#like yeah thinking they’re divorced is funny

[imtheiliad]

i think ravi should call buck and eddie work husbands sending one or both of them over a cliff and into a spiral

[5sospenguinqueen]

Growing Pains Pt 2 | Oscar Piastri x Reader

Summary: Oscar thought leaving was the best thing for you, but quickly realised he cannot function without you.

Warnings: Swearing. Fluff. Suggestive content.

2024 season. Childhood sweethearts. No facelaim, just rando Pinterest pics

This acc just ended up being Landoscar fluff because I consumed too much of them after Silverstone lol

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mclaren oscar’s post race interviews #bahraingp 

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mclaren please enjoy some clips of our aussie talking about the one aspect of his life NOT involved with his job

→ user1 did mclaren just hard launch a relationship?

→ user2 no because why did they post clips that specifically don’t mention a name

→ user3 yes but the familiarity of the way he’s talking about this girl must mean it’s one he’s known since he was 14???

danielricciardo caught simping in 4k

thisisnotyn oscar sweaty got me feeling some kind of way 

charles_leclerc oh god, that goofy smile is back. i know what that means

→ maxverstappen1 he’s going to start yapping more than i do

→ user4 what do you know?!

alex_albon mate, i’m not going to lie, i don’t think we can defend you from this anymore

→ oscarpiastri you sent me memes of my face. you have never defended me

→ georgerussell63 join the club. wait until he sends you reaction gifs 

→ landonorris i love getting those 

YourUserName pookie 

→ user5 um, is she calling oscar pookie?

→ user6 well, it’s not going to be lando. he was only in one of the clips 

→ user7 idk, we don’t know what happened between them. it could’ve been a bad breakup and she might be trying to piss them off

→ landonorris ew, no. it’s not me. they made up weeks ago btw. no way osco would’ve lasted this long without his yn

→ YourUserName what do you mean ew! you’d be lucky to have me

→ danielricciardo no he wouldn’t

oscarpiastri i also talked a lot about my performance in the race

→ landonorris and where is that footage, huh??? funny how it doesn’t exist 

→ oscapiastri yn says you’re not allowed to tag along to date night anymore because you insulted both of us 

→ landonorris :(

→ user8 what do you mean he tagged along on date night?

→ user9 why are we skipping past the fact that lando confirmed that they’re back together

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YourUserName ladies, get a boyfriend who looks at you the way Oscar looks at Lando (actually, can you get me one first because mine seems to be broken) 

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oscarpiastri whoa, you told me i was a handsome boy. that photo doesn’t look like a handsome boy 

→ YourUserName some people are into the serial killer eyes. not me though, that’s why i’m asking the fans to find me a new bf

→ logansargeant i’ll help

→ user10 we know which side logan is choosing in the divorce 

landonorris how does it feel to know that your boyfriend likes me more 

→ YourUserName i know how to cut brake lines

→ landonorris 😰😰

→ mclaren yn, please don’t threaten our drivers

→ YourUserName hey, i’ll take them both out if they don’t end their affair 

→ oscarpiastri and here i was thinking you would cut his brake lines so i could get on the podium instead 

→ YourUserName sure, we can go with that

user11 can we take a moment to enjoy the fact that they’ve been back together for 4 months and he’s still letting her bully him

→ YourUserName i’m riding the guilt trip until the very end 

→ oscarpiastri i love you

→ YourUserName i know

→ landonorris but not as much as he loves me! 

→ YourUserName i know where you sleep

→ landonorris yeah, with your boyfriend!

→ oscarpiastri don’t tell the internet that! 

danielricciardo lando used to look at me that way

→ YourUserName i think we should start a spurned wags group

→ danielricciardo i’ll bring the wine

→ YourUserName i’ll bring the lightning mcqueen crocs

→ liamlawson30 can i join?

oscarpiastri sweetheart, you know you’re the light of my life

→ YourUserName didn’t feel that way when you guided lando away from a puddle and let me put my foot right in it

→ oscarpiastri i gave you my socks! 

→ YourUserName they were sweaty

→ oscarpiastri it’s all i had… 

→ mclaren yn, please stop bullying him. we can hear him crying from his driver’s room

→ user12 no because the fact that the majority of mclaren admin’s online interactions are just begging yn to behave 

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oscarpiastri when you say date night and she says I’m not putting pants on 

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YourUserName thank you for sharing your pizza with me after i burnt mine <3

→ oscarpiastri i can’t wait to share more with you

landonorris did she hide in your neck at the scary parts 

→ oscarpiastri no she fucking laughed at the way he was running

→ landonorris you cuddled into her neck at the scary parts, didn’t you 

→ oscarpiastri i plead the fifth

→ YourUserName it’s okay, princess, you know i’ll always protect you 

logansargeant no because they had their ‘date night’ 3 days ago and the paintings they did of each other are hanging in their bathroom, and when i tell you they were a shock to the system

→ user13 logan, show them to us, please

YourUserName it’s not my fault that it’s hard to keep pants on when you’re around 

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→ mclaren we talked about this 

→ landonorris my eyes! 

→ user14 @ aussiegrit come get your kids

→ YourUserName don’t tag him in it. mark still thinks i’m nice

→ oscarpiastri no, he knows you’re a gremlin

arthur_leclerc not you trying to pretend that you are romantic when you asked me for all of those ideas

→ YourUserName oh really?

→ oscarpiastri i had a whole night planned and you decided you didn’t want to go out!

→ alex_albon no because you really had him stressing

→ georgerussell63 he was even messaging the grid group chat 

→ danielricciardo he had a whole group of guys debating the best alternative to rose petals

→ YourUserName because i don’t like roses 🥹 oh, osc. it was perfect

→ oscarpiastri 🤍🤍

→ user15 anyone else finding this suspicious

charles_leclerc a date night to remember, i’m sure. and not for the lack of pants 

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user1 rough night in the piastri house, he’s upset mom and wifey 

arthur_leclerc welcome to the family, oscar. please don’t bring yn with you

→ YourUserName you’re just jealous that i didn’t want dinner with you 

→ maxverstappen1 wait, i thought i was your favourite. why don’t you want dinner with me?

→ charles_leclerc you are welcome for dinner anytime, yn

→ oscarpiastri see, what you’ve done. now lestappen are fighting. you promised to keep your crushes to yourself

user2 i love how now that oscar is past his rookie year, his true personality of being a gremlin has come out 

→ user3 now that shy oscar has gone we’re seeing just how well he pairs with yn

→ arthur_leclerc and i can guarantee the grid are missing shy oscar. i have had to put up with this since 2021

→ georgerussell63 i can confirm we do

→ logansargeant now you understand why i prefer to be quiet. if you don’t talk, they can’t bully you 

→ georgerussell63 my name on yn’s phone is amelia georgehart 

→ oscarpiastri we’ve been together for years and mine is peestri pants, count yourself lucky

→ YourUserName lando’s is just fucker. 

→ landonorris the full stop included? 

nicolepiastri i have some questions 

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YourUserName weekends away with you  

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YourUserName thank you for a lovely weekend away from the madness. i could spend forever with you in our little bubble 

→ danielricciardo oh wow so you’re both simps?

→ YourUserName look away! i have a reputation to maintain

→ oscarpiastri no you don’t. you luuuuurve me

landonorris i can’t believe you left me behind 

charles_leclerc remove your head from that poor girl’s shirt. i raised you better than that

pierregasly someone convince kiks to do this with me. she refuses to go camping

→ francisca.cgomes because neither of us would survive sleeping on the ground

→ oscarpiastri neither would yn if not for the fact that we camped in the back garden

→ YourUserName why would i want to go somewhere without a functioning toilet! 

logansargeant where is your shirt. nobody wants to see that 

→ YourUserName i think you’ll find that i did 

→ oscarpiastri she’s a big fan

mclaren please come back, we miss you 

→ oscarpiastri yn says she still has another weekend before she has to return me

→ mclaren we were talking to yn

→ YourUserName miss you too, boo 🧡

→ landonorris why don’t you speak to me like that 

→ YourUserName ‘cause you stole my osc

→ oscarpiastri no one could take me from you 

user4 no because that last pic screams engagement photo and i don't know why

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charles_leclerc i am an incredibly proud father right now  

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oscarpiastri in other words, i convinced the prettiest girl in the world to marry me 

→ YourUserName and now i have the prettiest husband in the world 

user5 how is lando taking oscar looking at someone else that way?

→ landonorris not well

→ danielricciardo he cried the whole day

→ YourUserName that’s why i gave him my flowers

→ landonorris no i earnt those!

→ lilymhe yeah, i still have the bruises! 

user6 miss rabbit has fainted 

YourUserName i enjoyed our father-daughter dance

→ fernandoalo_official @ aussiegrit the monegasque is trying to steal our children

→ oscarpiastri now i’m in trouble with mark

→ YourUserName i’ll make it up to you on our honeymoon

→ oscarpiastri 😳☺️

user6 fuck you to all the bitches who said they wouldn’t last because they’ve never dated anyone else

mclaren what a beautiful couple. i think we need to put those up around MTC

→ YourUserName i think zak would really appreciate them in his office

→ oscarpiastri what makes you think i haven’t already put them up around MTC. gotta keep my wife with me wherever i go

→ YourUserName stop making me giggle 

user7 definition of soulmates 

arthur_leclerc welcome to the family, yn. even though i asked oscar to leave you behind when he was adopted 

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YourUserName i made something 

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nicolepiastri and an amazing job you did, sweetheart

→ YourUserName i love you 💗

→ user8 nicer to mama piastri than she is to her own husband 

oscarpiastri i helped

→ YourUserName you contributed for like 2 seconds

→ oscarpiastri stop being mean to me or i may fall in love with you 

→ landonorris 2 second wonder

→ YourUserName you would know

charles_leclerc i’m too handsome to be a grandpapa 

→ YourUserName certified gilf 

→ oscarpiastri i cannot believe you made me read that. i thought you were better than this

→ YourUserName whoa, i have never been better than this and you know that but i can blame it on baby hormones this time

→ charles_leclerc and oscar will let you get away with it

→ oscarpiastri damn right. she just had my baby

landonorris does this mean i get the chance to win godfather of the year

→ danielricciardo don’t tell me they actually named you godfather. you can barely keep yourself alive

→ logansargeant yn got to pick me so oscar was given the choice to pick the other

→ oscarpiastri we made the decision together as loving parental unit 

→ YourUserName the decision was made whilst i was high on gas and motherly love 

→ oscarpiastri stop making it sound like i coerced you

→ YourUserName you had your top off! of course i was coerced. piastitties

→ mclaren yn, no

oscarpiastri sweetheart, i have loved you every day since we were 14 and being by your side these past 9 months, watching you go through such a monumental change, only proved that it was possible for me to love you even more. i can’t wait to see our family grow 💕

→ YourUserName i love you so much, oscie. from growing with you to growing our own mini us, i’d go through all the pain again for forever with you

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Hi, guys. If you have requested previously, I promise they're coming. I've just got them added to my list

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[syoddeye]

Thinking so many divorced john price running off your boyfriend thoughts, you say~?

👀👂🏼🤚🏼

siiigh yeah okay divorced john price showing off the prominent tattoo dedicated to his ex-wife every chance he gets. who tells strangers all about his missus when they ask. talks as if they’re still together.

he seems to always know when your new boyfriend is home. (in his home—the one you both picked out). and while he dutifully pays his monthly maintenance, he always has an envelope of money when he shows up on your doorstep. it's your allowance, sweetheart. the same one he gave you when you were married. let me keep this one promise.

he plants his feet in the doorway and leans an arm on the frame. no matter how hard you try, he won't be moved or shooed away. no matter how many times you frantically whisper for him to stop showing up like this, or you need to leave. he finds it funny that you want him gone so bad, but you're trying so hard to reach the envelope dangling above your head.

he's especially smug when he catches your eyes repeatedly, involuntarily, flicking to where his shirt hangs open, unbuttoned far more than it needs to be. where your name is permanently inked in black over his heart. he has the brief, tempting thought to rub your nose in it.

he hears your dullard of a boyfriend hiding in the kitchen. not fucking man enough to come and greet his better. so when he finally lets you take the envelope, ignoring your insistence that it's only to get him to leave, he has no qualms about stealing a quick kiss.

maybe you shriek. maybe you swear. he just winks and tells you he'll see you next month.

[saveyourblood]

Pretty Boy - Ch 6 (Buddie x Reader)

Summary: You can feel Buck staring. When your eyes meet his, you realize he’s staring at your hand, which is still on Eddie’s knee. You slowly retreat, which makes Buck turn his attention to your face. You smile softly. He just looks out the window. The one where you’re an advanced paramedic, Buck and Eddie are firefighters, and you think you might be in love with both of them.

Ch 1 | Ch 2 | Ch 3 | Ch 4 | Ch 5

Chapter Summary: The tension between you and Buck brings you and Eddie closer.

Word Count: 3.3k Warnings: none

Things between you and Buck are… weird. Awkward. Uncomfortable. The last time you had a real conversation with him, it was a fight, but it ended with you saying how much you care about him. It’s left you feeling like there’s an open wound on your chest, one that exposes your heart. You feel vulnerable, and you hate it. Your hatred of the feeling triumphs over your desire to be around him, at least for now.

In a weird silver lining, your lack of time with Buck has created room for one of your other coworkers — Eddie. Talking to Eddie when Buck was around always felt strange, like there was something in the air that wasn’t supposed to be. Which is funny, because when it’s the two of them, they’re as thick as thieves. Something about you being in the mix feels like adding oil to water.

You like to think you’ve gotten to know Eddie relatively well in the last few weeks. So when he’s staring off into space while the rest of the team is eating breakfast, you don’t feel awkward asking what he’s thinking about.

“Nothing,” he says, turning his coffee mug absentmindedly. “Just… this new school with Christopher.”

“Don’t think it’s a good fit?” You ask.

“No, it’s perfect,” Eddie replies, turning his attention to you.

You smile softly. “Then what’s the problem?”

“They need to do a family interview.”

“Again, what’s the problem?” you chuckle. “I mean, aren’t the divorce and custody agreement papers enough?”

“They would be… if I had them.”

You frown. “What?”

Eddie sighs as he rubs his forehead. He leans closer so you’re the only one who can hear him. “We’re still married.”

Apparently, you don’t know a goddamn thing about Eddie.

“Oh,” is all you manage to get out.

Eddie chuckles briefly. “Yeah.”

“Wow. Just… from how you talk about her, you made it sound like things were… over over. Like, officially over.”

“ Shannon and I aren’t officially… anything these days.”

“You’re officially husband and wife.”

Eddie rolls his eyes, but he smiles as he does it. “Touché.”

“What’re you gonna do?” you ask softly after a moment.

He sets his elbows on his knees and clasps his hands together. “I don’t know.”

You just watch him and can’t shake the helplessness that washes over you. Eddie’s in a tough spot; no matter what you say, you can’t fix it. All you can do is be there.

“Tell me what I can do,” you say.

Eddie looks up at you with a lopsided grin. There aren’t many things you wouldn’t do to keep it on his face.

“I’ve been told I’m a lot of fun when I drink,” you continue. “Well, when I have three drinks I’m fun: that’s when I get dancy. After five drinks, I get sad. You can pick the number.”

Eddie laughs.

9-1-1 dispatch is down, making doing your job almost impossible. LA is a maze; without GPS navigation, you rely on your phone and eyes to do most of the work. It’s a miracle that dispatch existed before computers.

You’re in the passenger’s seat of the rig, and you tell Hen to make a right turn. When you pull up to what’s supposed to be the scene, though, there’s nothing.

“Dispatch, this is RA 118,” you say into the radio. “There’s nothing here.”

“No pregnant woman?” A dispatcher asks.

“There’s no building. It’s an empty lot.”

“Stand by, 118.”

You hang the radio with a huff.

“What’s going on with you?” Hen asks.

You frown and look over at her. “What?”

“You’ve been… off lately,” she explains. “Like, you’ve got this short fuse now.”

“Why shouldn’t I? We can’t even do our fucking jobs because some moron can’t fix a computer!”

Hen raises her eyebrows.

“Okay, point taken.”

“Buck says you two haven’t talked in a while.”

“Well, he’s a firefighter and I’m a paramedic. We can work the same shift and not see each other,” you shrug. “ I don’t know why he’s talking to you about it.”

“I’m not sure, but… it sounded like I’m not the only one worried about you.”

You play with your hands in your lap.

Hen sighs. “Look, I don’t know what happened between you two, but I hope it gets fixed, because you two are miserable without each other.”

“It’s not like that-”

Hen raises a hand to silence you. “I don’t know what you guys are… best friends, work spouses, or dating. Frankly, I don’t care. All I know is that, for better or for worse, you need each other. “

“118, you're gonna need to proceed to San Vicente, east of the Miracle Mile District,” dispatch crackles over the radio. “The nearest cross street is Sixth.”

You pick it up and push the button. “RA 118, copy that.”

“Where the hell have you guys been?”

When you finally arrive at the correct building, you’re faced with a pregnant woman lying on the lobby floor. A small crowd has formed around them, which you push your way through.

“We are fighting a system outage, sir,” Bobby explains, “we apologize for the delay.”

You crouch next to the patient on one side while Hen starts an IV on the other side.

“Hi,” you introduce yourself and don some gloves. “What’s your name?”

“Sonia. I’m 39 weeks pregnant, and 38 years old, which makes me a geriatric pregnancy,” she laughs a little. “God, I hate that word.”

“Word doesn’t matter: you still get a baby out of it,” you smile. “I’m gonna check how progressed you are, okay?”

She nods.

“10 centimeters, 100% effaced,” you observe. “You’re doing great, okay? On this next contraction, you’re gonna push, alright, Sonia?”

She doesn’t respond, so you look up.

Her expression changed. A moment ago, she was nervous but smiling. Now, her face is flattened, and she’s staring ahead at nothing.

“There's something wrong with the baby,” she says quietly.

Your body goes numb.

There are a few things you never want to hear a patient say, and ‘something is wrong’ might be at the top of the list. It’s called ‘impending doom’ — there’s no obvious threat, but it feels like something is about to go terribly wrong. You’ve seen patients die within minutes of saying something doesn’t feel right.

“Your baby is fine, Sonia,” you assure. “You'll-you'll be able to see for yourself in just a minute.”

“No! No, this was a mistake, all of it,” Sonia cries. “Roger was right to panic. Look, we can't do this. I can't... I can't do this. I shouldn't have this child.”

“Hey! Hey, Sonia, look at me,” you say, patting her knee to get her attention.

It takes her a moment, but her eyes eventually meet yours.

“All you have to do is push,” you tell her. “That’s it, okay? Just push.”

She still looks terrified, yet she nods.

On the next contraction, Sonia pushes. You coach her through the contractions, telling her when to push and when to rest. It only takes a few rounds until the baby is fully born.

“He’s here!” you exclaim as you wrap the baby in a towel.

There’s some happy laughter and a round of applause from the crowd as the baby cries.

“Beautiful boy, it’s time you meet your mom,” you say as you move to place the baby on Sonia’s chest.

She’s staring at the ceiling, her expression slack.

“I’ve got the baby,” Eddie interrupts, taking the baby from you so you can work.

“Sonia?” you say, rubbing your knuckles on her sternum. She winces, but barely.

“I can’t get a systolic above 70,” Hen says as she deflates the blood pressure cuff.

“She’s cyanotic,” you say, noting the blue tinge to her lips and fingernails. “She’s in shock.”

“Hemorrhagic?” Hen questions.

“She’s barely bleeding,” you shake your head.

You press your fingers to her neck. You don’t feel a pulse.

“Lost a pulse, starting compressions!” you shout.

Everything starts to move a hell of a lot quicker. Within seconds, the defibrillator is at your side, and as you compress Sonia’s chest, Hen is placing the pads. Eddie has a finger on her neck to ensure your compressions are effective.

When you get Sonia on the gurney, Eddie tags you out as the compressor to give you a break. Your entire body shakes with adrenaline, yet you help pack her into the rig and climb inside.

“She was fine,” Eddie mutters as he compresses. “Birth was going like clockwork, even for a geriatric pregnancy.”

“Sudden despair and fear and anxiety, rapid loss of BP, subsequent cardiovascular collapse…” you think aloud. It dawns on you. “Oh my god.”

“What?”

You’re reaching for your phone, dialing the phone number of the hospital you’re heading to. “It’s an Amniotic Fluid Embolism.”

Eddie looks over to you. His brow is damp with sweat. “She could be in DIC.”

“She needs Mass Transfusion Protocol,” you agree. You raise the phone to your ear. “LA general, this is RA 118 en route, I need to speak to your ER charge nurse.”

When you’re rolling through the ER doors, you’re kneeling over Sonia on the gurney as you do compressions. Doctors and nurses are shouting directions at each other, but all you focus on is your arms moving up and down.

You hop off so they can move her off of the gurney and onto the hospital bed. In the process, you notice that the defibrillator is showing Sonia’s in Ventricular Tachycardia — a shockable rhythm.

“V-Tach,” you say normally at first, then shout. “V-Tach! Everyone clear!”

The ER staff has no idea who you are, but when someone shouts those words, anyone with a medical background knows to listen. Everyone backs away with their hands raised. After hitting the ‘charge’ button, you do a quick survey to ensure no one is touching Sonia. Then, you hit the lightning bolt to deliver a shock.

Sonia’s body jerks at the electricity. The EKG tracing goes from tombstone shapes to a flatline. Then, there’s a beep and a QRS complex. Then another, and another.

“Got a pulse!” a random voice shouts.

You make your way out of the trauma bay and into the hallway, where Eddie’s waiting for you.

“That was… amazing,” Eddie says.

You stand next to him wordlessly. You nod but then let out a sob as you collapse against the wall.

Eddie helps lower you to the floor. He keeps a hand on your shoulder, squeezing tightly.

“God, this is embarrassing,” you remark between a few sobs.

“It isn’t,” Eddie immediately responds. “We’ve all been there.”

“It’s, uh, it’s how my mom died,” you say with a sad laugh. “They didn’t catch it in time. She bled to death internally. I just… I don’t know what I would’ve done if she didn’t pull through.”

“She did,” Eddie says, moving his hand from your shoulder to your knee. “She pulled through because of you.”

You nod again, wiping away some of your tears. “Thank you.”

Eddie nods in return. You notice that his gaze goes from your eyes to your lips and back up to your eyes.

It happens in the smallest of movements, but before you know it, your forehead is pressed against Eddie’s. You can feel his breath on your mouth. You quietly gasp at the sensation, and it makes him sigh.

You press your lips together. “You’re married.”

“She wants a divorce,” Eddie whispers.

You smile sadly. “You’re still married.”

Eddie sighs again, but this time, he moves away from you.

“I’m not saying it can never happen,” you say quietly. “All I’m saying is that I’m not that kind of girl. And you definitely aren’t that kind of guy.”

Eddie nods, his mouth shifting into a few different expressions.

You rise to your feet and offer Eddie a hand. “Let’s get back to work, Edmundo.”

Eddie laughs genuinely at the use of his full name. He takes your hand and uses it to help get himself up, but he continues holding it when he’s standing.

“Back to work,” he agrees and squeezes your hand before letting go.

You’re heading out a scene call, fire in progress with multiple victims suspected. You’re driving the rig while Eddie sets up the back. The 118 is the nearest firehouse, so your unit will be the first on the scene. It comes with a lot of responsibility, but you know you and Eddie are ready for it.

That is, until there’s a massive ‘BOOM’ from behind you.

You immediately pull over and look in your rearview. The engine following behind you is now on fire and lying on its side in the middle of the intersection. You can see a few firefighters lying on the pavement.

“Eddie, grab our bags!” you shout as you unclick your seatbelt.

You fly out of the rig and meet Eddie in the back. Instead of handing you your bag, he sets a hand on your shoulder and pushes you both to the side of the ambulance.

“What the hell?” You ask.

“There’s a bomber,” he says in a low tone.

“What?” you ask again, peering to the side of him.

Sure enough, there’s a kid — no older than twenty — with several pipe bombs strapped to his chest. He’s holding what appears to be the detonator in his hand. Someone is laying at his feet, his leg pinned under the passenger side of the engine.

Buck was sitting in the passenger’s seat.

You try rushing forward again, and Eddie grabs you by the waist this time.

“It’s Buck!” you scream as you struggle against him.

“I know,” Eddie says, his arms wrapped around you as he presses your back to his chest.

“We have to do something!” you cry, still thrashing against Eddie.

“We have to wait for the scene to clear,” Eddie explains. It’s more than a little annoying how calm he sounds. “If you go in now, both of you could die.”

“So what, we just let him die?” You ask, but you’ve stopped fighting.

Eddie doesn’t say anything, but his grip around you loosens. Eventually, you feel his arms drop back to his sides. That’s when you make a run for it.

You make it far enough to catch the bomber’s attention. You raise your hands in the air.

“I’m not who you want,” you explain, “I just want to help him. He has nothing to do with this. He has friends and family… he’s my family. Please, just let me help him.”

The bomber looks from you to Buck, then back at you. “He’s collateral damage.”

“Is that how you see yourself?” Bobby interrupts. He approaches with his hands raised.

The bomber’s attention shifts to Bobby, the person he’s been after this whole time. You use it as a window of opportunity to approach Buck slowly. When you finally reach him, you crouch down by his head.

“Hey, Pretty Boy,” you say softly. You set a hand on his head. “How’re you feeling?”

His left leg is the one that’s pinned, and he’s lying on his stomach. He tries to look up at you. “You shouldn’t be here. It’s not safe.”

“I could say the same thing to you,” you joke. You move your hand to his neck. “Are you in pain?”

“No, just kind of numb,” he says. “That’s not good, right?”

Your heart sinks. “You’re in shock: it’s normal.”

Bobby manages to distract the bomber long enough to subdue him. As the bomber gets rushed off, the rest of your team rushes in.

“Eddie, start two lines, wide open,” you instruct. “Hen, get him in the C-collar.”

You dig in the medi bag for a tourniquet. As you apply it, you try to drown out the sound of Buck crying out in pain.

“How are we doing?” Bobby asks as you stand.

“We’re out of time,” you mumble. “We need to get him out and to the nearest trauma center.”

Any extra body moves to the truck, waiting for the count to lift it. You place yourself in front of Buck, taking both of his hands.

“We’re gonna get you out,” you promise.

He nods slightly.

“Okay, my count,” you say as you move your hands to underneath his arms. “1… 2… 3!”

As everyone begins to push, you start pulling on Buck. He isn’t budging.

“It’s too heavy,” Bobby says.

“We got anything on the truck we can use for leverage?” Eddie suggests.

“No, we need more people,” Chim says, picking up his radio. “Dispatch, this is 118…”

There’s some clattering from across the way. Bystanders are pushing through the barricades to help. This time, you’re able to get him out.

You get him on the backboard, then onto the gurney. The whole time, you’re telling him that he did a good job and that he’ll be okay. As you’re running with him to the ambulance, he mumbles something. Once you’re settled into the rig, you ask him to repeat himself.

“You’re my family, too,” he mutters.

You wait in the waiting room the whole time Buck is in surgery. When he makes it out of recovery and to the ICU room, you don’t leave his side. You’re sure visiting hours are over, but you stay out of the nurse’s way. She doesn’t say anything; she just gives you a sympathetic look every once in a while.

You hear him stir a little bit. You look up from your phone to see Buck blinking awake.

“Welcome back,” you smile.

“You’re here,” he says, voice rough.

“Where else would I be?”

Buck looks around the room, slowly orienting himself. His eyes eventually land on his leg, which is in a cast and suspended in a sling. His eyes widen, and he lets out a few breaths as he tries to sit up.

“Okay, okay,” you set a hand on his shoulder, gently pushing him back. “It’s gonna be okay.”

“Is it?” Buck asks. “Did you talk to the doctor? Did he say anything about how the surgery went?”

“Just that you made it through,” you say softly. “And you're now the proud owner of one titanium rod and four beautifully cobalt-chromed screws.”

“Before they wheeled me in, he, uh… he said he didn't know how it was gonna go.”

You take his hand gently. “You’ll walk again, Buck.”

“Yeah, h-he said… he said he was pretty confident about that. He, uh, he just... he didn't know if I would ever… work again.”

You run a hand over your face. “Okay, I'm not gonna lie to you and tell you everything will work out how you want it to. But what I will say is that we should take this moment to be glad that you’re alive.”

“I’m really sorry about our fight,” Buck apologizes.

You laugh. “Buck, that is… so far from being important right now.”

“No, it isn’t,” he insists. “It wasn’t fair, how I reacted. I’m proud of you. I was just… scared.”

“Scared of what?”

“Losing you,” he admits quietly.

“Yeah, well, I was pretty scared of that today, so we’re definitely even,” you joke. Your smile softens and you squeeze his hand. “I’m not going anywhere.”

You move your hand to his forehead. You trail it down to his cheek, letting it rest for a moment. You turn your body to face him better. His eyes are closed, which you’re grateful for because if he were looking at you, you wouldn’t have the guts to do what you want to do.

You kiss him. It’s hesitant at first, and when he doesn’t react right away, you start to pull back. Before you can, Buck has his hand on the back of your neck, pulling you in closer. Your hand moves from his cheek down his neck and eventually rests on his chest. You only pull away when your lungs are burning from lack of air.

Buck traces his thumb over your lips. “You have no idea how long I’ve wanted to do that.”

You blush, laugh, and bury your face in the crook of his neck.

 Ch 7

[jinxed-lemon]

Part 2 to my original post of Mean Siblings Unbreakable Bond because it’s funny writing them:

Whenever they play an outdoor game like Hide and Seek or Tag, it’s a battle to the death to achieve victory. Sonic usually wins the most bc he’s the fastest, so the one ace in his sleeve that Tails learned to pull is the waterworks. Sonic find him during hide and seek? Tears. Sonic is close to tagging him? Tails will fall down and pretend to get hurt and start sobbing. Sonic falls for it every time.

Doing laundry? They make it last for hours on end bc they’ll literally take each others stuff out of the wash mid cycle to out their own in. It pisses the other off so much to the point where they’re constantly stopping the wash to switch out the clothes. Oh, Sonic is washing his old blue hoodie??? Too bad, Tails yanks it out of the washing machine sopping wet and drops it on the floor with a splat to put his blanket in. They know that they can probably just wash their stuff together but it’s funnier this way.

They’re play fighting and Tails learned to do that infamous leg kick. You know the move you do when you’re cornered on your back? He just starts kicking his legs at full speed and Sonic starts screaming bc it’s nearly impossible to get past that move.

Sonic is eating chips and he has dust all over his hands? He purposely bypasses the numerous napkins they have just to go up to Tails and wipe his hands over his head to have the chip dust fall on top of him. Tails retaliates by shaking the empty chip bag over Sonic’s head.

Tails is an avid coffee drinker and Sonic has tried everything to stop his addiction. So he tries the famous ‘replace the sugar with salt’ trick to mess with him. One morning Tails puts the salt in instead and when he takes a sip Sonic already had that shit eating grin on his face. Tails immediately spits the coffee in his face and Sonic fall to the ground screaming.

Tails take advantage of his shorter height and sneakiness to kneel down and tie Sonic’s shoe laces. He’ll fall face first and before Tails can book it away Sonic will stick his leg out and make his brother fall too.

Their favorite way to embarrass the other is going onto each others social media accounts and changing something about their profile. Tails logs on one day and finds that his profile picture had been changed to an embarrassing photo Sonic took of him one day and PROMISED not to show anyone else. Sonic goes into his Twitter and for some reason there’s hundreds of posts hyping up Eggman and basically talking about how Eggman is the best/greatest, etc. His profile, header- everything is basically changed to pro-Eggman propaganda.

Fans: are you and Eggman friends now???

Sonic: I was hacked I would never say this shit pls you gotta believe me 😭

Tails LOVES bringing up the ‘divorced parents’ story whenever someone asks about the relationship between him and Sonic. Like Sonic is about to explain how Tails is his adoptive brother and Tails immediately interrupts and says, “Yeah, this is my dad. He got custody of me after the divorce and it’s been really hard lately so try to be nice to him ok? :(“

They’re eating out at a diner/restaurant and Sonic looooves secretly telling the waiters that it’s Tail’s birthday so they’ll do that embarrassing thing of coming to their table and singing happy birthday in front of the whole restaurant. Tails is mortified and covers his face every time and Sonic will record the whole thing like a corny parent and say “Oh he’s just a little shy! Smile at the camera Tails!1!!1!! 😁”

[nami-moittli]

Thinking about my Twst x Minecraft AU again so here’s some random anecdotes from that:

_—_—_

*Ruggie singing Hot To Go by Chappell Roan while chopping down trees*

*Another voice joins in. Ruggie stops for a moment as Kalim continues singing*

*The two then proceed to sing the song together while getting wood*

_—_—_

Leona, talking to his chat: “Why do I play with them if I hate them so much?”

Leona: Okay, come here, listen up, I’m going to tell you a secret:

Leona, whispering really close to the mic: I don’t actually hate them. If most of us actually hated each other, we wouldn’t be playing Minecraft together

Leona, speaking normally again: We were all friends before this, with people occasionally bringing new people into our group chat, and one day we decided ‘Hey, we all like watch Minecraft and stuff, why not make a SMP? We have enough people for it’

Leona: We all hate each other as a joke. It’s funny to us

Leona: “Who brought in famous in famous actor and model Vil Schoenheit?”

Leona: Oh fuck, I dunno. Rook, I think?

Leona: Yeah, he’s enough of a freak for that, yeah

Leona: Fuckin’ weirdo

_—_—_

Ace: Hey! Hey Riddle! Look at this!

*Riddle looks over at him. Ace makes direct eye contact (as much as you can with block people) pulls out a shovel and starts digging straight down*

*Riddle takes a deep breath, calmly takes out his sword, and jumps down the hole*

Ace: WAIT! WAIT I’M SORRY-

{Xx_-TrumpofHearts-_xX was slain by QueenRulebookofHearts using [Off With Your Head]}

{CrimsonSlumber: lol}

_—_—_

*In the end, about to face the ender dragon*

Lilia: Does anyone else think about how tragic the ender dragon is? I mean, when you kill her, she drops her egg. There’s no other dragons. Just her and her baby. And you kill her and take her child as a reward. Where’s her mate? Gone? Dead? Who knows. Certainly not us.

Everyone else: …

Lilia and Ace at the same time: Anyway, let’s go kill this thing!/I’m going to push you off this ledge

Lilia: Please don’t, I don’t want to lose all my stuff

Deuce: Does anyone remember Purple Shep?

Malleus: I’m actually the son of the Ender Dragon

Leona: Is that really the lore that you want to make right now? Right before we kill her?

Malleus: Ah-

Sebek: At the very least he’s a Ender Dragon

Silver: Yeah, he’s definitely an Ender Dragon

Ruggie, snickering: So what I’m hearing is that your dad got custody in the divorce

Jamil: Ah, so you’re killing her for making her deal with your dad, I see, I see

Vil: That feels a bit extreme for that…

Idia: TBH ya’ll are talking like a bunch of people who don’t know you respawn the Ender Dragon lol

Lilia: Oh shit really?

Malleus, chuckling: Oh, yes, that’s it. I’m going to kill her and bring her back to life as revenge for my father

Cater: I cannot wait for the fan reception to this, they’re going to go crazy over this lore drop

Ortho: I’m going to go crazy over this lore drop!

_—_—_

I think that’s about all? For now at least lol, I hope these were funny! Not sure if I’ll keep Ace and Riddle’s usernames tho

[ender1821]

gempearl has been so insane in the past two sessions like what the heck. the divorce arc is not even that angsty anymore this is like watching a romcom where the two leads so OBVIOUSLY still want each other but they are just so ?? dumb ??????

gem has way more confidence in pearl's skills to kill and survive than pearl herself ?? pearl calling gem beautiful and awesome ??? "you've got ants on your pants" "yeah, they are called pearl" ???? THEM BOTH COMING BACK WITH A CAMEL ?????

and there's way more crazy things. they are insane for each other. they are never leaving the sunflower field nor the murder camel. they need to kiss each other so bad

p.d; imagine etho and impulse looking at each other awkwardly while gem and pearl are arguing (fighting to not jump from their camels) thinking "why are we even here". this camel shit is too serious i love it

godddd theyre insufferable i want them both dead <3

they never left that sunflower field. it’s always been about the 2v1. its about how in Gem’s eyes Pearl betrayed her in such a dishonourable way but in Pearl’s eyes it’s just the logical choice. they’re actively clinging to the very thing that symbolised their connection in the past season, now with the knowledge of how it will end if they were to try again, Gem now knowing that Pearl won’t choose her— why? why can’t she just give her this one small mercy? if she’s going to kill her anyway why can’t she at least make it honourable? why can’t you do it yourself, Pearl?

but of course. in Pearl’s eyes she can’t just do that. why risk her life here? they’re just in the middle of the season, there’s no need to have an all-out duel, she’s on her yellow life and all that…

and so that just leads to. whatever this mess is!!! yeah no im just spitballing sorry anon i agree this whole arc is so dumb and funny because on one hand you’ve got an actual conflict but on the other you get “you’ve got ants in your pants” “yeah they’re called Pearl”

oh yeah on Pearl’s end it has been made so very obvious that Pearl got Impulse/Tango on the camel just because Gem doesn’t want to. and she’s trying to make her jealous or whatever. poor minecraft men being subjected to yuri divorce

[the-daily-felt]

So do you also think Spades and Snowman have ex vibes going on. Like they’re the most divorced straight couple I’ve seen in a while

Day 35

( yeah they definitely have petty divorced couple vibes, it's honestly really funny. I like that one scene in the intermisson where spades is pretending to joust but snowman sees him and he gets all embarressed, I can just imagine her making fun of him for it)

(Also thanks to whoever left that drawing on my strawpage because it inspired me to make this drawing and the art is really good)

[ifwebefriends]

Sinsmas thoughts (MAJOR SPOILERS)

BLITZZZZZZZZZ WHY DO YOU LOVE THE HORSES??????????

OMGGGGGGG THE EGGS THING

STOLAS AND BLITZ DOMESTIC MOMENTS OMGGGGGGGGG IM DEAD

Stolas and Blitz were just so cute this whole episode I’m dead

THE MONTAGE AWWWWWW

NOOOOOO STOLAS NEEDS HIS XANS

Stolas was just fun and iconic this whole episode fr

Okay Sinsmas is iconic I’m glad they explained what it is lol

STOLAS BEING SCARED BY MOX AND MIL FIGHTING OMGGGGGGGG

BLITZ CHEERING ON STOLAS AT THE PHONE WAS SO FUCKING SWEET AND FUNNY IM CRYING 😭

That homophobic client made me want to kill her I’m glad they threw her out the window later

That being said I wonder how she died? She had wooden antlers maybe a tree fell on her?????????? It doesn’t seem like the ex husband had anything to do with it

NOOOO STOLAS NEVER KILL YOURSELF YOU DESERVE TO LIVE YOU NEED YOUR XANS

No but actually AS SOON as Millie threw up and it WASN’T a “getting sick from all the joy and jolly” joke I knew she was pregananant

It’s so touching how Blitz decided not to kill the family very reminiscent of episode 1 and emblematic of his development

THIS EPISODE JUST PUNCHED ME IN THE GUT OVER AND OVER

No but Stella and Andralphus’ laughs made me want to murder them fr

No but I CANNOT actually believe that we were right about the Stolas secretary thing good work chat

NOOOOOOOO STOLAS PLANT GONE 🥲

Octavia’s song was so good!!!!!!! But so heartbreaking

THE PANO SHOT DURING VIA’S SONG IM FLOORED

“IM POOR NOW” OMGGGGGGGGGGG STOLAS 🤣🤣🤣

STOLAS HAVING A MELTDOWN BEFORE SEEING VIA

YES STOLAS BEAT ANDREPHUS’ ASSSSSSSSS

OMG BLITZ RISKING HIS LIFE FOR STOLAS

LOONA UPGRADE???????? HOW?????? WHY???????

The animation on that fight was incredible

Omgggggggg Octavia and Stolas’ conversation was heartbreaking

STOLAS’ SOBS WHEN VIA WENT AWAY BREAKS MY HEART

As someone who’s parents divorced when I was a teen I deeply respect and admire Stolas’ apprehension to talk about how shitty Stella was to Via but I also feel like that would clear a lot of things up so oooooooooooooo I’m so conflicted

Yeah I think they both need time to think and hopefully Via understands someday

Okay but I’m so glad that Loona has her own friends I’m so happy for her

Omg Millie called Sallie May about her pregnancy 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

Not but when I saw the drinks get pulled out I hugely expected to see a reaction from Millie but whatever

Omgggg Blitz talking about his sister maybe they’ll make up next season 🥺

no but actually I kinda love that the episode ended with them dancing and hugging instead of kissing that’s a bold iconic move love it no notes

No but I’m actually so anxious for Millie girl do whatever you need to do but please talk to Moxxie I’m sure he’ll be on board with whatever

No but I didn’t anticipate the pregnancy that was COMPLETELY out of left field and that kinda hit me more than the stolitz moments did (I lowkey have Tokophobia so that’s probably why)

This is so interesting because we’re about to go into a season that probably focuses on parent-child relationships and whatever Millie decides will be an interesting part of that theme

Yeah I have no idea where they’re going to take this

I’d be pleasantly surprised if they go the abortion route it feels like shows never do that but I feel like more shows should and I think Viv is bold enough to go that path

Incredible episode great season finale can’t wait for more 10/10!!!!!!

[nite-puff]

you’ve asked US.. but what are your thoughts on each of the captives??

OOOOOOHHH. yippeeee. i’ve spent so much time talking about certain captives to my friends in private. might as well talk about them here too!!

let’s get the ones that show up out of the way:

komaru: girly!!!!!! love you teenage girl protagonists that act like teenage girls. gotta be one of my favorite genders. i do have to refresh myself on udg to really get a better grasp on her nuances and growth throughout the game. but from what i do understand. she’s so nice. top three protag!!

yuta: wish we got more time with him fr!!!!! i do wish they kinda tried to make him more different from aoi. because they’re both kinda just hyper sports kids (at first glance. ofc aoi becomes more than that. maybe yuta would too if he stuck around more). it’d be nice to see what separates them. can’t believe he’s the only character death in udg. like wtf (taichi doesn’t count). he was still a nice presence when we had him. fly high, king.

taichi: fun fact. i actually don’t have many opinions on taichi. i know there are people who very much do. but idk. he didn’t really stand out to me. and that’s a me thing. not saying he’s a bad character or anything. i do think he’s funny when juxtaposed with hiroko and takaaki. loving husband and father who’s still happily married and the two most divorced individuals on earth.

hiroko: HIROKO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE HER! I COULD TALK ABOUT HER FOR HOURS. i came to the realization recently that she’s probably my favorite female character in all of dr. she’s in my top 5 favorite dr characters for sure. she’s who mondo wishes he was. she’s so kind and loving but also cool and badass. there’s so much about her that i want to know. which sucks because the writers don’t really want to develop her beyond “hiro’s hot mom” other than the fact that she’s an ex-biker turned nurse. which is. really cool!! i love her and want to know more please!!!! ultra despair hagakure 2: hiroko edition please!!!!! rando headcanon: she has a tattoo sleeve from her biker days. there’s a prevailing fish motif in it, to go with her jacket design.

okay. now the other guys.

takaaki: i mean. cmon, it’s takaaki. of course i have thoughts on him. i tried to abstain from voting in the poll, but then accidentally voted (i’ll say who when i get to them). but if i voted on purpose, i would’ve voted for him. he’s just…. man. a friend translated his beta design sheet recently and found out that they went into his design with the intention of making him look like the saddest old man ever. and yeah. they succeeded. i feel like a lot of people want takaaki in a game because it feels like what we already know about him implies a lot of nuance and character growth. he’s the only captive we know of that has a weapon on him (other than protag komaru). and he seems very serious, but is capable of having the same sense of justice and emotional highs as kiyotaka?? and they even point out how unlucky the guy was/is in the main game. like there’s a lot already going on there. what’s it like to be the son of a disgraced businessman/prime minister?? how does it feel to be the father of an aspiring prime minister (who fucking DIED. at the hands of someone trying to make money off his death)?? man…

takemichi: my rotten soldier. my sweet cheese. my good time boy. imagine your one job being to protect your best friend and lead your gang in his absence, but you indirectly fail at both of those and lose everything in one fell swoop. yeah, it wasn’t takemichi’s fault. but imagine if he still internalized the fuck out of that. if you can’t tell by the fact that he’s literally my pfp. i also have a lot of thoughts about takemichi. it’s almost like mondo and kiyotaka are the two characters that ive been hyperfixated on for the past 4-5 years. i feel like they were setting up the “cute but deadly” trope with him, what with them hyper focusing on his short stature and boyish looks but also his positions as head of the elite guard and mondo’s bodyguard. and i like that trope when it comes to him. he’s mondo’s cool best friend, and they both know that. i also can’t help but imagine his dynamics with other characters. his dynamic with takaaki is a given. mondo and kiyotaka were a standout duo. so it’s only natural that people like to think about what the dynamic between their respective closest persons would be like as well, especially with the whole “cop and delinquent” thing. i also love to imagine what his dynamic with hiroko was gonna be like. it’s clear that she’s automatically endeared to him. like she automatically gives him a nickname, something she doesn’t do to any other captive save for protag komaru. (i love “michi” as his fanon nickname, but “ruru” will always have my heart). also they’re both past and present delinquents. they’d obviously bond over that. just let me see them have one conversation please!!

kanon: uuuhhhhhhhhhhhh… i know that she’s the victim of an author who just wanted to write a fetish novel. and she could’ve been a way better character had someone else handled her. but man. i can’t get passed how she was written in udh. it also kind of breaks how we’re supposed to view the respective student-captive relationship. like every student thinks fondly of their respective “closest person.” and then there’s leon. who’s made very uncomfortable by his. sucks for him ig. by that logic, i can’t get behind the idea that her portrayal in udh was what was always intended to be her character. like that can’t possibly be the case right?? like they must’ve had another idea before handing her off to a writer who wanted to write a fetish novel. then again, udg’s writing in general tends to get weird. so who knows atp. also who knows if udh even happened. it feels like they retconned it in the dr3 anime by having hiro there and never mentioning the events of the light novel.

ayaka: she’s the one i accidentally voted for. and i mean. i wasn’t that hung up on it. cuz ayaka’s neat. people brought up some really good arguments for why she would’ve been included in the main game, very notably bringing up how she could’ve paralleled kotoko when it comes to how it’s like to be a young girl in the entertainment business. also obligatory “komaru was a fan of her girl group, so that interaction would’ve been fun to see.” there’s definitely something you can say about her being the least popular out of her girl group, but also being the only one left alive after everything. like imagine that being the one time you stood out among your peers?? it’s also fun to imagine what her friendship with sayaka looked like. there must’ve been something unique to their dynamic if she was the one chosen as a captive and not the three other girls. wonder what it was… only negative thing i have to say is that i wish they gave her a different name. just don’t have it be one letter away from “sayaka” please.

grand bois chéri: cat :3. that’s it really. nothing much going on there. there was no way he would’ve effected the plot if he was kept in, yet he was scrapped anyway. so there can’t possibly be much there.

aloysius: as we move down the list, i start to have less to say about these characters. yeah, i don’t have much on aloysius. i do think his potential dynamic with byakuya is interesting, considering the two have a better relationship than byakuya has with his family (which, i know why that is, but it’s still fun to think about). there’s something to be said about him being close to the elites of the world, but still only as a servant to them. like there could’ve been something cool there. does byakuya still only think of him as a servant, despite him apparently being the closest person to the heir?? much to think about. (side note: i just figured out how to pronounce his name not to long ago. it’s aloysius as in. o’hare.) (also obligatory “alfred reference”)

fujiko: i think she’s very silly!!!! she has a really cute design, and for that reason alone, i wish we could’ve seen more of her. i think her interactions with komaru could’ve been really nice because, again, komaru is a fan of her work. and i feel like the whole writing debate hifumi and toko had in thh would’ve been rehashed for a conversation between fujiko and toko. i can’t trust that the dr writers would’ve done something worthwhile with her, and i think that’s what’s really holding me back from discovering her full potential, writing-wise. tho i know there are fujiko fans who have really good arguments for what she could have going for her. and for that reason, i think she would’ve been neat to see. also the design. the design is really cute.

fuhito: another character i don’t have many thoughts on. i haven’t read the kirigiri novels, but i know they get into some lore on him. i don’t know how big his presence is in them but still, maybe that’s why im less privy to wanting to see more of him. still when it comes to thh grandpas, there’s definitely worse.

kenshiro: i feel like he’d definitely give off a more hiroko vibe if he was in the game. like a calmer presence to offset all the chaos. would also love to find out how he’s managed to survive during all that. it’d get turned into a lesson about hope and persevering despite it all. i feel like he and takemichi would get along. i can see them having a very danganronpa-like conversation where they promise to spar after everything goes back to normal and kenshiro gets better. death flags are raised. i always pictured him as stoic but very kind, very much like sakura. idk where im going with this. he’s not my personal pick for “character i want to know more of” but i wouldn’t be against finding out new information. he’s just neat.

kameko: bug. idk. once again, not much more to say.

and those are my thoughts. i’m, of course, biased to the characters who are close to the characters i have a hyperfixation on. but i think they all have potential to be cool characters (save for like. the animals). some didn’t live up to that potential, while others didn’t get that chance in the first place. but it’s cool that fans are interested anyways. tbh i really love the fans that are really into the captives. they’re insanely creative when it comes to crafting their ideas about these characters that the writers have most likely completely forgot. but it’s fun to imagine things anyway. anyways, someone go bother kodaka and ask about what the hell is up with these guys.

(this is also an invitation for people to talk to me about the captives more. please. my inbox is open.)

[norrisreads]

Dangerous Woman 2 #CS55

PAIRING: carlos sainz x reader!, non racer carlos sainz jr x reader!

SUMMARY: being arranged married to carlos sainz, will the both of you work the marriage or will the next step be signing the divorce papers

WARNINGS: age gap, arranged married related, no smuts! tensions ofc, will be a 4 part series, inc of smau! angst, fluff (in the future?)

part 1

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Carlos definition of a date in his mind was a normal casual dinner date, not a date where the both of you would’ve enjoyed because right now while waiting for both of your food to arrived, there was a thick air of tension surrounding both of you.

“will you explain what is going on or are we supposed to sit here in silence?” you spoke, cutting off his train of thoughts

not far from your table you could notice the presence of the trio that was peeping towards your table, it’s not a secret when they’re out there wearing the exact same thing that you last saw them in.

“i’m aware lando have told you i’ve broken up with her” nodding your head agreeing to the statement

“I’ll appreciate if i could rekindle this situation, slowly”

now, you’re laughing because why now? why rekindle after a year?

“that’s funny sainz, the last thing i’ve heard from you was that you threw away our friendship over, just because you thought this marriage would meddle in to your relationship”

“you would’ve done the same thing, y/n. you don’t understand”

What did he meant that you wouldn’t understand? what about the nights you sobbed to him about how much you’ve loved your ex, but your parents would never approve of him which led the both of you to part ways

“i would’ve done the same thing carlos, but i couldn’t. it’s different for me because i’m not the head of the family, i’m just a woman who has to listen to everything my father says. I loved him, but i couldn’t do it anymore so i truly understand carlos. I’ve never once threw away our friendship but instead you, you’re selfish and you’re unaware of it”

you expected a reply but all he gave you was a slight nod agreeing to whatever you’ve just told him

“let’s just eat, we’re here anyways, and it would be great if those trios of yours join us instead of trying to hide themselves, because it’s not working”

it’s been two weeks since then, there was an improvement in carlos attitude towards you, he would pick you up daily from your shifts, asked you out to dinner and he’s actually treating you like a wife should have been treated, which was odd but it did healed a part of your heart knowingly this is exactly the way you wanted to be treat as a wife.

“you’ve been nothing but glowing these past few days, what’s going on?” you’re currently on face-time with your best-friend, casually keeping up with each other gossips

“it’s carlos, he’s been treating me differently ever since that dinner date” setting up your phone on your table, while you’re removing your left over makeup

“well that’s great isn’t it? you guys are married so, least he could do is start treating you like a wife”

your best friend have always had a grudge towards Carlos, ever-since you’ve told her about both yours and Carlos rough past

“yeah and i guess im still getting used to it, but she’s gonna come back anytime sooner, this isn’t the first and surely would not be the last”

sighing while removing your makeup, from your phone screen you could see your best friend shrugging her shoulders agreeing with whatever you’ve just said to her

“he does that everytime, y/n. it’s all up to your choices love”

just then you heard your front doors open with voices trailing behind, “i think he’s homed, i’ll text you in a while, love you”

with that you ended the call with your best-friend and walked to your living room only to be greeted with carlos and his friends

“is there something going on today?” you were confused, you weren’t aware of the invitation of his friends over to your house

“they were just stopping by for dinner, would you like to join us?”

“It’s alright, your mom came by and brought over some food. I’ll just heat them up for you guys”

with that, carlos left the kitchen to entertain his friends

you weren’t particularly fond of his friends, other than the three who’s always around the both of you, these friends were different

you knew the friend group that he sticks by has been there for him since childhood and they’ve particularly were more fond of her rather than you.

there were many times you’d eavesdrop their conversations and those times were when you’d listen to their bad remarks about your marriage.

you knew who carlos ex girlfriend was, you’ve met her multiple times due to carlos and your family gathering that’s on-going for every year.

you’d be lying if you think she wasn’t beautiful because she is, no one knew but you’d sometimes compare the both of you because clearly she was the better looking.

your train of thoughts left your mind when you felt hands snaking around your waist

“what’s going on with that mind of yours, i’ve been calling for you to join us”

you could smell that strong perfume of his and a tint of sweetness which you for sure know it’s neither his nor yours because the perfumes you wore were always citrusy scents, and that was one sign you should have never choose to ignore

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a/n : thank you for the support & love for dangerous woman 🥹! i’ve received multiple inboxs asking when will i post the next part, so here you go <3!

[glitchedcosmos]

Okay it’s been a few days , here’s my Sonic 3 thoughts below ( spoilers definitely)

I’ve been so excited for this movie all year, I’ve been emotionally and mentally prepping myself for how epic it would be, and even then, I was still loosing my mind in the theater, it’s so much better than I ever thought it could be. So much I love about it . Here’s some things that knocked my socks off so hard they passed shadow on his way to the moon.

. The whole opening scene was amazing, seeing shadow immediately, seeing him frozen , but actively thinking , and remembering Maria , then he wakes up , and immediately I could tell this was gonna be amazing and hard to stomach like a brick

. Shadow waking up and immediately mewtwoing the FUCK outta the gun officers on prison Island, bro gave everyone there a refund on their life, I was sitting there like , yeah fuck the POlicE

.the brotherly bond in this film is really great, right off the bat you can tell they’re all such a close family, the race was so sibling coded , they were so cute

. When sonic and Tom find Sonic’s old cave, and they talk in front of Sonic’s painting of long claw , talking about missing her, and not changing who he is, uGH It’s the good shit, it made my heart swollen 🥺

. I also love Tom and Maddie in this movie, they’re such awesome kick ass parents, they’re trusting their kids to make right choices, celebrating the day Sonic changed their lives, and the whole time they’re on screen with their kids you can tell they are such a power family.

. Shadow crashing out in Tokyo

. Shadow throwing cars around like humans are target practice

. Team Sonic meeting shadow , and after they get beat up, Sonic ping after shadow and the whole motorcycle chase scene was like having speed injected into my veins it had me FOAMING

. Rockwell is just kinda there, being a bitch

. PIKA PIKA :3

. REVENGE GUAC 🥑

. EVERYTIME shadow was thinking of Maria and remembering her I barley breathed, all of it was so well done, I could feel my chest hurting

. SHE DREW A FACE ON HIM OVER THE FUCKING GLASS

. THEY WERE SIBLINGS

. THEY WERE LITTLE ADORABLE SHITS

. he opened up to her, him being scared of being a monster, him not knowing what he would do without her, and then he was FORCED TO KNOW BECAUSE HE LOST HER

. Everytime we see him talk about her, remember her, can’t even be in his old home without hurting so deeply it’s suffocating , it was all so well done it punched me in the face

. I can honestly say this is my favorite shadow and Maria story, yeah them cutting out her sickness was weird, but honestly these two versions of them are my favorite. Them alone, sky rocketed the movies amazing quality

. Gerald and robotnik were funny , that dance scene was fucking wild ( it should’ve been stone and robotnik ):0)

. When robotnik literally just dedicates his finally live stream to stone, and he says he was the only one who cared about him, and called him his friend THEN SACRAFICES HIMSELF THAT WAS A DIVORCE I DID NOT NEED

. Gerald getting swatted out like a fly was fitting

. SONIC CRASHING OUT AFTER SHADOW HURT TOM

. Knuckles being the bigger brother and standing down from Sonic almost fighting him over the master emerald was genuinely great, good on my little red man. I love him

. not shadow seeing something gold fly towards them then getting FUCKING LAUNCHED THROUGH THE SHIP LIKE BRO

. Sonic completely crashing out on shadow THANK GOD

. NOT SONIC LITTERALY DECKING SHADOW INTO SPACE AFTER SHADOW TALKED SHIT LIKE GET HUMBLED SIR

. Sonic manhandled him by the fur tit

. THE TALK ON THE MOON GUYS 😭

. Litteraly it was so beautiful, shadow looking up at the stars remembering Maria’s words ugh

. Sonic telling shadow about his lost loved one, how he knows how shadow feels. And you just hear them both sound so alone and tired

. Shadow asking Sonic if the pain ever goes away, Sonic saying no, MAN THAT OUCH

. HE STARED AT SHADOW FOR LIKE A MINUTE AMD WATCHED THE SUNRISE TOGETHER PLEASE THEY SHOULDVE KISSED ON DAT FUCKIN MOON

. NOT THEM HOLDING HANDS AND GOING SUPER LIKE FUCKING GODS

. LIVE AND LEARN MOTHERFUCKERS

. THE WHOLE BATTLE SCENE WITH THEM FIGHTING ROBOTS , SHADOW FLIRTING , SONIC ALSO BEING A FLIRTY BITCH, THEM WORKING SO GOOD OFF EACHOTHER, THEY KICKED SO MUCH ASS GUYS

. My jaw actually started to hurt it was dropped for five minutes straight

. Shadow sacrificing himself like a star going super nova

. Sonic and shadow BETTER know they’re alive in the next movie they should have a better relationship now

. The ending was pretty nice, the family hug, OZZIE being precious, the ending was really sweet

. And of course the post credit scenes

. I can’t tell you how loud me and my theater screamed when we saw metal sonic, he looks amazing, he looks so cool I was HYPED ( he was top three of my guesses for post credit reveal)

And AMY MY BEAUTIFUL BEANIE GIRL SHES HERE SHES COMING TO FLUFFER PUPPER LAND YESSSSS

- HER DESIGN ALREADY LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, HER HAMMER FUCKING SICK

. All in all, it was beyond worth the wait, this movie genuinely feels like a amazing love letter to Sonic fans, this franchise feels like that, this one easily best of the franchise, possibly one of the best Sonic medias ever, it sets up the excitement for future projects really well, it’s beautiful, emotional, heartwarming, breathtaking and thrilling, and almost everything about it was so well done it could not be done better than this. I recommend it to anyone who has a love for Sonic , sega, video games, or beautiful scenes and a really awesome experience.

I give it a 9.5/10 🌟

[therealslimshakespeare]

Are you ever going to continue the sarge and lil mama series ? Because I’ve been rereading it and I can’t stop reading, I’ve read it so many times already but I just can’t stop 😭

Nonnie, hello! Oh wow, the fact yall still remember and love this universe touches me so deeply. I’ve been wary of saying anything that could make anyone’s too hopeful about a return because I burned out so badly when I stopped and I know it was disappointing to many and I don’t wanna do that to everyone again! But, I really may go back. Knowing it’s wanted still, is huge to me. And recently I’ve been peaking at my drafts and I’ve been missing the kids, most of all? Funny to me, but I really have missed them and their developments. So it’s a strong maybe!

Here, have a sneak peak of what’s been in my drafts for ages. Ella’s coming of age fic:

“Oh Jesse, don’t be hard, come now, I’m beggin’ you!” Ella follows him as he stomps across the landing, she’s determined to wedge herself into his room before he shuts the door and all opportunity to beg is thwarted by locked wood. He’s been holing up in his room an awful lot these days, sulky, like everyone else in this house and she’s tired of it. His latest- abandoning Prom, is the great betrayal now tearing at her. It’s the one chance to get out of this rut, she’s been counting on it, been looking forward to it for ages.

“I’m not goin’, sorry, but I’m not.” Jesse tosses his hand in an apologetic gesture he learned from daddy, not once stopping his stride. He’s over the threshold now and she leans in, hands braced so that if he closes it, he��ll be pinching his sweet sister’s fingers. Sulky and out of sorts as he is, it’s still Jesse, and he’d never. “Ella Bug, I’m not gonna be talked out of my decision. I-I-I can’t take it, one more public appearance-“

“-it’s prom!” she cries, “Not jury duty!”

“Yeah, prom.” He repeats, disbelieving, “And the topic won’t be cars or college or even sex, it’ll be our parents. You don’t get it? You’re an idiot to go.”

Ella swallows hard, aware Jesse feels a martyr's superiority over everyone in this house at being invited to couple’s meetings and divorce proceedings and let into courtrooms while Ella was strategically burdened with banquets and charities and functions mama thinks won’t hurt her girlish mind so much. That clumsy kindness takes its own toll, the toll of having to act grateful and spared when you’re anything but. “It’s a sort of hell, you know,” she hisses, “Having to chat with all of those snobby old drunks, everywhere I go that’s all they ask about is her. At least you got your football-“

“-oh, oh it’s there, too.” Jesse scoffs, warming up for a twin-spat as only they ever seem to manage when given a moment's privacy, “Why, just last Tuesday, Gary Ingersoll offered to be my stepdaddy as soon as it was all finished.”

Ella sees regret for saying it in his face, soon as it’s out of his mouth. Blue eyes watery and mouth wobbling apologetically for being so ungentlemanly, so crass, getting into a competition of hurts with a lady, his little sister, at that. Whatever daddy’s faults, he certainly raised the sort of boy everyone else thinks the father is.

“Well you can imagine then, the absolute delight it is to be mama's little carbon copy during this time.” Ella snaps back, not at him so much as wanting to be heard for once, her cheerfulness is a facade and she’s about ready for someone to notice, “Those it doesn’t scare away, it draws, like creeps to a preschool. You wouldn’t imagine the pick up lines I’ve endured, actin’ like they’re picking her up, as if I’m not my own person. As if…it’s like they forget, I’m not the wife.”

“M’sorry.” Jesse mumbles contritely, “That’s gotta suck.”

“Oh it does!” she assures, “Exponentially.”

Jesse purses his lips and drums a baseline next to her own fingers on the doorframe. Her turtleneck suddenly feels stifling, despite the odd cold front that hit them in the middle of spring. Bleak March stomps in lead gray clouds across the sky and turns what bit off cheer the Bradford Pears gave into muddy dismalness. It’s awful, combined with the mood.

“-so, prom.” she reminds.

“Right, because proms are notoriously lacking in creeps.” Jesse laughs.

“More of the right kind!” She insists.

“Right kind?” he repeats, “It’s not gonna be like mama or daddy‘s heyday, everyone’s gonna be dancing awkwardly and passing time until they go screw. Sorry but it’s true. And in the meantime some acne-faced idiot will be talkin’ to you about your parents, if the girls don’t do it already. Meanly, mind.”

“They wouldn’t dare!” she balks, her dainty iron fist of popularity still rules that High School.

“Good! Then why do you need me?” Jesse turns and makes his way into his room, signaling a finish to his engagement.

“I don’t wanna be alone!” she begs, “It’s something to do together, we were always bound to have this memory!” he only looks dubious under his floppy hair and not at all moved, “And -you’re, I feel safe with you. Maybe I do need you. Everyone else, they’re either idiots, like ya said, or your friends. Bad dancing either way, it might end up being some fun if you were there.”

“All reasons not to go.” he points out, very kindly, from where he sits on his bed, mail clutched in his hand.

“Daddy has moved it up for us and everything,” she reminds him very quietly, “so it won’t get in the way of his schedule, so that he’ll be here! He’s making an effort!”

Jesse is quite used to gestures like a highschool getting bribed to throw prom months earlier than scheduled, just so the ole man can pin a boutonniere on Jesse’s chest and terrify whichever unlucky sod is Ella’s date. Something more moving would be him convincing mama not to divorce him. “I-I-it’s nice of him.” he agrees with a wince that tells Ella how much it cost him to say, “But -Ella, that makes it so much worse. Nobody is sayin’ it’s for Vegas, they’re sayin’ it’s for the court stuff- I’m not going. I’m sorry.”

It shouldn’t feel this devasting, having Jesse prove unable to pretend with her for a second, just one night, that it’s all turned out ok.

“You look so tired.” she sighs.

“I might take a nap.” he agrees.

He won’t, he’ll practice on his base as soon as she’s out of his room. “Ok.” she lets a dream go with stinging eyes.

“Ya know,” his soft call arrests her as she almost out the door, “mama didn’t have no prom.”

She turns back to him, surprised and unsure what the point is.

“I’m just sayin’-“ he waivers, “-you can be a great lady and have a nice life…without prom.”

“But I’m not mama.” she reiterates, firmly and annoyed, she was born a Presley, she was born to be prom queen and to be wanted and admired and loved.

Her plan to close the door, rather forcefully, when making her exit is stalled by his next comment, louder and challenging. “Then ask that Lieutenant guy, the one in California.”

“What?” she gapes, turning gingerly again to glare at him, at his presumption, at him knowing too much.

Jesse grins back, well wishing and honest in ways she can’t relate to. “If you’re gonna be a high and mighty little rich girl, do it properly. Get a man to take you, not one of those idiots. Make him wear his uniform, be your arm candy, and if it gets bad, he’s old enough to have a license and a car -hell, get him to fly you away if needs be. Make a scene.”

“I wouldn’t-“ Dare, she means, she wouldn’t dare. But now he’s suggested Johnny, the idea of anyone else accompanying her sounds as anti-climactic as Sandy’s crunchy lasagna.

“Oh c’mon!” he goads lovingly.

“Daddy wouldn’t-“

“Daddy is gonna try to scare the shit outta anyone takin’ you.” Jesse points out, “Might as well present him with someone who won’t mess up the floor. I mean, after all, sorry to break it to ya, but no matter who you go with, you ain’t gettin’ laid on prom night, Ella-“

“-how dare you!” she squeaks and rushes to shut the door in his laughing face, running to her own room with hands on her burning cheeks.

Five days later she’s still toying with the notion and trying to work up the bravery to both ask the man and be a little rebel when mama asks her of her plans point blank. Elaine Presley is ensconced in a plush jet seat, newspaper page turned to the crossword puzzle, eyebrow pencil brandished since none of these ignoramuses in the Mafia carry actual pencils. “Have you accepted anyone?” she presses.

“No.” Ella says, “Slim pickings.”

“No, really?” Mama is surprised, and she is right to be, Ella has had just about everyone at school asking her to go, so maybe it’s less of a case of slim pickings and more of a case of the pickings being slim. No one is intriguing, not after Johnny in the mustang and the gentle sexual innuendos. He was engaging, easily carried the conversation and just dangerous enough to be fun, he might even take liberties and Ella would finally get to know what all the fuss is about. She wasn’t sure anyone else would dare with Elvis Presley‘s daughter. “I’m sure you’ve been asked-“ mama starts to look worried, probably wondering if the divorce rumors have gotten so damaging they’ve ruined Ella’s dating life.

“Yes but they’re all sorta…”

“-soggy toast?” Mama suggests, knowing smile on her face and Ella sighs, it’s always easier with her than expected, just as it’s always harder with daddy than hoped for.

“Yes, yes, yes.”

“Well, it’s a little, off beat but-“ Elaine stipples her nails against the table top between them before shrugging “-you could ask somebody yourself. If you’ve got someone you’d like and trust and think would be fun. It is nineteen seventy six. So they keep telling me, at least, all bets are off.”

“Oh.” Ella can hear Jesse calling her a coward all the way from that first row of poofy seats as she sits there and doesn’t take the perfect segue into her wants.

“What about, uh, Sammy?” Mama asks, “Same class isn’t he?”

Ella gives her mother an incredulous look, the idea of Samuel Harrison taking her to prom somehow worse than wet toast. “He’s in love with Rosalee, I don’t want him to take me on a pity date!” she hisses.

“Is he really?” Mama perks up at this confession and Ella sighs, dismal at the thought of going with him and being abandoned five minutes in.

“Besides,” Ella deflects, “he’ll be with Jesse, probably on their stupid motorcycles while prom passes them by.”

Mama makes a sympathetic noise and stares out the window at the harsh light bouncing of cloud tops, her mouth twisted in thought. It’s now or never, so Ella ventures, “I was thinking of calling that Lieutenant I met.” she makes sure to say it as casually as possible, as if his name has slipped her mind.

[cal-daisies-and-briars]

Max🥊 pls🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 i'm foaming at the mouth

-💋

Hell yeah! 1k for 🥊:

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“Eggs?” Chris asks. 

Eddie nods. “Sunny side up still?”

“Yeah. Yes, please.”

“You got it.”

“Thanks, Dad,” Chris says. Then he walks off to go shower.

Eddie feels like he can breathe for the first time in months. 

🟨

“Is there anything you want to do today?” Dad asks Chris later. When they’re dressed and have eaten and there’s no other motions to go through. They’re sitting awkwardly at the kitchen table, both unsure how to proceed. 

It’s a strange question, isn’t it? What does he want to do? He doesn’t want to be here. Or… Or at least it hadn’t been his choice. He isn’t actually sure what he wants now. But the thought that he has some sort of option? It’s a little funny.

“Is Buck coming back over?” Christopher asks.

“No,” Dad says. “Buck is at work today.”

“But you’re not?” Chris asks. 

“I took some time off,” Dad replies. 

“You did?” 

“Well, yeah,” Dad frowns. “I think… I think I should be here with you until you’re re-enrolled and back in classes, at least.”

“I’m not a little kid,” Chris reminds him. “I can be home alone for a while.”

“Oh, I know,” Dad nods. “I just… I just thought it might be better if…”

“If what?” Chris asks.

Dad sighs. “I thought we might need some time together.”

“So you want to do something,” Chris infers.

He sees Dad’s face twist with frustration. Chris doesn’t know why he’s being difficult. Breakfast was good. Dad was going to move to be with Chris, despite everything. Sort of exactly like what Buck said. Maybe that’s why. Maybe he just knows Buck is right. And he wants to prove him wrong somehow. Piss Dad off. Make him snap and hate Chris too. But… But he won’t. That was the point. He won’t. 

Dad takes a deep breath. 

“I just want to spend time with you, Chris. I’ve missed you a lot.”

Chris thinks. He thinks about what Dad is saying. Has said. He thinks about what Buck said, too. He could keep this up forever. Pushing and pushing and pushing. And his dad will always love him. He hadn’t even meant to anger his grandparents the day of the fight. And they gave up. 

“The name of the person I hit is Colton Newbury,” he says. 

Dad’s eyebrows shoot up, surprised. Chris gets it. Conversational whiplash.  

“Colton Newbury,” Eddie repeats. “Any relation to, uh, Jacob Newbury?”

Chris nods. “That’s his uncle.”

Eddie inhales sharply. “We were on the baseball team together. In high school.”

“I know,” Chris says. “Colton’s parents are divorced. His dad is a long haul truck driver. His mom does shift work. He stays with his uncle a lot.”

“Okay,” Dad says. “Does Jacob and I knowing each other have something to do with why you hit Colton? Or why he provoked you?”

Chris nods.

Chris watches Dad think. Watches his eyes search through memories, trying to find a reason. He lands on something.

“No way…” He whispers. “There’s no way… He got his nephew to take that out on you?”

“What do you mean?” Chris asks. Because he doubts he ever got the full story.

“Uh, to be honest,” Dad starts. “Jacob always liked your mom. A lot. He was pretty mad when she dated me instead of him. And then, you know… We got married and had you pretty quickly.”

Chris nods. “Mmm. Maybe that was why, yeah.”

It’s hard to imagine his parents in high school. Not much older than him. Easy to imagine his mom not choosing to be with someone anything like stupid Colton’s stupid uncle, though. 

“What happened, Chris?” Eddie asks. “What did he say to you?”

Chris swallows. His chest feels tight.

“We had a mock debate in class,” Chris says. “I won. He was really mad about it. He’s smart. He usually wins, gets the best grades, all that.”

Dad nods. “Okay, so he was pissed.”

“He cornered me between classes,” Chris explains. “He said I embarrassed him in front of everyone.”

Dad raises an eyebrow. “Did you just beat him or…”

“I may have made him look dumb,” Chris replies. “But only because he acts like he’s smarter than everyone. He assumed I’d be dumb.”

Dad nods, understanding. “Can’t say I blame you. But why did you hit him?”

“He said I should be less full of myself,” Chris says. “Because… Because my…”

Dad’s eyebrows crease.

“It’s okay, Chris,” he says gently. “You can say anything to me.”

“I should be less full of myself because my mother is a… A dead… Uh… Whore. And… that you…”

Dad’s eyes get a very sad look about them. Wounded. Like a scared animal in a Disney movie.

“That you…” Chris tries again.

“What about me?” 

“He called you a word I’m not allowed to say,” Chris explains. “That I don’t want to say.”

Dad bites the inside of his cheeks. Chris can tell from the way his mouth looks sucked in and hollow. 

“Okay,” he eventually replies. “I think I know what word you mean. Heard it out of his uncle’s mouth more than once.”

Chris exhales, relieved he doesn’t have to say it. It’s hard enough repeating what he said about Mom. But he doesn’t have to say that to her face. And it’s such an obviously untrue thing to say. But what he’d implied about Dad… It sounds like it wouldn’t be true, but… But maybe it is? And that’s not a nice way for Chris to ask him about it. Not that it matters. Not that Chris cares. 

“So,” Dad sighs. “He said some mean things about your mom and I, and you hit him.”

Chris nods. 

“It’s, uh… It’s a real low blow,” Dad says. “Going after someone who has passed away. He would have known that was a really sore spot.”

“Mom wasn’t a whore,” Chris says.

“No,” Dad agrees. “She wasn’t. That’s a really terrible thing to say about any woman.”

[thealexchen]

What sort of relationship dynamic and also protagonist type would you like to see in a LIS/LISesque game?

So funny thing, I got asked this 5 years ago in January 2020, and... now after Tell Me Why, True Colors, Double Exposure and Lost Records, I think I got all my wishes granted through various characters:

- "They’re from the east coast... Winter in the big city would add to an atmosphere of general loneliness as the protag struggles to find themselves in the world." [Double Exposure takes place in December in Vermont, with the appropriate rural, snowy setting. Tell Me Why also takes place during winter, but in Alaska.]

- "A young adult (21-25 years old) because we haven’t seen that age in a LiS game yet." [Tyler and Alyson Ronan are 21, and so is Alex in her game. Max is 28 in Double Exposure and Safi is 25. Swann is 16 in 1995 but 43 in 2022.]

- "Powers: maybe future vision? The problem is the protag doesn’t know what version of the future they’re seeing, and keeps getting visions unexpectedly and struggles to make the right decisions to avoid their bad visions." [In TMW, the twins have a telepathic bond and have to figure out which version of their memories is the "correct" one. In Double Exposure, Max's reality hopping powers allow her to explore alternate outcomes and compare her decisions.]

- "Has an older sister; we haven’t seen that kind of perspective or relationship in a LiS game either. Also, has two living parents because Dontnod is way too obsessed with killing off great parents." [Tyler has a twin sister, Alyson. In Lost Records, Kat has an older sister, Dylan, and two living, if distant, parents. Nora's parents are also both alive and divorced. Autumn has both of her parents, and Swann's parents are both alive in 1995 but 2022 Swann says her father passed when she was in college.]

- "Gender: Preferably trans, non-binary, or cis female." [Tyler is a trans man. Alex, Max, and Swann are all cis women.]

- "And I’d want them to be a person of color again." [Only Alex was the playable protagonist of color.]

- "Going through the millennial/Gen Z quarter-life crisis." [A lot of Alex's character arc was learning to figure out her own identity, goals, desires, and relationships after leaving foster care and losing her brother. Tyler is also learning how to live as an out trans man in his old hometown. Swann is technically Gen X, though.]

- "Their hobby is writing, like how photography was for Max and sketch art for Sean." [Kat writes poetry and loves reading and the library. She and Swann can bond over literature and Emily Dickinson poems.]

So yeah! 5 years later, I'm pleasantly surprised by what we got. I'll always be grateful to these games for pushing the envelope for representation and diverse characters.

[neims-skeleton-obsession]

Any headcanons you wanna share? :3

Ok. Ok I’m very very bored and also very very stranded. So you’re possibly gonna get quite a few. And elaborations on ones I’ve said alrwady

- I choose to believe Tanith grew up in ass end of nowhere rural England. My only reasoning being yeah I reckon she would laugh at farmers being shit shots (you can tell if they are if they fire a shit ton all at once- if they’re firing blanks to scare off birds they’ll just do one, but if they’re actually tryna hit something they’ll fire until they hit. and it takes them a while to hit sometimes lmao. (farmers in rural England have shotguns half the time (source: I also laugh at farmers when they miss a bunch of times)). And also because I could never read her with a city accent even though she’s London sanctuary

- More scouts situations to imagine Val in based off things I either saw or did (no I won’t tell you which is which):

climbing out of either a lake or broad I forget, fully clothed. like uniformed n all. no life jacket, very triumphantly holding her phone with her teeth.

calling a (ex police I think) leader “daddy-o” (the leader was a woman)

calling a (ex raf) leader “madame” (with french accent) (leader was a man)

threatening to do treason with an air rifle

full force throwing a horse chestnut at an annoying younger kid and defending herself with “I’m exposing them to nature”

Setting a troupe record for fastest time setting up a tent then being disqualified for “fowl play” (making chicken noises at people the whole time to put them off)

- I fully believe solomon and skug would “talk” to each other via telling Val to tell the other something. like divorced parents.

- Not a headcanon but I refuse to capitalise thurid guild’s name. because I don’t respect him. (That wanted to autocorrect to thyroid lmao)

- I think the higher ups in the necromancer temples hold coffee mornings. I have no justification for this other than I think I’m funny.

- Clarabelle is a trans woman and Kenspecle was her oestrogen supplier

- Nye gave Clarabelle top surgery