#listen they’re two proper old dudes who need to let loose let them

[hannahhasafact]

Being on the outskirts of a popular fandom is so fun, because you can enjoy all of the mainstream things of the fandom but you can also say your unhinged thoughts about the series and no one bats a fucking eye

[stormtodoroki]

Appreciation Much Needed

Word count: 3.2k

Pairing: Aizawa Shouta x Reader

Warnings: Mentions of Covid-19, Fluff, brief swearing here and there, slight mentions of partial nudity, soft boy Aizawa

~~~~~Tags and Authors Note below

Ever since the news of a virus outbreak had been let loose, the tensions had been high everywhere we looked. People were panic buying items resulting in outages,it only increased when the schools had all closed down and non-essential businesses were temporarily shut down. This meant that my loving husband Aizawa Shouta had been lounging around half dressed, the only times he was well kept and proper were during video calls with the other UA staff or with his students as he talked to them about their assignments and his expectations from them while they were at home. Not that I was complaining, in fact it was probably one of the best things to ever set my eyes upon every morning before work and every evening when I got home. Shouta had decided that since he’d be working from home that he would start doing more chores around the house, especially since no one was going outside some of the Pro Heroes got more time to relax and stay home.  No matter how many times I told Shouta not to worry about the chores and I could do them when I got home he’d flick my forehead and call me an idiot for thinking he was gonna let me do more work after being at work all day. Over the weeks he had me either on the couch and giving me massages or he would make me bubble baths to relax in while he finished the chores, insisting I leave it to him.

I stood in the doorway, my work uniform sticking to me as it had started to rain on my walk home from work so I had gotten a bit wet, but I was finally home and ready to relax with my hubby. A small smile  appeared on my face, I had just gotten home from work and heard Aizawa talking to someone, it sounded like one of his coworkers.

“I’m not telling you again Yamada, it needs to be something grand… I need it to show just how much she's appreciated…”

I heard him sigh deeply and could just see him pinch his nose in irritation, I had to stifle the laugh that had threatened to escape my lips.

“Hizashi...Stop… you’re giving me a headache. Look, she’s going to be home soon and I can't let her hear me talk about this… Just wait for my call tomorrow okay? Bye.”

I decided to walk in more and make my presence known, I cleared my throat and stepped into the living room. Shouta had frantically looked to me becoming a stuttering mess, which was even more adorable seeing as he had his hair up messily and wore a pair of sweatpants.

“H-ow long were you standing there, kitten? What did you hear?”

I gave him a shrug and tossed my bag on the couch and removed my wet sweater before placing a chaste kiss to his cheek.

“I literally just walked in and you were saying bye to someone. Was it Toshinori? I haven't had a chance to talk to him since this whole pandemic had started. I hope he is doing well, the poor dude has a lot on his plate already.”

Shouta seemed to buy my answer and nodded, he disappeared for a moment before returning with my robe and a towel, stopping in front of me he helped me remove my wet clothes before he slid my robe on. He then pulled me into his lap as he sat on the couch and dried my hair while placing tender kisses along my neck.

“How was work today Kitten, tell me all about it while I take care of you.”

I gave Shouta  a soft smile and closed my eyes for a moment before leaning back into his touch, a sigh escaped my lips.

“Well,as you know I’m in just about every room on an average day, and it's not really that different now, just the classes have so few kids we’ve been laying off more coworkers, we’ve closed a few more centers. So now we’re at a skeleton crew, which means it’s a bit harder to call in if you get sick, which hopefully no one does because we can't really afford to be short staffed.”

I let another sigh pass my lips and looked up to Shouta before letting out a yawn.

“I’ve been chasing kids who tried running away while outside on the playground, I've had to stop a one year old from hitting a five month old, the kid throws tantrums about it too, so if I upset this kid my hair gets pulled, or they hit me.”

I pause for a moment and shake my head.

“It's worth it though, I'd rather have me get hit by the one year old instead of the infant. But its been getting hard to get the kids to listen because now we have to wear masks, which I understand since we cant practice social distancing with kids since their dependent on us, but I’m basically yelling to be heard, it muffles my voice so much…”

Shouta nodded and began to massage my shoulders.

“You're very tense love, work has been straining you and giving you so much stress. You've been having trouble sleeping too, I'm worried working during this pandemic is going to cause you to burn out. I’m also worried that you're going to catch something, mask or not you're still putting yourself at risk.”

I peered up at his face and smiled softly.     “Well, we are taking everyone’s temperatures before they can enter the building, also cleaning every single touch surface every thirty to sixty minutes throughout the day, though it's more frequent during the pick up and drop off process. So at least you know the shits gonna be clean when you touch it, we also have like three or so containers of hand sanitizer at the entrance so you have clean hands when entering.”

Shouta stopped massaging me, stood up from the couch with me in his arms and placed me onto my stomach, he then began to massage my back and legs, urging me to continue about everything that's been happening.

“Well, as you know I occasionally use a ride-share to get to work, but since this started it takes longer to find a driver because there's no one. I've had to wait over twenty minutes for a car for a five minute drive. That's not even the worst part about that, since it's such a short drive and a low fare sometimes I'll get a close driver and they'll cancel on me and I'll have to wait even longer for them to find me a new driver. By the time I could have just walked in and been at work.”

I let out a sigh and felt my body relax quite a bit, whether it was from the massage Shouta was giving me or it was from telling Shouta my troubles it sure was helping.

“Though I am quite grateful I get to see their amazing faces, these kids are my life...apart from you of course. I wouldn't trade these kids for anything, I love them as if they were my own. The good outweighs the bad, always does, and these kids definitely have a lot of good moments. Plus they all have such understanding parents, the support from them is amazing, I'm always getting praise from them and it makes me feel amazing, it makes me want to do more.”

After a few moments of silence and Shouta giving me a massage he picked me up and carried me to the kitchen.

“Sho...you do know I can walk right? You don’t have to carry me around.”

He mumbled an ‘I know, but I want to’ and placed me onto the counter before he moved a lock of hair out of my face, placing a kiss where it used to be. He then turned away and opened the fridge and pulled out a vanilla cupcake with what looked like a galaxy frosting, but he wasn't done as he pulled out another vanilla cupcake which had a blackish grey colored frosting that had two red dots on it. 

“I know you hated having to celebrate your birthday at home, that it just felt like any other day and even though you and I had a great night It just wasn't exactly how one would want to celebrate their birthday, so I had a friend make these for us. Specialty cupcakes that represent us, they're both vanilla because I know you'd want to try mine and vanilla is your favorite flavour.”

I blinked in surprise, was it really that obvious? Yeah I spent my birthday stuck in doors and I wished that I could have gone out with friends to celebrate, but I didn't think Shouta would have noticed. I felt tears well up in my eyes and pulled Shouta in for a kiss after placing the cupcakes down,and cried silently in his embrace.

“Shouta...You didn't have to do that...I know it kinda sucked but I had your company which is all I will ever need to be happy. You truly are amazing and I don't deserve this from you…”

His laugh boomed in my ears and he cupped my face to look at me with his tired but loving eyes.

“Kitten, you deserve everything and more.You are doing so much for other front line workers during this pandemic...you're more than deserving and I want you to feel loved and appreciated throughout it all. You may not be a nurse, a doctor, or any kind of first responder, but you’re taking care of other essential workers' kids so they can keep everything running smoothly. Especially when some of these kids' parents are those first responders or hospital workers.”

The blush on my face grew and I hugged Shouta tightly, more tears were threatening to spill. He pried himself off me and excused himself for a moment, I watched him leave the kitchen and grabbed my cupcake before taking a bite, I practically screamed in delight. This cupcake is beyond amazing, it was so delicious that I couldn't form any words to describe it, it was the first time a dessert had ever had me at a loss for words. After a few minutes of being gone Shouta returned with a box and placed it on the counter, he mumbled a wait there before disappearing again, this time he came back faster and had only his laptop and a box of tissues.

“Shouta..what is all this? What are you doing?”

He sent me a small smile and turned on the computer, he turned it to face me and pushed the tissue box across the counter over to me.

“You're gonna need that, also no more questions. You're just going to have to wait and see. I promise you're going to love it.”

After making sure he had everything set up he walked over behind me and turned off the lights before pressing a file and full-screening it before pressing play.

Soon, the  black screen filled with color the UA logo appearing on the screen with soft music playing in the background, I looked at Shouta confused, you just pointed to the screen whispering to watch, I turned back to the screen and my eyes widened in surprise. I saw pictures from class 1A, thanking me for continuing my work, I could feel the tears already welling up soon a rather cute bubbly girl filled the screen.

“Hello Aizawa Sensei's wife, my name is Uraraka, Ochako, and we here at class 1A appreciate all you and Aizawa sensei do for us, so, in honor of teacher appreciation week, we have decided to make you guys something, I hope you like it it's really cute!” 

 Once again, the screen turned black pictures and videos from each class 1A student, some of them making multiples, had flashed on the screen, words of encouragement, praise, and adoration fell upon our ears. His students expressed gravely how much they appreciate Shouta for hounding them into shape to become future pro heroes. Also praised me for having to deal with him and also, even though they haven't had me as a teacher or some sort of mentor aspect in their lives, they still sent words of praise for me, due to working in childcare and helping these little kids grow up with good strong morals. 

"Sh-... Di-...I-i… Y-you…"

As hard as I tried, I just couldn't muster up any words to describe how I was feeling I couldn't even ask Shouta if he had planned this, I was a mess. With tears streaming down my face, I couldn't believe the class 1A had made such a beautiful posters and spoke such beautiful words about my Shouta, and then even included me in them, I felt so much love and appreciation coming from those students, I honestly couldn't think of any other way to spend the rest of my evening, then in Shouta's arms watching as his students showered at the both of us with praise. 

“Just enjoy the video before I turn it off...Idiot.”

He gave me a noogie and then kissed me again, before getting up and walking to the kitchen and grabbing two glasses, with his back turned blocking me I couldn't see what he was doing until he handed me one of the glasses, seeing the liquid I sent him a curious look.

“Is this what I think it is? Sho...did you make me one of the drinks I made last summer?”

He nodded and mumbled an ‘I tried too at least..’ before he closed the laptop which had finished playing the videos, he finished his drink and waited for me to finish mine before carrying me to our bed. With the lights all turned off and Shouta snuggling  me and playing with my hair I soon drifted off into a deep and peaceful slumber, a small smile stuck on my face.

I woke up to the sun shining onto my face through the blinds, the absence of Shouta’s warmth was immediately noticed, I sat up groggily and rubbed my eyes. Before I even had the chance to look around the door opened and a tray  of breakfast was placed onto my lap and the bed dipped next to me as Shouta began to comb through my hair.

“Good morning my beautiful kitten. How did you sleep? By the look on your face I assume it was good?”

I merely nodded and ate my breakfast,every so often closing my eyes just to enjoy Shouta's careful way of combing my hair, if I could have gone back to sleep I probably would have. I looked back up to Shouta after a few minutes of our blissful silence when there was a knock at the door, he told me to continue eating and he'd go check it out.

“Sho? You've been gone awhile… Is everything okay?”

I put the empty tray to the side and stretched a bit before hopping out of bed, deciding to put on something fresh. I quickly went into the closet and threw on a black tank with some ripped jean shorts. I carefully walked down the hall, cautious as to not make any sounds to alert anyone that I was coming. My pace quickened as I heard muffled talking, I couldn't place the voices as they were hushed and seemed to be coming from far within the house. As I got closer I could tell one was Shouta but the other one was still a bit too hard to make out, as I neared our study I stubbed my toe on the coffee table, I let out a whimper and fell to the floor clutching my toe. In my state of pain I didn’t notice the talking stop or the running into the room to see what had happened. Within seconds Shouta had me in his arms asking me what happened and Yamada stood a few feet away, a silly mask on his face, which was hiding his stupid grin he always made while trying to hold back laughter as I explained what happened.

“Well, I guess I can show you now instead of later… After all you did hurt yourself being worried about me.”

I looked between the two before Shouta helped me up and then blinded me with his scarf, he led the way to the study, he let small murmurs about how I'm going to love it but he doesn’t want me to cry like his student Izuku always does. I had to bite the inside of my lip to stop myself from laughing out loud and stayed silent as Shouta whispered over to Yamada, there was a bit of shuffling around the room before he finally removed the scarf.

“Happy Teacher Appreciation Week my love. I’m sorry I couldn’t do much more for you today but I know either way you’ll like this.”

I looked around the room and gasped. The room was adorned in pictures of me in my uniform taking care of different kids of the center, there were also pictures of my kids holding heart shaped cards and other pieces of paper. Some of them showing love and affection, also  few expressing how much they miss being at the center and seeing me. I was practically bawling and hugged Shouta tightly, spewing off a handful of thank yous and I love yous.

“That's only the beginning Kitty. Go look in the box on the table.”

I nodded and went over to the box, opening it I saw numerous gifts strewn about, I pulled a few out and read the tags before I squealed in delight, there were gifts from my kids and there were some from kids who were staying home and that I haven't seen since this all started.

“H-How..Shouta? How’d you pull this off?”

He simply smiled before walking over and hugging me close, he fixed my hair and placed a chaste kiss to my forehead.

“You left your laptop open one day when leaving for work, so I used it to email each parent from your classes and asked if they'd be willing to make something for you for Teacher Appreciation Week and either send it to our P.O. box, send photos  or videos, or they could meet me somewhere to give the gifts. They definitely loved the idea, a lot of these parents respect you and they love how you interact with their kids. They wished they could have given them to you in person but decided that this way is easier and more adorable.”

I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face after hearing his explanation, he continued to rub my back and whispered about how I was lucky he was able to deal with all my crying, otherwise he’d be agitated.

“This was the best Teacher Appreciation Week ever. Thank you Shouta, this means the world to me, I seriously can not thank you enough for this.”

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Tags: @onyxiana-is-obsessed @sweetlikepeppermints @pocket-is-obsessed

A.N: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all the teachers of Tumblr! To the Daycare/Childcare providers still working during this time you are appreciated and loved. Stay awesome, stay strong, keep healthy and we love you!

[rogueariadne]

To Have A Villain’s Quirk

ELEVEN: SAFETY

Song: Young Folks - The Wind and The Wave

Reporters clamored around the entrance to UA, pushing almost every student that came in to answer questions. While a lot of the reporters were caught up with the other students, Kaida used that to her advantage, slipping through the crowd with her head down. She practically ran past everyone to get inside. She hated the press with a fiery passion. They did nothing but put words in people's mouths, and twist the truth. And she could see by the look on their teachers face, that Mr. Aizawa felt the same. He practically shooed the reporters away as he walked inside, Kaida in front of him as they walked. She was trying to make sure they didn't catch too many of her classmates. Finally up in the classroom, Kaida hummed to herself as she watched the students find their seats, with Aizawa soon entering the room. He was probably out talking to the principle.

    "Decent work on yesterday's combat training, you guys. I saw the video feeds and went over each of your team's results. Bakugo. You're talented. So don't sulk like a child about your loss, okay?" She could hear the boy in question simply huff in response. "And Midoriya. I see the only way you won the match was by messing up your arm again. Work harder. And don't give me the excuse that you don't have control over your quirk. That line's already getting old. You can't keep breaking your body while training here. But your Quirk will be really useful if you can get a handle on it." Kaida was sure that that was the first time that he had actually really complimented the boy. "So, show a little urgency, huh?"

    "And Hiyama." Kaida flinched as she hesitantly rose her eyes to those of her teachers, instantly regretting it. "Not only did you attack a student, you skipped out on combat training. Something that would really be useful for you. While I get that you were trying to protect Midoriya, it wasn't your place and was completely unnecessary. That being said, I want at least a four page essay explaining why you did what you did on my desk tomorrow, and a proper apology to Bakugo and All Might for disrupting class." She bowed her head, nodding quickly.

    "Y-yes, sir!"

    "Let's get down to business. Our first task will decide your future." Kaida held her breath. She was lucky she didn't get detention, but another task to determine if they're still worthy to be here? "You all need to pick a class representative." Oh, good. Just normal school stuff! Kirishima immediately started trying to get people to pick him, followed by Kaminari and the purple haired girl, Jiro. Aoyama also joined, Mina right after, even little grape boy. She was surprised that Bakugo wanted it as bad as he did.

    "Silence, everyone, please!" Iida bellowed, shutting everyone down. "The class representative's duty is to lead others. That's not something just anyone can do. You must first have the trust of every student in the classroom. Therefore, the most logical way to fill this position is democratically. We will hold an election to choose our leader!"

    "It's pretty obvious you want us to vote for you." Kaida simply rolled her eyes. Isn't it obvious who should be the representative though? Iida really knows what he's doing, she didn't understand why it should be up for debate. Of course, everyone's arguments were true in statement, saying that most people would vote for themselves.

    "Most people will. But that means whoever does receive multiple votes must truly be the most suitable person for the job. It's the best way, right, sir?" He looked over to Aizawa, who was zipping himself up into his sleeping bag.

    "Do what you want, just decide before my nap's over." Some teacher.

                                                                                                    *

    Soon the election results were in. And Midoriya and Yaoyorozu were at the top. Midoriya with three votes, and Yaoyorozu with two. There was a lot of surprise coming from the green haired boy and the angry blond. Sure, Kaida thought that Iida would be a good fit, but that didn't mean she couldn't just vote for herself. She knew she wouldn't get it anyways. Although, it looked like Iida was pretty upset over the results. They pulled the two top students to the class, Aizawa waking from his nap just to give the results they already knew. Poor Midoriya was shaking away.

    "Alright, the class rep is Midoriya, and our deputy is Yaoyorozu."

    "R-really? Uh. It's not a mistake?" She was sure Izuku was going to explode from nervousness, and everyone was looking at him in confusion. Yaoyorozu just seemed a little annoyed. Everyone started to get behind the idea though. Except the boy who suggested the voting system. Kaida rested her cheek against her hand, watching the exchange. Soon, it was lunch time, and Kirishima and Kaminari stopped by Kaida's desk with their usual grins.

    "Hey, Kai, wanna join us for lunch?" Denki asked, both boys stuffing their hands in their pockets as they waited for the girl to respond. Mina peeked her head around their figures with a smile.

    "Hey, guys! Mind if I join?" The pinkette joined the trio, standing beside them with her hands on her hips. Kai's eyes widened a bit as she looked between them before a smile started to form on her face. Friends. Standing up, the smile only grew as she nodded her head.

    "Sure, let's all go together!" Mina grabbed Kaida's arm, squeezing her close to her as she pulled her out of the room, the boys quickly following with shouts of protest. Hiyama's face exploded into a dark red at Mina's forwardness, looking to the blond for help. Both of the boys just watched with small chuckles coming out, Denki just shook his head, basically telling her she was on her own. She let the girl drag her along, Kaminari and Kirishima walking on either side of them, listening to the conversation they were having. She tried to keep up, giving small inputs, but mostly laughing at their behaviors. She loved how friendly and accepting they were of her, going as far as asking her to join them for lunch.

    Lunch was spent getting to know each other mostly, but finding out that Kirishima and Mina already knew each other from Middle School. Kaida was hesitant to open up but mostly mentioned a little of her family, and how she went to school with Bakugo and Izuku. It started getting more into their hobbies and the things they liked and disliked. It was weird for her. The only other person she told this stuff to was Izuku, but it looked like they were gaining different friend groups, but still being friends since they were in the same class. It was honestly kinda nice having different friends, in her opinion. It showed just how dependent they had become on one another. While Kaida and Denki were watching Mina and Eijiro talk excitedly about something, the two throwing in their two cents every now and again, an alarm bell started ringing. It sent everyone on edge, jumping in surprise.

    "Wh-what's going on?!" Ashido shouted, Hiyama quickly jumping up, along with Kirishima. A robotic announcement came over the intercom, causing the four to exchange worried looks.

    "Warning. Level Three security breach. All students please evacuate the building in an orderly fashion." They gasped, looking around as all of the students started to take off into the halls. Everyone was yelling and screaming in fear, trying to escape the building, while Kaida quickly activated her quirk, wrapping her tails around the other three's waists.

    "Kaida, what are you doing?" Kaminari asked, raising his hands a bit as they stared at her back. The tails had caused her undershirt to come untucked, letting them loose as she moved away from everyone, raising her friends out of the way. They would get trampled at this rate. She quickly led them around the people, using an extra tail to hold onto the rafters away from everyone. It was the only way they wouldn't get trampled. So, when the crowd was mostly gone, she lowered them back down to the ground, dropping herself next to them. "Whoa, thanks Kai!"

    "That could've been a disaster."

    "Look outside, there has to be something everyone's not seeing." She said, the four of them running to the windows.

    "It's just the press!" Mina called out, hands pressed against the glass.

    "Really, that's it?"

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    After the fuss was all over, and they all returned to class, Yaoyorozu stood up, Midoriya following her to the front of the class. Midoriya was back to being a mess over being class rep, but she gave him a quick smile and a nod. He glanced at her after he was done stuttering, taking a small breath. "First, there's something that I wanna say. I've thought a lot about this. And I think Tenya Iida should be our class rep! He was able to capture everyone's attention and get us in line. So, I believe that he should be the one leading our class from now on!" Kaida looked down as she smiled. Iida was going to get the position anyways, they should've known.

    "Yeah, you know what? If Midoriya vouches for him, I'm good. Plus he was a big help. He totally manned up and took charge, right?" Kirishima chimed in, Kaminari nodding his head in agreement.

    "Yup! Oh! Did you notice he looked like the dude on the emergency exit signs when he was on the wall earlier?" That comment caused the four friends to giggle before Aizawa called it a waste of time. It shut them right up.

    "I don't care who the rep is, just hurry up."

    "If Midoriya is nominating me for this job... then I humbly accept. I pledge to carry out the duties of class rep to the best of my abilities!" Iida stood up, proudly proclaiming. Kirishima gave him a thumbs up.

    "Sounds good, Emergency Exit!" Cue the giggles, with Kaminari joining in. "Emergency Exit Iida! Don't let us down, man!"

                                                                                              *

    It was an ordinary night when she got home, spending a lot of missed time with her family now that they were all back together. Kaida did spend most of the night writing out her essay for Aizawa and writing proper apology letters to All Might and Bakugo. She was nervous to give her letter to Katsuki. Why? Because she was sure he was just going to rip it up in front of her and tell her to get lost. She was prepared for it. Nearly midnight, she as finally finished with the papers, putting them neatly in her folders in her bag. Hardly getting any rest that night, she felt like a zombie in the morning, fueling up on flesh and coffee before she was off to school. She held her folder in her hands, ready to hand the papers in. She had entered the school grounds when she saw him, slouched over and grumpy as usual. She took a deep breath before she sped up her walking. "Katsu! Wait up!" He merely grunted as he slowed down, turning a little. He saw the folder and rolled his eyes.

    "If you have that stupid apology letter, don't bother. S'not like you meant it. Just throw it out." He said, starting to walk again. She huffed and ran to stand in front of him, making him growl. "Get out of my way, Red."

    "Please, you don't have to read it. Just accept it so I can tell Aizawa I gave it to you. That's all I'm asking." She bowed a little as she held out the paper to him. He scoffed, snatching the paper from her, gripping it tightly in his balled fist.

    "Tch, fine, whatever." She let herself finally breathe as he walked away from her, her smiling a little. One target down, two more to go.

    Entering the classroom, she quickly laid her essay on Aizawa's podium, taking her seat as the day commenced. She could see him nod in satisfaction as he skimmed over it. He set it aside as classes began. When training rolled around, everyone seemed pretty pumped up about it. "Today's training will be a little different. You'll have three instructors. Me, All Might, and another faculty member will be keeping tabs on you."

    "Sir! What kinda training is this?" Sero called out, everyone looking to Aizawa for answers. He held out a card.

    "Rescue. You'll be dealing with natural disasters, shipwrecks, stuff like that." He explained.

    "Disasters, huh? Sounds like we're in for a big workout." Kaminari said, Ashido joining in happily. Kirishima seemed pretty excited about it, and some other students joined in.

    "Guys, I'm not finished yet." That shut everyone up for the time being. "What you wear in the exercise is up to you. I know you're excited about costumes... but keep in mind that you haven't gotten used to them yet, and they might limit your abilities. This special training's at an off-campus facility, so we'll be taking a bus to get there. That's all. Start getting ready." Immediately, everyone was up, Kaida was first to grab her case, waiting for Mina so they could walk together to the changing room. They talked, well, Mina talked, Kaida mostly listened, while they got dressed, some of the other girls joining in with how they were going to be doing the rescue training. Soon, they were all gathering outside while they waited for the bus. It wasn't long before Iida was calling them to gather around.

    "Using your student numbers, form two neat lines so we can load the bus efficiently." He shouted, blowing a whistle as he went. Kaida couldn't help but giggle a little bit, Mina laughing along with her. No way anyone was going to do that. They wanted to sit together. Besides, when they boarded, it had a more open layout than they were expecting. Mina promptly called Iida out on needed to chill as they rode along. Kaida ended up seated in between Mina and Kaminari. The mustard blond took that chance to get to know her more. She didn't try to give him too much to work with, and it ended with him calling her a mystery and shooting her a wink. It made her roll her eyes, but her face was slightly pink as she looked away from him, Mina taking her attention now. Of course, the back and forth between the rest of the class and Bakugo caught her attention, causing her to laugh at Kaminari's comment.

    "Y'know, we basically just met you. So, it's kinda telling that we all know your personality is flaming crap mixed with garbage." He shrugged, and it sent Kaida into a small fit of giggles as Bakugo yelled.

    "You're gonna regret the day you applied to this school, you loser...! And stop fucking laughing, Red! I'll kill both of you!" She only stuck out her tongue to anger him more, giggling with Ashido as she joined in, the two teasing him.

    "Hey, hey, we're here. Stop messing around." Aizawa said, standing from his seat. There was a chorus of 'yes sir's as things quieted down a little, everyone looking out the windows to look at the dome like building. As they left the bus, the rescue hero, Thirteen was waiting for them. Thirteen was an amazing hero, and just seeing them in person made her almost as giddy as Midoriya. They were one of her favorite heroes! Entering the dome, she was in awe. It was amazing! There were so many areas to simulate rescue operations, to train in environments you're not used to. Her eyes seemed to sparkle as she looked around, a big grin forming on her face.

    "A shipwreck. A landslide. A fire. A windstorm. Et cetera-- I created this training facility to prepare you to deal with different types of disasters. I call it the Unforeseen Simulation Joint. But, you can call it, USJ!"

    "Hey, shouldn't All Might be here already? Lemme guess, he booked an interview instead." A smartass comment came from Aizawa, questioning All Might's whereabouts. Thirteen closed in and said something but she couldn't hear them. She was too busy in awe. Aizawa turned back around to face the group. "The clock's ticking. We should get started."

    "Excellent! Before we begin, let me just say one thing. Well, maybe two things. Possibly three, four, or five..- Listen carefully. I'm sure you're aware that I have a powerful Quirk. It's called Black Hole. I can use it to suck up anything and turn it into dust." They explained. Midoriya quickly chimed in as Uraraka bounced beside him.

    "Yeah, you've used Black Hole to save people from all kinds of disasters before, haven't you?"

    "That's true, but my Quirk could also be very easily used to kill." Kaida flinched as it reminded herself of her own quirk. "Some of you also have powers that can be dangerous." She felt as though Thirteen was looking right at her. Of course, all of the faculty members knew about the drawbacks of Hiyama's quirk. "In our superhuman society, all Quirks are certified and stringently regulated, so we often overlook how unsafe they can actually be. Please don't forget that if you lose focus or make the wrong move, your powers can be deadly. Even if you're trying to do something virtuous like rescue someone." The girl put her head down. "Thanks to Aizawa;s fitness tests, you have a solid idea of your Quirk's potential. And because of All Might's combat training, you likely experienced how dangerous your powers can be when used against other people. Carry those lessons over to this class. Today, you're going to learn how to use your Quirks to save people's lives. You won't be using your powers to attack enemies or each other, only to help. After all, that's what being a hero is all about. Ensuring the safety of others. That's all I have to say. Thank you so much for listening." As they finished talking, they bowed, the class erupting into a cheer for them. Kaida even clapped a little bit.

    "Right. Now that that's over..." Aizawa started, before electricity started to crackle through the buildings lights, the fountain in the middle of the dome sputtering before it looked like it started a type of swirling motion. A purple vortex was taking over in front of it, Kaida stepping forward as Aizawa began to turn around, realizing that something just wasn't right. The purple vortex erupted across the ground, and they could see a hand starting to reach out of it.

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A Star In The Sky

Part 1- “Alright David Bowie”

a/n- ahh pls let me know if you like it, this currently doesn’t have a pairing but I do have one sort of planned? I just don’t know when I wanna put it in. Also this is a female reader purely based on the fact I want to include certain points that rely on the fact female producers having a harder time in the industry. Sorry.

She knew she had some hotshots coming in. Some guys who had a couple hits on Soundcloud that blew them up and now were notorious for their ‘the world owes me everything’ attitude. As one of the best producers/sound engineers in the industry right now she wasn’t too unfamiliar with asshole entitled musicians. As one of the few female producers in the industry, she was incredibly familiar with entitled men.

Sagittarius were a duo, a set of twins, that started out in their parent's garage with nothing more than a couple of microphones, a midi keyboard and GarageBand. They made do and made hits. Like Her blew them up overnight and after a few more self-released tracks they got signed. Which brought them into Y/N’s world, as they asked to work with her and after an incident with her last client she wasn’t in a position to say no to the executive producers that worked with her who thought these two were good business.

Y/N’s phone pinged with a message from the receptionist, Tiff, letting her know the duo were on their way to the specific studio she was sat in. A subtle nudge to say ‘you’ve got about 7 minutes before they can actually find you because they’ve never been here before and the building’s pretty big’.

“It’s this one I swear, Grayson, she said it was down this corridor and third on the right!” She could hear them from just outside the room. A blank stare on her face as she peered out the window of the door waiting for the pair to realise she was there. Her engineer and assistant had already set up a large amount of the equipment that would be needed for this session and were now just twiddling their thumbs waiting with her.

She saw the ever so slightly taller one jump back and start to hit his brother's chest for his attention as he made eye contact with her. Rolling her eyes she got up to open the door and hurry them in.

“I know I own the place but we’ve only got this studio for so long so if you could get in here I’d appreciate it, the rest of us have places to be.” They’d only just got into the studio and she was already done with their shit.

“This is Kyle my engineer but you should already know that because he helped record your demos, I will refuse to work with any other engineer so don’t even bother trying, and this is Felicity, my assistant engineer, if you need anything she’s your girl, knows all the best takeout places and who delivers quickest.” The pair waved awkwardly at the twins in front of them.

Y/N and Kyle had been working together for years, as long as she’d been making music the lanky boy had been right by her side. They met in middle school and immediately hit it off, being best friends ever since. They ended up interning in the same studio and had grown so much together, both personally and as professionals. They weren’t just coworkers, they were best friends. He had been there for her through everything and she had been there for him. It was the cliche ‘boy and girl are such close friends they’re basically siblings and they could never date but people think they are because of how cuddly they can be’.

This all meant that as soon as the set of twins walked into the studio Kyle could already tell this session wasn’t going to go smoothly.

“Well you probably already know who we are, I’m Grayson. I might be younger than this one but I’m bigger in all the ways that count.” Grayson winked at Felicity as he finished. The other rolled his eyes before introducing himself, the same amount of smugness in his voice.

“I’m Ethan, the talent, the brains, the better twin in general” Ethan spoke as a smirk spread across his face. Y/N shared a look with Kyle, acknowledging that this was going to be a long album.

They listened back to the demos that Y/N had been sent, her giving her input on changes and tweaks that could be made. Ethan and Grayson shooting down every idea she had. They repeatedly made it very clear they knew their vision and were not willing to compromise. After several hours, Kyle could see the ever-growing annoyance on her face. Kyle warned Felicity that this was about to get nasty as he heard Ethan tell Y/N that the E flat sounded better than the E sharp.

“The song is written entirely in D flat throwing a sharp note in their makes it sound shit because it’s not a sharp key, I have studied this at every level of education I am the best in the industry at what I do right now, YOU requested to work with me so listen to what I am telling you or I will walk out that door and take my staff, equipment and budget with me.” Ethan and Y/N were locked in a staredown. Grayson was off to the side scoffing at the arrogance of the woman in front of him, completely disregarding the way that he and his twin had treated the poor woman.

“Why don’t we calm down, take a breather and talk about their vision for the album?” Kyle tried to calm the tensions, already having sent Felicity out for food and drinks so they could have a proper break when she’s back.

“We want something out of this world, a concept album that’s never been done before. It’ll be called A Star In The Sky.” Grayson started, his cockiness immediately returning before his brother continued.

“It’s about a spaceman coming to earth, using us to communicate to the rest of humanity.” This time a smirk spread across Y/N’s face knowing she had a perfect comeback.

“Alright David Bowie, do tell me more?” If she could bottle the look on their faces and have it to keep, she would’ve in a heartbeat. It was priceless. They really thought they’d done something new, and she was there to shoot them down. Sure it wasn’t a complete Ziggy Stardust ripoff but it was close enough.

“What do you mean ‘alright David Bowie’?” Oh, these two were just clueless to what they’d done.

“Oh, you just don’t know? The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars? Ring any bells? It’s David Bowie’s fifth album, loosely a concept album based on a spaceman rockstar who acts as a messenger for aliens.” She spoke with confidence hoping that they’d see she knows her shit more than they do and finally listen to her.

She was proven wrong.

Felicity returned with food in hand, allowing them to have a short break. Y/N went straight to Kyle to rant about the twins who were sat six feet away ranting about her. She’d had a bad feeling about them when they walked in and when they said they were gonna just ‘make a better album’. This set Y/N off. Make a better album than Bowie? A better album than Ziggy fucking Stardust? The arrogance of these fuckers was unbelievable.

The twins could sense how riled up they were getting her and loved it. They knew she was the best but so were they in their eyes, no matter what she was going to make their album their way. The vision was set and it was good, the music was good, so why start again just because ‘some old dude’ made an album kind of similar?

“Ya know Gray, I hate to admit it but she might’ve been right about the E flat sounding better?” It was starting to eat at Ethan. He didn’t mean to be an ass he just was sometimes. When they broke for food they started discussing all Y/N’s ideas, and how good they were. They refused to admit it but knew she would make sure they ended up in the final mix because that’s what she did. That’s why she had to work with them.

“I know E but we can’t tell her, because then she’ll be right.”

This was going to be the hardest album she’d ever recorded.  

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Halloween (2018)

Hello! Night human, hello! Are you playing music, or is it coming from somewhere else? It should be coming from my end. If it's not, well... Ah, good Follow the sound of the unexplicable Halloween theme for a magical adventure. I LOVE magical adventures! I like how some of the whipped cream disappeared mysteriously before they put the nutmeg on Very mysterious indeed. I assume the answer involves licking. The answer always involves licking. Is that considered humane? Just keep them standing around in the sun? I... have no idea what the exact setup is supposed to be, but presumably they're not outside all the time Wuh oh So the mask is supposed to be... a magic artifact now? Good old Pumpkin! It's... un-rotting! It's got things to do! Things to watch! Yes.  Things.

The slit between the nose and the mouth kind of weirds me out there. You too? "well, surely they don't mean us" "Not us! We're starting things on a respectful note, comparing her to her almost-killer and a caged animal all within under the space of a minute!" "we've traveled a very long way... we didn't feel like trying to contact you ahead of time or make an appointment or anything, though" unbiased as SHIT "Here's 3000 dollars, now let us make a rubbing of your scar." IKR? "how the fuck should I know" I kinda hope this guy is the first victim. "We did, but we were sort of hoping to snap off a few shots of you crying." Likewise. I have a bad feeling about those mousetraps I hope they go off on Podcast Man's person. Somehow. That sounds like a lie That's Pumpkin's polar opposite, the disgusted one. The one who kinkshames. Kast, I swear to various gods, I will destroy you. Victim #2 Starscream! Hello! I finally beat the blasted thing into working. I did not want to miss the shenanigans. You haven't missed much! And so you didn't! A couple of idiot journalists went to bother the final girl from the first movie I'm glad. Today requires dead teenagers. And upset Michael's fellow patients for no reason. Ah, that is always a good idea. Ah, that is always a good idea. This one is aware she lives in a horror movie universe, isn't she. Yeah. Is *anyone* going to approach her and her very obvious trauma in anything resembling a respectful way? Probably not! Doubtful. wow awww man She clearly is not handling herself well. "It's not like this is a difficult day for you or anything." What kind of person doesn't shrug off a whole lot of her friends getting murdered and nearly getting murdered herself? Shiiiit I mean, we knew it was coming, but "don't get murdered" Who gave that child a rifle? Oh good, the kid has a gun I bet it'll do him a world of good I bet he startles and shoots his own father. cool, cool, investigate by yourself Well, you guessed close, anyway! And who's in the backs....yep That's about right. "And, don't forget, just naked enough for """fanservice"""" Let's see.... known serial killer on the loose on the night he's known for being extra murderous... Yes, maybe you should cancel Halloween. What can possibly go wrong?! Oh, great Lovely! Ugh He's very strong for an older fellow. Maybe should have given him a little less fresh air and healthy food. So, that's four more corpses. Think they will cancel Halloween yet? Says the soon-to-be-corpse Whatever you say, Corpse Number 5. Just think of how squirrelly she will be when her stupid family gets murdered for not listening to her. :( And journalists intrude on her privacy to ask her about it. Does no one in this town lock their door? Apparently not? Ham, never eaten. Oh, jeez He doesn There's no effort needed to get in. Oh, I like this little human. Awww. Yes, leave the door open. Every door in this town must be left open, so murderers can get in. Welp. "If you're cold, they're cold. Bring them in." Wow. What the fuck. I hope he is stabbed nineteen times. Uhh. "a noise like... a murderer?" Oh goody, dry! fuuuuck cue murder ...really, dude So I guess she didn't QUITE check everywhere That kid is going to need so much therapy. Run, sensible child! Run! Again, they know that they have a murderer problem. Why does he have no backup? Backup is for losers I think he wants to be murdered. "Captured" "so in a way, all this is his fault" It is not paranoia, if there really is something out there to get you. If only some shithead hadn't dropped her phone in the punch bowl, or soup, or whatevr that was facepalm . . . . Oh, I've heard that one. oh my god. dude stop Look at that, she managed to not be killed for the moment. ...Well, that took care of that! Double tap. Is it Ben Tramer? .... Well, that's a problem. Damn it. So did he survive that after all?  Are there two of them now? Oh, he's not going to be happy about that. Now his mask has old man stink inside it. I admit I don't quite get how he did that through the grate He kicked the grate out. Ohhh His head was...overripe, apparently? I guess? That was a strange plot cul-de-sac ...I feel like taking the van would've been a better bet It's Pumpkin! Well, damn it Oh. No, no it isn't. Oh, no!  That guy I hated is dead now! Hopefully she didn't like him too much. I don't like that he gets to survive most of the movie and Fun Babysitter didn't. I feel like it's a bad idea to leave that remote up there. I feel like her just leaving the remote on the counter there is a bad thing urgh I hope she brought it down with her, at least Well, that gave you away. But what do I know? It's not my paranoia cellar. I feel like she should have forced him into a chute, for a clean kill. Oh, crap Don't be impatient... For someone planning this for forty years, she's done a poor job of building a trap house. That is a creepy target practice area Why have a scary mannequin room, if you know one day this situation is coming? Right? For that matter, why not install proper indoor lighting, to see who you're trying to shoot? That would spoil the jumpscares! When you're planning on facing off with your supernatural attacker someday and plotting things out to the minute, but you need to keep the atmosphere Spooky. About time. hey Hello and goodbye, Nude Human. Keep shooting him. I feel like this is a kill that should be confirmed before they relax. No more relaxing for any of them ever. But on the plus side, they no longer think Grandmother is crazy. Now they love Grandmother and her room full of non-jamming guns and canned corn! Grandmother who they all call grandmother for some reason. Why *did* she stock rations? Did she think Michael would just pop a seat down on the kitchen floor for a month on end and they'd have to wait him out? Perhaps she was planning for zombies as well, given she knows at least one creature that refuses to stay dead. She likes to cover all bases. Michael, zombies...got a couple of hobgoblin defenses lined up just in case. If one is going to be prepared, might as well cover all bases. Except when it comes to well lit rooms and moving the mannequins out. Who has time for that? Sigh. My computer froze and I missed everything after the spooky mannequin rom. What happened? They eventually got him into the basement, and lit him on fire. Which he'll almost assuredly walk off. Oh, good. Less good. And we hear his spooky breathing at the end of the credits, so... And Allison has a knife. Of course we do. I haven't been able to pull up a light note to end on, so I'm open to suggestions! Goose game! Goose game it is! How about a fun goose game highlight reel? Beautiful! He's enjoying the moment. Sun hat! put it in the pond! What did this old man ever do to anyone? He dared try to get work done. Tried to keep the goose out of the garden! Unforgiveable! Unforgourdable! I'm having this great idea for a game for you to stream sometime! I'm thinking the same thing! I thought he did too! no, no, it's floating back! Somebody do something! Oh this kid gets TERRORIZED What kinda scam is she running here! Clearly she knows how to make the money. oh my gosh I wonder if you could make him buy back his glasses... His evil delight is infectious. He is having too much fun. What kind of person walks right up to a goose to take a ribbon off it I want to play this, but I don't think it's on steam... yet. That's going to be a beautiful day when it is. Right? Well, that wraps it up, I'd say! I am very glad I did not miss out. Your streams are definitely a highlight. Goodnight, and thanks for the stream! Oh, hush! But don't, of course, never hush. Thank you for coming! Good night!

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Fred’s Bro-Tillion REVIEW

SPOILERS BELOW

Okay, so after months of wondering if it's bro-tillion or bro-trillion, the answer lays within the episode and it's tillion. Anyone that says tillion has no r sound within it so that's cleared up. Let's begin the review! 

We begin with the sneak peek we got long back in September. The gang (minus Fred) are having breakfast at the cafe. Cass is having issues with her espresso machine (because rolling pins are not the solution) and it breaks to the point where it can't be repaired. The gang notices Fred's absence and they get a call from him that he has an emergency. Cue a quick sequence where they suit up and they fly to his mansion, only to see him in his room getting his toenails filed by Heathcliff. 

As expected, the intro happens and now we're going to finally get to the bottom of this emergency! The others want to know what's wrong and Fred becomes dramatic explaining that his bro-tillion is upon him. They don't understand what that is (who would) and Heathcliff explains that it's a gala held in his honor where he'll be presented in front of the city's money elite. In Fred's words, it's a stuffy party where he'll have to dress in a stuffy suit and talk stuffy with stuffy people. But the worst part of this party will be...Binky. 

Fred's mother, who we're finally meeting, explains that Binky (full name: Beverly Samantha Mole) is the the reigning queen of San Fransokyo's snob society. She's described as rude and arrogant and everything at this gala must go perfectly. The reason she cares about what Binky thinks is because in the past, Fred has done things that have angered her. He ruined a priceless work of art when he was a toddler (little Fred was adorable!), somehow got monkeys loose at the zoo and was banned from the yacht club. Because of this, Fred doesn't want to let his mom down again and wants his friends to help him become more proper. 

What Fred really needs the most help preparing for is *dramatic pause* the dance. Hiro assures him that he has that covered and creates a dance chip for Baymax. Back at the mansion, Baymax shows off a few of many different types of dances that Hiro programmed into the chip. You wouldn't think that Baymax could dance so gracefully, but he does. I would love to get dance lessons from him. Speaking of lessons, Baymax begins giving Fred a lesson on the waltz which does not go over too well. 

During this lesson, his mother comes in with terrible news about an avalanche that happened on the family mountain. They have a family mountain too? His father is leading the search party, which makes Fred hopeful that the party will be cancelled, but the bro-tillion is still on. Heathcliff announces that the caterer cancelled and they must find a new one. An idea comes to Hiro and he goes to Fred's mom, telling her that he knows of a 'hot, new caterer'. He goes to explain that she'd be on the cutting edge having this exciting, hip undiscovered gem as the caterer and she happily thanks him. This whole idea of his serves two purposes. Fred's mom has a caterer and Cass will be able to get a new espresso machine. Honestly, what Hiro did was both sneaky and sweet. 

Meanwhile, Fred's dance lessons with Baymax are hopeless to him, but Hiro attempts his best pep talk. He needs to go out there and show that he's not afraid of anything. Fred mentions his little fear of spiders, but Hiro has convinced him to not give up and he goes off to continue learning the waltz. 

We immediately cut to the big event. There's an ice statue of Fred and everything! In the kitchen, Cass is finishing up some panda and cat hors d'oeuvres. Honey Lemon, who we know likes cute foods, has given names for them. Gogo tells her not to get emotionally involved with the food, but it's a little late for that. If I learned anything from Monsters Inc., it's that once you name something, you start to get attached to it. Cass gives the gang some quick catering tips and they're all off! Baymax has a hard time squeezing through the crowd. Honey Lemon watches her cute food friends getting eaten. Wasabi is determined to keep faces clean. Baymax also scans a lady, telling her the exact percentage of her nose job recovery (but hey, 73.9% healed!)

Fred's mom has everyone’s attention as she introduces Fred. The sight of Binky has him nervous and he requests Baymax's help. Baymax suggests deep, calming breaths, but Fred begins to hyperventilate. While breathing into Baymax's arm, the building begins to shake. Out of nowhere, a machine drills through the floor of the room and we are introduced to Baron Von Steamer! No one knows of him, but he was apparently a well-known villain back in the day. Fred's mom makes it clear that he's unwelcome to be at the party, but he's not leaving until he takes Fred with him. Normally, anyone would be terrified to be kidnapped by a super villain, but Fred doesn't mind the idea because that means he doesn't have to dance. Never change, Fred. 

The party guests run in terror while Cass hands out business cards to them. Binky is storming off yet again which disappoints Fred's mom. Meanwhile, Fred thinks it's awesome that a super villain crashed his party, but his friends are more focused on protecting him. Honestly, while their gear is much needed against villains, it was pretty entertaining to see them go against Steamer in their catering attire. 

Wasabi is helping Fred get away from Steamer, but their luck doesn't last. He states that Fred is a spitting image of his father as he looks at a picture of Fred's dad as Boss Awesome. With that, he takes...Wasabi? What?? That's right. He thinks that Wasabi is Fred. The team attempts to save Wasabi, but he gets away with ease thanks to his steam. The team is confused on how he could mistaken Wasabi for Fred. Hiro questions who Boss Awesome is and we cut to everyone in the secret room of the mansion. 

Everyone is surprised to learn that Fred's father was also a superhero. Fred says they probably shouldn't be in his den, but he's on the other side of the world. Still, Fred's dad video calls them while in his secret room. Fred explains the current situation and his dad can't believe Steamer is still a super villain. Steamer was his arch nemesis way back when. Hiro asks if he has an idea of where he could have taken Wasabi and he apparently has many hideouts in the city. Most of which are now Noodle Burgers (and one is a Yaki Taco). There are only two hideouts left and they're on the opposite sides of the city. This provokes a classic split-up. 

Meanwhile, Steamer has Wasabi caged up, feeling accomplished that he'll finally have his revenge against his mortal enemy. The only problem is that he doesn't know he has the wrong guy. Wasabi tries to explain that he is not the baby child of Boss Awesome (especially because he has no clue who that is), but Steamer isn't listening. If Boss Awesome doesn't show up by midnight, Steamer assures Wasabi he'll be facing his last breath. 

Now into action, Hiro and Baymax are flying through the abandoned subway station. Ah yes, the comic-con preview. The subway is filled with booby-traps (between Hiro and Baymax, they said 'booby-trap' five times). Part of a train is coming towards them, Baymax lifts the tracks and we finally get to see the aftermath! As expected, they're both safe and on the hunt for Steamer. Baymax announces that he's not there as Hiro finds a record player of Steamer's voice. The duo are now on their way to the old iron works. 

Gogo, Fred and Honey Lemon are already searching for Wasabi there and they find a clue. It's Rodrigo (one of the cat hors d'oeuvres). Fred examines it before eating it which crushes Honey. Why did you have to eat Rodrigo in front of her?!  

As Steamer continues to work on something, Wasabi has his phone out, attempting to get a bar and make contact. He succeeds in getting service for all of two seconds before his excitement causes him to drop and break his phone. Midnight has now arrived and Wasabi's life is officially in danger. Steamer fires up the iron works as the team silently come to the rescue. Fred literally jumps into action, but what he does ends up lowering Wasabi into a lava pit faster. Gogo manages to push his cage away from any danger, but Wasabi isn't ready to open his eyes. Steamer makes what looks to be an escape at first. He also angrily shakes his fist and yells "Millanials!" which earned a laugh out of me. 

Wasabi is now out of his cage and doing just fine. The group agrees to leave, but Steamer comes from the ceiling in a giant mecha-spider machine. Fred's fear of spiders is not so little to him anymore. Steamer begins to strike and boy, does this machine have some intense weaponry. It may not look steam related from the outside, but it's steam-powered on the inside. The girls are putting good effort into the fight. Wasabi is outmatched without his suit and hoping that Fred will say something, but he starts to hyperventilate again. Wasabi makes a run for it, but his attempt fails and he almost falls to his death in the lava pit. Luckily for him, Hiro and Baymax show up right on time and save him from being harmed. He also (understandably) peed himself. 

Steamer trips Gogo, which results in her collapsing into Honey Lemon and the chemical from her chem ball traps them. Baymax and Hiro dodge a few attacks before Baymax is pinned down and Hiro falls off him. Everyone is down and it's up to Fred to save the day. He's afraid to do so due to his arachnophobia being at full force, but he manages to work past it. Fred tells Steamer that it's him he's looking for and Steamer finally sees the resemblance with him in his kaiju suit. Seriously, dude? Anyway, Steamer is looking forward to defeating his arch rival's baby child. Fred states that he's no longer a baby child and, as of today, is now a man child. The fight between Fred and Steamer is in Fred's favor and he has Baymax's dance lessons to thank for it. That's right, he dances his way to victory! It was both a beautiful and comical moment. 

The spider machine is down, but Steamer declares he will get his revenge someday. He makes an awkward escape, but it's still an escape nonetheless.

The bro-tillion continues at the cafe. Cass now has catering jobs booked and she has a brand new espresso machine too! Gogo tries to eat a snack shaped like a horse, but Honey Lemon's reaction stops her from doing so. The episode concludes with Fred dancing with his mother. He apologizes for his party being ruined, knowing how much she wanted to impress Binky. She confesses that she likes this part of the bro-tillion more because it's more like him. It's time for both of them to stop caring about what Binky thinks. She's very proud of her son and they continue to dance away as Baymax helps Fred dance from afar. 

I really really liked this episode a lot! 

I enjoyed the character development we got for Fred. Sure, he was pretty much a goofball throughout the episode, but he also had some serious moments too. At the end of the day, he didn't want to let his mom down at the bro-tillon and he felt like he did because of Steamer crashing it. He also did incredibly well in battle against Steamer. Using the dance moves he learned earlier on against him? That was brilliant! I like seeing things from early on in the episode becoming useful in the end. 

We finally met Fred's mom and I really like her! She seems to have a good relationship with her son and I found the ending scene to be super sweet. They're both not going to care about what Binky thinks anymore. She's accepting of how Fred is and is proud of him. She's just a really nice mom to him, it's great! Oh and those brief flashbacks of Fred when he was younger were too precious! 

Baron Von Steamer was an incredible villain, but that's no surprise. He's been a super villain for decades so he's no rookie with what he does. I like that he's the arch rival of Fred's dad. Boss Awesome is a great superhero name by the way. I think Steamer is going to be a huge challenge for Big Hero 6 in future episodes. That spider-like machine was insane and did some serious damage. He's definitely one of the more threatening villains. 

Hiro getting Cass the catering job was so sweet of him. She now has more jobs booked and has a brand new espresso machine. That smile that Hiro gave Cass before he began serving was so precious I can't believe I got to witness that for free. 

Again, I really loved the part where the team was fighting against Steamer in their catering outfits. They didn't have their weapons, but they made the most of their first attempt with what they had. It was amazing. 

Also, how did Steamer confuse Wasabi for Fred? And how was Fred more recognizable in his suit than as himself? It was funny, but how???

There were also a couple minor callbacks to the movie which I appreciated. Gogo saying "Explanation now" and Honey Lemon surrounding herself in a pink bubble during battle. 

The humor was promising as always. It was heavily implied that Wasabi has cut Fred's toenails before. Baymax on dance mode is amazing. Fred wanting to be kidnapped so he doesn't have to dance. Wasabi assuring Steamer he has lots of breaths. Good stuff. 

Oh and Binky is Richardson's mother and Wasabi's dad is an orthodontist. Both those facts are completely unrelated to each other, but I like learning new things.  

There was something about this episode that just felt really good. I can’t exactly pinpoint what it was, but I’d rather not look for the reason. It was an enjoyable, fun, action-packed episode and that’s what matters.

On a scale of one to ten...I'd rate Fred's Bro-Tillion a 9!

[mirvns-blog]

OK SO here’s my proper intro!! i’m so excited to be here tbh, and for the sake of.. idk, something, i’m lia ( again ) and i’m a panini obsessed, suffering uni student from canada, the nt specifically — aka the most unnecessary tz ?? i’m kpop, sci-fi and alt rock trash, csi reruns have kinda become my life now and when my social life isn’t dormant like it is rn, you can usually find me at the campus bar having a wild time with a couple of my ra’s lol. anyway, on to my content, frivolous bab miran who rly.. doesn’t know what she’s doing with herself despite finally getting her career on track, but she’s trying:

so lil kang miran was born in incheon to a korean-american father and her mother who had moved from changwon abt ten years prior ??

has a younger brother by about four years and ig you could say they were middle class

so most of her family bg is still up in the air for me but

her parents were always v big on education, wanting the best for their kids and to be cared for in their old age, so mimi and her brother were diligent in their studies as kids

however, she became a bit.. lax ig ?? like she studied but she didn’t go overboard

her grades were still good, she just didn’t get as into it and overwhelmed by it as before

prob took up a job at some local fast food place like every other teen to save for uni

so fast forward and she graduated !!! she thought she’d do medical science and had no real worries about changing her mind

got into snu and was set on medicine.. until she finally began attending uni, about a month in and she was fucking clueless

keep in mind that at the same time, she had just met a dude maybe twenty years her senior that decided to idk, impress/dazzle the pretty girl chilling by the racks of some luxury store that she was merely browsing ( bc hello ?? uni student ? she can’t afford shit ) by buying her a dress that she kept going back to

this girl.. just went along with no complaints bc she liked the attention, liked the dress and hey, if the dude wanted to buy her something for the hell of it, she’d be stupid to reject it

the guy asked her to dinner shortly after and again, why not ?? 

side note: she’s an idiot to just go along with a strange dude but

long story short, he asks her to be his sugar baby — which was something that had she thought of it sooner, she’d fucking go for it in a heartbeat bc attention !! pretty things !! keeping her head above water financially !!!

she’s down, thought he was good-looking so bonus if things went beyond just having someone around to talk to

which it did, btw lol

so despite her suffering with academics, other aspects of her life were p good and she was content for the most part

a year later, she dropped out of snu to pursue fashion instead, especially since she always had an interest in it and had kinda had a knack for things like sewing

and guess who financed it ?? 

ok so it’s a tad messy, but long story short, she moved to gangnam to be closer to her sugar daddy ( .. can u guess how she’s able to afford to l i v e these days ?? i’ll give u a minute ) and to get away from her currently v disappointed parents

she proposed he put his spendings on her into helping her establish something that would make her v happy and he went along with it

so to the present, miran is still with the dude but it’s not.. rly a relationship, never has been, and she still doesn’t know what to do with herself

she doesn’t know if she has actual feelings for the dude beyond gratitude and lust so she’s coming to this point of questioning everything ?

not to mention that one of the only reasons she’s still in this is bc she feels like she owes it to him, he p much handed her a small business without any negative consequences after all

so she has a small clothing line, has a website for it and it’s doing ok in the area and a couple of other regions of south korea and she wants nothing more than to make it up to her parents by making it big, but tbh it’s still mostly a dream for herself so

anyway she’s kinda a mess, not rly sure of what else to say lol

personality and other stuff ig

soft af !!

spontaneous, if her suddenly becoming a sugar baby isn’t already an indication lol

obsessed with the idea of leading a luxurious lifestyle after getting a taste of it 

has a bit of a dependency on others, even if she tries to deny it bc she knows she does deep down

a generally cheery person who wants the best for people

C L U M S Y

won’t admit to this either, but she tends to feel rly insecure bc she didn’t know what she wanted to do with her life once she actually dived into uni or how to tell her parents, or how some people tend to walk over her bc of her occasional naiveté, see her as weak for being a more gentle soul, etc

idk i’m still working on some aspects of her personality

super chill though, always smiling, just a rly cute bean

loves cats and dogs, she’ll never pick one over the other

hc: when she has a family and all that and they decide to adopt a puppy, she’ll leave the kids with her partner and snatch a tabby cat bc why not have both ??

the biggest meat hoe™

but loves cocoa more than life itself

tries to dress in a sophisticated manner but also rly loves wearing cute baggy sweatshirts and ball caps

skIRTS

loves all of the cult classic teen movies, has a soft spot for well done romance flicks and kdramas too

also a hopeless romantic, legit will fall in love with/develop a crush on you so easily, hence why she doesn’t know what to do with this whole sugar baby thing anymore

has never been in a relationship tho lol

.. wh y am i saying that like she’s a loser when neither have i 

i rly just played myself, why am i not surprised lfjdkgh

loves indie/electropop music

has a profound admiration for classical as well

not the heaviest drinker or user of sorts but it’s prob for the best bc she’s such a lightweight lmao

can be like four different people when she’s drunk so.. yeah js hahaha

so she’s sometimes that chick™ that has a wild time at a party but surprise !! she’s stone cold sober

has a slight oral fixation ig ? not in a sexual manner though so don’t get any ideas hahaha

.. ok maybe a little but it’s rly innocent on her part 99% of the time. you’ll almost never see her without a straw in her drink for example; she’s also a lollipop and liquorice hoe so yeah

she’ll never bite her nails though, at least not beyond a light nip that’s p subconscious when she’s concentrating on something

.. funny how i typed more about this than her feelings abt her career rIP

but listen when i said she’s lowkey freaky i fucking meant it lmAO. idek if she realizes it herself but yeah.. she’s not that pure sdhfkg i hate myself for this you doNT UNDERSTAND

like i think this’ll do for now, i’ll add a few connection ideas below !!

i could’ve just put that last point here but oH WELL

a brot3/girl gang/idk ?? [ 1/2 ] : kinda speaks for itself bc i can just imagine her having like two or three people that she met at once when she moved into her apartment or something that she’ll do anything for, like late night study sessions ( for them, she’s just along for moral support lmao ) in the lib with tons of soda and candy to keep them hyped up or being squished together on her bed to watch movies. just.. rly pure, or it can be a bit trying but it ends up being mostly just a cute bond  [ jake oh + ]

ride or die : ahh yeah, so this girl ?? super friendly, a gem, it wouldn’t be too hard for her to start an acquaintanceship with most people. but this person is her number one supporter and vice versa, they’re probably one in the same or they’re complete opposites, idk hahaha. anyways, they’d know everything about her sugar baby lifestyle, prob be the one to talk her out of it 

heR SUGAR DADDY’S KID !! : plEASE OK IT’D BE AWKWARD AF FOR THE GIRL. it’d prob get angsty where they both know that she wasn’t the one to suggest being in this arrangement with their dad but they’d still see her negatively or something ?? maybe the man’s an ass since i haven’t rly figured him out as a person and they don’t like seeing mimi subject herself to his bullshit for the sake of being looked after. i just rly want this above all else

pen/online pal : so this might have occurred during her high school days, maybe it was the idea of her school if it was writing to someone, or it just happened when she started using tumblr or something, idk but suddenly she got a pal and just rly took to them bc she almost always does. she put in the effort to keep that person around, but if they lost touch or not, knew who they were, etc can be figured out between us so yeah 

the older sibling she never had : ok, so she is indebted to this person after prob pouring her heart out while drunk at 4am and them ( prob taking pity on her, lbr ) kinda just looking after her ?? they now know some of her biggest insecurities and they’re not gonna use them against her like she always fears people will. like idk man, she just rly needs someone to protect her and tell her everything will be okay and cuddle her while they watch some rly bad, borderline hilarious horror movies that still fuck her up badly with the jumpscares lol

mutual pining perhaps ?? who rly knows : so we’ve established that miran’s a hopeless romantic. maybe this is someone she’s been interested in for like, two seconds, maybe a year, who rly knows bc she wants to suppress her feelings while she’s in her sugar baby arrangement, it just makes it so much easier for everyone.. except maybe her lmao. also prob has lingering feelings for someone else so it wouldn't be fair to them but i just rly wanna see two shy buns ( or just two people in general lmao ) dance around each other and !!! 

bad influences : idk, it rly just speaks for itself. she can let loose every now and again, but she hates to go beyond mildly drunk since she’s a rl lightweight, but maybe they persuade her to go further or to just do rly dumb shit knowing she’ll agree to most things lmao

good influence on your muse : like i said, she’s a rly soft, kind-hearted person when it comes to helping others out, or just in general. so she’d probably be ready to drop everything and be there for someone, encourage better lifestyle choices, etc

soft baby protects fellow soft baby : she feels some kind of responsibility over them and looks out for them often, basically an excuse for two soft-hearted cuties to bond and freely be soft-hearted cuties together ( how many times will i say soft ?? lmao )  [ song yoobin ]

frenemies : speaks for itself ( btw this girl is rarely capable of actual hatred so enemies is prob a no lol ) , but this is someone she finds discomforting to be around. something about their demeanour rubs her the wrong way, and perhaps it’s reciprocal ?? bc lbr, most wouldn’t consider many people to be as polite as they tend to appear, so idk  [ seo minsook ]

neighbours : just.. idk, make it as mundane or as eclectic as possible, either works lol

honestly ?? idk anymore rip

so that’s miran !! if you’d like to plot and haven’t already messaged me/gotten one from me, just like this or message me ! 

[thattahoeecojournalist]

For His Honor

Title: For His Honor Word Count: 3502, definitely my longest short story yet Project/Pairing: Bellamarre RP, Look...who else would it be. (Raphael/Sebastian) Genres: One shot, shipping, Nobility, Raph isn't comfortable, But it's ok cuz Sebastian kinda isn't either, some adventure Warnings: Some cussing, Some alcohol mention, a sword fight or two might've happened, sexual implication Notes: So this is from Raphael's point of view. Which was tough but rewarding at the same time because now I think I have a firmer grasp of who he is as a person. I also got to introduce some concepts of what they'd have to do after their time at Bellamarre. Enjoy this slightly longer monster of a short story

   I tugged at my tie, loosening it from my collar. These damn things can be so uncomfortable. Within moments of relief, Sebastian’s hands found their way to my chest and tightened it back to it’s original position.    “Darlin’ I’m not sure if this fits me,” I objected, already putting a few fingers underneath the potential noose. He took his flute of undoubtedly expensive wine in one hand and wrapped a hand around my neck, smoothing out my collar.    “It’s supposed to feel tight” he said quietly. I looked around at all the other rich people milling about the outdoor event. All of them seemed to be wearing tight custom made uniforms too. I sighed and the material tightened across my chest.    “We don’t have to be here for that long anyhow,” he said smiling softly. “We can go after Linda’s coronation” he said throwing a look over at the young woman currently adorned with a very expensive ballgown and talking among a small crowd of stuffy looking old people.    He downed the rest of the wine as though it were whiskey and set the glass on a passing waiter's serving tray. “You planning on getting real drunk before watching someone become queen?” I asked, narrowing my eyes and fiddling with my cufflinks.    Another waiter came by with a fresh tray of wine and gave us each a glass. He began to drink that one speedily as well. “She’s not becoming queen. She’s becoming a baroness like her mother before her” his mouth turned down at the corners. “And her family is not fond of my family”    “Then why were we invited” I asked. All this noble stuff makes no sense. Everyone in this place seemed to be involved with each other in some sort of demented fashion. And Sebastian’s family seemed to be right in the middle of it all. He finished off his glass and reached for mine. I blinked out of my confused state and managed to pull my wine away from his hands.    “Because I am a new heir to the lineage and supposedly am an example of what the Lascelles bloodline was meant to be” I didn’t respond, choosing instead to watch ‘Baroness Linda’ put a delicate hand to her mouth and giggle at whatever a military dressed man was saying to her.    “They’re curious about us” he summed up, watching them with me. The military man with the huge mustache looked up and locked eyes with Sebastian, nodding slightly. With a jangle of war decorations, he had bid goodbye to the new baroness and stood in front of him, straightening his lapel.    “Sebastian, how long has it been since we’ve last met” he smiled with only one part of his mouth.Like he couldn’t be bothered to use that much effort. In response Sebastian inclined his head at him and clasped his hands behind his back. Only I could see that he was gripping himself with the annoyed restraint he used so often on me.    “Sir Yorksley, I believe it’s been since my coronation that we’ve last met. Therefore you should be aware that I go by my proper title now”. Sebastian smiled a tight thin smile. A thrill of excitement ran through me.    I clasped my hands in front of my body as politely and subtly as I could to hide any evidence of that excitement. I loved it when he got like this. He doesn’t feel like a powerful noble until he’s gotten riled up by someone and I loved watching him politely take someone down a peg.    “I must not remember your coronation very well then,” his eyes were drawn to my increased fidgeting ,“Tell me, Sebastian,” he studied me up and down. I felt very uncomfortable under his observatory gaze. “Was this...servant of yours there?” he asked. I clenched my teeth and took a step forward, fist already formed.    “Listen here you pompous fu-” Sebastian put a hand across my chest. I looked over at him. Expressionless. A ghost of anger was visible behind the glare of his glasses but other than that nothing gave away his mood.    “Take a walk Raphael” he demanded. Yorksley looked from him to me, a smirk on his face. I’d love to smack that right off of him. I refused to move, glaring back at his stupidass smug face. “We will discuss this later” My breath caught in my throat and looked Sebastian in the eye. He was serious about this.    “I’ll be in our room,” I scowled and turned toward the door , “Sir” I added, already a few steps closer to the room.    Everything on the inside of the manor was just as pompously decorated as the people in them. Each person was probably decked out in more expensive shit than my whole farm. I squared my shoulders and pushed through to the hallway where our room was.    I yanked the keys out of my pocket and jammed them in the keyhole to our room, muttering to myself.    “Ya couldnt’ve just yelled at that damn moron. Don’t need Bassie’s goddamn permission to do nothin here,” I shoved the door open and threw the keys onto the bed. My suit jacket soon followed. “Next time I see that shit eatin’ grin a his, imma take it off with errethin ma fist can deal” I slammed the door behind me and kicked my shoes off carelessly.      I nudged the mini fridge open with my hip and grabbed the fruit bowl that resided in it. Sebastian wouldn’t be back for a while depending on how many meet and greets he had to do. Would take less time if he just trusted me to help him with his stupid noble crap. I grimaced and grabbed the first piece of fruit my fingers touched. Can’t do nothin until he gets here though since I told him I’d be right here.    Brooding was for people that can’t solve their own problems. And yet here I was sitting on the couch in the middle of our small living room area, feet propped up on the coffee table, an apple in my mouth, and I was most definitely brooding.    I looked around at our temporary living quarters. That old painting on the wall looked dumb. The carpet reached to all corners of the two main rooms, clearly custom. Everything in this place reminded me of the rich stuff Bellamarre had. Victorian stuff. I threw what was left of the apple core toward the garbage bin near the armoire. It bounced off the side and onto the floor.    “Tch, course” I pressed a few fingers to my temple and massaged away an oncoming headache.    A few knocks at the door sounded and I turned slightly toward it. “Yeah?” I asked. The door opened quietly and Sebastian removed his jacket on his way in. I turned back toward the window and folded my arms. His shoes clacked on the floor until he reached the bed and put his folded jacket on his pillow.    “Raphael, what were you thinking” he asked, his voice clearly straining. He’s super upset. Like I care. “Do you have any idea what you could’ve caused by lashing out?” he came around to block me from looking out the window.    “Yeah? A bloody nose for someone who fucking deserved it?” I finally responded, lip curled in disgust. The Sebastian I loved wouldn’t roll the fuck over for some knight who thinks he’s all that.     “He’s a respected officer of the military and has ties with many noble families,” Sebastian snapped. “Lashing out at him unjustly would’ve caused a ripple effect throughout all the families” He sat down on the couch next to me and laced his fingers together. We sat quietly. A minute passed and he sighed.    “I understand how you feel, Raph,” he looked me in the eye and put his glasses on the coffee table, “But we have to learn to pick our battles. This isn’t something we should bother with”    “I don’t get how we can just walk away from that,” I ran a hand through my hair, ruining the clean and tidy facade. “He insulted us. We’re just gonna let him walk all over us?”    “Yes,” he said quickly. “We’ll forget about the whole thing” he moved a little closer to me. “We won’t have to see him again” He put his hands up to his hair and let it loose from the ribbon he tied earlier. It sprung free from its professional ponytail and his shoulders relaxed. I reached up and tousled his hair, reviving it back to its natural afro state.      “Can we go yet?” I asked, hopeful that we could start packing immediately. He shook his head and looked at his phone.    “There’s a dinner tonight at around seven. As soon as Baroness Linda is done thanking us all for coming, we can leave” he said firmly. He stood up and stretched stifling a yawn.    “Therefore I’m going to take a two hour nap before we have to get ready again” he began unbuttoning his vest on his way to his side of the bed. Normally I’d leap on the chance to do it for him but I was still troubled.    It just makes more sense to nip the problem in the bud than just ignore it forever. By the time I looked over at Sebastian he was already half undressed and sprawled out across the sheets.    When I first met him, he was willing to defend himself and his honor to the death. Now it just feels like he’s giving up. Going for the least resistant path. It doesn’t feel right.    I stood up and loosened my tie. Perhaps sleep would help me understand what was going on. Before I could reach Sebastian’s side, more knocking on our door. This time, short, loud raps. I frowned and went to the door.    On the other side was a red faced Sir Yorksley. He shoved a meaty finger in my face and sneered. “Step aside, boy. I have words with your keeper” I slapped his hand out of my face and forced him out of the doorway, closing the door behind me.    “Alright dude, what the fuck is your problem,” I snapped, trying to keep my voice low. He didn’t keep as low a volume as I did. He motioned behind me.    “That child insulted my title, he deserves some form of punishment” I raised an eyebrow. Really? He straightened his jacket and stood up straight. Unhinged rage now kept in check behind a noble facade. I’ve seen this a lot. “I expect that Marquis Lascelles will accept my challenge” He moved to go around me. I blocked his advance.    “What challenge” I asked.putting my hand on the knob to keep him from entering. He narrowed his eyes and furrowed his brow in question at me.    “A duel of course? He has to pay for his words” he tried to push past me again,another stop. He frowned and folded his hands. “Step aside. This doesn’t concern you” I held up a hand. A thought had occurred to me.    If a duel was something that nobles did, technically I’d be in the clear to take him out. No consequences at all. I looked down at him, meeting his glare. “Sebastian’s occupied right now” I took a moment to breath. “I will take your challenge in his place” Yorksley opened his mouth to say something and was quiet for a second.    A smile danced across his face and disappeared. “I accept, kid” he stuck his hand out for a handshake.I took it firmly and shook.    “It’s Raphael” I said. I smiled at him. I had permission to kick his ass and I was going to enjoy it.                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    Alright. I’m not really sure about this anymore. Sir Yorksley was waving around his rapier like it was just a longer bit of his arm. Flawless. Practically showing off for Linda. She laughed and clapped as he did tricks claiming that he was ‘warming up’.    I looked down at the decorated rapier still lying in it’s case for me to use. I picked it up by the...hand protector bit. I looked up to see way too many eyes on me. We were out on the large back lawn of the manor and nobles surrounded the two of us in a large grass circle.    Turns out Linda isn’t much for the law and is more into ‘tradition’ so she ok’d this duel. Sir Yorksley had also shed his suit jacket to make it even between us. Yeah. Like the jacket was the only difference between us.    He turned around from his sword tricks and looked down at my pathetic grip on the rapier. “You positive your master won’t answer for his own actions?” Master. I’m gonna deck the guy. Honestly.    “Let’s just get this over with” I retorted, some venom in my voice. My hand slid into place easily on the rapier and i raised it up to face him. I might not be good with a rapier but I know how a sword duel works. Sebastian, Spacey, and Geneva made sure of that.    “This is to first drawn blood” Linda said to both of us but loud enough for the closest spectators to hear. “Let’s keep this tidy” she said. So no rule breaking she means. Yorksley drew his sword against mine causing the rubbing metals to ring loudly.    I kept my other hand out for balance. Holding out a sword for too long throws my center off. “Are you both ready” she asked.    “Always” he answered. I just nodded, ready to move back into a defensive position. Yorksley doesn’t seem like the kind of guy to protect himself first. The quicker this match is, the more embarrassing a loss it’d be for me….shit. I’m representing Sebastian.    “Begin” Linda announced. As expected Yorksley sprung forward, tip first toward my shoulder. I managed to swat it out of the way before stumbling back a few steps. I absolutely forgot that I’d be representing Sebastian and his family in this duel. Fuck me.    He lunged again, this time swinging across my chest. I backed up again, nearing the edge of the ring. I sidestepped and kept my rapier diagonal across my body. He flourished his and made minute adjustments in his stance to match my blocking position.    “What’s it like being the servant of a family that used black magic to climb their way to the top” he purred, a glint in his eye. My grip tightened and I lunged forward aiming at a spot on his leg. He swept it out of the way easily and I heard the woosh of a missed swing go past my body.    “The Lascelles family isn’t like that,” I whirled around to keep my sword between me and him. “They’ve been working hard to remake that image” I scowled and looked him up and down. “They’ve been using their power for positive influence and making the world a better place. You use yours to make yourself look better” His jawline tightened and a vein bulged in his forehead.    With a mighty lunge, he slapped the sword out of my hand and pointed it at my neck. I backed up and stumbled, landing on my ass. He followed, the point close to jabbing into my collar bone.    “Stop the match” I heard from somewhere behind me. The crowd parted for someone who entered into the ring. Yorksley’s sword lowered and he furrowed his brow. Sebastian stood behind me taking in the scene. “What’s the meaning of this” he asked directly at Linda.    “They were settling a dispute” she answered plainly. He looked down at me and we locked eyes. He looked upset. But more than anything he was concerned. He knelt down and looked over my body.    “Are you ok love?” he asked. His honor, no...his family’s honor, was at stake and he asked if I was ok. I struggled to say words, hoping they’d come out sounding like real words past the lump in my throat.    “He’s fine. I didn’t do anything to him” Yorksley answered for me. Sebastian glared up at him and reached over for my rapier that lay only a few feet away.    “Good,” Sebastian adjusted his glasses and picked up the sword, flourishing it once or twice. He balanced it checking for weight distribution. “I’d rather we settled this on our own” I got up and backed to the front of the crowd so they wouldn’t have to fight around me.He threw a look over at Linda basically telling her that they were going to have their own match.    Yorksley hesitated and raised his weapon as well, looking more serious. Linda started the match and they both went in for the kill. Sebastian kept the handle low to block his shot and made a jab for his unprotected shoulder. Yorksley barely managed to shrug off the attack and backed up, working his wrist furiously against sebastian’s relentless barrage of attacks.    “It wasn’t very noble of you to attack my fiance like that, Yorksley” Sebastian said aggressively coupling his words with a few low shots to get him to trip up his footing. Sebastian was barely out of breath in comparison to his opponent.    “Well it wasn’t noble of you to attack my title like that” he retorted backing up a few steps and dancing around the tip of the attacking blade. Each time their blades met in the middle, a loud clash of metal rang out each time seeming to get louder as the match went on.    “If you felt you were wronged by my words, you could’ve simply told me” Sebastian paused mid sentence to block a weak attempt to slash across his chest, “We didn’t have to resort to such illegal and old fashioned argument settling techniques” His eyes lit up as he saw an opening.    Sebastian’s blade flew forward and came down on Yorksley’s handguard. He dropped the sword and backed up with a cry of pain. They stared at each other. Bassie didn’t move forward to deal the finishing blow. Instead he pointed the end of his rapier tip down and buried it to a third of the length into the dirt.    “Sir Yorksley” he began. By the time he had finished saying his name, the knight regained control of his sword and swung across blindly. Sebastian grunted and a blood seeped up in beads across his cheek. The crowd gasped in unison.    “Bassie” I shouted. I ran up to him and rubbed away some of the blood. It wasn’t deep. Tears had sprung to his eyes in automatic reaction. I turned around to serve some justice to that asshole but Sebastian held my wrists.    “Don’t” he whispered. He turned to Linda and bowed slightly. She had a look of disgust on her face aimed at Yorksley. “If you don’t mind, we’ll be taking our leave” he said grimacing. She looked to him and took his hands in hers.    “Of course. Thank you for attending my coronation” she said sweetly. She took mine in her hands as well. “Marquis Raphael, you did your lineage proud” she said smiling. She whirled around on Yorksley who looked like a deer in the spotlight.    We only managed to hear some of her intense anger fueled speech about tradition and rules on our way toward the manor to pack our things.    “Are you ok?” we said at the same time, accidentally. He let out a breathy laugh and put his hands on my cheeks.    “We’re quite the pair aren’t we” he said, brushing away some random wetness rolling down my face. It was most certainly sweat. “Raph,” he stopped trying to search for the right words. “I shouldn’t have sent you away like that. You are perfectly capable of fighting your own fights and I shouldn’t interfere” I put my hands over his.    “Bassie, I just don’t want to mess this up. What if I mess this up?” More sweat rolled down my cheek. He thumbed it, causing it to soak into my skin.    “Then we’ll fix it together” he promised. I sniffed and looked down breaking away from his grip. We trudged further into the manor. It was completely vacant for now. Everyone must’ve been outside to watch the duel.    “What did you say to him anyway” I asked.    “Ummmm,” Sebastian blushed and didn’t meet my gaze. “After a few drinks of wine and he attacked you like that,” he pursed his lips. “I might’ve told him that actors that have been knighted are more loyal to the title than he was”    I stopped and doubled over, a laugh coming from deep inside my gut. “That’s true justice right there” I managed to say between bouts of laughter. He chuckled at first and after a while began laughing just as loudly with me. Turned out to be an ok party after all.