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just-a-fangirl13 · 4 years ago

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Why s5 *might* be the season MacRiley happens

Okay so...Hear me out! I'm not crazy I promise!!

Firstly, after 5x03 (and probably 5x04) it may seem very unlikely that MacRiley could ever happen. But I thought of a few reasons why they might actually happen by the end of s5 after all.... (it gets a lil long winded and kinda complicated but just stick with me till the end!)

1. All the MacRiley moments including the ones in 5x03.

[this Mac smile could not be an accident or something that slipped through both production and post-production right?! that in itself is a whole reason!]

Every Macriley moment we have ever had- whether it's the hugs, Riley saving Mac, Mac saving Riley, the ultimate show of loyalty when Riley went after Mac during Codex or even just the looks exchanged between the two- to any outsider it would seem pretty obvious that they are dating or at least in love. Keep in mind the writers would have written each of those scenes and Lucas and Tristan have acted them out with a specific build up in mind aka MacRiley.(think about the date episode: Riley just got dumped but was still thinking about how Mac might be hungry. She didnt have to do that. She could have just shown up at his place..) I mean how can they write two people so perfectly in sync and so perfect for each other and not have them end up together? It would just be a waste of all that tension and slow burn. (not to mention all the hugs and glances)

2. They know we exist.

The MacRiley fam is very active on twitter with the writers and while they were writing 5x01 they knew we were around. They know we are a huge group. They would not want to risk pissing 90% of the fandom off by not making MacRiley endgame.

[P.S.yes 5x03 was a bait and switch but if you were paying attention you would have noticed that neither Lucas not Tristan live tweeted or hyped up the episode. They knew we would probably hate it so they didnt publicise it too much! so in the future if you have doubts about the episode being a MacRiley one just check their stories or posts on twitter/intstagram]

3. Yes 5x03 happened.

I really think it was an episode they HAD to write. Ok so after 4x13 they had 7 more episodes planned and were filming 4x20 (aka the finale) when the pandemic struck. So they have these 6 episodes but no finale for it. [Idk if anyone else has noticed but in 5x01 there were clearly some parts cut out. For example the conversation between Desi and Riley towards the end seemed a bit jilted. Riley asking Desi to forgive her but Desi replied with yeah we are cool (still no apology ofc) I feel like something happened during that which ended up getting cut out so it could fit with the final story.]

This makes me think that they have rewritten a few bits to tie into the new finale episode. In 5x03 when Mac asked Desi to come fishing with him which was clearly something very personal to him she was like no do better.. then we see Mac's disappointed expression. She could have easily said okay but maybe not for our first date? Or its not really my thing? Or just about anything else rather than laughing in his face like that. Eventhough MD is together they still arent compatible. Mac’s final words in 5x03 was him being desperate. I truly think he is so broken and lost that Desi is the only safe thing left, the only thing he feels like he can fix right now. Once he finds himself again and heals...then it's going to hit him like a pile of bricks!!

4. But Riley doesn't have feelings anymore...WELL doesnt she?

When it comes to Mac, Riley is always in denial. We saw it in s4 when she tells Bozer not to make her say it. I think s5 will show her finally accepting it. Finally accepting that she is in love with her best friend and that it definitely isnt Codex adrenaline because she caught the feels when Codex wasnt even around. While Mac's arc would include realising he and Desi are never going to work and that he is unhappy and that RILEY is the one for him.

[why else would they give Riley feelings for Mac? Something has to come of it.]

5. The slow burn rule.[this point is a lil complicated]

Now season 5 is rumoured to have 13 episodes. So here’s what I think: If MacGyver follows the pattern that most shows do when it comes to slow burns, then technically MacRIley should have happened at the end of season 4. But since the season got cut short and they didnt get to air/finish their final episode the writers had to improvise.

From what I know, 4x19 which is 5x04 for us is the episode where Mac meets Desi’s parents and 4x20 was supposed to be the finale that was left unfinished.(they are definitely moving the timeline ahead if a pre finale episode is suddenly a mid season one.) There might have been a 4x21 or 4x22 but I haven't heard anything about those....EVER.

So what I think they have decided to do instead is extend the MD storyline a bit longer just so they dont end up scrapping all their s4 episodes where they would be together and write a new finale that ties everything together, aka MacRiley.

If you think about episode counts, s4 and s5 together would have 26 episodes which is a how long a normal season runs. Basically what im trying to say is if we follow the ‘slow burns end by s4’ and take season 5 as an extension of 4 then MacRiley should get together in the season 5 finale or maybe the episode just before. (IM REALLY TRYING TO GET SOME LOGIC INTO THIS)

This would be a typical TV thing too where the couple finds out about each other’s feelings while the main arc of the show is also at its peak, which perfectly sets up a future season where fans are hyped but still has a satisfying ending.

6. So what about MacDesi?

So far the macgyver writers have given us characters we love. Think of every character on the show apart from maybe Desi... Mac, Riley, Bozer, Jack, Matty, Leanna, Samantha, Russ and even Murdoc. WE LOVE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. So then why is Desi such a strange character? I think shes purposely been written as an opposite to Mac or even Riley (I get she’s supposed to kinda replace Jack but Jack is really irreplaceable).

It's not necessarily a bad thing its just not a great thing to do or have great execution. People have said things like Desi is a badass and shouldnt have to apologise or say I love you back to her boyfriend because she is a strong woman...I'm sorry but your opinion of who a strong woman is, is EXTREMELY skewed. A strong woman is someone who can make mistakes and when she does, she is ‘strong’ enough to own up to it, she is loyal and fierce and also caring while being a badass who can take down bad guys. And for GODS SAKE, RILEY DAVIS IS A STRONG WOMAN...people have called her mushy and feminine on twitter and I'm just very confused by that.....

Anyways before I go off on a rant, it seems like Desi is intentionally being written this way. Every opportunity they get to redeem her and make her more relatable or just a better person they just dont take it. While Rileys character arc is one of the best I've ever seen. Either its intentional or they’ve forgotten how to write characters...which is worrisome but ill give them the benefit of the doubt.

The writers also know we dont like Desi. The amount of times we've tagged them in the toxic posts or pointed out problematic things we can be sure they've seen at least half of those. So theres no way they dont know. RIGHT?

So why then is MD still a thing you may ask??

Well for one they cant break them up again off screen because of those unreleased s4 episodes. (not to mention the other parts of the audience who arent as invested in mac’s love life would probably be very confused.)

Secondly Mac has to be the one to pull the plug, not Desi. 4x13 made it seem like Desi was the annoyed one not Mac. He apologised to her which meant he wanted to fix things.

Thirdly, they are opening the chpt one last time before they permanently close it. MD is going to be a stark contrast to macriley(it already is in every way possible). Every issue Mac and Desi had can be used to show how amazing macriley really is as two people who arent even dating yet.

Fourthly, MD being together is a sort of commentary on Macs mental health as well. We can see how happy he is with Riley but around Desi he becomes some one else. If the writers are doing this on purpose or subconsciously still remains to be seen.

And Yes keeping MD around for a few more episodes seems like a necessary risk right now but I have a feeling its going to be worth it later.

[I know we have had like 4 desi entered episodes already but I really think 5x04 will be the last of it since 5x05 is the Jack episode and 5x06 is Mac+Riley+Bozer episode with no mention of Desi at all!]

The writers know we are a dedicated bunch and they know that once MD breaks up for the last time the entire fandom will be waiting and watching. That's when the show will be at its peak. That will be the perfect moment to bring in MacRiley’s arc to a new start!

Congrats if you stuck with me through this whole thing! if you agree/disgaree with any of these or have other reasons why they could be endgame in s5 let me know!!

#MacGyver #Angus MacGyver #macgyvercbs #Riley davis #macriley #cbs #macxriley #macriley is endgame #otp #wilt bozer #Matilda webber #Lucas till #Tristin Mays #cbsmacgyer #russ taylor #macisback #macgyver season 5

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machinegunbun · 4 years ago

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What about reader is the manager/assistant and fucks up some bug career opportunity for them?

Mistakes can allways happen but that was something really big

Maybe even gets fired for it?

Fucked It +

TW?: Mostly angst but theres some very slight smut with readers S/O

A/N: Not to age the writing but Im writing this as colson tweets that he’s gonna play at the halftime show in the next few years. S/O= Significant Other. I wanted to keep it kinda gender neutral cause bi people exist i dunno.

Word count:1.8k A little longer than a blurb, but just as dialogue-y

This year had been stressful, to say the least. There was the release of tickets to my downfall, and along with that the cover scandal, the bloody valentine music video, downfalls high, the snl episode. It was like every second of your day was filled with something, you rarely got the chance to spend time with your S/O.

That’s right, you had an S/O. Being Colson’s manager wasn’t your entire existence, although you’d seemed to have forgotten that recently. Their name is Devin, and they are not very happy with you.

They’d broken down in tears your first full night home, telling you how under appreciated they had felt while you were away. Devin had a life of their own too, though, and considering the pandemic at hand had chosen to go stay with their family to avoid the covid hot spot that was LA. You understood, and as much as you hated to admit it you barely even realized they were gone. You didn’t know what that meant, but you knew whatever it meant wasn’t anything good for your relationship, but, you loved them and you wanted to recreate that spark.

You wanted to put work into them, and you, and most importantly your relationship. You’d gotten through the emotions, but as for the spark there was only so much you could do thousands of miles away. So, you decided to put in the work and devise a plan. Your plan started about an hour and a half ago, beginning with a shower and ending with your favorite lipstick.

You love Devin and you want nothing more than to wrap them up in a soft blanket and kiss them on the forehead and take them on picnics, but you also wanted them to look at you and touch themselves. You could do one of those things in your current situation, and you felt both would help to replenish your spark.

You looked good too, dressed in your lingerie with your hair all done. You felt so unbelievably sexy just looking at yourself in the mirror, you wished they were here to witness it.

You stood in the doorway of your bedroom, your LED lights set to red, your phone set to start recording in

3…

2…

1…

You tried your best to pose sexily in the small frame, arching your back and playing with your hair, slowly slinking down the wall. You were sure when you sent this Devin would be calling you within seconds. You checked the video, editing it to the length you liked and saving it to your camera roll.

Butterflies began fluttering in your stomach as you looked at your message app. You had seen Devin in so long, what if the spark had really gone? What if they didn’t want you anymore? Or what if they just didn’t want you right now, what if this wasn’t the right thing to do?

You took a deep breath, looking yourself in the mirror and quickly clicking through your messages, sending it before you could think too much and clicking your phone off. You moved from the bathroom, moving to your bed, staring at your phone and waiting patiently for a response.

After thirty minutes you gave up, too nervous to check if they’d seen it. You were cool.

Well, you were cool now that you had cried and and picked yourself apart piece by piece, ending up on the couch in a heap of blankets eating a family bag of your favorite chips to yourself. Family guy played on the TV, the episode only really meant to drain out the noise of your thoughts, and momentarily the bling of your phone. You would’ve missed it entirely if it weren’t for the flickering of your flashlight that you’d enabled to make sure you didn’t.

You rushed from your comfy blanket fort, spilling your chips on the way, your hand wrapping tightly around your phone. You turned it around, seeing that the notification that had popped up was only from Dylan, the guy that got Colson a place at the halftime show.

Work, great, the thing that started this all. Was this the universe telling you it was over? You read on.

It simply said “Call me.”

Your eyebrow raised, considering waiting until tomorrow. You opened your messages, seeing that you had accidentally sent him the video of you in your lingerie. Fuck, thats why Devin hadn’t responded.

You opened his contact, calling him quickly, each ring feeling like needles being inserted into your brain.

“So I hope you understand why we wouldn’t want to be associated with that unprofessionalism.” He said, you’d zoned out through his lecture

“I understand, I do, but I hope you’d be willing to reconsider as this was a mistake on my part and not Colson’s. And seeing as this isn’t public I hope we can just brush this all under the rug and forget it ever-”

“I hear you, but I don’t think that will be possible. Mistake or not it was unprofessional on so many different levels

“But, sir-” You tried, your fingers thumbing over the buttons of the remote to mute the tv.

“It’s over, I’m afraid.” He responded, a beeping noise signalling the call had ended

Oh, nicer, you thought sarcastically, it wasn’t the universe after all, it was the manager.

Tossing your phone on the couch beside you, you retreated to your blanket fort, unmuting the TV.

Colson and the boys had been looking forward to performing at the halftime show since you’d met them. They’d been so excited when you told them you’d got them a spot. Although it was the last thing you wanted to do right now, you knew you had to break the news to Colson.

You stared at your phone, willing yourself to reach over and call him, eventually drifting off into an unsatisfying sleep.

“Oh good, you’re here! Okay, so I was thinking for the halftime show-” Colson began, but you cut him off before he could continue

“Oh, yeah, about that.” You say, rubbing your head in hopes it would soothe the dull ache that had begun to rear its ugly head. You opened your eyes in time to watch the excitement drop from Colson’s face.

“I…” You began, not sure how to start “I fucked it.” You began to laugh, taking a moment to acknowledge how ridiculous the situation had really been.

“What do you mean?” He asks, knitting his eyebrows together in confusion.

“Devin and I are going through a bit of a rough patch with them being away and all, so I decided to try and,” You made a vague shimmy movement with your shoulders “spark things up a bit. You know the silhouette challenge on tik tok? I did that, but I got nervous when I sent the video and I was on the couch for like hours crying too scared to see if they even looked at it, next thing I know I’m getting texted by Dylan asking me to call him.” You paused, partly for dramatic effect and partly to let yourself laugh. You buried your face in your hands, Colson watching in amusement, eager for the end of your clearly hilarious story.

“I accidentally sent him my nudes. It was so fucking embarassing, oh my god!” You finish, looking up from your hands to realize no one else seemed amused.

“What’s that got to do with the halftime show?” Rook questioned.

“Oh, right.” You’d completely lost track in the midst of your rambling “He said it was completely unprofessional and he wasn’t interested in working with us.”

Colson remained silent for a moment, looking over to the other boys before responding “He isn’t interested in working with you.” Your eyebrows furrowed at this, looking between the boys..

“What’s that mean?”

“This is the gig of our lifetime. I’ve- We’ve wanted to play the halftime show since… forever. This was our one chance and because of you we got booted out. And you were laughing about it.”

“I’m sorry, it was a genuine accident, I thought you’d find it funny. Some corporate guy saw my tits ‘cause my relationship is failing, if I don’t laugh I cry.”

“You’re the one who sent him the nudes. This is your fuck up.”

“Yeah, okay. But I work for you, so by association he won’t work with us.”

“Then you aren’t a part of ‘us’ anymore.”

“Colson, seriously? It was a fucking accident. You’re being ridiculous.”

“Watch your tone, I think you’re forgetting you work for me. I’m a nice guy, but this isn’t my shit to deal with.”

“I’m sorry.” You repeated, your voice lowering. It was easy to forget Colson was your boss, he never treated you like an employee. There was more respect between the two of you than any boss/employee relationship you’d ever seen before. You’d never even seen him mad before today. You were genuinely lucky to have had this experience, to think that it was about to come to an end broke your heart.

“Is sorry going to get us this gig back?” The question was rhetorical, but you shook your head “Then I’m sorry, I can’t let this pass me up because of something you did.” Colson says, staring you down. You stood like a statue in your place, unsure whether or not you should leave. The tension in the air could be cut with a knife.

You took it upon yourself to make the decision to turn and leave, driving to the nearest gas station, where you sat in your car, crying in the parking lot.

Everything was fine and in the matter of a week it had all gone to shit. How did this happen?

You were in a happy relationship, and now they were living with their parents for who knows why and telling you they felt neglected. Your career was going amazing and you’d ruined it completely with one mistext.

You started your car back up, settling on the hope that maybe Colson and Dylan would come to their senses, and come Monday morning you would still have a job.

#mgk #mgk angst #mgk fanfic #mgk x reader #machinegunkelly #machinegunkelly angst #machinegunkelly fanfic #machinegunkelly x reader #Colson baker #colson baker fanfic #colson baker x reader #colson baker angst

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boxheadpaint · 4 years ago

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Nonsense to remove later (It is me being incredibly mean about things that literally DO NOT matter). Pardon me for going absolutely off the wall with whatever the fuck this is, sorry

Man cause i dont want to go ape again part two its on a public blog this time, But even with the term monster its just like... obviously i dont even really like the term but with a lack of anything anymore positive might as well go with the one thats been softened to the point of whatever in ye moderne times.

A cartoony monster, a ghoul, a shifting mass, some kinda shuffling mass, those are all cute. Those are all fine to me. Those are all what i feel drawn to. And i hate to say something like things that are “Out Of The Norm” because that sucks! Things unfamiliar, maybe?? Fuck if i know

But i sincerely hate how “monster fucker” has become a thing as in like... like thats just a dude. Thats just a normalass mermaid with a regular “””conventionally attractive””” top half (yet another term i fucking hate with a Passion but again have NO better descriptor for). Or that’s just a dude with a little more hair on him, or straight up just a wolf furry. Or just a dude you can slap a label on like *normalass muscle dude with tiny fangs* This is a vampire :-) God and i hate having to say “normal” too. Like what the fuck. maybe the term is more like, things “accepted” as normal

I hate “monster fucker” for a lot of reasons, one of them is that its just. kind of annoying and grating, but i guess one of the most important is that its like... most of the people who even apply the term to themselves are just like ?? barely going in with it. nothing out of the comfort zone, keeping it to Oh these are monsters sexy lol *picture of a dude that youd see on one of those amazon monster romance novels* . like if you get what im saying

and i dont want to put any particular person on blast by accident, but i wont have this post up for long anyway . just like

is this really what you would consider monsters. and i mean monster in the endearing way, which doesnt fucking exist because of course it doesnt. but you know what i mean. actual monsters and not just.... what, accepted “conventionally attractive” skinny people that are maybe just like... green or something.

im already letting this bullshit post get way out of hand but im still going i guess! because then there is like, oh, Conventionally attractive, or Normal, or FUcking whatever. I hate that shit. i hate saying those things and i hate using the word monster for so much of this. maybe theres something stupid i could say like Oh well features that are accepted by society to be “abnormal” are applied to monsters, and when youre someone with those kinds of features or anything you find yourself drawn to them. and then when the accepted “normal” features are suddenly being applied to what you seek of course youre going to be frustrated. But idk that sounds kind of .... overly simplified to me, i suppose

i love monsters. i hate calling it that. I hate calling myself that. i hate having nothing easier to say. and i Hate that people think that this is what “monster” means, in the loving and beautiful sense. these arent monsters. These are just the same thing i see every goddamn day

but im guessing if i want to find what im actually looking for, i have to turn to horror. and i do love horror, but....... man. you already know what i want to say, and hundreds of people have said it before me. Im running out of steam and i have to take a bath now, desperately

What’s supposed to make a “monster” a Monster? why have we assigned so many normal things as “strange” and “monstrous” features? why is it that when the romanticization of “monsters” becomes more known, theyre made palatable for the people that called these things monstrous to begin with?

i dont know. i think im basically talking out of my ass. I enjoy beautiful ghouls and beautiful people. It’s the same thing. you ever been to chilis

also adding this in really quick, again, i have no idea what im doing. this is in no way a personal attack on the people who designed stuff like the monster game above, im just very tired

#long post #OLD MAN YELLS AT CLOUD #Really though dont read this because its me frothing at the mouth nonsensically for like a skrillion words #I think im just very funny at the moment due to certain circumstances that is putting my brain in an odd place where it needs to say things

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fridgeful-o-help · 3 years ago

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thank you if you can answer my questions, hopefully all 5 parts went through, and sorry that it ended up being kind of long and rambly. i really appreciate the way you answer people and thought you'd be able to provide some good insight which is why i wanted to hear your opinions if that's okay. thanks so much again, i really do appreciate any advice, and i hope you're doing well and having a good day or night. take care for now!

HI NONNIE! I GOT ALL YOUR ASKS AND ILL DO MY BEST TO AWNSER EVERYTHING I CAN. I DO TRY MY BEST TO BE HELPFUL, AND IM GLAD YOU THINK IM GOOD AT IT.

I HOPE THIS HELPS BUT IM VERY LONG-WINDED TODAY APPERENTLY

NOW, TO BEGIN. TYPICALLY WHEN ARGUING FOR NEOPRONOUNS AGAINST THE ARGUMENT YOU HAVE BEEN PRESENTED YOU HAVE TO GO FOR MORE... WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN ASKING PEOPLE TO CALL YOU A SLUR OR WITH "BLMSELF" IS THAT THOSE THINGS CAUSE ACTUAL HARM TO OTHER PEOPLE. THERES ALSO THAT THERE ISNT ANYTHING WRONG WITH PIZZASELF, IT JUST SORT OF? SOUNDS SILLY? ITS NOT HURTING ANYONE, AND THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING A LITTLE SILLY IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL HAPPY AND COMFORTABLE. A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HATE NOUNSELF ARE GOING OFF THE BASE REACTION THAT ITS SILLY/DUMB SO ID KEEP THAT IN MIND. (FYI IF YOU GO BY PIZZASELF YOURE AWESOME. YOU DONT DESERVE ANY FLACK YOU GET FOR DOING SO AND KEEP BEING YOU BECAUSE YOURE COOL! 8}) BUT YES I AGREE, MOST IF NOT ALL PEOPLE WITH THAT ARGUMENT DO NOT USE NEOPRONOUNS THEMSELVES.

PLEASE REMEMBER THOUGH THAT IF IT WAS UNINETIONAL WHEN YOU INVALIDATE SOMEONE IT WAS AN ACCIDENT AND MISTAKE, AND YOU WILL MOST LIKELY BE FORGIVEN. WE ALL DO AT SOME POINT OR ANOTHER AND I PROMISE IT DOES NOT MAKE YOU A BAD PERSON.

COMING FROM THAT, THERE IS A VERY SIZABLE CHUNK OF NOUNSELF USERS WHO ARE LEGITAMATE AT LEAST THE LEAST, FROM MY PERSONAL OBSERVATION. A PATTERN I THINK IVE NOTICED IN (A PORTION OF) THE PEOPLE WHO I KNOW 100% ARE SINCERE IS USUALLY PEOPLE WILL SELECT NOUN PRONOUNS BASED ON HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THEMSELVES? FOR THEM ITS DONE AS PART OF GENDER PERFORMANCE TO INVOKE A CERTAIN FEELING, LIKE SOMEONE WHO FEELS VERY CUTESY MIGHT GO FOR BUN/BUNS FOR EXAMPLE. ITS NOT ALWAYS THAT WAY THOUGH.

SORRY I GOT OFF TRACK. ANYWAYS, NOUNSELF TROLLS ARE SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT TO SPOT DUE TO IT BEING WELL. HARD TO MAKE A "PARODY" OF, REALLY. WITH NON-NOUNSELF ID JUST CHECK PRONOUNCIATIONS AND SUCH BEFORE PROCEEDING. FOR THE MOST PART THOUGH I WOULD TRY TO HANDLE YOUR FEARS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE? INSTANCES OF TROLLING LIKE THAT BLOW UP BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARY AND GENERATE CLICKS, THAT DOESNT MEAN THAT THEYRE COMMON NOR UNIVERSAL. IF IT CONTINUES TO BOTHER YOU ID SUGGEST DOING SOMETHING I LEARNED IN THERAPY CALLED A BELIEF EXPERIMENT (DOING A SMALLER, ACHIVABLE ACTION TO ATTEMPT TO PROVE OR DISPROVE WORRIED/ANXIOUS THOUGHTS. ID USUALLY DO THIS WITH A SUPPORTIVE FRIEND TO HAVE YOUR BACK OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT)

GENERALLY IF YOU THINK YOUR FRIENDS WOULD FIND IT ODD BUT WOULD STILL BE RELITIVELY ACCEPTING ID TREAT IT LIKE A NORMAL COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET WITH A FEW EXTRA STEPS. ID USUALLY SUGGEST TELLING YOUR FRIENDS PERSONALLY BEFORE UPDATING YOUR SOCIALS, BUT THATS UP TO YOU. ID ALSO GO WITH ANY TRANS FRIENDS YOU HAVE FIRST IF THATS AN OPTION, BECAUSE USUALLY ITS EASIER TO EXPLAIN HOW YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH NEOS IN THAT SITUATION. IT MIGHT SUCK BUT ID SUGGEST THAT WHEN/IF THEY ARE MILDLY INSENSITIVE JUST EXPLAIN THAT IT BOTHERED YOU AND WHY, HOPEFULLY THEYLL GET IT.

TYPICALLY MY RESPONSE TO SOMEONE BEING RUDE TO ME IS NOT... IDEAL SO I DONT KNOW HOW TO ADVISE YOU ON THAT, BUT GENERALLY YOU DONT HAVE TO DEFEND THE FACT YOU EXIST IF YOURE NOT UP FOR IT. USE THE BLOCK BUTTON AS LIBERALLY AS YOU LIKE, ITS A DEFENCE IN ITS OWN RIGHT.

THATS ALL, I THINK. YOUR MESSAGES COPY-PASTED WILL BE UNDER THE CUT, FORGIVE ME IF I MISSED SOMETHING, I DO HAVE A DISORDER THAT MAKES IT SLIGHTLY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO READ. FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ETC AND DO TELL ME IF I DID MISS SOMETHING YOU STILL NEED HELP WITH .

MESSAGES AS FOLLOWS, WITH SEPERATIONS REMOVED:

so i've been using neopronouns for less than a week and every day since i started, i've been getting negative reactions. the negativity comes from strangers, so it doesn't hurt me as personally as if friends were doing this (i actually haven't said anything to my friends about my neopronouns yet). anyhow, when people try to argue with me, i tell them that i don't see why they can't be respectful and call someone whatever makes them feel happy and comfortable. one reaction i got was "just because something makes someone happy doesn't make it valid" and compared it to letting someone drink poison if drinking poison is what makes them happy. then i get a lot of people who bring up stuff like "but what if the pronouns that make me feel valid contain a slur? / what if i use pizzaself? / what if i only go by BLMself pronouns? you'd be invalidating me!!!" and they try to use my own words against me since i've previously said "even if you don't understand it you should call people by what makes them feel valid." i know these people don't even use neopronouns to begin with but tbh it still does start to make me feel guilty? i'm nd and i can't always pick up social cues or sarcasm so i would feel horrible if i did unwillingly invalidate someone. but i'm also kind of paranoid because so much trolling has been going around recently like one video where someone tricked another person into using neopronouns that sounded like a slur when said out loud, recorded it, and put it online. i don't always know who is being sincere and who wants to trick people, particularly with nounself pronouns, like the pizzaself thing. finally, i wanted to go back to the topic of not telling my friends about my neopronouns yet. i feel like if i just start to put my neopronouns on profiles that my friends can view, it'll seem odd to them that i never said anything before, but i also don't know how to bring up in a personal conversation "i found out about some neopronouns i like and i've started using them" without it being awkward. i don't think my friends would make fun of me but i do think they'd find neopronouns 'weird' in general and maybe act kind of insensitive without meaning to, like not getting it. how would you react to the rude ppl? i know i could ignore them but i feel like they take that as them 'winning' or me running out of ways to defend my point of view. and how would you have your friends find out about about you wanting to use neopronouns?

#advice #mod karkat #discussion of anti-neopronouns #cw anti neopronouns #<-- for bl.#I DO USE NEOPRONOUNS MYSELF BUT IF I SAID SOMETHING WRONG OR OFFENSIVE HERE PLEASE CORRECT ME I KNOW IM NOT PERFECT HFJGJH. (SAYING THIS-#BECAUSE IT FEELS A LITTLE OFF BUT I CANNOT PINPOINT WHERE)

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breakingbadfics · 4 years ago

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Thought Experiment Part 3

Do it again, my way.

So this one gives me a degree of creative libery because I’m adhering to a simple premise of “give rey a girlfriend and eventually get to the point where they can beat the tar out of kylo ren.”

There is no “rogue sith” outlier in my version of this story and so my version of “The Sith Resurgence” wouldn’t even be named that. but I’ll continue to refer to it as “my version” simple for ease of use.

The story begins With Han Solo, Chewbacca, and a girl. they’re in a piece of shit ship that they’ve been using while they hunt down the millenium falcon.

This girl is simply refered to as “Kara”

The story of episode 7 plays out as it had in the movie. up until Rey and Finn meet Han and Chewie, this is the reveal of Kara proper and the eventual reveal that Kara is in fact running with Han and Chewie because her father Luke Skywalker entrusted her to them.

Yeah we’re going there. Mara Jade is canon in this version of the story, She and Luke had a baby. The eventual reveal being that Kara was increcibly young and hadn’t begun any force training when things went south with Ben Solo, and Mara Jade died protecting her child as a building collapsed in on her.

Racked with guilt over failing Ben Solo, and Leia. Luke chooses to go into seclusion, and (while a bit fucked up) chooses to hand Kara over to his sister and brother in law knowing that they’ll lead her right and it’s really the only thing he can think of that would even start to make up for screwing up with Ben.

Kara Skywalker takes heavily off Han having spent a large chunk of her life with him, she’s exceptionally care free, an exceptional shot when given the chance but has the kind of take no shit attitude from Leia. She’s been living under the assumption her real father died in an accident she’s too young to remember, but is suddenly shocked with surprise to find that not only is he not dead but the primary goal of the Resistance is to find her dad so she leaps at the chance to join Rey and Finn

Kara is also the first to get the crush on Rey, and Kara tends to be a more grounding empathetic kind of source for Rey who would over the sort be more angry with things.

We also don’t mince words here, Kara’s gay, Rey has never had a relationship with anyone long enough to realy know what she likes, but she likes Kara. and they’re in a relationship somewhere between the ending of 7 and 8. Kara is the one who declares her feelings and Rey wants to try.

The Majority of the events of Episode 7 playout as normal but keep the aspects that foreshadow the forcebond. Then on top of that this version of the story we’re going to make Kylo Ren a threat. regularly showing off just how often he’s willing to make examples of everyone around him to the point that the scene where he force chokes a dude after he proceeds to carry him by the throat out into the front to display his death to a bunch of other first order officers to make a show of it. if you are going to have Kylo Ren be a piece of shit scum of the galaxy bad guy, you make him do the bad guy shit.

Han Solo Dies and now it’s compounded. This is a man who’s now a father figure to two young women; Rey and Kara, and with the latter being much more closely tied to him, witnessing the death of the man who raised her being a galvanizing event that makes he have zero empathy for her cousin.

The events of episode 7 end in roughly the same fashion with that leg of the story ending with Kara and Rey staying with the resistance until Finn is no longer in a coma.

Episode 8 begins with Rey and Kara participating in the easrly space battle and the bombing run at the start...well I’m split between it doesn’t happen at all, or it’s happening with out a hitch. So I guess for the sake of things they remain more or less the same.

Meanwhile Finn comes out of his coma, Rey and Kara grab him and they shoot off to find Luke Skywalker.

Meanwhile Poe ends up getting tagged up with Rose. Rose having a lot of words to say to poe and a lot of things to guilt him for. He is in effect responsible for her sister dying and she’s basically going to stay stuck on him, during this event they both decide to go find the master code cracker on canto bight.

We get to Ahch-to.

Theres a lot of emotion. Anger, sadness, screaming. This is the reuniting of a father and daughter. the daughter having trhought her whole life her was dead. There ids a lot to go over

assume a couple of chapters are devoted to explaining everything from luke to kara, and rey, and everything involving Ben Solo.

This is also the formal introduction of the force bond. The Force Bond serves the same literary purpose and ultimately creates the same kind of back and forth that Rey and Kylo Ren are able to speak to one another, but not physically interact. While still antagonistic it does allow them to have a slightly better angle at “Seeing each others point” but it’s made very understood that Rey has zero romantic desires towards Ben Solo, that said, it’s also a little less likely that Ben Solo is going to die.

Canto Bight goes like this Rose and Poe go looking for the master code cracker, and...get both. The Benicio Del Toro, and the weird sauve dude. the fake cracker and the real one present two sides of neutrality. during interactions Poe and Rose find out that The true master code cracker has accepted jobs from both the resistance and the first order on more than one occasion, never once informing one or the other of how he refuses to stick to one side and boldly showing pride in how he’s taking advantage of both sides, the del toro cracker is...what you saw in the movie, the guy pushing the whole “the only smart move is to not bother trying to get involved, and when you do get out as quick as you can” Rose and Poe hate both of them equally, and they both die before episode 8 is over.

Episode 8 ends similiar to the movie but with some changes minor and major. it’s both Kara and Rey that help the resistance escape from the first order, both of them doing the clearing rocks with the force thing. This is effectively the moment they cement theirselves as a couple.

and second Luke doesn’t die. There’s no overlying reason. I just don’t think Luke has to die.

Well there’s one. sometime around chapter 30 of the sith resurgence there’s a discussion had with the protagonists where there’s mention of who knows how many force sensitives are actually in the resistance and have never known it, and this is brought up as a cool “maybe we can do something with that” which is very hastily dashed away because the only person capable of teaching the force is Aliana and Leia dislikes her, so the idea is tabled.

So in my hypothetical Luke doesn’t die and basically goes on to start training Finn, Rey, Kara, and a handful of students pulled from both in the ranks of the resistance. it’s recognized that he himself is fallible and that he should not be seen as the be all-end all of the jedi philosophy, only someone who gets the ball rolling

Episode 9 shows that Kylo Ren assumes what he believes to be his true nature and rises to the ranks of Sith lord, submerging himself in the teachings of all kinds of sith lord holocrons. Though it’s slow, arduous, and difficult when every once in a while he’s pulled back when Rey talks to him as Ben.

Rey and Ben’s relationship should be understood as complicated, but when I say complicated, I mean there’s a strained notion of listening to each other but taking a heaping of salt along with it. Rey does not take shit at all, she recognizes that Kylo Ren’s identity is a security blanket designed to make him look strong. through the times they see and talk to each other using the force bond she very frequently talks over him and through him, she doesn’t call him kylo ren, she doesn’t accept him as Kylo Ren. Rey is effectively in charge when they talk. However sooner or later something cracks and Ben becomes human...kinda. Rey does not consider Ben her friend, nor does she feel put upon to try and redeem him.

More that Rey realises Ben might not be totally in control of his actions

The events of this version of episode 9 are much more personal. more contained. it’s obvious that the first order are going to lose, but everyone is waiting to basically find out what they’ll do as their last ditch effort.

The plan? a last ditch effort to take out corruscant, destroy the entire galactic republic by way of eliminating the entire governing body.

How are they going to do it? The Death Star. Kinda.

So the first order very quietly start scavenging and eventually found themselves pulling the debris and other things off the Second Death Star, They rebuild the Super Laser, it can only fire once, and there’s a 50% chance that the things will explode, cuasing unknowably large amounts of collateral damage.

Hux has checked out mentally. Phasma is quietly planning a coup because holy shit the supreme leader is suicidal.

And he is suicidal by the way.

Ben Solo is possessed. By what? The ghost of Snoke. It’s a very gray area but Snoke, like any abusive parent figure wants to live vicariously through their child, and in being killed by Ben at the end of episode 8 allowed him to do so very literally.

because lets go all the way in with how blunt this metaphor for being manipulated into hate groups can be

The stories final battle is effectively setting over corruscant, a complete mess of an affair with the planet doing what it can to evacuate, the fully ammassed Republic and Resistance forces fighting against a first order with nothing to lose and have fully embraced their existence as a suicide cult.

Ben Solo, and Snoke fight each other mentally, while fighting Rey and Kara. There are Knights of Ren, who are fully aware of the situation with Kylo Ren, so there’s this huge fight where our three story focuses are fighting each other, while also occasionally fighting the villains henchmen, who are also occasionally trying to beat the shit out of Ben when he wrestles control of his body.

Kylo Ren is killed. Snokes spirit dies. Rey stabs him through the stomach, and pull it out through his side.

Ben Solo lives.

In the end Kara is the one who chooses to use the Force healing tactic to heal Ben Solo. citing simply that he has no reason to not live, be that turning himself over to the authorities, trying to rework himself. The simple point is he has to attone in some way, and that isn’t by dying.

The story ends with Rey and Kara celebrating, the republic and the resistance celebrate victory.

The end.

I’ve been working on this for days and it feels rushed here and there and I ‘m trying to not sweat to much detail on somehting dumb like this.

#the sith resurgence #lily orchard

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ao3feed-thorbruce · 4 years ago

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With Every Broken Bone, I Swear I Lived

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by thanks_its_the_emotional_trauma

After the trauma of the battle with Thanos, the Avengers and company spend more time together to recover. Also, the teengers make the older people tired with social media platforms, memes, and vines.

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we wrote this bc we just watched endgame and infinity war(ik ik we're really really late) and we will not stand for it. enjoy this fix it. everyone gets animals. no one but loki and mj can resist peter's puppy eyes. only some of them are on social media at first. tony and rhodey are Tired Dads™. thor and bruce are dating. we dont make the rules.

Words: 696, Chapters: 1/3000, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Characters: Peter Parker, Harley Keener, Harley Keener's Sister, Bruce Banner, Thor (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Pepper Potts, Tony Stark, Michelle Jones, Shuri (Marvel), Ned Leeds, Betty Brant, Carol Danvers, Maria Rambeau, Maria Hill, Nick Fury, Phil Coulson, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Clint Barton, Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Nakia (Black Panther), T'Challa (Marvel), Okoye (Marvel), May Parker (Spider-Man), Happy Hogan, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Chewie | Goose (Marvel), Alpine the Cat (Marvel), Lucky (Hawkeye), Flash Thompson, Harry Osborn, Matt Murdock, Wade Wilson, Scott Lang, Cassie Lang, Peter Quill, Gamora (Marvel), Nebula (Marvel), Groot (Marvel), Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer, Mantis (Marvel), Nathaniel Pietro Barton, Riri Williams, Original Animal Character(s), Kate Bishop

Relationships: Bruce Banner/Thor, James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Pepper Potts/Tony Stark, Harley Keener/Peter Parker, Michelle Jones/Shuri, Minor Betty Brant/Ned Leeds - Relationship, Carol Danvers/Maria Rambeau, past Riley/Sam Wilson - Relationship, Nakia (Black Panther)/T'Challa, Nakia (Black Panther)/T'Challa/Sam Wilson, T'Challa/Sam Wilson (Marvel), Nakia (Black Panther)/Sam Wilson, Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe) & Riri Williams, minor Clint Barton/Laura Barton - Relationship, Happy Hogan/May Parker (Spider-Man), James "Bucky" Barnes & Shuri, Shuri & Tony Stark, Michelle Jones & Ned Leeds & Peter Parker & Shuri, Michelle Jones & Harley Keener & Ned Leeds & Peter Parker & Shuri, Harry Osborn/Flash Thompson, Peter Parker & Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe) & Tony Stark, Matt Murdock & Peter Parker & Wade Wilson, Peter Parker & Academic Decathlon Team (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Gamora/Peter Quill, Nebula & Tony Stark, Cassie Lang & Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Cassie Lang & Riri Williams & Morgan Stark, Nathaniel Pietro Barton & Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Nathaniel Pietro Baron & Cassie Lang & Morgan Stark & Riri Williams, Laura Barton & Kate Bishop

Additional Tags: Polyamory, Trans Peter Parker, Genderfluid Loki (Marvel), Nonbinary Michelle Jones, Bisexual Peter Parker, Bisexual Steve Rogers, Gay Harley Keener, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Crack, hoo boy those are some oxymorons arent they, Aromantic Asexual Natasha Romanov, Fix-It, Not Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 (Movie) Compliant, no beta we die like men, just me and my microsoft words out here baby, Tony Stark Acting as Peter Parker's Parental Figure, May Parker (Spider-Man) & Tony Stark Coparenting Peter Parker, Everyone Needs A Hug, Everyone Is Gay, Pansexual T'Challa, Nick Fury Knows All, Nick Fury is Not Amused, Nick Fury Swears, Fluff, Domestic Fluff, How Do I Tag, the avengers? get pets, thier ptsd? they help each other with it, hotel? trivago, Peter Parker is a Little Shit, Tony Stark Acting as Harley Keener's Parental Figure, Harley Keener as Iron Lad, Harley Keener is Tony Stark's Adopted Child(eventually), harley keener's biological parents SUCK, his dads gone, obviously, but his mom is also not good, Ned Leeds is a Good Bro, Protective Michelle Jones, Bisexual Michelle Jones, Protective Ned Leeds, Peter Parker & Shuri Friendship, Genius Shuri (Marvel), Meme Lord Shuri (Marvel), Bucky Barnes & Shuri Friendship, Lesbian Shuri (Marvel), Slow Burn, Idiots in Love, Spider-Man Interacting with New Yorkers, Nonbinary Loki (Marvel), Bruce Banner & Tony Stark Friendship, Thor (Marvel) is Not Stupid, Gay Bucky Barnes, Artist Steve Rogers, Steve Rogers and the 21st Century, Vines, Memes, Social Media, Twitter, BAMF Pepper Potts, Parent Pepper Potts, Pepper Potts Acting as Peter Parker's Parental Figure, Parent Tony Stark, Tony Stark Does What He Wants, BAMF Michelle Jones, Minor Betty Brant/Ned Leeds, Flash Thompson Redemption, Flash Thompson Needs a Hug, Gay Harry Osborn, BAMF Carol Danvers, Parent Carol Danvers, BAMF Maria Hill, Maria Hill & Natasha Romanov Friendship, Lesbian Maria Hill, Phil Coulson Has the Patience of a Saint, Steve Rogers & Sam Wilson Friendship, Bucky Barnes & Sam Wilson Friendship, Sam Wilson is a Gift, Captain America Sam Wilson, Sam Wilson is So Done, sam wilson t'challa and nakia are the only sane people to ever exist, Bisexual Sam Wilson, Sam Wilson is a Saint, Awesome Sam Wilson, Deaf Clint Barton, Clint Barton & Natasha Romanov Friendship, Ceiling Vent Clint Barton, Precious Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Adorable Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Kid Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Cute Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Genius Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), BAMF Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Peter Parker & Morgan Stark Friendship (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Peter Parker & Morgan Stark are Siblings (Marvel Cinematic Universe), I mean metaphorically, but still, Protective T'Challa (Marvel), Sweet T'Challa (Marvel), BAMF T'Challa (Marvel), Awesome T'Challa (Marvel), Bisexual T'Challa (Marvel), Pansexual Nakia (Marvel), Awesome May Parker (Spider-Man), BAMF May Parker (Spider-Man), Uncle Happy Hogan, James "Rhodey" Rhodes & Tony Stark Friendship, James "Rhodey" Rhodes is a Good Bro, Awesome James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Uncle James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Avenger James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Matt Murdock is a Good Bro, Wade Wilson Breaking the Fourth Wall, Wade Wilson is a Good Bro, Pansexual Wade Wilson, Scott Lang is a Good Bro, Parent Scott Lang, Cassie Lang Lives, Minor Clint Barton/Laura Barton, Kid Riri Williams, Gamora (Marvel) Lives, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Everyone Has Issues, Everyone Loves Peter Parker, Everyone loves Morgan Stark, Nebula & Tony Stark Friendship, Nebula (Marvel) Needs a Hug, Nebula (Marvel) Has Issues, Superfamily (Marvel), nate morgan riri and cassie are the new marauders, tony only has one arm, sort of endgame compliant, i mean sort of as in everyone lives, im not someone who has firsthand experience w prothstetics so be gentle with me, The Author is Trying Their Best, The Author Regrets Nothing, Loki (Marvel) Lives, Tony Stark Lives, Natasha Romanov Lives, Inspired by Music, kind of, Song: I Lived (OneRepublic), Crack Treated Seriously, started out as a crack twitter fic but when i started w the tags, man, we drifted seriously far from that, theyre all Recovering, Not Beta Read, but now i have a coauthor so maybe there will be less typos, the entirety of the tags were written by thanks_its_the_emotional_trauma, but all you fuckers can call me damon, i wonder if theres a tag limit, hmmm, if there is i havent found it!, ok im getting spammy now but you know who to blame when youre complaning, also im very sorry for deleting The Twitter Fic No One Asked For, but it was an accident, and now i get to make a better one!, less twitter and more, Healing, theyre all broken babies, and we get to heal them w family and memes, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Avengers Family, Family, Found Family, Mental Health Issues, Healthy Relationships, ADD/ADHD Tony Stark, Peter Parker has ADHD, Bucky Barnes Has PTSD, Steve Rogers Has PTSD, everyone has PTSD, Recovery, Avengers Compound, Domestic Avengers, Avengers: Endgame Fix-It, everyone loves each other 3000, Clint Barton & Kate Bishop Friendship, Protective Kate Bishop

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3elal4n

#ao3feed #fanfiction #thorbruce #thruce #thunderscience

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ao3feed-harleypeter · 4 years ago

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by thanks_its_the_emotional_trauma

After the trauma of the battle with Thanos, the Avengers and company spend more time together to recover. Also, the teengers make the older people tired with social media platforms, memes, and vines.

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Words: 696, Chapters: 1/3000, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #harley keener #peter parker #parley #parkner #keenker #spiderlad

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ao3feed-stucky · 4 years ago

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by thanks_its_the_emotional_trauma

After the trauma of the battle with Thanos, the Avengers and company spend more time together to recover. Also, the teengers make the older people tired with social media platforms, memes, and vines.

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Words: 696, Chapters: 1/3000, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

#Bucky #AO3 works tagged 'James Barnes/Steve Rogers'#ao3feed #stucky #steve rogers #bucky barnes #c

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hellimagines · 6 years ago

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Please, Don’t Take it Back -- Nathan Young

*My masterlist link can be found in my blog description*

Request: “Requesting shamelessly. If you have time can you do a Nathan/Reader where shes like his go to. He goes to her with all his problems and she helps him. And thensomething big happens and he realizes he hasnt been doing the same for her? Bonus points if theres a sudden and aggressive declaration of love! I love your face!!!” @stargazingwithcassidy

Summary: After another altercation with your boyfriend, you pick Nathan up from the Community Center, and the truth comes out.

Warnings: domestic abuse, graphic injury depictions

Pairing: Nathan Young x fem!reader

Word Count: 2,000+

A/N: Everyone, Cassidy is the best and I love them and please go give them a follow! Also, lemme know if you liked this bitch

“You know I love you… right?”

You paused, your palms pressed against the kitchen flooring of your boyfriend’s house. Blood dripped from your nose and the corner of your lip, dribbling onto the white tile below and causing tiny mouse-like puddles. Lifting your head you saw Drew knelt beside you, his face full of false concern and pity. His hand was gently placed on your shaking shoulders, his knuckles split, bruised, and bloody from all the punching and attacking he had done. His eyebrows were furrowed over his brown eyes, but they held no emotion.

“Right,” you replied simply, finally looking away so you could raise yourself onto shaking legs. You were forced to stumble over to the counter, your broken fingers gripping onto the marble to keep from falling back to your knees. Pain ricocheted from the tips of your fingers to the back of your shoulder blade, but you ignored it in favor of staying upright. A weak smile spread across your lips as you looked back to your attacker, trying to convince him (and yourself) that you were okay. “Can I go pick Nathan up now? His mum called earlier and she won’t be able to grab ‘im. I’ll be back within the hour.” It was a lie, Nathan had been the one texting you non-stop to grab a bite with him, and you weren’t planning on being back until later.

Drew looked at you carefully, still crouched beside your puddle of blood on the floor. He breathed in, “Fine. Be back by 4, or we’re going to have another talk, got it?”

“Yes, I’ll be back before then,” you nodded, willing yourself to straighten out as he stood up. “I love you.”

“I love you too. Now go.” Drew flicked his hand towards the door and you didn’t hesitate before scurrying away, tail metaphorically tucked between your legs.

You rushed to the car, practically stumbling over your own feet in your haste as the front door slammed behind you. Tears trickled down your face and mixed with your blood, causing pink droplets to fall from your chin. Opening the car door took you a minute, but once you were safely inside, you managed to finally take a handful of calming breaths. Your eyes were shut and your hands loosely gripped the steering wheel. You didn’t have much time to think about the past hour- Nathan was probably already waiting for you, and making him wait much longer would only cause a boatload of questions. So, with a deep, ragged breath, you drove away in pursuit of the Community Center and its resident dumbass.

“Oi, Cunt Face! Took you long enough, I’ve been out here for days!” Nathan howled across the parking lot, dramatically trudging himself over to your car. A cigarette hung from his pouting lips, but he flicked it away before approaching your car. “The starvation and dehydration has already started kickin’ in! I mean look at me! I’m skin and bones,” he cried, swinging open the door and sliding in.

“Nathan, you’ve always been skin and bones. Shut up,” you laughed quietly, pulling out of the parking lot without looking at your best friend.

Nathan gasped, “Are you skeleton shaming me right now? Because I don’t appreciate that.”

“You know what? Maybe I am- there’s too many skeletons out there, it’s like the pirate days all over again,” you giggled. “I mean honestly-”

“The hell’s happened to your face?” Nathan suddenly shouted, cutting you off and startling you into jerking the car. “You look like you’ve just gotten out of a fight ring- and lost!”

You laughed nervously, “D-Don’t worry about it, Nath’, just an accident. Besides, we all know I’d kick ass in a fight ring.” You were hoping that with enough jokes and playful laughs, Nathan would drop the subject.

But Nathan was an observant pissfire and rarely gave up on things he became fixated on. “Bullshit! That ain’t no accident, love. Your fingers are all fucked, and your face is every shade of black and blue in existence. What happened?”

You let your eyes wander over to Nathan briefly, before focusing them back on the empty road ahead. You didn’t want to tell your curly-haired best friend what had truly happened to you for a multitude of reasons. For starters, Nathan would try and shove you into a clinic, or worse, fix the injuries himself. Just the thought of Nathan attempting to fix your fingers made you shiver. Then, after making sure you were okay, he’d march his scrawny-ass over to Drew and pick a fight. A fight, he would no doubt lose. You had no intention of letting your best friend get mauled just because your boyfriend had a temper.

“(Y/N), please. Tell me what’s going on? It seems like every week you’ve got a new injury and a newly broken heart. I’m a jerk, yeah, but I’m not stupid. He’s hurtin’ you, isn’t he?” Nathan snarled- his soft voice now filled with enough venom to make his Irish accent nearly incoherent. “I’ll fuck him right up if he is. Make ‘im piss and vomit blood for months. ‘Ow’s that sound? Make sure ‘e never bothers you again.”

You sighed heavily. Gripping the steering wheel with your unbroken hand, you veered into an abandon store parking lot and shut off the car. Nathan was uncharacteristically quiet, probably sensing that you were finally about to open up. You shifted in your seat, pressing your aching back against the door so you could fully face him. His green eyes were narrowed with worry and concern, his lips pulled into a deep frown, and his fingers tugged on the various holes of his orange jumpsuit. Over the past few months, you had grown tired of constantly having to lie to everyone around you, including yourself. Drew didn’t love you, not anymore, and it hurt to admit. But you had to tell someone about what was going on; even if that someone had never taken anything seriously in his life.

“Just… just let me talk, okay? No interrupting, no nothing. Because if I stop I won’t get going again. Okay?” Nathan nodded, so you began. “We’ve been dating for like two years, yeah? And shit was amazing in the beginning: flowers, books, trips, coffee, texts, car rides, meeting everyone, all that crap. But after the first year, he got mean. He was controlling and kept looking over my shoulder. Everything I did and everywhere I went, he was there. Then, one night, I went out without tellin’ him. I figured that a night away would do the both of us good. I went out with you and the others, smoked a bit and fell asleep on your floor. Shit we used to do all the time. But when I got home that morning, he was… he was mad. Like, really mad. He hurt me until I passed out, and when I woke up, he had gotten me flowers and another book. So, to me, things were okay. One time thing, yeah? But then it became a monthly thing. Then a weekly. And now, I’m lucky if a day goes by that I don’t get slapped or something. I don’t know how to get out of it. I don’t know what to do, Nath’.”

After your admittance, the car was filled with a heavy silence. You had tears falling freely from your eyes, while Nathan had barely-concealed ones that he refused to let fall. He needed to be strong for you, the same way you had been strong for yourself. Nathan’s heart hurt at the fact that you had been dealing with near-constant abuse for over a year. That he had no idea about any of it, and that he wasn’t there for you or there to help you during any of it. He had been so focused on his own issues, his own demons, that he didn’t take a second to consider the devil by your side.

“I’m sorry,” he began, the words tumbling from his quivering lips. “I’m sorry that you felt that you couldn’t trust me, or anyone, to help you. I’m sorry that you haven’t felt true love and happiness, that wasn’t followed by being hurt, for two years. I’m sorry that I wasn’t there to protect you like I promised I would. I’m sorry, for everything.”

“It’s not your fault-”

Nathan shook his head, “I’m not saying it’s my fault. And it’s not yours, either. It’s Drew’s fault for being a fucked sack of shit. But, what I’m saying, is that I’m sorry. And even though I haven’t been there for you lately, I’m here now. I will do everything in my immortal power to keep you from ever going back to him, from ever getting hurt by him. I love you too much to see another one of these injuries on you. Come back to the Community Center with me, sleep there. We’ll grab some food, like we planned, and then figure all this shit out,” Nathan said, reaching across the console to grab your uninjured hand. “But first, let’s go to the clinic to get this hand fixed.”

“I can’t go to the clinic, they’ll ask questions- but wait, what did you say?” Your brain was turning in mushy circles after Nathan’s speech, focusing on one part of his words, and then all of them, and then none. But one thing did stand out and stayed circling your mind.

“That you can sleep with me at the Center. Mum kicked me out, remember?”

“No, not about that. The love part, you said you love me,” you whispered, your mouth opened in awe. Nathan suddenly looked panicked. His worried face was now a deep red, and he began spluttering over nothing. “Don’t take it back. Please, don’t take it back,” you spit out quickly, gripping his hand tightly. “I love you too. Fuck, Nathan, I’ve always loved you.”

Nathan’s breath hitched and his eyes widened impossibly more, but his face became soft. “You have? Oh God, (Y/N), I should’ve said something sooner! I could’ve made you happy and you wouldn’t have had to deal with that douchecanoe!”

You giggled softly at Nathan’s words, a genuine smile gracing your features. “I should’ve said something, too. But at least we know now.”

“Yeah, you can love me now instead of him,” Nathan huffed, but you shook your head.

“Doesn’t work like that, Nath’, and you know it. I’m gonna need time to heal from all this, and I don’t want to use you as my medicine. I want you to be there for me, but I don’t want to rely on you to be happy. Only once I’ve officially broken up with him and know I’m safe, will I consider us dating. For now… for now, let’s just get these fingers dealt with, grab some food, and head back to the Center.”

Nathan nodded quickly in understanding. “Of course, (Y/N/N). I’ll be here for you as long as you need me to. Best friends ‘til the end of time,” he joked, flashing you a wink as you started the car back up.

“Best friends ‘til the end of time,” you confirmed with an equally goofy smile on your face. You pulled out of the parking lot suddenly feeling lighter, as though the weight of the world had been lifted off your shoulders. You still had a long way to go, and you weren’t even close to being out-of-the-clear, but you were one step closer to safety; to happiness. And that was all that mattered.

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#nathan young #nathan young imagine #nathan young imagines #nathan young x reader #misfits #misfits imagine #misfits imagines #misfits x reader #robert sheehan

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preraphaelitepunk · 5 years ago

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Fictober19 Day 23: Stitch and Bitch

Prompt #23: You can’t give more than yourself.

Fandom: Good Omens

Characters: Crowley, Hastur, Ligur, Eric the Disposable Demon

Rating: Teen (swearing, including the c-word)

Warnings: Use of c-word, which some people may find offensive

On AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/20843936/chapters/50326004

“Bless it, I dropped a stitch,” Hastur muttered. “This yarn is getting on my last nerve.”

Crowley didn’t look up from the sock he was knitting. “It’s black yarn, Hastur, and the lighting in here sucks. Try putting something white on your lap for contrast.”

Hastur gave him a Look. “And where am I supposed to find something white, eh?” Hell was hell on white clothes. And delicates. And most other things, of course; that was kind of the point.

“Er, right. Maybe just something lighter — your mac might work.”

The monthly stitch and bitch had come up almost by accident. On one of his rare trips Topside, Hastur had heard that knitting was relaxing and decided that he could use some of that; the idea of doing something with his hands when he was anxious besides biting his fingers was appealing, and the metal needles were pointy and shiny and made a nice bladelike sound when they rubbed together. There’d been a learning curve, but even that had been therapeutic when he incinerated the uncooperative scarf and stomped it into its component atoms.

Once he’d got the hang of it, he’d taught a few of the others, and things just evolved from there.

“We need better lighting,” Eric 1 said. Two of him were cooperating to wind a skein, one holding the great loop of unwound yarn, the other wrapping it into a ball. “Why don’t we go Topside next time, maybe in a coffeeshop? The light would be better, and we could get cappuccinos.”

“Can’t smoke in coffeeshops,” Hastur said.

Ligur snorted. “Humans and their laws. Disgraceful, if you ask me. Plus dairy doesn’t agree with me.”

“They can make it with almond milk these days,” Eric 2 said brightly.

“Huh. How do you milk an almond?”

“Oh, I know this,” Crowley said. “You grind it up and soak it in hot water, and then strain. The humans have been doing that since the Middle Ages.”

Ligur considered this. “Hardly seems worth it. Don’t see how you could get much milk out of just one almond.”

Crowley decided to let it drop. “So what are you working on, Ligur?”

The duke stabbed his cross stitch with his needle. “New one. It says ’There is no I in team, but there is a U in cunt.’”

Eric 2 snickered. “Nice one, Lord Ligur.”

For a bit, the silence was only broken by the clicks of knitting needles and the occasional swear. Eventually, Eric 1 said, “So, Crowley, how’s the mystery love affair going?”

“Snrg.” Crowley shifted uncomfortably in his chair. “It’s not.”

Ligur grinned. “Still haven’t made any progress, huh?”

“I told you: it’s complicated.”

Hastur said, “Don’t see why. Just tell them you fancy them. If they feel the same way, all done. If they don’t, set them on fire. You’ll feel much better, either way.”

“Um, yeah. Don’t really want to set them on fire, actually. I want to make them happy.”

“Happy?” Ligur sneered. “Good luck with that. What do you do, show up with presents, like, what, chocolates and things?”

“Er, sometimes.” Crowley stared miserably at his sock in progress. “Things they like. Doesn’t seem to help much, though. I mean, I think they like me as a friend, but — like I said, it’s complicated. I don’t think they could ever feel the same way about me.”

“‘M telling you: set them on fire. Works a trick, promise.”

“I am not setting them on fire, Hastur.”

Hastur shrugged and rolled his eyes. Eric 2 said, “So you just keep giving them presents?”

“Or I do favors for them. Things they’d appreciate.”

“Do they ever reciprocate?”

Crowley hesitated. “Yes, in their own way. But it’s not the same, I know. They’re just doing it because they’re a ni — er, a friendly person. They couldn’t ever love me back.”

“Sounds like you need a new approach,” Eric 1 advised. “You keep giving and giving, and making no progress. You can’t keep on that way indefinitely; you can’t give more than yourself.”

“Wanna bet?” Crowley managed a defiant grin that was almost convincing. “That sounds like loser talk to me, thinking inside the cage. There are no limits to how much I can give!”

“You’ve gone soft,” Hastur said, grinning.

“Yeah,” Ligur said, “soft in the head.”

Sighing, Crowley put his knitting down. “Look, I know it’s stupid and self-defeating and pointless, okay? I just can’t stop. I know it’ll never work and we’ll never really be together. I just want to make them happy, though, even if it hurts me. Okay?”

“Masochist.” Eric 2 grinned.

“That’s all right, then,” Ligur said. “Proper demonic behavior, that. Sadism’s better, of course, but a bit of masochism can come in handy around here.”

“Right.”

“Look, enough about my nonexistent love life already. Let’s have some real gossip. Anyone know what’s got Beelzebub and Dagon in such a tizzy lately?”

Eric 1 shrugged. “Something big’s going down, but they’re keeping mum about it.”

“Something really big,” Hastur agreed. “They haven’t let me or Ligur in on it, either.”

“I think they’re going to collapse the humans’ economy,” Ligur said. “Easy pickings when the humans are desperate and one meal away from starvation.”

“I think it’s a strike against the Opposition,” Eric 2 piped up. “Something really cool, cloak-and-dagger kind of thing.”

“Whatever it is, it needs a lot of towels and hot water,” Hastur said. They considered this for a moment.

“Funny kind of thing to need,” Ligur said finally. “Can’t see them making a major offensive strike with that.”

“We’ll find out soon enough,” Hastur said. “And from what I hear, you’ll be involved, Crowley.”

“Heh. Great, can’t wait. Probably should go and, uh, get ready, then, I guess.” Crowley packed up his knitting with rather more haste than was appropriate. “If it’s as big as all that, got to be at my best, er, worst, right? See you guys later. Hang loose.”

The other demons looked at each other in surprise as the door closed behind Crowley. “What was that all about?” Hastur asked.

Shrugs all around, and Eric 2 suggested, “Nerves? You just told him he’d have a very important job soon.”

“Probably excited,” Ligur said. “Can’t wait to strike.”

“He didn’t look very excited,” Eric 1 pointed out.

“Nah, it takes some people that way. Very highly strung, our Crowley is,” Ligur said. “Still, I wonder what the job is. I’d give somebody’s left arm to find out.”

[Author’s note: Ligur’s cross stitch pattern exists, and can be obtained from vendors such as katiekutthroat on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/59049901/pdfjpeg-theres-no-i-in-team-pattern?ref=unav_listing-same-1.]

#fictober19 #good omens #good omens fanfic #fluff #bit of more serious swearing here #crowley loves aziraphale #crowley (good omens)#ligur #hastur #eric the disposable demon #disposable demon #knitting fic

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ao3feed-harleykeener · 4 years ago

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by thanks_its_the_emotional_trauma

After the trauma of the battle with Thanos, the Avengers and company spend more time together to recover. Also, the teengers make the older people tired with social media platforms, memes, and vines.

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Words: 696, Chapters: 1/3000, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

#AO3 works tagged 'Harley Keener'#ao3feed #fanfic #harley keener #mcu #ao3feed-harleykeener #ao3

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ao3feed-carolmaria · 4 years ago

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by thanks_its_the_emotional_trauma

After the trauma of the battle with Thanos, the Avengers and company spend more time together to recover. Also, the teengers make the older people tired with social media platforms, memes, and vines.

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Words: 696, Chapters: 1/3000, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

#carol/maria #carolxmaria #maria/carol #mariaxcarol #ao3feed #fanfiction #space wives

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ao3feed-starmora · 4 years ago

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With Every Broken Bone, I Swear I Lived

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/3elal4n

by thanks_its_the_emotional_trauma

After the trauma of the battle with Thanos, the Avengers and company spend more time together to recover. Also, the teengers make the older people tired with social media platforms, memes, and vines.

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Words: 696, Chapters: 1/3000, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/3elal4n

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #starmora #quillora #gamora x peter quill #peter quill x gamora #gamora x star lo

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madmen · 5 years ago

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all of them pls jodie comer janelle monae phoebe waller bridge, have fun

do you have a crush on anyone? yeee on my grilled friend! bitches be havin girled friends.

what’s your favorite candy? i am cadbury dairy milk bar’s bitch! i also really like kitkats especially the mini ones those are so good.

favorite love song? aaaaa it changes with the weather i like so many but can’t take my eyes off of you is always a classic both it and let’s get married (mitski cover) make me feel Warm and the past few months i cannot stop listening to mr mika tiny love. yes this question asked for one but this is me restraining myself i promise. OH it might be being alive from company actually.

what was your first kiss like? technically my first kiss lasted for .0001 of a second in a public high school hallway and it was by accident so i choose to disregard that one because the one after that was very nice imagine. you are on a BEACH it is MIDNIGHT she tastes like some type of wine and you are not sober and do not know what you’re doing so you’re taking MENTAL NOTES and trying to imitate what it feels like she’s doing but you want to live in this moment forever.

what was your last kiss like? it was sweet! well, more like salty because we were crying but it’s because we are simply full of love!

sexual/romantic orientation? i’m a (fleabag godmother voice) LESBIAN

do you prefer poems or love letters? love letters hands DOWN

favorite fanfic trope? i like it when they’re both friends and in love and afraid to say anything for fear of ruining their relationship. there is a name for this but i hate it so i will not say it it’s two words, first one with an m and second one with a p. Don’t know what it is about that second word but. hate it.

have you ever been in love? yes, highly recommend

favorite milkshake flavor? I don’t like milkshakes I think they’re ice cream soup which is disgusting but my favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip if that counts

dinner dates or brunch dates? I prefer the idea of brunch dates but I wake up hungry so in practice probably dinner dates but like. to diners so I can have breakfast food.

favorite flowers? Pink carnations! Honorable mentions to bleeding hearts and roses that are light orange or light blue or light pink.

favorite perfume/cologne? no clue

favorite candle scent? if it’s sold during fall i probably love it anything pumpkin-y or slightly-but-not-too-much cinnamon-y

what’s your ideal first date? we go on a funky lil adventure! we see some fancy house and get food together and then see something else maybe a beeg church i like the way they make me feel small and they make me feel Whole when i’m there with someone i care about. maybe go for a walk in my head this is some city we’ve never been to and we just walk and talk and hold hands and point out pretty architecture.

favorite love story? in real life i am still losing it every time i think about how ronan farrow proposed to jonathan lovett via his BOOK. in fiction i am unfortunately stuck at 11 still losing it over both the doctor and rose as well as mary and matthew crawley.

what’s the most attractive thing a person could wear? idk i think suits are hot but i also melt when my girlfriend wears her oversized hoodie she just looks so cute and cozy! i feel like most things are attractive when you’re into a person. also lingerie.

chocolate, vanilla, or red velvet? vanilla!

snow, rain, or sun? rain but not too hard just a nice light mist

sweetest romantic memory? she wrote me LOVE LETTERS!!!!

favorite dating sim (and favorite character)? I have played all of one dating sim, which makes it my favorite by default. Unfortunately, it is UmaPri/My Horse Prince. I did not finish it I got impatient and my apartment watched a playthrough on youtube you don’t even get to fuck horse boy I don’t think you even kiss but it’s still so funny horse boy is obviously the best character.

fictional crushes? leia organa, cheryl blossom or betty cooper (whichever one is more likely to commit a crime on that episode), joan holloway, betty draper, villanelle, all the big little lies milfs, among others.

what’s your dream wedding like? it takes place at the johns hopkins library if i can’t have that then like. some fancy house or library or museum somewhere thats super neat. i don’t know what i wear but i look very nice. all my friends are there and it’s Very Fancy. elegant and refined thats the general Vibe.

what makes you blush? i have no clue i think sometimes when i drink my face flushes so we’ll go with that

do you believe in love at first sight? only in romeo and juliet. i think theres like. a spark at first sight maybe but also not needed for love ya know?

do you believe in soulmates? i don’t know i feel like theres like. maybe a list of people who are your soulmate? like it couldve been this one yea but it also couldve been someone else had circumstances been different like the world is soooooooooooooo big and sometimes theres right place wrong timing i think? i don’t know.

denim jackets, leather jackets, or bomber jackets? on me? all of the above. on hot gals? leather jackets.

what’s your sign? taurus sun, leo moon and rising

are you single? nope i have a grilled friend! i love her!

do you prefer to charm, or be charmed? both!

guitar or piano? normally i’d say piano but rianne used to play guitar so mixed thots here also it’s so fun to try and teach her piano and hear her lil laugh when i fix her fingers on the keys. answer foggy try again later

favorite romcom (or any romantic movie)? when harry met sally!!!!!!

do you fall in love easily? i don’t think so but i’ve only done it once so i could be mistaken

valentine’s decorations: yay or nay? i think they’re cute!

would you prefer to propose or be proposed to? what’s your dream proposal? I wanna propose which throws a real Wrench in Rianne’s concurrent desire to propose. Gotta keep the proposal a surprise, soz gang.

cloud gazing or star gazing? Star gazing!

do you like to dance? I cannot dance to save my life but god if I don’t fantasize about it every second of the livelong day

what’s your OTP? please do not make me admit to being into harry potter on main, and worse yet being into dr*rry and w*lfstar it is rightfully embarrassing.

kittens or puppies? I am afraid of almost all living things which includes kittens and puppies but I prefer pictures of puppies

coffee, hot chocolate, or tea? Cofy!

favorite soda? i hate fizz > : ( why does everyone like it when it feels like theres ants crawling on your tongue?

do you prefer gazing wistfully out the window or lying dramatically over the sofa? is there someone to give me atten shun? if so, i’m lying dramatically on the sofa. if i’m on my own it’s window time babey

favorite ABBA song? this one also changes over the years right now i’m gonna say voulez-vous

fuck/marry/kill? (anons name 3 people of your choice) this is so MEAN okay so phoebe waller-bridge’s dad was named in the panama papers i know she has the most exorbitant amount of wealth and i trust her to treat me right. that leaves jodie and janelle cannot stress enough how much i haaaaate having to kill any of them okay at the oscars we saw what janelle’s tongue can do so unfortunately we will be sacrificing jodie comer : / jodie i’m sorry i love you.

favorite pajamas? I don’t own pajamas because I’m a weirdo who either sleeps in their clothes or an oversized long sleeve t shirt and leggings

favorite liquor? vodka for mixing, sourz for shots

do you think about love a lot? yeeeeeeeeeeee

a walk in the park or a walk on the beach? i don’t like sand. it’s rough and it’s coarse and it gets everywhere. Honestly I think I’d rather just walk indoors i am anti fresh air got that sweet sweet hay fever

hand kisses or nose kisses? nose kisses!

what’s your dreamhouse? i wanna live in the city in an apartment and due to the fact that i am american it is unfortunately so big in my head no apartment has ever been this beeg and if it did exist i could not afford it but. it’s so pretty i have fancy kitchen cabinets and my living room is filled with bookshelf upon bookshelf of used books and it has room for my piano and i have a beeeeeg sleigh bed and black cherry furniture and a dishwasher and a laundry room. i come home and am filled with calm.

#roman forum #personal

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violetren · 6 years ago

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CAN WE HAVE A POST INFINITY WAR SHURI MOVIE?!

I got bored at work somehow my mind got stuck on this one moment in Black Panther and an idea spawned.

The moment was when M’baku challenges T’challa for the throne, and talks about Shuri being a child who shouldn’t be in charge of Wakanda’s technological development or whatever and the Dora Milaje get in a ready stance, but look like they’re holding Shuri back rather than M’baku, while she’s standing there staring him dead on.

The idea is QUEEN SHURI.

So Wakanda is ravaged yeah? A lot of people died, a lot of things go destroyed, and then The Snap happened. Those left over need something, SOMEONE to rally around and bring them togther.

Okoye the Lawful Good Paladin Traditionalist that she is turns to Shuri like “You’re it. You got this. The Dora Milaje are at your service.”

And because tradition is important, even during, or especially during times of hardship to help connect people the call goes out to pull everyone together for the chance to challenge Shuri in single combat, to prove she’s worthy of being the new Black Panther, and their queen.

M’baku is not fucking happy. He learned to acknowledge that she was worthy of being the leader of technology and research, but she’s still kid and and just ‘cause she’s good with tech doesn’t mean she’d be a good leader for the nation. He’s issued his challenge before they’ve even sent out the invites because he was there when Okoye told Shuri she needed to step up.

Shuri is... Kind of fucking devastated. Something 70% of her people are dead. Her brother is dead. There is a huge amount of destruction. M’baku isn’t exactly wrong that she’s just a kid. She feels like she failed ‘cause she couldn’t get the stone out fast enough to get destroyed (not that she should but guilt rarely cares about that).

But Shuri is also fucking strong. Fuck iron, she’s got a vibranium will. And she’s smart. She knows somewhere deep down she’s capable of what Okoye says she is. She got a lot, if not all, of the same training as her brother about being a leader, and she’s got a good heart.

So she steps up. She’s smart enough that she can pull her country together and set about trying to find a way to reverse what has been done. Especially if she delegates properly, and listens to Okoye, and Nakia, and even M’baku once she gets him in line.

Fastforward to coronation day. The tension in the air is at least as thick as it was when Killmonger challenged T’challa, and the mood 10x as somber.

M’baku called out his challenge first and the remainders of the other tribes let him. A lot of their warriors were killed and they can’t guarantee who they have left can take Shuri. They all know she’s had training but none are 100% sure as to what extent and how good she is. Only rumours. In the current climate a lot of them agree that such a young woman taking control could be back, M’baku is well known as a warrior, and he‘s has years of experience leading the Jabari.

Now M’baku might think she’s too young but he’s not stupid enough to completely underestimate her. Not again.

He’s learned a bit about her work since he challenged T’challa, he’s seen the fire in her eyes when she came to his mountain with her mother to request his aide, he’s heard of how she went 1v1 with Killmonger briefly during the battle for Wakanda, even if rumours of how it turned out were inconclusive. His biggest concern is that she’ll be brash, easily led, and childishly self absorbed rather than focused on helping Wakanda recover.

So the fight starts, and instead of just charging her, he taunts her, tries to bait her. They circle one another, and he mostly talks. Sometimes makes a few false swings trying to make her flinch. Normally he’s more actions than words in a situation like this but that’s not what he’s testing here.

All the while Shuri is giving him that same dead eye stare she gave him the day he challenged her brother.

In the crowd or maybe in the circle of spear holders we see a couple of Dora Milaje women share a “He’s done fucked up” kind of look. Let’s say they’re Ayo and Aneka.

The Dora Milaje close in with the spears. Once, maybe twice. EVERYONE is getting ansty over the lack of blows. Realising he’s running out of room to move M’baku takes a second to evaluate if he can afford to keep taunting her. A literal second where his eyes leave her to evaluate their surroundings.

When it was a wide space he had the advantage of being about to make wide heavy swings, but that time has passed. When it gets smaller he’ll have the size advantage to grapple with her, but that’s a dangerous move when she’s so small and they’re near a cliff, one stroke or luck for Shuri or misfortune for him and that could end badly.

Before he’s coming to the conclusion that the current amount of space is probably when Shuri will have the best chance. Not enough for him to do massive swings, but just enough that her smaller frame can dodge and weave out of a grapple attempt Shuri has already closed in with a precision attack.

M’baku might get a hit or two in, but by the time he has the damage has been done, Shuri’s got the advantage and she’s fucking using it. She decimates him, and because they both know Wakanda will need all the inside help it can get to get put back together, he is forced to concede.

All except for the people who were really close to Shuri are standing there looking fucking shell shocked, because she did that.

No one else challenges.

So then she’s doing good leader things. Appointing positions to help rebuild, organising shit, settling disputes that come up during disasters, that kind of shit. And all the while she’s putting resources into researching the infinity stones and the gauntlet and shit so she can if not reverse it at least prevent it from ever happening again.

And because people can be awful and opportunistic she also has to be literally fighting off colonisation attempts. I’m gonna go ahead and cast America as the biggest fucking source of potential invader issues. Ross is walking a thin fucking line if he even still exists.

There’s your overarching conflict type stuff.

On a more personal level for Shuri though the girl is trying to find a way to make all this shit easier because she’s barely got her head above water. Her most immediate issue is getting the invaders of her back, because she’s got the tribe leaders to back her up on keeping people organised for the rebuilding, but she doesn’t have an army to back her if these invaders get past Wakanda’s weakened border.

So far she’s been getting by, by designing better and better gadgets to back up her new physical abilities (’cause you know someone scavanged some sacred flowers before Killmonger could get them all burned) but she doesn’t like how doing that can take time and resources away from the rebuilding so she just needs something really special to get the message across that Wakanda isn’t to be fucked with, without triggering like a nuclear war or some shit.

Shuri knows and respects her traditions but normally when she has problems she looks forward for how she can solve them. She’ll turn to traditions of the past for inspiration when just looking forward doesn’t work. It would be a lie to say she doesn’t keep traditions in mind, but when under stress—and she is under a lot—she looks forward first, and with everything she has to be getting done following tradition feels a little suffocating.

Shuri’s personal jouney for the film is her working through her emotional stress and finding a way to center herself with her culture again and the way I suggest this journey be visually and symbolically conveyed is by doing a twist on how Shuri gains her shapeshifting abilities in the comics.

Instead of having her die, maybe have her learn about an ancestor or something that found a way to connect with the Djalia (a spiritual plane consisting of the entire memories of Wakanda) and learn from/get imbued with power by a griot spirit, and decide that maybe its the hail mary she needs.

I’m gonna say she stumbled across it early as part of the research into how to deal with the stones. Looking into spiritual practices as part of figuring out how to deal with the spirit stone or something. That said it could just as easily be that she wasn’t getting fast enough results trying to make something new to save Wakanda so she decided to see if there was anything old that she could use or repurpose.

I like the “she found it early on” idea better because I like the idea of her doing the first part of the ritual in the story, not because she really thinks it would work but because she’s had a long day and willing to try anything. When she doesn’t immediately feel anything and theres no dramatic light effects or anything she just sighs and goes to bed to get what tiny amount of sleep she can.

Then she has the weirdest fucking dream. And she keeps having them every night after that but they’re always so hazy when she wakes up.

The next couple of days weird shit happens too. Like theres an accident in the lab when she gets two minutes to herself to visit it, and she should have got cut by glass but she didn’t even though her suit wasn’t active. And she wakes up with black feathers on her pillow or one gets caught in the shower drain when she’s washing off after a fight near the plains where there weren’t any blackbirds. And then she’s in a fight and runs to shield someone not expecting to make it even with her enhanced agility, but then somehow she does, because of an inexplicable burst of superspeed.

She begins to think that maybe the old ceremony thing worked after all, and starts getting more involved in some more traditional practices trying to figure it out.

By the end of the movie Shuri is officially aware that she’s under the tutelage of a spirit and though she hasn’t mastered anything yet she’s able to turn the penultimate battle against the invaders around by working in tandem with the griot spirit to raise a bunch of the Wakandan warriors who had fallen during the fight, just long enough to gain the advantage. You know in some classic warrior looks aound realising they might genuinely lose and so goes kinda beserk. I’m thinking not so much in a rage way, but in a tears of grief kind of way.

Important note: Neither Ayo or Aneka can be part of the fallen warriors. They just can’t be.

In doing so she wins the battle, and scares the fuck out of everyone trying to invade buying Wakanda the time it needs to rebuild in relative peace.

Later if they bring T’challa back in a future movie I think Shuri might hand the throne back so that she can spend more time exploring her strengthening connection to the Djalia.

So yeah. That’s my idea. Can we please have a Shuri movie?

#chiriping wren #black panther #shuri #writing #long post #marvel if you see this PLEASE USE IT AND MAKE IT THING

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