#me here hoping someone votes XD

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You Keep Me Hangin' On - Steve Harrington

A/N: sooo, apparently it worked 😂😂😂 thank you to everyone who voted, I might keep this up since it helps me focus on a specific story😊 I mixed three different requests here so I really hope it makes sense, this one is mostly angsty but I am planning on a part two, so let me know what you think  

Requests - dawninparis​ asked: is this how you request something? i don’t know i’m a bit new to all this 😳 anyway i saw you were accepting st request so i was thinking maybe steve and reader are in an established relationship but with all the stuff happening in s4 and reader not being aware of all the supernatural stuff she gets jealous of all the time he spends with nancy and the fact he is hiding everything from you just to protect you and just basically a lot of angst (bc i like to suffer) and ending however u like even tho my heart is easily broken with sad endings 

- Anonymous asked: I would like to request a Steve story that takes place in season 4 where him and reader are dating already. Reader has noticed how awkward he has been around Nancy and vice versa. How they’ve been talking a lot more (good thing Eddie was there to keep them company😉). [full request here]  

- Anonymous asked: Hello babes, I'm not sure if you want to write this but may I request for a Steve Harrington angst to fluff fic? Haha! I just want to torture myself again with all these angsty stories. Somewhere around, reader is pining for steve and thought that she have a chance with steve but the latter thought that maybe he's still not over nancy. Reader felt hurt / embarassed by this and decided to date someone else, when she did steve realizes that she's the one that his heart has been longing for the whole time and not nancy. Thanks

Warnings: pretty angsty and Steve is kind of an asshole but also a jealous asshole xD and Jason (he deserves his own warning) let me know if I missed anything 

Disclaimer: I don’t own Stranger Things :) gif isn’t mine :D  

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You Keep Me Hangin’ On

Set me free why don't you, babe Get out my life why don't you, babe 'Cause you don't really love me You just keep me hangin' on

You had known for a long time now. You had just, for some reason, held on to a stupid little hope that kept you hanging to this stupid little crush. Although it wasn't that little. And that voice in your head that kept you hanging sounded an awful lot like Robin insisting that Steve felt the same way you did.

You tried to believe her. You really did. Steve was very caring and affectionate towards you. You remembered the first time you drove him home, drunk, and he asked you to stay with him. And you did. And he said it felt nice to not wake up alone. And then, it became a natural thing between the two of you. He would call you whenever he needed you. And you would call him whenever you needed him. And he showed up. He always showed up. Which made you believe Robin when she said he felt the same way you did. But neither of you spoke about it. You hugged. You kissed. You did more than kiss. You couldn't imagine your life without him. But you weren't entirely sure if he could do the same. You feared that he could. He could live without you.

And right now, it was more evident than ever. You instantly dove into the water when he was pulled back into the lake. You pulled the bats off him and fought them with whatever you could find before Nancy, Robin, and Eddie also appeared to help. You were about to help him stop the bleeding right before Nancy ripped off the bottom of her blouse and started patching him up. And you saw it. You saw the way Steve looked at her.

"You're bleeding" you were snapped out of your thoughts when you heard Eddie by your side.

"Huh?" you asked, confused.

"Your arm" he pointed out. "It's bleeding" he repeated and you looked down to see that he was right. You hadn't even noticed. You were bleeding. Badly.

"Holy shit!" you panicked a little, not really knowing what to do.

"Here" he said, gently grabbing your hand and taking the black bandana out of his back pocket.

"Oh, I don't want to stain your bandana. I know that's your favorite one" you told him, not really noticing the smile that appeared on his face when you did.

"Don't be ridiculous, princess. It's just a piece of fabric" he insisted, grabbing your hand and cleaning your wound gently. You lifted your head from your arm to watch Eddie as he worked on tightening his bandana around you. You found yourself smiling a little at how careful he was being. He did not seem like the loud, careless guy you always saw in school. "How's that? Is it too tight?" he asked, worriedly.

"N-no. That's perfect" you smiled. "Thank you, Eddie" you told him.

"You know, it was pretty badass, w-what you did" he chuckled.

"It was?" you asked, feeling a little nervous for some reason. You never really thought of yourself as badass enough to get that credit from Eddie Munson, who you considered to be one of the most badass people you knew.

"Yeah, I mean, jumping in the lake and fighting those bats. That was metal, princess" he smirked.

"You also jumped in the lake and fought those bats, Eddie" you reminded him.

"Yeah, but after all of you ladies did" he insisted.

"Well, you still did" you told him. "And that says a lot" you smiled.

"So, uh" Eddie cleared his throat, pulling away from you a little. "This place is like Hawkins, but with monsters and nasty shit?"

"Yeah, pretty much" you nodded.

"Wait, watch out for the vines" Nancy said as Robin started walking around. "It's all a hive mind" she explained.

"It's all a what?" Robin asked.

"All the creepy crawlies around here" you told her. "They're, like, one or something" you told her. "Step on a vine, you're stepping on a bat" you instructed. "You're stepping on Vecna" you finished.

"Shit" Eddie said, next to you.

"But everything from our world is still here, right? Except people?" Robin asked.

"As far as I understand it, yeah" Steve said.

"So, theoretically, we could go to the police station and steal guns and grenades and whatever we need to blow up those bat things that are guarding the gate" Robin suggested.

"I highly doubt the Hawkins PD has grenades, Robin" you told her. "But guns, yeah, sure."

"Well, we don't have to go all the way downtown for guns" Nancy added and everyone looked at her. "I have guns in my bedroom" she shrugged.

"You, Nancy Wheeler" Eddie started. "...have guns, plural, in your bedroom?"

"Full of surprises, isn't she?" Robin asked, excitedly.

"A Russian Makarov and a revolver" Nancy explained.

"Yeah, you almost shot me with that one" Steve said.

"You almost deserved it" Nancy smirked back at him.

You tried to hide your upset expression but Eddie seemed to notice before he threw his jean vest at Steve and he glared back at him a little.

"For your modesty, dude" he said, making Steve roll his eyes before putting it on.

"Hey, are you okay?" Steve asked, walking closer to you.

"I'm fine" you said with a firm smile.

"Did you hurt yourself?" he questioned, looking at your arm.

"Yeah, but don't worry. Eddie fixed it" you told him.

"Oh" Steve said, not entirely loving that part. "O-okay" he sighed.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, just a scratch" he said, trying to make you laugh.

You barely smiled before you followed Eddie and Robin who were climbing on trees and rocks, careful not to step on the vines. When Robin accidentally stepped on a vine, the five of you felt the Earth moving under you when an earthquake happened. Your instinct almost made you run to Steve, but you saw he quickly grabbed Nancy, who was closer to him, and he pulled her to his side. You couldn't even register the whole thing before you felt two arms grabbing you and making you fall to the ground with him as you felt Eddie's arms tighten around you.

"Holy shit!" you heard Robin, not so far from you.

"So guns seem like a pretty good idea to me" Eddie said.

"Yeah, me too" you said, feeling your cheeks burn a little at how close you were to the metalhead and not noticing a pair of eyes glaring your way. "Uh- um" you cleared your throat. "Thanks" you smiled shyly.

"Don't mention it, princess" he said, helping you up.

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As the five of you walked to the Wheeler's house, Steve could barely register what Nancy was telling him. His eyes were glued to Robin, you, and Eddie walking ahead of them. Specifically between you and Eddie Munson. He noticed he was trying to make you laugh because he could see the worried look on your face. And the worst part was that he was succeeding. He didn't like the feeling he got whenever you laughed at something Eddie Munson said. He didn't like that you had his bandana on your arm. He didn't like that he was walking a little too close to you and the worst part was when he saw his hand trying to reach for yours.

"Uh, yeah, Nance, hold on a second" he said, not even trying to understand what she was talking about as he ran over to the trio in front of him.

"Hey, Eddie" Steve said, catching up with you. "Uh, could I... talk to you?" he asked, making Eddie look at you a little confused. You simply shrugged and Robin pulled you away to go join Nancy instead, leaving the two boys behind.

"What's up, Harrington?"

"Hey, man. Uh... Listen, I just, uh... I just want to say thanks. For saving my ass back there" he smiled.

"Shit. You saved your own ass, man" Eddie told him. "I mean, that was a real Ozzy move you pulled back there!"

"Ozzy?"

"When you took a bite out of that bat. Ozzy Osbourne? Black Sabbath? He bit a bat's head off onstage" he explained as Steve looked at him confused.

"I don't-"

"You know? Doesn't matter" he shrugged. "It's very metal, what you did. That's all I'm saying" he told him.

"Thanks" Steve smiled.

"Henderson told me you were a badass. Insisted on the matter, in fact" he explained.

"Henderson said that?"

"Oh yeah" Eddie nodded.

"Shit!"

"Kid worships you, dude. Like, you have no idea. It's kinda annoying, to be honest" he mocked Steve. "I don't even know why I care what that little shrimp thinks, but, uh, guess I got a little jealous, Steve" he smirked. "I guess I couldn't accept the fact that Steve Harrington was actually a good dude. Rich parents, popular, chicks love him. Not a douche? No way, man. No way" he chuckled. "That, like, flies in the face of all the laws in the universe and my own personal Munson doctrine" he explained, making Steve laugh and roll his eyes a little. "Still super jealous as hell, by the way. Which is why I would never have jumped in that lake to save your ass. Not under any, uh... normal circumstances. Nope. Outside of D&D, I am no hero. I see danger and I just turn heel and run. Or at least that's what I've learned about myself this week" he muttered the last part.

"Give yourself a break, man" Steve insisted.

"See? The only reason I came in here was 'cause those ladies came in straight after you. Now, I was too ashamed to be the one who stayed behind" he explained. "But, your girl, right there" Eddie said, pointing at you, walking ahead of them. "She didn't waste a second. Not one second. She just dove right in" he told Steve as they stopped walking for a moment and Steve looked at you while you walked with Robin. "Now, I don't know what's going on or what happened between you two, but if I were you, I would not take her for granted, man. 'Cause that was as unambiguous a sign of true love as these cynical eyes have ever seen" he told her. "And if you let her go, someone else might not be so stupid" he informed him.

"Are you talking about... someone in specific?" Steve asked, glaring a little at him.

"Maybe" Eddie shrugged, patting his back. "I'm just saying, Harrington. Don't be the douche I always thought you were" he said before he walked away from Steve.

As soon as you all got to Nancy's place, she, Robin, and Eddie started making their way upstairs. You were about to follow them when Steve gently pulled you back.

"Hey" Steve said, smiling nervously at you, a few steps down. "Uh- I just... um, I wanted to ask if uh-" he said, running a hand through his hair as he always did when he was nervous. "If w-we're okay? I mean, are you- uh are you feeling okay?"

"Are you?" you asked, a little confused.

"No- yeah, uh I'm fine" he sighed. "I just wanted to check if you were also... fine?"

"I'm fine" you said with a firm smile before you turned around and you tried going upstairs but Steve stopped you again.

"It's just um... you got hurt" he said, stroking the back of your hand with his thumb as he looked at the bandana wrapped around your arm.

"So did you" you told him. "And I think yours is... much worse" you said, looking at Nancy's blouse wrapped around him.

"No, it's fine" he insisted.

"Great. So, you're fine. I'm fine. We're both..." you sighed. "Just fine" you said.

"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked, frowning.

"Uh- nothing" you quickly said. "We should... get up there-"

"No, what did you mean by that?"

"Steve, this isn't the time or the place-"

"But you're upset!"

"No, I'm not, I just told you, everything is fine!" you insisted.

"Really? So, if everything is fine, why are you spending so much time with Munson?" Steve asked, accusingly.

"Ohh, you noticed that? I figured you'd be too busy with Nancy to even pay attention to anyone else!" you replied.

"Wait, is that what this is about?"

"No! I didn't mean to ugh-! Just... forget about it, okay? We have bigger things to-"

"Shhh!" he shushed you, holding up his finger.

"Um, excuse me?"

"Did you hear that?" he asked, looking the other way and walking away from you.

"Hear what?"

"Henderson!" he said, walking around the empty room.

"Well, it finally happened. He snapped" you muttered under your breath.

"HENDERSON!"

"What's going on?" Nancy asked, walking over to you with Robin, and Eddie.

"I don't know. He thinks he can hear Dustin-"

"I don't think! I can hear him! HENDERSON!"

And then, you heard it.

"Oh, my God! DUSTIN!"

"There has to be a way for them to hear us!" Eddie insisted as the five of you tried to look around the room.

"Wasn't there a way that Will communicated with Joyce when he was here?" Steve asked you, pointing his flashlight at the light in the middle of the living room.

"THE LIGHTS!"

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"You sure you're okay?"

"Yes, Robin, for the fifteenth time, I'm okay" you replied as you two tried to grab anything you could use at the War Zone.

"It's just that you and Steve have barely spoken since-"

"Since he decided to stay back at the UpsideDown because Nancy was cursed by Vecna and he now refuses to leave her side?" you snapped a little. "Sorry" you sighed. "There's just... a lot going on right now" you told her.

"I know that, but... well, you and Eddie on the other hand-"

"What?" you asked, confused.

"Come on, you can't tell me that there's nothing there-" she chuckled.

"There's literally nothing there" you laughed. "I don't think Eddie likes me that way" you rolled your eyes.

"Do you like him that way?" she asked, curiously.

"N-no" you said, nervously. "I don't know. Like I said, there's too much going on right now. And Eddie has been nice to me. He's always nice to me and... I don't know this isn't the time to focus on stupid guys, okay?"

"Love, it's never the time to focus on stupid boys" she laughed, making you laugh a little too but she quickly stopped when she spotted Vickie on the other side of the War Zone with her boyfriend.

"Rob" you said, feeling sorry and placing your hand on her arm.

"Have you ever felt like someone just ripped out your heart?" she asked, looking back at you.

You smiled sadly at her and then looked past her. "Yeah, I... have an idea" you said silently and she followed your stare to see Steve laughing with Nancy at something she had said. "Aw, well that's fun for me" you smiled, sarcastically. "I'm gonna go over there, okay?" you quickly said, walking away from Robin as she rolled her eyes and walked over to Steve, punching his arm.

"Ouch! What the hell, Buckley?!"

"Well, I wouldn't expect to find you here" you turned around hearing that dreadful voice.

"J-Jason" you said, nervously. "Yeah, well, it's just... scary times" you smiled. "Uh- I'm... sorry about Chrissy" you told him.

"Want my advice?" he asked, getting closer to you. "Shotguns are not good for much of anything past killing small birds" he said. "I mean, they got power, sure, but not much range" he said, as you stepped backwards, creating space between the two of you but he got even closer. "And that's just gonna force you into close-range combat, then someone can just grab that barrel like this..." he said, grabbing the weapon from you. "...and redirect it" he said, smiling, making you feel uneasy. "Well, you look nervous" he chuckled.

"Uh -like I said" you tried to smile. "Scary times" you told him. "Could you let go, please?"

"Sorry?"

"She said 'let go'" you heard Steve behind you and you let out a sigh of relief.

"Harrington" he said, letting go of the gun. "Didn't see you there" he said, stepping away.

"Well, now you do so..." Steve said, nodding his head so he would take the hint.

"Lovely seeing you" Jason said, before turning to look back at you.

"Hey, you okay-?"

"We need to go, now" you said, grabbing his hand.

"But-"

"But nothing" you said, pulling him with you. "Eddie's outside" you whispered.

"Right" Steve muttered a bit upset. Munson.

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"Hey" you were snapped out of your thoughts when Eddie sat down on the grass, next to you.

"Hi" you smiled.

"So... I guess this is a dumb question but... how are you feeling?"

"Funny, I was just going to ask you the same thing" you smiled.

"Me? I'm having the time of my life, princess. Are you kidding me? We're about to go to the UpsideDown and fight for our lives, really... it's where I pictured my life at this point, he chuckled, making you laugh a little.

"You know, you don't have to do this, Eddie" you insisted.

"Are you trying to rob me of my hero arc, princess?" he said, making you laugh, which you didn't know how was possible with how anxious you were feeling. "I was just going to tell you the same thing" he told you.

"It's just... you've been through a lot in like... what, 48 hours?"

"Yeah, it's been intense but... well, you being here kinda makes it better" he admitted.

"It does?" you asked, feeling your cheeks burn.

"Yeah" he insisted. "I mean, if... it were up to me, I wouldn't want the situation of us hanging out to be in a creepy world fighting this... monster but... I guess it's pretty badass" he chuckled.

"Well, if it involves you I would assume it would have to be badass" you smiled, making him blush a little. "So... if it were up to you... what would the situation be? U-us hanging out?"

"Well- uh-"

"Hey, Munson!" Steve said, suddenly appearing and interrupting the two of you. "Um... Henderson's asking for you" he said.

"Um- sure" Eddie said, looking back at you. "Sorry, princess. Raincheck?"

"Sure" you smiled as he got up and he helped you up too. "See you in a bit" you told him before Steve replaced his place.

"What was that?"

"What was what?" you asked, confused.

"You and Munson?"

"We were just talking" you shrugged.

"Is there something going on between the two of you?"

"What? What are you talking about, Steve?"

"I just find it interesting that every time I look at you he just happens to be there" he said, glaring at you a little.

"Well, maybe we were just talking about our part of the plan, since you made me stay back with him and Dustin!"

"I knew you were upset about that! Nancy and I just decided this was the best way to make the teams!"

"Oh, what a lovely coincidence that you get to go with Nancy!"

"And Robin!" he added. "Why does that make you so upset? Because you don't get to come and physically kill Vecna with us? I need you to stay back with Eddie and Dustin!"

"Why? Because you don't trust me as much as Nancy!? You don't-" you stopped yourself before you could say 'You don't love me as much as you love Nancy'.

"Nancy knows what she's doing!"

"Oh, and I don't? We were all down there, Steve! And in case you didn't notice, I was the first one to jump when you were dragged back into that lake! Not Nancy! I am just as capable as she is-!"

"I didn't say you weren't but I just..." he sighed, running a hand through his hair, frustrated. "I need you to stay back with Dustin and Eddie okay?"

"Fine!" you said, reluctantly. "I can't do this anymore Steve" you sighed.

"Sweetheart, I know it'll be hard, but we have this plan and-"

"No, not that! This!" you said pointing at him and yourself. "I am tired of just being your option when Nancy is not around!"

"That's not true and this isn't the time to-"

"Right... it's never the time" you sighed.

"Well, not when we're about to go face Vecna in the fucking UpsideDown!"

"You're going to face Vecna with Nancy and Robin! I'm staying back with Eddie and Dustin!"

"That's not how it is!"

"Yes, it is! That's the plan that you two came up with! Together!"

"Look, what do you want from me? It made more sense this way!"

"Just admit that you still have feelings for Nancy and be done with it so I can just... I don't know, move on!"

"M-move on? From us?"

"There is no us, Steve! Is there?"

"Why would you say that?"

"I don't know, Steve! I'm tired! I'm tired and I can't do this anymore! It's not fair!"

"Ugh! I'm not trying to make you feel like this on purpose! I don't have feelings for Nancy, okay? Why does everyone think that I still have feelings for Nancy?"

"Oh, really? Everyone thinks so? So, I'm not the only one then!" you said, feeling your heart starting to break.

"No! I didn't mean it like that! Nancy is my friend! Okay! That is it! I care about her and I don't want her to die!"

"Nobody wants her to die, Steve! But you keep following her around like a lost puppy-!"

"How would you even know since you decided to stay with Munson every chance you get?! I can't believe you're being this dramatic over Nancy. SHE'S MY FRIEND!" he snapped. "Look, I don't want to fight with you, we are all on edge, and... I just... I need to do this, and I need you to stay with Dustin and Munson!"

"I don't want to fight with you either, Steve, and I know this is probably the worst possible time, I just-"

"Hey, guys!" Dustin shouted, interrupting you. "Time to go!"

Steve sighed, tiredly and looked back at you, not really knowing what else to say, so you did.

"You know what? You're right, we have more important things to deal with right now" you smiled with tears in your eyes and you placed your hand on his arm. You were about to follow Dustin but Steve pulled you back, pulling your hand.

"Listen, I care about Nancy, yes. Of course, I do. But, I swear, she's just my friend" he told you. "And I care about you too. I do, a lot" he said, nervously. But something wasn't letting you believe him anymore.

"As a friend?" you asked, with your voice breaking a little.

"It's... complicated" he said, making your heart break into little pieces. "And I swear we'll talk about it, after this, I just-" he sighed, running a hand through his hair.

Something was telling you that he would never love you as he did Nancy. That little voice was becoming louder than Robin's telling you he loved you just as you loved him. And you felt your eyes watering. And you knew he could see it, but he didn't say anything. Because you knew time was running out and you had to follow Dustin. So you just smiled sadly at Steve and cupped his cheek with your hand.

"I love you, Steve" you whispered, having the strangest feeling in your heart that this may be the only chance you would get to tell him this, so you kissed his cheek. Like you always did and you gave him the saddest smile Steve had ever seen on someone. "And I really hope you get her back someday."

To Be Continued

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[Part 2] 

A/N: sooo, I am definitely not evil enough to just leave it there :D this is definitely going to have a part two... so let me know what you think xD (and also, who you think she should stay with) 

[skyward-floored]

I found a short scene I wrote for Incredibles au from the second movie just to mess with things that I’d completely forgotten about, and people wanted to see it, so here it is.

It’s right after that part where all the supers invade the house and Frozone helps the kids escape, but doesn’t escape himself, and they’re all debating what to do. That should hopefully be all the background you need to figure out what’s going on but you haven’t watched the movie there’s only so much I can help you with XD

Enjoy 👍

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Twilight kept their father’s old car going until they were plenty far away from the house, the ice Warriors had shot at them slowly melting off the sides. Nobody spoke while they rode, even Shadow acting strangely subdued for once, and it wasn’t until Twilight told the car to pull over on a quiet country road that the silence was broken.

“They got Warriors,” Wind whispered, a hand wrapped tightly around his middle.

Legend pressed a little tighter against his side, and Wind leaned against him, looking miserable.

“We wouldn’t have gotten away without him,” Hyrule said in an equally quiet voice. “If it weren’t for him...”

He trailed off, and Wind shrank down in his seat.

“What do we do now?” Wild asked in a small voice, and all of them turned to look at Twilight.

Twilight swallowed.

“We... well. We can’t go to Fi’s,” he began slowly, “or Sky’s, they’ll just get them too if... if they haven’t already. And you saw those goggles they put on Warriors, they were all wearing them. They're all under someone's control somehow, and they... they probably did the same to Dad,” he finished in a quiet voice.

The boys went silent again, and a cricket chirped in the grass by the side of the road.

“Okay,” Legend swallowed, a hand tugging at his bangs. “A bunch of hypnotized bad guys after us. No Mom, no Dad. No Warriors or Sky.”

“But we do have our powers,” Wild cut in, looking somewhat hopeful. “Plus this car, and, and... um... anything else?”

Four flinched in the backseat, and with a flash of light, he suddenly split into four, Shadow growling as he shoved an already-crying Red off of his lap.

“They got Mom and Dad!” Red wailed, and Hyrule awkwardly patted him on the shoulder.

“I say we go and get everyone back, now,” Blue growled, and Twilight waved his arms in an attempt to get the situation back under control.

“Four— er, Fours, try to calm down,” he said gently, but Red continued to cry, and Green and Blue were both looking upset in different ways as well. “Guys, please, getting upset won’t help, we have to think of a plan.”

“Any plan you have is probably going to get us all killed,” Shadow snorted, and Vio elbowed him when Red sobbed harder. “What?”

“Dad said he was going to that ship thing, wasn’t he?” Legend said, and Twilight looked over at him as he gathered Red into his arms. “And that’s where Mom is. We should go there.”

“You want us to go right to the bad guys?” Shadow scoffed.

“I don’t know...” Wind said in a small voice. He swiped a hand over his eyes. “What if they just get us too?”

“Let’s vote,” Twilight said, having calmed Red’s sobbing to quieter sniffles. “Everyone in favor of going and saving Mom and Dad and Warriors?”

Wild immediately raised his hand, as did Blue and Legend, and Hyrule and Green shortly did afterward. Twilight and Red had their hands up, and after a long moment, Wind and Vio raised theirs as well.

Which meant everyone had voted yes except Shadow.

“Shadow? What do you think?” Vio asked, and the other boy looked away.

“Either way you’re going to bring me, so I don’t see why it matters what I vote,” he grumbled.

“If you’d rather go back to the house that’s crawling with hypnotized supers who want to put hypno-goggles on us, be my guest,” Twilight said, and Shadow crossed his arms and sank down in the seat.

“Fine. I vote go.”

“Then it’s unanimous,” Wild said, and he pounded his fist into his hand as he sat straight up in his seat. “We’re going to go save Mom and Dad and everyone else.”

All of the boys looked around at each other, and their faces grew determined, still worried and scared, and in a few cases teary-eyed, but determined to save their parents, and everyone else as well.

Shadow moaned.

“We’re all gonna die.”

[glitteringcrab]

Campaign Manager Morty

I mayyy be splitting hairs here, because Evil Morty had exactly zero qualms over killing literally every Morty in the Citadel to escape and, even worse, over having hundreds of poor, innocent, deformed Mortys whipped during his times as president (it's like he put up a nice façade but was still internally seething and had to make someone suffer)--

--but what he did to poor Campaign Manager Morty was especially heartless, and it's always very painful to see it unfold, no matter how many times I re-watch it.

It's just that Campaign Manager Morty was so good. He had integrity. He had courage. He took it upon himself to murder his evil ex-boss to protect everyone else, even though he knew it would be a death sentence. He could have tried to leave the Citadel when he found the truth about EM, to save his skin, but he decided to act instead on behalf of everyone living there. When they brought him to the air-lock chambers where he'd be executed, even though he could tell what his imminent fate was, he showed no fear of death nor regret over having to face the repercussions of (what he thought was a successful) assassination. He was okay with throwing his life away for everyone else's sake. He only wanted to explain to the people executing him, that this was a good thing, that they weren't missing anything by having their favorite candidate executed. He had to explain why he did this. He wasn't evil, please understand...!

And when he found out that his ex-boss was still alive, his face filled with panic, because at that moment he knew that EM surviving meant EM would be seen as a poor innocent victim, and this assassination attempt just made things worse.

And then he finds out that Evil Morty won the elecions and panic takes over completely, even though he had nothing to win or lose any more. Even with his last breath, he tried to warn the others.

His death was truly tragic. He was a good Morty, undeserving of that fate. It was one of the cruelest things Evil Morty has done.

I mean, EM killed everyone, but he knew this Morty personally. He set him up. And he picked him for this very cruel fate because Campaign Manager Morty had the integrity to voice his honest (and negative) opinion on the campaign's chances of success. Which, if EM listened to him and left the race, would mean Campaign Manager Morty would lose his job. Campaign Manager Morty was honest enough to say to his boss something that would result in him losing his job.

Which in turn meant that EM knew Campaign Manager would have the guts to put himself in a self-destructive situation, if it meant "doing the right thing". EM knew (or at least took an educated guess) Campaign Manager Morty would act to protect everyone else, that he was a fundamentally good person, and still, not only killed him, but set him up for a very, very cruel fate, of trying to do the good thing and having it backfire completely, of losing all hope.

And today it hit me (again, I may be splitting hairs, because it's not like EM has a moral bar anyway) if one more reason EM did this completely heartless thing was: What if Campaign Manager Morty was actively demoralizing him?

I mean... think about it. Evil Morty looked very smug in those sequences (I actually remember thinking "what a moron" at that scene XD):

He already knew what to say in the debate and how to act to gain support. He had the confidence that he could pull this off.

But he didn't know he would pull this off. In fact, he barely won ("almost close enough to trigger a re-count") and this was with him getting himself shot and gaining votes through sympathy. If he hadn't arranged for his assassination attempt, he would have lost. He must have watched the polls closely, weighing his chances and deeming them Not Good Enough at that point.

And... he had given it his all to this attempt to take over the Citadel. By making himself a public figure, he invited scrutiny on his person (whether Trenchcoat Rick was hired/manipulated/mind-controlled by EM, or honestly stalking EM we have yet to see, but it's not unlikely someone would decide to look into this particular Morty more closely). I mean, they asked him his dimension number in an interview and he deflected. They could have kept pressing into his past. This whole thing risked blowing up to his face. And even if it didn't, if he lost the election race it'd be unlikely he'd get another chance like this one. He had to give this his all, he had to make it work, no matter what.

Evil Morty, who defaults in hiding, in making himself look harmless, in disappearing in the safety of the crowd, was desperate enough to make this work that he put himself in the metaphorical frontlines, turning himself into a public figure, getting himself shot, having to put up a permanent nice act to all those people he despised, in the hopes of freeing himself one day in the distant future. He may have been confident that he could pull this thing off, but actually pulling said thing off couldn't have been easy for him.

And there was obviously no one actually supporting him, because he has no friends. Sure, other Mortys supported "him", but not really. They had no idea what he really had in store for them. They didn't want him to win, they wanted the "nice Morty Candidate" to win (duh).

Any self-doubt, any emotional wavering, any exhaustion, he had to deal with by himself. Any cheering up, any hope, any courage he needed, he also had to provide himself, so that he could escape what he viewed as the unbearably horrible fate of being trapped in the CFC.

...And on top of that, when you are giving this your all, when you are at your most desperate to make this work because your first plan already failed and you might not get another chance like this, imagine having your own campaign manager telling you "no, actually, you won't succeed. Give up. Give up. Give up."

...And he sets up his Campaign Manager to give it his all to make sure everyone else escapes a very horrible fate, only to make him watch himself fail, to force him to face the desperation he kept (unwittingly) insisting Evil Morty should resign himself to.

...I don't know if I'm overthinking this, but Evil Morty's treatment of his campaign manager suddenly feels a lot less cold and heartless and a lot more furious and vengeful.

(I will still mourn Campaign Manager Morty forever; he was the best Morty)

[cerberuscaeli]

Wrong Moment, Right Time

An Idol!Xiao x Fem!Reader x Scaramouche

Summary: Life isn't always easy, and surely not when you have to deal with your archnemesis while trying to steal that mysterious band boy - you literally fought for - his heart. And oh, of course, there isn't a certain indigo haired boy that slides his way into your heart as well? Surely life isn't that cruel, right? Right?

Parings: Idol!Xiao x Fem!Reader x Scaramouche

Genre: Alternate Universe / AU

Warnings: Mentions of fighting (slightly descriptive), punches, injuries, violence, blood, aggression from Y/N's side, angry Ei(Is a warning itself), cursing, Scaramouche is a bitch. Strangers to lovers & enemies to lovers tropes. I think those are it, please let me know if you see more!

Words: 2.969.

A/N: After I made up a post to vote for which pairing, most of you voted for Xiao x Fem!Reader x Scaramouche, so that will be the pairing for this fic(Don't worry, a separate Idol!Xiao x Fem!Reader will follow soon). This one will either be just a few parts or a short series as I already got carried away writing the fighting scene and everything so yeah. I also suck at writing summaries so bear with that one xD

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Xiao was playing on his guitar, now and then stopping to write something down on the spread-out music sheets. Too engrossed in writing his song, he didn't notice the casual looks his bandmates and friends kept sending him. They knew. They weren't blind and how couldn't they see the faint smile on the boy's lips every time he wrote something down or how his eyes sparkled when he hummed the tune to himself.

"So, Xiao-" Heizou started, gaining the raven haired boy his attention, teal locks framing his pale face. "What?" He grumbled, brows furrowing and his amber eyes sparkling with annoyance. Annoyed someone had the guts to disturb him. "Who is the lucky girl you are writing about?" Kazuha grinned, a knowing look on his face.

Xiao's face started to grow redder as he almost choked on air. He scraped his throat, face turning away from his smirking friends. "Doesn't matter." He simply responded, hoping to stop the conversation there.

"It's the coffee shop girl that kicked that dude his ass for his behavior." Aether guessed with a smirk. "You meet a girl and don't tell us?" Venti screeches, his eyes growing wide in disbelief. After all, they were talking about Xiao. One they'd least expect would meet a girl and unfold a crush on her. "She must be special if you are writing a song about," Kazuha noted with a grin. "Very special." Heizou nodded with a smirk as he caught the boy rolling his eyes and turning his back at them while muttering things under his breath.

But they were right. Xiao was writing a song about a girl he had met not a day ago. Just thinking back to their encounter had him smiling and flustered. But mostly what had caught his attention - and his heart - was the way you had stood up for him, made sure the dude made up for what had happened. The fire he had seen in her, the fire that warmed his heart and made butterflies erupt in his stomach when her eyes would meet his. Oh, he was whipped and he was now realizing it. He sighed and looked back to his friends. "It all started when he walked into me and made me spill my drink on her work and things started to escalate-" Xia started to tell as his mind wandered back to what had happened the day before.

One day ago

You were sitting in a small coffee shop close to the campus and your dorm. You preferred to study here rather than in the library. Here you would be able to get a table for yourself and study in silence without anyone asking for help or your classmates asking for your notes. And you just enjoyed being in this place, the smell of fresh coffee and your music blasting through your headphones was a nice combination to keep you able to focus.

You moved your feet back and forth as you occasionally glanced at your books and notes before scribbling them down on another paper. You were writing an assignment that would decide most of your end score and the teacher wanted it on paper. You didn't understand why he didn't want it online but perhaps it was because he was from some older generation.

You glanced up when the door opened, it had been quiet in the coffee shop today so it was always a nice distraction to see a customer walk in. A short moment of a break you could get before you would indulge yourself back in your books. Your friend and barista, Lumine had tried to let you take breaks but eventually had given up when nothing seemed to work. Complaining to her co-worker  Hu Tao that she had to try after she failed multiple times.

The customer wore dark clothes, black shoes, ripped skinny jeans, and an oversized black hoodie. A black cap rested on his head and he had a pair of earbuds in. Most of his face got covered by the shadow his cap cast over his face, yet his amber eyes briefly met yours. You dared to send him a small smile before forcing yourself back to your assignment but suddenly it was hard to focus on the words in your books.

You gnawed on your bottom lip before slightly turning your head to look over your shoulder as your eyes landed on the boy. He had his hands in the pockets of his jeans as he seemed to be waiting on his order. His head slowly moved up and down, clearly bobbing his head on the music he must be listening to.

Your eyes shortly met Hu Tao's who was now smirking widely as she looked from the boy to you and back. "Don't you think it's time for a break?" Hu Tao called out at you. She not only gained your attention but also that of the boy who glanced from Hu Tao to you. "I don't do breaks, remember." You retorted, suddenly wanting to start working again on your assignment, and the amber eyes that looked at you didn't help much. Did she really have to call you out like that?

The boy's attention got dragged away when Lumine handed him a drink, slightly leaning towards him as she was saying something, followed by nodding your way with a chuckle as the boy his eyes darted to you for a moment before he seemed to say something back with a shrug. Why did they have to do you like that? Why couldn't you crush and stare at the handsome boy in peace? You sent both girls a glare before you divided your attention to the door when the bell rang.

Two boys walked inside and within a second your mood dropped when the indigo haired boy walked inside, sparing you an angry glare, followed by the ginger waving at you with a grin. Great, your ex-best friend and now archnemesis had to show up. And as if that wasn't enough, you had to watch how a disaster unfolded.

Scaramouche - but you knew him as Kuninuzushi - pushed angrily against the boy, making him slightly stumble your way from the sudden push he got, his coffee falling out his hand, straight on your almost finished assignment. And right at that moment, you were sure a murder would happen right there. The boy glared threateningly at Scaramouche and grumbled something before turning his attention away from him and then at you.

Xiao's amber eyes scanned the mess he had made after spilling his cup of coffee. It was spilled all over your papers and books and the way the words had been neatly written on the papers in front of you, he could guess it had been important. But now the pages were stained in coffee and the ink started to erase the words.

"I'm sorry." He mumbled his apology, rubbing the back of his neck as he was unsure what to do next in this situation. He'd never been in one like this before. Sure had spilled his drinks once or twice on one of his friends but never did he spill his drink on something clearly important to you as he noticed how you balled your hands into fists and how your e/c eyes filled with anger.

"It's not your fault." You spoke through gritted teeth, your eyes flashing to the innocent boy. "Besides, don't let him run you over like that. You are basically 'paying' for his doings." You scoffed, air quoting the word paying as you wanted to make clear you had no grudges against him. After all, he was just a victim in this scenario - or rather drama - Scaramouche has caused.

Xiao simply shrugged. "Don't bother it. It's useless to say anything about it anyway." He muttered before he sighed. "Is there a way I can make it up to you?" He asked sheepishly, dropping his arm - the one he had used to rub his neck - beside him as he looked over the mess that was in front of him on the table. "You can if you follow a psychology major, have notes from the classes I follow, and finished your assignment." You retorted, knowing very well that wasn't the case. "In other words, no. But thanks for the offer, but I know who can make it up for this." You spoke through gritted teeth before jumping up.

Your eyes landed on the indigo haired boy who impatiently leaned against the counter as Childe - Scaramouche his friend and teammate - was chatting with Lumine. "Hey, Kuninusushi!" You yelled from across the room. The few customers that had been inside as well - mainly other students - turned their attention towards you as Scaramouche rolled his eyes. "You fucking asshole, you better fix him a new coffee, preferably the priciest one as you have enough money to be able to do so." You started through gritted teeth, shaking off the handsome boy his hand, even when the gesture and his trying to hold you back to calm you down made your heart flutter, but this assignment was way too important to not put Scaramouche in his place.

"And next up, you not only will make sure I get all your notes and you will personally make my assignment or at least fucking help me unless you want to explain to sir. Pierro why my assignment looks like shit." You snapped at him, taking a few steps closer to him. "Oh boohoo princess," He mocked with a glare. "Go cry somewhere else, bitch. The world isn't ending." He huffed, clenching his jaw. Oh, now it was on. "I worked days on this assignment. I have slept a total of 8 hours in 3 days and you barge into this place, thinking you own it - which you don't - and go all rude on someone that didn't do shit to you and ruin my work that decides my final grade!" You now yelled at him as you lunged at him.

The fact you hadn't slept much, just made you react harder to your anger and made you more impulsive than you normally were. Your hands gripped him by his shirt as you pushed h harshly against the counter. The deadliest glare ever on your face. "Holy shit." Childe breathed out with wide eyes, not expecting these turns of events.

Xiao didn't know why he felt somehow proud that you were taking it up for him, even when he had told you to not bother it, that it was unnecessary to do so and that you just had to tell him what he could do. Although it also had been a mere excuse to be able to talk to you, never had he wished or expected this was how his first encounter with you would be and he frowned. He glanced up when the ginger haired boy showed up at his side. "I can assure you, normally she isn't like this." He started, was he trying to be his wingman or something. "Can you blame her? I'd lose my temper too if someone messed up an important assignment." Xiao muttered, eyes never leaving your figure.

Your chest was heaving as you stared daggers into the boy his eyes as he swallowed. The slight widening of his eyes gave away he was shocked by your sudden and unexpected outburst. One he had never seen in his entire life, well when he was still friends with you. He had seen you being angry a few times but it had never been this bad. And the dumbass he was, he opened his mouth to spew out his next words. "Seems like your therapy for your anger issues aren't working." A smug smirk on his face soon faded away after your fist made contact with the skin on his jaw.

Furious. You were furious. It was a feeling you had never felt before and it felt like you were losing control over yourself as you punched him in the face. But it also seemed to be the cue for Xiao and Childe to run up to you and pull you away from him as you tried to fight back against their grip as Scara rubbed his jaw and hissed doing so. He stood up and straightened his back. "Seems you got a bit of a temper. I should let that checked out, you know." He retorted, a dark glare on his face as it also sparked his anger. And well, it was never a good idea to make Scara angry, let alone to have the guts to even punch him. Students often walked away when he was in such a mood but you, you had dared to stand up and punched him.

Now really losing your shit, you forced yourself free from the boy's grip, accidentally slamming your arm in Childe his stomach and elbowing Xiao's chest as you threw yourself at Scara. "You wanna know what happens when I lose my temper?" You spat at him, pulling him by his shirt closer to your face. You moved your other hand up to his neck before slamming his head against the counter, holding him down as you slightly twisted his arm. "No one knows and that's because they are not able to tell. You know why?" You snapped, although the boy was not able to shake his head. "Obviously you must have killed them." He groaned out. "Exactly, buried 2 feet wide and 6 feet deep and soon you'll join them as well." You threatened as your heart beat rapidly in your chest and adrenaline pumped through your veins.

Scaramouche used his free arm to punch you in the stomach, making you hurl forwards and softening your grip on him before he angrily pushed you off him as his knee connected with your face and before you knew it, the two of you started to try and punch and kick the other one.

After an agonizing few minutes, the adrenaline started to slow down in you and it didn't help you were starting to get out of breath, the boy took his chance by kicking you in the side before he stepped backward, puffing his chest as he took it as his victory when you failed to get up. Your face was covered in blood from mainly the heavy nosebleed the punches from Scara had gotten you. Your chest and lungs were burning, both from pain and the fact you had a rough time getting your breath. Scara stepped closer, towering over your body as he leaned down. “You’re punches are as worthless as you are.” He spat straight in your face before raising his fist, ready to give you one more punch but he got suddenly pulled backwards. 

“Enough!” Ei shouted in a demanding tone, her grip thigh on Scaramouche his shirt as Ei’s eyes basically spewed fire. “In the car, I don’t want to see your face here any longer!” She spat at her son, letting go of his shirt as Scaramouche muttered something under his breath as he dragged himself towards the door. “Now!” Ei commanded, making his son walk faster, leaving the place as he slammed the door shut behind him. 

Ei then looked at you as both Childe and Xiao rushed to your side to help you up. Their movements from helping you up made you cough up some blood before you slowly wiped it away with the sleeve of your shirt as you slumped down against Xiao. Both Lumine and Hu Tao stepped closer as well, waiting for other instructions. After all, Ei owned this place. 

The woman sighed, running a hand through her purple hair as she looked down at you. “I have no clue what happened but I won’t tolerate this behavior from anyone. Surely not you.” She started to scold you. “That bratty son of yours decided to push a customer on his way inside, leading to that customer dropping their coffee on my assignment which is due in three days. If that bitch hadn’t done that I wouldn’t have punched him in his ugly face.” You spoke through gritted teeth, and sure it was not smart to talk about someone’s son like that, straight in their mother’s face but right now you could care less.

Ei simply stared you down with a blank expression, thinking of a punishment that would fit you. She couldn’t understand how an old friendship like that could escalate into becoming a battlefield when you and her son were around each other. “You will apologize to Kunikuzushi for your deeds, in return, he will give you his notes and help you with your assignment. Aside from that, you are banned for a month from this place.” She made her final decision. 

You glared at her but decided to keep your mouth, it was already hard enough that the woman was expecting that you would be put up with that indigo haired brat. Ei then turned towards her employees. “Let’s lock this place up for today and I trust you both to make sure she will set no foot inside.” She ordered both girls before she walked towards the door but stopped for a moment. “I expect you tomorrow to come by. The two of you will study under my roof so I can see the both of you follow up on your punishment and won’t go for each other's throat. Neither of you will leave until you two sort things out. And yes, this is my final warning.” She spoke in a cold tone, a look of disappointment in her eyes as they were looking at you and then left the place. 

Oh, you were doomed.

[destinygoldenstar]

Disventure Camp Character Impressions *Compilation* (Part 3)

<< Part 2

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DON'T WORRY, I'M NOT CAUSING JAKE'S ELIMINATION THIS EPISODE. (I hope)

I'm pretty certain it's not him this episode. He's not a target for anybody, at least for now. That and I think it's gonna be Lilly this episode, so...

Yeah. I'm playing my heading card smart this time. King deserves it from last episode.

...oh god what if I DID cause his elimination?

"Goddammit Golden! Why'd you put me in the heading, huh?!"

Okay, okay, I'm calming down, I'm calming down...

GOD. DAMN. IT. ME.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE PUT JAKE IN THE HEADING!

I KILLED HIS GRANDMA!!

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T MEAN TO!!

Jake, if you hate me for this, I understand. I deserve it.

"Why won't you take the slay pass?!"

"Because slaying killed my grandma, okay?!"

(I'm sorry)

Also YEAH, they DIDN'T send the smartest spy.

Cause hum diddly hum, I wonder which one among the cast is the impostor? Maybe it's the one guy who never shows his face.

ALSO, he SAW Tom running.

"He didn't see me! I was wearing black! And I was out in the night! I was practically Batman!" (Tom)

"Yeah but you stick out like a sore thumb during the day and in the sun." (Jake)

"BUT IT'S THE SUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNN" (Tom)

"And if your team wins, you can do the same."

"You can save me from Fiore using the pen! And I'll be free! It'll be a glorious victory!"

In dream land where everything works out perfectly, that's what happens.

Even Fiore is like "I'm glad I'm not your child!"

Gabby's the representative, as we established.

"I wanted to use the slay pass you gave me last episode, Golden!"

I'll give it to you sweetie. Use it for whoever. If you want to slay Fiore with it, go right ahead.

"How did this happen? I went from being in the worst position to deciding the vote! It feels good to have this power."

Ellie... this is gonna sound really bad, but... I can't trust you with a slay pass.

"What do you mean Golden isn't on my side?!"

"Remember when you vote me out at the first day?!"

"AND HERE I AM. REVENGE IS MINE."

"Gabby has a red marker. She will write the name of one of you and when I read the name of that one unlucky contestant, that person is immediately out!"

"It was a slay pass granted from Golden to Gabby because whoever Gabby hates probably deserves it."

Why does she look so evil?

"See, that's why you have bad taste Golden. All the favs you picked are evil and/or have serious issues!"

I feel like it would be hilarious if Gabby wrote Fiore's name.

Ellie would be like, "See, that's what makes me the swing vote! Good or Evil? I choose NEITHER."

"Not to throw a hissy fit, but this is seriously unfair!"

I feel like Ashley is saying that to ME specifically.

"GOLDEN YOU LUNATIC REACTIONARY! WHY WOULD YOU GIVE ANYONE A SLAY PASS WILLY NILLY?! AND IT CAME AT THE EXPENSE OF ME!"

"It had some cool stuff that we can apply to the game!"

"It mentioned this 'Heather' person, who betrayed her alliances, abused her alliance members, and sabotaged a relationship!"

"Then there's 'Alejandro', who flirted with everybody and betrayed everybody, and also sabotaged relationships!"

"...I'm seeing a pattern."

"I'm here if you need anything."

I can't imagine how it's like for Tom. I don't think he was imagining getting close with someone just cause of the spy profession.

"I like this boy, I want to be around him and help him out."

"Now don't worry about getting us breakfast today, I will get us the usual."

Idk how I like the sound of that tbh. XD

I just imagine Tom coming back and calling everyone to the meal. "BREAKFAST IS READY!!!"

...and it's just char XD

No not Grett changing her facial expression from that!

"I smell gay! I didn't ask for that in my coffee this morning!"

"Do you like him?"

*Covers mouth to hold back the giddy noise from my mouth*

*Failing*

Oh my god she's actually going there! I did not expect that.

"Uh... maybe. He's just really good as a person towards me and I feel like we're really opening up to each other, you know? It's not that deep... maybe we'd go out for Chinese sometime. Maybe we'd catch a movie together."

"But it's only a matter of time before her little cry-baby bonding session turns into an alliance."

"Oh boo hoo, my loves ones died! Who gives a shit?! UGH, people who mourn the dead are SO ANNOYING!!"

He really is not subtle, is he?

"I don't want to be in a relationship or push it further, but I didn't say I can't crush!" (Jake)

Tom's like "Why you pressing your hands like that?" (Tom)

"I'm a wittle scawed of the bullets..." (Jake)

Oh shit here we go...

"Golden told be awhile back to tell you something very important!"

This is gonna be so ugly. Jake is gonna be HURT.

"I get hurt and traumatized by my ex! I lose my grandma! AND NOW THIS SHIT. I CAN'T CATCH A BREAK!"

"She said you were the one who voted Drew because, get this, he found out you were a spy?!"

NO TOM YOU CAN'T ACT?!?!

I mean I don't think he should lie any further, but...

"I can explain!! It's not what you think!!!"

"Yeah... just one of the rafts broke my bamboo."

"And also hit me in the face. I was lucky not to drown."

"No I'm fine. I think tonight's decision will be an easy one."

ELLIE YOU'RE GONE.

"Golden put me in the heading! That MUST mean I'm safe!"

They're STILL pissed.

Miriam is gonna come to me like, "Golden, you're having Toxic Yaoi for dinner tonight."

XD

DEAR GOD JAKE.

"THIS IS MY DIVORCE PAPER!"

Dammit, why'd he have to be an asshole, huh?

XD

NO SHOT THEY BOTH THREW JUST CAUSE THEY WERE SO PISSED WITH EACH OTHER

XD

"AND NOW YOU VOTE FOR ME?! WHAT'D YOU SAY TO ME?!"

Continued In Part 4 >>

[theragamuffininitiative]

I voted for the jaded superhero one. Can’t wait to read a snippet!

I have been very brain-tired and not writing but came back to this ask tonight to see if I could get something on paper, as it were. Currently working with limp noodly writer muscles. XD

Thank you for your vote! The jaded superhero one is a favorite bc the whole point of it is turning tropes on their head which I love love loooooovvvveee. Hence: young, overeager detective with a traumatic origin story and grumpy retired superhero who reluctantly partners with him despite his better judgement. The story is called Only the Broken, aka OtB and technically an entire first draft of it exists (although uh I seem to have misplaced the second half in my files somewhere 😅), but I discovered while writing the draft that I had No Idea where the story was going, so the actual narrative is a disaster.

But! Here's a new bit, part of some scenes I was thinking about this week:

Only the Broken

"I know we have never been what anyone would call a normal family," Meg started, "but I was really hoping our next visit would be you coming for Christmas. The whole ICU thing just isn't as novel anymore." Colin smiled at his sister, but for once he couldn't continue the banter, and he wondered if the fog that had settled over him would ever leave. He could appreciate, now more than ever, how someone could get addicted to all those feelings of knowledge, clarity, power, and control. He could understand how someone might go mad without them and lose themselves trying to live with the faculties they had left. Hodge walked into the hospital room then, as if summoned by Colin's musings. "Glad to find you awake, Detective," he said. "We were worried about you there for a minute." Meg laid her hand gently on top of Colin's on the edge of the bed as her eyes passed from her brother to the stranger and back again. "Your friend here told me you saved his life last night," she said to Colin. "He saved it twice over," Hodge said. Meg shook her head wonderingly. "Will I ever get to hear that story?" She appeared to Colin like someone trying desperately to be happy but finding themselves only sad instead and he thought he knew the part she wasn't saying - that they had only just found each other again and she was doing all she could to be his family and look out for him, but all he had to give her in return were secrets and trouble and worry. Turning his hand over at his side, Colin squeezed hers, trying for the life of him to press all his gratitude and love into that weak gesture. "Someday," he said. "Someday soon, I think," Hodge agreed.

That's more than 7 lines and it's more than a bit spoilery but this is no longer the tag game anyways so. 😊

[seven-oomen]

Hi, Ben!  I hope decorating continues to go well!  And I’m curious about your zoo game you’ve been mentioning.

Hey B! It’s progressing steadily. I’ve almost finished my hallway in terms of floor and wallpaper and am now doing the smaller bedroom. (Only thing left in the hallway is the baseboards/skirting boards? Idk in Dutch we call it a plint. I had to look up the translation.) The game I’m playing atm is called planet zoo. It’s pretty fun, you have complete freedom to build your own zoo and design habitats, signs, and buildings. I recently build a train station:

Including shops, decorations, and a bunch of other stuff. It’s pretty neat what you can do in the game.

So, I saw DP&W a second time (did I tell you that already?  My grasp of time is even worse than normal lately.)  Anyway, I feel like I managed to pick up on more stuff that I missed because I knew what to expect and was less overwhelmed by all the “EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING SO MUCH!!!"  Although I maintain my views on the Odyssey incident, there is definitely an absolute vibe of "pushing the line as close as Disney will possibly let us”.  Like I’d noticed it the first time, but holy shit, that second time was even more in your face.  (Also still stand by the potential for some flavor of Scott/Jean/Logan in his past based on how he talks about them, because why not add a little more trauma for him?  XD )

So did I! (Well not in cinema, that’s too much right now. But I found a link.) Idk if you did tell me tbh, but you told me now XD. And yeah, that oddesy scene is really skirting the line as much as they can. It’s so freaking obvious. But I do really like your interpretation as well. It makes sense for Logan not to be in to that considering everything he went through. (They do fuck nasty on the couch once everything settles in the end. That I wholeheartedly believe. Logan and Wade are so into each other.)

And yeah, Logan def had a relationship with his Jean and Scott. I’m even putting that into the fic I’m writing. Just for the delicious angst that’ll bring.

Also can you believe I’ve been on Ao3 for 10 YEARS?? holy crap.

And I’ve been a voting member for most of that time.

And like, so many (banger) love songs on that soundtrack.  So many.  XD  Ngl, one of my first thoughts during the rewatch of the finale was “I wonder how many fics are going to end up titled some variation of ‘I hear you call my name and it feels like home’?”, so that post had me choking down a cackle.  (Yes, I realize I’m one of those song lyric as title authors.  Yes, I have thought of several other lyrics from other songs from the soundtrack that would also be great titles for Poolverine fic.  No I will not apologize for that.  XD )  (Also I stand by my previous thoughts on the Personal Jesus playlist.)

Oh my god you don’t wanna know how many Madonna song fics there are now XD I count at least 3 new ones per day. Hahahahaha. (I laugh but my own fic is titled after a Starkid Song from their musical; The trail to Oregon.)

And I have been trying to come up with Jesus related songs for Wade to put into a playlist but I haven’t gotten much further than Jesus take the wheel and Jesus of Surburbia.

Here’s the fic playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/61ImiJ5GmpyzskXDDZKCz7?si=697e193191a246fe If you have any ideas, feel free to fire away!

Something I hope make an appearance of some variety in someone’s fic: Yukio convincing Laura (and Vanessa?) to participate in a back and forth contest with Wade and Peter (and Remy? [Shhh, let me pretend the TVA got him out]) to send each other videos/TikToks of themselves doing girl group and boy band music video dance routines.  Piotr and Dopinder are the (theoretically) impartial judges, while Blind Al is allowed the tie breaker vote when needed.  Shatterstar (can’t remember his civvie name offhand) joins whichever group he feels like at the time.  There’s no real stakes, but there’s an ongoing extra level that true bragging rights will belong to whoever gets either Negasonic or Logan to join in first.  (I at least think this would be very entertaining, but I admittedly may be a little slap happy at this point.)

What do you mean pretend? Of course he got out with Blade and Elektra. I will die on that hill.

But yeah that’s brilliant actually XD. I don’t think Laura herself would participate but she’s definitely the type to egg on others to be stupid. And then laugh at their stupidity. (And Peter, Wade, and Remy would have a fucking blast.) The three girls are watching them with popcorn buckets and Mary Puppins on their laps.

Also, Logan getting to experience some joy in his life.  A lot of the characters he seems to end up friends with (Kitty, Kurt, Wade, etc) seem to be the “unrelentingly cheerful and upbeat in the face of severe horror and trauma” types, which I feel is good for him.  He needs those kinds of people in his life, whether he would agree or not.  XD 

He does 😭 I like to think he’s secretly very grateful to be surrounded by them, even if he’s grumpy about it due to the over-stimulation. It’s very easy to fight for people that bring him that much comfort and joy.

And just because I feel like it’s been a while since I offered a purely NSFW suggestion/thought:  Wade makes WAY too many pegging jokes to not be a switch (and it hasn’t been THAT long since I saw the first film), so consider; Wade getting railed by Vanessa while Logan rides him like he stole him (bonus here is that he potentially can see both of them as this happens without turning his head, presuming his eyes haven’t rolled back into it.)  Alternatively; Wade getting his back blown out while buried inside Logan, who feels full and protected and weighed down in the pleasantest way possible, and Vanessa gets to enjoy how seeing how content and satisfied everyone seems afterward.

I very much like the way you think. I agree, I think Wade is more a switch, but Logan is a bottom. Pillow princess. I think that’s also the most kind to any partners tbh XD. Considering he has an adamantium skeleton... yeah no he’s lying on his back/belly. There’s also a lot of people that have this headcanon that Logan extends his claws when he cums, but I tend to partially agree with that. I don’t think he does it every time, I like to think that in 200 years he has some control over the snikt. But when he’s overstimulated beyond compare (or any other intense emotion), then yeah they come out without him meaning to. Because Idk about others but not every orgasm is higher than life all the time.

I had a lot of time to think about that one when I rped Logan a decade ago, hahhaha.

Oh, and it’s amusing to me to see all the art of Logan flinging Wade like a discus, because I remember there being a running joke among my friends many, MANY the year ago about Colossus or Beast picking up a (comic appropriately sized) Wolvie and hurling him at an enemy.  Not sure if this was actually something from a comic or show, but I remember they always called it a Fastball Special.

It is very much a thing in the comics, yeah XD. Fastball special incoming!

So, I’ve rambled more than I meant to, and it’s way later than I realized (like I said, my sense of time is rather vague at best lately  XD ), so I will wrap up for now (also I can’t remember at this point if there was anything else I meant to bring up…)  I hope you’re doing as well as can be expected, and that the good days are outweighing the bad!  I hope things with the apartment continue to go well, and that you get a chair of excellent quality from the municipality.  I hope your weather is pleasant, and you and Yara get a chance to enjoy it properly.  Sending lots of good thoughts and energy to get your goals, writing or otherwise, accomplished with relative ease.  Take care!  *HUGS TO YOU BOTH!!!*

Big hugs and cuddles from me and Yara, my friend <3

I’m holding on, I finally had a meeting with other people from the municipality. I get to keep my current chair, and help is on the way. Finally.

I hope work is going well and that people are treating you decently at the pet store.

Take care my friend!

[jono723]

Dinner is served

Finally here is the fic you guys voted for. I apologize for the very late post of the interactive fic that was supposed to have been posted like 2 or 3 weeks ago. School is almost done, and I got buried in school work XD. Enough excuses, Let's get started hope you guys enjoy it!!

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Bo's admiration

Previous

Winner: Dinner at the forge

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Bo-Katan continues her trek towards the Great Forge to visit the Golden Helmeted Mandalorian, who has worked hard since they took back Mandalore. She still remembers how happy she was when the armorer told her of the reinforcement and the grace the Armorer fought alongside her with a hammer, even when everyone had blasters.

 Bo couldn’t help but smile as she remembered after the battle when the armorer noticed her broken hand and decided to help her bend it back and wrap it. She couldn’t help but think how she wished she got injured more often just for the Armorer to care for her.

 “What am I thinking? That's not something I should wish for. She has other jobs than taking care of me.” Bo mumbles trying to shake away the memory. 

While deep in thought, Bo walks into something or someone as Beskar rings. “I’m sorry I wasn’t paying attention.” Bo apologizes as she looks towards who she had hit.

“I’m alright. It’ll take more than that to hurt me, but are you ok?” Din asks a bit worriedly. 

“I’m fine. I was just thinking of the trade route.” Bo quickly lies.

“You’re doing great, Bo-Katan. I heard from Luke it's just signing now and how his sister is rooting for Mandalore’s independence.” Din says, even under the helmet, you can hear his fondness. 

“It is you seem happy. That’s good. Make sure Grogu isn't anywhere near when you do it.” Bo says, smirking at her friend,

 “I-i... We don’t! Anyway, where are you off to?” Din asks, changing the topic. 

“To the Great Forge, it's been a while, and I wanted to see how the repairs are going,” Bo lies, not wanting to reveal the real reason. She didn’t want to tell Din it was to visit the Armorer, not that it was wrong. 

“I just came from there, and it’s great the Armorer seems happy and focused on work.” Din says he notices the sun is at its peak

”I’m sorry I must cut our talk short, but I have to pick up Grogu from Axe. He and Ragnar are training.” Din says quickly, nodding to the Mand’alor and sprinting off.

Bo arrives at the entrance to the Great Forge. No longer the hall in rubble, an arc way now stands as she approaches the forge. She can hear a hammer ringing. She stops and closes her eyes, enjoying the sound. 

When the sound stopped, she opened her eyes and saw the Armorer’s back turned towards her. The woman, hard at work, piles of beskar just below the platform on a bench though sits an unopened ration pack. It made Bo check the time as she confirmed it was well-passed lunch and nearing dinner time. 

Bo wonders if the woman missed lunch and only ate ration packs. While it was efficient, it wasn't healthy.’Was the armorer too busy with work?’ Bo thinks, watching the Armorer work. ‘I should get her a proper meal for dinner.’ Bo thought as she quickly turned around and walked out of the forge.

Bo goes to her little cottage at the edge of town. She got it a month after retaking Mandalore. It had a kitchen, living room, refresher, two bedrooms, and a training area at the back. Bo walks straight to her kitchen. She removes her helmet and sets it down on the counter before cooking. After cooking, Bo puts the meals and drinks inside a basket. She also grabbed some plates, utensils, and a tablecloth. She puts on her helmet and holds the basket as she heads out.

It’s almost sunset when she is near the Great Forge again. A little ways away from the path, she sees a bunch of people playing a game by the fire, some without a helmet, some with. When she enters the Great Forge, this time she walks straight into the forge. She doesn't linger at the entrance, and she walks in. 

The Armorer sees her and stops what she's doing. "Lady Kryze, what services do you need of me?" the Armorer asks, giving her full attention to Bo. 

"I made some food and had no one to share it with, so I thought a meal would be perfect for relaxing since you've been working hard all this time. We could turn our backs against each other so I won’t see your face, and we could both eat." Bo says, holding out a basket. Her heart was pounding in her ears.

 The Armorer tilted her head to the side, staring at Bo. The silence felt so long for Bo. She has never been nervous about having dinner with someone. After a minute, the Armorer put her tools aside and walked towards Bo. 

“I would be honored to have dinner with you, Lady Kryze.” the Armorer said. Bo felt a haze over her. She suddenly felt hot, like she would combust, feeling a bit faint. Shaking herself out of her daze, Bo walked closer to the Armorer.

The Armorer walked over to a table, cleared it of items, and propped up two chairs. Bo put her basket on one of the chairs, removed the blanket, and covered the table. She then moved the basket to the table and began to empty it of food. There were a few sandwiches, and soup after a while, the Armorer helped her set the plates and utensils. 

After preparing the table, the two took a plate of food and sat, leaning against each other. Bo removes her helmet with a hiss and puts it beside her. Then she grabs a plate from the table. “I can’t see you now. You can remove your helmet now.” Bo says, “Thank you.” the Armorer responded.

Then a hiss can be heard. Bo’s chest pounded nervously. She looked at her hands where a plate of food sat. Bo decided to distract herself from thinking by eating away. It was halfway through the meal that the comfortable silence was broken.

“I must say, Lady Kryze, this food you have prepared is simply delicious.” The Armorer says Bo can hear the delight in her voice.

“I’m glad you like it, but please call me by my name when we're alone.” Bo says, “If that is what you wish, Bo-katan.” the Armorer says.

 “Thank you, and the recipe is a family recipe. The soup is my mother's recipe. She always made it with my sister while my father and I were training.” Bo says fondly, taking a bite.

 “I am honored you have shared this with me.” The Armourer states.

After a few moments, Bo broke the silence. “How is the tribe doing, if I may inquire?” Bo asks. “I was just curious if they are comfortable since I know how the nite owls are doing. I should also check on other factions.” Bo quickly explains herself. The Armorer chuckles at that.

 “The tribe is doing alright. I am glad you worry about us.” the Armorer says fondly. They talk more about the state of Mandalore and their plans.

Thump Thump

Bo and the Armorer hear footsteps heading to the forge. The armorer quickly puts down her food and puts on her helmet with a hiss while Bo stands up and walks towards the footsteps.

“Bo, are you here?” the voice of Koska calls out. Bo looks at the armorer, who nods at her. “We're over here, Koska.” Bo shouts at the nite owl. 

“Bo, you need to go to the campfire. A fight is happening, and the idiots won’t stop. I tried.” Koska says frustratedly

 “Alright, I’ll go.” Bo says as she grabs her helmet. She stops to think about who goes with her to stop the fight.

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Next

Our story is not over yet. This is an interactive fic, so as always, choose wisely. This will affect the story.

It's time to vote!!

[aokuro-san]

Recommending fanfics (II): One-Shots

Many thanks to the few souls who voted in the poll (I honestly didn't expect anyone to!)! Thanks to you today we can have this second post here. And before I continue, 

I want to remind you that... In general I like to read fanfics x reader (or with the inclusion of reader) because I enjoy imagining that I am inside the story, however, you will see that there are some that I did not take them that way and even so I love them. 

I hope you like it!

                      Part 2: One-shots!

Can't Get No Satisfaction, by MicrowaveRave

                        (Tokyo Revengers) AO3

There's a fair amount of TokRev fanfic that includes "adult drinking games", but if there's one I can recommend for how easy it is to find, this is it. We have the ToMan, now adults, enjoying a rather... hot bar talk. And with them the protagonist, who suddenly admits that she always fakes her orgasms. And while the therapeutic talk with Mitsuya (↕) that ensues is mostly related to sex, it's clear the depth that the text wants to evoke with it. And besides, it has a rather... flirtatious ending, which might make you want to keep reading (even if you don't need it). Or leave you with your mouth open, as someone assured in one of the comments, haha!

↕

A CHARACTER INCREDIBLY REPRESENTED HERE, because I feel that sometimes, MANY OF YOU IDEALIZE HIM. Mitsuya is enigmatic, and he's not evil, but he's not a piece of cinnamon either... Rarely is the manipulative side of INFJs talked about... xD

pillow talk, by flashily

                        (One Piece) AO3

Crocodile and Doflamingo. Bundled up by the fandom ad nauseam, but what good stories come out as a result! Above all, this one. A one-shot that portrays a personal theory of the author, and that, after reading it, made me wonder for days! It is not a joke! A very interesting proposal that also involves Luffy... and the secret that Ivankov keeps from the lord of the desert.

they call it animal magnetism, by quassia

                       (Danganronpa Series) AO3

Never in my life would I have shipped Gundham and Hajime... But after this fanfic I don't know what to believe anymore, haha. Because this is one of the best narrated stories on an erotic level that I have read. Yes, even outside of fanfics. Because we have a BRUTAL sexual tension, which not only makes both protagonists pull their hair out, but also me as a reader, and the fluidity with which the couple's naturalness is worked on is also awesome. I don't know, quassia is one of the best authors I've come across lately on AO3. So I not only recommend this one-shot, but also "capsule", her anthology of LGBTI + stories from Danganronpa and, in general, the whole damn profile of her. If you want to write erotica (good erotica!), you know who to start learning from, haha.

lovely to be here (with you), by cupofmiko

                     (My hero academia) AO3

OK. This fanfic should be a short story, because it's much longer (but much, much) than a typical one-shot usually is. But since we have it all in one chapter, and it is quite engaging, why not recommend it as such?

In this case, the story deals with a relationship between a superhero (a devoted superhero like Deku) and an ordinary girl from the beginning, to problems, separation and a new beginning. And despite the fact that it may seem basic, in reality his way of dealing with the story seemed to me... Disturbingly realistic. It made me rethink several concepts (because I'm spiteful and proud, more than anything, haha) and what I would do if I faced a similar situation and if the protagonist did well or badly towards the end. An interesting fanfic to discover that, to this day, continues to make me wonder the same things as back then.

PS: Bakugo-Adult is incredibly represented in this work, by the way.

A Night at The Inn, by gatocart

                    (Kimetsu no Yaiba, Demon Slayer) AO3

Adorable story, of a natural sweetness that rots the teeth. But it could not be otherwise with Tanjiro Kamado, in my eyes, one of the best and most genuine protagonists ever created.

No more details are needed, as the title explains everything in itself.

Swapped, by itbeajen

                  (Haikyuu!!) AO3

I don't remember if I have ever said or demonstrated it, but if so, I reiterate: SHIRATORIZAWA is my favorite team in all of Haikyuu!! And I have a good horde of fanfics built around it that I love, but out of the anthologies or the longest fanfics, perhaps the one that I could recommend the most is this one. A small sketch or everyday scene in a study session with the whole team and his manager (here the reader, haha)... Oh well, that's how it would be if Tendou wasn't obsessed with a new video game... And a mysterious and an excellent player who she suspects is her manager...

Slice of life to have a good time.

wild ride, by imaushi_ji

                 (Tokyo Revengers) AO3

And continuing in that vein, why not recommend this one-shot as well? Another daily scene with the Haitani brothers in the middle of a heat wave... And of course, Wakasa always annoying in the background.

Polyamory. Heat. Slice of life and some guaranteed giggles (I laughed a lot, but who knows? Humor is a personal thing). And that's why I recommend it.

And here for today! I hope I have encouraged you to read them, see you! 🤗

[mythicaldemigoddess-of-deltarune]

Which One Would You Have Mammon (from Helluva Boss) Marry As His One True Love Perfect Match And Be His Eternal Life-Partner...In Fanon/Non-Canon.

yeah, I was going to wait to do a poll, maybe the next time I log back in...and the post that came first before this one was going to be the last one until the next time I came back on here...

in a Multi-Crossover, you know ya shouldn't put Doctor Emily Grey and Niffty in the same room with someone who is wounded even if they could regenerate...

when you take two crazy women and leaving them alone, and then they bond...they are likely to scare both Doc (who has O'Malley personality in his head.) and Valentino...maybe even Mammon.

that should be really fun to see, I wouldn't mind seeing that. XD

so yeah, of course some of this Crossover Ship Poll would be like 100 & Non-Canon...and it doesn't just have Adam and Stella as the choices...

also if Niffty or Doctor Grey win, we know Mammon's fate is sealed...

but who knows who will win Mammon in this poll, even if it is Fanon.

couldn't add anymore choices, and the clone of Shepard can be either the Male or Female Default Character of the Commander Shepard from Mass Effect...

I almost added Tucker from Red Vs Blue as one of the choices, but then I decided to go with Grey instead...

I also want to say that.....I had originally made Lady Alcina Dimitrescu as one of the choices, with it being like [ Mammon Should Marry Lady Alcina Dimitrescu (their ship name can be Mamtrescu...!) ]...

but then the idea of wanting to ship him with Lancer's Dad from Deltarune pop into my head...and I did do a crossover fan art that has Lancer mistakes Mammon as his Dad...so yeah, decided to replace Lady Dimitrescu with Lancer's Dad King Spade of The Card Kingdom...

anyway hope some like this weird crossover ship poll, have fun with your choice on who you think Mammon should marry, even if it wont ever be canon and it will be fanon only.

anyway the time limit for this wont be 1 day but 1 week instead, so there will be time for some to see this and pick who they would ship Mammon to in both as OTP (One True Pairing) and in Marriage...

so good luck voting on the fate of The King Of Greed from Helluva Boss, even if it is Fanon...and the ship name Mamtella, that is suppose to be Mammon and Stella's ship name...it still reminds me of food, like maybe like a parody of Nutella.

and yeah, as weird as it sounds there was that one time their ship name made me hungry...cause once again, their ship name reminds me of food...and who knows how many will end up using that ship name besides me...

anyway I'm going to go back to checking out some art on here.

which I'm going to check out some Adammon ship drawings.

[hebimoonlightwrites]

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[ahiddenpath]

Life Chat

I am wracking my brains for a cute lil hook, but I got nothin! Chatter about my life beneath the cut, if you're interested xD

SO.

Work is hard, man. I had, like, a meltdown because my proteins didn't express- I'm completely new to protein purification and testing, and I only have a little bit of cell culture knowledge, so I've been learning a lot at work. Like... Okay so the other places I've worked? They split DNA work, cell work, and protein work into three departments, and I have about 10 years' experience with DNA. So now I'm learning two other departments, lol! Additionally, I'm learning a host of assays to test our proteins.

It's great for me as a scientist, and as someone who... You know... Wants to be, like, employable. But as an Anxiety Haver (tm), it's... Not... The best.

So my proteins didn't work, I had a meltdown at home- not sleeping, intrusive thoughts, a million percent out of proportion. Come to find out...

The problem was OUR REAGENTS WERE EXPIRED. Other people had the same problem! It wasn't even anything I did! In fact, I asked around about it and found that others had the same issue, took it to the head of our group, and was tasked with getting fresh reagents- basically, I helped! My brain was literally calling me a useless failure over something out of my control (well- actually, I knew the stuff was expired and asked if it was a problem, but it was all we had, so I had to use it). Thanks, anxiety brain.

Anyway, my boss was not annoyed, there was 0 problem. Part of me is so mad at myself for blowing things soooo out of proportion, but... Idk, I need to not... Kick myself... For my anxiety disorder, as long as I'm not making it other people's problem. But at the same time, I need to take care of myself and know when my reaction is augmented by my mood disorder. BUT ALSO-

It's complicated xD

Creatively, I've been poking at my editing. I'm a bit worried because, even after all the work I did on the first four chapters of the PdA relaunch, um... I'm still spending my time on editing the same four chapters. But there's no point fretting over a thing I do for fun, so I'm just... Vibing with it.

I'm taking the poll results into consideration, so thank you so much for voting!

I have so many things I want to work on, but I am having more trouble than usual fitting things in with my new job. The pacing of making stuff is going to be slower, with is sad, because I still have all the ideas. But ideas keep, as long as you write them.

Speaking of, here's a list of stuff I want to work on, for my own reference:

-Galemon playlist

-Koushiro and Eimi Growing Up with You playlist

-My three open fics, in general, lol x_x

-The secret project I was working on in October, when the job interview and Koushiro week overrode everything

-book binding projects

We'll see, it will get done when it gets done, I guess!

I hope you're all doing well, take care and big kiss!

[megan-loves-surveys]

#23.

Would you rather have another job? No, I like my job!

Did you ever live in a house with more than one story? I currently do.

What room of your home do you spend most time in? My room.

Have you ever given yourself a tattoo? No.

Do you own any clothes you wouldn’t wear in front of your mother? No xD

Why did you last take pain medication? A mild headache. Surprising it was only mild xD

Do you drive an electric car? I don't drive, period.

Do you like facial hair on guys or do you prefer the clean-shaven look? Facial hair is sexy AF. My boyfriend has a beard and it's so hot. Jon Moxley has a beard and he looks way better with it than he did clean shaven, etc.

Who was your first celebrity crush? Ritchie Neville from Five. I met him earlier this month and he's still the hottest, I hugged him xD

Who is your current celebrity crush? Jon Moxley, like always.

Are you good with kids? Not really. Kids seem to like me though, which is awkward xD

Do you have your national flag hanging up anywhere outside your house? No.

Do you look older or younger than you actually are? Younger. I'm in my mid 30's, but I've been mistaken for early 20's, most people agree I look around 21 - 23 right now. When I go out with my boyfriend, people think he's my Dad cos I look so much younger than him... which is funny cos he's 18 years older than me as it is!

When is the next time you’ll be up on stage? How should I know lol.

What was the last show that you watched a full episode of? Big Bang Theory.

Were you ever a boy or girl scout? I'm not even sure if that's a thing here.

Do you take your medications in the morning or at night? I only take my meds when I need them, not daily.

Do you like thrift stores? Yes.

Do you know anyone who has ten cats? No lol. I wish I did xD

Have you ever had a cat? I did, my aunt and uncle gave me a cat for my 5th birthday, his name was Piglet and he was a tabby. He lived till he was 12. Loved him to pieces <3

Have you ever had a dog? No.

Have you ever any other kind of animal? No.

Have you ever had a pet rock? Probably xD

What were you voted in the senior class polls? -

Do you organize your clothes by color? No.

Do you have any significantly older siblings? I have stepsiblings, they're in their 40's.

Which parent do you feel the most affection for? I love them both equally. No picking.

Who do you care about the most? Lots of people.

Do you tend to speed when you drive? -

Do you get bored with relationships quickly? No.

Do you have an online game that you play often? No, most of my games are offline, single player ones haha.

How long does it take you to normally take a shower? Depends. If I have to shave, it takes longer. Around 15 mins.

Was the last person you kissed younger or older than you? Older.

Do you always wear your seatbelt? Yes.

Would you rather watch a movie, watch a TV show, or watch a YouTube video? YouTube video, but it depends on the TV show.

Do your pets chase after bugs? -

When you get married, who will be the maid of honor/best man? -

When you go to McDonalds, what drink do you usually get? Coke Zero Sugar.

What was the last thing you threw up? Dunno.

Are you someone’s best friend? I hope so.

Would your childhood self be disappointed? In what?

Can you lift your significant other (your best friend if you’re single)? No, he's like a foot taller than me and far far bigger than me lol.

What’s your opinion on the legalization of weed? I don't smoke it, but I don't care if other people do, so legalize it.

Have you ever hit a girl? I've slapped a few haha.

What was your New Year’s resolution? To keep going to the gym.

Do you like watching music videos? No.

Are you happy with your looks? Mostly.

Do you have any pets who will bite anyone else out there, besides you? -

Are you someone who really likes to cook? What’s your favorite meal? I suck at cooking.

Anal sex, yay or nay? Yay!

Have you ever dated a fat person? Depends what you consider 'fat'.

What is truly attractive to you? It's hard to say, it's a complicated answer.

You see a spider web in the corner of your room. What do you do? There's one in the corner of my room right now, I ignore it unless I see a spider in it.

Name a song that reminds you of a past relationship: Hmm.

Do you think anyone hates you? I hope not.

What do you think your last ex would say about you? TBH I have no idea.

Do you still talk to the first person you fell in love with? Well, yes, cos he's my boyfriend :P

Have you ever been punched? No.

Do you care about what’s happening in other countries? I mean, sure, I keep an eye on it.

Do you believe in the afterlife? No.

What is your greatest achievement? Graduating uni I guess.

What kind of bottled water do you drink? I usually just drink tap water, but if I'm out and get water then it's usually just Pump.

What’s the most you’ve ever lost gambling? The only time I ever gambled, someone gave me money, it was $20 or so. I lost it all lol.

Have you ever waited in line overnight for something? No.

Do you watch porn? Yep haha.

If you don’t, do you have a moral reasoning behind that decision? -

Do/did you ever attend church regularly? No.

Do you have a godmother/godfather/both? No.

Do you watch Supernatural? No.

Do you go to a firework show every 4th of July? Not everyone is American.

Are you diabetic? No.

Are you allergic to gluten? No.

Are you lactose intolerant? Mildly. If I eat too much cheese, it gives me a stomachache.

If you have shoplifted, are you afraid of getting in trouble? I've never done it.

How long have you been single? (Or dating your current interest) We've been together since June 2022, so 2 years in a couple of months!

Do any famous people follow you on Twitter or Instagram? A few wrestlers and a few popstars.

Name all the people you know that you’ve seen today. My Mum & Dad and that's it so far, I'll see my boyfriend later though.

Have you ever read a book about a character in a psych ward? No.

Have you ever been in a mental hospital as a patient? No.

Do you take birth control pills? I have an IUD, so I don't have to.

Do you like soy sauce? Sure.

What’s the name of the most recent baby a friend had? Dunno.

Would you ever wear real fur? Nooooo.

Have you ever been considered popular? Depends...

Favorite undersea creature? Hmm.

What types of things would you plant in a garden? Something easy to maintain.

Favorite type of fantasy creature? Djinns/genies.

Are you short or tall for your age? Short.

Have you ever liked someone much older than you? Of course! My boyfriend is 18 years older than me for a start, and most of my crushes, celebrity or otherwise, are older than me.

What was your first favorite band? Spice Girls. I'm a 90s girl through and through.

Anyone’s grave you visit, regularly? No.

Have you ever been seriously addicted to anything? No.

Have you ever had a hamster? No.

How many books have you read in the past YEAR? A few.

Are you popular on any websites? Uh, well... there's a certain NSFW site that I have an account on, I have over 5000 followers on it and I get comments and DMs constantly on there. So I'd say I was quite popular xD

Ever been in the emergency room? Yes.

Are you subscribed to anything (magazines, monthly boxes, streaming sites, etc.)? I have loads - YouTube Premium, last.fm Pro, Discord, Spotify, WWE Network, AEW Plus and right now I have Disney+ but I'll prob cancel it before I get charged again. I also have a magazine website sub but I got it for free cos I won it from the McDonalds Monopoly thing xD

Have you ever given a lap dance? Yes, as a joke.

Do bats frighten you? Never seen one in real life haha.

Are you a KPOP fan? Yep, I'm an old school fan, I got into it in about 2008 before it got big outside SK. I love all the older girl groups like Girls' Generation, f(x), After School, 2NE1, Wonder Girls etc.

Were you anyone’s first kiss? Yes, and he was mine!

Will you keep your last name when you get married? -

Are you biracial? I'm white, so no.

What is your most expensive piece of clothing? Good question, maybe a jacket of some sort?

Have you ever started a rumor? Yes, but it was just a joke and nobody really believed it.

Color of your bedspread? Right now it's grey, but it's two sided, the other side is black.

Do you have a piggy bank? Yes.

Did you ever skip a grade or get held back a grade? No.

What’s your favorite rock band? Queen or The Beatles?

What color(s) eyeshadow do you wear the most? None.

Do you identify with any organized religion? No, I'm an atheist.

Have you read the book 13 Reasons Why or watched the show? No.

What is the sexiest part of the opposite sex’s body? Depends on the person, but in general, I love muscly arms and shoulders.

Are you confrontational? Depends.

Who was the last person you know (or that you know of) that died? Zoe :(

Does your first crush know that he/she was your first crush? Yes.

Do you like your butt? I have basically no butt.

Have you ever been to a night club? Yep.

Do you believe in reincarnation? No.

Can your dog roll over on command, if you have a dog? -

Do you use any styling products on your hair? No.

Do you have a favorite local band? Who are they? Not really.

Do you use the Facebook chat often? Yep, all the time.

Do you own a robe? What color is it? No.

Who ended your last relationship? He did.

Have you ever been engaged? No.

Do you have any bug bites on you right now? If so, where? No.

What is the biggest problem in your life right now? My widsom teeth, they're annoying me.

How many pets do you have? None.

Do you like tomatoes? I love tomato sauce xD

When was the last time you shaved your legs? I do it every week in the shower.

Do you have any exes your parents never liked? Oh yeah, quite a few cos of all my older exes.

Are you a fast or a slow eater? Neither, I'm just average I think.

What was the last thing you purchased from a small local business? Hmm, not sure.

Have you ever run from the police? No.

What does your wallet look like? I don't use one.

Do you have any hickeys on you? No.

If you had a son right now, what would you name him? I don't want kids, but if I did, I'd name him Nathaniel.

Have you ever dated someone longer than a year? Yep.

Have you ever done ballet? No.

When was the last time you consumed alcohol? A couple of weeks ago.

Are you interested in creative writing of any sort? Yes.

Are any of your friends virgins? No.

Who is the funniest person you know? Ngawari, David or my boyfriend.

Are you overweight? No.

Ever had a black eye? Yes.

Last person to cuddle with? My boyfriend.

Have you ever lost a friend to drugs or alcohol? No.

Have you ever read a play outside of school? No.

Do you listen to music while you sleep? No, it has to be quiet.

Do you sell any products? If so, what? No.

Do you own a bobblehead? No.

Do you like scrambled eggs? Not really, but they're ok.

What is currently happening that is scaring you? Dunno.

What was the last movie you saw and who did you watch it with? I have no idea actually, I don't watch movies much.

Can you cry on command? If so, have you ever used it to your advantage? Yes, and yes lol.

Have you ever snuck out of your house? Yep, as a teenager.

Can you do any impressions? I can try lol.

Have you ever been kicked out of a public place? Why? My friends and I got kicked out of a nightclub once cos my friend was high and managed to fall asleep in this super loud club with music booming. The bouncers figured out she was high as hell and booted all of us lmfao.

Do you have any important anniversaries you celebrate? Yes.

Do you know how to use a DSLR camera? Dunno.

[tintysun]

Sweet Home [Season 1] └ Moments

GENERAL / EPISODES 1-3 • Every freakin time the "Intense choral music" comes on. Jeeeeez! I feel that all the way down in my soul. • How that building is basically falling apart in dirt and decay but, boyyy, does it have a crazy colorful illumination throughout all the halls and rooms. • The times the Warriors theme comes on, too. Shakes me up. And OMFG. I just listened to the full thing in an FMV and ahhhh!! Is this what sports fans experience when they watch their teams go? 'Cause this is what makes me goooooooooo...

EPISODE 4 • That voting scene was something. And I don't even have to say out loud who the most despicable person is. :[

EPISODE 5 • Really loved that "quit being dramatic, you're staying with us" moment by the door. xD • And interesting that there was a blog person warning before it became official. :O

EPISODE 6 • There's a more wholesome AU where Lee Eun-yoo is more obvious about why she's such a "crazy psycho bitch" and instead Yoon Ji-soo and her are total buddies and back each other up. :P • Love it when people in environments come up with systems, under dire circumstances, to make it through. That new girl checking everyone's temperature brought back memories! :X • Aaand there's Cha Hyun-soo trapped in slimey green goo. :T

EPISODE 7 • Jeez. I really did forget about all of this. So, let me see if I got this right. He got bullied because he tried to be kind and someone got offended? Or...? • I'm glad my life is currently "boring" and all I have to worry about is not being bothered to the point where my productivity suffers.

EPISODE 8 • Seo Yi-kyeong to the rescue once more! I love her. And with the Warriors theme, too. That "Here we are" line hits me so... • That custom of making a baby choose between a few items to predict their life path is so interesting. Fascinating that there's a thread to symbolize long life. • I'm still perplexed that I forgot so much about this story. It almost feels as though I had a memory wipe before being born into a new life. If you know what I mean...

EPISODE 9 • IDK what to say for this one. There were deaths.

EPISODE 10 • Hmm... I don't really get this new guy. Makes a few valid points and looks like he's bound by a respectable code underneath but then does painfully needless things. Thought I could root for him as some sort of twisted anti-hero or at least a lovable villain. But I guess I'll just be tolerating him in season 2, huh? • Maybe this is my Venus in Scorpio speaking, but Cha Hyun-soo consumed by darkness was HOT. 🥵 Buuut, yeah, sad if that's not a state he'd wanna be in and is distressed by. Better keep being his lighter self yet also integrate all of his power in a way that he's still in command. Looking forward to seeing more of his development throughout the story! • That should NOT be the end of Lee Eun-hyuk! But I applaud that type of characters in disease stories, who take the initiative to pull themselves away when they know (or suspect) they're sick and could pose a danger to others. Rather than push themselves into the group for their own sake and others be damned. That said, I hope he makes it and rejoins! (And that anyone that can get help reaches out for it.)

[rennerator]

I voted YES, because, YES, I was disappointed but not because he didn't make an appearance, like, OF COURSE, I would have F* LOVED TO have seen him again, BUT I AGREE that he needed more FOCUS and IMPORTANCE that, on that first season, would have been difficult to achieve! SPOILERS for TW ahead: * BUT, the thing that HURT and DISAPPOINTED ME was the fact that there was NOT EVEN A NOD to him... Like, COME ON, a trench coat; a single little PHRASE that could be associated with him; an item that would evoke him; Jack and Bobby by themselves just mentioning something that could allude to Cas; like THEY COULD HAVE put a little NOD there to him... Even the PLATE on Baby there, IF someone had BROUGHT ATTENTION to it by saying "Kaz? So you are from Kansas!?" Or something like THAT, I would have GLADLY taken it as an "easter egg"/mention, but just the one second of showing the plate, to me, it didn't felt like an "easter egg to Cas, especifically" it felt more like just a reminder for Baby's original plates... And it didn't help that they took their time to talk about Sam and his importance to the "plot" of the prequel there and how Dean did it all for him, but couldn't even put a little something just to show some LOVE and appreciation to Cas? THAT was what disappointed and hurt me... Because, yet again, me, as a fan of the show and a Cas fan, couldn't help but feel ignored and excluded, yet again, just like in the Fiasco of a Finale (SPN ending)... * End of SPOILERS But, don't get me wrong, I LOOOOOVE TW and I was there watching it alongside the episodes being aired, rewatching the episode and even trying to participate on the meta talks and all that with my wild speculations and all! XD I DO really LOVE the cast and the characters there! I was hoping SO SOOO MUCH here for more Seasons because those characters and that cast deserved the chance to further develop and tell us their characters stories and growth! But, yeah, not going to lie, I was hurt and, it did make me feel a little bit like a fool, for HOPING that at least a little NOD to Cas would have happened there... Even more given the OTHER nods that we got there... So yeah, it did hurt when there was nothing... Anyways, if you haven't watched TW, give it a try! I really LOVE it! :D <3