#me looking at anything ‘how can I make this Jackie related??’

[cryingpariah]

Been thinking about this meme and how funny it would be if this wasn’t just a Doflamingo thing but a widespread belief among the upper echelon of the Underworld. Like illegal weapon dealings, creating child soldiers, the whole slave trade thing? Totally normal and fair game!It’s not called the Underworld for no reason! Giving a minor alcohol though? They act like they just finished teaching Sunday School.

Like I’m just imaging them celebrating something probably horrible and some poor waiter accidentally brings Jackie a flute of champagne. She’s about to (very politely) correct the mistake, it happens often enough and she doesn’t want to be sailing around on her arrows tipsy anyway, when a half dozen loud and over exaggerated gasps cuts through the air.

“EXCUSE ME GARÇON, DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD BE CARDING THAT YOUNG LADY BEFORE SUPPLYING HER WITH THE DEVIL'S DRINK?”

“NEVER IN ALL MY DAYS- WHAT KIND OF ESTABLISHMENT IS THIS?”

“Oh my, I think we may need to speak to the manager.”

“YES WE DO NEED TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER! THE HIRING PROCESS IS CLEARLY ABYSMAL IF THEY HIRE PEVERTS TRYING TO TURN LITTLE GIRLS INTO ALCOHOLICS!”

“I’m sorry, HOW OLD YOU DO YOU PEOPLE THINK I AM?”

“Uhhhhhh 12 or something.?”

“I hope you choke Du Feld. I really do.”

“Yeah Du Feld get your shit together! She’s clearly 14!”

“Every second I spend with you people is worse than torture.”

“Awww love you too sourpuss! 💗”

“Sir Joker? Do be sure to never call me that again.”

“Jackie, head back to the ship and grab that article about the effects of illicit substances! CLEARLY these brutes need a reminder! Do you know what that champagne could do to her young developing mind?”

“Okay so alcohol is a legal substance, which you know, so I don’t know what article you’re talking about. Second, I was literally about to send the drink back-.”

(It doesn’t matter, once you get these folks started it’s damn near impossible to stop. Jackie makes sure to send the waiter back with the untouched drink, a sorry and a nice tip.)

[d-lanx]

New WWE AU Idea: Newscaster AU

Ok, I need to put this down somewhere before it drives me insane. It's a stupidly niche AU idea but it's taking up so much brain power for me right now for some reason. It's a journalist AU where the WWE is a TV news channel. Details below the cut.

But basically I've been thinking about all the people who've been running the PLE pre & post shows & hosting PLEs this year a lot. And with the whole news-style interviews and sitting around on sets that often look like news studios, what if they were all actual reporters in a news channel? It's a bit of a weird one I know, but it's been rolling around in my head all weekend.

Btw I have no idea if USA news channels call their emplyees the same sort of titles as we have in the UK so excuse me if the job titles are a bit scuffed. But basically here's all the roles they have, why I chose those roles for them (in brackets), and what they get up to as part of this AU news channel:

Michael Cole: Senior Newsreader- (Because of his commentary work and journalism background). Out of all the people currently regularly on TV, he's been there the longest and is highly respected. Always trusted to keep a level head in times where the world feels like it's gone to hell.

Corey Graves: Business Correspondent- (Because he has a degree in marketing). Feel like he'd do a segment kinda like "The Martin Lewis Money Show" we have in the UK, where he goes through government changes to finance-related stuff, explains it and how it'll affect the average person, and then answers questions from a live studio audience and gives them advice.

Wade Barrett: Environmental Correspondent- (Because he has a degree in marine biology). I get the vibe his favourite animals are tiny and obscure things like a specific type of sea pickle on the verge of extinction or something and he defends them aggressively to get people to help save the species. Has memorised his evidence for global warming and can reel it off with ease, but is sick of having to do it so much cos people STILL DON'T BELIEVE IN IT????????

Pat McAfee: Sports Correspondent- (Do I even need to explain why? He's a mad man and I can't imagine him doing anything else, even out of a whole cast of people on a sports show like WWE). Feel like most people try to keep somewhat calm and professional on a news show, but he's just himself the whole way through, making him one of the most popular reporters on the whole channel because people want to see his OTT reactions to certain events. Feel like he'd also probably be in charge of the news station's radio show, too, what with how he has the Pat McAfee Show in real life.

Big E Langston: Political Correspondent- (He just gives me that vibe being all analytical about wrestling feuds). He's just as tired with politicians' nonsense as we all are, to the point it's hard to hide his dissappointment when they say something stupid and he has to remain unbiased. Never lets politicians get away with evasive answers when he interviews them, but smiles the whole time as he makes them wish they were never born.

CM Punk: War Correspondent- (The man is always scrapping for the love of the game, so of course he'd be in the centre of a war). He's had bombs dropped on his head more times than he can count and regularly goes for runs as a workout to make sure he's still fit enough to run for his life when he's in active warzones. Can tell you all about the complex international relations and battle strategies but secretly has a morbid interest in death & gore which is what actually got him into the job. Once got shot on live television, showed off the wound on camera and finished his broadcast before getting medical treatment. Was only mildly miffed about nearly dying, mostly excited by the whole experience.

Jackie Redmond: Justice Correspondent- (Basically her analyst role in WWE gives me the vibe of someone discussing a crime case). Can tell you all about how 17 people have been skinned alive and cannibalised in graphic detail so casually as if she's talking about the weather. At this point in her career, pretty much nothing can phase her. So if something actually manages to leave her speechless, you know it's bad.

Cathy Kelley: General Reporter- (Basically cos it's just what she's doing in WWE). Going wherever she needs to be to interview people and get to the bottom of a story. Has interviewed some really dangerous people that are twice her size all in the name of finding a good story and everyone's just like "for the love of god please think about ur own safety for once."

The Miz: Media Correspondent- (Cos of his reality TV background and generally over the top vibes). He'd be all over red carpet events and he's definitely still hoping to use his media journalism as some leverage to get into show-business himself. Celebs see him at events and pray they haven't been spotted so they don't have to talk to him, cos he can be a lot. But this little bastard has the eyes of a hawk and will hunt them down. Especially if he's persoanlly a big fan of them and their work.

R-Truth: Weatherman- (Cos he's a ray of sunshine :) ) Just imagine the batshit insanity of him telling people about a storm or how nice the weather's gonna be or something (I'm thinking like a Bob Hale skit on the original Horrible Histories, that kind of madness).

Sheamus: Tech Correspondent- (Cos he's a former IT technician so he can be all brainy). Constantly treated like IT support rather than a journalist and is sick of having to switch on servers people promised were already on, and listening to people with no idea what they're talking about prattle on about the benefits of AI. But at least he gets to talk about flying cars and robot dogs all day and muck about with new tech for a living.

Triple H: Editor In Chief- (Basically the top role in journalism to match with his current role in real life). Running things is like trying to herd cats, but hey, he can put on a pretty damn good show. Trying desperately to move on from the scandals of the days when the previous editor-in-chief was in charge of things.

Obviously some of them wouldn't be able to use their ring names in those environments. Plus I'm probably forgetting some people who should be in this AU that have been involved in pre/post shows, hosting, and commentary, but my brain's a bit too frazzled to go thru all the PLEs right now.

But like... come on... look at them and just imagine for a second... do you see the vision???? Or have I finally gone a bit mad??

LIKE JUST LOOK AT THEM!!

Also it gives me even more reasons to think about punk in suits <3

Also also if he were a war correspondent and had to go out into dangerous places, they'd make him wear gear which means more of this. vvv

Also CM Punk & Big E Langston are the two people I'm blaming for putting this AU in my head just so you know. Cos look at them!!

But also since punkintyre died, I've been reliving my sheamus/punk shipping days and just imagine sheamus waiting for his husband to come back from reporting in an active warzone and being worried for his safety (especially if he's been hurt before [whump time?]). And then all the excitement and relief when he gets back and giving each other special attention cos they were both so stressed and now they're just so happy to see each other again.

Also imagine Punk being inept with technology and needing help from tech savvy husband who's so proud that punk's finally learnt how to attach a file in an email. Punk probably sends Sheamus facebook minions memes and Sheamus despairs.

And then Punk excitedley explains all about battle strategies and war history and Sheamus excitedley explains back about the complexities of designing a self driving car or some shit. They're both just being massive nerds together. Even better when their interests overlap, like the design of tanks or something. Feel like they'd be talking for hours and everyone is like "guys come on, we have a show to run" but they're too busy with their hyperfixations (autistic sheapunk anyone? [is that what the ship name is??]).

Just think of the shipping potential!!

And this whole countdown show also was major inspo cos to me it just looks so much like a news show.

And these three just give me the vibe that E (being a political correspondent) would obviously be doing a show for the elections. And since law and war are both very close to politics, he'd get punk and jackie in to keep him company and the three would do an overnight show reporting on election results as they come in, chatting shit the entire time.

Btw I still don't know what this all means for the other WWE wrestlers. Defeats the point of using commentators and hosts if I also have all the wrestlers also being journalists. So maybe they can be the people featured in the news. All having "normal" jobs like politicians and military and scientists and shit. And these guys can be reporting on their nonsense and bullying them in interviews.

I feel like I could add more people to it, like having ring announcers as general news readers, and Shawn Michaels, Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis as editors or something. And I'm probably forgetting other people who hosted PLEs or were presenters on pre/post shows, and other commentators. So there'll be plenty more that could be added.

Sorry about the info dump but I needed to put this somewhere. I'm not the only one seeing the vision on this am I????

[taissaswifelowkey]

another yellowjackets piece just bc 🤠🔥💯💯 i noticed the few grammar mistakes i made in the last post and the lack of punctuation drove me to tears ��‼️

i think i figured out how to make the images smaller ‼️‼️

warnings: gay, self-indulgent.

Dating Yellowjackets PT II

📚 with taissa there’ll be lots and lots of outdoorsy activities. mini-golfing, packed lunch or dinner and OF COURSE reading. i kinda see her getting into philosophy. a nerd for anything related to theories of logic and reason. she’d rant about the most complex dilemma and you’d be head over heels for how smart this girl is. and whenever she’d debate you swear you’d drop anything just to relive seeing her in full on political stance.

🛹 i’ve said this once and i will say it again: you and van will try the most insane things. nothing dangerous or harmful. just “hot sauce with vanilla ice cream” or “pickles covered in peanut” kind of insane. you’d also watch vintage movies and trade vhs tapes. you two are basically a human embodiment of a thrasher magazine. you match each other’s freak.

🪵 you take shauna’s flannels and think she doesn’t notice. but she DOES and omg when she realises it, she purposefully leaves her flannel on the bed or just anywhere accessible. like you’d be talking about homework and she’s casually drop her flannel like 🙂. also car drives. you’d play whatever cassette. if it’s weezer (iykyk) she would want to confess all over again and you’ll be her passenger princess. even though you have your license and can drive.

🎀 you and lottie would be each other’s sanctuary. and she’s tooo sweet for her own good. literally all acts of love languages incorporated. loves forehead kisses and would kiss your knuckles in return. would braid your hair when you’d lay your head on her lap. it doesn’t matter your hairtype, she will do research on how to braid it. she’s so gf.

🧸 just like in my other piece, you and jackie would paint each other’s nails, gossip about whatever but would also match outfits/nail polish. it doesn’t necessarily have to be feminine or masculine as long as matches. you two are like an issue of entertainment weekly. one thing she likes about you, is how safe and secure you make her feel in herself. she doesn’t really know where she stands but she loves you.

🦉 i see misty as being the type of person to get really comfortable around someone she trusts. she doesn’t have to walk on eggshells or mind her words around you. you told her that you like her for her. and honestly you’ve always found her endearing, even her eccentricity. also it’ll be the same with taissa tbh. like she’d ramble about whatever science/medical fact and you’d look at her with complete adoration.

🕷nat lovessss it when you treat her like a princess, lowkey. not full on overbearing, but in a “sit back relax while i heat up some popcorn” kind of way. she doesn’t talk much, but the sound of your voice is enough to forget about anything momentarily. also will AND will scare someone off if she knew they bothered you, or if someone just even looks at you wrongly. that girl does not play. she will not outrightly fight them physically, but will mentally mess with them on a whole A24 films level 💀💀

short note: i feel like 867-5309/Jenny pairs nicely with all of the characters. we’re jenny and jenny is us 🗣🔥

[mediumsizedwildcat]

started re-watching Doctor Who (again) from season 1 and. i forgot how absolutely fucking hilarious this is.

Rose gets attacked by plastic. “must be students. only students would get together to do this shit”

first meeting of Rose & Doctor: Doctor grabs Rose's hand, iconic “Run!”

Doctor asks Rose's name. tells her the situation & his solution. comes back like a second later, introduces himself, says he'll blow up the building, waves, tells her to run, closes the door behind him

Rose fully carries the mannequin's arm back home

Jackie tells Rose to make money off her trauma (compensation was valid tho)

Doctor and Rose make eye contact through a cat door

Jackie flirts with the Doctor. Doctor says “No.” (iconic)

mannequin arm gets mistaken for stray cat. tries to murder both the Doctor & Rose

“the world doesn't revolve around you. it revolves around me.”

takes Rose's hand & lets her feel how he feels the world spin. it revolves around him, if you will. Doctor leaves

That's just the first 15 - 20 minutes lmao

Rose looks up the Doctor on the internet, visits some random guy to find out more about the Doctor.

Mickey gets eaten by a trash can

Pizza. P-P-P-Pizza.

anything Mickey related in this episode really. absolutely hilarious. how did Rose not notice the plastic shine? the pet names where his voice changed?

“are you an alien?” - “yes.”

“why do you sound like you're from the north?” - “lots of planets have a north.”

Rose worried about Mickey. the Doctor: “who?”

giant, round, metal transmitter. it takes the Doctor three turn-arounds to see it

[athena-xox]

Eah ships and their Taylor Swift song

Tailor Quick

Dexven - The Archer

I could have said enchanted but that’s a copout. Anyways when I first listened to lover and heard the archer I immediately thought of them. “I cut off my nose, just to spite my face” is so Raven and her relationship with her mom. “I’ve got a hundred thrown up speeches I almost said to you” is also literally dexter. “All of my heroes die all alone” raven mfn queen. I could literally quote any lyric and related it to dexter raven or their relationship.

Dizzie - King Of My Heart

You know how in songs people don’t say normal things? And how they say like metaphors, rhymes and weird extra or missing words? That’s literally riddlish. And komh feels very Lizzie coded. And the title speaks for itself.

Dappling - Paper Rings

I also thought this immediately when I heard the song that it was very much apple and Darling. The fact that paper rings literally says darling in it… The archer is from both raven/dexters perspectives but paper rings is specifically Apples perspective of Darling. “I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this” I rest my case.

Bribelle - Don’t Blame Me alternatively I Can See You

I literally don’t have to say anything. For either song.

Huntlynn - Love Story

Forbidden love. Sneaking out to a garden is so Huntlynn coded. Just like the visuals of it all>>

Heartlockes - You Are In Love or “Slut!”

And historians will call them roommates. “One night he wakes, strange look on his face, pauses then says, you’re my best friend. And you knew what it was, he is in love” but like replace he with she. My fav friends to lovers. Unrelated but I was so shocked when I found out so many people hate Blondie. Also I could see this song from either perspective. And with slut it’s basically the same song just sm more aesthetic and well I feel like people would probably call Cupid a slut (my poor baby) because god (fairygod? Narrative? Gods? Grimm?) Forbid a goddess of love talk about… love.

Farrahlynn - tolerate it

Istg they need a better ship name. But no one ships them !! *Sighs* I see them as tragic unrequited in love with your childhood best friend who has a boyfriend and is now popular. Literally any song off of evermore fits them. I want more people to ship them!! If I had to give a happy (ish) song I’d say snow on the beach.

Dexpid - Foolish One

I like to forget Cupid ever had a crush on dexter. But if I had to acknowledge it it’s fs foolish one.

Bunnistair - Wonderland

I mean we knew it was coming. Also wtf is their ship name. Going with my personal hc (aka my canon ‘rearrangement’) I like to think that Alistair wasn’t also a wonderlandian and that he found wonderland (lmao Chissy Columbus) after Lizzie, Kitty, Maddie, Hatter and the White Queen had already left. And like he fulfilled his whole destiny literally missing the mad hatter, Cheshire Cat, and Queen of hearts. And that he lowkey went insane there.

Crystlynn - Forever Winter

More of athena rearranging canon; evil crystal!! And like basically the snow queen and crystal (snow king erasure bc what was the point in making him be the one who goes all crazy instead of the literal snow queen) purposefully mad it winter forever because they’re villain (Jackie Frost and Northwind erasure because they’re fucking useless and annoying). But like Crystal deep inside doesn’t want to be a villain and Ashlynn slowly starts melting (haha) her cold exterior. But then Crystals like sike and that’s when this song takes place. (I beg people to start shipping Ash/Crystal and Ash/Farrah more)

[yerbamansa]

Writing Patterns - First & Last Sentences

Tagged by @thetragicallynerdy - thanks for the tag! This was fun! You got me to make a tumblr post for the first time in a thousand years!

Editing to add @petrichorca for tagging me in the first part of the game - consider yourself tagged back for corresponding last lines?

I’m just combining two things because that seems handy.

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern! Then list the last line of the same 10 fics you shared opening lines for and see if there's a pattern!

1. the secret middle-aged sad-sack mostly bad vibes I can sing along to playlist

First: Some things don’t change.

Last (most recent): Why the fuck, then, do they start sobbing?

2. the way things are going

First: Since things started falling apart, Oluwande learned the hard way to be careful about who to trust.

Last (most recent): Once he got it open, he read aloud: “‘Dear community and/or individuals, my name is Stede Bonnet…’”

3. Welcome to Jeff’s Inn by the Sea | Innkeeper Roleplay ASMR | Personal Attention | Realistic | Soft Spoken Male Voice

First: When Stede Bonnet’s boyfriend casually mentioned wanting to try making ASMR videos, he was all in.

Last: “I’ll have to think about that one, dearest,” he decided.

4. Rock On To The Oceanside

First: Ed Teach wasn’t built for sitting idle.

Last (most recent): And Ed felt ready.

5. Plus Ones

First: “So how did you two meet?”

Last: “Probably even better luck if we do it again.”

6. you can move in light divine

First: Oluwande had always loved Jim, probably from the moment they met.

Last: So many more conversations to come.

7. due to a controllable irregularity

First: It had been a good week, but Stede was looking forward to going home.

Last: He’d tell him. Soon.

8. an atypical emotional response to common sounds

First: Stede Bonnet had a complicated relationship with sounds.

Last: Stede couldn’t wait for Saturday.

9. Stede has started shopping for your order

First:  “Your GetMeGroceries shopper Stede has arrived at Jenkins Market!” the app informed Ed.

Last: For the moment, however, he had far more compelling priorities.

10. I Think I See The Light

First: Jackie’s traded her usual vivid reds for somber black, but she still looks every bit the part of the intimidating pirate queen.

Last: And they start humming a now-familiar tune as they scan the docks for a recognizable face: If you want to sing out, sing out…

NB: skipped one that’s a mostly abandoned group collab smau because that doesn’t seem indicative of my style, and there’s one here that needed the preceding sentence because otherwise it’s just one word.

Hmmm, so, self-analysis: I start with some kind of place-setting thesis statement. Sometimes it’s maybe a little in medias res, but not usually, I guess. The POV character is named more often than not. And I end on the edge of some kind of decision or change. That’s by design—I don’t like writing pat endings and happily ever afters (even if they are pretty happy). This is especially true for mid-fic chapters, I suppose, but it’s definitely how I approach endings in general! (There’s one fic I can think of that has a final sentence I fucking hate for reasons related to this but I don’t wanna go rewrite it because I am not sure what to change it to, and I’m really quite pleased with the rest of the fic!)

One thing that strikes me is that I can’t really tell from any of these firsts and lasts whether the fic is more funny or serious. It’s just a lot of interior monologue, really.I’m not sure if there’s anything here I specifically want to work on. Maybe experimenting more with diving right into the action?

ANYHOO. If you see this because you're still actually looking at your tumblr dash regularly (sorry sorry) and you wanna play, please do!! I won't stumble out of the woodwork and tag but I love you all ok byeee

[huffle-dork]

IF you are taking requests... could I get a sick Henny Schneeplestein/silent actor Schneeplestein. Maybe with the stomach flu. It can be a sickfic or a drawing. Which ever you'd prefer! Or both. 😄

(I’m working on some Henrik and Dr.jj related stuff! Mostly how Henny first found himself in this time! So this was before Dr. J meets Alt, and before Henrik meets Bro and Alt! Dr. J doesn’t know that magnificent exists either or the existence of magic- well except whatever the well brought Henrik to this time. so wahoo! Also I got a lot of sick fic requests for Henny so I just lumped a bunch together and then made it worse~ >:3c)

Dr. J had his phone pressed between his head and neck as he bent down next to the actor’s bedside. “Yes… Henrik is poorly again-“

“Again?” The surprised voice of Jackie echoed on the other line. “Damn… that’s been like what… 3 times already? It’s only been a few months since you found him, right?”

The good doctor frowned as he draped a cool wash cloth over Henrik’s forehead. The brunette’s eyelids fluttered and he mumbled something incoherent out in German but he seemed to relax some.

“I suppose the poor boy just has a weak immune system…” Of course, Jameson knew it was a bit more than that… Henrik came from a different time… he was more prone to sicknesses and Dr. J was still scrambling to get him records and vaccines and shots… but he wasn’t going to spill that out to Jackie. He didn’t know- and well… Jameson always kept his patients’ secrets.

“Poor guy…” Jackie sighed. “What do think it is?”

“I think it’s the flu this time unfortunately…” Jameson checked the actor’s pulse then temperature then frowned more. He was very warm… “I’m worried I might need to take him to hospital… but maybe if I’m early I can just take him to the urgent clinic…”

“I mean- how out of it is he?”

“…this morning he tried to make coffee and help me make breakfast for Alice… but he poured milk in the stainer and coffee grounds in her cereal.”

“… maybe urgent care is a good idea-“

Jameson gave a weak chuckle but then sighed, pushing Henrik’s damp hair away from his eyes. “I suppose… I’ll keep a close eye on him… if his temperature rises anymore I’ll take him straight away.”

“Sounds good, dude. Just- if it’ll cheer him up, tell him the kids miss him. They keep asking when they can see Uncle Henny and his puppets again!”

Dr. J smiled and nodded, “That would make him very happy… thank you, Jackie.”

“Anytime Jem! I’ll catch you later.”

Jameson hung up the phone then looked back to check up Henrik.

He was still so pale and thin… thick bags under his eyes and veins so stark they looked almost… purple. Especially around his wrists and neck. If Jameson didn’t know any better- he might could say they even glowed. But, that was impossible.

Henrik’s eyelids fluttered again and he finally opened them enough to see Jameson. He smiled dazedly, despite his fatigue.

“Oh… hullo doktor…” He muttered weakly.

Jameson smiled weakly. “Hello, Henrik. How are you feeling?” He signed to him.

Henrik looked up at the ceiling and knit his eyebrows together as if trying to think.

“Not… good- mmm weak and… and… wackelig-“ He pressed his eyes shut and bit back a whimper. “Is hot… and- my head is super hurting and my… Mein Magen…”

Damn the hardest part of Henrik being delirious was him switching to German… Jameson knew some but he had to rack his brain to remember. “Okay… shaky and- and your stomach hurts-“

Henrik nodded, “Ja.”

“Alright… anything I can get you?”

Henrik slowly shook his head. “I am… just tired I think… thank you, my friend.”

Jameson smiled and nodded, “of course, Henrik… if you need anything just shout and I’ll be there.”

————

It was only about an hour later when Jameson was startled from his paperwork, hearing screaming coming from Henrik’s room.

He raced down the hall and threw open the door- finding Henrik tossing and turning in the bed, sobbing out in German.

“nicht mehr! nicht mehr! Ich möchte nach Hause gehen!”

Jameson’s heart sank as he quickly walked in and then gently tried to rouse the actor awake. It took a second but slowly he started to quiet, breath coming out in shaky weak bursts. He struggled to open his eyes to look at Jameson. His irises were glazed with fever.

“Doktor…” He wheezes, “careful- Vorsicht mit den Saiten…” He gritted his teeth then gripped at his head. It was pounding so bad- it felt like his skull could break in half. “…hurts… s’hurts…!” He quietly sobbed, curling up in the bed.

The good doctor just watched Henrik thrash with worried eyes. He has no idea what to do…! He quickly went to take his temperature but… it wasn’t worse.

He hummed in thought then resigned to do what he did best. He found Henrik’s hand and started to lightly tap a steady rhythm as he pulled out his pocket watch. The actor’s tear filled eyes looked up and caught onto the sight of the watch almost instantly. He relaxed quickly… maybe too quickly. That was also concerning him. But, the least Jj could do was try to calm Henrik down.

“It’s okay Henrik… you are safe… just breathe with me and try to relax okay? I won’t let anything hurt you…”

———

The rest of the night went by in a flash. Always busy, the good doctor was. The nanny brought home Alice and they made dinner together. Alice helped him take in some soup to Henrik- but he didn’t seem all there. Jameson was just glad he ate… then Jj spent the night with his little one, reading her stories and sending her to bed. Shawn was out at a gig so- the house was quiet as the tired doctor flopped onto the couch and leaned his head back. He felt exhaustion weighing down on his limbs- and that force pulled on his eyelids before he could even fight it.

He woke up in a dark living room to the sound of a huge crash. Thunder. Jamie started awake and then fumbled for his phone- turning on the flashlight.

Caught in the light, like an animal caught in infrared was the ragged body of Henrik. Even his eyes seemed to glow green in the dark. The sight sent shivers down Jameson’s spine, especially as lightning crashed behind them, lighting him even more in an eerie glow.

He fumbled for the lights and then looked at the sick actor. “Henrik… what are you doing out of bed?”

Henrik didn’t answer. He was still in his sick clothes, hair ruffled from sleep, glasses missing, barefoot. He stared blankly at the doctor as if he couldn’t understand what he said.

Then, Jameson could just faintly hear a sound. It sounded like… static. Something Henrik wouldn’t be able to hear. He could hardly hear it himself over the distant sounds of rain and thunder.

He walked closer and spied something in Henrik’s tight grip. A… a phone- showing nothing but the offending static.

“Henrik- where did you get that? I… I hadn’t gotten you one-“

Again, the actor didn’t answer- but this time he pushed past Jameson, roughly clipping his shoulder. He staggered slightly but then continued on, despite his shaky limbs and ragged feverish breath. Jameson was thrown off guard and was about to shout out- just as Henrik threw open the door to the storm outside.

He walked out without even hesitating, shambling mindlessly through the rain.

Jameson’s feet moved quickly as he dove after him, pausing just briefly to guard his face from the harsh falling droplets. But then he’s roughly grabbing Henrik and struggling to get in the actor’s face, trying to get him to read his lips.

“Henrik! This- this is insane! You need to get inside right now!”

Henrik blinked sluggishly at the doctor then tried to move out of his grip. “Got… to… h-have… have to….” He’s mumbling, almost too quiet to hear.

Jameson lashes out, going to grab both sides of the taller man’s face so he can focus on him. His eyes burn with concerned anger. “No! Henrik please- wake up! You’re only going to make this worse!”

For a scary few seconds, Henrik’s expression remains blank and empty. But, slowly, that sickly glow seems to fade and his bright blue eyes gain some clarity.

“…d…doktor… Jackson…?” He slurs in confusion. Jameson slumps his shoulders slightly in relief. The actor pushes himself out of Jj’s grip to look around- noticing now where they are.

“We are… outside…” he breathes, as it confused. Then he looks up at the sky and laughs distantly, “it is… raining-“

He shivers and then shuts his eyes. “Mmm… it… fühlt sich gut an…” He sighs. Then, he starts to pitch forward, face and body suddenly falling limp- making Jameson scramble to catch him. They fall into a heap on the wet grass.

Henrik almost immediately starts to wheeze again as his head falls against Jameson’s legs, painful gasps of air coming from his throat. His face is scrunched up in pain. Jameson fumbles to feel his forehead- and even with the cooling rain he startles back from the burning warmth. Jameson frowns then sighs and starts to load up Henrik into his car. It was time to see Dr. Doom again…

Henrik briefly stirred and blearily looked out at Jameson as he was sat up and buckled in. “Doktor… juwel?“ He mumbled.

For a second, Jj smiled. He adopted Jackie’s nickname for him it seemed. “Yes, Henrik… I’m right here.”

Henrik reached out and Jameson was quick to find his hand and give it a gentle squeeze. Through, his fuzzy vision and soaked bangs, Henrik found Jameson’s eyes. He looked terrified, which sent a spike through the good doctor’s heart.

“Bitte, Juwel-lass nicht zu, dass er mich mitnimmt…”

His grip in Jameson’s hand then fell limp again as he slumped back against the window in the car. Jameson’s heart spiked- because he now knows that phrase too well… Henrik had mumbled it over and over in moments like these.

‘Please… don’t let him find me…’

The strange phone that Henrik held was left in the rain- the static flickering with green light.

[vestaclinicpod]

Audio Drama Sunday - 20th August ✨

I must admit that I dedicated A LOT of listening hours this week to the new Hozier album (which is incredible omg) but I still had some great audio drama listening!

🌲@hellofromthehallowoods (129) What a fun break from episode convention! I’ve been highly suspicious of Nimbus from the start, and I feel vindicated that he’s not a normal cat as well as relieved that he doesn’t seem to be overtly malicious. I can’t relate to Nikignik’s dislike of felines, but it did really make me chuckle when it was revealed that all indescribables fear cats… Buddy, you can fear something without reviling it! Ough and the look-in on Jackie HURT MY FEELINGS so bad!! I can’t cope with sad dogs 🥺

🦀 @thesiltverses (30) TSV is back, babey!!! The sound design at the start of the episode was phenomenal, I loved the way they weaved music in with the sound effects in such a fluid way (the river sure does rise!) And oh man, Faulkner, you fucking idiot. They know!! They all know!!! It is such a delight to hear some of my favourite VAs doing their amazing work again. Méabh de Brún has absolutely annihilated me already. I’m obsessed with this discovery that the Trawlerman appears to still favour Carpenter while the Caring Maiden seems to slip away the more Carpenter seeks her. I should have started a S3 bingo because I was hoping so badly that Carpenter would join up with Hayward and Paige!! This season is going to be amazing. I’m so ready. 

📻 @monstrousagonies (108) Mab!! The queen returns! I am ever so slightly skeptical that Apocacorp is all bluster . . . I just feel like, even if that is the case, they’re not going away without more of a fight . . . 

🌒 @monkeymanproductions Moonbase Theta, Out (finale part 1) OHHHHH SHIT!!! It’s all kicking off on the moon!!!!! I love Alex’s sweet, sincere hopefulness in: ‘We’ve been through the end of so many things but we’re still here’ 💙 Isn’t that just it! I don’t want to give away the major spoiler because the ep only just dropped but oooohhhh my god! I was wondering if this might happen and wrote the idea off. This changes everything!! 

🎙 Welcome To Night Vale (232) HELL YES. I have been waiting literal YEARS to get into this business with the Desert Otherworld and its impact on my favourite scientist and the impact of both on my favourite community radio show host. My popcorn is ready, let’s get into it!!! 🍿

🤴I finished season one of InCo by @itmeblog! This is micro-scifi at its best and if you’re a fan of extensive single-person casts, InCo does it remarkably!! I'm really looking forward to seeing how the story develops!

🧬 Regina Prime (6) OOF I think this is one of the most intense episodes we’ve had yet! The acting was amazing in this one, Jess pulled out a full Youtuber apology and managed to keep that edge in her voice to give you the prickling sensation that something isn’t quite right. 

 💫 Wolf 359 (48) Ugh what an absolute mind fuck! I’ve been tying myself in knots trying to work out how I would personally react and cope if faced with a scenario where one of my friends is not the person I knew but is otherwise indistinguishable from them. And I just don’t know!

🎩 @ethicstownpod (8) AAH!! Ethics finale!!! This show has been a wild ride from start to finish and WOW what an ending!! I really don’t want to give anything away to people who haven’t listened yet but I’m almost ashamed that I didn’t see this coming and if you haven’t listened to Ethics you really really need to!!! 

🥾@doyoucopypod (6) More questions than answers from this episode of Do You Copy! What does Reese know?! What doesn’t like you listening?? What doesn’t like you listening?!??! 

🐬 More spectacularly odd @patterspod P Files! It’s fun to hear the obvious mistake being made and I’m really looking forward to Ryan facing the consequences of certain actions….

I hope everyone has a lovely week!

[star-kissed583]

The washing machine (chap. 10)

Single dad Jackie AU

Summary: it’s Marvin’s first babysitting day, and the day is already starting to be a hassle. But he’s trying his best!

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"And just make sure that simple chores are done. Whatever doesn't get done I can definitely take care of later tonight!"

Jackie spoke to Marvin while he was carrying Jay. Anthony stood by Jackie, just looking up at his brother with a soft smile.

Marvin took note as he nods, "Okay perfect! Don't you worry-I think I got this all down" he smiles.

Jackie nods before looking down at JJ, "alrighty...I gotta go. You boys behave...I think Henrik is still asleep but I'm sure he awakes soon."

Carefully Jackie passed Jay to Marvin. JJ began to squirm softly, not recognizing the arms he was being handed to. Anthony didn't seem to like it as much though, and began hopping as he tried to grab Jay's leg.

Jackie quickly grabbed his bag before heading to the door, "good luck and I'll come back later tonight! Let me know about anything!"

Marvin watched Jackie leave before looking down when hearing Anthony let out what sounded like an angry whine.

Marvin stares for a bit before sighing as he walks to the kitchen, "how about some nice milk to start the day for you two? What would you guys like? Chocolate or-Hey!"

Anthony had followed before Marvin, kicking and hitting a bit, before suddenly grabbing his leg and biting Marvin.

Marvin shook Anthony off, "what's your problem, you little gremlin?!" Marvin scoffed, setting JJ on the counter beside him, "I honestly can't see how you and Jay even are related" he rolls his eyes.

Jamie meanwhile was still trying to figure out what was happening. He squirmed in his spot, before his tummy let out a small rumble. He pat his belly, letting out a soft whine.

Marvin looks over, smiling softly at JJ, "let's get you some milk. Do you want regular?" Upon seeing JJ nodding softly, Marvin got a sippy cup and filled it with some milk. He made sure the lid was tightly secure before handing it to JJ.

Anthony pouts, sitting down on the floor with furrowed brows. Marvin stared down at him, both having a small staring contest. Before a soft sigh left the adult, "you want some too? Regular or chocolate?"

Antony let out a tiny growl, "Jay!"

"If I put you beside him-will you stop attacking me?"

"Jay!!"

"It's a yes or no Anthony. That's not a proper response"

"...."

Both resorted back to staring at each other, until suddenly Chase and Henrik walked in, with Robbie in between them and holding both of their hands.

Chase stared a bit concerned, his head twitching occasionally.

"Ugh...fine." Marvin bent down and tried picking Anthony up, only for the boy to let out a loud shriek and start flaring around.

Anthony didn't even take notice of the headache he was beginning to get was only getting worse-until his eyes started dotting with black. His breathing started to pick up and before it sounded like it randomly got caught.

Marvin felt Anthony's body suddenly limp before it began to spasm. He yelps, quickly setting the boy down and taking off his jacket to put like a pillow under Anthony's head.

The others watched in worry, Robbie confused why one of the younger twin boys was spasming on the floor again.

Marvin had his watch out as he timed the seizure.

Henrik walked over, carefully pushing anything that was around them away, so that Anthony didn't hit it in accident. Chase made sure to stick by Robbie, keeping an eye out for JJ.

Jay heard something was happening, but simply drank his milk as he kicked his feet softly.

Once Anthony had calmed down, Marvin made sure he was still breathing before shifting the boy to his side. He let out a soft sigh, writing a quick note on his phone about what happened.

Henrik walked over and sat down beside the two, "He okay?" He asked gently. Looking at the boy who was still passed out.

Marvin gave Henrik a soft smile, "He's gonna be okay. The seizure must've made him tired. How about you and the others get something to drink while I help Anthony?"

Henrik blinks. He only could grasp some of the words Marvin said, giving him a small-confused nod before heading back to Chase.

"Where's Jackie?" Chase voiced, looking around to see if he could spot the man who adopted them. Still holding Robbie's hand.

"Jackie had to go to work. He had to leave early in the morning but-BOOM!!" Marvin let out a Yelp at the sudden yell from behind him.

Jamie let out a silent scream and burst into tears-having gotten startled by the sudden yell as well. In his startled state, he accidentally dropped his sippy cup-it falling down to the floor. In the process, the lid popped off and splashed all over Marvin.

Marvin flinched and looks back, seeing Chase covering his mouth in embarrassment and a sort of regret, "s-sorry-BOOM!-Sorry!" The boy tired up.

Marvin gives a tiny smile at Chase, "It's not your fault.." he mumbles. Getting up and grabbing some paper towels to try and pat his clothes dry, 'I really liked this shirt too...' he thinks sadly.

Chase rushed to get some paper towels, wanting to help clean up the mess on the floor. But in his heighten anxious state-he kept on ticking. At one point slamming his hand on a puddle of milk, making the mess worse and splashing more onto Marvin and some on himself.

"Oh-AH!-oh my! I'm so sorry!!"

Marvin put on a soft smile as he wiped the milk off his cheek. He hums, "It's fine...here, I can clean up. How about you take Jay with you and the others to the living room? Play a bit while I deal with Anthony and make some breakfast." He offered.

Chase felt himself tear up but nods. He looks to the side as he helps Jay to come down. Holding the boy's hand while shuffling to the living room with Henrik and Robbie.

Marvin sighs, grabbing more paper towels while cleaning himself and the floor. He looks down at Anthony as soon as he sees the boy stir. Squatting down beside him, "Hey...how ya feeling buddy?"

Anthony rubs his eyes as he sits up. He made an uncomfortable sound, feeling nauseous but not knowing how to express it.

"N-mmm-no" Anthony tried speaking, his voice sounding a bit troubled as he whines softly.

Marvin helps Anthony sit up as he shakes his head, "Deep breaths. Let it calm down."

As the little boy tried to take some deep breaths, the nauseous sensation only grew before suddenly some of the vomit started to escape his mouth.

Marvin was quick to grab paper and try to catch as much as he could on the paper, picking the boy up and leading him to the sick. Anthony beginning to burst into tears while vomiting once more.

"It's okay. Breathe. Through your nose hon...just like that. Let it out. It's okay" Marvin tried calming the boy down. Making sure the water was running to wash down the vomit and avoid the smell spreading as much as he could.

Once Anthony was done, the little boy was crying as he trembled. Marvin making sure to clean his face with a wet rag, "You thirsty?? What do you need Anthony?" He asked softly.

Anthony rubs his eyes as he let out a whimper, a small nod leaving him.

Marvin sighs, grabbing small sippy cup with water and then getting an ice cube. He first gives Anthony the cube, "suck on that first. And once your done with it here is some water"

Anthony nodded, hopping down and being handed the ice cube and the sippy cup. He waddles off to the living room to see the others. Though still feeling sleepy. Marvin being left alone to clean up the kitchen and himself.

Entering the living room, Jamie and Robbie were seated on the couch, both very confused on what happened. Henrik meanwhile was hugging Chase and trying to calm him down-who was crying while his tics were going haywire.

Anthony watched confused and tired, before simply waddling to a spot on the floor and sitting down. His eyes fighting to stay awake as he sucked on the ice cube.

Chase was to busy crying to notice, his hand continuously hitting his leg. Henrik tried putting a pillow there to lessen the hit on the skin, but knows either way his friend was gonna bruise. Henrik rubbed Chase's back,

"It okay. No hurt someone. No you fault"  Henrik reassured quietly.

Looking up from Henrik's shoulder, Chase rubs his watery eyes, sniffing softly, "b-but-AH!-but he didn't want my help cause I made it worse!"

Anthony saw Chase crying more. He furrows his eyebrows, unsure what went on-until Marvin walked in. As soon as Chase saw Marvin enter, he was desperately trying to wipe his tears away.

Anthony stood up, stomping over to Marvin before suddenly kicking his leg. Figuring that Marvin must've done something to Chase.

Marvin yelped at the kick, looking down at the one year old, "Hey, that wasn't nice"

"Meanie!" Anthony claimed, going for another kick, only for Marvin to sigh and pick the boy up.

Anthony began thrashing again, biting Marvin's shoulder and arms, " down!! Down!!"

Marvin was about to talk with Anthony again before seeing Chase's teary eyes. He frowns, setting Anthony on the couch, "hey...what's the matter Chase? Why you crying?"

Chase looks down, staying close to Henrik as he mumbles quietly-Marvin didn't hear.

"You have to speak louder hon. Here how about we sit down"

Marvin sat on a couch, patting the spot next to him.

None of them having noticed Jay waddling off. Chase sitting beside Marvin while Henrik followed and sat on the other side of Chase.

Robbie crawled off his seat, before stumbling over to Henrik. Grabbing onto the boys pants and trying to climb up to his lap.

Henrik yelps feeling this-looking down at the boy, a nervous smile on his lips before gently setting him on his lap. Henrik hugged Robbie close, the younger one sticking his thumb in his own mouth while snuggling to the older boy.

"Now talk to me...why are you crying?"

"I wanna help-but-but-Ow!" Chase tried explaining but hit himself in the chest, making him wince. Before Henrik could react, Marvin grabbed a pillow and held it in place of Chase's hand.

" go on... 'but' what hon?"

"I made it worse! You-AH! You were upset. It was my fault the mess was made anyways!"

Marvin frowns as he listens to Chase. He rubs the boy's back as he shakes his head, "It wasn't your fault hon. I wasn't upset at you. I promise okay? Would some breakfast make you feel better?"

Chase nods softly, small hiccups leaving him as he rubs his eyes. Trying to calm himself down to also calm down his tics.

Marvin looks at the other kids, "Well I have some eggs and bacon already prepared, how about let's go eat, and meanwhile I can make some pancakes for you guys. That sounds good?"

Getting nods, Marvin watched the kids walk off to go eat, but he couldn't help but feel like someone was missing.

"1...2...3...4...there should be 5..."

"Jamie?? Jay??"

Hearing Anthony calling out for his twin made Marvin realize who was missing. He stood up, looking around, "Jay??where did you go hon??"

Meanwhile JJ had wondered off to where he thought was the kitchen-but actually ended up in the laundry room. He was feeling around-unsure where he was, but wanting a snack.

The washing machine door was left open, and Jay thought it was a cabinet door, without even thinking, he tried climbing on to feel inside-only to end up falling in the washing machine instead. A silent yelp leaving him.

"Anthony go eat with the others, I'll try finding Jay"

"No! Jay!"

"Yes I know. But I can find him, go eat. He couldn't have gone to many places, he's blind"

"No!"

"I don't need to fight with a one year old. Go eat Anthony"

Anthony simply stuck his tongue out before continuing to look around for Jay. Looking underneath the couch.

Marvin was about to say something before he heard a sound coming from the laundry room.

JJ was trying to get out of the washer, but whenever he stood up-he'd thunk his head on the top of the washer. It made him stumble and fall back on his bum-the wheel of the washer swaying a bit and catching him off balance.

Marvin walked into the laundry room-seeing how everything seemed remotely normal.

The dirty hamper was full with clothes he needs to wash.

The laundry materials and soap was in their places in a cabinet.

The machines were off with the doors open.

The wheel inside the washer was moving...wait-

Marvin quickly rushed over and spotted Jamie

inside, the little boy having a frustrated look. A simple sigh leaves Marvin's lips as he gently goes to take the boy out, "How in the world did you even manage to get in there..."

Jamie let out a cry when he was suddenly grabbed and take out of the enclosed space he was in. He starts to squirm frantically.

"Jamie stop. I'm trying to help you"

Jay ignored the man, he didn't know him. It wasn't the voice of Jackie. It was the random man that had come to their home. He couldn't hear his brother anywhere, "An-An!!" He mouths as he kept thrashing.

"Oh my goodness...Jameson! Stop thrashing, I need to check if your hurt"

Jamie instantly froze at his full name being used. He began to tear up before bursting into tears. Shaking his head, while trembling.

Marvin frowns at that reaction. He walks back to the living room, to set JJ down on the couch, only for Anthony to come running at him.

"Jay!!"

Jamie perked up at the sound of his brother's voice, he instantly squirmed, reaching out towards the sound as he cries.

Anthony went over, kicking Marvin's legs, "Down!! Jay down!!"

Jay's little feet began to kick, continuing to reach for his brother while crying.

Henrik could hear the commotion in the hall. He stood up from the table, "stay. Eat" he tells Chase and Robbie before wondering to the hall with curiosity.

He saw Marvin struggling with JJ and Anthony. Before the older man finally simply gave up and set JJ down.

Jay instantly rushed to his brother, feeling Anthony grab his arm and hold him close. He was crying into his brother's shoulder while Anthony narrowed his eyes at Marvin.

Henrik wondered over, standing beside Anthony and Jay, "Hey...it okay...come eat. Feel better vith tummy full." He spoke softly, gently guiding the two young ones away.

Marvin watched as the three walked away. A small sigh leaving him.

The rest of the day was also difficult. Anthony refused to let Marvin close to Jay.

Though the smaller one seemed more content just simply playing with some stuff animals.

All the other kids were playing around-at one point Chase was playing a game on the tv with Henrik, which helpfully distracted the other boys.

Marvin took a deep breath as he stood in the kitchen. He finished some chores and it was now late. The amount of times he had small arguments with Anthony over the smallest things was shocking. The little boy was full of fire, unlike his twin brother.

He had written everything that has happened during his time there-just as notes for Jackie.

Speaking of which-the door knob jiggled a bit before it opened and in came Jackie. The hero looked exhausted, panting softly as he tidied himself up.

Robbie was the first child to hear the door open. He looks over, before a big smile goes to his face and he rushed over-stumbling along the way.

"Papa!! Papa!!"

"Hey little champ! You had a good day??" Jackie scooped the little boy up-pressing soft kisses to his cheek.

Robbie nods, "M'd'aw papa an' me!" He giggles. Pointing over to the living room floor where there was a piece of paper that had three blobs.

Jackie smiles, walking over and picking up the sheet. He saw the other boys were doing their own thing-though some looked tired. But then sees Marvin come to the entrance of the living room with three bottles of milk.

Marvin sees Jackie, smiling softly at him as he goes and gives two of the sippy cups to Jay and Anthony. The third bottle was for Robbie. He walked over to Jackie, who held the boy, "Here Robbie. Some milk"

Robbie looked back at Marvin. He smiles, grabbing the sippy cup and drinking some milk while leaning against his dad's shoulder.

"Hey...how were the kids today?" Jackie spoke softly, swaying Robbie in his arms.

Marvin looked back, seeing the kids were basically half asleep, "lemme put them to bed first. I wrote some notes on the kitchen counter though if you want to look at them."

Jackie perked up, "let me help you!"

With a thankful smile, Marvin nods as he goes to get the kids to bed.

The only ones that Marvin had trouble with was Anthony and JJ. No surprise there. Anthony refused to go with Marvin, or even let Jay go up with the man either.

Jackie was helping Henrik to sleep. Chase fell asleep pretty quickly by how tired the boy was. Yet, Henrik was struggling.

The German boy's amputations were in pain. He didn't know how to describe it to Jackie. Not knowing how to find the words as he trembled in pain.

Jackie was seated beside Henrik, rubbing and massaging the boy's amputated arm with some soothing lotion, "It's okay...I need to know, where does it hurt? What are you feeling?"

Henrik was crying at this point, "arm! Sore" he tried to keep his voice quiet as possible-not wanting to wake Chase.

"Did you take your prosthetics off at all today?"

Henrik gently shook his head. Looking down ashamed. He didn't want to expose or show his amputations to Marvin, feeling embarrassed about his missing limbs.

Jackie sighs, "Tomorrow, I don't want you wearing your prosthetics all day. They need a break...okay? I promise Marvin won't judge. He understands. He's here to help you." He spoke softly.

Henrik nods, sniffing as he yawns. He could feel the soothing cream helping a bit to calm the pain. Henrik sighs softly, "Danke papa" he mumbles tiredly. Slowly falling asleep, not seeing Jackie's shocked face.

After a bit, Jackie finally got up. He fixed the blanket of Henrik, tears pooling up in his eyes as he quietly walked out. Wiping his eyes with a bright smile. Outside in the hall was Marvin, looking tired.

"Long day with the kids huh?"

"I don't know how you do it...but goodness it can be a struggle" Marvin spoke with a light chuckle, "come, I'll let you know what happened today and then I'll get out of your hair"

Jackie smiles, "I'll get you something to drink, whatever you want!" nodding and following beside the man to hear about the day.

[docholligay]

Ep 7: Shauna

Hello! This is about up to Episode 7 of Yellowjackets, and ONLY episode 7 of Yellowjackets. I have not seen beyond the seventh episode, at all, and know NOTHING about this show. Please do not spoil it for me.  Things that are spoilery in nature, for me, include: saying things like  “Just wait!!” confirming or denying anything I put forward, outside information about the cast interviews or creator statements, leading questions like “Do you think “blank moment” means anything?” etc. Remember  that Y’ALL HAVE SEEN THE SHOW AND I HAVE NOT. This informs the way you  talk about things relating to the show. Just be really careful is all  I’m asking. Also: If there is LITERALLY any stance I  could take on this show or character that would make you upset, please  just fucking block the tag

If you WOULD like to discuss the show and my takes on it, the Discord is right here! I don’t go there, so it’s a great place to get every emotion out.

Please thank @sailorsunspot and @moonlight-frittata for backing this odd way of doing a liveblog, and remember my tip jar is always open

I love that even in the middle of the wilderness, even while we’re trying desperately to survive, even then we have teenage drama. I mean, admittedly being pregnant is a fairly major thing, but it feels, I suppose, refreshing, to have that amount of drama around something so typical. 

We;re seeing the cracks in the relationship between her and Jackie, cracks that were always there because Shauna is constantly trying to think of ways to punish Jackie, to vent her anger toward jackie, even as she does love Jackie as much as she hates her. I don’t think Shauna would even understand the way she fels about Jackie. But something like this was always coming, the way that Shauna feels grateful to Jackie and is also tired of living in her shadow, the way she longs for Jackie’s approval and also desires to get away from her. Even now, she still can’t tell Jackie the truth, because to admit that would be more than admitting she slept with Jeff, it would be knowing, and having to risk Jackie seeing on her face, that it was never about loving Jeff, it was always, at core, about Jackie. 

ANd because of this even while Jackie is trying to connect again, and even while Shauna wants this connection, she of course can’t give it to Jackie, because she can’t give Jackie the real truth. She is absolutely going to be caught in this fucking lie about the night it happened, how could she possibly think it wouldn’t? You can see it all over Jcakie’s face, that she knows Shauna is lying to her but she still doesn’t understand how. ANd the hilarious romper room hiding of the journal, like Jackie doesn’t directly disbelieve her anyhow, like she hadn’t poured out everything into it, like that’s not a very easy place to find something if you’re looking at least minorly. I think on some level Shauna wants Jackie to know, because it has to come out, it has to be free of it all, it can’t be done like this anymore. 

Sauna being a terrible liar is less of a problem with her and Jeff, who are both lying to each other, but they are so caught up in their own lies that they can’t even begin to be thinking about each other’s lies. 

Adam! What the fuck! I absolutely still think he is not on the up and up, but he is so completely right when he says that Shauna so desperately wants to blow the world up and see what happens. In so many ways, marrying Jeff and having Callie wasn’t that different from simply letting Jackie control her and what she did. It was easier to follow a path, and that’s all Shauna has done, while the whole time she’s resenting the very people she loves, in the same wayt she loved, and hated, and resented Jackie. She has never really learned to communicate her desires honestly, never learned what it was to have a dream that might conflict with the ideas of others, no matter how badly she wants that. And maybe it could have. Maybe she could have wanted to kill the rabbit, except it DID die, and she blames herself for that. She blames her desires for that, and so tried again to stop having them. 

It’s just going to end in tears again.

[youvereachedthebadend]

Just in case that you actually start to consider her proposition, let me just remind you that Iris betrayed all of her followers seemingly without a second thought. She manipulates people as her first resort before anything else. There's no telling what she could do if given more time to harness the power of the corruption.

Also- don't you remember being under the hold of this "new" corruption? How suffocating it was? Do you really wish to force it upon even more people?

You've changed a lot since the beginning. I hope you don't lose sight of what's important just because some holier than thou magician dangle power in front of your face. -:)

Anti's expression darkens. Iris is walking ahead of him, but she's sure to hear him if he mumbles under his breath continuously. So instead, he raises his hands and starts to sign. Your doubt is understandable. I won't say I don't deserve it. But it's for nothing. I'm not making deals with this fucking... monster. He shakes his head. Once upon a time, I might have been happy to find someone I could relate to, who wouldn't judge me for my darker impulses. But things are different now. Even if I was tempted—which I'm not, because as you said... the new corruption was... He shudders, haunted shadows crossing his eyes. ...terrible. Even if I was tempted, I couldn't throw away the trust everyone has put in me now. You guys, first. Then Jackie, despite everything. Then some new people, like Goldie. They want me to be good. I have to try for them.

It's very lucky that Iris doesn't turn around at any point to see the gestures he's quickly making. But she does look over her shoulder shortly after Anti is done. They've reached the edge of the torn-away corner, and are now looking down into the interior. "How do we get down here?"

"I would just glitch, before," Anti says.

"Well we can't glitch. But we can teleport." Iris grabs his arm. The two of them disappear, and reappear in the wide interior of the cube. It's blank, featureless, missing any of Anti's personal touches that he built up while under the new corruption. Wonder where they went. The central ramp is revealed, a hole descending down below the ground.

[captain-lessship]

I want to say something: we always should separate the characters from the actors because simply: it’s their job. And a current situation is a perfect example of why we always should. I have always been in the position that if you write for a character with a shit actor, you shouldn’t feel bad about it but you need to make it crystal clear that you don’t support or condone what the actor says/does. But now that I am, by technicality , one of those authors, I am having a mild moral crisis about it so I am going to do what I said all authors in my position should:

Danny Masterson is a fucking piece of garbage.

When a public figure finally gets what they had coming, it’s wonderful. Danny Masterson, a shit person who hid behind fame, money and a fucked curtain of a rich man’s religion that will protect you as long as you cash a hefty check, is getting what he had coming:

30 years away from the general public.

It is what he deserved for what he did to those women. While this sentencing will never undo what he put those women through, he will be punished and therefore send the message that they’ll get you eventually no matter who you are. They got him.

Now, like some Steven Hyde lovers that I have talked to, I can’t help but feel a sense guilt. He did his crimes while playing our favorite burnout which is extremely saddening to know and uses that role to gain a sort of respect that would deter most people from saying anything against him.

I love that 70s Show. A lot of life lessons were learned from that show.

Red taught me that you can be a sarcastic shit and mean well.

Kitty taught me that love can’t fix everything but it can give you the motivation to fix something.

Eric taught me that there is some extraordinary in being exceptionally ordinary.

Donna taught me that you show chase your dream cause no one else is gonna do it for you.

Fez taught me that no matter where I go I can find friends and by relation, a tidbit of happiness.

Jackie taught me that you gotta love yourself first and run into your own arms.

Kelso taught me that damn, that could be anybody. Jk, he taught me that it’s good to like how you look.

Then there’s Hyde. Hyde is now a difficult situation. Because he used to be the epitome of self-reliance. But now, he’s a well crafted guise that was designed, like all characters of a series, to become well known and thus, gain a type of influence and love.

I know damn well that actors are there to play a role and cash a check but it will never not amaze me that someone can lie so well. Danny Masterson is the guy Steven Hyde would beat the shit out of. Like Johnny Depp said, “With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.”

So I am completely comfortable in saying that, by that quote, Danny is a fucking liar and should rot.

I will always strive for my readers comfort so I need to know now, would it upset you all if I ever wrote for Steven Hyde? I will not be hurt by the outcome of the poll so do not let that skew your answers.

[glassautomaton]

Prompt: Drunken Iris is affectionate and giggly with Jackie and Anne. :]

At the moment, I feel like I’m not quite there yet, narratively speaking. Iris isn’t quite at the point where she’s comfortable enough to let he guard down like that, nor would she take a ‘risk’ like getting drunk. Writing it now would feel kind of awkward - I think getting there naturally over the course of the series would give me a better idea of how it plays out.

Going to put some more thoughts related to the whole “affectionate” angle under the cut as well.

So, I know a lot of people here ‘ship,’ for lack of a better term, Iris, Anne, and Jackie. I’m going to level with you and say that it’s a little up in the air as to how far I might actually be able to push that angle on the main site. People can post whatever they want on offsite spaces like AO3 or Tumblr, but anything on the main site is subject to deletions based on votes and general reception.

I’ve seen that reception towards romance on the site, specifically with SCPs, can be a little icy. This isn’t without reason, though, as way back when, a lot of people would make self-inserts and mash them together with humanoids like action figures, which ranged from eye-rolling to downright creepy. Take a look at some of the old edit logs for humanoids like Vector and even Iris specifically if you want specifics. People don’t want that happening again, myself included, and so the common knowledge is “Don’t ship SCPs.”

That said, I think that being so far removed has sort of softened things up a bit. 7910 and its attached tale feature a romance between an SCP and her assigned doctor, with more tales planned. Most notably, Hawaiian Shirts, one of two tales about Iris Thompson liking girls submitted to ColdpostCon, prominently featured a romance between two series one SCPs and did pretty well for a tale, with the only real complaints about it being more about its structure than its premise.

All that is to say that I’m not really sure how anything romantic with the SCPs in Devil’s Advocate would be received. If I’m being totally honest here (if anyone from the main site sees this no you didn’t), the plan is more or less to slowly develop things, which I feel like is just a good thing to do narratively anyways, and see how far I get. Either I find the line and leave it at “And they were squadmates” or I slow boil the audience like frogs in a kettle.

For that reason, I’m hesitant to post stuff showing Iris being openly affectionate or inwardly yearning. Like I said in a previous post, I’ve got this stuff sitting around, but if that ends up not being very well-received and I have to ditch it, I’d hate to make it seem like I was baiting my audience and then not end up delivering.

If everything goes to plan, though, we might just be able to scratch a square off of the Bingo board:

Since you’ve read this far, though, I’ll give you a little scrap of what you asked for, from the notes app on my phone. It’s too late for me to write this out into a full scene so it’s really just and idea with a specific line or two I liked, as is most of my stuff. As I said before, these are just interactions I thought might be good down the road - the series might not end up going in this direction.

Iris gets drunk, a little handsy with Anne. Anne’s like “Jesus fucking Christ what the hell is this” and Iris is like “Wow I should get drunk more often” because Anne is rarely on the back foot. Wakes up and is embarrassed but thinks she could get one over on Anne by just not acknowledging it beyond saying she remembers it perfectly.

And for fun since I do kind of like this line:

Anne is dejected for some reason, kneeling on the ground, probably after an operation. Iris decides to try to cheer her up while still acting like they dislike each other, so she walks up to her, lifts her chin up so they’re looking at each other, and says “No one should be allowed to wipe that smile off your face but me.” Anne bluescreens and Iris realizes, perhaps too late, that that was kind of an odd thing to say.

Hopefully that makes things behind the scenes a little more clear.

[dankusner]

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CHAPTER 19

Tive had people come up to my house wanting to settle disputes. Tim siting at home trying to eat some dinner and heat a knock on the don. sten they see me at the Walmart or the grocery store, they ire like, "Hey, my aunt got a ticket. What do I need to do?" Life in the fishbowl!

One thing I've done is I have a mobile ofice, so even if I'm at home and have to issue warrants, I don't have to run into town anymore. I tell them I don't look good at three o'clock in the afternoon. And I certainly don't look good at three in the morning!

These Republic of Texas folks— they file all these motions, but they're all null and void because they've created their own special notary. They don't believe you have to have a driver's license.

They're amusing in some ways and frustrating in others.

—Hon. Jackie Miller Jr., Ellis County

"Republic of Texas" is a general term for a bundle of organizations that subscribe to the belief that Texas justices of the peace are illegitimate because the state of Texas is, itself, illegitimate. Members of these fringe groups claim that Texas is its own country. They consider their justice court a convenient local forum for waging protest, wherein they can make their valiant stands— in microcosm—much to the exasperation of the JPs who find themselves bearing the brunt of their mischief.

They keep quacking about how the constable and the JPs don't have any jurisdiction. I give them a little history lesson.

-Hon. Mike Towers, Bandera County

Douglas Zwiener (Washington County) had an eviction case in which the defendant wasn't making his mortgage payments, so a foreclosure was in the works. It ended up being a Republic of Texas remonstration.

Zwiener ultimately ruled against the man, but not before the defendant took a stand against the legitimacy of state-of-Texas justice courts, which, he argued, have no jurisdiction in the sovereign nation of Texas.

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On the day of court he comes in and literally tries to file a bankers box of the most super duous crap you've even seen on paper. I wastinke i hat do you expect to do with this stuff?"

"This is my case! I'm gonna go through this box, sheet by sheet!"

related to Texas law?"

"No, you're not. Do you have anything in that box that is remotely

"But you don't have jurisdiction!"

"Honey, I have jurisdiction going back to the sovereignty of the soil.

And I was a history major in college. Don't come and tell me about the

history of Texas."

He had said he was going to bring in all his Republic of Texas friends.

I brought in extra security. Nobody showed up.

Judge Zwiener also had the pleasure of magistrating a woman on a warrant who also contended that a justice of the peace didn't have jurisdiction over her. She was an "incorporeal being."

How do Texas IPs lighten the stress of dealing with problem folk in their communities? Humor helps. There is the potential for levity in quite a bit of what a lexas justice of the peace is required to do. Inevitably, this involves either someone within their community or a visitor from points beyond unknowingly "making a judge's day" ... through laughter. And what's funny can sometimes come from a pretty dark place.

Wayne Money (Hunt County) magistrated a man who was arrested while trying to break into a truck. There was something off about him— really off. "Have you seen the cartoon where the guy stuck his finger in the light socket?" Money asked me. "His hair is standing on end, smoke coming out of his ears, his eyes spinning?" I could picture it.

Well, I didn't arraign him on the first day, because he couldn't even understand me if I read him his rights. The second day he could under-stand, but he just wasn't complying. We appointed him a lawyer to make sure his rights weren't violated. But he was feeling no pain. He had been on, like, a six- or seven-day high with drugs. He was just completely and totally out of it.

As for the defendant's electrically charged hair and spinning eyes, Judge Money explained that this is what happens when you've been tased six times.

[bouncybrain]

I just need to rant about some stuff here. I need to get some thoughts off my chest. It's ass o'clock in the morning and I haven't slept because I keep thinking. This isn't going to be as coherent as it could be, it's messy and rushed and stream-of-consciousness, but if I stop to think about making this something perfect and widely acceptable I'll never end up writing it.

My skin is white but my heritage is not, and I often worry that people will get upset at me for creating Chinese characters with any skin tone other than white.

But why?

I know I'm borderline white-passing, but my dad isn't. He never talks about stuff unless [backstory] so I can't be sure, but being both Chinese and brown isn't something we see regularly in media today, much less fifty years ago. Nobody acknowledges this. I feel like I have a creative duty to make characters my dad can relate to, because nobody else will. (Generic statement, don't get at me over the nuance of representation by online creators, I know.)

It's hard to be in Western fandoms for Chinese media, too. Generally anything East Asian because dear lord. The layers of racism are strong. I stopped interacting so much with Hoyoverse game fandoms primarily because they practically enjoy getting riled up over how it's okay for a Chinese company to just not have brown or black people in their games (it's not).

Just because I inherited a sliver of privilege thanks to the color of my skin doesn't mean I should just give up because I'm scared people are going to point at it and tell me I'm not allowed to do this. What if my genetics had flipped a coin and landed on the other side? What if it happened to my siblings? I hate to say it but we are, in some twisted capacity, lucky that we have skin no darker than a particularly zealous tan.

We are lucky, because there were light-skinned Asian characters (stereotypical though they were) on TV and in games. I could point at American Dragon Jake Long and say "look, that is me, he looks just like me." If I had taken after my dad by more than 80% I would not have been able to say that. I had to point at Jackie Chan Adventures and go "that's kind of my dad... but... not really?" because there was nobody who looked like him.

Yeah, sure, super popular white powder makeup for perfectly white skin and whatever. I don't care. Shut the fuck up. These are still real people who live and breathe today. You cannot dismiss their experiences or lack thereof by going "yeah, well, your culture always wanted you to be white, anyway" because that is still racist.

Maybe it's because I've gotten older and more jaded, but the world isn't getting better any faster. There is still so much hatred and racism out there specifically aimed at Asians that nobody bats an eye at. One of my siblings was called out to by a trusted adult as "Covid" just out in public in front of other people; if we were not in an area with as large a population (still relatively small) of East Asian heritage, it would have been laughed off.

I haven't ever really posted publicly about any of these Chinese characters I've made yet, because I am worried. I am not as immersed in part of my culture as I would have liked to be, but I can't help thinking that it may have been a mercy in the time I was growing up in, and that my dad has only ever been so distant because he was protecting himself. (That may be too optimistic, but I can hope.) I still want to make these characters, because if the genetic lottery had landed on a different slot, I would have been making them anyway.

Maybe I really am making them for my dad. Maybe I'm making them for myself in search of a culture I was denied. Maybe I'm making them for the life we could have lived. Maybe I'm making them for everyone else. My cousins, their children, their friends. People I'll never meet.

It's a good thing there's so much representation, but everyone always forgets the other half. And it's usually the other half with darker skin.

[scentedchildnacho]

Asian pear.......slowly its getting better......I would at least keep reinforcing that cults may not buy my day pads for me tamper with its safety seal and distribute in controlling creepy ways.....and I have learned the tea aisle and consistently attempted to create my coffee preferences.....so gnp ..

Something won't pay for its prostitute and it kept stealing my day pads to give to it's victims

I do not have to support people you dicked and now do not have pleasant vaginal symptoms

Im sorry but LGBT is correct heteronormative sex practice does have to be like royal it's not easily self afforded as addictive and a lot

Subjective we are all voters and have queen based soveriegnty hygiene standards and those people have foul foul foul odour needs to be selected for football so Aaron Hernandez....they need to odour their competition for jobs or jobs already did what it was expected to created the robotic to replace it so their lives could become green

Waymo....you dont have to be a driver it's not enjoyed to train populations to slowly accept jail...captivity

Jackie Onassis Kennedy as a white first lady was like what her racial features promised....she was surprisingly gifted with intelligence and compassion for a drunks history

It was actually Jackie forgiven by confederate klans for being what would bring women fertility compassion about addiction and reproduction

That's me about white chicks sometimes their husbands no....but they in the end finally bringing financial justice to their families and dying of old age in lifestyles of the rich and famous

Feed the pigeons and racoons ra ku.....even the ku if it's the ku...wonder needs Jackie trains people to give them their wonder bread

I believe it there were baby boomers and populations were segregated and more related then realized after nuclear Holocaust so all white people if not fed and clothed have genetic predispositions to kill and even eat human prey

I can't wait till pacific beach extreme sport starts going to get fat....

That's like one of my favorite things about life is how cute baby fat legs are....so cute....and I can't wait till everyone in California stops removing southernism from themselves and they finally sit around on porches fat and pleased at nothing

The hare krishnas gave me a gita which writes dont take things in southern California personnally there is something very sacred about its location and so the experience is more empathy for a battle a lot maybe wasnt internal for me

But that's me about jobs although I appreciate that they need to protect themselves from car tel terrorism.....they indiscriminately create enemies of most of their consumption and that's why I still wont do it no matter Guantanamo tactic used....

Acadianna emigration about gaining rights and property and influence here were actually strategists......not bloody territory tribal for bloody territory

So maybe most people in south cal can say they were attacked but if you ask me they are Stanford's and try to deprivationally torture me till I forcibly make criminal decisions and I am not going to take part in anything

I really don't know who can but I think it's about Jeffrey Dahmer it's forcing criminals to protect themselves from things beyond abnormal psychology

Tucson studies just said about serial killers and prophetics that there are people who do these things and a lot of the homeless population is veterans and it's not my concern

The compass station........uhm I'm not concerned about its staff to me because they appear to have taken on problems that are too important for their capability but maybe they can take on those case loads

They start trying to work with the mothers and my black safe people assure me white isn't favored to executive fashion and lifestyle anymore so it's just don't get involved or I would have been to women's groups from young ages

The beach and Bay News reported arresting parents because babies looked like physical assault but quite frankly the constructive psychological conditions in San Diego could have caused sudden infant death syndrome

No one has actually punched me with their fist and I have deprivational bruises and scratches all over my body

Koreans are here so it's okay....sometimes bruising is a healing sign and I will learn to not freak out and hurt myself if stuff happens to me with more affluence

Men that will kill their own baby that's really really abnormal though pretty rare....

It is just very psychologically abusive in pacific beach till I look like physical assault

I mean maybe that baby has fentanyl in its body is the correct lawsuit but I think she was suppose to exonerate a baby daddy and could get really abused if he is insinuated in any way as too involved with a pregnancy problem

She said she is a veteran and sometimes their murders are about doing anything people want so

My science classes tell me conflicts in African indigenous dark peoples districts are not as easy and basic as racial zoning and differential expectations of achievement and not....

And they have police for their needs and I am like foreign....to it so