#messed up and morally wrong but still sexy

[sonik-kun]

Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian torturing Wen Chao together was very hot, actually, and us JC fans were cheering both of them on when they did it. Idk why JC antis act as though we ignore that part about JC and only condemn WWX for it. He tortured a genocidal rapist with his brother, and we love them for that.

Was it morally right? No. Was it a war crime? Absolutely. It was still sexy of them regardless 🥰🥰

[n-hospital]

okay time for my own messy fionna and cake analysis post. spoilers below the cut

the story is only six episodes in and it's already very dark and has very strong philosophical points and whatnot about identity, but it's showing signs of getting much, much worse. simon feels alien outside of his madness and all alone in the world after losing betty forever (again) and he is currently actively trying to get back to being miserable and insane because "he seemed happier" and he feels it would make him fit into the crazy world of ooo again. and his identity issues are also projected onto fionna, she feels completely out of place in her own world and there is something very wrong with her (affectionate) and a lot of sorrow and anger in her heart. she could never keep anything steady and her life was a shitty mess. however, all her counterparts from the og adventure time (marshall, gumball, etc) do not feel it. only she feels out of place and tormented by an ambiguous sense of unbelonging.

even the selfcest jokes with winter king x simon, although funny, have some really dire undertones. is winter king still simon? is he still ice king? he is seemingly what simon believed would be the "half point" between him and ice king but he just inherited both of their worst traits (simon's profound loneliness and inability to move on as shown with ice marcy and suggesting simon makes an ice betty, and ice king's very unsettling harmful whimsy and lack of morals) while being sexy as hell sentient and aware of his actions... to some degree.

and don't even get me started on fionna and cake /literally/ sucking the magic out of things just by TOUCHING them for too long. that's extremely unsettling. imagine you finally find a place that is your dream of belonging in a freaky magic up world but existing in it, experiencing it, is killing it. you are killing your dream life by existing.

because your existence was made on a whim by a bored god-lite and stored in the brain of a crazy magical god-lite and now that he's just normal and depressed and no longer magic, so are you and everything you touch, and that is far beyond your control. you were born for someone's entertainment and despite being your own person you aren't really your own person.

you have free will but it ruins the world around you. you don't belong anywhere because you were not meant to exist. there is no you. you are a hollow shell and copy of a person who doesn't really know or care you exist. everything about you was an accident, from your birth, your life being shitty, and to you coming to a magical dream world.

[artemiseamoon]

Hi Arte!

I love that you're embracing the MicroFicChallenge!

How about Frankie & Noisy 👀

It’s so fun! 💜 Thanks for bringing me into it! Ohhh is it wrong my mind instantly goes to sexy things!

Dust

Frankie Morales x Ofc ( unnamed as of now)

Words: 742

An: Omg i went wayyyy over lol - i’m a cheat but this just - it took on a mind of its own!

Warnings: masterbating, sex pollen, sex alluded to.

Frankie + noisy

The chill of the jungle barely touched Frankie’s hot skin, he’s sweating now, the fire stirring in him from earlier raging at full speed.

Sitting still, focusing, sleep - he can’t do shit - he can’t do a thing but visualize all the ways he could relieve the overwhelming tension in his body and no matter how much he shifts his position or pulls on his pants to create more room, his erection grows more and more uncomfortable by the second.

It’s late, the waning moon above barely visible by the dense tree tops. Under the protective shadow of the rock surface, the others are asleep; minus Will who’s on watch. When Frankie excused himself, Will simply nodded and said with his eyes, be careful.

Frankie was a mess, he knew it was obvious even if the others didnt know why, but he had his suspicions for the cause of his frenzied state.

For all that is known about the jungle, there is 10 times as much unknown, and when he took that little detour, and brushed up against that wine colored flower, it only took minutes for his temperature to skyrocket.

The rosy dust from the flower lingered on his pants, and though contact was brief, he made a mistake when his hand ever so slightly brushed against it.

But he wasn’t the only one; she took the same route, she was right behind him and she made contact with it before he could warn her. Frankie’s always wanted her but he didn’t want to fuck up their friendship, and for a good chunk of it, he was married (before the divorce).

Is she suffering as much as him? She’s sweaty, quieter than usual, and everything about her seems more plump than usual - like her body is signaling to him she’s reading for mating. Even so, she’s avoiding him, and has made limited eye contact since then - was she trying to control her inner beast too?

Thoughts of her naked body beneath his, his large strong hands on her hips as they move as one and draw highs of pleasure from each other’s bodies; this has been a reoccurring thought in his mind. By now, he’s thought up everything they could do together ten times over.

It was already hard, being in such close proximity to the object of his desire - to act normal around the one he craves with such deep carnality; to be around the woman who with one look, one smile, one whiff of her scent sends Frankie spiraling into an intoxicating and passion fueled rut.

Now, this fucking flower, has thrust him well past that to an actual inferno, to a crazed state of desire that’s made him more animal than man and breaking away to jerk off seems like the only thing he can other than -

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Finding somewhere quiet, and out of the groups sight, he undid his pants,

“I can’t believe I’m going this.”

If he gets shot while jerking off hes gonna be fucking pissed.

He feels ridiculous. But this needs to happen, if he doesn’t cum soon he’s gonna fucking explore or bite the head off of something - he needs this.

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Wandering off was a bad idea, a stupid one, and she could tell Will was seconds away from following her - though she told him not to.

“ I just need - I’ll be back,” she said to him.

She couldn’t really tell him the reason why she was leaving; it would sound crazy.

As she moves through the forest, she can smell him - Frankie. That scent that intoxicates her and awakens her body in the most delightful ways. She shoved her desire for him so far back but now, the walls are gone, she needs him, she needs him now.

His scent leads her to a well-hidden spot, where she hears him before she can see him. A delicious melody of rough grunts and moans mixed with her name on his breath. He’s wasn’t quiet - not at all - she wondered if Frankie knew just how noisy he was being -

It was music to her ears, and the moment he came into view, his cock in his hand as he desperately sought relief, an audible moan escaped her lips and his brown eyes found hers through the foliage.

With his eyes locked on hers - eyes darkened with hunger and desire - with an animal need - she steps through it and presents herself,

“Why don’t I help you with that?” She smiles at him and strips off her clothes, barely getting her top off before Frankie's on top of her.

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Pedro character + an adjective (or another character I write)

Since I keep going over, anything over 800 words will be previewed and posted in full to a03, as per my usual method :) but I’ll try to keep them short after this one!

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[darklinaforever]

And you still romanticizing grooming and see that as love anc it's on you, but it's not. The point is Daemon having soft spot for younger women. Repeat, and let's see if you understand. Daemon saying he literally can fuck who he wants it's not only a lesson to Rhaenyra but it's his motto lmao cause he has no limits he doesn't give a fuck of whst is right or wrong or moral, he doesn't follow those standarts nor decency, this is not him being Villain, this is his chaotic's nature. Daemon is a bomb ready to explode and his choices each one of them will harm Rhaenyra and her position to the throne. Ryan also said he is not Ned Stark and he is a bad husband and father and also said Rhaenyra made a mistake on marrying him but yall conveniently forgetting all this. You can talk till tomorrow, facts won't change. Daemon is literally reported from Screen Rant and Collider as unfaithful meaning they know he gonna cheat, and leaks report that too in S2 so yall seeing Daemyra as fairy tale lost from the start. You can bet on it it will happen, and when will happen and you'll cry i'll come to you saying told you, you were delusional. Sorry, but yall literally see romance in a relationship between uncle and niece is judt messed up. I understand you like them but claiming they're goals is a LIE.

Yes. I love grooming. It's so romantic ! I would love to have a sexy uncle like Daemon !

[bohemian-nights]

Being abandoned half-naked in a whore house isn’t sexy. I can’t stand when Daemyra stans say sh!t like: Daemon stopped because he didn’t want to damage her reputation (taking her to a whore house + making sure someone recognized her by removing her hat = trying not to damage her reputation) or he was practicing self-control 🙄

Daemon’s decision not to f!ck Rhaneyra all of sudden wasn’t because he got a sense of moral code he stopped all of a sudden because he was establishing POWER. He’s making Rhaenyra want him more. By giving her a lick but not a bite. It’s about the manipulation aspect. It’s like pouring alcohol down a alcoholics throat and then expecting them not to want more.

And another thing Daemon saying he “spared” the nineteen year old Rhaenyra but then MARRIED and f!cked the sixteen year old Laena 🤔

Also why is Aemond “claiming” Vhagar so shortly after Laena’s suicide (can’t say that cause they get testy 🤫) death seen as disrespectful but Daemon her HUSBAND both laughing and sleeping with another woman at her FUNERAL not seen as disrespectful at the least and disgusting at the most??

Speaking of Laena (my girl deserved so much better) before the show came out pretty much everyone was convinced that she was Daemon’s one true love 🤩😘💕❤️ (now me personally I’m more of a Dettles girl but still).

Before the show came out nobody like Daemyra. In fact not a lot of people liked Rhaenyra (I’m convinced 98% of the people who watched the show and then read the book(s) only said they like book!Rhaenyra so as not to appear like they’re proving our point. But shh 🤫 that’s another secret) before the show. In fact most people acknowledged that she was wronged and was a victim and was usurped on the basis of gender (because she was) but also acknowledged she was just a generally sh!t person.

Another excellent breakdown 👏🏽 Nothing to add because you said a word. The switch up with favoring (to the point where they cheered when she killed herself and salivated over that awful Driftmark mess) Rhaenyra now that Laena(and I’ve always been a Dettles girl too🙌🏽) is Black(ish) has been noted.

You are right that Dumbnyra had next-to-no fans because it was never supposed to be this epic romance they’ve made up in their head, but because of said changes Rhaenyra is the only one they can see themselves in (it’s crazy how they can overlook her being an overall terrible character, but race is where you draw the line) so they prop up her and that ship 🤷🏽‍♀️

[saenora]

HEHEH i feel like im spamming u these days but dis is 4 da sake of bonding over self-ships ૮꒰ྀི∩´ ᵕ `∩꒱ྀིა here we go here we go

academic weapons woooo,, bc we luv a self-insert! bestie i am set 2 get my master's at 21, it is rough out here (we r gunna pretend i am a science person... im nawt) but i like 2 think he thinks my brains r sexy but i am so head empty

insert disappointed miggy look bc i took spanish for 3 yrs & guess wat! i retained nearly nothing! ❤︎ i know da lowest of da basica ofcofc... & im filipino so "i understand like 25% of wat u're saying!" ... he's nawt impressed (we learn a lil bit of spanish & tagalog together tho!)

he doesnt trust me wit driving booo. like literally correcting me like a driving instructor like sir! acting like i have a kid in da back when i just picked up groceries

him in casual clothes ohmigawd ❤︎ i would luvvv 2 steal his basic ass white tees,, someone pls put him in blue jeans & a leather jacket or smth AH

he pretends he doesnt like dessert but if i give him sum he'll go "... it's gud (it's not tOo sWeEt)" & dat is da highest form of compliment he'll give

we r both early birds,, he still has 2 get me outta bed but i will wake up wit him @ like 5 am w/o fail so i can make us coffee (mine iced, his hot)

these r so random IM SAWRY & my attention span was so bad HAHSHDH i spent my entire day on tiktok oops

OH MY GAWDDJDJDJDJ!!! MINI>>>>> YOURE GONNAAA CHANGE MY VIEWS OF HIM I MITE JUST ACCPET AAAAH I CANT SAY IT.

MASTERS AT 21 😳 WE LOVE OUR ACADEMIC GURLUESSSS 😌😌👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩🔛🔝🤍 HE THINKS YOUR BRAIN IS SEXY EVEN IF YOURE NOT SCIENCE GURLY PLEASEHEJRJ HUMANTY’S KIDS HIT HARDERRRR 😵‍💫 YALL HAVE OPINIONS AND MORALS LOUDER THAN WHAT STEM COULD NEVER (i say this as a stem kid)

I CAN IMAGINE MIGUEL GOING ALLLL FACEPALMSJDHD ECAH TIME YOU PRNONOUNCE SOMETHING WRONG OOOH AND HE RAMBLES IN SPANISHDHDH 🤭🤭🤭 WATCHING YOU STRUGGLE AND MESS UP FOR THE NTH TIME… <HI FIVE ON SPANISH LOVERS>

I LOVE THE WARLY BIRD DYNAMICS… 🥹🥹🥹 ITS THE BESTSJJD LIKE WATCHING SUNRISES TOGETHER.. BREAKFAST IN BED TT… ITS ANOTHER LEVEL OF AFFECTION 🥹🥹🥹🥹 YOU GET ME? 🥹🥹🥹🥹

I NEVER THOUGHT ID SAY IT BUT MIGUEL HAS APPEAL BEC HE STABDING NEXT TO YOU 🥹🥹🥹 OKAY I MITE JUST GUVE HIM HEADPATSSS 😭🤍

[mxtxfanatic]

Heya! I saw your posts on 2ha, and I’m curious – did the latter half of the novel influence your opinion of Mo Ran much from where he is at the beginning of the Mo Ran 2.0 arc? I’ve read a little over the first half of 2ha, and despite experiencing the 2.0 version of Mo Ran and being spoiled about what caused him to behave the way he did as Taxian-jun, I still really can’t bring myself to like him much. I think that the sheer degree of vile behavior he exhibited before and - more saliently for me - the way he still routinely reminisces on the things he did to CW even in the 2.0 arc is what’s making it hard.

It was certainly easier to accept his transformation into a better person knowing how constrained he was in his previous life, but it felt deeply incongruent to still read him reminiscing on how he forced CW through a very erotic lens while ostensibly being a better person. I very much believe that it’s never too late to decide to become a better person, even if your actions had previously been entirely under your control, so it’s not that I think he can’t or shouldn’t be redeemed. It just kinda felt like he doesn’t fully internalize how messed up it was to hurt CW to way he did? He did have that period during CW’s death where he had this grief and regretti arc, but his day-to-day feelings on his past sexual actions towards CW didn’t actually seem to change much beyond not wanting to continue hurting him. Even though he’s in love with him and very attracted to him, wouldn’t he have some sort of negative reaction to dwelling on memories where CW was just being hurt or chemically coerced instead of finding them sexy?

Reason I ask is that if that gets better as the book goes on, I might go ahead and finish it, but right now I really struggle to support their relationship. Just wanted to hear how other people came to fully accept Mo Ran in the chance that I might be able to see what everyone else does. Thanks!

So the thing about being able to accept Mo Ran’s transition from 0.5 to 2.0 is that you have to actually read it. There are 3,500 pages in the main story, and all of it is used to show this transformation of his character. Being spoiled to why he acts the way that he does doesn’t do justice to seeing how he eventually changes.

I don’t know exactly where you stopped in your reading, and I read 2ha early last year so it’s not the most recent read to me, but the Mo Ran 2.0 that I read most definitely struggled with his attraction to Chu Wanning, knowing his past actions towards the man. Yeah Mo Ran desires him, but his only experiences with sexual desire are violent, and a good like 1,000 pages is dedicated to him thinking that it is morally wrong and also physically impossible to love someone both romantically and sexually because his former (younger?) self could only express his interest (warped by ____) in cwn through sexual violence. He very much so looks on his past sex life with cwn with extreme guilt and regret. And this isn’t even getting into the fact that cwn thinks that his memories from the other world are actually just kinky sex dreams, so he doesn’t have this same dilemma, and also, he isn’t the cwn who experienced all those things.

The story convinced me of this couple because Mo Ran’s character growth was believable to me, his desire to atone for his actions fit his character, the cwn he eventually gets with is not the cwn he treated terribly, and both cwn’s forgave Mo Ran for believable reasons as well. You can choose to stop where you are, anon, or continue reading to the end; I don’t know if the narrative will convince you as it has me. But the sexual relationship of ranwan is most definitely a sight of emotional tension, conflict, and growth for both characters.

[bluesstorycorner]

Writeblr intro 💙⭐️💜

Flies into open window through helicopter wire and front rolls across room.

Wait, wrong window.

Repeats everything but into the correct window where you’re standing and magnificently introduces myself for the first time.

Hey~🕺🪩

A bit of backstory for this account. (Feel free to skip this and go straight into the intro below):

I made this blog ages ago to try and connect more with self shippers, but I ended up not doing anything with it because I became inactive in the self ship community (at least until now. I might make a separate blog for that later, but right now I’m focusing on some more important things in my life).

So I tried reforming this place into a “I’ll put whatever I want here” sorta thing, but once again became inactive. And now that Instagram (my main platform) has basically been rendered useless because of the tags not working anymore, I need to find a new “main” to talk about my writing and shit. So I’m trying for a third and hopefully final time to reform this blog, and turning it into a writing/oc blog. :b

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🛸 My name is Rosalind B. Sterling, but you can call me Ross or Ros.

🛸 My age is—slowly looks up at the number twenty looming over me. Dear god. It’s coming.

🛸 I’m a college student. Or at least I’m supposed to be. If my school would just make the transfer process a bit easier, I’ll hopefully be able to make it this semester.

🛸 I’m a demibiromantic asexual, and genderfluid. My pronouns are she/he/they 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🛸 I’m Puerto Rican, German, and Scottish.

🛸 I’m also neurodivergent.

I mention all this because I want everyone to know that this is this is a safe space for LGBTQ+, POC, disabled people etc, and I love using my experiences as a person from these groups to write diverse casts of characters into my books.

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About my writing/what to expect from this blog:

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💜 I'm an author/writer, editor (mostly developmental), artist (mostly cartoonist), and reader who posts illustrations, writing content, book reviews, discussions, thirst traps of sexy characters 💅, and more. See? You get an enjoyable variety of content here ✨

💜 I primarily write adult oriented stories in the genres: crime, comedy, and sci-fi, while mixing in vintage/nostalgic elements from different time eras ranging from the 1920’s to the 2000’s. I also love playing Cupid and slipping in different romantic subplots with varying levels of spice.

💜 You’ll probably see a lot of morally gray characters, cartoon-style humor, a chaotic/meta writing style with 4th wall breaks, and lots of parody/spoofing in my stories.

💜 I’m a planster, and often don’t know what the hell I’m doing when I write. I just shit something out and shape it into something readable with the help of my many betas and editors who still somehow put up with me to this day (I love you guys).

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I like to read what I like write, except not everything I like to write is available in the book world. So at this point, I’ll read anything as long as it holds my attention for more than a few chapters.

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⭐️ Yep!

My debut novel: "Villain vs. Villain and the Revitalization of the Transtemporal Case" is the first book in my illustrated, crime/comedy/sci-fi trilogy. It's currently on Amazon in ebook format, and on Goodreads. But I’m also in the works of getting the paperback out this month as well as the animated-ish book trailer.

It’s a story about a time travel scandal taking place in 2005. Jonathan, a black market salesman, is on a journey to clear his name and stop his brother from messing with the timeline. Along the way, he teams up with an undercover agent and go on wacky adventures together as they attempt to reach their goals and hopefully put a stop to their dimension’s demise.

⭐️ I also have a few random short stories on my website blog which can be found here, however, I’m highly considering re-working them as they are all unedited, probably full of errors, and I also wrote these anywhere from months to years ago, so I don’t think they properly represent my current writing all that well.

⭐️ Honorable mention to my Webtoon which you can find here. I haven’t posted anything yet, but have plans to do mini comics with the characters of my Villain vs. Villain trilogy as a way to explore ideas and backstories I couldn’t explore in the books themselves.

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Distant screaming.

Too many my friend...too many. But my main WIP right now is book 2 of my Villain vs. Villain trilogy. I also have a 1920's crime/comedy/sapphic romance short story thingamajig I've got in development that I hope to publish next year. I simply don't have the time, money, or energy to publish book 2 next year as I originally planned, so hopefully this short story will fill in that publishing gap until I get my trilogy figured out.

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💙 I love anything Y2K, scene, noir, neon, synthwave, cyberpunk, etc. You name the aesthetic, I probably like it. (I have waaaay too many eclectic interests and styles so I’ll probably look different in every photo, and I’m putting my bets on it that this account won’t have a concise theme either).

💙 I have a shih tzu/writing partner named Dakota who will sometimes appear on my account. (He loves contributing to my drafts by jumping onto my lap and slamming his paws and ass on my keyboard). Also ignore the half destroyed chair he’s sitting on. He’s responsible for said destruction and is proud of it.

💙 I currently live in Ohio, and yes, I can confirm first hand that it’s an entrance to the backrooms. The screams from outside keep getting louder too…

💙 Horror is my comfort/self indulgent genre. I would say the same about erotica but I really can’t seem to get into most books I find in that genre for some reason. So I mostly read shitty X reader fics online involving the characters I crush on (who totally aren’t cartoon men in their middle ages).

💙 Music is one of my biggest inspirations for writing. My favorite genres are 2000’s-2010’s pop music, and electro swing. My favorite artists are: Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Pitbull, Wolfgang Lohr, Swing’it, and more.

💙 I talk…a lot…as you can tell by the length of this blog 🌝

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Welp, that’s all I got for now. I’m still working on reforming this blog, as I said earlier, so there might be a mess of random posts here here as well as an unfinished theme until I figure how the actual hell to use this platform. I sorta wanna post both orginal and fan content like I was doing before, but whenever I dedicate an account to my writing, I feel odd posting anything that’s not OC related. We’ll see what happens.

In the mean time, check my link tree for my other socials, website, and my editing services. If you follow this blog, I’ll most likely follow back because I need friends lmao. No matter your age, the genre you write, where you love etc, come say hi. I really don’t have restrictions on what kind of audience I want since I love everyone and wanna connect with as many writers/artists as I can. Hit up my DM’s too if you wanna chat. I’m always open to have a nice convo.

And with all that being said, welcome to my blog raaahhhh 🦅

Jumps out of window and dies.

[blooming-violets]

Giving this a second read now so I can pick out a few bits that I loved. The ending of this especially is something that I now think about as I try to fall asleep. I need a mob Peter with his big strong protective arms to cradle me against his chest like a sweet baby bird. 

The guilt she feels for acting on her instincts and hurting him is so powerful/telling of her character. I said this before when writing Smitten but it takes a particular kind of character to end up in this sort of situation and be “okay” with it to make the story work. Or, at the very least, come to love/accept/get used to someone who essentially kidnapped her. Obvious the circumstances of that story and this are very different but the style of protagonist needs to be similar. There needs to be a lot of trauma throughout their life that has caused serious damage to the way they act around others. Almost like a constant need of approval from those they think hold the power. In Honey’s case, it started off as her mother:

“What are you, stupid? It’s a wonder you even make it home alive each night!”

“You need to slow down!” More bitter thoughts flooded her, this time with the voice of her mother. “Always talking too fast! Always moving too fast! You do without thinking. No wonder you mess everything up.”

A need to please despite being torn and ripped apart by a person holding the power/respect. It’s so vital to stories like these that tread a carefully drawn line that the writer does everything they can to slip in background information like that to show that the protagonist we’re following has flaws. We need to understand those flaws and understand why she’s doing what she does. Her instinct for survival is there. She is aware that what is happening is wrong and scary and confusing but still feels guilt for acting on those feelings. She has a submissive nature to Peter’s obvious dominance (not even in a sexy way just in a life kinda way). Just because someone is the protagonist of a story doesn’t mean that everything they do is morally correct or every action or thought they have is the right one. This isn’t a “how to survive the mob” story. It’s a study on human relationships in strange, unconventional, and morally grey situation. And I love that and I love you and I think you’re a brilliant writer. I’ll get off my soap box now. I told you before that I miss my college lit classes. I’ll just use your stories to preach to anyone will listen. 

 Okay, what else is next...

MILES

I was so happy to see him pop up again. I love how his personality and entire vibe is the complete opposite of Peter. I think she really needed that after everything. I think the readers needed it as well. It reminded me of a nicely timed comedic moment during a horror film. Have you seen Train to Busan? That entire movie is one giant emotional rollercoaster of pain and suffering and then more pain. But there’s a short scene that takes place in the bathroom in the midst of all the crazy and it makes you laugh and release some of that built up tension so they can build it back up again. It’s beautifully placed and well done and Miles showing up reminded me that feeling. Release some tension so we can build on it some more later. 

And, once again, this house is my dream home and I need to live there.  

This:

But regardless, she was still his responsibility. His to protect. His to keep safe.

His to keep.

EEeeeeeeeeEeEEEeEEEEeeee!!!,a.asdkfjasdlk;fj. His to keep. Hehehehheehheeh I love it. So sinister. Like you could read that as something really sweet and soft if it was in a different setting but because it’s in here it gives me all the best kind of chills. 

And then this motherfucker picks her up and carries her to HIS BEDROOM and just snuggles her all night. This is the part I was fantasizing about as I fell asleep last night. I want his big strong arms around me. The underlining, quiet neediness that he has. He’s commanding and in control and in charge but...also...a sweet tiny baby boy in need of hugs and cuddles. 

And then cut back to this:

When is the appropriate amount of time when you’re forced into your kidnapper’s bed for him to... you know... make a move? Was it her? Was she awful, or even worse—did she smell bad?

The self hate talk. The confusion. The need to please. She obviously doesn’t want him to force himself onto her but, yet, she can’t help and think that it’s her fault. That she did something wrong. Ugh a beautifully written character. 

Lastly: 

I have nothing else to say on the matter of admiring naked Peter while he showers. 

That’s a lie. 

I have a lot to say but it’s all filth and things that would literally kill my grandmother is she ever heard them come out of my mouth. 

sugar and vice, pt 5 [mob!tasm!peter x fem!reader]

summary: what is the appropriate amount of time to forgive your kidnapper?

words: 3.9 k

warning: mob-typical violence. whump. hurt/comfort. allusions to violence. coersion. kidnapping. blood. toxic/yandere!peter (maybe, sorta), negative self talk, shameless forced proximity trope. 'only ten one bed oops' trope, imprisonment. slowest burn. a dash of questionable and/or morally grey intentions. nudity. extremely toxic relationships.

a/n - as many of you pointed out in the last chapter, this version of Peter is darker and messier than TASM canon. expect him to make a lot of mistakes before he becomes a changed man. if he changes.

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She awoke to darkness. Her whole body felt sore. Head throbbing from the onslaught of tears. She felt like a ceramic pot that had been roasting in a kiln for hours.

Stirring from her dreamless sleep, she glanced left and right. Her hands were free of the bindings. Brow curled, she looked over at the closed door, pondering if her captor had snuck into the room while she was out.

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Matsuno Family Diary! Part 1 (Unofficial English Translation)

The following is an unofficial English translation of an official short story released online for members of the official Osomatsu-san fan club. If you want to read the original Japanese version of the story or enjoy the other things the fan club offers it’s members please consider joining: https://osomatsusan-fc.com/ In the room of the Matsuno family sextuplets there is a notebook hidden away behind a bookshelf. This notebook exists so that the brothers may, should they so choose, express the deep feelings and profound thoughts which weigh upon their hearts and minds so heavily that they can no longer be contained. It seems that today someone’s hand is once again turning the pages…. October 29th 2021, Osomatsu

Oh no~ Oh no~! Something REALLY messed up happened today! Right, so, to explain the situation I’m going to need to give a little backstory first: Yesterday I had a super lucky morning and I won BIG at the races for the first time in forever! I was loaded! But I knew if I went home with that much cash my brothers would find out and take it away. Geez, normally they don’t even pay attention to me, but the second I get some money suddenly it’s all eyes on niisan. I decided to just spend it all as fast as I could before I went back to the house, and what better to buy than beer? So I got myself a drink, and then I got myself another, and another, another. I drank so much I could barely stand up, but I still had tons of money left over! I stumbled out of the bar, unsteady on my feet, and somehow ended up in an adult bookstore. I started grabbing every erotic book I could get my hands on. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but looking back I feel so embarrassed about it. God, what a waste of money, my parents should be ashamed of me. I ended up with a lot of really weird stuff like “In the MILF of Madness”, “Hey Diddle Dildo”, “Less than Moral Nuns”, “Junk in the Box”, “Furry in a Hurry”, “Naughty Stewardesses Quarterly review”, “Banging in the Rain”, and “Step on Me Mommy Monthly”* just to name of a few of the gross things I got. I want to make it clear that I wasn’t actually going to USE any of that nasty stuff! Really! I swear! I was just buying whatever I could in a drunken panic! Seriously! After buying the books I had finally used up all my money so I went home. I hid the porn in various places all over the house and then I passed out. The next day…. It was gone. One of the erotic books. A really, REALLY perverted one! Something so dirty I don’t even want to write down the title or even what genre it was! One of my brothers must have taken it! I thought the six of us knew each other better than anyone, but I was wrong. I really don’t know anything about my brothers, and I don’t think I WANT to know! I really don’t want to know who took it. Just thinking about it freaks me out. I don’t want to know. I just don’t want to know.

Translator’s notes: *In the original Japanese version of the text Osomatsu doesn’t give specific titles of the porno books he bought, he just says they’re things he’s normally not into (the only genres he directly name drops are “Mature women” and “concept books”) I thought it might be funnier though if I came up with some goofy titles for sexy books, “In The MILF of Madness” is my personal favorite of the bunch. Man, Osomatsu sure is being judgmental about that porn book, huh? If you ask me a guy who blows all his gambling earnings on booze and erotica doesn’t really have a leg to stand on when it comes to critiquing matters of morality, but whatever. Coming up next: Karamatsu!

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Uniforms

Pairings: Frankie Morales x reader

Warnings: Smut 18+, explicit, unprotected sex, p in v sex, uniform kink, public sex, car sex.

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The guys were receiving some award for the latest mission, you were proud of them, Frankie especially. Coming out of the bathroom in your form fitting floral dress you go to put on your heels but stop in your tracks when you see Frankie. He’s stood in front of the mirror making sure his uniform is perfect and your shook. You’ve been dating for two years but you’ve never seen him in his dress uniform and good Lord does that man fill it well. He still has his moustache but his beard is gone and hair groomed back. He notices your staring, “do I look ok?”

“Ok? Frankie baby your fuckin hot.” You come to stand beside him and pull him into you kissing him passionately as he wraps his arms around you. Things start to get a little heated when he pulls back resting his head against yours.

“As much as I want to fuck you right now, we can’t be late, I’d be in serious trouble.”

“Ok, let’s go.”

The ceremony was long, and you were a mess, the sight of him up there in that uniform, the way it hugged his ass, his broad shoulders, you needed this to be over, now. He winks at you when receives his medal and you clap, a huge smile on your face. You’ve never been more proud of him, or the boys. When it’s over you rush over to Frankie and whisper in his ear, a blush creeps up his face and he excuses you both to the guys.

“What is with you today? Not that I’m complaining.”

“You in that uniform is what’s wrong. Do you know how sexy you look Morales. It took all my strength not to run up there and fuck you in front of everyone.”

You both hop into his truck and he’s about to start the engine when you crawl into his lap and straddle him. He looks a little confused, until you rub your hand over his hardened cock. He gulps, “here?”

“I can’t wait baby.”

He goes to take off his shirt but your hand to stop him.

“No! Leave it all on. I want to fuck you in it.”

He reaches down and frees his cock lining it up at your entrance.

“No panties, you planned this didn’t you?”

“Sue me.”

Sinking down onto him you both groan as he fills you, the stretch of him a mixture of pain and pleasure. You take a moment to adjust before you slowly start riding him. His hands grip your hips helping you move over him.

“Jesus…always so tight….fuck!”

“You need to wear this more often.”

“I think I might.”

Frankie’s gaze is focused on where your both joined, watching as you move up and down his length. He’s grunting and groaning and he can feel his climax nearing.

“Baby I’m close….I want you to come.”

Moving your hand to your clit you rub your fingers over it. Your orgasm is blinding as you cry out his name, Frankie thrusts up one more time before coming with a grunt as he fills you up. You both stay like that for a few minutes until your both startled by a knock on the window.

“Fish you dirty dog. Couldn’t wait until you got home?”

“Fuck off benny.”

He holds his hands up and slowly retreats but not without shouting to the guys.

“Guys, Fish just fucked Y/N in his truck.”

“No wonder he left in a hurry. Didn’t know you still had it in you fish.”

Frankie blushes and buries his face into your neck.

“Jesus I’ll never live this down.”

“Wanna do it again? Give them a show.”

Frankie growls and pinches your ass.

“Hell no! Nobody gets to see you like that. We’re going home right now and I’m going to show you who this pussy belongs too.”

“Can’t wait.”

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Dramione Recommendations

Ok so, 2020 has been A LOT but on a personal note one of the most surprising things to happen was me discovering Dramione fanfiction and becoming unashamedly obsessed with it. I really didn’t see that coming but I’m here now and I’m here to stay. 

I think I started reading in the Dramione fandom around mid July last year?? (In all honesty I’ve lost any true sense of time’s progression at this point so I could be well off the mark with that) And I’ve decided to compile a list of all my favourite fics I’ve read so far. Why? I really just want to gush over all the amazing writers I have found through this fandom because y’all deserve it. 

Side note: If any of the authors actually sees this post just dm so I can buy you coffee or post you writing supplies or something idk I feel like that’s the least I can do for all your amazing work x

Remain Nameless by @heyjude19-writing

Ok I have to start with RN because this fic is pretty much the sole reason I decided to create an account with A03 or a tumblr or just decided to get involved with this fandom at all. 

I headcannon this story hard. But I think even if you aren’t a fan of Dramione you should just read this because it is so unbelievably good and well written and poignant and Draco’s sarcastic personality in this is truly a thing of beauty in this - I relate to his inner monologue’s on a deep personal level. 

I could rave about this story any time, any day of the week, just ask me. In fact, maybe I’ll just start a HeyJude19 fan club to fulfill that urge.

There are so many elements that I love but for the sake of brevity, RN is a beautifully told story of Draco and Hermione finding love and healing in a post-war HP setting. Heyjude19 had the very special ability of making me want to simulatenously laugh, cry and swoon with the power of her words. Just stop what you are doing and go read it now if you havent already, ok?  

I also really enjoyed reading Bells on a Hill, Beers, Potions and Unwise Notions and A Shift in Focus, if you are looking for smaller fics, definitely give these a go. They are all funny and heartfelt stoires that will make your tippy toes wriggle with glee. 

The Rights and Wrongs Series by @lovesbitca8

The Right Thing To Do, All The Wrong Things and The Auction are the holy trinity of Dramione writing. I have christened it thus, so mote it be. And frankly I’m not interested in any other opinion than that one, thank you very much!

After reading this series I don’t think I’ll be able to look back on the orginal HP books without thinking of Hermione’s and Draco’s memories of their time at Hogwarts in these fics as anything other than strictly cannon. 

So many things to love about this series but I think one of the major highlights was Hermione and Draco’s use of occlumency. LoveBitca8 created such beautiful visuals with how occlumency works as a magical practice and seeing Draco and Hermione so devoted to eachother to the point of safeguarding their inner most feelings to protect eachother was unbelievably romantic and poetic. 

Also the smut is divine ;)

Manacled by @senlinyu​

My heart will never be the same after reading this story. Like I actually can’t think about this fic without getting a lump at the back of my throat. I have never felt so emotionally ruined after reading anything, compared to the likes of this fic. Just please, please read it. To badly quote HP, reading Manacled will make you suffer but you’re going to be happy about it.

The flashbacks are a rollercoaster in of themselves but the way Hermione inadvertently refers to them when she is still in a state of memory loss was so heartbreaking to read. My heart still aches for them both. Also its a truly satisfying to see Draco and Hermione written in a way were they are both so fiercly protective of one another. They make my insides go soft. 

I also really enjoyed Snow Fall, Now Is A Gift and All You Want by the author but to be honest anything written by Senlinyu is always thoroughly enjoyable and worth a look. 

The Erised Effect by @adaprix​

Ada is QUEEN of dramione smut but ‘The Erised Effect’ is top tier. Its equal parts funny, romantic, sentimental and oh so sexy. Ada really knows how to build and build on sexual tension and doesn’t disappoint on the final delivery. I’m a big admirer of her writing style and just veraciously read whatever she posts but ‘The Erised Effect’ is just golden. A must read. (Also Pansy’s sexual fantasy in this story is a visual I don’t think I’ll ever be able to remove from my brain so thanks for that Ada)

Also quick side note: Adaprix’ stories were the first I read when I was looking into this fandom and it was enough to get me hooked on the pairing from the get go so I have that to thank Ada for too. I remember devouring all the stories she had posted to A03 and when I was done I was like... now what am I supposed to do with my life?? And that’s basically when I began to look deeper into the fandom and thus the course of my life in 2020 changed for the better. 

Some other stories I love by her are Break for Me, All My Sins, The Big 4-0, The Fucklust Series and The Flat in Bath. 

Clean by @olivieblake​

This 6th Year AU where Draco and Hermione work together on a class assignment and end up falling in love had me feeling all kinds of ways when I read it. I almost don’t know where to start but I think one of the stand out things for me was how immersed I felt in reading it. 

Hogwarts is captured really well, you get a good sense of class atmospheres, character nuances and behind the scenes of events that happen in HBP but from a Draco and Hermione’s perspectives. It’s well executed and intricate tapestry of a fic. With an excellent plot twist ending! 

Also Hermione and Draco’s relationship in this is equal parts fluffy and smutty and it just ticks all the right boxes that you want to see for those characters ;)

Breath Mints / Battle Scars by @onyx-and-elm​

The angst in this one is just *chef’s kiss*

God I love this fic. The way Draco is portrayed is very true to his defensive and tetchy character in the original books but he is also given so much more depth. The way his diary entries are written are just so well executed. It’s a true testament to the author’s creative writing skill. And I LOVE how even though Draco is clearly in such a messed up place, he still has a basic level of self respect and dignity that he won’t tolerate being used or undervalued in his relationship with Hermione. 

Yep, I really love Draco’s characterisation in this one if you can’t tell.  But Hermione is also well written too. Her stuggles and trauma of returning to Hogwarts after war is described in a believable and grounded way. And my heart definitely ached for them both. I just wanted to wrap the pair of them in a big fuzzy blanket and tell them that everything will be alright. 

WANDS OUT! by @persephonestone​

This murder mystery / Dramione / Theo x Harry / AU crossover is everything I didn’t know I wanted until I read it. I felt like I was picked up and plonked right into an alternative dimension where all the characters of HP are just living it up in an Agatha Christie novel. 

It’s a funny and clever story that I found refreshing to read amongst all the other fanfics that are usually cemented in the HP timeline or universe. Theodore Nott in this fic is perfection he should be written like this in every fic from now on in my opinion. I couldn’t stop giggling any time he had a scene in the story.

And the ‘only one bed’ trope in this fic is 10/10. I don’t want to give spoilers but ohmygod. It hits all the right notes. 

The One With Technical Difficulties by cassielassie 

Cassielassie has an excellent three part series of Dramone called ‘The One with...” but I have to give special credit to this story in particular for one main reason. ELEVATOR TROPES. I can’t get enough of em. I think I have my early childhood viewings of NCIS to thank for my obsession with elevator tropes they just do something to me that simply cannot be explained with mere words. The palpable sexual tension of being in a broken down elevator with an ‘enemies to lovers’ pairing, a heated arguement breaks out followed by a discovery of mutual feelings and a romantic embrace...

Eugh. It gets me everytime. And this fic is no exception. I loved it for all the reasons I’ve already stated above but also for the attention to detail in Draco and Hermione’s careers makes this one particularly immersive. The dynamics between them established in this one-shot are convincingly portrayed and the chemistry between them is so undeniably hot. 

The Light is No Mystery by @masterofinfinities​

Yooo if you want to read a dramione fic that is a deep dive into Pureblood culture and Post-War recovery but is also a perfect allegory for discrimination and today’s political landscape of moral grandstanding for votes then look no further than this one. 

This story has a bit of everything. Intrigue, mystery, ptsd and recovery, enemies to lovers / secret relationship, government conspiracy and humour, to name a few. I eargerly await every update to this story and am anxious to know how it ends!

The Eagle’s Nest by HeartOfAspen 

Finally! A fic that gives me the Ravenclaw representation I crave. I think I could recommend this fic on the lore depicted of Ravenclaw house alone. ‘The Stacks’ and Rowena Ravenclaw’s own ‘come and go room’ are just such cool details that I could see being real in the HP universe. 

This fic is so cosy and makes me feel like I’m just popping back into Hogwarts for another year. You get to see all the usuals like prof. Mcgongall, Nearly headless Nick, PEEVES, Hagrid, as well as learn more about minor characters from the other school houses. The story follows Hermione going to her day to day classes and there are interesting concepts about magic and alchemy that are explored. 

Draco and Hermione’s relationship in this one is of course very fluffy and heartfelt. But it’s the attention to detail that really makes this fic outstanding and the experience of reading it feels fleshed out and true to HP universe.

A shorter fic by HeartofAspen that I recommend is one called Set in Stone, it has an adventurous, Indianna Jones vibe to it, that I am so down for. 

Teachable Moments by @purplesugarquills

In this fic Hermione is an innocent little virgin determined to learn everything about sex. And Draco Malfoy is her tutor. If that isn’t enough to get you on board then I don’t know what is. Both Heartfelt and Steamy. PurpleSugarQuills writes smut so well but it’s the progression of their growing attachment and the nervous treading of new uncharted waters of romantic relationships for both of them that just adds a whole other level of feels to the story. Also chapter 9 is like reading poetry - its so good. Eugh just give it a read if you haven’t already.

Les Pèlerins by @pacific-rimbaud

This story is high art. It’s transcendent. Reading this story feels like the emotional equivalent of standing around a hundred glowing fairy lights, sipping hot cocoa and being wrapped in the loving embrace of a s/o. I can’t speak my praises highly enough or even become passably coherent in my words when I try to articulate a review. 

From the very first paragraph I felt like I was just whisked away on a Parisian holiday and I’ve never even bloody been to Paris but damn it if this story didn’t make me feel like I was there. The writing style is just so tactile and intense it’s like I could feel the cold winter air brush against me as I read it. Eugh I just completely fell in love with the story and the writer. 

New Year’s resolution. Read everything PacificRimbaud has ever posted online. 

[fernaee]

about lenore from castlevania

tw : rape, abuse, toxic relationships, suicide

don’t get me wrong. lenore is a great character. i almost wrote was, but in the end, yes, she still is. 

but the way her relationship with hector evolved in season four is truly so f*cking messy. and this is, imo, the biggest problem with lenore.

i loved that she was this cute, seemingly soft vampire (even though it was too good to be true, yeah, i’m looking at you hector) but well, she is a vampire, part of an evil sisterhood with a super-evil vampire as its head. she had a mission, she did it in the most cruel way, that’s true, but she succeeded. i personnally despised people who use their power as she did with hector, who was abused, denied food and clothes, tortured (probably) and literally treated like a dog. it might be ~ sexy ~ in some situations (the bdsm vibes, not the abuse ofc) , it’s not supposed to be when you’re a prisoner.

that’s the key word here : hector was a prisoner. and lenore was his torturer. let’s not forget about this. PLEASE, LET’S NOT FORGET ABOUT THIS.

what happened at the end of season three is definitely super upsetting. it’s obviously very morally wrong as lenore tricked him, forced him to have s*x with her. yes, she forced him. i won’t listen any justification of what she did. it was morally SUPER wrong. it was r*pe. i only see two options here, from hector’s perspective : one) he wanted her because he developed feelings/some sort of comfort for/from lenore, or two) he didn’t and thought that having s*x with her would probably help him with his situation. 

well, it’s still bad. it’s still r*pe. and don’t tell me lenore got to like him while playing with his feelings. do you remember how she treated him after she bound him with the ring? she was harsh, cold, laughing at him for thinking it was more than her manipulation.

as i said, i have no respect for this, definitely not. but we’re watching castlevania. a show about evil vampires and horrific creatures. even some of the human characters are big pieces of shit. so i can understand what the show did. lenore is as evil as her sisters and she clearly did a great job here. i was surprised, hector was surprised, carmilla was suprised. great job girl. (and this is where i truly started to despise lenore, because i really liked hector as a character.) (and i’m not even gonna talk about lenore saying she plans to have more s*x with her pet. i think you get my point now.)

but then season four. wtf was season four??

in two months. two. months. we go from hector being horrified by what happened, lenore being so cruel to... the both of them being fine with each other? i was suprised but we quickly saw that hector had a plan. it was probably too obvious but i really hoped it was a revenge plan. in the end, it was for revenge, but only towards carmilla?? and then he asks isaac to spare lenore because he wants a peaceful life with her?

i have no words to tell you how disturbed i was about that. i just don’t understand this. maybe lenore realised what she did was bad but still, i don’t think that’s enough to forgive someone. maybe hector had some sort of trauma bonding, that’s the only explanation for me. i hated how they tried to get her some sort of redemption in the end when she k*lls herself. it wasn’t an act of “””love””” to free hector of her. it was sooo selfish. and i know she had just lost everything, i know she had feelings and everything. but when you got to be so cruel for centuries, you can’t just whine when it’s your turn to be the oppressed. she wasn’t even a prisoner like hector was, she was protected by him and still, she preferred to die instead of staying with him. this is, for me, the proof that she never loved him as it is sometimes hinted and/or largely talked about here and there. she was just using him, as she always did. for company, for sex and to have someone to rant with. that’s all. and once again, i don’t say this as a bad thing, it is actually quite interesting, for a character. still, it was super messed-up.

lenore was done wrong. hector was done wrong. and i can’t stop thinking about how all of this was so wrong. 

just gonna quote someone on reddit : “Not to be that kind of person but I don't think it would have been taken well at all if it was the other way around, I mean, if Lenore was male and Hector was female.“ Just, think about this.

as a conclusion, i’ll say it again, no, lenore isn’t a bad character. she’s actually a really good one. but she deserved better (and hector too). still, i’ll continue to despise her for what she did to hector. and i will never understand anyone who ship them together. i can’t.

thanks for coming to my ted talk.

[toomanyfandomssss]

His Girl - Five

Violet stood to the side as she watch Bellamy and Murphy target practicing. Murphy's knife fell to the ground after he failed to get it to stick in the tree.

"It's that damn kid always messing with my head," the dark haired boy said making the Violet roll her eyes and mutter a small "Sure" under her breath.

"He's not gonna last much longer, better start thinking of a new excuse," Bellamy slightly mocked before winding his arm back and throwing his axe hard enough for it to instill into the tree. Violet shamelessly admired how sexy the man looked. "That's how it's done" he said, voice full of arrogance.

Atom and another kid walked towards the three, "We searched a half-mile all directions. No sign of Trina or Pascal."

"Visit your special tree when you were out there?" Murphy teased making Violet tilt her head in confusion.

"Atom took his punishment. Let it go," Bellamy ordered.

"Bell what punishment? What did he do?" Violet asked, completely confused about what the hell was going on.

"Its nothing Vi, we'll talk about it later," the boy replied making her huff in annoyance. Noticing this, Bellamy walked over to her and wrapped his arm around her waist pulling her into him. "I promise baby," he whispered in her ear sending a shiver down her spine and making her skin flush. He smirked and kissed her cheek, turning his attention back to Atom who started talking again.

"Could be grounders," he suggested.

Murphy of course took a chance to continue his teasing, "Yeah, or they could be in pound town. Lot of that going on recently," he smirked.

Ignoring Murphy, Atom continued "Look, Bellamy people are scared," he gestured to the loud moaning of the boy in the drop ship, "And that dying kid he's not helping the morale around here."

"Morale will go up when I find them more food," Bellamy reassured.

The other boy spoke up, "And what do we say when they ask about Trina and Pascal?"

"For now? Nothing. Its possible they're just lost. We'll keep an eye out for them when we go hunting later."

Murphy had his eyes on the drop ship, "Lets go kill something."

Stopping him from walking any further Bellamy responded, "You're not going. I need you to stay here. If the grounders are circling we can't leave this place unprotected.

Murphy nodded, "Fine. Somebody better tell goggle boy to keep it shut." Violet watched him fail again at getting his knife in the tree before making her way to the drop ship.

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Violet followed Wells up the ladder hearing Monty say, "That would be a firm no." Immediately going to Jasper's side she looked down at the poor boy.

Clarke sighed, "My mother would know what to do."

"How's he doing?" Wells asked making the blonde immediately snap at him.

"How does it look like he's doing Wells?" she glared up at him.

"I'm just trying to help," he defended himself.

Violet and Finn glanced at each other noting the awkward tension between the two.

Clarke spoke up, "You wanna help? Hold him down." she motioned to Jasper.

Violet, Finn and Wells all did as told. Monty looked at Clarke worriedly, "I'm not gonna like this am I?"

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Violet, Monty, Finn,  and Wells, were all holding a screaming Jasper down as Clarke tried to heal his wound.

"Hold him still! I need to cut away the infected flesh," Clarke yelled.

The door opened revealing an exasperated Octavia yelling "Stop it!" "You're killing him!" the tan girl said kneeling next to the boy.

"She's trying to save his life," Finn reassured the girl.

Unfortunately Bellamy had followed his sister to the room, "She can't"

Wells stood up and faced Bellamy, "Back off"

Clarke huffed, "We didn't drag him through miles of woods just to let him die."

"Kid's a goner. If you can't see that you're deluded." Bellamy so sweetly pointed out. "He's making people crazy."

"Sorry if Jasper's an inconvenience to you, but this isn't the ark. Down here every life matters."

"Take a look at him. He's a lost cause," the curly haired boy replied making his girlfriend scoff.

The room was silent for a moment before Clarke turned to Octavia. "Octavia, I've spent my whole life watching my mother heal people, if I say there's hope there's hope." Clarke tried to reassure the girl but was interrupted by the hot headed boy once more.

"This isn't about hope. Its about guts. You don't have the guts to make the hard choices. I do. He's been like this for three days, if he's not better by tomorrow, I'll kill him myself." He went towards the latter before turning back again, "Octavia, Vi, let's go."

His sister didn't even turn to look at him, "I'm staying here." The boy turned to his girlfriend with a raised brow. All she did was give him a disgusted look before turning back to the group, refusing to acknowledge him any more than that. Bellamy's face softened for a moment before nodding in understanding and distending down the ladder.

Monty interrupted the silence, "Power hungry, self serving, jackass. He doesn't care about anyone but himself." He glanced at Octavia and Violet, "No offence" Octavia just shook her head while Violet mumbled a "You're not wrong."

Finn agreed, "Yeah Bellamy is all that, but he also happens to be right."

✶✶✶

Violet caught up to Bellamy right before he left. "You're not killing him."

"Sweetheart-"

"Kill him and you lose me," with that she turned her back and walked away from him.

Bellamy's heart felt like it stopped when she spoke those words. The last thing he ever wanted was to lose his sister or his girl.

✶✶✶

The remaining criminals including Violet all made their way to the drop ship in a hurry.

"What's going on?" Monty asked a random girl.

"The air got thick everybody's skin started burning."

Octavia looked at the boy worriedly, "Monty my brothers out there."

"He'll be fine. We'll all be fine," he reassured her.

Violet came and sat down next to Octavia. "He's right O. Bellamy will be fine. He'll find shelter," the girl also tried to reassure her friend while putting her arms around her for a brief moment. Octavia nodded gratefully and hugged her back, happy that while the safety of her brother is unknown, she does know that her best friend is safe right next to her.

✶✶✶

Bellamy had been asleep in a cave taking shelter from the fog when a scream woke him up. "No!" the 12 year old Charlotte screamed in her sleep.

"Charlotte, wake up." Bellamy shook the girl.

"I'm sorry," she whined.

He ignored the apology instead asking, "Does it happen often?" The girl sighed in reply. "What are you scared of?" Getting no response he continues, "You know what? It doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is what you do about it."

"But...I'm asleep," Charlotte says confused.

Bellamy explained, "Fears are fears. Slay your demons when you're awake, they won't be there to get you when you sleep."

Still confused she asks, "Yeah, but...how?

"You can't afford to be weak. Down here, weakness is death, fear is death." He continued, "Let me see that knife I gave you." Doing as told she held up the knife she was given.

Bellamy took it from her and held it up, "Now when you feel afraid you hold tight to that knife and say, 'Screw you. I'm not afraid.'" He handed the knife back to her.

Taking his advice, Charlotte help up the knife and quietly said, "Screw you. I'm not afraid." Bellamy gave her a look that said, you can do better than that. She said once more, this time with much more confidence, "Screw you. I'm not afraid." Bellamy smiled approvingly. "Slay your demons kid. Then you'll be able to sleep."

He had sat back against the cave wall when the girl spoke up again. "Can you tell me a story to help me fall asleep?"

He thought for a moment before replying, "Like what?"

"Tell me how you met Violet."

[where-theres-smoak-2]

If Aleks was supposed to be this super evil big bad why didn’t he make Alina pretty much his prisoner from the get go? He could have readily lied and isolated her until finding the stag without attempting to seduce her or whatever and once the stag was in his hands he could have just forced her to wear it or better yet find a way to transfer all her power to him leaving her to die without her powers to keep her healthy. That’s what a true villain would have done instead of the parody of one we got,IMO.

(Trigger warning: mentions of abuse)

You're right that would make him more of a villain. But LB had that whole cautionary tale she was trying to tell of beware the hot charismatic men they be evil. Don't fall for the hot older guy they be evil. I also think she wanted that whole plot twist of the darkling actually being the bad guy so needed him to be a decent guy in the first half of the book so that it would be oh so shocking when it reveals that Alina was manipulated by him. There are couple of problems with this though. The first is that it is poorly written I mean I wouldn't call a couple of conversations and two kisses a master manipulation personally but hey that's just me. The second is that the cautionary tale very much like the secondary 'power corrupts' one that exists in the trilogy is outdated and overdone. Everyone knows that sometimes older powerful men manipulate women, particularly younger women, for their own ends. Like I don't feel like anyone needs to be told that manipulators are charismatic and charming, obviously they are, if they were antisocial and mean they would have a real hard time manipulating anyone. Also like how power doesn't always corrupt not every good looking powerful man is going to abuse and manipulate you. Then there is also the fact that if she really wanted to stick with the 'powerful men' cautionary tale then there were other characters in the book that were actually better suited to it then the darkling, like the king or prince vasily. This is just my opinion and I am sure there will be those who disagree with me but I think the problem with using the darkling as this character is that he is very much a fantasy character and the abuse he inflicts on Alina is often fantasy in nature such as a magic collar, or using shadow monsters and a magic shadow fold to threaten the ones she loves. The problem with that is when I think fantasy it takes me further from reality then say a character who is human and inflicts abuse that can and often does happen in reality. Not sure if I am explaining myself properly here but I guess what I mean is that a man is never going to force a magical collar around a woman's neck in real life but a man could beat or force himself on a woman in real life which is why I think the very human non-fantasy/supernatural character of the king or prince would have served better as the villain of that cautionary tale.

I also find it kind of funny when you have antis who in some kind of faux concern for the young readers talk about what if these young girls think this kind of relationship is ok and how they used to find so and so villain hot and sexy when they were a teenager and wish they could meet a guy like that but then they grew out of it and realised that a relationship like that is wrong. Which, exactly, you grew out of it. What on earth makes them think these other young girls won't grow out of it? As a teen we often are drawn to things that as an adult we no longer find attractive, its part of growing up. Also I feel like by the time you are at an age where you are seeking those kinds of relationships you are also at an age where you understand the difference between reality and fiction. Fiction is a way to safely explore forbidden desires or explore darker parts of human nature. Just because someone finds the darkling interesting or attractive does not mean that is something they condone or seek in real life. Your fictional preferences don't reflect your real life morals and I don't understand why there is this sudden morality policing going on in fiction/ fandom where if a character is even slightly problematic then anyone who likes that character is automatically the spawn of satan.

Anyway went on a slight tangent then. But I personally just don't think the cautionary tale was a necessary one and it was not one that I found interesting at all, especially when the backdrop for the tale has an even more important story to tell about the prosecution of minorities. I am much more interested in that story than one where they are warning me about something that I am already painfully aware of. I also, as I mentioned before, don't like the way the story was dealt with. I feel like Alina was very much shamed by the narrative for falling for the darkling and she's painted as being this stupid girl who fell for his manipulations and should have known better. I also feel like some people in the fandom treat darkling fans the same way, like they are just dumb hormonal girls which you know is really sexist and misogynistic. Also sometimes it doesn't matter how forewarned you are about attractive charismatic men you can still fall for them. That doesn't make it your fault or make you weak. You can come out of one abusive relationship and then end up falling into another and again its not your fault. I personally think we need to stop telling women that they should know better, its not as black and white as that. If a man manipulates and abuses a woman then the blame falls entirely on that man, not on his victim.

I understand that the story was personal to LB as she said in an interview that she wrote the trilogy when she had just come out of an abusive relationship and I have alot of sympathy for her, no one should have to go through that. And look I am no psychologist or expert but I do think you can see echoes of this throughout her work. I mean none of the relationships are healthy, they all have problematic elements in them and alot of them include the males trying to control their female partners in some way. Also there's the habit of quite a few of the female characters being made victims of men, Alina, Genya, Nina, you could even argue Baghra. They all are punished or used by men in various ways.

So I am not sure I really answered your question and instead kind of went on a bit of a rant but in my opinion the reason why the darkling wasn't written as a villain from the start who just took Alina captive and forced the collar on her without messing around with seducing her (if you could really call what happened in the books a seduction) is because it didn't fit what LB wanted for her narrative. She wanted this character who was a charming, charismatic manipulator to serve as a cautionary tale of how older men misuse their power to deceive younger women.

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carmela’s team from my pokemon shield playthrough! not as happy with this bunch... info beneath the cut!

Graves - Inteleon - she/he - lesbian White - cis woman - age 30

Graves came from a very unconventional background prior to entering into the League circuit. Having raised since she was young by Interpol for undercover operations, she was there and experienced things a child shouldn’t for the sake of ‘justice.’ Who’s justice is really to question in this situation, as she never had a say. It’s only once she reached legal age did she take a ‘vacation’ and decide to try the league. That’s where she re-encountered Ella, who she had met on the job in the Champion’s guard. She uses her combat skills she gained from her rigorous upbringing, which you’d think would cause her to dominate the field, but that isn’t the case. She’s actually fairly bad at it. 

She has a bit of a problem interacting with others. She was trained in how to act natural, friendly, and unassuming, but she doesn’t know how to not act. What’s Graves’ personality? Well, she’s a crybaby whenever she’s alone. Little things upset her, her anxiety ramps up her paranoia, and she keeps it all saved beneath the surface until she’s alone and then she cries. Other than crying in her off time, she’s a voracious reader, and particularly likes poetry.

If Graves could ever be honest with herself, she’d admit she’s fallen for Ella quite hard. That bright ball of sunshine brought a smile to her face in a way she hadn’t experienced before. But she wasn’t able to voice her feelings, and Ella is now sadly taken. She’s also a poor leader, along with a poor battler, and she doesn’t garner much respect from her team. She’s often spoken over by Crusher.

Crusher - Sirfetch’d - she/her - lesbian White - cis woman - age 34

Crusher likes to think she’s a gallant, chivalrous knight that leaves women quaking with soaked undies are her arrival and her deep, rusty voice sends shivers up their spine when she announces herself, and she’d like to think that everyone wants her around, but she’s wrong. She butted her way into Graves’ team, seeing its lack of, well, many things, leadership, power, attractiveness… They obviously would benefit from her accompaniment. She didn’t care what they had to say, she was going to be on their team and they were going to worship her for what she brings to the table. She’d like to think she’s wanted, but honestly, not very much so.

As if it wasn’t evidence enough, Crusher is extremely up her own ass, overconfident, and unfortunately, with enough power to back up her words. She’s a demon on the field, knocking enemies out with a single sweep sometimes. She works out on the regular, and doesn’t wear armor to show off her many (sexy) battle scars. Otherwise, she’s into collecting antique tea sets and little glass kittens to display back home. Her house is full of them.

Crusher likes to think (man she likes to think a lot of things) that everyone on the team is slightly in love with her, when she is tolerated at best. Goliath likes her, but Goliath likes everyone. He spots for her when they’re working out together, and she respects him for his strength. She’s especially hard on Thrasher and Maverick for not pulling their weight until they evolved, citing them as a weakness.

Goliath - Grimmsnarl - he/they - gay Japanese - nonbinary - age 21

Goliath hails from the Glimmwood Tangle, from quite a large and loving family, but he got it in his head that he had to see the world beyond the forest clearing, he wanted to see where all the people braving its endless maze to reach the gym were about, he wanted to know! A regular yearning princess wishing to see what’s beyond her tower she’s been trapped in. And this is the family business Matilda had to leave her swamp for, bringing his ass home. She got there a little too late, however, already picked up by Graves’ group and registered into gym fights. He couldn’t leave! He made a promise to help! And look at his cool new friends.

When not spent daydreaming about adventures he could be having, he likes to keep in shape. His family home requires constant upkeep, lest the magical wood overgrows anything manmade within a few days. He likes to read, despite struggling with it due to his dyslexia, and he hopes to write his own book one day about what he’s experienced, he wants to have an adventure worth filling a book with. He’s a very positive lad, a happy one, who tries to share the happiness with those around him.

Goliath is still young, but he’s pretty sure about who he is as a person, he knows where he stands on morals, and her own identity as well. He’s chivalrous and kind, always trying to get the team to work together and get along. It has varying results. Grievous loves to mother him, and he likes to think he’s pals with Graves. Despite being younger, he tries to protect Thrasher and Maverick.

Blitz - Centiscorch - she/her - queer White - cis woman - age 33

Blitz, like Graves, was raised by Interpol for infiltration and undercover work. Unlike Graves, however, while the Inteleon was sanded down to being a weak, anxiety-ridden mess, it only strengthened Blitz’ nerves of steel, causing her to become cold and calculating. She only joined the League circuit because she had a mandated vacation following losing her leg from the knee down, and she didn’t want to get rusty on her skills. Not to mention she saw Graves attempting to lead and failing at it and thought she’d stick around to demean her for her lack of anything worthy of use for Interpol’s workings.

She doesn’t have many hobbies, she likes working out, staying fit, and occasionally cooking some ultra healthy superfood, but it’s not like cooking is her passion. She doesn’t understand why people think you need to have a life outside of your work, she’s perfectly happy to just always be on the job and do as it demands. She smokes, but only the occasional cigarette so as to not negatively affect her health. She’s a woman of few loves, few words, and she thinks that’s just fine.

Blitz scoffs when the team tries to have any sort of ‘get to know each other’ exercise. It’s never in good faith, and just ends in disaster so she tries to avoid it. Grevious tries to mother her on occasion, for whatever reason, she never had a mother and she doesn’t want one, so she doesn’t understand why her face gets flushed and hands get sweaty when the dragon’s around.

Maverick - Corviknight - she/her - lesbian White - trans woman - age 32

Maverick is a failed knight from olden times; she was sealed in a tomb in the slumbering weld with her previous king as a way to protect him in the next life, only to be revived by Graves and Ella exploring the area. Being awoken in modern times, she had a lot to learn and get used to, part of it being her king is no more. The body is gone, and the tomb ransacked. She failed, and this weighs heavy on her shoulders through the journey. She agreed to follow Graves, sensing a nobility to her, Ella already having Thomasin by her side while Graves had no one. She is skilled in battle, if not unsure of herself due to her failings during both in the past, and while she was asleep.

She holds herself to high standards, almost impossible for her to meet, but no one else. She does not expect others to keep up her strict training regime, it is for her alone to shoulder the burden of being known as a failure. Despite that statement, Crusher constantly challenges her, and they’re often sparring with one another. In her off time, she enjoys weaving and is learning the modern trades of ‘sewing’ and ‘crochet.’ She enjoys making clothes for herself and others.

Her strict lifestyle doesn’t give her many moments to herself or to consider her feelings for others. She dedicates herself to a cause and thinks of little else. However she enjoys Grevious’ company. She does notice the occasional stares from others, such as Thomasin from Ella’s team, and she wonders what it could mean. Does she resent her for not joining Ella? It seemed only fair at the time.

Grevious - Dragapult - she/her - bi Vietnamese - trans woman - age 45

The ghost of a test pilot that went down during a new dirigible’s trial run over Galar. Her body was never found, believed to be incinerated by the blast, and her spirit has hung on to the area as she never got a proper burial. Graves, hearing her plight, followed her to her remains, giving her the burial she deserved. Freed from her prison, she was free to pass on, but she denied doing so, she had to repay Graves for her service. And so, she was conscripted to the gym challenge, one she had seen many travelers pass by speaking of such a thing and she was always curious just what exactly it was. She had heard things of course, but nothing is better than first hand experience.

Grievous is a very noble person, but not too stuffy either. She loves a good joke, she loves puns, and she loves giving people a good fright with her ghostly status. It’s all in good fun, she’d never do anything malicious or something that would genuinely harm others! She loves to fly, she had always loved to fly, and dying didn’t exactly rob her of that love. Now she can do it without a plane! She spent so long as spirit, she kind of forgot what having hobbies is like, and she’s trying new things!

She’s a very motherly person, and, being the oldest of the group, feels very maternal towards all the young little ones around her. She’s particularly concerned for Graves and Blitz upon hearing around their upbringing. That’s no way to treat a child! She does her best to tend to the others of the group. Though she would be lying if she didn’t say that Crusher pushed her buttons more than once.

Thrasher - Obstagoon - they/them - lesbian Black - transmasc nonbinary - age 24

Thrasher comes from a foster home full of wayward kids who grew up on the downward spiral of life, and they themselves weren’t an exception. Originally from Spikemuth, they never knew their parents and their foster home travels were rough. No one seemed to want to keep them, and at one point they got sick of it and ran away from home. They ran and ran and never looked back, and found a job working in the professor’s lab in Postwick. They didn’t ask them where they were from, nor tried to contact anyone else, so it was good for them. They met Graves early into their gym circuit and decided to join her to perform some field work for the professor.

They’re quite down on themselves, never feeling like they’ll accomplish anything of worth. They couldn’t be a good child, they’re not a good battler, it took them a while to come into their own, and Crusher needling them constantly didn’t help. In their spare time, they play guitar and sing covers of existing songs. They don’t have a knack for writing, just another thing they fail at. It’s been a tough life, and they stumble along the way constantly trying to get to a better tomorrow.

Thrasher is a shy sort when it comes to their feelings, they haven’t been engendered into showing their vulnerable side to others. And Graves’ group isn’t exactly what you’d call family. But it’s a nice change of pace and they almost feel… wanted. And Grevious is a nice addition to their life. To have such a motherly person doting on them is, well, a dream come true.