#more in a 'she's super strong��and great and this is what a girl boss look like'

[kymerawrites]

Maffia boss! x Simon Riley

I’m way to creative, needed a small break from sir Simon Riley as I have ALOTT of ideas

I was the daughter of one of the most rich and powerful people in underworld. Too bad I was a daughter and not the son yet my mother couldn’t conceive any children after me my dad was doomed with a woman taking over his business, and I was fucking great at it.

Because of me, his empire expended way beyond Cartagena, Colombia. I got our secret formula in the USA, England, Seychelles South France, Brazil, China, Australia, and many more countries. We also had a lot of allies in politics because of me and the CIA I was booming in this business, and the people I partnered with were all crushing on me, I was the baddest bitch alive right now and everyone knew that. I was on top of the game and I liked to stay that way until I started playing a dangerous game with SAS, agent and member of the task force 141 Simon Riley.

My head was all over money. I only talked in money. I only loved money, and I only wanted money. I was a material girl I love anything that was expensive you could see it on me. I was really expensive looking woman and it made me felt super powerful. But now that I am on top of the game there are always the jealous motherfuckers that want to take you down.

“Do we have any information about this woman price?” All the task force and even general Shepard was in the meeting.

“ this is one of the most dangerous woman on our list right now Shym Medusa. She has one of the biggest maffia leaders in Colombia and has a very secretive formula of drugs that no one can find out and it makes people go to war. We need to take her down as soon as possible because she’s also overruling us.”

 Simon looked at the information “there’s no picture of her..”

Soap also agreed “how do we find a woman if we cannot even see the woman?”

Price sighed “ we also found el sin Nombre who was faceless in their business. This will be easy.”

 Simon looked again at the information on the screen. He was kind of impressed a woman doing after that on her own, and have been one of the strongest leaders in the world right now he wanted to find out who she was, and of course take her down.

He didn’t realize that it might be so easy to take her down, but it was way harder to actually take her down. They infiltrated her in Columbia in a club where they went out as regular guests one of the bars she saw her sitting with a whole team of people that were seen as her ‘family’ were a few of the most skillful, murderers, snipers fighters, and even some agents. She had a strong army with the task force one for one even be powerful enough to take them down?

 I was sitting on my regular table. We had a bunch of cash on the table almost too much to even count. This was my club when I implement my money and my hour into something I own it just like one of the many clubs, banks, and other things that I have taken over until I saw someone with a school mask and a bacalava sitting on across in the club. he was muscular and mysterious something pulled me towards him. He looked deep in the eye. Those eyes spoke something that I couldn’t catch.

I excuse myself from the table and walk towards the bar where I ordered a martini. I lit up a sigaret and looked at the man again, he stared me in the eye

“i’ve never seen you in my club before who are you? are you here to make a deal maybe because I’m talking cash right now.”

 Simon was in shock. This woman was magnificent, beautiful, and she had an aura that said I am that woman. She look confident like she’s bragging about it.

“I’m here for you miss medusa, but I don’t know what my goals are yet, I just wanted to see such a stunning woman like you.” 

“You’re playing a dangerous game doing business with me sir, it’s for the players who really want to play.”

Ghost nodded “I’m aware sugar.”

She looked him in the eye, tilting her head to side something about the way… the way he said Sugar made her impressed something not everyone could do, everyone who approached her, wasn’t that good for her, but somehow she was from this mysterious skeleton mask man.

I sipped my martini “what is your proposal? Do you have any allies or affiliates I need to know about to consider doing business with you?” 

Simon instantly fell questions. How would he play this off? She was maybe one of the most stunning person he’s ever seen, he gave her the thrills no one else could in a woman, he dated a few but they were all so mediocre, he saw something in her that stood out.

“ if you join me tonight there’s no going back, from now you’re my partner and you cannot leave so I suggest you think really good about the choice you’re going to make next.”

this was a big sacrifice, but it was needed for his team. The only word he said “I’m down to do business.”

“Very well..what is your name?”

“Call me ghost.”

LMK IF YOU WANT A PART 2 bc I know I can write this GREAT

[a-reader-and-a-writer-for-all]

(If it’s okay I want to do another for the ask game)

♒️☮️For Bucky Barnes please!

Of course it's okay! It actually means a lot that you took the time to send in another one 🥰 Thank you!

Bucky Barnes Food Headcannon:

Before becoming the Winter Soldier, Bucky loved food of all kinds but especially home-cooked foods. His family was decently well off so even during the height of the Great Depression, they still managed to put a full home-cooked meal on the table every night and Bucky– the growing boy that he was – never let any of it go to waste. But his favorite thing his mom made was her chocolate chip cookies. No one else made them just like hers (he always shared them with Steve even though he really wanted to keep them all for himself). 

After his time as the Winter Soldier though, food lost all pleasure for a long time. He had survived decades on tasteless gruel, liquid supplements, and injections so even once his mind was free again, his mind told him that food was for nothing more than nutrients and fuel— the taste or quality didn’t matter. So he would eat whatever he could while on the run, stealing most or using what little money he got to buy cheap food most other people wouldn’t eat. 

It was only by chance that he got his appreciation for food back. He had stolen a few things from the store earlier that day and was quickly eating his bounty as he tried to find a place to hide out for the night when he took a bite of the food in his hand and came to an abrupt halt as a memory hit him so strongly that he almost dropped to his knees. It was of a woman kissing the top of his head and handing him something warm and gooey, and the flavor exploded in his mouth as he took a bite of it. As the memory ended, Bucky looked down through tear-filled eyes at the bag of chocolate chip cookies in his hand. It was the first flashback he had had to his old life that involved part of his family. Wiping his eyes, he sat down on a curb next to where he was standing and slowly finished the bag of cookies. They were nowhere near as good as the ones in his memory, but it was close enough to trigger a few more memories of his mom. 

After that, Bucky slowly started to reappreciate the taste of food and remembered more of his favorites from before. Food was no longer just something to consume and move on, it was something to appreciate and enjoy.

Bucky Barnes Friends Headcannon:

Back in the 1940’s before getting shipped off to war, Bucky wasn’t exactly what you’d call a great friend. He was handsome and charming and he knew it. This often led him to forsake or ignore his friends so he could find the latest girl of the week. Usually, he didn’t do “relationships” but even when he did, his longest one was only for a month, and that was mainly because she was his boss’s daughter and he couldn’t figure out how to end things without getting fired. Eventually, the friends he did have wised up and stopped hanging out with him unless they wanted to use him as a wingman. However, even that ended after a few times when Bucky walked away with both of the girls in question. 

The only exception to Bucky’s flaky friendship was Steve. Bucky and Steve had already formed such a strong brotherly bond when Bucky hit his growth spurt and he began noticing how ladies looked at him that he would drop everything if Steve said the word, no matter what he was doing or who he was with. He tried to drag Steve out with him to look for girls but Steve almost always passed. After all, who would give him a second look when standing next to James Buchanan Barnes? 

However, once Bucky was captured, experimented on, and then rescued in Austria by the now super-soldier Steve, he was changed by his experience. While he still had some of his usual cockiness and bravado, he had also been humbled and his priorities shifted. Instead of turning his focus back to his next date, he threw himself headfirst into helping Steve and helped form the Howling Commandos. Soon, he developed extremely close bonds with the other Commandos and for the first time in a long time, he found himself having friends other than just Steve (but that would be shortlived).

Headcannon Meme

[miss-bunny-penny]

every fortnite chapter 5 battle pass GIRL ranked from worst to best!!

this is literally purely just my own opinions here!!! anyway there were 13 girlypops from fortnite chapter 5 battle passes, not including the Chapter 2 Remix season

disappointment in the game of life

Ringmaster Scarr

ok look. i don't dislike ringmaster scarr, in fact i quite like several of her alt styles (one pictured) significantly more than her "default look". i just don't really connect much to this one and don't use her very often. i think with some tweaks this could have been one of my faves but idk. something is missing

Emma Frost

i am just a little bit weirded out by how fortnite kind of frames emma frost as a counterpart to montague by including a crystal style and making her a medallion boss, but we're gonna move on from that. i dont think ive ever really seen the character before and still dont know that much about her but she is pretty! i don't find myself using this skin thatoften though but maybe i will in the future? her dance is nice too

Medusa

ok look i left her off my girlypop poll but only because i think the general community doesn't care much for her, you almost never see this skin out and about in my experience. however i do think this is a pretty good design, i also like the different styles which make her go from mystical to warrior, it's cool. arguably she pulls off this motif better than zeus in the same season. anyway honestly i don't use her much either and i think it's just because, while she is pretty and has a good design, there's just better skins

Brite Raider

i like this skin kinda more for its role as a throwback/remix of brite than i actually wanna use it. the alt styles honestly are just ok and while she's cute i just find myself not wanting to use the skin very often. however it is cool to know that i can always use a brite if i want to without purchasing another skin. this feels like faint praise but really i do think she's cool!

Aphrodite

i like this design, it could definitely be better (like her survey version..) but for what it is i like it. i guess im just not in love with it. irony i guess

Nisha

i don't really know what to say about nisha besides that she's really pretty and i like her. like a fencing motif wouldnt usually draw me to a character but there's a lot of intrigue with her relationship with valeria and being one of the only society members who was still running around by the end of the chapter. anyway shes valeria's wife that's just the truth sorry

Shuri (Black Panther)

ok am i the only one who thinks this was really cool i mean come on. t'challa is already a big bucks pack skin so why not put shuri here? i dont really have much to say here besides she's cool and, i don't know, i probably wouldn't have autonomously bought a shuri skin but i love having one

Valeria

i really like valeria, she could maybe be a little over the top with her design (mostly her jacket) but that's like, the idea, she's extravagant. in terms of game canon i would love to see her return but for a season main antagonist, i really enjoyed her. but yeah pretty and all the rest! i'm at a loss here!

Korra (The Legend of Korra)

i haven't seen korra, and i wish she had more than just two styles (a 'normal' version with short hair would be really really cute) but. it's fucking korra. this is cool as shit, even if the waterbending mythic she forced upon most of the season was oppressively strong.

Gwenpool

honestly i never had any experience with this character before she was introduced to fortnite, but she's really cool! i also think she's a really clever inclusion in that she hits the battle pass requirements of having at least one super cutie girl while also being a "-pool" to tie in with wolverine & deadpool (in this way peelverine is also rather clever, also serving as a remix for peely). overall just a great inclusion and she's cute.

The Machinist

cute mechanic girl who instantly attracted yuri ships with everyone around her? sign me up! honestly i really like her design too in all of her styles, my only problem is that she's basically an unambiguous villain but. she's so cute! i do really enjoy the loading screen that makes her look like megalo don's bratty niece and it does give some spark to her character. so yeah idk i like her!

Hope

hope is this chapter's protagonist character and as such has a lot of spotlight. so maybe some of that hype is seeping in here but i really do like hope. she's cute, i like her designs, i like her cat motif, i like her apparent struggles with not letting the darkness consume her, etc. she was obviously one of the standouts of her original season and idk. guess all i can say is that she is pretty cool

Artemis

best design of the whole chapter?? honestly i love artemis. her design is super cool, i really love the space effects whenever they are used on a skin and in any of her colors she looks gorgeous. she's also been the absolute best recruitable bot for much of the chapter and any skin that serves that role is gonna be in my good books. and can i also say that i love her dance and the song for it a lot too?? i feel like artemis is really underrated

okay ranking those was a lot harder than i expected! honestly anything after ringmaster scarr was a tossup for me if you ask me tomorrow my list would be all jumbled... hope you enjoyed reading, anyway! :)

[broken-clover]

6- Play

Got a bit backed up, but considering tomorrow's the weekend and I'm already about 85% of the way through the next prompt, I'm not gonna worry about it too much. Just trying to enjoy the process!

Today I'm going to Blazblue, because when I think lighthearted silly comfort, Taokaka is one of the first characters to pop up. She's great. And I'd gladly take this as an excuse for some goofy bonding time with cousin Ragna, because if this is a series stuffed full of fluff and a bunch of fictional characters I love, then I'm absolutely dragging in headcanons too. This is my circus now.

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Did Kakas follow any kind of logical system? That was a riddle for the ages, and Ragna had no intention of providing an answer. His regular life already pushed him to the very edges of his sanity. He had no intention in trying to scientifically dissect the rationale of what was basically chaos incarnate. Sure, Terumi was a loose cannon, but from a purely measured analysis, the Kaka clan steamrolled him to the point of making the god look like a persnickety rule-follower.

They were, at least, funny about it. Ragna had been laying low in their village for a little while, which gave him many opportunities to be face-to-face with their personal brand of ‘what-the-hell-are-you-doing.’ Some things, if he thought about it, were sort of normal cat behavior. Falling asleep at random was normalized, he’d seen many of them pause mid-activity or halfway through a conversation to sleep in wherever was convenient. There were no table manners to speak of whatsoever- then again, he himself wasn’t the neatest, either. Most Kakas spent their days the way children did; they ate, they slept, they frolicked, all without any real thought going on behind their eyes.

A few Kakas were able to string more than a few sentences along without breaking for a nap or rambling about finding something to eat. If he had any serious questions, he tended to go to them. Then again, ‘smarter’ and ‘smart’ were two different things. Maybe it was silly to be surprised. He tended to stick around Tao, anyway, she was the one he knew best, so he felt more comfortable.

…It still did not mean he understood her behaviors, though. After getting separated, he’d found her swatting some kind of rubber ball between her paws. The thing was visibly battered, riddled with teeth marks and unknown dark stains, but Tao was messing with it like it was the hottest new thing this year. Several of the town’s kittens tried to smack at it, but she danced just out of reach whenever they got close.

“Tao?” He asked, putting a hand on his hip. “The heck are you doing?”

She continued playing while she turned to face him, somehow still keeping the toy out of the kittens’ grasp. “Meow! Tao’s playing Kaka-ball, Good Guy! Wanna play?”

“‘Kaka-ball?’ I’ve never seen you play that before, so...I’m pretty sure you made it up just now. And where did you even get-”

Before he could object further, the kittens became more interested in him than in the ball. They swarmed him, mewling in delight and rubbing against his legs.

“Play! Play! Good Guy’s gotta play with us!”

“Let’s play, Good Guy!”

“I wanna play Kaka-ball with Good Guy!”

“I guess it’s settled then, meow!” Tao chirped. “Good Guy can be the boss of one team, and Tao can be boss of the other!”

“But I don’t- oh, fine…” Ragna sighed. He’d been through much worse. He could play some goofy little game for a few minutes.

He watched the cats circle him. Several clustered around Tao, while the rest made a wobbly line nearby him. “Let’s play Kaka-ball, meow!” The girl announced. “Try to keep the ball away from Good Guy, meow! He’s super strong, but Tao is super fast!”

Tao tossed the ball in the air, and it landed in the middle of their little group. She crouched to the ground on all fours, tail swishing back and forth. As he looked on, Ragna noticed the others doing the same.

He blinked in quiet confusion. “Uh…so do we just-”

“Mrr!” He was cut off by Tao’s yowling.“Cheater! Cheater! You can’t be all tall like that, it’s not fair! You gotta get down and run around on the grass like everyone else, it’s no fun if you can just catch the ball!”

The kittens murmured in agreement. He looked at them all with dismay. “Tao, I’m not a cat, you can’t just expect me to-”

“Cheeeeeater!”

He groaned. Screw it, screw the whole thing. He’d never had much dignity to begin with.

As soon as he awkwardly crouched down, the Kakas purred with approval. “Okay, now we can start! Ready? Tao says one-two-three GO!”

Several cats dove for the ball immediately. Even if he wasn’t weirdly off-balanced, Ragna would have stayed back and stayed out of trouble. He’d already lost track of who was on what team. Why had he thought this was a good idea?

“Good Guy! Catch!”

The ball flew in his direction. He reached out to catch it, only remembering last-second about Tao’s complaints. It hit his palms, but he let it bounce and hit the dirt. More kittens immediately turned in his direction, eyes expectant.

“Uh…” Ragna looked back and forth. “Catch?”

He pawed the ball with the back of his hand, nudging it toward one of the kittens off to the side, and it was like he’d given the cats the best news of their life. Tao started cheering, even as she began chasing the next kitten who had caught the ball.

“C'mon! Run, Good Guy! Gotta keep up!”

It wasn’t exactly comfortable, but there was something hilarious about how goddamn bizarre it all was, to the point where he cracked a smile. He hobbled after the pack on all fours, swatting at the grass to try and grab the ball again.

[minthe-lover]

I think alot of lore olympus could be salvaged if it was less written about Hades and Persephone from the perspective that they are good and more from "people do shitty things and sometimes we feel bad about their circumstances, but we do not justify their hurt of other." Like. Oh god. Imagine if them being a terrible couple (to others and for eachother) went from subtext to text. Like how they might not be abusive but they indulge and don't challange the worst things about each other feeding into their worst parts of themsleves. The power. The privilege. The materialism. The money. The hypocrisy. All parts of being a god. Maybe it wasn't just Demeter protecting Persephone from the other gods but from the traps of being a god. She is far far from perfect, but she even in her own privlage knows about the bullshit of olympus as someone who even as a god has not been always in their favor. What if Minthe even if the relationship was flawed atleast kept Hades grounded in a weird way while he still never understood or took the time to understand what was fundementally wrong with his actions and thoughts, and abandoning that lead to a run away trainwreck where Hades and Perse don't hold eachother accoutable and no one else dares to now. Zeus tried. He was 100% overboard and in it for the wrong reasons, but it techinically was accountability. Holy shit. From 0/10 to atlesst 8/10 to me. Like I think if Rachel went down a "Wait, these two are not a good match, and this is not a good love story" path it would be great, but she will never ever do that. Imagine if they made Persephone less of a girl boss queen good goody whatever they frame her as and more or a tragedy in one way where she succeeds but look what she became. Hpw was becoming a queen her personal tragedy? A look into the special class of gods and their dealings. Corrution from power if you will and a testing of morals anc in Perse's case losing. It could also be a deconstuction of even if she is not from olympus, she is a god and recieves privlage others won't as she learns as we also nagivate this new world with her and we watch her fall into the hypocricy and social power of the other gods. There are 100% things you might need to change, but I am saying it could be intersting.bi gave not thought everything through yet, so definatly not perfect. Don't want it to be some "farm girl goes to big city and gets corrupted by city life" thing. No sir. Maybe show how it's not just olympus but it has always been a part of her life. Maybe show not even all gods reveive the same privlage and there is a pecking order like with Apollo. Honestly. If they stopped pretending these are good people and Hades was changing for the better rather than Persephone changing for the worse and looked at the hypocrisy and classism of the gods of olympus, then I am saying we have the foundation of something spicy. Rachel can't write it though because 1.) She won't. 2.) I don't trust her.

^^^

Amazing I loved to read through your thoughts!

I've said this before and I'll say it again, lore olympus could be alot better if it was a bojack horseman style story. One where the main character is objectively terrible and abusive and the characters around them suffer but grow into better people. Instead lore olympus is just boring romantic where come on hades and persephone are just great super strong people abusing their power-

[emirrea]

My ramblings on the Genshin 4.2 Archon Quest and Furina's character story (obviously spoilers!!):

- Asjdkglsjfks the archon quest was kinda epic..!! I was feeling like it was just going to be Ei & Raiden 2.0 at first, but them actually killing the hydro archon was super cool. I can't wait to see the effects of there being no hydro archon, if there will be any. Tho going through Furina's story quest... It doesn't seem like people in Fontaine care at all that they don't have an archon now lmao

- Poor Neuvillette tho, having to basically do three jobs at once, being a chief justice, a dragon sovereign and a semi-archon

- I'm rarely this harsh, but I don't like Focalors' design at all lmao. Mainly the front of her dress and how it's showing her skin. Honestly if she had bigger booba I could probably see the appeal of the front of the dress, but with the model that Furina/Focalors has? It just looks weird imo. And I don't even like big booba normally lolllll

- Also, I am so pissed off at the Traveller asjdkslsjf. Even before the quest revealed Furina's past, I felt so bad for her. Girl was literally abt to open up to the Traveller abt everything, only to be pretty much betrayed and put on the stage because she hesitated a minute too long. Not that it was necessarily just the Traveller's fault, but STILL. I felt so horrible for the whole quest, and it was just brushed off like it didn't even matter much.

- I'm a little sad we didn't get to see a dragon form for Neuvi, but I'm so hyped up abt him anyways. He has his powers!!!! It's so cool!!!

- The OST during the new boss is awesome. I have no idea what we were actually supposed to do during the fight, especially since I had my lv40 Furina in the team who almost killed everyone, but at least the music was GREAT.

- Childe getting fcking YEETED must've been the best part of the quest tho. Skirk was RUTHLESS.

- I love the little creatures Furina summons with her skill. I just have them follow me around everywhere even if I'm just running around the Court of Fontaine. They are so cute.

- Also, at least based on Furina's test run, she's going to be super strong??? And she's technically not even the archon anymore lmao. I kinda love the idea of her being pretty much the strongest human on Teyvat bc why not. She deserves it after everything. Like technically, canon-wise, there's no reason for her to be any stronger than your average vision-user, but of course gameplay wise she's still expected to fill the role of Fontaine's archon

- I don't like Furina's story quest :/ Sure the thing with Auriel and the crew was kinda interesting (Furina is literally yelling "BOOORING!!" in the background as I'm typing this lmao, girl, it was YOUR story quest), but I wish it was more abt Furina. Like, you know, they could've touched up on the whole thing of the Traveller and co dragging Furina to a trial when she was just abt to open up to the Traveller. Have her and the Traveller build up trust towards each other again for example, while Furina is trying to find her new place in Fontaine as a normal human being. But nope, let's make the story quest mostly abt NPCs, why not.

- Also, Furina getting her vision felt so anticlimactic. I guess getting a vision is rarely treated as something super significant in genshin, but the person known as the former hydro archon getting a hydro vision in front of an audience?? And the reaction is basically "oh yeah, that happened"??? (EDIT: apparently I somehow missed the info that Neuvillette is now the one giving out visions and that Furina's vision was likely the first one he gave, so now I'm crying askdlgldjd. I still have no idea when I missed that part, but it's so cute)

- ALSO HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TRY AND MAKE ME BELIEVE THAT THE PEOPLE OF FONTAINE. DO. NOT. RECOGNIZE. FURINA. YOU KNOW, THE ARCHON LOVED BY ALL OF FONTAINE AT THE START OF THIS ALL???

- Anyways, the archon quest was great, Furina's quest not so much, but my opinion on that may have been influenced by the fact that I've somehow gotten way too attached to Furina lmao

[aquaburst3]

Ever since that picture of Snow White with the creepy CGI dwarves dropped, I've seen people posting hot takes about Rachel. Here's mine.

I feel bad for Rachel Zelger. She is getting a lot of undeserved flack. Bigots are calling her "Snow Brown" and other hateful things, despite the fact that she's literally a white latina, who is olive-skinned. (Again, I think a lot of it is bigots being angry about "wokeness", but that's a whole other can of worms.) Rachel's position about this specific adaptation is completely understandable.

This movie is shaping up to be pretty bad. Not because of Rachel Zelger. This is already the second time the release date was delayed. I don't think it's just because of the strike. It genuinely seems like Disney is going back to the drawing board multiple times and it's not coming together. I still don't buy their excuse about the dwarves, since they look like they just slapped some CGI figures over the other actors. No one can come back for reshoots, making this even more awkward. Usually movies with this much production troubles never turn out to be good. The same thing happened with Artemis Fowl, and I suspect the same will happen here. I don't blame her for not liking this movie. This wasn't the first time an actor hated the movie that they were in. Robert Pattinson famously mocked the Twilight movies as they were coming out. So why is she any different?

Having said that, I think her comments about the OG animated version were a bit tone deaf. Love it or hate it, Snow White is one of the first full length animated movies ever. If it wasn't for it, the whole animation landscape throughout the world would be different. Hell, this movie along with Carl Barks comics are the whole reason why anime characters look like the way they do. You have to give the movie some respect for that. Her dissing it and brushing off completely makes her come off as disrespectful and like she has zero understanding off the character she's portraying or animation as a whole. The comments she made about the prince, by extension, Jeremy Renner, makes her look even worse. She should've thought through her comments before spouting them out.

Snow White isn't one of my favourite Disney movies. It's certainly a product of its time, and has a lot of issues like not giving the prince more screentime (even if it's understandable why) or it prioritizing random scenes with the characters working or goofing off instead of proper character or story developments. At the same time, I think Snow White's a bit more feminist than what some people are giving her credit for. She is assertive, capable, adaptable and hard working, which are all feminist traits. While I'm childfree by choice "leftist", even I admit that being a mother is a lot of hard work and takes a strong person to do. There's nothing wrong with someone wanting to have a family one day or being like me and never having any at all. Feminism is about choice, after all.

Yes, Snow White as a character needs an update. However, I still think you can do that while also keeping the core of her character and not turn her into a girl boss. That is certainly possible. Vil from Twisted Wonderland is a great example, and he comes from a Disney property too. Despite technically being inspired by the Evil Queen, a lot of his good traits are taken from Snow White and Adam. Like the original Snow White, Vil's hardworking, capable, adaptable, quick on his feet, kind, caring and wants to help out everyone around him become their best selves. He also lacks some of Snow White's glaring issues like her extreme naivety and dumb moments. (Seriously, why did she let in the Evil Queen into the cottage, especially when she was told not to multiple times and the birds attacked her?) But at the same time, he is also incredibly flawed. He's domineering, harsh, impulsive, overly critical, in his own head and super judgemental. These negative traits flesh him out and make him seem more human compared to the original, who was a very flat character. Hell, same can be said about Mary from Once Upon a Time. Disney can do it. They just didn't here.

I think we can all agree that Disney should've casted actual little people as the dwarves, the conservative "media" bullshit making their own movie is fucking laughable and the Disney Princesses can fall in love and be strong characters. Characters like Tiana and all of the other Renaissance prove that. I want more romance in Disney movies again, dammit!

[maguro13-2]

The Dark Picture Repaint ~ Origins of the Ink Demon : Operation Drawcia PT.18 ~

"The Next Day"

Andy : All of this fixing, all of this training, yep.

Max : Hardly recognized that being a trio is not that easy. Today's a big for our exercises.

Andy : And which is always a leg day, am I right, fellas.

Max : Not much. *lifts up with his strength* No doubt about it!

Andy : Hey, has anyone done CQC?

Max : No...Why is that?

Andy : I mean look at her.

*They look at Sami training without her boots on*

Andy : She's hardly training without boots or socks, and we're the only ones who can do all the exercise with all of this sweat.

Max : Of course, nothing but protein itself. She will be the one does CQC.

Hawke : Attention! All!

Strumm : Today from the world of all Wars, I would like to know someone who participated in the world of Metal Gear with the basics of Close-Quarters Combat known as the CQC. And Hawke will show you how to use that he learned from Big Boss's mentor the Boss. I choose...Sami to be in training ground.

Sami : Hmph.

Lash : Oi, Orange girl, you're up!

*Sami walks up*

Strumm : Hmmm...I heard that you are famous for martial arts stuff that knows about the basics of CQC, quite professional for being commander of the special forces.

Sami : Sir, Yes, sir.

Hawke : Well, Commander of Orange Star. I'll be your opponent. If it's fine by me, Let me show how much CQC can hold up against my Black Storm? (removes jacket to show his abs)

Andy : Oh no! He's hot!

Sami : Sure, why not.

Hawke : And oh, show me your repsonse as in "Sir, Yes, Sir" or "Ma'am, yes, ma'am"

Sami : S-Sir! Yes sir!

Andy : This fight's going to be amazing.

Max : Hope we dont' mind bringing some popcorn.

Eagle : No need to spectate, she's going in for the ring.

Hawke : [To Sami] You gon' squeal like a b*tch, motherf*cker.

Sami : Is that so, how about listening to yourself when you open your mouth.

Strumm : Begin the match!

[Burning Combat by Sota Fujimori]

Sami : You're on. *goes into fighting stance*

Hawke : Bet you won't go easily on me. May the best soldier win.

Strumm : En Garde...Aliez!

*starts the battle*

Sami : Haaaaaah!

*Fighting sounds by Hidenori Arai*

Andy : Wow! Sami's good at this! Didn't know that CQC could be a real thing!

Hawke : Not bad!

Sami : I haven't got this much fight from a soldier like you! I wanted to face my own ways in battle, but can you handle the pressure!

Hawke : Not bad! CQC is not just your thing, but you're no match for the powers of my Black Storm!

*Fighting Sounds by Hidenori Arai*

Hawke : Incredible, what speed, what stamina, I see you learned the basics of CQC, your super power is far superior that Eagle's Lighting Strike.

Sami : Basically, you're basically good!

Hawke : Bet you're finally using against your own will.

Strumm : What could be more rational than a strong female fighter capable of using combat with martial arts, this is quite prove to be entertaining.

Lash : [To Strumm] You think.

Strumm : Just begging for it, I'm beginning that her ways as a hero, would be a great start for all in the Multiverse. But I like to see her try.

Hawke : Had enough yet?

Sami : *panting* No. I'm alright with that! This will be your last chance! I'm not giving up yet.

Hawke : Good. This is just your beginning.

Eagle : [in mind] Sami's tiring out from that man. I have to do something about her, if it's her that needs something from the help of her comrades, they are supporting to tire out. I've got to do something like this.

Sami : Alright. Back to square one.

Hawke : With honor.

[Ring by Masamichi Amano]

Sami : ...Ready for round 2?

Hawke : Come on, Tough Girl! Show me what you got!

Sami : Hmph! HAAAAAAAH!!!

Hawke : Hmph!

*Grab*

Sami : What!? *grunting+straining*

Hawke : You think that all of that CQC would do the basic military training? I also happened to learn it from the boss itself. Here, let me help with that.

*PUNCH*

Sami : Ittai!

*WHACK*

Sami : Ugh!

*SMASH*

Sami : Yamero!

Hawke : So...What will you do now, give up or surrender?

Sami : [V/O] It can't be stopped, but I must not give in to myself. [To Hawke out loud] Sir! No sir!

Andy : Sami! I think you had enough!

Sami : Don't worry! I can still fight!

*Fighting sounds by Hidenori Arai*

Sami : Please...Just don't go easy on me!

Hawke : Is that all you got?

*Smash Bros Fighting sounds*

Hawke : Come on, give me a little more of that CQC!

Max : Hey, man! I think she had enough!

Sami : Oi, Yamete! Yamete wo!

*Eagle stops Hawke fighting over*

Hawke : What the-? Who are...?

Eagle : Sorry, she had enough already, but I am honored to take her place as commander and leader of one's faction. But if you're interested a fighter that can kick a man's ass, then I'm all yours to deal with!

Hawke : You cocky little freak! I will make you hesitate and take the the fall of a villain's wrath!

Eagle : Scumbag...LIGHTING STRIKE!

*DBZ SFX : ELECTRIC ZAPPING+Strong Punch X3*

Hawke : (groans in pain)

*DBZ SFX : Shocked*

Strumm : No way! He...He took out Hawke! Lighting Strike has no effect on Hawke's black storm!

Eagle : Just to remind you...I only happened to be using my greatest punching charging with a million volts. Now then, what to do with you, Orange Girl.

Sami : Eagle...Are you...helping me? *passes out*

*later*

Sami : ....Eto...Eh? Wh...Who...?

*Eagle is healing her bruises*

Sami : Oh, ummm....Are you actually...

Eagle : Ah, you're finally awake.

Sami : Hold on, where...

Eagle : Hold still, don't move an inch. Just to making you feel better to get back on your feet.

*cues Legend of the Blue Wolves opening song*

Sami : Oh...Okay.

Eagle : Heh. Black Hole scum, can't believe that they did a number on ya. It's gonna take more bruises to heal from, can't forgive them.

Sami : *blushes* ...Eagle...I thought you were holding no grudges on Andy or me, but...I guess that I misjudged you, even though you might not be a bad guy after all.

Eagle : Yeah, kinda figured that I would face Andy all this time, but I took it a little too much after our first conflict. Don't worry, this should heal you up. Just right about it.

Sami : I...Thought so...

"Nothing's personally too bad...it's like he's nursing me to heal on my injuries, Andy told me that he faced him as rivals, but I doubt he has no temper on me, but I never doubt it that he has done something for me good."

"But I wonder...If his body..."

Sami : [gasps in awe]

"After all of the fighting...I realized that I had a sudden heart beat. It feels like that I'm drowning in with all the love that I carried too far. But it so clear, that I can feel it beating inside me."

"But this sudden realization it made me realize, who I felt for..."

"All of a sudden, I see that I found an inspiration or aspiration from the men that I see."

"As I felt like that it was nothing, but why do I feel so strange...?"

"That dream of a figure having a perfect body that I ever imagined, but I was feeling jealous over a man's body."

"A perfect man with a beautiful form..."

*flashback ends with Eagle continue to heal her*

"Just like that, Eagle would be the perfect thing for a man's body, it's not like that I was too reckless to be sturdy enough to man, but I...I knew that I would..."

*later this evening*

Andy : Here you go, guys. Bon Appetit!

Max : Ah thanks! I'm starving!

Andy : Dig in!

*Andy and Max Starts eating*

Andy : [To Sami while eating] Hey, Sami. You haven't finish your seconds, don't wanna spoil your appetite.

Sami : Yeah, yeah. I kinda felt borish since I had a fight with Black Hole officer Hawke. That guy was such a pain. Andy...Max...I have something to tell you. Eagle isn't such a bad person, But he clearly thinks that he misjudged after our first encounter with him four years ago. I realized that he wasn't a bad person after all.

Andy : Oh really? I thought that he never had a second chance, it looks like that Eagle fella are like rivals to me and him, but you and him as lovers, that's a sudden relief, is he like your boyfriend?

Sami : *blushes* Ah...!?

*Smash Bros. SFX : Heavy Hit*

*Dragon Ball SFX : Boing*

Andy : Ow! Jeez, Sami! Couldn't you least be more respectful, I was just lighten up!

Sami : He's not just my boyfriend, he's a friend like friend person, he maybe an enemy to us for four years, but I can tell you that he's not a bad guy. Andy, sorry about that. But...I've known him for four years and It's our obvious reason that Black Hole Army is making a missile launch, but I got a bad feeling that this might not end well for Black Hole Army, but they say that the Blob had the potential...I mean the potential to be Black Hole Army's ultimate weapon, wonder what's that Blob's name called? Oozium 238. That's the name of the Blob-thing that Black Hole was developing. Thanks to stopping it, the Blob is no more and now, There's a new blob on the frontlines. Somewhere in the outskirts of this land.

Max : Your guess is good as mine.

Sami : I'll be definitely fine with you guys. Being a Nintendo veteran is such a big deal, I mean here's what something from the Segaverse.

Andy : What is this?

*NEWSPAPER : PAROLED FROM 10 YEARS IN THE JOINT*

Sami : Local Ex-Yakuza paroled from 10 years in the slammers?

Max : Yeah, some dude in Tokyo just shot the "Oyabun" by front, but it was the family member who said 10 years in the joint, and that got him 10 years in the joint as well.

Andy : You mean "Prison".

Sami : Man...Prison is literally a hardship place full of dangerous criminals and tough bodies men, but I would avoided that if I gone AWOL with Eagle. Not to worry, but I won't let you down guys, I'm a girl with action and spirit.

Andy : That's news to you, Sami.

Sami : Yep.

Eagle : Hey there, sweet cheeks. I see you're feeling better.

Sami : Thanks so much, I can finally get the Special Forces on their feet. Hopefully yours about the Black Hole Army's satisfactory would have the uprising beginning their conquest on taking over the front lines, but if your men could be our help, I could help you out, who says that love can bloom on a battlefield?

Eagle : Could be.

Sami : If you're thinking about it. I wouldn't think that there's no such thing as love, if you could do that a promise, I make it a promise, an oath to a soldier as well. Remember, we are soldiers and we are told what we must do for ourselves. Even if it takes forever to do that to bloom. Love can bloom on the field. That was a phrase said by Hal Emmerich, he said that Love can Bloom on the flood and if it's possible that may have a suggestion, do you think that there will be love or no love at all? It's your decisions or what I decided what to think of it.

Eagle : That's true. If you're so clever about that, I decided to leave you something for good. Here...It's a letter for you.

Sami : A letter...for me? Thanks I might want to show this later on. But I don't know if I can open it, it's not a love letter of a confession that I probably knew about.

Eagle : It's a promise that I made. Well, enjoy your time working on the troops, commander of Orange Star. See ya. *leaves*

Andy : Just what was that all about. Cool guy, Eagle. Maybe he was right about you all along, guess he misjudged me on that one, don't what to tell you, but I think it's all clear that we have finally done something new for us. Blue Moon, Yellow Imperial, Green Earth, I think these colors should represent the colors of all factions in the world of all Wars.

Max : Yeah, it's nothing but propaganda and political division! Who says Monopolizing political stuff would be all such a big baloney?

Sami : ...Mhm.

*later*

*crickets chirping+owl hooting*

Sami : This letter that Eagle gave this to me. Was it something special? A promise is a promise, I mustn't let my comrades to see it. Just don't go on a show to probably who wanted a love letter. Maybe there's something about love blooming on the battlefield. It'a all too worth it. [she looks at the full moon] It's so clear, the moon is at it's brightness that could be, hopefully, there will be love blooming on the battlefield.

[Standing in the Sunset Glow (1st Movement) by Taku Iwasaki]

Sami : Just as I Imagined, there might be a chance to make love bloom it all, or even to blossom it, just to see the difference that love will bloom on a battlefield. If only I could see love in the light of day, and the darkest of nights. It makes me realize that I truly never felt alone, nor was I too careless, that's what I am when loving someone by heart, these hardships are nothing to be bound to me anymore, But I can feel that I'm falling in love, bathed in the moonlight of it's own. I truly how I felt love by somebody that I could cherish about. Let's see what's inside this letter?

*opens envelope to receive letter*

Sami : This is...truly a love letter? I need to know where he is.

*Scene changes*

Sami : Where could he possibly right now? He should be here, otherwise, it's no difference that all love have gone to waste. Guess no hard feelings that being alone is such a big deal.

Eagle : No you are not alone.

Sami : Huh? [sees Eagle on top of the Tank] Eagle?

Eagle : Glad that you finally made it.

Sami : I'm so worried! I never thought that I would see you at night, what a coincidence of seeing you here. But...

Eagle : Chill. Everyone's asleep. So we're all alone in the middle in the night.

Sami : Of course.

Eagle : Let me get you up.

Sami : O-Okay. *takes Eagle's hand as he lifts her up* Eh? Gee, you're quite the strong lifter. Too close for comfort, ain't it?

Eagle : Yeah.

Sami : I'm kinda feel nervous that's all.

*Sami sits down*

Sami : Take a look of it. It's so beautiful. It's sure great out here.

Eagle : It's just me and you, all alone on top of the tank.

Sami : I see stars, they're countless stars that I see in the night sky.

Eagle : I've always dreamed that I wanted to fly under the moonlight, there's no simple reason that I, an expert in commanding the aerial grounds, my boys fly through the night like a flock of birds.

Sami : Truly is. I wanted to walk under the moonlight. It feels like nostalgic that I'm not even careful, I made my day, I made my promise, a promise to my comrades. I could never fail them. Day after Day, we first met around four years ago...that was the promise that we made...you really wanted not to force anyone to hold any grudges. Is that what you think?

Eagle : If so...then I have a feeling that my suggestions that it's never useless to resist that quaint feeling of yours about part of the life of a soldier.

Sami : Really? So I'm guessing that this point of being a hero could find some development with a lot chemistry...Who says anything about no...Eagle...Our promise, I finally remembered...it was our destiny, it was our independence. That's how I truly felt since the world of all Wars have gone to waste, when this Black Hole Faction is about creating something about a weapon that is capable of ending all. If I say so, would it just to make Love Blossom?

Eagle : Indeed.

Sami : So...About something what I need to know in the multiverse, every being knows that a universe called the Ohkuboverse, was targeted by the Time Eater for spreading an outcome in the multiverse's borders, it's about a boy's influence...Shinra...That name we will never forget. Time Eater had scolded him for creating a new world and his man-made son Death. Shinra's influence would make everyone the follow the same hardships as heroes and would risk their lives of saving the world. Eventually, after the loss of his body and, The Time Eater erased the Ohkuboverse and expunged it's inhabitants. Shinra's son death told us that the witches who had been wreaking havoc in the real world part of the Multiverse, said their magic would be dangerous and could be the end of humanity itself.

*Music stops for a moment*

Sami : And I realize that the Ohkuboverse was targeted because...

Eagle : It wasn't the witche neither of the Ohkuboverse, it was the Mashimaverse...The Devil of the Ohkuboverse has been spreading lies to his man-mad son based on the wrong details, all make-believes, all about spreading influence.

Sami : How did you know that by now?

Eagle : It's his fault, he brought that to himself. His influence was the spread of everything, that's why the Time Eater scolded him. The Mashimaverse was responisble for wreaking havoc with their magic and the Time Eater had to destory the Ohkuboverse for it's influence along with it's inhabitants. But after it annihilated Shinra, his beloved Iris, and everyone, The Time Eater helped a human that could expunge all of it's inhabitants by annihilating them as well in the future. And that girl...I think she's from the future is well, probably from the year 2011 A.D.

*During the Ohkuboverse's destruction*

Soul Evans : What do you mean, it was the Mashimaverse? So it wasn't the witches that wreaked sh*t with their magic, it was them all along and we've been living in this lie! Why you! I'm gonna destroy along with this universe!

Homura Akemi : Silence you! You'll be in a nasty surprise, all the Gods, all of the inhabitants, are nothing but arrogant fools of this universe which shall be no more, and you humans of this "Ohkuboverse" shall be the ones to put the fault on yourselves, taking the blame on all of you as a bunch of stubborn fools.

Soul Evans : All this time...It was the Mashimaverse...This whole Soul Eater thing, was Shinra's fault. We could've taken the blame...I let him down, we let him down...*looks up into the sky* SHINRAAAAAAAAA!!!

*changes back to Sami and Eagle*

*music continues*

Sami : Now I do believe so...All those people, all of those witches, they...They were only trying to let truth to expose them...They're the ones who did all of it, all for the sake of one hero that did it all. And this girl who followed his footsteps, what is it "Maka Albarn".

Eagle : Yes, I'm afraid so.

Maka's voice : If only I was never a hero to my own tale, I would never believe in Shinra for the rest of my life, even if it means to risk our lives as a hero.

Sami : She did all of that for Shinra, all for the sake of everything that devoted to follow the footsteps in the same way...And I realize they had been pawns to his lies all this time in the multiverse. And now in Real World, Maka came to finally got a chance to see Shinra at the garden where he resides as a lifeform they called it "Chaos".

Eagle : Sounds like "God" to me.

Sami : So here's what we're gonna do, we're going to start another war, but if war happens to us, our love can't be bounded and I would the cherish fact that I wanted to know about you. One last time, shall we blosssom our selves with love?

Eagle : Why yes. It's always a pleasure, I do.

Sami : After what those awful things you said to Andy, I thought you would've hated me for real.

Eagle : No...I would never do that to you. You all I have what you are.

Sami : *nods* Mm. Eh?

Eagle : Here, don't wanna catch a cold. Take my coat.

*Puts his coat around Sami*

Sami : Wow! I feel very blessed.

Eagle : You're welcome.

Sami : *sleeps on Eagle's shoulder* Eagle...Suki desu.

Eagle : Hmph.

"I see...so this is love. Love bounded between us..."

"We could share this ever lasting fate of ours for a better tomorrow"

"Loves from a distance could trace our steps"

"That's how we all felt"

*A Shooting Star appears*

Andy : Hey, look. A shooting star.

Max : Nice try, Andy. That's just someone riding on a warp star. Okay maybe it is a shooting star. No need to ruin the moment tho.

~ Mission 17 : Soldiers Bounded with Love ~

[iloveubee]

Happy woman day every One!!!!

(or maybe its Just in Italy here but whatever)

Doe to this special day i wanted to talk about the most important in my live my gf, and how of a strong woman and beautiful She Is, even with her anxiety She Is not avraid to talk and go against injustice, talking loud and clear so She can be listed too She sutch a girl boss, She also super smart and unique, and really great intressed that i really Like to know more about them and about her curiosity Is facinating, about her intrest in psicology and fashion and animation and mutch more i know that her depression Is making harder for her but She can do incredibile things and has sutch a Easy way of learning them its Amazing and a bit jelous, Like She Is good at makeup, with videogames, technology, dancing, and She Is Just so cool and Like fierce but also really caring Like the perfect girl and also her beauty Is immaculate Like She Is the girl She Is the leggend and She Is the moment, She thinks She Is ugly but shes WRONG, Like i mean baby girl every body Is beautiful, smaller boobs they don't make you less attractive and less femminine, and you're nose Is a sign of beauty, you are a beautiful girl and i Hope every other girl feels beautiful too, but you are stunning to mean and i don't care what society cares about you're looks you are beautiful and others agree with me so yeah Happy womans day Bee

[turretangel]

Actually I won't shut up about it, people should play The Zodiac Trial.

If you like visual novels, if you like death game/killing game scenarios, if you like a good mystery and some fun puzzles on the side, it's worth giving this game a shot!

It's $14.99 on Steam, which is a great deal, I finished it in ~19 hours and it had me enthralled the whole time. There are lots of endings to get, all of the main routes have unique outcomes so it isn't like you're only seeing tiny variations of the same thing.

There is a free demo as well, if you want to try it out!

More ramblings below, I'll keep it spoiler-free as possible.

It reminds me most of the Zero Escape series, 999 especially, with killing devices and code names and a bunch of seemingly-unrelated people made to play a killing game. It's very much its own thing, though, and if you like psychologically puzzling out characters, you'll love this. Each one has a well-fleshed-out personality and story, and the game evolves depending on the route, pushing different characters into circumstances where they have to decide whether to prioritize themselves over others.

For our cast (minor spoilers from the intro and vibes) we've got:

Token Girl Protagonist with a surprising amount of character who figures stuff out, sometimes, and other times dies horribly when you make the wrong choice (but it does nudge you gently about how you could've done something that led to a better path if you mess up and they aren't super long runs! )

Our government-assigned BFF who's smarter than us a good chunk of the time because it's his job. He deserves a hug, 10/10, very smart, does escape rooms in his free time and is also probably handsome. I, I think. I'm a lesbian who usually gets this wrong but I'm pretty sure he's hot?

My wife. Your wife. Everyone's wife. I'd die for her, I'd live for her, sunshine women who are strong enough to kick me into the sun are always a win

"There's no way that freaking TWINK is a COP" but in a "the reason there are no good cops is because the good ones don't last", but also "bro what the FUCK"

Girl boss extraordinaire who acts first and thinks never but sometimes you need that in a person

This Man Is Autistic (intrigued)

Large Tough Man with a mysterious past, our token strong-silent type

Cute girlie who... look, her animal says it all, idk what else I can say, but if she had to kill me she'd apologize the whole time and I'd forgive her

My therapist?????

Cocky (ha) himbo, who is both smart and outrageously stupid at times, we love to see it

My intuition says that this man would be a hit on tumblr for all the people who like sad wet scrunglies of a man. This man is pathetic but also endearing. He's halfheartedly trying his best. Kind of. He swears he will be soon, anyway.

I was so mad about her name when I first met her, but she's surprisingly smart and resourceful! She's doing her best, can't blame her for that.

I highly recommend not looking up spoilers to the true ending! The mystery is more fun to solve on your own, but it takes a good bit of thinking.

The downsides I noticed (because I won't review a game and then just not mention em!) for me were:

There are a few typos! If you're stuck on a certain puzzle with Ox, ignore the second iteration of the clue, it was accidentally repeated. (But there are no punishments for failing a puzzle!) But they aren't bad enough to ruin the game, and considering how much text there is in the game, with only 9 or so people making it, it's quite good

The art isn't insane, because it's a lower-budget visual novel. It didn't detract from my experience, personally, because the writing was really strong, but I know for some people it's a bigger deal.

Some of the mysteries to solve can be tricky! This was a plus for me, not a minus, but if you get truly stuck there are a few guides on Steam.

There's no in-game flowchart for which path leads to which ending. This is, however, a choices-matter game, so I'd recommend saving when you reach a choice, because there's a chance it'll branch off onto other paths. There are over 50 endings, but there are 12ish main routes.

Thank you to the skip seen dialogue button, I wish other VNs would have you! After a bit you can go to the main menu and the glowing exclamation mark will let you skip the intro and let you jump to the part that branches out.

Overall, it's a very fun game with more positive points than negative ones! I highly recommend it.

Do you ever just find a game and then realize basically nobody is talking about it but you want people to know it's actually really good despite looking lower budget cuz it's indie and not every creator is Toby Fox but the story made you a little insane

[moonlayl]

For the sake of humour, they made Jennifer Walters ridiculously incompetent, even though she’s supposed to be a good lawyer both in the MCU and in the comics.  

[subpar-ghoulfriend]

A Family Affair

Slasher AU CannibalFamily!EraserMicxReader

We’re going with the “strange family that lives outside of a small town” trope. After a few deliveries to the Aizawa household you get pulled in to an affair you never wanted to be a part of. 

Spooky season is upon us and I’ve already begun watching too many horror movies.  This fic will definitely be a two parter

Super Dark Content Warning!!! Literally do not read if you have any reservation and definitely no minors!

TW: cannibal themes, mentions of murder, mentions of corpse mutilation, kidnapping, unhealthy relationships

Part 2 is gonna include more of this and the smut

Growing up you were grateful for living in a small town. You didn't really relate to the coming-of-age stories told in the movies where the small town girl runs off to the big city for a whirlwind romance and a chance at some "big break." To you, small town life was more picturesque than any overcrowded city. You knew your neighbors, and watched a lot of their families grow and change throughout the years. A small town allows you to become a regular at several businesses, including the coffee shop and your favorite diner downtown. Going away to college was tough even though you didn't go far. The nearest city - a little over 40 miles away - had a great college with a program you were really interested in pursuing.

You went home every break and picked up delivery jobs at one of the local restaurants. It was winter break of your last year in college when you first delivered to the Aizawa residence. In all your years at the restaurant they never ordered delivery, one of the two men would always place an order for pick up. The thing about small town stereotypes is that small towns tend to self-impose said stereotypes. The Aizawa's were that family. The one that everyone whispered when they came to town and children would tell horror stories about during Halloween. They were the weird family that lived just past the outskirts of town.

You weren't entirely sure what either of the two men did. Everyone speculated that Mr. Aizawa was some sort of mountain-man-feral type and maybe did some mechanic work for the folks that tend to live in between towns. His husband, Mr. Yamada seemed like the stay at home trophy husband but you heard he did some sort of conspiracy podcast. They had children - reportedly, but no one has really met them - and other family members that live similarly further out into the middle of nowhere. The drive was absurdly long but they were loyal customers and the owners didn't want to turn their request down. Your boss handed you a chunk of bills to fill up your tank before heading out. That's no place you'd want to get stranded, he told you.

The paved road got worse the further you got from town. Forty-five minutes later you were pulling down the dirt road that led to the illuminated Aizawa home. A wall of cold air slammed in to you when you opened your car door and you grumbled about leaving your gloves at home. There was no doorbell, so knocked and did that awkward please-don't-let-me-freeze dance while you waited. Two unfamiliar faces opened the door, an apathetic looking teen and an adorable little girl. Must be their children. The older one called out for his dad before taking one of the bags you held and disappearing into the home. You looked down awkwardly and wave at the girl. She smiled shyly and reached out for the other bag.

"Are you sure?" You asked her, "It's a little heavy."

She nodded.

"Okay, but use two hands," You passed her the bag. "Oh jeez, you're strong. Don't tell your brother, but I think this is the heavier bag."

You smiled when she giggled and ran off.

Mr. Aizawa appeared in the door, "How much do we owe?"

He was just as terrifying up close and for a split second your mind went blank while your basic instincts were begging you go back to the car. He raised an eyebrow at you, looking irritated at your falter.

"Uh - forty-two."

He pulled counted out a chunk of bills and then you were off. You didn't even count the amount until you parked. Forty-two with a forty-dollar tip. They may be odd but apparently they're loaded. You didn't think much of it until the following week when you were heading back to their house with another delivery. You wished that they would order earlier but at least you could hope for another generous tip. You were taken aback when the little girl answered the door by herself, jumping up and down with excitement.

Was she old enough to answer the door by herself?

"Papa," She yelled. "The lady is here!"

She turned her attention back to you with a huge grin, "Shinsou got sore that you told me I'm the stronger one."

Before you could respond to her the other man, Mr. Yamada, bounced around the corner, "Eri, what have we told you about the door? Oh no, you must be freezing come stand inside while I go get your payment. Forty-two right?"

You wanted to protest, feeling uneasy in their entryway but the little girl tugged you by the delivery bags. So you stood there quietly while she ran back in forth so she could unload the delivery for you. Shinsou peered around the corner so you gave a small wave. Then it was just you and Eri once again. In the background you could hear Yamada asking his husband where the wallet went.

"I like your shirt," You smiled, trying to fill the silence.

"I wanted a Pegasus shirt but this was the only one my daddy could find."

"Well I think unicorns are pretty cool too."

You use to babysit for some of the families in town, no part of you could imagine doing that all the way out here.

The blonde rejoined you, giving you another lush payment. You heard the little girl whine about you leaving so quickly until her father appeased her by saying you'd be back.

Something about that rubbed you the wrong way; but you were back like clockwork the next week with their usual delivery. Once again you were brought inside while they went to get your payment. But on your fourth and what should have been your final delivery of the winter break you noticed something was off when you parked. Their truck was missing from its usual spot. Strange but they probably just moved it somewhere else on the property. You had become accustom Eri running to answer the door and telling you wait for her parents in the entrance of the house. You became suspicious after she had run back and forth to take the food to the kitchen.

"Eri, where are your parents? Or Shinsou?"

The little girl's response was nonchalant, "They had to go out, one of our cattle got out. But they gave me the money."

You stuffed the money into your jacket; payment was the issue here. In the back of your mind you though about how you never saw any cattle on your deliveries. A child her age shouldn’t be left alone.

"Oh, well, can I hang out with you while we wait for them to come back?"

The little girl lit up as she pulled you to the living room. There was a kid's movie playing on the TV and she had a coloring book out. Eri divide up her crayons and tore out a page for you to join her. You kept looking to the window, waiting for the truck to pull up.

Suddenly there was banging at the door, which elicited a cry from Eri. You reached into your pocket only finding the crumpled bills. Shit, your stomach dropped. You left your phone in your car. After all, this was just supposed to be a quick delivery. The noise stopped, only for a moment, before resuming.

"Eri, sweetie," You whispered to the stunned little girl. "Do your parents have a phone here?"

She shook her head.

A man’s voice tore through the door, "Let me in dammit, you have to let me in before they come back."

You held your finger to your lip, and Eri nodded, repeating the gesture. The living room light was on and you realized that if he came to the side of the house you'd be seen through the window, but turning out the light would draw attention. Maybe he was bluffing, maybe he didn't know if anyone was inside and turning off the light would signal your presence. You pointed to the kitchen, where the lights were off and the two of you tip toed to the safety of darkness.

"Eri, honey, can you go sit in the pantry for me and be really, really quiet? I'll be right out here and don't come out until I come to get you okay?"

She looked hesitant and tearful but you were surprised at her level of composure for a kid. Finally she complied. Once the pantry door was closed you began rummaging through the drawers, looking for something that could inflict the most damage. A meat tenderizer could work. The banging continued and you swore you hear wood beginning to splinter. Your grip tightened with every bang. Finally the door gave way and a man stumbled through the splintered wood. He stopped when he saw you holding the cleaver.

He was dirty, without shoes or a shirt and his skin was red from the cold.

You hoped your voice wouldn’t crack, "You need to leave-"

"Monsters, monsters," he blabbed. "They're gonna come back and we gotta go."

You decided to bluff, "Get out of here, I already called the cops."

"Good, good, good," He mumbled, “but we still gotta go. NOW."

There was one step forward from him, one step back from you.

"If you come near me, I'll make sure you don't get up," You warned. At the very least you had to keep him away from Eri. Even if that was all you could do.

There was a desperate look in his eyes; they darted from you to the keys hooked to your jeans, then back to the keys. Finally he smiled, "You have a car, man that's perfect. Listen I won't hurt you but we need to get in your damn car, now."

Sounds like something someone who wants to hurt me would say, you thought. Apparently you took too long to respond, the man lunged toward you and you tried to swing the meat tenderizer. The tool connected with his shoulder and he howled out in pain but still managed to wrestle you to the ground. The two of you struggled with each other and the man was yelling that you'd die if you didn't listen to him. You landed a weak hit to his jaw, splitting his lip. You even tried biting at him but he was persistent and struggling to get your keys. You were telling him he could have them that he just needed to let you go but he wasn't listening to you. Managing to grab his ear you had a flashback to the self-defense seminar you had to take in college, it should be easy to rip a human ear. So you pulled. Blood began to flow from the wound down his face and on to you. He got you off him before you got the whole ear by delivering a blow to your stomach. The air rushed from your body, is this what it means to get the wind knocked out of you?

There was a loud noise and fog lights flooded through the broken door. Then saw Shinsou and Aizawa pulling the man off you. You pushed yourself and back, clutching at your stomach. Your cheeks were wet. Were you crying or was that blood on your face? Probably both.

The trio wrangled the man outside where you heard more struggling, fighting, and groaning.

Eri.  You managed your way to the kitchen but realized you were covered in blood. Not wanting to traumatize the little girl any further you spoke through the door.

"Eri, can you stay there a little bit longer?"

"Can't I come out? I heard my daddies," She cried, tugging at your heartstrings.

"Not yet, okay? They're here and everything's okay, I'm gonna have them come get you okay?"

Thankfully, the door didn't open. As you shuffled toward the front door Mr. Yamada entered, wiping specks of blood off him.

You were shocked when he pulled you into a hug, "You're okay. Sho and Shinsou got everything under control. Where is Eri?"

You told him about her hiding spot and he sighed in relief and rushed to her.

The other two returned with bloodied knuckles that made your stomach churn.

"Yamada," The mountain man called, with his eyes scanning the home.

"Don't worry, Sho, I got Eri. She's fine. Our delivery girl is okay, she's got some bumps and bruises but she made the other guy look worse."

Aizawa ushered you to the couch, expecting your legs to give out at any moment.

"We need to call the police," You finally spoke.

Aizawa assured you he did. They were 45 minutes out but they'd work on getting here faster. Yamada brewed you a cup of tea, “for while we wait.” They finally calmed Eri down and Shinsou took her upstairs to get ready for bed. It felt weird for them to return to mundane evening routines so quickly after all that chaos, but maybe you were just the odd one out. Close to an hour later you were still waiting for the police to show up. Your tea was finished long ago and your nerves had calmed. You were even having trouble keeping your eyes open.

"You think they're almost here, babe" The blonde wondered, draping a throw blanket around your shoulders. "I'm sure she wants to this day to be over with."

---

It was still dark when you woke up. The blonde was fast asleep on the recliner next to you. The police must have come by now but there was no way you slept through the visit. Anxiety from earlier made it’s way back in to your chest. The clock read 4am; had they even called the police. All of the childhood rumors you heard came flooding back and you exited the house as quietly as you could, not realizing your keys were no longer with you.

When you made it outside you noticed dried blood on the ground, trailing toward what you assumed was their barn or storage shed. You were entranced. Looking back to the house, no one was awake; there was no movement, no light, just quiet. You shouldn’t follow the bloody trail, you shouldn't go near the shed; but your body moved on it's own accord and before you realized it you were at the doors. You gave a tug, expecting it to be locked, but the door swung open and inside you noticed the lock lay on the ground.

You should have turned around, got in your car, and drove away. Instead you stepped inside and found the bloody, broken body of the man who attacked you. There was a slight sway to the corpse that was hanging from a reinforced pillar. Nearly screaming your hand shot to cover your mouth.

You should've left.

You should've left.

You should've left.

Aizawa was watching you from the kitchen, cursing Hizashi for leaving the shed unlocked. His hand hovered over the secured cabinet drawer that stored a pistol. He wouldn't shoot you only scare you a bit. But you weren't running out in a panic. He didn't even hear you scream. Interesting. He went to join you, moving like any predator concealing it presence and leaving the gun safe untouched.

You should've left.

You should've left.

You finally came to your sense and whirled around only to run into your late night admirer. A terrified squeak escaped you as you jumped further into the confined space.

"Mr Aizawa! I'm sorry, I shouldn't have - I'm sorry."

He didn't look angry, although you wished he did. It would be better than the unsettling smile on his face.

"That's alright, I was heading out here anyway," He closed the door behind him and flicked on a dim light that lit up the room with shadows. "Can't leave it hanging for too long."

Your throat tightened, he stood between you and the only exit. If he noticed your terror there was no indication that he cared. He turned his back to you momentarily, rummaging through the clutter on the workbench. Now was the best chance you may get and you made a dash for the door. It was a futile attempt and part of you knew it but your nerves were ablaze with adrenaline and you were running on instinct not reason. There was a foreign tightness around your throat that kept you fighting to inhale. Struggling to breathe you didn’t even register the sharp pinch of a needle piercing your deltoid.

Aizawa pressed his nose to your hair, "Behave. Even if you get out of here, your tire has a flat, pesky nails tend to find their way on to the roads out here. A real shame."

He dragged you over to a chair across from the lifeless body cuffing both your wrists to the armrests. Stupid, stupid, he was grabbing out cuffs and I ran straight into him, you scolded yourself. You went to open your mouth and beg to be let go, but you were silenced.

"Keep it down or I'll have to find a way to keep you quiet."

Your heart was beating so hard it hurt. Once a friend said it was possible to die by fright, if that was true you wouldn't last much longer. Now that you were safely out of the way, Aizawa could make quick work dismembering the carcass. He donned his usual rubber apron and pulled back his hair. With his experience he could finish the job in less than two hours. Now was as good a time as ever for you to learn.

With a sigh he began his explanation and craft:

"Cannibalism has been around as long as we've existed: sacrificially, ceremonially, culturally, especially during times of plague, war, and famine. You can find documented accounts from pretty much every part of the world. And there's no one reason. Our family keeps it simple. We eat meat, animals are meat, and humans are animals. In times of famine and other hardships, this was a reliable food source. Of course now, there's not much of a risk for severe famine to effect people like us but it's tradition. This is how it's been for our family for years. And not just those of us around these parts but our relatives everywhere. It's important to keep old trades alive."

He paused, now splattered with blood, to take note of your dry heaving.

"Please," You gasped. "I just want to go -"

With narrowed eyes he continued:

"It's important for you to listen to our family history. Typically we don't reap a harvest until three weeks after the winter solstice and 3 weeks before the summer solstice. Twice a year is enough to get us by. Zashi and I are impressed that you managed to wrangle him in. Poetic in a way, don’t ’cha think? Consuming the flesh of someone who tried to overpower you. First reap of the harvest. Nice that it's a family affair."  

The room was spinning and you were fighting the sedative as hard as you could. There was no way any of this was real, maybe you were dreaming? Maybe you'd been knocked unconscious when that man rushed you. Or better yet, maybe you were asleep at home still. It was possible that this whole delivery fiasco was just a nightmare. Your stomach churned at the speech. There was sun peaking through the cracks in the wall by the time he finished separating the ... different sections. There was no more body, just pieces. You nodded off for a few minutes before being jolted awake by the door opening and letting in the bright morning light .

"Good morning, you two night owls," Hizashi beamed. Walking to his husband handing over a tall mug of coffee. He was completely unfazed by the scene he walked in on. In fact the only frown he made was when Aizawa said he put too much sweetener in the coffee.  "Anyways, grumpy pants, I called your sister. She's on her way to pick up Eri and Shinsou for a few days. To give us some time to focus on our little muse. Speaking of, I should go get her some water. Oh, plus we need to fix our door."

---

After you refused to drink anything they tried to give you they left you alone in the shed. The handcuffs were too tight for you to slip through and in your struggle you managed to topple the chair over, hitting the floor with painful slap. It was hard to ignore the buzzing of the flies swarming the space where the body once hung. You closed your eyes, your mind wandering to your family and what they would think when they realized you were missing.

Outside you heard a car pull up and were tempted to scream for someone to help you. Maybe it was the police; maybe someone realized you didn't go home last night and found out where your last delivery was. Your captors came out to greet whoever it was and you were glad you didn't yell, they sounded friendly. They were coming toward the shed but you were too defeated to react.

"Sho," Hizashi gasped, "She fell."

The response was sharp and sarcastic, "I hadn't noticed." He yanked you up with ease and the world was no longer side ways but the jolt paired with the exhaustion and drugs left the world spinning.

The woman must've been the sister they mentioned earlier. She squealed with delight, "Oh isn't she the cutest, lemme get a good look."

She resembled neither of the men and gave off cool-soccer-mom vibes. With a gentle grip on your chin she bore into your eyes.

"Please,” You begged, “I just want go home."

The sister didn't waiver, "Don't worry sweet thing, these two are gonna take such good care of you. Just relax and let them help you."

Help? You don't need help from them. You needed to get out of this hell.

"Okay," She bounced toward the exit, "Bring out my niece and nephew, we're gonna have a fun weekend. And take care of your girl, she looks like a keeper."

Finally you screamed in frustration. Brief, loud, and full of anger but it deflated just as quickly when the two men shot you a menacing look. How could all three of them show no display of empathy? You were again convinced this was an alternate reality when both children peaked their heads in to wave goodbye before they peeled away from the home, leaving you alone with Hizashi and Aizawa.

---

There was a hatch toward the back of the room where the two disappeared until they came back with a third body. They were dragging a woman up like a ragdoll and acidic bile burned your throat. If you had to guess you would say she was late middle age. It felt like they were setting a stage, Hizashi pulled you closer to where they stood while Aizawa managed to tie the woman down to the stained table.

"Why are you doing this," you cried. But they ignored you.

"Did you know there are people who pay for certain oddities and they’re willing to spend big bucks to get what they want? We keep whatever makes sense to eat and sell the rest. Ideally nothing goes to waste.”

The next hour and forty-seven minutes were excruciating. There were several “items” – as they referred to her body parts – that they removed while she was still alive; but finally Aizawa made the perfect incision along her thigh and a pomegranate wave gushed out. There was no way she would suffer much longer with this amount of blood loss.

"Please just let her die," You begged the universe. "Please let it end."

For the first time since starting they stepped back from the body, leaving it on the table to come over to you. Aizawa knelt before you and his bloody hand brushed hair from your face; his thumb rested on your lip and you couldn't even physically respond. Hizashi was behind him, rubbing his partner's shoulders.

"You're going to kill me?”  

Both men finally softened, coming down their endorphin high. There was something so satisfying about your question. Arousing, even. They made it clear that your life was up to them, which meant they had you where they needed you.

"Am I having a blonde moment? I don't recall saying we'd kill her."

Aizawa threw an incredulous look his way before addressing you, "We aren't going to kill you. We wouldn't've saved you from that terrible animal if that were the plan. We don't kill just anyone. We wanted to introduce you to our lifestyle and now’s the best chance. Eri’s wanted to keep you since day one, but if you can't behave that'll be an issue. Can you prove to us that you’re going to behave or do we have to get you down into the cellar?”

There was no other choice than to nod. Picking up a piece of the dissected woman Hizashi muttered something about starting dinner before telling his husband that you really need to get more rest. Aizawa agreed, and since it seemed like you were having trouble getting rest he decided to give you another little dose of medicine.

[ladyartemesia]

Since I'm in love with your writings and your taste in reading too. I know that your favorite is Brother's best friend or Best friend's brother, I would like for you to recommend me some of them please ❤️❤️🙏

꧁Brother’s Best Friend꧂

Clandestine by @junghelioseok is fantastic. Jeon Jungkook is the best friend of the reader’s slightly younger brother. He’s sexy and charismatic and DEFINITELY knows what he wants. The growth of his (clandestine) connection with the reader is utterly delicious. This one made me laugh and swoon.

Guarded by @xjoonchildx is basically legendary in my book. The lady in this story is not only Hoseok’s best friend’s sister—she is also his BOSS’s sister and by boss I mean mafia. This is the first installment in Ana’s amazing Rap Line Mafia Universe and it delivers on every level. Hoseok is tasked with protecting the boss’s sister after she is being threatened by sinister forces unknown and sparks fly.

Plums and Melons by @winetae is THAT FIC. The fic I just daydream about sometimes. It’s a fic about two people caught hard in eachother’s gravity. It’s so sexy and cerebral and the main characters are so hot. Jimin is just a guy trying to live his life, but whatever is brewing between him and his best friend’s sister is driving him insane. He wants to be a good guy, but she just isn’t playing fair.

Are You Sure? by @cutechim is such a swoon-worthy and touching piece of wonderful. I tell you I was MOVED. This is beautiful and emotional and EXTREMELY satisfying. Taehyung’s best friend has a sister who he has always secretly adored. When she comes to him and asks for some intimate experience, he isn’t strong enough to say no—not when she’s everything he ever wanted.

Drivers License and Detour by @gyukult is sweet and tender and just a fantastic coming of age story. The reader has been in love with her brother’s best friend, Park Jimin, for almost all of her youth... but what is going on in his head?It’s a tender story that really warms the heart. AND I am happy there is more coming. I would read about these two all day. She published the second part and oh my gosh it’s so incredibly perfect I could scream. This was just such a beautiful journey every step of the way.

Milestone by @1kook is probably one of the first brother’s best friend BTS fics I read and it is amazing. I adore it so much. Because Jungkook is your brother’s best friend he is there for every milestone in your life. But you’ve both grown up now and neither of you are kids anymore. It’s hot. Like really hot. Dialogue and set up are so sharp and fast paced I really loved every second.

Young God by @njssi is scorching hot smut with complicated feelings and warm revelations. You think it’s going somewhere and then it goes somewhere else and honestly it is so awesome the whole time. Jungkook was always your brother’s sweet little friend, but he’s returned determined to show you that he is all grown up.

Tease by @caiuscassiuss floored me. I loved it so much! I spent the whole story just squealing happily about everything. This story has it all. It’s scorching hot. It’s enemies-to-lovers. It’s Taehyung. Jungkook’s sister and Kim Taehyung do not get along AT all—so she decides to bring him to his knees by making him desperate for her. It’s a wild and completely awesome ride.

Wasabi by @ironicarmy is a classic. Hobi is a bad boy that Namjoon vehemently refuses to let near his precious baby sister. But love is too strong a force and soon Hobi and the clever object of his desire decide that some things are worth fighting for. It’s a really sweet story of facing challenges and relying on the people you love. Warm and fuzzy feelings abound, but it’s also super hot.

Forbidden by @btssmutgalore is a masterwork blueprint for this trope. Hobi is a carefree player who falls brutally for Taehyung’s sister. They two of them eventually give in to a VERY steamy series of secret encounters and feelings get very involved. This is hot, suspenseful, and emotionally satisfying. Excellent characterizations as well.

Prohibido by @personasintro is an office AU with a twist. Namjoon is not only her brother’s best friend, he is also her boss and the two of them have incredible chemistry. Watching them pretend that they’re not insanely attracted to each other is so endearing and hot. Reader is convinced her feelings are one-sided. It’s lovely and fun. Definitely a slow burn, but worth it.

Strawberry Kisses by @kimnjss is a fic that I devoured in one sitting and then re-read again immediately. Jeon Jungkook is a player who matches with a girl on a dating app and has no idea she is the sister of his revered mentor and close friend, Min Yoongi. I laughed. I cried. I GASPED OUT LOUD a bunch. It was a whole thing. This is a hybrid social media/written AU and it’s pretty much perfect.

Tempestuous by @ppersonna is so special to me because it was written at the very beginning of my friendship with Lindy. She was looking for requests and I was quick to request my favorite trope. Lindy is bae now and this fic she wrote is marvelous. You are forced to spend the weekend in the same house with your sexy arch-rival Taehyung who just so happens to be your brother’s best friend. Naturally snarky hotness ensues.

Off Limits @floralseokjin is basically a famous entry when it comes to this trope. It’s a Jin fic and Miss Jordan writes EXQUISITE Jin characterizations. There is a hint of mistaken (or unknown) identity in this one which makes it even more fun. Sparks fly between you and a devilishly charming Kim Seokjin at a party. You don’t find out until later who he really is—and why he’s off limits.

And finally I’ll recommend my own Brother’s Best Friend fic All I Want for Christmas is You featuring a charming Taehyung who falls for Jimin’s sister. Jimin basically blackmails his best friend into escorting his sister to several holiday galas. Tae and Jimin’s sister have never gotten along, but they soon discover (through multiple pranks and mishaps) that love (and desire) are out of their control.

Not Your Fairytale by @yeojaa is incredibly sweet and tender. Erin really does emotion so well and her Yoongi characterization is honestly so nuanced and brilliant. This story is about a girl who had her heart broken and instead of canceling the cake tasting she scheduled with her philandering ex-fiancé, she wrangles the tsundere best friend of her brother to pretend to be him.

Brother’s Best Friend by @bts-hyperfixation is a short and sweet moment between two people who have been fighting their attraction for each other. It is so hot and delicious I tell you. You’re in trouble and the person you call is probably the person you shouldn’t—but you aren’t the only one willing to take a risk tonight.

Off Limits by @kaddiiction will break your heart and put it back together again. This one was recommended to me by a reader and I cannot thank them enough. It is fantastic. Jimin is a player but he crosses the line when he begins a liaison with his best friend’s sister. Still there is far more to this situation—and Jimin—than meets the eye.

꧁Best Friend’s Brother꧂

Orectic by @gimmesumsuga is one of my favorite fics of all time. It is a hybrid fic where the reader is a cat hybrid and Hoseok is the brother of her best friend who comes to stay with her while her bestie is away... It is so tender yet SO HOT. I’m telling you I cannot even keep count of how many times I have read it.

Theophany by @ilikemesometaetaes was a JOURNEY. It made me so emotional. Like the story centers around art a lot, but let me tell you, this fic IS art. Jimin is just the man of my whole dreams in this piece as the brother of a former best friend with an irresistible allure. It is a coming of age story with the most beautiful twist. AND THE LOVE SCENE—oh my gosh I screamed it was so good. This story is just so so good.

Run by @neonlights92 is Jungkook’s story in the mafia universe I am COMPLETELY OBSESSED WITH. You don’t have to read the whole series to understand it (BUT YOU SHOULD). This is best friend’s brother meets arranged marriage and honestly it’s fantastic. Jungkook doesn’t do love and affection and being forced into an arranged marriage with his sister’s friend who has always had a crush on him is just a blow to his freedom... or is she? GAH! This story—like all the stories in this universe—is superb.

The Magic to Happiness by @readyplayerhobi is a best friend’s brother meets teachers AU meets Hogwarts AU. Now... all of those are top tier tropes so finding them together is like winning the lottery. Hobi was once just a skinny kid who had obvious heart eyes for you (his sister’s best friend) but now he’s tall and confident and really attractive. The magic of this story is evident in every word of the sweet relationship that blooms between these two.

Problem with You by @monvante is so sweet and kind of hilarious. I giggled so much! Jungkook is your best friend’s brother and he is kind of too perfect and too handsome and he’s always around and you hate him and he hates you... Right? When you cross paths with the infuriating Jeon Jungkook at your best friend’s wedding, you discover that you may have been wrong about a great many things.

Show Me Yours and I’ll Show You Mine by @ktheist is so so SO fabulous. I was obsessed with this (now complete) series from the very first installment. You and Tae are besties who have know each other since you were little kids, but lately Tae’s older brother Jin has been lookin mighty fine. Just how far can you push him till he breaks. And if he breaks.... what then?

This list is BY NO MEANS exhaustive. I just used it to compile some of my FAVORITES in this particular trope.

➪ IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER BROTHER’S BEST FRIEND FICS I SHOULD CHECK OUT PLEASE COMMENT (seriously please I love this trope so much) AND I WILL ADD THEM TO THIS LIST.

➪ Newer Additions are in PINK!

➪ Newest Additions are in BLUE

[doggirldick]

the sheer amount of dialogue, the writing, the soundtrack, the characterisation, careful balances in difficulty to make the game always feel like there’s some challenge but it’s not difficult? the attention to detail? despite the characters being clearly a healer, a physical damage dealer, a magic damage dealer, and a tank, there’s still a lot of versatility with spell books? (although you may just give melody the magical girl spell book and never look back even when an npc reminds you to try other things, sorry).

i love when characters really express their emotions. this can be done so well when a character faces hardships that cause them to cry and break down. this was done so well with harmony pushing melody to snap. and this pushes the cute couple to have their first argument, an argument that’s clearly carefully written to make it hard to take a side cause you know they just need to be open with each other? masterfully crafted.

i like that two of the four party members were trans without making a deal about it but i kinda wish there was more relatable stuff about how it affects their every day lives. i get they’re in a magical fantasy world where no-one’s overtly transphobic, but like melody does mention how she was scared it would be the elephant in the room in all her relationships, which is exactly what i’m talking about, i’d like a little more of that.

i love the way the final boss was handled but i’m not spoiling anything.

also just like, all the jrpgs i’m into are mostly just big AAA titles, i’m used to just being like hey this character is lgbt on a technicality. unsurprisingly, an indie game by a bi trans woman called super LESBIAN rpg is uh, well a bit different to say the least. sure okay the protagonist is bi, but she’s dating a woman during the events of the game. in fact, come to think of it, i can only think of like 9 named male characters off the top of my head and technically 4 of them are like clones of one guy.

the romantic relationships are a big part of it. if you hate pda then whatever but if you think women kissing each other to buff their stats in battle is one of the best mechanic ideas ever then i have great news for you. i do have some kinda strong feelings about how romantic relationships aren’t everything, and i don’t usually like when they’re the big focus in media but, it’s rare that i get to see it happen with so many lesbians so i have to put those feelings aside and indulge in this. i love women.

gamers i finished slarpg. i have to beg everyone to play it now

[makeste]

BnHA Chapter 316: We've Had One, Yes, But What About Second Explosion

Previously on BnHA: Deku was all “[powers up like whoa because it’s time to end the fight]”, and he saved Overhaul from getting not-shot, and then smashed up Nagant’s arm with the power of his new rechargeable super knees. Nagant was all “yoooo this kid is crazy strong whaaaat, it’s like he’s some kind of protagonist or something.” Deku was all “I AM A PROTAGONIST, ACTUALLY, DO YOU WANT TO JOIN FORCES AND FIGHT BAD GUYS WITH ME?” Nagant was all “ah shit why the hell no -- ” and then AFO was all “SURPRISE” and everyone was all “?!?!?!” and AFO was all “TIME TO EXPLODE NOW” and made Nagant explode because he’s an absolute fucking dick. And then Hawks showed up, because Horikoshi just wanted to stuff as many plot points as humanly possible into a single chapter I guess.

Today on BnHA: Hawks is all “good job giving motivational shounen redemption speeches Deku but I’ll take it from here” and screams very earnestly right in Nagant’s face until she finally wakes up. Nagant is all “oh hey it’s my successor, you seem surprisingly unfucked-up from your own HPSC tenure, how did you manage that?” Hawks is all “fandom is going to love hearing this one, but basically it’s because I’m very upbeat and also I had the world’s best role model Endeavor to look up to,” and I swear this man stirs the pot on purpose, but damn it I still love him so damn much. Overhaul is all “HELLO AGAIN, JUST A REMINDER THAT, THE BOSS!!” and Deku is all “MAYBE TAKE TWO SECONDS TO REFLECT ON HOW YOU TORTURED A LITTLE GIRL,” which, thank you, lol. Nagant is all “btw AFO’s hiding in a house in the woods”, and so Deku and the gang go to the house in the woods. Video recording!AFO is all “hi I’m AFO welcome to Jackass” and blows up the house. Sometimes I wonder if this manga is just a weird dream.

I am once again reading the Bean version because I think it was actually the best out of all three translations last week. and that is surprisingly including Viz’s. “faux” is not nearly as entertaining as “knockoff”, and also I have literally no idea why Caleb thought Deku was saying the Third’s lines lol

oh hey, Endeavor’s here too! not that you’d ever be able to tell from this first panel lmao

glad you received All Might’s call, mysterious unidentified glowing smudge

oh snap he says he’s weaker in the rain. is that why AFO told Nagant to attack then?? except that as we discussed the other day, I believe that AFO fully intended for Nagant to lose the fight, so him giving her info that would give her an advantage doesn’t really fit in with that. maybe he wanted Deku to be separated from Endeavor and the rest for maximum angst, though

btw Deku’s eyes are unsurprisingly back to the new normal here

alas, the angst continues. I say, pretending like I’m not totally eating it up each and every week and writing essay after essay about it lol

anyway so apparently Hawks can’t actually fly lmao. he was just yeeting himself with style

for some reason this is the funniest fucking thing I’ve ever seen omfg. wave to Hawks, kids! say “bye, Hawks!”

j/k of course Deku is catching them. -- except???

wow so he was just running on fumes there at the end. well, good to know there is actually a limit to his shenanigans, particularly regarding this new “knockoff” 100% OFA. it will definitely not alleviate any of the discourse, but it’s good for my own peace of mind because it’s solid confirmation that he still needs his pals in order to win this thing

anyway, but on to the rest of this conversation, which is basically Deku deducing what we all deduced last week -- AFO implanted some sort of trap into Nagant when he gave her Air Walk. though I’d still like to get the actual details from AFO and/or Horikoshi, because this was particularly wild even by quirk standards lol

omgggggg

she still has a face after all!! so it’s confirmed, Horikoshi has no idea what “blowing up” actually means. we might have guessed, based on what happened to Toga in the MVA arc, and also based on everything Katsuki does ever, but shhh

so now Hawks is all “NAGANT PLEASE WAKE UP, IF I SHOUT MY NAME AT YOU WILL THAT DO THE TRICK”

this is actually kind of touching though because even though we all know (or most of us acknowledge at any rate) that Hawks is a pretty caring person, it’s rare to see him actually panic over someone’s welfare like this

oh shit Horikoshi is really doubling down on it

I wonder how much Hawks knew about what really happened between Nagant and the HPSC. regardless, he probably sees her as a kindred spirit of sorts, and I’m more than happy for Deku to pass the redemption torch onto him now that he’s on the scene. like no offense Deku but they actually know each other and stuff lol

DAMMIT NAGANT CAN’T YOU SEE HOW LOUD HE IS YELLING

apparently being freed from his HPSC shackles has finally given Hawks the space to embrace his own inner shounen protagonist. is there anything more shounen than trying to motivationally scream someone awake when they’re lying in your arms inches from death?? 100% guaranteed to work

!!! IS THIS NAGANT’S POV OMG

SO SHE IS ALIVE. THANK GOD. Horikoshi doesn’t want to meet with my emotional distress lawyer today after all

love how she’s all “just gonna stir up the weekly Hawks Discourse pot here by implying that he probably committed a lot of Atrocities just like I did, so now people can get all hopped up about that, even though there’s no evidence he’s ever killed anyone aside from that one horrible ‘damned-if-you-do...’ situation with Twice.” no one asked for your provocative speculation young lady!! trust me Nagant, our rabbles don’t need the rousing lol

but nice save there with the “so how are your eyes so untainted” well you see it’s because even when he was following the HPSC’s orders he always went to great lengths never to go against his own moral compass. which just to be clear was incredibly difficult, and led to a ton of pain and suffering on his part, because the life of a spy is basically just one impossible situation after another. but in spite of that he never stopped trying to do his best to help people. I don’t really know where this tangent came from or is leading to, lol, but anyway p.s.a. I love Hawks a lot and he’s a good kid dammit

oh shit??!?

how is the League always able to swing all these fancy forest mansions. where do they find them. how many do they have

so Deku’s dropping them -- very roughly, not sure if he was reacting to finally getting AFO’s location, or if his energy really is giving out -- and now Nagant’s saying that AFO hired other villains as well. well of course he did. gotta keep chipping away at OFA’s ninth successor little by little

now Nagant is asking Hawks how he’s able to keep making “that” face. I assume she’s again talking about the fact that he somehow didn’t let the HPSC wear down his spirit

oh my god???

thanks for stuffing this chapter to the brim with good nutritional Hawks Feels, Horikoshi. what a good. he just keeps on trudging forward undeterred no matter what bullshit comes his way. what a steadfast little guy. I WILL PROTECT YOU FROM DISCOURSE MY SWEET SUNSHINE

lmaoooo

“SPOTTED THIS DUDE JUST CHILLING OUT THERE ON THE ROOF WITH NO ARMS, SEEMED PRETTY SUS” good job Endeavor

anyway so you don’t really need me to tell you that Overhaul is immediately starting in with the “BUT THE BOSS WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE ME TO THE BOSS YOU PROMISED YOU WOULD TAKE ME TO THE BOSS” stuff again. but I will go ahead and tell you anyway. so yeah. he’s doing that

OMG YOU GUYS LOOK AT DEKU’S “of all the fucking assholes to just randomly drop in on my life once again why did it have to be you” FACE THOUGH, OMG

fun fact, if you go back to chapters 124 through 160, there was an entire story arc where Overhaul imprisoned and tortured a little girl. yeah, I know!! suuuuuuuuper evil. anyways just an interesting little anecdote for you all that’s somewhat relevant to the current situation

OMG, YES. FUCK YES, DEKU

THEN WHAT ABOUT SPARING ONE FOR HER!!! YES!!! EXACTLY!!! JESUS FUCKING CHRIST, SOMEONE GETS IT

HERE’S THE PANEL OF DEKU SAYING THE EXACT SAME THING I’M SAYING LOL

(ETA: so apparently there’s some discourse about this because some people are interpreting this as Deku saying “you should apologize to Eri”, which would obviously be a terrible idea even if Overhaul actually wanted to do that, because Eri shouldn’t ever have to see him again. however I just want to point out that there is a HUGE difference between saying “it would be nice if you could direct that feeling of regret/being sorry towards Eri as well”, vs saying “you should also apologize to her.” all Deku is doing is rightfully pointing out that Overhaul has hurt way more people than just his boss, and if he really is remorseful, then he should extend those feelings of remorse to Eri and the rest as well. it’s not a directive to take any specific action, and I’m 1000% sure no one at U.A. would let Overhaul within 100 miles of Eri ever again.

tl;dr “try feeling remorse sometime” =/= “do you want me to fly you over to U.A. right now to surprise the little girl you traumatized”, lol.)

[slings an arm around Deku’s shoulders] you’re a good kid. I like you. I don’t know if I tell you that enough, but it’s true

meanwhile here is Overhaul’s “spare... a thought... for Eri...???????” face sigh

the struggle is real y’all

(ETA: and that’s... the last we ever saw of Overhaul, I guess? well all right then. I assume Deku will make good on his promise, so we know he’ll get that little bit of closure before going back to jail or whatever, and I confess I’m more than fine with leaving the rest of it open-ended, especially given his character’s history. I think this was pretty generous all things considered.)

lmao holy shit

All Might what did you do to those tiki torch guys?? did you thrash them. did you give ‘em those hands. did you deliver their own asses to them complete with a sticker reminding them Amazon Prime Day is on June 21. we missed out goddammit

so Endeavor, who wasn’t the one he was asking, is telling him that they captured (well let’s be real, Deku captured, give the credit where it’s due) Nagant and Overhaul. and so I guess they’re going to take Nagant to the ER now

fire is no one’s weakness

-- oh my GOD I scrolled down and audibly gasped

[is politely but firmly approached and asked to remove my arm from Deku’s shoulder by the physical manifestation of all this Dekuangst] “we’re sorry, he’s not allowed to have visitors right now” oh shit, my bad. [goes to stand behind a police barricade]

lmao what. did you run out of room on the previous page

what an exaggerated fade to black lmao

-- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I actually can’t see what he’s reacting to so maybe I’m just seriously jumping the gun here lol, but THE HELL WITH IT. the next panel appears to be a cut to Haibori Forest, so I’m just gonna go ahead and declare that Deku ran off on his own all wounded to go have more Dekuangst, just like I manifested. now go call Katsuki goddammit

[scrolls three more inches down] oh

yeah so like I said, Deku is walking very slowly a few feet in front of Endeavor, who’s telling him to wait up. yep. we’ve all gotta be so careful to not just jump to conclusions. I know we’re excited but still

anyway, so! welcome back to Mt. Lady and Kamui Woods (ARE YOU GUYS DATING) and Edgeshot! have fun walking into this obvious trap lol

dammit Deku why are you so determined to tempt fate

[monkey puppet meme faces]

OH MY GOD THIS IS PURE GRADE-A CHEESY COMIC BOOK VILLAIN 101 SHIT AND I’M HERE FOR IT

that’s such a weird way of clapping who claps like that

unlike certain other people who shan’t be named, AFO doesn’t feel the need to inexplicably take his shirt off when recording sinister villain monologues. I think we’re all pretty grateful for that

high fives to everyone who called it!! yep yep

anyway so this whole scene has major booby-trap vibes, which I’m enjoying immensely even though I don’t think anything is really going to come of it lol. probably just another long-winded AFO Speech. but wouldn’t it be funny if like the ceiling started lowering down to try and squish Deku afterwards lol

(ETA: well the explosion was still pretty funny too ngl.)

ffff

[“Dekuangst is the trap” intensifies]

anyway so yeah. he’s just hitting up all of his usual villain talking points. we get it, you’re so smart and you see right through the thin veneers of society and people who don’t conform are left to fend for themselves and labeled as villains and history is written by the victors, and blah blah blah dude are you just jumping randomly from one soundbyte to another lol. literally what are you talking about. what does this have to do with you blowing up Nagant

-- holy shit??

[”Dekuangst is the trap” intensifies MORE?????]

LOL WHAT

BRO. WHAT IS WITH YOU. DON’T YOU KNOW HOW TO LAY ANY OTHER KIND OF FUCKING TRAP GOOD LORD

“YOU’RE NEXT” THE CALLBACK?? THE PARALLELS?? THOUGH WHEN ALL MIGHT POINTED HE MADE IT LOOK WAY COOLER. AFO’S POINTING JUST LOOKS LIKE SMOKEY THE BEAR

HAS ANYONE CHECKED IN ON KAMUI WOODS I HEAR HE IS WEAK TO FIRE?? THE ONLY ONE WHO IS, APPARENTLY

r.i.p. to this particular forest mansion. don’t worry they have a ton of backups

remember last week when I said maybe AFO thinks explosions are gauche. well never mind. he fucking loves explosions

anyway so that’s the end of BnHA, everyone. hope you enjoyed. it was a good ride while it lasted. see you all, good luck in your travels

[earnestly-endlessly]

hi! hope you're doing well :) do you have any domestic!cherik fics? or established relationship ones?

Hi anon, thanks for the ask. I'm doing very well, been super busy because I'm currently moving but it's all good. I have plenty of great domestic/established relationship cherik fics for you. I hope you enjoy!!

Domestic/Established Relationship cherik

Daycare ‘Verse’ – orphan_account, pocky_slash

Summary: A modern AU in which Charles runs a mutant daycare and Erik is his long-suffering engineer boyfriend.

Runs in the Family – Anonysquirrel (chibirisuchan)

Summary: Alex knew his own reputation. Hell, he'd started some of his own reputation, because it kept some of the smarter thugs off his back. Everyone knew Alex's reputation. There was no way Hank didn't know his reputation, but he'd brought Alex into a house with some really expensive things and a lot of innocent little kids and his too-friendly, too-harmless dad.

But clearly Hank hadn't told his family anything about Alex, just like he hadn't told Alex anything about his family. At least, not about the brain-breaking parts of his family.

"I didn't know where to start," Hank said, for the dozenth time.

Gift of the Magi, But Screw it Up – librata

Summary: He doesn't know if he's buying too much, too little, or even the right things at all, because he's never entertained a guest as important as Edie Lehnsherr.

Making perfect – aesc

Summary: As is the case with most trials in Erik's life, this one starts with Charles gazing beseechingly at him and asking him for a favor. Not that their going-on-three years relationship is a trial, even though it started with Charles giving Erik the full benefit of sad blue eyes and asking him if he wouldn't mind opening his car door since he'd locked his keys inside, but still.

Continue firm and constant – aesc

Summary: Moira hasn't seen her old partner in saving the world from threats human and intergalactic, Erik Lehnsherr, for a few years. When she finally does see him again, she finds a man different from the one who's been with her down in the dark and the dirt and the blood... or maybe he isn't so different after all.

After School Special – listerinezero

Summary: Charles was barely seventeen and Erik was his social studies teacher. But after almost fifteen years together, does it really matter how they met?

Terrifying Domesticity – ishipitsobad

Summary: Erik is the most dangerous and notorious mafia boss around for miles, and yet the strangest things terrify him.

For example: his children, and his very pregnant mate.

Trying is Half the Battle – Pookaseraph

Summary: Post-Cuba, no divorce, Charles and Erik are in an established relationship and when Charles gets sick with a random flu bug, they discover that Charles can get pregnant. They then try to get pregnant, and try, and try.

We’ll all be gone for the summer – pocky_slash

Summary: Charles and Erik's usual family beach vacation gets a little bigger when they agree to watch Erik's teenaged twins for the summer. Charles is looking forward to a chance to bond with his step-children. Erik is terrified of screwing them up even more.

A Summer Day So Late in Coming – helens78

Summary: Fifty years after they fell in love, Erik comes to Charles with a proposal that rocks Charles's world.

Still Going Strong – JackyJango

Summary: Speaking of forty-eight, Erik hates it. Hates it even more that others are aware of it. While he’s pragmatic enough to know and accept that aging is inexorable, the increase in number gives the people around him the freedom to pounce at him with questions, opinions and advice he'd fought to keep at bay all year.

Besides, Erik believes that youth is a state of mind, not a phase in one’s life.

You have a child’s mind in a man’s body, Charles constantly tells him.

But despite his age, Erik is healthy. He works out daily. His muscles are steel and he can dead-lift four hundred pounds. He can break bones without breaking a sweat. Most importantly, he can still carry Charles to the bedroom and fuck him senseless. And as long as Erik can do that, he’s perfectly happy.

Before You Attempt Me (Fair Warning) – kianspo

Summary: Charles helps Raven get ready for the prom. Surprisingly, that part goes well. The prom itself not so much. Erik cooks a lot of unhealthy comfort foods and is incredibly patient. Charles mostly frets about everything, until Erik does something neither he, nor Raven see coming.

And now you will not be alone any more – pocky_slash

Summary: Erik gives driving, sewing, and cooking lessons, soothes nightmares, bolsters self-esteem, and still can't figure out why Charles keeps smiling at him like that.

Some sense of touch and a melody – pocky_slash

Summary: On a day when Charles, for once, finds himself saying the right thing to everyone he sees, he allows himself to be talked into a field trip to a local orchard.

It’s kind of our whole thing – pearl_o, pocky_slash

Summary: After two years of best friendship, Charles and Erik thought they knew everything there was to know about each other. They're surprised, then, when their first summer as a couple reveals that they have a lot to learn about each other and themselves.

Indulgence – grim_lupine

Summary: “The children are still asleep,” Charles murmurs groggily, flinging an arm out as if searching for Erik beside him. “The house is still standing, this is a ghastly hour, and more importantly, I’m still here. Why do you insist on doing this every morning?”

Your Father’s Daughter – ConsultingWriter

Summary: Wanda proves just how much she takes after Erik.

Pietro reeled back before leaning back in "They didn't tell you what happened? Wanda got in a fist fight and totally wailed on this guy, I mean, on one hand I feel kinda embarrassed for him, but it was so epic."

Erik's eyebrows shot to his hairline. Wanda got in a fight? That was....surprising, to say the least. Wanda tended to take after Charles in temperament and preferred talking to violence.

This Crazy Game Called Life – chiasmus

Summary: Raven declares game night in the mansion. Sean finds an elephant, Erik inherits one hundred unwanted cats, and Charles scars Hank for life with misdirected dirty thinking. This is five thousand-something words of crack with a dose of schmoop. I'm not sorry. Written for this kink meme prompt: Raven is tired of the boys going off to play chess (if they're even playing chess!) and pulls out a load of board games from one of the closets in the mansion. Madness ensues.

To my roomba with love – sareyen

Summary: There are a lot of things that Erik loves about Charles. He loves all of the obvious things; Charles’s kindness, his intelligence, his laughter, his eyes. He also loves the little private things; the way Charles sneaks Erik his unwanted tomatoes, his warbled opera singing in the shower, that sensitive spot on his hip.

And he loves the silly things about Charles, especially the way the man has a habit of talking to inanimate objects when he thinks no one is looking. Charles has conversations with the kettle, the washing machine, and their roomba – and every time Erik eavesdrops on him, he falls in love with the man a little bit more.

Everything About it is a Love Song – pocky_slash

Summary: Erik's spent fifty years being a figurehead and he's ready to leave that behind. Luckily, so is Charles.

(aka Old Retired Dudes in Love)

A Very Xavier-Lehnsherr Christmas – zamwessell

Summary: Erik is discovering new things about Charles Xavier all the time. Charles sometimes talks in his sleep. Often about food. Occasionally in Latin. Charles has a scar on his left thigh from attempting to demonstrate relativity to a girl by sitting on a hot stove. Charles doesn’t mean to be so loud when they make love, but sometimes Charles can’t help himself.

Charles is a voracious reader. Charles has an unspeakably filthy imagination. Charles will try anything in bed twice to make sure he wasn’t wrong the first time.

Charles is unexpectedly fond of Christmas. Perhaps that is not the phrase. “Unhealthily obsessed” might be better.

The fluffiest holiday fluff you ever read in your dang life.

Of Crabs and Castles – flightinflame 

Summary: Charles and Erik take their children to the beach. Wanda builds a sandcastle, Nina makes some friends, and Pietro gets some exercise. Some family fun in the sunshine.

Bring Your Daughter To Work Day – listerinezero

Summary: Charles brings three year old Lorna to class with him.

Glasses – grim_lupine

Summary: Charles blinks at him bemusedly, but Erik barely notices because Charles is wearing glasses— wire-rimmed, and Erik can feel the metal humming, traces without touch the way they follow the curve of Charles’s nose and rest behind his ears.

Genetics Isn’t Sexy – pocky_slash

Summary: Charles lectures. The kids aren't very responsive. Erik, on the other hand....

Peanut Butter and Honey (The Fairytale Remix) – pocky_slash

Summary: Once upon a time there was a Princess named Anya who lived in a house with her Daddy and her wicked stepmother Charles. (A wicked stepmother is the person who comes and lives with princesses and their daddies after their mommies go away.) She had a best friend named Leroy, and one day he was lost.

The Bystander (The Consultant (aka A Westchester Telepath in the Avengers Tower) Remix) – Nanimok

Summary: When it comes to Professor Charles Xavier, telepath, SHIELD consultant and compulsive flirt, no one is safe.

Not even the Big Three.