#more sad thoughts about these disaster robots

[ghostinthegallery]

Spoiler alert for The Infinite and the Divine (big spoiler, I mean it) but if you want an extra layer of tragedy to Trazyn and Orikan's messed up excuse for a relationship, consider how much of their time together on Serenade was...

...poisoned by the Deceiver screwing. It's not like Orikan didn't hate Trazyn before, but during so much of their forced cooperation, Deceiver is whispering in Orikan's head, stoking that fire. Telling him that Trazyn isn't worth his time, Trazyn can't be trusted, Trazyn's just there to be used and discarded. He isn't someone Orikan should care about. Meanwhile, Trazyn is actually starting to like spending time with Orikan. He's opening up. Yes, most of that opening up consists of explaining random shit Orikan doesn't care about, but come on, how many of us express affection by doing exactly that? We all relate to infodumping about our hyperfixations.

There is a moment where Orikan starts to come around: when Trazyn shares that he too remembers resisting biotransference. He believed Orikan and didn't go willingly to the furnaces. This is the thing Orikan remembers when he saves Trazyn from Flayer!Quellkah (a thing he did not have to do and is more surprised than anyone that he did). Finally the wall starts coming down. And wouldn't you know it, the second Orikan starts to feel something besides hatred, a new memory CONVENIENTLY pops up, showing that Trazyn actually tossed him into the furnace personally (a thing that does not make any practical sense when you think about it). And Orikan goes right back to hating him. WOW FUNNY HOW THAT HAPPENED! Almost like the Deceiver felt a little threatened by the idea of them cooperating...

It's so sad how differently they experienced that time and how much they could have accomplished if each of them had been allowed to understand the other. Trazyn did not want to fight Orikan at the end. He tries to get him to stop their battle, but Orikan has the Deceiver in his ear telling him that he has to attack. And he listens because the Deceiver is offering him exactly what he wants. An easy answer. Trazyn=bad, "Vishani"=good, no need to reevaluate his rivalry or worldviews. And Orikan gets a mountain to the face for his trouble.

Yes, they'll probably always despise each other on some level, but this makes me wonder if there's a version of events where they despise each other slightly less. What that universe might look like. There's probably fewer Deceiver shards running around.

[bellacatt-art]

Okay so, a little Red Dwarf rant up ahead because I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and I need you guys to be sad about it with me:

We all know that despite Red Dwarf being a comedy show the premise is super depressing, especially with all the characters experiencing loneliness in a different way. Lister is the last human alive, Rimmer is a hologram who is dead and cannot fully interact with his surroundings, Cat has been separated from the rest of his species and Kryten has spent ages on the Nova 5 assisting crewmates he didn't know were dead.

But what about Holly? Because I have a LOT to say! :")

I can say with confidence that Holly is one of my favourite RD characters, and that is because I adore the concept so much - the idea of a sarcastic computer who's tasked with keeping the entire ship together is just so funny to me, especially since one thing I've noticed is that over the course of S1-5, Holly has slowly felt like more of a member of the crew rather than just the ship's computer, yk? It might have something to do with Hattie Hayridge's portrayal of her because she subtly gives her a bit more expression which I really love, but she feels like she has more emotions later on, and throughout the course of the series, she's always cared for the others despite being, yk - a robot.

And the events of S5 Ep6 "Back To Reality" really prove that. Idk guys, I just love that *she* was the one who saved everybody from the despair squid, like yesss!!! She is a valuable member of the team, and I love her for that! ^-^

But what I've been thinking about lately is what happened between S5 and S6. We're told that the others lose contact with the Red Dwarf ship - and Holly as a result. Now, imagine how that must be for her - maybe the others went on some kind of adventure before this huge disaster occurred, and she was waiting for them to return, and they never did.

Imagine the original Red Dwarf, floating around in the depths of space, completely empty except for the old computer who slowly realises that she will never see the others again. :(

Idk maybe I've messed up the continuity somewhere bc I need to rewatch S6 again, but I've just been picturing a lonely computer waiting for her crewmates that are never coming back, and it's just so sad, like it really proves that the Red Dwarf characters are all so deeply tragic! 😭💜

I need everybody's thoughts on this because I may or may not have made an illustration based on that concept and I need more people to be sad about Holly with me! ♡♡

(Also S7-8 don't count, they find the Red Dwarf again but it isn't the original. That version of the ship has been revived as essentially a duplicate of the ship before the radiation leak in S1. The Holly aboard is also a duplicate, which must mean the original is still stuck in the vastness of space, I thought it was important to add that for continuity purposes hehe! 😅)

Also I'm sorry this was longer than it had to be, but oh my god, I'm so sad now!!

[differentpastazipperbandit]

Hi again

Tails’s adventure return episode 2 let go

Time 12:08 am

place:New York

Night had fallen over New York City, and the neon lights cast a rainbow glow over the damp streets as Tails made his way home. His thoughts swirled with the possibilities of tomorrow's adventure. He felt a strange mix of excitement and fear, his heart racing at the thought of leaving his solitary life behind.

Suddenly dog robot barked licking his face, Tails hi buddy," he said, scratching behind the robot's ear here to keep me safe.

SUMMARY^1: Eggman informs Tails that they are leaving the next day and that he only needs to bring his toolkit and a change of clothes, as they will be off the grid. Tails feels a mix of excitement and anxiety as he contemplates the sudden adventure ahead and the secrets he must keep. He returns home, where his robotic dog companion awaits him, adding a layer of comfort to his tumultuous evening.

The robot wagged its tail. "Bank," he pet the robot "Thank you for always being there for me."

The robot's eyes lit up with affection. "Woof!"

Tails and the robot parted ways, Tails walk apartment tiredness seeping into his bone. As he climbed the stairs to his small, cramped apartment, he couldn't shake the feeling that his life was about to change forever.

Once inside, he surveyed his meager living space, the walls adorned with posters of his favorite inventors and a few childhood toys scattered on the floor. The reality of his situation hit him like a ton of bricks. He was about to leave everything he knew for an adventure that could either fulfill his wildest dreams or be a complete disaster.

Tails quickly gathered his few possessions, stuffing them into a small backpack. His toolkit,

Suddenly dog robot bedroom door creaked dog mouth box symbol hedgehog

What box?" Tails asked, his curiosity piqued.

The robot dog nudged a small, dusty cardboard box in the corner with

approached and pulled out the box, his heart racing as he recalled the faded label that read "Memories of a older Brother." He had found it in the wreckage of their old home, the only reminder of the life they once shared before the acciden

He gently lifted the lid, and a flood of emotions washed over him as he sifted through the contents: arms maps, old photographs, and a few small gadgets that his brother had made. His eyes fell upon a flying hook s Bushcraft Knife, a tool their brother had always carried with him on their adventures. Tails picked it up, feeling its weight in his hand, and a sense of hdetermination grew within him. He knew he had to take it with him, as it might come in handy on this new journey.

Tails knew he had to take the knife and flying hook with him. They were more than just objects; they were symbols of his brother's spirit of adventure and a potential key to unlocking he known brother death. He wrapped them carefully in a cloth and placed them in his backpack, feeling a warmth spread through his chest as he did

The clock on the wall ticked away the hours eatticked away the hours eat Teeth brushed, Tails lay in bed, dog robot at his side, staring at the ceiling. He was too excited to sleep. The adventure of a lifetime was waiting for him he happy and sadness he know

brother no alive. He knew that this journey might not lead him to his brother, but it was a chance to escape the life he had been forced into and to honor his brother's memory by exploring the world they had always talked about.

Next day Tails awoke with a start. Sounds smartphone beeped insistently on nightstand

What happened William?" Tails asked, his voice sleepy and

You boss call," the ai smartphone spoke in a calm, robotic tone.

SUMMARY^1: Tails finds a treasure trove of his brother's belongings, including a flying hook and a knife. He decides to bring them on his adventure, symbolizing his brother's spirit. Despite feeling a mix of excitement and sorrow, he prepares for the trip, knowing it's an opportunity to escape his current life0

SUMMARY^2: Tails joins Eggman's film crew as the mechanic, thrilled by the adventure ahead. He keeps his new role a secret and returns home to his robotic dog, who shows him a box of their lost brother's possessions, which he decides to bring on the journey. This emotional moment reinforces his determination to uncover the truth about his brother's disappearance.

Tails' eyes shot open, and he sat up in bed. "What?" he exclaimed, his heart racing.

Cardinal say something important," the smartphone insisted.

Tails took a deep breath and picked up the phone, his stomach churning with anxiety

. "Okay, play the message."Tails took a deep breath

Hi miles Prower," the message from Cardinal began, his voice strained. "I need to talk to you as soon as possible.

Tails heart skipped a beat. "Boss know," he murmured to himself, dread creeping in.

Happy you vacation," the smartphone informed him after the message finished playing.

Tails stared at the phone, his mind racing. "Vacation?" he murmured. "He thinks I'm going on vacation?"

The robot dog looked up at him with a tilted head, sensing his confusion. "Bank bank," it whined softly.

Tails stared at the phone, the message playing on a loop in his mind. "Vacation," he murmured again, a glimmer of hope shining through the fog of his anxiety. Could it be true? Did Eggman somehow convince Cardinal to let him go? He took a deep breath, trying to steady his racing

He look clock 10 : 06 am 1Tails knew he had to get moving. He had less than seven hours to get to the dock and meet Eggman. Quickly, he showered and dressed in his sturdiest clothes: that are red from the heel to the middle and white and white gloves with a gray band around each wrist. As he packed his backpack, he couldn't shake the feeling that he was forgetting something important. But what?

His mind raced through the tasks he had completed the day before, his interactions with Eggman, and the mysterious box that had been left behind. Suddenly, it hit him. The box! It contained the only real connections he had to his lost brother. He couldn't leave it behind. Carefully, he wrapped the knife and hook in a cloth and placed them in his backpack alongside his toolkit.

grabbed the leash and attached it to the robot dog's collar, feeling a strange sense of comfort knowing he wasn't going alone. "Let's go, buddy," he said, swinging the backpack over his shoulder. They descended the stairs and stepped out into the cool morning air, the robot dog trotting alongside him.

Alright T-Pup," Tails said to the robot dog, a small smile forming on his lips. "We're going on an adventure."

The robot dog looked up at him, tail wagging with excitement. "Woof!"

They walked through the early morning streets of New York City, the air still fresh and the sun just beginning to peek over the horizon. Tails couldn't help but feel a twinge of sadness as he looked around at the familiar sights that he might not see again for a long time. The robot dog seemed to sense his mood, nudging him gently with its nose.

"Come on," Tails said, his voice filled with a mix of excitement and anxiety we need bit buy supplies before we go."

The robot dog barked in agreement, and together they made their way to the nearest market. Tails's eyes scanned the aisles for anything that might be useful on their trip, his mind racing with thoughts of the unknown. He grabbed a few cans of dog food and a collapsible water bowl for his robotic companion, along with some energy bars and a bottle of water for himself.

As they approached the checkout and the pay-wave scanner beeped, exit store Tails felt a hand on his shoulder.

Miles Prower voice over

Tails he know voice, and his heart sank. He turned around to face mouse tail Anonimus the mouse, who had been his bullying and abusive co-worker for years. Anonimus had a lookhad a smug look on his face, his whiskers twitching with glee.

Well well wel, if isn't little Miles Prower playing hooky," Anonimus sneered, his eyes narrowing. "Where do you think you're going with that bag, huh?"

Tails felt his cheeks flush with embarrassment. He had hoped to slip away unnoticed, but seemed his luck had run out. "It's just a little vacation," he lied, trying to keep his voice steady. "I'm going to visit my uncle."

uncle? Little fox like you has no family," Anonimus sneered, his eyes narrowing suspiciously.

Tails gritted his teeth, trying to keep his cool. "It's none of your business," he replied, pulling away from the mouse's grip.

Oh, but it freakin' is my business," Anonimus snarled, his grip tightening on Tails' shoulder. "You think you can just waltz out of here without telling anyone? Without finishing your bangin' work?"

Tails' heart raced as he struggled to come up with a plausible excuse. He knew that if Anonimus reported him, his chances of joining Eggman's expedition would be ruined. "I-I got a call from my uncle," he stammered. "He's sick. I need to go right away."

Anonimus's smug expression faltered for a moment before he snorted. "Yeah, right. And I'm the king of Mobius. I know you're up to something, and I'm going to find out what it is," he said, reaching for Tails' backpack.

Panic surged through Tails as he stepped back, pulling the bag out of Anonimus's reach. "I'm sorry, but I really have to go," he said firmly, his eyes meeting the mouse's with a newfound resolve. "It's a family emergency."

family emergency ?You know they hates you, right? You're nothing but a street rat to them." His eyes narrowed, and his grip tightened. But I'll let you go this time, Prower. But you better not forget who's in charge here."

Tails felt a surge of anger and fear, but he knew he couldn't let Anonimus ruin this chance. He nodded, his eyes never leaving the mouse's. "Thanks," he said through gritted teeth. "I won't forget

With that, he turned on his heel and stormed out of the store, the robot dog following closely behind. His heart pounded in his chest as he broke into a run, not looking back to see if Anonimus was still watching.

family didn't want him. He knew it was true, but the sting of Anonimus's words didn't lessen the pain. Tails and the robot dog raced through the streets, dodging early morning traffic and pedestria

Suddenly stomach grumble Tails realized he hadnt eaten much breakfast. He stopped at a street vendor and bought a couple of bagels, tearing into one as he walked. The doughy bread and the sweet smell of the strawberry jam filled his senses, and for a brief moment, he allowed himself to savor the simple pleasure.

Okay Eggman say 5 :00 now Tails look clock 11:00 pm. Hours six to spare.

"I miss my older brother," Tails said softly, his voice tinged with sadness.

The robot dog looked up at Tails with a concerned beep, sensing his distress. Tails took a deep breath and nodded, forcing a smile. "It's okay, buddy," he said, patting

As they walked through the streets, Tails's eyes fell upon a well-worn book titled "Hook's Handbook of Survival: A Comprehensive Guide for the Modern Adventurer" in a shop window. He picked it up

As they walked through the streets, Tails's eyes fell upon a well-worn book titled "Hook's Handbook of Survival: A Comprehensive Guide for the Modern Adventurer" in a shop window. He picked it up, flipping through the pages. It was filled with instructions for various survival skills, from how to start a fire to setting up a shelter. It was as if the universe itself was telling him that he was ready for this adventure."This might come in handy," Tails murmured to himself.

"This might come in handy," Tails murmured to himself.

He approached the vendor. "Excuse me, how much for this book?" Tails asked.

The vendor looked at the book and then at Tails. "That'll be ten bucks, kid," he said.

Tails handed over the money and put the book in his backpack. "Thanks," he said, feeling a bit more prepared

The shopkeeper nodded and took the payment. As Tails left the store, he felt a sense of readiness wash over him. Everything he needed was now safely packed.

As Tails walked through the playground, he took a moment to read through the book. The survival tips and techniques gave him a sense of confidence. The instructions on how to set up a shelter, start a fire, and navigate unknown terrain seemed like they would be invaluable for his journey.

1:00 PM

With only four hours left until he was due at the docks, Tails stopped to catch his breath. As his mind raced with thoughts of what was to come, he noticed a familiar voice calling out to him

Tails and T-Pup continue their preparations, with Tails buying a survival guide titled "Hook's Handbook of Survival" to be better prepared for the adventure ahead. He reads through the book, gaining confidence from the skills it contains, as they head to the docks with four hours to spare before meeting Eggman's crew.

Tails!"He turned to see Amy Rose and Cream the Rabbit approaching with bright smiles.

Tails froze at the sound of familiar voices. He turned to see Amy Rose and Cream the Rabbit walking toward him, both looking surprised but happy to see him.

Uhh- hi ,"Tails said, trying to sound nonchalant despite his racing heart. He hadn't told his friends about his secret adventure with Eggman's crew yet. "What are you guys doing here?"

Tails!” Amy called, her pink fur glowing under the streetlights as she waved at him with her signature hammer slung over her shoulder. Cream, the small rabbit, smiled sweetly, holding onto her Chao companion, Cheese.“

What are you doing out here so late?” Cream asked, tilting her head curiously.

Yes you work?. "Amy Asked, her smile faltering slightly as she took in Tails's disheveled appearance and the bulging backpack.

I"m well uhh vacation ."Tails said awkwardly, hoping they wouldn't pry further.

Amy's eyes widened. "Vacation? In the middle of the week?" she questioned, her tone skeptical.

Cream looked concerned. "Is everything okay, Tails?"

Tails tried to maintain his composure as Amy and Cream continued to study him with curiosity and concern. He glanced down at his robotic dog, who wagged its tail nervously.

Tails shifteduncomfortably, scratching the back of his head. "Yeah, uh... it's just a last-minute thing. You know, boss said I could take a week off, so... I'm heading out of town for a bit," he replied, his voice sounding unsure even to his own ears

Amy crossed her arms, her brow furrowed as she examined him closely. "Really? That doesn't sound like something you'd do without telling us first, Tails. You've been acting strange lately."

Cream, ever the innocent and gentle one, simply looked up at him with wide, trusting eyes. "We're just worried about you, Tails. You seem... different."

Okay okay girls I will say it please promise say no nobody."Tails said, sweat beading on his fur."I've been hired by Eggman to help with his new film project.

Who is Eggman ."Amy and Cream voice confusion and worry.

Tails sighed deeply, knowing he couldn't keep the truth from his friends any longer. "Eggman is... well, he's a filmmaker. He's the one who does those big wildlife documentaries you've seen. But this time, he's planning something bigger, and he asked me to come along as his tech

Okay girls listen."Tails said, his voice low and serious."I know Eggman has a weird reputation, but he promised me an adventure of a lifetim

Just need a little break from everything, you know?

Amy and Cream exchanged skeptical looks, but Tails could see the flicker of excitement in their eyes. They had always been supportive of his love for adventure. "Well, if you're sure about this, we'll trust you," Amy said finally. "But promise us you'll stay safe, okay?

Tails smiled, relieved that Amy and Cream were willingo trust him. "I promise," he said, giving them a quick hug. I'll be back before you And who knows, maybe I'll have some amazing and crazy stories to share."

Amy and Cream laughter okay we promise that kept secret."Amy said, giving Tails a playful nudge with her hammer. Cream nodded in agreement. "But you really have to tell us everything when you get back," she added, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

Tails smiled, feeling a wave of relief wash over him. "I will, I promise," he said with a grin, giving both Amy and Cream a quick hug. "Thanks for understanding. I really appreciate it."

Amy swung her hammer over her shoulder with a playful smirk. "You better come back in one piece, Tails. I don’t want to have to go all the way to find you and drag you back!"

Tails laughed nervously, his tails swishing behind him. "Don't worry, I'll be fine," he assured them.

Okay bye."Amy and Cream said hugging Tails goodbye, their eyes filled with a mix of excitement and concern.

Tails returned their hugs, feeling a warmth in his chest as he said his goodbyes. "I'll see you soon!" he called after them as they waved and disappeared down the street.

miss my brother older."tails thoughts Sadness swelled in his chest as he watched his friends disappear into the bustling street. The robot dog beeped gently, sensing his sadness, and Tails leaned down to pat its head. "Thanks, buddy," he whispered. "Let's go."

Hours passed quickly, and before Tails knew it, it was 4:49 PM. He still had a bit of time before he needed to be at the docks. With his preparations complete, he and the robot dog made their way toward the waterfronto

The dock was bustling with activity as various ships and watercrafts of all sizes came and went. The salt air filled Tails' nostrils, and the distant sound of seagulls squawking was music to his ears.

As Tails approached the specified dock, he saw a large vessel that looked like it could handle any adventure Eggman had in mind. The ship was named "The S.S. Whirlwind," and it was a majestic sight, gleaming in the afternoon sun.

"Wow," he whispered to the robot dog. "This is it."

The robot dog's eyes lit up with excitement. "Woof!"

Tails took a deep breath and tightened his grip onLet's go," he said, striding toward the ship.

The crew of the S.S. Whirlwind was a motley group, with members bustling about, loading supplies and checking equipment. The robot dog's presence earned them a few curious glances, but no one stopped them as they boarded. Tails couldn't help but feel like he was in over his head, but the excitement of the unknown propelled him forward.

He hear look Eggman and bat and cat purposefully and flamingo walking toward him, a mix of anticipation and apprehension swirling in his

Miles, there you are!" Eggman boomed, his voice cutting through the din of the bustling crew. He waved Tails over with a flourish of his

Eggman say "Ah, yes Captain Blaze the Cat And this lovely lady is Rouge the Bat, our leading lady for the film. Rouge, this is Miles Prower, our newest crew member and mechanical genius."

Rouge, a sleek and sophisticated bat with fur, white offered a smile and a curt nod. "Nice to meet you, Miles," she said, her voice smooth as silk. "I've heard a lot about your skills."

Tails felt his cheeks warm under her gaze. "Thanks," he mumbled, unsure of what to say next..

Why don't i show miss rouge to her cabin Tails said softly to Eggman, eager to be useful and to get away from the intense gaze of his new colleagues.

Wonderful idea thank you miles Eggman said with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. "Rouge, why don't you follow Tails here?" He patted her on the back, and she rolled her eyes playfully before turning to follow the young fox.

Miss Rouge if you would just uh Tails said nervously, leading her through the maze of corridors and up a flight of stairs. The ship was more luxurious than he had expected, with plush carpets and gleaming chrome railings. As they approached her cabin, he noticed her studying him with a curious expression.

Call Tails i'm mechanical and assistant Robotnik Tails said to Rouge as they walked.

Please follow me if there's anything that--tails said nervously,

Woof Woof, "Woof!" the robot dog barked

Excuse me fellas if there's anything that you need Tails said, trying to keep his voice steady as they approached the cabin.

Please don't hesitate to ask for anything Tails said as they reached the cabin door. "Your cabin is number 13. Right this way."

Meanwhile

eggman enters his CABIN looking FLUSTERED. He is STARTLED to find hedgehog black name shadow is a WRITER.

Oh chaos shadow you scared me." Eggman said, his heart racing from the surprise. "What are you doing here?"

Listen if anyone comes to the door don't open you haven't seen i got depressed and committed suicide Eggman said in a hushed tone, his eyes darting around the room nervously.

Say i stuck my.head down the toilet Eggman said with a forced laugh, trying to lighten the mood. "What's going on?"

Ah you want one Eggman said, handing over a cold bottle of soda to shadow hedgehog.,

Say i stuck my.head down the toilet Eggman said with a forced laugh, trying to lighten the mood. "What's going on?"

Ah you want one Eggman said, handing over a cold bottle of soda to shadow hedgehog.

No i can't stay Eggman i got rehearsal for which i am now three hour. Shadow said, setting the bottle down on the desk with a clank throws a FEW SCRIPT PAGES across the TABLE.

Eggman's eyes widened in alarm What's this?

It's the script shadow said with a sigh, his eyes glazed over with a mix of anger and later

Eggman picked up the pages, scanning them quickly. This is a script,?

Yeah Eggman, for the film we're supposed to be making, Shadow replied, his tone dripping with sarcasm.

Shadow this is 15 pages Eggman said, holding up the script. "Where's the rest of it?"

I know but they're Good you got 15 Good pages there Eggman shadow said with a shrug. "It's a start, right?"

'm supposed to be making a feature length picture Eggman said, his voice rising with frustration. "We need more than 15 pages!

You told me i had more time i'm Sorry look i gotta go shadow said, snatching the script pages from Eggman's hand.

No shadow you can't do this to me i have a beginning Eggman said, his voice cracking with desperation.

But i need middle and end i gotta have something to shoot Eggman said, his voice pleading.

You told me I had more time. I’m

sorry. Look I gotta go shadow said, snatching the script pages from Eggman's hand.

shadow - No - you can’t do this to me! I

have a beginning but I need a middle

and an end! I gotta have something to

shoot Eggman said, his voice pleading.

The SHIP’S ENGINES roar into life shadow stands to leave.

You got my notes i gotta go see you shadow said, his voice filled with regret. He turned to leave,

Eggman looked dismayed, staring blankly at the rushed script in his hands, the weight of his failure sinking in. Behind Shadow, the porthole window showed the crew hurriedly releasing ropes in preparation for the ship’s imminent departure.

Alright, fine. We might as well settle up," Eggman said, his shoulders slumping.

You’re going to pay me? Shadow said voice squeak with surprise.

I’m not going to stiff a friend Eggman said

, his voice laced with bitterness. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a wad of cash

I’ve never known you to volunteer cash

before shadow said, his voice tinged with suspicion

SUMMARY^1: Eggman is desperate for more script pages from Shadow, but he's already late for rehearsal. The ship's engines start, and Shadow leaves, leaving Eggman with just a beginning. Despite the tension, Eggman gives Shadow his payment for the work done, claiming friendship as his reason, though his voice suggests underlying resentment.

I’ve never known you to volunteer cash

before shadow said, his voice tinged with suspicion

How does two grand sound?Eggman said, peeling off some bills and placing them on the desk.

Sounds great! Shadow said, his eyes lighting up at the sight of the money. "But remember, Eggman, you're gonna need me if you want this film to be any good."

P

Thought it might."Eggman said with a forced smile, handing over the money. "But you have to promise me you'll keep working on the script. We're going to need it."

Eggman Yes flick to the WINDOW ... sees SAILORS are hauling up

the GANGPLANK.

ANGLE ON: A SAILOR CRANKS a series of VALVES as the SHIP’S PISTONS

crank in to life Eggman signs the CHEQUE, and hands it over with a FLOURISH ..

Voila!."Eggman said, handing the check to Shadow. "Two grand, as promised."

Thanks Eggman." Shadow took the check, his grip tight on the pages. "

Eggman you’ve written “Two Grand”.shadow said, his eyes narrowed as he glanced at the check. "You're not pulling one over on me, are you?"

did Sorry about that Let’s start from the beginning."Eggman said, his tone “Two Thousand Dollars” ...

Shadow nodded, his grip loosening slightly as he took the check.

ANGLE ON: The ship’s PISTONS PUMP faster.

It is the 29th, isn’t it?,"Eggman said, his mind racing. "Alright, let's get to it. Two thousand dollars it is."

Come on - it’s the 25th, Robotnik the

25th!."shadow said, his eyes widening in disbelief.

I’m sorry. Let me just ... It’ll just

take a second," Eggman sputtered, snatching the check back and scribbling new numbers in its place. "There, that's more like it." He handed it back to Shadow, his cheeks flushing with embarrassment.

Shadow heads for the DOOR!

Never mind, pay me when you get back shadow said with a smirk, pocketing the check. "I'll take your word for it, Eggman. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a play to save." He turned and disappeared down the corridor, leaving Eggman to watch the dockside shrink as the,

Alright okay."Eggman said, his voice trailing off as Shadow disappeared down the corridor.

The ship's gauges sprang into action, the propeller kicking into motion.

Bruce Baxter walked along the corridor with Tails and T-Pup following behind, laden with luggage. Bruce was in his early fifties, his presence commanding and his expression stern.

Your cabin’s just down here, Mr. Baxter. May I say how excited we are to have you back with us, Sir," Tails said, his voice filled with admiration

Bruce Baxter nodded, his gaze distant as he took in the plush surroundings. "Thank you, young man," he said, his voice gruff.

Bruce Baxter nodded, his gaze distant as he took in the plush surroundings. "Thank you, young man," he said, his voice gruff.

Shadow hurried down the corridor towards the door, feeling the ship moving beneath his feet. He suddenly collided with Bruce, who thrust a suitcase at him.

Be a sport and lend us a hand," Bruce said."Oh, chaos," Shadow muttered, catching the

ruce Baxter, unfazed by the collision, continued down the corridor. "Your service is much appreciated," he said gruffly, nodding to Tails.

"Let me get the door for you. Welcome to your state room, sir," Tails said, his voice shaking with excitement as he opened the cabin door.

Let me get the door for you. Welcome to your state room, sir," Tails said, his voice shaking with excitement as he opened the cabin door.

Bruce Baxter grunted in approval as he stepped inside, taking in the plush bed and the polished oak furniture. "This will do," he said.

The robot dog wagged its tail, eager to help unpack. Tails set to work, his mind racing with questions about the famous actor. He had seen Bruce's movies as a little child, and it was surreal to be in his presence now. As they unloaded the suitcase, Tails couldn't help but sneak peeks at

I know, that’s not a nice smell, is it? I’m sure it’ll disperse in a day or two. Did I ever mention how much I love your work, Mr. Baxter? I’ve seen every one of your pictures," Tails said, his eyes shining with admiration.

The ship's propeller churned through the water as Captain Blaze watched the Whirlwind pull away from the dock. Satisfied, she entered the wheelhouse.

Dead slow ahead, both," Captain Blaze commanded, her eyes focused on the horizon.

Meanwhile

The ship's propeller churned through the water as Captain Blaze watched the Whirlwind pull away from the dock. Satisfied, she entered the wheelhouse.

Dead slow ahead, both," Captain Blaze commanded, her eyes focused on the horizon.

Dead slow ahead, Captain," Marine, a raccoon at the helm, called out, his paws deftly turning the large brass wheel.

Shadow emerged from the labyrinthine ship interior and froze in horror at the railing. "Oh chaos," he muttered to himself, his heart racing as he sprinted through the corridors.

The ship was pulling away from the dock—6 feet, 8 feet, 10 feet of gap.

Shadow reached the railing, his eyes wide with panic. "Eggman, you can't do this!" he yelled, his voice barely carrying over the engine's roar.

.

Realizing he had missed his chance to get off the ship, Shadow slumped on the deck in despair. Eggman stepped up behind him just as a police car, followed by Zelman and the investors, pulled up on the docks in the distance.

Shadow emerged from the labyrinthine ship interior and froze in horror at the railing. "Oh chaos," he muttered to himself, his heart racing as he sprinted through the corridors.The ship was pulling away from the dock—6 feet, 8 feet, 10 feet of gap.

Shadow reached the railing, his eyes wide with panic. "Eggman, you can't do this!" he yelled, his voice barely carrying over the engine's roar.

Realizing he had missed his chance to get off the ship, Shadow slumped on the deck in despair. Eggman stepped up behind him just as a police car, followed by Zelman and the investors, pulled up on the docks in the distance.

"You’re much better off sticking with film," Eggman said, slapping Shadow on the back as the ship continued to pull away from the dock.

SUMMARY^1: Shadow, in a panic, realizes the ship is leaving without him and rushes to the railing. He confronts Eggman, who reveals his plan to take the crew on a real adventure to Angel Island. The police and investors arrive at the dock too late, as the ship pulls away.

I don’t do it for the money, Robotnik. I happen to love the theatre," Shadow said, his eyes never leaving the retreating dock."No, you don’t," Eggman chuckled to back as the ship continued to pull away from the dock.

No, you don’t," Eggman chuckled to himself. "I know you love the theater, Shadow, but sometimes you have to make sacrifices for the greater good," Eggman said, his eyes twinkling with mischief. "If you really loved it, you would have told me earlier, instead of letting things get to this point."

Shadow looked at Eggman, exasperated, as Eggman continued, "You know, we’re all in this together. Let’s make the best of it."

Suddenly, Tails and T-Pup arrived at the scene. "What's the problem?" Tails asked, his voice tinged with concern.

Shadow sighed, glancing at Tails and T-Pup. "The problem is, I was supposed to be off this ship by now," he said, rubbing his temples in frustration.

Eggman chuckled again. "Well, looks like you're stuck with us now, Shadow. Might as well enjoy the adventure. Besides, you owe me a full script, remember?"

Shadow shot Eggman a sharp look. "Yeah, I remember. And don’t think you’ll be getting any more pages until I get some rest. This ship... it's already giving me a headache."

Eggman nodded, his expression sympathetic. "Of course, Shadow. But we can't start filming until we have the full story. We're all counting on you.

Late minutes

This room uh very comfortable plenty dim light."Tails said nervously voice, trying to maintain his composure shadow stares in DISBELIEF at the DINGHY HOLD strewn with STRAW BALES and with STRAW BALES and EMPTY ANIMAL CAGES. He reac

Shadow crossed his arms, his eyes narrowing as he took in the dingy room. "This... is where I'm supposed to stay?" he muttered, glancing around at the sparse surroundings.

Uhh...yes."Tails said nervously voice, trying to maintain his composure

Fresh straw?."Tails said voice nervously, trying to put a positive spin on the situation. "It's like a VIP suite for VIP animals!"

Shadow raised an eyebrow, unimpressed.."well do you sell ',em too zoo?.,"

Tails laughed nervously uhh I believe yes Zoos ... circus ..."

Shadow sighed, dropping his luggage on the floor. "Great. Just great," he muttered, running a hand through his spiky hair. "Well, I guess this is home for now.

Tails laughed nervously from the corner of his mouth.Uhh I believe..well Lion tiger hippo more."Tails said nervously voice, sweat trickling down his forehead.

Shadow raised an eyebrow, unimpressed.."well do you sell ',em too zoo?.,"

Tails laughed nervously uhh I believe yes Zoos ... circus ..."

SUMMARY^1: Tails awkwardly shows Shadow to his cabin, which is surprisingly comfortable. Shadow remains unimpressed and asks if the straw is for selling animals to zoos or circuses. Tails nervously confirms, trying to lighten the mood. Shadow accepts the cabin as his temporary living space, though he seems less than thrilled.

Shadow sighed, dropping his luggage on the floor. "Great. Just great," he muttered, running a hand through his spiky hair. "Well, I guess this is home for now.

Tails laughed nervously from the corner of his mouth.

Shadow sat down on the straw bale, clearly unamused by the situation. "This is not what I signed up for," he grumbled under his breath, crossing his arms as he leaned back.

Tails, still fidgeting nervously, tried to maintain a positive attitude. "Well, uh, it's not the most luxurious, but it's definitely...uh...rustic." He looked around the cabin, which was indeed more suited for animals than people.

Careful! people working said me Camel have bad accident on floor uhh. Stain unremovable ."Tails said, his voice trailing off as he pointed to a suspicious dark patch on the floor.

Shadow's eyes narrowed even further as he stared at the dark stain on the floor. "A camel accident?" he said dryly, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "How... comforting."

Tails fidgeted even more, trying to find the right words to smooth over the awkward situation. "Well, uh, think of it as... character, right? A lot of history here. And, uh, you’re tough, right? So this should be no problem!" He forced a nervous chuckle.

Before Shadow could respond, the sound of approaching footsteps interrupted the tension. A voice, firm and commanding, called out from behind them.

"Hey two"

Captain Blaze!" Tails exclaimed in surprise, straightening up and immediately clamming up in her presence.

Blaze, with her calm but commanding presence, walked forward. "My apologies for not being able to offer you a proper cabin, Shadow. Have you found an enclosure to your taste?"

Shadow’s eyes narrowed. "Spoilt for choice," he replied dryly, casting a weary glance at the enclosure before him.

Blaze’s eyes gleamed with a faint amusement. "What are you, Mr. Shadow? A lion or a chimpanzee?" she asked, the hint of a smirk playing at her lips.

As Shadow stepped back, a wooden crate beside him suddenly toppled over, spilling a large medical bottle onto the floor. Shadow’s eyes widened in surprise, watching the bottle roll towards Blaze.

Blaze moved swiftly, trapping the bottle under her boot with a calm but firm motion. "I told the assistants to lock this up," Blaze muttered, her voice laced with anger. "Damn it." She shot a cold glance towards the door, clearly irritated by the carelessness of the crew.

Tails, already on edge from the tense atmosphere, flinched at Blaze’s tone. He cast a worried glance between her and the bottle. His voice wavered as he asked, "Is everything... okay, Captain?"

Blaze's sharp eyes remained on the bottle for a moment before she sighed, her expression softening slightly as she regained control. "It's fine, Miles. Just a careless mistake," she replied, though her voice carried an edge of frustration. "Calm down." Despite her words, a lingering trace of anger slipped through, her steps brisk as she turned to leave.

As the door swung shut behind her, Tails and Shadow were left in the dim, flickering light of the enclosure.

Tails watched her leave, swallowing the lump in his throat. "Uhh... if you need help... just call," he said nervously to shadow He, too, quickly exited, leaving Shadow alone, standing in the strange and silent enclosure.

Later that evening Tails, exhausted from his duties as the ship's mechanical genius and assistant to Eggman, His body, still small for his age, protested against the long hours of work, but the promise of adventure His companion, T-Pup, remained ever loyal, following him around the ship like a well-oiled shadow.

Suddenly, a voice broke through the dim light.

"Hey, Miles."

Tails turned to see Rouge the Bat leaning against the cabin doorframe, her eyes gleaming with curiosity. She had changed out of her earlier outfit into something more comfortable—a short, black dress that hugged her curves in all the right places.

Just wondering how you're holding up," she said, her voice ."you dog robot cute .

Tails, caught off guard by Rouge's sudden appearance and her change of tone, fumbled for words. "Oh, uh, thanks! His name's T-Pup," he managed to say, gesturing to the robotic dog he's reliable companion. "We're just...uh, making sure everything's in order for the journey," he added, his voice trailing off.."buy no i created .

Rouge smiled, her gaze lingering on T-Pup for a moment before returning to Tails. "Impressive. You're quite the little inventor, aren't you

" said she, stepping into the cabin. "How's it going with the film crew? Have you met everyone yet?

Tails nodded, his eyes lighting u with excitement. "Yes, I have! And it's so cool They're all really interesting, especially Captain Blaze

Wait a minute I remember a person whose face was the same that saved me."Rouge said, her voice trailing off as she thought back to a past encounter.

Tails looked at her, his eyes wide with curiosity. "Saved you?"

Rouge nodded, a faraway look in her eyes. "Yes, yesterday. I was desperate, no money, and I tried to swipe an apple from a stall. The vendor caught me, and I thought I was in trouble." She took a deep breath, the memory still vivid. "But then this little fox, with the same yellow fur as you, stepped in. He was so fast and clever; he talked the vendor down and got me to pay for the apple. He had this... aura of kindness and bravery." She chuckled softly.

Tails’ cheeks flushed slightly at the memory. "He had two tails too?" he asked.

Rouge nodded, her eyes narrowing as she pieced it together. "Yeah, I remember clearly now. He had two tails, just like you." She tilted her head, watching Tails closely. "Wait a minute..."

Tails swallowed nervously, glancing down at his feet. "Uh... yeah, that was me," he admitted sheepishly. "I didn't want to make a big deal out of it. You just looked like you needed help, and... it was the right thing to do."

Rouge's smile grew wider. "That was incredibly kind of you. You're full of surprises, aren't you, Miles?" She stepped closer, her gaze appraising his youthful face. "How old are you, anyway? You're so young to be working on a ship like this."

Rouge raised an eyebrow, a playful smirk playing across her lips. "Oh, I'm sure you are," she said, her voice dripping with innuendo. "But you're so small and yet so skilled."

Tails shifted uncomfortably, his eyes darting away for a moment before he quickly gathered his composure. "Thanks," he muttered, scratching the back of his head, trying to shake off the tension in the air. "I just... learned to do things on my own, I guess."

Rouge chuckled softly, her wings shifting slightly as she moved closer, now towering over the young fox. "Well, you're definitely making an impression," she said with a wink. "You’re little and cute, but you’ve got some guts."

Her compliment made Tails' heart flutter. "Thanks," he murmured, feeling a mix of embarrassment and pride.

Suddenly, Rouge leaned in and kissed Tails gently on the cheek.

Tails froze, his face turning bright red as Rouge's lips brushed against his skin. His mind raced, and for a moment, he was at a complete loss for words.

Rouge leaned back, her eyes sparkling with mischief. "Don't mention it. You're a sweetheart." She patted his head gently, sending another wave of embarrassment crashing over him. "But you should get some rest, little guy. We've got a long trip ahead of us, and you're going to need all the energy you can get."

With a final wink, she turned and glided out of the cabin, leaving Tails standing there, dumbfounded. T-Pup looked up at him, tilting its head in confusion at the sudden change in his demeanor. Tails took a deep breath, trying to calm his racing heart. "Well, that was... unexpected," he murmured to himself.

Later that evening, Tails, exhausted from his duties as the ship's mechanical genius and assistant to Eggman, leaned against the wall. His small body protested against the long hours of work, but the promise of adventure kept him going. T-Pup, remained ever loyal, following him around the ship like a well-oiled shadow.

he approached Robotnik, who was busy sketching in his notebook. The faint hum of the ship’s engine echoed in the background as Tails cleared his throat.

"Uh... hey, Robotnik," Tails said, interrupting Eggman's deep focus on his script.

Hey miles.."Eggman said without looking up from his notebook, his voice a mix of irritation and amusement.

i'm ask where we go,?."Tails said curiosity in his voice.

Eggman looked up from his sketches, his eyes sparkling with excitement. "Why, to the most enigmatic location on Mobius, of course!" He slapped his notebook shut and leaned in closer to Tails. "Angel Island, my dear Miles. A place of legend and mystery, where the most incredible wildlife roams free. The perfect backdrop for our documentary!"

Tails froze, his heart skipping a beat. "Angel Island?" he repeated, his voice barely above he remember his brother's mention

Flashback

Tails, much younger at the age of four, stood in front of the door to his brother’s room, his eyes wide with wonder and curiosity.his two tails swaying quietly behind him. Inside, his older adopted brother, a brown hedgehog with a rugged, adventurous spirit, was hunched over a map, muttering to furiously examined a map His brother's expression was intense—anger mixed with determination.

“No, no, no!” his brother muttered to himself.

Tails pushed the door open slowly. "What’s wrong?"

The brown hedgehog looked up, his eyes tired but fierce. "I've been trying to find it," he said, pointing to a spot on the map. "Angel Island

Angel Island ?what is."Tails said curiosity in his voice.

The brown hedgehog sighed deeply, resting his hand on the map as if it were a treasure he’d spent a lifetime chasing. “Angel Island... It’s a place of legends, Tails. It’s said to be home to ancient species that should have been extinct long before the rise of mammalian creatures. But they’re alive—thanks to radiation from mysterious emeralds name máster emerald And emerald chaos

"The Master Emerald and the Chaos Emeralds?" Tails asked, his eyes wide as he moved closer to his brother's side, intrigued by the tale.

The hedgehog’s eyes gleamed with excitement. "Ah, the emeralds. They're not just pretty stones. They hold an unimaginable amount of energy. The radiation from them is so powerful, it causes mutations

"Mutations?" Tails repeated, his mind racing with the possibilities. "What kind of mutations?"

The brown hedgehog leaned in, his voice lowering as if sharing a dangerous secret. "When people touch the emeralds, the mutations can be powerful... but dangerous. They lose their memory, their sense of self, becoming more like aggressive animals. For Mobians, some change their fur colors—blue, green, even their eyes change color. Some grow larger, more monstrous."

Tails swallowed, his fascination mingling with a hint of fear. "And humans? Do they change too

The hedgehog nodded. "Humans mutate too, becoming aggressive, wild. They go crazy, their minds lost to the emeralds. The stories say they also grow giant, turning into monsters. But... I don’t know if these are just rumors or the truth.".

There are tribes, primitive societies living there, who have learned to harness the power of the emeralds. " Hedgehog said with a hint of

Tails' brow furrowed deeper. "And you want to explore this dangerous place... filled with radiation?"

The hedgehog grinned, though it was strained. "You know me, Tails. I'm an adventurer. I've been chasing this legend for years The danger doesn’t scare me."

He suddenly reached into his pack and handed Tails a sharp knife and a grappling hook. "Here," he said, his voice soft but serious. "If anything happens, use these.

Whoa..." Tails said, taken aback. "Why give this to me?"

The hedgehog's expression softened. "Because your fifth birthday is coming up next month. And I might not be here... I'm planning my expedition to Angel Island."

Tails hugged his brother tightly. "Thank you, big brother.".

You're welcome, little brother," the hedgehog said, returning the hug warmly.

Flashback end ..

Tails blinked, pulling himself back from the vivid memory of his older brother. He found himself back in the present, staring at Dr. Eggman, who looked both concerned and confused.

"Your everything okay?" Eggman asked, tilting his head slightly.

Yes i just tired ."Tails said, shaking his head slightly to clear the fog of the past.It's been a long day of working on mechanical stuff and assistant

to you.I just...I need to lie down.

Eggman nodded, his expression one of understanding. "Of course, Miles. Get some rest. We'll have plenty of time to talk about the adventure ahead tomorrow." He patted Tails on the back, his hand briefly lingering before he turned back to his work.

Tails nodded, his mind still racing with thoughts of Angel Island and his brother's lost dreams. He climbed into his bunk, T-Pup curling up at his feet. The gentle rocking of the ship lulled him to sleep

to be continued

[sergeantnarwhalwrites]

Robots & Gardens Part 3

Everything is a draft and will be subject to change later and there will be grammar mistakes. My usual spiel XD It's been a while huh. The document was giving me hell when I finished typing this up. Finishing up this chapter as most of you voted for in the make me write tag game/poll. You can find the previous parts here -> 1/2/

The screen mounted on the wall had quickly came to life beginning to play the hyper cinematic news. Broadcasting it through the old scratchy speakers within the room. 

“Tonight we show live coverage from the newest competitor from among the largest manufacturers. A multi-millionaire approaching even higher realms of wealth and possibilities. Tonight this man of many accolades speaks for all of us.” 

He didn’t look like what Green would imagine a multi-millionaire to look like. It was just some pasty white dude with the sleeker pair of teched glasses and neon nail polish, oh, and a sad mustache. The older pairs felt like a couple of cell phones taped to your head. She knew because she’d stolen a few pairs easy. You could always tell the newer ones cause the color didn’t flake off the frames.  His bright nail polish glittered as he covered his grinning mouth with his hand.  

“Thanks for having me and for the lovely introduction. We are in the process of merging with the very notable manufacturer of Justice Robotics.” 

Green felt the forehead wrinkles forming briefly pausing in her idle roaming. Maybe she shouldn’t have grabbed Peace from the protests today but the money was too good to turn down. The threat this client offered against all Peace’s protestors was worse. She knew Peace could handle herself but she didn’t have the skills to console Peace if her protestors got ran through. That newbie richie’s words sounded like an absolute disaster in the making.

A long running manufacturer that makes a majority of the bullshit and a new company known for elaborate coding and mimicked products. She lifted her knife from the holster and acknowledged the weight in her hand. Twirling her knife in her hand as she returned to her idling. Ignoring the lingering odor double fisting her nostrils with her best efforts. Frustrated that the smell didn’t seem to care about the woman’s position. This crew was soon to be hers. She was tough. She provided for those that she could. It didn’t matter that it involved breaking a multitude of laws.

“In this move, we will be consolidating our products and efforts. We will even destroy two of our old headquarters in this locale to replace it with sustainable land.” 

Green rolled her eyes. Sounded like a lie. Though if there even was a follow through, they’d still have to throw tons of money at those damn filters. The same stupid filters that newbie’s company made. She mumbled aloud to herself about Peace’s future rants about how funding for this destruction would come right out of the actually important parts of the education efforts. Green wasn’t sure if she’d just be an open ear or mention that the education efforts didn’t do much for the both of them anyway. 

She grunted to herself ignoring the shuffling feet of crew members shoving old shirts into the drafty windows. The smog lately had been atrocious. Green had forced her crew and Peace to use masks. Her thoughts refocused to the wealthy man babbling; maybe centering the rich idiots will make less interference and more business. 

“Is this a countermeasure to the smog covering oldtown locale? How have your backers felt about these decisions?” The reporter asked. 

He laughed, and it made the speakers rattle, “One can consider it that. My backers are enthused by the new move! They encourage actions like these.” 

“We’ve heard a lot of mixed reviews on this. From workers, citizens, and fellow manufacturer owners. Is there anything you would like to say to sway them?” 

“Don’t fear change! We guarantee this move will improve air quality and all products leaving our facilities! Our companies’ profits will merge but outstanding payments will be handled from separate funds. Allowing for wages to remain as they were.” 

Green continued to twirl her knife catching a new glint on the screen. The overbearing lights of their news set brought attention to a wedding band on the rich man’s slender fingers. Blinking as the screen flickered off. 

“Be prepared. We might have to house the protestors after this news.” She stated, slipping her knife back into the holster. 

A muffled laugh slipped past a crew member. Older. Their gray hairs sprinkled throughout their exposed chest hair. They tossed the remote aside and nudged Green. A damp shirt tossed over their shoulder, ready to fill in any gaps in their crumbling safehouse. 

“After this stunt. We’ll probably be getting all kinds of wild calls.” 

Green grunted in affirmation. “Yeah, and I’m sure a shit ton will ask us to murder innocent protestors.” 

“They hate people that oppose their goals.” They put a hand up to hush Green and hurled the shirt at the head of a fellow member. 

The shirt landed with a wet slop. Proceeding to hang off of the victim's head. 

Green snickered, “Good aim. Don’t think we should cause any damage before we have to run around like wild men. Jus’ like you said. We’ll have work coming for us.” 

The wet shirt returned, hitting their shoulder. They clambered to grab it before it hit the floor. Holding it against their thigh before tossing it back up into their hand. 

“Tough guys gotta goof off before the serious jobs hit.” 

“This is a serious job. We can’t let the smog fuck up everyone inside too. We got kids in the building.” She unbuttoned her sleeves, carefully rolling them up, “I’m gonna see if I can shake out the filters or something.” 

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The engineer sat on the floor, squinting at the laptop that sat on her knee. One hand keeping it balanced there. She viewed the video data that Donnie had left for her about their tagging incident. Well attempted. The video was fucking butchered. It was grainy, one, but then it would crash after a few minutes. She’d blame it on the tag itself if the video hadn’t been distorted from the start. Hollis was doubtful she could restore something like this. Or if it was even worth it to do so. She tried not to let it frustrate her. But who was ever chill about the tech they made not working with them? 

Donnie was obviously an important person, she could tell that easily. The cyborg’s shirt was smooth– silky, and it was patterned. A dress shirt that she knew cost more than her weekly snack runs. Even if she had a tendency to apply the shove it in her pockets discount. Though she wondered how an important person could have such high-end tech go so long without upgrades. Without checkups. The man was a cyborg. Basic maintenance could be life or death. So could the tagging incident. She stared blankly at the corrupted video data. 

Digits kicked the door, arms still out of commission. She had enticed her helpful roommate to stay back with the exaggerated imagery of what might happen to her arms as they got worked on. Brian had looked queasy by the time she mentioned the pain has made her vomit and then crumple into a pile on top of it. She had gone in to bash the door with another swift kick, jumping when Hollis swung the door open. 

Hollis leaned against the door frame, carefully eyeing the woman. She caught sight of bronzing knuckles beneath artificial skin and grimaced. Not noticing the confusion on the woman’s face. 

“Can I come in?”

Hollis nodded and chewed on her cheek. She moved aside to let the woman in. 

“How long have you had those prosthetics?” 

Digits’s face scrunched in distaste. The engineer didn’t know if it was from the question or the answer. 

“Maybe six years. Something like that.”

Hollis nodded silently and lifted one of Digit’s arms. Concern filled her eyes as she glanced up at the woman. Careful to not let her gaze linger longer than necessary. Though she had failed at that one. 

“I realize my prosthetics are an older beta model. Can you fix this or not?” Digits snapped, wanting nothing more than to snatch her hand back from the engineer. 

Hollis released Digit’s hand hastily. She only asked the questions out of necessity but she understood how this situation was not the best for easing the mood. Though she knew this Hollis still grimaced. She placed her hand on Digits’s shoulder and pushed her down into a chair. 

“Let me put my contacts in and get my tools,” Hollis shot a smile with too many teeth irritated, “Unable to move both arms? Any feeling in them at all?” 

Digits grunted when her ass hit the chair. Arms hanging limp at her sides. Hollis felt Digits’ eyes on her back. Unbothered by the feeling. More on edge that she’d actually have to have as good vision as possible to not fuck Digits up more. This wasn’t a squint and hope for the best kind of job. So Hollis sucked in a breath and held her eye open with one hand before dropping a couple eyedrops in. Repeating this in her other eye. She popped open the case to her contacts slipping them in with ease. She blinked aggressively towards the wall until the contacts tinged her brown eyes blue. Waiting for Digits to answer. 

Digits pressed herself against the back of the chair. Ignoring the quiet creak of protest that sounded at the movement. 

“Nope, I can’t move them at all. Sort of, it’s just nulled a ton.” 

Hollis tossed her tools onto the table and approached Digits. She lifted both of the woman’s hands picking at the artificial skin with her thumbnails. 

“Well, you won’t feel what I’m gonna do to you then. I’m guessing your arms giving out wasn’t sudden. You have a tell.” Hollis’s eyes scanned over the prosthetic unamused, popping a marker from her overalls breast pocket. 

“Usually a tingle in the back of my neck. Like anxiety shakes.” 

Hollis trialed the marker down her three prosthetic fingers on both hands. Pressing hard on the back of her hand to try to find where the rest of the machinery was located. Mumbling to herself as she circled the woman’s wrists. She felt more artificial skin as she traveled up the woman’s forearms, following it with the marker. 

“Whoever installed your prosthetics were idiots,” Hollis stated matter of fact, not marking again until she reached the back of the woman’s neck. 

“And that means it’ll make your job harder won’t it?”

“Correct.” 

Digits sighed loudly, feet tapping impatiently on the floor. Watching one of Hollis’s smaller bots zoom past their feet. 

“I can do a temporary fix that should keep you in better shape than now. But it won’t stop the lockups. I’ll have to install a new cable in an attempt to reduce some of the stray charges. If they implanted a supplemental chip to assist with faster readings there’s a chance it’s just being overloaded.” 

“Shit. That sounds expensive.”

“You’ve got me working on an old beta that didn’t survive a year past the testing stages. The fix up is gonna be expensive. I’ll just take whatever you have on you. Any more and I’d be robbing you.”

“Sounds like bullshit.”

“More shit than your prosthetics,” Hollis quipped back, “Don’t talk down on my kindness if you want somewhat functioning arms for your day job.” 

Digits shot the engineer a thin lipped smile. Looking away from the engineer as she did her job. She probably deserved that. Hollis nodded accepting that silence as an answer. She scrapped off all of the woman’s artificial skin. Sighing at the mess that rested in front of her. She placed both of Digits’ arms on the table and got to work. 

[fipindustries]

Far away from everything

well, here we are at last.

i worked tirelessly as i read this story for 7 consecutive years every other month, going over it again and again, peering through its dense words and paragraphs, in order to share every thought i could muster about it as i read it because i knew my maind was probably not going to be able to observe it all in one grasp once i reached the end.

consequently i lavished praised over it, because this masterpiece is praise worthy. i concocted evermore exultant flattery, reaching paroxisms of fervent fanaticism scarcely seen outside of evangelist circles and fanfic spaces.

the result of this is that i might have ran out a bit of good things to say about this book and was left only with the things that i didnt like as much, which is a pity because is going to make it seem as if my final tally of this story is a negative one and it very much is not. you can pour all over the 14 pages in my blog under the almost nowhere tag, to see how highly i think of this work.

but, as ratleak dogmatizes, one must follow the straight and narrow path wherever it may take. so, with that said

the third section of this book is the weakest, im sad to say. you might have noticed if you follow my blog closely that as we neared the end i started to fall more and more behaind with the publication rythm of this story. you might have even noticed how long it took since it officially ended and the time i actually bothered to sit down and read it all.

i would say is too much of a good thing. that it hit the maximum it could reach in my scale of greateness and then after a while it became repetitive. i would go back to it every time and, oh surprise, here it is, the greatest work of fiction i've ever came across, still as great as ever.

rob said how he found the last section of this book the most tiresome to get through, how he had to push himself through a massive sense of anhedonia in order to get through it, how the only thing that motivated him was sheer responsability to his audience and his own desire to have a finished work. i was able to tell this.

the last section gets a bit repetitive and it drags. it became saturating in fact, emotions did not let go for 60k words, alarm bells and claxons constatly screaming "THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENT, THIS IS THE CLIMAX, THIS IS THE MOMENT EVERYTHING GOES DOWN" for the length of what would be a standard novel. it wears thin. i can only sit though so many scenes of Sylvester loosing all hope and doing some ultimate gesture of final doom and then grant or lucifer say something moving or touching or inspiring or naive and then sylvie whiplashes again into benevolent omnipotent mania.

i can read the word love only so many times before it kind of loses its impact a bit, before it starts to sound robotic and rote. i see, eleven, yeah you truly love everyone, i get it, and you too animals, and silvye too, anyone else feeling omnibenevolent today? please make a line so we can reach the ending in orderly fashion.

the stakes got a little lost for a while, and the scale and the mundanity under which this world operates felt flimsy. i dont want this to sound like the typical "aragorn's tax policy" critique but i was wondering a lot of the times "where do these people live? how do they get food? or supplies? does sylvie just wills it all from thin air? how is the world outside? where are the other humans? what are they doing? are there still cities out there? has there been disasters with all of humanity contained in crash pods somewhere in asia? what of the worlds infrastructure? its ecology? how much work are the shades doing or not doing as it were the case to maintain it all?"

it also felt all a bit too stagey, like the entire world was revolving around our small cast of characters in its own little stage and the rest of humanity and the shades and the everywhere heraver is loosely sketched out at best just so we know it exists but they are merely suggestions, just a nod to the idea that, yes there is a world outside of whatever the camera is immediatly watching, and there are people out there doing their own things. but in this it was rather similar to homestuck and i dont think im going to hold it too hard against it, even though it did bother me a bit in homestuck as well.

overall i would need to read some guide or some deconstruction or some analisis to fully appreaciate what really happened it the end, i think i managed to follow well enough to frankly it was a struggle at times and by the very end i was just nodding along in a "sure, whatever you say buddy" way just to get it over with.

many have said that, much like floornight is rob's evangelion and arguably northern caves is rob's house of leaves, this is definetly rob's homestuck and i guess it feels appropiate that it final stretch reflects hoemstuck's final stretch as well.

i would have liked a final epilogue where we get a well established final shot of our beloved characters doing their own thing for us to know that once this is done they will be fine enough. we sort of had that here but it sneaked up on me frankly. it was missing the classic nostalgebraist final chapter where its just dialog with no description where things take a more relaxed sensual tone and the atmosphere is that of an orgy about to begin or just having finished. (although such a thing might be redundant, one of these days im going to draft a graph depicting the insane polycule these people form, 27 sleeping with azad who slept with grant, who slept with cordelia who slept with 27, who slept with azad, who slept with 25, who slept with hector, and so on and so forth).

ultimatly these are all the kinds of things to be expected of a first draft, the masterpiece is still very much here, and regardless of what my opnions are on the final stretch, much like with worth the candle, everything that came before is made no less of a masterpiece for it.

this, out of everything ive read online, is the thing that i will move heaven and earth for in order to have a physical copy of, even if i have to print one myself.

still very much on the top 5 best books ive ever read in my entire life. still a show of what true great prose can be like, still the thing that did the things it did like no other thing did before. i can rest assured that in the oncoming years and i percolate more and more on it its flaws will receede into the realm of the irrelevant and its strengths will shine stronger than ever. cant wait to re read it all someday, this time all in one sitting.

a true 9/10

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A Bionicle Advent Calendar: December 7th (Day 7)

The Prompt: Write a story in which one of your characters is some sort of monster.

Kyrehx met the warlord, Carapar, once, in her first village, Olaha, when her home in the Southern Isles was conquered by the Barraki’s armies and added to his empire. Death was all about: Rahi and Matoran—anything that moved—and flames licking at the ruins of their homes.

Carapar was a sight to see, then: taller than a Toa, proportionate and strong, his armour glossy and polished. He wore no Mask, though he could, but his face was like that of a Great Being, with the elegant features and appearance a Matoran might expect of the Kanohi, not the Rahi-adjacent appearance of beings like the Vortixx or Steltians. There was a ruthless beauty in the destruction he wrought: an unstoppable force like a storm cresting the land.

He did not see Kyrehx, but she remembered. She lay, broken, like her home, in the wake of his departure.

~*~*~*~

She was among the last to be sent to Karzahni, and among the last to be changed there and sent to Voya Nui, and there she lived for long years, never forgetting her home in the Southern Isles. It was rare for the rebuilt Matoran to leave their village, ashamed as they were of their misshapen appearances, but it was not forbidden. After many long years, never forgetting who had broken her and made her journey to Karzahni necessary, Kyrehx went on a long journey, coming indeed to the Pit, where the Barraki were held in endless imprisonment.

It was a journey of many years, requiring all Kyrehx’s courage and fortitude, and when she came at last to the final dome, the Maxilos robots would have turned her away, but her persistence won her the sympathetic ear of Hydraxon, the chief jailer of the Pit, who above all desires justice, and he permitted that she might see Carapar.

The Barraki was still a creature of physical beauty, though his armour was dulled a little, but he was no longer ruthless and unstoppable. Kyrehx thought he looked not unlike some of her fellow Voya Nuians: hopeless, perhaps even wild. But the Barraki in the cell next to him was in full command of himself, and seemed to be entertained by their visitor: Takadox, and he was beautiful, who had always been the most beautiful of the Barraki: a melodious voice and entrancing eyes, and Kyrehx had to steel herself not to listen to any of his words, for he would have charmed her into attacking Hydraxon and giving him the jailer’s keys.

“My friend, Carapar, is so sad in this forgotten prison,” said Takadox. “It is so good of you to come and cheer him.”

“I am not here to cheer him,” said Kyrehx. “I’m here to make sure he suffers.”

Takadox cocked his head to the side a moment, then leaned toward the bars, his eyes staring into her soul.

“I promise you: he does.”

Kyrehx did not stay long.

~*~*~*~

It was a longer journey back than it had been away, but Kyrehx came eventually back to Voya Nui. She had found her home in the Southern Isles, but it bore no resemblance to her memories, and though new Matoran had found their way to settle it, it was not her community. She told them nothing of herself, but continued on, and eventually returned to the only home she had: the home of the broken in Voya Nui.

She might have been more fortunate to have lingered a few more years, for she arrived in time to be present when Voya Nui was broken away from the Southern Continent, and thrust away to become a new land of loneliness and toil, and in dogged hope she joined the settlers on Mahri Nui, glad to live amidst the sea, but this too turned to disaster, when Mahri Nui was broken from the Voyan bay and sunk deep into the ocean. Here she changed again, stronger than she had been, but part of a community with little hope, eking out an isolated life on the edge of an ocean of horrors.

With the other Matoran, she would eventually return through the Cord to Voya Nui at the guidance of the Toa Mahri, but not long after she had reached the top, as the Matoran reckon such things, she was spirited away in an instant and found herself in the presence of Hydraxon.

“Sir?” she asked tentatively, surprised and worried.

“Kyrehx of Olaha,” he addressed her, and she was surprised to hear the name of her home spoken again after so many years.

“Yes, sir?” she asked.

“I have been instructed by the Order of Mata Nui to release the Barraki Takadox and Carapar, breaking their endless imprisonment.” Though spoken in a level, near-monotonous voice, it seemed plain that Hydraxon did not approve.

“Why?”

“The Order of Mata Nui desires their services to save the universe,” said Hydraxon.

“And why are you telling me, sir?”

“Justice is not being served,” said Hydraxon. “I remember you: you came, at great cost, to see them, to see justice.”

“Am I the only one you’re asking?” asked Kyrehx.

“You’re the only one who came to the Pit,” said Hydraxon. That, somewhere in his mind was still a shadow of Dekar, who knew Kyrehx as Hydraxon knew none of the Matoran, Hydraxon did not say, nor could he had tried.

“Come,” he did say, “come and see them, and tell me if they are fit to be released.”

So, timid, Kyrehx took the air bubble he offered, and followed him through the waters to the cell where Takadox and Carapar waited, in a shadowy, distorted reflection of her last visit to them in prison. Takadox grinned at her, no longer lithe and beautiful, but angular and creepy, his once luminously-beautiful eyes turned to eerie lamps, yet he recognised her and spoke to her, and she could see that he was still in possession of his mind.

But of Carapar, she could say no such thing. If his mind was already broken when she had seen him in the Pit, now it was completely unfixable: he was a dim-witted brute who snarled at her and snuffed, and could barely string a cogent sentence together. There was no shred of the magnificent warrior who stood astride the ruins of Olaha.

“What do you think?” asked Hydraxon. “Shall I do as the Order commands and release them from the bonds of justice?”

“He’s already broken,” said Kyrehx. “Hideous.”

“They are quite the monsters,” agreed Hydraxon.

“No,” said Kyrehx, “they were always monsters. Let them out: prison preserves them. Maybe they can help save the Universe. At least they can suffer—or die—trying.”

“So be it,” said Hydraxon, and she was returned to Voya Nui, secure in the certainty that she had survived its destruction and that its destroyer had not.

[clover-the-awesomest]

OKAY...

Okay...

I can speak now.

SO!! I am gonna give my thoughts in list form because I just. Have. SO MANY THOUGHTS about this update, especially since I finally came to it on time for like. The first time ever. SO! Enjoy my little rambles!

Pinging @somerandomdudelmao and @tapakah0 because I will be making some predictions via my thoughts and will be going in debth with my thoughts as much as possible and I just. Want them to see how much we all love this comic. (And I want them to know how insane I was while waiting lmfao)

Notice how Cass put in a lot more detail in the first panel! They've stated beforehand already that they put more detail in the bits that get them emotional; I can see why they cried. THIS PANEL IS ADORABLLLLLLLLLLE (DISASTER TWINS CUDDLEZZZZZZ)

And also, in the same panel, we get a good look at Leo's shell! (Finally) And look - It has a giant scar on it from... Something. I think I know what though! I think we saw Leo get this very same scar in "The Little Things," aka when Donnie was patching up his twin after an accident with the giant screws and shit. Another emotional moment for Cass back then, which kinda maybe sorta clues in for us that the two scenes between that one and the current cuddle scene here that they're connected. (You just watched me fail to explain how 2 scenes are connected lmfao)

MURDER DRONES VIBES IN PANEL 2 (Donnie's alarm is his Ninpo, aka literally himself. He- He uses himself as an alarm. The main character for an animated show on YouTube called Murder Drones has the same situation since she's a robot. Her alarm is literally built into her face lmfao)

LEO IMMEDIATELY WAKES UP WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE WTF-

PFFT- LOOK AT LEO GETTING BONKED IN THE HEAD OMIGOSH-

Donnie's talking about Leo not getting a cold and giving him full clothing while in the apocalypse all the man had to wear was a scarf and pants bruh.

"Don't worry, I'm not that hungry." Right after he says this, Leo just. Has a dorky smile on his face for almost 2 whole pages and just ignores Donnie that entire time. I just find that fuccin adorable.

Some may be confused as to why Donnie looks so sad after Leo says that btw, but I think I've figured it out. Back during the apocalypse, I suspect Leo had a habit of not eating enough and instead leaving the rest of what he refused to eat for other people he cared about. Maybe he refused to receive enough food from the cooks, or maybe he poured the rest of his rations into other people's bowls while they weren't looking. (We saw him do this for Casey actually at some point) Naturally, the only people who knew this were his brothers. Duh. And now that he's in the present, Donnie hasn't really thought much about that little habit of Leo's. Despite the slider's size and muscle mass, he definitely strikes me as the guy who didn't give two shits about his health in reality. And until now, that's the way it's been. Now though, Donnie is hearing Leo say he isn't hungry when they have plenty of food to supply themselves with, and it hurts him more than ever before. In the future they lived in, it was at least understandable why Leo did what he did. But now? There's no excuse. And Donnie is forgetting that Leo never really noticed the fact that they're in the past now. So to Donnie, Leo saying he isn't hungry is a personal attack to his gut. So yeah. Hope I got that right!

BRUH THEY'RE STILL LEECHING OFF OF DRAXUM'S SHIT OH MY GOSH THAT IS HILARIOUS

"Guess who I brought back to life~!" Is said so casually-

Oh hey look it's the sneak peek we saw yesterday~

NOT DONNIE STRAIGHT UP SLAPPING LEO JUST TO GET HIM TO MOVE TOWARDS HIS LITTLE BROTHER-

AND NOT MIKEY LITERALLY CRACKING LEO'S NECK-

"How do I feel!!?? I saw you die!" "I saw YOU DIE!" Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Yep I'm crying now thx-

PFT- LOOK AT MIKEY JUST HANGING LIMP WHILE RAPH HUGS THEM I CANT- THAT IS SO FUNNY OMIGOSH

RAPH SQUISH RAPH S Q U I S H

OH G O D. Raph finally speaking in the first person again hit me HARD. For a while we haven't seen/heard him speak in the first person, let alone at all, and now that we're finally hearing him speak in the first person again with Leo... UGH THAT HURT ME!! (I can't remember if he's done this before since he got revived and I honestly don't have the time to look back and check)

OMIGOSH RAPH IS SO BEEEEGGGGGGG

"I know it would make more sense for Leo to roll up his sleeve or something, but I like how it flaps!" No no that's fair it looks adorkable like that anyways <3

GOD CASS I LOVE THIS UPDATE SO MUCH YOU DID SUCH A GREAT JOB NOW

R E S T

Part 22!

I know it would make more sense for Leo to roll up or tie this empty sleeve. But I like how it flaps haha

Part 1

Previous

Also~ Yes. It’s Donnie’s clothes

[squib-2006]

Next

I am going to rewatch one episode of ninjago a day until I ether give up or finish

I will put my thoughts down as I watch it and rate each episode out of ten.

Day 1

Ep 1 rise of the snakes

The old monastery was so empty

Those controllers are huge

I want to play what they are playing why can’t this be a real game

Not cool sensei wu you didn’t even let them save

Cole talks with Kai’s voice wow he is magic

Yes the tornado of creation the super op move that will only be used three(I think it’s three might be wrong) times throughout the intire series, but seriously so my situations could have been solved if they just made the tornado

The game magically didn’t reset and erase there progress

The people that “spotted lord garmadon” need to get glasses. How do you confuse an adult dark warlord, with a literal 10 year old

The ninja bumping into eachother looks so awkward but is still somehow funny

Jay being awkward around nya is always good for my Jaya heart

Really Kai you could have killed someone with opening the door with out checking if someone was under it

Also did the monastery always have a dragon stable or did they have to add it

Jay falling=peek Comedy

Kai stop being sexist to your sister

I miss the dragons they were so cool

Rocky and Cole friendship my beloved

Jays voice was so much lower in the first season it sounds weird to me cuz I’m used to him screeching every five seconds

Dragon acrobatics are cool

Jamanakai village the og village I wish we could go visit it in the newer seasons because I love how it looks

BABY LLOYD MY BELOVED
YOUR LAUGH GIVES ME JOY

You get ur candy baby

Cole saying that he escaped again implies this isn’t the first time they have delt with him

Wow these adults are a-holes. They gust throw rotten fruit at a child

Kai your parents literally fought in the serpentine wars your telling me they never mentioned anything about the serpentine ever

Why are they carrying Lloyd like that

Oh my god I remember them putting Lloyd up on the sign and finding it funny as a kid but now this just seems cruel

Zane paid for all that candy with a single coin

Mucacho, kai just called Lloyd muchacho. Why

Now they’re just bullying Lloyd with candy

“Kai about to get on his dragon” top ten moments before disaster

Why does wu have a dragon saddle bag

And you cannot tell me wu didn’t put that there on purpose to motivate them

What is it with kai and Cole steeling each other’s voices.

If it’s the “ancient language of our ancestors” how do you know how to read it. Like I know your a robot but still Zane I don’t think doctor Julian programed that in

This prophecy is incorrect because Lloyd is the green ninja

This competition is so stupid

I should just start a counter for how many times kai and Cole switch voices (3)

Setting up Kai’s obsession with the green ninja

How did Lloyd get to a snowy tundra wasn’t he just on a mountain village

Why is it so easy to open the tombs I think it should be a bit harder to release vengeful snake people

This Ice is so pretty

How is the snake now under Lloyds control if he hypnotized him self. Shouldn’t he be under his own control

Sneks

Any time baby Lloyd laughs I want to grab him and jut hug him so hard he screams because it is so cute

Any time jay gets hit by something I giggle I don’t know why it’s so funny to me

The kendo suits look so weird to me for some reason

Rip Cole

The combat here seems so clunky compared to modern day ninjago

Baby fire ball is adorable

Jay looks so sad poor bean

Rip pole

Where did the other Shuriken of ice go?

Oh there it is

And then the one underneath coles foot magically goes back to Zane despite it being trapped in the ice

Cole could have chopped Zane’s legs off

Wow petty much jay

When Cole smashes down the scythe of quakes the grounds textures glitch

Sword of fire gets to hot for Kai to control because he is getting to angry more evidence that the golden weapons are sentient

How does the stone light on fire and in a perfect circle around kai

Sparkles are pretty

Lean ninja. They knew what they were doing

Wu gets mad at them for training yet he is the one who wanted them to train

Why are those watermelons so tiny like the cucumbers are larger then them

Baby Lloyd is so cute even when terrorizing villagers

Wu be smoking the good stuff

Kai doesn’t care until he remembers that nya is there. He really loves his little sister doesn’t he

Jays voice was really low when he said “that leaves us with one choice” and then the “run” broke my eardrums

Stealth 100

Not all of them have tails nya

Jay stop being sexist to nya

Kai shaking his head at jay gives me life

Kai ignores his sisters advise and looks the snakes in the eyes

Kai’s whole body flattened when he hit the wall

Also physical Comedy = peek comedy

Always look where your going Lloyd

Also Lloyd is somehow need the fountain now

No one listens to nyas advice they all stare at the snakes

By golly made me cringe

Maybe if you hadn’t strung Lloyd up like a piñata and taken him to wu so much of this whole show could have been avoided

Wu never teaches them anything they ask him to

Patience nya you just have to wait thirteen seasons and you can become a dragon

Why didn’t the anti venom cure Cole

Final thoughts

This is a good intro into the season but it drags on a bit with the green ninja tournament and without watching the pilots you might be a bit confused. Lloyd was as cute as I remembered. The ninja go the other hand were a bit boring. I liked the set up they did and the animation was good if not a bit clunky. Over all I give this episode a 7/10

[fireheartpages]

too much, not enough | s.r.

summary: a fight with your husband leads to some revelations about your love.

playlist: too much, not enough | s.r.

word count: 1.1k

rating: all audiences welcome :) it is kinda sad tho sry

a/n: hello i found this in a google doc from like 2019 and thought it was rly cute so like. enjoy :)

You still remembered your wedding day. It had been on a beach back in California, where there was nothing but hills and shore for miles. Only about fifteen guests stood as you walked down the aisle, your soon-to-be husband staring at you like you were the only thing in the world. The sun was warm on your brown skin and it cast Steve’s hair in a golden hue. He looked like he was glowing. Sunshine incarnate Everything was glowing. And then you kissed and your closest friends and family applauded as you did so. Later on there was music and laughter, lights and the soft crashing of the waves as the night lulled on to the song of pure happiness.

You would have done anything to go back to that day.

You stared down at your ring, the one that was made out of a bit of sea glass from your first beach trip together. You remembered feeling so young, feeling adventurous when you found the sea glass and gave it to Steve with a chaste kiss. You also remembered how surprised you were when he proposed. That he’d kept it, and now he was giving it back in such an intimate way.

You used to stare down at the ring with fondness. Steve’s was made out of sand from the same beach. A little bit of your home with you both everywhere you went, he’d said.

Now you looked at it with longing. Longing to go back to that place, or maybe just a time when you were happier.

You didn’t know how or why the argument had started. It was one of those ones where you’d just ended up hurling venom at each other. Steve was always gone on missions, but how could you ask him not to go? You was always traveling anyways. But it was for your job. Well, this was his! It’s not fair of you to want to spend more time in California, your lives are here, but your home is back west! Steve had never wanted a family, and you had never needed stability, but now you were both changing your minds and you couldn’t tell who you were angrier at, your spouse or yourselves!

The whole night had turned into a disaster. It started out so sweet. You had made frybread and baked pumpkin because even though you hated pumpkin, you knew Steve loved it. Steve had surprised you with a bottle of wine from your favorite winery in Sanoma. You sat at the small table in your large apartment, chatting away, blissfully unaware of how sour the night was bound to turn.

Your brain was beginning to overload. Especially as you stared at your husband and didn’t know what to feel. Hate? No… Love? No… It was beginning to break your heart, that you couldn’t look at each other right now and find the love you shared.

How was it fair to love someone so much you fight about it?

Being with him was so easy it was like breathing, but right now, you thought, you might need some fresh air.

“So that’s my fault?” Steve snapped, blue eyes storming.

“That’s not what I meant,” you answered, willing your tears not to fall. You shook your head, getting up. Silently, you grabbed your boots and jacket, shoving keys and your wallet and chapstick and your phone into the pockets.

“Where are you going?”

His tone told you everything you didn’t need to hear.

“Away. I just need some space.”

“Fine. Go, then.” His voice was cold and distant, his gaze not even shifting to you.

You laughed harshly. “‘Til death do us part, right?”

“We wrote our own vows.”

“Fuck you, Rogers,” you said, slamming the door behind you.

The cold air nearly froze the tears to your face, a welcomed sting if you could think of anything else than what had just happened. You desperately hailed a cab, climbing into the back seat before letting another tear fall. You dialed quickly, praying Sam would pick up. He did, and all you could manage to say to him was a strangled sob of his name.

You woke up to the smell of coffee and an echoing pain in your chest. Upon seeing you wake, Bucky had come set a coffee with milk and chocolate syrup (just the way he knew you’d want it) in front of you and ran a hand over your head.

“How are you feeling?” he asked softly.

You couldn’t even think of a response without tearing up. Bucky cooed softly, motioning for you to let him sit down and you rested your head in his lap as he rubbed a hand over your arm. “I’m so sorry, doll.”

All you could do was sniffle in reply.

It was after one when you finally made it back to your shared apartment with Steve. You hadn’t bothered to ask Bucky or Sam if Steve had said anything, and had just let Sam make you more coffee and watch trashy TV with you. You hadn’t said much all morning, just let them both hug you tightly before Bucky insisted on driving you home.

You robotically turned the key before shutting the door behind you, expecting to be coming home into a cold and/or empty home. You began shedding your outer layers, fingers brushing the hem of the t-shirt Sam had lent you when two large arms wrapped around your waist and Steve buried his face in your neck. You let out a surprised “oomf!” before wrapping your arms around your husband’s neck. Your chest filled with a fluttering sensation, and you nearly sobbed.

“My love,” he breathed, like a prayer on his lips. “Sweetheart, I’m so sorry. I love you so much.”

“Too much,” you mumbled against his skin. “I love you, Steve.”

“I hate being away from you.” His voice was muffled and shaky, and all you could do was kiss the side of his head. “I love you, I love you,” he repeated. “And I know we only fight because we love each other that much.”

You laughed, your own voice growing watery. “I’d take a fight here and there if it meant the rest of my life with you.”

Steve kissed you, tenderly, softly, and so passionately. He walked you to your bedroom and pulled you onto the bed, smothering you in his warm embrace. He peppered kisses over your face and you tangled your hands in his golden hair—god, you loved his hair. And he was warm and solid against you, and that ache in your chest was replaced with a rib-splitting love.

Outside, snow began to fall on a cold winter day. Even so, sunlight found ways to slide through the clouds and shine on the world below. You figured the snow was okay, as long as there was sunshine. You loved the sunshine.

[holykillercake]

Love Ordeal

SANJI X f!READER

word count: 2k

summary: The Strawhts decide to play Secret Davy Treasure and Sanji doens´t stop asking whom you got. 

highlight:  ¨Sanji,¨ you sighed ¨I love you, but if you don´t stop, I will be forced to throw your cigarettes in the ocean and straighten your eyebrows.¨

warning: F.L.U.F.F.

notes: Guys! This a part 2/3 of a request for a fluff where they have a s/o that made them a thing with crochet and how they would react. Also, Secret Davy Treasure is like Secret Santa, but you know. ALSO, there is a surprise at the end! 

𝕷𝖊𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖘, 𝖗𝖊𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖘, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊!

¨Just pick one, Luffy!¨

¨But which one?¨

¨It doesn´t matter!¨

¨Hmm, can I pick two?¨

¨NO!¨

Earlier that day, an old lady told Nami that whichever path Luffy chose would always lead to another Winter Island. So with the end of the year approaching and the cold weather, you decided to play Secret Davy Treasure, a great South Blue tradition.

It consisted of the participants writing their names on a piece of paper, mixing them in a bowl - or Luffy's hat - and drawing them.  Whoever’s name you picked is who you will buy or make a Secret Davy Treasure.

You should have guessed that even something that sounded so simple would be complicated in the Thousand Sunny. The crew didn´t seem to understand nor follow the rules of physics, reality, and the game. 

At first, Zoro folded his paper with his name on the outside; then Brook picked himself and didn´t tell anyone. Now you were struggling with Luffy, who couldn´t pick one because A) he wanted to know what was written inside, and B) he wanted to pick more than one. 

While Franky, Usopp, and Chopper yelled at him, trying to make him understand, Brook laughed at the whole situation, and the rest of you wished to die and get reborn as clams. 

Sanji adjusted the blanket around your bodies and hugged you tighter, chatting until the commotion was over.  

¨Will you tell me?¨ he blew some smoke, and you tilted your head to look at him. 

¨Tell what?¨

¨Who you got.¨

¨What? Of course no!¨ you laughed ¨This is not how you play it!¨

¨But we are a couple, Y/N-chan!¨

¨.., and?¨ you sang the word.

¨We shouldn't keep secrets from each other!¨

A cloud of white smoke came out of your mouth when you giggled before snuggling deeper in his arms. 

¨Okaay,¨ Usopp crawled closer to you, defeated and holding Luffy´s hat ¨he will be the last one.¨

Despite your captain yelling that he should be the first to pick, you were all getting tired and opted to ignore him. 

¨Thanks!¨ you used the blanket to cover yourself as you unfolded it.

A chuckle left your mouth when you saw the name written, and the blonde behind you tried to peek over your shoulder. But you were faster to put the piece of paper with the name of your boyfriend inside your bra.

You turned and gave him a peck on the cheek while he pouted. 

You would have one week to come up with a Davy Treasure for Sanji, and you knew exactly what to do, but some butterflies still flew in your belly, wondering if he would like it. 

As a matter of fact, he loved everything you did, from sweet love to extremely salty culinary disasters. He would find perfection in every little thing done by you.

Enjoying your last days on the island of Snow Globe Pole - yeah, almost as bad as ¨Long Ring Long Land¨ - you decided to tour the city, looking for what you needed to make your gift. Or rather, to crochet your gift.

That was the easy part, for you were on a winter island, yarn and wool were pretty abundant. Every style possible of every possible color, anything that crossed your mind was available in the store. It would have been distracting if you didn´t have the colors already chosen. 

But again, so much for an innocent game. So much for a bit of fun. So naive to believe that Sanji would stop asking you whom you picked. 

In his defense, he had gotten calmer during the first night. But after seeing the bag you brought from the store, he became even more annoying. 

Charming, loving, but still annoying. 

¨It´s not Franky, right? His hands wouldn´t fit in it.¨

¨His regular-sized-robotic-mannequin hands would.¨ you looked at him with a raised eyebrow and a smirk. 

You could almost see the gasp stuck in his throat and his heart skipping a beat. 

After that, he kept bringing you desserts, offering massages, and doing everything in his power to bribe you. Skypiea Sanji was not the real Love Ordeal. Secret Davy Treasure Sanji was the real Love Ordeal. 

¨Sanji,¨ you sighed ¨I love you, but if you don´t stop, I will be forced to throw your cigarettes in the ocean and straighten your eyebrows.¨

He grumbled ¨I love you¨ back among some other things and marched to the kitchen with flames on the top of his head. You chuckled and went back to your colorful wools. 

Before you chose his gift, you thought about Sanji and the things that he liked or needed. From cooking to smoking and women. 

Cooking for him would be outrageous. You wanted to give him something amazing, and you couldn't compare to him in the kitchen. At all.

Women. You were the only woman he wanted and needed, and honestly, you were the woman for the job. 

Now, smoking. You would not buy or make him cigarettes, obviously. But he had this adorable and clumsy thing of always burning the tips of his mittens whenever he lit a cigarette. 

Because of that, you decided to crochet him one of those fingerless gloves that come with a mitten flap so he could cover his fingers once he was done. Like that, he would be warm and natural disaster-free. 

¨There is orange, Y/N-chan! You got Nami, right?!¨ you jumped and almost stabbed yourself with the hook when he yelled in your ear.

¨Oh, my sweet Davy Jones, give me strength...¨ you whispered ¨There is also purple, Sanji-kun. It could be Brook or Robin.¨ 

He pondered over it a little, frowned, and made his way to the door.

¨Hey!¨ he turned with sad puppy eyes ¨Is this really important to you? To know who I got?¨ he nodded. 

You gestured with your head, telling him to come closer. A big and bright smile appeared on his face, and your heart beat stronger. That smile, you would punch the Red Line broken to create another All Blue for that smile. 

Oh, how you love this cook. 

¨Ok! Just because I am asking I´ll tell you first, ok?¨ he spoke with a lower voice but still sparkly. You smiled and nodded. ¨I got Chopper! And I bought him a new backpack with a lot of compartments for his medical stuff.¨

The way he paid attention to the tiny details made you melt. He was always taking care of others, complimenting the crew - except Zoro - and celebrating even the smallest of the successes. 

He showed you the blue backpack, very similar to Chopper´s current one, but a lot stronger, prettier, and more practical. He would love it, no doubts. 

¨Well,¨ you began ¨I got... Usopp.¨ 

You felt terrible about telling him a lie, but you couldn´t spoil your surprise.

 ¨Since we´re going to winter islands, I don´t want his finger to get tangled when, Uhm... he´s picking his Ketchup Stars, Green Stars, or Let´s-scare-creepy-girls-to-death Stars. I really hope he likes it.¨

If you were not paying enough attention, you would have missed Sanji´s disappointed look, which he quickly hid with a kind smile. 

¨You always think about everything, Y/N-chan. He will love it.¨ he kissed your forehead and went back to the kitchen. 

You waited until he closed the door to cringe ¨You are going to hell, Y/N.¨ 

Finally, the Secret Davy Treasure day arrived. You would exchange gifts and then have a nice dinner if Luffy didn´t make a party out of it. He definitely would. 

But you were also grateful that today was the day. Since you told Sanji that you had picked Usopp, he has been acting a little upset. The other guys didn´t notice, but you did. 

You would always notice. And you had an idea why. 

The gift exchanging rules were pretty simple.  The Secret Davy had to offer information about the person receiving the treasure, and the others had to guess. 

It started with Usopp, whose Secret Davy was Franky. He gave him a bunch of super tools and some colored light bulbs for the ¨Party Nipple¨ idea.

Franky´s Secret Davy was Robin. He gave her a journal with waterproof pages he created. 

Robin´s Secret Davy was you, and she presented you with a beautiful copy of a fictional adventure book since you were always reading them on the ship.

Then it was your turn. You held the gift wrapped in a shiny blue paper and began to describe your Secret Davy. 

¨My Secret Davy is... slightly annoying sometimes.¨

¨It´s the stupid-eyebrow.¨ Zoro said.

¨Shut up, marimo head!¨

You continued after Nami punched them. ¨My Secret Davy always takes care of us.¨ 

¨It´s Chopper!¨ you shook your head.

¨Hmm... my Secret Davy is an exceptional fighter! Really strong!¨ 

¨It´s me!¨ 

¨No, Zoro! It´s me! I will become the Pirate King!¨ 

¨Shut up, you two!¨

¨My Secret Davy is...¨ you looked at Sanji and smiled ¨... loving and caring.¨ 

He looked back at you, confused.  Why would you say those about Usopp? Not that he wasn´t loving and caring, but... still. 

¨My Secret Davy is... the man of my dreams, the prince of my fairy tale, and the love of my life.¨

A minute or two passed while everyone waited for Sanji to say something, but he remained frozen with a perplexed expression. 

¨Sanji-san, I think the treasure is yours.¨ Brook said calmy. 

The cook made his way to you slowly, taking the gift from your hands and opening it gently, without tearing the wrapping.  

Did he get upset because of your lie? 

¨Sanji...¨ you called him, but he kept staring at the gloves. 

You saw his eyes fill with water before he excused himself and exited the deck, leaving everyone staring at you. 

¨I don´t... I´m gonna...¨ you pointed and left too. 

When you entered your room, he was standing, back turned to you. Was he really crying, or you saw things?

¨Sanji-kun?¨

¨You remembered...¨ he turned around, still holding the mittens ¨These colors...¨ 

¨Yeah, they don´t really match, but...¨

¨I wanted it so much, Y/N. When I saw it, I wanted it so much.¨

He rushed in your direction and hugged you tight. He hugged you and you felt all his emotions, you felt the weight he carried in his heart. Not a bad weight, just the weight of missing someone you love. 

You knew that that was the reason he was pestering you so much, the colors. You had chosen the colors that Zeff, Sanji´s mentor, wore. 

The fingers were orange and purple, like his striped shirt. You added yellow details of his hair; the blue of his ascot, and the white of his apron. 

As you said, they didn´t match, but apparently, Sanji didn´t care.

He would always share stories about their lives and cook recipes that Zeff taught him. Despite him always calling him old man or damn geezer, the Red Leg was his father.

¨Thank you, Y/N-chan. I loved it.¨

The sound of him sniffing made you hold him stronger. 

¨I miss that damn geezer.¨ 

¨I´m sure he misses you too, Little Eggplant.¨ 

¨Oi!¨

You squeaked and laughed when he threw on the bed.

¨I´ll show you Little Eggplant!¨

Hey, Guys! SURPRISE! Here´s my first decent art? hahaha THE MITTENS!

I don´t know if the quality dropped. I´m using krita and still don´t know how to adjust the settings stuff when I´m saving a jpeg. Anyway, I hope you liked it!

[purplerose244]

My thoughts on Seabound!!! 🌊🌊🌊 (1/4)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

Finally Nya's season! Our queen, our water goddess, our amazing girl gets what she deserves! 😍😍😍

What I know about the season beforehand is that Nya's powers apparently are getting problematic for some reasons? Which is a pretty common topic in other shows but it's a first in Ninjago, usually the elemental powers don't have focus and I LOVE that we now get to see stuff like that 💕💕💕

I know there should be Wojira involved, trusting The Island to deliver that little foreshadowing at the end of the episode 🤷‍♀️ Also Maya is back... MAYA IS FINALLY BACK AFTER SEVEN SEASONS YES!!! 😭😭😭

I have nothing else to say, I have no idea what this will bring, hopefully something as good as Master of the Mountain! 🖤

Alright, here we go!

GENERAL THOUGHTS

Warning reader, I might be fangirling to an extreme because I love mah girl Nya and I've been wanting Kai and Nya's parents to be back ever since Hands of Time ended. So yeah... screaming alert 😅

At this point I don't doubt that the intro is great, we reached such a level of animation and we got The Fold 😍😍 Love the marine vibe and how it's similar to The Island, because it's a great intro 👌

NOW I like the writing! Maybe they rushed the dialogue's quality for The Island to get here? It's just fun and in character, maybe it's just me but I'm enjoying it a lot for now

How many episodes are in this? Wiki says ten, then I checked again and it's sixteen like with Master of Mountain... eh, it looks good so far so it's fine whatever happens 🤷‍♀️

A BIG SPLASH

Oohhh, new villain! One that uses... flames... huh, does she know there's literally a master of fire in the ninja team? Eh whatever she looks cute, give it up for Miss Demeanor!! 👏👏

Wait... OMG IS THAT ERIN MATTHEWS??? WE GOT MACY!! ❤❤❤

Whoa, we're finding out where did the order of the vengestone from season 13 come from?? YAS! CONTINUITY!

Yep, there it is, Nya lost control... her attacks look so cool 😍

Lol that kid trying to be a nindroid and Zane being offended 😂😂 Sorry hun, you're that popular

Aaahhh, thank you Ninjago! You gave me back Nya the perfectionist 😂 I was worried her reaction to her powers wasn't going to be in character but it looks fair so far. Brings me back to Possession, my favorite season 💙💙💙

WE GOT BACK THE FACT THAT SHE CAN MAKE IT RAIN!!! YAS!!! I might be easy to please but I love these details 🤩

🤯🤯🤯 Okay they are definitely going somewhere this time and I LOVE IT, because wow. WOW. Are we actually addressing the forever questioned fact that wind and water weren't elements that Chen needed at the Tournament? Are we giving a reason for them to exist outside the main set of elements and the elemental masters?? Duuuude, season 15 don't let me stop you, keep going 😍

Mm, so water and wind are connected to Wojira (now I see the connection with the special). Are we setting the ground for a new master of wind? 😏😏 It's risky going for a Morro replacement but it's a super intriguing idea! Oooor Edgy Boy TM might come back? WHO KNOWS I'M CURIOUS ANYWAY 🤩

Love how it is universal knowledge that Nya is super indipendent 👌

YES YES FINALLY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAYA!!! 😍😍😍 Is it too much hoping into a Ray cameo as well?? Pleaaaase? Also addressing Krux after so many seasons, this feels exciting!! 😊

This is what I'm talking about, training, fighting scenes, show me everything that water goddess can do! 🌊🌊🌊

Aaahhh, Nya flexing her mightiness through anger, just to remind us that she is the descendant of a water master as much as of a fire master 😅

YES YES YES YES IT'S HAPPENING FINALLY AFTER SEVEN SEASON THE FIRE WATER PARENTS ARE FINALLY BACK!!! 🔥🌊🔥🌊🔥🌊 I'M SO HAPPY I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG!!! 😭

RAY IS THERE TOO HECK YES!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 I shouldn't get this excited at only the first episode... WHO CARES RAY IS BAAAAACK!!! ❤❤❤

Omg Maya is definitely different from what I expected, turns out Kai's enthusiasm came from her 😂

Oh look at my flame babe 😍

He's so happy his parents are here, he's a total family man ❤❤❤

Nya is maaaaad... 😅

THERE SHE IS

WELCOME BACK JILLIAN I MISSED YOU 💚💚💚 Would it be too much having a "Your voice sounds familiar" moment with Maya and Lloyd? 😂

I'm so stoked for this! I want all the interactions I've missed for all of this time, asap!! HECK yes!! 😍😍😍😍

Oh, are we looking over the Miss Demeanor, vengestone situation? Mm... for now at least... WHO CARES FIRE WATER PARENTS!! 🔥🌊🔥🌊🔥🌊

THE CALL OF THE DEEP

Imma just slow clap for The Fold because this is another amazing intro, one of those things in this show that stays awesome no matter what happens 👍👍

So Maya gave Nya her discipline and perfectionism, but not the passion behind it 😂 I like this, it's not your conventional master of water, although I'd say it's different from the impression she gave me back in HoT. Maybe this is how she is when she's not trapped for fifty years? 😅😅

Is it too much asking for Kai and Ray bonding while the water women get the work done? 😅😅

Is this the sequel of Green Eggs and Ham?

Green Pancakes and Ham? 😂

Oh it's seaweed nevermind... at breakfast? I'm all for sushi rolls but this is a little 😅 Although since Maya missed their childhood she probably never cooked meals for them... how did I get myself sad 😢

Whoa, Maya is a strict teacher! I got flashbacks from my first and only dance lesson, teachers nitpicking every single pose, uuurrrggg I feel ya waterlily 😡

Again, not a fan of Misako, but coming from her the whole speech about wanting to be there for her child makes a lot of sense

Yes. YES.

YEEEEESSSS KAI AND RAY FAMILY BONDING THIS IS EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED I'M GETTING ALL OF MY WISHES GRANTED FOR THIS ONE ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤

AND MY FLAME BABE IS SO GLAD HE GOT HIS PARENTS!!! 😭😭😭

Lol with Kai's new hair they look even more related 🤣

Ray also sounds so happy he gets to have his moment with his son 😢 I feel so blessed in this moment 👍

Also this scene makes a lot of sense. Nya grew up to be indipendent, one that succeed in most of stuff without problems, she built her life without any help and doesn't look for it. Kai grew up more insecure, he got some walls up but loves to take care of others and be taken care of. With a childhood lost he looks forward to a bit of softness ❤❤

Did Maya make real bacon for that sandwich? Do I smell some favoritism? 😅 Or maybe she really wants Nya to get onto the water mind setting idk 🤷‍♀️

Little tiny complain, why isn't Jay doing the fixing? Did he give up mechanics completely? It feels like we haven't seen him do tech stuff in so long, I miss techy boy in action 😞

And no, having to check on the bathroom doesn't count 😅

Aww robot date 💜🤍💜🤍

AAAHH ROBOT DISASTER 😱😱😱 ZANE DANG IT YOU WERE DOING SO GOOD NOT TRYING TO DIE IN THE LAST TWO SEASONS!!

Oh that was weird, weird magic purple wave thingie?

I DID NOT ASK FOR A SEASON WITH A BEST GIRL AT THE EXPENCE OF ANOTHER BEST GIRL PIX DON'T YOU DARE DO THIS TO ME 😱😱😱😱😱

"Well this is troubling." I love this samurai so freaking much 💜💜💜

GUYS THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND EPISODE, I'M A LITTLE SCARED NOW 😢

Okay Nya admitting that something's wrong looking so apologetic, girl you don't need to do that you already own my heart 😭

Alright, I'm guessing this is Wojira's power or something, and they will have to go down below and find out why... just throwing this in, maybe Maya did something? Because she wanted to finally be with her family and needed an excuse? JUST A THEORY WITH NO BASE I REALLY HOPE I'M WRONG!!!

Okay, two episodes and I'm BEYOND engaged, let's keep it up! 😍

UNSINKABLE

Getting an idea how this episode might end already 😂😂

Look, I love best girl Pixal, but I'm kinda sad that she seems to be the only one tinkering at this point. Like, I saw Nya fix little stuff, while Jay dropped engineering altogether, I miss my engineers team 😭

Aww, the guys didn't want to crush Pixal's dream of an unsinkable boat 💜 But honestly yeah, I agree with Cole, this might end badly 😅😅

Thank goodness

I was worried they forgot about Jaya ❤💙❤💙 Jay is such a cutie omg

Nya: Mm, going on a potentially dangerous mission with unstable powers in the heart of my element or... mom's tofu pancakes... *yeets herself over the ship*

I'm making too many screenshots of the Smith family... WHO CARES THEY ARE BACK AND THEY ALL LOOK SO GOOD!!! 😍😍😍😍

Aww Ray wants to play with his son and his friends so CUTE ❤❤❤ Still can't believe they play Prime Empire after everything that went down 😂😂

Whoa whoa whoa, Kai and Cole are sitting this one out? That's actually interesting, I'm pretty sure I saw Cole's scuba suit in the sets though so I didn't expect it... lol it's actually kinda fair that the two that used to be afraid of water aren't going 😂😂

Bet Kai is happy to stay behind because he gets to spend time with his dad 😭

Also studying the fire elementals?? Uhm, yes please?? TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT MY FLAME BABE!!! 😍😍😍😍

I'm sure this one scene...

... made so many lavashippers happy ❤🖤❤🖤 Cole you got Ray's blessing

Ninja team acting cool while Jay is being Jay, it's how it always goes, it's the entire show's description and I absolutely love it 😂 That wink though 💙

PIRATE ZANE IS BACK 😂😂😂 Haven't seen him since Possession, and this time he's not even malfunctioning 👌 Pixal is so done with his dorky boyfriend 😝

Of course Jay already has a ghost butler theory going on 😂

OF COURSE IT'S MAYA 😂😂

To be honest muffins would sold me too 😅 Not sure if she will make them out of tofu again though...

It's actually really interesting that we still haven't met the actual enemies, it does build up excitment! Very curious about these squid guys 👍

Well what do you know, the Unsinkable sank. Who would have thought?

... yeah same, sorry Pix 😅

FIVE THOUSANDS FATHOMS DOWN

Aaaahhh, Nya fixing stuff! That's more like it!! 😍😍

Oww, that one speech, I've been waiting for so long for that! Maya just wants to catch up with her daughter and it's not her fault she was separated from her children, but Nya did everything on her own with Kai. Only fair she isn't seeking for her help right now... still sad 😢

Pff, with this ninja team there's not a moment of privacy 😂😂

Maya cleaning his future son-in-law's laundry what the HECK 😂😂😂 To be fair Jay has a bit of a history of having to change underwears during sea travels 😝

Zane was attached to a battery? When?... are you talking about that one scene in Prime Empire? Cause that's not really a flashback I wanna ha- whoops never mind got the flashback 😱

Maya looks more calm now, I think she's trying to act more reasonable and she's got good points 👍 I know people were a little weirded out by how more cheerful she looks in comparison to Hands of Time, but I think she gets the most serious and rational when time needs. That's actually fascinating of her 🤔

CALLING OUT AN ATTEMPTED MURDER

THIS GIRL IS TOO GORGEOUS MY HEART CAN'T TAKE IT 🤩🤩🤩 Like my gosh that smirk, what the heck Pix 💜💜💜

Okay but Jay looking at Nya until the doors are completely closed?? CAN YOU FEEL MY JAYA HEART BEATING?? ❤💙❤💙

Whoa green gas I thought this was Nya's season 😂

MAYA WHY ARE YOU SAYING THIS STUFF YOU'RE SCARING ME 😱😱😱 I SWEAR LEGO IF YOU BROUGHT BACK WATER MOM JUST TO KILL HER OFF I'M GONNA SUE YOU 😭😭😭

I really REALLY like the atmosphere of the entrante of the temple! Super sealike and ancient! 🌊🌊🌊

Maya: off we go, into the spooky old temple! (Why does it feel like something Kai would say? 😂)

Oh gee, someone sleeping in the deep, who could that be? Coff Wojira coff

Whoa the jellyfishes look pretty lifelike!

HERE HE COMES

WELCOME BACK GILES!!! ONCE AGAIN ON A LEGO SHOW I MISSED YOU SO MUCH YOU AND YOUR GODLIKE VOICE!!! 😍😍😍😍 Gosh he's a villain but he's got Clay's voice, how can I even try to hate him?? 😅

Alright, knocking down my water girls, that is pretty hateful material... BUT CLAAAYYY 💙💙💙

So they need the two amulets to wake up Wojira? Isn't one on the island? Fire dad and son coming to the rescue? WHO KNOWS BUT I'M ENJOYING THIS A LOT SO FAR KEEP GOING SEABOUND 😍😍😍

[job-the-prosperous]

Yo, Job. Ya want explosions? How about we give ya explosions! Your item room contains a passive explosive related item, but Curse of the blind is inflicted for this floor.

(Hope this is fine.)

Looking like another failed attempt. Don't know what I keep doing wrong to ending up like this.

He opened up the hatch to the next floor, stopping in his tracts at the sound of a familiar robotic voice calling out to him. Immediately Job's attitude switched to unbridled joy.

((story progression undercut))

Carrion Queen dropped Chemical Peel, but I really don't like that item. It hurts a lot and the benefit from that isn't worth it. Most people here skip out on it. Except for Cain, weirdo. Both of the new items are from this floor! Don't enjoy eating raw body parts, but I always feel full of energy after the Placenta. No matter! I waited for awhile on the last floor to see if you'd say something, but I couldn't stay to long. You know, the rumors and all that. I'm just happy to hear from you all again! Start to miss all the weird stuff I was asked.

What are you asking this time around? Something about explosions? Don't remember asking like that. Why would I even want it? I know this is one of the first things you've said in awhile, but I'm going to move onto something else. Like I said this floor is already been cleared out.

It was really annoying, always spraying blood and shooting out those jumpy guys. Big head bosses are always the worst. Though while you're here, I thought of something super cool. Hold up a second while I get it ready.

Job climbed up onto the pile of meat that once held the skull up, carefully treading the slippery surface. The two pieces of the tattered skull where lighter than expected. He lightly pushed the small creature that laid dead out with his foot. He struggled for a bit to find a good position inside the large skull. The jaw left very little room for his feet to get a proper grip. With a forceful stomp, more ground was cleared for standing.

I bet if I could carry this around everything will be to scared to fight me! And with the big eye holes I can still shoot tears. Pretty ingenious I'd say.

Job was giggling so much you could almost miss how sad the attempt made to walk around while carrying the skull was. It was more of a slow waddle, getting anywhere like that would take forever. Before he could get to far, Job slipped on a piece of meat and the skull shattered under his fall.

Aw man! What a downer. Can't be to upset about it, there's no way I'd be able to fit it down the hatch anyways. Speaking of hatches, about time I moved on. Not much else to do here. Maybe you can stay for the next floor? I'll try to make it interesting to watch.

The hatch to the next floor was opened, revealing a narrow, rock filled tunnel. He squirmed his way down the tight entryway and made it to the other side without much hassle. A splintering headache came and went as if something ran up behind and smacked him upside the head. His eyes were shut tight for a moment, reeling back from the sudden pain. It was gone in a moment's notice, though upon opening his eyes the damaged had already been dealt.

His vision flickered on and off from blurry to non-burry. Job would of been worried that he was losing his eye sight if he hadn't gone through this phenomenon already. A plan of action could be made, that was something to grasp onto. It become more of an inconvenience than a disaster. Only go into rooms when the blurry vision was inactive and watch more closely what you pick up. Though that anon did say something about explosions. He'd have to be extra careful about the next item room he came across.

[the-dandelion-dayss]

My current listings for the CR Campaign 3 favorites (as of episode 1)

From least to most:

8. Bertrand. I never watched Search For Grog so I don't know much about him but he gives off very shady vibes which is very fun to see everyone else react to. He is also very entertaining and I love the way Travis plays him so far. I don't like him much as a person but I think that's the point and he's really amusing to watch.

7.Fearne. I really love her quiet demeanor paired with her thirst for chaos. She is down for stealing and murder without hesitation but looks and sounds super sweet and naive and It's endlessly amusing to see such a stark contrast between expectations and reality with her. She's only ranked low because I haven't formed much of an attachment yet but that could easily change.

6.Imogen. I don't know how to feel about her yet? She's hiding something and is very persuasive and stubborn which I love and I really want to know how her and Laudna met and why she's so intent in getting into that school. I'm very intrigued by her and Laura has been playing her very withdrawn. Something is definitely going to come from that.

5.Orym. I love how he is a simple and tired man just trying to do the right thing but is surrounded by chaotic neutral people. It's an amazing contrasting vibe. Also I really love how in combat his mechanics fit so well with his selfless and protective nature. Just the way he puts himself in front of squishy characters and directs attacks onto himself so skillfully is really fun to watch and gives a good sense of him as a person. I want to know more about him and his story before all this because he could easily rise in the rankings.

4.Fresh Cut Grass (F.C.G). The fucking name. Sam knew what he was doing. I love this super sweet robot who is just endlessly caring and supportive and is also going to make me so sad. They physically take other's people pain for them. They get hurt to protect people which speaks volumes about their selflessness but also is a weapon Sam can and will use against our emotions. I hate how I'm kind of attached already, knowing full well that's part of Sam's master plan.

3.Dorian. I love this bard man so much. He's such a thinly veiled disaster. He looks and tries to portray himself as put together with honor but then falls apart almost immediately. He's extremely withdrawn and adverse to answering personal question and I love it a lot. He's not a bad person and is actually very nice, just extremely untrusting. I'm so glad we get to see more of him and explore that more.

2.Ashton. I'm surprised by this??? I did not expect this when I was making my list?? It's hard for me to rank because we don't know them very well but so far I love the way Tal has been playing Ashton as this dude who clearly grew up without a lot and has been making the best of it. He's clearly not above trickery and thievery to get by and is distrustful of others but he doesn't seem cruel or mean either. I also really love their relationship with Fresh Cut Grass. Again, I don't know much but I am very intrigued by what is being set up.

1. Laudna. I love her so much already. Easily my favorite. The only one that was not even a question. I really adore her terrifying looks paired with her just sweet personality, what an inspired concept. Also I'm really curious to find out her backstory and why she seems (and probably is) a reanimated corpse. It will probably be very sad.

All of these are very tentative (Except Laudna) and subject to change as the game progresses but these are my initial thoughts.

[my-writings-and-musings]

Hey, if you're still doing those angsty oxygen scenarios, could you do one with Rumble? I know he's not a lost light bot but it would mean a lot to me

He means a lot to me too, anon. Plus as I see it, being a Lost Light bot is a state of mind.

Here's all my previous posts with this popular prompt!

Part One: Here!

Part Two: Here!

Part Three: Here!

Part Four: Here!

Part Five: Here!

Part Six: Here!

Part Seven: You are Here!

Part Eight! Here!

Part Nine: Here!

Part Ten: Here!

Part Eleven: Here!

Part Twelve: Here!

Rumble

·The story of how you both ended up on the Lost Light is a long and rather ridiculous one, but thankfully you're both quite happy now with the way things have turned out. Hanging out and playing video games is one of the more calm and non-destructive things you two do around the ship, and it's an activity he adores having someone to share with, as not too many bots share the hobby. Being absolutely tiny by Cybertronian standards but huge compared to you, he typically encourages you to sit on his lap while you game together, something he claims is only done to ensure you both can see. Being a good sport, you agree so he can keep protecting his reputation as a tough bot who never cuddles anyone, and also because you know he's secretly in need of said cuddles despite his claims otherwise. You're well in to a rather relaxed gaming session when an emergency communication pings both of you.

·Quite open about how annoyed he is, the feeling only grows when the line is barely audible, static blurring all but every other word of what sounds like a rather urgent message. Though he does try to ask for a repeat of what's said, when the feed simply dies he's quite tempted to just ignore it and keep playing games. Admittedly that sounds good to you too, but being on a gigantic alien vessel makes you far less comfortable at the prospect of things being uncertain, as what's minor to the bots can be quite dangerous for you. Initially your gentle insistence on seeing what might be going on only gets an exaggerated groan regarding how it's probably nothing and that the two of you are having fun so who cares? The pouting is something you're rather accustomed to, so you follow a strategy of gentle pushing to get him moving, which results in him growing ever more dramatic until he's lying back on his second hand couch as if getting up would be physically painful.

·A gentle kiss on his nose finally melts away his immature resistance, but only after he blushes like a lamppost and huffs to try and pretend he's not doing it because you've convinced him or anything. With one last sorrowful look at his console, he hefts you into his shoulder and moves out, not willing to wait on your tiny human legs. Though he's obviously grumpy there's still care and consideration in how he walks with you, as he's never going to risk dropping your squishy human self if he can help it.

·Repeated attempts to comm anyone for some information turn up nothing but static, and that leaves both of you quite confused, with the minibot commenting on how odd it is that no one is answering. Being near the living quarters at this time of day means there's no one around to ask, so he hurries along whilst looking for a signal, reasoning that the two of you should head to the bridge or somewhere equally important to look for answers. Knowing he has way more experience in this than you do, you happily let him take the lead, smiling softly at how your agreement makes him puff up with pride. Being a mini has made him rather unaccustomed to any kind of leadership, so even the simplest praise or deference always means the world to him.

·His ego boost is quite rudely interrupted by a sudden tremor through the ship, though he's hardly knocked off balance for long due to his unique skills. Keeping his footing solid and you secure on his shoulders, he immediately asks if you're okay once the floor steadies beneath him, knowing that it was just a little shake but worried nonetheless. You assure him that you're fine, which convinces him to hold you a little less tightly. Looking up into his visor, you're concerned to see his usual calm replaced with a much more serious expression. It's one you know to only expect when things are about to get bad. As he starts walking again, he explains that, as an expert on seismic things, he knows that the ship has just been snagged. Having an internal sensory system specifically designed to detect these things also makes him certain of the exact size of the enemy and where it hit; and what he detected isn't good.

·Despite being less than half his height, Rumble is your immediate worry as he goes on to explain more of the situation, talking more to cut through the quiet to calm his nerves. You know that you're not built for alien robot battles, but quite frankly, neither is he. Not on his own at least. Though he'll surely deny it now, he's confided in you that without his brother or a bigger bot to sync up with... fighting anything but other minis is a lot harder. Knowing that makes you press him gently on a plan; where should the two of you go to be safe?

·As expected he's immediately adamant that he's fine, but his attitude to you is another story, as is obvious by how he shifts you completely into his arms and holds you tightly. With a promise that he won't let anything touch you, he surprises you with a completely unrestrained sense of protective drive, something quite out of character for a bot that usually struggles with deep feelings. Knowing that ships always have extra guards stationed at key locations, he decides to hurry his way to the medical bay, secretly hoping not to encounter any enemies on the way. Not that he's embarrassed to be a mini or anything, but in moments like these he really wishes he could be big and strong for your sake... Pushing those thoughts deep down, he hurries along and tries to focus on how cool he looks carrying you to safety. Maybe after all this is over he'll be able to tell some awesome stories about rescuing you.

·Seeing you get a little sleepy absolutely baffles him, and he gives you a little tap to wake you up with a tease about taking poorly timed naps. Not having realized you were nodding off, you rub at your eyes in confusion, suddenly aware of sleepiness that certainly wasn't present earlier. At your continued and obvious exhaustion he's quite worried. Had he better practice at driving with an occupant he'd have given you a ride to save time, but even at the best of times previous attempts at that were disasters, so in your current state you'd probably end up getting seriously hurt... It's yet another thing to regret as he holds you closer and hurries along, secretly trying to establish communication so he can hopefully get some answers. The lack of success makes him more worried with every passing minute.

·Though Rumble is no stranger to cuddling behind closed doors and carrying you to show off his strength, this is the first time he's held you like this in public for so long, and it feels very nice. You know he's worried about you, but it's getting harder to focus on staying awake and comforting him with his arms keeping you so secure, and his little spark humming so warm and strong right next to you. Only his gentle pleading for you to keep your eyes open prevents you from nodding off, mostly because his voice is so sad as he does so, and you can't handle seeing that sweet face grow any more worried. Clearly it must be bad if he's openly showing his softer side. You're aided in staying awake by a rather unexpected visitor nearly stepping on the minibot as he enters a hallway, and in the panicked blur that follows your mind is just sharp enough to catch the towering form of a very unfriendly alien before you're laid on the ground and Rumble charges forth in a preemptive strike.

·Though he's every bit as fearless as he usually is in appearance, in his spark he's absolutely terrified as he breaks out his piledrivers, the lack of his brother or Soundwave leaving him with a sense of total helplessness that he has to force down for your sake. The alien is a kind he doesn't recognize, but it's big and clearly hates bots by the way it strikes to kill. Using his tiny size to his advantage, he hammers the legs that are too slow to kick him away in time, striking with a level of force that strains his shock absorbers to a painful limit. The hulking alien collapses as its means of support are demolished in a messy and agonizing attack, but the mini takes no chances, hopping up to the head and delivering a blow capable of creating an earthquake all on its own. He's left panting from the exertion but grateful to have proved himself. Sore from the strain, he hurries back over to you and can't help but ask if you saw what he just did?

·Tiny jubilation is crushed when he hears your weak reply. Even though you're smiling at his victory, you're obviously barely holding on, and that means whatever invisible malady is afflicting you is growing more severe. Scooping you up in bloodied servos, he tries to keep the tears welling in his visor from falling, though admittedly he's not sure why since his image matters very little in the face of losing you. Thinking fast, he breaks open a vent cover and makes use of the claustrophobic shortcut to hurry to the medical bay, ignoring his own overworked body's protests to save you at any cost. Not knowing what the problem could be, he's still tearing himself apart inside over every tiny delay that could now result in the difference between life and death. If only he hadn't hesitated to stop gaming, or had been paying enough attention to avoid that alien... How like him, to prove unworthy of something by ruining it.

·You'd been physically incapable of staying awake as he'd closed in on the part of the ship where help would hopefully be found. Though you had tried so hard and been so heartbroken by his struggles, exhaustion unlike anything had ultimately forced you to rest, with his protective grip on you making it hard to worry as you slipped under. Tears had started to fall without restraint the moment you went quiet. It had made quite a scene when he'd burst into the medical bay, ploughing through a vent cover and startling multiple bots on guard as he yelled for someone to help you, nearly getting shot until he was recognized with you in his arms. Nearby medics had been quick to explain the breakdown of the atmospheric generators and the loss of oxygen, but he brushes all that aside with a single question; will you be okay?!

·Every bot present is immensely surprised by his demeanor. He's known as a troublemaker and a prankster, so even with your relationship to him being taken into consideration, his agony over your condition is not something they could have ever predicted. The loyalty to you is unshakable and obvious even after you receive the care you need, as he refuses medical attention for himself and doesn't care in the slightest when the alien ambush is declared defeated. Not even the prospect of free drinks at Swerve's to celebrate can make him leave you for a second. All he wants is for you to wake up, and to hopefully not be mad once you wake up and learn what happened, which he believes he made worse by being irresponsible and wasting time... Though it isn't allowed, he crawls into your berth with you to snuggle when no one is present.

·You awaken to a much clearer head and the warmth of a bigger body huddled closely around you, and as soon as you open your eyes a familiar frame welcomes you back to consciousness. Whispering a greeting, you're shocked when the mini suddenly clings to you and begins pleading for your forgiveness while also recounting what happened to make you "sick", confusing you beyond all belief at first. Why would the bot you remembered saving you need to apologize? It's only by listening that you realize his misplaced blame is likely motivated by fear, as his hot tears pattering against the berth suggest a bot recently scared out of his wits. The poor mini is blaming himself for his lack of action, in full belief he could have moved faster and should have the moment something was wrong, and sounding quite convinced of his role in your injurey before you shush him as gently but audibly as you can.

·Wiping away heavy tears on his cheeks, you speak clearly through the oxygen mask still secured to your face, reassuring him that he did nothing wrong and had no reason to believe things would play out as they did. When he tries to miserably reply that he's still should have jumped at the first sign of trouble, you remind him that he jumped into action when it counted, taking down an enemy several times his size without anything but his own fists as weapons. Perking up to hear you remember his burst of bravery, he asks a little more confidently if you recall how he punched the alien so hard the hallway shook from the force, and you smile while you assure him that you saw every heroic moment. Hearing himself be referred to as a hero seems to reassure him in ways he didn't know he needed, and the rush of his own gratitude is enough that he hugs you tight without a hint of bashful hesitation. Just being here and safe with you makes it hard to be worried about anything at all.

[mattzerella-sticks]

How I’d Fix Titans on HBO Max

So this is just a little post to release some pent-up steam about the Titans show because this is the third season, and this is the third time I’ve let myself be bamboozled into thinking I’d enjoy the major storyline. And I’ve got a lot of thoughts since the first season about things I’d’ve done differently if I were given creative control of the show.

DISCLAIMER: I’ll only be plotting out the season story beats, as this is what I believe is the worst crime of the show. I think the casting is fine, even if a few wouldn’t be my first choice (*cough* Iain Glen as Bruce Wayne *cough*). My only note for set design is BETTER LIGHTING. I’m not the most well-versed in cinematography; I do think they’ve improved over the seasons, but pinpointing all the little details will take too much time and that’s not what this is focused on.

Starting with SEASON 1:

Trigon should not have been our s1 big bad. The audience for Titans will mostly be made up of people who probably were introduced to comics and these characters from shows like Justice League and Teen Titans, the latter of which already handled the Trigon storyline very well with most of the heroes Titans decided to use. Besides that, the SFX for Trigon alone would - despite the massive budget HBO Max allowed for projects like this - ultimately disappoint (and we were... at least I was). It’s not like animation or comics where the depiction of the battle between a massive demon and a team of superheroes would be better resolved. Exploring Raven’s powers and origins, however, was the right choice for season 1 since - in George Perez’s Titans - Raven was the one who assembled them together. Yes, this was to battle Trigon in the end... but it doesn’t have to be that way.

The season 1 threat should have been Sebastian Blood and his cult. It seemed like they were the B-villains, but the followers of Trigon felt kind of generic and, like Trigon, disappointing. There’d be a lot more freedom to handle this because Brother Blood wasn’t as well explored in Titans media, the only incarnation being from the Teen Titans cartoon but stripped of his cult-and-demon origins. Infusing these elements back into the character would make it original and, if done correctly, timely. Like, a good representation of who Sebastian Blood could have been is a portrayal similar to James Wolk as Joe Keene, Jr. on Watchmen the series; someone who is viewed favorably with good press but ultimately runs a secret cabal with many followers a goal of world domination under the banner of ‘The Four-Eyed Demon’. And to do this, they need the Demon’s daughter.

Which brings us to Rachel. Having her be pursued still works as a great set-up, however instead of followers of Trigon they’re followers of Sebastian Blood. She needs help. Especially if we keep the scene of her foster mother being murdered. Instead of Dick, though, she runs into Starfire.

And our entry point into Starfire would be different, too. We find her on an alien spaceship, in its jail, but then she sees visions as the ship passes over Earth and invigorated by the machine’s malfunctioning (due to Raven’s spirit, as we’d find out), Starfire manages to escape and finds her way to Rachel. Saving Rachel ( “I believe we can help each other”). In this way the Starfire and Raven relationship replacing the Dick and Raven relationship as the crux of season 1.

I’d still include Dick, albeit in a different capacity and with a lot changed. When he finds Rachel and Starfire, it’s because he was investigating activity in the area (he’d been tracking the cult for a while). He’s working undercover but also as the Robin persona. He still believes in the mission while, at this point in the story, Batman has given up and retired. This is because Jason Todd had died a year ago, and because of this and thinking it’s his fault - Bruce gave up and abandoned Gotham for parts unknown to deal with his grief. Dick helps Starfire and Rachel, and together the trio leave for elsewhere - Dick aware of how the cult needs Rachel and haunted that he couldn’t look after Jason, he sees how he can protect Rachel and clings to tha, Rachel curious about why a cult would want her and what her origins are, and Starfire, free of her imprisonment and indebted to Rachel but also homesick as she didn’t leave of her own choice. Over the course of the series they’d grow closer as a family, especially when Gar joins them (I would keep the Doom Patrol episode because that episode served its purpose well, of being a backdoor pilot - maybe change a few things but those details are so minute it’s not worth mentioning).

A big change - no Hawk and Dove. I think Minka Kelly and Alan Ritchson were great choices and acted well with what was given to them, plus I enjoyed Hank’s backstory and think, if they wanted to, a Hawk and Dove miniseries would have been fantastic to explore that better (and allow for a better paced introduction between Dawn and Hank). That being said, my main reason for cutting out Hawk & Dove is two-fold. First, how they killed Dawn’s mom and Don Hall. That was so dirty and so badly conceived. Second, the weird love triangle between Dick, Dawn, and Hank. It just made no sense. 

Instead of Hawk and Dove, I think a better choice to introduce into live action would be Karen Beecher and Mal Duncan - Bumblebee and Herald. Especially after reading their issue of ‘Secret History of the DC Universe’. Have Mal want to be a hero, then meeting Karen, and not wanting him to go it alone she joins him with her tech. They are approached to join the Titans and do, only being superheroes begins to put a stressor on their relationship. And one night Karen and Dick, a little drunk, a little sad from events that will be explained in s2 hook up. Once this is found out Karen and Herald leave and this marks the end of the Titans. This will also tie into Dick’s feelings about how he felt he keeps losing his family, and the Titans breaking up was viewed as his fault, so instead of being against personal relationships he is the one trying to make this new team - Starfire, Raven, and Beast Boy - his third chance). Instead of Dawn being knocked into a coma, I say it should be Mal (because then we can get Karen trying to save him and giving him robotic vocal chords which will allow him to do more, like sonic screams or whatever a la Vox, his post-Infinite Crisis identity). This will also further shine a light on their issues, because while Mal gave up heroics altogether, Karen would suit up time to time and Mal feels like Karen used his coma as an opportunity to give him powers because she wants him to be someone he’s not.

Their adaptation of the Nuclear Family was iconic™ so that’d definitely stay in (especially because Nuclear Family - one of the values they in the group believe in lol). The convent episode, too, although instead of flashbacks to Dick’s past we should have Starfire and how she grew up being the prisoner of warlords and experimented on; which is why she’s uneasy leaving Rachel with the sisters and then explodes when she sees Rachel strapped down because it triggers her. We will also have some of these hallucinations in the asylum scene. The episode with Dick and Jason would be replaced by the aliens who captured Kory coming back to take her to their planet, the team coming together to rescue her.

The biggest diversion, I think, would be after the asylum episode. The group escapes, except there’s no Arella, and it’s believed that Rachel sacrificed herself to tear the organization down and without her the group goes their separate ways. Dick goes to Donna Troy because he wants to know why, no matter how hard he tries, he can’t keep anyone around. Starfire is stuck on Earth and unsure about what to do next after finding out, in the replaced Jason Todd episode, that her sister sold her to the enemy. Gar doesn’t believe Rachel is dead. The three of them (plus Karen and Mal) receive visions from Rachel and realize that she’s still in danger and go to help.

Rachel is being held by the Cult of Blood and are working on setting up the ritual. By the time the group arrives to where she is, she is a happy member, and she tells them that they should join and be saved. They’re confused by the dreams they have - it’s Raven’s soul self fighting against her chains.

This season would culminate with the Cult of Blood capturing the group after Dick, not knowing when to leave well enough alone, rushes in and gets ‘baptized’ into the Cult and is brainwashed like Raven (although not like in that dumb dream episode that was ridiculous). He, like the others, are in attendance for the wedding between Sebastian Blood and Raven (which would be creepy because he’s 32 she’s 14), but at the pleading of Starfire Dick is freed from his mind control and releases them and they fight to free Rachel. It’s too late, however, as the ritual is completed and the ‘kiss’ is Sebastian drinking Rachel’s blood. Doing this opens up a portal which sucks up Sebastian and his followers, and is only closed after Starfire breaks through to Rachel and she gets control and closes the portal herself. The group leaves, stronger than ever, and assured that being Titans means more than being a team.

We’d get after credits scenes of the cult learning of Sebastian’s demise and their next plans, saying that “Junior” will have to be prepared earlier tha expected. Then, the other after credits scene - because Raven’s portal caused disasters across the world (”Raven ‘cleansing’ the world for Trigon’s arrival) - is Superboy breaking free.

Also, goes without saying, RAVEN WOULD HAVE HAD A BETTER WIG!

SEASON 2:

Goes without saying that season 2 would explore themes from the 1st season. Dick Grayson defining himself by who he is surrounded by, a season long search for an identity that is his and not what’s given to him (by Batman) and settling into the role as a leader as Nightwing (also, by retiring Robin, he won’t let the past haunt him). Starfire settling on Earth, her choice, and making friendships and relationships that last and help her realize this is her home. Raven is struggling to control the darker aspects of her powers after them being awakened during the ritual while also allowing herself to be a teenage girl. Beast Boy trying to fit in with this group while also wanting to prove that he can do more than just ‘turn into a green tiger’. Karen and Mal’s relationship would definitely hit rough patches (especially when Mal leaves the team and Karen because he only stayed with the team because of Karen). Donna recovering from the trauma of the original incarnation of Teen Titans, which is brought to the forefront once we introduce Deathstroke as having returned.

The second season, however, would start out not with any of these characters but with the continuation of the second after credits scene that introduced Superboy. That was one of my biggest gripes with the second season, how DELAYED the introduction of Conner was. You don’t have that scene and then keep us waiting for five episodes. Second season we enter on Superboy from the JUMP. Do the entire ‘Conner’ episode but only changing the ending, where instead of him saving Jason (because remember, Jason’s ‘dead’ at this point). Instead of that, he and Krypto are stumbling around a non-descript city, lost, unsure of what to do with their power, until they see a broadcast of the Titans saving people and realize that’s where they should head. On the other side of this, Mercy - having failed in recapturing Superboy - hire Deathstroke to go and find him. He accepts, and begins on his trail. This will help tie the antagonists’ storylines together so it’s not as disjointed as it felt in season 2 (instead of competing for the narrative they share it).

Then, we have the Titans doing their thing - Robin, Bumblebee, Vox, and Wonder Girl back in their costumes while Gar, Raven, and Starfire are training and learning while also helping take down villains in the San Francisco base. There are memories there, sure, but the others are doing their best to make it look like it’s not bothering them, Donna especially. We can have Arthur Light break out and go on a warpath for the Titans, and this can be our lead-in to the backstory episode of how the Titans became the Titans (because ‘Aqualad’ was one of the worst episodes of anything I’ve ever seen, badly written, poorly edited, and so misplaced). We see Robin, Wonder Girl, Aqualad and Speedy - Mia Dearden - coming together to chase down Dr. Light after an alert came in to the League that went unanswered because the League was busy dealing with something else. While fighting him, they receive help from Mal (in his Guardian identity) and Karen, and together they decide being a team is great and it’s nice having peers instead of mentors working iwth, so they form the Titans.

While in the midst of the big climactic battle with Dr. Light, where he’s firing on innocent civilians, he hits Superboy and nothing happens and Superboy helps them defeat Dr. Light. As they welcome Conner and he explains why he’s there, he’s struck in the back by a kryptonite bullet and we see Deathstroke watching from above telling Mercy it’s done. “So you’ll be bringing the subject back?” “Actually... there’s some business here I’ll need to settle first.” We’ll have another scene where, in an apartment, a young girl with white hair is watching footage from when Superboy was shot and recognizes a blur on the rooftop. She tells her brother, who tells her to leave it alone and if they lay low maybe Deathstroke will leave without realizing they’re here. She tells him that, despite what he or their mom thinks, she’s going to take care of him once and for all. This is Rose and Jericho.

Superboy is in a coma, the team trying to save him as the bullet didn’t fully kill him. Donna is shaken because it reminds her of what happened in the past, the last blow that spelled the end for the first generation of Titans. We get some more flashbacks. Showing Dick and Karen getting closer while Mal sort of stews silently, Aqualad getting into fights with everyone because he’s been trying their patience a lot (kind of like the friend you only hang out with because your dad is friends with his dad), and awkwardness between Donna and Mia since we learn they were interested in each other but never acted on it (because Donna is a lesbian and her and Aqualad were compulsory heterosexuality PLUS they could only mention Roy Harper but not actually show him). Soon we find out that Donna is being called back to Themyscria to finish her training, and the team throws a goodbye party. This is where Mal and Karen have a fight and she gets a bit too drunk, so does Dick because Donna is his best friend and he’s going to miss her, and they both have been feeling stress, so they hook up. Also, Mia leaves to tell Donna that she’s in love with her at the airport, and asks if it’s okay if she comes with (”It is an island full of women after all. I’m sure... this, us... would be more accepted than here.”) Before Donna can say yes Mia is shot dead by Deathstroke before her eyes. This, coupled with Mal finding Dick and Karen in bed together, leads to the Titans’ disolvement. We’ll see Kory comforting her while Dick searches for who shot the bullet with Karen and Mal, fearing that Donna might be right - and angry when she is.

They save Conner and he joins the Titans just in time to help them face Deathstroke, but also have to contend with Rose who isn’t on Deathstroke’s side but also isn’t friendly with them. It’s only when Jericho comes to them and explains his and Rose’s backstory, of being Slade’s kids, do they understand and work out an agreement to help take down Deathstroke and his backers (who turn out to be Cadmus).

Meanwhile, with Deathstroke taking too long, Mercy approaches Conner with an offer to let them help him and that the Titans are only pretending to be his friend, meanwhile they only care about his powers; but in the end they’re kids and don’t know what they’re doing. When this fails to work, they kidnap him and Krypto, replacing him with a version of Conner who is obedient to them to work as an infiltrator. Mercy then approaches Deathstroke, showing him she has a guy on the inside, and tells him that she’ll help him take down the Titans but they’re doing this her way.

Eve, imprisoned by CADMUS, helps Conner and Krypto escape (by sacrificing herself or not by sacrificing herself, dealer’s choice), and they hurry to the final battle between Deathstroke & Cadmus vs. the Titans. Just when it looks like they have Deathstroke beat, ‘Superboy’ turns and starts attacking the others. Conner hasn’t arrived, and it looks like everyone is down for the count. The fake Superboy (Match) has Kory in his grips and is attacking her, only for Donna to recover and tackle him. She batters him, punches him, and as she’s about to strike him again he uses his laser vision to strike Donna through the heart (a la Graduation Day - a much better way to ‘kill Donna’ then by electricity). Superboy arrives too late to save her, but he does take the other Superboy away before he explodes (Mercy’s final play - it would’ve killed Deathstroke too). Conner is still alive, and he’s saved everyone. In the confusion, Deathstroke slipped away.

We wind down, Rose and Jericho promise to hunt Deathstroke down and make him pay for his crimes. This will at least explain why they aren’t in s3 (which sucks, because Rose was GOOD). Raven still promises to bring Donna to Themyscira and work on bringing her back. Conner isn’t blamed for Donna’s death and they reassure him that they’re his family and welcome him back. Dick has taken on the Nightwing mantle and accepts the responsibility of being a leader, and that while he might not have been mature enough in the past, he can’t let that define him - only he can define who he is). Kory wants to go with Raven, but understands that she needs to stay with the team and only wishes Rachel luck, hoping Donna can return from the dead. Mal rejoins the team, he and Karen promising to be better to each other. Gar’s feelings of uselessness will continue because, as Conner’s best friend, he should have known something was off.(I don’t see this plot point ever being fully resolved until maybe later on).

Deathstroke wouldn’t die because you don’t WASTE Deathstroke! Killing Deathstroke cuts off so much potential in terms of storylines. I mean, there goes the Judas Contract which, despite us already having a varied animated retellings, would be beloved if done live-action and right.

Also, sorry to my DickKory fans but season 2 would lay the groundwork for some DonnaKory endgame - although the main romantic struggle would be between Dick, Donna, and Kory, with Kory at the middle and Dick and Donna the best friends who fight over her.

SEASON 3:

If we are working within the parameters of this season, and want to tackle Red Hood, there is a possibility that I’ve been thinking over and will expand upon here.

As I’ve mentioned before, Jason is dead. Because of this, Batman has abandoned his crusade against crime in Gotham because he feels there is no point to his battle and can’t continue. He’s been gone for a long time, however, this is the season where I would introduce him. He comes to visit San Francisco and Dick a very changed man, smiling, brightly-colored clothes, very into new age mysticism (”This is Batman?”). We find out that, after Jason’s death, Bruce went out on a new mission, to find a way to be at peace over the things he can’t control, and so through this journey he’s discovered inner peace and how to live despite all he’s lost. And he’s come back to Dick to share this knowledge with him, as a way to make up for indoctrinating him with these bad habits and instead lead a healthier life (crimefighting being like a drug). This will put Dick in a crossroads, questioning if he’s doing this (this being heroics) because he’s trying to use it to heal or if he really is meant to be a hero. This will be the season where the driving question is - Why Do We Don the Masks?

At the end of the first episode, however, we do the scene where the crime bosses meet up and Red Hood introduces himself, saying that he’s going to be taking control of all the criminal enterprises in Gotham.

This catches Barbara’s attention, and so she contacts Dick to fly back to Gotham and help contain this. After her appointment as Commissioner, she’s made great strides in helping clean up Gotham - especially in the tough months that followed once Batman retired (”Joker’s been imprisoned in the Slab, and he’s been abnormally quiet”). They still come up against costumed criminals but the police are better prepared to fight them, especially with help from Barbara, who knows the strategies, and Lucius Fox, CEO of Wayne, who helps develop non-lethal tech for the police to use in the battles. What’s also been helping is a small group of crimefighters who have taken to the streets, picking up the slack after Batman’s disappearance. (Barbara, “But this Red Hood... he might be too much for them to handle. We don’t want another me, or worse... another Jason.”) Dick promises to help, with both Red Hood and this group of kids - especially because one of them has taken to calling himself Robin.

That’s right! I’d introduce Young Justice in s3 - composed of Robin (Tim Drake), Spoilers (Stephanie Brown), Hawk and Dove (Hank Hall and Don Hall). Tim saw what was happening to his city after Batman quit, and decided enough was enough and became a vigilante to honor him and Jason, taking up the Robin mantle. He met up with Stephanie Brown, daughter of criminal Cluemaster, and brother Hank and Don Hall, who were working as vigilantes targeting molestors (very in-line with how Titans showed them, they’d just be younger). They’ll end up in a situation where they’re in over their heads, only to be saved by Nightwing who tells them with no uncertainty that they need to shut their operation down or else they’ll end up hurt (because they’re untrained).

Meanwhile, back in San Francisco, Starfire isn’t handling Donna’s death nor Rachel’s absence well, and is being inundated with strange visions that is making her act out of character. What’s not helping is that Bruce Wayne has decided to stay in San Francisco with them while Dick is in Gotham. Conner and Gar are enjoying this relaxed, free-spirited Bruce (he’s like the fun uncle), but it drives Kory crazy. These visions are from her sister, and even though she hates her for selling her, after finding out she’s on Earth and trapped somewhere, she goes to rescue her with Gar and Conner at her sides. They resuce her and bring her back, and Blackfire ‘apologizes’, telling Starfire that it was either Kory or their planet - and as the eldest she made the tough choice so their people wouldn’t suffer anymore harm. Starfire accepts this and welcomes her back. Also happening in San Francisco, Karen and Mal are at a crossroads because of a new development - she’s pregnant. This has put a stop on her hero journey, and while she is excited about being a mother she also wants to be a hero and we see more of them trying to work through their problems. Gar is also using Bruce to indulge himself so he doesn’t have to think about being the ‘useless’ member of the team, using his powers like a party trick to feel like he’s useful, which worries Conner.

In Themyscira, Raven pours through their texts to see how she can resurrect Donna. While there, she befriends and is aided by a young girl, Cassie Sandsmark, who is staying on the island with her mom while doing work (archaeology work); together, they find a way to reach Donna in the afterlife through an ancient ritual most of the Amazons are wary of. This doesn’t stop them, and together they perform the ritual. Raven journeys into the afterlife while Cassie is there to wake Raven if things look rough; while in the afterlife she hears the voices of Sebastian Blood and the ‘dark’ side of her, but is reminded of who she’s searching for by a soft, familiar woman’s voice and makes it to Elysium. There Rachel finds Donna and Mia, together. Donna is wary about going back, because she is happy with Mia; but Mia and Rachel remind her that there’s happiness down on Earth and there’s a lot left to live for. Donna agrees to follow Raven back, but not before saying goodbye to Mia who tells Donna she will find love again, only she shouldn’t be afraid this time to say something about it. I’d also love to see a way to involve Dark Angel somehow, maybe as a dark force approaching to prevent Donna from returning to life?

Nightwing is working with Barbara to shut down Red Hood’s operations, but it’s not going too well. It’s starting to feel like Nightwing is being taunted now, too, because a lot of what Red Hood is doing feels personal, like he knows Nightwing behind the mask. Ultimately, when Red Hood catches Young Justice and gives them a good beating, Dick stops him and it’s revealed that Jason is under the helmet. We then find out how he was brought back to life when, just as Dick has Nightwing beat, someone intervenes and saves Jason - Thalia al Ghul. We get an episode dedicated to Jason’s backstory, where he wasn’t killed, only badly beaten to the point of death. However, it was assumed he died because of the explosion. Bruce couldn’t find the body, he assumed it had been obliterated. Really, Jason had wandered away and was found by strangers and admitted to a hospital with severe brain damage. One day someone came to collect him, Talia al Ghul. She brought him to her home and used the Lazarus Pits to revive him, then trained him in assasinry so he could do the one thing Bruce never could - save Gotham.

Dick, while recovering in the Manor with the kids from Young Justice, calls up Bruce and tells him that Jason is alive. This will lead to Kory finally confronting Bruce and yelling at him that he hasn’t ‘found peace’ and instead switched coping mechanisms. This inspires Bruce to return to Gotham, the Titans following him (save Karen and Mal). Donna and Rachel meet them there, and we get the reunions plus Young Justice meeting the Titans.

We get reports that the Joker has escaped the Slab, and we find out Jason has kidnapped him. As the team investigates across Gotham, Dick goes on his own to where he knows Jason has Joker. They fight, with Jason threatening to blow them all up because as long as the Joker is dead it doesn’t matter. “He deserves it. He deserves it for all hat he’s done. For what he did to me! Please... why can’t you let me do this?” Bruce arrives, at that point, to tell him why. Because it won’t change things. Jason yells at Bruce, then, and Bruce accepts it. We also hear from Bruce about why he didn’t kill Joker, though he was close. Bruce admits that he snuck into Arkham with the decision to kill the Joker, but stopped just outside his cell. He realized that it wouldn’t bring Jason back, just as it wouldn’t bring his parents back, and he didn’t want to disappoint Jason by becoming a killer. Jason and Bruce make up, though Joker still dies - Thalia kills him. “If you won’t ensure a safer world, my Darling, I’ll do it for you.” She then detonates the explosives to escape and the three barely escape with their lives.

You’d think they’d get some rest, then, huh? WRONG! Because while searching for Jason, Blackfire betrays Kory and reveals she sold Kory so she could secure her position as ruler of Tamaran. A warship then appears in the sky where Blackfire takes Kory, announcing that Gotham will be the first city to fall during the invasion.

The s3 finale would then be the Titans vs. aliens as they drive off the alient threat, with Donna, Jason, and Dick working together to free Starfire from her sister. We’ll get a final battle between Starfire and Blackfire where Starfire asserts her status as the stronger sister, and that while she wishes Blackfire wanted a relationship between them, she won’t cry over it anymore. Blackfire takes her fleet and leaves Earth after facing humilation, and the group returns to Wayne Manor to celebrate.

Bruce has decided that, not only will he return to Gotham, but Batman will be coming back. He won’t be alone, as he’ll have a team with him. Jason decides to stay in Gotham and work on his relationship with Bruce, although knowing he will have to go out and find Thalia at some point. Hopefully by then, Tim and Steph will be well-prepared to stand on their own as Robin and Spoiler - inducted into the Batfamily. Hank and Don choose to go with the Titans back to San Francisco, especially since they were very impressed with their teamwork and Gar, who was able to transform past a tiger into something else.

We won’t be involving the Scarecrow in this. Scarecrow’s involvement wasn’t about the Titans and more of DC trying to tie him in elsewhere since Fear State will be starting soon. Plus *spoilers* Bruce killing Joker was the worst decision for Titans to do. It only served to do away with Bruce Wayne so he wouldn’t be involved in the show anymore which they could have easily solved if he wasn’t introduced too early. Keeping the Titans in Gotham for the entire season feels incongruent to who the team is and what the team is about, so if they divided the storyline between Gotham and San Francisco it’d probably play easier and allow for the characters to grow in their own way instead of being chained to the one prevailing storyline that is Under the Red Hood. And when they come back to San Francisco the Titans realize the benefits of training the youth of heroics and commit to teaching Rachel, Gar, Conner, Hank, and Don - and they introduce Cassie who joins them after getting the go-ahead from her mom and Diana. While Karen might not be able to delve into heroics for awhile because of her baby, she can still help by teaching. This will then lead into the next season which would be Titans vs. H.I.V.E. Academy, reintroduction of Slade, and bringing Terra into the fold while also having Rose and Jericho return, too.

Season three would sort of test everyone, give them the option to walk away from being a hero or choose being a hero, and strengthens their resolve to continue, comforted by how this is their choice and it’s what they’re good at.

If anyone from Titans reads this and wants me for s4 feel free to contact me

[gaymershigh]

Hello! I saw your askbox and open and read your rules and you are right, it's not often I see Male×Male reader inserts in the TWST fandom. So, I'd thought I'd request some to help the cause! If I may, can I request some headcannons of dorm leaders of TWST×Male!Reader who is in their dorm and has been noticeably stressed in their schoolwork and one night is seen super stressed out and the dorm leader's fellow students pull the reader aside and hand the reader over to the dorm leader because the reader refuse to listen to anyone else?

Of course you may! Tbh, this is such a nice request, I enjoy doing multiple characters, but it's so difficult for me to write for Azul and Vil in this hc for some reason??

REMINDER: Don't overwork yourself just because you don't think it's enough! The fact that you're trying is already amazing! Please remember to take care of your health because you matter! 💜

Triggers: None!

Dorm Leaders dealing with a stressed Male!Reader

Ever since Riddle got a text from Trey and its about his boyfriend doing his schoolwork on ungodly hours he was worried, very worried.

He wants to come to you and make a 2 hour speech about how you shouldn't overwork yourself but he barely has anytime as well, he's a very busy man as well.

So he decided to order your friends, Ace and Deuce to tell you to not overwork yourself. Hell, he even prepared a script for them.

Of course, it didn't work. It was so obvious it was from a script because Deuce sounds so robotic and Ace kept correcting Deuce. Your stubbornness makes it even more awkward and worse.

He ordered Trey and Cater this time, with a whole new script too.

They did a good job and all, but it also failed because your ass is so stubborn and Cater is pretty impatient and kept using his phone.

This only made you stressed out even more because these mofos probably dont understand how you feel.

Deuce's dense ass noticed this and told Ace about it. And that's how Ace got a big brain idea.

You were screaming, usually, the ADeuce duo usually stays at your dorm to chill while you do your work and NOT drag you to their dorm.

They shoved you to Riddle's room and what you're not expecting was your boyfriend showing a very worried face.

He immediately hugged you tightly before you could say a word. He cupped your face and caressed your cheek.

“My sweetheart, please don't overwork yourself, it's unhealthy for you. From now on, only work yourself for 2 hours max. Come now, let's drink some tea together.”

He knows that something's up when you haven't been hanging out with him for a while.

He misses his herbivore so much, he misses cuddling his boyfriend but he's too prideful to admit.

When he found out you've been doing your schoolwork 24/7 by Ruggie, his response is indecisive but on the inside he's bothered.

Since he's too lazy to move on his very comfortable position, he threatened ordered his dorm members to convince you to stop overstressing yourself.

Knowing Savanaclaw, of course they failed, there was no hope to begin with. It was a disaster. They tried but they're way too intimidating for you to even listen to their words. Thank god Ruggie was there to bail them out so it wasn't too awkward.

This made Leona very moody. Not only he cannot snuggle with you, his plan failed and he now forces himself to sleep alone in pain. Boohoo.

Ruggie can't stand this man's temper tantrums so he just snatched you away from your dorm and toss you to a sleeping Leona.

The lazy lion woke up immediately when he recognized your scent. Since he's still sleepy however, he just pulled you to his bed and hugged you close with his tail wrapped on your leg

“Hmph, you chose your schoolwork over me and had the audacity to not meet up for the entire week? You're not going anywhere this time, especially with you in my arms.”

He won't blame you to be honest. He overworks himself too and ignore your warnings multiple times. However, that doesn't mean he's not going to do anything about it.

He at least has time to spend with you but you didn't. Of course that made the octopus upset and he's not gonna five up when it comes to you.

He stalks you everytime he gets the chance. Your stressed expression really displeases him. He wants to do something about this so bad but he doesn't want to disturb his already stressed boyfriend.

Jade caught on to Azul's bizarre behavior and he cam up with an idea to surprise both of you.

“Kidnapping shrimpy? Ok!” of course Floyd would say yes, it's Floyd.

You're screaming in distress and confusion. Just a second ago you were messaging your temples because you couldn't mesmerize what Mr. Trein taught you and now you're getting kidnapped by the Leech twins, what a surprise. An unwelcome one at that.

Azul was shocked when he hears your cries as the twins dropped you off his room, still tied in ropes and leaving like nothing happened.

Azul untied you, explaining theories as to why they would do such things, but when he does got the right answer, he blushed in embarrassment. He caused this.

He placed a soft kiss and holds your hand gently.

“I apologize for causing a huge ruckus. It's just I missed you when you barely replied to my calls and texts and you kept working and that made me worried sick! I'm sorry that I sound selfish but.. Could you stay here a bit longer, please?”

Oh dear. How could you say no to that?

Ok first of all how could you even ignore him? He always keep coming to you and basically screaming at you.

Your stress may could have took the you over and may accidentally snapped at him for being too noisy.

This made him sad and left the room. BUT HEY AT LEAST YOU GOT SOME PEACE AND QUIET AM I RIGHT?

But if you think that's gonna make him upset??? You're his wonderful boyfriend! His treasure! No matter what, just seeing thinking of you makes him happy again.

This didn't last as you kept ignoring his daily chat with you and his messages and calls. This wasn't okay.

This genuinely made him stressed as well, he probably doesn't even exist to you anymore. Despite it just being 2 days if felt like forever since you talk to him or even looking at him with a smile.

Kalim wanted to spend fun times with his boyfriend like always. Not just sit there and look at him groaning at the worksheet every now and then.

He missed you so much. Even though he sees you, it just doesn't feel the same.

He got less happier as the days go by, everyone got worried sick. Even Jamil felt disturbed about it, usually he would be living the life when Kalim's quiet.

Everything's the usual today. Kalim visiting you and he's quiet again. You of course felt bad but you really need to pass this test.

But out of nowhere, you kept getting text messages from Jamil screaming to you about talking to Kalim and how pathetic he looks when sad.

When you turned around, your heart shattered to pieces. There it is, a sad Kalim in tears, curling himself on your bed to at least have your scent on him.

You stopped what you're doing and hop on tour bed and press his face against the crook of your neck, muttering sorry.

“Ahhh! I miss you so much,habibi!(my love) please don't overwork yourself and ignore me! I love you so much and seeing you date your homework then dating me hurts me! Please dont leave me! I'll be the best boyfriend ever!”

Who do you think you are, to ignore your lover's calling just for a paper of misery? How foolish.

Vil understood that your future is important to you, but do you really need to worry when you're dating the Vil Schoenheit? The beautiful, rich man who spoils you every single day?

Not only that, stress causes wrinkles and you're also ruining your sleep schedule?! Unacceptable.

He kept ranting to you about how greasy your hair and how big the bags under your eyes are.

To the point you have to lock your door to refrain him for entering and rant. You're already stressing out and there's literally no way you're going to hear about your dramatic boyfriend moan about your appearance.

He kept calling and texting you and you also ignore that. If anything you gave good morning texts or either leave him on read.

And he's not tolerating that.

His job was easier to handle than the others. He can just ask Rook to kidnap you and he would oblige and do so in an instant.

And he just did that.

Unlike the others, you know exactly what's going to happen when Rook is violently dragging you to Pomefiore. He's going to put you in Vil's room, listen to him rant for a few hours and do beauty things or whatever.

Well, have of that did happen when Rook closed Vil's door. He did rant but what your not expecting was him being very gentle and sweet.

“I knew it, you got increasingly worse. Oh well, I will refix this mess later. But for now, you should rest right beside me. No leaving no matter the circumstances, you understand, potato?”

I mean, of course you're gonna ignore him, he's just a gross, weeby loser. There's no way he can impact your life positively in any single way. If anything, he probably causes trouble to his you anyway.

He doesn't really wanna stop you, he really cherishes you and your choices even if they're not good and losing someone like you is probably gonna take years to move on to.

Poor Ortho, he needs to hear his brother rant about his boyfriend not being able to see nor play games with because he's busy working himself.

But this made Ortho worry. Not only id his brother is sad but you're risking your health to do schoowork! That's no good.

This made you confused. Ortho kept muttering about your health status to himself everytime you pass by the hallways.

And everyday, your stress levels increase and your health is deteriorating.

He needs to make you rest at all cost but he knows your stubborn. So he has to do one thing that makes your knees weak.

His very own special puppy eyes.

Ortho innocently dragged you to Idia without either of you guy's knowledge.

When Idia finds out, he immediately apologized for the inconvenience he caused and you might have to be the one to comfort him.

“I'M SERIOUSLY SO SORRY! I just really wanted to play games with you and hangout with you like usual.. Eh? You will?? REALLY!?”

At first, the fae didn't even realise you are stressing despite showing a few signals.

Until you start ignoring him. Then you got a pouty Malleus. (aw)

He doesn't understand why you're struggling with Mr. Divus' homework, it seems so easy to him, why is it so hard for you?

That made you upset and he still doesn't know why.

He never had a boyfriend like you before so of course he's not gonna understand gen z struggles. Spare him please.

Lilia gave him some tips, only for it to be tricks and make you more upset. snide mf

Seeing a sad Malleus made Sebek upset, then mad.

He asked Lilia what's wrong with his young master.

And when he found out you're replacing him with your schoolwork and then for some reason 'stressing' about it??

How rude!

Sebek kept nagging at you to stop working and pay attention to your damn boyfriend but you couldn't care less about Sebek and his shenanigans.

You only start sweating when he suddenly yanked your arm and dragged you to Diasomnia.

And what you see is a pouty Malleus playing with his little game.

When you sat next to him, he immediately wrapped you in his arms.

“My darling, I plead for you not to pressure yourself in something that only destroys you even more. What progress you have done is enough for today but as of now, you need rest. Release all your negativity away, love.”

This is literally my second work but I already feel like a failure.

-𝕸𝖎𝖗𝖎