#mortal kombat interview

[eggydaxy]

This is what happens when you keep hyping up those mid ninja mime sequels btw

(context)

[sinimake]

The Defenders of Earthrealm: Mockumentary

Who's Liu Kang's favorite child?

Kenshi: It's Raiden. No question asked.

Johnny: Is this a trick question? Why the fuck do you think Liu Kang already had the Thunder Amulet ready and served on a silver plater?

Raiden: I think Johnny is the favorite because the amount of things he gets away with is astronomical.

Kung Lao: If I was a little more delusional, i would say I'm the favorite.

Kenshi: Let me guess, did Cage say it's him?

Kung Lao: Actually—come to think of it, i think Ashrah is the favorite child—

Raiden: You might assume the one being The Champion means something, but i think i was chosen only because the competing pool was .... bad and that really lowered Liu Kang's bar.

Kung Lao: —better yet! IT'S KUAI!—

Johnny: Who did Raiden say? He knows it's him right? Like he knows knows like we know know too—you know what i mean?

Kung Lao: Who am i kidding? It's RAIDEN! CLEAR AS A DAY—CLEAR AS WATER—

Raiden: It's just—the title comes with so much duty and responsibility and—

Kenshi: It would be really funny if it's someone else than Raiden.

.....

Liu Kang: It's Kenshi.

Liu Kang: He didn't need to do anything to be an Earthrealm Defender. No test, no trials to prove his worth. I just knew the good in him :)

Part 1

[nightmarerodent]

Interviewer: If you could go back to the start of your career and give yourself one piece of advice, what would it be?

Jacqui: Stop worrying so much and just enjoy it.

Takeda: It’s going to take a while but you’ll be ok.

Cassie: You’re a lesbian with ADHD.

[mrstsung]

y'all would give up and pass on shang tsung

Shang tsung

He's loaded and you'd never have to worry bout nothing monetary for the rest of your life

He's handsome af and he's even cute as old man shang

He's a powerful af sorcerer

Anyone who dares hurt you will have their souls taken and "ripped a new one" nobody hurts his beloved

He's cunning,scary intelligent,and always has his composer even when shit is fucked. Even when he has some doubts and worries he always holds his head high. This is a man who oozes confidence and clarity.

He's fucking fashion sense is immaculate

And you're gonna tell me you're gonna pass on cary hiroyuki tagawa's shang tsung. And on cary hiroyuki tagawa in general?!

That man is handsome. That man been serving. Like bruuuuh.

Note: * Too many tags and talking in tags so i apologize. I could go on forever.*

[claudiaeparvier]

Jacqueline “Jacqui” Briggs - Mortal Kombat (2015)

Lestat de Lioncourt - Interview With the Vampire (2022)

[carmillas-vampiric-rage]

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[ap-kinda-lit]

Fun Dragon Ball headcanons

Goku and Vegeta are experienced with video games because of their sons. They even sometimes play them together. Goku's favorite is Sonic the Hedgehog and Vegeta's Mortal Kombat. Vegeta is usually the victor in their matches.

Bulma makes up to Vegeta by letting him give Bulla a middle name. He picks Eschalot of course. He chooses this name after a famous Saiyan princess. Princess Eschalot was known as the ideal Saiyan princess: strong, intelligent, brave, beautiful, and a fierce warrior. She refused to marry and decreed that she only would if the suitor beat her in combat. Not only did she defeat each and every one, she even killed them.

The gang sometimes go to Yamcha's baseball games. The kids even have his baseball cards.

Piccolo's favorite water is from watermelons. Dende's is coconut.

Trunks and Bulla are grossed out when they learn their mother and Uncle Yamcha used to date.

Goku sometimes stops by Tien's school to observe or participate in lessons.

Goku and Chichi planted their own apple tree in their backyard shortly after they married. It's still there all these years later.

Vegeta is very approving towards Mai as a match for Trunks, especially since finding out she was an assassin.

Goku likes to bring Chichi souvenirs from his adventures. They could be a stone from a foreign planet, a seashell from the ocean, or a flower from the mountains.

Vegeta is a secret Taylor Swift fan. He listens to her music when he's training or thinking by himself.

The children like Broly and love to play with him.

Goku can be a jealous husband in a subtle way. If he notices a man checking Chichi out or trying to flirt with her, he will hold her hand and refer to her as his wife or use endearing names towards her.

As far as the public is concerned, Vegeta's a cryptid. Everyone knows his name and recognize him as Bulma Briefs' husband, but that's about it. Nobody knows who exactly he is, where he came from, or how he and Bulma met and got together. It's even more difficult since journalists are too scared of him to approach him for an interview.

Since he can remember, Goku has had dreams where he is floating in a yellow void, surrounded by large shadows of people and muffled voices. Most of the time, he sees and hears a small and friendly woman, a large man with a deep voice, or a short child who likes to knock on glass. Goku doesn't realize until many years later that these are memories of his time in his incubator and the people he was seeing/hearing were his parents and young Raditz.

"Hungry like a Saiyan" or "eat like a Saiyan" are common metaphors among certain alien races.

Krillin stays in touch with his Buddhist roots. He visits temples, even his old temple where he was raised. He sometimes brings 18 and Marron with him.

While it's not shown, Launch does stay in touch with everyone.

Chichi speaks fluent Cantonese and Mandarin. She personally teaches Gohan and Goten from a young age. Goku has even picked up some terms here and there. When she’s angry enough, Chichi will curse in either language.

[partycatty]

was requested to write interviewer!reader by this lovely post so here we are. @super-ssimp

johnny cage > interview

you, a reporter, have some questions for the hollywood heartbreaker. he just can't seem to focus on your questions.

notes: heheheheeggeheegehehegeh he's so fine in the gif i'm gonna shit everywhere

[ masterlist ]

• a box-office smash hit dropped after a long quiet period from hit star johnny cage, back stronger than ever with a movie that blew audiences away with its storytelling and casting. you had to squeeze in an interview with the director, cage himself. you were a part of a big company, front lining with interviews and now face to face with probably one of the most attractive men you'd ever worked with.

• johnny sat in his chair across from you, adjusting his hips ever so slightly in his seat as he holds intense eye contact with you. you return the stare, as hard as it is while a makeup specialist tidied up the powder on your brow.

• "you look great, doll," he's quick to charm, pointing a finger with a grin. "don't sweat this. you'll be fine."

• "i know i'll be," you return his affirmations with your own confidence, a beaming grin on your features that makes his breath hitch. "i've been in this job for nine years, mr. cage. we just haven't met."

• "what.. a.. shame," his voice is teasing, somehow his flirtations come off as honey smooth rather than sleazy. you scoff playfully, earning a laugh from the both of you. two assistants clip microphones to your tops, testing them quickly and hearing a full go-ahead to begin the interview.

• "i'm here with johnny cage, director of the new smash hit 'mortal kombat,'" your voice is smooth, experienced. "i suppose my first question is; what inspired such a story? it's unlike anything we've seen in films."

• the question seemingly didn't register at first, his faraway gaze blocking his thoughts. realizing his flaw, johnny snaps into celebrity mode, "oh, hrm — the ideas that came to me were because of a massive arc in my life. uh — without getting too into it, i was at a low point in the last year, running myself into the dirt. something changed and i wanted to be the new, young, and pretty one behind the camera for once rather than in front of it. i spent the entire summer writing and consulting some friends of mine and we were able to pull this film together based on our relationships and experiences. you won't see anything else like it because there isn't anything else like it. i was inspired by my life, and there is no other johnny cage in this timeline than the one you're talkin' to."

• you nod and agree, face hot at the way his expression lights up with passion as he walks you through his process. "right, and this was after a long hiatus, was it not? there were, rumors, so to speak—"

• "my divorce?" he cuts you off with a glint in his eye as he toys with his ring. "no need to dance around it, i suppose. yeah, different life paths, but i'm a changed man. single and ready to mingle as soon as me and my team crank out some projects we've had in the works."

• "so you confirm yourself to be single? confirming the rumors?" you clarify, leaning forward in interest — whether it was for your own or for the public's, you wouldn't disclose.

• "why?" his question catches you off guard. johnny rests a hand on his chin, tilting his head as he squints. a large grin creeps up onto his lips. "you interested?"

• you tense up, nervously giggling as your eyes dart around the small production team who is trying equally as hard to not laugh at your position. you were trained and professional and yet this man turned you into a blushing mess for all cameras to see. "that's not my question, mr. cage—"

• "—johnny," he interrupts you, pose unmoving. "the pretty ones get to call me johnny."

• what was he getting at? your notecards feel unreadable and your brain's fuzzing from the sudden attention. he was a pretty man, that much was sure, but was he really flirting with you or pushing his behavior for attention? it was hard to tell, his affections were dizzying enough.

• he chuckles at your blank, sweaty stare, your lips opening and closing like the dumbest fish in the tank. you'd been hit on before by interviewees but johnny took the cake without a doubt, from his veiny arms to his touchable hair, all the way to his tight, round—

• "earth to interviewer," johnny's teasing fingers wiggled in your face, grounding you back to the rickety wooden chair and blinding lights. "too much, or not enough?"

• "neither," you lazily protest as you come to. "just didn't... expect all of that." the interview proceeds as normal, with johnny's clicks and compliments littered to keep you flustered right when you regained your composure. it must've been a game to him, how long you're heated over a simple compliment. but it wasn't the compliment necessarily, it was the person giving them.

• it wraps up just as quickly as it started, and the production was being wrapped up the moment you delivered your outro. johnny's suspiciously large, dreamy grin was plastered onto his face for a strangely long amount of time.

• "it was nice working with you," you try to be cordial, it's hard when that smug look is looking back at you, like he's planning something. before you could stick around to figure it out, you spin on your heel with a beet-red blush on your cheeks.

• johnny visibly startles at your sudden turn, reaching forward to grab your wrist before you could fully face away. he flinches at himself and his abruptness, too eager to give away his desperation for just a little more time. he pulls away, scratching his neck.

• "sorry, doll," he gestures toward your wrist, a confused frown on your lips burying his ego for a moment. "just... hey, listen."

• "i'm listening," you cock a brow, stomach flipping at the out-of-script interaction.

• "me and you," he starts with a groaning sigh, struggling to find the words you stole from his throat from one look. "just us two. no cameras, no questions, no divorce — wait —" his slip-up makes you giggle. "no, no, really. lets go out sometime. gimme a shot, whatdya say?"

• "out?" your tone is teasing, a smirk of your own forming on your lips. "you flatter a lowly reporter."

• "you're not lowly," his voice drops down, more serious with a heartfelt smile. "you... make it hard to focus." he's silent for a moment before jumping into his playful attitude. "pick a different career, you're distracting me! but seriously, dinner? movie? not one of mine, i swear!"

• "only if you swear," you grin up at him, feeling far more human with johnny than you had in the interview.

[king-crawler]

The Disney villain book i ordered 3 weeks ago finally came and the sleeve was oily and chafed but at least I get the fabled single paragraph of King Candy insight

this is truly a game changer

And ralf

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Page 166: Disney Villains: Delightfully Evil.

KING CANDY - WRECK-IT RALPH.

RELEASE DATE: November 2, 2012.

DIRECTOR: Rich Moore.

VOICE TALENT: Alan Tudyk.

ANIMATOR: Zach Parrish.

"Everyone should have known with a pass code like UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A, START that this sugary-sweet king was not on the up-and-up. Who in the gaming world doesn't know that cheat code?! King Candy is the ruler of Sugar Rush, a video game made of everything sweet to eat, or as a wise Wreck- It Ralph sees it, a "candy-coated heart of darkness.' " But Sugar Rush was not always such a dark place; it was once a happy kingdom where Princess Vanellope von Schweetz ruled until an evil racer from a game called Turbo Time messed with her code and took her game for his own. The biggest shock? King Candy and that villainous racer known as Turbo are one and the same. Alan Tudyk, the voice of King Candy, said he had imagined King Candy to be a much bigger character, size-wise, and found it really funny that he was actually such a small man."

“Portrait of King Candy. Artist: Clay Loftis. Medium: Digital."

“Final Frames of Turbo from Wreck-It Ralph (2012)”

"Concept art of Turbo. Artist: Jim Kim. Medium: digital."

Page 184: Disney Villains: Delightfully Evil.

WRECK-IT RALPH - Wreck-It Ralph.

RELEASE DATE: November 2, 2012.

DIRECTOR: Rich Moore.

VOICE TALENT: John C. Reilly

ANIMATOR: Nik Ranieri

“Wreck-It Ralph is a "bad guy" who has been forced to spend every day for the last thirty years trying to destroy the apartment building that took his home away and to thwart Fix-It Felix from fixing everything Ralph wrecks. After "wrecking" the thirtieth anniversary celebration of his game, Ralph decides to go on a quest to earn a medal and prove to everyone, including himself, that he can be a good guy and do good things. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, director Rich Moore said that the idea for Wreck-It Ralph came when he was asked by Walt Disney Animation Studios to revamp an idea they had been working on for a while: a movie that takes place in a video game. "Video game characters do the same job every day," said Moore. "I don't know how you could tell a story about that, and then it kind of hits me. ... What if the main character did not like his job? If you had a character who is actually wondering: Is this all there is to life?" "

Concept Art of Vanellope and Ralph. Artist: Bill Schwab. Medium: digital.

Page 185: Disney Villains: Delightfully Evil.

Story sketches of Ralph. Artist: Jim Kim. Medium: Graphite

Final character pose of Ralph.

Final frame of ralph with the Bad-Anon support group from Wreck-It Ralph, 2012.

“Bad-Anon-One Game at a Time

"I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me."

-The Bad Guy Affirmation

Evervone needs a little help from their friends, even if their friends are a group of "bad guys." Bad-Anon is a place where the who's who of gaming bad guys can meet and talk about their feelings and what it is like to always be the one everyone loves to beat. Here are some of the familiar faces from the video games of the 1980s and 1990s.”

Bowser--King Koopa from Super Mario Bros.

Clyde--Ghost from Pac-Man.

Dr. Robotnik- -as himself from Sonic the Hedgehog.

Kano--as himself from Mortal Kombat.

M. Bison--as himself from Street Fighter.

Neff-as himself from Altered Beast.

Zangief-Red Cyclone from the Street Fighter series.

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[enretrogue]

𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗙𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟭

༝༚༝༚ = Black/POC Works ⎢ 24’ Fic Rec M.List

a/n: hello my loveliessss! i decided to take a statistics class during the summer so i ran behind on my rec lists 😔 i apologize in advance if any of the authors tagged get spammed. kk luv y'all 🙂‍↔️🩷

BLEACH:

Sosuke Aizen

I’d Die For You (And I Have) — @diorsbrando ༝༚༝༚

CRIMINAL  MINDS:

Aaron Hotchner

Being a Suspect and Being Interviewed by Hotch — @ddejavvu

Being Secretly Married to Hotch⎢2 ⎢ 3 ⎢  — ^

Crossing a Line — @luveline

First Outing with the New Baby — ^

Cute Blurb — @zvdvdlvr

Domestic!Hotch — @inkdrinkerworld

“Look at me” — @basketonthedoorstepofthefbi

I’ve Got My Eye on You — @em-prentiss

What If… — @dudeitiskarev

JUJUTSU KAISEN:

Ryomen Sukuna

Sukuna w/ a Clingy Concubine — @sttoru

LAW AND ORDER: SVU:

Elliot Stabler

The Connection — @fatecantstopme

Love is Never Easy — ^

That’s Not What I See — ^

Making it Official — @specialagentmonkey

MORTAL KOMBAT:

Multi-Character

NSFW Thoughts on the Lin Kuei Trio — @heavenlyvision

How the Lin Kuei Trio React While You are Giving Birth to Their Child — @elisiafarias

Bi Han/Sub Zero

The Grandmaster and His Concubine — @c-nstantine ༝༚༝༚

Bi Han and Child No. 8 — ^ ༝༚༝༚

Bi Han Smut — ^ ༝༚༝༚

Bi Han and His Breeding Kink — ^ ༝༚༝༚

Under the Cherry Blossom Tree — @brownsugarwrites ༝༚༝༚

Waiting For a New Arrival — @todoroki-tina

How the Lin Kuei Trio Would React if Their Baby Got Sick: Bi Han — @elisiafarias

History Maker — @tiredfox64

Bi Han with a Sun Goddess!Reader — @obsessedwrhys

Kiss the Girl — @vinaxxo 

Staying in with Bi Han While It’s Snowing — @sillygoosealert

Betrothed — @thisonehere

Wounded — @hunterwritings

[doki-doki-imagines]

no expert of mortal kombat but I noticed that Liu Kang 💫frienship💫 is him disco dancing a reference to the first time that mechanic was implemented in game.

So...does it mean he likes dancing? Ed Boon said in the interview that his movements are awkward because at the end of the day, Liu Kang doesn't have much time to do anything else other than train, but I find the idea of him enjoying dancing so cute.

Him being so horrible with his partner, just laughters and silly moves in the house.

Just a normal day.

It must be something he dreams of.

[sinimake]

Johnny Cage: The Defender of Earthrealm Documentary Film

Individual interviews with other Earthrealm Defenders.

SCENE 7 TAKE 1 CLAPPERBOARD SHUT

Kung Lao: what's like having Johnny as a friend? *heaves long and deep sigh* Where do i start?

—cut—

Raiden: Johnny? He's alright but there are some ... moments ... where you deeply regret having him as your friend.

—cut—

Kenshi: *the shot shifting so it looks like he's looking at the camera* Johnny Cage is egotistical, narcissistic, insufferable bas—

Kung Lao, off camera: —why are you asking him? All he talks about is Johnny!

—cut—

Kung Lao: one time, i asked him why he always sleeps through lessons and he replied me "Because it's iconic".

—cut—

Kenshi: so i can read minds and the thing—

Cameraman: you can???

Kenshi: —the thing is one time, we are sitting in a mission briefing and all he had in his head was the song WAP. Mind you, not even the full song. Just the chorus part playing nonstop. repeatedly.

—cut—

Kung Lao: You want me to list positive things about Johnny? How about we start with negatives? *bringing out a thick notebook named "Times JC wronged me" and starts flipping through* You got time, right?

—cut—

Kenshi: The only positive things about him are his bank account, and sometimes he looks good in skin-tight clothes. That's it.

—cut—

Raiden: Sometimes he likes to cause problems on purpose. That's the most positive and lightest thing about him.

—cut—

Kung Lao, still flipping through the notebook: ... he once called me fat for eating my 8th pancake ...

—cut—

Kenshi: Johnny talks in his every waking second. The only time he's not running his mouth is when he's sleeping. But then he snores, so it's like an auditory torture 24/7.

—cut—

Raiden: One time, Johnny spiked the tea pots in the cafeteria with vodka and everyone in the Academy was drunk in various degrees for whole day.

Kung Lao, off camera: It was kinda funny tho!

Raiden, chuckling: Yeah, it was. Master Xu was complaining about headache. He didn't know what was happening so he kept drinking the tea, getting even more drunk and— *pauses and the smile on his face slips off* —and then he was bedridden for three days becauss of alcohol poisoning.

—cut—

Kenshi: He's a fucking loser. I don't know why he bothers flirting with people.

Kung Lao and Raiden, at the same time: It's not like you didn't put him on all answers to Fuck, Marry and Kill.

Kenshi: THE POINT IS he needs to stop flirting with people.

Kung Lao, peaking over the camera: He means other people.

—cut—

Raiden: One time, Johnny invited three of us to his house, but once we got there, he locked all doors and windows and made us sit through his 26 hours long movie marathon.

—cut—

Kenshi: what I'm trying to say is if you run into Johnny Cage on the street, turn the other way and run.

—cut—

Liu Kang, smiling serenely at the camera: Johnny Cage is a hero. Though he may not yet know it.

Cameraman: ...

Cameraman: Thank you. I think that was the first nice thing anyone said after four hours of shooting.

END OF TAPE

[fsfghgee]

SDCC 2024: Mortal Kombat 1 Interview: Kaiji Tang & Erika Ishii

What to expect from Noob Saibot and Sektor in MK1?

.... \\ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCBhIKKKPto&t=209s \\

[mallowmaenad]

imagine a world where modern copyright shit came way earlier when bram stoker's Dracula came out and we didn't get castlevania, what we do in the shadows, interview with a vampire, twilight, or vampire the masquerade but people were like "yoooooo theyre adding Dracula as a dlc in mortal kombat 7!!!!" and there was an official Dracula ttrpg but the players can only play as humans stuck in dracula's house and every stat block was about how hard it is to kill dracula and how cool he is and there is so much information about Dracula now that you know what color underwear he wears and how his bedroom's furniture is arranged until he's about as scary and intimidating as ronald mcdonald and mickey mouse save for the kinky motherfuckers who want to fuck him and draw porn of him and make their own dracula ocs that were slight variations on his appearance but otherwise identical save for like a massive dick or something ok now imagine if xenomorphs were public domain.

[mrstsung]

Alan Lee's shang tsung, you deserve a better narrative and script.

😔 *sigh*

I just hate the story this shang was in. If it wasn't for bad plot. And horrible direction.

This could have been an amazing young/early sorcerer days shang tsung.

Like I'm just sad the more that i think about it.

Like the bad plot,plot holes,simple solutions to a problem that isn't really that much of a problem,the character favoritism,etc.

God,shang,im so sorry.

Mr. Alan Lee,i feel if the script wasn't crap,the narrative didn't screw you over,and this game wasn't filled with useless microtransactions,and shitty gameplay. You would have been a perfect successor.

But sadly. It's not ment to be.

I personally feel if he was given a chance to bring his shang tsung to life more,make him actually intimidating,and add oomph to it. Then i feel like he could shine. Like i just feel he's held back. Like get angry dude! Genuinely,get pissed off! Make shang scary. And not in the cunning sense like they seem to shoehorn him into. Like yes that is a facet of his character,but only one small part. Shang is complex. And so should be his energy and expression. Like i feel mr. Lee was scared doing shang. But excited too going by his interviews. But i feel he was so worried a out disappointment,that he got blindsided by the bad writing. If i had a chance to write something for him. I would in a heartbeat. Give him a better narrative and story for his shang tsung.

I would absolutely looooove to write for mortal kombat. At very least shang tsungs part. And idc if it's "canon" or not. I just want a good story. That treats shang as the badass we KNOW he is. *sigh* alas i have to only share with my fellow shang tsimps. Not that that's all bad. I love you guys.

But i really really wish that alan Lee's shang was done better. I dont mind his voice,aesthetics,i just hate the writing.

I wanna give him a hug and take him away from this horrible version of the game and series.

Me at all shang tsung's: "my heart n soul sir"

[spicybeefnoodles]

hugs

summary: raiden surprise visits johnny

warnings: none :)

Johnny was tired. The movies had been doing well. Critics were raving about the film, and his agent was blowing his phone up everyday with constant interviews and cameos and everything under the sun. His Mortal Kombat franchise was doing great! But he was working himself to the bone. It seemed like he could never catch a break, and he hadn’t seen any of his friends in months. He was almost never at home, usually at his office working on the script and possible future films and video games, at different interviews and TV shows, or at various meeting rooms discussing investments in the future of his franchise. He was losing sleep, only ever getting four hours at a time, six on one occasion when he accidentally slept through a meeting.

Johny rubbed at his eyelids as the words on the paper swam in front of him. He was on his third, maybe fourth, energy drink of the day, and he was running on three hours of sleep from two nights before. Something had gone wrong with filming one of the scenes of the sequel to the first Mortal Kombat film, and now he was deliberating over his options on how to move forward with the movie. He was so absorbed in trying to read the swaying words that he almost didn’t feel the rough tapping on his shoulder.

“Mr. Cage, there’s someone waiting for you in your trailer.”

That was strange. Johnny wasn’t supposed to be expecting someone, right? He checked the watch on his wrist and then his phone calendar to see if someone was scheduled to meet him right now. He couldn’t find anything about someone needing to meet him but dropped the script onto his office table figuring some time away from the movie might give him a second wind of ideas.

He trudged toward his trailer, fixing his hair and adjusting his sunglasses to hide his eyebags, and opened the door to the cluttered living space.

“Johnny!”

The director nearly cried when he saw it was Raiden inside, sitting on his unmade bed and looking delighted to see the exhausted director. The champion had his hair up in its signature bun, but Raiden was missing the familiar hat that usually sat on his head.

“Raiden! I wasn’t expecting you!” Johnny brought Raiden into a hug, and Raiden squeezed him back, Johnny’s heart racing at the contact. Johnny really liked Raiden, something about his humbleness and dignity made something itch inside of the director to try and bring something more primal to Raiden’s surface. Thankfully, Raiden liked him back, and they had started dating when the whole battle had happened. But, it didn’t really feel like they were together: Johnny had spent so much time working that he hadn’t seen or talked to Raiden in weeks. Johnny tried to let go of the champion, but Raiden simply pulled the director further in his embrace.

They both fell into the bed, but Johnny couldn’t really complain. Raiden was warm and familiar. Much softer than the cold cutthroat world of Hollywood and its investors and industries. 

“I’ve missed you Johnny. We all have.” Raiden said. Johnny closed his eyes and nuzzled his nose into the champion’s neck.

“I’ve missed all of you too. I’ve just been so busy.” Johnny’s voice trailed off as his body relaxed on top of Raiden’s. It had been too long since he had slept, and he felt so comfortable. Maybe he could just keep his eyes closed for a little longer.

Raiden hummed, smiling as the director quickly fell asleep on top of him. Slowly, the champion moved the both of them to cuddle on the bed in the trailer. It was a tight squeeze, but with the way Johnny clung onto Raiden, it wasn’t too much trouble to try and fit on the bed. The champion let the director sleep and ran his fingers through Johnny’s soft hair, admiring how the stress lines appearing on Johnny’s face started to disappear as he slept.

When someone came by the trailer a few minutes later to come and get Johnny, they were mysteriously shocked by the doorknob every time they tried to open it.