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I'm not here to tell anyone how to ship or write anything, obviously, but I've spent the last like 3 days reading nothing but radioapple on ao3 and personally I only like it when they're just a bit toxic and feral at each other, even when they're actually together
If you make them too soft I'm gone, Alastor is in hell for a reason don't make him soft, he needs to bite and drink blood and they need to snark at and try to one up each other at every opportunity
(the excessive use of "luci" too, tbh, sorry but I have such trouble seeing alastor use a nickname tbh)
#radioapple#hazbin hotel#my ideal dynamic is them needing to bother each other at every opportunity#their day doesnt start until they can one up the other first and piss them off#and then they kiss and alastor bites lucifer and drinks his blood idk#i just cant handle the fics that are too soft - theres like 1 or 2 im letting slide but half the time#i stop once a fic goes from feral bastards to softies im like welp no thanks đ (mentally obvs im not commenting that lmao)
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Year 3 Part 1- No Cursed Vaults Allowed
Hey everyone! Iâm back with Year 3 for the adventures of my MC! This will feature some new characters including an in depth look at his parents. I have a feeling it will be the best year yet! Enjoy! Comments and feedback welcome!
Summertime was an ideal season for many things, muggle and wizardfolk alike: cookouts, nights out at the pub, parties, celebrations, holidays to the beach, picnics, visitations to relatives, etc. It was just too bad David Grant was given no opportunity to enjoy any of it.
The start of the summer break began badly and only got worse from there. Unlike the end of his first year, there was no hiding the truth of what he had been up to. Some junior reporter managed to get wind of the cursed ice story despite all attempts of the school to lessen its impact. Though he wasnât mentioned by name, his parents had gone through this nightmare once before and it didnât take a genius to know their second son indulged in the cursed vaults same as their first born. The result was not pretty.
His motherâs reaction was the most severe- she railed for hours about irresponsibility, jeopardizing his education, the fact she told him not to get up to the same type of foolishness as his brother and what that meant to the family. All the while, David winced and tried to resist covering his ears, though a small woman of only 5â4, her presence was no less intimidating by those who knew her. The piercing blue eyes and mother bear persona was enough to make even the largest man quake in their boots. Which meant he received no help from his dad in that regard.
His father, a man of about six feet with still solidly dark brown hair and a goatee, was not the type to scream and yell but he was the kind of man to take a person aside and issue them a soft but stern warning, which in this case meant wagging his finger and telling him to obey his motherâs wishes.
It was a dynamic that had been going on for four years now going on five. Ever since the disappearance of his older brother both parents took a turn for the worse in their behavior and attitude not only towards him but each other. As opposed to long dinner conversations, the family tended to eat in silence, where long walks in the backyard meadow were once common, David was forbidden from venturing even twenty feet outside the house, where affection and love once dwelled was now replaced by tension and distance.
His parents thought him naĂŻve but the thirteen year old wasnât stupid. One didnât need to be a full grown adult to see how fragile things had become. To make matters even worse, all of this tension was redirected back on him. Both of his parents worked, his mother at the tea shop in London, his father in the Office of International Cooperation as the envoy to the United States, but when not occupied with these tasks they focused on him. And the summer of 1986 was filled with reminders about the upcoming year and what he was not to do.
If it wasnât for his grandfather, Thomas Grant, he might have gone crazy.
âMum and Dad arenât happy, Grandad. They donât do much really. Except feed me and occasionally yell.â
The slender, graying haired man gave a sad chuckle as pulled his grandson close to him.
âTheyâre going through a rough time now, David. Given the circumstances.â
âBut Iâm not like Jacob. I didnât purposefully try to get involved in that vault stuff. It justâŠsucked me in.â
âIâm willing to bet Jake had a similar story,â Thomas laughed, deep and true. His sense of humor was well known among his family and peers.
âGrandad, Iâm serious,â David responded though he couldnât resist a smile himself. âTheyâre suffocating. How am I supposed to do anything with them always on my back?â
âThereâs always Hogwarts,â came the witty response. When his grandson didnât laugh this time around, the patriarch of the Grant family turned serious, cupping a finger underneath Davidâs chin.
âDavid donât judge your parents too harshly. Just remember that you arenât the only one who misses Jake. There must be sufficient time to heal. And when that happens, things will turn around. In the meantime, keep your head up and your ear to the ground.â
The young teenager nodded, knowing that if there was anyone he could trust, it was his grandfather, who often spoke plainly about topics such as these.
âI will.â
âThereâs a good lad. Now letâs enjoy more of this summer sunshine shall we, David?â
âDavid?â
The sound of his motherâs voice brought him back to earth.
âDavid, are you listening?â
Snapping out of the flashback he quickly replied, âYes mum.â
âYou didnât promise me,â she warned him as they sat at the table eating breakfast. She had made eggs, sausage, and picked an assortment of fruits but on the eve of going back to school, there was one more lecture to be had.
âPromise that I wonât try to touch the giant squid? Yeah, sure, I can promise that.â
But his attempt at humor was mitigated by a stern look from his father, looking down from his Saturday paper.
âWe do not need our second son engaging in this dangerous cursebreaking business,â Heather Grant repeated for the umpteenth time. âIt leads to nowhere good. Especially with Jacob gone. Please promise me you will not attempt to find more of these cursed vaults.â
âYouâre mother is right, son,â the soft voice of his father echoed. âYour job is to further your education at Hogwarts, make some friends, and meet a few girls along the way,â he added with an uptwitch of his mouth.
âThis is a time for you to learn and grow. Not put yourself in needless danger. Listen to your teachers. Listen to Dumbledore. Pay no attention to whatever temptations these vaults might have for you.â
If you had bothered to pay attention to my side of it, youâd remember I donât CARE whatâs inside of the vaults, David thought bitterly. Iâm trying to find Jacob so we can be a family again. So YOU donât have to cry every week about losing your son
In the end, the young teen held his tongue, buried his feelings as he always did on the subject and did as he was told. If it would save his mother that much grief to tell her what she wanted to hear, so be it.
âI promise I will, mum. Cross my heart and swear to die.â
âDavid!â
âKidding.â
He was enveloped in an enormous hug, almost causing him to choke on his food.
âWe love you, sweetie. Always remember that.â
Even as he acknowledged her words and reciprocated that love, David couldnât help but feel bitter.
âI love you too.â
In a summary, this was why he hated the summer holidays. Hogwarts couldnât come soon enough.
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The arrival at Kingâs Crossing couldnât come soon enough. Using an old Chevrolet that his grandfather collected on his travels in the United States and later passed down to his son, they drove to London on a lovely September day. For David, however, he was just looking forward to getting away from his motherâs smothering influence. Unfortunately, he couldn't get away from her without one last embarrassing hug and kiss on the forehead.
âStay safe,â she said, as a few sixth years passed by and snickered. David would have hexed them right then and there were his arms not constricted and his wand in his back jeans pocket. âAnd rememberâŠâ
âI know, mum. No cursed vaults.â
âHe understands, Heather,â his father spoke up, in a rare moment of support. He also hugged his son and placed a hand on his shoulder. âBe well, David. You know weâre always an owl away if you need us.â
âThanks, Dad.â
With a last wave and a goodbye, the train whistled, and David hopped on. A sadness permeated through his heart as he looked out of the window one last time at his parents. Their faces were neutral, even distant as they turned and walked away, not even bothering to hold hands or give any sign of affection.
Sighing, the now third year Gryffindor wondered if things would ever return to normal in his family and what it would take to mend the wounds inflicted. In his heart, he already knew the answer. The problem was his parents had already forbidden it.
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It didnât take long for him to find Rowan and grab a compartment. They were later joined by Charlie and Ben as well as Penny, who decided to spend her train ride with the Gryffindor boys this year.
âItâs great to see you again, David!â the pretty blonde greeted him with her usual hug. She did the same with the rest of the crew, causing Ben and Charlie to blush. âHow was your summer?â
âNot good,â came the monotone, blunt response. âUnless you count not being allowed twenty feet outside of the house trapped with overbearing parents to be fun.â
Ben hesitated as he tried to formulate the words.
âDid your mum and dadâŠyou knowâŠâ
âFind out about the cursed vault? Yes. And I have the Daily Prophet to thank for that. My parents saw the article and they put two and two together. So they know everything and made me promise a million times I would stop associating myself with the vaults.â
âSounds rough, mate,â Charlie spoke sympathetically. âMy mum saw it too but after I told her everything, she was very understanding.â
âGoddamn it, Charlie you told her what we got up to?â
David hadnât meant to sound upset, but the last thing he needed was for his friendsâ parents to think he was an obsessed nutcase as well.
âDave, give me more credit than that,â the second eldest Weasley said raising his hands in the air. âI didnât give her any specific details, just the gist. When Bill told her it was because you were trying to find your brother she immediately melted. I think sheâs definitely going to send you a sweater this year.â
Not knowing what a sweater had to do with anything, David nevertheless relented.
âSorry, Charlie. Didnât mean to bite your head off. Things are justâŠ.tense at home. Iâm very glad to be going back to Hogwarts.â
âHey if anyone understands itâs me and Bill,â Charlie chuckled. âThere are seven Weasley children in our humble abode. Family disputes are quite common.â
âSpeaking of which, where is the lanky tosser?â David smiled. âHe usually joins us by now.â
âFunny you should mention that. Heâs out fulfilling his new prefect duties. Got the letter just last month. Heâs getting himself acquainted in a fancy compartment as we speak.â
âHeâs going to make an excellent prefect,â Rowan blurted out excitedly. âThe best ever!â
âI suppose he wonât be able to help us out with the vaults anymore given his new position,â Ben suggested sadly. âPrefects enforce the rules, not break them.â
âDonât be so sure,â Charlie said while munching through a sandwich. âBill isnât above breaking a few rules when it suits him. Heâs a leader not a tattle tale.â
âThat reminds me,â Penny perked up. âHave you given any thought to the broken wand and the book you found?â
That was an interesting question. David had not told his parents about the treasures that lay within the vault and locked them in his trunk to prevent them from being discovered. As to their true purpose, that was still anyoneâs guess.
âOf course, I have. Theyâve been stored away ever since I found them. But I canât figure out what theyâre for.â
âI wish I had been able to come with you into the vault,â Rowan lamented. âIf I had, maybe we would have been able to translate more of that ancient Aramaic on the column. Iâve been doing a lot of research over the summer and I have some theoriesâŠâ
âWeâll cross that bridge when we get to it,â David assured him. âIâm just not sure we have much to go off of right now.â
âWhat about Merula?â
He leaned back in his compartment seat, as though wholly unconcerned.
âWhat about her?â
âYou know sheâs going to want revenge since you got to the vault before her last year. Not to mention the failed bubotuber prank she tried to pull.â
âOh yeah, that was funny. Remind me to send her a biting tea cup for her birthday this year.â
âDavid.â
Rowanâs serious tone forced him to give a serious answer, even though his mind couldnât be farther from his Slytherin rival.
âSheâs going to try and provoke me like she usually does. Itâs the best we can hope for. She doesnât know a damn thing about the vaults and as long as we keep it that way, Merula Snyde wonât be anything more than a minor nuisance in potions class.â
âNo offense, David,â Penny warned. âBut Merulaâs a lot cleverer than you give her credit for. Sheâs mean, but she isnât stupid. If any wind of the next vault gets to the Slytherins, sheâs going to be the first to jump on it.â
Bollocks, sheâs right
David didnât like to give any credence to any Slytherin, much less Merula but he had to acknowledge that the blonde Hufflepuff brought up a good point. She was not one to give up easily or at all and would not fail to brag about any progress with the vaults or information regarding his brother. He had not taken her up on that offer the previous year but if the flow of intel ran dry, might he have to make a deal with her?
No, never. Merula can piss up a tree for all I care
âI understand your concern, guys. But thereâs not a whole lot we can do right now. I donât even know if I can go after the next vault.
âCanât? Or wonât?â Ben challenged to his surprise. âSince when does David Grant let rules stop him?â
David didnât respond, instead choosing to close his eyes and take a small nap before arriving at Hogwarts. Those were questions he preferred not to answer at the moment.
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The rest of the train ride was relatively quiet. Penny had to wake up David and Charlie from their respective naps (Charlie also had a habit of snoring) to put on their robes but that aside, it was a peaceful trip without any hijinx.
Heading up to the massive castle was now a familiar routine. The familiar call of âFirsâ yearsâ could be heard above the chatter of the thousand strong student body as he waved a friendly hello to Hagrid who greeted him back. Invisible carriages carried them and their luggage up to the front hall where Peeves was waiting with an assortment of fanged frisbees and had to be cleared away by Professor McGonagall. Yes, being a third year did have one gigantic perk: routine. Being thirteen meant you were no longer a little kid and people showed you a modicum of respect.
They werenât the only ones moving up in the world. As the respective houses gathered at their tables in the Great Hall, David spotted a familiar long haired, tall red headed Weasley sporting an impressive red and gold badge. It didnât take long for them to embrace.
âBill Weasley, you wanker. Canât make time for us on the train anymore?â
Bill grinned in response.
âFor you lot? As if.â
âSeriously, though. Congratulations on becoming prefect. I know you really wanted it last year.â
âThanks, David,â the eldest Weasley thanked. âMum practically died of joy when I got the letter. Really, Iâm just glad Dumbledore believed I earned it.â
âJust donât let it get to your head,â Charlie teased him as the group took their seats besides and across from one another. His brother rolled his eyes.
âYou know me better than that. Percy on the other hand, God forbid he ever becomes a prefectâŠâ
âWhoâs Percy?â Rowan asked, clearly not aware of the numerous siblings the family possessed.
âHeâs our younger brother,â Charlie explained. âYounger than Bill and I, but older than Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny. Heâs a bit of a wet blanket.â
âHe comes to Hogwarts next year. Youâll understand when you meet him,â Bill said, his smile becoming more of a grimace. âBy the way, I wanted to ask you sooner, but I couldnât get away from the prefect training. Did you find any clue or hint about the next vault?â
âDonât know anything more than you do, Iâm afraid,â David said, shaking his head.
âYouâre still interested in the vaults even though youâre a prefect?â Rowan asked Bill.
âHey, just because Iâm a prefect doesnât mean Iâve lost my appetite for curse breaking. I just have to be moreâŠdiscreet about it from now on.â
Charlie grinned at the rest of his friends as a way to say âI told you soâ. Ben looked mildly surprised while Rowan was positively aglow with admiration.
âDo you think Dumbledore is going to punish us for investigating the vaults?â the sandy haired third year asked aloud.
David shrugged. âI donât think so. He asked me to stay away from them, but he wasnât upset.â
âNo way that he could be. You saved the entire school from being turned into a frozen wasteland,â Rowan pointed out.
But before anyone could say anything more, the enormous oak doors burst open as Professor McGonagall entered the room with this yearâs batch of first years in tow. The older students immediately quieted down as the protocol and procedure for the sorting began. Time for chatter on the vaults would have to come later.
In another instance of the inconsistency of time passing, David observed that the sorting always took longer when you were on the outside looking in as opposed to when you were the one being sorted. The hatâs song was entertaining enough as it always was, but just how many first years had last names beginning with the letter âDâ? He was also quite hungry as evidenced by his stomach growling. The feast couldnât come soon enough.
Finally, after what seemed like hours, the sorting ended, and Dumbledore took center stage.
âWelcome back to Hogwarts!â the white bearded warlock boomed happily. âIâm pleased to have all of you new and returning students here for another year of magical learning and self discovery. To those returning pupils with empty bellies, I apologize for making you suffer through another one of my speeches, but I must address certain concerns before we dig into our sumptuous feast.â
David could have sworn the old manâs eyes twinkled at the sound of the groaning from the student body.
âFirst, as a reminder: The Forbidden Forest is strictly out of bounds to all students regardless of year. Our caretaker, Mr. Filch, has also pressed me to tell you that the list of banned items at Hogwarts has increased to one hundred and fifty seven. A full list can be viewed on his office door. As always, Madam Hooch will announce the dates of coming Quidditch tryouts for your respective house teams.
âI would be remiss, however, if I did not mention the Erumpent in the room. As many of you know, last year, Hogwarts was afflicted with cursed ice caused by one of the long rumored cursed vaults. The curse was released as a result of an outside entity tampering with them. Therefore, I am ordering everyone in this room to stay away from the rest. It is said that each vault unleashes a unique curse and I will not have my students and faculty endangered again. And while it is true that some of our students broke the vault curse and saved the school, it is also true they put themselves and others at great risk by doing so. As such, I am forbidding any student from seeking out the remaining ones. The penalty will be severe, especially for repeat offenders.
âBut do not let my warning damper your spirits. Please, enjoy the feast and rest well for your classes tomorrow.â
Dumbledore clapped his hands twice and the usual assortment of foodstuffs and goodies appeared in front of them. But his warning did take away some of Davidâs appetite and Ben was the first to address the comments as the feast commenced.
âSo much for Dumbledore not being upsetâŠâ
âDo you think he knows we were all involved? Are we going to get detention?â Rowan said in a panicked whisper.
âRelax, both of you,â Bill lightly chided. âIf any of us were getting detention weâd know by now. We just have to decide what to do moving forward. David, what do you think?â
That was the problem, however. He had no idea where to go from here. On the one hand, listening to Dumbledore and his parents did seem to be the wisest course. There was a lot to consider- his schooling, his reputation, not to mention the possibility of having his wand snapped by the Ministry. But deep within the pits of the fun and witty David Grant was a hole that he never let anyone see, not even his own parents. The hole that symbolized the loss of his brother and the burning desire to find him again. He didnât want to disobey the headmaster or mum and dad, but how could he sit idly by with newfound information on Jacob and not act on it.
âLetâs heed Dumbledore for now,â came the muted response. âI need to think on this.â
Rowan and Ben looked at each other as if unsure what to make of the situation but they didnât press the issue. Bill nodded, his perception much more adept than the third years also said nothing but nevertheless kept his good cheer.
âHey DavidâŠcatch.â
The turkey leg thrown at his plate nearly caused him to jump ten feet in the air, as memories of Merula and bubotuber pus came to the forefront of his mind.
âWanker,â David laughed as Charlie snickered and Bill winked.
The rest of the evening was much more pleasant as they ate to their hearts content, joked around, discussed their holidays, classes, Quidditch, and various topics. As they were dismissed from the Great Hall and made their way up to bed (Bill had to lead the first years on their annual tour) Jae, ever the smuggler that he was, presented them with a new kind of sweet that Filch had failed to ban: Animal Augments. Basically, they gave one the temporary ability to sound like a random wild animal. Benâs lion roar woke up the fourth years in the next dorm and David nearly pissed himself laughing at Rowan getting the donkey themed one. As Jae put it- âgalleons well spent.â These were the moments that made Hogwarts worthwhile.
Cursed Vaults or not, it was good to be back.
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[meta] What, if any, games, movies, books, tv shows, etc. have you drawn influence from for your character?
Okay so round 2, much in the same vein for Arthur there are... A lot. Possibly even more things that influence and inspire where Ottoâs muse and views comes from. That said in writing this there are also a LOT of similarities between the characters I can pick out certain attributes and to be honest thereâs a lot of crossover with the traits and characterisations highlighted.
Namely: playful and proactive, self-serving yet loyal to those that meet his criteria as to who is deserving of it. A grifter by nature that will approach almost any situation if he feels heâll get something out of it while equally hoping that one day someone might actually bother to ask him (and maybe give him a true reason) to stay.
Dorian - Dragon Age: Inquisition
Uh, the heir of a famous magical dynasty? A flair of magical talent that made him the envy of his peers? Studied at one of the best colleges for the magical arts before being kicked out and privately tutored before eventually vanishing and being found by Magister Gereon Alexius who offered to take him as his apprentice eventually becoming a fully-ranked enchanter. A pariah for opposing every fault his homeland is renowned for?
Itâs been years since Iâve played DA:I and Dorian always was one of my favourite characters but tbh I completely forgot his background and itâs only in revisiting it now I actually realise the similarities in the framework of their characters/development/story line. Not to mention the fact they both enjoy playful flirtation and witty banter and oppose the things they donât fit into their view of the world. They will probably do the right thing, but that doesnât mean they might not take their sweet ass time in actually getting into a situation.
Isabela - Dragon Age II and InquisitionÂ
AND AGAIN. Isabelaâs a great character - a pirate scourge of coastlines and nations around the world who values fun, freedom and getting ahead in life. They both value solving situations in clever and devious ways and getting ahead even if it means being somewhat selfish when theyâre dealing with other people, example: Otto conning Deirdre out of $28k when she tried to cover for Regan or those plans he has to try and record a banshee scream? Theyâre both always down for trying to squeeze that little bit extra out of a person. If it one ups them in life and people are gullible enough to fall for it well... They really did it to themselves didnât they?
But that doesnât mean there arenât depths to that hardened persona they both present. There are actual feelings and things hidden behind the wall and appearance they both present to the world. And underneath it all theyâre both afraid of being left behind, but figure itâs best to push people away before they decide to leave of their own volition. At least that way they can say they have some control over the situation..Â
Sera - Dragon Age: Inquisition
Apparently this is a DA characters list but you know what sue me. x) So NEXT on the list is Sera, an elven archer who is incredibly impulsive and reactionary. She takes pure delight in humbling the established authority she views as arrogant and selfish. Itâs less about whatâs right in the grand scheme of things but more about whatâs right in that very moment. She doesnât believe in actions taken for a greater good, instead viewing it as just another excuse to hurt others undeserving of such treatment because itâs easier than making the truly hard choices in life.Â
Felix Dawkins - Orphan Black
Look Felix is one of the many fascinating characters on Orphan Black. Donât get me wrong there are SO many and itâs a great show. But Felix is a character whose very existence proves that you can have a very effeminate, boisterous, loud, witty gay character and not have him be limited to the perpetuation of the sassy gay friend stereotype. Why? Because he has a whole complex personality beyond just that aspect of his life. Heâs got to deal with real life issues on top of all the drama clone club brings into his life and he deals and he survives and he cOPES.
Not to mention heâs a positive representation of foster children being happy, positive representation of LGBTQ+ characters and gives positive representation of sex workers. Not to mention on top of all that representation you see how heâs smart as hell, the only person who knows Sarah well enough to keep her on track. The BEST uncle to Kira and one of the most supportive characters on the show.Â
Sarah - Orphan Black
Felixâs foster-sister, another character that shows the positive and complex dynamic that foster families tend to have while also demonstrating the fascinating found-family dynamic with clone club. Sarahâs interesting because sheâs a natural chameleon, sheâs street-smart and tough, a born outsider living on the fringes by her wits while in possession of a dark sense of humour that sees her by.
Sarah and Otto have a rather morally ambiguous compass, theyâre both characters who swing between being very self-serving and selfish and acting for the greater good when they decide itâs needed. Not to mention the act as if they donât care about other peopleâs issues (see clone club) when actually it transpires they both might just care a little more than they actually let on.
Garcia Flynn - Timeless
Unfortunately Garcia fits the my favourite character type: tall, dark, snarky, sassy antihero motivated fiercely by love and willing to do things of questionable morality against a greater evil, self-aware and doesnât make excuses for his behaviour, but isnât wringing his hands over it either. A character who so dearly loves the people in his life (see revenge for his wife and daughter) so much so heâs still fighting for them 5 years later just to be alive and not even to have anything to do with him again because he knows the things heâs done are enough the he could never go back to being that person for them. The man who loved his mum and went on a trip just to make her happy and save his brother. When he truly cares for someone he does EVERYTHING for them while somehow having none of the toxic jealous possessive business, despite his well-attested Garbage Drama in other departments, and just generally being a mature adult and an essentially good person who has gone down some really dark places and is finally rediscovering what heâs buried and lost. Look man, Iâm a suuuuuuuuuuuuucker for found family, enemies to lovers, and villain becomes weird family member. And he covers all of those, so yes.Â
Thereâs a lot of that Iâm planning and drawing on for Otto, this weird currently antagonistic little self-serving shit who is out for his own ends but maybe along the way finds some semblence of a conscious and maybe has a fair few moral dilemmas and self-questioning moments along the way? Who maybe finds friends (and even love?) Who has to deal with FEELINGS and things heâs repressed for years because of the things heâs done just to survive the life he fell into? Uh, yes give me give me give me.
Jesse Custer - Preacher
Okay, so this oneâs kind of another given. Jesseâs another character Iâm fascinated with because before Genesisâ arrival he was a down upon his luck preacher. A man who was trying so hard to fit into his dadâs ideal and not let the life he had before affect his day to day. Except it all goes to hell in a handbasket because of course it does.
Jesse essentially gains the ability to make anyone do anything he says. And that power? Itâs addictive, and we see the struggle he goes through to learn how to control and manipulate it to his own end. To begin with he tries to right wrongs, to tell people to stop doing the bad things theyâre doing in their lives and fix them so theyâre better people but with each act that power and god-complex grows. It goes to his head until we meet the moronic messiah Humperdoo and Jesse eventually agrees to take his place. The messiah-complex and power corruption is complete, and the repercussions of his choices are devastating especially with how they impact Cassidy or Tulip and the repercussions in Angelville.
Much like Ottoâs own magic, the more its used the more enticing it is to carry on using it for more and more things. At first it was small deeds, little acts of good until Otto in kind started to realise that good deeds werenât enough to make a change. They werenât enough for other people around him and with each act it grew and grew - and it continues to grow. The question is to what level? And if it ever got out of control, would he ever know how to stop it?
Crowley - Good Omens
An overall non-threatening demon, who tries to be âevilâ in his own way to fit into the role his society (other demons) expect of him. Crowley wants to save the world (for his own reasons) and can be rather self-serving in certain moments. Thereâs plenty of times he tried to convince Aziraphale to run away with him and let everything else forgive the irony but for lack of a better term âgo to hellâ but he always comes around in the end (typically to a Queen track) to help when it really counts for something.
 Not to mention his flare for the dramatic, very rarely thinking things through, with many of his own plans backfiring on him. Â
Sound familiar?
Wrench - Watch Dogs 2
Part-hacker and full-fledged anarchist who wears a freaky mask with LED displays capable of bizarre emoticons. He's vulgar, crude, entertaining and an absolute adrenaline junkie who lives on the edge. He's jokingly called the wrench because he's the wrench you throw into somebody's gears to grind them to a halt.
The final one on the list, because itâs a side I havenât yet played into so much but Iâm curious to given means and opportunity to. Otto does have some inclination towards an anarchistic nature, if a system doesnât seem to work he isnât afraid to speak out or more likely act out against it. Whether itâs in the greater good or not isnât so much relevant rather that he would happily take a torch and burn something to the ground if it meant starting again with something new and better in its place. Itâs definitely something I want to explore more down the line.
I also find it interesting the whole concept of âhiding behind a maskâ which is something wrench quite literally does. Both have built personas to defend themselves from people breaking through and seeing that what actually exists on the other side is a rather shy and awkward person who tries to âact outâ and be âdramaticâ in an attempt to get attention from a world in which thereâs so much noise how could anyone ever feel like their voice mattered let alone be heard unless they started shouting âHEY, LOOK AT MEâ at the top of his lungs? Â
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Can you write a Rivetra Arranged Marriage AU if you want please? I would really love to see how they will warm up to each other. Thank you in advance! Your work for the Snk fandom is truly amazing.
thank you for your kind words! sorry it took me so long to write. iâm kind of in a funk ^^â i wanted to do a modern arranged marriage since i think most arranged marriage aus are in a historical setting and a modern au would be a nice change of pace~ so kind of a political/arranged marriage type of deal? itâs partially inspired by the kdrama search: www which features one of the cutest ones :O but other than the arranged marriage deal, itâs very different ^^â i hope you like it!
ps if youâre looking for a kdrama w/ a rivetra dynamic, i highly recommend watching because this is my first life! you can watch it for free on viki :)Â
A Love That is Sown
Rivetra. K-Drama AU.Â
A Love That Blooms series: Part i
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Petra sits at the back of the limousine, playing with the wedding band around her ring finger as she gazes out the window. Itâs a beautiful band, two golden ribbons looped around each other infinitely as a symbol of eternity. At first glance, the ring is simplistic in style, but a closer look would allow one to see the intricately cut diamonds - fashioned in a way that the precious stones sparkled at every angle - studded in one of the single golden bands that made up the ring and the ornate design cast onto the other band. The rose gold of the band, too, was something Petra had been unsure about at first. The metal had never appealed to her before, but she soon grew to like the look of it on her finger. Its subtle pink hue has a warmth to it that its white and yellow gold counterparts lack, and it contrasts well against the glittering diamonds. Truly, itâs a wedding ring thatâs fit for a modern-day princess, and yet Petra still cannot help but feel the need to remove it from her finger.
She slides the ring from her finger and marvels at how easily it leaves. Not even a mark remains to show where it had been. She wonders if the ring will be as easy to take off in a year or five years after that. She wonders if sheâll be able to leave this all behind unscathed.
There is no doubt that there are many who would gladly take her place. Despite her deep unhappiness, her circumstances are not unpleasant. However, they are not ideal either. Upon graduating university with a business degree, Petra had been determined to help her father with his business, a floundering publishing house that had once been popular back in the day, but no amount of grit and determination could save the company from going under. In a last attempt to save her fatherâs business, she had sought a meeting with Levi Ackerman, head of Ackerman Enterprises, with an absolutely insane proposal - the wealthy businessman would be able to acquire the small but prestigious publishing house as long as he kept her as the publisher. As an added bonus, she would connect him with any and all business partners that the publishing house was associated with and strengthen the already strong hold that Ackerman Enterprises had over the city. She had thought that he would refuse her outright, but to her surprise, the man had signed her contract without much coaxing. The next day, Petra became the wife of one of the richest men in the world. Had Petra been a simpler woman, one that could easily be satiated with fame and fortune, perhaps she would not be brooding at the back of the limousine with a pensive expression on her face. Were she that type of woman, she would no doubt be happily on her way to her husbandâs charity dinner, eager to greet him in a white gown that was worth a small fortune. However, Petra Ral is no such woman and so she sits in the back of the vehicle wondering if her husband would even be happy to see her.
Petraâs not sure whether or not she dislikes her husband, but she supposes thatâs fairly normal in a contract marriage. Perhaps she should like him a little bit for his willingness to get married to her so quickly - all it took was for him to glance down at the contract she had written down the night before complete with the businesses and connections he would acquire through the marriage for him to agree. When she had watched him sign the contract, she thought for half a second that this man was her savior, but she quickly realized that this was purely a business decision of his - not one that was made from altruism or the goodness in his heart - and she quietly accepted the fact that she would be spending the rest of her life married to a man who cared more about his money than his own happiness. In a way, though, she was the same for marrying a man just to save her fatherâs failing business, so she couldnât hate this man either.
To be fair, itâs possible that her husband dislikes her. Although theyâve been married for a good month, he had never made any attempts to sleep with her. The first night of their marriage, she had crawled into bed wondering if he would soon follow her only to have her husband open the door and inform her that he would be sleeping in another room for the time being. He hasnât visited her sleeping quarters since. A part of her wonders if itâs because he doesnât like women or if itâs because he dislikes her in particular. Then again, itâs not as if sheâs made any attempt to sleep with him either. Perhaps heâs wondering the same thing about her.
She still wonders why he accepted that deal. Itâs not as if sheâs particularly pretty, and her fatherâs hadnât been worth much by the time she had come to Levi with her proposal. Then again, perhaps he had seen value in it where she could not because the business began to flourish as soon as it was in his hands. Petra canât even say what changed after the publishing house became a part of Ackerman Enterprises. As promised, she still holds the title of publisher and is responsible for many of the key operations necessary for the business to function. However, she had never managed to find success in her business before it had become associated with Ackerman Enterprises. Suddenly, the publishing house was flooded with calls from other businesses that wanted to collaborate or request the services of the company. That must be the power of connections.
When City Hall comes into view, Petra slips her wedding ring back onto her finger. Although sheâs unhappy in her marriage, itâs not entirely unbearable. She can at least pretend to be happy in the eye of the public. Besides, itâs not as if sheâs trapped in this marriage forever. Although sheâs bound to him by a contract, contracts can be broken. Time will pass and Levi may come across someone more beautiful or more advantageous to wed. Or maybe her business will flounder once more and heâll see no need to tie himself to her any longer. Sheâs sure that heâs unlikely to object. Itâs just a contract. Love canât bloom from pen and paper. She expects itâll be at least five years before she finds the perfect opportunity to strike, although she might be a bit optimistic with her time frame.
The limousine slows down at the front entrance, stopping at the red carpet. Petra takes out her pocket mirror to check her reflection one last time. Itâs her third time attending a high-society event, but sheâs still unaccustomed to the glitz and the glamor necessary to attend such events. Her hair is tied elegantly into a bun at the base of her neck, a few tendrils falling from her temple to give off a romantic look, but all she can think about are the many pins holding up her hair that are sure to hurt when she lets her hair down. She turns her head, inspecting her makeup. Itâs not a lot - just a bit of blush and mascara, a faint pink stain of lipstick on her lips - and yet it still feels as if itâs caked on, although it certainly doesnât look that way. Sheâs sure that sheâs never looked more beautiful, but she doesnât feel that way at all. She just feels stiff, uncomfortable, and completely out of place.
The door opens, and Petra snaps her hand mirror shut, dropping it into her purse. She climbs out of the limousine, careful not to stop on the tulle skirt of her floor-length gown. As soon as she steps out onto the crimson carpet, sheâs blinded by the camera flashes from paparazzi and news media outlets. Although she wishes nothing more than to raise her hand to cover the bright lights, Petra smiles graciously at all the spectators as she makes her way down the carpet. Really, she despises events such as these. It surprises her that someone like Levi, who she has never seen as particularly sociable, attends and even plans these types of charities, but she supposes he has an image to uphold. Then again, she does too. If she didnât, she wouldnât have bothered coming.
The carpet seems to stretch infinitely, and Petra grits her teeth to keep from frowning at the celebrities and politicians ahead of her that she no doubt must greet before entering the building. Even further, she sees her husband standing at the doors to City Hall, greeting everyone wealthy enough to come to the event. Even though she canât see him, Petra knows heâs wearing that smile he reserves for these types of occasions - the corners of his lips slightly upturned but his eyes unsmiling. Sheâs never seen him smiling at any other time, and sheâs almost confident that isnât his real smile. Maybe he doesnât know how to smile, she quietly muses.
The people behind the velvet ropes call to Petra, screaming out her name and asking about her marriage to one of the worldâs richest men. She turns to them and flashes a gracious smile, trying to appear humble even though sheâs dressed in a gown thatâs worth more than her entire wardrobe. She always finds these charity dinners to be incredibly hypocritical - rich people dressing up to show off their wealth and giving only a small portion of their money to charities they canât even remember the names of. Itâs clear that this hypocrisy doesnât bother the press, though. They flock to the carpet, leaning over the red ropes and trying to get as close to the elite guests as possible. Although thereâs quite a distance between them, Petra still finds herself feeling stifled and claustrophobic.
âWhat are you doing here?â
When Petra turns, she sees Levi walking towards her, the tails of his white tuxedo flying behind him. His hair is slicked back the way it usually is for these overly extravagant parties, and his smile is gone, replaced with that perpetual frown he usually wears when heâs out of the view of cameras. When he reaches her, she slips her arm around his, flashing a smile at him but it doesnât reach her eyes.
âItâs good to see you too,â Petra says, leaning over to give him a quick peck on the cheek. A faint pink lipstick stain is left on his cheek, but Levi makes no effort to wipe it away. She allows him to lead her across the red carpet. She wonders if itâs because of embarrassment that he walks so quickly, unintentionally ruining the view of photographers and other excited bystanders watching from the sidelines. âI almost didnât come. You should have told me about it. I had to find it this morning after running into your secretary.â
Levi gives her a sideways glance. âI was under the impression that you didnât enjoy these types of events.â
âItâs important to uphold our image,â she replies. She slows down to give a photographer a wave and a smile. âAfter all, I am your wife.â
He doesnât reply. At a glance, itâs difficult to tell whether or not heâs angry that she arrived without any announcement. His mouth is set in that same thin line that it always is as he leads her towards the doors to City Hall. âIf you had told me earlier, I would have arranged a more comfortable arrival for you so that you neednât be under the scrutiny of all these reporters.â
âItâs fine. I can handle it,â Petra assures him. Although sheâs attended these events before, this is only the second time sheâs walked the red carpet. The first time, she attended an awards ceremony with Levi, but the constant hounding of reporters at the sidelines had worn her out and she ended up taking a taxi home early. The second time was the premiere of a movie with an actor Levi was acquainted with; Levi had her avoid the carpet entirely and the two had slipped in late after most of the other guests arrived. She has a feeling that he would have had her slip in through the back this time too, but she dislikes being coddled. âDonât worry about whether or not these things make me uncomfortable. Appearing as your wife ⊠isnât it part of the contract?â
He looks over at her for a moment before returning his gaze ahead. âIf it makes you uncomfortable, you donât have to do it. It doesnât matter if itâs in the contract,â he tells her. As they walk up the steps, he carefully lifts her train so that it doesnât drag across the stairs.
She thinks thatâs a strange thing for him to say. For a moment, Petra thinks heâs being kind, which she finds uncharacteristic of him. Sheâs about to open her mouth and tell him that he should worry about other things, but a sudden commotion behind them distracts her.
Someone screams behind the velvet rope, and Petra and Levi turn to look. Itâs difficult to make out whatâs happening because of the crowd, but the shrieks grow louder and people begin to fall. Confused, Petra purses her lips as she tries to see what the uproar is about. Levi, too, stands beside her, his eyes narrowed as he watches people shoving each other as if running away from something. Only when Petra sees a man emerge from the crowd, a crazed look in his eye and a knife gleaming in his hand, that she finally realizes the cause for alarm.
âLevi,â she says, her eyes wide with fear. Her hands flail about as she reaches for her husband. âThat man-!â
The man stumbles across the velvet rope, knocking it down and looking around madly. His eyes glaze over the guests that line the carpet while the knife still gleams threateningly in his hand. Nobody dares to stop him, or perhaps theyâre too shocked at his appearance - the tangled mass of hair atop his head that hasnât been washed or brushed in days, the disheveled clothing hanging from his thin frame, and the sunken face. He looks around hungrily, searching, and his gaze finally stops on Levi.
âLevi,â Petra whispers. Her fingers reach for him, but she canât hold onto him.
The man has a wicked snarl on his face. âYou bastard!â he yells, his voice loud enough to be heard by the panicked screaming of everyone around them. He waves the knife around, slashing it through the air. âThis is all your fault!â The man stumbles towards Levi, his knife pointed straight at him. He breaks into a run and all Petra can hear is the sound of herself shrieking as the man comes towards them.
What happens next is a blur to her. She remembers trying to pull Levi back, only to be shoved aside so that she was out of the manâs line of sight. With one hand, Levi had protected her. With the other, he had reached out, perhaps in an attempt to grab the knife from the manâs grasp. She remembers another scream, but she canât recall if it was her own. All she remembers is stumbling backward and staring at a stain of bright red that was so much more vibrant than the crimson carpet. There was more screaming and shouting and the sound of others rushing forward to help pull the man away from Levi. Petra recalls her vision blurring and her head spinning. As her knees began to buckle, she reached out to hold onto something, although she doesnât know what. When she finally fell, she remembers thinking that it didnât hurt when she hit the floor.
The next time Petra opens her eyes, sheâs sitting in the hospital bed. Her uncomfortable evening gown had been exchanged for an equally uncomfortable hospital gown, and her hair had been let out of its bun. When she looks beside her, she sees Levi dozing off as he sits in a stiff chair meant for hospital guests. The view from her bedroom window tells her that itâs late now - the sun had probably set hours ago. It makes her wonder how long Levi had been sitting beside her and why.
She tries to sit up, only to stop when she realizes that someoneâs holding her hand. When she looks down, she sees Leviâs bandaged hand wrapped around hers. The sight of the bandages fills her with guilt. She stares at his wounded hand for a moment before trying to slip her hand out from under his, but the small movement has already awakened him.
âAre you okay?â he mumbles sleepily before Petra even has the chance to sit up. Heâs still half asleep, his eyes barely open.
âI ⊠What happened?â she asks, trying to remember what had transpired earlier that night. There was the charity dinner tonight, and she had just arrived. And there was that man, his knife swinging madly around him. She remembers blood on the floor. She looks again at Leviâs bandaged hand and grabs at it suddenly before looking back up at him, examining the rest of him to see if there were any other wounds. âYour hand! He cut you! Is there anywhere elseâŠ?â
Levi pulls his hand away from hers. âIâm fine. Youâre the one in the hospital. You fainted.â He pauses before asking again, âAre you okay?â
âWhat about the man?â Petra asks, deliberately ignoring his question.
âHeâs in police custody. A disgruntled man who was recently released from his job at Ackerman Electrics. His attack was aimed at me,â Levi replies. He doesnât seem very shaken by the experience, but it may be because his attention is focused elsewhere. Once more, he asks Petra, âAre you okay?â
She doesnât answer, instead fiddling with the wedding band on her ring finger as her bottom lip trembles and her eyes are fixed on the bandage wrapped around Leviâs hand. After a moment, she says, âYou pushed me out of the way, didnât you?â When he doesnât reply, she says bitterly, âYou didnât have to do that. Any of it. Pushing me out of the way, taking me to the hospital, staying here overnight with me - none of this is in the contract.â
Thereâs a flash of what looks like anger across his face for just one second. Just as quickly, it vanishes. âIsnât this what I should do?â he asks. âWhat else should I have done?â
âItâs reckless to risk your life for someone over a piece of paper,â Petra tells him. She should feel grateful to him, but his recklessness only makes her feel even more indebted to him and she has nothing with which to pay him back. âIs it because you have an image to uphold?â
âBecause Iâm your husband,â he replies. The words are similar to the ones she had uttered earlier that night, but somehow they sound so different leaving his lips.
Looking at him is too difficult, so Petra turns her gaze towards the window. If she looks closely, she can see their reflections on the window pane. The way that Levi is sitting is strange to her, the way heâs leaning forward with his face turned toward her. The expression on his face is even stranger - a mixture of hurt, sadness, and concern. Why would he wear such an expression on his face? He doesnât need to be so concerned about her. He could just make up a story to the press about how sheâs recovering and then check up on her in the morning. Thereâs no reason for him to go this far. Itâs as if he really cares about her, but she knows thatâs impossible.
She turns back to him, her eyes settling back on his bandaged hand. âIs it going to leave a scar?â
âIt might. It was only a few stitches,â he says. âAre you worried it will scar?â
Stitches. It will leave a scar. And just earlier she had been thinking that none of them would have to leave this marriage unscathed. Would it have been better if she had gotten the scar instead?
âItâs just that it was bleeding a lot,â she tells him.
âItâs fine.â He tucks his hand into his pocket so that itâs no longer in her sight. âYou should go to sleep. You need a lot of rest.â
âIâm not tired,â she says, fighting off the drowsiness that is slowly overtaking her. Petra tries to sit up in her hospital bed, but her pillows are so satisfyingly soft. âWhat about you? Donât you have work tomorrow?â
âI donât need a lot of sleep.â He reaches out to her with his left hand this time, holding hers and rubbing soft circles against her skin. âDonât worry about me. Itâs not in the contract. Just go to sleep.â
She wants to argue with him, but sheâs too tired. She yawns instead, not bothering to stifle it with her hand. For a moment, she wonders if Levi does truly care for her, but she waves the thought away. Sheâs mistaking the concern in his eyes for something else, and her drowsiness is making her imagine the tenderness of his touch. Heâs only concerned about his business and how heâll manage the publishing house if sheâs ill. He shouldnât worry about that anymore, though, Petra thinks as she lowers herself back into bed, feeling the plush pillows behind her head. Sheâll get a good nightâs rest and get discharged in the morning, returning to work just as he wishes. Everything will be back to normal.
Petra drifts off to sleep, oblivious to the seed of love that had been planted between them that night.
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We got somewhat buried in snow over the last few days. Actually, itâs not that impressive. Itâs really a perfectly average amount of snow for February in Quebec and far from the huge snow storm theyâve been promising. In fact, itâs been sort of light on snow this year. In any case, itâs now a bright and sunny day and the gleaming, undisturbed white snow is reflecting everything so the glare coming through the window is crazy. You know that particular quality of sunlight off snow. Itâs super sunny and cheerful and you can just tell itâs freezing outside. Itâs a good day to stay indoors and watch anime. And this was a great episode for the occasion I might add. Before we get into it, how are you Crow?
Also, just so I donât make him do it every time. This is a discussion of episode 80 of My Hero Academia. There will be some spoilers so if you havenât seen it, you might want to do that first. Also, I will be taking plain text this week while Crow is in bold!
 Iâm doing well, Irina. Thanks for asking! We just got a little snow here, too, but no sun. So itâs just gray outside. Weird snow, too â didnât stick to the streets or sidewalks, but buried our cars. Well, my car. My wifeâs car is in the garage.
Once more, the episode was essentially split into two halves. First off we needed to finish off that cliffhanger from last week. Bakugou and Todoroki, alongside Inasa and Camie are now faced with a gang of unruly superpowered children they need to rail in. This could have been a dicey situation, as we find out the childrens powers are way beyond that of past generations, but it was solved pretty quickly and thankfully without the need to explode any toddlers.
Our heroes simply created a playground for the kids using their own powers. They threw in a few tricks and a few pieces of advice here and there to calm the kids down. Before they knew it, they had won the class over and everyone was having a good time. It was an easy feel good scene, but it actually packed in a lot of world building and character development. Or rather it confirmed that development.
First we were introduced to the concept that powers are merging and evolving with each generation having more and more powerful quirks at younger ages. This could potentially become a serious problem as we have already seen the havoc that uncontrolled quirks can cause. And itâs a very interesting idea, this notion of a quirk event horizon. A point where so many individuals will have uncontrollably powerful quirks that they could viably wipe out a good portion of the population. Or alternatively that they would themselves not survive long enough to have children thereby creating a population crisis. In the MHA universe, itâs a credible premise that mankind could evolve itself into extinction.
Thatâs some pretty deep classic sci fi thought experiment. And itâs mighty sneaky of them to throw it into a narrative about the two most popular MHA pretty boys taking care of a bunch of kids. What do you make of it Crow?
It felt the same way to me â classic science fiction âwhat if.â Iâve often referenced Dune in my reviews, and I think thereâs a case to be made that the scenario you just outlined, where the children donât survive long enough to produce children, is something right out of the complex ecology of Arrakis. Itâs almost like an evolutionary population control. Kids get too powerful for the world (or their parents) to contain? The population resets.
Overall, I thought it was an interesting concept, and a sign of a dynamic world. With Quirks becoming more unmanageable, something has to give. I think I would have liked to have seen some indication that the kidsâ teacher, Komari Ikoma, was trying to come up with a new way to teach them; some way that indicated she and the teaching establishment she was a part of were trying to evolve new methods.
As for the character development part. The situation was resolved by using their quirks in a creative and cooperative way rather than a show of force. Each of them found the best way to do so according to their own skills. They knew how to capitalize on the opportunity once the kids started to be won over. But the idea started with Bakugou. More precisely, with Bakugou explaining that even if they do simply defeat the kids without hurting them too much, being defeated by someone you have no respect for is just humiliating and frustrating. It wonât win the kids over. They need to create a situation that the kids want to be part of.
First of all, thatâs pretty smart, but Bakugou is supposed to be very intelligent. From the very first episode he has always been top of the class. In fact itâs nice to see it in action but itâs nothing new. What is new is that this particular bright idea can only come through empathy. Bakugou had to put himself in those kidsâ place and that is not something he could have done in episode 1. Our little Baku is growing up. And itâs telling that heâs the only one that didnât use his quirk at all. Just his words.
Also that advice he threw in âIf you donât stop looking down on others from high above, youâll fail to notice your own weaknessâ (Iâm paraphrasing here), hits close to home. Itâs obvious that the events of the last two seasons have had an effect on him and itâs sinking in.
I feel a little bummed â I couldnât find a name from the little ring-leader from Masegaki Primary School! One thing that struck me as I watched this scene is how easily it could have become hollow and saccharin sweet. But because it was the product of Bakugouâs authentic character development, and because he was so convincingly empathetic, I thought it worked and worked well.Â
And though Iâm really happy they didnât have to resort to physical violence, I did think it was extremely cool that when the kids unleashed their attacks on our four heroes, they werenât even annoyed. No damage; not even enough to make them uncomfortable. I do so like moments like that!
In many ways, Bakugouâs character arc, his hang ups and obstacles are similar to Todorokiâs, which is probably why they clash so much. However, they are represented in opposite ways. Todoroki is the golden child who had so much pressure heaped on him that heâs come to deeply resent everyoneâs hopes and expectations. Itâs symbolized in his unwillingness to accept his own quirk, which is in many ways a symbol of a lot of the pain heâs suffered in the past. He has willingly hadicapped himself using only a portion of his power and strives only to be different than what is expected of him.
Bakugou comes from a much more modest background and has had forceful but supportive parents. Despite being in many ways perfectly suited to the golden child role, brilliant, often referred to as handsome, strong and healthy, he has defined himself solely by his quirk. So seeing a situation where Todoroki used both his ice and fire willingly â and just for fun at that â showed the Shoto has come a long way to accepting his quirk, and by extension himself, and putting those difficult memories behind him. On the other hand, Bakugou avoided using his quirk or even taking the spotlight which tells me that this spoiled brat is finally maturing just a bit.
Remember when Todoroki was using his flame to help the kids warm their hands? Thatâs a great example of what you just pointed out. The Todoroki we met years ago would not have done that! Weâd seen hints of that before, so what really blew me away in this episode was Bakugouâs restraint. Very impressive!
All of this development was great to see but thereâs still one elephant in the room for me. I cannot forgive Endeavour, and I really dislike the series trying to sanitize him without any proper character building in that sense. Like I said, I thought it was interesting and gutsy to have an openly despicable âheroâ. Thatâs something truly original as even the anti-heros we are used to are usually noble at heart. Endeavour was just a bad selfish and cruel man. But he was strong and wore the right colours. That conflict was fascinating to me. When did he become a tragic misunderstood soul who just wants to make the son he loves so much proud? Where did the guy who beat up that son when he was 5 years old, so badly that the boy threw up? You canât just go from one to the other like that. Am I the only one bothered by this?
No. Two things bothered me about the scene where Endeavour reached out to Todoroki. First, youâre right â nothing he did in the past has been forgiven, if for no other reason than he has done nothing to atone. He did nothing to heal the damage heâd done. But what bothered me even more was that I found a small part of me hoping that Todoroki would make up with him. To see father and son reunited.Â
Why would I want to put Todoroki through that? Sure, heâs conflicted, but wanting him to reestablish a relationship with the exact cause of that conflict is a really, really cruel thing to do! Do even I feel social pressure to conform to an ideal of family?Â
I did say âa small part.â The rest of my brain was adamant in rejecting the notion completely. In fact, I suspect now that Endeavour has realized once and for all that he canât step into All Mightâs role â ever! â heâs reevaluating his life. I donât know that he feels guilty, but he knows the strategy he had employed failed him. And of course it did. It was a terrible strategy.Â
I have to give the show points for creating a situation that supported such a conversation, though!
The latter half of the episode started off rather mundanely. A time jump brought us to September and we learn through still scenes that the kids attended Nighteyeâs funeral and the the internship program was being reevaluated. Duh! For the time being, everyone is back at UA and things are slowly going back to normal. More or lessâŠ
Aoyama has always been a fairly minor supporting character. I mean heâs always been around, but heâs just one more type of comic relief and hasnât had many opportunities to distinguish himself. So when he starts to apparently stalk Deku, through cheese at that, I was really taken by surprise. I honestly said out loud, what exactly is going on here?
It was well done, constructed as an old school Hitchcockian suspense, with jump cuts and shadowy nighttime scenes and all those allusions of I knowâŠ. I really liked this turn. I was baffled as to where it was all going but I really liked it. I hoped we would have gotten a few episodes of this unsettling and yet hilarious atmosphere. The creative use of cheese was a great touch!
It was so unexpected that as the scenes played out, I was trying to come up with explanations. But we know that Aoyama doesnât have an evil bone in his body, so whatever he was up to couldnât be hurtful â unless he was actually a Himiko Toga replacement, but that couldnât be because sheâs more direct in her attacks. To be honest, I couldnât figure out what was really going on.
In the end, it turns out that what he knew was simply that Deku was struggling with his quirk on a physical level and he felt a kinship with him because of that. An unexpectedly sweet reveal if a little cheesy.
Iâm sorryâŠ
Should I feel guilty for laughing so hard? I really like puns⊠I thought Aoyama reaching out to Deku was a sign of how much he had come to trust and respect him. The relationships within the class arenât static, and I like that.
All and all, this episode was distinctly optimistic in tone, positioning most of the main cast in hopeful situations. It seems like a high before a low or a calm before the storm, but Iâm happy to take it. It made me smile.
Iâm really looking forward to seeing Kyouka Jirou play her guitar! We havenât seen much of her since the League of Villains invaded UA. Iâm curious if sheâll be her own guitar amp!
My Hero Academia s4 ep80- A Mild Cheese We got somewhat buried in snow over the last few days. Actually, itâs not that impressive. Itâs really a perfectly average amount of snow for February in Quebec and far from the huge snow storm theyâve been promising.
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bellarke but clarke and murphy have a weird understanding slash ride or die friendship that they donât admit to
according to my notes, this also coincidentally fulfills @pepperfâs prompt for Bellamy in makeup, so although tumblr will not let me tag you I hope you see this anyway
Before Clarke and Murphy became friends, Clarke didnât really think Murphy had friends. He was the kid who sat in the back of every class and made sarcastic comments and never seemed to really interact with anyone else. If someone had told Clarke that he just ceased to exist when he exited her line of sight, she would have believed them. He certainly never seemed to do anything with a lasting impact.
And then, he shows up at the first GSA meeting of tenth grade.
As someone who joined thinking she was on the âstraightâ side of the alliance, Clarke does get that not everyone who joins the GSA is gay, but she has trouble imagining Murphy just showing up to be a supportive ally. Even if he is somewhere on the LGBT+ spectrum, Clarke is still kind of shocked heâs showing up. She didnât think Murphy participated in groups of any kind.
Not that he really participates in GSA either. He introduces himself only as âMurphyâ every time they go around the circle for names/orientations, and then he sits in the back and cracks quiet jokes when the opportunity arises. Itâs like having another class with him, except that no one is forcing him to be there. This is what he chooses to do with his time.
âItâs weird, right?â she asks Finn. He doesnât belong to the GSA, but she gives him the updates.
Finn shrugs. âI guess. Why do you care what Murphy does?â
âI just donât get it.â
âYou donât have to understand everything, princess,â he teases, and Clarke just rolls her eyes. Obviously she doesnât have to understand, but she still wants to.
Sign-ups for the group trip to Pride happen in May, and Murphy is behind her in line, so heâs there when Taylor asks, âYouâre coming, Clarke?â
âWhy wouldnât I be?â
âPride is for LGBT members, not allies.â
âIâm bi, remember?â Itâs still new, saying it out loud, a word that tastes clunky in her mouth, but it feels right. After she and Finn break up, sheâd like to date a girl. Thatâs an experience she wants to have.
âOh, well, still,â says Taylor, like thatâs somehow all he needs to say.
Clarkeâs eyebrows shoot up. âStill what?â
âWell, youâre with Finn. I feel like it doesnât look good for straight-passing people to be in the group.â
Clarkeâs jaw drops, and sheâs glad itâs anger that floods her veins and not humiliation. Taylorâs never been her favorite person, but even from him, this is a lot.
Defenses crowd her mind, but so do the inevitable counterarguments. Sheâs had this debate with herself so many times, if she can really be bi if sheâs never kissed a girl, how she can know, how she can consider herself a part of the community when sheâs dating a guy. She got through all of those things for herself, but if Taylor doesnât think sheâs bi enough for Pride, she doesnât have any better argument than âI think I am.â
Unexpectedly, Murphy pipes up. âHey, dipshit, sheâs bi, that means she can go to Pride. Whatâs the holdup?â
âAnd whybare you going, Murphy?â Taylor shoots back. âI still donât know why youâre here in the first place.â
âYou donât get to vet peopleâs sexual orientations,â Clarke says. âWe all heard Pride isnât for allies, so anyone signing up is queer. Like me.â
âIâm asexual,â Murphy says. âIs that good enough for you? Iâm genuinely curious,â he adds. âIf you think bi girls with boyfriends donât belong, Iâm guessing youâre not real big on letters that donât even make the main acronym.â
Taylorâs jaw works. âObviously, if you think you should come, I canât stop you, I just think you should consider that itâs not entirely appropriate forââ
âYou know what? Fine. Iâm not coming with you.â Clarke grabs a sharpie from the bucket on the desk, crossing her name out so hard itâs probably going to bleed through to the table. âBut Iâll see you there. Because I belong there.â
Sheâs out of the classroom before she realizes Murphy followed her.
âIf I stayed there I was just going to have to talk to Taylor,â he says, with a small shrug. âDidnât seem worth it.â
Clarke smiles with half her mouth. âYeah, I guess not. You want a ride to Pride?â
âIf youâre driving, yeah.â
And just like that, theyâre friends.
*
Junior year, motivated primarily by spite and a mutual dislike of Taylor, Clarke and Murphy start a Queer Student Union, open to everyone who identifies as queer. To Clarkeâs surprise, Murphy not only cares about LGBT issues, heâs actually shockingly informed about them. He identifies as biromantic asexual, although he admits the biromantic part feels a lot more theoretical than the asexual part, mostly because he has yet to meet anyone he likes enough he wants to be romantic with them. But heâs theoretically open to it. Heâs done a lot of reading on not only sexuality stuff, but feminism and general activism, mostly because he seems interested in it. Academically, heâs not the greatest, but heâs intellectually curious, likes learning when heâs engaged.
When Finn cheats on her a few months later, he eggs Finnâs car, which is one of those things that Clarke would never approve of and would have told him not to do if he asked, but since he didnât and she had no idea until several days after it happened, she doesnât have to even pretend to not be happy.
It feels like the kind of relationship that might not survive college, but they both end up in Boston. Clarkeâs at Harvard because sheâs that over-achieving legacy kid, and Murphy goes to UMass because Clarke pointed out he could actually get a BA in Womenâs, Gender, and Sexuality Studies while still avoiding the classes he hates, which is his ideal learning environment.
It turns out heâs a good litmus test for her pretentious Harvard friends, less because heâs a good judge of character and more because itâs useful to see how other people react to him. Clarke doesnât really care if they like MurphyâMurphy doesnât care about being liked muchâbut how and why they dislike him and how they deal with it tends to give her some good insight into whether or not theyâre worth befriending. She and Lexa break up in part because Murphy and Lexa never figure out how to coexist, while Murphy and Niylahâs weird friendship is part of why Clarke starts hooking up with her.
âHeâs like all the parts of you that you want to pretend you donât have,â Niylah observes one night, and Clarke frowns.
âWhatâs that supposed to mean?â
âYouâre supposed to beâThe perfect princess. Rich, straight Aâs, top of your class at Harvard. And then thereâs Murphy, your excuse for not liking people. The scapegoat for all your worst instincts.â
âYou have a very weird idea of what makes good pillow talk,â Clarke teases.
âI just think itâs interesting. Have you ever heard the term morality pet?â
âNo, psych major.â
Niylah doesnât bother responding to that. âItâs a concept in fiction. Youâve got a bad character you need to humanize, so they have a morality pet, the sympathetic character that they actually treat well, the one whoâs there to make you think the villain isnât all bad. Murphyâs your immorality pet. Heâs the asshole you like because part of you is an asshole too.â
âI canât believe this is what you think about right after sex.â
Niylah grins, rolls over for a kiss. âI just think itâs an interesting dynamic. The two of you simultaneously make each other better and worse people.â
âThat sounds about right,â Clarke agrees, and tugs her closer, ending the talking for a while.
She and Niylah never get quite to being in a relationship, so when they graduate, they donât break up so much as move apart. Niylah goes back to California, and Clarke stays in Boston in a cheap two-bedroom apartment with Murphy.
Sometimes, she thinks about what her ninth-grade self would think about her life: openly and comfortably bisexual, working in a museum instead of going to med school, living with John Murphy. Even her post-college self has trouble believing itâs real. But itâs good.
After six months of largely successful cohabitation when Murphy comes home late on a Saturday night with a giant bottle of flavored vodka and says, âWe need to get drunk.â
Clarke never needs to be asked to drink shitty liquor twice. âOkay.â
Murphy roots around the fridge, frowning when all he finds is Coke and green powerade. âI thought we had lemonade.â
âNope.â
âWell, this is going to taste shitty with the mixers weâve got,â he says, frowning at the vodka, which is apparently raspberry flavored.
Clarke grabs the Coke. âIf we drink the first one fast enough we wonât taste the second one.â
âCheers to that,â says Murphy, and pours one generous slosh of booze into his worldâs okayest sister mug and another into Clarkeâs novelty Pikachu glass.
Theyâre adults.
After a glass and a half of raspberry-Coke vodka, Clarke asks, âWhy are we getting drunk?â
âYou need a reason?â
âI donât, but it was your idea. What happened?â
Murphy makes a face, then drains his drink. âI think Iâve got a crush on a girl.â
It shouldnât be unthinkable; romantic interest has always been a theoretical possibility for Murphy. Heâs always said he could like someone, but Clarke sort of assumed he wouldnât. It was just hard to imagine what Murphy with a crush would look like, and even harder to imagine Murphyâs type. What does he even like, in a person?
She wants to ask about a thousand questions, but she knows better. Murphy would just shut down. So instead she grabs the vodka, pours him more, and tops it off with whatâs left of the Coke. âWhat girl?â
âShe works at the pawn shop.â
John Murphy is probably the only person she knows who, in 2018, not only goes to a pawn shop, but goes to a pawn shop regularly enough to have developed feelings for someone who works there. Itâs just so painfully Murphy.
âIs she just being polite to you because youâre a customer?â
He snorts. âSheâs not polite to me. Sheâs an asshole. I keep trying to bring in stuff to sell and she tells me to get better shit.â
âThat sounds about right, yeah.â
âSo what do I do?â
âCan you just ask her if she wants to get a drink sometime?â
He pulls a face. âPass.â
âCan you figure out a way to see her outside of the pawn shop without actually asking her?â
âI think sheâs in a band.â
âSo you got me drunk to agree to go to your crushâs concert with you? Iâd do that anyway.â
âIsnât that weird? Likeâgoing to her concert?â
âHow do you know she has a band?â
âShe told me.â
âAnd the concert?â
âThereâs a flyer by the register.â
âDid she ever mention it?â
âI asked her what it was and she said it was her band and they were decent.â
âSo that seems like a pretty normal way to express interest in someone. You can just say you were curious or bored or whatever.â
âAnd youâre coming?â
âIâm coming.â
âCool.â He groans and flops onto his back. âThis already sucks.â
Clarke pats his shoulder. âYou get used to it.â
*
Murphyâs crushâs name is Emori and she plays drums in a band called âJose Chungâs âFrom Outer Space,ââ which seems like a lot of name for one band, but Murphy tells her itâs an X-Files reference, so at least it makes some sense. There are four of them, two other women on bass and guitar, and the lead singer, a guy with messy black hair and sharp black eyeliner who looks too pretty to be a real person. Heâs got a decent voice too, deep and kind of rough, an unvarnished kind of sound that Clarke feels down to her toes.
âDo you know any of the other ones?â she asks Murphy.
âNope,â he says. âShe was right, though, theyâre not bad.â
âThey arenât.â She pulls her attention away from the lead singer to focus on Emori, taking her in. Sheâs cute, with a big face tattoo that must have hurt like hell to get, and long brown hair pulled away from her face by a red bandanna. Sheâs wearing a black tank top that leaves her shoulders bare, showing off more ink that clearly continues under the fabric.
Sheâs not who she would have pictured for Murphy, but she also doesnât know who she would have pictured. Sheâs always thought Murphyâs type was more about personality than appearance.
Jose Chungâs âFrom Outer Spaceâ are the first of three no-name local bands in the set, and Murphy, being the disaster that he is, wants to just leaveas soon theyâre off the stage. But Clarke sees the lead singer making his way to the bar, so she makes a quick decision.
âIâm going to go make friends with the rest of the band,â she says. âIf you want to run away, you can go, but youâre own your own.â
She doesnât give him a chance to respond, but she hears some spluttered protests that let her know he is following her, and bites back on her smile. Itâs definitely a little bit selfish, but only a little; Murphy did ask for her help. Sort of.
Thereâs just enough free space next to the singer for Clarke to wedge herself in, and the guy glances over, mildly curious, but doesnât say anything. She checks around for Murphy, finds heâs hanging back, and leans in to murmur, âSorry, Iâm trying to force my friend to flirt with your drummer.â
The guyâs eyebrows go up. This close, heâs even prettier, tan skin dotted with freckles, a small scar placed perfectly to bring attention to his lips, the eyeliner the icing on the cake. âIâm not sure how this is helping your friend flirt with my drummer,â he replies, just as low.
âIf Iâm here, he canât talk to me.â
âMy drummer eats guys alive.â
âI think heâs into that. That seems to be his type.â
âHuh.â
Clarke flags down the bartender and orders a beer. âYou guys are really good,â she offers.
âThanks.â
Okay, so, heâs hot, but aloof, and a little too full of himself, if Clarke is honest. The band is really good, but theyâre playing a small venue in Cambridge. Theyâre not big enough that he should be above talking to people, so itâs probably just a personality trait.
âWhatâs your friendâs name?â he asks, not looking at her.
âMurphy.â
âHe probably doesnât have a chance.â
Clarke shrugs. âIâll be proud of him if he just gives it a try.â
âLow standards, huh?â says the guy.
âHe doesnât get out much.â
âSo, how long do I have to stay here for this?â
Clarke blinks. âSorry?â
âYouâre hitting on me. How long do I have to stay?â
âI didnât know you were in a big hurry to be gone. I assumed you were at the bar because you wanted a drink. But I can go hit on someone else. Is your bass player into women?â
That perks him up, because heâs apparently the kind of asshole who thinks girl-on-girl is hot. âPossibly, but sheâs got a boyfriend right now. Sorry.â
Clarke cracks her neck as an excuse to look around. Murphy is talking to Emori and sheâs smiling, which means Clarkeâs work here is done and she can leave the surly asshole alone. Itâs always a shame when a hot boy in eyeliner lets her down, but sheâll live. âOh well. Murphyâs set, so you should have a good rest of the night.â
He looks a little surprised. âOh, uh, yeah. You too.â
Clarke raises her glass in salute and slides away from him, moving down the bar to a less crowded spot. She doesnât let herself look back to see if heâs watching her, but she does let herself hope.
It would serve him right.
*
Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, Murphy doesnât come up with a better way to flirt with Emori than going to her shows, which means that Clarke is also going to her shows, to be a supportive friend, and getting to know Emori and by extension the rest of the band.
Emori, at least, she likes. Sheâs quick and funny and takes no shit, which is perfect for Murphy, and despite what the surly singer said, she does seem kind of fond of him. Itâs hard to get a great read on her, but she keeps coming to talk to Murphy, and Clarke doesnât think sheâs the type to talk to people unless she actually wants to. Their whole relationship seems to be based on talking shit, but thatâs got to be Murphyâs type.
Raven and Echoâthe bass and guitar players, respectivelyâare cool too, easy for Clarke to hang out with while Murphyâs busy with Emori. She likes them all, really. Itâs not a hardship.
Except that thereâs Bellamy, too.
She does want to like Bellamy, but she canât get over thinking heâs just kind of an asshole. Heâs never really as aloof as he was that first night again, seems to warm up once heâs realized that Emori doesnât seem to be planning to kick Murphyâs ass, but heâs still kind of cold. And part of her canât help feeling like she should get over it, that itâs unfair of her to hold a grudge for one night, but she just canât figure out how to get along with Bellamy.
She does try, but from what she can tell, he doesnât. She asks him about the band and he deflects, talking about how theyâre not really that good, itâs just a hobby. She asks what his real job is and he makes a face, says itâs boring. Itâs not as if every conversation is like that, but she always feels like heâs not that interested in the conversation, like heâs waiting for her to just stop talking to him.
âSo stop talking to him,â Murphy says, with a shrug. âWho cares?â
âDo you like him?â
âI guess. Itâs not like Iâm making him a friendship bracelet or anything. Does it matter?â
âYouâre my barometer, remember?â
His eyebrows shoot up. âYou want to date Bellamy?â
âNo!â she says, but itâs too late. Murphyâs running with it.
âI guess heâs probably kind of hot? Not my type, but makes sense for you. And youâre pissed because heâs not interested.â
âI donât know why youâre acting like this is news.â It seems like a safer tactic than arguing. âI told you I tried to flirt with him the first day, it obviously didnât work.â
âYeah, but youâre still pissed,â he says. âSo youâre still into him.â
âI want him to be into me.â If she canât tell Murphy these things, what good is he? âI donât get why heâs not.â
âOkay, but if youâre not into him, who cares? He doesnât like you, you donât like him, no harm, no foul, right? Way better than the alternative.â
âI didnât do anything wrong. He should like me. At least as a person.â
âI think heâd be good for you.â
That actually does surprise her; sheâs not sure heâs ever offered an unsolicited opinion on whether or not she should date someone.
âYou do?â
âYeah, probably. Heâs a pretty decent guy and we have fun hanging out. Doesnât take my shit and gives as good as he gets.â
âBut heâs not into me, so I donât know why weâre having this conversation.â
âBecause you wanted to talk about him. You started it.â
âI was complaining.â
âYou complain about him a lot.â Murphy groans. âLook, like him, donât like him, I donât give a shit. But if you donât like him, stop caring what he thinks, stop talking to him, and let it go.â
Itâs exactly what she should be doing; she flops onto his stomach with a groan of her own. âI hate you she says.â
âYeah, I know.â
*
âSo, I owe you an apology.â
Itâs a week after her conversation with Murphy and Clarke has admitted, at least privately, that she still wants to make out with Bellamy and still might kind of like Bellamy, despite all logic and reason.
And now heâs smiling at her, nervous and casual in a t-shirt and glasses at Ravenâs game night, and she has no idea whatâs happening.
âYou do?â
âItâs stupid.â
âWhy donât you just tell me what youâre talking about and we can go from there? Because Iâm kind of lost.â
He clears his throat. âSo, uhâI didnât know Murphyâs name was John.â
âAnd youâre apologizing to me for that?â
âThe first night we met you said your friend was flirting with Emori, and I knew she liked this customer of hers named John, so I thought you were distracting me so some asshole she didnât like could slobber all over her. So I was annoyed.â
âAnd you only just realized Murphy was her customer crush?â she asks, stuck between amusement and disbelief. âItâs been months!â
âI know! I thought he just got lucky and she liked him, but then she said John was coming tonight and I said I hadnât met him and the rest of the band made fun of me for like an hour.â
âIt kind of sounds like you deserved it.â
He ducks his head, smiling sheepishly, and Clarke smiles too. âAnyway, I feel likeâI never knew how to explain without telling you I thought Emori was into someone else. And I still kind of thought you were a dick for trying to distract me with your feminine wiles.â
âI was joking!â
He laughs. âYeah, uhâanyway. Sorry?â
âYou donât really have to apologize for that,â she says. âItâs not like you wereâyouâre pretty polite mostly. I thought you had a bad night. And didnât like me much.â
âYeah. But I want us to do better, soâcan we start over?â
Itâs strange, because part of Clarke feels like they never actually started. Like this is actually going to be their first try.
Which makes it easy. âYeah, Iâd like that.â
It should fix all her problems, or at least all the problems sheâs admitting she has, but less than two weeks later she slams a bag into the island and says, âI bought vanilla vodka and orange juice and I want it to taste like a creamsicle.â
âWonât work but okay,â says Murphy. âWhat did Bellamy do?â
âWho says itâs about Bellamy?â
âCan we skip the bullshit and you just tell me?â
Clarke considers. âDrink first.â
They make it through the first round and then Clarke says, âHe likes me now.â
âAnd you hate him?â
âNo, I still want to make out with him.â She sighs. âYou were right, Iâm totally into him, and now weâre getting along, and everything sucks. Heâs really cute.â
Murphy takes another drink of his vanilla screwdriver. âSo ask him to make out. At least youâre not trying to tell him youâre into him but not into sex and youâve never actually dated anyone before. Why are you complaining?â
âHave you figured out a way to mention youâre ace yet?â she asks.
âNope. It doesnât really come up in conversation. No oneâs like, how much does everyone love sex? They just assume the answer is a lot and donât bother asking.â
âSorry.â
âItâs fine. Keep complaining about your thing, that helps.â
She flops onto her back. âHeâs just so pretty.â
Murphy pats her leg. âYeah, that sucks.â
*
Murphyâs problem seems easier to solve than hers, especially in early May. Clarke gives it a week and then, when theyâre out drinking with the whole band, asks, âOh, is anyone going to Pride? Do you guys need a ride?â
âYouâre going to Pride?â Echo asks.
âSheâs bi,â Bellamy says, even though Clarkeâs never told him that. âOr pan?â he adds, glancing at her for approval.
âI usually go with bi, but as long as it covers no gender preference Iâm good.â
âIâm biromantic asexual,â says Murphy. Clarke didnât warn him, but heâs pretty quick with this stuff.
âWe always go to Pride because thatâs how we got to be friends. Some asshole in our high-school GSA told us neither of us belonged there because we werenât queer enough.â
âJesus Christ,â says Bellamy. âWell, I could use a ride.â
Clarke will admit to startling, just a little. She didnât really think anyone in the band was queer, had just wanted to give Murphy an excuse to share his sexuality. It was always possible sheâd get a taker, but it hasnât seemed likely.
But Bellamy wants to join them. If heâs gay, that kind of sucks, at least for her. But heâs bi or transâinto women at all and queer, basicallyâhe might be her dream guy.
âI know itâs shitty to ask why people want to go to Pride, but I still want to know,â Murphy says.
âAlso bi,â says Bellamy, so, yeah. Clarke wants to marry him. âIâve never actually been to Boston Pride, though. I donât like going alone.â
âThen you should definitely come with us,â says Clarke, and he gives her one of his melting smiles.
âThanks.â
âCan I come along as a supportive outsider who would happily make out with a girl if the opportunity presented itself?â Emori asks.
âDefinitely,â says Murphy. âJust donât talk about ally pride or whatever and weâre good. And kiss a girl if you can, I hear itâs cool.â
Echoâs interested to learn that heâs never kissed a girl, and she and Emori and Raven get drawn into that conversation, leaving Clarke and Bellamy off on their own.
âSo, that first day we met,â she says.
Bellamy cocks his head. âWhat about it?â
âI asked if anyone else in the band liked girls and you kind ofââ She shrugs. âI thought you were one of those guys who thinks girls kissing is hot and for your benefit. But you were excited I was queer.â
He laughs. âShit, I didnât know you noticed. But yeah, I always like meeting more bisexuals. I was rethinking you.â
âWhere did you end up?â
âWhat do you mean?â
She smiles. âYou rethought me, soâwhat did you end up thinking of me?â
He bites the corner of his mouth, glances over at his band mates. Theyâre not paying attention that Clarke can tell, but she knows Murphy still has part of his focus on the two of them. The rest of the band probably does too. Thatâs the kind of group dynamic they have going.
Bellamy must be thinking the same thing. âYou want to get another round?â he asks.
âMaybe at another bar.â
He laughs again, this bright, pleased laugh, at odds with his rock-star makeup. âYeah, that sounds right.â
Outside, he says, âI thought I should have picked you up when I had the chance. I was kicking myself forâIâm still kicking myself for not flirting back.â
Her own smile creeps up, starting small but never stopping growing. âYou still could.â
âWe could just get a drink at my place.â
âIâd love to.â
*
âHow much do you think Taylor Macdonald would hate us going on a double date to Pride with our straight-passing partners?â Clarke asks.
Bellamy pauses in his application of glitter to Murphy. Apparently heâs as good as makeup as he is because he taught his sister how to do hers, which works out really well. Clarke sucks at makeup; itâs nice that they have complementary skill sets.
âStraight passing?â he asks, dubious.
âHis words.â
âDick.â
Murphy grins. âI figure if Iâm pissing off Taylor Macdonald, Iâm doing something right. I hope every time Iâm happy, he feels like someone walked over his grave.â
Clarke offers her hand and he high-fives her; Emori smiles. âIâm starting to see why the two of you are such good friends. It didnât quite add up before.â
âSpite and stubbornness,â says Clarke.
âOur main motivations in life.â
âExactly,â says Emori. âIt makes perfect sense.â
âI wouldnât go that far,â Bellamy teases, but Clarke just smiles.
âWhatever. Weâve got it all figured out.â
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Best Wishes For Wedding
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On your enormous day today, you have now ended up being two from one. Does that mean I will get two birthday presents from you both reliably?
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Marriage is so great. You have finally found that one individual you find the opportunity to exasperate all through your life.
Today I comprehended that life isn't sensible for single people like me. Starting not very far in the past I expected to get you a present just once every year on your birthday. By and by I have two birthday occasions notwithstanding a wedding celebration to buy presents for. Well done to my nearest partner on getting hitched.
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IMPORTANT LONG POST: How to deal with Aspies, by an Aspie
Note: This is a post submitted to me, and after reviewing it and consulting with an autistic friend Iâve decided to publish it because it is potentially useful information and good advice in general. As with most accommodations, it would make life easier for neurotypical people as well.
One thing I think this essay is missing is that, especially where the person uncomfortable is a woman or girl and the person with Aspergerâs is a man or boy, there are good reasons for the woman/girl to fear giving an outright rejection. Most men and boys will not turn violent, obviously, and itâs most certainly not Aspergerâs or any other form of autism that makes anyone violent, itâs the general culture of entitlement and objectification that has been taught to men and boys in general. The problem is that she would have no way to tell who is safe and who is not.
Therefore Iâd like to emphasize that every situation is different and there might be valid reasons for people to fear setting boundaries in a clear way. I wish we lived in a better world where everyone felt safe having clear and straightforward conversations like the one outlined here. I agree that itâs a good idea for neurotypical people to take the initiative when they judge that it is safe to, and I hope people with Aspergerâs will also stay aware of these dynamics and take initiative, such as asking for opinion and advice from neurotypical friends who might catch the nuances better. Iâm rooting for you all to be safe and happy in your interactions!
So an Aspie is doing something off-putting. They could be telling jokes that make you squirm. They could be popping their knee to make a weird sound. They could be strongly opinionated and make you wish theyâd shut up about it.
Maybe they have a crush on you. Youâll be able to tell. They might act like you guys are way better friends than you are. They might hug you too much and/or at awkward times. They might stand behind you, waiting for you to finish talking to someone so they can have a private conversation with you. They might hang around you at a dance, just kind of keeping an eye on you so they can snag a slow song with you.
And in case youâre wondering, I have done all these things. I still do sometimes, but Iâm getting better.
Crushing on you or not, if an Aspie is bothering you, thereâs something very important you have to do:
TELL THEM.
THIS. IS NOT. OPTIONAL.
I mean, technically it is, but hereâs what happens if you donât:
1. They keep bothering you because they donât know theyâre doing anything to make you uncomfortable.
2. You get more uncomfortable and distance yourself from them.
3. You break off your friendship (if you had one) and basically do everything you can to block them out because you canât take it.
4. They realize they screwed up and react accordingly. (Personally, I lower my self-esteem a couple hundred notches, blame myself and listen to Little Lion Man on repeat until anguish becomes depression, depression becomes apathy and apathy dissipates into normality and the pain goes away. I donât recommend this. The self-esteem scars will linger for a long time.)
Is this your fault? Iâm going to say no, because youâre responding naturally and we were bothering you. Itâs an annoying neurotypical habit, but we understand your considerate nature makes you loath to admit weâre putting you off. In fact we probably like you because youâre so nice, and we donât let go of that perception easily. Weâd rather assume weâre the exception (and we probably are.)
But the point is, that cycle is internalized and you need to cut it out. We wonât fault you for it. But itâs still a mistake.
I know itâs hard. Iâve experienced it myself, actually, because something utterly unprecedented happened to me recently. Someone had feelings for me. She was nice but not my type and I was a little put off by her forwardness (but having been in her situation myself, combined with the fact that I was starving for this exact experience, I didnât mind too much.) And it was hard to go up and talk to her about it. It was very similar to when I would try to ask my crush if Iâd been making her uncomfortable recently; you look for an opportunity to talk in private, you see what might be a chance to get them alone, you freeze up. I donât know if this will help, but in my experience an Aspie is pretty much always down for a private conversation about your feelings if you need to take them aside. This is important to us.
If you think theyâre crushing, ask them straight up. Honestly, answering yes to that question is way easier than telling you first. Let them down easy. If they donât have nice guy syndrome (coughs in direction of Aspies who use their awkwardness as an excuse not to change, or worse, to be actively creepy) theyâll understand completely. Although Aspies tend to think if they completely stop making mistakes and be as chivalrous as possible, they just might be able to turn your heart to them. The key distinction here is that those guys understand your favor is something to be earned, whereas NGS types think they only have to be nice to you once before theyâre automatically entitled to it. An Aspie recognizes they might never succeed in winning your affections, but whatâs the point in not making sure youâre as happy as possible? Weâre like dogs. Weâll do literally anything for you, so if you donât want us to go out of our way to be helpful, you gotta say âdown, boy.â Not with those words.
Also, VERY IMPORTANT, weâre not as totally clueless. We learn to smell when somethingâs up. Problem is we feel paranoid doing it. Thatâs because neurotypicals donât always KNOW an Aspie bothering them and their subconscious could be driving you away. Aspies shouldnât be ashamed of paranoia when it comes to this kind of thing because itâs rarely unjustified. If they come to you, for gloryâs sake, DONâT LIE. My crush did this all the time and it turned out awful for both of us. She only got slightly better before our paths separated; she stopped lying but sheâd usually ignore the question and let the âseenâ speak for itself. (âSEENâ does NOT speak for itself! It confuses the HELL out of us 9/10, so DONâT leave us on read! ESPECIALLY IF ITâS A QUESTION!) If sheâd communicated better, we might have had a conversation like this:
Her: Hey ___________, can I talk to you for a second? Me, if this is in person, which is ideal and should always be your first choice: Sure, letâs take this somewhere private. [We do that.] Me: Whatâs up? Her: I donât know if you know this, but youâve been doing some things that make me uncomfortable. Me: Oh no! Iâm so sorry! Iâd never do that on purpose. What have I been doing? Her: Well, youâve been following me around a lot. Me: I had no idea that bothered you. I just wanted to hang out. Iâm so sorry. Her: Itâs alright. Youâve also been hugging me a lot? Me: Yeah, I had a feeling that was bothering you. I was going to ask about that. Iâll stop. Her: Thanks. Me: _______, I want you to know that I care about you a lot and I donât want you to be uncomfortable because of me, ever. Is there anything else Iâm doing thatâs bothering you? Her: No. Me: Are you sure? Iâve learned from experience I canât be too careful. I promise Iâll understand. Her: Well, you have been telling dark jokes and they make me uncomfortable. Me: I promise wonât do that around you anymore. Thank you for telling me. Is there anything else? Her: No. Me: Often, people will be put off to Aspies subconsciously because weâre different in subtle ways. I need you to be careful to take that into account whenever I make you uncomfortable and you donât know why. But if you do know why, then just take me aside again. Iâm always willing to listen and Iâm so proud of you for having the courage to talk to me. If it makes you feel better, I feel nervous trying to talk to you alone too. Her: That reminds meâ do you have a crush on me? Me: Yes. Thanksâ I would have been too nervous to tell you without you asking. Believe me, I triedâ remember last time we danced, when I changed the subject and then didnât say anything? Her: I remember that. To be honest Iâve kind of known for a long time. I donât feel the same, Iâm sorry. Me: Thatâs alright. Weâre still friends, right? Her: Actually, I donât think weâre that close. Friend isnât the term Iâd use to describe our current relationship, if Iâm not being broad. Me: Would you mind if we got to know each other better and hung out more, so we could become friends? Her: Iâm willing to try that. Me: Thank you. I wonât expect anything more to come of our relationship than that, even if I may hold out hope that it might. Her: Alright. Will you understand if being friends doesnât work out? Me: Right now, I donât think I can honestly say if I will, but Iâll be willing to break off completely if it makes you happy. Her: Alright. Good talk. Me: It certainly was. Iâm glad weâre being open with each other.
If weâd sat down and done that, we wouldnât have had the train collision that happened instead. (Again, I take all the blame on myself; communicating this openly is a learned practice. And obviously, itâd be awkward if your conversations were as specifically and literally honest as the one above.) This applies to romantic and platonic relationships alike. Heck, try this with non-Aspies even. Itâll probably help your relationship with them and help you unlearn the practice of saying what they want to hear and doing what you really mean. Hypocrisy is terrible for interaction and relationships.
tl;dr: If an Aspie is bothering you, TELL THEM.
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hi ash, how are you? Was wondering what Jon and Tish were up to these days?
It is not possible, as it turns out, to involve yourself with only one Queen.
They are all hopelessly tangled in each otherâs lives, and to love one of them is to surrender to the rest, who will adopt your troubles as their troubles and your triumphs as their triumphs. Aunt Thea settles in next to you, swirling a glass of wine, and smiles as if she knows your secrets just before deftly teasing them out of you. Mrs. Queen tiptoes up to the edge of her childrenâs boundaries, but she canât resist peeking over; mostly, she is too sincere to refuse. Abigail doesnât even bother to tiptoe. Mr. Queen is the most hands-off, but even he quietly smooths over little difficulties behind your back. You donât find out that heâs done it until months later, if ever.
So when Mrs. Queen was struggling to find an administrative assistant not long after my graduation, I suppose she found it perfectly natural to ask me.
âI canât exactly post âoccasional vigilantismâ as a requirement on LinkedIn,â she told me. âBut the secret is safe with you, and you have the requisite skill set. I think youâd be perfect. Ideal. Sans pareil.â She tilted her head faintly. âDid I say that right?â
I tried to be gentle when I pointed out, âMy boyfriendâs mother would be my boss.â
âIs that weird?â She wrinkled her nose. âIâm Jonâs boss, and itâs not weird. You know if you get tired of him, you still get to stay. I hope thatâs not your concern. You can keep coming to family dinners and everything.â
That honestly had not occurred to me. âWouldnât the rest of the office consider it blatant nepotism?â
âWith Jon, they got over it as soon as they realized he wasnât useless. Youâll be fine too.â She leaned closer to me and said earnestly, âLook, I could really use the help.â
I knew as much; Jon had been complaining for months that she shouldnât be going it alone anymore.
âI know youâre looking for something in your field, but it seems like that might take some time. This is only a first job to get you started and build a little work history, just until you find something better.â
As I said, Mrs. Queen is too sincere to refuse.
When I came into the office to formally accept her offer, she shook my hand across her desk and said, âDonât breathe a word to Jon. I want to surprise him.â
My first morning at Panoptic, she called Jon into her office to meet her new admin, and she had a good giggle at the look on his face. But the shock wore off in about five minutes, and at the first opportunity, he tried to back me against a wall and put his hands up my shirt.
âThis was nowhere in the job description,â I said, once I had worked up some self-control.
âNope.â He bent down to kiss my neck. âThis is just perks.â
It took me longer than it should have to push him backwards, but eventually I managed it. âYour mother did not hire me to make your life more fun.â
âOf course she didnât. That would be messed up.â He sighed theatrically. âSo no bending you over my desk.â
Heat washed through me, and I closed my eyes and let myself imagine it for just a moment. With an effort, I shook my head. âNo inappropriate use of any desks.â
In my first week as Felicity Queenâs admin, I learned to navigate her unusual scheduling software, the source code of which she had modified heavily to suit her preferences. I learned to document meetings in her idiosyncratic system, to recognize her frantic hand signal for, âTell them Iâm busy,â and to brew coffee strong enough to wake the dead.
A few of the employees - mostly protectors who had guarded me in the past - welcomed me enthusiastically. The others reserved judgment, and I overheard at least one joke in the break room, speculating on what I had really been hired to do here, which cemented my resolve about desks and the uses thereof.
On my sixth day at Panoptic, I met Jeremy Price Longwood.
âIâm sorry, who?â Mr. Queen asked at dinner the previous night.
âThink Chris Hemsworth,â Mrs. Queen explained. âOr Pratt or Evans or Pine. Really, any of the Chrises.â
Mr. Queen blinked, just once, where a man less stoic might have grimaced in distaste. âAh.â
âWeâre guarding his face,â Jon said. âSpecifically his face. Itâs insured for half a million.â
âMuch more than that, certainly,â I said.
He gave me a look.
The next morning, Mrs. Queen called together the team delegated to Mr. Longwoodâs case. âHeâs in Starling to shoot a Romeo and Juliet âreimagining,â as if we needed another one of those. Ever since that werewolf movie, heâs been seeing an uptick in creepers. Nothing he hasnât handled before, but weâre going to keep somebody nearby. We donât want some poor deluded soul running on set and shoving a bundle of love letters down his shirt. Itâs embarrassing, and heâs had enough of that this year.â
âEnough love letters down his shirt?â said Ms. Ramirez.
âEnough embarrassment.â Mrs. Queen gave a little shudder. âThe werewolf thing. Poor guy.â
He had his shirt off for half the movie. Personally, I thought he had nothing at all to be embarrassed about.
âSounds pretty standard,â Jon said, getting to his feet. âWho wants the first evening shift?â
Not half an hour later, the man himself came striding through the front doors with a small styrofoam cup in his hands, and he came straight to me at the front desk. âHey, sorry Iâm late,â he said. âYâall know the numbers have rubbed off the elevator buttons?â
On film, he was lovely, but in person, he was devastating. It took me a moment to answer him. âI apologize for the confusion. Can I get you anything? Water or coffee?â
He raised the styrofoam cup. âYour neighbors one floor up - the divorce law firm? - they hooked me up.â He gave me a conspiratorial smile, and my heart skipped a beat. âNo one tell my wife I walked in there.â
I would have loved to joke right back. All I managed was, âOf course not.â Hopefully my cheeks werenât visibly pink. âIâll show you to the conference room and lets Mrs. Queen know youâre here.â
âHow did you find out about us?â was among Mrs. Queenâs standard battery of questions for new clients.
âA friend gave me your name,â said Mr. Longwood. âYou came recommended by Bruce Wayne, so he figured you must be the real deal.â
Mrs. Queen looked unduly pleased by that, considering.
By the time he left an hour later, half the staff was as charmed as I was.
âAw, heâs gonna be easy,â Darius said. âI can already tell. No clubbing, no foolishness, no babysitting his drunk ass. This dude lives in the gym and eats unsalted chicken breast.â
âCertainly looks that way,â Ms. Ramirez agreed. âDid you hear he called me maâam? I love when these Southern boys do that. It means theyâll fucking listen.â
Once everyone else had cleared out, I turned to Mrs. Queen. âDidnât Mr. Queen and Mr. Wayne have a bit of a falling out?â
âThey did, but he never fell out with Panoptic. Bruce used to have Dig guarding him every time he was in Starling.â
âWas that, ah, strictly necessary?â I said delicately. âFor Batman?â
âOf course not. Bruce just thought it was funny.â
Within a few days, Mr. Longwood left us all utterly disarmed.
Except for Jon. Very few people can disarm Jonathan Queen, and Jeremy Price Longwood is not among them. After a week of protective services and one more office meeting, Jonâs ultimate assessment was: âWhat a cheeseball.â
âI think heâs sincere,â I said.
âThatâs because heâs a skillful cheeseball.â
âAh, of course, he fooled the silly little girl,â I said, crossing my arms. âBut you see right through him with an unbiased eye.â
âHe makes you all fluttery. Admit it.â
âDarius and Ms. Ramirez also found him courteous and friendly, and you canât accuse either of them of getting fluttery.â
âJones likes anyone who pays for lunch, and Ramirez likes dumb golden retrievers who sit and stay on command.â
âYou werenât this mean about the oil exec making business trips to Angola - the one who almost definitely had a genuine personality disorder. But this one, you canât stand.â
âThis one expects me to like him. The BP guy had the decency not to give a damn.â
I sighed. âAll right, Jonathan.â
Itâs not difficult to understand, in the end. Jon is a good-looking man, if I do say so myself, and he is in fantastic shape. But he lives in a permanent state of three-day scruff, and he will always look more boyish than debonair. He is in the kind of shape optimized to slam into you like a hammer, not the kind engineered to look good on camera.
Perfectly gelled and professionally dressed Jeremy Price Longwood is standing right there, and of course Jon is supremely irritated by him. Itâs like when I have to stand next to willowy Elaine Diggle, magnified severalfold.
âTell me something,â I said, mostly as a distraction. âWhat was so funny about asking Mr. Diggle to guard people who didnât exactly need guarding?â
âOh, that.â Jon shook his head. âMy dad spent years pretending to lose sparring matches to Dig, just to make sure everybody knew what a helpless marshmallow he was. Drove Dig up the wall.â
I never quite understood the dynamics of combat sports. âWhy would he care, if it was all part of their cover?â
âYou know when you get old enough to realize your dad is letting you win at Battleship or whatever?â
No, I couldnât say I knew how that felt.
Jon cleared his throat. âItâs condescending as hell. Especially when he thinks itâs hilarious, and you canât make him stop laughing, because if you try heâs just going to lay you out on the floor again.â
âHe did this to you as well,â I surmised.
âHe wears ties and reading glasses,â Jon said, rolling his eyes. âHeâs just a boring middle-aged public servant, play-fighting to stay in shape. He doesnât even know how to break someoneâs neck. Honest.â
âYou Queens are a strange tribe.â
Jon shrugged. âYou joined. What does that make you?â
What, indeed?
That summer, I learned Panoptic inside out. I took notes on Mrs. Queenâs consultations with a businessman who traveled extensively in Mexico, with one of Laurel Lanceâs attorneys recently assigned to an organized crime case, and with a woman who wore a cast on her left wrist and who had recently procured a restraining order against her husband.
Most of the people who came through our doors were terrified for one reason or another. Mrs. Queen coaxed information out of them with a practiced cheerfulness that should have felt inappropriate, but which they mostly found comforting. Jon did it much more bluntly, which occasionally rubbed people the wrong way, but more often inspired shockingly unreserved trust.
âThatâs one of the upsides of a runaway mouth,â Mrs. Queen said ruefully. âPeople notice youâve fumbled the reins, and they assume thatâs the same thing as honesty.â
I shook my head. âI think itâs because they can tell heâs genuinely listening. Most people wait for their turn to talk.â
âYou know,â Mrs. Queen tipped her head at me, ânot one of his teachers, through twenty-ish years of school, ever singled out listening as one of his strengths.â
âMr. Queen is the same way,â I pointed out. âHe looks you right in the eyes, and you feel like you have his complete and undivided attention.â
She nodded thoughtfully. âEven when heâs actually thinking about the fastest way to get you out of his office.â She grinned, swiveling back to her computer. âOliver worked hard at his politician face.â
By September, I knew more about my boyfriendâs mother than anyone reasonably should.
I knew that she could only stare at a screen for three hours before she got a headache. She took her disgusting coffee with a disgusting amount of artificial sweetener. She got anxious before Skype meetings with Dig and Lyla, because this was their baby she was raising. She wore a size six or eight, depending on the brand, and a nice man named Warren dyed her hair every seven weeks.
âI suspect Thursday nights are date nights,â I mused out loud to Jon one afternoon. âShe rarely leaves after five, and she sometimes sends me to Martinâs Wine Cellar first.â
âThatâs nice,â he said vaguely. âThursdays are Bordeaux sex. Everybody loves Bordeaux sex.â A few moments later, he looked up from his glassbook to frown at me. âDo you think my family has boundary issues?â
I shrugged and went back to my backlog of emails.
Over the course of Romeo and Julietâs shooting schedule, Panoptic intercepted a few cringeworthy letters to Mr. Longwood, and our protectors turned away the odd paparazzo or pushy fan, but altogether the job was as easy as Darius predicted.
âLongwoodâs got a solid right straight too,â Darius said. âApparently stage fighting isnât complete bullshit.â
Mrs. Queen narrowed her eyes at him. âYouâve been beating up your principal?â
I glanced at Jon, who looked both annoyed and intrigued.
âHeâs gone to work on some strike mitts with me, thatâs all,â Darius said. âI told you, this dude lives at the gym.â
âJust donât mess up his face,â Jon advised with mock seriousness. âBe very careful with the face.â
âYou want to take a swing at him,â I said, as soon as Darius left the room. âDonât pretend.â
His shrug was not denial.
âHeâs an excellent client, and you may not hit him,â Mrs. Queen said. âNo matter how annoyingly pretty he is.â
âThatâs not the - â
âYes, it is.â On her way out the door, she patted his cheek, and then she nodded meaningfully at me. âShe thinks youâre adorable. Good enough, right?â
She winked at me, and then she headed for her office.
Jon rubbed the bridge of his nose and sighed heavily. âI think the boss just gave us permission to flirt at work. I donât like it.â
I gave him a couple of consoling pats. âItâs just perks, darling.â
When Romeo and Juliet wrapped, there was no call for Mr. Longwood to return to our office, but he dropped by to say thank you and sign autographs. He had that kind of class. For Jon, he offered an especially strong handshake and his most sparkling Southern smile - âThank you for all you doâ - and Jon returned it warmly.
As soon as the door closed behind Longwood, Jon muttered, âExtremely punchable face, though.â
Mrs. Queen and I exchanged a smile, and we went back to work.
#arrow#olicity fic#legacy verse#jon and tish#felicity queen#jonathan queen#laetitia cuvier#Anonymous
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How Do You Save A Relationship Thats Falling Apart Marvelous Diy Ideas
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Review time: ArtFX J Protagonist (Phantom Thief Ver.)!
(please excuse me while i scREAM!!!!!! REAL LOUD!!!!)
as usual, picture-heavy review under the cut!
Persona as a franchise means a lot to me, so I was of course extremely excited when Persona 5 finally came out overseas. My boyfriend and I marathoned the game together and beat it in just about a month (our roommate also bought the game and we had to race each other to avoid spoilers haha). What I didn't expect was for the game to completely, utterly charm me--the protagonist especially. I am the most weak for boys who can be equally sexy and cute, and Protag here hits that sweet spot dead on. So, ordering a figure of my best boy was inevitable. (technically, since my bf offered to go halfsies with me, he belongs to both of us--but he'll be living on my desk for now). When the release date was revealed to be my birthday I almost cried, haha... Anyway, let's get on to what you came here for, which is pictures of hot anime boytoys. (For the purposes of the review, I'm going to refer to him by his thief name, Joker, from here on.)
Here he is from the side! Those legs of his are really something....!!!!
You can see that he takes up quite a bit of space horizontally. Personally this is less than ideal, as I'm a little strapped for space at the moment--but the pose is so fun, I'm willing to make whatever room I can!
Here's how he looks from the back!
Lookin' cool, Joker!!
The way his coat billows out behind him is definitely one of the highlights of this figure. I can almost hear the sound of his footsteps amid Life Will Change now... The details on his coat are also very faithfully reproduced. Come to think of it, this is going to make great drawing reference in the future--it's hard to pick out details on a lot of the official art.
From a lower angle... the base's secret mask becomes visible! A very creative touch. It's hard to tell in this picture, but his butt is also... very nicely sculpted...
From the other side; possibly the least interesting angle.
Another side view. This figure has so much movement; its fun just to turn it around....
A closeup shot of his face... have you ever SEEN a man so beautiful??? It took me forever to get through the shoot for this review because I spent so much time just lying on the floor and admiring him..... His lower lip is a little too prominent for my taste, but it does follow the character designer's style. It's not too bad in certain lighting.
The paintwork on the mask is a little sloppy... but for the most part I'll be seeing it from a distance, so it doesn't bother me that much. I bought Joker from Amiami because I wasn't swayed by the Kotobukiya-exclusive parts (and I already had a September order going), but in hindsight I do kind of wish I had a calling card for him.
I can't remember why I took this picture actually.... but it's a good angle for him.
Close in, you can see that the details on his vest (vest?) were also very faithfully reproduced. I think it's meant to be a shirt, judging by the grey coloring on his wrists, but I usually draw it as a vest....
Akira "Legs for Days" Kurusu has some really very impressive legs.... He probably has the nicest legs of anyone in my collection.....
Closer in on those boots...! The paintwork on them really shines; they look just like polished leather. And those heels...!!! i almost want him to step on me...... In the above picture you can also see a couple of bits of leftover plastic; here's a detail shot so you can see what I mean:
They're only noticeable from some angles, and are probably easy to sand or snip off, but I felt it was important to point them out. Joker isn't my first Kotobukiya figure, but I've only had one other one to go on...
A closer look at his handgun. I noticed that he's been sculpted with his finger off the trigger; a+ gun safety there, Koto! Joker has a number of iconic accessories: the mask, calling card, gun, and dagger are probably the four that come to mind the fastest. I'm satisfied with the two they chose for the standard release, but I wouldn't mind having the calling card part too. though, considering I broke my P4 Protagonist's tarot card part not that long ago, maybe it's for the better that I got the regular version....
A closeup of his back! The seams of his coat are raised in relief as decorative piping. I also really like the strap in the back; very stylish.
Another detail I hadn't quite noticed in the game or the official art: the buttons on the far side of his coat! I don't know why I never noticed them before...
Here's a closer look at the base! The Phantom Thieves logo is faithfully reproduced, and the shattered-glass effect brings to mind the All-Out Attack animation. Plus, the stars in the background are meant to evoke the game's menus. I don't usually care much about bases, but this one is appropriately stylish for a game and character that ooze style.
Here's how the base looks from the back, with the hidden mask visible. The eyes are even hollow, just like the real thing! Like with May, Joker is also firmly anchored to the base with a screw. Is this something Koto does on a regular basis? It's going to make moving with him kind of a pain... While the base is certainly a highlight of the figure, it definitely has a downside. I don't know if this is a common problem on this figure, but my base doesn't quite sit flat on hard surfaces (or even carpet, like the one I was shooting on). It wobbles back and forth, which makes me a liiiittle nervous, since Joker is already putting a lot of weight forward. I might see if I can warm up the plastic a little and warp it back into shape.
Another close-up shot.... I just can't get enough of him, honestly! I was worried the final product would look too baby-faced, but he looks very handsome in person. Higher angles seem to be more flattering for him.
Alongside Shinjiro and Souji, we have The Holy Persona Boyfriend Trinity! I feel extremely blessed that figures exist for my main Persona crushes... now we just need Akechi Souji was my first scale figure, and at the time I thought he was impressively tall. He's since been dwarfed by every single scale I've bought since, and now he's even been out-legged by Joker. BUT! Souji still wins for looking like a Shigenori Soejima drawing walked off the page. (If I remember correctly, Soejima was the one who supervised GEM Souji in the first place....). Soejima's unique style is difficult to reproduce (see: every other Persona figure), so Joker here gets points for coming close. He's still very handsome!!
Maybe one day we'll get a nice scale Akechi to go with Joker, but for now I'll have to make due by balancing fan merch on him like a loser... (by the way, the cute Akechi charm is by K; here's her shop!)
This is actually kind of adorable..... maybe I'll hang more merch on Joker in the future....
AU where everything is the same except the Personas are the size of Pikachu
(By the way... I would kill for some Arsene merch right around now!!! I know a plastic model Arsene was just announced, and it looks amazing so far, but I want to decorate my purse with cute Arsene straps.... I have such a bad crush on him too haha. I'd also love to see cute little charms like the Izanagi one, but for the P5 crew... ah, I can dream.)
Anyway, that's enough delusions of grandeur.
Here's where I'm keeping him on my desk! Right within easy view of both me and my boyfriend, whose desk is kitty corner to mine. With a heavy heart, I had to relocate my Ren and Masato scales to storage to make room for Joker. ;-; Maybe someday soon I'll get a proper display case... Also--I didn't get pictures of it so you're going to have to take my word for it, but his box is probably the most stylish figure box I've ever seen. The box insert has the Phantom Thieves logo, along with the stars from the game's menu--and I would have used it as a backdrop for the review, except it's extremely (appropriately) busy. Not only that, the top of the box has a mask design like Joker's--and one eye is cut open to reveal a picture of the figure on the flap below it. This box is so neat that I actually didn't fold it up; I put the blister packaging back in and stuck it in my closet--so that's a testament to how cool that box is.
If my rambly fangirling wasn't enough to get the point across, Joker was worth every penny I spent on him. He adds a really dynamic presence to my collection, which I love (if you've read my reviews before, you know I never miss an opportunity to compare the sort of boring poses a lot of male figures get to the fun, interesting ones female figures get...). Joker has also brought to light the monkey's paw end of this scenario, which is that in exchange for a dynamic pose, he takes up way more space on my desk... whoops. Anyway, I definitely recommend this figure to fans of Persona 5--and I'm hoping that if this boy does well, we'll get more Persona 5 figures! Pls.... Atlus.... give us Akechi...... I'll take the most boring Akechi in the world if i have to.... I'll be looking forward to seeing more merch, especially with the anime coming next year... In particular I'm excited for figma Joker, who will be joining my collection in the spring. I'll have to try to pose him in the same pose as Koto's Joker just to compare. I'm also curious about Phat Companyâs P5 protag announced at this year's summer WonFes. I wonder if they'll come up with a unique pose for him, or just go with the default... we'll have to see! Anyway, I think that just about wraps it up for this review. Tomorrow I'll likely (hopefully) be back with another review for the other item in my September AmiAmi order, figma Gwendolyn. Oh, and to my Jewish followers: Shana Tova and G'mar Tov! And have an easy fast, if that's something you're participating in. (I'm not fasting, but I did go to services today...) The summer (summer?) of unending anime purchases continues...
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Downtown Boys Interview
Downtown Boys
Photo by Farrah Skeiky
Downtown Boys use their ferocious energy and powerhouse live shows to unite crowds in the struggle to smash racism, queer-phobia, capitalism, fascism, boredom, and all things people use to try to close our minds, eyes and hearts. The Providence, RI bandâs third album, âCost of Livingâ, is at once incendiary, cathartic, and fun, melding the bandâs revolutionary ideals with boundless energy. The position of Downtown Boys has been clear since they started storming through basements and DIY spaces with their radically-minded, indefatigable rock music: they are here to topple the white-cis-het hegemony and draft a new history⊠We talk to Joey L DeFrancesco about recording in anxious times, Solange and menâs room mirrorsâŠ
TSH: Talk us through your intentions in wanting to discover a different type of space with the latest album âCost of Livingâ...
Joey: Well, at heart, the album is definitely a rock and punk record. We didnât want to be too overdramatic musically, but we definitely wanted to expand our palette overall. It gets boring sticking with the same sort of sounds, so artistically we were just looking to add new colours. We just wanted more mid-tempo songs and kind of realised that we didnât have to play everything at a million miles per-hour.
TSH: This was achieved via using keyboards and guitars to replace the saxophone in carrying the melodies, unlike your previous album...
Joey: Yeah, it was intentional in making it so the melodies in our music could be carried by different instruments like the keyboard and guitar. I think I just wanted the instrumentation to be more accessible for myself too. I kind of got sick of the saxophone carrying each melody, besides applying the keyboard and guitar allows for a different listening experience. I feel using both instruments can help listeners to pay attention for longer too, instead of having a blaring horn so high in the mix like the last record.
TSH: The album was recorded during a very tense time in the US. What was the dynamic like in the studio?
Joey: Well, we wrote the record before Trump was elected. Most of it was written in 2015, but even then there was a lot happening politically. When it came to recording the songs there was certainly a high level of anxiety, because by then Trump had been inaugurated. There were protests happening at airports regarding the Muslim ban and we were locked in the studio. As you can imagine, everything felt anxious because there were quite a few other notable issues coming to the surface from a political standpoint too. The studio dynamic was mostly tense and anxious. It was difficult to focus knowing that so much fear and anxiety was manifesting. Everything felt so debilitating.
TSH: Would you agree that the lyrics are more nuanced alongside a wider spectrum of emotions?
Joey: Yeah, absolutely. I write most of the music and Victoria will do most of the lyrics - but in the end weâll go back and forth with it all. But yeah, we certainly had more thoughtful and stern lyrical content to consider. I guess being alive right now and dealing with the current global situation there are a lot of nuances to do with survival on a day-to-day basis and trying to keep up. It was inevitable that these factors would make their way into our lyrical content.
TSH: Tell us more about getting âA Wallâ to sound just right...
Joey: That song took a while to finish and went through a few versions before we settled on whatâs on the record. I initially had the verses and intro to it, but the chorus wasnât quite there. We kept bringing it to practise for weeks and trying new choruses, until we settled on the simplest one of them all. It was just too overblown at first so we settled on the simple two chords on the chorus, which was most effective.
TSH: Does âViolent Complicityâ take you back to specific memories in time?
Joey: Yeah, itâs very much a track that reminds me of a certain time and a bunch of different emotions. I also really like how we can perform that song live in a bunch of different ways and with different structures. Itâs actually one of oldest songs on the record and the most worked on. I guess it encompasses feelings and ideas spanning a long time, since it took about a year to put it together.
TSH: When you perform live, you get to release a lot of tension and bond with the audience. Is being onstage your happy place?
Joey: I think performing is definitely our favourite part about being a band. We love playing live and connecting with people. Our first goal as a band was to have 20 minutes of songs so we could play live! Even now, this type of attitude still defines us in many ways. To play live and have fans in various countries appreciate the music is very rewarding for us.
TSH: You had a show recently cancelled in Ireland because of a hurricane...
Joey: Yeah, I totally didnât expect that. However, we actually did get to explore more than we normally do because of the cancellation. We had a day off and just wandered around which was nice in a sense, but it was unfortunate that we didnât get to play there.
TSH: With Downtown Boys you get to confront so many realities head on and the overriding assumption is that you can improve your way of life, as well as bring to light issues that need to be tackled...
Joey: Yeah, I think thatâs kind of where the band is coming from right now. Weâre not just angry and pissed off and believing that change is hard to achieve. We definitely feel we can use our platform to bring light to issues that require attention. We donât want to fall into nihilism and hopelessness and not even be motivated to make music, even though it gets hard. When we're able to do it, itâs all coming out of a belief that we can have some sort of positive impact, however small it may be. Itâs all you can do with whatever job youâre doing - believe that you can somehow make changes for the better - thatâs what propels us.
TSH: I understand recently your wallet got stolen, however, on the same day Solange came to one of your shows - so it kind of balanced out for you. Was this a bittersweet day for you?
Joey: Haha! Youâre getting deep now! Yeah, I guess it was. I never saw her at the show personally because we were onstage, but everyone at the back was saying that Solange indeed came to our show in New Orleans. It was a pretty surreal day. So my wallet got stolen, which is not a fun thing to happen on tour. I was constantly on the phone to the bank trying to get my debit card mailed to different addresses too. It was just a nightmare to not have an ID on tour, but I made it through in the end.
TSH: Also, it really bothers you that 60% of the time venues with menâs rooms donât have mirrors in them, this is something you want fixedâŠ
Joey: Ha! Yeah, so I do drag performing as another side project and I always like to get ready and look the part. Very often I end up playing these punk bars and Iâm trying to do makeup to present myself in the right way, but the menâs rooms have no space, let alone any mirrors. I end up using my phone or the female restroom to get a mirror. They really should have them available since itâs a pretty easy thing to do. To me, the implication in not having mirrors says itâs not for men to do themselves up, so I hope this changes in the near future.
TSH: What brings about most happiness when you guys are on tour?
Joey: I really feel happy when someone goes out of their way to see us and has some sort of connection with our music - that makes me feel really humbled. Also, it can be stressful to tour so we do stupid stuff and come up with silly games and in-jokes to keep ourselves entertained. Humour always helps.
TSH: As a band, not a single value has been compromised - is this the type of stance that you want to maintain and hold on to?
Joey: I guess so. Also, I think we just want to reach more people, as well as wanting a small compensation for doing this full time. I think artists should be compensated accordingly - itâs only fair. And yes, youâre right; we donât feel like we need to compromise, since we know what we need to do as workers right now. Weâre lucky that we can say what we want to and that we are not commanded to express and present ourselves in certain ways. Weâve remained true to our original vision and weâve taken every opportunity weâve had and tried to maximise it in terms of the message that we can put out there.
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Top 10 linkedin invitation message samples
Every time you log in to your LinkedIn Profile you notice connection requests from other members wanting to connect with you. This could be from the Recruiters, your friends, and complete strangers.
But you could be probably wondering:
Why the exact same message pops up every time â âIâd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.â
Isnât it boring as you miss a chance to create a first impression, that you are keenly interested to network with. Most of the guys either donât take advantage of this or not aware of, The LinkedIn customized feature lets you create personalized message each one of them whether it may be professionally or casually.
Look:
The 300 characters of the LinkedIn personalized message can make a great impression.
If youâre connecting with the person you know well then itâs great opportunity to reconnect and reinforce relationship. If you want to connect with the person whom you met at the industry event, then you have a wonderful opportunity with just one click away reminding of him/her how we met and to connect with them.
Here are some effective ways to write â LinkedIn Invitationâ
As said the 300 characters is the only opportunity to create an impression when you want to connect, here are basic key elements that you need to give an eye while personalizing the message
Spruce up your profile The first thing thatâll be seen is your Profile â make sure your profile picture looks professional and of a good quality. Make sure to update all the profile information. In Addition to that make sure to update employment history so youâre are not considered as a spammer.
Personalize the Invitation Make sure to personalize the invitation specifically to the target. It is also important to mention how you know them and specify why youâd like to connect. This motivates the recipient more likely to accept the invitation and gives you chance to connect for future communications.
Flatter the connectee Everybody loves to be flattered every now and then, isnât it? Personalize the message with praising the personâs strengths and achievements. This is considered to very important as you could find it on their profile, so spare the time to do research.This can include any compliments you have about their company, their position or their experience.
Here are the Top 10 LinkedIn Invitation Message Sample
A Colleague Everyone loves to connect with their colleagues and get to know their strengths,projects that they have worked on and interests. This is a ideal way to grow a professional relationship with your colleagues. It may even be just the prompt they need to endorse you or write you a LinkedIn recommendation.Hi %Firstname%, Although Iâve never gotten the chance to work with you directly, Iâve heard rave reviews about your sales techniques and ability to work with tough clients. Hopefully one of these days I can see you in action! âTil then, Iâll catch you in the break room. Best, %Your name%
A New Colleague Itâs always a tough time to get along the new teammates. Itâs a great way to send the Linkedin invitations and let them know that youâre looking forward to working with them.Hi %Firstname%,Iâm so happy to have been able to join your agency. I look forward to being part of such an innovative and dynamic group, and Iâm excited to be able to contribute. See you around the office!All the Best, %Your name%
A Former Co-worker The best way to connect with the co-worker of yourâs is to give quick reminder on when, where and how you have worked with them. This ables to strike a right chord and reconnect with them on a professional level.Hi, %Firstname%,It was a pleasure to have been able to work together at XYZ Agency from 2005 to 2011. The office wouldnât have been the same without your knack for dealing with tough clients! Maybe someday we can meet up for coffee â Iâd love to hear about your new job at ABC Agency.Hope all is well, %Your name%
Someone You Want to Work With LinkedIn provides an excellent opportunity if you want to connect with a person with particular skills set to contribute and work along with you on a project. Let the intentions be clear and offer the future course of actions and make sure if the person is interested.Hi %Firstname%,I saw the projects you did for XYZ Agency, and Iâm impressed with your work. My business is looking to work on a similar strategy, and your skills would be a great help. Let me know if youâre interested in working together â I can be reached at [email protected], %Your name%
A Recruiter I am sure recruiters would have a maximum number of connection requests. They would never bother to have a look at your profile. LinkedIn personalized message helps you out. Be sure to mention how do you know on this professional network and would be an advantage if share your strengths and skills, and to give some background information on your career experience, in order to show how you could be an asset for their company.Hi %Firstname%,I see that you work with ABC Agency â Iâm also in the marketing industry, and Iâve been working professionally in the field for five years. If you have time, Iâd love to talk about whether my background would make me a fit for any openings in your office.Thanks! All the Best,
Someone You Met at a Networking Event Itâs a great opportunity to connect with the person that you met at a networking event.Give them a reason for connecting â whether you want to meet to trade tips, help with projects or meet other people in the field, mention that in your request.Dear %Firstname% ,It was great speaking to you at the XYZ Conference in last month. The mapping and charting work you do for airports sounded fascinating! Iâd definitely like to stay up-to-date on your career.Thank you, %Your name%
Someone You Know Casually The main reason for LinkedIn is to connect with people professionally. For people you know more a personal basis, itâs okay to use casual tone.Hi %Firstname%,It was great meeting you at XYZ dinner party recently. If you have the chance, Iâd love to get in touch and hear more about what you do at XYZ Agency.All the Best, %Your name%
Someone You Admire It always great to reach to the person whom you admire, but make sure to include some brief background information and also mention who you are and why you want to connect and at last donât forget the reason for connecting. Hi %Firstname%,Iâve been following your work with ABC Agency for the past year, and Iâm impressed with all youâve accomplished. Iâd love to hear more about your work â if you have some time, Iâd be interested in speaking to you about how you got to your current position.Thanks, %Your name%
Someone in the Same LinkedIn Group When you are trying to connect to the member of the Linkedin group, make sure to mention that youâre both part of that group. Additionally, take the time to provide a personalized reason as to why youâre connecting with them specifically and also appreciate their work.Hi %Firstname%,Iâm also a member of the XYZ Marketing LinkedIn group and I always find your posts to be incredibly helpful and thought-provoking. Iâd love to be able to keep in touch and hear more about your work.All the Best, %Your name%
An Alumnus Connect to the person with the sense of school spirit.Introduce yourself with some background information on your professional experience and goals. Donât forget to mention the reason for connecting.Hi %Firstname%,I saw you graduated from NYU. Iâm currently in my senior year there, and Iâm excited to earn my degree (Iâm sure you recall the feeling!). If you have time, maybe we can meet up to discuss your role at XYZ Agency â as a fellow marketer, Iâd love to hear more about what you do.Thanks, %Your name%
So next time when you send connection request on LinkedIn make sure to personalize it. Using the tips and templates mentioned will be beneficial.
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Top 10 linkedin invitation message samples
Every time you log in to your LinkedIn Profile you notice connection requests from other members wanting to connect with you. This could be from the Recruiters, your friends, and complete strangers.
But you could be probably wondering:
Why the exact same message pops up every time â âIâd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.â
  Isnât it boring as you miss a chance to create a first impression, that you are keenly interested to network with. Most of the guys either donât take advantage of this or not aware of, The LinkedIn customized feature lets you create personalized message each one of them whether it may be professionally or casually.
Look:
The 300 characters of the LinkedIn personalized message can make a great impression.
If youâre connecting with the person you know well then itâs great opportunity to reconnect and reinforce relationship. If you want to connect with the person whom you met at the industry event, then you have a wonderful opportunity with just one click away reminding of him/her how we met and to connect with them.
Here are some effective ways to write â LinkedIn Invitationâ
As said the 300 characters is the only opportunity to create an impression when you want to connect, here are basic key elements that you need to give an eye while personalizing the message
Spruce up your profile   The first thing thatâll be seen is your Profile â make sure your   profile picture looks professional and of a good quality. Make sure to   update all the profile information. In Addition to that make sure to   update employment history so youâre are not considered as a spammer.
Personalize the Invitation   Make sure to personalize the invitation specifically to the target. It   is also important to mention how you know them and specify why youâd like   to connect. This motivates the recipient more likely to accept the   invitation and gives you chance to connect for future communications.
Flatter the connectee   Everybody loves to be flattered every now and then, isnât it?   Personalize the message with praising the personâs strengths and   achievements. This is considered to very important as you could find it on   their profile, so spare the time to do research.This can include any   compliments you have about their company, their position or their   experience.
 Here are the Top 10 LinkedIn Invitation Message Sample
A Colleague   Everyone loves to connect with their colleagues and get to know their   strengths,projects that they have worked on and interests. This is a ideal   way to grow a professional relationship with your colleagues. It may even   be just the prompt they need to endorse you or write you a LinkedIn   recommendation.Hi   %Firstname%,     Although Iâve never gotten the chance to   work with you directly, Iâve heard rave reviews about your sales   techniques and ability to work with tough clients. Hopefully one of these   days I can see you in action! âTil then, Iâll catch you in the break room.     Best,   %Your name%
 2. A New Colleague
   Itâs always a tough time to get along the new teammates. Itâs a great   way to send the Linkedin invitations and let them know that youâre looking   forward to working with them.Hi %Firstname%,Iâm so happy to have been able to join your   agency. I look forward to being part of such an innovative and dynamic   group, and Iâm excited to be able to contribute. See you around the office!All   the Best,
  %Your name%Â
 3.A Former Co-worker
   The best way to connect with the co-worker of yourâs is to give quick   reminder on when, where and how you have worked with them. This ables to   strike a right chord and reconnect with them on a professional level.Hi,   %Firstname%,It was a pleasure to have been able to work together at XYZ   Agency from 2005 to 2011. The office wouldnât have been the same without   your knack for dealing with tough clients! Maybe someday we can meet up   for coffee â Iâd love to hear about your new job at ABC Agency.Hope all is   well,
  %Your name%
4.Someone You Want to Work With
   LinkedIn provides an excellent opportunity if you want to connect with   a person with particular skills set to contribute and work along with you   on a project. Let the intentions be clear and offer the future course of   actions and make sure if the person is interested.Hi %Firstname%,I saw the projects you did for XYZ Agency, and   Iâm impressed with your work. My business is looking to work on a similar strategy, and your skills would be a   great help. Let me know if youâre interested in working together â I can   be reached at [email protected],
  %Your name%
5. A Recruiter
   I am sure recruiters would have a maximum number of connection   requests. They would never bother to have a look at your profile. LinkedIn   personalized message helps you out. Be sure to mention how do you know on   this professional network and would be an advantage if share your   strengths and skills, and to give some background information on your   career experience, in order to show how you could be an asset for their   company.Hi   %Firstname%,I see that you work with ABC Agency â Iâm also in the   marketing industry, and Iâve been working professionally in the field for   five years. If you have time, Iâd love to talk about whether my background   would make me a fit for any openings in your office.Thanks!
  All the Best,
6. Someone You Met at a Networking Event
   Itâs a great opportunity to connect with the person that you met at a   networking event.Give them a reason for connecting â whether you want to   meet to trade tips, help with projects or meet other people in the field,   mention that in your request.Dear %Firstname% ,It was great speaking to you at the XYZ   Conference in last month. The mapping and charting work you do for   airports sounded fascinating! Iâd definitely like to stay up-to-date on   your career.Thank you,
 %Your name%
7.Someone You Know Casually
   The main reason for LinkedIn is to connect with people professionally.   For people you know more a personal basis, itâs okay to use casual tone.Hi %Firstname%,It   was great meeting you at XYZ dinner party recently. If you have the   chance, Iâd love to get in touch and hear more about what you do at XYZ   Agency.All the Best,
  %Your name%
 8. Someone You Admire
   It always great to reach to the person whom you admire, but make sure   to include some brief background information and also mention who you are   and why you want to connect and at last donât forget the reason for   connecting.
Hi %Firstname%,Iâve been following your work with ABC Agency for the past year, and Iâm impressed with all youâve accomplished. Iâd love to hear more about your work â if you have some time, Iâd be interested in speaking to you about how you got to your current position.Thanks, %Your name%
 9.Someone in the Same LinkedIn Group
   When you are trying to connect to the member of the Linkedin group,   make sure to mention that youâre both part of that group. Additionally,   take the time to provide a personalized reason as to why youâre connecting   with them specifically and also appreciate their work.Hi %Firstname%,Iâm   also a member of the XYZ Marketing LinkedIn group and I always find your   posts to be incredibly helpful and thought-provoking. Iâd love to be able   to keep in touch and hear more about your work.All the Best,
  %Your name%Â
  10. An Alumnus
   Connect to the person with the sense of school spirit.Introduce   yourself with some background information on your professional experience   and goals. Donât forget to mention the reason for connecting.Hi %Firstname%,I   saw you graduated from NYU. Iâm currently in my senior year there, and Iâm   excited to earn my degree (Iâm sure you recall the feeling!). If you have   time, maybe we can meet up to discuss your role at XYZ Agency â as a   fellow marketer, Iâd love to hear more about what you do.Thanks,
  %Your name%
 So next time when you send connection request on LinkedIn make sure to personalize it. Using the tips and templates mentioned will be beneficial.
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