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[quinnysnursery]

when the party's over,, move-in day・₊✧

summary : the triplets (and nate) move into their dorms! meet some new friends and nate's a worry-wart (rightfully so)

warning/extra tid-bits : crying, explicit language, i think that's all?

word count : 2,318

divider credit : umm i found all the photos on pinterest :3 (pointy & leafy thing from @saradika-graphics)

a/n : FIRST PIECE OF WTPO LITERATURE RAAAAA (not proof read, i'm just a girl!)

“Alright,” Jimmy let out a stereotypical “dad-groan” as he stood up straight, cracking his back. “That should be it.” He said, clapping his hands together as he examined the dorm room he’d helped his youngest son and Nathan set up.

Mary Lou had decided to help Matt and Nick, since it was clear that Matt was overly anxious about move-in day and so was Nick- though he’d never admit it- which meant he’d be extra snippy with Matt…a recipe for disaster. 

“Thanks Mr.S, it looks good!” Nate smiled, admiring the work the three of them had gotten done. “Home sweet home, right Chris?” He smiled, nudging Chris’ shoulder. Chris laughed softly, “Not for long, rush week starts tomorrow.” The youngest triplet replied. Heart set on moving into the Kappa Nu house.

Jimmy smiled fondly, he’d been a part of the well-known fraternity when he attended NESE. Chris (and Matt and Nick, if they weren’t so stubborn) would be legacy. “Just remember to be yourself, don’t go getting expelled trying to impress the president.” Jimmy reminded his son, pulling him into a side-hug. 

Chris nodded, rolling his eyes. “I know, I know.” He grumbled, tired of being told the same thing repeatedly.

 “Oh wow!” An unfamiliar chirpy voice came from the doorway, startling the two younger boys. Chris unintentionally reached for Nate, quickly scolding himself. He couldn’t do that, not here- at least not now.

The dorm RA was standing in the doorframe of Nate and Chris’ door. The youngest triplet vaguely remembered meeting him when touring the school last year. 

Larri. His name didn’t match his vibe, nor his looks at all. It was an old man's name and well, Larri was maybe 21 at the oldest.

“You're giving the room across from you a run for their money.” Larri joked, earning a deep chuckle from Jimmy. “Those are actually my other sons.” He explained, earning a shocked expression from Larri. “All three of your sons go here?!” He asked excitedly, Jimmy nodded- pushing Chris in front of him, away from the safety of Nate. 

“Triplets.” Jimmy smiled proudly, Larri’s head whipped to Matt and Nick’s dorm- confirming what he’d just been told. 

“I’m…woah.” He breathed, eyes filled with amazement- Chris wondered if it was just a show Larri put on for the parents during move-in day. 

“Well, it’ll be nice having some siblings on this floor. NESE doesn’t see siblings often.” Larri hummed before pointing to Chris’ nightlight that Nate had just plugged in moments prior. “Is that bulb LED?” He asked, eyes flickering between both freshmen.

“Uhm…” Nate thought back to when he’d bought it for Chris a few Christmases ago. Did the box say LED? Or CFL? What was the difference? Why did it even matter?

“If it’s not LED then I’ll have to ask you guys to unplug it when you aren’t around.” Larri explained, “Dumb fire hazard rule.” He added- earning a furrowed brow from Jimmy. 

“I mean! Very cool and safe fire hazard rule.” Larri corrected himself, earning a laugh from Chris. Larri was funny, even if it was just an act for move-in day. “Will do.” Nate said, unplugging the nightlight and tossing it into a drawer. Chris stopped himself from whining about it. 

He was a freshman in college, he could survive without seeing his night light plugged in. 

Larri bid his goodbyes after that, and not long after did Mary Lou and Jimmy offer to take the boys out to eat before officially leaving them on their own.

“Mom, don't cry.” Nick laughed softly, as Mary Lou pulled all her boys into another hug. “You know she can’t help it.” Jimmy scolded gently, hugging his boys as well. Nate included.

Mary Lou pulled away, tears in her eyes. “You four look out for each other, yeah?” She said, wavering a finger in their faces. “Nick, go to bed at a decent time.” She started, earning a playful eye roll from her eldest. “Matt,” Mary Lou placed her hands on Matt’s shoulders. “Remember to take breaks studying, yeah?” The middle triplet smiled softly, nodding. “Yeah, ‘kay mom.” 

Mary Lou let out a loving sigh as she turned to face her youngest son, her last child. “Chris, don’t forget to wash your socks.” Chris couldn’t help but laugh, pulling his mom into one more hug, “I won’t, promise.”. 

The triplets mom turned towards Nate, who’d been right next to each one of her boys nearly their entire life. “You look after my boys, okay?” She asked, earning a firm “Yes ma’am.” from Nate. 

After a few more teary hugs, the triplets and Nate watched as their parents got into their car before driving off campus.

“Just us now.” Nick sighed, turning around and beginning to walk back to his dorm. Nate, Matt and Chris all glanced at each other before following the oldest triplet. “What now?” Chris asked- trying to hide the looming feeling of anxiety. 

“I’m going to the library!” Matt smiled excitedly, pulling out his student ID with a toothy grin. “The library?” Nate asked, furrowing his brow. “Yeah! NESE holds the world record for the biggest college library!” The brunette smiled, earning a stifled laugh from his younger brother- “You are such a nerd.” Chris poked, frowning as Nate elbowed him in the side. 

Matt rolled his eyes, flipping Chris off playfully as he split off from the group. “What about you Nick?” Nate asked, subconsciously making sure Chris was walking in front of him.

“I wanted to finish editing those photos I took at our going-away party.” Nick said as they all entered the elevator, pressing the 4th floor button. Nate nodded, glancing at Chris with concerned eyes. 

‘Ding!’

Nick quickly exited the elevator, rummaging in his pockets for his dorm room keys. Nate did the same, saying bye to Nick before he and Chris slipped into their dorm.

It wasn’t a huge room by any means, but due to NESE only accepting the very best of applicants- it was bigger than an average dorm. Enough room for both Chris and Nate to spread their arms out and still not feel claustrophobic. 

“You good? Feeling little?” Nate asked the youngest triplet as Chris flopped onto his bed- letting out a deep sigh. Chris quickly shook his head, “What? No, I’m good.” He defended, crossing his arms over his chest as he scowled at Nate.

Nate’s brow quirked upwards, “It’s fine if you are Chris, it’s been a long day.” The shorter boy sympathized. He didn’t want to push regression onto Chris, but it didn’t take a genius to realize that today was stressful and stressful days typically led the boy to regression.

“I’m fine, Nate.” Chris grouched, turning to face the wall. Nate’s shoulders slumped as he sat on his own bed and grabbed his phone from his pocket- opening tiktok and beginning his doom scrolling. 

Matt clutched a leather-bound book to his chest, gulping an anxious knot down as he searched for an unoccupied table in the library. For NESE holding the world record for biggest library, you’d think that would be an easy task- Sadly for Matt, it was not.

“You can sit here.” A confident voice spoke to the right of him, Matt turned and his eyes landed on a tall girl with braids and a tan boy with fluffy black-ish hair.

The boy’s eyes were fixated on a laptop screen, Matt couldn’t see what was playing though. But the girl with braids had a few textbooks and notes sprawled out around her. “We don’t bite.” She joked, the brunette man let out a breathy laugh as he sat across from her and the dark-haired boy. 

Matt kept to himself for a few moments, eyes scanning the words on book’s parchment- flipping through the pages. It was a book on BPD and how it affected the brain. Matt was only a few pages in, but the author was doing a good job at not demonizing the mental illness.

The library was just as beautiful as the pictures on google showed, the high ceilings and shelves that required multiple rolling ladders- a general golden glow in the air that made Matt feel like a student at Hogwarts.

It wasn’t until Matt heard a low whine followed by some whispering that he looked up from his book. He was met with the sight of the tan boy whispering into the girl with braids ear- she scooted the laptop over a smidge before typing in something and pressing the spacebar. 

“There.” She smiled, rubbing the boy's shoulder before turning to return to her book- that’s when she caught Matt’s eyes.

“Sorry!” Matt’s face flushed with embarrassment as he forced his gaze downwards, praying she didn’t hate him. There was a painful silence for a few moments before the girl spoke again, “What’re you reading?” She asked, closing the current textbook she was reading out of.

Matt blinked up, his brain taking a moment to register the question he’d been asked. “Oh uhm, ‘s just a book on BPD.” He shrugged, picking up the book to show her the cover. The girl nodded, “I’m Quen.” She smiled- reaching her hand over the table.

Matt stammered over his name for a moment, quickly shaking her hand. ‘Good going, you’re making a fool of yourself.’ His brain told him- he did his best to push it down.

“Let me guess…psych major?” Quen smirked, earning a quiet laugh from Matt as he nodded. “Yeah…what about you?” He asked, making a mental note of the page he was on before closing the book. “Business, it sucks.” She sighed, waving a hand over the mountains of textbooks she had sprawled out.

Matt nodded- understanding, his dad had been a business major. His eyes flickered over to the tan boy sitting next to Quen, “His lucky ass has a film scholarship.” She joked. Matt had to cover his mouth to stop his laughter. 

“You a freshman? I haven’t ever seen you around.” Quen commented, earning a nod from Matt. “Yeah, just moved in today.” He explained, already smiling at the thought of telling Nick how he’d managed to make a new friend.

Quen nodded- beginning to pack up some of her things. “Are you gonna rush on monday?” She asked, Matt quickly shook his head. “My brother is, but ‘s not really my scene.” He explained, recalling the various times Chris told him just how lame he was for not wanting to be in a frat.

“It’s awesome! Parties every weekend, brotherhood-” “Chris you already have brothers.” “Shut up!”

 Quen thought for a moment before speaking, “Triplets?” She asked, causing Matt to stop. How did she know that? “...Yeah?” 

Quen nodded, “Larri told me, we hang out a lot.” She explained as she zipped up her lavender Fjallraven backpack before reaching over the boy in front of her and taking the laptop from him- much to his dismay.

“Quen!” He whined, pulling off his headphones. His face blushed a light shade of pink as he finally recognized Matt was sitting across from him. Quen realized this, motioning to Matt and the boy.

“Matt, Ben. Ben, Matt.” She introduced as she stuffed the laptop Ben had been using into the corresponding compartment of her bag. Matt smiled, offering Ben a small wave.

Ben’s lips quirked upwards into a smile before Quen informed him they had to go if they were going to catch dinner with Larri and Tara. 

“Bye Matt, good meeting you! Hope your brother gets into KN.” Quen smiled before grabbing hold of Ben’s hand and leading him out of the library. Matt sighed, leaning back in the wooden chair- did he just make a friend?

The next day, Chris (surprisingly) woke up before Nate. Which was good, because that meant Chris could spend as long as he wanted choosing the perfect outfit for meeting the brothers of Kappa Nu for the first time.

He knew if Nate had been awake he’d tell Chris to just “be himself!” but his brain stopped accepting that advice the moment he saw the Kappa Nu house in person during his first ever tour of the school.

Chris would do anything- or be anyone- he had to to get inside that house. 

The youngest triplet opened the drawers of the shared dresser he and Nate helped Jimmy set up yesterday, his eyes landing on his beloved night light that Nate had thoughtlessly shoved into the drawer after the RA asked him to unplug it.

A small frown formed without Chris’ permission, causing him to slam the drawer shut out of frustration. It was a nightlight. He was being ridiculous.

“...Chris?” Nate croaked, sitting up slightly in his bed. Chris turned to look at his friend, feeling bad he’d woke the shorter boy up.

“...’s 6 am, go to bed.” Nate murmured, laying back down and burying his face in his pillow. Chris rolled his eyes, continuing to search the dresser drawers for a specific pair of jeans. Suddenly, Nate shot back up- eyes full of concern that only a caregiver could have.

“Are you little? Do you need something, bud?” Nate asked, “No!” Chris argued back. Nate sighed, raising his hands in defense. “Then what’re you doing up?” The shorter boy asked, now fully awake. 

“Pickin’ out clothes. Gotta make a good first impression.” Chris explained, smiling as he finally found the perfect pair of baggy jeans. Nate nodded silently, legs dangling off the raised bed. 

“Just be yourself, they’ll love you.” Nate smiled, hopping off the bed and placing a comforting hand on Chris’ shoulder. Chris shrugged his hand off, grabbing his shower caddy and starting towards the door. Nate watched sadly as his best friend slipped out the room. It was clear that Chris would do whatever it took to get into Kappa Nu, and that terrified Nate.

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this one-shot is apart of my agere frat/college au! find more info on it, here!

[sturnsmadl]

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one-shots!

nail tech

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[barbwritesstuff]

LOL "the big bad scary vampire" Blackwell on the verge of a breakdown because of the realization that they've lost their precious spaghetti, meanwhile Minjo awkwardly pats their shoulder and all the werewolves are staring at them speechless.

Remember, vampires only emote performatively, so a vampire genuinely 'on the verge of a breakdown' is a vampire looking totally fine, totally normal, just standing in the corner staring at the wall.

Sergi: "Is your vampire broken? Do you need to carry it to its dock or something? Why is it standing in the corner muttering about spaghetti?" Minjo: "I don't know. Nate. Is that normal vampire behaviour?" Nathan: "Why are you asking me?" Marco (from across the room): "You're the Steve Irwin of vampires!" Nathan: "Steve Irwin was an animal conservationist. I'm a vampire exterminator." Marco: "Answer the question, Steve." Nathan: "No. It's not normal vampire behaviour." Sergi: "We should give it some spaghetti. See what happens." Nathan: "Vampires don't eat spagh---" Marco: "I think we should listen to Steve. He's the expert." Nathan: "Will you stop calling me that?" Marco: "Now that I know it bothers you? No. Never." Sergi: "I'll get the spaghetti." Minjo: "Thanks everyone. You're all very helpful."

[scotchiegirl]

Tossing around a Leverage au where Leverage Inc. is just a little bit more... legitimate.

Hardison's good at what he does, after all. He's the best, and he regularly makes covers just a little bit too good. It takes a few months before the others realize that not only have they got unbreakable aliases, they have clean original personas. There's suddenly no illegal history attached to Eliot Spencer's name, he's a security consultant. Sophie Deveraux is an acknowledged art aficionado and collector. Parker Leverage is the granddaughter and heir of Harlan Leverage III, stepping into her own. Nathan Ford is current CEO of the consulting company after proving himself by aiding in the arrest and trial of Victor Dubenich. And Alec Hardison? Well, he's tech support. No illegal hacking required.

Nate has the luck of the devil and an angel on both shoulders, things just come up roses for him, no matter what he lays his hands on. Nine months into running Leverage Consulting, he's approached by the FBI. There's something they can't quite get at, and sources pinned Nathan Ford and his team at the home of the Mascones before their fall. Taggert and McSweeten are good at their jobs for a change and notified their handlers of the strange group of people that helped them while claiming to be FBI. Nathan Ford is offered a deal. Work with the FBI with immunity and a blind eye turned to the alternate sources of revenue coming in. Leverage Inc. will remain completely under his control, but as consultants doing occasional work for the FBI. Nathan agrees on one condition: the FBI also turns a blind eye to anything weird that happens with Blackwell at IYS. Terms are set and agreed upon.

Leverage Inc. is now legitimate thieves. Taggert and McSweeten are their liaisons in the company and join them on occasional heists. As things go on, more thieves get a taste of helping without having to be afraid of being caught. Tara joins as a consultant to the consulting company. Quinn resists but eventually calls in Eliot's favor to say he was working with Leverage to get him out of a tough legal spot. Cha0s hisses like a feral cat and refuses to go anywhere near respectability. Archie gets to tell his family about his "secret past" working with the government and Parker gets to meet her adoptive siblings. They don't understand each other but Parker teaches her nieces and nephews to pick locks and helps them sneak out of the house without being noticed.

When Nate steps down he officially passes on CEO status to Parker, as is her right as heir. There's an intern section where kids with promise get to train under mentors to make more teams for continuing the good work of helping people, one case at a time.

(It's just a thought, and it came to me while thinking about how Nate and Sophie's wedding would look as a corporate event for Leverage Inc. and just... yeah. No thoughts just vibes right now but if anyone wants to take it and run with it/write with it, just let me know. Also I do understand that this would fundamentally change Leverage as we know it, I just wanted to get this out there as a sandbox au idea. Just What If, I don't actually think this is how Leverage should have been done.)

[dw-flagler]

BLONDE WILDBOW CHARACTERS

Every wildbow character with hair color described as blonde or similar to blonde. Characters are listed in alphabetical order.

A character's category is determined by their debut appearance. Though Lisa Wilbourn appears in both Worm and Ward, she will be listed as a Worm character, and not as a Ward character.

WORM:

Ashley Stillons I (Damsel of Distress)

Ava ? (Cuff)¹

Brad Meadows (Hookwolf)

Carol Dallon (Brandish)

Crystal Pelham (Laserdream)

Dean Stansfield (Gallant)

Elijah Mathers (Valefor) (Later dyes white)

Elle ? (Labyrinth)

Emily Piggot

Eric Pelham (Shielder)

Gabriel Maxberry (King)

Glastig Uaine/Valkyrie

Greg Veder (The Worst)

Hero

Hoyden

Jaager Charles (Gasconade) (Appears ONLY in PRT Quest)

Jeanne Wynn/Brown (Citrine)

Jessica Biermann (Fenja)

Katherine Oldershaw (Grace)

Kurt Wynn (Harbinger/Number Man)

Leonid(?)

Lisa Wilbourn (Tattletale)

Marissa Newland (Sundancer)

Melody Jurist (Cricket)

Mike ? (Lightstar)

Missy Biron (Vista)

Mrs. Knott

Neil Pelham (Manpower)

Nessa Bierman (Menja)

Oliver ? (Oliver)

Principal Blackwell

Riley Grace Davis (Bonesaw)

Sam ? (Prism)

Sarah Pelham (Lady Photon)

Tammi Herren (Rune/Scribe) (last name presumed)

"Tom Moss" (Acidbath)

Victoria Dallon (Glory Girl/Antares)

"White Fairy"²

Blonde Adjacent:

Alabaster (white hair)

Kamil Armstrong (white hair)

Madeline ? (Winter) (white hair)

Paige Mcabee (Canary) (yellow feathers, hair unknown)

Polka (white hair)

Scion (gold hair)

Scrub (white hair)

The Simurgh (silver hair)

Worm has: 38 blonde characters, and 8 blonde-adjacent characters, for a total of 46.

WARD

Ashley Stillons II (Swansong)

Ashley Stillons III (Damsel of Distress)

Axehead? (Presumed)³

Bianca ? (Goddess)

Harbinger V (Limerick)

Hunter ? (Mincemaid)

Jay ?

Kathlee Rosenthal (Monokeros)¹

Lachlan ?

Lionwing

Moose

Mr. Drowsing

Nate ? (Reconciliation)

Paris

Rain O'Fire Fraizer (Precipice)

Ryan ? (Cradle)

Samuel Vasil

William Giles (Scapegoat)

Blonde Adjacent:

Anita Vera (white hair)

Christine Mathers (Mama Mathers) (silver hair)

Coiffure (silver hair)

Colt (Colt) (bleached hair)

Dino (silver hair)

Egg (yellow hair)

Engel ("glowing" hair)

Enyo (silver hair)

Foggy Idea (gray dyed hair)

Nailbiter (bleached hair)

Presley ? (gray-white dyed hair)

Vince Crowley (poorly-bleached hair)

Voltrage ("pale" hair)

Ward has: 18 blonde characters, and 13 blonde-adjacent characters, for a total of 31.

PACT:

Blake Thorburn

Chloe Duchamp

Diana Thompson

James Thorburn

Joanna Duchamp

Lea Duchamp

Lola Duchamp

Paul Thorburn

Penelope Duchamp

Peter Thorburn

Rose Thorburn Jr.

Rose Thorburn Sr.

Roxanne Thorburn

Sandra Duchamp

The Briar Girl

Blonde Adjacent

Malcolm "Fell" Atwell ("light" hair)

Pact has: 15 blonde characters, and 1 blonde-adjacent character, for a total of 16.

TWIG:

The Baron Richmond

The Duke of Francis

Duncan Lambsbridge

Emily Gage

Gordon Lambsbridge(?)

Helen Ibott

Jamie Lambsbridge

Jessie Ewesmont

Lord Carling

Lord King

Lord Leeds

Marcella

The Duke of Francis

The Twins (counts as 2)

BLONDE ADJACENT

Lady Glora ("pale of hair")

Lara (white hair)

Nora (white hair)

Twig has: 15 blonde characters, and 3 blonde-adjacent characters, for a total of 18.

PALE:

America Tedd

Anthem Tedd

Avery Kelly

Edith James

Eloise Miraz

Freak (of Freak & Squeak)

Gillian Ross

Liberty Tedd

Reggie the Composite Kid

Snowdrop

The Family Man

Ulysses Miraz

Wallace Davis

BLONDE ADJACENT

Mrs. Schaff (white hair)

Crooked Rook (white hair)

Gemma Duchamp (Grey hair)

Luna Hare (white hair)

Pale has: 13 blonde characters, and 4 blonde-adjacent characters, for a total of 17.

CLAW:

"Valentina's Mom & Sister"

Claw has: 2 blonde characters, and 0 blonde-adjacent characters, for a total of 2.⁴

Notes

¹ Both cuff and monokeros are noted to have dark hair in Ward while having blonde hair in their original appearances (Worm and WD Helena respectively).

² White Fairy is Mr. Gladly's girlfriend and a prolific redditor who is seen during the leviathan battle and the PHO greg interlude. deep cut. As a mortal enemy of greg veder, please treat her with appropriate respect.

³ Axehead is never seen in ward. However, Titan Skadi (who forms from Axehead) is described as having golden hair. I am presuming that this is from axehead the human having blonde hair.

⁴ Literally 1 person told me any characters from claw. i haven't read it. there's more than 2, but i haven't seen anything.

[approxtwelveangrybees]

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway.

Thank you for the tag @lonelyheartsmotel ily. I’m including some original stuff to reach the ten wip mark.

1. Something held him down. (To Find Myself Upon Your Shore, Jamie & Ted)

2. My dearest: I know this letter will not find you well. (Original Characters)

3. The Threshold was cold. (Wish Fanfic for @ibrithir-was-here‘s endless heirs au, Wish & Daniel)

4. Dream can speak to ravens, but it was still a surprise when one spoke to him. In the Waking World, he tends to avoid talking to anything, and, as if picking up on that, most anything tends not to talk to him. (Role reversal au inspired by Mare Adamantis’ fics, Corintheus)

5. After the gunshot that took Jessamy, Dream’s ears didn’t stop ringing. He didn’t know if it’s a matter of didn’t or couldn’t or wouldn’t, he who was usually so precise with his words, having every mind capable of forming them to draw from.  (Sequel to I Can Still Feel You Hold My Hand, Little Man, Dream & Death)

6. He’d been overconfident. (You Just Burn, Dreamingstar)

7. “I am Death.” They smile, saccharine sweetness dripping off their bared teeth. “No, sweet thing, you’re not.” (Untitled Dreamingstar AU that I will discuss more if asked!)

8. “I mean, you could work up to it. Took the team some time, yeah, but they let me back in. Apologizing to Ted probably isn’t a bad place to start.” (This won’t be the opening line by the time I’m done, not even of the scene, but it’s what I have now for Would Know Him Blind, a Nate x Jamie fic)

9. “The Eli I know died escaping a tyrant obsessed with our magic. You serve one. Can you blame me for being confused?” (Mage Reborn Fic, Eli & MC)

10. It’s been good. It took about two weeks for everyone’s injuries to heal, mostly thanks to the full moon. Everyone who came out of your pack’s confrontation with Blackwell, at least. Physically. (Blood Moon epilogue fic, Roe x MC)

I tagggggg @cavehags @jametartt @goldieknocks and @ibrithir-was-here

[squidsquadlove]

I posted 620 times in 2022

That's 521 more posts than 2021!

80 posts created (13%)

540 posts reblogged (87%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@alexparisa

@krakenshipwreck

@rimouskis

@crosbyism

@plethoriall

I tagged 616 of my posts in 2022

Only 1% of my posts had no tags

#seattle kraken - 134 posts

#sidnate - 46 posts

#shane wright - 36 posts

#dammit sid - 24 posts

#philipp grubauer - 22 posts

#jared mccann - 21 posts

#matty beniers - 20 posts

#chris driedger - 20 posts

#sidney crosby - 19 posts

#goalie love - 16 posts

Longest Tag: 129 characters

#but also. i am dealing with a bit of a toppy baby squid and. i don't know how i feel about that how does everyone feel about that

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

is there by any chance a kraken discord full of love, squee, serious hockey discussions, and thirst for attractive hockey players

asking for a friend

20 notes - Posted January 19, 2022

#4

Ficlets Of The Off-Season, 2022

I am in the mood to write tiny kink-centric ficlets about my blorbos, and have made the following list of prompts in hopes of actually inspiring myself to do some things (instead of starting long plot after long plot and petering out after about 5000 words).

I don't know if I'll get through all of them, but here is the random list I generated, based on extremely self-indulgent desires to write some things I like:

1: under control (or not) - Sid/Claude, A/B/O 2: possessiveness - Sid/Nate, Nate/Cale 3: sweat - Sid/Nate 4: fighting - Borgen/Soucy 5: roughing - Matty/Shane, BDSM AU 6: sex toys - Nate (solo), implied Nate/EJ 7: winners and losers - Sid/Mario, dark, noncon 8: suspension - Kyle Dubas/Auston Matthews, BDSM 9: selfies 10: audience 11: collars 12: negotiation 13: roleplay 14: competition 15: teasing

12: roleplay

16: headspace 17: sleeping/unconscious 18: injury 19: punishment 20: watersports 21: nesting 22: endurance 23: humiliation 24: consent play 25: class difference 26: unexpectedly vanilla 27: sex work 28: bondage 29: jerseys/uniforms 30: gangbang 31: tentacles

The blorbos in question: ye olde dumb hockey mans. Probably. Maybe dumb hockey womans? Maybe OC hockey doofuses? AU characters playing hockey? We'll see.

24 notes - Posted June 24, 2022

#3

30 notes - Posted October 17, 2022

#2

I'M REACTING TO THIS PERFECTLY NORMALLY

36 notes - Posted November 10, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

I don't know who needs to look at something soothing after the news about Gio and Blackwell but here's a preview of the feature the Kraken are doing on Rig's ink

335 notes - Posted March 20, 2022

Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →

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maggie will always love nate, always. when they were together they were an unstoppable team. but sam’s death shook them both to their core. nate also had the additional burden of knowing that blackwell and iys could have saved him but no effort was made on their part to do so.

and it’s not to say that they didn’t fight to save their marriage. because they did. maggie did. but they were both forever changed by their grief, and nate was no longer the man she had always know. and his drinking really became a problem and she only had so much left of herself she could give to him to try and help. and in the end their marriage fell apart. but she will always love and care for him.

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Fallout and Philosophy Call for Abstracts 

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NATHAN’S GENERAL INFO /

꩜ BASICS.

full name. nathaniel joshua prescott ( the 3rd. )

nicknames. nate, prescott, rottie, rottweiler, little rich kid, spoilt brat — a myriad of insults.

birthday. august 29th, 1995.

age. 18 & upwards depending on verse. typically 19-25.

nationality. american ( oregon, born ) & english descent ( specifically oxford, sean’s hometown. )

gender. transgender male. covert / unknown by all except family.

orientation. closeted, & massively in denial homosexual.

pronouns. he / him.

education. private school up until blackwell academy, had periods of homeschooling in early teens due to inability to focus / slacking & bullying.

occupation. student at blackwell, takes up a job in theatre after blackwell & is far more incognito. mainly funding local shows, specifically helps with sets, props & lighting, very much out of the spotlight. figurehead for the small creative industry in outer oregon, but doesn’t participate too often.

birthplace. arcadia bay, oregon.

religion. atheist.

꩜ PHYSICAL.

height. 5’6 ( he tends to lie and say he’s 5’9 )

build. relatively scrawny, but with spots of decent muscle in his arms and shoulders. slender with poor back posture, possible scoliosis, not very toned.

hair. slicked back with gel a majority of the time, with a single strand lain over his forehead. cut short but still slightly unruly. a very light chestnut color with flecks of gold in his roots. he takes a lot of pride in his hair & tends to waste a lot of time on it.

eyes. a light, sharp blue that looks grey in some lighting, icy, similar to that of a glacier. thin, almond shaped eyes that are almost always squinted to a look of disgust, intentional or not. eyebags underneath are incredibly dark but often covered with foundation.

face. square faced with smaller eyes and shaped eyebrows, jawbone somewhat pronounced. roman nose with a slight dent due to breaking it at 15. thin, cracked lips & slightly smaller forehead. prominent freckles across middle / top of nose to cheeks.

skin. pale & poorly maintained, often suffers with dry skin, a lot of freckles dotted across his body. old scars across arms up to his bicep and on his hips. fine hair across his skin that is a very light brown.

tattoos. none, but desperately wants some kind of whale / ocean piece on his back.

voice. slightly nasal, has a relatively higher pitch & is weathered by the amount of smoking he does. it’s often ‘whiny’, but can be calculated & detached in times of stress, & in anger his voice tends to crack & grow exasperated, raspy, & growling. a lot of frat bro speak & immature slang when around certain crowds or trying to maintain his image. quick to showcase emotion in his voice unless he knows not to.

style. in blackwell, it’s typically varsity, undershirts & polos, often wears brown brogues or on occasion overly-expensive trainers. always has to involve some shade of red—it’s his favourite color so it needs to be in there somewhere. outside of his more preppy wardrobe he tends to wear comfy sweaters, cover himself up with large trenchcoats or wear graphic tees with various horror icons on them. always long sleeve & always baggy trousers, with the exception of some skinny-fit jeans.

꩜ PERSONALITY.

positive traits. assertive, protective, uninhibited, blunt ( pos & neg ), talkative, determined, efficient, creative, freedom-seeking, perceptive, confident, passionate.

negative traits. dismissive, insensitive, quick to anger, blunt ( pos & neg ), detached, rude, obnoxious, arrogant, gossiper, cruel sense of humour, pessimistic, sensitive.

likes. theatre. horror films. whale songs / underwater ambience. sphinx cats. late nights on the coast. drive thru cinemas. expensive alcohol. drugs. misty mornings. obscure grungy music venues. the color red. stargazing. marlboros.

dislikes. photography. blackwell. his dad and his family home. any highly wooded areas or open fields. scrapyards. small dogs. medical equipment / hospitals. storms. people who belittle him. being told what to do.

fears. jefferson.

ambitions. to become the next star photographer to get as far away from arcadia as he can. to get psychiatric help. to cut off his father. to get away from jefferson.

hobbies. partying. recording memos on his phone. sketching and writing in his notepad. staying up until early morning watching film reviews. going on long night drives. going to quiet cafes in the mornings & ordering black coffee.

vices. how he views his body. self harm. self-destructive tendencies. abusing alcohol and drugs. working for jefferson. killing rachel amber.

zodiac. virgo sun, sagittarius moon, aries rising. fire dominant.

myer-briggs type. isfp : the adventurer ( 6w7 - 683 )

moral alignment. chaotic neutral.

꩜ ETC.

parents. father, sean j. prescott & mother, marie v. prescott.

siblings. sister, kristine prescott, currently living in brazil.

pets. a russian blue cat when he was a child called nibbles.

dominant hand. right.

mental state. currently taking risperidone due to psychotic symptoms. had been diagnosed with anorexia as a teen and struggles with severe body dysmorphia. suffers under frequent delusions and paranoid episodes. has restless legs syndrome, ptsd & diagnosed with adhd ( combined type ) as a child.

visuals. broken mirrors. flickering fluorescent lights. misty seascapes. empty aquariums. vacant houses in the backstreets of cities. mansions on fire. fresh bruises on knuckles. spirals. smoking a cigarette at midnight. graveyards. luxurious expensive rooms covered with dust. out of focus camera lenses. dogs with chains as collars.

playlist. crack baby, mitski. king diamond, team sleep. stabilisers for big boys, panchiko. untitled (cont.), brave little abacus. jigsaw falling into place, radiohead. atwa, system of a down. pretty boy, tv girl. trees II, mccafferty. black hair, alex g. btstu, jai paul. death of a party, blur. high to death, car seat headrest. link.

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when the party's over,, party people・₊✧

agere frat au (little!chris x caregiver!nate centric)

tara yummy - "you got invited to a tara yummy party...like the tara yummy?"

junior. president of double delta. looks like a mean girl, is actually the sweetest girl on campus. fashion design student. short (compliment). social anxiety is scared of her. "tara yummy is a mindset."

larri "larray" merritt - "third door on the left, you can't miss it. he's always blasting billie eilish on mondays."

junior. film major. nick's IMMEDIATE bestie. silver jewelry & painted nails. never in class, somehow the teachers favorite. "i wanna be a director 'cause i love when people listen and respect my words." "...larri, you just want a stable relationship." "okay and??"

quenlin blackwell - "you mess with ben, you mess with larray and quen."

junior. once she sneezed and the entire classroom said bless you. business major. has blacklisted SEVERAL people from double delta. "i'll drive!" "isn't your license suspended?" "okay well where's your license?" "..." that's what i thought."

benjamin de almeida - "that's ben! he...i don't really know what he does."

sophmore. parties aren't actually his scene but he was adopted by larray and quen last year. messiest dorm on the campus. roblox fiend. film major. somehow always slightly lost. "when mitski said 'in the corner taking up space'...i felt that."

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'Gary Phillips' Hollis P.I.' Book Review By Ron Fortier

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'Gary Phillips' Hollis P.I.' Book Review By Ron Fortier

GARY PHILLIPS’ HOLLIS P.I. Edited by Gary Phillips & Morgan McKay Pro Se Press 169 pgs

From Pro Se Press comes this six-story collection featuring Los Angeles private eye, Nate Hollis. Created by veteran pulp writer Gary Phillips, Hollis is a street-savvy detective with the usual assortment of colorful supporting characters ala his grandfather Clutch Hollis who owns the Hideaway Bar, and Irma “Deuce” Ducett, a one-time female cop turned bounty hunter. All of them are terrific players and in this volume, Phillips not only pens two of the six tales but invited four other new pulp writers to play in his sandbox. The result is a treat for all lovers of hardboiled private eyes.

Phillips kicks off the collection with “The Chuckles Job” wherein Hollis is kidnapped and severely beaten by an old foe. He manages to escape and investigate who and why he was targeted. All of this leads him to uncover a bizarre series of events that include a long-forgotten heist, a young man with an eidetic memory, and a single-engine plane crash into an apartment house. The twist and turns are crazy in this one.

Bobby Nash steps up to the plate next with “Naomi.” Hollis investigates the murder of a young woman caught up in the soulless porn business. It’s an emotional roller coaster for Hollis and by the tale’s finale; he’s managed to give the girl’s tortured parents some justice. Our favorite story in the book.

“Belly of the Beast” by Juliet Blackwell is the book’s third entry. In San Francisco for a few days, Hollis is contacted by an old flame. A billionaire businessman into kinky sexual practices is found ritually murdered and a local Wicca practitioner is arrested for the crime. Hollis’ job is to prove her innocence and find the real killer. Having him operate outside of his usual L.A. haunts works extremely well in this fast-paced, really well-written story.

“Twilight of El Perro” by Aaron Philip Clark has Hollis investigating the murder of one of his deceased father’s old informants named Fletch. The thing is Fletch died being ravaged by two trained pit bulls owned by El Perro, a sixty-ish killer most people think is dead. Whereas this senior is anything but in a well-plotted tale concerning greed and corruption.

Number five is “Baby Daddy” by the late Derrick Ferguson. When a wealthy hustler tries to con a young actress with a phony murder scam, Hollis gets called into the matter to help unravel the real purpose behind the convoluted extortion. Another example of what the New Pulp community lost with Derrick’s passing.

Finally Phillips wraps it all up with an Irma Deuce story, “Last Stand at Echo Villa.” She’s hired to find someone only to then discover she’s been set up. She and the prey have to fend off two hired guns in an abandoned shopping mall – apartment complex. Different kind of story that works extremely well.

All total, “Gary Phillip’s HOLLIS P.I.” is an excellent collection of crime stories with some memorable characters. Worth your time and dime.

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Gigabytes and Coffee

{Alanna Raven} It was nine in the morning and Detective Raven finally got off a 12 hour shift. Alanna placed her free hand on her forehead while the other held her usual coffee, Iced Vanilla Coffee, with 6 cream 6 sugar. Alanna rubbed her temple and sighed "Damn you Eddie Winter..." She whispered as she took a sip of her coffee. "Just 20 more minutes and I'll be home" she said as she began walking towards the coffee shop door, eyes closed from her building headache. @sentinel-deadshot

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| FALLOUT OC INFO SHEET |

Info sheet done by @madddraws. (thanks for making this, i really needed to actually organize his character info for once…)

Info is under the cut; be wary, as there may be triggering information below.

Name: Jackson Seth Schmidt

Nickname: Jack, Blue, Bullseye

Age: 30/240

Height: Exactly six feet tall. (1.82m)

Weight: 205 lbs. (93kg)

SPECIAL: S:9 P:8 E:8 C:9 I:8 A:7 L:4

Eyes: Hazy Blue

Hair: Brown

Body type: Muscular, medium

Status Pre-War: Former soldier, artist (although his art career never truly took off :/)

Status Currently: General of the Commonwealth Minutemen, part-time gun for hire

Relationship Status: Widowed, currently in a relationship

Spouse(s): Nora (deceased), Piper Wright

Sexuality: Demi-biromantic demisexual

Gender: Cis male

Ethnicity: White (German, Greek)

Family: Edward (father, presumably dead), Elizabeth (mother, presumably dead), Sadie (sister, presumably dead), and Jason, (brother, missing and presumed dead)

Languages: English (first language), German, (second language), French

Disabilities/Illnesses/Injuries: Suffers from multiple mental disorders: Cyclothymia, PTSD, Anxiety, Insomnia, and Depression. Right shoulder has been subject of multiple injuries, including laser burns, bullet wounds, and dislocation, still occasionally sore. Lazy left eye. Has had multiple spells of carpel tunnel in right hand and wrist, still occasionally sore. Chronic migraines, although have become much more rare. Suffers from vertigo and dizziness as well.

Allergies: Pollen.

Scars: Freckles on upper back and near neck from sunburn, Long scar on left eye from knife fight with a Chinese soldier, scar on lip from the same knife fight, scar on chin from a fight with the Diamond City Security, small right eyebrow scar from the same fight with DC Security, small cut on the bridge of his nose from the same fight. Scar on his left palm, as well as multiple scars on his left wrist. Light claw scratches on chest and stomach from a feral ghoul attack.

Physical traits: Pocked neck and rough face, big nose, light and barely noticeable beard, thick eyebrows, full lips, straight teeth (wore braces as a kid), bags under eyes, bright eyes.

Voice: The usual male protagonist voice with a light Bostonian accent that is only apparent every now and then. (Trust me, it used to be worse.)

Clothing: Riot Gear Coat, Mercenary hood, Blue scarf, wastelander coat, Kellogg’s arm armor, Minutemen General coat, Grandpa Savoldi’s hat, white tank top, navy blue suit, literally any plaid for flannel shirt he can find, combat boots.

Fashion Style/Lifestyle: Anything comfortable/anything that can protect him.

Weapon of Choice: M1 Garand rifle with Piper’s name carved into the barrel and blue tape covering the grip.

Skills: Marksman (he has a great aim with guns), knife combat, hand-to-hand combat, can play multiple musical instruments, artist (drawing), great poem writing, great aerobatic skills

Weaknesses: His mental illnesses, hotheaded and short temper, can be cowardly at times, past light addiction to mentats, can also be a bit of an asshole at times as well

Poor skills: Writing legit stories, painting, being strategic, stealth

Affiliations: Commonwealth Minutemen, allied with Railroad

Former Affiliations: Brotherhood of Steel

Enemies: The Institute, Nuka-World Raiders, eventually the BoS, anyone who gets in his way

Neutral Affiliations: Far Harbor, Acadia, Children of Atom

Religion: Formerly Christian, none

Likes: A good whiskey, cigarettes, comics, being helpful, ANIMALS, sarcasm, tinkering with things, drawing, playing music, singing, time with Piper and friends, reading, practicing his aim, the perfectly preserved pies after he gets them out of that stupid Port-A-Diner

Dislikes: Chem usage, racism, betrayal, lying (even though he does lie a lot), raiders, painting, rudeness, stealing

Hates: Murder/killing, any type of abuse, those stupid Port-A-Diners, cannibalism, socializing

Friends: Pretty much most of the companions, Sturges, Albany Fisher (my Lone Wanderer), Garvus Manchester (my courier)

Acquaintances: Strong, Hancock, Porter Gage, and Old Longfellow

Former friends: Mags, the leader of the Operators

Enemies: Elder Maxson, Kellogg (deceased), Angry Warren (my raider OC), and Bishop Montgomery (an oc to be released that is in the making)

Pets: Dogmeat

Fallout OC friends/family: Gene (@vkm11), Patti Helter (@werewuffgoth), Elenora Clarke (@laurenallyse), Nate Blackwell (@failout4) (others may join this list in the future)

Personality: An ambivert, Jack is a quiet person when you first meet him. As he becomes your friend, he will begin to open up to you more. He is a person who has high respect for everyone, including his enemies (like the ones listed above) for their strong desire to defeat him. He is a very charismatic man, one of many words. He is sarcastic and at times silly, but can be serious as well. He can be your best friend but can also be your worst enemy.

Favorite color: Navy blue

Favorite foods: Deathclaw steak, deathclaw omelettes, Takahashi’s good ole Power Noodles, cram, potato crisps, salisbury steak, perfectly preserved pie, fresh melon, grilled radroach, grilled radstag, InstaMash, Sugar Bombs, bubblegum, YumYum deviled eggs, Dandy Boy apples

Favorite drinks: Whiskey, all types of Nuka-Cola, purified water, beer, Scotch, Sunset Sarsaparilla (when he goes to the Mojave)

Favorite sweets: Listed above in favorite foods

 OTHER INFO: 

Once again, beware of triggering content. 

His story/introduction, copied from his roleplay blog:

Jack was born on December 21st of 2047 in the state of Rhode Island, where he lived for the first five years of his life. He later moved to New York for the rest of his childhood and teenage years before moving to Boston, Massachusetts. There, he went to college at Suffolk University along side his future wife Nora.

Later, he was drafted into the Resource Wars where he fought in Anchorage for his first two years of service, and fought in China for the rest of his time in the army. Jack retired after a horrible army experience, and married his fiance, Nora, when he returned. The two lived in Sanctuary Hills in the House of Tomorrow, had Shaun, and were put into the vault in 2077. The rest of his story is history.

MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY

Jack was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder when he was twelve, and cyclothymia at fourteen. His mother’s side of the family had a long running history of depression and bipolar disorder, so it was no surprise that he had cyclothymia (another form of bipolar disorder) and depression. 

Following his return from war, he quickly developed PTSD and insomnia. His PTSD became so bad that it hindered his relationship with Nora, so much that she dropped him off at the Parsons Insane Asylum until one day, his wife realized that dropping him off at Parsons was a mistake, and took him to see his sister (who was a psychiatrist/therapist). 

He has little recollection of his time in Parsons. Occasionally, he gets random flashbacks of his time there, experiencing memories that he didn’t remember. Over time though, after he stopped seeing his sister for PTSD, he slowly got better with the help and support of his wife. After waking up in the wasteland, it became progressively worse (luckily, not as bad as it was after he retired from war). 

Jack suffers with self-harm after leaving the vault, yet quickly recovers from it, to only have his suicidal depression return later.

FANFICTIONS

His main fanfiction is Fallout 4: Purple, which is currently being rewritten from chapters one to twenty one. Purple starts after meeting Father in the Institute, as he picks up Piper from Diamond City and begins to fall for her.

I will be eventually writing a prequel story to Purple, based on his time from the moment he left the vault until he meets Father.

I have also written an AU fic for him, called Wastelands featuring Elenora Clarke (belonging to @laurenallyse). The Scharke AU states that neither Nate nor Nora were murdered in Vault 111. In this AU, Jack and Elenora are together.

The Scharke AU is also present on Jack’s roleplay blog, @implicit-hero, as well as Elenora’s roleplay blog, @ecotonebeing.

PLAYLISTS

I have four playlists made for him.

[LEAVE ME WITH A RAZOR]

This playlist is his general playlist.

Link: https://open.spotify.com/user/screwyouimcloud/playlist/72HJM83G0Zo1kyItgUaNwS

[WORDS. WHAT ARE WORDS?]

This is Jack and Piper’s playlist.

Link: https://open.spotify.com/user/screwyouimcloud/playlist/03Zaz6Zx09iMi77uZbz2ND

[I NEED A DAMN BREAK]

Jack and Piper’s angsty playlist.

Link: https://open.spotify.com/user/screwyouimcloud/playlist/29JweWZuVULsjMUiPHUZbm

[AS YOU WISH, MY DEAR]

The Scharke playlist for Jack and Elenora.

Link: https://open.spotify.com/user/screwyouimcloud/playlist/6NwCxLOwesspbwhUKzXWs9

Anyways, that’s all, folks!