#no I haven't forgotten the henchmen

[ninjastormhawkkat]

The Fall of Fair City - Chapter 4

"Hahahahahah..hehehehehehe...hoohoohooo!" The Learnerer exclaimed, trying to give off his own, evil, intimidating laugh. For the nervous looking henchmen and really agitated Dr. Two Brains, the villain failed on all fronts. "How was that?" The Learnerer asked Two Brains, still frozen in one of the exaggerated gestures he was making when giving his evil laugh, hoping to give it more pizazz. Dr. Two Brains face palmed at the display before looking at The Learnerer straight in the eyes with an angry and very disappointed look. "First of all, that last part was the worst imitation of an owl I ever heard of. Second, you don't ever start with an evil laugh right with hahaha. Its to abrupt and sharp and people won't know if you are evil laughing or just regular laughing." Dr. Two Brains heavily criticized. "Oh." The Learnerer replied, looking very downcast at his failed evil laugh. "You need to start off your laugh with a mwa-haha. It makes the delivery smooth yet to the point. Like so." Dr. Two Brains explained as he began to demonstrate. "MWAHAHAHAHA!" Two Brains cackled, giving full emphasis of his evil laugh through his voice and gesture. The Learnerer nodded. "Oh okay. Like this? Mmmhahahaha." The Learner exclaimed. Two Brains shook his head in disappointment. "No its mwa-hahaha. That just sounded like you were stalling before your evil laugh." He again criticized. "How about this superhero and her sidekick give their opinion here?" A sudden voice announced before Wordgirl and Captain Huggy Face appeared before the quartet. "Wordgirl!" Two Brains and The Learnerer both exclaimed in surprise and shock. "How did you find us? I thought I shut down the alarm systems." The Learnerer questioned the heroine. "It was both of your evil laughter that gave the location away due to my super hearing." Wordgirl explained casually. Both villains seemed embarrassed at the fact, but then the Learnerer's expression changed to thoughtful. "So wait, was my evil laugh pretty good?" The Leanerer asked hopefully. "Umm it was okay." Wordgirl said, her and Huggy giving a so-so motion. "But Dr. Two Brains is right, the Mwahahah's are much more smooth and sinister. Keep working on it though." The villains both gave a nod, with Two Brains feeling proud at the compliment. "So what are you two doing here anyway." Wordgirl asked. "I'm here to steal some gadgets to help me in committinging the most villainous crime ever so I can brag about it at the EVA's anniversary party and I asked Dr. Two Brains to come along so I can learn how to truly succeed in my scheme as a great evil villain." The Leanerer replied boastfully. "EVA anniversary party?" Wordgirl questioned as she and Huggy both looked surprised since they hadn't heard anything like that before. "Yeah you don't need to know the details of it it's just a celebration thing." Two Brains hurriedly explain, not wanting his kid to know what it is really about. Wordgirl just nodded, accepting the answer. "Okay but its strange to see you hear robbing your old workplace Dr. Two Brains." Wordgirl commented. Only Two Brains could hear the slight concern in her tone. "Look it wasn't my idea either. The Learnerer brought me here on promises of grilled cheese and a ray that freezes cats." Two Brains explained. "Wait, you know he workeded here too?" The Learnerer questioned. "Hey everyone in the EVA knows Wordgirl and I used to be friends before I became a villain and what did I say about prying into personal stuff!" Two Brains shouted angrily before Wordgirl could respond. The Learnerer raised his hands in apologetic surrender. "Are you okay Doc?" Wordgirl asked, concern now on her face. Dr. Two Brains sighed, calming down, he didn't want his little girl to get upset over him reliving his past this way. "I'm fine kiddo, let's just get on with the you trying to take us to jail and us stopping you from doing so. Please." Two Brains spoke. Only Wordgirl and Huggy hearing the paternal yet reassuring tone in the man's voice. Wordgirl nodded, her face forming into determination. @melodythebunny @drtwobrainsstuff

[liminalmemories21]

WIP Wednesday

tagged by @heartstringsduet, @chaotictarlos, @lemonlyman-dotcom, @bonheur-cafe, and @strandnreyes. Thank you!

This is hot off the presses - written in my head as I was driving home & then typed as soon as I walked in the door before I could forget it.

Tulson gets off the phone and turns to look at TK with an expression on his face that Carlos can't quite read, but doesn't like.  "The other person was Jack, wasn't it?  The one Clare didn't get a good look at?" TK gives Tulson a bland look. "Was it?" "It makes sense for her to be his partner, they've worked together before." TK snorts.  "Cassel doesn't have partners.  He has," he pauses, "henchmen?"  Makes a face, "That feels like it's giving henchmen a bad name.  Cassel has lackeys.  You do a job with Cassel and you're very much a disposable tool in his arsenal." "Emphasis on the disposable?" Tulson asks. TK shrugs.  "Yes. Jack always had more faith in him than I did.  I stopped trusting him the first time he left  me hanging out to dry." Tulson taps his pen against the table, thinking.  "Have you talked to Jack recently?" TK raises an incredulous eyebrow at Tulson.  "What makes you think I'd tell you if I had?" "Makes you look helpful to an FBI investigation." Tulson suggests. There's a flash of intense dislike on TK's face that Carlos has never seen directed at Tulson before, but then again Tulson's never tried to insinuate he's got leverage over TK before.  "I think I'm being plenty helpful to the FBI.  I think I've done more to solve your case for you than you have.  I'm a civilian, in case you've forgotten, I don't owe you anything." Tulson throws Carlos a look, like he wants back up on this, and Carlos makes a sharp gesture.  "Leave me out of this."  They have a rule, it's never been said aloud, but they both understand it, and it's how they work - he doesn't ask TK questions he doesn't really want the answer to, and TK never gives him a reason to feel like he has to ask anyway. TK spares Carlos a glance, and whatever he sees on Carlos's face is reassuring enough for him to turn back to Tulson.  "As it happens I haven't talked to Jack since before I left New York." "Could you talk to her, if you wanted to?" "Maybe?  Possibly.  Probably.  Why would I want to?" "Jack's small fry."  TK makes a face, and Tulson amends hastily, "in comparison to Cassel.  If she helped us take him down, give us leads on how to get the things they've stolen, maybe get to the Schalcken before it's sold, we could cut her a deal." TK crosses his arms.  "Yeah, I'm gonna need a lot more specifics than that before I pick up the phone for you."

tagging @ramblingdisaster73 and @three-drink-amy

[j0kers-light]

Hiii, I just wanted to give you my thoughts about reader who goes by the nickname puppy instead of bunny.

I know Joker is so bunny nickname coded but just hear me out, super nice and friendly reader! almost too clueless for her own good, making friends everywhere and just having like a million of extra activities just so she doesn't get bored, having a few hobbies every week and when Joker realizes and buys her a lot of stuff so she has the best material to work with, she has already dropped them because it was too boring! reader who can eat any type of meat and loves burgers, salad? what is that?

"J, I already told you grass is for the cows, don't give me that, where are my chicken nuggets?"

Have you seen how dogs pick everything their owner gives them (Maybe a stuffed animal) and they carry it to their bed because they think that no one can touch it there so they have a lot of stuff there? That's her, Joker has found too many weird things there (His purple tie, Joker's last favorite candies, a HAMSTER???? I hc Joker is afraid of rodents so he would never look in her bed if she adopted a new pet, right???)

She plays dumb most of the time like. "Oh, your name is Frost? No, I'm sure it was Tom, you have changed it, haven't you?" Like YES SHE DID KNOW YOUR NAME IS FROST.

Y/N just likes everyone thinking she is dumb because then she can do anything she wants and just get away with it, people genuinely thinks she is dumb but of course she is not, she'd say she has forgotten the names of her co-workers but then will tell you anything you want to know about their life as if she had learnt it by heart.

I also hc her being bestfriends with Neo and Mac, like REALLY friends and Joker is so jealous about it.

Mac is funny, really is, and sweet. He gives good advices so she tells him everything she knows she can't tell Joker (Her pretending to be dumb just for the fun of it causes people to think she is dumb and after some time her coworkers start laughing at her face and criticizing her behind her back, she does feel upset and she even cried infront of them once or twice :((( ) She tells him the kind of things she knows she can't tell Joker because he'll kill them.

Mac has to tell Joker because he is actually forced by contract, and she refuses to talk to Mac ever again, and surprisingly Joker is the one who has to tell reader to quit that because he knows thats his henchmen make her happy.

And Neo is just fun! He goes with her to parties and lets her drink, he is the one who plays ONE with her at midnight because she can't sleep at Joker's hideout and she doesn't want to wake him up because she knows J needs to sleep.

She kind of has a sibling bond with them and Joker knows he can't break it because it'll make her feel too upset.

She is the little sister, of course, always running around the hideout and getting herself in trouble because she knows that the other henchmen can't do anything to her, then hiding from Frost Neo and Mac because they do.

She is the kind of reader who doesn't care about what Joker has done, its not to her so she doesn't care, other people are mean and bad.

But if J hurts an animal (ofc by accident, he is not THAT type of monster) Then she won't talk to him in WEEKS.

She has a heart of gold and its not like she doesn't have self love, but she knows Joker doesn't mean the ugly things he says to her so she won't leave his side nor get mad.

But she really is sensitive, she gets upset easily.

Joker has to remind her to drink water because if she is running around with Neo she forgets, she only cares about catching him. (She doesn't have a chance but when Joker glares at him he has to slow down)

I think she works at a museum, probably, girl loves history. (Joker has noticed she has a weird crush in Napoleon Bonaparte???) Or maybe she is a teacher, history teacher at highschool.

But the cool type, the type that is always making activities with them and never does an exam.

"Hey, J, you think you can find me 60 cardboard for tomorrow? Need 'em for work." And he is like ??? Its 11 p.m. on a saturday night Y/n what do you expect him to do????

She also tried to paint Joker's face with a black marker while he was sleeping.

Reader leaves doodles in post-its around the house for him to find, when he asks about it she plays dumb again.

Joker would love to make her go really dumb (blink blink) so she stops playing that card.

She really likes hanging out with Frost to be honest, and he has kind of warmed up with her, now she knows his favorite color and she keeps buying him blue things (I don't care, his favorite color is blue in my mind) He politely acceptes her blue bottle caps.

She managed to know most of the things she know about Joker herself, how??? she would never tell you ('Politely' asked Frost, we don't know what she did to him but he is still scared of her today) She never tells Joker that she already knows what he is telling her, that would be mean!

She is a sweetheart but managed to shoot Batman in the leg when he was beating up Joker.

Neo didn't know when she had 'borrowed' it, but she told Joker that she knows how to use guns because her father was a hunter and taught her.

Joker takes her to a few easy missions, she doesn't know whats going on most of the time but is happy to be there, oh but if someone TOUCHES Joker, she'll bite their necks off (I SWEAR)

J likes to think she is as crazy as him, maybe she is but won't tell him.

GOD THIS IS TOO MUCH IM SORRY

*blinks in shock*

I didn’t even know you could write that much in the ask box… wow. I don’t think I should say anything, you already summarized your point 🥰

[shiki-stars]

Sailor Moon - Thoughts (S01EP01-EP12)

I binged through the first season of Sailor Moon (46 episodes) in four days (technically five, but it was only two episodes left after 12AM...), so I'll gather all my notes and talk about them now. I'll separate this into four posts and they're separated by the episodes I watched each day.

01-12 . 13-22 . 23-27 . 28-46

spoilers! regarding| tuxedo mask's true identity

Believe me when I say these posts are taking me for-e-ver because apparently my brain has never once uttered a conherent sentence.

Jan. 1

First of all. Usagi's mom is SO PRETTY. I love the shade of her hair.

She is beauty, she is grace.

The first time Usagi met Mamoru, I just. I could tell he was important to the story. I could guess who he was supposed to be (I'd be right about that, of course). He looked a little old, but I told myself it was just his attire and sunglasses.

The moment he took off his sunglasses I had two thoughts:

"IS THAT THE TUX GUY??? HE DOESN'T LOOK 14??? TOO OLD."

and

"Oh mah god, he has very blue eyes. Slightly disturbingly so."

Ultimately, having finished the first season, I will say Usagi and Mamoru's story together is lovely. However, I was still very uncomfortable with their dynamic prior to episode 34. More on that in a later post.

I really like Naru, even though we've only just met her, but I loved her whole look and voice. She has a girly way of speaking but a boyish tone. It's a really nice voice to listen to as it's not too soft or too brash. She's great, I sure hope nothing bad happens to her.

I haven't watched anime in a while to be honest, and if I did, they were just new seasons of anime I'd started previously. I don't know how common it is, but I'd forgotten how quickly the main conflict could be introduced(?) Even so, I think Sailor Moon was very quick to show us, the viewers, who the mastermind was. Usually, the main characters would be fighting the henchmen and their minions with little to no knowledge of a bigger person until later, which still holds true for Sailor Moon. The difference is that we knew of the bigger person. I think most animes would have had the viewers find out about the bigger person along with the cast, or only a few episodes prior. Again, I don't really know how common it is, I rarely remember the beginning of shows because everything after it shoves it in an unreachable corner. It makes sense though, I think; introduce antagonist/conflict, slice of life a few dozen episodes, reiterate conflict, another few dozens with more inconveniences and henchmen/minion fighting, reintroduce conflict and solve it within 12 episodes. The formula for most magical girl shows if I do say so myself, give or take.

FIRST TRANSFORMATION!!! Loved it. Iconic. The brooch is so small and dainty. I loved that when Usagi's top was forming, it forms a ribbon heart!!! It's so freaking cute.

I think what could also be really cute is to have a ribbon dance magical girl and she does that thing where she twirls the ribbon wand above her head while the ribbons fall and swirl around her body when she trasforms! I'm sure one exists out there. (Sailor Venus's transformation is almost exactly what I was envisioning, but I feel like it's still not quite there, it's not... ribbon enough...? Perhaps it's the way it doesn't flow like a ribbon and how it's moving too fast.)

Usagi said she was a Cancer so I decided to search it up, and it turns out we have the same birthday, June 30th! A few episodes later I found out we also have the same blood type???

The soundtrack is lovely, really. Very jazzy.

Feelings on Jadeite. He can be a pretty boy sometimes.

Other times, he's an abomination. It's okay Usagi. I would also cry if a man looked at me with that face. I just dislike the entire facial expression, especially the smug smile (I don't like smug smiles with a dip) and the weird eyes with large white... I don't know what it's supposed to be. The shine? Why is it so big? It's unsettling and not in a "I'm supposed to feel this way" way.

Expisode four :/ I'm sure their message wasn't to go on diets and that you have to be skinny to be beautiful, the opposite really, but the intent was not conveyed well at all. The episode was handled distastefully, from everyone feeding Usagi insecurities to all the girls experiencing anorexia. I'm having a hard time putting thoughts into words right now, but I'm sure this is a discussion many has had with other people, so I'll leave it at that for now.

I only noticed this in episode seven, but since episode six, Tuxedo Mask's cape was changed from a black and white... I don't know what to call this pattern, TO A BISEXUAL CAPE. Very slay. Canon.

Him jumping backwards into a rainbow is also very telling.

The "cool grown up musician" transformation is my favorite of all the appearance changes in season one. She looks so pretty and I love the way the stars are bouncing and synced to the music and beats!!! That and the three lines that shoot up UGH I don't know, it does something very giddy to me.

Sailor Moon getting an album was crazy though, I love that for her.

THE GREEN GOO. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SUCH AN EARLY EPISODE. If I had a nickle for every time an anime I saw on TV as a child turn out to be from an early episode without knowing, I'd have two nickles. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Episode seven of Sailor Moon being one, Nami from One Piece stabbing her arm tattoo being the other.

I find it funny and a little silly that the monster decided they were also going to be in a bath towel even though there was no reason to take their clothes off in the first place.

I think what could've been really cool for the intro was to only reveal Ami and Rei here after they were properly introduced in their episodes! Keep their appearances a secret, only have Sailor Moon unveil herself at first, it would've been so cool TwT

I legit thought these three women were the same person until I opened three tabs and kept switching back and forth through each one (EP1/5/9). But in my defense I was watching these at 5AM with a rock brain and wax eyelids.

Episode 10 (when Sailor Mars was found) really tested my patience because Usagi cried so much. I hate characters that cry a lot (Deku) and I can understand crying because you're in pain or sad or frustrated, but Usagi cries to whine about the most trifling matters. I understand that being a crybaby is part of Usagi's gag and was made known to us in episode one, but I felt that it was way too overdone in this episode. Here's a screenshot of my live comments while watching episode 10.

Can I just. I'd like to make another comment. About Jadeite.

Submissive.

The following comment is not for Jadeite, it's for the pretty lady:

Smash.

Sorry.

Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique-

USAGI'S HAIRBUNS TURNING INTO STARS ARE SO FREAKING CUTE. JUST LOOK AT THEM. AUGH.

They're gay. They're so gay. This is a couple. Rei is bisexual. Ami is lesbian but doesn't realize until she's either in high school or college.

I ship them? A little? Don't have a specific reason. I like the way they flirt by not flirting? Maybe I just really like Thetis???

I will say, I'm a little dissappointed with the obvious favoritism going on. Not only is Usagi's transformation longer and more intricate, her top/skirt/boots/accessories all having a moment to shine while Ami and Rei's showcase a quicker full body transformation, she also gets her own music for when she uses her special skill, Moon Tiara Action. Ami and Rei, on the other hand, don't have such treatment for their Bubble Spray and Fire Soul/Akuryo Taisan. "Usagi's the main character!" "It's called Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon for a reason." Okay :( Give my girls justice.

That's all for episodes one through twelve! Check out some of my favorite screenshots :)

01-12 . 13-22 . 23-27 . 28-46

Beige Stars - Divder @/saradika-graphics Purple Hearts - Divider @/cafekitsune Purple Heart Fairy Lights - Divider @/benkeibear

[bluediva]

Weird/Fun Dream from July 29, 2024

When you have a dream about something you haven't thought about in years, and it goes sad (angst) quick.

Anyone remember Prétear?

Dream appeared to be post-story/kind of in epilogue, but Hayate and Himeno weren't dating. They were spending A LOT of time together though.

Enter random character that Hayate was apparently in a relationship with. If anyone wants to take this and use it, they can make it an OC or reader insert. 🤷🏼‍♀️ She had been waiting for Hayate for a while, but he had forgotten they were supposed to meet up. And this had been happening a lot lately.

She heads off and later sees Hayate with Himeno in a park, sitting on a bench together. They're talking and smiling, and he's completely lost track of time and forgotten he had plans (again).

She does "confront" him at that point, but it's more she steps into view. He sees her and asks what she's doing there, and she tells him she had been waiting for him for their date but he didn't show up or answer his phone when she tried to text or call him.

He thinks she's exaggerating for a second as he pulls his phone out, but then he sees the time, the messages/missed call(s), and the amount of battery life his phone still has.

Hayate apologizes and tells her he lost track of time. Himeno may join in, or she may not feel it's her place to get (more) in the middle. Hayate's phone then dies, and Himeno offers to help because she has a charger. They get a bit distracted with that, so they don't notice OC/reader quietly approaching and leaving the ring Hayate gave her beside him before hurrying away. She feels hurt/ heartbroken.

Hayate does look back up and notices she's gone. He looks around, and his hand brushes against the ring. He feels some dread and pockets it as he tries to locate her. Himeno does try to help.

Eventually, she breaks and becomes either something like the Princess of Disaster, some new kind of enemy, or a source of power for a new foe. The new enemy then goes off to gather new allies/henchmen/etc.

Later, Himeno and the Leafe Knights witness the "birth" of a new villain/general, and this general vows loyalty to their new queen. They have no idea who this new queen is. I think at some point that she is revealed, which leads Hayate into depression/more angst.

(Also had a minor crossover with other characters in other media being controlled/taken over/convinced somehow to join her (new villain). And one of these was Wally West? Which then lead to some of the Bats appearing, including Nightwing, and Wally snapping for the "Joker" to back off before he transformed.

This little crossover bit can be deleted/skipped entirely.)

I think the dream ended around this point, but it would be nice if it ended happily somehow?

*If anyone wants to use this, please let me know first.

[ascalonianlightbringer]

This part of the story continues from "Thrown Off Guard", in which Tybalt and Gwen delayed Demmi Beetlestone's pursuers by sending her tracking charm off with a disguised Tybalt instead of the actual Demmi.

In the finale, "An Apple a Day," Tybalt and Gwen reunited with Demmi on the way to the Chantry of Secrets, the Order of Whispers's headquarters.

Tybalt announced that Minister Caudecus's chosen commander, Landon, was still following them, and asked Demmi if she was sure she wanted to do this. It feels a bit like we missed some part of this conversation? It's not like she could go back now.

In any case, Demmi said she'd never been more sure of anything in her life. In a sudden cinematic, she went on that she now realized they wouldn't stop hunting her until they'd killed her. The planned sanctuary with the Order would save her life, but she'd have to stay hidden and passive indefinitely, and she was tired of running.

Tybalt assured her that the Order would set her up with a new life, but Demmi was sure they'd find her then, too. Her father's spies extend even to the Black Citadel. (Presumably Charr spies if they blend in at all? The idea of any Charr selling out to Caudecus is pretty deeply unsettling tbh.)

Demmi added, "Anyway, what good would a new life be while the dragons destroy Tyria? I can't just sit idle while the world burns."

Well, good for her.

I haven't always liked her, and Gwen had her reservations about a sheltered noble directly connected with her family's suffering, but I think this genuinely impressed her. (She's quietly softened quite a bit towards Tybalt, too, but doesn't realize it.)

Gwen asked Demmi what she was going to do, and Demmi was actually pretty clear. She knew that she could hide in the Chantry or that the Order could obliterate her pursuers if they so chose, but she wanted to face her father's henchmen herself.

Gwen agreed that it was time for Demmi to stand up for herself (which I think actually fits with her having earlier doubts about her). She promised that she and Tybalt would back her up, though. After the cinematic, talking to Demmi revealed that Demmi was planning on joining the Order of Whispers herself. Gwen noted that Demmi had seen a lot and was glad she was taking a stand. I suspect this conversation was the first time Gwen sounded really approving, and Demmi now realized that she'd impressed her at last.

Demmi went on to say that her father taught her a lot and she would turn those lessons to the Order's benefit. Cool. Gwen asked, perhaps a little cautiously, if Demmi thought they could actually defeat Caudecus and save Queen Jennah and Kryta. At last, a standard response that works really well with a human PC from Kryta!

Demmi said that she hoped so because the queen is a good woman and humans are strong. I don't think Gwen ideologically cares a whole lot whether Jennah is a good person or not (she doesn't support monarchy as a system just because the current monarch happens to be personally decent), but pragmatically it makes a difference, and she does agree about the strength of their people. She might agree "We are" and give a slight, ambiguous smile before the (canonical) segue into whether Demmi was ready to face the commander.

Demmi said she'd start with Commander Landon and move onto freeing Kryta from Caudecus's influence. Gwen said, "Then the Order will stand beside you," which seems perfectly reasonable for her to say.

Gwen then had the chance to talk to Tybalt, and I'd forgotten how deeply heartwarming that conversation is. He said:

I think Gwen, to her own surprise, realized this was actually pretty true. There'd be a moment when she silently wrestled with her strong sense of her family's legacy—barely surviving the Charr conquest, her parents dying in the assaults on Ebonhawke, and her resulting desperate youth on the streets of Divinity's Reach—and her commitment to the Order and Tybalt's endearing personality. It shouldn't matter how nice he is personally, but it would be difficult even for her to carry on a grudge against him or fail to grasp that he was special.

(Meanwhile, me: I... I just have something in my eye.)

The canonical response, a professional "We work well together, Tybalt," does work pretty well for something she'd say as she processed her internal struggle.

Tybalt went on with an adorable

Tybalt undoubtedly knew her background from the time of the assignment, and specifically that she's a strong Ascalonian partisan with a deep grudge, so this may be part of the reason he was so nervous about asking in this scenario. Mostly it was just his own insecurity, though.

Gwen, meanwhile, felt a complicated mixture of gratification, uncertainty, guilt, practical approval, etc. She finished for him, "To work with you again?" In canon, she'd go on, "I'd love to," which is possibly moving a bit fast for her. But she would say something reasonably affirming. Maybe an emphatic "Certainly" and holding her hand out. Tybalt would clasp it with his paw while giving his canonically babbling response:

Oh, yeah? Really? That's great! Hey, wow. That's great of you. So, was there anything you needed to know?

So they slightly gruffly moved on (I think both of them are a bit LALALA I SAID NOTHING about exposing vulnerabilities, though Tybalt is actually a gentler personality than Gwen). Gwen, slightly amused despite herself, pointed at the apple barrels lined up in front and was like ... so how do they figure into the plan?

The canonical response is "I'll just wait and see," but I think Gwen is smart enough to realize "They look real, right?" implied they weren't real and something else was going on. She'd just lift a brow but say nothing, I expect.

As part of the preparations, Tybalt gave Demmi his rifle and assured her she'd be okay. Demmi nervously said she'd be ready. Tybalt just went:

I'm ... I'm just getting that speck out of my eye.

I think even Gwen had a lump in her throat at that. She's had to stand alone a lot; even when she had bandit friends, she couldn't really trust them. The idea of someone having her back only happened with Logan, that was only recently, and he's just one person. The idea that this isn't just Tybalt but what her life is going to be like now would just be "...oh. Oh." But she wouldn't say anything, just mysteriously had to clear her throat.

Commander Landon ruined the moment (asshole) by telling Demmi to surrender or die as several more Order agents materialized. He told her hiding on a remote island wouldn't work, she was under arrest, blah blah blah.

Demmi told him to tell her father she's not his little girl and she's free of both him and Landon. That seems kind of weirdly personal wrt Landon—it seems like there's something about their relationship we haven't been told, though maybe he's just so prestigious in her father's service that she was under his thumb for a long time. Or they're exes, who knows.

He added, "If you think a few apple barrels will stop me, you're going to be disappointed."

Tybalt's time to shine! He said that it was Landon who had some disappointments coming: Demmi wasn't going back with him and those weren't apple barrels.

*exploding barrels*

Heh. Good for him.

The fight ensued—Landon had guards with him and he himself is a champion, but the exploding barrels did a number on them and Gwen remained overpowered for level 40 missions. As Tybalt, Gwen, Demmi, and the agents were clobbering Landon, he said:

Hey, fuck off.

(I think Gwen actually felt the same way.)

I'm not surprised the Ministry Guard is ableist, tbh. But still, asshole move.

Tybalt rose to the occasion spectacularly:

a) For a moment, I was thinking "maybe you shouldn't have given your whole name and rank to a Ministry commander working for a corrupt schemer," but then realized it's not like Landon was going to live to tell anyone.

b) "that's Agent to you!" is presumably a reference to Gwen (since he's a Lightbringer, as he just said), though at this point, she was still an initiate. But he was clearly impressed by her and expected to keep working together, so he knew her acceptance was forthcoming and a matter of form. But it's nice that he stuck up for her, too :)

Demmi told Landon he'd never capture her alive and then they killed him off. Landon got a very dramatic "I die ... for Kryta." Sure, bro.

Afterwards, Demmi gratefully told Gwen and Tybalt that they'd both saved her and given her purpose. She was going to become a real operative and someday be as cool as them (not her phrasing, lol). She wanted to do what they do—save the world!!!

Well, they're working on it, anyway.

Tybalt kindly told her that she'd be a great agent someday, and for now, her information would help save people's lives. At this point, Gwen was probably thinking "people like Deborah." She wasn't about to tell Demmi that her father got Gwen's sister enslaved, but she's gone from somewhat holding it against Demmi to being like, okay, this girl is trying to save people like my sister, good on her.

Tybalt directed Demmi into the cave, where a different Lightbringer was waiting to take her into the Chantry of Secrets (a very cool name for espionage headquarters, btw). Maybe they'd meet again someday.

After that, Gwen told Tybalt that she owed him some apple cider. When he first mentioned it at the beginning of the arc, she was thinking "when hell freezes over," but at this point, her tone was just a bit dry but not sarcastic.

He was basically ... yep, you do, but the Preceptors want to see you.

Canonically, the PC asks who those are, but IIRC Ihan already explained this to her, and I think Gwen would remember (though it's understandable that the game would want to remind players how it works). So I think she just went "The Preceptors!" and was thinking, oh shit, what did I do wrong?

Tybalt:

He's too good for this world.

I think Gwen, to her own surprise, took comfort from him loping beside her, but didn't think about it too much as she tried to replay any occasion where she might have messed up badly enough to bring down the wrath of the Preceptors.

And I think I'll end there!

[shigashigashig]

Exhibition: Now, he's probably not going to fuck you in a movie theater, he has his own. Adding to that, he won't just take you in the middle of the street. But he does loves pounding into your tight cunt right infront of his group of henchmen. They all watch uncomfortably, hard ons are visible through all of their pants as they watch their boss fuck his cute little wifey. He'll have you fully naked, perhaps he'll even show of your pussy infront of his subordinates. Spreading your lips wide as his potent cums leaks out of your messy cunt. If anyone looks away he kills them, do they not find you attractive? He's very unfair, so while you're spread out on display for everyone to see, he's fully clothed. Pants unzipped just enough to get his hard length through, afterall he wouldn't want to drag attention away from his pretty little whore now would he?

Spanking: You've been a little more defiant lately. All for one is very patient with you. Though he is patient with you, his patience is running thin. You've just been acting so bad these past few weeks, he dosent know what to do with you anymore. He's tried scolding, positive reinforcement, taking away privileges, hell he's even tried  fucking it out of you. Nothing seems to work, have you forgotten who's really in charge? He didn't want it to have to come to this, but you need to be taught a lesson. You're hiding in the closet, trying to hide from your punishment. All for one has spanked you before, and it hurts, it's supposed to. He even uses his quirks just to make his hits land that much harder. You don't like spanking, it leaves your soft ass all bloody and bruised. So you're hiding, praying to whatever God will listen to you that All for one dosent find you. You're praying dosen't work however, it never does. He's powerful, he has quirks that exentuate his sensing ability.  You hear his heavy steps as he approaches the closet your hiding in. Trying to force yourself deeper into the clothes behind you. He stops right in front of the closet your hiding in. You try and flatten your breathing. The door knob turns, and the door opens. All for one looks down on you, with disappointment. As soon as he said that he was going to punish you with spankings, you ran into a small guest bedroom closet. He grabs you, you fling around and cry. Hot tears running down your face as you apologize for your behavior and promise him to never be naughty again. His grip dosen't loosen. He holds onto you tight as he carries you to the guest bed. Pinning you down with one hand on your wrists, he takes off your pants and panties. Then, he lifts you up. Sits on the bed, and bends you over his legs. Your stomach on his thighs and your hips just falling over one edge of his legs. You cry and apologize, clawing as his legs to pull yourself away. He lovingly rubs your butt cheeks, a way of telling you that even though he is going to punish you, he still loves you. He starts small. Simple pats, then to light hits, then harder hits that barely make you jump. Then out of nowhere. He raises his hand high and brings it down with force on your ass. You cry out once more. All for one smiles a little to himself.  His hits only get harder after that, your ass is bruised by now,  but you haven't learned enough. You need to bleed. He actives a spike quirk he gained a few years back, now with small spikes in his hands. He smacks your ass forcefully once more. This same thing repeats for at least an hour. After that hour is up you can barely even cry anymore. You're exhausted and your body is spent. All for one flips you around, holds you close, and picks you up bridal style. He carried you to your guy's master bathroom and starts up a bath. He washes your body and your hair. Takes care of you're worn out ass. Then puts you in a pretty pink nightgown and lays you down in the plush king bed in your bedroom. He gets in after you, tells you praises for taking his punishment so well. He watches as you peacefully drift off to sleep in his arms, and he thinks you've learned your lesson.

Wow this kinds turned into a fic lol. Again I didn't want this post to be too long so it's only two headcanons this time. I'll have some more All for one kink headcanons out soon 💕

[lovethisletters]

I miss you

Idk how to even start this except for: I'm so SO SO sorry @melyaliz thank u for being so patient with me 😖💕✨ this year has been hard for all of us, online school is much more difficult than I initially expected but I would keep trying my best! Hopefully you will grant me the possibility of keep writing this amazing characters of yours even though your experience with me as a writer hasn't been the greatest :c , then again thank you for your patience, happy holidays! And happy new year! Hopefully this will be a better year for all of us. 💕✨

Faith is @melyaliz OC!

It started a few weeks ago, his obsession. Tim had been trying to get information regarding Black Mask's newest plan.

—I trust you, Tim— were Bruce's last words before leaving to attend urgent matters with the Justice League, this time in space.

And since then, he worked more diligently than ever before: going undercover and placing microphones and trackers at locations in the false-face society, interrogating thugs, hours glued to his computer trying to figure something out.

While this behavior was not unusual for Tim, Faith began to worry ... call it a hunch, perhaps a gut feeling but something told her this would not end well; however, she tried to bury it and pretend that it was simply her usual concern for Tim's habits and that once it was all over, things would calm down.

But the end was only the true beginning of things.

That night Tim was in the Batcave as usual, and the rest of the family were preparing to patrol, when they suddenly heard a scream of anger and frustration.

—No! No! No! Fuck you!—

Silence invaded the mansion and was only interrupted by the sound of Batmobile's tires screeching and running at full speed.

—What's the deal with him? —Damian (already in his Robin suit) asked while trying to look through out the window, but the vehicle was already long gone.

Faith wasted no time and sprinted towards the Batcave.

And there it was, on the screen of the Batcomputer a giant, green, question mark. Riddler.

In the morning the news reported Riddler's arrest at the hands of Red Robin but it wasn't until 4 days later that Tim returned to the mansion; Physically he was fine but his ego and self-confidence was beyond bruised after what had happened and the information he managed to gather from Riddler's lair:

Tim's efforts had been all in vain, Riddler had caught up to Black Mask's suspicious activity recently and also to the fact that Batman seemed to have disappeared, so he devised a plan, surprisingly alongside Cobblepot in a deal (the details of which Tim was unaware) that seemed beneficial to both. Riddler started a little investigation on his own trying to find blackmail material ... until ... he hit the jackpot. One of his undercover henchmen had been interrogated by Tim alerting Riddler of Red Robin conducting an investigation as well, so ... He did a little digging and found out that Red Robin had been longer in this. So why not just take it? That night Tim had unveiled the last piece of the puzzle in Black Mask's plans, when suddenly, in the blink of an eye, the computer started to go crazy, sending every piece of information to (apparently ... but not really ) different directions ending with the screen showing the infamous green question mark.

Out of frustration Tim tracked down Riddler, throwed him on blackgate, recovered most but not all the stolen information and piced it all together.

He felt enraged, stupid, mocked, useless. Why haven't he realized about Riddler spying on him? He was foolish! The safety of the Batfamily could have been in danger have he been even more careless than he already was! His brothers, His mentor, His family ... His beloved Faith ... he had disappointed them all.

Everything went down hill from there.

His bad self-destructive habits went from 60 to 1000, He talked, ate and slept much MUCH less and although various family members had tried to converse with him, they were simply ignored, including Faith.

At least 2 hours had passed, she watched; his fingers danced fleetingly and aggressively on the keyboard, his green eyes glued to the monitor, he hadn't looked at her even once since she entered the room so she wondered if he even knew she was there.

—Tim, you haven't eaten anything ... wanna go whit us at belly burger? Dick said is his treat! —Her tone was slow and gentle trying not to disturb him.

—I'm good, you go — He wasn't ... He was getting thinner, and to be honest he didn't even remember if he had eaten that day or the day before.

—Then ... you want us to bring you something? anything? —She insisted but only got silence as a response.

In other situations, Faith would have been a little bit more aggressive with his approach: nagging him a little, blocking his view of the computer by standing in front of it or even carrying him out of his room making him blush wildly; but this time was different. Faith could tell how much the words Bruce said before leaving meant to him. Normally Bruce would put Dick or Jason in charge of situations like this (because he knew how "diligent" Tim could be with himself), but ... this time he trusted Tim to handle it; I have tried harder than ever before, but by concentrating on one thing he had forgotten to see the big picture. He felt like a failure, unworthy and she knew it.

She knew him better than anyone, better than himself, she could practically feel his pain.

Faith always knew about Tim's self-esteem issues. He always tried to hide them, he didn't like to see himself as vulnerable, especially having the responsibility of a vigilante life, but she learned about them since the beginning of their relationship: He was so nervous to talk to her, make extra efforts on their dates and once she heard him confess to Jason: "How can someone so beautiful actually like me?" Jason had laughed and mocked him by saying "I was wondering the same" in his eyes it was only a joke but this small comment made Tim even more insecure about his blossoming relationship. Faith noticed ... He was a people pleaser, always complying with everyone else's request in fear of being left alone, with her it was no different, several times Tim agreed to Faith's wishes even if he wasn't all that ... excited about them: like that time they went cave-diving ... it was a mess ... So in their next date Faith asked "What do YOU ​​wanna do?" he said "Whatever you want is fine" but she wasn't having it, a relationship is mutual and she wanted him to know that "Nope, this time you pick!"

And it evolved from there: She being patient with him, letting him know that he did not have to comply with all his suggestions as if they were orders and that having limits is fine and him being gentle and understanding with her, letting her know that she could trust him with everything.

And now ... they felt just so far appart ... like he was no longer by her side.

But she wasn't going to give up that easily ... she was stubborn and he had told her millions of times that he adored that about her.

Tim flinched a little when he felt her arms gently circling his waist, his chin resting on her head before he gave a chaste kiss to her tousled curls and let out a small sigh.

—Timothy. Jackson. Drake ... I miss you — People tend to forget how much simple and straight forward words can make you feel, long and tiring speeches can bury the feelings we are so desperately trying to convey, so when Tim heard those words ... He understood, he understood how distant he has been from her, how much she had waited for him, patiently and understanding of his feelings.

—I-I-I'm sorry ... Faith-

He could only return the hug from his chair, allowing himself to cry, taking out all his frustration as she stroked his hair moving him closer to his chest so that he could listen to his heart and regulate his breathing to the rhythm of it, preventing Tim from starting to hyperventilate.

—I'm sorry ... I'm sorry, please forgive me, please ...— He wouldn't stop apologizing profusely, like he had committed the worst of crimes.

—It's okay, love ... I'm always here for you — She said, taking his face in her hands, wiping away his tears gently with her thumb like he had done with her a thousand times before.

—I will always be here for you ...

Me again! As an apology for taking so long and as a gift for the holidays here is this:

[dukereviewstv]

Duke Reviews TV: Batman: The Animated Series 1x08 The Forgotten

Hello, I'm Andrew Leduc And Welcome To Duke Reviews TV, Where Today We Continue Our Look At Batman: The Animated Series By Talking About Episode 8 Of Season 1, The Forgotten...

This Episode Sees Ingredient Men Start Disappearing From The Bowery, Going Undercover As Gaff Morgan, Bruce Soon Gets Amnesia And Is Forced To Work With Other Men In A Mining Camp...

Will Bruce Get His Memory Back?

Let's Find Out As We Watch The Forgotten...

The Episode Starts On A Peaceful Day In Gotham As Bruce Wayne Volunteers At The Dock Street Rescue Mission Of Which He Is Their Major Benefactor...

With The Priest Thanking Bruce, He Mentions That Many Homeless People (Along With One Of His Volunteers, Sam Riley) Have Disappeared Lately. He Says That He's Told The Police But The Disappearance Of Homeless People Sadly Isn't On The Top Of Their Investigative List...

Deciding To Investigate It Himself, Bruce Disguises Himself In A Shabby Outfit And Dying His Hair Grey To Become Gaff Morgan...

No Offense But Why Not Go By The Matches Malone Moniker?

It's The Name Bruce Always Goes By When He Goes Undercover At Least I Haven't Heard Him Go By Any Other Name Until Now But Still It Makes Perfect Sense...

Searching The City Slums, He Finds A Couple Of Thugs Who Offer Him A Job, Asking Them Questions About The Job It Leads To A Fight Where Gaff Manages To Disable Both Men. But When He Looks At A Black Cat A Third Thug Hits Him On The Head With A Blackjack And Knocks Him Out...

Later, Gaff Wakes Up Chained To A Cot In A Remote Shack Out In The Middle Of Nowhere, There He Meets 2 Men, One Being Dan Riley (Voiced By Dorian Harewood, Who Would Later Voice The Martian Manhunter On The Batman) And The Other Being Salvo Smith...

Greeting Gaff, They Ask Him His Name But He Doesn't Know. Going To Have Breakfast Afterwards, They Meet The Boss Of The Camp Named Biggis Who Demands That They Work Or They'll Be Placed In A Metal Box To Die Of Sunstroke...

Gaff Tries To Save A Man Biggis Has His Henchmen Place In The Box But Riley Stops Him Telling Him Not To...

Back At Wayne Manor, Alfred Greets Bruce Only To Discover That He's Not There This Gets Him To Wonder What Has Happened To Him...

Working In The Mines, Gaff Talks With His New Friends But He Still Can't Remember Anything, However, Riley Tells Him To Not Give Up Hope...

Explaining That They Both Were Kidnapped On The Docks, Smith Claims That He Was Unemployed While Riley Was A Steam Fitter At The Gotham Navy Yard While Also Volunteering At The Rescue Mission Which Gets Gaff Remembering Something...

But As The Friends Finish Talking A Cave In Happens Due To The Poor Integrity Of The Mine...

Continuing To Have Problems With People Asking For Bruce, Alfred Decides To Check The Cars, Noticing That The Studebaker Is Gone...

Maybe Fozzie Bear Took It...

(End At 0:07)

Using The Tracking Device, Alfred Discovers That It's In The Bowery...

Elsewhere, We Get A Dream Sequence Which Leads To Gaff Remembering The Dock Street Rescue Mission...

Work Continues In The Mine..

But When Smith Makes The Mistake Of Blowing A Raspberry At Biggis, He Is Sentenced To Be Thrown In The Box But Gaff And Riley Interfere And Are Thrown In The Box Instead...

Finding Bruce's Car In A Junkyard, Alfred Takes The Tracking Device And Sees The 2 Thugs That Took Bruce, Thinking They May Lead Him To Bruce, Alfred Places The Tracking Device On Their Truck To See Where They Go...

Sweating It Out In The Box, Time Passes As Riley Begins To Lose His Mind As He Says That He Lost His Family Which Causes Gaff To Finally Remember Who He Is...

Telling Riley That They'll Escape, Bruce Breaks Out Of The Box And Runs From The Mine. Pursued By The Mine's Guards, He Makes His Way To Box Canyon, Which Looks Like A Dead End At First But Bruce Climbs His Way Out...

Over The Canyon, Alfred Attempts To Pilot The Batwing But Soon Ends Up Switching To The Autopilot, Ordering The Batwing To Land, Alfred Reunites With Bruce...

Shortly Afterwards, The Guards Run To Biggis, Fearful Of A Giant Bat, This Leads To Batman Making His Presence Known. Attacked By The Guards, Biggis Offers A Thousand Dollars To The Man Who Kills Batman...

With Batman Evading And Disabling All The Guards, Biggis Attempts To Escape But Batman Is Right Behind Him. Tripping, Biggis Drops His Oil Lamp Onto Crates Filled With Explosives...

With Batman Shoving Biggis Onto A Water Flute Which Leads To The River, The Mine Explodes As Both Batman And Biggis Fall Into The Lake, Capturing Biggis In The Process...

Back In Gotham, Riley Is Reunited With His Family And Offers His Home To Smith And Bruce, But Bruce Declines, Revealing Who He Is Before He Leaves...

And That's The Forgotten And It's Ok...

The Story Is Okay But It's Just Not Interesting To Me, If You Like It Okay But For Me It's A Skip It...

Till Next Time, This Is Duke, Signing Off...