#oh yeah i guess i should tag leo too lol

[crystallizabethine]

"It's just Green now. Leo fell down a well."

I was just about to go to sleep when I suddenly remembered that one Jinx quote from Arcane, so of course I had to do it with Leo Green

Fic is by @eternalglitch , go read it if you want your soul sucked out by angst and the whumpity bumpitys. :D

[karahalloway]

Sorry this reblog of your reblog is so late! The end of the year got quite busy work-wise unfortunately, so I'm using the holidays to catch up on stuff 😇

Umm, how? lol

is he obliged to wear them, or did they sneak them on him? lol

Bit of both - normally VIPs are required to wear them, but beyond the ones that they would know about, the security team would probably sneak on a few additional ones in case one or two got lost/broken/compromised/removed/etc.

Gah, this! I can't!

Aww thank you! It was not in the original plan for the chapter (in my mental mock-up, Drake just storms out after the call), but then Harper appeared to try and calm him down, and this was the result (again, me just taking field notes - no input whatsoever as a writer 🤣)

THIS FREAKIN SUX!!!!! (The situ, not your writing, I'm sure you know that though!)

Hahaha! I never used to think of mysefl as an angsty writer, but apparently I have found my stride with Drake after writing Burnt (which was just 7,000 words of pure angst 🤣 But this was hard for me to - I just wanted him to stay, but unfortunately charachters got things to do and places to be!

D-Dawg?! lmao!

Haha I know 🤣 This was one of those conversations that popped into my head pretty much fully formed and I was pissing myself laughing as I was typing it up because Leo's just trying to see how far he wind Drake up before he snaps

Angry drake can be hilarious sometimes!

...probably why I keep putting him in situations that push his buttons lol

The lady? Maybe you should elaborate on that detail, Leo!

Lol my HC here is that Leo saw Chris and Hayley getting to know each other back at the club, so he wanted to 'help' them out 😅

Oh I like Leo's little British colloquialism there! I plan to add a few to my Drake's vocab at some point too!

Yeah, I base the aristo's vocab on posh British articulation and turns of phrase; whereas with Harper I try to be more American. Drake is a bit of a mixed bag b/c while he knows the posh slang, he is half American as well, so he can switch between the two.

I'm with Drake here, Leo has done some dumb things, but this really takes the cake...Actually no.....It takes the whole darn bakery!

That Scar gif 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Leo's heart's in the right place, but - as per usual - he goes about it in typical Leo-esque fashion, which is the most laddish way possible that's in complete disregard for the rules

Leo! ...... <sigh> Just.. No!

That Dr Who gif!!!! I thought the Scar one was amaze-ballz but I literally snorted my tea when I saw this Matt Smith one 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Because yes - that is exactly Drake's wtf reaction in this conversation while Leo's like

IF this was another British colloquialism, he'd be asking for a girl....Just sayin! lol!

Haha true - but I didn't want to make it super obvious what he was asking for, so... 😇

ASDFGHJKL! I have a theory!!!!

What is it...? 👀👀👀 Bccause if it's that Hayley will get invited to the social season and asks Harper to tag along, then I'm afraid the answer is...

😅 Since this is an AU, and I haven't really been sticking to canon for most of it, I will be persuing an alternate path, shall we say 😅 But plans can change (because obviously I am not in charge of this story, despite the fact that I call myself a writer lol), so who knows what will happen in 2-3 chapters' time...?

But...What makes Drake think she'll upload the photo to social media?Reblog

I guess he doesn't know know that she will. But it's a logical assumption to make given that that is a primary reason why many people take pictures, and being on a romantic midnight boat ride on the Hudson with a hot European guy is definately an Instagram worthy moment, so... Drake is just uber paranoid about these things, given that Chris is supposed to be in NY incognito, so he can't risk anything jeopardising his safety. But - more details to follow in the next chapter 😇

Thanks so much for reading, liking and reblogging!

Sleepless in New York: Chapter 8 - Minutes to Midnight

Series: TRR

Pairing: Drake Walker x OC (Harper Gale)

Rights belong to Pixelberry, most characters and some dialogue belong to them.

Synopsis: This is a short-story series written from Drake’s POV that explores an AU where Drake meets Harper (my OC from (Un)Common Attraction) by himself before the boys come to the bar on the last night of Christian’s bachelor party.

Masterlist: Sleepless in New York

Chapter Summary: Drake makes several phone calls... and goes for a ride as he tries to track down Christian.

Word Count: 5,100

Rating/Warnings: M (tons of swearing, massive amounts of angst)

Chapter theme song:

Chapter 8 - Minutes to Midnight

Gale startles at the intensity of my outburst, nearly falling off the kitchen counter.

I flash her what I hoped was an apologetic look as I resume my focus on the call that was rapidly deteriorating into my worst nightmare.

"What do you mean you 'lost his signal'?" I demand — still in French, so Gale didn't accidentally overhear something that she had no clearance for. "We have a tracker in—"

"His phone, jacket and shoes," confirms Schweitzer. "But the signal for all three has been compromised."

"Compromised?" I ask in disbelief. "How?"

"We cannot locate any of them."

"What the f—?" I shake my head in disbelief, trying to make sense of what I was hearing. "Are you sure it's not a glitch on our side?"

"We've already ruled that out," comes the dispassionate response. "Our systems are working as expected."

"What about his carrier signal? Have you tried triangulating that?"

"Yes. But his phone appears to be turned off."

Fuck.

"Okay..." I rake a hand through my hair as I continue pacing, trying to stay calm, even though my blood pressure had already spiked through the roof. "Have you checked the obvious places? The bathroom. The terrace. The service corridors. Maybe you just missed him somewhere...?"

I knew was grasping at straws, but I didn't have much choice. I needed to make sure we'd exhausted every possibly, no matter how inane.

Because the alternative — that Chris had been grabbed by a highly-trained and exceptionally well-equipped strike team while I'd been busy chasing tail — was too nauseating to even think about.

Christ, what the hell had I been thinking...?

"Moretti and Sanchez already did a triple sweep," grits Schweitzer, interrupting my self-flagellating thoughts. "And we've received independent confirmation from two separate staff members that they saw someone matching his description leaving the premises."

"Was he alone?" I ask, forcing myself to swallow down the bile that was threatening to spew out of me.

"We were not able to confirm."

"Fuck...!" I roar, slamming the heel of my hand into the wall in front of me in frustration, making the suspended photo frames wobble.

But the momentary act of violence does eff all to temper the raging inferno of panic, guilt and helplessness that was roiling inside of me, threatening to overwhelm me completely.

If anything, it makes me more desperate to beat something until my hands were raw and blood because maybe that way I could—

I nearly crash into Gale, who'd suddenly appeared in front of me wearing her 'I ❤️ NY' t-shirt again.

"Jesus fuck, girl!" I snap, switching back to English as I pull the phone away from my ear. "You blind or something! Can't you see that I'm—?"

She reaches silently up, the warmth of her palm brushing over my cheek...

...and the fight is yanked instantly out of me.

My shoulders slump, the tension in my jaw unravels, and my head bows to rest against hers with a deep exhale, as I feel myself slide into the solace of the unexpectedly soporific gesture.

"Fuck..." I groan, eyes shuddering closed like I'd fallen under a spell.

Her honey-wildflower scent washes over me, coating me like a cocoon, soothing my frayed nerves like a balm...

...and everything stills.

My heart. My breath. Even my mind.

It all comes to a stop, as if someone'd pressed pause on the world.

And it's beatific.

Like watching a silent sunrise.

I have no clue how long I stand there, suspended in time and space, just breathing her in. Maybe just seconds, but it feels like hours.

Either way, it's nowhere long enough.

But eventually I become aware of the fact that Schweitzer was still on the line, shouting just-discernible obscenities at me.

And as peaceful as this unexpected reverie was, I knew it could never be more than momentary.

Because I still had a massive pile of shit sitting on my plate.

I heave a resigned breath. "I really need t—"

"I know," she replies softly, feathering her lips over my brow.

I lean into her, wanting to savour the moment, to make it last...

...but when I open my eyes, she's already turned away.

"Harper."

She stops to look back at me, the wayward locks of her golden-caramel hair framing her face like a caress.

"I—" I pause to clear the suddenly hoarseness from my throat. "Thanks."

Her face sparks into a smile. "I know."

A wry snort escapes me as I lift the phone back up to my ear.

This girl...

But I don't have time to try and untangle what kind of magic she'd just pulled on me because Schweitzer's still cussing up a storm.

"—écoute, tête du con, tu dois te reassasir, et—"

"J'suis ici," I assure him.

"Are you?" comes the deadpan response. "Because it sounded like you were otherwise occupied..."

"I was thinking."

It was more or less true. Gale's unexpected intervention had thrown the breaks on my runaway thoughts, allowing my brain to drop back into a more productive a gear.

"Thinking?" scoffs Schweitzer incredulously. "The only thing you should be thinking about is calling—"

"And I will," I assure him. "But first I need to know who the last person was to be seen with him."

"His brother. But—"

"Thanks," I cut in, already pulling the phone away from my ear. "I'll keep you posted."

"Walker, you're wast—"

His voice cuts out as I end the call.

"Everything... okay?"

Glancing up from my phone, I note with more than a lick of regret that in addition to her t-shirt, Gale had now also donned a pair of PJ shorts.

"Furthest thing from," I reply sourly as I turn towards the door, pulling up my contacts as I went.

I was fuckin' cursed...

"Anything I can do to help?"

"Not real—" I pause in the narrow entranceway. "Actually, could you call a cab?"

She nods quickly. "Yeah. Sure."

"I'm sorry," I sigh, thumbing forcefully through the names and numbers. "This wasn't what I had in mind."

"I know," she says with a shrug, as I locate the entry I needed. "But it sounds like you have a crisis on your hands."

I scoff ruefully as I reach for the door handle. "That's putting it mildly..."

"Will... you be back?"

"I wouldn't hold my breath," I admit tightly, opening the door.

"...maybe I want to."

Her words pull me up short in the doorway.

But as much as I wanted to turn around, to look back at her, I knew I couldn't.

Because if I did, I knew I'd never leave...

...and I'd never be able to forgive myself for staying.

I squeeze my eyes shut. "Bye, Harper."

"Bye, Drake."

The tautness of her voice echoes the stricture of my chest.

But I'm already over the threshold...

"Wait! Don't forget your—!"

...and have closed the door behind me.

Heaving a tight breath, I press dial as I double time it towards the stairwell.

Christ, this call'd better be worth it...

The line connects as I hit the first step.

"D-Dawg!" Leo's voice rings jubilantly out through the speakers. "'Sup, my man! Have you finally—?"

"Cut the crap, Rys," I snap. "We have a serious situation."

"Is that right?" he says, dropping the stupid accent as he jolts to attention. "How serious?"

"Pretty fuckin' serious," I grit. "So, I'm gonna need you t—"

"Did you rip your last rubber...?"

I nearly trip on the stairs. …the fuck?

"...'cause you know you can always just roger her up the rear, right?"

I lift the phone away from my ear to stare at the screen incredulously. Was the son of a bitch for real right now?

"Didn't cross your mind, did it?" he continues gleefully. "Though if she's not game for that, then I guess you can French her trench while she—"

"Jesus fuck, Leo!" I exclaim. "I don't need your Sex Ed 101!"

"You sure...?" comes the deliberately elongated response. "Because it sounds like you got yourself into a bit of a pinch. And I've got a trademarked technique that's guaranteed to—"

"Chris is AWOL, you jizz stain!" I yell down the phone. "That's the situation!"

Leo snorts down the line at me. "That's hardly a 'situation', mate! If anything, it's kind of the expectation! It is the bloke's stag 'do, so—"

"It's a fuckin' situation when we have no clue where he is!"

"Probably back at the fair lady's digs, getting ready to sheathe his sexcalibur in—"

"Mention sex one more time and I'll sheathe your head up your ass, Rys," I growl.

"Wow. Things went tits up that badly with Swifty, huh?" he muses prosaically. "No wonder you're in such a strop. But, you never did take rejection very well, so—"

I force myself to draw breath. "What happened with Gale isn't important, you dipshit. Finding Chris is. So, quit sidetracking the topic."

"And what makes you think I know where he is?"

"Because you were the last person to be seen with Chris," I grit. "And this entire disappearing act has your signature written all over it. So if you ever want to fuck anything with that blackguard, royal prick of yours, you better—"

"Ex."

I frown. "Huh?"

"Ex-royal prick," he spells out. "If you're going to threaten a bloke's Crown Jewels, you should at least have the decency to—"

"Rys," I growl with barely suppressed irritation. "I swear to motherfuckin' God, I'll—"

"Oh, ease up, Walker!" he laughs. "I'm just taking the piss!"

I resist the urge to reach down the phone and choke out the puerile piece of shit. "Start. Talking."

"I gave him a signal jammer."

I nearly drop the phone. "You fuckin' what?!"

"A signal... jammer," he repeats, like I was stupid or something. "It's a small, pocket-sized device that—"

"I know what it is, you dick-weed!" I snap. "What I don't get is what the fuck possessed you to give one to Chris!"

"Brotherly love?"

I pray for deliverance. "How in the hell—?"

"Are you questioning my choice of coronation-cum-engagement gift?"

"Yes!" I cry. "First off, those things are fuckin' illegal, especially here in the States. So you better pray to God that he doesn't get caught with that thing on him, or we're looking at a diplomatic shit-storm! Second, Chris is — thanks to your fuckin’ abdication — the Crown Prince of Cordonia! Flying under the radar in a foreign country! Did it not — even for a goddamn micro-second! — cross your ever-lovin' mind that, in the course of using a jammer, he could get mugged, kidnapped, or — Christ-fuckin'-forbid!— assassinated, and we'd never fuckin' know?"

"Your years as a King's Guard have really upped your latent paranoia, huh, Walker?"

"That's not the fuckin' point!" I snap. "The point is that you've put Chris' life on the line with your reckless, bare-brained—!"

"Or," comes the balky counter, "I've finally handed him a long-overdue chance to live life. And what better place to do that than in the Big Apple, the City that Never Sleeps?"

"He's lived life!" I protest. "He's gone to uni. Travelled. Fucked. Got his heat-broken. He—"

"—doesn't even know what he's missing!" Leo heaves a frustrated breath. "Everything he's ever done has been within the suffocating constraints of the gilded cage he's been trapped in since birth!"

"He's not you, Leo," I sigh. "He doesn't have this obsessive-compulsive need to kick over the traces."

"Which is why he's always been the better choice to succeed Father," he affirms. "But before he becomes King and his life turns into an endless slog of speeches and Council meetings, don't you think he should have the chance to have one night where he is free of supervision, judgement, consequence and all that other shite that's constantly holding him back? One night where he can just be Chris? Instead of a Prince? Wasn't that the entire reason for this trip?"

"So, what?" I demand sarcastically. "This is your twisted way of making up for the fact that you fucked him over when you gave up the royal ship?"

"I prefer to think of it as a long-overdue fulfilment of my previously neglected big brotherly duties."

"You could've done literally anything else," I grumble with a roll of my eyes as I reach the bottom of the stairs.

"Probably," he concedes. "But that wouldn't have been nearly as much fun, would it, Walker?"

I heave a breath.

But as pissed off as I was at Leo for pulling this crackpot stunt, I understood where he was coming from.

Because he was right.

Thanks to the (un)lucky accident of his birth, Chris' life has been scheduled, structured, and arranged from the moment he opened his eyes. What he ate, what he wore, how he looked, how he spoke... even who he spoke to — it was all regulated with a precision that would make even the most OCD micro-manager jealous.

Because even though he'd been the spare, he was still a Rys. And that came with expectations. Expectations that carried the weight of 800-plus years of heritage, legacy and tradition. Expectations that he couldn't escape. Especially now that he was the Heir Apparent....

...except maybe for one night in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave where nobody knew — or cared — who he was or what he got up to.

"Whatever," I grunt abrasively. Just because Leo was right did not mean that I was gonna give him the satisfaction of admitting that to him. Nor was it gonna deter me from doing my job. "So, where is he?"

"No idea."

I stumble to a stop in front of the doors. "What?"

"Mate," he chuckles. "I'm just the fixer. I supply the tools and the opportunity. What Chris ends up doing with them... That's not my business."

"So, you're telling me," I grind out slowly, so there was no room of misunderstanding, "that you let the Crown Prince of Cordonia — your future King — loose in the largest city in the United States... without a plan... without any way to get hold of him... mere hours before we're due to fly home for the start of the season?"

"'Bout right," confirms Leo cheerfully.

"Sweet fuckin' Jesus..." I rasp, running a trembling hand down my face as the sum total of my miserable life flashes before my eyes. Because unless I was able to somehow pull a goddamn miracle out of my ass, I was as good as dead. Bast was going to disembowel me with a blunt spoon if — when — he finds out that that Chris had pulled a fast one on my watch.

And I'd deserve it.

Because I'd broken my word.

And there was no atonement for that.

"Oh, ease up, Walker!" chimes the miscreant Rys from the other end of the line. "It's not the end of the world! Chris is a smart bloke. He'll—"

"I gotta go," I cut in. "And you better pray to God, Jesus and all the saints that Chris is on that plane before scheduled departure, otherwise you'll be explaining to Katie why she's suddenly married to a eunuch."

"Oh, com—"

But I've already hung up.

Lifting the phone away from my ear, I drop my head with a low exhale.

Christ, this was a clusterfuck...

Of all the contingencies I'd planned into this trip, 'manhunt' had not been one of them. Because while I'd expected Chris to cut out halfway through the night with a girl — or two — the possibility of us being left completely in the dark as to his whereabouts had never crossed my mind. Probably because I hadn't factored the massive wildcard that was Leo into the equation.

Sure, I'd expected that the elder Rys would try to pull some kind of prank, as per his usual MO. Hiring a surprise stripper. Spiking drinks. Staging a fake kidnapping attempt.

But actually making Chris disappear?

That, I had not seen coming.

...though I guess now I knew how Leo had always managed to skip out on his Guard detail without breaking a sweat.

Not that that helped me with my current predicament in any way... which was figuring out a way to locate Chris in one of the most densely populated US cities while flying blind in terms of tech, leads and planned destination.

Finding a needle in a fuckin' haystack would've been easier...

But I knew that I couldn't let the seeming impossibility of the task daunt me. I had to find a way, come hell or high-water. The fate of the Rys dynasty — shit, the fate of the entire kingdom! —depended on it.

Yes. There'd always been people who disapproved of the monarchy — it was undemocratic, a relic of the past, and a massive sinkhole of public funds. But there was a reason why the institution had survived, despite all the odds.

And that was constancy.

The Rys were part of the very essence of Cordonia. Its history, its culture, its very identity as a people were all intimately wound up with the family that had held the reins of power since the time of the Five Kingdoms. A family that had steadfastly steered the country through innumerable wars, political strife, and social unrest, beating the odds that had toppled the neighbouring monarchies of Europe.

But that did not mean that the institution was invulnerable.

The country was still reeling from the aftershocks of Leo's abdication and Chris not showing up for the Masquerade Ball would only dump fuel on the anti-monarchist flame that had always simmered with varying intensity beneath the surface.

Because if the Rys couldn't keep their own house in order, how could they be trusted to run an entire kingdom?

And the last thing we needed right now was for that discontent to spark into an all-out call for abolition... or an another assassination attempt.

An involuntary chill runs down my spine at the thought...

...and that makes me even more determined to rise to the challenge.

Not because I was some diehard royalist. But because the Rys were — for all intents and purposes — my family, and I wasn't gonna let one ill-advised cockup put their lives in danger.

Setting my jaw, I lift my head back up.

It was all down to me...

Pushing my way out of the building's doors, I see that the cab that Gale must've called was already idling by the curb.

...but where to start?

Making my way over to the car, I rack my brains for the optimum strategy.

Should I head back to the club to try and get hold of any CCTV footage that could shed light of when, how — and in whose company — Chris had left?

I shake my head. Assuming that the bouncers even let me back in (unlikely), there was no assurance that the security staff would grant access to their recordings, given that I had no jurisdiction and no legal way to compel compliance. And even if — by some miracle — I got hold of the tapes, there was zero guarantee that they would contain useful data that would help narrow the search. So that option — while initially attractive — would just be a massive exercise in futility and a waste of my time. Especially since Schweitzer would probably have that angle covered already anyway.

I lay a hand on the door handle.

I could call 911 and get a city-wide BOLO issued...

Or did I need to go higher — to the FBI — because we were dealing with the disappearance of a high-value foreign national? In which case—

"Where to, pal?"

The driver's voice cuts through my thoughts.

"Err..."

But before I can formulate a response, my phone buzzes in my hand.

Looking down at the screen, I see that it's Schweitzer again.

"Oui?" I ask, answering the call.

"On a une touche."

I nearly drop the phone. "Where?"

"On his credit card..."

I heave a relived breath. There was a fuckin' God, after all!

"...someplace called Len's Papaya?"

I raise a brow. "The hell is that?"

There's some muffled chatter on the other end of the line. "Seems to be a hot dog stand located in the Whitehall Ter—"

"How long to the Staton Island ferry terminal?" I bark at the cabbie, yanking the door open.

The guy shrugs. "20...30 minutes?"

I freeze on the way onto the backseat. "That's too long..."

"Look, pal," huffs the driver. "I get you wanna hurry. But geography's geography. So I can't do nothing 'bout—"

"Je vous rappellerai," I tell Schweitzer, hanging up. Reaching for my wallet, I extract a fifty and hand it to the driver. "For the trouble."

"Thanks, but—"

"I got a back-up," I assure him, slamming the door back closed as I hit speed-dial on the one number I'd hoped never to have to use on this trip.

The guy shrugs at me unconvincedly as he throws the car back into gear. "If ya say so, pal."

The call connects as the cab pulls away.

"O'Sullivan," I greet without preamble. "It's Drake Walker. Yeah. Listen... I'm gonna need that bird."

***

"You were lucky I was on the graveyard shift tonight, Walker," Derek O'Sullivan shouts at me ten minutes later as I clamper into the back of the Bell 412 helicopter that had just touched down in front of me. "Otherwise you'd've had a hell of time getting sign-off for this."

"Appreciate the short turn-round, man," I reply, slotting on the heavy aviation headset as I settle into the hard seat. "I wouldn't have called if it wasn't an emergency."

Back on the street, I'd realised what Chris' game plan was... and that I'd never get to him in time via any conventional mode of transport. So, rather than risk losing him in again (the credit card charge having been a massive, luck-o-the-Irish fluke) I'd decided to go straight for the ace up my sleeve — Deputy Inspector Derek O'Sullivan of NYPD's Special Operations Bureau.

Because even though we may be here unofficially, I'd made sure to give our long-time liaison on the local force a heads-up. Partly for the sake of courtesy (nobody needed any nasty surprises, especially when foreign security was involved), and partly because you never knew when you'd need an assist if things went south.

Like they had tonight.

And every time a Cordonian delegation had shown up in the Big Apple — be it for a UN summit, a charity gala, or New York Fashion Week — O'Sullivan had always pulled through with squaring away any last minute paperwork or security arrangements.

And this time was no different.

...the yearly donations by the Crown to the New York City Police Foundation certainly helped.

"No sweat," he grins back at me as he signals the pilot to take off again. "It was my turn to do the donut run anyway. Though I gotta ask... What's with the Elvis look, huh?"

I raise a brow. "What Elvis look?"

He holds up his hands. "Hey. It's fine if you don't wanna put a label on it, but—"

I turn to look at him. "The hell you on about, O'Sullivan?"

By way of response, he tugs on the front panels of his shirt with a suggestive whistle.

My eyes narrow suspiciously...

...before widening in sudden realisation as I glance down to catch sight of my bare chest.

Oh, shit.

I'd been so caught up in the fallout from Chris' disappearance that I'd forgotten that Gale had ripped the buttons off my shirt... and that in the course of my high-speed exit, I'd ended up leaving both my jackets back at her place.

My head drops back against the cool metal of the cockpit with a groan. Fuck my fuckin' life...

O'Sullivan's laugh crackles over the headset. "Threw on the wrong shirt, did we?"

I shake my head. "Just... just don't ask."

"Hey, Hendricks!" he calls to the pilot. "You got any spare shirts stashed in this bird? Walker packed for Miami instead of Manhattan!"

"Fuck you, O'Sullivan," I grunt, folding my arms over my chest in a vain attempt to keep the wildly flapping front panels of my shirt together as we flit over the city.

"Hey, nothing to get embarrassed about, pal," he grins, turning back to look at me. "Shit happens!"

I roll my eyes. "No shit..."

Nothing's happened on this trip, but shit...

Straightening back up, he asks. "So, what's our heading?"

I heave a breath. "Last known location was Whitehall Terminal. But he's probably on a boat by now."

"Boat?" queries O'Sullivan in surprise. "Where's this guy going in the middle of the night?"

"To see the Statue of Liberty," I sigh, watching the kaleidoscopic glow of the Manhattan skyscrape whizz past below us.

To be fair, I should've guessed Chris' destination from the get go. Where else would he go, but the one place he'd been hankering to see since we'd watched the original X-Men movie late one night when we were kids? The place that was No. 1 on his list to hit up on this trip? The place he'd been cheated out of seeing by Tariq's motherfuckin' incompetence (and the weather)?

And the fact that he'd also taken the opportunity to grab a greasy hot dog on the way? Well, hats off to him for managing to cross two items off his bucket list in one fell swoop.

...though he could've seriously done all this without a fuckin' signal jammer in his pocket.

"You're joking..." scoffs O'Sullivan. "We're chasing down a guy on a sightseeing tour?"

"Long, fucked-up story," I grumble. "The punchline of which is His Royal Highness ditching his detail and going dark in a foreign city."

"Must've picked up a few tricks from his brother," observes O'Sullivan. "Heard he was quite the Houdini."

"Tell me about it..." I mutter dryly, spotting the iconic silhouette of the Chrysler Building flash past on our left as we thrum towards the tip of Manhattan island. "This entire disappearing act was orchestrated by his brother."

"Then I guess we have our work cut out for us," surmises O'Sullivan. "Any idea which boat he's on?"

"Best guess is the Staten Island Ferry," I reply. "It's free, runs 24-hours, and the latest one left the dock five minutes ago." At least, that's what the official schedule had said when I'd pulled it up on my phone while waiting for my pick-up.

"Wouldn't he have booked a water taxi? Being a royal and all? It's more VIP..."

I shake my head. "Not Chris. He wanted the run-of-the-mill experience. Plus, there was no additional charge in his credit card."

"Could've paid cash..."

"Trust me," I reply, flicking O'Sullivan a sidelong glance. "He didn't."

He shrugs in response. "Okay, Walker. You're the one running this show... But we have limited flight time, so you better be right."

"I am," I assure him, watching the edge of the city curve away as we head out onto the black expanse of the Upper New York Bay.

And this time of night, it doesn't take long for us to spot the lone craft steaming past Liberty Island.

"Got any binoculars?" I ask.

"'Course," he confirms, handing one over.

"Thanks," I acknowledge, leaning forward to grab them before lifting the sights to my face.

Adjusting the focus, I zero in on the large orange watercraft I'd laid eyes on a moment ago... and begin methodically scanning the decks.

"Any luck?" asks O'Sullivan from up front.

"Nope," I reply tightly. "Can we circle back 'round to the starboard side?"

"He could be inside..." O'Sullivan points out. "Might have more luck radioing the harbour and—"

"No," I reply emphatically. "If he's gonna be anywhere, he's gonna be out on one of the decks. He's not gonna miss this chance to see the Statue of Liberty."

O'Sullivan eyes me for a long moment before turning back to the pilot. "Hendricks, you heard the man. Make a pass over the starboard side."

"Roger that."

The chopper banks to the side and soon we're drawing abreast of the ferry again.

"Anything?" asks O'Sullivan.

"Not yet..." I reply, roving anxiously over the decks of the large, orange craft as I feel my chest start to tighten up again.

Shit, maybe this was a bad idea... Maybe I'd jumped the gun... Maybe he wasn't on the boat... Maybe he'd just gotten a glimpse of the monument from the harbour and was now in the wind again, with no way for us t—

I jerk the sights back to the bow of the top deck.

And sure enough, I catch sight of that tell-tale lick of blond hair again that was whipping wildly in the breeze...

...as well as something that makes me do a double take.

I adjust the focus again, just to make sure I wasn't imaging things.

Harper's friend — Hayley — is stood next to Chris, wearing his jacket, an arm wrapped around his neck as she leans into him, kissing him while snapping a selfie as Lady Liberty looks impassively on.

"Fuck..." I mutter under my breath, lowering the binoculars.

"Did we strike out...?"

"No," I sigh. "We got him. But we've got another problem..."

"What?"

"His cover's about to be blown."

"By who?"

"By that girl he's with, who's about to upload the photo she just snapped of him to Twitter, Instagram and Christ-knows what else."

"And that's a problem because...?"

"Because if she does that, then it's only a matter of time before someone realised that the person she's with is the Crown Prince of Cordonia, who'snot at the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France. And the last thing we need is the paps getting hold of those photos to run a sleazy, front-page story about Chris' NYC fling, days before the start of the social season where he's supposed to choose a bride."

O'Sullivan sucks in his teeth. "You're right... That could be a problem."

"Need to get that phone..."

"Well, lucky for you, Walker," he grins, "we're the NYPD. We can make that happen."

I cock a brow at him. "Pretty sure that's illegal... Especially since you don't have a warrant for search and seizure... or grounds for a stop and search."

"I never said we'd get the phone," winks O'Sullivan. "Just said we can make it happen."

I run a hand down my face. Christ, this night just won't end... "What's your plan?"

The story continues in Chapter 9 (coming soon!)

A/N1 — So, you may have noticed that unlike in previous chapters (where I had entire conversations in French), for chapter, because there was (a) quite a lot of dialogue between Drake and Schweitzer, and (b) the content of these convos was rather critical to the events of the chapter, I've decided to just do the start of the relevant convos in French, and the rest in English to assist the reader experience 🤗 Translations for these snippets of French (in chronological order) below:

Schweitzer: —listen, you shit for brains, you need to pull yourself together and—

Drake: I'm here.

[...]

Drake: Yeah?

Schweitzer: We have a hit.

[...]

Drake: I'll call you back.

A/N2 — In relation to Derek O'Sullivan's presence in this chapter specifically (and the NYPD's in general) I have been advised that it is common for VIPs (especially those who bring their own security team to the host country — who would weapons and surveillance tech that may or may not be legal / require special dispensation to operate) to have a local police liaison to assist with paperwork, security, authorisations, etc.

To what extent these local liaisons have the power/ability to commandeer a helicopter (or other 'expensive' resources), however, is open to question (I couldn't find any direct reports of this happening), but for the purposes of the story, Drake needed a helicopter, so that's what happened. I guess I could've just as easily had him call on a resource from the local Cordonian consulate, but I decided to go with the NYPD route partially because (a) that's how Derek O'Sullivan popped into my head, (b) the NYPD definitely have helicopters, while the consulate probably wouldn't, (c) Drake probably wouldn't want news of this SNAFU filtering back to the Palace via the diplomatic back channels, and (d) there really have been situations where police officers have taken the chopper out on a donut run, as O'Sullivan jokes in the chapter 😅

All that said, this is ultimately a work of fiction, so I am allowed to some artistic / creative liberties 😇

Also, in case anyone is wondering, FC for O'Sullivan is Richard Madden 🤗

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Picture credits

Ferry - Drake - Kiss - Nightscape - Statue of Liberty - O'Sullivan - Helicopter - Buildings

[fbfh]

spider man!leo x reader hcs

wc: 1.1k

genre: fluff, crack, angst if you squint

au: super hero au, spider man!leo, mcu crossover

pairing: spider man!leo x gn reader

warnings: brief mention of tragic backstories, general spider man fare, spider man kiss, I can't decide if spiderman is one word or two, not proof read

song rec: I think I used this in another spider man realted post but spider man too: 2 many spider men - the unbreakable kimmy schmidt soundtrack, hero - monsta x, this might be obvious but when can I see you again - owl city, and metropolis - owl city

a/n: this is mostly an outlet for the 24/7 looping footage of Leo flying around as spider man I love him fuck me with a chainsaw

tags: @avashaye @perseajohnson @afidiofobia @thatmultifandomloser @yelenabel0vaswife @almostjollypizza @Fictionalcomforts  @lizziebitch33  @jacksondeeznuts @justbookworm @urmum-xoxo @Asunnyhunny @shellosisbae @anything-forourmoony  @i-dont-remember-a-lot  @chasingpj @1dpjohoohp @mystic-writings   @babiesimagines @dreamerball  @hopefullhearts @thatawkwardlittlefangirl @dustyinkpages @yesv01

After a devastating tragedy left him with no parents and his world completely upside down, Leo Valdez, a dorky teenager from Houston somehow finds himself living in queens new york with his aunt

As if this wasn’t enough changes to handle all at once, it’s also easily a week after he got bit by that stupid spider before he actually notices he has…

Superpowers, he guesses

He really has no idea what else you’d call it

He thinks it’s really fucking annoying at first

Most notably it made all his sensory issues way worse

For a while he views it as another annoying inconvenience he has to deal with 

It’s when something happens

When there’s a minor robbery like 2 blocks away from his apartment that he realizes oh shit

Wait

I could do something about that

He can prevent bad shit from happening 

He can stop people from hurting 

Which is all he's ever wanted

With several all nighters and a lot of hyperfocus he comes up with a costume, weapons, even a name

His grades in chemistry class suddenly shoot up

Pun intended

So he can figure out how to make webs

Once it clicks he's like how has no one else figured this out yet

It's so obvious

He gets his homework done so fucking fast

Cause he also has to learn to sew for his diy costume

Settling on a design was hard

He learns he is definitely not a fashion designer

Eventually he decides to pay homage to his favorite vine 

Once this boy hits the streets???

It's on

He's so good at adventuring and super heroing and saving people 

It's easily one of his two favorite things

The other one being coming up with new weapon ideas 

It takes so much self control not to use webs as a stim toy 

He is the CE FUCKING O of battle banter 

You thought the other spidermen were quippy??? 

Leo is 100000 times worse 

He basically can't shut up during a fight which has made for some hilarious news footage 

There are compilations on YouTube of spiderman roasting criminals for 3 minutes straight, spiderman being an icon for 7 minutes straight

And his personal favorite

Spiderman being the face of gen z for 11 minutes straight

Whenever people at school notice he's way more distracted than usual

Which has been a lot more lately

He's like yeah just adhd things lol

Instead of having to tell them that he’s a semi nocturnal crime fighting arachnid lad

When he’s finally contacted by Tony Stark?????? He loses his fucking SHIT

He has encyclopedic knowledge of Stark industries 

So when Tony motherfucking Stark takes one look at his web shooters and starts praising him

Tells him he has real potential, he’s onto something kid

Then tells him he wants him to start training to help the avengers and possibly eventually become part of the team???????

God he loses his fucking SHIT

His aunt is so fucking proud of him for getting an internship with tony stark

Every time he either comes up with something or works with Tony on something Tony’s like wow

Maybe I should start an actual internship for gifted stem kids

Cause this boy gets so much serotonin from being a friendly neighborhood spiderman

Whoever you are to him

His best friend, Tony’s kid that he definitely has a crush on, the cutie from his compsci class, the hot barista he always hopes he’ll run into

Even just a civilian who’s paths happened to cross

Jesus he’s down bad for you so fast

If you know him out of costume he probably gets really nervous to talk to you 

In spite of how much he wants to

If you don’t really know him outside of the whole super hero thing

Oh my god

He will show boat and pull so many stunts as spidey 

Cause god damn he wants to impress you

If you don’t already know his secret

Motherfucker the temptation to tell you is so fucking strong

Regardless of how or when you find out

You end up being his most trusted ally 

He’s rescued you more times than either of you can count

The feeling of him pulling you close to his chest just in time to keep you out of harm’s way

Especially by yoinking you closer with his webs?????

Adorable!!! Heart fluttering!!!!

And god after a battle or fight when you’re all (probably) back at stark tower

And he just pulls off the mask

And his hair is all mess????????

His cheeks are all flushed???????

So fucking cute

God he’s so fucking attractive

It’s not fair

And fuck me he’ll spider man kiss you every chance he gets

You’re walking home one night and you pull out your phone to check the time

You get a glimpse of the one and only spider man lowering himself upside down behind you

You put away your phone

“You know, you should really be more careful walking home. All the creeps come out at night.”

You turn to him, gazing at his red and blue attire, the eyes of his mask moving as he talks

You suppress a grin

“Yeah, we wouldn’t want some weirdo in brightly colored spandex to follow me home, and sneak up behind me, and start talking to me out of nowhere.” 

“Yeah, that guy sounds like a real freak.” 

“Oh, definitely.” You muse

“You know, I don’t think a thank you from saving me from hooligans when I’m out in the middle of the night, spider man, would be out of place…”

You chuckle, stepping closer

You pull his mask up, pressing a warm kiss to his lips

He caresses your jawline, and you feel the sleek, textured fabric of his suit against your skin

After you eventually pull away, it’s silent for a moment

You’re taking each other in, being in this moment together, the noises of the city providing a familiar background track

He’s smiling, and you can see it, his mask still pulled up

“... that works too.” 

You both descend into giggles

He makes sure you get home safe

He usually does

You wave to him outside your bedroom window one more time

He reciprocates the gesture, then shoots a web onto a nearby building, zipping off into the night

You let out a sigh, watching him quickly melt into the darkness outside 

He may be your friendly neighborhood spider man

But you and him both know he’s really your friendly neighborhood spiderman

[carbootsoul]

fic recs? ive been combing out my locs for 3 hours and im So Bored,,.,.,

hell YEAH i have so many since i uh have been reading soo much fanfiction over quarantine lol and have also been reading ace attorney fic since like 5th grade or something equally stupid. like i am running out. (also thank u for the excuse to reread my favorite fics sjdklfjs i have to make sure they’re as good as i remember before recommending them to u 🥺). sorry this is a little late i finally convinced my little brother to watch sk8 with me lol

anyway leo’s fanfiction recs!! these aren’t in any particular order (technically they’re in chronological order of when i read them i guess) and most of them r going to be ace attorney but i think i’ve got two or three mp100 fics too!! i just didn’t have as many mob psycho fics bookmarked which is bothering me since i know i’ve read a lot of really good serirei fics i just didn’t save them everywhere.. if i send u an ask later with just links to a few that’s why.

gravity- (ace attorney, klapollo, rated e) if u haven’t read gravity yet.. i mean valid but i reread this one last night and it is just as good as i remember.. this is a weird thing to say about a klapollo fanfiction (and the klapollo is VERY GOOD) but i am obsessed with how miles and phoenix r characterized in this it’s such a fun perspective on their characters oh my god. there are a few points in this fic where i had to like. stop and look away because i was so excited about how it was written lol. there’s a second part to this fic that’s a mini wrightworth scene and it makes me go actually insane

the same thing, self aware- (ace attorney, wrightworth, rated m) cw past alcoholism. one of my top 3 ace attorney fanfics honestly 🥺 the premise is that phoenix and miles broke up when phoenix adopted trucy and they decide to spend a weekend together when miles gets back to san francisco (latter half of the 7 year gap) and GOD. it’s p angsty but has a happy ending and is also like. such an interesting look at their characters. also this:

“Well, fuck, Miles, why did you even ask me here?” Miles says into the kitchen sink, “Because you used to be my best friend.”

forty years in the wilderness- (ace attorney, wrightworth, rated t) classic post aj fic about edgeworth’s return to the states. i think most ppl have read this one but like. for good reason. sometimes i talk to my friend leo while i read fics and send them my favorite parts and i swear i sent them like 3/4ths of this fic. it’s just SO sweet and in character and i love it

to go another day- (ace attorney, wrightworth, rated t) god this fic is STUPID fluffy and rly short but it lives in my head rent free. horrifyingly in character and im obsessed with it

what we make- (mp100, reigen & tome, rated t) it’s been a while since i read this but im weak for any content about tome and reigen since like.. i’m obsessed with how similar they are.. the same kind of obnoxious gay. also the background serirei is rly sweet 🥺🥺

all there is- (ace attorney, wrightworth & past krisnix, rated e) cw for dubcon, dissociation during sex, and alcoholism. this is probably the angstiest fic on this list and deals with a lot of heavy topics but it’s really well written. the summary says ‘phoenix and kristoph during the seven year gap, phoenix and miles after it’ and yeah basically. 

catch me i’m falling- (mob psycho, terumob, rated g) college aus.. pining teru.... other ppl having crushes on mob (as they should).. fluff... shou being mean to teru... thank u

wilst du mich heiraten?- (ace attorney, wrightworth, rated t) HI THIS IS QUITE POSSIBLY MY FAVORITE FANFICTION EVER oh my GOD its so tender and good and the found family of it all. miles calling phoenix darling/sweetheart is my favorite hc. it’s told in two parts- one from phoenix’s pov before his disbarrment and one from apollo’s after everything with kristoph- and i just. seriously read this one it makes me so very happy. everything by the author is also good- my other personal favorites are love most definitely requited (the only hanahaki fic i’ve ever enjoyed) and reading between the lines (the original trilogy from miles’s pov). 

surrender on no sides- (mob psycho, character driven/ritshou, rated m for drug use, violence, and psychological abuse) tw for a lot of things- i’d advise looking at the tags. ok when i said all there is is the angstiest fic i was lying because i forgot about this one. uhh frankly don’t read it if you’re at all worried about any of the tags because this is VERY intense. the premise is that ritsu is the one who goes into mogami’s fucked up head land instead of mob (& mogami’s world is worse than canonically) and things just go downhill from there. i think about this fic on a weekly basis tho

this got LONG i didn’t realize how many favorite fics i had until i was listing them. thank u for asking tho!! i get really excited about things i’m into so it’s fun to get to ramble about them lol. i hope u enjoy these (and that you haven’t read all of them already lol)

[bebepac]

Food Fail (Happy Birthday Robin! 2020)

This is the first time I’ve ever written a birthday Fic and it’s in honor of a friend of mine @dcbbw​​ !!!!  Happy Birthday my friend!!!!!!  

When I first joined the fandom back in January, when I was searching for fics to read, she was one of the first people when I searched that came across.   I started reading her stories.  When I wanted to  write my own, and was nervous and anxious, she helped give me the confidence to write. 

She’s a very talented writer, and is incredibly humble.  I am happy to call you my friend.  I really hope you have a wonderful day today. 

So I wrote this about a food you do not like.  SUSHI.  Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!! 

I hope you enjoy it.  See what I did there.  LOL!!!!!!

I used my characters from Pops Place, as you can tell.

I also used @shitthepizza​​​ About Pizza prompt # 5:  “I am always in the mood for pizza,” which will appear in bold.

Jaiden Brooks is my own character, all other characters belong to Pixelberry. 

This is not the next chapter of Pops Place.  But it fits into the series.  To check out the series Pop's Place Masterlist

Summary:  Mia goes out with the gang for dinner.  

Warnings:  Profanity.  That’s pretty much it.

Word Count: 1202

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Song Inspiration for this fic:  “Milkshake” by Kelis

https://youtu.be/pGL2rytTraA

I don’t own rights to the music. or quoted lyrics later on.  

"Hey if you want to, you and Daniel can meet me at Pop's and we can ride together downtown."

"Oh my GOD Jaiden thanks!!! I absolutely hate driving in downtown Raleigh with all the one way streets and parallel parking."

"But Mia, you seriously have the smallest car in the world to parallel park."

"It's North Carolina, not New York, no one parallel parks here, you pull in. I didn't have to parallel park for my driving test."

"Well I'm from New York and we parallel park."

"Well you go right ahead Mr. New Yorker!"

"Then I will show you how it's done Miss Southern Belle, after we …. He cleared his throat and continued in the worst southern drawl ever, “drink sweet tea and eat apple cobbler in the parlor Ma'am.”

Mia burst out laughing.  

“Shut up! You know I’m not like that, and I definitely don’t sound like that.”  

“I’m sorry, I can’t understand your dialect.”  

“YOU TALKING TO ME?”  Mia said in her best Robert De Niro voice.  

Daniel looked at the two of them bickering back and forth. He looked surprised. 

 “Hmmm… that was pretty good.”  Jaiden said to her nodding.  “You could get by in the city with that.”  

“Thank you.”  Mia flashed him a smile.  

“So, I'll pick you guys up around 6:20?"

"That's perfect."

When they were in the car.  She kept noticing Daniel staring at her.  

“Whaaaaat?”

“Um… so are you going to tell me what that was, or do I have to guess?”

“I don’t know what you are talking about.”

“Girl…..“

“Daniel What?!?!?!”

“Are you and Jaiden a thing?”  

“Uh no. We’re just friends.”

Daniel gave her a look.

“I don’t flirt with my friends like that.”  Daniel raised his eyebrow at Mia again.

“We were not flirting.”  

“You two are definitely something-ing because, I could cut the tension with a machete.”

“Nuh uh.. It’s not even like that Daniel.”

“I’m just saying Mia, you need a theme song for this summer, and I got just the one.”

Mia smirked at him.

“Mia’s milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they’re like, it’s better than yours, damn right it’s better than yours, I could teach you, but I have to charge.”

“Okay Daniel.”  

“You better wear something cute for your bae.”  

“He’s not my Bae.”

“Okay, then he’s a friend that definitely wants to see you naked.  Girl, can I live vicariously through you this summer? Cuz you’re pulling all the men so far.”  

“Yeah and they all the winners,  “Drake: I have a long distance girlfriend, but yeah let’s hang out too,  and Liam: Mr. I’m pretty sure you did something shady to get me to look your way and discredit Drake but he screwed that up on his own.”

“And Leo: Mr. I have given you a nickname but no one else can use it, and let’s get you crazy drunk.”    

“Okay… already let’s get you home so we can get ready and get back for dinner.”

When they arrived  back right around 6:15, they pulled up seeing Jaiden leaning against his jeep.  

As they walked up to  Jaiden’s jeep she heard Daniel softly singing.

“La - la - la - la - laaaaaa… the boy is waiting….”

She punched Daniel.  

“Should I even ask?” Jaiden looked at the two of them.

“No you should not.”

He opened the door for Mia letting her get into the car. 

“Your jeep is nice.”  

“Thanks, it took me getting straight A’s and graduating 3rd in my class to get it.”  

“So you’ll be at Cordonia U in the fall then?”

“Why would you think that?”  

“Because you live in Prestonwoods.”

“Yeah, I don’t get all that you’re either Prestonwoods or you’re everyone else crap.  We actually toured both.  I liked Hartfeld better.  That’s where I’ll be this fall.”  

“Me too.”  

“Cool.”  He glanced in Mia’s direction.  Mia was wearing a red  dress and white sandals.  She looked really cute.  

“Watch and learn Mia.”  

Jaiden flawlessly parallel parked between two cars.

“Am I supposed to be impressed?”  

“You know what… I’m locking you in the car.  I’ll go enjoy dinner with Daniel. You’ll have air and sadness for dinner Mia.” Jaiden laughed.  Mia couldn’t help her smile on her face.

“Oh my god!!!!  Air and Sadness?!?!  I really like you Jaiden.  You put her in her place.”  Daniel chuckled.  “Mia needs a guy that is as funny as she is.”  

Daniel noticed them both stare at each other in silence.  

Yep… he thought… there are definite sparks there.

“I’ll get the door for you Mia.”  

“Where are we meeting everyone at? I’m starving.”  

“Sushi Blues Cafe.”

“Sushi…. As in raw fish?”  

“There are cooked sushi rolls.  Have you had sushi?”

“I’ve never tried it.. I like my fish fried and battered, with tartar sauce, and either lemon juice or vinegar, thanks to Pops.”  

“So I’ll get a Philadelphia roll,  it’s cooked  with smoked salmon, avocado, cream cheese. Most people who are newbies to sushi like it.  So I'll share mine with you. I’ll get two so if you like it, you can have your own.”  

When they got into the restaurant the only seats left were on the end of the table.  Daniel sat in the next to the last seat, and Mia sat on the end being left handed, and Jaiden sat across from her.  She noticed everyone else was there.  Hana, Penelope, Maxwell, Olivia, Leo, Rashad, Neville, and Liam.  No Drake.  He probably doesn’t do Sushi.   Can’t blame him.  They passed out menus.  Mia looked nervous.  She ordered a green tea, and when the server came back for her food order, she couldn’t remember what roll Jaiden said he was going to get.

“She’s with me,” Jaiden said.  “We’ll get two philly rolls.”  

She smiled at him.  “Thank you,” she mouthed to him.

“You’re welcome.”  he whispered back.

She stared at her plate.

She poked a piece of the sushi.

“It’s not going to attack you, Mia.”  

“And this is cooked?”

“Yeah.”  

“You’re sure?”  

“Yeah.”  

“Do you like spicy stuff?”

“Not really.”

“So that green stuff, stay away from that then. That’s wasabi.”  

“Ginger?”

“Meh…”

“Yeah, we won’t mess with that either then.”  

“So put some soy sauce on a piece.”  

Mia mimicked him.

“And just one big bite. Eat it.”

He popped it in his mouth and chewed.  

“It’s good, now your turn.”  

Mia did as he did.  She dry heaved.  

Jaiden almost fell out of his chair, because of the look on Mia’s face.  It was clear…. Mia was not a fan of sushi. Both Jaiden and Daniel both were roaring in laughter.  

“Chew it up, or spit it out.  Do something Mia!!!!”

Liam looked in their direction in all the ruckus they were causing.  Liam wished he was sitting with Mia, they looked to be having so much fun.  

Mia managed to swallow the piece of sushi.

“Want another then?”  Jaiden  asked seriously for a second, then burst into laughter again.  

“No thanks.  I’d almost would have rather had the air and sadness, you offered earlier.” 

When it was time to leave and the check was passed out, Jaiden paid for Mia’s share even though she didn’t really eat anything.

They walked  down the street together.  

“So… how about a pizza?” Jaiden asked.

“I’m always in the mood for pizza.”  

“Let’s go get you some dinner then Mia.”  

Mia smiled as Jaiden led the way back to his vehicle.

[berrymeter]

ok perth u probably didn't see the oneus cb yet but i gotta give u my thoughts please take my thoughts.

black mirror: it feels a little atrocious and cheesy and i actually love it like it's just a catchy song!! they could have gone harder but i'm okay with it. the mv is VERY valkyrie which is cute but also boring. none of the shots really wowed me also rbw tanked their budget for this cb.. and some of their fits suck. for me this is a step up from banbakbulga though

connect with us: letdown letdownnnn i would honestly rather listen to the outro version of this song. there is no movement there is no buildup. but xion has a verse so 🥰🥰 i guess

polarity: THIS IS THE ONE.. catchy as hell mwah

happy birthday: save me. save them. the chorus is nice honestly and i like this producer but the aggressively heterosexual corny english interjections really took me out of the vibe.. it's not my birthday i'm not your girlfriend shut up shut uppppp

valkyrock: mixed feelings bc it really just feels like valkyrie with poorly arranged hard guitar in the bg there were some weird instrumental choices too. it serves its purpose which is to be a cool concert remix. there are some cool moments tho especially with the main guitar which i can only assume is kanghyun just shredding it good for him. could have gone harder with the rock concept

so overall this cb... just okay. i'm okay with it! it's def not a come back home or a tbontb (i actually LOVED tbontb era sfsgdfdgdg even the acoustic guitar in the chorus) but frankly it wasn't trying to be that. still feels pretty oneus. anywayyy this is long! i just wanted to like. open a discussion lol don't feel pressured to respond!! -tt

i can finally start answering this ohohoho

hi tt anon my beloved!!! i am ready to answer to these thoughts (aka compare them to mine hSDGHSDKJGH. also i’ll be writing like, each ThoughtTM after i’ve listened to each song, so while i’m typing that i’ve only heard black mirror)

ok so i’m done typing my thoughts and. it got VERY long. don’t apologise for length i’m also wordy <3

now connect with us. so far i didn’t like the voice editing on keonhee’s voice but the song sounds... alright... not groundbreaking but it’s alright. seoho my beloved <3 WAIT THERES NO DROP IN THE CHORUS???? WHAT THE FUCK? i don’t really like the typical kpop drops always used now but come on?? oh wait there’s a? ugh. that was nothing. well i guess it’s a song and dongju got a verse for sure. i don’t have a lot to say on it i don’t know if i’ll add it to any playlists IS THAT HWANWOONG’S FIRST LINE?????? what the hell is any of this DSKJFHKJHD i may not have noticed him before but huh what. eh. it’s a song. again maybe it’ll grow on me! but right now yeah it’s a letdown i agree.

so for black mirror i agree the mv was... cheaper than what we got with gaja, twilight & etc. like they used all the budget on their first mvs DNSKJFHKJ (and to be or not to be... i guess? i don’t remember much except Guns And Blood Bath). i don’t really mind it in itself bc i don’t watch mvs much anymore and i’ve accepted that sometimes companies will just throw whatever at the audience for the sake of money (see also: ugly dance by onf letting me down in great part bc it acts as a followup to beautiful beautiful but is literally just a performance mv with no storytelling elements whatsoever but eh what can you do right) but for someone who likes cinematography it’s definitely gonna be disappointing if they were expecting something like gaja or come back home. as for the fits i didn’t really look at them, mostly their faces? and ough they are pretty <3 but yeah i wanted to get the more negative criticism out of the way so i can talk about The Song because unexpectedly i actually really like it!! and we can thank the bassline for that LMAOOO honestly this is gonna sound mean for no reason but this is what w*nho (censoring in case it gets in tags... i do NOT need mbbs after me on this fine day) thought he was doing with his debut song (not losing you that one made me cry. the one that i forgot the name of). i really enjoy the vibe of the song even if imo it doesn’t really fit the visual concept very much? but it has strings and i’m not gonna say no to strings. strings and a sexy bassline. and yonghoon’s whistling. SHFSDHKH

no but it’s a really good song imo! it’s not... as good as say, twilight (maybe it’ll grow on me idk we’ll see but twilight really was one of their best so), but it’s still a pretty solid song and while i do like banbakbulga a lot now it feels a lot less oneus than black mirror. oh wait i have something else to say, they really should leave the rapping to ravn bc like we know kpop rappers are not really rappers but i. really don’t wanna hear leedo rap anymore. he has great vocals there’s no reason for that... ravn is genuinely enjoyable to listen to so i don’t mind him but pls rbw give leedo more vocal lessons so he can sing more (and also give dongju vocal lessons at all?? why does he get two lines per song??? they’re a 2 yr old group now there’s no excuse. is he that bad? i don’t buy it he sounded good in the rtk gaja)

black mirror also very vaguely reminded me of run away by got7 during the chorus for some reason feel free to ignore that HFKJSHKFJ

onto polarity! shit i really need wrist braces. well this is like an improved connect with us? it’s definitely catchier sdnfsjkdfh and definitely a oneus song tho that means i don’t really like what their style is headed toward... one of the percussions they keep using, i really don’t like it!! i hear it everywhere and i don’t like it! not bc i hear it everywhere but bc it’s used for anything and everything like u should be more careful with what sounds u use for what songs. but i’m also very picky in the little details when i’m focused on something i guess sndfjskh. keonhee sounds really good in this song thank u mr lisp for my life i love u :) OH WAIT LEEDO IN THE CHORUS??? VERY GOOD LET’S GET MARRIED jk not to a leo man.

then we got happy birthday....... um... i was gonna say this is fine then he said you’re my goddess and. let me out <3 NOOO KEONHEE SOUNDS SO GOOD THIS IS EVIL... WHY DOES HE SOUND SO GOOD ON THIS SONG NANODNONDD LOVE LOSES </////3 i wouldn’t say it’s unlistenable for me like english girl but i’m gonna have to turn off my english speaking brain to listen to it yeah. it’s a good song otherwise what a shame... stop pushing ur heterosexual words onto me i’m just trying to listen to a song!!! do songs have to be gendered!!!!!!!!!

valkyrock here we go. last one. last one boys & not boys. so far it’s nice tbh. HUH? they lost the vibe with ravn’s verse. okay i guess the prechorus is alright i can hear the faintest hint of strings. the chorus... the percussions should not be like that... like idk how to explain it but the rhythm is too regular and not spaced out enough, if they were gonna do it like that it should hit a lot harder. don’t give me just the big boy (idk the english name but u know the one on the drums) and the small cymbal sound... that’s not loud enough bring out the damn gong (ok i may exaggerate but like it sounds more dancey than rock either way). uhhhhh overall though i really like the mix of the heavy guitar & strings i think that’s great and they should do that more. i can only assume onewe took care of the instruments LMAO harin u should’ve gone harder than that king i know u can...

so uhmmm for me this cb is... better than the previous one. which is sad bc it was a full album. i also liked it better than tbontb bc i felt that one didn’t go hard enough and black mirror wasn’t trying to go hard in that way so it doesn’t bother me 😭 yeah it’s not light us raise us fly with us level but it’s really good still. i can’t wait for oneus to finally release something that makes me insane but tbh? tbh? the bassline might get me there anyway. sexy bass makes me deranged and i think that’s at least a little bit relatable. still... when oneus get back to their roots in ways other than valkyrock maybe we’ll ascend to a better plane. much love 💕

[they-dont-get-my-back]

20 questions tag!

Tagged by: Faded, thank you! ^^ ( @shaechans )

Tagging: anyone who’d like to do this but namely @sno0pywoo @kdongyoung @bittersweetescapades @highwaytoncity

name/nickname Pája (Hi!!)

gender Female

star sign Leo (some people say Leos are cool, some say they are the worst. I agree)

height 172 cm (I think?)

time 13:09

birthday 15th August

favourite bands NCT 127, NCT U, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, EXO-SC, The Black Skirts, Radiohead, Tata Bojs, The Kooks, White Lies

favourite solo artists August D, Jeff Buckley, Martha/Rufus Wainwright, Sinéad O’Connor

song stuck in my head I can’t think of any right now, but I started singing From Home yesterday as I was doing my puzzle, so I guess you could count that

last movie Jaws by S. Spielberg

last (tv) show Sweet Home

when i created this blog Oh, uh... this specific blog is exactly... 8 months old! I think, hehe.

last thing i googled “Do artists get paid for posting on Bubble” (I still don’t know)

other blogs I used to run a Sherlock/B. Cumberbatch tumblr

do i get asks? Only if Jiwon feels particularly kind :( Nah, I’m kidding, but I love getting asks and I am forever thankful for each and every one that any of you send my way :)

following 176 (which is weird cause I feel like I’m rebloggin stuff from like... 15 accounts at most)

followers 69!! Thank you so much!

why i chose my url I used to be “regular-everyday-normal-mf cause  1) you should check out Jon Lajoie 2) I really thought I’m going to be the one above all the kpop craze and rage, given my age, but long story short I’m “tell-tale-taeil” now cause I love Taeil and I like Tell Tale Games (coincidence) and I thought I’d look smart with the alliteration

average hours of sleep 6-7 hours on work days I think

lucky number I don’t have one :/

instruments I used to know how to play piano, currently I’m thinking about taking up guitar lessons

what i’m wearing Ah, umm, you don’t wanna see that. I still haven’t changed from “ugh, this dress is ugly, I’m gonna use you as my pajamas” outfit so... yeah

dream trip Anywhere with fascinating culture and nature. I’m not really a “sea and beach” type. One of the most interesting and exciting holiday was in Iceland. I’ve visited Korea as well and I desperately want to come back. Japan would be lovely too. Singapore, Thailand....

nationality Czech

favourite song NCT 127 - Sit Down Black Skirts - Mad Dog Diary Muse - The Dark Side

top three fictional universes i’d like to live in 1) An AU where idols get to create what they want and get paid handsomely for their work lol 2) A Nodame Cantabile AU 3) Me being a super awesome cool detective AU

[bo0zey]

Pick your favorite questions from the list.

i will do them all for u 0.o

1. Name cianna [see-ah-nah]

2. Nationality mexican irish german romanian hungarian french

3. Age 20

4. Birthday december 17, 1999

5. Zodiac sign (or your primal zodiac sign) sun: sagittarius; ascendant: leo; moon: aries

6. Gender female

7. Sexuality uhhhhhhhhhhhh idk but i will willingly kiss either gender

8. Your looks (add a picture or describe yourself) /tagged/my-face or u could just google pictures of fat rats

9. What do you/did you study? I’m currently a sophomore nursing major!

10. What's your current job like?/What job would you like to have? I’m currently a microbiology TA and I love it :) My dream job would be something with animals, like a vet tech or veterinarian

11. Your birth order i’m the oldest!

12. How many siblings do you have? 2 younger brothers

13. Do you have good relations with your family? my mom was my best friend, my dad and i get along better now that i’m in college, my brothers and i get along pretty well & we’re staring to get closer now that they’re getting older n growing up n developing their own personalities lol

14. How many friends do you have? errrr idk this is a hard question. i have a lot of acquaintances but i’d say i have maybe like less than 10 real friends??

15. Your relationship status single :D

16. What do you look for in a SO? funny!!!!!!!!!must be humorous!!!!and sarcastic and a little weird w darker sense of humor so we can laugh n be dumb together!!!!!!! also i would like them to be kind to me and those around them bc mean ppl suck. also they have to like animals. also i would like them to be loyal and trustworthy and 110% in love w me. and for physical stuff idk kinda attractive but NOT CONVENTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE like i personally don't really like the typically ‘attractive’ person??? 

17. Do you have a crush? currently in love w the cute chinese boy who lives across from my dorm room even tho i have never even spoken to him n he is totally unaware of my existence!!!!!!!! hahah oops :D

18. When did you have your first kiss? i mean technically 3rd grade i think but that doesn't really count so like maybe 16????

19. Do you prefer serious and meaningful relationships or casual dating/one night stands? i mean in the long term i would definitely like to have a serious relationship but at the moment i’m only into casual stuff bc my heart isn't ready to be broken again sknfkjdbnkjd

20. What are your deal breakers? errrr i’m not sure....cheating is a no no, ppl that are interested in fucking every single person they see is a turn off, DUMB PEOPLE like ppl you can't even have a proper conversation with bc they're so DUMB, and ppl who r mean/judgmental/arrogant

21. How was your day? ok! accidentally slept thru my math class but caught a glimpse of my crush across campus when he was abt to smoke a cig and i got chipotle n i online shopped a ton from shein

22. Favourite food & drink deep dish spinach pizza from giordano’s & orange vitamin water

23. What position do you sleep in? i fall asleep on my left side hugging a body pillow

24. What was your last dream about? ate a braid of hair and inside the braid was bacon

25. Your fears not going to make it thru nursing school, not being financially stable as an adult, not having a family of my own, probably more but those r currently top 3

26. Your dreams i don't have any idk....maybe having like a house of my own and having as many animals as i want?? and i would like a loving partner with a daughter of our own

27. Your goals survive nursing school and lose 40 pounds and don't die before my cat

28. Any pets? i have a dog named cherry Cola, a cat named Leto, and a betta fish named Perc

29. What are your hobbies? writing stories about people in love, listening to music

30. Any cool places in your area? in my college town??? NO it sucks. in my hometown??? Not really it’s a small lil village with only restaurants and parks. but at home i’m near downtown chicago so that’s cool i guess

31. What was your last awkward situation? the first thing that comes to mind is my FIRST and so far ONLY encounter with my crush. we live in the same dorm building and i was wearing my nursing scrubs and had no make up on and about to go upstairs to my dorm, and then i heard footsteps and i was like ‘hahaha what if its my crush’ AND THEN HE FUCKIGJNG appeared from down the hallway to go back to HIS DORM [which is RIGHT ACROSS FROM MINE] and i literally STARED at him, then threw open the door and RAN UP THE STAIRS LIKE I LITERALLY DIDNT EVEN HOLD THE DOOR OPEN FOR ME AND HE WAS LIKE SO CLOSE BEHIND ME I WAS JUST SO NERVOUS MY FLIGHT OR FIGHT RESPONSE TOOK OVER AND I FUCKING FLED I LITERALLY RAN AWAY FROM HIM I AHTE MYSELF SO MUCH IM SUCH AN IDIOT!!!!!!!!!

32. What is your last regret? errrrr idk i regret a lot of dumb things.......

33. Language/s you can speak English n a LITTLE bit of Spanish

34. Do you believe in astrological stuff? (Zodiac, tarot, etc.) i’m really into zodiac stuff and i have got to say they are pretty spot on in accuracy idk

35. Have any quirks? ummmm ofc!!i am the quirkiest person i know hajnjfxbkjx like if u asked my roommates/friends they’d probably be better at answering this than me bc i don't see anything abt me as quirky but they always tell me i am quirky and do weird things but idk man I'm just existing 

36. Your pet peeves err idk currently its ppl that constantly brag about dumb shit

37. Ideal vacation somewhere warm with me + the ocean + the loml + unlimited alcohol

38. Any scars? yeah :D both emotional AND physical!!!!

39. What does your last text message say? ‘ok thats a more than fair statement’

40. Last 5 things from your search history how many carbs should i eat, chipotle bowl calories, is the grim reaper the angel of death, ceftriaxone adverse effects, red man syndrome

41. What's your [device] background? lockscreen is a peach-theme background i made and home screen is my weight loss goals

42. What do you daydream about? the characters in my stories.................and being skinny 

43. Describe your dream home pretty brick house??? flowers outside??? 3 floors--main floor, basement and upstairs??? 3 bedrooms n 3 bathrooms maybe??? master bedroom has its own bathroom!!! and open concept main floor. big kitchen and very homey n warm all around. as for like an apartment i want something cozy and aesthetically pleasing and warm 

44. What's your religion/Your thought about religion i don't have a religion but if ppl do have a religion then thats not my business

45. Your personality type entj but only bc i got 3% extraverted; i am very closely related to intj tho n i think i fit that one better

46. The most dangerous thing you've done uhhhhhh probably operating a vehicle while high out of my mind. definitely the dumbest thing i ever did 0/10 would recommend anyone ever doing that

47. Are you happy with your current life? its ok but it could probably be better. i want to be done w college and skip to the part where i have a successful career and my own home and i can lay up w the loml every night

48. Some things you've tried in your life alcohol???weed??gummy edibles....

49. What does your wardrobe consist of? sweaters/sweatshirts/leggings

50. Favourite colour to wear? black, maroon, peach, purple, gray, idk

51. How would you describe your style? oh jeez idk i wear whatever i want so like e-girl when i really try and basic white girl when i don't care

52. Are you happy with your current looks? no i hate everything about myself lol

53. If you could change/add something to your appearance - impossible or not - what would it be? more freckles on my face....also be thinner n have longer hair

54. Any tattoos or piercings? my nose and septum are pierced!

55. Do you get complimented often? kinda by my friends but i always yell at them to stop so they don't compliment like as much bc they know i hate it but they still do it sometimes idk

56. Favourite aesthetic? i wanna be an e-girl yo!!!!!!!!! 

57. A popular trend that you dislike nobody has a crush on me and i hate it

58. Songs you're currently obsessed with? pied piper by BTS

59. Song you normally wouldn't admit you like. anything by BTS lol i used to like be embarrassed for how much i like k pop but now i don't really care lol #stanBTS2020

60. Favourite genre? rap/r n b/alternative

61. Favourite artist/band/genre? i listen to every genre except country sooooooo yeah i really like billie eilish, BTS, the weeknd, juicewrld, lil nas x, trippie red, post malone,

62. Hated popular songs/artists? i don't rlly like selena gomez or justin bieber or taylor swift

63. Put your music on shuffle and list first 5 only - RY X i.f.l.y. - Bazzi novacane - frank ocean jungle - drake bang! - trippie redd

64. Can you sing or play any instruments? no and no

65. Do you like karaoke? no but i like to sing along to songs when I'm alone

66. Own any albums? haha noooo i got apple music son

67. Do you listen to radio? What stations? errr RARELY i used to listen to r n b stations tho

68. Favourite movie/series? idk donnie darko?? i also just finished tharntype n that was really good. also i liked tokyo ghoul. AND GIVEN IS REALLY GOOD

69. Favourite genre of movies/books/etc i like horror/scary/paranormal/funny movies and i like love stories in books

70. Your fictional crush/es danny phantom, ken kaneki

71. Which fictional character is you? uhhhh idk...

72. Are you a shipper? List your otps, if so frerard, ryden, taekook, mewgulf

73. Favourite greek god? idk they all kinda suck but maybe hades

74. A legend from where you live that you like i don't really know any:(

75. Do you like art? What's your favourite work or artist? i like to look at art! i think van gogh is cool

76. Can you share your other social media? ig: ciannnna venmo: ciannnna

77. Favourite youtubers? i don't really watch youtubers but maybe shane dawson and emma chamberlain

78. Favourite platform? twitter

79. How much time do you spend on the internet? too much time

80. What video games have you played? Which one's your favourite? i once played GTA5 that was fun!

81. Your favourite books (manga also counts) idk i don't really read anymore:/ i was into the hunger games and the twilight series when i was young. now i kinda read online manga and i really liked BJ Alex and killing stalking. and like for online books the unholyverse series, a splitting of the mind, the anatomy of a fall

82. Do you play board/card games? no but i like to play checkers and uno and cards against humanity

83. Have you ever been to a night marathon in cinema? nopee

84. Favourite holiday halloween is cool also christmas is alright bc gifts

85. Are you into dramas? i’ve been getting into thai boys love dramas lol sue me

86. Would you use death note, if you had one? um YES.

87. What changes would you make in the world, no matter how impossible, if you had the power to? everyone needs to be a little kinder and have a crush on me

88. Could you survive a zombie apocalypse? absolutely not I'm not physically fit and don't have useful skills

89. If you had to be turned into a paranormal being, what would it be? vampire duh [or maybe ghost]

90. What would you want to happen to you after your death? i want to see my mom

91. If you had to change your name, what would be your pick? idk something cool ... i love the name Daisy

92. Who would you switch your life with for a week? idk probably kylie jenner

93. Pick an emoji to be your tattoo idk the alien? 94. Write 3 things about yourself - only one of them must be true -im very productive with my time management skills -my favorite color is purple -i don't get nervous when I'm alone in public

95. Cold or hot? cold

96. Be a hero or be a villain? anti-hero

97. Sing everything you want to say or rhyme? sing if i’m good at it but if I'm not good then rhyme

98. Shapeshifting or controlling time? shapeshifting

99. Be immortal or be immune to everything aside from natural death?immortal

100. ..... or .....? ......?

[markoftheasphodel]

FE Conquest Part 1 (Chapters Prologue-4)

So, I have a second-hand copy of FE Conquest (thanks, Lance!) I’ve been meaning to play for some time but in between my ancient 3DS having the battery life of a mayfly and the overall excitement of Three Houses, I’ve not truly picked it up until now. But when one is Up North with no internet and no data connection, spending a rainy evening with a 3DS sounds like a good proposition, so here we are.

NOTA BENE: Because my impression of FE14 fandom is and remains “infested with wankers” I will not be tagging this with FE14. If you wish to blacklist it, please block the custom tag “mark joins the conquest.”

Anyhoo. So my Corrin for this game is f!Corrin because based on FE Heroes I find her less obnoxious than her male incarnation. I went with the default face and voice but opted for cute & short hair, colored Camilla-lavender and adorned with a butterfly hair pin so she fits in better with the Nohr sisters. On with the story…

Spoilers for FE14 ensue!

1) That opening tutorial with the Hoshido sibs made me wonder if I’d somehow loaded the wrong game. What the hell was that? That was just… hallucinatory and not in a compelling way.

2) Gameplay is pretty eh thru the opening chapters. The green/red/blue weapon triangle feels less bizarre than it would’ve before Heroes took the concept and ran with it, so there’s no dissonance there. Dragon Veins are really the only thing interesting in the mix thus far, but of course it’s early yet.

3) Story is… holy shit, this is pretty goddamned bad writing. All the characters are familiar to me thanks to Heroes force-feeding them to me over and over and over again, but in between that fever dream of an opener and the first two actual battles, you’re introduced to more characters than I have goddamned fingers. All the Nohr sibs, most of the Hoshido sibs, four retainers for Corrin, Lilith, and then Garon, Rinkah, and Kaze once you get to the capital. Exposition drops as clumsily as a plate falling from Felicia’s fingers. Like, I understand people have issues with the localization but that is too damn many characters introduced in too short of a time.

3a) Like the whole “it’s still dark outside” bit— does Corrin lose her memory every single day? Surely she knows it’s dark in the daytime? Right? Why is this stupid plot point even a thing?

4) Garon, Hans, and Iago all reek of evil, and the only thing keeping the story aloft is Corrin’s invincible innocence.

5) I have to say I’d long forgotten about Leo’s opening stunt to save Corrin’s hide; he’s just about the only character acting like a plausible human. Xander is halfway there. Elise is halfway there if one assumes she is indeed a child and not “technically an adult” (lol). Everyone else is baaaaaad. Like, I know them from Heroes and it appears Heroes isn’t selling them short.

6) So having Hans on our team is like BEING the bandits led by a big ugly evil bandit dude in early-game FE. Cute inversion, I guess.

7) Oh, and then Hans pushes Gunter off a bridge and Corrin starts transforming into… something. Corrin losing her “babysitter” would’ve been a lot more powerful had we known Gunter for more than THREE brief chapters in which he shared the retainer spotlight with three other characters, two of whom we’ve already ditched.

8) And then the magical koi fish/dragon loli whisks Corrin off to the goddamned astral plane. What is this I don’t even. Yeah, at this point I’m thinking they should’ve just made an anime.

9) Back on Planet Earth, Corrin gets taken to Hoshido to meet her True Family, which comes across as manipulative bullshit if one knows that the Hoshido sibs are no more your “real” family in the genetic sense than the Nohr kids are and the whole “birthright” thing is a load of pegasus dung and these kids Corrin doesn’t remember have no more right to her heart than the siblings she knows and loves. The Nohr sibs as far as I can tell do love Corrin back, while the Hoshido kids at best love an idea of a person— Sakura doesn’t even know who Corrin was!

10) Oh, but then Azura shows up and we learn that it’s better to be a hostage taken in by a Good Mommy than a member of a family ruled by a Bad Dad, so that should answer that, except this is Conquest so it won’t.

11) Also yes, Garon is absolutely transparently terribad and abusive.

12) This writing is also terribad and given the structural issues I don’t know that a better localization would even help much. The pacing is terribad.

[mia-cooper]

Fanfiction Questions

from here

Fandom Questions

1. What was the first fandom you got involved in?

Involved as in ‘frantically read every book I could get my hands on, daydreamed about being part of that universe and wrote stories/made art inspired by the books, if not actual fanfiction’? Mm, probably The Chronicles of Narnia when I was six or seven. The next great obsession was The Silver Brumby when I went through my horse stage around age 12, and then Sweet Valley High when I was 15. Hahaha.

2. What is your latest fandom?

Marvel! I’m not into comics and I’m definitely not interested in consuming every last bit of canon material or memorising the variations of every universe, but I love (most of) the movies and Agents of SHIELD is pretty cool.

3. What is the best fandom you’ve ever been involved in?

Star Trek Voyager. No contest. I venture to suggest that the older fandoms, the ones that are all about defunct shows, are a hell of a lot more chilled. Maybe because we’ve come to terms with our shitty canon endings and learned that liking the ship you hate doesn’t make someone problematic, unlike some newer fandoms I could name (Yes I’m talking about you, Game of Thrones fans. What the fuck.)

4. Do you regret getting involved in any fandoms?

I’ve dipped a toe into one or two fandoms for shows or books I’ve really enjoyed and backed the fuck out when the vibe gets weird (oh hey, it’s GoT again), but nope. No regrets.

5. Which fandoms have you written fanfiction for?

All the Star Treks except TOS, and a Trek/MCU crossover. I’d like to write more for MCU someday. Plus I’ve written longhand entire notebooks full of teen romance shit that bore an uncanny similarity to SVH, and my first short story was a fantasy fic that featured a girl whose guardian was a wise talking lion who led her into mystical secret worlds, which is kind of familiar.

6. List your OTP from each fandom you’ve been involved in.

Wow. I’m going to define ‘involved in’ as ‘cared enough about to have an OTP’, but I’m guaranteed to forget a ton. In no particular order:

Voyager: Janeway x anyone who can get her off

Discovery: Lorca x Cornwell or Pike x Tyler x Burnham (or any combination of)

DS9: Kira x Jadzia Dax

TNG: Picard x Vash, I guess? I don’t really have any TNG ships

ENT: T’Pol x Trip x Hoshi (or any variation therein)

MCU: Cap x Widow

AoS: Coulson x Skye... no May... no Skye... I don’t know

CAOS: Madam Satan x Zelda

Timeless: Garcy

The Good Place: Eleanor x Tahani

The 100 (shut up): toss up between Clarke x Bellamy and Kane x Abby

Veronica Mars: Veronica x Leo (first run), Veronica x Logan (s4)

Orphan Black: Cosima x Delphine

BSG: Apollo x Starbuck

SG1: Sam x Jack

Arrow: Olicity (so over the show now though)

This Life: Milly x Egg

Yeah you know what... I’m drawing a blank. I can’t think of any other shows where I’ve been invested in The Romance that much.

7. List your NoTPs from each fandom you’ve been in.

I’m too tired to do every fandom, and besides, I can come around to almost any ship if the headcanons (or fics) are convincing enough. I do have a few hard no-gos, but they might be someone else’s OTP so I’ll shut up about them.

8. How did you get involved in your latest fandom?

Reluctantly. The MCU movies are not something I ever thought I’d enjoy beyond a dull evening’s entertainment. I never expected to get attached to the characters. And yet.

9. What are the best things about your current fandom?

Voyager is my forever fandom and the only one where I’ve really interacted with other fans. The best things about it? In general, everyone is just cool, accepting, open and basically awesome. And talented. I love my Party Bus people.

10.  Is there a fandom you read fic from but don’t write in?

Sure. The 100, Veronica Mars and Agents of SHIELD are the ones I’d dip into more frequently. I really enjoy crossovers between Trek and BSG or the Stargate variants, too.

Ship Questions for your Current Fandom

11. Who is your current OTP?

Janeway x Chakotay.

12. Who is your current OT3?

Janeway x Chakotay x Paris.

13. Any NoTPs?

A few.

14. Go on, who are your BroTPs?

Janeway & Tuvok! Also Torres & Chakotay, and I’d have killed for more Janeway & Torres in canon. (If they kissed sometimes that would be okay too)

15. Is there an obscure ship which you love?

Yeah. Paris x Seven. There are like two fics in existence, and yet ... the potential! (Sorry, B’Elanna)

16. Are there any popular ships in your fandom which you dislike?

Nope.

17. Who was your first OTP and are they still your favourite?

Janeway x Paris. And they’re still way up there, but not quite at the top.

18. What ship have you written the most about?

84% of my fics feature Janeway x Chakotay as either the primary or secondary pairing... holy shit.

19. Is there a ship which you wished you could get behind, but you just don’t feel them?

Paris x Torres. I mean, I feel them. I just don’t generally feel the need to write about them.

20. Any ships which you surprised yourself by liking?

Chakotay x Seven. In another universe, it could’ve been beautiful.

Author Questions

21. What was the first fanfic you ever wrote?

Actual story that was clearly fanfic? A farcical drunken romp told in the 24th century equivalent of email format called PADDemonium (see what I did there?)

22. Is there anything you regret writing?

Lol, a few things that should probably have never seen the light of day for various reasons, some of them leola related. But I’ve only deleted two fics that I can recall.

23. Name a fic you’ve written that you’re especially fond of & explain why you like it.

Relieved. It’s a 30k AU Chakotay moral dilemma backstory that brings in DS9 characters, Section 31 and his longstanding history with AU Janeway. I did so much research for it (way back in the days before memory alpha and chakoteya.net) and I’m really proud of how I wound in canon stuff across series but changed a few key bits and pieces. Only problem is, it’s a sequel to ...

24. What fic do you desperately need to rewrite or edit?

... Pressure, which I can’t even read without cringing. My characterisation of Janeway, even Angry Maquis AU Janeway, is way over the top and there are moments that verge on Mills and Boon and give me first, second and third hand embarrassment. God, I’d love to rewrite it. Actually, that’s a lie. I want someone else to rewrite it so I can read it without covering my eyes and moaning.

25. What’s your most popular fanfic?

Desperate Measures, by about 70,000 light years, lol. Although Fragile Things beats it on bookmarks.

26. How do you come up with your fanfic titles?

You know what? A fair percentage of the time, I think of the title first and come up with a plot second. Aside from that, I prefer shorter, punchier titles that clearly tie into the story (Flight Risk, Speechless), though sometimes it’s song lyrics (Burn Our Horizons, your body like a searchlight) or a literary quote (Required to Bear, All the Devils are Here) or a turn of phrase from the story itself (The Prisons You Inhabit). Hey that was fun. Thanks for letting me pimp the shit out of my stories.

27. What do you hate more: Coming up with titles or writing summaries?

Ugh, it depends on the day. Summaries are harder, I think. I never want to give away too much of the plot, but there has to be enough there for people to know whether they’ll bother clicking. Funny story: I actually ran the stats on this a few months back. Here they are for your edification:

Fics with a one line plot summary = 54%

With two or three line plot summary = 18%

With a short snippet directly from the fic = 16%

With a snippet + a one line explanation = 3%

With a one line plot summary plus a line to date the fic (eg "set in season 3", “episode tag to Worst Case Scenario") or the fic prompt = 7%

And finally, a quote from something other than the fic = 2% (that's only 3 fics).

28. If someone were to draw a piece of fanart for your story, which story would it be and what would the picture be of?

Ooh. I’ll say the final scene in Explosive.

29. Do you have a beta reader? Why/Why not?

I used to regularly ask @jhelenoftrek​ and @littleobsessions90 to beta for me, and both of them are brilliant at it. Lately I’ve been posting without sending my stuff off for editing. This is partly because I’m impatient to get stuff out there, partly because I don’t have as much time to write/edit, and partly because I’m a little less focused on improving my writing and more on enjoying it for its own sake.

30. What inspires you to write?

Little bits of episode dialogue I haven’t noticed before, other people’s fanfiction, stray conversations, fic prompts, song lyrics, random headcanons, fever dreams, dares ...

31. What’s the nicest thing someone has ever said about your writing?

I’ve been really lucky with comments on my fic. The least helpful comment I’ve ever received was on one of my early 30k fics and all it said was “Did you have to take the name of the lord in vain?” Which is kind of funny. The nicest thing anyone’s ever said? I’m very partial to the feedback that starts “I don’t even like this pairing/genre/trope/show but you made me love it”, and particularly “I’ll read anything you write, I don’t care what it’s about.” But all comments are gold. The little heart button is cool too.

32. Do you listen to music when you write or does music inspire you? If so, which band or genre of music does it for you?

I’m not someone who can tune out music I love, or leave it in the background to inspire me. If it’s on, I’m fully invested in it. I’m that annoying person in the car who flips radio stations every three seconds until I find something I like and then it’s on 11 and I’m singing along to it. I’m also really picky but extremely eclectic, although there are genres I can’t stand (anything with autotune makes me stabby). That said, sometimes I find a song that I can’t stop listening to for weeks and often that perfect combination of music and lyrics will inspire me to write a fic. For example, I just plotted out an entire J/C story because of this song.

33. Do you write oneshots, multi-chapter fics or huuuuuge epics?

All of the above. Although I’m not sure if my longest epic is huuuuuge or just huuuge.

34. What’s the word count on your longest fic?

101,467.

35. Do you write drabbles? If so, what do you normally write them about?

I have two drabble collections. One is all J/C, full of responses to random prompts and I add to it sporadically. The other is episode additions set on Kathryn Janeway’s birthday (May 20) and added to annually.

36. What’s your favourite genre to write?

Angst, definitely. Sometimes it’s smutty angst or fluffy angst or hurt/comfort angst, but often it’s just fucking unrelenting angst. And I’m okay with that.

37. First person or third person - what do you write in and why?

I did the stats on this once, too, haha. Pretty sure I came out fairly even on first and third person with a smattering of second person in there. I’m probably even-ish on present vs past tense, too. I make it a point to mix it up to avoid my writing getting stale or same-y. And sometimes a fic doesn’t really click for me until I try it in a different POV or tense or from a different character’s perspective.

38. Do you use established canon characters or do you create OCs?

I mostly write for canon characters - the fun is in all the different ways you can interpret and imagine them - but I’ve been known to throw in the odd OC, or focus on a character who only got a brief cameo appearance, or write about someone who only appears in beta canon, or who only rates a mention on screen.

39. What is your greatest strength as a writer?

Oh, wow. I’m not sure. I guess the thing I value most about my own writing is my willingness to try different styles, characters, pairings and so on. The thing I strive for most is characterisation that feels true, and I really love it when I get comments on that. Exploring a character in a way that rings true with a reader is the best thing ever.

40. What do you struggle the most with in your writing?

Overly long sentences and adverb abuse, haha. No, truthfully, there comes a point in most of my fics, particularly the longer ones, when I really just want to scrap it because in my heart I know it’s dreadful. Usually that passes once I slog through the ‘I don’t wanna’ stage because I’m a bloody-minded bitch, but sometimes fics do get left in the dust half-written. Honestly, though, they’re the ones that probably should stay there.

Fanfiction Questions

41. List and link to 5 fanfics you are currently reading:

This is hilarious because I was just talking on discord about my problematic ‘to read’ pile. My unread AO3 subscription emails currently number 29 and my phone browser has 71 tabs open. So here are 5 random picks from that list of exactly 100 fics I should be reading:

Sex on the Beach (E, Janeway/Chakotay) by @traccigaryn​

The Ruby Ring (T, Janeway/Chakotay, Janeway/Tighe) by @trinfinity2001​

Earth is But an Idea (T, Janeway/Chakotay, Carter/O’Neill) by @caladeniablue​

Home (E, Janeway/Chakotay) by Cassatt

Wise Up (E, Janeway/Chakotay) by KimJ

42. List and link to 5 fanfiction authors who are amazing:

Only five? Shit. Okay. In no particular order, these are five of the writers I keep coming back to:

quantumsilver (also here)

northernexposure

LittleObsessions

Helen8462

Cheshire

But there are so many others. My chosen fandom is chock full of amazing talent.

43. Is there anyone in your fandom who really inspires you?

All of the authors above for various reasons, but also august because her writing is so spare and delicate and devastating, and runawaymetaphor because she writes the most delicious Janeway/Paris, and @seperis​ because I read In the Space of Seven Days literally 20 years ago and I still haven’t recovered, and I could be here all night raving on this topic but there are still many questions to get through.

44. What ship do you feel needs more attention?

Janeway x Paris. I’m so happy there’s been a little bit of a resurgence in J/P fics lately. Thanks, @curator-on-ao3​, you’re doing the lord’s work.

I’ll also take Janeway x Johnson content any day of the week.

45. What is your all time favourite fanfic?

What the hell? I can’t pick just one! Ugh!

... but okay, here’s the first one that came to mind when I tried to think about this: if you came this way by tree. I’m not sure I’d call it my favourite, but it’s one I revisit often. Ugh, there are so many other fics I’m thinking of now that I really want to list.

46. If someone was to read one of your fanfics, which fic would you recommend to them and why?

Oh, that’s hard. I should probably pick an angsty smutty J/C because that’s a fair proportion of what I write and it’s good to let a new reader know what they can expect. But honestly, I think the best fic I’ve written is The Uncharted Sea. (It’s safe for work. Maybe not for makeup.)

47. Archive Of Our Own, Fanfiction.net or Tumblr - where do you prefer to post and why?

The Archive, of course. Where else can I find ad-free hosting on a stunningly user-friendly interface with absolutely no moralising content restrictions and the world’s best tagging system? That Hugo award is well deserved.

Tumblr is good for headcanons and meta and gifsets and a few other formats that I’m less likely to post on AO3 because I’d feel like I was pissing off people who subscribe to me by giving them some random garbage.

I also have my own website, but I’m not really sure why. Sometimes I post fic there that doesn’t make it to tumblr or AO3.

48. Do you leave reviews when you read fanfiction? Why/Why not?

I try to. Honestly I do. I love it when I get reviews, so I figure paying it forward is the least I can do. I’m less scrupulous about leaving comments when I’m busy or reading on my phone.

49. Do you care if people comment/reblog your writing? Why/why not?

I mean, I love it when people reblog, but I certainly don’t expect it. @arcadia1995​ is amazing for reblogging stuff *blows kisses*

Nobody owes fanfic writers shit, but I feel like there’s a tacit agreement that if you like what you just read for free and you’re on a platform that makes it easy to do so, you leave a review or at least a kudos, because I’m not gonna lie, posting a fic you’ve worked super hard on and seeing it get very few kudos or comments is a bit deflating. I’m sure a lot of us have been there.

50. How did you get into reading and/or writing fanfiction?

During Voyager’s original run I was trawling the internet for Endgame spoilers (I don’t know why; I usually love surprises) and I guess I googled (or whatever the 2001 equivalent of googling was) something like “how does voyager get home” and somehow I stumbled across Revisionist History. At first I had no idea what I was reading - was this a lost story pitch that somehow got leaked? A professional novella commissioned by the showrunners?

Then I started following links and discovered yahoo groups and webrings and Trekiverse and fanfiction.net and all sorts of incredible things I’d never guessed at, including the now defunct ‘archipelago of angst’, a collection of Voyager writers who focused mainly on a darker Janeway than most of the other fic writers I was encountering, and I was hooked. So I wrote a few of my own pieces, and then I lost interest for 15 years. I’m still not sure how I got dragged back in.

51. Rant or Gush about one thing you love or hate in the world of fanfiction! Go!

Honestly, in what other way can I indulge my obsessions, hone my skills and talk about it endlessly with like-minded people? Where else can I instantly find a plethora of fiction about the exact topic I feel like reading about on my mobile device and for free? Fanfiction is fucking amazing and I’m so glad it exists in my life.

[ahnaliesemaria]

21 questions!

21 Questions

RULES: Simply answer the following 21 questions and then tag 21 (or however many) people you’d love to get to know more!

Tagged by: @basil-dad (thank u!)

1. Name/nickname: Ahnaliese

2. Zodiac sign: Tropical - Virgo sun, Aries moon, Sag rising | Sidereal - Leo sun, Pisces moon, Sag rising ((actually i think i had my birth time wrong for a while + don’t remember my rising signs but sag rising is me))

3. Height: 5′3″-5′4″!!

4. Hogwarts house: Hufflepuff (+Gryffindor)

5. Last thing I googled: .........i use Ecosia and idk how to see what the last thing i searched was ldfkjaldkfja

6. Favourite musician: don’t think i really have one but right now you should check out Baby Rose !!! [ link is to spotify ]

7. Last song I listened to: (cheating and saying an album but) Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae [ link is to spotify again ] 

8. Song stuck in my head: uhhh none right now!! only bc i started listening to music as i answered the above questions ^ ^;

9. Followers: 5 and cheezbot is one of them even though i softblocked them lmao

10. Following: 30 -- i need more blogs to follow but i forgot a bunch of usernames after i deleted last time..;;

11. Amount of sleep: 6 hours realistically :( 8 hours is def preferred 

12. Lucky number: 13 except it’s not lucky for me, i just really wish it was

13. What I’m wearing: comfy sweat pants + comfy Guess crop top!!!!

14. Dream job: freelance whatever

15. Dream trip: going wherever

16. Favourite food: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm french fries, chips + salsa, avocado toast, or sushi............

17. Instruments: that i play? NONE!

18. Languages: none not even english. i’m just good at guessing. (jk -- pretty much only english. ein bisschen deutsch, aber ich hat (?) viel (?) vergessen aldfkjaldkjf lmao)

19. Favourite songs: hooooo.... we’re not gonna get into this lol. too many!! i’m gonna link ya to Altadena by Kelela [ spotify ] 

20. Random fact: uh. my mom used to be a hairdresser and when i was in 3rd grade i got her to put a couple blonde streaks in my hair and everyone thought it was really cool and then this other lil girl’s mom apparently said i was a bad influence hahaha!!

21. Aesthetic: oh geez... visiting the louvre in the morning, a cozy cafe afterwards, and then wandering the streets like a punk at night. yeah!! maybe throw a cottage garden in there somewhere.

not gonna tag anyone because!!!!!!! (nobody by mitski playing in the background)

[romy350-romyakari]

Tagged by our dear @echoheart0324 @a-crack-in-the-universe and @mimiplaysgames 

Rules: Name your top ten favorite characters from different fandoms, then tag ten people.

I would say I have a long time thinking and get this to the PC so I can write this properly at least, is hard to think of this and well I think I will explain even lol this will be weird since I think I may name the unknown to most population xD. Though is easy to start as we go down and down is lot harder XD

Warnings: This will be weird? I guess so! Sorry beforehand > <

1. Terra, Aqua and Ventus [Kingdom Hearts]: They have simply won my heart over a chain of tragic events a super sad story but just the interpretation I get of them make me love them and really get me intro Kh and all this crazy journey so far. I end falling for them easily. No regrets, Then I en falling by little to most of the character to come but these 3 have a special place in my heart, love their personalities and think of a bright future, think of the to be in on screen again really fills my heart of many feels.

2. Lunafreya Nox Fleuret [Final Fantasy XV]: Ohhh I just end falling in love with her character, she was going down with her duty even if she dream different and ahhh just I get really touched by some of her points and I Literally like the little screen time or just all the time I could see her in action! Say what you think fight is a thing but have the words are something that gets me so badly, I have a big attachment to her.

3. Neku Sakuraba [The World Ends With You]: I have see this kid change all over his journey and I can say I was impress form a all that he was on the beginning. He end going for all to the option I was able to choose at the end, I will guess most of you choose the full help everyone as possible or some sort of that. Long to short I was just touched for all the changes he get over all the days of the Reapers Game. It’s something hard to explain but this kid get a good appreciation from me.

4. Pidge Gunderson/ Katie Holt [Voltron Legendary Defender]: Maybe is a thing I should repeat but I love when you prove more that what you others think, and Katie Holt became one of my favorites on it’s own way. the size doesn’t matter and her will do do something is impressive, I know people that at first look well pretty much make me remember some parts of how she is as characters but also her personal development that has go for a while and well I would be rambling but I just love her character as a strong one, has weakness yes but see most of the sides of one character in cation and when proves more that at first look is something I just love. Or when other character are prove wrong too lol

5. Sulfus [Angel’s Friend -> Original comics/Kid version]: Oh this is mess up, but well when I was around 10 I first get in touch with the TV series *nothing even near to the original comic* but I didn’t know of the original comics that all come from in some way until I was 15. What a surprise the original comic was a lot cooler and had better writing over the original characters, the kind of character sulfus is let’s say I end just feeling sorry for his bad luck but still spirit to help, even with the nature he comes from lol. I would embrace the comic character lots of this one better that the TV series, bad thing the original comic was canceled.

6. Ivy Kyougoku [Haibi]: Webcomics. Yeah, I am reading some from time to time.  Haibi is one of the most interesting ones I have get to read in some time and got to point, this main character is one I relate but also like, we may go to some classics over want to help other but hey way to deal with her role and make he duty at her own way is something I see coming a bit but her development was something that I like to see on it’s way.

7. Elyon Brown [W.I.T.C.H. - comics]: The time I end reading a good bunch of the comic, I lost all my digital copies on the reboot of my laptop but I et to a point I just start to warm up to her character, but the one I can recall more is one special edition of the comics, it was a nice view to her character and for a young ruler on that would she belong, she was impressive, oh this is back to the days I start to love fantasy orwell was a thing that stuck with me since long way back before this lol.

8. Shin-Ae Yoo [I love Yoo]: Oh we go to some web comics I have end reading somehow at some point, again. But Can we talk of how stubborn but true to herself at to others she is? gezzz all over ehre si awhat she doesn’t deserve but she has a way to deal with thing is really surprising but i am amazed on how she tries her best even on the worse. She really deserves a break of all always try to be strong ; ;

9. Theo/Leo [LiEat]: So. We fall on one of the indie RPGs I play, LiEat has 3 games and each of them they let you know the world but especially about this character as one of the principal ones, from bits but. Even if he was one of the you know less about just what lies on the final was something that will say was me just seeing how a change on the lapse of 3 light games, enough to appreciate the details of a character that may have go through a lot but also learn some few stuff and know were one should stop, idk maybe overthinking a bit but really like the story it hold at the end, the good one of course  

10. Daphne [Winx- the first seasons]: Going back on time I really love italian cartoons when I was a kid. I can hear my best friend reminding me to keep believing in fairies as a joke but sometimes I think he was serious lol. Okey points straight, when the little me first see winx I have to say since back then I love spirit sister helping his sister and been still supportive even no been ‘alive’. It may be call of duty but just love the idea of her been a supportive sister, I have a brother and I can compare it to that but one of my favorite little tiny interaction was how Daphne just help Bloom any time she could, I won’t talk ever on the weird thing going on after season 4 I am didn’t go further since i get lost lol but from that to there I was impressed and amazed as a kid till this days :’D

And yeah this was messy! 

Time to tag, hope you don’t mind?

@spirit-of-creativity16 @pinkalala @sociallyawakwardteen @fattybeagle @queen-khione @askwenjing

I can’t think much more on who else but try if you want? You are free to not so just that. 

Thanks if you read the rambling too > <

[vivitalks]

another one! i stole it from @bentylershook​ because i’m a self-obsessed punk and they said anyone could do it so WHATEVER

When you have cereal, do you have more milk than cereal or more cereal than milk? well i TRY to have more cereal

Do you like the feeling of cold air on your cheeks on a wintery day? NO I DO NOT, it makes me VERY COLD

How do you take your coffee/tea? coffee as a mocha frappucino, tea with milk and sugar (always english breakfast). i’m very particular.

Do you keep plants? nope, i would forget to feed them and they’d die

What artistic medium do you use to express your feelings? i write a lot, especially in a journal

Do you like singing/humming to yourself? so, annoyingly, much

What’s something that made you smile today? hmm well my pal grace kept texting me about her cool hotel, which made me smile. AND i got coffee with a kind of distanced friend, which was really really fun. 

What’s your favorite pasta dish? mac and cheese!

What’s your favorite eye color? i don’t have a favorite but blue eyes are pretty...although my sister has really pretty like...hazel eyes idk all eyes are pretty shhh

What’s your favorite bubblegum flavor? like...fruit flavored. bubble gum tastes too sweet and...bubble gum-y, and i hate mint flavored things

What is your opinion of socks? Do you like wearing weird socks? Do you sleep with socks? Do you confine yourself to white sock hell? Really, just talk about socks. My opinion of socks is they’re underrated and a great addition to the world. they’re like socially acceptably slippers. i only wear ankle socks, though. the other ones are uncomfortable. I do sleep with socks because my hands and feet get cold really easily, and i DON’T trust white clothing, socks included.

What’s your fave pastry? crepes or donuts

Tell us about your pet peeves! y’all don’t wanna know all of them but i hate when people who can’t sing well think that they can sing well. i know that’s a personal problem but it drives me CRAZY. also hate people who walk slowly in school hallways. also hate people who, uh, tear other people down just for the sake of feeling superior. also, people who make condescending comments about, like, attire? very unnecessary. also when my siblings (especially the younger ones) ignore me trying to reason with them. and so on

Think of a piece of jewelry you own: what’s it’s story? does it have any meaning to you? i’m wearing it right now! it is a gold-colored arrow with, like, rhinestones, on a gold-colored chain. my older sister and i went shopping one time and we bought matching ones from claire’s for like eight dollars. wait, maybe i can find a picture. yes, i found one!

Do you have a favorite coffee shop? describe it! yeah it’s starbucks lol what can i say i’m uncultured and have basic tastes. i also just...like, haven’t drunk a lot of coffee in my life yet

Do you trust your instincts? yes, but i also challenge them, and if they hold up under scrutiny, i tend to think they’re legit

What food do you think should be banned from the universe?

i’ll say tilapia because i really don’t like how it tastes

Do you like buying CDs and records? What was the last one you bought? i bought...oh man, it’s been awhile. i have no idea. i don’t buy CDs or records because i don’t have a record player and i like to have my music available on my ipod so i usually buy music on itunes

Think of a person. what song do you associate with them? my friend Sam Craig from Brazil, and Rather Be by Clean Bandit. i have a very specific memory.

Do you like poetry? what are some of your faves? i like some poetry. my favorite two are: the love song of j. alfred prufrock by t.s. eliot, and the road not taken by robert frost. 

What’s the stupidest gift you’ve ever received? uh...my parents bought me this lightbulb that has a remote control and when it’s on your can use the remote to change the colors. that’s kinda dumb i guess cuz i don’t use it

What’s winter like where you live? right now it’s ENDLESS but it’s usually just cold and snowy. a regular winter.

What are your favorite board games? i don’t really like board games...like at all. i like word on the street. and the game of life. and pay day.

Is there anything you should be doing right now but aren’t? sleeping. also, finishing that quarter assessment thing for my chorus class. also, writing my newsies royalty au that i just started.

Are you in the minion hateclub or fanclub? HATE

Are you planning on getting tattoos? which ones? right now i have neutral plans on tattoos. luckily i have a whole lot of time to decide if i want one. i know they’re super permanent, and painful, so i’m hesitant. but if i found something truly, deeply meaningful, i might get a tattoo. i’m not opposed!

Are there any artistic movements you particularly enjoy? i don’t know what this means. grace likes impressionism so that one

Talk about one of your favorite cities. okay, well, i’ll talk about rio de janeiro. it’s not my favorite city, but i know it well. where i lived, you could walk to the beach. in lower leblon, you could walk anywhere. restaurants, bookstores, grocery stores...everything was within reach. lots of my friends lived nearby. the beach is lined with numbered posts so you know how far you’ve gone - it’s a mile between each one. there’s a canal runs through it. everyone lives in an apartment and there’s always a doorman and an elevator. my apartment had a pool. it was a complex. and very awesome. it’s very hot in rio but everyone is friendly and you can wear flip-flops literally anywhere. if you’re so inclined, you can be barefoot. i know brazil is wicked corrupt now, but...i do love rio.

Where do you plan on traveling this year? this year this year? not school year? i’ll probably visit my grandparents in MA and i’ll definitely be doing college visits in pennsylvania, massachusetts, and new york. i will also be visiting new york for other reasons, shows and whatnot. we’ll see about going to israel, but depending on the schedule of our lives, i might go there this year to visit my sister who’s doing a gap year there.

Myer briggs type, zodiac sign, and hogwarts house? INFP, i’m pretty sure; leo; ravenclaw.

i wasn’t tagged so i tag nobody and everybody! steal this from me! talk about yourself! attaboy

[t-shrt]

many tag games !!

ty to the one n only ms @luvdsc​ for giving me fun stuff to do💘💘💘💖💖

TAG GAME 1: first and last tag

rules: post the first line of a wip as well as the last line you’ve written so far! (well would u look at that.. i actually got answers for this one)

wip title: tis a [11.06 pm] timestamp first line: “Wanna drink?” last line: “Aw cmon, whatever, I just want to feel good,” You say, “You were asking me what’ll make me feel good, this’ll make me feel good.”

TAG GAME 2

rules: create a mood board of your aesthetic using the app shoplook!

(i rly ended up taking much more time making this than i thought i would’ve lolll)

TAG GAME 3

what do you prefer to be called name wise? in general? tiara :)

when is your birthday? 11th aug!

where do you live? australia

three things you are doing right now? listening to music, laying on my bed, checking my messages

four fandoms that have piqued your interest? other than nct, i’m sorta dabbling in skz content too, other than that a buncha other anime stuff probs how has the pandemic been treating you? thankfully .... think i’m doing better than i thought. anxiety’s there but i’ve had tons of time to reflect on a lot of things & address things that actually matter to me a song you can’t stop listening to right now? motive by ariana grande + doja cat 😬 recommend a movie. i’m gonna be that person and say eternal sunshine of the spotless mind cos i actually Love that movie how old are you? relic

school, university, occupation, other? i used to study psych, became a typical office lady, n now studying to become a teacher do you prefer heat or cold? cold 10000% name one fact others may not know about you? orange marmalade is my favorite kinda jam. interestingly enough i also love sweet citrusy kinda notes in perfumes are you shy? i dont think so lol. i just don’t talk too much sometimes when i don’t really feel like do you have preferred pronouns? she/her biggest pet peeve? people who take themselves too seriously.... i mean like, the big ego, self entitled kind u feel what is your favorite “dere” type? oh god lol. not sure. all deres r created equally rate your life from 1-10, 1 being really crappy and 10 being the best it could ever be. maybe around 8 at the moment? lol i’m pretty content with the way things are which is pretty rare these days what’s your main blog? this one lol list your sideblogs and what they’re used for. i literally wrote a hormonally charged, heavily symbolic, almost poetic 5k hyuck fic n dipped over on @m88n​ lmaooo. might write more though

is there anything you think people need to know about you before becoming friends? oh yeah definitely lol. im bad at responding to little things, like texts and such. its cos i’m really greedy with my own personal space...it’s really not a reflection of how much i care about u

TAG GAME 4: urban dictionary

rules: search your name on urban dictionary and post the first result

(lmfaoooo why the hell is it this long but thx i guess codyislit)

TAG GAME 5: 15 questions

nicknames: tiara, ti, tir, titi, tirara

zodiac: leo sun, aquarius moon, cancer rising (yea thats right im the kinda person that’d tell u all 3)

height: 5′2/157 cm

last thing i googled: rendezvous at two play with me lyrics

song stuck in my head: motive - ariana grande + doja cat (i know i know)

number of followers: i think below 300

amount of sleep: 7-9 hrs

lucky number: 8

favourite song: eternal sunshine - jhene aiko

favourite instrument: bass guitar

dream job: published artist

aesthetic: black, streetwear, lace, starry nights, flirty night outs

favourite author: don’t have one nowadays

favourite animal noise: lil squeaks from small animals

random: i appeared in NHK japan national morning news when i was in grade school lmfaooo

TAG GAME 6

rules: tag people you want to get to know better/catch up with and answer these questions

favorite colour: 1# blue, #2 black

last song I listened to: my hair - ariana grande (i’m currently listening to her album alrighttttt)

last movie I watched: blackpink’s documentary

last show (completed): bakuman season 1 good shit

currently reading: yikes i should continue reading the stuff i have in my kindle

currently watching: bakuman s2, jujutsu kaisen, haikyuu s5

currently craving: banh mi LOL prolly gonna get one shortly after

currently working on: uni essays + sumthin w my bro in law lol

currently playing: nothing ;____;

sweet, spicy, or savoury:  sweettt but love all 3

tea or coffee: tea pls. i drink tea everyday now lol

TAG GAME 7

name: tiara

pronouns: she/her

height: 5′2/157 cm

sexuality: bi w more pref twds men

nationality: indonesian

favourite animal: cats😍😍😍😍

favorite ice cream flavor: i luv my choccy

favorite fictional universe: this is difficult ........... naruto? harry potter?

average hours of sleep: 7-9 hrs

last song you listened to: obvious - ariana grande

last movie you watched: blackpink’s documentary

last thing you searched up: hearteyes emoji lol

cats or dogs: CATS

dream job: published artist bruh

when you made this blog: sometime in 2013

why you made this blog: everyone else ws using tumblr n i thought hey ill try tht thing everyone else is doing

reason for url: i love shirts. haha jk .... its a pun lol

[ariannadi]

As Luck Would Have It (1/5)

My take on a post-Revelation story, with lots of feels, fluff, and angst >:D 

Leokamu, Leorrin, or whatever, if that wasn’t obvious enough lol xP (Can also be read on Ao3, but thanks to tumblr’s stupid tagging system it will be in the source link on this post. I’ve also put the link at the end of this post.)

“So… what are you planning to do now, Leo?” The question had been simple enough, but it left the prince at a blank. Peace had been acquired between Hoshido and Nohr, the true threat between the two countries finally at an end, and with that peace came drastic changes on both sides.

Ryoma, now king of his country, had taken Camilla as his queen during the war, their son Shiro barely a year old at this point. In the land of dusk, Xander and Hinoka had happily settled as king and queen, their own son Siegbert only a few months younger than his cousin but almost nearly as rambunctious.

Prince Takumi and his wife Oboro had restored her family’s kimono shop to its former glory, all the while seeing to the restoration efforts present throughout Hoshido and sitting in for Ryoma and Camilla when they were away from the country. Princess Sakura and her husband Kaden, wanting to assist their homeland in their own way, had traveled to almost all of the clinics and hospitals within Hoshido, tending to the wounded and sick.

Then there came the three remaining royals - four, if you counted Azura.

After the war, Kamui had become the queen of the now-restored Valla. Although she had insisted that Azura was the rightful heir to the throne and deserved to be its ruler, the songstress had politely rejected the notion, instead becoming Kamui’s personal advisor on everything regarding their homeland, now that they could speak freely on the topic. She, along with her husband, Kaze, chose to stay out of the limelight; but both were willing to help out with anything, should they be called to it.

Elise, not wanting to depart from Kamui’s side “ever again”, had also remained in Valla with her former sister, becoming sort of a beacon of hope and joy to the growing population there, something the kingdom truly needed. She and Odin, the latter having remained with his liege, had begun something of a courtship after the war, though both were far too immature to even consider the next step.

Leo, meanwhile, had come to a standstill in his life.

He hadn't needed to return to Nohr necessarily; war wasn’t on the horizon and Xander had a pretty firm grasp on everything at hand. He could travel to Hoshido if he wanted, being close friends with Takumi and all, but he reasoned he would simply feel out of place.

So, he had stayed in Valla. It was the most logical conclusion, after all, and had absolutely nothing to do with the young woman who sat on the throne.

“So… what are you planning to do now, Leo?” Camilla had asked him on one of her and their family’s (many) visits to the new kingdom, and he found that he really didn’t have an answer.

Well, he did, but he wasn’t about to go and voice it. Especially to someone like Camilla.

In the time during the war, he and Kamui had become inseparable, spending long nights reading together or discussing events that had occurred during the day. Before Leo could even fathom what was happening, her kind heart and quirky behavior had won him over completely. She was beautiful beyond belief and even the sound of her laugh lessened his burdens by a mile.

He had grown to care for her; not as a sister, but as a woman. And despite every objection that rose at the very notion of remaining with her, he couldn’t stay away.

“Well, to be honest, I was considering teaching lessons on war strategy here in Valla, seeing as Kamui learned so much back when I tutored her.” Leo finally replied, glancing up at his sister. “I haven’t run the idea by her yet, however.”

Camilla seemed quite pleased by the thought. “Oh, that sounds perfect for you! I’m sure the people here will benefit greatly from that talented brain of yours.”

It was something, at the very least. A footstep in the right direction.

“You? A Teacher?” Elise nearly guffawed, and Leo managed the deepest scowl possible.

He should’ve known his younger sister wouldn’t take the thought seriously, but Kamui, blessed Kamui, had the complete opposite reaction.

“Now, Elise,” she tutted at the girl, “Leo did wonders in improving my tactical skills during the war. I think he would do great in tutoring others, should they wish to learn.”

Elise shrugged, her mouth going slightly sideways. “If you say so, Big Sister. So long as he doesn’t lose that temper of his.”

“You honestly think I’d be so incompetent?” Leo asked, and Elise shrugged again.

“Perhaps you could even attend such lessons, Elise,” Kamui suggested. “You did mention wanting to understand battle formations better a while back.”

“Yeah, I could sit in on a few, I guess,” the girl said in what sounded like surrender, which, where Kamui was involved, wasn’t out of the question. She looked over her shoulder toward the exit to the library, then announced, “I’m gonna go find Odin; he said something about wanting to tell me a story about time travel or the like. See you both later.” And with that, the youngest Nohrian princess bounced away, leaving Leo and Kamui alone.

“Thanks for defending me,” Leo said sheepishly once the space was silent. Kamui turned to him, offering him a little smile.

“You did so all the time back in Nohr for my sake, I felt I could step in for once,” she explained, crossing her arms and wandering to the ornate window at the far end of the room. Leo took a moment to observe her, the way the sunlight practically reflected off her silvery hair, but a moment was all he allowed.

“Something the matter?” he asked as he moved to her side, and Kamui shrugged.

“Ryoma and Xander mentioned wanting to speak with me after dinner this evening. I can only assume it’s in relation to foreign matters, but…”

“But?” Leo pressed. Kamui sighed and turned to face him. Her face was distraught, an expression the prince was not expecting to see.

“I… Camilla and Ryoma were speaking in their chambers the other night, and I happened to overhear them as I passed by. Camilla was entirely upset, and Ryoma was comforting her as best he could, but reasserting his stance all the same.”

“What did he say to her?” Leo questioned, a sinking feeling starting to form in the pit of his stomach. Kamui looked him directly in the eyes, the vibrant red of her irises glistening with moisture.

“Valla will eventually require a king.”

Try as he might, Leo couldn’t help but glare at the two kings sitting on opposite sides of the dining table, conversing like they’d been friends for years. He wanted to demand why they thought it so necessary to leave Kamui so distressed, but like always he simply held his tongue.

A king. He knew the matter would come up eventually; Kamui was queen to Valla and as such would require ties to the surrounding lands - not to mention an heir to secure her lineage. Leo just hadn’t assumed it would be so soon.

No wonder Camilla had been so upset. The mere thought of seeing her on the arm of some… deplorable left a bitter taste in his mouth.

“Leo, you’ve been scraping at nothing for the last two minutes and my ears are starting to bleed,” Elise hissed at him from her seat across the way, and only then did the prince notice the lines his knife had left in the delicate china in front of him.

He set his silverware down, crossing his arms instead. “Apologies,” he muttered, not sounding sincere in the slightest. Elise just rolled her eyes, going back to eating the tart currently sitting on her own plate. Leo hadn’t even touched the dessert platter once it was passed around, and even now the minimal dinner he had ingested sat like a brick in his gut.

“Kamui,” Xander suddenly addressed the girl sitting at the head of the table, and rose from his spot, “Your brother and I wish to speak with you, in private.” Leo felt a chill creep down his spine, and quickly found himself rising, as well. All eyes flew to him, but he simply cleared his throat.

“If I may attend this meeting as well, brother,” he requested, and Xander quirked a brow.

“Surely Leo can be present,” Kamui seconded. “He’s been my right hand up until this point, after all.” Both Ryoma and Xander eyed one another, but acquiesced the request, following Kamui and Leo out of the dining hall and into the queen’s study.

“Sister,” Ryoma began once the doors were closed, already looking uncomfortable. “It should be no surprise that this matter come to attention, but we both felt it plausible to discuss everything now rather than later.”

“And, that we want you to understand that this is only with your best interest in mind,” Xander followed, staring at the floor.

“Brothers, please,” Kamui stepped in, holding up her hands. I already know what it is you wish to address.”

“You do?” the kings sputtered at the same time, and Leo would’ve smirked at their shared dumbfoundedness had he not wanted to beat some sense into them both.

“Yes,” Kamui answered, chewing at her lip. “It’s about my… position as a single ruler, yes?”

Both Ryoma and Xander seemed to deflate, if only slightly. Both returned to their full height but a moment after, appearing steadfast once again.

“Kamui, we understand this is the last thing you wish to think about, but the problem still stands. Valla is a decrepit kingdom in need of alliances, and Nohr and Hoshido’s affiliations can only go so far. Without a solid tie to another foreign body, your kingdom will not thrive.” Xander explained, his brow pinched in worry. Only then did Leo understand that his elder brother was just as uneasy with the idea of marrying Kamui off to some stranger in another land.

“I know,” the queen quietly replied, fiddling with a loose string on her sleeve. “More than anything I wish to see the people of this kingdom whole again, and if my marrying someone can secure that desire, then so be it.”

“Kamui,” Leo’s voice cracked, her words piercing his heart like a knife. He understood the girl had a widespread reputation for her selflessness, but for this?

“I’m glad you understand, dearest sister,” Ryoma said with a smile. “Already you have proven to be a ruler of worth. It makes me proud to witness such firsthand.”

“I, as well,” Xander affirmed, nodding slightly. “As I’m sure you’re already aware, the best means of going about this would be to host a gala of some kind, allowing any interested suitors a chance to travel here and interact with you personally. I’ll see to it that Camilla and Elise start arranging such; they’ve always been expert in such matters.”

“Of course. Thank you, Xander. Ryoma.” Kamui replied. “If you’ll excuse me, I’d like to take part in some quiet reading before bed.”

“Of course, sister,” Ryoma agreed, moving to take his leave. Xander followed suit, and then it was just Leo and Kamui present once again.

“Kamui,” Leo repeated, his voice shaky. “Please tell me you aren’t actually considering this.”

The girl let out a halfhearted laugh, her eyes falling shut as she shook her head. “What choice do I have, Leo? They’re completely correct in their argument, and I can’t be selfish in a time like this.”

“I can’t recall a single time you ever were,” Leo stressed, stepping closer to her. “You shouldn’t have to sacrifice your happiness for anything.”

The young queen looked visibly touched, and Leo’s breath hitched when she reached for his hands, lacing their fingers together. Her skin was like a furnace in comparison to the chilly air of the study, and just the mere brush of her fingers against his offered him a sense of comfort.

“You’re so sweet, Leo,” Kamui murmured, her rosy lips turned upward in a sincere smile. “But this is my legacy, and that won’t change. I understand the consequences, but… for the sake of these people, my people, I must do what is necessary.”

“Kamui…” Leo swallowed thickly, his jaw tight. It was then that the doors to the study flew open and Elise bounded in, Camilla following close behind with Shiro on her hip. Kamui released Leo’s hands, turning to acknowledge the unexpected guests.

Already, the prince missed her tender warmth.

“Ah, here you are, darling,” their elder sister said with what looked to be a forced smile. “Xander said we would find you here, I hope you don’t mind the interruption.”

“Not at all, Camilla,” Kamui replied, managing a smile herself. Elise skipped to the queen’s side and clasped her hands in her own, swinging them back and forth with a bubbly giggle.

“Xander says you’re looking to get married, Big Sister, and he wants Camilla and I to help you out!” the girl chirped in excitement. “Oh, this is gonna be so fun! You’ve never been to a betrothal ball before, have you? We’re gonna arrange the best one ever for you, I promise!”

Kamui laughed at the girl’s enthusiasm, but even in the dim light of the study, Leo could make out the sadness and worry behind her eyes.

Thanks so much for reading! Or, if you are looking for the Ao3 link, it’s right here :D

Likes, reblogs, anything, are always loved and appreciated!!

[aka-willow]

Slipping Into Midnight

Words: 888

Characters: Willow Wren, Peter Parker

Prompt/Tag: “Did you do this to yourself?” x 

Summary: Willow and Peter hang out after Willow gets hurt confronting a fifth ex-Facility scientist

Song: Harsh Light – Nate Ruess

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“Shit.”

I stood in the bathroom of Marty’s apartment, blood dripping from an open gash in my stomach. I didn’t expect someone named Leo Scott to pull a knife on me, and I hadn’t seen the knife until it was too late. That came out of nowhere. It wasn’t a deep cut, mostly just a gash, but it hurt like hell.

“Shit.”

See, this is why you shouldn’t be doing this vigilante shit. Especially with just a hoodie for protection.

I sucked in a breath and searched through the medicine cabinet for rubbing alcohol. I can heal fast, but I still had to make sure things healed right. A bone set wrong or a cut not properly cleaned could still spell disaster.

My phone buzzed and there’s a text from Peter. Oh, double shit. Right now? Marty was at Annabel’s and I forgot that I invited Peter and Ned over for later that night.

>Peter: Still on for tonight? I might be late but I can come.

With one hand still over my stomach, I use my free hand to text him back.

>Willow: Yeah sure. If possible, can you bring some gauze or something?

>Peter: What?

I had no idea how to dress a wound and was guessing based on what I’ve seen on television. I know I need something to stop the bleeding, something to sterilize it, and something to protect it.

>Willow: I got a cut a need like something to wrap it up lol

>Peter: Like medical dressing?

>Willow: yeah sure I’ll pay you back

I read back through our conversation and try to plan how much I was going to tell Peter. This was a terrible idea. I shouldn’t have started this stuff again. That fourth leak went perfectly fine from the safety of your apartment. Why did you feel the need to do this? You didn’t even get anything out of it.

I pull my hand off the wound and quickly open up the half-full bottle of rubbing alcohol that I found. I pretty sure Marty bought it to clean out his bowl, but ever since his dad confiscated the smokerette, I don’t think he’ll need the bottle for a while.

Carefully, I pour a trickle onto the wound. “Fuck! Fuck! Shit! Fuck! Ow!”

I reach over to the toilet paper and pull off a long piece, wrapping it around my hand and dabbing around the wound. I’m sweating bullets and I feel the heat radiating off my body. The cut was thin and not that deep, but it still hurt like hell.

Once that was done, I ripped open a pad and held the cloth side over the wound. Okay, Peter, hurry up. I just want to get this thing ready to heal.

There’s a knock on the apartment door and I get up, slightly dizzy, and open it. Peter’s there, holding one of those Have a Nice Day bags from the local bodega.

“Woah, Willow, what happened?! Did you do this to yourself? Did someone else?” He fumbles around in the bag and pulls out gauze and dressing. “Uh, you need to clean that and—”

“Already did that,” I say. “I just need to wrap it and let it be now.”

“You need to go to a hospital,” says Peter. “You’ll need stitches.”

“I’m fine,” I say. “Trust me. I heal fast.” 

“Are you sure? What happened?” he asks again.

“Was trying to… uh… cut open a package on my way back up to the apartment and the cutter slipped. Stabbed myself.”

“Dang,” says Peter. He then seems to remember the bag in his hand. “Oh wait, take this!” I’m not sure if he believes me or not and the confusion on his face seems to indicate that he’s suspicious.

“Yup, thanks.”

As I take the pad off the wound and I start wrapping it up with the gauze and dressing, Peter notices my black eye. “How did that happen?”

“What?” I ask, preoccupied with not dying.

“Your eye. Did someone punch you?”

God, I didn’t even remember that part. I open up my phone’s camera and study it. “Oh shit. No way.”

“What happened?” Peter. “Because, obviously, like, something else happened.”

“After the cutter slipped I… fell down some stairs.”

Peter makes a face.

“No, seriously,” I say. “It was embarrassing. I wanted to leave out that part.”

“Okay, well,” says Peter, slowly, like he still doesn’t believe me, “you should put something cold over that to stop the swelling.” He walks over to the fridge and pulls out a bag of frozen peppers and onions. After wrapping it in a few paper towels, he hands it to me.

By now, I’ve finished wrapping the stab wound and I pull my shirt back down. “Thanks, homie.” I put the bag over my eye and shudder as the cold makes contact with my face.

“By the way, Ned can’t come anymore,” says Peter. “He’s really behind on the Spanish paper.”

I nod. “Dope. Okay. Wanna hatewatch Glee then? Ned hates it too much to watch it with me.”

Peter looks back at my stomach. “Are you sure that’s going to be okay? You should really get it looked at.”

“Dude trust me. I’ll be okay.”

Peter still looks confused, but he nods and crashes down on the couch. “All right. Glee time.”

As I turn on the television, I turn back to look at him. “Hey, thanks for not making this weird. Don’t tell anyone I fell down the stairs.”

He shrugs. “Eh. I’ve been there.”