#or an ambiguous ending or a sad ending?

[14dayswithyou]

no way you dropped the biggest river lore in the tags and moved on like it was nothing 😭 can i ask if this is still your intentions with him? bc it sounds like you changed your mind halfway 🤔

im ngl though i really enjoy how ren and river are similar and different to each other, but does that mean river would hurt his angel but leave our friends alone the same way ren would never hurt his angel but would unalive all of our friends? since they're suppose to be each other opposites. i really hope this makes sense 😬 my final question is what is ren doing on thursday? i want to go on a cute pier date again 🩷🌸

@secretkoa asked: and can i hear more about what unsent memory is suppose to be about or is that off limits? idk if i asked this in my previous question so ignore me if i did! thank yuo and remember to drink lots of water 🐸🌱

⌞♥⌝ For those who haven't seen the original post, I want to quickly clarify once more that while River was originally my OC, he's since been picked up and revamped by my friend Jesse/@unsentmemory!!

However, now that Jesse has stepped away from the yandere community, River's fate (and da fate of Unsent Memories) has kinda been put on the sidelines for the foreseeable future.

‼️ Massive Unsent Memories and River spoilers under the cut ‼️ CW for: mentions of gore, torture, mutilation, self-harm, etc.

With all of that being said, yes, Jesse's original intention for River was for him to be your standard "serial killer-turned-yandere once he accidentally catches feelings for his latest victim (Bunny)". The only main difference is that I originally planned for River to be a generic murderer first, whereas Jesse had him become a yandere right off the bat.

You also asked to know more about Unsent Memories, and I think giving a general synopsis(?) would be fine?? ^^ But basically... After getting involved in a car accident, Bunny wakes up with amnesia and gets tricked into thinking that this random guy — whom they've never met before — is their loving, supportive boyfriend named River. In turn, he convinces Bunny that staying in their shared home would be more beneficial than staying in the hospital as it might rekindle some old memories, he'd be able to take care of them, and it would be easier for them to recover at their own pace. But surprise!! River is actually a frequent patron at the Murderer Motel™ and now has trapped Bunny in his Torture Basement®!!! <3 He also maaaay or may not've been the one who hit them with Ren's car as well... ^^ Oopsie daisy hehe

And yeah!! Similar to what you've said, River was also supposed to share (somewhat of) a narrative foil with Ren!! I personally wanted them both to have similar, complimenting vibes with each other — all while having completely different/separate motives and incentives when it comes to the object of their affection. I'm glad to see it was conveyed well enough; even after Jesse's additions to River's characterisation :3 I know I already shared some examples in the previous tags, but I can share a few more:

Where Ren puts Angel's feelings and opinions above his own, River purposefully ignores Bunny's and does everything for his own personal benefit. Essentially, "I'm doing this for you" vs "I'm doing this for me".

While Ren would never dream about harming Angel in any capacity, he's perfectly happy to kidnap, extort, torture, and kill everyone else... In contrast to River, who's accustomed to torturing and brutalising others for his own twisted enjoyment and sees it as a way to show his interest in Bunny.

Kinda silly how Ren claims to be a freelance programmer (but is actually a hacker) and how River claims to work at a music shop (it's a coverup for his second torture chamber lmaoooo).

[CW: implications of SH] Ren is willing to go as far as mentally and physically hurting himself if Angel asks him to, whereas River is willing to physically mutilate Bunny if it means keeping them by his side. [end CW]

With that being said, you can assume that Ren is easily swayed by Angel's words, opinions, and emotions, whereas River can easily sway and manipulate Bunny due to his own feelings and emotions.

This is something I've actually mentioned before, but Ren always prefers things to be tidy, so he often cleans himself up after disposing of his victims. Compared to River, who casually wears the bloodstains with pride and blames it on getting a bit rough with someone else during a boxing match.

It's no secret that Ren is willing to change every aspect of himself to earn Angel's love, and River is willing to change his serial killer ways to return Bunny's love. Da power of friendship and repressed childhood memories gksdgjh T_T /silly

Ren pretends to be a Normal Guy© with tons of empathy to spare, whereas River pretends to be a Regular Person℗ with the heart of a himbo.

I could go on but you get da point lol

So, yeah!! This is essentially the vibes we had planned for River (and Unsent Memories) before Jesse stepped down /pos ^^ I feel like talking vaguely about UM is fine since River only has a small cameo in 14DWY — and I'm sure that if Jesse ever returns from war (/silly), they'll give River muuuuch more justice than I possibly can :3c

[ultimate-shipper-blog]

How was I not supposed to love you?

“Are you dating yet?” Robin grabs at his sleeve.

“SHHHH” Steve’s eyes are panicked.

Robin rolls her eyes at him “Whatever it’s fine.”

“It is not fine!! He doesn’t even like me like that.”

“…he was just sitting on your lap.”

“And?”

Eddie peeks his head around the kitchen corner “Are you guys talking about me?”

“No!” Steve panics “Why? What’s up?”

“Are you ready to go?”

Steve exhales, “Sure, let’s go.”

He leads Eddie out reaching his hand behind him. He and Eddie have grown closer over the years since Vecna. They’ve definitely become comfortable touching which is why Steve is surprised when Eddie pulls his hand back.

“I don’t feel like holding hands,” Eddie grumbles.

Oh…

“What were you talking about? In the kitchen?”

“Nothing just work problems”

“Really.” Eddie sneers at him.

“Why would I lie about that?” Steve puts on his best puppy dog eyes hoping the conversation will end.

“Maybe I embarrass you.” He tilts his head to the side staring at the full moon above him.

“What?! They’re obviously ok with you and they know how I feel about you. Do you know how many times people asked me tonight if we were dating?”

Eddie’s eyes grow wide “Why?!”

“Eds you sat on me the entire time.” Steve deadpans.

“Why!? Sitting on laps is not gay.”

“It definitely is.”

“Well it’s not and we wouldn’t be dating anyway.” Eddie huffs and crosses his arms.

“We wouldn’t?” Steve feels his heart shatter.

“Of course not! We’re friends!”

“Why do you say it like that.” Steve says quietly.

“Like what?” Eddie looks at him confused.

“Like I wasn’t supposed to fall in love with you.”

Eddie’s mouth forms a little o before it settles into a deep frown.

“…don’t say that”

“Why not!” Steve argues. “We tell each other we love each other all the time-”

“As friends! Platonically!!!”

“You care about me more than anyone else. I know you think I’m attractive that’s not an issue. I know you’re not straight so why not? You notice when I bite my nails, when I haven’t eaten. You claim you don’t care for me but you’re glued to my side. You grab for me in your sleep. You want me to introduce you to my family. You want to live together because spending the night isn’t enough. You call me just to tell me you miss me. How was I supposed to not fall in love with you.” Steve tries to pull him closer but Eddie pushes away.

“You don’t love me you like the attention.”

“No,” Steve said sternly. Trying to convey every emotion he’s felt for Eddie in that one word. “You’re wrong.”

“But…” Eddie’s big eyes were watery with tears. Confusion apparent in his features, “We’re friends…”

—————-

Hate to say it but…inspired (almost word for word) by a conversation I just had….

Yes I’m the Steve in this situation.

As always I pour all my thoughts and emotions into my writing.

Will be going back to writing my happy steddie fics when I’m over this.

Sorry for the rushed job :P (and the pity party)

[vaguely-concerned]

what would I do without you. indeed illario.

lucanis trust me! indeed illario. the ea-nasir vibes on this shitty little rat of a man (somehow still slightly affectionate despite myself)

I am obsessed with WHERE this letter is found and what we're meant to read into those context clues. I don't have a handy save for this mission right now to double check the details, but from memory: It's the room across from what seems implied to be Caterina's room (Lucanis says these are the family quarters, so Illario has kept her locked in her own room all this time probably?? Oh oh house arrest, house arrest for grandmother for ten thousand years style)? We find the scraps of a letter from Zara to Illario, torn to pieces with one fragment still in the empty fireplace so presumably we're meant to assume he burned it, and this old letter from Illario to Lucanis lying neatly on a table. Whose room is this? Because here's a theory one could put together that has some real crazymaking potential for me specifically at least:

Considering that we're helpfully down to only three Dellamortes to account for, it's likely either Lucanis' or Illario's room. If I'm remembering right/let's for a moment assume that Caterina is being confined to her own rooms -- the fact that Lucanis is her favourite and also heir apparent I'd say tips the scales for me that it's likely she'd keep him closest, whenever he's home. Thus opening for the possibility that all this time Illario has been staying in the room of the cousin he murdered but as it turns out not hard enough that he didn't come back again like a haunting, reading his own old letters to him that Lucanis apparently kept all this time (!!! ow !!!), and sparing them from the spiteful fate he gave Zara's 'aww chin up you'll get 'em next time babe' one, right across the hall from where the grandmother he apparently can't bring himself to kill or seriously hurt even with everything else he's done is imprisoned and i n c r e d i b l y pissed off, if she gets out of there while he's sleeping or something he's fucked. Has he been sleeping in Lucanis' bed since kidnapping Caterina????? (did they ever share a bed, when they were children? for comfort if not ever out of real necessity?) is this some kind of incredibly fucked up way to try to be close to them both somehow even when he is the one who messed it all up to begin with? no matter what I have so many questions here what is WRONG with this family???????? (well I don't think we have time to get into all that right now that's a novel not a text post probably fhsdkj)

[canongf]

and if i said i had a new crush. what then.

[justfriendsbestthings]

if Young Royals actually ends with Simon and Wille in love but not together then it’s no better than all the other queer movies with open sad and or ambiguous endings that I’m so sick of there is simply no other option but wilmon endgame

[qu4kerider]

“I hate them.”

ARCANE S02E01 & STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES

[brittlebutch]

actually it's kind of funny how people will say Alex's fatal flaw is that he 'doesn't ask for help' and that it's his determination to handle things on his own that leads to his deterioration and eventual death when his whole introduction to the present-day timeline was a very literal cry for help that simply went ignored

[moonlight0934]

Painful Realization

Damian sips his tea as his family continues to argue over breakfast. They really can argue about anything. Bruce is sitting at the head of the table, looking like he’s questioning his decision to adopt so many children. Tim and Cass are currently debating whether pancakes or waffles are better, but they’re each arguing both points. Damian stands up.

“I’m going over to Jon’s house. Do any of you need anything before I go?”

“No, but make sure that you’re home in time for patrol. We have to leave early today,” Bruce reminds him.

Damian nods, grabbing his plate, then taking it to the kitchen. He heads to his room to change clothes. He pulls on a pair of jeans that he ripped falling down the stairs, but if anyone asks, he bought them that way. Then he grabs his Nightwing hoodie and his backpack, then heads out.

It’s cold, and the wind is biting pretty hard, but Gotham has always been a place of extremes. Summer is blazing hot, and fall and winter are both bitingly cold. Damian makes it about a mile before the ground starts to shake slightly. Damian pauses, but the shaking only gets worse. Then the ground underneath his feet explodes, and plants fly out.

It knocks him backwards, but he’s still able to catch himself on his elbows. Pain explodes up and down Damian’s arms, but he’s still quick to jump to his feet. He looks around quickly, and plants are everywhere. People are screaming, and running in different directions.

Damian clocks each person in his head, then takes off to find somewhere he can change into his costume. It’s not hard to find somewhere, and he slips his comm into his ear once he does. He hides his backpack with his clothes in it somewhere that no one is going to look for it.

“Is anyone on the line yet?”

“Yep, I’m here, and Spoiler is here,” Tim says. “Batman went to the Watchtower right before this happened. So, he’ll hear about it eventually, and come help. For now though, we’re going to work with what we have, because I can’t reach him over comm.”

“What about Black Bat?”

“She went with him, and Hood is in Star right now, so it’s just the three of us. I’m not sure who all is working together, because we don’t have eyes on it yet, but we’re making our way to the center of the madness right now. I’ll let you know what we’re dealing with as soon as we can figure that out.”

“Do we have any idea where the most damage was caused?”

Tim rattles off a street number after a few seconds of silence.

“That’s where the most structural damage was inflicted. Are you heading over to work on getting the civilians to the relief center?”

“Yes, I’m going to an evaluation of the buildings as soon as I get there since the firefighters probably won’t be able to get their equipment through the vines.”

“Ok, just check in whenever you have the time.”

Damian hums, already making his way towards the ruined part of town. He looks around the street that Tim gave him, and whistles.

“Red was not exaggerating. This place is falling apart. I guess I have to be quick then.”

He races into the first building only pausing to listen for any people. He makes his way through each story of the building, keeping himself light and on his toes. The structural damage only gets worse as he gets further up.

Damian can hear a child crying on the top floor, but there are four apartments, and he can’t tell if any of the other three have people in them. So, he heads into the one with the crying baby first. The floor creaks, and pieces of it fall into the floor below. Damian takes a deep breath before continuing.

There’s a woman on the floor, she’s unconscious, and it looks like she fell and hit her head. She’s not bleeding a lot, but head wounds are tricky. So, Damian quickly checks her for any potential spinal injuries before heading into the nursery. He gently picks up the baby, who is the only person in the room. The baby quiets down as Damian bounces him gently as he checks the other rooms.

The last room he goes into is the master bedroom, and there’s a dog in there who immediately starts barking once he sees Damian holding the baby.

“Shh,” Damian says, holding his free hand out towards the dog.

It takes a minute for him to calm the dog down, and the whole building shakes as he walks back into the living room. Damian is thrown off balance, and has to grab the wall for support. Damian whistles, and the dog follows him though he seems scared. He grabs the woman, putting her over his shoulder while still holding the baby with his other free hand. The woman is much larger than him, which makes for an awkward position, but he manages.

None of the people from that apartment building were conscious, or have woken up, so he stops to contemplate what to do upon getting back outside.

“Ok, I have six civilians, most of whom have varying levels of head injuries, and a baby that no one can hold. I still have three more apartments to check… I guess you’re coming with me, huh?”

The baby pulls on Damian’s ear, who just gives him a soft smile. He flips the comm channel on so they can hear him again.

“I’m almost done with the first building, how’s it coming?”

“We’re fighting Ivy, but we think Scarecrow might be loose in the city somewhere. Gordon said that they got out together, but we haven’t seen him. So, just keep your eyes peeled. Also, remember that Croc is still loose in the sewers, and he might try to take advantage of all of the chaos,” Tim says, sounding out of breath, and slightly pained.

“Ok, keep yourselves safe, and don’t let her hit you with any toxins or anything.”

“We won’t,” Stephanie says, sounding more cheery than Tim did.

Damian smiles as he starts hiking back up the stairs. All of the apartments are clear, and the building is only shaking more, so Damian heads straight for the stairs upon exiting the last apartment. The first stair on the second floor crumbles as soon as Damian puts his weight on it. Damian tries to catch himself on the banister with his free hand, but he misses, and ends up falling down the stairs. 

He covers the baby as much as he can, and he hits the ground floor, which creaks in protest. The baby is crying now, but he seems unharmed. Damian sits up, looking at his ankle, which is throbbing in protest. He gently climbs to his feet, the baby still secured to his hip. The mom is crying when he gets outside, and she only starts crying harder when she sees him.

“Ma’am, can you take him?” Damian asks, and she nods.

She reaches out, and he gently places the baby in her lap, manually wrapping her hands around him.

“Just make sure you do not drop him. Help is coming.”

Damian flips to a different channel on his comm.

“Oracle, can you autopilot the Batmobile to my location?”

“Of course I can. It’ll be there in ten minutes.”

“Ok, thank you.”

He flips it back off before turning to the next building. On this street there’s another apartment building, and two shops on the other side of the road. He takes the shops first since they’re smaller. They’re both already empty, so he turns to the other apartment building. He repeats a similar process, but the Batmobile shows up after he clears the second floor.

“Ok, Oracle, the car is here. I’m going to get the people in, but you can’t leave yet. I have four more floors in this building, and I want all of them to go to the relief center as soon as they can.”

“You want me to pilot it there? Where are you going to go?”

“I’m going to find another unstable area to clear. There’s always more to do.”

“Ok, I can do that. Just let me know as soon as you’re ready for me to take them to the relief center.”

“I will.”

He flips his comm off, leaning heavily against the wall.

“Ok, only a few more floors. Then I can take a quick breather, and they can get to the relief center. I should check in with Red and Spoiler when I do that.” He keeps quietly talking to himself as he makes his way to the third floor.

This building seems even more unstable than the first one, so he moves quickly. Luckily most people weren’t home since it was the middle of a work day. The whole third and fourth floors are empty, and the fifth one only has three people, one of whom is able to get himself down the stairs.

The last floor has vines twisting through the windows, crawling towards anything that moves. Damian can hear the terrified crying as soon as he hits the top landing. He lets it guide him as he moves quickly through the apartments. There are two people trapped in their living room by vines. There’s one parent, and one little girl who can’t be older than nine.

Damian starts slicing through the vines, but they only get more aggressive when he does. So, he starts trying to worm his way through them, which is a slow process. It’s just as Damian steps out of the other side that the vines snap against the floor. The weight combined with the previous damage to the floor causes it to give out. The part that the girl and her dad are on is the first part to go. The little girl’s leg was wrapped in a vine, so she doesn’t end up falling all the way, but the momentum slams her into the wall while her dad falls through the first floor, then another.

Damian is forced to watch like everything is in slow motion as blood pours down the little girl’s head while he’s too far away to do anything. Then the floor gives out underneath him too. He grabs one of the vines, which immediately latches onto his hand too. His wrist is almost dislocated, but he keeps a hold of it. He swings until he’s sure that he has enough momentum to reach the girl, then he cuts the vine.

He manages to grab the girl and cut that vine too. He positions himself to fall through the second hole, then catches the ledge. He lowers them both down gently, putting his body between the girl and her dad. Her dad is obviously already dead, but Damian had to come down to be sure. The girl’s eyes are unfocused, and there’s a huge gash covering the back of her head. Damian tries to get her outside, but she barely lasts to the stairs.

Damian can feel tears pricking his eyes when he realizes. He goes to get her dad too so they can both be buried properly by whatever family they have. He flips his comm back on as he reaches the first floor.

“Oracle. I’m coming out of the building. There were two civilians that didn’t make it, but can you make sure that the first responders get their bodies if I put them in the far back?”

“Yeah, of course I can. I’m so sorry, Robin.”

Damian forces himself not to cry, keeping his voice steady as he says, “I did what I could.”

He manages to keep the bodies out of view from the other civilians, then makes sure that everyone is safely packed into the Batmobile.

“You’re ready to go.”

The Batmobile starts, and takes off down the street. Damian flips his comm channel.

“How’s it going?”

“I lost Spoiler, and Ivy buried me in the cave system under the city. I think Spoiler might still be fighting Ivy, but I’m trying to find a way out of here,” Tim responds.

“Is she not responding over comm?”

“No, she’s not. Can you head downtown? That’s where we were last.”

“I can, I’ll head there now. Just be careful of more cave-ins, and debris.”

Damian grabs his grapple gun, scanning the area for a building that’s secure enough for him to swing from. It doesn’t take long, and he’s on his way downtown in less than two minutes. He barely makes it to the edge of downtown before a vine explodes out of a building and snaps his line. He lands on the fire escape, but is immediately pulled through the window by large arms.

“Oracle just caught me up. Who all is out, and where?” Bruce asks over the line.

The man punches Damian in the head, smashing his comm into his ear in the process. Damian’s vision fades along with his oxygen since the man’s arms are around his neck by then. When he wakes up, he can feel his heart beating in his ears. Crane is standing in front of him, and he’s obviously restrained to a chair from the height that he’s at.

Damian glares at Crane, who just smiles. Damian feels his anxiety spike, and his heart rate skyrockets.

“You get to be the lucky bird who gets to try my newest concoction. It causes extreme anxiety, at least that’s what it’s supposed to do.” He keeps talking, but Damian can’t hear him past the roaring in his ears.

He pulls his hands free, and swings at Crane. Crane looks shocked and thrown off as he steps back. Two men run towards Damian, and he knocks them both out. More goons flood the room while Crane retreats to the corner. Damian keeps taking down people, the bodies starting to pile up. None of them are dead, but the voices in his head are warring.

Maybe they are dead. Maybe you hit them too hard, and your father won’t want you any more. No, you need to kill them if they are alive, because your mother will punish you if they live.

Damian blinks hard, but as soon as he falters, one of the goons buries a knife in his gut. He twists it, then pulls it out. Damian snatches the knife from him, taking out the last two goons with it before dropping to the ground. The floor is already slick with blood, and Damian dimly realizes that he’s bleeding way faster than he should be. 

Anxiety causes increased blood flow, so you’re going to bleed out much faster.

Crane runs for the door, but Damian slips a Batarang out of his boot, then hits Crane in the head with it. He’s knocked out immediately. Damian drops back down, his vision blurring. Time speeds up, and slows down, and Damian’s mind can’t keep up with what’s happening. He thinks back to the little girl.

I wonder if she felt this way, or if she was scared. Maybe I was enough to ease her fear a little bit even if I am the most violent Robin. Maybe I was enough.

Thoughts become too hard at that point, and he’s unable to really string them together. He hears someone calling out to him, but for some reason, he can’t figure out where it’s coming from. Then his Father’s face appears in his vision, and he wants to cry from relief. At least now if he dies, he’s not going to be alone.

He can’t hear what Bruce is saying, but it looks like his mouth is moving. Damian tries to reach a hand up, and Bruce catches it in his own.

Damian’s vision clears, and he whispers, “I did, good, right?”

He can see the heartbreak in Bruce’s eyes when he nods.

“Of course you did. You did so good, baby.”

Damian feels the corner of his mouth turn up weakly, and everything goes black.

[divorcemotif]

the latter part of the latest tsv remind anyone else of the premise of that one eskew episode

[lazyrunawayphilosopher]

Koreeda about the ending in Cannes interview.

[ineffably-human]

Just saw sonic 3 and holy shit man

Gonna tell the kids this was nandermo

[circlesroundthemoon]

diska just ended????

[markiafc]

a good suicide narrative is very important to me tbh!

[alphabetboyluvr]

Once the thrill expires pt 2 when? 🥺🥺🥺

ahhhhhhhhhh about this

ive been debating for a little while over it and have the bones of the second part (about 4k words in total) and I just... I think it should be left as a one shot :(

[13eyond13]

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[lovinggreeniehours]

guys :(( i like optimus a lottt :(