#or she does those competitive gaming events

[illusioncanthurtme--art]

A GIRL GAMER???????

I'm not even close to kidding anymore; I think drawing iz stuff is helping me draw more loosely and avoid getting burned out. I had so much fun drawing Gaz!! It was wild "designing" a character after the challenge that was zim. Features wise, she takes after dib/dad, so I was basically just playing dress up with her. And you know what? She can have a little outfit variation, as a treat. (The big skull earrings are clashing and creating all sorts of tangents with her face framing hair thingies, but OH WELL!!!)

[kousanosgf]

men, minors dni

councilor!sevika x assistant!reader headcanons

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i have too many thoughts about miss councilor sevika (⁠•⁠‿⁠•⁠)

◗ 　they get on each other's nervs at first. sevika is still too new for her position and the need to prove herself to the most of the council drives her insane, cause those fucks are hella dense. so she's constantly on the edge, trying to wiggle between mentally fighting for her people on the meetings and actually taking part in rebuilding of zaun. and sometimes (or a lot of times) sevika sees reader as just another nuisances and a person who's ready to judge her just because she's not from piltover

◗ 　reader on the other hand just can't comprehend sevika's nature. she was raised and worked for years in a more "higher context culture" if you can call it so, so she's shoked how straight to the point sevika is, often taking it as nothing but rudeness. reader also can't say much to sevika, since she can't make herself speak up, taught to be respecrful and obedient to her supiriors, leaving a lot of space to passive aggression

◗ 　 they're taking all the first places in the misunderstanding and miscommunication competition

◗ 　sevika hates how reader is set on the formal speech with her. "stop calling me councilor" "that's who you are" "yeah but you don't have to say it in every sentence, you sound like some wind-up toy" "okay, ma'am, I'll take you wish into account".

◗ 　she realises that reader calling her "ma'am" is worse but not for the same reasons

◗ 　 their relationship is very much about learning and understanding each other and those around you. mostly for reader, cause she was brought up with a mindset of zaunites being someone lesser. and even though she follows etiquette, trying to be polite and serve as a perfect assistant, cause her whole life she dreamed of working with someone who changes other people's lifes, or even being that person, she can be judgmental towards sevika, refusing to see her point of view properly

◗ 　 eventually they get closer and more comfortable with each other, which means reader drops her nice formal persona with her passive aggressiveness, and they actually menage to solve more problems while arguing and letting the steam out than just walking around on eggshells for days

◗ 　 that's when sevika starts fall for reader. it's like reader's mask slipped and she can finally see a real person and not a workaholic machine. she loves how both sassy and caring reader can be. their fights now end in laughter and omg they also can say sorry to each other

◗ 　 sevika insists on brining reader to any important event, where plus one is required. because reader helps her monitor her actions and gives helpful insides of other participants of course, not because she just wants to spend time with her, definitely not

◗ 　and reader is oblivious™. she's so happy, she finally doesn't hate her work and her and sevika can even be called friends, she doesn't notice any move sevika makes, simply thinking it's nothing but platonic gestures

◗ 　 eventually she snaps. "are you straight?" "what?" "i asked around, and people said you're into women. did they lie?" "n-no" "then what?" "what what?" "if it's just me you don't like you could've said so"

◗ 　 reader is of course shocked. she has to take couple of days off, embarrassed with how blind she was and to think the situation through

◗ 　 next time they meet reader refuses sevika, saying it's not right to have a romantic involvement with any colleague, especially not with your boss. sevika understands and agrees

◗ 　 well actually she doesn't. a compliment here, a touch there. sevika does nothing too provocative so reader can't say she's acting improper. but she's just playing a long game

◗ 　 and yes, it works. months of teasing ruins poor reader's morals. flustered and very much horny she tugs sevika into a kiss on just a normal tuesday in councilor's office

◗ they may or may not have sex right there they definitely do

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kay, a bit messy. definitely gonna do part two or a full drubble with them later

[f1cflcfic]

Won't Say I'm in Love (SMAU ft Lando Norris) part ii

pairing: lando norris x tennis player!reader (fem!y/n); past carlos alcaraz x tennis player!reader (fem!y/n)

summary: As a general rule, y/n does not date athletes. You've been there, done that - would not recommend. Besides, you definitely don't do love. There's no time in the world for complicated feelings when there's a career Grand Slam to be won. But what if your heart just refuses to listen?

genre: social meda/mixed au, friends to lovers

note: this is RPF and is obviously in no way, shape, or form reflective of real persons

series: part i

end of January, 2025

1st week of February, 2025

[Excerpt from Red Carpet interview]

Hi Y/N L/N! We're so glad to see you here. First of all, congratulations on your win at the Australian Open.

“Thanks so much! I’m really excited to have started the year this way.”

We’re excited too – and very happy that you could make time to come here to London for this. Your calendar must be incredibly full.

“I do try and always have a week off after the Grand Slams at least, but the WTA Tour schedule has definitely filled out over the years. It’s always a bit of a puzzle to both ensure I can play enough, win points, and at the same time strike that right balance in terms of fitness.  Both mentally and physically.”

And yet you’re adding work for yourself by not only being a top athlete, but now also a brand ambassador for Dior. What made you want to do this?

“It’s a really cool opportunity to just play dress up from time to time, to be honest. Plus, I love that they recognise athletes and sports can be high fashion, too. I always think of how incredibly inspiring Serena Williams is, both on and off the court for breaking boundaries and for showing that sports and fashion can go really well together.”

Did you get any time to relax at all?

"Weirdly, this almost feels relaxing to me, because of how much time you have to carve out and focus on yourself – without any performance target attached to it. But I’ve also taken some time to hang with my friends and family."

You’re turning 27 this year as well, and you’ve been a pro athlete for almost 10 years now. Obviously last year wasn’t the best for you, performance wise. Has that made you reflect on what those performance targets will look like in the future? What’s something you’ve learned in that time?

"I mean, the main goal for me would be to achieve a Career Grand Slam – and just play the best tennis that I can possibly play. And in terms of what I’ve learned, I would say that it’s to choose your friends, your team very wisely. Sometimes I’ve regretted missing major events, and sometimes I’ve regretted giving people too much room in my life. You need people who help you keep that balance.” People who keep you grounded, who tether you. Because being a pro athlete means you have to be really selfish from time to time, and it means sacrifice. I don’t see my baby niece as often as I’d like, for example. But it’s just the way it is."

2nd week of February, 2025

3d week of February, 2025

[Transcript excerpts of Quadrant video]

“Alright so we’ve got our pro-athletes here, ready to battle it out in a game of Wii Sports,” Max starts, quickly introducing Lando and Y/N.

“You are going to lose so bad, Norris,” she says.

“Oh I see, we’re already starting the trash talking,” he retorts. “Haven’t even started the game yet.”

“That’s half the fun, isn’t it? Are we also going to play Mario Kart after this, just to see if Lando has what it takes to beat me on there?” Y/N asks eagerly, turning to Max.

“No fucking way, you always cheat!” Lando exclaims, with Y/N heard protesting in the background. “No I don’t, I just use the shortcuts that exist in the game! That is legitimate!”

(...)

“Birdie gets a birdie,” Lando cheers, though Max quickly chides him for encouraging the competition. “What? It’s not like she’s going to do it again, she’s terrible at this game,” Lando adds, motioning at the otherwise abysmal golf score that Y/N’s Mii character has racked up.

“Hey! She is right here, and she is currently in the lead after winning the bowling and tennis already.”

(...)

“Do you feel good about beating up a girl?” Y/N pouts, after losing the boxing match between her and Lando. He immediately makes a face, spluttering out an indignant “no!” that elicits a laugh from Y/N.

“Alright, that’s enough from both of you. With Lando’s win, it’s now tied again with only baseball to go. We’ll allow you both to consult your coach before starting this next round.”

They both turn to their coach for the day, one of the other Quadrant members, before taking their places – Wii Remote and Nunchuk in hand.

“You ready?

“Ready,” they nod, looking incredibly competitive. They even try and push each other to mess up their scores, devolving into a tickle fight halfway through. “No, Y/N stop, stop, I can’t - I’m crying,” Lando laughs, face red with tears streaming down his face.

“Does that mean I win?” She looks up from where she’d all but tackled Lando onto the ground, but then Max just shakes his head.

“It’s very close – but you’ve got one more pitch to go. You’re gonna need to let Lando hit it, or at least try to.” As soon as the words come out of his mouth, he blanches. Y/N rolls her eyes but starts uncontrollably giggling nonetheless.

“I regretted it as soon as I said it,” Max apologises profusely, but the camera zooms in on Lando who’s trying to hide his face behind both his hands, wheezing as Y/N tries to stand up and compose herself. Once they’ve finally managed to continue, it’s Lando who has the tiniest edge over Y/N.

“Ugh, well. This better not be a bad omen for me this season, but I guess I’d quite like to see you win the championship, Norris.”

“That’s actually very sweet,” he slings his arm around Y/N’s waist, then cracks open the champagne and pours it out over the two of them, with Y/N shrieking loudly at the cold, stickiness.

"So glad that's not part of tennis traditions."

4th week of February, 2025

[Excerpt Exit Press Conference]

“BBC Sport here. Your track record on hard court against Iga is not the best, now with 4 wins and 5 losses. How does that affect your training moving forward?

"Well, it was really close – so I feel like those type of numbers don’t really mean that much when it comes down to just a handful of winners or errors. Iga and I have played each other quite often, and she’s just an incredibly strong player. There’s a reason she’s had a long run at #1 and has returned to that spot for now.

In terms of training, I mean, we’re moving to gravel soon so it’s a completely different ballgame. Literally. We might run into each other again at Indian Wells, so of course we’ll come up with a plan – but my focus is already shifting towards the next Grand Slam, to be honest.”

Question from ViaPlay. Indian Wells is of course known for being the Grand Slam of the West and it’s one of the few 1000s tours where both ATP and WTA players meet. Last year, you entered into the mixed doubles with your then partner. Is that something you’d consider doing again in the future?

"Thanks for the question, but no. I’m playing singles, I’m not ready to mingle – I’m ready to pringle."

Will you actually have time to pringle, as you say? Or is it straight back to training for you?

"I’m going to spend a few days just hanging out, especially because I now have an extra day off all of a sudden. So I’ll try to make the most of that, then switch gears. Thanks."

A/N: Hope this uploads from the airport!! lol - next part coming March 14th, featuring Indian Wells, an interview faux-pas by Y/N, and of course some very fast cars 👀 part iii available here now

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[pastryfication]

HIIII so I was wondering If you could pleaseee write a dad oscar piastri x daughter (like four y/o) where he teaches her how to play chess and turns our she's so good at it just like Oscar was as a kid!

checkmate! | oscar piastri

oscar sat cross-legged on the living room floor, the chessboard laid out between him and your daughter. the pieces were neatly arranged, ready for the first move. his little girl, barely four years old, was sitting opposite him, her tiny fingers hovering over the pawns, her eyes wide with curiosity.

“alright, sweetheart,” oscar said softly, smiling at her focused expression. “this is how we start. the pawns move first, see?” he nudged one of the white pawns forward, showing her how it worked.

she nodded, her brow furrowed in concentration. her hands were still so small, but she mimicked his move perfectly, pushing one of her black pawns forward.

from the couch, you watched them with a warm smile, your heart swelling as you saw the bond they shared. oscar’s patience, his gentle guidance, and your daughter’s eager determination—it was one of those simple, beautiful moments that made everything in life feel just right.

oscar chuckled softly, glancing up at you, his eyes twinkling with pride. “she’s a quick learner, isn’t she?” he said, admiration clear in his voice.

you nodded, your smile widening. “just like her dad.”

they continued playing, and as the game went on, you couldn’t help but notice how your daughter wasn’t just following oscar’s instructions—she was thinking ahead, planning her moves with surprising skill for such a little girl. you watched closely, fascinated, as she carefully moved her pieces, her little face scrunched up in concentration.

“daddy, look!” she suddenly exclaimed, her voice bursting with excitement. “checkmate!”

oscar blinked in surprise, his expression shifting from shock to a proud smile. “wow, sweetheart,” he said, genuinely impressed. “you’re really good at this.”

you couldn’t contain your laughter as you saw the joy in your daughter’s eyes. “looks like you’ve got some serious competition, osc,” you teased.

it don’t take more than a few minutes before “checkmate!” once again was declared triumphantly, her little giggles filling the room as oscar slumped back dramatically, pretending to be utterly defeated.

“you beat me!” oscar laughed, pulling her into his lap. “you’re amazing, you know that?”

you watched them cuddle, your heart full to the brim. there they were—your two favorite people, sharing a special moment that you knew would be one of many. as they whispered about playing again tomorrow, you knew this was just the beginning of something beautiful.

“we can play as much as you want, my little champion,” oscar promised, and you couldn’t help but smile, knowing that your little girl was already following in her dad’s footsteps in more ways than one.

——

five years had passed since oscar piastri had first introduced his daughter to the game of chess on their living room floor. what had started as a fun bonding activity had quickly grown into a shared passion, and now, at nine years old, she was entering her first school chess competition.

the gymnasium buzzed with excitement as students and parents gathered around the rows of tables set up for the event. the air was thick with anticipation, and you could feel your own heart pounding as you watched her from the sidelines.

oscar stood next to you, his hand resting on your lower back affectionately, his face a picture of calm pride. “she’s got this,” he whispered, more to himself than to you, though you could see the hint of nerves in his eyes.

“of course she does,” you replied with a reassuring smile, squeezing his hand. “just like her dad.”

your daughter sat at her designated table, her chessboard in front of her, looking as poised and focused as you had ever seen her. she glanced over at the two of you and grinned, that same spark of determination in her eyes that she’d had since she was little. you waved back, trying to send her all the confidence you could muster.

the first match began, and you watched as she moved her pieces with a precision and foresight that left you in awe. every lesson oscar had taught her, every late-night game they had played together, all of it was coming to life in this moment. she was no longer just playing for fun; she was competing, strategizing, and, most importantly, enjoying every second of it.

as the match progressed, it became clear that she wasn’t just good—she was exceptional. one by one, her opponents fell, each match ending with a handshake and a smile, and each time, she looked over to the two of you with that same joyful grin. it was in those moments that you knew she was doing exactly what she was meant to do. and you couldn’t be more happy that you had chosen oscar to be the father of your children, because the beaming smile he received as she stood and accepted her trophy made your cheeks hurt from smiling. and when she later found her way back to you and sprinted into his arms where he held her tight, whispering to her that he was proud of his little champion, you heart was close to exploding with joy.

[kamykan]

☆ Dating Jackie Taylor HC’s 🐇 ⋆｡°✩

Pre-crash Jackie Taylor X GNC!Reader

Request: No

Warnings: N/a

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🐰 Jackie is definitely one of those girls who seems like she’s going to be super bitchy and mean but is actually really sweet and kind.

🐰 You’re nervous as hell confessing to her because, well… she’s Jackie Taylor. The queen bee, the soccer captain, the girl everyone either wants or wants to be.

🐰 But to your surprise, Jackie doesn’t laugh or brush you off—she smiles, all soft and curious, and asks, “Are you asking me out?”

When you nod, she grins and says, “Well, I guess I should say yes before someone else tries to steal you away.”

🐰 Jackie is super cliché with where she takes you on dates—movies, the fair, dinner at some cute little place where she insists on stealing fries off your plate. She takes you out for burgers and milkshakes, something classic and fun.

🐰 She’s super affectionate during your dates and in general—honestly, a total PDA freak. She’s always holding your hand in public, kissing your cheek and nose, nudging her knee against yours under the table, brushing your hair out of your face. Hell, maybe even making out a little when she’s feeling especially bold.

🐰 When you two walk home after your dates, she lingers at your doorstep, eyes flickering to your lips. She’s waiting for you to make the first move—Jackie like the type who loves being pursued. She kisses you all the time, sure, but when it comes to the really romantic moments, she wants you to initiate.

🐰 Unpopular opinion, but Jackie actually cares about her grades—at least somewhat. People assume she’s the type to put off schoolwork to party, and while that’s not totally incorrect, she always gets it done eventually. She’d rather cram last minute than let her grades slip. Because of that, you two have cute little study dates—maybe with Shauna tagging along.

🐰 Speaking of Shauna, she 100% does not like you at first (jealous much?). It’s not that she hates you, but she’s naturally wary of people, and the fact that you suddenly appeared in Jackie’s life and got so close so fast? Yeah, it’s a lot for her.

“God, you two are insufferable,” Shauna huffs when Jackie crawls into your lap while the three of you study together, but Jackie just waves her off, grinning.

🐰 When she goes to parties, Jackie loves showing you off in very obnoxious ways. You two are annoyingly cute. She always finds a way to keep you close—her arm around your waist, fingers linked with yours, pulling you onto the dance floor even if you insist you don’t dance.

🐰 Jackie can be a bit overwhelming and kinda forceful at times, especially if you’re the antisocial type. She’ll drag you to her games, make you sit with her friends at lunch, and pull you into every social event she can. If you really don’t want to go, she’ll sigh dramatically and act like she’s giving up… but then she’ll show up at your house anyway like, “Get dressed, we’re going.”

🐰 When Jackie gets jealous, she gets really touchy and clingy. Her arms are wrapped around yours, her head pressed against your shoulder as you talk to another girl or guy who’s obviously interested in you.

“Babe,” You two are at a party and she tugs on your sleeve, trying to pull you away from said person, her voice a little whiny. “Come on, let’s go dance.”

🐰 She isn’t the type to start fights, but she will absolutely sabotage any potential competition in the pettiest ways. Blocking them with her body, making snarky comments disguised as jokes, kissing you right in front of them just to make a point.

🐰 Late-night phone calls are a must. She always calls to say goodnight, even if you just spent the whole day together.

“Okay, last thing before I let you sleep—do you think I could pull off short hair?”

🐰 Half the time, you both fall asleep still on the phone

🐰 Okay now time for some angst. Jackie has a lot of pressure put on her. She's the captain of the Yellowjackets and the golden girl of Wiskayok High. Everyone expects her to be perfect.

🐰 Her parents are always on her case about the smallest things. If she gets a c, if she doesn’t play well enough, if she’s seen with the wrong people.

“Do you really think that’s leadership behavior, Jacqueline?” Her mom’s words stick.

🐰 You can see when it gets to her. She gets quiet and distant. The usual playful Jackie fades into something tired, something unspoken. She still for everyone, and still laughs at the jokes, but when it’s just you two, she lets it slip.

🐰 The worst part? Nobody notices. Not her parents, not her teammates. They just think Jackie Taylor has it all together. Thankfully you notice and you're there for her

After soccer practice, she buries her face in your chest, and you run your fingers through her dirty blonde hair as she talks about her day, her algebra test, how soccer practice went.

🐰 Speaking of soccer, you attend every one of her games. She lets you wear her letterman jacket while she plays. You support her in soccer, and she’s equally supportive of you in your after-school activities. You can bet she’s there for every science fair, track meet, spelling bee, concert, stage play, or any other thing you participate in.

🐰 She hugs and kisses you hard when after she wins the game that gets the Yellowjackets to Nationals. While you’re flying commercial she’s flying on Lottie’s dad’s private plane.

“Babe, we’re going to celebrate so hard when we get back from winning Nationals!” she says with a big grin. “I’ll even let you hold the trophy!”

Yeah, when she gets back from Nationals

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[heliosphera]

My personal Sonic the Hedgehog Headcanons!

feel free to add your own!

Sonic

Sonic doesn't have an actual house, he simply sleeps wherever is most comfortable. He does, however, have his own corner in Tail's Workshop with a hammoc and other stuff he's found in his adventures

Sonic is forbidden from ever drinking coffee

Sonic often visits Soleanna, but isn't sure why

He & Big have a yearly fishing trip

Both him and Shadow would love deadpool, but for extremely different reasons

Sonic & Mighty see eachother as bestfriends after Tails and Ray respectively. Unfortunately, they're both horrible at coordinating get-togethers

While Shadow may be stronger than Sonic, Sonic is far more creative with his powers, as Shadow is over-reliant on his powers. This leads to Sonic being able to tie and even beat Shadow sometimes

Tails

Tails has a house in West-side island, which is currently being used as a storage depot

He is seen as a local hero there, and is embarrassed to go there on his own

He is the group's tech support fox, helping whenever someone has issues with machines or technology (more specifically, Knuckles)

Knuckles

Knuckles quit the Chaotix somewhen before the events of Sonic Heroes. Nowadays, he, Shadow and Omega are unofficial members of the agency. Their team is called "Team Knuckles" after he won an arm-wrestling competition against Shadow and Omega combined

Knuckles refuses to use technology most of the time, but he does have a shatter-resistant phone made by Tails that is charged with the Master Emerald

He once accidentally shattered the master emerald because he was bored, it became a whole thing.

Amy

Amy wears weighted rings for training and to stabilise herself when using a hammer, Sonic and Tails are scared of what she could do if she ever removed them, since she can already double jump.

When she was younger, Amy considered herself a practicing witch and even had voodoo dolls of everyone. She made sure to properly dispose of (most) them

Unrelated, but Eggman has constant back pains that can only be described as "if a giant book was constantly pressing against him"

Amy has self-made plushies of every single one of her friends, it's the first thing she does when she meets someone new

Shadow

Shadow is technically faster than Sonic, but he can't maintain those speeds due to his inhibitor rings, so his air shoes help him reach high speeds without risking his stamina.

Shadow hasn't actually killed any human/mobian/earthling, even before he remembered Maria's promise or regained his memories. Whenever he was about to, a mental block prevented him from following through with it.

He is extremely competitive with tabletop games, Team Dark game nights have been postponed until he learns to "chill out"

Rouge once took him out drinking, she decided to not do it again because Shadow is a sobby drunk

On that note, Shadow is, weirdly enough, a total lightweight

Shadow has a secret stash of pop music dvds and other similar types of music. Only Rouge and Amy know where it is. Rouge because she's a treasure hunter and Amy is his supplier.

Shadow is often invited to girls' nights with Amy, Rouge and Cream at Vanilla's house (Blaze is also invited whenever she's around). He usually refuses but has gone once or twice because it reminds him of spending time with Maria. He's been made to wear makeup every single time.

Eggman

While Eggman does have the tech to give Metal a fully organic body, he secretly has hopes that one day metal will realise he's his own person

Ever since Sage, he's seen both her and metal as his children

The first time Eggman ever cried is when Sage and Metal gave him an incredibly botches Father's day present.

After Sonic Adventure, Sonic and Tails went on a full on propaganda campaign to make sure Robotnik was known as Eggman globally. He decided to just roll with it because it was free publicity

Bonus: Surge!

She eats cables and batteries, it's a genuine issue

[starsinthesky5]

i just know songbirds favorite sound over anything is joes laugh. and i stand by it.

100%. her favorite sound in the whole world is joe’s laugh. there is no contest. not the roar of the crowd when he throws a touchdown, not the applause after one of her shows, not even the swell of a live orchestra during her favorite ballad. joe’s laugh will out-do it all.

and not just any laugh, she loves the layered symphony of all his laughs. the low, barely-there chuckle he lets out when she says something sarcastic under her breath at a fancy event. the huff of amusement he gives when she’s teasing him during game night and he’s trying to stay competitive. but her favorite? it’s the unguarded one. the rare, full-body laugh that bubbles up when he’s genuinely caught off guard by something ridiculous she’s done—like when she’s dancing in socks across the kitchen and slips, or when she does impressions of his teammates in disturbingly accurate fashion. that laugh makes him bend over a little, eyes squinting, crinkles forming, dimple popping, chain shifting against his chest as he clutches at his stomach like it physically knocked the breath out of him.

she lives for the sound of it echoing through the house, especially when it’s just them, when they’re in sweats, ordering takeout, watching something stupid on tv, and he starts giggling before she even says anything because he knows what’s coming. that’s the laugh she memorized. that’s the laugh she plays in her head when she’s on tour, in hotel rooms with too many pillows and not enough of him. that’s the laugh she writes into her lyrics even if she never sings the line out loud.

and sometimes—sometimes—she’ll say something just to hear it. because knowing she made him laugh like that? knowing she’s the reason for that kind of joy? that’s the real addiction. and god, he looks so baby when he laughs like that. his nose scrunches slightly, lashes start to flutter when he closes his eyes from how hard he’s smiling. all flushed cheeks and soft curls and sleepy warmth, like a golden retriever come to life. that’s her 6’4 baby right there. her ridiculous, handsome, sweet-as-sin quarterback. and no matter how big or tough he might look to the world, in those moments, he’s just hers. all soft edges and sunshine, cracked wide open just for her.

[emmawithtwoms]

Board Games

@moonwater-microfic day 17 -543 words

c.w. sexual reference at the end

The air was electric in the room. People were scared, the two boys were staring into each other's eyes so intensely that Sirius swore he could see lighting pass from hazel to grey. Remus was hunched over the coffee table, elbows on his knees, hands intertwined over his mouth to conceal it, brows furrowed. Regulus was reciprocating the look, but his back was straight, poker face unmovable, while he moved his piece on the board. Remus glanced down, just for a second, but his expression did not slip, his competitiveness had a hold on him, he could not let Regulus read him, he could not lose. 

“What, Lupin, are you taken aback by my move?” 

Regulus was cold as ice, Remus could not read his expression, could not break into his mind. It was driving him crazy. He could not give him the satisfaction, he had to keep fighting. 

“I’m just surprised by how obvious it is. You’re becoming predictable, Black,”

Remus made his move, this game was gonna end soon, everybody knew it. 

It was Board Games night, and, as usual, it was ending with a chess tournament, and the Black-Lupin match was always the most anticipate.Those two were phenomenal at chess, their competitiveness, not a bit mulled by their relationship (rather increased, actually), always made the game extremely interesting to watch, and the new entries, who were not used to this kind of interest over a game of chess, were always taken aback by the dynamic of the match. 

It was the case for Dorcas: even though she was a very close friend of Regulus’, she never came to board game night. Not until she got together with Marlene, at least, and she was now totally enraptured (read, weirded out) by this particular event. 

“You might wanna think about this move, Lupin” 

Regulus was saying from the table

“Don’t wanna get too reckless.”

“Oh, don’t act like you don’t like reckless, Black” 

Remus was responding to every provocation given by his boyfriend, without ever letting the fire in him die down. 

“Ok, what exactly am I watching?”

Asked Dorcas, confused by the scene in front of her. 

“Shhh, this is their foreplaying, let them do their thing” 

Sirius answered, never letting the game out of his sight

“Huh, you seem pretty okay with your brother's sexual life, then, didn’t expect that.”

Sirius dismissed her with a wave of his hand.

“I’m not interested in his sexual life, I just wanna know if I'll be able to sleep in my bed tonight” 

“What does that have to do with…” 

But as Dorcas was finishing his sentenced, Remus smirked and exclaimed 

“Checkmate, Black” 

“Fuck off, Lupin” 

Regulus grumbled 

“Oh Fuck off! Come on Prongs, Wormy, get ready to sleep in the common room tonight” 

Dorcas was more confused than before

“What? Why would they sleep down here?” 

Marlene laughed at Sirius’ despair

“You see, those games are not only a fun way to end the night and rile each other up, for those two, it also settles in wich bed they’re gonna shag for the night” 

Dorcas hummed in understanding, as she saw Remus taking a grumbling Regulus by hand and dragging him up the stairs, while waving goodnight at their friends.

a.n: the moonwater brainrot is getting stronger everyday, soldiers

[capobegone]

More Unhinged Kimetsu Academy Headcanons

My demon slayer days are mostly behind me—at least until the next movie and the Hakuji backstory drops—but unfortunately these goobers never seem to leave the back of my mind. And so: 

-Many of the teachers went to the same school, including Kagaya, who was in his third year with Tengen while Giyuu, Sanemi, and Obanai were in their second, and Kyojuro was in his first.

-Tengen was the star of the school theatre club all throughout his academy days, all the way up until his senior year musical. Kagaya decided to try out, mostly on a whim, and was praised by the directors for his hypnotic voice. He was given the lead role. To this day, Tengen is still furious that Kagaya “stole his grand finale”.

-Being a history teacher, Kyojuro is extremely involved with current events. He is especially scandalized by global politics, and believes that if the world was led by people who lit their hearts ablaze with passion and vowed to protect those below them, it would be a much better place. He secretly hopes some of his kindhearted students get into politics and go about making a change for the better.

-Giyuu is VERY confused by all of the slang the young people are using nowadays. He isn’t that old, is he? He tried to use some slang in front of the students once in hope it would help him to connect with them better, and received such a world-shattering side-eye from Shinobu that he never tried it again.

-Gyutaro and Ume get to school on his motorcycle. One time, Tanjiro tried to suggest they wear helmets out of concern for their safety, and in return, Gyutaro nearly ran him over.

-Yushiro is a shockingly excellent student in Tengen’s art class. He especially excelled in the portrait assignment, in which he made a very beautiful painting of nurse Tamayo. The problem with this is that every single assignment end up with him finding a way to include her—even the landscapes.

-Koyuki is still under the impression that Douma is a very kind man who is a friend of Hakuji’s. Hakuji is deeply uncomfortable with this. She insists on going to say hi to him whenever they run into him on the street, and Hakuji has to call upon every calming technique he knows (learned from an anger management course he took on the tail end of his Akaza phase in junior high) to avoid punching Douma into next week.

-Speaking of which, Hakuji’s martial arts skills are topping the charts in competitions. There’s rumors going around the school that he might be heading to nationals soon. He’s trying very hard not to get his hopes up, but the thought of proving himself in front of Keizo and Koyuki and then bringing home a trophy to show the school that he’s a reformed man…it makes him a little lightheaded.

-Recently, Kagaya and Amane got a call from the elementary teachers to inform them that Kuina slapped her brother across the face during recess. They were both horrified—where did their children learn such violence from? However, when they sat her down to talk about it, they were surprised to discover that she, Kiriya, and Kanata had been playing a game pretending that they were saving the world from an evil demon king. They had all gotten a little too in character, and Kuina had pretended to smack some sense into Kiriya—but she, too, was deeply invested in the game and accidentally hit him for real. Their teacher was NOT a fan of this explanation. Kagaya thinks it’s hilarious. Secretly, Amane does too.

[seeingteacupsindragons]

Headcanons about how things would go if Stan and Xeno somehow hadn’t found the time to tie the knot until after all this moon bullshit:

Xeno asks Senku to be his best man, on account of Stan is busy doing something else in the wedding

Senku, being Japanese, has no idea what the fuck a best man even does or what it means (wedding parties aren’t really a thing in Japan, and given what else we know of Taiju and Yuzuriha’s wedding, he wouldn’t have been Taiju’s best man)

Stan asks Ryusui on account of the same reason, who either already knows or does not actually care because ‘best man’ is the most important role in the wedding other than the couple, obviously, and he Desires This

Ryusui and/or Francois explains what this means to Senku

Senku and Xeno absolutely refuse to look each other in the eye but Senku accepts

They spend the entire pre-wedding period throwing zingers at each other and silently agreeing to avoid any and all eye contact whenever things are emotional and sincere

This means Senku has to plan a bachelor party for Xeno which is the funniest possible thing because like what do you even plan for this man? Why are you expecting Senku to plan a social event?

Stan got lucky. Ryusui will plan a banger bachelor party and also he has Francois

Stan’s party eventually involves some kind of target competition and nice drinks and food and chilling out and maybe some plane joyrides. Xeno’s not allowed to come, but Ryusui may have asked him for input on what Stan would like, as he is Stan’s best friend as well as his fiancé

Stan’s not allowed to come to Xeno’s, either, and Senku desperately asks Stan for help, who makes fun of him before helping because he wants Xeno to have a good time

Senku makes Sai build some kind of Civ game for the bachelor party. Suika and Chrome and Sai and maybe Chelsea and such come. Senku makes a giant table-sized touchscreen for the game, and he can reuse it! Practical! It’s a good time and much quieter

Rest of the wedding party: Suika and Chrome for Xeno, maybe Chelsea or Kaseki or something if they need another person. Probably Charlotte and Maya for Stan, maybe Kohaku? Stan is significantly less social and charismatic than Xeno is; harder to pick people for him, especially as he spends so much of his existence in canon as a rock

“But what about Gen” okay firstly that would require picking one of them for Gen to be closer to, and also Gen should probably be the officiant or reception MC or something because he would be good at that

Yuzuriha gets to sew custom suits for the occasion. She’s more excited about this than they are, but Xeno has lots of opinions. Stan only has a few

Ryusui tries to convince Stan to write heartfelt personalized vows. Gen gives up on this particular venture immediately. While I would like something along the lines about how he promised the Marines to always live by Semper Fidelis, he swore that to Xeno long before anyone else, I don’t think he’d actually say that

Xeno, however, is both a blabbermouth and a showoff. So yeah those vows are gettin’ long

Stan’s vows end up just being “I can” in response to Xeno’s ridiculously long vows

Xeno gets to dip Stan during their wedding kiss for the sole reason of “I think they both deserve it”

Senku’s best man speech is awkward and halting because he is fundamentally incapable of showing his emotions openly even when they are blatantly obvious. He absolutely does not want to be doing a speech about this. Isn’t the fact that he agreed to this charade enough? The entire thing ends up being about Xeno as a man of science. It’s fine

Ryusui’s speech keeps getting derailed because let’s be real, Xeno is the only one who really knows Stan really, really well. Ryusui would be doing his best to talk Stan’s skills up and about half of it ends up being about Stan’s vicious chase for Xeno across South America

The reception gets immensely better once all the traditions involving the mortifying ordeal of being known and actually talking about it are over. There are fireworks and those balloons full of confetti to shoot down at Taiju and Yuzuriha’s and skywriting and they plan it for a meteor shower or a lunar eclipse or something so everyone can go outside and watch

[eyekonimations]

── behavior analysis - the scientific study of how environmental factors influence observable behavior

and, fyi, the dsm-5 can only take you so far ⭑.ᐟ yn ln is a sophomore in university , a crappy drummer , and a minimum wage boba shop employee . expecting the worst once again for her third semester , yn's pessimistic world view is shattered after serving her cutest customer to date ─ meret manon bannerman , a member of katseye , the darling influencer friend group rocking social media .

because i wanted things to look kinda neat in my mind, i made everyone involved be from hybe LOL. anyways...

introducing unmedicated and not regulated !!

yn : eastcoastemo & gokusolos69

psychology major (derogatory) but dedicated; forever trapped in nugudom; studies hella in order to maintain that 4.0 for the ladies; comic/manga/anime hyper fan that has spent most if not all of her income on building up those shelves; amateur drummer after languidly picking up and dropping the hobby since high school; we are EMPLOYED!! as a bobarista at a local chain just off campus; only goes outside for class and to work otherwise homebody 127%

huh yunjin : jenaissance & greekgogurt01

is it really a college au fic without bestie yunjin??; our pre-law baddie; captain and founder of the intramural women’s field hockey team; even with her mountain of extracurriculars she studies more than you which seems improbable; smarter baby smarter; drama binge-watcher; also lowkey (highkey) theater kid (derogatory); AND AN INFLUENCER!! and has boatloads of followers across all platforms; booked & busy always

a/n : y/c/t stands for 'your college town' , if you don't have one don't worry just use where you plan on going or make one up it does not matter at all i promise

sakai moka : mokalatte & bigbangoutsold

studying the culinary arts; as such she is the group’s designated cook so much so that she’s considering charging you guys going forward; film BUFF and will lecture you on why a 6 hour black-and-white-eastern-european film from the 60s is actually peak cinema; on the uni competitive dance team!! you’re doing amazing sweetie; also your coworker (partner in crime) at the boba shop; has a t.o.p stan account that no one else knows about

a/n : y/u stands for 'your university'

kim minji : kimjistew & reveonce7 ft. NJZ spotify

studying music w/ a strings concentration; partial to the bass guitar ofc; in an indie rock band with the other members of new jeans under the name NJZ (yall see what i did there😅); mystery novella enthusiast whose book shelf is beginning to rival your uni's smallest library; amatuer entomologist and is fascinated by butterflies; keeps journals of everything she sees outside on her daily nature grass-touching walks

shin junghwan : shinyunnie & shinchana

sports management major and as such is able to get his friends discounted tickets to school football games and larger scale national events, camera ready always in case he’s needed for an impromptu report, legendary intramural soccer striker whose ego rivals the likes of isagi yoichi, !!!TWITCH STREAMER!!! (derogatory) in which he plays various video games through the odd hours of the day or until when his roommates bang on his door

riki nishimura : rikiNA & bicosdad

architecture major & fine arts minor; president of the photography club and wears that title like a badge of honor; also enjoys painting in his free time, particularly fond of landscapes especially around dusk or throughout the night; or going to art museums and just wandering until closing; mysterious af or so he aims to be; nocturnal(?) and probably actually a vampire

try being an influencer for a day masterlist   00.

[sleepythegh0st]

Who Each Saiki K Character Would Main in Mario Kart

Because I had so much fun with the PJSK one hehe

Saiki used to use Link because not only was he a relatively normal choice, but also because he thinks he's cool. Now that Link is gone, however, he's decided to use Luigi instead, considering how popular he is among casual players.

Nendo uses Wario. He'll always choose Wario, no matter how many times Kaido complains about him for some reason.

Kaido was one of the many angry Dry Bowser fans. He has since bitterly decided to switch to King Boo, although he's willing to admit there are much worse options.

Teruhashi uses Peach. It's her way of trying to come off as innocent so people will go easy on her, because really, she's very competitive.

Yumehara uses Toadette because she thinks she's cuter than any of the princesses.

Hairo uses Donkey Kong. Big fan of that guy. He also exclusively plays with tilt controls, although he isn't very good.

Toritsuka uses Rosalina. Exclusively on motorcycles. He's been dedicated to her since a very young age. For a brief moment he considered switching to Pauline, however he considers that cheating somehow.

Mera has never played Mario Kart before. Every time her friends have played it with her around it's been at some kind of special event where there was food involved so she was too occupied to play. She's been enlightened on the Cow, and her interest has piqued, although maybe for the wrong reason.

Kuboyasu is the Bowser to Kaido's Dry Bowser. He shares Kaido's rage at the loss, but not to the same extent. He tries to cheer Kaido up by reminding him that they both still get to play as the bad guys.

Saiko used Pink Gold Peach. To him, she was the best of the best because not only is she high class, she is also literally made of gold. He's completely distraught over her being cut from the game and has since settled for Pauline.

Rifuta is, shockingly, completely okay with Teruhashi using Peach. That means Peachette is all to herself! She is the cuter version of Peach after all. Unfortunately, with the character being cut, she has decided to use Baby Peach instead. It won't give her the reactions she wants =[

Aiura already was a Daisy fan before, but after finding out Saiki plans on changing his main to Luigi, she will NOT stop reminding him.

Satou does not, in fact, use Mario. Nobody uses Mario. He uses Yoshi. Another very common character choice nobody would think twice about.

Akechi uses Toad. This irks Saiki for some reason.

Suzumiya has a deep appreciation for Lakitu, as he is what keeps you on course. She can't help but wonder if he floats everywhere because he's clumsy too.

Kusuke used Ludwig before. He has since decided to make the switch to Bowser Jr. Yes, he does main them in Smash, too.

Makoto uses Mario to match Kokomi. She really wishes he wouldn't.

Takahashi uses Waluigi. He's one of those.

[catscraftsandcommentary]

So I had some time to think tonight at work (in between operating heavy machinery, swearing at the materials, and trying to keep the line running, fun times!) And I asked myself, "self, hypothetically, what might @inexplicifics Accidental Warlord AU look like in another generation or two - once people really get used to witchers being The Good Guys (TM) and helping out?"

And I was like "well, they'd probably get invited to social events - ooh! Who'd like which events best?!? What would that look like?"

Geralt, as we all know, detests anything too formal or Warlord-focused. He enjoys weddings and receptions, but his TRUE favorite is baby christenings. Seriously. Put him in a room with a tiny baby and he's happy as a clam. He'll happily growl away (or weaponize his puppy-dog eyes against) grannies, aunties, and other family members to hold the baby for as long as possible. He's also 90% of the reason that witchers are now rumored to be able to bless babies.

When Mouse and Treyse bring this new rumor to the council, everyone has to just sit. And process for a minute. Because what the ever-loving fuck?!? (Jaskier immediately writes the sweetest lullaby ever, "A Witcher's Blessing", and it is the ONLY song that Geralt ever sings in public, and only ever to babies and small children. Multiple women blame this for their immediate conceptions.)

Jaskier adores weddings and festivals of all types, and if a happy couple includes details of how they met and/or fell in love with their wedding invitation, there's at least a 50% chance that he'll show up to the wedding with a personalized love song, holy shit.

Ciri loves tourneys. Loves watching them, loves displaying in them, loves sneaking into competing in them (omg, heir, NO), loves WINNING them. She's a menace. She has various stealth coats of arms that she rotates between when she's not supposed to be competing, but her favorite is the battle goose. Obviously.

Eskel doesn't like crowds or being the center of attention, which are almost inevitable with public invitations, but he does enjoy being the +1 for his family. Several of his and their interests overlap, and even where they don't, he likes to see them enjoying themselves.

Yennifer becomes well-known as an extremely efficient - albeit terrifying - treaty negotiator. She'll talk to both sides, get a list of their must haves, deal-breakers, would-likes, and don't-wants (as well as - perhaps more importantly - the reason why each of those are on that particular list). Then she draws up a draft and viciously negotiates a compromise. She is genuinely surprised the first time that both sides thank her for her help.

Vesemir, with all his long years of teaching, loves visiting schools and seeing any sort of student performance or sporting event. Kindergarten to university, drama to music to dance recitals to track and field meets to football games to student symposiums to science contests to... He buys out bake sales and funds club field trips and donates several fortunes worth of antique knick knacks to various schools. He's invited as a guest lecturer, a commencement speaker, a competition judge, a referee.

Lambert and Aiden, at some point, discover bachelor's parties, call dibs, and never look back. People learn very quickly not to invite witchers to their stag nights unless they want the entire party to get horrifyingly drunk - but at least Lam and Aiden will make sure that everyone makes it home (or to the wedding) safely. Perhaps not soberly, or sans hangover, but definitely without major injury. (And if the bride asks nicely and the groom and friends weren't total jerks, Lambert can usually be counted on to make a hangover cure. He really is a softie at heart.)

Dragonfly and Serrit get tapped for the odd bachelorette party or ladies' birthday parties. Anything that falls under "I want to be able to drink and party with my friends without worrying about some strange guy hurting one of us." They are extremely protective and have both been drunkenly proposed to several times. (Livi finds this terribly amusing. Gweld just wants to know if he can watch.) Milena and Zofia sometimes go with them.

Milena loves going to wedding showers and baby showers, but outside Kaer Morhen, she has to stay in sight of Lambert or one of his brothers. Lambert's rule. (She got KIDNAPPED, okay? He's allowed to worry!) Usually she'll take Geralt (there might be babies! He's excellent protection!) or Eskel (he's very quiet and has excellent manners, and his signs are impossible to fight) for the more, ah, female-heavy events. If anyone asks, they're her brother-in-law and genuinely like spending time around kids. And very, very married.

[ominousgradient]

okay i'm too busy to actually write it out in fic form but i can break down the basics i think

Spitlout has continued the Jorgenson tradition of never losing a Thawfest, though she and Zephyr are more closely matched.

Zephyr 100% got Astrid's competitive streak, but she also got Hiccup and Astrid as parents telling her that they're proud of her no matter what and generally not taking Thawfest super seriously/encouraging a "have fun with it!" mentality. So while Zephyr's certainly come close to beating Spitlout once or twice at the end of the day it's just a game and their rivalry is much stronger elsewhere.

Spitlout, on the other hand, takes Thawfest super seriously. Sure, Snotlout is very much not Spitelout, but when it comes to Thawfest? He's nothing but encouragement, but the pressure's still there. It's all "well of course you'll win, because you're my daughter/a Jorgenson!" and "I know you got this!" and "You can do it!" and while that all sounds very sweet on paper and Snotlout certainly doesn't intend to pressure his daughter Spitlout still gets it into her head that if she wants to be The Best, she has to Win, and if she loses, she's no longer the best. That Snotlout is one of the loudest cheerers in the audience also reinforces this as much as it encourages Spitlout.

I'd put them at maybe,,, 11 for Zephyr and 13 for Spitlout. So they've had quite a few Thawfests together, but are still fairly young and not the most emotionally mature.

This year's Thawfest ends up being different because Zephyr hears about the Thawfest we saw in canon, about how her father came so close to breaking the Jorgenson's eternal winning streak but choked at the last moment. I don't know who she hears it from, but it has to be someone who doesn't know that Hiccup threw the race on purpose. And also Zephyr needs to have heard the story of Finn Hofferson (but maybe not how Astrid resolved that) so then she can connect the two stories and decide that her father losing at the final second is something she has to Avenge as his eldest daughter.

So Zephyr goes into this one Thawfest absolutely locked in with the hypercompetitive streak inherited from Astrid. The stakes are so high in her mind. Nuffink sees the signs and is glad he's too young for his sister's age bracket (and then goes on and has fun with his).

It would probably parallel that episode with Spitlout dominating the events in the beginning so we can see just how much Snotlout's constant encouragement and hyping her up starts to create a pressure, an expectation, to win. And also to really get Zephyr focused in on winning, because even though Spitlout's not a sore winner she does still have that patent Jorgenson Obnoxiousness.

Second day of events starts and Zephyr starts to pull ahead, putting her and Spitlout neck and neck. They've gotten fairly close before, I think, but anyone who knows those two well enough can tell that it's different, this time, that it's no longer as much of a game to Zephyr. Her mother's competitive streak has combined with her father's ability to hyperfocus & tunnel vision and she is here to WIN.

Tiebreaker event. Hiccup and Astrid tell Zephyr they'll be proud of her no matter what. Snotlout tells Spitlout that she's doing great and he knows she'll win. They chant, and Spitlout goes into the final event mostly confident but also a tiny part of her is a little nervous thanks to the way Zephyr's been acting about the games this year.

The event commences, probably a race to really call back to the episode. Zephyr and Spitlout are neck and neck, both of them surging towards the finish line.

Zephyr wins.

Zephyr wins, breaking the Jorgenson's winning streak.

Zephyr wins, breaking Spitlout's winning streak.

Zephyr wins, and the shock of it stuns the crowd for the briefest of moments before they're all cheering.

Zephyr wins, and the shock of it hits Spitlout like a charging rumblehorn. She glances out at the crowd and meets eyes with her father, who's just as surprised as her.

Spitlout has never lost a Thawfest before. Sure, she's lost all kinds of little challenges and games to Zephyr, but Thawfest, in her mind, is different. No Jorgenson has ever lost a Thawfest.

No Jorgenson until her.

Zephyr's reveling in her win and a little bit the monumental feat of dethroning a Jorgenson. Spitlout panics and flees, because she doesn't know what else to do!

Zephyr's soooo smug about her win up until Nuffink comes up to her and asks if she had any fun. She won, so she must have had way more fun than ever, right?

(Zephyr realizes that no, she didn't.)

If Spitelout were to make an appearance in this it'd probably be here, in a conversation with Snotlout about Spitlout's performance. He'd be about as awful as you'd think, and Snotlout would be caught between the urge to defend his daughter and the shock at her losing. Maybe he'd argue back, maybe Spitelout would leave thinking they're on the same page, idk I might not even involve Spitelout in this. But also it could work so well so 🤷‍♀️

Cut ahead to sunset. Spitlout's out in the woods half-sulking half-crying because, for all that Snotlout is very much not Spitelout, he's also not infallible. Spitlout's seen her father angry, she's been yelled at, berated once or twice. And she's heard about what Spitelout was like to Snotlout, and she's done something that no Jorgenson has ever done before and it's not a good thing and she doesn't know what's going to happen to her but she's sure it's gonna be BAD because she's so so certain that she's fucked up immensely.

Spitlout definitely inherited both Snotlout's dramatic tendencies and his ability to spiral, even if the latter isn't always seen.

It's been hours, the sun has set, and it's starting to get cold. Enter Snotlout, who's been frantically looking for Spitlout the entire time for the very good reason of "she ran off crying" and "nobody has seen her for HOURS". He spots her, and his immediate reaction is anger, to snap at her for being missing so long, because he was worried.

Spitlout only sees that her father is angry, and nearly breaks down again. The anger drains from Snotlout, because he sees the panic in her eyes and he recognizes it. Shit, fuck, his daughter is crying and it's his fault—

"No nonono, I'm sorry, it's okay, I was just worried," Approach slowly. Spitlout doesn't flinch away, and Snotlout pulls her into a hug. "I was just worried."

Spitlout returns the hug. "I lost." She sniffs, and it's like she's six years old and crying over her favorite toy being smashed because she doesn't know what else to do, how to fix it. "I'm sorry." Her fingers dig into Snotlout's sides and he holds her closer.

Spitlout isn't entirely equipped to deal with this. Snotlout wouldn't have been any better, at her age—Hel, he's not sure what to do about it now. So he defaults to holding Spitlout close until they've both calmed down, until Spitlout starts to squirm.

"It's not your fault." Snotlout says. His father never would have said those words to him. "You did your best." It's the truth; Jorgensons have always taken Thawfest seriously, and Spitlout is no exception.

"But I lost." Spitlout's not crying anymore, her voice flat, almost taut. "Jorgensons aren't supposed to lose. We're supposed to be the best." She wraps her arms around herself, the picture of teenage uncertainty. Snotlout cups her face in his hands and looks into her eyes—green, like Spitelout's, though Snotlout has never seen any such resemblance—and gives it to her straight:

"Spitlout, you are the best." He means it. "You're the best thing that ever happened to me, and don't you forget it." He means every word of it.

Spitlout nods. She's still unsure, but the loss no longer stings the way it did before. Zephyr's stepped up her game, so Spitlout reasons that she'll just have to be better.

"And you losing Thawfest isn't the end of the world." Snotlout continues, "There's always next year." He stands, ready to head back home, Spitlout falling into step alongside him. "In fact, I should tell you about the time I almost lost—wait." Snotlout stops, thinking back. "Toothless was way faster than Hookfang back then..." you can see the gears turning in his head, "HE THREW THE RACE?!"

and that's where it'd end i think. wanted to end it that way both for a bit of levity and also to emphasize how, in a way, snotlout is the first jorgenson to lose a thawfest. i hope this all makes sense character-wise and that you enjoyed it bc i sure did enjoy writing it. if i could have given spitlout a little bindle to reference "Not-Lout" i would have. but otherwise yeah as an episode it'd be a Spitlout & Snotlout episode wearing the guise of a Zephyr vs Spitlout episode. and i'm going to bed now

OH MY GOD THIS SO GOOD????? I love Snotlout putting pressure on his daughter without meaning too, smth like that is exactly what i mean when i say that him trying to not repeat his fathers mistakes would lead him to overcompensate/make other mistakes he might have a blindspot for

The consolation scene is beautiful AND THE IMAGERY OF SNOTLOUT LOOKING INTO EYES LIKE HIS FATHERS WITHOUT HIM MAKING THE CONNECTION, WITH ONLY LOVE AND OFFERING THE AFFECTION THAT HE NEVER GOT IS SO GGFHFGFGGFGG it's pretty cool ^_^

Plus Zephyr getting a lesson out of it too is nice, the way you described it it's quite easy to imagine the games starting out lighthearted and gradually becoming more tense as the stakes rise, without anyone really intending for that to happen, generational trauma (if you wanna call it that) putting undue pressure on kids who were just supposed to have some fun

I also like that you didn't have Snotlout hold a big impactful speech towards Spitelout, him being caught of guard and feeling the urge to defend his daughter without being quite able to act on it in the moment seems pretty spot on, at that age Snotlout would be a lot more detached from his father ofc but if Spitelout was to chew out Spitlout (and by proxy Snotlout) to his face i feel like he'd still struggle to argue back

All in all this is an absolute BANGER, 10/10, putting this one at the tippy top of the fridge

[questionablecuttlefish]

Do you think Sylas and Silco could get along?

Absolutely. They are both headstrong, charismatic rebel leaders who aren't afraid to take some dark paths if it gets them closer to their goal.

They also aren't directly in competition since they're fighting two very different revolutions for very different stakes in very different places, so there wouldn't be a conflict of interest.

Methodology is very different, of course, Silco is a planner who's willing to play the long game, willing to sacrifice people on his own side as pawns if he has to, willing to be a monstrous hypocrite (feeding a spiraling addiction crisis in his own community, scapegoating the Firelights, paying off the Enforcers) if it gets him closer to his endgame.

Sylas is much more of a direct approach kind of guy, much more John Wick revenge, at least in Mageseeker, and that hothead bullrush approach might annoy the more patient mastermind that is Silco, or Silco might find a way to use it.

But Sylas also, through the events of that game especially, comes to be a lot more of an antihero who does care about the people at his side and does (especially) do a hell of a lot of rescuing of innocent imprisoned mages. Like wow, does he rescue a lot of wrongfully imprisoned people from torture, incarceration, experimentation and death. It's almost like he's actually doing the right thing or something.

So there's room for a lot of interesting dynamics if the two were ever to meet.

I ABSOLUTELY stand by my take that Sylas is Lux's Silco.

I don't consider him a love interest, I consider him a mentor figure and an important figure in her character arc, whom she might have (very, very briefly) had a one sided crush on, but certainly has conflicted feelings about since his betrayal.

And there's a lot of interesting story meat in how JINX would react to Lux's story about Sylas, or to meeting Sylas herself, because those parallels would, I think, be crystal clear to Jinx and I think she could have any of a range of reactions, all of which would be interesting to explore.

[resident-idiot-simp]

Inspired by this

Ft: @steriotypicaloutlaw & @existentialgaybirdnerd

I like to imagine Simon just randomly shows up places to do things for fun since he's legally dead. A random marathon here. A random convention there. Maybe there's a thread on 4chan or something wondering who the hell this guy is

Bird- "I swear I saw this guy before, he won (extremely specific race)" and there's a whole board about him

He just shows up around the world randomly and does incredible feats and then disappears again

Bird- "This guy shows up, kicks everyone ass at ANYTHING, then disappears without a trace. He's gotta be a superhero of SOME SORT"

Someone catches him in the wild one time holding the hand of this dude with a mohawk.

StO- Imagine Gaz having followed said board, also never saw Ghost without the mask or balaclava, and then he sees him there and he's just like, "I get to see him live!" And then Price reacts the way he does and Gaz is just like, "Wait! I know mystery Batman guy?!?"

Bird- "Mystery Batman guy is my SUPERIOR OFFICER? "

But they can trace Soap they know who this guy is. Imagine like a million people from 4chan just dog pile him in every social media platform wondering who the hell the man is. Soap knows about this I also bet you money ghost haunts the thread he knows everything he does this stuff on purpose at this rate.

And he made soap promise never to say a word. So soap gas lights like he's never gaslit before. I don't know who you're talking about that is not me you're delusional. 'It is you though'. No I was never there with a person ever in my life.

Bird- "Idk who tf you think that is, but I'm way more handsome than that"

Of course they can't fool Gaz but they do recruit him into the game. Laswell also knows about this

Bird- Laswell had been on the board since it started lol

At first it was just to make sure his identity didn't get leaked and now it's just for fun

Bird- She gives them vague hints in the wrong direction, photo shopping specific events that didn't happen to make it seem like he gets out more than he does.

Bro one time the catch Ghost in Cancun just surfing. No one knows where he went after they tried to follow It didn't work.

Bird- This man has fans all around the world but they can never get a picture of him without his permission.

What really gets people is he can be found across the world in very short periods of time. People assume he must be like one of those hidden billionaires.

Bird- That's why he's Batman to them

One time they got a picture of him super injured though and now they are convinced he's a superhero

Bird- There's a whole folder of circumstantial evidence of him being hurt and everyone going "evidence he's a superhero"

He is most often found is not in ridiculous events in Scotland and that is more evidence that he's connected to John MacTavish even though MacTavish denies everything. People are unsure if MacTavish is like his sidekick or butler or secret boyfriend/husband.

Ghost convinces him to do weird events as well and dominate them just to confuse the forum.

Bird- They're both superheros in their own right just a few months later according to the forum

One time the are spotted together at a log throwing competition. Then MacTavish at an art exhibit (Ghost is barely visible in the background). Next week in Cuba doing an eating competition.

Three days later San Diego Comic-Con. No one understands anything that's going on.

Bird- Ghost and Soap have a fun time reading through all the shit. They're in full cosplay too, they're only recognized because of Soap's Instagram story the day after and then everyone explodes because they SAW them but didn't recognize them until them. Ghost as scream and Soap as Jason.

Imagine one time they just show up on TV or the news in the background

Bird- There's a parade going on in the background and they show up as performers or part of the audience. The news reporters don't catch them as they wave enthusiastically to the camera.

They come to the conclusion that they know about the forums and then it becomes trying to dig out the rat.

Bird- They try to sus out the account that could be one of them, little do they know Ghost is one of the longest running ones there so his account isn't suspected at all times.

I imagine a random selfie gets uploaded to the forum as well.

Bird- He posts a selfie from a "found" social media that just HAPPENS to be "deleted" before anyone else can access it.

The people on the forum are extremely happy though that this random probably superhero is playing along.

He shows up in the Winter Olympics next. And he crushes the biathlon by a scary margin. After he gets the gold he proposes to Soap

Soap's bio gets updated to John MacTavish Riley. Soap continues to gaslight. That has always been my full name YOU'RE all delusional.

I imagine they only get their answers possibly after they all retire

Bird- Simon gets unkilled by law and is allowed to retire with Soap. They make a video explaining how they were fucking with people for entertainment and post it to the forum and everyone loses it lol.