#ot3:Reckless Driving

[jonathanbyersphd]

Don't look over here I'm just thinking about the AU where Steve becomes Jancy's permanent third wheel:

For 6 months after season 2 he keeps yelling at them for making out in front of him. They don't stop.

In s3 he gets all upset about having to work a minimum wage job while they're working in an office "doing nothing"

They try to tell him about the rats and he's so confused that they stop trying. But he's also like y'all have fun with the rats I'm gonna deal with the Russians and they're like the what now?

Jonathan finds it incredibly suspicious when Steve gets trapped under the mall because it's the first day in like 10 months Steve hasn't annoyed them.

When they meet up with him again in the mall it's a "where the hell have you been?" Situation and Robin's just like oh he's your child.

Steve calls Jonathan his best friend Jonathan refuses to say the same they have an awkward but heartfelt goodbye

In s4 we don't get st*ncy because wtf are you talking about Eddie that's my best friend's girl

And Robin is like Ew gross that's his mom.

Nancy tells Steve she thinks Jonathan is pulling away and met someone else. And he firmly puts a hand on her shoulder and is like he worships the ground you walk on be fucking for real.

And then when Jonathan does show back up Steve is very jealous of Argyle because he's been trying to get Jonathan to call him his friend for 2 years.

Anyways I was robbed

[notcsk]

i have to ramble about this bc i've seen no one bring it up (Boonboomger)

I think it's so fucking sick to see Mira and Jou's very different reactions to Taiya's lies and reckless behavior in the newest episode. Jou's just a big puppy, we know from the toilet episode that he sincerely wants to save people and protect the innocent, so he's really upset because he joined the Boonboomgers expecting to be a superhero. Mira's not heartless at all, quite the opposite, but I genuinely don't think that's what mattered to her at all in this case.

Because of episode 1.

"Let me guess. You don't like someone else taking the wheel for you."

I'm still on my OT3 + accelbrake bullshit, dw, but I knew from that moment that Taiya and Mira's relationship would be the most special to me. I'd bet anything that this quote is going to repeatedly come back and be relevant for the two of them in particular, because it clearly deeply resonated with Mira, who had previously just kinda gone with the flow, as shown with her ex-boyfriend and her various part-time jobs, but also with Taiya, because the scene makes it clear that quote is coming from somewhere significant to him as well (and hopefully episode 9 will shed more light on this through revealing some of Taiya's backstory, fingers crossed).

Not only is that romantic as hell to my sappy ass brain (especially since not even Chasshiro and Genba questioned Taiya's ruse or motives in episode 8, only Mira did. You even see Chasshiro falter and hesitate once Mira calls them out in the cage.), but also it makes Mira being the one to yell at Taiya so much more significant. Mira is canonically the biggest driving prodigy among the Boonboomgers. It's not about the team not being started for the sake of defending the earth, they're doing the right thing anyway. It's the fact that Mira finally found a purpose to dedicate herself to, one she's truly one-of-a-kind good at, but it was all for the sake of an unspoken agenda. Someone else took the wheel. If Taiya had told her the truth from the start, I know she would have taken to the Big Bang Grand-Prix like a fish to water, and doing hero work on the side would just have been a happy bonus! But he didn't. He made the decision for her without involving her in the process.

And look i just think that's a really fucking juicy dynamic unique to the two of them, and I can't wait to find out what made Taiya, the person who told Mira that quote in the first place, willing to go behind her back after that. We're going to be digging into this further, I'm so sure of it, with how Mira was singled out in episode 8, and I cannot wait for the angst but also how good their particular dynamic is going to be once she makes Taiya see that the team is willing to stand by his dream if he's willing to stand by them.

[seethestarsalittlecloser]

Things I should be writing:

The rest of Quiet in the Jet Black (watchesverse 2)

The rest of Leave a Mark (reverse soulmates obikin)

Things I want to be writing

Bruce Wayne came back from training with the League of Assassins with an intergalactic hitch-hiker AU (aka the Venom!Batman AU)

Selina and Lois get sick of their Husbands pining for each other and decide to have a foursome about it AU

Everything is the same but Bruce and Clark are cisgenderswapped, Diana is mtf trans and they're all queer af (trinity ot3) AU

superbat oneshot that plays in 4k in my head whenever I listen to reckless driving by Lizzie McAlpine

bruce and Clark met as civilians during Bruce's global training tour, had an affair that didnt end well, and once Clark figures out who is under the cowl, Justice League meetings are gonna get super awkward AU

Things I'm actually writing:

Nothing. Send help (asks)

Some snippets under the cut

Star wars

Quiet in the Jet Black

Tech has his datapad out and Echo can just make out his eyes, narrowed in confusion as he taps furiously on the screen. ‘That’s not good,’ Tech says finally.

‘What’s wrong?’ Payt asks.

Tech shakes his head. ‘Something is interfering with my scans. I can’t generate a blueprint of the building. We’re going to have to do a blind sweep to find the datacore. If  there is one left to be found,’ he adds with undisguised doubt.

DC

Reckless Driving

‘Can we just... drive?’ Bruce had asked when Clark had opened his apartment door at 2 in the morning. ‘Can we just be us for a while?’

Now, Clark’s thigh burned where Bruce’s hand rested, his thumb rubbing absent circles through the fabric of Clark’s sleep pants. A brief glance at the speedometer had Clark’s stomach swooping as the needle steadily climbed further into the triple-digits. The tension in Bruce’s shoulders conversely seemed to relax the harder he worked the exquisite engine, one hand on the wheel with a casualness that had Clark’s mind summoning visions of half a million dollars’ worth of wreckage and Bruce’s limp body thrown high into the trees that surrounded the road.

They hurtled around a corner, and Clark focused on not gripping the door handle with enough force to do damage.

Clark/bruce/selina/Lois ot4 shenanigans

‘I want to marry Bruce,’ Selina said, and for the first time in her life, Lois saw something like insecurity cross the Catwoman’s face.

‘Is that not going to happen?’ Lois placed her hand on the table between them, stopping short of taking Selina’s hand in a comforting gesture, unsure if it was something the other woman would appreciate.

‘Oh no,’ Selina said, her moment of vulnerability wiped away with a smile. ‘It is - as far as he knows, anyway. The problem isn’t with our relationship, really. It’s your husband.’

Ah. Lois sighed. So that’s what this is about.

Bruce and Clark's summer fling

Bruce allowed himself to be ushered inside, ducking his head slightly to avoid cracking his head on the stoop. At Jia's fussing, he removed his pack and rifled through it to find Jia's order. He looked up when she offered him a threadbare towel. ‘Oh,’ he said. ‘Thank you, Jia, but I am just going to get wet again as I make my rounds.’

Jia glared at him. ‘You are dripping on my floor.’

Bruce went back to searching through his pack. ‘Sorry, I'll be out of your hair in a minute-’

He cut himself off as he heard a deep, ominous rumble.

[mrprettywhenhecries]

— W I N • L E W I S —

B A S I C S

full name: Winrey Jane Lewis

fandom: Stranger Things

face claim: Kailee Morgue

gender: cis-female

sexuality: bisexual

pronouns: she/her

age: 18

zodiac: libra

O T H E R S

family: David (father), Ellery (mother, deceased)

birthplace: Chicago, IL

job: student, musician

phobias: being replaced, rejection, small spaces, death

guilty pleasures: sleeping in, not wearing pants around her house/stealing Billy’s shirts, orange juice straight from the carton, chocolate cake, the occasional joint, semi-public sex

hobbies: music/playing guitar, horror films, going for drives, swimming

M O R A L S

morality alignment: chaotic good

sins: lust / greed / gluttony / sloth / pride / envy / wrath

virtues: chastity / charity / diligence / humility / kindness / patience / justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

introvert / extrovert

organized / disorganized

close minded / open minded

calm *mostly* / anxious

disagreeable / agreeable*mostly*

cautious / reckless

patient / impatient

outspoken / reserved

leader / follower

empathetic / unempathetic

optimistic / pessimistic

traditional / modern

hard working / lazy

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

otp: Win/Billy

ot3: n/a

brotp: Win & Steve, Win & Max

[garbria]

🌈🥂☔️ for your OT3?

DrauCorNyx

🌈 - What were their first impressions of each other?

Cor and  Titus met when Titus joined the Crownsguard after Niflheim destroyed his home, so Cor’s first impression of him was of someone driven and angry. Titus had heard of Cor by reputation, so his first impression of Cor was colored by that, and he saw Cor as someone cold and arrogant. After Cor kicks Titus’ ass the first time, they learn better. 

When Nyx joined, both Cor and Titus recognized Nyx’s anger and drive. Titus saw Nyx as recklessly suicidal and figured he get himself killed in the first year. Cor met Nyx for the first time after he’d been in the glaive for a while, and saw the recklessness Titus mentioned, but also his sense of humor. 

Nyx, for his part, had a bit of a crush on Cor as a teenager, and is not disappointed when he meets Cor for the first time. His first impression of Titus is of a hardass who doesn’t understand their situation, but they grow to understand each other over the years.

🥂 - How was their first date?

Their first date actually started out as a first date for Cor and Nyx. Nyx asked Cor out and they went to a bar for drinks. Titus just ‘happened’ to swing by, and when Cor invited him to join them for drinks, Nyx figured that this might as well happen. By the time the night was over, Nyx enjoyed himself enough to suggest them all dating, and Cor and Titus were on board.

☔️ - How do they make up after a fight?

Food, usually. Nyx or Cor will cook each others’ favorite  meals, and Titus will go out to the local bakery/cafe and get everyone’s favorite treats. 

[bibaybe]

World Building Wednesday for Carson Hunter, maybe?? 🖤🖤🖤

(Also, thank you so much for the ask about Penny! My poor baby has been very neglected, so it was nice to do something with her!!) 🥰🥰

B A S I C S

full name: carson rae hunter

gender: cis woman

sexuality: pansexual and polyamorous

pronouns: she/her

O T H E R S

family: her father, gabe, and her four brothers, luke, andy, reggie, and ben. luke is married to marigolde and they have two daughters, gracelynn and darla. and reggie has a boyfriend, kaiden, and probable soon to be stepdaughter, reagan. so basically, she has a bigass family

birthplace: richmond, virginia

job: assistant forensic scientist

phobias: the ocean and mice

guilty pleasures: reality tv - specifically, romance based ones. ziva and tony both make fun of her endlessly when they find out

M O R A L S

morality alignment?: i'm not sure?

sins - lust/greed/gluttony/sloth/pride/envy/wrath

virtues - chastity/charity/diligence/humility/kindness/patience/justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

introvert/extrovert: extrovert

organized/disorganized: organized

close minded/open-minded: open-minded

calm/anxious: calm

disagreeable/agreeable: agreeable

cautious/reckless: reckless

patient/impatient: impatient

outspoken/reserved: outspoken

leader/follower: leader

empathetic/unemphatic: empathetic

optimistic/pessimistic: optamistic

traditional/modern: modern

hard-working/lazy: hard-working

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

otp: N/A

ot3: carson, tony, and ziva!

brotp: carson and abby, once abby finally accepts that she likes carson

notp: carson and gibbs would be horrifying - she would drive him insane

[mik-mania]

do brusli?

B A S I C S

full name: BRUSLI SKREON

gender: female for now

sexuality: homosexual

pronouns: she/her for now

O T H E R S

family:

PENDIC SKREON (podtwin) - canon

THESUN & NEMESI SKREON (dancestors) - extracanon(?) THE HARLEQUIN (ancestor(s)) - extracanon(?)

-> unfinished concept art of THE HARLEQUIN

birthplace: brooding caverns like usual

job: wannabe detective taking personal cases of her own

phobias: i would say she's afraid of losing her loved ones and being isolated, but she's ultimately accepted what she believes will be the end of her life very soon. in less deep terms, she has a mixed relationship with thunderstorms. the lightning and thunder are really cool for dramatic detective effects, but they're also loud and sudden and scary. shes also generally socially anxious.

guilty pleasures: anything she enjoys wearing her detective outfit and playing as an investigator are especially her guilty pleasures

M O R A L S

morality alignment?: neutral good

sins - LUST/greed/gluttony/sloth/pride/ENVY/wrath

virtues - chastity/charity/DILIGENCE/HUMILITY/KINDNESS/patience/JUSTICE

T H I S - O R - T H A T

introvert/extrovert: introvert, although that's not to say that she isn't chatty with people she's close with

organized/disorganized: this bitch has a system for her systems

close minded/open-minded: mostly open-minded. a good sleuth must welcome all possibilities regardless of probability in order to fully assess a situation!

calm/anxious: anxious. very anxious.

···

disagreeable/agreeable: somewhere in the middle. she doesn't contradict others just for the sake of it, but she is passionate about her personal morals and beliefs.

cautious/reckless: depends on what quality you're assessing. in things regarding others, she's totally cautious because she doesnt want to bring harm to anyone else. with herself, she's more willing to be reckless and take risks.

patient/impatient: impatient. say what you have to say or gtfo

outspoken/reserved: again depends on the situation. regular everyday troll society, mostly reserved, given that she doesnt leave her hive very often. when she does it's just when she's going to her & growen's treehouse to isolate herself there. during actual gameplay, she's a bit more outspoken because she's more familiar with the people she's interacting with.

leader/follower: maybe not a typical leader, but she isnt afraid to stray from the beaten path

empathetic/unemphatic: a mixture. she can logically understand why somebody may be upset over something (inciting incident -> action -> consequence), she may not understand the emotional reaction itself or how it drives someone to react the way they do.

optimistic/pessimistic: pessimistic. as far as she knows, she's going to be dead soon.

traditional/modern: her personality and behavior are obviously heavily influenced by growing up in a troll society. she doesnt have a preference for tradition nor modernity, and she doesnt do anything just for the sake of following/rejecting traditions. she follows her own intuition.

hard-working/lazy: very hardworking. emotionally and mentally. more than she thinks.

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

otp: Brusli and Sarlla <3333333333 (<- my brain is infected)

i so many brusli and sarlla drawings but. ALMOST ALL OF IT IS. super nsfw. and not artistically amazing since they were just for my eyes. also lots of human aus. so.

TUMBLR IS STUPID AND ONLY LETS YOU DO 10 IMAGES PER POST BUT

SARLLA AND BRUSLI

SARLLA AND BRUSLI!! they both used to have worse fashion sense (thats lobran in the background)

SARLLA AND BRUSLI!!!!!!! this ones an au where the Game didnt happen also kind of ugly ive only ever sent it to my boyfriend

ot3: sarlla <3 brusli <3 growen of FUCKING course. canonly (eventually) sarlla <3 conrad, conrad <> brusli, brusli <3 growen, growen and conrad are... essentially siblings, and sarlla <3< brusli & growen (vacillation galore) :Dc

also mostly porn BUT

BRUSLI AND GROWEN jesus the height difference i actually had to scale growen down

BRUSLI AND GROWEN as tweens/teens

brotp:

CONRAD AND BRUSLI <><><><><><>

(2nd one by BOYFRIEND @invader-bean

notp:

*shrugging* anything romantic having to do with any of the men cus, yknow, she gay. notp to her & pendic for obvious reasons. uhhh SHRUGS

[officersnickers]

have you done ray ask game? if yes, can you send the link, please? and if not, can you do it?

I haven't done it by now, but here it is! Hope you like it, anon!

1: sexuality headcanon

At this point, I‘m probably sounding like a broken record, but it‘s a bit hard for me to answer this, since Ray‘s still a child. Anyway, I like to think he‘s demisexual and demiromatic 💚💜🤍🖤

2: otp

NorRayEmma. Always and forever. You can‘t seperate these three or it will break my heart.

NorEmma or NorRay are very nice ships too, but the OT3 is just almighty. I also learned to like Rayshe too, but since they have akmost no interaction at all, it‘s probably the rarest rarepair you can imagine.

3: brotp

Also NorRayEmma. Their dynamic is really something else. Ask the demons and their world, they will give you a definitive answer.

But I bet Ray and Violet would have a great friendship with their „no nonsense“-politic 😤

4: notp

Ehh… any minor/adult ship? I don‘t know, I didn‘t have seen any weird ships with Ray at this point and I hope it will stay this way.

5: first headcanon that pops into my head

He learns how to drive a motorcycle as soon as he is old enough to do so. Why? Maybe because it‘s cool and Demizu stated she rode motorcycles in her youth too 🏍

6: one way in which I relate to this character

Probably being perplexed by reckless plans and trying to negoiate them in a better direction. I think too much about all consequences that can happen and it‘s really nothing I‘m proud of.

7: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character

Besides his character being not in the point of attention in the later chapters, probably his wacky design in the first chapters. Especially chapter 13/14…

Sir, I love you, but if you make any of these grimaces like these again I will call an exorcist

8: cinnamon roll or problematic fave?

Cinnamon roll. He doesn‘t look and maybe even act like one, but he loved his family so much his only solution to pay for their deaths was to set himself ablaze 🔥

[harmonybearer]

#RoDAW: MC Tag Game

RULES: Repost this with some information about your MC so we can all get to know them! Then tag a few friends to keep the game going.

Thanks for tagging me @zigtheeortega & @client-327 ! ❤

B A S I C S

Full name: Nuria Delgado

Nickname: -

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Hetero

Pronouns: she/her

Faceclaim: me lol

M O R A L S

Morality alignment: Lawful neutral

Sins: Greed and envy

Virtues: Justice (how ironic hah), hope and courage

T H I S  O R  T H A T

introvert / extrovert

organized / disorganized

close-minded / open-minded

calm / anxious / restless

disagreeable / agreeable / in between

cautious / reckless / in between

patient / impatient

outspoken / reserved

leader / follower / flexible

empathetic / unempathetic

optimistic / pessimistic / realistic

traditional / modern / in between

hard-working / lazy / in between

O T H E R

Birthplace: Sevilla

Ethnicity: Spaniard

Job: Student/Vet

Hobbies: Drawing, listening to music, reading... and driving ;)

Languages: English and Spanish

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

OTP: Logan and Nuria

OT3: Logan, Colt and MC if I had to choose one

BroTP: Toby and X, definitely

NOTP: I like all 3 LIs, so none :)

I'm tagging @afsheen11906 @la-huerta @adiehardfan @sparklevoid @missameliep @rideordiechronicles and @you!

[jonathanbyersphd]

In fairness to Robin I wouldn’t drive either if I knew these three were on the road. 

[haikyuu-agere-sfw]

I love moomoo 🥺 also how about Tanaka? He pumps out some good quotes! 🐄

Ryunosuke Tanaka! Also I’m glad you like the nickname!!!

Do I like them?: He’s a comfort character, yeah

5 good qualities: Cheerful, supportive, enthusiastic, actually CARES, and he’s absolutely a firm supporter of women’s rights and acab and the lgbtq community

3 bad qualities: Too headstrong sometimes, needs to think more, very loud in the show he pushed me into a panic attack from suddenly screaming 

Favorite episode/etc.: The one where he helps Kageyama + Hinata train and the training camp arc

Otp: Tanaka x Yachi

Brotp: Obvi Tanaka + Nishinoya

Ot3: Tanaka x Yachi x Kiyoko

NOtp: Tanaka x Tsukishima (friends yes, boyfriends no, I’m sorry)

Best quote: “Somebody’s got kahones!” “That would be ridiculously ridiculous” “Oh I’m so late the boss is gonna murder me” “If you look down on us like that, we’ll chew you up and spit you out.” “As long as I keep trying, I can do it”

 Headcanon: I think he has anxiety + anxiety based tics

BONUS: Saeko Tanaka!

Do I like them?: Saeko is the big sis i never had, I love her with my life

5 good qualities: Trustworthy, supportive, understanding, good listener, and she cracks jokes!

3 bad qualities: Wee bit invasive, possibly a bit of internalized scared-of-gays, too loud + reckless driving

Favorite episode/etc.: The one where she shows up to the game with a frickin DRUM

Otp: Saeko x Takeda

Brotp: Saeko + Ukai (smol)

Ot3: Saeko x Ukai (smol) x Takeda

NOtp: Saeko x Ennoshita (yes I have seen art for this, no I will not clarify or share)

Best quote: “There are some flowers you only see when you take detours.”

Headcanon: She’s bi with a man lean and neurotypical but very supportive of neurodiverse people and has done plenty of research on it

[leverage-ot3]

notable moments from The Rundown Job

leverage 5.09

the HEART EYES in parker and eliot’s eyes as they watch hardison crack the code of the vault is my religion

- - - - -

Hardison: Kiss for luck?

Parker: Who needs luck?

confident baby

- - - - -

(Parker begins doing elaborate moves and turns to get through the lasers, quickly reaching the far wall)

Hardison: I never get tired of that

THE HANDSHAKE BETWEEN HARDISON AND ELIOT BC THEY LOVE THEIR BADASS GIRLFRIEND

- - - - -

Parker (opens a case to reveal it is full of diamonds): Oh! Bup-bup.

(Eliot snaps at Parker to get her attention)

Hardison: Eight new schools. Okay, take care, sister Agnes. (hangs up)

(Parker closes the case and gives it to Eliot for mailing as Hardison dials the phone)

Hardison: Hey, Nate, we’re done in D.C. We’re flying back tomorrow. See you.

Parker: They’re so shiny. Couldn’t I have just kept one?

Hardison: Road to redemption, Parker. Just think how good it’s gonna feel when you get that Christmas card from those orphans. Hell, we may even get Eliot to smile.

parker deserves all the shiny things

“the road to redemption” THEY CHANGE TOGETHER

- - - - -

Riley: Why’d you quit, anyway? (pushes button again)

Eliot: Started running with some different people...

(Riley pushes button again but it doesn’t seem to be working)

Eliot: Like a hacker...

(Hardison enters room and nods. Riley pulls a gun from his drawer and shoots toward Eliot, but the gun is empty)

Eliot: And a thief.

(Parker taps on Riley’s head. He turns. She is holding the clip and a bullet from his gun)

Parker: Click. (tosses clip and bullet on table)

eliot “I started running with some different people” spencer loves his partners and I adore that with my whole (whole) heart

- - - - -

Eliot: Good night.

(Parker stuns Riley, who slumps on the desk)

I’m glad they’re enabling her tasering obsession

- - - - -

Eliot (checks his watch): I’m gonna keep her alive. You guys find a way to get her out of here.

Hardison: With what? I…

Eliot (walks away): You stole a Michelangelo with tinfoil and chewing gum. Figure it out!

eliot is like bitch please you’re smarter than this

- - - - -

the way the three of them back up to each other, covering their backs ,,,

- - - - -

Hardison: This is a violation of my constitutional rights.

Vance: You’re Alec Hardison. You cracked the Pentagon servers when you were 12. N.S.A. has a file on you a mile long.

Hardison: Do they? What do they say about me? I hope they gave me a cool nickname.

Vance: Parker here... No file on you, which is...

(Parker appears to be sleeping)

Vance: Is she asleep?

Eliot: She bores easy. What do you got on us?

hardison probably does have a cool nickname

also I LOVE how they still have no clue about parker

+

eliot being like “she bored easy” 🤷🏼‍♀️ the MARRIEDNESS

- - - - -

Hardison: Y-you’re talking about stopping a terrorist attack in an afternoon. We’d need all your intel.

Vance: That truck back at the crime scene... It’s an N.S.A. Mobile response intelligence unit–

Hardison: With the Schneier cryptography system and the j-dam satellite uplink? That... I know nothing about, ‘cause that would be treason and wrong. (to Vance) Are you for real

hardison: I wouldn’t know anything about that because that wouLd Be TrEaSoN

- - - - -

Vance: So, you grab the truck... (moves to sit by Eliot) Hell... Your girlfriend’s already out of her cuffs.

(Parker sits up holding the handcuffs and tosses them to Vance)

...they didn’t deny that parker was eliot’s girlfriend. they didn’t bother to correct him because it is, in fact, true that she is both their girlfriends. in this essay I will-

- - - - -

Agent: No, I can’t let you in the truck.

Hardison: A gigabyte gone... your job, gone.

Agent: Security clearances.

Hardison: You’re not gonna let who...

Eliot: What are we, terrorists? Okay, that was my plan was to come here, show you a real badge that I somehow got, and then bring somebody crazy to break into a secure vehicle? We’re gonna move this down the block. He’s gonna spend about an hour doing spot-checks on databases. I showed you my badge. Man, here, take my badge. (tosses it to Agent) Call it in. I got to deal with this guy

it’s funny because it’s true

- - - - -

Hardison: It’s got every database... N.S.A., CIA, FBI. It’s got hard backdoors into most commercial systems, live feeds into every security camera on the grid. Man, if this wasn’t such a gross violation of our civil liberties, I would be in love right now.

they never stop calling out the government and I’m Here For It™

- - - - -

Parker: Where do we start?

Eliot: We start with getting you two on a plane out of here. You didn’t sign up for this. Trust me.

Hardison: And you? You’re going to handle this by yourself? Come on, she’s a lady, man. She needs the right touch. What you gonna do with your big punching hands... Punch the screens? No.

Parker: We agreed we all change. Better or worse, we change together.

Eliot (after a moment): What do they got on the gunman?

ELIOT JUST WANTS HIS PARTNERS SAFE

also,,, for better or worse, we change together??? BITCH THOSE ARE WEDDING VOWS

- - - - -

Parker: Do you know why you bring a cooler full of ice to a robbery? No? I do. Everything we need to know is in that basement. I’ll drive.

Hardison: Hold on.

Eliot: Exactly.

Hardison: No, hold on. (holds on to table)

Eliot: Oh, you... oh, hell, man (sits down in chair across from Hardison. the van horn honks twice and eliot looks around, fumbling) No seat belts up in this thing- (looks at Hardison) d-do you got a seat belt?

Hardison: No, uh-uh, hold the wall (holds the wall)

eliot and hardison being exhausted boyfriends at parker’s reckless driving, I love this song

- - - - -

Parker: How do you lose track of a whole laboratory?

Eliot: There’s over 200 tons of uranium missing from the United States nuclear storage.

Hardison: The air force lost a hydrogen bomb off the coast of Georgia.

Eliot: Countries are big things, Parker. A lot of secrets slip through the cracks.

wow I love knowing these things and having to live with it

- - - - -

Hardison: The Spanish flu killed 50 million people during World War I, and now somebody’s got it. (opens door)

Parker: Look, we can do this. Just treat it like any another job.

Hardison: This isn’t just any other job.

Eliot: All right, all right. Stay focused.

Hardison: I focused! That bug in there killed 50 million people! 50! And that was when the population was lower.

Parker: Now?

Hardison: Now? 150 million people. 150 million dead. Hey, we’re thieves, man, and we’re good at what we do, but this is way, way out of our league. And you expect us to go catch some psycho with a city killer? A country killer?

Eliot: You scared?

Hardison: You’re damn right.

(Hardison turns to enter the truck but Eliot grabs his wrist, holding him back)

Eliot: I’m not. I got the best thief And the smartest guy I know chasing this guy.

(Hardison looks at Parker, but Eliot grabs his head and pulls him back)

Eliot: Hey, listen to me. You’re smartest man I’ve ever known, Hardison. I need that brain to get me to him. ‘Cause you know if I lay my hands on him, it’s done. Get me to him. (lets Hardison go)

tHe WaY hE gRaBs HaRdiSoN’S fACE

eliot knows hardison is spiraling but he also knows how to get him out of it because he knows hardison like the back of his hand and knows how to get through to him

THEY LOVE EACH OTHER

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there are so many good ot3 shots in this episode it brings me so much joy

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parker climbs hardison like a T R E E to turn off that detonator as eliot provides counterbalance

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Eliot: Did it work?

Hardison: I... I don’t know. I’m trying to get the phone speaker.

Vance (on phone): Move, move, move! Get to cover! Pull everyone back to the perimeter!

Eliot: Ohh! My boy! (hugs Hardison) That is what I’m talking about!

tHe HuG, yOuR hOnOR

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they really be playing grand theft auto in this one

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(Udall fires toward the trio and they dive for cover. Eliot and Parker look at each other and nod. Parker looks at Hardison)

Parker: For luck.

(Parker kisses Hardison, then she and Eliot nod at each other. Parker grabs the briefcase and runs off the train while Eliot runs toward Udall. Hardison goes after Parker, and Udall shoots Eliot in the leg. Eliot reaches Udall and punches him, knocking him out. Hardison continues after Parker, who stops and opens the briefcase)

F O R L U C K

also high key the look parker and eliot share? it had the same vibes as “we do the things that they can’t, won’t”

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parker high key kissing hardison “for luck” but also kissing him because eliot can’t

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Hardison: Yeah. Yeah, that’ll do... that’ll do it. (he pulls her into his arms) Don’t do that to me. I can’t lose you. Do you understand? I can’t lose you. Don’t scare me like that.

Parker: Yeah.

Hardison: I can’t

he loves her so, so much

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Vance: Promise you’ll at least consider working with us again.

Eliot: I work with them now.

Vance: Honor among thieves?

Eliot: Something like that. (walks away)

something like that,,, HE LOVES THEM, YOUR HONOR

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Vance: World can always use some more good guys.

Parker: Yeah, well, too bad we’re the bad guys

smh, “sometimes the bad guys are the best good guys”

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Parker: You’re shot. You should go to the hospital.

Eliot: I don’t do hospitals. (drops crutch)

Hardison: I told you. He takes getting shot very lightly

he drops his crutch to lean on parker and hardison THIS IS NOT A DRILL

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after watching this episode, I agree with y’all wholeheartedly that this was an ot3 GOLDMINE

edit: also, notice how much is written in pink (the colorcode for ot3 notes and meta). like, more than half of it. because LITERALLY ALL OF THIS IS OT3 MATERIAL

[zaritarazi]

002 with mixen <3

002 | send me a ship and I will tell you:

when i started shipping it: okay so i went deep into my archives and i found my first mixen gifset, here, from october 26, 2016. it is then followed by this gifset from october 28, 2016, a complete stroke of genius i’d forgotten about. and HERE is the first post i made about them while watching legends, also from october 28th, 2016. i’m assuming that the clip of her trying to kill him was released as a preview which is why the gifset predates the text post. so then in november 2016 is good it’s not really ramped up yet and then we get the chicago way and that, in a lot of ways, changed my life? for the better? unclear. am i being sarcastic? also unclear. there’s just so much about it that did me in. first the “i’m clyde that’s bonnie” because s3 of dusk had JUST ended and that was a RAW fucking nerve. just the exact shit i was looking for. the scene where mick puts his finger to his lips while looking at amaya’s mouth and you just know he’s internally like i am... going to hell. i am GOING to hell. amaya kissing him on the CHEEK? [mick’s certainty of going to hell intensifies] and the real piece de resistance was len descending from the ceiling shrieking in gay rage like. that’s what really solidified mick’s relationship with amaya to me: he was willing to defend her to literally, literally his husband. he says amaya is his ONLY friend because leonard is GONE, implying that amaya is len’s EQUAL in mick’s eyes. mick is a complex character and he’s actually very sensitive but when we had him in season 1, he came as a packaged set with len. and he grew and formed new relationships and listen we all know i can and will ship mick with anyone dominic purcell this is a threat but amaya is, in canon, not just implied by dominic’s choices for the character, the time where mick is declaring his affection for someone out loud. and i also want to reflect on like. leonard, be he real or be he a figment of mick’s mind, despite being WILDLY jealous of amaya, had one goal in that episode: to keep mick alive. like mick was so reckless in season two and with amaya he seems to finally almost want to... pull back? he tells leonard “i’ll be dead like you” which says he isn’t objecting to the idea of being dead, but that amaya is giving him something that makes life exciting, and he’d rather have that than fall into his old self-preservation instincts. you can MARK that mick starts trying to die less after the chicago way until len comes back in the world war i episode.  like i guess i started shipping mixen when they became the epitome of “god said love your enemy so i obeyed her and i loved myself” are you HAPPY? is this what you WANTED? 

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my thoughts: you accidentally had a baby with him. i am the reason he is able to feel love. we are not the same

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what makes me happy about them: as much as i’ve focused on amaya’s positive impact on mick i want to emphasize that this is a two way street because mick is someone who taught amaya to embrace herself and what makes her happy. amaya has so much pressure riding on her shoulders and mick is never deterred by it. amaya has always been brilliant beautiful incredible etc but when we first meet her in s2 she is so tightly wound and she is so in the mold of what she thinks she needs to be and what she thinks the legacy of the anansi totem requires of her and when she’s around mick she realizes she can be... amaya. just amaya. like did she say to mick “what would a criminal do” because she was being horny on main? yes. but she also did it because she was genuinely open to learning how he saw the world. like it’s truly incredible that amaya meets mick and in the span of 30 minutes is like actually, mick is the most interesting and enticing person i have ever met and  [mick’s certainty of going to hell intensifies] but actually there are just little things they do even when they don’t like each other that show a certain level of respect- mick tells amaya he’s not an idiot and amaya tells him not to call her “girlie” so amaya actually spends the rest of their relationship uplifting mick’s ideas and his accomplishments and mick POINTEDLY never gives amaya a nickname. the nickname one is especially funny bc i geniunely think she just didn’t like “girlie” and may have been fine with a different nickname but like. the fact that mick remembers to NOT give her a nickname EVER when everyone else gets one? the way he paid attention to amaya and respected what she was saying? the way they could be open with each other? like okay they weren’t canon-canon but a part of me is glad bc. this ship was originally marc’s idea and what is legends s2 if not phil and marc fighting for control of the story like the one ring? if marc had been allowed to make them romantic i fear he would’ve done his normal bullshit that he does with his couples where basically mick never changes in a positive way and keeps chipping away at parts of amaya until she feels like she is at “his level” and then he essentially takes over the rest of the parts of her life he hadn’t already taken control of and just, disgusting. like let me be clear on mick rory’s worst day he is still a better person than oliver queen on his best day i don’t care if he’s roasting people alive he is STILL a better person. but with that relationship choice being taken out of marc’s hands, we instead get a relationship where amaya offers mick the starting blocks to build himself UP, and he takes them and is able to keep building himself even without fully relying on her. when he tells her in season 3 “we’ve all done things we’re not proud of” and she just brightens so immediately, and the same thing happens in the pirate episode - and he is able to do these things for her because he let her help him, but did not make her his only lifeline. the person mick is in s3 onward is a person he feels better about being because amaya has always seen good in him and like. not to be dramatic but i am literally, literally crumbling into ash as we speak

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what makes me sad about them: FROM SEASON 4 ONWARD SHE ISN’T THERE ANYMORE AND MICK IS JUST LEFT WITH ALL THE FUCKING EMOTIONS SHE MADE HIM FEEL AND THE WAYS SHE HELPED HIM AND ALL HE CAN DO IS TRY TO KEEP HER ALIVE, IN HIS MIND AT LEAST, BY HELPING PEOPLE (CHARLIE AND MONA) THE WAY AMAYA HELPED HIM. 

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things done in fanfic that annoys me: i have no issue with mixen being in fic with OTHER ships but to my fucking detriment it always seems to be a secondary pairing in captain canary fics and like 1. hate crime 2. mick is a bisexual he can have a husband and a wife he can have them at the same time he can have them at separate times but if you’re writing capcan i’m assuming you have a heterosexual agenda and i want that kept away from ships i like at ALL times

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things I look for in fanfic: a genuine understanding of mick’s character. he can be kind of tricky to strike a balance with but you can just tell when he’s being written too aggressively or when he’s being written just as too much of a bastard or a former criminal and like, i also look for amaya not being helpless and emotional bc quite frankly mick is way more expressive emotionally than amaya and it is so vital that this is understood. also if it’s sad i like to read it and then cry myself to sleep

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who i’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: OKAY FINE nate for either. nate for both! final ot3 of nate/amaya/mick is good, pure, canon supported, and legally required. but also amaya with zari 1.0 and mick with ray or, honestly? zari 2.0. DON’T @ ME

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My happily ever after for them: they just get to like. live life together. mick takes in ese as one of his own and amaya does the same for lita and they have a 3rd child together that’s in the bible look it up but like. not giving up the time traveling life and the heroics and the adventures fully but being a family even when their kids grow up and they can be old together even if it’s them popping on and off the waverider sometimes together sometimes they do their own thing always put the kids first and sure mick has 22 wonderful years on amaya but he’s on a timeship he can wait for her to catch up so they can get old-old together. also nate is there romantically, sexually, raising the children, let’s have mick and nate make a fourth child, this is absolutely non-negotiable

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who is the big spoon/little spoon: amaya is AGGRESSIVELY the little spoon. like flinging herself into mick’s arms and like HOLD ME and mick just reflexively wrapping his arms around her bc she small. sof. smells nice. pretty

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what is their favorite non-sexual activity: amaya like why be having not-sex when you could be having sex? and mick like i don’t know. sleeping? photography? long drives? (it’s long drives & going to museums don’t @ me)

[macomico]

character meme #1 ! thanks @snarkspawn​ for tagging me, appreciate it a lot 😭💖 doing this for my TWC Detective Maha ✨

B A S I C S

Full name: Maha Kingston

Nickname: -

Gender: female

Age: uhh 20s?? 30s ?? canon age ig

Sexuality: bisexual

Pronouns: she/her

Faceclaim: Diandra Forrest ? maybe ? i dont rlly use fc tbh....

O T H E R

Family: Rebecca Kingston, Charles Kingston

Birthplace: Wayhaven

Ethnicity: African-American

Job: Wayhaven PD Detective; human liaison to the Agency

Phobias: spiders, being left alone, mild claustrophobia

Guilty Pleasures: fun & fruity cocktails.... she cant say no to those! also (making) decorated cookies

Hobbies: she loves casual excercise, like jogging, she’s particularly fond (&good) at yoga though. likes going out with tina & inviting her for dinner to try out new recipes.

Languages: English, French, Spanish, probably Mandarin and Arab too (she has the language perk ajkdhgjkfjk)

M O R A L S

Morality alignment: Neutral Good

Sins: Pride, Envy

Virtues: Kindness, Charity

T H I S  O R  T H A T

introvert / extrovert

organized / disorganized

close-minded / open-minded

calm / anxious / restless

disagreeable / agreeable / in between

cautious / reckless / in between

patient / impatient

outspoken / reserved

leader / follower / flexible (she’s a people person, she adapts to what is needed)

empathetic / unempathetic

optimistic / pessimistic / realistic

traditional / modern / in between

hard-working / lazy / in between

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

OTP: Maha/Natalie, Maha/Felix, (Maha+ other Detectives ♥)

OT3: -

BroTP: Maha/Tina/Verda, Maha/Elidor (!!!)

NOTP: Doug or Bobby 🤡🤡 get outta my house ! disgostin

5  F A C T S

her favorite animals are pigs! she loves them a lot

she was bitten by murphy on her wrist

bobby was her ex (f)

she drives an old yellow beetle hehe... she wouldnt change it for anythin else

has the cozy appartment

[luuxxart]

THIS IS ME ASKING FOR YOUR FERDITHEABERT HEADCANONS I didn't even know how badly I needed this ot3!!

THABK YOU FOR ENABLIGN ME

SO MUCH under the cut

I’m gonna go with individual ships first and then branch into ferditheabert that way it’s easier to sort of chronicle ???

Also someone remind me to write a fic one day im literally going to go through an entire plotline over here sndmdkdkdkd

Pre-Timeskip Ferdithea

I think this one would be the one that would happen first

I’m a whore for canon so everything definitely happens according to the supports imo

Ferdinand sort of just goes with the flow and is nice to everyone but anyone with eyes can see he’s madly in love with Dorothea

Just absolutely head over heels like

“If you asked me to jump off a bridge right now I would go do it” kind of head over heels madly in love

Dorothea is aware but is trying very hard not to be

She doesn’t really get it because she’s still under the impression he was gawking at her in the fountain and suddenly feels guilty about it now that they’re pretty much on the same pedestal

And as Dorothea navigates how she feels about Ferdinand and his adoration of her, she turns to Hubert’s relationship with Edelgard

Pre-Timeskip Huberthea

Dorothea pesters Hubert endlessly about his feelings for Edelgard

Knowing that his feelings for her aren’t romantic is relieving, but she’s not sure why

Especially because this now makes Ferdinand’s doting on her even more confusing

So she hangs around Hubert, much to his annoyance, to see what fuels his drive for Edelgard

She ends up doing a few tasks with him like buying some Bergamot, polishing axes, and eventually uh

They touch hands

While harvesting some Noa Fruit

And the ensuing weekend dinner with the Professor becomes all the more awkward because of course the Professor is playing matchmaker after noticing the time they’ve been spending together

Then one day Dorothea notices Hubert drinking coffee and is like

Holy shit that stuff we used to drink to stay up for five fucking acts of an opera how do you drink that

But he makes a bombass brew and suddenly the caffeine addiction is back

They don’t really talk about the almost-touches and the wistful talks about romance that don’t really go anywhere

But Dorothea manages to convince Hubert to do some things for himself (like planting coffee beans in the greenhouse and like vent)

And Hubert’s errands for Edelgard takes Dorothea’s mind off the stress of finding a suitor

Because devotion to someone or something is ,,, honestly a lot more important than money

And holy shit maybe there’s something to Ferdinand’s actions?????

Oh well better ignore it for now

Pre-Timeskip Ferdibert

But this is where it gets cOMPLICATED folks

Hubert is VERY aware that what he has with Dorothea is bordering romantic but he’s trying to push that down a because he feels like he doesn’t deserve someone who could be as devoted to him as he is to them

He’s ALSO trying to push down his feelings for Ferdinand mostly because he knows that Ferdinand is currently pursuing Dorothea

So Hubert is caught in the middle between the two

If at all, he tries to focus a little more on his attraction to Ferdinand because he understands that Dorothea is currently not interested in either one of them

(or else she would’ve said something, right????)

Also, due to Ferdinand being heir apparent to the prime ministry, Hubert has an excuse to keep watch over him

I mean

What can I say except Hubert is morosexual

He wants someone to fix/take care of and currently Dorothea is not exhibiting that need

Ferdinand tho? dude would literally lose his head if it weren’t attached to his neck

Eventually Hubert draws up a proposal to have a double prime ministry so that he can overlook Ferdinand’s actions in the future

He ends up tucking the draft into a drawer, but the idea tends to sit at the tip of his tongue every time he sees Ferdinand

He’s afraid Ferdinand will see it for what it is

A proposal proposal

And that’s exactly what it is

And he (no thoughts) talks to Dorothea about it and she (head empty) encourages him to propose it at the dance

Pre-Timeskip Goddess Tower

so after presumably edelethy actions have happened and the goddess tower becomes unoccupied,

Hubert asks Ferdinand to accompany him up to the tower for the government proposal™️

Ferdinand doesn’t suspect anything

But then they get up there and Dorothea is there, waiting to pour her heart out to Hubert because she realizes if she doesn’t nip it in the bud, she’ll never have a devoted suitor (and also she still doesn’t realize that this is a proposal proposal)

So then it basically becomes that spiderman meme with all the spidermen pointing at each other because they all have dumb stupid crushes on each other

Problem is they’re all young and dumb and they don’t know how to sort it out so they just don’t and leave

Post-Timeskip Ferdithea

So war happens and everyone’s pretty distant from each other

Then the Professor comes back and is extremely upset to see all the rifts between everyone

So everyone kind of tries

But that’s hard because it’s been five years and the rifts are now pretty much ravines

Ferdinand finally gets the nerve up to talk to Dorothea again because he’s at his breaking point

He can’t stand not talking to either of them and Dorothea’s more open to talking

Their A support happens and Dorothea finally understands why Ferdinand did the things he did

ONLY PROBLEM IS

NOW HUBERT/EDELGARD IS VERY CONFUSING AGAIN

Post-Timeskip Huberthea

So Dorothea finally confronts Hubert again and asks him again if he truly loves Edelgard

He decidedly does not

He also decidedly does not want to speak to Dorothea after the Goddess Tower Incident

Dorothea begs him to at least speak to Ferdinand

Hubert considers this

Post-Timeskip Ferdibert

Meanwhile, Ferdinand is mending the bridge between himself and Hubert

They have their A+ Support

They start doing missions together

And after Hubert protects Ferdinand from a close call with a Faerghus fusillade, Ferdinand starts to see what Dorothea saw in Hubert

Uh the devotion that is

Now Ferdiberthea :)

So have i said devotion enough yet? Because that’s the name of the game

And Dorothea fuckiNg misses Hubert

and Ferdinand is pretty much spending all his time with Hubert so Dorothea ends up missing him a lot too

(Also at this point both Ferdithea/ferdibert have become an unspoken thing around Garreg Mach and everyone is VERY confused)

(Except the Professor who is watching their matchmaking attempts come to fruition)

So anyway Dorothea has Edelgard arrange for her to go on the next mission with Hubert and Ferdinand

And OOPS ITS WINTER AND THEY ALL GET STRANDED IN A SMALL TOWN WITH ONLY A ONE BED ROOM OPEN AT AN INN

it’s a king size don’t worry

They just have to get used to each other’s company for a long Pegasus Moon

Ferdinand catches onto the coldness between Hubert and Dorothea so he tries to find situations to get them alone together

So after a couple of those moments, Hubert and Dorothea have a colder version of their A support out in the small town market

There’s some crying, some consoling, and a passionate makeout back at the inn followed by Ferdinand reaping the spoils by joining in

When they get back to Garreg Mach, they become an impervious wall of magic and equestrian fighting

They also become an impervious wall of love and devotion

Miscellaneous headcanons

Ferdinand always sleeps in the middle just because Hubert and Dorothea can be all over each other one minute, and suddenly need space the next

It’s not that they don’t like each other, they’re just both A LOT sometimes

Dorothea and Hubert often stay up longer than Ferdinand because they are very avid coffee drinkers

They double team carrying him back to the bedroom if he ends up nodding off at a late night war meeting

One thing to keep in mind is that I also headcanon Hubert as trans

And so he has met Dorothea at an opera in person before Garreg Mach, she just doesn’t recognize him, and he’s gonna let it stay that way

But it was with her that he was introduced to coffee, which sort of helped him through Edelgard’s disappearance (if you count staying up until the crack of dawn to plan ways to rescue her as “help”)

Hubert will never admit that he’s sick because he is devoted to his royal duties

so Dorothea and Ferdinand take turns staying with him to make sure he doesn’t move and fulfilling his duties in his absence

Ferdinand is still very fuCking reckless and hes even more reckless in war so it takes both dark knight!Hubert and gremory!Dorothea (riding on Hubert’s horse usually) to keep great knight!Ferdinand in check

Were you also disappointed that Dorothea wasn’t a theater/opera kid meme? Me too.

Anyway she is. And so is Ferdinand. So they convert Hubert into operakidism and then proceed to annoy the rest of the black eagles endlessly with opera songs and dance numbers

Listen, if u haven’t seen the Manuela/Ferdinand supports,,, like

Manuela is an enabler of the opera kids just saying

also it is no secret that Ferdinand is a horse girl and he ends up turning the other two into horse girls as well and eventually the rest of the black eagles have to ban horses from conversation entirely

Pegasi were already banned from conversation because of Hubert

Eventually the three get married and have a couple kids by mage

They take an annual winter vacation in a small town to rekindle any sparks they might lose in the stress of governance

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Dying breath kiss with the OT3 ^u^ Who do you feel like killing?

ohhh Silver.. oh no.. why do you enable me so? :3 kiss prompts are from here

Blue had known from the start that he was fighting a losing battle. It was supposed to be a casual patrol, albeit in an area more densely populated by monsters but still. There had been little hesitance in allowing the four of them to take the route--they’d faced far worse than a few Moblins, and the resounding consensus had been what’s the worst that could happen?

A dozen Moblins trapping them in dense woods seemed to be just that.

Blue couldn’t deny that he was tired, frustrated. It was nearing dusk, the sky overhead turning to dull greys as the sun set somewhere behind the clouds. These woods were thick and unforgiving, and Blue knew there wasn’t help for miles. The perfect trap, and they’d fallen right in. Brambles caught at his ankles, making his footing sloppy as he ducked beneath the swing of a spear. He could hear the others fighting nearby more than see them, and having his back open, not knowing if anyone was hurt or worse, it made his movements all the more desperate.

Blue lunged and caught the Moblin in the side, brackish blood spraying across his sleeves as he tugged his sword free. The beast fell in a heap and Blue panted, barely sparing a moment to be sure it was dead before he hurried back towards the others. They tried to stick to battle plans and formations, especially when outnumbered, and anxiety wormed its way in as Blue feared his separation could’ve put one of them in danger. When he burst through a thicket and spotted Green and Vio back to back it was a relief, though that relief was short lived as he whipped his head around searching for Red.

A familiar battle cry and blast of heat came from his right and Blue took off, Green and Vio more than capable of protecting each others backs against the two Moblins on them. Red however, Red he worried about. It wasn’t that Red was reckless or incapable--far from it, he had some of the best speed of them all. Blue’s protective instincts had always been more intense for Red though, and some nights he only truly felt safe with Red’s arms wrapped around his front and Green at his back.

So when Blue skidded into the clearing and spotted Red catching his breath, shirtsleeve singed but otherwise unscathed amidst three smouldering Moblins, he had to fight not to surge forward and wrap him in a hug.

“Blue!” Red cheered, bouncing excitedly, though the sweat sticking his bangs to his forehead showed his exhaustion. “Thank goodness you’re alright, when we got separated I--”

Blue saw it in slow motion, though the length of each second lent him no favors in reaching Red sooner. A Moblin had sprung from the brush to their left and before the rustling of branches had even alerted them an arrow had lodged itself lengthwise into Red’s chest. Blue felt a shout tear from his throat more than heard it, springing towards the archer and cutting another arrow from the air as it whizzed towards him. In seconds Blue had dispatched the Moblin, fury and panic driving his sword deep into the ground on its downswing. He didn’t bother to free it from the dirt, didn’t even spare the Moblin a glance as he sprinted back towards Red.

Red stumbled forward, face scrunched in pain and eyes squeezed tight as blood bloomed over his tunic. Blue caught him before he hit the ground, wincing at the pained whine that spilled from Red’s lips at the jarring contact. Blue lowered them slowly, heart in his throat at Red’s pale face and gasping breaths, his freckles standing out plainly where tanned cheeks would normally blend them in. The arrow had hit his right side and driven in to the feathers, stone head buried somewhere inside Red’s chest cavity and--

“I-It’s going to be okay,” Blue whispered, running a hand through Red’s hair as he leaned against Blue’s chest.

“Hurts...” Red hissed, one hand reaching blindly to grip Blue’s tunic.

Blue didn’t know what to do. He couldn’t remove the arrow, not when there was no way of telling how deep it went, how many vital organs it could have hit. Red’s wheezing breaths were sign enough that there wasn’t much to be done, that each second spent knelt in this clearing was counting down to Red’s last. Anger would do nothing but Blue trembled with it, with the urge to fight and kill and somehow fix this. But there was nothing to be done, no direction for his rage but in holding Red as he struggled to breathe.

“Blue? Red?” Vio’s voice called from behind them, bushes rustling as they approached.

Blue couldn’t find his voice but he didn’t need to in the end, Vio cursing as he entered the clearing. Hurried footsteps brought Green to his knees beside them, emerald eyes wide as he hovered, Blue meeting his gaze and feeling tears burn behind his eyes. Vio came closer but kept his distance when he saw the arrow, his expression turning cold, calculating, and Blue knew all the more how hopeless this was. Red lifted his head, amber eyes moving between them slowly, grimace on a face made for smiling. Even in these tense, final moments Red was trying to comfort them, and Blue’s vision blurred as his chest throbbed.

“Blue...” Red whispered, just for him, and his hand shakily made its way to cup Blue’s cheek. A thumb brushed away his tears, Red pulling him down until their foreheads pressed together. His skin was cool and Blue let out a shaky breath, meeting amber eyes with desperation clear between them. Red leaned up and pressed his lips softly against Blue’s, too cold to match the fire that burned within, too soft to match the passion they typically shared. A kiss that didn’t say I need you, didn’t shout you’re mine. It was a whisper, barely there, of goodbye.

Red pulled back and turned his gaze on Green, the other shuffling over with tearful eyes. Red winced as he moved his other arm and Green quickly sprung forward, grasping Red’s hand and leaning closer on his own. Their lips met just as briefly, fleeting, and Blue struggled to keep it together when Red quickly pulled away to cough.

His small frame shook, each breath coming more labored, more desperate as the coughing took the last of his strength. When it finally gave way to choked breaths Red remained slumped over, Blue gently maneuvering until Red could lean fully against him. There was blood on his chin and collar, staining his too pale skin, and if it weren’t for the tired blinking of his eyes Blue would have thought Red was gone.

Green was stifling his sobs in hiccuping breaths, furiously scrubbing tears from his eyes as he held onto Red’s hand like a lifeline. Vio had drawn closer, kneeling by Red’s legs and rubbing circles into his knee. There was pain in his gaze despite his composure, and as amethyst eyes met amber Vio nodded, posture collapsing as his facade gave way.

This was not how things were supposed to end. Not in some clearing just miles from home, on patrol after they’d finally succeeded. After Blue and Green and Red had finally come together--they were supposed to have their whole lives ahead of them. Not a few months of held hands and shared beds and loving kisses. Not barely enough time to memorize the constellation of freckles on Red’s face, not days after Blue had managed to perfect that sweet bread recipe Red had begged him to make. It tore him up, each stuttered breath and slow blink twisted a knife in Blue’s heart. He took Red’s free hand as it fell from his cheek, capturing cold fingers in his own, ignoring the warm fluid that stuck against his chest and legs where Red pressed against him. Blue pressed a soft kiss against Red’s knuckles, earning a small upturn of tired lips before Red’s eyes finally closed.

“I love you,” Blue whispered against Red’s temple, and Vio ducked his head, Green stifling a sob.

Red shifted, face smoothing out, hand growing lax in Blue’s own. Heavier and heavier against his chest, but Red’s weight was nothing compared to the vice of Blue’s ribs around his heart.

Red didn’t reply.

A few minutes later Red’s chest stilled and Vio had to retrain Green from trying to revive him. All Blue could do was hold Red’s still body, feeling the chill its fiery spirit had left behind, and shake with the gaping hole Red’s absence left in his soul.