#otp : braveheart

[ashxketchum]

Happy Mimato/Taiora Valentines (ᴗᵔᴥᵔ)

[ar-ray-of-muses]

Listen, Shadow and Rouge will always have a huge place in my heart - whether as a partnership or romantic ship. They’re just so good. I love them so much. You don’t understand. I love and cheRIS--

[head-and-heart]

Have you heard the "For the love of a princess" in Braveheart? I've heard it today for the first time, and it's one of the most romantic and beautiful pieces i've ever heard and it reminded me so much of Bellarke. What a surprise, right? Oh man, these two will be the end of me.

I’ve never seen Braveheart so I hadn’t listened to this before I received your ask, but I just went to listen to it now.

It sure is beautiful, and emotional. Cinematic. 

I can’t decide if it sounds more hopeful or tragic? Maybe both?? (Like I said, I haven’t watched Braveheart so I have no context for it)

And that title certainly SOUNDS like it could be about Bellarke, lol. 

Thanks for bringing this to me nonny!

[trinkerichi]

For the ask !! Favorite Care Bear ? :o

OH YAY OK!!! Well uh, I think i'll answer this as like, what i like about the series as a whole instead of a specific care bear. Because I love them to bits but the bears themselves dont really... HAVE much personality at all. The new one is probably better about that but I haven't really watched it, so here goes!

favorite thing about them

NOSTALGIA. That's the gist of it. The first care bear movie is the most comforting thing in the world to me and ALWAYS has been since my earliest memories. The sleepy soft music, clouds and rainbows everywhere, the twinkly 80's synthy sound effects, half the characters speak in this sweet whispery voice the whole time, it's SO saccharine sweet for a story about a kid being emotionally manipulated by a demon in a haunted book. BUT then that leads into a very simple but sweetly intentioned ending about being kind to others and believing that you deserve love, and how you'll meet people who care about you even if you've been hurt before. LOVE it.

least favorite thing about them

IT'S about as corporate as you can get and the moral messages ring pretty hollow most of the time. Even with how nostalgia blind I am abt it I can't pretend like the care bears are meant to teach anything all that meaningful to kids. But it's just supposed to be comforting and mindless so it's effective in that way. But it's important to tell kids that ALL emotions are okay, even negative ones. They do that a tiny bit with grumpy bear but eh. I got a lot of good out of it even if it was just made to sell toys.

favorite line

There are some really funny lines if you take them out of context but the first thing I thought of wasn't even something funny. it was

"It makes bubbles! SQUARE BUBBLES!"

brOTP

Umm Tenderheart and Braveheart being friends in the show was really cute from what I remember!

OTP

Uhhhhhh pbbbt nothing?

Though the old couple at the end of the first movie were totally Kim and Nicholas right? I'm pretty sure that was implied? Thats pretty cute.

nOTP

Bears can date whoever they want, who am I to judge them.

random headcanon

I made a WHOLE story in my head when I was a kid connecting the first two movies, where the bears were all toys come to life. Someday when I buy the rights to the franchise I'll make a movie about that.

unpopular opinion

I love how innocent and GENUINE it is. I KNOW it's just a toy commercial but I mean more in it's attitude. I've noticed how modern media for kids so often has this ironic-ness to it. like "wink wink to the camera we KNOW we're stupid! take that cinemasins" Like yeah I love making fun of goofy stuff in media but if they try to do that FOR me it comes off as insecure. I appreciate stuff that's just unapologetically silly and is fine with it.

song i associate with them

Besides songs that are actually from the thing, what else besides Lemon Demon's "EVERYBODY LIKES YOU!!!"

favorite picture of them

THE MOVIE POSTERS! I never see these posted but I love how cute they are while having this.. spacey darkness to them. Theyre cool.

[tharkflark1]

Riku for the ask game

favorite thing about them

He's that stoic tough guy but then you start talking to him and u realize he's actually an extremely socially awkward bean. I care him. He's so soft when he needs to be ;0;

least favorite thing about them

Get out of the Closet Riku I swear to god-

favorite line

"Are you what's keeping him in that nightmare?! Because if you are... I'm what nightmares fear!"

brOTP

Him and Kairi. Him and Roxas is funny. Him and Terra. Honestly Riku with the wayfinder trio is good.

OTP

Soriku.

nOTP

Him and Roxas. Him and Ansem SOD (which is apparently a ship yall nasty)

random headcanon

None of his family has white hair. Only him. No one knows why.

unpopular opinion

I like Braveheart more than Way To Dawn

song i associate with them

Origin of Love by MIKA

favorite picture of them

this screenshot i took of Limit cut of a sad hopeful Riku

[oh-nostalgiaa]

Writing Prompt Masterlist, Part Two

Masterlist of Writing Prompt Masterlists

The Prompts

5 + 1 Fic Prompts

15 Fluffy One Liners Prompts

30 Day Fluff Challenge Prompts

35 More Angst Prompts

35 One Word Prompts

50 Angsty Question Prompts

50 Cliche Trope Prompts

50 Types of Kisses Prompts

50 Ways to Say ‘I Love You’ Prompts

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75 Dates Prompts

100 Followers Celebration Prompts

100 Prompts

100 Ways to Crush Your Soul Prompts

100 Ways to Say I Love You Prompts

101 Fluffy Prompts

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More AU Ideas That the Internet Doesn’t Need Prompts (Part Two)

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Romance, Smutty, Physical One-Liners Masterlist

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[danielleroserussells]

TAG GAME 🖤💖

tagged by @camboyces and @deenasjohnson - thank you ! this was fun, disregarding my inability to choose one thing for the categories

tag 9 people to know more about their interests, hobbies, etc. (just gonna do a few recents cause i cba but no pressure!):

@kellyabbott @garfieldlogans @hopekirby @vicdeangeli @misshopemikaelson

MUSIC

fav genre? indie, pop, musicals

fav artist? raign, lauv, l devine, june, mokita, nina simone, ruelle, carole king, fleetwood mac, olivia rodrigo, maz lovella

fav song? right now its probably evangeline by maz lovella

most listened song recently? break her heart by maya wright

song currently stuck in your head? people watching by conan gray

fav lyrics? ‘well, i’ve been afraid of changing cause i built my life around you’ (landslide by fleetwood mac)

radio or your own playlist | solo artists or bands | pop or indie | loud or silent volume | slow or fast songs | music video or lyrics video | speakers or headset | riding a bus in silence or while listening to music | driving in silence or with radio on (i dont drive)

BOOKS

fav book genre? fantasy/sci-fi

fav writer? kalynn bayron, alice oseman, cassandra clare, alicia jasinska

fav book? right now, the girls i’ve been by tess sharpe

fav book series? criers war duology by nina varela, locked tomb by tamsyn muir

comfort book? twilight maybe sksksk or lord of the rings 

perfect book to read on a rainy day? the atlas six by olivia blake, perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky, stardust by neil gaiman

fav characters? crier, tessa grey, rosalie hale, red & blue, kyoshi, inej ghafa, nina zenik

5 quotes from your fav book that you know by heart? cant remember five but: ‘there is no normal. there is just a bunch of people pretending there is’ and cause it made me laugh - ‘if you think i didn’t stab that asshole, you have not been paying attention cause thats exactly what i did’ (the girls i’ve been by tess sharpe)

hardcover (so expensive tho) or paperback | buy or rent | standalone novels or book series | ebook or physical copy | reading at night or during the day | reading at home or in nature | listening to music while reading or reading in silence (i cannot read if music is playing fucks with my brain) | reading in order or reading the ending first | reliable or unreliable narrator  | realism or fantasy | one or multiple POVS | judging by the covers or by the summary | rereading or reading just once

TV AND MOVIES

fav tv/movie genre? fantasy, dystopian, rom-com

fav movie? lord of the rings, stardust, captain marvel

comfort movie? twilight, pride & prejudice, treasure planet, brother bear

movie you watch every year? lord of the rings, braveheart, mr & mrs smith, final destination, divergent

fav tv show? too fuckin many: ATLA, LOK, killing eve, legacies, the originals, lost girl, person of interest 

comfort tv show? ATLA, shadow and bone, merlin

most rewatched tv show? legacies, the 100, lost girl, supergirl

ultimate otp? korrasami, soljiwan, lumity, crier x ayla, root x shaw

5 fav characters? hope mikaelson, lena luthor, sameen shaw, villanelle, tamsin (lost girl)

tv shows or movies | short seasons (8-13 episodes) or full seasons (22 episodes or more) | one episode a week or binging | one season or multiple seasons | one part or saga | half hour or one hour long episodes | subtitles on or off | rewatching or watching just once | downloads or watches online

[da5haexowin]

For the Valentines ask thing: 16, 17, 36, and 38

16. favorite love story?

Princess Bride, but I'll be honest. I also really like the tragedy of the love storyline in Braveheart.

17. what’s the most attractive thing a person could wear?

Ripped black jeans and a leather jacket probably. I'm also a sucker for tattoos that peak out of the edges of clothes.

36. cloud gazing or star gazing?

Star gazing, easy

38. what’s your OTP?

Besides my parents, I have a stranger things oc that I ship hard with a character in the show, but I don't want to ruin anything if I ever get around to writing and posting it.

[khadij-al-kubra]

A Round of One-Shot-Shot-Shot-Shot-Shot-Shots

(Part of the Bar & Grill AU)

Pairing: Roman/Patton

Characters: Roman, Patton, Logan, Virgil, Thomas, Joan, Talyn, Terrence, Valerie, Calypso, (and a bunch of O.C’s.)

Summary: A collection of scenes from the view of Sanders’ Bar & Grill regulars and employees. a.k.a. Place your bets on your favorite clueless love struck bartenders. a.k.a. JUST KISS ALREADY!

Author’s Note:

Hey friends! I promise that a new chapter is on its way, but for now, here’s a little one shot intermission for you. If you’d like to be in the tag list for future chapters in the Bar & Grill AU or other works by me, let me know. And as always feel free to leave a comment in the messages or reply if you have any notes or constructive critiques. I’m always open to writing advice. Enjoy!

<--PREVIOUS

(POV- Sean & Nellie)

“Here are your drinks you two,” said Roman, handing the two regular customers their usual orders.

“Thanks man,” said Nellie, taking a sip from their whisky on the rocks.

“Thanks Roman,” said Sean, taking his mojito. “My throat is seriously so dry from the slam tonight.”

Every Thursday night the vegan café around the block held a bi-weekly open mic/poetry slam. And every Thursday night the two spoken word poets went out for drinks afterwards at Sanders’ Bar & Grill. It was a chill and affordable place that suited their poor as penny behinds perfectly. Plus, they loooved watching the slow burn drama between the two bartenders.

“You two spit some good poems tonight?” Roman asked. “I’m sure you both blew the audience away.”

“Let me put it this way,” Sean paused to take a sip of his drink then smacked his lips. “There were bars for days.”

“Oh my god,” Nellie groaned at their teammate, dreadlocks jangling as they shook their head.

“Good one kiddo!” Patton said passing them by from behind the bar.

“Well, let me know if you young wordsmiths need anything else.” Roman winked and left them to get back to work.

“Oh you know I will,” Sean said in a low voice.

Nellie lightly smacked his shoulder. “Down boy, I know you’re a thirsty bitch but settle for your drink.”

“Bitch, you have no right to talk!” Sean gave a grin that reached his too sharp cheekbones.

It was no secret that the Pilipino boy found the bartender attractive as all hell. Not that Nellie could blame him; the man was all kinds of fine! Yet neither of them made a move because of his obvious feelings for Patton and vice versa.

“So what’s the bet tonight Sean?” Nellie took a drink and chewed on an ice cube. Sean hated that.

“I’ll bet yoouuu,” Sean twirled the ends of the two thin braids at the base of his shaven head, “It’ll be 25 minutes before Patton starts giggling at something that comes out of Romans mouth.”

“Please, this is Patton we’re talking about. It’ll take 15 minutes max.”

“Loser pays for tonight’s drinks?”

“You know it.”

About three more rounds of drinks, some notes exchanged on each other’s newer poems and 20 minutes into the night, they heard a small laugh coming from Patton. They saw the adorably goofy grin he gave to Roman, who was also blushing. They were too drunk to catch what he had said, but his hands were in that fancy dramatic pose he likes to do.

“Ha!” said Sean, his voice slightly high pitched from being tipsy. “I win!”

“Like hell you did!” Nellie said loudly. “That was a chuckle, not a giggle.”

“Bitch, where? That wasn’t a damn chuckle. Chuckles are all like, hmmmhhmm. A giggle is like, giheeheehee. Patton giggled. I win.”

“A’ight, a’ight. Damn you’re a lousy winner.”

Roman must’ve noticed the poets getting a bit wily and came over.

“Uhh everything gucci over here?” he asked.

“Yep,” said Sean, popping the p.

“Need anything else?”

“Nah, just the check. Nellie here is paying tonight.”

Nellie handed over their card to Roman, shooting playful daggers towards Sean’s cheeky face. However, Sean was at least good enough to take care of the tip for them both, dropping the last $2 cash he had on him. They were still broke poets after all.

“Thanks! Be right back with your card.” Said Roman. “You know, it’s really quite nice how the two of you always seem to take turns paying for drinks.”

The two gave each other a knowing look. “Riiight.”

* * *

(POV- Valerie, Jasmine, and Calypso)

It was a tradition for the three friends to go for happy hour drinks after work every Friday. They’d been doing it since they were young post college graduates suffering through the same two-year internship, always opting to go to the same local bar and grill. For them, drinks at Sanders’ was a tradition that kept them together and maintained the little bit of a social life they could squeeze into their busy schedules. Each women looked forward to seeing their friends, venting about their co-workers, and having a good laugh over drinks. Most importantly, they loved watching the slow burn romance between the cute bartenders that worked there.

“Here you go ladies!”

Patton beamed, handing the three friends their second round of drinks; a martini for Valerie, a scotch on the rocks for Calypso, and a merlot for Jasmine.

“Thank you my dear,” said Valerie.

“Thanks Patton,” said Jasmine.

“You’re the best Pat,” said Calypso.

“Aww you too kiddo! Now if you need anything else I’ll be over beer.”

For the sake of their favorite bartender Valerie and Jasmine fake laughed. Calypso was the only one that actually found his puns funny. As Patton got back to work, the three of them went back to slyly spying on him and the other more handsome bartender as they interacted behind the counter.

“Ugh, they are seriously too adorable,” said Jasmine.

“I know this is gonna sound really high school of me,” said Calypso, “but those two are seriously my OTP.”

“That was a super high school-y statement, but honestly, same,” said Valerie, sipping her drink.

She sighed fondly as she watched Roman’s turned back, his muscles flexing beneath the black work shirt. Patton was adorably cute with his sun-shiny smile, smattering of freckles and dad-bod. However, Roman was straight up (the only thing straight about him) gorgeous!

“Oh Roman, if I’d been born male and homosexual…”

“Don’t you dare Val, not even in a fantasy,” said Calypso, lightly poking her arm.

“Obviously I would never!”

“Just saying.”

“Hey, I’m way too invested in this thing to get between it, even in a fantasy.”

“Good, because those two clearly belong together. I mean have you ever seen two people with more chemis—

“Shush, shush, girls! Look,” said Jasmine, frantically waving to her friends.

“What? What are we looking at?” asked Calypso.

“Look-but don’t look-to the left.”

Valerie and Caplypso discreetly glanced at where their friend was nodding towards and had to stifle the squeals in their throats. Both Roman and Patton had been reaching for the same bottle of whisky and their hands had touched. Neither bartender was pulling away. It was like something straight out of a rom-com that could rival even Patton’s level of cheesiness. All three girls leaned closer at the bar quite literally on the edge of their seats as they saw the two look at their hands, then at each other, saw their faces slowly draw closer to each other and…pull away again.

All three let out a collective groan.

“Uuggh, so close!” said Calypso, taking a big gulp from her glass.

“Seriously,” said Valery, nursing her glass, “this is worse than The Office.”

“Just wish they’d kiss already…” Jasmine mumbled.

They watched Patton hand the bottle to Roman and then promptly go to his end of the bar with a wet rag over his shoulder. The girls quickly proceeded to act casually as he came their way.

“Still good here ladies?” he asked.

“We’re okay Patton, thank you,” said Valerie.

“Alrighty! You know, it is always so nice to see you three. It makes my hour all the more happy.”

He smiled at all three of them then went back to work. Patton really was such a sweetheart. He deserved someone strong and charming like Roman to sweep him off his feet. Why do boys have to be so clueless?

“Well ladies, looks like we’ll have to come back again next Friday,” said Jasmine. “Those two are bound to get together eventually, and we’ll be here when they do.”

Valerie and Calypso agreed, then the three ladies clinked their drinks.

* * *

(POV- Terrence, Imani, and Dakota)

“I’m telling you, Roman blushed first!” Terrence said to Dakota over his place of Buffalo wings, taking a drink from his rum and coke.

“And I’m telling you Patton blushed first!” said Dakota, spilling a bit of his whisky as he gestured vehemently.

His service dog Braveheart barked in agreement. Dakota reached down and fed the black Chihuahua an artichoke dipped chip.

“Guys, you’re both wrong,” said Imani, twirling the last cherry in her Shirley Temple. “Neither one of them has actually blushed at something the other said or did yet.”

The three regulars were an odd group to see, being so vastly different from one another. Terrence was a short black police officer; Dakota was a pepper-haired biker/pianist; and Imani was a hijabi optometrist. They never saw or spoke to each other outside of Sanders’; heck they never even sat at the same table. Still they’d all been coming to the bar & grill long enough to know each other by name. As well as make regular bets with each other on the two bartenders whom the three agreed clearly had a thing for each other. Seriously, it was so obvious Stevie Wonder with a frigging blindfold could see it!

“But you saw how red Roman’s face was when he came in for his shift. He saw Patton at the bar and it clearly made him blush. So I win,” said Terrence. “That’ll be five bucks please.”

“That wasn’t a blush, his face was just red from running over here from rehearsals,” said Imani. “He started that play or something, remember?” 

“How could we forget? He practically stood on top of the bar and shouted it to everyone in here,” said Dakota. “Talk about dramatic.

“Well this is Roman we’re talking about,” Terrence smirked.

“True. Ahh if I were 30 years younger,” sighed Dakota.

“Hell, if I weren’t straight I’d hit that,” said Terrence.

“Ugh. You guys are making me happy that I can’t date,” said Imani.

“Aren’t you ace anyways?” asked Terrence.

“I never said the rules didn’t work in my favor.” She downed the last of her non-alcoholic drink and fixed a loose pin in her head scarf.

“Okay well what about Patton? I know I saw a reddish tint on his freckle covered cheeks,” said Dakota.

“That was clearly from the ambulance that passed by outside,” she said.

“Ha! Told ya. So we’re still at an impasse,” said Terrence, crossing his arms over his uniform. The biker responded with a grumble.

“Buuut I’m still holding out my bet against both of you that Roman is going to kiss Patton’s had sometime tonight,” said Imani. “He’s been extra princely to him since Patton’s boyfriend called and cancelled their date tonight.”

The three groaned almost simultaneously, and even Braveheart growled. They had eavesdropped seen Patton talking on the phone earlier that night. Right afterwards the poor guy’s shoulders slumped and he was munching on one of the ‘cheer-up’ cookies he often gave to customers if they were sad. Only one person could do that to their friendly fatherly figure. The one thing they all could agree on was that Patton’s tattooed boyfriend who came in occasionally was a raging douchbag.

“Man I hate that guy!” said Terrence.

“Same,” said Imani.

“Patton deserves so much better,” said Dakota. “He deserved Roman, and Roman deserves him!”

“Speak of the wannabe Disney prince…”

Imani pointed to Roman coming around from the bar. He walked briskly towards Patton, who was struggling with what seemed to be a complicated and large order of drinks from a loud group of young hipsters. None of them recognized the new faces and Patton was so off his game it was visible from across the room. Terrence, Dakota and Imani leaned in to get a better look.

“Greetings young travelers!” Roman said, coming to Patton’s aid. “I’ll be happy to take the rest of your drink orders. My partner here is needed at the bar.”

Patton smiled, following the others lead. “Don’t worry, my friend here will take good care of you. I’ll be right out with this half of all your orders. You just hang tight kiddos.”

The two tag-teamed mixing and bringing over the drinks to the rambunctious group. Soon they were all satisfied, and the three regulars could only gape in amazement. They really were a power couple team.

“Thanks for the help Ro,” said Patton, whipping his brow with the sleeve of his black cardigan around his neck. “That was a tall order. Heck, I almost lost my glasses ‘cause they were stacked against me!”

Terrence rolled his eyes, but Roman merely chuckled. “All in a nights work Patton. Besides you did look a bit overwhelmed.”

“Lucky I can always count on my partner Mr. Prince to come to my rescue.”

At this Roman very clearly blushed. “Naturally, I am in-Clined to assist.”

Roman grinned at the laugh he managed to coax from the other’s lips. Then he took Patton’s hand in his and lightly placed a kiss on the back of it. Then the two went back to work, although Patton was much more smiley and red-faced than before.

“Ha! Roman blushed first! Pay up,” said Terrence. Dakota grumbled as he slapped a $5 bill into the cop’s outreached hand.

“Ah-ah. Don’t forget about my little wager,” said Imani. “Pay up boys!”

Both men groaned audibly as they handed her $5 each. She pocketed the cash into her purse.

“I thought you Muslims weren’t supposed to gamble,” said the biker, scratching his dogs ears.

“Betting on the inevitable isn’t a gamble. It’s an investment. Now, $20 says Patton will confess to Roman first.”

The two men said, “You’re on.”

* * *

(POV- Joan & Talyn)

The dinner rush at Sanders’ was keeping Joan and Talyn plenty busy. All night they’ve been taking orders, clearing plates, bringing checks, and dealing with the rare bitchy customer. Talyn was clutching their lapis lazuli necklace, hoping that the stone really would help to keep their headache from turning full-blown migraine (they’d also taken two Alieve earlier to be safe). Meanwhile Joan was simply fighting the urge not to snap back salty yet well deserved insults at the pickier customers. Logan was out of his office tonight and while the boss was a nice guy, he didn’t take kindly to customers being insulted (even if they deserve it; undercooked my ass, you entitled pricks).

Even as the two waiters crisscrossed each other while working, they found a way to make the rush more bearable: The puppy love longing count! They both had made the game a while back after they realized how totally gaga their co-workers Roman and Patton were for each other. Aaaand they both may or may not have gotten the idea for the game after re-watching Lord of the Rings together for the fifth time.

“14,” said a passing Talyn balancing a tray on their arm.

“17,” said Joan in passing, carrying a checkbook to one of his tables.

Four minutes later…

“21,” said Talyn grinning.

“18,” said Joan, pouting.

Ten minutes later…

“24,” said Talyn.

“26,” said Joan.

“No way! You had to have fudged some of those numbers.”

“I counted every one, no fudge pudge face.” Joan booped Talyn’s nose.

Their significant other’s jaw dropped and Talyn glowered at them. Joan couldn’t help but grin like a Cheshire cat. Even when they were mad Talyn was still undeniably adorable.

“Oh fine!” Tayln said. “But I’m definitely going to win again.”

“Not a chance. By the end of tonight, Patton will have sighed longingly at Roman more times than Roman does with Patton.”

“Tonight’s loser is on dish duty. Team Pun Papa will win!”

“You’re on babe. Team Drama King all the way!”

Although both waiters shipped their friends hard, each of them had their favorite. It kept things entertaining and fun at least. They were so busy talking that they didn’t realize Logan had come over. That is, until he cleared his throat. He pushed up his glasses and adjusted his tie, going into full-blown Mr. Shapiro boss mode. Not fun.

“Joan. Talyn. While I do not mind idle chatter when there is a lull I will remind you to stay attentive with your duties. This is still a business after all,” he said.

The two gulped audibly. “Yes boss.”

Just then they both saw Logan suddenly stand up straighter, his face tense, almost fearful. Talyn was about to ask what was the matter when suddenly they heard a faint siren in the distance; a telltale sign that an ambulance or police car or something of the sort was about to drive by Sanders’. The two waiters looked at each other then at their boss worriedly. Logan did not do well with sudden loud noises and sirens could send him straight into a sensory overload. His hands were already twitching at his side, prepared to plug his own ears.

Joan was about to offer Logan the ear buds in their apron pocket, but someone beat them to the punch. Patton reached Logan and covered the bar & grill owner’s ears with his own hands right as an ambulance blared by loudly. He even gently turned Logan’s head away from the windows so that the flashing blue and red lights wouldn’t hurt his eyes. Once the sirens could no longer be heard, Patton carefully removed his hands from his head. Logan’s shoulders immediately relaxed and he let out a shuddered breath.

“Thank you Patton. I truly appreciate your assistance,” he said, his voice gentle.

“No problem kiddo-I mean Logan,” Patton smiled sheepishly. “I know how badly sirens get to you.”

“Yes, well, think I’ll just go sit in the quiet of my office for a bit.” He placed a hand on Patton’s shoulder for a moment then left. “Joan, Talyn, as you were.”

The waiters let out a sigh of relief. Over Patton’s shoulder they saw Roman also sighing, except his was clearly directed at Patton. Roman was leaning his elbow on the bar top, head in his hand and metaphorical hearts in his eyes. However the second Patton looked back at him Roman was standing straight, looking off to the side and whistling. Joan rolled their eyes at the dramatic co-worker.

“Well kiddos, back to work!” said Patton, re-joining Roman behind the bar.

Joan felt Talyn grab their hand and give it a quick squeeze. When they looked down at them their tongue was sticking out playfully.

“25 bitch!” said Talyn.

Joan grinned. “Oh this isn’t over yet!” Not by a long shot.

* * *

(POV- Virgil, Alex, & Thomas)

“So I was thinking of doing something like this,” said Alex, showing Virgil the latest sketch in their notebook. “What do you think Virge? Is there too much going on? Not enough? Give it to me straight.”

“That’s gonna be hard since neither of us is,” said Virgil, looking over the drawing with the critical eye of a fellow artist.

Virgil had come into Sanders’ again on one of his parkour/mozzarella runs and Alex had just happened to be at the bar in their usual spot. Neither Virgil nor Alex was much for excessive socializing, unlike Virgil’s stepbrother Patton, but somehow the two immediately clicked. Probably because they were both artist and anxiety-ridden introverts, so there was an unspoken lack of pressure. At least that’s how Alex felt. Virgil was the only person Alex felt comfortable showing their sketches to, and he had even shown Alex some of his own pre-mural sketches. While Alex’s style was more on the Escher side, Virgil’s was like the lovechild of Picasso and Tim Burton. So they bounced off ideas pretty well.

“Okay, so, this part looks a big too crowded so it’s hard to see all the little details,” said Virgil, pointing to the picture, “and this part feels a bit empty in comparison. But aside from that, I think it’s one of your best ones.”

Virgil gave them one of his rare smiles and handed Alex back their sketchbook. Alex thanked him for the advice, but then they both flinch-turned at the thunder-like sound of knocking on the aluminum kitchen windowsill.

“Order up Virgil!” said Thomas, cheerful as ever. “Here you go bud.”

Virgil took the to-go bag of mozzarella sticks. “Thanks Thomas.”

“How’s you’re mural going?” Thomas asked.

“Pretty good actually. Alex gave me some good tips for the light and shadowing snag I’d hit, so hopefully I’ll be finished with it soon.”

“I can’t wait to see it,” said Alex.

“You’re one of the very few exclusive people invited dude,” said Virgil. “Hope I’ll get to see yours when it’s done too. Only if your comfortable with it though!”

Alex smiled. “Definitely, if I ever finish it. Though I’ll be honest, it’s more likely the Rapture will happens sooner than that.”

“Or Patton and Roman admitting their feelings for each other,” said Thomas. Both Virgil and Alex busted out laughing.

“Oh man, yes! Geez those two dorks, I swear. At the rate they’ve been going lately though, I give it two months.”

“You underestimate my brother dude. I give it the end of the month tops. Hopefully he’ll wise up and dump that douche Dio by then. Unless Roman confesses first. Then I give it a week.”

“Wanna bet? Loser has to buy the winner new art supplies.” Alex said.

“You’re on. Hey Thomas, you want to get in on this?” Virgil asked.

“Oh heck yeah! $20 bucks says Roman either confesses or kisses the other in eehhh two weeks. He looks like he’s about to crack any day now.”

“Deal,” said the two artists.

“Hey fellas!” Thomas shouted back into the kitchen. “We’re placing new bets on the Roman and Patton romance. Anyone want to join in?”

“Oh hell yeah,” shouted Enrique, followed by the other cooks.

* * *

(POV- Joan and Logan)

Joan had been about to tell Logan that they were going on break when they both heard the shattering of glass from by the bar. They caught the flash of worry in Logan’s eyes as he rushed over to find the source of the noise, Joan following behind. What they saw was a broken bottle of Jack Daniels spilled on the floor, glass shards everywhere. Standing over the mess was Patton and Roman. The latter was pressing a rag into Patton’s right hand and, ah geez, was that blood!?

“Everybody stay in your seats please,” Logan said to the surrounding customers. Luckily there weren’t many in the bar tonight and they’d all been smart enough to not get up.

“I’ll go get the mop and broom,” said Joan, heading to the supply closet, careful of the glass shards.

“Patton what happened?” asked Logan, his voice stern yet still held tones of concern.

“I-I was getting a new bottle of Jack Daniels since we were running low. Did you know those things are heavier than they look?”

Logan could tell from his shoulders that poor Patton was trembling. Alternatively, Roman’s face was scrunched up in what appeared to be worry. Or possibly constipation, but that seemed less likely.

“I would’ve gotten it myself but I was busy with drink orders and Patton insisted,” said Roman.

“And I had just finished washing some glasses,” Patton said. “So I guess my hands were still a little wet and, well, it slipped…”

“Logan please don’t blame Patton. I’m the one at fault here,” said Roman, straightening his back and wrapping a protective arm around Patton.

“No Roman, you are not at fault here. This was Patton’s doing, however unintentional it was.”

“I’m sorry Logan,” said Patton.

Joan returned with a mop in one hand and the broom/dustpan in the other. They looked up at Logan waiting for the owner’s response to the damage.

“Well, this is certainly a gross inconvenience on my part and an unprofessional slip up on yours—“

“Dad joke?” asked Patton timidly.

“Uh, not a good time Pat,” Roman said gently.

“But, given that this is the first such incident that you’ve had...I shall let it slide this time. However, the cost of the alcohol is going to be coming out of your next few paychecks.”

Joan winced. That was definitely going to take a dent out of his Vet school funs.

Patton sighed, “That’s fair. Ow.”

Patton winced at his hurt hand. Heck, you could see the tears threatening to spill from behind his glasses. Seeing this, Logan softened back up a bit, like how he did when Talyn wasn’t feeling well. He stepped over the glass to place a gentle hand on Patton’s shoulder, giving him a small genuine smile.

“Now go take care of that cut on your hand. Attending to your injury is far more important than fixing an accident. You can use the first aid kit that I keep in my office. Joan and I shall clean up out here.”

Patton smiled up at him. “Thanks Logan. I appreciate that.”

“Please Patton, allow me to assist in taking care of your wound,” said Roman.

Before Patton could say otherwise, Roman was literally sweeping him off his feet. Patton’s face went completely red as the overdramatic actor carried him bridal style towards the back of Sanders’ where Logan’s office was, closing the door behind them. Joan, Talyn, Thomas and all of the regulars either snickered or looked worriedly at Logan. Some even seemed to be exchanging money. They waited for a reaction from the robotic boss, but none of them expected to see him shaking his head at the scene with a smile on his face.

“I do wish those two would just copulate already,” he said.

Everyone’s jaws dropped. Joan looked at their boss, not even bothering to hide the grin that split across their face.

Logan adjusted his glasses. “What? I’m on the spectrum, not blind.”

He took the broom and dustpan from Joan’s hand and began sweeping up the broken glass. Once it was cleaned up, Joan got to work mopping the spill.

Yep, Joan thought. The only blind ones around here are those two.

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[tmarie82]

Wedding Tag

Thank you to the sweethearts @laniquelove & @simplyaiden-blog for the tags!

In honor of FINALLY getting married (twice 😍) in The Royal Romance, list your favorite weddings (fictional or real) & tag others.

10. Robin Hood & Maid Marian (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)

9. Love Actually - it really isn’t even about the couple, I just loved this wedding scene and this whole movie!

8. Toula & Ian (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)

7. Buttercup & Wesley (The Princess Bride) - okay, so it’s not really their wedding but it’s the best wedding escape ever!

6. William Wallace & Murron (Braveheart) - My adult OTP, man I can’t even look at this gif without crying 😢

P.S. Did anyone wonder where I got the name for my VoS MC? 😉👍🏻

5. Kenya McQueen & Brian Kelly (Something New)

4. Ariel & Prince Eric (The Little Mermaid) - my original childhood OTP

3. Kate & William

2. Chandler Bing & Monica Gellar (Friends)

1. Drake Walker & Emma Warner (The Royal Romance)

Sidenote - has anyone else noticed how similar Kate Middleton and TRR MC’s wedding dresses are? Like, the same = similar?!?!? (Although MC is flaunting a whole lot more of the girls!)

Tagging: @walkerismychoice @enmchoices @client327 @mrswalkerwrites @butindeed @lazychic28 @debramcg1106 @darley1101 @speedyoperarascalparty @mymandrake @snyggflicka @flowerpowell @mind-reader1

[azaleablueme]

11, 13, 14, 41,42, and 45. GO!!

I am just hopeless with my replies, aren’t I? Every time I say I’ll be regular, my life screws me up. *sigh* 

Anyways, thanks a lot @weasleyismyking540 for the ask and sorry if you felt I ignored it! *hugs*

11. Who is your current OTP?The only couple I am so invested in is (and will forever be) is Romione! (Sorry for such a boring and obvious answer :P)

13. Any NoTPs? Tons really, but to make it simple its anyone-who-is-not-Ron X Hermione. Romione for life! (Ooops! That was  too dramatic) 14. Go on, who are your BroTPs? This is like super obvious, Ron and Harry of course! And I also love Hermione and Ginny, Ginny and Luna. Ques:Why do we always say BroTPs? They are my SisTPs!

41. List and link to 5 fanfics you are currently reading:Omg, I am so utterly behind with my reading (so embarassed) and I mostly read oneshots now but these are the ones I am following currently.

i)Thieves by @trademarkblue Yes I will follow this even if she takes another twenty years to finish it. ii)Everything in Transit by @remedial-potions I’m sure all of you have read it by now. If you haven’t, GO READ IT NOW!

iii)The Second Prophesy by Zalini : Hasn’t been updated in a while but has a very interesting premise and I am still waiting for it.

iv)Pause by @trademarkblue : The HOLY MOTHER OF ALL SLOW BURN FICS! We might all slowly combust to death by the time this is over but who cares!

Did I make it to 5? nope, I didn’t. There is one another fic that I should be reading but I am not coz I don’t have enough tissues at hand and I am worried I’ll sob at the drop of a hat and be an utter mess if I start before she wraps it up.

 v) 7 years, 6 months, 4 days by @trademarkblue I am sure this is another angst masterpiece in making so all you bravehearts, go read it!

 42. List and link to 5 fanfiction authors who are amazing: I feel everyone who dares to write and then put it up for others to read are absolutely amazing. So just choosing 5 would do every writer a disservice. 

But if asked who are my absolute favourites, I’ll say, @trademarkblue , @remedial-potions , @aloemilk  @honouraryweasley12 , @wildegreenlight , @theperksofshippingromione , @idearlylovealaugh @coyotelaughingsoftly amnd Notsing,

45. What is your all time favourite fanfic? I will name two coz I can’t choose between them.

Stay Standing by Windschild8178Thieves by @trademarkblue Thanks again for this ask @weasleyismyking540 ! I loved answering these!

  The questions here are from this post

[ashxketchum]

Dream Teams 🥰

[inquisitorhotpants]

OTP Song Meme

Rules: Sum Up Your OTP in a three-song playlist.

Tagged by the ever-lovely @ravenclawnerd :D

... three songs. Yeah okay how about three OTPs, three songs. 

Oh, let’s go ahead and start with ... 

OTP: Dark Council Power Couple (Kryn/Marr) Braveheart (Two Steps from Hell)  Bound to You (Christina Aguilera) Nothing Else Matters (Apocalyptica)

OTP: The Only Adults in the Room (Jen/Veronica) Can’t Take My Eyes off of You by Lauryn Hill Love Me Tender by Norah Jones Like Wow by Leslie Carter

OTP: It’s Just a Fling (Max/Krys) Don’t Wanna Fall in Love by Green Day  Heart Attack by Demi Lovato  Trumpets by Jason Derulo This was actually a total pain in the ass and really fun, and I have about a million OTPs so i might do this again later LOL.

Let’s see, I’ll tag ... @semper-draca @riajade01 @shiningstar-kastle @urbancate @starrypawz @fluffynexu and @bakafox (If you’ve already been tagged and I missed I’m sorry!  XD )

[kyoxsohma]

Mun & RP Tag

PLEASE REPOST, DO NOT REBLOG! Feel free to add to any of your answers!  The purpose is to tell your partners about the way you write!  For the multiple choice ones,BOLD all that apply and, if you want, italicize if it’s a conditional answer!

– B A S I C S –

NAME: Robyn

ARE YOU OVER 18? Yes / No (I am at 18 lmao)

IS YOUR MUSE? Yes / No (depends on the rp. but mostly his age at the end of the manga so about 18 as well)

WHEN WAS YOUR BLOG ESTABLISHED? Jul. 2017

ARE YOU SELECTIVE ABOUT WHO YOU WRITE WITH ON THIS BLOG? No  / Semi / Yes (some people) / Highly (few people) / Private (mutuals only)

ARE YOU SELECTIVE ABOUT WHO YOU FOLLOW ON THIS BLOG? No (anyone) / Semi (most people) / Yes (some people) / Highly (few people)

IF YOUR MUSE IS CANON, HOW MUCH DO YOU ADHERE TO CANON? Not at all / A little / Some / Mostly / Strictly / NA (O.C.)

WHAT POST LENGTHS DO YOU WRITE? One Liners / Single-Para / Multi-Para / Novella 

DO YOU USE ICONS AND/OR GIFS? No / Gifs / Icons / Gif icons (I mean icons if I’m not lazy to get them)

DO YOU WRITE ON OTHER PLATFORMS? No / Yes (umm I did write on facebook but i don’t really do that anymore)

WHAT LEVEL OF PLOTS DO YOU WRITE? Unplotted / Open Ended Plots / Semi-Plotted / Fully Plotted Epics

HOW QUICKLY DO YOU USUALLY RESPOND TO THREADS? Very Slow (more than a month) / Slow (3-4 Weeks) / Average (1-2 Weeks) / Fast (Less Than One Week) / Very Fast (Less Than Three Days) (this will probably change because of college)

WHAT TYPES OF THEMES DO YOU LIKE? Fluff / Angst / Smut / Action / Tragedy / Domestic / Family / Hurt-Comfort / Dark

WHAT GENRES DO YOU LIKE? High Fantasy / Supernatural / Science Fiction / Historical / Horror / Comedy / Romantic /Drama / Action / Adventure / Espionage (honestly gimme anything as long as the context makes some sense)

ARE THERE ANY THEMES YOU’RE UNCOMFORTABLE WRITING ON YOUR BLOG? No / Yes

DO YOU HAVE ANY TRIGGERS?  HOW DO YOU REQUEST IT TAGGED? No / Yes

– S H I P P I N G –

WHAT TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS ARE YOU OPEN TO? Romantic / Platonic / Familial / Toxic/Flawed / Rivalry / Enemy

WHAT TYPES OF PRE-ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS ARE YOU OPEN TO? Romantic / Platonic / Familial

DO YOU HAVE OTPS? No / Chemistry Only / Yes

DO YOU HAVE NOTPS? No / Yes (none of the older adults and not particularly kagura cause he’s established how he feels about that)

WHAT IS YOUR MUSE’S SEXUAL ORIENTATION? Heterosexual / Heteroflexible / Bisexual / Homoflexible / Homosexual / Pansexual  / Demisexual/ Asexual / Sapiosexual

ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WRITING SMUT? No / Highly Selectively / Yes

HOW EARLY IN A RELATIONSHIP DO YOU SHIP ROMANTICALLY? Autoship / During Plotting / A Couple IC Interactions / Several IC / Slow Burn (It depends on the ship and how the roleplay starts and goes)

ARE YOU OPEN TO TOXIC SHIPS? No / Selectively / Yes / Never Tried It

ARE YOU OPEN TO PROBLEMATIC SHIPS? (canon history, age difference, etc.) No / Selectively / Yes

ARE YOU OPEN TO POLYSHIPPING? No / Selectively / Yes (highly depends on the characters)

ARE YOU AN EXCLUSIVE SHIPPER? No / Sometimes / Yes

DOES CRACK SHIPPING EVER HAPPEN? No / Yes / Never tried (idk if it was crack shipping but it was a kyoxharu one and it got real kinky real fast)

DOES CROSSOVER SHIPPING EVER HAPPEN? No / Yes

– T A G G I N G! –

tagged by: @yukixsohma the nerd who got me to make this account tagging: i literally don’t know any rp blogs except for @brighteyes-bravehearts who I am rping with on my other blog at the moment

[mygangtome]

Where are they now? - Joe Armstrong

Disclaimer: As some of you may know, the author is something of a Joe stalker, so I cannot promise that the below will be unbiased, critical, or even necessarily in recognisable English. 

OK, important news- there are like 300 people on instagram with the name Joe Armstrong, and NOT ONE OF THEMis Joe. Now that that’s out of the way.

Then  

Oh hey, it’s another acting dynasty! Joe’s dad is the lovely Alun Armstrong, veteran of New Tricks (and Les Mis, Sweeny Todd, Braveheart, Bleak House, and about 7000 other things) and, I am told, beloved of women of a certain age. I am currently 28 and I adore him, so I assume that I am included amongst that number 

Nose and Nose Junior

Prior to Robin Hood, Joe had cut his teeth in a number of TV productions, including roles in Between the Sheets (alongside future RH alumni Richard Armitage), Blackpool, and the British TV classics of Midsomer Murders, Foyles War, the Bill, and similar. He was also a member of the National Youth Theatre and as well as appearing in NYT productions in 1998  and 2003, he continued to appear on and off stage alongside his TV work. 

Sir, your continued refusal to sing and dance is concerning everyone

2006 gave Joe a series-regular part as our very own Allan A Dale (or Allan A. Dale if you believe his agents. What does the middle A stand for, guys? Is he Allan Awesome Dale? Allan ). It’s possible that I am biased, but Allan seems to be something of a fan favourite- he’s a cheeky chappy and he has the brains of a shoe, and on top of all of that he gets a healthy topping of Angst, Betrayal, Redemption, and Comedy Sidekicking pretty much every other episode. But don’t take my word for it-  there’s a whole Allan tag out there, just waiting for you to embrace it.

There’s no such thing as overusing a gif

As an added extra, while filming Robin Hood Joe also appeared in the 2007 TV film Service, which is available online, and which I highly recommend you watch because it is the most bizarre and wonderful thing I have ever seen. 

Now  

You know those robot bees? You know the Black Mirror episode about the robot bees? Then you’ve seen Joe recently! Don’t know what I’m talking about? Get on Netflix pronto! and cry

No-one tell him that they’re actually now making robot bees.

Joe’s had a pretty decent run since Robin Hood, appearing in (to name a few), the award-winning Happy Valley (as a drug dealing farmer), The Village (as Bairstow, he of the nice hat and terrible morals), Land Girls, Public Enemies, and, of course, as Hotspur in the Hollow Crown’s production of Henry IV Part I, along with Alun Armstrong (playing his father), Michelle Dockery, Harry Lloyd, and Mr Hiddleston, who some of you seem to have heard of. 

Above: the whole reason I’m even on tumblr

JESUS. CHRIST.

Fun fact! Did you know that Harry Lloyd plays Hotspur’s brother in law in THC, and also appeared as Hotspur’s grandson in Wolf Hall? Hotspur would not approve

Joe also appeared in Closer to the Moon, a fantastic Romanian-American film, alongside Mark Strong and Harry Lloyd- Will and Allan are keeping it strong even now.

It’s a beautiful day to rob a bank.

He’s been on stage pretty much solidly from 2009 – 2015, recently appearing with Louise Brealey (she of Sherlock fame) in Constellations and Husbands & Sons, and with Maxine Peake in Miss Julie, and he was briefly rumoured to be dating Sienna Miller after appearing with her in Flare Path. He’s been twice nominated for his stage acting- once for Orphans, and once for the Print Room. 

New OTP

Joe was also on screens last Christmas in To Walk Invisible, sporting some truly terrifying mutton chops, and is next appearing as ‘Gildas’ in Sky’s upcoming series Britannia, about Celts and Romans. It has David Morrisey as a Roman, so I’m super excited, although as yet there is no release date (unless someone wants to prove me wrong and make my day).

Fun fact! IMDb lists his trademark as ’striking blue-green eyes’, which beats my contribution of ‘is good at accents and I like it’

For my own part, I first started watching Robin Hood because I wanted to ‘see what Hotspur from the Hollow Crown had done,’ and I’ve never looked back. If you only know him as Allan, or as that guy in the tutu from Hustle, give him a go. His back catalog is weighty and his face is amazing.

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Words by @iamstillwanderingwitless.

[noirandchocolate]

@officialrobbycoates tagged me for this little survey.  But I’m also going to steal a page from @ordinarytalk‘s book and change some of the questions a little so they’re more interesting!

Relationship status:  Happily in girlfriends with Bast (@purpledemoncat), with a dog and an apartment. Favorite color (of clothes to wear):  Black!  But since black is technically a shade, I will say green, especially olive-y and forest-y greens. Lipstick (color) or and Chapstick (flavor): My ultimate favorite lipstick color I’ve ever had is this one dark metallic-y brown by Lancome that I don’t even remember the name of and they don’t make it anymore.  It was the first lipstick I ever had and it made me feel so cool when I wore it in college.  Second is L’Absolu Rouge in Amande Sucree, also by Lancome, but I haven’t been able to find it in a store for years and I didn’t know until just this minute that I could buy it online...I think it was discontinued for a while, maybe?  Anyway I have a tube of it that I’m jealously hoarding and not wearing except on the special-est of occasions.  CHAPSTICK FLAVOR is Kat’s cherry & honey, which I have on my mouth right now, and Chap Ice Kiwi Lime, which I always get samples of from my dentist. Last song I listened to (had stuck in my head for days, repeating endlessly):  A combo of “How Far I’ll Go,” “We Know the Way,” and “I am Moana,” from, obviously, “Moana.”  Mostly the certain lines I know the best, and like, either I’ll just be hearing them in my head or I’ll be hearing them in my head and trying not to cry. Last movie I watched (because Bast was appalled that I had never seen it):  “Highlander.”  I thought it was just a movie about Scotsmen fighting to the death, more like “Braveheart.”  She told me it was technically weird scifi fantasy madness.  And then the Queen soundtrack kicked in and I just sat there on the couch stunned.* Top three TV shows (forever, and CURRENT top four TV shows):  Invader Zim, Gravity Falls, and Angry Beavers, and CURRENTLY Futurama, Wakfu, FaceOff, and Paranormal Lockdown which I like to call ‘Ghost Botherers’ and which I like because it’s absolutely ridiculous. Top three (green non-human) characters:  Zim, Piccolo, Stork Top three four ships**:  Sam & Sybil Vimes are my Disc OTP 4 Life.  Alphyne is a current fave.  And I crossed out three and wrote four because I couldn’t choose between Victuuri and Takeo & Rinko (because I’m anime trash).  I will tell a funny story though about another ship I like!  I don’t tend to ship things a whole lot unless they’re canon (not because I have a ~problem~ with non-canon ships but because I’m broken in the shipping department and either don’t notice any romantic hints or don’t see things as romantic/sexual--I like platonic friendships a lot so I usually just think ‘oh look what good friends these guys are’ without wanting them to be romantic), BUT.  While we were watching season 4 of Korra, I just kept saying to Bast ‘Are we...NOT supposed to be shipping Korra and Asami?’  I thought it would never be a canon ship, surely they wouldn’t be allowed to put two women together, but I was surprised that I actually was shipping a non-canon thing.  And then they became canon and for the first time in my life my ship radar was not broken and was not disappointed by a lame cliché het ship (which is usually all my ship radar picks up, because The Straights are Always At It Again).

I never tag people specifically for surveys!!  But if you want to do this one please feel free!!!

*Bast has introduced me to many movies that ‘everyone has seen’ but that I haven’t, such as the “Back to the Future” movies, the “Bill & Ted” movies, and “The Breakfast Club.”  If you’re wondering if I’ve ever seen a movie ‘everyone has seen,’ and it’s not animated, I probably haven’t.  For my part, I’m good at finding cartoons and animes we’ll both like.

**That aren’t OC/canon or OC/OC (fancharacter/fancharacter).  My RP ships > to me than regular ships.  But nobody knows who the OCs are so.