#otp: maybe you need some normal friends

[kazoosandfannypacks]

chapter summary: when hope swan-jones learns she's going to develop superpowers, the first person she tells is her best friend, gideon gold. chapter word count: 1478 a/n: behold the highly anticipated CYGNET SCHOLAR SUPERHERO AU! I'm SO pumped to start sharing this with you guys! shoutout to the ever encouraging @accidental-spice for betaing this chapter! taglist: @accidental-spice @kanerallels @ouatnextgen @booksteaandtoomuchtv (if you'd like to be added to my cygnet scholar taglist, let me know!) also on ao3!

#1: Origin Story

 Five Years Ago…

 It's funny how quickly a day can change. All it takes to turn an ordinary Tuesday afternoon into the first day of an entirely different life, apparently, is your mom knocking on your bedroom door and saying "can I talk to you about something?"

 Little did Hope know as Emma came in and sat down on the bed next to her that this was one of those conversations.

 "What is it?" Hope asked, her mom looking at her with a bittersweet intensity she didn't understand. "Is something wrong?"

 "No." Emma smiled, shaking her head as she tucked a strand of hair behind her daughter's ear. "You're just growing up so fast."

 "Yeah." Hope shrugged.

 "And now," Emma shook her head, "you're gonna be a teenager soon, and things are gonna start changing. Your…."

 "Oh my gosh, mom." Hope interrupted. "I don't even know what 'the talk' is, but I know I'm not ready for it now."

 "Good," Emma said, "but this is a different talk. Over the course of these next few months, you're going to be developing some… powers."

 "Powers?" Hope's nose scrunched up.

 "Yeah." Her mom nodded.

 "You mean like flying and invisibility and laser eyes?" Hope asked. "Like the heroes on the news?"

 Emma laughed a little and nodded. "Exactly, like them."

 Hope had always looked up to superheroes, wanted to be like them— what kid hadn't? Now that she found out she was like them, it all sounded so great— a little too great to be true.

 "How do you know?" Hope asked.

 In lieu of an answer, Emma pointed at Hope's nightlight on the other side of the room. The nightlight turned on as if in response, casting projections of dozens of multicolored stars onto the ceiling.

 "Woah." Hope looked up, awestruck. "How did you do that?"

"Can you keep a secret?"

 She turned back to look at her mom and saw a beam of light shooting from her hand, something she'd seen before, not from her mom, but from a superhero she often saw on the news.

 "Saving Grace?" Hope asked. "Mom, you're a superhero?"

 Emma nodded.

 "Why didn't you tell me?" Hope asked.

 "Being a superhero isn't as glamorous as it sounds." Emma said. "There's a lot of responsibilities, some that you can share, and some you have to bear by yourself. Hope, no one can know about my powers, or yours. If you tell anyone…."

 "I'll put them and myself in danger, I know." Hope nodded. "I've watched enough movies to know that much."

 "Good." Emma said. "And you need to make sure to make the right choices with how you use your powers. It took me a while to realize mine were a gift instead of a burden."

 "I understand." Hope said. "What powers will I have?"

 "I can't be sure," Emma shook her head, "but supers often inherit traits from their parents."

 "Parents?" Hope asked. "Is dad a super too?"

 "Super, no." Emma said. "Hero, yes."

 Hope then remembered Saving Grace's partner in crime-fighting, Captain Guyliner, a powerless superhero with a high-tech gizmo for a hand and a clever one liner always at the ready.

 "My dad is Captain Guyliner?" Hope asked.

 "You catch on quick." Emma patted her on the back.

 Hope suddenly wished she could forget all the comments the older girls at school had made about their "heartthrob hero," Captain Guyliner, suddenly disgusted at the mere thought of their catty giggles.

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 The fort in the backyard had been Hope's space to think since the day her dad built it for her. From there, she'd launched all of her childhood adventures, from huge ideas like lemonade stands and sleepovers to little things like playing pirates or princesses or, ironically enough, superheroes.

 "Pink leader to Gold leader," Hope said into her walkie talkie, sitting on the fort's worn out carpet. This had always been her place to run to, and there was one friend she'd always run to it with.

 "This is Gold leader, clear."

 "We need to regroup." Hope responded. "This is a code… orange."

 There was a moment of silence before he sent back a reply.

 "Code orange? We don't have a code orange."

 Hope rolled her eyes. "That's how you know how important this is! It's something we never could've possibly planned for, at least not enough to make a code for it."

 "Wouldn't that make it code perriwinkle?"

 "Just get over here."

 "Over and out."

 Hope closed her eyes and hung her head against the wall, wondering if she'd open her eyes and find that it'd all been a dream. If it was a dream, then dream-Gideon would need to hear all about it, and if she remembered it and it didn't get too weird, she'd tell real-Gideon about it too.

 Either way, real-Gideon was gonna hear about it. She'd never kept a secret from her best friend in her life, and that wasn't gonna start now.

 It was only a few minutes before the door to the fort opened, and the boy with shaggy gold hair and a wrinkled brown flannel over his t-shirt joined Hope on the floor— their fort had more than enough chairs for the both of them, so it must be really important if they both understood that this was a conversation to be had on the floor.

 "What's so important you had to make up a whole new color?" Gideon asked.

 "I didn't make up a color." Hope said. "Orange has been a color since we were in kindergarten, but probably longer."

 "Okay," Gideon said, "but what's up?"

 Mom had told Hope not to tell anyone, but Hope had been told that lots of times before, and it never stopped her from sharing with Gideon.

 Besides, this was life changing, and Gid would notice if something this big in her life changed. It was better to tell him about it up front then have to explain it all later when he found out anyway.

 "Can you keep a secret?" Hope asked.

 "Of course." Gideon said. "And not just because you're the only friend I have to share it with."

 "And what about if we stop being friends someday?"

 "That's never gonna happen." Gideon said. "And even if it did, your secrets are still safe with me."

 "Okay." Hope said, "I… I'm developing super powers."

 "What?" Gideon asked.

 "Super powers." Hope said. "You know, like Saving Grace, or Red Wolf."

 "Really?" Gideon smiled. "Code orange isn't code for 'april fools!' right?"

 "I'm serious, Gid." Hope said.

 "Okay." He said. "What powers do you have?" 

 "I don't know yet." Hope said. "My mom said I'll start seeing them within the next few months."

 "That's awesome." He shook his head in disbelief. "My best friend, Hope Swan-Jones, a superhero! How'd your mom figure that out?"

 It was one thing to spill secrets about herself with Gideon, but it was another thing entirely to share secrets about her parents. Right now, her powers were still developing. They might not amount to much anyways, and she hadn't made any enemies yet. This was a secret she could share.

 But her parents were practically celebrities, as far as heroes go, and that comes with a lot of enemies. If any of them found out Gideon knew their identity, they could use that to hurt them, or to hurt him, and he didn't have powers to protect himself.

 "I don't know." Hope shrugged. "Moms just have a way of knowing these things, you know?"

 "I guess I'll take your word for that." Gideon looked away, scratching the back of his neck.

 "Oh, Gid," Hope said, remembering no sooner than the words were out of her mouth that her friend didn't know about that first-hand, "I'm sorry, I…."

 "Nah, I'm sorry." Gideon shook his head. "This isn't meant to be a pity party. This is exciting— you have superpowers, Hope. We could save the world, be heroes…."

 He turned to her and suddenly stopped, his words caught off track as he squinted at her.

 "Why don't you seem very excited?" 

 Hope shook her head. "All this 'great power; great responsibility' stuff. Being twelve years old is hard enough as is."

 "Yeah." Gideon said. "We're too young to drive, and too old for the McDonald's playplace."

 "And now I have this added responsibility, and…."

 "And you don't have to bear it alone." Gideon said. "I'm here to help you, and so are your parents."

 "You can't let my parents know you know." Hope said, quickly remembering her mom's warning. They said I can't tell anyone."

 "We've all heard that before." Gideon said. "And as always, your secret is safe with me." He held his hand out to her, pinky finger extended. "I promise."

 She wrapped her pinky around it as well, sealing a promise of friendship neither of them would ever dare break.

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[kazoosandfannypacks]

Cygnet Scholar Superhero AU (Once Upon a Time)

"Hey," Hope threw on her pink leather jacket as she stepped out from behind the divider, "if I was outmatched, would I have made it back here in one piece?" "That's what worries me," Gideon rolled his eyes. "You worry too much," Hope flopped into the beanbag chair on the other side of the room. She pulled a handful of various yet particular friendship bracelets out of her jacket pocket and slid them onto her wrists.

Kindom Trap (Cygnet Scholar, Once Upon a Time)

He glanced ahead downhill and saw, about thirty seconds ahead of them at their current trajectory, a long stone wall, one there was no way the carriage could be moved to avoid. Whoever was trapped inside would have to climb out the door of a moving carriage. He pulled on the door handle and found it stuck— probably why the person inside was crying for help— but eventually managed to pull the door open a little, and the momentum carried him and his horse along with it as the door swung open downhill. He slowed slightly, until he was side-by-side with the open door, and saw the blur of a blonde maiden in a pink dress. He didn't have much time to examine her— they were getting closer and closer to the thick wall below. "You'll have to jump!" Gideon said, "I'll catch you. Otherwise you'll crash!"

This week’s word is…

✨ PINK ✨

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[elis-blawg222]

November 8 - Friday

Whew! Caught up at last!! (took me long enough)

Today was actually pretty good. I called Angel before school which made me really happy!! (I love him sm ill sob rn actually). My class wasn't toooo bad. The teacher talked sooo much ugh, but I drew the whole time so it was fine. I made my oc thinnn n pretty, love him. Also we had to go around the room and talk to people for like 30 minutes. 30. (did yk you have 30 minutes??)

It was so nerve wracking, especially because I was unprepared lol. I bet I looked like such a total weirdo with the lack of eye contact I was making, but at the time I was just trying not to break a nervous sweat LMAO.

Then, after my class I went to the library (on call w/Ange) and did an assignment. I went home afterwards because my phone was gonna die, and I needed my charger.

After a bit at home, I went to my next class, and I had a test in this one. It went good I think! We studied beforehand which I'm really grateful for.

We had a break in this class, so I went to walk around for a minute, and during this my mom texted me with:

"Eli

What did u eat today"

...

nothing. So, I said "I had some chicken nuggetss after my class hehe"

to which she responded "No fries no pop. How many nuggets"

GURL. So i was like "I did get some fries lol? and i got 10 why?"

and she just CONVENIENTLY NEVER RESPONDED. UGH.

(but wait theres more.)

After my class ended I went home and got ready for work. I was otp w/Angel (because seriously when am I not?) and he was playing minecraft. It was so peaceful and entertaining to watch and listen to him play- I loved every bit of it. Then, we talked about how we should play together (I ltrly will do anything to idc).

Work was actually ehh, not toooo bad. My dad and friend and her mom stopped by which was nice, and also my hairdresser LOL. They both tipped really well (obviously my dad did but yk).

I went home after what felt like one billion years, I was so so so happy. When I got home I just said a few things about my day like I usually do, and made sure to slip in the fact that I got a free meal at work. Which isn't wrong, I did, but I didn't get anything. I actually am just gonna let my friend get something tomorrow. but they don't have to know all that shhhhhhhh.

Then my mom stopped in front of me and was like what did you eat? and so i repeated myself bc no one listens to me <3

(I told her fried chicken tenders, fries, mac and cheese for context, a very 'me' meal tbh or at least it was)

Then, she was like "how many chicken tenders?" "no drink?" "did you finish it? all of it?" "so then you ate 2 full meals today?"

oh. my god. like. genuinely.

why. is. she. interrogating. me. pls. fucking. leave. me. alone. IM GENUINELY MORTIFIED AND HONESTLY IM SO AGGRIVATED. LET ME STARVE IN PEACE HOLY FUCK.

I tried to act like a normal person and be like ??? why are you interrogating me? BC WHY ARE YOU (as if I'm not literally starving myself)

She was just like "because I need to make sure you're getting nutrients." ok girl.

Then, I went to my room and she went to bed. I cleaned my room a bit and did a homework assignment, so I'm pretty proud of myself.

Also if you couldn't tell by now I fasted today. I was gonna either 48 hr fast or do 2 24 hr fasts back to back, but I think I'm just gonna do around 36 hrs. I wanna eat in front of my mom tomorrow so maybe she'll start leaving me alone (I seriously doubt it).

It just gets really frustrating when every meal I have she thinks isn't enough, even when I'm genuinely full. I can't eat like I used to like I physically cannot, she has to get that.

Anywho, I was thinking of making some cucumber boats tomorrow, I think it'll be fun.

Total Steps: 6.7k

Look at me meeting my step goal for once. I'm gonna start really making an effort at meeting it!

'Til tomorrow :)

(P.S. actually getting activity on these makes me so nervous but haiii)

[shinakazami1]

people took all the popular characters smh. maybe the fern or the adventure line?

You. You get it. You always get it <3 IT'S LOVELY SEEING U HERE HI HI

FERN

1) How I feel about this character:

*Looks at my Fernator Au* do you think I'm normal about this plant. Do you. Do you really.

On serious note - I adore it. The fact it's in Confusion ending it's perfect. How it is made to be an important detail, forgotten later by the narrative. The fsct we have to study it, the music cutoff.

Its foreshadowing without payback. And I love it.

I'll now ramble a bit about Fernator AU cus I missed it KEHSHDH

As I discussed in my Fernator theory post, nature seems to pay a bit role in the game. Ferns are placed in both the Freedom ending and the Memory Zone. They're always at an important key element of the main story, at least to the Narrator. And later, in Bucket destroyer ending, Fern is amongst "Stanley's friends". Because it's that! It's friendliness! The Freedom ending, while ironic, is supposed to give Stanley some freedom Narrator made. And Memory Zone is their safe spot from the story. It's an important area to him. So, while it's not in our face - fern, in a way, does have a meaningful role to play in the story. That's why my first ever AU was Fernator. Narrator wants to mean something. He is important to the story - because without him, there would be noone to tell it. But he's also Stanley's friend. Most of the game can be a study of his character and psyche.

So yeah. Adore the fella sm

2) All the people I ship romantically with this character

If we count Fernator AU - Stanley and the Bucket. But, once again, not really shipping it sjshsh,

3) My non-romantic OTP for this character

The above ones + the Narrator. Some self love for the man~

4) My unpopular opinion about this character

*stares at my Fernator AU* lord, what can I say. It IS freedom. It is insanity. It's another 'living' being of the game. It's more important, at least to me, than to many. It's there for a specific reason - confuse. And be memorable. But the fact it's spread around the game gets to me. There is no way Narrator doesn't make the human-made vs nature-made comparison. It's so cool.

5) One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

That I would have finished projects for my Fernator AU ngl to u boss KSHENAHEJWHSH /silly

On serious note - it serves it purpose perfectly, nothing needs to be added.

THE ADVENTURE LINE ™️

1) How I feel about this character

I still can't believe It ™️ is not an arrow. We literally fooled each other sm djehhshs

I LOVE IT™️. the yellow paint thing in games can get obnoxious sometimes and just how The Line ™️ started living it's own life was so awesome. How It ™️ was intruding through the environment. I'm a big fan of non human characters, and It ™️ had just so much personality thanks to the swirls and the music. Amazing.

2) All the people I ship romantically with this character

Never thought about it much. Stanley maybe? And the Tape guy. Could be silly. Or maybe some of the sliders 432 makes us do.

3) My non-romantic OTP for this character

Look above. Maybe love-hate with Narrator jdjdhd

4) My unpopular opinion about this character

People see It ™️ as an animal, often as a dog. I see It ™️ as a being beyond that. It's so interesting that It ™️ moves when we are not looking. It ™️ travels between the blinks. I love It ™️ as something stuck on walls and floors. Maybe It ™️ can talk to stickers.

It ™️ is playful but I feel The Line ™️ in a way cares about Stanley. Similarly to how I view 432.

5) One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

It would be cool to see The Line ™️ in the epilogue ngl,, but again. I adore the current form of the game and wouldn't have changed anything.

[kazoosandfannypacks]

IS THIS THE ORIGINAL SACRED TEXTS?

I'm thinking of changing their ship name, don't get me wrong I love Princess Scholar, but most other ships use the same name, and people use cygnet for Hope with her parents,

and I was thinking maybe Cygnet Scholar? cuz Hopeful/Princess Scholar just doesn't fit completely for them because Hope's not necessarily a princess

[omniblades-and-stars]

character breakdown etc forrrr sera and morinth? :3c

Sera:

How I feel about Sera: I love Sera. Underrated, overhated. She looks at the whole in the sky, at the terror all around her and says, "I want to fix this." And what does she have to fix the sky and fight against everyone using this as a way to do uncountable harm to normal people? Arrows and friends. And so she uses those things to try.

One of my favorite conversations with her happens very early on (even though I love so many of her interactions.) And it's this one:

Sera: Anyway, stopping wars should earn more sovereigns than this. Need things back to normal for coins to be flowing again. Another reason the templars and mages need to be sat down.

Inquisitor: I’m pretty sure the Conclave proved it’s not that easy.

Sera: Yes, it is.

Inquisitor: No, it isn’t?

Sera: Why? Because someone yelled it real loud? Make them prove it.

That's right Sera, make them prove it. Anyways I love Sera. She's fun, she says what she means, and I just really think a character who takes the piss out of the baddies and the problems by not overthinking things too much and just doing something about it is so needed sometimes.

Shipping for Sera: I think Sera and Dagna are actually very cute together. Unfortunately, a lot of people in Inquisition are just not nice to her so other than the Inquisitor and Dagna I think the other women haven't earned her time.

Non-romantic OTP: Sera's friendships with Blackwall and Iron Bull are my favorite things in the whole world and I'll die on the hill of their friendships.

Unpopular opinion: I think taking the whole fandom into account, the fact that I love Sera so much is an unpopular opinion. She deserves more respect in game and amongst Dragon Age enjoyers.

One thing I wish had happened: I wish that the developers had not wanted me to hate her and had given me some less... Derisive conversation options at some points.

Morinth:

How do I feel about this character?: How in the world do I condense my feelings about Morinth into a format that isn't just unintelligible wailing? How I feel about Morinth is that she and every ardat-yakshi have been failed by asari society and culture. She is the monster they created, no? Is there really no cure? No way to detect this genetic illness before the worst happens?

I don't know, maybe it's my soft and forgiving heart, but I want to believe she wasn't beyond redemption. It's not like she'd be the only person on your squad who has murdered people.

Shipping for Morinth: I don't really have any romantic ships for her. Not even because of the whole like frying your nervous system out until you die thing. I think what she needs more is a community and friends.

Non-romantic OTP: Fully think her and Jack should get to be friends. And some flavors of Shepard even.

OK and hear me out: Shepard clone and Morinth redemption arc side story? Is that too silly, probably (the clone thing is intrinsically silly), but I've had a lot of candy tonight and it came upon me just now like a flash of divinity.

Unpopular opinion is probably the same as what I wish had happened: I wish she'd had a chance at redemption.

[disdaidal]

Giving you a character: Billy, of course. :p

Of course, Billy Hargrove was to be expected :D

How I feel about this character: I have strong and complicated feelings about this character. He's a bad boy, the kind of guy I would have absolutely hated in high school but also the kinda guy who would not be boring at least. :D He's loud and obnoxious and parties like an animal, but his taste in music is impeccable (I love rock and metal and music from the 80's and I will not take criticism for that). He's got pretty eyes (that curly mullet is... well, let's say, H&M did it better <3), a nice body and a great fashion sense (denim-on-denim and leather jackets ftw) and he drives a Chevrolet Camaro from '79 like a madman. He can also be pretty funny when he wants to be, ridiculous even. So, what's not to like really? :P

All the people I ship romantically with this character: I mostly ship him with Steve, Eddie and Argyle (the last two are totally crack and fanon but who gives). I think Billy and Heather could've been hot, more than friends, maybe even friends-with-benefits if not an actual couple. Just sayin'. I've seen some great headcanons, maybe even fanart of Billy and Chrissy and I think, you know, the princess and metalhead setting could've worked with them, too.

As for my most 'problematic' Billy ship, I actually really like Billy and Hopper. There's this whole daddy kink thing involved I suppose. Lowkey my favorite crackship Ted and Billy as well. :P I'm also very supportive of Billy and El in general, I think the actors had great chemistry in s3 and I can see why some ship them, so I suppose I lowkey ship them (in spirit), too.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: Though I ship Billy and Heather romantically, I also love seeing them as 'gay besties', supporting each other and protecting each other. It's one of my favorite headcanons in this fandom. Same goes for Chrissy I suppose, if not romantically involved.

Though Billy had his issues with Max, maybe even than beyond just normal 'sibling-ship', I still enjoyed their relationship a lot. It's clear that they spent a lot of time together (whether they actually hated it or not), and that they deeply cared for each other.

My unpopular opinion about this character: The majority of the fandom seems to think (or at least acts like) Billy is the worst character in the show and at least used to actively bully and harass Billy fans and shippers (his actor got his fair share of that also I hear). Though Billy was definitely not the nicest character or even particularly 'goody-good' (he was a bully and quite shitty at times actually), acting like he's worse than Dr. Brenner, for example, is bullshit. We clearly did not watch the same show.

Also, for other Billy fans... He might be your baby, but he's not an actual baby. He's not really your son or child and you don't need to 'protect' him from the haters who can't separate fiction from reality (just block them) or tw/anti Karen or any other character you don't like in favor of Billy (you're no better). Billy can also be shipped with characters other than Steve (male or female, older and younger, even self-inserts) and just because you don't like it, doesn't make the ship automatically 'problematic'. It just means there are people out there who like different things than you and you need to learn to suck it up and look away. It's for the best.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon. That Billy wouldn't have faced such gruesome death. He wasn't a good guy, but he didn't deserve to die, especially so young. I also wish we could've seen what really happened between him and Max between seasons 2 & 3 because clearly their relationship improved there. Such wasted potential.

[bluewarf]

I have a lot of scattered thoughts about Dungeon Meshi vol. 9, actually. (gonna talk about spoilers below)

-Marcille has a definite habit of misjudging and infantilizing the other races. Comes with the territory of being an elf. Even so, she seems to take that tendency to the extreme with Fallin. Maybe it's because Fallin was so young when they first met? I do think it's interesting though to view it through the lens of Marcille having unacknowledged romantic feelings for her. Loudly insisting that Fallin's just a little girl who needs looking after is a lot safer than examining the depth and nature of her attachment to her best friend.

-that said, Marcille x fireball OTP

-The look of pure excitement on her face after being told that she'd just been killed and brought back-- babygirl, you are just as much of a freak as all these other weirdos in your party.

-Speaking of, Laios' internal moment of "oh, but I'm the freak?" when Marcille casually mentions having eaten fish testicles.

-and to continue on the subject of the dynamic between these two characters specifically, there's a lot to unpack with Laois' succubus taking the form of Marcille, his initial reaction to it, and the way that it ultimately goes about winning him over. So much so that I don't know where to begin with it, really.

-everyones' succubi have some interesting implications. Marcille having the romantic sensibilities of a middle school girl and/or telemundo-addicted abuela. Chilchuck being charmed by generic Hot Single half-foot ladies who bear no resemblance to the estranged wife that he's nonetheless remained faithful to. Whatever the fuck senshi had goin on.

-and of course, Izutsumi. kitten. :( She really doesn't seem to have had anybody looking out for her before joining Laios' party. Even Toshiro, who calls his servants family, was so quick to leave her behind in the dungeon when she went MIA. I do love the moment where she pauses to consider the idea of her beast half as a companion and partner. OTP ended with Marcille/fireball, Izutsumi/self-acceptance is my new ship.

-(in light of the nature of her succubus, I'm choosing to interpret her as aro-ace btw. girl CAN still appreciate the raw sensual power of a panther tho.)

-Chilchuck's dad side really comes out where Izutsumi's concerned. The way that he tries to guide her to the "right" answer when she's frustrated with the rest of the group, how quickly he assumes responsibility for her seemingly disappearing, and the fact that he's the first to suggest looking for her despite in no way being physically up for it when he's normally mr. pragmatism. I am such a sucker for adoptive parent/child dynamics.

-oh yeah, why did that cute little page spread of "monsters that steal your heart" on chapter 60 kick off with chil having a nightmare about his three daughters being axe murdered (by himself?) and senshi getting ensnared by a vision of his former party alive and embracing him. all drawn in a chibi style. Ryoko Kui has really mastered tonal whiplash.

all of that isn't even beginning to touch on Kabru, Mithrun, and the massive lore drops, but I'm gonna have to come back to that later.

[kazoosandfannypacks]

OH THAT'S SO CUTE I LOVE IT!!!

🥧🎃🧡 and maybe a Hope Swan-Jones and/or a Gideon Gold 🥺

Technically, here's both of them!! (She's burying him)

Thanks for the ask!!!

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[kazoosandfannypacks]

chapter summary: five years after learning about her superpowers, hope, is putting them to good use, despite the worry it creates for her best friend and partner in crime-fighting. chapter word count: 1090 a/n: this chapter mentions a cup of tea. for a long time, in place of "chamomile tea," the text simply read, "it's [OH CRAP WHAT KIND OF TEA DOES GIDEON DRINK?] tea." and I was almost sad to see that pre-editing note go XD. anyways, shoutout to the eternally beloved @accidental-spice for betaing this chapter! taglist:@accidental-spice@kanerallels@ouatnextgen@booksteaandtoomuchtv (if you'd like to be added to my cygnet scholar taglist, let me know!) also on ao3!

#2: My Show

 "Another happy landing." Hope thought, as her feet touched the ground in front of the old fort in the backyard, adrenaline still coursing her veins and her favorite song still blasting through her earpiece. She held a travel cup in each hand, but set them down outside the door to free up her hands for opening the rusted old door.

 Her fort hadn't changed much in the last five years— or the twelve before them. Sure, the carpet was more worn, as were the chairs and the peeling paint on the wall, but the only change for the better was a door with a keypad lock.

 Most of her friends still believed that this was a storage shed her parents had added on recently, her dad not wanting to mow around multiple buildings in the yard but needing the storage space, but only one knew different.

 Hope typed in a number on the keypad, and the door opened, not to a bunch of musty old boxes of Christmas decorations, but instead to a high tech and well lit room, complete with a fancy supersuit display case, a divider to change behind, an almost wall-sized computer, and a state of the art gaming chair— complete with a very frazzled guy in the chair.

 "Another day saved," Hope said, "and I even had time to grab you coffee on the way back."

 She snapped her fingers, and one of the cups she'd left at the door appeared in her hand.

 "I don't drink coffee." He said.

 "You think I don't know that by now, Gid?" Hope asked. "It's chamomile tea."

 Gideon took the cup from her and took a sip as she stepped behind the privacy divider on the opposite corner of the room.

 The divider had a full-length mirror behind it, as well as a pile of clothes she'd left in her rush to get out and stop the villain of the week, and a hanger to put her suit back on when she was done with it.

 No matter how many times she looked in the mirror and saw herself in her suit, it was always exciting. The shining golden and magenta jumpsuit, complete with a matching mask and the most comfortably practical yet somehow still stylish boots you could find— it all felt so, for lack of a better word, super.

 "Hope, you've gotta be careful out there," Gideon said.

 "You worry too much," Hope replied through the privacy screen as she took off her mask, "I had it handled. The Author's just a minor threat, and I put him in his place."

 "I beg to differ," Gideon replied.

 As Hope unzipped her jumpsuit, she could hear the feedback from the monitor, and looked over the top of divider to see a replay of her battle, reliving her most recent back-injury-due-to-getting-slammed-into-a-building in 4k high definition.

 "What's your point?" Hope asked, stepping out of the suit and trying to ignore the pain in the back of her head. She knew either an ibuprofen or a minute to sit down and breathe would patch her up, no problem.

 "You're gonna get hurt if you keep doing this," he said.

 Hope threw a black t-shirt over her tank top and a pair of off-white pants over her athletic shorts. She tried to shrug off Gideon's over-concerned warning by mumbling along to the music playing in her earpiece.

 "This is my show, baby, that's how it's gonna be. This is my show, baby, and it's all abou…."

 The volume faded out.

 "Hey!" Hope said, poking her head above the divider. "I was listening to that."

 "Listen to me." Gideon said. "You're not as invincible as you think. You can't keep picking these fights."

 "I'm not picking fights." Hope hung up her suit neatly on the hanger. "They're picking me. Helping people is just, what I do."

 "But you don't have to do it alone," Gideon said, "especially not when you're outmatched."

 "Hey," Hope threw on her pink leather jacket as she stepped out from behind the divider, "if I was outmatched, would I have made it back here in one piece?"

 "That's what worries me." Gideon rolled his eyes.

 "You worry too much." Hope flopped into the beanbag chair on the other side of the room.

 She pulled a handful of various yet particular friendship bracelets out of her jacket pocket and slid them onto her wrists.

 "I just don't know if you should still be out there alone." Gideon said, pulling up a chart on the screen. "I've been charting the crime in this city, and it's on the rise. In the last five years, evil has gone up exponentially, and ever since that dark one entered the playing field, it's only gotten worse."

 "So?" Hope asked. She snapped her fingers and her other travel cup from outside appeared in her hand, this one full of hot chocolate, which she smugly sipped.

 "Even the great heroes have a sidekick, Hope," he said, "Knave has Wondergirl, Equestria has The Outlaw, Saving Grace has Captain Guyliner…."

 "...and I have you," Hope interrupted.

 "You have me up to thirty miles away, giving you strategies that you barely listen to anyways."

 "Yeah, and it works great." Hope shrugged.

 "Let me go with you." Gideon said. "You'd be surprised how much help I could be."

 "We've been over this, Gid," Hope said, "besides the fact that you don't have powers…"

 "...Neither does Captain Guyliner," Gideon retorted.

 Hope ignored him, "...and the fact that I need you here,"

  "...Not as much as you need help out there…" Gudeon scoffed.

 "...I can't let you take that risk." Hope said. "If my parents saw you out there with me, they'd figure out I told you my secret pretty quickly— and then both of us would be benched from saving the world."

 Gideon sighed, the same way he always did when Hope was right.

 "Just, try to be more careful, okay?" Gideon said. "I can't help save the world if you're in traction, now, can I?"

 "I'll do my best." Hope pulled out her earpiece. "Now, can you please turn my music back on?"

 "I'll do you one better." Gideon said. "Surround sound."

 Hope smiled as the song she'd been listening to picked back up again, this time not in her earpiece, but over their headquarters speaker system, bass boosted just the way Hope liked it.

 "...it's all about me. This is my show. This is my show, baby, and that's how it's gonna be. Oh, and it's all about me…."

🩷•⚡•💛

[destiny02]

ok infodump about my flirty warlock oc corvik👉👈

(commissioned art is by skepsys, dyalavellan, ranta000)

the last time i wrote down his timeline (from d1 to shadowkeep), it was 5 pages long so i'll try to summarize the important parts and focus more on him than relation to the story jafhdkgahdfkg

firstly he has 3 very distinct eras: pre-gambit, during gambit and post-gambit, his personality changes quite a lot between these! i'll mostly be talking about him around the gambit era because it's my favorite one (so if i ever mention something that sounds ooc, that's likely referring to an older/future version of him)

my overall tl;dr for corvik is he's a once beloved hero who's indulging too much into power, praise and dark temptations

but to REALLY oversimplify his character, corvik wildly swings between flamboyant fuckboy and emotional crybaby

he's the type to put on a carefree overconfident rizzlord persona as a facade but then totally breakdown and adamantly hate himself the moment no one's around to see

he's also the type who can take down gods and unspeakable horrors but then do an over exaggerated dance and sing-along to barbie girl the next moment, he's got the range

unfortunately he also breaks hearts just as fast as he can steal them, has major commitment issues, half of it is feeling bored/tied down while the other half is believing the other person only likes him for the carefully crafted facade, not his real self

he has two oc ships; sarina (smirch) and bri (vipers), for canon ships there's a one-sided infatuation with drifter and a very brief fling with crow (corvik currently does not have an otp, but i'd say bri is probably the most healthy and compatible for him)

sarina and corvik brought out the best in each other and they got along really well because she did not care (or know lol) about him being the big hero and was immune to his flirting, so it was the first time just being himself without all the high expectations and sarina having her first real friend... she had a very pricky and mean attitude with everyone so corvik persisting with it was a first for her too (it did also help that he was like "omg pretty girl kicking my ass <3" when sparring and had peak battle synergy with each other)

that said smirch met each other through cayde and both dealt with the grief from his death in very different ways, which pretty much destroyed any relationship they had, corvik went completely off the rails and it really changed him for the worse, enter his Edgy Gambit Invader Era™ where he fell for drifter and met bri

completely overnight he went from a smooth-talking sweetheart to totally apathetic then a gradual change to a shit-talking edgelord, which bri totally ate up and found hot, so it took even longer for him to break out of that behavior post-gambit omg...

i'm also quite invested in an evil dredgen!au where instead of recovering and slowly going back to being a hero, he gets corrupted by hive magic and turns into a proper villain, but that ends up with him and everyone he loves dying so that's not canon <3

the fact he can be a goofy little guy, egotistical edgelord, hopeless romantic sweetheart, have heavy angst and be a total tease, is what i really love about corvik, very fun pretty boy with a lot to explore

this is already long enough so i might do an oc meme another time for more fun facts but uhhhhhh i've got 98k words across 52 fics about this guy so you could say i care about corvik a normal amount and maybe have a thought or two about him akjfhgkjadfg

(also need a disclaimer that while it's valid for others to use their oc to ship with characters they like, my taste and corvik's taste are unfortunately very different... so please refrain from joking about me liking drifter/crow in that way😭)

but to end on a fun note, here's some of my fave corvik vibes:

[mla0]

'send me a character' bet *throws you a plushie of shaun andersen of smth idfk* -🪓🐇 (i would honestly die for mla0 plushies though like we already got marble hornets,, why not mla0 and maybe even emh)

PLEASE I WANT THEM. i am going to do shaun andersen though because hee. hee.

favorite thing about them: Literally the everything? This is my blorbo. My failgirl who sucks. What's not to love.

least favorite thing about them: I feel like we don't get too much characterization of her outside of a few brief moments and some implications.

favorite line: "It won't stop until you forget about it, and you NEED to forget about it" goes so hard. She's being truly deranged in this video. AND ALSO. "That.... person, you've said you've seen, in your videos.... I've seen him." Like admitting that finally was insane. BUT THEN. JUST THE WAY SHE DEFLECTS IT ALL ONTO MICHAEL. Like nooooo aha I'm normal this is all on YOU buddy. Yeah sure. The biggest fucking denial-er in the universe. it's so shitty but from a character/arc perspective I LOVE IT. Eats it. Also also also "This thing... wants to hurt you" GOES HARD AS WELL. You can kinda tell she does truly care but her thinking about it is so fucking warped

brOTP: I think her and Evan would be friends perhaps? I've also written her and Alex Koval. I think both remind her of Michael and in a post-GOODBYE world, that regret would push her to learning more about them and going out of her way to try to make someone's struggles easier. It wouldn't melt her guilt away, but I do think it'd give her a sense of purpose when she feels aimless

OTP: Either her and Stormy (my belovedest) or her and Vinny (my beloathedest (affectionate))

nOTP: Her and Eric. I get the "I can make them worse" drive but do you really want to make her worse in THAT way. Do you.

random headcanon: Everyone already knows my OCD and transfem headcanons so I will give another. I think she can speak Portuguese. I headcanon the Andersens as being Portuguese/Brazillian purely because me and my friend were being silly (also it's got to do with iteration stuff), but Shaun kept up on it while Michael's still learning from the basics

unpopular opinion: I swear people are either too mean or too nice about her. Yes she's a cunt sometimes. Accept that. Not everything is Michael's fault some of you are weird as hell about this. But also characters can be complex. And can also be wrong. Without them literally being devil incarnates or the real true secret antagonist or whatever the fuck. Okay? Okay.

song i associate with them: Shedding Skin by Destroy Boys (I'm writing a fic based on this song right now, wink wink)

favorite picture of them:

Long hair era <3 go my scarab

[kazoosandfannypacks]

NO STOP THIS IS SO ADORABLE AHAHAHHAHAHHHHHH

i love it SO MUCH

@accidental-spice look! a cygnet scolar ficlet!!!!!!

these are some stock images i found that are giving christmas cygnet scholar! 😁

Adorable! That last one is so cute, I had to write a drabble for it <3

Thanks for sending these!

(drabble under the cut)

Christmas in Storybrooke was always...a bit different from what the movies said small town Christmases were like.

That doesn't mean they didn't try, though.

They didn't have a mall, or...any place really, where kids could meet and take pictures with 'Santa,' so every year they'd doll up an old abandoned farm house and dub it 'Santa's Workshop.' They'd hire in some older guy to play Santa--it almost always ended up being Gepetto--and manage to convince the local youth on Christmas break to be hired on as his elves.

Hence, why Hope and Gideon were in their current predicament.

Usually, to gain Christmas present money, Hope would shovel driveways and sidewalks for her elderly and/or lazy neighbors.

But it was December 20th, and it had not snowed a single inch.

Desperate, Hope had taken the Santa's Workshop job, and convinced her best friend/ secret boyfriend to do it with her.

Gideon was always good at saving money, so he didn't necessarily need to take the job. But he never could say no to Hope.

Which was how he ended up in a scratchy green tunic, ill-fitting green tights, and a stupid hat with giant plastic elf ears attached to the sides.

"I'm telling you, Gid. We need to come up with our elfsonas." He and Hope had been tasked with sweeping up the pine needles under the large Christmas tree, which was a never ending battle between sticky, sappy pine needles and the worst broom known to man.

"Hmm. Well, what's a good elfsona name?" Gideon smirked and leaned his chin against the broom handle. Even in an abhorrently colored green dress and plastic elf ears, Hope still managed to look beautiful.

"Tinsel McSleigh?"

"Jingle Holidayson." Gideon offered.

"Mary Christmas...but spelled M-A-R-Y."

"Pepper M. Int."

"Frosty the Elfman."

"Buddy the Elf, but not that one."

A shadow suddenly fell over the Christmas tree. "Elves. Quick yapping and get back to work." Gretel, who'd been hired on as 'head elf,' was standing there with her hands on her hips, looking grumpy.

"Sorry, Gretel." They both chimed, and giggled a little bashfully.

As soon as Gretel walked away, the conversation recommenced. Just quieter.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

After a grueling six hours of sweeping pine needles, herding small children through long lines, and wrapping prop presents, the two teens were more than excited to ditch their 'elfsonas' and leave.

"Freedom!" Hope lifted her arms and spun around. "Until tomorrow, at least. Aw, man..."

Gideon chuckled, lightly tossing his arm around her shoulder. "Think of the paycheck, Hope."

"Eyes on the prize." She agreed, squinting up at the sky. "It looks like it's gonna snow."

Gideon looked up as well. Sure enough, the clouds had that...look to them, like something was gonna happen. "Let's hope it at least snows in time for Christmas."

"Bet you $5 of my elf money that it'll be too cold for snow." She shivered, snuggling closer to Gideon. "'Cause that's just our luck."

"Actually, that's a common misconception. Snow can occur at any cold temperature, it's the humidity of an area that determines how much snowfall-"

Hope reached up and gently grabbed Gideon's cheek. "Hey, Gid?"

"Uh...yeah?" He blushed.

"I'm gonna kiss you now."

So she did, cupping his cheek in her cold hand.

The kiss was chaste and short, but Hope always had a way of leaving Gideon breathless no matter what.

"What ever happened to surprising our parents with us at Christmas dinner?" He asked, moving his arm around her middle like it was the most natural thing in the world.

Hope shrugged, mischief dancing in her blue eyes. "They won't find out. Watch." She kissed him again, this time using her hand to block their connected lips from view. "Foolproof."

They pulled away from each other, grinning like idiots in love. And that's when they noticed the change in weather.

"Hey! It's snowing!" Hope held out her hand, catching a fat snowflake on her palm.

Gideon chuckled. "Wow. It's like our kiss made it snow, or something."

"I mean...stranger things have happened in this town." Hope cocked her head, genuinely considering the possibility.

"Sure. Let's go with that. It's not just nature." He took her hand, pressing a kiss to the back of it. "Let's go home. I seem to remember you promising me a Mario Kart rematch."

She smirked, competitive side flaring. "Ready for me to win again, you mean?"

"You wish!"

The two of them continued to bicker, all the way home.

[22maysie22sturn]

“everything i wanted” - billie eilish

your never alone i love you. if it ever gets that bad call the hotline. MWAHHH😘

warnings: self harm, smoking(??), anxiety issues, fluff, attempted su1c1de

who would ever know kiara, the cheerleader and one of the popular girls would have SUCH a downfall when she started high school?

kiara and the sturniolo triplets have been best friends since they’ve spoken fresh out the shower and laced with baby power. her and matt got really close after realizing how much they struggled in scilence together. kiara was the first person he’d call if he felt even just the slightest bit nervous for anything. it was nothing weird, just 2 teenagers trying to make it through together

well, just when she thought it was okay, HELLOOO HIGH SCHOOL! let’s go back a bit before the doom started.

july 27th, 2024

chris, nick, matt, and kiara were at the somerville fair at lincoln park. chris saw the UFO Ride attraction and immediately started over there. “CHRIS-“ nick yelled, a smile going on his face, chasing after his brother. “oh sweet heavens-“ kiara said, speed walking over there with matt. matt stopped her as they got in line to wait.

“hey um.. are you gonna be okay? i don’t want you to get like- sick or something. you just had a lot of corn dogs” matt stated, grabbing her arm and fixing her tank top for her.

kiara nodded and smiled “i’ll be okay matt thank you sm”. matt smiled too as they all got into the spaceship, other teens laying back too.

the ride started up and spinning, chris’s baby laugh heard from anywhere in the hot room. kiara laughed because of it and maybe it wouldn’t be so bad as she thought.

all you need is a couple friends in life.

wednesday, august 6th, 2024 - 5:56:09 am.

kiara was getting changed, her heart pounding constantly and having dizzying auras constantly too. she slipped on mid- rise light washed jeans and a pink flowy crop top. she clutched her chest after, feeling like she just couldn’t breathe.

matt glanced around his room, already dressed but just thinking. 179 days left of this. he was wearing black basketball shorts and a red nike hoodie, not wanting to do too much. he got his phone out and opened a couple snaps before texting his her.

matt🌠: kiara madelyn are you up?

kiara🪻: yea

matt🌠: what’s wrong

kiara🪻: nothing

matt knew her deep in and deep out that was not a normal kiara response. he facetimes her and saw his best friend.

kiara was sitting by her dresser, silent tears streaming down her face. “woah.. woah what’s wrong..?” matt said, his heart breaking for her

“i don’t wanna do this.” kiara stated, wiping her tears and getting up. she walked over to her vanity and sat down, setting her phone up. she looked at herself in the mirror, while matt was looking at her thru the screen

“kie, i know you don’t want too but we are gonna get thru this together my love. do your makeup and let’s go!” he said, trying to hype her up.

“my love?” she repeated back to him

matt shrugged, acting nonchalant after that. “slipped. my bad.”

kiara did her mascara, eyebrows, lip combo and blush all while matt was getting his backpack ready. nick and chris said hi to her when they saw she was otp with matt.

“hi kieee” chris said, smiling and eating cereal. “kiaraaaa” nick said, sitting next to chris.

“hi cuties” kiara said, smiling and putting some blush on. “guys im gonna hang up to eat breakfast. be at school by 7:45 pleaseee”

“okay love you” they all said, a quick “i love you guys more” before she hung up. she triple checked if she had everything and sprayed her favorite perfume on, Cozy Vanilla Bourbon, before throwing it back into her backpack.

school started at 8:00, so kiara ate breakfast with her mom and little sister, masie.

august 6th, 2024 - 7:46:10

matt hugged kiara immediately when he saw her. “kie..” he mumbled, practically melting and shaking in her arms. kiara hugged him back and gently rubbed his upper arm with her thumb. “i’m right here don’t worry.”

chris took a deep breath and sneezed, holding his chest after with a small smile. “WHATS UP SNEEZY?” nick said, rolling his eyes and starting to laugh. kiara laughed too.

saturday, august 27th, 2024 - 5:09:07 am

kiara literally couldn’t do it anymore. the people there were so nice but so MEAN at the same time. the teachers there suck, gym is worser than a rats ass. sure, she’s athletic but mr. anderson was a tough football coach, ofc he had no sympathy.

she walked into the bathroom, practically gasping for air. she broke down on the floor and after like a half hour, she was just laying there thinking. she looked up in her shower and saw it.

kiara quickly disassembled her razor, holding it onto her wrists. she stared for a moment before ultimately deciding on it. 1, 2, 3,4,5,6. she stared at the wall after, holding a cold towel against it. she felt sick to her stomach.

in the morning, she snuck into her moms room and stole the yellow vape that was in the drawer. she took a hit out of it and immediately started coughing, running back to her room so she wouldn’t wake her mom up.

oh, my sweet kiara.

2:06: pm

matt sat onto her lap, laughing as he took a .5 of her. “SAY IT AGAIN!!” chris says, being cut off by his own laughter.

“i am the gongogongalab the shrabble dabble dabble dip dab dab!” kiara stated again, looking into matt’s camera, a huge smile on her face. matt bust out laughing and layed against her, eventually rolling off while holding his stomach. kiara was dying laughing too. nick just had a look on his face that said “i don’t get paid enough for this”.

later on, matt chris and nick were all watching outer banks. kiara was there, but not mentally. she was thinking about last night. matt glanced over at her thru the dark room and got a bit worried.

“baby.. kiara..” he muttered out, reaching out to grab her wrist. a sharp wince escaped her mouth and she pulled her wrist away.

matt flinched a bit. he stared at her for a second and just hugged her, not realizing his.. whatever they are has officially did teenager activities, even after being one for 3 years already. “i love you”

“i love you too” she mumbled, rubbing his head and back. matt looked up at her then at his brothers, who thankfully weren’t paying attention.

skippy skipsss

matt was paying more attention to her now after that night. they were in the class before she had physical education and he had study hall - world history.

“stop tappy tappies” matt said, putting his hand on hr knee so she’d stop dropping her feet.

kiara looked around the loud room, holding matt’s hand so she wouldn’t bite her fresh set of nails off. she kept fidgeting around in her seat and taking shaky breathsz

matt immediately noticed and gazed at her for a minute. “look at me” he said quickly, kiara not wasting a second before looking at him. matt quickly leaned over, placing his lips on her cheek for a second

kiara didn’t really react and swallowed the lump in her throat.

somebody save her before she’s far too gone.

even at football games, her energy level was so down now. “SHS! YELL BLUE AND PURPLE! LETS GO BIG BLUE! LETS GO BIG PURPLE! SHA YELL BLUE AND PURPLE” the cheerleaders yelled, kiara just saying it but quieter

chris looked at her as she went back after doing the tumbling tricks. he immediately started shaking and covered his mouth.

nick looked at chris and chris quickly whispered.

nicks jaw fell to the floor and his gaze traveled to kiara. he saw the cuts on her wrists and covered his mouth, tears starting to fill his eyes after staring for a bit.

matt looked at his brothers, confused and looked at his “best friend”. he saw it and his face fell.

after the game was over matt wusickly ran over to her, since he found her before his brothers. “ARE YOU SERIOUS?!” he yelled, kiara jumping and backing up.

“Your doing WHAT?!” matt grabbed her wrist. kiara’s face fell and it took about a second before she started resisting and sobbing.

matt felt his heart break as she fell to her knees, holding her stomach. “i-i-i’m sorry..” and it’s not like she stopped, there was some fresh and some old. he got on his knees, quickly pulling her into a hug.

chris and nick caught up, panting as they hugged her too.

after a couoke minutes, kiara saw her older sister coming. “hey come on, moms waiting” masie said, turning to walk back to the car.

“madelyn..” matt said, wiping her tears and placing his lips on hers. the triplets calm her “kiara” or “madelyn” just depending on what slips out.

chris glanced at nick and made a fake throwing up gesture while smiling. he rubbed kiara’s back while giggling with nick. they don’t care anymore because they’ve kissed so many times infront of them.

matt pulled away after a moment and looked deep in her eyes. “i love you so much my beautiful girl. call me, please.” he said, gently rubbing her cheek. “i will.. i love you too baby” kiara said while they all got up. she waited one more moment before dissapearing into the southside parking lot.

september 10th, 2024. 1:00 am.

everything i wanted hummed thru out her room as the 12 ibuprofen slipped down her throat. of course she didn’t know you can’t die on ibuprofen, no matter how much you take.

she made a tiktok on her alt account, having her main 100 followers rather than the 5,927 on her other main account. it was just her in her tank top, her messy brown hair all over the place. the tiktok said “it’s all a huge nightmare” and she was just staring at the screen.

everything and the flashbacks came back to her in a blur as she started falling asleep.

matt knew something was up when she didn’t text him “goodnight baby i love you” that night.

the next morning, she was dreaming. she got everything she wanted.

Kiara’s pov!

but when i wake up i see you with me.

“as long as i’m here, no one can hurt you” matt said, lying down next to me. i didn’t want him to lie here but he can earn it. “if i can change the way that you see yourself, you wouldn’t wonder why you hear-“

“THEY DONT DESERVE YOU” mom said, dad said, masie said, lacie said, mary said, chris said, nick said, and now Matt said.

Third person POV!

kiara sat up and glanced around, feeling her head pounding.

“come on, let’s get you too the hospital. we need you checked ASAP. your mom knows but i’m not telling anyone else.” matt said, helping her out of bed into her closet.

kiara stood there as matt started to give her something to change into, rather the the tank top and underwear she was in currently.

he threw grey sweats and a red hoodie at her, kiara quickly slipping them on. matt walked over to her and placed his hands on her waist, quickly hoisting her into his arm.

beep, beep, the hospital visit flew by. therapy was not fun. football season passed by in a blur, the last firework of the somerville win snapping her back to reality.

december 29th, 2024 - 6:47 pm

kiara snapped out of it, it being barely noticeable in the video. matt nick and chris continued dancing while laughing shoving eachother to the audio “Nachos”

“don’t touch my cheese bitch this NACHOSSS” she said in sync with the audio, running her hands down her body then falling on the floor from laughing so hard. matt layed next to her while giggling his legit jubilees off.

that video got like 247k likes. aye famous don’t play. “WHY ARE WE FAMOUS” chris yelled and leaned on kiara, his arms around her shoulders and his face on her shoulder. kiara shrugged, the smile quickly coming back.

matt glanced up from her lap, a tired smile tugging at his lips. he was so proud of his sweet girl for getting better.

If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or a crisis. Call 988. It’s a listening ear for you at all times. don’t be afraid. I love you hoe!

[sparethcsympathy]

Michelle and Soldier Boy for ship memeee 💕

ULTIMATE SHIP MEME! || @twiicetheheart

General:

Rate the Ship -   Awful | Ew | No pics pls | I’m not comfortable | Alright | I like it! | Got Pics? | Let’s do it! | Why is this not getting more attention?! | The OTP to rule all other OTPs

How long will they last? - Fucking. Forever.

How quickly did/will they fall in love? - I don't wanna say too quick, and i don't wanna say it took forever for them also. least for soldier boy, the second something happens to her that involves dealing with homelander. whether she was hurt-- or just feelings hurt, i think seeing the look on her face--- broken and all, that's when he realizes... that he hates seeing her sad, hurt--- and that's when it hits him that he loves her.

How was their first kiss? - oh my god. you know michi and i haven't talked about that, but i do have an idea of when they first kiss. def think it's when he tells her about his past-- like his real past, and also telling Michelle about his time with the russians-- maybe not entirely, because lbr he's still trying to block our most of his trauma and also probably can't recall what ELSE they done to him. -- but i imagine when he finally gives his name to Michelle, not his supe name. his real name. like letting her in--- fully. which he hasn't done in a long time. and also i think Soldier boy would be the one to make the move first, it would have been soft. despite who he is, cause he's not a soft man-- but with Michelle ? he's definitely got a soft spot for her. It would have been sweet and slow, filled with so much emotion, want & just vulnerable.

Wedding:

Who proposed? - lbr soldier boy would. he's old school. man bs.

Who is the best man/men? - .... nobody. LMAO WHAT FRIENDS ? xD

Who is the braid’s maid(s)? - damn idk. starlight maybe xD though she's gonna be like Michelle--- him ? LMAO idk guess we gotta see what bg characters are Michelle's friends.

Who did the most planning? - Michelle would. but why do I feel like she would try to still have him involved in SOME STUFF.

Who stressed the most? - Michelle. She's planning it after all.

How fancy was the ceremony? - Back of a pickup truck | 2 | 3 | 4 | Normal Church Wedding | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Kate and William wish they were this big.

Who was specifically not invited to the wedding? -

Sex:

Who is on top? - soldier boy is top dog-- but that doesn't mean he won't switch to let Michelle *cough cough* ride him.

Who is the one to instigate things? - soldier boy ! LMAO C'MON how can he not ? she's a babe.

How healthy is their sex life? - Barely touch themselves let alone each other | 2 | 3 | 4 | Once a couple weeks, nothing overboard | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They are humping each other on the couch right now

How kinky are they? - Straight missionary with the lights off | 2 | 3 | 4 | Might try some butt stuff and toys | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Don’t go into the sex dungeon without a horse’s head

How long do they normally last? - listen soldier boy is a supe, he's never out of energy he's always up for it, and also women can last so ayyye ! these two can go hand in hand-- unless Michelle gotta be somewhere and THEN a quickie is in the works.

Do they make sure each person gets an equal amount of orgasms? - yes, soldier boy definitely is a man when it comes to wanting his women to cum. so yes, he will make sure she reaches climax before him ( which also means he cares about her, putting her needs before his )

How rough are they in bed? - Softer than a butterfly on the back of a bunny | 2 | 3 | 4 | The bed’s shaking and squeaking every time | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Their dirty talk is so vulgar it’d make Dwayne Johnson blush. Also, the wall’s so weak it could collapse the next time they do it. // SO i think they can be both. cause it's SB and he def would have soft moments with Michelle, but also he's a dirty talker when needed.

How much cuddling/snuggling do they do? - No touching after sex | 2 | 3 | 4 | A little spooning at night, or on the couch, but not in public | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They snuggle and kiss more often than a teen couple on their fifth date to a pillow factory.

Children:

How many children will they have naturally? - maybe two. soldier boy did say he wanted to be a dad after all.

How many children will they adopt? - none sorry kiddos.

Who gets stuck with the most diapers? - Michelle but don't think she doesn't have soldier boy help-- she makes his ass.

Who is the stricter parent? - soldier boy ? in some parts, and Michelle in other parts. so equal-- but Michelle still would be softer.

Who stops the kid(s) from doing dangerous stunts after school? - Michelle LMAO

Who remembers to pack the lunch(es)? - also Michelle

Who is the more loved parent? - i think they are both loved. but the kids would def be clinging to Michelle more.

Who is more likely to attend the PTA meetings? - Michelle. can you imagine soldier boy ? god no.

Who cried the most at graduation? - Michelle. soldier boy @ himself was like : don't you dare cry pussy. don't do it-- fuck I'm crying shit.

Who is more likely to bail the child(ren) out of trouble with the law? - soldier boy lbr. he's like i got you kid, i got you don't tell your mother.

Cooking:

Who does the most cooking? - michelle. soldier boy can't cook for shit.

Who is the most picky in their food choice? - i think Michelle. cause soldier boy looks like he has more of an appreciation for good after being in the box for a long ass time.

Who does the grocery shopping? - Michelle. listen soldier boy did it once, and he only got meat/jerky/junk food/beer

How often do they bake desserts? - i think Michelle does it a lot when she has the time. cause she seems like she knows how to bake real good.

Are they more of a meat lover or a salad eater? - soldier boy loves meat. I see Michelle being our salad girl for sure.

Who is more likely to surprise the other(s) with an anniversary dinner? - Michelle would be the one to do this. soldier boy though will surprise her-- and try to cook.... :) didn't go well though.

Who is more likely to suggest going out? - soldier boy cause he can't cook to save a life, and to take her out and show off his lady.

Who is more likely to burn the house down accidently while cooking? - soldier boy.... for sure.

Chores:

Who cleans the room? - Michelle does

Who is really against chores? - Soldier boy lmao !

Who cleans up after the pets? - both do. if they have

Who is more likely to sweep everything under the rug? - SOLDIER BOY

Who stresses the most when guests are coming over? - neither do. cause do they really have people come over ? LMAO.

Who found a dollar between the couch cushions while cleaning? - michelle. so it's hers now :) !

Misc:

Who takes the longer showers/baths? - both. both do.

Who takes the dog out for a walk? - if they have one i think they would both do it together.

How often do they decorate the room/house for the holidays? - Michelle does it for each and every holiday, and also ben enjoys it cause he's been gone for a long time-- and like i said i think appreciates things more.

What are their goals for the relationship? - stay alive is number one for sure. but also have each other back no matter what.

Who is most likely to sleep till noon? - neither

Who plays the most pranks? - neither

[itsanidiom]

SHIPPER TAG GAME

LET'S GOOOOO~ tagged by @negrowhat

1. What ship were you completely obsessed with when you were a teenager, but now you don't care anymore?

Glorestor or Glorfindel / Erestor of Middle Earth Fanon Fame. Not that I don't CARE about it anymore, mind you. There's just not enough new content (for obvious reasons god it's old and there's like one conversation of original source material). I don't think about them as much anymore. Like I used to be reading fanfic EVERY NIGHT and we're talking like novel length fanfics (as you can imagine people in the LOTR fandom write lol). Anyway here's some super old fan art... (>u<)

2. Which ship would you consider your first one?

Oh god...something Dynasty Warriors related for sure...

Probably like Sun Ce / Zhao Yu or Gan Ning / Lu Xun. (GO WU! lol) I feel like there were other couples I'm totally forgetting right now...but yeah god I love Dynasty Warriors...

Also...daaamn Gan Ning looks good there I should go buy the latest game. (>w<)

3. Your first fanfic belonged to which couple?

Like the first one I wrote or read?? I went into my oldest of old "old writing" folders and found this list of docs that I haven't been touched in over ten years. SO I'm gonna saaaay it was a Dynasty Warriors fanfic...one of these pairings. (^ ^;)

Also kind of hilarious to see that I literally still organize my fanfic files in the same way for over half my fucking life ago...nice...

4. Do you remember the first couple you saw a fanart over?

I feel like it would have been something Inuyasha related. That or something Final Fantasy X. I do not remember, but it was probably some version of these scene.

5. Did you ever get into ship discourse?

Not that I can remember...do not need this in my life...lol but maybe I've reblogged some RPF like discourse? Like the "should or shouldn't you ship" type discussions. I'm on the side of "do whatever you want but don't send it to the famous people" [ex. like ATEEZ fanfic/fanart] or "if they are literally doing it as part of their promo go ahead, it's for fun/they literally requested it as part of their promo" [ex. BillyBabe]. (^ ^;)

6. Did you used to have any no-otp or have it currently?

It honestly always depends on the quality of the fanart or the fanfic because even a notp can turn into a OH!tp if it's good enough. [Exhibit a: my Phaya/Tharn/Chalothorn fanfic]

7. Who were the couple in the last fanfic you read?

Weirdly the one new Chalothon/Singh fic from The Sign. But I really need AO3 to fix the spelling of his name in the tag...

8. Currently, do you have any OTPs?

PhayaTharn are the current obsession~

Look at them...adorable...

9. Is there any couple that, to this day, you are extremely mad about not getting together?

Still wish John Wick / Santino fucked...also like James Bond / Q and The Protagonist / Neil and Arthur / Eames...bromance is SUCH a waste but considering the genres of these movies it is never gonna happen...I have to wait for the Thai BL versions lol (^ ^;)

10. Is there any ship you used to dislike but now you think they are kind of interesting?

OH I haven't been traumatized by watched it yet, but Dead Friends Forever has made me get onboard with Macau/Chay of KinnPorsche fame because OMG LOOK AT THESE CUTIES!!!!

11. Do you have any ship that, in the past, was considered normal but now you would be cancelled over?

GOD I remember there was a LOT of Sesshomaru x Inuyasha yaoi when I was a kid LMFAO like...straight up cancelled...I dunno if it was normal back then but no yaoi was normal back then so like it sadly all got lumped together or something...then again looking at some of the comics that are coming out these days...

12. What was your favorite crack ship?

All the McFassy ships from back in the day like OMG REMEMBER JUNGKOV?? STELIOS AND LETO??? ARCHIE AND ROBBIE? SO MANY CROSSOVERS!!

LOL Sorry that just brought me back LOL

13. Who is the couple you read more fanfics of?

Ahhhh I don't know...I usually either write a lot or read a lot...I literally have a fic rec list for Glorestor lol and then when I look in my AO3 bookmarks the top ship is Hannigram sooooo let's say Hannigram even though I haven't read one for a while.

14. What most of your ships usually have in common?

toll and smol...i like me a toll and a smoll...lol or big and small...i dunno something something contrast something something just crush him and/or be uncharacteristically gentle or somehow incapacitate the larger man with your wiles...that is all...

15. What do you absolutely hate in a ship?

Miscommunication < seconding @negrowhat's response. Cannot stand it. Such a boring trope. Very annoying for me (the audience).