#quinn jiang

[applesaucesims]

The pub owner had quite enjoyed the first performance of Kenny and the Kats and thus invited them to perform regularly.

At the beginning, their jazz was mostly heard as background noise by visitors of the establishment. But soon, they noticed certain listeners reappearing and seeming to do so more for the music than the drinks.

Of course, Ken's family would come to see him and his band perform some nights, too. Seeing the proud sparkle in his parents' eyes gave him an extra boost in confidence, especially from his mother who had taught him the art that he was making his career.

[TRANSCRIPT]

Edward: "That's my boy!"

*Maureen and Emma laughing*

[shanastoryteller]

Happy Halloween Prompts 2024 Masterlist

AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER Zukka Salt

AVENGERS F is for Frankenstein, Part 2 Man’s World, Part 3

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Colonel Elric, Part 12 Sacrifice is Free, Part 19 What They Expect, Part 10 Pretty Edward, Part 15 Xerxes AU, Part 7

GODS AND MONSTERS Hera and Marriage

HADES GAME Living Blood, Part 26

HARRY POTTER Gryffindor Draco Year 2, Part 7 SIAT Grounding SIAT Asim SIAT Professor Quinn Silva A Slytherin Wife, Part 3 SIAT Percy and Tonks

HOUSE MD Wood Ducks, Part 2

MERLIN Lord Arthur de Bois, Part 8 Ygraine, Part 8 Prince Merlin

NARUTO Hokage’s Daughter, Part 11 Hokage's Daughter, Part 12 Hokage's Daughter, Part 13 Orochimaru Adopts Naruto, Part 14

PERCY JACKSON Rinse and Repeat, Part 7 Rinse and Repeat, Part 8 Rinse and Repeat, Part 9

STAR TREK Jim Sybok Buddy Fic, Part 10

SUPERNATURAL Three True Things Samwena AU

UNTAMED Figure Skating AU, Part 3 Wangxian Time Travel, Part 9 First Disciple Wei Wuxian, Part 15 Marriage Assassin WQ, Part 14 Jiang Cheng Time Travel, Part 14 WWX and JYL Run Away, Part 20 Identity Porn AU, Part 11 Girl Wei Wuxian, Part 16

Google Doc for All Prompts

[pod-together]

Pod-Together Day 10 Reveals 2024

The Monster in the Mirror (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)) written by grovestep, performed by gracicah Summary: In which Catra struggles with her sense of self and is thrown into turmoil on her 21st birthday.

A Magic Hat (One Piece (Anime & Manga)) written by Aibhilin, performed by stereden Summary: A magic hat. That’s the only explanation for the whole lunacy he’s experiencing right now. Nonetheless, it makes his life much, much easier as well as promising to make it much, much more comfortable and he takes full on advantage of it. In short: Sabo stumbles upon a magic hat and decides to make that everybody else's problem.

Trust to Mend [text, audio] (Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling) written by BinteMuhammad, cardoon, mangotart_reads, and SerenaEW, performed by mangotart_reads and SerenaEW Summary: >>His path is blocked by a figure so tall >>He smacks into the wall. What if said wall is not as immovable as Harry believed it to be? A fluffy Severitus ficlet/poem.

A Friend Indeed (Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Merlin (TV)) written by InterstellarBlue, performed by pass_the_salt Summary: Rodney is offworld on a mission with, of all people, Jonas Quinn, Major Lorne, and three Marines who aren't actually on Lorne's gate team, for bureaucratic military reasons he doesn't want to bother to understand. Not that it matters, because they are in search of Atlantis's holy grail: a source of more ZPMs. They just have to get through several obstacles first.

beautiful, curious, breathing, laughing flesh (Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)) written by LK_42, performed by esbielle Summary: Alex Claremont-Diaz meets Prince Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor at the 2016 Rio Olympics after the Men’s Diving Final. Alex is thrilled and Henry is amazed. Why is this meeting so different? It’s a diving AU!

Why Don't You Kiss Her? (Julie and The Phantoms (TV 2020)) written by NineofHearts, performed by horchatapods Summary: The boys and Julie have been friends since they were fifteen. Julie and Luke met in chemistry class when they were seated next to each other. Their friend groups started meshing and hanging out together in school and sometimes out of school. Julie and Luke are those friends who always “happen” to peel off together when they’re hanging as a group. Luke decides it’s time to make a move.

[Visual Novel] Gusu Summer Camp: A Dating Sim (陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī (Cartoon)) written by nonplussed, performed by kisahawklin, KeriArentikai, semperfiona, and sunkitten_shash Summary: Will Jiang Cheng find a date for the lantern lighting festival at the end of Gusu Summer Camp, or will he break Nie Huaisang's and Wei Wuxian's legs first? Play this fully voiced MDZS visual novel to find out! Average playtime: 30-60mins

Lake Kane (Stranger Things (TV 2016), Firewatch (Video Game)) written by SSLeif, performed by Rambling_Company and elle-dubs Summary: It’s the summer of 1985, and construction of the New Mall expected in Hawkins has been delayed. Steve Harrington, newly graduated, newly cut-off, needs a summer job. Hargrove is still in town, so Steve’s absolutely not going to lifeguard this year. Eddie Munson gets caught that one-too-many’th-a-time, and Hopper makes it clear he needs to find some gainful employment, ideally elsewhere, and Hop does not want to see Too Much of him this summer, Or Else. Robin Buckley needs a summer job, ideally something that lets her do college prep work at the same time… And the forest service is having trouble retaining fire lookouts in this one… mysterious… stretch of woods. . A Stranger Things/Firewatch AU

Access Denied (9-1-1 (TV)) written by SweetPollyOliver and kitsunerei88, performed by SweetPollyOliver, blackglass, horchata, mistbornhero, kitsunerei88, 42donotpanic, AmyNChan, Avanie, dairaliz, KDHeart, MeggieJolly, Rhea314, and theyarnmaidstale Summary: When a faulty software update affects essential services throughout Los Angeles, LAFD work overtime to respond to the resulting emergencies.

[thursdaygrl]

just to add on to my list of things to do cause why not, here's a muse specific one liner starter call too for some of my listed muses. again for mutuals, pls. like and i'll come to you, choices are under the cut!

amos cartwright, 48, straight, he/him, jeffrey dean morgan fc

crash cross, 32, straight, he/him, james marsters fc

dove velazquez, 19, bisexual, she/her, jenna ortega fc

ellis jiang, 26, bisexual, he/they, derek luh fc

jeremy oliphant, 35, straight, he/they, kyle gallner fc

lachlan murphy, 21, straight, he/him, josh macqueen fc

lincoln ‘link’ copeland, 28, straight, he/him, lewis pullman fc

luther olander, 26, straight, he/him, valter skarsgard fc

mariposa ‘posie’ huertas, 21, bisexual, she/her, cierra ramirez fc

molly thaxton, 37, lesbian, she/they, lily gladstone 

niamh bradshaw, 23, lesbian, she/her, erin kellyman fc

quinn zhang, 19, bisexual, she/her, lola tung fc

raphael baker, 34, straight, he/him, sinqua walls fc

river im, 24, lesbian, she/they, london thor fc

ronan paynter, 23, straight, he/him, bryn chapman parish f

rory medina, 23, lesbian, she/her, ruby cruz fc 

susanna ‘sosie’ vanderbilt, 21, bisexual, she/her, sydney sweeney fc

sutter mccall, 25, bisexual, he/him, rudy pankow fc

warner oakes, 22, straight, he/him, christopher briney fc

zoya reynolds, 24, lesbian, she/her, mikey madison fc 

[zappak]

Franki Wals & Chang Deng-yao [Culmus]

Release date: February 01, 2025 Catalog no. zappak-022

Bandcamp Page: TBA

[Tracklist]

Culmus

Excerpt: https://soundcloud.com/zappak/zappak-022

Chang Deng-yao: erhu Franki Wals: no-input mixing board, field recordings

Recorded live at Jiang Shan Yi Gai Suo (Hsinchu, Taiwan) Field recordings taken in Nan’ao Township (Yilan, Taiwan) Recorded and mixed by Franki Wals Mixed and mastered by Patrick Quinn Drawing by Paco Gonzalez Wals Photograph by Stephen Bradley (urbantells.bandcamp.com)

—

Culmus (Latin for "stalk") marks the latest chapter in an ongoing collaboration that began in September 2023 and continues to evolve. As co-inhabitants of a shared ecological and mental space, Franki Wals and Chang Deng-yao navigate a sonic continuum that bridges the human and the non-human, creating a piece where electroacoustic improvisation productively meets the indeterminate resonances of wind-activated plant matter. These materials intertwine and form a subtly layered aural tapestry, where converging and diverging trajectories can be discerned through careful listening.

—

This work is based on a duo improvisation by Franki Wals (no-input mixing board) and Chang Deng-yao (erhu), who both are based in Taiwan. And afterwards they overlaid field recording sounds on the recording of the improvisation. The title [Culmus] is Latin for 'stalk', and in this work they explored the relationship between experience, perception, and environment. This album has both improvisational and compositional styles by blending the sounds of performance and field recordings. With the restrained electronic sounds of the bass passages and the quiet creaking of the strings by the erhu, a delicate but rich sounds are organically intertwined.

本作はともに台湾で活動するFranki Wals(ノーインプットミキシングボード)とChang Deng-yao(二胡)によるデュオでの即興演奏がもととなっている作品。演奏の録音後にフィールドレコーディングされた音が重ね��れている。タイトルとなっている[Culmus]は「茎(stalk)」を意味するラテン語で、この作品のなかで彼らは経験と知覚と環境の間の関係を探究した。 演奏の録音とフィールド・レコーディングの音が混ぜ合わさったことにより、インプロビゼーションとコンポジションの両方のスタイルをミックスした作品となっている。通奏低音のような抑制の効いた電子音と二胡による静かな弦の軋みにより、静かながら豊かなサウンドが有機的に絡み合っている。

—

Chang Deng-yao

Chang Deng-yao (b. 1984, Hsinchu City, Taiwan) enjoys making his erhu sound like it is about to break and easily enters a medium-like state on stage. His most committed creation to date has been running Jiang Shan Yi Gai Suo (a.k.a. Jiangshan Art Cafe), a compact cultural complex in his home town. www.facebook.com/dengyao.chang/

Franki Wals

Franki Wals (b. 1989, Córdoba, Spain) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses sound, video, text and other means of expression. Some of the main concerns approached through his work include experience, perception, environment and the myriad lines that crisscross between them, employing strategies such as disciplined listening, field recordings and electroacoustic improvisation to engage with them. In his performances, he typically uses a configuration consisting of a laptop, no-input mixing board and other sound-making devices. www.frankiwals.com

[cassorpa]

SAMMY YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL

SAMANTHA!!! I love her sm. The drummer for the Pit Fiends. Quinn's closest friend since pre-school. Family disappointment? But how and why did she get to where she is.(all of the following content was created quickly and is subject to change).

TW// High expectations, Absentee parents, Familial conflict

The following is copied and pasted from my loreforge "History" section for Sam:

Baozhai was born on January 12th 2008. Her mother, Jiang (20 at the time) was overjoyed and quit her factory job to act as a full time parent to her new daughter and, 5 years later, her son Dong. Her father, Jun(24 at the time) was absent at the time of birth as he was tied up in his sales job. This created a sense of resentment between her parents as this absence became a pattern for other important events in their lives. Sam's parents have always been rather distant and disconnected and as a result she became attached to Quinn as she was willing to give Sam the affection she could not receive elsewhere. Their expectations were also extremely high which clashed greatly with Sam's affinity for the arts. This meant she became burnt out at a young age and has been deemed the "Family Disappointment". Her parents are now focused solely on ensuring her little brother does not end up like her.

In contrast to this, Sam is intent on making sure her brother does not have the same troubles she did by showing him the love and affection she never received and allowing him to experience the fun parts of life. The Yan household has since become a sort of battleground where, during the little amount of time she spends there, Sam is forced to fight with her parents over the wellbeing of her little brother. Dong is conflicted about where he stands in this ongoing war. On the one hand, he loves his sister and every day he spends with her is worth more than 100 days with his work obsessed parents however, as most children do, he feels an innate sense of loyalty to his parents that is hard to break away from.

Sam and Quinn met in pre-school and became fast friends because both of their favourite colours were light blue. This has since changed and now neither of them really know their favourite colours. Despite this loss of common ground they remained friends throughout primary and secondary school. They followed each other through everything which caused alot of the grown-ups in their life to joke that they were attached at the hip. They shared alot of the same interests, this was mainly a result of neither of them being able to shut up about this new cool thing they discovered until they could convince the other to also be interested. This is how they found the scene. At the age of 12, Quinn discovered her first alt song: Champagne For My Real Friends and Real Pain For My Sham Friends by Fall Out Boy. Quinn loved this song so much: the guitars, the lyricism, the drum beat that you could just find yourself tapping out with a pencil on your school desk for days. She began to listen to more and more of their music and then began branching out into other bands: My Chemical Romance, Panic at the Disco(though they were not as good after their first album), Sleeping With Sirens and other popular bands from the alt scene. It was almost impossible for Sam to have a conversation with her closest friend without hearing about these artists. So, naturally, she began to listen to them too. Sam immediately became hooked on it, much like her friend, and she gravitated towards the heavier stuff like Pierce the Veil, much to the dismay of her parents.

When the duo began secondary school they struggled to make friends due to their "offputting" interests. This changed however, when they met Felix Crown. One day in their first week, some of the year 8s were forced to come and give a presentation about some of the extracurricular activities the school offered. Felix was the representative for the Tabletop Gaming club and they seemed wholly uninterested in being there, clearly just attempting to get the job done as quickly as possible. At first neither of them found this lanky kid, who had the most unruly hair and the beginnings of a beard growth that really should have been shaved but hadn't been, to be of any interest at all. Until they noticed the pin badge on the lapel of his blazer. A marching skeleton in a military parade suit. The Black Parade logo. It took a while to track them down but after asking around for a few days they learned the kids name and that they usually hung out in the library at social times.

Initially Felix was unreceptive to the two girls attempts to befriend them however after a week of constant pestering they finally gave in and agreed to hang out with them that weekend under the terms that they got to choose where they went. That Sunday the trio entered an abandoned apartment building and sat on the floor sharing music. This was the first time that Sam and Quinn had ever been exposed to small bands and it opened up a whole new world of art and emotion for the two to explore.

A year later, when Sam was in year 8, Felix introduced them to Historic Records, the hottest record store for alt kids, and the Outhouse: the home of London's shittest music. 3 nights a week you could pay 5 pound entry for a night of shit music from a local band and deadly mosh pits. Sam and Quinn both had to lie to their parents about where they were going and after a few months of this they were found out. Their respective parents attempted to ground them but ended up finding open windows in their empty bedrooms.

In their 9th year, Quinn brought up the idea of starting a band and so they and Sam got to work convincing Felix to join them, which was surprisingly easy. Felix was far more enthusiastic than they had expected and they even introduced their new friend Andy to the group as they were in need of a lead guitarist and Andy played.

In the November of her 11th school year, Andy and Samantha found themselves stranded in Brighton following a concert that they had not told their parents about. They didn't consider the logistics of their return trip and as such had to spend the night huddled together beneath Andy's jacket on a bench in the train station. Despite the lengthy groundings they both received (and completely ignored) both of them hold it to this day as one of the coolest days of their lives.

Afterword

I made Piccrews for her family again!! Here are Jiang and Jun!

And here's Dong! My poor boy. :((

[foxghosthoard]

day 2 of @mogai-headcanons's 5 year anniversary event! this day's prompt was bisexual / pansexual / mspec, so i just ... compiled a list of some of my favorite characters i hc as bi. i am cursing tumblr's image limit again (there are simply so many hcs i have both for this prompt and yesterday's...). anyways, from top to bottom, left to right, we have:

dave strider, jade harley, roxy lalonde, aradia megido, karkat vantas, sollux captor, & nepeta leijon from homestuck

dimitri & ferdinand from fire emblem

akane & junpei from zero escape

peko pekoyama from danganronpa

wei wuxian, wen qing, & jiang cheng from mdzs

annabeth chase & percy jackson from pjo

harry dubois from disco elysium

phoenix wright & maya fey from ace attorney

himiko toga from bnha

luz noceda from the owl house

glimmer & bow from she-ra: the princesses of power

naruto uzumaki from naruto

daenerys targaryen & rhaenyra targaryen from a song of ice and fire

natalie scatoriccio from yellowjackets

barbara "babs" gordon, dick grayson, harley quinn, & jason todd from dc comics!

[carolperkinsexgirlfriend]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

tagged by @devondespresso <3

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

twenty-two!

2. What is your total AO3 word count?

161,121

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Lately, it's been stranger things, but I've published fanfic for The Magicians, The Untamed, Sweet Home, Alice in Borderland, Naruto, The Penumbra Podcast, and I Am In Eskew.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

the path to peace (is paved with good intentions)

Hearth-Warmed Chakra

rinsed vision and second chances

Secrets Never Meant to Be Kept

I could say grace was a woman with time on her hands

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Usually!!! Sometimes, I'll get behind by not responding for like a year though, and then I'll be like.......it's been too long.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I don't necessarily do angsty endings, but probably "a matter of going through" because it ends with heavily implied reconciliation that doesn't quite get actualized.

7. What the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I ALSO don't tend to do like, cookie-cutter happy endings. Usually I go for the, everything's still hard but we'll get through it together, endings. But probably, the path to peace (is paved with good intentions).

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I got that one weird anon I mentioned for the Upside-Down AU, and then I got one person on one of my fics where a pizza delivery driver falls in love with a customer telling me that it was problematic because the driver has no agency. And I was like, lol this is fanfiction and I AM a delivery driver.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I've written exactly ONE unpublished smut fic for Alice Quinn from The Magicians in which her evil counterpart came through the mirror and they fucked about it. I'm thinking of doing a one-shot smut fic for the Upside-Down AU though.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

Closest I've gotten is me and a friend plotting out the unholy union of I Am In Eskew and The Penumbra Podcast (Juno Steel).

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Thankfully, nope!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yeah, my most popular Naruto fanfic was translated to Russian!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nope! I've never gotten past the fucked up world-building stage with friends. Could be fun though.

14. What's your all time favorite ship?

As an aromantic person, the platonic ships are usually more important to me. First ones that come to mind are platonic stobin, and from the Untamed, Jiang Cheng & Wei Wuxian who are brothers. Honestly, I usually get sucked into romantic pairings because I'm like, wow, sure would love to see these two interract more! And then all the fanfic is romantic, so that's what I read!!!

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Definitely my one where Jiang Cheng from The Untamed sees ghosts. If you've watched that show, you understand how this would be both hilarious and deeply fucked up.

16. What are your writing stregths?

I think I'm pretty good at little moments. Like when everyone is having a meal together etc, small, contained scenes.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Getting from point A to point B, like, how do I skip through time without if seeming weird????? So, joining sentences?

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I've never done it, but I think it can serve its purpose. Unless you speak the language though, I think it can veer into offensive and clunky unless you get a translator.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

The Magicians, which broke my soul enough that I wrote a crack fic about it.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

My favorite is always my current obsession, so Upside-Down AU lol, but from what's published, it's definitely two million naturally occuring sweet things which is just a tretius on grief masquerading as a soup recipe.

tagging: @wynnyfryd @rogueddie @steddierthings @altschmerzes if any of you want to do it!

[lena-rambles]

get to know the writer / nine people tag

thank you @violets-in-her-arms-writes for the tag! it's a great way to become more active again :)

this hasn't been sitting in my drafts since july shhh

three ships ; harlivy (harley quinn / poison ivy) hawkleaf (hawkfrost / leafpool) hannigram (hannibal lecter / will graham) + a bonus fourth of jiang yanli / happiness (i love her sm she deserves the world)

last song ; em mới là người yêu anh (min) at the time of writing this jackie and wilson (hozier) at the time of queuing this lol

last movie ; battle of the super sons (a cute movie, highly recommend, lois lane is iconic)

favourite colour ; dark red

sweet / spicy / savoury ; sweet :)

currently watching ; psych season 2 (rewatching the series chronologically)

currently reading ; rereading warriors: into the wild because nostalgia. also slowly vicious (v.e. schwab), mo dao zu shi (mo xiang tong xiu), and fierce fairytales (nikita gill).

currently craving ; my dog. food wise, black cherry ice cream.

currently working on ; long live the queen for nanowrimo

last thing you searched for writing purposes ; gender neutral greek names for zacharias' nonbinary fiancé. their name is coriander which,, isn't fitting to the setting.

soft tagging @cherrybombfangirlwrites, @gummybugg, @you-are-my-neverland, and @revenancy

[angryaromantics]

8 for the arospec ask game

8. What are some of your favorite arospec characters?

I already answered this: Sister Carpenter from the Silt Verses. Hands down. But just to make it more interesting, here's a list of characters I Decided are aromantic: Alice Quinn from The Magicians, Jiang Cheng from The Untamed, Steve Harrington from Stranger Things, Julia from Hellraiser, I could go on.

[rotisseries]

the pack plus theo and quinn and jiang and tierney are about to go outside. scott asks lydia if shes ready, she nods. scott turns around and malia flashes her fangs, liam flicks out his claws and then everyone turns to theo whos like 😑 and puts his claws up petty asf . but then stilinski stops them and says "nobodys going anywhere" and lydia is like "i can get through them" and he ssays "we're not gonna fire the first shot. now get back from the door. all of you." and tells parrish to get jiang and tierney back to their cell. scott asked stilinski what happened with monroe. "she gave us til midnight" she wants them, dead or alive, she wants them brought to her band of rebels. anyway everyone helps barricate the doors . monroe is also jamming cell phones and the radio . and its clear that the person who was recruits by monroe is in the station bc ... who else would ahve access to something that can jam a law enforcement transmitter. anyway then the power goes out and someone asks "how easy is it to cut off the power to a police station?" and one of the deputies says "too easy" and shoves nolan into the center of the room. and liam immediately says "Throw him out." and nolan is like "no-no you cant . okay please dont. she'll know i screwed up." and liam says "hes with them." and scott gives him a warning little "Liam.." then liam says "hes a liar and hes sick in the head." and scott is so fucking concerned he doesnt ask right awsy but he looks at liam and nolan ans hes like . what the hell is making him so angry? anyway then sheriff throws nolan in the lock up. turns out nolan and jiang knew each other. idrc ab that. i feel bad for nolan to an extent but like bro. you are highly susceptible to peer pressure and you have anxiety in your eyes. go to therapy and dont beat up your classmates i feel as if that is simple. anyway. for some reasom it cuts to theo dragging liam into the bathroom....? i never understood the point of this scene. have they been talking before this? did theo notice his mood change when nolan came around? things we'll never know. anyway convo goes like 

theo: monroe's not gonna stop. nothing we say is gonna make them get in their cars and drive away. those two losers killed hunters. 

liam: who killed their pack

theo: so what? i mean, monroe's gonna tear through anything standing between her and them. that means you, lydia, malia, and scott. You gonna watch your friends die? 

liam: are you gonna watch hunters murder them? jiang and tierney werent the only ones that were apart of satomi's pack

theo: yeah...right....the hit and run. sorry if im not losing sleep over some random roadkill!

liam: THEY WERE MURDERED. BRETT AND LORI. THEY DIDNT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS. 

theo: so what you think saving those two is gonna make everything feel better? (scoffs) your dead friends are dead. and theyre gonna STAY DEAD no matter WHAT you d- 

and then liam punches the fuck out of him. literallt mean i heard something break he dropppppeddd to the fllooorrr. literally caught the wall and started sliding down it until he was on the floor lying down. effectivelt shutted him the fuck up.  and then liam steps over him and says "by the way im still working on my anger." and theo raises a hand as liam walks out the bathroom and says "good to know." <-hoarse and raspy. 

hope u know during the whollleee fight they were getting closer n closer to each other so like they literally went into the bathroom for a quickie argument to release the tension ig. now that i think about it theo probably dragged him in there bc hes the only one he trusts to talk to besides the fact liam gets so worked up around him sometimes. funny how he talks about not losing sleep over brett n lori but hes for sure losing sleep . my bad

[applesaucesims]

Kenneth knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life and he wasted no time getting there. While his mother had used her younger days playing the piano in the background of gatherings and bars, he wanted to do more than that. His life was meant for the stage, too, but he dreamt bigger, of playing his instrument as part of a group.

So, Ken wrote up a an advertisement piece which he posted all around town, his family's phone number attached for anyone interested to call. He was in the middle of posting his ads in the local library, when a young girl around his age suddenly popped around the corner. She introduced herself as Tatiana, or Tia, and was keen to join the band.

Of course, Kenneth was excited to already have somebody interested, and as soon as Tia gave him a preview of her singing prowess, he had strong faith that his dream was really coming true.

It was not long until they had formed a proper little jazz band of four. With Ken at the piano and Tia at the microphone, there now were also drummer Leon and trumpeter Quinn. Luckily, the four of them got along splendidly, which could only be a sign for great success.

The group had already found a quite fancy local pub that was regularly hosting all kinds of performers. They secured themselves a spot for a gig, with the promise that, if it was to be successful, they might even become a regular act.

[TRANSCRIPT]

Kenneth: *whistles*

???: "A band, eh? Sounds like right crack! Need a vocalist?"

Kenneth: "Oh, there's actually nobody but me, so far. You interested?"

???: "Sure am! As long as you're serious about this, too."

Kenneth: "Well, of course! There's nothing I'm more serious about."

???: "Great! I'm Tatiana, by the way, but you can call me Tia."

Kenneth: "Kenneth, or just Ken. Nice to meet you, Tia!"

[capital9]

More Dislyte concept art!!! I was so excited to find this.

These are just some of the ones I could fit into one post. There are a few more in the article, such as a scrapped Mimir design. I also found the many inspirations for the designs interesting.

[thursdaygrl]

here's a specific muse starter call cause i'm on a roll writing today. it'll likely be a one liner + i'll peruse your wishlist tag for ideas. like and i'll come to you for who you'd like!

aurelio ferrante, 21, bisexual, he/him, simone baldasseroni fc

booker ballard, 22, straight, he/him, asa germann fc

dove velazquez, 19, bisexual, she/her, jenna ortega fc

ellis jiang, 26, bisexual, he/they, derek luh fc

finley washington, 25, bisexual, she/her, lili reinhart fc

lachlan murphy, 21, straight, he/him, josh macqueen fc

lucien olivier-moss, 24, bisexual, he/him, mason gooding fc

mariposa ‘posie’ huertas, 21, bisexual, she/her, cierra ramirez fc

mason greene, 34, straight, he/him, jake weary fc

quinn zhang, 19, bisexual, she/her, lola tung fc

river im, 24, lesbian, she/they, london thor fc

ronan paynter, 23, straight, he/him, bryn chapman parish fc

orpheus ‘sully’ sullivan, 26, bisexual, he/him, mike faist fc

warner oakes, 22, straight, he/him, christopher briney fc

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2020's box office toppers were a wild mix 🎟

[harringtonstilinski]

You’ll Always Be My Hero - Chapter 95 ; Pressure Test

Author: @harringtonstilinski​ Characters: Stiles Stilinski x Emma Thomas (OC) Word Count: 5,965 Warnings: angst, tiny bit of fluff, mentions of guns & gun shots, mentions of dead bodies, minor character deaths A/N: Hi, friends! 95 Chapters down, 5 to go!!  If you like this chapter, please do not hesitate to reblog and give some feedback, whether it be in the reblogs, comments, or my inbox. As always, read at your own risk and enjoy 😊

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Next morning, Scott, Malia, Lydia, Liam and I were standing in Sheriff’s office, my dad and mom included. Sheriff set down a folder with two pictures of two teens clipped to the front of it.

“I’m not letting them out,” Sheriff said. “We’ve got bodies with slash marks. They confessed to killing two people.”

“Hunters,” Scott and I said.

“People, kids,” Dad said. “Self-defense or not, they’re still here, the other guys are dead. And there’s a process we have to follow.”

“Yeah, but Dad, you know what’s happening around here,” I said. “It’s not safe for them.”

“This may actually be the safest place for them in Beacon Hills, Emma,” Sheriff argued.

“At least we can protect them here,” Dad said.

“Noah,” I whispered, leaning against the front of his desk on my hands. “Would Stiles think that? Especially if one of your Deputies is working for Gerard? Ya’know, the guy that took your son and beat him up?”

“I’m not buying that,” Sheriff said. “We know these deputies like the backs of our hands. Know their families, kids, brothers and sisters. We know who they are and we trust them.”

“While that may be true, Noah,” I said, voice raising with each of my next words. “You know who they were. There’s something out there. Everyone’s afraid, and it’s getting worse.”

“Yeah, you can’t protect two werewolves from hunters if they’re already on the inside,” Scott said, voice surprisingly calm.

Sheriff looked at Scott and I before letting his eyes scan over Malia, Lydia and Liam… who were standing there kind of awkwardly before letting his eyes land on the girl behind us. “It’s Quinn, right?”

She looked up and nodded her head, confirming his question to her.

“You’re sure it was a deputy who shot you?” Dad asked. “Absolutely, 100% sure?”

She nodded her head again, almost like she was scared of ratting this deputy out before launching into explanation. “I saw flashing lights. A police car. I--I saw a badge, a gun, and then they shot me. They shot me in the head and that’s all I remember.”

“It wasn’t this Deputy was it?” Sheriff asked. I looked over at him, seeing him pointing at Dad, Quinn’s voice soon following, “No, it wasn’t him.”

“Okay, you can calm down,” I said, putting my hand out towards her. “We’re just trying to help.”

Sheriff breathed in deeply, standing up straighter. “Emma, there’s a couple holes in her story.”

“Maybe because there’s a hole in her head,” Lydia sassed, to which Malia chuckled at. 

“I’m sorry,” Malia said.

I sighed and closed my eyes, shaking my head. “Noah, we need to get Jiang and Tierney out of here before anyone realizes they’re here.”

“She’s right,” Scott said.

“See?! Even Scott agrees,” I exclaimed.

“And take them where?” Dad asked.

“Daddy--”

“No, Emma. We can’t let him go,” Dad said, voice raised.

“Carter, go easy on her,” Mom said, putting her hand on Dad’s shoulder. “She’s stressed enough as it is.”

“Daddy, if you keep them here, then--” I said.

“Look, if there’s a problem--” Dad said, before getting interrupted by lights shining from outside.

Dad and Sheriff ran out of the office, 6 out of the 7 of us following.

“Get away from the windows,” Sheriff said. “Put those guns away.” The other officers in the building put their guns back in the holsters at Sheriff’s command.

“I’m guessing you know who’s out there,” Parrish said.

“I got a pretty good idea,” Sheriff breathed.

I walked forward and stood next to Parrish, knowing exactly who they were talking about. “Noah, they’ll be armed to the teeth.”

Taking his gun from his holster, I furrowed my brows as he said, “Which is why I won’t be.”

“Noah, what the hell are you doing?” I asked, watching as he set his gun on Dad’s desk.

“I’m going with you,” Parrish and Dad said.

“Parrish, no. You’re gonna get some deputies, check the exits, and hope we’re not completely surrounded,” Sheriff said. “Carter, you’re with me.” Leaning closer to Parrish, he said, “And keep an eye out. Let’s make sure we’re all on the same side here. Also, make sure she doesn’t do anything reckless.”

Parrish looked back at me for a second before turning his back in Sheriff’s direction. Dad kissed my temple as he walked by us, following his best friend out the door. I felt arms around my shoulders, not caring about the fact that they were pulling me back into Sheriff’s office.

Malia was standing at the window, holding the blinds down as I stood beside my mom, her arm wrapped around me. Malia quickly backed up, saying after a couple seconds, “We have to get out of here.”

“Give them a chance,” Scott said. “They know what they’re doing.”

“I am giving them a chance,” Malia said, freaked out. “They can talk all they want, but we have to get the hell out of here.”

“How do we get Jiang and Tierney out?” Liam asked.

“Screw them. That’s Stilinski and Thomas’ job.”

“But it’s our job to keep them alive,” Scott said.

“Yeah, and you might want to watch what you say about my dad and Sheriff,” I said. “If it weren’t for them, you wouldn’t have had a home to go back to after we saved your ass.”

“Emma,” Mom said, grip on my shoulders tightening. “Honey, calm down.”

I let out a shuddered breath. “I’m sorry.”

Theo walked in, looking dead at Scott. “Not mine.”

“Do you want me to kill him?” Liam asked.

“No, just leave him,” Malia said. “Can we please, just go?”

“We’re not going anywhere,” Quinn enunciated. “Don’t you get it? We’re trapped. They have all of the windows and doors covered. We’re going to die in here.”

“Does someone wanna kill her?” Theo asked.

“Shut up!” Malia growled, walking a couple steps towards Theo.

Jumping over to her, Scott put his hand on her arm saying, “Malia, hey. Take a breath. You’re shaking.” 

Malia looked down at Scott’s hand, breathing heavily as she states, “I’m fine.”

Walking up to the pair, Lydia said, “Guys, there’s only a dozen of them out there. We can take them.”

“Did you suddenly forget the part where they have rifles, pistols, and ARs?” I asked. “We’d all be dead on the spot.”

“Emma, they’re the last of Satomi’s pack,” Liam said. “We can’t leave them behind.”

Scott looked around at everyone, eyes landing on mine for a second before I slowly shook my head. Don’t think he got the message because he looked at Malia and said, “Okay. We go. But Jiang and Tierney are coming with us.”

Liam nodded his head in agreement and I just sighed loudly. Walking out of the office, I heard Scott call my name before grabbing my arm and turning me around to face him. “What the hell are you doing?”

“If you wanna get yourself killed by trying to run, be my guest,” I said. “But if I’m gonna do something at trying to save the supernaturals in this town, it’ll be trying to negotiate something with Monroe.” What he didn’t know was that I had another plan up my sleeve. I walked out of the building, hands up as red lasers pointed at my chest. “I don’t even have claws or fangs, so those won’t be necessary.”

Monroe looked at the people behind her, nodding her head to let them know it was okay to put their weapons down… even though she didn’t fully trust me being out here. “Do you know what a subduction zone is, Sheriff?”

“I do,” I said, moving to stand in front of my dad and Sheriff.

“Oh, Emma, please no,” they both said.

“It’s when tectonic plates are crushing together with enormous force,” I informed her. “One of two things can happen. Either pressure releases with a series of small quakes or an entire city levels with one devastating quake.” I crossed my arms, letting out a deep breath.

“Smart girl,” Monroe said. “I’m impressed, but we need to release the pressure.”

Wanting to fuck with her, I said, “So, if by release the pressure you mean murder two teens--” I let out a breathy chuckle. “Yeah, that’s not gonna happen. Good try, though.”

She looked me dead in the face, taking one step closer to me. If she thought I was going to back down, well, she thought wrong. “Right now, Emma, I’m the only thing holding this mob back from killing you first then storming the station.” Looking around at the people behind her, they all raised their guns again, cocking them to get the round into the chamber. “And at some point, Emma… they’re gonna stop listening to me.”

Putting his hand on my shoulder, Dad asked, “Do you want a bloodbath?” I wasn’t sure if he was talking to me or Monroe, but we both answered, “I’m trying to stop one.”

“All you have to do is bring them out,” Monroe said. “I don’t care if they’re dead or alive.”

I hummed, tilting my head to the side, lips scrunched. “I think I know which one you’d rather prefer, though.”

After a negotiation and stare down later, Sheriff, Dad and I walked back in the station. At seeing all my friends at the back door, I sighed, “Nobody’s going anywhere.”

“I can get through them,” Lydia said.

“We’re not gonna fire the first shot,” Dad said. “Now, get back from the door.”

“All of you,” Sheriff said. “Parrish, get these two back in their cell.”

Parrish moved around us to take Jiang and Tierney back to their cell as Scott moved towards us, looking at me and asking, “What happened?”

“Well,” I said, crossing my arms. “I negotiated. Using Stiles’ tactics, of course.”

“And?” Scott asked.

I sighed and looked at Sheriff before looking back at Scott. “She gave them until midnight.” Turning to face my dad, I said, “Daddy, we need to block the doors. Desks, filing cabinets, whatever.”

“Alright, sweetheart,” Dad said, kissing my temple before instructing everyone else what to do. Feeling my phone vibrate in my back pocket, I removed it to look at my screen, seeing that Stiles was calling. Sighing, I swiped across the screen, answering his call. “Hey, handsome. Now’s not a good time.” 

“Why? What’s wrong?”

“Uhm, just trying to stop a bloodbath, is all,” I said, watching as Malia, Scott, Sheriff and Dad pushed a couple desks against the doors.

“A what?” he asked, shock laced in his voice. “Emma, please tell me you’re being safe.”

Without missing a beat, I said, “Trying to be.” My eyes never left Scott, worried for my best friend. I didn’t hear what Stiles was saying to me as I looked over at Dad and Sheriff as they talked.

“We’re gonna need help eventually, Noah,” Dad said.

“Any help we call is gonna risk exposing Scott and the others, including Emma,” Sheriff said.

“If they see actual werewolves,” Dad said. “They’re not gonna be able to tell the good guys from the bad.”

Tears lined my eyes as I walked into one of the back rooms, needing to be alone for a minute. I let out a soft sob, forgetting that I was talking to Stiles before his voice came through my ears.

“Emma? Baby, why are you crying? What’s wrong?”

I sniffled, wiping the tears away before I answered him. “Everything’s falling apart. I feel like I’m failing at trying to keep everyone safe. I’ve been running around like a fucking chicken without a head. I haven’t been going to Mom’s firm for my internship, which in turn means that I probably won’t get my dream job. I feel like the pack’s getting ripped apart again, but it’s not, we’re just being dragged in fifteen different directions.” I took a breath, running out of air. Stiles’ voice stopped me before I could go on.

“Emma, listen to me. You’re not failing, alright? You’re doing the best you can. And who said you had to keep everyone safe? Your internship will still be there which means you’re gonna get to have your dream job. Alright? You’re a badass. You don’t need to be doing all the protecting.”

“Even when the supernatural’s being hunted? Banshees, too?” I asked, another small sob escaping me. 

It was quiet for a moment before I closed my eyes and sat on the ground, leaning my head against the wall behind me. Taking a deep breath, I whispered, “It’s just hard without you here.”

He sighed on the other end as more tears leaked out of my eyes. “I know, baby.”

“I want you to come home, but you need to stay there to continue working on the Derek case,” I said, voice soft. “I just wish you were here to hold me when I’m stressed, to kiss me and tell me it’s going to be okay. To show me how much you love me.”

“And I will be. Soon, I promise,” he said. “The moment we’re done with this case, I’m coming back home to you. And we’ll do like we planned. We’ll go to the courthouse and get married.”

I smiled into the phone, even though he couldn’t see it. “Really?” I sniffled.

I heard him release a breathy chuckle before going radio silent for a moment. “Hey, do something for me.”

“Okay?”

“Take your ring off your chain,” he said, me doing as instructed before letting him know I was ready for his next instruction. “Now. I don’t have a big speech prepared, and I’d rather do this in person instead over the phone, but… put the ring on your left finger, and let everyone know that we’re engaged.”

I smiled even wider as I rested the phone in between my shoulder and ear, placing my ring on my left finger. “Okay,” I whispered, a smile still ever present on my face. Keeping my voice to a whisper, I added, “Mrs. Emma Stilinski. Nice ring to it.”

“Yeah, it does,” Stiles said. “Now, go be my badass Banshee future wife.”

“I love you,” I said.

“I love you more.”

After hanging up the phone, I stood back up and took a deep breath before walking back to where my Dad was, wrapping my arm around his middle.

“Everything okay?” Dad asked.

“For now,” I said. Tapping on my shoulder caused me to look at the culprit; Lydia. She motioned with her head for me to follow her, which I did. Standing behind her and Quinn as they sat in the chairs provided in the room, Lydia turned to look at me.

“Our cell phones have no service,” she said.

“Well, that’s because it’s jamming the service to the phones,” I said. “What about the radio?”

Turning back around to turn the dial on the radio that was on the table, Lydia shook her head, saying, “All I’m getting is static.”

“Yeah,” I sighed. “I can hear that. So, they’re jamming that too?”

“Em, you know as well as I do that it’s not easy to find a jammer capable of disrupting a law enforcement transceiver,” Lydia said, voice soft.

“Unless someone has access to it,” I suggested.

She turned around in her chair, looking out into the open area of the station. I followed her sights, looking out for anyone that I might deem suspicious.

“Someone in here,” Quinn said, right before the lights went out.

“That can’t be good,” Lydia said, looking up at me.

Shrugging my shoulders, I informed, “The backup generator should kick on within seconds.” I thought about it for a second, tilting my head to the side. “Maybe.” I walked out of the room and over to my mom, her arms wrapping around my shoulders again.

“How easy is it to cut the power in a Sheriff’s Station?” Malia asked, looking at me.

I went to say my opinion, but Vargas’ voice cut me off. “Too easy.” A body landed in the middle of the room, Vargas holding a pair of chain cutters.

“Throw him out,” Liam growled.

“No, y-you can’t,” Nolan said. “Okay? Please don’t.”

“And why the hell not?!” I asked, voice raised.

“She’ll know I screwed up,” Nolan pleaded. 

“He’s with them,” Liam said.

“Liam,” Scott warned.

“Sheriff?” Parrish asked.

“He’s a liar, and he’s sick in the head,” Liam said.

“And now he’s under arrest,” Dad said. “Pick him up.”

Parrish moved forward, picking Nolan up by his arm and taking him to the holding cells. Coming back into the room with the rest of us, Parrish, Sheriff and Dad stood by the windows, looking outside.

I turned to my mom and smiled. “Mama.” “Yeah, sweetheart?” she asked.

“Uhm, has Stiles asked Daddy for permission yet?” I wondered. “I was just curious. Ya’know, when the day finally does come for him to get one knee.”

Mom chuckled, shaking her head in confusion. “Yeah, honey. He asked before you two left for DC, your father giving him our blessing.”

“Good,” I said. “I thought it’d be awkward to ask you to come wedding dress shopping with me when the time comes.”

“What do you mean?” she asked, a smile spreading across her lips as her eyes welled up with tears.

“I was on the phone with him earlier and--”

“Everyone, get down!” Parrish yelled.

I felt myself being pulled to the ground, my face buried in someone’s chest. I wasn’t sure who it was, but I was grateful for it. I sat up, seeing nothing but smoke, noticing that my ears were ringing a little as the person who pulled me down sat up as well, putting an arm around me.

“What the hell was that?” Malia asked.

“A distraction,” Scott whispered.

If Scott didn’t pull me down, then who did? Looking behind me, I got my answer; Theo.

“Emma?” Dad said, helping me up. “You alright?”

“Yeah, I’m fine,” I said. “Uhm, Theo pulled me out of the way.”

“They said midnight!” Sheriff yelled.

“The grenade came from in here,” Parrish informed him. “It was one of us.”

Walking up to Scott and Malia, Liam had Nolan in one hand, a vial in another. I walked up to them just as Liam said, “Wolfsbane. He was trying to kill them.”

Nolan had the nerve to have a scared look on his face, which caused me to chuckle. “Oh, you’re such a good actor, Nolan!”

“Scott, Emma, there’s something else you both need to see,” Liam said.

Scott and I looked at each other before walking into the holding cell room, standing in front of Jiang and Tierney’s cell. 

“Show them your eyes.”

“We never said we were innocent,” Tierney said.

“Show us,” I said, calmly. I even surprised myself with how calm I was.

Letting out a roar that had me jumping back and my eyes glowing their Were-banshee Greens, Scott grabbed the bars of the cell, Alpha Reds and fangs on display as he shouted, “SHOW US!”

Jiang and Tierney looked up at us, shining their Beta Blues at us.

~~~

Swiping a card through the reader, I stood back as Scott took a step into their cell, grabbing my hand. “Tell us what happened,” he said.

“They were hunters,” Tierney started.

“If we’re asking our friends to risk their lives for you two Betas,” I said, trying to gain control of my irritation. “Then you have to tell us the truth.”

“What happened?” Scott asked.

“Satomi didn’t want to fight,” Jiang said. “We were on the run for two days, but they were everywhere. Then it was just us hiding in the storm drain while Satomi tried to talk to them.”

“But they didn’t wanna talk,” Tierney said, attitude on high.

“Check your attitude, little girl,” I said.

She sighed before continuing with her attitude, “She died so we could keep running.”

“Then what?” Scott asked.

“We stopped running. And we started hunting them instead.”

“How?” I asked.

“It’s not hard to use public records to find where someone lives,” Tierney said. “All we needed was a name. I thought you were the smart one.”

I chuckled, tipping my head forward to press the tips of my fingers to my forehead. “I’m one of the smart ones.”

“Were they the ones that killed Satomi?” Scott asked. “Or Brett and Lori?”

“Did you see them kill anyone?” I added.

“Does it matter?” Tierney asked, attitude in full swing.

“It does matter,” I said, taking a step towards the two Betas, Scott wrapping his arms around my middle. “You can’t kill innocent people.”

Standing, Tierney said, “They murdered our whole pack. You really think any of them are more innocent than us?”

“Em, back down,” Scott whispered in my ear.

“What are you gonna do?” Jiang asked, eyes dancing between me and Scott.

“I don’t know,” Scott sighed.

~~~

After Scott and I told Sheriff and Dad about what Jiang and Tierney told us, Scott, Sheriff, Dad and I went back into Sheriff’s office, all four of us obviously exhausted about this whole thing.

“It doesn’t change anything,” Sheriff said.

“Well, it does for me, for us,” Scott argued, glancing back at me. “They killed innocent people.”

Feeling Scott’s anger rolling off of him, I wrapped my arm around his back, feeling his own arm settle around my shoulders. Sighing, I rested my head against his shoulder.

“It doesn’t matter, Scott,” Dad said. “Because if you find yourself fighting a war, you’re gonna have to kill people.”

“And there’s no such thing as guilty or innocent,” Sheriff added. “There’s only the other side.”

Thinking for a moment, I looked at my dad and Sheriff. “Sometimes wars take prisoners.” 

“And others take none,” Dad and Sheriff said.

Tightening his grip on my shoulders, Scott took a deep breath in. The sound of glass shattering distracted the four of us for a moment. Scott and I looked at each other before running towards the door, him  opening it upon hearing screams. 

“Scotty, look,” I whispered, pointing to an arrow in the wall. We both looked at the window that was shattered, running up to Malia and Liam as she took the arrow out of the wall.

“Wait, there’s something attached,” I muttered, reaching forward and taking the piece of material off of it. A piece of a green jersey with a bloody number on it. I looked up at Liam, noticing him standing in front of me. 

“This is Brett’s number,” he said.

“They’re trying to rattle us,” Lydia said, voice a little shaky.

“It’s working,” Theo said.

I looked up at Scott, a little bit of fear coming over me before we all heard a scream. Dad, Sheriff, and Parrish ran into the next room, me following behind them. I screamed at the scene I was looking at.

“Scott!” Dad yelled. “Get Emma out of here!”

I felt hands around my shoulders, pulling me back into the main area of the station. My body was turned around, face buried in someone’s chest as tears came flooding out of my eyes.

“I--I didn’t do anything,” I heard Nolan say. “I--I didn’t even say anything. He just got up and started putting the wire around his neck.”

“Get him down,” Sheriff said.

I looked up at the person that was holding me; Scott. “Holy shit, Scotty.”

“I know, I know,” he said, putting his hand on the back of my head, guiding my head to rest against his chest again.

“How did I not feel it?” I whispered.

Scott’s grip on me tightened as a gunshot was heard from the room with my dad.

Parrish uncuffed Nolan, sending him with Liam into the holding cell room. Scott, myself, Lydia, Mom and Dad walked into the room with the two dead deputies. I immediately went into my mom’s arms. Lydia kneeled in between the bodies before looking up at me after a moment. I nodded my head, letting her know that I was on the same page.

“That wasn’t just panic,” Lydia said.

“It’s in here with us,” I said. “Probably has been the whole time.”

Lydia looked in front of her, fear written all over her body language. 

“What do you mean?” Sheriff asked.

“Whatever’s causing the fear,” Lydia said. “The same thing that drove the wolves to kill each other.” She turned her head over her shoulder to look at my godfather. “It’s here with us.”

“Guys,” Scott said. “It’s almost midnight. We’re out of time.”

“We’ve already got two bodies,” Dad said, softly. “We’re not giving Monroe two more.”

Scott looked over at me, locking our eyes. The looks we gave each other said we had the same idea. 

Walking out of the room, Theo met up with Scott and I, saying, “I watched two guys bring them in and tie them up.”

“Okay, but how long did they actually have with Jiang and Tierney?” Scott asked, leaning against the desk that was pushed up against the door, looking outside.

“A couple hours, maybe,” Theo said.

“Did Monroe talk to them? “I asked.

Theo turned his head over to look at me, our eyes connecting for a moment. “No. I don’t think so. Just that guy from Eichen, maybe one or two other guys with shotguns. I think they were waiting for Monroe to do the real interrogating.”

“So, she might not have seen them,” Scott and I said.

“What are you getting at, kids?” Dad asked. I hadn’t realized that him and Sheriff followed behind us.

Scott and I looked at each other, and sighed out, “I got an idea.”

“But, you’re definitely not gonna like it very much,” I added.

“Sweetheart, if it keeps somebody from getting killed, I’m pretty open,” Dad said.

“Yup, same here,” Sheriff said.

I looked at Scott, silently asking if I could take the reins on this one, to which he nodded. Sighing, I looked back at my dad and Sheriff, explaining, “Monroe said she wanted Jiang and Tierney brought out. Dead or alive. We get a couple of body bags, put the dead officers in them and take them outside to her. It’s not a very good plan, but it’s all that we’ve got at the moment.”

Dad and Sheriff looked at each other for a moment before Sheriff sighed. “Alright, let’s do it.”

~~~

Firing off a couple of rounds from his gun, Sheriff looked less than thrilled at the moment, even though he was fully on board. Holstering his gun, he looked down at Theo and Scott, holding his hand out saying, “Five minutes.”

Scott and Theo zipped up their respective bags, covering the faces of the two fallen officers.

Theo and Scott took the fallen officers outside, kneeling beside the bags. Standing by the window, Malia asked, “Anyone think this is going to work?”

Liam, Lydia and I gave Malia a look that said for real? before she turned back around, saying, “I’ll stop asking.”

I sighed, giving them the time they needed outside before telling the rest of the group that I was going to do my part of this plan. Walking outside, I stood in between Scott and Theo, hands raised a little to let Monroe and her goons know that I wasn’t armed.

Sheriff sighed and looked at Dad before addressing Monroe, “They tried to run, and tried to take a couple deputies with them, including Carter here.”

Dad’s fake involvement complete.

“Either way,” I said. “You got what you wanted.”

Monroe looked from me back to my dad and Sheriff. “Let me see their faces.”

Feeling their anxiety rolling off of them, Scott and Theo unzipped the bags, revealing Jiang and Tierney.

Monroe looked at their faces, her own contorting to one of thought and confusion.

“What’s wrong?” Scott asked.

“You don’t recognize them?” I asked.

She took in a small breath before saying, “Show me their tattoos.”

Almost choking on my own spit, I said, “Tattoos? You wanna see tattoos? I have one.” I lifted the sleeve of my jacket, revealing my Pisces tattoo I got with Scott… before the sacrifices. 

“I’m not interested in your Zodiac tattoo,” Monroe sneered. “I want to see their tattoos. The pack symbol.”

Weeeeeeeeeell, shit!

“I was hoping for a fight,” Theo said, softly.

“Good thing you’re not the only one here to negotiate,” Rafael said.

“Dad?” Scott said.

“Wait, your dad’s here?” I asked Scott, looking at him as he stood up with Theo. 

“What are you doing here?”

“Making sure no else dies tonight,” Rafael said.

I scoffed and crossed my arms, muttering under my breath, “I’d love to see that.”

~~~

Scott, myself, Lydia, Malia-- well, basically everyone-- was now back in Sheriff’s office, Rafael closing the door behind him.

“Scotty, are you sure about this?” I asked, crossing my arms and turning my body towards him.

“I’m not,” Liam said. “This deal sucks.”

“But it’s the only one on the table,” Rafael said. “In a situation like this, the best solution is always to de-escalate.” Looking behind me and Scott at Sheriff and Dad, Rafael asked, “That’s why you called me, isn’t it?”

“To be honest,” Sheriff said. “We didn’t think anyone was gonna show up.”

Scott looked over at me, seeing the plea in my eyes as my answer to his silent question, but already having made his mind up. He looked back over at his dad, eyes soft. “Okay.”

“Scott--” I said.

“We’ll go,” he said, looking over at me. 

Dad, Sheriff and Parrish led us outside, my mom and Rafael following behind us with Jiang and Tierney, Rafael taking them to the black van parked a few feet from us. Nolan had walked behind us over to Gabe as Mom walked over to me, putting her hands on my shoulders.

“Thank you,” Tierney mouthed. I watched as Scott gave her a curt nod with a tight smile before she got in, Rafael closing the door and lightly banging on the window, letting the driver know to haul them off.

The eleven of us watched as Rafael walked away, Monroe looking back at us. I slipped my hand into Scott’s lacing our fingers together to let him know that I was here for him… through anything. I could feel his disappointment as his dad walked away, the deal that’d been set with Monroe about to take place.

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I was silently packing clothes into one of Stiles’ old duffle bags when I heard footsteps stop at my doorway. Sniffling, I said, “I don’t wanna talk, Dad.”

He sighed and paused for a moment before saying, “Then just listen. Look, I know this isn’t what you wanted, but it was the right decision. When Noah suggested that we call McCall--”

“Can you, uhm, hand me that picture of Stiles and I that’s on my dresser?” I asked, not wanting to hear anymore on the matter. I guess Dad grabbed the picture frame because not five seconds later the corner of it was poking at my shoulder. “Thanks,” I whispered, taking the frame from him and setting it down between a few shirts.

“You can be mad at me all you want, but I’d rather watch you leave the state than watch you die,” Dad said.

I sighed, stopping all movements to stand up straighter. “Daddy, I’m not mad. I mean, I get why y’all did it. Why you called--” I gestured out with my left hand, disgust filling my body language. “Raf.”

“Em, you’re not the only one who gets to protect her family,” Dad said.

“I know,” I said, putting my head down a little, tears lining my eyes. “I just--” I took a deep breath, trying to suppress the sob that wanted to escape… that ended up escaping anyways.

“Emma,” Dad whispered.

“I’m sorry, Daddy,” I cried, turning around and hugging him, arms around his neck. Burying my face into his neck, I continued my sobs while trying to speak. “I-I’m just under a-a lot of s-stress. St-Stiles not b-being here, me not going to my in-internship at Mom’s fi-firm, and now having to l-leave the damn state to not get k-killed--”

“Hey, calm down,” Dad softly said, one hand on my back with the other on the back of my head. “Everything will be alright, I promise.” He moved his hands to my shoulders, looking me in the eyes. 

I was still crying even though I felt Scott’s presence downstairs. “I don’t want to leave,” I whispered. “I don’t want to leave you and Mom.”

“We’ll be fine,” Dad said, pressing a kiss to my forehead. “Just call us when you’ve crossed the state lines.”

I nodded my head, crying harder. Dad sighed and turned his head towards my door, asking, “Who’s here?”

“Scotty,” I hiccuped.

“Scott, you’re gonna have to come and get her,” Dad said. “I know you can hear me.”

Not a few seconds later, Scott walked into my room. I ran into his arms, wrapping my own around his neck.

“Can I get her bag?” Scott asked. Dad must’ve handed it to him because a few seconds later, Scott released me, my cries dying down as he wrapped an arm around my shoulders to walk me down the hallway.

I stopped once we were standing in front of Stiles’ room, taking in a breath. Walking to his desk, I grabbed a pen and piece of paper writing a note to him.

Stiles,

My Handsome. I can’t believe I’m writing you a letter instead of calling you on the phone. Anyway, if I’m not here while you’re reading this, the pack had to leave the state. Something about Monroe and her fucking goons not killing us if we left California entirely. 

Sucks that it’s come to this point in our lives. I still plan on marrying you. I’ll call you once we get settled somewhere to let you know where I’m at.

I love you so much, it’s insane.

Your Beautiful,

Emma Grace <3

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Scott had told me that he had another plan set in motion, which I was more than fucking grateful for. We were all standing in the exam room of the Animal Clinic. The front doorbell dinged as someone walked in. Scott had called Dad to let him know this part of the plan, texting my mom to have her meet us at the clinic after picking Mason up from the school.

Both of them walked in, Mom looking frazzled as ever as she looked at me, happiness in her eyes.

“Oh, Emma,” she whispered, walking over to me and giving me a hug, which I returned. After releasing each other, I looked over at Scott, jumping on the table behind us and resting my arm on his shoulder. Watching my mom embrace Corey, I cleared my throat, pointing to the waiting area as Corey’s eyes landed on mine.

“You told me you were leaving,” Mason said, tears in his eyes.

“I had to,” Corey said.

“You lied,” Mason said, anger and hurt in his voice.

“We all did,” Liam said.

Mason looked in the room, seeing me, Scott, Liam, Malia, Theo, and Lydia standing (or sitting) around the table. “So this was the plan all along?”

“With or without one of us knowing,” I said, looking at the side of Scott’s head. 

Scott nodded his head, saying, “Sorry, Mason and Ms. Rose. My dad had to believe we left Beacon Hills.”

I still had my eyes on the side of Scott’s head, adding, “Everyone has to believe it.”

“Then what happens next?” Mason asked. “We fight back now, right?”

Looking back at Mason, I asked, “What did you think we were gonna do?” “Run?” Scott and I asked, smirks on our faces.

That would be a HELL NAH!

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