#raven has two angry exes

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... tips my head thoughtfully. Did Summer have anything yellow/orange wrapped around any limb? Any sort if obvious partner flagging for Tai?

*Oops, I meant to point out I saw the white-gold trim, but it matches her weapon, and it isn't how the discreet object partner flagging seems to work in general.

For instance, Blake had brass trim on one outfit, but so did Kali, and that outfit altogether was a blend of her parents'. It didn't signify until she put a brass cock ring around her sword. (What? Did I stutter?)

[2-dsimp]

Yandere clown humiliates your mean ex and makes you laugh

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Cw: suggestive! Cannibalism, possessive/obsessive tendencies, Pyrok hates your ex-boyfriend and wants to eat him.

Synopsis: All you wanted was an antique doll from the antique store that was down the road from your home. But instead you get a murderous alien killer clown doll instead. With a long line of history for being known as the boogeyman who terrorized the districts of Devildom centuries ago.

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Thinking about a yandere Killer Clown! that was hexed by a powerful mage centuries ago for going on a killing spree. Cannibalizing the townsfolk like the neighborhood boogeyman. Within Devildom and leaving a trail of gnawed bones and flesh.

Yandere Killer Clown! Cursed to be a doll, with his alien features wiped from his face so he’d be looking like a blank faced mannequin. While his features were transferred onto the plate masks of varying expressions adorning his hip belt. To be kept under lock n key, shipped straight to an antique shop. Where he laid wasting away for centuries with only a mean grudge to his name. Until you came and bought the box out of curiosity.

Yandere Killer Clown! Who at first plays pretend when you open the box. Remaining dead in his doll form just to get a picture of who exactly his new owner was. And whether or not he should kill you and run away now that he’s been freed. There were many nights where he had his blank face jutted down at you.

Sitting on your chest as you breathed whilst his porcelain hand pressed against his mask which shifted into a ravenous expression. Razor teeth jutting out, with a long tongues slithering from the bottomless hole within the masks holes. Eyes boring into you, Always waiting for a chance of when you’d neglect him. Or forget to shine his porcelain body and dress him up in his favorite frills everyday. Any excuse to get rid of you but so far there was nothing.

Yandere Killer Clown! Who after a couple weeks, grew too comfortable being hugged and fawned over in his stay with you. He always wore his happy mask when he was in your presence. However, every time you left and came back you noticed how his mask switched from happy to angry.

The masks soulless eyes seemed to be glaring at you with intensity as if knowing whatever sin you committed to warrant the clowns wrath. Yeah he knew all about that wretched ex boyfriend you kept going on and off with. And it made his hollowed brain rattle violently with murderous and envious thoughts.

Yandere Killer Clown! Who became a touch more realer with every laugh he coaxed from you lips. Whether it be by his switch up in masks. (which always left you with whiplash from how it was even possible for him to do that.) Or from his out of context voice lines that had a morbid humorous edge with insults for your ex-boyfriend.

“Tiny pecker, Tiny pecker, Exy has a tiny pecker! Chop it off, lest it don’t grow any bigger!”

The past few days you could never find peace as strange things had started happening around you. More specifically with the clown doll, every time you went to polish him he felt colder than usual. And his edgy joints were less prominent with a softer more flexible edge. The kicker was that whenever you’d go to sleep. You’d always feel something breathing on you. But you chalked it up to an air drift from the window you cracked open.

Yandere Killer Clown! Who is garbling ancient enchantments via mask. Which enabled him to have an outlet to express himself. As his pointed claws surgically traced his signature sigil on your chest. the happy mask’s manic grin started growing eerily wider. At seeing the reddened glow of his brand on you. Which made the bond you two shared to be completely permanent.

This new status would allow him much more freedom. To battle against the croons curse which had limited his former self. However, it was incomplete, it was one sidedly done after all. So he needed you to do the same onto him.

You needed to Let him in.

Thanks to your intervention in his life there was so much he wanted to do. First thing on the list would be getting rid of that old croon’s curse on his body once and for all. The second would be eliminating that ex boyfriend of yours.

And lastly…Having you to be his brood mother to repopulate his alienkind of was also one of his goals. After all you were the perfect fit. You’ve already shown such potential in being his mate, by tending to him everyday and night. He’d be sure to return the favor tenfold keep you well fed, protected, and cherished.

All you had to do was Let. Him. Inside of you.

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A/n: Decided to make an attempt on doing spooky yantober entry XD

Lmk if y’all would want to see more of him. 👀

Also I think I’ve finally did all the yandere alphabet letters woohoo 🎉

[thelikesofus]

Buddie Fic Recs

This is my 5th Buddie Rec List! I started compiling this list last April and omg looking back through them now I desperately need to reread them all. Highly recommend all of these fics, also please show the authors some love in their comments xx Happy Easter lovelies <3 REMINDER TO CHECK THE TAGS AND TRIGGER WARNINGS

where our eyes are never closing by @rewritetheending | T | 6k

After the lightning strike, Buck asks Eddie to take candid photos of him to help prove to Buck that he still exists. Absolute PEAK Softness. Buck through Eddie's eyes! I was a mushy puddle by the end. 10/10 would recommend. 

i got all my sisters with me by @useramor | T | 6k

Established relationship Buddie. Eddie’s sister has a baby and they travel down to Texas to meet the baby. DIAZ SIBLINGS UNITE! Seriously though the sibling dynamic in this is off the charts and Buck and Eddie are sickeningly in love, it is quite beautiful.

meet me where the tide comes in by @iinryer | G | 4k

A 3+1 fic about Eddie getting kissed on the head. FOREHEAD KISSES PTSD MORE HEAD KISSES AND BOYS IN LOVE!! Need I say anything more??

The one where Buck gets turned into a dog by @911onabc | G | 9k

Law Suit era BUT WAIT WAIT….DOG BUCK!! I am a sucker for fic where one of them gets turned into an animal. They are much more free with their affection when they think it's just a dog, or just a cat, and the bond between Eddie and "Boy" is so so wonderful. And I do love a happy ending xx

can't do this anymore (do it anyway) by @chronicowboy | T | 2k

Short and sweet but GOD this packs a punch. Eddie starts dating after the lightning strike and Buck is feeling Big Bad about it. He is so sad it truly breaks my heart but all works itself out in the end and Eddie proves Buck’s fears wrong.

We Found Each Other (Over There)  by @thekristen999 | T | 46k

Buddie WWII AU. A combat medic and a G.I. meet during one of the world’s greatest battles. This fic is a legitimate masterpiece. I cannot describe to you the quality of this fic because it is beyond words but I will tell you I stayed up until 3:30 am to finish it in one sitting and was left broken but made so so whole again. 

the mortifying ordeal of being known by @the-amber-raven | G | 60k

AU where Bobby is Buck’s adoptive Dad and Eddie is dating Buck but Eddie and Bobby think they are talking about two different people. Buck is training at the fire academy but hiding it from Bobby. This fic is the most beautiful tangle of miscommunication, love and family. 

like all good things are by @try-set-me-on-fire | T | 7k

Perfect, amazing, soul-destroying, magical, healing Fic. This literally covers all the bases. Chim and Bobby both get injured. OH! and Buck and Eddie were secretly dating all along. READ THIS FIC PEEPS!

find a way to you (if it kills me) by @eddiediazes  | M | 19k

The one where Eddie decides to start dating again, Buck figures out his own feelings just a minute too late, and then he spends a week going through the five stages of grief. BUCK PINING LV.10000000!

and i’d choose you (in a hundred lifetimes) by @monsterrae1 | E | 16k

Amnesia Exes fic by the wonderful Rae. Buck and Eddie fall in love via a penpal program and then Buck vanishes. This fic is set four years later. I literally could not put it down. I was reading it in class and then sat in my car for who knows how long just to finish it because I could not continue my day without knowing how it ended.

he never thinks of me (except when i'm on TV) by @loserdiaz | M | 18k 

APRIL'S FAMOUS!BUCK AND ARMY!EDDIE FIC!! In which Eddie finds out years later that his unrequited feelings for his high school best friend were not actually unrequited, Buck is stupidly famous now and they pine. OH THEY PINNNEEEEE! It’s delicious. 

every time we stop talking (the universe starts screaming) by @chronicowboy | M | 21k 

Alternative S7, Buddie Divorce Era Pt.2. Buck does something reckless and Eddie gets angry about it but these boys cannot communicate effectively to save their lives! This fic is peak angst to a happy ending and I felt like I had a hole in my chest OMG.

left your mark on this heart by @chronicowboy | G | 5k

Buck gets medically diagnosed with butterflies and the doctor makes him write in a notebook every time it happens. Surprise, surprise, the cause and effect is Eddie-related. The notebook entries kill me in the best way, the happiest happy ending

ALSO, YES THIS IS THE THIRD FIC BY THE SAME AUTHOR ON THIS LIST WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?? READ IT IS WHAT! COS THEY'RE SO DAMN GOOD. 

endless numbered days by @cal-daisies-and-briars | G | 13k 

Buck and Eddie's wedding but from Bobby's POV as Bobby reflects on the family he lost and the one he gained. Absolutely beautiful, I cried.

don’t wanna let you love somebody else but me by @shitouttabuck | T | 14k

Chris wants dating advice so obviously Buck and Eddie decide to Fake Date for research purposes. This fic is PEAK adorable, sappy, and awkward Buddie. They’re idiots but we love them and the certainly love each other. READ THIS FIC! 

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Lucas Johnson, and why he was one of my favorites in TSC.

I see a lot of people hating on him for his reactions + actions towards Jean in TSC, which is fine! Everyone’s allowed to not like characters, and we’re all on Jean’s side! Lucas enabled a really traumatizing and dangerous situation. But I keep seeing these posts referring to him as an asshole who Jean should have revenge of some sort on, and I’m like ??? 

I thought Lucas had one of the most interesting arcs in TSC, and tied in really well with one of the central messages of the story. I think he’s a character who is in a lot of distress that he is unprepared to handle, and is still seeking the painful truth. Yes he was a dick to Jean several times, but I don’t think this makes him an Evil Antagonist or a little shit or whatever else he is referred to as. I found Lucas and Jean’s plotline to be one of the most compelling in the whole book. It made me think about how much knowing the truth matters, even if it can’t change the scenario. This is going to be a long and unstructured mess that is sort of about Lucas, sort of about the Ravens vs Trojans, sort of about themes. I apologize in advance, but this has been kicking around in my brain since I finished TSC the day it came out. 

I’m going to start with the straightforward bit: why I personally think Lucas is over-hated, and why I liked him. 

I think most of it comes from the fact that we as readers forget that not all characters are operating with the same information and perspective that we are. Our perception of the situation is informed by Jean’s POV– in a lot of ways, his perception is ours. So we have known from pretty much minute one that Jean isn’t an asshole, that the rumors about him aren’t true, and that Grayson is a serial rapist. So when we see Lucas not believing Jean, questioning him or calling him a whore, we see it the way Jean sees it: a nosy, rude, foolish man who is going out of his way to make Jean’s and his own life difficult unnecessarily. 

But when you think about it from Lucas’ POV, remembering that Lucas does not know the things we know about Jean and Grayson, Lucas’ actions make a lot more sense. 

Imagine, for a moment, that you have an older brother. You grew up together, you played the same sport, you loved him. And then he leaves, and goes no contact out of the blue. You try and try and you can’t get a hold of him, even when you join a college team yourself. But then one day, after his team falls apart, he comes home. He comes home angry and wrong and you can barely recognize him.The only way you can get him to engage with you is about this ex teammate of his. He gets angry, attacks you, hits you until you lose teeth. The rest of his team is being put in inpatient care in psych hospitals. You’re not sure whats wrong with him, only that this is not the brother you loved– there is something very wrong with him, and the only thing he’ll talk about is Jean Moreau. 

I feel like when we see it this way, it isn’t hard to get why Lucas came out so hostile when he met Jean. Jean was already surrounded by this (false, unfair) media perception, and then Grayson talks about how much he hates him. When you bear in mind that Lucas has known Grayson his whole life (minus the last four or so years), and Jean for about two minutes– it doesn’t surprise me that he does not immediately take Jean’s side. I’d even go so far as to say that it would make no sense if he did. ESPECIALLY when from Lucas’ POV, Jean starts saying all of this horrible (true) shit about Grayson, which has got to be a sore spot for Lucas atm. Because Lucas doesn’t understand that 

Sidebar: I don’t say any of this to blame Jean, or say that Lucas is without flaw– I say it because it’s a really well written conflict. In both characters' heads, they’re each making perfect sense. It’s irritating to me in books when the author has thrown in a conflict for drama only, by making two characters hate each other for no reason. This situation is really compelling to read about for this reason. 

I’ve seen a few of takes along the lines of, “How dare Lucas keep pushing Jean for answers/bring Grayson to the Gold Court/not believe Jean when Jean is CLEARLY traumatized.” And I get it�� it was painful and frustrating to see him not understand. But also I think we as longtime lovers of AFTG have had ten-ish years to get used to the Foxes, and their understanding of trauma. For them, the parts of trauma that are triggers and erratic behavior and strange boundaries are navigated almost instinctively because it is all of their lived experience. They all (mostly) learned the language of when to push and when to back off because they have areas themselves that they don’t want to be asked about. Though they don’t use therapy speak, and though the way they deal with it often ranges from unorthodox to downright problematic, they have an understanding of the weight of what they’re working around. 

Lucas Johnson does not come from this world. He does not have this understanding– it is likely that the first time he was afraid in his own house was when Grayson came home. Now, compared to how gently and tactfully some of the other Trojans handle Jean, like Jeremy, Cat, and Laila, or even Cody and Xavier knowing to back off about Jean’s scars; Lucas isn’t doing so great. He could have been better. There are a few things to consider though. 

One: None of Jeremy, Cat, Laila, Cody or Xavier have as much of a personal stake in this situation as Lucas does. For them, it's an issue between two teammates, not the brother they’re slowly realizing they don’t know anymore. 

Two: There’s been two instances of drama mentioned, one being whatever Cat’s freshman year drama was, and two being whatever Jeremy’s banquet situation is. So the floozies might actually have a little more of a clue about how to deal with difficult situations. 

Three: Lucas is also undergoing trauma. He had the shit beat out of him by the brother he so desperately wanted back. He’s realizing the brother he loved may actually be dead. That is traumatic and painful and does not make someone act like their best self. 

All of this to say– he goes about the situation in a really indelicate, inexperienced way, makes some really bad judgment calls, and I think that makes a ton of sense! 

ANYWAYS. God. 

The reason I think Lucas ties in really well with one of the main messages of TSC is how he reacts as he finds out more and more about Grayson. In his final conversation with Jean, he is grieving, afraid, and in shock, but he is willing to accept that Grayson is not the man he knew anymore– that Grayson turned into something horrific. 

Lucas, upon realizing this new information, doesn’t cling onto his old world view. He doesn’t try to find ways to spin it to keep his brother in the right and Jean in the wrong. He faces the evidence in front of him, and makes an effort to realign his perspective with what he now understands the truth to be. Put a pin in that for a second. 

One of the messages of TSC seems to be that to look away when you know something malignant is going on is an act of violence. 

Jeremy is the one who outright says it, I will not look away, but that sentiment is echoed in the actions of so many characters. Cat and Laila’s continued rejection of Jean’s scrimmages excuse for his injuries. Neil looking for more than a second at the state Jean was in after Grayson’s attack and realizing something was wrong. Lisinski not brushing off Jean’s reaction to the water and banning him from swimming, to keep him from doing it anyway. Xavier, Cat and Cody’s reactions to Jean's scars. Over and over again we see people refuse to look away. 

Think about the Nest, about the sexual assaults Jean’s freshman year. The backliners who assaulted him all knew Riko put them up to it, but none of them ever said it outright. This implies that everyone outside of the backline doesn’t know. Jean caused a stir because of his age and how quickly he changed partners– which means the Ravens knew he was sixteen. The Ravens, though they are psychologically screwed now, came from normal lives. Even though they didn’t know about Riko’s involvement, at least a few likely understood the concept of statutory rape. We know Thea at least saw what was going on, we know Zane KNEW about the assaults, Kevin apparently understands ‘half the truth’; either way, at a certain point, metaphorically or literally, they all turned away from the truth. 

This extends to Riko’s abuse of Jean and Kevin, too. Jean mentions that he and Kevin went to great lengths to hide what Riko was doing to them from the Ravens. But, given the level of forced proximity on the team, I think that even with these layers of secrets, it isn’t insane to think that the Ravens likely saw clues. They apparently knew Riko was violent. They know Tetsuji is, so really, how big of a stretch would it be? In Lazarus, Renee notices that Zane sounds hesitant when he says that Jean was with Riko, which implies that he does have a clue what's going on in that sense.

I don’t say all of this under the impression that the Ravens could have stood up to Riko or Tetsuji, or put a stop to much of it. I say this to point out the significance of the truth, and acknowledging or avoiding it. 

The point is– for these lies to work, for the story to hold, everyone around them had to reach a point of Looking Away. 

Looking away from someone in distress and accepting the simple narrative is easy, but the right thing is always to not look away. To keep looking until you see the whole picture, because the person you’re looking at is worth it. Even if it can change nothing, the truth matters.

To me, Lucas does this! When you think about it from his POV, he has SO MUCH MORE of a reason to believe Grayson. He was a reason to want Grayson’s version to be true. If Grayson is telling the truth, then Jean is a whore and an asshole and maybe, just maybe, Lucas can still have his brother back. Sure, Grayson’s hurt him, but that could just be stress and Raven related trauma. Not acknowledging that Grayson has crossed irredeemable lines leaves the door open for Lucas to keep the version of his brother that he dearly loves and misses. It would be easier for him to double down, to deny and defend. To buy the easy, common story  And yet he doesn’t. He questions and starts to see his brother differently- he BELIEVES that his brother could be different than the man who left four years ago. He does not blind himself to the things he's seeing and hearing in favor of holding onto some false, memory version of Grayson. To me, that takes an immense strength of character, and a commitment to what is right.  And that is why Lucas was one of my favorite

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

I know I just sent an ask regarding the Miss Raven relationship post, but I saw the scrapped Yuus one and I wanted to ask smth related (⁠⇀⁠‸⁠↼⁠‶⁠) sorry if two asks in a row are too much in this regard too!

first of all I LOVE YOUR STYLE 😭 it's so cute, I always get excited when you post art. and it's so interesting to get to see a part of your creative process in making characters, even if they didn't end up existing. ( THE ONEE-SAN YUU... Miss Raven was saved from falling for another charming smile... and so were the rest of us )

in regard to ocs, I wanted to ask... do you have any other twst ocs? I think I read some old posts about some RSA ocs, but I wanted to ask specifically if there's another "big" one in terms of story/being as fleshed out as Miss Raven 🧐 or if you ever plan to make another Big Oc™️ in terms of lore like u did for her

also... I wanted to ask... now that you finished her main story, is there any other long form (?) stories you want to explore with her? I know you're hosting the future!au event rn, and you've written more side stories (?) about her in similar events... but I mean as in- again, a longer sort of story. I'm just genuinely curious, since I really like your work + her specifically and I'm curious about whatever you have planned for her 👀 but ofc it's totally okay if you have other plans orrr if you'd prefer to let the heavy Raven lore rest for a bit!!

[Referencing this post and this blog event; the asker’s Miss Raven relationships ask is here.]

adskjblfabfqyovf OTL Thanks??? I get anxious about posting my art because its usually hand drawn, non-committal sketches 💦 I personally really like reading about other people's creative processes so I tend to scribble notes all over my drawings, and then they get all messy and cluttered... I'm glad you like them regardless though.

I like drawing Onee-san!Yuu’s art eyes and hair… She is very dainty and cute! Her personality is fun to toy with too, since how she acts and how she’s truly feeling are so starkly different. I’ve thought about her so many times, it’s almost like she’s psychically reaching out to me in an attempt to have me formally implement her 😂 Again though, not sure if I’ll ever settle on a Yuu because the concept of a Yuu does not really interest me.

Aaaah, my RSA OCs were back from like 2020-2021. I never did manage to flesh them out and I think I’ve lost the fire to. I have several NRC OCs that I haven’t shared because they aren’t that fleshed out either. Of those, I think my favorite is my twisted!Iago (who is in part also inspired by my own pet)… He’s just a punk ass (first year Scarabia) kid and Jamil’s self-proclaimed minion (Jamil has no idea who he is).

Ironically, I think the most detailed NRC OCs I have at the moment are the three based on mob students:

Even then, I don’t think they’re super deep… Pome A can be summarized as "ex-delinquent who now has the goal of becoming 'a gentleman'" (similar to Deuce, who wants to be an honors student). Scarab B is basically a Jamil fan boy (though he's less angry/pushy about it than Sebek is; he has more eager puppy energy). The most detailed one of the bunch is Octa A, who is very anxious (Idia-sh) due to being sorted into Octavinelle, where his dorm members are constant sources of stress. Outside of that, he's a very... homely "boy next door" type. I picture him coming from a tightly knit island town and helping out his family at a community center where they help people find jobs that best suit them. (If you couldn't tell, a lot of Octa A's backstory is inspired by the Lilo and Stitch animated series.) The mob student OCs were conceived because I thought it would be funny to sometimes write from the perspective of unrelated onlookers watching all of the crazy stuff that happens on NRC campus and just going, "What, AGAIN????" They feel more like unserious gag characters, if anything.

I have actually considered writing a sequel to the Tale of the Cursed Raven for the longest time! If you've read the original tale, Vil, Azul, and Idia play prominent roles throughout it. The second saga would theoretically give the other dorm leaders (Malleus, Leona, Kalim, and Riddle) importance. Note that 3 out of 4 of the dorm leaders in the latter group are nobles or have noble relatives. That's because the (potential) sequel would involve themes of social status and who gets to shape the future. A-And hey, maybe it could focus on Raven's relationship with L*ona instead of J word this time-- The synopsis is as follows: Having finally broken her curse, Raven Crowley is now free to live as she wishes in a happily ever after of her own making... or is she? One day, a strange invitation arrives from an unknown sender, beckoning her to Briar Valley. Amid whispers of Malleus Draconia's ascension to the throne and a grand ball to decide the dragon's bride-to-be, the timing is certainly strange. "This is far too suspicious," she thinks. "I simply won't go." Then a sparkling carriage pulls up to the gates of Night Raven College, claiming to be looking for a princess in black feathers. Accompanying that carriage are two men cloaked in white and a woman that shines like starlight.

"Who are you?" Raven asks, feeling as though they've met before in some distant past. "Why, I'm your Fairy Godmother. I'm here to make all of your dreams come true."

Perhaps this meeting was always meant to be.

(I WANT TO BE CLEAR: despite how the synopsis sounds, it is NOT meant to be Raven x Malleus. I would appreciate it if readers refrained from discussing this topic, please and thank you.)

As you can probably tell by that 💦 the story sounds very ambitious... and unfortunately, I don't feel comfortable writing it because we're still missing so much from the canon main story. I'd like the OB Malleus and Grim arcs to complete so I understand the full scope of the story and how the loose ends are tied up (particularly Malleus's reaction post-OB and how, if at all, he embraces change). More lore on dragon fae would be helpful as well. I'd also ideally like a Briar Valley hometown event so I can see what the culture, traditions, people, politics, etc. are like before I attempt to depict it in my writing.

In this sequel, there would be many OCs introduced--at least 4 of them! I've been cooking a lot behind the scenes ^^ One of these OCs you've actually met in the original tale; it would be the Enchantress (Estella) that originally cursed the Storyteller. 2 of the other OCs are what I would describe as Estella's helpers, who are meant to be her equivalent to Silver and Sebek. One is inspired by the concept of the “messenger dove + dove with the olive branch” and the other is inspired by Swan Lake. The 4th and final OC is basically all but confirmed would be a foil character to Malleus, an ambitious nobleman twisted from Nerissa (the villain from Enchanted).

Here’s some doodles I have of the 4 OCs I mentioned! The first two are “the dove” and “the swan”, respectively. The bottom two are concepts for twisted!Nerissa and Estella.

This sequel would expand more on Estella's motives and background (something I mentioned in my afterthoughts), as well as tie in history and political intrigue as Raven’s forced to navigate those circles. It would most likely be set a year or so in the future, and the events that take place would inform Raven’s internship decision in her fourth year. (She would be a scribe in Briar Valley!) I’d like part II to feel like a story event that supplements or follows up on the development in part I/the main story.

xbjsbsjsjsb Anyway 🤡 That’s all I feel okay with revealing for now. I want to be clear and reiterate that this is all just a theoretical sequel and I’m not sure if I’ll actually get around to writing it. It’s definitely been fun to conceptualize though ^^

I’ll leave you with this concept art:

[dayurno]

hiii dayurno could you tell me more about raven!jeremy? it's such a new idea sounds very interesting!!!

hiii of course! buckle up. long story and also a collab with ao3 kevjean :3

well first of all let me say that in this au jeremy is not part of the perfect court or in fact even close to it at all. he’s a sub striker with a high jersey number who did not see much playtime during his career as a raven and was on the lower end of the raven spectrum skill-wise. this is important to tell you because the fic doesn’t start with jeremy in the ravens, it starts with him dealing with the aftermath of the nest getting dissolved and losing every bit of his hopes and dreams after sacrificing everything in his life to make it in eau—it starts with kevin salvaging the last dregs of jeremy’s college career by recruiting him for the foxes for his last year, even though jeremy, as an ex raven, hates him (and jean) for what they’ve done both to riko and to their team

ok good. so set the scene. jeremy is miserable. the ravens already didn’t like kevin and jean to begin with, isolated as they were from the perfect court. now jeremy lost not only his team but the lifestyle surrounding it, the ideology of the ravens, his partner, and his career prospects. he doesn’t have the eau raven title anymore and he can’t use it to get himself in the line of sight of most pro team recruiters. he gave up a family (that didn’t love him much, but still) and a trustfund for this. kevin day leaves the nest, jean moreau follows soon after, and their king kills himself. Do you understand how much jeremy hates them? kevin and jean were perfect court, were untouchable, didn’t even know or care to learn his name as a sub striker with not much under his belt—and then they left and destroyed everything jeremy had worked so hard for without even thinking about him. without remembering him at all, in fact.

he hates them!!!!!!!! desperately. With a passion. getting recruited for the foxes and by kevin day on top of it all is humiliating, but it’s the last chance he has. jeremy arrives in palmetto an angry hateful mess made ten times worse by kevin’s constant criticism of him, unaccustomed with normal life and without a partner for the first time in four years. he’s volatile and destructive and he has nothing to live for. exy is the only thing he wants and it doesn’t want him back. :) kevin steps in and takes jeremy’s game from him much like he did with neil, both out of desperation because the foxes are a mess now with the addition of their freshmen, and because, while jeremy isn’t really anything to write home about in terms of skill, he’s far more ambitious and disciplined than the average fox. jeremy hates kevin but can’t afford to reject his help. thus begins the most convoluted raven partnership to ever exist

jeremy hates kevin and has a non-negligible wish to harm him whichever way he can, but he’s also a raven that escaped the nest all on his own. he latches onto kevin immediately, the two of them becoming partners in the raven sense of the world while clashing Often and Intensely with each other both on and off court. their relationship gets more and more volatile the more jeremy goes out of his way to get under kevin’s skin, resentful and so angry at what the perfect court’s done to him, while kevin sinks his feet in and pushes jeremy way past his limits in his training. basically they are a match made in hell :) lots of hatefucking and jealousy and violence and the one murder attempt ensue as the foxes try to navigate this destructive, hopeless version of jeremy that wants to die and take down as much as he can in the process, up to and including kevin day. they’re together every second of the day and jeremy hates him for everything kevin took from the ravens, but he also depends on kevin’s training and presence to feel like a person again. it’s a really big mess basically that is eventually made worse (and better) by kevin and jeremy starting to sleep together to get the adrenaline out raven-style. and that’s all without jean coming along, which he will eventually

[iceflwers]

𝓻𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓷 “𝓽𝓲𝓷𝔂” 𝓯𝓲𝓼𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓻 !

˚✧ ₊˚ʚ THE BASICS !

— ❥ FULL NAME: Raven Marie Fischer.

— ❥ NICKNAMES: Ray, Ray-Ray, Tiny (used by many NHL players), Smiley, weirdo (used by enemies and haters), freak (used by enemies and haters), dollface (by Dominic only, no longer used), baby (by Willy only), sweetheart, honey, princess (by Willy only).

— ❥ DATE OF BIRTH: June 24th, 1996 (Cancer).

— ❥ BIRTHPLACE: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

— ❥ CURRENT RESIDENCE: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

— ❥ SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English, French (not fluently), Swedish (not fluently), Russian (not fluently), Czech (not fluently), American Sign Language (not fluently).

— ❥ ORIENTATION: Panromantic, asexual (sex-repulsed).

— ❥ GENDER IDENTITY: Cisgender female (she/her pronouns).

— ❥ OCCUPATION: Journalist for the Canadian Football League (formerly), journalist for the National Hockey League.

— ❥ FACECLAIM: None.

˚✧ ₊˚ʚ PERSONALITY !

— ❥ HOGWARTS HOUSE: Hufflepuff (loyal, hard-working, compassionate).

— ❥ MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE: INFP - The Mediator (empathetic, open-minded, self-isolating).

— ❥ ENNEAGRAM TYPE: Type Two - The Helper (warm-hearted, sincere, sentimental).

— ❥ MORAL ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Good.

— ❥ LOVE LANGUAGES: Physical touch for both giving and receiving.

— ❥ SKILLS: Writing, jewelry making, singing, baking, cooking, acting, memorization, speed writing, charming people, speed reading, reading body language.

— ❥ LIKES: Her family and friends, her hedgehog, her job, musicals, gifting her homemade bracelets to people, rewatching her favorite movies, watching all kinds of sports, being cozy, listening to music, dancing, making people laugh.

— ❥ DISLIKES: Rude people, discrimination of any kind, loud or sudden noises, scratchy clothing, mushy food textures, her ex, entitled people, high heels, how hard it is for her to read social cues.

— ❥ FEARS/PHOBIAS: Needles, people being angry or disappointed in her, dating another person like Dominic, having a panic attack or meltdown in public.

˚✧ ₊˚ʚ RELATIONSHIPS !

— ❥ FAMILY: Phoebe Fischer (mother), Lewis Fischer (father), Oscar Fischer (pet hedgehog), John Tavares (father figure), Brad Marchand (uncle figure).

— ❥ FRIENDS: Mitch Marner, David Pastrnak, Joseph Woll, Austin Matthews, Quinn Hughes, Nico Hischier, Linus Ullmark, Trevor Zegras, Morgan Rielly, Matthew Knies.

— ❥ ACQUAINTANCES: Remainder of the Toronto Maple Leafs roster, Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Jeremy Swayman, Brady Tkachuk, Connor McDavid, Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes, Tessa Virtue, majority of NHL players and coaching staff.

— ❥ ROMANTIC INTERESTS: Conner Lucas (first crush), Nick Browne (former crush), Schuyler Beauregard (former crush), Jeremy Harper (brief relationship), Dominic Cormier (ex-boyfriend), William Nylander (current romantic interest).

˚✧ ₊˚ʚ FUN FACTS !

— ❥ Growing up, Raven watched all kinds of sports, since her father was a big fan of NASCAR and both kinds of football and her mother loved baseball and hockey. Phoebe Fischer, however, is a diehard Oilers fan, and was just slightly disappointed when her daughter turned out to start rooting for the Maple Leafs.

— ❥ A few months after she was diagnosed with autism, Raven wound up having to move classes at school, as her teacher beginning to give her accommodations because she now had an official diagnosis caused most of the other children in her class to pick on her on an almost daily basis.

— ❥ At five foot four, Raven is still three inches shorter than Cole Caufield, the shortest current player in the NHL. Plenty of her friends say this is proof that her nickname Tiny fits perfectly, but she insists that they’re all just giants.

— ❥ Ever since gaining popularity with NHL fans, Raven has made a habit of making a load of homemade bracelets before every game she reports at and handing them out to female fans beforehand. She wants to help foster a better sense of community for female fans, knowing how much animosity young women can face from male fans when trying to get into a sport.

— ❥ She has also become an outspoken advocate for more inclusivity within the league, as well as queer and disability rights and greater education and support for those with disabilities and mental illnesses. She hasn’t always stayed out of trouble with the NHL bigwigs for some of the statements she’s made, but she’s never backed down and she doesn’t plan on stopping - besides, she has a great group at SportsNet always ready to support her, as well as a pretty good-sized group of tall hockey men who are used to throwing punches willing to fight back against anyone who tries to hurt her.

tagging @lovings4turn, @hiya-itsamber, & @theopenlocker !

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[libertyreads]

May 2024 TBR--

Connor Cow and I are excited to talk about the books we're planning on reading in May. (AKA look at my cute stuffed cow because my physical TBR is TINY.) I have three Kindle books and three NetGalley ARCs I plan on reading during the month so the physical TBR for the month is small. I'm so excited for my reading plans for the month. I've already started one of the Kindle books and I am INVESTED.

Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo-- I'm continuing my reread of the Teen Titans graphic novel series. Up next we see Beast Boy and Raven meet and we see them starting to put the pieces of the puzzle together. This isn't my favorite of the series (that one's next month), but I still enjoy the Teen Titans graphic novels so much.

Aesop's Fables by Aesop-- I found this beautiful collection of Aesop's Fables when visiting a small bookstore in San Antonio a few months ago and I decided this would probably be a good choice for May since I am back to school and I need some light reads to help me push through the month. There are more than 200 short fables (less than one page per) that use animals to discuss human problems. Some are as short as two sentences. Some are as long as five or six sentences. I'm hoping to finish this one early on in the month.

Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang (Kindle)-- Okay. So this is the one I'm already SUPER invested in. I started it at the end of April and I'm 100 pages in. All of the people who said this book made them angry were so right. This was sold to me as a standalone dark academia novel featuring a woman trying to survive the magic school as the first woman admitted to the High Magistry. She has the janitor forced upon her as her assistant as a cruel joke by others in the High Magistry. And we follow them as they try to make it in this magical school. The absolute rage I've felt in the first 100 pages is astounding. I can't wait to dive deeper into it.

Faking It with Number 41 by Piper Rayne (Kindle)-- This is the next book I'm picking up in the Hockey Hotties series. In this one we follow Ford who is the heir to Jacobs Enterprises, but with a career in the NHL, he doesn't want to fall into the family business. His father agrees...with one condition. He fakes a relationship with the family's PR rep. But do things stay pretend? Or does Ford find himself in an even bigger pickle than he was in before? I liked Ford in the other book I read in this series so I'm excited to read his story.

Pacific Rim by Alexander C. Irvine (Kindle)-- Did I really buy a novelization of a movie I watched last month? Am I really about to read it...despite having watched the movie two times now? Yes and Yes. Hey. Hi. Hello. Have you met me? The Resident Hyperfixation Expert is here to continue the hyperfixation. Pacific Rim follows a former Jaeger pilot and an untested trainee as they attempt to push back a giant Kaiju and keep the world from the edge of defeat in their war against the Kaiju.

Icon and Inferno by Marie Lu (NetGalley)-- This is the second book in the series which follows a spy and a pop star as they team together to take down a very bad man. I reread book one recently and remembered how much I love Winter and Sydney. In the first one, we saw Winter brought into the agency and trained up as he joined Sydney on a mission to bring a rich, and bad, man to justice. I was so worried reading book one the first time that this would be a one and done situation with their partnership, but in book two we've got the gang back together and I'm so excited. This time things get a little more personal for Sydney which I think will really up the stakes (and possibly the romance).

The Calculation of You and Me by Serena Kaylor (NetGalley)-- The GoodReads pitch is as follows: "A calculus nerd enlists her surly classmate's help to win back her ex-boyfriend, but when sparks start to fly, she realizes there's no algorithm for falling in love." I'm excited to meet this moody musician and this math nerd and see how they inevitably fall in love. I've read from this author before so I'm excited to dive on in to a new one.

The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton (NetGalley)-- When I heard Kayla from BooksandLala talk about this one, I had to request it. This is going to be a genre mash-up that could be everything for me: Sci-Fi/Romance. It's pitched as "part space odyssey, part sapphic rom-com." Four twenty-somethings accidentally steal a spaceship and as the ship travels deeper into space, the laws of physics start twisting and old mysteries come crawling back to life. I'm going to try to go into this one without knowing too much, but I was so excited to get an ARC for this one.

I do want to clarify that reading all of these is my goal for the month of May. But I started a class in April and if I need to then I will start pulling things off of my TBR in order to keep up with my coursework. I'm hoping that having a couple of short and easy reads for the month will make it easier to hit my daily page goals.

[27helena-solaris]

A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 2

Scylla's body screamed at her with the sharp sensation of pain as she slowly crawled back into the trees with her eyes closed, when something suddenly grabbed her leg, dragging Scylla somewhere else. Her mind was spinning and it felt like it was dunked in ice. Scylla heard muffled voices, screaming for mercy from a master. She opened one eye slowly, wincing as the screams rose in volume. It seems she was left in a bush, with multiple injuries on her neck and torso.

For once, Scylla was glad to be an EXE.

Groaning softly, Scylla sat up, being careful to not make too much noise. She looked up to see a large, fluffy, gray destroying a large amount of the strange people in front of the Master Emerald's altar, turning them into dust. Scylla's fists clenched in anger.

"Oh, you little-" Scylla started to whisper, but immediately stopped as the god-like hedgehog turned to face the bushes on the other side of the altar.

The hedgehog asked the bushes, "Did you enjoy the show?"

A blue hedgehog ran out of the bushes, shouting with a mix of anger and hatred, "YOU!"

Scylla looked at the gray hedgehog, wondering internally, "What did you do to this hedgehog to make him hate you so much?"

Her question was answered quickly as the gray hedgehog stopped the blue hedgehog in his tracks with telekinesis.

The blue hedgehog asked angrily, "Do you know who I am?"

The gray hedgehog looked through the blue hedgehog's eyes as though he could see through him, and said emotionlessly, "Sonic Oglivie the Hedgehog, son of Jules the Hedgehog and Bernadette the Hedgehog. Your ancestor, Jonathan Hedgehog, was two of the last two souls sacrificed to me."

Scylla then heard the gray hedgehog say something about Sonic being a copy of someone called Heephis. Sonic stuttered, "W-what?"

Then, to Scylla's ever-growing rage and horror, the gray hedgehog starts to tear Sonic's cheek off, asking him if the gray hedgehog should repeat himself.

Scylla subconsciously let out a quiet, yet angry growl. She knew that this is not how you should treat people, "godly" or otherwise. She was so ready to tackle the gray hedgehog to the afterlife, she was startled to see the gray hedgehog's hand freeze. Looking around, Scylla spotted a silvery-gray hedgehog using telekinesis, and Scylla gasped softly in concern.

The silvery-gray hedgehog was...scarily thin, to say the least, but he looked a lot like the larger, more gray hedgehog.

Scylla decided to call the silvery-gray hedgehog Silver, after the silvery sheen his fur gave off. Somehow, the gray hedgehog broke free from Silver's telekinesis and walked toward him.

Scylla started to silently stalk toward Silver in case the gray hedgehog decides to harm him. She could practically smell the confusion wafting from Silver. Scylla transformed into a sleek, navy blue wolf with raven wings as she silently stalked closer to Silver. Scylla's bright, glowing, red eyes glinted with a motherly concern for the weaker hedgehogs, and a vengeful anger at this powerful, gray hedgehog for what he has done to this world.

Scylla used an illusion to cloak her existence from the hedgehogs as she got closer to them. The emotionless look in the gray hedgehog's face led Scylla to angrily assume that he didn't care for anyone in existence. Scylla's red eyes glowed brighter as her anger grew.

What snapped Scylla out of the angry trance was the smell of blood and sickly coughing. Scylla's head snapped towards Silver, who was hacking and coughing up blood on the ground. Scylla's eyes widened in concern, letting out a worried bark and quickly ran over and started curling Silver against Scylla's body. She didn't care if no one could sense her existence, she wanted to comfort Silver if he was dying.

"HEY!" Sonic's voice shouted. Scylla looked at Sonic, whose eyes were glowing a sun yellow. Sonic said in a god language, "Leave my brother alone!" Scylla could feel a god's power radiating from Sonic. Looking at Silver, Scylla realized that if Silver truly was truly someone's brother, she'll need to protect them all.

Scylla didn't know how or why she felt the need to protect them, she just does. It was probably just her instincts. If there was only a way to make it disappear...

The grey hedgehog forced Sonic to kneel. Scylla's mind was swimming with unsaturated rage as this grey hedgehog was talking. Scylla glared at the grey hedgehog.

A black hedgehog with red stripes in his quills suddenly appears with a violet gun pointed to the grey hedgehog, earning an amused smirk from Scylla as she watches what happens next.

The black hedgehog started demanding that the grey hedgehog tell them what's going on and how to fix the problem. Often getting interrupted, the gray hedgehog grew angry. Scylla enjoyed the taste of this deity's anger, a devilish smile forming on her wolfish lips as she thought about how the emotionless being would taste.

Suddenly, Silver, Sonic, and the black hedgehog were brought to face the gray hedgehog and were forced to kneel. Sonic noticed several glowing objects that were apparently called energy controllers. Scylla growled at the grey hedgehog for his treatment toward living beings.

The grey hedgehog soon said something about their origins, which caught Scylla's attention quickly.

"Then what ARE your origins?" The black hedgehog demanded.

Scylla sat closer to the forest nearby, silently begging that someone explained what the grey hedgehog's origins are. From the currently invisible expression on the invisible wolf's face, Scylla was dying of curiosity.

The grey hedgehog said calmly, "Correction... OUR origins."

[blairjfk]

“you made a fucking pros and cons list of being with me?” she swears she could hear her heart snap in two. "oh, you weren't supposed to see that." "what the hell is wrong with you?" the paper still in her hand, angry tears bubbling in her eyes, but she refuses to let them spill completely. "babe, please, come on," he attempts to pull her closer to him, trying to take it from her in the process. only to get a rejection in return. "i love you, you know that, but we just can't just pretend those things aren't true." oh, love. love. love. love. she feels sick to her stomach. her flaws, the worst things she has ever thought about herself being used against her. it's so, so sick. a bitter laugh is the only that falls from her mouth in that moment. "oh, you wanna talk about flaws? fine. you're an asshole who constantly makes me cry and you only wish you could be half of the person your brother is." as fast as the words come out, the demeanor in her boyfriend completely changes. "what does he have to do with anything?" "oh my god, is that the part you're stuck on, cassius? not the asshole who constantly make me cry part? good to know." in retrospect, maybe she shouldn't have said it, she knows how strained their relationship is, but honestly, who gives a fuck now? she can go just as low. "is that where you've been when i can't ahold of you? what, are you sleeping with him now?" he did not. oh, just when she thought she could not get any angrier. blair could be a lot of things, but a cheater? "i'm not actually, but hey, that's a great idea. he's probably way better. right?" "real fucking classy, blair." and now he wants to talk about class. oh, the irony, the irony. "and why do you care? i'm not your girlfriend anymore, all i know is he wouldn't write a fucking pros and cons list about me," the raven haired girl blurted out, crumpling the paper in her hand and tossing it at him before slamming the door on her way out.

in a turn of events that surprises absolutely nobody blair is crying. again. and she hates it. she hates that she gives people the power to hurt her and it just leaves her feeling... powerless. all the alcohol she consumed within the past few hours since then not helping the waterworks. she just wants one person right now. no, not her ex. his brother. and it's such a tricky, delicate thing. how augustine is almost always on her mind, how she sees something that reminds her of him and immediately wanting to tell him about it, how he never made her feel less than. she just felt better around him. it's a weird thing dating a twin. blair can't stand to be around cassius, but seeing someone with his exact same face might actually heal her. oh, b, you dumb bitch, you've really done it now. it'd be ideal if she could just sleep it off. yet, there she was. phone open to a certain contact. she shouldn't bother him. her relationship problems weren't his. the ballerina is drunk, not thinking clearly. pressing the call button, blair regrets it and thinks about hanging up until he answers. "hey, auggie," she begins delicately, "i'm sorry for calling so late." there's a good amount of guilt running through her system right now. it's late and she's doing this. "but i kind of drank a lot...." yeah, he can probably tell. "and-- can you come over? i don't really feel good and i'd feel better if you were here," oh, blair, when will you ever learn?

[phereinnike]

Turning this over in my head, the data we have about The Family Drama:

Jeremy has two brothers and one sister. One brother has been mentioned by name and his sister was introduced. The other brother wasn't named, mentioned or introduced.

Alvarez caught herself in a weird pause when mentioning the number of brothers Jeremy has. —three. So noticeably that Jean pointed it up.

Something happened during a fall banquet that made Jeremy's sister who used to attend all his high school games, blame him for 'destroying their family' for sticking up with exy. Specifically for playing exy still.

Jeremy's mother insists that the Knox family support her husband, so they show up to play perfect family.

Jeremy insists continuously that "he is not our grandfather". Unless I missed it he isn't that vehement about his step-father himself, just the grandfather.

Jeremy purposefully avoided cops, specifically mentioning that it was unlikely they'd know him but he felt more comfortable just walking another way.

Jeremy only got serious/angry with Jean once and it was when he was making careless comments about his ex-teamates killing themselves.

I still stand by my first theory but I bring another bite of angst your way: Jeremy's little brother was a raven reject who couldn't put up with the pressure and killed himself. No one has made the connection because it's Jeremy's mother and her new husband's son, thereof a half-sibling, so they don't share a last name.

The sunshine court spoilers bellow ☀️

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Still early to tell but the vibes Jeremy’s grandfather gives me after reading the book is a cross between the grandfather in We Were Liars and Logan Roy. I think the competition was fierce and Jeremy was winning. I think his little brother couldn’t stomach the pressure and killed himself. I think losing with kindness is so much better in Jeremy’s mind than winning ruthlessly because he’s paid the price once already.

[bruciemilf]

Desperately want an AU where Bruce and Harvey are not only ex-boyfriends, but divorced.

Bruce is doing his best to raise Dick on his own, juggle being Gotham's vigilant shadow-born hero, and honor what's left of his family's memory.

Even in his seventh year, there's still a lot to be polished. Yes, he helps people. Yes, he's doing his best. But his best isn't enough; It never feels like enough. But Harvey's there for all of it.

With his comforting hands and strong fingers and vigilant eyes, holding Dick close, shielding his bright eyes from Bruce's bloody, close to maimed figure.

And they're good together; Harvey makes him happy. When Jason, an angry, passion driven, fearless youth all but spits on his shoes when trying to steal his tires, Bruce knows they fit together.

He feels even more confident in that when Harvey laughs and ruffles Jay's raven hair. " I want him," he whispers in Bruce's ear that same night, wedding ring lacing with his own. " Another boy. Another boy with mio cariño. "

It doesn't take long for Jason to notice his bruising, his limping, his hissing and flinching. Bruce had no other option but to pull him aside and explain what he was doing behind the scenes after he nearly smothered Harvey in his sleep.

" I guess I shouldn't have assumed that," he shrugs. " You're built like one of Snow White's dwarfs." Of course Bruce chokes on his coffee, but Harvey takes revenge by kicking him in the hip.

Jason wants in; And Maybe Bruce is supposed to object to his husband pulling their son aside to teach him all legal tricks and shifts to avoid arrest, but he can't bring himself to.

They're happy. For as long as it lasted.

Maybe he was supposed to see it coming, because happy is never permanent. It washes like filth under water for him. Harvey's accident happens. Jason happens. Joker happens.

And their family splits like a blade on smooth skin. Bruce started this alone, and he has a strong feeling he'll end this alone. Dick is doing what he always does, - tries his best.

Even if Bruce can tell he's split in half by seeing his parents fight. It's this dark aspect of their path; This brutality in it. And Jason of course is closer to Harvey because they're kindred companions in their hatred.

Just - there's so many things. Harvey calling Bruce by his old nickname, with a sneer between his teeth, no soft love rolling on his tongue like it used to.

Two- Face poisons something in him. Or maybe, this was Harvey all along, and dark recognizes dark, because Bruce understands him. " Jay Jay say anythin' to you these days?"

He doesn't respond; Tries focusing Batmobile's tires screeching under them. Out of all Arkham escapees, he's always eager to get rid of Two Face the most.

He's something close to happy , close to relief, that between this wall of resentment sticking on them like glue and wax, Harvey at least remembers their boys. God, our poor boys.

Two-Face clicks his tongue, scarring tugged in a smirk. " No, eh? He calls me sometimes. Brat only calls his Daddy when he needs somethin', can ya believe that?"

" Never did that to me."

" I said his daddy."

Teeth in his cheek, sorrow on his heart, ashes in his mouth, " Low blow, Harvey."

" That ain't my fuckin' name, sweetheart," he hisses, ugly and mean, and he makes a show of squeezing Bruce's thigh, sinking his blunt nails through two layers on kevlar. " You ain't got no right to call me by that, yeah?"

" Don't worry, " Bruce hates this; He hates losing that tight leash on restrained because of him; Hates that Harvey holds the key to his emotions, to all vulnerable cracks he made sure to harden harshly. " I don't want to know you anymore."

" Sure," There's a snap of sour, bitter disgust coating Harvey's tone, and Bruce almost misses it from his heart's thumping. " But do me a favour, cariño. Move that clown somewhere else. Cause If I'm alone with 'em, I'm digging his grave."

" If you can find him, I'll let you."

He can't see it, but Harvey's left side is grinning. " Sometimes I regret lettin' you get that damn divorce."

" And moments like these remind me why I wanted one."

No words after; They've said enough. But Harvey's hand still hugs his thigh, and Bruce makes no moves to remove it.

[xaphrin]

Will you finish the vampire Damian fic?

Well, actually....

- - -

Damian looked around the small diner, taking in the eclectic decor with a curious expression. Not that she blamed him, a hole-in-the-wall place like this probably wasn’t his usual fare. Raven smirked at him from behind her coffee cup, watching as his eyes darted from wall to wall, taking in the kitschy decor. Above the diner counter, there was a framed picture of the Virgin Mary hanging next to a picture of JFK, both of them staring condescendingly at the couple in the booth by the window. His lips twisted a little before he glanced back at her, obviously waiting for her to say something.

She took a long sip of coffee, letting him stew in silence and his own thoughts as a kind of half-punishment. There was something almost satisfying about watching him try to piece together her life since she’d left. It was a world he had been a part of for so long, and now he seemingly knew nothing about her. Damian was going to have to learn about who she was all over again, and he had no one to blame but himself. 

"You look overwhelmed.”

"No, not really. I just never took you for a greasy diner person." 

He finally looked back at her, and Raven watched as his features softened just a fraction. A muscle ticked in his jaw and he reached for his own coffee, taking a slow sip. Raven watched as bright, morning light slid over his verdant, green eyes. It was disgusting how beautiful he was, and she felt an old, familiar shiver slide down her spine. It was the same shiver she felt every time they had a moment alone together in the tower. Every half-smile he sent her, every soft-spoken affirmation, every casual touch - that fluttering shiver he gave her was still there after all those years. 

And it frustrated her to no end. She wanted to be angry at him, and he deserved her ire after everything that had happened between them. But… seeing him again, hearing his low voice, watching the way he looked at her… it made her want to forget the things that happened all those years ago. She wanted to forgive him.

"So…"

She glanced at Damian and watched as the sun lit up his warm, olive skin. Her heart turned over and she took a small, calming breath, sipping on her coffee. “So?” 

“What’s next?”

“Well, we’ll need to go to Bialyia first to get a few supplies, and then we’ll need to go to Markovia and track down your… ah, sire?” She shrugged and shook her head. “The spell is easy enough to cast, but we need to find whoever you fought and force their consent to allow you to turn you back. And you can’t… eat anything until we do that.”

Damian gave her a flat stare. “I wasn’t planning on it.”

“Based on how long we’ll be gone, it’s going to be pushing the limits of your strength of will.” Raven took another bite. “And… I’m going to need to reach out to Constantine.” The name tasted like bile in her mouth. “Unfortunately.”

“You don’t sound so happy about that.” Damian lifted an eyebrow. “You always complain about him, what is it between you two.” He glanced across the table at her, leveling a dark stare. “Another friend? One who stays over?”

“No!” Raven made a face and reeled back from him. “Gods, no. Constantine is not allowed in my apartment - ever. Our history is… complicated. He took me in for a bit after I left the tower, helped mentor me and control parts of my demon. But… now some people think that we work together, and…” She sighed, remembering that while Constantine was generally an asshole, he did have a heart and he had taken care of her. “He leaves scorched earth wherever he goes.”

“Ah… scorched earth. I get it.” Damian stared at her still. “I’ve heard, and not just from you.”

“That’s pretty common. Constantine wants to try to protect the world, but he’s adept at making bad decisions, and honestly he’s kind of a dick to everyone he meets, so I have to tread lightly wherever I go. I’m never sure who he’s pissed off… or who he’s slept with. I swear that man has an ex’s list a mile long.”

Damian chuckled and Raven realized how much she missed that sound. There was something musical about it - a slow rumble of notes that sounded like far-off thunder. Her heart ached as she remembered their time together at the tower, before things had gotten complicated. She remembered laying on the roof and looking at the stars. Part of her wondered if they would have been anything outside of friends, but now was not the time to question that. 

Although, she wasn't sure exactly when the right time would be to question it. Maybe never. 

The silence consumed them for a while. Raven could feel his thoughts start to spiral out of control, and she reached over and tapped the back of his hand with her own. He jerked and looked over at her, his eyes narrowing. 

“What?”

“You’re lost in your own thoughts over there.” 

“Just… thinking.”

“About?” 

“You… actually. Thinking about what happened to you after the tower.” He was so blunt about it, that it made Raven look over at him, her eyes wide. 

“You’re thinking about that? Now?”

“Yes.” Damian shifted, unsure of what to say next. “I’m wondering what your life was like, after the tower. What I should have done to prevent you from leaving.”

“I appreciate the sentiment, Damian, but I’m fine. Constantine took me in for a bit, and I tutored under him and a very reluctant Zatanna. After John drove me nuts for nearly two years I left, and then opened my shop. It’s all very cut and dry.” 

“I should have… I should have been there for you.” Damian sighed as if defeated. “I should have listened better."

“You listened as well as you could at the time, and you’re here admitting to your mistakes. Baby steps, Damian. You don’t need leaps and bounds to heal what’s happened between us, just a little time and some patience.” Raven stared at him with a half-smile before glancing away. “But, I appreciate the sentiment.”

[lindyloosims]

Okay so this is The Shady Bunch!

It started out as a little fun gameplay experimenting with Wicked Whims and autonomy on full blast...then it descended into chaos and depravity! These two were dirty birdies and kept producing babies after some very colourful sexy times! They married and divorced more times than I could count, had a throuple with Lilith Vatore for a while after divorce number two resulted in him going off on holiday to Granite Falls with Lilith and getting her pregnant with Nadja above! She was born shortly after Isla, yes he got ex-wifey preggers too, he came back from his little time away to that bun in the oven! They all lived together for a spell, but then he decided that he loved his little curvy blonde human more than the svelt raven haired vampire. Lilith moved out but Nadja stayed with her father and siblings, then along came a few more kiddos and a couple more weddings and divorces, I could not keep up! Around about the time that Eilidh was cooking, Lilith suddenly had twins Jonah and India out of the blue, a custody battle ensued and Jonah went to live with his dad and siblings but India remained with her mother who she despised, so I stole her hehehe! All kiddos under the same roof growing up in Sulani, so far so good, more babies, some kids moved out and started families of their own. Mackenzie became a (very good) sex worker and had many clients who called her up constantly. I turned my back for a few moments in another save and patriarch was DEAD! Now you would guess old age? Possibly shrivelled nutsack syndrome due to all of those children? Nope he was an adult, he died at the hands of a killer bunny! I was devastated and so was his wifey who he’d sent to the farm for an “upgrade” to obey him because she kept having threesomes with Caleb and Morgyn Vatore! Hence the numerous divorces, she just loved being the filling of that sandwich! 🤮

So this is where we get to Jonah! He aged into a very handsome young adult and step-mummy, feeling lonely after her hubby died, went “ooh I want a bit of that” and they embarked on a relationship. Although not blood related, she was the mother of several of his siblings and she changed his dirty nappies when he was a toddler, he has the mummy dearest sentiment for her it’s creepy! So they got hot and heavy, she got pregnant (poor woman) and shortly after baby Bonnie was born, India (Jonah’s twin sister) fried in the sun! She was no more! Then ghost daddy came out to play, literally, and Jonah’s little heart was broken! His dad stole his girl, even dead he could still turn her head despite her “ownership” passing onto Jonah after his dad succumbed to the wabbit. Despite the declaration that his step-mother/girlfriend still loved his father, Jonah thought it would be a great idea to propose, he was turned down flat! But he persisted, wore her down, and they got engaged...and another baby was on the way (it was Jonah’s). A wedding and a baby named Boyd completed Jonah’s happy life, along with his enrollment into Britechester studying Art History. Harvestfest saw him being hounded by angry gnomes after he kicked and shattered one for not liking his fruit cake offering, and his step-mum/wife continued to boink his ghost daddy behind his back! Talk about being cuckolded!

What will the future hold for Jonah? Will his marriage last? Or will he follow in his dad’s footsteps and get divorced? If he does, can he keep it that way? Or will he jump the broomstick again and again and...who knows! And will Bonnie finally ask why mummy and ghost grandpa are kissing with no bathing suits on in the hot tub?

[iamafanofcartoons]

The RWBY “criticism” that really makes me angry is the claim that it’s bad writing/unrealistic for Yang and Ruby to have different last names even though Tai fathered both of them. You see, I have a paternal uncle (my dad’s fraternal twin brother) who was married twice, and has three daughters from those two marriages. He married his first wife years before he even met my aunt, and both she and the daughter they had took his last name. They got divorced a few years later, and because of how biased Oklahoma divorce court is towards women, his ex was awarded primary child custody. My uncle was only allowed supervised weekend visits with their daughter, which his b*tch of an ex wife cheated him out of by working unpaid overtime during the weekends, which also forced my cousin to grow up with neither parent heavily involved in her life. This caused her to suffer severe abandonment issues that continue to affect her to this day. Because of this, when my uncle married his second wife (my aunt), he asked her to keep her maiden name after the wedding, which also led to the two daughters they had together getting her maiden name instead of my uncle’s last name so that he wouldn’t be reminded about the sadness that his first marriage, divorce, and loss of primary child custody caused him. Therefore, this “criticism” basically says that my uncle’s family structure is illogical and shouldn’t exist, which is very insensitive to him, my oldest cousin, and all the other divorced fathers out there.

Okay okay give me ...gimme a second.

Okay, yeah, that's fair.

And we can respectfully critique the writers for not doing enough to explain that.

Here's the issue.

As you can see....there is no respect from most critics. The fact that you're trying to be respectful is something the RWBY Fandom appreciates.

We can take criticism. When its respectful. Insulting the writers ain't respectful, and you don't do that. They do. And then they complain that Miles and Kerry are immature for not respecting their insults and demands.

The fact that the RWBY Critics like to mock fans' mental health or tell them to take pills also concerns me, but that's for another conversation.

Now to answer your question.

Technically, Taiyang was married to Raven Branwen when he and Summer had Ruby, even though Tai and Raven split.

And Summer did not take Taiyang's last name.

They weren't married after all, and I can imagine a woman like Summer wanting to keep her own identity to remind Tai that she wasn't some Silver Medal, but his hero.

After Summer's Death, Tai probably refrained from changing Ruby's last name out of reverence for her mom.

That's how we can respect the writer's viewpoint.

Though I imagine people are going to scream at me and say "there's no excuse for lazy writing, stop justifying rwby's bad writing."

At this point we might as well consider RWDE to be a conservative group. They certainly embrace many of the values.

[thecreaturecodex]

Bugblatter Beast

“The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal” © Richard Svensson, accessed at his deviantArt gallery here

[There have been an enormous number of different versions of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: radio play, book, miniseries, video game, film. All of them at least mention the ravenous bugblatter beast of Traal, a creature so stupid that it thinks that if you can’t see it, it can’t see you. There’s a mechanical hook if I’ve ever heard one. Remember, bugblatter beasts will make a fine meal for of any tourists visiting Traal!]

Bugblatter Beast CR 10 N Magical Beast This creature is a quadruped of faintly reptilian aspect, with an enormous head making up about half of its body. Its pillar like legs end in sharp claws, and its maw is filled with irregular teeth. It wears a very hungry, very stupid, expression.

A bugblatter beast is a carnivorous monster as dull minded as it is ravenous. A bugblatter beast can barely distinguish self from non-self, and exists in a perpetual state of hallucination. Some of the things it attempts to eat are not real, leaving it perennially hungry and angry. Its state of perception is so loosely tied to reality that, if a creature cannot see it, it forgets that it can see the creature, and so generally ignores it. With such a preposterous behavioral regimen, it is apparent that the bugblatter beast was created as a joke, perhaps by some powerful fey or protean.

Bugblatter beasts are so weak-willed that they are easily controlled by more intelligent creatures, but so stupid that it is usually not worth the effort. Some species use them as a method of executions, as their voracious attacks are not soon forgotten by those that witness them. The prisoner’s face is usually covered by a staring mask, else they might close their eyes and the bugblatter beast might lose interest. The practice of having a cloth to cover one’s head and avoid the creature’s gaze is common in areas where bugblatter beasts roam.

Bugblatter beasts are solitary creatures. If two of them come across one another and either is hungry, they soon turn on and fight each other, usually to the death. If both are well fed and not ravenous, they will mate in a swift, perfunctory fashion. The female lays her eggs, covers them with earth or vegetation, and then promptly forgets about them. As the first thing a newborn bugblatter beast sees is typically its siblings, it then tries to eat them. Rarely does more than one bugblatter beast survive a nest.

Bugblatter Beast  CR 10 XP 9,600 N Huge magical beast Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, Perception +11 Defense AC 23, touch 10, flat-footed 21 (-2 size, +2 Dex, +13 natural) hp 138 (12d10+72) Fort +14, Ref +12, Will +1 DR 10/magic; Immune ability damage, ability drain, confusion and insanity effects; SR 21 Weakness daft as a bush Offense Speed 40 ft. Melee bite +14 (2d8+16/19-20 plus grab), 2 claws +14 (1d8+16) Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft. Special Attacks aggressive, fast swallow, swallow whole (AC 21, 26 hp, 2d6+12 bludgeoning) Statistics Str 26, Dex 14, Con 22, Int 1, Wis 1, Cha 1 Base Atk +12; CMB +22 (+26 grapple); CMD 34 (38 vs. trip) Feats Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack (B) Skills Acrobatics +9 (+13 when jumping), Climb +13, Perception +11, Swim +13; Racial Modifiers +8 Perception SQ armored stomach Ecology Environment warm and temperate hills Organization solitary or pair Treasure incidental Special Abilities Aggressive (Ex) A bugblatter beast gains Power Attack as a bonus feat, and is always treated as using the Power Attack feat to modify its attacks. It cannot choose not to use Power Attack. Armored Stomach (Ex) A bugblatter beast’s stomach gains a +4 natural armor bonus above the norm, and has double as many hit points as normal. Daft as a Bush (Ex) A bugblatter beast treats creatures that cannot see it as if they were invisible.