#red hook crit

[hellfirenacht]

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Request Info

CLOSED

WON'T write: shy!reader, popular!reader, cheerleader!reader breeding kink, parent!Eddie or parent!reader, pregnancy

WILL write: Eddie Munson x Reader, smut, fluff, angst

***Requests are subject to approval and aren't guaranteed.

Stranger Things (Eddie/Reader)

Wing Man: (AO3) Steve ‘the Hair’ Harrington is your best friend, and is constantly striking out. Sick of this, you two make a deal; you’ll wing man for each other. Hooking Steve up with dates is easy, but he finds himself struggling to find you a date. At least, until Dustin starts talking about his new cool friend Eddie. COMPLETE

Anomaly: You can talk to anyone in school with no problem. At least, anyone who’s not named Eddie Munson.

Isekai Chronicles: Through no powers of your own, you end up in Hawkins 1985, in a tv show that you once saw on Netflix.

Clean: (AO3) After the battle in the Upside Down, you and Eddie try and get clean. SMUT

Candygram: (AO3) It's Valentine's Day and you shoot your shot with Eddie by sending him a candygram.

Water Balloons: (AO3) You and Eddie agree that you aren't interested in having kids.

Meet Me At 4:20: (AO3) It’s hard to be the new kid in a small town during senior year, and there’s only one person you actually want to be friends with. So you do the only logical thing, and set up a drug deal.

Dress Code: (AO3) It’s too damn hot to be wearing your Hellfire Club shirt, unfortunately the rest of the club disagrees. One Shot. Reader x Eddie if you squint (Part 2)

C'More, It's Just One Night: (AO3) (Two-Shot) After getting a fake love note in your locker, you ask Eddie to help you mess up some bullies plans. (Part 2)

Splash Zone: (AO3) You and Eddie go to Gareth’s Pool Party

This Machine...: (AO3) Your birthday is coming up, and Eddie makes you a present.

Saving Throws: Hellfire is your favorite place to be, but why is it so hard to show up when the sun sets at 4 pm?

Corroded Coffin Friendship Bracelets Trend HCs

Being in Hellfire Club HCs

HIATUS

Players Wanted Master List: A series of one-shots about various Readers asking to join Hellfire Club (HIATUS)

Plus One: (AO3) (HIATUS) Once upon a time, you made a deal with the school freak that if he ever got famous then he'd invite you to be his plus one at a red carpet event. Now a decade later an invite shows up at your house asking you to be the +1 to Eddie Munson, front man of Corroded Coffin. (1 2 HIATUS)

Upside Down to Inside Out: (AO3) It has been four months since anyone has heard from Eddie 'The Freak' Munson. After the Events of the Upside Down, he skips town, leaving you to reflect on the fallout and how your relationship changed during the battle for Hawkins. (1 2)

Crit Happens: (AO3) You are who’s Dustin’s favorite cousin from out of town who is staying with him for the summer. Eddie finds himself jealous as he's suddenly been pushed aside as Dustin’s favorite dungeon master. When Dustin insists that Eddie join the campaign, you and Eddie quickly butt heads about how Dungeons and Dragons should be played.

Sally Face (Sal Fisher/Reader)

Can't Be Unseen: (AO3) Flirting is fun, but flirting with Sal Fisher is the most fun of all.

Beetlejuice The Musical (Beetlejuice/Reader)

The Convention Fic: You were a mod for one of the biggest YouTube gamer, Beetlejuice. Now you’re finally going to meet him in person. Shitpost AU got Wild (Discontinued)

Snapchat: You’re on vacation and to your surprise, your favorite demon sends you a friend request on SnapChat. 18+

Haunt Me: Possession, haunting, rough sex, consensual scene, respecting safe-words, after care. 18+

The Conglomerate (Demon OCs x Reader)

The Ciarog Cockwarming Fic: Exactly what you expect. 18+

**Dividers by @strangergraphics

[saingirl101]

NeverAfter Ep 13 As Brian David Gilbert Gifs (SPOILERS!!!!)

I had a singular follower follow me after finding these gif threads and you know what I respect you and so this one is especially for you. Lets continue the wild ride!

As always:

Our reaction to that Mer King figurine (aka we love daddy we hate daddy):

All of us on tender-hooks as the gang takes their first initiative acts:

Basically everyone missing their saving throw and 22 piercing dmg:

THE TWIST OF YLFA THINKING SHE BEEFED HER GRAPPLE CHECK ONLY TO REALIZE SHE TIED BRENNAN AND CRIT ON THE RE-ROLL AND STOP MIRA FROM MOVING:

The dice continuing their curse on murph:

tImothy inspiring Pinocchio by admitting he is fucking terrified and running in an opposite direction:

THE FUCKING TERRIBLE DOGFISH SHOWING UP:

...and it eating Daddy King:

PINOCCHIO CLUTCHING THIS FIGHT WITH A CRIT TO FIGURE OUT THE WEAKNESS OF THE TERRIBLE DOGFISH:

Ylfa readying her action to jump on the terrible dogfish and potentially go under to destroy an eye:

The continuing daddy check bit:

TIMOTHY SAVING PIBS LIFE WITH SILVERY BARBS FROM THE MER PERSONS CRIT:

Gerard and Pib continuing their wonderful tag team attack with commanders strike and killing the red fish who almost killed pib:

Rosamund going down and getting swallowed by the Terrible DogFish and Ylfa going in after her:

Ally constantly changing their mind as their try and determine their action and move:

THE SEA WITCH COMING AS THE CALVARY WITH A BALlISTA:

LOU USING CALL TO DESTINY TO SAVE YLFA'S BAD ROLL AND MAKING THE TERRIBLE DOG FISH FAIL ITS CON SAVE:

THE GANG SAVING ROSAMUND FROM FAILING HER DEATH SAVES AND GETTING HER ANF YLFA OUT OF THE FISH AND THE DICE BLESSING HER BY LETTING HER SWALLOW THE GOOD BERRY:

Gerard still continuing the daddy check bit to try and convince the fish people to be peaceful AND ALMOST GETTING DRAGGED OFF THE MAP BOARD:

The gang finally catching a break and getting out of the way before being eaten by the terrible dogfish:

Rosamund finally drawing blood after being eaten and almost dying, as she pierces one of the terrible dogfish's eye and landing a hit on murph's fish nemesis:

Pinocchio having the trolley problem with the terrible dogfish:

Pib having amazing luck with a clutch nat 20, having all of ally's bonuses, and his own feats and DESTROYING THE OTHER TERRIBLE DOGFISH EYE TO GET HIM TO RUN AWAY:

Gerard finally getting his vengeance on the fish people:

WHAT A FUCKING STRESSFUL EPISODE BUT THANK GOD IT ENDED THE WAY IT DID.

And as always we leave you with a brennan applicable gif:

[lostboypussy]

About Me

Hi, I’m Ollie.

I’m a 32 y/o, Canadian, Autistic, Queer Trans Masc, 7 years on T, 1yr post top surgery, and my pronouns are he/they.

I'm a writer, film-lover, and book enthusiast.

LETTERBOXED TOP 4:

Hook

The Fall Guy

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Rocketman

FAVOURITE ANIMATED FILMS:

Rise of the Guardians

The Wild Robot

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

The Lego Batman Movie

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Onward

Monsters’ Inc

Turning Red

Currently Reading:

Currently Watching:

Dimension 20: Misfits & Magic S2

Crit Role C3: Bells Hells

Crit Role C2: The Mighty Nein

The L Word

9-1-1 / 9-1-1: Lone Star

I do not own any images I post, (unless states in the tags). This is a safe space for queer folks and queer folks only. (Cis het men DNI)

[donutsupremacy]

Partners in Crime

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Summary

"Teaming up with your agency's best spy, agent Shikanoin, the two of you were tasked to infiltrate a grand masquerade and retrieve a highly valuable toxin. However, neither of you were prepared to accidentally attract the other while doing so."

Warnings

Physical fighting that's badly written

Blood

Guns

A twinge of jealous and protective Heizou

Cussing

Non-consensual touching

Sexual jokes sprinkled in

Idk wtf i'm writing so this whole thing is just full of bullshit but I did it anyways because Heizou

Heizou is a little shit, but genuinely thinks you're the prettiest person he's ever seen in his whole life

The fighting part is half baked, but 100% cringe

Reader is gender neutral, attire is not mentioned

Spy AU

This fic is much longer than usual

Not proofread—

A/N: Happy Valentine's day! Celebrate with me as I sit on my bed, farming for Heizou's Crit DMG artifacts and cry in DEF% while simping for him~

This is especially for Heizou because I would sell my kidneys for him if he asked—

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Your romance begins here

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"He likes being late, i'll give you that." You grumbled impatiently, tapping your foot on the marble tiles of the floor. Your eyes glanced at the clock on the opposite side of the room, it was near 8PM, which is when the both you and your partner are supposed to be at the masquerade.

Two boxes sat on the desk, one red and the other [favorite colour], collecting dust since this afternoon. Both boxes contained your preferred attire, presumably his as well.

"Shikanoin just happens to live really far from the agency. You know, he always arrives 10 minutes late before a meeting." Kuki said, her eyes glued to the paper in front her. "Plus, you don't get to be on paperwork duty every single damn day..."

You chuckled, patting her on the back. "You're the only reliable one here, I would end up sleeping while reading halfway and drool on the papers." Kuki snorted while sorting out a small pile of papers, giving you a gentle punch to the shoulder.

You leaned back on the wall with your arms crossed, thinking back to when you received the mission. You have yet to see this elusive 'Shikanoin Heizou', neither has he actually met you. All you knew was that he was the best spy in the agency, also quite the troublemaker.

According to the task given by the director, both of you are to infiltrate a masquerade and search for a toxin that could not only sell for dozens, but also kill a whole elephant in one tiny drop.

It was odd, putting supposedly the best spy on the job, only to bring in someone else to help sounded pretty ridiculous to you. You're not even sure if you could work things out with this guy, he's rebellious and tends to push the wrong buttons all the time by being a huge tease.

You would just have to bite the bullet on this one.

"Shinobu! Nice to see you again so late in the night!" A sudden unfamiliar voice called out nearby, you whipped your head around to see a burgundy haired male sauntering towards the both of you. His olive eyes met yours, the corner of his lips perking upwards into a smirk.

You clicked your tongue, unfolding your arms and grabbing the two boxes from Kuki's desk. "Took you long enough, c'mon, go get changed." You tossed the red box to him and heades straight for the rest room, only to stop when you heard him whistle a little to loudly for your taste.

"Oh, so this is '[Full name]', hm? My, my, Shinobu, did you pick them out as my little helper personally for me? You certainly know my taste." Your cheeks grew warm at his compliment given in a casual tone, turning around to glare at him, only to have his surprisingly muscular arms hooked around your neck.

"H-Hey! Where do— y-your arm, Shikanoin!" You struggled to pry his arm off, facing away in hopes that he wouldn't see the blush on your face and realize that his charm had worked on you.

From not so far away, your green haired friend barely suppressed her laughter. To be honest, Shikanoin Heizou was right.

It was her who picked you out as his partner.

<Time skip>

You placed your [Favorite colour] mask over your face, barely batting an eye at your bored partner who was standing next to you, his eyes wandering around. You're not sure if he's scanning the place of if he's actually bored and mindlessly looking around.

After thanking the driver, you immediately walked off without waiting for Heizou. He stood there for a brief second, watching you walk away from him. The burgundy haired male jogged up to you, his face obscured by the mask he wore, but you could still see the playfulness in his eyes.

"Hey, now, sweet heart, why the long face? It's a party, parties are meant about having fun! So turn that frown upside down, yeah?" He chuckled, but you only rolled your eyes.

"I'll smile when we get inside." You whispered to him, noticing several other nobles nearby. You hear him chuckle, thankful for the mask covering your face.

"Buzzkill..." Shikanoin muttered in a dejected manner, watching you walk away from him. Still, he stood up straight, he wasn't going to let your little rejection slide so easily.

You have to admit, though, he looked quite charming in that suit of his.

Perhaps he could use that charm of his to coax out the location of the toxin from the host, if he were to be insane enough.

Entering the mansion, you marveled at the interior design of the marbled floor and the golden chandelier hanging above you. The room was flooded with nobles wearing all sorts of masks, many which covered their faces. Some took their masks off, complaining it would ruin their makeup.

However, your masks were no ordinary masks, but gadgets used to detect for the substance behind thin walls. You reached up to subtly press the tiny button behind your mask, pretending to adjust it. You looked around through the mask's green vision, but couldn't find anything.

You quietly clicked your tongue, grabbing onto Heizou's sleeves, only to realize he wasn't near you. "...Heiz— ugh." You bit your tongue from yelling his name, eyes glaring at the said spy who was now all the way across the room chatting with two ladies.

This was the best spy in the agency? You're starting to think the whole world is doomed now. You pressed the button behind your mask once more, pretending to adjust it as you began walking in a random direction, looking around to see where it could be.

Neither of you were given much information on where it could be, for all you know, it's possible the host had sold it off in an auction hours before the party. You had no choice but to continue foward in search of the toxin.

You spared another glance at your partner, finding out he was gone from his original position and now chatting with a group of men, a glass cup of wine in their hand.

Your eyes met with his, you narrowed your eyes at him, giving a subtle 'What are you doing!?' message to him. He lifted up a finger to his index, his eyes now serious. You nearly scoffed out loud, he was supposed to help you find the toxin but he would rather sneak off and chat around with others for no reason!? 'Some team effort this is...'

You turned away in a huff, continuing your search alone.

Unfortunately for the both of you, the host wasn't available at the moment, not until midnight. You would've tried to find the host and persuade them to reveal the toxin's location.

Maybe it would've ended in a fight either way, but it's better to save up your time and effort for this.

Not paying attention to your surroundings, you had realized you were lost and couldn't see Shikanoin anywhere now. You kept yourself from yelling out his name, opting to search for him instead in case he got himself into any trouble.

Even if he's as annoying, you still need to make sure he wouldn't be alone in a fight and get seriously injured.

You slide yourself through countless masked strangers, uttering out apologies when you stepped on their foot or attire. It wasn't long until you saw that familiar burgundy red hair of his, you let out a quiet sigh and reached out to grab his shoulder.

"You need to stop fooling around and start helpi— Oh! Uh..." You reeled your hand away when you were met with an unfamiliar face, now, you found yourself in a rather awkward position. "I-I'm so sorry, sir. I thought you were my friend."

You bowed your head apologetically and hurriedly turned around to continue looking for your partner, but a hand firmly grabbing onto your shoulders stopped you in your tracks. A velvety chuckle erupted from the man's throat, pulling you back to him. "Don't sweat it, sugar. Turn that frown upside down, yeah? You look cuter with a smile~"

He wasn't drunk, you could tell by the lack of alcohol in his breath. His eyes, though sober had a dangerous glint in them, the smile he wore was nothing but sinister.

He began trying to pull you closer to him, his hands moving from your shoulder to your hips, dangerously close to your rear. You cringed, feeling his fingers dig deeper into the fabric of your outfit and grazing against your skin.

"Thanks... but I need to find my friend—" You tried to push him away, afraid of drawing attention.

"Why, I think your friend has already ditched you. Such a pity, isn't it?" He chuckled, grabbing your chin and forcing you to face him. "Don't worry, sweetheart... I can show you a great time if you—"

"Unfortunately for you, good sir, they already have someone else showing them a good time." Once again, you were dragged away. This time, you smiled at your burgundy haired saviour, whose smile was less friendly and more threatening towards the man.

You came back to your senses when you realized his arm wrapped around your waist, your face burning bright red at how tight his hold was on you. "...At least don't hold me like this!" You hissed quietly at him, wishing to wipe the smirk off his face with a punch.

Honestly, though, you were more relieved to see him. You'd still take that to the grave anyways.

The man clicked his tongue, adjusting the cuff of his suit and reached out to grab you again. "Friend of them, I presume? Too bad, I already reserved a wonderful night with them—"

Heizou only chuckled, slapping his hand away rather harshly. "Oh? I already reserved a one way ticket to hell for you, wouldn't want to pass up that opportunity now, would you?" The man glared at your partner, gritting his teeth and balling up his shaking fist. "Dare to lay a finger on them again and not only will you have to look out for your... oh so fragile bones, but your reputation too."

Your partner gestured to the sea of people surrounding the three of you, a fight suddenly breaking out would be a disaster for your mission.

Noticing a few eyes already staring at the three of you, especially sending judgemental looks to the man and admiration towards Heizou. Because of his attractive appearance or his protective nature towards you, you're not sure.

Heizou's arms slipped away from your waist, now holding onto your hand. You looked down to see his fingers intertwining with yours, your blush worsening at the warmth radiating from his palm.

"Have a good night, my good sir." Winking teasingly at the furious man, Heizou brought you towards the opposite side of the room. You obediently followed him without another word, embarrassed of getting saved from this rebellious rascal.

Towards the corner of the ballroom, there were less and less people, the both of you had eventually entered an empty narrow hallway. Unfortunately, through your mask's radar, the toxin was no where to be seen.

"...Are you alright? He didn't actually hurt you, did he?" Heizou asked as soon as the two of you were in a more quieter spot, his hands holding onto your bright red cheeks and checking you for any injuries. It was almost cute to see how worried he was for you.

You stammered out his name, swatting his hand away while blushing madly at his gentle touches. "I-I'm fine! Don't coddle me like this, it's embarrassing!" You hissed, adjusting your attire. "And this wouldn't have happened had you stuck with me from the beginning!"

It didn't take long for his original attitude to come back, that annoying laughter of his making you fume. "Shinobu was right, you're quite cute when you're cranky."

"I'm not— She said what!?"

"Relax." He pinched your cheek, elicting a pained squeak from you. "The only reason I went around chatting was to search for the toxin too, without looking suspicious, of course. Just to get some more intel on the host as well, you know? You didn't actually assume I would just simply ignore an important mission like this, did you?"

"You!!—..." You paused before angrily crossing your arms, furrowing your brows at him. "...Continue."

As embarrassed as you've been feeling since meeting him, he was technically still better than you for this job. He's got a point, too. You might've looked odd walking around while holding your mask awkwardly.

It still begs the question, why did he need a partner? Let alone you? Was it because you need to supervise him? Or was it because he actually needed your help?

Seeing your cooperation, Heizou grinned triumphantly. "The toxin isn't in the main ballroom, but we haven't check the hallways yet. It's not here and since there's four connecting from the ballroom to... wherever they lead to, let's split up again and cover two each."

"Fair enough... but what if you or I run into trouble?" You asked.

"Forgot to give you these." Heizou chuckled, raising something small in his hands. You didn't get a good look at what it was before he suddenly moved closer towards you.

You froze, your entire face growing hotter as he neared you with that gentle, yet, teasing smile of his. "Wh-What are you!?—" You sealed your eyes shut, muscles stiffening in anticipation. You could feel his breath hitting the surface of your lips, your heart beating loudly in your ears.

Yet, nothing happened.

You opened one eye, only to see that smirk once more. "Too impatient for your reward, huh?"

"Wh-What!?" You stammered out, lifting a hand to touch your cheek. Your fingers happened to graze a small device implanted on the shell of your ear, it was yet another gadget.

"It'll help us communicate with eachother better." The male explained, brushing aside his hair to show the same device on his ear. "You really need to stop being so inappropriate~"

You scoffed, giving him a punch to the shoulder. "I wasn't thinking about anything! You pervert!"

"I'm the pervert? You're the one assuming things." Heizou laughed, his smile sending the butterflies in your stomach fluttering, and at the same time, your blood boiling.

You grumbled underneath your breath, giving him your middle finger before leaving him in the halls, another groan of annoyance erupting from your throat at his velvety laughter.

Watching you leave through the doors of the hallway and into the ballroom, the male lifted a hand, touching his lips. "...Heh, you really thought, huh?" He couldn't hear his own chuckle, the muffled noises of chatter and music still loud in the hallways.

"How cute~"

Meanwhile, you sucessfully arrived at a hallway on the other side of the mansion. Unfortunately, there happen to be quite a number of people roaming around.

You straightened your posture and walked foward, giving a nod to those who passed by you. With the radar still on, you try to subtly scanned the whole area while greeting the guests. It's hard trying to be inconspicuous while looking for something at the same time.

It was a fruitless search, you've arrived at the end of the hall and the toxin was, once again, no where to be seen. You glanced outside, suddenly seeing several black limos parked outside, they weren't there moments ago.

You decided to shrug off the detail and turned around, exiting through the same door you entered through and look for the second hallway.

Heizou, on the other hand, came up to a dead end for the first hallway and was now in the second one, similarly to you. Thankfully, it was dead empty with no one else inside. Perhaps he entered a restricted area of the mansion, but it's not like he cared anyways.

The hallway had several expensive paintings on the wall, he spared a second to admire the artist's works that had golden frames with gorgeous embellishments. At the end had a large window, showing a large well-mantained garden outside. Clicking on his mask's button, he looked around while walking down the hall.

Through the mask's radar, everything appeared green, nothing unusual in sight. Not until he was halfway down the hall did something white emerge in the radar.

Heizou stopped in his tracks, facing what he presumed was the toxin and lifted the mask. It was hidden behind a painting. The male snorted in amusement and grabbed the painting's golden. "A picture? Honestly, are we in a movie or som—"

He paused as soon as he removed the painting, settling it on the ground before realizing he was now facing a safe with a rotary lock. The male clicked his tongue in annoyance before pressing on his ear's communicator. "Hey, (Name), I found the toxin."

On the other side of the mansion happened to be you, still walking down the 2nd hall. "Really? I'm on my way, where are you?" You asked, retracing your steps back to the door you entered.

"The hallway closest to the mansion's garden... Y'know, it might take a while, i'm not an expert at breaking into safes." He chuckled awkwardly in your ear, almost as if he was embarrased. And he was.

This is your chance now. "Oh? Is the legendary Shikanoin Heizou actually struggling with something for once?" You laughed, it was your turn to do the teasing.

"In my defense, I rarely get missions where a safe is involved. I usually handle those 'Take down all bad guys and bring in safe to agency so they can take care of it' types of missions. I don't have any gadgets for safe breaking either." Heizou spoke quickly, you could picture him raising both of his arms while talking to you.

"Stay right there, i'm on my way." You stated right before you exited the hallway and back into the ballroom.

"Take your time, it's gonna be a while."

<Time skip>

"There you are." You said right as you entered the hall with Heizou inside. The said male happened to be on one knee, fiddling with the safe's lock.

Hearing your voice, the male looked to his side, grinning widely when he saw you. "I told you to take your time, didn't I? You could go on a walk, taste the delicacies... Yet, you sure came as soon as you could. Do you really miss me?~"

You scoffed, his teases never failing to make you blush. "Y-You wouldn't be there to protect me if I ran into another creep."

"So, you consider me as your protector?" He asked, going from a smirk into a gentle smile, as if he were fond of the idea.

"More like that one annoying puppy who follows me around everywhere." You scoffed. "Now move. Let me handle this."

Heizou stepped aside with a puzzled expression, watching you take his spot. "...You know how to open this thing?"

You chuckled and took off your mask, flicking his forehead gently. "Unlike you, I actually pay attention in training." You held the lock in one hand and began spinning the center.

It's one of your primary skills; unlocking a safe without the need of a tool. Not that you liked flaunting off your skills to others, but you would absolutely love to see the look of disbelief on Heizou's face once you cracked it open.

You blocked out his soft mumbles, focusing on the sound of the lock's noises and the light vibrations on your hand.

Heizou just stared at you, the corner of his lips perking upwards at your focused expression. The way your brows were knitted together, eyes trained on the lock as you soun the center. You were adorable. If he had his phone, he would love to take a picture of you right now.

It wasn't long before you felt and heard that one particular click on your palm, a victorious grin replacing your focused expression when you slip the lock out. "Easy as pie." You smirked at the male, whose eyes widened at your skill.

"Man alive... You've got skills, partner. I'll give you that." He praised, pinching you on the cheek once more.

You whined, swatting his hand away. "Wh-Whatever!" Once again, it was you who got flustered instead of him. "C-Come on, let's get this damn thing and leave already!"

You quickly grabbed the safe's handle and pull it open, inside was a small glass tube containing a glowing green substance. It was the very item the both of you have been looking for.

"Bingo." You both breathed out in sync, looking at eachother in shock.

"Motto stealer." You snorted, giving him a punch on the shoulder.

"That's not the only thing i'll be stealing tonight, excluding this, of course~" He winked at you suggestively, smirking at your flustered response of uttering out half-baked insults at him.

He took out a pair of blue elastic gloves tucked into his suit's pockets, slipping them onto his hands and grabbing the toxin. His hand, though protected by the gloves, chilled at a touch of the cold tube.

"It's not polite to steal other people's belongings, you know."

The both of you spun around at the same time, coming face to face with a man in a suit, presumably the manor's owner. "I suggest you put it back where it belongs."

"Oh, how convincing." Heizou replied, his voice dripping with sarcasm as he placed the toxin in his pocket with the gloves. "What's next? Ask us to bow down and kiss your shoes?"

You stifled your laughter, elbowing his side as a message, telling him to stop his tomfoolery.

"Mayhaps. That doesn't sound like a bad idea... does it now, men?" He chuckled, as if on cue, several— about 7— large and bulky men appeared out of no where. Now the both of you were surrounded on all sides. Two men stood beside him, holding guns pointed directly at the both of you. "Well? Are you prepared to bow down?"

"Bow down to this!" You hissed, pinning Heizou down to the ground, successfully avoiding two bullets that nearly shot the men behind you. With a swift kick to the hand, one of the guns flew up into the air.

Heizou, recovering from your sudden tackle, lunged towards the other men. Both men were now disarmed, but not harmless. You grabbed the gun as Heizou grabbed the other, you turned around and aimed for one of their legs.

Your mission was to take the toxin, not massacre a whole group.

However, as soon as you pulled the trigger, nothing happened. Your eyes widened in confusion before a fist was sent flying at your direction, you won't be able to block this one.

Thankfully, Heizou had grabbed said fist by the wrist, twisting the man's arm before sending a punch towards the face. The man cried out in pain, stumbling backwards. "These guns are useless!" You groaned, tossing yours away to who knows where.

"There are only two of you, I don't see the problem." The owner sneered. "Get them!"

Heizou, tossing away his gun, nodded his head towards the men while grinning at you. "Got any more skills you wanna show off?"

You smirked back at him, the both of you getting into a prepared stance. "Oh, thanks for asking, i'd love to rub them into your face."

adrenaline coursed through your blood as the group of men sprinted towards the both of you, your hands balling up into fists. The mission didn't say you couldn't knock out a few people either.

You ducked, dodging the first blow before sending a punch towards the abdomen, before delivering another one towards the chin, taking one down with ease.

Heizou, who was right beside you, was the first to send a punch towards one of the men before turning around to use his elbow and jab the other in the stomach, another one down.

In sync, the both of you briefly leaped upwards a little and kicked them in their faces, sending them flying and eventually barrelling into the others at the back.

"Ah, I see you are a copycat." Heizou teased as he sends a flurry of kicks towards one of the more conscious men, even while fighting, he couldn't helo but admire your swift and powerful fighting techniques.

"You act like you invented fighting!" You scoffed, moving to the side in a smooth motion to dodge one of the men lunging towards you. Seizing the opportunity, you grabbed the man by the back and easily flung him to the other side of the hall, like tossing a ball. "I'll show you who's the better fighter!"

"Be my guest." He chuckled, admiring the burning passion in your eyes.

As the fight continued, the amount of men slowly dwindled. The both of you made sure to not severely injure them, just knock them out cold.

Despite having the upper hand in numbers, the owner slowly began to realise that he had already lost the battle. After the two of you have dealt with the men, he was next.

Afraid of his punishment, the owner slowly retreated back, opting to escape into the ballroom. He doubt either of you would have the guts to harm any of the innocent guests in search of him. Besides, no toxin is worth his head.

Unfortunately, you were just too fast.

"You know, this aaaaall could've been avoided had you just kept quiet and not engage in a fight with us." Heizou said, dangling the toxin between his gloved fingers.

"But no, you just decided to butt on in." You added, giving him a coy smile as you stretched your slightly sore limbs, elicting a satisfying pop from the joints. "Luckily, though, we're not supposed to kill anyone."

"Ahaha~ But that doesn't mean we can't knock you out." Heizou lifted up his fist while grabbing the collar of the man, who desperately clawed at his hand. You mimicked Heizou, lifting up your own first.

"Goodnight~" The both of you sung at the same time, before punching him at the center of his face. Letting go of his collar, the now unconsious man collapsed onto the floor, his face donning a large purple bruise from your strength combined.

You huffed, twisting your wrist. "I can see why you like these missions involving fights, now."

Heizou chuckled as he pulled out a small communicator, lifting it up to his lips. "Sara, come in. We've got the toxin, send someone over to pick us up. Also, send someone good with speeches over, or whatever. Maybe Thoma will do. The host is down, we need someone to wrap up the party without stirring some suspicion."

As per usual, you dragged the men and propped them against the wall, cuffing their wrists together. Once you were done, Heizou placed his elbow on your shoulder, leaning on you. "Well done, partner. Does this mean we're even now?"

"We never have been, jackass." You scoffed in amusement.

"Never have you say? How about that reward you were looking foward to from the very beginning?" He asked, his eyes half-lidded with that annoying smirk of his.

"...What reward—" You were abruptly cut off when the male suddenly planted his lips on yours, his arms wrapped around your waist before you could even trip on thin air.

Though, caught off guard, the kiss barely lasted a few seconds. He pulled away before you could do anything else, you struggled to balance yourself once he withdrew from your lips. "That one~" He hummed, walking away from you with a triumphant smirk.

"Wh-Wha— Hey! Get back here! I'll kick your ass if it's the last thing i'll do!" You barked, catching up to him and spewing out more insults towards him. All the while he basked in your attention.

Needless to say, the mission was a sucess.

And so was this blooming relationship.

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A/N: Happy Valentines day, everyone!

Yes this took nearly half a month to finish, I had school to attend to.

[rulodeth]

Specialized Allez Sprint Red Hook Crit 📷: Dylan Buffington 🔗: www.dylan-buffington.com/new-gallery-3/5h1zg42xkvs5871lu7zsps4mxnctdh

[tillzzy]

ISTD

Bike designs - Research

I want the bikes to be recognisable and in line with my branding. these are some pictures I want to take inspiration from. I want to design only the frame and keep the handles and wheels black.

Pinimg.com. (2023). Available at: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2c/9b/de/2c9bde96586a1ebb5eae56b3df24a6a8.png [Accessed 20 Nov. 2023].

‌rodrigo (2014). coarse fabrication pays tribute to keith haring with cross bike frame. [online] designboom | architecture & design magazine. Available at: https://www.designboom.com/design/coarse-fabrication-keith-haring-bike-frame-12-26-2014/ [Accessed 20 Nov. 2023].

Watson, J. (2017). Team Specialized Rocket Espresso Red Hook Crit Allez Allez Allez. [online] The Radavist. Available at: https://theradavist.com/team-specialized-rocket-espresso-red-hook-crit-allez-allez-allez/ [Accessed 20 Nov. 2023].

[greetings-inferiors]

Benthic bloom just has the same problems as ego right?

Not exactly the same, since one of ego’s problems is that it can take red items while benthic bloom’s problem is that you’ll only have red items, but still

It’s an item that, after a set interval, turns items into other items.

Red items are great, but I honestly don’t think that benthic bloom is justified as white items are the foundation of a run, and it locks you out of the best item in the game, being clover. Even if you did have clover, the only consistent proc chains you could get out of it are the perforators, meat hook and daggers, which are pretty good, but atg and uke are such defining parts of a proc chain build that not having them consistently isn’t worth it

Ego, however, is less consistent than benthic bloom, but does its job better.

First of all, it takes items 1 at a time instead of a stack at a time (correct me if I’m wrong) meaning that even if ego took a few crit glasses or atgs, you still have crit and atgs, just now with really good homing bombs.

The problem is that now you’re locked out of the incredible reds like meat hook, daggers, and, yet again, clover.

However, you can play around this by topping up your reds, and which, while harder than topping up whites, you only have to do one at a time, and it won’t immediately reverse all your progress if you get unlucky.

I’d need to play more games with both on eclipse to fully form my thoughts though

[12th-shavie]

[30 hours in]

After leaving the town I stumbled upon the altar of the thief by chance (luckily Throné was in the party) and learned what that symbol on the map meant, which reminded me that I had seen it before near the scholar license place

I went to check back on it (with Osvald in the party of course) and my intuition was correct ! The ex skills unlocked were also pretty promising (especially Osvald's since I'm always buffing him to hell and back and having an easy way to spread the nuke setup around opens up new synergies, and Throné gave her AoE for breaking which is always nice to have)

After that I got back on track to do Partitio and Osvald's crossed path and was taken aback by how nice the artwork for it was (I'm very much the target audience for it and I have accepted my fate)

It was really nice to see some more interaction between these two, and I like the way they contrast one another in their ways, so I'm excited to see what the second part will have in store for them

I kept that crossed path stride to tackle Temenos and Throné's, with yet another really nice artwork and fun interactions between them (Temenos keeps meeting my comedic expectations and I love him for it)

With all that accomplished, I did some more exploration to look for all the licenses and altars I knew I was still missing, while also trying to reach some new cities

The hunter license and altar were pretty easy to find within the island's limited scope, and I immediately gave the hunter job to Osvald (he looks like a dork, the weapon variety is always appreciated, and the crit support skill was tempting too)

I also risked life and limb to reach a nameless village beyond a high level area where I was thankful to the scholar support skill that reduces encounters (I would have been obliterated otherwise I think)

The dancer altar and license were a little more stressful to find because of the area's higher level but I managed, and gave Ochette the job since I didn't really know what to do with her and extra buffing is nice (considering how under levelled she was especially)

The cleric license and altar was more of a lucky find while going to Hikari's second chapter, but that meant AoE heals and staff/light magic for Castti, and she deserves the world

Hikari's arena arc was fun, and I got to abuse his overpowered sword some more (I don't regret giving it to him he now deals absurd amounts of physical dmg and makes challenges for more skills a breeze (but he has terribly low SP))

This chapter unlocked a new crossed path for him and Agnea, and I can't say no to more Agnea story so I went for it (and yet another pretty artwork)

I really they were going to get scammed at some but it didn't happen... yet. It might happen in the second part. Maybe.

Next was Throné's second chapter for the Father route and I won't pretend I expected the guy to go down so soon but I didn't think Throné's would be not only foiled but masterfully so. At least he doesn't seem to actively want her dead but damn... next confrontation should be interesting to say the least

More exploration leads to more altars and licenses, this time the apothecary one on the way to Ochette's second chapter for Cateracta. I didn't know who to give the license to at the time so I kept it in my back pocket for when I'll have a plan

Speaking of Ochette, I wasn't hooked by her second storyline either, but at the very least Acta is adorable

Before Castti got too over levelled I changed course and did her second chapter in Sai, with the warrior altar and license on the way (which went straight to Throné, that simply looked too good and she is already physically-oriented so the stat boost was nice (but really that red is too good to pass up on))

Castti's story was pretty interesting, it sets up some more mystery with the plague doctor-masked person, the (poisonous ?) purple rain, the abandoned village (which I had been to and could recognise, that felt rewarding) and more evidence that although things seem suspicious, Castti was always a good noodle willing to help as much as she could

Up next is the Castti and Ochette crossed path, and also finally getting back to more of Osvald's revenge story before he becomes exceedingly powerful (not that I would mind) for the recommended level

Octopath Traveler II delayed playthrough blogging

[10 hours in]

Contains light spoilers of some early chapters I guess

I started the journey with Agnea because she looked like a sweetie (and she is) and she really has the most jrpg "leave of this small village to see the big wide world to make your dream come true" beginning

I got her to allure a villager that replenishes SP with every dancer skill she uses and she's been the cornerstone to most battles ever since

The second traveler I got was Partitio and he's a funny lad, I love his vibe, hat, jacket, and speech ! Also, the atmosphere of his storyline was a nice dramatic change of pace after the cozy first one I got

I headcanon that Roque's betrayal was in fact very much a divorce with Partitio's dad and I cannot wait to see how that applies to future chapters (I do hope it ages like fine wine rather than milk)

Partitio's combat performance was pretty solid despite a lack of AoE but the weapon variety for breaking was the early highlight

I ignored the fork in the road that lead to Hikari in favor of recruiting Castti because I wanted a healer and I feel slightly guilty (but also not at all)

Castti is literally so nice to people I can't wait to see if she really has an extremely shady past that will torment her for at least 1 chapter before she decides that she's going to be a good noddle in spite of all

Her concocting is pretty fun but I wish I had more diffusing serum (I can make do with latent power for now but it'd more fun to let her do some fun nuking)

Castti is also extremely tanky (she's the only one I have with over 1k HP so far) so she was a very welcome addition to the party

The next step in the journey was recruiting Osvald (I wanted to start with him but the 2 forced chapters made me decide to instead make him the reward for reaching the eastern continent) after I ignored the boat that lead to Ochette and wandered around until I stumbled upon a boat that lead really close to Osvald on the map and eventually found him face-down in the snow (which makes my decision to no start with him even better)

His first two chapters cemented him as one of my favorites beyond the visual vibes I got from the first selecting menu, and his skillset was a cherry on top

AoE magic nuking when I already have some buffing and BP donating in my party ? I'm sold. Free weakpoint reveals every battle ? Even better ! Osvaldo battle voicelines ? Yes please !

After that I found the scholar license and decided that Agnea should also learn to buff spell intensity to make my Osvaldo nuking engine even stronger (she's been doing great and I'm very proud of her)

Since it was on the way to Agnea's second chapter for which she was at the recommended level, I went on to recruit Temenos and he did not disappoint ! He really gave me an impression of being a seemingly upstanding fellow who is in fact not only shady but just the right blend of ambiguous tease with genuine words thrown in (props to his voice acting that really sells it)

His detective moment was also pretty cool, especially after seeing the duality of his abilities to get people to follow him without risk of failure and his (very shady) coercing to get more intel

I considered replacing Castti with him as my party healer but he is very squishy compared to her, and she also has weapon diversity and more consistent debuffing over him so for the time being he's just chilling at the tavern waiting for a party composition that makes him shine

On my way to the big city I found the inventor license and could simply not resist giving it to Partitio it simply fit him too well (and more weapons to break with is very nice), although I'm thinking of changing it later to try a Temenos build that would allow him to break even more and coerce better

Now onto the big city to recruit Throné and let Agnea's story unfold further !

[tank-head]

[bristolnbrooklyn]

[messenger841]

RED HOOK CRIT BROOKLYN 11 PHOTO GALLERY

[bikedweeb]

(via 8bar team @ Red Hook Crit Milano 2016 | Photos: Stefan Haehn… | Flickr)

8bar team @ Red Hook Crit Milano 2016

Photos: Stefan Haehnel

[thismachinekillscobbles]

[8bar-bikes]

In preparation of Red Hook Criterium Milan this weekend we are kind of in a throwback mood and found this great pics of Forward Bound Photos that have been taken before the unbelievable RHC in Barcelona when none of us expected the unexpected. 

Photos: Jason Sellers

[thespecializeddigest]

We (The 5th Floor) have teamed up with Specialized o launch our custom Specialized Allez Sprint track bike for the next 3 rounds of the 2017 Red Hook Crit series. I am very exited about this partnership and super stoked to have had the opportunity to design the custom paint job on these bikes, which is based on our 2017 kit design by adidas. The Allez Sprint Track, which is based on Specialized’s road Allez Sprint, is still not available to the public. We will join Specialized’s fixed crit team, Specialized-Rocket Espresso, in being the only team to use these bikes. Unlike the Team Specialized-Rocket Espresso bikes, these graphics will not made available to purchase. Read more about this project over on Cycling Weekly. See these bikes in action hitting the next round of Red Hook Crit in London, 22nd July. - @RudyMelo

[bonedeth]

Neutral lap and post race diptych.