#ref: cash home

[writermuses]

[seastarblue]

Character Intro: Mehri Al-Adwan

“We’ve only got so much time in life, ya know? Live a little!”

Basic:

Pronouns: she/they

Species: Human

Age: 24

MBTI: idk

Voice Claim: idk

Physical:

6’2”

Build: Muscular, a bit chubby

Skin: Medium brown, many small scars

Hair: Dark brown, very curly, mid back length, sometimes held back with a scarf or bandana

Eyes: Light brown

Special Features: Very warm due to fire magic, very Cuddlytm

Personality:

Mehri is really friendly and outgoing. She's been described as always having a smile on their face and is genuinely a very sweet person. She does taunt their friends a LOT, but she does mean well.

Speaking Style: Mehri is always smiling, and this is apparent in their speech. She sometimes slip into different languages when she talks quickly, and it confuses some people.

Likes: fire, adventure/exploration, causing chaos (intentionally or not), looking at the stars, cooking, helping people, learning new things, honesty, kindness, spicy foods

Dislikes: snow/cold weather (doesn’t get “cold” per se but she thinks snow sucks anyways), people who pretend to know everything, people who assume she’s naïve or stupid (she’s not fr), overheating from magic overuse, people who abuse their power, pineapple (burns their tongue)

Main Goal: “Haha… I just want to see the world! And also not get caught by those guys…”

Picrew refs: *coming soon!*

Backstory (under the cut):

Mehri Al-Adwan was born in Qultaar, to people she has never met. She was left at a small monastery near the desert, who took them in and taught them everything she knows now. Mehri played, prayed, trained with, and truly loved the people there, but she still felt a longing to... go somewhere. Anywhere, really. Life was getting repetitive, and Mehri wanted to see things beyond their desert home.

And so she did. She wandered across the whole continent, meeting people from different cultures, lands, and walks of life. She learned so much about the world, and even more about themself. For example, Mehri found out she was allergic to shellfish when she almost died after eating one in Reito (lmao).

Nowadays, Mehri is still wandering the place, and she occasionally takes messenger jobs to earn some cash. She’s gotta watch their back though, as someone—or rather, a group of someones—are looking for them.

[sniffanimal]

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now im going to try and work on an actually good ref sheet example for myself but figured id post this now before i do that

[sonicreferencephotos]

Why I Dislike Sonic Speed Simulator

I sometimes see people in the notes of Speed Sim refs saying that maybe they should start playing it/get back into it. I want to ask, for your sakes, that you do not. The only reason I still play it is for this blog. I would love to stop. I keep going so that no one else will have to play to unlock characters for references. I will also be adding a disclaimer to future Speed Sim posts. Maybe this is a bit excessive, but this game is starting to break me.

I understand that some people like the game, and you all control what games you choose to play. In my opinion however, playing Speed Sim is really, really not worth it.

If you want a specific explanation of the problems, you can read it below the cut

Problem 1: Gameplay

The gameplay of SSS is simple, to put it kindly. There are a few different aspects of the game, each of which has only the bare minimum amount to do.

You can run around the world. This lets you collect rings and experience. You can also destroy badniks, which exclusively consists of doing repeated homing attacks until you destroy them. They can technically hit you, but all that does is knock you back.

You can do time trials. Actually somewhat fun. Not much more to say about them.

You can enter races. PvP races which are fine. Fun at first, get boring when you have to grind for race tickets.

You can fight bosses. By "bosses" I of course mean "Eggman" and "Eggman but with more health." It is almost exactly the same fight. You run around breaking shield generators, dodging the same two attacks, and then deal a set amount of damage to him before the shield returns. Repeat. Your prize is spins on (one of) the gacha wheels.

You can complete quests. Actually decent! At least until you run out of quests. Good thing there are daily quests to keep you "entertained" with their repetitive tasks. Also, ignore the fact that the tasks for quests are just engaging with the rest of the mediocre game.

All of the above mechanics grow dull and grind-y very quickly. Soon, every part of the game becomes a chore. The game itself even seems to have realized this, and thus includes an auto-run feature, so you can collect rings and xp without needing to do anything!

I am generally of the opinion that it's a bad sign if a game is un-fun enough it needs to add in the ability to skip the gameplay, but that's just me (that's part of why I stopped playing Star Rail).

Problem 2: Skins

We all know the real reason people play SSS isn't the game itself: it's the cool outfits! 95% of which are only available during limited events and/or by spending actual money. You can also expect to do a lot of boring grinding if you don't spend money. Speaking of spending money...

Problem 3: Microtransactions

Time to talk about the true "heart" of the game: Robux. Now, I will give Speed Sim itself half a pass on this one, as from what I've seen, Roblox as a whole has what I would consider an unsavory emphasis on microtransactions, especially for a game with a playerbase of 50% children aged 12 or under, and another 15% between 13 and 16 (Statista: Roblox user distribution worldwide 2022, by age group). With that being said though, Sonic Speed Simulator doesn't seem to have any qualms about asking for money wherever they can.

I could make a whole other post about all the ways this game offers for you to spend money. You want more spins on the gacha wheels? Spend money! You want to get three gacha eggs for the price of one (certain vending machines only)? Spend money! You want to skip the animation you have to watch every time you buy an egg from said gacha machines? Spend money! You want to do less grinding for xp/race tickets/event objectives/candy/whatever? Money, money, money!!!

The game has a lot of the trademark warning signs for a cash grab gacha game:

Several different kinds of currency, most or all of which can be purchased with premium currency

Many different skins to unlock, using the assorted currencies mentioned above (including ones that are specifically only purchasable with premium currency)

Gacha wheels. Many, many gacha wheels. (Not counting the dozens of vending machines, I can think of at least four)

Grindy gameplay that can largely be skipped by spending money

Again, if a game is un-fun enough to have an option for players to spend real money to skip the gameplay, that's a bad sign.

Problem 4: Crunch

I haven't done much looking into it myself, but I've seen many people say that GameFam (the company that creates Speed Sim) treats its employees very poorly. The game advertises its weekly updates, which requires a lot of crunch in order to get content out quickly. This is obviously bad for the people involved, and also has negative effects on the game.

Many features are clearly rushed, and there's a general lack of polish. From glitching through the map, to races starting several seconds before or after the countdown ends, to untextured models, to many small bugs, it's clear that the developers are not given enough time to clean things up before they have to move on to the next week's content.

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Thank you to anyone who actually read this far. This was a long post, but I wanted to be thorough in my explanation. This is probably the last dedicated post I will make about this, since this is really not what this account is for, but I still think it's an important one.

You are welcome to ask questions about any of this — preferably in the replies so as not to clutter the sonicreferencephotos feed — but otherwise the disclaimers are all I'll be saying on the topic for the foreseeable future. Take care of yourselves.

[gomzwrites]

100 Followers Special: Fic Marathon

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more info on the fic marathon check out this post :)

Day 3: Konig

Tags: fluff, xtall gn!reader, implied nsfw at the end, inaccurate uniform descriptions, bad German (translation below sentences)

Notes: ・❥・reader's texts are in purple ・❥・indented texts are memories ・❥・dividers drawn by @gomzdraws ・❥・credit to shadeops21 for that one specific shirt described in this fic

a/n: side note, I don't play the game but I did watch the playthrough and ref the cod wiki page. Also remember how I was talking the amount of struggle I did for this fic? its because of the uniform part, can't for the life find out whether Austrian Colonel uniform is red-blue, stone gray or gold, don't even get me started on the insignia XD please if you know what the official uniform would look like lmk in the comment!

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Ah great, looks like we ran out of mayonnaise... Konig dear! Where are you?

A few footsteps were heard when you called for him, and within seconds, he was right at the kitchen door, a worrying face evident in his features.

Yes Liebling? What’s wrong?

Ah, nothing much; we ran out of mayonnaise and a few other items for the dinner I’m making tonight. Can you run to the store and get them for me?

Konig nodded as he quietly walked towards you and took your hand gently.

Do you have a list?

Yeah, hold on.

You quickly take out a piece of paper and scribble down the ingredients needed, fold it neatly, and hand it to him. You think for a moment before smiling as you pat his arm.

Grab some dessert on your way home as well, my treat.

You finish by giving him some cash as his eyes brighten up and he chuckles.

Okay, thank you. I’ll make sure to be back as soon as I can, my Liebling.

You give him a peck on the cheek as he wears his hood and wave him goodbye once he goes into the car. You go back into the kitchen and prepare the other necessary preparations, such as seasoning and washing, before wiping your hands clean.

You decided that since there was extra time and you had to wait for Konig to return with the groceries, you might as well do other chores. You head into the master bedroom, which both of you shared, and open the closets, taking out a few of his military suits and laying them on the bed. It had been awhile since you looked through and iron them since most of his outfits are at the base, so it was refreshing to glance back at the series of uniforms he had.

You run your hands along the combat shirt and pants he had before, smiling when you see the clear difference in sizes over the years. He does still like wearing his black tactical Cyre G3 combat shirt, but what you really like is his Colonel uniform.

You lift it up as you examine it closely, tracing over the different badges and insignia sewed onto the uniform. You chuckle when you recall the memory of when he came home in it.

My dear! Wow, look at you all fancy and looking important! You give a whistle and chuckle as you quickly greet him and stare at him excitedly. Ah, please don't, my Liebling, this is embarrassing… Konig said as he quickly undressed and tossed the uniform onto the floor. But you’re the Colonel! Isn’t that, like, a great achievement in the military? Konig didn't reply as he sighed and kissed your hair; he didn't make any more comments about it, and you never brought it up since it bothered him, not until two days later during the late hours. You felt him rolling to your side as he slung his arm around your waist and pulled you close. I don’t like being one; it brings too much attention to myself. He mumbles as he buries his head into your neck, and you nod in understanding after making sense of what he was talking about and cooed him back to sleep.

But it looks so cool.

You thought to yourself as you looked at the collar, lined with delicate gold arabesques, as it shimmered under the light. You give a hum before you let the impulsive thought win and decide to wear it.

Truthfully, you’re also quite tall yourself thanks to your family’s genes, standing proudly at 6 ft tall(185cm), while Konig is just a few more inches taller around 6.6 ft tall(roughly at 200cm). It’s perfect because you can easily kiss his cheek without much effort and watch him blush hard every single time. He’s never gotten used to having someone who can stare at him the way you do so openly and with ease.

You decided that if you’re going to wear something this extravagant, you might as well go full out. So you promptly remove your shirt and wear the uniform carefully. It wasn’t comfortable due to how rigid the cloth felt against your skin, and the pants were a bit longer, but once you glanced at the mirror, you were quite proud and shocked at how good it looked on you, and it fits well, surprisingly. Well, everything except the sleeves. As always, it was also a bit too long and ended on your knuckles, so you just folded them up.

An idea pops into your mind the more you stare at yourself in the mirror.

You give a hum of amusement as you twirl and stretch around, giggling when you decide to imitate your boyfriend. You take a moment to recall the times when you got to watch his demonstration practice and smirk as you start acting alert and put on your serious game face. You hold up your arms in the air as you imagine yourself holding a rifle and mutter in a deep voice.

Target secured, attack the HVT!

You say this before twisting around and making the "pew pew" sound with your hand, giggling and chuckling as you completely get lost in the moment, then you crouch down beside the bed and pretend to resume a hiding position as you mutter softly.

And they say I could never be a sniper.

You make another dramatic "pow" sound before standing up and sliding to the center of the room with a "hyah!" and standing up, glancing around until you notice a tall figure at the bedroom door that you forgot to close. You instantly stop and freeze at your place as a blush creeps up your face.

Having fun, Mein Schatz?

You let out a huff of embarrassment for being caught like this, and you felt your neck heat up as you gave a sheepish smile.

I erm- Konig-

Scheiße, Sieh dich an... Shit, look at you...

He mutters as he slowly walks towards you; each step felt calculative, so slow as you watched his eyes that kept you in place. You can’t glance away, something about his gaze feels hypnotic.

Something about the way he looks at you makes you shutter; it's intimidating but also….primal…which is kind of hot. As he finally stands in front of you, so close that your chest bumps into his, he tilts his head to one side.

I hated this uniform, but now that I see you wear it, hmmmm…

His voice is deep and drawn out as he circles you, almost like a predator studying its prey. You gulped nervously as you tucked your collar in and answered back with a meek tone.

Should I take it off?

He gives you a long thought as he stands behind you. As soon as his hands are on you, he immediately carries and tosses you to the bed as you yelp at the sudden motion.

K-Konig?

You ask as you watch him crawl towards you as he reveals a smirk, then opens his mouth and lazily runs his tongue over his teeth as he gives a deep chuckle.

No, keep it on, because I...will be the one removing it.

You swallow excitedly as you bite your lips and rest your head on the soft pillow, under his mercy as he towers over you.

Who cares about dinner anyway?

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Previous fic: Kyle Gaz Garrick | Captain John Price Next fic: John Soap MacTavish

a/n: I know everyone hc Konig to be huge at 6”10 but I went along with the military guideline on the tallest height they allow which is around 6.6 ft tall, also I took Ghost's height as a ref which is around 6'4 ((yes yes I know none of these heights are cannon)) but ye XD thinking maybe I'll write some more tall reader x Konig fic in the future though :]

taglist: @cathnoneofyourbusiness | @land-lord-lol

like and reblog if you enjoyed this fic :D have a good day/night!

[spade-riddles]

Hi sr, I looked over pumpkin messages again, here’s what stood out this time (sorry for the formatting, I was multitasking😅)

Ok the ruined shoe is toe, and he stole the recipe card before the secret meal was served. (When he left early he forced this pivot. Maybe he realized his career hadn’t advanced far enough, or he hadn’t made enough deals for cash, to protect himself like he was supposed to against the chance of losing his career when the mega-squad/koi pond whatever you want to call it breaks free.)

With no toe to protect t on the way to the finish line she had to scramble. “You needed a diversion, a way to slow down so your remaining steps would line up on time. Will it be worth the pain you sustained in your attempts to keep things on track?” So we had mh while things were being worked out with tk.

“However, in this suddenness you find yourself still somehow underprepared, kicking yourself for the time you squandered by wallowing in the seeming endlessness of your predicament. All this time spent inching toward a finish line. No time at all readying for an end” (this is why it’s so messy, everything, rn)

I don’t understand why she needs a parachute… who thought she had wings? Is this just if you thought she was a straight angel why would she need wings? Bc she’s human, human, human?

“Behind every public figure, every business transaction that makes up its image, there is a human heart that beats red and hot and furious. Sometimes those emotions don’t line up with what is so easily seen. It takes a lifetime to master the art of biting your tongue until it bleeds, all while feeding the world a blinding smile. That is the story these messages portray. The messy story. The metaphorical story. The true, but oh-so shrouded story. The story of the person behind the curtain. And the person that person loves fiercely.”

“A Jack-O-Lantern by any other name is still a Jack-O-Lantern. Speaking of, I love Halloween, don’t you? I’m already counting the days until October. 🎃”

We are counting the days too ma’am 👀

Koi pond/squad refs: friends of friends of friends, chefs in the kitchen, the beloved crew, figures in the window anxiously awaiting her return home

The dandelion floret, “a private moment performed too near the property line” is kissgate

All of message 8 is what is happening rn. They wanted something else from KK and instead t is making this ridiculous nfl sacrifice. “But there are some people in this world worth breaking character for.” They think they are getting what they always wanted from her, but she is shoring up bro support for the koi.

“And most importantly, they will know about the human heart. The flawed, scarred, angry, grateful, nonsensical heart. The one that hides deep inside glittering ballgowns. The one that questions everything, but mostly it questions if the world it has grimaced through so many smiles for would love it for what it truly is.“ “”Human, human, human.” It no longer sounds like the weakness it used to. It no longer sounds like a flaw.“

Sigh.

Well done! 🎃

[ceresfromnationstates]

Henry's condensed backstory (Fan canon)

Related post: Henry's ref sheet.

Born in the city of Carlsbad, New Mexico, Henry was born in late 1991 to a middle income family who had just moved from Provo 1 year after he was born. An only child, Henry was fortunate enough to have a loving family that rarely gets into fights even to this day.

From a young age, Henry was known to be a quiet kid and also a troublemaker, but despite the numerous bruises and disciplinary actions he got for his behavior, he continued doing what he did best, mainly out of the sheer fun and thrill he gets from it. Though Henry did have a bit of an unsavory reputation, he also formed a close circle of friends with his other schoolmates and neighborhood kids, something that he would strive to uphold for as long as he could.

By middle school, Henry started moving away from causing trouble and focus more on making friends, as well as learning to stand up to the tougher kids. He also developed a knack for picking up abandoned money that he found and would later use to buy things whenever he's short on pocket money, over time, he would go on to even picking pennies on sight. By now, his greed is now growing.

Henry now knows how to live on his own by the time he graduated to high school, meaning that he could do more things in private without his parents' prying eyes. He had moved on from taking just pennies on the ground to small-time theft, mostly small items from stores or somebody's unattended trinkets in one place or another, suffice it to say, he was never ashamed of it.

It was also at this time where he vividly remembers experiencing his first temporal phenomenon, what he describes as "the same day repeating over, and over, and over, and over again, but increasingly fast forwarded every time I wake up again". Though he'd considered the possibility of it being a very realistic dream, Henry adamantly believes that the event was a temporal phenomenon of sorts, though he could not explain how he acquired the number of supernatural abilities he would soon have.

By the time he went to college in Austin, Henry's habitual stealing had died down, as he was more occupied with his studies than he does with the former. At this time, he also met his two close friends Calvin and Chris, where they would continue being close friends even today.

A year after he finished college, Henry is now 19 and back in Arizona, now living on his own in Phoenix. Unfortunately his part-time job didn't pay him very well and he is short on cash, so he had to resort to stealing. This attempt failed, and he soon found himself in West Mesa Penitentiary, where he would somehow escape after 9 months spent in there.

Some time after his close brush with the law, Henry swears to never commit thievery again. This wouldn't last very long as just 1½ years later, he would steal the Tunisian Diamond and reap his ill-gotten rewards. Henry even has the audacity to call the heist "The single most greatest achievement in my life as a petty criminal.".

Eventually, he would be recruited by the Federal Government to assist Cpt. Hubert Galeforce in taking down the Toppat Clan's airship division from the inside. Afterwards, he was granted amnesty by the government for his service.

Life would go on normally for another 4 years before he was taken from his home to rural British Columbia to be brought in front of the warden of The Wall and imprisoned, where he also met with Ellie, where the both of then would go on to spark an all out riot in the complex and successfully flee from it in the process.

2 days after the inmate outbreak, The Wall is put under the control of the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, consisting of a detachment of the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy as well as several elements of the RCMP. After this, chaos energy levels in southwestern British Columbia have dropped significantly.

Henry and Ellie, who by now had crossed into South America and have been closely followed by surviving Wall Group elements had intended to join the remnants of the Toppat Clan and give the Romanian Ruby back to them, but at the last second, defected to U.S. forces and took down the Toppats once and for all. Both Henry and Ellie are then officially pardoned by the Government and offered monetary compensation.

It is because of Henry's actions that the last remnants of the Toppat Clan are now scattered across Europe and North America, and Wall Group are now under investigation by Interpol.

It has been one year since. Life for Henry and Ellie have been relatively normal ever since their escapade in South America.

Or is it?

Masterpost | Henry's main page

[callinskiiscalling88]

So one of my oddish (haha pokemon ref) headcanons is Adele is a fae in the Twisted Wonderland universe and all the Diasomnia cast listens to her music.

(Scroll for ramble + char interactions)

This all started when Maleanor was OBSESSED with her music when she was a preteen. Lilia had to go to ALL her performances to watch Maleanor. He used to hate her music too. He wasn't much for sad music.

Now overtime her obsession chilled, but she never stopped liking Adele's music.

(was rushing)

I did a lil doodle. Yes they're bad ik

Adele's music became a reminder of Maleanor. So now when he listens to it he thinks of all the memories of going to the shows, being scolded for singing the words wrong, listening to his pal fangirl etc.

He learned to like Adele's music and now most of her songs are sprinkled into his playlist. (Personally I see him liking the majority of the uppity genres. I feel like he wouldn't be a fan of sad songs.)

[again more doodles. Also fun fact Set Fire To The Rain is her most popular song as of now]

Lilia showed Adele to both Malleus and Silver, both grew fond of her music. Nothing close to Maleanor ofc but still.

Sebek learned to love her music because his beloved Waka-sama did. (I see him being a country fan)

Just to be silly I wanna say as generations go by it becomes a Vanrouge tradition. All Vanrouges like Adele guys she's awesome! 🔥

(semi unrelated but my keyboard tried turning that into an emoji)

Now some interactions just because.

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Cater:Hey Lils I thought you said you don't listen to sad music

LiliA: I don't

Cater: then why are you listening to Adele?

Lilia:Her songs make me happy

Cater:But her mu- okay whatevs ig!

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Young Maleanor:Mommy mommy can I please go see Adele's performance tonight?!?!

Maleficia:Not without protection

Maleanor: Do Lilia and Levan count

Maleficia: *Sigh* Fine. But be home by 10.

...

Lilia: I can't believe you dragged me out for a stupid concert.

Maleanor: It'll be worth it!!

Levan:I think it'll be fun

Lilia: you're only saying that because you're a pushover

Levan: am not

Lilia: you are

Maleanor:shut up you idiots it's starting!

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Levan: UH SWEETIE (calling from the hallway)

Maleanor:YES DEAR?

Levan: uhm why does it say we made a hefty donation to a music company (ignore the fact they didn't have those back in the day)

*he shows her the papers*

Maleanor:I needed to help support Adele's new album!

Levan: but sweetie how are we going to pay our staff for the next month?

Maleanor: We'll have Lilia help

Levan:e-even with the cooking?

Maleanor:...We might need to make some extra cash.

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Floyd: Lalalal- urk! What'd I bump into?

Or should I say WHO?

Jellyfish is asleep in the middle of the sidewalk. Again!

Ooo he has his headphones on. Wonder what he's listening to

*he puts them on*

Ew this is so lame.

*he drops them on silver's face*

Silver: I'm awake!

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Anyways if you're still here that's awesome. My suggestions are open! You should totally pop up there. Also comments appreciated!

Have a wonderhoytastic day!!

[croissantlover24]

Everything was planned perfectly, down to the seconds… which could only mean one thing. One of your clients was tired of waiting.

WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT

Necromancy was a very real practice. Everyone knew that.

Necromancy is IMPOSSIBLE and ILLEGAL /ref /quote

That was where you were now: wandering down the back alleyways of your home town, sipping from a cup of rapidly-cooling lukewarm tea as you pondered your options.

that cannot be safe. the alleyway walking not the tea, the teas probably fine

You could cash in a few favors, though you had plans for those. You could also risk indebting yourself to more people, though that may end up working against your wishes. Unfortunately, it seemed you'd have to plan around this little inconvenience.

At least you would end up getting the information you needed in the end. That prospect made the notion of either option somewhat tolerable. Somewhat.

What the heck does the reader even do????? mastermind criminal stuff????

You were feeling quite adventurous today… and anyone who dared to lay a hand on you would feel the wrath of almost every human in this city for varying reasons…

WHAT

Why not approach it? You were safe and accounted for in case of catastrophe, weren't you? You gave in to your intrusive urges, walking towards the tent.

I think the proper term for this kind of thing might be impulsive? intrusive urges are more like Actively Hurtful urges

You halted your approach as a large shadow at least twice your size was cast over you. "Do you have an appointment?" a raspy voice demanded from above you. The thing clearly expected your fear.

hELLO????

It did not receive that, however.

oh okay slay

MOON!!!!!

Get involved with whoever the necromancer was, who surely wasn't the animatronic.

I have some news for the dear reader here

You couldn't wait for the Reckoning. The Revolution would be worth it when that day came.

WHAT

YESSSS I was so excited for you to read this one because I hid so many references and pieces of foreshadowing in there <3

(And AHHHH I EDITED IT AND STILL MISSED GRAMMAR MISTAKES >:( )

The reader is… a very important person :)

[spearzreloaded]

SummerSlam 2k24 #CVReview

From Detroit to Cleveland, location wise for the past two years the Hottest Show of The Summer has been on a roll. Still, the error of the Tag Titles not being contested at The Browns Stadium was felt as only the Women's World and Undisputed Titles were up for grabs for the night completing one story and beginning an unprecedented dynasty for one dominant Superstar, who (like it or not) has been deserving of a moment like this for years.

Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan have been involved in a ridiculous love triangle with Rey Mysterio's legacy.

As a person who's waited over a year for Judgement Day to fall as a faction so Rhea Ripley can get back to pursuing a solo career, I am disappointed that it's taking this romance-angle to finally get Rhea back in the singles division.

Nonetheless eggs must be cracked, and this Summerslam match had a fair amount of Ripley cracking her joints by having to forcibly put her shoulder back into it's socket multiple times.

I cant tell if this was more frequent than Liv running away from Ripley as if she was trying to audition for The Flash, either way these spots were the most memorable for the night in Cleveland between the two.

There was plenty of Liv pushing Ripley into Dominick, Ripley pushing Liv into Dominick and Riptide's that just couldn't keep the champ down.

A quick headbutt from Liv as well as slick shots to set up sending Ripley home from Summerslam on shoulder injury were delivered but the coup de grace came once a steel chair was brought from the time keeper's area (a strange place to grab it from but o.k.) that Dom prevented Ripley from using.

With the chair still on the mat. Dom provided a distraction and Liv planted Ripley on the chair, throwing it out of the ring in time for a three count and a successful retention.

Making out with Dom to further drive home the point, Liv walked out of Summerslam with the title and the boy, leaving Ripley seething.

What was learned from this match other than that WWE is now incorporating dope new POV shots from under the ref's shirt? The Riptide is no longer a strong finisher.

Ripley has now been in the game long enough that she has to reinvent herself complete with a new finisher like Becky Lynch (The Man-Handle Slam) or Nia Jax (The Annihilator).

While she goes back to the drawing board for this, it's best if she considers cutting herself out of The Judgement Day picture too and waging war against a house she helped build.

A program like that can run well into Survivor Series and reinvigorate a new title reign for Ripley just in time for Royal Rumble.

***

The outcome of Jax and Bayley's program for the Undisputed program waa a forgone conclusion way before Roman Reigns made his return.

Height and weight played too much of a factor in this match. Though it was a breath of fresh air to see this iteration of Bayley not play keep away with the title (There was already enough of that in the Ripley/Morgan match earlier that night), Bayley brought the fight to Nia, most notably delivering a Bayley-To-Belly suplex for barely a one count. That was all she had in the tank.

Jax was pouring on stinkfaces, Samoan drops outside the ring that left the champ temporarily paralyzed as well as a mockery of high-flying elbows -

The inteference from Tiffany Stratton was not really needed.

Her cash-in attempt was shut down by Bayley, but she was still lurking around the ring long enough to distract the ref for Jax to deliver two Annihilator's and become the new Undisputed Champion.

Tiffany Stratton hung around to celebrate with Jax and I was waiting on bated breath for her to turn on Jax, but Stratton thought better of it.

Now the Smackdown locker room is going to be treated like jobber's for the next season because ... Bayley.

I am looking forward to a dominant Jax reign though. It will be healthy to see someone other than Mia Yim get crushed every week.

And I can only think that Stratton will be plotting from the sidelines for an eventual and successful cash-in on Jax. I cannot see Stratton holding on to that briefcase for a year. WWE Creative called her up after a year in NXT for a reason.

I mentioned Roman Reigns earlier in this article, because Jax tends to have big fortune-changing moments whenever one of her part-timer cousins are around. With Jax being both Queen of The Ring and Undisputed Champion, now would be a good time for her to become an official Bloodline member.

There are still enough female members in the family to recruit into a female section of the fold.

***

Interference in a pro-wrestling match is a given, but to have this macguffin featured on the only two women's matches on the SummerSlam card was lazy on Creative's part.

The open-air and specialty camera shots from the ref's perspective and the fourth rope, made for a unique experience even from a mobile device -

but these matches still lacked stipulations, color, decisive finishes or big return appearances that would have made this SummerSlam program easy to tell apart from a house show other than the fact that the roof was blown off.

-

C.V.R. The Bard

4th/Aug. 2k24

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 3/5

Book Blurb: From the author of Some Girls Do comes another heartfelt YA sapphic romance—starring a baseball pitcher and a student umpire who are definitely not supposed to fall for one another.

“Sapphic sports romance perfection. Swoony and romantic, but unafraid to tackle grief, family expectations, and fighting for your dreams, this is a home run of a book.” —Rachael Lippincott, coauthor of the #1 New York Times Bestsellers Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl

June is the star pitcher of her elite club baseball team—with an ego to match—and she's a shoo-in to be recruited at the college level, like her parents have always envisioned. That is, if she can play through an overuse injury that has recently gone from bad to worse.

Ivy isn't just reffing to pay off her athletic fees or make some extra cash on the side. She wants to someday officiate at the professional level, even if her parents would rather she go to college instead. 

The first time they cross paths, Ivy throws June out of a game for grandstanding. Still, they quickly grow from enemies to begrudging friends . . . and then something more. But the rules state that players and umpires are prohibited from dating.

As June's shoulder worsens, and a rival discovers the girls' secret and threatens to expose them, everything the two have worked so hard for is at risk. Now both must choose: follow their dreams . . . or follow their hearts?

Review:

A baseball pitcher and an umpire fall for each other despite their differences and the fact that they are forbidden from dating. June is the star pitcher of her club baseball team and she's got the ego to match. She's readily on her way to being recruited at the college level. The only thing stopping her? Her little secret... her shoulder is injured and its only getting worse with every practice and game she plays. Ivy dreams about being an umpire for a soccer team, yet her reffing isn't going to pay for her athletic fees, so when she gets offered a job as a reff for a baseball team she takes the job. When Ivy and June's path's cross during a match, they have a pretty bad start (with June throwing a baseball at Ivy's head after Ivy calls her out, and then Ivy kicks her out of the game). Ivy and June start off as enemies but becoming begrudging friends... something more as they begin falling for each other. It's forbidden for them to be dating but they can't resist... and when a rival discovers their secret relationship and threatens to expose them, things only get more complicated. Can their relationship last or will it cost them everything they've ever worked for? This was an okay read for me. I wanted to like the romance more but I just felt that it was kinda meh and I just didn't really care for either of the characters all that much. The characters just felt a bit underdeveloped and i just wasn't all that attached to the story by the end. I do think that young adult readers will have fun with the sapphic sports romance though so I think you should check it out.

*Thanks Netgalley and PENGUIN GROUP Penguin Young Readers Group | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

[medtech-mara]

8, 11, 22 for Mara/Jack and Mara/J I H Z Z Y

Ref post

8.Who is the big spoon? Little spoon?

Jihara- which is the couple name for J I H Z Z Y and Mara. I think we can all guess who is the big spoon.

It's Mara. J I H Z Z Y is the little spoon.

For Jack & Mara, who don't have a couple name because we've not came up with one yet.

Jack is the big spoon. Before he got the extra inches (his height, don't be in the gutter lmao) from his Sigframe, he was a like a Jetpack on Mara. Kinda cute. He wasn't that much shorter than Mara, only a couple.

9.Who is clingy?

For Jihara- Mara is the more clingy one. Something about this rockerboy leaves Mara desperate for his attention. Maybe it's because his fame makes her feel insecure? Especially knowing that Missy (Our pop queen) has had his audience a few times. Of course it was only for discussing Collab and Missy asking J I H Z Z Y to get Gordie to look her way again, but it still made Mars hella jealoussssss!!!!

For Jack & Mara- Jack is the clingy one. He has always hung on every word Mara has ever said since he fell in love with her when they were 9. She'd come over one morning, with her frizzy of unmanageable mane, her glasses, and braces, something in the way she smiled, something in the way she was so excited to talk about this new show she watched, when she crawled into the blanket fort dubbed Fort. Adams with his twin brother, just made him realize she was the one for him. While they have always been inseparable, after getting together in Water on Mars, the two are rarely seen without each other, and Mara will never admit to anyone but him, there's no place else she'd rather be.

22. What is something - either character - doesn't like about the other?

Jihara- For J i h z z y, I can't speak for him on this, but IF I were to guess, it would be that Mara's content with going any minute, she's okay living the rest of her days as a merc. He wants more for her.

For Mara, She doesn't like that J I H Z Z Y has never taken being a merc serious, despite this being the whole reason he's here for his next album. He's not improved and too many times she's had to hold herself back to tend to him to to be near him in the invent that something horrible does happen, she has to get him hooked to a Cryo-bag stat.

Jack & Mara- For Jack, He hates Mara being a merc. Well, at first. He was SOOOO AGAINST IT!!! That was, until one day she was coming home from a gig that she blew him off for, she was pushed onto N-CART track and left for dead.. But she wasn't. Maelstrom scavs near by took advantage of a fresh corps to pick apart, but the only Cyberware she had at the moment of value was her KIROSHI 075362K Limited Gold Edition w/ the following upgrades: 

-Low-Light/Infrared/UV 

-Color Shift

-Anti-Dazzle

But they were fried when she fell on the track, and left blind. THE ONLY saving grace was that Mara had a Frequent Flyer card addressed to a Titus Atredies (Space prince) and they saw their chance for a good cash cow that they wanted to milk dry. However, He never showed. I have no clue what the Boosters planned on, but Mara was almost never seen again. If it hadn't been for her brother putting a tracker in her bag, a spy toy from when they were kids, which he'd recently given to Jayce before he was arrested. (Look theres a lot, that was going on at that time. I would need a soild hour to explain.). Mara had pinged Jago several times to get her, and he hadn't showed either. Blind, she knew that she wouldn't fair well, but she was gonna die trying. She didn't want to know what they planned for her. Just as she got ready to make a break for it, Jack showed up and killed the two guys in the front seat. That's when he decided he had to be proactive, he had to protect her or else she was going to end up like her friend Jennifer Costa.

& also he hates mara's ex jago a lot and hates that she even has anything to do with him still

Mara HATES that Jack can never say what he feels. Its always gotta be to the point of no return for him to finally make his move. Mara wasn't blind to how Jack felt, but when she made her move, he didn't respond? So she was kinda left confused, and maybe thought it was for the best. She stood the most to lose if it didnt work. It wasn't until He heard about Mara and Titus had broken up, thats when he went to make his move. LIKE DUDE WHY? UUUUGGGGHHHHHH

[moonpiemoonshine]

Sneaky Suspicion

(A Adonis Creed Fanfic)

“And in this corner, wearing the grey and white The Titan, Tessa Titanium Morrison!” The ref yelled and the crowd cheered at the woman. Her dirty blonde hair swaying while she loosens her body up. “And in this corner wearing the gold and green, the County Cobra! Clairese!” He finished and the other half of the crowd yelled at her.

The two women wearing all the normal boxing gear but their hands being bare. No wrap, no nothing. The two death glare each other, the low lighting of the empty warehouse making it difficult to see each other’s faces. The ref called the two to the center of the ring.

“Okay girls, no hair pulling, biting or private shots. All else is allowed, you’re done when the other is down for ten” he stated bluntly and the girls nodded.

They headed to their respective corners, Tessa keeping eye contact with her competitor. When the makeshift bell rang the girls darted to each other. Clairese had quickly thrown a left hook and it shifted Tessa back a bit. Tessa quickly recovered and landed a left and right hook. This made her stumble back, but Clairese threw herself into Tessa’s gut making her fall against the ropes. Claire took body shot after body shot on Tessa but Tessa finally wrapped her arms around Claire’s head and kneed her jaw to get her off. Clair had fallen to the ground but was right back up, she tried to land a harsh kick but Tessa had grabbed her ankle and pulled her to fall onto her back. Claire stayed on the canvas till the count reached six and then wobbled her way up. Claire snuck behind Tessa in a headlock and held her tight. Tessa could break through it so she dug her nails into Claire’s arm and drug them down her arms and with the harsh grip she had lunged forward and pulled Claire over her shoulder and slammed her to the ground.

Claire stayed down on the ground to the end of the count. The crowd roared at Tessa’s victory and she held up her red battered hands. She lazily hopped of the ring and a man had given her a jacket and slid her a wad of cash. Tessa left the building and walked through the dark streets of Philly. She made it to her apartment complex and walked to the third floor. She quickly went to her bathroom throwing off her jacket and running the water. She ran her hands through the cold water, they shake out of pain and tears prick the girls eyes. She looked in the mirror and was shocked to not see a bruise forming on her face. She was glad to not have suffered a brutal blow to her face this time.

After she wrapped a bags of frozen peas on her knuckles she started to play music from her speakers. She rested on her couch scrolling through her phone. Texts from her dad popped up but she ignored them. She knew it was late but was too tired to care. Her body sore from the fight but glad to not feel the pain in her face like she used to. After a while she hears a loud knock on her door. Rolling her eyes she gets up and off the couch and quickly turns down the music and goes to the door. When the door opened and she sees the man in the doorway she lifts her eye brows in shock to see a handsome man she’s never seen before in her building.

“Oh, uh hey. I’m Donnie. I uh just moved in upstairs and I got to work out early in the morning but I can’t sleep with your loud music playing” he said going from a rude tone into a soft tone.

“Oh okay, I’ll turn it down.” She said bluntly before giving him a quick forced smile then closed her door. She thought he was good looking and thought it was heavily interesting that he had to state the fact he was gonna work out.

The next morning she was sore but still wanted to continue her training. She saw Donnie when she left her apartment and she gave him a small wave when she passed by. She continued her schedule like usual. She’d train in the morning, go to work and cook in the afternoon then went home and trained some more. She worked on building up a tolerance in her knuckles and arms. She blasted her music to make sure her neighbors didn’t ever hear her training. She’d had been training at night like usual but when she heard a knock of her door she quickly paused her music and went to open the door and she saw Adonis there once again.

“Too loud?” She asked in a soft tone.

“Oh no, I uh.. what you doing right now?” He asked in a nervous tone.

“Just working, why?” She replied now curious.

“I just wanted to know if you wanted a break, are you hungry?” He continued and Tessa let out a small giggle at his nervousness.

“Where are you from, this how you guys ask girls out?” She laughs.

“I’m from L.A, but I’m not asking as a date. I just wanna know if you’re hungry” he stated trying to fake confidence.

“I could eat” She shrugged and quickly left the door way and grabbed her things.

They went down to a sub shop that Tessa had enjoyed, Max’s. Everyone who was working complimented Tessa when she walked in and she ordered subs for the two of them. She tried to sway Adonis from not paying for the food but he did anyways. Tessa lead him to a booth and the two sat down.

“So Donnie, since you paid for the food I should know the full name. Just so I know who to write the check to” Tessa joked and a small laugh leaves Adonis.

“Adonis Johnson, you?” He asked and a small sigh leaves Tessa.

“I’m Tess, Tessa Morrison” she answered, hoping to not get a follow up question.

“That name it’s familiar” he says curious.

“My dad is Tommy Morrison, better known as Tommy Gunn” Tess answered in a lightly annoyed manner.

“Woah, who would’ve guessed I would’ve ran into-“ Adonis started but Tessa cut him off.

“The worlds biggest wrestling disappointments daughter. Yes that’s me” she sighed and Adonis felt guilty for words he weren’t even thinking about.

“No,no it’s just I didn’t think I’d meet a semi famous boxers daughter. I came here to fight” He stated and this intrigued Tess.

“Oh, so that’s why you just had to make it known you were working out when we first met” Tess replied with a sly smirk and a smile crept on Adonis’s face.

“Yea, but I wanna ask. You run in the morning, you’re gone for a while. Why do you do that?” He asked in a upbeat mood.

“Can’t a woman just wanna stay in shape” she joked then continued, “No, I used to run all the time with my dad it’s just a habit I keep up”

“Oh really, then why’d you have frozen peas strapped to your knuckles that night?” He asked quirking a brow now cornering the woman. She sighed and knew there was no way to hide it.

“Okay, I do some fighting on the side. I don’t do it since I need to look decent for my job” she said feeling lighter telling the truth.

“Where do you work?” He replied and Tess smiled sheepishly.

“You are just full of questions aren’t you? I work at the Black Board, restaurant during the day and big party bar at night. I work the later lunch rush and happy hour” she answered.

“You got a man?” He asked bluntly and a light laugh left Tess.

“No, you got a girl?” She shot back and now Adonis laughed and shook his head no. “What got you into fighting?” Tessa continued.

“Well it’s funny my pops used to fight” he said in a lower tone.

“Huh, he fight pro?” She asked now fully interested.

“Something like that” Adonis answers looking away, now uncomfortable.

“He train you?” Tessa continued with slight excitement.

“My pop died before I was born” Adonis stated and now Tessa felt guilty for asking.

“Sorry to hear that” she said in a low guilty tone.

“So where’s your next fight at” Adonis shifted the tone back into its groove, but now it was Tessa’s turn to be uncomfortable, she should tell the truth but didn’t want him to judge her.

“I’m not a pro fighter of any sorts, I uh do a lot of off the book type stuff. I have one next Friday at the old can corn factory.” she answered not super enthused, hoping he wouldn’t care too much.

“Can I roll with you, I wanna show up” He asked with genuine interest. This made a small smile creep on her face letting her emotions take over her thought process.

“I’ll think about it” she said with a smile.

The two had left the restaurant and went back to their respective apartments. Tessa was so giddy when she got back to her room, she really did enjoy her time with Adonis and wanted to see more of him. Her good mood was dampened when she had finally looked at her text messages from her dad. He was asking for his cut of the money from her fights, she was so frustrated she called the man.

“You get your money if you show up to the fight. That was the deal, you got me into this mess and so you gotta deal with the recoil” she spat when he finally answered.

“You think I have time to see you fight when I know you can win” her father said in a cocky arrogant manner.

“No show, no money” she stated bluntly then hung up the phone.

The next couple days she’d train, and see Donnie on her downtime. He’d come and see her for a quick check in at her bar. Adonis would know when she came back from work and he’d go down to her apartment and hang out. She’d cook for him and one night before he had started to eat the two shared a kiss, letting their chemistry settle and spring. The new couple talked mostly about Adonis and his plans in fighting, Tess kept mostly quiet when it came to her fighting career.

On Tess’s day off she was hanging out in her windowsill looking out into the street and she noticed Adonis packing his things into a van, she was confused on what he was doing. He was with a older guy but Tess had a hard time figuring out who it was.

“You moving?” Tess asked leaning out the window. Adonis looked up and smiled at the girl.

“Oh yea, I didn’t get a chance to tell you, but I���m gonna be living with my uncle for a while, training for the next fight” he explained and the man he was with finally looked up towards her. She instantly knew who that was and she wanted to shrivel up and die.

“That’s your uncle?” She asked not believing him.

“Yea a long time. He’s gonna be training with me, and when we ain’t training you’re welcome to come on over” Rocky said to the woman. Tess allowed a small smile to go over her face but did it to hide the fear and shock from seeing Rocky.

“Okay, thank you” she said in a kind tone and rocky closed the van doors and went to the other side of the van. Tessa looked down at Adonis and shook her head and gave him a judgmental look.

“Why you giving me that look?” Adonis asked with a slight laugh.

“When where you gonna tell me your uncle is Rocky Balboa? You know he might not be the biggest fan of me” Tessa answered astonished by this fact.

“Imma call you” is all Adonis could say.

“Okay, I’m not gonna hold my breath” Tess replied rolling her eyes and waved him goodbye. Adonis hopped into the van and they started to head to Rocky’s house.

“That girl seems nice who is she?” Rocky asked and Adonis looked at him with a surprised expression.

“Wait you don’t know her?” Adonis follows up and now Rocky is confused.

“No, why would I”

“Rock, that’s Tessa Morrison. You know Tommy Morrisons daughter” Adonis explained and Rocky went wide eyed.

“Woah, I woulda thought he went back to Oklahoma. Didn’t expect him to stay around here, and let alone have a kid” Rocky stated and a small breathy laugh leaves him.

“Rock, she thinks you hate her” Adonis stated bluntly and now the older man was set back.

“I’ve never met the girl, I got no reason to hate her. Her father I do, but she’s a completely different person” he replied and this made Adonis feel better.

“Agreed, she’s pretty great” he said with a small sigh and this caused Rocky to chuckle.

“Women weaken legs” Rocky stated quickly and Adonis composed himself.

“My legs work just fine” Donnie said in a slightly offended tone.

Friday night had rolled around and Tessa prayed that Adonis was busy with training or that he had forgotten. Tessa stood in her corner of the ring looking at the bigger woman across from her. To distract herself for a moment she looked through the crowd and saw sadly her father. He seemed heavily unimpressed so Tess looked back at her opponent. The bell rang and Tess started.

The fight was aggressive, this woman was leg heavy and used them well. Tess had lasted about ten minutes before she was knocked to her knees and held down and was taking heavy body shots. Tess was weak and had finally wanted to give up, but she wiggled her way up and fought through this woman for about five more minutes, the woman had tired herself out and after two left hooks she finally went down and stayed down. Tess’s body was too weak for her to stand for very much longer. She slid off the mat but clung to the side to stay up. She was given the money and seconds after her father was at her side.

“Got me going there for a second, almost thought I waisted my time” Tommy snickered and Tess rolled her eyes. She gave him a portion of the money but her body stung in pain.

“Can you help me get to my apartment, I don’t think I can walk there on my own. Please” she softened her eyes and pleaded with her father.

“Can’t, busy with work. You’ll survive” He replied coldly and walked off.

Tears flowed from Tessa’s eyes and the crowd started to leave. She knew she could barley walk but she didn’t wanna stay in the gross empty building. Her eyes started to blur from the pain circulating through her body but she felt a pair of hands on her shoulders and she looked up from the floor and say Adonis in front of her.

“Tess! Tess! Oh my god the hell is wrong with you. I though you boxed, not actually street fought” Adonis said panic ringing through his voice.

“I’m sorry” is all Tess could croak out.

“You can’t walk can you! Here lemme help” he said panicking and worried.

He picked up the girl and carried her to the van he had driven there. He drove to Rocky’s place and bursts through the front door yelling for Rocky’s help. He laid her down on the couch and Rocky came running in, the two men both now panicking and on high alert.

“The heck happened to her!” Rocky asked seeing the beaten girl.

“She told me she did fighting on the side, but it’s not any type of fight I’ve seen before. This is some underground dog fighting” Adonis said worry dripping from his tone, “I can’t take her to the doctors, they’ll ask her or me what happened and if they find out she’ll be locked up” Adonis continued looking at Rocky.

“Fine, I’ll help you, but the moment she is well she needs to explain herself. I’m not gonna have that around me or you” Rocky stated sternly and Adonis quickly nodded in agreement.

Rocky and Adonis did their best to ice and wrap up the girl. She was knocked out cold for about twelve to fourteen hours, the two men stayed around to be there for her when she woke up. When she did it was hard for her. Her eyelids heavy and her body sore. She sat up on the couch and saw Adonis, he was quick to rush to the woman’s side.

“Tess! You okay?” He started with worry and caressed her face. She lightly nodded to answer and so Adonis continued “the heck’s the matter with you! The hell you doin dogfighting” Tessa sighed and looked at the stand next to the coach, she saw her phone and reached and grabbed it, lightly hissing in pain.

“My dad is a cruel man. He hated the skill I showed in boxing in such a young age, but no one wanted to train me because of him. So he took up the job but I didn’t like his fighting style, didn’t work out for me. So I tried to get outside help, even tried to change my name but he made sure no one would help me. He made it to where I couldn’t even land small boxing matches with bums. So when money ran tight, I would dog fight. It made good amount of money and we lived. He relies on me and my fights” Tess explained and showed the men the texts her father sends. Asking about the money and setting up of matches. Rocky was pissed, the thought of Tommy making his blood boil.

“That coward. Never being able to do the work. Always wanting the easy way out” Rocky grumbled and then sat closer to Tessa and put his hand lightly on her forearm. “I don’t what you to be fighting like that no more. You fight, you fight the real deal. Your father got any problem with that he comes to me” Rocky stated and tears and a smile appeared on her face.

“Okay, thank you Rocky” she said and Adonis held her hand in comfort.

(Stay tuned for part 2 😌)

[afterdarkprincess]

nothing safe is worth the drive (and I will follow you home)

Relationship: LA Knight/JD McDonagh Rating: Gen/Teen Summary: LA Knight waits and watches and worries as JD fights in the Wargames match and comforts him afterwards. ___

Gift fic for my sweet donut @elementaldoughnut12 because she's absolutely got me in love with these two <3

Might write more to this later but this sweet little scene was just stuck in my head- Enjoy!! 💖

AO3 Link

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Despite not being on the card for the PLE, LA Knight spent his Saturday evening backstage at All State Arena, watching and waiting for JD to be finished for the night.

Sure he could have done the same thing from the comfort of their hotel room, but he’s a worrier by nature and with JD in the precarious position that he’s in, there’s nowhere else he could be tonight and retain any amount of sanity.

They parted upon arriving to the Arena, JD going in ahead to meet up with Finn before joining the rest of the Judgement Day. They’d been keeping things under wraps from most people, especially from the other members of his faction, with all the eyes on JD for his first PLE match appearance in the main event, they couldn’t be too careful.

It makes Knight so proud to see the way that JD has developed and grown over the last year, rising in popularity as his own career has taken off and catapulted him to new heights. But dealing with all this added attention as they’ve started their lives together has been strenuous on both of them.

After the end of the show tonight, Knight has some time free and he’s traveling with JD to the next city for the Raw taping, paying a little extra to put them up in really nice hotel rooms, with date night restaurant reservations. His sweet Clover has been struggling lately and has more than earned this surprise.

He’ll have earned it all the more after a match like this, he hadn’t been sent out first for the Judgement Day, but Knight watched as his sweet boy took hit after hit for his new friends.

Things had been going their way for a while, the time running out as Team Cody’s cage remained steadfastly empty. Knight felt bad to root against the guys he respected and admired, he was looking out for JD too. A 5 on 4 match would make for a swift finish without the man he loves taking any more hard hits.

He watches as Rhea appears onscreen, briefcase in hand and referee in tow. It makes sense for Damien to cash in tonight, Knight thinks, it’s something he would do with the World Heavyweight Champion beaten down as he is.

Things change very quickly, and the elation of the approaching Judgement Day victory turns to dread as Randy Orton finally appears on the screen and the odds are evened considerably.

Knight feels horror sinking in his stomach as he can do nothing but watch as JD climbs the steel structure, though he can’t be trying to escape as those idiot announcers suggest, his Clover would never attempt something so cowardly.

Whatever his plan is, he’s thwarted by Seth and Sami, with Orton below poised to strike. Knight feels a stinging in his palms as his nails dig into the skin, fighting every instinct in him to go out there and protect his lover from what’s about to happen. Finally JD’s grip on the metal slips and he’s falling, falling, falling toward the mat and into the awaiting RKO.

His head hits the mat hard and JD doesn’t move again.

Knight’s heart nearly stops until he sees the tiniest of movements as the refs check on his boy. It was a hard fall, but he’ll be alright. His breath comes back to him and the relief turns to hot rage that he has to fight to control. There’s no way he’s going to be able to face anyone in that match for a while until he’s got a cooler head. And really his first priority is making sure his sweet boy is okay.

The match ends with the Team Cody prevailing, and Knight’s as surprised as everyone else by CM Punk’s return. He paces, knowing that JD would likely have to go through medical before coming to him, but each minute that passes without Knight being able to see him is pure torture.

Several times he walks to the door, intent on yanking it open and tearing through the arena to find him, but he keeps reminding himself that all the secrecy is for JD, to help further his career, and that the waiting will be worth it to see his boy shine, no matter how much it hurts now.

Finally after what feels like ages, there’s a soft knock followed by the door creaking open. JD ducks his head as he enters the room, but Knight is at his side in a moment, sweeping him into a tight embrace and shutting the door behind him.

They knock into the wall, but he has his hand on the back of JD’s head to protect him from the impact. The anger and noise in his head evaporates the moment his lips meet JD’s, soft and sweet and loving.

Knight pulls back after JD barely responds, taking his boy’s chin in his hands and raising it gently so their eyes meet.

JD looks crushed, and not just physically. There are bruises and small cuts along his face and arms, but it’s the sad and deadened look in his eyes that Knight can’t abide.

“Clover honey, tell me what’s wrong.” He keeps his voice soft and light to not spook his lover further.

JD sniffs, bringing a hand up to wipe his face, trying to hide further. “I failed,” He starts, but he gets choked up and can’t continue.

Knight shakes his head. “I watched the whole thing, sweetheart. You didn’t fail at anything, nah nah.”

The catchphrase gets a quiet laugh out of the younger man, but his head droops still.

“I just,” He pauses, biting his lip and looking at Knight like he’s unsure. “I don’t know if I’m doing the right thing.”

Knight frowns. “Whadda ya mean?”

“I been friends with Finn forever, and that was supposed to be my foot in the door, join the Judgement Day and climb my way up, right?”

Knight nods, rubbing one of his hands along JD’s arm for support.

“Jus’ lately all it seems I know how ta do is take a beatin’. And I don’ know if it’s worth it, keepin’ things secret like this.” JD’s frown almost breaks his heart.

The older man sighs, thinking about how much easier things would be if JD would turn on his teammates and join him. They’d make headlines and turn the whole universe on it’s head. But would that really be what’s best for his little clover in the end?

“Listen, honey,” Knight presses a kiss to JD’s cheek where a tear falls. “You know how much I hate watchin’ you hurtin’. But I think you need to trust yourself and stay the course. Puttin’ that work in is tough, I know it. But look at ya! As young as you are and already in the main event of Survivor series! That’s not nothin’, Clover.”

JD sniffs again, and meets his eyes. Knight would burn the whole world down if it made him happy.

“Tonight was rough, and I’m not gonna say it’s not gonna be hell for me to face those guys and not clean their clocks for touchin’ you. But we gotta do what’s best for your career. Even if it’s tough.” He kisses JD again, just a sweet brush of lips, and at the end that little grin comes out to meet him. It’s all worth it.

“You’re right,” JD sighs. “Of course you’re right. Jus’ overwhelmed is all. Ready to get outta here too.”

Knight laughs, “Come on now, we gotta real nice place waitin’ on us, with a big ol’ bathtub to soak in.”

“Sounds like heaven,” JD grabs his bag, slinging it over his shoulder before taking Knight’s hand in his.

Knight kisses their joined hands, “It really does.”

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Thank you for reading!! I'm gonna work on my other WIPs now (she says again, like a liar)

[butchpeabody]

in lieu of drawing a ref (hard) (boring) im gonna list some stuff abt my funne tome oc radrabzz...yippie!

white hat hacker obviously. due to the period accurate Rona Virus shes stuck doing coding classes at home and takes the insane pay to fund hrt and her tuition. she does other small coding jobs on the side, maybe working on a game of her own

has a roommate irl! havent thought much of what to do with it but she miight become relevant in my brain world

she was going into tome literally so hard trying to be like okay just gotta do my job and not talk to anyone. and then alpha showed up and her being utterly interaction starved due to the once again aforementioned rona shes like oh ok we r best friends now. dandy alliance having her is really fun for her

she REALLY likes nylocke. in a platonic way ofc (she is a lesbian) but thats her emotional support funny dude

i do think the nature of tome characters especially in the rpg is like. to have a Rival. i was joking abt it earlier but thats like 100% rockoon in my head. theyre both silly dudes but she is genuinely kind of angry at him for cheating at the game with so much cash on the line and getting her so close to like...just straight up being kicked out of her new friendgroup it seems?? ill have to see more of rpg rocky before i decide how this develops but i have THINGS cooking in my brain

as a side effect of the last one she does not use her Hacking Abilities in battle against anyone who isnt actively cheating themselves. game is weird to navigate sometimes because of it (the way she set up her skill class is weird reflective of mine ((i shouldve gone brawler HELP))) so shes not really. strong at first and struggles a LOT

a lot of the struggles in the PREVIOUS point however are solved when she gets the bomb rush spell. that wasnt even an intentional rockoon parallel, when i got it ingame it just did a BUNCH of damage when i needed it. but now i'm rolling with it

second gen immigrant to the us from jamaica! im still working out the family tree (her mom n dad are already concepted characters in her main story but i gotta expand) but she has family back there she visits as well. was raised in florida and moved to socal for school (ended up staying there after the rona happened bcus she already had an apartment)

her irl name is raeni, she still doesnt give it out ingame but either goes by hatty or rab online

[findroleplay]

Looking for Arcane Content!!

I am currently looking for fuel to my new hyper fixation of arcane. Im currently only rping as my oc, i feel weird rping cannon characters-always have.

I do prefer if you use Cannon characters just because I have some things in mind , but i am open to discuss other ocs. I am slightly hypocritical and picky about ocs because of the amount of mary/gary sues i have come across- you can bully me for that i know its bad, I just put a lot of effort into my own ocs to male them complex. I do prefer to plot after character choices that way we can do something on more mutual ground! I do prefer to also rp on discord as well but if need be I can rp here as well.

But simply i just want some content for the fandom sonce the new season. Im a simple creature of plot it does not need to be super complex and long line, i just prefer romance but I am open to suggestions!!! I also am completely caught up with season 2 and am open to maybe doing things in the alt timeline!

Here is a short bulleted list/description of my oc Fluer Athens:

- archer

- zaun born

- family owns a restaurant in zaun

- dead father mentality unstable mother

- brother with no tongue

- hunter and sells to piltover for cash.

- her home is covered in pelts and exotic things she finds on hunting trips

- talkative, talks with her heart not her head

- loves wine, brings home several bottles when on a trip

- curly brown hair

- wears fun lined clothes

- southern American accent

I will send her ref that i drew in dm! Please add me on discord: Faeismothman

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