#same thing for hayley like oh my god

[galvanizedfriend]

Yokan, hi!

so, me again 🥲 I'm sorry, I know I've been flooding your asks lately 😭 but anyway!

I started reading some comments under their assigned section of Ao3, and oh my God. Talking about The Wolf, why are SO many people always hating on Caroline? 😭

I've seen tons of comments about how she's always scolding Klaus and never on his side — which is INSANE to me.

Listen, I get wanting more and more romantic and heartfelt scenes between these two, but expecting Caroline to just shrug her shoulders at everything Klaus does is too much.

This is a focal point of their relationship. She's not afraid of speaking up to the big bad hybrid if he messes up, even though he could crush her within a second. She's always been loud and loyal about her ethics, which is one of the things (if not the main one) that captured Klaus' attention at the start (both in canon and TW). Why did people expect to see this vital part of her to just vanish once they got officially together? Why is it okay for Klaus to be irrational, but not for Caroline to be rational and actually putting him in his place?

Also, she said it herself: she's always on his team, but if he starts screaming and barkinv at innocent people just because, it's normal for her to jump in and pushing some common sense into his head.

Needless to say, if the position were inverted, Caroline would've been targeted as "Insufferable, Spoiled, Ungrateful bitch" (which is pretty much how people refer to Aurora), whilist Klaus would've been seen as "poor golden boy".

All of this just to ask: what's your take on this? Did any of these comments affected the course of the story? Did you ever had to change/delete some scene just to give the crowd what they wanted, even if you didn't agree or weren't happy with it?

Love you, take care!!

Hi, friend! How's it going? Putting this under the cut because as per usual I wrote a whole fucking TED talk lol

Oh yeah, the good ol' Caroline hate 😂 So interesting you noticed that pattern lol It's so real. And not just with TW either,I've received that type of comment on so many other fics. It's sadly not exclusive to one fic, and not even to this one fandom. It's something I've noticed in other fandoms as well. Different characters, same BS.

I honestly don't know what to say. I'm all for people having whatever opinions and interpretations they want, fandom'ing is free and there is room for everyone to do their own shit, but it's wild to me how people will come to my space and then get mad at *me* for not writing the story they have in their heads. I see a lot of misogyny in those takes tbh. Klaus can never do wrong, he always knows better, everyone should do as he says, he gets to be as much of a dick as he wants and it's always because he's a hybrid/he's so cool/he's got so much character, etc. But the second Caroline dares to step out of line, she's a bitch who doesn't know what she's doing. They like Caroline, but only to a point. If she starts antagonizing Klaus, she's either OOC (the woman who threw his gift back at him, told him to take a hint, called him terrible, left him writhing in pain for hours while she negotiated the terms of her assistance and threw his daddy issues at his face, antagonizing him? She would never!) or "doesn't care about him enough" (or my favorite: she's Hayley! 😂). I've seen the same thing in other fandoms. The guys usually get a lot more general support overall, their behavior are all excused, while the women need to be a picture of correction and perfection at all times or else they get instantly called out and no sympathy whatsoever. Caroline is not even the only one who gets that kind of treatment in the TVDverse. The hatred some other female characters get is wild, especially compared to the men.

Needless to say, none of these comments/opinions have ever influenced the way I write the story (though they did cause me to write some A/Ns throughout because there were times when I was just so tiiiiiireeeeed of replying to the same thing over and over, I didn't even approve some of the most offensive comments). I like Caroline - for herself, outside of her relationship with Klaus. Me being into KC is a consequence of the fact I like Caroline *and* Klaus individually and I love what they do/represent to each other, which is why I like them together. I like that Caroline isn't portrayed as being the perfect little unicorn, ideal girl, who can do no wrong. She has flaws, she has doubts, insecurities, she has a temper, she acts impulsively sometimes, she strives to be fair and kind, but she is not always *nice*. It gives Caroline an edge, layers and depth and makes her more relatable and interesting even in a show where side characters are subjected to poor superficial writing most of the time like TVD. The very things that make the other characters roll their eyes at her, and for her to be seen as someone who needs "improvement" are the things that make her great, and I especially love that those are the same things Klaus likes about her. It's why I fell in love with the ship initially. Here is this girl who's always trimming herself, smoothing the rougher edges of her personality in order to be loved, to be the one to someone, anyone, and yet keeps falling just short. She's never the priority, always left behind, forever a work in progress. In walks the big baddie, wreaking havoc and taking no prisoners, and he just sees her, rough edges and all, and says that's my wife. And the best part is they complement each other in just the right way. Klaus empowers her, gives her confidence to trust herself more, trust her instincts, explore the parts of herself and desires she would've otherwise tried to quench because it doesn't fit with the others, while she offers him balance and perspective, something *more* than the rage-fueled, paranoid ways he'd been operating on for so long. So why would I write a story where they finally get together only for that dynamic to be completely changed and Caroline to become the exact opposite of that? And besides, with TW in particular, more so than my other fics, it's about the journey. They go through so many different stages in their relationship. The way people expected Caroline to blindly trust Klaus right from the start was so unreal, or for her to not be even a little bit thrown when she got to witness him spiraling into the worst of his paranoia for the first time and the very real consequences of that. Some readers mistake trust and affection for resignation and blindingly following someone else's lead even when they are clearly digging themselves into a hole. I like to think those two idiots have come a long way from the beginning of TW and that's probably what I think is this giant-ass fic's strongest point. It's an evolution, a development, you can see the two of them progressing throughout, both individually and together, and to me personally, as the person (still) writing it, it's the part that brings me most satisfaction. Obviously I can't expect everyone to feel the same way, but I'm not going to change it, especially not now, after more than 1M fucking words lol Again, that's obviously just my opinion, it's how I view the ship, and people are welcome to their own thoughts, which I will respect, but I don't have to agree with. It's very annoying when people come at me like I'm getting paid to replicate exactly what's inside their heads, or like I'm committing some kind of crime for frustrating their expectations. By all means, write your own shit, my dudes, feed your gremlins and be merry.

[spaceycat]

Hai.

Twitter Camstar!Chris. Pls.

the blonde happy trail. his stomach and chest caving and heaving while he jerks off infront of the camera.

the gasping. and groaning. oh. my. god.

IM SO IN BRO, ILY. (i am such a sucker for this trope) enjoy !!

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✮⋆˙ ɴᴏᴡ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ...  ╰┈➤ 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 Pt. 1 / 5 ⋆˚࿔

♫ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ: lockjaw by sir mix-a-lot (4:19)

✰ pairing: camstar!chris hartley x fem!reader

✰ cw: swearing, talk of porn creation, kinda smutty but its just chris' porn LOL, kinda mild for whats to come

✰ word count: 1.0k+

✰ summary: your friends were talking about this new guy on pornhub, twitter, onlyfans, all of the above really that has taken the internet by storm. you looked it up out of curiosity to find that it was your friend chris at the centre of it all.

✰ a/n: yeah so i made this into a three parter because i was kinda obsessed with this...

see pt. 1 (you are here) , pt. 2, pt. 3, pt.4 & pt.5

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༺colour chart༻ reader ❀ chris ★ hayley margot (random characters for plot convenience)

You were at work, getting ready to clock out - in the break room. Packing up your computer, charger, phone, when your workfriends came walking in. "Have you seen that on guy twitter and stuff?" "He's on onlyfans too--" "Why are you guys talking about onlyfans at work?--" "No, you have to understand-- there's this new guy he's on like.. twitter, pornhub on everything and people are obsessed with him." "And, I'm guessing you two are obsessed with him aswell?" "Maybe.. I'm looking into the cam girl business to hook up with him." "That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard." "You have to see him yourself, then you'll be the exact same." "404ByteMe is his name." "That is-- I'm sorry bite me?" "No-- byte me like some nerdy shit, he must be into tech or something." "Tech and Porn, goes perfect together." You'd pack the rest of your stuff up, clearly uninterested. "I've got to go.. I'll see you tomorrow."

You made your way to your apartment, setting your stuff down as you toed off your shoes. Letting out a sigh, you pulled out your phone. ByteMe, that's dumb. You were then texted by your bestfriend Chris, he's a reserved person - not really knowing your work friends.

today - 4:57pm "we still on for tonight??"

"unless ur planning on ditching me, yeah we are ;P" "perf, be there at half past" "yep x"

You set your phone down, you had to clean your apartment and shower before Chris came over for dinner. You cleaned up your apartment, as you checked your phone you realised it was 5:23pm. You still needed to shower, surely Chris would be late-- and besides he wouldn't care if you were in the shower for like 5 minutes.. right?

today - 5:23pm "i might be in the shower when you get here, let urself in xx"

You knew he'd be probably driving already, but he'd eventually check his phone. You went off into the bathroom, turning on the shower - as you waited for the water to heat up, you shedded out of your work uniform. Feeling grateful that it was finally off after a hot and long day at work. The water washed away all the grime and dirt from the day also loosening your muscles and just giving you a minute to be thoughtless. As you got out of the shower, you checked your phone - realising that Chris hadn't read your message. Believing that he wasn't at the apartment yet. You wrapped a towel over yourself, drying off your hair as you walked out into your living room, humming to yourself - the towel cutting off your peripheral vision as you headed to the fridge. That's when you heard his voice. "Hello?--" He said with a chuckle. You turned around, seeing him in jeans, a plaid jumper and a shirt displaying a design based on some game that he probably liked. Then you became acutely aware of your clothes, or lack thereof. A blush coated your cheeks, "Shit-- shit, sorry I thought you weren't here yet--" He laughed a bit at your flusteredness, "Uh-- sorry.. I- I should've texted you or something.." "Chris it's fine-- don't apologise, let me get dressed." You practically waddled away to your bedroom, embarrassment wasnt even the right word to describe how you just felt. You could've died on the spot. You got changed into jeans and whatever shirt you could find, intending to be quick. Your hair was still wet, imprinting and sticking to your shirt - making it kind of see through. You gave up, deciding to walk back into the living room. "Sorry again--" You'd move to grab two beers from your bar fridge, walking back over to Chris - passing him one. He responded with a small "thank you." as you sat down next to him, placing your feet onto your coffee table. After dinner, you found yourselves watching some horror movie Josh suggested you two to watch. You were on your phone, not really invested in the movie as Hayley and Margot kept texting you about this Byte guy, it was starting to piss you off at this point. Why were they so persistent with it, "Plsssss, he's so hot!!" "trust me you will literally ascend to godhood seeing this man." You decided to just give in, look at one small clip or photo to see what the deal with this guy was. You faced your phone away from Chris, so he wouldnt see what the fuck you were up to on it. You went on incognito mode, like that would hide your sins. Looking up "404ByteMe" into the ponhub search bar, that's when you fell upon his profile.

He had many videos, some with some girls some solo. You turned down your volume to zero almost immediately. His profile picture was.. hot, it was faceless but holy shit what a body. A blonde curly happy trail leading to something cut out of frame, and a toned, lean stomach helping it. You clicked on a video, that's when you saw it. That smile that you've seen so many times before, those lopsided glasses that has to be pushed up every so often, that nose.

The man you were sitting next to was now plastered all over the screen, you watched himself pump his cock over and over again - probably making sweet noises that made you need to rewatch this later. Watching this felt wrong, but also so right. You watched the beads of pre-cum leak from his red swollen tip, watching his chest heave and his thighs and jaw tighten like he was about to cum, your thighs started to rub together to relieve the heat building between them, you never thought about Chris in that sense but now it was all that filled your mind. That's when a voice cut through your moment.

"You still watching this movie or what?--" You turned off your phone almost immediately, pushing it aside. "Y-Yeah.. sorry, my friends just kept texting me. I'm all yours." I'm all yours?-- okay who even says that, but as you looked at the man beside you - you could only wonder how he would look atop of you, fucking into you. You struggled to watch the movie, your phone still buzzing with texts from Hayley and Margot as you were hoping all of this would be over soon and he could leave to rewatch that video fifty more times if you could.

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YEP!! YEP!! I AM MAKING MORE CHAPTERS LIKE RN

[iamyouknow-yours]

Marcel is a Mikaelson. He does not have to call himself a Mikaelson as he is fully within his rights to denounce the very toxic family but he is one.

I hate the way the show treated him, I hate the way the characters treated him, and I hate that he is involved with Rebekah. I hate the way he and Hope are only kinda sorta siblings.

1. The show:

So we know Julie Plec is very much a white liberal. We know this. We know she has sexism issues, we know she has racism issues (black women will save us all, really Julie????). I don't know which of her multitude of biases made her (and the rest of the writers) think that the way they wrote Marcel and the Mikaelson's relationships with him, was normal (or like normal in the context of the show). But boy howdy.

The plantation house. We're just going to have the Mikaelsons move into the house where Marcel was owned as a slave????? That's what we're gonna do?????? And where his abusive biological father lived and y'know, abused him. Fucking what the fuck?? I feel like this just epitomises the way the show treats Marcel.

2. The characters:

The family never treats him as part of the family unless they want something from him.

They did not raise him as a son and it is weird and terrible and he was a child!!!!! Why did you adopt him if you didn't want a child???

Why is Klaus so scared of having Hope if he's already had a child?

Why does Klaus treat Marcel the exact same way Mikael treated him just because they're not blood related?? (if they actually explored this it could have been interesting but no they just only half treat Marcel as a Mikaelson).

YOU'RE TELLING ME THEY DIDN'T CHECK?? THEY DIDN'T CHECK HE WAS DEAD????? Not once in the 80+ years did Klaus or Elijah go back to New Orleans or even send someone to fucking check that his SON was really dead??? Didn't think to do that???? No???

3. Rebekah:

Oh my god what do I even say about Rebekah?

They could have at least made her be daggered for the time when he was a child and only meet him when he was already an adult and a vampire because that way she's only technically his aunt and not a full fucking adult who saw him grow up!!!!!!!!

Hope:

Idk man, they were siblings. Let them be siblings. The whole thing in Legacies where the Mikaelsons just kind of left Hope alone? Weird. Bonkers. Batshit. I know it's because they couldn't get the actors but maybe think about that before writing your fucking show my guy.

Or in TO where Hope was just left alone and Klaus was not there as a dad for like 5(?) years.

Hayley was the only good parent on The Originals or Legacies canon, fight me.

(side note, you're telling me Caroline would leave Alaric, Alaric, an alcoholic, vampire-hating, weirdo (Caroline and Alaric being romantically involved briefly WAS WEIRD GUYS, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK HE USED TO BE HER FUCKING TEACHER) in charge of the school for supernatural children??

You're telling me she left him in charge of parenting Lizzie and Josie?? Yeah okay sure.

And look how well that turned out. Locking teenagers in goddamn prison worlds, excellent headmastering there Alaric well done. And just swell parenting of the twins. Favouring Hope over them at all times and letting them bully each other weirdly for years and allowing your mentally ill children to just get more mentally ill from your parenting. Great moves. Very good.

Okay Legacies rant over)

Yeah okay my whole rant is over I think.

TL;DR: Marcel deserved better.

(and so did the kids on Legacies.)

Also PSA, the only reason I have so many feelings about this is because I like the freaking shows okay? I like the characters (except Alaric and Damon and the ones we're supposed to dislike like Mikael and Esther).

[sparks9793]

Just a funny and fluffy outtake

(Found this one from the Escape route universe and thought is was too sweet to leave there in my notes to die)

Sometime in early 2020 

He’ll admit, it was a low point. a moment of weakness. a moment he would deny if she ever asked about it. 

The Paramore and Hayley Williams playlist blasting out of the speakers as he makes himself a cup of coffee.  

It's just she had been gone for nearly four weeks and while his favorite trouble maker was due home tomorrow from her solo endeavors with Lindsey in Los Angeles and then the PFA promos in London, Taylor had reached a breaking point. They’ve been talking everyday but twenty-seven days apart was far too long in his books when he was so used to always having her around plus the time difference was catching up with both of them, their late-night phone calls turning into one-word sentences as they both drifted off and the curly haired man could admit that he just wanted her here, damnit. with him. Home. the home they’d moved into together to be together and now she was gone and he was alone in it with only the company of an equally miserable looking Alf that missed her just as much and that wasn't fair now was it? 

Taylor moves around the room to the beat he used to tap his feet along to when they were so young and things looked so different as he takes a sip of the fresh brew before putting it down to go grab his guitar from the bedroom when he hears keys in the front door, a muffled ‘Is me’ from the other side. The voice he's missed so much, the face he's dying to see and kiss in person. The curly haired man speed walks toward the door, racing to open it but she gets there first and there she is. His weary traveler, looking slightly worse for wear with her cap hung low over her blonde head, one large bag slung across her shoulders and a big suitcase following close behind. She must've overnighted to get here at this hour. For him.  

"what the fuck?!" He blurts out and she looks up, teasing smile instantly growing on her pretty face as Hayley locks eyes with the curly haired man, quickly putting her bags down and closing the door behind her. That favorite smile of his never leaving her face, that smile he had been seeing only through the phone or through grainy old stage videos Taylor watched late when he couldn't sleep. She was here. so caught up in staring at her that he didn't remember the music playing, both of them recognizing it at the same moment. Hayley’s head tilts back in laughter and his face is in flames. 

"oh my god - google stop. google stop" he frantically yells, trying in vain to get the music to stop but it simply would not listen, her younger voice blasting out the chorus of "Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' stars" Taylor tries to race towards the phone but she's somehow faster, looping an arm around his waist and pulling herself as close to him as she physically can, tiny body shaking with laughter as she goes on her tippy toes burying her head in his neck, breathing him in. 

"So this is what you do when i'm gone, then?" She asks smugly and Taylor twist in his hold, hand firmly on her hip while the other gently pulls her cap off, cold fingers running through her soft hair. Hayley goes right back to where she left off, kissing along the skin of his neck as he tightens his hold on her. "let your inner fangirl out?" 

"It was a moment of weakness." he grumbles adorably, though the way he wraps his arms around the tiny blonde and pulls her in gives him away. "You weren't meant to be back until tomorrow and I really missed you." 

"Missed me so bad but still haven't given me a proper hello?" She mumbles against his neck before pulling back to look at Taylor nearly pouting. The curly haired man brings his hands up to cup her face, taking in the bags under her eyes, the slight paleness to her cheeks, the way her green eyes are twinkling with mirth, that just for him smile not leaving her pretty face.  

"Hello," Taylor murmurs as he pulls Hayley’s face to his to meet her mouth. It's sweet, gentle pecks saying hello, I miss you, I'm happy you're here, lips only pulling back when she starts humming the next song against his mouth and he playfully shoves her away as Hayley giggles but she doesn't let him get very far, hugging him close as he wraps his arms around her middle once more and holds tight.  

He sways them back and forth, hand drawing up and down Hayley’s back as the song changes to one of his favorites ‘All I wanted’.  

"I’ve always loved this one" Taylor mumbles against her shoulder, feeling her sharp inhale as much as she can hear it.  

"It's about you, you know" she says softly, almost timidly. "wrote it about you." 

The words roll over Taylor in a rush, feeling flushed all the way to his toes when he pulls back to look at Hayley. 

"What? no it's not. you wrote this ages ago -" He argues but Hayley’s already shaking her head, shy smile on her face. 

"I'm serious – I... is kind of embarrassing -" 

"Tell me, please." 

"I adore the music since the moment I heard you playing it one night at the studio when we were working on Brand new eyes. Know I made up some Bullshit story about how the lyrics were about that older dude I dated for like a summer but truth is, I was just so embarrassed to admit it was all a lie. I wrote it one of those days after warped tour when you answered the phone at like four in the morning to talk me off a ledge." Hayley admits quietly, as he adjusts his grip, bringing a hand up to cup her face, fingers lightly dancing on her jaw eyes wide in disbelief. "'And I kept thinking how much I wanted to be there for you in the same way, how known I’ve always felt by you, how seen. How much I loved you and valued you in my life. How only you knew me like this. Thought it was like a song about friendship at first, at this inexplicably deep bond we always had." 

She huffs a shy laugh at herself and Taylor’s almost frozen in place. 

"When I played it for Zac, he was like 'this is the most romantic song you've ever written' and I had no idea what to do with that information. I just kept being like no, he doesn’t get it, Z doesn’t get us. Even when we rehearsed it for the Honda civic tour all those years ago, I kept just thinking it was a song about how important you were to me, how much better I felt when you were close. even when we weren't really talking towards the end of tour with all the drama of 2010, I always played it for you, every time we rehearsed it, it was always for us never really thinking it was more than that." 

He doesn’t think he’s breathing at this point, his hand now gripping her jaw gently, thumb brushing over Hayley’s cheekbone, tired, love filled eyes looking right into his. 

"wasn't until I listened to it a year or two ago that I was like ‘oh you absolute idiot, you were in love with him this whole time." 

"Hayles -" he breathes out and she's got more to say but Taylor doesn’t let her, crashing his lips to Hayley’s as she sharply inhales, hand coming to cup the back of his head as he opens up for her, tongue swirling against his, the sounds of the song she wrote for him when she was young and stupid and felt more for him than she knew what to do with.  

"Sorry I was so blind for so long," She's mumbling against his mouth but he’s shaking his head. 

"Don't - that's not - god I can't believe you," he says, pressing his lips harder against hers. His hands slide down her back, squeezing her bum before latching on to the back of her thighs and pulling her up, holding the tiny blonde as she wraps her legs around his waist.  

"Need to shower," she says when she pulls away to breath, already kissing a line down his neck. "Want to help?" 

"As if you don't already know you're getting whatever you want after that story" Taylor mumbles against her skin, he hisses when her teeth dig in, making herself known. he starts to head towards their bedroom when he stops suddenly.  

"You have to turn the music off." he says in a serious tone, "it's on shuffle and I'm not having sex with you to any of those early cuts." 

Hayley throws her head back laughing - saying a quick "google stop" to get the music off and of course it listens to her before she pulls Taylor’s face back to her, kissing him so thoroughly she would lose balance if he wasn't holding her in his arms.  

He walks them both towards the bathroom, mouth never breaking from Hayley’s, already knowing this house so well he doesn't need to see to navigate properly. More settled than he's ever felt and it's only been a year since she said yes. One hand squeezing up and down her body with the promise of more, the hunger that's grown after all this time apart from his favorite person.  

[nicolettesdreamworld]

Guilty as sin - Chapter 41

"You’re welcome to stay as long as you need," Nicolette said the next morning.

"Thanks," Stefan replied, rubbing the back of his neck. "I just… I can’t live with both Elena and Damon under the same roof. Not right now."

"I get it," Nicolette sighed, crossing her arms. "Honestly, I don’t understand her anymore. Elena’s… different. It’s like she’s not even herself."

"Yeah," Stefan agreed darkly, sinking onto the nearest chair. "Today she gave me this speech about how I don’t have to love her like this, about how I shouldn’t try to save her. She’s completely fine with how she’s acting—like this is normal. But it’s not. This isn’t her."

Nicolette frowned, her blue eyes narrowing in thought. "I don’t know," she said slowly. "But I can’t help thinking Klaus knows something."

Stefan looked up sharply. "Just because you and Klaus are… whatever it is you two are doesn’t mean he has all the answers."

"Please," she scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Klaus and I are hardly a thing. I went out with him in exchange for one of his hybrids, that’s all."

"Uh-huh." Stefan’s brow arched in disbelief. "So why’d you tell him you’d go out with him again unless he does something ‘Klaus-like?’"

Nicolette froze mid-step, then spun around, eyes blazing. "Oh my God," she said, incredulous. "Did you use your vampire hearing to eavesdrop on my conversation?"

"…Maybe," Stefan said, feigning innocence with a half-smile.

Her glare could have frozen fire. "You are unbelievable."

"Relax," he said, smirking. "So, does that mean you and Tyler are really over?"

The teasing evaporated from her face. "I honestly don’t know," she admitted, her voice softening. "He keeps insisting there’s nothing going on with Hayley. That it’s just about the sire bond."

Stefan nodded, his expression darkening. "Which… I get. I wouldn’t want to be Klaus’s lap dog either."

"Exactly," Nicolette muttered, her mind racing. "Following every order he gives. Doing what he says, when he says it. No matter how much you want to say no..." She trailed off, her eyes widening as realization hit her like a truck.

"Oh my God," she whispered. Then louder: "Oh my God!"

Stefan straightened in alarm. "What? What is it?"

"Damon," Nicolette said, her voice trembling as the pieces fell into place. "He tells Elena she can’t drink animal blood, and suddenly she can’t. He says she has to drink from the vein, and that’s the only blood she can hold down. I thought it was weird how okay she seemed with me spending time with Klaus, but now… now I realize—it’s because Damon was okay with it. She probably talked to him about it, and he didn’t care."

Stefan’s eyes widened as he caught on. "Damon tells her to kill Connor. She kills Connor," he said, his voice tinged with disbelief.

"Klaus told me I’d understand soon enough." Nicolette’s voice shook. "Of course he knew. Of course he figured it out first. Who better to see it than him?"

"See what?" Stefan demanded, his voice rising in urgency.

Nicolette’s eyes locked on his, her voice grim. "Elena is sired to Damon."

The room fell deathly silent, the weight of her words sinking in like a stone.

"We don't know that for sure," Stefan said hesitantly, though his tone lacked conviction.

"Yes, we do!" Nicolette snapped, pacing the room as frustration bled into her voice. "Think about it, Stefan. This is a disaster. Her one singular desire is to make him happy—just like Klaus and his hybrids."

"It’s not the same," Stefan insisted. "A vampire being sired to another vampire is one in a million. It doesn’t work the same way, it might not even—"

"Stefan, open your eyes." Nicolette cut him off, her voice calm but firm. "It’s already affecting her. Everything Damon says, she agrees with. Everything he asks her to do, she does."

Stefan’s jaw tightened, but he remained silent.

"You have to tell him," she urged.

"I can’t just drop this on him without knowing for sure," Stefan argued. "I need more than a theory before I accuse him of something like this."

"Fine." Nicolette grabbed her jacket and headed for the door. "I’ll talk to Tyler at school. Maybe he’ll know what to do."

Stefan nodded reluctantly. "Okay, talk to Tyler—but don’t tell anyone else. Especially not Klaus. If this is true, it’s affected everything she’s done since the second she turned."

Nicolette paused, meeting his gaze with a grim expression, before slipping out the door.

As soon as Nicolette arrived at school, she spotted Bonnie by her locker. Grateful for the distraction, she hurried over.

"Hey," she said, her voice low. "You won’t believe what happened at Miss Mystic Falls."

Bonnie raised an eyebrow. "What now?"

Nicolette filled her in, carefully leaving out the part about the sire bond. She stuck to the safer topics: Jeremy’s behavior, his attack on Elena, and the fact that Elena was now staying at the Salvatore mansion.

Bonnie’s face darkened as Nicolette recounted Jeremy’s spiral. "That sounds... bad. Are you okay?"

"Me?" Nicolette waved her hand dismissively. "I’m fine. The real question is—"

Before she could finish, Elena appeared, her presence almost unnervingly composed.

"Hey," Bonnie said, turning her attention to her. "Are you okay? Nicolette told me about Jeremy."

"Yeah." Elena nodded, her voice soft. "Matt’s at the house, staying with him for now. You know, just to make sure he keeps all this hunter stuff under control. He’s fine."

"But are you?" Nicolette asked, studying her carefully.

Elena gave a half-hearted shrug. "I’m managing." Then, as if trying to lighten the mood, she added, "What about you two? Do you have any plans tonight? Because I could really use a girls’ night. We could raid the Salvatore wine cellar."

Bonnie blinked. "Are you sure Damon and Stefan wouldn’t mind?"

Elena smirked. "It’s my house now, too. They’ll get over it."

"In that case, I’m in." Bonnie’s face lit up. "Shane taught me a couple of small spells I’ve been dying to try."

"Soo... Professor Creepy is just ‘Shane’ now?" Nicolette teased.

"He’s not creepy!" Bonnie shot back, furrowing her brows.

"We’re not judging," Elena said with a smile.

"Speak for yourself," Nicolette quipped, earning a laugh from Bonnie.

"Don’t listen to her," Elena added, glancing over their shoulders at something—or someone—behind them. "I’ll see you both in a bit."

"Did she just...?" Bonnie began, her eyes narrowing slightly.

"Ditch us? Yeah," Nicolette said, glancing after Elena with a hint of irritation. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Tyler lingering near the lockers. Her focus shifted. "And I’m sorry, Bonnie, but I have to ditch you too. Rain check?"

Bonnie gave her a curious look but nodded. "Sure, go. I’ll see you later."

Nicolette hurried over to Tyler, catching him just as he was about to walk away. "Hey," she called, her voice cutting through the noise of students passing by. "Can we talk? Alone?"

Tyler turned, his expression guarded as he looked at her. For a moment, he hesitated before giving a curt nod. Without a word, he grabbed her hand and led her into an empty classroom, closing the door behind them.

"Alright, what’s this about?" he asked, crossing his arms as he leaned back against a desk.

"I need you to tell me everything you know about a sire bond," Nicolette said, her tone direct.

Tyler’s expression immediately darkened. "Seriously? After everything going on between us, this is what you want to talk about? A stupid sire bond?"

"It’s not stupid," Nicolette shot back, her voice rising slightly. "I think Elena is sired to Damon."

The tension in the room shifted. Tyler’s defensive posture softened, and he reached out instinctively, his hand brushing her elbow. "What makes you think that?" he asked, his tone gentle now.

"Because ever since she turned, she’s been doing everything he says," Nicolette said, the frustration clear in her voice. "It’s like... she’s his puppet. And it eerily reminds me of how you were with Klaus."

Tyler’s jaw tightened, his gaze flickering with something unspoken. "You mean back when you hated Klaus and loved me?"

Nicolette froze, caught off guard by his words. "I still love you, Tyler," she said quietly, her voice steady but tinged with emotion. "Don’t twist this into something it’s not."

Tyler sighed, the fight draining out of him. "The sire bond to Klaus is about gratitude," he explained carefully. "We’re grateful to him because he freed us from having to turn every full moon. That’s why we felt loyal to him—it wasn’t real. It was... instinct. I don’t know if there’s a version of that for vampires."

"So, basically, we have nothing," Nicolette said, her shoulders sagging.

"Yeah..." Tyler admitted, his voice trailing off.

For a moment, they stood there in silence, the weight of their shared history hanging heavily between them.

"I love you too, by the way," Tyler said, his voice soft but steady, his eyes searching hers.

Nicolette froze, her breath catching in her throat. She looked away, running her fingers through her hair as if the motion might calm her spiraling thoughts. "I don’t know if I can do this right now, Ty," she admitted, her voice barely above a whisper.

"Hey," Tyler said gently, closing the space between them. His hands found her hips, grounding her in the moment. "I love you, Nicolette Carlson. Not Hayley. You."

Her eyes flicked up to meet his, doubt and vulnerability warring on her face.

"I know I’ve made mistakes," he continued, his voice breaking slightly as he pressed on, "but so have you. And that’s okay. We’ve been through hell, Nic. But we’ll get through this. Together. Okay?"

She stared at him for a long moment, the weight of his words hanging between them. His hands on her hips felt like both an anchor and a plea, and she couldn’t ignore the sincerity in his eyes.

"I want to believe that," she whispered, her voice cracking under the strain of her emotions.

"Then believe it," Tyler said, his tone firm yet tender. "We’re stronger than this. I know we are."

Her lips parted, but no words came out. Instead, she simply nodded, the smallest movement, but it was enough for now. Tyler smiled softly and leaned his forehead against hers, the tension between them ebbing ever so slightly.

For the first time in a long while, it felt like they might actually have a chance to fix what was broken.

"We'll talk about this later, okay?" Nicolette whispered. "Right now, I have to help Elena."

Tyler nodded, but his eyes didn’t leave hers. He hesitated for a moment, then asked softly, "Can I kiss you, Nic?"

His forehead was still pressed gently against hers, the warmth of his breath mingling with the space between them. The question hung in the air, fragile and full of longing.

She blinked, caught off guard by the sincerity in his voice. But before she could answer, she realized how much she wanted that simple connection with him. The pull was undeniable. She closed her eyes for a moment, nodding just slightly, a silent permission.

Without another word, Tyler leaned in, his lips brushing against hers in a tender, lingering kiss, as if trying to make up for all the time lost between them. For those few seconds, everything else faded.

When they broke apart, Nicolette breathed out a shaky sigh, the weight of everything they'd been through still heavy in her chest. "We'll figure this out, Ty," she whispered, her voice full of both conviction and vulnerability.

Tyler simply nodded, his hands gently brushing her arms as they separated, but neither of them could shake the quiet understanding that their journey together will get only more complicated from now on.

"So you love Tyler, you want to be with Tyler, but you also have feelings for Klaus?" Bonnie asked, her voice filled with disbelief as they lounged on the plush couch in the Salvatore mansion, sipping wine that probably cost more than any of them could care to admit.

"Doesn't sound complicated at all," Elena teased, raising her glass to her lips with a knowing grin.

Nicolette rolled her eyes, feeling the weight of their scrutiny. "Don’t even start with me, Elena. You and your Salvatore brothers," she muttered, shifting her attention back to her glass.

Bonnie didn’t seem ready to let it go. "So are you seriously considering something serious with Klaus? I mean, THEKlaus Mikaelson?" Her tone was a mixture of disbelief and genuine concern.

Nicolette sighed, sinking back into the couch, eyes fixed on the bottle in her hands. "I don’t know, Bon," she admitted quietly, her voice tinged with frustration. "All I know is that when I’m with him… I feel something I haven’t felt in a long time. Something good. Like, really good. And it scares the hell out of me. Better than Tyler ever made me feel, honestly. But at the same time, it's Klaus. We all know what he's capable of."

There was a long pause before Elena spoke up, her voice softer than usual. "Well, yeah, but he's in love with you, Nicolette. He wouldn’t hurt you. Plus, when was the last time he did something… you know… really terrible?"

Nicolette scoffed, her gaze darting to Elena. "He’s not in love with me, Elena." She took another swig from the bottle, almost too fast.

Elena didn’t let up. "Bullshit," she said, laughing lightly, though there was a touch of sincerity behind her words. "Are you seriously telling me Klaus Mikaelson is not in love with you? Have you seen the way he looks at you? He’s totally in love with you."

Nicolette couldn’t help but feel a pang in her chest. She knew Elena wasn’t wrong, but admitting it aloud? That would mean she had to confront the mess of emotions she’d been trying to ignore. She set the bottle down with a sigh, rubbing her temples. "I’m not ready to face that. I don’t even know if I want to face it."

Bonnie leaned forward, her expression more understanding than she let on. "Nicolette, whatever happens, you have to be true to yourself. You deserve to be with someone who makes you feel safe, not someone who puts you in a constant state of uncertainty."

Nicolette paused, her eyes narrowing as she processed Bonnie’s words. "So what you're saying is..." She took a breath, her fingers tapping nervously on the wine bottle. "You want me to break up with Tyler and see this thing with Klaus through?"

Bonnie shifted uncomfortably, but didn’t back down. "Well, when you put it like that, it sounds revolting," she said, a light chuckle escaping her lips, though the concern was evident in her eyes. "The last thing I want for you is to fall for Klaus. He's... well, he's Klaus. And we both know how that ends." She hesitated before adding, almost reluctantly, "But you kind of already are, aren’t you?"

Nicolette froze, her heart suddenly heavy in her chest. She wasn’t ready to admit it, not even to herself, but Bonnie’s words hit too close to home. She avoided eye contact, staring down at the bottle in her hand, suddenly very aware of the quiet tension in the room.

"I don’t know what you're talking about," Nicolette said, though the defensive tone in her voice betrayed her. She wasn’t fooling anyone, least of all herself.

Bonnie didn’t let it slide. "You do know," she said, her voice softening, but not without a trace of firmness. "I can see it in the way you look at him, in the way you talk about him when you think no one’s listening. You’re falling for him, Nicolette. Whether you want to admit it or not."

The room felt suddenly smaller. Nicolette felt the weight of the truth pressing down on her chest. "I can’t just throw everything away," she whispered, almost to herself. "Tyler... He’s been there for me. I owe him that much."

Bonnie’s gaze softened, but her voice remained steady. "You don’t owe anyone a part of yourself that you’re not ready to give. And you certainly don’t owe anyone your happiness. Not if you’re already feeling something else."

Nicolette wanted to argue, to push back, but Bonnie’s words resonated in her mind, echoing louder than any rebuttal she could muster.

"I just don't know if I’m strong enough for this," Nicolette murmured.

Bonnie met her gaze, her eyes unwavering. "You’re stronger than you think. And if this thing with Klaus is what you need to figure out who you are, then you have to take the chance. No one can tell you what’s right for you except you."

"But... Klaus can't be what's right for me," Nicolette’s voice faltered for a moment, her thoughts caught in the complexity of it all. "I mean... it's Klaus."

Elena nodded, her expression softening as she looked at her. She didn’t need to say anything because Nicolette's hesitation said it all. They both knew what Klaus was capable of — the chaos, the manipulation, the wreckage he left in his wake. Nicolette had seen it firsthand. How could something so wrong feel so right?

"I get it," Elena finally said, her voice quieter now, like she understood the storm Nicolette was caught in. "I’ve been there. I know exactly how hard it is to fight the pull of someone like him."

Nicolette met Elena’s eyes, the unspoken connection between them clear. She had no idea what Klaus wanted — or if he even knew what he wanted. Was it truly her? Or was she just another prize, another challenge to conquer?

"Maybe just give it time," Bonnie suggested, her tone steady but layered with concern. "See if he slips up again—if he doesn't, maybe he's actually softened because of you. But if he does... then you'll know exactly where you stand."

Nicolette hesitated, a faint smile tugging at her lips. "You’re right. I needed to hear that."

Elena watched her closely, sensing the storm brewing beneath Nicolette's calm exterior. "And Tyler? What's going on with him?"

Nicolette groaned, running a hand through her hair in frustration. "Why is everything so damn complicated?!" She sank back into the couch, eyes distant as her voice softened. "When he kissed me today... it was like everything clicked. Like I was whole again. But then there's this... feeling. This gnawing instinct that something with him and Hayley just doesn’t add up."

Elena’s gaze sharpened. "And you trust that feeling?"

"More than I trust the kiss," Nicolette muttered under her breath, her eyes flicking to the floor. "Because it’s the one thing I can't ignore."

“You know what?” Elena said, her voice light but edged with a hint of rebellion. “Let’s stop talking about boys for a night. Let’s get black-out drunk and forget the world.”

And that’s exactly what they did. The wine flowed, the music blared, and they danced like there was no tomorrow. Laughter echoed through the mansion, a rare moment of freedom. But eventually, the night spiraled into one of those familiar places—Damon’s bedroom.

They ended up in his bathroom, Elena perched in the empty bathtub, legs dangling over the edge.

“This bath is amazing," Elena sighed, her voice relaxed as she sunk deeper into the tub. "Why don’t we hang out here more often?”

Nicolette snorted, the alcohol buzzing in her veins. “I’ll tell you why," she teased, "cooties. Imagine the army of germ-ridden skanks Damon’s lured into his den of iniquity."

Elena shot her a glare, but Nicolette just laughed harder. “Okay, okay, I’m sorry,” she said between giggles.

Elena rolled her eyes, a smirk tugging at her lips. "No, no. Don’t stop on my account. Rip away. It’s only Damon, right?"

Nicolette shrugged. “Come on, Elena, he’s my friend, sure. But that doesn’t mean he’s not a man-slut."

Elena froze, her eyes narrowing as she shot back, “Says the woman who’s been in bed with him more than once.”

Nicolette stared at her, blinking. “Are you serious right now, Elena?” she asked, the words laced with surprise.

Elena didn’t flinch, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “Oh, I’m serious. You’re ripping into a guy who’s always been there for me when I needed him.”

Nicolette scoffed. “Yeah, because he’s secretly hoping you’ll sleep with him.”

“Well, maybe I did,” Elena replied coolly, her words hanging heavy in the air.

The room fell silent. Nicolette’s eyes widened in disbelief, and even Bonnie, who’d been standing off to the side, was caught off guard. “You didn’t,” she whispered.

“Yeah, I did,” Elena confirmed, her gaze unwavering. “I know you two don’t necessarily approve, but I’m happy with him. And tonight was supposed to be about me sharing that with my best friends.” She stood, stepping out of the tub, her tone final. “So, if you’ll excuse me…”

Before either of them could respond, Elena was already walking away. It took them a moment to process what had just happened, but by the time they did, they were trailing after her.

She was downstairs, silently cleaning up the remnants of their night.

“Elena, come on,” Bonnie said gently, though the words felt hollow in the air.

“The party’s over," Elena snapped without looking up, her back turned to them as she continued her task. "You need to leave."

“Don’t be mad, Elena. We’re just worried about you,” Nicolette said, her voice soft, apologetic.

Elena paused, her shoulders tensing before she turned around, eyes blazing. “You think it makes me happy? Seeing how much you disapprove of my choices?” She let the words hang in the air like poison. “I get it. But I think I’m falling in love with him.”

“No, you’re not,” Nicolette blurted out, her voice laced with desperation. “You’re sired to him!”

“What?” Bonnie’s voice was small, confused.

Elena’s expression hardened, the anger clear in her eyes. “What are you talking about?”

Nicolette swallowed, steeling herself. “Look, I’m sorry it came out this way, but it’s true. The blood bags, feeding from animals, Connor—everything lines up,” she said, voice trembling with the weight of the truth she could no longer ignore.

“No. No,” Elena shook her head, disbelief clouding her features. “There’s no way.”

Nicolette stepped closer, voice dropping to a whisper. “Just talk to Stefan about it. He’ll explain.”

Elena’s face twisted with fury. “You need to leave. Now!” she shouted, storming toward the door.

The finality in her voice left no room for argument, and as she swung it open, they both knew the conversation was over.

When Elena swung the door open, neither Bonnie nor Nicolette were prepared for what they saw. Standing just outside were two figures—Kim and a man Nicolette didn’t recognize. Klaus’ hybrids.

“What are you two doing here?” Nicolette demanded, her voice sharp with growing suspicion.

Before either of them could respond, the air crackled with the unmistakable speed of vampires. In an instant, the man blurred forward, his grip on Nicolette so strong she didn’t have a chance to react. With a sickening crack, he snapped her neck, and everything went black.

The next thing she knew, her body jolted back to life, her vision swimming as she tried to focus. Cold stone against her back. Her wrists were cold, metal digging into her skin. She tried to move, but her arms were shackled to the wall.

"What the hell? What am I doing here?" Nicolette groaned, her voice hoarse from the sudden shift back into consciousness.

A figure knelt before her, dark eyes locking onto hers. It was Kim, her expression devoid of remorse. "It's nothing personal, I hope you know that," she said coldly, the words carrying no comfort, no apology.

Before Nicolette could react, Kim grabbed her hand, twisting it painfully. With a sickening crunch, one of her fingers snapped, and Nicolette screamed in agony. The sound of her own pain echoed in the dimly lit stables.

Kim didn’t let up. The pain dragged on—every movement, every twist, every snap of bone pushed Nicolette’s endurance to the brink. She could hardly breathe, her head spinning from the intensity of it all. She tried to focus, to think, but everything was blurring.

Then, just when she thought she might lose herself to the pain, a sound from the doorway caught her attention.

Tyler. Elena.

Both appeared, their faces twisted in disbelief and panic.

"Let her go, Kim!" Tyler shouted, his voice full of rage. "Now!"

Kim stood, her eyes never leaving Nicolette as the pain continued to surge through her body. Nicolette could barely breathe, but the sound of Tyler’s voice cut through the haze of agony.

“She’s one of us, she’s a part of our team,” Tyler declared, his voice carrying a force that should’ve reassured her—but it only made her pulse race with confusion.

“Maybe a part of your team,” Kim sneered, her gaze now colder, sharper. “But not mine.”

And just like that, the stables seemed to darken further. More of Klaus’ hybrids emerged, their presence suffocating, oppressive. Nicolette’s heart began to pound in her chest. Why were they all here? Why was she the target of their twisted wrath?

Where was Klaus? Why wasn’t he here?

Before she could form another thought, two hybrids surged forward, restraining Tyler, and another two did the same to Elena. Nicolette’s breath hitched as she watched Kim kneel back down, her fingers gripping the fractured bone of Nicolette’s hand with sadistic pleasure.

"Why are you doing this?" Nicolette’s voice cracked, a desperate sob slipping through her.

"Because Tyler here needs to learn who’s really in charge,” Kim’s voice was a cold whisper, laced with venom. "I’m not waiting for his approval before I take my revenge on Klaus."

And suddenly, everything clicked.

It wasn’t about her relationship with Tyler—it was about Klaus. The fact that Klaus cared for her made her a target.

But there was no time for clarity as another bone shattered beneath Kim’s unforgiving grip.

"Do you know," Kim began, a cruel smile stretching across her face, "in order to break the sire bond, I had to break every bone in my body—about a hundred times. How do you think Klaus will feel when I do the same to you?"

Nicolette gasped, the excruciating pain blurring her vision, but Kim didn’t pause. She continued to push Nicolette to the edge of consciousness.

"Kim, ease up," one of the hybrids called, a hint of concern in his voice. "Klaus won’t like this."

But Kim was far past the point of listening. Her eyes darkened, and her grip tightened as she picked up a wooden stake.

“And how do you think he’ll like this?” she sneered, her eyes locked on Nicolette as she raised the stake with deadly intent.

“No!” Tyler shouted, his voice fierce, desperate. “Don’t do it!”

"No, wait, wait, wait," Elena said suddenly and Kim looked at her, "Klaus is fixated on protecting me, even more than he is on Nicolette, if you want to hurt him, hurt me," she said, "you want real revenge or not?"

The room fell silent. Even Kim seemed to hesitate, her eyes flickering with the weight of Elena’s words. She got up and walked up to her.

It was all the opening Tyler needed. In a blur of motion, he tore free from the hybrids’ grip, grabbed the stake from Kim’s hands, and buried it into her stomach with a sickening thud.

“Stay back!” Tyler roared, his voice carrying the fury of a man pushed to his breaking point. “Or I’ll rip her heart out.”

The hybrids froze, their eyes wide with fear, unsure of what to do. Nicolette could hardly believe what she was seeing.

Tyler wasn’t like Klaus… was he?

"I don’t kill and torture my friends to get what I want," Tyler continued, his grip still tight on the stake lodged in Kim’s gut. "We broke the sire bond. If we want freedom, we have to work together." His voice hardened, the air around them growing colder. "No one steps out of line.”

He turned toward Kim, who was gasping, her face pale as she trembled.

“Now,” Tyler’s voice dropped to a chilling whisper, “you’re either with me, or you’re against me. Submit. Submit, or you die.”

Nicolette’s breath caught in her throat. This wasn’t the man she knew.

"I'm sorry," Kim gasped, her body shaking.

Tyler removed the stake from her, but his expression remained unchanged. He turned, his eyes scanning the hybrids as they stood, silent and unmoving.

In a slow, deliberate movement, the hybrids began to kneel before Tyler, each one submitting to his unspoken authority. Nicolette watched in horror, her pulse racing as the room fell into a suffocating silence.

This… this was not the Tyler she had known. No—this was something else. Someone else.

And for the first time, she wondered if she was looking at the same monster that had once been Klaus.

[sylguine]

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✧ @abbacchiosbelt ― hayley has such great ideas that i just want to pick apart their brain to see how they come up with such splendid thoughts! they're honestly such a fun person, i want to give them all of my love and then some!

personal picks : stuck in a wall with genshin men (reader's just like "oh won't someone come save me? wait... not like that!") , glory and gore with toji (funny story, i didn't know they wrote this and posted the link in a server we share and they were like !!! i wrote that! needless to say i was super embarrassed) , yandere kaeya headcanons (i just think he's neat when he's unhinged) , arranged marriage with diluc (oh nooo what a terrible thing to have to deal with...), and someone great with gojo (gods he walks the line of infuriating/bearable every damn day)

✧ @after-witch ― theo has perfected the art of suspense. her immaculate pacing within her stories always blows my mind, and there has been a few times where i've gone "WHAT!?" while reading some of her works!

personal picks : good as gold (the ending of this! i love the implications sm), wife or death (its always morally correct to make a deal with the devil in one's time of need), alone in the dark with gojo (he's is such a vile pos here... not that i'm complaining!) , a gift with sesshomaru (adore the chance to see sesshy being soft for once), love is the honey with chrollo (honestly reader, same.), welcome home lord scaramouche (the absolute level of bitchiness this man possesses...), glass half full with dazai (him taking advantage of another person's feelings? its more likely than you think!), character development with fyodor (how to gain his approval: read books together), suffrance with chrollo (seeing such a normally calm character snap will never not be satisfying to me), and act of contrition with chrollo (my hand twitched at the end with the physical NEED to slap this man)

✧ @bye-bye-sunbird ― big sis sunnie!!! sunnie is literally a ray of sunshine, she's so sweet and warm-hearted, she always makes me feel so happy when i chat with her! i swear her smile can melt ice and make flowers bloom!

personal picks : necessity with scaramouche (this absolute menace, i hope a bird poops on his precious hat) , yandere diluc soulmate au (diluc refusing to lose the few things that bring him joy, no matter what the cost is, is so delicious) , waltzing with the harbingers (note to self: do not step on their toes) , blaphemous with pantalone (the gods do not exist here in these snowy lands, but don't fret, for pantalone exists in their stead) , and forced marriage with diluc (fuck there's something so sexy about diluc when he snaps...)

✧ @cinnamonest ― lena is a dark content creater / momcon enthusiast / CEO of feral razor / raging kurapikasexual that never misses with her works (did i mention she's got a great sense of humor paired with a big brain?) i love her mei mei series and hope to use her profile template in the future!

personal picks : dad kaeya with his daughter (love all of this series tbh) , the genshin boys' reactions to being slapped in the face (her rankings are always spot on) , genshin boys' dick headcanons (all i can say is yes, this is permanently engraved in my brain) , genshin boys' choice of womb tattoos (sex magic go brr) , dad diluc with his daughter (he'd be such an insistent and possessive father for sure) , moribund with childe (i wonder how many people he'd kill in one go while coming after you. surely he can't go after too many... right? right???) , and crepus with his daughter (thank you lena for always indulging my depraved thoughts!)

honestly everything from her is just so good!

✧ @ddarker-dreams ― lock's mastery of the english language is always a sight to behold! she seamlessly connects minute details from the original work (anime / manga / show / etc. ) or even from some of her own works into her writings, sometimes with no one noticing! scarlet bindings with diluc has a few different references (most of which are obvious) ! she's also a giant sweetheart who i absolutely adore bouncing off ideas with, and wrote cold to the touch with kaeya for me!

personal picks : tempting fate with scaramouche (lil sadistic gremlin will get what's coming for him... eventually) , "your body won't lie to me" with chrollo (he's such a bastard here, i love it) , yandere tartaglia with a fatui recruit darling headcanons (the chilling realization that reader is stuck with him as a superior...) , break a leg with gojo (his insufferableness bleeds through the words here) , the snowstorm with childe (imagining the bloodthirsty look in his eyes as he's coming after reader is just hngh...) , entanglement with kafka (she really is both the unstoppable force and the unmovable object) , smoking gun with johan (the realization johan has after speaking to reader is so good... i could feel the heaviness in the air) , loaded question with arlecchino (i always did believe that she's the type to play with her lover in more way than one...) , aftertaste with kaeya and diluc (never a good time with both of them, that's for sure) , in your eyes with izaya (gaining his attention never ends well, does it?) , exodus with chrollo (ngl, chrollo you're looking real smackable right now) , entrenched with kaeya (the audacity of this man never ceases to astound me) , comfortably numb with chrollo (what is numbness if not acceptance? what is ideation if not desire?) , quid pro quo with chrollo (going to be completely honest this piece lives in my mind rent-free) , and hell within reach (this series has such a special place in my heart, i love lady avalor sm)

not gonna lie, you could probably read any of her works and leave full and happy (or binge them all for a good time!)

(fun fact: lock was the first person i followed, and is one of my biggest inspirations for writing, which is why i like to call her the goddess of yanderes, suspense, and horror)

✧ @dear-yandere ― vanny (or as i like to call her, the yandere queen or queen of yanderes) is another one of the great yandere writers of tumblr! she's also the owner of a big heart (honestly i think she possesses enough love to fill a few blue whale hearts) and is such a compassionate person, whose writing (and artwork) is top tier!

personal picks : diluc's crush dating kaeya (a jealous yandere diluc is always a good pick! ) , acquiescence with pierro (oh yeah, love this old man so much) , little dove with columbina (she's so hauntingly beautiful and also frighteningly eerie) , vladimir (league of legends) at a bar with his darling (can i bite him back? please???) , shuu sakamaki being slightly tsundere + mean (he says he's not looking out for a walking blood bag, he's just upholding his father's rule (like he ever cared about it in the first place)), hisoka being his usual perverted + creepy self (ugh he's so hot like that though) , mafia boss dazai osamu drugging his darling (mafia dazai just hits different) , memento mori (chillingly ironic since it's starring mori ougai) , and little lover (shared harbinger darling) , honestly another writer where you just can't go wrong with any of her works

✧ @hypnoswrites ― their way of crafting stories is like a master painter. each line is a brushstroke and every word brings a new color to the piece. by the time i've reached the last sentence, my jaw is on the floor, my eyes are wide, and i have to take a moment to compose myself (in a good way!) after reading.

personal picks : nightly visit with astarion (fuck he's insufferable like this and im all for it) , quality time with shalnark (the only words i have is oh fuck, he's so manipulative with a soulmate) , heard through the grapevine with shalnark (all i can say is holy shit. i love reader's nen in this and the pacing is exquisite!) , spider cave with chrollo (the utter despair of knowing that everything you did was for naught is such a bitter taste and i gulp it down like the sweetest honey) , to prove oneself with hisoka (fuck yeah reader get his ass!) , and dissonance with demiurge (anti-magic runes? engraved in the walls. hidden listening device? secretly planted. hotel? nazarick.)

if you would like to be removed from this list, please let me know!

© 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧 — 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝟏𝟏-𝟏𝟑-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

[thatonesquintern13]

📺: the way home - season two

season one recap 🩵

episode one - the space between:

• watching the ‘previously on’ like i didn’t just spend the week recapping it

• thought this was jacob and dell but it’s just another little boy and older lady

• “it will always take you where you need to go.” 👀

• picking up where season one left off. kat and dell were literally JUST healing and now where back to murder boarding

• oh we’re just immediately jumping into the FROZEN pond

• it didn’t work!

• kat you know that’s not how it works !! just get out before you freeze!!!

• oh god now alice is in the pond

• and YEAH we’re BENEATH THE ICE

• ALICE

• KAT DONT YOU KNOW CPR

• CHEST COMPRESSIONS

• oh god alice is back okay

• so much just happened oh my god

• a note for kat on elliot’s door ):

• me and elliot squabbin the next time i see him 😤

• (did anyone else’s school use the word squab around like 2015?? 2016??)

• “if i’ve learned anything these last few months it’s the worst thing to waste is time.” i gUESS!

• now how can a dog time travel 😭 the pond is SICK for that

• “the pond is done with us, allie. we have to be done with it.” we’ll see

• they’re making a pact to stay in the present

• time jump! seven months laterrrr

• hello?? DECODE PARAMORE?!?!

• and kat is jogging through the woods like is this twilight???

• passed elliot’s (still empty) house. hayley williams is right, how did we get here 😭

• ofc kat is listening to decode she’s an emo millennial

• if you think about it this kinda is like twilight. she’s gonna jump off a cliff next probably

• dell landry: bee keeping age!!!

• where’d the horse come from? 🤨

• “hey, boy. who are you?” oh so neither of us know okay

• oh! it’s the last day of school!

• not spencer from school pulling up

• and maybe zoe from school? hard to say

• alice is leaving!? oh going to the states with brady

• “that’s the thing about shared custody, eventually you have to share.” rip /:

• ugh r*chel mention

• “i am screening your next guy! these last two, they’ve been so very disappointing.” LAST TWO!?

• oh she meant brady and elliot 😂

• “brady only disappointed in the later years. we don’t.. we don’t talk about elliot.” yeah still too soon formerly nemesis monica

• lol so new guy leaves (suspiciously 🤨) and kat is like “okay fiiine i’ll take over the herald and hire myself back!! if i must!!!”

• and good for her!

• oh someone’s died 😰

• evelyn goodwin??

• oldest member of the most prestigious (and wealthiest) family in port haven. an institution, dell says!

• linger?more?

• oh elliot has the AUDACITY to send post cards 😤

• yeah, alice you’re right to roll your eyes at him!!

• we’re getting so much landry lore!

• but also more evidence for my jacob is his own ancestor theory

• the landrys were a founding family of port haven with the aforementioned goodwins

• dell talking about HAPPY MEMORIES OF COLTON!!!! 🥹

• we’re throwing a summer partyyyy

• landry ladies kitchen dancing 🥹

• ruined! by brady calling 😤

• oh so kat and alice are on the same wavelength as me. no wonder kat knows so much about her great great whoevers

• they stuck to their word, no pond!

• “yeah, well. elliot’s not around anymore to give us those pearls of wisdom.” “when are you gonna let that go?” no, no. hold that grudge, alice.

• “elliot promised that he would always be there to help, and when we needed him the most […], he bails.” just like the avatar 😪

• can’t help but notice the herald is brighter now that new guy is gone.

• now i know brady isn’t trying to blame KAT for the shared custody thing

• are we ever gonna be introduced to rachel bc now it’s getting suspicious

• “alice is no distraction, she’s the glue” she really is huh 😭

• ooooh evelyn goodwin put the herald in her will???

• kat is going to ✨lingermore✨

• (i’m guess that’s the goodwin estate?)

• “no wonder you turned the herald into a weekly, you’re always here” okay dell kinda ate with that one 😭

• “i’m going up the hill” me: kate bush?

•but also: *eerie music change* “i’m going with you.”

• okay now i’m scared of lingermore

• oh something has Happened here…

• sorry, evelyn saved everything to open a museum and her son was just like “eh oh well. gonna sell.” ??? hate men.

• oooh but now the herald gets it all!!

• now kat has the entire history of port haven at her fingertips! finding jacob has literally never been easier.

• oh something Sinister has Happened here… 😰

• alice! step away from that pond! you promised your mother!!

• oh she’s just coming to say goodbye ):

• girl back up that’s literally how you fell in the first time!!

• oh it’s LITERALLY how she fell in the first time? the bracelet hello???

• i do enjoy that when i gasp now it’s actually stuff i am surprised about

• is dell gonna have flashbacks of her own of this place now?

• she’s just sad about evelyn ):

• you know. this was kinda how dell’s future was looking before kat and alice showed up…

• yeah how is kat supposed to get all these boxes back to the herald

• UM

• why’s this portrait look just like kat 😀

• “MY KATHERINE, 1814” HELLO

• what did evelyn know 👀

• aww the jewelry dish

• we are immediately back to kat and alice keeping secrets from each other 🫠

• she’s a runna she’s a track star 🏃🏻‍♀️

• oh! note’s gone from the door! is elliot back???

• omg he’s back

• “well kat landry!” “oh… elliot augustine…” okayyyy

•god, kat might as well have just said “you look hot” that would’ve been less embarrassing 😭

• (and he does, she was right.)

• why is elliot being weird

• wait. just realized this man LEFT in the MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR??? elliot there’s a TEACHER SHORT- wait they’re canadian…. is there a canadian teacher shortage??

• um but still. in the middle of the year, dawg??

• okay elliot when have you ever “imposed” on the landrys be so for real

• omg kat get up girl you are not playing it cool rn

• “i will never understand why she took elliot’s travels so hard” bc they’re besties??? (also bc that’s her stepdad but we apparently are keeping that a secret)

• dell didn’t notice that kat and alice were literally time traveling but she DID clock kat and elliot and that is, once again, so southern of her.

• “i haven’t seen you wear the bracelet in forever! i was beginning to think you lost it.” hehe about that…

• no actually WHY is elliot so… off i’m starting to not trust this… like go back to the caribbean if you’re gonna be like this

• “somebody had a glow up.” lmao rita!!

• “looks like elliot had what the kids call a hot boy summer” RITA!!!

• oh so alice didn’t know about katelliot and is really just mad bc elliot is her bestie!!!

• “and besides, there is no us, really. right?” ELLIOT YOU’RE THE BIGGEST DUMB DUMB THERE IS

• fumbled the bag

• he didn’t even say GOODBYE!? god what is with these men

• “great party, dell.” 😭😂

• “you better get out there and get a lobster before rita pilfers them all” lol okay great callback

• “[the farm] will always be here waiting for you.” 🥹

• fireworks for colton 😭😭😭😭

• flashbacks for everyone 🥺

• i miss colton landry

• ugh how long are kat and elliot going to pretend they don’t love each other

• alice is connecting dots

• colton and baby elliot 🥺 the club house is always there for him to have a space 😭

• “don’t waste any time, kid. because it’s never guaranteed.” and elliot thought that was a joke?? i-

• *branch snaps* “did you hear that?” WHO CAME BACK 🫵🏽

• “i saw that look between you and elliot. are you two together?” alice you’re far too late

• alice you didn’t ruin anything, sweetie 😭

• kinda rude that i grew up an hour from the beach and never went to a summer bonfire beach party in high school. (i didn’t go to parties in hs who am i kidding)

• oh! we’re being haunted by our past! cool.

• an elliot mixtape!!! IN THE CLUBHOUSE

• aww elliot’s here.

• with a STRONG candian ‘sorry’

• oh they met alice after the last summer cookout… interesting

• i thought “traveling” was a euphemism. but he actually meant time traveling lol

• “i’m sorry i didn’t say goodbye. i just knew if i saw you, i wouldn’t go.” OKAY AND WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN SO BAD

• just sitting on the bed nothing crazy

• SCREAMING !!!!!

• grey’s anatomy training 😏

•making out with all for you playing in the background. gonna cry actually.

• elliot apologizing right away 😭 okay there’s the awkward guy i missed

• “i’m not your problem anymore” WHY WOULD SHE SAY THATTTTT

• ALEXA, PLAY EXHILE BY TAYLOR SWIFT

• the sad part is, they could just go right back to how they were. like elliot is so willing to be that sounding board for kat.

• but. he blew it. super hard. complete buffoonery.

• “welcome home.” damn she’s cold

• baby nick!!!

• ugh elliot was gonna make his move RIGHT before kat met brady 😭

• so i guess spencer from school and zoe from school are??? no more???

• alice is still hung up on nick 😭 girl he’s old let it gooo

• why are they making her sing rn

• now look you’ve made her get stage fright again. (it’s definitely not the ghosts of her mother’s past coming to haunt her…)

• kat and dell finally getting the mother daughter relationship they deserve??

• is the house called lingmore or lingermore… i need to look this up

• the subtitles are telling me lingermore. dell’s accent is just thick lmao

• oh! see, dell thought evelyn reminded her of herself too.

• “i wanna build back our relationship. i wanna get to know you again.” yup yup yup 🥹

• kat has also noticed that dell is talking about colton and jacob in a positive light now

• “no more regrets, only resets” dell would kill on facebook

• ugh, i know Something is going to happen and it’s gonna ruin everything we accomplished in this scene

• um why are we back at the “did you hear that” scene 😰

• WHO IS THAT!?!?? 🫵🏽

• colton???? new guy?????? JACOB!?!?!?

• oh my god

• the blurry polaroid!!

• alice and kat sharing their secrets! season of healing!

• kat don’t let her manipulate you like this!

• okay or do. whatever.

• wait elliot send that text 😭 you gotta be the one to fix this, dude.

• neighbor!? who is this man???

• they better not be trying to give dell another love interest 😤

• could be elliot’s dad tho? but i doubt it

• suspicious buyer of the neighboring farm????

• the new buyer isn’t going to lease the fields sooo what does that mean 😅

• dell is going to be losing money?

• AND WHOSE HORSE IS THIS

• don’t tell me that horse jumped in the pond 🤧

• mother daughter pond jump 🤪

• “it’ll take us where we need to go” what could go wrong! 😀

• BABY ELLIOT!?

• has present elliot been LYING to present kat this whole time??????

• if i got sent to 1814- hold up who is that

• not the gun

• HELLO

• grey’s anatomy training (dying in a horrific way)

• um. okay 😀

fin.

[shallowseeker]

Eerie coincidences leading up to season 8's Goodbye Stranger

I swore I'd never talk about this episode, but it features a jealous guy named Spencer (he who "dispenses"), a "Jimmy," and a girl named after the "forgiveness" character in The Merchant of Venice and is reminiscent of Porsche/"fancy car."

But I will say that this is so very, very, incredibly, jaw-droppingly Chuck-coded:

SPENCER: Of course you don't. Neither of you ever considered my feelings. JAMES: Portia? This is about her? SPENCER: Can you imagine the insult when she chose you? I wanted her as my soul mate the moment I saw her. When she picked you...I endured it. But when you two went all Bella and Edward, broke the code, put your passions before the community rules, well, the arrogance, the entitlement was too much. Your total ruination seemed appropriate.

This is the infamous, cruel, disrespectful 8x15 Man's Best Friend with Benefits. (Skip it, it's not worth the egregious racism). Nevertheless, there is a remarkably consistent throughline running through many of these throwaway episodes, coming just before 8x17 Goodbye Stranger.

James "Jimmy" is a man being forced to "act out" murders, just as Cas is acting out and committing murders for Heaven. Like Cas, he's pushing his (would-be) lover away. He shouts her to "GO," Just as Cas shouted Dean to "GO" in Purgatory.

When I think about the ruination of the Nephilim-coded things being destroyed in seasons 8 and 15, all I can see is Chuck sundering Earth from Heaven.

///

And here, in 8x16 Remember the Titans, we have a Zeus behaving remarkably similar to how The Empty does in 14x08 Byzantium. Zeus cursed Prometheus to die over and over, and his seven-year-old son is now awakening to the same fate.

ZEUS: Tell me, has Prometheus experienced the child's death yet? [HAYLEY gives a nod.] How did he take it? Did he hurt? [HAYLEY nods again.] Good. [ZEUS points his fingers at SHANE/PROMETHEUS who falls to his knees attempting to breathe.] 8x16: Remember the Titans

...

COSMIC ENTITY: Stop interrupting! Start paying attention. I'm taking him. And where I'm taking you is worse than Hell… because at least Hell is something. Ohh. Ohh, God, they look scared. Does that hurt you? Good… because I want it to. [Cas deploys his angel blade to attack, but the Entity flings him across the room] 14x08: Byzantium

///

In season 7, Cas refers to his own resurrection as, "I don't die - I'm brought back again. I see now. It's a punishment resurrection. It's worse every time." 7x23: Survival of the Fittest

///

The Prometheus himself is dressed a little bit as season 1 Sam, as a boy hated by God, but narratively, he's Cas.

SAM: Of course not. You were afraid big daddy would find out that you fell for the person he hates most in this world.

Makes you wonder if Cas's instincts are right? Perhaps, Chuck actually hates Cas. Perhaps, it really is a sadistic punishment resurrection, and he actually lives and breathes to see Cas and Dean separated.

...

And again here, Zeus's rage has so much in common what what the Empty will be like:

ZEUS: You like being an immortal, don't you? [He's kneeling in front of OLIVER again.] Oh, sure, you die every day, but nothing can keep you dead. [ZEUS looks over at SHANE who is lying on the ground.] It's almost like taking a little nap. All of your cares and worries disappear for a little while. Well, it's sleepy time, my dear boy. [His tone is like a loving grandfather, he stands, both hands crackling with lightning.] I never get tired of watching you die. [ZEUS, holding SHANE up, says it right into his ear.] Your boy is going on the mountain. 

...

[The entity kicks CASTIEL.] COSMIC ENTITY: Just let’s lay down. Let’s just try and sleep. Hmm? Think about it. Infinite peace, yes? No regrets. No pain. Kiddo, save yourself.

///

I think Chuck is absolutely seething over Cas and Dean being in love in season 8.

Cas did not steal fire, but he did rip up the pages at the end of season 4. In season 10, his grace is reintroduced in a library, amongst fluttering pages, as a story-destroyer.

The theme of the angel-human hybrid family is ever-present in season 8, and the total ruination of the hybrid angel-human family is ongoing in season 15.

At the end, only Sam's family remains. The "pure," "good," "Noah-like" one. Heaven and Earth are split once more.

[foundationbuilt]

⭐ (because you have a few i'd like to choose from but would love your opinion!)

send ⭐ for muses I'd love to explore <3

katniss & lucy, lucy survives to the modern day, yes, because i just NEED these two female victors of twelve to interact. like, katniss finding out about snow's history ?? SHE WOULD BE SENT !! but also the songs and the history of the covey ( which i am of belief katniss is part of as maude granddaughter ).

peeta & lucy, post-hijacking, snow is a ... bad association with peeta. so that would be interesting.

finnick & lucy, oh my god, these two !! finnick learning all of snow's secrets from lucy, like, aaaaaa. the drama. the angst. also, lucy is the same age as mags, the victor prior to her games, so finnick's feelings towards her would be ... i don't know, tbh, i suppose it depends how they meet.

hayley & lucy, in my verse for hayley's hunger games i think these two would be totally kickass together. i also have a hc for this verse that klaus is an elite capitol citizen that hayley has a child with, so she would ... kind of .. get the whole victor/capitolite thing.

klaus & lucy, on that note ... i have a few hunger game verses for klaus. some where he's a capitolite who is close with snow ?? maybe he tries to hunt lucy down or something if snow ever finds out she's still alive. or even at the time of lucy's games, he could be one of snow's classmates ?? we could work it. also, klaus has a fine appreciation for music. as well as sneaky cleverness.

jace & lucy, i don't know why but i find it so funny to see jace and lucy interacting. in a hunger games verse for jace, he's a cocky son of a bitch and him and lucy interacting would just be ... funny. also, again, jace appreciates good music so he would admire her for that.

Basically i am ready to put any and all of my muses into a thg verse, so let me know which ones you're interested in and i'll work them in!

[so-long-soldier28]

Who would you give the hottest milf and dilf award to in the tvd universe?

oh boy did i have fun answering this question...

okay so both these categories have soo many options, i'm gonna root through my options before awarding the hottest. 😅

also, we've got actual milf / dilfs to compare, plus children-less folks who have milf / dilf energy, but that's a separate category.

but if we're looking at genuine parents, i've already got my dilf picked out.

let's go...!

(tw: bit of kink mention smack in the middle; dirty thoughts)

(also this is my opinion and certainly doesn't reflect the entirety of the fandom so no one come for me plz)

milfs

alright.

i had three pop in my head immediately, as soon as i processed the question.

first, katherine. ofc. and she is technically a mom, even though i forgot about nadiya at first.

she's both a badass and super hot (my bisexual awakening at the age of 12, actually), so she definitely qualifies for this category.

second, bonnie. not a mom, although she would make an amazing mom, given the chance. i was just watching 8x9 and she looked so freaking gorgeous, i had to pause to catch my breath (literally, my jaw dropped).

and all respect to kat, but let's not forget 1x5, the car wash episode… she looked fking amazing in that bikini, like, i died.

also, the entirety of s7, she was both sassy and gorgeous. i was so happy she got a chance to shine (finally) & she killed it. long overdue but soooo worth the wait.

she's always gorgeous, always badass, and like i said, would make a wonderful mom.

third, elena, but specifically season 6. idk if it was the single life that brought out her confidence or what, but she was glowing in that season.

i wasn't a fan of her most of the time, but she had huge mommy / milf energy throughout s6. i can't explain it, it's just vibes.

now, since you said tvd universe, i must also add rebekah and hayley to the mix.

rebekah is totally a qualifier for many of the same reasons katherine is, minus the actual kid. i fucking love her, and given the chance, she'd be a great mom, too.

hayley… loved her in the first 1-2 ish seasons.. liked her less when it felt like she was leading on both elijah and werewolf boy / nathan parsons wtf was his name.. JACKSON, that was it.

wasn't a fan of that.

she was a great mom to hope, always defended her daughter, and was very protective towards the people she loved, but she's only a contender for my list.

before i move onto dilfs, i must also add a note about caroline. i just remembered she's a mom, too, but tbh, while i love her to death and she's a great mom, she seems too babygirl-ish to be a milf. this could be bc the whole alaric/caroline thing freaks me out, or maybe it's bc the gemini coven forced pregnancy on her, but i just don't feel milf energy from her.

she was absolutely glowing, and beautiful when she was pregnant, and i adore her to death, but she doesn't fit the vibe.

dilfs

now onto dilfs. i have less contenders.

first… elijah. huge dilf energy, like, insane.

always very protective of his family, of hayley and hope, of his morals and his home… whatever is important, he will defend it.

the suits only add to the dilfishness. that's it. that's the point.

certain scenes, especially throughout the originals are so dilf energy, it sends me to the moon.

the one where they're at the farm or whatever and he's rebuilding fence boards, every scene where he's drinking bourbon, whenever he rolls up his sleeves to deal with someone, or rips out a heart... you know what i mean?

second, you know i have to mention my boy kai…

that scene in 6x22 when he's in that suit… plz for the love of god put a baby in me. 🫣

he's so hot in that scene i can't actually handle it.

also something tells me he's got a breeding kink + he had 7 siblings & certainly knows at least somewhat how to raise kids.

as long as they're no threat, i think he could be a good dad (but i don't think he'd hurt his own kids).

not very dilfy pre-1903, but is very much so afterwards. (like caroline, he's got babygirl energy to me.)

oh! and while we're on the topic of dilf energy, i need to include marcel.

this man is spicy and kills me with his smile alone.

admittedly, there were times he pissed me off, but everyone pissed me off in the originals at some point, even elijah (loml).

i think he would be a great dad. he was so good with helping & being there for davina. he would defend hope despite the shit klaus & elijah put him through. he also kind of "adopted" josh as he did davina.

great leader, too. knew how to keep people in line (even if his system was majorly flawed).

and he's so fucking hot.

dilf energy. that's it.

now, for the actual dilf, i have one contender and one winner.

i really hate to admit it, because he's a terrible, awful person, but he's so fucking hot & obviously has great genes.

joshua parker.

fuck, something about this man does something to me that i can't explain.

i hate his guts.

but he's so hot.

all of his kids are hot, too. like i said, great genes.

definitely on the older side, but that just makes it so much better.

with him it would be like… "my wife died but now idk how to cope & i need to fuck out my sadness," and i would be like, "okay daddy. hey, i heard your eldest killed 4 of your kids, do you wanna make more?"

anyway…

he's on my list with john winchester, called, "fictional men who would be dilfs if they were not child abusers."

Now to crown the winners! ✨👑✨

hottest milf: katherine pierce

hottest dilf: joshua parker

hottest with milf energy: bonnie bennett (s6 elena is a close 2nd)

hottest with dilf energy: elijah mikaelson

[aadagio]

Speak Now TV First Impressions

I do this thing with every new Taylor release where I go through the album, track by track, listening to one song at a time via the YouTube lyric videos and then pausing for a few minutes to jot down my initial thoughts and first impressions. I started doing it with Lover back in 2019, and I've done it with every album since.

I usually just post these as a thread on Twitter, but since I'm back being active on Tumblr again, I thought I'd also share here. I did listen to Speak Now TV out of order, with the Vault tracks first, so I'm just going to list everything in the exact order I played it below:

Electric Touch: I got chills all over my arms. All I kept thinking was, "This would have been KILLER to listen to in high school!" I did feel that Patrick's voice felt subdued by the production here, which wasn't my favorite, but the way he and Taylor sing "to-o-ou-ouch" together and their alternating vocals on the bridge are fantastic. Also excited to have a new Taylor Time! I want to see this one performed live SO badly.

When Emma Falls In Love: Still not 100% sure how I feel about this one yet. Probably the least exciting one from the Vault, for me personally. I absolutely love the line “like if Cleopatra grew up in a small town” though.

I Can See You: So sultry and sexy. I loved it immediately. I got strong 60s spy movie vibes. I also really want to know who this is about? I know what it makes me think of (April/May 2013), but what about Taylor??

Castles Crumbling: Oh my GOD. Possibly one of my favorite TS collabs of all time??? The way Hayley and Taylor’s voices harmonize with one another is hypnotic. This felt so ghostly and morbid, like a sister to Haunted and even a forefather to Nothing New? Biggest stand out to me so far.

Foolish One: Everything about this, down to the title, feels like a direct attack. There was absolutely a point in my life (in 2010, no less) when I would have played this CONSTANTLY. Maybe I should still do that now 🙃

Timeless: I started sobbing as soon as the first chorus hit. I recognized Marjorie in the lyric video thumbnail and knew that this one would probably make me emotional, but I wasn't expecting just how quickly it would reduce me to tears. My boyfriend overheard me crying and came out to the living room to hug me. Completely devastated me, but I love it. An even bigger stand out than CC!

I had to take a break to collect myself, and iced some cookies I made to celebrate the album release. My biggest thought with the Vault tracks was just, "Damn, I wish these had been out in the world back in 2010 because I really could have used them in high school." At least they’re here now though.

Superman: Listened while icing cookies because I knew that it would be the last song in my listen-through otherwise, and I didn't want to end the session on a sour note, because I do NOT like Taylor's intended subject on this song, or the person I used to personally associate it with when I was younger. It’s a good song! Just not one I gravitate toward anymore.

Mine: I immediately noticed the lack of earnestness, youth and twang in her voice on this recording. I don’t know why, but it was hard to get past. I just know this song SO well after all these years, and this version felt almost jarringly different.

Sparks Fly: This was better. Still not the same as the original, but a better mix of old and new, in my opinion. Also loved the inclusion of the Speak Now World Tour footage in the lyric video.

Back To December: Another one where I just know it so well that I can notice every single difference. Some of the vocal inflections were not my fave, but overall it’s another good mix of old and new. (Also I hope Taylor Lautner is having an incredible day, as he deserves.)

Speak Now: Right out of the gate, I hated her vocals on this one, which crushed me. This song was one I had been looking forward to hearing the most. As I kept listening, I was trying to reserve my judgement, but by the end I had to accept that I just do not like this version. The lack of youthful exuberance in her voice was extremely noticeable, and I felt that was to the detriment of the song. I'm so upset to say I don't like this one.

Dear John: Who else up wanting back their girlhood? Vocally, this was beautiful. This one transcends time, and actually hurts more to hear sung at 32. You can feel how her voice has changed from utter sadness to bitter anger. I loved how she completely capitalized, "OVER YOUR SAD EMPTY TOWN" in the lyric video.

Mean: THANK GOD THE TWANG IS BACK!!!!! If ever there was a song we needed it on, it was this one!! (Please can we keep this energy for Debut TV????? 🙏🏼)

The Story of Us: The whole time I was just thinking, "Okay!!!! Yes!!!!!" Vocally, this is exactly what I was hoping for. Killed it.

Never Grow Up: Had me sobbing again. I remember listening to this for the first time at 17 and thinking, “Is this going to be life one day?” and now I’m 30 and my friends have kids and I’m in my grown up apartment and it IS all so much colder than I thought it would be. This is another one that hurts more to hear sung at 32 than at 19. I feel like I can remember my whole life when I listen to it, which just makes the tears come harder. I had to stop and grab tissues from my room and hug my boyfriend for a bit before coming back to finish the album.

Enchanted: PERFECTION. So good. I adored the lyric video transition from her Speak Now World Tour performance of the song into her singing it at The Eras Tour.

Better Than Revenge: NO. Nope. I could write a dissertation at this point about why I think the lyric change was a massive, massive mistake, but y’all already know. This was NOT the move at all and it will never hit as well as the original. I'm so disappointed.

Innocent: So good. Again, another one that hits different with age, especially hearing her sing, “Thirty-two and still growing up now.” I was remembering watching her perform it live at the VMAs for the first time as I was listening. Such a special moment that KW then came out and absolutely ruined with Runaway. I still firmly believe that this song is way, way too good for the person it’s about.

Haunted: Right off the bat all I could think was, "Uhhhhh what the FUCK happened to the production here????" That new echo-y layering effect is NOT IT and ruined the song for me.

Last Kiss: Immediately noticed different, sharper instrumentation with the harp, and I did not like it. Vocally it just didn't hit the same either. Instead of deeply sad, it just feels sort of lifeless. I probably put too much stock into this one because it means so much to me, but even still. I fully gave up on expecting the shaky breath to get a repeat feature because I just don’t think you can recreate something like that, but damn. This version just does not feel right to me and I’m sad about it.

Long Live: Tears AGAIN, this song always always gets me. This version is perfection, another timeless one. I think they made the right move by having the lyric video be comprised completely of footage of Taylor performing it on the Speak Now World Tour.

Ours: This was my absolute favorite song on the album back in the day. I always loved how you could hear the smile in her voice as she sang, and unfortunately I didn’t really feel that at all on this version. At least we still had the giggle toward the end! Overall I think it’s still solid, just not the same, and that was disappointing.

My final thoughts after just one listen-through feel so up and down, which I was not expecting at all! I feel so conflicted and disappointed.

With Fearless TV, it took me a little bit to come around fully to the vocal changes. You just can't recapture that same youthful earnestness that she was singing with as a teenager. But when I got the vinyl in the mail and put it on, I don't know, something just finally clicked for me, and now I love it.

With Red TV, I was fully on board from the jump, and I consider the TV to be the definitive version of the album. But with Speak Now, it's nowhere close. I feel like half the original songs I really loved the new versions of, and half were huge let downs. That makes me so sad to say.

I know it's only been one listen, and if there's anything I've learned from tracking my first impressions over the past 5 years, it's that my opinions will absolutely morph and change as time goes on and I listen more and more. I just never expected to feel disappointment like this.

[ashitshowforalot]

so i finished speak now taylor’s version, i cried, thoughts and feelings under the cut

1. mine- bro why am i crying??? her vocals are so different bc she doesn’t have her twang 😭 she sounds so pretty though. ‘FOR THE FIRST TIME’

2. sparks fly- still makes me want to jump and dance around but her vocals are more present if that makes sense??? like it used to blend together for but now i mostly hear taylor. god her voice is so much mature now.

3. back to december- oh hello bell i didn’t realize you were there. okay i’m gonna cry again bc of this song. “I MISS YOUR TAN SKIN YOUR SWEET SMILE”

4. speak now- oh she sounds so pretty already. it’s still so dreamy in this song 😭 “ you wish it was me ☺️ don’t you😏” HER LAUGH OH MY GOD

5. dear john- bro she sounds like she’s gonna cry in the beginning of this, it’s gonna make me cry. oh god 32 year old taylor singing about what happened to 19 year old taylor. go the way i never realized she blames herself until after the bridge “i should’ve know” into “you should’ve know” because he was older HE should’ve known.

6. mean- okay banjo!!! she’s still so cute, i love you mean, forever in my heart 💜 okay tiny ity bitty twang in this song, she’s having fun and i love it.

7. the story of us- okay the guitar is leaning more pop ish than the alternative kind it was leaning towards in the original, not bad i can still bop to it but i’ll miss the guitar riffs, you can hear her little smile on “next chapter”. “LIKE ITS KILLING ME YEAH” aidhsjkshdj “the end” yes taylor

8. never grow up- oh okay, yeah i’m gonna cry. i cried too much to type anything

9. enchanted- oh she’s still enchanting lol, so dreamy oh my god. i will be screaming this in the car actually. oh it actually absolutely amazing.

10. better than revenge-oh i love her already, she did change the lyrics 😔, it slaps but i will hold a candle for the original lyrics because they are so fun to scream misogamy be damn. other than the lyric change she’s absolutely amazing, HER RIFF OH MY GOD, the mocking lyrics, i love them

11. innocent-how hard was this to re record this knowing that this person would continue to hurt her after she had forgiven them. “32 and still growing up now” brb gotta go scream.

12. haunted-YES OH MY GOD THE DRAMA OF THIS SONG, ooo the echoing is fun, the breaths ahkfsh i love all the little things about this album. genuinely one of my favorites from the original and tv holds the same place in my heart. her vocals give me life

13. last kiss- oh god that first beat still makes my heart drop. okay i am going to cry again. tiny twang again. we lost shaky breathe but the song is still so sad even without it.

14. long live-my favorite song to date actually and i might cry. it’s still so good 😭 god and to know so many people who knew her when she wrote this still know her and support her. thinking about her guitarist has been with her for so long and this song is for the people like him and for us and i just i-

15. ours- ours is such a cutesy song, i love her she deserves a kiss on the forehead. kicking my feet and giggling. her laugh again 😭

16. superman-i love you superman you are such a fun song people forget about you, got me dancing and having a fun time, ignoring that it’s probably about j**n m****r.

17. electric touch-our first vault song!!!! oh wow she’s different, she’s so speak now though, oh fallout boy is so fun on this song, taylor has now claimed the time 8:05 lol, i hear the fob influences but the song is still so taylor

18. when emma falls in love- ooo piano she’s fun, oh taylor girl what emma are we referring to babes, when emma falls in love is cute though, not my favorite vault song though, not a skip let’s be clear

19. i can see you- oh, she’s fun, she different, oh my god who are you???? oh she’s rising in ranks so fast, oh my god i love her so much “ i could you up against the wall with me” TAYLOR GIRL, i am scandalized

20. castles crumbling- hi hayley i love you, taylor girl are you okay? nothing new 1.0?, castles crumbling was not what i thought it was, i think i might cry actually, don’t worry hayley got a verse lol, anyways taylor girl are you okay??? anti hero 1.0? bro???

21. foolish one- oh okay happy beat sad lyrics, taylor said take your anti delulu pills or this song is about you, “how could i not see the signs” taylor???? babes what happened??? “he just wasn’t the one” oh okay that hurt a little a lot

22. timeless- oh good old taylor and a guitar, oh no taylor sweetheart i don’t think you would’ve been timeless, why does this hurt, oh this feels so bittersweet

anyways favorite base 16 song is long love and haunted

favorite vault song is i can see you

[youareyourcreator]

A reflection, a return.

Well, it's the end of 2024 - and for some God forsaken reason I have found my way back to tumblr. is this a bad thing? no. I am enjoying less & less of my preferred social media so it may be time to make that jump. I can also opt into not telling many people that wouldn't already know, and give myself a "safe" place to vent about anything, really. With all that being said, I can't believe I was editing HTML code for a blog like I was 14 again. But embedding that Hayley Williams music in was a must and if you don't agree you are wrong.

With that being said, time to reflect on the year - and my hopes for what's to come. 2024 was probably the hardest year in my professional career. I am a teacher, and in January the office where I work transferred a bunch of tough cases into my classroom. Upon doing so, my coteacher(s) and I were not provided the resources we would need to succeed - and were eventually chastised for not doing as well as we were prior to the roster changes. With all that being said, we still made it to graduation and sent the kids off to kindergarten. A breath of fresh air, at least I thought. In September of last year, I had expressed my desire to take the next summer off and it was approved. Originally I was just going to take off July & August, but management encouraged me to take the full summer, "You deserve it!". I agreed, reluctantly - as I had did the finances for the next few months with the paychecks for those months in mind. I thought, oh well - I still have my vacation and sick days that I didn't use this year. When I asked to use them, I was informed that I no longer qualified as a full time employee and had lost them. Now, I had expected this to happen for next year - but, I worked full time for three years at this place and didn't use the sick/vacation days I had earned from the year prior. Essentially, I was robbed of 80 hours of pay. I explained that I was feeling slighted, and then expressed that I understood that so many teachers were leaving the center. (Five important teachers left that year - my coteacher included.) Fast forward, I survive the summer and send an email in August to ask about classroom placement for the upcoming school year. I was told, "We thought you had quit", and, "We filled your position." I never at any point said I was quitting, and no one confirmed anything with me. My entire life shattered, as I was heavily relying on getting back to work in the middle of August so I could afford rent. They then offered me a demotion and I told them to kick rocks. Anyway, everything worked out because I landed the same job at nearly the same pay - except I have significantly more benefits. My old job took an L losing me, the parents reach out to me asking if there's space at my new place of employment because they hate everything about the place without me. I've found a place where I'm appreciated as an employee and aren't just used for a number to fund greed of a pompous woman with no sympathy. (okay maybe that was harsh.)

There weren't really any other life updates. Just me dying at work because of decisions made that I wasn't necessarily involved in, and then transferring to a new job unexpectedly. I guess, goals for the new year... go to concerts, kiss boys, kiss girls, don't be afraid to do things I want to do, have fun, maybe get into a relationship idk, listen to tons of music, eat and make delicious food, have a good time, travel. A very wide list, I realize I don't have any specific goals for 2025 and that's okay.

[jenibearx3]

February Wrap Up

✔️ Books Read (7)

Girls Like Girls

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert

Nightbitch

A Snake Falls to Earth

D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

Winter Counts

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

❌️ Books Dropped (0)

✔️Girls Like Girls 🏳️‍🌈

By, Hayley Kiyoko

❤️❤️

🩸

OMG, the feelings I had while reading this. The will they won't they that pulled on my heart strings and had me anticipating every word. So basically, Coley ends up living with her estranged father after losing her mother. She's a teenage girl on the verge of adulthood, high emotions and tensions as she deals with lose and going from a large city to the middle of nowhere with a father she doesn't know. Yay… haha. Only for feelings to bud between a girl that she doesn't know will respond to her feelings, let alone just not hate her for them. After all, timing is everything when it comes to love. And queer love, that not knowing if they are queer too, that's even more intense. It was a wonderful journey that I just hoped that at the end of it all, that Coley ended up where she wanted to be. I loved it and it's what young love can be like, bittersweet, but gods, when it all works out, you melt. 

There is a bit of violence, as tensions run high, but for love, sometimes, ya gotta be a lover and a fighter.

And it's based off of her song, Girls Like Girls! Like, omg, it had me listening to that song with the same verve as when it first came out. I watched the music video all over with so much more to it now that I knew the fullness of its vision. Made me love it all the more.

✔️The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert

By, John M. Gottman and Nan Silver

❤️❤️

Marriage. People are constantly trying to figure what makes a marriage fall apart, but these experts try instead to look at what makes it work. It can be hard to look at the rubble and think about what could have prevented it. However, the answers can easily be found when you look at marriage that stand the test of time. They look at hundreds of marriages, and found what really matters time and time again. There isn't much queer representation, but that's the sad fact that there is just last of data since being openly queer is still relatively new. But the findings here are helpful for any relationship, since this is all about human connection and making a bond that last. It's a great read even if you don't feel like ya need it, cuz it offers such great communication exercises and practices. 

✔️Nightbitch

By, Rachel Yoder

❤️❤️❤️

🩸🩸

🔥

Oh this book, I wasn't sure where it was going, but damn did it leave me with that post book high I love. It starts off with every woman's struggle in modern day of having a child while also working. Sure she's married, a good husband too, and of course she adores her baby. Everything she's given up she's done so because it was her choice, but damn it all if she isn't losing her mind, literally. At first she tries to balance her art career and her baby, but something eventually has to give. So she stays home with the baby, and while she doesn't regret it she does struggle with it. Then her body starts to change, subtle at first but eventually it's clear she might just be changing into something unhuman. She begins to fear she's turning into a werewolf, and if that's such a bad thing.

What starts as a half joke, being called a NightBitch, soon turns into an acceptance of it, an embodiment of it. The first half had my feminist rage fire burning with fury as she loses her mind over being a mother in these contradictory times, in a society that was built against her in the first place. It made my blood boil and crave more. Then it turns softer, reflective as she starts to come into her own and find a balance. I loved it, start to finish. I may not have foreseen the ending, but I adored the journey none the less. It's avant-garde to say the least, and if you like a wild ride then I definitely recommend this book.

If you enjoy art, especially performing and interruptive art, read this book.

If you are a feminist, read this book.

If you are a mother, read this book.

I can't stop thinking about it and I hope you too can experience this post book high that I'm still coming down from. This is definitely going into my favorite books collection.

✔️A Snake Falls to Earth

By, Darcie Little Badger

❤️

🩸

This is such a cute book, really. It's something I wish I had read as a kid, a solid middle school book for sure. It was good, but I feel like it would have meant more if I had been younger. I love the Indigenous stories and lore woven into the narrative. They gave me information steadily and it never felt info-dumping or forced. 

Nina is a young Lipan girl who ends up in a lot more trouble than she asked for as she tries to unravel the last story her grandmother left her. And it also follows Oli, a cottonmouth kid in the land of spirits that is just trying to survive all on his own. Through each of their own journey's, they end crossing paths and needing one another. 

It had such fun elements that were a joy to read. There is some fighting, death is mention too, but for the most part it isn't too gruesome to recommend to younger readers.

✔️D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding 🏳️‍🌈

By, Chencia C. Higgins

❤️

🔥🔥

If you love MTV reality tv shows, then you're probably gonna love this book. Especially if you've always wanted one with queer people and real deal feelings involved. D'Vaughn and Kris each sign up as contestants on the show for their own reasons, but each is in it to win it. They basically have to convince their families that they want to marry this person that the family have never met before. Cuz technically, they just met themselves. If they can make it to the wedding ceremony, then they get the big bucks. 

The catch? They have six weeks to do it, haha. They may even be able to pull it off, but maybe that's because there is truths mixed into their lies. It even gets hot and heavy on their way to winning the whole show. It was a fun read, but if you're not into how shows like that work, it's kinda mid. 

✔️Winter Counts

By, David Heska Wanbli Weiden

❤️❤️❤️

🩸🩸

OMG, this is one of my new favorite books. It's an intense read that takes place on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. Virgil Wounded Horse is a local enforcer who's more like a vigilante for hire. He isn't the greatest guy, but he does his best to be there for his nephew. 

Then shit hits the fan real fast as his nephew is swept up in some trouble. He keeps trying to make the "right" choice, but the mess just becomes bigger and bigger as he tries to unravel it all. He struggles with who is, where he comes from, and with how he can protect his nephew. 

It's thrilling and intense as they work their way through the mystery that's been right under their noses this whole time. And there is some dark moments; violence, blood, guns, and drugs. But there is also some really good moments as he reconnects with his EX, does everything he can for his nephew, and finds himself again with the aid of his community.

Usually I don't like open ended endings, but the book couldn't have ended better.

✔️An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

By, Kay Redfield Jamison

❤️❤️

This is a short read, but it left its mark in me. The author struggles with her mental health, but eventually accepts that it is a part of her. She starts to look at it, really address after so many years of trouble it caused her. I related a lot to her as she told her story and it was comforting in an odd way. 

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[annabelle-creart]

I don't even sure how I will explain this people... but we got blessed SJKSKSKSKSAJAJJAJAJAJ

THIS IS ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD IDEA THE FUCK????????

As a BoulWave fan and as a JayVik enjoyer, I adore this OHMYGOD JSKSKKAKAAJAJAJAJJA

Cody twink or trans? You decide. Cody with long hair? No claims, I love it

Frankie with white hair?💖💖💖

Poor Dani and Graham were masacred holy shit-

Same Charlie and Ezra JAKKJAKAJSKSJ

Kade with big gaunlets💖💖

YOU KNOW WHAT IS EVEN THE FUNNIEST THING? THAT BOTH VI AND JAYCE TOGETHER ARE RECIPE FOR PURE SHITPOST AND DISASTER, THIS FITS SO WELL HOLY SHIT-

Now, second coincidence: if you knew how MUCH I've thinking of Boulder each time I hear The Line by Twenty One Pilots as a anthem for their variants and a way to explain some of their plots in my au's- holy shit, id I had one dollar for each time I would have enough money to do what Elon Musk and Donald Trump didn't wanted to do with theirs AJSKJAAJKSJANA

Magical Boulder my Passion, if is for good or bad, depends on the mood💖🙏🫂🛐 like- glorious evolution- OH MY GOD-

In other words

CHASE BUTCH LESBIAN I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Wait. Who would be Isha and Caitlyn then? CeCe and Hayley????

Blades, my boy, you got massacred too😔

I'm not a fan of Cody with Frankie as romantic but- MY MAULLERE ENEMIE EST TOI-!!!

Sky was Bulkhead, by fuck he was (just shitting, I don't know)

Jayce's mom was Soundwave, by fuck it was (this time I'm sure)

Who would be Heimendinger then???? Luskey????? They're both short and literally do nothing for the city despite being important for it (like, Heimendinger did NOTHING for Zaun all this time, despite being ITS FUCKIMG FOUNDER!!!!)

"Don't cry... you're perfect"

MORROCCO SHUT THE FUCK UP, I DON'T WANT TO LIKE YOU, SON OF A-

Yey! Charlie is alive- Charlie, no! CHARLIE, THOSE ARE YOUR SONS WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!?!

CeCe, what the fuck are you doing- CeCe- CECE NOO, DON'T RUN THERE- NOOOOOO

Maddie is Chickadee... yes, both red-heads and traitors, yo-

"My body's on the line~🎶"

BOULDER WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!!!

MAGICAL GIRL QUICKSHADOW WITH MOMMY ISSUES OH MY GAH AJSKSKSAKKSKSKAKAKAJAKAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA

This is the literally onlt way I can see Heatwave and Quickshadow together, like, I really like Mel with Jayce, like, Jayce is Mel's babygirl of course, despite Jayce is also Viktor's babygirl- like, I see the three of them together BUT THEN YOU PUT THIS ON THE TABLE AND I INMEDIATLY JUSTIFY HEATSHADOW WITHOUT GETTING BOULWAVE OUT OF THE EQUATION- I LOVE IT

IF YOU WANNA COME PLAY!!!!!

GO FOR IT CODY AND FRANKIE, KICK SOME NOXIANS AND ROBOTIC ASSES!!!!!!! YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

And I don't have right now nothing to add but the fact I can count at least 4 tries of auto-dead on Arcane, Jayce, Viktor, Jinx and Silco, maybe

Oh, and before going

1. Seth (the silent man-fish) is Salvage (he's a cool guy)

2. The bat-eared Firelight, the one with purple skin is Blurr (he's also a cool guy)

3.

HEATWAVE WITH A HAMMER WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

My poorly explained arcane au

[lollytea]

You must check out the storyboards for the montage for Thanks to Them!

https://at.tumblr.com/hayleynwong/part-%C2%BC-of-some-samples-of-my-boards-from-the-owl/jr8mbm4h4xx9

The final cut made the huntlow haircut scene MORE overtly shippy than the boards did. Finally it's the reverse

Also Hunter isn't getting attacked by bees in his picture with Willow, he was smiling and posing with her! And we almost didn't get Willow sleeping like a gremlin based on these boards

SO IVE HEARD

HAYLEY BOARDS HAYLEY BOARDS HAYLEY BOARDS!!!

God she really is a huntlow menace lmao. This isn't the first time her boards with those two were way too obviously shippy and had to be toned down a bit in the final product.

The original version of the haircut would have been soooo sweet tho. Like he was so horrified by what he saw in the mirror that he had a fucking panic attack. But then once Willow arrives on the scene it cuts to him looking all soft and smiley, really hammering in the influence she has over his emotions and what a calming presence she has in his life. In the final version he still looks a little uneasy and we know this is cuz Willow Park is cutting his hair rather than any angsty reason but still. The contrast between angst panic and smitten smiling would have been fantastic. Oh and if he still glanced down to the witch hunter book and his smile immediately dropped before pushing it away. Oh that would have hurt so good.

I love Hunter being rendered a speechless mess whenever Willow is around but I think adding a big stupid smile to his face at the same time is what really makes it. I adore the idea that if she makes him nervous, it's in a way that he likes. She makes him foolishly giddy.

(Oh no. Hope this doesn't sound like I'm bashing the final product. I would never. Huntlow haircut scene my beloved.)

ANYWAY the original garden picture is adorable!!! It's so wholesome. I can almost imagine somebody deciding it's too wholesome. Spice it up a bit. Which resulted in the bees. But man, they were spending time alone together 🥺 He's probably never tended to a garden before so she was teaching him how 🥺 They both looked so happy. The way Hunter would have kept that picture by his bedside. Can't complain tho. The fact that the picture he ended up keeping was him getting chased by bees could not make any more obvious that he kept it just because Willow was in it. Idk what to tell you, that is love.

I feel like Willow's sleeping position was probably added in the later stages of development so they changed one of the boards last minute to match. I like to think the crew was as entertained by it as we are.

Another thing I've noticed is that one scene from the shack where you can see the kids' drawings of their parents. Luz has also pinned up a drawing of Eda and it kinda makes you wonder why they cut that out of the final version. I like to think it plays into her current tendency to isolate herself because of guilt and downplay her own loss and put the families of her friends as what they should be concerned with right now. So instead, her longing to see her own Boiling Isles families is confined to her own personal space (like her desk, notebooks, locker.) while the parents of Willow, Gus and Amity are considered the "important" stuff.

Also Hunter seems to have pinned up a drawing of the Golden Guard mask??? Hmm. Hmmmmm. What is to be said about that? I don't really know but it's very interesting