#she helped him work on his addiction in a healthy and consensual way

[enobariasdistrict2]

why is JP always forcing characters like klaus and caroline to be like 'stelena is love stelena is soulmates' like pls no

[bemused-writer]

Given the most recent romantic developments, on what level do you think the feelings between VanitasxNoé are compared to VanitasxJeanne? How could the attraction Vanitas has for Jeanne be different from the one he has for Noé?

Okay, so, for this answer I’m going to be working under two assumptions that may or may not prove to be true in the future, but bear with me: 1) Vanitas’s and Jeanne’s feelings for one another are true and 2) Noé and Vanitas will be the slowburn, end-game pairing of the series.

With those two assumptions out of the way, let’s compare and contrast the two relationships!

Vanitas/Jeanne are a really interesting look at what consent is, how misogyny can impact a relationship, and what happens when you actually change as a person for the better.

When Vanitas first forced a kiss on Jeanne, it wasn’t consensual and everyone who bore witness to it was repulsed. When Vanitas offered his blood to Jeanne at the Bal Masqué  and in the alleyway afterwards they were in “gray territory” regarding consent; Vanitas kind of had her backed in a corner, but she ultimately agreed to his deal.

Their date was when things really were consensual (the blood drinking was consensual and they’d both opted to be present), but the circumstances around their relationship were still deeply disturbed.

And now we have their latest interactions: Jeanne took Vanitas off guard and their consent was once again in the gray zone, but this time it was because of Jeanne, not Vanitas. She tackled him, drank his blood, and kissed him, all without a by-your-leave.

Vanitas and Jeanne keep giving and taking, but so far never as equals at the same time. The power dynamics between the two of them keep changing. At first, Vanitas had the power in the relationship. Now, I think it’s safe to say Jeanne does. Neither of them anticipated any of this and there’s been very little actual communication between them. It’s been heated, passionate, spontaneous. Frankly, they don’t really know one another that well.

But are their feelings true? I would say yes, they’re true, but that doesn’t necessarily equate to a healthy relationship. Still, Vanitas definitely cares about Jeanne and he really does want to help her; he’s made her a few very important promises after all. He’s always found her physically attractive, but now that she’s asserted herself he realizes there’s more to her as a person than he originally thought.

For Jeanne’s part, she has admitted to thinking his blood tastes good and there’s the very practical truth that he’s a convenient outlet for her blood addiction. He’s also beginning to reveal a more honest side of himself and he’s helped her when she had no one else to turn to. All of that elicits powerful emotions and no doubt went a long way towards changing her initial impression of him.

But will they be able to stabilize their relationship? It certainly wouldn’t be easy and they’d both have to really commit to it. I could see them at least trying, but more likely I think they’re going to maintain this on-again-off-again relationship where they both grow to care about each other more and more but become more and more frustrated as they realize they don’t quite fit.

So, that’s my current take on Jeanne/Vanitas. What about Noé/Vanitas?

Their relationship has developed much more normally in comparison, though the circumstances surrounding that development are definitely strange. Let’s have a (relatively) brief overview.

Noé and Vanitas had a rocky start with Vanitas essentially stalking Noé about Paris and Noé flat-out saying he doesn’t like Vanitas all that much, but they wind up working together anyway. Furthermore, they work together extremely well. The first volume features a Vanitas that is exuberant and a bit manic. It’s notable that only starts to change in volume 2 when he realizes there’s more to Noé than he anticipated. Still, he continues to chase after him and whatever misgivings he may have about Noé‘s connections and ancestry appears to be swept under the rug. While we don’t actually get to see Vanitas’s thoughts on the matter, I think it’s fair to say he saw Noé as the solution to all his problems at first and then was forced to admit Noé was a vampire and a complicated being at that. In other words, a person.

After the Bal Masqué is when we see Noé really start to change how he views Vanitas. Before that, he saw Vanitas as a nuisance. Then he saw Vanitas as a savior that would resolve his past regrets. But after the Bal Masqué, Noé sees Vanitas as a person and that is what sets the stage for how they progress in the Catacombs arc.

The amount of bonding in the Catacombs arc is so numerous I couldn’t possibly hope to summarize it all here, so I’ll just mention a few important bits. Vanitas opens up to Noé quite a bit and gives him some insight into his history with vampires and then Dr. Moreau himself. They’re forced to rely on one another, to really know one another, just to survive. Afterwards, they quite literally lean on one another.

The Gévaudan arc separated them quite a bit, but at this point in the story it only serves to emphasize how much they’ve come to rely on one another. Vanitas does little else but worry over Noé in his own disgruntled fashion for the entire arc and is surprisingly gentle with him when they finally do reunite. It’s all very subtle, but very telling of their progress together. The fact that Noé saved Vanitas in the previous arc and Vanitas saves Noé in this one shows they have an equitable relationship; they need one another as equals.

Of course, their relationship isn’t without its own hurdles. Vanitas doesn’t tell Noé what he’s thinking most of the time, Noé doesn’t really understand Vanitas, but the difference is that, weirdly, they talk things out. Vanitas will spend more time trying to explain things to Noé than we’ve seen him do with anyone else and Noé spends a great deal of time analyzing him and trying to understand his viewpoint. They’ve also been living with one another for a few months at least; that means they’ve been interacting in a day-to-day living scenario and have had no choice but to get to know each other very well.

Most of the positive changes we’ve seen in Vanitas are all because of Noé. As for Noé, Vanitas is making him open his mind to different possibilities than the ones he was already comfortable with.

But things are slow-going with these two because there wasn’t that same burst of passion that Vanitas had with Jeanne. They still haven’t even admitted, out loud, that they’re friends. The possibility of there being anything more likely hasn’t crossed either of their minds (probably; we don’t see Vanitas’s thoughts) and due to the era, in part, it would probably take a big “aha!” moment for it to seem obvious, especially for Noé. But, and this is important, we’ve been given indications that there’s something beneath the surface throughout all these arcs.

Noé has outright admitted to thinking Vanitas’s blood smells good, has asked him if he could drink it, has admitted he’s jealous Jeanne beat him to it, and has gone from trying to get rid of Vanitas to swearing to remain at his side. He even accepts Vanitas’s desire for revenge without judgment and changes his entire viewpoint on salvation because of him. It’s also because of Vanitas’s relationship with Jeanne that he’s started to even wonder what love is.

As for Vanitas, he’s more talkative with Noé, more forgiving of Noé, and more tolerant of Noé than he appears with most other people. The amount of lines Noé has crossed with Vanitas are numerous, and yet Vanitas not only keeps him at his side, he worries over him to boot. Dante has definitely noted the change in behavior and I’m sure he’s reaching his own conclusions about it.

So, if these two are going to have a relationship, it’s going to be a long ways off, but it will be built up in a slow, cohesive way that I think will be really interesting and will juxtapose the chaotic development of Vanitas/Jeanne.

However, Vanitas/Jeanne is very important for all three of these characters. Vanitas and Jeanne are going to learn a lot from each other: they’re going to learn what they’re looking for in a relationship, what to expect out of a partner, what demands to make, what consent is, and, quite possibly, what love is as well. Even if they don’t stay together, their relationship will have a lasting impact on both of them.

As for Noé, he isn’t going to piece together his feelings for Vanitas (if he has any) all on his own. He prefers to analyze things from afar before reaching any conclusions, so he needs to see other relationships to have any way of sorting out his own.

So, ultimately, the difference between Vanitas’s feelings for Jeanne and his feelings for Noé are that for the former it’s intense, passionate, and confusing, while with the latter it’s gradual, thoughtful, and unexpected.

[sekscamera-blog]

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[heckstetter]

The Bowers Gang reacts to their S/O calling them Daddy for the firt time

Anonymous said to heckstetter:

Can I request the gang's reaction to their s/o calling them daddy for the first time?

            YESSSSSSSSSSS, ohhh my god I hate that I have a Daddy kink but one of my exes made it so good for me qvq I’m sorry it took all day! I was gonna sit down and start writing it as soon as the request came in but my sister asked if I would help with grocery shopping today and that took so much longer than expected and then I tried to finish it but fell the fuck asleep.

            Also! I wrote this in a more headcanon style rather than the drabble style of my last post, if you were the one who requested it and wanted it in more of a story style, let me know and I’ll rewrite it! Heck, even if you weren’t the one to request this and still want it in more of a drabble style let me know!!! I may or may not have already started writing it out lmao

Everything is under the read more because it gets very NSFW!

 Henry:

Ø  You’ve been playing around with the idea of having a sort of “kink discussion” with your boyfriend for a while now.

 Ø  You didn’t want to have a Daddy kink, but oh lord did it turn you the fuck on. It’s fine, you’ve accepted who you are and what you like.

 Ø  And your boyfriend, Henry, also turned you the fuck on.

 Ø  He was rough in all of the right ways. He knew how to push you to your limits, he fucked you ‘til you turned black and blue; leaving his mark on you in the form of bruises, cuts, and love bites.

 Ø  He was hot shit and you were living for it.

 Ø  And one of the best things about dating Henry, was that in the quiet of the night after the brutal fucking and punishments, he’d hold you tight to him and whisper sweet, loving nothings in your ear.

 Ø  Words he’d never, ever say in front of his group of friends, mind you, but that didn’t take away the significance of those soft moments between the two of you and how safe he made you feel.

 Ø  Henry made you feel small, protected, loved, and wanted.

 Ø  So basically, Henry was Daddy AF and you kind of, sort of, really wanted to tell him!

 Ø  Well, maybe not tell him up front. In all honesty, you wanted to be under him, whimpering out “Daddy, please!” and “Daddy, you make me feel so good” as he fucks his thick cock into you over and over again.

 Ø  You had one problem, however. His reaction.

 Ø  If there was anyone in your group of peers with #daddyissues, it was Henry Bowers. You knew of his dad, Henry doing everything in his power to prevent you from formally meeting him, but you knew exactly what his father was capable of and the quality of life Henry had at home.

 Ø  You were pretty sure that Henry would never be interested in you calling him daddy, due to bad associations with the word. But you were resolved to bring it up to him!

 Ø  These kinds of conversations were important in relationships! Communication of wants, interests, and expectations was a healthy thing to do!

 Ø  Yea… Except y’all never got that far. The second the words “Kind of a sex talk?” left your lips, Henry was all over you.

 Ø  He shoved you down onto your bed, pulling you close to him to kiss you roughly. You tried to move away from his hungry kisses, but damn.

 Ø  Your boy was addicting, and you gave up the second he started nipping and licking and sucking along your jawline.

 Ø  Next thing you knew, both of you were naked and fucking like you’d never see each other again. You were on your back, pretty much bent in half because Henry was holding the back of your thighs, your calves thrown over his shoulders, as he jackhammered into you.

 Ø  “Unh, fuck! Daddy, please!” You cried out, scratching your nails down his back. You didn’t even realize what you had said, at first until his response.

 Ø  He didn’t falter in his brutal pace, instead fucking you even harder, panting his pleasure in your ear

 Ø  “Fuck, baby girl, you like that?” He asked, and all you could do was nod and whimper as one of the hands holding your thigh moved down to where the two of you were joined, rubbing your clit hard as he continued to fuck you, “Mm, fuck yea, baby! Cum all over Daddy’s cock.”

 Ø  Who were you to disobey an order like that? It was by far, the absolute hardest you had ever orgasmed in your life.

 Ø  Even after that amazing experience, you still didn’t really talk to Henry about the kink or how to delve into it in a deeper manner, but you also never had sex without saying it anymore.

 Ø  Henry was insufferably smug about it for weeks until you had the guts to whisper “Daddy” in his ear while the two of you were hanging out with his gang in Belch’s Trans Am.

 Ø  Needless to say, he made Belch take the two of you home immediately.

   Patrick:

o   In order to maintain any real kind of relationship with a guy like Patrick Hockstetter, you had to be either a) pretty kinky or b) have the patience of a god damned saint to be willing to go through all of his kinks.

 o   You just so happened to be the former option, having known about your “unusual” sexual interests long before you had ever known the lanky teen who was now your boyfriend.

 o   You were also more than happy to play the role of his masochistic plaything, enjoying all the creative ways he could hurt you and mark you as his own.

 o   Throughout the course of your relationship, you’ve sustained plenty of injuries ranging from burns to lacerations, broken blood vessels and blackening bruises, sprained joints and even a fractured wrist on one evening.

 o   (The two of you were regulars at the local pharmacy, always buying heaps of medical supplies and a large box of condoms that never seemed to last you through the week. This unfortunately gave Greta ample evidence to fuel her cruel rumors around school, but neither of you could bring yourselves to care. It was all consensual fun to the two of you, no matter how insane it sounded to everyone else.)

 o   All your kinks seemed to neatly align with his own… except for one.

 o   Patrick wasn’t interested in titles. He didn’t care for being called Master, and Sir felt too informal to both of you. He didn’t bring up any other suggestions after that and you were too chickenshit to mention the one thing you really wanted to call him.

 o   “Daddy…” You imagine yourself hissing out in a hazy mix of pleasure and pain as you’re laid out naked over his lap, his hand— No, his belt striking your ass and your lower back at a tempo you can’t quite keep track of but are too fucked out to care.

 o   Your fantasy never goes beyond that moment. Patrick is well known for his unpredictability and while you knew him well enough, you couldn’t conjure up what you’d think his real reaction would be.

 o   Despite not being able to think of an outcome, that was one of your favorite things to imagine. You loved being bent over his lap, the feeling of his erection poking into your belly as he switched between caressing you with his long, talented fingers and hitting you with pretty much any item in the room that he knew would fucking hurt.

 o   You liked to indulge yourself in this fantasy on the rare occasion you’d be spending the night by yourself. More often than not, Patrick would make his way through your window after everyone else in your household has gone to sleep and stay with you.

 o   He didn’t do it every night, though, and as the time he usually showed up by came and went, you couldn’t help but let your own hands wander down the front of your jeans, stroking yourself lightly as you thought of all the nasty things your boyfriend did to you.

 o   God, you were already so fucking wet. Even the thought of Patrick was enough to make you insane with want.

 o   “Ffffuck,” You whine, your head thrown back against your pillow and your eyes squeezed shut as you pushed your underwear to the side and really started to work yourself, “Uhh… Patrick— Daddy! Please!”

 o   “Getting started without me, baby girl? I think that’s grounds for a punishment.”

 o   You rip your hand out of your pants as your eyes fly open as you turn to face your boyfriend. He’s sitting in your windowsill, looking at you with a wild glint in his eyes as his tongue darts out to lick his lips in his usual predatory manner.

 o   “Were you feeling lonely, Y/N?” He asks, an edge of mockery to his voice, “Does Daddy not take care of you well enough that you had to bring matters into your own hands?”

 o   God damn it.

 o   God fucking damn it.

 o   He had heard you. He had fucking heard you fucking yourself on your fucking fingers while thinking about his stupid sexy fucking self and he had fucking heard you call him Daddy.

 o   With the way he was looking at you, you were pretty sure you were about to die. Or get fucked until you die.

 o   “I’m waiting.” He snaps at you, “Are you going to answer me? Does Daddy not treat you right? Does he not fuck you hard enough? Long enough? Does Daddy not let you cum on his dick?”

 o   You try to explain yourself to him, but it’s no use. He’s in one of his moods at this point, somewhere between horny as hell at the sight of seeing you touch yourself to the thought of him (it’s not the first time he’s watched, he’s seen you pleasure yourself time and time again with and without your knowledge) and pissed the fuck off that you thought you could keep one of your kinks from him.

 o   He ties you to your bed and fucks you mercilessly until you’re screaming for Daddy.

 o   The next day, he makes you promise to never keep any secrets from him. Even if it’s something you think is stupid or that he won’t like. Patrick insists he doesn’t care what it is, he’s your boyfriend and he has a right to knowing.

 o   A few days later, your sitting around Belch’s Trans Am with the gang and as usual the topic gets incredibly sexual. The two of you were the only ones getting anything on a consistent basis because you were seeing each other so more often than not these conversations were about your sex life.

 o   “I bet Y/N never cums when she fucks you.” Henry teases, albeit quite rudely.

 o   “Oh, bullshit,” Patrick laughs and grabs at his dick through his jeans, “Y/N cums on Daddy’s cock all night.”

 o   You punch him. You punch him right in the throat.

 o   Belch, Vic, and Henry are all somewhere between horrified and disgusted and Patrick can’t stop laughing.

 o   God damn it.

    Vic (I uh. I changed the request up on this one a bit.):

ü  So, you’re in your bedroom, just spending the afternoon lazing about with your boyfriend, Vic.

 ü  He’s laying down in your bed, starfished the fuck out so you have no choice but to be laying pretty much directly on top of him. (He does it on purpose. He thinks you don’t know.)

 ü  The two of you were sort of drifting in and out of sleep, making out a little bit every now and then, or having silly little conversations about nothing in particular.

 ü  Basically, y’all are just being a disgustingly adorable couple. (He’d never do this around his friends, but they know how cuddly he gets.)

 ü  You’re kissing at his jaw line, lightly dragging your teeth over old lovebites because it makes him shiver and inhale sharply. His hands are on your ass, gripping you tightly as you slowly sink your teeth into the most sensitive part of his neck to suck at and darken the bruise that was already there. (Since the two of you started dating, he has always had a hickey in that spot. In other spots too, but none as ever-present as that spot.)

 ü  You can feel his erection poking your stomach and you couldn’t help but giggle. You loved knowing what you could do to him, and all of the things he felt for you and because of you.

 ü  “Got a problem, baby?” You ask, your tone teasing yet still deep with want. Vic huffs and uses his grip on your ass to pull you up closer, grinding his erection into your own developing problem.

 ü  “You really gonna tease me like that, Y/N?” He asks, biting his lip seductively while continuing the slow roll of his hips, “You better start behaving before Daddy bends you over his knee, babygirl.”

 ü  What.

 ü  The two of you stop all of your motions immediately, processing what the fuck just came out of Victor’s mouth. You thought he had been blushing from all the attention before, but his skin went from soft pink to bright fucking red.

 ü  “Oh my god, I’m so sorry.” “…you have a daddy kink?” You both blurt out at the same time.

 ü  “No! Okay, maybe… yes. Yes, I do.” Vic admits, pointedly looking around the room instead of your face.

 ü  “It’s not a bad thing, Vic.” You say after a moment of silence, “Unexpected, but not bad. I’ll call you that if you’re really into it.”

 ü  To be honest, Vic didn’t seem like the Daddy type at all, but hey! You loved your boyfriend and everything about him and if he got his rocks off to you calling him Daddy then you’d call him that god damn it!

 ü  “Really?” He asks, finally daring to make eye contact with you, he shifts slightly so you can’t feel his erection twitch with renewed interest. (You felt it, though. He wasn’t great at hiding these things from you.)

 ü  “Yes, Daddy.” You purr, balancing on your knees for a second so you can undo his jeans and pull his hard cock out. You move your panties to the side, already so wet, and sink down on him inch by inch.

 ü  Both of you threw your heads back at the feeling of him being fully inside of you. He moved his hands from your ass to your hips, gripping you tight enough so that he could pick you up and drop you back down on his dick.

 ü  Oh.

 ü  “Daddy!” You cry out sharply as he does it again and again and again.

 ü  You’re in for a long night and come out of it just as into the whole Daddy thing as he is.

 ü  You both tease each other about it in front of your friends. They hate you :’^)

  Belch (also changed up the request a bit here):

§  You’re pretty sure that the most surprising thing about your relationship with Belch (at least to outsiders) was just how great the two of you were about communicating pretty much everything with each other.

 §  Neither of you were sparkling conversationalists, and people often referred to you as the quiet ones in your respective groups of friends but with each other?

 §  Everything just flowed so easily, you never were frightened to tell Belch about anything and he could spend hours holding you in the back seat of your car just talking the night away (among other things.)

 §  So, naturally, when you discovered a particular kink that you had the literal first thing that you did was consider if it meant enough to you to bring it up to your boyfriend and when the best time to talk to him about it would be.

 §  Healthy! Communication!

 §  Unfortunately, there was no easy way to really bring up wanting to call your boyfriend Daddy, but you couldn’t help but think about (and thoroughly enjoy) all the things about him that helped you develop this kink.

 §  He was physically bigger than you, and while his size tended to be a bit of a sensitive issue for him, you thought he was downright the fucking sexiest man alive. He could pick you up and manhandle you in any which way he wanted, whenever he wanted, and that does a lot for someone let me fuckin tell you.

 §  Not only that, but he was willing to do absolutely whatever to see you smile and make you feel like the most special person alive.

 §  His friends would often give him shit for times he went out of his way to make you happy, but he just shrugged and gave him his usual spiel of “A real man would do whatever t’ make his S/O happy” and “A good boyfriend always makes sure his S/O is his fuckin’ priority.”

 §  He took care of you in all the best ways and then held you down and fucked you ‘til you cried.

 §  Belch Huggins was Daddy as fuck, and you were gonna tell him so.

 §  The conversation happened during lunch, as most of your private conversations at school do. You snuck out of the cafeteria holding hands as you made your way over to Amy, his well-kept Trans Am.

 §  “What’d you wanna talk about, baby?” He asks as you two pile into the backseat. Y’all usually sat up front but you wanted him to be holding you during this conversation.

 §  “So, I know we’re not really a kinky couple…” You began, and Belch nodded understandingly. Compared to pretty much all of your friends (COUGHPATRICKCOUGHHENRYCOUGHVICTORCOUGH), the two of you were the most vanilla of the group. Not that you were completely vanilla or that y’all didn’t have good sex. “Well, what if I wanted to… um.”

 §  Belch holds you closer to him, one of his big hands resting on your lower back and the other lovingly cupping your face, “You can tell me, Y/N.”

 §  “Can I call you Daddy?” You ask, “Like… in bed, I mean!”

 §  He doesn’t respond at first, just staring in your eyes and smiling. The hand that was cupping your face slooowly moves down to the front of your jeans. He swiftly unbuttons them but waits until you nod to push his hand inside, letting his fingers gently tease you.

 §  “You wanna call me Daddy, babygirl?” Belch asks as he slips two fingers inside of you, “Yer gonna be naughty and drag me out to my car durin’ lunch and whisper about how much Daddy turns you on?”

 §  His fingers are moving faster inside you now and you’re already soaked and it’s making this incredibly lewd noise but you can’t bring yourself to do anything but move your hips against his hand and scratch at his back as he fingerfucks you.

 §  “Oh fuck, Daddy!” You whimper, “Daddy, please let me cum!”

 §  “I wasn’t sure if I was gonna let ya cum, babygirl.” Belch admits, but doesn’t slow down or stop, “But all Daddy wants right now is to watch you cum all over his fingers.”

 §  So you do, and then the Lunch bell rings. Belch makes his friends walk home because the only thing he wants to do as soon as school is out is drive you out to somewhere private and really get to explore this new kink of yours.

[writingmaniacnerdart]

Resurrected Repartee: A Hallowed Shapes AU Chapter 4 - A Taste of Death

These are alternative scenes and/or snippets of a developing relationship between my OC and Loki from my original fiction, Hallowed Shapes, for any shippers out there.

Basic Concept: Terra Barloc is a member of Damage Control, an organization that cleans up super messes, and frankly, all of them are kind of tired of cliches and super bulls***t. She has abilities to see “life energy” as she calls it, in the forms of symbols, and through lies and facades. That means shape-shifting and tricking her can be well, tricky. Plus, she’s addicted to caffeine, painkillers don’t have much of an affect on her, and she can’t get drunk.

What happens the first time when she meets Loki, Prince of Asgard? Well, he was invading Earth and…She tackled him, insulted him, and uh, it’s best just to read. Let’s just say these two have issues, massive issues.

So getting them into a romance, is going to be a bit of an adventure.

Terry snorted a little as Loki made a disgusted face at the smell of her coffee. “What is that hideous beverage?”

“Death Wish Coffee,” she said, slightly regretting her words as she saw Loki’s eyes light up.

Oh dear.  Wait, dare she think he almost looked, relieved? There was even some color back in his cheeks. “You, I know you. You’re that wench that saved me a year ago.”

“And you’re the whiniest god slash extraterrestrial I’ve ever met,” she drawled, consuming her caffeine intake for the day.

He glared both at her and her cup, “Now I understand how fitting that drink is.”

“Hey, you’re the one who challenged the Avengers,” she chuckled, waving her cup. “Care to try some?”

The glaring continued with some annoyed finger tapping added to it. With some nice music they could pull off an album. “Do you not know any fear?”

Despite his words, the tone didn’t hold much venom. Don’t tell her he was being nicer to her because she saved his arse.

“Oh, I know plenty. I’m a member of Damage Control. We die a lot, like when our planet is invaded by some asshat that threatens our world and thinks we’re not going to get pissed off,” she said, her eyes burning. “Yes, I know fear. Everyone knows fear. But, there are also people willing to do something about it. For example, I attack my fears and pound them into the ground. How about you?”

Loki was staring at her in perplexion now, as though trying to solve a puzzle. “You’re...Rather volatile, aren’t you?”

“I’m Damage Control, we deal with crazy on a constant basis. Either you get used to it or you cope as best you can,” she shrugged, draining her cup. “In my case, I drink coffee, and a ton of it. Besides, I could’ve done a lot worse to you.”

He was quiet, “Why didn’t you? Why did you save me?”

She thought of her reasons from back then, and chose to be honest. Terra didn’t want someone to be grateful or kind to her just because she saved them, even if it was to her own benefit. “I suppose the first and foremost reason, at first, was because I didn’t want you to get off that easily. Death is a way out. Death’s realm is…Peaceful even. Maybe dying itself isn’t, but Death is kinder than most.”

The prince slowly nodded, and Terry was frankly surprised he was bothering to listen at all. “You mentioned that. How do you know Death?”

“How would anyone?” she almost whispered, gripping her cup uncomfortably to the point where her knuckles started to whiten. Sighing, she leaned back in her seat, meeting his curious gaze with her own. “As for the other reasons, how come you never told anyone someone else was in your head? That it wasn’t entirely you in charge? Do you just want everyone to hate you?”

This time, he paled. “How do you-?”

She tapped the corner of her eyes, “Maybe telepaths can’t easily picks up on it, but these eyes? I think I got them after my first meeting with Death. The best way any of us can describe what they do is that they can see life energy. Who knows? Maybe she took a shining to me or something, and I’ve got three lives left now according to her. In any case, what was in you at that time wasn’t just you. Someone else was there too.”

He was stiff, unmoving. She looked away, tired.

“Look, no one here is going to force you to say anything or do anything you don’t want to, but there’s a reason we’re not exactly ‘redeeming’ you either. You don’t want to be here, and you don’t want our help. I saved you that day not just because of the reasons I mentioned, but because I don’t let people die no matter how crappy they can be sometimes. But that doesn’t mean I can always save you, especially if you don’t want to be saved.”

She set down her cup, sliding it over to him with the skull facing him. The question in bother her eyes, and its own directed at the supposed deity were obvious even without words.

“Whether you realize it or not. You’re already drinking from that. You reek of it. It’s your choice of what to do with your poison, your fears, your hatred, etcetera. Either let it make you weak, or turn it into a strength. We’ll be waiting,” she stated, turning and walking away.

This is a canon scene from my fanfiction, edited slightly for shipping purposes. It occurs in Hallowed Shapes: Wednesday, Chapter 19: Snowstorm's Lullaby.

Yeah, these two don't fall in love immediately, not with the issues they have.

Damage Control especially has a grudge against Loki since hero teams weren't popular when he invaded and that left Damage Control and SHIELD as the standby/cleanup crew thus, they suffered a lot of injuries and casualties as a result. So while Terra and Loki wouldn't quite be a Romeo and Juliet scenario, it's not the usual grudge romance either. They would have a lot to work out.

PS

One of my Beta Readers really liked the idea of shipping Loki with my OC even though they’re not canon in my fanfiction, Hallowed Shapes.

We’re friends and while I didn’t get it at first, I’m not against anyone shipping said character with other fictional characters as long as everything’s consensual and/or healthy relationship-wise. Heck, I’m a little supportive because Loki’s literally gender-fluid and both characters are LGBT (neither are straight) even if I don’t directly ship them.

So, that being said, I originally wrote these alternative scenes of my story for their birthday.

[justasmallbloginabigklainefandom]

5x16 liveplurk

Yuè [glee 5x16] sexually frustrated swordfights

Yuè ft. a total OOC version of Kurt and Blaine Yuè let's get this fucking episode over with Yuè Oh yeah this STD thing was very weird and yet funny Yuè A HANDSOME IDIOT Yuè A DEBONAIR HOMOSEXUAL Yuè A HELPLESS INVALID Yuè OR A MALE STRAPPING SOPRANO Yuè Oh Blaine Yuè OH BLAINE Yuè "a Taco Bell and a Breadstix" Yuè HE SAID TUMTUM Yuè YOU SHOULD SEE MY FACE RN OH MY GOD WHAT IS THIS Yuè YES BLAINE WHAT KIND OF APPLE?? Yuè Blaine oh jesus this is embarrassing Yuè and once again didn't you move out Yuè I'd like to say that this is where Artie's sex addiction started but no it did in I Do Yuè congrats Artie you now are a man whore Yuè Oh yeah Bags in the Wind Yuè OH THE FUCK THEY ALREADY START SINGING NOW??? Yuè Oh jesus wtf Artie Yuè OS THIS WHERE HE LIVES??? Yuè no but this must be his dorm Yuè hooray stage combat Yuè UHM BLAINE THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING THIS IS SO OUT OF CHARACTER IT'S SO FUCKING CRINGE WORTHY Yuè DALTON FIGHT CLUB Yuè sweetie u hm why does there have to be a power dynamic and stuff Yuè Blaine... uhm... you still don't owe him Yuè thanks Sam for being supportive Yuè yeah why do they sleep in the same room didn't Sam and Blaine room together Yuè THANKS KURT FOR THE ENTIRE ELI C THING DID YOU HAVE TO REMND YS IF THAT Yuè I kinda needed more of the guys just hanging out Yuè ah shit Artie Yuè that fucking STD costume Yuè THAT WOULD BE HOW Yuè Oh savage Blaine Yuè SLUT Yuè SLUTSHAME Yuè I'M SLUTSHAMING YOU ARTIE Yuè the guys are so done Yuè Blaine being all mature Yuè Jessica is so chill Yuè I actually really liked Julie and I'm sad they just used her as a throwaway Yuè "in order to give you every thing I have to make sure I don't give you anything Yuè " Yuè you know I'm an atheist but I loved how they didn't forget Mercedes's faith Yuè I REALLY LOVE THIS SONG OKAY IT'S UNDERAPPRECIATED Yuè Mercedes still has the power to summon choirs Yuè YESSSS TO THE SAI SWORDS Yuè Oh look at my boy... Yuè I'm happy he's feeling good about himself Yuè but really I don't like that with glee it's always as if someone's success means another one's expense Yuè I still can't believe they're actually in the Blamcedes apartment instead of the loft Yuè I can't believe Blaine is a great cook Yuè and watches gay porn Yuè I actually had to take a walk around my house mid scene cause oh jesus I can't do this Yuè but let's do this Yuè Oh hey unfortunately Rachel still exists Yuè Oh fuck I gotta skip the sex talk Yuè KURT U BITCH Yuè yes you are Yuè KURT CAN YOU FUCKING NOT?? Yuè shit son the choreo of this performance is one of glee's best Yuè and they learned it like.. two hours beforehand?? Yuè KURT WTF Yuè Blaine's hair tho Yuè why did Sam and Mercedes never go to work Yuè "we do not" Yuè the fuck Sam is still slutshaming him Yuè I can't watch this I'm sorry I'm gonna skip Yuè Oh this song is so weird and I feel so bad for Julie cause suddenly she's surrounded by weirdos singing about waiting for marriage and slow sex in general Yuè I know I keep calling this episode "sexually frustrated swordfights" but maybe i should just rename it "embarrassment" Yuè Oh what fuck Julie is singing too? Yuè she gave up Yuè "hell to the no" Yuè awkward Yuè Sam uhm love isn't sex only Yuè OH SHIT Yuè so I first had really mixed feelings about this scene since I am still fed up by their behaviour but shit son Darren's acting Yuè I still can't believe Blaine's having a fucking breakdown Yuè I like this scene but I also want to bang their heads against a wall Yuè OF CUKF DARREN CRISS Yuè SHIT Yuè SHIT KURT POINT HELL YEAH Yuè Oh Blaine Yuè ... I'm so sorry Yuè KURT HE TRIED TALKING TO YOU TWICE I'M SORRY THAT JUST PISSES ME OFF Yuè you two deserve better Yuè good job Julie Yuè can someone please explain to me why Mercedes automatically assumed Blaine lit those candles Yuè "I prayed in the bathroom" Yuè Oh Sam Yuè thanks for being so supportive Yuè I bless my soul for the fact that there was barely any Rachel in this episode Yuè Oh man Rachel thank you for pointing out the randomness of that Samchel thing Yuè look at that Rachel is finally a great person I love it when she's a decent human being Yuè PENCIL SPLENDA Yuè ARTIE Yuè Kurt is so done Yuè nice for Artie being sensible Yuè "herpes" Yuè "it was chlamydia" Yuè they are so not into tbat Yuè NO OSCAR IS WORTH THAT Yuè WAIT THE EPISODE IS ALREADY OVER Yuè okay sup Yuè I finished the ep and normally I finish the liveplurks at the same time but I'm gonna talk about something for now cause strangely enough I've been thinking about this: Kurt and Blaine's sex life Yuè here's the thing Yuè I am super uncomfortable with sex (sex-repulsed aroace yooooo) and even though with Klaine I'm more okay with it, I'm still not digging it Yuè that's probably why the 4 "sex" episodes are some of my least favourites: Sexy, The First Time (even though it's iconic for Klaine), I Do, Tested Yuè but I'm a pro-sex rex-repulsed aroace, y'all, meaning that if it's between adults and if it's consensual: congrats on the sex really, if it makes you feel good about yourself and that shit, GO FOR IT Yuè now, if you actually put those 4 episodes next to each other, I love how their relationship has grown, even in the sexual parts Yuè 2x15: not dating yet, and Kurt's not really comfortable. Even though Blaine was overstepping, he does realise that it's important to be educated and steps to papa Hummel (...a week after he woke up with a hangover in his son's bed) Yuè 3x05: taking the next step together, actually discussing it as a healthy couple should and yes, there was a misstep, but Blaine admitted he was a dick (which led to him not getting dick) and after they're both sure it's okay and that they're ready, they go for it Yuè 4x14: by this time, they're both comfortable and confident. sure, I really didn't like where their relationship shifted to, but both boys have grown a lot and know themselves Yuè 5x16: shows that emotional safety also plays a huge part in their sex lives since it is all about intimacy, and they both decide to work it out and help each other after they find out they've both been struggeling in their own ways (i mean, Blaine had a fucking breakdown in the middle of the loft) Yuè and I love that, okay? I really do. Yuè not only that, but they're also a mlm couple that's allowed to be open about their sex lives and their intimacy struggles and their relationship Yuè I really don't like sex storylines, but those little references to that part of their relationship ("...more intimate than sex" "and god knows what they hear from us") just makes me really happy because they are happy and have grown!!! Yuè yes, I did reimagine their entire story (1x03 to 6x13) with them both being asexual because I needed it for my own emotional safety (sometimes, being sex repulsed in a sex crazed fandom makes you feel alone) but that's only headcanons Yuè cause I sure as fuck love my ace!Klaine glee and it makes me happy and we need more ace representation, but it also makes me happy that they're not ace in canon cause the storyline they got was actually quite good, also for their individualities

[deniseyallen]

Rob's Rundown: Week of January 23 - 27, 2017

Monday, January 23

Portman Statement on the Trump Administration’s TPP Executive Order 

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statement on President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP):

“One in four Ohio manufacturing jobs depends on exports, and one in three acres of Ohio farmland is planted for export. Growing exports is critical to our economy. But at the same time, we shouldn’t allow countries like China to violate trade laws with unfair imports. We can and should crack down on those who cheat and insist on a level playing field. 

“For more than two years, I expressed concern that any final TPP agreement needed to address currency manipulation, provide a level playing field for American automobile manufacturers, and protect U.S. biologics.  Unfortunately, the Obama Administration moved forward without addressing these concerns, and that is why I opposed the TPP.  We can do better, and I look forward to working with the Trump administration and engaging our allies on better trade agreements that open markets for ‘Made in the U.S.A. products’ and protect American workers. 

“Lastly, during the campaign last year, I also made clear that NAFTA should be updated.  I stand ready to help the Trump administration update the agreement to help our local businesses that export Ohio-made products and to better protect Ohio jobs.”

Portman Announces Support for Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State

Portman, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced Monday that he intends to vote for the nomination of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State during a vote at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.  He issued the following statement: 

“After much deliberation, I plan to vote for Rex Tillerson to be our next Secretary of State. I have long argued that every president — no matter the party — should be given considerable leeway when it comes to putting together his or her team.  President Trump needs a Secretary of State at his side as he begins the task of restoring American leadership and confronting the many threats to our security around the world. After meeting with Mr. Tillerson and listening carefully to his answers at his Committee hearing, including his answers to specific questions I raised about NATO, Ukraine and Israel, I believe he is the right person for the job. I believe his relationships with an array of world leaders and his experience at the negotiating table will be an asset to President Trump and help him navigate complex strategic challenges and opportunities around the world.  

“Based on my dialogue with Mr. Tillerson, I expect the Trump administration to maintain America's longstanding commitment to our alliances around the world, particularly NATO, and to lead these allies in standing up to threats against shared interests and ideals such as Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and aggression in eastern Ukraine and Syria. I was reassured by Mr. Tillerson’s responses to my questions during his confirmation hearing in which he confirmed America’s unconditional support for the NATO Article V security guarantee, pledged not to lift sanctions on Russia or accept a change in the U.S. position on Crimea without the agreement of the Ukrainian people and committed to stand with Israel, including combatting the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. These policy positions represent key elements of longstanding bipartisan consensus on American foreign policy, and I take Mr. Tillerson at his word that he supports them.  In response to my questions, Mr. Tillerson also declared his support for defensive lethal assistance to allow the Ukrainians to defend themselves, which would be a welcome change from the Obama Administration position. Because of these commitments, I was pleased to support Mr. Tillerson’s nomination and look forward to helping him implement the policies needed to fulfill them.” 

NOTE: On January 11, Senator Portman questioned Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson on his views about restoring America’s role in the world, commitment to the NATO alliance, his plan to stand up for Ukraine against Russian aggression, and the threat of foreign propaganda and disinformation. Excerpts of his questioning can be found here.  

Portman, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and founding co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus has long led the drive to provide Ukraine the assistance necessary to resist Russian aggression and maintain its territorial integrity, and recently received the Ukrainian-American community’s highest honor, the Shevchenko Freedom Award, for his efforts. In addition to leading 27 of his colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging the President-elect to support Ukraine and stand up to Russia, Senator Portman also authored federal law — the Countering Disinformation & Propaganda Act — that will help the U.S. and its allies such as Ukraine better counter and combat the extensive propaganda and disinformation operations directed against us from countries like Russia.

Portman Votes to Confirm New CIA Director 

Portman issued the following statement on Monday night after voting to confirm Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) as the new Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA):

“The men and women of the CIA make incredible sacrifices each and every day in order to keep the American people safe, and they deserve our full support.  I want to thank Rep. Pompeo for his service to our country, and for his willingness to step forward and serve in this new role.  I know that he is committed to ensuring our intelligence professionals have the tools and resources they need to execute their mission and protect our country, and I look forward to working with him.”

Tuesday, January 24

Portman Questions HHS Secretary Nominee, Secures Commitment to Expand Opioid Treatment & Implement CARA 

Portman, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, questioned Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Nominee Dr. Tom Price and secured his commitment to help ensure access to addiction treatment for individuals currently getting insurance coverage through Affordable Care Act exchanges or Medicaid expansion as well as his commitment to fully implement the Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA). Portman urged Dr. Price to consider changes to the IMD exclusion to expand access to treatment for people on Medicaid.  Portman also questioned Dr. Price on ways he will work to ensure that Ohioans “have access to affordable health care coverage with a healthy insurance market” and ways to provide better care under Medicaid.

Transcript of the questioning can be found here and a full video can be found here.

Portman Backs Nomination of Governor Nikki Haley as Ambassador to the United Nations 

Portman issued the following statement after the nomination of Governor Nikki Haley as Ambassador to the United Nations was approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: 

“I am pleased to support the nomination of Governor Haley for the position of Ambassador to the United Nations. In our increasingly dangerous and volatile world, we must restore American leadership. I was reassured by Governor Haley’s responses during our hearing, and her commitment to promote U.S. national security interests, stand up for our allies such as Israel, and better engage and respond to the disinformation and propaganda campaigns being waged by Russia, China, and others.”

NOTE: On January 18, Senator Portman questioned Ambassador to the United Nations Nominee Nikki Haley on her views about restoring America’s role in the world and how she intends to make the UN a more effective body toward promoting a more peaceful and less volatile world. Transcript of his questioning can be found here. 

Wednesday, January 25

Portman: Under New CARA Grant, New Resources Now Available to Help Local Communities Combat the Heroin Epidemic 

On Wednesday, Portman announced that U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is now accepting applications for a new grant program authorized by Portman’s bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA) that will provide additional resources for a number of key priorities, including treatment, recovery services, and diversion programs that serve as an alternative to incarceration. This is the third grant program now up and running thanks to CARA. Last week, for the first time ever, the federal government set up a new grant to support recovery support services, and earlier this month, funding for drug and veterans courts was made available. Portman released the following statement:

“This is a major step forward in the fight against addiction. To date, treatment programs for recovering addicts have been unable to keep up with the scourge of drug abuse that has reached epidemic levels. With the new funding awarded in these grants, recovery services, local communities, and those working in the trenches to combat the heroin epidemic will have additional resources to expand treatment options and ensure people get the help they need. Now up and running, this grant, along with the grant programs for recovery-support services and drug and veterans courts already available, will help save lives. I look forward to supporting Ohio efforts to secure this funding and ensuring that the rest of CARA is implemented as quickly as possible.”

For more information about the DOJ’s grant program and about how to apply, go here.

Portman, Kaine Introduce Bipartisan JOBS Act to Help Workers Access Training For In-Demand Career Fields

Portman and Tim Kaine (D-VA), co-chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, introduced the Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act, a bill that would help students access training for the 5.5 million vacant jobs that are unfilled in part due to a shortage of qualified workers. The JOBS Act would close this “skills-gap” by expanding Pell Grant eligibility to cover high-quality and rigorous short-term job training programs so workers can afford the skills training and credentials that are in high-demand in today’s job market. Under current law, Pell Grants – needs-based grants for low-income and working students — can only be applied toward programs that are over 600 clock hours or at least 15 weeks in length, even though many job training programs are shorter term.

 “We must do a better job of ensuring that more Americans have the skills that match the jobs that are available today, and part of that is making sure our students are job-ready after graduation,” Portman said. “We’ve got a lot of great Career and Technical Education programs in Ohio, but some kids need help getting access to them. By expanding Pell Grant eligibility, the JOBS Act will help kids from low-income families get the job training they need for careers that will give them economic security and help them join the middle class. We will all benefit from that.”

 According to the Bureau of Labor and Statists, 5.5 million U.S. jobs are currently vacant largely because of a shortage of qualified workers. The JOBS Act would amend the Higher Education Act to expand Pell Grant eligibility to students enrolled in high-quality job training programs that are at least eight weeks in length and lead to industry-recognized credentials and certificates. Under the bill, eligible programs would offer training that meets the needs of the local or regional workforce. 

 “In advanced manufacturing, we rely on apprenticeship and other training strategies to develop a skilled workforce,” said Randy Bennett, Co-Owner of Automation Tool and Die in Brunswick, Ohio. “The JOBS Act will support the critical first steps along that pathway by investing in people who want to work in in-demand industries like mine, and connecting them to Ohio businesses currently struggling to hire skilled workers.”

 The National Skills Coalition estimates that nearly half of all job openings between now and 2022 will be “middle-skill” jobs that require education beyond high school but not a four-year degree. While the number of students pursuing postsecondary certification is growing, the supply of skilled workers still falls short of industry demand. The JOBS Act encourages industry and employers to work with institutions of higher education to identify in-demand career fields.

 For more information about the JOBS Act, go here.

 Thursday, January 26

 Portman Commends Investment in the Transportation Research Center and OSU Center for Automotive Research 

On Thursday, Portman commended the announcement from Governor John Kasich, The Ohio State University (OSU), JobsOhio, and the State of Ohio on plans to invest millions at the Transportation Research Center and the OSU Center for Automotive Research Center to boost jobs and economic development in Central Ohio. Portman released the following statement:

“This investment solidifies Ohio as a global leader in autonomous vehicle research and development. Central Ohio is quickly becoming a model for the rest of the country on how to use smart transportation to help create economic growth and expand opportunity. Visitors spend roughly $5.7 billion every year in Columbus, creating an economic impact of $8.7 billion and supporting the jobs of more than 70,000 Ohioans. This investment will help attract more visitors to Ohio and make commuting easier for local residents, all while providing a new source of jobs and economic development for the region. I look forward to working with the Transportation Research Center and the OSU Center for Automotive Research in the future to make sure it achieves its goals.”

Portman worked to protect the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Research Testing Center in East Liberty, just outside of Columbus, by urging the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to keep its facility there after plans had been made to change locations. Following Portman’s letter, the GSA announced that the location would stay.

For more information on the grant and Portman’s efforts to help Columbus secure the grant, go here.

Friday, January 27

Portman Statement on Reports Suggesting Sanctions on Russia May be Lifted

Portman released the following statement today on media reports suggesting that sanctions on Russia may be lifted:

“I am deeply concerned about reports suggesting that sanctions imposed on Russia may be lifted without resolving the unacceptable and hostile actions that caused the sanctions to be imposed by the U.S. and our allies.  I would encourage the president to reject this course of action.  To lift the sanctions on Russia for any reason other than a change in the behavior that led to those sanctions in the first place would send a dangerous message to a world already questioning the value of American leadership and the credibility of our commitments after eight years of Obama administration policies.  We must stand by our allies in the region, including Ukraine.  I believe the U.S. Senate should take pro-active steps to codify the sanctions against Russia into law to ensure we live up to our commitments to our allies and uphold longstanding American values and ideals.”

from Rob Portman http://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/rob-s-rundown?ContentRecord_id=1B02E0FC-9E1D-4A38-A124-0312F60DA50C