#shift was great btw

[doublestandardlove]

chat what the actual hell...

storytime !! tl;dr a dude from my school saw me at my job and called me kittenwhiskers 🤢

this guy from my school ordered from me at concessions tonight. i know his name and face bc he's well-known and my dad taught him in middle school.

he goes: "oh hey, do you recognize me?" ofc i do ;-; but i'm feeling a bit silly, so i go: "hm, idk you look a bit familiar, but i don't think so."

he asks why i wasn't at grad rehearsal yesterday (i was) so i just reply: "there were like, a million people there. ofc you didn't see me."

so i ring up his order, but i grabbed the wrong drink. i apologize and get him the right one, and what is his response?

"it's alright, kittenwhiskers."

sorry, WHO- who are you talking to rn sir, is the cat in the lobby with us ?? be so fr -_-

anyways, the thing is, he DID see me at graduation. he prob didn't even register me as being on the same plane of existence, but i was there.

he was all up in my personal space, backing up towards me while talking to his friends like i wasn't even there 😒

umm... anyways, chile ;_;

[transremylebeau]

@remysrogue left so many good prompts that I Am working on but like i had to do this one real quick cause its so real.

Keep sending silly prompts for gambit stuff if youd like 😎

[fumifooms]

Holy shit Lycion in a shirt when he isn’t in uniform. Bonus Fleki being rude af

[stuckinapril]

honestly the things people do for people they like are craaaaazy. just think of what u were willing to do for someone u had a major crush on. if they’re not going out of their way they’re just not that into u i fear

[enhanced-operatives-division]

Junicrane/Starstruck Ramble

I will not be brief, all under the cut

To clear some things right off the bat:

No corpse, no proof with Juniper. Obligatory this is set in a canon where he's alive and adjacent to the agency in some way.

Reggie & Juniper are just gay to me, but I don't mind any interpretation of their sexuality

The games are set in 1967/68 to me (based on a couple bits in game) which is before it was legal to be gay in America at least (1971), which is relevant to how I interpret canon as being somewhat grounded in reality, despite unrealistic elements.

This is just an insane amount of headcanons/elements of and AU all culminated into one post. I will talk about some headcanons like they're just facts because they are established in my head, and it saves me over explaining literally everything, however I will explain some parts a little bit for clarity.

Alright. Actual beginning of the ramble:

Juniper is a character to me who had gotten so lost in his job as an actor and a social presence that in the end his whole life revolved around that 'role'. Because of this, by the time he's put into the situation where he's around the Agency, he basically knows nothing about himself, though he doesn't realise at first. Furthermore, what little identity he had has changed in so many ways. He's no longer a beloved famous actor in the prominence of public light, he's legally dead and he tarnished his career just before he was supposed to die, with the bonus of that making him lose the majority of his estate. From that, he also has horrific facial scarring from the electrical burns from literally having his face fried. I believe a friend of mine made a post about this a while ago (I also think they were the first to think it up also), but, to me, Juniper has a permanent trimmer in his right arm (aka his dominant hand) from the electrical current and it is messing with his nervous system.

All in all, he's not doing great, but he's too proud to admit that he's not doing great, because if anything, what's left of his ego is all he has as a defense since he's deep in unfamiliar water.

Before ending up around the agency (I have multiple interpretations of this, so I'm just going to bring it up generally), he'd never actually seen Reggie, and his only impression of him is a single voicemail, which was his only reference he had to later impersonate him. Juniper probably has very little feelings other than the ones he projects onto him because of Phoenix and that, at the very least, he's physically attracted to Reggie to some degree (that's like the beginning of how everything else would tumble into place in this sort of interpretation at least).

And on Crane's side? His feelings towards Juniper are probably very intense and muddled. On the one hand, he adores musical theatre, and that's his now ex-favourite actor. The thought of just casually being around him blows the bit of fanboy in him away at first because THAT'S the GUY, plus the inklings of a celebrity crush which still poke at him. And then there's the rational side of him, which knows Juniper has committed absolute atrocities on the side of Zoraxis, and hates him for that. Then there's how much Juniper comes off as an asshole at first because he refuses to cooperate with anything the Agency tried to put in place. He finds Juniper endlessly frustrating, and yet he's stuck working with him since, afterall, he's the one who knows the Agency's history with Juniper the best. I imagine him acting a lot like how he does IEYTD 1 around Juniper.

At this point, I'm just describing the pitch for a romcom.

I think the start of their relationship with one another largely started with Juniper trying to wind Crane up. It was a way of getting his attention, and I don't think Juniper knows why he's so dead set on that at first, because I don't think he realises he has a crush on 'this grump' at first. (I think that's actually the fun part about these two, because it's almost like a role reversal of the celebrity crush dynamic. This ex-big name actor has a TERRIBLE crush on an average joe and it is KILLING HIM.) But of course the Agency keeps them together because Juniper is at least conversing with Crane, so it's a start.

Through one way or another, they actually get talking casually, at least mildly at first. It takes Juniper a long time to fully deconstruct the wall he's built, and the thing is, Crane isn't the one trying to deconstruct it, at least at first, because yeah, Juniper realises if he wants Reggie to actually like him in any way, he can't keep winding him up. So they talk. Small talk at first, something rhythmic and almost easy to keep to a script. And over time that turns into actual conversations. Genuine ones in which Reggie rips out the occasional one of his jokes which Juniper is endlessly endeared about. The way he smiles just before he makes them, like he wants to chuckle at what he's about to say before he says it. That's probably when Juniper realised that he does have some vague crush on him, and that it wasn't going away.

This is what kickstarts John I can't-buy-you-things-to-impress-you-so-acts-of-service-it-is Juniper to do little things for him. It mostly starts off as him trying to make Reggie his tea how he likes it. However, the nerve damage in his arm makes that hard, as the weight of the kettle and trying to pour is hard all of a sudden. And he refuses to accept that, so he tries for a very long while. Long enough that Crane would go to investigate what was going on. And when he does see Juniper leaning over a cup with the kettle as he uneasily tries to pour it, and when Crane asks Juniper responds so matter-of-fact that his intention is nothing but genuine. And it catches Reggie off guard because Juniper hadn't done anything like that up to that point, and his very apparent vulnerability is so clearly on show.

It shifts something between them.

From that point on, conversations are longer, more familiar. Both of their attitudes soften, and Reggie makes more jokes. Juniper learns how to better use his left hand while strengthening his right back to a point where it could be used again. Slowly, they're both spending time with one another not because they have to, but just because they can. Little bits at first, not too far outside what they already were doing, but those little bits turned into long bits to a point where the other person's company was genuinely desirable.

As time passes, Juniper probably realises that he doesn't genuinely know much about himself or what hobbies he's into, because he never really had the time when he got big, and his home life in his youth wasn't bad, but it wasn't picturesque. I think Reggie would pick up on it, and absolutely try to introduce him to some things he's into. Some things stick, other things don't (corn husking very much stays Reggie's passion, and John will go with him sometimes because it's him, but it's not something he strongly cares for). Crane introduces him to a lot of music, and it's something that becomes a staple between them, with tracks they listen to more than others (tragically, I know relatively little about 60s music so I couldn't really say what). Occasionally they dance, never anything intense, think slow dancing, but the closeness is nice.

Through all of it, Juniper is battling the worst crush of his life, and he can't stand it, because I think he struggles to read people since he doesn't have anything like a script or a director to refer back to, so he has no idea if Reggie likes him back or if he's just desperate for that to be true. I think because of that any sort of confession between them would be incredibly raw, not only because of the time they live in making it hard for them to be truthful about how they love, but because it's a complete show of Juniper who's worked to be this better person. I don't exactly know how that would go, mainly because I don't have one set version of their dynamic, this post is just a generalisation of main consistent points.

Reggie does like him back, because he's gotten used to Juniper being just this guy, not a figure in the public eye, not a Zoraxis lackey, and not any sort of Agency operative (despite being under their care to some degree). He's someone he genuinely cares for, because they've given one another the time of day to learn one another, and I think because Reggie was a field agent, he was a lot better at reading Juniper than Juniper was at reading him. Eventually Juniper's company becomes something he could see around him for the rest of his life, and I think he accepts that he likes Juniper a lot more gracefully.

I think any affection directed at Juniper would at first be met with him feeling a little muddled. Reggie was a very physically affectionate person when he could be, and sure the initial flirting with one another came with the occasional little touches, but everything now was so deeply intentional. I also don't think Juniper would almost ever get over the novelty of being able to kiss him, or many other gestures, because it made the fact that they were together so very real, and it was great. I do think it comes easier to Reggie, and it's a big way of showing how much he cares, so it's important for Juniper to try and show it back because he knows how much it means to the other.

I like the idea of them eventually living with one another, too. I think Juniper would have always had a quiet little daydream of sorts where he does just live a domestic quiet life, and he can with Reggie (well, as close as they can get between the Agency and Zoraxis always being at odds), and he loves that, and he loves him, and it's immense.

I think they cook for one another a lot, it helps Juniper work on his dexterity in a controlled environment, which means a lot because it's a huge point of insecurity (that and his scars). He does improve, and Crane is proud of that and shows it and it's great. I also think they'd probably cook together too, because they can deal with being in the kitchen together and they work well with one another. It's probably a good way for them to unwind because over time they can do it in relative silence.

As I said before, I also think music is a staple in their household, and that Reggie listens to things on vinyl almost all of the time because he likes the background noise. Sometimes Juniper will catch him chuntering along to the music which he finds endlessly endearing. I wouldn't put it past his dramatic ass to also join in to fluster Reggie, but I also don't think Reggie would mind that terribly because Juniper has listened to the music enough to know the lyrics, and that's huge to him.

I don't think they are without rough patches, no relationship is, but I think the good part about them is that they're willing to talk about it (... eventually). They're used to long conversations, and while they're often less fun conversations, they're needed and they know that, and it works out.

Alright. I think I'm done for now. I haven't mentioned everything, but this definitely got the worst of it out of my system. If you ever want to hear any specific thoughts my ask box is open but other than that, behold my general dynamic for these two which has been festering in my head for years. I think they're great

[risingsunresistance]

btw this is my favorite son, his name is french fry

he's 176 minutes old

[caimitos]

saw a post about projecting your ethnicity onto a character and started missing vespa ilkay. so so bad

[itsangelicasworld]

*･῾ ᵎ⌇ ⁺ Welcome to My Waiting Room ✧.*

“I kept dreaming of a world I thought I’d never see. And then, one day, I got in.”

My main DR at the moment is my waiting room, and I thought making a description of it in this post would help give me some motivation! So, without further ado, welcome in <3

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There are so many cool things in my WR, but the view from my window is by far the prettiest. My WR takes place in a cyberpunk city. Flying cars, neon lights, skyscrapers, and endless rain galore! The rain hits the city in a way that makes it glow. It's eternal night, so the stars are always sparkling. I also scripted that instead of the moon, we see Saturn! I thought that'd be a super cool thing to experience.

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Now, the best part; my room! My WR is basically a singular bedroom because I've always found those to be particularly comforting. Bedrooms are where you can be your authentic self and express your creativity, and since I don't have one in this reality, I thought it'd be the perfect thing to center my comfort space around. There are so many amazing gadgets in my room! I have a reading corner, a gaming/streaming PC, a LIFA mirror that acts as a closet, and of course, my TV. The TV might just be the thing I'm most excited to explore, because it has an endless library of shows and movies to watch. Included here is also my bed! It's the most comfortable thing in the world, supporting my body in the best way possible while feeling like an absolute cloud. Oh, and my window! The image I provided isn't exactly how it is in my WR, but it's the closest thing I can find.

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Y'ALL, THIS BATHROOM?? OMGGGG First of all, it's big. There's the main part of the bathroom, with the regular stuff like a shower and tub. Then there's an entirely different section which is literally just a spa. There's a jacuzzi, a pool, a station with lotions and skincare products, ALL OF THAT! I'm so excited to experience that jacuzzi. I've never been in one but they look insanely relaxing

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An underrated but nonetheless exciting part of my WR is trying out all my new clothes! I'm an absolute sucker for fashion, and in my WR, I have an unlimited wardrobe just waiting for me. I primarily wear loungewear (a small fraction pictured below), but thanks to my LIFA Mirror/LIFA App I can try on anything I please at any time!

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I hope this gave you some motivation or ideas for your own WR, or you just enjoyed the read. I know this was a lot of text, so thanks for sticking around! <3 ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺���� *+:｡.｡ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤ. . . . . ╰──╮

[best-enemies]

You know what I don't see people talking about enough? Catherine and Warrick. Yeah, they're good colleagues and friends but at the same time they have this insane chemistry that drives me up a fucking wall every time they share a moment. And they do feel an attraction to each other, as has been shown many times (Catherine being jealous when Warrick got married and wondering what could have been, that scene when she nearly falls and he catches her...). I know they had to follow the rules but god they had such a good relationship and worked so well together. I loved their scenes, including the platonic ones.

[zevrans-remade]

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[daysuntilyou]

Blessed

And Confused

[pocketramblr]

Thing is it's got to be about equality- if you add the fs dungeon to Legend's story you gotta add the realm of memory to Four's, which would actually mean he's previously time traveled to two other eras- and would thus recognize the downfall duo's worlds

[mwagneto]

What's your job? 👀

ahaa ion wanna reveal that sorry 😅 but it's really good in that i get to pick my own shifts so i exclusively work nights and i dont need to ask for time off i can just not pick up shifts so thats fun plus the pay is like. genuinely crazy compared to what ppl my age usually make so overall im really happy i found it. and i only get stressed to the point of screaming and crying once every 3-4 shifts so it's cool<3

[cyberpunkboytoy]

I finally drew the protagonists of @nightshiftingcomic, which is a webcomic that just started posting! You should probably check it out, I hear there's gay werewolves in it.

[fingertipsmp3]

Just remembered another fucked up paint story (will put in tags because idk I like talking in tags more than actually in the post)

[wildegeist-old]

I think I'll knock out a few of these candy things a day (barring maybe saturday and sunday, as both those days I work 12 hour shifts and have practically no time to draw on em). I got more of these than I anticipated but I can actually get em done pretty fast