#ship tag feels earned here-- so it's getting the addition lol

[take-ya-to-the-ghey-bar]

{ @akumanoken -slides this over for later- }

The morning was quiet and warm, slight hustle and bustle from the world outside starting to stir… But, here bundled up the sheets, it was just the two of them. Both awake for a short while now, but neither in any hurry to move… Slender fingers combed through raven locks as Minato let his chin rest atop the other's head. And for a short while longer, that peaceful quiet drifted on…

Eventually, however, Micchan interrupted that quiet to speak up-- "Ne, this is way out of the blue, but…" He spoke softly, not exactly seeming shy, but… the exact feeling was hard to put a feeling on. "I know you might not have thought I'd noticed, since I never said anything, but… I'm not blind to the fact that you like me." Here he gave a slight note of laughter. Hell, it was probably more than just a 'like' at this point, but… It wasn't as easy to coax those words from his throat as he'd like. "Hell, maybe it's something more than that… Which is fine too…" He added after a moment, even if the comment did come sort of mumbled.

"And, just to finally set things straight… I like you too…" With that he held Souji a bit closer, hoping the ravenette wouldn't look up and catch the pink dusted across his cheeks. "It's just that… up until now, I've felt too damn scared to come out and say it. Too afraid that something would go wrong… too scared to admit that I trusted someone else like that…" Here Micchan couldn't help but curl up a bit, lightly folding himself further around the smaller form in his arms. "But… Since we've made it this far, I think it's safe enough to let myself admit that I do trust you that much."

[mysticninetalis]

Christmas Woes and Peach Cobbler

@fuckyeahspones thanks for doing the prompts lol. This goes for baking and beginning:)

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Today began like any ordinary Thursday for Leonard. Some ensign fucks themselves up doin' something or someone stupid, comes to Sickbay whining about how they damaged themselves tinkering, then he yells at them for being stupid, fixes them, and rinse and repeat. Ugh, he couldn't just catch a break, could he?

On top of the overgrown children he had to patch up on day-to-day, he was brooding about canceling his before-Christmas call to Joanna, missing another Christmas with her. Their biweekly call was supposed to happen Monday, but the Brass decided they needed to do some last-minute exploring of some baby nebula some lightyears out. Just his luck, he guessed. God, did he miss his little darlin' somethin' fierce!

He was tagging some additions to Ensign Donivan's chart and was so engrossed he still had yet to hear that an individual had requested entry into his office. He jumped at the feeling of someone touching his shoulder and turned in his chair to see Spock behind him. Their eyes met, and Spock did that little not-smile he does with his eyes whenever he catches Leonard off-guard. 

"Leonard, it would appear that I have caught you unaware. You had been so immersed in your work that you forgot your midday meal. I have also observed over the last 3.62 days that you remained melancholic about not being able to have your bi-weekly correspondence with Miss Joanna." Then Spock paused and did that slight head tilt whenever he was unsure. Pushing forward, the Vulcan continued, "As such, I have acquired you one of your 'southern comforts.' I know this cannot replace the emotions you would feel conversing with your daughter, but I hypothesized it would lift your spirit." Spock remarked as he gently positioned the plate of food in front of Leonard on the work desk. "Was my hypothesis correct?" Spock questioned.

On the plate in front of him was a peach cobbler, fresh from the oven; he could tell as the slightest bit of steam was coming off the top. The dish was plated with precision and consideration that he knew the replicator didn't usually do. This stunned Leonard a little bit, if he was being honest. He knew that he and Spock ribbed each other at any opportunity; it was merely how their little frenemy-ship they had goin' on was. He also understood that their arguments could get really heated if left unsupervised. It was an unsaid agreement that they also did it to irritate Jim, but it was neither here nor there.

Leonard's gaze drifted from the southern confection to Spock. For an instant, he reckoned he saw a speck of hesitance in Spock's warm gaze. To be frank, he was speechless. And because he didn't understand how to respond to Spock's spontaneous act of compassion, he did what he always did: taunt him.

"Now, Spock, whatever happened to that Vulcan logic of yours? Ah didn't think you had it in you to do a deed out of the goodness of your heart?" McCoy knocked the Vulcan.

Earning himself a look of furrowed brows and a slight not-frown as the Vulcan's cheeks were dusted with a bit of green. "While you believe you have proven your illogical argument that I am able to exhibit emotion, I will tell you that you are incorrect." the First Officer articulated his gaze hardening. After a minute pause to regain his emotional control, Spock restarted his rebuttal. "The conclusion that one of your favored desserts would improve your mood was purely the outcome of a logical thought process and data. Past occurrences have shown that to lighten your moments of emotional distress by choosing highly sugar-filled confections 67.982% of the time compared to your preferred alcoholic beverage of Kentucky Bourbon or a Mint Julep at 32.018%. As you are still on shift, and it would affect your efficiency in treating patients or reacting accordingly in an emergency, I inferred that this outcome was the most acceptable." The Vulcan concluded.

The Doctor looked away from Spock's newly blank gaze. He'd let out a heavy sigh as he scratched the back of his neck. That wasn't the reaction that Leonard expected, if he was being honest. Leonard knew that Spock did feel, and very deeply at that. Even if the Hobgoblin wanted to prove that he had the same logic stick stuck up his ass just like the rest of his people. Dammit, now he felt terrible.

"Look, Spock. Ah didn't mean any of that in a mean way; 'was only teasin' ya. Ah'm sorry. Ah appreciate the gesture, and your right, 'M real upset 'bout not bein' able to talk to Jo. Haven't been able to be home the last two Christmas', y'know? Ah know 'm bad a sayin' what Ah really mean. So, thank you." Leonard said. Looking back to Spock, McCoy wrapped his hand around Spock's covered wrist, giving it a gentle squeeze. Spock looks down at their almost handhold, and his face remains the same, but his eyes soften just the ittiest bit.

Spock softly pulled Leonard's hand away from his wrist and then nodded, " I find it gratifying that I was able to bring you an amount of comfort, no matter the minute amount." Spock then did something that Leonard hadn't expected would ever happen; he moved a loose strand of hair off Leonards's forehead and held his hand behind him in his usual parade rest. " If you continue to find work challenging to maintain, I suggest coming up to the Bridge, as you have not done your visit of the workday. If you are inclined, I invite you to observe my and Jim's chess session this evening if you persist in feeling alone. I acknowledge that humans require an amount of amiable intimacy to ease their negative emotions."

McCoy gapes at the ship's First, but he dumbly nods. Spock, pleased with Leonards's response, nods and takes his leave. Leonard turns back to his desk and glances at the peach cobbler. The Doctor smiles to himself. He picks up the fork he was given, takes a bite, and rumbles an approving hum. Finishing every last bite, he decides that he'll make Spock some of his mama's cinnamon apple crisp next time.

[rangedreign]

ohhh my favourite part of ask games, (harmless) petty fandom drama. i know these are a lot so ofc feel free to pick and choose but im nosy and love gossip so if you feel like it *eyes emoji*:

1 2 (just for the drama lol) 6 (feel free to ignore i understand u completely but i live for drama lol) 7 (MORE) 8 12 (<3) 16 (*eyes emoji*) 21 22 (for some final positivity)

1 - the character everyone gets wrong cedric the sorcerer. he deserves respect as a person, and the royal family was wrong to deny him that, but he does little to earn respect as royal sorcerer. 'oh he has such a good and relatable arc' whup tee doo his grand finale was... *checks notes* doing his job correctly. the one he's been training for his whole life. color me unimpressed by a character that should have either left that job YEARS ago or put a little effort into anticipating what he'd be asked to do and practicing instead of trying to prove his worth through stunts and domination.

2 - a compelling argument for why your fave would never top or bottom can't do it lol, everyone's a verse in my mind

6 - which ship fans are the most annoying? shoutout to the time i went through the snape/lily tag and couldn't scroll 3 posts without a james/lily shipper trying to pull moral rank. however i think 75% of the hp fandom has ship rabies.

7 - what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how how the fandom acts about them? eh, none, i don't let fandom influence my interpretations of characters that way. cedric is closest but the fandom misinterpretation is just an additional annoyance, rather than a driving force

8 - common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about 'cedric and sofia have a good relationship'. shipping or not, they're completely one-sided. what does cedric provide sofia with? he doesn't even listen to her particularly well.

12 - the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them to no one's surprise, my first pick here is wormwood from sofia the first. he was created as a joke, ha ha the pet is smarter than the human master, but then the show makes you judge him by human moral standards as the foil to cedric's 'deserving of second chances'. the show itself asks you to view a character that cannot leave servitude as human, and wants you to believe that his station is right. it's so deeply unfair. i care him. i respect him. i want to see him take the power of humanity for himself, abuse it, naturally, because that's all humans have ever done to him, then grow into a complete person when he realizes he cares despite it all. knowing that, i feel like mentioning areelu should come as no surprise. doing great evil in response to evil that was done to you? that's so up my alley. up my pussy even. making her bond with daeran of all people is such a great idea, someone who cannot forgive her, but must move on and work with her regardless. it seems like most people write her off as too evil to live, but she's still a super genius. there's a lot to be gained by befriending her. the gold dragon ""redemption"" happens so absurdly fast though. 'oh shit guess this is pretty fucked up, so glad you're a piss-colored lizard bc that's the only way i'd ever listen to you' wrath's writing in general has a bit of a quantity over quality issue. a lacking-logic issue. no way my azata would sacrifice herself just cuz without knowing what areelu will do once she's gone.

16 - you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc) - hero-type main characters in general. idk exactly what it is but i find most of them very dull, and often irritating. a lack of desires beyond duty? can't often be described as freaks? they just never have any footholds for interesting ideas to me. - gold aasimar cum. if you want something golden to come out of daeran's dick, you can just make him piss XD also does that imply his hair is naturally white? - daeran x chill/lawful/'boring' kcs - i can tell that on some level he wants the stability from people like that, but i can't see him actually bonding with them. esp not towards the start of the game. - truly, utterly pathetic meow meows. like, listen, i love shoving a character into a Situation and watching them flounder around, but they've gotta be proficient at something!

21 - part of canon you think is overhyped for just about everything: the worldbuilding. i think people get impressed by the mere existence of worldbuilding, rather than the quality of it. pf surprised me when i looked deeper into stuff and found it gave me the same 'this is a hot mess and i have to make shit up for it to make sense' feeling as stf. i expected better from a massive ttrpg but ok. for wrath, also the characters and the music. the characters rely on one-note personalities with maybe a ~hint~ of spice, with one extremely notable exception of daeran. the degree to which he beats out every other character in complexity is stunning, really. the music is... just fine? it's not amazing, it does exactly what you'd expect a track for that purpose to do. I think most of the tracks have muddy orchestration, too much focus on harmony/vibes and not enough on rhythm and melody. the one track i really love is 'a drink before the battle', it has a great flow and dynamics and i wish it played more often.

22 - your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores the villains/antagonists, best part of literally any media ever

[taegikookluvr]

Shameless Fanfic Promo 2

Hello, my lovelies! It's been a while since I've visited this place but I haven't gone anywhere. Over the past few years, I've been writing nonstop and in the process, added six additional fics to my little library. I've expanded my subject matter, experimented with main topics other than romance, and even explored a ship other than Taekook/Taegi (I'm still shocked by that actually, lol).

Long story short, I'm here to share my newest works with you. If there's anything that catches your eye, just click the link included at the end of every synopsis. Pay attention to the tags when you get there. Much love to you all. Enjoy!

1. Seven Little Boyscouts (Taekook) Completed

Summary: Sometimes things buried in the past get unearthed...

I'm an avid reader and my poison is horror/mystery, so of course I had to try my hand at it. This fic is homage to one of my favorite authors ever: Agatha Christie. Her mystery novel, And Then There Were None is one of my favorite stories of all-time so I took the premise but put my own spin on it. This fic has a little bit of everything--romance, angst, murder, supernatural elements; there's a lot of death and it'll keep you guessing up until the end. It's an OT7 story for the most part and there are several relationships but the main pairing is Taekook. If you don't mind reading about the boys get picked off one-by-one by a mysterious killer, this is perfect for you. I guarantee you'll be entertained. You can read it here.

2. Vandal City Vengeance (Taegi) Completed

Summary: Suga, the ace hitman of the Vandal City Assasins Association (VCAA) is this close to earning his freedom and reuniting with his long-estranged younger brother when his name unwittingly appears on the hit list. With the aid of a private investigator--the eccentric, enigmatic, and irresistible Kim Taehyung--he sets out to destroy the company who burned him and hopefully save his precious brother from the auction block.

I'm a HUGE anime fan and this fic was born after I watched Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens. I don't know why but as I was watching, I visualized Taegi in the roles of the protagonists and BOOM! I don't know why, it just fit. This was my first attempt at writing action and I have to be honest, things get a little violent and bloody. It's an entirely different take for me but damn did I love writing it, hehe. Picture this: cocky ass, cross-dressing, knife-wielding, emotionless assassin Suga falling in love for the very first time with superhuman, mysterious, heroic, head-over-heels detective Taehyung. And they kill a shitload of people along the way. Tell me that's not appealing, lol. You can read it here.

3. The Loophole (Taegi) Completed

Summary: Yoongi is blindsided when Taehyung ends their 5-year relationship suddenly without warning. Although his boyfriend is adamant about breaking up and lists reason upon reason, Yoongi can't help thinking that there's more to the story...mainly because Taehyung is lying through his teeth.

This fic was one of two Valentine's Day offerings, so while it's angsty, it's also the fluffiest incarnation of Taegi I've ever written. The plot is basic as hell: rich man and poor man fall in love, but the rich man's family doesn't approve. Yes, it's simple and unoriginal but I guarantee you, the story is none of those things. You get pulled in from the very first chapter and become invested in the Taegi relationship. You will cry a little, curse a lot, squeal in delight, and there will be no escaping the fluttering in your heart--you will feel everything. Taegi in this fic is relationship goals and it's the loveliest feeling watching sacrifice and fight with all their might to be together. Their devotion is unmatched and I guarantee you will love it as much as I do. If this sounds like your thing, click here.

4. Obviously Oblivious (95z/Vmin) Completed

Summary: Though there are plenty of hardships and surprises to overcome, Taehyung and Jimin are determined to be together at all costs. Will the two lovers get their happily ever after? If they have any say in it, fuck yes.

This was the second of two Valentine's Day offerings and is the first Vmin fic I ever wrote. It happened because in one of my other fics, Alone Together, I couldn't give them a happy ending (it was endgame Taekook and Jimin's love for Taehyung was unrequited). I had to give the soulmates a shot at happiness and I think I accomplished it. Imagine two best friends who are secretly in love with each other finally confessing to each other after several misunderstandings, but still unable to be together because of certain circumstances, lol. Their friendship and love for each other are beautiful and spoiler alert: Vmin as parents (not mpreg tho)! If you can tolerate the angst and want to see a love that endures no matter what is thrown at it, click here.

5. Of Stains and Shadows (Taegikook) Ongoing

Summary: Taehyung, Yoongi, and Jungkook are as devoted to each other as ever. Taegi are happy in their engagement and Jungkook is their biggest supporter, but their bond is about to be severely tested. It's been said that secrets have a way of making their presence felt even before you know they exist. Our trio is about to find out firsthand exactly how accurate that is...

When hidden truths unearth themselves from shadow and lies become permanent stains on the soul, will Yoongi, Taehyung, and Jungkook be able to endure it all, or will the future they've fought for remain out of reach? Will their family survive the turmoil or crumble into a fine dust?

This fic is the sequel to my first and most popular fic, My Rock or My Hard Place. I was hesitant to write it because the OG ended so well but I felt some type of way about Jungkook being alone. I also had more things I wanted to expound on or settle--Taehyung's parents and their tragic past, Kim Taesuk getting what he deserved, Hoseok's unsettled beef with Yoonkook, and of course, the Taegikook relationship. Most readers were happy with the ending of MRoMHP but there was a small contingent that was sad that it couldn't be Taegikook endgame and I was like, What would happen if the threesome decided to explore that? That was all the inspiration I needed. I'm nearly thirty chapters in and I'm trying my best to keep the feel of the OG but y'all know that's rare when it comes to sequels. If you're curious anyway, check it out here.

6. Two Weeks Notice (Taekook) Ongoing

Two complete idiots are in like with each other but...

My newest offering is only a few days old and happened because I simply missed writing my OTP, lol. There's just something about Taekook that always makes me smile and feel comforted. I love them. The story is pretty standard, boss and employee are crushing hard on each other but the boss' hesitance and nervousness lead to a huge misunderstanding. Only the first chapter is up so far, but upcoming chapters will be heartwarming fluff as Jungkook tries with all his might to clear the misunderstanding and win Taehyung's already-won heart. I'm not planning any angst at this point but I can't promise that there won't be any. I don't plan out my stories and they pretty much write themselves, so while I'm envisioning sweet gestures and romantic overtures, a gut punch might somehow sneak in there. If you love Taekook and wanna see them be cute and lovey-dovey, you can find it here.

So, that's that and this is me signing off. I hope to see you soon on AO3. Bye, my lovelies.

AO3: bangtan_brwnsuga80 Twitter: @taegikookluvr

[charbax]

KAW 2021 Day 1: Ghost crew being a family/ The Crew Finds Out

Chapters: 1/7Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: Rebels Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Alexsandr Kallus/Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, Kanan Jarrus/Hera Syndulla Characters: Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, Alexsandr Kallus, Kanan Jarrus, Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, Ezra Bridger, C1-10P | Chopper Additional Tags: more characters will be revealed as prompts come, more tags will be revealed as prompts come, Fluff

Hello hello! Consider this my first adventure in Kalluzeb after obsessing over for the past few weeks lol. Welcome to the 50/50 challenge.

Don't expect these to be more than 500 words.

(AO3 link here)

"Shame Zeb couldn't join us for the night." Hera mused as the Ghost crew - minus said person - ambled their way back to the Ghost ship. Yavin 4 may not boast about its vibrant nightlife, but the rebels really do know how to party, especially with a crate full of stolen Imperial-certified alcohol.

Really, it was too bad Zeb decided to skip it altogether and head back to the Ghost for a well earned nap. Not that Ezra thought he could sleep with the buzzing underneath his skin. The impromptu party was a good send-off before the mission in the morning, and Ezra found it hard to fight off the good mood as he raced up the ramp.

"Hey, don't wake up Zeb." Kanan called out behind him, missing the point. He followed Ezra at a more leisurely pace, just in time to bump into his frozen back. "What's the hold-up Ezra-?"

"Um," Kallus said, cheeks pinking. "Hello?"

No-one greeted him back - they were probably too busy gaping at him and his half-dressed states, including hastily combed back hair and a shirt that was a few sizes too big. It didn't help that Zeb followed a moment later, who froze behind him. "Karabast." He muttered.

Ezra was the first one to break the silence. "Seriously? In my room?"

"It's my room too kid." Zeb growled at him, then sheepishly scratched the back of his had. "We weren't expectin' you guys to be back for a while."

"We decided to cut drinking night early, get a good rest for the mission tomorrow." Sabine answered lightly.

Kallus took in the stunned faces and sighed. "Well, don't let me keep you from your beds. Sabine. Captain Hera." And then because his politeness deemed it so and most likely because he might as well keep going, "Kanan. Chopper. Jabba. I'll see you in the morning Garazeb."

Keeping his head held up, he tried to make his way out but Hera stopped him with a light touch on his elbow. "We're not kicking you out, Kallus."

"We're not?" Ezra said, followed by an 'Ow!' when Chopper rolled over his foot menacingly, beeping all the while.

Hera continued like she hadn't heard that comment. "Zeb clearly invited you here so, I'm going to go on with my business, and by my business, I mean I'm going to bed. That applies for the rest of you lot."

"But Kallus is in my room!" Ezra protested.

"Then you can room with me for now Ezra." Kanan replied, laying a firm hand on Ezra's shoulder. "C'mon, let's get some sleep."

Ezra muttered "As long as we don't have to meditate." as he let himself be pushed by Kanan. When they passed by Zeb and Kallus, Esra punched Zeb's arm lightly, then, after a moment of hesitation, he nudged Kallus' arm too. "Nighto guys."

Kallus stared, wide-eyed, as they left. Sabine passed by as well, nodding at the two, before Hera and Chopper walked up to them. "Welcome aboard Kallus." She said warmly. "And by the way? It's just Hera.” Then she left without waiting for a reply.

At long last, Kallus turned to a still stunned Zeb. “I feel as if I’ve been introduced to your family all over again.”

“Yeah,” Zeb said, “Better get used to it.”

Besides, he had a feeling they were all going to grill him at a later time, but that’s for future Zeb.

[michaelandy101-blog]

How you can Discover the Good GIF: 10 Should-Strive Web sites

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How you can Discover the Good GIF: 10 Should-Strive Web sites

Serving as snackable — and infrequently laughable — bits of visible content material, GIFs assist us precisely convey our ideas and emotions after we’re restricted to digital communication.

The difficulty is, discovering the right GIF by searching via Google Picture Search or that desktop folder of your favorites can take method extra time than it is price.

Discovering the correct GIF does not need to be a prolonged course of, you simply need to know the place to look. To assist, we have collected 10 superior web sites under that’ll make it easier to discover what you are in search of shortly, with out forcing you to decrease your GIF requirements.

(Or, need to create your very personal GIF? Try this tutorial to learn to make an animated GIF in Photoshop.)

Observe: A few of these web sites may function GIFs which can be NSFW.

10 Websites for Discovering the Good GIF

GIPHY

Reddit

Tumblr

Gfycat

Tenor

Response GIFs

GIFbin

Imgur

Imgflip

Gyazo

1. GIPHY

That is my go-to useful resource for GIF searching. Launched by Alex Chung and Jace Cooke, GIPHY began out as a search engine for GIFs. They’ve grown GIPHY considerably by partnering with manufacturers, introducing integrations, creating browser extensions, and way more. (To make amends for all of their enlargement efforts, check out GIPHY Labs.)

The most effective half? Navigating the database of GIFs could not be simpler: Customers can browse classes — Adjectives, Music, Nature, Science, and so forth. — or hunt down a selected phrase or phrase utilizing the search performance.

2. Reddit

Reddit is just like the mothership for GIFs: The group boasts not one, however a number of spectacular GIF-related subreddits. Listed here are a couple of noteworthy ones:

Whereas all the completely different, categorized choices make it straightforward so that you can discover what you want, many of those subreddits decide to a collection of tips to refine their entries even additional. For instance, whereas “reaction gifs” and “analogy gifs” could sound fairly comparable, there’s really a distinction in response to the /r/reactiongif’s wiki page. Permit me to reveal…

Response GIF

I don’t learn about you however after I discover out payday is arising I react like:

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Analogy GIF

After I strive answering emails earlier than my espresso, I really feel like:

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As explained on the /r/reactiongif’s wiki page, “A reaction gif is a physical or emotional response that is captured in a .gif which you can link in response to someone or something on the Internet. A gif which is a metaphorical reaction to something does not qualify as a reaction gif. Generally speaking, most posts that use the term “How I Really feel When” are analogy gifs.”

three. Tumblr

Tumblr is a large running a blog platform the place GIFs are made and shared like loopy. Bloggers on this platform do a wonderful job of pairing related GIFs with relatable eventualities. There’s loads of blogs devoted to sharing humorous GIFs every day, however my favourite ones to share on a Monday can be in hashtags like #work-memes #workfromhome and extra.

As an example:

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Everyone knows that feeling — proper? (If not, then I need to ask you, what’s it prefer to be good?)

Anyhow, all it’s important to do is use the highest search bar to lookup hashtags of the content material you’re in search of, or comply with some weblog pages which can be devoted to importing GIFs every day. GIFs featured on Tumblr are both handmade in Photoshop by the creators or sourced from completely different web sites, and so they’re fairly good about giving credit score the place credit score is due.

four. Gfycat

Gfycat is one other gallery with hundreds of thousands of GIFs to dive into. Not solely is it one of the vital fashionable GIF websites, however it has a simple Video-to-Gif creator instrument to show your favourite Twitter, Vimeo, and Twitch streams into your library of memes.

Navigate its number of GIFs from the search bar or left menu, selecting from the most recent “Trending” or “Explore” part to search out completely different fashionable classes of GIFs or stickers.

And who would I be to share a website known as “Gfycat” with out an compulsory cat GIF?

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5. Tenor

Tenor is a good way to throw a relatable GIF into any dialog, whether or not in your PC or iPhone.

Having humorous GIFs at your fingertips is a good way to share a fast snort together with your family and friends. All it’s important to do is sort in the way you’re feeling in your cellphone’s keyboard and Tenor will robotically begin populating tons of GIFs. Good for placing in your dialog with cousin Katy who nonetheless will get a kick out of watching America’s Funniest Residence Movies.

6. Reaction GIFs

This website serves up an acceptable GIF for absolutely anything you are pondering. Relying on what you are trying to find, there are a number of other ways to uncover an ideal match.

A technique is to make use of the dropdown menus on the correct aspect of the positioning. These menus enable customers to floor GIFs that match a selected feeling (drained, confused, proud, and so forth.) or reply (sure, no, undecided, and so forth.). For instance, a search for “excited” may floor one thing like this:

Customers even have the choice to search by galleries or tags. Galleries are organized into classes corresponding to “OMG,” “Dance Party,” and “LOL,” however there’s a lot extra tags to discover.

7. GIFbin

Here is one other stellar useful resource for uncovering GIFs.

On GIFbin, customers can filter thumbnails by “Newest,” “Top Rated,” and “Most Viewed,” or by tags. The fascinating factor about GIFbin’s tag system is that they’re categorized by each identify and depend.

Whereas the names are fairly commonplace search phrases — animals, infants, sports activities, and so forth. — the depend function permits you to simply uncover phrases with the very best quantity of obtainable GIFs. Test it out:

Or in the event you’ve received an excessive amount of free time in your palms like me, click on via the rabbit gap— I imply— “random GIF” button for countless enjoyable.

eight. Imgur

Ah sure, Imgur, the Reddit of GIF websites with out all of the textual content threads.

Imgur is a picture internet hosting website that shares an array of humorous or cool GIFs. It’s library is a combination between new uploads and even a few of my favorites from the 2010s.

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Search up any tags for all of the humorous film edits, or no matter else you’re all for by way of Imgur.

9. Imgflip

Imgflip is one other intensive library of GIFs. There are a couple of methods to browse Imgflip content material, as detailed on the website:

Scorching/Newest photos on the homepage

Use the Earlier / Subsequent / Random navigation on picture pages

Use the hotkeys as described on picture pages

Tag pages (corresponding to cats)

Meme pages corresponding to Grumpy Cat, discovered on the meme templates web page

If you happen to like a bit of competitors, you possibly can create your own GIFs and earn a spot on the leaderboard. In case your GIF will get upvoted sufficient, you possibly can bask within the glory of creating strangers on the web snort.

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HEY!!! It’s my @thedamereynetwork secret santa gift for @ya-lady-tauriel who asked for some parallels and piloting (err, did I do it right? please tell me)

Sad thing is, I feel like I haven’t reviewed this clanky fic too well, so I apologize for the mistakes and weird style. I can’t think of a title for this story either lol. Dearest giftee, would you like to do the honors? :)

*peers at my Word processor* it says 3,863 words... 

I sorta addressed some TLJ issues and whipped up an adventurous mess for them to bond over while piloting?  I placed a couple of easter eggs in there too, I guess.

You know what, I dare everyone in our tiny damerey community to point out all the easter eggs and cues/symbols/whatevers I planted nyahahahaha.

The thing about Jakku was that it was Rey's own grasp of normal. The heat, the sand, the grease, and hunger were all familiar things  ̶  things she could deal with, things she could answer.

 Unlike Ahch-To or Crait, where her questions never really found peace.

 She began wondering what Finn would think about coming back here, where it all started. Of course he'd hate it, she told herself. But he'd go anyway, because that's how he is  ̶  selfless and always on the move, like how he always made ways (read: bending around the rules) to rescue someone in need (as Rey hates to admit it, it was sometimes her). And because Rose Tico took a hard hit trying to save him, Finn considered that he should be by her beside while the brave mechanic was recovering safely in Yavin 4.

 Rey thought so too. She wouldn't want to burden anyone with coming back to a horrible place like hers.

 But someone insisted on tagging along. Little round BB-8, who also dragged his master into this sandy mess, wanted to come because the droid thought that some salvageable parts from home could help rebuild their small force.

 Rey wanted to laugh and cry. She, like the Resistance, never felt so hopeless and alone.

 Win or lose, they had to eat. So, she picked up the newly cooked rations and served them on her meager, dusty plate. Poe Dameron, BB-8's master, began helping himself without complaint.

 "It's not my first time in Jakku, but I feel like I haven't seen everything," Poe began, his eyes roaming around the fallen AT-AT refurbished into a small housing unit, "Your home is lovely by the way."

 What an awkward thing to say. Poe wanted to punch himself.

 "Glad you like it. How's the food, also lovely?" Rey deadpanned. Clearly, the young Jedi had a quick catch for snark.

 "I'm sorry, that wasn't right," Poe shook his head, "I think I've done a lot of things that weren't right these past few weeks."

 "Me too," Rey said quietly.

 Poe wanted to contest the idea, that she screwed up as much as he had, but decided that would be another addition to his growing list of mistakes.

 Surprisingly, she continued talking, "I thought I could convince Kylo Ren to turn back, like Luke did for Vader. But if Ren's father couldn't even reach him..." Rey sighed and rested a palm on her face, "That was so stupid of me. I'm not even family."

 "You're wrong," Poe replied, "You’re not stupid and Kylo Ren is not family. But we are," Poe put down his last morsel of bread and took the homing beacon bracelet lent to them while they were scouting the Western Reaches, "I'm not the first recruit of the Resistance but I know deep within my gut that Leia considers us all her children. Kaydel, Finn, Rose, You, Me. Everyone in the Resistance."

 "I should have listened more carefully to Luke," Rey said.

 "Just as I should have been more collected about my mess with Holdo and Leia," Poe said, "I'm a terrible fanboy."

 That earned a little laugh from Rey.

 And Poe felt a weird mix of light and full. He passed the last piece of bread to her, "I know Jedi work is tiring. You'll need more carbs than me," he shyly offers.

 Rey, not wanting to lie, simply took it with a grin.

 BB-8 chirpped about sharing what she has read from the ancient Jedi texts so far.

 "I realized that we've barely scratched the surface. That all Luke taught me was as much as a chapter summary from a textbook," Rey began, "But I'm also slowly understanding some things that have happened to me..."

 "Such as?" Poe, who was all ears at this point, added.

 "Psychometry. Or a form of it, I think," Rey said, "It's why I saw these visions when I first touched Luke's old lightsaber."

 Poe nodded, clearly fascinated with the topic.

"Rose and I talked a bit while we were still on the Falcon. She allowed me to feel her medallion," Rey continued, "It's true what they say, that sisters and brothers have the strongest attachments throughout anyone's lifetime."

 Normally, Poe would have jabbed a joke in there, mentioning how sad it was that he didn't have any siblings aside from BB-8. But he remembered Rose's sister Paige, the last StarFortress Bomber, and how he had pressured everyone into destroying the First Order dreadnaught at all costs ̶ including giving up their own lives.

 "Rose deserves more than an apology from me," Poe slowly said. He was sort of in a daze now, haunted by his episodic, crazed lust for glory and thrill back then.

 Rey took his hand, "She forgives you."

 "How would you know?" Poe countered bitterly.

 Rey closed her eyes and took a deep breath, as though she were reaching somewhere far beyond the edges of the galaxy, "When I felt the medallion, I saw that they both forgive you because they truly believed in the cause," Rey explained, "Forgiveness is a mark of the light."

Fancy words but probably true.

 ***

 After lunch they'd headed outside, about to ride into the ship graveyard until they encountered their first problem.

 "My speeder only seats one," Rey winced.

 "It's okay, I'll walk," Poe replied.

 "No, you'll never get there in time. Or, you'd run into some old friends," Rey said, "You could use the speeder. I'm used to walking this terrain."

 "No no no, I insist."

 And before Rey could retort, BB-8, sitting nicely on the speeder's netted compartment, suggested something silly. 

 "Sit on his lap? That's a little awkward," Rey replied.

 "Wait," Poe said, picking up the sled she often used to drag materials, "We could sort of set up a seat extension?" he timidly offered.

 After the hasty but secure set-up, Rey set herself on the front end and began switching on the speeder. Meanwhile Poe hopped onto the other end, not used to being relegated as a passenger.

 "Before you ask, my baby has locking systems designed to shock anyone else trying to take her," Rey explained, "Maybe later I can encode your access to it but for now, let me enjoy this reunion."

 It only took one mischievous grin and the rusty vehicle suddenly lurched to top speed. Last time Poe felt this shocked was when he and Finn stole a TIE/sf fighter.

 "This thing's damn fast!" he exclaimed, unconsciously holding Rey’s waist tightly as she laughed endlessly.

 "I thought you were one of the best pilots out there, why do you look so scared!" she teased back, still laughing.

 And kriff, her mood was so infectious.

 Poe wasn't terrified, but this talented lady continued to surprise him and shake him more than one of those adrenaline junkie missions he initially took for General Leia Organa. He whooped along with her, relishing old sensations from his childhood when his mother and her A-wing were still around.

 The speeder, without extra cargo, almost floated like a ship. And he could guess that Rey deliberately designed it that way because it was the closest thing she could get to the actual experience of flight.

 Now the girl was not only the last Jedi, but also the new captain of the Millennium Falcon. Unbelievable. And amazing. They arrived at the graveyard too soon.

Rey immediately became immersed in the agenda, not bothering to check on Poe who was tailing cautiously behind her.

 With her new Force powers, the job became much easier. She could pick up energy boosters within a sniff, lift heavy-duty panels without a sweat, and jump towards impossible heights to reach usable trinkets.

 While she kept on hunting several meters ahead, Poe and BB-8 were dragging their ever-growing collection of spare parts. They were falling into a routine until they heard a click of a blaster.

 "I never thought I'd see you again, Rey," said Devi, another scavenger who once worked with her, until Devi and her brainless partner Strunk stole Rey's hard-earned project and left Jakku without a word.

 "Maybe you back off and I'll forget your swindling moof," Rey growled, pointing her blaster at Devi.

 "Thought so. But I couldn't believe it when word got out that Unkar Plutt's best scavenger stole a Corellian freighter and joined the Resistance. Had to see it for myself."

 "Good things come to those who do good," Rey snapped.

 "Maybe, maybe not. Otherwise, you'd never come back here," Devi challenged, "I have a proposition though. Since I know you're a talented one..."

"I'm done dealing with you," Rey interrupted.

 "Heard of the new Cava Races hosted by the Guavian Death Gang?" Devi responded, knowing it would at least pique Rey's interest. Finding that she quieted, Devi continued, "They're holding a race in this area in two days. Catch is, the race is for paired teams, with or without astromech. The grand prize is a good lump of money and the Eravana."

  Rey's eyes widened. The Eravana was Han Solo's bulk freighter, which he used to haul rathtars until they all had to escape in the Falcon and land in Takodana.

 "Word is the Resistance is in dire need of new trash, which I guess is why you're here," Devi said, "We could team up and split the prize."

 "No way," Rey glared at her, "It only takes one mistake for me to never repeat it."

 "So I guess it's plan B then. Take the Blobfish's bounty on you," Devi said, suddenly raising her blaster.

 But of course, Rey was quicker. She aimed at the swindler's shoulder and shot first. She knew enough to simply disarm the woman and use her staff to jab her unconscious. Beastly survival instincts were slowly getting to Rey as she took Devi's datapad and other valuables. To show that she wasn't completely heartless, she dropped one worn-out medpac on Devi's side.

 Shaken from Rey's actions, Poe carefully approached her.

 "That was Devi. Stole a ship I was rebuilding and used it to escape the planet," Rey said, quickly wiping the tears in her eyes, "But after these past weeks, I know better than to just trust anyone."

 Poe rested a hand on her shoulder, "War's a messy time in the galaxy. And we're forced to make hard choices that don't always sit well with us."

 Rey steeled herself and handed him the datapad, "I can't help but wonder if what she said about the race was true. We could race the Falcon and when we win, the Eravana could be useful for the Resistance."

 Poe replied, "I agree but I heard that the Cava Races were restricted to starfighter-sized ships."

 BB-8 kept quiet; thinking about starfighters might remind Poe of losing Black One, his own customized X-wing. Rey also caught onto the emotion.

 "Hey, let's move on. You drive the speeder this time," she tried smiling at him.

 Luckily they weren't far from the exit. Once they reached their ride, Rey began rewiring the speeder's controls. After flicking a bolt, she took Poe's hand and placed it on the bio-sensor. The computer clicked affirmatively and the engines started. The two exchanged smiles before Poe hopped on the front and Rey rode at the back. BB-8 helped himself up, not wanting to disturb his two favorite people.

 The second ride was just as exciting as their first.

 The sun was about to set and they were a klick away from Rey's home when she bid Poe to slow down and stop.

 "I have this funny feeling..." her voice drifted as she stood in front of a lump of sand. She stretched out her two hands and closed her eyes, her breathing slowing down into a meditative trance.

 Poe didn't know what they were doing, but after a few moments he could hear the rickety sounds of metal. It was getting louder and closer, until it climaxed into a booming crash ascending above the sand. Startled, he fell from the speeder and couldn't believe his eyes. On the other side, Rey was also sitting helplessly on the ground, sweating and panting, and shocked with herself.

 She just pulled a TIE Bomber out of nowhere.

 ***

 As soon as they recovered, the two pilots rushed to inspect the ship. Aside from being excessively sprinkled with sand, it only needed minor repairs before it could be ready for launch. It also took them long hours to drag the damn thing back home, but the excitement kept them persistent in the task that they didn't even feel hungry for supper. First thing in the morning, they told themselves, they'd start reassembling the starfighter.

 But these two were too giddy to get some sleep. Side by side they sat on the hammock, barely containing their excitement.

 Poe noticed a Tierfon Yellow Aces helmet on the side and picked it up, "This yours?'

 Rey took the relic and brushed off its dust, "Found it on an X-wing," she answered and wore the oversized headgear, a cheesy grin stuck on her face.

 "I guess you always wanted to be a pilot," Poe inferred.

 "Always," she affirmed breathlessly.

 BB-8 beeped and pointed his head on a rag doll beside Rey. She took it and gave it to Poe, "I always wondered if my parents were heroes like Dosmit Raeh and the other rebels."

 Poe gently brushed his fingers on the doll, "Rebel parents don't tell you much, actually. But you knew it impacted their lives and that they believed in something bigger than themselves."

 Rey nodded, not knowing what to say.

 "Don't be disappointed. Even Leia doesn't like talking about those days," Poe added and rubbed the top of Rey's helmet, "I think if I'll have kids kids I wouldn't want to tell them much either."

 "If I have children, I'd know enough not to leave them behind," Rey frowned, anger and pain simmering beneath the surface, "And if I were Han and Leia's child I wouldn't allow myself to turn into a monster. And I'd make Master Skywalker proud of me."

 Poe could sense the tension within her and found it rather familiar, "I know. I hated how he ripped me in the Finalizer just shortly after I was here. Leia wanted him back so badly. For kriff's sake she spent all her days working just to make the galaxy a better place for her son!"

 Rey shook her head, "I don't want to talk about Kylo Ren anymore. I will never completely understand him."

"Consider that punk boy done," Poe nods in agreement, "We have to put our personal feelings aside if we want to sell this ship."

 "Sell it? Aren't we supposed to race it?" Rey asked, surprised.

 "I still think it's too risky. I don't wanna gamble now," Poe says calmly.

 "But we can! Poe, you're the best pilot in the galaxy...well, next to me," Rey defends, dropping her own sneaky confidence in the process.

 Poe raise an eyebrow.

 "We could win this together," Rey said, grasping both of his hands, "Think of how much this can help the Resistance."

 "No. Besides we might get identified by any First Order sympathizers."

 "Who said we were going to fly as Rey and Poe Dameron?"

 ***

 "Jaina and Jag Fel, huh?" the registration officer peered at the two scrappy humans in oversized TIE pilot helmets in front of her, "Where from?"

 "Corellia, originally," Poe added a bit too hastily, unconsciously scratching the Resistance logo hidden behind their black jumpsuits. Thank the Maker they both knew to sew the ripped clothing meticulously.

 "Settled down on Tatooine," Rey added, "But life got boring so we decided to travel around, seeking the thrills of the galaxy."

 "You want fancy thrills, you go to Canto Bight," the nonchalant officer said and simply transferred the relevant information about the race into their datapad, "Good luck and hope you make it out alive," came her dull farewell.

 Worried looks were exchanged between Rey and Poe.

 ***

 "Worse than Shantipole itself," Poe muttered as he read through the planned race track. It wasn't even a race as much as it was truly a survival contest. The violent gasses and lightning-charged atmosphere of Rycraig were enough of a problem, but then it had to have a field of moving asteroids and unpredictable planetary gravity.

 People whispered that Han Solo and Darth Vader were the only beings to have escaped the terrors of Rycraig. For others, it meant an expensive suicide.

 "I don't buy it. I believe the Force can help us do the impossible," Rey said.Poe didn't want to ruin her optimism; he needed it as much as she did.

 And because they were a late entry, they didn't have much of a preparation time to begin with.

 "All systems go, BB-8?" Rey turned to the round astromech who nodded.

 "May the Force be with us," Poe shakily whispered as they punched the TIE bomber controls into hyperspace.

 ***

 "For hutt's sake!" Poe exclaimed as the given coordinates put them right within the planetary stratosphere. He immediately nudged the controls westward before one of those pesky asteroid-like debris could hit their ship.

 Rey was too shocked to talk, but she knew to activate their skimpy deflector shields.

 The race announcer was babbling about their pseudonyms and the names of other five entries. And because Poe and Rey mindlessly named their ship Stardust, they became the joke of the show.

 The two pilots were too busy to care. They approached the race course and formed up just two seconds before the competition started.

 More asteroids came their way and had instantly taken out two contenders. All other surviving ships were paces ahead of them and they were still adjusting to the unstable environment.

 Another set of debris bombarded them; Rey and Poe tightly maneuvered their vehicle out of the mess.

 "It's a matter of quick reflexes, this race!" Poe commented before moving the ship a bit higher, as the gravity was heavily pulling them down.

 However, Rey levered the opposite way and the machine whined from the strain.

 "What?!" Poe exclaimed. A rock swiftly hurled itself towards their previous high trajectory and he realized that hadn't Rey lowered them, they would've been toast.

 "It's not just about reacting to change, but anticipating it," Rey advised Poe before guiding the ship through another unexpected hurdle.

 Poe thought it through. There had to be a little pattern in the maze. Or, he had to trust his gut feelings like some clairvoyant.

 No, he could hear the damn cackling rocks and their expected paths!

 It took more concentration, but listening helped. Poe whisked Stardust lower before twirling it slowly into a diagonal ascent, avoiding a large, similarly-shaped metal scrap.

 The pair grinned and fell into sync.

 Minutes later, a barrage of lightning was followed by deafening thunder and they could soon see one starfighter falling into the abyss below. A storm was brewing up and things were just about to get far, far worse. Their perception of the obstacles had not only blurred but also deafened.

 "Oh no," Rey gasped. The fear overtook them and soon, consecutive waves of rocks hit their ride. Alarms warned that shields were at four percent.

 "Any new ideas are most welcome!" Poe shouted. BB-8 was whirring a string of panicky beeps too.

 "I should have set up more sophisticated scanning systems," Rey groaned.

 That made Poe pause for a moment and Rey continued the abrupt evasive motions of their TIE bomber as they saw remains of the another contestant ship being flung away from the track.

 "You have the Force. That's pretty sophisticated," Poe blurted.

 They shared another quick look at each other.

 No time for arguments. It's now or never.

 "Time to test your accuracy skills, Poe Dameron," Rey said. She closed her eyes, steadied her breathing, and rested a hand on Poe's shoulder.

 Luke Skywalker said that the Force was about balance, and now she had to find it between their dying ship and the barbaric planet.

 "Boy, we Damerons must have trusted Jedi too much," Poe panicked.

 "Turn to point nine...now!" Rey commanded. Poe swerved the ship accordingly. No asteroid hits; they were still alive. BB-8 squealed.

 "Do a quick left then bring it up...now!" Rey said and Poe followed.

 "Level our baby up," Rey cautioned.  

 The TIE Bomber shifted position and they can feel the overpowering presence of gravity.

 "BB-8, activate thrusters on full reverse," Rey instructed.

 "We have reverse thrusters on this thing?!"

 "Trust me..." she squeezed Poe’s shoulder. They could hear their last rival ship zooming past them, its starboard wing missing the Stardust by mere centimeters.

 And then came a loud, resounding explosion.

 Poe wanted to exhale but Rey interrupted, "Tilt six point five degrees to the right and keep her steady."

 Unbeknownst to them, their starfighter suavely ran through a needle gap between two gigantic boulders  ̶  without a scratch. After those chilly seconds, they could hear thunderous applause from the audio commentary.

 Jag and Jaina (read: Poe and Rey) just won the seasonal Cava Race.

 ***

By sheer luck (and the Force), they encountered no issues in getting their prize. Turns out that the new Guavian heads just wanted to get rid of the unnecessary Han Solo souvenir they held and were looking to kill some cocky pilot rivals along the way. Long before the bosses could visit and offer Rey and Poe a criminal job, the trio had jumped back to Jakku using untraceable algorithms designed by Rose. They picked up Rey's remaining valuables and met up with Chewbacca, everyone's ever-trustworthy friend, on the Falcon.

 They sure love their smooth endings.

 "So you regret trusting your life to a Jedi?" Rey asked, sitting comfortably on an empty crate next to her speeder.

 Poe chuckled and sat beside her, "Best decision of my life," he took out the ring necklace he always wore beneath his shirts, contemplating, "No wonder my mom kept reminding little me to trust the Force."

 "Was that her wedding ring?" Rey tilted her head, being naturally curious.

 Poe glanced at Rey and took the necklace off, placing it on her palm, "I want to know what you can see about my mother."

 Understanding the immeasurable value of the item, she used her free hand to firmly keep Poe's hand on top of her open palm. Closing her eyes, Rey concentrated, allowing the Force to flow, to provide timeless tales and insights of Poe's mom, Shara Bey.

 She slowly opened her hazel eyes and looked into Poe's orbs, just as brown as his mother's. Rey didn't let go of his hand either; she could also sense Poe's deepest wish  ̶  to spend even just one more second with his first hero and tell her all about his recent adventures, and to ask if she was proud of him as much as he was proud of her.

 "She loved you very much. And she was a wonderful woman. Brave and charming like her own son," Rey smiled, "And like all who have joined the Force, she's never really gone."

 Finally, Rey let go of one of her hands to wipe Poe's tears.

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Derek Hale/Chris Argent Fic Reclist

Derek/Chris is such a very very rare ship that I have been through the (currently) 158 works in the tag numerous times and picked out all my favorites (13 in total), carefully filtering out the stuff I don't like (OT3s, kinks, unwanted sideships, etc - just my own personal tastes). So I decided to write up a reclist for anybody who was craving content and didn't want to sift through AO3 themselves! The fics are sorted by season, and my favorites are marked with a ♡.

(A note: because everybody does warnings differently and what needs to be warned for is so subjective and I'm a little short on time, I chose not to cover warnings on this list. If you're the type of person who wishes to avoid certain material, please check the warnings on the fic page itself before you read!)

Season 2

The Scars That We Earned by Sandrine Shaw [10k]

The Alpha pack closes in and finds them easy targets: still recovering from their latest battle, old alliances fractured and new ones not formed yet. Chris Argent makes a fateful choice, setting in motion a chain of events that will leave the status quo forever changed.

Firstly: shoutout to this one for being (according to AO3, I don't know about other sites) the first Derek/Chris fic ever. It's got werewolf!Allison in it, and deals a bit with what happened to Victoria, and Allison especially has to deal with what happened to Victoria after she's turned, which is an interesting sideplot I wasn't expecting when I first read it. It feels really IC; prior to the get-together, Chris and Derek aren't afraid to hurt each other physically or with words. It takes a little time for them to get used to one another, it isn't too immediate or sudden.

Back and Forth by incendiary1 [1.9k]

This is how they are, this is how they'll always be. Derek and Chris have a tenuous balance.

This one is short, but it's basically all unresolved (semi-sexual) tension, which is really what I loved between these two at the very end of Season 2. I like especially that Chris attempts to excuse Gerard and Kate for what they did by excusing Derek for Victoria; it doesn't quite work like that, of course, but it's nice to see him written a bit flawed.

Season 3A

But It Won't Erase by broadcastdelay [8.9k]

When newly-turned werewolves start popping up in Beacon Hills, Chris Argent goes to bring Derek back to town to help clean up the mess. In cleaning up the mess, though, one last werewolf gets created. And somehow that’s not even the most unexpected development in Chris’s life that year.

So this one has werewolf!Chris, which is one of my favorite tropes, mainly because of all the tension and internal struggle involved, which this delivers on. It's VERY well-paced, and the thoughtfulness in Chris's internal narrative about his family and their history and his own history with Derek is a nice addition. I like the most that even though Derek is an alpha in this, Chris finds the idea of submitting to his authority laughable; eventually, so does Derek.

♡ a year in the life by allthebees [27k]

Things are as close to normal as they’re ever going to get for the Hale pack, after everything they’ve all been through in the last couple of years, when Cora starts noticing something weird going on between her brother and Chris Argent at the beginning of senior year. As if that weren’t enough of a problem it isn’t long before the odd monster here and there turns into a coven of witches who roll into town, decide to kick the werewolves’ den, and very nearly ruin everything.

Or: snapshots of a year in the life.

I did not, even a little bit, expect you could sell this pairing to me in a way like this. This fic is almost romcomish, in the plot of Cora trying to figure out what's going between her brother and Chris before anything is actually going on and the both of them remaining perfectly oblivious to any sexual tension while they contentedly go about becoming better friends. I like also that Chris and Derek hang out with Melissa and the sheriff a lot in this fic because it's very refreshing to get to see Derek around other adults, and for them to have their own friend group outside of the kids. While the fic doesn't exactly focus on the Derek/Chris (it's one of many plots going on throughout the year) it happens pretty believably and there's a nice moment where Derek has to address with Cora how it's different than what happened with Kate and how Chris and Allison, similarly, have to talk about what happened to Victoria (another thing I didn't think I could be sold on; usually I prefer to spare her the horror, but this fic does it really believably and well!). I absolutely love this one and it's definitely the longest one on this list, so if you enjoy longfic, you’ll like it too.

Season 3B

Allies by darkmagess [4.1k]

1. The scene at the end of 3x19 between Derek and Chris Argent that was so clearly missing.

2. When Derek wakes up after the nogitsune's fly almost makes him kill Chris.

3. After the nogitsune is taken care of, Chris disappears into his mourning for Allison. Derek decides to not leave him alone in his grief.

This is actually a series of 3 short episode codas, and while they're actually friendship fics and not technically slash, for a long time they were some of the only 3B content I had for these guys, and I still really enjoy them; there's a lot of rawness and vulnerability in them on both Chris’s and Derek’s part.

Nous protégeons by salvage [1.8k]

Immediately post-Letharia Vulpina. Chris and Derek in the aftermath of the explosion.

This is another 3B coda, except this one is, to quote the author's notes, a sexy coda. I'm pretty sure this is the first slash for this pairing I ever read, and the sex really is pretty sexy; despite Chris having to do the work of pulling the shrapnel out of Derek's back, they try to stay impersonal with each other up until they moment they don't, so it's just the right amount of rough.

I'm no good (you're no better) by broadcastdelay [1.5k]

Despite his intention of avoiding both Argents and heroism, neither of which he feels particularly well-suited for, Derek ends up with 74 shards of glass embedded in his back and a Chris Argent who seems to disagree.

Yet another coda from from the season that keeps on giving. What I like about this one is all of Chris's deep existential thoughts meet with Derek's usual impersonal and blunt nature, and the juxtaposition is almost funny. He still winds up eyeing Chris suspiciously, then turns his back on him. The dynamic in this one is really something.

To Vex by Twisted_Slinky [2.3k]

Derek is in the middle of hunting down a deadly creature when Chris Argent appears to save the day and strip off his shirt. Blame it on the gremlins.

A short and sometimes funny fic where Chris and Derek have to use the age-old technique of "pretending to be banging" to avoid raising the suspicion of the law. As always, Chris gets to make a pretty grand entrance.

♡ Not Yet by d0nquix0te [5.9k]

Three people who've lost their families make a family of their own.

In this one Chris and Derek accidentally kind of wind up becoming Isaac's dads right after Allison's death, and it's honestly such a perfect match-up I wish there were about a hundred more just like it. All three of them know grief and loneliness very well, and it winds up being the perfect environment for Chris, who didn't cry when his daughter cried, to finally allow the grief to catch up with him. What gives this a nice touch is that he's clearly terrified of facing it, and Derek opens up a little to him in an effort to give him some courage; overall a truly fantastic dynamic.

♡ Box of Wormwood by Emmessann [21k]

When Chris took the headshot, Kate exploded -- burst into a swarm of satanic butterflies. Now Derek's terminally infested, waiting to see what physical or emotional hell will break out next. Chris would give anything to save his friend, but they both know the clock is ticking on their last desperate hope.

This one is a really hard, heavy read—I've only read it twice myself—because of how heavily it deals with the themes of death, grief, terminal illness, and suicide. (And terror of all things buglike, but that's a personal thing, lol.) The actual slash here is minimal, considering Derek's condition, and the ending is a bit unexpected and pretty strange—but it's also ultimately hopeful, and the fic as a whole is definitely well-written, spectacularly written; not only are Chris and Derek's voices perfect, it's the only one on this list that actually not only made me cry, but got me crying both times I read it.  

Season ???

(For works that are set in the future, or for where the era it takes place in is unclear.)

♡ I've Seen This Face Before by entanglednow [1.1k]

"Come any closer and I'll shoot you in the throat."

Another werewolf!Chris fic, this one is very short and actually preslash, but it packs more tension in a thousand words than I even thought possible, both internal tension on Chris's part, fighting the shift, and tension of the sexual type between him and Derek. This fic introduced me to werewolf!Chris and I'm now highly into it, so take that as the glowing recommendation that it is.

♡ Slow Dance by RarePairFairy [1.6k]

They dated for some time before admitting that they were going on dates. At first, to reassure themselves and each other, it was just spending more time together. Derek was “just coming to look over some stuff”. Or Chris was just “heading out for a few drinks”.

Just to get this out of the way, I love this fic for having the most relatable tags:

That struggle is real; it took me about three years to figure out the proper tag to track on tumblr.

That aside, I absolutely adore this one for its own sake as well; as much as I love some nice rough sexual tension, I equally adore the slow and careful tenderness in this fic. Chris and Derek are both hyperaware of their history with each other and each others' families, and they do the smart thing and take it slow, so they can build something solid; it's different from most of the stuff I see for this ship but a dynamic I'm very very into.

Maybe, In the Future by dedougal [2.8k]

“I like you better as a beta,” Chris turned to him, looking over his shoulder. That surprised Derek.

The slowest of burns, Chris and Derek don't even get together in this one until at least five years down the line. I'm not normally one for futurefic, but this one meanders on its way without being too jarring or slow, and it's nice to watch them get to have a lot of time between enemies and lovers. (Also, I know I said I wasn't doing warnings, but I feel like I should warn for the sex pollen trope in this one; it's usually a hard pass on my part but it's about as consensual as that sort of trope gets if that's a thing you worry about.)

And finally, I'm not tacky or self-congratulatory enough to rec my own Derek/Chris fic here, but since I did go to the trouble of typing up a reclist, I don't have enough shame not to say I've earned a little plug—but no pressure if longfic's not your thing. :')

I also set up a tumblr blog for the ao3feed of this pairing; nothing yet, sadly, but if this ship is your thing you can follow it at @ao3feed-dergent.

Enjoy, and please consider hitting reblog if you did! (I want more people to yell about this with, lol.)

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7 winners and 5 losers from Day 1 of the NFL Draft

Isaiah Simmons, Jeff Okudah, and Jedrick Wills Jr. heard their names during Round 1 of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Things went great for the Dolphins, Tom Brady, and Ohio State. Not everyone was so lucky, though

The first round of the first-ever teleconferenced NFL Draft is over. Tragically, it was short on unmuted phone lines, random dog interruptions, and pick-disrupting technical difficulties. In fact, it was pretty much just a normal draft, only without Roger Goodell getting pummeled by 300-pound defensive tackles and their excessive hugs.

While the true results of this year’s opening day at the draft won’t be understood for more than a decade, the first 32 picks were able to earn knee-jerk reactions. The Dolphins got to see their rebuild take root with a QB-OT combination that will hopefully carry them into the future. Across the division, Bill Belichick played his cards so close to his vest he opted out of Thursday entirely.

The Packers got a new quarterback to play behind one they still owe more than $120 million. The Jaguars killed the trade leverage of one of their few remaining stars. The city of Columbus, Ohio, got to see a whole bunch of former residents make the leap to football’s biggest stage.

Who were Thursday night’s biggest winners and losers? We’ve got a few ideas, some of which won’t be completely proven wrong over the next five years.

Winner: Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins

Tua Tagovailoa was the smart choice. Though it looked like the Dolphins may trade up for an offensive lineman or opt for Justin Herbert, those pre-draft rumors turned out to be a smokescreen. Miami has its franchise quarterback, and it’s the guy who lit up the SEC over three sometimes-healthy years.

The same guy who looks good in a suit, even in his family’s swank-ass living room:

Tua's suit pic.twitter.com/cJspF4DxGY

— SB Nation (@SBNation) April 24, 2020

The Dolphins were able to get their cornerstone tackle 13 picks later. Austin Jackson isn’t just a great pass blocker, he’s a tremendous human being who put off his dreams in order to save his sister’s life. He’s a raw talent, but he’s got the potential to be an All-Pro with the right development.

That wasn’t all! They turned the 26th pick — one acquired from the Texans in exchange for Laremy Tunsil and Kenny Stills — into the 30th pick and a fourth-rounder through a deal with the Packers. That pick turned out to be speedster corner Noah Igbinoghene, who will team up with Byron Jones and Xavien Howard in one of the NFL’s most terrifying secondaries.

The Dolphins needed A LOT of talent to speed up their turnaround. They got three possible future stars and the chance to add more all in the course of a few hours Thursday.

Loser: Patriots fans

New England was set to make only its second draft pick inside the top 23 since 2012 after flopping out of the Wild Card Round of the playoffs. But instead of selecting a potential quarterback of the future, Bill Belichick decided to defer to Friday. He shipped the Patriots’ first-round pick to the Chargers for their 37th and 71st overall selections.

The move recharges the team’s Day 2 draft pool and gives the Patriots more low-cost ammunition to refill a roster that’s been picked apart in free agency. Per Adam Schefter, Belichick is confident the player he wanted at No. 23 will be available at No. 37, which would effectively give the club a free third-rounder.

That’s good! But if you’re a Pats fan who came into Thursday night waiting for some semblance of local sports news or a glimpse into the team’s future, well ... at least you got to see Belichick’s wicker collection:

Bill Belichick’s draft room, via ABC pic.twitter.com/Sw0FKOJqkS

— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) April 24, 2020

Winner: Ohio State

Joe Burrow. Chase Young. Jeff Okudah. What do the top three picks in this year’s draft have in common? They all, at one point, played for Ohio State.

Consider for a second the Buckeyes’ 2017 roster. It not only had Burrow, Young, and Okudah, but also another first-round pick in this class, Damon Arnette, and several first-round picks from other years, including Nick Bosa, Dwayne Haskins, Billy Price, and Denzel Ward. And probable future first-round picks like Shaun Wade and Wyatt Davis. And way more NFL players (Jerome Baker, Sam Hubbard, Terry McLaurin, etc) than that.

It’s no wonder OSU alums are already coming up with a new nickname for the program, when DBU no longer does it justice:

Nah we might as well just say NFL U ! I’m sayin that from now on Sunday Night Intros ! Lol https://t.co/fcqxFZM8OE

— Bradley Roby (@BradRoby_1) April 24, 2020

Round 1 ended up being a pretty good recruiting tool for Ohio State head coach Ryan Day:

If either one of my Kids decide to chose Football for their Career I’m definitely sending them to OHIO STATE!!!

— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) April 24, 2020

Not that he needs much help these days.

Loser: Yannick Ngakoue

The Jaguars pass rusher is very publicly angling to get out of Jacksonville. While he was given the franchise tag by the team back in March, Ngakoue has taken to Twitter to express his desire for a trade. He’s even got into public spats with Jaguars executive Tony Khan about it.

Just trade me . I don’t need the speech

— Yannick Ngakoue (@YannickNgakoue) April 20, 2020

However, the first round of the draft was nothing but bad news for Ngakoue. It showed there continues to be no worthwhile trade market for his services — something Jaguars GM Dave Caldwell confirmed later in the night — and the team added another pass rusher to the mix by picking K’Lavon Chaisson.

Ngakoue is backed into a corner now. He can follow the Le’Veon Bell path and sit out the entire 2020 season, but that’d cost him the $17.8 million he’d make from the franchise tag. The Jaguars could trade Ngakoue, but they certainly don’t have to either. With Chaisson and Josh Allen on the roster, Jacksonville can feel OK with whatever route it chooses.

Even though the Jaguars already had most of the leverage, picking Chaisson gave them just a little bit more. Ngakoue’s chances at getting out of Duval any time soon looker slimmer than ever.

Winner: Kliff Kingsbury

The Arizona Cardinals needed a little bit of help all over their defense. So they got a player who can do a little bit of everything. Isaiah Simmons was projected to go as high as the No. 3 pick, but his brief slide down the draft board paired him up with an innovative head coach who’ll be receptive to his freewheeling, play-almost-anywhere skills.

And we do mean play almost anywhere:

good god pic.twitter.com/tD1OkganXw

— Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) April 24, 2020

Even better news for Kingsbury is that he can scheme up plays for Simmons, all from the comfort of his Parasite home:

what does Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury look like he does for a living pic.twitter.com/ODEl8ic3dX

— SB Nation (@SBNation) April 24, 2020

Loser: The Panthers’ draft reasoning

Simmons, the Clemson linebacker/safety/corner/etc, was still on the board when the defense-needy Panthers made their selection at No. 7 overall. The fact they chose Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown over him wasn’t especially eye-opening on its own, considering what a talent Brown is.

Carolina’s reported reasoning behind the pick, however, was:

The Panthers liked Clemson LB Isaiah Simmons a lot at No. 7 and he was the best pure athlete on the board, but they felt he was a better fit for a veteran team because of his ability to play so many positions. So they went with Auburn DT Derrick Brown,... https://t.co/Wfu6yhMSgv

— David Newton (@DNewtonespn) April 24, 2020

Ah. So Simmons was too athletic and versatile for the Panthers. Got it.

Winner: Tom Brady

Brady’s week started with the addition of a recently un-retired Rob Gronkowski. Then the Buccaneers reiterated their commitment to keeping their new QB happy by trading up one spot to pick up a tackle who could be the best blocker to emerge from this year’s rookie crop.

Tampa Bay gave up a fourth-round pick to move from No. 14 to No. 13 and select Iowa hoss Tristan Wirfs, the reigning Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year. Wirfs was widely regarded as a top-10 pick this spring, but his slight fall made him too tempting for the Bucs to pass up. Now he’ll go from protecting Nate Stanley to keeping a six-time Super Bowl winner upright.

Loser: Aaron Rodgers

Coming into the 2020 draft, Rodgers was eager to point out how cool it would be for his Packers to add some receiving help in a draft loaded with wideout talent.

Aaron Rodgers on @PatMcAfeeShow: "We haven't picked a skill player in the first round in 15 years, so that would be kind of cool." Rodgers says whoever the pick is, he'll track down his phone number and welcome him to the team tonight — if the Packers don't trade out.

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) April 24, 2020

It looked like Green Bay was going to fulfill those expectations when it traded up to No. 26. Then the franchise selected ... Utah State quarterback Jordan Love. Instead of getting a first-round wide receiver or tight end to lighten Davante Adams’ load, Rodgers got the player who the Packers will groom to be his successor.

We’re sure he’s fine with that.

Winner (mostly): Javon Kinlaw

Kinlaw has big shoes to fill. His landing spot at No. 14 was made possible by the Niners’ willingness to ship DeForest Buckner — another first-round pass-rushing interior lineman, who has 19.5 sacks in just the past two years — to the Colts.

But Kinlaw is also capable of becoming an All-Pro for the 49ers. He was a wrecking ball in the middle of the field for South Carolina and should start immediately in the NFL. The presence of pass rushers like Nick Bosa, Arik Armstead, and Dee Ford should limit the number of double teams he sees as a rookie.

On that note, here’s Kinlaw’s dad impersonating every QB who has to face the 49ers’ defensive line this coming season:

Javon Kinlaw's dad's reaction to his son getting drafted pic.twitter.com/f6amsidFbj

— ESPN (@espn) April 24, 2020

Loser: The trade market

There was a lot of handwringing about the effect a fully virtual NFL Draft could have on teams’ ability to trade. The league even considered adding an extra time option if GMs were working on finalizing a trade. Maybe that’s why John Lynch of the 49ers had three phones at his draft day set up.

Teams worked ahead of time to make sure that they could get trades done.

More than ever, teams will try to work out trades before the NFL Draft begins just in case. To that point: The #Lions have been engaged with multiple teams on potentially trading out of the No. 3 spot, sources say. Things have heated up over the last 24 hours.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 23, 2020

So why was there just one trade in the first 20 picks and none in the top 10? There weren’t any technical difficulties that kept deals from happening. It seems like teams were content to patiently wait for the prospects they coveted to slide their way — which is fine, but kinda boring.

Winner: Mock drafts

Well, it wasn’t the most wronger year after all. Despite warnings that mock drafters were way off this year, they weren’t at all. It was actually one of the most accurate first rounds for mocks in a while.

Five of the first six selections were the most popular choice in mock drafts. The only exception was the Giants taking Andrew Thomas instead of a different offensive tackle. While there were a few relative surprises — like cornerback Damon Arnette to the Raiders with the 19th pick and linebacker Jordyn Brooks sneaking into the first round to the Seahawks at 27th overall — no pick came completely out of left field.

Even those two picks by the Raiders and Seahawks addressed needs that were expected to be priorities. It’s time to give the draft prognosticators a round of applause for their 2020 performance.

Winner: The Browns’ Super Bowl chances

There was little doubt the Browns would draft a tackle in the first round. It was just a matter of which one. Still, it was a little surprising they took Jedrick Wills, who’s only played right tackle, when they just signed Jack Conklin in free agency.

Wherever he lines up, though, Wills is ready to play right away, which is what Cleveland (and Baker Mayfield) needs most of all. And that has former Browns stalwart Joe Thomas pumped as hell:

@JWills73 @Browns #NFLDraft2020 #NFLDraft #Super Bowl https://t.co/EOhgAkO4pJ pic.twitter.com/FbJe1HELRe

— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) April 24, 2020

That’s it, we’re ready to believe this is the Browns’ year.