#shorties squad rise up

[mochinomnoms]

Do you think PTM!Jade would have some sort of size kink?

I’m like, hella frickin short (5’1) and Jade is a fricking MONSTER to me (in terms of height and build) and god forbid I’m gonna have to crane my neck just to look at his face 😭

But what about from Jade’s point of view?

The prefect’s a literal shrimp in size, which makes him want to capture them in his arms even more. Every time he sees them scurry around, it makes him just wanna CHOMP on their neck, lock them in his room and—

Well, ykno hehe

BUT SHDJSJXJS JUST THE THOUGHT OF IT IS MAKING ME BLUSH SO BAD— JADE IS JUST SO TALL AND DEVIOUS AND HEAVEN HELP ME—

shorty squad let's go!!!

I personally think that it can either go one of two ways, and it's not limited to PTM, I personally think this can be applied to Jade and the rest of the trio in general. :

First way: massive size differences in the sea are common enough that most people end up with someone at some point who is massively smaller/bigger than them. It's relatively normal so there's no real kink to develop cause it's just a matter of fact for them.

Second way: Yes lol. It's not just the size that gets to him, it's how vulnerable you are. You are so small, weak even, you need someone to protect you! He does have a bit of a prey drive around you, to be honest...he and Floyd both do around the smaller classmates on campus. But with you, it's a bit more. It's not just the vulnerability and the prey drive, but also the knowledge that you trust him to not harm you.

After all, he's not only much bigger than you, but much stronger, much sharper, and yet ever so positively in love with you. He'd never want to harm you, maybe spook you a bit with a snap of his jaws against your ear, just to see the way your chest rises as you gasp in surprise and your pupils dilate. He wants to trace his claws and see the goosebumps on your skin. He just wants to see you cry out, maybe a bit in pain and a lot in pleasure, as he tries to fit himself in you. He wants to make sure you depend solely and whole on him and him alone, as selfish as that might be.

But he deserves to be a bit selfish, doesn't he? He's always ready to serve everyone else, to be made into a wallflower, and to be seen as the ever dutiful right-hand man. But you're his, his to hold to know to clutch to his body to the point that he might mold your bodies into one to make the idea of being alone but a foreign concept. He knows how to handle something fragile. He knows how to make you feel loved and revered, and only he knows the limits to your mind and body. He's not known for being a gentle man. Polite, yes, benevolent, debatable, cunning, absolutely. But gentle? That's rare, even when comparing Jade to his brother.

He can't trust someone else to be gentle with you in the way you need, or to be just rough enough to make you scream. So, back to your question, yes, he does. He loves the size difference, because he gets to live with the fantasy of simultaneously indulging in his more sadistic and protective sides. Jade gets the privilege of you, inside and out, and he gives himself to you for the same purpose. Only you, romantic as it is exhilarating, no?

[caeli0306]

Y'all we have Fen calling Liam on his bs in this chapter and I am so here for it bc lets be real, he's a been a tad bit avoidant and needs someone to call him on it. We're going to be learning more about the politics of the relationship between Tyrrendor and Navarre too, plus a somewhat important reveal at the end of the chapter relating to the ~plot~ :) On that note, another short, but more substantial, unedited blurb from my time writing today:

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My eyes damn near bug out of my head. Has he seriously come up with another fucking nickname? Is he doing this on purpose to piss me off?

"I think we've already established how I feel about the nicknames, Ashford," I growl. He just smirks, and I feel my blood pressure rise. This fucking man. "And for the record, you have about 15 seconds before I stop trying by best to not stab you."

He puts his hands up mockingly. "I'm only following your own rule here - no first name. You said you didn't like shortie, so I came up with a new one."

Gods, it's like he wants to meet Malek early. I take a deep breath and send a prayer up to Dunne to give me patience.

"Why are you bothering me right now? Don't you have any other first-years to torment?" I ask, but it almost sounds like a plea. I need him to leave me alone. That godsforsaken dream I had last night is going to haunt me for who-knows-how-long if he doesn't.

He shrugs. "Just making sure you made it through the night in one piece. Although, I guess that little display in the dining hall with Cormac Osben was enough proof. Think of this as a friendly reminder that if you don't want to die, then you should maybe lay low for a bit."

I bristle. How dare he tell me how to stay alive after he spent the last six weeks pretending I don't exist. My anger takes control for the first time since... well, since the last time I got into an argument with my squad leader. I might need to learn how to control my tempter around him, but today is not that day.

Swan Song unedited blurb from chapter 13

Did someone say Swan Song chapter preview? Here's a lil unedited blurb I just finished writing bc I'm actually getting around to writing it after TFTAB took over my brain space for a week :)

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"You'll be up there with them soon enough," Ghenia elbows me in the ribs conspiratorially. "You damn near beat Ashford on Assessment Day, right? I heard he couldn't fly for a week because you broke his ribs."

I fight my smile, but I'm failing miserably. That was one of my finer moments in the quadrant, that's for sure. 

"I don't know anything about him not flying," I say innocently, but the smug grin that twists up the corners of my mouth is impossible to hold back. "I did break his ribs, though."

"I knew it! You're my hero," Ghenia hoots, before stealing a cube of cheese from my tray.  

[captainsaltypear]

i cant use my actual height for my captainsona because drawing group pics with her and the invincible crew would just end up being like “hey i drew burt and her together, look!”

[strangerivy]

Through Sickness and Health

Summary: Erwin had you go out on an expedition without Levi and you had gotten caught in the middle of a storm a few days into it. After being stuck in the rain for hours you arrive back at HQ with the flu. Warnings: Swearing | Implied Smut Pairings: Levi Ackerman x Reader (y/n) Genre: 18+ | Fluff Word Count: 3.1k Author’s Note: I hope you guys enjoy! 😊❤

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Year 847 - Spring

This. Was. Miserable. The rain pelleted down as you rode back to the wall, Erwin finally calling the retreat after over 3 hours of the weather not clearing up which was already risky since you would not be able to use your smoke flares to signal the other squads of any titans. Thunder and lightning crackled and boomed over you as the storm worsened each minute, the wind whipping your soaked cloak around so violently that it whipped you in the face a couple of times, a nice red mark forming on your cheek from one of the hits.

You braced yourself as another gust of powerful wind pushed you. You cursed Erwin for making you come out on this mission, your mind thinking about how Levi was probably warm in his office with the fire going probably completely so absorbed in his work that he doesn’t even notice the weather outside. You could only hope he hadn’t noticed knowing he would be worried otherwise.

Despite the weather, you couldn’t say this mission was a complete failure. You had located the group of Titans that were near the south side of the wall and had cleared out the few that hung around the outpost you had stayed at the last two days. Reclaiming it once again. A total of 8 solo kills for yourself to add to your ever-growing number. You finally were able to see Wall Rose coming into view and you had to force yourself to not go faster and break formation. You were cold, tired, and sore. You were more than ready to crawl into your bed to sleep for the next week if they would let you.

You passed a couple of abandoned homes as you got closer to the wall, nature starting to take over once again now that no one lived within Wall Maria. Almost two years have passed since that day and things were just now starting to feel normal, as normal as living in a world with man-eating giants could be that is.

You could hear the bells signaling your arrival as you got close to the gate.  You sat up straighter as you walked through the city putting on a brave face for the people that still held fear in their eyes knowing that the Colossal titan could return at any moment. You wished you could help ease that fear even if it was just a small fraction. The rest of the ride was smooth now that you were within the safety of Wall Rose.

You handed your horse off to the stable hand but not before giving her some much need pets for a job well done making a mental note to bring her some apples, a tradition of your own after each mission. Your boots made a gross sloshing sound with each step from the water that had soaked into your socks. Levi was going to be so mad about you not taking them off before coming inside but your body was so tired you weren’t even sure you were able to get them off by yourself at this point. You stopped in front of Hange’s door knocking on it, a muffled ‘come in’ sounding through the door.

You opened it to see her slouched over her desk looking up with a big smile on her face when she saw it was you, an excited ‘Ooo’ noise coming out of her lips as she reached out with grabby hands. You pulled out the small notebook putting it in her palm as you turned around to leave.

“That’s all the notes I could manage to take this time,” You mumbled as you headed for the door with a wave of your hand.

“You are incredible, you know that!” She beamed as you walked out shutting the door behind you. You dragged your feet down the hall until you stood in front of your shared quarters with Levi, you paused staring down at your soaked muddy boots trying to see if there was a way for you to get them off without having to bend over or sit down. You stood there for a few more minutes still running through options in your head when the door opened suddenly showing and annoyed Levi his eyes narrowing as he looked you up and down.

“You look like shit.” You narrowed your eyes at him as you let out a sneeze as if on cue. He grimaced brows scrunched in disgust but still opened the door further for you to enter, you heard him grumble about your shoes as you went to take a seat on the chair by the fire as he shut the door behind you. He let out a sigh as he kneeled helping you get out of your soaked boots placing them by the fire to dry. He leaned in placing a small kiss to your forehead.

“I’ll go run you a bath,” He told you softly, you nodded your head as he walked through your bedroom to the attached bath. Your head lulled to the side as you stared at the fire your eyes fighting to stay open. You let out a deep sigh as the fire slowly started to warm your body, your joints starting to ache as they began relaxing. Levi came back giving your arm a gentle shake to make sure you were still awake before helping you back up and to the bathroom.

You let out a sigh when the hot water hit your body your muscles beginning to relax almost instantly. Levi helped you wash your hair and body as you fought to stay awake letting out a fit of coughs making him raise a brow in question. Once you were cleaned of the expedition Levi helped you out and you dried yourself off, putting on some clean sleepwear before he guided you to the bed. You sniffled, your nose feeling congested as he tucked you into the warm blankets. He gave another concerned look before going and putting out the candles the room falling into comfortable darkness the only sound from the fireplace and his feet shuffling around until he made it to the bed crawling in behind you.

You rolled over and he pulled you closer to him so that you could rest your head on his chest listening to the soft beat of his heart and feel the soft rise and fall of his breaths.

“I was worried,” He whispered playing with ends of your hair working out any knots he came across.

“I promised I would always come back,” You titled your head to look up at him with a soft smile before another fit of coughs caused you to roll away to avoid coughing on him. Once you were done, he pulled you into him kissing the back of your head. You were sick there was no doubt. You silently cursed Erwin again as you sniffled not being able to breathe through your nose.

“Get some sleep,” Levi whispered softly turning to blow out the candle on the nightstand, the only light coming from the fireplace. You let out a comfortable sigh as you slipped deeper into the mattress letting the night take you into a deep sleep.

“I wouldn’t worry too much Levi,” You faintly heard Hange’s voice as you came to, the light of the sun shining down on your face the soft sounds of birds singing outside your window. You kept your eyes shut as you slowly adjusted to the light.

“It’s been two days, Hange” Levi’s worried voice came from the other room, your eye blinked open as you listened trying to remain quiet. You noticed your nose was now clear a small sense of relief went through you with that, hating the stuffy feeling. Even though you had just woken up your body was still tired and if you really wanted you could probably fall right back asleep.

“There are few others from that expedition down with the flu as well, y/n is only human. She’ll recover.” Hange reassured Levi and that piqued your interest, how long were you asleep for? Your throat began to itch from the dryness, and you let out a round of coughs catching the attention of the other two. Levi was first to walk in going and grabbing a glass he had placed on the nightstand next to you handing it to you as he helped sit you up. You took a couple of gulps sighing as the cool liquid eased the soreness of your throat.

Levi took the glass back from you, setting it back down before feeling your forehead with the back of his hand, looking at you with concerned eyes but then a small hint of relief flashed through them.

“Your fever has gone down a bit,” He stated with a soft smile as he leaned in to place a kiss on your forehead, you let out a few small coughs using the back of your hand to cover your mouth from spreading the germs.

“Glad to see you rise from the dead, another day or two and shortie over there probably would have had assembled the best doctors from Sina to treat you,” Hange joked leaned up against the bedroom door frame with a smirk as Levi quickly shot a glare at them,

“Don’t you have some titan to torture?” He spat and she let out a loud chuckle before she stood up with a wave as she left.

“I’m happy you’re okay, y/n” She shouted before you heard the office door shut leaving just Levi and you now

“How-” another cough “How long was I out?” You asked your voice coming out hoarse from lack of use and from being sick no doubt.

“Two days,” He answered going to reach for the water but you shook your hand signaling you didn’t need it. He grabbed it anyway and you let out a sigh taking it from him finishing it off.

“You don’t need to baby me,” You whined handing him the empty glass, He clicked his tongue.

“You’ve been out for two days, you need water,” He said setting the glass back on the nightstand. You laid back on the pillows closing your eyes once again ready to drift back off to sleep.

“Tch! You need to eat before you fall back into a coma,” He stated giving you’re a little shake causing you to let out a small groan as you fluttered your eyes back open with a small glare and pout. He smiled down at you pushing your hair out of your face.

“Let me sleep Levi,” You whined again, going to roll over away from him, but he was quick to snake an arm around your waist preventing you from rolling away.

“I’ll get you a bath going before I go get us some food, hmm?” He offered, you let out a defeated sigh giving a small nod and he helped you sit up, your legs felt weak from the lack of movement. He left to the bathroom to get the bath ready. You stretched out your limbs trying to wake them up. You slowly made your way to standing trying to make sure you wouldn’t collapse to the floor, that was the last thing you need with Levi being as attentive as he was. It had been a while since you’d been sick but the last time you remember him being just like this except your cold was much worse being in the underground.

You slowly dragged your feet across the floor making your way into the bathroom to be greeted with the warm steam the tub had filled the room with the faint scent of lavender in the air. Levi noticed you walk in and was quick to your side helping you to the tub which you couldn’t help but chuckle softly to yourself shaking your head.

“Levi, I’m not made of glass,” You smirked as he helped you undress. He rolled his eyes at your comment before helping you get into the tub, you sighed once you were all the way in resting your head against the edge. Levi gave you a kiss on the head before leaving to get your food. You honestly could fall asleep with how warm the water was, but you knew how badly that could end and Levi would scold you about how it was dangerous.

You washed your body and hair by the time he got back you were already out, lying back in your bed with fresh sleep clothes on. You coughed a few times as he sat down next to you a bowl of soup in his hands as he waited for you to finish coughing. You set the bowl in your lap careful not to tip it and get it all over the bed as you slowly ate, you weren’t very hungry, but you knew Levi wouldn’t let you go back to sleep without at least getting something in your system.

Once you were finished, he took your bowls setting them on the side table as he helped tuck you back into bed. You smiled softly as you watched him tuck the blankets into your side. He glanced up at you with a curious gaze.

“What?” He asked sounding annoyed, but the small smile gave him away, you hummed shaking your head.

“Just thinking how I should get sick more often, this is nice,” You murmured, nuzzling into the blankets, you were finding it to be more and more difficult to keep your eyes open. Levi clicked his tongue at your comment and went to reply but when he looked up, he saw you had already fallen back asleep soft snores coming from you.

It took another two days for you to start feeling well enough to start working again. Levi was persistent to still wait another day, but you couldn’t lay in the bed for another day sneaking out of the room while Levi was in a meeting with Erwin to go train with Hange.

Both of you had sweat dripping from your heads and you were both breathing heavily going back and forth on hand-to-hand combat. You knew you wouldn’t be able to go for much longer feeling the effects of having been in a bed for four days to take its toll. You would need to rebuild your stamina again.

“So how did you get Levi to let you train?” Hange asked going for an attack that you were quick to dodge easily countering and tossing her on the ground with a huff. You offered her your hand which she gladly took.

“Well,” You rubbed the back of your neck a little embarrassed, “I kind of snuck out,” Hange looked at you with a blank face before bursting out laughing.

“You- you had to sneak out of your own room?” She chuckled as you walked to the bench on the edge of the training ground. You let out a sigh taking the towel she offered you wiping the sweat from your forehead and neck.

“It's not funny Hange!” You groaned plopping down on the bench with a huff,

“I mean it’s not surprising if you think about it. Remember how hard it was to get him to let you back when you broke your ankle?” She pointed out and you let out a knowing hum. You had to get Erwin involved then, but you couldn’t blame him too much then. You had just lost Isabel and Furlan then. But this was different.

“I’m honestly surprised he hasn’t noticed yet, I didn’t think their meeting would go this long,” You laid back on the bench one leg bent resting on the bench the other dangling. The spring afternoon sun shining down on the both of you. It felt nice to get some fresh air.

“Mmm, I think you may have spoken too soon my dear,” You lifted your head to see her pointing towards HQ and there was a familiar black head of hair walking, very angrily, towards you. You could feel the annoyance radiating off him from where you rested. You snorted unaffected by his intimidating stature, laying your head back down waiting for him to get to you.

“Oi! Y/N! What the hell are you doing out here?” He scolded when he got close enough to where he knew you would be able to hear him. You smirked and Hange snorted tapping your foot.

“I’ll see you at dinner,” She said before leaving in the opposite way Levi was coming. You patiently waited for him to get to you hearing his feet hit the grass with each step before they stopped right next to your head his shadow blocking the warm sun from hitting you. You opened your eyes with an innocent smile as you looked up at him.

He had his arms crossed and was glaring down at you tapping his finger annoyedly on his arm.

“I thought we agreed you would rest another day?” He asked as you sat up. You let out a small snort as you stood up stretching your arms.

“I don’t remember this,” You couldn’t hide the smirk as you both started to head back inside. Levi scoffed with a shake of his head.

“Of course you don’t,” He was annoyed but you could see the small twitch of his lip that showed he wasn’t too annoyed with you. He opened the door holding it open for you to enter letting it close behind you as you both walked down the hall in comfortable silence.

When you got back to the room you went into your bedroom starting to take off your straps and you heard the scratch of a desk chair across the floor. Once you had the straps off and your boots you went into the bathroom starting the shower when you had an idea on how to cheer him up.

“I’m going to shower,” You shouted loud enough for him to hear you, you waited a few more moments a playful smile on your lips. “Since I’m feeling better, I thought you could join me?” You heard the chair move again instantly and quick footsteps heading towards you.

You yelped with some giggles as he slammed his lips to yours when he got to you, his fingers quickly working the buttons of your shirt as he pushed you back towards the shower. You smiled against his lips your fingers moving to his straps to help him out of them.

His straps fell to the ground the belts clinking against the floor as they hit. Then it was your shirt and his and soon you were both bare as he guided you into the shower. A soft moan leaving your lips as he kissed the spot just below your ear, a smirk on his lips.

Levi may be a pain whenever you were injured or sick, but it was only because he cared, it was his way of showing he loved you. Besides, you couldn’t complain about what always came after.

[heybeybey]

I just came across your tumbler, so I hope you still do Rivetra pieces! I had one in mind of perhaps a Survey Corps annual celebration party or something where everyone gets together and in the midst of the party, somehow Levi and Petra sneak away after a while and have a first kiss? It’s so cliche I know lmao. Could even make Levi drunk if he does that hahaha

Hi @ramqueen098! Thanks for this ask ❤️ I'm still writing for Rivetra on my Ao3 profile. Just not that active here on Tumblr as before 😅

And uh... this isn't exactly what you asked for but close enough I guess im sorry in advance

Words: 808

Rating: General

“Sneaking away from the party again, sir?”

Levi looks up from his glass and meets his subordinate’s cheeky smile. He rolls his eyes at her dramatic entrance, always the one to try to gauge a reaction from him in whichever way she can whenever they’re alone.

“Tch, you know I never enjoyed all these fuckery, Ral,” he answers as the woman comes closer to him. “Too fake. Waste of resources.”

The answering chuckle reverberates through the empty ballroom, her voice a melodic balm to the pounding on his temples from a rising headache.

Their elbows touch when Petra saddles closer, her hand reaching over to take away the heavy liquor he’s currently swirling in his hand.

“Can I at least get a dance from my captain before he starts ranting about the military’s top brass?” she teases him, her hands smoothing down her simple, cream-colored dress. She still looks elegant and as enchanting even without the jewelry adorning the necks he'd often seen from nobles. “You did promise in the last midwinter ball that you’ll be my first dance for the next one we go to.”

He rolls his eyes and gestures to the empty room. “There’s no music here Petra.”

“Of course there is, sir,” she refutes before boldly raising her hand to settle it on top of his thumping heart.

He swallows at the touch, used to her fleeting touches over the years even when they’ve never gotten past quick clandestine brushes of skin.

She molds herself against him, her hands sliding on his shoulder as she starts to hum. He recognizes it as one of the songs that boomed a year ago, and Petra would often hum it while the whole squad was cleaning the castle. He’s attuned to her every movement, every cue, twirling her around whenever her hum calls for it.

“You’ve done well, Captain,” Petra says after a moment, her lips against his jaw. Her hums had died down and their dance had settled into a simple sway to the quietness of the night. He turns his head slightly to meet her eyes, her own cheek currently resting on his shoulder.

“I only did what's needed to be done.”

“Yes, and because of you, Paradis will have a fighting chance,” she says, her thumb caressing his undercut. “A future. We’re so close, Levi.”

Are they? The more he thinks about it, the more he feels that everything has been for nothing.

But these moments with Petra are rare. He can barely get a second with her where they can both explore beyond the safety net of their roles as captain and subordinate.

Social gatherings such as this had always been the perfect opportunity for illicit glances. It helps remind them that even though they’re soldiers to their very core, they’re still humans vulnerable to longing looks and regrets.

The last thing he wants is to burden such a moment with his worries.

“Do you think I could share that future with you, Petra?” he finally admits to her, his breath fanning against her cheekbones with their proximity. There was a slight stutter in his voice—never the one to put his heart out in the open.

She gives him a melancholic smile then and Petra closes the gap between them. Her lips were as sweet and as soft as he’d always imagined, and he thinks he can taste the vanilla lip balm hiding underneath the pink lipstick she has on. He allows himself to revel in the kiss, his should-have-beens dying every time she deepens their contact.

“I did tell you that I’ll be there until the end for you, sir.” Petra promises as she pulls away from the kiss. Always the one to first leave.

She graces a finger along the frown lines between his eyes, the dark circles heavy under his eyes making him look decades older than he actually is. Her feather-light touch did the trick of softening the stress on his face, even drawing a content quirk on one side of his lip.

He doesn’t give her a reply, opting to lean down to give her another kiss instead. Her eyes beckons him, her fist gently tugging on the green pendant of his new bolo tie, while her lips are eager for a second taste—

“Levi?”

He snaps up, a foot stepping back at the thought of getting caught with his subordinate. He turns to find Four Eyes—excuse him, the new Scout commander—marching over to him.

“Hey, shortie! This isn’t the time to get drunk,” Hange scolds him, pulling on his military coat to drag him through the double doors and out of the ghost-silence of the ballroom he’d considered a momentary sanctuary. “One of the newspapers wanted to interview you about what happened at Shiganshina with the Beast titan. Floch’s a shitty storyteller—”

Levi drowns Hange out, eyes straying back one last time to the empty ballroom. His heart sinks with bitter but familiar acceptance when he sees that no one’s there.

[myonechicagoworld]

CHICAGO FIRE – LET HER GO (S01E23)

[TW: Blood]

Christopher Herrmann: We were scheduled to open our bar after

                                         next shift. And in light of what happened,

                                         we were gonna push it. But… me and

                                         Dawson and Otis… We talked about it,

                                         and instead, we’re gonna make it a

                                         celebration of Hallie’s life. All the

                                         proceeds for tonight will be donated in

                                         her name to Children’s Memorial.

                                         Thanks.

Chief Boden: Not an easy day. Not for any of us. Lieutenant Casey

                       is meeting with detectives from CPD. Arson

                       investigators are at the clinic right now. All we can do

                       for Matt is be there the best we can.

                                             cutscene

                                               [traffic]

                                    [background chatter]

Matt Casey: Hey. Lieutenant Casey. I’m here to see Detective

                     Dawson.

Man 1 (Sergeant Pruitt): [laughs] We got a fireman in the house.

                                         Look at him, well-rested and fed. Must be

                                         nice being a fireman, washing fire trucks…

Detective (Julia Willhite): Sarge, Sarge. The DOA from the clinic

                                           fire, Lieutenant Casey was her boyfriend.

Man 1 (Sergeant Pruitt): Ah. That’s my bad.

Detective (Julia Willhite): Detective Julie Willhite. Intelligence.

                                           I’ll take you upstairs?

Matt Casey: All right, yeah.

Antonio Dawson: Those two guys we flipped had scrips all over

                               ‘em.

                               I’m so sorry, man.

Matt Casey: Thanks. So, where are we at?

Hank Voight: I just got off the phone…

Matt Casey: I don’t deal with you. I deal with Antonio.

Antonio Dawson: ME report came in. Hallie was struck in the back

                               of the head and killed before the fire started.

Surveillance Tech: (over radio) Units in 21, foot man on Taylor

                                Street. Just confirmed sighting of your silver

                                Magnum. 1400 block of West Taylor.

Antonio Dawson: That’s the car that fled the clinic fire.

                                          [sirens wailing]

Officer (Nicole Sermons): (over radio) This is 2121.

                                            (into radio) Silver Magnum’s been

                                            located going East on Taylor.

                                            We’re not on Taylor.

Officer (Jim Barnes): I know.

                                       [tires screeching]

                                         [siren whoops]

                                          [tires revving]

                                         [horn honking]

Officer (Nicole Sermons): (into radio) Blocked on Racine. They

                                            bailed out! We’re in pursuit.

Man 2: [grunts]

                                           [dog barking]

Officer (Jim Barnes): [heavy breathing]

Man 2: Aah!

Officer (Jim Barnes): Seriously?

                                         [tires screeching]

                                           [horn honking]

                                         [tires screeching]

                                           [horn honking]

Man 3: [grunts]

             Ahhh!

Officer (Nicole Sermons): Stay down!

Man 3: [groans and coughs]

Officer (Nicole Sermons): Aw, please.

                                              [taser buzzes]

Man 3: [groans]

Officer (Nicole Sermons): [panting]

Officer (Jim Barnes): You good?

Man 3: [groans]

Officer (Nicole Sermons): [panting/out of breath]

                                     [indistinct radio chatter]

                                        [car doors shutting]

                                               cutscene

Antonio Dawson: What do we got?

Officer (Nicole Sermons): A couple of oxy heads; a handful of

                                           priors for armed robbery, mostly around

                                           UIC. They’re saying they knew the car

                                           was hot, but they bought it from a black

                                           male for 500 and were gonna use it for a

                                           couple days to do some stickups and

                                            then dump it.

Man 3: [groaning]

Officer (Nicole Sermons): He resisted.

Man 3: She kicked me in the balls.

Antonio Dawson: Cry me a river!

Officer (Jim Barnes): They’re denying any involvement in the clinic.

                                    There’s no arson or bodily harm on either of

                                    their records.

Antonio Dawson: Who’s the brains of the outfit?

Officer (Jim Barnes): That guy.

Antonio Dawson: Bring him over here!

                              Who’d you buy the car from?

Man 2: Black dude named Shorty.

Hank Voight: Oh. Shorty.

Man 2: Shorty.

Antonio Dawson: Get him outta here.

Officer (Jim Barnes): Come on.

Detective (Julia Willhite): [exhales]

                                   [knocking on body of car]

Detective (Julia Willhite): Looks like a lot of cars we’d find in

                                          Narcotics. Generic dummy plates. A lot

                                          of ‘em have traps built in to move the

                                          dope and cash.

                                          Okay.

                                          There we go.

                                          [sighs]

Matt Casey: So what does this mean? Who are we looking for?

Detective (Julia Willhite): Someone who was moving major

                                           dope.

                                           - title screen -

Leslie Shay: Hey. Hey.

Kelly Severide: Hey.

Leslie Shay: Um, on the heels of all this, I was thinking that, you

                     know, God forbids something were to happen to

                     either one of us, that maybe we should have

                     something written up legally in terms of who would

                     take care of the baby.

Kelly Severide: Absolutely.

Leslie Shay: And speaking of, we go in tomorrow.

Chief Boden: Casey’s heading back down to the fire scene with the

                       detectives.

Kelly Severide: I’m coming. And I’ll… I’ll be there.

Leslie Shay: Yeah.

                                             cutscene

Gabby Dawson: That’s so nice of you. Thank you. Bye.

                            The Optical shop on the corner is gonna donate a

                            couple pairs of sunglasses to raffle off.

Otis Zvonecek: Great. As soon as Zoya starts, she can help go

                           collect all this stuff.

Christopher Herrmann: Who?

Otis Zvonecek: Uh, my cousin. From Russia? Zoya?

                           We talked about this.

Christopher Herrmann: When?

Otis Zvonecek: At the soft opening?

Christopher Herrmann: What? When I got like six beers in me?

Otis Zvonecek: Hey, you signed off, dude.

Christopher Herrmann: Do you know anything about this?

Gabby Dawson: First I’ve heard of it.

Otis Zvonecek: Okay, uh, she’s here on a six month work visa. But

                          apparently, the nanny job was killing her. She’s nice,

                          she’s cute, she’s got restaurant experience, and you

                          agreed to it.

Christopher Herrmann: What kind of restaurant?

Gabby Dawson: Who cares? It’s fine. She’s in. We got funds to

                            raise.

Christopher Herrmann: You guys are killing me.

Otis Zvonecek: Ah, you’ll love her.

                                               cutscene

Arson Investigator: It’s what we know so far.

Chief Boden: Thank you very much.

Arson Investigator: Sure, Chief.

Kelly Severide: How you holdin’ up?

                                    [indistinct radio chatter]

Matt Casey: Best I can.

Chief Boden: There’s no security video. Two of the cameras were

                        fake. The other had no database. Arson is saying it

                        don’t look like a break-in.

Detective (Julia Willhite): Same director of this clinic runs another

                                           over on Wabash.

Hank Voight: Let’s take a look. Thanks, Chief.

Chief Boden: This is the ignition point.

Detective (Julia Willhite): Patient prescription records.

Matt Casey: Actually… Hallie… right before we went to lunch, she

                     was standing there looking at something and-and she

                     said, “that’s weird.” I just figured it was about billing or

                     something.

Dispatcher: (over radio) Main to Battalion 25, Truck 81, Squad 3, 

                      and Ambulance 61, responding…

Chief Boden: No, no, no.

Dispatcher: (over radio)…to civilian in distress…[continues

                     indistinctly]

Chief Boden: Your head’s not in the game right now. I’ll cover for

                        you.

Detective (Julia Willhite): He can roll with us.

Chief Boden: (into radio) Battalion 25 en route.

Dispatcher: (over radio) Copy that, 25.

Hank Voight: Not a problem.

                                            cutscene

                                        [sirens wailing]

Delivery Man: I swear I heard screaming down there.

                                 [running water splashing]

Victim 1: Help!

Kelly Severide: Get your lights!

                           [grunts]

Victim 1: Here!

Chief Boden: Voice came from over there. Watch yourself. Water’s

                       moving fast.

Kelly Severide: Chief, down there!

Victim 1: I don’t think I can hold on much longer!

Kelly Severide: Hang on. We’re gonna get you out.

Chief Boden: Get your webbing out. Secure it to this handle.

                       I’ll hold the line.

Victim 1: [cries]

Kelly Severide: Don’t let go.

                                      [water splashing]

Chief Boden: Be careful. Watch that current.

Kelly Severide: I got you.

Victim 1: Can’t move!

Chief Boden: Talk to me, Kelly.

Kelly Severide: Chief! Both her feet are sucked into a drain.

Chief Boden: (into radio) We got one victim pinned in. I’m gonna

                       need rescue rope and scuba gear in the west end of

                       the tunnel right now.

                       Coming in.

Victim 1: Something’s cutting my leg [groans]

Kelly Severide: Chief. Suction’s trapping debris at her feet.

Chief Boden: I got her.

Kelly Severide: I gotta dive down, get you clear.

Victim 1: [whimpers] Please… please don’t let me die down here.

               Please

Chief Boden: I got you.

                       Come on!

Victim 1: [cries]

Christopher Herrmann: They’re over here!

                                              [coughing]

Kelly Severide: Got some clear, but I need more time.

Chief Boden: We don’t have it.

Harold Capp: Severide!

Chief Boden: We need the scuba gear over here now.

Firefighter: Here you go, Chief.

Kelly Severide: I got it! Get my mask!

Chief Boden: Hey, I’m gonna put this mask over your face. It’s

                       gonna help you breathe under the water.

Victim 1: [whimpers]

Christopher Herrmann: Wait right there, just hold still. You got air?

Chief Boden: Get it on… whoa, whoa, whoa!

Firefighter: She’s going under!

                   Can’t see her!

Christopher Herrmann: You got her, Chief?

Chief Boden: I got her. I got her.

Joe Cruz: The water level’s rising.

Kelly Severide: Hey, hey. I got the debris clear, but the suction’s

                           keeping her down. We need to pull her up.

Chief Boden: Get the webbing on now.

Christopher Herrmann: [starts indistinctly]… under her arm.

Kelly Severide: I need more light.

Christopher Herrmann: Severide, feed that under her arm.

                                        Watch the mask… you got her, Chief?

Christopher Herrmann: She’s ready to go.

Kelly Severide: Easy, easy.

Christopher Herrmann: Grab the webbing! Hang on.

Chief Boden: Ready? One, two… pull!

                       Watch her head.

                                       [overlapping yelling]

Kelly Severide: Grab her legs.

Christopher Herrmann: You got her?

                                         Watch the tank.

Joe Cruz: I got it, Chief.

Victim 1: [coughs]

Christopher Herrmann: You okay, kid? Look at me. Sucking down

                                        that river, huh?

                                        Okay, we got you, girl. Let’s go!

                                        You good, Chief?

Chief Boden: We’re good!

Kelly Severide: Nice work.

Chief Boden: Good job. Let’s get the hell out of here.

                                               cutscene

Antonio Dawson: Do you recognise either one?

Man 4 (Steven Goody): I’ve never seen them before.

Antonio Dawson: Any problems with anyone at the clinic?

Man (Steven Goody): Not with our employees. Everybody works,

                                     and volunteers are here because they care.

                                     They-they wanna give back.

Antonio Dawson: Patients?

Man (Steven Goody): Let’s just say a few bad apples have walked

                                     through that door.

Antonio Dawson: Anyone specifically?

Man (Steven Goody): Who might kill Hallie? Oh, I… I’m… I don’t

                                     know.

Detective (Julia Willhite): Two of the security cameras were fake.

Man (Steven Goody): [sighs] I… I’m just trying to keep the doors

                                     open. You know, it’s a lot of things I can’t

                                     afford that I’d like to.

Detective (Julia Willhite): The fire was started near prescription

                                           records. Our guess, someone tried to

                                           cover up some impropriety. Those

                                           scrips are for a hell of a lot of

                                           Oxycontin.

Man (Steven Goody): For you, maybe. Not for someone in pain.

Antonio Dawson: Any problems with your prescription drugs? Any

                              missing inventory?

Man (Steven Goody): Not that I know of. We have a drug cage, and

                                    there’s never been a problem.

Detective (Julia Willhite): Mr. Goody, we’re gonna need a list of

                                           employees, patients…

Man (Steven Goody): And I’m gonna have to stop you right there.

                                    We are dealing with protected health

                                    information, uh, potential HIPAA violations,

                                    insurance, liabilities, blah, blah, blah. It’s

                                    gonna have to go through our legal

                                    department.

Antonio Dawson: If your clinic was a pill mill and Hallie found out

                              about it and someone killed her to shut her up,

                              now, right now would be the time to tell us.

Man (Steven Goody): [scoffs] It-It’s not a pill mill.

                                     [sighs] Okay, look. Um… there was this guy,

                                     Jubal Bartlett. He was a drug dealer. His

                                     girlfriend came in with a broken jaw. We

                                     reported it to the police. He did not take it

                                     kindly. He made threats.

Detective (Julia Willhite): We’ll be back.

                                                 cutscene

                                [TV announcer in background]

Otis Zvonecek: So, uh, Zoya, this is Herrmann and Dawson.

Christopher Herrmann: Nice to meet you.

Otis Zvonecek: Guys, this is Zoya.

Gabby Dawson: Hey, so nice to meet you.

Zoya: Hello.

                                   [Herrmann & Zoya chuckles]

Christopher Herrmann: So Brian said that you’ve got some

                                         restaurant experience.

Zoya: Thank you.

           [speaking Russian]

Otis Zvonecek: Uh, um…

Otis Zvonecek & Zoya: [speaking Russian]

Otis Zvonecek: Uh, anyway, so I just wanna make some quick

                           introductions, and we will see you at the bar.

Gabby Dawson: Ooh.

Christopher Herrmann: We’ve got Yakov Smirnoff tending bar

                                         now?

Gabby Dawson: Who’s that?

Otis Zvonecek: Um, so for the opening and the benefit, I’m pretty

                           sure she said she’s gonna bring a monkey

                           [chuckles]

Christopher Herrmann: A monkey?

Otis Zvonecek: Yep.

Gabby Dawson: Otis.

Otis Zvonecek: Look-look, it-it’s probably some sort of good luck

                           gesture or-or, you know, it has some sort of 

                           cultural significance. What’s the worst that could

                           happen?

Gabby Dawson: Did you see the lady on Oprah who got her face

                            chewed off by a monkey?

Otis Zvonecek: I did see that. And if it looks like it could take us, I’ll

                          tell her to keep it in the car.

                          Thank you. Thank you. Thank you [exhales]

                                                cutscene

Antonio Dawson: I’ve got the word out to all my CIs. Nothing yet.

Detective (Julia Willhite): And none of the neighbours saw or heard

                                           anything prior to the fire.

Antonio Dawson: Subpoena will get us employee and patient

                              records in a couple hours.

Hank Voight: What about the drug dealer the clinic director turned

                       us on to?

Antonio Dawson: Can’t find him.

Hank Voight: Can’t find him?

Antonio Dawson: Ran him through NCIC and the FBI to see if he

                              got pinched anywhere else.

Matt Casey: What’s this drug dealer’s name?

Hank Voight: Yeah, it’s probably best we don’t tell you. You know,

                       we don’t want you… doing something rash.

                       I understand that you and Hallie broke up before her

                       death. Is that right?

Matt Casey: For a few months… yeah.

Hank Voight: She see anyone in that gap?

Matt Casey: No one serious.

Hank Voight: Did she ever mention anyone that she felt

                       uncomfortable around? Was afraid of?

Matt Casey: Yeah. You.

Hank Voight: Lieutenant, I am sympathetic to what you’re going

                       through.

Matt Casey: I don’t believe that for a second.

Hank Voight: Fine. Don’t.

                       But I have allowed you to be here as a courtesy.

Matt Casey: Courtesy, from you? I don’t need it. I want you to find

                     out who killed my girl!

Antonio Dawson: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Matt Casey: All right?

Antonio Dawson: You gotta chill out, bro.

Matt Casey: Voight isn’t gonna lift a finger unless someone pays

                      him under the table.

Antonio Dawson: I got my eye on him, okay? He’s working the

                              case. Go back to the firehouse and cool off.

Matt Casey: No. I’m staying here.

Antonio Dawson: You’re not. Wait to hear from me.

                              Go on.

                                              cutscene

Leslie Shay: Okay, there’s what would happen if both of us died…

                     Who would take care of the baby?

Kelly Severide: Yeah, we should figure that out.

Leslie Shay: Dawson, right?

Kelly Severide: Yeah.

Leslie Shay: Okay.

Kelly Severide: What is it?

Leslie Shay: I’m just excited.

Kelly Severide: Me too.

Leslie Shay: And part of me feels horrible ‘cause of what Casey’s

                     going through. Here I am with butterflies in my stomach

                     ‘cause I’m getting ready to get pregnant, and… [sighs]

                                        [alarm beeps & buzzes]

(Over PA): Ambulance 61. Gunshot victim.

Officer (Elam): Neighbours reported shots fired.

                         30-year-old female, single gunshot to the stomach.

                         Actually, that’s a guess. It’s hard to tell. There’s a lot

                         of blood.

Officer (Kevin Atwater): She was pumping out pretty good. I

                                         applied pressure, but I don’t know what’s

                                         going on.

Leslie Shay: It’s okay. I got it.

                     Not feeling anything.

                                            [machine flatlines]

Gabby Dawson: She’s gone. I’m calling it.

                            (into radio) 61 to main, victim is DOA. We’re

                            delayed on scene while we document for CPD.

Leslie Shay: Dawson. She was a nurse at the clinic Hallie worked at.

                                                 cutscene

                                      [indistinct radio chatter]

                                            [car doors shut]

Gabby Dawson: Hey. What the hell’s going on?

Antonio Dawson: That’s what we’re trying to find out.

Gabby Dawson: How’s he been?

Antonio Dawson: Busy, like everybody on this case. I’ll get at you

                              later.

Hank Voight: Boo.

Detective (Julia Willhite): In on it?

Antonio Dawson: Or she found out who was.

Officer (Elam): Neighbour only heard the gunshot. No one on either

                         side saw anyone leave. But we can keep knocking

                         on doors.

Detective (Julia Willhite): Willhite.

Hank Voight: Do that.

Detective (Julia Willhite): Thanks.

                                           The drug dealer, Jubal Bartlett? He’s

                                            been locked up in Virginia Beach for the

                                            past four days on a possession charge.

Hank Voight: I want that clinic director in the hot seat… now.

Antonio Dawson: I told his lawyer I was gonna issue an arrest

                              warrant for obstruction by the end of the week if

                              he didn’t get his client to honour the meet.

Hank Voight: Man, whoever did these two hits will be long gone by

                       the end of the week.

Antonio Dawson: This ain’t the Gang unit, Voight. Sarge. You can’t 

                               do everything with a battering ram.

Hank Voight: The hell I can’t.

Antonio Dawson: Don’t worry. I got him handled.

Detective (Julia Willhite): I noticed.

                                               cutscene

Leslie Shay: Oh my God.

Kelly Severide: What?

Leslie Shay: I just took this baby-proofing quiz. We live in a death

                     trap. Spiral staircase, upper floor apartment with

                     accessible balconies…

Kelly Severide: Are you giving birth tomorrow?

                          Listen, we have time to make any fixes we need.

Leslie Shay: We need a locked liquor cabinet. Remind me.

Kelly Severide: Okay.

Woman 1 (Nurse): Leslie Shay?

Leslie Shay: Hi.

                     Here we go.

                     All right.

                                          [kissing sound]

Leslie Shay: Will you rub my belly for good luck?

Kelly Severide: [chuckles]

Leslie Shay: Just…

Kelly Severide: Relax.

Leslie Shay: All right.

Woman 1 (Nurse): You ready?

Leslie Shay: Yeah. Feeling fertile.

Woman 1 (Nurse): Feeling fertile. Okay. We’ll make sure of that.

Leslie Shay: Okay.

                                                cutscene

Joe Cruz: A monkey?

Otis Zvonecek: Why is everybody acting like she said she’s gonna

                           bring a unicorn? Yes, a monkey.

Joe Cruz: Why?

Otis Zvonecek: Ask her when she gets here.

Gabby Dawson: Ask Otis to ask her. She doesn’t speak English.

Joe Cruz: Oh.

Otis Zvonecek: It’s serviceable.

Joe Cruz: [laughs]

Mouch: You gotta go White Sox.

Christopher Herrmann: No, I don’t wanna alienate half the

                                         neighbourhood who are Cubs fans. We

                                         gotta go with teams that we can all agree

                                         on: The Bears, the Bulls and the

                                         Blackhawks.

Mouch: And the fire?

Christopher Herrmann: The who?

Mouch: Soccer team. Chicago Fire.

Christopher Herrmann: Who knew?

                                         Okay, sure, fine. Get a banner.

                                               [chuckling]

                                        [cell phone vibrates]

                                                cutscene

Peter Mills: Hey. Thanks for coming.

Gabby Dawson: Of course.

Peter Mills: Um… I’ve been thinking about everything, you know?

                     And uh, I’m waiting for this… I guess anger to go away.

                     It’s not. And I’m not mad at you. But I do have to say I

                     wish you would’ve told me when you found out.

Gabby Dawson: Yeah, I know you do. All I can say is that I-I just felt

                             stuck ‘cause I didn’t wanna hurt you, and… and it

                             wasn’t my business.

Peter Mills: But it was your business. I was your boyfriend.

Gabby Dawson: Was?

Peter Mills: I think I need some time. Look, I respect you too much

                    to have you twisting in the wind, wondering where my

                    head’s at.

Gabby Dawson: Oh man… I mean [clears throat]

                            I knew this was a possibility if I told you, but…

Peter Mills: I still love you. I do. But this whole thing just… I guess

                    it’s just… a little deeper than I thought.

Gabby Dawson: Well you need to figure it out, Pete, one way or

                             another.

Peter Mills: I know.

Gabby Dawson: [sniffles] I gotta go.

Peter Mills: [sighs]

                                                 cutscene

Man 1 (Sergeant Pruitt): Uh oh, Voight’s here. Everybody hide your

                                          wallets!

Hank Voight: Hey, what’s up, Pru?

Man 1 (Sergeant Pruitt): There it is. You gotta be the luckiest son of

                                          a bitch I ever met. How do you walk

                                          around all day with that horseshoe in your

                                          ass?

Hank Voight: [laughs] Just living the dream.

Man 1 (Sergeant Pruitt): I guess you are.

Hank Voight: Yeah.

Man 1 (Sergeant Pruitt): [chuckles]

Hank Voight: Anything for me, man, in narcotics?

Man 1 (Sergeant Pruitt): [sighs] Nothing yet, man. We set a bunch

                                          of controlled buys ups. But nothing, man.

                                          Not even a vitamin. CIs have nothing

                                          either. Don’t know what to tell you.

Hank Voight: Mm.

Antonio Dawson: Prints came back on that Magnum. Calvin

                               Jackson, goes by CJ. Extensive sheet for

                               dealing, including oxy.

Detective (Julia Willhite): We’re heading over to grab him up.

Hank Voight: No, no. I’ll take care of it. Great work.

                                    [muffled rap music]

                                     [indistinct chatter]

Man 5: [chuckles] I heard that.

            [laughs] Yeah, you know it, man.

            Look at this.

Hank Voight: What’s up, Mo?

Man 5 (Maurice Owens): I knew they couldn’t keep you down.

Hank Voight: Hey, man, not in this lifetime.

                       We got a little problem with your nephew CJ. We got

                       his prints on a car that booked it from that clinic fire a

                       few days back. Was he involved?

Man 5 (Maurice Owens): What if he was?

Hank Voight: I don’t like guessing games.

Man 5 (Maurice Owens): He was buying prescrips from some dude

                                           who was working with a nurse inside and

                                           the guy who ran the clinic. Next thing I

                                           know, CJ comes back all tweaked. He

                                           was at the clinic doing a pickup when the

                                           place caught fire. So he bounced.

Hank Voight: The name of the dude.

Man 5 (Maurice Owens): CJ didn’t say, and I didn’t ask. He did say

                                          that this guy ain’t right in the head. Like,

                                          white-boy-serial-killer-crazy. Second

                                          thing: he knows about me and you.

Hank Voight: And how would my name come up, Mo?

Man 5 (Maurice Owens): CJ told him you gave us protection. So if

                                           you lock him up and he starts runnin’ his

                                           trap, that ain’t good for any of us. You

                                           know what I’m sayin’?

Hank Voight: You get CJ on the phone, and get me the name of that

                        guy.

Man 5 (Maurice Owens): Nah, CJ is gone. I told him to dump his

                                          phone and clear out for a bit. You know

                                          how I work. This is your problem now.

                                           Five stacks. A little welcome back gift.

Antonio Dawson: [sighs]

                                                 cutscene

Leslie Shay: So you can start the college fund when, um, the baby’s

                      born. And it’s only like 5 dollars a month. Even if they

                      don’t go to college, they still get the money. So I’m not

                      quite sure why they call it a college fund. It’s… really,

                      it’s just a-a fund for when they turn 18. So… Are you

                      okay?

                                    [laundry machine hums]

Gabby Dawson: Um… [sniffles]

                            Mills broke up with me.

Leslie Shay: Oh my God. Over the Boden thing?

Gabby Dawson: Yeah.

Leslie Shay: [sighs] What an idiot. I’m sorry, sweetie.

Gabby Dawson: [sniffles]

                                            cutscene

                                    [knocks on window]

Matt Casey: I was gonna call him, but then it felt like that was the

                     easy way out. So I drove over. And her parents were

                     having a dinner party. Hallie’s sister was there, her

                     kids, her parents’ friends, all of ‘em. It was the hardest

                     thing I’ve ever done in my life.

Kelly Severide: I’m so sorry, Matt.

Matt Casey: Yeah, I appreciate this.

                     [laughs] I needed it [sniffs]

Kelly Severide: You know, when Andy died… without even realising

                           it, I found myself needing to be around people

                           acting normal just to get my frame of reference

                           pull myself out of the hole I was in. So whenever

                           you wanna grab a smoke, or hit golf balls, or

                           whatever…

Chief Boden: Casey. Antonio and Detective Willhite are here for you.

Detective (Julia Willhite): We're waiting on the nurse's cell phone

                                           records, fingerprints from her apartment.

Antonio Dawson: But we're not homicide, so we can be a little 

                              more aggressive.

Matt Casey: Good.

Antonio Dawson: We cooked up something. You go in to the clinic

                              director. He knows you’re Hallie’s boyfriend,

                              right?

Matt Casey: Right.

Antonio Dawson: You tell him you were going through her

                               computer at home. She spelled out the whole 

                               thing. She also mentioned the director was a

                               good guy and probably was forced into this.

Detective (Julia Willhite): And after that you don’t say a word,

                                           ‘cause he’ll either take the bait and

                                           give us a name of his accomplice or

                                           he won’t.

Antonio Dawson: We’ll be outside, so if anything goes sideways,

                               we’re right there.

Chief Boden: He’ll be wearing a wire?

Antonio Dawson: That’s right.

Chief Boden: How do we know this director isn’t the trigger man

                       and he pulls a gun?

Antonio Dawson: We wouldn’t be here if we thought that was a

                              valid scenario. But can we guarantee your

                              safety 100%? No.

Matt Casey: I don’t care, I’m in.

                                             cutscene

                                        [car door shuts]

Hank Voight: (into radio) All right, here we go. He’s walking into the

                       clinic.

Officer (Nicole Sermons): (into radio) This is Sermons. We’re

                                            tucked away and standing by.

Hank Voight: [sighs]

                                       [computer beeps]

Detective (Julia Willhite): Prints came back from the nurse’s

                                           apartment. Timothy Campbell. Whoa.

Antonio Dawson: What?

Detective (Julia Willhite): Armed robbery, drug possession, assault

                                           with a deadly weapon.

Matt Casey: How you doin’? I’d like to talk to Steven Goody?

Woman 2 (Receptionist): He’s in a meeting.

Matt Casey: You know when he’ll be out?

Woman 2 (Receptionist): I don’t.

                                   [muffled male shouting]

Matt Casey: Mind if I wait until he’s done?

                                              [gunshots]

                                             [screaming]

Hank Voight: Go!

                                             [siren wails]

                                          [horns honking]

Antonio Dawson: Chicago Police! Get down!

                                              [screaming]

Antonio Dawson: Move!

Man 6 (Timothy Campbell): [grunts]

Matt Casey: [groans]

                                        [both men grunting]

Matt Casey: [groans]

Antonio Dawson: Casey!

                                             [horn honking]

Antonio Dawson: Casey!

                                             [horns honking]

                                                [siren wails]

Antonio Dawson: Casey!

Officer (Jim Barnes): El platform.

                                             [tires screeching]

Antonio Dawson: Police! Get down!

                                                  [screaming]

Antonio Dawson: Get down! Police!

                                                  [screaming]

Antonio Dawson: Police! Get down!

                              Casey!

                              Casey!

                                               [horns honking]

                                              [tires screeching]

Detective (Julia Willhite): Clear, right.

                                                [horns honking]

                                              [overlap shouting]

                                               [tires screeching]

Detective (Julia Willhite): Stay with it. Stay with it.

                                                 [horn honking]

Matt Casey: [grunts]

                                                 [siren wailing]

                                                [siren whoops]

                                                    [gunshot]

                                                  [screaming]

Antonio Dawson: Freeze!

                              Let him go! Drop the gun, Campbell.

Man 6 (Timothy Campbell): I swear to God, I’ll blow his head off.

Antonio Dawson: Let him go.

Man 6 (Timothy Campbell): Put the gun on the ground.

Antonio Dawson: That ain’t happenin’.

Man 6 (Timothy Campbell): Put it on the ground!

Antonio Dawson: I’m not dropping my gun!

                              Here, look… Okay? Now you gotta do the same

                              for me.

                              Voight.

Man 6 (Timothy Campbell): Wait, you’re Voight? Thank God. Tell

                                               them…

                                        [gunshot]

Matt Casey: [coughing & gasping for air]

Hank Voight: (into radio) King 84-10, emergency.

Dispatcher: (over radio) King 84-10. Go with your emergency.

Hank Voight: (into radio) Shot fired by police. Roll an ambulance to

                       the El platform on Kinzie and Wells. Officer not hit.

                       Offender down. Gunshot wound to head.

Dispatcher: (over radio) Copy that, 84-10. Bus is on the way.

Antonio Dawson: Nice shot.

Gabby Dawson: And yep. He be dead.

Leslie Shay: We’ll hand it over to the ME.

Detective (Julia Willhite): Thanks.

Gabby Dawson: Any way you can get back into Vice?

Antonio Dawson: I would if I wanted to.

Officer (Nicole Sermons): You okay?

Matt Casey: Yeah, I’m okay. Thanks.

                      [sniffs]

                                               cutscene

Leslie Shay: And check out those names on the sheet. See if you

                     like any of those.

Kelly Severide: Yeah.

Leslie Shay: Oh, I saw online that recording an agreement is also

                      beneficial. That way, if there’s ever a disagreement,

                      instead of looking at a bunch of words you can see

                      yourself talking to the present you and advising

                      yourself to behave rationally and fairly. So what do

                      you think? [clears throat]

Kelly Severide: Um… I think Molly’s is opening up tonight.

Leslie Shay: [laughs] Have a baby first, deal with this later?

Kelly Severide: Sounds good.

                                                 cutscene

Christopher Herrmann: Doors open in an hour. I think we got it all

                                         covered, right?

Joe Cruz: You’re all set, man. The place looks great.

Zoya: [speaking Russian]

Otis Zvonecek: Monkey’s here.

Christopher Herrmann: Are we insured for this? I’m not even

                                         joking.

Zoya: [speaking Russian]

Christopher Herrmann: That’s the Stanley Cup.

Otis Zvonecek: [speaking Russian]

                           [mimics monkey]

Zoya: [speaking Russian]

          [laughs]

Otis Zvonecek & Zoya: [speaking Russian]

Otis Zvonecek: So I guess in Russian, chimpanzee and hockey

                           championship are this close phonetically [chuckles]

Christopher Herrmann: That’s the Stanley Cup.

                                             cutscene

                                        [car door shuts]

Woman 3: Hank.

Hank Voight: 5k. Guy’s name is Maurice Owens. Mid-level dealer.

                       It’s all in the report.

Woman 3: Strange bedfellows, huh?

                  This is a good start. Keep putting yourself out there as

                  dirty. Who knows what fish we’ll catch in the net, right?

Hank Voight: I want a receipt for the cash when you’re done with 

                       your inventory.

Woman 3: You don’t trust me, Hank?

Hank Voight: I want it by tomorrow.

Woman 3: Keep in touch.

                                          cutscene

                                 [overlapping chatter]

                                            [music]

                               [bottles/glasses clinking]

Mouch: Can I chug a beer out of it?

              No you know what? I’m good, I’m good. Get in here.

                               [overlapping chatter]

Christopher Herrmann: [laughs]

Leslie Shay: Hey.

Matt Casey: Hey.

Leslie Shay: How you doing?

Matt Casey: How you doing?

Leslie Shay: I’m good.

Matt Casey: Hey.

                      Thanks for coming. You look great.

Girl (Sophie): Hi.

Matt Casey: How are you?

Girl (Sophie): Good.

Matt Casey: Good?

Girl (Sophie): Mmhmm.

Matt Casey: Gary, good to see you. Really.

Man 7 (Gary): Good to see you.

Matt Casey: How you doin’? Nice to see ya.

                     [chuckles] This the real thing?

Otis Zvonecek: Yeah.

Matt Casey: I, uh… [sniffs] one of our first dates was a…

                     Blackhawks-Devils game. When she told me she

                     knew what icing was, I knew I had a keeper.

                                       [crowd chuckling]

Matt Casey: Yeah, this means a lot, guys…[sighs & sniffs]

                      And it means a lot to her, ‘cause I’m sure she’s looking

                      down.

                      To Hallie.

All: To Hallie.

                                        [sombre music]

                                              - end -

Definitions:

UIC = University of Illinois Chicago

Oxycontin = Brand name for a timed-release formula of oxycodone, a narcotic analgesic (medication that reduces pain). Oxycodone is an opioid medication and is highly addictive and commonly used recreationally by people who have an opioid use disorder

HIPAA = Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996) is a US federal statute enacted by the 104th US Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. It is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge

Yakov Smirnoff = Ukranian-American comedian, actor and writer

CIs = Criminal Informants

Subpoena = A writ ordering a person to attend a court

NCIC = National Crime Information Center (NCIC) is a computerised index of criminal justice information (i.e. criminal record history information, fugitives, stolen properties, missing persons)

[duker42]

💜Dare Me💜 Levi x Reader

💜Dare Me💜

*****WARNING*****NSFW

Y/N’s POV

I stare incredulous at the evil face in front of me. “Are you insane????!!!!! No way I am doing that!” Everyone around me starts howling with laughter as my face turns red. My eyes widen as they lock onto the clearly unamused face of the Corporal.

You have been playing Truth or Dare and now it’s come back to bite you in the ass. Everyone you knew, including all the squad leaders are about to witness you die.

*10 Minutes Prior*

“Connie , truth or dare?” Ymir casually tossed out. “Ummm, dare.” He nervously replied. Ymir smirks, “I dare you to take Sasha’s bread and eat it.” “What? NOOOOOOO!!” Sasha starts cramming the bread into her mouth as Connie rushes her trying to steal some of her precious food. Chaos ensues as Sasha starts throwing punches to evade, but Connie eventually steals a small portion of the bread and turns around with a smug grin and eat it.

Connie looks around the group, deciding who to pick. “Hanji, I dare you kiss Erwin, and it better involve tongue!” He laughs as Hanji gets up and saunters over to where the Commander is sitting and lays one on him. You catcall them and yell for them to get a room as Hanji breaks the kiss, red with embarrassment. Erwin shifts in his seat, crossing his legs, uncomfortable.

I realize that my mistake when Hanji turns to me, maniacal expression crossing her face as she speaks. “Y/N.” I groan, this isn’t going to be good. “I dare you to go and straddle Shorty and whisper in his ear all kinds of naughty things to see if you can get a ‘rise’ out of him!!!!” She laughs hysterically, as if she hasn’t just sent me to the gallows. Even Erwin looked uneasy with her dare.

*Present Time*

I cross my arms and try to give her the “Levi” glare as I shake my head. “Okay, if you don’t want to do that, you have to take the penalty dare....you have to sit naked the rest of the game!!!” She cackles. I roll my eyes, this crazy-ass four eyed freak has backed me into a corner.

“Damn you four-eyes. I’m going to kill your fucking Titan babies!” I growl out as I pull myself up from the floor. With an ugly scowl on my face I stomp over to where Levi has been watching the proceedings with a bland facial expression, as if bored.

The short raven haired man just looked at me, with his arms crossed for a moment. Sighing irritably, he uncrosses his arms and mutters “Let’s get this over with, brat. This isn’t going to work.” ‘Oh really? Game on Captain Clean Freak’. I think to myself.

Putting on a seductive smirk, I see his eyes focus me as I slither my way across his thighs, pressing myself against him. Sitting on his lap, my core presses against his groin. I feel his undercut as I slide my fingers around his neck and run them up to tangle his silky hair in my fist. His body stiffens under mine, unused to the physical contact. He smirks at me and I feel him force himself to relax. Pressing my cheek against his, I blow against his ear before I begin.

Low and sultry, I whisper to him, “I want you to put your hands on my ass, and carry me out of this room, my legs wrapped around you as I kiss you. I want you to take me back to your office, and lay me on that sturdy desk of yours. I want those strong hands on my body, stripping my clothes off of me. Then I want to put my hands on you. I want to run my fingers across your bare chest, but I really want to wrap them around your cock. I want to watch you as I kneel in front of you and take you into my mouth.” I feel a tiny shudder, almost imperceptible, but it was there. I continue, “You feel my tongue run over the tip as I kiss and taste you, before letting you use my mouth as you pump yourself in and out.” I feel his body tighten again as he takes a deep breath and hold it. No one else can see it, but I’m starting to get to him. “I don’t want you to cum yet. I want that to be save for when you put me back on that desk and grip my hips and shove your cock deep inside my tight, wet pussy. I want you to fuck me so hard the desk moves and they can hear me screaming your name in here as I clamp down on your cock, cumming all over you.” I bite down on his earlobe as I finish my description of our imagined encounter.

I feel his breathe exhale sharply. There is complete silence in the room, as everyone watches to see what our Captain’s reaction will be. They couldn’t hear what I was saying, but they saw the blush that came across his face and grew deeper the longer I whispered.

“Damn, Y/N! What did you say to Shorty!” Hanji screeches.

Suddenly, Levi’s hands move from where they were hanging down at his sides to grip my ass as he launched us out of the chair. I wrap my legs around him so I don’t fall as he marches to the door to the Mess Hall.

“Where are you going?” Hanji yells.

“Shut up Shitty-Glasses, we are done playing.” Levi responds as he walk out of the hall, leaving everyone with their mouths open.

As he marches down the hall, he looks at me. “What happened to kissing me?” He asks, a moment before I slammed my lips onto his. Moving my way down to his neck, I kissed along the vein, down to his collarbone, as another shudder runs through him.

Kicking the door open to his office, he sets me on the desk and attacks my lips again. I groan as he slips his tongue into my mouth, letting me taste the tea and mint from his. Stopping and looking me in the eye with a mischievous glint, he says. “Dare me.”

“I dare you to do what I said.” I whisper.

“Done, but I’m adding some of what I want to do.” Sending me a dark, lustful look, he attacks my neck. And I know that I am in for a late night.

Mobile MasterList

[avalkorn]

2020

MOVIE & TV SHOW

1. Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets (2002)

2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

4. Marriage story (2019)

5. 6 underground (2019)

6. Star Trek. Discovery (S1) (2017)

7. Союз спасения (2019)

8. Dracula (S1) (2020)

9. Richard Jewell (2019)

10. What did Jack do? (2019)*

11. Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

12. 1917 (2019)

13. Little women (2019)

14. Parasite (2019)

15. Hair Love (2019)*

16. Unbelievable (S1) (2019)

17. The New Pope (2020)

18. Cloverfield (2008)

19. Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

20. Hellboy (2019)

21. The Gentleman (2019)

22. A simple favor (2018)

23. Star Trek. Discovery (S2) (2019)

24. Bombshell (2019)

25. The Current War (2017)

26. Contagion (2011)

27. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

28. The Valhalla murders (S1) (2020)

29. Altered carbon (S1) (2018)

30. The laundromat (2019)

31. Ozark (S1) (2017)

32. Bad Moms (2016)

33. Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey (2020)

34. The Dark Knight (2008)

35. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

36. Insomnia (2002)

37. Interstellar (2014)

38. Along came a spider (2001)

39. Altered carbon (S2) (2020)

40. Mindhunter (S1) (2017)

41. Ozark (S2) (2018)

42. Mission impossible: Chost protocol (2011)

43. Emma (2020)

44. Onward (2020)

45. Ocean's thirteen (2007)

46. The Umbrella Academy (S1) (2019)

47. Altered Carbon: Resleeved (2020)

48. Busanhaeng (2016)

49. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

50. Brazil (1985)

51. Flight of the Navigator (1986)

52. Rick & Morty (S1) (2014)

53. The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

54. The Children of Men (2006)

55. Кин-дза-дза (1986)

56. Mindhunter (S2) (2019)

57. True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)

58. Rick & Morty (S2) (2015)

59. The Hangover. Part II (2011)

60. Rick & Morty (S3) (2017)

61. Armageddon (1998)

62. Space Cowboys (2000)

63. Interview with the Vampire (1994)

64. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

65. Interstate 60 (2002)

66. Artificial intelligence: AI (2001)

67. Devs (S1) (2020)

68. Ozark (S3) (2020)

69. Bad education (2019)

70. Match Point (2005)

71. Scoop (2006)

72. Fracture (2007)

73. The Guard (2011)

74. American Beauty (1999)

75. The Sixth Sense (1999)

76. Fleabag (S1) (2016)

77. Mr. Nobody (2009)

78. Mission to Mars (2000)

79. Upgrade (2018)

80. Rick & Morty (S4) (2020)

81. Peaky Blinders (S1) (2013)

82. Point Break (1991)

83. Batman Begins (2005)

84. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

85. Brothers (2009)

86. Kicking Out Shoshana (2014)

87. Peaky Blinders (S2) (2014)

88. Берегись автомобиля (1966)

89. Twin Peaks (S3) (2017)

90. Александр Невский (1938)

91. Курьер (1986)

92. Citizen Kane (1941)

93. Летят журавли (1957)

94. Добро пожаловать, или посторонним вход запрещён (1964)

95. Black Summer (S1) (2019)

96. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

97. Sleepy Hollow (1999)

98. 28 Days later (2002)

99. Inception (2010)

100. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

101. The Player (1992)

102. Get Shorty (1995)

103. Cast Away (2000)

104. Be Cool (2005)

105. The Expanse (S1) (2015)

106. I Love You, Man (2008)

107. The Old Guard (2020)

108. Dredd (2012)

109. Jackie Brown (1997)

110. The Umbrella Academy (S2) (2020)

111. Palm Springs (2020)

112. Dorohedoro (S1) (2020)

113. Tenet (2020)

114. The Prestige (2006)

115. Mad Max (1979)

116. Alien (1979)

117. Mad Max 2 (1981)

118. Mad Max. Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

119. The Expanse (S2) (2017)

120. Red Dragon (2002)

121. The Expanse (S3) (2018)

122. Honest Thief (2020)

123. The Expanse (S4) (2019)

124. The Boys (S1) (2019)

125. Extraction (2020)

126. The Boys (S2) (2020)

127. Enola Holmes (2020)

128. Project Power (2020)

129. Tales from the Loop (S1) (2020)

130. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

131. Aliens (1986)

132. Alien 3 (1992)

133. Blood Machines (2019)

134. Durk (2020)

135. Alien Resurrection (1997)

136. James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction (S1) (2018)

137. Chappie (2015)

138. Man of Steel (2013)

139. Batman v Superman (2016)

140. Suicide Squad (2016)

141. Knives Out (2019)

142. Source Code (2011)

143. Black Mirror (S2) (2013)

144. Apollo 18 (2011)

145. Глубже (2020)

146. Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

147. Nightcrawler (2014)

148. The Mandalorian (S2) (2020)

149. Хандра (2020)

150. The Midnight Sky (2020)

BOOK

1. Ведьмак. Кровь эльфов / "Wiedzmin. Krew elfow" Andrzej Sapkowski (1994)

2. Ведьмак. Час презрения / "Wiedzmin. Czas pogardy" Andrzej Sapkowski (1995)

3. Непридуманные космические истории от первого лица / "Incredible stories from space" Nancy Atkinson (2016)

4. Кровь, пот и пиксели / "Blood, Sweat and Pixels" Jason Schreier (2017)

5. Homo Deus. Краткая история будущего  / "Homo Deus. A brief history of tomorrow" Yuval Noah Harari (2015)

6. Хроники заводной птицы / "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" Haruki Murakami (1994)

7. Задача трёх тел / "The Three-body problem" Liu Cixin (2006)

8. Цвет волшебства / “Colour of Magic“ Terry Pratchett (1983)

9. Безумная звезда / "Light Fantastic" Terry Pratchett (1986)

10. Одиссея капитана Блада / “Captain Blood: His Odyssey” Rafael Sabatini (1922)

11. Хроники капитана Блада / "Chronicles of Captain Blood" Rafael Sabatini (1922)

12. О коллекционерах и коллекционировании  / "About collectors and collectibles" Walter Benjamin (1931)

13. Тёмный лес / "The Dark Forest" Liu Cixin (2008)

14. Вечная жизнь смерти / "Death’s End" Liu Cixin (2010)

15. Ведьмак. Крещение огнём / “Wiedzmin. Chrzest ognia” Andrzej Sapkowski (1996)

16. Дзен в искусстве написания книг / «Zen in the Art of Writing» Ray Bradbury (1990)

17. Выстр��л / «The Shot» Alexander Pushkin (1831)**

18. Архиерей / «The Bishop» Anton Chekhov (1902)**

19. Морфий / «Morphine» Mikhail Bulgakov (1927)**

20. Аристократка / «Aristocrat» Mikhail Zoshchenko (1923)**

21. Легкое дыхание / «Ligth Breathing» Ivan Bunin (1916)**

22. Грамматика любви / «Grammar of Love» Ivan Bunin (1929)**

23. Алеша Горшок / «Alyosha yhe Pot» Leo Tolstoy (1905)**

24. Сентенция / «Sentence» Varlam Shalamov (1965)**

25. Весна в Фиальте / «Spring in Fialta» Vladimir Nabokov (1938)**

26. Жизнь и приключения сарая Номер XII / Viktor Pelevin (1997)**

27. Музыка / «Music» Vladimir Nabokov (1932)**

28. Запах сарсапарели / «A scent of Sarsaparilla» Ray Bradbury (1958)**

29. Школа для дураков / «A School for Fools» Sasha Sokolov (1976)

30. Голый завтрак / «Naked Lunch» William S. Burroughs (1959)

THEATER

1. Октавия. Трепанация (Электротеатр Станиславский)

2. Барабаны в ночи (Московский театр Пушкина)

3. Захудалый род (Студия театрального искусства)

4. Хорошо темперированные грамоты (Театр Post)

5. Алло (СТД РФ)

6. Сын (РАМТ)

7. Старуха (Студия театрального искусства)

8. Кровавая свадьба (Русдрам Абхазии)

9. Макбет (ТРУ театр)

GAME

1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

2. Diablo III (2012)

3. Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

4. Dishonored 2 (2016)

5. Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)

6. The Division 2 (2019)

7. Fortnite (2017)

8. The Last of Us. Part II (2020)

9. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019)

10. Call of Duty. WWII (2017)

11. Borderlands 3 (2019)

12. Destiny 2 (2017)

13. NHL 20 (2019)

14. Pillars of Eternity (2015)

15. Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

16. Watch Dogs Legion (2020)

* - shortfilm

** - short story

(S) - season; TV Show

[issabakugodrangeel]

Showcase gone wrong

Stray Kids 10th member AU

Summary: Stray kids get ready for the showcase in order to debut, but things didn’t go as planned. 

Warnings: None!! But just a DISCLAIMER no hate towards the ITZY members or their fandom just wanted some drama in my story!!! 

A/N: Request are open!! It’s finally up took me a while but here you go....... sorry if this wasn’t good....

Lisa’s P.O.V

“RISE AND SHINE BOYZ!!! I got some excited news!!!!” Chan yelled, opening the door to me and Felix’s shared room as he turn on the lights. I groan pulling the covers over my body tossing to my right side. 

It’s been half a month now since I moved in with these idiots and I’m kinda I love them dearly but they’re so loud sometimes. 

“Felix! Go turn off the lights!!” I said in my sleepy voice.

“How about you get it? You’re the one that’s on the bottom bunk.” He argues. I groan again.   

“Do I have to get Woojin to wake up your ass?” Chan bursted through again giving us our last warning. 

That got my attention and I jolted sitting up. “Okay, I’m awake!” I shouted with my eyes still close. Chan laughs and leaves the room before saying “Hurry up!” 

I sight tiredly. Trying to adjust my eyes, I can hear Felix’s giggles. “Is someone scared of Hyung?” He teases his head was hanging between the railing end. I glared at him. I grabbed my pillow and smacked his face. He let out a ‘ow.’ 

So I may or may not be afraid of getting waken up by Woojin. I don’t even wanna say why, I can’t relive that morning. I did warn them I love to sleep. 

Finally, having the energy, I pulled the sheets off me and slipped on my slippers.  Felix also gets down from his top bunk. 

“You got drool on your face.” He giggles pointing to it. I didn’t have the energy to say anything so I try to playfully smack him but he runs out the door. 

“Noona, I made you pancakes.” Jeongin set a plate in front of me. “Aww!! Thank you my little Dongsang.” I pinch his cheeks. “Don’t baby me, Noona.” He whined sitting down next to me. 

“Hey, where are my pancakes?” Jisung asked him. “You’re a grown man. Make some yourself.” Jeongin tort back. Jisung just glared at him. I couldn’t help but snort. 

“Noona.” Hyunjin called me. “Hmm?” I asked taking a bit out of my food. “Do you cook?” He asked. I almost chocked on my pancakes. Everyone just looked at me oddly. “Hell no I don’t. I can’t cook to save my life. So, don’t ever ask me to make anything.” I warned them. He frowns. 

“Okay, so JYP emailed me the line up for the show case.” Chan announced once he was done with his food. 

“Who are we competing against?” Changbin asked him. 

“ ‘Boy story’ That new Chinese boy group JYP is trying to debut.” Chan started reading the list. 

“Isn’t that boy group that are 10 years old?” I questioned. He nods. God dang it. Why these kids so damn young. 

He started listing off others. Some of I never heard of and some I have. “And then the girls project.” He finished reading the list. 

“Hey isn’t your friend in that group?” Minho nudge Jisung’s elbow. “You mean Ryujin and her squad?” Jisung asked him. He nods. 

I felt tens when Jisung said that name. I still haven’t told them about my beef with them and I don’t plan to. 

“I’m not friends with them anymore remember? I haven’t been since a long time.” I got confused. “What do you mean?” I asked him. 

“Didn’t you used to train with them before Chan asked you to join our team?” Felix asked me. I slowly nod. 

“I stop being friends with them cause I heard they were bullying this trainee at the company. More like I was told they were harassing them. I don’t like being friends that are bullies.” Jisung explained. I almost Aw. At least he good at making good choices. 

“Do you know who it is?” Seungmin asked?” Jisung shook his. “Nope. They never said their names.” He said. I kinda felt grateful for them for not reveling me but also scared at the same time cause other trainees paid attention. 

“They scare me.” Jeongin said

“Why?” Hyunjin raised his eyebrow at him. 

“Well, they look scary.” He said. We shrugged it off. 

“So, Lisa, hows the solo stage coming along?” Chan asked me going to a new topic. 

“I told you guys I’m not spoiling. You guys are just gonna have to see like the others.” I smirked at them they let out a groan. JYP asked me to do a solo stage during the show case and I agree. I tried to kept what I’m doing a secret. And the kids have been dying to know what I’m going to do. 

“Knowing you, it’s going to be amazing.” Seungmin said. “I promise to every inch of bone in my body I won’t let you guys down.” I promised them. I need to debut with them I gotta make them debut. 

“There’s nothing to worry about. Everything will be fine.” Chan assured us. 

------

The following past and it was the day of the showcase. I was so nervous I tried not let it show. Tho I can’t help like something bad was going to happen. 

When we arrived at the venue the girls project team acted like they didn’t know me. The guys thought it was wired since they know i’ve trained with them before but didn’t questioned me. 

We were in the dressing room waiting to do our practice run. A knock was heard on the door. The staff member opened it. “Lisa, you have visitors.” She said. I frown my eyebrows. 

My lips turned to a smile. “You guys came!” I screamed running up to thew two men that came into the room.  

“We told you we would come.”Zelo smiles. 

“Besides you did came to my survival show so it’s only fair I come to your showcase.” changhyun lifts me off the ground. 

“Now I have even more reasons to be nervous.” I admitted. 

“You nervous? What are you so nervous about?” Zelo questioned me. 

“Well for starters I’m doing three stages. And I don’t want to let my team down.” I said fast. 

“Hey.” Changkyun places his hands on my shoulders. “You’re going to be fine. You did this once before.” 

I still couldn’t get this feeling off my chest. I know he’s right but, the others are what I keep thinking. I won’t be able to live with myself if I can’t make them debut. 

“Noona, we’re on in ten for practice.” Seungmin called for me. 

“Go get em shorty.” Zelo smiled at me. I glared at him. 

----

Following the other members I made my way to grab my mic to make sure it was charged and working fine. 

Meanwhile the girl project team was practicing. The guys were talking about how good they are. And they were. 

“You okay?” Chan asked. I jumped from sudden appearance. 

“Y-yeah. They’re good huh?” I pointed over to them. 

“We got this.”Chan assured me. I just stared at the stage. 

Once the girls were done it was our turn to practice. Fist it was my solo stage. Surprisingly it turn out just fine. 

“Wow, Noona that was amazing.” Felix said having the bright smile. 

“I feel like i should’ve done something better.” 

“Trust us. That performance was enough.” Hyunjin said. 

“You honestly killed it. Rapping and singing not to mention dancing at the same time I felt that.” Minho places his arm around my shoulder. I took a sip of my bottle before Chan called me for the 3racha stage. 

For this stage the boys did mess up a bit nothing serious but I didn’t seem something like they would do.  When we got to the team practice for warrior descendant Changbin and Jisung messed up again. 

Chan pulled them to the side to talk about the mistakes they did. 

“You did well.” The voice of Yeji startled me. I looked at her confusingly. “But it looks like you guys need a lot of work.” She fakes smiles. 

“Oh, I saw you guys had a few mistakes yourselves. You guys just don’t want to admit it.” I gave her one in return. She didn’t look to happy. 

“Well, just see who gets to debut in a few hours.” She grins at me before leaving. I ignored her and went to check up on the others. 

--------

It was finally time for the real showcase tonight JYP was making his way to his place. 

I went to go double check my mic that it was recharged and working fine. “Testing 1,2,3?” The tech guy gave me thumbs up saying it was good. I nod. Minho stood next to me to check his. 

“Lisa your stage is almost up.” A staff member reminds me. Well, it’s now or never. I gotta do this. I try to take glance at the rest of the members as I could reminding myself I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them. 

----

My solo stage was done I handed my mic to the tech guy rushing over to the others. 

“See you had nothing to worry about.” Woojin pats my shoulder.

“I still have two more stages. Am I shaking?” I asked looking at my hands

“You’re not. You’re over reacting.” Changbin said placing his ear set in. 

“3racha lets go.” Chan called to us. Here we go again. 

----

Our stage went fine just that Chan slipped a little but I don’t think too many people notice. The way he fell scared me but I stayed focus. 

Now it was time for our team again. I feel like we should be okay we practice so man times. 

Everyone kept cheering us on. When I got to my rap part I only made it to three words till my mic was go cut off. I began to panic but tried not to show it and still went on and did my verse using all the power in my voice so people could still hear me. Before my verse ended Chan notice my mic was off and quickly rushed to my side making it seem like it was part of the dance and let me shared my mic with him. I kept it calm but in the inside it wanted to barf. 

--------

Getting off the stage hearing the crowd die down I quickly rushed to backstage. At this point my eyes started to water. Fearing for the worst. 

“What happened back there?” Our manager came up to us. This time my heart was beating ten times than it was before. 

“I don’t know my mic was working just fine.” I said with a panic tone in my voice. I can tell by the others they were uneasy about this. 

“Didn’t you make sure to check your mic before going on stage?” He yelled. 

“I did before going on for my solo stage.” I answered him by now you can hear the fear in my voice got to me. 

“I was there when she checked it. Something must’ve happened.” Minho tried to defend me. 

“Minho, not now. She needs to learn from her mistakes by herself.” Our manager raised his hand up thinking he was going to hit me I flinch and back away a bit. Everyone looked at me confusingly including manager. 

He takes a moment to realize my actions. “L-Lisa -ah, did-did you really think I was going to hit you?” He questions me his voice lowering with concern. 

I was too embarrassed to reply and hid my hands underneath my sleeves. “I-I’m sorry.” I knew I messed up. This was exactly what I was afraid off. I didn’t really tell them during my time at TS everyone there would get abused it was something I just kept to myself not wanting to cause more trouble. At this point my head started hurting. I let myself get carried away. 

Our manager sights. “Well talk more later, you guys are needed on stage.” 

“Lisa-“ Chan tried to put his hand on my shoulder till I lightly shoved it off and walked to to the stage.

----- (gonna speed this part up a bit)

I was so nervous. I knew I screwed up our chances of debuting. The boys probably hate me at the moment. Though we did received positive feedback  we still had some flaws.  

JYP was now talking to the ‘girls project’ not gonna lie. They were really good. “But there was one person who stood out to me the most the entire time.” I snapped back to reality hearing what JYP had to say. “Lisa.” My heart began to beat faster as he made eye contact. Now everyone turned to look at me.

“I wasn’t expecting you to have a mistake on stage. Even so, your mistake could’ve hurt your group you handle your situation very well.” My heart was still racing. “Most people would’ve panic and stopped but you kept performing keeping it natural. And Chan you helped a lot by sharing your mic with her noticing the problem. I give you points for that. That’s team work. “JYP complemented us. We thanked him and bowed. 

He’s right if Chan didn’t save my ass back there things might’ve been worst for us. 

“Of course I care about my artist knowing it wasn’t something out of the blew we’ll be looking into it.” JYP assured me. I nod. Could someone really sabotage?

“This is really hard for me because all of you are really good. But there is one winner.” JYP said. “Congratulations boys team.” My heart instantly dropped hearing our name. It dropped in a good way. Our team looked at each other with shocked eyes. I held back my tears from crying in front of all these people. I felt someone put an arm around me to comfort. I glance over to see it was Minho.

“You guys still need a lot of work but I really liked how you guys work together. You move if you were one body. I can really feel that stage aura in all of you. “Congratulations. You are the new JYP boy group to debut. ” He smiled at us.

So many emotions were going trough my entire body. Once the cameras were turned off. I quickly hugged Minho. After that I ran over to face Chan. He too was crying. “Thank you.” I cried as I hugged him the tightest. “Thank you.” I sobbed in his chest. “I should be the one thanking you.” He chuckles through his sobs.

Once everyone was done hugging and crying. “Guys I’m really sorry for letting you down.” I apologized to them for the million time.

“It’s okay. You heard JYP, mistakes happen.” Chan said.

“That doesn’t change the fact we almost didn’t make it this far.” I argued.

“Noona! We’re debuting! No ones blaming you and why would we? We never did.” Jisung said placing his hands on my shoulders. Everyone nods.

“I love you guys. So much.” I smiled at them.

“Another group hug.” Jisung yelled as we all huddle around each other.

“Lisa!”I heard Changkyun call for me when everyone let go.

“guys!” I smiled and ran over to them hugging them.

“You did it.” Changkyun ruffles my hair.

“You we’re amazing regardless of what happened.” Zelo patted my shoulder.

“I don’t know I have feeling it was planned.” I told after what JYP said.

“Maybe but did you see the girls team when JYP said you were going to debut. It was hilarious.” Changkyun smiles. Mine fades once he mentions them. What if it was them.

“We should celebrate with your members.” Zelo suggested. All I did was nod. 

--

-To Jisung  

As Jisung was packing his bag someone came up to him. "Congrats Jisung Oppa." He jumped a little but notice it was just Ryujin."Oh, thanks Ryujin. Sorry you guys didn't make it but there always next time right?" Jisung tried not to be selfish about it but just didn't want to talk to her.

 Her smile faded. "I feel bad for what happened to Lisa. It was wired her mic died middle of her performance." Ryujin mentions. Jisung stopped packing his bag and glanced over to Lisa. He knew she was beating herself up over the little incident. "yeah, Minho hyung was right, her mic was fully charged before we went on stage." Jisung also couldn't but think about. He also knew that Lisa was acting very wired at every single practice they had to prepared for the showcase. This wasn't something he knew that she would make a mistake in.

“Anyways, the girls and I are gonna go get dinner do you and the other boys want to join us?” She asked moving to a different topic. 

“Ryunjin, remember we’re not friends anymore.” Jisung reminded her as he zipped his bag. 

She looked hurt by his words. “That does mean we still can’t hang out?” 

“To me it does. Sorry, but the guys and I already have plans.” Jisung told her his final answer.

“Fine.” Ryunjin took her bag off the table but all her stuff fell out as it was not zipped. 

She let out a frustrating yet panic sight and she quickly tried to put everything back in her backpack. Jisung notice something odd that shouldn’t be in her bag. 

“Is that a mic you have?” He questions her as he went to pick it up but Ryunjin snatched it from his hands. Tho Jisung was quick enough to react to get it first. “Why do you have this?” He gave her a confused look. 

Ryunjin tried to snatch it but Jisung pulled his hand away. He then took a moment to process everything that just happened. “You switched out Noona’s mic? Why” He had a look of disbelieve. Ryunjin just had look of fear on her face. 

“You guys are the ones that have been harassing her haven’t you?” Jisung put the pieces together he figured it out. “The way she would always tense up whenever we talked about you guys. She used to trainee with you guys. Why!” He started to raise his voice. 

Ryunjin backed away a bit. “What did she tell you?” She regain her composure and acted like she didn’t do anything.

Jisung started to get angry at this point. “She didn’t say anything. Now I know why she never talked about herself much. Why did you do this? You know this could’ve impacted the rest of my member too? Do you know how hard Chan hyung worked to get us here? What do you have against Lisa anyways?”

“She’s not one of us oppa!” Those words really hit him. 

“That is so stupid. She doesn’t have to be. So she’s not Korean just because she’s not our race doesn’t mean she has what it takes to debt. We all deserve a chance. You’re lucky I’m not reporting you and the others.” Jisung snapped at her. 

Ryunjin was shocked she never seen him this angry before. Just as she was about to walk away Jisung grabbed her arm. “I’m warning you right now Ryunjin, you and your other members so try to lay another figure on my Noona you’re going to regret it.” Jisung glared at her as he went to talk this members. 

{Lisa SKZ 10th Member Masterlist}

[c-atm]

Convember:Crossover SU X Multi series

Steven Universe life has never been normal. Being a gem hybrid, a diamond…..A child of a rebel leader who played both sides in an attempt to bring peace, and having to clean up said parent mistakes...Had ran it course..He took it with as much stride as he could and in the end succeed in bringing relative peace throughout his galaxy.

Of course he couldn't have done it alone. He had help from his family, the Crystal Gems. Pearl, the closest thing he had to a mother. She cooked,cleaned,schooled him and was a bit smothering. Always worried about him and hardly enough about herself.  He hoped she was taking care of herself back home.

        Amethyst; his smaller-older sister, shorty squad member, fellow 'worst gem’ and ‘most mature Crystal gem', and the most human. Always there for a prank or a talk, always ready to lounge around.  

Garnet; the leader and heart of the crystal gems. Respected and respectful, wise, forthright, and loving. Always around for advice, to guide, and to guard her fellow man and gem. To stand up against any who would dare hurt her family or friends. She was his hero. one of them.

    Bismuth; Friend to all who needed it. Always ready with a pun or a new project in her forge. Strong in body and heart. He wondered what new armament she’ll have when they stop for a visit.

   Peridot; Lovable, excitable,  and quirky. Always ready to share her new meep morphs, technological  project or her thoughts on pop culture..Mostly Camp Pining Hearts. He wonders if she's enjoying the reboot.

Lapis Lazuli: His beach summer fun buddy, arguably the most powerful of them,  in the right circumstance. Once a sad gem filled with self-loathing for her past actions and a sarcastic  cold demeanor due to her past captivity, now a calmer, happier person. Someone who you can see flying freely over Little Homeworld with a nymph  like giggle.

He missed them so much. Being away from the gems did make him worry. As he walked out of the bedroom he shared and began to transverse the ship, he being to wonder if they were  getting to any fights or arguments..Wonder if his father,Greg was keeping the peace all right. He missed him even more than the gems.He missed Beach City and Little Homeworld. He missed Homeworld and earth...He missed their Dimension.

The nineteen year old missed them dearly..was he nineteen or twenty? The calendar in this world was hard to understand and all the 'verse' hopping didn't help either. Regardless, he wasn't lonely at all. It was hard to be with the group they had gathered.

As he walked by an open room he eye caught sight of a man and woman sharing a bed. Sleeping with a cloak over them was the bounty hunter named Sol Badguy and his lover Aria, formally known as Jack-o . While Sol wasn't the nicest guy around he more than proved to be loyal and a good guy at least. He was blunt with his advice and a bit lazy at times..but when you have the power and strength that he has, he could afford to be.

Resting cozy in Sol's arm and lap was Aria,and despite her looks she was just as powerful as the man she leaned against. She was the nicer of the two and very intuitive. She had the aura of a mature older sister, always willing to lend an ear or a shoulder when needed.

Leaving them be and closing the door to their room,  Steven continued his walk. he came into one of the living areas; a spacious room very fantastically  and futuristically furnished. Across from entranced the laid Yuri lowell on crimson recliner a book between his chest and hand, slightly snoring.  Steven spared him a glance before looking around the room. He sighed as his search turned up empty.

    As he was about to continue on his search, he was accidentally bumped into by the pink hair and blue eyes of a nobility; Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Estelle for short. After apologize with a giggle, Steven  indicated where a certain vagabond sleeping with left nod of the head. She peered in and sighed slightly annoyed, slightly adoringly as she walked to the sleeping man and playfully poked his face. Only for him poke her back and pull her down with him.

  He allowed himself to smile at the antics, before  moving on...No need to watch a couple at play. He made his way along the corridor walking pass  empty and unused bedrooms and soon found himself going down the elevator to the first level of the ship.

As soon as he walked out he caught a whiff of something sweet in the air, like fried cookie cat sweet. He followed in a trance like state, his sweet tooth and stomach urging him to find the source of this aroma.. . It led him to the kitchen and as soon as he entered, He walked right back out and ran away.

    He was not going to taste any of Noel Vermillion cooking. He did feel bad but.. he ate her food once and saw his life flash before his eyes, not in the pleasant way either.He felt bad cause Noel along with Estelle was one of the sweetest people you could ever meet.  Helpful and kind to a fault, even able to get the sarcastic and cool Yuri and Mr.Badguy himself to smile or smirk genuinely.

He turned the corner to see one Ragna the bloodedge..Looking quite sick, green as his right eye. It didn't  take long for Steven to put two and two together. He looked at the older man quizzically, he knew better not to eat Noel food, hell he warned  them not to eat his sisters cooking.

Ragna looked up at the hybrid and held a cup of water shaking it. Steven smirked   before sticking his finger in his mouth getting a good amount of healing essence and sticking it into Ragna's cup, swirling  it around. Ragna looked slightly disgusted but he drowned the water with gusto. he shivered over how disgusting it was to drink someone saliva, but  couldn't deny the quick and powerful results.

With a stretch the rebel patted the younger man on the shoulder giving him an appreciative  nod before heading back to the kitchen in hope of getting the blonde girl out of there before she kill anyone else.

Steven shrugged wishing him luck, before continuing  his way. Past the control room..He doubt who he was looking for would be there at this time..Especially since the ship A.I was in control. As his travel continued something caught his ear, the sounds of battle.

With a smile, Steven upped his pace towards the sounds of clashing weapons and grunts. It took him all but 30 seconds for him to reach the giant sliding doors.with a press of a glowing red button to the left of the doors, he was allowed entry.

Inside was a modest balcony with a protective  window pane, a control module and a door on the left. Sitting by said module was a young man of similar age, one of the first people that they recruited on this journey, Jude mathis. The man took a quick glance at the hybrid before turning his head back forward, back to what was going on beyond the balcony. Steven was quick to join him the sparkle in his eyes and grin on his face said it all.

Beyond the balcony was unprecedented and always awestucking.  Below was land, air, water or whatever someone wished it to be as long as they've been there.. At the moment it was a place Steven knew very well..It been months since he saw it.. The ruins.

In the ruins two warriors were sparring, clashing sword to sword, fist to fist, foot to foot; each with shallow cuts and slight bruising on various parts of their bodies.  One was a tall, beautiful young woman with pink eyes and long, blonde hair that reaches down to her waist. Dressed in a high thigh, form fitting blue and white dress, with long thigh high boots and matching gauntlets., Mila Maxwell; The lord of Spirits from Reize Maxia

The other was slightly younger.. but was just as beautiful (If you asked Steven, moreso). With skin of brown and eyes of black pearls, full lips and curly  deep brown hair that stopped at her mid back was held in a top bun-braid combo, thanks to the star bralette in her hair. Her body: full figured shapley, and built for battle; was adorned in a cobalt Kalaripayattu outfit with a crimson sash, cobalt shoes and mid-finger gauntlets that matched her sash. Connie Maheswaran..Crystal gem..and partially awaken Lord of the Universe.

Something they have been working to ratify since the start of their journey, and bring to full fruition.Something they need to succeed in unless existence itself ceases to well.. Exist. One of the ways through exercise and battle like this, attempting to force it out.

The two clashed and pushed their blades against each, eyes locked in determination and excitement on their face. The sound of the blondes rapier scraping against the brunettes shortsword as they struggled for supremacy, only added to their fun. A share of taunting chuckles came from each other as they try to figure out how to take advantage of this deadlock.

Connie was the first to make a move as she slightly loosened her grip on her blade, allowing Mila full momentum to throw the lord of spirits of balanced as, as Connie shifted her body and step to the left side of her friend momentarily out of her sight. Using the momentum and the opening, Connie swung her right foot to the back of blonds knee, sweeping her feet from under her.

Mila landed hard on her back with a groan, but recovered quickly; rolling back to her feet in a crouch, holding her hand out, a green circle of mana around her.

“Pierce through! Wind Lance!” .

A green arc of wind  based mana flew from her hand, straight towards Connie. The indian woman grimace as she blocked with her sword being pushed back a little, feeling the wind still knick her stomach slightly.

Earth, cry out! Rock Trine! "

Connie eyes widen when she saw a yellowish triangular glyph appear below her. Letting her instinct take over The woman leapt up just out of the way of the rock pillars rising up to stab her. Quite higher than a normal human would.

Flames come forth! Fireball!

Connie swore as she saw and felt the flame sphere head toward her. She took a chance tossing her blade at milia, causing to  the sphere to explode as it flew through; unfortunately Connie was still close enough to feel a bit of the shockwave, being blown back a bit more.

She did hear the clang of Swords and the grimace of her opponent..

‘Guess where both disarmed now...Though she still have access to her worlds workings and mana' Connie thoughts were interrupted when she saw a blue sphere of water above her.

“Oh Fu--”

She didn’t get the chance to finish as a torrent of water collided with her, throwing her down to the earth below, pounding and beating her body harsly.  She breath haggardly as she climbed to her feet drenched, coughing up some water left from that attack. She growled in irritation and determination. Not at Mila, but at herself.  She took a deep breath before calming herself, placing her hands in the meditative symbol garnet taught her and Steven as Stevonnie.

Her eyes changed slightly but gaining what look like a four point star and each of her pupils the size of a pin.

“ Shadowing”

Her voice seemed to have a bit of an echo as she spoke. While it seemed as if nothing happened that was far from the truth. Seeing that Mila was not running but gliding towards her, sword in hand caused her to smirk.

“ Splash!”

Seeing the water bubble over her head again,  kickstart her mind and in a low almost whisper, Connie spoke.

  “Lapis lazuli.”

Wings similar to her fellow crystal temp appeared on her back, the only difference they were black as shadows. As the water, Connie raised her hands, shakingly stopping the waters fall before tossing it towards Milia who dodge the stream .Connie leapt back before flying towards Milia, no where near the speed of Lapis, but still faster than Mila expected.

“Bismuth.”

With a twist the Lord-to-be, substituted the wings, for warhammers hands, slamming them towards the left side of the spirit lord, who despite blocking the blow still tossed towards a nearby pillar. Mila through stinging pain righted herself and landed on the pilar before bounding of it, towards her opponent.

Mila slammed her blade against Connie hammers with her whole weight behind it. The force pushed the young woman back and slightly off balance. Mila landed on bended knees before she followed through with a horizontal slash towards  Connie face. She successfully laid a shallow cut upon the bridge of the Maheswarans nose as Connie fell back.

Using the momentum of the fall and the hammers as a balance, Connie backed flipped away from Mil, kicking her chin in the process. The Maheswaran leapt  back as the hammers vanished in a wisp of smoke. She clenched her hands thrice, getting a feeling for them.

'Ten seconds still for 'Bismuth'...Not ideal but better than five.'

" Peridot."

Connie leapt over Mila attempt  to stab her abdominal, countering three kicks towards the spirit  lords head, which were blocked by their blade. On the third kick she used mila as spring board jumped back and high into the air.

Hmm!"  Mila stood before kneeling down.

"CLOUD PIERCE!"

She leapt diagonally upward towards Connie with her sword pointing forward, spinning clockwise, the thrust emitting blue energy.

As she watched her come Connie held her left hand in a gripping fashion she pulled it back towards her.

"KKSH! KSHKSHKSH!"

The sounds of weapons clashing resounded as Connie sword back in to her hands, clashed against Mila attack. Try as she might though she couldn't keep the defense up as Mila was able to breakthrough. The blue energy hit her on the side, shaving and burning her outfit and skin, while tossing her back towards the ground, with a dust gathering crash.

"Amethyst ."

Just as mila was finishing her attack a shadow colored imitation of the gems whip, snapped around her waist and swung her into the ground hard, releasing  before impact. Mila coughed as she felt her back slammed into the ring. Mila groaned for a moment getting her bearings before seeing Connie bruised, battered, but smirking; run out of the cloud. Sword in her left, whip in her right.

Connie snapped the whip towards the spirit lord, putting her on the defensive. She wasn't  as efficient as the namesake, but she at least has mila on her toes and kept the lord from moving closer. With one lucky snap, she was able to knock  the weapon out of her hands roughly and closer to a smug Connie . With a running leap and a elegant twist, Connie swung the whip down ward. A trail of grayish flanes ran across the stone covered whip as it nearly collided with the lord of spirits blocking hand...only for it to dissipate before contact, leaving Connie a bit drained..and very open as she landed in front of Mila in a crouch.

Mila stretched out her hand towards connie as a sphere of fire appeared in her palm..only to be accompanied by two more each  to a side of the Maheswaran. She smirked at the look of defiance on her protege. She leapt back to escape blast range.

"Flare Bomb!"

"Gar-"

Connie voice was smothered by the blinding explosion of spheres. Smoke stood where Connie was but Mila stood ready. Connie, if anything proved to be resilient, vigilant, and at times relentless in her pursuits. Time has taught her that. Mila eyes widen and her instinct screamed to dodge as Connie shot of the smoke, worse than wear,  shadow version of Garnet's gauntlets on her hands.

Connie swung with a mighty right hook, that would have  took of the lord of Spirits head, if she didn't duck, did take of some strands of  hair though and caused a bit of a shockwave. Connie raised her left and try to bring it down on her opponent only to have her miss again cratering the place once stood.

She coughed as she felt a fist to the left side and swung towards the source, meeting air and receiving  another fist to her midsection. Connie growled as she a round house towards the source this time hitting the forearm of mila, a block. Connie  was thrown off by the Spirit lord for a moment before using the momentum to land into a handstand. Splitting her legs, she spun her body around attempting to break Mila guard, with a flurry  of helicopter kicks.

Mila grunted against assault. Each kick feeling like a steel rod beating against her arms  continuously. After the sixth hit Mila dropped her guard for a moment.

at the same time,  Connie dropped to her feet and drove her gauntlet to milia guarded stomach. It was enough to send the blonde flying back  many yards.

Mila righted herself in skid it back near a  broken pillar seeing her sword nearby. The spirit lord watched as the brunette charge, slower because of the gauntlets. She  lifted her beaten arms up and began to speak

"O spurring wind, scatter like flowers! Arriverderci!"

Connie stopped her charge as she saw the light green glyph appear below her. From it she felt the gust of wind and petals, knocking her upward and giving her a bevy of shallow cuts all over , grunting  all the while. She twisted herself right before disengaging the gauntlets.

"Pearl"

From Garnet gauntlets to Pearl's  spear, a weapon Connie knew very well. She pointed shadow imitation at milia and launched a volley of energy bullets at the blond, putting Mila on the evasive as she fell.

Mila charged dodging shot after shot picking up her blade, she met Connie  with a horizontal slash from above as she landed, clashing weapon to weapon before leaping back just bit.

The two women swung, clashed  and evaded each others blows neither giving the other an inch of space. For every step back met with a step forward. Every party an attack..It was a beautiful  dance of blades.Connie did get the first clean hit by partying a stab to the left and kicking her straight to the gut knocking her back in a tumble.

Connie breathed tiredly as the spear disappeared..She could feel her time running short as she blinked her eyes. she could feel the power waning. she smirked, she lasted longer than usual. That's a plus especially when utilizing ' shadowing' .. It does eat up a lot of her time and energy, more so when it dissipates by itself..She figured she had at least three to four minutes left...Better make it count.

Mila shook her head and got up with a grunt. She rotated shoulders and with pride she saw Connie charging toward her..Sword in hand. Conjuring the mana needed in a purple glyph circle surrounding her. With a reach towards her connie, spirit lord  commanded

“Bolt Strike!”

A giant shadow and the sound of crackling caused connie looked up...and her eyes widened in shock. A sphere of dark purple energy above the ground, and after several seconds of waiting, several lightning bolts struck down from it  at random directions, in her general area.

Connie jumped, duck, and dodged the deadly making attack the best she could.. Only to find herself in the middle of four lighting bolts aiming straight at her..

" BISCUIT!"

Instantly familiar 'shing' of the pink diamond  shield was heard..except it was a darker pink.. A shadow but much more solid than the others, make sense, this is the weapon,the power she knows just as well as her own.

Using the shield, she reflected the lighting at the caster, who dodged  by cartwheeling to the left. Sh charged tossing not one but three shields at Mila, who dodged two and  knocked the third into the air only to catch back in her hand and slamming it back down onto her blade, pushing her back.

Mila couldn't escape Connie ferocity. Any where she went Connie  was on her Shield and sword in hand, elegant and deadly. She ducked under a swing losing some  hair from Connie's sword, responding with an uppercut that met her shield Mila pressed her palm on it .

"Flare bomb!"

The explosion gave Mila the seconds she need to jump away and prepare her attack.

"Shining Prism!"

Milla conjured a white hexagon under the smoke where Connie stood, with four shining hexagons around the edges of the ground hexagon. The hexagons then rotate counterclockwise as a series of white rays bounces several times from the walls. They tore through the smoke revealing  a dark pink bubble; with Connie in the middle. The light couldn't penetrate it.

Connie started to charge after mila bubble still activated Muscling through spell after spell  to drag her into close combat. Once close enough Connie deactivated the bubble Swinging her blade diagonally  towards Milan's throwing her off balance.She followed though with a smack of her Shield throwing mila back.

Mila watched as she came yet again and smiled.. The pride in her protege and friend was immense. She felt a bit sad for what  she was about to do. Milla crouched low drawing her left hand behind her, summoning a ball of red energy in it. She charged at her opponent with an open palm.

"Overdrive!"

The met in a destructive clash, the reflexive  force of the shield versus the overwhelming power of the orb, godly beings struggling against each other ,neither willing to give the other an inch.

Connie could only look in  a mixture of defeat and satisfaction as the shield. and orb  canceled our each other causing an implosion between the two.. The last thing Connie remembered  is her shield getting shattered, And both her and Mila flying back.

When Connie opened her eyes she nearly cried..She was at beach house..In Steven's room. She walked over to the balcony  and her heart exploded in joy..Steven, the gems, Her parents, Greg and lion..They were at the beach..She was home. She looked further down the beach and saw the group they gathered on their multiverse adventure.. She laughed as she raced to join them  only to turn around and see a white nearly demonic version of herself.. She didn't get to scream as the wraith god jumped on her.

Connie scream woke up the person next to her, Steven as he grabbed her by the shoulders, rubbing them gently. She looked around and realize they were on the ship in the room sh..She sighed as she turned to Steven  who looked worried. She grabbed his hand seething a bit at her own movements.

She felt lingers of the battle  Steven, of course seeing this, did what he always did. He gripped her chin and kissed her tenderly..Healing and exciting her as she moaned both thank you and a hunger for more.

Connie grabbed him and pulled him down with her, cuddling close with his legs between her thighs  instinctively rubbing against him. arms around his big torso head by his heart taking in his still beach city scent. She felt at home here In his arms.The fact that he held her similarly made it even better.

It was late though..too late to talk about their moment of homesickness..or the nightmares or training..or theirs ragtag team.or the fate of the goddamn multiverse..All they wanted right now was to hold and he held by the piece of their home within their grasp...Each other.

[philthevaliant-stuff]

Steven Universe So Far: One Sentence Summaries For Each Episode! [The Way I Saw It At Least] (Post-April and Pre-May Episodes Edition)

Thankfully, my Crohn’s flare-up hasn’t truly stopped me from updating the one-sentence summary episode guide to Steven Universe before next week! But it’s gotten so long that I’ve had to put a ‘Read More’ link to save your dashboard from overloading! :P

Gem Glow: His first episode. Laser Light Cannon: Amethyst loves being used as ammo. Cheeseburger Backpack: Now available to buy online! Together Breakfast: His first Memetic Mutation. Frybo: Steven defies Broadcast Standards and Practices. Cat Fingers: WOMP WOMP. Bubble Buddies: A ship sails. Serious Steven: Strawberry Fields Forever. Tiger Millionaire: Better than John Cena, that’s for sure. Steven’s Lion: A companionship is formed. Arcade Mania: Meat Beat Mania too much for the UK, apparently. Giant Woman: His first encounter with a fusion. So Many Birthdays: In which Rebecca Sugar reveals her diabolical plan to make everyone watching cry their eyes out for the first time. Lars and the Cool Kids: Whatever you do, DON’T insult Steven’s mum! Onion Trade: In which everyone begins making theories about Onion being the actual Big Bad of the franchise. Steven the Sword Fighter: “Where there’s life, there’s…..” Lion 2: The Movie: Lion is a well-behaved movie patron. Beach Party: Garnet fails at telling lies. Rose’s Room: Nightmare fuel comes as standard. Coach Steven: The song will never get out of your head. Joking Victim: His first work experience session. Steven and the Stevens: Steven makes the Time Lords cry. Monster Buddies: Sponsored by CHAAAAPS potato crisps. An Indirect Kiss: The ship travels at a fine lick. Mirror Gem: Where the franchise changes course and becomes a drama. Ocean Gem: His first close encounter with other Gems. House Guest: Healing spit, we hardly knew ye. Space Race: Ground control to Major Tom, your circuits’ dead, there’s something wrong. Secret Team: Sssh, Secret Team! Island Adventure: Makes the Steven/Connie ship look like a raft. Keep Beach City Weird: At least we got to talk with Ronaldo afterwards, even though he wasn’t prepared for it in hindsight. Fusion Cuisine: Steven gets into the biggest amount of trouble yet. Garnet’s Universe: Estelle works that microphone for ten minutes. Watermelon Steven: His first business deal. Lion 3: Straight to Video: Pass the tissues. Warp Tour: The Dorito debuts. Alone Together: The ship reaches maximum speed. The Test: Time to cry your eyes out again, fans! Future Vision: Wild Beedrill appeared! On the Run: Amethyst makes the Crystal Gems guilty and the fanbase cry. Horror Club: Or ‘Do You Want Fries With That Doughnut?’ Winter Forecast: The ship gains an icebreaker. Maximum Capacity: Amethyst unintentionally causes controversy. Marble Madness: The Dorito debates with Steven. Rose’s Scabbard: You can fit any piece of music with the final scene. Open Book: Cartoon Network buggers up continuity and Rose’s Room makes the situation worse. Shirt Club: Steven gets away with referencing the Kennedy assassination. Story for Steven: His origin story. The Message: Steven inspires a Youtube musician. Political Power: MAY-OR DEW-EY! Say Uncle: Uncle Grandpa tries to inject one last bout of comedy into the show before it all goes down, only to divide the fanbase in his attempt. The Return: “It’s the end, but the moment has been prepared for…” Jail Break: His final stand.

Full Disclosure: The ship steers through jagged rocks. Joy Ride: The Dorito’s driving vehicle is discovered. Love Letters: A mailman wishes to become Garnet’s American Boy. Reformed: “Physician, heal thyself.” Sworn to the Sword: The ship gets equipped. Rising Tides, Crashing Skies: Or ‘Keep Beach City Weird: The Animated Series’. Keeping it Together: The Dorito disturbs Garnet. We Need to Talk: Pearl’s salty 90s period. Chille Tid: So disturbing a Hiatus had to be reinstated. We Are the Crystal Gems [1/6]: The National Anthem of Steven Universe Lovers. What Are Gems? [2/6]: In which Steven becomes even more cuter in chibi form. How Are Gems Made? [3/6]: Amethyst debunks dozens of fan theories in one lecture. Fusion [4/6]: "The Answer" in ballet form. Unboxing [5/6]: His first TubeTube video. Lion Loves to Fit in a Box [6/6]: Beach City gets hit by the cat video bug. Cry for Help: The Dorito distributes dissension in the ranks….or does she? Keystone Motel: A handy guide to understanding an autistic person’s mindset, so I discovered. Onion Friend: In which everyone begins making MORE theories about Onion being the actual Big Bad of the franchise. Historical Friction: Jamie provides the fanbase with ideas on how to make an “Ember Island Players” version of the show. Friend Ship: The Dorito dislikes dusty old Gem tech. Nightmare Hospital: The ship’s secrets are brought to light. Sadie’s Song: Steven becomes increasingly popular on Tumblr for a week, and makes Cartoon Network history at the same time. Catch and Release: The Dorito comes out of her chip-based shell. When it Rains: Peridot panics over precarious precipitation. Back to the Barn: Peridot and Pearl pettifog, pummel, and pacify. Too Far: Peridot practically plows predicaments into a Hiatus. The Answer: Ruby, Sapphire, and Garnet's origin stories. Steven's Birthday: The ship departs after refueling [OR: The reason Steven had his own week-long event]. It Could've Been Great: The Turning Point of Steven Quartz Universe. Message Received: Steven rocks the hoodie look. Log Date 7 15 2: Peridot's player gets pawned and perused.

Super Watermelon Island: In which Cartoon Network UK cocks up big time and completely spoils the episode for everyone else. Gem Drill: Our cinnamon roll journeys to the center of the Earth. Same Old World: Steven can show you the world...! Barn Mates: I always wear a leak on St. David's Day! Hit the Diamond: Romance in the Outfield. Steven Floats: It does exactly what it says on the tin. Drop Beat Dad: Such an important event, even the Crewniverse had to check it out! Mr. Greg: His first musical [OR: Pearl's salty-tearful reconciliation]. Too Short to Ride: If you know where to look, you can actually Cheep Peridot right now! The New Lars: Matthew Moy makes up for lost time. Beach City Drift: The ship gains the ability to run on land [OR: Ronaldo auditions for Top Gear]. Restaurant Wars: Ronaldo is finally accepted by (a vast majority of) the fanbase. Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service: Steven uses up his pun quota for the season. Monster Reunion: Leaked from the servers, still sponsored by CHAAAAPS potato crisps. Alone at Sea: No fish were harmed during the making of this episode. Greg the Babysitter: "Meh." Gem Hunt: The ship survives the wilderness. Crack the Whip: "Stop, you're making me giddy...!" Steven vs. Amethyst: Pearl makes good use of traditional seaside shops. Bismuth, Part 1: Rainbow is the new Gem. [OR: His 100th episode!] Bismuth, Part 2: Vengeance is an old vice. Beta: Bow ties are cool! Earthlings: Two heads are better than one, but all bets are off when you and your co-worker's jobs are to protect episodes from being leaked. Back to the Moon: On the moon, no one can hear a thousand Tumblr moms scream. Bubbled: In space, no one can hear a thousand Tumblr moms cry.

Kindergarten Kid: Corruptius Geminius vs. Doritus Clodius Know Your Fusion: Smoky Quartz and Sardonyx take over the Network from the Titans for 11 minutes. Buddy's Book: Jamie's fledgling theatrical career begins to pay off. Mindful Education: Two months' worth of summer adventures finally take their toll on the ship. Future Boy Zoltron: Featuring Neil Gaiman in a role you won't see coming! Last One Out of Beach City: Pearl attempts to roleplay a popular AU version of herself. [OR: Pearl's salty night out] Onion Gang: We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun, but the wine and the song, like the seasons, have all gone. Cooking With Lion [1/5]: "But, Your Honor, he stole my act!" - Francis Gem Karaoke [2/5]: All singing, no crying. Steven Reacts [3/5]: Even Steven can't stand Hiatuses! Video Chat [4/5]: Skype Chats Between Gems. Steven Song Time [5/5]: Or "Summer of Steven: Epilogue" Gem Harvest, Part 1: Steven ditches his Knife for a common or garden Trowel. Gem Harvest, Part 2: Steven and Lapis take to the air and some Steventhusiasts take to petitioning Mr. Enter for an Animated Atrocity entry. Three Gems & a Baby: Peace and goodwill to all Steventhusiasts, and love for the cinnamon roll... Steven's Dream: Three days into 2017 and the entire Stevenbomb gets leaked - that's gotta be a record! Adventures in Light Distortion: The Shorty Squad gets two new members. Gem Heist: Steven is obviously a Mysterious Cities of Gold fan. The Zoo: Ronaldo's not so stupid now, is he, Steventhusiasts!? That Will Be All: Blue and Yellow make Green melodies. The New Crystal Gems: Connie helps to promote the second wave of Funko Pop vinyl figures. Storm in the Room: "Why don't you ask her yourself?" Rocknaldo: In which it's beddy-bye-bo's time for (a vast majority of) Ronaldo's fanbase. Tiger Philanthropist: Tiger Millionaire raises his fists, Purple Puma raises the roof, and Lars raises up a stink! Room for Ruby: Lapis and Peridot regret not watching "The Wrong Trousers" the night before. Lion 4: Alternate Ending: This episode not being leaked in the first place is the actual alternate ending! Doug Out: In which the thoughts of a Super Mario/Steven Universe crossover game that never will be make this blogger cry to sleep. The Good Lars: Jenny plays a mean melodia. Are You My Dad?: We love our bread, we love our butter, but most of all we love each other! I Am My Mom: There's nothing I could do, a total eclipse of the heart.

Stuck Together: Forever's gonna start tonight. The Trial: TEAR DOWN THE WALL!!! Off Colors: Every now and then Lars gets a little bit tired of listening to the sound of his tears. Lars' Head: Every now and then we get a little bit terrified of Hiatuses, and then we see the look in the show's eyes! Dewey Wins: As the ship sinks, Steven learns the definition of the word 'Repercussion'. [OR: Not actually a repeat of 'Off Colors' this time!] Raising the Barn: Onion sets his stakes high by cornering the agricultural market. Gemcation: Steven projects his angst, Pearl projects her hatred of reptiles, and Ronaldo projects his voice. Back to the Kindergarten: The Shorty Squad get their Ground Force on! Sadie Killer: Steven is a bad, bad boy, apparently. Kevin Party: Rebecca Sugar finds some inspiration for her next story meeting, but can the ship be salvaged in time? [OR: I don't care what you say, Steven doesn't look anything like that boy from Aberdale!] Steven's Secret Rap Career: His first official/unofficial fan video. [OR: The franchise transcends cultdom, thanks to MKatwood.] Lars of the Stars: In which the next Gem to debut has a little Chaos in her. [OR: As 2018 gets under way, the fans petition for a Captain Lars miniseries.] Jungle Moon: Stevonnie gets caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom. Your Mother and Mine: Garnet wipes out the canonicity of every Steventhusiast's theories and fan media in a matter of minutes. The Big Show: Pearl misses an opportunity to visit Empire City with Steven. Pool Hopping: Square Mom spends some quality time with her favourite cinnamon roll. Letters to Lars: It may be all change, but the next batch of episodes will still be released the good ol' fashioned Stevenbomb way!

[aprillikesthings]

Up All Night, Moments, Kiss You, You & I

Up All Night: Talk about the craziest night of your life.

I’m blanking on this and it’s really annoying to me. In my late 20′s I went out dancing a lot and that lead to mostly just a lot of drunk dancing; and then for a while I did a lot of party bicycle rides that also frequently involved drinking. Hmmm. There was one night of a goth convention that was in Portland that year (called Convergence), in 2007, and I saw Skinny Puppy live at the Crystal Ballroom, and they were so loud it was actually nauseating, so I went down to another dance floor (Lola’s Room) and smoked too many cloves and danced a bunch with a friend of a friend, and we made out a little, and then eventually we went to some room party somewhere with a bunch of people I didn’t know and then the sun was rising and I eventually got home and it was hard to sleep. This was back when I would sometimes go to goth stuff with friends--actually it was at the end of all of that, because the two friends who usually instigated me going to goth stuff had moved to the Bay area ‘cause he got a job at google. The dude I made out with was one of his coworkers. ANYWAY. 

Moments: Talk about something good that recently happened to you.

I SAW HAMILTON. FUCK YEAAAHHHHHH. :D :D :D I’m so goddamn glad I got to go. It wasn’t the original broadway cast or anything but it was amazing. 

Kiss You: Tell the story of your first kiss.

We were thirteen, he was visiting his adult sibling for the summer, who lived across the street from me. I’m blanking on his name. He was sweet. His cousin (a girl) was our age and she was there that summer too and we were all friends hanging out that summer and she found out we liked each other and reacted as any sane 13-year-old girl would, with squealing and then daring us to kiss. So we did. 

You & I: Talk about your OTP.

isn’t that literally my entire tumblr these days

I just have so many feelings about them, and I know it’s partially because I self-identify with both of them--I mean obviously I self-id with Amethyst a lot more but I can see so much of myself (especially my younger self) in both of them. This is the first time I’ve ever been this emotionally invested in a fictional relationship and really hope it could be canon in some way (I mean it kinda is, in that they’re obviously good friends, hence the Shorty Squad episodes; but obviously I’d love for more). Every now and then the intensity of it will fade slightly but then I’ll see some fan art or read (or reread) a fic, or write a fic!, or see a gifset (do not ask me how long I spent looking for that specific gifset just now jfc) and I’ll be so full of feelings I’m just. Clutching my chest and making weird noises. 

[atheshadowdancer-blog]

Chapter 2:  Violetta Seabury

I am happy to present chapter 2 of the Unable AU, now told from the view of Violetta Seabury...Samuel Seabury’s only remaining relative...

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The water leaped out of the well as the bucket fell to the water in the well. I waited for a few moments before rising the bucket out of the well by a rope. I pulled the bucket out of the well before fixing my violet flower crown and walking back to the cottage. I switched the bucket into on hand and glimpsed at the border that parted the Flames territory and my own. The Huggers grass bloomed with a bright green, and the sky illuminated with a beautiful bright blue. As for the other side, the ground was corrupted with rocks, and the sky had an unsettling brown and red to it. The volcano in the distance wasn’t that welcoming either. Seeing the small pebbles that lied on the rocky ground made me want to cringe at the thought of the torture my bare feet would have to endure. I tore my gaze away from the ground and looked at the Flames that walked across the land, holding rigid rocks in various sizes. One Flame, in particular, caught my attention. A built man with dark chocolate skin with matching eyes and short black hair, carrying a rather large rock for his size. I only put down the bucket full of water before looking back and the man. I smiled, “Hey, Hercules!” Hercules must have been shocked by me suddenly calling out to him because he jumped and crushed that boulder into millions of pebbles. He looked up alarmed before softly smiling as he walked towards the border, “Oh! Hey, Letty!” I rolled my eyes at the nickname before I tucked a strand of hair behind my ear and smirked, “I scared you there, didn’t I, big guy?” Hercules waved his hand in the air before crossing his hands in the air, “Nah. I just thought I heard another fire mouse running around again.” I raised my eyebrow, “A fire what?” He shook his head, “Nevermind. It’s not what you would think it is.” Hercules chuckled before resting his hands on his structured hips, “So what is a sweet, small girl doing here so close to the Fire and Rock Flame border?” I gave him a soft glare, “I’m not small! I’m…..petite…” I unconsciously crossed my arms in a pouting fashion, “There’s a difference…” Hercules only laughed and reached over to ruffle with my hair, making my flower crown fly off my head. I spoke to him as I retrieved my crown, “But I was just getting some water from the well, and I saw you so I decided to say hi.” He nodded as I situated the flower crown on my head, “And how are those sisters of yours?” I raised an eyebrow at him, “Eliza and Angelica? They’re well. Fresh out of school, actually.” He nodded, “And are they single?” I gave him another soft glare and spoke in a speaking tone, “Hercules…” He only laughed and held his hands up in the air, “I’m kidding, I’m kidding…” He sighed, “Well, I should get back to work. See ya, shortie.” I rolled my eyes before picking up my water bucket, “See you, Hercules.” With that, we parted ways.

I sighed as I placed the bucket on the table and slumped in a chair nearby. I scanned the wooden room before getting up and walking towards the kitchen and grabbing an orange from the fruit bowl. I sat on the countertop and looked out the window, waiting for the two sisters to return. As I continued to peel at the orange, I glanced at the minor hill that lied stationed in front of the house. I noticed two figures walking up the hill, soon coming into view. I smiled and jumped off the counter before running for the door, swinging it open as they continued to near the cottage. I ran up to Aiko and Cato before hugging them, “Hey, guys! What are you doing here so early?” Aiko smiled as she fidgeted with her black tank top, “We have school today, Letta. Remember?” I slightly jumped in the air, “Oh, right! I’ll get my stuff!” I froze before I turned to them, “Wait...Where’s Greyson?” They both looked at each other before smirking and looking back at me, Aiko smirked, “He’s right behind you.” Before I could react, two buff arms wrapped around my waist and spun me around in circles. I yelped at first but then began to laugh along with the older kids surrounding me. Greyson put me down and gave me a hug, “Good morning, kiddo.” I hugged him back, “Good morning, Grey.” We pulled out of the hug and began to walk down the hill to get to the school. That was until I saw two young females jogging towards us. I smiled and waved to them as they drew closer, “Eliza! Angelica! I thought I wasn’t going to see you guys again” The two sisters smiled down at me before Angelica approached me and placed both her hands on my shoulders, “I heard screaming. Are you okay, Violetta?” I nodded and smiled, “Don’t worry, Angelica.” I faced the two approaching men and woman, “They just decided to give me a little surprise greeting.” Eliza’s expression brightened as she saw Greyson, “Greyson! It’s been so long since I have seen you! How are you?” Greyson returned the smile, “I am well, Eliza. And you?” She nodded, “I have been well.” I smiled at them as they interacted before looking back at Angelica, “So what did Samuel say? Is he coming back?” Angelica sighed, “I’m sorry, Violetta...He was too busy to be able to talk to us.” I felt my heart fall to my stomach, but I quickly put on a smile and happily shrugged, “Well, maybe next time.” I sighed, “Well, we should be getting to school.” I gave the two sisters short hugs before walking away, “I will see you guys later.”

I sighed and weaved my fingers through my hair before drawing them out and placing my crown back on my head. Aiko glanced at me, “Are you alright?” I frowned, “To be honest with you, no.” Greyson slung an arm over my shoulders, “Worrying about him again?” I nodded, “Yeah…” Greyson rubbed my back, “Well, don’t, Violet. Besides, we’re here.” I looked out at the field of people, most of them conversing with each other. If it wasn’t for the multicolored crowns and the various colors of hair that were scattered across the crowd, you would believe that all you were seeing were reflections of a single hugger. Cato’s voice grew abrasive, “Oh no...jerk incoming.” I turned my head to see Joshua walking up to us with a sly smirk, his bright yellow flower crown matching with his blonde hair. He scanned our group, “And if it isn’t the baby squad. I thought you skipped today. I mean, I probably was going to, but,” He walked towards me, bending down to my height, “I just wanted to see that little child of yours.” Greyson didn’t hesitate to pull me behind his back as he sneered, his voice braying, “Don’t even think about talking to her like that.” Joshua glanced up at Greyson before straightening to his full height. He shrugged, his voice apathetic, “Oh well, I have better things to do anyway.” He looked down at me as I hid behind Greyson’s buff arm, “See you later...Violetta.” Without a single word, he turned away and walked towards the crowd, soon disappearing into the crowd. We all turned to Aiko as she scoffed, “Well, that guy needs to go back to third grade.” She gave me a delicate smile as she began to walk towards her grade, “Don’t worry about him, Letty.” I gave a soft nod before she returned it and turned away to join her group. Greyson playfully nudged my shoulder as he followed Cato and Aiko towards the group. He jokingly pointed to his silver hair, “Let’s hope they wouldn’t mind a silver-haired guard working for the Freedom Givers.” I gave him a stressed expression, causing Grey to give me an apologetic look and return to me before giving me a loving hug. He sighed, “I’m kidding...I would never leave this place without you.” I slowly hugged him back only to pull away and he knelt down to my height. He smiled, “Besides, they would have to drag me out of here to be a guard or some stupid crap over there.” I only nodded, still frowning which caused him to hold my cheeks. “Come on, show me that smile.” I looked up at him and slowly gave him a bright smile, making his own grow wider. He ruffled my hair, “Now that’s the Violet I know and love.” He turned his head to his group as he heard Cato call out to him, “Hey, Grey! We’re going!” Greyson called back, “I’m on my way!” He turned back to me and gave me another hug before standing up and backing away, “And we’re going to play ‘Infection’ tonight, right?” I smiled, “And I’m not going to be it this time.” He laughed before giving me a final smile and running off to catch up with his class. As for me, I just stood there, frozen. Besides Angelica and Eliza, those three people are the only people I could call anything close to family. Losing Greyson to the Freedom Givers would destroy me.

I already lost one loved one to them. And I refuse to lose another.

[venusianbacon]

Late To The Party: Too Short To Ride

Always love me some Peridot so having an episode featuring her after focusing on Pearl makes me elated. Unfortunately the next episode features Lars so I know full well how fleeting happiness can be.

It all starts with Steven gifting Peridot a tablet (or ipad).  Initially, she is skeptical by it but becomes immediately hooked on it by constantly posting on that world’s version of twitter.  On a side note, I love that Steven puts the gift ribbon on Peridot, which I promptly agree to, as Peridot is a gift to us all.  

Shortly after Amethyst shows up and the trio goes to Funland to hang out.  They have the time of their lives!  Well Amethyst and Steven do anyway.  Peridot becomes a total grump since she ends up being rejected to ride the rollercoaster, gets a crappy prize, and sulks that she can’t shape-shift like Amethyst and Steven.  But it’s okay as she learns that she can now metal-bend.  Um..okay.  I can dig it.

Holy crap there is so many Peridot expressions packed in this episode.  And every single one I love.  (Have I mentioned that Peridot is my second favorite character on this show?) Anyway, so many moments of her make me smile and one said moment is when she sees the alien plush with a top hat and bowtie.   You can’t help but crack a smile when she finally gets it in the end and pine for it when she sees it for the first time.

Never thought much of Mr. Smiley before, as he is one of multitude of background characters I often forget about.  Here he stood out a bit more with his struggle working the park alone.  Makes me wonder, was the Shorty Squad the only people attending the park?  I know that I saw Onion and a few others for that one bit but it makes me wonder how the park stays afloat during the days that Steven isn’t around.  Clearly, I’m over thinking this.  All of these moments of him made me like him quite a bit.  Out of all of the background characters that end up interacting with Steven, he has become of one of my favorite with Sadie being the one that I like the most.

I’m also concerned about Mr. Smiley’s well being.  When he says he hasn’t seen a bed in 6 days, I can feel his inner turmoil.  The dude needs to seriously hire some help around the park.  What’s Dewey’s kid doing?  I think he would be perfect as an employee of Funland.  

Amethyst helping Peridot out is a nice character development for her.  Too bad it’s kind of undermined by the reveal of Peridot’s metal-bending abilities.  When I started watching this series, Amethyst was a character I really liked.  Her “party-dude” attitude made her very likeable but she kind of ended up being someone that didn’t get much focus until much later in the series.  I always liked that she got along with Steven the best and seeing her bonding with Peridot (and being real with her) is a nice touch to show how much she has grown since the pilot. 

I found the moment where Amethyst and Steven pulling on Peridot’s arms and legs to be quite hilarious. The steady rise of Peridot saying, “ow,” is perfectly delivered by Shelby Rabara.  Don’t know how many times I watched that moment to get a quick chuckle.

It’s of no surprise that I love this episode.  It may not be as great as Mr. Greg but it definitely has its moments that make me love certain characters.  Peridot continues to entertain me.

[yostresswritinggirl]

War Log Two

Mentioned: Anons 🍷🍍🌷🥗🍂🐟🌵🖤 Tofu Hoe, Matcha, 5'7 Hoe, Sweets, Roki

A small silhouette looms over the battle-ridden, barren land as a figure stands over a hill, dramatically shunned and shadowed over by the rising sun behind them. If you squint, you may see the angry pout and shaking fury fit within their scarce inches. "I won't hesitate to wage war and fight freedom of us shorties," mumbled to no one but the wind, they start trekking down to the side of the Shorties land, "Despite me being small and adorable, I can steal y'all kneecaps and ankles."

Reinforcements (Tofu Hoe) have arrived for the already growing side of the Shorties Squad.

S K Y S C R A P E R  G R O U P

"Why are the short people growing in numbers instead of height?" Were the first thing Salad(🥗) hears upon entering and asking. Seven(5"7 hoe) quips with a laugh as they lean over the table where the battlefield's map lay, number scribbled here and there indicating the members on both sides. They were right, the Shorties are truly expanding. Some names are specified in the list, and one of them Salad knows well.

'Hue, my heart cannot attack Puppet(🖤),' these are the controversial thoughts spinning in his head, arms crossing in defense, an unconscious body language. 'Even if I was ordered by Commander Fish(🐟).' His dedication is stronger than his desire to keep his kneecaps safe, it seems.

Before the real meeting commences, the second set of double doors to the right opens and comes the entrance of a figure looming over the tallest of the tall. "Well, here am I, commander and fellow comrades of Skyscrapers group," Pine(🍍) introduces as they come close to the main table. "Today, I had seen a vast beauty of the Land Exiled from the tallest mountain of the land—" somehow the others were too confused to truly process the next paragraph they spoke, but it felt awe-inspiring somehow, about to rile them up for the battle of the century.

"So, Commander, dear Salad , and fellow warriors," Captain Pine extends a hand to the 'small' audience, determination in their eyes, "Shall we battle and fight for our honour to the end? Or leave the chaos and unite two nations together?" There was an awkward silence, upon realizing the daunting task and the idea of a brighter, more tame conclusion.

"Unite," the crowd turns to the voice, suprised to realize it was Salad that spoke up the defiance, "I don't want to... fight Puppet." There is a glint in the eyes of Pine.

S H O R T I E S  S Q U A D

"We should use their height against them and like duck down and trip them then steal their legs so they wont be able to hit us," contrary to the uneasiness and seemingly diplomatic approach of the Skyscrapers' meeting, Tulip(🌷) heading the battle meeting for the Shorties Squad is the exact opposite, "But either way, I believe since there are a decent amount of them, we will all be able to all get our share of height and willl reach the desired outcome. We will prevail!" Their passion for growth and equality somehow feels reminiscent of a certain communist propaganda.

Next to Tulip silently rages the second in command, Sweets(sweetstrawberrybabe) as if suddenly spelled by a flash of anger, "I will break your door and you nico nico kneecaps.." The pure unbridled anger from their mumbling continues and dissipates, some recruits like Fall(🍂) chose to stay away, sitting down on a stool that only lessened their height for the others. Such of the others can only aw at the sight.

But before the meeting could start, suddenly the doors were kicked open, sunlight flooding the moody lit room as two silhouettes enters the scene dramatically. One of them moves over to the sticks assortment, picking up a baguette as they wield it high and proud.

"Not a single tall person left," Roki smirks with Tofu next to them.

S I D E L I N E

"I appreciate the coffee with the cookies too, you guys have my heart," were Wine(🍷)'s response to the generosity of the member's sweetness, such were the words to break the silence that befell the headquarters of the newspaper organization. As the peak of the war reaches its height, all the members watches in closer inspection by the middle ground of the battlefield.

An array of beverage and snacks are laid around for everyone, the party of reporters much bigger than introduced earlier. A new recruit munches a popcorn happily, Matcha despite being averse go conflict, felt eccentric enjoyment on the war that approaches.

At the back sat the on time reporters, taking notes of the latest news. Exiled lifts and toasts their coffee with another sideliner, who was focused on the romantic aspect of the war than the battle itself. "How's the tablet going there?" The head asks over to where Cactus(🌵) was writing something on his journal, looking up the blankest stare, "The shorties are the same people that want rehydration from hydro abyss herald, aren't they?"

....

"Ah, toast to that."

got too lazy with the screenies

"The fact of the matter is that war changes men's natures."

Jonathan Hardy

The community's Heights War will reach its conclusion today. You may either prepare, negotiate, trash talk, threaten or run into battle now. Options to run are also available.

Every 10 war response would be published in a summary, screenshotted and reformatted in a story setting. Depending on your group cohesion, response and stance shifts the victory to your side. If the Skyscrapers and the Shorties reach equilibrium in the scale or successfully negotiate, the war will end in a tie.

Official Members of the Sideline Newspaper:

- Anons 🍷🍵🍒🌺🗿

- Exiled

- Honeyflower

- 5"7 anon

- Childe kin anon

Shortie Anons:

- Too many to count

- Tofu Hoe from the Simp Nation

Skyscrapers Squad:

- Anons 🐟🍍🥗

- 5"11 girl anon

- Albaedhoe from the Solar Land

- I kinda lost count oopz

Why am I doing this. If y'all fail, I'm nuking. Anyways, see yall later after I spam with my left over asks again.

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Good luck, children.

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A good week for RAW.  A solid week for NXT. An average week on Smackdown. And through it all, the WWE seemingly lost about a billion dollars in value due its stock being down with 4th quarter financials released after the firing of two top executives, George Barrios and Michelle Wilson.

Now, according to Vince McMahon, the WWE may be shopping the streaming rights to its own PPV’s to an outside streaming service. What does that mean for the WWE Network? Will it become a VOD service? The allure of the network has always been to get the monthly PPV’s along with new content and access to hidden gems and past shows at your fingertips, all for – say it with me – the low, low price of $9.99 a month. If you take away the PPV’s, that’s a big chuck of the attraction. Stay tuned as we could learn the outcome of all this before WrestleMania according to McMahon on this week’s conference call.  

So, when all is said and done. When the out-of-the-ring news overshadows the product in-the-ring and on tv, it’s not a great week for the WWE. I’d have to give RAW the number one show of the week, not because NXT nor Smackdown were bad. They weren’t. NXT was a solid show and Smackdown was ok, but what Randy Orton did in front of an amazing Salt Lake City crowd that trudged through a massive snowstorm in Utah made it a hotter show.

Star of the week:

"YOU answer to ME!" – @AngelGarzaWWE to @humberto_wwe #RAW @Zelina_VegaWWE pic.twitter.com/feYnFnMUts

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 4, 2020

Angel Garza – Pulling double-duty on RAW and NXT gives Garza the spotlight this week. If he continues to shine, maybe he’ll be sticking around even after Andrade returns from his 30-day suspension. Sure, I could’ve given it to Randy Orton for his monster-heat, but Garza put himself out there in an impressive debut and stood out on two shows.

RAW

RESULTS

Liv Morgan defeated Lana

Non-title 24/7 Championship Match: Drew McIntyre defeated Mojo Rawley

Six-Man Tag Team Elimination Match: Buddy Murphy & Authors of Pain defeated Kevin Owens & The Viking Raiders

Aleister Black defeated Eric Young

Rey Mysterio, Jr. defeated Angel Garza via DQ

Asuka defeated Natalya

WWE Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Ricochet defeated Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley

What we loved:

“I can’t do this.” @RandyOrton leaves the WWE Universe without an explanation for his savage attack on @EdgeRatedR. #RAW pic.twitter.com/xkwysFO3et

— WWE (@WWE) February 4, 2020

Mega-heat – Randy Orton said nothing. And we LOVED it! That’s how you draw mega-heat my friends. Less is more! We are going to have one helluva Road to WrestleMania between Edge and the Viper.

New blood – I’ll give the WWE credit for continuing the Brock Lesnar-Ricochet storyline for a payoff at a big spot at the Super Showdown in Saudi Arabia. Instead of falling back into yet another Rollins vs. Lesnar or a short-term Lashley vs. Lesnar spot, it made sense to follow-up the Royal Rumble low-balling storyline between the WWE Champion to give Ricochet his first shot at the company’s top title. Of course, we know he has no shot at winning, but at least it should be a good match.

Tempers are high in this heated matchup between @NatbyNature and @WWEAsuka on #RAW! pic.twitter.com/6MPkk5yBBV

— WWE (@WWE) February 4, 2020

Asuka vs. Natalya – Good, old-fashioned slobberknocker right here! Two of the most physical superstars in the women’s division going at it is a must-watch.

Hello, Angel – It may be just a short-term fix until Andrade returns from his 30-day Wellness suspension, but it’s good to see Angel Garza get the call-up for a face-to-face with his cousin Humberto Carrillo and Rey Mysterio, Jr.

See you Wednesday, @MsCharlotteWWE. #WWENXT @RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/wju4PLrKUd

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 4, 2020

Charlotte vs. Rhea – We told you it was coming! Realistically, can we see Charlotte Flair heading back to NXT full-time, nope! But it will be interesting to see these two go back-and-forth for a few weeks over RAW and NXT on the Road to WrestleMania.

What we didn’t love:

RAW needs something – Remember back in the day, we had Piper’s Pit, The Barbershop, the Brother Love Show and more. Well, it’s time for RAW to have something like that. It just seems like the show’s getting repetitive with run-ins and in-ring long promos time after time. It needs to have something outside the ring to turn to on a semi-regular basis, not every week. Make it an attraction and something to look forward to. And no, it has to be more than the Saturday Night Live Update rip-off we get from The Street Profits.

Meh:

Ruby Riott returns – Ruby Riott returns to attack her former Riott Squad member Liv Morgan and seemingly join forces with Lana. But why? Do we now get Sarah Cross joining Morgan soon to even the odds? Underwhelming for a return IMHO.

NXT

RESULTS

Angel Garza defeated Isaiah “Swerve” Scott

Dominik Dijakovic defeated Killian Dain

Mercedes Martinez defeated Kacy Catanzaro

Non-title NXT Cruiserweight Championship Match: Jordan Devlin defeated Tyler Breeze

Tommaso Ciampa & The BroserWeights (Pete Dunne & Matt Riddle) vs. The Undisputed ERA (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) went to a no-contest

What we loved:

WE. ARE. NXT.

Just in case you forgot, @MsCharlotteWWE. #WWENXT @BiancaBelairWWE @RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/VSkp2YAAP7

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 6, 2020

Double-teaming The Queen – Not only did Charlotte Flair come back to Full Sail, but she got Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair over before going over, literally, herself as Ripley and Belair topple her ot defend the NXT turf. They’ll be time to cement the Flair vs. Ripley WrestleMania match, but a good, creative job of booking to hype Ripley vs. Belair for TakeOver in Portland first. Belair’s stock continues to rise coming off the Royal Rumble with some quality mic time showing she can handle it with it the top stars.

Double-duty Angel – Monday night. Wednesday night. What’s next for the former NXT Cruiserweight Champ? Maybe a trip to Smackdown to complete the trifecta!

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on you, @roderickstrong! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/ALg7wygoog

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 6, 2020

It’s not a Dream – Welcome back Velveteen Dream! Just when it looked like The Undisputed Era had the upper hand again, back comes the Velveteen Dream to make it a nightmare for Cole and company! The only down side to it could be a possible injury to Ciampa heading into TakeOver.

What we didn’t love:

The look – We will continue to say it until it changes. The WWE rarely does anything that looks small, especially against a rival. Yet, when going up against AEW on Wednesday nights, the look of NXT appears lesser when put in the cozy confines of Full Sail. It’s times to take it to the road a few times a month. The talent and the audience deserve it! As for quality, NXT has it. Now it’s time to sharpen up the look. The WWE, with its lucrative TV deals and Super Showdown money from Saudi Arabia, can afford it.

Too little KC – Yes, I’m biased being a Ninja Warrior fan, but I need more than just under three-minutes of Kacy Catanzaro. It was nice to see her return to TV, but in pretty much a squash match against Mercedes Martinez doesn’t cut it for me.

SMACKDOWN

RESULTS

The Usos defeated Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode

Elias defeated Cesaro

Daniel Bryan defeats Heath Slater

Sheamus defeated Apollo Crews

Smackdown Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Carmella defeated Alexa Bliss, Naomi and Dana Brooke

Here’s the thing about this week’s Smackdown. It was perfectly fine. Nothing tremendously great, but nothing over-the-edge bad. It just was there and that’s not how I think the WWE wants to have its only show on broadcast TV to be looked upon, especially when it has two major events – Super Showdown in Saudi Arabia and WrestleMania coming up. Every week should be treated as special.

"HERE'S YOUR BREAKING NEWS: #TheFiend @WWEBrayWyatt, YOU'RE NEXT!" – @Goldberg #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/QDQxuCB6IH

— WWE (@WWE) February 8, 2020

This week, Goldberg’s return was more of a throwaway.  A rematch for the Universal Title a year later against The Fiend, who wasn’t even the person to beat Goldberg last year? Huh? I get that they want to deliver a big-time feel match for the Prince, but it just doesn’t make common sense and give you any reason to believe that Goldberg could win.

WE GOT A MAKEOVER MONTAGE!!!

@otiswwe is getting READY for his #ValentinesDay date with @WWE_MandyRose!#SmackDown @tuckerwwe pic.twitter.com/a0Oanfqh0r

— WWE (@WWE) February 8, 2020

The best thing may have been the Otis vignette getting ready for his Valentine’s Day date with Mandy Rose for next week. Now that’s MUST SEE TV my friends.

Sheamus, after weeks and weeks of saying Smackdown doesn’t have any challenges for him, is making that seem true as he doesn’t really have a true suitor – no, I don’t count Shorty Gable’s, ahem, short feud.

Good to see Heath Slater is alive, losing to Daniel Bryan via a ref stoppage. You have to wonder what’s next for Bryan and the born-again YES movement.

And no, I can’t believe they are trying to give us yet another King Corbin vs. Roman Reigns match at Super Showdown inside a steel cage. It’s the feud that no one cares about that will never end!

On the positive side, the Dirt Sheet returned with a few funny moments from The Miz and John Morrison, complete with cameos from Lance Storm and John Laurinaitis. Elias and Cesaro was pretty fun.

.@CarmellaWWE PICKS UP THE WIN… but the SmackDown Women's Champion immediately takes out her challenger on #SmackDown! @itsBayleyWWE pic.twitter.com/RRnzwMHQIT

— WWE (@WWE) February 8, 2020

Naomi looked good before bowing out in the main event fatal four-way as Carmella wins a shot at Bayley’s title before Bayley gets her shots in on Carmella.

Parting shots:            

The official trailer for WWE #RuthlessAggression is HERE. The new docuseries premieres Sunday Feb. 16 on WWE Network! pic.twitter.com/TiRlPfI6Id

— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) February 6, 2020

The trailer for the WWE Network’s new series Ruthless Aggression looks pretty good.

WrestleMania card – confirmed matches

WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre

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