#simply starstruck [ship things]

[starflungwaddledee]

Okay.... Officially submitting Techie for the shipaganza!!!

Techie and Starstruck is fun to me because of the contrast- like they're both perfectly valid Kirby characters, just on opposite ends of a spectrum, but also having a surprising amount in common? They're both so totally normal after all. :P

Starstruck is not at ALL like Techie's usual partners, but she's up for a challenge! Most likely they hang out at an arcade (her natural habitat) so Techie can show off a bit- if there's prizes she could even win something for Starstruck (and then of course offer to "show you even more fun stuff/more of my skills back at my place" ;D)

(Techie's dream walking ability also has interesting interaction potential! 👀)

i absolutely ADORE techie/starstruck!! one of the oc X oc Big Ones™️ to me, in my head.

they are so different- literally from completely different universes, not even parallel gameverse ones- and yet they do have a lot of common ground! i love the idea that techie could start off rather bold about it all, boasting and showing off, but still be kinda surprised at how well it works. starstruck is very easy to impress and very earnest about expressing her admiration!

i think they might run into some, uhhh, technical issues due to my headcanons for waddle dee biology, but surely nothing techie couldn't sort out! she's a professional, after all! 😎💖

[starcrossed--lovers]

This is a very very late post but uuhhh

Mistletoe kiss with the boys? The tragic lovers?? Yes indeed <33

Reblogs are appreciated! Ulysses (left) uses He/Him, S/I (right) uses he/him <3

[pinkiemachine]

Hello! I've really enjoyed your work for a while and have a Batman question for you!

How do you feel about Maps?

I HAVE PLANS

I’m just a little nervous to share them because it ties into shipping…

But since someone in the comments asked...

Okay, so, before, during, and/or after Damian's crush on Amythest (link to that full story below) he was going to West-Reeve School and had a group of friends there, including Jon Kent (jus kidding, Jon had a friend group, and Damian just happened to be in it, lol). One of these friends was Mia, aka Maps. Now, like a lot of characters, I haven't gotten around to really truly reading up on Maps as much as I want, so there are a lot of details I'm missing from this story, but what I have so far is:

Maps was always getting caught up in adventures, intentionally or accidentally. She's a bit rambunctious, and very intelligent. For example, she wound up stumbling into a serious criminal case that Damian and Bruce were working on at the time, and she was completely oblivious (like, she was focused on this other thing at the time). Damian was with her during their trip into Metropolis' version of Crime Alley, so he had to protect her from (idk, scarecrow? riddler? whoever, I haven't gotten that far) all while trying to make sure she doesn't notice that he's doing all this karate and parkour and bending over backwards to keep the villains from hurting her. lol. BUT, actually, one day she does notice. One day she puts two and two together and realises that Damian is Robin. She doesn't confront him, though. She actually doesn't tell anyone. Quite frankly, she's a little starstruck at the idea of her classmate being ROBIN, and she doesn't know what to do with that information. She decides to simply keep his secret, for his sake. Imagine if the whole school found out, or worse, Gotham's criminals. But so, to sum up, Dami and Maps are good friends, nothing more.

Eventually, Damian gets kicked out of West-Reeve and starts going to Gotham Academy. Which means he and Maps part ways.

We are now in the depths of high school. I know. Ew. During this time, Damian meets and begins dating Nika, aka Flatline. They have a very exciting, very fun relationship, forged in the heat of youthful passion! Aka, it's cute. But, as time goes on, some of their flaws start cropping up. Like the fact that Damian is beginning to understand what a terrible thing death and killing are, while Nika is actively fascinated by death--drawn to it. She also looks up to Damian's mom for her awesome assassin skills. Also, it begins to become clear that while they do like one another and have fun together, there's not much more to it than that. Nika and Damian both have a hard time communicating their feelings, but after a year of being together, Damian is beginning to want to take the next step, and... Nika isn't.

Valentine's Day. Damian and Nika's first. All of Damian's bat-sibs have been in his ear about how to plan the perfect date--where to go, what to eat, what to wear--they will not shut up about it. In the end, he goes to the trouble of planning out an elaborate date and feels rather proud of himself. He waits at the table for Nika to arrive--since they had agreed to meet at the restaurant--but... she doesn't show. He waits a little longer... he texts her... she still doesn't come and doesn't text. And now he's starting to just feel depressed. He put in a lot of hard work, and she's ghosting him? Why? She's never done that before. It begins to rain outside.

While he's sitting alone at the table, who should approach him but Maps herself, a little older now, and a little more mature. She and her parents are in town for some business stuff her dad's doing and when she spots Damian--out of the manor, alone in the restaurant--she just has to stop and say 'hi.' Well, she ends up saying a lot more than just 'hi.' Damian is happy to see an old friend, and they start talking... and talking some more... there in the cozy restaurant while the rain patters against the windows. Damian is smiling. And laughing. She is too. Then Damian offers to walk Maps home, and they talk a little longer, not wanting the night to end. It's only when they're waving goodbye, and Damian watches that big smile spread across her face and feels his cheeks growing warm that he gets this sinking feeling.

He goes to Dick's house at once, seeking council. It doesn't matter that it's midnight and he's got a baby now, Damian needs to know what just happened and what to do about it. So, tired but sympathetic, Dick lets him in and they talk about the events of the evening. Dick reaffirms what Maps said, "Maybe there's a good reason why Nika didn't show" and that there's no reason to panic. Just take this one day at a time. Nothing truly bad or irreversable has happened yet.

So Damian goes and finds Nika, asking why she flaked on their date, and she says it was an honest mistake. Something (plot) related came up and she forgot to tell Damian that she wouldn't be available anymore. Whoops. So crisis averted. Damian convinces himself that the night with Maps was just two old friends catching up--his relationship with Flatline is fine--and there's nothing to worry about.

Just kidding.

Nika has a few more little incidents after this, like flaking again, or showing up when she wasn't expected (often at inconvenient times) Damian keeps getting frustrated with her, not just because of her seemingly immature behaviour, but also (as stated before) there doesn't seem to be anything truly substancial holding the relationship together besides some rather surface-level things, and Nika is intentionally trying to keep it that way. Eventually, they have a fight where Damian confronts her on this. He just wants to know the real her, he doesn't want just a "fun" relationship. Nika, however, still feels like she isn't ready, and she deflects. She falls back on old habits, she ignores, she retaliates, she tries to make things stay the way they were before, but Damian has outgrown that.

The fight ends bad. They try to make up after, but they have another fight a while later... and then, in a twist, it's Nika who breaks off the relationship. Maybe they could have worked, but... not right now.

When Maps shows up again, it's not as a rebound, don't worry. She shows up as a friend. She's there to console Damian, nothing more. She feels partially responsible for all of this, actually, and regrets any part she played in it, but Damian assures her that this was a long time coming and wasn't her fault. During her visits, they end up talking more, completely just by chance. No pressure, no elaborate dates, just two friends talking. Once Damian is moving on and getting back into his old groove, (aka a brief timeskip) he decides to call up Maps and asks if she would like to hangout.

Not sure how fast I want things to move, or what kinds of challenges they will face as a couple, all I know is... Maps is a serious contender for the title of Mrs. Damian Wayne. I'll leave it at that.

Your thoughts?

Oh, previous stuff about Dami's love life here:

[justbelievinginmagic]

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[castiwls]

"your my brother till the end of times. even after that"

Being anakin skywalker’s younger sister...

Note; this is incredibly long and goes through all the prequels. my requests are open

You’re two years younger than him meaning you both grew up veryyy close.

He would teach you how to build and fix things whenever the shop was quieter. He let you help with building threpio.

“The blue one goes here, see.” Your brother turned his head to grin at you. You nodded at him from over his shoulder. “Soooo the red one goes there?” You questioned pointing to another spot on the torso. Your brother smiled brightly at you and nodded. “Yeah, see not so hard.”

Over time you got better and better until you were almost just as good as your brother at fixing things.

You were 7 when a strange man showed up asking for parts to fix his ship. While your brother seemed intrigued by the girl who was with him, you were very much intrigued by the tall man with the strange accent.

When he told you he was a Jedi you were almost star-struck. Your mother had told you stories about them but to actually meet one was amongst your wildest dreams.

You were even more starstruck when one night he found that not just your brother but you also were force-sensitive. This led to your brother winning yours and his freedoms in the race.

Though this meant you had to leave your mom :( 

You still had your brother though.

Your first time in space was something you’d never forget. You spent most of the trip back to Coruscant planted in front of one of the windows.

Halfway through the trip the other Jedi who Qui-Gon had introduced you to as Obi-Wan joined you by the window. 

He told you about the order and about Coursant.

“What is it like?” You turned your attention from the window to look at the man beside you. “What is what like?” Obi-Wan asked looking down at you. “Coursant,” You frowned thinking for a moment. “I heard a smuggler say it was like a concrete jungle. I’ve never seen a jungle though.” The Jedi let out a small laugh. “Well there are lots of buildings but I'm not sure about the jungle part.”

You decided you liked him pretty quickly and stuck by his side for the rest of the trip. 

(time skip)

After Qui-Gon’s death, both you and your brother were slightly worried about your future with the Jedi. While Obi-wan took on your brother another Jedi stepped forward to take you.

You and Anakin stayed close over your time in the order. You noticed the way your brother's temper could flare at times but put it down to stress.

You were off planet when Anakin told you he was going back to Tatooine to see your mom. You decided to follow him.

Finding out she had remarried was a shock but you were glad that she had gotten out of slavery.

Anakin confided in both you and Padme that he’d killed the Tuskans after finding your mother. 

“You killed them?” You stared at your brother, a slight feeling of horror running through you. You could feel his anger through the force, it sent chills through your body. Anakin nodded his face hard as he looked between you and Padme. He’d killed them out of anger yes but fear also. What if they came after you? 

You were concerned but due to your mom's death being so raw you kept your mouth shut about what Anakin had done. You didn't wanna risk losing him. 

After your mom's death, Anakin seemed to hang around you more, even more so when he was knighted.

Obi-wan noticed your brother’s change in behaviour when it came to you. Anakin would try and take you off solo missions or force himself onto your missions once you were knighted and given your own battalion in the war.

He eventually questioned you but you simply brushed it off as him just being nervous.

“He’s not used to me doing things alone.” You shrugged looking over to the man who was walking beside you. “You're not alone though, you have a battalion with you. Your brother needs to let go of this fear, it's not healthy.”

Because of Anakins behaviour, you started to get put on more missions with him and Obi-Wan. You didn’t mind though.

You were the only person aware of Anakin and Padme’s marriage and as a result her pregnancy. You were ecstatic that you were gonna be an aunt.

You helped with the naming process for the baby(s). 

During this time you noticed Anakin was spending more time with the Chancellor, something which raised a few red flags. Padme confided in you about his behaviour change, she’d noticed him becoming more on edge with each passing day.

You tried to talk to him but he just brushed you off claiming it was just the stress from the war.

“You're acting different. You can talk to me you know, im your sister.” You bumped his shoulder smiling slightly. Anakins smile in return was weak. He took a breath. “I keep having these dreams. Dreams where Padme dies in childbirth.” He looked down at you, his eyes desperate. “I can’t let that happen. I can’t lose her.”

After that conversation, you kept a closer eye on him. You could see his stress levels rising with his dream and the council not granting him the rank of Master.

Things seemed to calm down for a small while until things changed. When order 66 was called you’d been in the temple doing reports.

The sounds of blasters pulled you from your data pad. Your eyebrows furrowed as the door to the archives flew open. “Anakin?” Your brother's face was hard as he pulled you from your chair. He said nothing as he led you down the hallway towards his quarters. You watched in horror as blaster fire rang out around you but he refused to stop. Finally reaching his quarters the door flew open. “Stay here. I’ll come back when it’s safe.”

You were slightly scared and very confused as you tried to make sense of what you’d seen. The clones had turned but why?

You also realised very quickly that your brother had locked you in his room:)))

Luckily you had your comn and managed to make contact with Obi-Wan. After awhile he and Yoda deemed it safe enough to go back to the temple.

At this point, he’d seen your brother pledge his allegiance to Palpatine but had no idea how to break the news. 

When he did tell you it was as if your whole world crashed down. He locked you in his quarters to keep you away while he killed the Jedi in the temple.

You chose not to go to Mustafar and instead stayed with Bail. He explained to you Padme’s plan to start a rebellion against the chancellor and offered you a space if you wanted. You agreed.

“She was right. This was his plan all along.” Your head rested on your hand as you sniffled slightly. “He was always gonna overthrow the republic.” Bail nodded rubbing a hand on your shoulder. “If the council didn’t see it how were you supposed to.” He let out a sigh pushing the data pad closer. “But we don’t have to sit and watch.”

You freaked when Obi-Wan and Padme came back without Anakin. You gathered what had happened to your brother simply from the look Obi-wan gave you as he carried Padme off the ship.

Having to watch her die without being able to hold her children. You were able to barely keep it together while the droids checked the babies over.

“They were both so excited.” You smiled sadly down at the baby in your arms. Luke grabbed at your thumb making a small noise. “There never gonna get the chance to raise their kids.” Obi-wan let out a sigh reaching over to pull you into a hug. At this, you finally broke down. All the emotions that you’d been hiding broke free as you sobbed.

They decided to give you the final say on where the twins ended up. You knew Bail would take care of Leia and while you wanted to keep Luke you knew it wasn’t practical. 

You ended up going with Bail back to Alderaan where you both began building the foundations for the rebellion. 

[numberonetacostan]

i saw you do ship hc reqs... sooo... can you do Taco x Suitcase hcs ? If not , some Tacopad ones are fine ! :3

Hi there!!^^ Welcome, and thank you for sending in your request!! :3 Of course I can do some tacocase for you!! There are some ships I won't do headcanons for, but those are very few!

Ask and you shall receive, tacocase headcanons!

I think the thing that would make Taco fall for Suitcase would be when she blew up Cobs. Excellent plan, excellent acting, excellent execution, excellent violence, all very appealing to Taco. She'd most certainly want a woman who can blow a man up, yeah? She honestly might be a little nervous to talk to Suitcase, more so than she is to everyone in general, because she's still so starstruck by the incredible murder plan Suitcase had executed.

Suitcase and Taco would probably start interacting because of Balloon. He'd try to befriend Taco since he's sympathetic to her situation, yeah? He's been there and wants to help her! And of course he'd bring his best buddy Suitcase along, she'd probably want to come with him anyway. He'd become the #1 tacocase shipper and also Suitcase's wingman. Even if he's a little scared of Taco. It's a healthy fear.

Knife would probably try and give Taco some sort of shovel talk once she and Suitcase let it be known that they're together. Unfortunately Taco is far more afraid of the idea of making Suitcase sad than she ever would be of Knife, so it's rather ineffective. That being said, she does give him full permission to swiftly end her life if she does make Suitcase cry. She'd deserve it fully.

They're both quite short, yeah? I like to think that if they needed to reach something high up, Suitcase would sit so she's stable on the ground, and let Taco climb up onto her head to try and reach for whatever they need to grab. It's a pretty foolproof way of grabbing things, and they make a very cute little stack!! It does come with the caveat of them occasionally still being too short to reach the thing they want, even with their heights combined.

I think one of their favourite activities to do together would simply be reading quietly in the same room. Warm lighting, comfy furniture, maybe a cushion pile or beanbag chairs? Taco could make them each a nice cup of tea, biscuits or other tea snacks to go along with them. Just some quiet and cozy for them both to enjoy! They could sit against each other, toes just barely touching, on different sides of the room, anyway they end up its a peaceful time they spend alone together <3.

[axicallian]

Starstruck [Ninjago x Male Reader]-Child's Play

Previous chapter

The ninja were extremely ecstatic to have their beloved Bounty back. The group worked tirelessly to return the ship to its original state, repainting, restyling, ect. Kai, Zane, Cole, and Jay got their room back, which no longer seemed cramped compared to the tiny apartment.

Having their home back gave Zane a sense of ease and normalcy.. until night. He was laying on his back in his bunk bed, just staring up. Something was missing. After some time, he didn't know how long but it felt like forever, he sat up and got out of bed. His light footsteps pattered against the polished wood halls. He came up to M/n's door and just stared. His heart ached to cuddle with the dragon but his mind raced with 'what-ifs'. His hand moved involuntarily and gently turned the handle, pushing it open. He could see the shadow of the hybrid sitting up, not startled but not groggy, almost as if expecting the Nindroid or maybe experiencing the same thing they felt.

"Zane," his angelic voice snapped them back to reality. They were now face to face, soft eyes barely visible in the darkness.

M/n's gentle hands grazed his as he slowly led them back to his bed. The Nindroid climbed in bed after him and they cuddled up together.

"I missed this," the dragon purred contently.

"Me too. You make me feel so.." Zane breathed gently, "alive. I want to stay like this forever.."

M/n rubbed his head against the robot's jaw like a cat. When he brought his head up their faces were close, breaths mixing together.

"Can I.. kiss you?" the hybrid whispered. Zane only nodded in reply.

Their lips met with gentle resolve, warmth blossoming in both their chests. M/n's hand raised to cradle the back of Zane's head while gently playing with the baby hairs on their neck.

The two pull apart with a pant, eyes slowly opening to meet each others' gazes.

"Do that mean my feelings are reciprocated?.." Zane asked in a hushed tone.

M/n's face broke out in a giddy smile, reflecting the warmth he felt inside, "yes." The dragon placed a affectionate kiss on the Nindroid's nose, "now go to bed, Zane," suggested gently, cuddling closer under the blanket.

~

Lloyd looked out longingly off the side of the Bounty at the children of a village below playing ball. The boys kicked the ball, laughing and tackling each other before finally scoring. The Green Ninja sighed as he grasped the yellow railing.

"Lloyd? Lloyd!" Kai's voice broke through his thoughts, demanding, "Concentrate!"

The blonde boy looked back at the ninja with a frown.

"Now that the Bounty is in our possession again, we can train you more effectively," Zane encouraged, "But you'll have to focus. One more time."

"But we've been training all day," Lloyd complained, throwing his hands in the air.

"It's all to get you ready to face your father. Now, in position," Cole commanded.

The boy deflated with a sigh and an unenthusiastic 'whatever.' He uninterestedly sauntered into the middle of the deck, letting out a dramatic yawn before getting into a lazy fighting position.

The four ninja posed in front of the green one. Kai leapt forward first, going for an obvious kick. The move left him completely open and vulnerable, so Lloyd simply punched him away. The hothead landed roughly on his back, giving a look to his comrades. The Blue and White ninja lunged forward simultaneously; Lloyd spun into a flash a green. He met the two midair and pushed them onto the wood deck. Cole, from behind, knocked the child's feet out from under him and sent him into the air with a surprised yelp.

Instead of crashing back onto deck Lloyd was surprised to find himself floating above the ship. The sound of wings flapping directed everyone's attention upward. M/n flew above deck holding the blonde boy by his underarms giving a concerned look. He gently lowered them back to the floor, setting Lloyd down on his feet.

"Are you alright?" the dragon asked with his hands on the boy's round cheeks. He smiled and nodded, "yeah!"

M/n spun around the face the other ninja, "you're supposed to train him, not kill him!"

Kai stepped forward, "Well you're treating him like a kid."

"He is a kid," M/n sighed.

Lloyd broke the serious air, "M/n! The latest issue of Starfarer just came in at Doomsday Comix! It might sell out though because it's on limited run. I need to know what happens to Fritz Donnegan!"

"The fate of Ninjago rests on your shoulders. As the Green Ninja, you have a giant responsibility to hold," Kai chastised, causing Lloyd to deflate into a pout and hold to M/n for reassurance, "I'm sorry, but you don't have time for such childish things."

"Other kids get to play and have fun. All I ever do is train," the boy complained, still clinging to the dragon.

The ninja glanced at each other before their attention was turned toward Nya who hurried on deck in a panic. M/n scooped the boy up and sat him on his hip now that his comrades were distracted.

"Guys, there's been a break-in at the Ninjago CityMuseum of History and the security cameras picked up you-know-who!" she exclaimed.

"Garmadon!" Cole growled.

"We have to stop him before he uses the Mega Weapon to start another one of the diabolical plots," Jay declared dramatically.

Lloyd turned to M/n with big emerald eyes. The dragon ran his nails through the boy's hair, "We'll go get that comic after we finish dealing with this, okay?" he reassured gently. The Green Ninja only nodded his head and let himself be placed back on his feet to allow M/n join his comrades.

The ninja parked their Bounty in order to dismount the ship and pilot the Sonic Raider. M/n didn't really feel like flying or transforming just to fly into Ninjago City so he and Zane sat in the same compartment, the Nindroid grinned giddily as they chatted between themselves. As Kai entered his seat he turned to his sister looking at him from the deck, "We'll meet up at the Bounty as soon as we're done."

"We'll be waiting for your safe return," Nya waves as the vehicle speeds off.

Lloyd sighed from behind her, "Too old for comic books and too young to fight. When are the ninja gonna make up their minds?"

"Come on, pint size. Show me what you got," Nya encouraged with a competitive smile

~

That night the ninja and M/n stood on the roof of the museum, the dragon was now clad in a new outfit similar to the ninja gi but it was (colors) and gold embroidery on the sleeves. The outfit was meant to allow him more stealth than his normal outfit.

Jay let a rope hang down from the roof and gripped it, slowing letting himself slide down, Kai next, then Zane, Cole, and finally M/n. The group landed on a ledge outside of a window, waited for the Lightning Master to slide the glass open before gently climbing through. They quietly made their way to the railing that overlooked the main area and crouched down. The group watched as the Serpentine generals slithered through the doors holding their staffs and flashlights.

"Boy, did they get that wrong!" Scales commented loudly as he observed an old art piece depicting anatomically incorrect Serpentine.

"Why would we come to a museum if we weren't going to steal anything from it?" the Venomari complained as the approached a golden sarcophagus.

"Because Master Garmadon," one of Fangtom's heads started and the other finished, "has another plan to destroy the ninja."

"'Master Garmadon?' Ha! He's no master of mine," Scales mocked, "Since his so-called Mega Weapon has failed every time, I don't see why we don't call our own shots."

"Because this time I will not fail," Garmadon's voice echoed causing the Serpentine and ninja to turn their heads toward the noise. Skales flinched and dropped and staff and flashlight which landed perfectly to shine on the oni.

"Yes, Lord Garmadon," The leaders save for Skales chanted before bowing. The Hypnobrai looked around and sighed, reluctantly bowing as well, "Yes, Lord Garmadon.." The four rose and slithered closer to Garmadon with their subordinate snakes following in the background.

"Behold, Dromaeosaurid Theropod Grundalicus," Lord Garmadon announced, motioning to the fossil behind him, "otherwise known as the Grundle." M/n had heard of the Grundle, a vicious apex predator, he worried at what the oni might do with the bones. The Lord of Darkness continued, "Although now extinct, in its time, it was the most feared and dangerous creature in all of Ninjago, with claws that could slice through steel, heightened senses that could detect its prey from miles away. It could track the stealthiest of ninja, and once it had picked up your scent, there was no hiding from it."

Jay chuckled quietly, "Boy, am I glad we live in an age where we don't have to deal with those things."

"Thanks for the history lesson," Scales spat sarcastically, "but what are we gonna do with a pile of bones?"

"I am going to make it so the beast shall walk again," He declared.

The ninja and M/n glanced at each other with concern when Garmadon confidently turned toward the display and rose his Mega Weapon. "I'm not sure if he can really pull off such a stunt but we need to interfere before he proves if he can," M/n suggested to his comrades.

"Rise, Grundle, and feel the strength of the Mega Weapon! I wish to create the power to make you young. Turn back the clock so that you are no longer extinct," He commanded as lightning formed around his golden staff and dark purple smoke began engulfing the fossil, "but hungry, hungry for the ninja!"

"Damn it," M/n cursed, "I guess he wasn't lying.."

"Oh, no! He's bringing it back!?" Jay cried in a hushed voice.

"Not if we have any say in the matter," Zane reassured as he stood defiantly.

The rest of the ninja followed suit, standing on the rail to reveal themselves and weapons raised. M/n watches in confusion, wondering why they didn't sneak toward the skeleton instead.

"The ninja! Stop them!" Garmadon commanded, continuing to try to turn back time.

The ninja made their was toward the dead Grundle while spears were thrown their way and M/n, annoyed, followed behind.

"Rise, Grundle! Rise!" the oni demanded hastily.

"We can't let him finish. Go!" Cole yelled, not hesitating to leap onto the fossilized spine. Jay and Zane look at each other with a shrug before joining the Earth Master.

"Stop them!" Garmadon bellowed to his useless underlings.

"This is not a solid plan, Cole," Zane points out as the display of bones wobbles and struggles to keep form. The Serpentine poked their javelins at the teetering ninja, causing them to fall into a pile on the museum floor.

Kai and M/n locked eyes before the dragon took off into the air, swiftly grabbing the hothead. The duo avoided thrown weapons and shaking bones in order to get close, close enough to Garmadon for Kai to throw his sword and knock the weapon from the oni's grasp. The weapon discharged the built-up energy and disrupted the spell's process.

"Not again. Not again!" Garmadon shouted childishly.

Skales taunted, "And you said it wouldn't fail."

"Retreat!" he growled in response, picking up the Mega Weapon and facing the ninja, "Curse you, ninjas!" he whined before running off.

"We stopped them," Jay laughed, "Well, I thought we handled that well."

M/n's ears perked at a small scraping noise and whipped around to see the four Serpentine generals lifting the golden sarcophagus, "Hey! Stop!" he demanded, giving chase.

The snakes quickly slithered through the back doors and into the street with M/n hot on their tails. As soon as the dragon felt the cool air on his skin he took to the chill sky. "After them!" he heard Kai exclaim as he exited the building after him. The hybrid continued to fly after the generals but his body felt increasingly heavy and he felt dreary as if he needed a nap. The Serpentine escaped down a manhole before his eyes could process. He landed back on the ground with a small stumble near his friends. He rubbed his eye with a yawn.

"I can't believe we couldn't catch up to them," Jay's unusually squeaky voice cried, "I'm usually faster than that. It's as if my legs were half the size.."

"I don't remember that thing being so big. Did it grow?" Kai wondered, staring at the sarcophagus propped against the building.

"Or did we shrink?" Zane suggested

"Uh, guys?" Kai pointed toward at their reflection in the glass across from them.

"Ahh! We shrunk!!" Jay squealed in terror.

"We're.. we're kids!" Kai exclaimed in surprise, whipping of his mask, the other doing so as well.

The four looked at each other and jumped back with a prolonged scream.

"Oh, oh, oh, this is bad! This is so bad on so many levels!" Jay yelled.

"Oh, it's impossible! We must be dreaming, Zane!" Cole declared, "Tell me we're dreaming!!"

"It is impossible to dream together. Perhaps Garmadon succeeded in turning back the clock, but instead of reviving the Grundal, it only affected us," The Nindroid suggested calmly.

"Yeah, but Nindroids don't turn into kids. Explain that, genius," Jay snidely replied.

"I've extended my logic parameters, but nothing is coming up. This does not compute!" Zane worried, his eye twitching emitting a spark.

"Guys, where's M/n?" Cole asked, turning circles to find his dragon companion. Kai took a step back and fell back on his ass. Underneath his legs, a lump of sleeping mass, M/n was curled up in a ball. The dragonette slowly raised his head with a yawn.

"M/n, are you alright?" Zane wondered after he helped Kai up.

In response he unfolded into a sitting position and looked up at the Nindroid with sleepy eyelids, giving a small nod. The baby dragon features were exaggerated, small wings and horns paired with a big tail and large, pointed, drooped ears.

"Oh, but I can't be a kid again! I hated being a kid!" Cole cried, memories that he tried so hard to suppress surfacing, turning the corner and walking toward the sarcophagus, "You can't drive, nobody listens to you! Oh, no.. bedtimes!!"

Zane helps the dragonette up to his feet before following his comrades toward the golden sarcophagus with M/n attached to his arm lazily.

"I told Nya we'd meet back at the Bounty. I'm sure Sensei will know what to do," Jay suggested.

Siren wailing echoed from a distance, quickly approaching. The police car came into sight and pulled up directly in front of the mini ninja, coming dangerously close. The headlights glared right into the group's eyes. The ninja shielded their eyes with their hands while M/n just squinted his eyes and wrinkled his nose in discomfort.

Two officers exit the vehicle with condescending laughter. "Well, well, what do we got here? Looks like we've caught our culprits to the museum heist," the officer wearing a hat chortled, "Who would have thought it was just a bunch of brats? What have you got on, Apple Dumpling Gang? Pajamas?" He and his partner cackled unprofessionally.

"These aren't pajamas! We're ninja!" Jay exclaimed.

"Yeah, yeah, and I'm Santa Clause," the other officer jeered.

"Ninja, go!" Kai shouted as he began spinning. Although he produced a few sparks he began to spin out of control and sent his friends, save for M/n who stood tiredly apart from the group, flying against the cop car. "Our Spinjitzu doesn't work! We're too small!"

"Easy, kiddo," the driver seemed relatively calm about watching a child produce sparks. He grabbed Cole, "You're coming with us to the precinct," and coaxed Kai toward the car with his other hand.

"Look officers, this has been a grave misunderstanding. My friends here and I are simply trying to help out," the hothead tried to reason.

"Hey, you can tell all the stories you want when we return to the museum tomorrow to explain why you stole this," the officer replied.

"But we didn't steal it," Kai argued.

"Zip it," the officer ordered.

The hat clad officer also escorted Jay and Zane to the backseat of the vehicle. The two cops look at each other before eyeing a the dragonette curiously. "Strange little guy, isn't he?" one of the officers cocked his head at the droopy-eyed kid. The other officer put his hand on M/n's back to try to direct his to the police car but out of nowhere he whipped around and latched to the cop's hand with his sharp teeth.

"Ow! Fuck!" he yelled, trying to reel his hand back but M/n was latched on. In a panic the other officer rushed to the dragonette and wrapped his arm around his neck and yanked, forcing M/n, coughing and hacking, to come unstuck from the other cop's hand. The injured cop ran to the vehicle trunk to retrieve containment devices while the other held tight against the dragon's trachea. The officers worked in tandem to clad M/n in a muzzle and cuffs and throw him aggressively into the backseat.

"You have your tetanus shot right?" one asked while bandaging the other.

"What?" the bleeding cop asked.

"Your tetanus shot, so that you don't get rabies," he clarified

The other sat in shock before yelling, "Tetanus is what you get from rusted metal you idiot!"

~

Kai, Jay, and Cole were bowed in front of the museum curator with the officers standing behind and Zane to the side. "We're sorry for stealing!" they chanted as one.

"But we didn't. I don't understand," the Nindroid said, confused.

Kai hissed, "Shh! The quicker we get out of here, the faster we can figure out how to return our bodies back to normal"

Zane realized the plan and dropped to his knees as well, "I'm sorry for stealing, too."

One of the cops spoke up to the curator, "I don't think you'll be getting an apology from him," motioning to the restrained dragon sat on a nearby bench.

"Thank you, little boys, for returning the sarcophagus," the old man smiled, "You did the right thing. But, what about the bones?"

Jay rose and sat on his knees, "What bones? We didn't steal any bones."

"The Grundal bones," the curator replied, pointing toward the empty display.

"The Grundal bones?" Jay parroted and turned toward the barren display, the ninja getting up to observe too, "They're gone! You don't think...?"

Kai finished, "It just walked out of here?.."

"Theoretically, it is possible that if Garmadon successfully reversed the years on us, he reversed the years on the Grundle and brought it back to life," Zane stated nervously

The mini Lightning Ninja whipped around toward the adults, "You guys have to believe us! The Grundle's been brought back to life and it's on the loose! It's sole existence is to hunt ninja, and as long as we're here, everyone's at risk!" he yelled and waved his arms erratically.

Laughing, the cops sat the four kids on the bench next to M/n, "Well, we'll keep a good look out for anything that goes bump in the night, okay?" they jeered. "Now, you five sit still until we call your parents to come pick you up." The officers left, chuckling among each other.

"We've gotta get out of here, right now," Cole commanded.

The group's eyes followed a horde of school children on a field trip. "Follow my lead, boys," Kai suggested under his breath, keeping an eye on the adults. The ninja and dragon hopped off the bench and follow the kids down the hall. The mini ninja looked through the students' bags for a change of clothes, they put the shirts and pants over their ninja gis in order to blend in.

"Oh, this is so humiliating," Jay whined, looking down at the butterfly shirt he acquired.

"I'm afraid if we can't use our Spinjitzu, we'll be no match for the Grundle," Zane worried.

"We have to get back to the Bounty," Kai demanded.

M/n let out a small squeak, nudging the Nindroid with the muzzle strapped to his face. Zane gave an empathetic look before unclicking the strap and removed the device. The dragonette purred happily and gave a spit of fire to melt the cuffs on his wrists.

~

Jay grunted as he reached for the telephone, he wobbled as he clicked numbers into the contraptions, begging, "Collect call, please." He put his ear to the phone and hissed to Kai and Cole who were holding him up to the telephone, "Hold me steady." Zane stood on lookout for passing adults or possibly the Grundle. M/n, on the other hand, was standing and staring at the others through the glass with his tail in his arms.

The phone continued to emit a ringing sound until—click "Destiny's Bounty," Lloyd's voice played through the phone.

"Lloyd, it's Jay! Let me talk to Sensei!" Jay exclaimed urgently.

"Jay? Where are you? Why haven't you returned?" the boy inquired, "Sensei's out looking for you."

"Apparently, you need parental permission to take the bus and we can't seem to get out of the city!" the Lightning Ninja squeaked.

"What about M/n?" Lloyd suggested.

"Ugh it's complicated," Jay groaned, "Just meet us at Buddy's Pizza in ten minutes. And bring our weapons."

"Weapons?" the boy parroted before a faint crash rung through the phone and Jay hung up.

~

The ninja sat at a booth, atmosphere filled with video game noises, kids giggling, and people chattering. Everytime the door opened they turned to see if it was Lloyd. The group talked amongst themselves as they waited for the blonde boy, "Really? Of all places we could meet, you pick this place?" Cole exasperated.

"What? I like their pizza," Jay shrugged.

Lloyd unknowingly walked past them and Kai whipped around to hiss at him, "Psst, Lloyd."

The blonde boy turns to the group of children with a confused look, not a spark of recognition in his eyes, "Beat it, brat, I'm on a mission," he retorted.

"It's me, Kai," the mini hothead growled back.

Lloyd took a second look at the younger kids claiming to be his comrades. When he recognized the hair and faces to truly be his friends he gasped and dropped the weapons in surprise with a loud crash. "What happened? You're small!" he yelled, causing everyone to stop and stare.

"Keep it down. We're trying to lay low," Kai whispered in return, "Your father's Mega Weapon not only to turn us into kids, but unleashed a creature whose sole purpose is to hunt down ninja."

"Typical Garmadon," Cole scoffed.

"And now, every time we try to tell someone they won't believe us, 'cause we're kids," Jay whined as Lloyd retrieved the weapons from the ground. The blonde boy chuckled, escalating into loud laughter.

"What's so funny?" Kai demanded, leaning toward Lloyd.

"Well, I guess you now know what it feels like to be treated differently because of your age," he commented and placed the weapons on the table in front of the boys, "speaking of you guys, where's M/n?"

"Under the table," Zane stated, causing Lloyd to raise a brow and look under the table to find a sleeping M/n curled up underneath.

Cole redirected the conversation, "Look, this is serious. If we don't turn big so that we can use our Spinjitzu, we don't stand a chance against the Grundle."

"Well, what about me? I know Spinjitzu," the Green Ninja suggested.

"Yeah, but you don't know the Grundle. We all need to be at full strength. What we need to do first is to find someone who might know more about how to defeat one of those things," Kai stressed but Lloyd was noticing something else, a kid reading a Starfarer comic.

"Lloyd, focus," Cole chastised.

"I am. I think I know just the guy," Lloyd replied, leading the group out of the pizza diner.

~

Sleepy M/n had a hold of Zane's equally small hand to guide his groggy steps as they followed Lloyd through the streets of Ninjago City. The group followed the boy down stairs into a book store, Doomsday Comix. The boys look around confused, "You brought us to a comic book store?" Cole wondered.

"Trust me. If there's anyone who knows how to defeat a monster that shouldn't exist, I know just the person to talk to," Lloyd announced.

Kai grabbed the blonde's shoulder quite aggressively, "We're not coming to pick out your stupid comic, Lloyd! This is serious business."

M/n detached himself from the Nindroid and got between the hothead and Lloyd, giving the latter a hug and looked back at the former with distain. Even as a dragonette smaller than Lloyd, he still tried to defend him. Kai gave a small scoff and continued to follow the oldest boy.

They walked up to the front counter where a man with a brown slick back ponytail stood behind the counter, "Fellas, meet Rufus McCallister, AKA Mother Doomsday," Lloyd introduced.

"Well, if it isn't Lloyd 'Hemorrhoid' Garmadon," Rufus greeted with a smirk, "Sorry if you came looking for the lates 'Starfarer,' I'm all sold out."

"Wh—Sold out?!" he exclaimed, causing other customers to stop and stare before he recomposed himself, "Oh, actually, Mother Doomsday, we need help."

"Well, color me intrigued." (his voice is so hot btw)

"We have a problem. There's a Grundle on the loose and we need to know how to deal with it," Lloyd explained.

"Oh, a theoretical question," the storeowner presumed.

"Yeah, theoretical. Can you help?" the blonde agreed quickly, not wanting to draw suspicion.

Mother Doomsday lowered the high sitting chair he was on and hopped off to converse more with the group of boys, "Dromaeosaurid Theropod Grundalicus. Phew! Although extinct, there has been a plethora of film, television and comics exploring the mythology around the primordial predator." He walked over to a nearby bookshelf and picked up aa comic with the cover depicting the Grundle, "Supposedly, they always get their prey."

"Sounds like he knows his stuff," Kai commented.

"Can it be stopped?" Lloyd inquired.

"First thing you need to know is its thick shell-like hide is invincible to swords, scythes, nunchucks, bows, and throwing stars. So your cheap imitations will do nothing to slow him down." Rufus noted, motioning to their in-fact real weapons.

"Swell," Cole groaned

"Second of all, it's nocturnal and will only hunt at night," Mother Doomsday stated.

"Oh, good. It's still daylight, so we can relax for a bit," Jay sighed. The comic store owner gave him a strange look before he added, "Uh, I meant theoretically."

"The only way to defeat it is with light," he put the Grundle comic down, "Like a vampire, with enough of it, it could potentially destroy him." He walked up to a display of strange weapons, "If I had my weapons of choice, may I recommend the Illuma-Sword?" Rufus opened the case to reveal swords that has light as the sharp metal of the sword. "These are authentic replicas that would come in handy were you to live long enough to actually face a Grundal. And if swords are your thing," he pointed to another display case which housed a red, white, blue, and black gi and M/n's outfit from the final battle with the Great Devourer, "maybe I can interest you in an authentic ninja gi signed by the very ninja that saved the city."

"Uh, we'll just take the light swords," Kai approached the open display before Rufus stopped him, saying, "Not so fast. This 'Starfarer' combo pack can only be won in the Fritz Donnegan Trivia Battle Royale." He challenged Lloyd, "You have what it takes to be the best?"

"You can do this, Lloyd," Jay encouraged.

The blonde boy gave a smile and demanded, "Sign me up."

The competition commenced with many of the kids who entered being quickly eliminated. The only two left were Lloyd and another fan dressed in 'Starfarer' merchandise. "It's down to the final two. This question is for Lloyd," Mother Doomsday announced. The crowd, especially the boys, cheered Lloyd's name loudly.

"What is Fritz Donnegan's famous catchphrase," Rufus inquired dramatically.

"'Fear? Fear is not a word from where I come from.'" Lloyd answered, striking a pose.

"Correct! We're all tied up!" the storeowner cheered, the crowd's yells growing louder. Zane glanced out the door nervously, "It's getting dark. The Grundal will be on the prowl soon." M/n attached himself to the Nindroid to comfort him.

"We should've just taken the Illumi-Swords," Kai grumbled before turning to Jay to eye him for loudly eat his cotton candy, "Is this really the best time to be eating cotton candy?"

Jay retorted, "It makes me feel young. Deal with it."

"Final question. The first person to answer this will win," McCallister announced, "In the latest issue of 'Starfarer,' how did Fritz Donnegan escape the Imperial Sludge?"

Lloyd panicked, "But I haven't read the latest issue!"

"By reversing the polarity of the ship's gravity transducer," the other competitor answered.

"We have a winner!" Mother Doomsday shouted.

The boys looked around disappointed but felt a pit open in their stomachs when the lights flickered off with a distant rumble. The boys huddled together, feeling hopeless. M/n's tail wrapped around his friends, his protective nature always showing through.

"Who turned out the lights?" Rufus wondered, searching for the light switch on the wall.

The sign above the front of the store crackled with electricity before going dark and falling off the building. "It's here," Kai's shaking, quiet voice called through the dark room.

"What's here?" the storeowner inquired cautiously.

Jay chuckled nervously, "You know that theoretical discussion we had earlier?"

Thuds rang out from the glass roof, everyone's head snapped up to see the deep red claws of the Grundle walking across, leave sharp shatters in the glass and dripping toxic green saliva.

"Not the... Grundle!" Rufus exclaimed.

Zane exclaimed, "We've got to get out of here!" The kids began screaming and yelling, the mini ninja ran towards the door only to find it blocked by the debris. Zane tried to open the door but to no avail, "The door is jammed, we can't get out."

"Look! It's coming!" Jay pointed at the giant lizard walking past the other citizens toward them.

The glass panels shattered under its weight and the supporting metal gave way, letting the Grundle drop into the store behind the boys. M/n, who was in the back of the pack, turned around and put his effort into turning into a dragon. The dragonette was only able to manage to turn into the size of a large horse. The dinosaur-esque creature squared up with M/n, slicking its tail and breaking the display of the ninja outfits. 

"Quick! This way!" Jay shouted, running from behind M/n towards the outfits and Illumi-Swords. They changed into their proper outfits and clad themselves with the glowing weapons. "Hey, McNasty, I thought ninja were on your menu!" Cole jeered.

The Grundle turned to the mini ninja who wave the light swords in its face, causing it to back away and squeal uncomfortably. "It's working!" Jay cheered. They back it towards the door, waving the glowsticks. Jay leapt towards the monster and tried to strike it on the face but it swatted him away. Kai swiped next successfully hitting hitting it on the side of the snout. Cole slashed the hind leg and Zane struck the top of the head. When the boys regrouped all but Cole's sword had broken.

"Stupid toy!" Kai growled.

"We got a problem, guys," Jay worried.

The reptile slashed the boys into the register counter brutally before M/n leapt onto its back from behind. The dragonette did very little to damage it but gave the boys a distraction to regain themselves. Lloyd dramatically rose on the tall chair behind the counter, "Not to worry, I'll take care of this." He manifested his energy, producing bright light that irritated the Grundle who threw M/n from his back, smashing the desk to wooden splinters and knocked Lloyd onto the dragon. It approached the ninja as if approaching prey before M/n stood between them emitting a pathetic growl.

"This is the end, isn't it?" Cole whined, covering his eyes.

The door opened with a slam to reveal Nya with Master Wu following suit. "Everyone out!" she demanded, the citizens rushing out the door.

"Use this!" Wu commanded, throwing a bottle of purple substance into Jay's grasp.

"What is it?" Jay asked.

"It'll turn forward the hands of time, turning you old and reducing the Grundal back to dust and bones," Wu described and warned, "But be careful, there's no turning back."

The reptile grew impatient with the human babbling and aggressively roared at M/n who only returned a growl and swipe of his claws. "Grundal, prepare to be extinct!" Jay exclaimed, ready to use the tea.

Cole stopped him, "What will happen to Lloyd? He'll grow old, too."

"Just do it," Lloyd assured.

"You'll miss out on the rest of your childhood, dude," Jay countered.

"We can't do that to you. It's not fair!" Kai affirmed.

The Grundle struck M/n, making yelp and back up against the cornered ninja protectively. The dragon's hide bumped Jay's hand which dropped the mixture into Lloyd's lap. "'Fair? Fair isn't a word from where I come from.'" he quoted before hurling it toward the creature.

"He used it!" Wu gasped.

Purple mist began swirling the destroyed store and the Grundle could be seen returning to bones, blood and flesh evaporating, while it shrieked and the dragon growing to take up the entire store.

"And it's working!" Nya exclaimed.

The ninja arise, confused, each regaining their balance. "What happened? We're not kids anymore," Cole observed from their well-fitting suits. M/n lifted his head to notice he was sticking out of the broken glass roof.

"There's a dragon in my store," Rufus marveled before noticing, "They are the real ninja."

"What about Lloyd?" Wu worried.

M/n nudged the Green Ninja who stood up to reveal that he was now a similar age and height to the ninja. "I'm... older," he observed with his voice noticeably deeper.

"The time for the Green Ninja to face his destiny has grown nearer," Wu warned.

"I'm ready," Lloyd smiled.

M/n reverted into his human form with a sigh. He looked at the older blonde with watery eyes before embracing him and whispering, "I'm sorry." He would still protect him no matter what.

"It's okay, M/n," Lloyd insisted and joked, "I still wish I got the latest 'Starfarer' though"

The dragon approached the storeowner, "You have one on hold under 'M/n', right?"

Rufus laughed, "sure do!" and quickly retrieved it from the back. He handed it off to M/n who gifted it to Lloyd. "Don't worry, I'm looking out for you," the dragon grinned.

next chapter

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I'm sorry but who told jikookers they can just post those vids and pic clearly taken without jikook's consent???? This is just ship wars.

I have no dog in the fight about photos taken without consent, because I am of two opinions.

The first, don’t take pictures of celebrities without asking. I have genuinely never done so in my life, because I was raised to view famous people as regular people. So while I’ve been starstruck and met some of my faves in person, I haven’t ever snuck a photo.

Second, I… don’t think taking a picture that is respectable, is a big deal. It’s invasive, but famous people out and about surely know they’ll be photographed.

I do think fans should be more respectful, and I do think non-sensual photos get on their nerves, but I don’t think this is Jikook specific the way people want to make it seem. We’ve seen plenty of fan taken pictures of the members out and about, but the fandom does not make as big of a thing out of them. At the same time, people absolutely respect the other members more than they do Jikook or TK. As you said, it’s rooted in ship wars to some degree, but also just people being nosy and wanting proof they saw them.

As we witnessed just this weekend, the people who tweeted about seeing them were called liars and attention seekers. When someone posts proof, they’re called stalkers. So which is it? Do y’all want proof or do y’all want to bully others for respecting privacy while giving a little info?

So yeah, I don’t think there is a “right way” to talk about seeing a BTS member in person without being jumped, but there’s even less of a grace window for saying you saw any of maknae line. Particularly if it’s JM and JK, but that conversation tends to devolve into being about ship wars more so than the actual problem. Which is as I said above, you either get attacked and receive demands of proof or you keep your photos to yourself and try to ignore people bullying you and reporting your account out of jealousy for saying you saw them.

All in all, I think it’s really up to the person who takes the pictures or videos. They have to decide if it’s simply just the members out and about or if it’s invasive and revealing of something. Because no matter how many people claim it’s rude, people still repost them. They did the same thing with military photos of all the members, which we know for a fact they did not want shared. People also continue to show up at airports when they know it’s dangerous.

Basically, I think everyone should do what they think is most respectful. I don’t seek photos out and won’t repost them just to spread the word. I answered an ask that included a link to a picture I don’t think is revealing nor scandalous, so I didn’t mind keeping the link in. But again, that’s my decision. I can’t speak on why other people choose to spread stuff for the sake of proving anything.

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Sort of related to the post about people coming in for shipping but something that’s struck me, as actual play fandom has spread, is that there is a certain lack of genre awareness currently - not just surrounding Critical Role, to be honest; it’s a frustration for me for the conversation surrounding Dimension 20 and Worlds Beyond Number for a while as well.

Take fate, for example. The idea of fate, whether it’s as specific as an ancient prophecy, or as broad as the general concept of destiny, is absolutely at the core of so many classic fantasy series that to be vehemently opposed to it within Critical Role is to display profound ignorance of the genre of fantasy. It’s akin to showing up to a sporting event and getting mad that people are running around in athletic gear; it’s like going to an Italian restaurant in the US and screaming in the face of the waiter when they give you bread and olive oil. There is not, per se, a required reading list. You do not need to read nor watch all of Lord of the Rings let alone consider it a formative work; Sam Riegel and Aabria Iyengar sure haven’t. But if you are not familiar with the genre at all, at the very least you do need to come with a certain awareness that you are not familiar with the genre and be open to its conventions. And to be clear: it’s valid to hate the theme of things being fated. But again, that’s like hating they serve bread and olive oil at the Italian restaurant; you should probably simply not go to Italian restaurants.

Another example that is my personal source of irritation is the obsession with radiation as a factor in Burrow’s End. Setting aside my original irritation at just good old-fashioned lack of reading comprehension with the conflation of the poison and the Blue/the Light, the idea that the intelligence was induced by radiation is really…not genre aware. Like, I recognize I’m coming at this with rather more knowledge than average (from a scientific rather than genre-aware perspective no less) but to get back to genre, I take no issue with, say, radiation in comic books. I know the premise of Spider-Man or of Doctor Manhattan’s origins is absolutely ridiculous; but that’s the genre. Radiation in comic books exists to be an easy origin story so we can get to the point of “here’s a guy with powers”. However, in a show that derives its narrative language from Watership Down and Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh, the idea that the magic and the lightning and the source of intelligence are radiation makes little sense. Another example is the weird response to Skip in Starstruck; the idea of an alien brain parasite like that is so genre-typical to space opera it feels like, again, someone going to an Italian restaurant, pointing at the bread, and saying “WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT? HOW DARE YOU!”

I think my particular frustration with both of the above (and when I talk about Worlds Beyond Number) is that those people ignorant of genre and not letting it wash over them a la Sam will often fall back to the real world (although, unfortunately, not when it comes to radiation) when trying to make sense of the narrative without the signposts, language, and tropes of the genres to which they belong. To understand the subversions or deconstructions that are likely to occur in, for example, the upcoming exploration of the Citadel in Worlds Beyond Number, you need to be open to the idea that it is a complicated place and not simply The Evil Empire That Suvi Will Definitely Leave; if you’re utterly suspicious of everyone and refuse to try to understand why this is a place people enjoy let alone will die for, you can’t actually experience the story. We are going into the Citadel arc; these wizards will be humanized, and if you have closed off your mind to them already you have set yourself up to be miserable. I do think it’s great that actual play has found an increasingly large audience, but the medium of actual play also carries a certain lexicon and ignorance of it will skew one’s interpretations. My personal bugbear here is of course interpreting bog-standard tanking strategies as either romantic or self-sacrificial in intent, but in general, any resistance to the mere concept of gaining power, the existence of concrete deities, combat, and the placement of plot above romance in D&D are all signs of this ignorance. And again: ignorance is fine! But with all of the above there also often comes this entitlement to a story that is familiar, in blatant disregard for those parameters of genre and medium, and I have to wonder, again, why people mad that a fantasy story is leaning heavily on fantasy story norms, or why D&D has combat, are still showing up to the fantasy D&D story. To return to the Italian restaurant, which is getting a lot of terrible patrons in this metaphor, it feels like a lot of people are showing up to this restaurant because they heard it was good, but then becoming furious it won’t serve them peanut butter and jelly. People who are not familiar should still be welcome, but that lack of familiarity needs to be accompanied by an openness and desire to learn, rather than the entitlement that is so often present.

[ateez-himari]

Hi bb!!!! Thank you for your precious time and let me tell you I'm literally so in love with your works and mimi💓💓

My dad is so hima dad coded cause even though I have two olders sisters and no brother I still get the princess treatment till this day and my mom is the exact same type as hima's mom like whenever she sees me she scolds me for eating too much so my stomach hurts but if I lose weight she also scolds me lol😅and believe me when I say all asian grandparents are the same it's funny somehow cause it's a stereotype but it's not wrong at all, the rice thing is so accurate I always end up eating the leftover rice🍚(this emoji is so cute I had to add it hehe😗)

I picture hanzo as that one brother who messes with his sister's bf and embarrasses her to the point where she has to physically get him out of her room(quite impossible due to their physical difference) and yoongi is the one who acts like he's joking but he actually means it and would kead mingi to a seperate room just to tell him that if he ever thinks of hurting his little sister hell do the unthinkable, and geum jae is like the second father lol(12 years is way too hard to adapt with espically adoption wise)

San and hanzo are a duo I didn't know I need cause damn them working out not one at a time but TOGETHER talk about body goals

But like it's so adorable to see a big age gap when geumjae is married rn and in a couple years she'll be an aunt, likeee I can picture her buying the cutest clothes for his baby and her and mingi would be starstruck with eachother while one of them is holding the baby likeebdhdjjdjd (I need parents mingri, new ship name alert) buttt it's actually so cute if you ever do it (not pressuring you, and if you ever rush any works I'll scold in the asian way so you know how to rest)love you tho bb and thanks for replying to my silly asks💓💓

And I won't say much but expect more mingri content coming😗😗

Hey sweets!! 🥰I'm so glad you like her so much, it genuinely makes me happy!!

Right?! Every time I see them they ask what I want to eat the second I walk through the door even if it's 10am and they worry about whether I've lost weight 😭Like no I'm just replacing it with muscle I'm not on the verge of dropping dead

Hanzo would definitely be a lot more outgoing, inviting everyone to play soccer with them - even tho he's literally a pro - and bringing up embarrassing anecdotes of his sister. Yoongi would be way more likely to just sit in one corner of the room and death stare Mingi after being told that the two were dating, because wdym she's not even 30 yet but she has a boyfriend ?? Geum Jae would just be confused as to why they're so protective about this because it's a good thing that their little baby is in love, especially with someone she's been around for so long (obviously he's still a little protective at first because he's known her since almost the day she was born)

Hanzo is probably the reason behind San deciding to build more muscle, he saw this man and was just star struck 😭They most certainly uploaded a workout vlog on his channel while Hima was embarrassed because everyone was seeing her older brother shirtless (she got an influx of marriage proposals for him even tho he was already engaged at the time)

I think when it comes to wanting children she's definitely a little more hesitant than Mingi simply because of how she was raised - so she doesn't know if she'll be a good mother - but seeing him holding a baby or interacting with children makes her soooo soft. Despite her fear she's a natural with children and just seeing her with Haneul makes Mingi extremely sick with baby fever 🤭 (It's so funny when I type out the family's names cuz there's so many Hs)

I love your silly asks! Don't worry I'll take good care of myself especially with midterms currently on my ass and my job starting 3 days from now 😭❤️Love you Mina, and you take good care too!! 😘 (I'll keep an eye out for that content!)

[kaliido-s]

for the ship thing you posted: fucking kongzilla or gojidagon

(kongzilla) " HEY YOU STUPID FUCKING MONKEY I HATE YOU BUT I LOVE YOU I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL FUCKING DAY " that happened after gvk you cant tell me otherwise... also i just love their enemies to lovers thing they have going on,,, and something about kong saving goji from mecha-g just made me thing " yep theyre gay. " (gojidagon) cmon who doesnt ship this? two gay lizard men... so silly... kaiju yaoi haters dni /j . goji and dagon just feel perfect together i dont know how to explain it...

I simply can’t decide between these two, I love them both

Godzilla is definitely way more adamant that he does not like Kong, even though he does. In the perfect little scenario, these two are already husbands who hang out and love each other, and have a very relaxed relationship. They also get to comfort each other on their own things that they’re working out, especially Kong who’s a little starstruck that he’s finally feeling affection from someone not a million times smaller than him. I will also accept more of a slow burn relationship, and will take any shipping fuel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire gives me, because I think it has the potential for huge accidental-gay-reading.

As for GojixDagon…c’mon, I’ve got the comic and everything. They’re very committed, they love each other a lot, just some good old gay lizard yaoi. When they first met, Dagon was taller and stronger than him, while now it’s Godzilla who’s larger, and they get to have lots of cute banter about it. Dagon is good for keeping the reins on Godzilla when he gets too angry and egotistical, he’s there to be like “whatever big boy lets go back home”. So long as Godzilla’s backstory is never explored in canon, GojiDagon can be as accurate as I say it is.

[cr-noble-writes]

Ao3 mememe

Thanks for the tag @swaps55!!

Tagging: @bleuzombie @nickelkeep @imbiowaresbitch @rotschopf-thedrow @n0rmandysr1 and anyone else who wants to do the thing!

I haven't written as much this year as I did last year, but I have written some, and I've written some things that I am exceedingly pleased with!

How many works do you have on ao3? 130

What’s your total word count? 722,233 since 2016

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Season Z (Destiel & Samwena, Supernatural, rated E, collab longfic) 1379 kudos

Watching You (Destiel smut, rated E) 550 kudos

You Should See Me In A Crown (Destiel longfic, rated E) 548 kudos

Truth or Dare (Destiel smut, rated E) 541 kudos

Lock Me Up (Destiel smut, rated E) 280 kudos

Do you respond to comments? Why/why not?

Usually! It does sometimes take me like a thousand years if I am not regularly posting things just because I don't get on AO3, but as long as its not like an asshole comment, I always respond eventually! I think engaging with people who have taken the time to read something I wrote, who took the time out of their life to engage with me and tell me that they connected with something I wrote is important. I want people to feel appreciated, because I appreciate the shit out of them!

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

I wrote a little like 5k Destiel fic in like 2019 that I think has the angstiest ending I've written. But to be totally fair, I have written a lot of angst, and its really very subjective whether killing a person is more angsty than making them continue living without a soul.

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

Oh gosh. I am honestly not sure? I tend toward writing angsty stories, but usually they get a happy ending. A lot of the fic I write are more like snapshots than full stories, also, so like, in terms of endings its sometimes hard for me to conceptualize whether the end of a fic is "happy" or not because its not really an end, it's more like.... a pause. Most of my longfics have relatively happy endings, though.

Do you write crossovers?

I have! Most recently I wrote a Mass Effect/Supernatural crossover for a bang. I don't think it's going to be a thing that I really continue doing because while I did enjoy writing the crossovers I've done, the ME/SPN crossover made me realize that I am inevitably more interested in one part of the crossover than the other, if that makes sense. If I want to write my lil ME guys not in the ME universe, I'll just write an AU that isn't attached to another media.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

I was very active in the Supernatural fandom for several years, so yes lol

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I went through a period where I kind of felt like it was necessary to write smut to get engagement when I was in the Supernatural fandom, so I have written a lot of smut for the sake of smut. I don't write nearly as much of it anymore. That being said, I do write smut still. It's just that with very few exceptions these days, I haven't written smut outside the context of like relationship and character study as much? I do, however, think that there are characters for whom sex is a very important part of their personality and development. I also think it is a fantastic way to give insight into the way a character interacts with the world that might not otherwise be shown.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not to my knowledge.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have on multiple occasions. I am actually cowriting a fic right now! I am a lot more picky about who I collab with these days, just because I have done it enough times to know that I simply do not mesh with some people, whether that be in the background creative parts or in the actual writing. So I generally stick to collabing with people I know I mesh with pretty well creatively.

What's your all-time favourite ship?

The Wurst! From Dimension 20's A Starstruck Odyssey.

It's hard to say because there are very specific things that I really love from all my ships, and they all sort of satisfy a different creative need for me. That being said, the one I always come back to mShenko.

What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

Back before I fell out of the SPN fandom, I started a Regency Horror AU that I really love conceptually, but I'll never finish it because I simply cannot engage with SPN in that way anymore.

What are your writing strengths?

God, I am so bad at answering questions like this haha. I think my biggest strengths are world building and character voice. I love world building, its probably my favorite part of the creative process, and solidly building the key factors of the world you're writing in gives you a strong enough foundation that you have so much freedom to fuck around. And as far as character voice, I think I have a pretty solid handle on what my characters sound like, and I am able to carry that across in dialogue and inner monologue pretty well most of the time.

What are your writing weaknesses?

I sometimes have a tendency to overdescribe things that aren't very important and underdescribe things that are. I also frequently have a difficult time carrying across emotions in a way that actually reads and makes sense.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I'm all for it if it makes sense! I also built two conlangs for the purpose of one series of fic, just for funsies.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Like wrote and posted for? The MCU. But I was writing fanfiction for the Xanth series by Piers Anthony in like 4th grade. I just didn't know there was a word for it and no one ever saw any of it lol

What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

I don't know that I have any, honestly. I tend to be more interested in taking small things I like from other media and inserting them into the fandoms I write for already. For example, once I get to the point of writing ME3, I plan on giving EDI an array of Warframes to run around in. But I don't have any interest in writing Warframe fanfic.

What's your favourite fic you've written?

Vicissitude, hands down. It's not very long, but I did a lot of new things with it that I feel very much improved my writing, and I think its the best thing I've ever written.

[starcrossed--lovers]

Love letters 💌

Reblogs are appreciated! S/I (left) uses He/Him, Childe (right) uses He/Him <3

[second-axis-point]

Pairing: Din Djarin x Male!Reader

Warnings: None!

Content: Fluff, Touch-Starved Din Djarin 

I know this is really sloppy but I hope you enjoy it anyway. Thank you for the request!! (I will never deny a Din Djarin request 😤��)

Your Touch

When Din looked over at you, he saw the starstruck look you had in your eyes every time you looked out of the cockpit window. You had Grogu on your lap. He was giggling and messing with the buckles of your armour. You tore your gaze away from the window to look down at the child then back up to Din. He quickly averts his eyes, feeling a heat crawl up his neck and settle on his cheeks.

He senses that you were still looking at him but doesn't dare to turn back to check. The comfortable silence continues, only being broken by Grogu babbling to you and you pretending to know what he’s talking about. He spotted the planet he was looking for and gently landed the crest in a clear but secluded area. He got up from his pilot seat to see you nodding your head along with Grogu’s ranting.

He smiled under his helmet and accidentally brushed your shoulder while walking past, causing him to tense a bit. He sat himself down on the floor in the back. He wanted to be alone for a while but having two other people on the small ship made that sort of improbable. But he relished the silence anyway.

You shuffled in with a sleepy Grogu. You gave him a lazy smile and put the kid down to sleep. You sat yourself in front of him and stretched your arms above your head. Din heard the crack of your back through his helmet. You groaned and brought your hands back down. He watched the way your fingers picked at your trousers, brushing off the lint that stuck there.

He wondered what your hands would feel like. Probably warm and strong. He wondered what it would feel like if you brushed them through his hair or simply rested a hand on his knee. He knew you honoured his creed as much as he did, never asking him to take off his helmet or armour. You respected his boundaries and he appreciated it. He just sometimes wished that you would be able to truly see him.

“Alright Din?”

He looked up at you.

“Sorry?”

You shifted forward.

“I asked if you were alright.”

“Oh, yeah I’m alright. Just thinking.”

“About?”

He said quieted. He reached up and grabbed a piece of cloth from the counter he was sat in front of. He wanted you to try something that he had been thinking of for a while. He held the fabric up to you, not wanting to explain and hoping that you would just get what he was implying. You looked confused but allowed him to continue anyway. You seemed to understand what he was doing once he motioned for you to lean closer. He gently tied the cloth around the back of your head. He made sure it was snug before allowing you to adjust it the way you needed it to.

“Din, what are-”

You were silenced by the sound of his helmet clanking against the ground. You listened to the sound of his breaths, unfiltered by the modulator in his armour. You heard him take off his gloves and set them down. He took one of your hands that you had laying in your lap and clasped them in his. He was right. Your hands were just as warm as he’d thought they’d be. They were marked with evidence of hard labour. He studied them, every scar and mark was filed into his memory.

You took your other hand and slid it slowly up his arm. Moving up his shoulder, you stopped when you got to his neck. He released his grasp on you and moved an arm up to yours. He took your hand and placed it on his cheek. You rubbed your thumb against his cheek and he closed his eyes. You brought your other hand up to the other side of his face. You felt the scratch of his stubble against your fingers. He gripped your wrists and pulled you closer.

He pressed a wary kiss to the corner of your mouth, testing, making sure he wasn’t pushing boundaries or taking things too far. He saw you smile so he moved in once again. This time, he kissed you properly. It was a bit clumsy due to one of you lacking sight, but it was the closest Din had been to a person in his life.

Once he pulled back, he moved his hands up to your face. He ran his hands along your arms and down your chest. He allowed himself to see you with no barriers. He still hated the fact that you couldn’t see him, but he was content that you could feel him. He yearned for your touch for so long and it almost broke him to finally get it.

[soleilnomoon]

Hi! I saw that your request was open and I might have one if you're intrested!

How about the Monster trio + Law with a devil fruit user s/o that is strong...and I mean strong like one attack 30 marine ships gone.

But they are sweet, kind, nice, gentle, caring and super funny

Thank you in advance!!

hihi 😊 thanks sm for requesting (and thank u for your patience). i love the monster trio + law & i can imagine them falling for someone who exhibits those qualities tbh 💗

943 words, gn reader (no pronouns), sfw, 18+ mdni, short n sweet because i'm too damn long-winded otherwise <3 anyway, i hope you enjoy.

being a proficient and naturally skilled fighter, luffy admires strength and resolve in his crew mates; that admiration definitely intensifies when the person he’s dating is also strong. for him, there’s beauty in that; he’s not particularly poetic, nor is he great with words, but he might certainly be inclined to write simple lines of poetry in order to convey the way he feels after seeing you take on a fleet of naval warships without assistance. starstruck might be a better term to use; it’s almost as if watching you fight skillfully gives him a rush, one that makes him always want to head into battle with you by his side.

it also helps that your personality is sort of polarizing; that softer, gentle side the one that chooses kindness whenever you can, where you’ll run to the aid of others without question. he’s quite proud because that takes a different kind of strength. luffy feels at ease, almost as if he’s home, whenever he’s around you; not needing to be on guard because he knows that you can handle yourself against enemies just fine. that doesn’t mean he won’t look out for you, he just knows you’re capable and not someone that needs hand-holding in that regard. as he’s prone to joking around and laughing constantly, you’re the sort of person that might consume most of his heart, especially if your jokes are funny enough to have him rolling on the ground, wheezing with tears of joy trickling down his face.

he’s another who admires strength and resolve, who simply has no time for those who can’t defend themselves and would rather be with someone who can. it makes things easier, not having to worry — he already has so many other people to protect; but that doesn’t stop him from still looking out from time to time, a small bout of anxiety following him around whenever he sees how ready you are to jump into battle without batting an eye. you remind him of luffy when you do that — rash and chasing after impossible dreams; but it’s a trait that he doesn’t dislike, especially not in you.

not one to sit and stew in his feelings, he often finds himself seeking out your company, sitting and listening to you talk. he really just likes the sound of your voice, your silly jokes that aren’t really that funny — but your delivery and timing is always perfect, he can’t help but laugh — and your natural ability to soothe his temper, especially when sanji sparks an argument out of nowhere. you like to remind him that the more he feeds into sanji’s teasing, the more riled up he’ll be; and while he hates that you’re right, he can’t bring himself to not heed your words. if anything, you’re a breath of fresh air, an asset not just to the crew, but someone who he can’t see himself not being with.

while he’s plenty impressed with your abilities — and it does take a bit to impress him, given his fighting prowess and how strong luffy and zoro is — he’s much more interested in you specifically. he likes how soft you are with chopper, how you take time explaining things to luffy, how you don’t mind robin’s morbid tales — even laugh at them, which makes her smile brightly at you — and how you get along with just about anyone without issue. you’re always the first to thank him for cooking, the first to greet him in the morning, and help him even when he doesn’t need it.

etiquette has always played a role in his life, so having someone who not only exhibits that, but also does so without prompting, it really makes him thankful for your existence in his life. it’s not due to any machismo or chivalry that has him watching for you on the battlefield, but because you’re someone he cherishes deeply and wants to keep safe. that’s just the sort of person he is, even though you’ve proven yourself time and time again, sanji can’t help himself. he’ll always have an extra piece of dessert for you, always plate your food prettily, and will seek out your company with every moment he can spare.

if you can’t hold your own, you don’t really have a place in his crew, do you? so it’s only natural that he’s with someone who is strong enough to fight without needing him to step in. law is someone who tries to keep several steps ahead, who prides himself in not giving in to feeble emotions or being swayed by the actions of others — but, when you bravely put your life on the line more times than he can count, when he sees just how much his crew enjoys your presence, he can’t help but fall for you even more.

it’s annoying, to say the least, but he’s come to enjoy having you around and likes that you’re easy-going with a sweet disposition. his crew definitely teases him about you whenever they can, and while you like to chastise them for being inconsiderate, he doesn’t mind it — much, anyway. you remind him of various people from his past — that kindness, the careful way you handle others, and while he’s not great at making jokes, he certainly enjoys your humor quite a bit. you like to reserve certain jokes for him at the end of the day, when the others are asleep, so he can laugh freely, without fear of his vulnerability getting the best of him. you’re refreshing, to say the least, and he’d become protective over you without realizing, doing what he can to keep you safe.

[sxlver-sweet]

cw: penetrative sex, cervix kissing, hickeys, name-calling ? (good girl)

MINORS, DO NOT INTERACT !!

childe w/ a spoiled, high-maintenance gf who he can’t help but want to provide for and offer up the world on a silver platter to :( all you have to do is give a coquettish flutter of your eyelashes and chime a dulcet “please?” and he’s handing over the money for a shiny, new trinket, a cute dress that he’s 99% positive would look better pooled around your ankles, or a confectionary treat that he knows you’ll eagerly share with him, anyway. as a high-ranked member of the fatui, there’s no shortage of money. still, there are some days where he simply forgets to bring money with him; and, as pampered as you may be, you hardly ever pitch a real fit over being denied something you want. not only do you understand that he does a lot for you, but you also know that any intolerable brattiness will be extinguished by a punishment. still, that doesn’t stop you from occasionally milking the guilt card and strutting around with an attitude. after all, what can you say? you may understand, but that doesn’t mean you have to be happy about it.

this time, it had been over a necklace, an itty bitty moon pendant hooked onto a delicate, silver chain. you’d desired it so desperately, pleading with childe for “just this one, last thing” as you gazed up at him with elated, starstruck eyes. unfortunately, childe’s wallet had other plans—namely, the hole in the leather accessory that had been spilling coins all the way through town had other plans. he thought it was amusing. you did not. you’d been disappointed, to say the least, angling your chin away from him with a prissy huff and proceeding to sulk and wallow in your own self-pity for the rest of the day. you knew it couldn’t be helped that childe’s money jumped ship, but damn, you wanted that necklace.

aw, poor childe couldn’t just leave his baby there :((( if you desired a necklace, then that’s what he would give you. by now, childe has become an expert on taming your attitude, knowing exactly where to touch and kiss you to have you pacified and melting into his ministrations. he lets you freely utilize his body in exchange for your “forgiveness,” allowing you to ride him to your heart’s content. his cock is slender yet just big enough to stretch you out and fill you up, pretty, flushed tip imposing as it kisses your cervix and nudges fervently against your sweet spot. the developed muscles in his arms flex as he bounces you on his lap, strong hands dimpling the fat of your thighs and kneading almost obsessively at the flesh. his lips plant a ring of hickeys around your throat, adorning you with a dark, makeshift necklace of his own creation that exudes nothing but ownership and commitment. you look so ravishing, all spread out and twitching with sensitivity and utterly ruined as you scrabble at his bare shoulders for purchase and shamelessly pursue your orgasm.

childe kisses his teeth as his eyes roam your body appreciatively. his lips are a mere hairsbreadth of an inch away from the shell of your ear when he murmurs teasingly, “well, look at you...” his lips move from your ear, scattering playful kisses over your face before pausing at your forehead. when he hears you sniffle and feels those pretty tears of overstimulation that he adores so much spatter onto his chest, his lips twist into an impish, knowing grin. he kisses you one final time on your forehead before chuckling, “what’s the matter? you don’t like the necklace?” he feigns a disappointed sigh, knowing damn well how much you enjoy it when he marks you up. “well, you’re going to have to make do with it until tomorrow. now, be a good girl and give me a matching one, yeah?”

@kokohmi @minifuyu hngggg