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Ticking Like A
For @hatboyexchange 2023, I got to write for the amazing @vesperfloyd about Vega, Joker, and PTSD. Trigger warnings for PTSD, flashbacks, and sucky childhoods, but it’s okay in the end, thanks to our favorite hatboy. Read the whole thing on Ao3.
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The silence chafes.
The Presidium itself isn’t silent. Their table overlooks the Relay Monument, a popular spot for tourists, diplomats, traders, refugees. He can hear the edges of hushed conversations and shouts of laughter and thundering footsteps. Even with his back to the mezzanine, he can feel the volume of the crowds that pass by on their way to some distraction or other. The constant thrum of noise behind them makes the silence at the table even more stark.
James shifts uncomfortably in his chair, arms folded.
The artificial sunlight glitters off of the reflecting pool in a way that almost reminds him of home. It’s been years since he’s been on a real beach, at least not without a hardsuit and an ammo block. He thought about going home once while he was stationed in Vancouver, but he never made the time. Too late now.
Instead, he tries to calm himself using the refracted light of the pool, imagining sand under his toes, surf filling his ears, water as far as he can see. He could almost believe he’s there, if not for the cacophony around him. Or the sideways-queasy feeling that builds in his stomach the longer he looks at the water. He wants to lose himself in the shapes made by the gentle lapping of the waves around the base of the monument. But he can’t.
He just can’t.
Joker, meanwhile, takes a sip of his drink, looking out over the view, cool as a goddamn cucumber.
James shifts again, his own drink untouched. “Do you, uh, want me to talk about it?” he says, voice low.
Joker shrugs, taking another sip of his drink, not looking his way. “Up to you, Vega. Don’t need to if you don’t want to.”
James scowls into the middle distance. By all rights, Joker should be furious. Yelling. Confining him to the Normandy. Bare minimum, he should be lecturing James the way his abuela used to when he’d disappointed her. But he’s not. He’s just…sitting there.
So James just sits there, too.
Uncomfortably.
The breeze from the recirculated air feels cool on his skin. Not like home, but there’s no tinge of the smoke he smelled in the days after the Cerberus attack, either. Just pure, clean air, stinging the exposed cuts on his knuckles like antiseptic.
He looks down to see his hands curled into tight fists on the tabletop. He makes a conscious, concerted effort to relax them.
He looks up at Joker again, who hasn’t moved since the last time he looked at him. Thirty seconds ago.
James sighs roughly, rubbing his closely-shaved scalp with one hand, wincing a bit in pain. “Look, man, I don’t know what to say.”
Joker sips his drink calmly. “I didn’t ask you to say anything.”
“Come on, comodín, you can’t—“
“Vega.” Joker cuts him off, finally looking over at him for the first time since they sat down. “You don’t have to talk to me.” He takes a sip of his drink, cocking his head slightly, thinking. “But—“
“No, man, don’t—“
“—but you should talk to someone. Probably.”
James blows his breath out in frustration. “I know.”
“Want me to call Cortez?”
“No,” James says quickly, firmly. “Esteban would just, you know…” He gestures inarticulately. “He’d blow it out of proportion.”
Joker raises an eyebrow over his half-empty glass. “You trashed a club.”
“Well, I mean…you know what I mean,” James says lamely.
Joker just cocks his head slightly to the side and goes back to looking out over the Presidium.
They sit like that for another moment, James shifting uncomfortably every few seconds, Joker lounging with preternatural serenity.
“You don’t have to sit with me,” James says when he finally can’t take it anymore. “I’m fine. I’ll…be fine.”
“I do, actually,” Joker responds calmly. “Terms of your release per Bailey. Someone in an ‘official role’ has to watch you for the rest of our leave. And with Shepard off doing who the hell knows what with Aria T’Loak, you’re stuck with me.”
James looks back down at his hands, tips of his ears burning with shame. “Sorry,” he mumbles.
“Don’t be,” Joker says lightly. “You got me out of doing paperwork.”
James ducks his head further down, hunching in on himself.
“Vega.” James looks back up to see Joker frowning at him. “It was a joke.”
James tries to smile. Really, he does. But whatever happens on his face only makes Joker frown harder. Which makes James feel even worse.
“We should, uh…we should probably just go back the the ship, huh,” James says, defeat thick in his voice.
“Is that what you want to do?”
James wipes his hands on his pants, trying to dry off the sweat. He avoids Joker’s calm gaze. Truth is, he doesn’t want to go back. He’ll have to talk to Steve if he goes back, and that’s…he’s not ready to talk. About what happened. Not yet. But it doesn’t seem right to take up Joker’s time just to avoid—
“How ‘bout a walk?”
James blinks, jerking his head back over to Joker at the interruption. The pilot just looks at him, head slightly cocked again.
“C’mon, let’s go for a walk,” Joker says easily, finishing his drink and standing up.
James looks up at the pilot. “Uh, sure, if you want.”
Joker grabs his crutches from where they rest on the railing and nods over the side. “Down along the reflecting pool?”
James looks over the mezzanine railing, the queasy feeling returning as he looks over the water.
Joker continues, “Or down through the wards?”
“The wards,” James says quickly.
Joker just nods and starts crutching off, James following closely behind.
Read the rest on Ao3.
#mass effect#mass effect 3#jeff 'joker' moreau#james vega#tw: ptsd#can’t tell you how much I love james vega#and joker as the one further down the path#this one ended up being really close to my heart#so thanks for the opportunity#my writing
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Windtrace in Fontaine🍃
#arlecchino#lyney#genshin impact#genshin fanart#my art#fanart#art#genshin lyney#genshin arlecchino#The amount of hunter arlecchino i encounter#The experience felt like this 🤣#I had so much fun drawing this#thank you for the opportunity!!!!!
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Day 4: kings 👑
#dimiclaude#dmclweek24#fire emblem three houses#fe3h#dimitri alexandre blaiddyd#claude von riegan#claumitri#this will be the last day for me 😢#thank you for this opportunity I was so happy to draw them again!!
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The indescribable tension between an overworked and underpaid smut writer, and his biggest fan hater.
(for @frummpets)
#SVSSS#Shen yuan#shang qinghua#cumplane#Normally I don't tag with ship names but this one is a special case.#Confession time: When I first had SVSSS described to me I 100% thought the main pairing was between these two.#The dynamic is impeccable! Even if its 'just a fan ship' I stand by it.#Sorry to the people who like to think of them as handsome pretty boys. I don't.#These guys sit in their rooms and use the computer for 90% of waking hours. They are not looking after themselves well enough for good skin#They can be cute in their own way. People with acne and missed shaving spots deserve to have their romances too.#And sloppy hate makeouts <3#Hi Sol! I truly did whoop and holler when drawing your name for the raffle!#You've been so kind and generous towards me and I'd happy to finally have the opportunity to give back some of that joy!#Thank you so much for all your support and the incredible fanart <3 You've made my day so many times!#I hope this silly mini comic is to your liking!#Playing around with colours for this one was a blast!
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world’s normalest family wishes you a happy halloween!
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#ml#miraculous#miraculous ladybug#my art#all of this was emilie’s idea btw.#emilie agreste#gabriel agreste#adrien agreste#nathalie sancoeur#halloween#adrien is a cherub but i did consider just making him emilie’s lyre or something😭#i think (if the french celebrated it) the agrestes loved halloween.#so much opportunity for attention and judging other people’s outfits#emilie and gabriel’s favorite things❤️#nathalie looked into emilie’s big beautiful green eyes and found herself in this situation. as usual#thanks everyone for just letting me say things🫶
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Hue 16
#jean vicquemare#disco elysium#flowers#fanart#smoking#huevember#huevember 16#illustration#forget me not#hydrangea#What I said about fanart yesterday is especially true with this one - I couldn't believe my luck when the awesome Wdpk909 asked me to draw#who happens to be my fav Disco Elysium character too <3 I kept planning to draw him for so#so long#but in the end it was someone else who asked me to do it#haha. I can't thank you enough for the opportunity <3#There's so many things that I love him for#I could babble about it for hours - but the space for description is limited. So here he is#simple as that. 💙💜
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every so often i have to relearn how to draw yuuji or he starts fighting me
#my art#jujutsu kaisen#jjk#itadori yuuji#yuji itadori#fanart#jjk fanart#jujutsu kaisen fanart#yuuji#ryomen sukuna#sukuna#i love drawing sukuna as the teeniest tiniest eye on yuuji's face n using it as an excuse 2 use his tag <3 ths his Rent#anyway he fought a bit at first but would u believe it i got yuuji 2 cooperate fr a draws pls clap#maybe it's just when hes in a piece with megumi that he gets an attitude??? whatever th case im happy w all of these thank god#beef w yuuji Settled fr now . until he inevitably decides 2 fight me again sighs#in the meantime !!! had SO much fun drawing his new scars#happy 2 report tht ive fully come around on yuuji 1eye itadori i wasnt sure at first but now i love it fr him#i love the texture of it i love splitting his eyebrow n drawing the scar tissue up Through the remaining hair....#i love him looking like he's winking i love drawing the lil X on his chibi#its GOOD#i dont think ill give him a fake eye very often if at all but it was fun putting him in tokyo ghoul cosplay fr this#o ya speaking of his Accessories the slippers started out as tigers also but then i wanted them bunnies and i saw an opportunity#so now miku is haunting this draws and my yuuji owns a pair of deco27 rabbit hole slippers#now that i rly look at it that whole fit is such a look actually im crying#we got beef shirt...#@ me @ sukuna @ the fact tht yuuji is Jacked#10/10 triple entendre 10/10 would wear
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2024 Brazilian GP | x
#franco colapinto#autumn posts#I'm so conflicted about all the rumors!!#I want him to have a spot for 2025!! but rbr is kinda falling apart!! and we've seen how especially callous they can be 😢#I miss Daniel so much 🥺 I've been on my usual insta dives and everytime I see vcarb I still pause out of habit#still I agree with so many folks that its good he got away from rbr who never were going to give him the respect and opportunities!!#so I worry for Franco!!!#and poor Max gosh this FiA balogna and the car just not performing 🥲#tbh I've been hiding in like 2017 posts just soaking up content I missed from bygone days!#I spam my sideblog verstappen100 if anyone wants like mostly Daniel throwback yearning hehe 🙂↕️#idk the vibes feel off this GP especially so like...idk how to explain it!!#but anyways I think I'm just new and I'm sick irl so just kinda stewing in the feels#nothing some gifs can't fix 🙂↕️#and I have to work tomorrow 🥲 but then!!! freedom!!!#anyways just rambling...#I like to hide in the tags and the side blog but I know that#hiding how I feel is blocking me from making true connections in fandom!!#I worry I'll say something silly or something#but maybe I should be more brave instead of hiding#oh anyways!!!#if you're reading all this!! thank you! hehe nothing huge just feeling dumping before slumber 😴#I hope all is well!!#sending good energy out to Franco on such a hard weekend#and to Daniel hopefully chilling and dreaming up something excellent 💞#and to y'all!! have a good night morning and afternoon!! 🌙☀️☁️#going to add a few more photos before I go!!
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hi daycare attendants,,,,, can you draw me a picture
bit of an inflated ego you've got there, sun
...at least he's having fun? guess both of them like drawing the outdoors!
#bun arts#DCA inbox adventures#<- tag for this series!!#dca fandom#fnaf sun#fnaf moon#dca sun#dca moon#isnt it so funny how they both chose to draw the outdoors. something they've never seen before#they yearn for something they'll never have!!#man im so glad i can show my interpretations of the DCA through this!! im having so much fun#thank u anons ur giving me the opportunity to do smth i've wanted to do for a long long time!!!!!
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i need to stop being reminded that the seven are canonically very awkward around each other and hardly talk at all.
let me live in my sunshine rainbow world where they're all friends, are each other's 'found family,' where hazel, piper, and annabeth are best friends, where leo, jason, frank, and percy are like brothers, where jason and piper never existed, where hazel and piper were actually friends (that they should've been), and leo and percy are the most sarcastic and funny people you've ever met (and they make each other even funnier)!!!!!
#imo piper and hazels friendship was a missed opportunity#so was jason's entire character!!!!!!!#jason grace supremacy!!!#also leo and percy would've been SO GOOD#but no!!!#annabeth and jason would've made good friends too!!!!!#and when jason and percy got over their stupid “rivalry” they wouldve couldve shouldve been bffs#please and thank you#percy jackon and the olympians#percy jackson#pjo#hoo#heroes of olympus#hazel levesque#annabeth chase#jason grace#piper mclean#frank zhang#leo valdez
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FRI(END)S for @thv-hyung ♡
#btsgif#dailybts#btsedit#userbangtan#kpopco#bts#bangtan#btsgfx#gfx#usergif#usersky#usermaggie#userkelli#usersan#tuserandi#userpat#underbetelgeuse#*th#*gifs#*gfx#hi my love....this is for you <3#I peeked at our chat and saw you talking about loving the song and video#so I took the opportunity!#this is rather silly but then again it was a silly mv#this is now a proper 'thank you' for your endless kindness and generosity#I'm so lucky to have you and I love talking to you so much#I love you natalie!!!
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Help Me Get a Service Dog to Live a Better Life!!!
I have been waiting for years for and an opportunity like what I have just been given. I have been researching service dogs extensively for years, and now I have an opportunity to get a prospect for one…… but in 2 WEEKS! I need help funding the cost of the puppy as well as the flight ($2500 approx) to get across the country. While this has been on short notice please know that this has not been a rash impulse choice, this all has been in the making for sometime now, and there is already a dog picked out that is perfect for my needs. My community is ready and willing to support me through this process of training a service dog and think it could be one of the best things for my health.
Having a service dog would allow me to work a traditional job again, would allow me to have more freedom and autonomy, this is going to change my life in a very impactful way. I want to be able to leave my home without fear of passing out and falling, I want to be able to work again, I want to be able to get out and be a human being again, to finally have the ability to do things by and for myself!\ For the first time in a while I have hope for my future, hope that my quality of life can improve, hope to feel like me again.
Please if you can share and donate! This is vital to my health, my quality of life and future.
$2,600 GOAL!!!!!!!
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#chronic illness#chronic pain#spoonie#pots#ehlers danlos syndrome#service dog#please help me get my life back#I am legit crying bc i have the opportunity to get a prospect which wasnt in the cards before#This would help me so much and i might be able to have job again!!!!#thank you to everyone who shares and cares in advance muah!
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Shanks vs. Kid, episode 1112 ||| Roger vs. Oden, episode 965
Divine Departure!
insp by @wyvernslovecake 's tags!
#thanks for pointing that out! because i haven't watched that part of wano as anime. and honestly either forgot how that happened in the#manga#but its a really cool similarity. and they even called the attack the same name - divine departure!#its cool to see these glimpses of roger that stayed with shanks all those years. even their sword is so similar!#one piece#op spoilers#one piece spoilers#opgraphics#opedit#onepieceedit#shanks#red haired shanks#eustass kid#gol d. roger#oden#wano#egghead arc#egghead spoilers#mine#gif:op anime#gif:one piece#tbh its a sad episode for kid pirates but thematically i love it#it shows kid as still the too highly thinking of himself and low on his opponents. and it was a perfect opportunity to finally show the#the scope of shanks' powers. probably not even the full extent of them. but like a treat -#here. watch him obliterate a whole crew with one sword swing. isnt he neat?#hmm i need to know if the kid pirates are gonna survive OTL
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I’m looking at your my little pony art with my little cousin right now, she says your drawings are better than real mlp lol (she has politely requested the cutie mark crusaders)
awwe this is so sweet !! 😭💕💕 tell her I said thank you and here's some horsies for her 🥰
#love drawing the cmc so thank u for the opportunity haha#my little pony#mlp fim#mlp#my little pony friendship is magic#mlp fanart#mlp redesign#apple bloom#sweetie belle#scootaloo#my art
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only poeple sick in the head enjoy terifier
#i delete most of these meaningless-hate asks but this one was perfect opportunity for the pics to use#so thanks anon#ask#terrifier#art the clown
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Snap: *draws a Megaman-inspired Magneto*
Me: ...Perfect modernization.
wait now that its not 3AM i can do you one Slightly better
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#xmen#xmen comics#magneto#erik lehnsherr#erik magnus lehnsherr#max eisenhardt#snap sketches#this is legitimately the most self indulgent thing ever ive been wanting to draw magneto like a robot master for months vjAELKJAE#i thought about adding the little 'ears' robot masters/reploids have but not this time#whats funny is that during my initial redesigning i WANTED to pay homage to erik's trench coat look buuuutt i couldnt figure how#so thank you sigma for. letting me steal your shit vjELKAEJ#i havent drawn megaman characters in like. years good lord- whats funny is that magnetman Was one of my faves to draw#which doesnt mean much since i loved drawing pretty much all the robot masters equally LMAOOO#i remember some freak got pressed at me for doodling metalman during class once like dawg what is your problem#bruv leave me ALONE let me draw you are not my mom#anyway. as i said last night i dont have my usual evening class so i figured id fill the time doodlin these#they didnt take long- i think thats why i like drawing This magneto outfit so much#reminds me of my megaman doodlin days ... also it's genuinely just quick as hell WHICH. makes sense#all that done im done megaman-inspired posting thank you for the opportunity anon im glad you appreciated it :]]#im gonna go eat now my tummy rumblin. theeeeeeen i guess ill drive home ???? i guess.#it's almost saturday so that means i get to post more asks- ive been hoarding them throughout the week#so i apologize if some people have been waitin i PROMISE i havent been ignoring i just wanna draw somethin for it </3#ok im eating now BYYYYYYEEE
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