#so i'm gonna see what that's like before i decide if i wanna incorporate that into her story hehe
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brother-genitivi · 1 year ago
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pulling the uno reverse card to say hello???? your bg3 thoughts???? anything you'd like to share with the massess? 📸🎙️ what's the wildest thing you've done so far what are the basics for your ocs?
HEJHKFSSJ hi merhaba hello I have SO MANY thoughts (I've played up to 1/4 of Act 3 before restarting so I'll try and be vague)
WOW. What a game what a GAME!! I have never got attached to so many side characters. I love that I can give them closure and conclusive ends to their arcs, and they're not even main characters. I love that as a player, I can have an influence in my environment. I love that I can challenge my companions and be challenged, and that opinions don't simply change overnight. There's development. There's so much satisfaction in the companion character arcs. Also some of the dialogue options are straight up FOUL in classic Larian Studios style. ok this is getting long sdksjlkds;
I can actually have consequences to my actions. Playing a good character FEELS good, rather than it being 'oh I need to please (companion) and I know this choice will help'. Some of the companion quests made me cry. I burst into tears at Astarion's. tbf I cry at everything but I just djnvhfadklcKLD;
I've done some wild shit... speaking of, I flung some at someone's face and started a fight. Walked into the barn and saved the situation by saying 'this smut would sell well in bookshops'. Got beaten to an inch of my life by a hottie who took a LOT of pleasure in my screaming, then I said I enjoyed it. Vandalised a portrait of Vlaakith... in front of Lae'zel. Shoved a man into lava. Got a statue of myself to put in camp. It's really big. And obnoxious.
I've only been playing one oc really, and that's Safaa. She's a seldarine drow and bard. She spent the entirety of her life living in a drow village in the Underdark, adopted by her mothers after her parents died under mysterious circumstances. Safaa meets her first love after a group of circus performers are waylaid on the road and seek refuge in her village. She's utterly enamoured by them, or rather their intimate knowledge of what the world looks like under sunlight. One of the performers, a young, handsome half-drow takes an interest in her.
He tells her about the world above. She tells him about her paintings. They walk arm in arm speaking of things meant only for each other, always giggling about inane things. She reads to him when the words don't make sense to him. He teaches her to play the flute, how to dance. She's young and infatuated with the first person to express romantic attention towards her. She believes she loves him. He stays with her in her village long after the other performers move on. He promises to take her to the surface, to show her the sun.
He doesn't get the chance. Their relationship doesn't get the chance to bloom. He dies. No one knows why. Bad luck, perhaps. And Safaa is utterly convinced it's her fault. People she loves seem to drop like flies around her. It must be her fault. She adopts a 'stay away from me, I only cause death' attitude and isolates herself from her family. She makes her way to the surface, but before she has the chance to cherish the sunlight, she's snatched onto the nautiloid.
She romances Astarion <3 she is the epitome of sunshine mired in guilt, and he's a vampire. Do you see the- do you see the vision do you s-
Here's the girl in question
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phantom-playdough · 2 years ago
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Human!Bill Cipher x GN!Reader: What's Valentine's Day?
Side note for the sake of the story: Bill and the Pines family are on friendly terms in this timeline. Just pretend, okay!?
TW: SLIGHT Attempted Sexual Assault, NOT BY BILL.
I promised my viewers on my YouTube channel that I would do a Bill Cipher x reader story, and people have wanted me to write such for years. So, I might as well give the people what they want and incorporate Valentine's Day. Hope you guys enjoy!
Guide: (N/n) = Nickname (F/B/F) = Favorite breakfast food
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Y/n woke up to a certain someone booping their nose lightly. They opened their eyes, not fond of the fact that they were being awoken from their sleep. Of course, their best friend Bill was crouching in front of their face, mere hairs away.
"What do you want, Bill?" Y/n asked, not commenting on how close he was.
"I got a question for ya, sweets." He said, a bored expression coming over his face.
Sweets?
Y/n sat up and rubbed their eyes. "Well, what is it?" They decided to indulge in this conversation even though they had just woken up. Despite the rude awakening, Y/n struggled with the concept of being mad at Bill for an extended period of time.
He was too cute for his own good, honestly...
Bill hopped onto Y/n's bed, making Y/n bounce in the air a little bit.
"I heard Wendy talkin' 'bout some Valentine's Day thing? What the heck is that?"
Y/n blinked at that. "You don't know what Valentine's Day is?"
Bill shrugged. "I haven't been in this realm for that long, Y/n. Besides, you humans have too many holidays for me to remember."
It was hard to argue that when Y/n thought about it. December was overwhelming for Bill and, by extension, them because he was so confused by all the various traditions and holidays around that time of year.
"Valentine's Day is about expressing your l-love for others." Y/n saw the way Bill's uncovered eye widen in surprise. So, they were quick to add, "But it doesn't have to be about romantic love. It can be expressing love for friends or family. A-Although it is mostly advertised by people to be about romantic love. You normally do all of this by giving people gifts."
Y/n kicked themself in the head mentally at the fact that they kept stuttering with their words. It was too early for this conversation.
Luckily, almost suspiciously, Bill seemed to be eager to drop the topic almost as fast as it was brought up.
"Welp! Thanks for telling me, Y/n! Ya wanna go get breakfast at the diner?" Y/n was about to answer verbally, but their stomach seemed eager to answer by growling very loudly.
Bill cackled, slapping his knee dramatically. "I'll take that as a 'yes'!" He then stood up and left for the door, but he looked back at Y/n right before leaving. A serious look was on his face that made Y/n's hands sweat.
"Just outta curiosity, Y/n, do you have anybody you're gonna give a Valentine's Day gift to?"
Y/n flushed at that and wiped their hands on their blanket. "Uh, I was kinda just planning to give some stuff to Stan, Ford, and Soos." It was easy to see the glare from Bill. "I don't know what I would get you, Bill! I don't know what in this dimension would be a good gift for you."
Bill's face softens up. "Relax, Y/n. I'm just playin'. But I could say the same for you, though."
"Don't worry about getting me anything, Bill. Save that energy for someone you really like." Y/n said, brushing off the idea and hiding their feelings in the process.
In all honesty, Y/n really wanted to get Bill something. But making something would be hard to do, especially because Valentine's Day was tomorrow. Buying him something would serve to be even more impossible! Only a few months ago, he came into this dimension as a human and turned a new leaf. He hasn't had much time to adjust to how things were here. So, Y/n didn't know what would even serve as a good gift for him! Let alone whether he would want a practical gift or a sentimental gift.
But the idea of Bill giving them something made them even more uneasy than the other way around. Plus, Y/n didn't even consider the idea of what if Bill liked them back. It was not likely in their eyes.
Bill noticed how Y/n's face dropped a little at their own words, but he decided for once to not blab too much. Instead, he said, "Whatever you say, N/n. I'll meet ya downstairs." Bill then left the room without waiting for a response.
Y/n felt a little sad that Bill didn't argue with them about what they said, but they figured he didn't feel anything romantic for them. They brushed the disappointment aside and went ahead and got dressed.
When they came downstairs, Y/n was puzzled to not see Bill anywhere in sight.
"Bill? Where are you?" They called out.
No response.
Right when Y/n was about to call out again, they were poked in the middle of their back. They yelped out in surprise and turned around to see a certain smug blonde smirking down at them.
"Shut up, will you?" Y/n snipped, despite Bill not saying anything.
Bill's smirk only grew at that. "It's not my fault you space out so much, N/n." He flicked their forehead playfully. "Come on, let's go get some of those waffle-cakes."
"Pancakes, Bill." Y/n corrected.
"They're almost the exact same thing, Y/n!" Bill defended dramatically, making Y/n roll their eyes.
So, after a 15-minute walk that involved debating about pancakes and waffles, Bill and Y/n made it to the diner. The pair walked in and ordered their food. Y/n had (F/B/F), and Bill had pancakes, waffles, and a giant milkshake. When Y/n questioned why he got the milkshake, he said that having a brain freeze was amusing to him.
Once the meal was done, Bill begged asked for Y/n to go with him to the movie theater to see some random romantic comedy. Y/n had tried to ask him why he wanted to see it. But he only said, "It's research, sweetheart."
Y/n blushed as red as a rose at being called 'sweetheart', so much so that they completely dropped the topic.
So, they bought two tickets for the romantic movie. However, Bill was also bugging them to buy a GIANT thing of popcorn.
"I don't even know if the two of us can finish that when we literally just ate, Bill."
"Come on, Y/n! The popcorn is one of the most important parts!"
"To what?"
"To my research! Come on, please?" Bill once again begged.
Not wanting to hold up the line behind them because of their bickering with Bill and also not being able to say no to him left Y/n no other choice but to buy the popcorn.
Once they both got into the theater, Bill pulled Y/n to the back row, and they sat down. After the previews, Y/n started getting hungry from the aroma of popcorn next to them. Bill kept the bucket of popcorn in between the two of them so both of them could eat from it.
However, Y/n noticed Bill had not made a move to start eating any of it. They were confused, but they were not about to let the money they spent get thrown into the movie theater trash can without a fight.
So, Y/n reached their hand in to grab a handful of popcorn. But right as they put their hand in the bucket, Bill had put his hand in. As a result, their hands end up brushing against one another. Startled, Y/n retracted their hand and muttered an apology. Bill didn't respond to it at all, which only served to make the whole thing both more awkward and suspicious.
Instead, he only took some popcorn and munched away. Y/n waited for a good three to four seconds and reached in again to grab some when Bill brushed his hand against theirs again!
One time could just be an innocent mistake. But twice? The odds of that happening twice didn't make sense to Y/n. But they still muttered an apology and were ABOUT to pull their hand away. However, Bill clearly had different plans.
He simply grabbed Y/n's hand and held it in his own. Y/n looked at him in surprise, but Bill was just looking straight ahead at the movie with a semi-bored expression while he rubbed circles on Y/n's hand as though it was the most NORMAL thing in this dimension.
But if he wasn't making a big deal about this, why should they?
At least, that's what Y/n thought. So, despite them blushing profusely, they didn't pull away. But Bill just HAD to speak right when the embarrassment was dying down.
"Do all you humans sweat so much when holding hands?" He didn't even take his gaze off the movie when he asked.
"S-sorry." Y/n apologized again and tried to pull their hand away. But Bill tightened his grip. It wasn't enough to hurt, but it was enough to prevent them from slipping their hand out of his.
"It's fine, sweetheart." Bill spoke with a smirk, leaving Y/n a bright red, blushing mess.
After the movie, the pair almost killed the whole bucket of popcorn despite Bill refusing to let go of Y/n's hand.
The both of them exited the theater room when Y/n realized they forgot their phone at their seat. So they told Bill, "I'll be right back! Forgot my phone!" They didn't wait for him to respond as they rushed back in to grab it.
Y/n felt panic surge through them as they did not see their phone near their seat. But a guy who was cleaning up the row below clearly noticed Y/n's distressed face and said, "I take it this is yours?" Sure enough, he held up Y/n's phone.
"Oh, my God, yes! Thank you!" Y/n said, taking it from the guy.
"No problem. Uh, mind if I have your number?"
Y/n's face paled a little at the question. They didn't even know the guy's name, not seeing a name tag on him. They did NOT feel comfortable giving this random dude their number.
"O-oh, uh..." Luckily, the universe decided to bless Y/n with a savior at that moment. Right then and there, Bill walked over next to Y/n.
"I think they do mind, buddy." Bill spoke with venom. He appeared out of nowhere, practically. He must've come in when Y/n wasn't paying attention. But for once, they didn't mind him sneaking up on them.
The guy looked at Bill with a scowl. "Uh, who are you to be deciding that for them?"
Bill came closer to Y/n and put his hand around their waist, pulling them into him. But what Bill said next sent chills up Y/n's spine.
"They're off limits, kiddo. Turn around now before you see something you might regret..." The guy was spooked enough by Bill that he sped out of the room without a beat.
Once he was gone, Bill let a breath out through his nose he didn't know he was holding and turned to Y/n. "Are you alright?"
"Y-yeah, I'm fine. Thanks. You saved my skin there." They tried to laugh the whole thing off, but Bill clearly saw that Y/n was shaken up. He took their hand in his again and intertwined his fingers with theirs. The two of them stayed like that for a while when Y/n tried to change the subject.
"Is this a part of your research?"
"What?" Y/n squeezed his hand to specify what they meant. "Oh, haha, you could say that." Bill said as he squeezed back.
"Are you ready to head back to the Mystery Shack?"
Bill smirked and pulled Y/n outside. "Not quite. We got one last stop."
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Eventually, Y/n and Bill were out in the woods. But by this point, it was dark out, and Y/n could hardly see anything in front of them. But Bill stayed ahead of them and assured them that this would all be worth it.
After a few more minutes of walking, the pair made it out to a small clearing in the trees. Bill let go of Y/n's hand and made a picnic blanket appear on the ground a few feet ahead of them. He sat down and gestured for Y/n to join him.
They did, and Bill pointed up at the sky. Y/n was blown away at what they saw.
A meteor shower.
"Ya know, they normally say to make a wish when you see a bunch of shooting stars, right Y/n?" Bill asked with a genuine smile.
"Yeah." They then closed their eyes and made a wish. When they opened their eyes, they noticed Bill looking at them.
"What'd you wish for?" He asked as if he really was curious.
"If I tell you, it won't come true."
"Oh, Y/n, you underestimate me." Bill said confidently.
Y/n looked down. "I wished that you and I would be friends forever." They said softly.
Bill's face immediately turned a bit sad at that. "Just friends?" He asked seriously.
"What?"
"Just friends?" Bill repeated, looking almost nervous.
Y/n blinked. First in confusion. Then realization. Then shock. "Bill, are you having a brain freeze or something?" They asked with a nervous laugh.
"No? Why?" Bill felt a little hurt at that comment. What made Y/n think that?
"Because there is no way you're serious right now. It's either that or you're pulling my leg."
"Come on, Y/n. Even I'm not that cruel. Not... anymore."
"Well, what else would make you ask me something like that?"
"You." Bill didn't skip a beat in replying. But he knew that Y/n was going to take the high road in this. Besides, if he was going to be rejected, he might as well go down swinging.
"I mean, I've only known you for a few months. But I've lived longer than you humans could comprehend, and I have never felt the way I have when I'm with you. The moments we have together are kinda simple, but I like it that way. You make the boring things humans do fun for me, and you've been patient with me while I try and learn about this dimension. I couldn't do all the fun stuff we do with anyone else in this town. You seemed so simple when I first met you. But you're even more strange than I am because of how you put up with me. What more could I ask for in--" Bill hesitated in the last words of that thought. "--in someone I love?"
Y/n struggled to take this all in. They weren't even totally sure if Bill could feel any attraction to someone in this dimension. But the speech he gave seemed very genuine, and it was clear he wasn't joking around at all.
Before Y/n could reply, Bill snapped his fingers and made a small golden necklace appear. There was a single golden triangle charm with the same grooves Bill had in his triangular form hanging from the chain. But instead of his one eye in the center like his demon form, there was a black, heart-shaped diamond.
"I'm not gonna force ya into anything you don't want, Y/n. But if you do feel the same, I want you to have this." Bill said, holding the necklace out for the taking.
Y/n didn't even need to ponder the offer. They knew their feelings for Bill. So, they took the necklace from him and put it on. Bill released a breath that he again didn't know he was holding.
"I wished for you to return my feelings." He muttered. Y/n laughed.
"You didn't need to wish for that. It's already true."
"So is your wish." Bill then wrapped an arm around Y/n, pulling them close to him.
"Happy Valentines Day, Bill Cipher." Y/n said before they leaned up and kissed him.
The End
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sol-consort · 2 months ago
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How do you think the mass effect depicts would react to trick or treating? (Sorry if it’s been asked before and I missed it)
Halloween Pt.1
[Part 2]
Dw, you're good it's never been asked before. Even then, I don't mind repeating prompts if I had something new to add... Otherwise I just let it marinate in my inbox in shame.
Gonna assume this is about Mass Effect alien species and not specific characters since that's what I'm mostly asked about. If anything, it shows how impressive the world building in the franchise is for the whole foundation of my blog to be set upon mostly just the species content.
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Asari
They think it's a little novel of a holiday
Surprisingly down to participate in it, both to "welcome our new human neighbours" and because they're genuinely intrigued
Most asari are hardcore
They take the costume making part of Halloween very seriously
A good handful of them do end up dressing up as Aria
Doesn't end well.
The first year of Halloween to them is a big hit
Becomes a whole trend and the Next Big Thing
Then like all trends, it ends up simmering down with time
A couple decades into the future and only some asari still celebrate Halloween, mostly the ones with human relatives or friends
But a lot of houses, stores, and even offices keep a honorary candy bowl for humans during this time of year
More as an accommodation
Human demand free candy from you during this one day, it's a given fact across the galaxy
And the asari are nothing but courteous and considerate of other species' customs.
The asari only ever hand out asari candy, absolutely refuse buying anything else.
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Turians
You give the war nerds a chance to dress up as their favourite hero and expect them NOT to jump on it?
They even use real guns and weapons in their costumes
Aren't in it for the candy
Frankly they can't even eat 90% of it, and houses rarely have dextro candy soo...
They're content with being the person with the most badass Halloween costume in the room
Get too into character, however.
Especially the ones cosplaying as a specter
Especially the ones cosplaying as a certian specter Sniper from an infamous Normandy team
Turians think humans have the right idea about Halloween but the wrong execution
Everything is too easy it's...too boring
Where is the pizzazz? Where are the stakes?
The tricks. Oh yes the tricks
Instead of freely offering candy, you must impress the whole turian household first before they deem you fitting of receiving their favour
Sometimes whole competitions are put in place
They like it enough to incorporate an altered version of trick treating into their own holiday calendar
At least the human Halloween parties are fun
Turian houses hand out energy candy bars and dextro candy, which is...poisonous to humans.
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Angara
So why can't they just give you the candy right away?
Why do you have to wait and dress up?
You can just ask, they'll give you free candy any day :)
Despite their words, they're the most likely species to pick "trick" when approached
They're just curious, they wanna see what trick you have up your sleeves
What do you mean "it's just a saying"
You don't have anything prepared? Then why did you offer in the first place
Now they're just disappointed, human.
They find the holiday a little strange, some are sceptical of how it could be enjoyable, others are very intrigued and excited
Chances are the angara would just observe the humans from afar
At least in the first Halloween year before deciding to take a dip in the pool
Others straight up immediately canonballing into the whole Halloween thing from day one
They end up enjoying it more than they thought. Going door to door and seeing their neighbours, meeting other friendly faces
They still don't see a point for the rehearsed lines, why not just ask directly for candy?
A lot of Angara do actually bother to prepare a trick
Ringing the doorbell to an angaran household, the door opens for you to be greated by one of the mothers looking at you in endearment
She compliments your costume, little nitpicky with the details, but hey, it's her sincere opinions
Lifting your candy bucket up in anticipation
You receive!
Goob
A scoop of yummy angaran goob piped into candy wrappings
As your treat
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deke-rivers-1957 · 3 months ago
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Deke's Path To Peace
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AN: I've had this story idea for a while now. I just can't look at Deke without thinking "this boy had trauma." If you have any requests feel free to send them in.
"Fire! Fire! Everyone out! Out!"
I wake up gaspin for air and see boys runnin out of the room. I don't even think before runnin too. I can smell the smoke but I keep runnin until I find some bushes to stop in. I can see the orphanage burnin to the ground. It's so horrible I start runnin again. I feel so scared that I don't even realize I'm in a cemetery. I trip on somethin and fall to the ground. I look up and see a tombstone.
"Deke Rivers: He was alone except for his friends who missed him."
There's somethin about it that connects to me. I didn't know who this Deke was but I feel that he and I were the same by bein as lonely as me.
"I'll find some friends. Maybe I can make your name a name worth rememberin."
I yawn and lay down right by his grave. I don’t want to be Jimmy Tompkins anymore. I’ll just bury him here and wake up as Deke Rivers.
"Good night, Jimmy Tompkins."
I look up at the sky and see a lot of stars. There's a very nice breeze that helps me fall asleep. The next mornin I wake up and realize I can't just stay here.
"Ok Deke. Time to find somethin to eat."
I find my way out of the cemetery and start walkin. After not even an hour I start feelin scared about bein lost. Then I see a sign.
"Next town 5 miles away."
I sigh then start walkin again. I'm feelin tired from not eatin.
"Hey now. Where did you come from son?"
I turn around and look spooked to see a man comin towards me.
"Where're your parents?"
I fidget with my hands a little.
"I. I don't have any."
"I see."
I find the courage to look up at him.
"Can I ask you somethin?"
"What?"
"Is this town far from the orphanage that just burned down?"
His eyes widen.
"Oh you're from un-incorporated Allen. This is Lucas. Such a shame the orphanage burned down. Everything's so chaotic nobody can tell if all the children made it out. All the records of those poor kids're gone."
I realize just how serious this fire was. I don't have anything to my name anymore.
"What's gonna happen to the kids who made it out?"
"They're all being sent throughout all of Texas. Allen simply doesn't the money to rebuild it."
I don't wanna go back to be sent away like all those other kids. I wanna stay here if I can.
"Do you have a place to go boy?"
"Yes I'm goin to my aunt's house."
"How far is it?"
I don't like lyin but I don't think I have a choice here.
"Oh it's not far. Just a few miles up the road."
"You mean up in Fairview?"
I nod but I feel very nervous. I don't want this man to ask anymore questions because that'd mean havin to lie more. My stomach starts growlin and I feel embarrassed.
"Alright. I'll tell you what. I'll buy you breakfast. Then you can go on your way."
I start smilin and nod my thanks.
"Thank you sir."
I follow him to a diner and he orders a plate of bacon and eggs for me. I really needed the food and it tastes way better than anythin. I ever had at the orphanage.
"Thanks again for the food."
"You're welcome. Good luck finding your aunt, kid."
I get out of my seat and wave as I leave the diner. As soon as I get outta his line of sight I start feelin nervous about what's gonna happen to me now.
Time Skip
The next 5 years have been rough. I'm I think 16 years old now and I've been wandering across Texas to avoid police puttin me back into the system. I've been livin on scraps and whatever spare change I can find. I'm just so lonely and want somethin to go my way.
"Well this equals 50 cents. I can probably buy somethin to drink."
I manage to find a bar and decide to head inside. I know it's run down but I don't have that many options.
"What'll it be boy?"
I try not to shudder at bein called boy since it makes me feel like I’m still a child at the orphanage. I just look at the bartender.
"Umm. I only have 50 cents. Do you have anythin inexpensive?"
"Yeah. I got something for ya."
"Thanks."
I look around the bar and nobody wants to deal with me. It's mostly older men drinking heavily. The bartender doesn't seem to mind me so I decide to take a seat and wait for my drink.
"Bottoms up kid. A club soda."
I look at the drink confused. I've never heard of a club soda and I don't even know if it's alcoholic. Either way, I'm thirsty and decide I might as well take a drink.
"Thanks."
I never tasted anythin like this but I'm still goin. When I finish I try to count my coins to pay for it.
"Ah don't worry about it. It's on the house."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah."
I'm not used to anyone bein nice to me. I'm actually a little suspicious of this bartender now.
"Well uh. Thanks again for the drink."
"Don't mention it. You're gonna get a lot more out of this soon enough."
I start to feel nervous but try not to show it. I try to leave the bar when I suddenly feel dizzy. As much as I try to keep my balance I end up falling to the floor and pass out. I don't know how long I've been unconscious but I wake up in a random bed.
"Ugh. Where am I?"
A man comes in the door and I feel scared again. I don't know where I am or what even happened. I don't want anyone to hurt me.
"Oh aren't you a cute one."
I start to shiver. I'm not used to having anyone compliment me. People usually ignore me.
"Listen doll face I get it. You're done on your luck and need money."
I just look at him as he's making me even more nervous.
"Well yeah. I do."
"Now believe me you'll be making a lot of it."
My heart starts beatin fast.
"You mean like a job?"
"Oh I wouldn't call it a job. You won't even need to do anything but look wonderful."
I don't feel any better after hearin that. What could he possibly mean by "looking wonderful"?
"Do you. Do you mean like a model?"
"You can call it that."
Even though I should feel relieved by that, I also feel a sense of helplessness. All I can do is accept my fate. I have nowhere else to go.
"Ok."
Time Skip
These were the worst two years of my life. This man broke me. I've been robbed of my youth and my innocence. I've had to do such unspeakable things just to have food to eat. Money doesn't even matter because I can't leave the house. What's worse is that no one even cared about my situation. Every man and woman I've been with didn't even care about me.
"Good news. The boss is going to meet with you."
I don't even say anythin as I'm lead to the boss' room. I have nothing in me anymore. The boss looks at me and I just know things are going to be worse.
"Your services are no longer needed honey. I'm letting you go."
Somehow I feel so frustrated. I've been nothing but this monster's sex slave. He made me think I was nothing more than a pretty face. Now I have nothing!
"This will get you to Missouri sugar. You can buy a guitar and use that pretty voice."
I look at the money. $50. That's all I'm worth?! Even though I take it I'm just so bitter.
"Just where am I supposed to go in Missouri?"
"Plenty of places to go in Kansas City doll."
Ah tense up but say nothing.
"Fine. I'll take my chances then."
I practically run out of the building. I don't even pay attention where I'm goin as I run. I'm just like I was about 11 years old: just runnin away until I end up lost in the middle of nowhere. That's when I stop to breakdown and cry. I just wasted so many years of my life only to be violated by everyone I've ever met. The only thing I can do's try goin to the police.
"Alright Deke. Time to man up and tell the police what happened."
I get up and try to find a police station. I'm lucky that one isn't too far away. I walk inside and see the officer at his desk.
"Um excuse me. I'd like to report a crime."
He takes the cigar out of his mouth.
"What's the crime?"
So I explain my whole story in full detail. I end up fallin into the chair and sob as I get up to what happened to today. The whole time, the policeman looks at me and puffs his cigar. Once I finish talking he sighs and looks at me with pity.
"We've had complaints before. This has been an ongoing investigation for the past couple years. The bar you mentioned unfortunately went out of business 6 months ago. Unless you know how to get back to the house you were in or any names you might've heard, there just isn't anything that we can do about it."
I look at him good and hard. He doesn't look like I'm a disgusting person for having experienced this.
“No. I can’t. I just ran off as soon as he said he was lettin me go. I didn’t pay attention to anythin like the address. I just wanted to get out of there as soon as I could.”
I feel like such an idiot. I look up at the policeman and take in his face. He genuinely feels terrible that I was hurt.
"Ok. Now what I can do is ask if you have any papers?"
"Papers? Oh. No. I don't have any papers sir."
The policeman groans and puts out his cigar.
"How old do you think you are now?"
"I guess I'm 18 years old."
He looks right at me.
"Of course you are. That's going to make this a little difficult."
He pulls out a blank birth certificate.
"Ok. We've had plenty of safe haven babies brought here without any papers. So my job's to make 'em papers so they can get stuff done in the world."
I just watch him get his pen ready.
"Why did you say that about my age?"
"Because unless you have proof of your age, you could still be viewed as being part of the system. So it's best I fill this out now while you still have ambiguity on your side."
"Oh. I guess it does make sense."
The policeman picks up his pen.
"So. Name?"
"Oh. Deke Rivers."
I watch him write it down. Him easily accepting that as my name on one hand feels great. On the other hand, I feel like I betrayed my birth parents by getting rid of the only thing I have of them. But I know I can't be holding onto that anymore. This birth certificate is how I can make a new start.
"Assumed date of birth?"
"Um. Let's go with July 7th, 1935."
The policeman writes that down. Somethin about that date just feels right.
"I know you're an orphan but do you have any clue on who your parents are?"
"No sir. All I ever had was my birth name."
He sighs.
"I'll have to put it down as unknown. As for place of birth, I'll have to put it down as right here in McKinney, Texas. You can get this registered with the state."
I can only nod. I'm just amazed that after all this time, I finally have paper to my name.
"There you go. I can take ya to the courthouse. That's where you get your state ID card. You'll need that for a lot of things in life."
"Oh. Yes sir!"
I start to feel hope that my life is finally coming together. I follow the policeman to his car.
"By the way, do you feel like you need to go to the hospital from what happened?"
I really think about it. I think about doctors and nurses pokin me. Then I shake my head.
"No sir. I think I'll be ok. Thank you for helpin me get my papers situated."
He nods and drives me to the courthouse. I walk with the policeman up to the man at the counter. By the time we finish all the paperwork, it's 8 pm and I'm hungry. The policeman drives me to a bus station and hands me a sandwich.
"Here you go, Deke. This'll hold ya over while you wait for the bus to Kansas City."
"Thank you sir."
I start to eat the sandwich and I almost cry. It's a warm BLT with the perfect amount of mayonnaise. I'm so thankful that this nice officer's taking his time to stay with me until the bus arrives. It makes me feel so cared for.
"Well there's your bus."
I look up and see the bus stop.
"Thanks again for the sandwich."
I shake the policeman's hand.
"Good luck Deke. I really mean it."
I smile and mouth thank you as I go to board the bus.
"One way trip to Kansas City, Missouri."
I nod and pay my bus fair. The doors close behind me as I take a seat at the back of the bus. It's gonna be a long trip and I wanna get some sleep. I don't know what I'll do once I get there but for now I'll just get some sleep.
Time Skip
"Hey pal get up. It's the end of the line."
I yawn and stretch as I wake up. I can't believe I slept through the bus ride all night. Now I'm scared of what I'll do next. Either way I have to get off the boat and count how much money I have.
"$45. At least it's somethin. I can get breakfast now."
It's just my luck that there's a diner just down the street. I step inside and take a seat in a booth. A waitress hands me a menu.
"Passing through stranger?"
"Uh no ma'am. I'm plannin on makin a new start here."
She pulls out her notepad and pencil.
"Now then what can I get ya honey?"
I close the menu.
"Well uh what do you recommend?"
"We have a steak and egg special for only $3.99. It's your choice of egg and comes with a side of hash browns and a fruit bowl."
I think it over and it sounds like a reasonable amount of food for only $3.99.
"Alright, I'll have that then with sunny side up eggs."
She writes it down on her note pad.
"What do you want to drink?"
"Just some coffee please."
She pours me some coffee and sets down some cream.
"Be out in a minute darlin."
She takes the menu and I try not to shudder at the pet names. I'm not in that house anymore.
"Order up."
I look up when I hear the bell ding. My waitress comes up to me with my food.
"Enjoy your meal. You can pay when you're ready darlin."
She sets my bill down and pours some more coffee.
"Thanks ma'am."
She walks away and leaves me with my food. I start with my steak first. Somethin tells me I'm gonna need the protein. I take a look at my bill as I eat and I see that it's only $4.75. I try to figure out what I oughta tip my waitress and decide to use a $5 for the bill. That'll give me a quarter in change and I can just use that with $1 as her tip. This is the first time I've ever had to figure out a tip so I hope what I'm giving her's enough.
"Uh ma'am here's the money for my bill. Keep the change."
"Thank you. Hope you come again."
I nod as I go back outside. I wander the streets for a couple hours and try to give the appearance of knowing where I'm going. I stop at the crosswalk and see a pawn shop across the street. There's a guitar up for sale in the window. I cross when it's safe to do so and talk to the owner.
"Excuse me sir, I saw that guitar in the window. How much is it?"
"Well how much ya got?"
I don't like havin to lie but I really need to save my money in case I can't get a job right away.
"I've only got $5."
"Tell ya what. If you watch the store while I'm out to lunch, I'll let you have it free. It's a wooden piece of junk so I was about to throw it away. You'll be doing me a favor."
My eyes widen. I'm gettin a good deal. I look around the store and feel that it's safe enough to watch it alone.
"Ok I can do that. Thank you, sir."
"Alright pal we got a deal. I'll be back by 1."
I smile as I go behind the counter. The owner leaves and I'm alone in the store. I count how much money I have after the breakfast and realize I have $35 left. I put it away and try to figure out how to make it last as long as possible. I hear the door open and see the owner come in.
"Well the place ain't burned to the ground. I'd say ya filled your end of the deal. Any customers come by while I was gone?"
I smile as I come out from behind the counter.
"No sir. I came a close eye on things the whole time. Nobody came by."
"Alright then the guitar's yours. If you wanna make it a career your best bet's to start with the Country Club Plaza. It's one of the hottest places in town."
I grab the guitar and shake his hand.
"Thank you for the advice, sir. I'll be on my way then."
I walk out of the pawn shop and try to find my way to the Country Club Plaza. Along the way, I become a street performer so I can build up some money. By the time I get to the Country Club Plaza, I end up having a total of $50.
"Alright, Deke. Time to give it your best shot."
I walk inside to try talking with the owner.
"So you're a guitar player?"
"Yes sir I am."
He looks through his papers.
"I have an afternoon group coming in a half hour. You get one song as an audition for the opening act. If I like what you do, we can talk about your pay in my office."
"Thank you sir."
I go backstage and start to practice my best material. I'm still not the greatest guitar player, but I make up for it with spirit.
"And now ladies and gentleman. Before we start our main show, I'm auditioning a new act for one song. Let's give a round of applause for Deke Rivers."
He turns to me as if to say "you're on kid." I get on stage and look out into the audience. I start to sing one of the only songs I know. It's a very lively song that the audience mostly loves. I can barely hear someone saying I'm not Hank Williams but I don't feel discouraged.
"Bravo, bravo."
I'm glad the audience loved my song, but the owner comes up to me not looking happy at all. He drags me backstage and grabs my guitar.
"Get out!"
"But. But they liked my song."
He starts pushing me out the door.
"I will not be having this devil's music in my club!"
I try to get my guitar back but he keeps it out of my reach.
"Get out! Get out! Get out!"
I end up outside on my butt as the owner closes the door. Once again, I've been rejected just when I thought I found the right job. I sit down at the nearest bench. I know I still have $50 but that can't possibly last forever.
"Excuse me son."
I look up and see a man come up to me.
"Yes sir?"
"I was in the audience during your song. I'm very sorry about getting kicked out like that."
I can only sigh.
"You don't need to be sorry. I wish I knew what I did wrong with the owner."
"Yes I didn't want to rub it in. What I did want to do is offer you a job."
I don't want to get my hopes up but I look up at him.
"As a singer?"
"Well no. Not as a singer."
I sigh and rub my face. I start talking to myself when I hear the man sigh.
"I know a guy in St. Louis who works at a junkyard. He's been complaining about an old Ford Model A taking up space. If you're up to it, I can send a telegram that you'll help him."
I look up at him and see that he's serious.
"Oh. Yeah. I. I can help with that the best I can."
"Splendid. I believe Howie's willing to give it to you if you can fix it."
My eyes widen at that. I've never had a car before. If Howie does want to give it away, I'd love to have it.
"I'd love to do it. Do you have the address?"
"Oh yes I'll write it down. By the way do you have money to get there?"
I realize that things went wrong by lyin. So I decide to tell him the truth even if it means not havin as much money.
"I have about $50. Will that be enough to get to St. Louis?"
"Oh yes. The train can take you there easily."
He hands me a piece of paper with the address.
"Thank you sir. I really appreciate it."
"No problem at all. I best be on my way to send that telegram. Good luck."
I watch him leave as I decide to take the chance and call for a cab. I just hope my luck will change for the better.
Time Skip
As soon as I get to St. Louis, my boss Howie's already waiting for me at the train station. Even though I never met him until now, he's holding a sign with my name on it.
"Hi. Are you Howie?"
"That's right. Are you Deke?"
I shake his hand.
"Yes sir. I appreciate this offer."
"I have lunch at the junkyard. My car's just outside the station."
I nod and follow Howie outside and get into his car. The drive to the junkyard wasn't long at all. I immediately get to work after eating lunch. Even though I don't have any experience working on cars, Howie's surprisingly very patient with me. After only a couple weeks, I managed to get the hang of going through the trash.
"Deke I'm taking stuff to the scrapyard. You're on break while I'm gone."
"Thanks Howie."
He drives off with the truck while I spend my break drinking a coke. I look over the Model A when a couple garbagemen come in and unload some trash.
"Howie off to the scrapyard again?"
"Yeah. He just left about 5 minutes ago."
They look over my work.
"How's the car coming along?"
"It's comin along. I still got a long ways to go, but I hope I'm gonna get it runnin at some point."
They start gettin back in the truck.
"Well you know what to do. Good luck."
"Thanks. I'm sure I'll get it done soon enough."
They leave and I get back to the shed for some tools. I hear Howie come back and I see him holding a bag.
"Eat up, Deke. We got a lot to look through today."
I grab a sandwich out of the bag.
"Thanks for the sandwich Howie."
I start eating while I look over the pile of trash that we need to get through. I can tell by lookin at it, this is gonna take a while.
"Well Deke what do you think?"
"I think there's gotta be somethin we can use for the car here. We just gotta keep diggin through this pile until we find it."
When we finish our sandwiches we open up the first trash bag.
"Alright be careful now. Can't have you getting tetanus."
"Oh yeah I'll be careful."
By the time the sun goes down we manage to get through the entire pile. Howie goes into his office while I wipe the sweat off my face.
"Alright Deke it's pay day. Come get your cut."
I walk into the office as he hands me some money.
"We had a great week with the scrapyard. Made a lot of money on the metal."
"Thanks Howie. Today was a pretty good day. I found a couple spark plugs and some hoses too. Maybe if we fix them, we can use it for the Model A."
"Alright then we can work on it tomorrow. I'll see you in the morning. You know where the key is."
I wave as I go to the garage and grab the key to my room. Thanks to Howie lettin me stay here, I've been able to save another $20. Even though it's only a wooden shed with nothing but a cot in it, I'm very thankful to have this room at all. This has been my best job yet. Maybe I can dream about driving a Model A. Either way as soon as I lay down I fall asleep.
"Bang. Bang. Bang."
I wake up early the next morning to Howie knocking on my door.
"Deke there's a storm coming. We gotta get the car into the garage."
"Alright I'll try gettin it into neutral."
I go over to the Model A and try to start the ignition. I managed to get it done.
"Howie I got it!"
"Good now keep the wheel steady while I push."
Since the garage isn't that far we easily manage to get the car into the garage.
"Howie I'm nervous about shuttin it off now. The engine sounds like it's runnin perfectly for once."
Howie listens to the Model A as it runs.
"I'd shut it off so we can work on the brakes after breakfast. Once this storm passes we can give it a test run to the gas station."
"Alright I'll shut it off. I can't believe we're this close to gettin this car fixed."
I shut off the engine. It sounded good shutting off so me and Howie rush back to his office for breakfast.
"I think this storm should pass soon. A heavy rain like this usually does."
"How do you think the brakes'll work if we drive it today?"
Howie thinks it over as he makes some eggs.
"I'll take it slow on the brakes. If it can't handle wet conditions it'll start to skid."
I nod as he hands me a plate.
"Thanks. I'm so excited that we might've actually done it."
"I get it. You spent a lot of time helping me work on it. It's always worth the effort if you can get it to work."
As soon as we finish eatin the sun starts to come out.
"Alright Deke grab a towel. We need to make sure the brakes are as dry as possible."
I put the plate in the sink and grab a ratty towel as we head back out to the garage. As soon as we make sure the brakes are dry, Howie gets in the driver's seat.
"Get on in. I'll take her to the gas station and see how she runs."
I climb into the passenger seat. Howie starts the ignition and I'm relieved to hear it start smoothly again.
"That's a good sign."
"Now let's test this on the open road."
Howie starts to drive us to the gas station and back. The whole time I'm shakin like a leaf. When we make it back to the junkyard, Howie turns off the engine.
"Well Deke you did it. She runs like a dream."
I start beamin.
"You really think so?"
"Sure. For this car's age it's as smooth as can be. So long as you don't slam on the brakes, there's not a thing wrong with it."
I can hardly believe it. I actually fixed this car. I did it.
"Now then I have a question for you."
"What is it?"
"Do you have a driver's license?"
I start to feel very nervous. I hope this isn't a trap but I have to be honest since honesty got me this job.
"No sir. I never had the chance to get one. Do I need anythin outside of an ID to get one? I have one from Texas if that helps."
"Alright then I'll help you get one. After all you're gonna be keeping this car."
I look up at him.
"You mean it?"
"That was our deal. You fixed the car so you get to keep it. You saw that I have plenty of cars here already. This is just taking up space."
I shake Howie's hand.
"Thank you. I'll do my best."
"That's all I can ask for Deke."
After many months I finally get my driver's license. Howie let me drive us back to the junkyard after buying me dinner and takes me to his office.
"Well Deke, I'm gonna have to let you go."
As much as it's sad to be jobless again, I feel good this time. Howie's done so much for me. I knew this job was only temporary and managed to make the best out of it.
"I understand. Thank you for everythin, Howie. There is just one last thing I wanna ask you."
"Oh? What is it?"
"Is there anyway you can help me last the winter? I only have $120 saved and I don't know where to go next."
Howie thinks before countin out some money.
"All I can do is give you, your final cut of the scrapyard trip totaling $30. I also have an address for a motel at the edge of town. I know it isn't much but it's a start. I'll even let you stay the last night here so you won't be wandering around in the dark."
I take the money.
"Thank you so much."
I wave as I go to the shed one last time. I’m gonna miss this place but I know Howie’s done his best. That’s all I can ever ask for as I fall asleep in my cot one last time.
Time Skip
When I leave the junkyard after my last free breakfast, I buy a road map and get a room at the motel.
“Alright Deke. Time to figure out how to get back to Texas by car without dyin.”
After spendin 2 days at the motel, I figure out a rough idea on where to go. I also decide to take the financial hit and get myself some new clothes.
“Excuse me how much would it cost for a couple shirts, jeans and these shoes?”
The man behind the counter rings it up.
“That’ll be $15.”
I sigh since it could’ve been worse. I pay him the money and immediately put it in a bag.
“Have a good day.”
“Thanks you too.”
I head back to my car and start driving south. I’m already down to $100 and I haven’t even left St. Louis yet. It's not the most ideal situation, but I gotta sleep in my car if I can. Food wise I’m managin to get by. I get somethin to eat when I stop for gas.
“What’ll it be man?”
“I’ll take some chili if you got it.”
The man takes out a metal bottle and pours some in.
“This here’s a thermos. It’s reusable so you can keep it when you’re done with the chili.”
“Sounds good. How much?”
“$5.”
Only $90 left but if this keeps hot things hot I’ll need it.
“I’ll take it.”
I give the man the money and he gives me the thermos. I head back to my car start driving again. Once it gets dark I try to park where I’ll be covered from any snow.
“Ok let’s try this chili.”
I open the thermos and somehow I can see steam comin out. I take a drink and realize it’s still warm.
“Wow. This’ll keep me warm for a while.”
And it did at least for tonight. The next few nights I wasn’t as lucky. One night there was such a horrible storm that I thought I was going to die.
“It’s ok. You’ll get through it. You’ll get through it.”
I end up bein just fine. As soon as I get to Texas I end up in a small town called Delville. It’s not McKinney or Fairview but I’ll take it. I find that I have about $5 left and decide to spend it on food. Now that it’s spring and I’m in Texas I don’t need to worry about stayin dry.
“Howdy all.”
I turn and see a short chubby man come in just after I find a table.
“Howdy.”
He turns to me and sits down at my table.
“Ah ain’t seen ya round these parts. What’re ya here for?”
“I just came back from a long trip up north and I'm just tryin to get myself situated. Is that alright?”
“It sure is. Can’t help but check out the swingin antique outside.”
I look outside and see that he means my car.
“Oh that’s mine. I got it up north in St. Louis a while back and I just spent a few months fixin' her up, bringin' her back here. It took awhile, but I managed to get 'er fixed up real good.”
“Ya mean that’s yer car? Shoot ya got a pretty good deal then.”
After talkin with this man while we eat I start to feel comfortable around him.
“Mah name’s Teddy by the way.”
“My name’s Deke.”
We shake hands.
“So where do ya plan on stayin Deke?”
“I don't know. I didn't really have a plan for that. I was just gonna figure somethin out. You live around these parts?”
He gestures up the road.
“Sure do. Ah work for the Highway Brewery Company.”
“Wow. For how long?”
“Been workin there the past 5 years. It’s a livin and ya get to travel all across the county.”
That sounds like fun to me. Maybe this is how I can make friends like Teddy. I see him look at the clock.
“Well time to start walkin home. Ah got work in the mornin.”
“Oh. Yeah I gotta get goin to.”
The waitress comes by with the bill and I start to pull out my $5.
“Ah don’t worry about the bill. It’s on me.”
“You don’t mind payin?”
“Heck no. You’re the first guy that’s really listened to mah chatter since Ah’ve been comin here so it’s the least Ah can do.”
Teddy looks at the bill and goes to pay it.
“Thank you, Teddy. This ain't somethin' I'm used to.”
“No problem.”
We head outside and I see Teddy startin to walk home. I realize I can’t do that when he’s paid for me.
“Hey, Teddy, wait up a minute.”
“Yeah what’s up Deke?”
I take a deep breath and sigh.
“I was just wonderin if you would let me drive ya home. You got your job and everything, and I don't wanna disrupt that. And it’s the least I can do when you paid for me.”
“You’d really do that? Well if you’re sure then alright.”
We get in the car and I start drivin him home. By the time I find his house it’s too dark to really see anythin.
“Hey thanks for the lift. Now since it’s so late and all Ah was thinkin that ya should just room wit me. Ya don’t have anywhere to go so it’d be wrong for me to let ya be wanderin round by your lonesome.”
I admit I gotta agree with that.
“Ok you’re right. I appreciate ya lettin' me stay with ya.”
He gets out of the car and starts to open his door.
“Now Ah know it’s gonna be small so Ah hope ya don’t mind sharin a bed.”
“Oh, that's no problem for me at all. As long as it's a roof over my head, I'll be more than grateful.”
We head inside and Teddy’s right about it bein small. But it’s still bigger than the shed at Howie’s junkyard. I look up and see Teddy takin off his shirt. Suddenly I’m not in his bedroom anymore but in… that room…
“Deke? Ya awright? Why were ya lookin at me like ya saw a ghost?”
I shake a little and see Teddy in front of me again.
“Yeah. Sorry I was just reminded of somethin.”
“Oh Ah don’t sleep in the buff if that’s whatcha mean. Jus had to change outta mah work clothes.”
He lays down in bed.
“You got anything to change into Deke?”
“Oh. No these are my sleepin clothes. The only other clothes I got are my business clothes so to speak.”
“Awright then. Ya wanna take off your shirt go head. Ah don’t mind.”
I know Teddy doesn’t mean what I think he means but I can’t help but feel a shiver. I take off my shirt and lay down with my back turned to him. I just can’t handle him starin at me like they back-
“Hey man why ya so tense?”
I take a breath and slowly turn my head.
“Sorry I just ain’t used to this sorta thing.”
“What do ya mean?”
I take a full look at Teddy and realize he just doesn’t think somethin awful like what I’m about to say can ever happen. So I tell him in a way that he can understand.
“Oh. Ah think Ah’m puttin together what yer sayin.”
I can’t even look at him. I’m so used to bein judged and I just know it’s gonna happen.
“Well Ah’m just a normal guy Deke. Ah ain’t gonna be touchin ya while ya sleep.”
I look up at Teddy and for some reason I believe him.
“Yeah. I know. I was just rememberin what happened back then.”
“Ah think Ah get it now. Just try calmin down so ya fall asleep.”
I start by layin down next to him. After takin some deep breaths I feel myself dozin off. I think bein with Teddy helped me out because I wake up curled against him. I start to feel scared when I hear him wakin up.
“Mornin Deke.”
He gets up as if nothin happened.
“Morning.”
“Listen Ah gotta get to work. Yer free to whatever’s in the fridge for breakfast.”
I sit up and put my shirt back on.
“Alright thanks.”
“No problem Deke. Where do ya plan on workin?”
I remember that I never figured that out myself.
“Oh. I was thinkin of lookin around town after breakfast and see what’s open.”
“Awright then. See ya later.”
I wave as Teddy leaves to go to work at the Brewery. I make good on trying to get a job and look around town before heading home. I figure that if I’m gonna stay here I should at least make dinner.
“Deke Ah got good news for ya.”
I look up from the stove.
“Really? What’d you hear?”
“Tomorrow ya got a meetin wit mah boss.”
I turn the gas off so I don’t burn myself.
“Your boss?”
“Yeah Ah took yer car today and the boss liked it so much Ah told em it was yours. Gives the company a classic look. So he said he wanted to meet wit ya tomorrow.”
I can barely stand so I sit down in the chair.
“Y-You really got me a meeting with the boss… over my car…?”
“All ya gotta do is drive us to the brewery and go to the boss’s office.”
I can’t even believe it that Teddy managed to make it happen for me. I hope it’s not some type of trick.
“Thanks a million Teddy. You did me a real favor.”
“Ah don’t worry about it. It ain’t like you ain’t returnin the favor makin me dinner like this.”
I look back at the stove top.
“Oh.”
I get out of my chair and finish cookin. After makin two plates I sit back down at the table.
“Thanks Deke.”
We start eatin and I ponder how this will work out. In the end it ended up bein exactly what I needed. Even though it was a bumpy road I made a good friend in Teddy. I end up meetin a nice girl named Susie and become one of the biggest names in the music industry. Lookin back I know I had a sad, horrible beginning but now I finally lived up to the name Deke Rivers. I can sleep peacefully now as all of the pain I experienced is gone. Finally I’m at peace.
Tagging: @arrolyn1114, @peskybedtime, @smokeymountainboy, @vintagepresley, and @thelonelyheart.
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Do you take commissions/requests/art trades/collabs?
Only from my loved ones depending on my free time. But generally no.
Where did you learn to draw?
Even though I came from a family of artists, I am actually self-taught. I wasn't able to go to an art school like I've always wanted. I mostly learned from watching cartoons and animes.
When did you start drawing?
Ever since childhood.
I used to draw traditionally. When I started posting my art online back in 2008, I drew on paper, scanned it then colored it on Photoshop using my mouse.
I went full digital in 2013 after saving up and buying my first pen tablet (Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch 3rd Gen).
Who are your favorite artists?
Stanley "Artgerm" Lau, Masashi Kishimoto and Kubo Tite.
What do you use to draw?
Pen Tablet:
Wacom Intuos Pro Small
Software:
Paint Tool Sai for drawing
Photoshop for rendering
Kinemaster for video editing
Can you explain your brush settings?
Most of my brush settings are default. The others are from random artists that I watched and liked so I decided to use them too. I've been using these settings for a long time now and I can't remember the last time I added or changed something.
If you are looking for an artist to explain "what's this and that for" regarding brush settings then unfortunately it's not me. You can copy my settings if you liked them though.
Can I copy your art style?
You can use my art style as a guide but please don't copy it from A-Z. Add your own personal touch and twist as much as you can.
Can you give me art tips?
This is from my 2022 art ramblings:
Whenever artists wanna try something new to improve their art, we tend to make big drastic changes right away. This can be effective for others but not for everyone. As you can see, my art style is still the same as last year with minimal tweaks.
I decided that if I’m gonna make improvements, I’m gonna do it gradually instead of incorporating them all at once. This can be a big help in maintaining consistency. If the changes were small, we can easily remember and apply them on our next artwork.
I may now have more confidence with regards to my art compared to before but I am still not confident enough in giving/teaching art tips to people. Most of the time I am just winging my art and I personally feel like it's not right to impart that type of "knowledge" to others lmao. There are a lot of experienced artists on different platforms and you can easily search for their tutorials and advices.
Can I use your art for my profile pic?
As long as it's for personal use, you are free to use my art (icons, profile picture, wallpapers, etc). Please credit me if you can.
IMPORTANT: Do not edit, crop, trace or alter my art in any way, shape or form.
Can I share your artwork on other sites?
Artworks:
I am against reposting. I have an account in almost all platforms so you guys don't need to repost them. Just reblog/retweet/share them directly from the original post.
Note: If the artwork I made was from a very, very small fandom then I mostly allow reposting so it can reach more people. You just need to ask permission first and put proper credits.
Videos:
No. Do not repost/reupload my videos specially on Tiktok.
How long does it take you to finish an artwork?
Artworks:
I mostly do single cel shading nowadays to speed up my process. It takes me 1-3 days to finish depending on how many characters and how detailed the artwork is.
Videos:
I usually make 1 video a month but if I'm more energetic, I can make 2-3 videos.
How can I support you as an artist?
Youtube ➔ Like, comment, share and subscribe
Instagram ➔ Save, share, comment and like
Twitter ➔ Retweet, like and comment
Tumblr ➔ Reblog, like and comment
Kofi ➔ Any amount is appreciated
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bonesandthebees · 2 years ago
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hi, i really love your writing (world forgetting and stats are two of my all-time favorite fics!!) and i was wondering if you had any advice for new(er) writers?
how did/do you improve your writing? how do you write such great character dynamics? do you have any general tips?
sorry to bother you and you don’t have to answer this if you don’t want to!
oh yes I always love giving advice!! if you ever want writing advice just in general you can check the carrd linked in my pinned post and I have some writing advice posted on there, but I'll also give some here
this is gonna be long bc idk how to keep things short so i'm putting it under a read more
I've said this to a lot of people before but the #1 way you improve your writing GUARANTEED is... *drumroll*
you write!
I know it sounds obvious but I think it really needs to be reiterated over and over again. if you want to improve your writing, you have to write. a lot. practice is always going to be the best way to improve your skills no matter what. even if you're not consciously trying to improve your skills as you write, you will just improve naturally the more you do it. I've been writing since I learned how to read, but I got serious about honing my writing as a skill when I was around 13 years old (I'm 22 now for reference). around that time I decided that I wanted writing to be my thing, my form of art, and I wanted to be as good as I could be at it. so I just made it a goal to try and write nearly every single day. it didn't matter what I was writing—whether or not it ever saw the light of day was irrelevant. I just wrote stuff I wanted to read. sometimes I'd only write 100 words in a day, sometimes I'd write thousands of words in a day. I just kept doing it. I got into fanfic writing when i was 15, and that was a great way for me to actually be able to post my work and get validation on it. that made it a lot easier to keep practicing, but even then I didn't post most of what I wrote. I wrote for myself first and foremost. even if it was just a half scene from an au that only lived in my head, if i wanted to put it down on paper I did. because I knew that even if I was the only person that ever saw it, just the act of putting it into words was going to improve my skills.
I know perfectionism is a huge thing a lot of writers struggle with. I know this is easier said than done, but you have to let yourself be bad. write whatever the fuck you want even if no one will ever see it. you don't have to think too hard on it. even if you think it's shit writing that you're barely trying on, guess what, it'll improve your skills! the act of putting scenes and ideas into words on paper helps ingrain things like rhythm and sentence structure and word choice into your brain so it slowly becomes more muscle memory than something you have to think really hard about. like I literally can't emphasize enough how any writing at all no matter how 'shitty' it is will improve your skills. one time we did a quick write in a creative writing class over the course of 15 minutes and then had volunteers read their segments out loud. I read mine, and my professor commented on how shockingly good my prose was for something I wrote in 15 minutes. that's because I've had so much practice that my rushed, sloppy, first attempt prose is still pretty damn good, since the base skills are just so ingrained in my head at this point.
so yeah, if you wanna improve, just write. anything and everything. write for yourself. write with no goal in mind. just put words onto paper and IT WILL HELP.
now as for character dynamics, I always have a few key things in mind about a character when I'm writing them. in my head I just keep track of a few 'core' traits they have, and make sure to incorporate those in the aus I write. like for example, when I write c!wilbur there are two major things about him that I always keep in mind: his need to be seen as more competent than he is, and the fact that he places a lot of his self worth on what others think of him. those are two of his most defining factors in my opinion, so they act as my guide when I write him, and that in turn bleeds into his dialogue and actions which affects his dynamics with others.
of course you also have to do research for character dynamics. if I'm struggling to capture someone's voice, I'll look up clips on youtube or twitch of them to be reminded of how they talk and act and things like that. also I read a lot of meta analysis on characters which helps a lot. shoutout to dsmpblr for so much meta it helps me sm
anyway I hope that helps! sorry this was so long, but I always love giving writing advice <3
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realsorcerershit · 2 years ago
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OK OC QUESTIONS HERE: 6, 10, 13, 29, 38, 57, 61, 68
OH I'M ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT A FEW OF THESE. Under a read more as always just because I don't wanna clog people's dashes but here we go, these are probably gonna be a lil sloppy but-
6) How have they changed in the last year? How about the last five years?
The biggest growth Lumen has had, I think, shines in the past year especially, and is that he's far more willing to stand up for himself than he was before. Slowly but surely, he's becoming more determined and more comfortable in his own skin. He's also slowly becoming convinced of just how capable he really is, at, well. Everything.
I guess that's the two biggest things. Able to stand up for himself, and believes he's far more capable of a person than he used to.
10) What inspired this character's creation?
Okay, there's actually a really long fucking story with this one, and I'm kind of excited to share it? Originally, at most Lumen was merely a concept I created because a group of friends were running a DnD Christmas oneshot, and I wanted to try playing a new class. The idea of a wild magic sorcerer kind of jumped out at me, so I decided on that and started building. Granted, it was a for fun oneshot, so I didn't do much with it at the time. A while later, I wanted to reuse him in a campaign (that ultimately got cut short), so I worked with that last campaign to incorporate all of that into his current backstory and everything in the campaign that he is now!
Tl;dr: He was originally a oneshot test character that I expanded on until he got to a point where I grew overly attached to him.
13) What are some motifs you associate with them? Did you intentionally bring in those motifs, or did it happen over time?
Two major motifs. Fate, and apparently ice magic.
The fate motif kind of worked out on its own, and wasn't really super intentional or anything. It was kind of just there, because of the Wild Magic Sorcerer feature of Bend Luck. Always tried to play it that he has a slight hand in other people's fates, but not his own. (Try to avoid using it on my own rolls, really.)
As for the ice magic, that one kind of came up after he got a Staff of Frost and. That one was a total accident that came up over time. Apparently the boy just likes using ice. I didn't even think about it.
29) What feelings do they internalize?
Bouncing off my answer in #6 there, there's still some internalized inadequacy, for lack of a better term. Just that feeling that. Maybe, just maybe, he might be unable to handle all of this. He's working on it, though.
Also there's a very moderate fear that everyone he knows is just gonna die and he'll be all alone yet again. Oh, and his horrifying fear of being watched/known by the Cult that the party is up against.
38) Do they see themselves as an important part of their party?
God this is kind of a hard one to answer. In a *way*, yes, he does. He knows his merits and his use, and also knows how much people like having him around. But, that being said, he still thinks "I sure hope they like having me around" consistently enough. What can I say, he's still got some insecurity eating away at him, really.
57) Do they see value in the laws of where they live?
Kind Of? The laws are there, for sure, but. He's never really thought about or considered them. As long as people aren't ruthlessly killing people or dragging others down for the sake of dragging them down, everything's fine. The laws at most kind of ensure people don't do those things.
61) Is there an in-game moment of theirs you think about and just laugh?
Oh absolutely. There was the time Lumen and Sigurd both set up this ridiculously elaborate glitter bomb trap that was rigged to go off inside of the room those two were staying in because Lumen had a way to bait Lucien into walking through the wall into their room. It was ridiculous.
68) Where's their home?
We have a custom map and world and everything, so - lil context. In a Country named Falias, near the edge of the road before you reach a bit of an empty space between there and Averon. Lumen lives in a small little cozy town named Dushill, particularly, in a church dedicated to Torm within that town.
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rogue-durin-16 · 4 years ago
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AN UNUSUAL YEAR (Part V/V)
Summary: After having little to no interest on girls for five years, Fred suddenly feels the need to nag the shit out of a certain witch, completely oblivious to the reason behind it.
Pairing: Fred Weasley x Slytherin!Reader
Genre: fluff (+ enemies to lovers)
Tags:
An unusual year: @natural-hearts @manuosorioh @lumos-solemn @westyywifee @whiskeyn-rain @warlock--protection @gossip-girl-ecr @fandomscombine @birdy944 @28cnn
Permanent taglist: @elia-the-bibliophile @randomparanoid @karlthecat15722 @thebutchersdaughtersblog
Warnings: a little angst, a little snogging 👀
A/N: maybe a bit longer than I expected but it's alright. Also I might write an addition to this story, not sure tho. I hope y'all enjoyed reading this story as much as I did writing it <3
Part I
Part II
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Part IV
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"Y/n! Come sit with us?" George waved at me from the Gryffindor table as I entered the Great Hall, prompting me to sit across him and Angelina, and besides Fred. "Where's Mathilda?" He asked as I got closer, leaving my books on the wooden surface.
"She's feeling unwell." As I sat down, I noticed George's arm around Angelina and I couldn't help the knowing grin that tugged the corner of my lips. "The date exchange at the Ball turned out well, huh?"
"I could say the same about you." He wiggled his brows at me with the same grin I had.
I felt a sudden rush of panic going through my body. My eyes traveled to the boy by my side, who was oddly quiet, and I found him already peeking at me.
"Meaning?" I decided to play dumb, taking a bite of my golden slice of toast whilst ignoring the intending gazes of the couple in front of me.
"You two were having a great time last night." Angelina jumped in, leaning over her table. "Didn't see you coming back, Fred." She added, redirecting her eyes to the ginger.
"I did." His brother laughed. "I daresay you two had an intense night." I felt my cheeks reddening, not finding enough strength to meet George's look. "It was about time, really."
I was startled by Fred abruptly standing up. "See you in class." The curt reply he offered before fleeing shocked all of us; specially his brother, who, with a polite apology, left me and Angelina to go after his twin.
"I feel like I shouldn't ask." She spoke quietly.
"I don't have an answer."
I feared she would see through me. I hadn't lied, but my gut told me whatever happened had to do with the change of demeanor he had at the end of our night out.
I wouldn't say it out loud but a part of me began to worry.
The worry stayed throughout that entire week, guilt joining it at some point. Fred's attendance in Charms, Astronomy and Potions had decreased; I had only see him attend once to Astronomy. The only thing he did was play with his quill and, whenever he thought I didn't notice, stare at me.
Ironically enough, we started spending most of the time together; after the winter break, George had incorporated both Mathilda and me to their friend group, which, in different circumstances, would have been great.
Alicia Spinnet gained special interest on my best friend; Lee Jordan would joke about Slytherins and Gryffindors getting together, and Angelina— well, she seemed happier now that she could hang out with all her friends at the same time.
Fred was miserable. Everyone could see it, yet they did their best to cover it up.
George would overcompensate his brother's attitude by being louder and paying extra attention to me, but it worsened the situation.
I wanted to ask Fred what was wrong, but then again we weren't even good friends, so was it really my place to ask?
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George had proposed a trip to Hogsmade a couple of days ago and we all agreed on going, but the day came and Fred wasn't there.
His brother alleged he had a terrible headache and had chosen to stay in bed. We all saw through his excuse, and once more no one said a word.
It was that night that George came to look for me.
"—well then, go get her!" His shouts got into the common room when a second year entered..
"What's this about?" I inquired, coming out to the hallway to see the ginger about to throw hands at my prefect.
"I need you." He stated, quickly losing interest on whatever the prefect had to say. I only nodded and motioned him to move with me far from the Slytherin door. "You have to speak to Fred now." He almost pleaded, a frown of worry forming on his face.
"Sure— wait, now?" I stared at him in confusion.
"Sorry, I know it's late" his apology didn't mean he would ask me to do it in the morning instead.
I let out a sigh before inquiring, "Where's he?"
"The Astronomy tower, I believe." He replied.
"Alright," I said more to myself. "I'll go grab my jacket." He murmured another apology and a thank you before heading off to his House.
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I came to a halt at the top of the stairs when I saw him sat against the wall, his knees pulled to his chest with his arms around them, and his face buried between them."Hey there, stranger."
He raised his head, letting his eyes and nose be seen."Who gave me away?"
"George."
"Tosser" he muttered, taking his gaze to the levitating bundle of newspaper on fire that was probably keeping him somewhat warm up there.
"Is it that bad to see me now?" I took a couple of careful steps towards the boy.
"It's always that bad to see you."
"Odd for you to say that," I let myself slide down the wall to sit by his side with my legs stretched out. "given how much you stare."
"Touché." He replied, the ghost of a smile breaking through his depressed demeanor. "What are you doing here?"
"What's wrong?"
"I asked first."
"I asked second." He raised his brows at me and it was my turn to avert my eyes from him. "I'm... Worried. About you."
When I shivered due to the wind flowing through the tower, he scooted closer and moved the little fire with his wand for it to be in the middle.
"You're all dejected and sulky," I explained. "You barely attend to our classes together, and if you do, you don't pay attention." I felt him shift uncomfortable by my side. "I'm... I'm gonna regret this— I miss you being a bloody nuisance."
"I knew you loved it." His teasing, though it was meant to be funny, sounded almost painful.
"now, what's wrong?" He shrugged, his chin resting over his forearms. "Listen, if you're not gonna tell me, it's fine, but at least tell George."
"Are you thick?" The bitterness in his tone took me aback. "Y/n, I fancy you." He hid his face between his arms. "quite a lot, actually." He added in a mumble.
"I figured that at the ball, you know?" This time it was me who scooted closer. "Tell me that's not the reason behind this."
"Would you like me to lie?" He questioned, shame slipping out with his voice. "I'm a very good liar you wouldn't even question it." He took a deep breath before looking back up, stretching one of his legs and leaning against the wall. "At the ball, I tried to start something." He began, fidgeting with his hands. "I... This never happened to me, so I wasn't- I didn't know what I was doing, but I thought I was making it clear." He tucked a strand of hair behind his ear. "But when I left you—"
"You know I fancy you too, right?" I tilted my head, searching for his eyes. "As in, more than a one time thing."
"That I didn't know." I felt a pang of guilt, realizing that unconsciously I had played a big part on this.
FRED'S P. O. V.
We stayed in silence.
It wasn't an unsettling silence, but the air weighed over us due to the tension floating on it; I needed to defuse it, otherwise it would crush me.
My heart hammered against my chest while I extended my arm to hold her hand on mine.
It's not meant to be nerve-wracking, I thought to myself as I pulled her hand away from her lap; we had already made clear we fancied each other.
The moment she put her head on my shoulder, the tension completely dissipated. I didn't notice the sigh that left my lungs when it happened.
"Didn't put you, Fred Weasley, in the I'm-a-bundle-of-nerves-with-girls category."
"Oh, shut it." I threw my head back, laughing for the first time in a couple of weeks.
"Never." She gave my hand a squeeze and I allowed my cheek to rest over her crown. "You could, of course, find a way to shut me up."
It wasn't her words that cracked me up, but the suggestive tone she used, which took me back to that night in the Duelling Room when I accidentally let slip my feelings for her for the first time.
I raised my head from hers. "Beg your pardon?" I played the fool, trying to hide the ghost of a smile when she shoot me a wide-eyed look. "What are you insinuating, woman?"
"Do you really wanna start the teasing now?" She gave me a warning glare.
"You've just said you missed it." I couldn't hold back the chuckle.
"I knew I was gonna regret it." She groaned, throwing her head back. My eyes, finally on her, traveled to her now exposed neck and collarbone. Though they weren't visible, I could see the trail of kisses I had left there just a few weeks ago. "Stop staring and kiss me."
It didn't take anything else for me to throw the levitating burning paper away and tug her closer by her hand.
The moment our mouths met, I slipped my hand away from Y/n's so I could led her thighs to straddle my legs.
A quiet moan escaped my lips when she rolled her hips against mines; my hands automatically traveled up from her thighs to her waist, pulling her flush against me.
The temperature in the high, cold tower had shot up all from sudden. Just as we were about to start discarding clothes, quick steps were heard climbing up the stairs.
"Fuck!" She whisper-shouted, practically pushing me away as she got up. "Move, move, move!" As she helped me up and we ran to hide, it dawned on me that we were way past curfew. That got me moving.
We waited for Filch to get to the top of the tower before running down as fast as we could.
"No time for goodbyes!" she warned as we rushed through the vast hallways with Filch after us. "See you tomorrow—"
Before she could sprint downstairs to the dungeons, I grabbed her hand and pulled her into a side hall.
"You won't make it to the dungeons." I stated between pants, glancing at the path we had taken. I wasn't able to see the caretaker yet, but his pants could be heard. "Take the other stairs I'll distract him."
"You'll get grounded." She observed, her breathing as heavy as mine, if not more.
"Worth it." I curtly reply, feeling the corners of my lips twisting up.
"You know?" She pushed herself off the wall she had leaned against to catch her breath. "Sometimes you're really sweet."
"Quick!" I tugged on her hand, seeing Filch finally turn the corner. "Gimme a good luck kiss!"
She pulled me down and kissed my lips briefly before taking off in the other direction. I had to tell myself to shake off that stupid smile and run.
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READER'S P. O. V.
The next morning I eagerly made my way to the Great Hall with two goals; having breakfast, of course, and checking if Fred had made it to his House without getting caught.
I soon spotted the group, this time sitting on the Slytherin table.
Soon his eyes found me too, and without saying a word to anyone, he got up and jogged to meet me halfway.
"Did you make it?" I asked, standing way too close to him and therefore attracting some nosey looks.
"By a whisker." He responded, taking a look around before looking back at me. "I was wondering if you'd like to go for a drink after class." I raised my eyebrows at him with a smirk. "We can use a passage to get to Hogsmade."
"Are you asking me on a proper date, Weasley?" I teased with my hands on my hips. "How cute."
He avoided eye contact, deciding to take another look around instead. "I swear if you tease me right now—"
"I'm free after four." I cut him off. "Now if you excuse me, I'm hungry." I passed him by, playfully bumping his shoulder, and made my way to our friends.
I didn't get far before his hands spun me around and cupped my cheeks, giving me a surprisingly deep kiss. "Are you gonna kill me?" He murmured, his lips still ghosting over mines.
"Oh, you know me so well." I replied, feeling my face heating up. We couldn't help but laugh when whistles and hollers came from behind me. "I might kill them too." I added, making fall into a fit of laughter as we pulled away in order to walk to where our friends sat. "I wanna have breakfast in peace." I warned them, sitting down with Fred by my side.
Everyone was giving looks at each other and trying to hold back the giggles, so I knew a comment was coming, but not from whom.
I could instantly tell I wasn't the only one shocked by the speaker. "But you just had him for breakfast." My best friend responded, faking confusion.
"I was just thinking about that!" Lee yelled, a bit too excited.
"Mathilda Foxglove—" I began, everyone cracking up.
"You are doomed." Fred finished, shoving a toast into his mouth to stop his laughter.
"It was worth it." She stated between giggles.
Fred gave me a side look with a half smile and I thanked Merlin no one could see the boy's fingers interlaced with mines under the table.
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multi-lefaiye · 2 years ago
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hi xavier!!! I come requesting your Thoughts if you're up for sharing some thoughts? if not that's totally cool, I just thought I'd ask 'cause I'm curious :3
I'm thinking of running a ttrpg campaign for some friends but I've never done that before and I'm pretty nervous. have you done much in the way of running games n would you have any tips for a beginner? :O
or maybe just, like, as a player what sorts of things can the person running the campaign do to make things enjoyable and engaging? what sorts of things do you appreciate when you're playing?
only if you wanna answer, of course! either way I hope you're having a cool day 😎
hi logan!!!! yes i am definitely up for sharing some Thoughts! i apologize for being a little late asdfjl;k i was going to bed when you sent this in (went to bed before 4 am y'all be proud of me)
ANYWAY omg that's so cool!! sounds like fun!!! okay, first, definitely understandable to be nervous! it's been a hot minute since i actually ran any games but even when i did run games regularly it was always a nerve-wracking experience for me. however, it's an absolute blast and i think you'd really enjoy it!
i'm not the most experienced gm/dm/etc in the world, but i do have some advice i can offer!!! and i know i have some more experienced folks following me so if any of y'all want to throw advice in please feel free.
first, my biggest piece of advice is to try not to get too caught in planning for every possibility--your players are going to do things you won't expect and i guarantee there will be at least one instance where they do something you didn't plan for at all. the biggest thing with any ttrpg, at least in my experience, is learning to go with the flow and improv! it's definitely good to have some kind of plan going in, and ultimately how much you plan is up to you, but don't get too stressed out if things don't go how you expect them to!
another thing i definitely recommend is having some kind of practice run before jumping right into the full campaign. you could try running a oneshot or two, or something along those lines in general, to help build up your confidence as a dm! session zeroes are also good, and you can use them to help introduce the players to each other in-character and to the world they're going to be in for this campaign. they also can help give everyone a feel for the campaign in general before jumping right in.
ok now i'm just gonna list some misc. advice before talking about stuff i as a player like to see happen:
work with your players and cater the campaign to them and their characters. if they have plotlines they'd be interested in exploring, talk to them about it and see if you can find a place for em.
just in general communicate with your players as much as possible--i don't mean in the sense of giving away everything that's going to happen, but just make sure everyone's on the same page, y'know!
definitely take notes!! if you're running a game, ultimately you remembering what happens both with the party and outside of it is important.
how much you decide to follow the rules of whatever ttrpg you're running is ultimately up to you, but in my experience it's a lot more fun to fudge the rules sometimes for the sake of the story than to stick to them strictly at all times.
have fun! remember, you're part of the game too, and the point is for everyone to have a good time telling the story together.
okay now for the player's side of things, i also don't have Much experience on this front, and most of my thoughts are things i already mentioned, but in general what i love to see is when game masters really incorporate the characters into the world they're in. use your players' backstories to your advantage and work them in the narrative where possible, and don't be afraid to really go for the throat with emotional moments.
another thing i appreciate is when the gm talks with the players before everything starts to get a feel for what everyone wants out of the story, as well as any triggers or sensitive content that should be avoided. that's a good way to make sure you know what to avoid and what you can do to make things more engaging for everyone from the get-go.
and uhhh i guess last thing is i just want to reiterate the Have Fun part! because i know there are a lot of things online that joke about how fun it is to make the gm's life hell or treat ttrpgs like a competition between the gm and the players, and really that's not the case! the point is for everyone to have fun, play a game, and tell a story together! if someone isn't having fun, whether they're a player or gm, then something's wrong.
if/when you do run this, i'd love to hear about how it goes!!! good luck and have fun! and i hope you have a cool day as well! :3
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karasunology · 4 years ago
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❝ PLEASE JUST KISS ME ALREADY. ❞ with SAKUSA KIYOOMI !
✎ . . . “please just kiss me already” with sakusa 🥺🥺 hcs or scenario is up to u!!
❝ ― submitted by @akaashit-baeji <33 ❞
-ˏˋ ➶ character(s) ━ sakusa kiyoomi <3
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[ ♡ ] i love the ending but in the middle i was kinda a bit of in a lost, so hope y'all don't mind that part tehee🙈✨ i have rewritten it SO MANY TIMES AHH. i just gave up so please enjoy this huhu
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SAKUSA KIYOOMI.
➜ atsumu was a good guy, but right now all you wanted to do was strangle him tehee <3
➜ okay well, this was also probably, KIND OF, your fault for agreeing on this but curiousity got the best of you and now you're plotting on how the fuck do you ACTUALLY get yourself to ignore your boyfriend, sakusa for a day.
➜ sitting beside him, your head leaning against the headboard while you plan on how to ignore your boyfriend AS IF HE WASN'T RIGHT NEXT TO YOU REWATCHING THEIR MATCH HIS HAND BRUSHING AGAINST YOURS
➜ and so here you are now, trying to avoid your boyfriend early in the morning, slipping away from his grasp on your waist, rushing out of the door before sakusa realizes your absence
➜ you came to practice earlier than usual, though THAT wasn't the part why some were looking at you in curiousity buzzing their minds
➜ it was because your mans wasnt with you
➜ like bruh mind your own bussiness damn😤😪👊
➜ but then i remembered im also like that 👁👄👁
➜ sakusa came in earlier too but he was all by himself with an irritated look, he hated mornings, especially ones that he doesn't wake up to you by his side.
➜ his usual routine has incorporated you into it, there wasn't a day that you didn't exist in his schedule.
➜ he discreetly watched you play a two vs. two with bokuto, hinata & adriah, watching you laugh as you setted to hinata ─ the ball bouncing to the wall with his spike, rolling over to sakusa.
➜ you were about to get the ball until you saw who it rolled up to ─ your eyes widening as your froze when he maintained eye contact with you.
➜ you were like : pANIK
➜ until hinata being the innocent babie he is, didn't notice the growing weird tension between you and your boyfriend, taking the ball from the ground
➜ before flashing his CUTE ASS SMILE AT KIYOOMI WHILE APOLOGIZING THAT HIS SPIKE WAS TOO STRONG
➜ UH SIRR??
➜ timeskip hinata. periodt.
➜ the power he has tho
➜ n e ways, that's where kiyoomi lowkey started freaking out
➜ and by lowkey, i mean his BURNING EYES never leaving you
➜ like you could F E E L his eyes on you
➜ like 👁👁
➜ THE MILEY CIRUS PICTURE WITH BLUE EYES LMAO BYE
➜ he was also kinda scared ngl
➜ did he hurt you?
➜ did he do something that could hurt you?
➜ did you not love him anymore?
➜ sir how tf did u come into that conclusion i
➜ while sūgo in the back be like : oh wow, tea.
➜ # sūgo is a chismosa 2k20
➜ AND WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE DOING FINE, homeboy hits you up with a text
➜ the last straw was when you LOOKED at the notification pop up at your lockscreen but decided to ignore it
➜ like HIS MESSAGE, igNORED, by YOU, which did i mention was ONLY A FEW FEET AWAY FROM HIM??
➜ and you know what he did? HE DIDN'T TRY AND REACH OUT TO YOU FOR THE REST OF THE DAY
➜ knowing by the end of the day he'll have his way with you🙈✨
➜ LMAO WE LOVE A PETTY BITCH😈😘💆💅
➜ no but really, you were scared that you probably took it too far and made him upset with you
➜ and atsumu pretending he was jena marshall while YOU freak out for the whole day
➜ acting as if he wasn't a main contributer to this chaos
➜ the day ended and you were now forced to go back home WITH sakusa
➜ you were nervous
➜ bruh who wouldn't??
➜ this is sakusa kiyoomi we are talking about
➜ we don't know what's going on behind that mask of his
➜ and it has been driving you INSANE while you two sat in silence on the way home
➜ #prayfory/n2k20
➜ unbeknownst to him also in the brink of going insane because HOW. THE. FUCK. DOES. HE. CONFRONT. YOU. LATER.
➜ WIKI HOW IS THE GO Y'ALL😼😩🙈😻
➜ and the SECOND you two stepped inside your house PHEWWW
“ why have you been ignoring me? ” his voice muffled by his mask, cornering you into the wall as your back was against it, your eyes averted somewhere else while you're just the embodiment of 👉👈😔
➜ don't be suspicious, no don't be suspicious.
➜ realizing that you still weren't talking to him, he moves away from your face, backing away, a lowkey heartbroken expression evident in his face as he dragged his mask down.
“ i'm sorry. ” he apologizes, his eyes looking at the ground
➜ you were caught off guard by his apology since it seemed so sincere and GOD DID YOU FEEL LIKE A HORRIBLE PERSON
➜ the guilt luv, THE GUILT
➜ you said fuck it to the challenge, while you tugged on his jacket while he looks back at you with a snap
“ i'm sorry, ” you started off, making his jerk an eyebrow at you. “ i never meant it to go this far. ”
“ what do you mean 'this far ' ? ”
➜ after you told him that it was a prank 💆✨😻🔫 he didn't know how to react
➜ sakusa.exe has stopped
➜ basically that microsoft shut down audio right then and there
➜ like DID YOU JUST IGNORE HIM BECAUSE OF A CHALLENGE??
➜ he was irritated to say the least, he didn't get ANY sort of conversation and contact with you the whole day and FOR THIS?
➜ sakusa : you did this,,, FOR WHAT ?
➜ but his emotions didn't cloud his judgement just yet, the fatigue from practice and just everything that happened today was getting to him.
➜ he stays silent to collect his thoughts and wow did it frighten you.
“ okay, i know you're mad at me ─ and i won't force you to forgive me, because wow i would have hated myself too ─ no, that's not the point uh, i just wanna say sorry, god i'm a mess ─ ”
➜ sakusa wanted you to shut up.
➜ and he did, his hand covering your mouth while you looked at him with surprised
“ can you please just kiss me already? ” again, caught off guard by the one and only sakusa kiyoomi.
➜ and not gonna lie, he also caught HIMSELF off guard.
➜ this sakusa was desperate, this side of him that no one but you could see. the vulnerable and weak sakusa that put his pride away to ask for your touch.
➜ kiyoomi doesn't like skin contact, but with you, he wouldn't mind it.
➜ of course you obeyed his request, you already feel guilty enough for depriving him of your affections for almost a day.
➜ the kiss was passionate and longing in a way, it was a long and drawn out one that left the your legs jelly as it was only sakusa holding onto you that gave you support to stand up ─ needy and greedy, the pent up flustration and yearn for you was too much that he had to pour it all in not just one kiss.
➜ oh no, the night was still young.
“ don't you know how worried i was? ” his hot breath and pants fanning your face, an uncharacteristic flush across his face.
➜ challenge : failed.
➜ but hey, atleast you had a long night ahead of you.
➜ and sakusa made sure your attention was only at him.
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h0rr0r-enthusiast · 4 years ago
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would you consider rambling about asa or jesse? I'm interested in what you have in mind for them
alright i’ve been pushing this off for ages for no good reason so here’s that long awaited list of random hcs about jesse ,, i only have a couple hcs about asa so i think i’d rather rewatch his films or read more about him before i write about him,, until then enjoy this
(uh this will probably get a bit long)
Jesse Cromeans Headcanons
- first things first, the is mf is bi. i don’t make the rules. this guy swf doesn’t care about gender but if u ask him about his sexuality he will either refuse to answer (he probably feels he’s too old for labels) or start askin if ur interested
- idk why but im convinced he's half or a quarter puerto rican. i just feel like his mom was puerto rican and married his dad when she was really young. she died when he was young and primarily lived with his father's side of the family. after his mother's death he lost contact with her side of the family so he doesn't feel a strong connection with his puerto rican heritage. i doubt jesse cares much either. i dont think he's ever felt much of a connection or had much of an interest in learning about his own heritage or family history.
- jesse doesn’t rly like animals, especially ones that shed. he doesn’t like them and they don’t like him, it’s a mutual understanding. he also can’t be bothered to take care of any animal no matter how minimal their care is. he does not want to meet ur dog and i can promise u ur dog does not want to meet him.
- his eyes are a slightly orangey brown w warm undertones,, theyre light enough that you can see all the lil details of his iris w/o any sunlight,,
- a lil more about his eyes ! considering he was stabbed in the eye while on the “job”, he likely didn’t have any time to properly treat it or receive medical treatment for it until after his incident,, obviously that means the eye’s not of any use anymore but i also think it’s likely that the chemicals from the glue on his mask that melted his face off also damaged that bad eye beyond repair,, this leads me to believe he wears a glass eye ! typically when i draw his bad eye it’s a dull grey but that’s just an artistic preference,, tbh he probably has a whole collection of various colors ranging from natural to more fantastical,, i also think he used to have perfect 20/20 vision before but w those glue chemicals being near his eyes he was probably blind for a lil while as he healed from his injuries,, i wouldn’t be surprised if all the blunt force trauma he received from getting hit w a bat damaged his eyesight even more. he probably got laser eye surgery to correct it.
- man definitely has tattoos. im not sure if he'd have full sleeves but i can imagine him gettin em in the future if he doesn't already have em (especially to feel better about his appearance and feel some sense of control over the way he looks). what im absolutely sure of is that he has his whole back inked up. i wanna incorporate his tattoos into my drawings of him but i need to design em first.
- another thing about his appearance- he definitely has his own gym at home. before the incident he likely had his own trainer but i doubt he has one now,, probably trains on his own so he doesnt have to show his face.
- keeps his home neat and tidy, but has house maids do all the dirty work adn heavy lifting for him. all he has to do is keep everything the same until they come back the next week. he also has one special cleaner who gets rid of any blood stains and bloody bandages from wounds. the other maids don't know anything about his less legal activities.
- he never invites one night stands to his home and always throws parties at a separate location. he owns multiple properties and never reveals his home location for both privacy and safety reasons. this was especially true for when his wife was still alive.
- he has a special morning and night routine for his face and its time consuming
- jesse has alopecia and hes had it for as long as he can remember. it's spread more and more over the years so at a young age he just decided to start shaving and waxing his whole body. after he started participating in less than legal activities he found being hairless to be pretty useful. for this reason he got the hair on some parts of his body (primarily arms, hands, and legs) permanantly removed thru laser hair removal. it makes it harder to trace any evidence back to him thru hair.
this is already rly long so im not gonna go any further for now
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mrsbarnes107 · 4 years ago
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Secret of the Widow
-part seven-
Summary: Post Endgame time period. The team is healing, trying to navigate this new normal they’ve found themselves in when Bucky and Sam bring home a stray with an attitude and a secret. Will the broken team take her in? Or is it too much to bare?
Warnings: language, *eventual* violence and smut, death, fluff, angst
Pairings: Bucky x OC
Disclaimer: this is posted to Wattpad as well and it WILL HAVE PLOT. I’m a Bucky hoe so there will be smut and romancy stuff but this is a series, so plot plot plot and slow burn.
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Something was blinding me and I was wrapped in a cocoon of warmth.
I cracked my eyes open, sunlight streaming in and effectively burning my retinas. A big yawn escaped as cat stretched across my bed, popping my joints deliciously.
Of course that's when I noticed that I was in my bed. The bed I was very much NOT IN last night.
I stumbled to the bathroom, throwing on some spandex shorts along the way. The mirror revealed a very distraught woman. Jeez I'm a mess. Puffy eyes, wild hair, pillow creases on my cheek. With a sigh I throw my hair into a bun and wash my face and teeth, staring down my reflection.
Where on earth did this ginormous hoodie come from? This thing is like a dress, I cant even see my shorts and I KNOW it's not mine.
The fact that i cried hard enough to pass out and NOT feel someone carry me to my room AND put a hoodie on me is very concerning. I need to reign in these emotions, no matter how hard it is being back in the tower.
I slip some fuzzy socks on and check the time. 6 am. Of course.
Making my way quietly down the hall I snuggle more into the cozy hoodie. It smells like musk, man, and crisp night air. This is mine now.
No one seems to be awake, so I decide to treat the team to an extravagant breakfast of waffles, bacon, and eggs. But first a very very large cup of coffee.
As the aroma of Heavens most beautiful creation fills the room I have FRIDAY shuffle my music, broadcasting it in the kitchen loud enough to dance around to but not wake the others.
Food is almost done when I'm in the middle of singing into the knife I grabbed to cut up some fruit.
"SHOT THROUGH THE HEART AND  YOURE TO BLAME" chop chop chop "YOU GIVE LOOOVE  A BAD NAME"
I toss the knife behind me and spin around to flip the bacon, catching it with a little twirl. "I play my part and you play your games oooh you give loveee"  I begin setting the food on serving trays "a bad name."
As I'm dancing around the kitchen, enjoying the peace of cooking in an empty space, flicking the knife in the air and twirling it in my hand, I hear the team start to get up and around.
"She was a fast machine, she kept her motor clean" what a great way to start the day, bomb music and a dance party. "She was the best damn woman that I ever seen. She had sig-" as the knifes handle lands deftly in my palm, someone interrupts my concert.
"I feel like I should be serenading you right now Doll. Lookin like that, cookin food like this, definitely the best damn woman I've ever seen."
With a squeak I had launched the knife towards the voice, Bucky plucking it out of the air, right in-front of his amused blue eyes. He was leaning against the doorway, legs crossed and sleep rumpled hair. Apparently he's been there a while and apparently he was blessed with beauty no matter his state of dress.
"Barnes what the hell! Warn a girl, jeez." I put my hand over my heart to calm it while pouring a cup of coffee, walking it over to the super soldier. "And damn straight I'm the best. Glad you've noticed."
He follows me into the kitchen, leaning against the counter sipping his drink. "You're pretty skilled with this." I guess that was his warning as he catapulted the knife towards my stomach. Well I deserved that, I thought as I caught it while skipping a few songs.
"You'll come to learn I'm skilled in a few things." I say with a wink. "Although, I don't think anyone works a blade like you do Sarge."
I look up to find him staring at me with a weird expression before he shook his head and smirked. "Well Doll, I could always give you some pointers if you ever wanna train with me."
I'm jamming to Back in Black when the rest of the team walks in. Throwing Bucky a smile over my shoulder and a quick "your on, meet after breakfast?" He gives a nod and sits at the island beside the others.
This could be fun. Or a disaster. Definitely not a good idea. But a fun one for sure.
I'm still bouncing around to AC/DC when Sam scowls at me. Well he looks like a grumpy kitten in the mornings apparently.
"You are definitely Tony's creation." He grumbled, followed by a thank you, as they started scarfing down breakfast.
•••
"Hey Ali, why are you wearing Buckys hoodie?" Peter mumbled around a giant bite of waffle, food flying everywhere.
I paused for a second then continued pouring myself some more coffee, giving Barnes a quick glance that he avoided, deeply interested in his bacon apparently.
"Oh I forgot I was still wearing it, sorry Sarge." I said with a chuckle. "Couldn't sleep last night so I watched a movie and Barnes ended up joining me. I got cold and he was ever the century old gentleman."
That earned a scoff from the old man.
"We're still leaving at lunch right? I'm craving a taco from downtown." Wanda pipped up from across the island.
"Yeah that sounds great, I'm gonna get a quick workout in beforehand."
Peter glanced up from his waffle mountain "Do you think you could stop by the lab and help me out with something? When you're done shopping?"
I see Bucky staring at me in my peripheral, eyeing the smile I force onto my lips. That lab just can't get rid of me huh Tony. "Yeah of course, I'll let you know when I'm headed there."
With that I head back to my room and throw on some shoes and a tank top, leaving Buckys hoodie on my bed. I did say it was mine now anyways.
The gym is a large, two story area with many connected rooms. I went into the sparing room, with mats on the floors and a wall of punching bags. After stretching and putting on some music, I work on the power behind my punches, trying to land harder blows for someone larger than me.
Getting lost in the feel of fist biting leather I let myself drift into thought. I still don't know how to incorporate myself into the team. They were all very kind and grateful this morning, talking about their plans and letting me know they will be interrogating the two bombers from yesterday.
Am I being too open? I'm usually serious and more reserved unless I'm comfortable with someone like Nicky or Tony. It's just that I want them to see more than my serious, throat slashing side. The team is already gloomy enough, but I don't want them too think I'm not taking this seriously. Finding that line is hard when I don't know how receptive three of them even are to me at the moment.
Wanda, Buck, and Peter all seem fine, but the others are more hesitant.
I finish a set with a spinning roundhouse, sending the bag against the wall, just as one of my favorite songs comes on shuffle.
Being on your own for essentially twenty-two years gives you very little option for conversation. Besides the times I stayed with Tony, I was alone. As a kid my teachers were just that and Nicky was there when he could be, but all I really had was myself.
So music is my release. All I ever really had to let loose and feel lighter when on the road or cleaning up after a mission.
So I sing along while launching daggers into a sparring dummy from across the room.
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hello, this is 🥝 anon! I want to request something a little angsty. whether this ends up as a list of headcanons or a scenario is up to you, whatever is easiest! with ysheath, how about a reader who fancied him (they both didn't confess ever, but people kind of knew). Reader begins to slowly realize they don't agree with how things are done with the witches after graduating from student-dom, much like olruggio, but isn't vocal about their beliefs, they just slowly distance themselves from the great hall (not betray, of course). what would happen if, after a long time of not seeing each other, they happen upon each other? I'll leave any implications up to you, I had a lot of trouble condensing my thoughts and this feels a bit convoluted so you don't have to incorporate everything!! thank you
Oh gosh, okay. That sounds good.
Ysheath x gn!reader
Synopsis: reader has distanced themselves from the Great Hall, and meets him again after years
Note: I forgot why he criticised them, so I just looked it up on his wiki right now and found this: "Olruggio’s kindness towards others forces him to begin to question the laws of witch society, specifically laws against witches practicing medicine and introducing non- witches to magic.", so I hope that's the critique you meant
Note 2: This includes writing in headcanons. Idk. Also, I realised this sort of angst is alright with me, even without happy ending. 😊
Warnings: angst. That's it. That's the post.
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Both of you painfully obvious with your feelings
Not so secretive touches that linger too long to be anything other than romantic
Quiffrey teasing both of you, sometimes when you were all together, you and Ysheath blushing
But he was too serious about his studies, and you, too, had no time to confess
At least that's what you and him always told yourselfs
And then you came across a sentence in your books
Barely noticable
But that was enough to make you think
How was it ethical to deprive the injured from health?
What is more:
How was it ethical to leave people to die?
And then these sentences started to pile up
What gives us the right to practice witchcraft?
Who decides that?
(Yay, classicism!)
And so, when you finally passed your test, you left the Great Hall, living close to a Watchful Eye who lived a bit away from that place
But that also meant you had to leave Ysheath behind
Years went by and you didn't step foot into the Great Hall
And when you did again, all these years later, of course you crossed paths with Ysheath
You had hoped, on your way there, that if you saw him, he wouldn't see you
And you did see him first
But unfortunately you froze at the sight of him
He had grown even taller, you noticed. His posture was as elegant as ever and his movements were soft and fluid, while still retaining a sense of authority.
His hair was taken by a breeze, beautiful and black
And his eyes as red as rubies-
Oh.
You saw his eyes widen for a second and then he turned around to his companions again
Your heart sunk, but you weren't surprised.
But then he turned around again and made his way towards you
Still frozen, your mind raced and your breath quickened
And then he was right in front of you
Your mouth opened, but not a single sound left it
"It has been a while, (Y/N),"
He bowed his head
You hurriedly mimicked him
"I've missed you,"
-left your mouth before you could stop it
His lips pressed into a line
"You knew where to find me."
"I know, I know, I'm sorry. I don't know how- I didn't... I'm sorry"
"How have you been?"
He seemed like he was forcing small talk
"Alright. I'm staying close to that one town at the riverbank, we went there once, remember?"
He hummed, his eyes still piercing you
You looked down at your feet
ANYWAYS
I'm really gonna get carried away
(I kinda wanna take this and expand this part, but I also don't wanna write angst without a happy ending 😫)
Which kinda, unfortunately, brings me to this:
I don't think this would work out
Maybe if they hadn't distanced themselves
I think he could live with this critique
He'd probably understand the critique concerning healing, though he might not share it
But now
If they really broke contact, he would have been heartbroken
He wouldn't forgive them, he'd always be hurt
He trusted them
He had hoped to spend his life with them, after all, everyone, including them too, knew about their feelings for eachother
I honestly don't think the s/o could save this.
If they could, it would be very hard and it would probably take years
That is, if it really could work
(Which again, I doubt, as much as it hurts me to say 😭)
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oloreaa · 3 years ago
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I've been meaning to send this since I sent in my last ask (a dental issue and other life stuff came up) and am sending it today mostly because of that one shitty anon earlier as a hopefully bright spot.
Anyway, a potentially spoilery Ven question! I've been really wondering how you're going to deal with the baby snatching at the end of season two (I've seen some fics have whoever the crew addition is also get 'nabbed and others where it remains just Grogu). Any ideas currently on how you're going to handle it? Or have you thought that far ahead yet?
AAAA oh my gosh I didn't see this I'm sorry for the late reply!! And I hope that everything is alright on your end, thank you so much for this lovely ask🥺❤ As for the questions👀 Yes, I have Everything planned, and I don't mind sharing the main beats because they're probably very predictable anyways😂
(Major spoilers and very long ramblings ahead)
Elana will be snatched alongside with Bean, that's for sure, because of these reasons:
a) if she would go along with Din and the rest of the crew, she would not have much to "do". The most she could do is to wait on Morak, offer advice and comfort, and while I would LOVE to write her interact with Cara, Fennec, Boba and Mayfeld, I don't see how I can add a lot more to the plot as such. I like to make the plot my own, so to speak, adding my own little twists and filling in the plot holes, and with that route, she would not be able to shine in many ways.
b) the whole rescue mission? Elana is not good enough of a fighter to go along with Cara's group, nor is she capable enough to hold her own against dark troopers, even when Din is there. And I don't want her to stand around doing nothing when the showdown with Gideon is happening. I've not fully decided yet how I will handle the last five minutes of Season 2, and other than knowing that they will definitely TALK ABOUT LUKE JUST TAKING BEAN and maybe?? Ask for an address???? We don't know enough about what is happening so I will save that one conclusion to when Season 3 airs (and I'm very sure S3 will happen before I manage to even start S2 anyways😭😭)
c) not gonna lie I'm a huge sucker for angst and it would be a nice mirror to Ep3 when Din also goes to rescue them back from the Imperials
d) I would LOVE to raise the stakes by a Lot👀 and perhaps... letting them believe.... that the other one had died... but they still have to at least try to save their child.... even knowing that the other one would not be there anymore..... so each of them makes decisions based on that :D
e) Elana and Gideon having a face-to-face? Gideon trying to manipulate her? Elana being torn between her morals and her duty to the little one? Also Gideon would be SO MUCH fun to write, I already know it and I have quite a few headcanons that I wanna incorporate into their meeting, I'm beyond excited to write him as a proper villain in Elana's eyes outside of what will happen in Ep7 and Ep8, and maybe establishing some of the lore as well👀
So as a summary: Elana is taken alongside with Bean because I'm too willing to make all of them suffer and I wanna write Gideon being an evil mastermind since that's fun
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crispy-chan · 4 years ago
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carriwitchet ch.2
>> masterlist
pairing: Han Jisung x reader, 3RACHA x reader
genre/warnings: fluff, high school au, slow burn, friends to lovers, love square, cursing, crackhead behaviour, lame jokes
summary: Being a teen is hard enough. Your friend Chan just transfered to your school, a weirdo in his class takes interest in you, and on top of that, two of your friends, Jisung and Changbin are starting to act strange around you. Trying to navigate through that might be hard, but with your friends by your side you should be able to make it.
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a/n: hi, this is my first fic and I’m very excited :) It will be a long (slow burn) series which will in later chapters also incorporate some mental health issues, questioning life and in general angsty issues. But primarily, it’s supposed to be feel good fluff. Constructive criticism is highly appreciated as I’d love to hear from you guys what I can improve/change. Thx and hope you enjoy <3
- pic not mine
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CHAPTER 2
Three people entered the classroom.
“Hey hyung, isn't that your friend?” you recognized the boy to be a friend of Chan.
“Hmm, who?” he mumbled, looking up from his phone. Immediately upon seeing you cornered by one of his classmates, his expression hardened.
“What the fuck Minhyuk! What do you think you're doing?!” he yelled, punching the boy in the face.
“The hell Chan?” the boy groaned holding his now bruised cheek, “I was just chatting with your friend over here, ask her,” he nodded towards you.
Chan examined your face noting, that there were no visible injuries but he could still see you trembling a bit.
“Come on (n/n), I'll take you to your class,” he finally said, putting a protective arm around your waist.
“This is not over, dollface!” the threat in Minhyuk's voice was clear as day.
“Piss of you bastard!” Chan growled over his shoulder, nudging you to the door and flipping him the bird on his way out.
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“What the hell happened? Are you okay (y/n)?” Jisung rushed to you, worry clearly visible all over his face.
“Did anything happen?” a much calmer Felix and Changbin approached you.
“I'm fine guys, don't worry, just a little shaken up,” you gave them a weak smile.
Chan absentmindedly rubbed soothing circles on your back before scanning the classroom and finally noticing the familiar faces.
At the same time, the other boys made the same realization. “Chan? What are you doing here? Do you know what happened to her?”
“I came into my classroom and I saw this nut job Minhyuk pushing her against the wall,” he answered honestly. “Not sure though what happened before I came…”
“You know him guys?” you asked, voice a bit steadier than before.
“Yeah, but that's not important now, are you alright? Did he say something?” Jisung asked impatiently.
“Don't worry Sung, everything is okay. I just went in there asking if they had any spare chairs since we noticed that we have six missing. I-I, yeah, just don't wanna talk about it anymore, don't worry, nothing happened.” you tried to shut them up taking a seat.
And you weren't lying - it’s not like something horrible happened but the last thing Minhyuk said scared you. You had to make sure you properly told him off next time so he wouldn't get the wrong idea and hopefully left you alone. If not, you would have to take action and report him as you weren't gonna tolerate this behavior.
“Okay, so I’m gonna have to leave, recess is almost over,” Chan muttered.
“Make sure you look after her,” he whispered to your friends.
“Bye (n/n),” he waved.
For the rest of the day, your friends seemed to walk on eggshells around you, making sure that someone was always with you.
Normally you would not like this but due to the slightly traumatic events from this morning, you decided you needed all the comfort and protection you could get.
Jisung and Changbin followed you everywhere you went and Chan came to check on you during lunch break. 
It was during homeroom that you found out about two dozens of chairs that were found stacked upon each other in the boys restroom.
“Well, there goes that mystery,” Mei snorted next to you.
“Yeah, I wonder which dumbasses did that,” you laughed.
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The next days were pretty much drama-free. In the afternoon you just hung around with friends while in the evening you would drown in the piles of assignments you had to complete.
You were currently in the park with Mei, Iris, Felix and Jisung. Changbin had some stuff to take care of so he wasn't with you guys.
Jisung was defending his unhealthy americano addiction while you and your friends just laughed.
“You see - more espresso, less depresso,” he cackled, adding an “amiright, (y/n)” while giving you a harsh pat on the back.
You almost fell off the bench as your stomach started to ache from laughter. Luckily, Jisung caught you just in time. “You ok princess? You should be more careful, you almost fell.” He consoled you as if you were a mere child.
“I'm fine Sung, you're just too funny,” you snorted.
Jisung felt his cheeks redden and looked in the other direction, hoping nobody saw.
“Awww, you blushed, didn't you,” Iris coed in his ear. “No, I did not,” he whisper-shouted back.
While you were totally oblivious to the muttering of your friends, you decided you were sick of just idly sitting on the bench.
“Come on guys, let's play something,” you whined. “Well (n/n), what do you want to do?” Jisung gave you a questioning glance.
You thought for a moment before patting him on the yead. “You're it!” you squealed as you ran away as fast as you could.
“Oh, you're in for it doll,” he laughed boisterously before running after you. “I'll make sure to catch you and make you pay,” he yelled as he ran after you.
Your friends sat by and watched with amused grins. “Don't you think they perhaps like each other?” Felix inquired.
Mei and Iris looked at him as if he just grew a pair of horns. “Soo, you don't think they like each other?”
Felix was utterly confused. “Of course they like each other you dumb fuck. How could you be so utterly oblivious?” Iris snorted.
“Oh come on,” he whined. “I was thinking that maybe she and Changbin were secretly a thing or something.”
“Ugh, not a chance. He's just desperate. (y/n)'s way out of his league,” Mei remarked. Obviously, she was still salty about Changbin behaving like a dick to you.
“So you're saying you want Jisung and (y/n) to get together?” 
“I never said that Iris but it's not like I'd oppose it or something. Jisung’s a nice guy, although a bit too loud for my taste but he seems to make (y/n) happy whenever he's around. She seems a bit down lately so I appreciate him making her laugh all the time.” Mei explained.
“Yeah, I've noticed too, she looks kinda sad nowadays but it looks like he always knows what to say to her to get her to laugh,” Felix muttered, “so maybe they wouldn't be such a bad match after all,” he beamed.
“Now don't get ahead of yourself,” Iris swiftly stopped him, “Jisung is not exactly known for his courage. He doesn't seem like the type to confess,” she reminded them.
“Yeah, I guess you're kinda right about that. I can totally see Changbin asking her out on a date before him.” he pondered.
“Actually, where are they now?” the three of them quickly realized, that the subjects of their conversation are nowhere to be seen. “Now where did those little rascals disappear?” Felix suggested with a knowing smirk.
“What the hell are you thinking about Lix?”
“Oh nothing,” he sing-songed.
“Now let's go find these two.”
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You were running along the path for about five minutes before you decided to go deeper into the park. Seeking refuge, you ran into the trees knowing that Jisung was not far behind. You almost tripped over a tree root but luckily managed to find your balance just in time.
You were starting to get tired and began gasping for air so you decided it was best for you to sit down and get some rest.
Except the moment you sat down, you felt right away that something was not right.
“Ouch,” you whimpered. You could feel your right ankle throbbing and you cursed that you were so careless. You didn't even have your phone with you since your bag was left sprawled on the bench next to your friends.
“Shit. I'm such a dumbass sometimes,” you whispered.
Your plan was to rest for a bit before limping back to your friends. “There's no way Jisung is gonna find me here,” you thought as you were left there alone with just your thoughts and an aching leg.
You didn't even realize it but you could feel tears pouring down your cheeks.
Then suddenly you heard a shuffle not so far away and it scared you shitless.
“I hope no one is gonna kill me,” you muttered to yourself, remembering all the stories about teens being murdered in secluded areas.
Then suddenly you felt hands on your shoulders accompanied with a loud “BOOO”
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Hey Cat!! I hope you're doing well as always ! 💖 AHHHH huhu I closed the form last Sunday since I've collected enough responses dy! (NOOOOOOOO ToT) I got a total of 221 responses at the end of the week, which is 3x the amount I initially needed! :o I'm beyond grateful and appreciative ToT I've cleaned the data and have proceeded to run some data analysis, but I ran into an issue whereby the scores on the subscales are equal (it has never been reported in past studies! :O) so I'm waiting for my supervisor's feedback on how to proceed. Hopefully it's nothing too serious ToT
Hehe finance is interesting indeed! I just started reading a book on finance for young adults (Rich Dad Poor Dad) and I look forward to learning more from the author's tips! The Coursera introductory course has also made financial terms a lil more familiar, even though it's just the basics and it's really helped w my financial literacy 🥺 I can push myself to study but it's also the numbers and calculations I'm worried of cuz I am rly a nong (idiot) when it comes to numbers * - * it runs in the genes I guess AHAHAHAHA my mom and sister aren't good at numbers either keke
Aww I'm glad yr professor made financial accounting enjoyable and a fruitful experience for you! Some lecturers / professors rly just have that spark in them to inspire ppl and I'm blessed to be surrounded by a bunch of em in the psych department!🥺😭 it truly makes a difference and I'm sure we both are living proofs of that!
After debating for a while, I've decided not to take a minor mainly because I'm so tired HAHAHAHAHAHA and I'll just do my own self-studying and exploration whilst working! Go out and explore the world, live life! Whilst ironically still staying in my room because of the COVID-19 situation in our country (cases are abt 20+k every day :') ) My proposal has been finalized and it's been accepted! It's just that some elements of my proposal is also part of my actual report, so I have some guidance to refer to in terms of structure! :3 and yes don't worry! I got plenty (sometimes a lil too much) rest during the sem break whilst remaining productive! Plus, I got to catch up w some friends and had game nights (maybe too much of game nights hehe) and movie nights w my friends which was truly refreshing! Also cuz I might not see a lot of them again after we graduate so we gotta cherish every moment 🥺😭
I'm a freelance graphic designer for my uni's newsletter! Occasionally, they'd ask us to create both the content and design! I'll place the link to my recent work below if you wanna check it out! UwU I'm trying to incorporate the same practices during sem break in my last sem (current sem) too! cuz yes mental health is so so important and I'm just tired of being academically tired you get me? :(
What makes me most trilled abt learning abt psychology is how to apply it in daily life too! I find it so fascinating and awestruck at how relatable and within reach these things are like wow we can be influenced in such ways?? :o can be both good and bad but imma stick w seeing it as the development and evolution of us humans UwU
Also, the vaccine has fixed my sleep schedule HEHE (another perk of getting vaccination :3) I got some rly good rest and managed to reset my usual sleeping time, thank you science ToT oooo I see I see, we've had cases of nurses injecting empty syringes hence the recording :( but GHIOGHWEOGIOHW I could never do that, I can feel the liquid entering me as it is so that's good enough ToT (* plays Love Talk * I can feel it coming)
OMG YOUR ART PIECES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL, ADORABLE AND ELEGANT! 💖🥺🥰 it must've required a lot of hard-work and effort AHHH thankiew for showing me yr work!! it's truly unique in its own manner despite it's simplicity UwU is there a reason or backstory to yr chosen theme and objects? :3
I just Googled Somi Somi and omg that's such an UwU ice cream AHHHH 💖🥺😭 ice cream is my fav food of all time and it looks like an ice cream haven omg imagine eating it after a loooong hard day's of work ToT and OMG THE SATISFACTION OF EATING THAI MILK TEA ICE CREAM ON A HOT DAY YASSS 😋🤤 hehe if you get the chance to try milk & biscoff, do try it! It's amazing !😍 and ooo i haven't tried alcoholic ice cream before but I will one day!! :3 my alcohol tolerance is rly low though, will I get tipsy over alcoholic ice cream? We shall see UwU (i can only drink half a bottle of apple cider before my face gets red and I start getting a lil tipsy + headache)
and lovie....knowing yr school schedule now...OURS IS DEFINTELY BRUTAL OMG a 3 month long sem break huhu that's only the total amount of sem breaks we get in a year ToT i thought uni was hard but not that hard ToT
Always glad and honored to have you onboard! and AHAHAHAH the contractions about to start soon 👀 I enjoy talking to you huhu you're such a sweet and supportive person 💖🥺🥰😙 huhu for my period cramps, I've been having them since I was 12 ToT my doctor prescribed me some panadols but sometimes I can't even swallow them cuz I'd puke them out ToT I've settled w heatpacks to reduce my reliance on medicine, but I finally got some upgraded and safe to eat medicine from my gynae! She said it's fine to take it every month to keep my womb healthy and apparently my ms. lil uterus is suffering from inflammation, hence the super crazy bedridden cramps :( the upgraded medicine worked for a while, but after time it kinda didn't help either :/ but I realised that exercise rly does wonders to reduce the cramp too (gynae also recommended exercising) so i take walks and do my back stretches more frequently now! my period in the previous months (2 months ago) have been almost painless and bearable, it's so weird not seeing my bedridden ._. when I was in high school, there would always be a day in every month in which I don't attend classes, and that's solely because of my cramps. It just isn't worth suffering in school, plus we don't have a sick room :/ I hope the pain continues to subside! ToT
And ayy internship is also working experience, yr advice would be of great help to me regardless! 🥺 oh yes, I always remind myself that interviews are similar to the speaking test I took for my Cambridge English exams! That kinda help calm my nerves down a lil, but w nerves comes bigger smiles, so I guess it takes on a rather practical form of coping mechanism (sublimation) AHAHAHAHA
WAAAA WHAT A QUEEN you got an offer from every interview?? I aspire to be like you! 💖🥺🥰 huhu skill wise I believe I have lots to prepare esp in terms of case studies, and I perform rly poorly on certain assessments (*ehem * esp those concerning numbers) so I took the chance to study a lil during sem break too ToT but noted on that! I will work on that too and try to maintain that me element in interviews and overall just be myself keke
That's all from me for now! Imma wait for my supervisor's feedback and journey on w my last semester. Bon voyage! Link to my recent work: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTBqGzjr6sN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Other works: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPpv-IyM7Gi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CL55EG-MbL2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
hi hello honey bee !!! 💓 omg i'm so sorry for the belated response, i finally got on my laptop 😭 i'm gonna put my response under the cut since it got a little long 🤧
omg 221 responses !!!!! that's so many 🙀 congratulations aaaaa it's amazing that you were able to get 3x the data you needed !!! was it difficult to run data analysis? were you able to solve the issue with the equal scores on the subscales? i hope it didn't create too much additional work for you ):
omg yes finance is really interesting! i enjoyed the classes i took for it :') how is rich dad poor dad? did you learn a lot from it? i know it was a book my prof recommended, but i never got around to reading it 😶 did you learn any helpful tips? and ooo i'll have to look into coursera! yeah, there's quite a lot of terms for finance, and it can be a little intimidating paired with all the math formulas and such, but it's pretty useful imo! how are your financial studies going so far? 💕 omg nong is such a cute word?? i would never think it meant idiot asdkfhlkajsdf omg my whole family is good at numbers and really like math, but i didn't like it 😭 my mom made me study it a lot everyday though rip are the financial calculations getting easier for you as you practice more hopefully?
yessss omg i absolutely agree with this!!!! like you can just feel when a professor loves to teach and is genuinely so excited to talk about their subject, and it just makes the most boring horrible subject into something you learn to enjoy and hate less :') and i'm really happy to hear you have tons of professors like that in the psych department 🥺💗
that's great to hear!!!! 🌷🌷 i'm glad that you're prioritizing yourself and your health, which is so much more important than taking on a minor. what fun subjects have you decided to explore and self study so far? 💞 oh my gosh, the rising cases are so high?? i hope it's gotten better there for you ): are you able to go outside yet?
big congratulations on your proposal being finalized and accepted, lovebug !!!! 🥳🥳 i'm very proud of you and hoping one day i can read your published studies in a scientific journal :') aaaa i'm so glad to hear that you got to rest and enjoy your time with your friends!! i definitely feel that omg i regret all the times i skipped out on movie nights or game nights with my friends because now we're all scattered across the country and the only way we can have them again is over zoom calls 🤧
I SAW YOUR DESIGNS AND THEY'RE GORGEOUS OMG I LOVE THEM SO MUCH !!!! 💖 I'M IN AWE AAAA IF PSYCH DOESN'T WORK OUT, I HOPE YOU BECOME A GRAPHIC DESIGNER 🤩🤩💖 and yes i totally get it ): i really felt the academic burn out when i was in college and it was really difficult at times 🤧 but i hope it's going better for you nowadays, sweetpea 💝💝
omg yeah i absolutely agree !!!! whenever i read about psychology, i keep it in the back of my mind and then when i see something irl that relates to it, i'm like :O amazing. it's so cool to learn about different psych tricks too and see how it works when you test them out yourself and whatnot. and it's really crazy to see how the human brain is so easily influenced at times ??? it truly is an amazing subject !!!
ah what a great side benefit of the vaccine - a better sleep schedule 🤩 i'm happy to hear that your schedule has been fixed 💘 and omg what ??? they're injecting empty syringes wth ????? 😭 that's absolutely horrible, are they getting sued?? lmaooooo that love talk reference askdfhlaksjd
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR KIND COMPLIMENTS 😭😭💗💗 there were many late hours spent in the art studio to finish them, but i'm really happy with the end products :') i thought light bulbs are an interesting subject to do, and my prof said that cutting out circular objects or sculpting them is the most difficult since they're made up curves and not straight lines and i was like ok bet i'm gonna do it aND I'M SO GLAD I DID BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THEM 🥺 and i love honey bees !!! that's why i decided to paint them and we were supposed to paint them in a combined style of two artists so i tried monet's impressionist style with the short brush strokes and pop art triptych style like marjorie strider 💕
somi somi is sooo good and i just had it again a couple weeks ago :') omg ice cream is your favorite food? :o and YES ice cream is so satisfying after a long day of hard work, like it's such a nice reward to look forward to at the end of day ✨ aaaaa i have to try thai milk tea ice cream one day now !!!!! it sounds amazing 🤩 and YES i must look for places that sell milk & biscoff ice cream !! i have milk ice cream from somi somi, but i need to try to combined flavors 💘 i don't think you'll get tipsy over it !!! it's a really faint taste of alcohol, like i didn't even notice it at first, and i don't think they put very much of it in there! aksljdfhals omg you're a lightweight :o at least that means you save money on alcohol LOL i need like nine shots to get drunk 🤧
your school is too hard 😭 you need more than just 3 months of break !!! 😡 we get a week off for thanksgiving in fall semester and a week off for spring break in spring semester too and then the month long winter break and three month summer break. and we have the one day holidays off too like labor day, memorial day, etc. i can't believe they give you so little time off after working so hard???
asdfhlkajshdlksja loool are the contractions over yet? has it been born? what's the current status, doctor? 👀 i really enjoy talking to you too !!! i'm very sorry for the late responses, work is really taking over all of my time, and i never have enough time to get on my laptop to reply to my asks 😭 and thank you for saying such kind things about me 🥺🥺💝 oh my gosh, i'm so sorry to hear that you have such terrible cramps 😭 i can't even imagine going through that - mine are nowhere near as horrible 😖 do the heatpads help a lot? i'm relieved to hear that you were prescribed better medication though! but yeah, your body does eventually get used to the medication and you have to continue taking stronger meds for it to work, but that's not a very healthy solution /: but i'm really glad to hear that exercise has been helping out a lot!! 💖 hurray for almost painless and bearable periods 🥳 i'm sorry to hear that you had to go through that in high school ): that sounds absolutely horrible 😭 periods are just awful, but it's like i'm grateful that i have my period because that means i'm not pregnant, but also please go away aslkhdfaklsj
omg what was the speaking test for the cambridge english exams like? :o it sounds so formal and a lil intimidating askdjfhalsd do you know of any psych tricks that can possibly help calm your nerves? :')
aaaa yes i did !! i was really surprised that i got an offer from them all because at the time, i was not in the right major and i think i was one of the most underqualified applicants 🤧 one person who interviewed me asked why i withdrew from my engr physics class and i explained it in a kinda funny way but in my head, i was like "oof i'm not gonna get this offer anymore" but then he laughed at my response and told me about how his prof told him he should drop a guitar class he was taking because he was doing very poorly and we bonded over that aklsjdhfkals omg how do interviews for psych jobs go? do you have to discuss a lot of case studies? do they give you a list of possible case studies they'll ask about? :o what sort of assessments do you have to do? good luck on all of your interviews, honey bee 💛 i'm rooting for you, you're gonna do amazing !!!! 💘
omg what did your supervisor say about your case study? and how is your last semester going? are you almost done now? 🌸 (also how have you been? what have you been up to? thank you for taking the time to leave such detailed messages for me, i'm really excited to see all the fun updates in your life, lovebug 🌷🌷)
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