#so might as well continue the saga from hell

[sga-owns-my-soul]

lol my mom just texted me merry christmas and asked how i've been and i'm about to fucking break down completely on public transit bc of it!!!!

[angstywaifu]

Black Dahlia - 16. Mares In His Stable

With Threshing over for another year, it's time for everyone to celebrate.

Set Pre Fourth Wing/Books

Garrick Tavis x OC (Dahlia Aetos)

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The dining hall is loud as everyone celebrates. Well those of us now classified as riders celebrate. As I scan the room, those who did not manage to bond a dragon today are absent. And I don’t blame them. This was essentially rubbing in their face that they weren’t worthy of being a rider.

As my eyes continue to scan the room I note how many of us new riders had forgone our jackets, many showing off their new relics. I was one of the few who had not opted to show off my new relic. Especially not while my brother was around.

When we’d been gifted our dragon relics in the flight field, I had to fight back a smirk as the heat that engulfed me wrapped around my right arm. The blue and black relic wrapping around my arm and shoulder. Reminding me very much of the relics the marked ones bared. I’d angered my father enough for one day, so I’d decided to keep it hidden for another time My brother no doubt delivering the news himself once he saw the marking for himself. As if sensing my gaze Dain turns, our eyes meeting across the room.

“I can’t tell if he wants to kill you or fuck you with how he’s staring at you right now,” Imogen says loudly as she takes the empty seat across from me.

I choke on the drink I’d been taking, Bodhi quick to start thumping me on the back to help the coughing fit I’m caught in by Imogen’s words as I tear my gaze from Dain’s.

”P-please tell me you are not talking about my brother.” I say once my coughing fit has passed, the rest of our group bursting into laughter at my words as I gasp for air.

Imogen smirks and shakes her head while laughing at me, “Fuck no. Though if incest is your thing-”

”Fuck no. Now please tell me who the hell you’re talking about.”

Bodhi turns his head, scanning the room as we wait for Imogen to reply. He must find the person in question, the corners of his mouth lifting in a smirk that reminds me too much of his older cousin. “Definitely the second one,” He teases as Imogen nods in agreement.

I turn my head as I follow Bodhi’s gaze, my eyes landing on Garrick as he leans up against a wall on the other side of the room. Our eyes lock for a brief second before he averts his gaze to another rider who starts walking up to him. The way she sways her hips as she walks up to me tells me exactly what she wants. As she steps into his reach, he grasps her by the waist and pulls her against him before leaning down and pulling her into a kiss. A kiss that quickly turns heated, and there's no doubt in my mind at what those two will be doing tonight.

”Hate to burst your bubble, but looks like you’re wrong Bodhi,” I say as I pat him on the back sympathetically. “Looks like he just wants to murder me and the feeling is mutual.”

”He’s really not-”

”I swear to the gods if you say he’s really not that bad I will pour this entire drink over your head.” I warn him, holding my drink above his head.

Bodhi looks between me and the drink, debating if to finish his sentence. After a few seconds his shoulders sagas he sighs in defeat. Clearly deciding it was not worth having a drink poured over his head for.

”Do I want to know why you’re holding a drink over my cousins head like that?” Xaden drawls from next to me, his voice startling me causing the drink to slosh over the edge of the cup and a few drops landing on Bodhi’s head.

”Your cousin thought it would be a good idea to try tell her Garrick isn’t that bad.” Austin chimes in.

I turn and narrow my gaze at her, and all she does is smile sweetly at me. She was no longer affected by any glares I sent her way. Always seeing past them now she knew me too well. I hear her giggle as I roll my eyes and turn my attention back to Xaden.

”Which I might believe if he didn’t act like I was the worse thing to happen in his life.” I say venomously, earning a few chuckles from our group.

”At the risk of getting a drink poured over my own head. He might surprise you Aetos.” He drawls, my eyes narrowing as he uses my last name.

”I highly doubt that given how he’s treated me so far.” I snap back, Xaden’s brow furrowing at my words. “And on that note I will see you all tomorrow as I’ve had enough of this Garrick talk.”

After months of sleeping in the crowded barracks, I’d had the best nights sleep since I’d gotten here. It felt weird to have my own space again, no Austin and Liz to talk with before bed. But I had missed my alone time. Missed having my own space. Though somehow I knew with having my own room now, I still wouldn’t get as much alone time as I would like. I could already imagine Bodhi knocking on my door and barging in whenever he got the chance. I was going to have to learn to ward my door as soon as I could, even if it wasn’t something I would learn for a while, I would find a way.

I grab my jacket from the back of the chair where I had thrown it last night before walking into the hallway and closing the door. I hear the sound of a door opening behind me, and I turn to see Garrick walking out of the room across from mine. He goes to walk off, but as I lean against the doorway and cross my arms cross my chest, his head turns to look at me as he stops.

For the first time since I’d gotten here, he doesn't glare at me when our eyes meet. And I hated to say it was a nice change to not see his face in a glare at the sight of me. His gaze travels over me before snagging on the relic that now adorned my arm and was on full display due to not putting my jacket on yet. His eyes go wide as he takes it in, clearly having the same thoughts I did when I’d looked at it after Threshing.

”For someone that hates me so much, you sure seem to like starting at me. Maybe I should paint you a picture.” My words snapping him out of whatever trance he was in, his hazel eyes meeting mine again.

”Thanks, but I politely decline that offer.” He huffs at me, folding his own arms over his chest.

”You, do something politely? That would be a first.” I snap back as I smirk at him, his brow furrowing slightly, but not into its usual glare.

”I can do many things politely.” He says with a smirk, slowly walking over to me. “Maybe if you didn’t act they way you do, you might get some of the benefits like your fellow rider did last night.”

My laughter echoes off the walls of the empty hall, Garrick’s smirk dropping at my reaction as he stops in front of me, having to crane my neck to look up at him. “If there was anyone I want to reap those benefits from, you would be the last one on my list. Don’t want to catch a disease from one of the many mares you keep in your stable on rotation.”

I expected his usual glare to return, but it doesn’t. The lumbering oaf just smirks down at me as he leans closer. My heart rate picks up at the close proximity, a slight heat rising up my neck. Shit. I was not reacting to this bastard.

”Oh don’t worry little Aetos, I keep the mares in my stable quite clean if you ever change your mind.” His voice dropping to an octave which does not help the way my body was reacting. I might find him attractive, but that was it.

I open my mouth to reply before a door bangs open next to us, Bodhi bounding out into the hallway before coming to a halt as he notices Garrick and I. Garrick is quick to respond, turning my head to watch as he storms out of the hallway towards the stairs. A chuckle draws my attention back to Bodhi, still standing where he had halted in the hallway with a wide grin on his face.

”Not a fucking word. I do not want to hear it.” I snap at him before shrugging my jacket on and storming off.

”I wasn’t going to say anything!”

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pairing: neteyam x avatar!reader (part of the cardigan saga)

➽ a/n: it's neteyam and atan's world, and we're just living in it! hi besties and welcome to day 5, aka the day that almost killed me bc writing daddy!neteyam is actually much harder to me than i thought it could be. but i wanted so much to give this day to them, since they are my forever favourite pair from my forever favourite work of mine.

you don't have to have read cardigan for this to make sense, although it helps. i hope you enjoy, i've seen a lot of you besties reading cardigan recently and it's nice to know you wouldn't have had to wait as long for this prompt as my og readers, who i've promised this to for far too long hahahhaa my bad.

finally, this will continue in another (or two) kinktober prompts, so enjoyyy ;) x

➽ words: 1.7k words

➽ warnings: it goes without saying, but all of these works (kinktober-related) are smut and therefore minors should NOT interact with them. other warnings include: anal fingering, p in v, pet names, hair pulling.

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➽ na'vi compendium: atan - light, ma 'itan - son, kalin - sweet to the taste

“Come on, ma ‘itan. You have to let go of him at some point, you know?” Letting go of your son was harder on Neteyam than either of you ever envisioned. Well, not really. In truth, he’s always been a born father - loving, caring and attentive, he has been the unofficial parent of three kids ever since he reached puberty, and yet, it’s never made him bitter or deterred. On the contrary, it seemed that the birth of your son, the sweet Kalin, only made him more enthusiastic to put everything he’s learnt about parenthood to good use with his own family. Still, there were times, like right now, where you wanted to remember what it was like to be alone with your mate, the love of your life, the man who you’ve gone trough hell and back with. Solitude was a scarce resource right now, with a babe barely over a year old, but you were lucky to have a village full of people who were more than ready and willing to help babysit, and some who were more excited about it than others - like Neytiri.

“I’ve wanted to have this little one all to myself for so long, we’re going to have so much fun!” Her little coos were adorable and once more you couldn’t help be forever grateful for the person who’s been a mum to you for years now, who loved you and has done so ever since you were born. Although so different, you couldn’t help see your own mother in her, and you were reminded to pay her and your dad a visit at the Tree of Souls. It’s been a while. 

But for now…

“We won’t be too long. Thank you for doing this, sa’nok.” 

“We might be… a little long. Isn’t that so, Atan?”

You chuckled at the quiet desperation in his voice, and, with a roll of your eyes, you clicked in the direction of the tent’s entrance, wordlessly willing him out. This was going to be fun…

It was still risky, coming to the places that used to mean so much to you once, that you had to forsake when you moved to the Metkayina, that you got back once more once you returned home, but you couldn’t help yourselves. Not when these places, this place, in particular, has been one where so many memories, all shared between you two, were made, not when it still brings goosebumps on the surface of your skin, the thought of all you’ve lived through here, from learning how to swim and climb to conceiving your little bundle of joy that was safely back home. You never realised how much being a mother would mean to you - although it was always clear how much being a father meant to Neteyam. You’ve loved him all your life, but somehow never more than when taking care of your son, then when he showered you in love and affection, when he acted like the dad and partner you always knew he would be. 

“I miss this place so much every time we don’t visit for a few days. It’s like after all these years, and all these memories… it’s part of me. It always will be. And even now, I feel like a teenager, obsessed with you, desperate to look into your eyes, excited beyond belief at every glance or touch you send my way.” 

You couldn’t believe how even despite knowing each other since birth, being there for each other every day of your lives, your heart still galloped in your chest any time he spoke, and he still had so much power over you, power to take your breath away with words… and actions.

“Whatever you say… daddy.”

Neteyam turned around almost robotically, alert and frantic as he struggled to make eye contact with you in the least amount of time possible. You chucked at his demeanour, almost predatory, tail perked and unmoving, eyes wide and pupils even more so, swallowing the beautiful yellow of his irises whole. 

“What did you just call me?” 

You smirked and curved an eyebrow in his direction, enjoying the tingly feel that came with doing so, the goosebumps peppered on your skin after being conditioned to expect him to react to it, to unleash on you demons and urges that only you could swallow, only you could help quench. 

“Fuck.” A second later he was by you, and even after a few years in this body, his reflexes still amazed you, still took you by surprise. You gulped at the intensity in his gaze, a gulp that got stuck in your throat as soon as his fingers found your neck, as soon as they wrapped around it and squeezed in just the right way so you felt euphoric, so it felt like the beginning to a night to remember. 

“Atan, you have no idea what you started. But I’ll show you. Let daddy show you.”

His sultry words made your legs clench together, a desperate if futile attempt to cease the dew gathering in your beaded loincloth and seeping past the fabric onto the soft skin of your inner thighs. 

“Turn around.” 

It never took any effort on your part to wholly and relentlessly obey your mate. He loved control and for him, only him, you loved to give it up - you loved it when he manhandled you, his strong, muscular physique perfect for such a task, made to do exactly what he was doing now, spinning you in place and pushing you gently, but forcefully by your shoulder and lower back until you were on the ground, kneeling and waiting. 

“I’m gonna need this perfect little body on all fours, Atan.”

The ground felt moist and tender beneath your hands and knees, and you were so aware of every move, every breath, every fleeting touch of his nimble fingers on your body, slowly making his way from your neck, down your spine until he reached your hips, that he gripped with both his large hands, before giving a praising, appreciative murmur at the sight before him. 

“So, so beautiful. Look at you, spread open for me, making a mess before I even touched you. Daddy’s little slut.”

You nearly snickered at how quickly he adopted and adapted to the nickname, how natural it was, rolling off his tongue, how somehow, every time he said it, you got impossibly wetter, almost panting with the desire to be filled up with his cock, with his cum. You moaned softly when you heard him spit into his hands, and could only imagine the mouthwatering sight unfolding before you as he pumped himself, before plunging into the depths of the desire that would overcome you both. When he guided his rock-hard erection to the plush of your ass, gliding it effortlessly in between your asscheeks, over and over, all you wanted to do was scream for more. It felt wondrous and dirty, and you wanted it all, wanted him everywhere, all at once, all the time. Like the mindreader he always was, he spoke before you had a chance to voice your unrealistic feverous dreams.

“Let’s start with two fingers and work our way up, how’s that sound?” You appreciated him for his thoughtfulness always, but especially now, always ready and dutiful in making sure you were prepared, that your body was capable of taking him, of taking it the way he ended up wanting to give it to you.

“Words, Atan.” 

“Sounds go-good. So good.” 

“That’s right.” 

He was taunting you now, slapping the tip of his cock on your clit, dragging it against your folds before sliding into you with ease, while plunging two fingers into your puckered hole.

“Fu-uck! Fuck! Argh!”

The feeling was beyond comprehension,  beyond your wildest fantasies. It was always this good, always this mind-blowing and yet, you have never gotten used to it, never gotten used to the amalgamation of sensations and how they’d all accumulate to a night of orgasm after orgasm, until you were passed out on his cock, too tired to even mutter a tired I love you.

His hand was soft as it trailed up your body until it reached your braided hair, that he took into his fisted hand. When he tugged on it, as he slammed back into you, you cried out, moaning garbled attempts at his name. Your head pulled backwards as he used your hair to establish a brutal, ruthless pace of both his hips and fingers, and soon enough, you could feel your first orgasm as it approached, thunderous and violent and ready to take over you. 

“I can’t wait to be a dad again, I can’t wait to see your swollen belly and know you have made me the happiest man in the world every day of my life so far and will continue to do so 'til the day I die. I can’t wait to hold your hand when you bring our baby girl into the world.”

“But not tonight, Atan. Tonight, I want to ruin you. I need to ruin you. I need to watch my cum drip out of your every perfect little hole. Do you understand?” 

A meek nod is all you managed, the sensation too overwhelming to allow for any coherent, cohesive expression, the cried-out iteration of “yes, daddy. Yes, fuck, y-yes!” only audible in your head as you screamed it with all your internalised might. 

“Good girl. Come for daddy. I want to hear you, Atan.”

His words were enough to push you over the edge, and you came, vision blinded by the high, mind numbed by the way every nerve in your body felt electrified, alight with the pleasure that didn’t seem to want to cease, not even as you squirted on his cock as he continued to pump into you, the overstimulation enough to make tears fall down your cheeks and onto the ground. 

You didn’t have time to catch your breath, no time to gather any thoughts before he leaned onto your back, whispering seductively in your ear. 

“Ready for round two? You didn’t think I was done with you yet, huh?” 

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Sk vengeance saga thoughts

SK HAS A THOUGHT (well, multiple) OCUR FOR ONCE

my thoughts on the vengeance saga broken down by song!

be warned that this is long as hell and please don’t get mad at me if you disagree these are just my opinions <3

tw for I’m not sorry for loving you I briefly touch on rape/sa and suicide

I’m not sorry for loving you - Honestly this song is a masterwork. The music, the vocals (wangui i love you), everything. I think it portrays calypso in a very interesting light. I don’t think it makes the listener sympathetic towards her —or it doesn’t for me— but it makes you almost pity her. I know Jorge doesn’t go into detail about what happened in the seven years on the island like it does in the original odyssey (ahem calypso raping and sa’ing him), but I feel like we can assume from what we saw in “love in paradise” that ody ain’t doin so hot. I personally think this had to have something to do with Calypso’s behavior at least somewhat, and I say this because of how in the entire rest of the musical, ody has had so much hope for getting back home to the point where he will not allow himself to give up hope because of how desperately he wants/needs to be home. However, in the end of “love in paradise” we can see that Ody has basically given up all hope, and is literally about to jump off the cliff. Coming back to “I’m not sorry for loving you” now, this song to me definitely comes off as very manipulative. Calypso doesn’t really apologize for her actions towards ody, and just kinda names a few vague ideas and says that she admits that it was wrong, before basically saying that it’s his fault because of the line “then I am sorry that my love is too much for you” practically putting the blame of ody’s despair on ody, that the reason he’s upset his only his own fault, which to me is like saying “why are you so depressed? Just be happy.” On the flip I understand why calypso might have done this, she hasn’t had anyone in her life in so long, and that she feels like this is her only opportunity, so she must cling on to it. On the slip side, Ody has way more self control than me, “but not in the way that you want me to” dude I would not be that calm lmao. In conclusion though, I strongly dislike calypso but that doesn’t mean I don’t think that’s she’s a very complex character that deserves the opportunity to be studied under a microscope.

Dangerous - This song starts out sad af. The way there’s a pause after “cause I had one goal in mind” where the crew used to be singing? I’m sobbing. As we continue on, it gets better (Hermes my beloved). I feel like in this song though, Hermes’s laugh sounds way more forced than it did in “wouldn’t you like.” From this alone we can tell that Hermes knows how much tension there is in this situation, and how much is riding on this. And then he proceeds to sing one of the most catchy choruses & verses ever. His voice sounds a lot less lighthearted in this song though —not that it’s not lighthearted and kinda silly, but just in comparison to “wouldn’t you like” I feel like it sounds a lot more serious. Hermes singing Aeolus’s melody when giving him the wind bag is a really worthwhile touch in my opinion. I also noticed in ody’s little verse he rhymes “dangerous my friend” with “danger is my friend.” And ody saying he’s going to use ruthlessness? Subtle foreshadowing (wink wink). And then Hermes hinting at “god games” to end it off? Chef’s kiss.

Charybdis - I feel stupid for saying this, but the song reminds me of “Storm” from the Ocean saga. I think I draw similarities in the melody and the way the word “Storm”the phrase “Oh o bring it on!” And the last “Ohohohohoh!” In the song. And maybe in the bass and drums a bit too. I haven’t seen anyone else mention this though, but my irl winion friends agreed with me so I’m not sure. I like ody explaining his thoughts is still very melodic. And the end of this song, I like how much softer Ody’s voice gets when seeing the coast of Ithaca and thinking about how close he is to Penelope and Telemachus, only for him to get brutally interrupted by Poseidon. I really like this song, and I honestly wish it was a little longer. Also, my dad has been a music professor for the past 20 years and he has a song he composed named Charybdis so I’m automatically attached to this song.

Get in the Water - STEVEN RODRIGUEZ WELCOME BACK TO THE STAGE! This song was so anticipated by me, and it did not disappoint. The musical entrance of this song feels very powerful to me, especially with how it stops when Poseidon first starts to speak, before starting up again. I really like how the first “get in the water” (after the “now get in the water” but before the “or I’ll raise the tide so high-“) is sung, it hits my brain just the right way were I can so clearly envision Poseidon smugly gesturing for Ody to get in the water. The chorus of voices kicking in in the second chorus just keeps the tensions rising. The little verse about Ody asking Poseidon to leave him alone and just go home and then telling him he could learn to forgive was extremely unexpected to me for some reason, but I think it sets up six hundred strike really well because Ody did try to talk it out first and then moved to ruthlessness after that didnt work. TYEN POSEIDON’S SHATTER THE OCEAN MOVE OR WHATEVER JAY CALLED IT?!? WHAT. I - I CANT EVEN DESCRIBE HOW INCREDIBLE. WORDS SIMPLY CANNOT DESCRIBE. and then when ody’s underwater? polites is haunting the narrative again? and eury? and his mom? aND THEN THE WHOLE CREW? AND THEN THEY ALL SING THE “WAITING”??? MY HEART. MY HEART CANNOT TAKE IT. ITS SO BEAUTIFUL YET SO HEARTBREAKING.

Six Hundred Strike - The idea of having Ody use the wind bag as a jetpack is so fucking goofy in my opinion —don’t get me wrong, I love it, it’s just silly as hell. The whole speech to Poseidon about how he will get back to his son and he will get back to his wife? Mhm yes, good soup. However, i don’t really know how a lot of other people took this, but what I thought is that after that speech the spirits of the fallen men were doing most of the work to kick Poseidon’s ass, especially after Ody says “six hundred strike!!!!!” but maybe I’m stupid. Although, I think it works better that way, since I honestly don’t really like the idea of Ody being able to so single-handily defeat Poseidon. Which brings me to the stabbing. I was audibly gasping when this first happened during the stream ngl, and my eyes probably looked like they were about to roll out of my head. I saw someone in the comments after the stream ended saying that they headcanoned that the reason why Poseidon’s shouts of pain sounded so melodic is because they were music to Ody’s ears, and now I’m stealing that. But when Poseidon called him a monster? If it wasn’t for the fact that everyone else in my house was asleep during the stream I would have been SCREAMING. Also the line “next to my wife” left me in absolute disrepair. However, I disagree with the idea of Ody being able to defeat Poseidon so easily. I since have decided to subscribe to the theory of Ares helping Ody out, since Athena could not. I like this idea because 1, I feel like it makes more sense as to why ody was able to defeat Poseidon (divine intervention wink wink) and 2, idk I just like the idea that Ares was helping his sister out for once, but not to her knowledge (bc he still wants to be kinda a dick to her). And yes, I know that this heavily, heavily, HEAVILY diverges from the odyssey, and a lot of people were hoping for something a little more by the book in this s saga, but honestly? There are lots of other things already in epic’s entirety that differ from the Odyssey, so I personally don’t really see the problem there, nor do I agree with the people I’ve seen saying that Jorge needs to “actually read the classics” because it’s pretty damn obvious (at least to me) that he has. On a completely different note, I love how many motifs and callbacks there are in this song. I especially like the “different beast” motif playing right before Ody gets more violent, foreshadowing right before the moment that he is no longer in danger; he is the danger.

anyways yeah those are my thoughts! Feel free to disagree with me though and lmk what you think :)

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(I don't write from Sirius' perspective often, mostly prefer writing Remus being smitten with Sirius😋, but I couldn't resist some Padfoot & Prongs friendship! Of course Sirius and Remus are still smitten with each other😉)

1675 words.

Sirius hates waking up early. Sirius definitely hates being woken up early to talk about Remus' bloody ex. But the tea James brings might just be worth getting up early for...

Morning Tea

Sirius is still half asleep when he opens the door, wearing the old sweater he threw on when he heard the knocking, bleary eyed and his hair sticking up in all directions.

“Morning!” James says cheerfully, wearing a crisp button-down and big sunglasses, carrying two paper cups with steam coming from them. He looks fresh and awake, and much, much too cheerful, because of course James Potter is a Morning Person.

“Wha-?” Sirius says groggily.

James is already walking past him into Sirius’ apartment, shoving one of the cups in Sirius’ hand in the process. “I’ve got some tea for you that needs to be served while it’s hot!”

Sirius sniffs the cup. “This is coffee.”

James turns back around in the hallway and looks at Sirius from over the top of his sunglasses. “Metaphorical tea, Padfoot, metaphorical tea.”

When Sirius steps into his kitchen, James is already sitting at the table.

“So,” James begins the moment Sirius sits down. “Lily came over for dinner yesterday-”

“Right. How was she? Has she-”

“Not important right now,” James cuts him off. “Come on, Padfoot, focus!”

Deciding that staying silent is probably the best approach, Sirius takes a careful sip from his coffee.

“So, Lily came over, and she told me she had spent the day at Marlene’s,” James continues. “And as she was there, Mary dropped by to return some shirt she had borrowed from Marlene, and Lily said that Mary then had quite the story to tell them!”

James’ eyes sparkle with excitement, and Sirius begins to feel something approaching curiosity through the fog of sleepiness.

“Mary had a Pilates class the other day, and afterwards, she and Amelia- you know that Mary takes Pilates classes with Amelia, right?- well, she and Amelia went to get coffee afterwards.”

Sirius does his best to keep track of it all. Lily, who was at Marlene’s with Mary, who had Pilates class, and then coffee, with Amelia, and- who the hell even is Amelia? The name sounds vaguely familiar, but as James does not seem to appreciate questions interrupting his story, Sirius decides to just wait to see where he’s going with it.

“Now Amelia was meeting her brother later, so while Mary was having coffee with her, at some point Edgar actually joined them.”

Edgar.

Of course, that’s how they know Amelia. She’s Edgar’s sister. And Sirius definitely remembers Edgar. Remus’ ex.

“Edgar,” Sirius says in a slightly-trying-too-hard-to-be-casual voice. “How is he?”

The look James gives him lets Sirius know he’s not fooled. James doesn’t comment on it, though. “He’s good,” he replies. “Mary mentioned to him that she actually hadn’t talked to him since the break-up.”

That seems obvious to Sirius. And perfectly fine. Remus was their only connection to Edgar. The last thing he needs is Edgar coming back into their lives. Coming back into Remus’ life.

“So Mary asked him why they broke up, you know, because we’ve never heard his side of the story.”

“Who cares about his side of the story?” Sirius snaps. “We’re Remus’ friends, not Edgar’s. Remus’ side is our side.”

“Of course, of course,” James says, holding up a hand placatingly. “But Remus hasn’t been telling us much, now has he? He doesn’t really talk about the break-up.”

“He said they wanted different things,” Sirius replies curtly. Good enough an explanation for him. He’s fine with not talking about it further. He’s fine with pretending the whole Edgar-saga didn’t happen.

“That can mean a lot of things,” James says, and then he seems to suddenly remember something. “And do you know what Marlene said Dorcas told her? The other week, the Art History group organised some beginning-of-the-semester drinks that she and Remus both went to, and you know what Dorcas is like when she gets tipsy, the girl has no filter. She kept pestering Remus about what exactly had happened between him and Edgar, wouldn’t let it go, and eventually, Remus told her to drop it, because it was something he did not want to talk about!”

James looks at Sirius expectantly, like he’s supposed to be baffled by this revelation.

Sirius just blinks at him.

James sighs. “Don’t you see, Padfoot? That proves there’s more to the story than what Remus has been telling us!”

“Fine,” Sirius says, rolling his eyes. “Let’s hear it then. What did Edgar have to say?”

“Well, having heard this story from Dorcas, Mary wanted-”

“I thought she heard the story from Marlene?”

“Lily told me that Marlene told her about the party while Mary was there, yes,” James says, sounding like a parent explaining something to their child for the tenth time and trying, unsuccessfully, to hide their exasperation. “But Mary had already heard about it before from Dorcas, so she already knew about Remus’ evasiveness while she was talking to Edgar, while Lily didn’t hear about Dorcas’ chat with Remus until Marlene told the story, which she only did because Mary was telling her story about her chat with Edgar.”

Sirius isn’t even gonna try. It’s too damn early for this, especially before he’s even finished his first cup of coffee.

“So like I said,” James continues. “Mary knew there’s something about the break-up Remus has been keeping from us, and she wanted to know what Edgar had to say,” James leans forward over the kitchen table with a big smile on his face. “And guess what Edgar said about why he broke up with Remus?”

“He finally realized Remus is much too good for him and he doesn’t deserve him?” Sirius offers.

James’ smile just grows. “Even better. He said they broke up because... Remus was clearly already in love with his friend!” James sits back on his chair crossing his arms over his chest and looking at Sirius with a triumphant grin.

Sirius tries his best to keep his face neutral and ignore the somersaults his stomach is making. “Remus has a lot of friends,” he says, in what he hopes is a calm voice, not meeting James’ gaze, choosing instead to focus on pulling at a loose thread at the sleeve of his sweater.

James rolls his eyes. “Okay, okay. I’ll play along and I’ll give you that one. Remus does have a lot of friends. But lucky for us, Mary is like a dog with a bone, and she wasn’t just going to drop it. So she asked Edgar what made him think that, to which Edgar replied, and I quote,” James thinks about it for a moment, and then corrects “Well, I quote Lily, who quoted Mary, who quoted Edgar, but still, I quote ‘when we went to his friend’s piano recital, Remus was looking at him with so much fondness, he never looked at me like that, and at Remus’ dissertation, Remus met his gaze every time he got nervous and he was the first person Remus ran up to and hugged after he got his doctorate, and at Lily’s party, from the moment he got there, it was like Remus didn’t notice anyone else in the room anymore’. So,” James says smugly. “Tell me, how many friends does Remus have who play piano recitals, were the first one to hug Dr Lupin, and arrived a bit late at Lily’s party?”

“One,” Sirius mumbles, still focused on the loose thread hanging from his sleeve, feeling his cheeks heat up.

“And that is...”

“Me,” Sirius replies, then he lifts his head to look at James. “But still Prongs! That’s just Edgar’s perception! Maybe he’s overly jealous, or completely paranoid, and seeing things that aren’t there. Those things don’t have to be true!”

“But they are true!” James counters. He shakes his head. “I never really thought about it before, maybe because I’m used to it, but you are the only one Remus looks at like you’re the centre of the bloody universe, you are the face Remus always searches in the crowd, and you are the only person Remus sees whenever you enter a room!”

Sirius bites his lip. “None of that stopped him from dating Edgar in the first place.” Because Sirius hasn’t forgotten how he once before allowed himself to believe that maybe Remus felt the same way about him as he feels about Remus, and how it lead to him being completely blind-sighted when Remus started dating Edgar.

James sighs. “Maybe Remus didn’t realise his feelings before.”

“Before?”

The grin returns on James’ face. “Yes, after Edgar told Mary his story, Mary said she was sorry,-”

Sirius can understand that. He can’t think of anything worse ever happening to anyone than losing Remus.

“-but Edgar told her it’s fine,” James says eagerly. “He said they had a good break-up. He confronted Remus with his suspicions, and then Remus opened up to him, they had a good talk, and parted as friends.”

As Sirius stays silent, James exclaims “Remus opened up to him, Padfoot! Not Remus denied it, not Remus said he was being ridiculous, no, Remus opened up to him! That’s basically Remus admitting it’s true!”

The smile on James’ face is contagious and Sirius can feel one beginning to spread over his own face. He covers his face with his hands, but can’t hide the smile. “Prongs...”

“I know, Padfoot, I know!”

Sirius lowers his hands, grinning like an idiot. “What do I do, Prongs?”

James leans forward over the table and strokes his chin in thought. “Well, I’ve thought about it long and hard, and I’ve come up with an ingenious plan that, if executed correctly, might prove successful...”

“What’s that?” Sirius asks.

James smacks him on the head. “Ask him out, you plonker!”

“Sirius Black awake before ten?” Remus gasps in pretend-shock the moment he answers the phone. “Should I be worried?”

Sirius just loves hearing the laughter in Remus’ voice. A warm feeling spreads across his chest simply upon hearing that voice. God, he’s really got it bad, doesn’t he?

“Well, Rem,” Sirius says. “As it turns out, some things are worth waking up early for.”

[kylesvariouslistsandstuff]

The Pixar shift saga continued:

All over twitter and even BlueSky, I see it, and it's quite something. Hell, people I know who barely ever talk about animation, or film or pop culture for that matter, are talking about it... Animators, artists, filmmakers, critics... All calling it out.

Namely, Pixar CCO Pete Docter's words on having Pixar - at the behest of Disney executives - move away from telling "autobiographical" stories, making films that are personal to their respective filmmakers... Hollow, corporate words that I bet he was "supposed" to say.

The backlash is almost feverish. To the point where some are reading it as Pixar catering to white people only, given that two of those "autobiographical" films are... Let's see... TURNING RED, directed by Chinese-Canadian Domee Shi, and ELEMENTAL, directed by Korean-American Peter Sohn. SOUL as well, Docter's latest directorial endeavor, which was co-directed/written by Kemp Powers. Whether the intent is "no more autobiographical/personal stories" or "no more stories told from different cultural backgrounds", the pull quote is still NOT a good look. Hell, I'd say this looks worse than the time John Lasseter fired Brenda Chapman off of BRAVE.

And I wonder if this quote, otherwise tucked away on some cynical Bloomberg article whose writer feels that sequels will "restore Pixar's magic", getting all this scrutiny online possibly leads to... Pipe dream... A clarification at the very least? Some kind of backtracking?

Look I'm no dummy, corporations are gonna corporation. I'm pretty sure if Disney overlords are mandating it, it's gonna happen either way. Bob Iger's whole deal, after taking back the reigns from Bob Chapek (who he appointed in the first place), is this need to make the films "better". And that means interfering with the filmmakers instead of considering every other variable: High budgets, competition, a much different marketplace, how COVID wrecked everything and accelerating long-gestating problems in the industry, etc.

But the statements didn't go unnoticed, and there's some hot water brewing. Maybe an animation news site, particularly one that practically THRIVES off of this kind of drama, amplifies it. And maybe, just maybe... A little controversy erupts over it? Part of me feels that this won't go unnoticed, it already hasn't in some circles. Twitter and BlueSky and such are not real life, but I think the eruption over this quote speaks volumes. Pixar is often associated with original storytelling that's often from the filmmakers' passions and hearts, and to hear Docter essentially say "We're not going to do that anymore" has been a shock to many, myself included.

And again, if you've read my previous rants on this, I don't blame Docter. I think he's merely just saying what Iger's cronies want him to say. He said something similar a year ago after ELEMENTAL was released:

"I always felt that ELEMENTAL would speak to a lot of people, and I'm so happy it has... But we have also taken another look at the projects we're working on now. What are the kinds of films we want to be making? I really think I want to double down on what allowed us to speak to audiences to begin with."

This quote, from October of last year, went relatively unnoticed. This seems to put it into perspective better, even if it's a little more vague. This sounds more "let's play up certain commercial elements" and not "squash out the personal stuff".

I don't mind a compromise where an artistic vision shares the 90 minutes with what the bean counters call "general appeal" or whatever. Often times, that's just how the sausage is even made in animation-land, even if it makes for results we might not always like. That's literally the entirety of Disney Animation's output from the mid-'90s up until the mid-'00s. Films like HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME had things like the silly gargoyles and fart jokes, yet they were still allowed to have some really great stuff in them and really cool filmmaking that young animation fans marvel at today. It's even a thing in the praised '10s movies, too. And a lot of the non-Disneys, too. NIMONA, for example. Take away the punk edge and LGBTQIA+ perspective, and it's quite similar to a lot of Western animated movies, particularly the "mild-mannered character gets saddled with the funny and unpredictable sidekick" thing with Ballister and Nimona, and that end-of-2nd-act breakup.

Outside of the SPIDER-VERSE movies and maybe PUSS IN BOOTS 2, it's typically imperfect in the American feature animation circuit. There's almost always behind the scenes battles and compromising, and ultimately, I'm happy if we still get a film that looks like something the filmmakers had a great time making and were able to work around certain notes/mandates/etc.

This is merely speculation on my part, but what matters is that the quote that's under fire is recent. Like, days ago recent. And I wonder what'll happen from here... Things go as Iger wants them to go? Or some kind of attempt at correction?

[invisibleicewands]

Michael Sheen on ‘Good Omens’ Season 2 & Reacting to the Show’s Cult Following

With a career spanning the last thirty years, there are a number of things that audiences might recognize Michael Sheen from — maybe Masters of Sex, or Frost/Nixon, or, if you’re of a certain age, the Twilight saga. But many recognize him as part of one of Prime Video’s most beloved series, a show that garnered itself not only a cult following but also what many deemed impossible: a story beyond the ending of the book it’s been adapted from.

This month, Sheen co-leads the highly anticipated second season of Good Omens, adapted from the novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. In the series, he plays the goody-two-shoes angel Aziraphale, one of many lovable characters and a lover of tea, antique books, and classical music. Formerly under service to Heaven, he’s since been cast out by the other do-gooders after preventing the apocalypse with the help of his good friend, the demon Crowley (David Tennant). How that counts as an infraction, we aren’t sure, but now he’s found himself in the midst of another crisis — figuring out just why the archangel Gabriel (Jon Hamm) has shown up in front of his quaint little bookshop in London’s SoHo, and why he can’t remember a single thing about himself. Not an easy task, surely, but one Sheen plays to perfection as the anxious angel who only ever wants to do the right thing. (A challenge, when your best friend’s a demon formerly employed by Hell.)

Collider was excited to sit down with Sheen to discuss Aziraphale’s journey in Season 2, and what it was like collaborating with Neil Gaiman to create a story beyond the end of the original novel. During this interview, we also discussed what it’s been like for him to work with David Tennant on both Good Omens and Staged, where they play fictionalized versions of themselves, and how playing Aziraphale compares to voicing Lucifer in Audible’s version of The Sandman.

COLLIDER: Obviously, when you were making the first season of this show, you had the book to work off of, you had a characterization to work off of, but because this season is an all-new thing that Neil Gaiman has written, did you get to work with him at all to develop what Aziraphale was doing this season, or was it all dependent on what he wrote?

MICHAEL SHEEN: Yes, I think when we were doing the first season, Neil always talked about the idea that he and Terry [Pratchett] had talked quite a bit about future storylines and that they had worked out quite a lot of it, actually. They just never got around to writing it down in a book. So there was quite a lot of material already in his head. One of the wonderful things about this, as well, working on this project, has been how much myself and David have been able to collaborate with Neil on the characters and inhabit them and bring them to life, and developing the relationship between them and the storylines. So it’s felt very collaborative, but then, of course, Neil is very good at making it feel collaborative even when he knows exactly what he wants.

Speaking of that relationship between Crowley and Aziraphale, you are obviously quite close with David Tennant. You work with him not only on this but also on Staged. What's it like getting to put that friendship dynamic to use on those shows, especially since Staged is something that's so completely different from Good Omens?

SHEEN: It's just wonderful, really. You know, often you work with actors that perhaps you have very good chemistry with on-screen or on stage, but maybe off-stage, off-screen there's not a particular spark. It's fine, but there's nothing particularly special about your relationship on stage or on-screen. Then other times, there are people you get along with really, really well, but maybe there isn't necessarily that amazing chemistry on-screen or on stage. So it's very rare that you have both. I think with us, we've just sort of discovered that that is the case, or it seems to be that people feel like we have good chemistry together when we're working. And we just have a lovely time together in between working as well, so it's such a pleasure to be able to do that, and to be able to work on projects like Good Omens and Staged with the characters that we play in those. It's just a real joy, so, you know, long may it continue.

Personally, I love the relationship between Aziraphale and Crowley, and the show has had such a massive fan response. How much are you aware of that, and what do you hope fans take away from this season as opposed to the first one?

SHEEN: Oh, I'm very much aware of it. Yeah, it's one of the most enjoyable aspects of working on this, to see how much the audience and in particular Good Omen fans just give to the project. It does feel like a fulfilled kind of creative collaboration with the fans as well. There's so much talent when people come to writing fanfiction or artwork, or just discussing ideas or things that have sort of been born out of it. I mean, there are all kinds of amazing groups who fundraise now for charities and do all kinds of incredible things. There are conventions and all sorts. I love that, and I love seeing how people have made friends, really close friends, through their connection to this and these characters in this story, and how communities have been created, and how much people are helping each other. I see all that online and I hear about it. It feels very in the spirit of the story, you know, it feels very in keeping with what it's all about. I think that's a big part of why Neil and I and the rest of us have all really opened ourselves to that fan community, because I think it feels like a very living part of the story.

How do you think Aziraphale has changed between where we leave him at the end of Season 1 and the beginning of Season 2? Is there anything unusual that we can expect from him this season?

SHEEN: Well, I think he's in a quite odd position for him because, on the one hand, he's got a lot of the things that he's always wanted. He's always wanted to just be left alone and live in his bookshop, and drink tea and listen to music, and read books and go to the theater, and eat nice meals and drink nice wine, and be with the being that he loves being with the most. But on the other hand, he's also someone who feels very anxious about not being part of the company, you know, being out on his own and sort of independent. It’s quite a challenge for him. It’s that thing about “be careful what you wish for.” He got what he wished for, but he still feels a bit off-kilter, I think, and then this unexpected guest arrives and turns the world upside down for him again.

But one of the things that we wanted to explore with Aziraphale in this series is perhaps finding something a little steelier underneath the apparent soft surface, that maybe there's something else going on under there. So we see that kind of come out as the story goes on, as well.

In addition to playing Aziraphale, you also did the voice for Lucifer in The Sandman audio series, which is obviously also a Neil Gaiman joint. So what's the difference between playing an angel and playing a demon?

SHEEN: Well, of course, Lucifer is an angel, was once a fallen angel. My first experience of Neil’s work was The Sandman. That was what I first read when I was still a teenager in the late ‘80s, and it just absolutely blew my mind and opened me up to all kinds of things and started a journey [with] Neil’s work, but also all the people that Neil kind of points you towards through his work as well. It opened so many doors for me. So to be able to then be a part of The Sandman world, as well, to play such an iconic character, it was and is, because we're still doing it, just a bit of a dream come true.

I have one last question for you, and it's a little bit of a silly one. One of the most iconic parts of Good Omens is Crowley's Bentley, which is cursed to play nothing but Queen songs forever and ever. I would love to know what you think Aziraphale’s favorite Queen song is.

SHEEN: Well, I think he likes the more operatic ones. So he probably…I think he likes “Bohemian Rhapsody.” All those nifty chorus bits. He’d love that. So yes, probably “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

[atonalginger]

WIP Wednesday

So y'all remember Ranger!Del? I had talked about writing something with him?" Well right now I'm bogged down with edits for the Saga but that does not mean I have not started plugging away and here's some of what I have so far.

Jeb let out a laugh, “well alright: Thank you, Kitty, for being so kind to us. The others are grateful too.”

“You’re welcome. I’ll let the Marshal know.” She stepped back and hustled over to the Marshal. He was grinning, surprise plain in his eyes. “Well I’ll be damned, you did it,” he said with a chuckle, “I could hear that from here. You did good there; I called my man back since they’re sending the hostages out.” “Thank you, sir,” she blushed and looked away further into the city. A man with dark hair and a matching uniform to the marshal, missing the duster coat, was hopping over a barricade and moving for them. A red silk scarf was wrapped loosely around his neck, the long tails fluttering in the breeze. As he moved closer she noticed a scar over his right eye, cutting through his eyebrow and ending on the top of his cheek. He had a well groomed mustache and thick scruff on his chin and jawline. When he saw her he flashed a vulpine grin. “And here he comes,” Marshal Blake said. He looked to Kitty, “You told them your name was Kitty Lincoln?”

...

“I was sent to find a member of my guild.” Kitty said. She was told to be discrete before she left the Lodge, given the business Sam was on, “I was told he had a tendency to get distracted and to start looking here.” “Well good luck with your search,” the mayor gave a polite nod and waved at the Marshal, “I need to go see that Emily put herself to bed. We’ll talk more tomorrow, Daniel.” The ranger stepped up to where the mayor stood and held out a hand to shake with Kitty, “did a hell of a job there. I’ve never heard a negotiation go so smoothly before.” “That’s because you’re too mouthy,” Marshall Blake sighed and looked to Kitty, “Miss Lincoln, this is Ranger Gabriel Delgado.” The ranger flashed the marshal a look of irritation before relaxing into another smile, “you can call me Del.” The Marshal rolled his eyes and continued, “Del, this is Kitty Lincoln. She’s a newcomer from New Homestead.” “I have ears,” Delgado remarked, “it’s a pleasure to meet you, Kitty.” “Yes,” Kitty’s cheeks were burning up, “pleasure to meet you as well, Del.” “You said you were looking for a guildmate?” Marshal Blake asked, “We might be able to help; after what you did there I could ask around the guard stations and shops.” “You would?” Kitty looked over with wide eyes, “oh, I’d appreciate that. His name is Sam Coe. Our Chair sent him out here one UT month ago on business and he wasn’t come back.” “Sam?” Delgado was quiet, “oh no.”

If you've gotten this far and you have a WIP you want to share, please do! I'd love to see it.

[fartenthusiastwriter]

The Saga of Billy Boy Part 10 - A New Smell

Now that Frank has moved in, he's looking to test Will's limits. Read as Will gets a face full of a whole new ass. If you need it, here is a masterpost with links to all parts of TSOBB.

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The next morning, Frank and I had a meeting scheduled with Tony. He wanted to update us on the client he had just gotten back from. Frank knocked on the closed door to Tony’s office. “Come on in.” He called out to the two of us. 

Frank opened the door and we were both immediately met with an awful, eggy stench. Having grown accustomed to the various smells Bomber produces, I hid my disgust. Having grown up with Bomber, Frank didn’t show the slightest sign Tony’s office smelled like a gas station restroom that’s never been cleaned. 

“Have a seat.” Tony motioned to the chairs in front of his desk. Frank and I sat down and I saw the discomfort in Tony’s face as he began the meeting. “Thank you for joining me. TKRTS had a lot to discuss while we were on site. They’re looking to ex-” Tony paused and tensed, letting his breath out slowly. 

“Are you feeling okay, Mr. Romano?” Frank asked, concerned. 

“My breakfast isn’t really agreeing with me this morning,” Tony explained. “We have a lot to go over and I don’t want this place to stink… well worse.” 

Frank looked pensive. “Your desk raises to a standing position, right?” 

Oh no

Tony nodded his head. Frank gave a confident smile, “I think I know what could help. Billy has gotten excellent at keeping our office smelling fresh. I’m sure he’d be happy to help us out now.” Frank said as a fact and turned to me.

Thank God I had a notepad in my lap to cover my crotch, but my blushing face was left exposed. 

“Don’t be silly, Frank. I wouldn’t ask… Billy to do that.” Tony defended. 

But Frank insisted, “No disrespect, sir, but you look like you could burst any minute. Can we really handle it smelling any worse? Besides, I’ve fully taken over TKRTS work, so it’s okay if Billy misses a few words here and there. I’ll take thorough notes. Desperate times call for desperate measures.” 

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. How could Frank possibly think I’d be okay with this? Tony is an asshole and now I might have to literally smell his. I was speechless as I watched Tony tense up again. He held for a second, but gave in and began to raise his desk to a standing position. 

Tony slowly stood up and pushed back his chair, leaving plenty of room for me to lose any pride I still had in this office. “Your hardwork will not go unappreciated, Billy.” He said now looking down on me. 

I rose from my chair, continuing to use my notepad to cover my increasingly hard cock. With my head held down in shame, I approached the space between Tony and his chair and got on my knees to be face level with Tony’s voluptuous ass. I looked into his pants, tightly caressing his massive cheeks. The air here smelled stronger than the rest of the room, and, while I may have grown accustomed to the odors Bomber produced, every man produces his own special brew and I was struggling to handle it. Even finding farts sexy as hell doesn’t exactly make them smell like flowers. 

I saw Frank peek around Tony to inspect my position. “You won’t catch anything from there, Billy. We learned from experience that you’ve really got to dig in there to keep the smell from polluting the rest of the room.” 

“You know better than me,” Tony conceded. “Feel free to press your face in there, Billy. You won’t make me uncomfortable.” 

I shot Frank a look and inched closer to Tony’s ass. As I made contact, I began to shimmy my face into the crack, as I had learned to do. The soft material of Tony’s pants wedged into his ass with ease. I wiggled until the aroma of ass grew strong enough that I was sure my nose had found the hole. 

Frank must have been watching as I went because as soon as I was nose to hole, he uttered, “that should do it. Feel free to relax and let loose, Mr. Romano.” 

I felt Tony’s ass press against my face and he let go of the strain he was holding. His hole pulsed against my nose, as the air he was holding began the journey toward departure. I braced myself and I thought I may have heard an “I’m sorry for this” from Tony, but I couldn’t be certain once the eruption began. 

I was nowhere near prepared for the magnitude that Anthony Romano’s ass had to offer. While only lasting seven seconds, his fart felt like eternity. All of my senses were overtaken as the loud blast left his hole. My eyes saw black from the mounds of ass closing them shut. My ears heard the booming roar of Tony’s ass crying out. I smelled and tasted the eggy, shitty, and somehow trash-like stench seeping from Tony to me. All I felt was his now moist bottom engulfing my face. At that moment, there was nothing in my world but Tony’s long, nasty, wonderful fart. 

Despite the shocking difficulty, I sniffed up as well as I could out of habit. “God, that felt good.” Tony admitted. “Thank you both for your… innovative thinking. Unfortunately, I think that one has some friends, so it’s probably best for you to stay back there, Billy.” 

I rolled my eyes for no one and continued to sniff what was still left behind. 

“Billy is doing a great job; I didn’t smell a thing!” Frank declared, solidifying my place for this meeting as Tony’s chair. 

“Glad to hear it!” Tony agreed. “Now back to the matter at hand, TKRTS is looking to expand their customer base. They’re aiming to-” but that’s all I was able to hear before 

BRRRRRRT 

“-which they believe will raise the bottom line significantly. They-”

PSPSPSPRRRT

“-giving them a head up on their competitors. Having this unique-” 

FLLRLRLRLRLRLRLT

“-further diversify their market, leading to a-” 

BRBRBRBRBRRRRRRSPT

I gave up trying to follow what Tony had to say when I realized I had a full time job ahead of me sniffing his farts. I couldn’t begin to imagine what Tony had for breakfast, but his gas never slowed down. Every minute of that meeting, Tony’s ass blew all kinds of smells into my face and I worked hard to sniff them all up. After fifteen minutes of nothing but Tony’s farts, he finally began to conclude the meeting. 

“Well, that pretty well covers everything I wanted to go over with you.” Tony concluded. “I hope you took good enough notes to share with Billy. I can only imagine how much of that he got. But you did a great job today, Billy. I’m proud of your hard work.” 

Tony reached down and ruffled my hair, my face still glued to his ass. Perhaps triggered by last night’s festivities, I felt my cock sputter in my pants at his touch. Thank God I still had my notepad. 

Frank and I left Tony’s office and I immediately turned on him. “What the hell was that about?!” 

“What do you mean?” Frank asked, innocently. 

“How in the world could you think I would’ve been okay with that?!” I countered. “What we do is between us.” 

“You’re right,” Frank receded. “I just thought Tony would never take our arrangement seriously if he didn’t see it for himself, one way or another. And by the look of that puddle in your pants that you can’t hide from me, you didn’t exactly hate your time in there.” 

I realized I had gotten lazy covering my crotch and quickly covered it with my notepad on the off chance we ran into Brad. “I guess you’re right about the arrangement… but I only sniff your farts, okay? We have a good story going since you have a condition, but I’d hate for them to get suspicious as to why I’m willing to do it.” 

“That’s fair,” Frank responded. “Besides, Bomber was super jealous the entire time, and I don’t think I can do that to him again.” He winked at me. 

I rolled my eyes as we entered our office. 

- - - - -

I couldn’t get the meeting out of my head as I dozed to sleep that night. I dreamt that I was in a dark room. My arms and legs were restrained. I felt a rim around the edge of my face, holding my head in place. A light flicked on to show that my head was facing the ceiling. I also could see Frank, Tony, and Brad looking down on me, laughing. They were in normal work attire, but instead of slacks, they had on only jockstraps. 

Tony was the one to interrupt the laughter. “Oh, Billy Boy. I’m so glad Frank has shown us what you’re really worth. It’s about time we put you to work doing what you love.” He lifted his hand to Frank for a high five. 

As Frank returned it, Brad chimed in. “My office always reeks of my gas, so I love the new Billy Boy Closet where we can go to let loose.” 

“I can’t believe you ever hired him for anything else.” Frank laughed. “Now, he can do what he does best and sniff all our farts.” 

All three turned around and I stared into their bare asses complimented by the jockstraps. They each sat down, surrounding my head in awful smells. Farts exploded out of each ass, as I dreamed for hours of endless farts and humiliation.

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Find Part 11- Favors here!

[duhragonball]

Dragon Ball Super 032

Spread the word around.  The boys are back in town.

In this episode, Majin Buu shits his pants.

But before that, we find Goku and Vegeta in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, training for three years while they wait for the tournament to start in three days.  Vegeta was reluctant to go in, but he’s seen the improvement, and that’s got him fired up.  Meanwhile, Goku can’t stop thinking about Monaka, the mysterious fifth fighter Beerus has arranged for their team.  Vegeta tells him to grow up and act his age, but Goku says they won’t get older until about age eighty, missing the point completely. 

Speaking of missing the point, remember when the Hyperbolic Time Chamber was first introduced, and there was a rule that prevented anyone from using it for more than two years in a single lifetime?  You can leave and come back in, but once you’ve logged 730 days in there, the entrance vanishes and you can never come back out.  Vegeta’s already used his two years when he trained for the Cell Games, and Goku’s a little less than one year in. 

But hey, no big deal.  Majin Buu and Gotenks were able to bust out of the Tim Chamber even after the entrance was destroyed, and Goku and Vegeta are much stronger than they were back then, so maybe the time limit no longer matters.  Okay, but remember how Goku could have spent more time in the chamber before the Cell Games, and he chose not to?  Because past a point, the harsh environment of the HTC works against your body, and your training sees diminishing returns?   Well, everyone working on Dragon Ball Super seems to have forgotten about that. 

And sure, we could argue that Goku might have found a way around that limitation by now, but that point is that the rules about the Chamber weren’t imposed for the sake of continuity.  I’m not complaining about a plot hole here.  The problem is that the rules were established specifically to prevent scenes like this, where characters just spend years and years inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to simply EXP grind their way past any challenge. 

Anyway, they all meet up at Bulma’s place to ride a big space box to Beerus’ planet.  Jaco also shows up to attend the tournament, and he brings along the Galactic King for some reason.

On Beerus’ world, Goku meets Monaka, and he pesters the guy to find out just how strong he is.  Beerus keeps telling him to cool it, but Goku won’t listen.

Goku literally hits Monaka in the face just because he cannot wait to see what this guy can do.  I don’t understand why Goku is so fascinated with this guy.  I mean, yeah, Goku’s always excited to encounter people with greater powers than himself, but he’s already standing next to Beerus and Whis, who are stronger than Monaka.  Hell, for a while there, Vegeta was stronger than Goku.  And they’re going on a trip to Universe 6 to meet even more strong fighters.  What makes Monaka, in particular, so special?

When they arrive at the Planet With No Name, they meet the Supreme Kais of Universes 6 and 7.  This is the first time we see Kibitoshin un-fused in the anime.  We saw how this came to pass in the manga.  The Kai’s were worried that Champa was planning something involving the Dragon Balls, so Kibitoshin went and got the Namekian Dragon Balls, but when it turned out they were wrong, Kibitoshin put them back, but not before using them to dissolve his fusion. 

To be honest, I never particularly cared about this one way or the other.  Kibitoshin was so similar to the Supreme Kai that I would sometimes forget about the fusion altogether.  And he’s had a pretty long run this way.  The back end of the Majin Buu Saga, all of Dragon Ball GT, and the first thirty episodes of Super.

According to Shin, they just couldn’t stand being fused together any longer, which sounds kind of dark when you think about it.   I mean, it’s not like they were roommates cohabitating Kibitoshin’s body.  They were literally one person, and apparently that one person hated being himself?   For several years?  That doesn’t sound good.

Like I said, I never had an opinion on this, but now that I’m watching the dub, I can see now how different Kent William’s performance is.  Unlike the other fused characters, who have two voice actors reading the lines in unison, Kibitoshin was just played by the Supreme Kai’s VA, who tweaked the performance a little to account for Kibito’s gruff influence.  It’s not much, but I didn’t realize how much I missed the “pure” Supreme Kai voice. 

Wait, so why doesn’t the Elder Kai use the Dragon Balls to undo his fusion?   You know, with that old witch?   Well, I guess he likes it this way.

Anyway, the Supreme Kai of Universe 6 seems more perplexed that the U7 Kais are so chummy with mortals.  They’ll get over it.

I don’t want to spend a lot of time going over all the new characters, since we’ll have time for that later, but one of the U6 team approaches Goku and Vegeta and asks if they’re Saiyans like himself.  This is Cabba, and unlike the Saiyans of U7, he hails from Planet Sadala, and his people only fight for just causes.  Vegeta recognizes Cabba’s clothing as similar to the fashions worn by U7 Saiyans before Frieza enslaved them, and he also explains that the U7 Saiyans used to live on their own version of Sadala before they destroyed it in a war and conquered Planet Vegeta to live on instead.  So there’s a ton of Saiyan lore packed in this one scene.   Pay attention, there’s a test later.

See, I told you there was a test.  Well, not about Saiyans.  This is the test Vegeta requested to ensure all the fighters were genuine competitors and not just brainless monsters.  Although, knowing Vegeta, I could imagine this test being written with Saiyan history in mind. 

Everyone passes, except Buu, who fell asleep during the exam.  I was going to say he probably would have failed the test anyway, given all the doodles he wrote down instead of answers.  But it looks more like he drew that stuff on the desk itself.  What happened to his test sheet?  Wait, dumb question.  He probably ate it. 

Beerus is upset about this, but seriously, what did everyone expect?  This is the second time Buu has slept through a saga on this show, and [spoiler alert] it will happen again. 

Anyway, this Majin-looking guy is handling the announcer/officiating duties.  Where did they get him?  Did Vados create this guy like the rest of the arena? 

Also, this penguin-looking dude sings the joint anthem of Universes 6 and 7.  It is not “Let ‘em all go to hell, except Cave 76!”  But it’s really short, which means it’s spiritually similar to the Cave 76 anthem.

And the first match is Goku vs. Botamo, this big Winnie-the-Pooh-looking mofo. 

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NCIS: Sydney will feel very familiar to fans of CBS’ well-watched franchise, while also being uniquely Australian, showrunner Morgan O’Neill tells TVLine in the exclusive Q&A below.

The premise for NCIS: Sydney: As international tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific, a brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multi-national task force, to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet.

The cast also includes Sean Sagar (Fate: The Winx Saga) as NCIS Special Agent DeShawn Jackson, Tuuli Narkle (Bad Behaviour) as AFP Liaison Officer Constable Evie Cooper, Mavournee Hazel (Neighbours) as AFP Forensic Scientist Bluebird “Blue” Gleeson, and William McInnes (Blue Heelers) as AFP Forensic Pathologist Dr. Roy Penrose.

The first international NCIS offshoot’s eight-episode season will premiere on CBS on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 8/7c, and also be available live and on demand that night for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers. (“Regular” Paramount+ Essential subscribers can stream each episode the day after it airs.)

Check out the exclusive key art poster above (click to zoom), then read on to see what series boss Morgan O’Neill has to say about the NCIS franchise’s trip to the land Down Under….

TVLINE | What was the genesis of NCIS: Sydney? Was CBS looking for an NCIS set on another continent, or was it, “We need a show for Paramount+ Australia”? MORGAN O’NEILL | I think it was more the former, although the latter is probably a good upside for it, too. My understanding is that CBS was looking to expand the franchise beyond [the northern] hemisphere. Since the show revolves around naval crimes, naturally they looked at “the world’s largest island,” and then they pitched the idea to Bev McGarvey who runs Paramount+ Australia. She’s a massive fan of the franchise, so she said, “Let me take it to Endemol Shine Australia (ESA).” They then came to me and said, “We have this incredible opportunity to expand one of the world’s biggest franchises into Australia. How the hell would you do it?” I got together with the head of scripted at ESA and worked up what this show might look like and pitched it back to Paramount+ and to CBS. They flipped for it at lightning speed, which almost never happens in our industry.

TVLINE | Is there anything that a U.S. viewer should know before watching this, with regards to what’s different about law enforcement in Australia? The first and most obvious difference is that while NCIS exists in Australia in real life, they don’t have the same kind of jurisdictional authority as they would in the U.S., because they’re in a foreign country. So when NCIS works in Australia they work in conjunction with our highest law enforcement agencies — in particular the Australian Federal Police, which are our equivalent of the FBI. From the perspective of our show, what’s going to be very, very different is that it’s effectively the first “blended family” where NCIS has to form a team with the Australian Federal Police and operate in conjunction with them.

It’s Australians and Americans working not always in concert, but certainly together, and working through cultural differences, working through the clashes that would naturally exist when you bring two disparate organizations together. But ultimately they find that there is this core DNA that they share between the two organizations that actually bonds them into a team really quickly, but with unexpected results.

TVLINE | So, each case will need to involve some sort of U.S. serviceman…? Absolutely. The basic premise that NCIS has to find a connection, a nexus back to the U.S. Navy, will continue, but what’s interesting in Australia is that it’s not just the Navy. If there is something that happens in Australia in the Army or the Air Force or the Coast Guard that pertains to the U.S., NCIS does the investigations. So, in a funny way they actually have a bigger remit than they do in the U.S. because they’re looking after the four other arms of the Armed Forces.

TVLINE | What are some fun character dynamics to watch for? Well, No. 1 on the call sheet, the person who gets to kind of call the shots out here, is [NCIS Special Agent] Michelle Mackey (played by Olivia Swann). She’s a former Marine captain/chopper pilot and somewhat of a maverick, so she’s kind of a problem child who’s been handed around NCIS for a little while as they figure out how to handle her. She drops into Australia where we are, in and of ourselves — how should I put it nicely for my fellow countrymen? — a bit “antiauthoritarian.” So sparks fly naturally, which is great.

Then there’s a core group of characters, which in some ways will feel familiar to an NCIS audience, because they know that in the world of the show there are investigators and forensic pathologists and forensic scientists involved. They’ll look at the show and see a familiar architecture to it, but three-quarters of them are Australians and that makes for a very, very different experience. A lot of the things that Americans take for granted about the world will be put up into relief here a bit, and interrogated, but ultimately what’s fascinating about these characters and the first season of this show is that it doesn’t actually take very long to realize that they’re kind of cut from the same cloth.

TVLINE | Did you try to cast the Australian side of the cast with 100% percent Australians? How did that net out? It’s interesting — the show is an entirely Australian show. Its cast, it’s crewed, it’s written by, it’s produced by, and it’s commissioned by Australians. All of the Australian characters are Australians, and that’s 95% of the cast including guest cast. But when you work on a show that’s as big as NCIS, which is is 200 territories, in 60 different languages, with trillions of hours of this show watched, the great relief from a showrunner’s point of view is that I don’t really have to go out and find “stars.” The show is already the star; I just get to cast the greatest actors on the planet! So we were able to cast really wide, really broadly, to find the best actors to slide into these pretty unique roles. And we were able to find a couple of actors out of the UK, as it would happen, who are just remarkable, in Olivia Swann and Sean Sagar.

TVLINE | I know Olivia from Legends of Tomorrow, and she’s great. She’s incredible, and I had sort of been following both her and Sean. I’m a huge fan of [director] Guy Ritchie and Sean is one of Guy Ritchie’s favorite actors to work with.

I’ve worked on a lot of shows and I’m a huge believer in the idea that whatever the vibe is amongst the humans that make the show somehow translates to the screen. And in this case, as we wrapped production on Season 1, even though some actors when they wrap you never see them again, they kept coming back to set. In fact, Olivia wrapped up on the very last day of shooting, but Todd Lasance, who is her No. 2, made a point to be there. It’s a real vibe, and we’re really excited to see what the rest of the world thinks.

TVLINE | Will there be nods to any other NCIS shows along the way? “I once met Leroy Jethro Gibbs at a conference…” or something? Look, there are a couple of little Easter eggs there. I won’t spoil them, but they’re definitely there. One of the things that I think audiences love about this show is the fact that it feels like a universe, not individual shows. And while they each have their own DNA, I think that’s what was really clever about the way CBS developed this franchise is they didn’t go out to make the same show twice. If you look at the original show, the mothership, it’s very different from L.A.…

TVLINE | Oh, NCIS: LA was chasing stolen nuclear materials, like, every other week! Correct. Each show gets a different tonality, a different vibe, a different pace, a different rhythm, a different color palette, a different sensibility. I feel like what CBS did really cleverly was they realized that they needed to expand the audience and to expand the universe, but not just replicate it. So when they came to us, I kind of sat down and watched about 950 episodes of NCIS [programs] in the space of a few weeks to get myself up to speed — I feel like I have a PhD in NCIS! — and what I realized was that they were looking to capture the authenticity of a place. So I went back to [CBS Studios chief] David Stapf and his crew and said, “In order for this to be successful, I think it really has to capture that authentic rhythm, that authentic cultural sensibility of Australia — the colors, the flavor. We should lean into it.” And they said, “That’s music to our ears. Go for it.”

TVLINE | I was going to ask: After a person gets done watching this first season — and if they like me have yet to pull the trigger on an Australian vacation — will they kind of feel like they’ve been to Australia? I hope so, I really do. You’ll certainly feel like you’ve been Sydney. I’m actually kind of surprised in some ways that they haven’t come here and created a franchise sooner. As I said to you before, Australia is the world’s largest island and Sydney Harbor is the world’s largest harbor. And our naval base, which is called HMAS Kuttabul or Fleet Base East, is right in the middle of that harbor. Like, our entire East Coast Navy Base fleet is based in town, so you’ve got an almost indefatigable, inexhaustible supply of stories right in the middle of the world’s biggest harbor on the world’s biggest island. And then you throw in the geopolitical realities of the part of the world that we live in, in that the Indo-Pacific is kind of the hotspot for all sorts of geopolitical tensions right now. It’s the most hotly contested patch of ocean.

TVLINE | The trailer plays that up a lot. I mean, that’s the situation. Pick up the New York Times and I dare you not to find an article about tensions between China and the Philippines, or contested maritime rights in the South China Sea. It’s an incredibly diverse and vibrant part of the world. Indonesia, the largest Muslim nation on the planet, is just to our north — friends of Australia obviously, but it’s diverse. You’ve got one of the world’s biggest shipping nations in Singapore [3,900 miles away]. You’ve got the world’s second biggest island, Papua New Guinea, right there. You’ve got all these islands dotted across the Pacific, which fall under our sphere of economic cooperation, in terms of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, and all of them are contested places at the moment. There are lots of forces vying for economic, military, social partnership.

The trailer mentions the AUKUS Agreement, a military alliance between Australia, the U.S. and the UK, which has only recently been signed. It’s a big deal and it’s literally there because we are in a really contested patch of the world right now. The show tries not to too political, obviously — that’s part of the appeal of it, I think — but the reality is we have basically an endless supply of stories pulled from the front page of the newspaper that seem to be really applicable.

Photo : CBS

TVLINE | What specific sites or locations were you excited to squeeze into the show? When we started out, we looked at the Australian Navy base in the middle of the harbor, which is where all the American ships come into, and said, “Wow, it’d be fun to get on that, wouldn’t it? It’d be fun to be able to shoot on the actual operating Navy base.” So, we contacted the Australian Navy and said, “Look, we have this little show you might’ve heard of — NCIS? We’ll be doing a franchise here in Sydney, would you like to help out?” And believe it or not they said, “We’d love to, send us a letter with all the things you feel like you might need across the season.” I went, “Well, we need Seahawk helicopters, and we need access to your biggest ships, we’d like to get onboard your subs, we’d like to work and shoot on your Navy bases all around the country, we’d like to get some air assets….” And they came back and they were just incredibly supportive.

In the trailer, that Navy Seahawk helicopter flying at 50 feet above Sydney Harbor? That’s a real one. There’s no CG. We had to clear the harbor, we had an air exclusion zone, and we had the pilots from the Australian Navy flying up from their base down south and landing on a small aircraft carrier and taking off. It was an incredible thrill.

TVLINE | Were there any more “touristy” locales you filmed at? When you film on Sydney Harbor you kind of spin the camera around and see the Harbor Bridge, you see the Opera House, you see this vast harbor….. We shot at Bondi Beach, which is Australia’s most famous beach. We shot in Kings Cross, which anyone who’s ever been a U.S. serviceman arriving in Sydney will know; it’s the red light district just up the hill from the base, so it’s seen its fair share of U.S. servicemen and women across the years, in all capacities.

One of the things that people think about when they think of Australia is the Outback. Obviously Sydney is not in the Outback, it’s a big urban center, but not too far away you drive up into the mountains and suddenly you’re in this pristine wilderness that’s very uniquely, quintessentially Australian. So, we find ourself up there.

TVLINE | And that lets you include a kangaroo and koala in the trailer! It does!

TVLINE | Someone at CBS was like, “Yeah, we saw your first pass at the trailer, and there’s no kangaroo. You’ve gotta give them a kangaroo.” It was a shameless plug for Australian wildlife, what can I say?

[bubblegumlefty]

So remember what I said about giving Jeff a heel turn if he were ever able to return to AEW last wednesday? Well, Imma just add some more ways as to how I would like it to play out, cause why not? Family angst for everyone! Hooray! 🎉

Remember what I said about Jeff attacking Matt when they supposedly reunite? Well, let's say that after going through with said attack (whether it'd be a chair, kendo stick, twist of fate, what have you) Jeff decides to add salt to the wound by tossing away the iconic necklace he always wears for Matt to find whenever he comes to, leaving it behind and basically tossing away what was technically his namesake, and slowly begins to strip himself away from anything involving the Hardy name, week by week, even going so far as to be addressed as Jeffrey Nero for his ring name (not to be confused with Brother Nero obviously)

So eventually, he gets on an interview with Tony Schiavone and says something along the lines of this...

"I find it funny, really, how family, the ones who supposedly love you the most, ironically turn out to be the exact same ones who enable you the most; doesn't matter whether they're unaware of it or otherwise... at least to me."

Now, would that sting like hell? Of course it would. Is it because it's somewhat true...? Well, I'd just leave that for interpretation. 🥲

As you can see, I like to spread emotional damage. Now, usually I'm very much against using personal struggles like substance abuse and alcoholism in storylines just for some shock value, but I think if you put more emphasis on Matt desperately trying to get Jeff back and sucessfully repair the "unbreakable" brotherhood the Hardy Boyz used to be known for, rather than just putting the main focus on Jeff's personal struggles alone like a certain company does... we might actually have something special here. ✨️

So, yeah. You're welcome for listening to Part Two of what I now call these little snippets, The Heel Hardy Saga. (I might actually continue this if I get any more ideas, cause this is actually pretty fun, ngl.)

[unravelingthepages]

Hamilton- a review and a shoutout to my current favorite musical

hi! just got done with my mid-semester exams this week and thought I would start by recommending a musical I absolutely loved (yes I’ve been on a musical kick, I blame my cousin).

Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda is musical comprising of AMAZING soundtracks that I re-listen entirely every couple of days (I wish I was kidding) with the music spanning over genres of hip-hop, rap, musical theatre and more.

Just a note before I go into more about why I loved it- this is not a play made with the intention of depicting history. Yes, it draws from historical events and has historical figures as the main characters but the fact remains that it is a musical, and not intended to have a political message glorifying things like slavery. I will say that it while it does not forgoe looking at the themes of feminism and slavery and does have references to them, it in no way focuses on them and therefore might have the unintended consequence of glorifying figures like Thomas Jefferson and George Washington who owned slaves and such. If you plan on watching this musical, do go into it with this information.

About the musical

Hamilton is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as he fights for honour, love, and a legacy that would shape the course of a nation. It is based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography and has the themes of romance, honour, war, revolutions, adultery, politics and more.

Why I loved it

Did I mention I absolutely ADORED the songs? Because I'm obsessed with each and every one of them. The way you can read into them and how each song can be seen as a build-up for the next and how later songs reference lines from the earlier songs- it's frankly amazing and so cool.

Speaking of the songs, I loved that this was essentially just music and continuous beats. The conversations followed a pattern and more often than not, ended up being part of the songtrack itself. While I do love musicals that have songs and then periods of just dialogue in-between where 'the plot thickens' (imagine with the hand gesturing and air of mystery, please tell me someone knows what I'm talking about); all the plot advancing needed in Hamilton is mainly included in the tracks (hell, an entire Cabinet debate is a rap battle) and I adore this form of storytelling. It's also another reason I love re-listening to all the songs, since I know exactly what part of the musical it's from and what's going on in that number.

Moving on to the characters- I loved that none of them were glorified but still given human qualities such you can find them tolerable and want to listen to what they are saying. That's not to say I like most of them as historical figures (I decidedly do not). But they were all so distinct here- in their personalities, their style of talking, their general demeanor and more- that it played a large part in how their contasting characters fit into the story so seamlessly. A huge shoutout to the cast for that, I absolutely loved how they embodied their characters.

Let me end with saying the way the story is written and portrayed is incredible. It goes in a linear timeline and have so many cool elements to it that you can't take your eyes away from the scene. There are so many different ways to look at every scene and… well, I could go on but it's safe to say I'm in love with this musical. (My favorite songs are Wait For It and Burn and my favorite scene has to be the whole rewind scene with Angelica Schuylur and the characters of Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr and King George III HAVE to be my favorite because I honestly laughed out loud every time I saw some of their expressions and the lines that went with them.)

All-in-all, I recommend watching this musical with all my heart! I loved it and would a thousand percent rate it 5 stars.

[britesparc]

Weekend Top Ten #571

Top Ten Things by Daughter #2

So every year I hand over my glorious, shining blog to my progeny to allow them to mucky it all up for their birthdays. And that time has come round again as we celebrate the anniversary of Daughter #2 gracing us with her presence. It was the same day the Mercedes garage near our house installed a giant rotating logo, funnily enough. Put it in your diary.

Anyway, I asked her a while ago what she wanted to write and she just decided to list “everything”. So that’s what this is: a list of everything. It’s basically her top ten everything of all time ever. She wrote it out for me in her little diary, which has a lock on it, and I couldn’t open it, so I’ve had to wait until she allowed me to see the list.

And that’s really that for this week! She obviously hasn’t written great screeds on the subject because, well, she can’t be arsed doing my work for me. I’ve tried to elucidate slightly on the items in her list, because I think with the best will in the world they might need a tiny bit of explaining in some cases. But as is the case with all these lists that I get my brood to contribute too – and also some of the early Top Tens I wrote, flush with the joys of new parenthood – they serve as a nice snapshot of where we all are at this moment. These are the things she likes right now, as she turn eight. Future generations will look back and wonder whether it’s entirely appropriate to show too much Tim Burton to a primary schooler. Or ask just what the hell is up with “lilac”.

Anyway, here you go. Have at it, and happy birthday.

Baby Betsy: so, this is her little dog, Betsy; I’m not allowed to say plush dog or toy dog, she’s just a dog, okay? It’s “Baby” Betsy because it’s the small, baby form of her Nanna’s dog, “Big” Betsy (who is, herself, pretty small). Does that make sense? So Betsy at number one totally tracks, because this is her “Woody” (god I wish that character had a different name), her little friend who she takes everywhere.

Mummy: yeah, okay, this makes sense too. Who doesn’t love their mum? And Daughter #2 has such a sense of feminine style that she requires a role model to, well, do her hair. Coz I can’t do plaits. Sorry.

Daddy: honestly surprised I’m this high. I’ll take it.

Puppies: like, in general; all puppies. She’s dog-mad. All she wants in life is a ton of puppies. Everything is canine-related. Might buy her Cujo for her birthday.

Dumbo (2019): yes, I double-checked, and this isn’t the character, she really does mean the 2019 live-action film by Tim Burton. It’s better than the other one, she says. I’m not sure I agree, although it is less racist. Also, it’s worth highlighting that Dumbo is (low bar here) one of the best live-action Disney “reimaginings”, succeeding by focusing on Dumbo (the character) as being an adjunct to the human family drama that’s unfolding. It also does well by continuing for a good 45 minutes after the point where the initial film ended, having Michael Keaton play – well – a villainous, fictionalised version of Walt Disney but with better hair. It manages to be a sweet, Paddington-esque drama but also lean into some Burton wackiness, and completes his trilogy of Films With Danny DeVito That Have A Circus In Them. Also: two Penguins.

Art: like, art. I think she means, y’know, drawing and painting. Not specifically the concept of art – including everything from song to prose to Candy Crush Saga – and nor does she refer to the 1994 play by Yasmina Reza. Just, like, painting and whatnot.

Lasagne: like her father and his messiah (Garfield), she loves lasagne. Nothing more to say here. It’s delicious. I want some now.

Books: yeah, she’s being a bit all-encompassing with some of these isn’t she? “All books”. Books are great and all, but despite being a very advanced reader for her age, I guess she’s not really that well-read in the grand scheme of things. Maybe she’ll think less of books by the time she gets round to Digital Fortress by Dan Brown.

Lilac (the colour): your guess is as good as mine.

Wednesday (2022): no, not the day, nor even the character; she means the show. She might be putting the cart before the horse a little bit coz we’ve only watched two or three episodes so far; maybe it falls off a cliff. Maybe it becomes less like the good Barry Sonnenfeld movies, and more like the ropey, middle-of-the-road animated movies. Anyway, I’m pleased that she likes Wednesday, for three reasons: (1) I wanted to watch it anyway; (2) it’s a proper TV programme that we can all enjoy, unlike some of the other stuff she makes us watch; and (3) maybe this and Dumbo will be a gateway drug to more Tim Burton and we can watch Batman and Batman Returns this year. Remember: a kiss can be even deadlier if you mean it!

[beastfury5580]

Donkey Kong Z Episode 2

OP - Dragonball Opening English

Next Episode/Last Episode -  Dragon Ball Z ost - The Saga Continues

DK (Narrating): Last time on donkey kong Z, it was a pretty normal day on my island until k rool decided to wreck it like he always does, but as usual he's off his game while I'm on the top of my game. But wait a minute, something else happened after that....who the hell are all these people?! K Rool was going to cheat to win until my father saved me, if it wasn't for that I would have been a goner for sure, but it taught me a lesson, I had to stop being lazy and cocky and start focusing now that k rool has more villains at his side. Dad even taught me the banana power cannon and the super kong form, and man did it feel good. I felt like a whole new kong! Lucario will be teaching me kung fu along with diddy while we travel around in outer space to find the fruit gems, crash bandicoot's world is coming up soon so I better shape up and stay strong for everybody. Find out what happens next on donkey kong Z!! *Hoots*

Episode 2: Finding the Apple Gem (The shadow alliance and the crossover gang went into N sanity island to find the apple gem before k rool does. DK and Diddy put their super kong form to the test.)

Great Fox Flying Through Space - Sector Z - Super Smash Bros. [OST]

DK and Diddy: *Watching outer space through a tough glass window* WHOOOOOOOOOOOOA!!!! Diddy: Everything is so black and shiny and beautiful! Slippy: First time in outer space? Diddy: Yeah pretty much. I never dreamt of space being this wonderful until now! DK: We gotta go out there!! Krystal: *Giggles* DK, if you travel out of space you'll run out of air quickly and practically froze to pieces. DK:  So many shiny snaaaacks. *Licks the glass* Say can you at least get the stars for us, I wanna try some! Falco: *Shakes my head* Cavemen. *Walks off* Krystal: Those stars are not food dear. They're hot ball of fire. Lucario: "I'm capable of going into space but if you two try without protection you would be goners." Slippy: And besides, those stars can burn you if you touch them, we also NEVER go close to the sun either. It'll burn everything in sight. Diddy: So the stars are the same thing but burn us slowly? Slippy: Yeah pretty much. Crash: *Amazed as I walk around* Spyro: Dude you've been to space multiple times how is it your still amazed by it? Aku Aku: It's probably just the ship he's amazed by. Sparx: *Buzzes* Aku Aku: I agree, he is a strange one. Spyro: So you can understand what Sparx is saying the whole time? Aku Aku: Of course I can. I've always been able to communicate with animals. Slippy: Check Dillon out. Fox: Huh?

Dillon's Theme - Wild Arms 3 OST 14 - From Dusk til Dawn

Dillon: *Leans against the wall with my arms folded with my eyes closed* Russ: Yeah, Dillon's always like that. Fox: At least he isn't sonic the hedgehog. That guy can be SO annoying. Russ: Yikes that bad? Falco: You have NO idea. Slippy: *Walks up to Dillon* He's a whole lot cooler than sonic in a way. *Waves my hands over all around Dillon's face and make faces at him* Falco: Careful, he might just slap you if you keep that up. Lucario: "DK, diddy, come along you two. We're going to be training in another room." *Walks off*

*DK and Diddy followed Lucario*

DK: I have a feeling this is going to be harder than dad training. Diddy: Most definitely.

*In the combat room*

Kung Fu Training - Shenmue Music: Pit Blow Practice

Lucario: "Martial artist requires dedication as well as determination and endurance. Sometimes it may not even require anything at all if they can memorize it at all. For this lesson, you two are going to mimic my movements and then after which you fight against me and show me what you've learned." DK: Go against you? For us that's like fighting Mewtwo. Lucario: "Not if you keep focus like you did learning the cannon. Now let's begin."

*DK and Diddy started following Lucario's movements as they both started doing kung fu even though they messed up a few times, mainly DK because of his heavyweight body but slowly picks up after the first few techniques*

Lucario: "You two are doing good. We'll pick up tomorrow." *Walks off* DK: I'm getting use to this fighting stuff. Heck my balance has gotten better too. Diddy: So is mine. YAH!! *Backflip in the air and land on my feet and laughs* DK: *Stomach growling* Man all this training has made me hungry... Diddy: *Stomach growling* Me too. DK: We gotta find something to eat around this place. *Walks off on my knuckles* Diddy: Shouldn't we get Krystal? DK: Nah we can find it ourselves. Diddy: Okay if you say so. *Jumps on DK's back and stay on it while looking around*

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Krystal: Back from training already? That was quick. Lucario: "I thought I take it slow since they are still new to martial arts." Fox: Well at least they haven't been taught by me yet. Lucario: "What's your style? Fox: Jeet Kune do. Lucario: "Fascinating" Spyro: Well, I've seen all that I can see. *Yawns and lays down* I'm gonna get some sleep. Slippy: Oh that reminds me, where's everyone else gonna sleep? Fox: We have plenty of guest rooms slippy. Peppy: So where do you all think we should go first? Aku Aku: I would have to use the power of the colored gems to detect the fruit gems, it'll take a while to do so, however. Crash: *Staring at the window* Falco: How long is he planning on staring at the window? Fox: Probably until someone gets his attention. Slippy: Hey crash, wanna play video games with me? Crash: !! *Went over to slippy* Fox: See what I mean?

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Diddy: Is that the kitchen? DK: I hope so, I'm starving...*opens the door then gasped*

*There is so many delicious foods everywhere as DK walked inside then they both looked into the fridge and jaw-dropped, saw all the amazing food stocked inside, even in the freezer, DK and diddy lick their lips as they both grabbed everything and shove some food into their mouths, they both even opened cabinets and found boxes of snacks and started opening them and eats them fast while swallowing them, even drinking soda and juice from the bottles after opening them*

Krystal: I just realized, where's DK and diddy? Fox: Falco you better go check on them. Falco: Why me? Fox: Because I said so. They're wild animals they don't know anything about technology or how things work out here. Falco: Tch, fine, sure. *Walks off to find them* Jeez, since when did I become a monkey sitter? Next thing ya know donkey kong might accidentally break one of the ship's parts and get sucked into outer space. Might as well get a drink while I'm at it. *Opens the kitchen door* GAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

*Half of the cabinets are empty and some of the food in the giant fridge is gone as diddy lays on the floor and DK leans on a wall with a fully round belly*

Who the hell ate all the food?!? - Naruto OST 2 - Fooling Mode

DK: Oooooooo. Ohhhhhhhh.....*Rubbing my belly satisfied* Diddy: I feel so full... DK: You got that right little buddy. <BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRP!!!!!!> Whoo. Falco: *Ran inside seeing a mess in the kitchen* We've been ransacked!! What the hell did you guys do with all the food?! DK: *Nervous chuckling and scratch my head* ^^; Diddy: I'm never eating this much food for a LOOOOOONG while! *Hics* Falco: ....Even ate peppy's last stick of butter...man peppy's gonna be furious when he sees this... DK: Well why else would the food be lying around everywhere? Falco: That was meant for everyone you morons!! DK: Oh....sorry falco, we were just hungry. *Stomach growls* Uh oh. <BUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPP!!!!!!> Whew... Falco: No.. oh no you are NOT going to fart while on this ship! *Ran off back to Krystal* We need to make an emergency stop right NOW! Krystal: What's wrong? Falco: Those apes ate out everything on the ship and next thing you know they'll gas up the inside! Peppy: Oh great. *Facepalm* My stick of butter was in there! Fox: Why do you have a stick of butter? Peppy: Don't ask... Krystal: Falco you do realize we have two bathrooms right? Besides you're exaggerating. Falco: You have not been around those apes back at the forest. I accidentally ran into DK when he was doing his business and their farts will linger for days in this ship! Spyro: Dude dragon farts are worse than apes,, I should know because Nestor cut one while I was behind him and he didn't even notice me cause of how small I am. Sparx: *Buzzes* Spyro: I think it was Gavin's coffee that did it. Krystal: When was this? Fox: Falco found DK's outhouse and I found him passed out after DK came out. It was two days ago since we arrived on the island. Krystal: Oh dear... Peppy: And just where do you suppose we should go anyway? I haven't found a SINGLE planet since we back in space. DK: *Walks back to everyone with diddy* Hey guys, we ate all the food that was in the fridge. Diddy: Yeah we're sorry about that. <PUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!> Eep! O/////O Falco: See what I mean? DK: Diddy what kind of fart was that? Let me show you how it's done. Fox and Falco: DK DON'T!! DK: *Whimpers* I gotta let it out somehow.. Falco: We are in space with windows that can't be open! If you do all of us would.. Krystal: Relax. Peppy, search for the nearest planet. Peppy: Searching now. *Scan the area* Dillon: *Rolls my eyes with exasperation then continues to close my eyes and sleep* Spyro: You too huh Dillon? Dillon: *Shrugs with just my shoulders* Spyro: I feel ya. DK: *Stomach gurgling as I hold it while whimpering* Diddy: Are you okay DK? DK: I really shouldn't have ate too much food... Fox: No, no! Hold it! Hooold it! DK: I'm just as unhappy about this as you are! Fox: I HIGHLY doubt that... Crash: *Laughs* Fox: Crash your not helping! DK: Ohhhh, if only I could just....guuuhh!!

*DK pushed out a rip out a long booming gas that filled the ship inside and clouded everything* <PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!> *Everyone ran around screaming and coughing, except for Dillon and Spyro who had to keep it together*

DK Farted AGAIN?!? - - Naruto OST 2 - Fooling Mode

DK: Ahhhhhhhhh....that's better. ^_^ Falco: Alright that does it! I'm gonna kill him!! *Pulls out my blaster and aim it at DK* Fox: *Slap Falco's blaster out of his hand* Falco don't! You'll kill us all!! Spyro: Hehe. What a bunch of babies, right Dillon? Dillon: *Nods* Spyro: *Noticed crash layin' on the floor* Whoa...crash you okay there buddy? Crash: *Is high on DK's farts as I move my head up and laughed then lay back down* Spyro: I'll take that as a yes and just move on. Peppy: Okay I found one! Landing in now! Everyone hold on going into hyperdrive! *Pushed the lever forward*

*The great fox warped into hyperdrive and vanished, now on planet K25VQ0B, peppy, Dillon, Krystal, and fox are walking around the great fox, airing it out from DK's butt odor stench as they used an ozone spray to destroy the methane odor*

Falco: You really need to learn some self-control ya dumb ape!!! DK: <POOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!> Falco: Guh!! *Hold my beak and fan DK's gas away from me* DK: What's self-control? Falco: Nagh!! *Walks off while rubbing my nose* Spyro: *Pat DK's back* Nice work. *Walks off* Falco: Man, I can already feel my nose burning already... Slippy:  *Walking out of the great fox, dizzy from inhaling so much of DK's farts* Ooooo, when did you guys go frawliking in the rainbow? Falco: Frawliking? Slippy you alright? Lucario: "No he isn't. He's still dizzy from the horrible gas cloud we just witnessed" Slippy: No no guys I'm fine, really. Bu-bu-but hey! If you guys see any teeth laying around here, they're mine. *Fell down to the ground and laughs* Peppy: *Continues spraying until I went outside* Wooooo! Okay, so you want the good news or bad news? Falco: Give me the good news first. -_- Peppy: Good news is this planet has food source. Bad news is the ship will be out of order for a while and we ran out of freshener. Falco: Great. That's Juuuust GREAT. DK: I had to fart okay? Besides you really can't expect me to hold my gas in, when nature calls I always answer it. And when I pass gas, I just let it rip. ^_^ Falco: Who do you think has to clean all that up?! DK: Come on falco, things are gonna get better, you just gotta look at the bright side of things. Falco: You know fighting you two at the smash bros tourney was fun and all, because it was a....you know a tournament? But living with you just seems a bit, what's the word, unbearable to say the least. Diddy: At Least you don't have to worry about me. I have self-control. ^^ DK: You're just gonna get stomach pain later. Diddy: Shut it DK! Falco: Okay, tell fox and Krystal I'm gonna go out there and find the food source, cause at least this planet is inhabitable and it has our oxygen level. And since slippy is still dizzy from the smell he's gonna have to stay here. Peppy: You got it falco. Falco: And as for you? *Points at DK* I'm not talking to you for TWO days. *Walks off* Diddy: Well, that was just horrifying. DK: Heh, I still think it was funny. And so did crash. Crash: *Laughs while speaking gibberish* ^_^ Peppy: <BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!> <POOOORRRRRRRTTT!!!!!!> Haaaaaaa, that's so much better. *Sighs* man I thought falco would never leave. DK: *Laughs while hooting* Nice one! XD Peppy: Thanks, big guy. Sorry, you had to deal with that, Falco's different from everybody. Spyro: You continue to impress and surprise me peppy. Peppy: I get that a lot. Aku Aku: Lucario, I might have an idea where we can find the fruit gem. Lucario: "Shall we meditate?" Aku Aku: Of course.

*Aku Aku and Lucario sat down and meditated*

Peppy: Oh and also too, don't mind all the coughing, running, and screaming that was going on in there. In spite of all that, fox and Krystal were secretly smiling, so was slippy before he inhaled some of the stench in him. Slippy: *Sat up fast* I'm an airplane!! WEEEEEEEEE!!! *Lay back down* Peppy: It's been a long time since we ever had a big laugh riot, you two really are something else, I'll tell ya that. Diddy: Coming from you, that makes me feel a lot better when you put it that way. DK: Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to find a spot to lay waste. *Walks away from the  ship* Cause man my stomach is killing me. Diddy: Mine too... Peppy: You'll find the bathroom down the hallway where the guest rooms are. Diddy: Thanks peppy. *Walks back inside the ship* Fox: *Walks outside of the ship* Well that was quite an interesting event we all had. Krystal: Was that you being sarcastic or did you really mean that? Fox: Little bit of both. Peppy: Falco said he's going to find the food sources for the ship. Fox: Alright thanks peppy. Let's go get to him. Krystal: Right.

*Fox and Krystal ran forward to find falco*

Peppy: Godspeed ya love birds. I already tell this'll be an exciting adventure.

Eyecatch A/Donkey Kong Z will be right back - Donkey Kong Country OST - Stage Clear

Eyecatch B/Now back to Donkey Kong Z - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Soundtrack - World Clear

>>>>Meanwhile at the Shadow Alliance Starship<<<<<

Still in Space - I-Ninja - Mountain Gorge

Ripto: Wow....I've never been to space before. The Sorceress: Isn't it just wonderful? Ripto: Yeah... Gnasty Gnorc: Sounds kinda boring if you ask me. All there is nothing but black and white. Neo Cortex: Yes well don't step out there, you'll get sucked in and killed on the spot. Ripto: Space can do that? Neo Cortex: Yes it can. I should know because I survived it multiple times. Uka Uka: Somehow I find that HARD to believe. Emperor Andross: *Thinks* "Bunch of tourists..." Mewtwo: "Can you all be quiet? I'm trying to concentrate." K Rool: On what exactly? Mewtwo: "Finding the apple gem, there are countless planets in the universe that might have it somewhere and I must focus on finding it." K Rool: Oh okay then. Gnasty Gnorc: *Has a burp coming as I tried to hold as my mouth cheeks gotten bigger then rips out a loud belch* <BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRP!!!!!!!!!> Mewtwo: !! "I MUST HAVE SILENCE!!!!" Gnasty Gnorc: *hold my mouth as I look at everyone* Uhhh...excuse me? ^^; Mewtwo: .... "A monster with manners, consider yourself lucky" Gnasty Gnorc: Phew... Mewtwo: *Felt a presence* "I've located the apple gem. It's on n sanity island." Neo Cortex: Ah yes, where that coco girl and traitor crunch are. Krusha: Traitor? Klump: Care to elaborate on that? Neo Cortex: Crunch bandicoot was one of my most perfect creations after crash bandicoot...even though he had a bit of a bad temper and was overconfident, I still treated him a lot better than that doofus failure crash bandicoot. But ever since coco and crash defeated me, they took crunch away from my clutches, now he's on their side since then. Uka Uka: And that's when I decided to chase down this idiot so I could kill him. Neo Cortex: We....don't need to mention that part. -_- Mewtwo: *My eyes glowed as I raise my arm out and opened my hand as my body glows*

*The entire ship glew as it transports itself into n sanity island while it's still flying in the sky*

Mewtwo: We're here. Neo Cortex: Well that was fast. K Rool: We'll see to send one of our dummies to go fetch the apple gem, we can't risk being exposed by those two bandicoots just yet as they might have traps. Neo Cortex: I like the way you think king k rool. Gnasty Gnorc: Well I don't. That's coward talk! I say we go out there and give'em heck! Mewtwo: "I quite agreed with k rool. You don't know what kind of traps they have laid out on the island for us. Neocortex knows this world more than we do. The best thing we can do is observe and wait until the time for action is needed."

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Aku Aku: Good news, me and lucario found out where the first fruit gem is. Lucario: "It's in n sanity island, yet I cannot pinpoint it's location, we'll have to look for it when we get there." Crash: *Scratch my head then raised my finger as I have an idea where* Aku Aku: You do?! Well, let's hurry before the shadow alliance does! Falco: Okay Aku, how do we even know they're not there already? DK: Hey guys, I'm all better now. What's going on? Spyro: Crash knows where the apple fruit gem is. Fox: Really? Diddy: Well great! Let's get going. Falco: Yeah well we can't get inside the ship and take off, on account of donkey kong's butt stank. Aku Aku: I can use the colored gems to teleport us and the ship to n sanity island to- Krystal: Falco you need to stop being so rude to DK! They are just innocent apes that are not used to the things in space. Can't you see that they haven't left their island in years? They still have so much to learn from their travels so I kindly suggest you respect that. Falco: Okay I get it, sorry... Krystal: *Slap Falco's face* Falco: Hey! Krystal: Like you mean it falco! Falco: Alright alright sorry! Krystal: See? *Pat DK's head* He apologized. DK: It's okay. Sorry about the food and stench.. Diddy: Me too. We never had such food before. Aku Aku: Might I jump in and say we have a fruit gem to get to?! We can save this sappy for later. DK: Jump in? But you don't have any legs. Aku Aku: ..... DK: Ohhh right, nevermind. ^^; Crash: *Gathered all the colored gems out of my pocket* Tadaaaaa! Spyro: So how does this work? Aku Aku: Like this.

*Aku Aku's eyes glowed as the gems float, everyone including the ship glow brightly and transported themselves into n sanity island*

N Sanity Island - Crash 4: It's About Time OST - Main Theme (Full Version)

DK: Oh cool! It's just like our island! Diddy: Now this is something I'm familiar with. *Noticed the crab waddling by* Expect for that. Aku Aku: That's a crab. Don't let it pinch you. Crash: *Ran off to find the fruit gem* Spyro: I'm gonna follow him. *Flew off after Crash* Coco: *Walks outside* Oh hey guys. What brings you here? *Working on a gadget not looking up* Diddy: ...Who is that? Aku Aku: That's coco. Crash's sister. Diddy: He has a sister? DK: ...She's pretty hot. Diddy: *Whispers loud and slaps DK's arm* DK! Dillon: *Facepalm* -__- Russ: Wow that was bad... Aku Aku: If I had hands I would facepalm right now... Diddy: Dude you can't even spell radiant. DK: Yes I can! Uh...R.....A.....D- Diddy: There's bound to be a wrong letter somewhere right? DK: ....Z.... Diddy: And you're wrong. DK: Awe man... Coco: Well I'm flattered boys but I'm not the dating type, my love is for machines. Although the little one, I wouldn't mind dating. Diddy: *Blushes and giggles* Thanks but I actually have a girlfriend. Coco: Oh how sweet. So what's going on Aku? Aku Aku: We're on a journey to find the fruity gems as well as the crystal coconut. Coco: Hmm...I never heard any of those things. Mind if I ask what for? Aku Aku: Apparently the fruity gem contains magical powers that can make their crystal coconut stronger, making bigger and better wishes, and if it falls in the wrong hands, the villains will most likely use it to wish us all away so they can finally win. Coco: *Stopped what I was doing and turned to Aku Aku* Surly your kidding. Aku Aku: I'm afraid not. Crunch: Not without a fight their not! *Walks in front of everyone* DK: ...And he is? Aku Aku: Crunch Bandicoot, he's the eldest out of both crash and coco. DK: It's amazing how I don't have any siblings as he does. Diddy: DK we are considered brothers you know-_- DK: We are? Brother! *Hugs Diddy* Falco: How is he the hero? Like seriously.. Russ: Can we focus here? Please? Krystal: Thank you, Russ. Russ: ^_^ Krystal: So coco was it? Coco: Yes. Krystal: We have reason to believe that the shadow alliance is going to storm your island and that also means doctor cortex is with him too. Coco: With who? Fox: King K Rool. Coco: King...kawho? Diddy: It's pronounced krool if you think about it. Fox: In any case, crash and Spyro are looking for the apple fruit gem before the shadow alliance does. Which is what k rool organized as his villain group. Which means that he will send an army to retrieve it even if it means destroying everything in the process to get it. They might have a stealth ship somewhere in the ocean.

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Gnasty Gnorc: How'd they figured us out? King K Rool: Shh!

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Fox: So until things calm down you and crunch are under the star fox protection. So, falco and slippy you take Russ and Dillon on the left side of the island. Peppy and crystal, take the right. DK, diddy and I stay in the center. Falco: Got it fox. Coco: Wait, what's this about protection? Diddy: Don't worry coco, you're in good hands. Coco: Well we can't let you guys have all the fun, we gotta help too, right crunch? Crunch: Right, and just when are they coming exactly? Fox: Right....about.....now.

*Attack Boats filled with kremling soldiers, gnorc and rhynorc soldiers with laser blaster rifles as well as ripto driving the main fleet boat with Crush and Gulp on it*

Ripto: Hahahahahaaaaaa!!! Surf's up loserrrrrs!! Coco: Wow that's a lot of enemies... DK: You ain't kidding...

*Meanwhile with Crash and Spyro*

Into the Jungle - Crash Twinsanity Soundtrack - Cavern Catastrophe

Spyro: So! Where is the apple fruit gem that you said you know where it is?! *Flying after crash as he kept jumping and running all over the jungle* Crash: *Kept running then stopped in front of a tree and kneels down* Spyro: A tree? Crash: *Put my ears against the tree and knocks on the wood several times till I found the hidden passage way* Ha! *Took out the apple fruit gem* Spyro: No freaking way! You actually hid it yourself BEFORE going to DK Isle? Crash: *Nods my head fast* Spyro: Crash, I don't care what anyone else says, you are a genius. Crash: *Bows then looks at the fruit gem for a moment*

Fruit Gem - A Chance To Grab A Star 1 Super Mario Galaxy ... [Music OST][Original Soundtrack]

Crash: Oooooooo. Spyro: Let's head back to the others. Fake Crash: Not so fast! Tiny: Tiny will take your shiny gem! Spyro: So the fake you can talk. How original...not.

Eyecatch A/Donkey Kong Z will be right back - Donkey Kong Country OST - Stage Clear

Eyecatch B/Now back to Donkey Kong Z - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Soundtrack - World Clear

Vs. Fake Crash and Tiny Tiger - Crash Bandicoot 2 - Tiny Boss Music

Tiny: Give us fruit gem now! Spyro: Crash take your fake self. Tiger Hogan is mine. Crash: *Put the fruit gem in my pocket then put my fist up ready to fight* Fake Crash: *Evil laugh* You're serious right? I've learned my mistakes and now that I got a second chance I know every move you got! Crash: ? *Turned around and stand on my paws then back kick fake crash to the stomach* Fake Crash: Ooof! *Fell over to the floor* Lucky shot! Tiny: *Growling* Spyro: Make your move pussy cat! Tiny: Tiny will slash you!

*Tiny slash his claws at spyro three times, spyro slides under tiny and breaths fire at his butt*

Tiny: Owwww! Ohhh! *Jumps up from the fire and ran around trying to put it out* Spyro: *Laughs* Gonna have to try harder than that big guy! Tiny: Purple dragon not fair! *Ran towards him again but grabbed a wood to block the flames* Fake Crash: *Jumped back up and spin topped Crash away*

*In slow-motion, crash caught fake crash's arm before his spin top could hit him and started punching him then kick him in the air and flip kick him down to the floor*

Spyro: Okay tiny is way too easy. Crash let's switch. Crash: Waha! *Jumped over to Tiny then got on my hands and tornado spun towards him* Tiny: *Got hit by the tornado spin x20 and fell over* Spyro: Come on faker! Let's do this! Fake Crash: I'm gonna make sure that k rool get's his- Spyro: *Spits out a fireball* Fake Crash: Aoogh! *Fell straight to the floor* Spyro: *Charge at fake crash and ram him into my horns*

*They two fought off Fake Crash and Tiny till they finally retreated*

Spyro: Let's get back to the others quick. *Flew off* Crash: Uh, huh! *Ran off after Spyro*

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*The star fox team fired their blasters at the incoming ships coming toward the island*

Full Scale Invasion - Space Battleground Star Fox Assault Music Extended [Music OST][Original Soundtrack]

DK: Let's power up diddy! Diddy: You got it! Both: *Started hooting while beating their chests fast to generate their chi then transform into their super kong form and flew off* Coco: WHOA!! *Was a bit blown away from the transformation* Crunch: I gotcha! *Grabs coco from falling*

*Super Donkey Kong and Super Diddy flew into the sky and started throwing chi energy projectiles then ripto used his secptor to reflect them into different directions*

Spyro: *Flew in* Ripto! Crash get this gem back on the ship. I gotta help those apes! *Flew off* Lucario: "Spyro don't! If you get hurt you won't be able to return back to us!" Spyro: Don't worry lucario I got this! I was born for this! *Flew off and torched the boats that the gnorcs, kremlings and rhynorcs were on* The Sorceress: *Blasted Spyro out of the sky and laughs* This is amazing! Without those butterflies Spyro is weak! Spyro: *Used my wing shield to block it* Better think again! The Sorceress: Stand still! *Blast my wand at spyro* Spyro: *Dodging fast then ram my horns onto the sorceress's chest* The Sorceress: AGH!! *Fell out of the boat and into the water* Ripto: You can't keep dodging forever spyro! Spyro: Yes I can! Ripto: Oh? Well, try dodging this then!!

*Ripto fired a homing blast "Whoa!" Said spyro as he flew off trying to get away*

Ripto: Yeah you better run coward! Super Diddy: DK, spyro's in trouble! Super DK: What do you mean? Super Diddy: Aku aku said that without butterflies, sparx can't eat anything, he's the reason why he's still standing, he'll vanish forever if you don't help him! Super DK: You're kidding! Super Diddy: I'm gonna save spyro, take care of ripto! Super DK: You got it, little buddy!

*Spyro kept flying as the homing blast came closer to hitting him until Super Diddy stepped in and destroyed it*

Spyro: That was too close. Super Diddy: Next time just listen to aku aku. You're way too vulnerable here. Spyro: Yeah...right... Peppy: There's way too many!! Falco: No excuses gramps! Keep firing! Slippy: *Noticed my blaster is overheated* My weapon's overheated! Krystal: Me too! Super DK: I didn't wanna do this but they left me no choice!  BANANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! POWERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!! *Started to cupping my hands then moved my hands back as I concentrate my inner energy chi as it is slowly charging, creating an orb of chi energy in my hand, it grows bigger and bigger as I continue concentrating* CANNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNN!!!!!!

*Super DK thrust his hands forward and shoot out a golden-yellow stream of a powerful and explosive beam of chi energy, the banana power cannon moved like a laser as it hit all the boats that the gnorcs, kremlings and rhynorcs were on as they all screamed and fell out of the attack boats that were destroyed*

Super DK: *Panting as I stopped firing the banana power cannon* Fox: Way to go DK!! Krystal: Excellent job! Coco: ...He just shot energy out of his hands... Crunch: Now that was awesome. Super DK: Whew...that took a lot of power out of me. But I'm not done here yet. *Glares at ripto* Ripto: AHH!! No no no wait! Can't we just call it a truce?! Super DK: *Moved my arm back as I charged up my right fist* Ripto: G-gulp! Do something! Gulp: *Shakes my head no* Ripto: What do you mean no?! Super DK: ROCKEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!! PUUUUUUUUUNCH!!!!! *Yells as I flew towards the main fleet boat and flew straight into it and out of it* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

*The boat exploded along with crush and gulp as ripto flew out of the ship screaming while being on fire and fell straight into the ocean*

Mewtwo: "Well that full-scale assault was useless. any more bright ideas "your majesty?" King K Rool: Ugh! Must I do EVERYTHING myself?! *Walks over to my jetpack to fly over to the island* Come on cortex, we're going after your bandicoot friend!

*Mewtwo and Lucario locked eyes then Mewtwo flew off after the others*

Lucario: *Felt a sudden chill* " He's gotten stronger but how?" Spyro: Man this stinks! I can't even help! Coco: What if we had butterflies here? Would that help? Spyro: Anything to not make me feel useless. Coco: Be right back. *Grabbed a large net and ran off to find some* Lucario: "Wait, where's Crash?" Crash: *Kept running through the forest back to the ship* WAH! *Jumped back from the blast* Mewtwo: "Hand over the gem fruits at once!" Crash: ?! *Shake my head no then noticed I'm surrounded* Uh oh.... Cortex: Alright Crash. Hand it over now and you won't get hurt. Crash: *Took a step back slowly then had an idea and swallowed the gems whole* K Rool: No you idiot!! Bring him with us! We'll get the gems one way or another! DK: BANANAAAAAAAAA SLAMMAAAAA!!! *Flew down from the air and double punched cortex and k rool aside and stood by crash*

*K Rool flew onto the trees and bounce down to the floor while cortex slides on the ground then quickly got back up*

K Rool: Uggggh! The pain of it ALLL!!! Cortex: Owwwwww!! What is that monkey made out of, metal?!? Mewtwo: "It doesn't matter! I'll just have to force the gem out of his stomach" Lucario: "You will do NO such thing Mewtwo!!" *Stand in front of crash* Mewtwo: "Oh Lucario, what makes you think you can defeat me knowing I've gotten stronger than you? Honestly, this is just getting sad for you." Lucario: "SILENCE!! AURA RAY!!"

*Lucario shoots a superpowered laser out of his finger as Mewtwo vanished*

Lucario: "You coward! I'm not done with you yet!!" *Teleport after Mewtwo* DK: ...Uh crash? What did you do with the fruit gem? Crash: Ahhhhh! *Opens my mouth and tongue and points to my mouth* DK: You swallowed it?! Oooo wow....well, hopefully, the star fox team has laxatives to help you get it out. ^^;

>>>>

Spyro: There you are! What happened? DK: They tried to take on Crash but um.. Diddy: He swallowed the gem. Fox: Nothing but a few mixtures would help with that. Falco: How are you so calm about this? Fox: One has to be calm in case of dire situations. K Rool: DONKEY KOOOOOOOOONG!!!!!!

*Everyone turned around quick*

Crash and DK Vs. Neo Cortex and K Rool - Crash Bandicoot 1 - Cortex Boss Music

K Rool: I'm not done with you yet!! Cortex: Neither am I! DK: It's okay guys we got this. Diddy: We'll stay here for backup. Fox: Do what you gotta do DK. DK: Yep.

*Both crash and DK ran towards cortex and k rool as cortex tried to blast crash but kept dodging*

Cortex: Stand still!! Crash: *Continued dodging the ray gun blasts until I spin around cortex then uppercut him to the face*

*DK and K Rool punch each other in fast paced action while dodging each other's attacks until DK dodged then uppercut k rool's stomach*

K Rool: Oooh!! *Hold my stomach* Uuuugh! DK: *Stick my tongue out and made faces at k rool* Nah! Nah! K Rool: Cheap shot you dirty ape!!

*K Rool resumes punching DK but he kept dodging with his arms folded until he dodged right then spin kick k rool in the face*

K Rool: Agh! *Fix my mouth then spits out blood* DK: *Turned around, doing a butt taunt at k rool, shaking my butt at him while mocking him* Haha! Still can't hit me! Hehehe! ^_^ K Rool: Raaaah!!! Ripto, Sorcerer get him! Coco: *Came back with a net full of butterflies* Sparx try these out! Sparx: *Buzzes as I went inside the net and eat all the butterflies* ^^ Ripto: That's enough out of you monkey boy! The Sorceress: We'll just simply turn you into a toad and squash you flat!

*Ripto and Sorceress fired their magic wands but DK transformed into Super Kong Form and the magic vanished before it could hit him*

Super DK: Haha! Nice try! ^_^ The Sorceress: *Shrieks in terror* Ripto: I got to be dreaming!! Super DK: Nah, you're awake. Now it's time to use a new move I invented. *Took out two fingers with my thumb up* Banana power gun!! Bang, bang! *Shot two golden energy orbs out of my fingers*

*Ripto and The Sorceress flew into the sky and landed back onto the spaceship*

Mewtwo: *Noticed ripto and the sorceress flew out of the sky* "We'll continue this later Lucario" *Teleport away* Lucario: *Growls then gasp* "The others!" *Ran off* K Rool: *Nervous chuckling as I stepped away from DK* N-n-now now...let's not make any rash decisions here... It was all in good fun, right? Super DK: Give us back the crystal coconut now!! Mewtwo: "We are on a tight schedule here." *Grabbed K Rool and vanished* Crash: *Rub my tummy as it's upset* Ooo... Neo Cortex: Now I got you! Diddy: *jumps up in the air* Monkey ray!! *Shot a superpowered energy beam out of my finger at neocortex* Neo Cortex: AGH!! *Flew out of my hovercraft from the ray beam* Oh forget this! I'll get you for this crash bandicoot! Just you wait! *jumps back into my hovercraft and drove off* DK: *Revert back to normal* There they go. Diddy: Along with the crystal coconut still... Fox: We'll get it back. Slippy: Yeah, sooner than they think. DK: Ooo! Can we eat now?! *Panting as my mouth is drooling* Falco: Ugh... Krystal: Normally using such power exhaust users. For DK it makes him hungry. Falco: You worry about DK I'm going to get the fruit gem out of Crash. *Walks off* Diddy: Make sure to use plenty of laxatives! Falco: Yeah yeah... Krystal: DK... you're not at all tired? DK: Oh I am tired but I can't really rest without an empty stomach can I? ^^ Krystal: I guess your right. Coco: Thank you all for saving us and our island so much. I guess I should give you all a reward. Fox: Your thanks is more than necessary we don't need any rewa- DK: FOOD!!! Fox: .... DK: What? Fox: Actually you know what yes, we'll definitely take that reward whatever it's worth, AND food. DK: Yay! Cause I'm starving. ^^ Coco: Coming right now! *Ran off*

>>>>>>

Emperor Andross: Well, that was an utter disgrace. The Sorceress: Oh shut up monkey! Emperor Andross: You would be wise to show some respect dinosaur. The Sorceress: Why I never! You should learn some manners! Ripto: And where were you when all the fighting went down anyway?! Emperor Andross: I choose to stay and guard the ship. It's better than embarrassing myself unlike you two were doing. Gnasty Gnorc: Yeah. *Snorks and laughs* Mewtwo: "Regardless of the loses, there is still more fruit gems to collect" Neo Cortex: That ray beam went through my ribs...ow... K Rool: It only bounced to your shoulder, you big baby. Mewtwo: "If you're done acting like children, let us proceed to the next world." K Rool: Best reasonable answer you said all day. Mewtwo: "Tch..."

*The shadow alliance warship flew off into space and warp jumped out of n sanity island*

Find out what happens next - Dragon Ball Z Episode Ending Theme

Narrator: As the villains left the planet with great shame in their defeat, the heroes celebrate their victory once more with "minor" circumstances. As everyone recuperates and regenerates their energy on n sanity island, the journey still continues. Can they make it to the second fruit gem? And will falco managed to get the fruit gem out of crash's insides? Find out on the next episode of Donkey Kong Z!

Next Episode/Last Episode -  Dragon Ball Z ost - The Saga Continues

Narrator: Next time on Donkey Kong Z. The heroes now entered into Dillon's world into the wild west, where the grocks are at war with the amiimals and Dillon's friends. K Rool managed to get away with the second fruit gem but dropped the crystal coconut in the process of doing so. But the trouble doesn't end from there, diddy's getting his ass handed to him, literally. It seems as though the kung fu lessons weren't enough, the enemies were anticipating it this time, it was up to fox to get diddy more prepared in battle, the fast way. The quest for the fruit gems continues on this exciting episode of Donkey Kong Z!

ED - Dragon Ball - Makafushigi Adventure (Opening 1 HQ Audio)

[nishibishi]

KISS THREAT | JEON JUNGKOOK (ONE-SHOT)

description: You swear to god there's something definitely wrong with you, because you're ninety-nine percent sure, there's not even in a hell's chance for you to be in love with Jungkook. Too bad, it's not hundred percent yet.

pairing: jeon jungkook X f.reader

rating: nc-17

genre: humor, angst, hinted smut, a lil’ bit of fluff (hehe)

word count: 2.6k

tags: bestfriends!au, enemies-to-lovers!au, mutual pining

warning: blasphemy; mentions of psychological disorders, the word ‘apocalypse, death; jungkook and oc are brats; hinted smut

note: hey there!!! this is my first time writing a fan-fiction, and since I’m not a native English speaker, pardon me for any grammatical errors that might be in there :))))) moreover, I absolutely suck at writing up a graphic smut so forgive me for that too. I promise there’ll be a lot more coming up and surely, with the required improvement and better plotlines. Constructive criticism is always welcome, as your warm response, appreciation, suggestions and regards are definitely gonna be a booster dose of motivation. also, the story is set up in an alternate universe, which means none of the characters here exist in reality.

P.S. I had to re-post it because I'd forgotten to add the description. I'm really really sorry.

‘This is just my post-period mood swings.’ This is just the 1700th time you’ve mentally told yourself in this one hour. Good for you, this reasonable (solely in your opinion) explanation has almost got you into a hold of phantom state of well-being and almost discarded the notion about you being mentally and emotionally unstable. Too bad, it’s just ‘almost’.

Fortunately, this justification sounds sane enough to be believed. The previous hour had you contemplating on more bizarre extremities: personality disorders, apocalypse, growing economic disparities and social injustice in the world, global warming and even cosmic radiations to be put to blame for the sudden behavioral changes in you.

Yet none of these ridiculous explanations can deny one undeniable fact.

You’re in love with Jeon Jungkook.

Eight years ago, you had come to New York City, with no close contacts and barely any family support on your side. Your conservative Asian parents had aspired for you to become a surgeon. But better late than never, you came to realize your true passion for literature.

It had dawned upon you that writing love poetries about the dusky evenings and the moonless nights wasn’t just a favorite past-time but a never-ending love saga, which possibly couldn’t end into a tragedy.

So you decided that it was high time for you to leave Missouri and go to New York.

But your family didn’t take your confrontation well. To them, the idea of sending their only child to pursue an uncertain career in an unknown place hadn’t appeared so flattering. Yet after a tremendous period of begging, praying and protesting, they had finally agreed.

The first day of college had you feeling extremely anxious and nervous, but within a week, you found yourself mingling with the group of infamous Asian people, who warmly welcomed your presence in the group.

One of them was Jeon Jungkook, a nineteen years-old guy from the Korean peninsula, pursuing a degree in Hotel Management. Your friends had described him as the shy, reserved and charming flower boy of the group.

However, 3 months passed, and you came to realize that he was none of it. Bratty, obnoxious and obstinate, Jungkook was the true embodiment of the Casanova Greek Gods up above in the heaven. Even breathing in the same space with him, vexed you to such an unbelievable extent that you preferred to burn yourself alive rather than replying back to his flirtatious texts.

That was your relationship with him. You combating with his flamboyant charisma for every microsecond passing by while he continued to pour his charm and affection on you.

Even after the college had ended, your friend circle never lost its bonding with time. The memories of your friends meeting your parents for the first time are still fresh in your mind. Initially, you had been skeptical about your parent’s reaction. But to your surprise, your parents were amazed by the cultural diversity among your friends and warmly welcomed each one of them, as if they were their own blood, and you were the one freeloading onto them.

However, the most unexpected event was the instant bonding up between Jungkook and your mother. Jungkook must’ve got her into a strong hold, because even till now, when she calls you up, she prefers to ask more questions about Jungkook’s new Biryani recipe rather than asking you about your well-being.

Jungkook & you have always done things together. Let it be your first book getting published or Jungkook’s first day as a junior chef at Keen’s Steakhouse, it’s either together or nothing at all.

Until the last month, when Jungkook made it official with girlfriend Sera, whom he had been secretly dating. Your friends were surprised, but you, were shocked to death. You couldn’t believe yourself for witnessing the love hypothesis Sera and him were making. The idea of someone as unsettled as Jungkook settling down had left you severely unsettled.

So unsettled, that you’d stopped watching and reading pornography, stopped bargaining for prices at the supermarket, stopped sending dirty crass memes on your group-chat and started pouring milk before cereal. For the whole fucking month.

That’s when your conscience made you think, that maybe, just maybe, you did like Jungkook. But this thought appeared so infuriating to you, that you found yourself under the vicinity of various excuses and put the blame onto the blank history of your life. And soon, you were back being obnoxious and clumsy. But you knew how bad you were at pretending. And your friends knew better, and yet no one budges to disclose the reason of your restlessness. They spare you the time to think and the space to contemplate.

Nonetheless, it doesn’t help significantly as Jungkook himself is your friend, and unlike the rest of your friends, he doesn’t know anything about the concept of personal space. In fact, invading one’s privacy is his biggest kink in this universe. Especially if he’s intruding you. And every single time, when he leans in closely, to hear you just telling him to ‘fuck off’, you fear the proximity, because you’re afraid of him hearing the loud thumping of your heartbeat. But you’re quick enough to recover. As usual, like always.

However, last week, something happened.

All of a sudden, Jungkook broke ties with Sera. His first-ever official relationship didn’t even last for twenty-eight days. This should’ve worried you, he’s a friend after all. But you, on the contrary, felt relieved, as if some load had been lifted off your chest. And then, it hit you hard. That perhaps you didn’t like Jungkook, you loved him. This sudden realization was so emotionally taxing on you, that last night, you ended up texting Jungkook, that you wanted to tell him something very impertinent. Something along the lines of “Hey, Jeon. I think I’m in love with the idea of being in love with you. So yeah, basically, I’m in love with you. And oh boy, believe me, you suck.”

Now, the very same Jungkook had been sitting beside you on your couch for past two hours and thirty minutes, watching “Black Swan” with you. Now the opportunity was presenting itself in front of you, and you were dreading it, would be an understatement.

“So what were you gonna tell me?” Jungkook’s voice breaks through the thickness of awkward silence, bringing you back to the reality, as you see the credits rolling over the screen.

“Nothing, really.” You try to play it cool as you continue munching onto the leftover Pringles.

Jungkook turns his head from the screen, his darting over yours, as his eyebrows lifts up in confusion.

“Y/N, you’re the one who called me up yesterday, because you had to tell me something very ‘important’.” You feel your muscles tense up as you see him air-quoting the word important. The sincerity in his eyes is more than enough for you to spill everything out, but you hold onto that hesitation as you meet his eyes.

“Jeon, I’m fine, okay? I just think it was because of my mood swings and nothing else.” You place your hand on his shoulder, trying to put a more convincing act as you smile at him.

Jungkook, however scoffs and changes his sitting position as he turns his body towards you, his left thigh now placed on the couch and his left hand placed on the headrest, his full attention on you now.

But your sole attention is on his highlighting crotch, aiming directly at you, as carnal desires fill up your dirty mind, yet you’re quick enough to regain your composure as you make eye contact with Jungkook, and you can tell, he isn’t having any of your bullshit today.

“Do I look like a dumb-fuck to you, Y/N? At least don’t lie to my fucking face.”

“Jungkook, dude, I’m not-”

“It’s been a month since you’ve started acting weird.” He cuts you off before you can explain yourself and guilt washes you up as you see the agitation in his eyes.

“Million times I’ve asked you and million times you’ve lied to me, but not this time, Y/N. You know what, I feel like I’m the only one putting up my hundred percent in this friendship.” His shoulders drop as his head hangs low.

You’ve never seen Jungkook flushing red with so much anger, profanities threatening to overflow from his lips, if the demo before wasn’t enough. The disappointment is sheer evident in his eyes. He looks exhausted from putting up with you. And your mind goes blank.

For the first time in your life, you’re afraid of losing Jungkook. Afraid of losing his friendship and everything that comes along with it.

His head is still hanging low, his nostrils flaring with anger, when all of a sudden your mouth develops a mind of its own and you blurt it out.

“I’m in love with you.” The words falling from your lips are merely little louder than a whisper, but Jungkook’s ears are quick enough to catch them. He instantly freezes and his eyebrows knit up in confusion.

“What?” His gaze rests upon you expectantly as you calm yourself down and repeat yourself, each and every word clearly.

“Jeon Jungkook, I think I’m in love with you.” Jungkook’s eyeball gauging out of their sockets, his jaw hanging on the floor as the shock apparently triggered his body too hard, as he takes in your words, remaining in that super-awkward pose for sometime. You close your eyes, the sick anticipation of rejection hitting your heart. You’re prepared to face the upcoming defeat, ready to take refuge in friend-zone or even worse, sister-zone.

But it never comes. Because after ten seconds of your confession, you witness Jungkook jumping out of the couch, falling onto the floor and rolling, holding his stomach for life as he laughs hysterically.

“What’s so funny?” You hadn’t expected any of this, especially the kind of outburst Jungkook is projecting out right now. Your question, however, doesn’t help as he continues to laugh louder than before, this time somehow managing to secure a seat on couch beside you, yet failing to understand the seriousness of the situation.

“Shut the fuck up.” You rebuke with the ever-increasing anger inside you.

“I can’t.” He manages to reply in between his mocking laughter. He is certainly having the best time of his life, meanwhile you’re sneering with annoyance, the flames of burning aggression reaching its peak. So you end up blurting out the most stupid thing that comes into your brain.

“Shut up or I’ll kiss you.”

The world must have stopped its course, an apocalypse is surely on its way and cosmic radiations must encroached your entirety as your ability to sense things has absolutely gone downhill. The realization dawns upon you that Jungkook has stopped laughing now, as he looks at you in amusement and curiosity.

“You, out of all people, are gonna kiss me? That’s a dangerous territory, Y/N.” He comes closer as he leans in, his musky scent challenging the control you hold over your conscience. Your weak response must’ve boosted his ego by zillion times, because the next moment, you see him closing the gap between you two, as his lips graze your the shell of your ears, which are probably glowing red by the proximity between you two.

“You’ve bombarded me with death threats so many times and every single time, I’ve laughed it off as nothing. But now you’ve presented me a mere kiss threat…” Jungkook says as he rests his head on your shoulder “…and for the first time, I actually feel threatened.”

You can hear the loud thumping of your heart, and the way Jungkook’s heartbeat resonates with your own, it’s maddening. His breathing relaxed and deep, one of his hands grips the curve of your waist, while the other one finds its home in the cavern of your neck. His fingertips trace the sharp outline of your neckbones as you two confide in each other silently.

How blinded you’d been all this time by your reluctance to sense Jungkook’s internal war with your resistance. The passion in his eyes had been imminent since the beginning, his boldness that was latent to the others, only coming to life when you were in his vicinity, his gaze lingering on you for a minute longer to be considered appropriate for someone one would regard as a mere friend.

There was a mute, invisible intimacy between Jungkook and you. You felt it whenever your hands brushed accidentally, you felt it whenever you would make eye contact and a smile threatened to stretch on your lips and you felt it whenever Jungkook added a new romantic song in your collaborative Spotify playlist.

You had been aware all along the way, conversely, you had been hyperaware about the subsequent consequences way too much, only to neglect whatever held you two together.

The penultimate realization must have struck you hard, as a shiver runs down your spine when Jungkook starts letting you go, pulling away only to stop few inches away from your lips.

“What will you do if I tell you I feel the same way? Will you push me away?” Jungkook whispers as his breath touches your lips. His hands cup your face as you close the gap between you two, your lips connecting with his, the taste of vanilla evident as his lips move gently against yours. While his hands slip down to waist, your hands wrap around his neck, one of your hands running through his luscious black hair.

A minute later, you feel Jungkook’s weight slowly heaving upon your body as you recline back on the couch while he manages to place himself in between your legs as he kisses you deeply. After a few seconds, he pulls away and rests his forehead on yours, as you both gasp for breath.

“I love you, Y/N. Damn, I can’t believe I waited for eight years for you to just say it to me today.” You both chuckle wholeheartedly as he stares deep into your eyes.

“Want me to make it up you then?” You tease him as you run your hands on his back over his T-shirt, eliciting a moan out of his lips as he leans down to place butterfly kisses on your neck.

“You sure you want to do it?” He inquires as he raises himself up once again and looks at you earnestly.

“Yeah. I don’t think I can wait anymore.” You reassure him with sincerity, as you both get up from the couch and rush to your bedroom, Jungkook carrying you in his arms, promising love and harmony for whatever lies ahead in the future.

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