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faofinn · 2 years ago

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No. 7 THE WAY YOU SHAKE AND SHIVER

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Shaking Hands | Seizures | Silent Panic Attack

The last thing Harrison expected to see wasn’t Taidgh seizing on the floor, but it was close.

Tai wasn’t meant to have seizures, this wasn’t meant to happen. Using his phone to call an ambulance, he swiped Tai’s against his arm.

1.2. Fuck.

That explained that. He grabbed the emergency kit from the coffee table, trying to protect Tai as he did so.

“Ambulance, is the patient breathing?”

“Not properly.”

“Is the patient conscious?”

“No. he’s a diabetic, he’s having a seizure from a hypo. His BM is 1.2 and going down, about to give his glucagon.”

“Alright, I’m arranging some help for you now, stay on the line for me and-”

Harrison zoned out slightly, occasionally humming a response. It was a struggle to hold his arm still, but he managed, apologising as he did so. He moved to Tai’s head, stroking his cheek as he waited for it to work. They’d never been this bad before, never been this low. His phone always lagged behind, too, so quickly checked manually. It was worse than he’d expected at 0.7, the lowest reading they’d had and the lowest Harrison had seen, even at work.

“C’mon Tai, sort yourself out, pull this back, yeah?”

The shot seemed to finally be working, Tai’s seizure slowing and then stopping. Harrison rolled him more onto his side, trying to clear his airway now that he could. A quick swipe told him it was starting to raise, which was more than he’d expected. The ambulance was taking forever, they always felt like an eternity when you needed help. He kept murmuring to Tai, trying to reassure what little he was aware of.

There was a knock on the door, and finally a shout. "Ambulance!"

"In here!" Harrison called back. "Just come through."

"Hi, can you tell us what's going on?"

"Uh, yeah. This is Tai, he's type one, normally well controlled. He was last seen half an hour ago, I came back fifteen minutes ago and he was seizing on the floor as you see him. His blood sugar was alarming on his phone, so he's obviously had a hypo - it was 1.2 when I swiped it. Gave the glucagon as I called you guys, and then checked manually too, it was 0.7."

"Sorry, zero seven?"

"Yeah." He let out a quiet laugh. "Zero. I've never seen it that low. Stopped seizing after the glucagon, about three minutes after? He's just starting to come round a bit. When he's been really low, he can get a bit aggressive, but he's just scared and confused."

They nodded. “Alright. I’m sure he’ll be more settled with you here, so you stick with him. You know him best.”

“He doesn’t mean it, he always feels shit for it when he comes round.” Harrsion kept talking, running his fingers through Tai’s hair.

“Which is fair enough, really.”

“What’s his sugars at now?”

“1.3 now.” They said, after a quick moment to check.

“Oh, it’s coming up then.”

“It’s still not where I’d like it.”

“No, course not.” Harrison shook his head. “Least he’s easy enough to stick.”

“One of the better cannulas I’ve had today.”

“He’s got good veins.”

“Got one good thing going for him, then.” They joked, trying to put him at ease. “You work at George’s don’t you?”

“Yeah, was meant to be my day off, believe it or not.”

“Always the way.”

Taidgh gave a groan, uncoordinatedly trying to pull away from the hand holding his.

“Hey, Tai. You’re alright, just an idiot, eh?”

The paramedic smiled to themselves. “Alright, well done. It’s Tai, is it?”

Tai rolled onto his back, blinking at the paramedic. He had no clue what was happening, or who was talking to him, but he’d heard his name.

“Welcome back to the land of the living.” They said gently.

Tai grunted, deciding to roll back onto his side, and trying to fall back asleep. He pulled his arm over his head, trying to hide himself from the light.

“Careful, Tai. You’re gonna pull your cannula.”

“Here, let’s have this arm.” The paramedic said gently. “Let me look after this, yeah?”

Harrison moved quicker than Tai did, gripping his arm to stop him swinging. “Gentle, Tai, they’re trying to help.”

“I’m sorry, Tai. I know it’s not nice.”

"How much of that glucose has he had?" Harrison twisted to look. "He's going to have to go in, right?"

“I’m afraid so. He’s responded really well to it, but given the seizure and how low he is, I’d like him to go in and get looked at properly.”

"Yeah, I thought so." He hummed, stroking Tai’s forehead. "He'll not be happy with that, bless him."

“Hopefully it won’t be for too long.”

"You're gonna be better off trying to move him sooner than later." He said, then looked up guiltily. "I'm not trying to tell you how to do your job, not at all, I've just had to do this a few times with him. He's got less chance of refusing treatment if he's strapped in the ambulance."

They smiled. “You’re not telling us how to do our jobs. You’ve got the experience with him, he’s your partner. I’d much rather do it the easy way - he’s a big guy and I’d rather not get punched today, this is my first shift of four and it’s going to suck working the rest with a black eye.”

Harrison managed a laugh. "He's got one heck of a right hook."

“I’d rather not find out for myself, if it’s all the same to you. And I doubt he wants to hurt me either.”

"He's soft as shite really."

Tai gave a snore in response, grumbling sleepily to himself as he tried, and failed, to get comfortable. Harrison smiled sadly, hating hope small and vulnerable Tai looked. The other paramedic had disappeared off to grab the trolley, leaving the other to redo Tai's obs.

"Oh, that's better. 2.1." The paramedic hummed. "Definitely responding to the glucose there. We'll give him the last 100 there, and get him off to hospital. Hopefully he'll be more with it in a little while."

When the other paramedic returned with their trolley, they were quick to get Tai up and onto it before he fought them too much. It was nicer for everyone if they did it that way. Soon enough, he was in the ambulance, and they were able to get going.

Just as Harrison had said, Tai started to become more aware in the ambulance, his grumbles growing more coherent.

"'ars?"

Harrison smiled, squeezing his hand. "Hey, love. You're alright."

"'urts."

"You had a bad hypo."

Tai hummed. That sort of explained that, but he had to admit he didn't really care.

“We’re going to get you looked at and feeling better.” The paramedic reassured.

"'m better."

“Not quite better enough.”

"He's pretty sure he is." Harrison laughed.

"I am." Tai agreed, rubbing his face with his free arm. "My tongue hurts."

“Yeah, it will, you had a bit of a seizure.”

"That's Finn."

Harrison laughed again. “Not today.”

"Are you sure?"

“As sure as I can ever be.”

"Was I low?"

“Really low.”

"How low?"

Harrison didn’t want to scare him. “Uh, very low.”

"You're lying to me."

“I wish I was.”

"You won't tell me how low."

“At one point it was 0.7.” He admitted.

"Oh." That was low. His face screwed up as tears started to fall, and he pulled his hand from Harrison's to rub them away.

That was why Harrison hadn’t wanted to tell him. “It’s okay, it’s coming back up now.” He said gently, brushing his tears away.

"I feel rubbish. I didn't mean to."

“I know.”

"I tried."

“It’s not your fault, it happens. We’re looking after you.”

"I'm sorry."

“You don’t need to be sorry.”

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acacia-luna-royal · 3 years ago

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A thing that bugs me about episode 7, and I haven’t seen anyone talk about or mention this, is that Kim did NOT go to see Kinn in hospital. Like, what?! Kim, do you actually care about your family, your brother? Kinn being in hospital would have been a great time for them show Kinn and Kim together. I mean, come ON! Tankhun visited him, even though we didn’t seem him with Kinn at the hospital, Tankhun was there. Papa Korn visited Kinn with Chan. Even Tay and Time visited him, (No I’m not counting Vegas because his intentions weren’t kind or concerned of heart, he was there for malicious tendencies only). But no Kim?

That would have been a perfect opportunity for them to give us a Kinn and Kim scene. I mean Kim, do you care that Kinn was shot, that he almost bled to death, that he almost died?! And yes I know Kim was too busy snooping around Porsche’s and Porschay’s house for clues and finding out that Porschay actually has a huge crush on him, but there still would have been time to show a small scene where Kim comes to visit his big brother in hospital with a gift or something and they just have a small conversation (just a little one at the very least) and then Kim leaves, but at least we still would have had that. But he didn’t and it makes me sad. Like does Kim even care?

I mean, everything else about Ep7 was amazing and brilliant and I loved all of it but I can’t be the only one who noticed that Kim didn’t visit Kinn in hospital, right?

#KinnPorsche #Kinn #Kim #KinnPorsche the Series #Theerapanyakul Brothers #Kinn Theerapanyakul #Kim Theerapanyakul #Mile Phakphum #Jeff Satur

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alpines-bucky · 3 years ago

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No one said Starks weren't a little dramatic

This is the first time I write Tony x daughter reader I hope you guys like it :)

Word Count: 2319 ( Things got a bit out of my hands while I was editing and eventhough it's edited I can't promise that there aren't any typos and I dtill wasn't satisfied with what I wrote but 🤷‍♀️Ig )

Warnings: Major character death, a lot of angst

Y/N loses her dad when he decides to save the universe with a snap of his fingers but when did anyone see a Stark not getting what they want? Let me answer for you, Never. ( AKA Y/N gambles with time and space and universes surprisingly there isn't any VA involved cause in my opinion they suck to save her dad but apparently there are always consequences)

Y/N had arrived at her destination albeit being a little late. She wanted to be there when the team tried to go back in time to get the Stones in hopes of saving aunt Tasha too but she had one and only shot at this so she had to make do with what she had. What she didn’t realise was she accidentally changed universes instead of going back in time.

The way she found out that the place she had arrived wasn’t when or where she intented to was Morgan, the little girl with big Brown eyes who had total control over her older sister the second they met. Y/N had to lay low and do her research before approaching them. But when she heard about Morgan she had to meet her before doing what she came to do. And that’s exactly what she did.

She found Morgan in a house by the lake with a woman who she assumed was Pepper.Her visit was short since she couldn’t afford getting caught by Pepper which would mean jeopardising the whole plan she had spent months making. She left a message for her dad before going off to save the man itself.

Her dad was fighting with Thanos when she arrived to the scene. The more she looked around the more it looked like the place she fought along with her dad and that meant one thing, she had to act quick.

‘’I am inevitable’’ Thanos said as he snapped his finger but nothing happened. Confused, he looked at his gauntlet to find that the Stones that were there a minute ago were no longer in their places. He looked around to see that Tony had them somehow.

‘’And I’m Iron Man’’ said Tony full of emotions as he was about to snap his fingers. He thought having all six Stones in his hands would kill him being a mortal and he was fine with it if that meant she could ensure his family’s security but he felt nothing. He thought he had died instantly but he found out that wasn’t the case when he got startled by an unknown voice.

‘’Oh, the hell with that!’’ said a girl who wore a similar suit to Tony’s. She seemed to appear out of nowhere. Which confused both man further.

‘’Who the hell are you?’’ asked Tony. Who the hell was mad enough decided to mess up the only chance of him stopping the big purple psycho of a man.

‘’Who do you think?’’ said the girl, winking at him confidentally but her eyes told a different story. There was sadness in them, grief and loss but it seemed like she was happy at the same time.What surprised him was the familiarity she carried but he couldn’t put his finger on it. So he searched her suit for some clues which led up to him finding the Stones. She was the reason he was not dead, she somehow got possession of the Stones.

‘’Kid, no!’’ yelled Tony. He attempted to get closer to her but she snapped her fingers before he could stop her. Everything stilled for a second. The other avengers thought Tony had done it as Thanos’ soldiers had started to turn to dust all of a sudden but when they found a girl that they’ve never seen before in the arms of Tony with fetal injuries they were puzzled. They gathered around Tony and the girl who struggled tos tay alive.

‘’I made it! I… I saved you, Dad.’’Tony was shocked at her words. He was processing what he heard as Pepper landed next to them and kneeled. They couldn’t Wrap their heads around what was happening but they both were not going to let a dying kid down for sure.

She had a difficulty breathing, she was in agonizing pain but she had a peaceful smile on her face. She tried to lift her hand but it pained her more, she whimpered. Tony sensed her intentions and put her hand on his cheek for her. He put his hand on top of her, gave it a gentle squeeze. ‘’Friday, what do we have?’’ asked Tony.

‘’3 to 4 degree burns from her right hand up to her face. Internal bleeding. Her lungs are collapsing... Life functions critical.’’ Answered the voice from both of the suits. Pepper grimaced, she didn’t know who this girl was but she had sacrificed herself for Tony, the man she referred ‘dad’. ‘’Who are you?’’ asked Pepper.

‘’I’m–‘’ she coughed, blood was pooling in her mouth. ‘’I’m surprised you couldn’t figure it out yet…’’ she let out a bloody laugh. ‘’I’m Y/N. Y/N Stark.’’ She said with her last breath. That shook the whole group to their cores. The girl wasn’t lying or confusing Tony with someone else. The girl who lied in his Tony’s arms nonbreathing was infact the daughter of Tony Stark. From the moment they realised the truth everything was a blur to the Stark Family and the avengers.

Y/N was Tony’s first daughter who had died in a cross fire 7 years ago. She was a teenager at the time. She would have been a few years older than Peter if she had lived. It was a wrong place wrong time type of situation, she had died on the scene. Tony had nightmares after that, his insomnia got worse. He had blamed himself although it had nothing to do with him. The guilt ate him alive day by day. He realised why the girl’s eyes were so familiar to him now, she was his Y/N/N. A grown, older version of her, but his Y/N nontheless.

He didn’t think he could recover from her death but losing her, seeing her die in his arms for the second time ruined him. He had no idea what was happening outside of his head, he was in a trance, he had stayed still looking at his hands where Y/N laid. Until his little girl, Morgan came up to him with a disk in hand and said ‘’Daddy! Daddy! A girl called Y/N wanted me to give this to you’’ That got everyone’s attention.

Tony told Friday to scan the disk and display whatever is in it. When he saw Y/N in front of her, he couldn’t stop the tears from falling and when she started speaking as if she could see her Tony lost it. He couldn’t hear her because of his own sobs, he didn’t even realised the rest of the avengers and his wife as they piled in the room when they heard Tony and Y/N’s voice. He had to stop the hologram a few times to gather himself. When he got control of his breathing, he built up his courage and displayed it all over again.

‘’Hey dad. I’m assuming since you are watching this I suceed. I’ve saved you.’’ She had to stop for a second to take a breath in to compose herself. ‘This time’ she said under her breath but Friday caught it.

‘’You are wondering how the hell I am alive. Well… For starters, I didn’t know that I was dead in this world which… makes you realise that I’m not from this world. I’m actually from what you call an alternative universe. Things got out of hand in my universe after… after you… Oh shit! This is too hard. I knew I couldn’t do this shit! I can’t even talk to my own god damn suit picturing it as my hypothetical dad without messing it up’’ that made a few people chuckle and a few others tos mile. The girl really was his father’s child after all.

‘’Okay I’m hoping you either won’t have to watch this or I can cut that part before giving it to Morgan. Anyways, I’m rambling.’’ Tony saw his younger self in Y/N which put a sad smile to his face. This was something he never got to experience before. To see her this grown up. To see a pieces of him in her.

‘’ So things went down hill after you did the whole ‘I’m Iron Man’ thing –which by the way I’m still mad at you about- You… You died in my hands, dad.’’ She gulped. She had begun crying a while ago but now that she was talking about her dad’s death, she felt like the lump in her throat got bigger and bigger, suffocating her. ‘’ I was all alone for years! You were all I had and then within a second you were gone! I didn’t have anyone else!’’ She tried to calm herself. She wasn’t recording this to make him feel guilty or get answers she was possibly never going to hear. This was a goodbye. A goodbye she knew he deserved just like how she did from him.

‘’That’s why I made the decision to change it but I accidentally changed universes instead of going back in time. But this was my only chance, only shot at making it right. And then I found out that I had died in this universe and you had moved on. Good for you, dad. I’m really proud of you. You did what I couldn’t. It was a relief to know that you were happy and that you had a family now. I thought for a second that maybe the blip didn’t happen. That in this universe, you had a lovely life and I thought for a second maybe I could be in it too. Stay with you but that hope was shortly lived.’’ She gave a sad smile.

‘’And now I’m about to go to the battle field. Before I go, I have to say, I don’t know how if there is any way for me to stop you. I can’t take it all back but I will do anything to not let another girl grow up without her dad. And I ain’t going to let my own sister down. Oh, did you know that I always wanted a sister?’’ she chuckled making Tony’s heart warm. It has been so long since he heard his daughter chuckle the damn way he does. She stopped for a second to think ‘’Well, she has the Stark charm, that’s for sure. I only knew her for a few hours and she had me the second we met. I wish I could be there for her as her older sister. I would give anything to see her grow up but if that has to be for only one of us to see, I’d rather that be you because I’ve been there. I know how hard it is to lose your dad. I could see clearly what she would have to go through and the moment I realised that I knew what I had to do. I would stop you at all costs and since this reacording is being played I could sleep peacefully knowing she has you.’’ She smiled with tears escaping her eyes once again. Tony was full of emotions. His daughter he has been longing for years was right in front of him but way too far away at the same time.

With a sigh she started ‘’ You have people you can hold on to. I never did. Pepper, Morgan, Rhodey, the spider kid... Hold on to them Tony. Hold on to the team. Oh, speaking of the team, tell them I love them and I missed them so badly. I’m sorry. I thought I was going to have more time to talk And maybe if a miracle happens and we all can manage to stay alive I could tell you all about it but I have to go now. Have an old man to save’’ She saluted and looked around right where the broken team of Avengers were with longing in her eyes. She moved closer to the disk to cut the recording but decided against it the last second. Tony hung his head, his heart broke to hear the hope in her voice when he knew what already happened. He thought this was the end of the recording but he looked up when he heard her talking and she had turned to him and looked right at him as if she knew where he was stated. That sent shivers up Tony’s spine.

‘’I know you think I made the wrong decision but I saved you. I refuse to let you down once again. I refuse to see you die in front of me once again. I’m not sorry for what I’m about to do, I knew the consequences when I made this plan months ago. I’m only sorry because although I tried so much to have the future we always talked about with you, I won’t be able to, Tones. But Morgan will be. And I would give up anything for that little girl. And for you.’’ She said as she caressed the necklace Tony gave her when she was a child. She took the chain out of her neck and put it somewhere Tony couldn’t see. And Tony knew this was only a tape but he tried to hold on to his daughter, to stop her from going out there. His breath caught in his throat when his hands went through Y/N’s body. He fell to his knees.

‘’ But hey if it turns out that I, this badass manage to get both of us home in one peace one we can laugh our asses off as we watch me being the drama queen that I am… Well, no one said Starks weren’t a bit dramatic.’’ The heart Tony thought had broken to a million pieces broke further as he heard the tremble in her voice as she tried to put her brave face on. But she couldn’t hide it when one last tear escaped from her slightly swollen eyes as she ended the recording.

Why do I never have good endings? Cause I write in the middle of the night when I feel sad most of the time and it's easier to write sad than it is to write happy.

I hope you liked it. I would love to hear your thoughts on this one. I'd also like to discuss if you'd like the alternative ending that could be a happy one :)

#avengers fanfiction #avengers x reader #avengers endgame #tony x daughter!reader #tony stark fanfiction #tony stark fanfic #tony fanfiction #tony fanfic #stark reader #tony x reader #tony x you #tony x y/n #tony stark #avenger reader #avengers fic #marvel fic

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stagefoureddiediaz · 3 years ago

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This episode was so Tay Kay heavy it’s almost impossible to talk about much else - something I didn’t want to be the case because I’m tired of talking about her so much! I’ve not put many gifs in because it’s been a nightmare to find many from this episode and honestly - I have better things to do than trawl through millions of images of her so I have screenshoted instead🤣

Also this post got really really long so I had to split it in two - the second part will be up once I’ve finished editing it!

The costume team is definitely having fun with her clothing choices though because there are so many little clues - which I am loving!

So to get her out of the way first - my theory about patterns is holding up (I’m going to do a whole post on it at some point because it holds for every character, right from season 1!) - Tay Kay is in a plaid coat while she’s on reporting the shot and buried story - she’s left confused and floundering somewhat when they bring the man through, she recovers, but you can still see the confusion on her face!

The choice of putting her in white a couple of times this episode is an interesting one - you would usually associate white with innocence, purity and goodness, but it can also be ghostly (think ghostly white or. you look like you’ve seen a ghost when someone goes pale!) and cold. Both versions are probably valid here, I mean the episode title is ghost stories and we seem to be getting the beginnings of a Tay Kay back story that is haunting her. 🤷🏻‍♀️

The fact that we finally see her dressed comfortably for bed (rather than in her sexy lingerie look) shows that she’s more comfortable in this version of herself - the one that’s looking for the truth at all costs - than the girlfriend version we’ve seen up to now but a coldness is clearly developing between her an buck.

The white she’s wearing at the hospital is the other side of the coin - for starters is spotted (so her intentions are not pure) and paired with a white and blue jacket which reads shades of white rather than blue in some lights. she’s playing up the butter wouldn’t melt, innocence side of things to try and get information - also useful to note that Ransone is wearing a very dark blue, almost back shirt in this scene - they are in opposition to each other, but also ultimately after the same thing. White is also supposedly a colour of insight (and this works in both scenarios where she is wearing white - we get more of an insight into her) and she does reach a different conclusion to the police about who the perpetrator is in the case (and both are some what correct), so her insight does have some validity!

I’m jumping around a bit here, but Buck in blue for the bedroom scene amused me - it’s the same shade as his fire fighting uniform (his armour) and he talks about his job and putting himself in danger whilst doing it in this scene so a subtle reference is a nod to the job being an important part of who he is, it also reflects the hospital scene with Tay Kay and Ransone, (although Tay Kay doesn’t have any blue on her here, so there is no suggestion they’re going to end up at the same point!) dark blues are also associated with doubts and emotional distance (lol) and this is exactly what is happening in this scene - Taylor is comfortable with herself, her job and where that is leading her, but the emotional distance is growing (or becoming more obvious) between them, what they want, and what they need and I find that super interesting!

Back to Tay Kay - the green we see her in this episode is always a darker green it’s not bright cheerful jewel toned greens which means we should always look to the darker green associations around corruption (which comes from American money being green to prevent counterfeiting - a corrupt activity!) and immaturity (which comes from the concept of being jealous or green with envy!) - a good journalist would’ve called the police first before going to the motel (not that I think anyone would be interested in this as newsworthy irl - the story is literally a 2 paragraph piece in the bottom corner of a town newspaper - if that!)

Tay Kay in orange with her orange hair - orange in designer speak is usually meant to reference danger and an abundance of it is considered exhausting (because it is a strong colour and so overstimulates the mind!) because it is overpowering, it’s also a polarising colour. That they’ve chosen a shade that matches her hair suggests they’re trying to emphasise this so that there is even more orange than just a shirt could provide. The belt she’s wearing whilst sticking post it’s all over Bucks windows (the ocd cleaner in me was getting mad!!)- it’s designed (gold and textured) and positioned to look like a police badge! A fun little nod to the fact that Ransone is wearing his badge in the corresponding scenes ( on the same side) and that she is playing detective!

Orange is also considered an active colour, so seeing it on Tay Kay isn’t surprising in this context.

Buck wearing almost the same burnt orange colour as wife from story is an interesting choice in a scene where Tay Kay is also in orange (a different shade both in terms of colour and tone!) particularly when you consider the conversation is around a failing marriage - all of what I said about Taylor in orange applies here - buck looks exhausted and wary - we’ve seen him investigating stuff before with Taylor and getting really into it (hyperfixation anyone!) so we know that he loves to solve problems (I mean he does it as part of his job and Eddie has outright said ‘you’re the guy who likes to fix things’) so that fact that he’s not into this is telling. The idea of the colour being polarising as also an interesting one in this context - up to this point we’ve seen Buck, outwardly, into this relationship (internally is a different story even if he’s not yet acknowledging it!) he’s been the one initiating the relationshipy things - physical intimacy, sharing problems etc (and I’m not saying Tay Kay hasn’t done any of these things as well but they’ve deliberately not shown us much of her doing this and when we have it’s been awkward and not comfortable - breakfast anyone!) so it feels like we’re supposed to read that they’re at different places in this relationship.

I also love that they used it on May this ep as well - she was very active in getting her family to begin healing together - possibly why it was used as a trouser colour for her and not a top colour. I have a theory that this show is using colour (I only mean when they’re wearing coloured trousers, not jeans or black slacks etc) on characters lower halves to suggest that it’s not about them, but about the environment/ people around them - especially as the character in question is wearing black on top - we’ve seen it with Athena, Eddie, and now May and Hen. This theory holds up when you consider Hen wearing red trousers when she and Karen reconnect and reaffirm their love - red is the colour of love, passion (it’s also a colour of confidence) and sex!

That’s it for part one - You can find part two here

#costume meta #costume #911 spoilers #911 on fox #911 fox #evan buckley #buck #anti bucktaylor #anti megan west #anti taylor kelly #not really but I don’t want the hate #long post #meta #episode analysis #911 5x07

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dsmp-agere-stuff · 3 years ago

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Hello Jade ! it’s 🍒 again but could you write little!ranboo with cgs!tubbo and tommy? for plot maybe ranboo has been stressed with syndicate meetings, but when he wakes up regressed he’s confused because he’s never done it before. he becomes overwhelmed and scared so he gets tubbo. tubbo understands but has never been a cg so he calls tommy (tommy has been a cg to wilbur before) so tommy comes over, him and tubbo take care of ranboo. maybe they play hide and seek / tubbo carrying ranboo thanks!

Sorry this took me a while to get to!! It came out a lot more angsty than usual, so- beware of that.

Tw: described panic attack that ends after ——, Shame about regression, believing you aren’t deserving to regress

Ranboo rolled over in his bed and stuffed his face into the pillow, shaking his head some to burrow it in more. He pulled his blanket closer and hummed into whatever was in his arms. He whined when a piston went off somewhere and burrowed his face into the thing he was holding, which was a grass plush. He looked up once the sound was over and carefully got up, trying to find something to eat, but wobbled too much to get all the way to the fridge. He just sat down on the floor and whined to himself, going to bite his nails. He looked around for something to get, too tired, he thought, to really think. Which meant he couldn’t do anything, which sucked. He knew he had stuff to do today! He had meetings!! He had to tell Techno that Quackity was being mean!! He wasn’t supposed to be tired now!

Ranboo rubbed at his face with his sleeves to try and get the water off his face, staying on the ground as he got a message from his little communicator.

Tubbo. Tubbo was supposed to- Tubbo-

Ranboo’s Brain was far too foggy to read and he was absolutely not telling Tubbo about this of all things. So, he just slid it to the side and went from chewing on his nails to sucking on his thumb, trying to calm himself down about the meeting by reasoning with himself, which was usually the opposite of what actually happened, like this time, where he just catastrophized himself into a corner.

His communicator was an awful background noise to the whole thing as he finally got the energy to get up and start pacing around, still wobbly but needing to move in some way. He almost tripped so many times but he managed.

——

Someone knocked on the door and opened it anyway, “Why’re you ignoring me!” Tubbo joked as he knocked on the ladder downstairs, expecting Ranboo to be busy.

Ranboo let out a little whimper, shaking his head out of guilt, not getting that Tubbo was joking.

Tubbo heard the noise and ran upstairs with a laugh until he saw Ranboo and paused, “yo. You okay boss man?”

Ranboo shook his head and messed with his clothes, still pacing.

“Hey, hey.” Tubbo walked closer to him, “what’s wrong? What do you need?”

Ranboo shook his head again and rubbed at his face with his sleeves.

“Tissues?” Tubbo guessed.

“Nooo!” Ranboo Drew out in almost another whine, then looked down in what seemed like shame, still walking.

Tubbo rolled his eyes, “work with me dude.”

Ranboo made a softer version of aggressive noises he could make, still tearing up.

Tubbo sighed, “I’m calling Tommy, okay? Let’s get you to sit down, okay?”

Ranboo shook his head more.

Tubbo glanced at the block on Ranboo’s bed, “just mess with your blocks, man. I have to talk to Tommy.” Tubbo sent Tommy a message about it.

Ranboo begrudgingly went and grabbed the block, stuffing his face in it again. He continued to pace, holding the plush as tight as he could. He couldn’t remember where he got the plush from but he didn’t care, it was making him think a bit less and that helped.

Tubbo came out from the corner of the room and went over to Ranboo, “Hey, Ranboo, are you little?” He asked softly, trying to not be too alarming in case Tommy was right.

Ranboo just looked confused and shook his head, not even looking Tubbo’s way. Tubbo huffed and continued to text Tommy, “Tommy’s gonna come over to check on you, okay? He knows mental health stuff better than most of us, sadly.” Tubbo shrugged and went to the corner again

Tubbo looked around the room while Ranboo started to rock himself in place, singing to himself in light little noises.

Tommy eventually ran in and was clearly holding in his usual yells, “alright, what is this then?” He exaggerated his accent to try to cheer Ranboo up, maybe.

Tubbo sighed, “Ranboo’s being a downer- more than usual.”

Tommy watched Ranboo for a moment, then went over and tilted his head, “you scared, big man?”

Ranboo immediately shook his head and bit onto the plush, looking away from Tommy.

Tommy took a step back, “hey, hey, it’s fine.” Tommy turned to Tubbo, “he is *so* little. Tubbo, he’s literally babbling.”

Tubbo shrugged, “hey, I don’t know what it is.”

“It’s your husband!”

Tubbo sighed, “yeah, but you kinda need to tell me what to do ta- ya know- deal with it??”

Tommy rolled his eyes and shrugged, “I mean you have a kid right?”

Ranboo finally let out a little vwoop, glaring at the two’s heads.

“Sorry.” Tubbo mumbled.

“Just treat him like any other kid.” Tommy suggested.

Tubbo nodded confusedly and walked over to Ranboo, not looking up at Ranboo, “hey, big man, let’s sit on the ground, okay?”

Ranboo glanced down then carefully sat down, pulling his legs close to himself.

Tubbo smiled and laid on the ground, “you have no clue what being little is, huh?”

Ranboo shook his head.

“Well, neither do I. Tommy!” Tubbo got up and gestured for Tommy to sit down.

Tommy gave Tubbo a face then sat down in front of Ranboo. “Fine, fine.”

Tubbo smiled, “I’ll go get us food.”

Tommy and Ranboo just sat near each other for a bit, until Tommy spoke up, “sooo- regression.”

Ranboo mumbled something against the plush.

Tommy sighed and set his bag to the side and started unpacking it, “what’s a good way to phrase this... okay, okay, so you know how like, we all cope with the ssstuff that happened on the smp. The usually coping method is you know making a new country. Wonder what that says about Karl... anyway! A probably like- better one is what you’re doing, which is called, you guessed it, age regression!”

Ranboo was too tired to guess anything, trying to find a comfy spot to sit, but the floor was stone so that wasn’t happening.

“It’s like- you feel like a kid and you act like one? And it helps?” Tommy scrunched up his face, then shrugged, “Wilbur did it before... you know and like. It did calm him down some. He was really fun too, like how a puppy is fun for like the first 10 minutes, but drag it out for- I don’t know? An hour? Who cares, you get what I’m saying.”

Ranboo has absolutely no clue what Tommy was saying and just nodded, scooting closer for comfort.

Tommy rolled his eyes in mock annoyance and got close enough for Ranboo to lean on him, which he did. Tubbo came up with a bunch of crackers and things to go with it, “yooo?”

Tommy shrugged with his free shoulder and held out his hands for the food.

Tubbo set the plate in front of the two.

Tommy looked over at Ranboo, “we should get you regression things.”

Ranboo shook his head, “no nee’.”

Tommy rolled his eyes, “do.”

“No”

“You do.”

“M-m.”

“Ranboooo, come on, big man. You can’t tear your plushies to shreds.”

Ranboo pulled his mouth far away from where he was biting it, pouting and whining.

Tommy snorted, “you know I’m right.”

Ranboo shook his head, “won’ b’ b’b.”

“Huh.” Tubbo asked mid bite.

“You’re almost definitely going to be a baby again. We should be prepared for that, at least a little bit, you know?”

Ranboo stuffed his face in the plush again, “nooooo-“

Tommy huffed, “why not?”

“Go’a ‘tay biiig!” Ranboo bounced on of his legs.

Tommy shrugged, “you really don’t have to. Tubbo and I and like- your other friends can help watch you whenever.”

“Listen, if it helps you, poggers man.”

Ranboo made a loud screech and threw his plush to the wall, then ran over to his bed, getting on it and hiding under the blanket.

Tommy and Tubbo both stopped mid everything and watched Ranboo, confused as to why he was suddenly so agressive.

Tubbo took the grass plush and set it next to Ranboo on the bed. Ranboo got out of the blanket to take it and put the blanket back over. Tubbo sat in that spot and gently laughed as Ranboo immediately hugged him around the stomach. Tommy sighed and went over to the other side of Ranboo’s bed, “we’ll talk about it when you’re big. For now... how old you feel, big man?”

Ranboo shrugged and hugged Tommy’s arm, trying to hug both and the plush. Tommy messed up Ranboo’s hair, “you seem like a tiny little toddler.”

Tubbo smiled and rubbed Ranboo’s ring, “sooo, just about carrying age?”

Ranboo very audibly gasped and held his arms out.

Tubbo snorted, picking Ranboo up carefully, “there we go.”

Ranboo was immediately almost bouncing out of Tubbo’s grip out of joy. He babbled and vwooped out something neither one of them knew, but both cooed at the cute noise.

Ranboo kept babbling, pointing at things and telling them about whatever he felt like, trying to gesture to further elaborate, but at some point Tommy gave him a rattle (made from a little jar, beads, and a stick) and Ranboo gave up trying to make sense in favor of making as much noise as he could. Tubbo tried to respond as well as possible. Ranboo just enjoyed them both listening, almost talking himself back to sleep.

Tommy helped get Ranboo back in bed, “now I’m gonna get you more little toys, got it?”

Ranboo let out a good whine before shoving his face back into the grass plush.

Tubbo sighed and pet Ranboo, “you cool with me staying here?”

Ranboo nodded and gestured to Tommy with his shoulder, still nodding.

Tubbo took a breath, “we’ll be downstairs if you need anything. I’ll send Enderchest up.”

Ranboo let out a happy vwoop before genuinely trying to sleep.

“Night big man.” Tommy mumbled.

Tubbo pet Ranboo more, “Night, Ranboo. Love you.”

#agere tubbo #agere ranboo #agere tommyinnit #agere mcyt #little!ranboo #cg!tubbo #cg!tommyinnit #agere dsmp #jade writes

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namtanlovesfilm · 3 years ago

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I can’t keep track of all the blackmail happening in The Player. Like literally every single person in there is currently being blackmailed in one form or the other, like you can’t blame a bitch for murdering someone. That’s what happens when bitches are cornered with no escape. Also I can’t decide who I like anymore. Currently the only ones I feel sorry for are Eve and Pitch. Everyone else is just an ass. Oh and I guess Dan too. I’m like how many episodes are there?? Cause I have no clue what’s going? Is Mikey dead along with his gf? Did Dan kill him? Ughh where’s mim?

iovhygyuhfdygush, a mood!!! thank goodness two eps air a week bc I would forget half the storylines between weeks otherwise lmao! honestly I like pitch the most, bc he started kind of as an asshole bc he cheated on eve but his bisexual storyline is really well done & he's actually a really compelling character who doesn't seem rotten to the core like the others. eve is also pretty nice even though she's incredibly priviledged & does take things for granted. I feel bad for dan bc dude's life is literal shit, his mother is sick, he's been working non-stop to take care of her & now he's getting manipulated by giwi... and of course there's tin who does scream "nice guy who's bitter about it" but it's tay tawan so he's cute, I also like his coworker played by white. and honestly I find mim & tim to be fascinating characters, like I don't root for them but I kinda... root for them? they're both a mess but I somewhat like them. the only characters I truly hate are giwi & matt bc they're unhinged in a way I've rarely seen before, but I'm still hoping for some character development from them, though for giwi it might be too late lol. overall this show is so messy but SO entertaining, it keeps me on my tiptoes bc you can't predict anything that's gonna happen bc the characters have no fears at all :')

xxx

#answers #the player #the player the series #I feel like a lot of youtube comments have been criticizing mim but I kinda love her? like yes she does dumb things but also -#- she has the most compelling storyline imo I feel really bad for her

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kaylorrehabcenter · 4 years ago

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Rating Every Song on Fearless Based on How Gay it is

Hello friends! I still have a few song analyses in the pipeline (and one on Lover the album) but today in honor of Fearless (Taylor’s Edition) being announced and Love Story being released in a few hours I thought I’d do something fun to celebrate!

And you know what? Fuck my usual disclaimer, I am the word of god here. Try and change my mind about any of these. I dare you. (I kid I kid this isn’t that serious and you’re free to disagree <3)

1. Fearless 15/10

Everything about this song is so fucking gay oh my god. This isn’t a fruit, this is a whole ass edible arrangement. As a small rural town Gay (my hometown has a population of less that 4,000 and where I’m living now has a population of 2,500) this uh. Hits.

“And I don't know how it gets better than this/You take my hand and drag me head first, fearless”

Y’ALL

The idea of falling in love with someone who makes you less afraid of your homophobic small town…….it’s getting to me.

“My hands shake, I'm not usually this way but/You pull me in and I'm a little more brave/It's the first kiss, it's flawless, really something/It's fearless”

This is making me emotional, I'll be honest. I see so much of my friends and my experience in high school in this song.

This quote I found on genius is from when the album was released on BMR’s website.

“When I wrote ‘Fearless,’ I wasn’t dating anyone. I wasn’t even in the beginning stages of dating anybody. I really was all by myself out on tour and I got this idea for a song about the best first date. I think sometimes when you’re writing love songs, you don’t write them about what you’re going through at the moment, you write about what you wish you had. So, this song is about the best first date I haven’t had yet.”

This just screams baby Tay writing gay folklore to me, about the gay stories she wish she had. Notice how there are no pronouns in this song??? Fruity I’m telling you.

All that to say. I’m crying because the linear note says “I loved you before I met you” and I want to go listen to Long Story Short and cry now.

2. Fifteen 1/10

Objectively pretty straight as she’s singing about her and Abigail’s dating boys in HS. And Taylor got with a senior guy. Good for her I suppose.

Unless he was one of the shitty ones in which case.

“This is life before you know who you're gonna be”

This however, is a cute line and the whole song makes me warm and nostalgic. You can also hear her crying after the line “and Abigail gave everything she had to a boy who changed his mind” which makes me emo and I’m sure will take on new depth after Abigail’s divorce and hurt me even more.

Other highlights that make me sob include.

“When all you wanted was to be wanted/Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now/Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday/But I realized some bigger dreams of mine”

Bigger dreams of hers indeed :’)

(Also how can you say she’s a gold star lesbian when this song exists. She was obviously dating boys in high school and even if you think she’s a lesbian. Comp het is a hell of a drug kids.)

3. Love Story 8/10

Tried to change the ending indeed.

This is THE Taylor Swift song, and maybe it’s the nostalgia talking but damn I still love it. Written because she wanted to change the ending of Romeo and Juliet (how anyone likes RandJ enough to want to rewrite I have no clue.) and/or because her parents didn’t approve of a guy she was seeing. (according to genius, it would’ve been too early for Joe J so it could possibly be Boys Like Girls frontman, his image did clash with hers and they did release some cute songs together. However if you want my take it’s probably folklore about Emily, take for what you will)

This song has very oft gay vibes with the ‘They don’t approve of our love angle!’ but uses male pronouns so points redacted for that. HOWEVER this is a very early use of ~the male perspective~ in Taylor’s songs and for that it deserves all the love.

“ So I sneak out to the garden to see you/We keep quiet, 'cause we're dead if they knew/So close your eyes/Escape this town for a little while”

More rural town angst!!!

Nothing gets me more than rural town angst.

“Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel/This love is difficult, but it's real”

Originally the lyric was “this love is different”. Granted I do not remember the source, i’s just lore implanted into my brain, but make of that what you will.

“"Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone/I love you, and that's all I really know/I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress/It's a love story, baby, just say "Yes"”

Marry me Juliet from the male perspective :)

Also worth noting. This is Karlie’s (and Kim K’s lmao) favorite Taylor song which. While basic as hell. Makes this cover sad as hell to this former Kaylor. (thanks @swiftgron-get-married for the tears <3)

Also not to make this about a man AGAIN but the secret message is “Some day I’ll find this” AND SHE DID IM CRYING.

4. Hey Stephen 1/10

The one thing Camilla Cabello and I have in common is loving this song, so I have to live with that for the rest of my life.

This song is very painfully straight.

How can you think this woman is a gold star lesbian.

The only noteworthy thing is that this is one of the few songs she confirms who it’s about. The secret message is “Love and Theft” which is the name of a country music duo who went on to open her Fearless tour. Which, does make me side eye this song a little bit.

Still a cute song.

“Hey Stephen, boy, you might have me believing/I don't always have to be alone”

5. White Horse 1/10

Oh look. It’s track five.

You know maybe this is just me being a bitch but in my ranking of track fives this is. Pretty low. Maybe on the bottom.

Like I don’t have a lot to say about it.

She’s going through it over a guy. He was a cheating dickweazel.

“'Cause I'm not your princess, this ain't a fairytale/I'm gonna find someone someday/Who might actually treat me well”

“Try and catch me now, oh/It's too late/To catch me now”

These lines hit though!!

And she found Joe!! Who treats her well!!!! And she isn’t the princess, she’s the prince who dropped her sword and knocked on her door!!! But this time if they come for them she’s ready!!!

Yes I will make every song about Long Story Short <3

6. You Belong With Me 5/10

Ah yes. The other THE Taylor Swift song.

You know. If I went to a high school with a cheerleading squad. And I had a crush on a cheerleader. I would blast this song. So for that it gets a 5/10. Otherwise. Fairly straight and fairly iconic.

7. Breathe 8/10

Well. We know this one is about a woman. (Emily Poe for those not in the know. Ha. A rhyme!) That alone has an 8/10. And it’s the first time she has a featured artist so bonus points for that!

It was nominated for a Grammy and it fucking lost to Jason Mraz. When’s the last time you thought about Jason Mraz.

I will not have Kaylor feels on a fucking Fearless song but damn is it VERY easy.

“Never a clean break, no one here to save me/You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand”

“It's 2 A.M, feeling like I just lost a friend/Hope you know it's not easy, easy for me”

Also this bridge? Goes off. HIGHLY underrated.

8. Tell Me Why 3/10

You know. Maybe this album isn’t as gay as I once thought.

This song does bop though, not as good as her other angry songs on this album. But I can vibe with this you know. Why are you being an asshole mysterious man.

“You could write a book on how to ruin someone's perfect day”

This has to be one of baby Tay’s best burns. Damn.

“Why do you have to make me feel small/So you can feel whole inside?/Why do you have to put down my dreams/So you're the only thing on my mind?”

Men ain’t shit kids. However, bonus points for the shade.

9. You’re not Sorry 1/10

Ok, ok. Maybe this was a foolish endeavor.

Because yet again we have a very straight song. A good song. That was on Taylor’s episode of CSI. But oh dear. Very straight. Gets a measly one point. We started this post off so very very gay but damn. We seem to be nearing the end on a very straight note.

10. The Way I Loved You 20/10

Hey Remember what I said about this album being very straight.

WELL THAT WAS A LIE.

Is this a comphet album or am I projecting.

This is one of my favorite baby gay Taylor songs. Her masterful use of pronouns (he is sensible! And so incredible! And all my single friends are jealous! But I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain, when it was two am and I was cursing your name!) makes the other person she’s singing about completely vague, while we know she isn’t happy with whichever guy she’s dating.

Mayhaps an early reaction to PRomances?

Either way this song is so good, truly an underrated gay gem I mean. Look at it.

“Breaking down and coming undone/It's a roller coaster kind of rush/And I never knew I could feel that much/And that's the way I loved you”

AND THE BRIDGE. Do all of her gay songs just have kickass bridges?

“He can't see the smile I'm faking/And my heart's not breaking/'Cause I'm not feeling anything at all/And you were wild and crazy/Just so frustrating/Intoxicating, complicated/Got away by some mistake and now…”

Damn. I’m imaging this with 2020 vocals and fucking ascending.

Also please watch the live performance of it from the Fearless tour. It’s such a damn shame this got cut from the movie and some woman in the front row is wearing a cowboy hat. Everyone is holding up those cameras everyone had to have before smartphones. Taylor is being endearing. It’s a good time.

11. Forever and Always 6/10

Bonus points for the ~drama~ of it all. Added last minute to the album? The iconic throwing of the chair in live performances?? All of it very dramatique and for that we stan.

Still pretty straight.

Also Joe Jonas responded to the song and why do I find his response so damn funny. “It’s part of being a musician, I guess. You write songs about each other.”

This is another song where the idea of Taylor’s grown up vocals on this is………..whew

12. The Best Day 0/10

This gets zero points because it’s about her literal mom.

Still makes me cry.

God bless Andrea Swift indeed

13. Change 13/10

We start the official tracklist with a gay song. We end it with a gay song.

We will ignore that it was originally written for Scott and BMR and instead induct it into the hall of gay pride anthems, as it should be.

“We're getting stronger now, finding things they never found/They might be bigger but we're faster and never scared/You can walk away, say we don't need this/But there's something in your eyes says we can beat this”

“This revolution, the time will come/For us to finally win/And we'll sing hallelujah, we'll sing hallelujah”

The music video is cringe though lol

14. Jump then Fall 10/10

This song is gay because I choose it to be. <3

Like. Picture baby Taylor writing this song and playing it on her guitar to a girl she has a crush on telling her that she’ll protect her and they’ll be safe and in love and happy together. Gah, maybe I’m ~projecting~ but this sweet ass song always gets me and is EASILY in my top five Taylor songs. Super underrated and hecking cute.

“We're on the phone and without a warning/I realize your laugh is the best sound/I have ever heard”

Like. Look at this shit.

“I watch you talk, you didn't notice/I hear the words but all I can think is/We should be together”

Tell me this is about the first time you get a crush on a girl and she’s your best friend and she’s amazing and beautiful and you realize you kinda want to kiss her and you hope she wants to kiss you too.

“I had time to think it oh, over/And all I can say is come closer/Take a deep breath and jump then fall into me”

And she’s the Romeo who's going to protect her!!!!! She’s the knight in shining armor in this song and I love that for her??

“The bottom's gonna drop out from under our feet/I'll catch you, I'll catch you/When people say things that bring you to your knees/I'll catch you/The time is gonna come when you're so mad you could cry/But I'll hold you through the night until you smile”

I won’t divulge into full on analysis here because. This is what this post is about but PLEASE listen to this song more. It’s such a gay little gem.

15. Untouchable 9/10

How does she make a cover sound gay.

It sounds so gay.

“You got to come on, come on, say that we'll be together/Come on, come on, little taste of heaven”

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

16. Forever and Always Piano Version 1/10

This song gets 1/10 because I don’t like it. There. I said it.

17. Come in With the Rain 3/10

I can see why this is a bonus track. It doesn’t hit me as much as the other songs on the album.

But damn if I don’t want to scream sing this one driving down a high way.

18. Superstar 7/10

You can’t tell me this song is about a man. I simply won’t entertain the idea.

You cannot prove to me that this song is about a man. There is not a male pronoun in sight.

>:)

19. The Other Side of the Door 6/10

Is this song about having a fight about being in the closet? Probably not. Will my gay little brain make it about that? Yep!

And that, funky little queer pals, is my gay rating of every Fearless song. Like and subscribe, #t3atmidnight

#long post //#fearless the album #gaylor #what do i tag this for it to show up for peope??#gay rating

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youghvaudough · 4 years ago

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Here’s a list of random things that tickle my funny bone for no reason in the Kyoshi novels

(as a Mandarin speaker)

am working through the novels currently so light spoilers?

will continue to update as I go

click 4 sum fun rambles

Horse stance. THIS BITCH DESERVES THE TOP SPOT SO HERE GOES. I somehow did not make this connection until like I’m almost all the way through the book, but 扎马步 (zhā mǎ bù) or if you take the literal meaning of characters “poke horse step” is literally so well known it’s insane. I’m talking one of the first training/fighting stance that comes to a Chinese person’s mind when u mention kung fu/combat training in general well known so I rly dunno how it slipped my mind for an entire book

this particular stance is always a lil funny to me bc of the way it’s phrased in Chinese; with the 扎 “poke”, the intention is to convey a planting & sinking, steadying of the stance that’s just also funny af to me

so imagine sth u find a lil silly & funny fully becoming a flirtatious & romantic code specific to the main characters of the story? hilarity ensued; rip my friend who had to listen to my scream-laughing

Jianzhu, the architect, his name is literally pinyin for building (建筑 jiàn zhù); imagine naming ur kid Building Smith. No wonder he’s such an uptight type A

the name of Jesa’s (Kyoshi’s mom) sky bison, Longyan / 龙眼 (lóng yǎn), while directly translates to “dragon eye”, also happens to be the Chinese word for Longan fruit (which like Lychee, has cloudy, white/clear-ish flesh surrounding a dark, round pit)

Rangi’s name in the Chinese translation of the book is 燃姬 (rán jī), which itself is a basic sound translation, but these characters mean “lady on fire” or “burning lady” this is kinda cute as heck 4 me for some reason????? lil furnace lady Rangi makes me soft

…that brings us to Rangi’s mom Hei-Ran, someone who we know can be cold and calloused in getting sh*t done with some shady days in the academy, & her name may reflect that. her name could be these two characters 黑燃 (hēi rán), which translates to “black burn” or “dark burn”. talk abt obvious characteristic here; nothing more obvious than ur name amirite???

…then again it could also be 黑兰 (hēi lán, “Black Orchid”) which tbh I kinda like better bc it’s more likely to be used as a name; AGAIN, no one wants to name their kid “black burn” it really doesn’t sound as cool as you’d think

SO! After clues from the comments (thank u @taare-writes!) and help I outsourced from TikTok — Hei-Ran’s name actually could be ��란 in Korean !! also when I put this in the translator I used, the corresponding Mandarin it gave me was 蕙兰 (hùi lán), which is a specific type of orchid (boat orchid I believe?) and SUCH A PRETTY NAME oh my

the term used for the outlaws daofei, is literally just 盗匪 (dào fěi) “thieves/bandits”; this especially tickles my friend (who’s also reading these novels) so I gotta include it for her ;))))

the daofei’s secret gathering spot next to a lake in the mountains, Hujiang, could be 湖江 (hú jiāng) “lake river” or 湖将 (hú jiāng) which if u squint at it could mean “just by the lake”. this is fun bc it’s possible the author just flipped the saying 江湖 (jiāng hú), which while directly translates to “river lake”, has a much broader & meaningful use often in 武侠 (wǔ xiá, if u know u know, but if u don’t you can think of it as samurai or traveling knight but CHINESE) lore: it is used to refer to the world of action, thrills, and adventure walked by these warriors. It’s p cool to me lmao

oh and the Lei Tai the daofei’s fight on? Just 擂台 (lèi tái) “fighting stage”, same thing as the ring in boxing but doesn’t only reference one specific type of fight

Yun’s name is p simple & straight forward, probably just 云 (yún, “cloud”); it’s also an actual last name and I know someone from Highschool with this last name :)))

While Kyoshi obviously has Japanese origins, the kanji corresponding to きょし is 虚子. Japanese kanji have their origins in Chinese characters, and in this case these two kanji can mean “child of the void” (虚 xū “the void / the lack of something” 子 zǐ “child / kid”); pretty fucking metal name if u ask me

Lao Ge, the human alias of the bloodthirsty spirit in Kyoshi’s gang, could just be 老哥 (lǎo gē) “old brother” which is equivalent of just bro

… it’s real name, Tieguai, could be 铁怪 (tiě guài) “iron monster” or 铁拐 (tiě guǎi) “iron crutch”, which both kinda make sense??? given its monstrous tendencies and ancient origins

the green emerald burial sword Tagaka carried with her, jian, literally is just 剑 (jiàn) “sword”. Yes they really went you know what? we gon call it a sword sword

speaking of weapons, the dao broadsword? same thing. 刀 (dāo) literally means “broadsword”. broadsword broadsword hehe

what I find interesting abt this whole weapons naming is that technically when u picture a broadsword, it falls under the umbrella classification of sword (can someone who’s first culture ain’t Chinese confirm this??? thanks); though for Chinese ppl, 剑 (jiàn, “sword”) and 刀 (dāo, “broadsword”) are completely different beasts

basically dao & jian to us r like tigers and wolves when broadswords & swords r like tigers and lions (both in the felidae family)

where this info kinda becomes relevant is bc knives are also translated as 刀 (yeah the one for “broadsword”), and the way ppl know which type of sharp instrument you mean depends on the context. if ur carrying ur dao on ur back (like in the novels) it’s broadsword; if ur looking for a dao to prep dinner with it’s probably a knife unless u really have the urge to chop spinach with a broadsword

the Yellow Scarf’s imprisoned (later freed then dropped) leader, Xu Ping An, has a weirdly ironic name; his name is likely 许平安 (xǔ píng ān), “wish for peace”. 许 (xǔ) can mean “making a wish” & is an actual Chinese last name; 平安 (píng ān) “peace” on the other hand can be & have been used as a name

slight tangent: there’s this Chinese tradition of including undesired characteristics in ur child’s name so they could avoid those things in life I know it’s probably not the tradition mom&dad Xu had in mind when they named him but it did kinda take effect

the design of Govener Te’s mansion complex, the traditional earth kingdom siheyuan design that Rangi mentioned? It’s an actual traditional courtyard’d household design. I’m not the expert on this but if ur interested u can just search siheyuan and read more abt it ! v fascinating

四合院 (sì hé yuàn) roughly translates to “four enclosing yard”, referring to how the structure of this type of housing consists of four sections of single floor housing (each a specific functional space) enclosing an exposed courtyard in the middle. You can still find some of these in Beijing; also these houses go for SO MUCH MONEY on the housing market bc 1. it’s p much a suburb home but in the city 2. CITY LAND 3. homes r just insanely expensive in a city like Beijing. so there’s a running joke that you’d say someone’s well-off by saying their family has a siheyuan

(alright that’s the end of the Rise of Kyoshi!!! Will prolly make another one for the Shadow of Kyoshi; see y’all then)

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robinofinashiro · 4 years ago

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don’t let me go - part eight

“so call out my name. call out my name when you i kiss you so gently, want you to stay, i want you stay even though you don’t want me.”

series note: surprise shawtyyyy. this is more of a backstory on how they got together/met so a huge chunk of this part is a flashback !! also, this is the last full part and the final post for this series will just be an epilogue :) / if any of you want me to create another series, whether it be AoT or another anime, drop characters or anime’s into the inbox and I’ll see if i can conjure anything up.

request status: CLOSED

you stared at the blond in front of you who was laughing at whatever your friend Bertholdt was saying. you had no clue of who his friend was but nevertheless, you had to talk to Bert about some project you were working on with him.

“hey Bert, do you think we can talk about our project for a second? I’m just confused on what the professor is asking for one of my sections.” Bert nodded as his friend stared at you, kind of mesmerized, “oh, that’s easy! if you want to let me do that section since it does kind of correlate with my part, I have no problem,” Bert replied.

you gave him the biggest sigh of relief, “thank you so much, I literally had no idea what he was talking about and got so confused,” you said, trying not to focus on the look Bert’s friend had on his face.

“yeah, I don’t know why he did that either,” Bert gave Reiner a look before rolling his eyes internally, “oh, ( your name ), this is my friend Reiner. he’s been a friend of mind since we were kids,” he finally introduced.

you waved at Reiner, making him get kind of flustered, “nice to meet you Reiner!” you exclaimed, trying to get him to say something instead of just staring at you. “oh, hey, what’s up?” he murmured, getting red in the face. you couldn’t help but smile at his flustered expression.

picking up your backpack off the floor, you handed Bert the paper that contained his section, “well, I should get going. I have a few things to do for class tomorrow and I wouldn’t want to intrude any longer,” you told the two before slinging your backpack over your shoulder and getting ready to leave.

Reiner’s head immediately rang with alarms that told him not to let you leave. he had no idea why his mind was screaming at him to do that but nonetheless, he complied with his intrusive thoughts and looked at you with sudden determination.

“do you want to go to a party with us later?” Reiner practically screamed at you. you were taken back by the offer and him yelling. Bert on the other hand sighed at what Reiner said, “there’s this party on campus later tonight and you should come!” he continued.

you looked at the ground for a moment, contemplating his offer. you knew you had a bunch of things to do later for a bunch of different classes but a part of you wanted to skip all of that and just take the night off.

“um, sure?” you said, almost questionably. “Bert has my number if you want to text me the details,” you gave them one more smile before heading towards the exit.

Bert waited until you were no longer in earshot before smacking him in the arm. Reiner grabbed his arm and clutched it, trying to suppress aching arm.

“is there a reason why you invited her all of a sudden?” Bertholdt asked, “that’s my project partner for the semester and if you some how fuck it up for me tonight, I’m going to drag you by the hair you have and kick your ass.”

Reiner laughed at his friends lecture before waving him off. “I don’t think I’ll fuck this one up,” was all he said before kicking Bert in the back of the leg to make him fall on the floor.

the night came father than you wanted it too. you weren’t too hot on attending the party but you had promised Bert through a text that you’d at least show up for a bit before leaving. you had a bit of a inkling feeling that it was more Reiner than Bert who wanted you to attend the party.

you went dressed in a pair of ripped jeans and one of your favorite tops. you didn’t want to over do the makeup nor did you want to wear something that wasn’t in your comfortability range so you went to the next best thing and wore one of your favorite yet casual outfits.

the party wasn’t too far from your apartment. upon reaching the doorstep, you were met with a short blonde girl and who you assumed was her girlfriend standing next to her.

“do you know anyone here?” she asked as her girlfriend gave you a scowl. you played with the ends of your hair nervously, “yeah, I’m friends with Reiner and Bertholdt?” you tried to say without sounding scared. the blonde girl screamed for both boys before looking at you again, “one second.”

it took a few minutes but soon enough, Reiner appeared at the door, a smile hitting his face almost immediately, “hey, you came!” he screamed over the music, “yeah, Bert kind of texted me a bunch of times making sure I actually came,” you replied, walking into the house.

the music was blaring, there were drunk freshman already starting to pass out on the couch, and a part of you felt the nervousness wash away when you saw that it was dark enough to not see what everyone was going. “hey, do you want a drink or anything?” Reiner asked.

you walked with him to the bar to see a few selections on the table, “can I have a Mai Tai?” you asked the girl who was making the drinks. she nodded and started to make the drinks, “that’s Pieck! she was a transfer student last year,” Reiner explained.

the girl waved at you again as she handed you again, “is this the poor girl you dragged to the party?” she asked him. Reiner glared at her, making you laugh, “I’m Pieck, I think I’ve seen you around campus a few times,” she said, “nice meeting you!”

before the conversation could continue, someone else had gotten her attention. you looked to Reiner, trying to see if Bert was anywhere in sight, “he’s probably upstairs playing video games with a few of our friends,” he informed, rolling his eyes at Bertholdt.

you and Reiner made your way to the basement where a few people were playing different drinking games. the basement was still loud but it wasn’t as hectic as it was on the main floor. you recognized a few faces from different classes but none of which you personally.

"have you known Bertholdt before this class or did you guys just become friends because of the project?” he asked, leaning up against the wall with his shoulder. “oh, we weren’t friends prior this our class but we just got paired together because out majors are kind of similar,” you explained.

the night continued with the two of you talking and refilling your cups with different drinks. you noticed that Reiner was strictly a beer kind of guy which kind of grossed you out considering you could smell how cheap the beer smelled.

nevertheless, you felt the alcohol hitting your system and your nerves getting a bit more loose. you were still cognitive in what you were doing but that happy feeling that usually came with being drunk was starting to creep up.

within the few hours that you were with Reiner, you started getting closer and closer with him and eventually, you were damn near cuddled up in his arms. you knew that if you had been 100% sober, there was no way you would be this confident but another part of you was glad that your semi drunk self was breaking out of your shell.

Reiner was staring down at you, a smirk playing on his face as you laughed at the nth joke he told you. your face was closer to his than he realized and couldn’t help but smirk even harder when you started playing with your hair cutely.

“hey, I think your friends are calling you,” you whispered, grabbing his hand softly. Reiner shrugged, “you should go see what they want. I promise I’ll be here when you return and after I use the bathroom,” you urged.

Reiner rolled his eyes jokingly before letting your hand go and seeing what his friends wanted. you quickly ran to the bathroom, trying to hurry yourself up so you wouldn’t keep Reiner waiting for you.

you fixed your makeup, trying to freshen up the powder that was caking your face up and popped in a gum so the alcohol that was coming from your Mai Tai wasn’t reeking in your breath. you knew you weren’t trying to get anything from Reiner tonight but you weren’t exactly opposed to a semi heated make out session from him either.

once you finished doing everything and spit out the gum, you unlocked the bathroom door and walked out, fixing your hair when you felt someone grab you from behind. you instantly yelped as you tried to figure out who it was that pinned you against the wall.

“did I scare you?” you heard Reiner’s silky voice say. you chuckled smacking his chest playfully, “yeah, you kind of did,” you replied, your hand staying on his chest.

he smiled before finally closing the gap between the two of you and gave you that kiss you were waiting for all night. your arms instantly wrapped around his neck as he brought you in closer. Reiner for a split second opened his eyes to see Bert glaring at him.

you hummed softly at feeling him smirk into the kiss but unbeknownst to you, he actually smirking at Bertholdt. Reiner ran his hand through your hair softly before pulling away, “I’d like to take you out on a date before we get any further than this,” he told you, still holding your hand, “I’d like that,” you replied before bringing him back in for another kiss.

you stared out the window, trying not to think of Porco. the ride was silent for the most part but every now and again, you would look to Reiner and give him a reassuring smile. you knew whatever Porco was at your apartment for was probably to continue his rage from earlier in the morning.

your apartment building came in full sight as you saw Marcel and Porco waiting on the outside of his car. you grabbed Reiner’s hand and squeezed it softly, “whatever happens, just know that I hold no feelings for Porco. you’ve always been the one for me and don’t let him get into your head,” you whispered, giving him a kiss.

Reiner nodded as he parked the car and got out. you trailed behind him with Annie and Bert getting out of their car and walking behind you. you stood behind Reiner and next to Annie as Bert stood next to his best friend.

“what?” he asked Porco. he stared at you for a moment before looking too Reiner, “you really think that I’d just let her go so easily?” Porco replied. Reiner laughed, shaking his head, “you did Friday night,” he responded, trying to contain his laugh.

Porco growled as the two of them spat insults at each other. between you, Marcel, Annie, and Bert, all of you rolled your eyes annoyingly. it was like watching two kids fight over a toy.

“enough!” you screamed, looking at Porco, “what I said this morning still stands, Galliard,” you finally told him, “I’m sick of you two fighting and if I’m being quite honest, this entire argument was so useless. Porco, you were never more than a friend to me. you were my best friend and you knew I loved Reiner so I really don’t understand why’d you make this entire situation fester into what it has became,” you exclaimed.

everyone was taken back as you continued.

“yeah I was mad at Reiner for doing what he did but the two of you just fighting this way is ridiculous. we got nothing but yells, tears, and even a poor innocent boy getting punched for all this. I’m tired of it, Galliard. I’m tired of hearing all of you yelling constantly. Reiner and I love each other. a lot actually and if you can’t seem to accept it...than I’m sorry but you lost me as a friend.”

Porco sighed, knowing what you were saying was true.

he lost. he lost you and in the back of his mind, he knew he would. Porco could tell you loved Reiner. he had absolutely no idea why but he was able to tell that Reiner and you were in love. maybe he did all this to get you to realize that maybe you did hold feelings for him but in the end, you didn’t and now he was hurting you more than he intended.

Porco lost and he knew he had to let you go before he lost you as a friend.

#attack on titan #Attack on Titan Imagine #attack on titan x reader #attack on titan x you #aot #shingeki no kyojin #shingeku no kyojin x reader #shingeki no kyojin imagine #shingeki no kyojin x reader #shingeku no kyojin imagine #snk #reiner braun #reiner braun x reader #reiner braun imagine #reiner braun x you #porco galliard #porco galliard imagine #porco galliard x reader #porco galliard x you

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sloanerisette · 3 years ago

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Jyoumi Challenge 2021 Day #11: Leader

Ok I feel like I had an idea here but it got a little muddled? I got a little pressed for time and distracted and I feel really bad that this isn’t as good as I feel like it could’ve been, and the idea in my head felt a lot more expansive in the actual Jyoumi interactions both as friendships and whatnot. NONETHELESS I hope you all enjoy!

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Six hours ago— or at least that was the best Izzy had approximated— Tai and Agumon had disappeared after their fight with Etemon. The group had waited around for their friends to reappear, but it just�� didn’t happen. There was a quiet, oppressive foreboding feeling over the fact that the person who had been able to most easily band the group of them together, the only one of them so far who could Digivolve their Digimon to Ultimate, and more than that, their friend.

Once the sun had started to reach the horizon, the group, still dejected, had made the trek back to the Colosseum that they went to a few days ago. The heat was miserable, they were all tired and defeated, but they needed somewhere to stay for the night that would be out of the elements. When they actually got there, the moon was high in the sky and they had all sat down in one of the wide, empty hallways.

Once Joe and Sora managed to make a fire, they all felt like they could finally relax.

“You don’t think Tai and Agumon showed back up once we left, do you?” TK asked, looking up to Matt with a worried expression on his face. Matt frowned when he saw his brother’s face, needing to look away for a moment.

“If he didn’t already, I figure he won’t come back now,” Matt sighed.

They all knew that was the case, but just hearing it left them deflating more. Even with such a huge victory, how could they not feel defeated after all of this?

“Oh, I hope he’s ok…” Mimi sighed.

“Me too…” Biyomon added.

They had no idea where to go next or what they were supposed to do now that Etemon and Datamon were beaten. They had all the Crest, their new enemies were gone… how were they supposed to get home now. And were they supposed to leave without Tai and Agumon?

“I hope he knows how grateful I am that he saved me from Datamon…” Sora said, eyes falling to the little fire.

“I’m sure he does!” Gomamon cheered. Joe grimaced at Gomamon’s bright demeanor.

“I dunno how you manage to be so cheerful at a time like this…” Joe muttered.

“Well, someone’s gotta, and it I know it wouldn’t be you, so.”

“…We don’t have a lot of supplies left, do we?” Izzy asked, breaking a long stretch of uneasy silence that had settled after Gomamon spoke.

“How much do we have, Joe?” TK asked. Joe grimaced as he unzipped his duffel bag, searching through it.

“Well…” He trailed off.

“That doesn’t sound good,” Palmon frowned.

“We have enough for a day, maybe a day and a half if we really stretch it thin.”

“Oh, that’s horrible,” Mimi whined.

“I already feel hungry again,” Gabumon sighed, putting a paw on his stomach.

Joe looked around at them all, wishing he didn’t have to be the bearer of bad news. Even worse, they still had no clue what to do. Tai would have a plan, that was for sure. They probably wouldn’t have even turned tail, but pressed on ahead.

Someone had to step up and play the part of Tai while they waited for him to return.

…And Joe Kido definitely wasn’t the type of guy to do it.

But he still had to try. He doubted the idea that they would all listen to him, but he had to try. Joe swallowed hard, set his hands on his knees, and closed his eyes for a moment.

“I think we should figure out plans for tomorrow,” he said.

“Did you have something in mind, Joe?” Izzy asked. Everyone focused their attention on him, and Joe tugged at his collar. Yup, there it was, the crushing pressure weighing down on him and leaving him wanting to collapse into a pile on the floor. Even when school wasn’t breathing down his neck he couldn’t escape it.

He had already spoken up and there was no turning back now. He knew he couldn’t be Tai— he doubted anyone could when it came to something like this— but he had to try. If he could even attempt to be a leader and try to keep the group together in this time, he would.

But that didn’t make the act of actually doing it any easier.

“Well… I, uh…” he started, feeling his throat get tight as everyone’s eyes were on him, waiting for the grand ideas he had.

He felt a sudden pat on his lower back, and his head whipped around to see Gomamon, who gave him his closest approximation of a thumbs up he could.

Joe took in a deep breath and then looked back at the group, not missing the concerned looks on Sora’s, Matt’s, and Izzy’s faces.

“Well, I think the number one priority should be seeing if we can find more food. We could either go to see if the shore is nearby, or we could backtrack to the Koromon Village or to see Piximon and see if he has anything we could have,” he started.

“That sounds like a pretty good plan!” Gomamon nodded encouragingly.

“And then I think we should try and make our way back to where we fought Etemon. There is the chance Tai and Agumon could be there by tomorrow, and if so, then we can reunite with them.”

“…But what if they’re not there?” TK asked.

Well, that was a pretty valid point, and given that he hadn’t shown up after the battle…

“Then we look for him. There’s still a lot of Server that we haven’t been to, right Izzy?” Joe asked. Izzy’s attention turned to Joe, and the boy nodded.

“Yeah. We’ve only made our way through part of the desert. There’s a lot to go in each direction, so we do have plenty of ground to cover.”

“Do you think it would be a good idea to explore more of the continent?” Sora asked.

“…Not entirely,” Joe admitted, rubbing his arm, “But we can’t sit here and do nothing. Maybe we could come back here when its nighttime tomorrow, but we have to do something.”

The group went silent, and Joe felt his stomach tie itself up in knots.

“Well, if we’re going to do that, we should probably get some sleep now,” Matt said. Joe blinked a few times, brow furrowed in confusion.

“Really?” Joe asked. A chuckle bubbled from Matt’s throat.

“Yeah? We have to be up early to find food.”

“O-Oh, y-yeah!” he nodded quickly, “Gomamon and I will stay up on watch for the first stretch. We’ll let you know when you’re up,” he said to Matt.

“Sounds great. Good night everyone,” he said.

They had all said their good night’s, and Joe and Gomamon sat up by the fire, each keeping an eye on an end of the hallway. The only sound there was was the wind from the outside rushing along and the soft crackling of the fire. The silence was much appreciated after a long day, and if it wasn’t for his racing mind, the warmth and sounds of the fire would’ve easily lulled him to sleep as well.

“You know, I think you did good today, Joe,” Gomamon eventually spoke up. Joe sat up straighter, blinking a few times.

“Really?” he asked, swiveling in place to look at his Digimon partner.

“Yeah! I mean, look at what we did when we were rescuing Sora. And we fought Etemon, too! I mean, sure, we didn’t beat him, but we still helped. And now you’re stepping up to help the group. I’m proud of you.”

Joe couldn’t help but flush a bit, “Thanks, Gomamon, I appreciate it…” he said, before he let out a sigh. He started to twiddle his thumbs a bit as he once again directed his attention back to the hallways he was supposed to keep watch at.

The rest of the night, up until those last few hours in the morning when Joe had to tag Matt in to take watch, had gone on smoothly, and by the time he lay down to close his eyes and get a few hours of shut eye, he had almost started to feel halfway decent about how things might go the next day.

And that first day had been good. They managed to get some food and water and had made a decent trek through the desert.

But when they spent most of the evening looking around where they had fought Etemon only to find no one there and nothing but sand for miles and miles, and by the time the moon was high in the sky, they had all once again gone to sleep missing Tai and Agumon.

Three weeks after was when it got roughest though. Sora had brought up that she wanted to go out on her own to try and search for Tai. Joe had tried to convince her to stay, but Sora insisted on leaving, and he felt his spirit get crushed a little bit as he watched her and Biyomon go off on their own.

He sat there that night, not feeling hungry at all, and staring down, thinking just how foolish it was to think he could’ve even attempted to be the leader.

He felt someone sit down next to him, though he was afraid to see who it was, hoping that they wouldn’t see the sheer and utter defeat on his face.

“Are you ok, Joe?” Mimi asked. Joe sighed and shook his head, still unable to look at her in those moments.

“…No, not really.”

“Because Sora left?”

Not just that, but because he was barely keeping himself together and the group of them were all aimless, still unable to find their friends, and now two more were gone. He was running on fumes— they all were— and he didn’t know what to do about it.

“…Yeah. And about what we’re going to do tomorrow,” he said, finally looking up at her, offering the best smile he could— though right now it wasn’t much.

Mimi offered him a smile back, though brighter and more genuine than Joe’s was. “Well, I think you can figure it out. You’ve done good so far,” she nodded.

“O-Oh. Thanks, Mimi. That means a lot.”

And it did. But even if it did help him feel a little better, Joe still felt defeated. Throughout the small meal the group of them had managed to pull together, he had been quiet, deep in thought, but that encouragement from Mimi remained on his mind. Even as he had taken the first round of the night watch again, her words had remained on his mind.

“I just… I can’t let them down,” he whispered to himself as he took a last look at the sleeping group.

Two weeks later, Izzy had gone off, feeling it could be smart for him and Tentomon to go off so, like Sora and Biyomon, they could all cover more ground in their search.

They had said their goodbyes, and once again, Joe was left with his feeling that he could even attempt to be a leader. He wanted to try and keep the group together, and now they were all slowly but surely drifting apart. Being alone was dangerous! Even if they had their Digimon with them, there was a huge risk. What if they never saw each other again!

Which was why, four weeks after that, Joe had come down to a choice he thought was ridiculous, but also felt that, as the oldest in the group, and as the unofficial leader while Tai was gone, he needed to be able to take the lead in some way.

“…You guys,” he started in the midst of their breakfast, which today just consisted of some fruit they had found the afternoon prior and had held onto. “I’ve been thinking.”

Mimi looked up and already she seemed crestfallen, as if she knew what he was going to say.

“I think Gomamon and I might go and look for Tai and Agumon, too,” he said.

“Are you sure, Joe?” TK asked.

No, of course not. And as his eyes met Mimi’s own, he was sorely tempted to go back on his idea and stay with the group. To try and keep the last four of them together as long as he could.

“You can’t, Joe. Sora and Izzy both already left, and now you want to?” she asked, deep frown on her face, and he could’ve sworn tears were starting to well up in her eyes.

“I mean, I don’t want to, but I am starting to think splitting up might be a good idea at this point. We still haven’t found Tai, after all.”

Mimi shook her head, “No!” she shouted, “Weren’t you trying to take care of things while Tai was gone? I don’t think that’s taking care of things!”

She was right and she knew it, he knew it, and Joe was pretty sure Matt and TK knew it, too.

“I know I’m not really a leader like Tai is, and I know I’ve only just been barely holding all of us together, but I do think that maybe Sora might have had the best idea in mind. If anything, I should have been the first one to go looking for Tai.”

That responsibility of being the oldest and doing what he could to take charge was on his shoulders, and there was always the chance he could try now to find Tai.

“But Joe…” Mimi said quietly, but Joe shook his head.

“Trust me, I’m a bit anxious to split up from you guys, and I won’t leave until tomorrow morning, but I think I need to do this to help out.”

Everyone fell silent from the awkward tension that had settled over the small camp. After a bit, Matt cleared his throat and stood up.

“Hey, uh, TK, let’s go take a walk, quick. You too, Gabumon,” he said.

“…Oh, ok. I’ll bring Tokomon, too,” TK said, standing up and keeping hold of his Digimon partner. The four left, leaving just Mimi, Joe, and their own Digimon there to sit in an awkward silence. Mimi lightly kicked at the sand, hugging her knees and focused on the fire, unsure of what to do or say considering how determined he seemed to be to just leave.

“I don’t want to make you or anyone else upset, Mimi,” he told her.

She let out a long sigh, “I know… I just don’t like that we’ve all been splitting up. I wish we all stuck together.”

“Yeah, I don’t like it either. Maybe if I tried harder to convince Sora and Izzy not to go… we wouldn’t be in this situation now.”

“I was being honest when I said I thought you were doing a good job. You just had really big shoes to fill,” she said. Joe blushed lightly and ducked his head.

“T-Thanks. Thanks again. I think that’s why I’m gonna go out there and try and help find Tai. I feel like it’s the best thing I can do right now.”

“Well… be safe, ok?” she asked, turning to look at him.

“I promise I will,” he assured her, “I’ll do everything I can to find Tai and make sure we all meet up again safely… but you make sure to be safe, too, ok?” he asked. If anything happened to any one of them now, Joe wasn’t sure he’d ever be able to forgive himself…

“I will.”

The two offered each other brief smiles before falling into an easy silence, simply feeling at ease with the other’s company and presence, and it had remained that way up until they had gone to sleep that night.

And sure, Joe still didn’t feel like he knew what he was doing with this, but the support from his friends definitely left him feeling a little bit better.

He had been up bright and early, unable to sleep throughout most of the night to the point that he had opted to take the rest of the night watch for Matt. He couldn’t sleep at all, and figured it would be best to just be up and ready for the journey.

As soon as they were done with yet another simple meal, Joe stood up, looking at the other three DigiDestined.

“Well… I guess I’ll be on my way, then,” Joe said, rocking on the balls of his feet.

“We’ll miss you, Joe! Good luck finding Tai!” TK said, keeping up his enthusiasm and a big smile.

“Yeah, man, be safe. We’ll see you soon,” Matt added.

Joe adjusted the strap of his duffel bag to his other shoulder, “I’ll do my best.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be there to make sure he doesn’t end up in any sticky situations!” Gomamon said, saluting with his fin.

“I’ll see you soon, Joe,” Mimi nodded, a sad smile on her face. Joe tried to keep his own expression strong for her sake, but he could only match it.

“I’ll see you soon, too, Mimi,” he said, before starting to walk off. However, after he had gone some dozen yards he turned back to the group.

“Hey, Matt!” he called, waving over to him. Slowly, the blond began to jog over, brow creased with confusion as he approached.

“What’s up?” he asked, putting his hands in his pockets. Joe looked past Matt at Mimi, Palmon, TK, and Tokomon in the close distance, with Mimi, Palmon, and TK all waving to him. Joe then looked back at Matt.

“I know I don’t have to say it considering your brother is there, but… make sure they stay safe, please?” he asked.

Of course he wanted all of them safe, but Mimi especially. Not because she was less capable by any means, but he was just worried. He was worried because she was worried. And he still had responsibility for her, not just because he was older or because he had been her counselor at camp, but…

Matt pursed his lips for a moment, then smiled and put his hand on Joe’s shoulder.

“Sure thing, leader,” he said, a playful smirk on his face. Joe looked taken aback, surprise on his face, before he nodded.

“Thanks.”

With that, he waved goodbye to his friends in the distance, and he and Gomamon went on their way. They all believed in him— Mimi believed in him— he couldn’t let them down now.

#jyoumi challenge #jyoumi month 2021 #jyoumi challenge 2021 #digimon #digimon adventure #jyoumi #joe kido #mimi tachikawa #jou kido #kido jou #jyou kido #kido jyou #tachikawa mimi

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What is the probability that the demon who attacked Sumiyoshi and Suyako is the same one that killed Uta? it was a random thought that came to me 2 am sorry (do you like cake? I brought some 🍰)

Anon, I was dreaming about cake around the time you sent this. How did you know?? I happily accept. 🍰

As for the demon, that is a good question! While there is nothing to explicitly prove or disprove this, here is a run-down of the parameters:

1. Blue spider lilies existed on Mt. Kumotori for at least 3~5 centuries prior to Uta being killed. By Tanjiro's time they bloom where she was buried; it's anyone's guess whether they started blooming in that spot later, or if Uta was buried in the spot where they were already likely to appear. There is also no indication of whether Yoriichi had any awareness of the flowers and their importance, I'm inclined to think not, or he'd have tried to eradicate them (or at least warned the Kamado family of the danger. And probably buried Uta in a safer spot. Yeah, he probably didn't know).

2. Demons may or may not had been on Mt. Kumotori because of the flowers. If they were, it was likely under Muzan's directive. As Muzan waited a few more centuries before visiting the Kamado home himself, I'm inclined to think he gathered no strong clues of their existence there. But checking there multiple times through the centuries for the illusive daytime flower? Likely. Many mountains in the area were probably searched many times over.

3. Around ten days passed between Yoriichi discovering Uta's remains, and Rengoku's arrival in pursuit of the demon. While Rengoku took the time to help Yoriichi bury Uta and introduce the world of demons and the Corp* to him, it is not clear whether or not he found the demon he was looking for.

*It probably didn't go by this title back then, as the 隊 (Corp) in 鬼殺隊 (Kisatsu-Tai, Demon Slayer Corp), wasn't in common use until later periods (or so I'm pretty sure I've heard somewhere). Instead, they probably went by 鬼狩 (Onigari, Demon Hunters) back then, which they are still often referred to in Tanjiro's time. Hhm, I should probably add this to my attempted timeline post.

4. It was probably at least a couple years between Uta's attack and the Kamado couple's attack. Same demon might had come around twice or been hiding the whole time and been thoroughly defeated this time by Yoriichi, or it could have been a second demon if Rengoku made sure to kill the first one the first time.

Weighing all this, it doesn't seem impossible, but I'm inclined to think it was different demons for purely narrative reasons. If it was the same, it would had been nice to get a little more narrative mention of Yoriichi having avenged Uta, but Yoriichi probably wouldn't have maintained such a specific grudge. Furthermore, it's not as if he's got Tanjiro's nose to have any specific way of knowing which demon did it.

#kimetsu no yaiba #demon slayer #kny fandom theories and meta #tsukiguni yoriichi

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Kym ignore me if you've already answered it but is the white shirt/red overshirt combo Buck wears in that bts (and allegedly during The Breakdown Scene) the same as his outfit during a good part of Buck, Actually (when he goes to see Tay*** and during the BuffFriday date?) If so what does it MEAN.

Also I love you so much thank you for what you do for this fandom ♥️♥️♥️

K!!! How lovely to have your esteemed personage in my inbox and thank you for saying such lovely things - I just try to chip in where I can 😊💜💜💜

I’m mid writing a full promo meta which I should have out later today, but I did answer this ask from Juju earlier about that bts and the possibility of it being the same as the one he’s wearing in that scene with Eddie.

So he has a black tee under his shirt in the bts whereas it’s a white shirt in the Buck actually scenes and this is interesting if it plays out how many of us are thinking it might - if he’s wearing it and abandons Tay Kay to go to Eddie’s side - then it’s reflective of both his relationship with Tay Kay and Eddie

The white tee = Buck in a ‘good’ place - having fun and not particularly hurt etc by Tay Kay just being a hook up in buck actually

vs. the black tee - where his relationship is not a good one - it’s not the fun flirty hook up - it’s soulless and dark - not in a good place.

If you think about where his relationship is likely to be with Eddie at this point as well - we know Buck isn’t going to understand why Eddie would leave the 118 - Oliver told us so. So if that relationship is still distant and a bit strained - again not necessarily in the best place at that moment and again born out of a lack of true understanding of the other person but we know that this will change for Buck - him seeing Eddie at his worst and lowest point will clue him into why Eddie left and he can step up and in with Eddie.

that’s why it’s important the Eddie scene would come second if it plays out this way and we get Buck leaving Tay to be there for Eddie- because although the costume is important for the first scene - it’s true meaning lies in the second. And that’s where the over shirt comes into play - I won’t repeat what I said in Jujus ask, I’ll just compare the fact that based on tone (again bts photos are deceptive with colour and it’s hard to know exactly what shade it is!) the colour is darker - where the one in buck actually is a mulberry/purpley colour and bright (again more fun and flirty) the 5b one is more muted - a puce colour - dried blood which in and of itself is an interesting colour choice for that scene - having Eddie break down in-front of buck wearing the colour of dried blood when Eddie is potentially reliving the shooting!!!!!!!!! I digress - the puce is a more muted and darker colour so it’s a way of showing difference through a potential parallel - and where buck is at mentally. Now all we need to know is if Buck is wearing his white trainers👀😎

Ty and ilysm for asking me such a interesting question - I love getting them and seeing other people connecting costume dots 😎 💜💜💜

#kym answers things #kitkatpancakestack #costume asks #the blood coloured shirt is such an interesting choice!#911 on fox #911 fox #911 #911 spoilers #911 speculation #911 costumes #911onfox #evan buckley #buck

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of-muppets-and-men · 4 years ago

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A While...

It was cold. So, so cold.

Qrow laid languid upon the smooth stone floor, wondering where he was and how he’d gotten here. With eyelids growing heavier by the second, he weakly scanned the room for any clue as to what was going on. To his right, he saw his daughter, Ruby. And his niece, Yang, along with all of their friends behind them. Blake, The Schnee girl, Oscar, Jaune, the noisy redhead and her quiet boyfriend…

What didn’t make sense, however, was that they were crying. Ruby kept repeating a handful of lines he couldn’t hear all that well. Stay with me and you’re gonna be okay, were the most common. Her voice was off, like she was speaking underwater, every syllable drowning out into muffled noise. Weiss and Blake stood beside their teammates, consoling them for whatever reason.

And then it hit him.

A sudden and horrible twinge of pain in his gut. Or where his gut should’ve been…

Qrow’s weary eyes travelled south to see a fresh, gaping hole in his torso. With a limp motion of his left hand, Qrow traipsed his fingers through the brutal wound. He felt the moisture and heat of his ichor; this was definitely not a dream. His hand slumped back to side, slapping against the hard stone. The wet sensation under Qrow’s palm; more blood, too much in fact. It took a moment for him to realize…

I’m dying, The thought rang out in his mind.

Even though his ears were failing, Qrow could still make out the low sobs of the people around him. Though the ones that shook him the most were Ruby’s. The veteran huntsman watched helplessly as his daughter called his name, begging him to his eyes open. Ruby shook him as gently as possible, but he could no longer feel her touch. Qrow’s vermilion eyes darkened as he stared one last time at his child who looked so much like the woman he loved.

And with a final breath, he spoke: “I love you, Ruby.”

He wasn’t even sure if it was out loud, but he hoped it had been as he faded into nothingness.

No Dad… Please don’t go… Don’t leave me…

His daughter’s words echoed throughout the endless sea of black he fell through. His body felt light, lighter than it had been in decades. The pain had all but disappeared; Qrow closed his eyes as he slipped further into the abyss. This isn’t so bad, he thought to himself.

As quickly as his life had come to close, he felt warmth encompass him once more. Feeling the heat against his brow, Qrow slowly opened his eyes to see a world of golden light. Its radiance stung so with a free hand, the huntsman sheltered his gaze. With a bit of time, he adjusted and stared wildly into this new place he found himself stood in.

Caught up in his surroundings, he failed to realize the pain in his chest was gone. Qrow frantically rubbed at his blazer, to find no wound whatsoever, as if it had never happened.

“What the hell...”

“What’s wrong, Beanstalk? It’s not like you to look so lost.” a voice came from behind him.

Qrow froze in place. He knew that voice, but it couldn’t be…

Slowly, the man swivelled around to see if he was right. And he was. The love of his life looked back at him, as beautiful as the day he lost her. Qrow stood speechless, mouth agape, unable to find even the simplest thing to say. The Huntsman’s knuckles shivered in disbelief, all the while Summer just continued to smile. Her mirror-like gaze laid waste to Qrow’s confidence, as it had since the first day they met.

“Well? Where’s my kiss?” She said snidely, breaking the silence.

His legs moved on their own. First a walk into a run then a run into a sprint. His wife did the same until she was close enough to endearingly leap into his arms. With a spin and a twirl, the two embraced for the first time in over a decade. Qrow took in her heat, her presence and best of all, her lips. Soft and tender, just like he remembered. Summer rummaged her fingers through his thick, feathery locks, recalling every strand; greying as they may be. Qrow slumped to his knees, Summer still pulled to his chest. The only reason they pulled away from each other’s grasp was to catch their breath.

They’d dreamt of this ever since she left, never to be seen again. Emotions from years past reared their heads: Guilt, Regret, Grief… Before he knew, Qrow had begun to cry. Summer’s digits clutched his cheeks, her thumbs wiping away tears.

“Summer… I… Gods I…” Qrow stammered, too overjoyed to formulate anything coherent.

Lucky for him, Summer knew what he was trying to convey.

Pressing her forehead to his, “I know… I missed you, too.”

Overwhelmed by his reunion with Summer, Qrow sprawled out onto the invisible floor. Summer followed suit, laying parallel beside him. The little woman stared deviously at her husband’s attire; a very welcome change to the drab rags her wore before.

“I like the new look.” She said while stroking his vest.

A scoff escaped Qrow’s chest. But his uplifted demeanor didn’t last. Summer watched as his face shifted to a familiar scowl.

“Hey, what’s wrong?”

“Sum… If I’m here with you then that means I’m...”

“Dead? Yes. You are.”

“How?”

“You shielded Ruby from Salem’s black magic… Her blonde friend, Jaune I think was his name, tried to help you but it was too late...”

A deep, shaky breath left him following his wife’s explanation. Qrow’s mind spun into every prominent trail of thought. He’d always longed to see Summer again, but never did he think it would be like this. He was dead, but at least Ruby was safe. Although even that bit of optimism turned to poison his mind. Ruby, his pride and joy, was alive but now, he’d left her alone…

Beset by the anguish of having to leave his daughter behind, Qrow’s face turned away from Summer’s. Well attuned to her husband’s mood, Summer sat up and positioned herself by his head. A little shift and Qrow’s head was resting on her thigh, his sullen eyes still lingering with regret.

Stroking her hand across his cheek, Summer spoke, “Not enjoying my company, Mr. Branwen?”

“Hmph, It’s not that… I’m worried about Ruby. She’s on her own now…”

“I wouldn’t say that.” Summer retorted, “She still has Yang, Tai and the rest of her friends.”

“But I should’v-”

“Oh Qrow, don’t do that. This isn’t your fault. You chose her life over yours, a decision any parent would make. If you died doing something so noble than so be it. Besides, it’ll be nice to have someone to wait with me. C’mon, there’s something I want to show you.”

Qrow felt his beloved suddenly stand up, letting his head thud against the floor. Naturally, rather than apologizing, Summer pointed and laughed instead. It annoyed him, but ultimately let it slide; still the same old brat she always was. The huntsman sat up when Summer offered a hand, letting him tower above once more. With a delicate tug of his arm, Summer coaxed her husband to follow.

“This way.”

A low grumble in reply.

Qrow steadily walked behind her, minding his gait as to not step on her heels. It had been so long since they’d stood side by side, so her tiny silhouette surprised him a touch. He found it tempting to tease her vertically challenged self, but decided it wasn’t worth the asskicking it would bring. So he set her vermilion eyes to the golden scenery around them.

“What is this place?” he asked in earnest.

“A realm between reality and the afterlife,” Summer answered, “Or at least that’s what Oz told me.”

“You met Oz?”

“Just once. Not too long ago actually. I think he was just as surprised to see me as I him.” Summer recounted.

“Did he say anything?”

“No, not really. Just apologized to me and then disappeared after a few minutes. Must’ve reincarnated.”

The two continued to walk in uncomfortable silence. It was difficult to think the man they both trusted used them as a means to an end. How both of them had become casualties of his war. Qrow watched as Summer bow her head as her strides slowed. In a brief fit of speed, she saw her husband pull up beside and take her hand in his own. His rough mitts sprawled to intertwine with hers; silver met red as they grinned at one another. But at last, they reached the place Summer had been so eager to show.

“We’re here.”

“And where is here?”

“Watch this…” Summer said as half-heartedly pulled from his grip.

Puzzled, Qrow looked on as Summer stood still in a place that didn’t look all that different from everywhere else. With a single wave of her hand, the golden sky dissipated and exploded into colour, revealing a place he’d never thought he’d see again.

Thick tree brush and rolling hills leading to a cliff’s edge overlooking an all too familiar island.

“Patch…” Qrow breathed as he stared out beyond the horizon.

“Like it? I found this ages ago. It’s kinda like a window into the real world, though i’m not sure why it’s here.”

“But why here specifically?”

“I thought you’d like to revisit our old makeout spot…” Summer purred coyly.

Qrow blushed, his cheeks nearly as red as his eyes, while Summer relished in her talent for teasing him. Face still flush, she pulled him toward the precipice; a favourite spot of theirs in life. They sat side by side, Qrow traipsing an arm over her shoulder. She in turn wrapped an arm around his waist, then adjusted her bangs with her free hand. The reunited lovers nuzzled their heads together as they watched Patch’s sunrise, it’s majesty looming over the tiny isle.

“I love you, Summer.”

“I love you too, Qrow.”

“Do you think Ruby will forgive us for leaving?”

“I don’t know… but let’s sit here for a while and find out.”

Decades Later

Ruby Rose.

A Huntress. A Hero. Slayer of Evil and Bringer of Hope.

Now laid on her deathbed after years of devoting her life, surrounded by her family. A beloved wife, mother of two and grandmother of four soon to be five. Her children and grandchildren watched on as she took in their faces one last time. Unlike the many before her, Ruby’s age has finall caught up with her.

She’d lost so much… Friends, Her mother, Her father, Her team. But she goes to them now without a drop of fear, knowing she’d done her best.

Slowly, it all fades to black as her long and storied life comes to an end.

She can feel herself pass through the veil, shrouded in darkness. Only to see a light, just as many others had described.

Ruby awakes to a world wreathed in golden light, her body light as it had been in her youth. Confused, her eyes dart around, searching for a sign for… anything.

That is when she sees them.

A man and woman standing side by side, hand in hand. Ruby squints to see who they are and is welcomed by the faces of her parents.

She runs, she sprints and leaps into their arms. Tears stream down all their faces; a moment Qrow and Summer had diligently waited for.

And even without words, Qrow knew the answer to his question.

#rwby #strq #hummingbird #Flown North #Hunter's Dream #dusty rose #qrose #qrow x summer #summer x qrow #ruby rose #qrow branwen #summer rose #qrow is ruby's dad #qrow is ruby's father

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