#tell me your thoughts :)

[polydeuces]

how do we like it?

𝕻𝖗𝖔𝖑𝖔𝖌𝖚𝖊

𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚘𝚗𝚎: 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜

𝔭𝔞𝔦𝔯 ; Dexter Morgan x Fem! Reader (Cult Leader)

𝔰𝔶𝔫𝔬𝔭𝔰𝔦𝔰 ; You linger in Dexter Morgan’s shadows, close enough to feel the darkness he hides so well. You know his secrets, his rituals, the thrill he keeps hidden from the world. Silently, you wait for that perfect moment to step into his path—so he can finally see that he’s been hunted all along.

𝔠𝔴 / 𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯 ; (688words) mentions of cults, stalking, potential violence, intrusive thoughts, and elements of psychological tension.

ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜꜱ | ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀʟɪꜱᴛ | ɴᴇxᴛ

He was supposed to be the predator.

You’d watched him for a year now, the man who walked through the world with an all too familiar blend of invisibility and quiet command. Dexter Morgan, a blood–spatter analyst by day and something far more dangerous by night. But those were his surface-level disguises. You’d begun to peel back the layers, unraveling the nuances of a man who navigated life in the shadows, just as you have for so many years now.

It started innocently enough—fleeting moments when you’d caught sight of him on the crowded Miami streets, merging into the sea of faces like he belonged there. But you knew better. You knew what it was to wear masks, to walk amoung people undetected, unseen and unnoticed. There was something about him, the way he looked at the world, made him all the more intriguing.

So you watched. Carefully, hidden, with a patience you’d honed over years of practice, you observed him as he slipped out of his office at night, slightly tense in his gaze, focused, distant, as if he were listening to something only he could hear. Often times, you’d follow him to the places he frequented; his home, abandoned warehouses, places where the thin line between light and darkness blurred. You learned his routines, the way he’d pull his signature black gloves onto his hands, the way his eyes would sweep across the streets with a meticulous attention to detail before stepping into his own hidden rituals.

It fascinated you.. his dance, this performance between worlds. His life was a careful balance of precision and secrecy. And then there were his victims. You’d seen him work, watched from the edges as he sized up those he deemed worthy enough. You hadn’t intervened— after all, it wasn’t about them. It was about him. You needed to understand his purpose, what drove him and what rulebook or code tethered him to this life.

You began to study his life beyond the night as well, picking up pieces of Dexter Morgan, the man, the father, the blood-spatter analyst, the widower, the mask. You’d slip into his world unnoticed, lingering at places he went during the day; you listened to his colleagues, his sister and the casual comments that painted a picture of someone, friendly, yet distant, the “nice guy” who kept to himself.

You learned his patterns, his preferences, even the small, old habits he indulged in when he thought no one was watching. You uncovered the Dexter he showed to the world, the façade that kept his true nature hidden.

But you could see it—the subtle tension in his jaw, the guarded look in his eyes that surfaced when someone got too close, the small tells of a hidden life. The knowledge inside you—the kind of intimacy that was both exhilarating and forbidden—you knew him in a way no one else did, knew him not by the lies he told, but by the silence he kept.

So, you kept waiting, biding your time. You wanted him to know that he been seen, that he wasn’t as invisible as he thought. You wanted him to understand that he was no longer the only one who lived by a code of shadows. You watched him for countless nights—slipping in and out of his world like a phantom, leaving a sense of unease that you knew would begin to gnaw at him.

Until finally, one night, you decided it was time.

do not repost/duplicate on other sites. © polydeuces 2024.

note; i have a taglist open for updates on this story—just let me know if you’d like your name added !

important; please keep in mind that the dexter character is not my own original creation; it’s inspired by the work of the creators behind the tv show.

[messysketchyobeyme]

"I've been reading stories...from the human world," Satan says.

You respond, "Really? Which one's your favorite?"

Satan picks at a stray thread on his sweater. "Uh, my favorite one so far is the one about the human falling in love with the beast."

"That's a good one."

"Do you think it's possible?"

"What is?"

"For a human to fall in love with someone like that? Someone who's angry, prone to outbursts, and overcome by...by...rage."

"Um, I think so, but they'd have to improve on themselves first. If their rage is hurting others, then it's important that they learn to find better coping mechanisms and outlets for their emotions."

"And if they do that...?"

"Then, I don't see why not."

Satan makes a face. You can't read his expression, but it seems almost giddy.

"Okay," he says.

[abluebluesun]

I think a TV series of The Locked Tomb could be really good, actually, if it was done as well as the most recent adaptation of His Dark Materials. Obviously I think having the author as a producer is hugely important. Some things I’ve been thinking could be cool:

Everything in the River is animated. This would allow HtN to make sense onscreen, theoretically giving the audience enough of a visual queue that what’s happening in animation isn’t actually happening.

The main cast of Canaan House are mostly up and coming actors without a lot of credits, people who we haven’t seen onscreen much, and the Lyctors and God are all played by bigger names. With such a big cast I think it could be really cool to see a bunch of new faces, and I like big names for the Lyctors dramaturgically.

You’d need to get some Orphan Black levels of acting, especially for the actor who plays Naberius, Ianthe, and Palamedes, the one who plays Harrow, Gideon, and Nona, and the one who plays Camilla, Palamedes, and Paul. Oh and the one who plays Cytheria and Wake, to a somewhat lesser degree. And I guess also the one who plays Gideon 1 and Pyrrha. So basically just an incredible cast who do really a lot of character work.

[p3achj3llyf1sh]

cinderace! A fire and electric type.

Cinderace utilizes electricity to increase the temperature of it’s flames, while using fire to rocket its self forward or to kick rocks with deadly strength and speed. during thunderstorms, cinderace will harness the lightning to make it’s flames even hotter and more explosive!

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I love cinderace, I really do, but it’s not nearly as cool as it could be, you know? I wanted to keep some of the “emo” while still making it a football (soccer) player. The vibe I wanted to give was that this pokemon would find you in an alleyway but instead mugging you it takes your dignity by beating your ass in football (soccer).

Idk i just missed the lil mask looking thing :[

[vxnrouge]

What was your first impression of your favorite twst characters?

[penelopepine]

What do we think about TrainRobbers 141 robbing Reader’s train. Only when they don’t find what they’re looking for decides that the next best thing is to take you with them instead.

It was only a matter of time before someone snatched a sweet soft thing like you up after all. So there’s really no need to put up such a big fuss as they throw you over one of their horses.

Don’t worry though they’ll put all that extra energy you seem to have to good use back at the camp.

[shady-swan-jones]

The Kiss: a pop culture-based analysis

The collective uproar about the kiss made me think about why it was there.

Plot:

In order to slip her the pin, it serves as a distraction — a classic move any heist/action lover would have seen coming. James Bond has done it, Person of Interest too; a kiss distracts the antagonists just long enough to do it.

But could it be done another way?

Yes. A hug, like Jake slipping Judy the key in Brooklyn Nine Nine. Or violence, like Hotch kicking Reed with the gun-holstering leg.

Thus, plot is one side of the coin. The other, I propose, is emotional

Romance in Friendship:

Can your romantic partner be your (best) friend? Easily, and that's a mark of a success relationship. The other side is, can romance seep into friendship?

I would argue that many genuine friendships have romantic elements that are left purposefully unexplored. They have the same building blocks, after all. Love and affection. Caring and worrying. elements of jealousy. Our heteronormative, romance-centered culture has claimed all that constitutes a deep bond as romantic. It has delineated the type of touch, as if our human need for tactile connection can be measured, neatly packaged and labeled.

Elrond loves Galadriel. Loves her so much he doesn't hold back when he's at odds with her. Enough to seethe with anger when he believes she strayed, and hold off an entire army at the sight of a drop of blood on her neck.

The entire season has been built on their fundamental disagreement on how to fight darkness, so this moment of unresolved closeness hits hard.

The framing of the scene, the closeup as well as the swelling of the music aid in creating an emotional moment.

It reminds of Nikita, where before the s2 big battle where it's likely they'll die, Birkhoff kisses Nikita goodbye, in front of her boyfriend no less. It's a good kiss, but the intent is clear, and no one is mad. Treat yourselves (x).

Body Language:

As another post explained (better than I could), physical touch varies across cultures, and we can’t always interpret everything through a Western lens where kissing equals romance.

The Celebrian of it all:

We cannot impose our knowledge of the Third Age onto RoP. Yes, Elrond will eventually marry Celebrian, but she doesn’t exist right now. He’s not seeing Galadriel as his future mother-in-law but as his friend. Is kissing her really weirder than holding back because he somehow senses he’ll marry her unborn daughter? I rest my case.

The reception:

After the initial shock, people don't think it's that weird, or at least they see its purpose (according to the poll I made and the part of twitter I haven't blocked). Trolls have blown it out of proportion, as expected, but I'm glad we're having more nuanced conversations here.

Conclusion:

I'm happy RoP is giving us another relationship dynamic, they're not afraid to push the characters emotionally. The scene hit harder with a kiss and it punctuated the doomed feeling of the narrative. Our emotional response is the very proof that it succeeded.

[konigsblog]

Nikto suffers from some mental illness??

(this is just my headcannon)

talk of mental illness.

definitely depression, anxiety and PTSD. i think he gets stressed out too easily, perhaps having some anger issues and threatening the recruits to behave, otherwise he'd lose his shit.

he's definitely been through some stuff (not sure if we know his past, or if he has one), but i'd imagine that he didn't come from a loving family, and got into a lot of fights. i think he'd struggle with keeping himself calm, and constantly finds himself anxious about the future. it makes him aggressive, and mixed with his anger issues, he'd either punch a wall, or work out to forget about all the stress.

nikto probably puts a lot of strain on his body to ignore the war happening in his head. perhaps, he'd struggle with finding love, or not getting too overprotective and ruining his relationships. he's probably dealt with some things revolving the safety of his loved ones, and can't help but fear for the safety of his significant other. with his family? i'd imagine he didn't have the best relationship with his father, as he was deadbeat; drunken 24/7. his mother wasn't any better, or just wasn't in the picture.

[ratbugs]

i see so many fish people who like fish or even who don't really care that much about fish who love sockeye salmon and i get it, i really do. but i just want to know the opinions of the masses. what is it that the courts of the people deem so worthy about these goofy goobers, why are they the beloved little zombie guys of the fish nations?

[wolvesandfoxes25]

The beauty of forgiveness and how it tied up two storylines. Part 2.

Jeans indecisiveness and how it saved Reiner:

No matter what Hange says, Jean IS the reason why Reiner escaped. His intrusion gave Pieck and Zeke TIME to get to Reiner. His words didn't sway Hange, they even say that it wasn't Jeans fault. But if you want to be realistic about it..Jean was at fault. He bought Reiner time to be saved. ACCIDENTALLY, of course.

Part 4: Jeans hesitation

Jean could kill titans. Fine. Not until the arc comes around where they're killing MPs and Marleyan civilians, he has a REALLY hard time with it.

Even when Gabi shoots Sasha, Jean hesitates. After, when Floch asks what to do with them, he says, in tears, that throwing kids off the ship won't stop all this senseless killing.

I think this hesitation coincides really well with Reiner, who puts his hesitation into his split personality. His hesitation is as a Scout soldier. It's gone when he's a Marleyan Warrior.

Jeans hesitation was ALWAYS there, and it cost lives. To him. Which he can't stand. Which, to me, is where that self hatred stems from. He hates that he can't help but have self restraint.

"Those bones will never let me rest."

Marco was a GOOD person, who was constantly there for his friends and gave Jean confidence to be the leader he saw he could be. There aren't a lot of GOOD people in this anime, but Marco and Falco to me, are.

Part 5: Forgiving yourself & lifting up another. Name meanings..

Jean means God is Gracious.

Reiner means Warrior.

Look at how he saves Reiner, the lighting in the background. Jean is lit up, and Reiner is in the dark. It's almost like an angel saving someone from hell. The way Jeans positioning is great as well, one leg bent, reaching down and holding UP Reiner.

Yes, holding up. Keeping him from tumbling into hell. He would have been crushed by those titans, his armor would have done nothing. Another suicidal ideation because he HADN'T forgiven HIMSELF.

Jean had though. He had forgiven himself and Reiner. And that's why he could save him. When he couldn't save anyone else. And that's also what helped Reiner fight. Jean gave him a place to belong and Reiner helped Jean realize what those bones were saying to him. It's okay to hesitate, to not be fit to take human life easily. Jean was always strong without the persona, his empathy and empathetic nature for others, for REINER, made him strong.

Jean spent this entire fight concerned for Reiner. He couldn't help that. Couldn't help being worried for someone who had hurt him.

Not to mention.. these two were Isayamas favorite to write. It makes sense that their arcs ran into each other to help each other in the end.

What do you think?

[justirina]

I noticed that a lot of ppl liked my human Wally doodles so HERES MORE-

Edit: Yea I just couldn’t look at it anymore 💀 sry for everyone but it just didn’t sit right with me

I will redraw him in that shirt tho definitely …

[samandcolbyownme]

There’s No Mix Up - Jake Webber

Coming after I Wish I Knew.

I’m curious to see what you think this one will be about 😏

[bbrooklynbabe]

i need to know what you all think about these comparisons/parallels

[phellycheesesteak]

Ishdon day was yesterday sooo I posted Yuri of ahabmael x Crew mate don!!!! You can read it on ao3

^_^

[llove-me-anyway]

thoughts were being thought yesterday and now i wanna know yours as well.

we, as a fandom, have theorised thousands of different ways Buddie can happen (whenever it does inevitably happen). but, realistically, how will it happen? taking into consideration what we know about the writing, the vibe of the show and Buddie, etc. cast your votes!

[chaoticbooklesbian]

I've had an idea for a story to ease me back into writing, which is basically to write out my most elaborate romantic fantasy as a story. To that end, I want to rename my stand in and am trying to come up with a gender-neutral name that leans masculine, like Dylan does, and would get the same reaction of "were your parents expecting a boy?" when a feminine person gives it as their name, without it becoming an ongoing Thing after it's been answered once. I also want it to be plausible for someone to go by the full name day-to-day and not a nickname. So...