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poptimus-prime · 2 years ago

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Some de-stress writing feat. Butterfly AU shenanigans.

TFW you really want your mom after the horrors of Robot Fight Club, but you can’t talk about Robot Fight Club.

The dinner table was eerily quiet.

Admittedly, quiet was expected. Jack rarely willingly talked about his day, and whether Stormy talked at all varied from day to day.

Still, June noticed the way that the boy slumped in his chair, and the other kept pushing the same piece of cabbage around their plate. Certainly not normal behavior for either of them. She looked to Liv, who had a plainly concerned look on her face as she watched their children.

“...So. How were everyone’s days?” June finally broke the silence, only to be met with another stint of quiet. Liv volunteered to go first after a minute.

“Mine was wonderful, Juney.” Liv smiled. “I love the days where I can just stay home and do the little office things, so I can cook for my family instead of someone else’s for a change.”

“I’m glad, Dear. How about you, kids?” June could hear Stormy set their fork down and sigh. They turned and looked at Jack, who stared back into their soul. He would not be going first today; nothing Stormy could say would change that.

“It was fine. Work was boring.” Stormy mumbled, barely loud enough for the others to hear. “Nothing unusual happened today.”

“So typical coffee shop nonsense?” Liv asked them for clarity. They just nodded and shoved a mouthful of mashed potato in. A relatively polite way to wordlessly say get off my back.

“Did the excitement of getting your bike ruin your appetite or something, Jack-Rabbit?” She moved on to the other child, who sat up and picked up his fork. June had told her about Jack’s new motorcycle–cough, Arcee. She never saw it in the garage, even if Jack was home. She considered it odd, but then she remembered that the bike needed a lot of work.

But where did Jack get that kind of money?

“I’m not six anymore, Liv…but. I guess, yeah.” Jack flushed at the nickname. He didn’t hate it so much that he never wanted to be called it again, but again. He wasn’t six anymore.

“Oh, I know…but you’ll always be our baby…” Liv hummed. Jack seemed like he had a deer-in-the-headlights moment before he quietly excused himself, placing his plate in the microwave for later. Stormy followed a minute later, putting their own plate in the still-warm oven.

“...What just happened?” June asked Liv in confusion.

“Your guess is as good as mine!” Liv replied, brow furrowed in concern. “I know those kids don’t eat a lot, but they usually at least clean their plates…”

“It could just be young-person moodiness, I guess…”

“Yeah, that tracks…” Liv stood with her own plate. “I’ll give Stormy like. A half an hour and go talk to them, I guess.”

“I think I’ll give Jack 45. I also need a break from his moodiness, honestly.” June pushed her placemat forward so she could rest her head on the table. “I love him, but he’s been getting testy.”

“I think that’s a good sign. Remember how clingy he used to be as a little kid?” Liv hummed as she scraped the bits off her plate and rinsed it off. She set it in the sink and turned to June. “He could barely do anything without one of us.”

“It scares me a little.” June admitted, playing with the edge of the table. “They grew up too fast. Stormy’s ready to bolt from the nest any minute, and Jack’s not too far behind. What if we won’t be able to protect them out there?”

Liv bit her lip a little. She knew exactly the feeling that June was having–she felt it constantly. However, she was trying to just not think about that right now.

“I know. I understand.” She balled a dish towel in her hands. “But, it’d be bad for them as people if we kept holding on when they’re ready to go out on their own.”

“I know that too. But god, I really want to keep holding on.”

The sound of shuffling feet in the hall carpet interrupted the conversation. Fearing eavesdropping, they stopped speaking and turned to look at the source.

Jack and Stormy were both standing in the entrance of the hallway. Jack had the cuffs of his sleeves balled in his fists at his sides, and Stormy had one of their own sleeves in their mouth. They both were tearing up, and their mothers’ hearts seemed to sink into their stomachs.

“What’s wrong? What happened?” Liv approached Stormy quickly, holding their face. “Why are you crying, Chickadee?” They shook their head a bit and then threw themselves into her arms to cry more.

“Jack…?” June approached him more slowly, knowing the boy’s recent history of bolting when she went too fast and touchy with her affection. “Do you want to talk about it?”

“...We both just had really bad days, actually.” He admitted, thinking about the scraplets that they both had dealt with earlier that afternoon. “Don’t really want to talk about it though…”

“Do you want a hug?”

“Yes please.” He said as he opened his arms. June obliged, rubbing his back. He eventually hugged her in turn, burying his face into her shoulder and sniffling loudly.

#the butterfly au #the oc tag #olivia #stormy

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shirtlesssammy · 2 years ago

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The Winchesters 1x3: Bullet Point Rambles

When the moon is in the seventh house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars, Boris and Natasha actually get to watch The Winchesters live and create...Bullet Point Rambles <3

My heart is so warmed by the cold open before I remember that this is Supernatural The Winchesters. UGH hands emerge from a bag and snatch a little girl. NO. Just no. NOOOOOOO (Boris: I’ve been watching horror movies all month and I’m desensitized to this)

Lata nudges John to ask Mary out on a daaaate and lord, everyone’s slow on the uptake. Nice try, Lata!

Carlos’s bell bottoms ARE AMAZING

It turns out the kid (Carrie) was Mary’s neighbor and at the crime scene, John reconnects with Betty (oooOOOoo), a cop to whom he awkwardly introduces Mary to as his “friend” “a friend” um

While investigating, Mary wonders what life as a normal kid would have been like. “Being a kid who killed monsters was my only option.”

John wanted to play pro baseball as a kid. (Boris: John never once took his sons to a baseball game. Uh, except for Adam. Can’t forget Adam! John sure didn’t…)

In the Boogeyman lair, it’s a blanket fort filled with children’s toys. Not creepy at all! (Very C R E E P Y)

The girl’s brother Ford is spiraling Dean Winchester style - he was supposed to look after his sister and she got taken. He wants to go after the monster!

Mary and John set out protection charms around the house and tell him they’re part of a monster hunting club and…First rule of monster club: Nobody talks about monster club

A demon tries to get the jump on Carlos and Ada (they’re doing a stakeout) and Carlos gleefully squirts him with his holy water squirt gun. Love him.

Ada convinces Carlos to take the trapped demon “someplace quiet” - smelling some torture in the air tonight

Lata identifies the monster. Bori Baba - the Sack Man (a North Indian monster). He gives people what they were looking for and then steals them. Mary thinks it’s odd that they are encountering more monsters out of the usual North American boogie oogies

John asks if Lata can ask her parents for more lore - we learn that both her parents are dead. John. Foot. Mouth

The sack thwacks down on Ford’s porch and he leaves the protection of the house to check out the sack. The monster drags him inside.

During the commercial break, we talk about how much we’re enjoying The Winchesters. They’re doing a very good job of capturing the Supernatural monster of the week vibe, with engaging characters and humor

We lay out our bets. Boris thinks Cas or possibly all of TFW will appear on the series by episode 13. Natasha thinks we’ll only see Dean in flashbacks, but we’ll get teased with a future crossover IF ONLY WE BUY MORE EPISODES

John and Mary are back investigating. John awkwardly chats with Betty while Mary checks for Ford at his house. She finds the piece of the Bori Baba’s bag and knows what happened…

John’s SO awkward with Betty. He reminds us very strongly of young Sam. He tells her he got wrapped up with drama about this dad. (Boris hisses, “it’s been fifteen years…”)

Mary calls up John via CB radio and she tells him she’s ready to climb into Bori Baba’s sack. “I’ll kill Bori Baba, you get us outta the sack.” John races for Mary to try to stop her. (Boris: Ooo Dean gets jumping over fences from his dad)

Mary finds her dad’s hat in the sack (Indiana Jones ALWAYS saves the hat). When John gets there, she’s gone and the sack is empty

It’s demon time with Ada and Carlos. She sets the bonsai down before the demon and we learn that demons can be forced to inhabit…plants? I think Ada is playing the demon but anyway, the demon is too scared by the threat of bonsai eternity and spills the info

The Akrida leader is hiding inside a human, a woman

Ada drops a bit of blood in front of the demon and sucks him into the bonsai (DANG) New lore!

John flails at Lata and begs for a way to help Mary. “None of this works without Mary”

Down in the monster’s blanket fort, siblings flee the monster. Suddenly, limbs get hacked off! The monster falls to reveal Mary behind him with a knife and her dad’s hat. LOVE THAT SHOT

Boris is loving the monster! YOU DID IT, show!

We go back to talking about the show and what to expect. We both think a twist is coming but WHAT WHAT IS IT TELL US BUT ALSO DON’T TELL US. Natasha keeps obsessing about Dean’s conversation in Baby about John teaching him to drive in a world where he wasn’t raised as a hunter

Lata talks to someone on the phone and tells them that they can tell her MOM that she’s okay. Well well well

The bag monster leaves pieces of its sack behind and if it all gets destroyed, that’s how to kill it. But first they have to get the kids and Mary out of its lair. To escape, the kids and Mary have to willingly give up the item they thought they lost. (I’m reminded of Charlie having to let go of her mother when she was trapped by the djinn)

John and Lata decide to use a CB radio to try to reach Mary - she hears him in the air … and tracks the radio to a storage compartment. They get the low-down on how to escape

The kids are AMAZING. Carrie rips the head off her bunny and Ford breaks the charm. They immediately disappear. LOL love it. (We literally laughed out loud)

Mary tries to burn her dad’s hat but the lighter won’t work. CURSED with malfunctioning monster lighters, her whole line!

John and Mary speculate on why she can’t burn the hat. John thinks that there’s another thing holding her back. Mary worries that finding her dad means she’s done hunting and “hunting is all I have” She never dreamed she could do anything else. John talks her through it. “It’s time to start dreaming about what’s next”

Mary finally escapes. They all celebrate with hugs and joy when the monster emerges! Lata shoves it, John beheads it, and Carrie kicks it and calls it a “stupid monster”

Betty shows up to close up the police report. She gives him back A RING which is a lot to unpack for us. (Boris: What was he, like 16 when he proposed???)

Mary tells John she’s going to take the evening off of the hunt and we cheer for her. (Boris: My god why are they so cute)

Mary heads to the movie alone. Some random guy hits on Mary at the ticket window and they decide to watch a movie “alone together” -__-

In the background later, Rocket Roxy, a DJ, tells viewers that hellraisers are on their way to Lawrence. In the closing scenes, a scorpion monster from last week creeps in and grabs the bag man’s sack before it burns! It delivers the bag to the DJ. She sucks a red light from the bag into her vial. Dun dun DUN

We love that Mary wasn’t supposed to have agency in Supernatural but this show is allll about exploring that. What did Mary want to do with her life instead of hunting? This was NEVER answered in SPN and we are here for it!

#spnwin spoilers #spnwin 1x03 #you're lost little girl #spnwin season 1 #spnwin thoughts #john winchester #mary campbell #latika desai #carlos cervantez #ada monroe #dean winchester #the winchesters

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randomnameless · 2 years ago

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Thoughts about how some people think rhea bad for making cyril fight in nopes and how he dies to protect her but cyril in AG says rhea doesn't want him to fight else she'll be upset if he dies?

Lol

I've seen some stuff about it - and quickly laughed - because apparently Rhea tells Seteth'n'Flayn to run away, but apparently never did the same for Cyril so when Clout slaughters him it's Rhea's fault that poor Cyril dies?

Wut?

But to make a serious answer,

1- the one responsible for killing Cyril is the one who is launching the invasion, who might also be the one who has to wipe off Cyril's blood from their weapon after chopping him down, and that's not Rhea.

2- Even if the devs thought making Cyril unplayable and demoted to NPC wouldn't change the story - contrary to Leonie and Ashe, I guess, who are really plot important - Cyril was shown in FE16 to be a bunch of pixel depicting a character who has a will and opinions about things.

Seteth'n'Flayn bailing out in Golden Shower is reminiscent of how they also bail out in Tru Piss, to them, while they love Rhea, they think they can't die here in Fodlan, because Fodlan and its future isn't the alpha and omega for both of them. So when Rhea told them "run away if everything goes wrong, I will die on this battlefield but if it becomes dangerous for you two, then please run", they accepted to run away because that's a behaviour coherent with what we knew of them in FE16.

Cyril? Cyril is another story entirely - or that's I would have wanted to say but Nopes erased his character because Gatekeeper is more essential to the story they wanted to tell than Cyril.

From FE16 we know that Rhea rescued Cyril from Holst "I only feed my servants twice per week" Goneril and Hilda "wow I love to be lazy and carefree when my family can children to turn them into servants to do all of my chores!" Goneril.

As a result, Cyril thinks Rhea saving him and inviting him to Garreg Mach was the first time he thought he had a reason to live.

Nopes!Rhea worries about him and was ready to jeopardise her very own "rescue" mission to save him, asking Dimitri to allocate troops to save the boy who fought nails and tooth to make sure she'll be able to run away safely. In the lizard paralogue, Rhea seems to be the one protecting him - when it's supposed to be the inverse - and brings him out to one of her very personal sorties, or what looks to be a family outing.

Finally, in Supreme Bullshit or in Golden Shower, Rhea worries about his wounds and state, but praises him as they fight together - even if, in Golden Shower, it's a fight to the death ; Rhea, who doesn't praise everyone (tfw only Willy is a "Great" Adrestian Emperor) calls him a hero (and in the battle quotes when the two are together, she seems pretty proud and happy to see how much he's grown and says he'll catch up to her soon).

So without any support between those two characters, I can only make suppositions -

Cyril being a character who was denied agency for too long - something Rhea knows more than anyone (maybe save for the Gonerils?) - decided to fight by her side, and refused to let her fight alone, which would ultimately lead Rhea to accept his choice, even if it means his death in Golden Shower, and to ultimately what we see.

Why would Rhea let the boy she most likely sees as a son, fight and ultimately die for her?

Well, remember that Rhea already saw a similar situation, with Cichol and Cethleann, and never once Cethleann expressed regrets for having been fielded, hell she wants to take part in the current fight to, to protect the ones she loves. Of course we know how it ended during the WoH, and the toll it took on her and her father - but from what we know of Flayn, if she was in the same situation, she'd rush on the frontlines too.

Also, even if she thought she had 95% of chances to die against Clout (why though?), Rhea wasn't fighting to die, but fighting for Fodlan and all of its inhabitants - saying Cyril dies for her is a stretch, Cyril fights with her, maybe for her and what she wants to defend/protect, and dies.

Anyways, everything from the second bullet point is headcanon land -

but if you want a serious answer based on the things we know, from this mess of the game and because we all live in, at least I think so, the same world - I can't really say the death of a child protecting his mother, especially when the mother is targeted by an invading force out for her life, is the result of the mother not telling the child to run away, but the result of the person actually pulling the trigger.

In Supreme Bullshit, it's not about a kid protecting his mother, but a kid tagging along with his mother to return home, who is killed by the people who ousted him from the only place he could call home he had since he was 5.

But well, some people really buy Supreme Leader words after using an onion to force an emotion - when she says Uncle forced her to kill Dimitri, forgetting how 10 lines ago she expressly called for his head, and beheaded him when he was on his knees.

Tl; Dr : Rhea BaD

#anon #replies #3 nopes #Rhea BaD #Cyril stuff #it's frightening how to some people he's just a pigmented mass of pixels people love for being pigmented #but forgot how he's supposed to be a character with wishes backstory and opinions #seriously some people really think he'd be A-OK to ditch the only person who treated him like a human being to side with Clout and #the Gonerils???#it's as ridiculous as saying Macuil would side with Momo because Cichol ate his pie once #Fodlan nonsense

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cto10121 · 3 years ago

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R&J Clown Takes (+ WSS, Le Sigh) Round ♾ + 5

In which R&J are ~selfish reprobates who don’t obey their honored lords and get what’s coming to them, the Rosaline obsession continues (leave her to her chastity!!!), more WSS slander, and even R&J defenders feel the need to feed the clownage unnecessarily alas

“They’re So Selfish!!1!1!1”

Yes, how dare R&J love each other in defiance of their owners poor, hardworking parents who just wanted to hate each other and allow their children to get killed as a result of their pointless feud!!!!! Didn’t they know you have to honor and obey your parents or else you’ll make Jesus cry? The reprobates!!! Actions have consequences!!!!!

“Juliet Was Just the Rebound!!!”

Yes, OP, that is typically how some relationships begin. As Romeo and Rosaline never had a relationship to begin with (all unrequited on Romeo’s part as you yourself said!!!), his relationship with Juliet cannot be said to be a rebound one. Unrequited one-sided crushes do not a relationship make. Romeo was perfectly within his rights (and was in fact encouraged by his friends) to move on to another love.

Also, there is nowhere in the whole play that indicates R&J thinks the whole world revolves around them—quite the contrary. If they did, they would not have understood the need to keep their relationship a secret.

“stEWPID 13-Year-Olds!1!!1!”

Tfw when you’re just a 13-year-old girl who calls her cute crush a falcon, likens him to a little pet bird she’d like to pluck with a little silken thread around his neck, and imagines his face being cut into little stars in the night sky when she orgasms on his dick. 😌 #JustGirlyThings #YouKnowYou’reATweenWhen #HarryStyleFeels

“Slightly Absurd”

Two teens…who love each other…idk, man. Sounds fake. Anyhoo, check out this movie about a teen boy in colored tights who can shoot webs from his wrists, it’s legit!!!!

BONUS: And from this otherwise insightful essay on R&J supposedly being a comedy and the double standards therein:

For as much as we prize love in entertainment, society is not interested in the pure, brazen love—and being so in love with the idea of love—of Romeo and Juliet. Granted, Romeo and Juliet’s courtship is not the healthiest type of love or a romance that people should aspire toward.

Fun fact: Most of R&J’s love language are wife/husband, lord/lady. Juliet herself, as the author notes, wants and expects Romeo to pledge marriage to her before she gives him any “satisfaction.” Romeo himself curiously but tellingly insists on “Th’exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine,” even though he overheard Juliet proclaim her love for him. Even before that, in his monologue, Romeo proclaims, “It is my lady. O, it is my love!” Romeo is all but ready to accept Juliet as his wife after just one meeting (!!). Unlike with Rosaline, where the focus is on his feelings, the focus for Romeo is largely on Juliet. If they’re in love with love, they’re awfully willing to put a ring on it. Please don’t feed the trolls, OP.

Also. As a general PSA. If your idea of a toxic/unhealthy relationship is the literary equivalent of meeting a cute boy/girl at a party, kissing them once, being interrupted, and then just texting each other all night long before deciding to elope…never attend a Las Vegas wedding.

That balcony scene is almost nothing but Juliet contemplating how their romance might be ill-advised or short-lived.

She does this for, like, two or three lines. Please don’t feed the clowns, OP.

#romeo and juliet #shakespeare #clown takes #cristina metas #defending rj #defending r&j #rj meta #so much ammunition #if one were to feed only on rj clown takes i’d dine richly all my days #rj clown takes

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mshomestyle · 4 years ago

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I've never asked anything on these before so here's to something new! Any headcanons/(or a short drabble if this resonates with you) if Hawks was a dad and his kid got sick?

TFW someone sends you a request you’d pay them to write. ~\(≧▽≦)/~

Oh, awesome! I’m glad you’ve sent something to me then! And such a cute ask, too <3 I don’t mind writing a drabble for this, since it really does resonate with me!

Hawks as a Dad and His Kid got Sick [Drabble]:

It was no secret to you nor anyone that your husband was a rather doting father. Keigo always made sure your kid had everything he needed, was well taken care of, happy, healthy, etc. It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows, however, since with Keigo’s brand of parenting that meant he was spoiling your child beyond all reason. You had to make sure you mellowed things out with your own parenting, of course.

Though with times like this, you knew that there was only so much that you could do...

You hoped to sleep in as much as you could that morning since you had a busy day planned. You weren’t at all mad though, as the master bedroom door opened as if on it’s own, a soft, “Mommy, daddy...,” being heard.

The toddler slowly approached the bed rubbing at his eyes and the second he made it close enough, Keigo scooped the little boy up easily, letting him get in with both of you. “Is something wrong? Or do you just want to sleep with us?” Keigo asked as he gave [Son Name] a light tickle. The little boy laughed before a sudden hard cough overtook him. And at that, you knew what your husband’s reaction would be. Quickly, he turned to you, “[Name], hurry and get dressed, we have to take him to the hospital!”

With a tired groan, you closed your eyes, “Keigo, it’s fine,” you assured him, “He probably just has a little cold. You can handle that easily while I’m gone, alright?” You snuggled up deeper in the covers, your son going to join you, giving another cough as he did so. Keigo, however, just gave you a blank stare.

“Are you really going to leave when he’s like this?”

“Yes.”

About an hour later, you got dressed and ready for the day all the while assuring your husband that your son would be fine. “Mommy has to leave, but I’ll be back later,” you told the little toddler who was wrapped in a blanket on the living room sofa, sippy cup in his hand, “Daddy will take good care of you, alright?” Your son nodded slowly before reaching up for a hug and a kiss.

You returned his affections before looking at Keigo, saying, “Behave,” and kissing his lips. “It’s just a cold. It’s no big deal.”

Those were words that Keigo had to remind himself of over and over again every time he heard his son coughing or sneezing. As Keigo held the toddler close, who was still wrapped up in his blanket and now watching cartoons, he honestly couldn’t believe that he had become one of those over-worrying parents...Least, he hoped he wasn’t over-worrying.... But...What if it wasn’t a cold and actually something worse? What if it got worse? What if-

“Daddy...” That cute voice was more than enough to calm Keigo down.

“Need something, cutie?” he asked. [Son Name] nuzzled himself closer.

“Hungwy,” he said, “I wan some chicken.” Keigo couldn’t help but to chuckle at that, gently lifting up his son before walking into the kitchen.

“How about some chicken soup?” he asked, before glancing at the clock you kept in the kitchen, “It’s about time for you to take your medicine again, too.”

“Yuck,” the little boy stuck his tongue out distastefully. You had managed to get him to take some children’s cough medicine that morning, and Keigo honestly had no idea how you did that. “No medishin. Yucky...” Keigo couldn’t help but to chuckle as he placed his son in his high chair.

“It’ll help you get better,” he told him as he rubbed at his head.

While the soup was cooking, Keigo tried his hardest to remember what you had done to get your son to take his medicine. “...Did she give him juice?” he thought aloud.

“Juice?!” his son was heard, and looking over, Keigo could see the little boy smiling happily. ‘Yep, that was probably it.’ So, Keigo poured his son some juice and then measured out the medication. When presented with the latter, [Son Name] gave him a very skeptical look.

“Just take the medicine, then you can drink your juice right afterwards, okay? It won’t be so bad,” Keigo assured him.

“Pwomise?”

“Of course!” The little toddler reached out one of his hands for the medicine, but Keigo knew better than to directly give it to him. Gently, he held it to his son’s lips, who opened his mouth. The second the medicine went down, his son made a face at it to which Keigo quickly gave him his juice to drink. “Was that so hard?” [Son Name] shook his head while he continued to drink from his sippy cup. With a smile, Keigo pinched his son’s cheek, “Good to know! The soup should almost be done with now.”

As you had mentioned before, it really wasn’t a big deal, and you were more than happy when you came home that afternoon to see both your husband and your son cuddled together on the sofa and napping. It really warmed your heart. Honestly, you were just grateful that Keigo actually didn’t take him to the hospital.

“Looks like we’re figuring this parenting thing out.”

#hawks #keigo takami x reader #keigo x reader #mha keigo takami #winged hero hawks #keigo tamaki #reader #reader insert #my hero x reader #boku no hero x reader #boku no hero academia #drabble #my hero academia drabble #drabbles #my hero academia dads #keigo as a dad #papa hawks

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sortasirius · 4 years ago

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Any ideas on Claire (maybe w/Kaia) and Jack post finale interaction as TFW kids? They would be the most chaotic duo/trio, remembering what a bamf Claire is, how much Jack enjoyed his time with those teens in s14 (he really needs friends asap!!) and how he bonded w/Kaia in s13/15 Also! maybe a prompt, them trying to delicately ask Sam or even Jody about wtf is destiel’s status (before those two idiots get together) and Sam/Jody getting super awkward but actually explaining some of it? Xx

My chaos children, I love them, I sorta made this about everyone in wayward bc I desperately miss those ladies and will never get over the injustice of them not having their own show.

These were so fun to do!!!

After they beat Chuck, Jack ends up going to Jody while Sam/Eileen and Dean/Cas just...take some time for each other and themselves.

Jack knows Kaia, obviously, but he’s accepted by all the ladies immediately. Donna especially adores him.

Claire teaches Jack how to throw knives, and he accidentally breaks two of Jody’s windows before Jody finds them an abandoned field to throw projectiles in

Jack tells Claire that she reminds him of Dean. Claire rolls her eyes but swells with pride.

Claire also makes Jack tell her everything about Cas, about what kind of dad he was to Jack, what she learned from him. Jack tells her everything and more, he tells her how much Cas loves her.

Jack doesn’t really like to go hunting anymore, so he stays home with Alex and Patience when the others go hunting, they teach him how to make a really good mac and cheese and teach him the difference between curry and cinnamon (they almost learn that the hard way when making an apple pie)

Kaia and Claire want to take Jack everywhere, because he’s never really been able to just be a kid, so they end up spending a lot of time skipping rocks at a creek by Jody’s house. Jack learns to talk to them openly about just about everything, and it helps Kaia open up to someone other than Claire too.

They all spend Friday nights watching movies, Jack asks a lot of questions

Kaia and Jack talk about the different worlds they’ve seen, and are able to help heal each other’s traumas

Jack, in classic Jack fashion, is also the one who asks blatantly about Claire and Kaia. Claire turns beet red and Kaia looks away immediately, but it’s only a few days later that they start holding hands. Jody thanks Jack later, he doesn’t really understand why

When Sam or Dean or Cas check in on him, Jack talks their ears off about all the things they did that day, from the very mundane window cleaning to the clearing out of a vamp’s nest and learning how to use Donna’s flamethrower.

Jack finds a second family in Sioux Falls

Pairings: Claire/Kaia, Dean/Cas

Words: 1219

Claire Novak is no idiot. She may have been a little oblivious about how Kaia had felt about her at first. Look, she had just been carrying around a lot of guilt and thought Kaia would hate her for leaving her, it’s perfectly natural. But she’s gotten better about seeing things that are right in front of her, especially since she and Kaia had been, well, dating, for nearly two months. She turns all mushy every time she thinks about that.

Point is, Claire can tell something is going on with Dean, and it has something to do with Cas. But everytime she asks him about it, Dean just huffs and rolls his eyes, tells her it’s nothing or that she’s seeing things. Even Cas is no help, training his eyes to the ground and asking her not to talk about it.

Claire has had just about enough of the weird energy being created. Hell, they all have. Patience and Alex said to leave it alone, that Sam, Dean, Cas, and Jack were only visiting for a few days, checking in on Kaia after everything, bringing Jack by to meet everyone, but Claire has never been one to just roll over when presented with a problem, so she’s going to get to the bottom of it, even if Dean and Cas themselves are no help.

“Hey Jack,” Claire sits down heavily next to him on the porch swing in the back, where he’s watching the hummingbirds fight over the sugar water in Donna’s feeder. Kaia trails behind her, leaning against the doorframe leading into the house. She didn’t particularly understand why Claire was so…obsessed with finding out what was going on, but they were in it together now. (Again, it makes Claire feel mushy).

“Hello!” Jack is a little weird, but a good weird. He doesn’t get any of the movie references Claire makes but understands all of Dean’s, which is a travesty, Dean has terrible taste in movies, but he’s got a kind, open face and reminds Claire of Cas quite a bit, so she likes him.

“Can I ask you something?”

“Sure,” Jack is still watching the hummingbirds, but Claire assumes he’s listening, so she just dives right in.

“What’s up with Cas and Dean?”Jack turns back to her, looking a little confused.

“What do you mean?”

“They seem, um, weird. When they’re together.”

“Oh that,” Jack turns back to his birds again, “They’re always like that. It’s getting worse, but they ignore me when I ask about it.”

Claire slumps. Dammit. Back to square one.

“Claire,” Kaia grabs her hand as they head to their next target. Claire stops immediately. She still can’t get over the fact that Kaia is here, with her, and still likes her apparently, even though she left her for dead in the Bad Place.

“Yeah?” she gives Kaia a smile, which is returned with interest. Claire’s heart is going to burst out of her chest, just watch.

“What are we doing? Shouldn’t they figure out their own stuff?”

“Ugh, as if they ever would. I get that they’re older than us. In Cas’ case like, thousands of years older than us, but if we don’t figure this out and fix it, they never will.”

Kaia sighs, leaning in to kiss her. Man, Claire was never going to get enough of this.

“Fine,” she smiles again, “Lead the way.”

Jody is working in the garage on a weapons project for Donna, something about powering up the flamethrower or something?

“Hey Jody,” Claire gives her the smile that will tip Jody off immediately that she wants something, but there’s no time to waste here, Dean, Cas, Sam, and Jack are only here through tomorrow.

“Hey girls, what’s up?” Jody turns to face them, “Oh boy, what do you want?”

Kaia laughs.

“Nothing much, just wanted to know if you know what’s going on with Dean and Cas.”

“Dean and Cas?” Sam’s voice comes from the open garage door and he appears, carrying a box of books for Patience. Unsurprisingly, they were essentially best friends now.

“Hey Sam,” Claire puts on her best smile again and Jody sighs loudly, not that it would stop her, “Yeah, they’re just acting weird around each other. We, well I wanted to know what’s going on.”

Sam’s face whitens by degrees, and he looks from Claire, to Kaia, to Jody, who just shrugs.

“Uh…”

“Don’t tell me you don’t know, you look like you’ve seen a ghost. Okay, that’s a stupid analogy, but you know what I mean.”

“I don’t know anything…” Sam hedges, but that is not going to be good enough for Claire today.

“But you know something,” Kaia interjects, and now Sam knows he’s outnumbered, because Jody is looking at him with as much interest as Claire and Kaia are.

“Just that. Well, ugh,” Sam is swaying from foot to foot, like a deer about to bolt, “Even I don’t know what’s happening but…things are escalating. Stuff that was only simmering below the surface before is now boiling. They don’t say anything, but um, I think there’s something there.”

Claire grins.

“Great, that’s all I needed.”

“You did not hear this from me.”

“Sure sure.”

Sam makes his escape before they can ask him any more uncomfortable questions. Claire and Kaia high five as Jody laughs.

“Don’t make them too uncomfortable,” she warns, turning back to her workbench and flamethrower, “They’re our guests.”

“Come on Jody,” Claire grabs Kaia’s hand again, “It’s Dean.”

“So,” Claire leans against the Impala as Dean works under the hood. She knows him well enough to know that that would put him in a good mood.

“So?”

“When are you gonna make a move on Cas?”

Dean bangs his head on the hood of the car.

“What?”

“You heard me.”

Dean stares at Claire, who stares right back, listening to Kaia, Patience, and Alex laugh from the living room window. Dean’s eyes snap to the sound and then back to Claire, then up and down the empty street. His ears are turning redder by the second. She knows she has him.

“Yeah I heard you I guess. Just don’t understand where the hell this is coming from.”

“You’re not exactly subtle,” Claire points out, as Dean’s blush deepens, “Also you two have been acting weird since you got here. So me and Kaia did some reconnaissance.”

Dean looks at her with a set in his mouth, like he’s ready to argue. Claire just grins at him.

“Reconnaissance?”

“We asked Jack, and then Jody, and then Sam about it.”

Dean slides a hand down his face. It seems like he’s admitting defeat. A good thing.

“Listen it, it’s nothing. We’ve just got our own crap to work through, and we’ll work through that crap, and then get back to normal.”

“Or you could make a move on him.”

“Claire.”

“Dean.”

“Why do you care, anyway?”

“Because stupid, I care about you and I care about him. And if this will get you out of your weirdness then I’m all for it.”

Dean looks into the engine block of the Impala, sighs, and then slams the hood shut.

“Fine. Fine. But if this doesn’t work, I’m melting down your knife.”

Claire grins and runs off to find Kaia. Mission accomplished.

#my writing #prompts #dreamhunter #destiel #spn #supernatural #headcanons #kaia #claire #jack kline #my bbs #lilly answers #aristocat21

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coinofstone · 4 years ago

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1x10 The Moment of Truth

When I first watched this series, i would laugh at the number of times i went "oh hey it's that guy!" Another thing Merlin and Supernatural have in common, seemingly every actor you've ever heard of has been on it. This episode in particular has two GoT actors (though Will is forever going to be Chris to me) and that one dude who's been in like every single TV production ever done in the UK. I just watched Humans and he has a very small role in there too.

I love this episode for soooooooo many reasons. Merlin's jealous ex. Merlin's mom. Team Free Will 2.0 - I mean, the way Arthur Morgana and Gwen come together to help Merlin. But I really love the theme of the episode, or maybe it's just the vibe I get from it: that thing about going home, being drawn back by circumstances beyond your control, and seeing your former world having moved on without you, getting along just fine barring the immediate crisis, and thus being able to return to your new world safe in the knowledge that it's where you belong now, and you don't have to worry about what you left. But I mean mostly it's the jealous boyfriends that I love.

I do understand Uther is in a difficult position, Ealdor isn't his territory and sending Knights of Camelot across the border could trigger a war. I honestly don't even fault him for that. But why will he not send a letter to Cenred and appeal to him on behalf of the village? It's not even suggested. Knowing Cenred from later on it's equally likely he'd retaliate by razing the whole village, offended that Uther would concern himself with affairs within Cenred's kingdom, or ignore the message altogether. In the same way I don't blame Uther, I feel for Hunith having to beg this man and call him "a good king and a caring man" knowing full well he'd burn her son alive if he found out about his magic. But, beyond that, how many other villages have been threatened by Kanen, but they don't have the resource of a son who works for the prince of Camelot?

Merlin walking around with that sword in the dark wood looks like me walking through my apt with a kitchen knife at 3am cuz I heard a noise

Kanen's men are all wearing zorro masks so you don't recognize them as guards or knights lol

Merlin and Arthur sleep top to tail so they don't wake up cuddling

Will is a day one Biden supporter

Will is so ready to drop kick Merlin out of the closet it's annoying

Literally everyone: Arthur loves Merlin so much

Merlin: he'll have me killed if he finds out about my magic - I'm only his servant

This awkward 'sorry my ex hates you' convo is the best

Woc fighting for gender equality as always. Love Gwen. And her telling Arthur off for being a snob. She's the best.

JUST KISS ALREADY jesus the Merthur tension is too much. I need Ealdor fics after this. Codas or just outside canon fics

Gwen is out here doing so much and Morgana can't even get a fire started. Like, really? She's handy with a sword tho.

Why a tornado of all things

Pls tell me someone had the sense to go finish killing Kanen after he shot Will.

Saying to a prince, "What are you gonna do, kill me?" as he's dying is the kind of 'fuck you' energy I aspire to.

Where are all these mythical children Ealdor supposedly has so many of? All hiding in the huts?

Hunith is the #1 Merthur shipper.

Oh God it's tfw doing commentary. Colin, Bradley, Katie, and Angel. This is gonna be a lot of laughing.

Katie points out that the wind only blows in one direction at Camelot cuz the flags always blow your same direction, Angel teases her and Katie claims it's her mom that noticed it.

Katie: the chemistry between [Arthur and Merlin] is undeniable, just look at you (during the scene on the rooftop where Merlin tells Arthur he's leaving for Ealdor.

LOL she keeps going on and Colin's like stop it you're just gonna be fueling websites or something, but it's said in laughter in a lighthearted way Katie McGrath #2 Merthur shipper!

Apparently there was an independent chicken who gave zero fucks on set and I just died laughing. Colin does a voice for the chicken. I'm easily amused.

Apparently Arthur putting his foot in Merlin's face wasn't scripted, that was a Bradley add on that got kept in😂

I don't usually suggest watching with commentary but this one is so funny my cheeks hurt from laughing

#bbc merlin #bbc merlin spoilers #merlin #merlin spoilers #merthur #1x10 #bbc Merlin 1x10 #Merlin 1x10 #the moment of truth #onceandfuturerewatch

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orionsangel86 · 5 years ago

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15x04 Episode Review - What a Meta Rollercoaster THAT was!

Jensen Ackles directed this. Let that sink in before you read on. Because this means EVERYTHING.

Davy Perez said on Twitter that he had a lot of help with this episode from Bobo, Dabb, Meredith, Even from Jensen and Rob. Which seems pretty clear from me as I was blown away by what I consider a meta masterpiece.

There is a lot to unpack here so let me just jump straight in with my favourite part:

THE REDEEMED FANGIRL AND THE BRONLY GOD

In an episode directed by Jensen Ackles it both astonishes me and pleases me immensely that the strongest and most interesting plot didn’t involve the brothers. Every single scene with Becky and Chuck was a galaxy brain of meta and my head is still buzzing about it.

**Meta Essay under the cut**

Becky has changed. She has grown up, has gone to therapy, has channelled previously unhealthy behaviour into a stable and successful Etsy business. She is the model fangirl. No longer the source of this shows mockery. Becky shuddered when remembering what she did to Sam. Showing her regret and guilt over her former actions leading the way for this fanbase to forgive and redeem her. Formerly Becky was portrayed as a mockery of those in the fandom who irritated Kripke, now she has grown beyond that dark and hateful corner, has welcomed Castiel into her home as the character whose form appears most often on her shelves. Clearly Becky is a Cas stan now. I bet she ships Destiel in those domestic AU’s she writes on AO3. Only Cas stans and Destiel shippers proclaim “not enough Cas” when referring to the source material after all.

However even though the positive message of the reformed fangirl from obsessive incest fetishist into healthy Cas fan filled me with joy, it wasn’t my top take away moment from these scenes. The entire message of Chuck and Becky’s conversation makes me want to cry tears of joy. After all, it isn’t often your favourite show includes an avatar of yourself arguing with an avatar for the writers - or at least, the villainous arrogant writer who refuses to acknowledge you.

Becky likes the character drama. Chuck likes the monsters. Becky doesn’t care for the monsters. Chuck brings up the Leviathan (because of course Chuck would enjoy the season that first tried to “go back to the shows roots” and reduce the format back to just “Sam and Dean alone on the road”). Chuck tells her that fanfiction doesn’t count, but our strong willed fangirl avatar tells him “writings writing!” and damn right you are Becky. It counts.

Then Becky goes and blows my mind by speaking aloud in my favourite show the kind of things that I think and talk about every time this show brings out another generic MOTW episode:

“If I had to give one note, the jeopardy Chuck, its feeling a little thin. No stakes. It’s fun to hear the boys voices but a story is only as good as its villain and these villains are just not feeling very dangerous. Not to mention there’s no classic rock, no one even mentions Cas, the climax is a little stale. The boys tied up again while we get the villains monologue which frankly isn’t one of your best. A hint of originality wouldn’t… hurt.”

(x)

At this point I might as well be on the floor because holy shit Becky is me. When did the writers become so very aware of their fanbase? It’s taken them 15 years, but they are finally here. Chuck is fuming of course. How dare a fangirl criticise his work, so instead of taking her advice on board, he plays up. He gets mean.

Chuck’s perfect SPN ending is tragic and in some weird insanely meta way this feels like a message from the writers telling us that they hear us because Becky once again says what we have ALL been screaming on Twitter about a tragic ending:

“It’s awful. Horrible! It’s hopeless! You can’t do this to the fans! What you did to Dean? What you did to Sam?”

I keep thinking that the SPN writers have made Chuck into a parody of the GoT writers. Chuck is arrogant, egotistical, and completely incapable of taking criticism. He went to Becky hoping she would fluff up his ego, but she shot him down and unfortunately, he destroyed her for it.

The message here though is one of hope. Everything about Chuck is framed as negative, as villainous - this includes the tragic ending. Therefore if there is one thing I am practically certain of after this episode it’s that the actual finale will subvert Chuck’s vision. We will not be getting a tragic death ending to the show.

The other thing I can’t quite believe that the writers have done here, in an episode directed by Jensen is the shaaaade. I’m honestly feeling a little sorry for the bibro’s right now. Because the writers have been shading them HARD this season. Chuck has proven himself to be one of them. Imagine having the writers see you and the things you like about the show, and make you into the actual villain? I mean... ouch.

Reasons Chuck is a Bibro

He has tunnel vision on Sam and Dean (ignores Castiel completely)

He is all about the MOTW episodes. Doesn’t pay attention to depth of character

He clearly enjoyed season 7 MOTW brother only season

He believes a tragic brother only ending would be loved by the fans

He wants a dark tragic ending

When Becky recommends he write something else, he moans that he only likes Sam and Dean and only wants to write about them.

He is arrogant, egotistical and doesn’t listen to criticism.

(this is technically a crack intermission to an otherwise serious meta post but ADMIT IT there is truth to this crack!)

SAM AND DEAN - CHUCKS PUPPETS?

Whilst Becky faces Chuck and makes all our meta writer hearts pound with excitement, the other main story was a rather generic MOTW episode. But wasn’t that the whole point? What a genius twist on a MOTW this episode was. We all know the formula, so overdone now in the show that it has grown tiresome. Yet to have that tiresome format called out in the very episode that... includes... that...format... well, that’s gotta be one of the most meta things this show has ever done. I’m in awe.

Sam and Dean investigate the mysterious death of a cheerleader at Beaverdale high school (and even though I don’t watch Riverdale even I can see how this school is a blatant nod to that terrible show #sorrynotsorry). It starts off pretty boring and normal. Sam and Dean do their thing, they wear the suits and pretend to be feds. They suspect Veronica (again Riverdale fans are probably enjoying this) but realise that she can’t be their vamp. The boys seem quite lost as to who is responsible... until Chuck starts writing that is. Then suddenly a random car driving past the crime scene on CCTV is enough for them to enter someones house with a machete. It’s a sloppy MOTW storyline, but this seems intentional IMO. From the moment Sam and Dean are back in their lumberjack chic and storming the family home to accuse the father of being the vamp, something feels off - or it did to me anyway.

In fact, as this was all playing out right at the moment that Becky critiqued Chuck’s writing, it felt as if she was critiquing the very MOTW hunt that we were watching, at least from that point onwards.

Suddenly we are back in Chuck’s world and he’s made it dark and tragic.

The son in this nuclear family is Jack. unwillingly monstrous, innocent and guilty at the same time. The father, so desperate and self sacrificial for his child - heartbreakingly Castiel:

“You don’t have children do you, because if you did you would know that to see your child in pain, rips your heart out, and you’d know that you’d do anything. You’d die for them.”

The mother, wide eyed, armed and dangerous - Clearly Dean:

“Or kill for them.”

The son plays his part perfectly. Chuck be proud:

“I killed someone that I loved”

“I’m a monster”

Compare this to Jack in 14x20 saying to Dean as he stares down the barrel of the gun “You were right. I am the monster.”

But we as the audience know that this situation is wrong. There is no real monster here other than Chuck. The boy is a victim just as Jack was. The parents forced into desperate circumstances out of love. They may be the stereotypical white middle class American family made of privilege and self obsession, but what they do is still purely out of love. It is a situation they are forced into by Chuck, just as he forced the TFW family into the same situation at the end of last season, and we are made to look on in horror as what happened in the season 14 finale happens again, and yet Sam and Dean barely blink or question their actions. This is the strangest part of all.

Sam’s reaction is interesting, because he knows this is wrong. He knows they shouldn’t be killing this kid. He can see the mirror, the repeated story here. He can TELL that something isn’t right... but he doesn’t speak up, doesn’t protest, doesn’t stop it.

Dean doesn’t question a damn thing. He plays his part perfectly. It’s haunting. Chuck almost had his clutches in Dean before, but this time his hold is tight.

Look at how this was framed and tell me this whole thing isn’t Chuck’s doing?

In both scenes Sam looks on in horror knowing that it isn’t right. But this time no one protests, and Chuck get’s his horrific ending.

Chuck banishes Becky and her family, and arrogantly proclaims that he “can do anything, I’m a writer” and the next scene cuts to Sam and Dean in the car ready for the classic Bro Melodrama moment as to be expected of all standard MOTW, but this time, it feels like they are reading from a script - at least at first:

Dean: “Well that was an interesting one.”

Sam: “Yeah. What Henry did. We’d have done the same thing. For Jack, if we’d had the chance.”

Dean: “Yeah. Yeah we would. Look man I get it. I get it we have lost way way too much. And its hard enough to feel like just cashing up. I felt like that. After Chuck back at the crypt. But you know what brought me back, you did. You saying that what we do still matters.

That’s why I wanted to drag us out here, to work the case, to save lives. Ya know. Because it is, it’s a crap job. We do the ugly thing so people can live happy.”

Sam: “Lucky them.”

Dean: “Yeah lucky them.”

Sam: “But it doesn’t change a thing. Ya know you still do the job. We don’t do it for us. We do it for Jack, for mom, for Rowena. We owe it to everyone whose ever given a damn about us to keep putting one foot in front of the other. No matter what.

Hey man like you said, now that Chucks gone. We’re finally on our own. We are finally free to… move on. Ya know.”

Sam: “Yeah I dunno I dunno if I can move on. I can’t forget any of them. I still think about Jessica. I can’t just let that go.”

Dean: “No man that’s not what I’m talking about.”

Sam: “I know I know I’m sorry I know. What I’m saying is that I don’t feel free. What we’ve done, what we’ve lost, right now that is what I’m feeling and sometimes its, its like I can’t even breath. Maybe tomorrow, maybe ill feel better in the morning.”

Dean: “And what if you don’t?”

Sam: “I dunno.”

First of all, would they REALLY have done the same thing for Jack? Kidnapped and bled an innocent girl to feed him? Because I don’t think they would have. Then Dean goes into a monologue that we have heard over and over again and it feels like he is reading from a script. It’s like going through the motions. We are back in Chuck’s worlds. There is no freedom here. Even the lack of Cas mention which we can argue is because Dean is burying those feelings and in denial, even so it feels jarring in the episode where the lack of Cas mention was already called out directly by Becky, so it only further adds to how disjointed this whole scene is. Like this scene is pure wank fodder for Bibro Chuck. Quite frankly, it is. But this time it feels like the writers are aware of this and are doing it purposely to MAKE it feel off.

The one time the script seems to trip is when Dean mentions moving on - triggering Cas’s words from last week, which he struggles with, and then Sam protests and actually opens up to how he is really feeling. The brother’s are back in Chuck’s maze, and this time it seems like he has made it impossible to deviate from the path - but I do wonder if Sam is going to be harder to control because of the connection...

The final shot of the episode only seems to further confirm that the Winchesters are once again being manipulated by Chuck. They are his puppets again, and this time it may even be worse:

There is a huge sense of foreboding with this final shot. The shaking funko pops seemingly in fear of what Chuck plans to do. The two feathers behind them indicating their missing guardian angel (as Chuck continues to neglect Cas’s role in classic Bronly form) the tree indicating a garden? Heaven? and the grey paper with the Winchester tattoo potentially the gravestone that Chuck visualised?

Whatever Chuck has planned, it appears to have played out in some form in this episode. Whilst I don’t think that the boys have been completely robbed of their free will, it is safe to say that they are back to playing by Chuck’s script, but this time with the confidence of men who think they are free.

CASTIEL AS THE CATALYST FOR FREE WILL

For years now, I have been one of those annoying people irritating Cas fans by being irrationally happy when Cas isn’t in key episodes because I can see him so clearly in the negative space that his absence basically forms its own overshadowing presence instead.

When I have rambled on about negative space in the past, it is almost always connected to MOTW episodes following some big DeanCas drama, and on the surface level, people have moaned about how the Cas mention wasn’t enough, or Dean hasn’t acknowledged him or something like that.

Well, this episode is no exception. But this episode IS different in that this episode textually calls out the lack of Cas blatantly within it’s script. Which is just some next level self awareness from this show that I am amazed by.

The entire first three episodes of this season spiralled around this DeanCas tension and drama which us Destiel shipping meta writers could barely believe we were watching since it is practically unheard of for this show to set its emotional A plot around Dean and Cas rather than Sam and Dean. But that is what Dabb has done. When that tension came to its climax in 15x03′s final scene, it was well speculated that 15x04 would understate the DeanCas break up due to the episodes being filmed out of order and therefore Jensen not knowing exactly the impact of the break up when he filmed his scenes for this episode.

Well, we were certainly right that it was understated, with Dean basically burying his feelings in denial and work and food and drink. Until Chuck started writing and therefore took control back of the script, Dean was eating or drinking in practically every single scene. As he is well known for using food and alcohol has coping mechanisms when spiralling into a dark mindset. Other than these key clues, Dean doesn’t mention Cas once. So we can speculate that he hasn’t told Sam what happened, and probably made up some excuse about Cas leaving so that Sam wasn’t concerned. Though no doubt we will find out the extent of what Sam knows fairly soon.

On a surface level, DeanCas shippers and Cas fans have a right to be somewhat upset by this lack of acknowledgement of Cas, even though it is perfectly in character for Dean to bury his feelings in denial and distractions. But beneath the surface this meta masterpiece of an episode was so full to bursting with Cas it left me very happy. Lets go through the key Cas positive areas:

1. The AU world vision of Sam’s that opens the episode is dark and depressing and indicates a world in which Sam's demon blood obsession got the better of him, which was a season 4 story arc (which we all remember as Cas’s introductory season), and yet Benny appears as Dean’s right hand man, a season 8 story arc founded in Purgatory (which we all relate heavily to Cas). Castiel is mysteriously absent from this vision though, even though the two key story lines here in the OG world heavily revolved around Cas. The question has to be asked, in fact the entire vision demands we ask it, just as Becky points out later: Where is Cas? This AU world is sure to appear later in the show, and I have a feeling Castiel’s absence will be explained.

2. Becky’s house - The crew clearly had a lot of fun filling this set with fan made merchandise (and what a wonderful way to reward your fanbase by including their creations in the show itself?). As a Cas girl my eagle eyes were mainly looking for any Cas merch and I was not disappointed. In fact there wasn’t a single scene in Becky’s house where a Cas figure of some kind wasn’t in frame. Whether that was Jensen’s decision or not, it makes me very happy. I talk here about the specific arrangement of Cas merch paired up with Dean merch which blatantly proves Becky is a Destiel shipper). In fact, Cas looms in the background in every scene until Cas sits down at the end to write his tragic ending when the camera pans to the Winchester funko pops bobbing like puppets. Cas is jarringly absent from that scene which only further indicates that he has been overlooked and is therefore still free of Chuck’s manipulations.

3. “No one even mentions Cas” - Obviously this was the line that pulls everything else together. For this to be said in an episode in which the very complaint actually occurs is a whole other level of self awareness and by including it the writer is of course reminding the audience to question this very thing. Like with the first scene, like with every moment that Sam and Dean are on screen together stubbornly not mentioning Cas or the extremely dramatic emotional break up scene at the end of the last episode, this line links everything together and forces the audience to keep Cas at the forefront of their mind.

4. The Bro Melodrama scene - As I mentioned above, this whole scene feels like the brothers are reading from a script and going through the motions but particularly Dean, whose stubborn refusal to mention Cas when he says “ We do it for Jack, for mom, for Rowena. We owe it to everyone whose ever given a damn about us to keep putting one foot in front of the other. No matter what.” it feels so intentional that they have left him out here. Thanks to that one line from Becky, the lack of Cas mention is impossible to ignore. He is so present in the negative space that its like a brick to the face. There is no way that there isn’t an agenda here regarding Castiel.

5. Castiel as the self sacrificing father - The second most glaringly obvious mirror in the episode after the son that mirrors Jack, the father of the vampire boy was far too ready to be killed by the Winchesters if it meant saving his sons life. Neither Sam nor Dean ever willingly offered themselves up for Jack, but we as the audience know all too well that Cas did in one of the most heartbreakingly emotional moments of Season 14. In an episode where the Winchesters stubbornly refuse to mention Cas (though Dean’s drinking on the job and overeager consumption of meaty food are a good indicator of his repressed feelings), Cas forces his presence on them anyway. It is a clear indicator of how close and important Cas is to the story that it is impossible for the boys to ever really forget about him, and I suspect that this will start to eat at Dean very soon.

6. Chuck overlooks the most powerful player - What ties in everything I have mentioned above already about Cas in the negative space, is Chuck. Because the whole point of this episode is that whilst he argues with Becky - the avatar for an inclusive healthy fandom that clearly adores Castiel and surrounds themselves in his image - we are left watching a stale and relatively boring MOTW episode where the Winchesters really do act like nothing more than shallow two dimensional bronly versions of themselves - because that’s what Chuck forces them to be. Chuck, who sits down and types with his Sam and Dean puppets metaphorically shaking with fear as they are condemned to live under his pen once again. It isn’t an accident that in a house surrounded with Cas merch no matter where you look, the one time his image isn’t in frame is that all important last shot - an indication that whilst Sam and Dean may now be under Chuck’s control, Castiel is not. Therefore Castiel’s importance in freeing the boys from Chuck’s villainous tragic ending becomes elevated. This episode symbolically makes Castiel the catalyst for true free will - after all, Castiel himself finally took control of his life and his mental health last week when he chose to walk away. In an episode where his presence in the negative space couldn’t be more obvious - he is the metaphorical elephant in the room - I can’t help but wonder just what role he has to play in Chuck’s vision, because right now it seems Chuck has simply forgot about him. A terribly foolish thing to do given everything Castiel has proven to be capable of.

OVERALL

As a quick summary, I’ll say I loved this episode and everything about it. Even the puppet bronly Winchesters because they were so clearly framed as being wrong. It’s such a hopeful episode, that indicates a hopeful non tragic inclusive TFW ending at least. Chuck is the villain and he will be beaten in the end. Dean and Cas will reunite and it will be the kind of scene that will rip all our hearts out in its emotional investment. Jensen Ackles directed an episode that threw major shade at the Bronly fandom corners, that celebrated TFW inclusivity through the reformed healthy successful fangirl Becky. That villainised the dark tragic brother only ending. This was a thoroughly validating and satisfying episode for me as a meta writer to watch. It has elevated my hope for the rest of the season, and following the incredibly emotional Destiel break up scene that held the focus of the last episode, I can’t stop myself from feeling joy just knowing that right now, everything that I watch this show for, all the things I adore about it, are the same things the writers of this show enjoy and are making the focal points for the series.

This isn’t a show for people that only care about seasons 1-3. This isn’t a show for people who hate Cas. This isn’t a show for people who fetishise the dark, depressing tragic game of thrones style brother ending. This is a show for people like me. Who actually enjoy it and celebrate it and can’t wait to see what happens next.

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demonsofhunting · 6 years ago

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"Sand Between Our Toes" ( A Destiel one shot, feat. Sam and Charlie )

Summary: Sam, Dean, Cas and Charlie spend a day at a lake, having fun. ( Charlie ships it so much, if you know what I mean. XD )

Warnings: mainly fluff, it's a hot summer day

Words: about 1000 ( awww )

A/N: Just a short, little thing I wrote while lying near a lake. XD Btw I'm currently dying because of the heat in my country. This OS just came into my mind, cuz I suddenly remembered Dean saying in season 9 or 10 that he would love to spend a vacation near the sea, and all I want for tfw is to have some fun ( and I freaking love Charlie! ), so yeah...there we are. :D

I hope you'll like it! Enjoy! <3

"So, is that what you wanted?" Sam asks and sights. He frowns and looks more than just a little unhappy with the tons of bags on his shoulders.

What am I? Dean's slave?

"Hell yeah," Dean shouts with wide open arms, "What do you think, Cas?"

The angel thinks about it. "It's beautiful. Just a little crowded. So many humans...,"he answers and shrugs.

"I know, right?" Dean says, enthusiastically, and Sam rolls his eyes.

"Dear Lord, have mercy," he mutters, but can't hide the small smile on his lips.

It was Dean's brilliant idea to spend one day - just one fucking day, Sammy. Don't be a bitch! - on the beach. Okay, it's not the real beach but it's a big area of sand near a lake. And it's full of people.

"Okay...wanna stay right here?" Sam says, already putting the packages to the ground.

Dean nods, and throws a big blanket on the sand. After he arranged it a little, he immediately lies down on it.

"Aaargh, that's great," he sights.

The air is hot and dry. Kids are laughing, the sound of splashing water is ringing over to them.

Sam runs a hand through his hair and looks around. Cas sits down next to Dean, observing the people on the beach with much interest.

"Has anybody already seen Charlie?" Sam asks the others.

"Nah," Dean hums. Cas shakes his head first, but then he smiles and waves. Sam turns around and sees a girl running over the sand.

Her red locks are shining like fire in the strong sunlight. She wears a cute hat and carries a bag on her shoulder.

"Hey Bitches!" she shouts, laughing.

Dean waves without sitting up, muttering something.

Maybe he's already half asleep.

Sam goes to Charlie and pulls her in a big, soft hug. She laughs, her hair tickles him on the neck.

"Miss me?" she asks, smiling.

"So damn much, Charlie," Sam says and tugs her closer. After they finished their little greeting, they walk over to Dean and Cas. Charlie highfives Cas and hugs Dean, before the elder Winchester even has the chance to get up - she just attacks him with a little scream. He winces first, then laughs and hugs her back.

"C'mon! Let's go! I'm here to swim not to lie under the burning sun!" Charlie tells the others and is already undressing herself. She wears a "Star Trek" bikini under her clothes, and after she took her shorts and top off, she's ready to go.

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A couple of minutes later they're all wet and laughing, enjoying the cold water on their skin.

I'm so glad we finally bought swimwear. This summer it's more than just pretty hot outside.

Charlie screams as Dean tries to dip her in the water. Cas is still careful, Sam is pretty sure that the angel never went swimming before. He can swim, obviously, but right now he doesn't seem so comfortable with it.

"Hey, Cas," he says, "Are you alright?"

Cas nods. "Yes, Sam. I'm okay. It's just a little...hm..cold." He makes a face.

Dean immediately notices and swims over to them, grabbing Cas' arm, softly.

"C'mon, Cas. I bet I'm faster than you," he grins.

"No, Dean. I'm an angel of the lord. Even though I haven't had much experience with water yet, I'm sure I can beat you," the angel says, completely serious.

Meanwhile, Dean already tries to get away.

"I'm already winning!" he screams and swims faster.

"No! Dean, wait!" Cas blurts out and tries his best to catch up. Water splashes in Sam's face, and he shivers.

"Aww, they're so cute!" a high voice says. He turns around, just to look in Charlie's thoughtful eyes. He nods, smirking: "They are. Pretty annoying, though. Dean literally made me carry all the package. Don't ask how."

Charlie laughs, stroking a hair from her face. "Are they finally together?" she asks,

"I wasn't around for a long time. I hope they are. Please say that they're a couple now."

She looks at him, hopefully, and the younger Winchester takes himself time with his answer - until it looks like she's almost going to explode.

"They are," he finally says.

Charlie sighs in relief: "Thank god."

"Yep."

"Poor Sam, heh?" she chuckles.

"Yeah. Even though I'm happy for them, it's weird. I swear, you don't want to hear - "

His gaze flows to Dean and Cas, splashing each other full of water like children. Cas does it with so much passion that Sam laughs, quietly.

Charlie nods, he didn't even have to finish his sentence: "Sure, I understand. Young love..." She grins.

"Haven't met the girl of your dreams yet?" the hunter begins, carefully.

She shakes her head with a small smile: "Not yet."

Sam grabs her hand, softly.

"You will," he determines.

They both watch the 'fighting' boyfriends for a couple of minutes until Sam thinks he might die from a cold, like right now.

Dean literally pulls Cas out of the water as the angel doesn't want to leave, Charlie laughing maniacally.

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Later they're all sitting on the big blanket, eating pie ( primary for Dean ) or salad ( for Sam ). They're talking about all and nothing, laughing, just hanging out. It's a damn beautiful day and as Cas leans over to Dean and gives the hunter a long, passionate kiss, Charlie can't hold on any longer.

"I'm so happy for you, damn it," she bursts out. Dean laughs and runs a hand trough his hair, the other still on Cas' chest. They're both blushing a little.

"Really?" Sam mutters, eating in frustration, "Right in front of my salad?"

Cas nods, and Dean winks.

"That's right," he says with a smirk, while Charlie is almost in tears. She mutters something about planning a wedding and stuff.

It's a weird image.

Sam shakes his head and rolls his eyes, but he can't help but smile.

I love these stupid people so damn much.

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Aaaaand that's it!❤ Thank you so much for reading and if you would like to leave a comment or reblog this shit I will love you forever! <3

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ishades · 5 years ago

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truten hcs 1/?

trunks catches videls bouquet with his face at her and gohans wedding. (she sort of accidentally threw them at him on purpose) goten laughs and picks them up for him

trunks was the first to fall in love. hed liked goten since he was 8 but it was just a crush he didnt actually consciously recognize. he first realizes hes in love with goten after goten goes on his first date at thirteen and comes home broken-hearted.

he comes out as bi to his grandma paunchy first. and she laughs and just says “oh you really do take after your mother.”

he comes out to his mother next and she tells him she figured and that it was fine. she still loved him there was no need to worry about rejection over something like sexuality in this family

he comes out to his father last. hes reassured his father won be mad at him at this point. but that fear of dissapointment hes always carried when it comes to his father persists. vegeta takes is surprisingly well

“its none of my business the nature of your attraction.” and they continue training together. after theyre done and taking a breather, vegeta pats his back and says in his gruff voice “love is what makes a person strong. loving another is the most powerful thing anyone can do. much more powerful than super saiyan 3. im proud of you.” he wont look at trunks but he can see his fathers a little red in the face, eyes misty. he doesnt try to make fun of his father for it.

just hugs him as tight as he can and vegeta makes a big stink about it grumbling at first but letting it happen. he rests an arm around his sons shoulders and they just sit like that together for a minute.

its just like the first time his father hugged him. but different. because this time he really knows his father loves him

vegetas more than a little miffed about trunks being in love with “kakarots spawn” and insists goten “seduced my son”. he gets over it soon enough and becomes on of his sons biggest supporters only rivaled by gohan and paunchy. goku... gokus really up there too tbh

gotens really scared to come out to his mother but chichis really understanding and accepting. “i want you to be happy son. i married an alien and had two children with him. you being in love with a man is small potatoes. love is love.” much like vegeta shes kind of disappointed in his taste in men but gets over it quickly. shes known trunks since he was a baby. life goes on. she gets trunks and goten to join that years couples holiday picture

goten works at a zoo in his teens but later becomes a nurse. if the zoo ever calls him for help hes on it though no questions asked. he loves feeding the baby raptors

also worked at a wcdonalds... can no longer eat food from wcdonalds

their first kiss is in trunks’ room. when theyre 16. theyre listening to a daft punk album while goten vents his dating woes to trunks. “she told me i kiss like a drunk walrus. its not my fault it was my first kiss” trunks asks if hed like some practice, palms sweating.

trunks leans in, heart racing and goten doesnt pull away. instant crush plays in the background. gotens date was right: he does kiss like a drunk walrus.

“have you kissed other boys before?” goten asks when they separate, cheeks red. trunks wipes his mouth with his wrist.

“have i kissed boys before? youre kidding right? im irresistible, and dont you forget it son goten” he strikes a silly pose and all the tension evaporates in the room.

they eat dinner with trunks’ family that evening and they try not to think about the kiss. trunks does pretty well on that department until he gets back to his room after goten leaves and just holds a pillow to his face screaming.

the two fake practices afterwards are really anything but. goten finally admits the third time that he wished they did it more often.

trunks asks him out after like a week of internal and external debate (vegeta keeps telling him to get to it). he ends up blurting it out when theyre playing video games one afternoon

they literally get married the day after goten graduates. goten argues he should get two cakes instead of one. chichi doesnt budge

theyre completely functional apart but hate being separated for long. theyre each others best friend! just being in the same room togethers bliss.

when they argue... boy. trunks yells and then clams up and gets really quiet. goten has a mix of goku and gines temperament so stuff usually... takes awhile to build up for him.

they make up really quick.

trunks is trans bi and gotens cis bi.

trunks springs the question on goten randomly one day. (”hey. do you wanna have a baby? with me.”) and goten really really does he wants a family with a kid.

asks trunks to let him think about it (he goes over their finances and checks out how long they could be on paternity leave for their respective jobs)

then they go see shenron. and ask for a baby of their own who takes after both of them. it takes shenron a day to magic up that baby but then theyre literally holding their own child swaddled up in their arms by the time dinners ready.

they name her son korusetto daikon vegeta-briefs (korusetto like corset and daikon like the radish. vegeta gives her that name) yes shes got liek three last names and she owns it

she has black and purple hair because shes literally a fusion of her fathers.

tfw you and your husband have to perform the fusion dance to get your daughter to stop crying for thirty minutes but vegeta can hold her and shell perk up or calm down immediately.

bras 15 when they make the wish and she launches into aunt / big sister mode immediately.

gohans best uncle hands down

they make uub and marron little daikons godparents and theyre both so excited.

trunks and videl have lunch dates like once a month and just kind of bond. videls the older sister he never had and now that hes older shes not the gross girl dating his best friends brother. shes a cool woman with a wicked sense of humor he can vent about what a hassle it is to date a son with.

they renew their vows ten years after they get married and its mushy. they terrorize the party goers

theres more but thats just a little bit

#long post #Truten #otp; I thought that I was dreaming #*#digital digital i wanna get digital

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shirtlesssammy · 4 years ago

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15x20: Carry On

Warning: Boris is a salty, sad fangirl right now so the first part of this recap might be more bitter, reductive venting than is necessary. Please skip ahead to enjoy Natasha’s far more nuanced and enjoyable second half of the recap.

The Road So Far: Cue Carry On Wayward Son

Then:

Salmondean Winchester, the boy with the demon blood and daddy’s blunt little instrument, finally defeats Chuck and gets a taste of true free will

Now:

*Fun domestic montage*

Sam Dean gets a dog! (Okay, fine, Miracle is super cute, and a complete stand-in for Cas --but that thought just sends me on another anger spiral.)

Dean squeezes the shit out of that dog, and I hurt for that touch-starved man.

Sam goes for a run, so like, I guess his life is the same. (thanks to Dean always protecting him and allowing him some normalcy in life) (I’m bitter, remember?)

Dean Sam makes breakfast! Dean brushes his teeth! Sam is SHIRTLESS one last time!

*Shirtless Sammy Alert*

Dean’s room is INEXPLICABLY messy! I do get what this whole montage is doing, and it’s nice, but I’m pretty sure when Becky said the fans like the domestic stuff, it was supposed to include CAS AND OTHER FAMILY. Basically, overlay the Where’s the Angel? gif all over this sequence for me.

And finally, we find the boys are still hunting. Because freedom is just a length of rope.

Dean finds a case, but first they have to stop and get pie! Yay! Dean loves pie, and women, and fast cars. Grumpy-faced Sam humors his big, dumb brother. Yay!

Dean Sam thinks about Cas and Jack. Dean brushes off the thought with a Wherps, gotta keep moving attitude, and I already WANT TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE. Sam then pies Dean in the face, so we have that.

In suburban America, a mother starts to ready her children for bed. There’s a knock at their door and the father answers it. There’s nobody there, and as he turns around, he’s knifed in the back, his wife looking on in horror.

Skull masked killers enter the home. The mother and children run upstairs. The mother is quickly dispatched, and the kids soon follow.

Agents Singer and Kripke check out the crime scene.

They learn more about the parents: exsanguinated and throat ripped out father, tongue ripped out mother. The children are missing. The cop shows a drawing of the killers. Dean (in a wildly out of character move!) uses his photographic memory to remember a case his fucking father botched back in the day. Dean pulls out the journal (MY GOD THERE’S BEEN NO GROWTH)

For TFW Science (because Cas is the tree):

They determine they’re dealing with a roaming band of vampires.

At night, a couple of vampmimes arrive at a house. Dean beheads one right away. Sam shoots the other with dead man’s blood. Dean removes the mask to reveal a normal looking vampmime. Why the masks?? Dean wants answers, and Dean “I’m not a killer” Winchester threatens the vamp with a quick death or slow death (with a spoon). The vamp spills the kids’ whereabouts.

*Much Anticipated Barn Scene Alert*

(Psych! Don’t get your hopes up, what lies ahead is bullshit.)

The masked vamps are crawling all over the joint, but Dean and Sam Winchester can handle it! This is a milk run! They get the kids free and face the big bads.

Fight! Chop! Slice! The boys are overwhelmed. Sam gets knocked out one last time. Dean’s held down to the ground so OMG GUYS!!! JENNY IS BACK!??!?!!? I CAN’T FUCKING BELIEVE THEY GOT HER BACK!! (This joke is so old by now and it’s only been 3 days, sigh.) I did not remember her at all (but then I’m a TFW purest and tend to not watch the early seasons ---and I NEVER HAVE TO AGAIN!) (Natasha: coughs and points at our recap list.) (Boris: shit.) Dean remembers though, and talks just long enough for Sam to wake and chop her head off. See ya, Jenny!

More fighting!

Sam takes out another vamp and Dean tussles with the last one ---and is pushed backwards right into the rebar hook in the wall. So that happened. (I’m trying to stay calm, but I’m a ROILING CESSPOOL OF ANGER AND CONFUSION AND BITTER RIGHT NOW.)

Sam kills the vamp. He’s ready to find the kids and leave. “Sam, I don’t think I’m going anywhere.”

Dean pulls Sam close. HE’S BEEN IMPALED! Poor little snowman. Dean makes Sam promise not to try to resurrect him. He tells Sam that he’s proud of him and that he’s always looked up to him. That he was scared to be rejected by Sam in that very first episode when he went to get him from college. “I must’ve stood outside your door for hours. Because I didn’t know what you would say. Tell me to get lost or to get dead.” JESUS SHOW JUST LET DEAN LIVE AND BE LOVED. (Boris: In the alt version where Cas is there too, he’s instead telling Cas about watching him outside the Gas ‘n Sip. why do I do this to myself?)

Sam cries, afraid to go through the world alone. Dean tells Sam to always keep fighting, tells him he loves him, and DIES. He dies clutching his chest and the whole season we think we’ve been getting heart and chest imagery as a symbol of love but instead it was just? Foreshadowing? Of getting impaled through the chest cavity and dying?

Dean dies, and Sam is wrecked, and I call up 911 to inform them that I have been ROBBED of one Dean Winchester finally getting to live his life. (This is indeed, a beautifully acted scene. I just...wish I couldn’t feel a damn thing about it.)

Sam burns Dean on a lonely pyre, with nobody else around but the dog.

For Sam Gets a Dog but at What Cost Science:

Sam wakes alone, in mourning. There’s no dialogue - only a Sad!Sam montage of remembering the people he’d lost in the bunker. (Was this script only like 5 pages?) One of Dean’s cell phones rings. It’s a sheriff who’d been referred to Dean by Donna. (DONNA DOESN’T KNOW FML) There’s a case, so Sam takes off. He shuts down the bunker and it goes dark.

We cut to Dean in Heaven. It’s beautiful - a wilderness of mountains. Dean’s greeted by Bobby sitting at the quiet Roadhouse. Bobby tells Dean that he’s free - and Heaven’s free. Jack opened Heaven and tore down the walls before he took off for places unknown. I am GLAD ABOUT THIS. It’s about time for Heaven to be a true reward, but this show took Dean TOO SOON. “It ain’t just Heaven, Dean. It’s the Heaven you deserve.” Bobby drops one last reveal: “Cas helped.”

They drink together. “it’s almost perfect,” Dean says.

“He’ll be along,” is Bobby’s quiet response. (Our hearts rise thinking about Cas.) Time’s different in Heaven, Bobby explains. (Boris: Jeremy Bearimy, baby!) “What are you gonna do now, Dean?” Dean decides to go for a drive. He gets into Baby and drives away to the tune of “Carry on my wayward son.”

Cut to a montage showing Sam raising a child with “Dean” on the coveralls. (To quote a friend of mine: That goes against basic child safety, Sam!) While Dean drives, Sam raises a son.

In Sam’s house, the portraits only show pictures of the original Winchesters: Sam, Dean, Mary, John. Me to set dressers: EXTREME SIDE EYE - way to show Sam’s “full life.” Sam kept the Impala in storage, and possibly sits in it and weeps from time to time, as one does.

Much later, Sam dies in his home of “old age disease,” as someone on Tumblr put it. “It’s okay, you can go now,” baby Dean tells Sam, mirroring Sam’s words to his brother. AAAAAND Sam out. Remember, words can kill, kids!

Dean stops on a beautiful bridge and gets out to survey the world.

Dean smiles and the camera pans out. “Hey, Sammy,” he says. The boys are wearing the same outfits as the first episode because SYMBOLISM. (Boris: Symbolism? Like there was no growth or change or...Boris will stay out of your mentions.) (Natasha: Exactly.) They hug, and I do get emotional, because I’m not the burnt and broken shell of a fan that I may appear to be.

We get a “thank you” from Jared and Jensen on the bridge, and then the camera pans away to show the crew. We send them a giant box of MASKS FOR FUCK’S SAKE. And then we set this episode aside as unfulfilling fan fiction and move on with our lives.

Am I sad to see this show end? Yes, I am! Were there things I liked about this episode? Sure! Were there things I so viscerally disliked that I’m still sleeping poorly? Absolutely. That’s love, right? We’re still raw, but we WILL BE BACK on Monday with a new recap of an old episode. See you all then!

Quote on My Wayward Son:

I don’t have a choice. This is my destiny

It’s like running into somebody from high school, you know? Somebody you don’t want to see

Stay with me, please

I’m not leaving you. I’m gonna be with you right here, every day

Cas helped

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foreverwayward · 6 years ago

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“Secret Rendezvous”

Jack x Reader. Sam and Dean.

Word count: 605

Warnings: too fluffy?

Prompt: Can you please do a one-shot where the reader is dating jack and TFW 2.0 wonders where she goes off to weeks at a time and it’s to see family that they knew nothing about please?

Sam, Dean, and Cas had raised Jack as their own. It was never spoken, but they were like proud fathers of the Nephilim. When they found Y/N on a hunt a year ago, they took her in as well. She was too young to be out on her own. While she was tough as nails, she was nothing but soft and loving with her newfound family.

Y/N and Jack had spent very little time together before a bond began to form. A friendship that turned into more. For the first time, the two knew what it felt like to fall in love.

The men of the bunker weren’t sure how to feel about the relationship, but they loved how happy the two made each other.

But there was one problem in paradise. Y/N seemed to disappear for weeks at a time without telling any of the boys where she had gone. They pressed for answers but she insisted that it was something she had to keep to herself.

Until one day after she had left for one of her trips, Sam, Dean, and Cas saw Jack with a duffel bag over his shoulder, headed for the door.

“Woah, woah, woah…” Dean stopped him. “Where do you think you’re going, kid?”

“I have to go after her. Something doesn’t feel right.” Jack turned to the others. “I love her. Please, I need you to understand.”

With a heavy sigh, Sam conceded. “Alright, but we go together.”

Cas nodded in agreement.

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The team had followed her trail as it led them to an old abandoned warehouse. It was quiet. They saw the car she would borrow from the bunker parked outside. All four climbed out and stared up at the building, unsure of what they would find.

As hunters, there was never a time they walked into somewhere new without being ready for anything. With guns drawn, Sam and Dean led the way. Cas held his blade steady but Jack was unarmed. He marched without fear ahead of them. All that mattered was him finding Y/N.

There was a soft giggle that came from a distant room. Jack turned to the others and without a word, rushed in its direction.

“Jack! Stop!” Cas yelled as he ran behind them. The others followed, worried about what they had walked into.

Rounding the corner of a long hallway, Jack stopped dead in his tracks. Sam, Dean, and Cas caught up to him and did the same. They stared into the large space and it was a “tent city”. Homeless teenagers and children filled the room. They teased and played, laughing as they enjoyed each other’s company.

Y/N came running from behind one of the tents, chasing a little girl in play. She stopped as she saw the boys standing in the doorway. As she walked over to them she asked, “what are you all doing here?”

“Y/N…what is this? Is this where you disappear to?” Jack asked gently.

She nodded. “They’re…my family. Over the years, all these kids lost their families to monsters and evil. They had nowhere to go. So, we built a home. Somewhere safe for them where they could just be kids again.” She turned back to face the room and smiled. “I love them all. I come to check in and spend time with them. Bring them food and supplies, you know?”

Jack gave Y/N a huge closed grin as his dimples showed. He went to her and hugged her tightly. As he pulled away, he looked at her. “You’re amazing. And Y/N…if they’re your family…then they’re mine too.”

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#jack x reader #supernatural fanfiction #supernatural #supernatural fanfic #supernatural fandom #spn #spn fanfiction #spn fanfic #fanfic #fanfiction #fluff #one shot #writer #writers challenge

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ghostmartyr · 6 years ago

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Pokémon SoulSilver Randomized Nuzlocke [Part 1]

Since I haven’t fully learned from my mistakes, hey! It’s time for another Nuzlocke. With extra Randomizer action for reasons that are going to be very apparent as I go through this set’s rules.

I’m going to try what this person on the internet calls a Chainlocke, though with slight alterations for the sake of sanity; basic idea is that my catch Types have to be linked. If I catch a Grass/Poison pokemon, my next option has to have one of those in common.

That gets thorny really fast, which I guess is the point, but I’m more about wacky fun than serious challenges. So to make things more entertaining, I will be randomizing every pokemon in the wild, as well as NPC gifts and trades. All the other Trainers keep their original stuff. I get to be special.

So. Rules:

Only the first viable pokemon of each route may be caught.

Gift pokemon are cool to use.

In-game trades are also cool.

‘Viable’ in this case means that they must have a Type in common with the most recent caught pokemon.

The starter will be starting that chain despite not technically being caught by me. Because I feel like it.

Each pokemon must receive a nickname.

If a pokemon faints, it is considered dead. It will go in an appropriately named box in the PC.

In the event of a team wipe, the run will continue with whatever’s left (alive) in the PC.

And that’s about it. Let’s kick it.

No.

I can’t remember if this version does the all-caps for names or not. In any case, this protagonist avatar will take on the name Sunny. Because I am in a warm and welcoming mood, ready to make all the new creatures I encounter my friends.

I love how they have Lyra use the mail system.

Someone has to.

It certainly won’t be anyone playing these games.

Okay, based on how Lyra’s Marill is discussed, human names don’t get the all-caps treatment, but pokemon do. What does this mean for my nicknaming schemes? No idea. The hour is late and I don’t care enough.

-rubs hands together-

Hmmmm.

...

Dude.

Get out.

Hmmmm.

I can’t pick Cyndaquil, because what even is the point if I do that. Sableye I’ve never been so interested in as a true companion. Dewgong is fully evolved, and I hate starting out with that.

However.

I never get to use Dewgong.

Seel is never anywhere convenient.

DEWGONG WELCOME TO THE TEAM!

Shaped like a friend.

I haven’t worked out any particular theme for this run. I can name her whatever I want. I think I shall call her Chance.

Look at how cute she is. She is adorable. Sassy and highly persistent. I declare her perfect. She also knows Headbutt! That matters beyond being a cool move in this version! Much squeeing! She also knows Growl, Signal Beam, and Icy Wind.

My next pokemon will have to be Water or Ice. It will probably be Water, thanks to Water being absurdly common. That’s cool. I like Water pokemon.

And so, without yet being able to catch anything, I head out into the world. Running my obligatory fetch quest for Professor Elm.

Huh, a Smoochum says hello. That’s a good thing to know for later. But what’s in the Headbutt tree?

...A Hoothoot. Sigh. Well, one less thing to worry about when finding pokemon.

Weedle also lurks in the grass.

Yay. Gotta go fast.

Can I buy poke balls yet?

No. Sad face.

The next route has Kricketot. Did I check the similar strength button by accident?

Then suddenly, Grumpig! Okay, sweet. Just a few Buggy coincidences. Gligar is also here.

Literally have never heard of you. You have a boring name. No one should ever copy it ceaselessly for a gag that no one sees any value in.

Hello, a wild challenger approaches! With his super duper Totodile! Headbutt it, Chance. Headbutt it into submission. Good girl.

Uh. There’s not enough room for it.

Perfect.

I love how Silver’s most defining feature is his red hair.

After a short visit home to tell our mom we are far too irresponsible to be trusted with all of the money we’re going to earn from mugging other children, plus a short tutorial on catching things, we can finally get started!

Smoochum is the only thing available in the routes we’ve visited so far, but I haven’t checked out the northern one right outside the starting town yet.

But the walking takes the decision out of my hands! We encounter a level 4 Smoochum, and as per the rules, that is what I have to go for. Lest I kill the route.

...

I killed the Smoochum.

I guess that answers my question about its Typing. Ruh roh. Signal Beam was a mistake. For multiple reasons, now that I’m taking a second to think about it. Whoops. Any game that requires me to think is screwed from the start, honestly.

So now we search for something else to catch.

Route 46? Be nice?

Carvanha! That’s a Water! Can catch!

In theory. It’s broken out of two pokeballs. It’s also level 2, so I don’t think I can risk attacking it.

.I’m going to run out of balls, aren’t I?

I think I have to risk an Icy Wind. I’m on my last poke ball. I don’t really want to leave it purely up to the mood of the RNG.

Chance apparently doesn’t want friends.

She got a critical hit.

Two dead routes! Okay!

Still needing a Water or Ice Type!

Also more Poke Balls!

One of those problems I can fix. As for the other, inb4 the Mystery Egg and whatever I get from Bill are the only other teammates Chance ever has.

We march through the trainers between us and the next town. Certain of nothing but Chance’s ability to murder them all.

Route 31 has an Elekid as the first thing I see and the rules say I can’t catch it. What horrible person came up with this. Seviper and Lopunny are also here. Those I care less about.

Dark Cave? Help? Mayhaps?

A Golbat appears.

Okay.

Before we think too hard on that, I’ve gotta say that I do love how gen 4 does the caves. They are very gorgeously cavernous, and the few times I bother to think about the background art, I enjoy walking through them.

But yeah, is there anything in this cave that is not a Golbat?

Route 31 has a Butterfree.

These are things that do not help me.

The person who usually gives you an Onix for a Bellsprout in whatever this city is (Violet) offers a Corphish for a Kecleon. Things to keep in mind if I ever find a Kecleon. That I can catch.

In no version of this game have I ever done this egg thing. I was unaware there even was an egg thing, since anything that requires me to pick the right word out of the hat of words bores me to tears. Then I started watching too many people play Pokemon games on the internet.

-Googles how to get egg-

So normally, you can get a Mareep, Wooper, or Slugma. In the spirit of the Chainlocke, even though I said gifts were cool, we’ll take the Wooper egg. Vote now on whether or not it’ll actually be a Wooper. I don’t know how to use the Randomizer.

Hm. Iiiiiiinteresting.

Chance, Headbutt some trees on the off chance that a Water pokemon falls out, please.

It’s a Hoothoot.

I get the feeling that the Randomizer settings didn’t care about the pokemon found through Headbutting.

Route 32. Help.

Gligar. That is not help.

Rhydon is not help either. Likewise Torchic.

SQUIRTLE. THAT IS HELP.

...

Chance.

Why are you getting so many critical hits against your friends. Do you not want friends. Have I raised you to be so antisocial.

-sigh- Route 32 declared dead.

Ruins of Alph? Maybe you have someone Chance likes?

...

Why is Gligar everywhere.

I guess. I will go to the tower. With Chance. Just the two of us.

Plus the Gloom egg, which is looking like a very likely candidate for the only friend Chance will ever have. Besides the Mystery Egg we don’t have yet.

(Also Rock Smash HM get. Yaaaaay.)

Local level 11 Dewgong beats up 3 year-olds.

So many dead Bellsprout.

I haven’t run into any wild pokemon here, yet. Sadness. We will never know which new friend Chance was going to kill next.

SURPRISE!

It’s Medicham.

Chance kills it.

Partially because I can’t catch it anyway, partially because that is just what Chance does. Her sassiness belies her murderous intent.

Flash obtained with little fuss, and time to move on to Falkner. He of the coolest name. Yet another Gym Leader I wanted to be as a child. Even if he uses nothing but birds. Falkner is just the coolest name.

Oh, and it looks like there’s also Roselia in this tower.

I can’t do anything about it, but that’s nice.

I love how each generation of pokemon decides the Gyms need to be more extra.

They’re right and they should say it.

-five seconds later- Well that went by quickly. Good girl, Chance. Your murder spree continues. And our prize? Picking up the Mystery Egg! Which gets to be a genuine mystery for now! Chance! You might have a friend! In pure spite of your best efforts!

Time to spend an hour doing nothing but walking. I normally wouldn’t be so interested in hatching the eggs, but. I would kind of like to have a promise of Chance not being completely alone this entire game.

One down! His name is Cloud! He is... also Sassy (Chance, is this why you let him stay), level 1, and alert to sounds!

whatisitwhatisitwhatisitwhatisit

...Wow. Something I actually could have gotten legitimately in this Chainlocke. In theory. In a world where Chance is of slightly different temperament.

Her name shall be Sleet. She is Quiet and likes to run.

Hm.

I remain unsure if I’m going to actually use either of these new friends. The spirit of what I’m going for with this doesn’t really work with me just being handed two random Official Teammates. I might change my mind after a few more routes of things not going well for me, but for now, I think I’ll mostly stick to me and Chance.

..Though before I do..

They’re both level 1. I can be nice and not set them up for death. They can make it to level 5 before we say a cordial farewell. I can grind in this game. I can be nice.

-ten minutes later-

-tfw Ivysaur also lives on Route 32 because Route 32 is starter central-

Niceness done, let’s get on the road.

The road takes us, and our level 17 Dewgong, to Union Cave.

If you squint, this looks like fanart of a sleeping Sandslash.

Will we find the Water or Ice pokemon our team longs for here????

You have got to be fucking kidding me.

Uh.

Let me look up the rules for evolving Feebas in this gen. Because Feebas is pure Water. If I can’t evolve it, I’m better off killing it so I have more options available with what I can catch.

...

The internet says I need eight massages from Daisy (Blue’s sister. in Pallet Town.) to max its Beauty so it can evolve.

Chance. just. just do the thing. we all know how this ends.

So dies Union Cave.

Awww, how cute. A Shaymin. Now just one of the many corpses littered at Sunny’s feet. Hariyama is also here. A floor below, it’s the return of Grumpig. Plus Yanmega for the first time. Girafarig.

-SIGH-

Route 33. Do you want to save us?

Weezing.

WHISCASH. GIMME. CHANCE, SWAP OUT AND LET CLOUD HELP.

AT LONG LAST.

WE HAVE.

THE CHAINLOCKE’S FIRST CATCH.

FLUDD, WELCOME TO THE TEAM!

NEXT CATCH?

WATER OR GROUND!

LET’S END IT THERE WHILE THINGS ARE STILL GOOD.

#Pokemon #Nuzlocke #Nuzlocke Challenge #playthrough

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December 22, 2017 - Holiday Edition

I am reposting old fic rec lists. Unfortunately some of the blogs/stories have been removed, but I am still going to list them for historical reference.

Feel free to tag me in ANY fics you post, and see previous weeks’ fic recs HERE

Hopefully this list helps those of you (us) who want to get away from our families for at least an hour or two over the holidays. There’s quite a bit of fluff on this list, so hopefully these awesome fics put a smile on your faces! There were a million more holiday stories that I’ve read the past few weeks, but I tried my best to spread the love to as many authors as I could. Make sure you check out everyone who’s tagging Kari (@thing-you-do-with-that-thing) and Ida’s (@like-a-bag-of-potatoes) 12 Days of Christmas Challenge, cause a lot of writers are doing that!

Happiest of Holidays to all of you beautiful people!

SMUT

Santa Baby by @impala-dreamer Dean may not be the Christmassy type, but he sure will try for Y/N…

Let’s Stay Home Tonight by @impalaimagining You’ve done enough Christmassy crap by yourself, and all you want is your husband to come home. When his flight is delayed and you have a little more time to yourself, you decide to make his wait worth your while.

Sparkling by @kittenofdoomage Fighting a Krampus was not how you wanted to spend Christmas, but at least you’ve met your soulmate. Even if he is a little… tied up.

Home for the Holidays by @luci-in-trenchcoats After his flight home is cancelled, Jensen decides to spend Christmas with his co star and long time crush…

Santa Baby by @queen-of-deans-booty You’ve been waiting all year for this to happen. You got your favorite sexy Santa lingerie and you just know Dean is going to love it on you.

The Bell Still Rings by @sp-oops Set after 11x09 (and ignores the rest of the season). Just weeks after the Cage fiasco, Jody Mills gets TFW & co to Sioux Falls for some much-needed time off. Sam’s hurting, but man, is he happy to see you. So happy that you’re starting to think your longtime crush on him may not be as one-sided as you thought. Here’s hoping for some strategically-placed mistletoe.

We Love Anyway by @sp-oops Set after 12x08. So you busted Sam and Dean out of federal lockdown and then skipped town. But now that the holiday weekend is here, and you’re lonely for them. Lonely for Dean. When Donna calls to invite everybody to her Christmas Eve wedding, you head north in a heartbeat. But when you get there, immersed in all the lights and splendor, it’s soon obvious that you’re not the only one pining for someone you didn’t think you could have. Will you have the guts to make a move?

The Cozy Christmas In by @whispersandwhiskerburn You and Dean are snowed in.

FLUFF

First Christmas by @atc74 Rob and his new wife prepare for their first Christmas together.

Christmas Traditions by @crispychrissy It’s the Holiday Season and you’re stuck in the bunker with a broken leg. Dean and Sam plan some activities for you after learning about your family’s holiday traditions.

Anything for You by @d-s-winchester Your ex will be at the Christmas party your office is hosting. Instead of you going alone, Matt offers to pose as your boyfriend.

It’s Cold Outside by @docharleythegeekqueen Christmas music helps set the mood as Dean and Cas spend the evening with their girlfriend and son.

One Horse Open Sleigh by @docharleythegeekqueen A Christmas date you’re hoping is leading to a proposal goes in a completely different direction.

All You Want for Christmas by @evansrogerskitten Jack is excited about his first Christmas as you teach him the holiday traditions. The special day also brings a surprise for you as well.

What You Always Asked For by @imagineteamfreewill The reader is one of Santa’s elves that travels to a new town each year to make sure even the poorest of children can have a good Christmas. When the boys find a case that links her with a string of recent murders, however, she has to team up with them to help save the children she’s been tasked with watching over.

All I See by @impalaimagining Jared and reader have been together for a while and decide to spend this Christmas alone in a cabin in Colorado.

What’s Your Hurry by @impalaimagining You and Jensen host a Christmas party, and before too many guests arrive, Genevieve asked you about your future.

Little Drummer Boy by @jpadjackles Louden Swain decide to host a small Christmas live stream for their fans. Rob invites a special guest to sing a song with him, and everyone can see the chemistry between them.

Mistletoe Surprise by @just-another-winchester Dean plans a little surprise for you to show you how he really feels about you.

Cancelled Plans by @katymacsupernatural Driving through a huge storm, you get Dean to pull over at the next hotel where you are snowed in.

Crackling Embers by @katymacsupernatural Jared surprises the reader with a trip to a winter wonderland.

Cabin Fever by @luci-in-trenchcoats The reader and the boys take a break from hunting for the holidays to head up to an out of the way cabin to meet up with some friends and have an old fashioned Christmas together…

Meeting the Parents by @luci-in-trenchcoats You invite your boyfriend, Jensen, to spend Christmas with you where he meets your family for the first time…

A Very Supernatural Hanukkah by @saxxxology When Sam finds out you don’t celebrate Christmas, he makes it his goal to make your next Hanukkah the best one you’ll ever have.

The Christmas Con by @whispersandwhiskerburn Dean explains to you why Christmas isn’t for hunters.

The Gift Box by @whispersandwhiskerburn Dean has to stay back during a hunt and stare at his Christmas present from Y/N the whole time.

Mistletoe Trap by @whispersandwhiskerburn Why is there mistletoe everywhere?

Beware the Office Christmas Party by @winchesterprincessbride It’s that one event of the year that you truly dread: The yearly Sandover Christmas party. Last year was a disaster, and you are determined to avoid it at all costs. But your BFF Kate is forcing you to go, and the only saving grace is the chance you might run into your office crush.

The Elf on The Shelf Can Kiss My Ass by @winchesterprincessbride Your daughter convinces you to get an Elf on the Shelf.

You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out, Dean! by @winchesterprincessbride You introduce Sam and Dean to a Christmas movie that’s old to you but new to them.

ANGST

I’ll Be Home for Christmas by @impala-dreamer Problems on set and two thousand miles of snow and ice between them means Jensen may not make it home for Christmas this year…

Pre-Christmas Catastrophe by @jpadjackles Y/N is out finishing her Christmas shopping on one particularly snowy day. It’s smooth sailing until she’s coming home when her car slips on black ice. Luckily for her, she’s got an ambulance officer as a fiance who just so happens to be working that night.

It’s a Terrible Tree by @whispersandwhiskerburn Sam Wesson is getting a bit tired of his job, but Y/N is the best part of his day. Can he get their place ready for Christmas dinner with her mother?

SERIES

The Emporium of Christmas Enchantments by @almaasi (on AO3) Every night when the clock strikes twelve, all the toys in the toymaker’s workshop come to life. Dean is a little wooden soldier, so easily distracted by the pretty dolls. However, in the nights leading up to Christmas, he feels drawn to a very different kind of toy: Castiel, a kindhearted cowboy displayed on the other side of the store. Dean and Castiel spend all their time together, spreading joy and festive cheer throughout their miniature community. But once the Christmas rush comes around, will fate allow them to stay together? (Perhaps… with a little sprinkling of Christmas magic, even the wishes of simple toys can come true.)

Celebrate Me Home by @callmesweetheartifyoumeanit A Dean Winchester Holiday//Daddy//Bookstore!AU - After having a traumatic experience back home, the reader climbs into her car and begins driving with no place to go. She ends up in a small town in Vermont where she finds more than she bargained for.

12 Days of Dean and Donna: A Christmas Story by @deansdirtylittlesecretsblog Christmas has become just another day for Dean, not worth celebrating. Donna, on the other hand, loves Christmas. Can she instill him with the Holiday Spirit by Christmas Day?

Another 12 Days of Dean and Donna: Christmas at the Bunker by @deansdirtylittlesecretsblog Dean invites Donna to spend Christmas at the Bunker.

A Winmills Christmas by @ilostmyshoe-79 Follow Sam and Jody through the holiday season.

12 Years of Christmas by @sis-tafics Dean and you go back further than your first night together. Actually, Dean’s had his own little secret for years. Told from Dean’s POV

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