#thanks for asking ♥♥

[gloryride]

for virgile: 💓 - What are some signs they’ve fallen for someone? How do they show their affection?

for vanessa: 🤡 - What’s something dumb they’re embarrassed about?

Thanks for asking about my main babies ! For once, i will try to not let asks in my drafts for months, and these questions are perfect ♥

[MISC ASK MEME]

VIRGILE

💓 - What are some signs they’ve fallen for someone? How do they show their affection?

Virgile is like an open book, his emotions written all over his face. He blushes more, he wants to spend time with the other person, but at the same time he's a bit more cautious, because he's no good at making the first move. He's terrible at seduction. But in his reserve, he's more devoted, his gaze stays on the person a little longer, and he smiles a little more. A real walking paradox.

As for affection, the netrunner likes quality time and physical contact, if not both at the same time. He's not always good at expressing how he feels, but he shows it when he strokes the other person's hair, snuggles up to them, touches their hand with his own. He loves sharing moments with others, even the most normal ones. He spends a lot of time in the car with Panam, talking, eating, laughing and listening to her sing (badly). And of course his affection shows in his eyes, in the way he looks at her, even just when she's crossing the camp in the distance, he sees her and all the love is in her blue eyes. After all, it's said that the eyes mirror the soul!

VANESSA

🤡 - What’s something dumb they’re embarrassed about?

Ah ah, i have the perfect story ! For her 20th birthday, Jackie organised a huge party at Coyote Cojo, where all her friends and relations came to celebrate the young woman. Among them was Viktor, more of a friend of Jackie's, but Vanessa had a bit of a crush on him at the time, just flirting gently until he made a move on her (which he never did). And that evening, after a few drinks, Vaness flirted outrageously with the ripperdoc and even sat on his lap! Embarrassed, Viktor preferred to leave, but the party went on.

The next day, Vanessa woke up with a post-cooked headache to find Jackie laughing in the kitchen. He was in too much of a hurry to tell this story to his hermana, who no longer had all the details of the end of the evening. When she heard this, she was mortified! So much so that she didn't turn up at Vik's clinic for a month. They both decided to pretend nothing had happened, but there was some awkwardness in the air for a while. It completely stopped Vanessa's crush.

[l-a-l-o-u]

OHHH if you're looking for requests, how about a princess with a giant animal companion??

they're very good friends

[tatatale]

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FR15K BOB IS IN CONTROL OF THIS ASK BOX NOW CYPHER :]

HELLO ALIVE CAST!! I'VE HEARD THAT YOU ARE ALL HAVING A X-MAS PARTY SADLY I COULDNT ATTEND DUE TO BUSY SCHEDULES, BUT I'VE COME BEARING GIFTS FOR ALL OF YOU!

I'M THE ONE THAT DOXED LYATA BACK THEN...(SORRY ABOUT THAT)

OH! AND MEET AMETHYST :]

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What was that about ?? anyway, happy X-mas! ( ￣▽￣)

(I know it's a bit early to say, but I just want to say it now before I forget.)

(OMG sorry for taking so long, Tumblr keeps eating my asks 😭)

[fauchart]

how do you feel abt sideshow bob ! :33

I drew this on a crowded train on my way back from holidays,, the struggler LOL

Anyways, BOB!! I love this guy so much, he was among my top favorites when I first watched the show back in middle school and tbh? I had great taste, what a guy. His theatrics and murderous rage are crazy entertaining

God and the political jokes... Of course they had to make him a raging republican LMFAO it's so fitting and they play it in such a hilarious manner I'm never tired of it.

And his voice? Absolutely one of the very best in the entire show, not only the voice itself but the incredible delivery of his (masterfully written) lines... AND his magnificent singing.

Honestly what's not to love?

Original version below:

[hwaflms]

i'm ngl i was reading happy now but fell asleep midway and had the craziest dream abt jaehyun (...pornstar!jh don't ask, but your thoughts are very welcome, if you'd so graciously provide them 🙏), thank you for this blessing of a fic, i'm gonna go back to finishing it :3

UR SO SWEET??? thank you sm i hope you enjoyed it :(

and omg anon ur on to smth with pornstar!jae i NEED to hear abt ur dream hold on……..,

im thinking about pornstar!jae who knows he’s got a huge cock and acts like it too. no one has ever made a single complaint about working with him because he’s just too good at what he does; he knows just how to use his mouth, knows all the right dirty little things to whisper in her ear, never cums first.

pornstar!jae who catches you watching his latest, and is surprised that innocent little you seems to be enjoying watching him fuck a woman senseless on a kitchen counter, blushing as you keep your volume low at sounds of their pleasure.

pornstar!jae who jerked off to the thought for the first time in a long while, picturing your hand stuffed in your panties while you touched yourself to him, wishing it was you underneath him instead. being the little shit he is, he makes a number of allusions to the incident, driving you mad because you’re not sure whether he knows or not.

pornstar!jae who finally confesses he wants to fuck you in the most casual manner, stroking your bright red cheek with a thumb slowly. you can only imagine his surprise when you shyly ask whether you can make a lil movie out of it, all his thoughts shooting straight down to his cock.

pornstar!jae who has you bent over his balcony railing, drilling into you long and hard, a hand slapped over your mouth to not wake the neighbours. he has your dress bunched up over your breasts, watching them jiggle with each hard thrust, positioning you so you’re facing the lens of the camera. he gives you exactly what you wanted and more, and with each coo of “dirty girl” and each slip of his fingers into your mouth, your moans sound even more pornographic than those of the women he fucked on screen. you’ve already come all over his mouth, but he’s absolutely relentless as he slips a hand around you to rub fast circles on to your throbbing clit.

pornstar!jae who downloads and saves the video on to his ‘favourites’ album, knowing that would be the only thing he’d watch for the next couple months. he knows it would do numbers if he posted it but he wants it to be ‘his special lil secret’, even thought you both know there would be more to come.

[treel]

I would love to see your take on "Understand My Ship In Five Minutes" with ZADR ^_^

Ask and ye shall receive.

[prentissluvr]

sam would be the best boyfriend when ur on ur period, he’d immediately know what to do, he’d go to the store and buy you what ever pads and/or tampons you need, snacks, everything. there’d definitely be a time where he’d make a little gift basket out of the stuff and it’s just so cute. he fills you a hot water bottle, lets you braid his hair (he claims to not like it but he deffo does), he lays your head like where his bellybutton is and plays with your hair whilst talking to you in a velvety voice and gives you so many cuddles and tells you how beautiful you are if you get bloated or breakout or anything and gives you lots of kisses on your body wherever you’re comfortable with it

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babydoll you sent this at the perfect time!! because i just got my period yesterday lolll so i was totally thinking about this <33

tw mentions of throwing up, passing out, and overall bad period pain rip lol

i like to think about how younger sam had almost no idea about periods. he probably heard things here and there about it whenever he was able to be in school, maybe even learned about it on his own because he's a curious, intelligent, and kind sweet boy!! but he's never very close with an afab person until he meets jess. he's naturally sweet and caring, so he learns quickly with her.

so when he's with you, he's ready and prepared to be the best boyfriend in the world. he learns what you need specifically and what you like best and it ingrains it in his memory!! (crying i know this isn't about samjess but everything is about samjess to me, so i'm thinking about the fact that he still remembers what jess liked the most :((( sobbing . like what if the first time you text him to pick up pads or something, he unconsciously grabs the kind she'd buy before remembering he can just ask what you want. he probably knows your favorite candies by then, so he doesn't think to grab jess's, but he does remember. i just love them a lot SORRY) ANYWAYS !!!

i'm crying at the idea of sam only letting you braid his hair when you're on your period because you'll get upset if he doesn't LOL but that he secretly really likes it and would totally let you do it any other time if you ask him sweetly enough. (he's down bad and will do anything that you want. he caves so easy). and he like. feels like he should be playing with your hair instead, but he knows that playing with his hair calms you so he just sits there in utter contentment like. wow i'm soooo in love with them :,)

AGH laying on his belly makes me so :(((( that's when he gets to play with your hair to relax you <3 wahhh and i'm crying about how assuring he is with you <333 he's so so incredibly sweet and just pours on the compliments when he knows that you need them. so so so many kisses!!!

and on the topic of laying on tummies <3 for some people, pressure makes cramps feel better. and i just imagine sam absolutely melting and wanting to CRY at how in love and endeared he is with you if you ask him to lay his head on your tummy to help with the pain. while he's there, he'll tell stories and gently massage your legs or just lightly rub over your sweet skin <3

speaking of massages i think he's the bEST at giving them!! his hands are so big, which helps massively, and then his touch is so gentle, yet steady and it is just so completely soothing <3 he loves being able to take even a little bit of your pain away. and he hatesss to see you in any pain he's so :((( so he does everything in his power to make it as bearable as he can!!!

ofc everyone has different experiences with their periods, but i know that in the hunting context, i personally would have such a shit ass time with my period because i doubt it'd be too easy to get birth control to tame my horrible cramps. so i think about how concerned sammy is when he realizes just how bad it can get :( headcanon that jess probably got pretty bad period cramps too but i can imagine she had access to birth control or meds to help out, so when he sees you in so so much pain he's so so worried :((

he feels soo so awful seeing you throw up or get faint or even pass out from the pain because he knows he can't fix it. so instead he's just so so caring and soft and perfect about it. especially if it gets this bad for you, he's extra careful to keep track of your period to make sure that you're never going to be doing anything strenuous during that time. if you're in pain while on the road, he gets in the back seat with you to hold you and put his warm hands on your belly until you can stop at the nearest gas station to get you a hot water bottle or something for the pain. he's perfect and i love him so much and i need need need him to take care of me while i'm on my period lol

[cerosin-bis]

Hi!! I was just wondering: what is Krueger and Nikto’s spice tolerance? That’s all, I love ur content have a good day :3!

Discussed it once with @shadowscommand prompting this ranking of his but I imagine both to have an absurdly high spice tolerance. Nikto just loves when his mouth burns genuinely. (pun absolutely not intended with me imagining his scars to majorly be chemical burns. Capsaicin burns are fine he loves them.)

For Krueger in my headcanon it's in part explained by this, and in part just because his palate is used to it. He had a good time making his way from Mozambique to Eastern europe when he fled, he went through loads of countries with absolutely excellent cuisine.

[nekrosmos]

Nekrossssss :33333

for you!! <33 on your way to work with a cup of coffee 🖤💛

Gomz you can't just drop this into my inbox and expect me to not explode AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

That is beyond adorable, I can't believe how well you drew my jacket LMAO ? It's so on point, and my little earring AAAAA adorable ;-;

I think I'll go get myself a cup of coffee this week before work just because of this, hell yes 👏​

[gloryride]

Vanessa and Valentin: F, H, M, U

Virgile and Panam: C, F, I, L

>:)

Finally found motivation to answer all these sexy asks ♥♥ Thanks Jen !

answers for A to Z nsfw asks

VANESSA/VALENTIN

F - Film - Have they ever documented their bedroom activities?

Before they met, they did sensory dances on their own to earn a bit of money. Vanessa was more erotic and sensual than porno; Valentin did some torrid ones after being fired from Arasaka, and even sent one to Vanessa to give her a taste of the original. So they sometimes film their lovemaking and store it in a secure cloud. It's occasional, but both are not prudish and, admit it, or a little exhibitionist. It's all fun and games between consenting adults.

H - Horny - How easily aroused that person is, and what drives them crazy?

For Vanessa it's here

But I'll complete the Vanessa/Valentin relationship specifically.

THEY ARE HORNY!!!

They love to turn each other on, and Vanessa often goes first, because she loves to tease her French lover, whether by touching his chest, his beard, whispering in his ear, or smiling at him from afar and starting a staring match. Valentin likes to be resisted, and he's found an excellent opponent, so he plays along, knowing that they'll both be winners in the end. This includes naughty messages and torrid photos when they're at a distance.

What drives them crazy is that in the middle of an event or a crowd, they want to find every possible way to get out of there, to find themselves in a hidden corner (or barely there) to jump on each other.

M - Moan - How vocal are they in the bedroom (or elsewhere)? Do they turn to mush, or keep up the talk?

As I was saying, Vanessa isn't the quiet type, and Valentin does everything he can to make sure she isn't. He loves to hear her moan, for her to take such pleasure from him, and for people to hear. As for him, he's more of a talker, to encourage or say how beautiful she is, how sexy, how he wants to hear her louder, or some other dirty talk. Otherwise, he doesn't make much noise, a few moans, sometimes grunts, but leaves her the whole stage to express herself.

U - Urge - How often does the desire to have sex strike them? What happens then?

ALL THE TIME!

When they first started hooking up, it was impossible for them to be alone in the same room without jumping each other. They did it everywhere, every chance they got, every time they saw each other. And when Jackie was around, they couldn't wait to be alone. Their relationship has evolved, becoming friends, then lovers, and while they're still eager for each other, they know how to hold each other a little better. But when they feel like it, it's now. And it happens a lot! They're simply two people in love and horny, very demanding and lecherous. They've found each other very well ♥

VIRGILE/PANAM

C - Control -  How dominant they are? Who is more dominant?

Virgile is not a dominant. He can be a switch, but with big dominating tendencies. He's often in a strong position for foreplay, before letting the other do what they want. This can be explained by his temperament, but also because, when he was a nomad, he couldn't do much because of his heart, but he could use his mouth and fingers, which he does very well. Whether it's Valentin, Eve or Panam, Virgil has always preferred people with strong personalities to guide him. So it's no surprise that Paname is the most dominant member of the couple. It suits her just fine - she loves riding her cowboy!

F - Film - Have they ever documented their bedroom activities?

Si Virgile is a big fan of sensory dance. He prefers to be a spectator rather than an actor. He's watched plenty, enjoyed many, but doesn't see himself doing much. He did one with Eve, because she asked him to, and promised to keep it to herself. It was an interesting experience, but not one to be repeated. With Panam, he kept the Basilisk recordings. Because after the inconclusive test the first time (fuckin wraiths), they went back. Several times. He loved the experience, but it was Panam who wanted to keep a record of their moments, and Virgile recorded them in a super-secure place.

I - Innuendo - How good is their dirty talk game?

Panam is much better at dirty talk than Virgil. She likes to talk a lot, without it being too trashy, because she knows the effect that has on him. She'll sometimes use much cruder words when she's drunk, putting Virgil on edge, because it's unexpected, and sexy. And because he's drunk too… Virgile is much softer, preferring to give compliments or tell how good it is, but he rarely goes beyond that. He's pretty soft, but can sometimes let out "fuck!" because it's too good.

L - Libido - How long can they go?

Virgile holds out for a long time, because he loves long foreplay, raising the other person's desire, until Panam pushes him aside and climbs on top of him to start the next part. From then on, if he lets her take the reins, things can go very fast, because Panam is impatient and likes things to be intense, especially when she's very excited. If he keeps a bit of control, he gradually builds up the temperature and excitement. And thanks to his Second Heart, he's very enduring and can last a while. It all depends on the first time, but after a little rest, the cowboy can go for a second round, much to his lady's delight.

[wilsons-journey]

How'd Kying react to learning Vale had a sister?

Kying: Why are there two now, ...

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His Bi-Ass had a small Existential crisis.

[zeroducks-2]

This is quite random sorry but has Dick ever acknowledge (or as close to it) that a lot of things that Bruce did to him are abusive? (this is for a fic I’m trying to write)

Yes and no!

Dick knows Bruce is an assholes and WILL yell at him to stop being an asshole, or at least he used to. Dick would call him out on his BS and wouldn't let him get away with a lot of things, but this was once upon a time, before they rebooted everything and erased decades of character development. The closest he gets to that post reboot is after Forever Evil - everyone thinks Dick is dead, and Bruce wants people to keep thinking that, hence he forces Dick to join Spiral and become Agent 37.

Dick is, as you can imagine, not thrilled. He yells and fights and Bruce beats the everloving shit out of him in a very upsetting sequence, where Dick is half naked and Bruce is wearing most of his gear while he keeps hitting him to the point of leaving him bleeding on the floor of the Batcave.

Dick begs and tries to appeal to everything he can including the "things can never be the same between us after this", to which Bruce essentially replies that it's a sacrifice he's willing to make. Ha. I say that this is especially upsetting because Dick went through a horribly traumatic experience during the events of Forever Evil, in which among other things he was tortured by Thomas Wayne Jr AKA Owlman, who wanted to turn Dick into his own sidekick after losing his Talon. The way Bruce beats and humiliates Dick is drawn in a way which creates a clear parallel between Thomas and Bruce's actions towards Dick, in a way that suggests they're "not that different after all", but this narratively goes nowhere and I don't get why they fuck they even came up with that. But anyway.

All of this gets forgotten soon enough. Despite his own warnings Dick forgives Bruce after a very short time, pines for home and tries to communicate with Bruce in any way he can because he "misses his dad", which to be honest made my guts churn and my bile rise after Bruce nearly beat him comatose. Essentially the story forgets Bruce did all of that and so does Dick, but for the brief time Dick was allowed to be aware of it and angry about it, he was indeed aware that he was being abused even if he never used the word abuse.

This is the case for lots of stories in which similar instances happen, as I mentioned before especially pre-reboot. Dick does call Bruce out on his bullshit - especially if Bruce is being an abusive asshole to someone else, since Dick is way more prone to defend other people than he is to defend himself, like here

or here

But despite being obviously aware that there are issues in the way Bruce does things, to put it mildly, he never uses the word "abuse" (which is sort of a prohibited word for DC standards, kind of like "rape". They're way more likely to say non consensual than rape because it's a less upsetting word apparently).

There is an instance of this post reboot, and it's during a conversation Dick has with Tim. I believe it happens in the Pride comics of 2022, but I don't have the panels on hand at the moment. Basically Tim asks for advice on how to please Bruce, being the man demanding and prone to bad moods, and Dick flat out replies "I spent a very big part of my life trying to please him, and I left when I realized it was impossible" which to me is so interesting since it's the textbook reaction of a former Golden Child who fell from grace and became a Scapegoat (please note that tumblr's definition of Golden Child is completely arbitrary; golden child doesn't mean "good kid", it means a child who the parent holds to the highest standards, on which there are the biggest expectations and the strongest pressure regarding everything the child does. Sometimes a parent lives vicariously through them and perceives them as an extension of themselves, but not necessarily. If you watched Encanto, Isabella is the Golden Child of the family).

Something similar happens during Nightwing's run from the 90s.

Dick lives in Bludhaven and at this point he's gone essentially no-contact with Bruce. Tim, being the new Golden Child, is trying to reel Dick back into the toxic dynamic because he genuinely thinks it's going to be good for both Dick and Bruce.

I'm pointing this out not to fault Tim in any way, he's just a kid what does he know, but to show you that indeed yes, Dick is aware that he's been abused otherwise he wouldn't have left, he wouldn't be on a no talking basis with his parental figure, and he wouldn't reply to Tim that he spent so much time of his life deluding himself into thinking that Batman actually needed him. Of course this also goes nowhere and their relationship isn't allowed to grow or heal (things are just conveniently forgotten after a while), but as I mentioned, Dick knows what's up.

That being said, I believe it's also worth noting that many many times Bruce abuses the fuck out of Dick and Dick doesn't really acknowledge it, just takes it. Sometimes he doesn't have the spoons to fight back, sometimes he thinks he deserves it, sometimes he just doesn't know how to react because Bruce strikes like an unprovoked viper (this happens especially when Dick was still a kid but already a Titan). A very good example of this is what happens after Jason's death.

Bruce doesn't tell Dick that Jason died. When Alfred offers to let him know, Bruce says "I will handle it", and he doesn't. Then there's Jason's funeral and Bruce doesn't tell Dick about it, again Alfred offers to inform him, Bruce says he will handle it. He doesn't.

Eventually Dick finds out for collateral reasons and has an emotional breakdown in front of the other Titans, which are powerless to help him. For reference, this is how he reacts when he has definitive proof that the boy is undoubtedly gone, if there was any doubt that Dick did care about Jason.

So Dick goes to the grave with Kory but then decided to confront Bruce alone, and Bruce, in the abusive feat of the century, blames Dick for not having showed up to Jason's funeral, despite having refused to 1: tell him about Jason's death AT ALL, and 2: refused TWICE when Alfred very gently suggested to inform Dick.

Dick of course argues that he didn't know anything, and so Bruce reacts by gaslighting him, telling him they he never cared about Jason and in fact he was angry that Bruce adopted Jason and not him. Which is not true, Dick just wanted to know WHY Bruce adopted Jason and hot him. Oh and also punches him in the face when Dick tries to argue that Jason was an untrained kid. Please note that when all of this happens, Dick is hurt and can barely stand on his feet, having one of his legs in a cast.

Cherry on top, Bruce explicitly saying that he never should have had a partner and never will again, essentially "our partnership up to this point meant nothing".

In this instance Dick is too neck-deep in his own self guilt to see that he's been through a sequence of extremely abusive behavior, and never really faults Bruce for that, using the easy-coming rationalization that Bruce was in pain, suffering for Jason's death, couldn't see reason etc etc (quick PSA: someone suffering isn't entitled to abuse and gaslight anyone. And even if we really want to enable Bruce cut Bruce some slack because he was grieving, it doesn't make his behavior any less abusive. Regardless of the reasons why, the way he acts here is very damaging towards Dick who in turn did nothing to deserve it, and is grieving Jason too).

See, the problem with Dick and Bruce is the sysyphean nature of comicbooks. Dick is doomed to be the original Golden Child who falls from grace, becomes the Scapegoat, but ultimately can never be completely free of the clutches of the relationship he has and had with Bruce, for better or worse. And since he can't ever truly get out and can't ever completely be independent, the abuse end up getting downplayed. If Dick never truly gets away from Bruce it's because it's not that bad, isn't it? Nay, it's because Dick cant. He is quite literally not allowed to, same as Bruce is not allowed to truly grow from his mistakes and learn to treat his former partner, sort-of-child and dear friend with the respect and love he actually feels for him, because despite all of this and because this is fiction, Bruce does love Dick more than it can be put into words and would set the world on fire for him. But, alas, he also is doomed to keep treating Dick like shit and never really learn from his mistakes.

So again, the answer to your question is yes and no. Dick is aware of how much of a difficult person Bruce is. He's aware of the domineering aspects of his personality. But he will ultimately brush it off in the name of the good that there is and there was between them, and he will keep answering Batman's call every time, because he's not allowed to ever truly grow apart from him. It doesn't matter how much he gets angry and how much Bruce hurts him, they're indissolubly tied in this dynamic and unless there is a huge shift in the way DC execs handle things, I don't see how this dynamic can change in the foreseeable future. Sadly enough, because I'd really like to see something new.

[kymsys]

(Hi I'm so sorry to message you like this but I thought you'd appreciate being told, also please don't take this as an attack I am just tryna let you know so you can have that information:

So using triple parentheses (((like this))) is historically been used by people in the context of being actively antisemitic. (You can google "triple parentheses" for more context but afaik Tumblr still doesn't like links in asks). It's definitely not what you meant (which is obvious from context) in this post: tumblr . com/kymsys / 756719382685728768 /teaching -lesson -ive- been- working -on-a-game ?source =share but I thought you should know because there's definitely some people who will get jumpscared by it, which I figured would probably not be great if you're advertising a game you made (which looks super cool!) Sorry again for messaging you like this, I wasn't sure the best way to do it but it felt unfair to not let you know how it might be interpreted

Have a great day!)

OHH actually i had no clue at all, this is the first time i have heard of this!! thank you for letting me know, i appreciate it a lot ♥ ill run back to my post and adjust it 🙏

[misstictart]

Can you tell us more about Giulietta? Would love to hear about involvement with the mob, and her ill-fated relationship with Harold... And about Claryce's relationship with her. I imagine there's a lot of baggage there.

Of course! And yeah there's definitely a lot of baggage, might as well call it a cargo!

Giulietta is Fat Tony's older sister (by 5 years of difference) and the previous leader of the Mob - later on nicknamed "La Mama" for the way she often spoke of her daughter.

(Fun fact: the necklace she wears here is a locket necklace with a picture of baby Claryce!)

Giulietta's past

She wasn't meant to lead the Mob at first, as the legacy was meant to be given to her little brother when he would be old enough. She didn't mind, in all her honesty. Her dream was to open her own Italian restaurant, as she loved cooking! But her parents' sudden passing when she was 15 (in a gang-related attack that she sadly witnessed) changed all the plans, and she took over- both to protect her brother, who she felt was too young to carry such responsibilities, and as a personal decision, as she swore to avenge her parents' death. Which she did. And she didn't stop there. And to everyone's surprise, she became an even fiercer leader than her own father was, not hesitating to resort to torture or murder when things didn't go her way. Her catchphrase for such occasions (and, ironically, more mundane ones) is "Now listen, darling..." (which could be interchanged later with "Now listen to mama...").

Giulietta and Harold

She had a few husbands; at best, she'd break up with them, at worst, she was a Black Widow. Harold Whitman was probably about to meet the same fate, except that... Giulietta got pregnant. And if she knew one thing from her own parents' loss, it's that she refused to leave her baby without a father (and, if you asked her, Harold wasn't too bad; she used to like his brutal honesty and his overwhelming confidence). However, if you asked Harold... it was a bet that didn't turn his way. He only stood because 1) he didn't want to be a dead man 2) it was the opportunity to have a son to raise for his legacy, as other women tended to ditch him - no wonder why). Fast forward to present time - Giulietta was too busy to properly take care of her daughter, and Harold didn't get a son. No one was happy about this! Surely this won't have any emotional impact on their child, right? Yeah, no, you know what this did to Claryce already.

Leaving the Mob

Giulietta didn't mean to stay this long as a leader. But her childhood trauma, as well as the determination she earned as the years went on made her less likely to hand over the title (even if she did share it with Tony, with who she often worked as a team) but the most important decisions were left to her. ...Until the day she received her daughter's distressed call. This felt like a waking-up call. She dropped everything to move back to Texas. Both to keep an eye on Harold, and to emotionally and financially support Claryce as she recovered from her burn out so she could start over her studies to find a new career. Frankly, she will never forgive herself for letting down her daughter - she was convinced she would be safer with Harold than with her and the Mafia's ordeals - and to this day she still has trouble letting Claryce stand on her own feet. This is why a few months after Claryce had moved back to Springfield, she divorced Harold and returned to live with her brother.

Giulietta and Chiara (Claryce)

While Claryce is happy her mother cut ties with her father, she still wishes she wasn't so overwhelming with her love and also accepted her as the person she grew up to be rather than pushing her to become her own idealised daughter. No, she won't pursue her mother's dream to own a restaurant (she's an awful cook). No, she won't give her grandchildren (she can't have kids). And no, her favorite color is NOT purple like hers, as she claimed to Fat Tony when he asked her what color to paint the walls of Claryce's flat. The sad truth is that Giulietta knows little to nothing about Claryce - what she really likes, her dreams, her ideals... And the reverse is just as true, except Claryce refuses to acknowledge the lives her mother (and her uncle) had taken away for their own affairs. And yet, slowly but surely, they'll learn to understand each other a little better as time goes on. Even if Claryce (and her loved ones) still think her mother is nosy.

Too nosy.

B - "I truly appreciate your concern, but let's not rush things- I believe Claryce has a say in the matter-" G - "Aww, what a gentleman you are! Do you want to see her baby pictures? My favorite is the one where she-" C - "MA, STOP THIS ALREADY--"

Giulietta today / in the show (link to her character reference)

Ironically, as opposed to her past, Giulietta would be your local Italian-American grandma who loves gossiping, putting her nose where she shouldn't, and making sure no one passes hunger (Claryce especially loves her carbonara pasta, although Giulietta is mostly known for making the best lasagna of the city).

Sometimes her bossy temper resurfaces, but nothing that would lead to her awful past ways. Speaking of it, if you asked her, you'd be stuck listening to hours of her old stories - tales of love, tales of crimes, or just saying how much she loves her daughter... But hey, you'd get to have a free meal, so here's that.

Oh, also. She has a rivalry with Luigi, who constantly tries to learn her secrets - while she's upset a guy who's not Italian gets to live her childhood dream.

Isn't she a criminal still, though...?

She is! She'll still have a say sometimes when Fat Tony needs a piece of advice, but she'll never get herself involved in the Mob's affairs. Unless she happens to be there - and she'd be able to defend herself just fine (she always keeps her trusted gun under her skirt). As to why she's not in prison or hunted by the police, well....... I'm still not too sure about that. Perhaps she faked her death before moving to Texas, or something of the likes. I still need to think about it. But the idea of an old Mob leader running free while guys like Snake or Bob get arrested does sound fitting for the humor of the show.

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Favorite sentimental object?

Here's an embroidery one of my best friends made when he was learning the craft - it's a boat seen from above, with waterlillies surrounding it.

He gave it to me and now it sits among my other random decorations and I hold it dear to my heart, because it's from him, and I love him so.

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Hello, I'm back to be a little bit of a pest!

In the Ceroverse.. Do you see Kreuger as just being a guy with high pain tolerance, or is there some pain nerve medical fuckery happening with the guy? -🦊

(Btw, absolutely LOVING the new fic work! I must've read the currently available chapters a dozen times now ❤)

Hi! you are NOT a pest and I am opening the door for you and putting in a little "welcome" mat also.

I headcanon Krueger to have a decreased sensitivity to pain, a condition called hypoalgesia. But he can still feel pain: the threshold for him to be bothered by it is just abnormally and dangerously high. It can be caused amidst other things by an exceptionally rare SCN9A gene mutation.

Long story short, I don't want any doctor to fact-check my headcanon but Krueger has (vague gesture) something like this. His nociceptors are either lazy or hindered by a gene mutation.