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Truly, whether or not thralls get voice acting will really be pinned on whether or not I can get a good ganondorf. I am pretty confident I can get decent casting on.... basically everybody but him. u_u
But if we don't get him, then it's no go. :(
#thoughts#thralls of power#animatic project#ganondorf#I want a swana actor --at the *very least* somebody who's PoC#the actor has *got* to fucking kick ass#half of the emotional impact of the story would ride on that performance#and the voice has to decently pass off as ganondorf#there's some post-processing that can help. but there's a degree of timber you can't really fake#anyway this is kind of the current unnatainable summit right now#I'd even consider actually hiring somebody#but I'm not sure about the legality of hiring real actors for fanwork#I don't want to drag no nice actors on my rocky roads of toying with nintendo copyright ;;#I mean we can go at it with only subtitles#that's the current plan and it works well enough#but the scenes truly come alive with VO from the mediocre tests I did so far#so yeah. would be cool!!! let's see#if you have a perfect ganondorf hiding under your bed please let me know <3
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janey's dad | c.h./the ghoul | part 01
â„ pairing | cooper howard/the ghoul x f!reader â„ word count | 3.7k â„ warning(s) | đ smut; age gap, hair pulling, teasing, making out, mutual pining, lipstick kink, stockings, frottage, porn w/ feelings, porn w/ plot, mild angst w/ happy ending, divorced!coop, babysitter!reader, pre-war/bomb â„ summary | âWe really, uh, shouldnât - oh fuck, you look --â â„ notes | i'm so sorry this is later than it should be. i am unfortunately a corporate slave and this fic just did not want to cooperate đ« there are a lot more things planned and this fic is turning into a bit of a beast (20+ pages and counting rip lmao) so i've decided to split it into two parts to make it more manageable for myself mostly un-beta'd atm a special thanks to @corinthianism for all her lovely help â€ïž!!
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Divorce is hard, but being a divorcé is downright hellish.
One of the ugliest things in the world, if Cooper Howard has any say. At least when he was a Marine, they told him where to point his gun, where to aim; nameless threats vanishing with a quick squeeze of the trigger.
Here, these âenemiesâ arenât enemies â not really.
Itâd be easier if they were.
Worse still, they have names he holds as dearly as his own. Thereâs Barb, whip smart and always so clever. Then Janey, the light of his life and so sweet his teeth ache.
Once upon a time, life was sweeter than apple pie on Sundays.
Then came the separation.
Afterwards, he finds it hard to look at whatâs left of his family without losing breath like a horse kick to the chest. Their absence rips open a hole inside him ten miles wide, its edges jagged and wrong.
And when he canât take the silence anymore, fingers of malt liquor help dull the ache, though itâll never be enough to mend whatâs broken.
See, warâs something he understands.
But these domestic battlefields where he sits across from his ex-wife while lawyers barter this weekend and that holiday?
How he struggles to meet his daughterâs eye every time she asks if heâs coming home?
When Barb keeps the house and the money while he keeps the scrapbooks and the dog?
He doesnât â can't â refuses to comprehend.
Because in what world can you reconcile looking down the barrel of a smoking gun only to find the woman you love staring back, finger on the trigger? Left out to hang as Vault-Tec orchestrates his downfall.
The true depth of their involvement is unknown, but itâs no coincidence his bank accounts dried up faster than the Mojave in June. The ink still wet when the media snapped up the story of his failed marriage.
Thus, his reputation (rather whatâs left of it) unraveled faster than a spool of thread.
Knocked on his ass and kept there by a boot heel crushing his windpipe. Whose? He hasnât got a fucking clue.
But whoever they are, theyâre making sure he stays a washed up nobody who struggles to land a call back, much less pay his monthly alimony on time.
See what we can do? You were Americaâs favorite gunslinger - now look at you. Mind your place.
Hell, millions used to scream his name.
Nowadays people whisper it behind their hands like a dirty secret, âOh, did you hear? Cooper HowardâŠâ as they dissect pieces of his life into bite-sized Beforeâs and Afterâs. âHah! Serves him right. Yâknow, I never liked him much.â
While he grits his teeth and swallows his bitterness with a smile, he hates how he canât protect Janey from snide reporters and nosy strangers. Juggling actor-father-divorcĂ© with fumbling hands.
Itâs only been six months; a heartbeat, a lifetime, and already heâs scraped thin like butter over too much bread.
Somethingâs gotta give.
After all, heâs only one man.
But just when it's bleakest, the clouds part.
A young woman moves in next door, the first bright thing thatâs come his way in a long, long while.
At first, he kept his distance.
Exchanged vague helloâs and how-are-youâs. Then Janey took a shine; always so friendly and eager to talk about her latest books.
Any reservations he mightâve had died when he saw how enamored you are with her.
Only made sense that over time small pleasantries turned into playdates. Then those playdates turned into sleepovers.
Before long, youâre watching her when a gig runs late.
Rustling up grub and tucking her into bed more often than not these days. And when he slinks in through the door, knees aching and stripped to the bone, there you are with a shy smile and a warm meal.
So what if he takes himself in hand after you leave, stroking his cock to the thought of you down on your knees in that pretty little sundress?
Imagines the wide stretch of your ruby lips as you swallow him down, lipstick smeared an awful mess?
Cums hard to the fantasy of your teary eyes and hiccupy breaths as you choke?
What you donât know canât hurt you.
After all, heâs a gentleman... he promises to keep his hands to himself.
âAll right, Sugar Bomb, itâs bedtime.â
Bundled in navy bedding up to her nose, Janeyâs wide brown eyes peer up at you from beneath a riot of frizzy curls. Roosevelt, her ever faithful companion, plasters himself to her side. The tip of his tail swishes once, twice before falling limp.
âAh, câmon guys. Donât look at me like that.â You sigh with a fond shake of the head, hip popping out to rest against the doorframe. âI donât make the rules, I just follow âem.â
A muffled response sounds from the lump of little girl, âNmfhm.â
Squinting, you dip your head and tap the side of your ear, "Pardon?"
âMnhfmmmm.â
âYeâeah⊠Didnât catch that, Mumbler.â
Janey tugs down the blanket, her mouth pursed in a moue of displeasure. âI said,â she crosses her arms with a huff, ânot until Dad gets home.â
Shit.
âMâsorry, baby. Heâs still gonna be a while.â Walking across the room, you stop beside the bed and motion your hand back and forth. âScooch over.â
Gangly limbs fumble as Janey wiggles into the middle of the mattress, her feet tangling in the blankets. Roosevelt takes a toe to the nose during the transition, but flops across her knees all the same.
Together they settle with a bounce of springs.
In the open space, you slide in.
The bed sinks under your weight, a plume of rich cologne tickling your nose; mint-spiced citrus. Cooper. Your stomach swoops, and your heart trips.
âI didnât see him at breakfast â or lunch!â A pout tugs at her mouth. âNot even dinner. I gotta go home tomorrow. So when am I gonna see him?â
âOh, bug.â You sigh, propping yourself up on your elbow. âYour dadâs been real busy at work. And I know thatâs been hard for you, but I promise to make sure heâs here for breakfast tomorrow.â
âDâyou mean it?â Her cold nose digs into your skin. âMe and Roosevelt miss him so much.â
Cuddled into your chest, Janey tosses an arm around your back. Her fuzzy head rests in the crook of your arm, springy curls tickling your skin.
You squeeze her tight and trace your fingertips over her forehead.
âI can do you one better,â you say, bopping the tip of her nose just to hear her giggle - a soft sound that sits warm and gooey in your chest. âI pinkie-promise.â
Her finger loops around yours, so small and fragile.
âIâll even make pancakes. Howâs that sound for a promise?â
âOh, yes, please! I think Dad will like that,â a wide yawn cuts her off mid-sentence. âHeâs sad, but he always smiles when you make food.â
Janeyâs words â unexpected as they are sudden â cut so deep it steals the breath from your lungs. You flounder, your heart a throbbing bruise in your chest.
â... Then pancakes it is.â
As if nothing happened at all, she asks, âDo I have to go to bed now?â
âAfraid so, little miss.â Your responding chuckle sounds stilted even to your own ears. âJust you wait. When you wake up, Dadâll be home.â
âFiâine, but I want extra pancakes.â Janey pauses, considers you with narrow eyes, then adds, âWith syrup!â
âWhatever you want,â you say with an indulgent smile. âNow... time to sleep. Itâs really past your bedtime.â
She gives you one last squeeze then lets you tuck her in nice and tight, blankets pulled up to her chin. You drop a kiss on her forehead while Roosevelt re-settles on the pillow beside her after a quick scratch behind the ears.Â
Everything in order, you turn to go only for a little hand to stop you.
âYes?â you reply, glancing at her from over your shoulder.
â... can you put on one of Dad's movies?â
The tremble in her voice - like sheâs about to get scolded - breaks your heart clean down the middle. Stitching on a soft smile, you nod and walk to the darkened TV set in the room's corner.
After fiddling with the nobs, static flashes to life.
âThe Man from Deadhorse okay?â
The holotape sliding into the track swallows the sound of her tiny âYeah.â Starting up with a whirl of machinery, the second-hand Radiation King flickers to life in black-and-white.
A vast plain and bright sky stretches across the screen.
Then Sugarfoot creeps into frame with the one and only Cooper Howard sitting astride the noble steed. The sheriffâs badge on his chest glints in the sun.
âThank you,â she mumbles, already half-way to sleep.
âAnything for you, baby. Sleep tight.â
Flicking off the lights, you leave the door cracked. Walk away pretending like hearing her whisper goodnight to the TV doesnât lance through you like lightning.
The desire to whisk her into your arms and soothe all of her ails is almost impossible to ignore.
Somehow, you distract yourself by wiping up the table, then by fixing a plate of dinner for whenever Cooper rolls in. Though all the while, how brokenhearted Janey sounded sits in the back of your mind like a leaden weight.
When Cooper stumbles into the living room, itâs half past midnight.
Youâd gotten up to greet him, curled as you were in an armchair reading, when something about the stern line of his mouth gave you pause.
Where the usual lighthearted greetings lingered, a pensive stillness trembled to life.
Tension crackles through the air; a held breath of agitation. By the faraway gaze and defeated slump of his broad shoulders, itâs plain to see the night didnât go as intended. And no matter how much you long to soothe, you canât.
After all, heâs not yours to touch.
Instead, you offer a sympathetic smile and ask, âRough night, huh?â
Cooper ignores the prompt, squeezing past with a brief touch to your elbow as he makes a beeline for the dry bar. The heat of his body is there and gone in a flash, his cologne teasing your senses. He says, âThought youâd be asleep by now.â
Your heart flutters in your throat. âAh,â you lick your lips, âwell, I was going to finish my chapter first.â
Humming, he turns his back to you and fiddles with high balls and decanters. The tink of crystal glassware fills the air as he speculates which alcohol goes best with his mood.Â
âThanks again for watching Janey.â He nods in approval and fixes his whiskey neat. âI donât know what weâd do without you.â
âOh, itâs no trouble, Mr. Howard.â You shrug. âSheâs a sweetheart.â
He shoots you a dry look from over his shoulder, stirring the dark amber of his drink with a forefinger. When he sucks his skin clean with a soft pop - a flash of a pink tongue taunting, teasing - your stomach swoops.
God, I wonder what else his mouth can do.
Flustered, you clear your throat and stare at a spot on the wall.
âHow many times do I gotta tell you to call me Coop?â he says, digging through some drawers until he finds what heâs searching for: a lighter. âIt must be a million and one by now.â
Flint sparks as flames jump, eating away at the end of a cigarette. Cooper inhales in short little puffs, pulling on the filter. His cheeks hollow, the shadows enhancing the cut of his jaw before the tip catches alight.
âWell,â he exhales, his gaze catching yours through a plume of smoke as he turns, brow raised. âAnything to say for yourself?â
âOld habits die hard, I guess,â you chuckle.
The corner of his mouth lifts in a lopsided smirk. âIâll drink to that.â He knocks back the last finger of whiskey before refilling with gin.
Springs groan in protest when he drops to the couch, settling in with an outstretched arm and wide spread thighs.
âItâs been a long fucking day,â he rasps.
Gulping, you try to ignore the space at his feet.
The stirrings of desire provoked by the urge to sink to your knees and fill it with your body, to ease tension from those shoulders with your hands, your mouth, your cunt â if heâd let you.
âYou heading home?â Nursing the fresh drink, he swallows a mouthful, only to hiss low through his teeth at the chemical burn. His throat bobs, framed by the open collar of his shirt. âWhew! Goddamn, thatâs strong.â
âNo, I can stay for a while.â A bird on a wire, you perch on the cushion beside him. âGot nothing else planned for tonight, anyhow.â
Cooper snorts. âI doubt that very much. A sweet young thing like you,â he motions towards you with his glass, âIâm sure youâve got plenty of fellas calling, especially on a Friday night. Donât waste your time with me.â
âThatâs not why I--â you stop yourself short.
Save for the bustling LA avenue right outside the complex, the apartment itself is stone silent for several heartbeats. Words hover on the back of your tongue, catching in the bend of your throat molasses thick.
Meanwhile, Cooper continues to swirl the alcohol in his glass.
Maybe in a different life, you wouldnât hesitate to express yourself.
But here â with him â you shouldnât.
Christ sake, heâs a grieving divorcĂ©, you chastise yourself. The last thing he needs is me trying to lay one on him.
When you speak, his name glides off your lips for the first time, clementine sweet, â... Cooper, Iâm not wasting my time. I enjoy spending it with Janey - and you.â
âWell,â he husks, hooded eyes dragging down your visage in a slow once-over, âyouâre the first one in a long while to feel that way, sweetheart.â
Dripping like honey whiskey from Cooperâs lips, the simple phrase burns its way down-down-down until it blooms like liquid fire in your belly. Warms you all the way to your toes as your heart pounds against your ribcage.
âI mean it.â Your knuckles twist in the pleats of your sundress, bolts of blue fabric bunched around your knees. âEverything I do is because I want to.â
The flash of red nails plucking at the sheer nylon of your stockings snaps up his attention, his gaze snagging - staying as he chases the curve of your exposed leg, hungry.
He wets his lips, and tenses his jaw when he spots how the soft fat of your thigh dimples in because of your garter. âThatâs awful sweet of you to say.â
You tremble beneath the intensity of his attention.
Greedy.
Little kisses of awareness spark bright along the path his eyes carve like the caress of shy fingertips.
However, before youâre able to confront him about his interest, the heat leaches from his expression, grows mute and cold like a muzzled dog.Â
Readjusting the waistband of his slacks with a tug, he says, âI know you got better things to do than keep an old man company.â
Irritation sparks. âCooper--â
âIf this is about paying you for tonight,â his lips quirk into a sheepish smile, âI wonât be able to yet.â He scrubs a hand through the stubble peppered along his jaw. âThe gig tonight didnât⊠Well, it doesnât matter.â
âNo, thatâs not what I --â
He plows on, âAnyway, the one Iâve got tomorrow should be enough. How about I stop by around seven oâclock? Iâll treat you to dinner as an apology.â
Frustration bubbles beneath the surface of your skin, antagonism thrumming through your veins. Your hands shake almost as much as your voice. âCooper!â
âI⊠uh, yes?â He blinks.
Your brows furrow. âYou donât get it,â you say. âI mean, you truly donât know?â
âIâm afraid thereâs a lot I donât get. Youâre gonna have to be more particular.â
Maybe not said in so many words (or at all) but actions speak far louder.
Otherwise, why else would you spend most of your time in his apartment, fill every spare moment with Janey, and reserve evenings for his company?
Hell, you even cook and clean!
Almost scream your interest from the rooftops, and itâs obvious to everyone but him, it seems.
Here you are thinking he was preserving your dignity whenever he ignored a passing comment or lingering touch when, in fact, heâd been oblivious to their existence to begin with.
How a man can be so obtuse when youâre throwing yourself at him is beyond you.
If he wasnât so captivatingâŠ
âAre you kidding me,â you ask, mindful of your tone, âhow could you not know?â You throw your hands in the air. âIâve been â for months!â
âWell, I donât have a goddamn clue what youâre talking about, sweetheart,â he snarks, setting his glass on the table. âCare to enlighten me?â
Fine. If thatâs how he wants to play, letâs play.
When he moves to take another drag from his cigarette, you strike, fingers locking around his wrist mid-lift. And although his glassy eyes narrow, he keeps his hand still.
Waiting to see what you'll do.
Tucking your knee under you for balance, you bend forward and watch his face from beneath your lashes. When your lips wrap around the filter, a dark hunger bleeds into his expression, his pulse a steady thud against the pad of your thumb.
Inhaling, the cherry lights up, a flashbang in the dim overhead light.
Cooperâs breath hitches, and then youâre pulling away with a lungful of smoke; the taste of ash heavy on your tongue.
He tracks your movements with greed, gaze flicking for the briefest of moments past your chin before refocusing on the ring of red lipstick staining white paper.
âIf you wanted one,â he chokes, gripping the back of the couch with white knuckles, âall you had to do was ask.â
With a coquettish grin, you exhale to the side and stare at him with hooded eyes. âIs that so?â Plucking the cigarette out of his limp hold, you stub it out in the ashtray. âWhat if I wanted to ask for something else, Mr. Howard?â
The next moment finds you deposited in his lap, his hands shooting out to grab at your waist only to freeze before they make contact.
âWoah! I--â
âTell me something.â
Your lips caress the shell of his ear, sharing breath - sharing space as you plaster yourself to his front, arms looped over his shoulders. He jolts, body trembling with restraint.
âWould you give me what I wanted if I said please?â
The distance between you snaps taut with anticipation. âC-Coop,â he stutters. âCall me Coop.â
You hum. âWell, Coop, would you?â
âThat depends almost entirely on what youâre asking for, sweetheart.â
Red nails skate along the back of his neck, play in the downy soft hair of his nape just to feel him shiver. And then youâre leaning back with your hands braced on his knees, your legs falling open in invitation.
The hem of your dress bunches around your waist, exposing the soft cotton of your underwear, and the darkened patch of slick soaking through.
âI think you know exactly what I want,â you purr. âBecause you want it too. Donât you?â
He bites down on a strangled moan when your hips arch forward, rocking the soft plush of your ass against the heavy weight of his thickening cock. The zipper digs into your skin as he tents the front of his slacks.
Mouth dropping open, his tongue flicks out to wet his lips - a slick circle of temptation that makes you clench. âI, uh, I donâtâŠâ
Reaching between your splayed thighs, you hook a finger beneath your panties and pull the fabric aside. He jerks forward, exhaling hard at the flash of your soaked cunt and twitching clit.
âCâmon, be honest.â
With a sigh, you gather your arousal on the tips of your fingers.
Cooperâs gaze is a heavy weight pinning you in place as you pretend itâs him dragging his knuckles over the top of your mond. Him dragging calloused fingers up along sticky folds to play with your sensitive clit, ripping soft little mewls from your lips.
âCanât you see what you do to me, Coop?â you say, pulling your hand away to show the webs of slick stretching between your fingers. âIâm so wet. Please, Iâve wanted you for so longâŠâ
His hips rock against your ass in an aborted thrust. âShit - shit!â Eyes slamming shut, he grits his teeth and digs his fingers into your sides hard enough to bruise. âWe really, uh, shouldnât - oh fuck, you look --â
âWhy not?â Your hand brushes over his groin. âI can feel how hard you are.â
âIt isnât right, thatâs why.â He stutters, stumbles over his words, âBesides, JaneyâŠâ
âI can be quiet,â you say, lips trembling. âI promise.â
âGoddamnit, you canât say things like that and expect me not to --â Cutting himself off, strong fingers seize your chin and tilt until youâre met with Cooperâs severe expression, his scorching gaze. âYou need to tell me now: are you sure this is what you want?â
Thereâs no hesitation, âYes.â
In what world would you refuse?
The words barely pass your lips before Cooperâs bowing his dark head, mouth ravenous as it captures yours in a slick glide of bruising lips and hungry tongues.
He steals your breath, licks into your mouth and traces along the sensitive inside of your lip.
Pulse jump starting, your toes curl over the edge of the cushion and your thighs squeeze the barrel of his chest, kneecaps digging into his ribs.
âOh,â a moan punches itself out of your throat - a breathy little thing swallowed up by his lips. âThatâs--â
Anticipation swells, simmers between you like a band before it snaps. A strong forearm locks around your waist, tugging you into the cradle of his chest until youâre plastered from stem to stern.
Too hungry for tenderness as his free hand slips up to cup the back of your head, fingers catching in the briar of your hair and tugging at the roots.
You claw at his shoulders while sparks of pain ricochet down your neck, sufficing into a prickly flush that heats your blood. âHnn, Cooper,â you gasp.
He murmurs your name through languid flicks of his tongue and sharp little nips of skin that leave your mouth tender and swollen. When he pulls away to survey his handiwork, his eyes are dark. Fathomless.
"I never thought I'd get the chance to kiss you like this," he says, wicking his thumb over the pillow of your bottom lip. "You taste as good as I imagined."
Dragging your nails across his scalp, you plead, âNo more teasing - I can't take it.â
"Well," he grunts, fingers twisting up in your dress, âIf thatâs how you feel, then you better put those hips to good use and work for it, sweetheart."
part 2 dropping soon
#cooper howard x reader#cooper howard x you#the ghoul x you#the ghoul x reader#cooper howard smut#cooper howard#the ghoul#the ghoul smut
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Indie horror filmmaker Eddie Munson, high off his first big (underground but notable) success, knows the movers and shakers of the film world have their eyes on him.Â
They're just waiting to see if he was a one hit wonder before they open all the doors he's been trying to kick down.Â
His next upcoming film is his chance, his shot at finally making it. Of being like Rob Zombie and the other creators he looks up to that masterfully blended metal and horror.Â
This is his golden ticket.Â
The project starts off smooth. His last success has greased the wheels, and things fall into place faster than ever before.Â
He's got the best idea for this insane haunted house story, a true "mazes in mazes" type of deal with a queer twist. A real look at how a place can haunt a person just as easily as a ghost can.
 Everything's going swimmingly--until one of his leads drops out the day they're due to start shooting.
No call no show's, and later, Eddie will find out the guy got a last second call back to be a contestant on one of those Love Island bullshit romance gigs (and laugh his ass off when the main love interest takes one look at Billy Hargrove and goes on a five minute rant about ugly mullets on national television) but right now?Â
He's fucked.Â
He's called in every favor he has for this film. Maxed out every credit card he owns, tapped every contact, got on his hands and knees and begged his rising star journalist best bud to help him market it. (Which Nancy agreed too, for way less cash than she should have.)Â
 Eddie can't get anyone on the phone, much less find a replacement actor and the amazing place they rented, that is so dark and wonderfully eerie, is booked out the rest of the year as an AirBnB.Â
If he doesn't film now, he loses it all.
Cue the other lead, unknown theater actor Steve Harrington, watching his hair pulling, tire kicking, 'cursing and hopping while holding a toe' mental breakdown and asks why Eddie himself doesn't act in it.Â
"Just go full Kevin Smith man. Act and direct." He says, with an easy grin.Â
Jeff, Eddie's tried and true videographer, trades glances with Gareth and Grant (Eddie's long used special effects and makeup team, who double for about twelve other jobs because they're also his best friends and they're all in this together, make or break.)
"We don't really have a lot of other options." Gareth hedges. "You're already using me and Grant as background characters."Â
Eddie, hands fluttering around his face as though trying to wave away this entire situation, squeezes his eyes shut and lets out a pained hiss.Â
"Fine, fine!" He announces with the air of a man running towards a fire. "Fuck it, this is our one shot and so help me I will be shooting it!"Â
Steve politely hides a laugh with a cough.Â
"Chuckle all you want big boy, I'm going to tragically romance you so hard people will forget both of our characters actually live." Eddie snarls.
Steve, the handsome bastard, just winks. "Looking forward to it."Â
Eddie blushes, but hides it with a surge of frantic energy, conveyed by lots of yelling and moving and getting the ball rolling.Â
Two days later, Steve would give the performance of a lifetime down on his knees, covered in a literal pound of fake gore, booty shorts and nothing else as he sobbed about how a lover could become a home. His hands clawed at Eddie's jeans before resting a tear stained face on a slim leg as he bent his body towards Eddie like it hurt to be away from him.Â
Eddie would later receive equal praise in his own acting during the scene, with the world and every reporter in it asking how he conveyed an otherworldly panic so beautifully throughout Steve's performance. What was he thinking, to evoke those expressions on his face?Â
The way his own pale hand, unmarred by blood and acting as a metaphor for the plot, would come to stroke Steve's cheeks.
Eventually he'd come up with a smooth polished answer that cheekily pleased his audience, but nothing would ever come close to the truth.Â
("Eddie I've known you since grade school." Jeff said that night, a scant few hours after they'd wrapped. "You can act man, but not like that."Â
Eddie made a wild "shut up" gesture, looking frantically over his shoulder before admitting; "You saw how close his face was to the prince of darkness!? I was seconds away from popping a boner next to his lips, in front of the 4K camera!âÂ
Eddie bounced into Jeffâs face so he could hiss:Â âHe fucking had his chin on my thigh, Jeff, and I am only a man. A mere mortal!"Â
"So we're gonna unpack all of that later." Jeff said finally, when he'd managed to get his mouth working and Eddie back out of his personal space. "But dude, we've talked about you calling your dick the prince of darkness."Â
Eddie flipped him off.)Â
One year later and critics named Corroded the best horror film of the year, praising the camera work, practical effects, and how there wasn't a soul alive who was surprised to hear Eddie and Steve were dating after their explosive on screen chemistry.
No one ever quite understood the prince of darkness jokes or why Steve mentioning it made Eddie blush, but that was a secret to find out later.Â
Today on WIPâs I have no intention of writing, indie horror movie AU!
#at some point this became a warmup for the warmup#and it feels very silly#LOL#steddie#Steve harrington#Eddie munson#horror movie AU#no upside down#eddie would have the STUPIDEST names for his dick#I will die on that hill#that is a man who has put googly eyes on his third leg#and then cried because they wouldn't come off#its why he loves steve bc steve would talk to it like a beloved pet#daddy misssess youuuu#corroded coffin as a unit hates them so much when they do this shit its the bane of their existance
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Slippery Rendezvous
Pairing:Â Bucky Barnes x Female!Reader
Word Count:Â ~1.5k
Warnings:Â none
Summary:Â Natasha doesnât approve of your feelings for Bucky despite your many attempts to convince her that he is the man for you. What else can you do when she forbids you to date any of her friends?
Squares Filled:Â natasha romanoff / black widow (2021) for @buckybarnesbingo
Authorâs Note:Â any and all comments are greatly appreciated <3
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You wake up to an empty bed. What did you expect? That heâd stay? Bucky isnât known to spend the night after fucking you but you keep wishing he would. You run your hand down his side of the bed and feel the cool sheets. He must have left early in the morning so that your sister wouldnât see him.
Itâs not like she hates him but she hates the idea of you being with any one of her âcoworkersâ. Natasha isnât shy when it comes to relationships and often encourages you to go out and have fun with different men. She loves dating even if she doesnât show it, and you love telling her about all the dates you get to go on. The issue is that she doesnât want you dating anyone she knows. She knows the baggage that comes with the men she knows and doesnât want you mixed up with it.
You went to University to get a degree as a voice actor. Youâve gotten gigs across the country but ultimately settled in New York where you got a job working on a popular animated television series. Youâre already in your third season and have no plans of stopping anytime soon. Natasha loves to tell you how normal you are and how different you are compared to the shit she goes through every day.
Youâre not a spy and you have no desire to be a spy. Youâre not Natashaâs biological sister because you came into her life well after she got done with the Red Room training. She was on a mission to kill your father for all the bad shit he has been doing. You hated the man and had always wanted to leave. However, your mother died at birth and you were a minor at the time. He always hid his shady shit which is why he didnât get convicted for anything.
She saved you and she adopted you a couple of years later. You donât blame her for your fatherâs death even if she did pull the trigger. Heâs a bad man who is rotting in Hell and youâre better off for it. Now, you have a successful job and are in love with the infamous Winter Soldier. Only he doesnât know it and if he does, he doesnât do anything about it.
You two met when Natasha was having a party at the Avengers Compound. She didnât want you to go but you insisted that with her by your side, youâll be fine. Itâs not like the Avengers are going to pick a fight with you or anything. Even Bruce had his alter ego under control, so she relented and let you come.
Her world is and was much different than yours. She told stories of how she went to space, how she kicked someoneâs ass, and how she infiltrated an organization. All you have to show for is the work youâve done for entertainment. Youâre not nearly as special as any of them but Bucky makes you feel like you are.
He kept to himself in the corner of the room drinking something that wasnât alcohol when you approached him.
âHi. Do you mind if I join you?â
âNo, go ahead,â he clears his throat.
âIâm Y/N. Iâm Natashaâs sister. Adopted sister, actually, but she feels like a real one to me. Whatâs your name?â
âYou seriously donât know who I am?â he chuckles.
âI know who you are but Iâd thought Iâd be polite and let you introduce yourself instead of assuming I know everything about you.â
âRight,â he nods. âIâm Bucky.â
âItâs nice to meet you, Bucky.â
You two fell into conversation that lasted well past the party. Natasha had a secret thing for Steve and didnât mind staying over as long as you were safe and okay with staying. You left that night with thoughts of Bucky and when the next time you were going to see him, but Natasha didnât share your enthusiasm.
âListen, I donât want to tell you what to do but I donât want you seeing Bucky.â
âFunny. That sounds exactly like you telling me what to do,â you scoff.
âI mean it, Y/N. Bucky is a good guy now but he wasnât always like this. Heâs not all the way back yet and I donât want you getting hurt. With any of them. They have too much baggage and you donât need something like that in your life.â
You look out the window in annoyance.
âI just spent the last two hours talking to a guy who made me feel like I was the only woman in the world. Iâm not saying I want to marry the guy but I felt something that I havenât felt with any of the guys Iâve dated.â
âI knew bringing you to that party was a bad idea,â she scoffs. âYouâre not seeing Bucky. End of story.â
âI am an adult, Nat. Let me make my own decisions. Let me decide if heâs worth the heartbreak.â
âHe will do more than break your heart. He will break you. He didnât get his name for nothing. His body count is well into the hundreds if not thousands. I am not worried about him breaking your heart. Iâm worried about him killing you. I mean it, Y/N. Stay away from that one.â
You tried, God knows you tried, but there is something about Bucky that you couldnât stay away from. You formed friendships with Wanda and Thor which gave you an excuse of going to the compound where you knew Bucky was living. Wanda caught on pretty quickly at what you were trying to do since she can read minds and all that, and she agreed to keep your affair with Bucky from your sister.
Youâre not trying to hurt Natasha but you fell for Bucky and fell for him hard. He just never stays the night like you hope he does.
You get out of bed and walk to the bathroom where you hear the shower going. Natasha must be in there. You slip in and knock on the door to let her know that youâre inside the bathroom with her.
âHey, Nat, Iâm just going to brush my teeth. Iâll be out shortly.â
You slip in, close the door behind you, and walk over to the sink.
âIâm not Nat.â
You tense when you hear Buckyâs deep voice but then smile when you realize he slept the night in your bed. The curtain slides to the side just enough for him to peek his head out of it, and you turn to face him.
âI thought you left last night.â
âNope. I wanted to stay the night with you. Is that okay?â
âItâs more than okay.â
He closes the curtain again and resumes cleaning himself.
âGot any plans today?â
Youâre about to answer when you hear the front door slam open and shut. Natasha is the only one who has a key so she must be back. If she found out Bucky has not only been dating you but secretly fucking you, sheâd have a heart attack and probably kill him.
âY/N? Are you in there?â The bathroom door shakes and you do the first thing that comes to mind. You quickly hop in the shower, fully clothed, and look at Bucky who smirks. The door opens and Nat walks in. âY/N?â
âIâm in the shower!â Buckyâs mouth opens so you place your hand over it so he understands he needs to be quiet. âWhat do you want?â
âListen, Steve and some of the guys are having a cookout at Clintâs farm. I was wondering if you wanted to come with me.â
âReally? Youâll let me go?â
âI feel bad and I shouldnât keep you away from your friends.â
âIs Bucky going to be there?â
Bucky nods and looks at you with mischievous eyes.
âYeah.â
âThen Iâll go.â
âI invited you because Wanda and Thor will be there. Theyâre your friends.â
âI know.â
âY/NâŠâ
âItâs fine, Nat. Iâll hang with them.â
âOkay. We leave in an hour.â
She leaves the bathroom and you remove your hand from Buckyâs mouth knowing you didnât need it to be there. He knows Natashaâs opinion of him and how she wouldnât approve of you two dating. He just wanted to feel your hands on him if heâs being honest.
âGreat, now Iâm all wet. Look what you did.â
âI like it when youâre wet,â he smirks.
You shove his shoulder and scoff playfully but he grabs you and pulls you into him. He slides his hands into your hair and kisses you. He must forget the situation youâre in because you can feel his growing arousal on your stomach.
âNo, Bucky, we should stop. I will not be tempted into shower sex again. Remember what happened last time?â
âDamn, my arm malfunctions one time and youâre triggered.â
âCan I trust you to keep your hands to yourself at this cookout?â
âNo,â he chuckles. âItâs gonna be hard not to. Now Iâm picturing you wet.â
âHurry up and leave before she finds you in here. Iâd rather not know what a fight between Black Widow and the Winter Soldier looks like.â
You slip out of the shower and back to your room without your sister noticing. While youâd like your relationship to be out in the open, sneaking around is just too much damn fun.
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Iâm going to preface this post by saying I donât give a flying fuck about the hate Iâm going to receive for the opinion I will be sharing and I wonât bother replying to any comments attacking me for it.
I fucking LOVE that Aemond killed Luke and I wish it wasnât accidental. I wish Lukeâs death was full on intentional, lol.
As a victim of bullying, Iâve been in situations where I have had to fend off 20+ kids as a kid myself. Iâve been verbally, physically, emotionally and psychologically assaulted as a child by other children, simply because I wanted, strived for and had good grades in school, actions that did not affect any of my classmates in the slightest. Therefore, I absolutely sympathise with Aemond, whose lack of dragon and later on his acquisition of one hurt no one (dragons belong to no one, you snooze you lose), yet he still got ridiculed and attacked for it. Yes, Aegon was also a bully and I hate him for it, but ultimately he grows out of it and supports his family, unlike the Strong bastards who remain bullies and assaulters. Oh, and Aemond tried to hit Jace with a rock because he attacked him first. Accusing him for standing up for himself is victim blaming. People who defend the Strong boys are bullies and thatâs final.
No, I donât give a ratâs ass that his attackers were children. Aemond was a child, too, and they ganked him 4v1. Itâs crazy how some of yâall support physically attacking someone because you donât agree with them. It was satisfying to see him kick their teeth in. Aemond and Luke are only 2 years apart, even if the actorsâ appearances suggest otherwise. Your age does not excuse you being a fucking piece of shit. Children and teenagers appear on the news daily as rapists, killers, assaulters and all kind of criminals. Thatâs the reason juvie exists. Children should face the consequences of their actions.
âAre you excusing child murder?â if it is by the hand of the child they unapologetically disabled, fuck yeah. Besides, at the end of the day, Aemond dies, too, so you could say justice is served.
Still, I would have given the Strong boy the benefit of the doubt if it werenât for this scene:
Lucerys is laughing at Aemond.
He is looking him in the eye and he is laughing at him. Itâs been 6 fucking years. Lucerys is 17 (confirmed by the writers) and he feels no remorse for what he did. He was not punished for his action, so he has learned nothing.
He feels safe to mock Aemond, in the comfort and safety of his grandfatherâs house, where his guard and stepdad can stop Aemond, whom he cannot beat on his own, from bashing his head against the wall. He feels safe to attack Aemond when he calls him Strong, knowing that other people will finish the fight he started but canât win.
But what happens when no one is around to protect him from the consequences of his own actions? He shits himself. His face falls, he stumbles backwards and does not object to Aemond calling him Strong.
Not laughing now, huh, you little shit stain?
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SEMIFINALS MATCH 2: QUILL VS. KERMIT
why is he still here
Quill Propaganda:
"He's such a loser. Has beef with 3 16 year olds. He's like 4'10. Had one of the best character arcs ever. He almost died. His sword is bejeweled."
"guys vote for my son quilliam and his stupid little bedazzled sword"
"you wanna punch his face in in the first book and by the end you're sobbing buckets and loving and protecting him as if he were your own and my closing argument: it would be really really fucking funny"
"VOTE QUILL HE HAS FUNNY GOGGLES AND IS BEEFING WITH A TEENAGER BECAUSE THAT TEENAGER STABBED HIM IN THE ASS DURING A FENCING COMPETITION WHEN HE WAS LIKE 11 AND QUILL NEVER GOT OVER IT"
ânew propaganda his ass has goggles & they leave red rings on his face & demonstrate even more how stupid he isâ
âmore propaganda we fuucking hate himâ
â Sticky, Shaggy, Sans Undertale, Luigi, Kim Dokja, Zagreusâ
Kermit Propaganda:
"Kermit is the best ever and I love him â€ïž"
"Kermit is sag aftra"
"ofc i support kermit the frog heâs a small business owner heâs an artist heâs an actor heâs a union man he loves his wife heâs a babygirl literally he is the perfect man"
"This one, I'm pulling from Kermit because it's Kermit the Frog. He's an independent artist who has multiple movies in which he refuses to sell out and also the accidental implication that he caused 9/11."
"if kermit wins I'll write a scene of him and Scar hanging out" [@the-joju-experience ]
"Kermitgang motherfuckers"
"It would be so on brand for Kipps to lose to a frog"
"he [kipps] deserves to get his butt kicked in by Kermit"
â Claude Von Riegan, Pizza, Balthazar Cavendish, Scout, Mia Fey, Zuko, Soundwave, Gideon Navâ
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Lost and Found in Another World | Leon Kennedy x VoiceActress!fem!reader
⟠summary ⌠Leon has never had someone he's never met affect him so much as you have. This unknown person with insane talent and the sweetest voice he's ever heard. When he meets you at a con, he is no longer that somewhat self-assured field agent. He's reduced to a starstruck mess.
⟠content/warnings ⌠fluff, canon world (sorta), alcohol mention, fem!Reader, sibling-like relationship with Claire Redfield, set up for a possible second part
⟠a/n ⌠Don't look too hard into the timeline of when and where this takes place. I imagined this was Leon between 21 and 28, considering the aftermath of Infinite Darkness. But you can place him whenever! Don't come at me for canon inconsistencies, I'm here to self-indulge idk.
⟠wc ⌠~2.3k
Leon Kennedy was never one for anime. To be honest, he was never one for any television shows at all. He was either too tired from work or too distracted inside his mind to even think about sitting down and focusing on something.
The only exception was when Claire would come by his apartment, unannounced, with pizza and her show of the week, usually a show sheâs started but she needs someone talk about it with, so she was willing to start it over. That someone was Leon.
This week was a new anime she had heard great things about. It was a short season, so they knocked it out in one sitting â one large pizza and a six pack of beer later. Claire was rattling on and on about the main character and her love interest in the show. They were both transported into another fantasy world, an isekai Claire had called it, and had fallen in love due to their shitty circumstances and their dependency on each other in this new, fucked up world.
Leon didnât hate it, far from it.
In fact, he quite enjoyed it. From the fantastical monsters to the smooth plotline and storytelling, he was locked on the entire time. But what really enchanted him the most was the voice that belonged to the main character, this bubbly almost borderline naĂŻve elf woman. He had never heard anything like her.
Claire would argue that itâs not her real voice, sheâs just a very talented voice actress. Leon didnât care, it was music to his ears and there were moments where he missed important dialogues and plot points because he was so entranced by that pretty voice.
âA convention? Really.â Leon sighs in exasperation at his red-jacket clad friend who sits across from him at the coffee shop they agreed to meet up at for lunch.
âYeah! My friend bailed on me and the stupid people donât refund tickets.â Claire gives a bright smile that reaches into her blue eyes, then slowly her face turns into that one pleading emoji she loved to use on Leon when she needed something. âPlease Leon? Itâs just a few days.â
âI donât know, Claire⊠I just got back from a mission, and I could really use those few days to just sleep.â He rolls his shoulders back as he says that, grunting softly at the warm pain that flares up in his muscles from getting his ass kicked multiple times.
âIâll pay for your food?â
âI can pay for my own food. â
âYou donât even have to dress up!â
âI wasnât planning on it.â
Claire pauses, propping her chin up on a palm as she stares hard at him. His blue eyes shift to the side, focusing on the cars slowly driving past the small café as he cards his calloused fingers through his hair. Across the street sits a park, full of kids playing on the playground with their parents chatting on the benches, vigilantly keeping an eye.
âSome of the voice actors for âLost and Found in Another Worldâ will be there.â Claire murmurs into her coffee cup before taking a sip.
That gets Leonâs attention, his gaze snapping back to Claireâs smug face. He mentally scolds himself at how fast he reacted to that, knowing Claire did that on purpose.
Thereâs another pause.
âWhich ones?â he asks gruffly, leaning back in the chair with his arms crossing his chest.
âGuess youâll have to come and find out yourself.â
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Leon had never been to a fan convention before, and he can see why he hadnât before. It was crowded, loud, and stuffy to the point that he was tempted to pull his shirt off. It wouldnât be the oddest outfit voice in the convention center, anyway.
It had been a few hours of bobbing through aisles of small businesses selling their wares until Leon had to put a hand on Claireâs shoulder just to ask to stop for a drink. His friend had an armful of trinkets and soft plushies that she was currently trying to organize inside her large bag that she brought while Leon leans against the wall, sipping on a very expensive bottle of water.
âI think I scoured every stall available.â She mutters, huffing in triumph once her items finally fit together without exploding out. âYou ready to visit Celebrity Row?â Claire wiggles her eyebrows up at him before taking off in the direction of their destination without waiting for a response.
Leon just grumbles and follows as his eyes roam around the crowded space, unable to keep himself from finding potential exits in case something happens. Old habits die hard.
Celebrity Row was just as packed as the vendor floor. Lines of people bleed into the middle of the walkways, all waiting for their chance to meet their favorite star. Leon wonât lie and say he wasnât intrigued, after all, there were some big-name celebrities all here to talk about their newest movies as well as the ones they had previously starred in.
None of them held a candle over who Leon was really hoping to meet, though.
You.
You were a hot commodity apparently; so many people were here waiting for you to show up at your booth. Claire says you are well known for many of your roles in anime and videogames, a sought-out voice actress in not only the small screens but also from your many adoring fans. Did you capture them by your sweet and melodic voice as well?
Leon couldnât help but feel slightly embarrassed as he waited in line, being so new to all of this. Claire was in his ear, prattling about this new show that she wanted to try out next week if he was available, but at that point he had zoned out from the conversation and zoned in on you.
You were sitting behind a white table stacked with things he couldnât see sitting out in front of you. Your name in big letters hovering above you on a banner with pictures of your various roles surrounding it, as if praising the one who had given them life.
Goddamn, your smile. Those eyes. The way your hair accentuates your beautiful face. He could swear he can hear your voice from all the way over here, though impossible since itâs drowned out by the chaos in the con.
Everything about you was nothing he had expected and everything he had hoped for.
âLeon? Earth to Leon!â Claireâs fingers snap in front of his face.
âSorry. Whatâs up?â he looks down at her, quirking an eyebrow.
âI was asking how do I look? I want to make sure she likes my cosplay.â Claire does a small spin, letting Leon look at everything.
She had insisted on putting together a last-minute cosplay for your character in âLost and Found in Another Worldâ, something she had called a closet cosplay. It seemed true to fashion, so he nodded, unsure of what feedback he could give at such late notice and lack of context.
âLooks fine to me. Iâm sure sheâll love it.â Leon reassures, crossing his arms over his chest as he turns to face the front of the slow-moving line.
âGreat. Also, I was really hoping we couldâŠâ Claire continues to ramble, excited for the panels she wanted to visit before the end of the night and the ones she was thinking about attending tomorrow. Leonâs eyes do not leave your face.
With every person that you greet, closing the distance between him and you, he feels his heart rate spiking gradually. Leon is a calm and collected person for the most part, especially when heâs out on the field. Heâs built up such a stoic wall, a way to protect himself, to hide away who he was before and during the Raccoon City incident.
But you? Why was he so nervous?
âLeon! Go!â Claire pushes Leon forward, knocking him out of his thoughts. Suddenly, heâs throttled into the white table, barely catching himself from falling on top of it. When he looks up, holding himself up by his arms, heâs met with your slightly startled expression.
âOh my gosh, are you okay?â you ask, finally hearing that sweet voice of yours in person rattling him more than any bio-weapon could. Youâve stood up abruptly with your hands out, ready to support him if necessary.
âI-âŠâ All he wanted was to apologize, but seeing your eyes up close, his words donât come out the way he wants. âFalling for you already, huh.â He mutters instead, awkwardly smiling as he straightens up.
Thereâs a pause where Claire looks at Leon with bemusement, Leonâs face falling in horror at what he just said out loud, and your quivering lips as you try not to laugh out loud.
You fail.
Suddenly you burst into a fit of laughter, your eyes closing as you lean forward trying to catch your breath between laughs. Leonâs face blooms in heat, partly from his embarrassment. The other part from how irresistible your genuine laugh sounds like. With just a few words, he can tell the main character from that anime was close to as true to you. If he could hear that laugh and voice for the rest of his life, he could die happily.
âI-Iâm sorry.â Leon says sheepishly, taking a few steps back as he rubs the back of his neck.
âNo! Nothing to apologize for, Iâm just glad youâre okay. You are okay, right?â youâve settled back in your chair by now. To right the of you is what Leon assumes is your assistant, waiting impatiently for the next people so they can keep this line going efficiently. You, however, ignore their annoyed, passive-aggressive glances.
You wanted to spend as much time with your fans as possible instead of pushing them through as if they were packages on a conveyor belt. Itâs understandable why you need to, but that doesnât mean you have to like it. Nor do it. So you donât.
âFine! Yes, Iâm fine. Um.â Leon steps away, letting Claire step in front of him so they can talk.
Your eyes leave his to meet Claire, holding your hands out to greet her. There is some back and forth between them - Claire asking about your favorite aspects of being a voice actress, you asking how her day at the con has been. Claire does a twirl for you, showing off the cosplay she carefully put together in such a short time. Your laugh is infectious just as your smile is genuine.
A few moments later, Claire had asked for a photo with you, to which Leon was handed her phone and instructed where to stand and how to do it â as if he hadnât taken photos for Claire before. A handful of years worth of friendship will do that. And he had expected it anyway, considering how many times she had said how excited she was to talk to and take a selfie with you.
What he hadnât expected was for you to hold your hand out to him, offering him a sweet smile like a beckoning call.
âWould you like a photo as well?â you ask, your pretty face lit up like the sun. Heâs unsure if thatâs your permanent disposition or not, but he likes it. And he can resist it. With a gentle nudge from his friend, he takes a few steps forward.
He's hesitant to touch you because heâd assumed itâs against the arbitrary rules set by whoever created these conventions. But considering who you are as a person (unbeknownst to him), you arenât, and easily you slip your arm behind him and hold him by the waist as you tuck yourself against his side. Thereâs a surprised grunt that escapes his lips from not only the unexpected contact but also the way you felt so perfectly next to him. Instinctively, his muscular arm wraps around your shoulder out of ease and comfort of the poses you were in.
The perfumes that emanate from you are intoxicating to him and at this point he even forgets why he was here, why he was being held by you. And heâs looks straight at you too, not at the phone clutched in Claireâs hands that is just ten feet away.
âOkay! 1. 2. 3!â Claire presses the camera button a few times, just in case.
All too soon, the contact ends, and youâre turning towards him with a grateful smile as your arms fall back to your side naturally.
âThank you so much for meeting me today. And thank you for being a fan, it means so much to me.â You say, waving at them before stepping back behind your table, ready to greet new people. Claire practically drags Leon away, which is hard considering how much muscle mass he has.
âDude, you are so smitten.â Claire jokes once theyâre away from the crowd still surrounding your booth.
âHuh, what?â Leonâs eyes drift from where you sit, now focusing on Claireâs highly amused face.
âYouâve got it bad. Want me to ask for her number while weâre here?â she nudges him in the chest.
âShut up.â Leon grumbles, rubbing his neck again as his face heats up even more. âSend me those photos though.â His voice comes out softer this time, his blue eyes looking away and focusing on the various cosplayers that pass by.
âYes, sir!â Claire salutes then starts walking deeper into Celebrity Row to see who else they could meet.
Leon was never one for conventions, but if it meant he got to see you again, heâd commit. And maybe even dress up just to see how youâd react.
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Why I'm not okay with Vax'leth...
okay, hear me out before you come for me, "their love was used to break the world"ers, cuz I'm seriously not trying to start a fight... First and foremost... this is only my opinion. And my opinion has absolutely no bearing on your thoughts, views, opinions, or what is canon. The Eight Nerdy-Ass Voice Actors have spoken: Vax'leth is canon, end of story. And I'm certainly not going to say Vax'leth shippers are wrong, or stupid, blah blah blah... hell no. That is not my place, nor my right (well, legally it is my right, but my personal morals and feelings on the matter say that it's a dick move, so). I don't care who you ship (as long as it ain't pedophilia). That's the beauty of fandoms. We can all have our thoughts, ideas, opinions, and somewhere, find someone of like mind to share them with. Second, yes. I ship Perc'ildan... But I also ship Vax'more. Hell, when I was watching Campaign 1, Vax gave Percy a big ol' smooch on the cheek, Liam said "Percy and Vax, people! Ship it!" I said "O, captain, my captain!" and never looked back. But otherwise, there wasn't much else in canon to go off of. Not like there was with Vax & Gilmore. Very quickly, the chemistry there blew me away, I was shipping them so damn fast, and I had so much hope for them! But then... "You know I'm in love with you, right?"
đ ... that single, Iconic moment that kicked off the Vax'leth joy for nearly a decade for so many, was a moment of shattered hopes and heartbreak for me. And it came out nowhere! I was not expecting it! I knew people were shipping them (I was not in online communities yet, I got into the fandom very late, they were between C2 & C3 when I started watching C1) but I didn't know how the campaign ended, I didn't know if anyone ended up together... I had not recognized any interest between those two characters except for one brief moment, when Vax went unconscious in the fight with the Briarwoods in Emon... He pictured his mother, his sister... and Keyleth. And I thought "oh god, please don't go there." And for a couple more eps, it seemed okay, but then he dropped that line...
"You know I'm in love with you, right?"
... fuck.
Part of me wanted to stop watching. But that was silly and childish. And holy shit, the Briarwood Arc. I think I paused, though, and stared at the ceiling and had a silent mental tantrum. Later, watching him pseudo-break up with Gilmore from their pseudo-thing that was never really official to begin with, because of what looked unrequited love, left me feeling nauseous. And... it never got better. Nothing about Vax and Keyleth ever felt right.
Now, I wasn't particularly happy about Perc'ahlia either, but... I was okay with it. I mean, damn, Laura and Tal played it well, Vex & Percy had the chemistry... They came together, they said "yes, you are what I want", and "Lady in the streets, tiger in the sheets" Vex said "Great, let's fucking go," grabbed Percy by the short & curlies and has been dragging him around, plucking his flower ever since, and making him a very, very happy man. But I digress. No, Vax'leth just never felt right. The chemistry wasn't there. They always seemed just a bit out of synch, never quite in harmony with each other... I know the arguments have been made before. Keyleth and Vax felt forced; yeah, they really did. They were awkward; yeah, I mean, Keyleth was already socially awkward, Marisha played that brilliantly, but this was... more. Vax carried everything; yyyyeah, he did. He seemed desperate to make it work. Sure. I saw all of that. Every single one of "their moments" was so incredibly uncomfortable for me to watch, it was almost unbearable... There were a couple of times when I physically squirmed in response. But... why? I didn't have this response to Percy & Vex... I see Perc'ahlia fanart online, I've even read a couple of Perc'ahlia fics... but Vax'leth? I actively avoid it... I've never read anything that might include it... I block the tag on every platform, because stumbling across fanart with them in any... intimate position just brings a visceral cringe reaction from me... ... But... I'm fine with Percy/Grog. Or Percy/Tary. Or Vax/Grog. I've read a Vex/Percy/Grog. I'm down with Vex/Zahra/Kash... Vex/Percy/Zahra. o.o I've read Polymachina where it's "hm... whose bed am I sleeping in tonight?" And that's where I figured it out... because whenever characters started getting mix-matched up together, occasionally I'd find myself skipping stuff, just "oof, no, not interested in giving that paring/threesome/grouping a chance..." And I finally realized it all had the same thing in common. It was Keyleth herself. And between that, and watching C3, I started to realize something. Or recognize something. There was something about Keyleth that was resonating with me. There was something about her, that I was relating to. And once I figured it out, I couldn't believe it had taken me so long to see it. Keyleth full on fucking screams Aromantic Asexual so hard!
And she doesn't even know it herself!!!
This is an incredible woman of strength, power, wisdom and compassion. She is one of the leading figures in the entire world. Her life has been nothing but a journey of seeking knowledge, and power, and self-control, and wisdom and leadership. She has had incredible burdens and responsibilities heaped upon her shoulders since she was just a girl. Her Aramente was supposed to be about finding herself, yes, but that's also what the journey of life is. I realized that the reason that Vax'leth made me so uncomfortable, was because I recognized what I was seeing. I was watching Keyleth, who had no understanding of herself, and who had not yet had the time to explore and figure herself out, being confronted with someone that she cared about, expressing feelings for her, and she was going through the motions of trying to to respond. She was just doing what she thought she was supposed to do, playing the part she was supposed to play, and even wanted to play, because this! This is what people do! This is part of what everyone gets to have! Something that is normal, but special, and just for her, in this otherwise insane, overwhelming chaos that is the rest of her life, with the world crashing down around her... "This is what I'm supposed to do! I care for this person, he cares for me, he loves me, so I'm supposed to fall in love with him! That's what's happening! I'm supposed to do this! This is what I'm supposed to say! Is this what it's supposed to feel like when we hold hands? I'm probably just nervous and overreacting. This is what we're supposed to do. Yes, we're supposed to kiss. I'm supposed to like it. Yes, act like I like it, tell him I like it, tell myself I like it, this is what I want because I care about him, and this is what you do when you care about someone!"
At some point, you start to question. "... is it... really supposed to fee like this? Is this really what I want? Is this really love? Or... OMG have I just been playing along because I'm trying to conform to the expectations of society... and myself?!" It's confusing... because you genuinely do want it!!! Until you realize... that you don't. And then you're just confused. And trying to figure out why. Maybe you weren't really in love? Maybe you didn't really want it with this person? Or... did you ever really want it at all?
Let me tell you, some of the best smut fanfiction is written by asexuals, in case you didn't know that. There is a big difference between loving sex, and loving the idea of sex. Or loving romance, and wanting to have your own. There are so many written works of love and romance and erotic, explicit sex, being written by people who can't get enough of reading and writing it... but have no interest in having that themselves... But I'm sure quite a few of us went through the motions in our youth, of dating, kissing, or even a bit more, before we realized OMG no, keep it out of my reality and in fiction, please. Keyleth never had the fucking chance. Perhaps in their year off between the Conclave and the final Arc she started to wonder and question... I think at some point, maybe on a Talks Machina, Liam did say that Vax and Keyleth's relationship was mostly asexual. But then, of course... Vax was gone.
I wonder if he knew, on some level... Especially after his deal with the Matron. That as much as she loved him, it was not as much as she thought she did. Or, if I may, even as much as Marisha loved Vax. Maybe Keyleth has figured herself out by now... maybe she hasn't... In Dalen's Closet, she asked the Champion how she is supposed to get over him if he keeps sending her Ravens. But I can't help wondering if she isn't clinging to Vax's memory, in part, because as long as she is still grieving him, it gives her an excuse to not move on. If she hasn't moved on, and isn't moving forward in a state where someone might be trying to catch her eye, she won't have to deal with that self-reflection, and start to question if what she had with him was ever real to begin with, or just another lie she was telling herself. I have to wonder if she is ready to see and accept that part of herself. It takes a lot of time. I was in my mid thirties by the time I realized I was on the asexual spectrum. And nearly 40 when I realized I was aromantic. And now, looking at Keyleth as an Aromantic Asexual, everything just seemed to slot into place, and make sense for her, and everything that bugged me about her suddenly... doesn't anymore. I've always enjoyed Keyleth's character, outside of Vax'leth. But I'm curious, if I go back and rewatch C1 now, with this perspective, while I will certainly never like it, and will certainly never ship it... I wonder if I can at least find some peace in it. But, for those of you who think I'm stark raving mad, that Zephrah is for lovers, and the Raven & the Tempest is the love story for the ages, well... You've waited a long time for LoVM Season 3! Enjoy and savor every Vax'leth moment you get!!! But I will respectfully be filtering them out, and shall let you have your moments of triumph and delight in peace.
đFandom is for Shippers (Canon Compliance not required) -Responses are fine, I just ask that you bear in mind all I have put forth is my opinion, and nothing more, and I have tried to do so in a manner that is respectful to those that I know will likely not share my opinion. Should someone feel the need to come back at me with considerably less respect than I have shown, well... then in the words of one Pike Trickfoot in LoVM S1 E01... "Easy Grog... we don't waste our time on talking assholes, remember?"
#critical role#cr campaign one#vox machina#legend of vox machina#opinion#character analysis#keyleth#vax'ildan#vax'leth#vaxleth#keyleth of the air ashari#voice of the tempest#one true pairing#aromantic#asexual#perc'ildan#percival de rolo#percy de rolo#vax'more#shaun gilmore#campaign 1 spoilers#lovm spoilers#cr spoilers#vox machina spoilers
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Hiiii how are you? Can I request for a actor Levi đ„șplease
I cannot tell you how much I love you for sending this prompt in. Itâs been racking my brain for weeks. Iâm so so sorry it took me forever to complete this. I hope you enjoy it đ©·.
Warnings: NSFW, MDNI, unprotected sex, Actor!Levi is in his late 30s & reader is like 24-25, light choking, overstimulation,
âSo Y/N, whatâs something you think would shock the public about Levi?â The lively reporter asks.
You sit and pretend to think about an answer, ignoring the manâs eyes eyeing you up and down.
âAnswer wisely darling.â He says to you half-jokingly and throws an arm around your chair.
You and the reporter both share a laugh in response to his comment before you answer.
âDonât let the stern face fool you, heâs a sweetheart. At least when he wants to be.â You look over at him with a slight smile and he nods in approval.
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After multiple interviews, a photoshoot, and dinner with your cast mates the day has finally come to an end.
You step off the elevator and begin your journey to your hotel room. You slide the keycard into the proper slot and enter the dimly lit room.
âWhat took you so long woman?â You smile at the voice behind the question as you drop your bag.
âUnlike you Mr. Nice Guy, I stayed for dessert with the cast and socialized. I see your age is getting to you, old man. You canât stay out past 9:30?â You kick off the annoying heels and fall onto the duvet.
âThatâs funny, I see why youâre in a lot of comedies now.â He smirks and you playfully roll your eyes with a low hum.
âDid you come in here to fuck me, or did you come in here to make fun of me?â You turn on your side to face him, he reaches a handout and strokes your cheek.
âCanât I do both?â
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And trust and believe he has you feeling the best of both worlds.
Your body is covered in a thin layer of sweat and begins to tremble with each thrust into your warm cunt.
Heâs got you flat on your stomach with your plush thighs squeezed together. He grabs your plump, brown ass in his hands and admires how your walls grip his cock.
âA-ah fuck Levi!â You whimper as your shaky fingers grip the sheets beneath you.
He smirks and shakes his head, pulling his thick cock out halfway.
âThatâs not how you address your elders, especially not old men, right?â He gently bites down on your ear and you groan at the fading orgasm.
âN-no, sir. Iâm sorry p-please fuck me.â You lift your head and lock eyes with him.
His dick twitches at the desperation in your face. Your sweet brown eyes are struggling to stay open with each thrust and those pretty brown lips just begging to be kissed.
A large hand wraps around your throat and he attaches your lips in a messy kiss. His hips pick up speed and your moans pick up volume.
You moan into his mouth and squeeze your eyes shut as he rips another orgasm from you. You can feel your sticky arousal pool in between your thighs, more of your slick leaves your body as he fucks your sweet spot.
He releases your throat from his grasp and his hands find their way into your hair instead. He grips your curls and grins at the look on your face.
âTell me how good this old man makes you feel.â He kisses your face gently and you mewl at the change of pace.
âF-feels so good sir. S-so fucking good.â You reach behind you and pull him in for another kiss.
Levi can feel his orgasm approaching when you return the gesture and grip his hair. He groans against your lips and fucks his sensitive cock into your warm pussy a few more times before he pulls out and releases his seed on your lower back.
âJesus Christ.â He breathes out, you can practically hear the exhaustion in his voice.
âI'm so sleepy.â Your eyes flutter shut but quickly open at the feeling of a cold cloth on your back.
âLevi!â You exclaim in shock, reaching around to smack his arm.
He chuckles and avoids your throw, continuing to wipe the mess off of your back.
âYou know we always shower after sex, donât change the rules because I made you come really hard.â He stands up and walks into the bathroom to start the shower.
âI shouldâve told everybody that youâre an impatient old man!â You successfully roll onto your back and stare at the ceiling.
âAnd Iâll tell everyone you like to fuck that old man every single night.â He leans on the door with his arms crossed, you raise an eyebrow and chuckle.
âYou wouldnât dare.â You stand up and walk over to where heâs standing.
âTry me, womanâ
Ari
#aot x black reader#aot smut#aot scenarios#aot x reader#aot imagines#aot x female reader#levi x black reader#levi ackerman smut#levi ackerman x reader#levi smut#levi x reader
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At 25:00 in Akasake Ep 10 (Finale) Stray Thoughts
Last week, Shirasaki asked Hayama to have sex with him before their bed scene for the show. Thankfully they stopped, and then the show gave us probably the best shot of the entire year where they show how busy and packed a film set is before pushing in on the scene the guys were creating. They finished the show, and now Shirasaki is preparing for his next job, but Iâm salty that their show seems to end on a bittersweet note. We left at Shirasaki leaving the apartment the morning after Hayama stopped him from leaving.
Feeling so much about Shirasaki trying to be even-keeled about this but breaking immediately.
We have finally seen Kohinataâs/Hayamaâs bedroom.
Itâs 2024, we all verse now!!!
Ah, a handclasp in case we didnât understand what that condom meant.
Cuddling after sex in my BL? Itâs more likely than you think!
âGoodbye, Asami-san?â I will fight this man.
Yes, Hayama! Run! Get his ass!
Iâm so glad we finally cleared up that Shirasaki is the one Hayama has always been into. I felt my manâs energy draining when he realized all of this angst was because of a simple misunderstanding.
âYouâll doâ Iâm dying. I was ready to see Shirasaki finally kick Yamaseâs ass. No one wants Sakuma.
Yes, please finally watch your show on the big TV!
Wow, they tricked me about the end of their little drama, too! I was so caught up in Shirasakiâs gloominess that I fell for it.
Feeling lost? Baby boy, he got exactly what he wanted! He won!
He gave him a key! We are finally moving into the correct apartment!!!
A sequel to their drama? Donât tease me like that!
Final Verdict: 10, Finally Some Good Fucking Food. Itâs been a rough year for me with BL, and Iâm so glad that we finally had another show complete its arc properly. Itâs amusing to me that my favorite BLs of the year from Japan have both been about actors in a BL (this and I Became the Main Role of a BL Drama), and both have been so different from each other. This show was a rewarding experience, and I think any and all BL fans would be served by watching this, especially if youâve been watching more than a few BLs a month for a while. I just really enjoyed how human the leads felt, and I will be watching this one again for sure.
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SOME GOOD SHOWS THAT I LIKED IN 2023! (AND SOME THAT I DIDN'T)
I watched A LOT of stuff that did not originally air in 2023 by dint of my Old GMMTV Challenge. This list is inclusive of this recognition!
THE BEST SHOW I WATCHED THIS YEAR: HE'S COMING TO ME
I have no other words: this is my favorite Thai BL of all time. Perfect length, perfect plot, perfect celebration of Thai culture, perfect acting, the greatest coming out scene of all time, the BEST of the best BL moms. Perfection.
THE OTHER BEST SHOW I WATCHED THIS YEAR: BAD BUDDY
I don't even want to think about how many words I've written on Bad Buddy this year, but they're well deserved for this REMARKABLE show. I've got a thing for shows by Aof Noppharnach that feature Ohm Pawat, what can I say!
THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SHOW(S) I WATCHED THIS YEAR: LOVE SICK AND SOTUS
The influence of Love Sick and SOTUS can be seen in SO MANY Thai BLs, even through today. Without having watched these two shows to start my OGMMTVC project, I wouldn't have the context for what later shows like Bad Buddy and Theory of Love were commenting on by way of their content and structures. Love Sick in particular was a HELL of a lift -- but I am damn glad I watched it, and I certainly feel nostalgia for it today.
Honorable mentions of influential pieces that had impacts on Thai BLs: Love of Siam and Dew the Movie
MY OTHER FAVORITE OLD SHOWS I WATCHED: UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN AND THEORY OF LOVE
BANGERS!!!
If New Siwaj ever tops Until We Meet Again, I'll fly to Bangkok and give him a gold medal. That long-ass show, 17 EPISODES, I WANTED MORE! OhmFluke's chemistry was great, the story delved SO deeply into historical homophobia and how culture and acceptance changes over time -- scrumptious. Theory of Love, man, the way this show ate up implicit compassion bias and gave it right back to us. I loved it. KHAI FOREVER!
THE BEST SHOW I WATCHED THAT ACTUALLY AIRED IN 2023: MOONLIGHT CHICKEN
Not only was Moonlight Chicken my first real live fandom experience on Tumblr, it was a hell of an amazing show, incorporating so much of what I love particularly about Thai BLs, and how many Thai BLs do not shy away from celebrating Asian cultural touchpoints. From exploring Jim's internalized homophobia by way of his rural upbringing, to juxtaposing Pattaya's spiritual symbols with growing development that upends older strains of local culture, Moonlight Chicken offered a lovely commentary on what it means to be queer in an ever-changing Thailand.
THE OTHER BEST SHOW I WATCHED THAT ACTUALLY AIRED IN 2023: WHAT DID YOU EAT YESTERDAY?/KINOU NANI TABETA? SEASON 2
BRILLIANTLY ACTED by literally the best actors in the Asian BL game: we are blessed that Nishijima Hidetoshi and Uchino Seiyou have given so much to this franchise. It's hard to write about this show because it's so perfect -- it needs no extraneous words. Plot, pacing, acting, character development, gratuitous food shots. It has it all.
THE OTHER OTHER BEST SHOW I WATCHED THAT ACTUALLY AIRED IN 2023: I CANNOT REACH YOU
Just like Bad Buddy looked at Thai BL tropes in the eye and said, "over my Nong Nao," I Cannot Reach You asked Japanese BLs about the efficacy of almost every trope we've gotten used to, and questioned them with efficiency. The biggest shocker for me? REAL COMMUNICATION, encouraged by the CIPHER, Hosaka, that allowed the two lead protagonists to confirm their love and understand each other. It was straightforward and FUCKING GOOD.
A SHOW THAT AIRED IN 2023 THAT I HAVEN'T WRITTEN ABOUT YET, THAT I NEED TO REWATCH IN CHRONOLOGY, THAT ALSO DID SOME TROPE/GENRE ASS-KICKING THAT I'M STILL THINKING ABOUT: LA PLUIE
La Pluie was FEARLESS. The show had a LOT to say about romance and soulmates not being as much of a realistic thing as content-makers... and, frankly, majority society would like us to think. La Pluie made its characters WORK for love and understanding, and had us viewers face our implicit biases about how romantic content should and could work. I watched this show out of order of the OGMMTVC watchlist to see it it was one of the best of the year, and it certainly is. I'm planning a deep rewatch for early 2024 to pen my words on it.
A SHOW THAT ALMOST TOPPED MY 2023 LIST BUT GOT DOCKED BECAUSE I ENDED UP LIKING THE NOVEL A LOT BETTER: I FEEL YOU LINGER IN THE AIR
@neuroticbookworm and @lurkingshan know that I flipped THA FUCK out over this show -- FABULOUSLY acted by Nonkul Chanon and Bright Rapheephong, FABULOUS cinematography, great story up until the end of the series. My fangirling led me to read the original novel by Violet Rain, and -- I found out that Jom was a lot more damn sassy than we got in the show! Tee Bundit's penchant for sadness won. This is not to dock the show, but the novel had more than enough material to carry the series through without repeating themes in the end. So it fell on my 2023 list, womp womp. BUT I STILL LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SHOW, DON'T GET ME WRONG.
TWO SHOWS THAT I'M SUPER GLAD I CAUGHT UP WITH WHILE THEY WERE AIRING: THE EIGHTH SENSE AND BE MY FAVORITE
Be My Favorite looked at Krist Perawat's checkered past as a BL idol and said: we are going to examine this and make an honest BL out of inspiration from it. It wasn't a perfect show, the time travel shit didn't end up adding up in the end, BUT -- excellent acting from two GMMTV VETS made up for those tangles, and I loved the contextual philosophical references throughout the series. The Eighth Sense looked at the tug-of-war that Korean BLs have with K-dramas and their tropes and said, actually? We will have these dudes full-frontal kiss, and placed that energy against commentaries on mental health, both topics that Korea hasn't quite embraced as quickly as other countries.
HONORABLE MENTIONS OF OTHER AWESOME SHOWS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE AIRED IN 2023
Make It Right, Our Dating Sim, Dark Blue Kiss, Gay OK Bangkok, Dirty Laundry, 10 Years Ticket, I Told Sunset About You, I Promised You the Moon, 3 Will Be Free, Lovely Writer (underrated?!), Our Skyy 2 x Bad Buddy x A Tale of Thousand Stars (UNDERRATED!), and Manner of Death.
And the shows that are airing that I know will stay with me well into 2024: Last Twilight and Cherry Magic Thailand.
I had fun!
WHAT ELSE, WHAT ELSE: THE "NO" SHOWS: THE PROMISE AND STEP BY STEP
I'm not even hyperlinking my thoughts on these shows, nor gifting them with gifs. Insert Bugs Bunny NOOOOOO gif here! We got Man Trisanu, though.
THE SHOW I WAS THE MOST OBVIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED BY: ONLY FRIENDS
Despite my passionate disappointment for this show and how it ended: in the context of the OGMMTVC, Only Friends is still an incredibly important inclusion to the list. Some amazing Tumblr bloggers offered commentary that the bias against sex that OF contained within the show was actually importantly and culturally contextual to the still-conservative state of acceptance that Thailand is currently in (here and here for more reading).
Only Friends reminded us that despite any kind of marketing that we here on Tumblr, as a majority non-Thai audience, may receive about a Thai show -- that we are still not fully plugged into the non-verbal expectations of what a show like OF could promise to do, and to be okay when it doesn't reach those heights. In light of the seemingly pro-sex marketing blasts that previewed the series before its airing, OF ultimately seemed to want to take casual sex, chew it up, and spit it out. There might be reasons why that happened that we just don't know about as outsiders to Thailand. But as an Asian-American viewer that was hoping for neutral -- and maybe even supportive -- commentary on single folks having casual sex without judgement, OF did not deliver for me.
I'm ending the year reading Dr. Thomas Baudinette's book, Boys Love Media in Thailand, the first book-length ethnographic study on the impact of BL on queerness, media, and more in Thailand and across Asia. Baudinette comes from the world of Japanese queer media studies -- as someone who came to Thai BLs this year from Japanese BLs, I appreciate his trajectory. It's clearly a necessity for me to read this book in the context of the OGMMTVC, to understand how Thai BLs have changed over time, and to understand the incredibly larger impact of heterosexual/heteronormative media and themes on Thai media as a whole, as larger and larger swaths of Thai, Asian, and international societies welcome and watch BLs with open arms.
All of this feeds into my ever-growing body of knowledge about the impact of Thai BLs, both in Thailand and across Asia, as Baudinette writes about, and how these shows have and are developed/developing over time. It's been an AMAZING YEAR of watching old and new dramas for me, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the genre grows even more in 2024.
I also made AMAZING FRIENDS on Tumblr -- y'all know who you are! What a year of growth and discovery for me: this has been a fabulous experience, and I'm looking forward to even more growth in the new year!
#my favorite shows of 2023#bl superlatives for 2023#he's coming to me#bad buddy#love sick#lovesick#SOTUS#moonlight chicken#what did you eat yesterday?#kinou nani tabeta?#until we meet again#theory of love#the eighth sense#be my favorite#i feel you linger in the air#ifylita#i cannot reach you#la pluie#only friends#only friends the series#turtles catches up with old gmmtv#the old gmmtv challenge#ogmmtvc#best of BL 2023
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TOMJAKE E4 !!!
-oh Kristal and Emily cameo?
-I love how supportive Lucy is of tom
-they have the cutest friendship
-damn Miriam old as hell
-I love how they fight and then make up immediately after
-aw I love how gabby got so excited about the piñata
-cutest reaction ever
-ASHLEY
-THE QUEEN IS HERE
-AIDEN AND LAKE
-aw jake ruffling Aidenâs hair
-James is a famous actor?
-LAKE HAS A GIRLFRIEND OMG
-if you feel like youâre gonna vomit than donât keep eating donuts dumbass
-aw jake sticking his gay ass tongue out
-âhey um⊠broâ THE AWKWARDNESS LMAO
-WAIT IS THAT ALECS VOICE
-WAIT A DAMN MINUTE
-AW TOM AND GABBY LISTENING TO PIGGYBACK STOP RIGHT NOW THATS SO CUTE THEYRE SO SILLY
-poor baby I feel so bad for him
-LOL GABBYS ROAD RAGE
-aw the little Miriam topper
-DIPSHIT LMAO
-SORRY JUST REALLY LOVE THAT WORD
-âJakeâs big gay wedding serviceâ STOP LMAO
-bro looked genuinely excited I love that
-ARE THEY AT CAMP TIPISKAW
-aw the picture <3
-gabby is really good at distracting
-AW HES GRABBING THE PIECE OF WOOD HE CARVED HIS AND JAKES INITALS ON
-BRO THE GUARD
-the way he just agreed
-BRO WHY IS THE RANDOM ASS OFFICER THERE LMAO
-ALLY AND HUNTER YESS
-oh she cooked that
-BRO HID BEHIND THE TREE LMAO
-CONNOR THE ICON
-OH GOD
-MIRIAM
-oh thank god
-whereâd the tree go đđđ»
-aw Miriam
-the officer has no clue whatâs going on đđđ»
-âskedaddleâ LMAO
-aw tom and Shawn hugging
-BRO TOM THREATENING SHAWN LMAO
-GABS BRO
-aw the gays !!!
-HES BEING FREAKY
-PLEASE
-HES WHISPERING FREAKY STUFF TO HIM PLEASE
-NO THEYRE GONNA GET FREAKY
-THEY KICKED THE CAT OUT PLEASE
-OMG HES ACTUALLY PLANNING WEDDINGS
-aw heâs a lifeguard
-thatâs actually so fitting
-OMG THE BORN TO DRIVE ME CRAZY TOM OUTFIT IN THE BACKGROUND
-why did girl design some George Washington ah outfit đ
-aw gabby sheâs so proud đ„č
-bro this song in the background is gonna make me cry like actually
-AW THEYRE AT TIPISKAW
-THEYRE ON A FUCKING DATE AT TIPISKAW
-PLEASE THE PLACE WHERE THEY FIRST KISSED
-IM ACTUALLY IN TEARS
-THE WATERMELON AND THE DONUTS
-THEYRE SO GAY
-AW THE FUCKING HEART
-âthe next wedding I planned was oursâ STOP I WAS LITERALLY THINKING THAT
-LMAO TOM GETTING FLUSTERED DROPPING THE HEART AND FALLING OVER HES SO GAY
-BRO STOP BEING FREAKY JAKE
OMG IM GONNA CRY THAT WAS SO EMOTIONAL
BRO WHY WAS JAKE SO FREAKY THIS EPISODE
THIS IS THE LAST WERE GOING TO SEE OF THE ORIGINAL CAST IM GONNA MISS THEM SO MUCHHHHHH
WAHHHHHHHHH đđđ
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intricate rituals
Training was supposed to be finished three hours ago, and yet here Johnny is, wrapping his hands up in new bandages, getting ready to kick Kenshi's ass again.
It was Johnny's idea, naturally. After all, he and Kenshi never had a Madam Bo, so they need more training to compensate for Lord Liu Kang not giving either of them the advantage that Raiden and Lao got. Kenshi might've had the yakuza, sure, but Johnny only ever got stunt training. If this extra training session isn't for Kenshi, it's for Johnny this time.
He warms up, jumping in place as he stretches his arms across his chest. Kenshi meanwhile is practicing a couple slashes with a bamboo sword. He claims that Lord Liu Kang made him switch out his actual katana for it so that he wouldn't accidentally kill anybody, but Johnny tries his best to turn that into the belief that Kenshi doesn't want to hurt him.
It's been a month since Kenshi broke into his mansion, a month since Johnny found out that he was chosen by a literal god to defend the entirety of Earth against potential invasion, a month since he had Kenshi tied up in one of his kitchen chairs and grilled him about the history of Sento. And in that month, Johnny thinks that he's at least gone from 'mortal enemy' to 'frenemy' on Kenshi's list. They'd been bunked together at the Wu Shi ever since they got there, something that Lord Liu Kang insisted on as team-building. Johnny was lucky that he woke up at all during those first few days.
It's been three weeks since he first saw Kenshi smile at him, three weeks since he finally told a joke that landed, three weeks since he heard Kenshi call him "Cage" for the first time and it didn't sound like he was seconds away from pulling a sword on him. He thinks that maybe it's just because Kenshi has to spend time with him, or maybe it's genuine forgiveness that Johnny doesn't really deserve. Either way, he remembers it like it was yesterday, and if he weren't a better actor, it'd cause him to get flustered beyond words every time he thought of it again.
It's been two weeks since Kenshi first asked him to watch a movie together, two weeks since they started actually talking to one another, two weeks since Johnny caught him looking at him and smiling for the first time. Every time he thinks about it, it makes his cheeks warm. He has to ball his fists and leave little crescent shapes in his palms to get the blush off of his face. He wishes he could blame it on the lingering resentment he feels for Kenshi breaking into his fucking house and threatening his life, but he knows better. He knows way better.
It's been a week since Lord Liu Kang told them that the tournament was going to be in a few weeks, a week since Kenshi accidentally touched his hand while he was passing some salt at dinner and Johnny hasn't stopped thinking about it since, a week since Johnny finally came to terms with the fact that he had a bit of a crush on this guy.
It's been two hours since they last sparred. Two hours too long.
Johnny looks Kenshi up and down, an act he'll try and justify as sizing up his opponent when asked about it. "Hey, Brown Eyes Red Dragon, you gonna finally stop swinging that shit around and let me start kicking your ass, or...?"
The swordsman looks down at him. Kenshi's an inch taller than him. He shouldn't find that as pleasing as he does. "A good fighter will take as much time to prepare as they can. Something you'd know if you weren't snoring through Lord Liu Kang's lessons."
Johnny snorts. "I'm a fuckin' movie star, Keanu. I don't get time to prep. I just naturally kick this much ass."
He watches Kenshi roll his eyes and he smiles. He thinks that there's more affection behind that than it seems. At least, he hopes so.
Kenshi puts his sword back in its sheath and straightens his shoulders. His tattooed fingers flex and stretch at his sides as he rolls his neck. Thank God there aren't any mind-readers nearby, because every single thing running through Johnny's head is X-rated.
"Alright, Cage. Are you ready?"
Johnny nods, using his hands to help crack his neck. "Better question is, are you?"
Kenshi scoffs at him, his nose sneering upwards. He's even hot when he's pulling an ugly face and that's part of how Johnny knows that he has it bad. "Forget I asked."
He starts by throwing a punch while Johnny is preoccupied with staring at his sneer. It connects with his jaw and makes him draw his head back. He really should've told Kenshi that the face was off-limits, but he guesses that that's on him. He should've clarified beforehand. All's fair in complicated one-sided interest and war.
Johnny counters by going to a split and immediately tapping his nuts. He makes sure to restrain himself from going full strength because he knows that he could easily obliterate him, but he doesn't really want to do that. He thinks that maybe Kenshi deserves to have his balls. At least for now. That's completely subject to change in the future, but right now, he likes him. As expected, his tatted hands immediately go to soothe his jewels.
Johnny takes the time to get up and readjust before he goes for another hit, a kick to the leg that brings Kenshi to his knees. He tries to ignore the dirty thoughts that flood his brain when he sees him at that precise height, in that precise situation. He fails. Pretty miserably.
He looks down at Kenshi, a nice change of pace. "Gotta say, I'm a fan of this view," he says, unable to keep his ego in check.
Kenshi looks up at him with fire in his eyes and Jesus Christ, Johnny is the best actor in the world if he's gonna keep pretending that he's not already willing to do unspeakable things to this man for the foreseeable future. He lets out a long sigh, trying to figure out his next move.
Unfortunately, Kenshi seems to have already figured out what he wants to do to get himself in a better spot, which results in Johnny not even spotting the move before he's suddenly making contact with the cobblestone on the ground. He winces as he feels a particularly tall stone dig into the twinge in his back. He doesn't seem to care that he could easily have a concussion now, because Kenshi is looming over him, the sun haloing behind his head. Were he not responsible for the ache that spans the entire back half of Johnny's body, he could probably be mistaken for an angel.
"This view's more my speed," he retorts. Johnny's too occupied with the pain shooting through him to acknowledge how clever (and hot) that was.
Something he doesn't expect happens afterward; a tattooed hand extends forward and offers to help him up.
He thinks about it for a second, how easy it'd be to take it and accept mercy he doesn't deserve. It feels almost like a cinematic parallel. It's like the kindness Johnny refused to offer him when they first met. It's all of the best qualities of Kenshi, hidden beneath the yakuza ink that covers his hands. It's every reason why he fucking deserves Sento, why Johnny's dismissal is just another reason why he fucking sucks and why Cris left him. It's another reminder that he isn't John Carlton anymore.
He takes the hand and pulls him down to land on top of him.
Kenshi takes the brunt of the fall on his hands as he sticks them out to stop him from cracking his face against Johnny's big head. Johnny winces for him at the thought of how fucked up his palms are gonna be. He makes a mental note to play the hero later and help him bandage them up in their dorm after this.
Their chests are pressed against one another for a moment, too short to savor and too long to go unnoticed. It knocks the wind out of them both, and they seem to draw a breath at the exact same time, both ragged and loud.
There's a leg between Johnny's. He thanks Lord Liu Kang that Kenshi's knee didn't land high enough to bust his balls. He's less grateful for everything else about feeling Kenshi's leg between his.
"Congratulations, Cage. You've given me yet another reason I should just kill you in your sleep." Despite the words he's saying, his voice couldn't sound any more friendly and kind. It makes Johnny's heart beat just a little bit faster.
Johnny chuckles. "Oh, please. You're gonna keep me around. After all, there's no way you'd find a prettier sleep aid than me."
Kenshi rolls his eyes again, but doesn't make a rebuttal. Johnny wishes he would. That way it'd be easier. It'd be way fucking easier if Kenshi just kept bantering with him, that way he could ignore the nagging feeling in his chest.
He can't stop himself from looking down at Kenshi's lips. He knows it's a mistake even as he's doing it. He knows it's a mistake when he looks back up and sees Kenshi's eyes widen.
"You're a hell of a fighter, Last Samurai. You're lucky you caught me on a particularly bad day, y'know that right? My back hurts like a son of a bitch."
Kenshi doesn't respond.
"If I didn't have a movie career to think of, I'd keep kicking your ass."
More silence.
"C'mon, you usually got some sort of comeback by now? Cat got your tongue?"
Nothing.
"...Please, say somethin'."
"What was this really about, Cage?"
This time, Johnny doesn't have a reply.
Before he can even try to say something clever, he feels lips against his own. He lets out a surprised noise that gets muffled by Kenshi's mouth closing over his. His eyes are wide open and staring right at Kenshi, whose eyes are closed tightly as he kisses Johnny with full force. It almost feels like another attack, the force that's behind it. He feels their teeth clack together a bit on impact and he hopes that Kenshi didn't just break his nose with his own.
An inked hand moves to rest against his jaw as his eyes finally begin to flutter closed and his lips move to kiss him back. He moves his hands to rest at Kenshi's waist, every single fiber of his being screaming at him to go for the neck and bring him closer, push him down more. He needs to feel more of him pressing onto him, but he settles for a kiss for now. Kenshi's thumb smooths over his cheek. It's surprisingly tender considering that he's trying his damnedest to stick his tongue in Johnny's mouth right now. It's bold enough that Johnny lets him.
They finally start to get the hang of it after a few seconds, it seems. Kenshi finally tilts his head so that Johnny can breathe through his nose. He feels blood beginning to trickle out of it, but Christ alive, he doesn't fucking care because he's kissing him. He can taste blood in his mouth and he lets it mix into their spit, and he doesn't fucking care because Kenshi's hand is moving to grab him by the neck.
Johnny can't help but let out a hum of approval as he feels the grip on the back of his neck tighten and pull him up to rest on his elbows. He decides to let him manhandle him. He thinks that was the point of the sparring match, but he won't tell Kenshi that until they've sufficiently talked things through. He doesn't want to seem too eager, but he also wants to tell Kenshi that his hands would make for such a pretty fuckin' choker. He wants to play it cool, but he also wants to rut his hips up against Kenshi's thigh.
He settles for continuing the kiss until Kenshi pulls away.
Kenshi's dark eyes scan his face, first looking to Johnny's still-closed eyes, then to his kiss-swollen lips, and then to the blood running out of his nostril and into his mouth.
"Fuck, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that," Kenshi says. It hurts way worse than his nose.
Johnny shakes his head. "No need. Everybody ends up wanting to fuck me sooner or later. Just surprised by how quick the turnaround was for you, Neo. Usually I have to wine and dine my enemies before they start trying to get in my pants."
Kenshi's cheeks are a deep red as he gets up and the pleasant weight that had been resting on Johnny's groin is lifted with him. He turns his face away from Johnny, leaving him to look wistfully at the sharpness of his jawline. "Shut up. This never happened."
"Whatever you say, handsome. You're still not getting Sento back."
This seems to snap Kenshi out of the flustered state he's in, because his cheeks turn to a more normal color and his brow furrows. "You're lucky I left the yakuza, Cage. You'd be long dead by now if I hadn't."
He dusts off his knees, leaving blood from his palms on the cloth that covers him before he walks out. It's just then that Johnny realizes there's gonna be some of Kenshi's blood in his hair and around his neck.
He'll wear it like a scarlet letter for the next few minutes, before he has to go and shower off before dinner.
#johnshi#johnny cage x kenshi#johnny x kenshi#kenshi x johnny#kenshi x johnny cage#mortal kombat 1 spoilers#mortal kombat 1 2023#mk1 spoilers#mk1 2023#mk1#johnny cage#kenshi#kenshi takahashi#second johnshi fic and i'm already making them smash faces like two dolls (or action figures ig)#me writing fic: i'm constructing intricate rituals that allow you to touch the skin of another man!~#cross posted on ao3#this was also posted to my ao3 but i'm keeping works limited to registered users only bc. protecting my works and whatnot!
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Black Heart | Chapter One: Evening Cigarettes
Pairing -> Thomas Shelby x fem!poc!reader
Summary -> The year is 1920, and you have no idea how you got here. One moment, you were in your bed, and the next, you were lying in a field of grass, thousands of miles away from home. All you know is that you're in a small town called Birmingham, and you need money. Fortunately, the local gangster is in the market for an accountant, and you're in the market for a job.
Warnings -> swearing, mentions of racism, suicide joke, reader kinda has a dark sense of humor, tommy being a bit of an ass, sorry for the short chapter
REWRITTEN 9/29/23 - CURRENTLY ON HOLD
Word count: 1.8k
Disclaimer: Peaky Blinders characters, plots, quotes, etc. do not belong to me and belong to the rightful owner(s). This is only fanfiction and this is just for fun.
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There wasnât much to be said about Birmingham. It was a small city, located somewhere in England, filled with dirty streets and coal-stained men and nothing of any interest at all. For the past few days, you had been walking around the place in an almost dream-like haze, searching for food scraps and pieces of suitable clothing, wondering why the fuck you were here and how.
Itâs all those movies youâve been watching, your momâs voice rings in your head. Too much fantasy and not enough reality.Â
A part of you wondered if you should have listened to her words, if this world you were now a part of was the result of an overactive imagination and a desperate desire to escape reality. Maybe this was some cruel trick the universe decided to play on you, maybe you had passed out and all of this was a sort of long-term coma. Perhaps it was a mass prank and everyone here was just actors â but you thought that to be highly unlikely, given, you know, common sense.Â
The only other possibility you could come up with was time travel. Even if it was probable, there were so many questions: Why you? Why this time?Â
No, youâd just stick to the most simple and likely answer: you were fucking insane. Right now, in the real world, you were being locked up in some mental facility, strapped to a bed, and being monitored by doctors and nurses. Your mom was in tears, wondering where she had gone wrong with raising her daughter, and you were oblivious, wandering around in the year 1920, with no way to get back.
You kicked a pebble, watching it roll across the dirt ground. While that was the going theory, you still didnât know what to do. Your instinct to survive was just as strong as any other day, and you were still plagued with hunger, pain, and fear.
So far, you had no proper shelter, no stable source of food and water (though the nearby well and some restaurant scraps were doing just fine for now), and you had nothing acceptable to wear except a dirty gray dress you found in some dumpster-like area. You had actually cleaned the damn thing yesterday, but it still had this nasty stench like foul body odor, and a couple of ripped holes. It was at least better than the clothes you were wearing beforehand â a white, loose, crop top and some fuzzy shorts, which had garnered nothing but stares of disgust and pity when you walked around in them. Iâm naked to them, you realized, and that was when you made the endeavor to search for new clothing; as well as the fact that your modern outfit was doing nothing to protect you from the bitter chill.Â
Not that this dress was doing any better. You predicted that you would die soon from the weather. Probably in your sleep. While you hadnât found any shelter, you did find a little corner by the side of an apartment building. Thatâs where your body would be found, all frozen to death like meat in a fridge. But what else were you supposed to do? It was the best place you had.
You continued walking down the road, kicking that same pebble again. Your toes and fingers were numb and you were sure that you were going to get a cold, though that was the least of your worries.
The sky was a dark gray and it seemed like it was going to rain soon. You looked up from the ground and glanced over the area, a habit you picked up ever since you saw someone getting mugged here. The entire city of Birmingham felt like a small town, with its little businesses and shops along the side of the unpaved road. Occasionally a few people would walk past you. They would either ignore you and mind their own business, or stare at you like you were some exotic specimen. Fucking racist pricks.
You reached into your bag â thank god you had a bag on you when you were transported here â and pulled out your phone. It was dead, but you kept checking it out of habit. Not like you could call anyone even if it was charged, but it would have been nice to spend your last moments watching a good movie or scrolling through old pictures to reminisce about the past.Â
Everything else in the bag was just hand sanitizer, a mask from COVID days (oh, God, what if Iâm carrying COVID and spread it?), lip balm, and a small pocket knife. All things you were glad to have, but not particularly useful. It would have been nice to have a book on survival in the wilderness, or a lighter.Â
You sighed, your breath coming out in a white smoke in the bitter air. You wanted to crawl into a ball and collapse. You wanted your mom to hold you, or your friends to lighten the mood with silly jokes. Why did this have to happen? Why me?
When you arrived at the apartment you were ready to curl up and sleep, but you noticed a flickering sound, and turned around to see a man, leaning against the wall of the opposite building.Â
He was handsome, with a gray cap and a dusty black coat on. He seemed to be stopping only for a moment, lighting the cigarette between his fingers before moving on, but he noticed your stare and gave you a cold look.
âYou need something?â he asked, in that same, strong British accent you heard everyone around here speak in.
âNo.â You shook your head, feeling a little bad for blatantly staring. âMy bad.â
The man took a puff of his cigarette. âDo I know you?â
âI donât think so, Iâve never seen you before.â
His facial expression didnât change. It was in that same cold stare. âDo you know who I am?â
âWell, Iâve never seen you before,â you repeated yourself, getting a little irritated. Your day was already going bad â scratch that, your whole week had been a fucking roller coaster, and now you had to deal with an arrogant prick who thought he was shit. âAre you some kind of celebrity?â
âYouâre American,â he stated, ignoring your question. âTell me, Miss . . .?â
â[Y/N],â you said.
âMiss [Y/N]. Tell me what a girl like you is doing in Birmingham?â
âIâm not quite sure,â you responded honestly. âWhat are you doing here?â you asked, not enjoying his attitude. âWhatâs your name?â
âYouâre a cheeky lass, sweetheart.â He grinned a little, amused, like this was all funny to him. âMy name is Thomas Shelby. And this is my town.â He paused, his grin dropping. A horrible feeling sunk in your gut. âI ought to know who lives in my town, eh?â
He took a puff of his cigarette. âCome here, sweetheart.âÂ
You hesitated but walked forward a little, ready to run at a momentâs notice. He had that dumb hairstyle every man here was rocking, but it fit him. It made him look nice.
You didnât say anything. Neither did he. But then the man called Thomas Shelby offered you a cigarette and asked, âAre you a whore?â
You stood there, stunned, not accepting his offer. âNo.â
He looked you up and down again. âHow old are you? Twenty-three? Twenty-four?â
âEighteen.â
He didnât say anything to that or indicate that he was surprised.
âYou have family âround here?â
You shook your head, thoughts running wild.
He must be a gangster. Like Al Capone, only British, you thought, feeling nervous. What was he going to do to you? He wouldnât harm you, would he?
Of course heâs going to harm you. Thatâs what men like him do.
âRan away, eh? Nice story.â
âI never said I ran away,â you said, thinking you ought to stop this conversation right now and bolt in the opposite direction out of this town.
âThen what happened?â He walked closer to you. His face was neutral, but you could tell he was suspicious, otherwise he wouldnât be asking all these questions. âIâm not going to ask again.â
âGood. Now, will you leave me alone?â Your voice dropped to a more quiet tone. âPlease?â
Mr. Shelby looked like he was thinking. âThis isnât a safe place for young girls like you,â he finally said. âYou shouldnât be out here,â he gestured to the streets, âalone, with no one to protect you.â
âIâm doing just fineâ you retorted, but made an effort to sound as polite as you could.Â
âFine?â He took a look at your clothing. âYes, very suitable. Iâm sure you enjoy being homeless.â
âIâm not homeless,â you defended, even though you were, indeed, homeless.Â
Being reminded of your hopeless situation made tears pricked at your eyes, and you felt silly for wanting to cry, especially in front of him, but it was all just so hard. You didnât feel right getting upset, other people had and were facing worse, but all you could think about was how much you wanted to eat a hot home-cooked meal and a nice bed to sleep in.
âAre you going to cry?â he asked.
âDo you like it when people cry?â
âNot particularly.â
âThen you should leave me alone, because I probably will.â
You averted your eyes, feeling ashamed for admitting that to a random stranger, a stranger who was probably judging you right now, a stranger who was probably a fucking criminal.
Mr. Shelby walked even closer, to the point where you were now just a feet apart. You could see the freckles scattered across his face.
He reached into his pocket and pulled out some paper money, handing it over to you. âYou see that building?â He pointed to the one beside you, the one youâd been sleeping behind. âThis should be enough to get you a few dayâs stay.â
You were stunned, hesitantly taking the pounds and blinking the tears away. âWhat do you want from me?â
âNothing.â He shrugged. âJust doing a decent manâs work, sweetheart.â He looked into your eyes. âLast I remember, the landlady of this building is hiring a maid. Ask her about it, tell her that Thomas Shelby referred you here.â
You agreed, not wanting to say anything that would make him change his mind, but you were still wondering why he changed his mind. Did he like it when girls cried? Did it make him feel like a hero? Was he planning to use you later for something? You didnât know, and no matter how many times you tried to guess, it was useless, because you couldnât tell what he was thinking.Â
âThank you, sir,â you breathed out, feeling a little bad for your snippiness.Â
He nodded his head at you, lingering for a moment before walking in the opposite direction. You watched him until he was out of sight, a warm feeling in your tummy.
You walked into the apartment, finally inside a building for the first time in a while. You told the landlady, an old Asian woman, that Mr. Shelby had referred you to this place and the job. She took the money and eagerly offered you a room to stay, though you noticed a fearful hint in her eyes.
She got you a warm bath, saying that you must tell Mr. Shelby that she was very happy to take you in â subtlety, of course, and lead you to your new room.
You laid down on the bed, taking in the comfort of the sheets. Very quickly, you fell asleep, drifting off into a slumber after a long day.
#thomas shelby#thomas shelby x reader#thomas shelby x y/n#thomas shelby x you#peaky blinders#peaky blinders fanfic#black heart#pinguwrites
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This was mostly made for @rabid-raccoontail but whoever wants to get into Mortal Kombat, this is your lucky day. So welcome everyone to the
Idiots guide to Mortal Kombat
Also this is going to be my biggest post yet so if you like to read this is the place for you. If you can't picture the characters I name, look them up on google.
Also this contains heavy spoilers for the ENTIRE series.
So sorry for the wait, I hope you enjoy this
What is a Mortal Kombat?
To get a basic understanding of the series you got 3 canons to work with. You have the Midway games (Original Dev team), you have The NRS reboot (the canon most people are known with) and you got the The New Era ( the one that changed it all).
Classic games
The first game takes place on an Island owned by Shang Tsung, the final boss. The whole premise of why everyone is fighting on an island is because of the Mortal Kombat tournament, which happens every generation, and is a tournament mostly against Earthrealm and Outworld. Basically how it works, is if your realm wins 10 tournaments in a row, your realm gets fused with the winners (but also you can choose not to do that because fuck it). Outworld won 9 tournaments and with this one, one of the biggest villains of the franchise, Shao Kahn, fuses Earthrealm with Outworld and fucks up the entire human race. Our champions, Liu Kang a Shaolin monk, Johnny Cage the actor and Sonya Blade a Special Forces Commander, led by the thunder God Raiden won't let that shit slide. Oh also Kano is here and he's a proper Aussie, ye m8? Anyways, Liu Kang sweeps the floor with everyone, including a four armed hurdling mass of muscle named Goro, kicks Shang Tsungs ass and practically saves the Earth. Bonus fun fact, Scorpion kills Sub Zero because he thought he killed his family and clan and as revenge, he spit roasts him.
MK2 takes place some time after that with Shang looking a little sexier and asking the Earthrealmers to join a second MK tournament. If they don't oblige, they're gonna invade Earth (save that for a little later). Also Sub Zero is back, except not really the one who got killed by Scorpion was Bi-Han, and this is his younger brother, Kuai Liang. Getting back on topic we got some new characters like Jax, Sonya's partner from the Special Forces, Kuai Liang Sub Zero, Kung Lao who's the cooler Shaolin monk and also has a hat that's also a throwing weapon, Kitana, who is the main villains step daughter (sorta), Mileena, who's a test tube baby made by Shang Tsung for Shao Kahn, Reptile, who as you could guess is a lizard, and Barraka, who has Nosferatu's face (but also like, his species is tied to Mileena's creation because she's half Tarkatan. Anyways, some shit happens and Liu Kang beats the fuck out of Shao Kahn.
MK3, instead of being yet another tournament, Shao Kahn says FUCK IT and invades earth with the Outworld armies. Not only that, but the Lin Kuei (Sub Zero's clan) are being turned into cyborgs. All but one of them escaped, that one being Sub Zero. One cop survives New York, Johnny Cage gets killed by a centaur, there's a speedster with swords and fireballs coming out of his face, and boom, bang BING, we got some new characters. There's Stryker the Cop I talked about a few seconds ago, Kabal the speedster because the co-creator really wanted to make a psycho killer flash, Cyrax Sektor and Smoke who are the cyber Lin Kuei, Rain, who appears in like 5 games but only does something in 3 and isn't playable in one of the games he's in, Night Wolf who's a native American, Ermac who uses they/them and Sindel, the biggest bitch in the fucking seven seas. Oh also Bi-Han is back and he's edgy. He now goes by Noob Saibot, which if you read backwards is Tobias and Boon, the creators of Mortal Kombat. No time for that though because somehow Shao Kahn returned after being fisted, Johnny Cage gets brought back to life and Liu Kang kills Shao Kahn once more again, the end.
If that's not confusing enough, we aren't done yet because now we got
3D games
I'm not doing Mortal Kombat 4
Deadly Alliance starts with Shang Tsung and his boyfriend Quan Chi snapping Liu Kang's neck so he can't interrupt them in reawakening Onaga, the king of all scalies and one of the most powerful forces in the realms. And now Liu Kang is a zombie, Raiden kicks Shang and Quan's asses or at least tries. Also we're introduced to Kenshi Takahashi the blind swordsman with a magic sword, and sexy vampire pirate lady, Nitara, more on her later.
Deception takes place right after that, where Raiden is trying to fight the Deadly Alliance (who are literally just Shang and Quan), failing. Raiden dies, Quan Chi kills Shang Tsung which somehow awakens Onaga. Quan can't do piss and trying to fight him, somehow brings both Raiden and Shang Tsung back to life... Okay?? And then Raiden nukes himself and Onaga walks it off. Deceptions protagonist is a little shit called Shujinko, a student of Bo Rai Cho, the same man who trained Kung Lao and Liu Kang. He then gets encountered by Damashi, a glowy ball that tells him he has to help the Elder Gods by retrieving the Kamidogu (which are basically Jewelry that hold the fabric of the universe). And Shujinko, being the gullible idiot he is accepts. And from this point on, the game turns into you fixing everyone else's problems like finding Bo Rai Cho's sodding watch, getting water back from another realm, and beating the shit out of Wesley Snipes. Speaking of Blade we got other sick characters like Kira and Kobra, Black Dragon members and one of them is named after a martial art/movie, Havik who is a klerk of chaos, Hotaru the Policemun, Dairou who's an outlaw loose and runnin', and Li Mei, voiced by Kelly Hu in the latest game. After all that, you find all the Kamidogu, you defeat everyone + Scorpion is the final boss (don't ask me, I don't fuggin know why) and what's your reward? Realizing you've been deceived the whole game and not seeing a final battle between Onaga and Shujinko (even though Shujinko can definitely beat Onaga but fuck it).
Armageddon begins with this schmuck named Argus, an Edenian God who did it with a mortal woman Delia and they had two boys who had to be put in stalagmites because Argus knows the apocalypse is on its way. Thousands of years later, Daegon and Taven, the two brothers wake up. Daegon basically made the Red Dragon clan, named after Caro who's basically Taven's spirit animal and he helps bring about the apocalypse. Taven's character can be summed up to "Who are you? Who's that? Uuuuh..." But that's what I love about him. Anyways, Taven looks for his asshole brother, de-frosts a bad bitch and kicks everyone's ass. Which translates to what Armageddon really is. All the characters choose sides. We get one of the coolest fmv sequences in PS2 history and everyone dies trying to take Blaze's power. Blaze is a demigod-esque creation made by Argus to warn Taven and Daegon about the apocalypse, but also whoever kills him, gains his power and basically becomes the developer of the game. But because Taven is the main character, he has to kill everyone he encounters, a few of those people being one's he was proud to call friends. He climbs to the top, kills Daegon, destroys Blaze and saves the universe, the end.
Yeah I lied lol
Netherrealm Era
After Armageddon, Midway shut down, Warner Brothers bought Mortal Kombat and Netherrealm studios took over the franchise and this is where it all went downhill.
Mortal Kombat 9 starts with the end of the previous game. Except it doesn't, because Taven is somehow not here and Shao Kahn walked all the way back to kill him after being carried away by Onaga. Before Shao Kahn crushed him, Raiden sends a message to his past self saying only three things. "He Must Win.". We are now in the first Mortal Kombat except it's HD and Johnny is down bad for Sonya. Sonya is here just so she can find Jax who's lost on the island somewhere, Bi-Han is a bit of a prick and Shang Tsung is the only character in the game who has common sense. Liu Kang beats Shang Tsung, Jax gets his arms ripped off by Ermac, Johnny only gets to win if he has a suit and Mileena gets the most revieling outfit in fighting game history. Kitana and Liu Kang have an on and off thing, Reptile gets bullied (poor thang) and before Kuai Liang can kill Scorpion for killing his brother, he's taken away by the cyber Lin Kuei because Raiden saved Smoke from being cyberized and he says there's nothing he can do (that's bullshit but okay). Anyways, Kung Lao is doing pretty good in the tournament and then Shao Kahn snaps his neck. Feeling horrible by the death of his Shaolin brother, Liu Kang jumps in the arena and fists Shao Kahn. Sometime later, we learned that Shao Kahn survived because they put him in the Soul Chamber, a place in the Outworld arena that heals any and all wounds. He then gets the idea by Quan Chi to invade Earthrealm which completely goes against the laws of Mortal Kombat. And Shang Tsung knows and wants to stop them, but Shao Kahn doesn't fucking care and erased him from existance. they get guns from Kano, and they start blasting. Army can't do shit and somehow, a single cop (Stryker) is able to fight off A lizard man, a fire breathing cat and the only thing in Outworld that knows what pronouns are. Kabal was here too, but only for the first two fights. But he doesn't get his super speed here because he's just an average dude and maybe dating Stryker? I don't know. Anyways Kabal gets roasted by a big buff cat, taken to the Black Dragon and given a respiratory device by Kano that helps him breathe. He's basically Deadpool - the guns + super speed because the magic atmosphere of Outworld gave him that. Don't ask how anyone else got that after going to Outworld, idkđ€·ââïž. Anyways Quan Chi and Bitch-han bring back Sindel and mind control her to do their biding. Meanwhile, our heroes that consist of Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Jax Briggs, Night Wolf, Cyber Sub Zero, Smoke, Kitana, Stryker, Kabal, Kitana and Liu Kang sit and do nothing. The Bastard Sektor walks in and with his Cyber Lin Kuei to tire out the heroes until Sindel arrives, the worst scene in MK history plays because the purple bitch kills damn near everyone and kicks Smoke in the nads, and then Night Wolf, the most forgettable Mortal Kombat character kills Sindel by Hail Mary. Raiden looks for help of Quan Dale Dingle, but he instead of helping, brings everyone who died back as revenants, which are basically zombies but with memories of the ones who died and they are pretty strong. Raiden fights three at once, Kills Liu Kang because he fears Shao Kahn is going to kill him and with the power of the Elder Gods, Raiden goes super Saiyan and does a Kamehameha, killing Shao Kahn. Yeah all of that was one game.
Mortal Kombat X (or as dip shits would call it mk 10) starts with Johnny, Sonya and Kenshi fighting revenant Sub Zero (who's a human revenant because of MKX prequel comic nonsense don't worry about it), Smoke who isn't even playable, Sindel who's a bitch through and through and Jax, who in a minute turns back into a human because of unexplained reasons, but I guess by killing his revenant, Liu, Kitana and Lao who are some. it turns out they were going to the Jin Sei chamber (earthrealm's life force that is pure light) where Quan Chi and his boss, Shinnok exact their plan of taking over Earthrealm by putting Shinnok into the Jin Sei, corrupting it and turning him into a super Saiyan but he looks like a devil, so kind of like a ssj4 thing? Doesn't matter because Johnny learns he has God killing powers and uses them to punch Shinnok in the nuts. Raiden seals him and the rest of the game is now a 20 years time skip. And now we have the next gen of kombatants, called the Kombat Kids by the fans. You got Cassie Cage the mc, Jaqui Briggs, who's basically Jax 2.0, Kung Jin, Lao's cousing who fights with a bow and Takeda, who has whips, bombs and a fuckin lightsaber. Anyways other new characters you have are Kotal Kahn who took over the throne, Erron Black who is the Cowboy and D'vorah, a character that absolutely everyone hates because she kills Mileena, who had a civil war with Kotal for the throne. Also Scorpion, now Hanzo Hasashi kills Quan Chi after learning it was him who disguised himself as Bi-Han to kill the Shirai Ryu out of spite I guess? D'vorah betrays Kotal, Almost kills Johnny but does get wrecked by Cassie who does also have the same God killing powers as Johnny, and he uses them to punch Shinnok in the nuts. Raiden puts himself in the Jin Sei Chamber because Shinnok corrupted it. Raiden purifies the Jin Sei and everyone gets a happy ending. Except Shinnok, who gets decapitated by dark Raiden.
Mortal Kombat 11 is a flawed masterpiece, and that flaw is the multiverse bullshit. So basically, Shinnok's mom Kronika who's like the keeper of time, wants to kill the entire universe because it's not balanced (shut the fuck up, ya bitch). Anyways, we got Geras, who can never die because he's a fixed point in time but is mostly known for pounding ass in the next game, Kollector who is the IRS and I hate him, and Centrion who is Shinnok's sister. There's also he Frozen bad bitch from earlier and her name is Frost, who is like Sub Zero minus but she's cyberized like Sektor and Cyrax who are in this game but unplayable (WHY NETHERREALM!). Anyways while remaking the timeline, Kronika accidentally summoned past versions of Liu Kang, Kitana, Kung Lao, Jade (who was dead but I didn't give a shit to introduce her at the start) and also she has maybe done it with Kotal (LITTERALY oc x canon shit) ((Also Jade doesn't kill D'vorah when given the chance, the stupid bitch)), Jax and a past version of Erron Black, even though he's still alive??, and also Shao Kahn with the coolest design of all time. Also Barraka is back, because I forgot to mention the bug bitch killed him too. Anyways, now we're spending the game beating up but rarely killing beloved characters. The cyber Lin Kuei and Frost and old Jax invade their ship that they use to get to Kronika's keep. Young Liu Kang dies, but Raiden fuses with revenant Liu Kang and that turns Liu Kang into a fake Gogeta, aka Fire God Liu Kang (any of this starting to sound like fanfiction?). Anyways they make it to the island where Kronika's keep is and then, everyone but Liu Kang gets Thanos snapped. Liu kills all the leveled up revenants, Glasses Kronika and brings back Raiden to help him rewrite history.
JUST KIDDING RETCONNED FUCK YOOPUUUUU HAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAJ FUNNEE
uuuuuuugh alright I got two more story modes to do, holy fuck it's okay I can do this shit
The MK11 expansion, Aftermath, brings back Sheeva, who is now queen of the Shokan, the same species as Goro and Kintaro (the fire breathing cat from MK9), Night Wolf, Fujin the wind God and brother of Raiden, and Shanga langa ding dong. Fujin, Night Wolf and Shang were all locked away in a place beyond time until just now somehow (just roll with it okay? Okay). The plot of this story expansion is basically, Liu Kang wants to reset the universe, but he can't because he doesn't have Kronika's crown, which is needed to do the universe reset. So our boy Liu takes the two idiots and Shang into the past. I just now realized, Raiden is the only smart person in this game, because he knows Shang Tsung is planning something devious. Liu maybe knows but plays it off. They go back to previous points in the game to get the crown, revive Sindel who says she was mind controlled but later she says she's evil from the start (holy fuck I want to kill her and then myself). They get a boatsman, Kahron, to take them to the keep. In the process, D'vorah kills the poster boy of the franchise (Dominic I will fucking end your bloodline). Sindel gets Shao Kahn, heals his eyes that were sliced out by Kitana, they kill Liu and Lao, Shang reveals that he wants to reset the timeline (Fujin you stupid) , he Soul sucks Sindel and Shao Kahn, kills Kronika, but before he can do anything with Kronika's Hourglass, Liu Kang breaks in, kicks Shang Tsungs ass and reboots the series one more fucking time, which brings us to...
MORTAL 1 KOMBAT (or Mortal Kombat 1
This game starts with Shang Tsung being a failing snake oil salesman because he can barely survive. Then someone who looks like Kronika comes in and he makes this face
Best game of all time.
Anyway, we're introduced to Kung Lao and baby boy Raiden, who are farmers but also train Martial arts under the belt of Madame Bo, this universes version of Bo Rai Cho and she runs a kitchen, what more could you want with a grandma. Later, the Lin Kuei invade and we get the return of my boy Smoke who now has a Karambit and is voiced by Spiderman. He's Joined by Kuai Liang who is now Scorpion, and Bi-Han Sub Zero, the worst he's ever been i hate him. It's like they took his personality from Mortal Kombat 11 and slapped it over a poor man's imitation. Kung Lao kicks all three of their asses but only because they were pulling their punches. They join Liu who is basically Raiden now, and look for Johnny Cage, who's having a one-sided argument with his wife, and then she leaves and doesn't come back. Then, Kenshi breaks in, wanting Sento, the sword of his family which now lays on displayed on Johnny's wall. They fight, and Johnny beats him effortlessly. Johnny ties him to a chair and interrogates him until Liu Kang, along with Scorpion and Sub Zero walk in, which leads to one of the most iconic moments in the franchise
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They want to untie Kenshi, but Johnny doesn't want that and thinks this is a prank, so he tries to play along but ends up being tossed into a million dollar statue, which triggers him and Johnny starts beating the shit out of Bitch-Han. Liu intervenes before Johnny can do his second fatality on him.they all go to the Wu Shi monk academy, where they train for the Great Tournament between Earthrealm and the realm of Outworld (that's LITTERALY what they call it, I'm not joking). Raiden beats them all using the one move he has, advance Cartwheel kick. Winning, Raiden is chosen to represent Earthrealm. And for winning, Liu Kang gives him a lightning amulet, which gives him lightning powers so he can fairly combat the Outworld fighters. Entering Outworld through a portal created by Liu, they are introduced by Kitana, Mileena and the palace guard, so-called the Umgadi, featuring two returning characters, one of which does nothing and the other was just a barrier. The one's i speak of are Khameleon and Tanya, the first canon lesbian in Mortal Kombat who has a thing going on with Mileena. Li Mei is back and... She's voiced by Kelly Hu. No wonder I forget she's in this game all the time. but along Li Mei, we have Shao Kahn, who is now degraded to General Shao, and his second in command, Reiko. I forgot to mention that Sindel is in this game and for the first time in the series, I don't mind her. She's a sweet, caring mother who is actually a mother to both Kitana and Mileena. Shao is now jobbing more than ever, from losing to a farmer, to being wrecked by queen. After winning the tournament, Liu Kang sends Kung Lao, Johnny and Kenshi to look for Shang Tsung, as it's word that he's somewhere in Outworld. The tremendous trio find a colony of Tarkatans, Outworlders infected by a disease called Tarkat, which deforms and debilitates. Shang Tsung is there and plans to harvest their marrow for a cure for Mileena, who as we find out, she has Tarkat. After a few fights, Kenshi pushes Johnny out of the way, as Mileena has gone feral, took some sais of the table, and stabs Kenshi's eyes out. As this happens Shao and tiny ass Goro walk in and take them to Shang Tsung's true lab, the Flesh Pits where Reptile works for him because Shang says he has his family captive. But as it's revealed, this isn't the case, as Shang already killed them many moons ago. This makes Reptile (aka Syzoth) have anger. They toxic gas the place and we get a Test Your Might to survive. They escape, but as they walk through the Living Forrest, they encounter Ashrah, a demon from the Netherrealm killing demons and almost killing our heroes. Also she says Demons funny. Like... DEE-MUNZ!
Anyways, she joins the party and they search for Quan Chi, who used to be dead, but is now an escaped cole miner and also black. The way Ashrah knows where Quan Chi is because she has a magic sword called the Kriss, and she uses it to purge evil from her soul, by killing other demons. We then find Quan Chi and his jobber squad consisting of Havik who is horribly lame in comparison to his older version and design from Deception, Sareena, Ashrah's so-so sister, Darius, aka Wesley Snipes' Blade with a dash of A-Train from the boys on the side, and the absolute dog shit tier downgrade of all time, Nitara is back, and nothing that made her cool is here. She isn't cool, her design is mid at best, her head looks like an onion, and the one thing that everyone hates about Nitara in this game, is that she's voiced by Megan Fox. Megan, Goddamn, Fox. Her performance is so goddamn awful that people actually prefer Rhonda Rousey's Sonya Blade from MK11. Anyways enough bitching, because Ashrah, with the help of a Reptile kameo beats the jobber squad, but just too late to stop Quan Chi from making a tornado of souls, which he uses to create Ermac, and then does this "who's mans is this" lookin' pose as he says kill them.
In between this and Ashrah vs Quan Chi and Ermac, Johnny thanks Kenshi for saving his life, and gives him Sento, which he uses to assist Ashrah in the clobbering of Quan Chi. Now they return to the streets of Outworld's capital, Sun Do to look for a way back home. They disguise themselves, run into the Umgadi, get away and now it's Li Mei's turn to shine.
I forgot everything that happens in her chapter.
The Lin Kuei infiltrate a palace where Shang Tsung is, but while they are terrible at being stealthy, they aren't in beating Shang and Quan. But In the process, Bi-Han admits he let his and Kuai's father die, just so he can be the Lin Kuei's grandmaster. Smoke waits outside and does nothing till Kuai Liang escapes. And when Bi-Han comes out and leaves a scar on Kuai's face, even then, Smoke does literally nothing. All the characters who had their own parts in the storyline + Mileena (as it's her time to shine). They head to the Fortress where Ermac almost rips off Bi-Han's arms, fight Ermac, but it turns out the soul of Mileena and Kitana's father, Jerrod is inside Ermac...
That came out wrong... Or did it?
Anyways, they break in, Kitana almost fools General Shao and Shang Tsung right before Shang Bang puts on a crown, that awakens the Dragon Kings army and a a fake Sindel kills the queen, but Jerrod, who is still in control of Ermac, takes her soul before it leaves her body, storing Sindel as a part of Mac n' cheese. They head all come to discover that it wasn't Kronika at the intro, but instead was Shang Tsung from another timeline where he won in MK11,
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Anyways, 11 Shang, who we will now call Titan Shang, has a plan to rewrite Liu Kang's timeline (the one everything else I just talked about in this entry takes place) and bring absolute fucking chaos with his team of evil time lords. Liu Kang, being the reasonable person he is, summons an army of good time lords and they all fight on the same pyramid that Armageddon's ending took place. For the first time in the entire series, you get to pick your own character for the finale. And based on the character you pick, you get a different variants of characters, most commonly fusions of already existing characters. Finally, you beat Shang and Quan, you get a thanks from Liu, and sent to Madame Bo's, where the Earthrealm heroes enjoy food and tea.
*HEAVY BREATHS*
So, that's the entirety of Mortal Kombat. Any questions?
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So I did go see the Borderlands movie this morning, and holy cannoli, it was a flaming dumpster fire of a movie. Spoilers about below just FYI
However!
Kevin Hart ended up being one of the saving graces when I thought he would be the worst of the lot! Sure, he doesn't physically embody Roland from the games, but performance and combat-wise, he was very solid! Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis was alright as well. She nailed a lot of Tannis' mannerisms to a T, and overall, unlike Lilith and Moxxi, I didn't mind her being aged up. Kreig was great despite being pretty much silent most of the game, and looked like he'd been quite literally pulled right out of the game and dropped into the movie.
Tina was very meh, it's like they wanted her to me more unhinged but restrained themselves at the last moment, and it doesn't work in the Borderlands world. They also had this thing where she's really a clone of a supposed "Daughter of Eridium", whatever the hell that means??? I think if it had been rated R or unrated like it should have been, Tina would have made more of an impact, but she just ended up being very meh.
Lilith was...well, I'm not sure. Most of the movie kinda centers around her backstory/her mom, which tbh is not what I wanted to see from a Borderlands movie? Like seeing some twists about Pandora/her being older was fine, but to have almost everyone fawning over her/her mother got old super quick, and they waited until the end for her to be the badass siren we all know and love??? I'm not the biggest Lilith fan, but Cate did her best with a script that couldn't decide if they wanted Lilith to be an asshole or sympathetic, which for an actor who's played/loves the games, has to suck :/
Jack Black was not great, and to find out he VA'd the Claptrap lines before they started filming makes his odd detachment make so much freaking sense. It always felt like Claptrap was just slightly removed from everything, and I couldn't nail down why until I googled that midway through the movie (which btw my sister, a friend, and I were the only ones in it lol). They should have just gotten the VA for him, Jack was not it :/
The CGI was either really good or really bad, and Lilith's wig did not blend in with any of it at all lmao. The sets/Pandora/costumes, aside from Tina's, were pretty damn good, but where it really shined was the guns. I could literally point out specific guns and their manufacturers despite all the motion of combat, and to be able to do that for even a casual gamer? Loved it.
Sadly though, despite them having been credited for months leading up tot he film, Hammerlock, Wainwright, Ellie and Scooter all got cut from the movie and it's a fucking travesty. I was kind of hoping Hammerlock would kick ass, but to get to the end and find out the asshat who ruined this movie said "oh they were gone for pacing" made me SO mad.
THEY FILMED A WEDDING SCENE YOU ASSHAT, I WANT THAT FOOTAGE AND I WANT IT NOW
Overall, my score is a 1.5/10
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