#the band batch

[just-here-with-my-thoughts]

@ninjadeathblade reblogging for Echo's 'fit

IN HONOUR OF SASON 3 TRAILER DROPPING I BRING MODERN AU BAND BATCH

[m00ntunaart]

you know what? I don’t care

*posts art again*

I just wanted to show the people and daemons separately since I spent so much time on them! (Also bcs I’m so so so so proud of my boy band line up of the Command Batch lol)

[parisoonic]

i've been posting tf2 art for a whole year! waugh, how did that happen!? really enjoyed playin and drawing this silly game for a year :)) some wee sketches that took 3-5 mins each

[cherrirui-official]

"You know... You didn't have to take that with you."

"But I promised him I'd take him out to see the ocean one day."

[vimse]

Techtober Prompt 1: Sweater Tech

Quick, messy, unpolished, but wholly self-indulgent.

[collophora]

haha I'll never finish this

but hewwo new followers <3

[lazylittledragon]

I love your vamp family!! Would you ever consider adding stickers or prints of them to your shop?

i hope you're having a lovely day❤️

i definitely would, it just depends how many people want them!! i think also a rabbit casket band shirt would work out really well too

stickers might not be too far away actually bc with the art style i can just do them myself on my thermal printer >:))

[badomensgoodomens]

SNEAK PEAK

a little sneak peek for the Noah x reader Rabbit hole I've been working on for the past couple weeks.

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rough demo.

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“Only you’d get a job opportunity out of hooking up with someone.” Nevada laughed, driving a ridiculously hungover Y/n home to their shared townhouse. “Hey- we are cool now! He’s a friend, and he said I could go on tour with him.” she retorts back.

“Are you trying to seek vengeance for Noah?” Nevada asked, sipping shitty iced coffee. “Most definitely. That fucker thinks he can act like he didn’t tell me he loved me mid sex, he can suck it when I'm touring with his favorite band.”

[phantom-of-the-keurig]

My brother and I noticed you from across the barracks and love your disdain for the empire. Wanna go AWOL and join the rebellion with us?

[phantasm-echo]

BAND BATCH BAND BATCH BAND BATCH

[nerdiqueen]

hang on I have to rant

if you're not already aware, the five-man band is a literary device used to classify teams of 5 characters. it's what I call an external trope, meaning that you fit the trope to the characters, they don't innately have it.

a:tla has a pretty solid one, and it's well known enough, so I'm gonna use it to show you what I mean

it is comprised of:

the Leader, who directs the group and is usually the main character (aang)

the Lancer, who serves as character foil to the Leader and is often a bad-guy-turned-good or rogue element (zuko)

the Big Guy, who solves physical problems for the team and is frequently a goofball (toph)

the Smart Guy, who solves technical/logistical problems for the team and typically serves as an "idea guy" (sokka)

and the Heart, who solves emotional problems for the team- if there's only one girl, she's probably the Heart (katara)

there are three star wars groups I want to look at: delta squad, domino squad, and clone force 99.

first is domino squad, as they fit this trope the easiest.

fives is the Leader, the most strategizing one in the group

droidbait is the Lancer, far less cautious and more prone to injury than the others (the foil to fives' effectiveness)

hevy is the Big Guy, serving the oh-so-common "big gun demolitions expert" variant

echo is the Smart Guy, in the "guys, come on, stick to the PLAN" variant

cutup is the Heart, lightening the mood with jokes (hence the name)

the first to die is droidbait, leaving echo to serve as fives' foil, which allows us to see that fives is probably the most prototypical clone of the bunch. then hevy sacrifices himself, and cutup gets eaten, leaving only fives and echo until the Citadel arc which I haven't yet seen.

then we have delta squad. the thing about delta squad is that there are four of them, and while the four-man band is a thing, they make this perfect incomplete five-man band that I think is really really tasty.

boss (player character) is the Leader, guiding the team

sev is the Lancer, playing the "snarky rogue" archetype

scorch is the Big Guy, again the "big gun demolitions" variant- but with the added flavor of being very by-the-book (which we see the consequences of when he aligns with not only the empire but doctor hemlock himself in tbb)

fixer is the Smart Guy, tech expert

notice anything?

there's no Heart.

and that works. these are clone commandos- meant to be the most effective troops the republic has. they almost never interact socially outside of their squad, and when they do it's kept pretty professional.

we see that again in clone force 99, or as they call themselves, the bad batch

hunter is the Leader, his enhanced senses leaving him the most generalist of the batch (and also he's technically their sergeant)

crosshair is the Lancer, a "silent, ruthless efficiency" type

wrecker is the Big Guy, "big gun demolitions" variant yet again (I told you it was common) in the goofball flavor

tech is the Smart Guy, btw he's really well done and it never feels like he just "knows because he's smart" you can always tell how he figures things out

again, there's no Heart. but wait.

in the Bad Batch arc in clone wars, they pick up another member- echo. we don't see much of echo's interaction with the batch in that arc, but when we come back, echo is solidly in a sort of almost-but-not-quite Heart role. and then.

omega shows up in the "sixth ranger" role, there to shake up the group dynamic. throughout season one, we see omega slowly take over echo's role as Heart- and as this happens, it becomes clear that that was the role he was playing, as he talks hunter through how to best take care of omega. but omega, tagalong kid as she is, is much, much more suited to the Heart role than echo, and she takes his place- which allows echo to run off and have his own adventures with rex throughout seasons two and three, WHICH WORKS because echo is a regular clone who joined the batch later in life and thus isn't quite the same as the others, but omega is a deviant clone just like them!

[99aceace]

Wrecker, but the bad batch is a rock band.

[iiidunno]

Ten hours later this thing is done

what song do you think they’re playing?

alternate version with some color correction courtesy of iPhone’s auto edit feature

[melymigo]

[yoitsjay]

I Was Made For Loving You

Pairings: modern Au band Hunter x Fem! Reader

Summary: you're the new stage manager, and Hunter can't get you off his mind

Warnings: fluff, smut, fingering, no penetrative smut, oral, cum eating, more plot after smut

Word count: 3,094

As the evening quieted, Hunter really couldn’t remove you from his mind.The way you walked, and talked and led them to where they needed to be, it inspired him… and Honestly he wasn’t ready to say goodnight yet…

So after he had tucked Omega into bed, and once she was fast asleep Hunter made his way towards your room, which just so happened to be across from his. He looked around the hallway, making sure nobody was around before knocking on your hotel door.

He only waited for a few seconds before you opened it, already in your more casual attire, a bathing suit resting in your arms. “yes?” You questioned, his eyes snapping down to meet yours. You were about the same height as him, maybe an inch shorter without your boots on, which was a nice change of pace, since most of the girls he saw were always shorter than him.

“Uh- hey- i was going to ask if you wanted to come join me for a swim, i already requested the roof pool so- nobody should be up there…” He trailed off, glancing at the swimsuit in your arms before he looked into your eyes again.

You thought about it for a moment, watching Hunter teeter back and forth on one foot as he waited for a response. “yeah sure, i was gonna go for a swim anyway, might as well not go alone.” You replied, offering the man a smile. “Meet me at the pool in… ten minutes?” You asked, and when he nodded you smiled once more before closing the door.

In those ten minutes you changed into your swimsuit, which was a black one piece with an open back, but the front was covered. However the middle part of the swimsuit was mesh, and see through and was wider at the top, getting narrower as it traveled down, stopping just below the belly button. The neckline was a deep v shape as well, cutting into the mesh and slowing off quite a bit of cleavage, but you liked the way it looked on you, so you didn’t care.

The bottom part of the swimsuit covered lots, unlike other skimpy bathing suits, and the fabric sat lower on your thigh, making it more comfortable and less likely to hike up your ass. You hated when that happened.

Overtop you wore a sheer swimsuit cover up which went down to the floor. It was tied at the front with a thin black string which could be easily pulled loose. Once you were dressed, you made your way to the top of the pool where you noticed Hunter was already waiting, and with an acoustic guitar in his hands.

You raised an eyebrow, walking over to him as he strummed a tune into the night air. “I didn’t know you could play guitar too.” You spoke up, watching as Hunter opened his eyes and paused playing for a moment before he continued. “Yeah- i’m self taught but- guitar playing seems to run in my blood.” He chuckled, watching as you sat down beside him, letting out a soft hum in reply.

“Well, you're definitely not bad.” You teased, relaxing into the chair you were in as he continued playing whatever song he just came up with. Then, he started softly singing the lyrics… and the words sent shivers down your spine.

“Tonight, i wanna give it all to you, in the darkness, there's so much i wanna do.” Hunter sang softly, the melodic lyrics hitting your ears as you closed your eyes, smiling.

“Cause’ girl, I was made for you, and girl you were made for me…” He trailed off, strumming as the speed of the song picked up a bit, but still was slow. Hunter looked at you, and he grinned.

“I was made for loving you, baby, you were made for loving me… and I can't get enough of you baby,can you get enough of me?” He sang. You opened your eyes again, meeting him and seeing something dark, and alluring inside them.

You bit your lip gently as he continued to- what you now assumed was serenading. but every word he sang, you hung off it like he was dripping honey right onto your lips. You tried not to let yourself fall into that trap, but the way he was looking at you…

You stood up abruptly, and Hunter stopped singing as he looked at you with curiosity, watching as you removed the bathing suit cover before running and jumping into the pool. His eyes widened, and he set down his guitar, rushing to the side to make sure you were ok.

“Y/n?” He called out, not seeing you even as the water settled down. Suddenly, a hand reached up from the water and grasped Hunter’s shirt collar before yanking him down into the water, he barely got a breath in, and ended up swallowing some water by accident, so he resurfaced and coughed a few times, seeing your silhouette swimming below him.

Hunter chuckled, diving back into the water after he took a deep breath, chasing you in circles for a moment before he managed to grab your leg and yank you towards him, and then back to the surface of the water.

You and Hunter both laughed, and you splashed him playfully, backing up a foot or two so you weren't so close. “What did you do that for?” He asked, referring to when you had yanked him into the water. “for fun.” You replied snarkily, swimming away from him before pulling yourself up to the edge of the pool. Hunter swam over to you, but before he could get to close you stuck your foot out, placing it against his chest.

He grinned up at you, but didn’t move any closer. “I can't have you falling for me Hunter.” You joked, and gestured for him to sit beside you instead, which he did right away. “oh no? why not?” He asked, getting up for a moment as he went to grab his guitar again, sitting back down beside you. “Because, that's how bands get run out of business.” You explained, and that smile that was on your face was replaced with a look of… anger? before you replaced it with a smile again.

“okay then…” Hunter trailed off, staring into the water as he started playing a small tune again. After a few minutes, he switched it up to a song from another band that he quite enjoyed…

And that's when you started humming at first, having known the lyrics quite well… but as soon as you started singing, Hunter got this odd feeling of deja vu.

“Can you hear the drums, Jesse? i remember long ago another starry night like this”You sang softly, sadly almost. Hunter stared at you, furrowing his brows as he tried to remember why your voice was so familiar. He kept playing the tune, just to hear more of it.

“in the firelight, Jesse, you were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar. I could hear the distant drums and sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar.” You continued singing, kicking your feet slowly in the water.

As you continued singing, your voice got louder, until the strumming of the guitar stopped, and so did you. You looked up at Hunter, raising an eyebrow only to notice the surprised expression on his face. “What?... oh- shit…” You muttered, letting out a sheepish chuckle. “yeah i can-”

“You’re the lead singer of Constellation?” He interrupted, but you frowned. “before we broke up? yeah.” You muttered, crossing your arms over your chest. Hunter placed his guitar down, facing you fully. “You music was amazing- why- why did you break up?” He asked, hoping his questions were not too sensitive.

You glanced at him, and sighed. “Because of Jesse, my ex…he was our stage manager like how I'm yours. Some… nude pictures of us got leaked and we had to break up, but we were all getting so much hate so- we disbanded.” You explained, looking away from him.

“That's why i- i don’t want to get too close… i don’t want to ruin your reputation by- by…”

“By sleeping with me?” He asked, and you nodded sadly. “I mean don’t get me wrong, you're attractive as hell, and I think you're funny and kind… i just…” You trailed off, shaking your head again.

Hunter slid into the pool, now standing in front of you as he rested his hands on your thighs. “hey- i'm a big boy, Y/n, and so are my brothers… if you want to have some fun, don’t hold yourself back because of something that happened in the past.” He spoke softly, reaching up to cup your cheek. You stared at him, another sigh leaving your lips.

“okay… but I might need some convincing.” You muttered, seeing Hunter’s smile get a bit bigger. “I think I can do that.” He muttered, lowering himself down a bit as he lifted your leg, and started pressing soft kisses from the ankle all the way up to your inner thigh before pausing, and repeating the motion on your other leg.

You giggled, letting your head fall back as you leaned against your arms, occasional sighs leaving your lips as his hands slid up your thighs and then back down again.

When you looked at Hunter, he was now standing between your legs, his hands resting gently on your waist as he leaned in, and you did too, your lips brushing together as you both seemed to hesitate for a moment… But you realized quickly that Hunter wasn’t hesitating, he was waiting for you to make the first move.

So you did, sliding your arms around his shoulder as you kissed him, moving one hand into his hair while the other just slid down to his back. He pulled you closer, tilting his head slightly as he deepened the kiss, nipping at your bottom lip before he slid his tongue into your mouth.

You and Hunter stayed like that for a little while, just kissing, enjoying each other's gentle touches. Occasionally his lips would part from yours when you needed air, and he would leave butterfly kisses against your skin, along with some hickeys which you definitely didn’t mind.

Eventually you pulled back for a moment, staring into his dark eyes, which were filled with lust, maybe some fascination… but he definitely wanted you. “I’m not ready for anything crazy.” You whispered, and he nodded in understanding.

smut under the cut

You let out a soft breath, and pushed him back slightly before you slid into the water, pulling him into another kiss whilst hooking a leg on his hip. “Fuck me with your fingers.” you muttered against his lips, feeling him grin against you as one of his hands slid between the both of you, pushing the bottom part of your swimsuit to the side, his finger brushing against your clit.

“fuck-” You whimpered, letting your head fall against his shoulder as his fingers circled your clit, another curse falling as he slid one of his fingers inside you. “You don’t need to be gentle.” You muttered, hearing Hunter chuckle in response. “Good to know.” he muttered into your neck, nipping at your skin as he slid another into you.

Hunter started slow, but once you adjusted to the third finger he started pumping his fingers in and out of you quicker, curling them against your g-spot which made you howl with pleasure. Nobody would be up at the pools at this hour, or even awake so you could be as loud as you wanted to be.

Hunter continued finger fucking you, so focused on your pleasure that he hadn’t even realized that your hand was down his swim trunks until it was wrapped around his already hard cock, pumping it at the same speed that he was thrusting his fingers into you.

You both moaned, holding each other close as your lips found his again, and his tongue was back into your mouth. You could feel yourself start to get close. “Hunter-” You muttered as you broke the kiss, letting your head fall back as another moan fell from your lips. “Yeah darling?” He grunted, pressing his face to your chest as you squeezed his cock.

“I’m close.” You muttered, pushing your hips into him as he used his thumb to stimulate your clit again. “Yeah? good.” He grunted, and kept doing what he was doing because he knew changing the pattern would probably ruin the orgasm.

“Fuck-” You whined, sucking your bottom lip betweem your teeth as you stared at him. Hunter’s eyes darkened, and he leaned forward, capturing you in another kiss, swallowing all the moans you let out as that coil wound tight in your stomach before snapping as you came, squeezing around his fingers as you stopped your hand, pulling back and panting heavily as you dropped your leg.

“Sit up.” You muttered, moving to the side as you patted the tiled floor. Hunter did as requested, moving his trunks down a bit further as you settled yourself between him, licking the base of his cock all the way up to his tip, sucking on it gently before you slowly bobbed your head down, taking one inch more every time you went down on him.

With the way he was moaning you could tell he was starting to get close, so you made it even better for him as you hollowed your cheeks and sucked harder, hearing a more throaty groan leave his lips. His hand went to your head, grabbing a fistfull of your hair, gently tugging you down. You grinned, breathing through your nose as you bobbed your head faster.

“I’m gunna- fuck!” Hunter exclaimed, lifting his hips slightly upward as he shoved your head further down. Tears pricked your eyes but you tried to loosen your throat as he came. You swallowed, and pulled your head back when you couldn’t handle anymore, coughing a couple times whilst Hunter let out soft apologies.

“Its- its okay Hunt, I enjoyed it.” You chuckled after a moment, licking your lips to collect what remained before you pulled yourself out of the pool, pulling him into a much gentler kiss. “Thank you.” You muttered as you pulled back, helping him to his feet. “your welcome?” He questioned, giving you a quick kiss to your cheek before he grabbed his guitar, walking you back to where you left your coverup, watching as you slid it back on.

“Ready for tomorrow?” you asked, and Hunter nodded, gently grabbing ahold of your hand, walking with you back to your hotel floor, walking to your room door, now standing in front of you.

“I’ll see you for coffee?” He asked, and you nodded. “Of course! I have a little morning and afternoon planner before your evening show tonight, so you’ll see me all day.” You chuckled, and Hunter gave you a look before smiling. He looked around before leaning down and capturing your lips in one last kiss. “Good night, Mesh’la.” He muttered, walking back to his room.

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The following morning and afternoon you found quite eventful. You stuck closer to Hunter’s side, and when nobody was looking you squeezed his hand, or pinch his butt just for fun. Already the band liked you, and you liked them just as much, Hunter a little more than the rest of course.

But when you arrived at the venu, and prepared The Bad Batch for their concert, you had pushed aside those feelings, and adopted a work mode to your mannerisms. Hunter liked it though, because you knew exactly what you wanted and when you wanted it to happen.

And soon He was singing, and his band was playing some pretty famous songs of theirs, engaging with the fans who came from different states and even some different countries just to hear them play.

You were watching from the sidelines, talking with the lights and sounds technicians amongst other people. Mainly just keeping your eyes on Hunter as they got prepared to play another song.

Hunter whispered something to his brothers, and they all grinned and nodded in agreement to whatever he said. And then he addressed the crowd, explaining that his band was going to play something brand new for them tonight.

You liked the tune as soon as they started playing it. And when Hunter started singing you felt like you could melt…

“Feel the fire where she walks, Y/n L/n so beautiful, shady and a tempered dame, blinding your eyes with her spider dance” He sang out your name, and your eyes blew wide, seeing the grins on his brothers faces as they saw your reaction.

That little bastard told his brothers what happened. How and when you had no idea, you assumed through text or during breakfast yesterday. But how they managed to plan a song that involved you in such a short amount of time you had no clue.

But the fans seemed to know who you were and some started cheering, minus the fangirls who all booed and threw their nasty underwear on stage, fuckers.

You rolled your eyes, but uncrossed your arms from your chest as Hunter now turned to look at you as the song came to a close, and he gestured for you to come on stage. You shook your head at first, but he was adamant, so you walked on stage, getting pulled into Hunter as he addressed the crowd.

“This is my stage manager, the ex lead singer of Constellation and I'm pretty damn sure I like her, so I'm gonna date her… if that's okay with you Y/n.” He chuckled, staring down at you with a coy grin. You slapped his arm playfully, but nodded. “yeah… i guess that’s alright.” You muttered, a gasp leaving your lips when he had kissed you, in front of thousands of people probably.

When you pulled away you were beet red, but he still held you in his arms. “sing with me?” He asked, and you grinned, nodding your head. “Of course.” You replied, gesturing for one of the tech guys to bring out a second microphone. You stood beside Hunter, more lights moving to cover you and him now as you started singing songs.

You felt like a young teen again, dancing and singing with your friends… you could do this more often.

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[zegoldensombrero]

Professionally screenprinted shirt on Comfort Colors 1717 100% cotton T shirt (garment dye with a slightly relaxed fit) & adapted from my “Despair” design. No print-on-demand or heat transfer nonsense.

First run is limited to 50 pieces total. I kept one so really it’s 49. The shirt pictured is an XL. .

Let’s see come cut-offs and crop tops with this one🍻

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