#the only thing killing her did was make her go from crazy (affectionate) to even crazier (affectionate)

[secretly-a-catamount]

Personally, I like to think Annabel was just Like That, even before she had died, no post-resurrection-shattered-mind or affection spell required.

[i-dreamed-i-had-a-son]

A thousand times yes! This gave me so much to think about. Specifically, your point about how his name represents his old self/identity is very interesting to me, given what we see from him with Cosette towards the end of the novel.

I find it striking that Valjean tells Cosette to refer to him as "Monsieur Jean," out of all things. It makes sense that, because of his conversation with Marius and their belief that he must be cut out of Cosette's life, he wouldn't allow her to call him "Father." And, even though he literally has a full, sobbing breakdown in front of Marius when it seems like Cosette will find out about his past (the only time we see him cry in front of someone else, I'm pretty sure?), he doesn't go by Fauchelevent to her. Cosette likely would've found that less unusual, since we see her refer to him as "my father Fauchelevent" quite naturally, and it would make sense that Valjean would want to minimize her suspicions. But his great denied desire, as he expresses to Marius, is to be a part of a family; that's exactly what he felt he couldn't do as Fauchelevent. Keeping that name would mean he would always be worried that "the mask would suddenly be torn away," and he would be driven out as a monster. He wants to be accepted and loved for who he truly is, and while this isn't by any means complete honesty, in confessing to Marius and dropping the alias with Cosette, maybe he feels a little closer to what he's longed for.

There's also the social and metatextual significance of having Cosette call him "Monsieur Jean." First, in dropping his alias (which supplied Cosette's maiden name), he further severs any perceptible social tie between the two of them. "Jean," as you mentioned above, is a homonym of gens, which is fitting, since JVJ views himself as having become "just another person" to Cosette. And yet, calling him by his first name indicates some level of familiarity; social norms at the time meant that formal address used the last name. "Monsieur Jean" is oddly straddling the line between distant and personal (as Valjean himself is attempting to do).

Maybe most interesting of all is that, as many have noticed, Hugo almost exclusively refers to JVJ by his full name, Jean Valjean. This is one of the only instances in which the last name is dropped, which is part of why it stood out so much on my readthrough. It feels noticably more intimate, but also incomplete. And I think it ties into what (as you mentioned above) his last name means: "voilà Jean/gens": "behold the man." He's not ready for Cosette to know the full truth about who he is, so narratively, it's fitting that the withheld last name (which would allow her to learn about his past) is one which itself references a full and raw perception. It was first used of the suffering Christ, naked and humiliated and condemned and innocent; Valjean, in his fear and self-loathing, does not allow that revelation of himself.

Les Mis Hidden Name Meanings: Jean Valjean

Every Les Mis character’s name is either a pun or has some deep symbolic meaning– or both at once! Jean Valjean’s name has a ton of layers so let’s dive in.

When we’re first introduced to him, Hugo tells us that his name is quote “a contraction of voilà Jean, or “here is Jean.”” We’re told that he was named after his father, and that his family name probably began as a nickname.

The word “Jean” in french sounds like the word “gens,” which means “people.” So his last name is a pun meant to make you think “viola les gens”/ “here are people.”

The most obvious layer to his name is that Jean Valjean is basically John Doe. He is the anonymous Everyman. His sister’s name is Jeanne, so she’s basically Jane Doe. They aren’t special or exceptional or unusual; they’re just behold! The regular people.

In fact his name is so common-sounding that it's a plot point. Champmathieu, the man who is mistaken for Jean Valjean, has a name that the police connect with his. Javert theorizes that "Champ" is a version of "Jean" in a specific accent, while Mathieu was actually Jean Valjean's sister's maiden name. ("Champ" is also the French word for "field.") The fact that Jean Valjean is a peasant everyman makes it easy for others in his position to be conflated with him.

But the other layer is that this is all an elaborate pun biblical reference!

When Pontius Pilate presents a bound Jesus Christ to the crowd before his crucifixion, he says the words “ecce homo” or “Here is the man!”/”behold the man!”

“Voila Jean” or “here is Jean!”/”behold Jean!” is meant to be a reference to that.

During his death scene Jean Voila-Jean even references the “Ecce homo” line explicitly, gesturing at a crucifix and saying:

“Voilà le grand martyr.”

Which Isabel Hapgood translates as “behold the great martyr.”

At another point in the same scene Marius says to Cosette:

“He has sacrificed himself. Viola l’Homme. Behold the man.”

But more references to that biblical moment appear throughout the novel; Jean Valjean is associated with it constantly, all the time. It’s one of his defining biblical allusions. He’ll be trying to live anonymously, or under an alias– and then suddenly his true name and criminal past will be revealed, he’ll be revealed to be ‘the man,’ and some great horrible act of martyrdom will follow.

Sometimes Jean Valjean is the one revealing his own identity, but sometimes Inspector Javert is put into the role of Pontius Pilate. Javert himself explicitly makes that comparison– Jean Valjean as Jesus, Javert as Pontius Pilate– when he’s contemplating suicide.

And this ties into one of the largest differences between the book and the stage musical.

In the musical, “prisoner 24601” is the name that represents Jean Valjean’s dehumanization–while “Jean Valjean” is the name he uses while standing up for his own humanity. He will be called 24601, and proudly declare that “my name is Jean Valjean” to assert he’s still a person.

And while this is a great storytelling choice, it’s almost the opposite of how the name “Jean Valjean” is handled in the book.

Because in the book…. Jean Valjean IS the name that dehumanizes him. Jean Valjean is the name that he’s running from. The name that Javert uses when he’s insulting him, the name that bigots use when they’re threatening him, the name that ignorant people use when they’re mocking him – it’s not 24601, it’s Jean Valjean.

And there’s a special kind of agony to that.

The name that is being used to torture, humiliate, and dehumanize him isn’t 24601– it’s his name.

He thinks of it as a “fatal name,” as a punishment. Living under that name is living in hell. When Jean Valjean is living under one of his aliases, concealing his identity, he thinks:

That which he had always feared most of all in his hours of self-communion, during his sleepless nights, was to ever hear that name {jean Valjean] pronounced; he had said to himself, that that would be the end of all things for him; that on the day when that name made its reappearance it would cause his new life to vanish from about him, and—who knows?—perhaps even his new soul from within him.

It’s no wonder that he ends up internalizing the way society views him, and developing so much fear and hatred of himself. He’s grown to see his name as just….well, ecce homo, behold the man. His name is just the two words people say before they violently punish him.

Names and namelessness are a major theme in Les Mis, and he’s the character who has the most complex relationship with his own names. He has a legal name, but it’s used to torture him, and he has a series of false names he uses to escape torture.

If I were to describe Jean Valjean– one of the most complex characters in all of literature, in one word, that word would be “grief.”

The criminal justice system takes everything from him, including things he wasn’t aware he was able to lose. His name, the last connection he had to his family and his old identity, gets warped into this thing needs to view with fear and horror. The thing society despises isn’t 24601, isn’t a number they’ve placed on him – the thing they despise is Jean Valjean, some intrinsic inherent part of himself. He isn’t hated for what he did, he’s hated for what he is, and that is something he can never escape.

{But speaking of complexity we’ve actually barely scratched the surface of how Jean Valjean reacts to names, because he spends most of the novel living under a series of nicknames aliases. And guess what! Each of these names also has some elaborate symbolic meaning! If you’re interested in more posts covering his different aliases, feel free to leave a comment in the replies!}

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[1moreff-creator]

DRDT CH2 EP16 First Impressions

We’ve reached the end of the chapter! A bittersweet feeling, finally getting closure on this chapter while also ushering in a new hiatus. Still, congrats to dev for making it this far! Hope they enjoy their break, while we enjoy whatever they’ve cooked up for the ending!

Without further ado, let us enjoy peak.

Spoilers for the entirety of CH2 (hell yeah). CW: Execution, suicidal thoughts.

It’s Aceover.

ONE vote for Teruko! Do we think Ace voted for himself? Did the mystery voter from Trial 1 repeat their vote on Teruko? Or did they not, and the vote’s just Ace? {Hindsight: It’s CH1 Mystery Voter probs}

MonoTV: “You got it right!” IT’S ALL OVER.

Okay wait it’s actually kinda weird to see the new David sprites outside of the Trial. Like it’s trippy idk why. That’s crazy.

Eden: “Why her of all people?” Poor Eden, at least give her an answer! Even if it’s just “it was the easiest option” man.

Whit: “I really thought that no one would repeat what happened to Xander and Min.” Is this the very first piece of anti-Whit Time Loop theory evidence? Or is he just lying? I don’t believe the theory, so I’m passing that one to the defenders.

Ace: “I killed her. And if you can’t forgive me for that, then there’s nothing I can say.”

Hey remember when Nico said they didn’t see the point of saying sorry if they wouldn’t be forgiven anyways? Yeah.

The foils are foiling :O

Both Teruko and Eden blaming themselves in their own way (Eden mentioned it in Ep10 “just like Min!” and now Teruko’s bringing “misfortune” into the conversation), man we are in for some sad times with these two. And everyone else ig.

Hu: “How could you say it’s just misfortune?” And Hu is very against this idea, interesting.

“So we can’t blame ourselves for failing to prevent something like that.” Ah, there’s the ticket. She’s trying not to feel guilty about it, which is kinda fair, Arei’s death is 99% Ace’s fault.

Eden: “The Ace I met for the first time wasn’t a murderer.” Oof, Eden hitting us with the full highlight line. She’s so great for this honestly. Everything she says afterwards is also great for her character, I love her (and I don’t need to read her lines with suspicion!!! I’m free!!!)

Veronika. And she’s still smiling. Go worst girl! /affectionate

“The only thing anyone can do in this killing game is to shatter.” We are… getting worryingly close to secret quote wording here.

Rose: “Are you saying Ace was pushed into killing because of things like almost being killed?” (Paraphrased) Oh God she’s gonna feel guilty too because she let Nico get the turpentine! Even if that doesn’t work if Ace had already chosen to kill Eden, still! How much self-blame can we have this trial?

Teruko: “No.” Yeah thank you.

Ace: “Did you all get the Veronika virus or what?” God I’m gonna miss him so much actually.

[To Levi] “Shut up for the rest of your life and kill yourself!” Holy SHIT he’s going out with a bang. {Hindsight: I didn’t realize how accurate this would be}

David: “You still have it in you to throw stones in your glass house.” Did this motherfucker correctly use the idiom Ace fucked up earlier? He’s such a piece of shit /affectionate.

Ace: “I don’t care if it made me a hypocrite!” AGH-! New sprite and the voice acting continues the hot streak of being absolutely fucking stellar! Holy hell!

[To Levi] “I just needed a reason to stay mad at you!” Ouchie!

[The whole Levi v Ace thing] This is just fucking incredible. Levi still doesn’t understand, Ace just wanted to stay mad so he could live with his betrayal, just peak character writing all around. And peak VAing, of course.

Teruko: “I need you to do a favor for me. It might just save your life.” YOOO I CALLED THIS!!! Blackened Blaze of Glory let’s fucking goooo!!!! Thanks to shinycrows for asking me that!!!

“Kill MonoTV for me.” Alright so. Not the best plan ever, but then again, it’s not like any plan against the killing game will work on CH2. Also the way she said that was great.

MonoTV: “Yeah, more murder!” Why’s it so funny for?

Teruko: “Arei died because you’re a coward, Ace!” YO why’s she going so hard right now?! This entire scene is incredible, I don’t even have any words for this much peak. The emotion in her voice, holy fuck- Oh yeah because Arei’s crying reminded her of something! In the playground! So Teruko does have a small connection with Arei so she’d feel real bad (for more reason than just death of someone she knew)! I didn’t put that together till now.

[Ace punches MonoTV] PEAAAK! Oh shit it actually broke! That was so fucking awesome! Let’s fucking go Ace!!!!! Also MonoTV is definitely just coming back, right?

That broken MonoTV sprite though!

Eden: “Finally, it’s over—“ The lack of music is making this really impactful, even though we know it won’t work. Holy shit.

MonoTV: “A fatal error has been detected” We breaking out different fonts?

MonoTV: “Now loading the default XF-Ture personality drivers.”

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AND THE CROWD GOES FUCKING WILD!!!!

Now we have the question. Was MonoTV created by XF for the game? Or did XF just create the AI, and someone repurposed it for thre killing game?

Also what are these defaults going to be?

…Wait whose voice is this? Someone we know? Please tell me I’m bad at recognizing voices! {I think it’s still MonoTV’s VA, just doing a different act, but I’m not sure}

[MonoTV speech] Didn’t expect MonoTV of all damn characters to have a badass moment, but I guess this is the world we live in now.

“But there is no reason to punish Ace a second time.” UHHH Chat are we cooked?

The death of every participant? This is about rule 14, right? “All murderers must be held accountable”? The “everyone is responsible for Mai’s death and must be punished” theory seems to be gaining ground.

It’s also saying this is why it was created, so XF likely did have a direct hand in the killing game. Min MM not looking so implausible all of the sudden.

“I will pass the punishment…” chat we’re actually immensely cooked what.

“I will now proceed with the execution of Teruko Tawaki.” UHHH LUCK BETTER COME IN CLUTCH!!!

[Machine Gun] BRO?!?!?!

Charles: “That thing will surely kill you!” Even Charles is sounding extremely distressed here, damn! But I guess Teruko is relying on her luck maybe?

Whit: “Charles! Stop talking and cover your eyes!” I mean yeah good advice but you know- More pressing things atm

Teruko: “No :)” Why’s she so silly coded?

Teruko: “Killed? I doubt it. As if something so kind could happen to me.” AAAAAAH!!!! The suicidal tendencies return with a vengeance!!!

[Her speech] Holy fuck holy fuck this is crazy she’s actually doing the unhinged Lucky Student thing of relying on luck she’s going in I’m so terrified for what’s about to happen.

“I’ll show you all what it means to be the Ultimate Lucky Student.” Shit boutta go crazy.

[LEVI DOES THE THING] OF FUCKING COURSE!

Bro I was not ready for this. I wasn’t ready in the slightest. This motherfucker better survive against all odds or it’s all over.

Bro that sprite- He’s so cooked.

MonoTV: “His injuries are not fatal” Wait are we saved? Arturo look I know you’re not a doctor but for the love of God tell me you can do something about this holy shit. I wasn’t ready for this.

VERONIKA. Holy shit she’s actually insane.

Arturo: “He could live…” Please??? For me???

Wait now that I’m thinking about it. He hasn’t said his secret quote. We might be saved.

[Whit sprite] … Huh??? Bro what the fuck is happening this episode.

Ace: “Execute me right now!” Ough this shit insane!!! I can’t- I genuinely can’t react. I’m just overcome with emotion at this point.

“I’ll have a third death in my hands!” … Wait the math. Unless he’s counting himself… does he blame himself for Taylor’s death???

[The entire Arturo - Ace debacle] I…holy shit???? The genuine distress in Arturo’s voice when he says he can’t save Levi??? Ace clinging to the hope that he can??? Bro what the fuck??? This is insane???? I can’t- I can’t compute- This is actually insane. This is so much. Levi better not fucking die after this I swear to god-

Ace: “I don’t want to die…” Holy shit dev did it. I’m feeling just as bad for Ace as I felt for Min. Bra-fucking-vo. Holy fuck. No words.

[Thanatophobia]

(Fear of death right? Fits)

… Okay, so. I know someone brought up this term in relation to Ace. Genius, first.

Second, that might just be one of the greatest executions I’ve even seen, if not the best. I usually don’t care much about how good executions are, but this… this is incredibly good. The music was banging. The execution method was unique. It wasn’t related to his talent, but his character, which makes it better imo.

(Also are the “unexplained illnesses” related to Xander’s family?)

And even through all this… dev showed the corpse. When they didn’t show Min’s. Why would you allow me to cope even further? You drop XF and show a corpse- holy shit. I just can’t even process anything.

And he didn’t say his quote. He never said it I don’t think. Levi better survive.

VERONIKA. Holy shit she’s actually getting more and more unhinged by the second the hell-? Yeah remember when she looked unnerved by Min’s execution?!?! She ain’t looking unnerved no more!

Hu: “The elevator is open!” We’re just- gonna ignore- Alright, I guess it’s fair. Surely Levi survives right?

Rose please tell me you looked away. I know you saw Levi so it’s not looking great either way, but still.

Teruko: “Go on without me.” Is she going to talk to David maybe? About the secret?

“Everyone was gone.” Alright no, she’s just going to mourn or something?

[Teruko reflects on her similarities to Ace and Arei] I really like this moment, it’s nice of her to say what the audience was probably already thinking.

MonoTV: “I must convince everyone that I’m the villain.” And what does this mean MonoTV? Genuinely too burnt out to think about it any harder rn.

MonoTV: “That is the fate that I have, to make others suffer.” HOW ARE WE TYING MONO FUCKING TV TO THE THEME OF FATE?!?!?!WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT FUCKING “TERUKO-MONOTV PARALLELS” WHAT THE FUCK?! DEV YOU SON OF A BITCH YOU DID IT AGAIN!!! /positive

[Teruko breaks down] Holy hell…

“I had known the answer…” AUGH- The character writing… it’s so good… fucking hell this is incredible…

Where do we even go from here? Teruko’s speed running the themes of trust and fate like they’re not the main themes of the series?!?! I’m going crazy.

… Are we seriously leaving it on a cliffhanger whether Levi is alive or not? Like, I know the “surviving students” thing counted him, so I’m guessing he’s alive, but… hot damn. This is an evil cliffhanger.

(Also I find it funny that David’s silhouette sprite did in fact change to what the dev said was his new default lol)

“Seems there’s something he’s not proud of” The nailbiting right.

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General Thoughts

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Bro how the fuck am I expected to even begin to summarize this shit?!?!

Okay, in… ascending order of crazy.

Did David just… not speak almost the entire episode? Did he even have any lines when Teruko was being executed? The fuck is going on with him? He didn’t even reveal Teruko’s secret???

Veronika was unhinged. Loved that for her. Hope she gets worse, it seems like CH3 will be a fun chapter for her (I hope that doesn’t mean she dies).

Whit officially gets his very own unhinged/breakdown sprite! We’ve completed the set! I mean, it’s not as crazy as others, but it matches Rose’s so…

Everyone endures further trauma, fun.

I even feel bad for Arturo! Poor guy did not ask for this shit! There’s fun foils here with Levi trying to protect the group as much as he can and Arturo being forced into the role…

Also. Of all ships. I did not expect Aceturo to get a dub here somehow.

I somehow called more or less predicted what Teruko was gonna do. Fun how that happened. And her little character reflection at the end was awesome, I loved it very much. Jesus fuck.

That’s gotta be the best execution I’ve ever seen, hands down. I don’t care that there wasn’t a single horse there. This is much better.

Also, no secret quote from Ace. So those are 100% not a good metric for defining who is at risk of death. Wonder if that means we’ll get a flashback with him?

XF-Ture Tech?!?!?! MonoTV character building kinda?!?!?!?! I’m going crazy?!?!?!

Levi??? This motherfucker better be alive. There’s no reason he should be dead, so I’m gonna assume he’s alive. But wow… I guess weightedblankettt was sorta right on the “final orbit” interpretation of Levi’s connection to Shoemaker-Levy 9, just… not in a way we expected. (If that meant nothing to you don’t worry about it).

And Ace… Hot damn. Just… an entire character arc at the eleventh minute, huh? How’s that for the people who were saying Ace wouldn’t be remembered, huh? Levi probably owes him his life, in a way. He broke MonoTV. He faced his thanatophobia to try to help Levi survive. Just… so fucking good. I said it in the reaction. I genuinely felt just as much grief for him as I did Min. And coming from me, that’s… a lot. Just incredible writing and voice acting and everything in between…

This cements it, btw. This is my favorite trial from anything DR related ever. It’s genuinely insane. I am going to make a more detailed, more coherent post analyzing the entirety of Part 2 of this chapter, because it deserves it. It deserves more thought than I’m able to give right now on account of feeling too many emotions. Stay tuned for that, I guess.

Props to the dev, the VAs, and anyone who might have laid a hand on this at some point. It’s genuinely incredible, this is an unforgettable experience. Holy shit.

I don’t- I don’t have the emotional energy to keep writing. Just… I think I need to calm down for a few hours. Genuinely loved every second of this. Thanks for reading, and see you when I gather my thoughts enough to trust myself to be coherent.

[bitchface24-7]

A small idea that popped into my brain 💡

This is totally random but I would love to read a Jason Todd fic a la John Wick style. Everything is still the same (relatively)

Jason is adopted by Bruce the same way (stealing the batmobile tires)

Jason becomes Robin

He’s great at it! He’s happy, kind, and a great relief to see for the citizens of Gotham

He and Dick eventually get around to having a lukewarm brotherly relationship

He still gets murdered by the Joker and somehow miraculously wakes up 6 months later in his grave (somehow. That’s up to you)

Here’s where it differs: More below ⬇️

The League of Assassin’s still picks him up and Talia trains him, eventually becoming like a mom to him

and he is a brother to Damian

Jason subsequently gets sent on missions, The Continental Hotels are run by the LoA

Due to his extensive training with both Bruce and Talia, Jason is quite a formidable enemy; even more so since the Pit fixed his years of malnutrition

He’s efficient. So efficient that he’s made quite the reputation.

Like in the first John Wick film (all the films tbh), the antagonist goes to his son,

“I don’t care about what you did, son. I care about who you did it to.”

“Who? That fuckin’ nobody?”

“That. Fuckin. Nobody. Is John Wick Jason al Ghul.”

The “Pit Madness” is barely there, only flaring up when Jason is under extreme duress (such as rage or heavy fear)

Due to this reputation, Jason has no trouble overtaking the crime syndicates in Gotham. We saw how effective he was in UtRH (I did this in two hours. Wanna see what I can do in a whole evening?) imagine him now a la John Wick. Unstoppable.

He went back to Gotham both to kill the Joker but to make sure Damian was okay

Jason holds resentment towards the rest of his family (excluding Alfred) to him, his death was meaningless. Jokers still alive hurting people, there’s a new Robin.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. Jason is going to change that.

Jason doesn’t attack Tim. He’s just a kid, a teenager. His anger is more directed towards Bruce (“You’re not my son. I don’t need your teenage rebellion.” and the fact it seems he so easily replaced him.), Dick (why does Tim get to be Dick’s brother but not Jason? What’s so bad about him?) and even Barbara when she resented him for replacing Dick as Robin. Misdirecting her anger into a kid rather than Bruce.

Damian is proud to call Jason his brother and only addresses him with the al Ghul surname. Not Todd. Not Wayne. Not Todd-Wayne. al Ghul. Jason is an al Ghul down to his bone marrow, he gets affectionately called Ahki (brother)

This makes the rest of the fam stir crazy. Who is he? Is he Bruce’s kid? What’s his goal, his plan? Why’s he in Gotham now?

Dun Dun DUNNNNN There’s an identity reveal

Idk what else to add but I’d DIE to have a fic with this concept. I love Jason so much. Especially all the Jason and Damian meet in the League fics on AO3.

If anyone wants to write this, tag me!!! Please! My AO3 handle is queenie__v. Just give me credit for the premise and I’ll devour the fic you write like it’s ambrosia from the gods. Ps. Please give Jason the white patch in his hair, thanks ❤️

Xoxo love y’all!

[itreallyatemyhand]

Okay Yellowjackets Finale thoughts (spoilers obv)

As I said before-- MVP goes to the Redshirt Assassination Squad: Mari (RIP Hater Queen), Gen (who technically exists), and Akilah (GOAT murderer) for actually trying to kill Shauna. But none for Melissa because she absolutely wussed out. Like JESUS CHRIST girl. Not only did she murder Van last week and also kickstart all the adult drama by sending her crazy ex girlfriend evidence of murder, but now she can't even crush Shauna's neck with a stick. Truly the most useless lesbian.

And it's a good thing Melissa is so useless, because otherwise Van and Tai would be fighting it out for that title. I mean, Teen Tai is loyal to Shauna, which is a stupid thing to be, but at least I GET that. But Van has common sense and is actually trying to get them out of there.... so if she's already stacking the deck, why not stack it against Shauna? Or, when everyone else is out on the hunt, why not go back to camp and get the damn gun and crossbow? (tbf this criticism applies to all of Team Leave and the Redshirt Assassination Squad).

Van's feelings for Tai make her so stupid sometimes. I get wanting to protect Tai, I even get kind of going with the flow to keep Shauna off their back, but she really cannot stand up to Tai at all and is unwilling to do too much that Tai would disapprove of even when Tai isn't there. I've watched the episode twice and I'm still not sure how much she knew about the SAT phone plan: she definitely was working with Nat to repair the phone, so she's not completely useless, but it seems like the Switcharoo scheme was something that Natalie improvised, so I'm not sure that Van can take credit for that. But at least she finally coordinated with Nat a little. I'm really annoyed that we never got the chance to see Adult Natalie and Adult Van have much meaningful interaction.

....And also this whole thing makes me even madder about how Van died last week! Like not only is Tai the Vice President of Team Stay, but she convinced Van to compromise her morals by stacking the deck, told her to stack the deck against Hannah of all people (resulting in Mari's death), appointed herself Shauna's bodyguard, and then dumped her when they got back from the wilderness. And then the show has the AUDACITY to be like isn't it so nice that Van got murdered by the most useless lesbian on the show in order to sacrifice herself for TAI? the SECOND most useless lesbian on the show (affectionate)??

I care so little for the adult timeline and this episode didn't spend that much time there, which was great. Callie being the murderer was pretty obvious, but I'm okay with it, as much as I can be since I do not see the point in killing off Lottie at all. Another Adult character dies for no reason making for yet another really undercooked character arc. oh well.

I'm also speculating that they changed the last scene in the diner with Tai and Misty. The way it was shot, I was expecting a big reveal when we find out who Tai is talking to (Adult Akilah, maybe?), but then it was just Misty. I'm wondering if they decided to hold off on a potential Akilah reveal for the next season? IDK, that's just a guess. Anyway glad that Tai and Misty are getting it together. I do like Tai a lot, it's just ALL of her decisions and choices that I take issue with.... but that's true of pretty much every character on the show.

I really enjoyed Adult Shauna in this episode. Misty calling her out for never accepting responsibility was great. Tai pointing out how reckless and careless she is? thank you! (admittedly.... rich coming from Tai, the second most useless lesbian in the show). Her family finally fucking leaving her? A+. I CANNOT with Shauna sometimes. But I loved her becoming self-aware, and that scene juxtaposed with the Pit Girl Feast was excellent. "I was a fucking Queen." Great stuff.

I thought they did a really clever job of re-staging the feast, because the pilot was filmed so long ago and frankly it wouldn't make sense for things to look exactly like they did in the pilot. The show has changed too much from what I think they imagined when they shot the pilot, so to reconcile the two "versions" of the feast, they cut between the Pit Girl Feast as everyone else saw it (a real bad time!), and then use the pilot footage to show how Shauna perceived it (a real good time!). I'm glad that the "past" timeline is not usually played as a true flashback, and if they used the "unreliable narrator" trope too much it would be a real problem, but so far they've been judicious with that.

Anyway, I'm glad that they're revisiting the concept that the adult characters have suppressed a lot of their memories of the wilderness. Tai straight up saying "wait how did we all forget Shauna was The Worst?" was very funny lmao

One of the problems with the show is that the seasons need to be longer. This may seem counter-intuitive because the present day storylines often seem to drag, but I think that may be because they really don't have TIME to give the adult storylines room to breathe, so you have people just going between various locations and accomplishing tasks that the plot needs to accomplish, without much sense of motivation or cause. The past storyline suffers too. Hannah has gone from prisoner to (mostly) integrated member of the group in-between episodes. Shauna even trusts her with the crossbow! Young Van and Nat are apparently working together, but they don't share any non-group scenes? Too much has happened off screen, and it's not that we can't piece together what's happened, it's that I don't feel a lot of these relationships, and if i don't feel it I don't believe it.

Stray thoughts:

I don't know if Travis can really hear the memories of the people he has eaten or if he's just been fantasizing about Jackie and Shauna making out but either way lmao

Poor Simone but like also good job staying out of this whole business, Simone

I feel like I don't say much about Misty in either timeline, but mostly because she is somehow the least problematic surviving adult and also the only teen who bothers communicating. The 180 I've done on Misty. I would get so annoyed with her stans in season 1 and now I'm like ya okay she tortured (and maybe murdered?) an elderly person in her care in the pilot but like.... at least she's not annoying about it.

The Jeff and Callie stuff was nice enough, though I find the "is there evil inside Callie?" stuff very boring. Also there are some questionably misogynistic undertones to how the show frames, this, specifically as it applies to Callie

Love Jeff though

Interesting that from what I can tell Adult Lottie seems to think that "It" is, ultimately, violence as a concept. I'm sure we'll explore that belief more next--oh wait she's dead. this fucking show I swear.

RIP Lottie, you caused a lot of problems but you're so pretty and sad

The final twist and Aerosmith needle drop is as close as the show's come to providing any catharsis, I loved it so much. I don't have a gif so here's one of Nat being cute

I've made fun of Gen for not existing in the past, but I was genuinely moved by her in this episode. Cutting to her sobbing during the Pit Girl scene while Shauna reflects on what an awesome time they were all having was *chefs kiss*

Also thought it was cute that Gen was such a bad liar, but she actually did a good job at selling Van and Tai on the second lie (that she wanted to give Mari a head start)

Now I guess I'll have to move on to making fun of the last girl who REALLY doesn't exist and who reddit tells me is named Brit. Brit exists so little that she wasn't even invited to the Redshirt Assassination Squad (ETA: lmao wait there's also Robyn apparently who also does not exist and didn't get invited to the RAS. The reddist of red shirts).

Now was the Redshirt Assassination Squad's plan bullet proof? Not at all! But they tried! And that's more than I can say for most.

And finally, RIP Mari. I can't believe I ever didn't like you. You truly WERE too sexy for the wilderness.

[euruua27]

whats ur favorite part about toothless and hiccup being a couple :3

If I get it right... Omg sorry English isn't my first language pls tell me if I misunderstood u 😭

Okay, so-

My favorite thing ever abt them, that they're SOOOO inseparable!!!

They're soulmates. You can't change my mind.

In HTTYD 1, Hiccup saw the connection between him and a dragon just by looking at its eyes. Although he let it go after that, but I believe that that's the moment when the wheel of destiny got them.

Since then, they had completely inseparable. We all know the test drive scene, but what I'd like to emphasize here is the scene in which after brought Astrid back from the sky. They found out the dragon nest, and Astrid wanted to tell the village immediately. Just right there, Hiccup stopped her, and she blamed him, he was willing to hide the secret that the whole village got for over 300 years, just because Toothless.

“Just to protect your pet dragon?! Are you crazy?!”

Hiccup turned around, face to face with her, with firm tone and steady eyes. “Yes.”

Astrid was speechless. Guys, I am strongly believe that that's the first time she had ever seen a Hiccup like that. steadfast, calm, sure… Opposite with normal Hiccup who would be stammer, smile awkwardly,… like he had never been more certain about anything in his life.

Looks like I'm off topic, anyway if anyone would like to hear more pls ask me I don’t mind I love Toothcup so much

We’ll check out why do I dare to say they're inseparable:

- Toothless and Hiccup slept together in Hiccup’s room. This happened through Riders of Berk, Defenders of Berk, Race to the Edge,…. All of the series and movies.

- If you guys notice, in most of the scenes when the gang are with together, Toothless was the only dragon that nearby. Why? Idk, maybe there were a certain human and dragon who loved each other so much that they cannot stay far away for just one minute?

- One episode in Riders of Berk/Defenders of Berk. When Dagur was about to kill the twins 's dragon and the gang created a fake situation in which the dragon "attacked", after Dagur being chased away, everyone did different things but Hiccup and Toothless CHOSE to look at each other with so much love on their eyes. Like-

Dreamworks:" What should Toothless and Hiccup do in this scene? Oh, they love each other so bad, right? Making them gazed at each other passionately, filled with love then. It's a fact, after all. "

- Riders of Berk: "In dragon we trust". Even Stoick said it.

- They went from this to this lol. Hiccup was so cold without his beloved dragon nearby.

- To be honest, I haven't watched this episode yet. But I know enough about "I know bud, I wouldn't leave you, either."

- And more, and more, and more... Yup, there're a lot. You can never be starving 😋

The last thing I wanna say, if u want to seek them being affectionate to each other. PLS WATCH Riders of Berk & Defenders of Berk. No! Really! They had at least 4 episodes just to express their connection???

[deadbydangit]

I hope it isn't weird to say but I've fallen in love with your writing ^^

Could I have reader who's a bit touch starved? Like they can do anything, pick them up to hook, subtly touch their face to get something off, or even grab off a pallet and the reader just... leans into it. Bonus if reader is too afraid to act affectionate with anyone else other than said person ^^

Could I have this with Knight, Huntress, Frank, Joey, and Ghostface please? Thank you!

Aww thank you. That makes me feel so happy. I can absolutely do this. That's such a cute idea! Sorry this one's a little shorter.

With a Reader who is touch starved.

Knight, Huntress, Legion (Frank), Legion (Joey), Ghostface

Knight

Please... Please stop.

He can't move if you're clinging to him.

He doesn't understand why you'd want a hug from him anyways?

He isn't exactly soft.

And why do you only do this with him?

There are three other knights you could bother.

Why him?

Ugh! Fine!

Tarhos will pick you up and carry you around for a little while.

But he has things to do!

So don't expect too much.

How did you get that cut on your face?

Let him clean it off.

He's really going to be confused when you lean into him.

He's not a super cuddly guy, but, for you, he'll make an exception.

Huntress

Despite her looks, she's super cuddly and touch starved herself.

She grew up all alone after he mother was killed, so she craves the same sort of affection you want.

But, please, don't hide in lockers just to get her to pick you up.

She'll give you a hug any other time.

But this is a trial and she's got to work.

She wasn't planning on hooking you anyways.

She never does.

Also, you don't need to hold her hand every time you two walk anywhere.

She needs her hands ready to swing her axe if she needs to protect you.

Still, she loves all the hugs and kisses.

Her favorite is when you pet her hair.

No matter how clingy you may be, she's always going to love you.

Legion (Frank)

Okay, so, he's pretty touch starved too.

But like, he needs some space.

He'll totally give you a hug after the trial.

As many as you want!

But you can't keep sitting by hooks so he can pick you up to hook you.

Frank knows you crave attention, but you can't hurt yourself for it.

Trials over, he's pulling you into his arms.

Kisses. You'll be drowning in kisses.

He moved from foster home to foster home.

He never received any affection.

He was never able to show anyone affection.

So having someone like you who is willing to give and receive all that attention?

A dream come true.

You're a dream come true.

Legion (Joey)

Joey loves all your snuggles.

And, don't get him wrong, he loves the attention.

The realm is a cruel cold place.

Everyone has their own way of dealing with it.

But, darling, don't sit on top of the pallets to get him to grab you.

This is a trial and he's got work to do.

And please don't run in the way of the frenzy!

Look, he'll give you all his attention after the trial, just please don't put yourself in harm's way to get it.

He loves you so much.

He knows how starved you are for love. He knows it isn't your fault.

You drive him crazy, but he loves you anyways.

Ghostface

Uh, you can let go of him now.

You're on the hook.

Why are you holding onto his hand?

He's got other survivors to hook.

And isn't that painful? Don't you want the others to, you know, save you?

You're making the hunt really awkward, you know that, right?

Ugh, fine!

You can have one kiss before he goes after the others.

And you still won't let go.

He promises he'll snuggle you all you want after the trial, he's just got to do his job.

Alright, fine, one more kiss. But that's in.

Please stop trying to ruin his fun.

Danny loves you, he does.

But this is getting out of hand.

He won't be hooking you anymore.

You are going to help your team, and you are going to like it!

[delta-lethonomia]

For the fanfic/author ask game: 5, 10, 16, 23, 28

Thank youuuuuu! alrighty *cracks knuckles*

5. What’s something you learned while researching a fic?

Tbh I don't do much research? I usually only look up dialogue or to confirm things from the game. I did fall down a bit of a rabbit hole researching established drugs in Faerûn at one point, and had a great time learning about all the neighborhoods and layout of Baldur's Gate. But once I learned that the sword coast is about the size of the US west coast and Baldur's Gate is analogous to San Francisco it all clicked into place for me. Whenever there's a description of weather in my fics, I'm basing it off the micro-climates and general ~vibes~ I'm familiar with in SF.

10. Is there a character or ship you'd love to write for, but haven't yet?

I am dying to get to Ascended Astarion. He's so pathetic and simultaneously scary I need to gnaw on him.

To be honest I kind of miss my take on Dalyria, I feel like I spent a lot of time trying to understand the type of person she is but had to step away or obscure a lot of her reactions because SNW was through Tav's perspective. It would be fun to do something with her. Maybe a one shot where Astarion ascends but his siblings somehow aren't sacrificed? Or A!A does lose his soul, Tav/Durge manages to retrieve it, but in the process the remaining 6 spawn siblings are also returned to life, and now get to deal with an Astarion that did condemn them to be tortured for all eternity? Hmmmm decisions decisions

Other than that, call me crazy but Gortash/Karlach. Idk. There's something there, man. I haven't the slightest idea how that would work but I want to make it happen and maybe she kills him afterwards idk it's hot

ok completely out of left field here but the part of my brain that's still obsessed with Naruto desperately wants to write an Uchiha Madara/political activist!OFC fic. It's been like 15 years, brain, stop

16. What do you struggle with most when writing?

writing short scenes 😅 my notes can be a sentence, then the scene itself ends up being like 4k. getting to the point is hard!!! I just like chewing on everyone's thoughts and motivations and writing dialogue that organically leads to the point I want to make instead of immediately jumping into it. I think I'm pretty good at character development but god it could be quicker

other than that, scene transitions.

23. What’s a story you’d love to write but haven��t even started yet?

I've got another spin-off oneshot featuring Ascended Astarion in the works. I haven't really worked on it yet - I've got the plot and scenes written out, but no actual content - as I'm waiting to get to a certain point in Wrong Reasons due to spoilers for Tav's plot. But man, it's gonna be wild. Full body horror, very depressing. If SNW is Tav's fantasy then this one is gonna be Astarion's, taken to it's logical conclusion :) (Once again, this has no bearing regarding ascension happening or not in wrong reasons. There's a lot of ways that could go ;))

28. What's the angstiest idea you've ever come up with?

Tav's whole relationship with Sylvar is pretty damn angsty, and you all don't know the half of it! If I ever wrote a fic going through all that happened and why things went the way they did, it would be pretty damn intense. Honestly I love Sylvar hahahhah he's such a piece of shit (affectionate)

Other than that, the Ascended Astarion one shot above is gonna be..... yeah. Not gonna spoil anything but it's gonna make the age of authenticity look tame <3 and not even in a torture porn type of way! V'dek was a psychopath and A!A isn't! just in a very.... wow. that's fucked. this is the worst ending isn't it. stinging nettle wine was the better path for these two huh

[evilmcg]

The action wasn't planned. It wasn't even something his mind registered, not until the aftermath. In hindsight, however, at least in the privacy of his mind, Morty had to admit that his act hadn't been as shocking as it had seemed. Not anymore, at least.

Once upon a time, the idea that he might have left a finger to help Meg, with anything, was unthinkable. These days things were undeniably different. They got along better. They were sort of romantically involved. She was his official girlfriend.

All that considered, was it so surprising that he felt like he should protect her, purposefully or on instinct? He didn't think so, even if he would have never admitted it.

They were out together, on his Citadel, alone, save for his Rick, but the man was as quiet as a shadow, so it was almost as if he hadn't been there. They had stopped to get something to it from one of the food trucks that sold street food at the ongoing festival. A quite normal date, especially for their standards.

It all had happened so quickly. One moment Meg was reaching out to take the plate the Rick handling the truck had prepared for her, and one second later some Morty had rushed out of the crowd, heading straight towards her and yelling. What, exactly, the president hadn't fully grasped it, but he sounded like a fanatic super fan. He did have a certain crazy look in his eyes.

Not that any of that had mattered to Morty. He knew what Meg thought about people getting creepy or handsy with her, and the assaulter obviously had all the intentions of doing at least that. Probably worse, if given the chance. So, he had acted, without thinking or hesitating.

He smoothly stepped in front of the girl, easily intercepting the attacker. He twisted his arm behind his back and forced him on his knees, pressing him down on the ground. His other hand pulled out the laser knife he always carried with him and stabbed the Morty through the skull, killing him on the spot.

As the body fell on the ground, Morty put away the weapon and straightened his jacket, checking that no blood had gotten on it. Then he turned towards Meg, as if nothing had happened.

"Let's continue. Rick will take care of the mess."

@countlessrealities

It had been an outing like any other they'd had in the past. One of their more casual dates. Meg more known for getting a drink with the boy or a classy dinner. So it was a nice change of pace. The feeling in the air was one of comfort. She felt at ease when she went to grab her offered food. That's why the sudden attention from the creepy morty threw her off. It all happened so fast she didn't have time to act or respond.

She hadn't expected any action from her other boyfriend. If anyone was gonna step in besides herself she expected it to be his rick. Mortimer making the move himself was a shock. Not to mention due to how this morty was, how he was displaying creepy and obsessive behavior it felt like he was punishing the boy.

Killing him for even daring to touch what was his. As if he even had a chance. It also felt like a message to other mortys to don't touch what belonged to the president. Once the first lady got past her shock. Blinking in succession she couldn't help but feel romantically elated.

Gazing at her boyfriend with nothing but admiration and a lovestruck look in her eyes. She tried to play off her feelings. Casually grabbing the food once the ordeal was over. Taking a bite of her burrito before taking out her phone.

Quickly snapping a picture of the corpse. Getting some close ups of his fatal injury. That was going in her murder album. So she'd look back on this day with fondness. It was then she hummed in contentment. Giving mortimer a quick peck on the cheek before linking arms with him. "I think you made the right decision mortimer. Can't have creepy mortys getting the idea that just anyone can touch me. Only the president can." She spoke affectionately her hold on him a touch more firm. "I'm yours aren't I?"

[peachymilkandcream]

Broken Pt. 2 | Levi x Evelyn

(A/N: I wanted to do a part 2 of this so here we are! Hope you guys enjoy!)

WARNINGS: implied noncon, dubcon, manipulation, domestic abuse, yandere themes, forced marriage, forced pregnancy, stockholm syndrome, graphic depictions of violence, mind breaking, misogyny, etc.

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Rose met Levi’s eyes, her face battered and covered in blood.

“Captain Levi-“ She choked out. “Evelyn’s gone crazy- tell me she was lying- Petra trusted you, you never would’ve betrayed her!”

Levi was silent far too long, the look on his face exceeded far beyond his naturally cold expression. It was something more dark, more sinister. She swore she could even see a red tint to his eyes as he stared down at her.

“Accusing my wife of lying is an unforgivable crime.”

She stares at him in disbelief. “Your wife is trying to kill me and you’re worrying about what I accuse her of!? Don’t avoid the question, answer me!”

“You threatened the safety of my home, scared my wife-“

“I scared her!? She’s coming at me with a fucking axe!”

“Therefore you deserve this.”

Rose’s eyebrows furrow until he swiftly removes a pistol from his pocket, aims and fires directly into her head.

Levi blew away the smoke and looked up at his bloodstained wife, she had never looked so beautiful.

“I see you’ve been busy while I was gone.”

Evelyn sighs and puts the axe down. “She came at me with a knife.”

“So she really did deserve it. Self defence.”

“I’m sure you could spin it that way.”

“Are you hurt?” He waits a moment for her head nod of no. “Then go clean up, I’ll take care of this.”

A small noise shifts both of their attention, looking for the source.

Rose’s boyfriend Paul covered his mouth to hide his panicked breaths. He had agreed to be the lookout, making sure that Captain and wife didn’t surprise her. He had failed and now she was dead. He had heard her suffering and the sickening blows that lead to her demise. Now he was next. He had to get out of here and bring these two sick fucks to justice.

But they heard him. They were looking directly at the wall he was hiding behind.

“Come out and I’ll spare your life trespasser.” Levi’s voice rang out.

Paul refused.

“Don’t test my patience.”

Again he refused. Footsteps, coming closer.

“This is your last chance.”

Fuelled by terror and the need to escape Paul jumped up, underestimating the distance between him and his assassin.

The moment he popped up a swift punch to the face sent him to the ground. As he looked up Levi stood over him with a smile.

“Looks like you need a lesson boy.”

The boot to his face made him loose his consciousness.

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Evelyn listened to the screams of their prisoner once he awoke. She listened until Levi finally made them fall silent. The only noises the sound of the record and the digging. Once she had hated that sound, now she understood it was just a part of life.

“I don’t want to set the world, on, fire~”

Finally Levi joined her in the living room, freshly cleaned and without that feral look in his eye.

“Mrs. Ackerman.”

“Captain Ackerman.”

He takes in her mending one of his shirts. “I have servants for that.”

“I’m aware. But aside from warming your bed and giving you children your servants take away the rest of my duties as wife.”

Pleased with this answer he sits beside her. “The children?”

“After school activities. The little ones are in the nursery sleeping still.”

Again he goes quiet.

“I should have protected you.”

“I’m an Ackerman, I can handle myself.”

“Naturally my love. I just would hate for you to get traumatized by that sort of thing.”

She stops sewing to rub his thigh affectionately with her hand. “Please don’t beat yourself up darling, I know you would’ve done something if you could.”

Suddenly he stands, extending a hand. “Dance with me.”

Evelyn raises a brow. “My Captain? Dancing?”

He pulls her to her feet. “Don’t be a smartass. You used to love to dance with me.”

She smiles and holds him close, swaying in time with the music.

“You look divine like this.”

“Like what?”

“I don’t want to set the world on fire~”

“With the glow of motherhood, the vibrance of a kill in your eyes. Perfectly happy submitted to me.”

She blushes and pulls him closer. “You flatter me.”

“I just want to start~”

“Only because you are worth it my dear. I broke that rebellion out of you, for both our sakes.”

She snuggles into him closer still.

“My lovely wife.”

“A flame in your heart~”

[hiraeth-witch-11]

New Moon with Billy

Warnings: references to Twilight, fluff

Word Count: 600ish

“What was he thinking, dumpin’ her in the woods like that? That’s a dick move, that’s what that is.”

“It really is,” you agree with a sniffle.

“Aw, baby, are you crying already?”

“Hey, I gave you full warning and he was super mean.”

Billy just chuckles softly and continues to trace his fingers up and down your back.

“She’s gonna get herself killed for some guy 5 times her age.” Billy shakes his head in disapproval. “I really don’t get it.”

“She misses him. They had an emotionally intense relationship and she probably had trauma bonded with the whole family onesidedly and then he just leaves her with nothing to help her process it. That makes people do crazy things.”

Billy leans back to look at you. “You speakin’ from experience?”

“A bit.”

Billy frowns and gently grabs your jaw with his hand, turning your head to look him in the eye. “No one is ever worth you gettin’ hurt. You got that?”

“I know, Billy.” You did now, your teenage years and early twenties were another story. Bill had been with you for most of that, but you’d hid a lot of the shit you went through.

He seems placated by your answer, pulling your face towards his and pressing a kiss to your forehead before he tucks your head back onto his shoulder.

“Oh come on, I was rooting for the Jacob guy and he blew it too!”

You giggle a bit at his enthusiasm.

“Are you laughin’ at me now, baby?”

“Nope. Definitely not.”

“I think you’re lyin’, sweetheart.”

“I just think it’s funny that you were so opposed to starting the Twilight Saga and now you’re invested. It’s cute.”

“I am not ‘cute’,” Billy insists indignantly.

“You totally are.”

“Only when I'm with you, you dork,” Billy says affectionately.

“So I’m your best friend, right?”

“Uh uh, I ain’t fallin’ into that trap. You and Frankie can keep your competition to yourself.”

“Damn, I thought I had you for a second there.”

Billy continues to insult the intelligence of the characters in the movie, especially Edward. “He doesn’t even check to confirm everything before goin’ to off himself. Utter bullshit. He’s over a hundred years old, the man should have better common sense.”

“You can’t fix stupid,” you respond sagely.

“No you cannot,” Billy agrees.

When the movie ends, Billy is still complaining and you listen to it goodnaturedly.

“And now it looks like he’s gonna actually get her killed.”

“Eh, we’ll see,” you say. Both of you yawn simultaneously. “You wanna stay over? I can make waffles in the morning.”

“Sounds good, sweetheart.”

It’s not unusual for you and Billy to share a bed after movie night. In fact, it happens so often that you have a drawer of his stuff and an extra toothbrush at your apartment. The two of you go through your nightly routines, purposely bumping into each other and fighting for the sink in your tiny bathroom. 

When you finally climb into bed, you know you’re going to sleep well tonight. The both of you are on your sides and Billy grabs you and pulls you close until your back is flush against his chest.

“Don’t hog the blankets this time,” you warn. You don’t really need them, but you like to tease Billy any chance you can.

“I wouldn’t have to hog them if you would just stay where I put you.”

“It’s not my fault I wiggle in my sleep and I always stay by you, you just somehow, end up with all the blankets on your side.”

“‘Cause you kick them off, sweetheart.”

“I am admitting, nothing, but if that is the case, it’s because you run hotter than a frickin’ werewolf.”

“I got that reference.”

“‘M proud of you. Now go to sleep.”

“Good night, baby.”

“Night, Billy.”

Billy Russo Taglist: @snowkestrel, happydeanpotter, jvanilly

Everything Taglist: @kayhi808,

[keeperofthebox]

ok second and bon voyage playlist lyric annotation post... let's go

we own the night - dance gavin dance

this post is probably gonna be EVEN LONGER also this song has yelling in it so if you look it up be warned. however i strongly recommend listening if you have any desire because the delivery of some of these lines is relevant 😭

also cw some of the lyrics have references to heavy drugs. uh this song is about heroin but we are drawing a comparison between being high and how chat noir feels when marinette/ladybug is affectionate toward him

erm. idk if you noticed but bv adrien is a very very jealous little creature because his situation has him so insecure. but marinette is the one in the limelight right now, she's the one being targeted, she's at the center of all this so he wants to let go of all his own feelings and just be her bodyguard

i think in chapter 1 i wrote a part (im too lazy to check) where adrien is thinking ilke "i literally do not care about my father or school or whatever i care about YOU you are what i need to protect"

so this makes me think of that

but it also just makes me think of the fact that he's slowly building up all this hurt inside from not being seen by marinette and it's killing him a little

she is his motivation but also the symbol of his desolation in the same way that "we own the night" is a happy and joyful and confident phrase but within the context of the song it takes on this desperate tone of clawing wildly for that to actually be true

gotta go line by line for the chorus of this one

stomp that feeling: repressing his desire to be seen, he's only supposed to protect her, trying to convince himself that what she's giving him is enough

your puke is a mutant: seeing marinette/ladybug this sad is wrong and hurts him

can't think of who did this, well i grew stupid: his father is monarch and he never knew, his father literally tried to kill her

say accidents happen, (it's admirable/insufferable) acting: kind of the whole situation is the "accident", they're making do with what they have

marinette is the "it's admirable acting" interpretation of the line, she's trying her best to be paris's hero. i think this is the actual line? but i always hear it wrong and think he's saying "insufferable acting", which is more like chat noir's view of his own behavior, he's mood swinging like crazy and he feels so guilty about it

flicking the back of your ear with my finger: him vying for attention, trying to get her to look at him. him not being able to help but say things like "do you need a lap cat" and "i broke up with my girlfriend"

separate is the way, though: he can't be anything but chat noir or else it will endanger more people, no matter how badly he wants to be "adrien" to her

second is the place though: again, he's no.2 in her heart as chat noir, adrien is her no.1

just fake it through the day and the night is your god: chat noir tries to keep up the facade that he's not hurting around marinette and tries so hard to not let his feelings affect his behavior. this is like him trying to convince himself to keep moving forward

see you in battle, your boat is my paddle: uhh they fight together HAHA and she is his reason to keep moving forward

your life is my business, your plaque on my wall: his INSISTENCE on protecting her and keeping her safe. DEVOTION. i think of his ladybug photos he kept in his trophy and the marinette lucky charm that he always kept on him (felix has that right now I wonder if that might have any relevance as to why everything sucks so hard for him atm *cough*)

this whole part is spoilers lol remind me to come back to this after chapter 7 is out

those of you reading this far get to know the exclusive info that adrien is having a good time at that point in the story

he just wants to be able to hold her and look at her and try to keep her safe from the supervillains trying to bully her and her loved ones but in their situation he views that as weakness because he's not supposed to Need anything right now

trying to remember what he's doing it for (her)

i think of bv adrien and felix when i hear this part, there's a tone shift and musical... shift? idk technical terms, for this part because it's the bridge so it feels kind of like a topic change. and anyway felix is the one always fucking calling him HAHA but felix is the one back in paris actually with their friends that are being targeted by monarch. he's also the only one that HE knows, knows his situation (luka knows but adrien doesnt know that). so felix is like. the only person he can rely on for direct support. I promise that will happen in the fic it just hasnt yet LOL

every time marinette/ladybug looks at chat noir in a "more than friends" way it gives him hope and makes him kind of manic/frenzied because it's what he's been silently and not-so-silently begging for this whole time

the thrill is gone!!! he's sad all the time the vibe is so off!!!! but he's putting on a brave face. he's relying on impulsive jokes that slip out of his mouth to seem normal. he's trying to seem like he's not on the verge of Losing It Constantly from how badly he needs to be acknowledged!!! it takes so much distraction to be able to think about anything else and he's desperate for Relief!!!!

he's suffocating under the weight of all this pressure and responsibility and duty........ the celebration thing relates to something directly but it's a spoiler. it seems like sometimes he can finally catch his breath but it doesnt last long because it's just a manic high from getting the dopamine hit he needs from marinette/ladybug it's not Actual contentedness or anything that resolves his insecurity. and then he's left just as sad and frustrated and stressed as he was before. and he hates how long its taking to beat monarch too!!!

HEH thanks for reading if you got this far <33

[returnofeternity]

hello brother........ i need to clean the blood off lote after she takes an axe to that one guy (hopefully) maybe she goes quiet afterwards for a little while as she realizes what's actually happened.. like she just had this Impulse from the wilderness and acted on it u know...

some of the others become more obviously scared of her afterwards (more than they already were) and she starts to think that you could be too :/ you start going out of your way to make sure she knows you still love her more than anything, being even more affectionate than usual even around the others even tho normally you'd be embarrassed to do that ☹️ just doing everything you can to make sure she knows that you know it had to be done and if anything you're proud of her for being the one to please the wilderness and hearing It again......

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⚠️EPISODE 7 SPOILERS BELOW! ⚠️

you're so distracted by seeing these mysterious people—real fuckin' people from civilization—that you don't even notice lottie disappearing from your side to get the axe until the guy falls to his knees and you see the axe in his head. you're horrified of course, and she gives you that look of "did i do good?" when you call out her name, smiling at you because she thinks you're happy that she did it.

you stumble over to her after the hikers run, mouth full of saliva because you're queasy as fuck but so worried for lottie. she's already deep in that guy's guts and smearing it all over her face when you kneel next to her and ask if she's okay. she's cradling his head and beckons you closer to her so she can smear his blood on you too in some sort of romantic way? definitely a few bloody kisses because she's feeling so spiritual. you're by her side til the sun rises, moving her hair out of her face as she whispers to herself about hearing the wilderness again and how pleased It is with her. she gets you to hear it with her too, bloody hand wrapped around yours and squeezing tightly.

the way she asked gen nd mari if she could help 😭 they were so mean to her :( and the way she was staring down hannah in the end....she thought the hikers were here for only one day, she's pissed as hell 😂

while the girls take hannah and interrogate her, you lead lottie back to her hut and start washing her off. gently taking off her shawl, mumbling something about how she shouldn't listen to mari and gen. she notices how much you're shaking but she doesn't say anything, mainly because she's worried that you're afraid of her. probably keeps telling you over and over that she can hear It again and that It wanted her to kill him, that they were going to ruin everything. she wanted to protect her friends and you. she killed him for you.

just thinking of defending her from the girls calling her crazy.. she's so used to hearing it from her dad but hearing it from her friends? you get angry for her. maybe even if you don't quite agree with what she did, you get so defensive and protective of her when one of the girls says something about it. you back her up and say that the wilderness didn't want them here and that lottie did the right thing, all while holding her hand.

eventually, she does ask you if you were scared of her when she killed the guy. you tell her that you weren't—that you aren't—and that you're proud of what she did for the wilderness and the group. you proudly declare your love for her in private and in public when the girls need a reminder of who's really in charge of things around here.

[yourstrqly]

. ⋆⠀ ADDICTED TO YOU

alex albon x fem!reader x lily muni he

ever wondered if there's truth behind the thirsty tweets? — part two

warnings: throuple, alcohol mentioned, making out (fxf), sexual content (blowjob, dom!reader, sub!lily, switch!alex)

other parts: one three four

the club is very much overflowed by party hungry people who were more drunk than anything if you'd ask yourself; occasionally you like to go out, dressing prettily for your lovers and have fun while doing so, but today you weren't in the mood — lily had practically forced you outside.

lily, your stunning childhood friend turned lover, wasn't a fan of big celebrations, however your boyfriend alex and his grid mates, as they liked to call themselves, planed on going out after the silverstone gp.

this meant only one thing for you: don't flirt with your lovers as alex didn't want to share your throuple in a hazzard, kind of drunk, horny way. he made plans to make it official to the guys at the hungarian gp in july, three short months after you feel in love.

standing next to the bar with lily by your side, the pair of you silently talked about alex and his stupidity for keep you a secret from his friends. the music wasn't too loud, which made it so much easier to complain about him.

your girlfriend nods in agreement, noticing the effect the whole arrangement has on you. "So tell me, why don't you say this", she touches the naked skin above your heart", to him? bet he doesn't even notice how you're feeling like a dirty secret."

"its not that simple to him and you know that. we don't know if some of his friends think of it in disgust and he clearly doesn't want to lose anyone", you reply, starring at your dirty martini.

"Babe, I know how he's thinking, I just want you to put yourself above it. If his friends don't accept it, it's their fault and makes them shitty friends."

Carefully, Lily grabs your chin, pressing a soft kiss on your cheek. Then she smirks: "I might have an idea how to change his mind in under five minutes.

"Really? How?", you mumble, completely lost in her beauty.

The woman in front of you takes both of your glasses. "I tell you", she waves at the barman and signal him to fill your glasses up again, "we'll fuck each other this night, i promise. just make out with me, babe."

"oh", you say, feeling hotter by the second. your girlfriend isn't the bold one in the throuple, meaning that alex's stupid rule drives her crazy too.

"He's looking at us right now, seems bored of the conversation they're having", Lily whispers softly in your ear. "Kiss me please."

Searching for any trace of regret in the beauty's eyes, you find nothing but love and lust. Leaning in, you press your lips against lily's, tasting her red wine.

while you two share delicate kisses, your boyfriend sips on his redbull vodka, watching you like a hawk. pierre, the alpine driver, follows his sight of line and gulbs at the picture. "mate, your girl makes out with y/n. hot and all but if I were you, I'd have a serious word with lily in the morning."

shaking his head alex stands up, ignoring the guys he came with, and walks up to you.

"You want to kill me, pretty girls?", the man groaned as he grabs lily's hip and lays his free hand on your neck, adding slight pressure to it. your eyes grow wide at his affectionate touch which in return brings a giggle out of lily.

growing confident, you lean into his half hug and press a kiss on his cheek — he briefly closes his lids at the contact before opening them again and breathing deeply. "fine, let's go home."

you grin at your female lover cheekily, taking her hand. "thanks bunny, I owe you one."

arriving at the hotel and making your way up to the room, alex immediately presses his front against your back, letting you feel what lily's and your little display of affection did to him, and massages your nippels through the thin material of your dress. the other woman in the room leans against the wall, loving how desperate you look in alex' arms, even more so when he throws your little white dress somewhere.

As the driver guides you to the bed, the black haired beauty comes up behind him, lifting his shirt up and over his head to touch his muscles. you sit down on the white sheets, waiting patiently for lily to undress your boyfriend completely.

a moan escapes your throat; she bits little marks onto his skin and runs her right hand inside his cargo pants, leaving him in utter bliss. Carefully, Lily pulls them down, freeing his erection.

smirking at the sight, she goes in front of him, drops on her knees and hungrily ogles his cock, the fat tip smeared with precum. you shift her hair into a ponytail and guide her onto the dick; loving the moment of being dominant. her tongue traces hungrily over his length at first, then starts to blow him lazily.

looking up at alex, he's already starring at you. "be a doll and show me what's mine, yes?"

[uncreativemuses]

stella could argue that they both were not the best with judgment. granted, she was far worse of the two. she assumed no one was hurt by her, but in the same breath, no one was hurt when she was around stella either. “are you asking me or telling me, because we both know you’re one of the slowest.” she did keep coming around when stella was about as affectionate as a cobra. she supposed that some could be with select folks. “now, now, i would never want you to have a good time.” as if she hadn’t given her one for hours; not to brag or anything. actually, she would if it was anyone other than nahla, but she would hardly admit to anyone that the two had fucked. just like that she contradicted herself, keen timing too. “you and i both know just how much there’s to moan about.” yes, she purposely used that word because whining could be brushed over if someone walked past them. she got too much satisfaction from her touch; arguably as much as if she were to drive her crazy. every snarky quip and eye-roll was enough to fuel her. “has anyone ever told you how fucking annoying you are, naderi?” but there was no bite to what she said, none at all. even if she’d told her dozens of times before. her being a nuisance was one of the reasons that stella in turn couldn’t stop coming back. and since that night, she’d only dreamt of it being like this. she was addicted, which stella fredriksson never allowed. nothing controlled her, or hadn’t until she met her. “you’re not complaining, are you?” she pretended like she’d pull away from her. by this point, they had to both know that she wouldn’t. even If it was precisely what she wanted, she didn’t have the strength. “owls and nocturnal beings?” she let out a dumb laugh, teetering on a snort. “you’re neither of those things, but if you’re not interested?” there was a seriousness to her tone that wasn’t often there. she would never push anyone into anything they didn’t want. sure, most of the people she had killed weren’t exactly fans of the process, but this wasn’t that. stella wasn’t a monster; not completely. no matter how badly she wanted nahla for herself, and be damned with anyone else. “you wouldn’t change your mind.” however, she’d just given her an out if that’s what she truly wanted. stella hadn’t cared about anyone this much, not in such a long time. even if they didn’t again, she’d still want to spend time with her. she’d hold on like hell to their bantering. it would seem that wasn’t an issue, not when her thigh felt significantly warmer. she still remembered how nahla felt before; bare and clothed. there was so much to happen that night. “your eyes are going to get stuck like that.” her mormor had told her as much growing up, and she clearly hadn’t listened. “why? when i have a perfectly good skank right here?” she smirked at her, fingers edging up the sides of her shirt. “but if you want a threesome, hey… you just have to ask.” she ground her knee into her as she said it, maybe she wanted to make her jealous again. that was hardly her worst crime.

nahla gave a nod, because obviously she needed to judge it for herself. “what else am i supposed to do, trust your judgement?” if asked, even the idea was ludicrous. “should i? maybe i’m a slow learner.” she shrugged, but the smirk she was doing a poor job at hiding likely gave her away. in some twisted way, she had missed this; the push and pull, the ability and nahla would even go as far to say the desire to get under each other's skin. nothing between them could ever be easy, but on a deeper level? that might be nahla’s favourite part. there wasn’t so much as a chance at boredom finding its way. “i don’t know, it kind of sounds like you’re threatening me with a good time.” she didn’t hate the idea; okay, it was arguably actually the opposite. it wasn’t her fault every touch from that night had burned their way into her brain, and it wasn't her fault that the consequence of that was her body reacting. the memories liked flaring at the most inopportune times, too, sound and all, but that was her business. stella could mind her own, even if it did involve her. “when you’re involved, there’s a lot to whine about.” except who knew that worked on multiple levels? not nahla. the thoughts made her hotter, but stella could mind her business about that too. she found it in her to not roll her eyes at the mocking tone she was met with. instead, she lifted her free hand to cup stella’s chin, the hand on her shoulder moving to twine in her hair. “oh, sweetie, now why don’t i believe you?” sarcasm laced the words, and she smirked at the older woman as she let go of her hold, arm falling back to her side; keeping the other hand where it had settled on the back of her neck. “who knew butter fingers were contagious.” the quip was instantaneous, but she couldn’t deny knowing it went both ways was a relief. stella was like an enigma, so she’d take what she could get. that relief increased tenfold at the agreement - part of her had been sure she’d be called out, or worse, dismissed entirely. “it would.” nahla was surprised she only felt a little stupid for needing that from her; she wasn’t thrilled about needing anything from her, but that didn’t change the facts. “uh, owls and other nocturnal beings?” there was a duh aspect heard in the words, before she gestured to herself, because she had plants that needed daily watering and had since the day she moved out of home. she hadn’t been used to being alone, and she liked her apartment filled with life. besides, since plants were technically living, it meant she could get away with talking to them. stella was right, she really didn’t know how to shut up. as much as it haunted her all the more, she was grateful for their inclination for eye contact, because it meant she caught every little change in stella’s eyes. she knew it was cliche, but she really could get lost in them. “careful, i might change my mind.” she absolutely wouldn’t, it was far too late for that, but stella sounded like she’d won and nahla simply couldn’t let that go by peacefully. as soon as stella shifted her leg, she mentally added it to the list of unfair things she did. but physically? unfortunately for nahla, her body remembered the touch and instinctually wanted to move against it; not for the first time, she was thankful for her mind's ability to control some things. instead, in the subtlest way possible which probably wasn’t very, she settled for pressing herself against stella’s thigh, sure that she wouldn’t mind in the slightest. her eyes rolled, because it was such a stella thing to say. “are you sure you don’t want to say goodbye to your skank first?” there was a possibility she needed to learn to let things go, but she could work on that another day. 

[peachywritesstuff]

Charlie Walker relationship Headcannons

An: I'm obsessed with Rory. That is where my loyalties lie.

This has she/her pronouns in it btw(only once tho)

He is your Gomez Addams

"Look at her. I would die for her,I would kill for her."

That is him talking about you.

Dude will literally murder someone for you.

He is the type of person to just have the biggest crush on someone and not say anything for a VERY long time.

Won't catch him confessing his feelings for you. You would be the one to have to make the move.

I don't think this would he his first relationship but his first serious one.

Dude will only have eyes for you.

Would by shy at the beginning of your relationship and be cutely awkward with you.

Movie dates 100%

Loves just staring you

Likes to rant on about horror movies and will blush when he catches himself ranting.

Not to much pda for him. Holding hands, pecks,and kissing cheeks is all I see him doing in public.

In private however...

Man's is very affectionate.

Would be the first to say I love you.

Will have a nice lil makeout but he would be redder than a cherry afterwards.

I think we all know that he is inexperienced

But here me out... he would be natural at EVERYTHING.

Will go into cardiac arrest if he sees you naked.

Brain overload. He will not know what to do.

A part of him wants to look away like a gentleman but another part of him wants to just stare.

Likes when you play with his hair.

You would definitely NOT be killed and will make it known to Jill that if she puts one single scratch on you that he will kill her.

And Jill knows damn well to not hurt you unless she wants to face Charlie's wrath.

I mean Jill saw what he did to Olivia,that could easily be her if she didn't keep her word of keeping her hands off you.

I don't even think he would want Jill to give you any calls.

Like he wanted you completely out of it.

(Lets pretend Jill didn't kill him okay?)

He is definitely two faced and takes on a whole persona when he is under the Ghostface mask.

If he does so happen to come across you during his killings then he would let you get away without making it look like he is doing that if that makes sense.

He a lil crazy,but I think we all knew that by now. He is our little psychotic bby.

soft yandere vibes

He is a lil bit toxic (just a wee bit)

When it is revealed he is the killer you just broke down crying cuz you were angry and sad that the boy you loved so dearly was a murderer.

If you caught him in the middle of an act you would not want him to touch you. At all.

He could start crying when you backed away from him

He can't just kill you when you figure out his identity he fucking loves you

He'd let you go and not go after you.

(Sorry Jill lover's but let's pretend he got away with it and Jill got caught and died for fanfiction purposes)

Since he got away with it he woke up in the hospital with a stab wound close to his heart. Jill was revealed as the murderer.

You were still in shock and did not say anything. Partially out of fear.

You didn't talk to him for weeks. Hell probably even months after.

You knew you should turn him in but you didn't.

When you do talk to him again it's the same awkward Charlie you know who was still in love with you(are we surprised??)

It took a looooong time to trust him again.

You felt like you had been lied too.

After getting away with the murders Charlie was never going to kill again.

Keyword: Was.

When you began to get calls from the new Ghostface/s he just had to get out of retirement and handle the shit.

If there is 2,he could play it smart and might kill both of them. Or kill one and Injure the other.

You didn't have to know this. No one did.

Charlie learned that some things were better left unsaid.

And he be damned if he lost you again

I guess old habits die hard huh?