#the twist about squad 0

[jupiterj0]

Okay reading TG: re for the first time after only watching part of the anime in the past and I gotta say - godDAMN. I’ve been crying, getting goosebumps and chills, wanting to throw up, intense anxiety. I had to cut myself off. Volume 8 was especially crazy and I just don’t know how to feel.

[moonystoes]

Wrong Number - Elisa De Almeida

Summary: When Elisa sends a picture to the girl she was flirting with at the club...except it wasn't the right number.

Warning: ...there is a picture here loll.

A/n: I'm so sorry but this is by far the worst fic I've written, I've tried to do something new and I'm not so confident about it. I still wanted you guys to read it and all the support from the anonymous asks helped me a lot. Thank you!

This picture is NOT Elisa, it is from @/torinha___ on instagram

The loud music was almost making Elisa dizzy. She gave a small nod to Jackie, pointing to the club seats and tip toeing there to make sure she won't bump into anyone. Elisa didn't want to admit it, but she knew she drank too much than she should've. The squad decided to go and celebrate their win against bayern Munich at a fancy bar in the south of Paris, but they completely forgot about their early afternoon training the next day.

Sakina was the only sober one, restricting alcohol from her diet because of her faith. And even if Islam permitted drinking, she'd still refuse. She loves being in control and aware of her surrounding environments, and if she gets drunk she'd lose all of the power.

Elisa awkwardly bumped into Sakina's shoulder, giving her a soft wave before settling down next to her, "oh my God we are so done for tomorrow, he will kill us."

"He will kill you, not us," she reminded Elisa, "it's okay, just stop drinking or else you'll make tomorrow worse."

"Yeah thanks Saki," Elisa gave Sakina a weak thumbs up as she twisted her body to the table, "I'll just drink water from now on."

Sakina patted Elisa's back as she turned to glance at the other girls. She hates the smell of sweat and drinks, but she loves hanging out with the girls. She can see Jackie and Eva dancing, as well as Clare twirling around... obviously too drunk to even care about how crazy she looks.

When she turned to her left, she noticed a woman staring at Elisa. She wasn't sure if she should let Elisa know about it, or just stay quiet and see if the woman will do anything. But she saw her take quick steps towards the both of them, and that caused Sakina to panic and turn the other way.

"Hey," a sultry voice hit Elisa's ear, feeling a hand squeeze her shoulder. She turned around to see who it was, and she was stunned for a minute by the beauty of the woman.

It's been a while since Elisa had gotten the attention of a girl that way. Even though she's been getting popular on social media, it feels as though her dating life has disappeared. Her last relationship ended because of the distance (her moving from montpellier to psg), and even that relationship was short anyways and ended awfully.

And when she tried dating apps, it seems as though her dates never work. Awkwardness fills both sides, and they ultimately end up ghosting each other. For a second, she tried convincing herself that it's for the best...so she can focus on football only. But now she is getting a little humiliated by all of this. Even her teammates make jokes about it (Eva laughed after Elisa opened up about her dating history, then proceeded to say she has '0 rizz').

She glanced back to the glass of water in front of her, then back to the woman in front of her. Maybe she should try this one more time, it won't hurt anyone...besides, everyone is drunk and if she embarrassed herself she'd probably forget about it anyways.

"Hey sweetheart," she smiled back, as she chugged the cold water, hoping it will make her sound less drunk than she is.

But when she glanced back at the stranger, she noticed her face was in complete shock, "oh my God, you're a girl?!"

"Haha...yeah, does that bother you?" Elisa gets this a lot in situations like this. In pure daylight, it's obvious she's just a masculine woman. But in dark clubs filled with drunk people, some visions get blurred. She just hoped that the women that try and flirt with her are actually attracted to women.

"Oh...no it doesn't," she gave a soft smile, her hand softly moving from Elisa's shoulder to the nape of her neck, delicately squeezing the tough muscle in there, "I just didn't know you were a girl and your voice caught me off guard."

Sakina was glaring at the stranger, having to see Elisa fall into the same trap everytime. She knew Elisa was desperate for some love (she does get laid apparently...well, that's what she tells Sakina), and this causes her to end up being in sticky situations with many straight women.

"My name is Sophie by the way," she raised her little champagne cup to Elisa, stepping closer to her to the point where her body was between Elisa's legs.

"Hey Sophie, I'm Elisa," She grinned at her with a wink, she lifted her right hand and placed it on Sophie's waist, "no work tomorrow?"

"Ew don't bring work here I'm trying to escape it," she fake gagged, placing the champagne glass on the table and placing her other hand on Elisa's thigh.

Usually, Elisa would freak out by the amount of physical touches she's getting. Especially by someone who she met not even a minute ago, but Sophie was an attractive woman...and that made her lose all the self respect she had and allowed her to do whatever she wants to her body.

She giggled at what she said, "Yeah me too."

"Your muscles are great, I've never seen a woman like that before," Sophie looked down as she tapped Elisa's tough quads, making sure that they're real.

Yeah because you haven't seen women in the first place,

Sakina thought as her blood started boiling, maybe she was being too much. Maybe Sophie was actually not straight and Sakina had been a bitch this whole time. But it doesn't matter, what matters is that Elisa is definitely too drunk to actually thinking appropriately.

"Yeah?" Elisa smirked at Sophie, she lifted up her sleeve and flexed her bicep, looking at Sophie's dropped jaw.

"Oh wow, that's the hottest thing I've ever seen."

Elisa burst out laughing, she knew if she can continue with the flirting she can possibly end up in a bedroom. The way Sophie was approaching her was definitely strange, but she did love the attention. And anyone who compliments her hard work in the gym makes her feel confident and cocky.

Sakina was grabbing her head with both of her hands, she wanted to pull Sophie away and drag Elisa home. She glanced up to check up on Jackie, Eva, and Clare. And she saw them cleaning up the little table they were using.

Alhumdulillah, Sakina thanked god realizing that she will be driving them home now.

"Psst, Elisa we're going now." She tapped Elisa on the shoulder, making sure she won't touch Sophie's clingy hand.

Elisa glanced back to Sophie with an evident pout, "sorry, I gotta go...can I get your number? we can finish the conversation there."

Her hand kept delicately squeezing Sophie's waist, waiting for a response from her. Sexting wasn't something she did, but she had some experience with from the long distance relationship that didn't last 2 months.

Sophia stood there slightly speechless, contemplating whether she should actually give out her phone number to Elisa, or run away from this embarrassing day.

"Okay, give me your phone and I'll type it."

Unknown Number

This is how it looked under the shirt 😉

You huffed as you stared at the 11:59 on your computer screen. Working is always exhausting, but the paycheck makes it enjoyable. Your eyes were slightly burning from staying on the computer for too long, and it makes you feel way older than you knew you are. You were hoping time would move quickly so you can start your lunch, but a sudden ding came from your phone.

You glanced at Jasmine, your coworker, as she gave you a shrug, "check your phone, I don't think anyone will care. I mean lunch is gonna start in 29 seconds...no 28...no actually 27."

You sighed as you pulled your phone out from your purse, but froze when you saw a notification from an unknown number. You rarely get these texts, especially after the cybersecurity course you took that left you traumatized. But something from this made you curious, for sure now as an adult you can think maturely when texting strangers. Maybe it's an important message or someone who needs help.

You pressed on the notification, and gasped. Turning off off your phone, you stared back at computer screen, moving the mouse around making sure you finish your job.

"Damn you really wanna finish all 60 seconds. 16...15...14." Jasmine laughed at your nonchalant face.

You frustratingly pulled you phone back, reading the texts again. You are an adult now! You can tell them off. What if they're a hacker and they'll get into your personal data and leak all of your pictures? You glanced back at the picture as your face flushed, damn even if it's gross and weird to send strangers pictures like this...you were guilty for finding whoever this person may be attractive.

Maybe they accidentally sent it to the wrong number,

??

This is Elisa from the club last night haha

Elisa? That's a girl name right? You closed your eyes, now you're definitely guilty for finding her attractive. You were so single that a nude picture from a random masculine woman is making your face turn red. You looked back at the picture, not knowing how to respond.

Wrong number

I didn't go to a club last night

Sorry x

I'm pretty sure the person would've loved that picture though

Seen 4 minutes ago

Elisa screeched as she saw those texts, throwing the phone away in the locker room. Sakina turned around horrified from the scream, "Eli, what's wrong!"

"Saki kill me," she dropped her face into her hands as she lightly sobbed. Her right leg was twitching up and down as she sat down on one of the locker room seats.

Sakina placed her hair brush in her locker as she sighed from Elisa's dramatic behavior, "oh come on...what did you do?" But when she turned to look at Elisa, her dameanor turned serious. Elisa's face was bright red, eyes filled with tears and eyebrows furrowed.

She stepped towards Elisa worriedly, looking at Elisa's phone laying on the ground. She walked towards her phone, trying to see what even happened.

"No!" Elisa jumped up and grabbed her phone, hiding it into her chest, "Saki I made a stupid mistake."

"You're scaring me, just tell me what you did." Sakin came closer to Elisa, pushing her back into sitting.

"Do you remember Sophie from yesterday?" Elisa guiltily looked down as she whispered to Sakina.

Sakina rolled her eyes, "yes...I do remember her."

Elisa sighed again, this time in frustration and humiliation, "well...I guess she gave me a fake number," she looked back at Sakina's angry face, but right when she was about to response, Elisa interrupted her, "Sakina I sent a naked picture to some random girl...or worse, fuck that could be a man!"

Sakina's jaw dropped to the ground as she heard what Elisa did, but Elisa interrupted her again, "please don't lecture me about it. I know, I swear I know."

She gave Elisa a tight smile, pulling her in a hug to comfort her, "it could be a girl, and she could be cute and sweet and would actually like you. Maybe God made this a chance for you to find your one."

Elisa took a deep breath, trying to calm down her beating heart. It's not the end of the world, she can just block that number and pretend this never happened, or she could try and talk to the stranger. Maybe sakina was right, "Yeah...you're right. I should put my trust on God for this one, and if it was a 60 year old man I will blame it on him."

Sakina slapped Elisa's shoulder sarcastically, "actually you're the one who decided to send a nude picture to a random person...maybe you're the one to blame here," Elisa covered her face again with her hands, raising her face to the sky as she was mumbling some prayer, "Besides...can I see what you sent her?" Sakina winked as she tried to take Elisa's phone, now placed between Elisa's thighs.

Elisa opened her phone and showed her the texts, but Sakina's loud laughter made her shut it down and turn away from her, "God you're so bad at texting...what type of opening is that? I think she's a girl, a guy won't text that way right?"

Elisa shrugged, opening her phone again and tapping on the chat to text. It could be a girl right? It has to be, or else she will kill herself and disappear.

What if she's a fan and leaks the picture? A thousand thoughts were in her mind, so she decided to just text the stranger a small apology.

Omg

I'm so sorry

I should've sent a message first

I'm gonna kill myself 😭😭

Haha, no it's okay!

At least it's not a 😼 picture

And you have a great back!

That's a girl... definitely, right? Elisa blushed at the compliment, hiding her face away from Sakina not wanting another lecture.

Thanks

Sorry for bothering you I'm pretty sure you didn't want to see this on a Tuesday afternoon

I'm just glad it's lunch break now

Also sorry about the whole wrong number thing I'm pretty sure you're bummed about it

Yeah I thought we were getting along pretty well

I'm just confused on why she gave me a wrong number

She was the one who approached me

:((( well at least you made my lunch break better

Oh yeah?

I'm glad

Wait you're working right? Not a student 💀💀

Lollll yeah I'm 25

What about u?

26

What kind of work do you do?

My desk :((

I'm a financial analyst

That sounds way fancier than it it I swear

Seen a minute ago

"Elisa what are you smiling about?" Sakina turned around suspiciously, now her hair braided.

"Oh nothing," she shrugged sakina off, turning away so Sakina can't see her face. But she sighed loudly, realizing that she needed Sakina's advice, "she's definitely a girl. And around my age, that's good, right?"

Before Sakina could leave the locker room, she stood at the door and softly said, "be safe Elisa...and no more nude pics to her, please."

Elisa huffed out in embarrassment and nodded, glancing back at her phone to text you back.

Oh wow we're sending pics now?

Why is it sad 😔

Babe you already did send pics

I tried decorating it but I gave up in a day

Oh yeah

Haha

Sorry again

Can I get a face pic :)

Only if you do

No way

Why not ☹️☹️

Cuz I just started texting you

But why do I have to

Ma'am you just sent me a picture of your bare back

I promise a face picture is nothing compared to that

😭😭😭

Ohh god

you're never gonna forget that

You don't have to

I just wanna match a face to the body ;)

"Fuck." Elisa whispered, you were good at convincing and she knew that if you asked her for another nude picture her nïave self would have sent one again.

She looked up to the sky and closed her eyes, "please don't make her some old man that's lying."

There was also a small feeling of anxiety in her, she knew that if things got awkward she can immediately block you and move on. But what if you recognize her? Would you leak that photo to the internet? She groaned out and responded, women's football isn't even that big anyways.

Okay

Is this from today?

No yesterday

Seen 2 minutes ago

You bit your lip, turning your seat away from Jasmine not ready for the questionnaire she'll make if she sees you like this.

Elisa is beautiful. No...she's hot and sexy and all of those words combined. You slowly faced Jasmine again, "Hey Jasmine... I need an advice."

Jasmine stopped drinking her hot tea as she glimpsed at you, "what for?"

You whined loudly as you threw your phone towards her, "this unknown number sent me a message accidentally, but turns out she's a hot girl."

Jasmine choked on her drink when she saw the selfie Elisa sent, "Oh my God! Oh my God y/n, do not fuck this up!"

You stared at her stunned, "so...you're not worried about how unsafe this is?"

Jasmine zoned out to think, but she glanced back at you, "well...don't give her personal information, and try to find more about her," she returned your phone back to you, "Ugh...smash. I can't believe how lucky you got...wait! You can put her picture on pinterest or Google search and it will tell you if she's catfishing you!"

You turned to look at the picture on your phone again, you knew Jasmine was right about that hack. But you didn't want to keep Elisa waiting. For some reason, there is a feeling in you that this isn't some random person catfishing...that Elisa is real.

You look really tan here

And cute

Elisa let out a small giggle at the cute comment. What if she means cute as in a friendly way, not attractive cute? Ughhhh everything is frustrating!

I get tan a lot for my job

And sweaty

Oh?

Why am I getting worried 😭

What do you mean sweaty

I will support you no matter what elisa

You're so dirty minded

I'm just an athlete

That's it

So naughty

Seen 2 minutes ago

"Ugh!" You shut your phone off and placed your head on your desk exhaustedly, "she said 'so naughty'... that's awful."

Jasmine cackled loudly at what you said, "if it was a guy it would be cringe. But it's not, so it's hot."

--

Elisa sent that message while standing on her tippy toes. She knew that her flirting skills are below average. She was staring at the screen hoping for a small message, but Eva came into the room making Elisa freak out and throw her phone in the locker.

"Hey Elisa, everything okay?" She worriedly glanced at her as she brought out her phone, "I'm gonna go and film a tiktok with Jackie. You should go to the gym room or else you'd get in trouble."

Elisa stopped 'adjusting' her hair in the mirror and nodded to Eva, "oh yeah... I go there in a minute."

Eva laughed at Elisa's accent and tapped her shoulder as she left the room. Elisa closed her eyes and took a deep breath, until she heard a small ding from her phone.

Sorry lunch break is over

You're the one who sent me a nude pic

OH MY GOD PLEASE STOP

I have to go training now anyways

Talk to you later

Stranger

Bye bye Elisa

Have fun xx

It was 3 pm when you waved goodbye to your coworkers, exhausted and ready to go home. You were thinking about Elisa, you knew you had to quick search that picture to make sure you weren't getting fooled.

Once you reached your little studio apartment, throwing your bag on your couch and laying there. You weren't expecting anything when you went on pinterest and placed her selfie on quick search. But to your surprise, the same selfie was on there too.

You instantly sat up on your couch, no way... I'm actually getting catfished. You tapped on the post and saw the name 'Elisa de Almeida' as the caption.

Is that her full name?

Guilt was consuming your heart, you felt as though you were 'cheating' for searching her name on Google instead of just asking her.

Whatever, you'll search later. You will just text her and get to know her that way.

You do training for what?

You turned off your phone and went to the kitchen to make a quick lunch meal, not expecting her to respond quickly. But your phone's notification was heard, and you ran to the couch to grab it. Damn, she texts fast.

For my job

What's your job :(

I told you mine

I play football

And get paid for that

Elisa was on her couch when she heard a new message from you. She had been waiting for you to start the conversation, since she had no idea on how to text women.

When she saw the question, she frowned. She doesn't like to introduce her job to people no matter how much she's proud of herself for becoming pro. But she didn't want to lie, and maybe you wouldn't tease her or get overwhelmed and leave her.

Wait professionally??

That's so cool

Yeah

Thanks

I know your number is French but I know that players travel around

Where do you stay

Paris

I'm in my apartment right now

I can't believe you just play football like????

So if I search your picture online I can see what team you're in?

Yes but I'd rather me say it

Oh...too late I'm sorry 💔

Seen 2 minutes ago

Elisa jumped up, fucking hell!

She stared at the black screen of her TV, are you going to be weirded out by her fans? Would that make you leave?

Elisa?

I'm sorry if I broke your privacy for this

My apologies xx

You huffed out a heavy breath, Damn it! You should've talked to her instead of doing this. Now she's probably uncomfortable with you because of this.

No it's okay

I just didn't know people can do that

Yeah haha

This is pinterest

And you can do that on Google too

That's how I know the names of the weird plants around my building

I'm really sorry if it made you weird

It's okay I guess I just wanted to lie to you and joke about my career but I forgot I'm kinda famous

Oh wowww

Were you going to lie that you're the female Messi or what

Wait if that picture was from yesterday, your fans are quick 😭

I actually prefer Ronaldo

Yeah sometimes they scare me

Ew not him

What type of fans do you have

The thirsty kind

They're nice and make cool edits of me

Sometimes violate my personal space but that's what you get when you're in public ig

Ohh I'm so sorry

Omg i just realized how scary it would've been if I were one of your fangirls and you sent me that nude pic 😭😭😭

Lolll 😂😂

I was freaking out for a while when I found out you weren't the girl

Aren't you happy that you found me though 😁😁

I am

You're pretty cute

Even when you refuse to show me how you look

Elisa :(((

I can't do it just yet

I know

I understand that

Where do you live

That's not a safe question to ask 🤨🤨

I live in Paris too

Just the unknown quiet side

That's cute

Pretty chill and tourists don't bother you

Do you live in a fancy apartment or with your family

A studio apartment

Gotta save my money to spoil my future wife

Wife?

Are you gay?

Elisa please if I weren't gay I would've blocked you and moved on with life

Elisa smiled brightly when she read your message, does that mean you're interested in her?

Good

Because I'm gay

I don't think it's hard to figure that out

But I'm glad you're comfortable with me knowing about it

It's easier when it's texting

It would've been harder in real life

I think if I saw you in real life I would scream GAY

Oh wow

I would've done the same thing

Nuh uh

Yuh uh

I would've also asked you out

If I wouldn't be shaking from anxiety

Really?

Am I your type

YES??

I don't think you understand the panic I had in my office when you sent me the pic of your face

Good

Now I wanna see you

Elisa stop

Sorry

No I'm sorry

I can send you a picture of my face

But

I need abs selfie

??

Hmm...I'm conflicted

I'm just kidding

Unless

Hmm

I wanna see you so bad

Okay calm down

Don't put your hand under your panties

HUH

Do you wanna meet up

That's kinda unsafe

I could be a catfisher

But are you though?

I can't believe a catfisher can text like this 🙈🙈

😭😭😭

You're so cute

And now that you mentioned us meeting

It makes texting you even harder

I'm on my bed now

Oh??

Do you need help with something?

...

Depends on what you can offer

Chocolate 🍫

Oh I was expecting something else

But I'd take it

I'm gonna sleep

Good night

Stranger

Good night Elisa

Dream of me

X

Elisa stared at the message you sent with a smirk on her face. It's been scary how fast the pace of your conversations is, but she was happy. It meant that the both of you guys are comfortable texting each other. She shut the phone off and stuffed her face into the pillow, dreaming of the one and only...'stranger'.

It's been a week and I still don't know your name

Xoxo gossip girl

Actually

I never watched that show

Please 🥺🥺🥺

You've seen my bare back and face

And locker room

And my TV

And the gym

Toes

You basically have seen everything

Maam

I was just gonna say it

It's y/n

I wanna see you 😔

You basically know my whole schedule

Yeah you're gonna go buy groceries today

Stop stalking me 😟😟

You don't have training today

You have a match

Turn off the phone and get ready

It's just 12pm??

The match is at 7

When do you have to get ready

We have to be there around 5

We're gonna be wearing suits today 🕴🕴

OMG

Show me to me rachel

Send it to me pleaseee

What

Who the fuck is rachel

Idk if I'll be free and send you a pic

Usually I turn off my phone before

It's a tiktok trend

Oldie

Ohh

I prefer instagram

Are you liking other women posts while texting me???

Whore

Give me your Instagram account and I'll like every post 😘😘

No don't say that I have pictures from when I was 14 there

Oh nvm maybe not every post

Wait why do you have posts from back then 😭😭

Your account sounds like a mess

Because I looked cunty in the pictures?? Besides my account is private and I have like 60 followers only

What about you?

What about me?

How was younger you?

I don't wanna talk about younger me

Nooooo

Please

I'm pretty sure you looked so cute 🥺🥺

Wait some of your fangirls probably have pictures

Ughh

Fine

Go and look on pinterest or whatever

if you don't want me to know it's okay

i was joking xx

no me too

its okay

you've seen my back i dont think baby me is that bad

go ahead

your back is not bad what are you talking about ;)

THATS YOU?

stopp you looked so cute

OMG

No

Not this

Omg in my defense my ex gf at the time thought I was hot here

Pleasee I probably would be blushing too if I were her look at you 🥺🥺

YOU HAD A GF AT THAT AGE??

Yeah young love

She was in france for the summer

Like two weeks only and she was brazilian so my dad liked her

...your dad?

Ohhh

Wait that sounded wrong

She used to speak with my dad portuguese and he is from portugal

Ohhhh

So he wanted her to teach u?

Yeah but we were busy doing other things

Ew

Stop talking about your ex im gonna get jealous

Im joking

I was too scared to do anything like that

Well actually i did have my first kiss with her

But it was mostly really shy awkward football dates

Elisa im gonna block you shut the fuck up

Wow

What about you

Young love?

I had my first relationship when i was 20 💀

And she CHEATED

Ugh the audacity

Awhh

What awh

You think me getting cheated on is cute

Okay whore

Omg no please no more baby pics

But you looked cute :(((

Baby eli

seen 4 hours ago

Elisa scratched her chin as she eyed Constance, hoping she would start a conversation, "what's wrong? Eli please..." Constance giggled as she saw Elisa's face.

"Awh thank you for asking I was questioning our friendship for a second," Elisa joked, smacking picaud's shoulder, "do you remember the girl from the club?"

"the straight one?" Picaud questioned as she buttoned the suit, trying her best to look presentable.

"the straigh- she was not straight." Elisa froze, looking at picaud's reflection in the mirror.

"Bitch please even Sakina, the straightest girl I know, noticed that," She tapped Elisa's shoulder to comfort her as she cackled.

Elisa felt blood running to her cheeks, was she that drunk not to notice? Maybe that's why she gave you the wrong number. Elisa felt deep embarrassment for not realizing sooner.

"Anyways... I'm sorry about it. What were you going to say?" She starting applying gel to her roots.

"Ugh... you're going to laugh at me even more now," Elisa rolled her eyes and contiuned buttoning her dress shirt, completely ignorning the concerning glance Constance is giving her, "Okay fine! She gave me a wrong number... and I accidentally... well not accidentally, I actually meant it...sent her a nude picture. A picture of my back, and it was another girl that's gay and around our age and she also lives here in Paris. Anyways, I just want to ask her out but I keep sounding like a cat in heat on how desperate I am and i don't want to scare her."

Constance jaw was on ground listening to Elisa's ramble, "Wait what?! Elisa are you out of your mind? Why the fuck did you send a random number a picture of your back?" She dropped her arms to her sides as she gave Elisa a disappointed look. Elisa turned the other way so Picaud doesn't look at her red face, "Oh my god are you hiding from me? Look at least she's a gay girl around your age...that's good, right?"

Elisa didn't respond for a second, "Ugh everyone keeps yelling and laughing at me for what I did...but I swear she's really cute."

Pauline took a step towards Elisa and gave her a tight hug, "Can I see how she looks?"

"I don't know how she looks." Elisa shut her eyes tightly, preparing herself for the 5th lecture of this whole situation.

It was a minute of silence in the bathroom stalls, Picaud thinking of a kind and non-hurtful way to call Elisa stupid while Elisa was thinking of a way to allow you to meet her.

"Elisa you're the master of how to get catfished 101," She groaned out, pulling away from the hug to look at Elisa, "but...I'm not 100% against it. I think you should just continue letting her expose things about her. Write on your notes everything she says about her personal information and read over it...if things don't match then block her and move on."

Elisa quietly thanked God, no more yelling and shouting at her face. She nodded eagerly at what Picaud said and immediately left the bathrooms. She has to stop being distracted, there is a match happening today and you were the only thing she was thinking about.

That's it??

I wanted to see your face :((

Sorry I have to go now

Love you

I know you're busy

Good luck

Seen 3 hours ago

The players hugged each other, too tired to speak up after the tiresome match. The team won 2 - 0 against Paris fc at parc de princes, and even with the win they knew their performance wasn't the best. It was Chawinga that scored those two, and the rest of the team was lacking a lot chemistry and communication.

Elisa tried her best, but the memory of her losing the ball to the opposing striker keeps haunting her. She knew that Twitter is definitely going to be grilling her for it, and she had made a promise to herself that searching her name on Twitter is not allowed for her mental health.

She remembered you and smiled, at least now she can text you all night without the stress of a match in her head.

Glancing around the stadium, she saw many teenage girls screaming and waving at her to try and get her attention. She gave them a soft smile and waved back, making them scream even louder. Ugh I wish I can get y/n's attention like this.

Hey

The match just finished

I'm sweaty and everyone else is screaming and singing but I wanted to text you

I know

I'm proud of you

I watched you play in front of me and I don't think I've been more proud and attracted to anyone before

Wait

YOURE HERE

Pleaer dobr leave

Please do t

Dnt

Slmt

DONT

😭😭😭

Im staying here baby I'm not going anywhere

I'm going out of the locker room

Where are you

Which section

I'm waving

Wearing a white jacket

Wait why am I looking at a bald man with a white jacket and waving 😟😟

WAIT I SEE HIM

Turn around

Seen

Elisa turned around and had eye contact with you, maintaining it for maybe too long for your comfort. She wanted to make sure it was you, pointing at her phone as she gave you a questioning glance.

Understanding her gesture, you looked down and sent her a message,

that's me :)

Elisa you're scaring me

that's why I didn't send you a picture of my face in the beginning

y/n

Can you come down

ok

The stadium was already empty, having only the ball kids and the cleaners going around and collecting things. You started taking steps down the stairs, getting closer to Elisa as she was standing right on the edge.

"Hey! You're not allowed to get closer!" A security barged near you and placed his palm in your chest, trying to stop you from getting closer to Elisa.

"She's mine, you can leave her." Elisa placed her foot on one of the advertising boards, ready to jump and pull you away from him.

"She doesn't have the right pass, miss." He pushed you backwards, even when you were frozen in place in the first place.

"I don't fucking care what pass she has, I already told you she's mine!" Elisa was fed up with the security man, it's been a long day and having you right in front of her was exactly what she needed, and she won't allow anyone to stop it.

He turned to look at Elisa's angry face, giving her a timid nod before removing his arm from your front torso.

She sighed as she signalled for you to get closer, "sorry, I'm not usually like this."

"Hey..." You shyly gave her a soft wave, almost like it's the first time you guys have talked.

"Hi," she waved back with a lopsided smile, she couldn't believe that you were hiding this from her, "I don't understand why you didn't want me to know how you look when you look like this."

You jokingly slapped her shoulder away, biting your lip in embarrassment.

"No, seriously!" Elisa had a wide grin, suddenly the win they had today didn't matter. It was you that made her happy. She placed her hands on your cheeks, pulling you in so that your foreheads are touching.

"You played so good, Eli," you whispered to her, you knew looking at her eyes will make you melt into the ground, so you kept your eyes down at her lips, "I'm proud of you."

"Thank you, I don't think people on the internet are going to agree though," You wrapped your arms around her broad shoulders to pull her more into you. It was slightly harder because of the board between you, but you managed through.

Elisa pulled away from your hug and bent down, making you confused on what she was trying to do. She placed both of her arms around your waist and carried you, turning around to the other side so you can both hug without anything seperating you.

"I don't care what they say on twitter, I am José Mourinho and I think you're a fast, strong, and a hot player," you spoke in a deep voice pointed your finger at her, making her laugh as she pulled you in again in a tight hug.

"Let me take you out," she murmured under your ear, "I need to take you on a date."

Your face was a blushing mess, it was hard to say no to her. Even when she looked attractive on the selfies, seeing her in real life was something else, "I want to go out with you too, but we're going too fast. We've only been texting for one week."

"Everything was going fast when I started our conversation with that picture, I think we will be fine." Elisa hoped she didn't sound desperate, but she cannot let you go, she will never forgive herself.

You laughed at what she said, placing your hands on her back to feel the muscles from the picture, "okay, let's go somewhere,"

She pulled away slightly to look at your face with a pink blush around her face. Bending down, she gave your right cheek a kiss and hugged you again, "ugh I can't believe you're real!"

[bottombaron]

ranking the Thunderbolts characters by how likely they are Zemo in disguise

some context: a character being revealed as Zemo in disguise in a genuinely unexpected twist is somehow hilariously common for the character in the comics (if i had a nickle for each time i’d have at least four, and that's almost a whole quarter!). most notably however it’s in the very first introduction of the Thunderbolts team. the Thunderbolts are kind of synonymous with a Zemo related twist at this point. basically, with the DC not-alive-anymore-by-choice squad you can count on the team having their implanted neck-bombs and with the Thunderbolts you can count on Zemo being hidden somewhere like a murderous purple Where’s Waldo.

SO, while everyone is like “where is Zemo?” and “why isn’t Zemo in the Thunderbolts movie?”, i remain steadfast in certainty that he’s going to show up in the third act,,, despite there being literally no evidence to the contrary. also this is just for fun so don’t take it seriously unless i’m right then i told you so.

these rankings go from least to most likely

0 / 10

Ava Starr

-because Zemo knows better

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1 / 10

John Walker

-he would have to dress up in an American propaganda outfit

-Zemo might have to intimately deceive Walker's wife and child and that's creepy

-he has the Super Soldier Serum

-calls Bucky “Bucky”

-even Zemo wouldn't ignore Walker's crying child like that, comeon man

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2 / 10

Yelena Belova

+surprisingly not completely unthinkable???

+like maybe as a gag it could play?

+i think it’s because they both have that tiny stabby assassin energy

-obviously it would be super weird, confusing, and narratively unsatisfying for both characters

-Yelena and Florence deserve their spotlight and i wouldn't want anything to detract from that

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3 / 10

Alexei Shostakov

+only slightly above Yelena in believability simply for him being more expendable narratively (so the character not actually being himself in the movie wouldn’t be as much of a let down)

-he’s not particularly similar to Zemo in any way

-like Walker, he has the Super Soldier Serum, so it’s unlikely Zemo would disguise himself as Alexi by choice

-it seems exhausting just being Alexi for any length of time, even for Alexi

+bonus: in the trailer, Alexi b-lines for the bar the instant they exit the elevator in the former Avenger's tower. total Zemo behavior

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4 / 10

Taskmaster

+same height

+non-powered (if you don’t include mimicry but i think Zemo could fake it for a short amount of time)

+wears a mask and doesn’t talk much, making for easy impersonation

+scarred face is similar to Zemo’s scarred face in the comics

-their builds don't match up to a passing glance and unlike Yelena, with her more baggy clothes, Antonia is wearing a fitted outfit, making it more difficult to pass (i don't need it perfect mind you, just enough to suspend believability juuust a little)

-mostly it's just the vibes tbh

-idk man im not feeling this theory anymore and i used to be a Zemo in the Taskmaster suit truther

-maybe it's the suit redesign 🤷‍♂️

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5 / 10

Bob/Sentry/The Void

now we’re getting to the ones where i start to vibe with, but also would need a whole lot of exposition

basically, if you wanted to give a guy like Zemo brain scramblies, make him forget who he is, do some experiments (possibly à la Hydra on Wanda/Pietro? finally pulling on that dropped thread of Sokovians having a higher rate of manifesting powers -specifically Wanda’s reality warping powers- when exposed to the Mind Stone than the average human?) and try to corrupt him into an American branded superhero with a mild-mannered personality, you usually give him a three letter name. like Bob. or Jim.

turning to a comic that i can't believe more people dont talk about in relation to Zemo and the Thunderbolts: Welcome to Pleasant Hill

there's a lot in this comic that gives precedent to the twist of Zemo (and the audience) believing they're just a common, good-natured, all-American before finding out it's a lie in an elaborate supermax prison system. (this will definitely come up in almost all other thoughts and theories i have, including the character on this list that i'm most interested in. i'm kind of obsessed with this comic tbh) the story even involves Bucky, the Thunderbolts, the Cosmic Cube (which is the Space Stone in the MCU - related to the Mind Stone) and reality warping/memory altering similar to the Sentry’s own comic twist. and yes, it’s basically the plot of WandaVision before WandaVision except that the warden wasn't a grief stricken Wanda but a surprisingly Valentina Allegra de Fontaine-ish Maria Hill (put a pin in that similarity). there's also the fact that the MCU loves to merge characters into one, like the upcoming Doom-Stark combo.

so how does this work? hell if i know. Zemo could be forced to change his appearance with that Black Widow spy mask thing? maybe the only ones who see Bob as Bob are the ones who don't really know him + Walker who's easily deceived?? idk. it's a pretty big stretch (but not as big the next one on this list!) the most probable scenario of this one happening is Zemo somehow being tied to Bob’s alter, The Void. again, not probable at all unless the movie does some trippy stuff, but it’s fun to imagine the possibilities.

+the trailer seems to suggest said trippy identity/mind stuff, which you would need to pull this off

+Loki’s staff that once housed the Mind Stone in Sokovia could be a reference to Kobik/the Cosmic Cube that creates Pleasant Hill in the comics

+uhhh Bob and Joe are both three letter names??

+in the Pleasent Hill comics Zemo kind of looks Bob/Sentry like?

-a major thing that holds this theory waaaaaaay back is the fact that Steven Yeun was going to play the part of Sentry first and its highly unlikely they would Plot Twist him into a white man (or god i at least hope not)

-ultimately, there's just not a lot of places this reveal could go imo so /shrug

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8 / 10

Countess Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

look ok hold with me here bc we both know that when those heels started clacking outside the Senate hearing in TFATWS everyone was thinking that it was Zemo rocking them for a whole hot second. I KNOW. I REMEMBER. I WAS THERE.

does this make sense? no, not really. should comedy legend Julia Louis-Dreyfus unmask as Zemo in drag in the third act of a big, multi-million dollar franchise movie made by The Mouse?? absa-fucking-lutly.

i even think it would go over with audiences for the most part. they’d see Zemo, Zemoing about, and go, oh yeah ok that tracks.

+Bucky kind of looks like he’s playing the role of Val’s bodyguard/muscle and his demeanor reminds me so much of TFATWS when he was playing the same role for Zemo

+Bucky knowing this whole time that Val is Zemo and is reluctantly going along with his grift for whatever reason is so funny to me idk why

+Bucky saying “what's the plan” in the trailer just feels better if he is saying it to Zemo

+Bucky is wearing some of his old WS gear and who put him in that last? Zemo

+her line about there being bad guys and worse guys is very on par with Zemo’s pessimistic mentality, maybe justifying an Avengers team up as a necessary evil?

+there should only be one unpowered, tiny, bitchy, manipulative, mastermind serving cunt in a purple jacket in the MCU and Val is crowding Zemo’s throne. solution: Zemo uses Val as his public identity (you know, because of all the war crimes. Val has almost certainly done similar war crimes but they were for the U.S. government so she’s safe to masquerade as) and leads the Thunderbolts with nobody being the wiser

+this also means keeping Julia Louis-Dreyfus around and thats worth like, a hundred '+'s

+the purple. the royal titles. oh, it’s all coming together

+totally think that JLD and Daniel Brühl could pull this off i’m not even joking

+it would delight and entertain me

+Zemo would be leading the Thunderbolts team as he should be

-i fear a shadow of transphobia looming around this idea (with a female character being revealed to be a man in disguise) and that instantly sucks any fun out of it

-Zemo’s ideology would have to do a complete 180 hairpin turn or be a very elaborate plan to sabotage things from the inside, kind of making it difficult to buy into the whole thing in the first place

-its never going to happen

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8/10

Bucky Barnes

ohhhhhhh kkkk

here we go

here’s all that twitter stuff abt how there’s reason to believe that the person shooting at the limo isn’t Bucky at all or that he’s being brainwashed again:

personally, i don’t feel WS here but maybe that's because Seb is doing a little bit of his Judge Dredd scowl and there’s too much going on behind the eyes? it still feels like Bucky still imo, even if his actions are like, a bit extreme. it’s that whole “i had to go to work today” energy that Bucky perpetually puts out lol. basically i didn’t get the vibe that he’s Winter Soldiering, or even that he’s trying to kill the team, i just get the vibe he was tasked with rounding up and escorting the group back to Vale and he’s doing it his usual undelicate way. of course, this is only 3 seconds from a teaser so all those details could be right or wrong in the film, only time will tell.

BUT this reasonable talk is counterproductive to this crackpot theory, so…

The Zemo being brainwashed or otherwise manipulated/reality altered into believing (or pretending to be) he’s Bucky/WS theory:

+if i had a nickel for every time Zemo in the comics was brainwashed/tortured into believing he was Bucky/Bucky adjacent and/or the narrative obfuscating which one was which, i’d have at least two nickels

+and that is purposeful btw, in the comics Zemo and Bucky have a strange thematic connection. it’s not a coincidence that when Steve was still grieving Bucky, here came a guy with ties to his past (specifically the son of the man who ‘killed’ Bucky) that would have been roughly the same age as Bucky if he didn’t ‘die’. Steve then commits to saving Zemo time and again, dispite what a complete fuck-up he is. so, Zemo hating Bucky but also kind of having this deep inner desire to be him at least has thematic presence in the comics

this motherfucker literally keeps a shrine of Captain American memorabilia, including putting Bucky’s old costume in a lit glass display case

-on the other hand, MCU Zemo is almost nothing like his comic counterpart and certainly doesn’t hate Bucky or want to be him

+on the other-other hand, there’s far too many similarities to MCU Zemo and the MCU Winter Soldier to ignore and the text of the movies/show seem to continuously remind us of that in little ways

+so in this theory Zemo wouldn’t be impersonating Bucky Barnes per se, he’d be the Winter Soldier

+who, conveniently, has Sebastian Stan’s face so Daniel Brühl wouldn’t have to be on set as much nor have to do any stunt work. good for him

means, motive, and opportunity:

+Val most definitely has access to the raft (and by extension Zemo) as the head of the CIA

+we also know that Val must have access to some form of the Super Soldier Serum if the Sentry is involved, and the clutter of Sentry related branding in the trailer seems to indicate Val/OXE/the U.S. government has been trying to create their own superhero, Homelander style

+Val also has access to all sort of means of manipulating Zemo's sense of identity. chemical memory alteration, use of off-world artifacts, the old fashioned WS programming way, or even all that Stark tech that was confiscated by Damage Control…remember B.A.R.F.?

+the whole choice to use Zemo could even be out of convenience. he’s already had extensive military training, was a successful black ops commander, he literally has nothing left, not even citizenship to a country

+nobody would look for him or wonder where he is or if he’s even still alive

+even if they did, would they care? to most people, he's a super villian. even people who might object morally, like Sam or the Wakandans seem to be too busy with their own shit rn anyways

+Bucky is literally the only one left who might object and if they're using his identity to carry out clandestine missions then they have leverage. keep quiet and you have a job, prestige, perks, etc. without having to actually do any of the dirty work. don't, and we spin this like you went off WS style and there's nobody to keep you from being locked up anymore. plus Bucky hates Zemo right? why would he care if he's America’s Winter Soldier

+this also allows for a built-in deniability for Val/the government if Bucky!Zemo was ever caught on a mission. that can't be the Winter Soldier doing assassinations in Europe if you can see Bucky Barnes at a Congress meeting on public tv at the same exact moment

+as to motivation, other than all the reasons stated above, it's clear that Val doesn't want a Captain America. she said as much to Walker in TFATWS. while it might work to her advantage to have a controlled Avengers team for her public image, it helps her far more to have someone reliable to do her dirty work

+creating a black ops assassin à la the Winter Soldier, but for America, would be her goal

+and sure, she had Walker and Yelena under her payroll already (and we assume Ghost and Taskmaster as well) but they don’t have that living action figure, perfect soldier rizz. in various ways im going to assume they've disappointed her, questioned orders, or just generally was too human

+so why Bucky's identity? easy. he's already got a whole brand. i can hear the sardonic lines out of JLD mouth about how hard it is to create something new when you can just reboot it. Bucky has a legend as the Winter Soldier, one that still carries a lot of clout. she wouldn't even need to deploy him for assassin reasons, just use him for negotiations and fear tactics. the Winter Soldier is already a verified threat at an international level, you can't buy that kind of marketing. using Bucky's face and WS identity would be essential to her

+wouldn’t just brainwashing the real Bucky again be easier? well, other than the advantage of having Bucky and the WS be separated people as mentioned above…the last two times Bucky Barnes was brainwashed to be the Winter Soldier and otherwise held against his will, an empire fell (S.H.I.E.L.D./Hydra and The Avengers). so, while i’m sure Val has a fondness of the Rule of Three as much as i do, i also think she’s smarter than that

+i’m sure she’s even approached Bucky directly and has probably tried to manipulate him with a job that looks legit on the outside and gets him a nice private house. but Bucky isn’t going back to the WS role, it’s not going to happen. and he’s already side-eyeing Val pretty hard in that trailer so her perfect soldier he won't be

so Val has means, opportunity, and motivation to take Zemo and turn him into her very own super assassin. but lets take this a step further.

this post by magnitothemagnificent brings up a great theory that Bucky here could actually be Jack Monroe, more importantly brings up one of Jack's alter egos, Scourge.

this same guy from the comic page above

(for my theory, obviously, instead of Jack, it would be Zemo as a Scourge-like character)

+we know that there is a version of the serum going around to create the Sentry, and that the Sentry's #1 personality trait in the comics is his mental instability

+we know that, in the comics, Jack Monroe was driven mad specifically by the Super Serum he was given. it messed with his sense of reality and identity in big ways including making him believe he actually was Bucky, instead of just taking up his mantle

+possibly, this version of the serum is responsible for the mental instability of everyone who takes it, creating delusions and hallucinations and this is what affects the Sentry’s mental stability and warps this hypothetical Bucky!Zemo/Scourge's sense of reality

+this could even tie into Walker's story, as it seemed like he escalated in his instability after taking the serum (you know, there's actually a fairly large connection between Walker/US Agent and Monroe too hmm…)

in the comics, Monroe is being controlled (through nanites, so idk maybe Stark Tech?) by a very Zemo-type motivated guy who hates supers and even works for the Commission on Superhuman Activities (basically the same people who created the Sokovia Accords in the MCU, led by Ross and the UN). being controlled by this man, Monroe, as Scourge, is forced to attack and kill super powered people and targets the Thunderbolts. Comic Zemo is literally beheaded by him in a page that definitely tries to make the reader think that it is Bucky Barnes attacking Zemo (this was before the Winter Soldier Brubaker run that brought back Bucky Barnes, so at the time Bucky was still thought to be very dead for over 50 years)

and the Scourge suit would explain other parts of this theory, such as why is that literally Sebastian Stan’s face?

+the suit comes with a camouflage feature and image inducer so looking just like Bucky wouldn't be a problem (in the comics, previous versions of Scourge, one who i actually believe was Jake Monroe, just used latex masks, even disguising himself as a woman more than once -go Val=Zemo theory!- but the most important detail is that Scourge has always been a master of disguise, so that element is already built into the lore of the character)

how would Zemo be able to mimic the Super Soldier Serum?

+if he's not being dosed by Val with a version of the serum, the suit has various means of mimicking increased strength

but unless they really committed to amputating an arm and have a Wakandan prosthetic laying around, how would Zemo have the metal arm?

+from what i can tell, we don’t actually see Bucky’s metal arm in this scene? i believe it’s covered up with a jacket. and even if some of it shows, that could be a CGI misdirect. otherwise the Scourge suit would answer this too, specifically the metal-looking high-tech gauntlets that he wears could be made to at least look like Bucky’s arm and do the same things Bucky’s arm can do

but what about real Bucky?

+we have to first buy into the two Bucky’s theory, which i don’t actually hate. there’s Bucky trying his best in the trailer and then there’s an impersonator out there doing his best Winter Soldier. this way we don’t run into the same problems of a third act reveal like with the others (not actually following the real Bucky Barnes). we would be, hopefully with a confrontation between the two in the climax, getting almost an out of body visual of Bucky’s inner turmoil. him vs the winter soldier identity and everything that represents to him

even having Bucky wearing the Winter Soldier gear would have a cool call back to the Scourge suit:

+the suit in the comics has two gauntlets that can access various tools and weapons by simply voicing a code. they appear as if from thin air but in reality it is a clever use of pym particles

+these weapons aren't even just regular ‘ol things but rather he has a whole arsenal taken from other heroes and villains

+so a suit that carries the whole Winter Soldier arsenal, despite us having every reason to believe Bucky wouldn't have those things anymore, could be a fun way to reference that

speaking of the WS arsenal:

+I know its just a coincidence, but its worth noting that, as others have pointed out, Bucky is predominantly carrying the Škorpion vz. 61 (also known as the Sa vz. 61 Skorpion) in the trailer and in the poster. which was the gun that used to attach to the harness on the WS suit

+Zemo's paramilitary team from Sokovia, EKO Skorpion, was, at least partially, named after the Serbian Skorpion paramilitary force. the real life Serbian Skorpions named themselves after their favorite gun, you guessed it: the same Škorpion vz. 61 that is used by the WS

+additional fun(?) fact: the real life Serbian Skorpions had a secret relationship to the CIA and the CIA might have had a hand in the Yugoslav wars (shocker). if we follow this trajectory, it's possible that Val could have had connections to Sokovia and Zemo as early as the 90s/early 2000s, working as a CIA agent involved with the Sokovian Civil War

+if Hydra was involved with instigating the civil war in Sokovia (as they almost certainly were as it gained them a great advantage in establishing their base there) and Val truly is Madame Hydra, then that would establish pretty strong connective tissue between Val, Sokovia, Zemo, and the WS/Bucky

taking us to Pleasant Hill again:

i love this panel in relation to the Thunderbolts bc this is everything that Yelena is struggling with and seems to be the central theme of the movie, these broken people finding purpose in a world that they’ve been alienated by

+now the major twist in the comic wasn’t just that Zemo is really mild-mannered Jim, but rather the readers were manipulated through various means into believing that Jim was actually Bucky until the end reveal

+combining these things (the Pleasant Hill comic run and the Jack Monroe/ Scourge comic run) creates a story where the audience is led to believe Bucky is Winter Soldiering about, attacking and possibly trying to kill the Thunderbolts team

+but in reality it is actually Zemo, being manipulated and controlled by Val thru various sci-fi means to make Zemo just appear as Bucky

some other things:

+the last person to imitate the WS specifically? Zemo

+and he literally did it with just some prosthetics and theater kid energy

+their height difference is concealable with some heels and Zemo would know how to run in them

+this might even explain Bucky's bad hair:

+like ok hold with me here but Daniel Bruhl had this same exact hair cut for his role as Karl Lagerfeld

did he keep the hair during Thunderbolts filming? i have no idea. but its fun to imagine

and finally,

+the popular Bucky/WS left hand theory. while i’m not necessarily convinced just by this trailer (even tho i really like the theory and the visual importance of Bucky using his metal/left arm), this would gain added legitimacy if it’s actually Zemo impersonating the WS

+because, while Bucky may not be left handed,

+Zemo is

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10 / 10

this gerbil

+100% Zemo, he’s not even in disguise here that’s just Daniel Brühl on set

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Ok I've been off my game recently bc of the holidays and going on vacation but I'm gonna be back home soon so

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When Magneto became Romani

These three pages were included in an X-Men anthology book titled Magneto #0, The Twisting of a Soul by Fabian Nicieza. It was published in 1993 and seems to be the first, or even only place where Magneto's Sinti background is mentioned. This issue is comprised of two short stories about Magneto's background written by Chris Claremont in the 1980's, plus these three additional pages which contradict everything previously written on Magneto's backstory. Unlike the DC universe, Marvel's mainline books are all in the same continuity since the beginning of Marvel Comics in the 60's. Every writer must follow what is established by the ones before. Of course, retcons will happen from time to time, but that's the idea in general. These three pages represent an almost whole-cloth retcon of everything written about Magneto's backstory to this point. For almost 17 years ('75-91), Chris Claremont developed a well defined backstory for Magneto, some of which is included in the very volume that these three pages come from, and Nicieza ignores all of it.

(Content warning for a word that is often considered a slur against the Romani people, I am quoting directly from the text)

Let's examine some of Nicieza's claims:

Pg 1 - "The man who would become Magneto was born Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, to a gypsy family of Sinte desent"

Fact: Magneto is Jewish, which goes completely unmentioned here, and has never before been suggested to be Sinti. I don't know why this author decided to erase his Jewish background and make him Sinti, but nowhere does Nicieza say anything about Magneto's Jewishness, instead casting him solely as Sinti, born to a Sinti family. The illustration even shows him with two pierced ears, an open shirt and a scarf around his neck to drive home the stereotypical "Romani" look.

Also, many Romani people are religiously Catholic/christian.

Pg 2 - "After Danzig was annexed to Nazi Germany in 1939, the young man then named Erik -- along with thousands of other gypsies -- was shifted to a work camp in the city of Auschwitz. We all know what happened then. It is -- or should be -- indelibly branded on our collective consciousness. Genocide. Extermination. Not only of the Jewish race. But also of the Poles, the gypsies, the homosexuals, the intellectuals. Anyone the 'Master Race' felt was disposable... Lehnsherr lost his parents and sister during his imprisonment at Auschwitz."

Fact: Magneto's sister and parents were murdered outside of their town/village by the Nazi Death Squads called the Einsatzgruppen. Magneto was the only member of his family sent to Auschwitz, the rest were murdered and buried in a mass grave.

Additionally, while many groups suffered under the Nazi regime, the genocide of the Jews was specific, deliberate, and at a scale not experienced by the other groups mentioned. For more information, read up on The Final Solution. There was also never a specific attempt to murder all Poles, that's just a lazy attempt to universalize something that was not universally experienced. People can suffer in different ways and it's a disservice to their stories if you attempt to blend them all into one homogeneity.

Also, why use the term "work camp" instead of calling it what it was? It was a Nazi death camp, no need to say it nicely.

Pg 2 - "But he gained something in the liberation of the camp in 1945, as well. He gained hope in the form of a wife, a woman named Magda. In 1946, they took up residence in the Ukrainian city of Vinnitsa... where Magda, gave birth to a daughter they named Anya."

Fact: Magda gave birth to Anya in a small village in the Polish Carpathians. Magneto, Magda and Anya lived in that village for some time, most likely 3-6 years, before moving to Vinnitsa.

Additionally, Magneto was around 15ish in 1945, while nothing disputes this claim directly, I'm not sure he was married at 15 years old.

Pg 2 - "But Lehnsherr had learned something else about himself in Auschwitz, something which was becoming more apparent and more frightening to him everyday -- he learned he was a mutant"

Fact: Magneto didn't discover his powers until he was in Vinnitsa. He didn't have a name for it or consider himself a mutant till much later.

Pg 2 - "When Anya was tragically killed in an arsonist's fire, Lehnsherr lashed out at the villagers who refused to help save her"

Fact: Magneto was prevented from saving his daughter by secret police who were trying to arrest him for an earlier altercation he'd had with someone. He did not "lash out" just because nobody would help, he lashed out because his daughter burned to death in front of him while he was actively being restrained and prevented from helping her.

Also, it's never mentioned that it's an arson attack that caused the fire. I don't know where Nicieza is getting this.

Pg 2 - "In his misery, in his loneliness, he went to Israel -- to save his own soul. He chose to work with survivors of the camps, and in turn, helped them regain theirs."

Fact: Magneto went to Israel because he was Jewish and he had nothing left after Magda left and his daughter died. He helped other concentration camp survivors because he knew what they had been through and could help them.

Also, why is this author having such a hard time calling a concentration camp a concentration camp?

For further information on his time in Israel, read Uncanny X-Men #161 by Chris Claremont.

Pg 3 - "Lehnsherr had taken to calling himself Magnus... as if by choosing his middle name, he could bring some semblance of balance and simplicity to his haunted life."

Fact: Magnus was the only name Magneto was ever given. There was never any suggestion that he was hiding his "real" name when going by Magnus and he is referred to solely by Magnus or Magneto throughout the books. I don't know why he suddenly needed a new name in the 90's but Magneto's name was Magnus for more than a decade.

Pg 3 - "I can separate Magnus the man from Magneto the Mutant Crusader. And please note my choice of words, for I have valid reasons to label Magneto Crusader and not Dictator."

Fact: Crusader is such a loaded Christian term, it's very strange for an Israeli Jewish woman to use it about another Jewish person.

Final thoughts: I'm not against comics taking a character in a new direction or developing them in some new way. What I don't understand is why Nicieza decided to rewrite Magneto's backstory so that he would be Sinti instead of Jewish, so that the chronicle of events in his life would happen in a completely different way, and why he literally ignored all the pages that came before the three he wrote in the same issue!

If you like Magneto as Sinti, that's awesome! It has the potential to be a really cool backstory for a reboot of the character, but also remember for nearly 20 years, Magneto was Jewish and it's not wrong for that version of the character to exist without the Sinti addition. I'll also note that the current version of the Character, the Max Eisenhardt version, is also not Romani. It's one of those things that has been done and undone a few times, much like everything about the character since the Claremont era.

Also, this post should in no way be interpreted as me downplaying the suffering of the Romani people during the Holocaust. Their stories deserve to be told and characters ought to be created to respectfully tell that part of the story. What happened to the Romani people was tragic and should not be forgotten. It also deserves to be told in a more thorough and respectful way than just taking an existing character, changing one or two bits of info about him and saying that's good enough. Nowhere does this Sinti background have any meaning for Magneto, it seems more like a random fact someone added because they were bored of him being Jewish. Magneto's Jewishness has meaning for him as written by Chris Claremont, whereas Nicieza and other writers in the 90's makes no mention of the Sinti background having any influence on the character. It has no effect on his life and seems to be a change made for the sake of it. Both Sinti and Jewish characters deserve better than that.

To read more about how Magneto has been portrayed in comics read my Magneto Biographical Timeline covering the years 1963-1991.

[aurvmz]

bleach by tite kubo, review, small description of characters and story, and thoughts

MASSIVE BLEACH SPOILERS!!!!! BECAREFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

small description : i started bleach around 7 or 6 months ago, mainly cause of my friends, the main character is this person called ichigo kurosaki, he's a high schooler who's known for being able to fight and see ghosts (this is important later), one day, he's in bed doing whatever when a girl in some black robes jumps in through hiswindow, after he thinks it's a robber, he kicks her in the back and she's suprised he can see her. she introduces herself as rukia kuchiki , a soul reaper (she is also VERY important later), and she's from this place called the soul society where they exercise lost souls and sends them to the soul society (this place is VERY VERY important later), where the souls can live a happy afterlife in the Rukon District, which is a village for exorcised lost souls to enjoy, and later, sometimes become soul reapers, similar to rukia, these ghosts are the ghosts which ichigo was able to see. rukia later explains that there are some souls that aren't exercised in time that turn into hollows. hollows are flesh seeking brainless creatures which have immense strength, soul reapers are also made to kill and exercise these creatures to stop any harm reaching lost souls and regular humans.

after this, a hollow breaks loose and grabs ichigo's sister, about to kill her, remember, most humans CANNOT see hollows and soul reapers due to not having any reiatsu or spiritual pressure. in order to keep ichigo from harm, rukia uses a kido spell. kido is a certain type of power that soul reapers can use to help them exercise hollows better. she uses a kido spell on ichigo which immobilizes him as she goes to kill the hollow and save ichigo's sister

, ichigo breaks loose from the kido spell due to his father being a retired soul reaper. ichigo's siblings and him were able to see hollows and soul reapers due to reiatsu passed down from his dad, isshin kurosaki (who is actually isshin shiba, the kurosaki comes from his mother), ichigo's mother was killed by a hollow named grand fisher ( I THINK I DON'T REMEMBER WELL ), ichigo's mother was a quincy,

a group that existed alongside soul reapers in killing hollows, before being driven to extinction by soul reapers. back to rukia and ichigo, rukia wasn't able to kill the hollow, and in a last resort, gave ichigo her soul reaper powers, which intended to be a bit of power, he ended up somehow stealing all of it

and killing the hollow in a power he didn't know the name of, called Getsuga Tenshou,

which starts his journey with soul reapers, Arrancars, and the Quincy. review : world building : 5/5 there's ALWAYS A NEW PLACE, FIRST SOUL SOCIETY, THEN HUECO MUNDO, THEN WANDENREICH, and the squad 0 palace i can go on and on, no complaints about the world building (Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and Wandenreich)

power system : 4/5 reiatsu and spiritual pressure, bankais, ressureccions, vollstandigs, all super interesting and cool but it can feel a bit eh sometimes and a bit too complicated especially with reishi with quincies and stuff (Ulquiorra's Ressureccion, Segunda Etapa, Bambietta's Vollstandig, and Unohana's Bankai)

female cast : 4/5 so many cool and strong women in bleach that aren't overly weird like yoruichi shihoin, rukia kuchiki, senjumaru shutara, retsu/yachiru unohana, nelliel tu odelschwank i can go on and on, all have powers that are really cool, and yoruichi just going left right , but there are some characters like rangiku matsumoto and orihime inoue that just have unrealistic physics... (Nelliel Tu Odelschwank's Segunda Etapa and Rukia Kuchiki's Bankai)

pacing : 3/5 pacing is a lil slow at some times but it goes well MOST of the time, not really much to say on this.

conclusion : 4/5 i love you tite kubo, so much detail and good background on characters, AMAZING plot twists and introductions, and there's never "main character plot armor" (except for ichigo vs ulquiorra , ichigo should have NOT won that tbh!!) overall, definetly an AMAZING watch

[denialintheriver]

Twisted wonderland 2

Themadearl masterlist

Otomeworlds masterlist

Tswiisftteedr masterlist

Lovelyyanderereaditonpoint Masterlist 1 part 2 part 3

Yandere

patience

Maid outfit

Ruggie vs leona

Starved Yanderes

Human eating twins

“𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬”

with an affectionate darling

dorm leaders x social butterfly darling

Yan!Savanaclaw with a crush or SO who is really independent

Ruggie hunting and cornering YUU

Relationship with vice dormleader ( NSFW & SFW )

Sensitent casts knowing MC want to marry all

Being rejected because the perfect like someone in their dorms

Runing away from the marriage

Very affectionate with their first years squad friends while they watching

Don't you dare think of anyone else but me.

Darling asks the Yanderes to kill someone for them

RUGGIE Yandere Hc's. 2 3 pity trick on you

React to a secret admirer

I love you but you are a royal

First birthday and also friendzone em

Weak darling because they Are scared ( savanacraws)

Who would prefer a weak and sensitive darling

Different school

Kissing headCanon

Twst characters yandere potential

Vice-dorm head saving MC from Dormleader

𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬.

Escape with their child

Aluvating MC (NSFW)

Being super soft for their ill darling

React to darling breaking up with them cuz lost love

Yandere adventure

silent treatment from S/0

Gushing About Their Animal Form

Confess to them before the kidnap

Who are more willing to be submissive

Yandere soulmate au

The danger of RSA

Green flag

Pocky Game

Soul mate au!

To Have a Crush

Happy Halloween!

Touch starved darling

Most funny love circle

Seeing YUU in a bathing suit

DORM SET UP HEADCANONS!

King of Halloween in ramshackle dorm

Pumpkin carving with Drom leaders

the nightmare before our love story

I'd marry you with paper rings

When both ace and deuce have a crush on you

FOOD RESCUE!

witnessing you literally brutally handle someone when they try to take your phone

Silly headCanon for the ramshackle gang

INSTINCTUAL REACTION: You Dance with RSA

Ranking love triangles on how messy it is

How they would they kiss you! Savannacraw octavinelle scarabia pomefiore ignihyde diasomnia

Kiss him to stop the rambling

Playing the pocky game with your crush!

Special Mostro Lounge pokcy event

Alice in wonderland cake appear in heartstabkle and you eat it

Teasing them for being oh so serious

Reason for wanting to go home because they are the only breadwinner

Calling affectionate name on them

Bandages their wounds and kisses them better after a fight

That a stange exchange student

Jamil found a strange comfort in the prefect

Rambling about YUU

Mess up world

Random meme / quote

1

Yanderereverse Au

Eternal love

Yandere type for RSA, NBC

Yan boys mark/claim darling

Claiming a darling in the yandereverse

ART

Skully Art. 2. 3.

Dearest Friend Skully

last dance with skully

Pat the side character

Men are animals. Literally.

Recornation of a certain person

Ramshackle dorm gang!

[prettyhennytea]

Rookie Sensations Caitlyn Clark and Angel Reese Shine Bright in WNBA All-Star Debut

In a historic twist of fate, Angel Reese and Caitlyn Clark have etched their names in WNBA history by securing coveted spots in the All-Star Game, marking a monumental moment as the first duo of rookies to achieve this honor since 2014. Their stellar performances on the court have undeniably solidified their worthiness for this prestigious opportunity, capturing the hearts and admiration of fans worldwide.

Reese’s impressive season statistics paint a picture of dominance, with a remarkable double-double average that includes an incredible streak of eleven consecutive double-doubles. A standout in her own right Reese boasts stat lines of 13 points, 12 rebounds, and a steal per game, showcasing her prowess as a force to be reckoned with on the court. Amidst a team bonded by unity and support, the emotional outpouring of joy and celebration that followed Head Coach Teresa Weatherspoon’s surprise announcement further underscored Reese’s impact and significance within her squad.

The outpourng of admiration and support for Clark and Reese has been nothing short of monumental, resonating beyond the confines of the court and inspiring a generation of aspiring young athletes. During a poignant media interaction, Reese’s heartfelt response to a young fans question about her motivation encapsulated the essence of her dedication and passion for the game. “Girls like you,” Reese shared with the young fan, “Little girls that look up to me. Being able to wake up every day and know that little eyes are watching me.”

Adding to her stellar week, Reese clinched the esteemed title of Sportswoman of the Year at the BET Awards, further cementing her status as a rising star in the sporting realm. Meanwhile, Clark’s impact on the court has been nothing short of transformative, guiding the Indiana Fever back into playoff contention and delivering a resounding victory against the Phoenix Mercury, elevating her head-to-head record against the legendary Diana Taurasi to perfect 1-0.

Clark’s meteoric rise in the WNBA record books continues unabated, with her recent feat of becoming the fastest player in league history to reach 300 points, 100 assists, and 100 rebounds in just 19 games. Her all-around excellence is exemplified by her impressive averages of 16 points, six rebounds,  seven assists, and one steal per game, showcasing her dynamic skill set and unwavering determination.

As the excitement builds for the WNBA All-Star Game, fans are buzzing with anticipation at the prospect of witnessing Clark and Reese take the court together for the first time, a rare treat that promises an electrifying display of talent and teamwork. Embracing the spotlight with grace and humility, Clark expressed her eagerness to join forces with Reese, reflecting on their shared journey while emphasizing the collective strength of their fellow athletes.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been her teammate before, been with USA Basketball or anything like that,” Clark shared with the media. “So, I know people are going to be really excited about it, but I hope it doesn’t take away from everyone else.”

As the basketball world eagerly awaits the historic debut of these two phenomenal rookies at the WNBA All-Star Game, let us celebrate their indomitable spirit, unwavering dedication, and boundless potential as they continue to shine brightly on and off the court. Get ready to witness a dazzling display of talent and camaraderie as Clark and Reese make their mark in the annals of basketball history. 🌟🏀✨

[toshiro-taichou]

Hello 👋 again I also wanted to say your Ice Prince of Kings story is very interesting! Will Toshiro become a captain or not in this story? Will we see more of Adnyeus and Lucifer relationship and Toshiro relationship with them? What about squad 0? Toshiro and Yhwach being half brothers is a very interesting twist. Who is Yhwach other parent? When will Toshiro see Ukitake again? What Hyourinmaru doing in this story? How is the Ice Changes The Story going with you?

Thanks, it was just something I randomly came up with.

Possibly. He might.

Yeah, you'll be seeing the weird ass relationship between Adnyeus and Lucifer, even Toshiro's relationship with them.

What about Squad 0? You mean will you see more of Toshiro's relationship with them? Possibly.

Yeah, my mind is a weird place.

Yhwach's other parent? I dunno.

Yeah, Toshiro will see Ukitake again.

Still being by Toshiro's side.

Stuck, Anon. I'm stuck on ICTS. No ideas coming through, even with the little help guide I made.

[alolanroy]

2024 Watch Thread-Part 3

Part 2: https://www.tumblr.com/alolanroy/743462089395470336/2024-watch-thread-part-2?source=share

Lensman (anime): Sometimes lost media is bad. I'm glad it was found, but it still wasn't good 3/10

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: It got a few sensible chuckles out of us, but I'm glad they figured out how to make comedies funny after this. 5/10

Zombie vs Ninja (aka The Undertaker of Sohwa Provence). A South Korean parody of Chinese Kung-fu movies billed as ninjas for the US market. Imagine a turducken if every layer was racism. -5/10

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor: While my PC and Unreal were fighting for their lives, this janky game blew me away. Rarely do we get sequels that truly feel iterative, let alone head and shoulders better than their predecessors. It continually fed me new toys and mechanical twists. I think I'll remember this as both a fun action game and as an outstanding metroidvania. It made me remember that I liked Star Wars, and for that I am thankful. 9/10

Protodoid Delta: I see what they are trying to do here, but it just wasn't fun. just a lot of generic platforming and combat that didn't feel right. Weak buster shots and a three-hit melee I didn't find reliable do not a combat system make. 3/10

Blades: Not quite funny enough for the comedic premise, but for my friends who hadn't seen jaws, it still was enough of a thriller to hold their interests -5/10

Monster Squad: I feel like if this came out when I was a kid, this would have been my favorite movie of all time. The fun monster madness and tone was almost enough to distract me from how the horrible pan'n'scan always found a way to crop out the black buddy-cop, even when he was the one speaking. 7/10

Star Wars The Bad Batch: In all fairness, I stopped only a few episodes in, but this just felt like Dave Filloni playing with his action figures. No real tension, just a parade of his OCs talking to each other, mostly with the same voice. I don't really care to find out if it gets better, because all I've seen is people get excited that more characters from Clone Wars show up. I want a good show, not reminders of a good show. 4/10

Goldeneye: I'm glad Bond isn't quite as brutish with women as the franchise was historically, but while watching it with someone who had never seen a Bond movie before, it occurred to me how strange this movie is without the context it is trying to respond to. 6/10

Battle Star Wars: There wasn't much battle or wars in this one. The stars were allright, but I would've preferred maybe some different hallways or a second hill in the California desert. Hell, I think a second jpeg of the Earth might've gone along way. Besides one of the most funny-bad costumes I've ever seen, this was utterly forgettable. -2/10

Gundam Seed Freedom: This might actually be the most frustrating movie I have ever seen. It made me so mad that I, no joke, walked out to the lobby and stared at an arcade machine to cool off. The writing on display is insanely bad. The first half hour is a sequence of scenes where characters state their thoughts and exposit about a fanfiction-tier plot that barely makes sense. If you liked the cuck arc from Seed Destiny, you will love this movie. It doubles down on the concentric melodrama to a point where everyone has to just be cartoonishly mean-spirited and has the same ending as Destiny, down to the macguffin. 0/10

The Intruder (1962): The day of Roger Corman's passing, this film came up a few times. I took a chance and within a minute and a half I knew this would be a winner. I've never seen a film more quickly and elegantly set up that a character might as well be the devil. Shatner is absolutely fucking evil in this role and it is GREAT. The more I read about this film the more ballsy I realize it was. allegedly this was filmed using mostly actual locals given a watered-down script. All those teens actually went through integration the year before. absolutely wild. 10/10

The Last Man on Earth (1964): Wow, I can't belive that Will Smith Movie 'I am Legend' ripped this off. *Checks Wikipedia* Oh. 7/10

Vikingdom: When people say that a movie feels like a videogame, Ithink this is what they should mean. I would describe it as Jason and the Argonauts by way of a ps3 action game. Cheap as hell, but willing to go hard at random intervals. Shoutout to the sequence in the land of the dead. 6/10

The Cat Who Wore Sunglasses: I'm no expert on Czec new wave cinema, but I think that this was pretty neat. However, I'm not sure that it really fit the mood of a Costco Pizza movie night. 7/10

Dragonball: The Magic Begins: This movie is a laugh-riot mix of good wuxia action and bursts of some laughable CG...until it slows to a crawl at Kame House for like and hour and kills all its energy. The remaster they had on Amazon was gorgeous, but uncanny since these movies aren't usually accessible in any quality. The funniest takeaway was that the production interpreted anime hair as an 80s hong kong action lady perm, so Goku ended up looking a little they/them. -7/10

Blood of Zeus Season 2: I feel as though I can't speak for it much since this is clearly part 1 of a two part story, but it certainly is cut from the Castlevania mold. It does have better forward momentum than its predecessors, but the main party feels almost auxiliary to the other plotlines. I kinda forgot what they were supposed to be doing. 6/10

Everyone is in LA: I don't think the first batch of guests really grabbed me. If this ever got the chance to 'get good' they might be on to something. 4/10

Teldryn Serious: I get what they were going for, but it didn't really work for me. On the literal side, the quest objectives for the last third broke for me. Otherwise, I felt kind of confused because I guessed what was going on before I was supposed to, so I wasn't sure why the story hadn't caught up. 4/10

The Fall of the House of Usher: I think a lot of Japanese RPGMaker and VNs owe Poe and Corman money. Entertaining, but not mind-blowing 7/10

A.D. Police: It had some real cool energy and episodes, but its sure...uh... ended. 7/10

Gundam Twilight Axis: This is a prime example of the cutoff point between a series of scenes and a story 3/10

Skyrim-Mirai: I won't judge this too harshly since I really do feel teenage wish-fulfilment radiating off of this mod. When it clicked for me that Mirai has essentially the same narrative as Serana, and the romance post-game is longer than her main quest...I knew I had to meet it it's level. Not sure I like her ambiguous age, but I chalk it up to harmless fanfiction cringe. 6/10

Jiu Jitsu: With a little editing, this could have been an all-timer martial arts vs. predator mashup movie with a cool alien costume. Nick Cage is in it for a surprising amount and the martial arts is shot pretty fun. Sadly the movie as it exists starts off poorly and gives the impression that the movie is less ambitious than it might actually be. As a result I tuned out for the first half. 4/10

Dick Tracey: The funny makeup and production design does its best, but the awful pacing kneecaps the flow it has at the start. 4/10

Year One: uuugh -3/10

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom: We really had to make our own fun on this one. Except that gnomes, those were great -4/10

Jack-Of-All-Trades!? A Day in the Life of Master Micchi: The geats cast really is at its best once the series is over. These characters are just funny to follow around without the end of the world looming. 5/10

Kamen Rider Geats: 4 Aces and the Black Fox: This would have scored a full point higher if the main villains weren't a greasy discord mod/discord kitten pair that just did not fit the sick recolor of Geats 9. The brief pre-production view of Gotchard made me sad about what we ended up getting. 5.5/10

Kamen Rider The Winter Movie: Gotchard & Geats Strongest Chemy★Great Gotcha Operation: I know getting turned into a marketable plushie is a meme and all, but this was hilarious. Until it turns into a generic Rider movie in the last third, the puppets are funny as hell and the Geats cast shines so well against the mildness of the chemies. 6/10

[soccerdailyuk]

Video: United player Amad Diallo leaves stadium on crutches after Arsenal game in huge blow

Video: United player Amad Diallo leaves stadium on crutches after Arsenal game in huge blow Manchester United achieved a 2-0 victory against Arsenal in their most impressive pre-season showing yet, with several encouraging aspects to draw from the match. Nevertheless, there is cause for concern regarding Amad's condition, as he was seen leaving the stadium on crutches after suffering a seemingly severe injury during the game. Amad on crutches #mufc pic.twitter.com/KPwaQFug3L— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) July 22, 2023 Amad was substituted into the game during half-time, but just 10 minutes later, he fell to the ground without anyone near him. He couldn't walk on his own, and the physiotherapists assisted him to the back of the field. When he reappeared later, he had crutches and his ankles were heavily strapped. It appeared that he might have suffered from a twisted ankle, as the injury occurred without any contact from other players when he went down. The severity of the twist will determine the recovery time, ranging from approximately 3-4 weeks to two months if there is any ligament damage. This unfortunate incident is a significant setback for Amad, especially during the most crucial pre-season of his career. After showcasing his skills in the Championship with Sunderland and impressing fans, there was great anticipation to witness his performance wearing the United jersey during pre-season. The opportunity seemed ripe for him to secure a permanent place in the first-team squad. However, now it appears that he will only be able to return once the competitive matches begin. During his absence, there is a possibility of another striker joining the team, leading to increased competition in the attacking positions. In the meantime, Facundo Pellistri was brought on as a substitute, displaying some promising touches but ultimately missing a late chance over the crossbar. Manchester United is undoubtedly hoping for Amad's swift recovery, as an injured player cannot pass the medical examination required for a potential loan move. The sooner he recuperates, the quicker they can make decisions about his future with the club. Video: United player Amad Diallo leaves stadium on crutches after Arsenal game in huge blow Read the full article

[pandaameii]

NAME:   Meilin “Mei” Lee AGE:   Twenty-Two SEXUALITY:  Open Minded HEIGHT:   5′6″ & 8′0″ when as the Panda PRONOUNS:   She/Her OCCUPATION:   Assistant Keeper of the Lee Family Temple, Sketchbook Artist, and Media Advertising Student ABILITIES:   Can Transform Into A Giant Red Panda

Smart, confident, womanly, spontaneous, and just a little bit dorky— Meilin “Mei” Lee was the total package! Not to toot her own horn but she always got the highest marks at school, would claim to know about all the best trends out there, had the coolest and bests squad in the entire world, had a responsible and well paying job from a young age, was mature for her own age; and oh yeah, she even knew how to do a cartwheel! You couldn’t find anyone better out there than her! 

Mei was the perfect and dutiful daughter anyone could’ve asked for. She grew up with the mindset that the number #1 rule in her family is to honor her parents and that is exactly what she did. Everything her mother wanted from her, Mei did it without a complaint. But don’t get it twisted, Mei firmly believed that she was very much her own person despite doing all that was told of her, she just knew that there were responsibilities she needed to focus on and so she did them. But whenever she was with her best friends, Miriam, Abby, and Priya, it was a completely different story. With her squad, Mei could let herself lose with them. They can talk gush about other people, dance party as much as she wants, watch silly and random videos/movies/shows and listen to loud and ‘obnoxious’ music as they want! There were no rules or set boundaries when came to being with them, and Mei couldn’t be anymore happier that she had these girls in her life.

Not to say that Mei didn’t love spending time with her parents. On the contrary, she spend loads of time with the both of them, especially her mother. They have a daily ritual of watching soap operas with each other and even had multiple exclusive mother & daughter date nights where they go shopping or to the spa together.  She was her mother’s precious little Mei-Mei. Their bond was super close, and because of that the last thing Mei ever wanted was to disappoint her mother, and so for a good chunk of her life, she didn’t. And sure, they would still get into a couple of disagreements here and there (her friendship with Miriam being one of them as Mei believed that if her mother actually got to know the other girl, she would see just how cool Miriam actually was), but none of them were ever bad. That is— until everything changed when she was thirteen.

Waking up one morning, Mei found herself looking like a red panda! It freaked Mei out to the point where she screamed, alerting her parents, before her mother came to check on her. Panicking, Mei hid, refusing to let her mother see her in such a state until she was able to finally lock herself within her bedroom. Not sure how this happened, she tried everything to revert herself back to normal. She closed her eyes and commanded herself to look human again, she laid in bed and pretended to fall asleep, and Mei even went and grabbed her brushes, thinking that maybe if she calms herself down, it would help. And for a split moment, it did! But then she got a little too excited and back into a giant red panda she was! It was horrifying, and it took Mei exhausting herself into actual sleep for her to finally revert back to normal. But then a new issue arrived— her hair was red! And her mother wasn’t exactly approving of tainting and damaging ones hair, so Mei knew she had to hide her hair from her. The next day, Mei had been on edge, all she wanted was to avoid everyone especially her mother. But her mother chose to be super overbearing that day and it wasn’t until Mei got to school was where she thought she could avoid her. But nope! Even then, her mother was spying on the girl, and after accidentally embarrassing her in front of her classmates, Mei found herself transforming again and ran off, causing some damage on the way until she was finally back home. There, she couldn’t hide her state from her parents and when they saw how she looked like, all Mei heard was her mother utter "it has happened already” for her to realize that what was happening to her wasn’t just some random freaky magical occurrence. 

Apparently, turning into a giant red panda was going to happen to her and her mother never once warned her about it because “she thought she had more time.” See, due to her ancestor, Sun Yee, and her love and connection towards red pandas, she was granted the power to transformed into a red panda and instead of those powers staying with her, it became a curse that the family lineage would also gain that ability too. For generations, every woman within Mei’s family was able to transform into a giant red panda once they became of age. Her grandmother could, her aunts could, and so could her mother, and the only reason Mei never knew about this was because her family had a ritual that could put the panda away completely by being contained by an item like a piece of jewelry. Her mother suggested the ritual, and at the time Mei was on board with doing it because she didn’t want to look like a giant red monster anymore. But the ritual couldn’t happen right away, and so Mei found herself stuck like this and had no choice but to try and contain her emotions until then.

Of course it didn’t take long for her friends to discover her power, and as shocking as it was at first, the girls found Mei being a panda incredible. Their validation and acceptance made Mei happy, and with their help, the girls were able to find a way for Mei to control her powers— at least the reverting back from a panda, as being with them and thinking about how much she loved them was enough to keep Mei calm. From there, the girls were back to business as usual but with some big news! Their favorite group, 4*TOWN, was coming to Echo Isle to have a concert and all four were dead set on going. But there was one big issue—they didn’t have any money and their parents wasn’t planning on giving them any. Stressed, this meant they had to fund the money themselves and Mei transformed again, and due to being in school at the time, one of her classmates also found out about her. Then another and another, and before Mei knew it, her entire class knew! But they all found her cool and adorable, and that was when a plan came to mind! They can hustle the panda and market the panda to make money for the concert! For weeks, the girls were somehow able to stay low-key about it, gaining more and more money until they needed only a hundred bucks more to finally get a ticket for each of them. 

Mei’s mother wasn’t okay with her going to the concert, deeming it inappropriate and juvenile for her go to. This upset Mei greatly, but she persisted and after being invited to one of her classmates, Tyler’s, birthday party who wanted her come as the panda with the promise of paying them well for it, Mei and her squad went. Big mistake! Their time at the party had started off well, but after learning how the ritual and concert were both on the same days and getting into a small scuffle with Tyler, the night turned into a disaster and Mei came home with three less friends and with a hallow feeling of how she had to either choose to go to the concert with them or stay and give up her panda. And after some thinking, she realized that she didn’t want to lose the panda! Of course, her mother still wanted her to go through with the ritual and with her grandmother and aunts even visiting Echo to help with the ritual, Mei felt like she had no choice but to go on with it. Until she didn’t, and left straight to the 4*TOWN concert to make up with her friends and let lose. That didn’t go well with her mother, it triggered her even, and before anyone knew it her mother’s own panda was released, broken from the pendent that kept her at bay, and before going after Mei. 

Now this is where the rest of the story became tricky. Mei was able to reach the concert and make amends with her friends before enjoying herself for a little. But when her mother crashed the concert and she saw just how big her mother’s panda was, Mei having to transform and fight against her with the help of her grandmother and aunts, and parts of concert venue getting destroyed, it’s safe to say the events of that night was possibly one of the craziest that has occurred within Echo Isle. Which is why the fact that no one outside of Mei, her family, and friends don’t remember the events that happened was so surprising. It was reassured to her by her grandmother that it was okay and this was necessary, which Mei agreed about, but it had her wondering what else her family was keeping from her. 

While her mother, grandmother, and aunts decided to go through with the ritual again to strip away their panda, Mei decided against it and her mother learned to accept that. Yes, this means that she has to be careful again since people don’t remember the events of the 4*TOWN concert, but it’s a price that Mei’s willing to take if it means getting to be honest with herself. And thankfully, with her friends by her side and a newfound honest relationship with her mother, Mei was able to go through her years without another big red issue.

The Lee Family Temple is one of the oldest places within Echo Isle and has surprisingly proven to be one of the biggest tourist stops there. Which is great, because that’s her family’s business and the last thing Mei ever wants is for people to stop coming by.

Has always been interested in every form of media and has more than once suggested to her parents that to make better business for their temple, they should find creative ways to advertise it more. It’s why she wears the fake red panda costume made out of cardboard around town sometimes, to advertise! The outfit actually helps, and after recalling how well she and her friends were able to advertise her actual panda, Mei soon realized that this could be a good calling for her! Her mother was a little hesitant about it, but after Mei create a good and detailed powerpoint argument over it, she decided that once she hit college, she was going to major in media advertising, and that’s exactly what she did.

Has a shared TikTok account with her squad and a good chunk of the videos are Mei in her panda form, but she always plays it off like she’s just wearing a ‘costume’ whenever anyone in the comments asks about it. She and her friends even has a fake zipper they clip onto her fur and everything that makes the whole suit stunt believable because she knows that she can’t have the whole world actually knowing that she can transform into a panda again. Thankfully, their channel is still pretty low-key and not super popular and there are a bunch of videos that are just them singing, dancing and recreating memes to overshadow some of the panda videos. But every once in a while a video of her as a panda would go viral.

Thinks her father is the best. He gives the best advice, makes her laugh, and she loves that he doesn’t conform to the “typical” masculine nature men are supposed to go by, such as being the one who often does the cooking and cleaning back at home. It’s very obvious to anyone that her mother is the breadwinner at home, and yet her parents knows how to make their relationship work and are as loving as ever. It actually makes her happy to learn how her mother fought for her relationship with her father after her grandmother disapproved of him, and has Mei hoping to find someone special like that to fight for one day.

Gains crushes left and right, and depending on how intense they are depends on how long they last. Most of the time, they’re temporary especially considering the more intense the crush is, the easier it is for her to go panda. That said, Mei has had only a few crushes that’s lasted more than a week for her. The first and most obvious one was on 4*TOWN member Robaire who her pre-teen self had been certain would’ve fallen in love with her the second he saw her, he’ll magically turn into a merman and they'll get married together. Another crush was on a former schoolmate of her’s named Carter, who Mei successfully had her first kiss with but unfortunately whatever relationship between them didn’t last for long after that. A third crush, and one it took her forever to admit about, was on one of her best friends— Miriam, who helped Mei realized that she was just as much into girls as she was guys. But Mei never did anything about that because their friendship was way more important than any romantic relationship could’ve been and eventually, those feelings faded and she was back to seeing Miriam as one of her best friends again. And before you ask, yes— she does have a crush on someone new currently. But Mei claims it’s nothing more than an idol / fan obsessed crush. 

Loves going to the karaoke bar with her squad. Mei isn’t even much of a singer, she just likes to go for the fun of it and for the love of music. 

In fact, music has always been a part of who Mei is, being as she’s a talented flute player, and has an obsession for all things pop especially boy bands and girl groups. Literally, 4*TOWN is still her number #1, but if you ever take a look into her playlist, it’ll be filled of 4*TOWN, NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, One Direction, Jonas Brothers, BTS, 5 Seconds to Summer, Spice Girls, Destiny Child, Little Mix, Fifth Harmony, Kitty Section, and even soloists like Poppy, Brittany Spears, and Olivia Rodrigo! Her closet door is even filled with posters of all the artists she’s into, and every few months she would switch it up depending on who she’s really feeling at the time.

Likes to draw a lot. At first, it was just Mei doodling on the corner of her notebooks whenever they was daydreaming, but at some point she actually bought herself a sketchbook and used that to draw. Now she has books filled with sketches and drawings, some more detailed and colored. Her friends had told her that she has some serious skill with her art if she ever wanted to take it further, but Mei’s unsure of that as she finds most of what she draws kinda embarrassing and refuses to let many people look at her work.

Is as blind as a bat for she’s been wearing glasses since she was very young, but wears contacts most of the time nowadays due to the amount of frames she had accidentally broken whenever she goes panda.

Speaking of, while Mei does have way more control in handling her panda, she can still accidentally transform whenever her emotions run high. It takes for her to be feeling super intense about something for her to change, but it can still happen. Whether she’s overly excited about something, extremely upset or mad, or super embarrassed—the panda can and will come out. 

Is able to only have her ears and tail appear if wanted to and not go full panda. Mei likes to do so whenever she feels extra cute and it’s easier for her to make pretend that they’re fake by sporting a custom made hairband that matches her ears. 

Can’t actually do a cartwheel that well but will act the most confident in that she can until she falls flat against her butt.

Loves animals, especially adorable kittens and wants to adopt one but is unsure if she should due to not wanting to freak the kitten out by becoming a panda. For now, she has a digital pet she takes care of.

Will spontaneously sing out loud when there’s a really good song being played.

Doesn’t define her sexuality by any label as she accepts all kinds of labels.

Tries not to be so hard on herself most of the time and convinces herself to just live life the way she’s been living it and to have fun! 

[zhongrin]

i'm buzzing from coffee so here we go. sorry if i missed anyone, my memory is akin to the invertebrates sometimes. also i'm tagging people who may not even know i exist in this, so if you don't want to be tagged, no hard feelings, lmk and i can remove it ᰔᩚ

ps. this is all /pos, /lh, and /genuine with some /silly sprinkled in

@queen-belial i have 0 idea who astarion or durge is, and i have never played baldur's gate in my life. but nevertheless, know that i am always so utterly enamored at the rare crumbs of art and fics you post.

@abyssmal-skies you're one of the few people who are still into traditional art and i think it's amazing!!!

@harmonysanreads with her crazy deep in-depth character analysis proficient brain writes banger after bangers of yandere works that will make you shiver in a good way.

@brynn-lear is yet another lv.999 yandere writer, with her plot twists, unique ideas, signature art, → !!!GAMES!!! <-, and cannibalism tendencies.

@mochinon-yah with her amazing amazing art and personality as sweet as her name.

@euniveve with her series and worldbuilding and amazing arts like girl how does your brain work i need to study it.

@pranabefall who cuts open my heart and stabs far too many needles in it before sewing it back up (wow thanks, doctor) with her beautifully painful fics.

@jessamine-rose the concept of playing with dollhouses as a blog 'theme' itself is already so unique, but the worldbuilding and character building jess is doing in every fic of hers is INSANE!!!

@naraven alon oh alon.... your music. you're the toby fox in our squad in my head and i really hope one day your music will be heard by all.

and if we're speaking about beautiful proses being written to mesmerize your senses, @chryseis-lxve aka cherry does it like no other!!!!

@teabutmakeitazure serves quality dark tea for your aventurine, childe, and chrollo fixations ☕️

@dottiro is THE canon dottore writer in my head but their pantalone fics especially are so 🫶🏻🔥🩸 (interpret those emojis as you will)

@stickyspeckledlight may use whimsy and silly words in their fics but you'll look up from their works at the end of the day and go 'what the fuck /pos'.

@crystalflygeo writes delicious smut (and will occasionally break your heart *sideeyes LoHK*) and will beckon you to visit her blog more for more delicious food (perhaps pet the local deer in the process too).

@floraldresvi may not be your 'typical writer' where she posts drabbles under the 'x reader' tag, but she drops a bouquet of happiness into her friends' inbox and i respect that so much ᰔᩚ

@silentmoth if the utterly adorable moth persona didn't bait you into looking into moth's blog then you're a monster let me just say i binged moth's masterlist. it was very worth it. 20/10 would do it again.

@pawpiefawn's calming, quaint vibe doesn't deceive - it's a cozy space for wriothesley and al haitham enjoyers, but let's be real here. i think the main charm here is miss ying's personality!!!

@silkjade has a way of writing that will leave you wondering what beautiful truly means because her aesthetics sense is top-tier and it flows into the way she writes her fics ✨

@pearlywritings has super comforting and fluffy fics that makes my day and some spicy stuff that makes me go 👀 → 🤔 → 🤤... i don't even kiss diluc but i want to root for familyau!diluc and reader, they're SO LOVABLE.

@the-travelling-witch has a plethora of magical potions you can select from, but just be careful because the poisons are as potent as the love potions ;)

@risustravelogue may be on hiatus but will still forever be one of my favorites because time means nothing to the kinship i have over fellow devs doing art and writing ;w;

the combination of @persicipen's pastel colors and the way she writes always leaves me feel like i've just watched a grand performance at a local classical concert at the end of every fic ✨

@lovegasmic if mila's theme(s) isn't pulling you in then i am silently questioning your aesthetic sense her yummy drool-worthy smut fics will. the o■■p■s fic.... the kn■■■■■g fic.... mmm.... yes.....

no big sis? no problem! @grimmweepers is THE big sister figure and THE al haitham writer for your al haitham fixations.

@unriding if evie's personality hasn't pulled you in then you're a monster her moze musings and fics will; i don't even kiss him but she makes him look so squishy (/pos).

@euthymiya with her quality writing pumps content after content of quality dishes (and side dishes of personal rambles which i find endearing) all over my dash, it's amazing.

@saetiate if their url didn't clue you in their wit then let me ー you'll find banger genshin and hsr smutfics that will blow your mind like it did mine.

i used to associate @catcze with pink but now i just associate her with being one of the aesthetic queens bc every theme is SO pretty ー delve into her wriothesley tag, you will not be disappointed.

@xeraeus with the amazing amazing art that i always somehow miss because timezone is a bitch (jun, i still think you're secretly a wizard or something bc how do you finish commissions that fast!!!).

@danijaci needs no introduction, we all know they're an absolute madlad in drawing (/pos) and those comics + blushing series + biker series will alwasy live in our head rent-free.

i personally think a good artist can relay a story or depict an object with a few lines because it shows that they fully understand the essence of things - which is what @erabu-san does splendidly.

idk if this is allowed but can we make this ask into a post where everyone tags their favorite content creators/artists/fic writers in the fandom so that they get the recognition and love they deserve!!

let's do it!! 💖💖💖

@jojaxcola @crispyanonart @eemamminy-art @itsmeglycine @nicoleknives thank you for all your wonderful sdv art <3

[annahxredaxted]

Funny stuff with the redacted peeps.

Part two

Part three

Ash And angel prank calling:

Ash: a 7 foot bottom?

Angel: who’s topping you? Lady liberty?

*aggressively hangs up*

David: what-

Baabe: -the fuck.

Angel:hey davey…

David sighing: yes ?

Angel: what’s long hard and full of seamen?

David: 😳ANGEL THAT IS HIGLY INAPPROPRIATE-

Angel: -A SUBMARINE!!

Milo: why are you smiling?

Sweetheart: what? I can’t just be happy?

Baabe: christen tripped and fell in the parking lot.

Lasko: what’s a thot?

Freelancer: a thoughtful person.

*at the dinner table*

Lasko: hey huxley could you pass the salt?

*passes salt*

Lasko: thanks hux your such a thot!

Damian: *spits out water*

Lovely: crushes are the worst!

Vincent: yeah, whenever I’m with mine I always act stupid.

Lovely: you always act stupid. lol

Vincent: yeah don’t think into that to deeply.

*On a job*

David: what do you think tank will do for a distraction?

Ash: probably throw a rock like I do..

*building explodes and several car alarms go off*

David: or they’ll do that..

Baabe: what’s a mix of sad and mad?

Sweetheart: disgruntled, miserable, frustrated.

Angel: smad.

Honey: isn’t it weird that we pay to see other people?

Ollie: plan tickets?

Baby: concert tickets?

Guy: prostitution?

Honey, scared: ..uh.. glasses.

Cop: your getting a ticket for driving a motorcycle with 3 people.

Tank: ok- WAIT 3?!

Baabe and angel: OH SHIT SWEETHEART FELL OFF.

Tank pointing: can I sit there?

Sam: that’s my lap?

Tank: doesn’t answer my question.

Angel: The squads reaction to being told ‘I love you!’

Milo: oh hewl no

Asher: THANKS FAM!

Sweetheart: sounds fake but okay. *shrug*

Baabe: wut 0//-//0

David: can I get refund?

Baabe: in your opinion, what is the height of stupidity?

Sweetheart, turning to angel: how tall are you?

Lasko, motioning to a Halloween display: all these goast and I still can’t find a boo.

Gavin: people always asking me if I’m a daytime person or nighttime person.

Gavin: LIKE BUDDY IM BARELY EVEN A PERSON.

Angel:.. .----. -- / ... --- .-. .-. -.-- [im sorry]

David: what’s that?

Angel: remorse code.

David: I’m even angrier now.

Aaron going over smartass resume: okay so it says here your creative.

Smartass: yes .

Aaron: May I ask what you create?

Smartass: problems.

Geordi: that’s one of my biggest fears, waking up as a donut.

Cutie: would you eat yourself?

Geordi: wouldn’t even question it.

Sam watching the news like the old geezer he is: someone tried to fight a squid today?!

Darlin walking in covered in ink: well maybe the squid was being a dick.

Damian: can you be serious for 5 minutes?

Gavin: my record is 4 but I think I can do it.

Tank: hey could I get some dating advice?

Milo: just cos I’m with sweetheart doesn’t mean I know how I did it.

Sam: tell me bout the birds and the bees.

Darlin: their disappearing at an alarming rate..

Ash: truth or dare

Sam: dare..?

Ash: I dare you to kiss the hottest person in the room.

Sam: hey Alexis?

Alexis blushing: yeah?

Sam: could you move I’m tryna get to darlin.

Ash: I was arrested for being to cool

Sweetheart, being all professional: charges were dropped due to lack of supporting evidence.

David: if we don’t go to sleep now we’ll hate ourselves in the morning.

Tank: I already hate myself plenty dipshit.

David: we’ll be talking about this in the morning. Bed. Now.

Tank: we’lol be addressing eachother with code names, I’ll be eagle 1

Tank: Quinn is ‘been there done that’

Tank: Sam is ‘currently doing that’

Tank: ash ‘it happened once in a dream’

Tank: milo is ‘if I had to choose a guy’

Tank: and David is eagle 2

David: oh thank god.

Saten: hello there I have come to take you to the depths of he-

Freelancer: oh my god how tall are you?

Saten: uh. 6’6, 6’11 with horns.. Freelancer twisting hair in finger: Haha with horns. Your so funny

Angel: I’m not that clumsy.

David: lie of the decade.

Milo: I’m not that short.

David: lie of the century

Tank: I’m not attracted to Sam

David: lie of the universe.

Milo: what is life

Sweetheart: milo~

Milo:’aww I’m your life that’s so swe-

Sweetheart: because life is short.

Baabe: be the bigger person

Sweetheart: I am 5’1 and bitter, you be the bigger person.

Guy after the aquarium, disappointed:

Honey: what did you think a tiger shark was guy?

[nmikaelsonimagines]

Harley and Joker: A Klaus Mikaelson Imagine

Request from Anon: Soo could you do a fic based on the suicide squad quote'They became the king and queen of Gotham City. And God help anyone who disrespected the queen.'?Maybe Klaus affectionately saying 'it's really not me you have to worry about' to someone reader and him are trying to get answers from or something, or 'everyone knows there's only one alpha in this family' 'and everyone apart from Klaus knows its reader'. I don't know I just have a lot of ideas for quotes along this sort of line but 0 skill

So, as to be expected from this request being sent to me of all people, I got very carried away. I have no regrets. Hope this is okay for you lovely, and enjoy x 

Klaus could have stood there watching Y/N all day. One of his shirts hung off her shoulders, legs long and bare, the hem rising and leaving little to the imagination as she reached for the box at the top of the closet. He knew what she was looking for, the shoes that went with the dress currently laid out on the bed. He glanced at it briefly, picturing her in it later, before turning his gaze back to her. He smiled as she stood on her toes, still trying to reach. 

A true gentleman would help her, but as Klaus recollected the things they had done the night before, the things that would be done later, he was hardly that. 

Nor was Y/N the perfect, polite lady that was often associated with Queens. She was dark, deadly, dangerous, a twisted soul encased in a perfect body. She was his equal in every way that mattered, and it was why he had chosen to make her his partner in crime, a ruler just like him. 

The world knew it too, knew not to disrespect the two immortals that had the power to cause immense destruction, knew that it would be worth their lives if a single bad word was spoken. Only a few weeks ago, a young vampire had made the mistake of trying to win Y/N as his own prize. 

Klaus had revelled in the feeling of his heart in his hand, the blood that coated his skin. 

The hybrid strode forward, his footsteps gentle as he came up behind Y/N, wrapping an arm around her waist. He felt her lean into him as he used his other hand to brush the hair away from the back of her neck, placing a lingering kiss on the now exposed skin. “Need a hand?” His lips brushed her ear as he spoke, and he smirked as he felt her shift under his touch. 

“Do you mind?”

Reluctantly, Klaus pulled himself away from Y/N before reaching up and grabbing the box. He passed it to her, and she kissed his cheek in thanks. Y/N turned away from him, walking towards the bed and picking up the dress that she would be wearing in only a matter of moments. Klaus watched as she moved, taking in the sway of her hips, the way her body moved effortlessly like she was oblivious to just what she did to him. 

She knew perfectly well what she did to him, knew perfectly well that dressed like that, in one of his shirts, she would be driving him crazy. If the King of New Orleans had one weakness, it was the Queen in front of him, and he couldn’t help himself when he grabbed her waist and pulled her back towards him. She twisted in his arms, facing him with a smirk.

“Not a fan of these?” She held up the shoe in her hand, smiling, as Klaus brushed a stray hair from her face, tucking it behind her ear. He should have come up with a witty comeback, should have told her that he was always a fan of anything she wore, but he couldn’t bring himself to. Not when his lips were aching to kiss her, not when he was considering cancelling their meeting and throwing her onto the bed. 

Not when she had dropped the shoe now, her hands sliding over his shoulders as if she were reading his mind, making every thought that swam through his mind a reality. 

It was a common occurrence for things to end up this way, for Klaus and Y/N to be too lost in each other to notice anything else that was going on. There was a certain type of power that radiated between the two, one that kept them their places as rulers, as each other’s, and it was expressed every time they were together, every time a sliver of skin was exposed, a chaste kiss threatening to turn into something more. 

Klaus cupped Y/N’s cheek, his hand sliding up her jaw line, his thumb scraping along her delicate skin. “I think we have some time before we have to go.” In an instant, his delicacy disappeared as he pushed her back onto the bed. She yelped as he climbed on top of her, grabbing the lapels of the shirt she was wearing and tearing it apart, exposing her body. 

The fatal act of his lips devouring hers had some time turning into half an hour, into a whole one, Klaus groaning when Y/N finally pushed him to put some clothes on. He looked at her out of the corner of his eye as she slid on that dress and those matching shoes, her hair placed just perfectly. He would push it out of the way again later, would make his mark as he did most nights. 

They were late, Klaus knew that. But he didn’t care, knowing full well that not a soul would comment if they valued their lives. He entered the bar, not bothering to shake the hand of the man who had been waiting for him. The hybrid was after information about something ravaging the city, and the vampire before him had agreed to make a deal in exchange for the identity of the culprit. 

He had asked to remain in New Orleans. Klaus had smirked when Y/N reminded him that he hadn’t specified how long. 

Speaking of Y/N, Klaus watched as she walked into the room, that dress hugging her in all the right places. She smiled at him with that twisted smile he so adored before taking the seat next to him, her arms settling on it as if it were a throne. 

Klaus had always thought she looked good in a crown, and as he watched her now, her eyes trained on the man in front of them, stoic and poised, he knew he had been right. 

He pretended not to notice how the vampire looked Y/N up and down, knowing that his rage would get the better of him and they would end up back at square one. 

So instead he skipped the formalities that would usually come with such a meeting, wrapping his fingers around Y/N’s, a sign that she was well and truly off limits. He grinned when she squeezed his hand, before returning to a position of kingly duty. “So, you have a name for me?”

“About that.” The client leaned forward in his chair, eyes flitting to Y/N before turning back to Klaus. “I was thinking that I might want to add a little more to our deal before I give you the name.”

Klaus inwardly rolled his eyes. All he really wanted was to get back home, get Y/N out of that dress and remind himself that she was his Queen, no-one else’s. He wanted to make her feel beautiful, wanted to remind her that she was loved, that she was under the protection of the most powerful man in the world. He wanted to remind her that she was the equal of such a man, of him. 

But he had to deal with this first. He grit his teeth, staring at the vampire who exuded nothing but smugness. It infuriated him. “Do you not know who I am?”

The reminder that a person was dealing with Klaus Mikaelson was usually enough to remind them to stay true to their word. This, apparently, was not going to be the case. “I’m not scared of you, Klaus.”

Klaus turned to Y/N, who had untangled her fingers from his. He could see the fire in her eyes, could see the desire to act on the words of the imbecile in front of them. She glanced at him, and nodded. It was then that Klaus spoke words that he had spoken a thousand times before. “It’s not really me you should be worried about.”

Klaus poured himself a glass of Bourbon as Y/N moved from her chair, pinning the vampire up against the wall by his neck, his feet leaving the floor. He looked on with a wicked smile as the man whimpered, struggling against the strength of the much older vampire, of Klaus Mikaelson’s Queen. “Name, now. Or she decorates the room with your intestines.” He took a sip of Bourbon. “Your choice.”

Y/N’s grip tightened, and Klaus put down his glass. He walked over to her, his hand sliding over her shoulders and finding its resting place on the back of her neck. “Easy love, he still needs to talk. If he chooses to live, that is.”

The vampire nodded, and Y/N dropped him to the floor. He fell in a crumpled heap, and the King and Queen of New Orleans looked on with a perverse satisfaction as he panted out the name of the person who had been ravaging their city. 

“See? That wasn’t so hard, was it?” Klaus grabbed the vampire by his shirt, before throwing him back against the wall. He could feel Y/N behind him, could feel her watching him exude his authority. They both knew what was coming, had discussed it only the night before in between fiery touches and burning kisses. 

It seemed the vampire did too, as he began to struggle. “Klaus, we had a deal. Please.”

“A deal that you were about to go back on. And besides, I’ve stuck to it. I promised you that you could stay in New Orleans. And you did. Just for not as long as you hoped.” Klaus punched his hand through the chest of the vampire, feeling his heart in his fingers. He leaned forward, and whispered into the man’s ear. “Word of advice, don’t upset Y/N. She doesn’t like it when people look at her like that. And neither do I.” He pulled his hand free from the vampire’s chest, and out with it came his heart. 

Klaus dropped it to the floor, the thump of it hitting the floorboards the only sound. He looked at Y/N, and smiled. “Shall we?” He held out his arm, kissing her temple when she linked her arm through it. 

That kiss on the temple had turned into something more when they stepped through the doors of their bedroom, Klaus having his way as per usual. He smiled at the sight of the pile of fabric on the floor, at Y/N’s legs tangled in his own. He traced a finger down her spine as she tapped at his chest, enjoying the intimacy, the moment just after they had performed equal acts of power with each other. 

His lips brushed the top of her head, and she looked up at him, a smile so different from the wicked grin that she used when she was up to something. “I love you.” Y/N repeated his words back to him, her lips capturing his. 

Tomorrow, they would have a vampire to kill, and Klaus knew Y/N would enjoy every second of it. 

But for now, as he lost himself in her, he reminded himself of the fact that the woman before him loved him, that she would do anything for him, that she would die for him, a Queen sacrificing herself for her King. 

And the King would do the same for his Queen.

Always and forever. 

Masterlist

[mandoposting]

🕴for the oc ask game!!

🕴what kind of embarrassing phase did they go through?

Rift - ~Edgy lone wolf phase~

Hacksaw - Obsessed with Coruscanti Hyperpop

Puck - "Camo" paint job

Aran - Stanning Pre Vizsla

??? - Jedi Fanboy™

more detail under the cut!

oc ask meme but its utter chaos

Rift - ~Edgy lone wolf phase~

With the nature of being a commando, he often found himself working alone or with relatively small squads.

This gave him a bit of a Complex and while he's not as Shadow the Hedgehog as he was, he's still working on being less self reliant.

Thanks goodness he moved to the 117th, those colours make him look like an angry teletubby.

Hacksaw - Obsessed with Coruscanti Hyperpop

What can he say, it just slaps.

He followed the latest charts obsessively and once almost got tickets to see his favourite band live but they moved off-world before the date of the concert.

He still knows loads of lyrics and if you listen while he's doing menial tasks, he's probably singing them under his breath.

Puck - "Camo" paint job

Early into his deployment, Puck decided he needed to be more ~stealth~

So he took it upon himself and painted his armor.

Needless to say he's not allowed near paint anymore.

Aran - Stanning Pre Vizsla

Listen.

He doesn't like the New Mandalorians. And Jaster Mereel has been out of the picture for a hot second. Can you blame him?

Needless to say, after learning more about the actions of Death Watch he moved past this phase.

??? - Jedi Fanboy™

All clones have a certain level of respect and awe for Jedi, but he was on another level.

He consumed every available resource on Jedi in the Kaminoan databases. He had picked out his lightsaber colour and fighting form.

His batchmates bullied it out of him (affectionate), but he still retains a certain level of fascination.

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