#the worlds most adorable robot dad

[memento--moray]

First flowers of spring.

[dyns33]

Only wastelands 4

Annnnnd here's part 4 !! I will be honest, I will need some time to finish this series. I know where I'm going, but I can't find the time or energy to write it.

Tag : @one-of-thewalkingdead @coolrobloxkid28 @thebumbqueen @rachmari @ilyvia @justme12200 @honeybunhottie @savanahc @gobbodoggo @bisasterbisexual @killingboredom @bonafideyapper @i-simp-for-mha-men @pixelatedprofilepic @ultimatreality @chattersstuff @harmfulb1tch @hellolettuce444 @miketastic25 @darkangel4121 @avidreadee123 @kaitttttttt @nullx1ety

It would have been a lie to say that Y/N hadn't prayed that Janey would be a better traveling companion to Lucy. The vaultie was not bad, but far too naive, talkative, not listening to advices.

Maybe she had been heard, or Cooper had been a great father, but the little girl was a true angel.

Obviously very clever for her age, she didn't need long explanations to see that the world had changed, that it was dangerous, and that it was a good idea to follow Y/N without asking too many questions.

Of course Janey still had some questions. This was perfectly normal. But she waited until they were safe, often before sleeping, to look at Y/N with her big, innocent eyes.

“Are we going to see dad soon ?”

"… Yes. He's not far away." the woman said as she checked her pitboy.

If the information was correct, Lucy was only a few days' walk away, and if Coop was still with her, then he would be reunited with his daughter soon. 219 years without seeing her, without any news, no clue on her location, and the almost evaporated hope of finding her still alive.

Of the things Y/N hadn't yet explained to Janey, the time that had passed since her forced separation from her father was one of the most complicated. The child probably thought she would find the man in the picture, smiling and with pink skin.

She nervously repeated that Cooper had been ill, but couldn't elaborate. Each time, Janey responded that her daddy was strong, and that he would get better soon, especially if they helped him.

Impossible to contradict this adorable child.

If she wanted to lie again, Y/N would have said that she wasn't walking as fast as she could because she wasn't sure what would happen when Janey saw her father. That would probably be a shock. Was she going to scream ? Cry ? Be afraid of him ?

It would break Cooper's heart. And she could repeat that she hated him, that she didn't care at all about his fate, Y/N didn't want to hurt him like that. Anyhow, but not like that.

There was also the possibility that he would react badly to seeing her. Vault Tech was so monstrous, they would have been able to clone Janey, or create a robot that looked like her, or even brainwash her at her mother's request.

He could also think that he had become too monstrous to approach such a pure being without harming her.

Maybe he had abandoned Y/N, thinking only of himself, but he would never do that to his own daughter. She couldn't believe it. The problem was that he would want the best for her, and he might think that was keeping his distance.

Y/N had imagined all these possibilities, but in reality, she knew perfectly well that they would just be happy to have each other again. If she was afraid, it was mainly for herself. For them.

She had been running from him for three years. Not that he seemed to be looking for her, but she had promised herself that their paths would never cross again or it would end badly.

She was not thinking of killing him. First because she had no chance against this cowboy, but above all because Y/N may have hated him for what he had done, she still loved him too much to really want his misfortune.

That was probably why everything was still very painful.

When the Pitboy beeped to indicate that they had arrived at their destination, Y/N observed the ruined building, Janey's hand still holding hers, awaiting orders.

Although fear kept one alive in the wastelands, one should never hesitate. Never.

Cautiously, motioning to the little girl not to make any noise, they approached what was obviously Lucy and the Ghoul's hiding place for the night.

With another gesture, Y/N indicated to Janey to stay at the end of the corridor, while she checked the place, until she found what they were looking for. And if necessary, she should flee.

As none of her reactions were normal, the vaultie seemed happy to see her, greeting her with a huge smile.

Sitting in a corner, hand on his rifle, Cooper didn't look so happy. Surprised, yes, nervous too. With a mixture of sadness and anger. Not really open to a reunion.

But he had celebrated their separation, he had no reason to want to see her again.

Y/N stared at his gun, wondering if he was going to shoot. No movement showed he intended to harm her, but he kept his hand on the trigger. Maybe he thought she was going to try something.

Slowly, so as not to rush him, and ignoring Lucy's long tirades about everything that had happened to them in New Vegas where they had not found her father, Y/N made Janey understand that she could come.

The weapon fell to the floor as she walked through the door. The hatred completely disappeared from Cooper Howard's eyes.

He just sat there, petrified by this vision of his past.

The poor kid shook a little, clinging to Y/N, not understanding what they were doing with these people. So Y/N got down on her level.

"This is Lucy, she was in a shelter like you and me. And… Janey. Janey, here's your father." she whispered with an uncertain voice.

The child looked at her, searching for a lie or joke on her face, before turning back to the Ghoul, who still hadn't moved.

It may have been instinct, the call of blood, or the great intelligence of this kid, but then she found her smile again, finally recognizing the man who was standing there.

"Daddy !"

While he had been stuck since their arrival, Cooper didn't hesitate for a second when Janey ran towards him. He opened his arms to welcome her, lifting her to embrace her tenderly, breathing a sigh of relief that he had been hoping for for two centuries.

Lucy didn't understand everything that was happening, but she placed a hand on her heart in front of this scene, knowing that she had to keep quiet for once. Nothing should spoil this moment.

"Janey… My lil cowgirl…" sobbed Cooper. "You're okay. You're here."

"I missed you, dad. Why didn't you come with me in the car ?"

"He… I told you, there was no more room. I was supposed to join you later, but there were problems. I'm sorry, my angel. I wanted to come."

“Mom said you left me.”

"Your mother… Your mother will have had bad information. I would never have left you. I would always come for you."

The sentence echoed in Y/N’s mind. A broken promise. Without really thinking about it, she touched the picture she always kept in her bag. If it had been of value to Cooper, it hadn't been enough for him to come get her.

Now that he had found Janey, that photo was forgotten. It was long forgotten, like Y/N, who no longer had any value.

At least this story would have a nice ending. Their paths had crossed so that she could bring back his little daughter. He had saved her, she had saved them. They were even now.

Still silent, she left the room, then the building, without attracting attention. Lucy was too busy crying, while Coop obviously only had eyes for his child.

By the time they realized she was gone, Y/N would already be far away.

Maybe the vaultie would want to follow her, thinking about using her pitboy, but there was no reason the cowboy would want the same thing. If his daughter wasn't enough, he would continue to search for the old MacLean, for Barbara, all those responsible for the end of the world.

But not Y/N. Even to thank her. He hadn't looked for her in 3 years, he had no reason to start now.

So it was a surprise when something passed around her at lightning speed, stopping her in her tracks as she was about to advance towards the desert.

It had been a long time, but she remembered that damn lasso and the habit of its owner perfectly.

“Leaving so soon, sweetheart ?”

Why wasn't he with Janey ? Why stop her ? Why not be happy to see her go, like last time ? He already had Lucy to annoy him, and even if he loved her, it wouldn't be easy to survive in this world with a child. Why make her suffer like this ? Why make her believe that she was important ?

She could ask him all these questions and finally get real answers, but Y/N was scared.

No sound came out of her mouth as she turned to face Cooper, who had regained his cold gaze. This blur between despair and hatred. As if he had a reason to be angry with her.

“Think we need to talk.” he said in a slow voice. “A real conversation, sugar.”

And from the man who hated idle chatter, long explanations, and really all human interaction, that was something.

[xxgoblin-dumplingxx]

odd duck! reader setting boundaries w lois like she did clark?

"Where's Y/N?" Clark asked looking around before kissing Lois hello.

"Charging," she said, smiling a little and nodding to where you were sitting on the end of the couch, curled up with a book and so thoroughly engrossed in it, you hadn't even realized Clark was there.

"She's not-"

"Like an adorable little roomba," Lois said, tickled.

"Good girl's day?" he asked, shaking his head.

"I found the most incredible new shoes," she said cheerfully. "And I think I managed to convince Y/N she needs more than one nice dress."

"You think?" he hummed.

Lois opened her mouth to answer and before she could, you look up from your book frowning slightly, "I'm not a computer and you're not my mom."

"Y/N I-"

Your frown deepened and you shook your head, irritated. You could ignore little jokes about being on a charging dock. You could ignore a lot of things- because most of the time people just don't realize how stuff sounds. "I should go," you tell them.

"Ma's been doing that to you for years," Clark said fairly.

"You're also not my dad. Jesus adopt a dog if you guys need something to parent," you tell him. "Enough. I don't want to talk about Bruce anymore. I don't want more dresses. I hate velvet and I'm not a robot. I'm just weird."

Lois winces when you pick up your bag and start to go, brushing past Clark to follow you. "Sweetie-"

"Not my name."

"Y/N," she said softly, catching your hand. "I'm sorry." She pulled you into a bone-crushing hug and squeezed. "I don't think you're a robot. And we shouldn't push you into things I just- After what happened a couple years ago-" She breaks off when you wince at the memory and lets you go when you pull away, squeezing your hand instead. "We just want you to be happy."

"But my happy isn't going to look like yours-"

Lois smiled a little and tucked your hair back in place, "I know. But- it's nice being reminded. Keeps me from getting too complacent. Come back and have dinner with us?" She squeezed your hand coaxingly, tugging playfully. "Clark misses movie night-"

"I don't think that's a good idea," you murmur. "I just want to go home."

"Alright," she said, a little crestfallen. "Text someone when you get home?"

"I will."

"Promise?"

"Yes."

And she nodded, watching you pop down the steps and hail a taxi, exhaling slowly. "Clark?"

"Just give her a day or two," he said, unbothered, "Maybe bribe her with some sour patch kids and some new pens." He kissed the top of her head and gave her a squeeze.

"And you're not mad at me for-"

"Listen," Clark said smiling a little, "You love her. You guys are friends. Friends get irritated at each other. It's not the end of the world."

"You just want to see my new shoes."

"And you in them. And nothing else," he agreed, grinning.

[dozing-composing]

Hello! I hope you're having a nice day!

(Sorry if that sounds weird) but could you make a list of headcanons for Brock as the father of a girl with a genius level of intelligence? (How at one year old he could form small sentences and speak, at two read, and as he grows he only continues to become more intelligent to the level that he takes interest in computing/Robotics and becomes a hacker, and she always goes with brock to infodump or ask HIS view on certain topic(Even if he don't know about it, and her answer is like "I trust dad's judgment"))

Along with Billy as her godfather, since he is the most patient with her since she don't like be baby talked and want to help him with his proyects

Nonsense! This Doesn't Sound Weird At All! This Is Actually SO Adorable, Omg. Billy Being The Godfather Is Such A Nice Touch.. (Sorry This Took Forever To Get Through!)

ꜱʜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ɪꜱ ꜱᴍᴀʀᴛ…

✦ It brought a new light to his life when his little girl came into the world. Little did he know that she's just as smart as she is beautiful. ✦ Each milestone brought new surprises. When she was learning to walk, she was also learning to talk! Granted, her words wasn't as clear, but it was above the normal babbling that babies do. During her toddler years, she was able to read through some books like Dick and Jane and some of the Biscuit series. They start getting more complicated as she grows. ✦ And things got a little hectic every time Pete and Billy (mainly Billy) made a visit for whatever reason, because she would go straight for Billy and see what he's working on. It lowkey makes him feel so accomplished knowing that someone is this interested in what he does. (It warms his heart so much!) ⤷With Brock seeing this, he had no choice but to make him the godfather. Billy almost had a falling out. He cried a little, and the next time he saw her, he gave her the biggest hug he could. ✦ She gets more involved in the world of computers and other technical stuff as she grows older. Brock almost choked Rusty out when he gave her blueprints for random stuff and told her to "do whatever." Rusty, of course, thought it was funny and saw no harm in it. ✦ Billy stops by more often to see how she's doing and will tutor her some. She has a peculiar interest for his arm, watching him reprogram it in between breaks. ✦ At one point, Brock thought his little girl was no longer his. They don't really have the same interests. It worried him that he wouldn't have a connection with her... But! All of that is proven wrong every time she talks to him. He really has no clue on what to say on some issues or subjects, but on others, he gives the best advice or opinions he can give her. It really eases his mind knowing that she'll always come to him first when she wants to talk. ✦ He puts in a lot of effort to understand his daughter's interests, but some of it leaves him absolutely dumbfounded. He tries, he really does, but all this coding and mechanics...It gets a little overwhelming. Instead, he stays there and listens and observes what she's up to. The closest thing he's ever gotten to was servicing his car and the X-1 and overlooking some of the equipment from the O.S.I. ✦ Sometimes if there's an issue at the compound/tower, she'll offer to look through the computers and help resolve it. But he refuses her to help out if there's some sort of invasion. God forbid anyone lays a hand on his daughter. ✦ Brock has his hands full with her, but he wouldn't have it any other way. They're the dynamic duo, with one being "tactical smart" and the other being "technical smart." He's actually more than grateful that she turned out the way she did because if she ended up being a mini-him, well...Let's just say he wouldn't be able to stand the thought of her getting into the same situations he did.

[weeb-polls-with-pip]

Morally Questionable Anime Milfs Side B Round 2 Match 1

Propaganda:

Prospera -

[SPOILERS] "She manipulates her daughter, Suletta, into killing people, blackmails Suletta’s fiancée, Miorine, and gaslights her along with Suletta, does everything in her power to get revenge on Miorine’s dad, Delling, for getting her husband killed via his raid on the space station she and him worked on that developed GUND tech for use as Mecha and prosthetics, and she attempts to reactivate Quiet Zero and wipe out most tech all in an attempt to get her daughter, Eri, to be able to exist freely in the world via Quiet Zero’s data storm (Eri is a digitized ghost inside the Gundam Aerial and Suletta is a clone of her by the way). She also has a really cool helmet and is G-Witch’s resident main villain and Char Clone."

Yui -

"Yui Ikari was a brilliant scientist in a brand-new field, with a husband who adored her and a bouncing baby boy. Of course, this was just after the evil conspiracy who employed her blew up Antarctica and destroyed the world by poking a dead god wrong. So she built a giant robot powered by a human soul in order to fight God and/or aliens and be the last monument to humanity, and then got herself absorbed by it. In front of her son and husband, utterly traumatizing them both.

I must stress that this is the good guy plan.

Anyway, now that her son can't successfully connect emotionally to anyone, he has to pilot the giant robot and fight all those alien gods. Her soul is still stuck in there, and she only can do anything when her son is completely overwhelmed, in which case she awakens as a literal berserk murder machine. Meanwhile, her husband has discarded all his morals and integrity to play a complex game against the evil conspiracy that employs him and will set off a process to destroy what's left of the world to resurrect her."

~ propaganda courtesy of @taperwolf

[yanderomantic]

Hey!! 1, 2, 3, 9 & 13 for the ask game? 👀

what got you into proshipping? -- politics. i started educating myself on marxism, dialectical materialism, i realized that pushing towards censorship is a conservative view, that in practice its the most disenfranchised members of society that get censored--people of color, trans women, queers of any flavor. in a world where the definition of pedophilia is getting expanded to include open trans women in florida, im not comfortable equating the exploration of dark fiction with child abuse. theres real world political impacts to this pedojacketing shit that harms the oppressed before the privileged, and im not taking part in it. also--we should normalize discussion of dark topics, in order for victims to feel safe processing their traumas--theres a lot of traumatized people stuck in anti circles who are too afraid of admitting the complicated truths of their trauma because the mere discussion of dark topics is such a deep taboo. theres a lot of social and political benefits to destigmatizing discussion. also i became staunchly pro-kink for about all the same reasons as i mentioned before, and in my mind kink & dark self shipping is basically in the same boat--imaginative play with dark themes & power dynamics.

what got you into selfshipping? -- friends! i mean, i always enjoyed daydreaming about my favorite characters, but i didnt realize there was a community to partake in until my pals got me into it. thank you lav ^_^

who is one of your your first/oldest f/os? -- good question! i mean, theres the characters ive adored since childhood that i spent my time daydreaming about, maybe even making ocs for--flippy from happy tree friends was probably the first character i properly self shipped with before realizing what self shipping even was cuz i was like, 9... but i had made ocs id project onto. the first few characters i decided to call my f/os--when i was first introduced to the self shipping community--will graham & herobrine, though i dont really self ship with herobrine & not sure if i ever truly did, i just liked him ^_^

9. who is a f/o you want more content of? -- not too sure! i have a couple that dont have a lot of content, but im not too pressed about it--mr robot, from mr robot, is a character i really really really like but the fandom doesnt explore him in the ways id like for it to. hilbert from w359 could definitely use some more content that appeals to me, im a little picky about my interpretations of podcast characters though.

(and i got your other ask specifying you meant 14! i assume you meant 14 over 13, so i'll answer 14 instead (: )

14. do you prefer romantic, platonic, or familial f/os? -- my familial f/o's have always meant the most to me & have brought me the most comfort. crowley from supernatural most of all. supernatural as a source has been deeply important to me in many ways. and then theres lucas baker from re7, who hits the sweet spot between romantic & familial both! which is a very very awesome spot for an f/o to be. i need more incestuous f/os in my life i think itd fix me whats kinda funny about platonic f/o's, if i like them enough they either start branching into romantic territory or familial territory eventually. like a few other spn characters, like kevin who i started crushing on, and um. jack. who. um. Well we're kind of incestuous. thematically. It was unavoidable. jack kline parallels me too much and his (biological) dad is grooming me so. It happens. we started having some kind of codependent sibling incest even before i accepted that im proship. it was unpreventable. Love you jack kline forever

(and yknow what just cuz i love talking ill answer 13 too)

13. do you create self inserts to be more like you, or an idealised version of yourself? -- it depends on how im feeling/who im feeling like when i get into the source/make my s/i! or, depends on the source and how it makes me feel. of course my spn self insert is pretty idealized, yet true to myself and my emotional complexes--fallen angel turned demon, but is still pretty bad at being a demon. and my re7 self insert is pretty true to my teenage self while being very much inspired by who i am today at 23. kind of an homage to the teenage self i couldve been if i was less lost in my identity. the self inserts i made for media i got into 2020-2022 are pretty different from the self inserts i make in 2024, because im just a different person. each self insert is kind of a snapshot of a person i once was/used to be/used to want to be. ive got a couple self inserts that are more idealized than others, like an au version of my spn self insert that gains her angel status back--very confident, reclaiming her femininity, revenge against abusers--a type of person i once looked up to, but i dont really idolize her the same way i once needed to. im always ever growing & so are my self inserts--ive got trans men, cis women, butch dykes-- all self inserts are versions of me ive been or can be

[fortpeat]

So rather than writing a typical review I thought I would share my live commentary 😂🤭🤭 but obviously I have a lot of thoughts regarding a lot of scenes but those are gonna be metas !

Mahasamut is so whippeddd AHHHH ... Tongrak acting cute is dangerous is Maha's heart 🤭🤭🤭

My HEARTTT 😭😭 Rak not wanting to waste the food cooked my Mahasamut 😭😭🥹🥹 AHHHH THEY ARE SO FREAKING PRECIOUS 😭😭

That was the most cutest beginning EVERRR 🥹🥹🥹 also I just know we are not at all ready for cutesy lovey dovey MutRak 🥹😍😍🥹

Rak acting like a baby... I mean ... I thought you were the sugar daddy Rak 🤣🤣

Mahasamut wishing the worst for Prin 🤣🤣 (YES BABY SHES THE DEVIL INCARNATE) also I am melting that he wanted to hear the story from Rak and not from anyone else 🥹😭😭😭

Rak's story 😭😭😭 I really want to smash his dad's head !!! 😡😡😡 Also that hug 🥹🥹🥺🥺🥺 AHHHH can I get that hug please.. also Rak complaining about the hug but keeping pulling in Mahasamut 🤭🤭🤭

One hug was all it took for Rak to be obsessed with cuddles 🤭🤭 I feel you Rak I totally feel you !

"Bangkoks record is clean zero" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I CANTTTT HE IS A MENACE 🤣🤣🤣 Also what is up with Fortpeat charactersl and being horny while sleeping 🤣🤣🤣... OH GOD RAK IS SUCH A TEASEEE 🤣🤣

OH MY LORDDD I NEED AIR... THAT SHIRT TAKE OFF AND THE HAND ABOVE THE HEAD ?!!!! ,😳😳😳🥵🥵🥵🥵

Rak being jealous..... YESSS... my bucket list being fulfilled one by one 😍😍😍

Khom is a cutie I have to say and is it just me but Connor's voice sound like a robot AI version 🤣🤣 it's so weirddd 🤭🤭

HHAHAHAHA TIME FOR MAHASAMUT TO GET JEALOUS 🤣🤣🤣 oh god did I just watch the most ridiculous fight ever 🤣🤣 GOSH I LOVE THESE TWO...

Not Rak sulking at Vie's place 🤭🤭 fanfuckingtastically 🤣🤣🤣 (Rak showing that he's a writer) 🤣🤣🤣

Rak's house having the view of that waterfront 🥹🥹🥹 Mahasamut might be feeling a lot at home in those moments 🥺🥺🥺

AHHHHH meena is here 😍😍 she is so freaking adorable 😍😍😍 also her acting 👌👌 wow 😍🙏

Not them already acting like a married couple 🤭🤭🤭

Rak looking at their hands together while Mahasamut is answering the call 🥺🥺🥺 my emtionssss 😭😭😭

AHHHHH RAK SQUEALING YESS... THATS US... EVERY SINGLE TIME

Meena's question 🤣🤣🤣🤣 yup she is definitely Rak's niece 🤣🤣🤣 not the checklist 🤣🤣

Baby girl please don't read his novels 🤣🤣 you are still too young 🤭🤭

I can't help but focus on Fort doing all the random things in the background 🤣🤣

MutRak : "You can depend on me"

Meena : Rak and Mut sitting on a tree K. I S. S. I. N. G 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Meena honey you don't have to sell Tongrak to him 🤣🤣 that boy is so gone for your uncle 🤭🤭

Fortpeat with Nina ... OMGGGG 🥹🥹🥹😍😍😍 THEY ARE SO PRECIOUS 😍😍😍

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FORTS MOANSSS... 😳😳😳🥵🥵🥵

JESUS CHRIST ON A ROLLERCOASTER...

I WAS SO SO RIGHTT.... FORTS MOANS ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD... NO WONDER WE DONT GET TO HEAR THEM AT ALL... RHNSBFNABRNSH AHHHHHH MY EARSSSS I CAN'T BREATHEEEE... AHHHHHH

The end credits 🥹🥹🥹😭😭

THIS EPISODE... I need a week to recover from all those emotions 🫠🫠 📈 📉 📈 📉 📈 📉 📈 📉 📈 📉 this was my emotions throughout

[cerromoreno]

Starbula Week, Day 5: Alternate Universe and Day 6: Family / Holiday

This weekend has been crazy busy, so I guess I’m just combining the two most recent Starbula Week days for the price of one 😅

Basically, this is just a continuation of my post last year that explored the future daughter (Meredith Quill) that I imagine Peter and Nebula having. I won’t rehash it all here, but basically I picture her looking like Millie Bobby Brown, just blue (like…tell me there isn’t *some* resemblance here)

At the time, I didn’t realize that Millie was actually going to be starring in a movie with Chris Pratt (made by the Russo brothers, no less), called The Electric State, which will be releasing in 2025. And now that promo is starting up for it, my Starbula brain is quite delighted 🤭

So in today’s combo Starbula Week post, I’ll both share my headcanon about how an AU Meredith and Peter could fit into the visuals and plot of The Electric State…and, first, some recent press tour photos that look like Peter hanging out with his young adult daughter and make my heart happy 🥲💗

I’m sorry, this is STUPIDLY CUTE. I’ll also just assume that Peter recently lost a bet and had to shave his beard, since otherwise I can't think of why he'd be without his lovely facial hair from Vol 3 😤

Ok, so now for the Starbula/The Electric State AU!

I will admit, basically the only Starbula element here is the fact that she and Peter are married with an adorable daughter who is now in college on earth 😅

Also, I know nothing about this movie aside from what I've seen in the trailer! Everything here is 100% vibes lmao

So in this AU, somehow Peter and Meredith get stranded in a robot apocalypse and have to work together to save the world/escape/rescue Nebula/etc. I actually think it’s a cute concept in general, because how many father-daughter buddy-adventure films are there? 

Ok, here we go...

Meredith's first semester of college has just ended, and Peter comes to earth to bring her back home to Knowhere for winter break. Nebula can’t make it because an important work trip came up that she couldn’t reschedule, which is why she’s not on this adventure lol 🙃

On the way to Knowhere, the two get intercepted and basically kidnapped/trapped on this planet where robots have taken over. (And this is the only universe where this happens, hence it being an AU.) Maybe Meredith and Peter's ship get captured and brought to the planet via tractor beam, maybe it gets boarded and they're forced on to the robots' ship, idk. But clearly these robots had been looking for them…😱 *cue suspense*

Once Meredith and Peter are on the planet, they realize that they can’t escape or call for help, since this advanced robot tech is jamming all of their own technology. They somehow manage to escape their captors, and are now on the run in this strange planet, without a way to call Nebula or the Guardians to rescue them. They end up here for several weeks (months?), hence Peter’s hair getting shaggy and Meredith having a super 90’s hairstyle. (In reality, I think the movie is just set in an alternate 1990’s lol) 

In the meantime, they learn how to work together as a father/daughter duo. Peter reluctantly teaches Meredith how to use a gun and fight, and, after feeling sheltered and coddled by her parents her whole life, Meredith finally feels like she’s being respected and treated like an equal by her dad.

(Of course, who can blame Peter and Nebula for coddling their daughter and wanting her to have a safe, sheltered life, after the childhoods they had both had?)

Also, since there seem to be some nice robots that they team up with in this movie, I guess during their adventures, they end up gathering a little team of friendly robots who want to overthrow the evil robots who are in charge of the planet.

Eventually, Peter and Meredith learn the backstory of these robots, and why the two of them have been brought here. The robots were originally made on earth, or some earth-like planet, that had decided to scrap the idea of sentient robots entirely and sent them all into space, where they crash-landed on this random planet and eventually took it over.

(Maybe the evil leader robots want to take over the universe – typical 🙃 – in retribution for being cast out by their creators, and the nice robots just want to live in this planet in peace, but are being forced to cooperate with the evil, in-charge robots or be taken apart...)

Meredith and Peter also learn that they’ve been kidnapped and brought here as bait for Nebula, who the robot leaders have been enthralled with ever since they’d learned about her – a being who is both mostly robot and is alive. They'd decided that by holding her family ransom, she’d be forced to give herself up in exchange for their safety. What these robot leaders actually wanted with Nebula, Peter and Meredith still aren't sure.

But once Peter and Meredith are eventually kidnapped, Nebula (who has, along with the rest of Knowhere, been distraught for weeks at the disappearance of her family) is sent a message: Unless she comes to their planet, alone, within 24 hours, her daughter and husband will be killed. 

Nebula's arrival on the planet basically starts the climax of the "movie," where she learns that the robot leaders’ goal is to finish her “upgrades,” making her 100% robotic like them. That way, she can be a sort of god for them as they fulfill their "destiny" of wiping out the universe of non-robotic creatures. (The more I thought about this scenario, the more this actually seemed like an MCU-esque mission/galaxy threat, lol.)

Meredith, who is restrained next to her dad, tries to convince her mom not to go along with the exchange and to escape while she still can. However, when a guard begins torturing Meredith in front of her, Nebula distraught, agrees to all of their terms. Of course she’d do anything to protect her daughter. 

And then, of course, they all somehow get out of it 🤪 Maybe Meredith and Peter's new robot friends, who had always been undervalued by the more advanced robots that took charge of the planet, are able to sneak Meredith a gun and she is able to kill the robots holding her captive and free herself, Peter, and Nebula. Then, once they’re all free, the trio – plus their robot friends – are able to destroy the robot leaders for good and free the rest of the planet from their control. Yayyyy

And in the process, the Meredith and Peter (and Nebula!) of this AU have gotten to grow closer, having survived a robot apocalypse and even saved the galaxy together. 

So there you go! My extremely random Starbula AU...with visuals to go with it! 😉

I really do love that no matter how the movie turns out (even though it sounds like the relationship between Millie and Chris’ characters is central to the plot, which is amazing), it will definitely have some fun visuals and vibes to fuel this AU that I've come up with. Can't wait for March 2025! 🥳

@starbula-week

[the-ninja-legacy-whip]

So I adore your worldbuilding and how you've mixed the worlds of the show and movie-

That being said, I'm curious how a three-way crossover between the legacyverse, the show, and the movie would go. Into the Ninjaverse, if you will

I'm not even gonna lie, I daydream about this all the time—

Show!Kai is Legacy!Kai but much more aggressive, while Movie!Kai is Legacy!Kai but more passive. They spend most of their time trying to puzzle out how they all wound up so different despite leading similar lives. Movie!Kai does have a conniption over Legacy!Kai once being friends with Chad (and not Show!Kai asking Legacy!Kai for dating tips gfdsgfd)

Show!Jay = Bastard!Jay and Movie!Jay= Uwu!Jay.......so, both are immensely jealous of Legacy!Jay who somehow gets the best of both worlds, on top of being able to teleport and fly consistently (but Legacy!Jay is the one that nearly loses an eye, so who's really losing here) (also, since Movie!Jay is actually single, Sunni starts rubbing her hands together like "my chance at LAST")

Legacy!Cole is vastly unimpressed with the other Coles (to him, one cares way too much while the other doesn't care nearly enough) and struggle to find common ground with each other since, unlike the Kais, their upbringings all turned out way, way different from each other (but of course all of them do unite in their passion for music/dancing)

Legacy!Zane learning that he has no mother (!!!) and that his father dies twice instead (!!!!!!) in Showverse, along with discovering just how robotic he is Movieverse, even without turning titanium. Multiple mental crises ensue.

All three versions of Nya are just chilling, although Show!Nya has some reservations about the other two "surrendering their independence" to be ninja, while Movie!Nya can't even fathom ever not wanting to be a ninja. Legacy!Nya sympathizes with both sides and thus is torn about her own decisions.

The only real sources of shock for the Lloyds are Legacy!Lloyd's op abilities and their age differences. Show!Lloyd is like 10 (if this is during the first half of S2), Legacy!Lloyd just turned 14, and Movie!Lloyd just turned 16, so their levels of life experience are quite different. They are, however, unified in the distress over their dad of course (and Show!Lloyd is a little envious of the other two getting to have their mom in their lives). Show and Movie agree that Legacy is probably the most terrifying out of the three of them, for reasons they can't quite explain why.

Jesse reveling in there being three Coles lmao, but then subsequently freaking out because he simply does not exist in Showverse (or worse, he's just that Fuchsia Ninja from Crystalized lmfao) and is basically useless in Movieverse. Legacy!Cole assures him that he is glad he gets to love have him in their universe tho.

Legacy!Olivia in outrage that there is no Shark Army in Showverse, and horrified at what does go down in the Movieverse. She is, however, a little distressed that her father (who is not her counterpart's father) is alive in Movieverse...but it's her alter-self that winds up getting killed. Whoa, man.

Legacy!Harumi getting real concerned when she can't find her Movie!counterpart, on top of how much worse Show!Harumi's life is than hers, against the odds. She starts dreading what *she's* gonna be in for, if her life can't seem to find peace in any universe–

Legacy!Antonia can't find her counterparts (as she believes they just haven't met their ninja yet, which technically isn't wrong) and thus has way more fun riling up everyone else and documenting all their difference. She also tends to play mediator for everyone else when things get out of hand

Harleigh, meanwhile: WHERE THE HELL AM I?!?!?! Show!Ronin: ...I think I just felt a disturbance in the forces that be

[uwudonoodle]

Happy pi day! I think stories are always better if they have a delicious pie in them. So here's a random list of pies on screen, that I lowkey want to make and eat. 🥧

🎞 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

🥧 Gooseberry Pie

The queen poisoned Snow before she could put it in the oven. That's the real tragedy. I've never had a gooseberry pie, but my dad has a small gooseberry bush that might produce enough for a pie some day.

🎞 Julie and Julia

🥧 Chocolate Silk Pie

Julie makes a pie in the opening of the movie while musing about how cooking brings her peace in a chaotic world. I had never had a chocolate silk pie before, but after the movie I looked up a recipe and made it. It's now one of my most requested pies at Thanksgiving. Although I like to use an oreo crust where Julie used a Graham cracker.

🎞 Big Fish

🥧 Apple Pie

Of course the perfect little idyllic town of Spectre, Alabama served hot apple pie. It looked real good too.

🎞 Kiki's Delivery Service

🥧 Herring Pie

At least I think it's a fish pie because of the design on top, not positive. Fish pie wouldn't be my favorite to eat. It was baked in a wood fired oven, and man, did the crust look amazing.

🎞 Harry Potter

🥧 Shepherd's Pie, Pumpkin Pasties, and Treacle Tart

(This includes the books as well since I think only the Pumpkin Pasties are mentioned in the movies.) Shepherd's pie is pure comfort food. We aren't really shown pumpkin pasties, but they sound like mini pumpkin hand pies. I saw Binging with Babish make Treacle tart (Harry's favorite) and now it's on my wish list. I just have to order some golden syrup from the UK to make it.

🎞 Tangled

🥧 Raspberry Rhubarb Pie?

We don't really know what kind of pie Rapunzel bakes in her tower kitchen, but the internet thinks it's raspberry rhubarb, which sounds awesome.

🎞 I, Robot

🥧 Sweet Potato Pie

I love how Will Smith's character is so excited for his Grandma's pie, that he just starts eating without even cutting a slice. Then he tells some stranger on the street to hold it or wear it. 🤣

🎞 Hook

🥧 Imagination Cream Pie

All the imaginary food in Neverland looked amazing to me as a kid. It would be fun to try to make a cream pie that was as colorful as the food in that scene. I wonder what flavor it should be? Inventing new pies is fun.

🎞 The Emperor's New Groove

🥧 Spinach Puffs

Arguably not pie, but it's a filling in a pasty, so close enough. Binging with Babish's recipe looks awesome, but I have yet to try it. Kronk is a proud cook, and I respect him for it.

🎞 Blazing Saddles

🥧 Cream Pie

They did more throwing than eating, but the pies still looked tasty, and it was a good time.

🎞 Waitress (movie and musical)

🥧 Marshmallow Pie, Dark Chocolate Strawberry Pie, Spiced Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Blackberry Pie, Butterscotch Banana Pudding Pie, Ham and Cheese Quiche, Spaghetti Pie, Pecan Cheesecake, Peach Pie, Cherry Pie, Chocolate Custard Pie, Cinnamon Custard (hope I remembered them all)

Before I saw Waitress, I had made pies, but I never thought about inventing new pies. Jenna got me thinking more creatively. I've since made my own versions of her Dark Chocolate Strawberry, Chocolate Silk, Spaghetti Pie, and Ham and Cheese Quiche. FYI, one of the pies on the DVD cover has a lazy lattice, and I noticed. 👀

📺 Monk

🥧 Chicken Pot Pie

Monk got the crust perfectly placed and then stalled while he counted the peas. It hurt my heart that I never got to see the finished product. I should make more pot pies, they are awesome.

📺 Avatar: The Last Airbender

🥧 Egg Custard Tarts

Avatar did not need a pie to be one of the best shows ever, but it did, because Avatar has it all. The face Aang makes when tempted with egg custard is adorable. Now I know why, as I made an egg custard a few years ago at Christmas.

📺 In Plain Sight

🥧 Lemon Meringue or Banana Cream (I didn't get a good look)

After a long hard day, Mary's partner got her a big slice of pie from a bakery and told her, "Eat pie. Pie makes everything better." Thank you, Marshall. We stan.

📺 The Dragon Prince

🥧 Jelly Tarts

Of course my favorite show has pie. They are based on an Israeli dessert, but they're close enough to pie for me. Callum's Spellbook has a recipe, although I might try making them with traditional pie dough. Maybe for the season 6 premier?🤞 I just have to decide which flavor. 🤔

📺 Adventure Time

🥧 Apple Pie (with crystal apples!)

I watched the first episode, and when they mentioned pie, I was like, this show is going to be good. Even though Tree Trunks was wisked to another dimension and never actually got to finish her pie, I ended up loving Adventure Time.

📺 Pushing Daisies

🥧 Mixed Berry Pie, Kiwi Cream Pie, Three Plum Pie, Apple Pie with Gruyere

No joke, my therapist recommended this show to me because she knew I loved baking pies. I, of corse, immediately identified with the sad pie maker who was obsessed with making pies as a way to cope. I binged the entire series, then found out it was cancelled, and processed to mourn for the next week. I still want to try to recreate some of their signature pies. The Kiwi Cream is so pretty.

🎮 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom

🥧 Apple Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Fruit Pie, Meat Pie, Fish Pie, Egg Tarts, and Cheesecake (it counts)

These the first video games I ever finished (my parents banned them so I didn't get to start playing until I was older). The combat still kind of scares me, but I took to the cooking right away. On my first play through, I was so excited to get Tabantha Wheat, so I could finally make pies. Wild's era Link is so much cooler because he's a pie maker. I always keep a few egg custard tarts in my inventory for some quick hearts.

Happy pi day! Go eat a big slice. Pie makes everything better.

Please comment any pies I missed (I definitely haven't seen everything).

*Sweeny Todd, American Pie, Spongebob's bomb pie, and The Help aren't mentioned because their pies were not delicious.*

[otakween]

Digimon Data Squad (Savers) - Episode 40

Woohoo! 40 episodes 🥳 I see the light at the end of the tunnel now.

Once again, this episode was boring in the first half and then got exciting towards the end. I just kinda zone out during the battle sequences and this was mostly that.

Also, I unfortunately was spoiled for the reveal of Yggdrasil's identity by MAL, but I'm not mad cuz I probably should have figured that one out myself 😅

Notes:

Craniummon totally looks like he was inspired by Skeletor from He-Man crossed with Zurg from Toy Story. I like his cool Q-tip sword

(Are those pig tails?)

Gotsumon is back for comic relief reasons. Honestly, most of the scenes with him weren't that funny but I liked his voice. (I noticed he used the uber polite "watakushi" pronoun)

I laughed like an 8 year old when Masaru confused the Japanese word for "den" with "butt." I think what sold the joke was everyone's understated reaction and correcting him.

There doesn't seem to be any acknowledgment in this version of Digimon that digimon were created by humans. Like the digimon want humans dead and kinda see them as like colonizers or something, but surely "digital monsters" would not even exist if not for humans, the inventors of computers? I'm not saying digimon can't be against their own maker, but it feels like they're acting like the whole digital world is completely organic and unrelated to humans or something. Like, can we get an origins lore dump for the Savers AU please?

Why does Masaru's dad have a robot voice filter in the dub? I guess they wanted him to sound more ~digital~

Wait so...Masaru's dad was Yggdrasil all along? There wasn't a Yggdrasil before he showed up? What about Yggdrasil in the X-Evolution movie? I need answers!

Masaru punching a sword was pretty silly (the fact that it worked so well was even sillier).

Very fun seeing all the royal knights finally assemble. It's kinda like Frontier DLC or something haha. UlforceVeedramon is a new one. I like the colors and the cape but the head design is underwhelming.

I like how we get exactly one (1) memory between little Masaru and his dad before the reveal. That felt kinda weak. I guess they didn't do a lot of planning ahead when writing this show because they could have built this up better with more flashbacks in previous episodes. Betrayals are less devastating when you barely know someone. All that being said, the memory was pretty adorable and so was baby!Masaru's high pitched voice.

Masaru's dad is wearing a weird full body leotard thing. Looks goofy as heck.

What in the deus ex machina was that final scene!? A pretty crazy looking digimon saved them, but it kind of went by too quick for me to absorb the design. I'll wait til next episode to get into it. The out of nowhere of it all was unintentionally funny though.

[nightmareyuki]

Last week I binged the Nightmare Ned TV series for a second time and I decided to rank and review each episode!!

Episode 1A: Ned’s Life As A Dog

Plot: Bullies Conrad and Vernon make Ned unknowingly eat dog food, leading Ned to believe he's been "contaminated." Ned proceeds to have a nightmare about turning into a talking dog as a result of eating dog food.

Comments: Honestly one of my top favorite episodes. Ned's dog form looks so adorable, it caught my attention throughout the whole episode. The talking cat and fleas are quite funny as well, adding a bit of comic relief. Conrad and Vernon's consequences of unknowingly eating cat food is funny too, they deserved it for mistreating dog Ned and the cat.

Rating: 9/10

Episode 1B: A Doll’s House

Plot: Ned's cousins visit him and show him their dolls they play with. Ned takes a disliking to this, accidentally breaks a doll, and goes to bed early to avoid further interaction with his cousins. He then has a nightmare about what would happen if he was one of his cousins' dolls.

Comments: I find it hilarious that the cousins sound just like Phil and Lil from Rugrats (they're voiced by the same VA, Kath Soucie, so it's no wonder). I also found the part where Ned invites his cousins for tea to be hilarious as well, and when Ned takes a wild ride in the little car his cousins steer around.

Rating: 8/10

Episode 2A: Robot Ned

Plot: Ned's dad helps him build a robot named Samurai 7. He decides not to follow the instructions in the manual, much to Ned's dismay. Bedtime approaches, and Ned has a nightmare in which "Sammy 7" is finally finished, but he isn't what Ned expected.

Comments: I honestly thought Sammy 7 was a bit of a jerk, but then again, it's only a nightmare. The one "golden moment" of this episode in my opinion is when Ned turned off Sammy's boosters and acted all smug about it lol.

Rating: 7/10

Episode 2B: Dapper Dan

Plot: Ned forgets to put away his toys, resulting in his dad slipping and falling on the floor. Ned is then sent to his room so he can think about what he can do to "remember not to forget." "Remember not to forget what?" Ned wonders. He then has a nightmare about forgetting something even more important...

Comments: Not much I have to say about this except the part where Conrad and Vernon try to "help" Ned was humorous to me, and the ending wasn't what I expected but it's still funny, hehe.

Rating: 8/10

Episode 3A: Monster Ned

Plot: Ned gives a speech in school pertaining to the prompt "If I could be anyone in the world, I would be..." and he chooses TV monster Glorpulon, a parody of Godzilla. Everyone else in his class laughs at him, and he isn't too happy about it. He is then sent to a stool to reflect on his behavior. He has a nightmare about what it would be like if he was Glorpulon himself.

Comments: I really like Ned's monster form and I also like that he learns a lesson about not letting what others think of him get in the way of what he believes or what he wants to do or say. The ending reflects that, and I love it.

Rating: 7/10

Episode 3B: Ants

Plot: Ned is seen reading a comic book until his dad comes in with an ant farm and explains how ants work every day for their queen, which bores Ned (as well as myself, honestly.) Ned has a nightmare about him and his dad being inside the ant farm and trying to fit in with the colony.

Comments: Not to sound cold, but honestly, this is the most boring episode of the series in my opinion. Ant farms never interested me, and the part where the queen ant has a romantic interest (somewhat) in Ned's dad?? I found that part weird, and not in a good way.

Rating: 5/10

Episode 4A: Magic Bus

Plot: Ned doesn't want to ride the bus to school, so he has a nightmare about taking one. There's a catch though: he ends up meeting the girl of his dreams, and at the same time, he has to save the bus from heading to the sun, with the bus being controlled by a bossy ventriloquist dummy.

Comments: I ship Ned and Little Girl (that's what the girlfriend is referred to in the episode) :3 Also I originally wasn't expecting the puppet to be the main villain of this episode when I first saw this. He's also one of the few characters voiced by Jim Cummings in this series :3

Rating: 7/10

Episode 4B: Until Undeath Do Us Part

Plot: Ned goes to see a horror movie, and Joni (a classmate and possible admirer) follows him in. He becomes tired of Joni bothering him and ends up falling asleep, but not before he unknowingly hands her a ring, which she sees as him proposing to marry her. He has a nightmare in which a zombie woman picks up the same ring and plans to marry Ned.

Comments: Not as boring as "Ants," but it's not one of my favorites either. Also, I agree when Ned says it's strange that a zombie would want to marry a living person. I just found it to be weird in general and not all that interesting.

Rating: 6/10

Episode 5A: Headless Lester

Plot: Ned and a few other kids hear a scary story about "Headless Lester" at a summer camp. Nightmare then commences, in which Ned tries to convince the other kids that Lester doesn't exist. Hilarity ensues as Lester is indeed encountered.

Comments: Not one of my favorites either, but the concept of Headless Lester himself is quite funny. The part that led up to the ending got a laugh out of me too, Ned looked so silly :3

Rating: 7/10

Episode 5B: My, How You’ve Grown

Plot: Ned gets his height measured by his mom, while his dad makes fun of him somewhat because of his short height. Ned's disappointed to find out he didn't grow one bit since his last measurement and breaks down in tears. He then receives a package that has weighted leg bands, hopefully to help him grow taller. He tries them out for himself before falling asleep and dreaming about himself being taller (and what he'd be like as a teenager.)

Comments: This one got a kick out of me, especially with the voices of Brian Doyle-Murray (Norm) and Jason Marsden (teenage Ned) making an appearance. I couldn't help but chuckle at the "short" puns Ned's dad would make in the beginning of the episode too, Brad Garrett's just too funny.

Rating: 7/10

Episode 6A: Tooth Or Consequences

Plot: Ned loses his last baby tooth while he brushes his teeth and freaks out about it. His parents explain that it's a normal process and they encourage him to let the tooth fairy have his last baby tooth. He isn't eager about it and has a nightmare about meeting the tooth fairy and visiting her world.

Comments: This episode takes me back to the days when I lost my baby teeth, and like Ned, I was freaked out about losing teeth myself. The palace and arcade owned by the tooth fairy caught my attention too, I wondered where those quarters would come from lol. Old Wisdom Tooth? That took me back too, having wisdom teeth pulled is quite an experience.

Rating: 8/10

Episode 6B: Show Me The Infidel

Plot: Ned has been waiting his whole life to ride the House of Horror at the amusement park. Problem is, the line to get in is ridiculously long. He ends up falling asleep, dreaming about finally going on the ride. The catch? There's a hidden world in the attraction, and Ned must find his way out before it's too late.

Comments: The nerdy guy Ned sits next to in his nightmare (turned demon) made me chuckle, especially since he's voiced by Jim Cummings. Also if you pay attention to his voice as the demon, it sounds similar to his voice on the VHS ad for the Nightmare Ned video game ("Your home computer is about to swallow you alive..") :3 The fact that Ned was constantly bothered by all the changes and rhymes he hears in regards to how to escape is all too relatable to me too.

Rating: 8/10

Episode 7A: Willie Trout

Plot: Ned's dad takes the family fishing at Lake Pee Pee-No-No, home of the legendary Willie Trout. Ned would much prefer to catch up on his homework, but his dad suggests fishing instead and spending time with the family. He becomes bored and the nightmare ensues. His parents become pirates and they're on the hunt for Willie Trout, who has stolen his dad's head. It's now up to Ned to retrieve it.

Comments: Get ready to see references to Pinocchio in this episode. I didn't expect them the first time, but it added to the humor and plot. Also, Cicero's (the cat, parody of Figaro) behavior is an inspiration for my character Bandit Ricky. Slightly unrelated but I had to point that out :3

Rating: 8/10

Episode 7B: House of Games

Plot: Ned hears strange noises as he tries to sleep, and his dad explains that it's just the house reacting to the outside environment (expanding and contracting). With that in mind, Ned has a nightmare in which everything in the house, and the house itself, comes to life and throws a "party."

Comments: This was a rather trippy episode, and I was able to recognize Kath Soucie and Jim Cummings' voices almost instantly. I like to imagine if a similar situation were to occur in the Nightmare Ned video game. It would've been a fun nightmare to explore.

Rating: 8/10

Episode 8A: Girl Trouble

Plot: Ned is tricked into entering the girls' restroom at school by notorious bullies Conrad and Vernon. Two of the girls (one of them being Joni from "Until Undeath Do Us Part) try to calm him down but it fails and he leaves the school to retreat under a tree. He then has a nightmare about himself being a girl (called Nedra.)

Comments: As a trans man speaking, this episode was rather relatable, especially when Ned says "I'm not a girl" or any variation of it. I can see why people headcanon Ned as a trans boy, and I somewhat agree with it. My favorite part though? Conrad and Vernon being humiliated by Nedra. It cracks me up every time I watch.

Rating: 9/10

Episode 8B: Canadian Bacon

Plot: Ned brings home a piglet he calls "Butterflake." He then asks his parents at dinner if he could keep a pet. They say "no" to the idea of keeping a pet pig, which makes Ned disappointed. He then dreams about Butterflake taking Ned to his house in Canada to stay with him adn his family. Ned quickly fits in with Butterflake's family and they feed him, well, like a pig lol. This later proves to be a trap...

Comments: This was rather wholesome to see Ned interacting with a pet. Butterflake is so precious :3 Features Kath Soucie as Butterflake and Andrea Martin as mama pig.

Rating: 8/10

Episode 9A: Abduction

Plot: The news on TV talks about a strange phenomenon in which cows are seen with mustaches painted on them. Ned wears cow PJs to bed to stand in solidarity with the cows. He becomes abducted himself and encounters two aliens who are trying to study intelligent life forms. Hilarity ensues.

Comments: Another episode I don't find to be very interesting. Not much to say except there's a twist ending in this episode I didn't expect.

Rating: 7/10

Episode 9B: Bad Report Card

Plot: Ned receives his report card from school, but the grades are horrendous. He proceeds to rip up the card to shreds and goes to bed early to avoid possible confrontation. He has a nightmare in which he gets arrested for tearing up said report card and goes to jail, along with Conrad and Vernon, who give him trouble.

Comments: Conrad and Vernon are always funny to me. Yeah, they're quite mean, but they make for good comic relief. The last scene involving Conrad and his dad is a golden moment as well.

Rating: 8/10

Episode 10A: Testing… Testing…

Plot: Ned spends the night at school studying for an upcoming test so he can take home the class pet, Sparky the turtle. In his nightmare, Ms. Bundt, his teacher, hands him his test. The problem is that the test is blank!! He wants to solve this issue, but he then runs into the Answer Bird who tries to help him find his teacher.

Comments: The Answer Bird is not to be trusted. He looks so skrunkly though, I need to draw him someday. I do find him to be funny though, even if he can be annoying. Also, Ned in his frog PJs is unexpectedly adorable.

Rating: 8/10

Episode 10B: The Accordion Lesson

Plot: Ned's mom reminds him that his accordion lesson with Madame Olga is in a few minutes. He tries practicing "Red River Valley" but ends up falling asleep. In his nightmare, Madame Olga takes Ned to her domicile, where Ned discovers Boots, Olga's former partner. Olga then uses Ned for her personal gain and fame.

Comments: Madame Olga is also not to be trusted. Neither is Boots, for that matter. The ending's rather wholesome though, I love it so much :3

Rating: 8/10

Episode 11A: Steamed Vegetables

Plot: Ned is nervous about performing in a school play about food and nutrition. He also hates his corn cob costume (this is important later.) His teacher helps him relax, leading to him falling asleep. In his nightmare, his audience becomes a crowd of vegetables, rather than humans. His costume becomes a human ear instead of an ear of corn. He loudly blurts out that vegetables suck and the veggies are revolted. He tries to backpedal, but the veggies then seek revenge.

Comments: Again, not an interesting episode to me. Not much to say here.

Rating: 7/10

Episode 11B: Along For The Ride

Plot: Ned becomes bored after being in the car for several hours, on a road trip with his family. He falls asleep and has a nightmare about being trapped in a creepy roadside hotel with his family, who's captured by the hotel owner. It's up to Ned to save his family from captivity once again.

Comments: Tbh the parts that caught my attention most were the baby sister's ducky and Ned's parents singing in the car at the start. The hotel owner is creepy af and I can also see the hotel environment being an idea for what should've been in the Nightmare Ned game.

Rating: 8/10

Episode 12A: Lucky Abe

Plot: Ned rushes to his room and puts on his magician outfit, preparing to watch magician Frank Grimes on TV. He prepares to attempt a disappearing penny trick with Lucky Abe, a family heirloom. Unfortunately, he ends up swallowing the penny and faints upon realizing it. He has a nightmare about having a surgery to remove said penny.

Comments: Fun fact: this episode was originally called "One Cent Ned," according to the show's press kit. Ned's magician outfit's cool too. I made fanart of him in that outfit once :3 Also Penn Gillette of Penn and Teller voices Frank Grimes, so that's cool too :3

Rating: 9/10

Episode 12B: The Dentist

Plot: Ned prepares for his dentist appointment, but ends up falling asleep on the dentist chair. He has a nightmare about what happens when he doesn't brush his teeth regularly, with his dentist providing rhymes and explanations.

Comments: This reminds me of the medical nightmare from the Nightmare Ned video game, specifically the part where you enter someone's mouth. Again, not much to say here.

Rating: 9/10

Episode 12C: The Ballad of Conrad and Vernon

Plot: It starts out similarly to "Monster Ned," where the kids are sharing "If I could be anyone in the world, I could be..." reports. When Ned's turn comes up, he shares a poem he wrote about Conrad and Vernon, who we mentioned several times in this post. A clip show of moments from the previous episodes plays as Ned shares his poem.

Comments: Not much happens obviously, but the poem is quite funny. I don't think this is the best way to end a TV series, but then again, this show was prematurely cancelled so we can take what we can get. I enjoy this episode :3

Rating: 9/10

This show has its ups and downs and a few golden moments here and there. I prefer the game in all honesty but this show is worth watching as well. If only it wasn't prematurely cancelled and actually lived up to its full potential... us fans, fortunately, can come up with new ideas and characters! We can keep the franchise alive!!

Overall rating: 8/10

Episode ranking (best to worst):

Ned's Life as a Dog

2. Girl Trouble

3. The Ballad of Conrad and Vernon

4. The Dentist

5. Lucky Abe

6. Canadian Bacon

7. House of Games

8. A Doll’s House

9. Bad Report Card

10. Tooth Or Consequences

11. Show Me The Infidel

12. Along For the Ride

13. Dapper Dan

14. Testing... Testing...

15. Willie Trout

16. The Accordion Lesson

17. Robot Ned

18. Monster Ned

19. Magic Bus

20. My How You've Grown

21. Headless Lester

22. Abduction

23. Steamed Vegetables

24. Until Undeath Do Us Part

25. Ants

[mk-wizard]

Miles Morales: In the defense of the next Spider-Man

Hi, friends. Today, I want to finally do what I have meaning to do for a while which is make a solid case as to why Miles Morales is not a token replacement for Peter Parker as well as how he truly is Spider-Man too.

Firstly, the biggest accusation Miles gets is that he is just a token alternate universe version of Peter Parker which is and has been nonsense since he was introduced. In every timeline and reality where Miles resides, there is also a Peter Parker existing alongside with him. I think that alone is proof that Miles is not even an alternate universe version of Peter because there already is one who he always winds up meeting, so the writers make it extremely clear from the get-go that while there is an AU of Peter where Miles lives, Miles himself is his own person.

Secondly, Miles is different from Peter and not just visually. Sure, they’re both nerds, they both excel at science and they’re both every-men, but even all that is not cookie cutter. Just to give you an idea, while I relate to both Spider-Men, I relate significantly relate more to Miles than I do Peter because like Miles, I grew up in an immigrant household and our family culture played a huge role in our upbringing, lifestyle and values. Miles represents the other type of everyman; the one who comes from a different world yet doesn’t choose between that and the American one. Also, Miles’ lifestyle is different in terms of standard of living. Peter was just above the poverty line, while Miles tends to be just below being well-off though his family lives frugally and humbly which again is very common in families with at least one immigrant parent. Also, he’s an artist, he adores music and is kind of a fashionista as he is always well dressed even when he is going casual. Even his field of study in science is night to Peter’s day since Mr. Parker tends to delve into medical science and genetics. Miles is more into robotics, electronics (a foreshadowing of his electrical powers) and renewable energy. Most notably, Miles’ parents are alive, and they are nothing like Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Ben and May were quiet and just other faces in the crowd, while Jefferson Davis (dad) and Rio Morales (mom) are people of action and outspoken. Jefferson is a cop and in the video games, Rio runs for mayor of her community. So even on the inside in his household, Miles is clearly not a copycat because while he is similar to his predecessor (and in some realities, mentor), he is very different just like how each of the Flashes of DC (Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West) are similar yet different from each.

Thirdly and most importantly, Miles’ struggles, impactful relationships and challenges are different. In most versions of his life, despite his dad being a good well-meaning father, he and Miles do not see eye to eye due to both being stubborn, hardheaded and having conflicting views (this is also another reason I identify with Miles as I went through this a lot growing up with one of my parents). Then he faced the hard reality that his beloved Uncle Aaron who he looked up to and really understood him in ways even his dad didn’t was a criminal known as the Prowler. I don’t think Peter ever had a relative who turned out to be a criminal. Sure, the father of his best friend Harry turned out to be the Green Goblin, but it is not the same and you cannot compare that how much Miles loved his uncle Aaron and how terribly the truth broke his heart. Eventually, Prowler dies and though Miles tried to save him, he could not because his uncle willingly sacrificed himself to save him. I should also mention that this loss impacted Miles in the opposite way Peter losing Uncle Ben did. Miles initially wanted to quit being Spider-Man anymore because he thought he failed and needed convincing to keep donning the mask. And even after he did, Miles constantly struggled with his confidence and whether he had the right to bear the mantle. With that said, Miles’ struggle wasn’t “with great power comes great responsibility”. It was “get back up when you fall” which was also the message in his movie debut Into the Spider-Verse. With the support of his mentor and after finally finding common ground with his father, he found the confidence to keep going.

So there you have it. He is not a racebend, he is not a token AU, he is not a copycat, and he is not a knock off. He is Peter Parker’s successor, and I will let him say it as he said it best...

Now, I will give my theory on why people are really so resistant towards him. Also, I mean it as a friend who has made that mistake too, so I’m not being hard on anyone. I think what people really mean when they say Miles isn’t really Spider-Man is that he’s not Peter Parker and they don’t want Peter Parker replaced, but even that is nonsense. Miles will be the next Spider-Man one day, but Peter Parker will always be Spider-Man too and he will always have a place in the lore. After all, going back to the each of the different Flashes in DC, even though only of the three men can wear the mantle, each of them is still the Flash and each of them still appear, get referenced, get honoured and are adored. Accepting Miles doesn’t mean we’re crumpling up Peter and throwing him away in the bin. It means Peter had an influence, so powerful and so positive that when the day comes where he can’t be there to protect New York anymore, someone else will be and that is a good thing. In fact, I think it’s a great thing.

Now... if you still like Peter Parker better, that is a different story and that is ok. I just hope I convinced people to not to be so hard on Miles and to see him being different as something to celebrate rather than frown at.

Thank you for reading and as always, stay safe.

-Mary

[oreozfox]

HI CAN I ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT TAKASHI!?!!

I don’t even know what to ask, I just wanna know everything, but okay, so do Takashi and Bander ever go on crazy adventures and cause trouble or is Bander a responsible uncle? Does he get into trouble with Astro and Uran (probably Uran)? Omigosh and when did BJ tell Takashi about his namesake? And how did he feel when Mio joined the family? AND TRIO!?! What is Takashi like as a big brother?? I know you had snippets of them in your comics, but I’m just starving for info on this family

…. And I’m embarrassing myself. Sorry I just ADORE this family that you created. :3

!!!! ARTY!! Of course you can!!

As much as I'd like to say that Bander is a responsible uncle that leaves the crazy adventures to the adults... yes, Takashi has been on many a crazy adventure with Bander and his own children. Takashi has been to space with him multiple times! One specific time I want to mention at some pont in the story is Black Jack bringing Pinoko and the kids to Bander's planet for the first time to finally meet his brother's adoptive family (he unfortunately didn't get to see Bander and Mimuru's wedding, since Bander didn't know that Black Jack was still alive then). Bander's adoptive parents knighted BJ there. Little Takashi thought it was the coolest thing in the world. His dad's a doctor AND a knight!!

Astro actually IS pretty responsible. Like you said, it's Uran you gotta worry about. Uran and Chi-tan, once Chi-tan gets his child body.

BJ probably first told Takashi abt the first Takashi when he was little, likely explaining the uneven tones of his face. As I'm sure you know, kids can ask mildly invasive questions like that lol.

Takashi is a great big brother! Mio was prob a bit of an abrupt change for him (how much abt the gestational carrier process can you explain to a 3-4 year old?) but he loved her from the start and always tried hard to be gentle w her. It helped him learn abt the differences between humans and robots! He loves Trio, too, even tho he wasn't able to be around for as much of Trio's early childhood bc of his schooling and early admittance to college. He still visits as much as he can, tho! Trio really looks up to his brother. Takashi's prob the most chill of his siblings. Trio is somewhere in the middle, and Mio is a firecracker like her mama!

Don't be embarrassed! My eyes LIT UP when I saw your ask! I'm always up to talk about Takashi and my Junior Jack stories! The fic is still in the works rn. I'm trying to make most chapters relatively self-contained like a lot of Tezuka's chapters were, and I've never really done a story like that before, so it's definitely a learning experience!

Tysm for the ask, Arty! I'm so glad you love my Hazama family!! <3

[mrsfrecklesmarauders]

Frank & Alice

Alice was proud of her parents. They weren't rich, important, or powerful. But they were the best. Alice's parents were French immigrants that saw the opportunity in the UK when Alice was little. They did what they could. They owned an ice-cream shop in London. Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour. For Alice, it meant her parents were her heroes.

But apparently, that was not enough for Mrs. Longbottom.

Alice had been nervous to meet Frank's parents. Frank. The boy she had dated for four months but Alice was sure she was in love with. Everything felt amazing with Frank. Alice had never felt that way. So, she wanted to impress his parents. Unfortunately, Frank had the worst parents in the world.

Now Alice's nervousness was gone. All she felt was pure rage.

Mr. Longbottom kept talking about himself. About his job. And how Frank was going to be part of the Police Force one day. Just like him. 

Mrs. Longbottom kept telling Frank about this girl. The daughter of their friends. That she had been asking about Frank. Yeah, right in Alice's face. The worst part was that Frank followed her conversation.

The good thing was that he grabbed Alice's hand under the table, which she appreciated. Frank was amazing. But he was known to be a golden boy. He never broke the rules. And for what he had told Alice, he adored his parents.

They had talked about their futures and dreams. How Alice would like to carry on with her father’s shop. Because she loved everything about it. Frank had shrugged saying he would be a Policeman.

“Are you sure that’s what you want?” she had asked him.

Frank didn’t sound so sure.

“Yeah. It had always been my dream”

Maybe Frank needed to be bolder. Fight for his dreams. Be more selfish than selfless.

God, But Alice couldn't stop her heart from beating up faster when Frank was around. She actually liked how Frank was generous, smart, respectful.

When dinner was over, Alice thought it was best to help pick up the with dishes. 

"Oh darling, don't you dare" Mrs. Longbottom gave her a fake smile "That's what the maid is for"

Alice's family didn't have a maid. She was taught to help around.

This is what she told The Longbottoms Which turned out to be kind of strange for them.

Alice took a deep breath in the kitchen. She was containing herself. If it was up to her, she would've thrown the dessert on their faces. And the maid was suspecting something so Alice tried to give her a polite smile. 

"Thank you for helping, Felice" Mrs. Longbottom said as she entered the kitchen as well. 

Alice clenched her jaw. 

"It's Alice" Not like Frank had pronounced her name plenty of times that night. 

"Right... Sorry. Me and my memory" Mrs. Longbottom's mouth twisted into what it appears to be a smile. 

Alice's mouth did the same. 

"Dessert looks good" she said, trying to make conversation "Did you make it?" 

Dessert consisted of a lemon pie. And a bucket of ice-cream. Strawberry. Not Alice's favorite, because Alice's dad believed it the most basic one. He liked to experiment with his ice-cream flavors. That's why the shop was doing well. 

Mrs. Longbottom snorted "Not at all, sweetheart" she said with a robotic giggle "I actually bought it in the supermarket..." 

"Oh, that's okay" 

Alice didn't know why her cheeks burned in embarrassment. Probably because Mrs. Longbottom had the capacity of making Alice feel like an idiot. 

"Maybe next time I can bring one of my dad's specials" Alice said as she inspected the ice-cream bucket. Just to have something to do. 

Alice hoped there wouldn’t be a next time.

Mrs. Longbottom poured herself another glass of wine. 

"Sounds lovely!" she said "I bet your father's cones are delicious. I know you ate lots of them when you were a girl" she winked.

Mrs. Longbottom said that as she stared at Alice upside down. And Alice felt her dress was suddenly too tight. That woman had called her fat. So, she covered herself with her sweater. 

Alice was not particularly skinny. But she never cared about her weight. Her mother had taught her that she was beautiful that way. It wasn't until she met her friends at Hogwarts and weight and calories were all they talked about. Alice had become obsessed as well. Even if Frank told her she was perfect as she was. 

Mrs. Longbottom grabbed the pie between her hands and gave Alice a penetrating look. 

"Would you like tea or coffee with this treat, my darling?" 

But her eyes were saying something completely different. I hate you. Stay away from my son. You don't deserve someone like him. 

"Tea sounds lovely" 

I am not going anywhere, you cow. Frank doesn't deserve a mother like yourself. 

Mrs. Longbottom finally looked away. 

"Come on up, then" 

"Can I grab a glass of water first?" 

"Sure! Aubrey... Get this lovely girl some water"

"Yes, ma'am" 

Mrs. Longbottom smiled all her way to the dining room again. Alice smiled as well until she was gone. Then Alice frowned. 

"Bitch" she whispered. 

"Sorry, miss?" Aubrey asked with the glass of water in hand. 

"Nothing" Alice grabbed it "Thank you" 

After dessert, tea, and a long conversation about Mr. Longbottom’s career and how Frank was following his steps, Alice decided it was time to leave. She had noticed how Frank didn't like the idea of becoming like his father after school. Alice didn't blame him. 

Frank finally became mellow when they crossed the door, and they were left alone. He held Alice between his arms and kissed her neck repeatedly. 

"So? What did you think about my parents?" he asked "I reckon they liked you" 

Was he blind? 

"Frank..." Alice pulled away "No offense but that was horrible" 

Frank raised an eyebrow. 

"What?" 

Alice snorted "Bloody hell. Your parents hate me..." she shook her head "They hate me. Especially your mum" 

“What are you talking about?” 

“I mean it was obvious they didn’t like me”

“They were nice to you” 

Alice licked her lips.

“Your mother kept looking at me in a certain way”

“I didn’t see that…” Frank shook his head “Come on, babe. They liked you” he kissed her hand “Why wouldn’t they like you? You’re perfect” 

Alice looked away.

“Are they always like this?”

“Ha?” 

“So… I don’t know… fake”

Frank blinked in confusion. 

“They’re my parents” Frank giggled, more like he was getting pissed “Fake?”

“You know what I mean” 

“No Alice” he dropped her hand “What do you mean?”

Alice sighed. Maybe she had screwed it up. But Frank was not being his true self around them. He was letting them manipulate him sort of. Frank was better than this. 

“I don’t know your family well. I just met them” Alice began “But with my parents I can just be myself. If they say something I don’t agree with, I tell them” 

“You’re saying that I am not myself with my parents?” Frank asked “Who is the fake one? Me or them?”

Alice rolled her eyes. 

“All of you”

“What?”

“You clearly don’t want to be a policeman, do you?” Alice yelled “And you’re not exactly like your father. You have your own qualities….”

“Alice…” Frank grunted.

“Why didn’t you say anything?” Alice continued “Why did you let them manipulate you? Why didn’t you say anything when your mother was talking about her friends’ daughter, Sophie, who is a ‘better match for you’?”

“My parents don’t fucking manipulate me!”

“Your mother was saying how you haven’t seen Sophie and how you should hang out with her more! In front of me! As if I wasn’t there!!”

“Sophie is freaking ugly! I don’t like Sophie!”

“Well tell your mother that!”

Frank looked at her in surprise. 

“WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?”

“WHAT?”

“YOU BARELY KNOW MY FAMILY FOR FUCK’S SAKE” Frank roared “YOU JUST MET THEM TODAY. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOU COME HERE AND NOW YOU’RE JUDGING ME AND MY FAMILY?!”

“ALL I SAY WHAT I SAW! LITERALLY YOU DON’T HAVE THE PERFECT FAMILY BOND, YOU BARELY TALKED TO EACH OTHER”

“All they do is open the doors of our house to you… and prepare you dinner…”

“WELL, THEY TREATED ME LIKE TRASH”

 “THOSE ARE MY PARENTS” Frank yelled “You don’t know them at all!!”

“I can’t believe we are fighting about this” Alice tried to contain her tears

“Well, you started” Frank said, now more calmed “I don’t understand why my parents did so wrong!”

“OH NOTHING YOU MIGHTY, THEY WERE BLOODY PERFECT!”

“YOU DON’T KNOW THEM AT ALL. IT’S ALL THAT I AM SAYING!”

Frank crossed his arms and looked away. Like a freaking child. What happened with the gentleman Alice fell for? Frank was so mature. That’s what Alice liked about him. He was different from the idiot boys his age.

Alice sighed “Frank… There comes a time in life when you need to make your own decisions”

Frank sighed as well.

“Jesus, Alice…” he tutted.

“What do you want? What do you really want?”

Frank turned to look at her. He looked furious.

“I want you to leave my house. I don’t want to see you right now”

Alice’s eyes filled with tears. Everything had been going so perfect. Alice had been in the top of the world with Frank. They spent a lot of time together. And since they had different classes, Frank left her little notes in her books. They stay up until late at night talking about random things. They whispered, “Good night”. And Alice could sleep better. They kissed and Alice felt like her heart was about to explode.

Why did things have to be different now that Alice met Frank’s parents? Why was Frank so different with them? Perhaps the honeymoon face was over. Or perhaps, they actually didn’t work as a couple. And that hurt.

Alice sniffed.

“Fine! I am gonna go now”

Alice walked fast but she was somehow expecting Frank to come after her. But he didn’t. So she walked and walked until finally the tears ran through her cheeks.

************************

It was the first time Frank and Alice fought. Frank was Alice’s first boyfriend. She never understood why when her friends fought with her boyfriends, they didn’t just talk to them. But now Alice understood. It was a nightmare. Alice missed Frank. She wanted more than anything than to call him, hear his voice, kiss him. Maybe she exaggerated and she shouldn’t have interfered into The Longbottom’s life. But when Alice picked up her phone, her pride and rage took over. And she didn’t dare. It was Frank who should apologize. But oh God! How much she missed him!

It was two days later that something happened. Alice was combing her hair, looking at her reflection in the mirror. Plenty of people believed Alice was beautiful. Plenty of boys had asked her out. She got many followers and likes in socials. Alice didn’t understand. Secretly she didn’t see herself pretty.

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK.

Alice jumped and her thoughts were interrupted. Frank was on her window. He had been there before. When he sneaked in for a snog before meeting her parents. That had gone so much better.

Frank looked like a lost puppy. His brown eyes were glowing. He waved.

Alice sighed before walking to her window. She didn’t know of she was disappointed to see him there, or if she was craving to see him. She opened it.

“It’s late”

“I wanted to call you” Frank said “But I didn’t dare”

“So you came here to climb up my window?”

Frank’s mouth twisted.

“Can I come in?”

Alice hesitated.

“No pressure but I am kind of hanging here and it is freezing outside”

That made Alice smile. But she rolled her eyes.

“Come in quickly”

Frank stumbled through Alice’s window. He groaned and complained as he dropped to the floor, making a drop-dead-body sound. Alice couldn’t avoid giggling.

“Quel était ce bruit, Alice ?” Her mother asked from downstairs.

“Rien ! J'ai laissé tomber mon livre” she yelled back.

“Oh shit!” Frank groaned as she stood up.

“Be silent…” Alice whispered “My parents are downstairs”

Frank finally forgot his pain when he looked at Alice. And Alice forgot about everything else seeing those beautiful brown eyes on her. They looked into each other’s eyes and the whole world disappeared.

“Hey…” Frank whispered with a soft smile.

Alice couldn’t take it no more. Frank couldn’t as well. They both pulled closer like magnets. And they kissed. Alice wrapped her arms around Frank’s neck. Frank placed his hands on her waist.

Everything felt right again. Alice felt like she could breathe again. And just like that, she was in the clouds again. So in love with Frank Longbottom.

“I am sorry, baby” Frank whispered between kisses “I am so sorry”

All Alice could do was nod because she was out of breath. But all she wanted to do now was kiss and kiss Frank. She wanted to merge onto him. And become one.

“I’m sorry I said those things about your parents” Alice said after a while.

They were lying in her bed. Intertwined. Alice’s head resting on Frank’s chest. Alice wondered what it would be like to sleep into Frank’s arms. She hadn’t done that. And she was getting sleepy. It was perfect.

“I really just met them, you’re right”

Frank shook his head.

“I don’t have a personality when I am around them” Frank confessed in a soft voice“All I do is go in autopilot…”

“I don’t understand…”

“When I was a kid” Frank explained, “I was very much overprotected by my mother. She had me in this crystal ball that nobody could touch. And I couldn’t do what other kids could. And when I did something bad, my mother would scold me. About everything. Getting my clothes dirty, drinking too much soda, ruining my hair. And I remember I hated it so much when she did so… Like in front of everyone, humiliating me. That I decided to obey her, not to be scolded again. I was so scared of upsetting her. I was so scared of breaking her rules, that it caused me stress. It was a nightmare when we went to The Potters and James dared me to do mischief and play in the dirt. And I remember sweating so much because I didn’t want my mother to yell at me. And I didn’t want James or Marlene to think I was a coward…” Frank made a pause “I guess I created that defense mechanism ever since then. My head is about to explode with all the things I want to yell at them, and I can’t…. I’m sorry if that unsettled you…”

“No… sorry Frank…” Alice cried.

Frank sighed.

“They are good parents. I know they did all that to protect me. But… I don’t have a personality because of them” 

“That doesn’t seem very healthy” Alice said “And you have a personality. You’re this incredible boy I fell for. Funny and sweet and romantic, full of ideas…”

Frank gave her a sweet smile. His eyes were all watery. And he buried his face on Alice’s neck. 

“You’re my personality, Al” Frank cried “I can only be myself with you…”

Alice didn’t think it seemed fair. Eventually Frank had to confront his parents, say something. He had to discover what he liked, what he wanted to do with his life. He had to learn to speak up for himself. 

But Alice didn’t care about that right now. All she cared about was the immense love she felt for that boy. How she didn’t care if his parents were assholes or tried to move Earth to separate them. Alice would never dare to leave Frank.

Frank snorted “I don’t think I deserve you after yelling at you like that”

“I yelled too. Besides, couples fight” she said “It is okay”

“One thing is sure” Frank said “They can say all they want about you, but you are my girlfriend. And I am not going to leave you”

That made Alice smile in the dark.

They were silent for a while. Alice could only hear their heartbeats. Their soft breathings. Alice was closing her eyes, letting herself go and fall asleep in Frank’s arms. It was so tempting.

“Hey Al?” Frank whispered then.

“Yeah?”

“I love you”

Alice froze. She felt her heart beating faster, and goosebumps all over her body. It was the first time Frank had said it. And oh God, Alice felt the same. Yeah sure, she constantly told her friends she was in love with this boy. But hell no. She hadn’t been sure. Until now. This was what love felt like. And it was amazing. Incredible. The best feeling in the world.

“I love you too, Frank”

Frank smiled as well. They shared one more kiss before attempting to sleep again. Alice didn’t want this feeling to be over.

[londonhalcyon]

OC Doublespeak

Passed the onion peeler (?) by @dumpsterhipster. Thank you! I was gonna do this with Lily, but since y’all have endured well over 200K words of her intimate thoughts and occasionally contradictory actions, I’m going to throw two of my lesser known OCs under the bus: Ivy Vindex, my reluctant Khajiit Dragonborn from my forever WIP Skyrim fic, and Ros Markey, my aggressive queer scientist/pole dancer (long story) from my other forever WIP Fallout 4 fic. I adore these ladies.

1. What do they say they want? (i.e., what are the desires they put into the world and have no trouble admitting)

Ivy: To live a happy peaceful life with her family. She loves her two dads a lot and doesn’t want to stray too far from them.

Ros: To be left alone (not counting her robotic horse). Most people either shoot at her, get shot, try to steal Winnie, or all of the above, so no point getting attached. She’s content to do her science, take the odd job here or there, and move on.

2. What do they think they want? (i.e., what are the desires they keep hidden and only admit to their closest loved ones)

Ivy: To know who she is and where she comes from. She’s a Khajiit who was born in the Colovian Highlands and raised by an Imperial couple in the West Weald of Cyrodiil. All clues about her origins point not south to Elsweyr, but north to Skyrim. And it’s rather hard to learn more about herself when she’s been on the same farm all her life.

Ros: No, really, she wants to be left alone. It’s not like she’s lonely or anything. Right? After all, she can’t want to get close to anyone who’s going to die on her. That would be idiotic.

3. What do they actually want? (i.e., what is something they subconsciously need, but either do not realize or cannot admit it)

Ivy: To feel like she truly belongs. She’s in a constant state of cultural identity crisis where everyone seems to have a better idea of who and what she is (and who and what she isn’t) than she does. She just wants to be, and be with the people who love and accept her.

Ros: Okay, she’s really really lonely. She wants to be part of a family again. More than anything she wants the family she lost back, which isn’t possible. Fortunately, she has found the next best thing. Or, rather, they’ve found her.