#they both enable each other’s insanity 100%

[smthaboutuss]

I like to think that Vox planned out like a million different ways on how to kill Alastor and Valentino has to listen to all of them but he’s kinda into it lol

[sunshine-in-a-bottle]

hello, suds :D

i come with six ships for the shipping bingo card (pick and choose which ones you want to do): c!dreamnoblade, c!dreamza, c!awesamdrunz, c!aswesamdream, c!awesampunz, c!drunz (for the first two you can also use the bingo card from here (https://www.tumblr.com/sunshine-in-a-bottle/764332055865835520)

I am frothing at the mouth. God you are being so nice to me right now and letting me be insane. I appreciate you so much.

DNB^. I did both because of course I did. I love your template I Needed To Use It.

DNB obviously got a lot more for the second bingo than the first because they are objectively the healthiest possible pairing you can get here. Look at them. Theyre perfect for each other. Theyre narrative foils, theyre parallels going in opposite directions but forever side by side in their path. It would have to be a very specific universe for them to even BEGIN to be able to make each other worse.

I know because of the way things worked it couldn't be called something canon, but in a world where the DSMP was made in a different medium, DNB would have been an excellent endgame for both of their characters. It maximizes their healing. They both get to be understood at a fundamental level, and seek comfort that they just wouldn't be able to get from other people.

Techno gets to take care of someone who really needs that care, someone who laughs at his jokes and finds him funny, someone who is rewarding to try and make laugh, because god knows Dream tries so hard to be insurmountable. Dream gets that personal attention he so desperately needs without being enabled or placated, or shut down for expressing clear boundaries. Literally my only gripe with the pairing is that its so healthy that I can't go batshit insane about problematic behavior like I like to do.

But honestly the yearning can be so intense that it makes up for anything else. My god can these two yearn, quietly but intently.

Dreamza^. By god this is the greatest crack rarepair to have ever existed in the history of ever.

Its so incredibly unlikely to happen just because of how canon went, but they have so much hidden potential as both a character study and for Shenanigans. They're both admins. They meet for the first time because Philza broke into Dream's server. Philza's son has made Dream's life miserable. Dream is like a younger version of Philza in all the confidence and control and burgeoning power that leaves Philza with both a sense of deja vu but also makes him feel like he's back in the old days, when things were a little less complicated. Dream is reckless and has no self preservation, but even if he has the skill to back it up, Philza still can't help but want to watch his back. Dream's trust is fragile and intense and hard-earned, and doesn't it feel good to earn it? To see this silly young man who endures the world feel safe to reach out a hand to Philza and let Philza take it?

Also the AU concept of Dream being an insane coder with no training VS Philza who actually knows what he's doing and is fascinated and horrified by how Dream runs the server is funny, okay?

Also Kristen can watch them fuck, no notes.

^Awesamdrunz. Listen. Listen. I experience mental illness. I'm going directly to super hell. There's so many things wrong with them, and with anyone else this would go terribly but somehow they make it work. This is somehow the healthiest relationship they could achieve. They can make each other so much worse in some ways (excusing each others crimes) but they could also make each other so much better in others (Dream heals, Sam is redeemed, Punz feels less alone.) I read 100 fics about them and they were all my own. I too want to be an evil necromancer who is consistently loafed on and gets self care.

I didn't mark "I wish more people would ship them" because honestly I'm pretty content with the amount of people who do ship them already. This ship is one part porn, one part crack, one part angst, and three parts kidnapping, I'm not expecting everyone in the fandom to turn around and go THERE IT IS. THE SHIP OF ALL TIME when its such a specific flavor of insanity and doesn't have a ton of canon merit. I like being able to bother my friends about it, and everyone who wants to sit with me on tumblr and ao3 and rotate it with me is nice and good. This feels comfortable.

^Awesamdream. I had to take a break from writing this and came back wondering "why didn't I put that they were perfect for each other." maybe it was for Torture in Prison reasons??? Maybe I was thinking about how they aren't a ship that is perfect in a healthy sort of way, theyre both so mentally ill about each other from prison after all, and Sam's control issues don't naturally blend with Dream's control issues.

But I kind of don't mind that they aren't perfect for each other? I don't think they need to fit like a glove, weaving in and out of each other and completely complimenting the other. Their hands don't fit perfectly- if its post prison, especially, since Dream's lacking a couple fingers- and Dream steps on Sam's feet when they dance. But it feels good to write them a little messy, a little fucked up, but still able to Be Good to each other, Sam towards Dream especially. Not healthy, but happy.

(admittedly, I had to write them like that myself for the most part when I first joined the fandom. Most of what Awesamdream was at the time was torture porn and angst, because YKnow, Prison, but I really wanted to explore them Being Happy and wasn't sure where to start. I'm really grateful for the dreblr discord server for giving me a place to write a lot of my early fics for them.)

^SamPunz. Do you understand how delightful these two are? Do you understand The Vibes that they give when they're together. Listen I'm rapidly running out of braincells but I love to imagine just. In the CKAU the way that Punz fundamentally changes Sam for the better by forcibly instilling boundaries that Dream can't instill on his own.

The way that Punz is so misanthropic, so distrusting of people and so angry at the world and at Sam for what he did. Punz isn't sure they want to believe Sam's capable of change, because in their mind it would be so much easier to kill him and be done with it.

But Dream wants and hopes that Sam can be better if they just try, so Punz is forced to Not Kill As A First Solution. Punz is forced to deal with the an absolute travesty of a creeper. Punz goes from "humanity can't be saved lets kill the server and everything on it and becomes gods" to "actually people might be able to change and become better. I don't like having feelings about this. I don't like having to reckon with my own humanity. Goddamn it Sam."

Listen I'm just rotating Punz pushing Sam against the wall, holding the Communication Knife to his throat, and threatening him. Sam is trying very hard not to find this extremely attractive. He is failing.

I need them to fuck.

[nono-bunny]

Underrated aspect of NPMD that really captured me is the kids and the relationships they have with their parents

We already knew Mayor Solomon Lauter was a bad dad from Abstinence Camp, so his behavior here was nothing per se, but... Wow, he really truly doesn't care at all for Steph, huh? "Damn you soul to five eldritch abominations, I'm not messing with them again!" he basically says to his teen daughter before getting demolished by a ghost. Again? Never did I think I wanted to learn more about that nasty man before, but... Now I am intrigued.

Grace's parents make me so fucking uncomfortable the way they speak to each other tbh, but also in terms of their relationship to her? Yeah I fucking see where she's coming from now, her parents are so controlling and stifling that it's no wonder she gets a little bit of power and goes insane!

Pete and Ted's dad sells ladies shoes and? I think that's all we ever get about their parents iirc, but we do know that they were both sent to Camp Idontwannabang and despite both of them being weird, they also seem to me like they might just have the overall most loving and normal parents. We know Ted's personality changed over time, and he and Pete seem to have an overall positive relationship as far as I could tell, but it's not like? Foster's level of caring for one another in their parents stead and the fact that we never hear anything BAD about their parents make me think that they just aren't very remarkable, so like? Good for them honestly

Ruth??? Oh my god Ruth is so lonely and starved for love and affection I cannot imagine a world in which she has loving parents, she mentions talking to fucking telemarketers all the time but never once talks about her family and honestly??? That kinda says it all for me, Ruth seems to be in a very unloving home and I'm so sad for her- her focus on broken families in The Barbecue Monolgues feels like it's also indicative of her personal life tbh, poor girl!! I'm glad she has Richie and Pete, she's weird af but so are they and they make it work!

Richie says nothing about his family either so I'm just gonna. Headcanon him having like, a normal family who thinks he's a bit weird but loves him all the same and doesn't like, try and stop him from living his life because that's the kinda environment his very open love of anime seems to imply to me

And finally... Oh my god, Max... Yeah his dad is 100% abusive. Him being afraid of going back home even when he's frightened of ghosts and skeletons, the way he loiters around public places after school looking to take out his own frustration on others... His bullying and abuse seems like learned behavior and I actually feel so bad for him, he's a complete dick but he's also not wrong about the way literally nobody cares about him once he dies. Is it weird that I feel like the school is seriously failing him by brushing off his behavior rather than checking on his life situation of trying to find where it's coming from? Like, I get it, he's the star quarterback, they don't wanna mess with him or something (I'm not gonna even pretend to know how American high schools seem to work, the whole school environment before he dies is completely foreign to me) but??? Surely letting him just run wild like that would raise SOME alarm bells in someone's head that there's something wrong in his life???? Personally I headcanon the timeline where Miss Holiday becomes the guidance counselor to also be the one where he gets help from her and/or Duke. I don't know that there something inherently supernatural about him but SURELY Duke also works with normal families, right? Anyway in other life I hope he actually gets help because he seems to be in a really shitty situation and the school is just enabling his behavior which also naturally majorly sucks for everyone around him. The guy needs therapy fr

I actually really loved all six of them, and even though Max is awful, I kinda wanna see a story where they all team up and become friends because I kinda feel like they'd be unstoppable lol (also the symmetry of five Lords In Black and one Webby????)

[i-sveikata]

hii!

I’ve been a semi-silent reader since graveyards was first published but I cannot be silent any longer! I absolutely love this fic and I don’t have enough words to describe what a pleasure it has been to read it. According to ao3 I’ve visited it 59 times already (I’m on my 4th official re-read and frequently go back to chapters when I randomly think back on a specific scene).

I’m currently on the scene where Vegas briefly wonders what it would be like to raise children with Pete and I have to ask, are we going to get Venice at any point? And what would Vegas be like as a father? I think Pete would be a good parent because of how practical he is, that and his patience with Macau and how he makes sure to consider his feelings when communicating with him. Vegas on the other hand, I think he could be a good parent especially if he was doing it with Pete but maybe his perception of himself being evil and destructive would get in the way of that?

p.s. after reading the first chapter of graveyards I went back and read all your other fics and all I have to say is chef’s kiss. The barbarian sterek and the one where Stiles thrifts Dereks clothes are two of my favourites.

Hey anon!! Thanks for coming to say hello!! Wow omg that’s so many times to visit a fic I hope you enjoy the fourth reread!!

I’ve actually answered this one a few times before but this fic is based off the show- I’ve never read the novel. So while I do know of Venice vaguely from what other people have mentioned in the fandom he’s not going to appear in this fic.

Tbh I think they would both make very good parents- they both already have clear examples of what kind of upbringing did not work for them so it would be them both trying to walk down a new path together. That wouldn’t make it impossible for them to recreate trauma in new ways of course but I do think they’d both be very good at pulling each other up on things if they thought one of them went too far or if they disagreed with how the parenting was being done. I think the environment would work against them a little- being in a mafia family and constantly in danger would make things feel a little less secure and they’d both be insanely protective of their kid but I do see them making the necessary sacrifices to enable their kid to live a moderately stress free life- I.e stepping away from high stakes/ chaotic situations or not pissing off people enough that they’re making lots of enemies to deal with etc.

I think if things ever got too bad they’d take off together for a fresh start somewhere else in Thailand and find new jobs that wouldn’t bring as much attention on them just to keep their kid safe. Their kid would easily come first before the family empire no question. But meanwhile you could 100% guarantee they’d be teaching their kid how to fight and use weapons and protect themselves as they grown up. Like as soon as their kid was old enough theyd be a little bit more dangerous (would be hard to avoid with those two as parents)

I think Pete is helping a lot in reshaping Vegas’ understanding of himself so by the time they did get around to talking about/deciding if they wanted kids Vegas would feel much more settled in himself and have a stronger foundation for his self esteem than he does currently. And they’ll both be better equipped by then to reassure one another’s doubts/uncertainties so while I do see them occasionally butting heads/ struggling, they’re the types who find their footing very quickly. And when they’re together the other person wouldn’t let them lose their footing for very long if that makes sense. How they started as a couple has forced them to figure out how to communicate properly and establish good boundaries and mutual respect so those would be some of the biggest factors working in their favour for when/ if they did have a kid.

Omg thank you so much for saying so that’s really sweet! Im so happy to hear that you liked them. Lmao yes that was my biggest fandom for years I’ve written so much sterek (and still have many open wips for them haha) thank you 💛

[sukugo]

Because of Sukugo, I started lurking your blog. Then I got curious with plantcest. Checked out the anime and...WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?!!! Now I'm obsessed with these disastrous brothers with zero chills for each other. Obviously Knives has no fucks to give except for his brother and sisters. Vash looks chill but he isn't chill. I don't know what he is full of but it's definitely not chill to enable Knives' murder spree-genocide agenda for a century and a half. They're like Satosugu on steroids!

Now all I can think about is Knives having a fucking shrine for Vash with hundreds of statues of his beloved brother and him ala Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. Along its walls are collections of Vash's wanted posters. Vash looks oh so pretty and ethereal in all of them.

Wolfwood finds that shrine. Some asshole tattled to Knives that he saw the shrine. Wolfwood gets punished for seeing the shrine. He now has to play babysitter for the subject of that fucking shrine.

Wolfwood meets Vash and realizes how delululu Knives is because Vash is no ethereal angel. He is a pathetic dipshit with legs too long and slim that they're distracting. His eyes and smiles are so bright it can fucking burn him to ashes. Wolfwood just knows Vash is gonna get him killed some day and the scariest thing about it is he may welcome it.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

HDSJHFJDSHFJDSHFJFH AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH I'M GLAD U LIKE THEM!!! YES YES AREN'T THEY THE BEST!!!!! kv is just. so so sososo messy so GOOD. so so so GOOD. literally. no chill. they are both. insane. in the best way possible.

and oh the shrine. 100% yes. knives is OBSESSED with vash. he wants him and wants him and god. he's just sooooojgfhgjdfjgksdghdfksdhfsdf my beloved incestuous boy..............(also ww getting babysitter due to seeing the shrine is making me laugh fdjhfjgfdF) (things that are for nai's eyes only) (but then....he literally sends him to go around with vash.....like hello......he's gonna fall in love and u're NOT gonna like it)

"Wolfwood just knows Vash is gonna get him killed some day and the scariest thing about it is he may welcome it." aaaaahahhahaoooohohohohohohoohoooooooo................................................................

[sapphic-scylla]

Needed a breather from full length stories. Also, kinda blocked on how I wanna write Ascella’s arc. So imma do this instead. Keep in mind: at this point in their stories, they are all teammates, not exactly lovers or partners so for all intents and purposes, all of these people are single. @ebevkisk

How Marasenna feels about her teammates:

Petra Naverrian

Senna and Petra have a respect for each other. They have lived long lives despite still being so young, so they trust each other implicitly. Petra is also the only non-dragon to beat Senna in a straight-up fight, so Senna feels close to her in that regard.

Lyria Peregrine

They have a symbiotic relationship. Senna LOVES food and Lyria loves making food. Lyria is also kinda the group mom, so Senna vents a lot to her about things. Senna also is very good at bringing Lyria out of her shell, so it works out.

Emily Cordalith

An example of opposites attract. Senna is a wild child and Emily is a very centered and focused individual. Somehow, this makes them a very unique pairing that works well together.

Aerin Curridan

Senna admires Aerin’s peaceful and stoic energy. She knows Aerin follows a war patron, but Senna has never met anyone who was literally like a warm cup of chai tea on a snowy snowy evening like Aerin is.

Verity Xanderia

Something unsettles Senna about Verity. Verity carries an aura of confusion and power that Senna does not understand, but it feels very old and very dangerous and as such, Senna keeps her distance.

Haley

Madness incarnate. Senna is Haley’s enabler. Senna encourages so much creativity and chaos out of them that it’s insane what shenanigans they can get up to when they spend too much time together.

Ascella Ylteryn

Surprisingly, these two are very close friends. Ascella finds herself around Senna more often than not. Even if they aren’t talking, they find comfort in each other’s presence.

Teyra Fellspark

If anyone in the hold could give Senna butterflies, its 100% Teyra. These two have the most wholesome relationship. Teyra is the soft spoken and loving softie to Marasenna’s wild instigator and Teyra has an ability to calm Senna down that no one else has mastered. Also, both tend to turn beet red when around each other, but they haven’t figured that out yet.

[west-tokyo-incidents]

Just me babbling about Annihilation's full team. Making up most of this on the spot. 100% open to suggestions and totally subject to change.

Whiskey is one of his handlers, a Fusataro instance taken from a timeline where Rage went rogue. She's particularly nasty personality-wise and mean as hell, but she's also insanely good at getting Annihilation to refocus on a target if he gets side-tracked.

Absinthe is the second of his handlers, a Michel taken from a timeline where Paresse had gone rogue and snapped off his limiters insanely early following an injury to Michel. Selectively mute to everyone but his own team, he's the only one, second to Anaari, who can approach Annihilation when he's having an episode. Really useful given that Anaari cannot go on missions with them. Usually.

Sake is the third handler, a Kei instance from the Edo period in a timeline infected by the Wandering Infection. While uninfected himself, his experience with it makes him very sensitive to minute changes, allowing him to predict the nearly unpredictable trifusion. He's the captain of their team, the trauma of the Wandering Infection in his timeline making his personality nigh unrecognizable from the original emperor.

Kori and Echo are two Regula instances, both in charge of communications between members across large distances. Echo stays near the handlers and Annihilation and is much more modified for potential conflict, while Kori stays with the rest of the team in the Compound. They use their Engrave as a way of communicating with each other messages back and forth between the two teams.

Monarch is a Pardonner/Rage fusion instance who acts as a medic, his speed enabling him to move quickly in and out of danger to retrieve injured team members and heal as quick as possible in the absolute chaos of Annihilation's attacks. Absolute harmacist.

Typically they team up with whichever reconnaissance team has been assigned to the timeline they're eliminating from, letting them be in charge of gathering new information acting as scouts for them as the mission progresses. This is pretty typical of elimination teams in general, but because Annihilation is used with the most dangerous timelines, they often team up with the higher profile recon teams as well, Dryo's team included.

[knarme-art]

I'm being driven fully insane by Kxasi and Nantangven thoughts!! 😬🥴

They're climbing the vines to the Floating Mountains for training purposes, and Kxasi falls, gets severely bruised and scared etc.

Nantangven rescues them and holds them while both stand on this narrow ledge and Kxasi is 110% panicking and delirious. The commander has had to calm people down in danger a lot so he has full on training on what to do.

He holds Kxasi tightly by his shoulders and head and looks close into his eyes, commanding them to look at themselves. Then they instruct Kxasi to take deep breaths and aknowledge the positions of their feet etc. to get grounded in reality again and gain their control of their body back so they can stand firmly etc.

(I was snorkeling once and the instructor had to do this to me to prevent me from panicking and drowning lmao, so I could stay calm and keep swimming!)

After becoming grounded again, Kxasi realizes he's tightly clutching to Nantangven with his arms around the former's torso and that Nantangven is holding them reassuringly, and... Nantangven's touch is so soft and calming. It's like being held by an angel and being told by your deeper instincts that you're fully safe now.

Kxasi is still bruised and fucked-up and it's Nantangven's responsibility to take care of them. So they head to a Mountains village nearby where the rest of the training squad is also stopping by.

Nantangven can't leave Kxasi unchecked and untreated in this trip where the squad is already like several days' travel away from home, and there is a busy schelude for this training event. Kxasi is first instructed to stay at the village, leaving him for needing to miss out a part of the training so he can get first aid.

Kxasi demands to know if there is any way he can still continue and Nantangven agrees to personally check him up for his condition and to treat him... (This is risky as it is a really personal and intimate situation to be in, but.. well yeah lol)

The two get to use a bathing hut that is warmed by crystals that gather warmth from the sun in daytime (how the Mountains culture has made hot baths since ancient times), Kxasi gets fully undressed as to be properly cleansed etc. Nantangven undresses as well, not wasting a much needed bath either. So they get into the water to do the basic cleaning activities themselves.

When done with the latter, Nantangven embraces Kxasi's head and cheek with their hand to comfort them and warns that the wounds/bruises treatment can hurt a bit. Kxasi is basically melting and horny and a lot more excited than they should be... (Nantangven, the sly wolf, is too and he wouldn't do this personally himself if he wasn't, but the excuses and optics are good enough especially now that he ordered the rest of the training squad to get their own baths as well!)

So then... Nantangven helps Kxasi apply the healing herbs/roots paste to all the wounds, which hurts a lot and isn't easy for Kxasi to do himself. Nantangven does it with a great level of affection, often holding Kxasi's face close and whispering comforting words into his ear as he applies the medicine (which burns painfully at first). Their faces are so close they could easily kiss and feel each others' breaths on their lips for a lot of the time...

Kxasi thanks for the ughh amazing care, removes Nantangven's hand from his hair and presses their lips onto the commander's palm almost worshippingly. The warrior trainee then proclaims they feel like they can't quite leave and go to sleep peacefully just yet, smirking a bit devilishly at Nantangven, just boldly suggesting breaking some of the most basic rules and social etiquette...

Nantangven would've 100% had the self-restraint to just quit here and go to bed like this was nothing, but they feel a little bad that they enabled Kxasi to get fully fucking horny for their amusement like this, and to just leave poor Kxasi in that state alone... So they feel quite responsible for what they started now.

So, endeared by and pulled in by Kxasi's boldness and fiery honesty, Nantangven figures... He too wants an escape, something for himself finally in the midst of all the work. Nothing has quite FELT like anything for the longest of time, but Kxasi is like a burning hot spark of an anomaly in the fabric of their reality, so... They indulge.

CW; headcanon gets smutty at this point

Coughs they make out and Kxasi has Nantangven press their tongue onto their nipple and eat their pussy fucking finally oof and they also scissor and bcs both of them have been through some masculinizing endorcinal body modification, especially Nantangven is well equipped to slide inside between Kxasi's pretty soft pussy lips. They sure as hell FUCK and it remains as a secret 100% to the rest of the squad. (:

Turns out Kxasi is fine enough to continue the training event with the others, also, yay!

[inmyheaddd]

Can you make headcanons about grayson being a girl dad?

grayson hawthorne girl dad hcs

this was so fun to write, thankyou for the request!! it took ages, sorry 😭

wc: 715

grayson was born to be a girl dad 100%

when your daughter was a new born, she was so small she could rest her head on his arm like it was a pillow.

he’d be buying new clothes practically every week for her. 

he took the outfits VERY seriously. 

“i think this onesie would match the headband better, no?” 

he’d ask you to wake him up when your daughter wakes you up in the middle of the night, he doesn’t want to miss any of the moments, he doesn’t want to be uninvolved, and he wants you to rest.

he’d research for hours before buying any types of food for the baby and would tell you something new he learned.

one time you were using his phone and you saw “interesting facts about mothers” “childbirth facts” “facts about mothers and child relationship” “dangers of apple sauce” all in his search history.

grayson is funny but never shows it, but now with you, you best believe he’s cracking dad jokes all around the house because he’s a dad now (tell anyone this and he’ll deny it like crazy; he’s too serious for that).

since he loves photography, every corner of your house has pictures he took hung up.

during the newborn period, he’d literally take pictures of her every single day. 

he’d also take pictures of you two together, he wanted to cherish every moment because it goes by so fast.

ever since your daughter learned how to speak or ask for stuff, he’d get literally anything she wanted.

new dolls? of course.

a pony? paperwork done within the hour. 

new princess crown? on the way - yes it’s real.

he’d spend hours building her new dollhouses or whatever toys required it.

he’d be building the toys with his sleeves cuffed and his hair slightly messy, and unwavering focus. (dying at the thought of this)

he’d play princesses with your daughter whenever she asked, he’d literally drop anything for her.

one time you came into his office expecting to see him behind his desk and working. but you saw him sitting on the floor with his eyes closed and your daughter standing besides him, applying eyeshadow on him to the best of her 5 year old abilities.

he peeped one eye open to look at you and started smiling, to which your daughter said “dad! close your eyes!” 

“sorry,”he says with a small chuckle, and closes his eyes. “i just wanted to look at your beautiful mother,” and he opens one eye again.

“mommy!” you daughter was too focused on practicing her MUA skills on grayson she didn’t notice you walk in. 

she ran to you and hugged your legs, and you picked her up. she talked on and on about the makeup and ‘how the sparkles makes dad's eyes look shinier’

grayson was watching the whole interaction between you two with the most love-filled eyes in the world. 

he stood up and walked to you two, resting his hand on your back while you held your daughter.

you smiled at each other, and in that moment, he was thinking, “would 3 more kids be so bad?”

“how are my girls doing?” 

“i miss my favorite girls, how are you?” 

whenever he says something like that, it drives you sooo insane, in a good way obviously. it makes you want to have 3 more kids with him too. 

he spoils both of you like crazy, he literally cannot say no to your daughter.

that doesn’t mean he’s a bad parent though, he doesn’t enable bad behavior, and he rewards good behavior, and makes it known it's appreciated. he makes sure your daughter knows she’s loved every day. 

it’s his worst nightmare thinking the possibility that his daughter would grow up the same way he did, always feeling like you had to be perfect & never having anyone to confide to. he strives to be the parent he never had.

he’s like the most present father there could ever be, even on top of work.

on your daughter's 7th halloween, grayson agreed to dress up as prince charming while your daughter was cinderella. 

on her 8th, he dressed up as the big bad wolf and she was little red riding hood.

jameson and xander made fun of him for that one, but deep down they were so happy for him—happy that he’s happy.

grayson would leave work to go to all of your daughters school productions. 

nothing beat the way her face would light up when she spotted you two in the audience. 

well, maybe one thing.

when grayson watched you two with each other, just mother and daughter, love bouncing off of one another. he was watching the two halves of his heart.

grayson hawthorne the man that u are 😭😭😭 anyway, lmk if you enjoyed and leave requestss 🤍

[bemusedlybespectacled]

so I just read iron widow and tl;dr: it's like a pacific rim/hunger games crossover, but with a protagonist who will absolutely cut a bitch without remorse and also canon bisexuality and polyamory.

y'all I do not know how to explain that when I say iron widow has canon bisexuality and polyamory I do not mean "oh they both, like, look at each other longingly a lot and love each other ~as friends~" I mean they say with their actual mouths "we should totally all date each other because we're all bisexual and into each other" and then kiss, also with their actual mouths.

also, to be clear, I am not joking about the hunger games thing. like, the shit gets dark a lot. you know how the hunger games starts with the premise of murdering children for entertainment and then by the end you find out the sinister government is also torturing people into insanity and pimping out former tributes? yeah. like, start there, and then keep going. the protagonist is disabled because her feet are bound (and her needing mobility aids to walk and exactly how fucked up her feet are is made explicit). everyone's parents are abusive in some way, overtly or not. the sinister government is willing to exploit literally anything to get you to do what it wants, up to and including an addiction they enable.

BUT ALSO. but also. the female protagonist straight-up murders a guy less than a hundred pages in and keeps going. she will stab a patriarchal asshat in the neck and then walk over his corpse to the next patriarchal asshat. the two dudes in the relationship are a sweetie softboy nerd (whose dad is basically Harvey Weinstein?) who's just 100% here for his very sexy murder wife and murder husband, and the actual murder husband, who is a 6'5" both-physically-and-mentally-tortured soul who also wears fucking coke-bottle thick glasses (because this man is ALSO a nerd! TWO NERDS! TWO! NERDS!), and, I cannot stress this enough, A COLLAR AND A LEASH. LIKE LITERALLY ALL THE TIME.

Y'ALL. THIS BOOK. IT IS EVERYTHING I HAVE EVER WANTED. I AM SOBBING. THE TRIANGLE IS THE STRONGEST SHAPE.

[twstgameplay]

Portfest Cards Analysis

Hello~! There was a request for all the Portfest cards, hence this post. Some cards lack stats because we haven't seen it online nor have we leveled up our cards. If you have Port Ruggie and Rook at Lv.60, please send their stats. And if you want to see a card getting an analysis, please send in a request via ask. ~ 🐙

Portfest Jack

Type: Balanced

Max Stats at Lv.80 [GROOVY]

Without buddies: HP 9,395 ATK 4,444

With all 3 approximately: HP 14,092 ATK 5,332

Max Stats at Lv.100 [GROOVY]

Without buddies: HP 10991 ATK 5199

With all 3 approximately: HP 16,486 ATK 6,238

Magic Levels [Lv.10]

Fire: One strong hit with a Medium ATK UP for 3 turns

Water: Two strong hits that becomes three if duo with Rook is activated

Buddies

Rook [HP M]

Idia [ATK S]

Lilia [HP S]

Port Jack is a Fire/Water Balanced card with a 3-turn ATK UP M on his first magic. This makes him best suited for Fire Basic.

Port Jack is similar to FG Leona in the sense that he could end up insanely powerful with a certain card on team. Halloween Rook (Water/Flora) has an ATK UP M on his first magic that not only applies to himself but also to the selected ally. There is a more detailed rundown of the calculations in this post, but in summary, Jack’s duo with that buff from Rook on top of activating all his other ATK buffs enables his duo to deal at least 30k damage at Lv.80 and 35k damage at Lv.100. This makes Jack's duo potentially the strongest in the game so far. Even without Halloween Rook, however, his duo can still deal at least 24k damage at Lv.80 and at least 28k damage at Lv.100, which is still powerful.

Aside from Halloween Rook, other cards that you can use to activate Jack’s duo are Birthday Rook (Cosmic/Water) and Dorm Rook (Flora/Fire). Birthday Rook is for the Water duo, Dorm Rook is for having more opportunity to add more duos in your team since he and Dorm Epel duo with each other. Take care though that should you choose the latter, you will have to use Rook’s Flora magic. Robe Rook (Fire/Water) is also a good substitute if you have none of those SSRs.

To boost Jack’s ATK, you can add in Dorm Idia (Fire/Cosmic) or Lab Idia (Water/Water). Bringing Dorm Idia allows you to have an additional duo, and it's especially if you bring in Dorm Ortho, another great card for this test. If you want to bring in any Lilia to boost Jack's HP further, bring in Birthday Lilia (Fire/Water), as he also has Rook as his duo partner.

In summary, Port Jack is an excellent card for Fire Basic for his power. His buddies also have cards that are useful in this test and would also add more duos in the team.

Other Portfest cards under the cut

Portfest Ruggie

Type: Defense

Max Stats at Lv.60 [GROOVY]

Without buddies: HP ATK

With all 2 approximately: HP ATK

Max Stats at Lv.80 [GROOVY]

Without buddies: HP 11,053 ATK 3,239

With all 2 approximately: HP 13,263 ATK 4,372

Magic Levels [Lv.10]

Water: One strong hit with a Small ATK DOWN on single opponent for 3 turns

Flora: Two weak hits

Buddies

Cater [ATK M]

Floyd [HP S]

Port Ruggie is a Water/Flora Defense card with a debuff on his first magic. His HP is on the higher side among Defense SRs, and along with his elements and debuff, he is most optimal for Water Defense.

On SSR cards that have good synergy with him, Halloween Riddle (Flora/Water) may be the best. They both share the same elements, and Riddle has his own debuff as well. Ruggie also boosts Riddle's HP and acts as his duo partner, so both of them can do a lot in dealing enough damage to kill the opponent by turn 5.

Paying attention to Ruggie's buddies, you can bring in Robe Floyd (Flora/Water) to boost his HP and Halloween Cater (Flora/Flora) or Lab Cater (Water/Flora) to boost his ATK. Putting in those two cards gives you room to put in two SSRs that work really well in this test, New Year Kalim (Water/Flora), a healer who boosts Floyd's HP, and Dorm Trey (Water/Flora), who gets HP boost from Cater.

Overall, Port Ruggie is a decent card to use for Water Defense, and he has buddies with good cards for it. However, he isn't highly recommended except if you lack in Flora cards that work in this test.

Portfest Rook

Type: Defense

Max Stats at Lv.60 [GROOVY]

Without buddies: HP 9308 ATK 2370

With all 2 approximately: HP 11,169 ATK 3,199

Max Stats at Lv.80 [GROOVY]

Without buddies: HP 11,367 ATK 2,837

With all 2 approximately: HP 13,640 ATK 3,829

Magic Levels [Lv.10]

Fire: One strong hit with a Small ATK DOWN on single opponent for 3 turns

Water: Two weak hits with Small Continuous Heal for 3 turns

Buddies

Jack [ATK M]

Azul [HP S]

Port Rook is a Fire/Water Defense SR with a debuff on his first magic and a small continuous heal on his second magic. If at groovy and Lv.80 with maxed spell, Rook heals 2273 HP per turn, bringing the total to approximately 6819 HP. This makes him the fourth highest in terms of amount of HP he can recover. Among all the SRs, Port Rook has the lowest ATK stat. However, this doesn't mean he has the most HP, as he has the 8th highest HP value among the SRs. Based on this info, Port Rook is perfect for Fire Defense.

Focusing on SSRs that have good synergy with Rook, it's useful to pair Rook with Dorm Epel (Water/Fire), as Epel has him as his duo partner, and both of them are fellow healers with the same elements. Rook would also boost Epel's HP stat. Birthday Lilia (Fire/Water) also has Rook as his duo partner and shares the same elements as him. Like Epel, Lilia's HP gets boosted by Rook.

Focusing on cards that boost Rook's stats, you can bring in either Dorm Azul (Water/Water) or Birthday Azul (Water/Fire) into the test to boost his HP. Either card works well in Fire Defense, the former for the double Water and heal, the latter for the debuff and, should you choose to bring in Dorm Epel, a boost in HP. If you want to boost his ATK for more damage, you can bring in either Union Jack (Water/Fire) or Halloween Jack (Water/Cosmic).

In summary, Port Rook works really well for Fire Defense due to his heal and his debuff. He also has great synergy with his buddies and with SSRs that duo with him in this test, making him a good card to invest on.

Portfest Floyd

Type: Attack

Max Stats at Lv.40 [GROOVY]

Without buddies: HP 3,552 ATK 3,433

With 1 approximately: HP 4,617 ATK 3,433

Max Stats at Lv.60 [GROOVY]

Without buddies: HP 4,526 ATK 4,506

With 1 approximately: HP 5,883 ATK 4,506

Magic Levels [Lv.10]

Fire: One strong hit with a Small ATK DOWN on single opponent for 1 turn

Flora: Two weak hits with Tiny DMG UP for 1 turn

Buddies

Ruggie [HP M]

Port Floyd is a Fire/Flora Attack card with a debuff on his first magic and a buff on his second. Among Attack R cards, Floyd has the seventh highest ATK stat. As such, he can be utilized in Flora Basic, especially if you need a Floyd card and/or don't have Dorm Floyd.

Focusing on SSRs that work well with him, it would be great to pair him with Dorm Jade (Water/Fire) to activate Jade's duo. You may also pair him with Tsum Leona (Flora/Fire) in either Flora Basic or Defense, as Floyd has the debuff that works well enough for a Defense test, but he boosts Leona's ATK. Birthday Idia (Fire/Flora) may also be good to pair with Floyd. Though his duo may be a Flora element, he is an Attack card, and he can deal a good amount of damage. You may also use Port Floyd together with Camp Ruggie (Water/Flora) in Water Basic and activate Ruggie's duo. Ruggie also boosts Floyd's HP as a bonus.

There are many Floyd cards that can still be used aside from Port Floyd, but the amount of cards that can duo with him makes Port Floyd useful in his own way. He's also a much cheaper investment since his magic levels only make use of items. If you're seeking for a Floyd card that works well enough for Flora tests, and you don't have Dorm Floyd or even PE Floyd, Port Floyd may be helpful.

[crossguild]

I'm loving the sudden attention maxpler is getting and my ideal dynamic for them, platonic or otherwise, is literally language mapping cause language mapping, condensed to its major plot beats, is just...

kepler: doctor maxwell you're soooooo smart and talented and ambitious, i wanna work with you soooo bad

maxwell: i know, but I'm WAY too cool to work for you, nerd

kepler: maybe so. maybe so, but consider that it would be my goal in life to enable you to do whatever insane and unethical thing you want to, and make sure you have all the resources you could ever need. also, look at all the awesome stuff we have!

maxwell: you make a very compelling point

kepler: can i get you something to eat or drink while you consider my proposal? 🥺

maxwell: yeah i definitely need a drink right now

like. listen. listen. maxwell has the upper hand here and always. maxwell being assertive, smart, and audacious is 100% of the things that kepler likes about her, and they're both self assured enough to not be threatened by someone else's competence. she can and would destroy him, and vice versa, but they choose to trust and rely on each other instead. these are two characters who are overflowing with confidence and idealism beneath a pragmatism that they were forced to learn... they own every choice they make with a self awareness that's shared by lovelace and hilbert, four characters who operate centrally on the strength of their conviction.

maxwell has immense technical skill, and kepler is much more focused on managing people and logistics, but there are clear signs that they've picked up skills and ways of relating to others from each other. they're characters who make each other better, who change and improve themselves as well because of what they see in someone they like and respect, and that's probably my favorite kind of dynamic in fiction

it's good fucken food!

anyway tl:dr maxwell tops

[dangermousie]

BCF trying to pretend things are normal while WXS is !!!!???? are you insane at this (yes he is!)

Ouch.

I have to say, if I were WXS I’d reply that being your bro is hazardous to health.

I love WXS’ straightforward nature. But of course both blades went off kilter when their scabbard wasn’t there and they had nowhere to store the blades but in each other.

Yes, but like SMZ, he wanted to give you a last chance to explain.

It was very clear that BCF could keep WXS in his heart as a beloved ideal only as long WXS was safely dead. Now WXS is not dead, he’d never be OK with what BCF had done and is doing and so they are bound to clash. (I keep wondering if WXS did not get caught up in the same resentment SMZ did for BCF both because their positions/fears of BCF with regard to them were different but also because all that insanity did not need to resent him since he was dead.)

He is so gone...

This is the closest we’ve seen BCF try to justify or explain himself since he turned. WXS brings out all the remaining sanity and decency and feeling in him, even if there isn’t much. He’s not as much a sheath (heh) but a leash.

This is the face you make when you discover your brother has gone utterly bugfuck insane.

And yet the tiny sliver of humanity that he has left is all for WXS - his paranoia keeps popping up and yet he pushes it down repeatedly in order to try to save WXS’ life - he wants him to take safe conduct and leave town.

OMGGGGGGG

The very fact that SMZ is not dead - I wonder if this will enable things to be saved. For a value of saved - BCF is 100% dead at the end of the drama but the difference is whether he will die in possession of his soul or without. Causing SMZ’s death (if he did) is the worst thing he’s done and the one thing that WXS cannot forgive so....(Also, I note that all his emotion and vulnerability and sanity are reserved for WXS. After his change, he actually lost love/interest he had in Lei Chun in any proper sense - all he wanted from her was victory over SMZ that getting her as a wife represented; he acted towards her as if he was avenging her (and SMZ’s) actions against him in his hallucinations. Nothing else. He didn’t even try to woo her in an insane fashion. Nothing.

And yet WXS still cannot bring himself to kill BCF.

[couldnt-think-of-a-funny-name]

Hi! What is your very specific Twilight AU?

okay, so. New Moon.

party disaster, dumping her and dipping, all happens normally.

but THEN. Bella finds out she’s pregnant.

(and I know you’re thinking- pre-marital sex?!?! Edward would NEVER! but listen. I am the author now. I’ve been around Christians my whole life. shut up!)

so anyway after a million pregnancy tests and a lot of googling about vampire baby legends, Bella’s like...well this is probably gonna be a situation,

Nessie doesn’t have an insane growth rate here because I hate that, so she has a normal amount of time to prepare, and she’s very...aware that the birth is gonna be Rough at best. So she goes to Jacob

who is NOT a wolf yet but Is aware of the pack and the treaty, and they are closer friends already, and she’s like ‘hey. paranormal emergency. you’re the only person in this town who enables me. help.’

 and Jacob’s like I’m Fucking Fifteen and goes and gets Leah, since she’s technically an adult and a girl

(ms. meyer How did you make one of leah’s only 3 character traits ‘upset she’s infertile’ and then not have her support bella’s choices in breaking dawn please make it make sense)

 so they start brainstorming solutions and the best they can work with is. Bella’s gotta ride out the pregnancy in hiding. they have no way of knowing whether she can survive the pregnancy and the only clue they have about whether the baby will be a monster or not is from google searches, but they also can’t exactly take her to an obgyn when her uterus feels like it’s calcified and her ribs are getting broken and she seems to be craving blood

So, Leah’s got her own little place. Bella moves in there, telling Charlie she wants to move back in with Renee (she knows her parents would never willingly call each other so as long as she keeps up communicating with both of them they should be none the wiser of her growing a little dracula in Leah Clearwater’s basement).

Leah has already defected from the wolf pack at this point (because...the Cullen’s left and she didn’t really like any of the guys anyway lmao) so they don’t run the risk of them hearing her thoughts while she’s in wolf form. She goes out and hunts animals, brings them back and her and Jake drain the blood from them so Bella can drink it. All three of them find this extremely disgusting obviously but Jake’s loyal and a little bit lovestruck, Leah’s a supportive friend and queen, and Bella’s just trying to keep her and her baby alive, and none of them feel like trying to rob a blood bank

Bella is 100% certain the baby will just be a baby who happens to like blood, like she was in bd, but the tentative plan is that if a crazy soulless monster comes out of her Leah will...handle that...

Which neither are thrilled about, so Bella’s just trying to focus on staying positive. And between that, trying to survive and stay hidden, Bella doesn’t really have time to...Check Out the way she did in new moon. Like, she’s absolutely still depressed, and she’s still getting an occasional Edward hallucination because carrying a vampire baby counts as reckless in many books, but she’s just more...resigned and pissed than anything. She’ll have days like the ‘possibilities’ scene, but more often than not she’s just telling the Edward hallucination to go fuck himself when he’s begging her to find the real him so they can have Carlisle deal with the pregnancy 

at some point, Seth gets roped into the whole mess (he’s prone to just breaking into his sister’s house) but since he’s like, 13 and The Best Baby Boy he’s immediately supportive. He didn’t even fucking know about the wolves and the vampires until he walked in on a six months pregnant Bella drinking blood while his sister and Jacob are hacking away at a dead deer, but he’s like...you know when you were 13 and sneaking around about Anything made you feel like the coolest person alive? point is he’s helpful

AND he can get away with spending a lot of time at Leah’s house without anyone finding it weird, unlike Jacob, so he starts spending most of his free time there keeping Bella company and brightening her day up

HE is the one who enables her when she comes up with the name Renesmee lmao

(just because she hates Edward doesn’t mean Esme ever did anything wrong!)

“bella I’ll throw you out of this house if you don’t come up with a real name” “leah she’s white you can’t just disrespect her culture like this omg”

anyway these four become the DORKIEST and WEIRDEST little family it’s cute

so then. labor.

it’s less...graphic than in bd because Bella hasn’t been actively dying the whole pregnancy and she doesn’t snap her spine in half, but it’s still. bad.

she essentially delivers a rock that Nessie then begins chewing her way out of. she’s actively bleeding out. Jacob’s having a panic attack. Leah made Seth watch so he would never have unprotected sex and the scare tactic is working. Leah’s covered in Bella’s blood which is not great considering she’s Holding A Rock That A Vampire Is Emerging From

Leah’s been taking classes and researching deliveries so she needs to stitch Bella up and see what else is wrong but Seth is rocking back and forth on the floor crying and Jacob’s screaming and pacing too fast to grab so she’s like. Bella babe I know you’re dying but you need to hold this thing for me ksjdfllksf

so while she’s handling That, Bella’s got this weird little rock in her arms and is watching the baby slowly fight it’s way out like this is a very fucked up egg or something and she’s just. overwhelmed. maybe it’s the blood loss but she’s looking at the messy, scrunchy little face and she’s already in love and envisioning their lives together.

and then, you know, the baby bites her,

she has just enough time to think ‘how did we not think to prepare for that’ before she can feel the venom coursing through her. it’s just as bad as she remembers from James’ bite but somehow...easier to tolerate. she blacks out pretty quickly

the other 3 notice and are like : 👁👄👁

Jacob...literally explodes into a wolf On Spot

Seth darts out the fucking door he’s seen enough for one day

Leah, sole holder of the braincell, realizes Nessie just bit and isn’t drinking from Bella, and deduces this is like...a survival instinct or something. the baby instinctively changes it’s mother first thing. weirdly...touching? 

So she gets the baby and checks that everything is physically okay with Bella (apart from you know. changing species) and is like...guess this is an issue for 3 days from now Leah

more immediate pressing issues: screaming new born baby and oh, yeah, the giant red wolf in the basement,

“Jacob I know this is disorienting but if you break anything in my house I’ll fucking kill you”

she really just leaves the poor boy to go get the baby cleaned up and warm up some of the frozen blood they’ve got in her fridge (RUINING HER TUPPERWARE, BELLA)

she’s not worried about the wolf pack mind meld yet because she knows Sam took the guys on a mission way farther up the coast for a few days and they’ll be too far away to hear Jake. hopefully, by the time they get back, Bella will be awake and they’ll have made an escape plan by then

and as she’s bottle feeding blood to the baby she’s thrilled that it seems to be like...relatively normal and not s horrific monster or anything. mission: unwillingly murder my best friend’s baby has been successfully canceled 

“Oh Goddamn it....Renesmee DOES fit you...”

Seth, from where he’s cowering behind the couch: “told you”

so, Jake eventually calms down, they spend the next few days cooing over Nessie and brainstorming how to handle Bella when she wakes up a vampire, and also nicknaming Nessie ‘Nessie’ because they know Bella will find that intolerable and they feel she deserves karmic punishment for stressing them out so much lmao

so, three days are up. Seth’s upstairs putting on a way-too-elaborate puppet show for the baby with not a care in the world. Leah and Jake are in the basement because they know Bella probably won’t want their wolf blood and their ready to phase in case she gets a little aggressive

but she just wakes up and is like. hey! how’s it going? where’s my baby?

sjdhfksdj they were expecting feral but Bella still has her super self-control. she didn’t even realize she’d changed into a vampire until they told her lmao

Bella’s a little too freaked out to try hunting yet so they give her some of the stored blood they’ve been feeding Ness and she’s like. good to go. Leah’s about to scream like have the elders been exaggerating this whole time or is Bella truly a freak??? lol

So, they spend a couple days just...relaxing, Bella and Renesmee bonding, they’re trying to come up with fun places Bella can move to with the baby so no one she knows finds out, and every now and then Leah and Jake go out and she tries to help him get the wolf thing under control

and then,,,,the pack get back from their mission early

and immediately are able to read Jacob’s mind

so they head over to Start Shit because there’s two bloodsuckers on their land but,

the pack not attacking because Jake imprinted on Renesmee? tired. the pack not attacking because Jake’s Alpha Genes have taken over and declared Nessie and Bella as part of his Pack and attacking would literally start a war? inspired

so they hash the whole thing out....ultimately Sam decides Bella is more of a victim than a threat, and since neither her or Nessie seem to be going on a bloodlust rampage any time soon...he decides to grant them immunity from the whole ‘kill the vampires’ rule. He’ll let her and her daughter stay in La Push as long as they agree to stick to animals and only hunt out of town. PLUS from what little Bella knows about the Volturi, she’s worried about them finding out about Nessie, so they’ll offer protection if that does happen, in exchange for her being able to help them with intel on any other vampire threats in the area (you know like. if a nomad is fucking stuff up in a nearby city, they’ll send her to talk to them first before deciding if they need to intervene. Sam has become acutely aware he has a lot of teens and kids in his pack, so he’s trying to keep them out of fights as much as possible)  

anyway that’s the story of Nessie gaining like 17 chaotic as hell ride or die uncles,

let’s fast forward a bit

it’s like 15 years later. Bella’s not living with Leah anymore, but she’s got a cute apartment in a nearby town, and owns and runs a bookstore on the first floor of it. she got her ged and did college online and teaches night classes at a community college. She’s still in contact with her parents, who Adore the life out of Nessie. She still helps the pack out and they’re all close. Nessie is a handful but in a fun and lovable way. They go on little weekend trips whenever they have time. Bella’s happy.

but then a. Situation. arises.

basically, the Volturi have been made aware of some unknown vampire chasing others out of the pacific northwest and conspiring with shapeshifters. and you know when Aro gets curious he tends to spin things dramatically. who’s to say this vampire isn’t conspiring against all vampires? against them? why has no one’s special talents worked on her? he simply must find out.

Bella and the Pack get word and decide their best course of action for now is to go on the run. they’re not gonna be able to take on a whole army but if they can bide some time and lay low they might be able to figure something out

except Bella is like....I have a teenage hybrid that the Volturi don’t know about yet...it would be EXTREMELY irresponsible to take her with me

but she can’t send Nessie to Charlie or Renee because they don’t know about her...dietary restrictions. She can’t stay with Billy or anyone else in La Push because the Volturi might trace the pack’s scent there and discover her. She’s panicking, they have to leave in a few days max and she can’t find a safe place for her daughter

and then she’s like.....fuck.

she had run into Jasper a couple of years ago- they have the same forgery guy and were heading to his building around the same time as a coincidence. She promised to forgive him for the party incident if he promised not to tell Edward he saw her and that she’s a vampire now. He agreed, but then told her Edward’s been living on his own for a while now and insisted on giving her his number...she never could bring herself to call it or delete it...but now...if she wants to be 100% Nessie is safe and protected...

fuck

So, the past 15 years have been fairly rough for Edward

he’s still convinced leaving in order to save Bella was the best course of action, but like...the vampires canonically mate for life. that’s his soulmate. he’s absolutely miserable without her. he’s thought about cracking and going to find her again but he always talks himself out of it, convinced she’d just tell him she hates him or something

so as stated in his patented Edward Cullen Self Loathing Guide, first thing to do is isolate yourself from all the lovebirds you usually live with. Sure, he keeps in contact, but...not well. he’s currently living alone and posing as a university student. He’s not even really sure what he’s supposed to be majoring in. He’s mostly been in a haze since he left Forks.

and one day....he gets a call from an unknown number. he ignores it, thinking it’s a spam call. but then it calls like 8 more times in a row and he figures answering might be a bit smarter than simply throwing it at the wall

And Edward...swears he came back to life and immediately had a heart attack the second he hears Bella’s voice

He feels breathless and disoriented the whole conversation, trying to figure out if his memory did her voice any justice, trying to rush out 15 years worth of apologies, trying to comprehend she’s actually speaking to him.

But Bella’s very blunt on the phone. She doesn’t want to let herself get emotional. She’s on a time limit, and she has to focus on getting her daughter to safety

And Edward swears he somehow misheard her the first ten or so times she told him. He had a daughter? that wasn’t possible

“she has the audacity to be your Evil Twin so I’m pretty sure it’s possible”

so she gives him a rundown. she needs to go into hiding, no I don’t need your help with that, gives him details about Nessie, what she’s like, what she likes to do, her diet, her favorite color, how annoyed she is by this whole situation, “Edward I know you don’t love me anymore, but I remember how protective you were, and that’s what I need Nessie to have right now. She needs you right now” and Edward wants so badly to refute Bella’s claim of lost love, to tell her he has absolutely no idea how to be a parent, but...her tone is aching so much he can barely speak. He can’t let Bella down again, and he can’t let this little girl he foolishly created and left down anymore than he already has, either.

So he agrees, she tells him to be at the airport in a few days, and hangs up. 

Edward loses about half a day staring at a wall in shock, before he jumps into preparations.

Bella told him while their daughter possessed some speed and strength, hunting was fairly dangerous for her. She was more delicate than his kind, and had a heartbeat. Reheated blood bags had been their best option, and she also needed human food as well. He also had to get a room ready for her- he wandered around stores for hours, reading young girls minds to see if there was any furniture or decorations that were universally liked- which was of course, fruitless, but he did manage to find a handful of things he was sure Bella would have liked at that age, and prayed for the best. He somehow got himself covered in purple paint that was a nightmare to get off. Bella had sent him some forged documents claiming Nessie was his younger sister he’d won custody of, and he got her enrolled in a nearby school. He lived every day leading up to her arrival staving off a panic attack.

it wasn’t until he was on the way to the airport that he realized he forgot to inform his family about this life update. they must’ve been on a hunting trip, because he got nothing but voicemails 

imagine being Carlisle and you come home to a voicemail from your son who’s banished himself from the family that’s just like ‘hi. you’re a grandfather now. I’m having a nervous breakdown and might crash my car. call me back at your earliest convenience I suppose” like what would you DO

 after he gets to the airport he starts panicking again, realizing Bella had never actually sent him a picture, worrying about how he’d find her, but then- he sees a tiny girl with untamed, dark red curls, features strikingly similar to his own that are pulled into the expression Bella always made when she was reading, absently chewing on her lip, and before she looks at him with her mother’s big brown eyes, he already knows who he’s looking at, and he’s certain if he was human his tear ducts would be having a fit right now

Renesmee, however, seems less willing to have an emotional meeting. She mumbles out a simple greeting before gathering up her bags and heading for the door, Edward rushing behind her to try and help

listen. the awkwardness of Charlie trying to connect with Bella. but 10000x worse because of Edward’s overthinking, self-deprecating ass and Nessie being like ‘ah yes the guy who broke my pregnant teenage mothers heart, fantastic’ lmao

the car ride is p a i n f u l. Edward’s trying so hard for light conversation and Nessie’s barely giving one word answers. Bella had warned her about the mind reading so she was carefully keeping her mind blocked, which Edward is trying very hard to be understanding about instead of annoyed, but By God does he want to know everything about her

when they get back to his place, she quietly thanks him for the room and then promptly locks him out of it lol. He spends the rest of the day just pacing back and forth until he realizes he should eventually feed her lmao

and that’s...kinda how the first couple weeks go. she only emerges from her room if he bribes her with food, she awkwardly tries to dodge his questions, he drives her to school and then begs her to tell him how it went when he picks her up, he spends his college classes distracted because he’s freaking out constantly about how to successfully bond with her. His favorite time of day now is night, because she can’t block her mind while she’s asleep, and even if her dreams are all nonsense they’re still...part of her that he gets to know.

His family keeps begging him to let them meet her, but he’s pushing back because if she’s this bad at adjusting to one new family member, how is she going to handle six more?

(meanwhile Alice and Rose started a group chat with her and are having a ball clowning Edward lmao)

wait ksjflksd I think this vine perfectly sums up the dynamic im envisioning  https://youtu.be/wQZIUHNORHg

anyway they....very slowly make some progress. much too slowly for Edward’s taste, but hey.

Like he finds out snacks she likes. or jewelry she likes. stuff like that and just...wordlessly leaves it around for her lmao. he thinks it’s like trying not to startle a deer, Nessie thinks it’s more like a cat trying to gift you a dead mouse, but either way it’s weirdly endearing.

He notices she always has a huffy little frown when he picks her up on Wednesdays. So instead of begging her for an ounce of information of her school life, he asks her one Wednesday morning if she’s excited for the day and she admits she has an elective class every Wednesday with a girl she doesn’t get along with.

He gets her school photos (and Weeps) and realizes apart from her room the home is fairly barren of decorations, so he buys a bunch of picture frames and hangs up the school shots, and some pictures of the Cullen’s over the years, and the few he has of Bella that he could never bear to part with. Other than catching her smiling at the prom picture of her parents, Nessie doesn’t say anything- but the next time he comes home from hunting, there’s a pile of pictures of her growing up on the table, and he starts weeping all over again as he hangs them up

(there’s one of her and Bella hugging and looking at the camera with identical grins and joy in their eyes, he can’t help but put that in his room. He hopes one day he’ll get to see a scene like that in person)

He starts trying to get her out of her room a little more- he still hasn’t managed to a get a ‘favorites’ list out of her, so he starts playing movies Bella loved, to see if any of them lure her out. some do, some don’t- he got halfway through a Lord of the Rings marathon, which was Torture in his opinion, but then Ness came out and quietly asked if he could restart it and suddenly they became his favorite movies ever.

Bella’s not able to contact her on a set schedule or anything because of her situation (and you can bet your ass Edward’s contacted every vampire he knows and ordered them to help her out if they come across her or the Volturi), and Edward realizes that’s probably taking a toll on the girl, so he starts telling her stories of her mother when he knew her in Forks. She’s particularly amused by the blood typing incident- the first time Edward hears Nessie properly laugh, he literally starts crying on the spot

could you imagine the sheer panic if she ever gets so much as a cold

And yes, she’s still pissed on Bella’s behalf, and yes, she specifically blasts 70s music because Bella told her he hates it one time, and yes, if he looks at her like he’s a kicked puppy one more time she might claw his eyes out, and yes, she refuses to introduce him to her friends from school because she Knows everyone will then start asking her about her ‘hot brother’ and she can’t live with that and also can’t live with him knowing that so she told him if he ever introduces himself to any of her friends she’ll set him on fire, and yes, she’s homesick 95% of the time but...he’s growing on her. like a mold, or something.

(okay, maybe when Seth tried to analyze why Mamma Mia is her favorite musical, he might have had a point. half a point. quarter of a point. shut up.)

And Edward’s still trying to not have a panic attack every time she’s out of his sight- he’s got Carlisle keeping tabs on the Volturi for him, and it’s not exactly hard for him to keep track of her through other people’s minds- but she’s so tiny and her heartbeat is Too Fast and what if she inherited her mother’s unlucky streak??

but they’re toeing the line of co-existing peacefully and Edward’s scared to push it past that

then he has to, because it turns out he sent her to one of Those Schools where the parents have to be involved in the school in some way or another and Nessie’s Annoyed

sdkjfsdkjf she keeps trying to get him to just sign up for like pta meetings or something and he’s like ‘I need you to understand you are the only person in this town I actually know or like I Cannot survive around fundraiser moms I can’t’ 

so she’s like ugh fine I’m in the drama club

listen.....Stage Parent Edward Cullen.......the power this holds...

that’s right this whole post was an elaborate ruse for me to make a musical theater headcanon again lmao

no okay but seriously he starts off just helping build sets and stuff like that but then midway through the year their music teacher gets fired and the schools like begging him to take over because they can’t find someone in enough time that’ll know the music for the show they’re doing and he’s like “I need you to understand Nessie will never talk to me again if I start actually working at her school” and they’re like “She also will never talk to you again if we have to cancel the big musical, though” and he’s like. fuck.

silent treatment for a week and a half

lmao so now he’s trying to juggle being an overly-enthusiastic stage parent who’s making costumes and sets and kinda crying backstage when he sees his daughter in her costume with also being the music director for the damn show and trying to teach a bunch of kids how to read sheet music 

one day he ended up in a coffee shop with the hair and makeup moms, gossiping about the cast’s love lives, and he literally doesn’t know how he got there

is it wrong to pass Nessie in class even though she’s putting all the wrong answers on the test but he Knows she knows the right answers and is only answering wrong to try and get a rise out of him

Bella sneaks into town to see the show- they thought it would push their luck if the pack came, but they sent an ungodly amount of flowers and candy. When she snuck into the house while Ness was sleeping she Was Not expecting to find Edward up to his elbows in sequins, trying to fix a bedazzler he accidentally broke in frustration, muttering under his breath about how if Nessie’s romantic opposite in the show doesn’t keep his thoughts clean he’s gonna kill him- and it just cracks her up. She WAS nervous about seeing Edward again but now she’s assured he’s still a dork lol

So Edward freaks when he sees her but they don’t wanna wake Ness up so they’re trying to be quiet but like. they’re going through it 

Like Bella Wants to be pissed at him but she can’t, she still loves him- and while she can’t just get over what he did to her, it’s also not lost on her that ‘leaving to protect someone I love’ is literally what she had to do to her daughter

And Edward....Edward, who only left to give Bella a chance at a safe, human life, seeing Bella in front of him as a vampire, knowing it’s his fault she ended up that way and she had to go through it alone, had to raise a baby herself because he’d made it so hard to find him...knowing if he’d just pulled his head out of his ass he would have been able to be there for her...would be able to form a coherent sentence around his love right now, would have long and fond memories of Nessie’s childhood, likely wouldn’t have to watch Bella hide from the Volturi...he’s back in a self-loathing spiral already

But they haven’t seen each other in so long and they just don’t want to...deal with the unpleasantness right now, so they just push it aside. Bella helps Edward with the costumes. Edward fills her in on what she’s been missing with Nessie. Bella tells him some stuff about when Ness was younger. They just spend the night talking, and it feels like no time has past between them at all- which just makes the heartaches a little stronger

When Nessie wakes up to her mother there she’s ecstatic- bubbly and loud and glued to Bella’s hip all day, giving her in depth play-by-plays of her school and rehearsals and friends she’s made, bouncing on her toes all morning, hyper, giggly, and- it kind of breaks Edward’s heart a little, even though he knows he hasn’t really...earned this side of his daughter, yet. 

(at least he got his wish of seeing their twin smiles in person)

(he wishes he could see them every second of every day)

so the girls spend the day catching up while Edward mostly feels like a thirdwheel, and then they have to get Ness over to the school so she can get ready

Bella decides to hang out around the school theater before the show actually starts- she leans against the wall next to the piano, the two talking in hushed tones while Edward runs through songs. Bella really missed watching him play- the only thing that managed to drag her away from it was when Nessie called her to the dressing room to help with a hair emergency 

she didn’t talk to him much at intermission, her attention being stolen by the rest of the Cullen family (who had been Very Loudly supporting the show so far, she knew Ness was probably dying of embarrassment backstage)

after the show, the three went back to Edward’s and just...talked. Nessie was gushing about the show and eating while her parents assured her she was the greatest actress ever born, simple stuff like that. she fell asleep sandwiched in between them on the couch 

Bella realizes she’s never going to be able to bring herself to leave again if Nessie wakes up, and tells Edward as much. He clearly doesn’t want her to go just yet either, but...she’s on the run, it’s not like she has much choice 

He has so much he wants to say to her but he just- can’t. it’s not the right time. but he’s hoping she can see that in his eyes

Bella shifts Nessie off her shoulder so Edward can hold her, and she gives him a light kiss and says ‘thank you, Edward’ before disappearing in a flash. she needed to go before she lost her nerve.

Edward can’t bring himself to let Nessie out of his arms, so instead of carrying her to bed he just stays there, holding her, trying his best not to think that that could be the last time for a long time he’d ever see his Bella again, trying not to let thoughts of a life he gave up unwittingly consume him

okay I didn’t mean for this to be So Long so I’m cutting it here uhh...let me know if anyone wants a part 2? sorry lmao

[televisionboy]

this gif is everything skdjdjfn and this is my first alphabet! so give me love and constructive criticism.

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Timothee Chalamet Fluff Alphabet

A ctivities - What do they like to do with their s/o? How do they spend their free time with them?

Dates with Timothee are very very comforting and new at the same time. He LOVES getting out of the house and going to a city where shops are lining every corner and small cafes with coffee to die for. But he also loves to cook you dinner and rehash your days. He’s quite a domestic person.

B eauty - What do they admire about their s/o? What do they think is beautiful about them?

Timothee finds all of you attractive. But his favorite thing to do is whenever you’re reading a book or the two of you are watching TV, and you’re at one end of the couch and he’s at the other end, he loves to run his hands up and down your legs while they rest in his lap. Drumming his fingers against your knees is like a calming thing

C omfort - How would they help their s/o when they feel down/have a panic attack etc.?

He doesn’t talk, at all. He’s an incredibly patient boyfriend who will sit there with you and sync your breathing while hugging you. He will listen for hours and hours to you talk about it. And if not, he makes tea for you and offers cuddles and comfortable silences. I mean, either way he always makes tea.

D reams - How do they picture their future with their s/o?

He would love a family with you, he knows you’d be an incredible parent to his children. But he’s content being young, having new experiences and getting to be spontaneous. If he had to think about it, he’d like one or two children and maybe a dog. Living in a cozy but spacious home, of course there’s a pool in the back.

E qual - Are they the dominant one in the relationship, or rather passive?

well, when he’s in the mood, jealous/mad he definitely will be dominant (and especially in bed) but he’s in no way so dominant that you will feel like his maid or a child. But he really doesn’t want to consider your relationship to be that way. Both of you are just you and treat each other equally. 

F ight - Would they be easy to forgive their s/o? How are they fighting?

He gets cold when he’s fighting with you. Timothee’s a bit like a younger sibling while fighting, he knows how to push your buttons and won’t stop until he see’s a reaction. But he has that guilty feeling wash over him so fast. He’s very very easy to forgive you because how could he say no to someone like you??

G ratitude - How grateful are they in general? Are they aware of what their s/o is doing for them?

SO GRATEFUL. He spoils like no other. If you point out that you like a pair of earrings, they’re yours (it doesn’t matter that they’re pure diamonds) you mentioned that you want to see Italy? Tickets booked. And a great thing about him, on top of being a good listener is that he has a great eye. And he picks up on things and is quick to notice them. Which is a big reason he’s so successful in acting. Even if it’s something as simple as washing the dishes so he can relax, to something as kind as making him your very own fan gift.. he melts every time.

H onesty - Do they have secrets they hide from their s/o? Or do they share everything?

Mmm, he certainly tries not to but everyone keeps secrets. There are things that both of you prefer to keep private but he wouldn’t keep something like him kissing another woman a secret.

I nspiration - Did their s/o change them somehow, or the other way around? Like trying out new things or helped them overcome personal problems?

You’ve inspired him and fueled him to become a stronger actor even if you’re not one yourself. Some of your advice is seriously helpful, and some are unhelpful but hilarious. No matter what you will tell him, he knows you’re waiting at home or even at his set with open arms, waiting for him to win an award and fangirl online to other Timmy fans. It makes him blush and cause a billion butterflies to erupt in his stomach.

J ealousy - Do they get jealous easily? How do they deal with it?

He trusts you 100% that you would never leave him, and he doesn’t want to be one of those boyfriends who restricts their partner. But there’s a part of him that’s incredibly insecure and is convinced you can do better. There are some parts that WANT you to leave him and do better. He would never ever show it in public, but you can read him well. You’ll put a hand on his bouncing knee and kiss his jaw.

K iss - Are they a good kisser? What was the first kiss like? 

He knows he’s a damn good kisser as well as charmer. You had been on a couple of dates with him, on one you mentioned that it was on your bucket list to be kissed in the rain. He made sure to schedule a date when there would be rain and he took you on a picnic. Towards the end, it had started to pour and you were trying to run back to the car but he grabbed your face and kissed you so hard but so passionately. His curls were dripping and the sandwiches were ruined but the feeling was incredible. 

L ove Confession - How would they confess to their s/o?

Rightttt after that kiss, in the car you were drying off and laughing with him while the radio was on in the background. The car was on but he wasn’t driving. Instead, he turned to you and told you he was in love with you. Both of you had said “love you” but never “i’m in love with you”

M arriage - Do they want to get married? How do they propose? What would the marriage be like?

He’s on the fence about babies but he knows for certain that he wants to marry you. You know that scene in The Office where Jim shows the engagement ring for Pam and is like “I got it 3 weeks into dating”? That’s Timmy. 

He brings you to a premire of one of his movies and at the end when all the credit’s are rolling, it says “y/n will you marry me?” and when you turn back around, Timmy is on one knee and Armie is most likely behind him crying his eyes out. 

N icknames - What do they call their s/o?

“Babe” “Baby” “Mon cherie” When you two are married, he’ll join you in the kitchen while cooking dinner and call you “Mrs Chalamet” before kissing your shoulder and beginning to chop veggies. It’s just incredibly domestic 

O n Cloud Nine - What are they like when they are in love? Is it obvious for others? How do they express their feelings?

so so so obvious and so in love. He shows you off as much as possible and talks about you on talk shows until he’s sure that the audience is annoyed and SNL mocks him (and even then, he’ll continue)

P DA - Are they upfront about their relationship? Do they brag with their s/o in front of others? Or are they rather shy to kiss etc. when others are watching?

he brags but he does know when to dial it back for your own privacy and humility. BUT that doesn’t mean he won’t hold your hand in public, or banter with you on a twitter thread even if you both are right next to each other on the couch playing footsie

Q uirk - Some random ability they have that’s beneficial in a relationship.

He has a great eye and is quick to pick up on things. It’s almost as if he has certain senses and can tell when you’re having a bad day or upset. He just knows. It’s incredible. He’ll run you a bath and order cake to indulge yourself in before you even get home.

R omance - How romantic are they? What would they do to make their s/o happy? Cliché or rather creative?

The most sickley, fluffy, romantic, boyfriend that it makes me sick. Timothee would dye his hair rainbow and cut of his toes if it meant you would smile. On a more romantic note, he pulls out all the stops but it’s a bit more subtle?? Like he is very romantic but it’s not overwhelming. There’s no string quartet and private dining room but there will be jazz and dancing at midnight or a homemade “restaurant” with Timothee as a one man (messy) staff but it’s the best thing you could have ever come home to

S upport - Are they helping their s/o achieve their goals? Do they believe in them?

He’s your head cheerleader and the most selfless human ever. Will cheer for you until his voice goes mute and even then, he’s the one clapping the loudest and crying the most. 

T hrill - Do they need to try out new things to spice out your relationship? Or do they prefer a certain routine?

both! Timothee is like a dog in some ways. He’s energetic and needs new things, to be outside, to be social. But he craves hugs and cuddling, he adores late night talks with you or watching you make him breakfast while he scrolls through Instagram. Like I said, a very domestic guy.

U nderstanding - How good do they know their partner? Are they empathetic?

He know’s you like the back of his hand and he could spot you with his eyes closed and only by feeling your face. He knows your habits, and the food you hate, your terrible cooking skills, and the kind of dad jokes you tell, the anxiety ticks, and what shows you’ll watch over and over again.

V alue - How important is the relationship to them? What is it’s worth in comparison to other things in their life?

He’d go insane without you. You’re addictive because you have a pure heart and a dirty mind and he falls in love the more you show that. He brings you back the weirdest things that remind him of you. Stationary cards with odd quotes, an antique necklace from the 40′s, peach earrings (because he enables your teasing)

W ild Card - A random Fluff Headcanon.

He’s like the real version of “JOEY DOESN’T SHARE FOOD” but a little more loving lol “I love you, but I’m willing to defend my fries”

X OXO - Are they very affectionate? Do they love to kiss and cuddle?

I said that he’s like a puppy! he needs kisses and scratches to his head (free scalp massage) and he’s a clingy puppy too. i mean, look at his eyes for the love of god. 

Y earning - How will they cope when they’re missing their partner?

he aches so bad. He is your cheerleader but he can’t function without you. You’re his cup of coffee, an antidepressant. He’s fangirling inside for your new project but when he sees your mug or reaches to bring you close to his chest and you’re not there, he’s unable to fall asleep or make a cup of coffee.

Z eal - Are they willing to go to great lengths for the relationship? If so, what kind of?

He’d travel to Mars and back if you asked him to. Just ask him, and he does it. One time, he was working on a movie with an actress who was quite snippy to you and he quit immediately, feeling incredibly guilty and nauseous. He got you very  expensive lox and bagels one morning because you were whining about it the previous night. He doesn’t want to close his eyes at night because there’s so many things he wants to do before he goes on to the next day. But when he closes his eyes at night, it’s all you, you, you, you, you and how much he’s overwhelmed with total adoration for you

[a-wrenling]

Ofmd fanfic stupid idea two because I’m feral and this one is so long omg I’m sorry

Okay so I’m still a bit tipsy and feral but here we go (there will be a pt2 here this is so long omg)

Idea 2: the age of pirates is being threatened by the crowns of Europe by employing pirate hunters (aka ex pirates who are killing others for money). Ed is unbothered until he gets wind of some of the names that have turned against them all, including Hornigold. Izzy is properly mad (aka worried) and wants to know what the plan is because of course Hornigold would go after them. Ed being Ed, gets finicky and brushes Izzy saying it’ll be fine. Stede being Stede is slightly worried but greatly over exaggerates the crews abilities and so nothing happens. Until a ship finds them. Luckily it’s not Hornigold but it is *insert pirate here*. The revenge wins (barely) and in ____ last breathes he tells them that the crown wants Ed’s head on a platter after he shitted on their act of grace deal. So, with various of the crew wounded they leave the other ship burning behind them (because of course bonnet is a feral insane man). N e way I’m thinking Izzy gets hurt protecting the crew because that’s the good shit. But also it shocks Ed out of his “we are invincible” mindset. Because they aren’t and Izzy nearly died trying to keep it that way. N e way, Izzy is forced on bed rest and bonnet helps him (because I want them to forcible deal with each other) and after a few days of panicking over Izzy, ed decides to check out the ship. While Ed is doing that stede and Izzy finally start to come to a common ground ( like they both calmed down and listened to each other where Izzy stops yelling and bonnet actually asks to learn because he WANTS to be a good pirate! And he’s trying! But murder and violence really should only be the last defense like the battle (which maybe reminds Izzy too much of smth or someone)) any way back to the ship. As expected nothing is done…which is a huge issue since they got pretty damaged in the attack. Ed goes to order them about only to find that fang, Ivan, buttons, and Oluwande are the only ones who know what he is talking about. N e ways cue Ed actually teaching them but terribly. Bad enough that something gets set on fire (because Ed is an enabler and would 100% let wee John use gun powder) which causes Stede and Izzy to rush out to check. Izzy goes to put out the fire but oh shit his foot and multiple stab wounds prevent him so he tells bonnet what to do. And since at this point I want them to have an understanding he does and it gets fixed quickly since Izzy actually does know what he’s doing. Stede, who finally gets that, thanks Izzy and scolds Ed and the crew. Turns out Ed is shit at regular sailing shit and had learned most of it from his time on hornigold’s ship with Jack rackman, Sam Bellamy, and Izzy but was soon promoted. Ed points out that Izzy’s always been the one to sort out his crew and their task so he fell out of practice. Stede, starting to see how this is not sustainable for only Izzy and a handful of the crew to know what’s going on is not good, gets huffy like he does in the show until Izzy says he will just get it done since it won’t otherwise. Mother hen bonnet won’t allow that but it does need to be done. Cue fang and/or Ivan pointing out that Izzy could just teach them without doing it all (which Ed and Stede both note how they say “doing it all”). One of the crew (like Lucius) says that learning from Izzy would be like the navy but Ivan/fang point out that he used to teach the young ship boys how to do the tasks easily. Ed laughs that Izzy would have scared the poor kids and that kids haven’t been on the ship in years. It’s revealed that that is because of Izzy not allow “more children to be brought into this hell before they could understand” and the man concedes, with complaining about how grown men and Jim are not like children. So cue Izzy teaching while sitting down with Stede watching so he doesn’t push it, Ed learning a lot about his first mate’s abilities, the crew starting to understand what NEEDS to be done since Izzy can’t do it for them, and so on. (See part two)