#thinking to himself “why do all the Flynns gotta be like this?”

[coupleofdays]

Rewatching Tron in anticipation for Identity, there was one line that I found particularly interesting. At first I got the impression that Alan and Kevin were suposed to be more-or-less bitter rivals, competing with each other in the field of computer programming (and perhaps unconsciously for Lora's affection), two technical geniuses of basically equal skill. But then, when Alan and Lora visits Flynn's Arcade, Alan says: "Geez. The best programmer ENCOM ever saw, and he winds up playing space cowboy in some back room."

In other words, while Alan seem to think that Kevin is immature and annoying, he also aknowledges that Flynn is the smarter of the two, apparently actually admiring his talents and thinking he's wasting them by leaving ENCOM and starting an arcade instead (at this point, he's unaware that Kevin had a legitimate reason to leave due to Dillinger's shenanigans).

While the characters seem to be of almost the same age, this line makes it seem that Alan sees himself as something of a father figure, or perhaps a big brother, to Kevin, being disappointed in him and wanting him to not waste his talents on what he considers immature frivolities. Or, yes, perhaps as a former lover still caring about the wellfare of his ex boyfriend. So while he's acting all "I don't see why I have to do that guy any favors", deep down Alan really does care about Kevin.

[tomboymikayla]

What sucks about the Sonic franchise is that people only seem to like it when the franchise isn't being itself

Sonic Colors is liked by non Sonic Fans because it's kiddy and lighthearted and not dark and edgy like the 2000s games, which is considered cringe to them and the only time people "like" the 2000s games is when they're talking about those obnoxious Snapcube dubs which they's been spamming for 4 years now

New Fans also praise the current voice cast, which sucks because a majority them don't fit the characters

New Fans also praise how Ian Flynn writes the characters, which also sucks because Flynn's version of the characters don't act like the actual Sonic Characters, (Sonic considering himself as a hero, Tails being Jimmy Neutron, Amy chooses to keep her feelings for Sonic secret and having Tarot Cards be her whole personality, Shadow being an edgy dick, etc) but the New Fans keep insisting that the new versions are better

Also to this day, misconceptions about the franchise and 90s boomers who refuse to let go of the US Lore still persist:

His name is Eggman, not Robotnik

Sonic lives on Earth, not Mobius

Sonic is not obsessed with Chili Dogs

Amy is not a stalker

Sonic has never fucking said "Gotta Go Fast"

Shadow is not an edgelord

People thinking the cartoons and movies are canon

People thinking the Snapcube Dub is canon

Majority of the characters are teens (For some reason people think every Sonic character is a grown adult, even characters like Charmy and Tails)

Also a lot of people seem to forget that the franchise was niche/hated during the 2010s, people didn't give a flying fuck about Sonic and even if they did, they brought it up just to shit on it, it was especially worse when Forces and the Ugly Sonic design came out, everything about Sonic in the 2010s was mocking it, nonstop memes and people saying the franchise only works in 2D (What's worse is that Sonic Mania indirectly proved them right)/was never good, etc

Sonic hate is a lot less common nowadays due to the movies, (mocking Sonic 06 is still brought up to this day tho), however i feel like most of it is people pretending to like Sonic, majority of Sonic praise nowadays comes from the Movies or Frontiers's vocal tracks (because of Kellen Quinn), it also goes back to my previous point with people liking the mischaracterised versions of the characters better

The big two Sonic content coming out this year are Sonic x Shadow Generations and Sonic Movie 3, which has a lot of people hyped because of Shadow the Hedgehog, but it also goes back to my previous point of people pretending to like Sonic, Shadow was heavily disliked by critics and the general audience for being a "edgelord" and looking like a Deviantart OC, so why are people switching up now?

Also from a majority of reactions I've seen, they'll say shit like "Shadow has always been my favorite character" but they don't even know his backstory and when see Black Doom, Maria or Gerald, they go "Who is this!?" (Or make an obnoxious Snapcube joke), I've even seen people ask for Silver, who is a character who was more hated than Shadow and know less about, I doubt they even know he's from the future

All this shit makes me scared that by the time both of these come out, that I'm gonna have to gatekeep the fuck out of this franchise, which is something don't wanna have to do, I just wanna live in a world where the franchise isn't a laughing stock and people actually the franchise unironically

[mayzi33]

So. Sonic Dream Team. I just watched the cutscenes and I have SO MUCH to talk about. Let's just dive right into it no intros

First of all, this little moment.

Cream runs off to fight a boss, and the others can't follow her. Of course, Amy immediatly gets worried, but Sonic calms her down saying that Cream can do this, and that "she's growing up on us fast".

Now, doesn't that sound familiar?

Of course Sonic is gonna tell Amy something like that, because he knows what it's like first hand with Tails. He knows what it's like to be worried about your younger friend, but you still gotta believe in them and let them fight their own battles. I love this so much.

Now, I'm not sure if Dream Team a part of the Sonic mainline or not, but if is, I want to think it takes place wayyyy after Frontiers, after Tails, Knuckles and Amy came back from their solo journeys perhaps? I don't know how to explain, maybe it's just Ian Flynn doing his magic again, but the characters just feel so much more mature but still the same they've always been you know? Just- better. Whatever the case, let me be delusional and have the reassurance that Team Sonic will reunite after their solo journeys okay thank you very much.

Now, let's talk about Knuckles.

Something I noticed in the cutscenes, is that Knuckles doesn't mention the Master Emerald, or about coming back to his island at all. He doesn't complain about being "dragged into this" and having more "important stuff to do". I'd like to think that this time, whatever happened to get this group reunited and look for Cream, Knuckles didn't tag along on accident or because he was forced to somehow. He tagged along because he genuely wanted to help look for Cream and save the world from Eggman again. That he genuely wanted to go on this adventure with this friends. And I love how he says "Now we can help protect Ariem too. That's what guardians are for, right?" Again, he doesn't mention the Master Emerald, Knuckles just said himself that as a guardian, his duty can be to protect anyone, not just the big shiny rock. That alone, shows Knuckles' growth a lot to me. He's protective over the E.M, but that's not all his character is about. He's protective over other people. He's protective over his friends. He's protective period. Because that's a part of his personality, of how Knuckles is. He's actually a person, not a machine that cares about nothing other than his duty.

And then, this little moment.

Again, he doesn't mention the E.M or his duty, but you don't have to be a genius to know that that's what he's thinking about. He understands Ariem more than anyone in the room. He admires her for taking her duty so seriously.

That's another reason why I want to think this takes place after Frontiers. Knuckles still thinks about his duty and takes it seriously, but still cares about other things, like protecting others and helping his friends in adventures, unlike other Sonic contents where he's just stuck on his island all the time. (Cough cough IDW cough cough)

Now, a little on Tails.

I love this little moment. Sonic checking up on his little bro, asking if he's okay, which he immediatly responds to "you know me!" As if, "Yeah, you know I can take it." Like Amy and Cream, Sonic still worries and cares about Tails, but also believes in him.

And then this little moment, if you choose to go with Tails instead of Cream to the boss fight.

Eggman uses his usual taunting, and Tails' confident and challenging response made me be on the edge of my seat. Another reason why I want to believe this takes place after Frontiers, is just that Tails sounds way more confident on himself.

And as he says, "Don't underestimate me, Eggman!"

Eggman himself responds with, "Oh, I won't."

He could've easily gone for another taunting, but then he simply decides not to and admits he won't be stupid to underestimate Tails, and tells his machines to go on full power or whatever. Reminds me of a moment when Eggman complimeted Tails in Frontiers Final Horizon saying "You're turning out quite formidable, Tails." I mean like?? You know you're crushing it when the villain himself admits it.

And I love how through the game, the gang keeps turning to Tails for answers. I didn't even screenshot it because there are just SO many moments where the gang goes: "Tails! Is there anything you can do?" "Tails, you're super smart, is there something you can do?" "Tails, what do we do?"

Which Tails also has a response to. Even if he doesn't know for sure, he always comes up with a plan for them to proceed, which the gang follows with no question. "Buy Tails some time!"

And obviously, I won't even get started on how they gave Cream so much importance. I feel like everyone pointed it out already, so I wanted to make this post mainly to point out things I noticed about our classic gang, Amy, Knuckles and Tails.

Hope yall enjoyed this rambling.

[bumblekastclips]

KYLE CROUSE: Here's a question from Quazell J. "Who do you think would have a better chance at talking Surge down from her mission to kill Sonic? Shadow, Blaze or Knuckles ? Or maybe Amy?

IAN FLYNN: ...Amy. KYLE: Yeah. IAN: By a country mile. KYLE: Uh-huh. IAN: Uh, 'cause Amy would find a way to empathize. She would be able to find some kind of common ground, or at the very least find some way to appeal to the cold, dead ember that is goodness within Surge's heart. Knuckles would kinda agree that Sonic needs to get punched around every now and again. He needs to be humbled. Not kill him, though, that's a bit much. Kinda hard to come back from that one. Uh, Blaze... no, she's going to be immediately on the offensive. KYLE: Yeah. IAN: Y'know? "You're out to destroy Sonic? I will destroy you first." KYLE: [chuckles] IAN: And Shadow wouldn't care. Y'know, Sonic is a big boy, he can defend himself. What is he supposed to step in and intervene against? KYLE: Shadow wouldn't care. In fact, he might help her! IAN: Nah, he doesn't need help. He's the Ultimate Lifeform. KYLE: No, but he'd help her. [chuckling] IAN: He doesn't help anyone. He's out for his own self-interests, get away. KYLE: Yeah... until someone mentions the name 'Maria.' IAN: [chuckles] KYLE: [imitating Batman] "Why did you say that name?!" IAN: [cackling laughter, then singing] "Maria... it always comes back to Maria!" KYLE: Mhm. Come on, Ian. You gotta- you gotta sneak that in there at some point. [chuckling] IAN: Mhm!

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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Please remember that nothing that is said on BumbleKast is canon! It's just some guys and their opinions occasionally spitballing ideas. If you don't like an answer, you don't have to take it as Word of God or anything like that. It's all just for fun!

[tinyravenfeathers]

"And some dude named Jeff" Season 4 episode 10

The Jenkins Episode. LOVE IT.

Full disclosure: I am a lifelong DnD nerd. I started with 3.5 back in the 90s. I am this label, this label is me.

It's kind of sad that Dolores gives the cats a sunny upstairs room and Jeff lives in the basement.

...now that I think about it, why does the woman have like 12 cats in one room, that's gotta suck for the cats and everyone involved.

Especially if Desi has pink-eye and Otto needs suppositories. Ew!

I love how the only inaccurate thing about the DnD nerds first scene is that they're rolling the dice rather haphazardly. Jenkins throws a d20 and a d12 (I think) at the same time...different sided dice throws are not a thing. Multiples of the same kind of dice, yes, especially to calculate the damage of a hit.

And Jenkins tosses the dice AT the figures on the map/table. Yeah, no. A dice tower would probably be employed with that small a table, but I get how that would be less visually exciting/take up too much screen time.

The DnD nerds were DEFINITELY in on Jeff's switcheroo plan. We hear them talking about it when Jenkins comes down the stairs. They were totally expecting a different person inside Jeff. The way they set Jenkins up to reveal himself shows some LARPing skill in my opinion. I've LARPed, it's just costumed improve with stricter rules lol.

I'm less sure Dolores/Jeff's mother knew about the switcheroo. (I called her Gloria in one of my stories, I need to fix that.)

The Jeff buttslapping Jacob scene. And the awkward aftermath. *Chef Kiss*

Oh look, they've all got costumes. Shocked, I'm shocked. Definitely LARPers. But...why would they wear that stuff to break into the Library? How did Jenkins present this to them? "Think of it as a live dungeon crawl"? Okay, then I'mma gonna concentrate on supplies and some kind of knife, a first aid kit, a shield, maybe some rope...not a cape, a head dress, and fishnet stockings.

I would have loved to see a version of this with the actors switched--John Larroquette acting like Jeff-inside-Jenkins ("how about we...make some magic..."), Andrew Caldwell playing Jenkins-inside-Jeff ("would you please stop setting off booby traps!")

It's really sad how few lines Ezekiel has.

Personal head canon: Ezekiel did some of the stuff Jeff is doing. Only, you know, he hid it better and was a bit cooler about it. We've seen Ezekiel use Munchausen's Top, the Spinning Wheel of Clothos, and have the attitude that 'rubbing up against anything magicky' can be a solution to rescuing Eve and Flynn in that one movie episode so yes. This carefree attitude towards power is why Jenkins worries about him.

The "gimme that boom" scene. C'mon Jenkins get more into it lol.

The Library teaching Jenkins about the best aspects of himself through the analogs of the new librarians. Cleverness from Schmidt/Ezekiel, Joy from Aurora/Cassandra, Persistence from Dennis/Jacob.

The knighting. Beautiful. Also getting the innocents out of the way before something truly dangerous?

"You think that was bad?! Wait 'til I get hold of you!!"

The little speech Jenkins gives to Jeff "what's the point of having a life if one does not live it fully," was so incredibly pertinent and needed when I was in a low place that I named my long-form fic after it. I should get back to writing that.

Jenkins' potion needs a jolt of magic to make it work. Noted!

"Bye Mom!"

What the heck were Dolores and Asmodeus doing while Jenkins and Jeff were scuttling down the stairs and making their way to the basement? Damn, I hope she locked herself in a bathroom or something.

The lightsaber in Jenkins' hands wasn't cut to shreds right away. More Galahad magic?

Ringpop FTW

How did they not see each other had changed? so weird.

Back at the Library--the carnage of Jeff is hilarious.

Eve's kiss (instead of Cassie) on Jenkins came out of left field but okay.

Awesome ending. If Jenkins cares for you, he spends time with you.

Beauty.

So many ideas for my fic came out of this episode.

[insecuregodcomplex]

this entire thing was inspired by "tommy kinard do this" tags on this gifset of archie andrews in riverdale lol

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“So, remind me why you’re saying we need costumes?” It had been years since Tommy had stepped inside any sort of Halloween store, but when his boyfriend pulls over on their way home, mentioning an “urgent errand” to a place called “Spirit Halloween,” he happily follows (without much choice).

“Eddie, Bobby, and Hen have all said they know what they are going to be and I’m behind! I can’t be the only one not in a costume on Halloween.”

“Okay, okay,” Tommy walks into the store just behind him and is momentarily stunned by the range of Halloween decor and costumes all around. “So I understand why you need one –”

“You are not getting out of a costume again, Kinard.” Buck stands and looks menacingly at Tommy. “This time,” he says with a poke, “I’m making sure of that.”

“I thought you liked me in a Henley.” Tommy says innocently. 

“I do, you’re very hot, but it’s still not a costume!” Buck exclaims as he turns around and moves towards the back of the store. He’s already made his way through half a rack of hanging costumes by the time Tommy catches up. 

“Ha, what about this?” Buck holds up a hanger, on which a fake firefighter costume hangs. “Hm...actually…I don't think I’ve ever been a firefighter for Halloween.” He pouts as he considers.

“Well, that wouldn’t be much of a costume nowadays, would it?” Tommy plucks the hanger from his hands.

Buck’s pout doesn’t move. “Even if I was a sexy firefighter?”

“Especially as a sexy firefighter.” Tommy chuckles and kisses Buck on the side of his head, near his birthmark. “Come on, what kind of costume are you actually looking for?”

Buck chatters away, thinking aloud about what he could be, how he doesn’t want to be too scary and freak the kids out, but maybe if he finds something that toes that line, you know, he thinks he could find a good balance. He sifts through a few costumes in the Adult Male section. He pauses on two in a row before slowly saying “Tommy.”

“Evan,” Tommy mimics.

“I have an idea.” Tommy’s eyebrows raise in response. “I think we should try some costumes on and show each other! Come on, doesn’t that sound fun? Maybe you’ll find one you like!”

Tommy finds himself laughing, endeared by his boyfriend’s enthusiasm. “Okay, okay.” Buck’s grin takes over his face, and Tommy isn’t sure he even registers him saying, “I’m only doing a few, though!”

Buck tries on a Batman costume and Tommy, a Mr. Incredibles one. Each man can appreciate the look of the other, but neither likes the masks, so it’s onto the next, which turn out to be Flynn Rider and Ghostbusters. The sizing is off for each of them, so they each go to select a new option. Tommy pauses, and an idea of his own starts to take form.

He checks that he’s not being watched by his boyfriend as he makes his way back to the hanger they’d put back earlier, grabs it, and heads back to his designated dressing room.

The actual firefighter and firefighter pilot uniforms are quite different, and it’s fascinating to get back into something resembling the uniform he wore for years. There’s a weird feeling in his gut as he takes a moment to think about the last time he donned a firefighter uniform, and how much his life has changed – improved, mostly – since then.

He looks at himself in the mirror and stifles a laugh. He feels absurd; after taking off the Ghostbusters costume, he hadn’t bothered to put a shirt on before getting into the firefighter getup. Shrugging, he places the suspenders over his shoulders and dons the plastic captain’s hat. He’s gotta admit – that sexy firefighter look Evan mentioned earlier? Well…it kind of works. 

“Okay, it took me a bit to make it work but it’s not bad!” Tommy hears the jingling of the other dressing room curtain being drawn back and, with a final mental conviction that he’s not about to look incredibly stupid, draws his curtain back, too. “This might be good enough for the…” 

Tommy meets Buck’s eyes, which are raking up and down him. 

“Woah.”

Tommy laughs. “Is that a good ‘woah’?”

“I – I was not expecting to get turned on in a Spirit Halloween today.”

Tommy leans his elbow on the edge of the dressing room wall, framing his face with his arm. “You like it?” He pushes off the wall and hooks his thumbs under the suspenders casually. “I have it on pretty good authority that firefighters,” Tommy pauses dramatically, “are hot.”

“I can’t believe you’re looking like that and I’m stuck in this stupid pickle.” Buck gestures to his green clad body that is, indeed, in a pickle costume.

“You look great, babe. It might be a good option for work, actu–” Tommy’s cut off with a kiss.

“The only pickle I am seriously thinking about right now is under the costume.”

“Did you just make a dick joke?”

Buck is already rustling around in a mess of green. “I need to get out of this right now.” Tommy laughs and turns to take his costume off, too, but is stopped. “Do not take that off yet. I see you in the reflection.”

Tommy laughs. “Take a picture. It’ll last longer.”

Buck manages to wrangle free and grabs his phone, angling Tommy this way and that while snapping photos constantly. Eventually, he gets his fill and they are each able to put their normal clothes back on. They arrange the costumes back on the hangers and put them back.

“I feel like those costumes got a little dirtier than they were before we put them on.”

“That can’t be the worst thing those costumes have seen.”

Before they leave the store, Buck finds a properly sized version of the Flynn Rider costume he tried on earlier on Amazon and, thanks to his Prime account, it will be at his doorstep within twelve hours. 

“So, all that for nothing, huh?” Tommy teases as they leave the store.

Buck looks at him with a raised eyebrow, waving his phone. “I mean, I had a pretty good time. And will have some good times with these pictures –.” He cuts off with a laugh when Tommy smacks him, amused. 

“Those are only for emergencies.”

“Oh, believe me,” Buck smiles. “I’m much happier with the real thing.”

[ranger-ribbons]

So, here’s the thing, I saw the cute flower prompts and was trying to pick a few, but you know me and I know you soooo… can I get the whole garden (all ‘em!) for my boyos! (Dillon/Ziggy) 💚

I do, yes. You do know me very, very well! Thanks, babe! <3 /plat

(Dillon is a big, tough, macho man until Ziggy's around, then he turns into a big softie)

Big thank you to Estel, who gave me the prompt for Magnolia.

~

Agapanthus - Love Letter

Dillon grunts a greeting to his teammates as he passes, looking for food. It's been a long day for him, and he's actually hungry, so he's gonna eat while he has the opportunity. It's hard sometimes when all he can do is taste the salt and sugar in a meal, but it's what he's gotta do while the cybernetics in his system are slowly taking over.

"Dillon!" Scott calls, making Series Operator Black look up, annoyed. "Ziggy left something for you on the table. He said you'd like it."

Dillon raises an eyebrow but heads for the table anyway. "Thanks," he says to the Red. Ziggy's been gone on a solo mission with Flynn for a few days now, something to do with power cores and mechanical parts Doctor K needs.

Dillon finds a bag of candy and a piece of the pie Summer had baked a few days ago. Summer had said it had all been eaten, but Dillon knew better than to think Ziggy didn't squirrel some away. Dillon smiles. The pie is actually pretty good breakfast food, and Dillon is glad to see it.

Next to the food is a letter. It's adorned with little black and green hearts. They're Ziggy's way of showing his love. Dillon opens the note.

Dillon,

I asked Scott to give you this if the mission ran longer than they thought it would. Turns out, getting these parts takes longer than it's supposed to, who knew? Anyway, I know you don't like big gestures of affection, but I also know you like Summer's baking. So here's my sign of affection for the day.

Love,

Ziggy

Dillon smiles, folds up the note, and puts it in his pocket. It's not your usual love letter, like the ones Summer talks about on those soap operas she won't admit to liking, but it's adorable, and Dillon loves it.

~

Basil - Hate

Dillon stares at the Green Ranger, the one who had once captured his heart. He stares at the half-dead corpse taking up space on the testing table. Dillon stares as Ziggy Grover screams and cries.

Ziggy sobs, pleading for Dillon to let him go, to come back to himself, to stop hurting him.

Dillon watches apathetically, staring with sharp eyes. He doesn't love this man, not anymore. Dillon doesn't love him, no. He hates Ziggy Grover.

In fact, he thinks he's never hated anyone more. That's why he tortures Ziggy Grover.

~

Cactus - Passionate Love

Ziggy gasps as Dillon slips his tongue between the Green's teeth. The whole kissing thing is still pretty new to Ziggy, and the Green knows Black wouldn't remember kissing anyone anyway, but still Dillon kisses like he's been doing it his whole life. Like Ziggy is the only thing in this world that matters to him.

"You okay, Zig?"

A little moan falls off Ziggy's lips as Dillon's mouth attaches itself to the younger man's neck. "Yeah," he breathes. "Ju-just keep doing that."

Dillon chuckles. "Yes, sir."

~

Daphne - I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way

"Dillon," Ziggy says, coming towards the Fury, where Dillon works on his precious baby in the garage.

Dillon looks up, setting down the wrench. "What's wrong, Zig?"

Ziggy comes closer, which isn't unusual, but he's hunching in on himself, one arm gripping the other at the elbow, and his too-long bangs are hiding his eyes. "Dillon, do I talk too much?" he asks softly.

Dillon knows immediately what happened. The other Rangers agents shy about telling Ziggy exactly what they think of him. They've all lived through the war, experienced the loss that comes with it, and completely forget that Ziggy is just as traumatized as the rest of them. He just deals with it in a different way.

"Am I annoying you?" Ziggy asks, voice trembling.

Dillon drops his tools right there on the ground. "No, Zig," he replies. He draws Ziggy into a tight hug and feels as the Green Rangers begins to sob. "No, I wouldn't want you any other way."

~

Echinacea - Strength and Health

Ziggy yelps as he gets thrown flat on his back once more. "Dammit!" he curses, head thunking back against the ground.

"You're getting better."

Ziggy groans, "It's not good enough. Scott, Sunmer, and Flynn have all been fighting for longer than me and you... Well, you're you."

Dillon chuckles, sitting in the grass. "You're doing really good. You're better than you used to be."

Ziggy sighs. He looks up at the clouds and watches them cross the sky lazily. "It doesn't feel like it," he admits after several minutes of silence.

Dillon lays next to Ziggy, looking up at the sky just the same. "You are," he promises. "It doesn't feel like it, but you are."

Ziggy hums. "I don't know if I'm strong enough to do this, Dil."

Dillon is silent for a while, then his hand grasps Ziggy's on the grass. "If you aren't, you can borrow my strength. You've got this, Zig. You're stronger than you know."

Ziggy grumbles, but his smile says everything. "Thanks, Dillon."

"Anytime, Zig."

~

Fern - Sincerity

"Ziggy, don't be stupid! Look at him, it's not Dillon right now!" Scott shouts across the battlefield.

Ziggy's axe is in his hands, reared back and ready to strike, but looking into the eyes of his target, Ziggy can't bring himself to do it. It's not that Ziggy loves Dillon so much, the thought of hurting him is staying Ziggy's hand - no, Ziggy's way too selfish for that.

It's the look in Dillon's eyes.

Normally, when Dillon gets taken over by Venjix, his eyes go dull. They lose all spark of life, any signs of warmth are suppressed, and they're just... dead. This... this is different. Dillon's eyes are warm and full of life.

"What are you waiting for?" Flynn shouts, flipping away from a Grinder's swing.

"Just do it!" Summer adds, charging her Zip Charger.

But Ziggy puts his axe away. "No," he murmurs. "I can't."

Because in Dillon's eyes, there's a sincerity that's never been there before and Ziggy can't bring himself to snuff it out.

~

Gardenia - Sophistication

I never went to prom, actually. The words echo in Dillon's mind. Who hasn't been to prom? Prom is one of the few things Dillon remembers clearly. He'd gone to his high-school prom with this firecracker of a boy Dillon had thought he could one day love. That boy reminds Dillon a lot of Ziggy, honestly.

Let it never be said that Dillon doesn't do things for his boy. He stands in a pure black suit that's been mended several times with his hair slicked back and a flower in his lapel because there's no boutonnieres in the apocalypse. Dillon hates how stuffy it is, but the stuffy feeling is worth it if it means Ziggy gets the night he deserves.

After all, Venjix was defeated a while ago, so they should celebrate at this point.

The sophisticated get up is just starting to really get to Dillon when he finally looks up and sees. Ziggy comes down the stairs in green, green, green and Dillon smiles.

"Hi," Ziggy says.

Dillon holds out a hand. "Hey," he murmurs.

It's just as powerful as "I love you."

~

Hibiscus - Delicate Beauty

Late at night, sometimes, when Ziggy can't sleep, he likes to watch Dillon. Dillon doesn't sleep much, so Ziggy has to be quiet anyway, and if Dillon wakes up, it usually leads to sex, which means that Ziggy doesn't really care either way, and it's his favorite time of the night.

Something about the way the moonlight hits Dillon from the window makes him look fragile. It's captivating and Ziggy wishes he could take a picture.

"You gonna stare all night?" Dillon asks without opening his eyes.

Ziggy laughs, snuggling closer. "What can I say, I like what I see."

~

Iberid - Indifference

It happened again. Dillon was overtaken by Venjix once more. Ranger Black fights against Scott, Summer, and Flynn with ferocity he only displays on the battlefield. However, he won't touch Ziggy. Ziggy can fight him, and he'll defend himself, but Dillon always escapes away to another part of the fight, back to Rangers Red, Blue, and Yellow.

Ziggy thinks that hurts more than Dillon getting taken over by Venjix again.

~

Jasmin - Amiability

"He's a little social butterfly, ain't he?" asks the man Dillon didn't bother to get the name of.

They sit together at a table in some ratty old bar Ziggy had recommended. Apparently he'd worked here once before Venjix. What kind of person would give a bartender job to a kid barely 17, Dillon doesn't know, but he guesses that doesn't really matter.

"Yeah, I guess so," Dillon replies, knocking back his shot and signaling the bartender for another.

Ziggy is fluttering from table to table, a little drunk, but no less aware. For Ziggy to be only a little drunk in the three hours they've been here is a feat all of its own. Ziggy is an extrovert (according to Doctor K) and he likes people, so it's easier for him to get drunk when people think he's cute and buy him shots.

The stranger pours himself another drink from the whiskey bottle in front of him. He knocks the shot back, then asks, "He yours?"

Dillon smiles, downing the shot the bartender sets in front of him and putting a hand over his glass when the bartender makes to pour the third drink. "Thanks," Dillon says to the barman. Then he turns back to the stranger. "Yeah," he says with a brilliant smile, "he's mine."

~

Kalanchoe - Persistence and Eternal Love

It's been years, too many years, since Dillon took off in the Fury after nearly killing Ziggy in a PTSD fit. Ziggy's been looking for him ever since.

It isn't Dillon's fault that Ziggy had been having a bad day, nor is it Dillon's fault that Ziggy chose to take it out on the backyard fence. Dillon had come home and seen Ziggy with a pipe in hand and the flashbacks kicked in. Dillon was doing the only thing he thought he could do, which was to eliminate the threat. It's not Dillon's fault, but still he felt it was. Ziggy's been trying to track Dillon down every single day since.

It's almost six years to the day when Dillon left that Ziggy finally tracks his husband down.

Dillon sits in a jailcell with his head down. His hair's been cut and his eyes are dull. His nose is crooked and still leaking blood, but he's still the most handsome man on this gods-forsaken planet. "Dillon," Ziggy murmurs as the guard leads him to the cell.

Dillon flinches, but doesn't look up.

"You got five minutes," the guard warns, then he heads back out the door.

Ziggy looks at the Black Ranger in front of him. "Dillon, what happened?" he asks, putting his hands on the bars. "Talk to me, please."

"Shouldn't you be at home," Dillon asks gruffly, still not looking up.

Ziggy frowns. "No, my place is with you. Please, Dillon, talk to me."

"Ziggy, please," Dillon says, finally looking up. One eye is black, and the other has deep bags under it, making Ziggy believe Dillon hasn't slept in days. "Don't make this any harder for me that it already it."

"Tough shit," Ziggy snaps back, eyes going sharp. "We're married. I love you. You abandoned me, now the least you could do is talk to me and tell me why." His eyes go soft once more. "Please, Dillon. I love you. Just talk to me."

Dillon hesitates, then sighs. "Alright."

~

Lantana - Strictness

"No," Dillon snaps, grabbing Ziggy's belt and holding fast. "You know damn well you aren't allowed to throw yourself needlessly into any kind of danger."

Ziggy curses, squirming in Dillon's hold. "Lemme go, Dillon!" he curses.

"No."

Ziggy groans. "You and your rules."

~

Magnolia - Dignity

Dillon storms through the base, a letter in his hand and a snarl curling his lip upward. He stalks past Scott and Summer, past Flynn and the twins. He only stops once he stands in front of a door with green letters labeling it as Ziggy's room. Dillon knocks roughly on the door.

Ziggy opens the door and pokes his head out. He smiles. "Hey, Dillon. Come on in!" The door creaks open and Ziggy disappears behind it.

Dillon slips inside the room and closes it behind him. He breathes out a sigh. "Zig, we gotta talk," he says.

Ziggy bops his head in agreement, sitting down on the edge of his bed. "What's up?" he asks.

Dillon only hesitates a second, wondering if he should tell his boyfriend what happened. Ziggy needs to know, he tells himself. "This came for you today," Series Operator Black says, handing over the letter.

Ziggy raises an eyebrow, taking the letter. He reaches for the flap, and pauses when he sees what Dillon's done. "You opened it," he says factually. When Dillon nods, Series Operator Green swallows nervously, and slowly pulls open the envelope. The pictures fall out first, the ones that show Ziggy in undignified ways. The ones where Ziggy is naked and looks terrified.

Ziggy goes quiet. "Where did you get these?" he asks in a quiet, shaky voice.

Dillon shakes his head. "Some guy with a scorpion tattoo gave them to me. Said they were from Fresno Bob."

"Fresno Bob wouldn't do this," Ziggy snaps, voice full of venom and fire. "He wouldn't do this to me!"

Dillon nods, though he's not so sure Fresno Bob wouldn't do something like this. Most cartel and mafia bosses are all the same, and Dillon wouldn't put anything past any of them.

Ziggy makes a terrified noise, biting back a sob. "These are supposed to be gone," he whispers. The pictures get tossed to the floor. Some many of them feature Ziggy covered in various body fluids and blood.

"I can destroy them for you, if you want, Zig," offers Dillon, fully ready to rip the pictures into shreds and light the remains on fire.

Ziggy nods and Dillon snaps up the pictures, shredding them into pieces without a second thought. Then he grabs all the pieces and puts them in Ziggy's trashcan. "I'm gonna take this now," he says, indicating the trashcan with a shake of his head, "and you don't have to worry about it anymore. Okay?"

Ziggy nods. Dillon sits on the edge of the bed with him and hugs him tightly. If Fresno Bob ever comes back, Dillon will tear him apart like the pictures.

~

Narcissus - New Beginnings

Dillon looks out into the desert, surveying the dust and dirt, watching tumbleweeds blow by. He watches the world around him move. His bones still ache with the weight of the cybernetics that Doctor K couldn't remove, but with most of the cybernetics gone, Dillon finally feels like he can breathe again. Dillon listens to the wind, the sounds of static on the radio, the silence that settles in the cab of Dillon's car.

The car door opens and the car rocks lightly before the car door closes. "Alright! Where are we headed?"

Dillon smiles without looking up. He reaches for the car keys in the ignition and turns the key smoothly. The car sputters to a start and the motor purrs. "Anywhere we want," Dillon replies, glancing to the passenger seat.

Ziggy grins, leaning back and buckling the seat belt. "Let's go, Dil," he says.

Dillon smiles back, turns back to the road, and puts the car in gear.

~

Orchid - Refined Beauty

Ziggy whistles. "Now that is a nice-looking vehicle," he says appreciatively, looking at the beautiful yellow motorcycle Summer had brought home when her first one crashed into some Grinders at 70 miles per hour.

Dillon agrees with a slow, "Mm-hm."

Glancing at each other, Dillon and Ziggy both simultaneously agree not to tell Summer, snag the keys off the bar table, and zoom out of the garage without a backwards glance. She'll find out eventually, but until then, they'll have their fun.

~

Peony - Anger

"Don't touch me!" Ziggy snaps, knocking Dillon's hand off his shoulder.

"Zig," Dillon tries to say.

Series Operator Green shakes his head vigorously. Dillon shuts his mouth for fear of Ziggy making his concussion worse. "You don't get to be all sad and upset over this right now!" Ziggy says firmly. Her eyes blaze with restrained anger. "You're the one who did this! How many times did you tell me that I can handle myself? Then you go an' try to protect me in a fight I can handle myself! What the hell were you thinking, Dillon, huh?"

"Ziggy, I... I..." Dillon doesn't answer fast enough for Ziggy, apparently, because Ziggy only gets more upset.

Ziggy sits up, the bruises on his face shining dully in the low lighting. "Your dumbass decided to protect me and got me hurt in the process because I was so worried about protecting you because you LEFT YOURSELF OPEN TO ATTACKS!" Ziggy yells.

Dillon tries to speak, to tell Ziggy that he doesn't know what happened, that he'd really meant to stay in his lane and give Ziggy the space to be the fighter Dillon knows he can be. The words get stuck in his throat and Dillon can't speak them.

Ziggy scoffs. "Get out," he says, eyes filling with tears. "I don't want to see you right now."

"Ziggy..." Dillon tries to say.

"GET OUT!" Ziggy roars, grabbing the spare pillow and tossing it at Dillon with unnerving accuracy.

Dillon ducks, making a hasty retreat before Ziggy's patience ran out. "I'm sorry," he whispers as he closes the door behind him. The only answer he hears is a choked sob.

~

Quince - Perseverance During Adversity

"Ziggy?" Dillon asks, quietly opening the door.

"Get out!" Ziggy shouts back, just like he does every time, still angry at Dillon and unwilling to talk. "I don't want to see you! Get! Out!"

But Dillon is prepared this time. He comes in anyway. "I'm not leaving, Ziggy. Not this time."

"I don't want to talk to you," Ziggy replies, voice full of venom and fire.

"Well, too bad," Dillon replies. "Cause I want to talk to you." He comes closer. Ziggy glares at him beneath his too long bangs. Tears glitter in hazel eyes. Betrayal that hits hard, even though it's not really betrayal. Dillon sighs, "Ziggy."

"Say what you're gonna say and get out," Ziggy snaps coldly.

Dillon decides it's better to show than tell. He takes a chip out of his pocket and sets it on Ziggy's side table. "Doctor K found that in my neck when she checked me over after the battle. She said it was programmed to make me recklessly protective."

Ziggy looks at the chip with disgust. Then realization dawns on him, and he looks up at Dillon. "Someone put that in you?" he asks.

Dillon nods.

Ziggy's face falls and he scrubs a hand down his cheeks. "I'm such an idiot," he says regretfully. Looking up at Dillon, Ziggy continues, "I'm sorry. I should've known better."

Dillon shakes his head. "It's okay. You were hurt. I'm sorry too."

Ziggy offers a little smile. "Thanks, Dil."

~

Rose - Love

Of the many things Ziggy loves about Dillon, his lack of self-preservation is not one of them. "Dillon," he says, snappish and angry. "You're not allowed to throw yourself into dangerous situations either."

"Ziggy," Dillon warns, voice rough.

"No," Ziggy growls, stomping forward until he's toe-to-toe with Dillon, staring up the several inches between their heights. "You listen!" he demands. "Because you can't seem to get it through you're thick skull that I care about you, you idiot!"

Dillon, stunned silent, says nothing. He lets Ziggy stare up at him with sharp eyes and doesn't move, doesn't speak.

"I love you, you absolute dumbass," Series Operator Green says. "I love you, and you're not allowed to do dangerous things. I love you, and you're not allowed to leave me behind while you go off and play hero, like a dumbass."

Dillon's lips twitch upward.

"I love you," Ziggy continues, "and I couldn't stand it if you left me, so don't fucking leave me!"

Dillon sweeps Ziggy into a tight hug, which cuts off Ziggy's next words. "I love you, too, Ziggy."

~

Sage - Good Health and Long Life

"So," Ziggy whispers, "it's gone?"

The doctor nods, making a few notes in Ziggy's chart. "That's correct, Mr. Grover, the cancer has fully cleared and your cells are working at a normal rate. I'd like to get some blood work and scans, but you are officially in remission, Mr. Grover. Congratulations," the doctor replies, looking up with a smile.

Ziggy smiles, biting back a choked sob, then unable to help the next. Next to him, Dillon squeezes Ziggy hands. "Congrats, Zig," Dillon murmurs, pulling Ziggy into a hug.

Ziggy laughs through his sobs, face buried in Dillon's shoulder. If Dillon minds that his shirt is suddenly soaked, he doesn't say. Ziggy cries, Dillon holds him, and for a moment, nothing else matters.

~

Trillium - Modest Beauty

"Damn Ziggy, you look good!" Summer compliments from the couch, arm thrown around Flynn.

Ziggy grins. "You like it?" he asks, twirling around. He's wearing a cute green skirt that he'd picked up on one of their last trips to the clothing store. It had called to him on the rack. It was pretty modest, high waist, and the hem just under his knees, not exactly what Ziggy usually would wear, but-

"You look gorgeous," Dillon murmurs, arms wrapping around Ziggy's waist. "Beautiful."

Ziggy grins, twisting to meet Dillon's eyes with a smile. "Thank you," he says softly.

Dillon nods.

~

Ursinis - Trickery

"Dillon!" Ziggy shouts, skidding to a stop in front of Series Operator Black. "Dillon, we gotta go! Boxarok captured Scott, Flynn, and Summer, we gotta go save them!"

Dillon blinks, shaking his head. He looks at Ziggy and nods. "Yeah," he replies. "Let's go!" But something about his voice is off.

"Dillon, before we go," Ziggy says, paranoia born of dealing with people who would sooner trick and kill him. "What's my deadname?"

Dillon blinks, then gives the answer without hesitation. It's wrong. Of course it is. Ziggy never told Dillon his deadname, Dillon didn't care to know. Ziggy's eyes fill with tears. "Dillon," he whispers.

Dillon's face suddenly stretches into an unnatural smile. "That's not the right answer is it?" he asks.

Ziggy shakes his head, stepping back.

Dillon sighs, "Dammit." He lifts a hand and clicks his fingers. Ziggy's world goes black.

~

Vervain - Pray For Me

"Oh, god," Ziggy mumbles over comms. "Oh, god, oh, god, oh, god."

"Ziggy?" Dillon asks, concerned.

"I'm over the vent," Ziggy replies. "I see Venjix. God, if this doesn't work..." Ziggy doesn't have to finish the sentence. If this doesn't work, Ziggy will probably be dead.

"It's gonna be okay, Zig," Dillon assures him, though he's not even sure himself.

"Pray for me," Ziggy whispers. "Here we go."

~

Waterlily - Birth and Resurrection

Ziggy grumbles under his breath, listening to the preacher go on and on about the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He hates churches, they're always so stuffy and full of hypocrites and assholes.

~

Dillon makes an agreeing noise at Ziggy's side. "I know," he murmurs. "It sucks, doesn't it?"

Ziggy nods, sinking deeper in his seat. "This is stupid. Why did Mom want to meet here?"

Dillon snorts softly. "Who knows. The hardcore religious people won't ever make sense to me."

Ziggy snorts. Then, he leans closer. "Thanks for coming with me," he says.

Dillon smirks back. "I had to," he replies teasingly. "You can't stay outta trouble by yourself."

Ziggy almost interrupts the sermon with how hard he laughs.

~

Xeanthemum - Eternity and Immortality

A little known fact about the Morphin Grid? It offers its Rangers immortality. It's the one thing that Ziggy hates, even all these years later.

He and the other RPM Rangers meet up every couple years, but Dillon hasn't been seen in several years now. Scott, Summer, and Flynn think he must've finally pissed off the wrong person and gotten himself killed. Ziggy knows better. Ziggy would feel it if Dillon had died.

So he's not shocked in the slightest when Dillon strolls over in the middle of one of the RPM meet-ups, twists a spare chair backward, and sits in it casually. Leaning forward, Dillon steals a French fry off Ziggy's plate and hums, "These are good."

Scott, Summer, Flynn, and the twins are all a little shocked. It's been years since any of them had seen Dillon, but here he is. Alive and well.

Ziggy smiles, grabbing Dillon's hand. With a serious look, his face falls, and Ziggy says, "You're telling me where you went." It's a fact, not a request.

Dillon nods. "And I'll spend the rest of eternity making it up to you," he promises.

~

Yellow Bell - Rebirth

Dillon opens his eyes after the surgery, stares up at the white ceiling. He looks around at the hospital room with confusion.

"Welcome back, Dillon," says Doctor K, going by Krishana now that she's finally found her name from before. "Your surgery was mostly successful. As I thought, we were unable to remove all the pieces and hardware, but aside from the six piece in too deep to safely remove, you are free of your hybrid parts."

Dillon smiles. A hand squeezes his. "How do you feel?" asks Ziggy, there with Dillon in the aftermath, as promised.

Dillon hums, looking at Ziggy with loving eyes. "Reborn."

~

Zinnia - Lasting Affection

Dillon and Ziggy aren't particularly affectionate people in public, but that doesn't mean they aren't affectionate at all.

Dillon hugs Ziggy close as they walk down the street. Keeping Ziggy close is always a good thing. "You okay?" he asks quietly.

"Yeah," Ziggy replies. "More than."

Dillon smiles, and they continue walking.

Happy birthday!! @estel-eruantien

[legolasghosty]

Kissing the homies goodnight for Willie (/Willex) because I feel like Willie would.

Ack I'm so sorry this took so long but here you gooo!

Willie ducked into the kitchen to grab the water pitcher and some glasses, praying he wasn't forgetting anything important. They knew it was just their friends crashed across various surfaces in the living room, but it was still nerve-wracking. Willie hadn't been to a sleepover in like... five years, let alone hosted one. They got why the foster care system had to check over people before they could stay overnight, but with the number of times Willie had moved around since entering the system, it just... had never happened.

Caleb had been hesitant at first when Willie asked if they could all stay over, wanting to ensure Willie was settled himself first. And also wanting to meet all of these kids before he let them have free reign of his home.

But it was finally happening. All of Willie's best friends (and his boyfriend, but they hadn't really managed to wrap their head around that one yet) were lounging in his living room at 2 in the morning, some closer to dozing off than others.

Willie wasn't sure which was stronger: the excitement or the terror of messing this up.

He was pretty sure he hit all the main bits on all the 'how to throw a slumber party' lists he'd found online: pizza, way too many types of ice cream toppings (they're not entirely sure how many of those canned cherries Luke ended up fitting in his mouth), random games (he'd never heard of turning pictionary into a drinking game with shots of soda, but apparently that was a thing his friends did), and a movie with lots of popcorn and cozy blankets.

So they're pretty sure they've done alright thus far.

Still, it'd been a long time since Willie did this.

He re-entered the living room just as Alex managed to grab the TV remote and turn off the rolling credits of Legally Blonde. Flynn looked to already be asleep, lying across one of the air mattresses with her feet up on Julie's stomach. Julie had propped herself up a bit on her elbows and was debating...something with Reggie. Both of them looked closer to dozing off than winning though. Luke and Carrie were both sitting upright on one of the couches, madly swiping on their phones and hissing at each other.

"Do I even want to know?" Willie asked Alex quietly, setting the water and cups down on the coffee table and rejoining him on the loveseat.

Alex groaned. "I made the mistake of telling them there's a PvP mode on this tower defense game they both play."

Willie tried to hold back his giggle. He failed.

Alex attempted to glare at them, but mostly just looked sleepily confused. "I'm serious, we're gonna have to take their phones away now if we want them to sleep," he sighed.

Willie winced. "Any chance the game will kick them off after a few rounds?"

Alex shook his head, then leaned over to rest his head on Willie's shoulder. "And they're both too stubborn to give in, I already tried it."

Willie rested their cheek against his hair, letting their lungs adjust to expanding and contracting in time with the light huffs of Alex's breath against their collarbone. "Is it online?" he asked.

"Yeah, why?" Alex responded, blinking up at him sleepily in the dim light of the lamp.

Willie smirked and pulled out his phone. Okay, so Caleb hadn't technically given him the password for the router, but like... it hadn't been hard. He opened the app on his phone that connected to the electronic and started typing.

Twin cries of annoyance erupted from the pair on the other couch a moment later, informing Willie of his success.

"It just kicked me off!" Luke complained.

"Same here," Carrie griped. "Willie I think your wifi died."

Willie looked up, attempting to look innocent. "Oh yeah, I think you're right," they agreed. "Ugh, this happens sometimes, it will probably come back in an hour or two, but we just gotta wait it out."

Both Luke and Carrie groaned, but seemed to buy it and tossed their phones aside. Carrie peeled off her sweater and tossed it down next to Flynn's head, before pulling a blanket up and over herself and stretching out along the couch. Luke slid down onto the air mattress beside Reggie, koala cuddling against his back. Reggie laughed and shifted over so Luke could share his pillow, still discussing... Okay Willie was pretty sure they were trying to figure out who in their friend group would be whom in Legally Blonde. Fair enough.

Willie felt Alex's tiny sigh of relief against his neck and shivered. It felt nice, being close like this and knowing it made Alex just as fluttery as it did them.

Alex brought his fingers up to his chin, then let his hand move forward, palm up. Thank you.

Willie tucked his phone away. "Don't mention it," he whispered, daring to brush his lips against Alex's forehead.

Alex's cheeks turned pink, but Julie interrupted before Willie could tease him about it.

"Hey, no PDA unless you're willing to share with the class," she mumbled, eyes heavy.

"You're one to talk," Alex pointed out, glancing pointedly between her and Flynn's feet still resting on her abdomen.

"Oh you wanna wake her up?" Julie snarked back, the words slurring together a bit.

"I don't think any of us have that death wish," Willie chuckled. They tapped Alex lightly on the shoulder in warning, then stood up. "And I don't mind sharing." Before Julie could respond, he ducked down and pecked her on the forehead. "Sweet dreams, Juju," they added, throwing a spare blanket over her and heading back toward Alex.

"Hey, we're part of the class too," Reggie called out. When Willie turned, he was sticking his bottom lip out, the puppy eyes mostly hidden by his drooping eyelids.

Willie glanced back at Alex, a little startled, but Alex just shrugged and gave him a sleepy smile. So Willie picked his way around to Reggie and gave him a goodnight kiss too. And then Luke perked up a bit and wanted one. And Carrie said she should get one on Flynn's behalf, since her girlfriend was asleep.

"I guess I should have warned you how clingy we all get this late," Alex murmured when Willie finally made it back to his side. "I kinda forgot you haven't been able to be around this before. Just feels really natural."

"All good," Willie promised around a yawn. "Just tryin'a be a good host."

Alex leaned over and hit the button on the side of the love seat to make it lean back, the extending footrest turning it into more of a bed. "It's perfect," he stated, pulling Willie in to lay beside him.

Willie let out a happy sigh and cuddled in closer. Alex's cool arms soothed the nervous energy that was always humming along their skin. He felt Alex's lips brush against his hairline.

"G'night Lex," they mumbled, eyes slipping shut.

"Good night, Willie."

[surveillance-0011]

Looking at Garten of BanBan II… I actually feel kind of optimistic.

This second game feels like it does have more effort put into it- and it’s more genuine, less of a cash grab especially without the merch link right there. I’m not gonna blame the devs for charging money bc it seems they are very low budget, and I’d prefer a game costing money rather than asking you to buy overpriced merch.

There’s a somewhat scarier atmosphere and I think the direction the story is heading could prove to be interesting.

Spoiler alert:

Saw the human experimentation thing coming from a mile away. Not the most original in the mascot-based horror niche, but I’m a sucker for it and am actually kinda interested in seeing why it’s happening in this facility posing as a kindergarten, of all places. Also, BanBan as a possible good guy is very interesting. Yes, Alice and Mommy Long Legs both send you on fetch quests with ulterior motives, but BanBan seems to genuinely care about saving the kids, even if it means he’s not heroic enough to do it himself.

It’s also interesting that he’s apparently not the “major” threat- that’s Stinger Flynn, apparently. Unless BanBan is lying/tricking the MC, which is like a 50/50 chance.

The game also, surprisingly, has a sense of humor. BanBan’s note telling you he’s gonna knock you out, his sheepish apology, NabNab’s misery, and Seline (the snail) reaching the chase scene too late all actually got a chuckle out of me.

However, it’s not exactly the most riveting gameplay. The game still seems kinda slow, glitchy, and like there isn’t as much of an “active” threat. Everything is very … compartmentalized? Until the last chase scene there doesn’t seem to be an active threat chasing you down.

And the story does have some pitfalls and confusing bits. It’s frustrating to me that they are dropping gradual hints in the notes alone- at this point I wish there was more of a why and maybe even more of an admission. BanBan sees himself as human still, yes, but certainly he’s aware everyone else thinks he’s BanBan? And that he’s in a lab? But he never says “yeah they mighta turned me into something I’m not, but deep down I’m human and you can trust me”

And while I like the idea of Stinger Flynn as a major threat I’m surprised NabNab isn’t more of an opposing force. Like they’re literally an obstacle for like the construction section and they peer out as a lil secret when you finish the chase scene and turn back. For someone teased as a big thing, they seem more like a needless red herring and underwhelming extra. It’d be better if they were more present in this chapter.

The … attempt at social commentary in the classroom segment was also just weird? There’s not really a popular kid weird kid bullying hierarchy in kindergarten of all places… and the metaphor is just very bland and fake deep and whatnot. Unless it’s just BanBaleena running the school like she thinks they’re run bc she’s a human experiment with no memory/knowledge of the outside world. Or some sort of commentary on the game community? Eh, it was just weirdly cynical and I didn’t dig it.

And it’s weird that they’re already advertising game 3. It’s a chapter system and it’s bound to happen, but it makes me think they’re rushing it a little.

So it’s not perfect by any means. There’s a couple of glaring issues of disorganization and rougher edges, hell some of the worries concerning it being too “kiddy” still ring true. But it also seems to confirm the game is growing into its own unique self and is a genuine attempt at making a decent game rather than something thrown together to make some money off of children. There’s some heart. It may be small or weak, but it’s there.

I never thought I’d be rooting for the Euphoric Brothers, but I do actually hope they improve from here and actually make something some people can dig. They’re not really some insidious force like people make them out to be, just two people trying in a… pretty flawed way? They gotta work on a lot of stuff, from the game to how they have taken criticism, but they’re not goddawful, the first game was just the worst first impression ever.

And…If anything BanBan’s popularity is inspiring. It’s a good reminder that anyone can make a game- and possibly succeed in getting what they wish.

Tldr: not winning any awards any time soon, but Garten of BanBan is not a total waste. I hope the Devs listen to the criticism they’ve gotten and improve from here, too.

And I. Do like NabNab and Stinger Flynn. And BanBan. I am not immune to silly blob thing.

[shadowxamyweek]

Didnt Flynn himself and or some other Archie artists comment on the whole Shadamy as Silver's parents due to Silver being basically Trunks, and with Shadow being the Vegeta figure well, it just kinda makes sense no? Although honestly I see Rouge as more a Bulma that Amy is. Amy clearly fills Chi-Chi's role a lot more especially to Sonic's Goku. Then again, the comparison doesnt have to be perfect and its not like Sonic takes all the inspiration from Dragon Ball completely to heart.

Flynn and others have made several passing comments/jokes about Silver being a descendant of Shadow and Amy, yeah. However, Flynn himself has stated, as have said-other writers and artists, that whatever they say is not canon. It's just them having fun.

I kinda like that they can do that? Like, a person should be allowed to have fun with the material they work on, even if what THEY see and think isn't in the final product. Gotta go through quality control after all.

Sonic DOES take a lot of inspiration from DB, without question. Flynn himself did make the connection between Trunks and Silver. I can see both sides of the coin that you present with Amy, to be honest. She is a lot like Chi-Chi AND Bulma. Best of both worlds, I guess XD I don't believe this would directly correlate with Sonic's world though. As you said, 'the comparison doesn't have to be perfect, and its not like Sonic takes all the inspiration from Dragon Ball completely to heart.' Which like... is good. If it DID entirely lift and drop stuff from DB into its own plot, that might be grounds for plagiarism XD I do not know Japanese copyright law, however.

If this is in relation to the whole 'Is Silver Your Kid' question that was received here, I'll confess.... I wanted to leave the door open. I wanted to imply that it is possible, as Amy points out, that Silver MIGHT be their kid. She was casting about for reasons to doubt it until she conceded that the reason people probably think that is because of the relationship and parallels between Shadow and Silver... then low-key joked/blamed Shadow and their treatment of Silver as to WHY people think that. Then, Shadow flipped the script back on her.

Dunno if I got that across properly. I might not have, but that was the original goal.

I confess, too, that I had originally planned on going into physical similarities and differences as well as anatomy spiced up with some headcanons. Like- 'Don't just assume that Shadow and Silver are related because of chest fur. Most dudes have chest fur. Sonic doesn't because he doesn't want to take too much testosterone.' but I was worried I couldn't answer that in character in a logical way given the parameters of the question.

But yeah... *waves hand vaguely* that- wow I over answered this SO badly- that's the everything I guess XD XD XD XD

[troofless]

Chapter 1.1 Notes:

Man this chapter was so long despite like. Almost nothing happening in it lol.

wtf i cant believe we have an entire pov (sub)chapter about flynn insane

man norein (i feel like localisation would put it as norraine or noraine) and finath are such whack names 

i still think its funny if yuri can’t read (he can at least read the letters on the wanted poster, but he does give flynn’s letter to estelle to read that one time, and the coliseum challenge letters) but yeah its canon yuri can read 😔

huh wtf is this sudden attack and we get to see flynn inner thoughts on yuri???

the yuri’s OUR SWORD meme returns. love it

if this is how yuri and flynn co-own a sword i can’t wait to see how they act around repede (this never happens in the ln.) (FLYNN ITS MY TURN TO CUDDLE WITH THE DOG) (NO SHUT UP GO AWAY I THOUGHT YOU HATED HIM) (I NEVER SAID I DID) (YOU DID TOO) (I DID NOT)

yuri besmirching ages old techniques even as he learns them never gets old 😔yuri is that guy who goes to lab in a fighting game and comes out learning sick infinite tech combos that can’t be dropped

the narration: if this continued, it was likely that they would murder each other.

everything changed with a single book: why did they have to put it like that man

oh if only this was a fanfic this would have turned out so differently

So when Yuri says his swordsmanship is self-taught what he really meant is Flynn taught

oh my god. i can see it coming. yuri is going to ask to be taught letters so he can read the goddamn book. bruh.

edit: yeah it happened

also flynn pov! very nice. can see he wants to murder yuri but is holding back just a smidge. 

gotta love how flynn has a whole sad monologue about his dead dad and his mixed feelings about his martyrdom and yuri just KYs his way into existence.

oh i see! so flynn. has learnt to restrain himself from young. because of yuri. the reason he has so much self-control is because he practised it in order not to beat the shit out of yuri at first sight. it all makes sense now. 

ok so fun fact. 秘奥義 is mystic artes. but 奥義 is arcane artes, which is how yuri refers to what is ‘hidden’ in flynn’s book. and his ‘learn even more amazing techniques’ moment he says 技 which is strike arte. but technically since they’re talking about (supposedly) techniques that can be used without blastia, defaulting to the phrase techniques shld be fine. b4 u ask. no katakana reading above the kanji either.

flynn acknowledging that him and yuri are friends and getting embarrassed is so cute. icy cold (raging) baby melting a little inside. 

jiri thinking yuri is thinking up another river escapade (somewhat true knowing his read books -> beat up people/monsters pipeline) interrogating yuri until he cracked is so funny

jiri doing a tails get trolled at yuri wanting to study is so funny

hanks, sensing an opportunity to be had is also funny

man. i really REALLY can’t wait for the moment where yuri is all like. rip to your mother but i would have eaten that medicine. and flynn beats him up (i have no idea whether this actually happens)

ok so holy shit. we learn that flynn’s mother has either a TON of pride or is super depressed from having lost her husband that she would prefer to starve to death. now i really can’t wait for yuri’s rip to your mother moment /j

ok thats cute so yuri is writing his name aka ‘yuri lowell’ on his slate

oh yeah and the norein name stays to make stuff easier to find. i sleep until official gives us something (which is never) but in my mind know that she is noraine (no rain... ok maybe there is a point to be matter in staying with norein)

[darkenforcer]

homecoming pt 1

oh, this return trip came... sooner than he'd expected.

yuri's starting to think he's had enough of all of this inter-worldly travel-- this is his, what, fourth go at it? and it's still thrown him way off kilter! the least those damn stars can do is choose a place and stick to it... which brings him to his current dilemma: where the hell have they decided to drop him off now?

luckily, it only takes a quick (and admittedly dizzy) glance to gather all he needs to know. it's exactly where he'd left off. castle zaphias, at the foot of the commandant's window.

...and there, sitting at his desk with pen in hand, is sir commandant flynn himself, peering over at him with a funny little scrunch in his brow. poor guy's gotta be annoyed, having been torn away from his oh-so-very important boring duty of signing dozens of documents on the daily, only to find yuri looking at him like he's the one out of place in his own office.

psh, now imagine how crazy i'd look if i started explaining where i've been all this time-- hold on. where... i've been...?

that can't be right; he isn't supposed to remember, is he? then, that island... why does he remember that island? he isn't supposed to, if his last trip back-and-forth is anything to go by. he seeks out repede for confirmation and the dog beside him stares right back, sighing past the pipe in his mouth. 

he remembers, too.

are their retained memories a screw-up on the stars' part, or...? well, he supposes the exact reason doesn't matter-- he's home. that's the glaring reality he's woken up to, regardless of whatever they'd left in his head. there's the familiar set of fluttering curtains over the windows, the cool, crisp zaphias air caressing his cheeks... and flynn in the midst of it all, going about his bureaucratic business per usual. this isn't like the mist and its phony replicas, this is as real as it gets.

"um... yuri? are you alright?"

"huh?" yuri freezes at the sound of his childhood friend's voice, the pause before his own response just a touch too long to be considered casual, "am i alright? you're the one looking at me funny. your face'll get stuck like that, yknow."

an indignant scoff escapes flynn's throat, but the crease doesn't disappear-- if anything, it deepens. fortunately, it doesn't seem like he feels compelled enough to push the issue. either that, or he really needs to get those documents sorted.

as flynn resumes his work and the room is left in silence, yuri tries not to think back to the recent reunions he'd had in spirale-- break's tackle and frye's outburst, or eiden and indigo's excitement upon seeing him. it all trickles into a pool of guilt he doesn't want to -- or rather can't -- acknowledge, for his sake. he's where he's meant to be. there's no reason to complicate his return with memories of people he can't visit unless some higher power deems him to. he knows them well enough; they'll be fine, with or without him.

pretty cruel of the stars, though. it must've been easier last time when he hadn't had those experiences on his mind, and he could go back to life as if it'd never happened. it's not like he won't move on, of course, nor does he have any regrets, but it's... weird.

a whine pulls him from his thoughts, repede's wet snout bumping into his hand. attentive as always...

"seriously," flynn pipes up again, accompanied by the sound of his chair scratching across the floor. great, now his chronic inability to mind his own business is kicking in. "by now you would've been trying -- and succeeding -- to make it impossible for me to get anything done. what happened?"

"i've got no idea what you're talking abou-- wh-- hey, knock it off!" yuri protests when the back of the other man's hand presses against his forehead, likely checking for a fever. sure, he probably looks a little woozy, but he's not sick, dammit!

flynn huffs with a specific brand of testiness that's only ever been reserved for the vigilante himself, "i can tell something's on your mind, yuri, why're you being so difficult? you were the one who barged in here, remember?" 

he did barge in, huh? before his life got flipped upside-down by the stars again. of course he remembers. he remembers that and much, much more than flynn realizes. 

but the blond's reaction -- his worry -- isn't wholly unjustified; yuri's back on terca lumireis, home to the lower quarter, to brave vesperia, to estelle and rita and patty... hell, even raven. he should be celebrating!

so why does he feel off? underneath that very-real sense of relief, he still feels... expectant. what's his intuition trying to tell him...?

yuri turns away in order to shut the office window (or to avoid his friend's piercing blue gaze, at least to some extent), and the lock's click rings out in the large, sparsely-decorated room.

"dunno, just taking it all in... it's nice to be home again," he finally offers flynn something that isn't complete b.s., plopping down on the windowsill with an expertly-handled nonchalance.

"that's it...? you always visit the capital between guild work."

"hah. what's with the interrogation, commandant?" yuri parries the question as he stares out over his shoulder, past the glass, "i got a newfound appreciation for this place, that's all."

that earns him a laugh, disbelieving, yet underlined by a hint of warmth, "who are you and what've you done to the real yuri?"

flynn's unintentionally ironic jab is left hanging in the air, unanswered. yuri doesn't even know where to begin on everything that's happened to the "real him" right now, so he instead chooses to occupy himself with the city below, a hand running rhythmically through repede's fur.

...that's funny. never noticed you can see my old room at the comet from up here... been a while, hasn't it? 'bout time i paid the owners a visit. hanks and ted, too.

[fangaminghell]

I had a cute thought about Ren and Arrow. Arrow, aside from Melia, is the only other person that can probably fix and tinker with Ren's cyborg body ( they....know more about this than they'd like to admit). So I'm imagining either during the month of training or after v13, Arrow sat Ren down for a check up so to speak. And Ren's awfully nervous cause 1) he's part of team Xen and 2) he's pretty sure they caught on about Ren's crush on Imani and probably ain't the happiest about it.

I'm just imagining Ren sitting there super nervous as Arrow tinkers away. He tries to think of other things to keep him distracted, one of which is Imani and Aelita( probably about the milkshake date). The minute Ren starts thinking this Arrow goes " Ren, you're heating up," and Ren is honestly lucky it's just the two of them right now, cause his face turns red from embarrassment.

Ren calms down and mumbles an apology. Arrow simply hums in response and goes back to work. The silence....is starting to get to Ren. His nervousness around Arrow is starting to get to him, too. He gotta break the ice....somehow.

" So....uh," Ren starts, hoping that his nervousness isn't leaking in his voice, " You....seem close to Imani,"

' Why would you start with that?!' he immediately chastises himself, ' Now they'll think you're jealous or something!'

" I....I like to think we are," Arrow replies carefully, and Ren's almost surprised by how soft Arrow's voice has gotten, their voice almost always being pretty monotone.....sans that one time.

' Okay, good, they don't seem to think of me as a jealous ass-'

" Is that a problem?"

' Dammit'

" N-no! Not at all I just..." Ren wracks his brain for a good excuse, only to let his mouth run before his brain could keep up.

" You just seem protective of her, that's all,"

Shit. Fuck.

Arrow stops their work and Ren can feel their eyes big holes into the back of this head.

Fuck.

" And if I am? Are you sure you don't have a problem here,Ren."

' Why is this suddenly an interrogation?!'

" No, really, I don't. You just-"

" I just...."

" .....You kinda treat her like how Erin treats Melia and the twins. Like an older sibling, I guess,"

Arrow doesn't speak for a while, and for a second Ren thinks he messed up again. But the feeling of holes digging through his skull is no longer gone. They feel....more appreciative?

" I haven't thought of it like that but...I guess I do treat her like a little sister, huh?"

Ren nods, his nerves finally calming down.

" Her and Flynn. You kinda just took them under your wing,". And they seemed to latch onto Arrow as well. Ren remembers Imani and Flynn dragging Arrow along the base like two little kids wanting to show their big sibs something,their excitement rubbing off on the tired Arrow.

" Hehe," Arrow chuckles, going back to work on Ren's cyborg body, " Yeah, I really did,did I?"

" I never really was an older sibling. The closest I got to that was with Alex, all those years ago. I guess I always wanted to be one?" Arrow shakes their head, " Though it's proven to be a handful. Especially when said siblings can be a handful,"

" Tell me about it" Ren dryly agrees, remembering all the times Reina did something just when Ren told her not to do so. How many dangerous situations she's been in now? He knows he can handle herself perfectly fine, but it's still slightly worrying-

" I guess it's nice. To have someone to protect, I mean," Arrow interrupts Ren's thoughts yet again, " Unlike how-"

Arrow pauses, both in their words and work. It takes a second for them to get back to work.

" I'm not gonna finish that." Ren nods solemnly.

" Yeah,"

Silence once more. Much more comfortable than the beginning of this whole thing.

" Also," Arrow speaks up this time, " You really don't need my permission to date Imani. That's her choice, not mine,"

Ren face flares red.

" W-wait- how did you-"

" Figured it out when you called me an older sibling- you're done by the way," Arrow pats Ren's back, fully finished with the repairs.

" I-"

" But if you really want my permission, I'll give you it," Arrow stands up, stretching. They look down at Ren, and their neutral expression turns into a cold glare.

" But if you harm her in any way, I will personally dismantle you and burn your body parts with you watching. Understand?"

Ren is too stunned to speak, only being able to nod. Arrow's cold glare turns back into their normal neutral expression.

" Good. Don't heat up too much, you'll ruin your circuits,"

And with that Arrow walks off, leaving a stunned Ren in their wake.

[emperordeathsatan]

1. Mr. Long and Hayley

- Mr. Long notices his daughter dressing like a slut and decides to finally take her

- She welcomes it and lets him do it in her ass

- He's never gotten that out of her mother

- She feels his cock for the first time and notices that it's why he's called mr. Long

- She calls him daddy while she's buttfucked

- She makes him say that she's better than mommy

- He thinks about telling her she's a dragon and zones out while sucking him off

- He tells her to get back to licking

- She says yes daddy

- One time she randomly dragon ups during sex and he just keeps pounding that pussy

- Now he has a dragon bitch

- Hayley tells her teacher about how big he is

2. Madrigal daughters

- Isabela chastises Mirabel for not serving her dads cock well enough

- She and Luisa are doing all the work while Mirabel tried licking his ass cheeks last week

- She says she'd rather fuck Dolores than her

- Luisa walks by bridal carrying a nude daddy

- Isabela says it's time for him to be milked and tells Mirabel that she better only watch if she's going to step her game up

3. Vegeta and Bulla

4. Spirit and Maka

- Spirit sees Maka in a dress and reminds himself of the time when she was young

- He looks at her as all grown up now

- He sees she's a real woman and she's ready to prove it

- She's embarrased but wants to let him make up for cheating on mama

5.Madoka and daddy

- Madoka wishes for incest to be socially acceptable

- She starts dating her dad and everybody at school asks her how big he is

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6. Corset and Scanty and Kneesocks

- The two of them have to team up to work his shaft and saggey fucking balls

- He whips them to go faster and faster if they want to keep living

7. High Guardian Spice

- Blue has a threeway with her parents

8. Charlotte and Big Daddy

- She gets fucked every time she wants a new dress

- He fucks her in all of them

9. Haruhi and her dad

- Haruhi's dad needs to show her what a real man is so she doesn't waste time with limp dick boys

- A real man that rocks a dress and lipstick

- She eats his ass before going on her date and kisses both the twins on the lips

10. RWBY

- Weiss' dad makes her addicted to his racist cock

- Blake's daddy makes her bear his seed

- Yang's daddy trains her in and out of the bedroom

- Ruby eats cookies out of her dads butt

11. Sari and Issac

- Issac upgrades his daughters tits

- He gives them the ability to shoot milk

- He gives her vibrating fingers

12. Connie and her Father

- Connie's dad shows her what Steven could never give her

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13. Pidge replaces her brother as daddy's little boy

- Daddy has been sad since her brother left

- Pidge once to cheer him up

- She dresses as hin and lies naked on daddies bed

14. Konata's dad waits until she's 18

- Konata has been seducing her father for years but he's always told her to wait until she was 18

- Now it's her 18th birthday and she knows that daddy has a surprise in store for her

15. Momoka and her father

- Fucks her for money

16. Jasmine Boondocks

- Tom uses her as a way of practicing with her mother

- He smacks her and tells her to get her clothes off right now

- She's turned on for the first time in her life

17. Candace Flynn

- Fucks her in Linda's old outfit

18. King Butterfly

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19. Ryuko and Satsuki share daddy

- The two of them

20. The X's

- Daddy teaches his daughter how to act with a spanking

21. Mr. Boonchoy tries out Anne after Hop Pop's stretched her out

- Hop Pop went wild on that ass

- The real daddy wants to see how he left it

- He likes the sticky feeling of his cum

- Realizes he hasn't been going nearly deep enough and calls him a faggot

- Makes Anne cum by stuffing 8 inches in there

- Lets Anne know why her mother chose this cock

- Cums inside and tells her to get her faggot friends to lick it up

Kimiko fucks her dad for money

- Kimko wants cash to afford a new eroge

- Her dad tells her she's gotta work for it

- She offers to milk his dick as a joke

- He accepts and undoes his pants 

22. Daphne's dad goes nuts seeing her in that Hex Girls costume and kicks their crazy mother out before arranging a 5way

- He gets dominated by her military sister as she whips his nuts

- He buys her racer sister a new car and fucks her in it

23. Kim Possible

24. Karai gets it on with Splinter

- Splinter has his students bind and gag the foot clan girl and bring her to him

- He disrobes as he states that he's been waiting a long time to do this with her as he refers to her by her real name

- She realizes who she is as it's too late and splinter is already inside her

25. Akane Tendo shares with her sisters

- Akane and Nabiki fight over who gets to drain dads balls today

- Dad says he has two balls for a reason

- Kasumi asks about her and he shows her his asshole

- They all share daddy like good little girls

- Akane tells Ranma he's not man enough to compare to her father and should just go female and join them

26. Mako is reserved for daddy

- Mako witness an argument between her father and Mataro

- Her father explains that Mataro can have his mother as long as he gets to claim Mako soon

- Mataro agrees and takes off his pants before going up to mom's room

- Mako asks her dad about this

- He explains that her brother likes them older and he likes them barely legal

- And Mako just turned 18

27. Magical Girl Friendship Squad

- Daisy's dad think she's not suffering enough so he goes straight for knocking her up this year

- She says she's a dyke

- He says that works even better and says to bend over already

- Says she looks good in those sweat pants

28. Ozai and Azula

- Ozai starts seeing her after Ursa leaves

- She's obsessed with being better than her mother in bed

- Serves daddy's cock better than Ursa ever did

- Daddy rewards her with one cream load for every enemy of the fire nation she kills

- He starts calling her fire lord in bed

- She moans "my king~" with his cum in her mouth

29. Juliet Starling

- Juliet's dad thinks Nick needs to watch and see how a real man does it

- Puts his face below his ass while he humps her in mommy's clothes

- Nick gets a good view of his taint, balls, and his GF's legs

30. Mulan

- Mulan sucks off her dad while disguised as a man

- She dances for him

- She drops her speedo to reveal her pussy

- She puts on her makeup and goes back to her normal voice after her dad's already put it in

- Daddy makes her proud to be a woman

31. Spy Family

- Anya reads Loids mind and notices him thinking of her naked

- She later spies on him stroking to her

- He whispers her name while fucking Yor

- Anya asks what he was doing with Yor

- He says he was fucking her

- Anya spreads her legs and asks Loid to do the same to her

- Loid obliges

- Asks Anya if she'd like a sister

- Anya replies yes

- Loid cums inside

- Yor comes home to see this

- They both wave to her while Anya's riding him

32. Cervantes and Ivy

- Cervantes defeats her in battle and plunders her booty

33. Stevonnie and Greg

- Greg sees this hot ass woman prancing around with the crystal gems and decides to tap her brown ass

- He brings her inside the van and gets to humping while she protests

34. Charles and Nunally

- Charles makes Nunally believe that she's his sex slave

- Lelouch can only watch as Nunally serves him without even so much as questioning it

35. Tuxedo Mask and Chibi Moon

- Usagi and Chibi-Usa switch bodies and Mamoru needs to get off so he uses his daughter

- Usagi isn't allowed to watch with her flat chest

36. Gwen Stacey and her dad

- Spider-Woman gets tied up and he dishes out justice on her

37. Amity and Alador

- They demonstrate something new to sell to people

38. Batgirl flirts with Comissioner Gordon

- He hasn't had sex in a long time and this flirty bitch is offering herself up to him

- She has a beautiful body

39. Korra and Asami discuss their father's taints

- Korra's dad fucked her so hard when he found out she was the avatar

- He's so proud of her and her tight little brown butt

- He's gonna marry her when she's old enough so no boys can ever touch her

- He can't wait to see what an airbender blowjob is like

- He ties her up and fucks her in the avatar state

- She brings Mako home to make him watch as she makes out with her dad

- Korra carries around his piss in a vase

- Asami's dad has always given her whatever she wanted

- Now he's giving her his cock because she's thirsty AF for it

40. Tenzin and Jinora

- Tenzin is so happy to see her get her arrows so he takes her ass for the first time to celebrate

41. Big Daddy and Hit Girl

- Big Daddy is a nickname given by her

- He trains her to be an anal queen

42. Nikki and Star Lord

- Star-Lord meets her and immediately sexually harasses her

- She tells him that's against the law and she could write him up for it

- He says that she wouldn't do that

- Because she likes what he does

- Even if she's just now learning that she likes it

- He asks her out on a date sometime

- Wants to listen to some Iron Maiden together

- She agrees to try it

- He meets her mother and notices that they're related

- He says he's still gonna date her

- The two of them get drunk and headbang together

- He tells her to take off her clothes and get her little blue butt twerking on his dick

43. Date and Mizuki

44. Leia and Vader

45. Haru

46. Sasuke and Sadara

- Sasuke and Sadara plot to remove Sakura from the relationship

- And possibly life

47. Tina Armstrong and Bass

- Tina shakes it for daddy

48. Jolyne and Jotaro

- Jotaro shows the moves Joseph taught her

- Jolyne shows what she learned in prison

49. King Dorephan and Mipha

50. DQV

- Protagonist 

51. Lady DMC and Arkham

- Arkham's demon dick rocks Lady's world

52. Artemis and Sportsmaster

- He makes up for being absent

53. Booker and Elizabeth

- Booker tricks Elizabeth into having sex with her

- He tells Noirbeth about the story

- She laughs while asking for more details

54. Inside Job

55. Mileena and Shao Khan

- Khan is the only man that can endure a blowjob from her

- He asks for even more in the form of a rimjob

56. Belle and Daddy

- Daddy lets Gaston know who Belle belongs to

57. Vados

- Daddy always prefered her pussy over that faggot Whis

58. Videl and Mr. Satan

- He tells her he has the strongest cock in the world

59. Bocchi's dad taught her everything she knew

60. Angel and Handsome Jack

61. Joseph and Holly

- Joseph calls her Holly while reaming her ass

62. Rachel Bighead

- Rachel seduces her father like her mother taught her

- Even sucks his cock like mom did

63. Raven and Trigon

- Trigon's demon dicks

64. Wolverine and X23

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65. Sherry Birkin and William

66. Magneto and Scarlet Witch

67. Trish and Diavolo

[bravewolfvesperia]

In time Yuri would get all of it out, just... in a very non-standard way. With time it would come out in jokes or casual comments. Flynn's patience would pay off. In some way it might have even better that way. If he couldn't do it all at once, there would always be a reminder dropped here and there. Some different admission and expression of comfort that Yuri could slowly start easing back into (when had he lost it, anyway...?).

And if Flynn had his own way of getting his feelings across, rambling was okay. Sometimes he probably just needed to find the words. Sometimes he probably just needed to get to where he wanted to be with what he wanted to say. As they had established, neither of them were all that great in the word department. Even if Flynn just wanted to let fifteen years of emotions pour out, if it made him happy to do so, Yuri wasn't one to stop him.

"If it makes you happy to say what's on your mind, I'd rather you say it than worry it will bother me. Seeing you happy certainly doesn't bother me." In fact, that was... exactly why Flynn was ever allowed to cook once he had started. In the event that he escaped all notice and had already started, if he was brimming with energy and pure joy, Yuri didn't have it in him to stop him. Sometimes Flynn just looked so goddamn happy while cooking and Yuri would take an upset stomach over seeing a smile from Flynn turn into a frown.

It really made his "do anything for Flynn even at his own detriment" behavior take on a whole new meaning...

"You improve faster than me, honestly. I know now why you were the way you were when we first met, but... you've come leaps and bounds since then. I'm the one who tends to struggle as if it's going to hurt someone if I don't struggle or skirt around what I want to say." Just because he had the improvement of acknowledging it didn't mean it would get better soon, and he knew he couldn't be content with just that. That part of him hadn't just stagnated - it had never gotten better. It had always been a problem.

When Repede's attention is back on them, Yuri closes the distance between them and rubs at the top of his head. "Sorry buddy." Granted, if Repede minded he probably would have nudged at them in the middle of all that. With Flynn not always around though, even Repede would take what he could get. Just because around Flynn seemed to keep Repede in actively good spirits.

Uuuuuntil Flynn suggested making him food. After he already suggested helping with dinner earlier. Today's comebacks for that concern were very lucky. Rational. Useful. Legitimate. Wouldn't always be like that. Gotta take the wins where he can.

"It's alright, we can take him for a longer walk. Just give him a bit more than his usual walk time to make up for it. Repede seems to like how spacious Dahngrest is. If Karol is curious what happened, it's not a lie to say we got caught up talking about things and took Repede out longer to make it up to him for getting distracted." Not that he intended to hide anything from Karol, but it wasn't really something they needed to get into right now.

That was a whole topic in itself that they needed to be ready for - that they needed to be in the mindset of talking over. If Karol knew they had confessed like this? Sure, he'd be happy... but it was reasonable to assume it would also worry him; maybe even scare him. Make him think maybe Yuri was just going to end up like the rest and abandon him. That Yuri would just pack up and move out to be with Flynn without sparing him a thought because surely he can take care of himself now.

They were adults. They could handle patience. He was... still a kid. A kid who had been through too much, but a kid. As much as Yuri wanted to just run off to a corner of the world to start setting up a life for himself and Flynn, he was, even if not officially legally, responsible for Karol and intended to be until the boy was an adult. In the same vein, he was just as responsible for Karol's feelings and making sure he took all actions possible to keep Karol from fearing that he could end up by himself again.

"I'll tell Karol the whole of it someday but... not right now. He's just getting used to living with - in his words - family, so... I don't want to scare him and make him think I hung around while it was convenient for me and plan to take off once other things come along. He acts happy and energetic, but I think it would completely crush him if he even thought for a second that was that and I was about to tell him I'm on my way out."

Not that they couldn't figure something out and stay together, but Dahngrest was Karol's home and, right now, their main job source. It would be cruel to just tell Karol he had to go with them wherever they ended up. He wasn't about to put conditions on being family to a boy who had no other family. "I'd like you to be there for that though, whenever we do talk about it. If I'm family to him, I guess that makes... you family to him now too."

Flynn was glad to hear that he wasn't the only one thinking that nothing seemed to have changed. Again, it was an obvious outcome. Thinking back to the kids of the orphanage and how they jokingly compare Yuri and Flynn to other married couples, Flynn was honestly surprised that this didn't come to light earlier.

"It seems like it's been that way for me as well. I doubt I could really remember when it started." Flynn commented with a tiny smile. Because the earliest he could remember was the day that Yuri had knocked him to the ground during their first fight.

Could it really have started from day one? Or maybe when Yuri had come all the way to find him when he was 'lost'? (He wasn't lost. Flynn never really got lost so long as he had seen the path beforehand.)

As Yuri takes his hand and pulls it down to hold it instead, Flynn allows the other to swing their hands as he finally takes a step back so he could walk alongside his partner. "Oh, I'd love it if you just said everything right now."

It was a joke and he hoped the overly amused smile gave it away as he squeezed Yuri's hand. "No, Yuri, you don't have to say all of the 'sappy stuff' if you don't feel comfortable with it. If you'd rather stick with 'me too' then that's fine. Now that I know how you feel, it's fine. You always have a way of expressing things your own way anyway. If you feel like I'm being a bit too much, however, be sure to tell me to tone it down."

Flynn honestly wasn't expecting Yuri to drop an entire romantic speech at him and honestly, Flynn would really have no idea on how to react if Yuri actually decided to do that. It would probably be best if Yuri stuck to expressing his feelings in a way that they were both used to... for both of their hearts' sake.

"I'll try to be more open with my thoughts as well. I might struggle a bit but ... I suppose every day you must strive to improve somewhere." As Flynn chuckles, he finally looks over and sees Repede move to stand up as he looks at the two of them expectantly.

"Oh, Repede... I'm sorry for the wait. We should really get back to your walk, shouldn't we?" Flynn gave their dog an apologetic duck of the head. "I'll make it up to you later. Maybe I'll make you some extra dinner to reward you for your patience!"

Repede gives Flynn a long stare before slowly letting his stare trail over to Yuri and the meaning of his look was clear as day.

'YOU can make it up to me by stopping him when it comes to that.'

[rockabye-rinzler]

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so, i wasn’t expecting so many to agree with me when i made that text post! wow! and just like i said in those tags, here’s the separate post explaining myself and my actions :3

First and foremost, I have nothing against any of the other characters this franchise has given us. Sam, Quorra, Alan, even Flynn and Dyson even though I would strangle them both with my bare hands. But when the franchise is called “Tron”, it sure would be nice for Tron to actually show up lmao. With that being said, lets get into it:

Overall I really think the movie should be about Tron overcoming/learning to live with his trauma (being Rinzler, betrayal all around, crisis of faith, all that jazz)

He emerges from the sea of simulation and throughout the movie he keeps flashing back and forth between memories from both Tron and Rinzler,

Naturally he’s horrified bc he’s the “hero of the grid” yet here he is having memories of doing some fucked up shit (aka show me what happened during his time as Rinzler)

Have the movie be about his journey back to Tron city, and his journey about returning to, not the hero he was, but the hero he wants to be

Give him more agency, give him c h o  i c e s

I want this movie to be heavy in terms of its subject matter. Show us a hero who lost everything, including their own mind and free will

OOOO let this be an opportunity to give me more of Tron with a temper.  Uprising gave us a lil t a s t e, but I want more, you feel me?

How did all this affect his view and relationship with the users? “I fight for the users”, and yet where were they when you needed them to fight for you? hm???

GIVE ME TRON MONOLOGUES (okay maybe not "monologues" but let me hear him talk about what's going through his head or s o m e t h i n g)

Speaking of Uprising, that and Betrayal are really the only time Tron gets any real characterization. And yet, not even the fucking comic book could make him the main character, smh

Anywho I want a Tron vs Rinzler fight, send tweet. end of post.

But seriously, I know they wouldn’t be able to physically fight bc obviously, but it’s still a fun thought

Throughout the movie he comes to realize and accept what happened, and this is a part of him that he has to live with

Give me like, a phantom Rinzler in Tron’s head. How he’s terrified that he’s going to become him again, especially when he gets angryyyy. Like his eyes and lights flash orange or some shit. v sexy

hm, i hate to say it but give me something similar to bucky barnes/winter soldier. those kinda vibes

Yet, while man vs. self is a fun conflict,,,let’s have a guest villain appearance by none other than Dyson! Wahoo!

So alongside Tron’s own internal conflict, someone is trying to gather what is left of Clu’s forces to become the new system admin. As Tron is figuring out himself, he’s gotta uncover who’s behind this dastardly plot! 

Lo and behold, it’s Dyson

“But Bec!” I hear you cry, “Why Dyson? I really like Dyson!”

In conclusion, while yes beating Tron with the trauma stick throughout this movie is a neat idea, I do overall want this movie to be about his growth. What it is he’s fighting for. What it means to be a hero. And not just for the grid, but also for himself 💖

Listen, listen. I thought about other “villains” like Cyrus, or maybe the return of another virus, or even Dillinger Jr, but Dyson feels like a much more interesting foil to Tron (this post is already long enough so i’ll spare the specifics)

They fight, they yell about what's become of them and the grid, they fight some more, Tron wins bc of course he does lmao (Dyson couldn't beat him in Uprising, sure as shit can't do it now)

Tron looks at his hands (similar to that ONE flashback in Legacy) to see himself holding his blue and orange discs. Realizes he's stronger now than he was before 😌

(I forgot to mention he has 2 discs this whole time still, whoops)