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sarah-dipitous · 1 year ago

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Hellsite Nostalgia Tour 2023 Day 297

ScoobyNatural

“ScoobyNatural”

I cannot tell you how happy I am that this ridiculous premise of an episode gets its own day

Plot Description: in this special animated episode, Sam, Dean, and Castiel are sucked into a Scooby-Doo cartoon and help the gang investigate a mysterious phenomenon

Would I Survive the First Five Minutes??: sure? The only thing that died was a giant dinosaur plushie

The fact that Dean even knows who Elsa (from Frozen) is…fantastic

He’s SO PROUD of his little Dean-cave. It does have just about everything he loves. I think just a stripper pole is missing, but he doesn’t really bring anyone back to the bunker for that purpose

(Megumi is loudly judging me for being excited for Dean’s excitement)

This is the stupidest concept they’ve done. I’m obsessed with it. It’s written (so far) exactly like a thirteen year old’s fanfic (affectionate), and I can say that because I did write fanfic at that age.

Dean’s so defensive of Scooby…and yet he’ll then say Cas is kind of like their talking dog. I hope you eat those words, Dean

Yikes on bikes. Did you have to go into how Scooby’s southern colonel benefactor died? I didn’t need to hear Fred Jones say that ANYONE died of cancer. That breaks the old cartoon illusion of Scooby Doo

You might as well act like you’re in a cartoon, Sam……because you are. Dean’s got the spirit, piling up a sandwich at least a foot and a half high and somehow being able to fit it in his mouth

Dean says he has a crush on Daphne, but he’s SO ANGRY about Fred’s whole existence

You say the Scooby gang is pure and good and then immediately try to sleep with Daphne…I get that this is like your one chance ever to do that but come on. Don’t worry though, you’ll be bunking with Fred instead

Daphne, don’t be silly. Velma’s gay, she’s not into Sam

(The family and friends named in this colonel’s will have to stay the night in the family mansion in order to split $1 million……….oh, and the mansion is haunted 😉)

Oh. People are gonna DIE die in the cartoon. That’s not good

I’m OBSESSED with how protective of Scooby Dean is. He literally doesn’t care if him or Sam die, Scooby could die! And that’s not gonna happen on his watch. He’d, and I quote, “take a bullet for that dog.”

Ok Sherlock Dinkley. I get it’s in the public domain but did you have to do the WHOLE “once you eliminate the impossible…” line?

Cas returning to the bunker and announcing what he’s been through without an audience and in such a normal cadence is so out of character. Barely feels like Cas at all

SO YOU ARE TELLING ME THAT CASTIEL GOT ZAPPED INTO THE CARTOON AT THE EXACT MOMENT THAT DEAN WAS RANTING ABOUT FRED’S PERFECT HAIR AND CAN DO ATTITUDE. I cannot.

Pffffffffffffffffffft, after finding a different would be beneficiary dismembered, the gang is splitting up to search for clues, and Dean’s teamed up with Daphne and Fred. Don’t lie, THIS is your real dream

Castiel, Shaggy, and Scooby on a team is ideal, though. It’s objectively the funniest

The comphet is real for Velma

I love them playing into old cartoon tropes like “object that will be used is colored differently than the rest” and then making Dean look like an idiot for trying to point it out

WHY DOES THAT BOOK OPEN A TRAP DOOR WITH CHUTES UNDERNEATH???

I’m so glad Dean gets to do the “running in and out of different rooms in one hallway while the theme song plays.”

Omg I thought they were actually about to kill off Shaggy…but does Scooby jumping out the window to save him disqualify Scoob from his inheritance?

No, instead, the boys shattered the Scooby gang’s reality by telling them that ghosts and vampires and demons are all real

I can’t wait for them to hand Shaggy a shotgun full of salt rounds….aww, damn. They won’t. Sam did try to give one to Velma, as though she wouldn’t lose her glasses and misfire

I take it all back. This is actually the BEST episode of supernatural. I keep laughing so hard I end up coughing, waking up and annoying Megumi

Why would the very real ghost fall through the trap door??

Only Castiel could get that take away from hanging out with Shaggy and Scooby

I love that Dean’s so happy that all this happened.

DEAN. You do not need to start wearing an ascot because it’s something Daphne likes in a man. You’re not gonna see her again

I can’t believe that they solved a real estate mystery in the real world that also had a real ghost

Of COURSE they said the meddling kids line but I was not expecting Jensen’s Scooby impression after it

Omg Sam and Cas’s reaction to Dean doing that. Like they could have ended the episode after Dean did that but it’s SO MUCH BETTER to have Sam embarrassed-ly ask Dean why he did that, have Dean explain that that’s how Scooby Doo episodes end, and have Cas remind him “Dean, you are not a talking dog”

Now, if I could rearrange things so this is what i would have watched on Halloween, I would…but I’m not doing this next year

#hellsite nostalgia tour 2023

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infernallegaycy · 5 years ago

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Rating: T+ Relationships: Platonic Liquid & Snake, Otacon/Snake, background/implied Big Boss/Kaz/Ocelot and Big Boss/EVA Wordcount: 6k Additional notes: High school AU.

“How was school this week, boys?” asks John. “You had a biology test, right? How did that go, huh?”

“David got an A+,” blurts Eli, tone accusing.

Eva cocks an eyebrow at him. “And how did you do?”

All eyes turn to Eli. “Can we talk about something else?” he asks, poking at his plate—he’d still been working on it, but all of a sudden, he’s not hungry anymore. “Like—I don’t know, Father, tell one of your old wrestling stories. From the heyday of Naked Snake or Big Boss or whatever other name you were using then. How many have you gone through again?”

(In which Liquid's nemesis is high school biology. And also his brother, who is suddenly very good at biology, which must mean he's up to something more than plain old studying.)

#otasune #mgs #birbwrites #this is probably the stupidest thing i have ever written. but also definitely one of the funniest

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oidheadh-con-culainn · 3 years ago

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friends, readers, assorted goblins, the day has come

my college-AU-turned-ballet-AU of the táin, in loco parentis, which began inauspiciously as a shitpost in 2018, has finally come to an end

at 135,693 words it is the longest thing i have ever written, far longer than i ever anticipated it being, and absolutely full of extremely niche medieval literature references

FEATURING

láeg and cú chulainn as flatmates

group chats featuring all your favourite ulster cycle characters and also some you probably never gave a shit about

cú chulainn as a tiny trans ballet dancer and ferdia as his pas de deux partner

baking

everybody hating on conchobar

no dead people. everybody lives. even naoise

also nearly everyone's queer. except like. conchobar. and, to everybody's surprise, naoise.

emer as a terrifying getaway driver

far more feelings about both ballet and shostakovich than anybody was expecting, including me

a wild range of creatively-utilised source material, from táin bó cúailnge to aided derbforgaill to fled bricrenn and back again

... and much more besides

you should read it! i am reliably informed that you do not need to know anything about medieval irish lit to have a good time, although it will probably make slightly more sense if you do! i would hazard that the writing improves as it goes on although i really cannot judge at this point as i have lost all perspective!

testimonials from readers:

"How did you make me so invested in a modern day college au for the ulster cycle that I haven't even read??"

"one of the most compelling updates to a mythological story I've EVER encountered"

"the combination of comedy and emotion in this fic is golden and it's all just generally delightful and I love it"

"I keep trying to pick which line is funniest. I love this fic."

"god this fic is so good!! it has everything: irish myth!! realistic non-us uni vibes!! trans Cu!! BaLLeT!!!!"

"an emotionally devestating shitpost 10/10 put this in the MOMA"

i will leave you with: cú chulainn, lug and súaltaim's family group chat, because it's the stupidest thing i've ever written, and because i am always down to roast lug

anyway it is complete, it is long, it has an ending, it is all there, so if you hate reading WIPs because you've been burned too many times by abandoned fics or you just never got around to starting it before, NOW'S THE TIME

MOREOVER if you have read the fic and would like some help identifying the medieval texts it's referencing or just want an explanation of Why I Did That, i now have a post explaining aaaallll the references, so you can even appreciate the super niche shit

#it's a shitty college au of the tain and i love it #tain bo cuailnge #medieval irish #ulster cycle #yes i WILL put this one in the tags because goddammit i am proud of this fic #even though it is. pure chaos

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punkpandapatrixk · 3 years ago

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🔩Psycho Therapy for 🐞🐍⛲🐝ALL SIGNS

With the elements/signs of the zodiac, you can freely use your Sun, Moon, Rising/Ascendant, or even your Stellium (❗️)

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Main theme: All Signs and Elements have their own respective crazy. It's the difficulties of having too much focus on a particular energy. Some things we have a difficult time with tempering due to an overload of energy. It's not to say you're a bad person nor a failure. It's just one of the many challenges of being incarnate on Planet Earth.

Okay? We're all just spiritual beings having a material experience, anyway~

Message for 🐞Aries Leo Sagittarius

Sometimes, we're just sad people. But if you have a predominant Fire energy, you don't like feeling defeated nor debilitated. So, you retaliate against your sadness by expressing anger instead. Brute force is not strength, you know. Using brute force is a sign of helplessness. People can get angry when they feel like their words are never going to be heard, or appreciated.

But you can make peace with that, you see. Don't let the coldness of the world misguide you in using your Fire energy. You know you have far better things to invest your passionate focus in. It's okay to patiently learn to be gentler and wiser. You don't have to be in a hurry when it comes to growing up~

Oracle Healing🔻❤️

You get a card that has a depiction of the weeping willow~ Hahaha~ Have patience with yourself. Feeling sad emotions is not weakness. If you've ever felt that way, it's probably because you've grown up surrounded by toxically tough people.

You see, Fire Signs are known for their gusto, and rage. But sometimes people forget that Fire Signs are amongst the most generous people you could find on Earth. You're a good person. You have a good heart. Just don't let this world misguide your passion.

Access cards on Patreon🌸It's Public🍒enjoy~

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Message for 🐍Taurus Virgo Capricorn

It's clear you value security and stability. Earth energy is just like that. But sometimes, Earth Signs have a difficult time admitting their desire for emotional fulfilment, too. I think you're so afraid of admitting that to yourself that you subconsciously purposefully distract yourself with all kinds of material busyness.

Everybody wants to be 'happy' in an emotional way, you know. It's just human to want that. It doesn't make you weak. Yes, you can work hard to achieve your material goals, but at the end of the day, isn't that all also for the happiness of the people you care about? Maybe it's not such a bad idea to admit that from time to time.

Oracle Healing🔻💚

Don't let the pursuit of comfort turn into greed. I'd say this to anyone having a single-minded focus on making it in the world. Sometimes we get blinded by the praises that come with successful achievements and get high on that and we make that the entire base for our sense of self-worth. Then, we forget why we started in the first place.

I've written this many times and I'll keep writing it to remind Earth Signs: you're naturally lucky if you have predominant Earth placements. The Earth energy is easily manageable because this is Planet... Earth. You really should just enjoy life and be happy with the little things. Try to alchemise your mind with this guidance—you could become the most magical beings on Earth.

Access cards on Patreon🌸It's Public🍒enjoy~

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Message for ⛲Gemini Libra Aquarius

The crazy of the Air Signs is probably the funniest AND stupidest of all: analysis-paralysis. I know that term is usually attached to Virgos, but Air Signs suffer from the same malady on a milder yet all-encompassing level. Well, that's crazy, right? You ARE crazy. All intellectuals are crazy because they're their own worst critics.

In a manner of speaking, you enjoy making an enemy of yourself. Of course, it's not really like that; but it often seems that way. You try to like everybody and be accommodating to people. You try to help and find helpful solutions for them. You want the world to be a better and kinder place. But in your mind, you're at war with yourself. How is that working out for you?

Oracle Healing🔻💙

Take care of yourself, man. Put yourself as a main priority once in a while, until it becomes a healthy habit. Air Signs often think of themselves as independent people, so you might be like, 'WHAT?? I AM PRIORITISING MYSELF. ALWAYS.'

You probably just don't understand how much of a people-pleaser you are—with even your littlest habits and thinking patterns. It's so subconscious and it's such a part of you, you don't realise how it's making you CRAZY. People all need to be a little selfish, but in an empowered way, you know.

Access cards on Patreon🌸It's Public🍒enjoy~

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Message for 🐝Cancer Scorpio Pisces

If I told you, only Love could save you, would you budge? Probably no, if you're already deep in your own Watery crazy. You want to be tough like everyone else. At least you want to be seen that way so as not to be disrespected. But I think you're the one most disrespectful towards your own sensitive nature. Because you see that as a weakness, and you try to reject that. Quite hard.

You want to be passionate like the Fire Signs. You want to be professional like the Earth Signs. You want to be intelligent and entertaining like the Air Signs. Why don't you want to be just you? Why can't you accept you? Like you? Love you? Oh mami oh my gut.

Oracle Healing🔻💛

Hmm... is this gonna be worth it? You're easily convinced by your own conviction to victimise yourself. So, what can I say? Watery crazy is the most dangerous kind of crazy because you won't admit it to yourself. You're gonna blame the world for daaays. There's nothing anyone can say to convince a Watery crazy that things are better than they seem.

Until you learn to temper your Watery crazy, you ought to learn to rely on other elements you have in your birth chart. Trust me. Pssst... just between you and me, half my birth chart is Water and I'm crazy. I had to learn to rely on my Aquarius Stellium to get out of that. -wink wink-

I'm still crazy. But life's a process. So~

Access cards on Patreon🌸It's Public🍒enjoy~

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Feel free to support me on Patreon if you love this kind of content🍑I create stories and tarot readings that calm the mind & heal from within🍒

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blorbosondeck · 4 years ago

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fic rec masterlist

canon divergent/finale fix its

Anamnesis

THIS! FIC! this fic lives in my head rent FREE it is so good and it makes so much sense in the narrative that the shitty finale concocted, as to why they wouldn't mention cas or anyone else and its just. so good and they write chuck in the most villainous way that i love!!!

"Chuck is depowered, Jack is the new god, and the world is free. Dean and Sam get into the Impala and chase down the miles on an endless highway, and their story is finally, finally their own to follow. At least, that's what Dean tells himself. But the diners and motels and painted interstate lines are blurring together and the smallest details keep catching at his brain like tiny fishhooks and he can't quite shake the feeling that not everything is exactly as it should be. Fix-it/alternate series finale. Canon-compliant through the end of 15.19."

Sunset Sound: Stairway to Heaven by @adhdeancas

GOD FUCKING CHRIST this is so good and sweet and im such a sucker for team ups and reunions!!! its 3:30 am rn and i just finished it and i love it SO much it made me laugh a lot and the last few chapters i had the stupidest grin just plastered to my face

The Closer the Star, the Greater the Parallax by @rocksalts

repressed bastard dean submits to the mortifying ordeal of being known and receives the rewards of being loved but only after some miscommunication i LOVE this i read it last night and it’s a fast favorite. my interests have overlapped and i am INTO it

“When Dean sits down to watch some bullcrap Discovery Channel episode with Cas, he doesn’t expect to actually learn anything. Except, with Cas explaining, he makes an effort to connect the dots.”

Don't We All Deserve To Be Happy?

VERY sweet and a VERY good pick me up. all around feel good fic!!!

"Post-canon fix-it, divergent from 15x19 where Jack stays and Dean doesn't die and Cas comes back and everyone is happy. Take a shot every time I'm salty about the finale."

Keep Your Love Alive

okay. okay okay okay this may be my favorite finale fix it just because of how well reasoned it is. like this feels what should have happened i love it SO much

"Dean gets to spend eternity sharing beers with Bobby on the Roadhouse porch and riding around in his Baby with Sam. He’s at peace… or he feels like he should be. But a few things nag at him: Where is Cas, and everybody else Dean had been hoping to see in Heaven? Why does he feel like he’s stuck in a loop, reliving the same memories over and over again? And who are the strangers wearing Sam’s and Bobby’s faces?"

The GoldenRod Revisions by @aethylas

this is one of the most well written things ive ever read. the script format DID make it feel more real and honestly? this is better writing than this show deserves. the finale that could have been ♥️

“A rewrite of Supernatural’s final two episodes, expanded into a five episode arc - in which Chuck needs to be defeated, Castiel deserves to be saved, and the characters in this story get a very different ending.“

Ascend by @wanderingcas

THEE finale fix it fic!!! written by the AMAZINGLY skilled and talented @wanderingcas !!! it’s 50k of angst and hurt/comfort and pure bliss

“Something in the world is wrong.

Demon activity is rising where mysterious black substance oozes and unusual ecological events are shaking the world. Dean, grief hanging on his shoulders, restlessly searches for answers that might lead him to the Empty… and to Cas.

But what Chuck wrote can’t be undone. The narrative thread pulls Dean along, forcing him to comply. Because once a story already has an ending, it can’t be rewritten.

Or can it?”

Things Happen (They Do, And They Do, And They Do) by THEE @sobsicles

i KNOW everyone has already recommended this and likely you’ve all already read it. but it has to go here bc REPRESSIOOOOOOOOON i LOVE this so much it is one of the most perfect things i’ve read. are you bisexual? did you have a kind of weird relationship with your best friend and not realize that how you felt about them wasn’t necessarily how other people felt about them and you were maybe a little bit in love with them but were too repressed to realize it? you’ll feel seen. maybe a little too seen

Closer (isn't close enough)

are you a sweet and sappy yet horny bastard? do you like cas exploding light bulbs? you will like this.

“the one where they finally talk about what cas said before the empty took him”

You and Your Husband

it is exTRMELY sweet!!! repression dean strikes again <3

"Five times Dean corrects someone about his relationship with Cas, and one time he realizes he doesn't need to."

Tall Grass

miscommunication and a slowburn! despite being written in 2017 and finished in 2018, it feels like a fix it. ft. plant obsessed cas <3

Invictus

a LOVELY and short (relatively) finale fix it

“They saved the world. They're free. It's done.

Except it's not, and carrying on is the last thing any of them are thinking about.

They still have someone they need to save.”

Unchained Link

post finale- it’s a great case fic and i am compelled i want more!!!

"It's after the end of things. Life continues on while Dean is "livin it up" in heaven. But it's never that simple, is it? A freak occurrence sends Dean into another time stranded back on Earth. And he thought his hunting days were over. But, no worries. His knight in shining armor comes to the rescue. Hijinks, therefore, ensue."

fun and time unspecified

Ladies and Gentlemen, This is Love Potion No. 5

very funny and sweet! miscommunication at its finest ♥️

"Cas gets drenched with a mystery potion from the ‘love spell’ shelf and... Dean has a sneaking suspicion, angel or no— the spell may have taken effect. And Cas might be in love with Sam."

The Way We Were

Y'all. It is so good its a great mix of funny and serious- extremely fun to see dean as like a base bisexual

"Dean and Castiel pose as a couple to gain access to a gated community known as 'The Glen', a pleasant if secretive location that the boys believe might be linked to several dead bodies showing up over the years bearing signs of ritualistic sacrifice. All seems well until Dean's memory is affected from an incident during a solo exploration, leaving Dean convinced that their cover story is true. Castiel is left trying to resolve their case without taking advantage of an increasingly enthusiastic Dean"

While You Were Sleeping

this is basically just the movie but replacing sandra bullock with cas. this is my comfort movie and imo, one of the most perfect rom coms. the fic isn’t finished but i still have the tab open on my phone and i will straight up go back and re read it when i need a pick me up.

aus/rewrites

The Harvelle Gospels: Offscript

i know everyone ever ( @jewishcharliebradbury ) has recommended this fic. and for good reason go fucking read it

“The Apocalypse is averted, the angels are in Heaven, and Jo is free from the threat of possession. Somehow it couldn't be farther from a happy ending.“

absolute riots

An Ineffably Profound Bond

i honestly would have put this in the finale fix it section! look. i know. i know you've been burned by crossover fics before. but this is Thee good omens/spn fic you want. its funny as hell and immensely satisfying. im weak for everyone working together tropes and that is this

"After Chuck sets 'The End' in motion, the remaining members of TFW make a miraculous escape. Not willing to waste any time, Castiel comes up with a plan to travel to one of the other worlds to try and get help from the angels there, but after a fight with Dean, it's the hunter who gets sent into an alternate universe,with seemingly no hope of return.

When a mysterious human with a heavenly weapon shows up in Aziraphale's shop, he and Crowley learn that their world is not the only one. Now it is up to them to decide whether or not they want to join forces with the human and help him save his world or simply find a way to send him home."

Somebody Up There Likes Me by @lafilleredige

cas is hit with a spell that turns his vessel into a woman, hijinks and sexuality crises ensue etc etc sam is a supportive and bitchy little brother and its all SO fucking funny and also. horny as hell i love it i love it i LOVE it

“’Dean doesn’t want to talk about your breasts, it’s making him uncomfortable because he hasn’t acknowledged the complex fluidity of human sexuality.’“

Stray Cat Strut

a long crack fic that IS one of the funniest things i’ve ever read and i can’t explain why. it’s so ooc but its so funny that i don’t care. if you need a laugh you gotta read this

"Sam and Cas are immediately in love with the adorable kitty they find outside the bunker door, and occupy their time planning how to convince Dean--who they believe is off sulking after a botched hunt--to let them keep their cat. Along the way, Dean learns to use a litter box and hears some confessions he maybe wasn’t supposed to hear, all while realizing just how much he loves Castiel.

Now all Dean has to do is convince Cas and Sam their new pet cat is actually him before they do something crazy--like neuter him!"

canon compliant or slight canon divergence

Give

by @doublestuffedimpala post season 7 episode 7, kind of ambiguous ending but truly a cas is happy to bleed for the winchesters fic

Punch Like Bones

short, post 5x04 homoerotic moment that i wish we’d gotten

#lmao please interact with this i spent so much time on it #i had to go onto desktop for this #ill keep adding on to it #my fic recs #fic rec #spn fic rec #deancas fic recs #charlie.txt

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scribbleboxfox · 3 years ago

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Definitely not the friend of the person who sent the artwork with the chair–

Can confirm, she's been rambling on and on about your fic for weeks. Months. I decided I had to read it for myself, since she spoke so highly of it, so I started today. Somewhere around the seventh chapter now. I'm always cracking up at the notes at the end. For the record, you nailed Caboose. I could hear his voice more clearly than anyone else's.

That aside, I did have a real question. Figured I'd ask since apparently you're a super easy to talk to/contact (if my excited friend's notes about sharing the artwork have been any indication). I do not know how tumblr works, though. Fingers crossed I figure it out quick.

The actual questions:

How did you come up with the idea for your story?

How did you make it work? As in, how did you make a plot, stick to it, and then keep going–

How are you able to impersonate fandom characters so accurately and not fear being incorrect??? (I struggle with this, hence my not having written fanfiction in, like, ever haha)

Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.

AHHHH YES HELLO HI I'M SO GLAD YOU STARTED READING AND I HOPE YOU LIKE IT!!

I'm going to put my answers under a cut so it doesn't clog up people's dashboards. (Click on the "Keep Reading" link/button thing to see them!)

Gonna try to answer your first two questions together, since they pair up nicely.

Honestly, and this is going to sound silly, the idea for The Long Road Home sprung from a goofy one-liner that I thought up for Fox to say. More specifically; I'd come up with Fox as a way to give Locus a goofy sidekick that annoyed him but ultimately became his best friend. She was originally just a silly OC that I did some doodles of, and I wasn't planning on getting attached to her or Red vs. Blue. But then I imagined the stupidest, funniest one-liner I have ever come up with.

Unfortunately, said one-liner needed context. Over a million words of context, apparently LOL. So I started brainstorming, came up with a plot, and planned it out. It's hard to explain the exact technical work that went into building this thing, but I'll try;

Initially, I started by asking myself "where do I want these characters to end up, and how are they going to get there?" Then I determined the load-bearing plot points from there;

The characters meet Fox

She convinces them to work together with Locus

Locus earns some of Kimball's trust; enough for Kimball to let him help Fox on her crusade to find evidence against Hargrove that the UNSC will have to pay attention to

They go to Earth and Locus discovers the power of friendship

At the same time, Hargrove decides to continue his campaign to wipe out Chorus

[Insert other spoilery plot points here]

From there, I came up with a document that holds all the super important plot points and the order in which they happen, along with all the necessary sub-plots that help move the story along.

The way I format it is "Chapter Name: Plot point 1 - Plot point 2 - plot point 3" so I know what needs to happen in each chapter. I've included an image below that hopefully helps illustrate this a little better;

This was the first thing I did when planning my fic. It took me a while to finalize it; I didn't manage to get it close to the finalized version that exists now until around Chapter 14. Since then I've tidied it up even further as I've tightened up my overall story direction, and continue to do so every few chapters I write to make sure that everything that happens in future chapters makes sense with what's happened in previous ones.

TL;DR: this document exists for me to know where the fic is going and how to get there, and serves as a framework for the overall story as a whole.

The next step; which is more of a housekeeping thing on my part, is the chapter outlines. These basically serve as a rough draft and help me get all the "filler" down so I can use it to connect the stuff that happens in each chapter. To further explain; I outline the chapter scene-by-scene and include some of the more minute details that happen. I like to write these like they're a FandomWiki article about an episode of a TV show so I don't get too descriptive with them (they're rough drafts after all,) though I'll usually include pieces of dialogue that I think could actually work in the chapter, or serve as a means of getting an idea across.

Here's an image of what it looks like;

Since these are basically rough drafts, I like to use them to just throw down whatever ideas I can come up with, and then in the final draft (AKA the actual chapter) I iron out all the stuff that either won't work or isn't as good as it could be.

Both of these documents help me stay on track and keep me motivated. I find that the timeline document keeps me super excited about what's going to happen in future chapters, because I can just scroll down and see it. And the outline document allows me to throw out whatever ideas think will work on a chapter-by-chapter basis without my perfectionism kicking me in the head.

TL;DR #2: to actually answer your question about how I make it work; I found a technical method that works best for me (which I've outlined above.) Basically, I found a way to get down all the basic ideas for what I wanted to happen in my story. Then, before each chapter, I wrote outlines that define the exact execution of each idea that happens in that specific chapter. Utilizing both in tandem have helped keep me on track, and kept me motivated for what comes next in the story.

Hopefully that makes sense! :'D

As for how I handle character-voice... I've re-watched Red vs. Blue a few dozen times now, so I have some idea of the general cadence of the main characters (what they would say and how they would say it.) But honestly, the way I nail it down in my fic is I just...read their dialogue aloud. Or failing that, I'll read it in my head using the voice of the character I'm trying to emulate.

It usually takes me a few tries to be successful, and I'm honestly super happy that you think I nailed Caboose since I always struggle the most with him.

When all else fails though, I'll either re-watch the Chorus Trilogy or pull up the (incomplete) WikiQuote page for it. Since The Long Road Home takes place immediately after that part of the show, the dialogue from the Chorus Trilogy is the best reference for characterizing the main cast.

TL;DR #3: Research and references are your best friends when writing dialogue. I find that if I can't imagine a character saying a certain thing, then they either wouldn't say it the way I'm trying to write them saying it, or they wouldn't say it at all. Reading dialogue aloud can help A LOT with figuring out if something sounds right.

(But also don't worry about dialogue being perfect. In the more recent chapters, my characterization for some of the Reds and Blues has definitely slipped lol. I think, if you are going to try to write a fic at some point, the most important thing is that you love the characters and the media they came from, and that you're having fun overall!)

Thanks so much for all the questions! It always puts a huge smile on my face whenever anyone asks about my fic! :D

Have a great day! <3

#tlrh #ask #SORRY ITS SO LONG I TEND TO RAMBLE #also anyone and everyone can and SHOULD steal this writing process if they think it'll help them #though i cant say it'll work for everyone #i just have adhd and need STRUCTURE or else i'll keel over like a horse with a broken leg #ANYWAYS TY FOR THE ASK I OWE YOU MY LIFE

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quillsareswords · 4 years ago

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could u do a damian wayne x reader where the reader is a titan and damian and her are friends and where the reader has a really crooked smile and crooked teeth and damian just adores it but the reader hates it because everyone makes jokes about it even though they’re just kidding she’s just really insecure like maybe a fellow titan makes a joke about it and damian defends her

Thank you for requesting! This is written by someone who two snagle teeth that sit more like tusks that I despise, so I get where we're coming from here 😔

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He's always liked your smile. Yeah, it's lopsided and looks more like something torn straight from an evil swamp witch in a storybook, but he adores it.

He loves it because it's yours. Trademark yours. Nobody in the world has a smile exactly like yours. He loves it because it means you're happy. It isn't something torn from a billboard and slapped across someone's face—it's your happiness, in all its realistic and lifelike glory. Nothing any orthodontist can recreate.

He remembers when you first joined the Titans. Barely two weeks after he did, himself. You'd smiled broadly back then, laughing openly at his quips and jokes too dark for you to repeat.

After so long spent around rich people with perfect teeth and catered smiles, your crooked grin stole his heart right out from under him. He hadn't noticed at first, when his heart toppled into your hands: he was too busy admiring your mouth and wondering what'd it could feel like against his.

It took a long time for him to come to terms with his feelings for you. Years, actually. But even while he was trying desperately to suppress an emotional attachment that ran much deeper that just your smile, he couldn't deny himself the pleasure of seeing it. He continued hissing comments in the middle of meetings and pinpointing the things you thought were funniest, cutes, sweetest. Anything to earn a smile.

Unfortunately, he suspects not everybody felt the same glimmering warmth that came with your smile. At the years dragged on, your grin shrank. It was gradual at first, fewer and farther between, until one day they stopped altogether. No more teeth peeking out between the break in your lips. You still smiled plenty, at all his jokes and barbed comebacks, but never showing any teeth. Close-lipped smiles only. When you laughed, it was with a hand or wrist over your mouth. No teeth.

It was late, the night he asked about it. You were sixteen, and he'd given up on shoving away emotions. He still refused to admit anything to you, but he'd allow himself to call you a close friend—one of his two best friends (not that he'd ever said that to your face). It was in San Francisco, and you were laying beside him on the roof of Titan Tower.

You were chuckling still chuckling about watching Beat Boy spurt fruit punch put of his nose when Raven kissed his cheek on a dare (your dare, simply because you wanted to see how hard you could get her to blush).

He was staring up at what stars could be seen through the city's light pollution. He was smiling and listening, but he was only really paying you half his attention. He was thinking about the pictures you'd been in throughout the night, the close-lipped smiles, the hands covering your laughter. That one time you covered your mouth again because you couldn't help grinning at him from across the room as he deadpanned, listening to Dick drawl on about celebrating the successful mission you'd all completed the night before.

He let's your chuckling die down before he rolls his face toward you. "Can I ask you something?"

You look his way, an uncovered, tooth-flashing smile still settled across your mouth, though it starts to fade at the seriousness in his tone.

You still smile for him. Just him.

"Why do you cover your mouth when you laugh?"

Your smile becomes lopsided. You aren't totally sure how to react, and it's written across your face, despite trying to play it off. "What?"

"When you laugh, you cover your mouth with your hand," he reiterates. "And you don't smile around people like you used to."

Your smile droops again. You turn away, to face the stars again. "I dunno. I just do."

He knows there's something else, but he's learned to recognize when you don't want to talk about something. He wants to press you, he wants to figure out what the problem is so he can fix it. Hedyfix all your problems, if he could.

He shoves the thought away before it advances on as to why. "How many Titans can pass out in one room?"

You recognize the tone he uses specifically for a joke. You're already starting to smile. "I dunno, how many?"

"Let's go back inside and find out."

It's a good week afterward that he finally gets his answers. You're sandwiched between him and Raven, focused more on the movie than Beast Boy trying to get Cyborg to spit out his mouth full of water. Some bet they'd made, you've gathered. Why they'd chosen a horror movie is beyond you.

Damian's got more out of you that Garfield has gotten out of his target so far, and it's already halfway through the movie. Raven even giggled at the few she overheard.

It's all fun and games, until Garfield looks up at the screen, and barks out a laugh from the other side of Raven. "Look, it's (Y/N)!"

He's referring to the clown on the screen. The original Pennywise. With rotten, crooked teeth and a chilling grin that probably made kids cry.

Damian rolls his eyes and scoffs. He turns toward you to snicker something about Gar projecting his own issues, but stops cold when he sees the look on your face.

Your eyes are still on the movie, but they're unfocused and your face is twisted with hurt. You try to wipe the expression away when you realize he's looking.

Oh. That's the problem. He should have guessed. Suppose he was too caught up in his own opinion to really consider what any ignorant rodent might think or say about you.

Cyborg groans something, completely unintelligible with a mouthful of water, but it sounds like it was supposed to be scolding. Raven doesn't seem to have heard it.

There are tears in your eyes when you absently scratch the side of your arm and stand up. "I'll be back," you brush off with a forced half smile that's meant to look playful, but comes off pained. You make for the kitchen too quickly to be subtle.

Damian watches you go, but his attention hones on Garfield the moment your out of sight. The green boy is still staring questioningly at Cy's glare when Damian whacks him with the remote.

He swears, reaching up to rub where the hard plastic made contact, turning to tell Damian off and to make him pick up the batteries that came flying out, but Damian's on him first.

"Looks like (L/N), does it?" he growls, jerking his head toward the paused imagine. "Are you always this idiotic or just an asshole?"

Damian watches the confusion turn to pained understanding as he looks between Pennywise and a very angry ex-assassin.

Cyborg spits his water back into the cup on the table. "Dude, come on. That was such a dick thing to say..."

Damian doesn't sit around for the rest. He shoulders the kitchen door open with an empty glass in hand.

You're staring into the yellow light of the microwave, listening to popcorn kernels pop, with your back to him and tour hands braced against the counter.

He hesitates by the door, steps forward suddenly slow and unsure. He glances the sink, remembers the glass, and makes for the faucet. He doesn't want to make it terribly obvious that he knows you're upset, for fear of upsetting you further.

"You shouldn't stand in front of the microwave like that," he grumbles, twisting on the cold water. "Radiation, and all that."

You don't reply. Forty five seconds left on the timer.

He sighs. He pulls his glass from the sink and switches off the water. He leaves the half-full dish on the counter.

You feel his hand on your shoulder without hearing him move. Your head jerks toward him reflexively, but you're quick to turn back to the microwave.

Not quick enough to hide unshed tears and red rimmed eyes.

His hand slides down to your shoulder blade. "Hey. Look at me."

"I'm fine," you mumble, shaking your head dismissively. "I'll be back in a second, just wanted–"

"(Y/N)." His voice is soft in your ears, softer still on an emotional wound. "Look at me."

You release a deep breath, steeling yourself as best you can. His hand is warm on your back, and all you can think about is how badly you want to be held by him. You drop one hand from the counter and turn.

His hand glides with your movement, resting now on your arm. "It was a stupid joke. He's going to apologize. He didn't mean it."

You consider faking another smile and brushing it all off, but you can't seem to bring yourself to do it. Instead, you take a new interest in his shoes. "He wasn't wrong."

"He was." There's enough conviction in his voice to draw your eyes back to his. "He's said enough dumb things to convince mute man glad to be, but that was possibly one of the stupidest."

You chuckle, despite yourself. "That's an awful joke to make," you scold. Still the corners of your lips are tilting upward.

"I know," he admits. "But I'll tell an even worse one if it means you'll smile for me."

Your face falls slack. Eyes wide, surprised.

His free hand finds your other arm. "You have the happiest smile I've ever seen, (Y/N). You don't have to look like a orthodontic aligners commercial to have the prettiest smile in any room. And if anyone tells you otherwise, I'll knock their incisors out."

You've got tears in your eyes again, but your wobbling bottom lip is still tilling toward the ceiling. You sniffle once, shuffling forward just enough to wrap he your arms around him.

His arms come up around you like they've been waiting his whole life for you. And the way you fit against him so perfectly, he wonders if they have.

You bury your face in his shoulder. "Thank you," you mumble against his shirt. "Nobody's ever said that about my smile before."

"No one?" He sounds genuinely surprised, and your body gently shakes hon his arms and you chuckle again.

You pull away slowly, but you can't convince yourself to step away just yet. He doesn't seem to mind, arms still so secure around you. "No. But I shouldn't be surprised," you smile again, wider, "considering you're the only person I've never felt so self conscious around."

He smiles right back. "Good. I couldn't stand it if you tried to hide from me like you do everyone else."

Your teeth disappear again, but it's not behind tight lips and self conscious dread. It's something soft, made solely for him. "No. I don't think I could hide it from you if I tried."

He doesn't remember who moved first. If it was your hands on his cheeks or his arms around your waist, or who leaned and who met them halfway. All he does remember is how many times he imagined tour lips against his, and how many times he'd guessed it all right.

#damian wayne #damian wayne imagine #damian wayne x reader #everybody has pretty smiles!!#i promise!!#they're all so happy!!!!

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ferusaurelius · 3 years ago

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Day Twenty-Eight

For @the-wip-project #100DaysOfWriting

Prompt: Do you have an expression that you probably use too much in your writing?

Depends on how you look at it. I’ll use a self-editing perspective.

Every story has that problem where you repeat descriptors when you’re narrating similar events.

Best advice I ever got on this: Drafting is for the writer. Editing and revision are for the reader.

100% of my editing is directed at clarifying the flow of scenes, taking out my drafting crutches, and building up something designed to be read by someone else. I’ve spent longer in the “drafting crutches” stage on Air Needing Light than anything else I’ve ever written, but that just makes the revision experience a bit magical.

Serious. It’s always taken my breath away to watch writing become what it wants to be.

That’s the bit where writing is like sculpting.

Unsure if this makes sense, but my later drafts are all about using the full narrative “space” of the scene and developing out the POV into a distinctive character voice.

A “voice-y” chapter happens more easily for me when I’m familiar with the background, can use some of my own direct experience for emotional and physical reference, and don’t have to interrogate or research as much of my assumptions.

Air Needing Light = no-Reapers AU FCW Blackwatch!Saren squad fic = I know literally nothing and had to spend months just figuring out the tempo of the large surrounding events. This is going to be 45K+ words minimum. I’m writing six full characters through a POV character who doesn’t like to tell me anything, and I’ve got so many side elements that it’s just shaping and arranging what I want to tell and when. An absolute monster of a story. Finishing it will be an achievement, let alone writing it well.

I’ve just got to be patient with it? I’ve been doing my revisions and narrative wrangling whenever I have the energy.

I wish I had more to show of it as a wip, but with the level of transformation my intermediate drafts go through, it’s very possible the wip wouldn’t AT ALL resemble the finished product or scene. Apologies. x_x

I’d love to participate more in wip-sharing, but my writing doesn’t lend itself to that. It’s unintelligible until near the final draft.

This will have no bearing on your evaluation. = One-shot from drunk!Nihlus POV, with a fully-formed voice. Couldn’t shut him up if I tried. The real reason there might be additional one-shots for this ‘version’ of Saren and Nihlus is that they won’t leave me alone. The stupidest, funniest thing I’ve written for the fandom. It’s easy to slip into this voice whenever I want and just ask it to tell me a story.

#100daysofwriting #ferusaurelius #mass effect fanfiction #blackwatch!saren #air-needing-light #turian ocs #turian blackwatch ocs #my ocs #saren arterius #nihlus kryik #ferus chats #wip

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thisblogisalsoboundforglory · 4 years ago

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WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING LATELY

Kage Baker’s Company Series

In the Garden of Iden

Sky Coyote

Mendoza in Hollywood

The Graveyard Game

The Life of the World to Come

The Children of the Company

The Machine's Child

The Sons of Heaven

The Empress of Mars

Not Less than Gods

Nell Gwynne's On Land and At Sea

Black Projects, White Knights: The Company Dossiers

Gods and Pawns

In the Company of Thieves

Ø Science Fiction written by a woman with Asperger’s. Wildly uneven. Main protagonist is female, but there are lots of POV characters, male and female.

Ø Big ideas.

Ø Lots of adventure, some action.

Ø Small doses of humor.

Neil Gaiman

Good Omens (with Sir Terry Pratchett)

Neverwhere

Stardust

American Gods

Anansi Boys

The Graveyard Book

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Ø Neil’s books are a road trip with Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell and a baggie full of sativa.

Ø Ideas are incidental. The Milieu’s in charge.

Ø Adventure happens whether you like it or not.

Ø Cosmic humor. The joke’s on us.

Connie Willis’s Oxford Time Travel Series

Firewatch

Doomsday Book

To Say Nothing of the Dog (and the novel that inspired it – Jerome K. Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat)

Blackout/All Clear

Assorted:

The Last of the Winnebagos

Ø Connie loves her historical research. Blackout/All Clear actually lasts as long as the Blitz, but anything in the Oxford Time Travel series is worth reading. Doomsday Book reads like prophecy in retrospect.

Ø One idea: Hi! This is the human condition! How fucking amazing is that?!?

Ø Gut-punch adventure with extra consequences. Background action.

Ø I’d have to say that Doomsday Book is the funniest book about the black death I’ve ever read, which isn’t saying much. To Say Nothing of the Dog is classic farce, though. Girl’s got range.

Neal Stephenson

Snow Crash (After the apocalypse, the world will be ruled by Home-Owners Associations. Be afraid.)

Cryptonomicon

Anathem

Seveneves

Ø Neal writes big, undisciplined, unfocused books that keep unfolding in your mind for months after you’ve read them. He’s a very guy-type writer, in spite of a female protagonist or two. Seveneves, be warned, starts out brilliant and devolves into extreme meh.

Ø Big. Fucking. Ideas.

Ø Battles, crashes, fistfights, parachute jumps, nuclear powered motorcycles and extreme gardening action. Is there an MPAA acronym for that?

Ø Humor dry enough to be garnished with two green olives on a stick.

Christopher Moore

Pine Cove Series:

Practical Demonkeeping

The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove

The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror (Okay, yeah, Christmas. But Christmas with zombies, so that’s all right.)

Fluke (Not strictly Pine Cove, but in the same universe. Ever wonder why whales sing? They’re ordering Pastrami sandwiches. I’m not kidding.)

Death Merchant Chronicles:

A Dirty Job

Secondhand Souls (Best literary dogs this side of Jack London)

Coyote Blue (Kind of an outlier. Overlapping characters)

Shakespeare Series:

Fool

The Serpent of Venice

Shakespeare for Squirrels

Assorted:

Island of the Sequined Love Nun (Cargo cults with Pine Cove crossovers. I have a theory that the characters in this book are direct descendants of certain characters in Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon.)

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (So I have a favorite first-century wonder rabbi. Who doesn’t?)

Sacre Bleu

Noir

Ø Not for the squeamish, the easily offended, or those who can’t lovingly embrace the fact that the human species is pretty much a bunch of idiots snatching at moments of grace.

Ø No big ideas whatever. Barely any half-baked notions.

Ø Enthusiastic geek adventure. Action as a last resort.

Ø Nonstop funny from beginning to end.

Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London Series

Rivers of London

Moon Over Soho

Whispers Under Ground

Broken Homes

Foxglove Summer

The Hanging Tree

The Furthest Station

Lies Sleeping

The October Man

False Value

Tales From the Folly

Ø Lean, self-deprecating police procedurals disguised as fantasy novels. Excellent writing.

Ø These will not expand your mind. They might expand your Latin vocabulary.

Ø Crisply described action, judiciously used. Whodunnit adventure. It’s all about good storytelling.

Ø Generous servings of sly humor. Aaronovitch is a geek culture blueblood who drops so many inside jokes, there are websites devoted to indexing them.

John Scalzi

Old Man’s War Series:

Old Man’s War

Questions for a Soldier

The Ghost Brigades

The Sagan Diary

The Last Colony

Zoe’s Tale

After the Coup

The Human Division

The End of All Things

Ø Star Trek with realpolitik instead of optimism.

Ø The Big Idea is that there’s nothing new under the sun. Nor over it.

Ø Action-adventure final frontier saga with high stakes.

Ø It’s funny when the characters are being funny, and precisely to the same degree that the character is funny.

Assorted:

The Dispatcher

Murder by Other Means

Redshirts (Star Trek, sideways, with occasional optimism)

Ø Scalzi abandons (or skewers) his space-opera tendencies with these three little gems of speculative fiction. Scalzi’s gift is patience. He lets the scenario unfold like a striptease.

Ø What-if thought experiments that jolt the brain like espresso shots.

Ø Action/misadventure as necessary to accomplish the psychological special effects.

Ø Redshirts is satire, so the humor is built-in, but it’s buried in the mix.

David Wong/Jason Pargin

John Dies at the End

This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don’t Touch It

What the Hell Did I Just Read?

Ø Pargin clearly starts his novels with a handful of arresting scenes and images, then looses the characters on an unsuspecting world to wander wither they will.

Ø Ideas aren’t as big or obvious as Heinlein, but they are there to challenge all your assumptions in the same way that Heinlein’s were.

Ø Classic action/adventure for anyone raised on Scooby-Doo.

Ø Occasional gusts of humor in a climate that’s predominantly tongue-in-cheek.

Jodi Taylor’s Chronicles of St. Mary’s Series

Just One Damned Thing After Another

The Very First Damned Thing

A Symphony of Echoes

When a Child is Born*

A Second Chance

Roman Holiday*

A Trail Through Time

Christmas Present*

No Time Like the Past

What Could Possible Go Wrong?

Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings*

Lies, Damned Lies and History

The Great St Mary’s Day Out*

My Name is Markham*

And the Rest is History

A Perfect Storm*

Christmas Past*

An Argumentation of Historians

The Battersea Barricades*

The Steam Pump Jump*

And Now for Something Completely Different*

Hope for the Best

When Did You Last See Your Father?*

Why Is Nothing Ever Simple*

Plan For The Worst

The Ordeal of the Haunted Room

Ø The * denotes a short story or novella. Okay, try to imagine Indiana Jones as a smartassed redheaded woman with a time machine and a merry band of full contact historians. I love history, and I especially love history narrated by a woman who can kick T. Rex ass.

Ø The ideas are toys, not themes. Soapy in spots.

Ø Action! Adventure! More action! More adventure! Tea break. Action again!

Ø Big, squishy dollops of snort-worthy stuff.

Laurie R. King’s Mary Russell Series

The Beekeeper's Apprentice

A Monstrous Regiment of Women

A Letter of Mary

The Moor

Jerusalem

Justice Hall

The Game

Locked Rooms

The Language of Bees

The God of the Hive

Beekeeping for Beginners

Pirate King

Garment of Shadows

Dreaming Spies

The Marriage of Mary Russell

The Murder of Mary Russell

Mary Russell's War And Other Stories of Suspense

Island of the Mad

Riviera Gold

The Art of Detection (Strictly speaking, this is in the action!lesbian Detective Kate Martinelli series, but it crosses over to the Sherlock Holmes genre. If you’ve ever wondered how Holmes would deal with the transgendered, this is the book.)

Ø Sherlock Holmes retires to Sussex, keeps bees, marries a nice Jewish girl who is smarter than he is and less than half his age and he’s mentored since she was fifteen in an extremely problematic power dynamic relationship that should repulse me but doesn’t, somehow, because this is the best Sherlock Holmes pastiche out there. Mary should have been a rabbi, but it is 1920, so she learns martial arts and becomes an international detective instead. Guest appearances by Conan Doyle, Kimball O’Hara, T.E. Lawrence, Cole Porter, and the Oxford Comma.

Ø Nothing mind-expanding here, unless the levels of meta present in a fictional world that is about how the fictional world might not be as fictional as you thought come as a surprise to anyone in the era of tie-in books, films, tv, interactive social media and RPGs.

Ø If these two geniuses can’t catch the bad guys with their dazzling brilliance, they will happily kick some ass. Adventure takes center stage and the action sequences are especially creative.

Ø Amusement is afoot.

Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next Series

The Eyre Affair

Lost in a Good Book

The Well of Lost Plots

Something Rotten

First Among Sequels

One of Our Thursdays is Missing

The Woman Who Died a Lot

Ø In a world where Librarians are revered and Shakespeare is more popular than the Beatles, someone has to facilitate the weekly anger-management sessions for the characters of Wuthering Heights, if only to keep them from killing each other before the novel actually ends. That someone is Thursday Next – Literature Cop.

Ø Mind-bending enough to give Noam Chomsky material for another hundred years.

Ø Adventure aplenty. Action? Even the punctuation will try to kill you.

Ø This is a frolicsome look at humorous situations filled with funny people. Pretty much a full house in the laugh department.

Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Series/City Watch Arc

Guards! Guards!

Men at Arms

Feet of Clay

Jingo

The Fifth Elephant

Night Watch

Thud!

Snuff

Raising Steam

Ø If this were a game of CLUE, the answer would be Niccolo Machiavelli in Narnia with a Monty Python. Everything you think you know about books with dragons and trolls and dwarves and wizards is expertly ripped to shreds and reassembled as social satire that can save your soul, even if it turns out you don’t really have one. Do not be fooled by the Tolkien chassis – there’s a Vonnegut-class engine at work.

Ø Caution: Ideas in the Mirror Universe May be Larger Than They Appear

Ø The City Watch arc has plenty of thrilling action sequences. Some other of the fifty-million Discworld novels have less. Every one of them is nonstop adventure. Most of the adventure, however, takes the form of characters desperately trying to avoid thrilling action sequences.

Ø Funny? Even though I’ve read every book in the series at least ten times, I still have to make sure I have cold packs on hand in case I laugh so hard I rupture something.

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dukeofonions · 5 years ago

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Reaction Redux (I know it doesn’t make sense but it sounds cool)

Alright, here is my initial reaction to Putting Others First: Selfishness vs Selflessness Redux.

It’s finally here, I’ve watched it a total of two times and currently have it on in the background as I type this, and I have a lot of feelings. All of which would be too much for one post, so after I do this I’ll be making a few separate posts addressing certain points I’d like to expand on further.

So what I’m going to do is have the video playing as I write this out, that way I don’t miss out anything I wanted to discuss. Basically it’s not gonna be a full on analysis, just a lot of random ramblings with what I hope are some insightful gems sprinkled throughout. Consider these my notes for all my future serious analysis posts.

Good? Great. Let’s go. (Also spoilers under the cut)

So, how did I feel as I watched the video for the first time? Well considering I got the notification for the video while I was still at work, I couldn’t get as excited as I wanted to be about it because I didn’t get off until 8pm and had to deal with one too many dunderheads so I was pretty grumpy once I got off.

However, as soon as I got home and retreated to the safety of my isolation fortress (aka my bedroom) I was finally able to get excited as I got on my laptop and pulled up the video and let me just say I was a mess the entire time. I missed my boys!!! I knew they wouldn’t all be present, but I still missed my boys!!! And I loved seeing them again!!!

First things first, that song at the beginning! I think it’s called Review Redux (correct me if I’m wrong) it’s such a freaking bop and I wish it was longer because I could listen to it all day. I loved the artwork and little details that went into their characters, and how each of the circles represented who was singing/talking by their colors. Fun stuff and a great way to recap everything! As well as foreshadow things to come within the episode… “If our goals aligned with his what would that say?” Roman you’re in for a rude awakening bud…

Also, the little moment near the beginning where Patton is about to shut Thomas’ negative thinking down, but stops himself and allows Thomas to explain why he feels that way. Showing that he’s learned to ease up just a little since he learned to do so in Dealing With Intrusive Thoughts. Good for you Patton.

Speaking of Patton, oh he is so confused. I understand where he’s coming from, and honestly everything he said are things I have been taught growing up, and this is something I’ll address in another post because I have a lot of things to say about it. But just know that I adore the development Patton has been going through and watching him grow and mature.

Oh yes, I must mention I was pleasantly surprised to see Logan. I didn’t think he’d show up in this episode, or at the very least have a brief appearance, but I love how he took part and by far the funniest part in this episode (to me) is when he had so much to say in one little post that it popped up and hit Patton in the nose. It was one of the few moments where I laughed out loud and I rewound it a few times on my first viewing.

Plus Thomas being more concerned about the blinds than Patton. My type of humor. And Roman actually gets to use his sword for once, good for him!

(Funny enough as I typed this the video got to that part at the exact same time so I got a nice little laugh again)

Which brings up my next point: Logan getting yoinked after Patton skips his dialogue. No one talks about how he does his little impression of that philosopher, am I the only one who found that utterly adorable?

Let Logan geek out over philosophers please. He clearly loves it so much.

Then we get to Roman believing he’s the one responsible for everything, wanting to give up the driver’s seat to Patton. And just… This exchange of dialogue:

Thomas: “Roman, I only mean well when I say…” Thomas: “That that is the stupidest thing you have ever said.” Roman: “Oh Thomas, you’re just blowing smoke.”

I don’t know why I enjoy this so much but I do. Give me more of this. I crave it now.

And I just need to make a whole post about Patton in this video, there is so much to unpack with him alone.

Looking back and noticing that Thomas only starts listening to Logan after he’s been replaced by Deceit kinda hurts.

Speaking of which, can we appreciate how much better Deceit has gotten at impersonating Logan? Looks like he took Roman’s advice and focused on the little things. Good for him.

Alright, one of my absolute favorite parts from this episode and where things really start to shine: Patton freaks out and turns into a giant frog because he’s so desperate to have an answer for them he flips and honestly, sounds a little crazy. Which, I don’t know why but I find it both menacing and hilarious at the same time?

Also the fact he turns into a frog because he was talking about Frogger earlier, nice touch! (And Lilypadton that’s so cute)

Then we get probably the single greatest character entrance in the history of character entrances. We find out that Deceit finally reveals himself and steps in to stand up to Patton and get him to see how his actions have been having a negative effect on Thomas.

The way his voice changes from Logan’s to his own, his music kicking in, “The Lord of the Lies” oh my gosh it’s all just perfect! Also Roman’s “Reptilian Rapscallion! Reptilian Rapscallion! We’ve got a code yellow!”

And if I may: Roman: “What have you done with Logan?!” Deceit: “Nothing at all and I resent the question.”

WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM YOU SNEK?!

(in all honest probably nothing but what if)

Important to note here that Roman instantly begins defending Patton from Deceit as soon as he accuses him of misleading Thomas. This goes to show just how much Roman views him as a villain. Or in other words: Patton, good. Deceit, bad. A viewpoint he continues to hold onto until the end of the episode, which also deserves it’s entire post because we all know how much turbulence that caused within the fandom.

And to the observant eye, you’ll notice that the cane (or staff) Deceit uses is the same one that dragged Logan off screen.

Frog puns. That is all.

I just, I love Deceit’s dialogue throughout this scene. It’s stuff I need to hear and tell myself on a regular basis. And I’d honestly rewatch this part (along with the rest of what Deceit and Logan say later on in the video) because it’s all something I need to also teach myself. But this ain’t meant to be a personal post so I’ll just move on.

Deceit’s walk towards the camera. I don’t know why. It’s so smooth. He’s amazing. I love him. Snek…

I have problems don’t @ me.

Also no one is mentioning the reference to that one “Turn based rpg” short that Thomas made with his friends and I find that sad because it’s a neat and fitting reference given the theme of this video. Also earlier on when the trolley problem is first brought up all the people on the bottom track are Thomas’ friends. Another neat little detail, though sadly, their digital selves perished.

PETER SINGER

Logan doesn’t seem to like Deceit much, not outright hate him or anything, but it’s more like he just tolerates him but doesn’t seek to get on good terms with him. Which is a shame because as both parts of SVS have proven, these two have the capacity to work together. Which is why I hope Logan gets a debate episode with him as well because out of all the Sides, these two have interacted the least and that needs to be remedied (especially when they’re my two favorites)

Deceit is trying to make Roman understand, but he’s so caught up in this black and white thinking that he disregards everything Deceit says! Why? Because the last time he tried to hear Deceit out he was reprimanded. (In other words, I relate to Roman so much in this that it hits a little too close to home and I’m definitely making a separate post about this.

Deceit: *confused* Trees? And I’m so glad I found out I’m not the only dunce who thought Deceit’s name was going to be written on his hand…

But seriously this whole moment, with the buildup, Deceit’s reluctance to share his name, the music, I’d put it up there with Virgil’s “I was one of them” for best Sanders Sides scenes.

Also, Deceit’s name is Janus! I was a little iffy about it at first, but since I didn’t ever really have a prediction for his name, I wasn’t disappointed and the name is growing on me.

And then, the moment of trust is immediately ruined by Roman laughing. Dude, come on. (again though, post for another time because I understand where Roman is coming from here)

In all seriousness though I just love the last bits of this episode. The emotion, the angst, it doesn’t hold back and I appreciate the team taking things a step further than normal. Usually, moments like this are followed up by a joke to play it off, but they don’t do that after Roman sinks out. They stay in the moment until it’s had time to sink in. I wish the episode had ended a little more somberly, but I think this is a good step in the right direction. Showing that there won’t always be a 100% happy conclusion to things. Sometimes you need to take time in between to figure things out.

This line: “Do you think there’s a limit to how many times someone can say sorry before you have to admit that they’re just bad for you?” This line is so important to me within the context of the episode and outside of it. I won’t get too personal but I will say that I was raised to believe that if a person wronged me in any way, that if they said sorry, I had to forgive them. Even if they did the same thing over and over and over again. As long as they apologize, you have to forgive them and move on. And that has messed me up in so many different ways, especially when those people are family.

Janus sums it up best with “It depends” because yes, some people make the same mistakes again and again. But there’s a difference between someone trying to change and accidentally falling back on old habits, and someone taking advantage of your “forgiveness” that they continue to do those hurtful things because they know they can get away with it and not have to change.

Also, while it’s totally fine for people to dislike Patton, I can’t understand how anyone could watch this episode and claim that he’s still the same as he was at the beginning of SVS Part One because he has changed. He has finally realized just how much he’s been hurting Thomas, and even Roman. He sinks out at the end to apologize to him, he recognizes his faults, and he’s seeking to make amends. He wants to do the right thing here, and keep in mind that recently a lot of his views (which are also Thomas’ views) have been flipped on their heads and they both need to rethink some things. It’s part of growing up and becoming your own person.

I need to make a whole post about the more personal things that I got from the last three episodes (excluding Asides) because there’s just so many important things these episodes teach and I feel the need to address them.

Also everyone sleeping on the fact that Leslie Odom Jr. just casually makes an appearance and attempts to start a pilot episode for his own series “Odom Sides” which I wish him luck on. He just wants to be in the room where it happens.

Everything Patton did was for Thomas, so he wouldn’t be left in the dark again. He promised to keep fighting but ultimately, ended up fighting himself. Am I deep yet?

“Those imperfections don’t make you any less worthy of love” can you tell how much this episode means to me yet?

Janus’ “I’ll take care of him.” Ack, he just cares so much… My gosh… Where did this character come from and what did he do with the slimy boi? (I mean that in two different ways)

Oh, there he is. That’s my boi.

“There are smarter ways to get people to do what you want anyway.” “There are much less barbaric, much more fun, forms of sabotage.”

Parallels? Maybe? What the heck I love Janus whether he’s encouraging Thomas to look after his mental health or plot his schemes in the shadows. Do I trust Janus? Oh heck no, of course not. There is something suspicious going on here and I both love it and hate it. More on that in a different post though.

“You’re not stuck with an evil snake boi. You’re just stuck with a snek boi.”

Yes Thomas, continue to overthink every little issue until it results in a mental breakdown. Hm, sounds like what someone with anxiety does… I suppose that’s why this series exists.

Okay call me a bad person but I almost always space out during Thomas’ messages to the viewers at the end of the videos. I don’t know why but I cannot focus on them to save my life and usually end up skipping past them to get to the end card. I dunno, maybe because it takes me out of the moment? Especially during episodes where they don't’ address the audience at all and then suddenly “Oh yeah! This is a Youtube series lol” it just feels out of place in more story driven episodes like this one.

Okay am I the only one that’s kinda creeped out by Lee and Mary Lee? I dunno they just seem, off. Like if they were characters in a horror movie they’d be that overly nice couple that turn out to be the killers. Those are the vibes they give me. Maybe it’s because I have zero people skills due to being homeschooled all my life and the only social interaction I get is with coworkers so I dunno. They still creep me out. They creep me out more than Remus. And he legit freaked me out for a bit before he stole my heart. (I suppose this means I need to make a separate post about these two because I do have some opinions about whether or not it was a good idea to actually include them at the end. When I said I had too many thoughts about this episode I meant it)

And if the end card is any indication, I’m going to assume that the Sides are invisible to everyone except Thomas. Unless they’re just “observing” and not even Thomas can see them at this point, given he shows no indication of seeing or hearing them there. Maybe they get to choose when they’re visible? Or Thomas does? I dunno, the rules of this universe have never been clearly stated and are inconsistent.

I didn’t expect Patton to be the first to accept Janus, and I’m kinda glad I was proven wrong. It does seem fitting with Patton’s growth and I liked their little moment at the end.

And that wraps up my commentary. I hope you found something in this mess of, things. I plan to go more in depth with my separate posts which I’m going to have fun writing, so be on the lookout for those!

Also at the time of writing this I now have 63 followers?! Thank y’all so much! I never thought this blog would get this far and I’m so glad it did because I’m having a lot of fun with it and hope to bring out more content regularly! Again, thank you!!

#sanders sides #ts spoilers #sanders sides spoilers

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wizisbored · 4 years ago

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hi i just wanted to say that teacher’s pet is one of my comfort fics and it really made my day to see that you updated it! what was your favorite scene to write?

thanks!! sorry the latest update wasnt very long but i had that drabble written and i thought, well, better something than nothing

i think my favourite was probably when emma was drunk and just wanted to vibe on the floor because i got to write a decently smart character as a fucking dumbass and also i too am a lightweight who likes to vibe on the floor when wine-drunk. her indirectly asking hidgens to tuck her in was one of the first ideas i had but i waited a few chapters so that theyd have a bit more of a bond at that point.

close second is the baked beans debate because its probably the stupidest thing ice ever written and i love it.

side note, but one of my irl friends read techers pet at college the other day and it was one of the funniest things ive ever witnessed. she was all in for the dadgens content and then had a fuckin crisis over the beans

#teachers pet fic

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Soon To Be (Shawn Mendes)

Originally Written: Dec. 19, 2018 | Edited: Mar. 22, 2019

A/N: Just a quick fluff, also this was requested and originally posted on Wattpad.

Summary: Who would’ve known that his album release party would be the moment Shawn realizes that he, in fact, wants to call you Mrs. Mendes someday?

Warnings: Dirty(ish) in the end [like it’s there but not in detail lol] and Typos

Word Count: 4.1k+

Masterlist in Bio

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You were looking at yourself in the mirror one last time when you heard a soft knock on the door. You turned around to see your boyfriend leaning on the door frame casually, his arms crossed over his chest with a wide smile plastered on his lips.

"Too much?" You asked, giving him a twirl as you matched his grin, showing of the outfit he bought for you on your birthday.

The dress you wore was a sexy, plain black, midi dress with a plunging back and bodycon fit that shows the curves of your body perfectly. A triangle-cut bodice transitioning into double spaghetti straps that crisscrossed at the back with a hidden zipper just by the bum, making it look clean and sleek. The make-up you wore was soft and simple with your hair flowing freely to shape your face. To complete the look, you wore open toed heels, black of course.

"No, nothing will ever be too much when it comes to you." Shawn bit his bottom lip with a grin, his eyes scanning you from head to toe, the twinkle in them very evident as he watched you with pure love.

You flashed him a smile, your cheeks heating up at how he's looking at you. You have been with Shawn for almost 4 and a half years now, but you still haven't gotten used to the way he looks at you, and to be completely honest, you don't think you'll ever get used to it.

"God, you look amazing." Shawn gushed, finally walking over to you after a few seconds of staring, hands landing directly on your waist, pulling you flush against his chest before leaning down to give you a soft peck on the lips.

"You don't look bad yourself." You responded, hands lying flat on his toned chest then going up on his broad shoulders. You couldn’t stop admiring your handsome boyfriend who sported his usual black jeans and black leather Chelsea boots, his floral-printed button-down shirt tucked in with its sleeves rolled up, showing his forearms tattoos.

Damn. Your man never fails to look good.

"You look so handsome babe." With a sigh of content, you wrapped your arms around his neck as you pulled him even closer, fingers playing with his curls in the back of his head as your bit your bottom lip, eyes boring into his hazel ones with an innocent look written all over your face.

"Keep doing that and this dress would be off in seconds." He grumbled, eyeing your bottom lip which was caught between your teeth, his eyes turning a shade darker as his hands now rested just on top of your bum. You knew how that simple gesture always drove him crazy, whether it was you being so concentrated on doing something completely normal or when it has something to do with stuff that happens in the bedroom.

He gave your ass a hard squeezed, catching you off-guard and making you gasp. He chuckled deeply, biting his bottom lip with a smug smirk dancing on his face. You couldn’t help but roll your eyes.

"Save that for later Mendes, we're going to be late." You giggled, patting his cheek as you tried to pull away from his hold, but he only gripped you tighter, nuzzling his nose against your neck, placing feathery kisses on your skin. "Come on honey, just a quickie." He mumbled, now nipping on your skin, easily finding your sweet spot. Being with him for so long, Shawn has already memorized every single part of your body and he knows your every weakness.

"Shawn, we need to g – oh." You stuttered, your mind going all fuzzy as Shawn sucked on your skin pulling away slightly to blow cold air on the exposed spot sending shivers down your spine.

"It won't hurt to be a little bit late." He chuckled before capturing your lips in his, now attempting to push you back towards the bed. You giggled between the kiss, placing a firm hand on his chest and with all your strength, finally managing to pull away from him.

"It's your launch party silly, we can't be late." He pouted at your words, a soft whine coming out of his mouth to match the pleading look on his face, "Just a quick one?" You shook your head no, sighing at the man in front of you. "How about I make you a deal?" You offered, running your hand through his hair to push the stray curl back as it started to fall on his forehead. "Okay, I'm listening."

"If we go right now, you'll be the one to take every article of clothing off of my body later tonight, and you can do whatever you want to me." You gave him a wink and he grinned, a low growl coming out of his throat. "I'll hold you to your word princess. Let's go then." And with that, the two of you went out of his condo and off to the launch party.

* * *

It's been 20 minutes in and Shawn has already managed to lose you in the sea of people, not that he was worried at all. You were probably just talking with your friends for all he knows.

Everyone was having a blast as he and his team celebrated his 5th album release of his career. The 3rd and the 4th were also great successes, both albums being nominated for Grammy's and he has managed to win most of them. He is still on cloud 9 to this date, not being able to believe that he was now a Grammy award winner in such a young age, and to top it all off, he's found you in the midst of all the chaos.

"Hey dude! 5th album is out and already a great success, as per usual. Congrats man." Brian greeted, patting Shawn in the back as he raised his beer for Shawn to cheers. It's only been a few minutes in after they finally released it and it was already starting to sellout. The numbers were crazy and he couldn't have been more grateful for his fans.

"Thanks man, couldn't have done it without your support." Shawn smiles at his best friend as he took a sip of his drink, just casually scanning the room to find you while holding his other end of the conversation.

Both men were talking about upcoming plans for the future when Shawn's eyes finally found yours across the room, your (E/C) eyes meeting his hazel ones. You gave him a quick smile and a wink before turning back to the person you were having a conversation with. He grinned, just watching you laughing and smiling was enough to makes his heart melt.

You make him the happiest man in this planet, just by being you. You are such an incredible and amazing woman and he's so lucky to have you in his life. You we're incomparable to any awards out there and he'll be forever grateful that you stuck by his side after all these years. You were and always will be his number one supporter.

"So, how are things going with (Y/N)? Everything good?" Brian asked curiously, a smile also creeping up his face to just see his friend glowing with happiness.

"God it's been amazing. She's amazing. Like man, I find myself falling more and more in love with her every single day. She's the sweetest, funniest, kindest, most amazing woman I've ever met. She understands me you know? She knows me better than anyone else and she supports me so much. She's such an angel, and I couldn't have asked for a better woman to have in my life." Shawn took a deep breath, gazing at you with a bright and huge smile on his face. His heart all warm and fuzzy just by the love he has for you.

You were the epitome of pure beauty to him and Shawn can never put it into exact words how much he's in awe of you as a whole, from your stunning features to the little things that you do, and he is in love with every single one.

He loves the way you dance in the kitchen wearing nothing but his shirt and your underwear when you cook breakfast, swaying your hip to the beat of the music while using the spatula as a microphone. Shawn always has the stupidest grin whenever he finds you in that state early in the morning; scaring you out of your mind ones he comes up behind you or when he just suddenly breaks into a round of applause right then and there.

He loves it when you're sat cross-legged on the couch, hair on top of your head in a messy bun as you furrow your brows at your laptop, nibbling on your bottom lip as you are too concentrated on your work to even pay him any attention. And boy what a sight to see that was.

He loves the way you belt your favorite song in the shower, not even caring if it's in tune or not. Shawn used to wonder what takes you so long but when he opens the door and hear your voice echoing against the white tiles, he couldn't help but join in, a smug smirk on his lips once he slowly slides the shower door open. You get surprised at first, stifling out a scream, but when it happened so often, you've come to love it.

He loves the way you never fail to fall asleep right on top of him, your whole body just lying on him as you nuzzle your face in the crook of his neck, soft breaths coming out of your mouth that tickles his skin. You always looked so peaceful, so angelic with your eyes fluttered shut, the sight turning him into a puddle of pure happiness.

And he certainly loves that you are the very first to bless his eyes the moment he wakes up. The rays of the early morning sun bouncing off your skin, giving you the soft divine look that makes him ask, 'How did I get so goddamn lucky?'

Recalling all those moment, all the sweet things you do, Shawn now knows he wants all of that, he wants all of you, every single day, for the rest of his life.

Even just looking at you right now as you talked with your friend, being in your element and smiling happily with that gorgeous glint in your eyes, Shawn knows, he just knows you are it for him, his end game.

"I can't wait to marry her someday."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Shawn's head turned to look at Brian with wide eyes, surprised and completely taken aback by the certainty and confidence in his voice. Sure the thought has crossed his mind once or twice but he always pushes it in the back of his head and he has never said it out loud to anyone before, plus when you're a busy man like him, you tend to forget about it as the day goes by.

You and Shawn have never sat down and talked about what the future holds. Maybe the two of you are too scared to think about it, or maybe you just want to live in the now and to let everything fall in its place naturally.

But to come and think about it, Shawn really does want to marry you, maybe not right now as the two of you are still a bit young, but he can't think of anyone else he'd like to spend the rest of his life with.

"Oh stop acting so surprised. About time you propose to her. You're head over heels for her man. It's so obvious that you two are made for each other. And as they say, if you like it, you put a ring on it." Brian patted Shawn in the back, earning a chuckle from him as he shakes his head at his friend's cliché comment.

He was about to say something when he felt a presence approaching, so he kept his mouth shut, not wanting to get the word about "proposing" out as he himself haven't planned about it yet. And he was right when a familiar voice interrupted him.

"Hey boys, what's up with the wide smiles? Am I interrupting something?" You asked, looking at Brian then back at Shawn who both were smiling like idiots with a gleam in their eyes that you couldn’t quite pinpoint, like they talked about something that involves you.

"Nope, not at all." Shawn's arm instantly hooked around your waist like it an instinct to. Whenever you're near, he really just wants to touch you and keep you close to him, to hold you in every possibly way he can. You looked at him with a wide smile, eyes full of love, which he returned gladly.

"Gosh you two are so in love, can't wait what the future holds." With that, Brian raised his drink as he gave you a wink before leaving the two of you alone.

You turned to Shawn fully, your hands now resting on his broad shoulders, as his took home on either side of your waist. "What was that about?" You raised an eyebrow at him as he smiled wider, his eyes wrinkling in the process.

"Oh it's nothing, you know Brian, he likes to tease everyone." Shawn grinned, looking at you with such pride and love that you couldn't prevent the butterflies in your stomach from going crazy.

You thought being with someone for so long, you're going to get used to everything, too all the cliché things that he makes you feel, but boy were you wrong. You'll never get used to how Shawn looks at you, there's just something so special about this man that you couldn't point a finger on, but nonetheless, you're incredibly grateful to have him.

Your thoughts were interrupted when Shawn dipped his head down to give you a soft peck on your lips, then another, followed by another, then another one before going in all around your face, from your cheeks, to your jaw, the corners of your mouth and the tip of your nose.

"Hmmm, someone's being clingy." You hummed, soft giggles coming out of your mouth as he captures your lips once more. "I just love you so much." He whispers, brushing the tip of his nose with yours, the smile he was sporting lighting up his whole face, making him look even more breathtaking.

"And I love you." You mirrored his grin, your fingers now getting tangled with the hair on the back of his head. You two were swaying side to side to no music at all, you might even looked like idiots by your actions but none of you cared as you stared at each other's eyes with content and admiration, just enjoying each other's presences.

"Can we go back home now please?" Shawn pouted after a few seconds of silence, showing you his best puppy dog eyes, earning a laugh from you. He just wants to be alone with you now, to have you, skin to skin, to love you with every possibly way he can without the prying eyes of other people.

"Shawn it's your launch party, we can't just leave. These people are here to celebrate with you." You giggled as you cupped his cheek. He leaned against your touch like a cute puppy, turning his head to place a soft kiss on the palm of your hand.

"I've already talked to almost everyone, I think it's okay to get going." Shawn took your hand and spun you around, so that now your back was pressed against his chest. "Besides, I'd like to celebrate with you only, back home, in our bedroom, no clothing involved. I haven't forgotten about the deal we made babe." He added as whisper, his lips lingering on the skin just below your ear, making you shudder.

His tempting offer made you sigh in defeat, and what Shawn wants, he gets, most of the times at least. Besides, you were getting all tired with all these chatting and standing; might as well go back home and let Shawn take all the stress off your body.

"Fine, but you tell your mom and dad that we'll be going ahead. Plus Andrew and the team, your friends, basically everyone since this is your party." You raised an eyebrow at him, expecting him to back out, but to your surprise, he only nodded with a groan, taking your hand in his and pulling you towards his parents.

"Okay, fine."

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Fits of giggles were heard from the two of you as you emerged from the elevator hand in hand, making your way down the hallway and towards the condo. Shawn fumbled with his keys to open the door, his lips now attached to yours with smiles written all across both your features. You can feel nothing but pure love for the man in front of you, feeling so safe and sound in his arms as he kissed you with so much passion.

Once the door was finally open, the two of you stumbled inside, the giggles getting louder when the task became a bit harder to achieve as none of you dared to pull away from one another, too intoxicated from the kiss to even care where you're stepping. Shawn kicked the door shut and pressed you against the wall, his fingers interlocked with yours as he held it above your head, trapping you in his grasp, lips fitting perfectly like two puzzle pieces.

He untangled his fingers with yours only to wrap his arms around your waist securely, pulling you closer into him as much as possible. Your arms snaked around his neck as you held onto him, kissing him back with equal the intensity he was giving you, lowly panting as your lungs started to scream for air.

Shawn's hands started to move lower until it was resting on the swell of your ass, "Jump." He whispered against your lips which you gladly obliged, wrapping your legs around his waist as he hoisted you up with ease, his time in the gym obviously paying off. You kicked off your heels just as Shawn carefully carried you back towards the bedroom. He closed the door close with his foot before sitting down on the edge of his bed with you on his lap, finally pulling away as the two of you gasped for air.

"I'm so in love with you..." He whispered with deep breathes, pressing his forehead against yours as he stared straight into your eyes, and you found no doubt at all, you can only see his love for you, and you know for sure you were looking at him with the same amount of worship.

"Me too Mendes, me too..." You smiled, cupping his face with both your hands, stroking his cheeks with your thumbs earning a satisfied sigh from him.

The two of you stayed like that for a couple of minutes, just enjoying each other's company and letting your eyes speak for themselves, to show just how happy and in love the two of you are.

"Congratulations on the success of your 5th album baby, I'm so proud of you." You whispered, brushing your thumb against his plump lips, it being swollen and red because of what you were doing just minutes beforehand.

"Thank you honey, couldn't have done it without my number one and most incredible fan, and my greatest inspiration. Am I getting my gift now?" He asked innocently, nudging the tip of his nose against yours, making you let out an adorable laugh. You gave him a soft nod, a wide grin spreading on your lips before you pulled him back in for another hot and intense kiss. He hummed in satisfaction, heart fluttering at how lucky he really is indeed to have you in his life.

His hands started to rub up and down your back before he reached for the zipper, slowly pulling it down, exposing your back fully to the cold air of the room. His tongue found your bottom lip as he asked for entrance, which you granted, deepening the kiss even more. You moved closer to him as you straddled his lap, making him groan as you now sat directly on his hard on.

His hand went back to your bum, giving it a quick yet hard squeeze, making you gasp, the temperature in the room slowly rising as you unbuttoned his shirt one by one, his chiseled chest now coming into view. His lips left yours as he pressed it on your jaw, slowly trailing down your neck, nipping and sucking at the skin, leaving mark all over, indicating who you belonged to, your eyes rolling to the back of your head at the feeling of utter pleasure. You let him do whatever he wanted, a deal is a deal after all.

Shawn pulled away to watch you intently as he hooked his fingers on the straps of your dress, slowly pulling it down your shoulders, his fingers leaving goosebumps as it trailed against your skin. He pulled it off completely of you, exposing your top half to him as you weren't wearing anything underneath.

"So beautiful." He groaned, pushing your hair back behind your shoulders to prevent it from covering you. His nibble fingers exploring your bare skin, softly touching the area just around your breast with his eyes trailing along and you can feel something grow even harder under you, making your insides flip.

You felt your cheeks heat up as you bit your bottom lip, feeling so happy and content with how Shawn treats and admires you so much. You trusted him with all your heart, knowing that he would never do anything to purposely hurt it.

Shawn treats you like a queen that you are, and you couldn't have asked for more. Yes, being with a popstar has it cons but none of that mattered because being with Shawn outweighs every con that exists.

You let out a tiny squeal as Shawn flipped you on your back, your figure bouncing on the bed softly as he hovered above you, his arms resting on either side of your head to make sure you weren't getting crushed by his weight.

Shawn stared straight in your eyes, another smile creeping on his lips as he froze in his spot, not being able to resist his happiness and love overflowing from his body as he watched you just lying under him, ever so beautiful.

He can never explain word for word just how much he loves you, damn, he can even write a dozen worth of albums and still that wouldn’t be enough. But maybe that's what makes his feelings for you so strong and real, because it's unconditional, unexplainable, and immeasurable.

There was no doubt in his mind that you were a remarkable woman, that you are the perfect person for him and he can never stop saying – even if he's said it a hundred time already – just how lucky he is that you belonged to him.

You were his and his only.

He might as well make it forever right? Besides, (Y/N) Mendes does suit you very well.

They were right, there was never going to be a sign or some sort of indication that will tell you who's the right person for you, or who your soulmate is, because when the right time comes, and that moment may be as random as possible, you will just feel it.

And Shawn definitely feels that with you, right here, right now.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" You asked, smiling yourself as his smile has always been so contagious, the joy in his face and the positive aura he emits just rubbing off of you.

"Like what?" Shawn grinned.

Maybe he'll have to make a few phone calls tomorrow, he will need all the help he can get if he wants to keep this proposal as a secret as much as he can, and as perfect as he can make it out to be, you deserved only the best after all.

And he can start it off by finding the perfect engagement ring for his soon to be fiancé.

Then, after that, his soon to be wife.

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