#this is what i mean about connor being an absolute bitch <3

[encrucijada]

connor, in a moment of clarity, decides not to say aurora vidal can suck my dick in response to acacia saying her mum wouldn't like her drinking their fancy booze. connor will come to regret this decision as she was more than justified in being nasty to aurora vidal.

[fluffykiddosstuff]

what is loves ? (nines x gn! reader part2)

Okay so in this story Connor and Gavin are a couple :3

L/n : last name

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Nines pov :

As I sent the message to Connor, I waited a bit before getting a response

C : what do you mean?

N : it's for the case, maybe it was something love related so I need to gather more information, detective l/n left so I can't ask them.

It was half true actually, but Connor didn't needed to know what happened with his software earlier.

C : can't you research it?

N : I did but the definition is incomplete and doesn't help, why would humans have butterflies in the stomach? Can androids get them too?

C : it's an analogy - anyway, in some cases, love can make an another person do crazy things like kidnapping their lover so they can only see them, killing an "opponent" to keep them or even killing the loved one if they can't have them, do you understand?

N : yes I think so.. It's unpredictable like deviants right? But why people like love so much if it hurts?

C : well.. Nothing is all black or white in a relationship, it's more Grey, and sometimes it gets darker or lighter, for example, when hank found out I was dating Gavin, he got absolutely crazy and pursued him in all of the office, hank and I have a "father and son" relationship, he thought he meant well but ended up hurting my feelings, so he apologized and accepted Gavin, well sort off.

N : I think I understand better now, thank you

C : no problem, good night

Many days passed since this night but the "feelings" Nines was experiencing, we're getting bigger and bigger every time something happens between both of you. Even if it was something very little. On the good way, you all almost got the case clear, you all just needed to go to the suspects house and interrogate them, easy right?

Nines knocked on the door, Connor was on his left while you and Gavin were behind them, hank being at the station for something else and would come later.

"anybody home!?" screamed the Rk900, at first nothing, but you all heard shuffling inside, Gavin drew his pistol out and so did you, the androids broke the door and you all started to search the house after your suspect.

You got downstairs when Gavin searched at the kitchen, nines got into the rooms and Connor made sure the suspect couldn't get away, there was a 50/50 chance that the suspect would be armed, but oh nines was wrong to let you go down there alone. The three of them heard a loud scream and shuffling coming from the basement, the upgraded android was faster to get down and reach to you, there was no much light but with his advanced optics, he could see many pictures on a board, some crossed with a red X or a big circle also in red, all of them being android-human couples. The next one was a picture of you and him, going out in the park and talking about some personal stuff, when did that happened? Why didn't he noticed him take a picture?

But that wasn't the more alarming thing, he had you under his gun, yours being far away behind, he scanned you and saw you had a broken arm, due to fighting against this monster. His fists clenched and he lowly cursed.

"STAY WHERE YOU ARE OR I'LL SHOOT THEM!"

Nines searched all the possibilities, you had a chance of survival of 20%, he had to save you. He couldn't lose you.

He contacted Connor to tell him to stay upstairs and call backups, as much as he despised this man, he tried to talk with him to gain more time.

"why do you do this, killing these couples?"

"IT'S NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUISNESS GOD DAMN MACHINE!"

Chance of survival : 10% ⬇️

"we aren't even a couple, juste coworkers, if you hate so much androids I'm the one you should kill not them."

"Nines no-"

Chance of survival 30% ⬆️

"yeah you are right, androids always fucks up everything! I had a wife, and kids! This bitch cheated on me with him! Heck even my kids doesn't speak to me anymore saying he is a better dad than I am!"

"I-I understand your hatred towards us but why do you kill the humans too? Don't you want to protect your own r-race?" you managed to say, even if it was hard to breathe with his arm around your throat.

"I-I guess I wanted to get rid of the people who thought they were alive, so no one would think like them anymore and see they were only machines.. Only big ass roombas doing the chores!"

Chance of surviving 50% ⬆️

you started to cry, having the man's arm under your throat and all the  stress was making you crazy, you  looked at nines with pleading eyes.

"i'll take their place as the hostage, let them go"

the man grinned and looked at nines 

" oh no they are more valuable than you, you can get easily replaced right ? they can't"

that's when a sound was heard behind the man's head, a pistol where you take the safety off, there  was hank, he appeard through the big window in the basement and stood behind the threat.

"hands where i can see them, no sudden moves" 

hank got upstairs with him so the other officers could take care of him. you dropped on your knees, crying, the rk900 came closer and stroked your cheeks, taking the tears away.

" are you alright ? no other injuries ?"

"no i'm okay..thank you nines, you saved me.."

the android's LED spinned yellow and red at your words, why did you thanked him, it's hank who saved you after all.

"i didn't do anything i-"

"no that's not true, you are the one who runned when i screamed, who gained more time and contacted the others, if you weren't there, i would either be dead or a threat to the others, so thank you for that"

you took his hands in yours, he then did the thing you didn't know he could do, he hugged you, tightly but not too tight to cause any discomfort to your broken arm. tears of joy started to make their way on your cheeks and you hugged back.

"why did you wanted to sacrifice yourself nines ? i want to know.." you looked at him in concern

"because..you are the most amazing human i know, i can't take it when you are hurt, and i can be easily replaced after all"

"no don't say that i..i don't want an another rk900 sent here i...i just want you"

you stroked his cheek and started to get closer, nines came closer and kissed you on the lips tenderly. you separated and connected your foreheads together.

"you broke protocol didn't you ?"

"yes, only for you"

that's when the basement opened to a worried connor who smiled when he saw both of you in each others arms, the funny part was when gavin poked his head to see what was going on and screamed at the top of his lungs :

"ARE YOU GUYS GONNA COMME OUTTA HERE OR FUCK ALREADY !?"

you both laughed as you got upstairs, nines putted you in the ambulance and waved as you got away to get taken care of, he turned to a smiling connor holding his boyfriend hand, who was muttering god knows what and was red as a tomato.

"i wish you to be happy nines"

both of the rk units smiled and the predecessor got in a car to go back to the dpd, making reports with his partner, the rk900 looked at his hands then at the sky, smiling

many adventures awaits both of you, hopefully for the best

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[canonically47]

here I am :) review?

I LOVE YOU ANON!!! <333 (seriously you are the best!! i love sharing my thoughts and receiving your message straight after the episode is over you are the best ever <3)

as always, let's break this down in bullet points!!

SPOILERS FOR DCAS EP 4! (duh.)

right off the bat, i gotta say, why is yul so VIOLENTLY racist? 'curry girl' are you KIDDING ME??? oh my god WHEN is he leaving?

they are... running out of ideas for the challenges, just like in TDAS lol. what do you mean an ALL-STARS CHALLENGE is a race to dig up sandbags LMFAO?? we really are getting TDAS quality with this season, pushed relationships (grett & yul, connor & riya), exaggerated antagonists (riya when i catch you riya), well at least the generations are interacting with each other :3 not all in a good way though

also why are they still in their swimming stuff i don't. get it did they forget to redress them? i get that they were around digging in the sand but i think they could've done that in clothes no?

jake continues to piss me off and despite her sob story i continue to care very little about ashley. i like what they're doing for her i think?? but i really don't care about her shrug

TOM AND AIDEN FRIENDSHIP WOOOOOOOO I LOVE THEM SMSMSM MY FAVORITE M/M FRIENDSHIP IN THIS SERIES EVERRR

jake got ran through the DIRTTT in this episode I AM LIVING FOR IT also he talked SO LITTLE WOOOOOOOO FUCK YOU JAKE I AM LIVING FOR THE JAKE ERASURE

VILLAINS ALLIANCEEEEEEEE <333

oh my god miriam literally scared the shit out of me with that reveal. this series is so unpredictable so i was ready to say goodbye to alec BUUUT if we go by writer/total drama logic we know that his arc not being finished (i.e. him not having made up with fiore, which is clearly his main plot point) means he would not be going home anytime soon. i really expect, by this logic, for him to last long. i think there are 20-21 episodes this season, and i expect him to be there until at least 15. he will definitely make the final six, and no way will he not make merge. i'm rooting for the guy so hard

i never expected to cheer at miriam's elimination, but here i am. she's been asking for it this season i think... and she actually got really downgraded?? like her whole shtick was "omg the youngsters can't communicate i gotta talk some sense into them" and that. was it. which was SOOO BORING i KNOWWW you can do better queen!! :( and i hateee how they made her rude again like her whole thing in s1 was becoming less rude through her friendship with jake come onnn how can you mess up THE QUEEN HERSELF

so, i have a theory, which immediately everyone started talking about in the chat but i'll try to speak it into existence quicker so it seems i am original: grett voted for yul. i am going to stand by this until i die. we didn't get to hear the sixth vote, but there was no need. grett voted for yul. we know connor, alec and yul voted for miriam, so that's her three confirmed votes. we know miriam voted for alec. that leaves riya and grett; and while i do admit that it's likely riya voted for him because she dislikes him, and i hate to say this because i hate her, riya is smart. she knows yul is a bitch boy and not a threat. she would absolutely jump at the chance to vote either miriam or alec, so that's another vote for either of them. grett. voted. for. yul. and i am so excited for where this will take us.

although i enjoyed this episode, i think it was one of the weakest of the season. the challenge was absolutely boring, jake existed which like?? ew?? also yul was there so massive thumbs down, and riya was there so automatic dislike, also jake and yul had lines? disgusting ew. yul and riya had some plot relevancy this episode which disgusted me.

but seriously jokes aside the episode was pretty solid aside from the challenge, that's a hill i'll die on. ellie and alec still have a good dynamic which is GREAT to see, i cheered when i saw alec pop out of that bush to talk to her, and i am so happy to see the four s1 and two s2 villains uniting forces. i cannot wait for the fanart we'll get of these six (says girl who wants two of them dead)

[visionaxry]

thoughts on sex education season 3

two episodes in

im so here for otis & ruby, the relationship makes both characters more interesting and less unbearable, plus they are so much better than maeve & otis, i can actually ship them.

i love cal. i want to see more of them. it was heartbreaking to see the bathrooms aka their safe space being demolished.

since season one adam has been my favorite character (after maeve), and i’m so happy to see his development. he makes me go 🥺 every time he’s on screen.

eric and adam are so cute. i really hope they work out.

i’m glad isaac told maeve the truth, and while i like isaac i don’t think maeve will be with him. i don’t think maeve needs a love interest this season tbh.

i hope we get an aimee centered episode.

episode 3

sorry viv and jackson, i used to really ship you last season but now i’m cal and jackson all the way

viv is kinda annoying this season so far. it’s in character but like she used to be one of my favorites

i want to fight hope

why do i love ruby now

episode 4

okay i do like otis and ruby but why did this turn into their show? i want to see other characters more!!!

i can’t wait to see hope’s downfall. istg if she’s not gone by the end of the season i will riot.

i’m really liking maeve with isaac. their scene was so sensual and beautiful.

i just really hope otis and maeve both move on separately like they’re doing rn, and never get together. i don’t think they’re right for each other, and they’re just boring together.

ready for paris adventures yessss

episode 5

jean is a queen

jackson on a trip is hilarious

flying feces whyyy

i love adam sm

oh no the girls are fighting

not ola and lilly having a fight over aliens

oh no don’t tell me maeve and otis are gonna find some motel and there will only be one bed

i’m living for adam and rahim becoming buddies

jackson and cal 💔

maeve’s not here? kevin’s not here. KEVIN!

you tell him, maeve. otis sucked last season.

nononono. NOOO. disgusting. don’t kiss. stupid paris.

poor ruby 😭

episode 6

lilly backstory yesssss

vagina cupcakes I WANT

why is aimee the sweetest human being

i wonder if the season will end with maeve going away to the us

i’m so glad we’re seeing more of eric’s family

hope can die in a ditch. she would be a terrible parent considering how she treats her students. *me imagining violently smashing hope’s car to cope* who made this bitch an educator? is this allowed? IS THAT ALLOWED?! poor kids, they’re legit traumatized now

i’m sorry but with this crisis going on, i can’t care about some silly maeve and otis drama

otis DOES make everything worse. fuck otis. i don’t want to see him anymore either.

hell yeah viv. fuck that millennial bitch up.

no, eric, don’t just go away with some stranger. i’m scared.

why is everyone fucking cheating?! is it so hard to keep your tongue in your mouth?

episode 7

ahhh i love everyone working together

omg this bitch is absolutely unhinged

“sex free campus? people fuck in the bushes” is my favorite quote, thank you eric

ruby matthews is officially THAT bitch, she did what i wanted to do the whole season

sucking on my titties is the best anthem. i love this show.

cal and jackson are definitely my favorite ship this season, i really hope they work everything out

the way connor swindells portrays adam is incredible

i need jean to be okay

they’re each other’s mums stop i’m crying

i wish mr groff cared more about his son than about getting back with his wife, like he hasn’t even talked to adam this whole time or made any sort of effort

lmao not A RAIN KISS i can’t believe a ship i don’t care about actually get a rain kiss

the finale episode 8 let’s gooooo

lmao what is this mean girls moment

adam and rahim being besties is hilarious

i’m sad cal and jackson didn’t work out but i get it, i’m glad they’ll still be friends

the maureen and aimee goat adventures

my baby adam i’m- i can’t, why is he getting hurt

why did adam and eric have to break up

not otis building up this absolute bitch that should be in jail

SHUT UP he’s not the father?!

seeing adam happy is everything

proud of maureen for ditching michael

eric third wheeling in the tree house lmao

i feel like this season left everything disheveled, and i’m left feeling empty. it felt more like a mid season finale than a season finale. i enjoyed season 3 but i think i prefer season 2.

[an-actual-angel]

Pairing: Connor (RK800) x Reader, Collin (RK800-60) x Reader, Richard (RK900) x Reader 

 Summary: The year was 2082. 44 Years after the android revolution. Things have turned south for humanity. Androids now rule the world, leaving humans to be considered as mere animals. While some Androids still have a general disdain for humanity some have taken to the idea of keeping them as “family pets.” You, born in captivity, specifically bred to be the perfect pet happen to get adopted by the RK brothers.

Chapter Description: Connor wonders what Richard is apologising for.

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Chapter 34 - She burns like the sun.

“Apologized?” Connor's eyes darted between yourself and Richard.

You bit your lip and glanced off to the side trying to think of a way to explain the situation to Connor without causing any type of hostility between the brothers.

“For everything.” Richard spoke up. “This whole situation, it’s my fault.”

Connor looked completely baffled, his LED spun yellow as he tried dissecting what Richard was saying, searching for an indication as to whether he was being truthful or playing another one of his mind games.

Richard did seem genuinely distressed, his forehead and shoulders were both flooded with tension. “Trying to control her, telling her what to do, how to dress, who she can and can't talk to.” He begins to explain again. “Treating her like an inferior. Fucking buying her in the first place!”

Connor turned back to face you, he reached out his hand to give yours a tight squeeze. You couldn’t bear to look at either of them at this moment. Your brain was too busy processing all of this new information.

Richard spoke your name softly, his smooth voice pulling you to finally look at his face again. “You didn't deserve any of this. I was an idiot, trying to prove a point. A point that I don't even... Believe now.”

You sucked your bottom lip into your mouth and nodded, not really knowing what to say.

“What changed?” Connor asked, his voice soft and slightly wary.

Richard’s lips became thin as he looked over at you. His eyes fell down to the floor before they gathered the courage to look back up at Connor. “Look.” He exhaled a deep, artificial sigh. “Connor, there's some stuff I've never told you.” Richard stops for a minute to look back at you. “Unless you-?”

You shook your head no. No, you didn’t tell Connor and no you didn’t want Richard to be the one to tell him either.

Oh god, was Richard going to be the one to tell Connor?

“That's what I was afraid of.” Richard sighed again.

“What? What's going on?” Connor insisted, slightly more impatient this time.

You should have spoken up, interrupted, called Connor off to the side to speak privately but you were in a state of shock from the whole situation. Instead, all you did was grip tightly at Connors sleeve.

“Look, don't worry. Let me start out by saying it happened way before you two where together.” Richard attempts to explain himself.

Connors hand releases from yours. “You better not say what I think you’re going to say.” His voice picks up slightly, sounding as if he is speaking between his teeth.

Richard exhales, holding his hands up as if to try and calm the situation. “Connor, it was completely consensual.”

“You son of a bitch!” Connor lunges forward at Richard, grabbing him by the collar and pushing him into the wall.

“You bastard! You used her, didn’t you? You treated her like an animal and then used her! Is that why you wanted a human, you sick pervert.”

“It wasn't like that!” Richard pushed Connor off himself, his push so forceful that Connor landed on the floor.

“Oh please, enlighten me then,” Connor growls, getting back to his feet.

“It was an accident, it hadn't meant to go that far.”

An accident?

Oof,  bad word choice on Richard’s part, he realized it as soon as he said it, wishing he could take the words back. He didn’t mean it like that!

'She’s a person!' Connor bellows as he tackles the taller android to the ground. They both smackdown flat on the dark marble floor, Connor landing on top of Richard. He pushes himself up to give Richard what he deemed as a well-deserved punch in the face.

Richard attempted to push him off, he didn't want to fight, but Connor wasn't letting up. His only other idea was to give Connor a solid kick to the Solar plexus.

In all the shock and confusion you didn't know what else to do other than to call for Collin’s help. Your shaky voice cries out his name. Luckily enough, he had already been on his way up the stairs to see what all the shouting had been about.

“For fuck sake.” He grumbles once he arrives on to the scene and notices his brothers brawling.

Collin sprints to grab your shoulder and pulls you back. “Go downstairs.” He instructs you before attempting to intervene with his brothers.

But you were frozen still on the spot. Not really processing what Collin said, just watching the scene unfold as your legs struggled to keep you standing.

This was all your fault.

You watched as Collin wrapped his arms around Connor in an attempt to pull him away from the situation.

“He used her!” Connor spits. “For his on sick enjoyment!”

“It wasn't like that you self-righteous bastard!” Richard barks back still sitting on the ground, wiping away the small bit of thirium that dripped down from his nose. “I had feelings for her okay! And I still do! Is that what you wanted to hear?”

You feel your cheeks burn alongside with the sickly feeling of nervous butterflies erupting in your stomach.

“If you had feelings for her then why did you tre-”

“It's was confusing okay! I was scared! She's a human!” Richard stops for a moment and glances over at you. His voice sounding a bit more defeated. “You're a human. And I…”

“Have a superiority complex?” Connor spoke up, still stuck in Collins tight grip.

“Connor, it's-” You attempt to speak up but you don’t think he hears you.

At this point, Connor is wriggling to get out of Collins grip. “Let me go!” He demands. “I want to leave.” When Collin finally releases him, Connor walks towards you. He allows his pinky finger to interlock with yours.

“Come on.” He whispers. “Let's get out of here.”

You say nothing but follow along, at a loss for words.

...

You had explained the whole situation with Richard to Connor while you, him and Collin had sat in the kitchen.

“You shouldn't have to live with that creep.” Connor sighs handing you a cup of warm tea.

A half an hour had passed since Connor and Richards scuffle. And you had since explained the whole Richard situation to Connor. He still didn’t seem very pleased. In Connors mind, Richard had used you. Even when you told him you were every part as implicit as Richard, he still saw Richard as the villain.

“Con, it's fine.” You assure him. You reach out your hands to clasp the mug, focusing in on the warm sensation on your fingers that briefly tore you away from the tense energy in the room.

Connor's eyes make their way over to Collin who was sitting beside you at the kitchen counter, idly rubbing your back.

“How are you not mad about this?” Connor shakes his head, handing Collin over his mug of tea.  “Wait.” He stops for a minute as he places the mug on the counter, slowly pulling his hands away from the porcelain. “Did you know?”

“Yeah...” Collin sighs, setting his hands on the counter, inching their way towards the tea.

“What the fuck?” Connor sighs shrugging his hand in the air. “Why didn't you tell me?” His brown eyes dart between the two of you.

“Because you'd freak out, disown Richard...” Collin mumbled into his cup as he brought it to his lips.

Connors right hand settled on his forehead as he shook it in dismissal.

“I'm sorry Connor.” You finally spoke up again. “We wanted to tell you but I didn't want to cause any drama or tension or-”

“It's okay.” His hand falls on your shoulder. “It's not your fault, you were the one who got caught up in all of this mess. I should have got you out of here when I had the chance.” He sighs.

Collin began to shake his head. “No!” He demands.

“I'm just saying.” Connors brows lift towards his brother.

“No, no. Absolutely not!” Collin's voice raises slightly.

What were they even talking about? Whatever it was seemed to really stress Collin out.

“What?” You asked. “No to what?”

“Don't even ask.” Collin shakes his head quicker this time as he stands to his feet. Both of his hands fall on your shoulders, standing over you like a protector, staring down Connor.

“We should at least give her the option.” Connor sighs leaning on the counter across from you, a melancholic look on his face.

“Don't do this to me, Connor.” Collin's voice softens as does his hold on your shoulders. “Please.”

Connor's lips become thin and he closes his eyes.

“What? What is it?” You ask again, a worried tone seeping into your voice.

Connor's fingers interlock with yours. “Y/N. We can get you out of here. Out of the city.”

You felt Collin's hands fall from your shoulders all together now. You turn to look at him and see him walk out of the kitchen.

You don't really understand. Obviously, you could leave the city what did he mean? Why was Collin so upset?

“Y/N?”

You look back at Connor.

“Have you ever wanted it to be just humans?”

“What?” You ask, very confused.

“We…” He begins before stopping and correcting himself. “I can help you. You can be with your own kind. Well, if that’s what you want.”

You stay silent for a moment.

“It was selfish for us to keep you here this long.” Connor's voice faults a little. “I'm sorry.”

“What do you mean by just humans?”

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Chapter 35 -  The Light Behind Your Eyes

Content Warning: This chapter has smut.

So the secret was out. The truth about Richard and the truth about Connors out of town ‘business dealings.’

The reason why Connor had been so busy? He was working two jobs. One, his normal, everyday job in youth and community. The other, an underground railroad for helping humans to leave Detroit.

You didn't really know what to think when being offered this opportunity. Should you stay in your nice warm house with your boyfriend's where you knew you would be safe, or did you dare to dream bigger, for freedom, to not have to be escorted everywhere you went. To mingle with your own kind, make your own decisions, live authentically? It was a difficult choice, to say the least.

You had sat with the idea for a while. Collin remained silent, yet very clingy the entire time. His head sat laying on your lap and every so often he would let out a sigh, cursing both of his brothers in his head.

Connor just felt so horrible about everything, he felt like it was all his fault. He didn't want you to be taken advantage of ever again. That's why he brought the idea up. If you decided to stay then wonderful! He could rest easy knowing you were choosing to do so. But if you wanted to leave, well he felt obligated to help you in whatever way necessary.

You had thought about maybe just leaving temporarily - but what if you choose to but couldn’t make it back? What if you didn't want to come back?

You kept asking Connor questions about the whole thing, where would you go? Would you be alone? What was it like out there with the humans?

A settlement he knew of and mostly helped was about a four-hour drive away from where you were. It would be easy enough to get there. The community seemed very close-knit, almost like a family. No Androids knew of the place either. Well except for Connor and some of his ‘associates.’

Connor told you some stories of the people he had helped escape to different settlements. One of the more recent ones was a young lady. She was lost after one of the riots in the city. Connor was lucky enough to get her out of dodge just in time.

A settlement he knew of and mostly helped was about a four-hour drive away from where you were. It would be easy enough to get there. The community seemed very close-knit, almost like a family. No Androids knew of the place either. Well except for Connor and some of his ‘associates.’

Connor told you some stories of the people he had helped escape to different settlements. One of the more recent ones was a young lady. She was lost after one of the riots in the city. Connor was lucky enough to get her out of dodge just in time.

“Lucky thing I found her when I did. The poor girl was pregnant.” He shook his head. “She desperately wanted to get out of the city. She couldn’t bear the idea of her child being taken away from her.”

“She's was literally your age.” Connor shivered at the thought of something that awful happening to you. “Emily, her name was.”

“Emily!?” Your eyes smacked open wide as you turn to Connor, slightly startling Collin with your loud exclaim. “What did she look like?” You blurted out. “Did she have red hair? Like ginger, with freckles?!”

Connors brows knit together, curious as to how you guessed so quickly. He held out his hand and a blue-tinted hologram appeared, showing the girl in question.

It was her. Emily. Your Emily!

You whimpered loudly at the image “Oh my God! She's having a baby.” Your eyes darted to Connor.

“Yes.” He said, looking confused.

“That's, she… She was my best friend, for years. She was my only family.” Your shaking hands move to pull the image projected on Connor's hand closer to you. Connor recalled you telling him about her months ago, on your first walk out together.

Collin sat up silently and moved to hold you tight in his arms. At that moment he knew what your decision was going to be.

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Saturday morning. You had your things packed up to go. Collin had been hovering around you all morning as if he was your shadow. Every so often kissing your knuckles, shoulders and temples, any bit of skin he could. You bit back your lip not to cry. Collin did the same.

“You'll come to visit me right?” You forced a smile as your eyes met with Connor’s.

Connor nodded with a more serious face. “I don't know if we'll be welcome too often but we will try our best.”

You nod, fake smile simmering down a bit.

“Here.” Connor hands you a phone and charger. “Our numbers are on that. If you ever need anything or ever change your mind, we're only a call away.” The phone was an older model but that didn’t matter. You were just relieved that you would be able to communicate with the boys in any shape or form. The settlement must have running electricity or else Connor wouldn’t have given you the charger. At least you’d have that.

“Thank you.” You said, taking the phone and charger from his hands, the skin of each other’s hands yearningly brushing against each other. You pull your hands away to go and place the items in your suitcase.  

As you move to zip up the case Collin lets out a sigh and his hand rolls over the top of yours. His solemn eyes almost begging you to change your mind.

“I need to do this.” You whisper to him. Your other hand strokes his cheek. “I need to know what's out there, I need to see Emily.” You place a soft kiss on his lips.

“Can't we just bring her here?” Collin whispers back against your lips.

Connor shakes his head, overhearing Collin. “It's not worth her risk losing that child.” He explains gently.

“Well, we could adopt all of them. I don't mind living with a baby.” Collin attempts to bargain with you both.

“It's not that simple, Collin.” Connor shakes his head, tight-lipped, he understands how his brother feels. He feels the same but he’s also trying to be realistic.

You stroke his cheek. “It's not goodbye forever.”

“Promise?” Collins glossy eyes meet yours.

You kiss his lips again tenderly. “Of course.”

___

After zipping up your suitcase you sigh and look between the brothers. “I suppose I should say goodbye to Richard.”

“He's, at work today.” Connor quickly replies.

“Did you not tell him?”

“No.” He speaks blankly, pulling the suitcase down off of the bed. “He would only try and stop you. Plus, he doesn't know about the whole ‘me smuggling humans out of the city.’ He could destroy the whole operation.”

“Right.” You sigh again.

“I’m sorry. I guess I didn’t realise you would have wanted to say goodbye.” Connors brows lift, a worried look crossing his face.

“I mean of course I would have.” You shrugged. “Richard isn’t the evil manipulator you think he is.” Your hand brushes against Connor's arm and then slides down to hold his hand.

“He’s an idiot sure, but I think he’s learning.” You give a small smile before kissing Connors cheek. “Ready?”

___

You took Connors car for your journey. His was self-driving and also a little less inconspicuous than Collins flashy jeep. You, Collin and Connor, had all sat in the back, you lay snuggled between them, trying not to let your hot tears seep out of your eyes as you clutched onto the material of Connors shirt, your face pressed into his chest. Collin was laying against your back, softly playing with your hair and peppering kisses on your shoulders.

Was this a terrible decision? Should you just tell them that you’ve changed your mind so you could all turn back and go home?

Ah god, why was this so hard?

You needed to see Emily again though. You just had to.

After a while, you switched from laying on Connor's chest to Collins. The drive was four hours so at least you got a lot of cuddling time in before.

Connor mentioned that once you got close to the location the three of you would have to get out and walk a bit. The settlement was deep within a forest and even if he could park close to it he wouldn’t, not worth the risk.

When you arrived as close to your destination as the car dared go, it pulled into a parking lot at an abandoned warehouse. There was still a bit of a long walk until your destination. When the car came to a halt the three of you sat in silence for a minute, no one knowing what to say. Connor was the first to move, he sighed and reached for the door. Your hand stopped his before it got to it, however.

He looked at you, head tilted, eyes curious. Had you changed your mind?

Pulling his face towards yours you gave him a soft, drawn-out kiss. You pulled him into it further, exhaling into his mouth a little as he kissed back. His hands slid up your sides, eagerly searching for nothing. When your lips pulled away from Connors you turned to Collin, He was way ahead of you.

His hands clasped around your neck softly pulling you in, his lips burning with passion as they met with yours hungrily nipping and sucking, trying to get as much of you as he could. Connors mouth then meets your neck, his hands travelling down your sides and then across your waist. He tugs at the button of your trousers and then undoes your zipper.

Connors fingers gingerly slip into your underwear and begin to play with you softly. A moan escapes your mouth and echoes into Collins. When Collin notices Connor starting to pleasure you he pulls himself back for a moment to pull his shirt off and throws it into the front seat. Collins licks his lips as he pulls your shirt up too and undoes your bra.

A moan escapes his lips as soon as your breasts are exposed to him, immediately he clasps onto them with his mouth. It so unfair to him that he only got to do this with you once before. Connor remains sucking on your neck and playing with you until Collin gets a little impatient and demands that Connor moves. Connor, slightly annoyed but still understanding that they both had to share you, pulls you on to his lap as he backs against the right side of the car.

Both the androids LEDs flash for a minute and then Collin is pulling your trousers and underwear off.

Connor's hands pull your legs apart gently from behind while Collin dips his head down between them trailing his tongue all over your sensitive area. You whine at the sensation of Collins tongue lapping up your wetness whilst Connor holds you in place, spread open.

Collin's hands move up to wrap around your legs as well, holding your thighs tight against his shoulders.

Connors grip then releases on your legs, his hands move up your body, one cupping your breast and another holding your jaw. He allows the thumb on the hand holding your breast to rub circles on your nipple, his thumb on his other hand pulls down on your lip before he inserts it into your mouth. You suck down hard around his thumb tongue licking a circle around it as you gasp.

Collin slips a finger inside of you and you begin to squirm, a needy whine comes from your lips. Collin moans along with you as his fingers dive in once again.

Both of the boys LEDs flash in communication and Collin is now on his knees, pulling your hips up to his. He levels himself with a shaky breath to allow himself to enter into you, slowly.

Connor watches for a brief minute, his lip stuck between his perfect teeth before he reaches his hand down again to play with your clit.

Collin grunts and ruts his hips against you as you moan from the friction, his fingertips digging into your thighs as his slow but heavy pace continues.

You feel Connor push you up slightly as you notice the click of his belt being undone, his freshly exposed erection now being pressed against your back causes your whimpers to become louder. You manage to tilt your head back to look up at Connor, both of you briefly making eye contact before Collin pulls you toward himself again, this time flipping you over to ride you from behind. Almost too quickly he pushes his dick into you again, his eagerness picking up.

After the initial shock, you realise you now have more access to Connor. Without much of a second thought, you move your hands down to his twitching cock, giving it a brief but gentle tug, you then place lips around the head and hum, the vibration of which has Connor melting into your touch.

His hands tangle their way into your hair as you move your mouth around him fully, He swears softly along with singing your name in praise as your mouth works on him. You start to struggle to keep your pace up with Connor as Collin speeds up, hips smashing against yours so relentlessly that you feel your about to topple over.

He must have sensed it because he then grabs your waist and pulls you up, breaking you away from Connor temporarily, he’s not thinking about it at the moment. He’s just chasing his ending, the smacking noises would almost be embarrassing if you weren’t so dazed out with lust.

Pressed fully into Collins frame with his mouth latched on to your neck he echoes out a mixture of mumbling and growling as he finished hot inside of you. He holds you tight against him as he comes down, his simulated breathing so loud against your ear you almost want to faint from how steamy it was.

When Collins grip loosens he presses a soft kiss on your shoulder and then falls back onto the seat. Before you could follow suit Connors gentle hands guide you towards him. Connor turns you around and presses you down on to his lap, on to his cock. You bite your lip as you slide down on it, feeling the beautiful stretch once again.

Connor kisses your back as you adjust to him before slowly moving your hips to bounce up and down on his cock.

You let him do most of the work at the start as you are still recovering from Collin but the need to chase your orgasm starts to grow again. You help Connor with the pace, speeding up a little as you bounce with his hands. A blissed-out Collin watches you both with a smirk before reaching out his hand to hold one of yours. You instinctively grab on to his hand but it topples your balance a little. Connor's hands are then firmly placed on your back keeping you in the right place as he bobs your body to a pace you could both enjoy.

You squeeze tightly on Collin's hand as your orgasm begins to build, Connor guiding you towards it so gracefully that it almost takes you by surprise when that wave of rapture washes over you. Connor meets his end soon after as well, he must have been holding it back until you were finished. Which made sense as Connor was always so eager to please.

Your body lays flat against Connor's chest for a brief moment until you slowly move off of his dick, dark blue liquid now leaking out from between your shaking thighs. If you were your regular self you would have been a bit more careful as to not stain the seats of Connors car but you were too dazed.

Collin pulls you towards him, wrapping his arms around you selfishly. You peer over your shoulder at Connor before then turn to face him and pull him into an embrace against your bare chest.

You three stay like this for a while until you gathered your thoughts back into order.

Luckily Connor had wet wipes and tissues in his car so at least you had a bit of a clean-up before you had to set out again. You hoped the boys would be true to their word and come visit you sometimes, maybe recreate your steamy little car date.

It wasn’t goodbye forever you reminded yourself.

After the three of you got dressed, you sat out on your journey into the forest. At least it was a decent enough day. It wasn’t too cold nor too warm, just average. You walked hand in hand with both boys, not wanting to let go of either of them for even a split second. Connor carried the case of all your earthly belongings in his other hand.

“You’ll be safe here.” Connor promised you when he could sense your fears creeping up again. “Everyone there is very nice. They will treat you like family.”

You nodded, trying to be a bit more positive you brightened up a tad. “It’ll be nice to meet everyone.”

“If anyone gives you shit, you let me know and I’ll personally come by and whoop their ass.” Collin grunted, seeming a little too serious. His demeanour reminding you of the Collin you had first met when you were newly adopted, not the Collin you knew now. Closed off, cold.

“Collin…” Connor warns him, not taking too kindly to the idea of Collin coming and disrupting the flow of the humans. They left the city to get away from androids not to be bullied by new ones.

“Well, I’m just trying to protect her.” Collin bit back in defence.

“So am I, That’s why we’re bringing her here.”  Connor retorts calmly as he rubs his thumb over your knuckle.

Collin goes quiet again. You don’t really know what to say anymore and neither does Connor so the three of you continue your journey in somewhat of an awkward silence. Your guilt started building up again, Collin had been hurt a lot in the past that much was clear. He had been starting to heal, was you leaving him now going to send him back to his old ways? You’d have to ask Connor to keep an extra eye out for him when they got back.

You also worried that Collin may start to resent Connor for this whole situation. And God only knows what this will do with their relationship with Richard.

And Richard…

He apologised.

He apologised and you never even got the chance to reply. You didn’t ever want to admit it but you still obviously had feelings for him. You wondered if you’d ever see him again. If he was honest, would he have changed? Would things have been different?

He’d be too proud to cry or even say sorry if it wasn’t true, right? Was it another manipulation tactic? You guessed you’d never know really.

After a long walk, you three had reached the settlement. It was a small scrappy looking ‘village’ filled with shacks made out of wood and other recycled materials, rusty abandoned vehicles like buses re-made into little houses and strings of lights hanging above head, being powered up by decrepit looking generators.

Around the settlement was a chain-link fence full of holes some of which had been covered up but not very well.

The people within the settlement all stopped and stared as the three of you entered, their eyes scanning closely, it was a little unnerving at first as they gathered around in curiosity.

“Greetings stranger,” An old man with a snow white beard, hobbled with a walking stick and smiled at Connor. “Is this the human girl?”

“Hello, again Danny Connor hugged the man who held out his arms to the android. “Yes, this is Y/N.”

“Welcome to the Family Y/N.” The old mans face wrinkles as he smiled and held out his hand to shake with yours.

You took his hand in a shake and the man began to speak again, “Life here ain’t glamourous, a lot of hard work but were free. And we look after each other here.”

You looked around to notice the other humans standing around, smiling and seeming a lot more welcoming now that they knew who, or more specifically, what you were.

You looked at all the unfamiliar faces, some were covered in dirt while others were quite clean. Their clothes all seemed worn, ripped and or sewn back together again. Connor had sometimes brought them new items and food from the city but they mostly preferred doing things on their own, recycling items, growing their own food. They even had some animals. You noticed a few chickens roaming around in the middle of the settlement.

You smiled looking around at all the people nodding to them as they did the same, that was until a shrill voice called out your name.

Turning quickly you saw her. “Emily!”

You ran to each other in an embrace, holding on to her for dear life as tears streamed down from both of your eyes, when you both finally let go you move back slightly with your hand over your heart as you take note of her stomach.

“Emily!” You repeat as your hand reaches out for a feel for the baby.

“It’s a long story” she laughs wiping away a tear. “Come on.” She guides you to sit on one of the logs by a small fire. “We have so much catching up to do.”

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Please please please please post your thoughts for each BiP episode. I CANNOT keep up with that show but somehow it seems you can? Love hearing your thoughts.

Anon, I don't blame you for not being able to keep up with Paradise. FOUR HOURS? Four hours a week. Insanity. I keep up with it because I'm a masochist.

I can summarize what has happened so far, if you're interested, though I'm always genuinely surprised when people want to know what I think! Below the cut, for length, obviously.

Actually, I'll go couple by couple, cause that seems easier?

Abigail & Noah: here for it. Abigail always struck me as sweet but boring, and I wasn't a fan of Noah on his season, but I LOVE Noah here. I've mentioned before that Paradise has a way of flipping how I feel about people, either bad to good or good to bad and Noah is absolutely one of those. I love that Noah is just like the advice giver now?? This last episode had Abigail crying about how not fast they were moving, but also in the first episode she was like I move at glacial speeds so I don't know wtf she wants honestly. I don't really like her and I know everyone loves her so I feel like I should but oh well. Don't whine about your boy playing it safe when you literally told him on the first date that you like to move slow. I'm rooting for them as a couple I think?

Joe & Serena: JOE MY BOY. I have said this before, but I have tweeted 3 times in the last 5/6 years. They were all about the Bachelor. One of those was about Joe getting kicked off night one on Becca's season. I loved him the first time on Paradise and he was a little rocky at first, but he's come around this season (he was a bit sad sack-y for a while there). I think these two are so fucking cute and I'm mad that Kendall came back. Like shitty move. Clearly they both need closure, but I think it's shitty that she's doing it on TV. Like they've been broken up for at least a year I think and she chooses now to chase him?

Kenny/Mari/Demi/Tia: I don't understand the Kenny obsession, I don't find him that attractive, but he seems nice enough. Mari was fine at first but then that whole "I think we should see other people, wait, I didn't mean YOU could see other people" thing really ruined her for me. Also she threw a cake in a fire and that is villain behavior. Demi is another person who has flipped for me on Paradise. I loved her last time, but I HATE her this season. Tia I didn't really like on Arie's season or the first time in Paradise, but I'm liking her a lot so far. Out of this whole love square, I'm into Kenny/Tia the most. Their naked volleyball date may be my favorite thing this season, Tia had me SCREAMING at "full china pots out" and "full flaccid penis on the beach".

Connor/Maurissa/Riley: I love Riley. Him trying to salvage pieces of the fire cake was high key relatable. I liked Maurissa until she treated Connor like shit. Like I get that she wasn't super into Connor, but he was clearly into her and she didn't even give him the courtesy to tell him that. She just went on the date with Riley after Connor gave her a rose/they spent all their time together coupled up. And then she hooked up with Riley after the date which, fine, but then the next day didn't give Connor a clear "I'm not into you" at ALL. Like she just blew him off completely and that sucked. Poor Connor.

Tammy/Aaron/Thomas: Ok, here's where I admit that I love Tammy. Wholeheartedly love Tammy even though she's a messy bitch. I loved Tammy since Peter's season during the whole champagne-gate fiasco when Kelsey screamed BRING TAMMY HERE and it's something I've quoted *multiple* times to my Bach bff. So her flipping from Aaron to Thomas doesn't bother me because she can do no wrong. It also helps that I just don't like Aaron. He is so obsessed with Thomas (him, Tre, and wide Draco, all three of them cannot get over Thomas and it's so weird). I've never liked Aaron. I also don't like Thomas, but whatever. #teamtammy

Who am I missing????

Natasha/Brendan: I love Natasha and Brendan sucks. He's clearly lying to her about waiting for Pieper to show up and Natasha's just gonna get hurt. Ugh. I love her so much.

Deandra: I'm putting her by herself because she is A CATEGORY ALL HER OWN. The "love triangle" between her, Karl, and Chasen? Where Karl and Chasen kept giving her tacky jewelry and then arguing over her? And then she STRAIGHT UP CHOOSES NEITHER AND GIVES A FRIENDSHIP ROSE TO IVAN. Queen status.

Ivan/Jessenia/whatever his name is: How can anyone pick someone over Ivan? IVAN SUPREMACY. I hope he finds someone, it is wild to me the girls aren't all over him.

Tahzjuan/Tre: They both left Paradise of their own volition, but I still want to talk about them. Tre was so hit or miss for me, on both Katie's season and Paradise. He seems like such a teddy bear but oh my god would he not let petty shit go. I will miss Tahzjuan and her constant mental breakdowns about the heat. Her screaming at the ocean last episode and then DOWNING a plate of spaghetti will live rent free in my mind for years to come.

Becca: She's too new to have a couple, but as I said in a previous post, I like Becca, though she was never my fav Bachelorette. I love her so far, her commentary is gold. Like her just narrating Riley's workout routine was just *chef's kiss*

Wide Draco: I think his name is James? Why is he still here? He seems nice enough but I cannot stand his face. Which makes me feel bad because I shouldn't be judgmental. sigh.

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By Your Side.

Mob! Seb AU

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Part 7.

 Run-through: The mob boss had never thought that he’d be so broken one day. Without you, his world was falling apart. And there was nothing he could do about it. 

Themes: ANGST, Gore elements, violence, death

A/N: I’m sorry babies, but there is no smut in this one… forgive me. I know this is getting long and tiring but I promise, this series will be finished soon! ILY!! 

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   When Sebastian’s tears finally ceased, Chris told his heartbroken friend what had happened to you.

 All the poison and heavy medication had taken a toll on you. Your body couldn’t handle all the chemicals and toxins so you shut down.

The doctors had told Chris and Liana that you were in a comatose state, and that you were critical. Your heart was weak and Sebastian’s heart broke with each word Chris said.

 He couldn’t wrap his head around the idea of losing you. He simply couldn’t bear it.

  Hours later, the doctors decided that it would be wise if they talked to Sebastian in person.

 “She is in a very critical state, Mr. Stan. We’re doing our best to stabilize her, and when she does, there is a chance that she wakes up. If not, then she has four weeks until she moves in what we call the vegetative state,” one of them spoke.

 Sebastian listened; his heart broke in the process. His eyes remained focused on the floor and on his shoes. He couldn’t face the doctors. He was scared that he might punch them for not being able to save you, even if he knew that they were doing their best.

He simply didn’t trust himself while you were in danger.

“The vegetative state can last for a long while, and it is torturous. It is painful, because the patient cannot move, however some of the senses are alert during that stage. Unfortunately, very few people make it back from there,” the other, faceless doctor spoke.

 Sebastian kept listening, his back against the wall and hands in his pocket. He felt a fatigue taking over him. Or maybe it was just heartache.

 “We’re trying everything we can, let’s pray she makes it through,”

 Sebastian didn’t realize when the doctors had walked away or when he stepped outside, or Chris and Liana made their way to him. He was lost, his reality distorted.

 The sky was getting darker now, his world was getting darker without you in it. He looked up and sighed.

 “She couldn’t fight it, Sebastian. But she’s no one to give up, you know that. She’ll come back,” Liana spoke from behind him, placing her hand on his shoulder.

He was broken, she could tell.

He was almost never this quiet. He wasn’t angry either. Just, silently experiencing a nightmare.

  Sebastian had absolutely no emotion on his face, nor in his eyes.

He was, blank.

He chuckled, out of nowhere. And Liana froze to the ground when he did so.

 “Hey, it’s okay. She’s here, she just… needs to come back, okay? We’re here for you, it’s not-,”

 Liana’s words came to a halt as Sebastian grabbed her harshly and pushed her against the brick wall, wrapping his hands around her throat and applying enough pressure to restrict her airflow. Her body made contact with a force which made her wince.

Yet, she was quiet. Shocked.

She stared in his blue eyes in shock, they were cruel and with absolutely no hint of showing any mercy.

She clawed at his hand around her throat, scratched his skin but he didn’t let her go. Chris tried to get him off her but he didn’t move a bit.

The more they tried to push him off, the more pressure he applied on his grip at her throat.

 “Why did you betray me, you little bitch? I trusted you, Y/N trusted you, why did you do this?” as soon as he said those words, Chris’ grip on Sebastian loosened.

He was taken aback.

Chris was shocked at the sight in front of him, and at the words which just came out of Sebastian’s mouth.

 “What?” Chris asked in confusion.

 Sebastian chuckled again, darkly. Turns out, he wasn’t losing his mind, but he was piecing the puzzle together. And once he got a view of the bigger picture, he understood it all.

He had been betrayed, and your emotions had been toyed with again.  

 “That’s right, this bitch thought she was playing me. It took me some time, Liana, but I figured it out. I couldn’t say anything earlier because Y/N had blind faith in you. I did too for a while, but I see it now. I see the betrayal,” he finally released her just before she passes out.

 Liana fell to the ground and coughed violently. Her face was red due to the lack of air and her neck hurt. She was scared. She, of all people, knew how brutal Sebastian could get. And she was now terrified, and regretted some of her actions. But she couldn’t let the fear show.

 “What- can any of you tell me what’s happening?” Chris asked again as he couldn’t believe what just happened.

 “Liana was working for Connor this whole time. She never interrogated Dylan, because my men were beating the shit of him already by the time she got here. I wanted to see how she’d react. Then I figured it out. She thought that Dylan told us the truth, but he didn’t,”

 Sebastian spoke, as Liana gasped on the concrete ground.

Chris’ face frowned in confusion.

 “I never wanted to get him to talk because I knew Liana was stupid enough to spill everything on her own, I just needed to get him in a state where he couldn’t speak. Liana walked upstairs and spilled the truth herself. She gave away the tactic Connor used to get to my girl. I still had my doubts, but then she cleared it up herself. She hesitated when I asked her to finish off Dylan. And that was it, that’s when I knew this bitch was scheming behind my back,”

 “She didn’t even finish Dylan off, my men did it for her,”

 “You never got to talk to Dylan, did you, Liana? No, because when you got to him, I made sure he was unconscious. You got scared, then you revealed everything. The day Connor’s men broke in to replace Y/N’s medicine, you knew. You knew everything. You called yourself her friend yet you silently watched her as she slowly… poisoned herself,”

 Chris couldn’t believe the words which came out of his friend’s mouth.

 “Why did you do it, Liana?” Sebastian asked, in a voice so calm that it scare the other two who were present there.

The pace at which his moods would switch was terrifying, even to Chris.

Liana knew she was in trouble, she was walking on thin ice this whole time. She knew he’d find out eventually. With you coming into his life, he did indeed slow down, but the mob boss wasn’t stupid.

She had nothing to say but the truth now.

 “I got tired of seeing everybody worshiping at her altar. I mean, what is so special about her anyways? She’s dumb, can barely handle herself on her own, always needs to be saved, to be scooped up and protected like a helpless dog. I-,”

 “Just answer the question, why the fuck did you do it? Spare us your sob story,” Chris’ patience was running low.

Sebastian was calm again, not mentally, but at least he wasn’t choking the life out of anyone. He just listened.

 Liana took a deep breath to calm her racing heart.

 “The same reason all you fuckers do what you do. Money,” she replied like it was the easiest question ever asked.

She, of course, wasn’t wrong. But given the situation, the mob boss’ blood boiled at the reply.

 “Connor has been paying me twice as much as you do. It’s really not a tough choice Sebastian, money or that damsel who’s always in distress’ friendship, I believe you already know which one I chose,” Liana spoke nonchalantly. Her words were bold, yet Sebastian took note of the fear in her eyes.

This Liana was so much more different than the one who was just crying upstairs when she had heard the news of your critical condition.

 Sebastian stared at her with nothing but disbelief and anger in his eyes. Chris subtly stood in between Sebastian and Liana, who was struggling to stand up. Chris was ready for any action. He knew what the mob boss was capable of when it came to you, and despite how much he wanted it, he simply couldn’t allow Sebastian to murder Liana right there on the hospital grounds.

They needed a plan first.

 Sebastian was never one to feel hurt by betrayal, however, he was hurt this one time because he knew that eventually, he would have to break it to you that the one close friend you had, turned out to be no better than the rest of the heartless fucks in this world.

Even now, all he cared about was you.

  “Get out of here, and run to him. Tell him he’s gonna pay for all that he did,” Chris spoke instead of Sebastian.

The latter was silent, scheming, and hurting. Sebastian knew all he had to do was go over to Connor’s, kill the bastard, and be over with it.

Yet, none of that would bring you back to him. What if he does all that and you never wake up?

What if you leave him?

He wouldn’t be able to live with the fact that the last memory he would have of you would be you looking up at him, with tears in your eyes as you struggled to breathe and held on to him, desperately not wanting to let go.

  “Connor’s not scared to die, Sebastian. You had his son killed, you took away the one person he loved the most. And he did the same to you. Throw your hopes and your prayers away, Y/N is not going to survive this, and you know that. Both of you do. Even if you kill Connor with your bare hands, you’re still gonna be the one to lose this time,” Liana spoke, her voice shaky and her words pierced Sebastian’s chest like a hundred daggers at the same time.

 Sebastian scoffed.

 “I wish you would realize that this is so much more than just a game. This concerns the woman I love, I’m gonna give Connor a slow, painful death. I’m gonna make him crave for a quick death, and I’m gonna make sure you watch all of it, before I kill you too,”

Sebastian meant each and every word he said.

 “Get the fuck of here, now,” Sebastian’s tone had a hint of defeat in it already, and Chris was concerned. He had never seen someone so broken, definitely not a man of Sebastian’s caliber.

 Liana walked away as fast as she could. She had a smug look on her face as she walked away from the two, disturbed, men.

Chris was worried.

 He approached his friend and placed a hand on his shoulder, giving it a light squeeze.

 “Hey man, we’re gonna figure this out, okay? You stay with Y/N, I’ll handle Connor and h-,”

 “No. Y/N will be fine. I’m sure she’ll come back to me, soon. I need to deal with Connor first,” Sebastian spoke, and Chris nodded.

 The two dealt with the hospital paper work, and Sebastian had his men over, in disguise; to keep an eye in case someone tried to harm you.

Two of his men were by your door while some more were in the parking lot; keeping an eye on every activity of the grounds.

Sebastian did question their loyalty for a moment, keeping in mind the stunt pulled by Liana. But Chris was quick to reassure him that there was nothing to worry about.

Chris had his people hack into the security cameras of the hospital, just so he and Sebastian could keep an eye on the situation while they took Connor out.

 Sebastian wanted to see you one last time before going after Connor, but the thought of seeing you connected with wires and tubes and machines was scarier to him than anything.

So he watched you from outside, through the glass, and whispered a quiet prayer as he eyes filled with tears with the brief sight of you in pain, and as broken as he was.

  ---

  The ride to Connor’s house was a blur to him. He was so focused on you that Chris had to nudge him in the arm to get his attention.

Sebastian sighed, and once again told Chris that this wasn’t his fight and that he should just drive home. But Chris refused to let his friend deal with this all alone.

 In the dark of the night, Sebastian found himself at Connor’s doorstep. His men broke the door down and Sebastian was filled with rage and pain as he stepped inside.

His gun in his hand, another spare on the inside pocket of his suit. Chris beside him, his gun loaded as well.

His loyal men were scattered around him.

Connor’s men were nowhere to be seen, so he was definitely outnumbered. Even if he wasn’t, the mob boss had made up his mind. He had a plan, and all of his timing was perfect.

Connor’s house was pitch black, not even one single light was on. He was there though, Chris had his people track him down earlier, and they were dead sure that he was at his place.

 Liana must be here too. Sebastian though. And just as he did, he heard footsteps approaching.

 The room illuminated right as the sound of a switch being flicked was heard.

 The light allowed him to see the two other people who had joined them.

Connor and Liana. Each with guns pointed at Sebastian.

 Sebastian smirked, as several guns belonging to his guys cocked at the sight of these two pathetic people.

Connor looked horrible. He looked like a true mess, but despite it all, he had this irritating, taunting look on his face.

 “God, I have been waiting for this moment for a while now. Sebastian, cheer up son, why do you look so sad? Oh right, my niece is on the verge of losing her life and let me guess, you cannot deal with the fact that you weren’t able to protect her, isn’t it?”

Connor smirked, knowing perfectly well how to get under Sebastian’s skin.

The latter just stared at him with no expression on his face.

 “Sucks, doesn’t it? All the promises you must’ve made to her, talked about keeping her safe and I know for a fact, being the fool she is, that she must’ve have trusted you. But you failed her Sebastian, look at her now, fighting for her life despite all your promises,”

 Connor continued despite having more than ten guns pointed at him. Sebastian just stared at him. He tried fighting it, but he couldn’t help the subtle guilt which washed over him.

 “Go ahead Sebastian, kill me. All I ever wanted was to see her suffer, and you, just like both your pathetic fathers made me. I desperately wanted to see defeat on your face, and I’ve seen it.”

Connor finally stopped talking and smirked.

 Sebastian chuckled, taking a few steps forward. Not towards Connor or Liana, but towards the spacious couch in the room.

He sat down and placed his gun next to him on the black, leather surface.

Connor’s confusion could clearly be seen. Liana, however, was scared. Though double-faced, she had spent quite some time with Sebastian. And she knew that Sebastian was always this calm and comfortable only in two instances.

The first, when everything goes as planned and he is truly content – which wasn’t the case here, obviously.

The second, when he was a few steps ahead of the one facing him – definitely the case here.

 Liana’s breathing quickened as Sebastian smirked, looking at the two beings he loathed the most in the world.

“Oh I will kill you all right, and just so you know, right about now,” Sebastian checked his very expensive, gold plated watch on his wrist and continued, “One of my men just slit your wife’s throat. You thought it was safe for her to be at your club, blending with the crowd, but really, she’s just bleeding to death on the floor at this very moment,”

Sebastian’s words erased the smirk off Connor’s face. Liana’s doubt cleared. She was now certain that Sebastian was a lot more steps ahead of them.

 “Oh and your other son, you know the one you kept so hidden and so safe from all the dangers of this life, yeah, something tells me you’ll never see him again as well. Sucks, doesn’t it? Promising someone that you’ll keep them safe, and having someone drop in and hurt them so mercilessly. I’m sure you did your best to protect them, Connor,”

 Sebastian’s words caused Connor’s blood to run cold.

 “Your son did nothing, Connor, he can still have a chance at life. For that, I’m gonna need you to ask your men to come out of wherever they are, because this little hide and seek game is over,”

 As soon as Sebastian finished talking, a number of footsteps could be heard. There weren’t many of them, and since the rest of the house was dark, he couldn’t really see their sorry faces as they walked out of the house like the obedient pets they were.

 “Now, let’s talk about killing you,” Sebastian smirked again when he saw the look of pure terror in Connor’s eyes.

 ---

 Dragging Connor and Liana into the black van wasn’t hard to do. Sebastian’s men tied them up and threw them in the back of the van.

They were to be taken to the dungeon where all his dirty work was usually carried out. Instead of beating them to death, Sebastian had ordered for his men to break their limbs and then he called David and asked him to inject them with the same poison that Connor used to poison you.

Chris had seen brutality in his life, yet none quite like this. Sebastian always gave people he didn’t like quick deaths, but this time was different– he wanted to take his time and make a scene out of this.

 Sebastian’s men and David obeyed without questioning his authority. Bones were broken, and poison was injected.

Both traitors were being killed slowly, painfully. And just like Sebastian had said, they craved death with each passing moment as they were left unattended in their agony.

 Sebastian went to see them after some days. They were both bleeding, like you were. And they apologized relentlessly; begging for a swift end to their miserable lives.

Sebastian just smirked and left, not granting them the satisfaction.

With your life in question, the mob boss was even more heartless than ever.

  ---

 Days passed by painfully.

Sebastian visited you every day, and spent hours by your side. To be honest, he only ever left to attend extremely important business related meetings. He only ever went home to shower, or eat once or twice daily.

Without you, his house didn’t feel like home anymore. And he was craving to hear your laughter echo in his house again, but all you gave him was silence.

Chris could tell that his friend was slowly becoming more and more low-spirited with each day he spent without you.

  Sebastian’s days consisted of sitting by your bed and talking to you for hours. He’d tell you about his day, or what the doctors said about your health and sometimes, he even cried.

He would often fall asleep on the couch, not far away from your bed. The beeps from the heart beat monitor attached to you acted like his lullaby and his nightmares consisted of the monitor flat lining.

His under eyes were darker now, and his beard and hair had gotten longer – unmaintained. He barely took care of his own health and if it wasn’t for Chris, he would go by missing countless meals.

  ---

By the second week, Sebastian was a true mess. He was counting days as you neared the 4th week the doctors had told him about.

 Day 13. And you still hadn’t woken up.

They were keeping you alive through more chemicals, medicines and other liquids. They injected you with something or other each day – tearing through your skin while you silently bore the pain.

 Day 13. Sebastian had spent all morning with you that day. By your side, as usual.

 “Hey baby,” he sniffled, as he held your cold hand in his large, warm one. His thumb caressed your dry skin and he brought your knuckles to his lips and placed a soft kiss on them.

He sniffled again.

His lips lingered on your skin and he admitted that he missed your usual sweet, floral perfume which reminded him of what roaming through a rose garden on a sunny day would feel like.

 “I asked the nurse to put your hair in a braid today, I know how much you like it like that. It looks pretty, you look beautiful, as always,”

His eyes flicked to the heart monitor and he saw the steady, bumpy line which brought him solace in a weird way. It was almost comforting to see your heart’s electrical activity; it reminded him that even in the silence, you were still here with him.

 “Chris was here earlier, I’m sure you heard him, he brought news. Connor and Liana are… gone,”

 Sebastian spared you the gruesome details of how he asked his people to drop their bleeding, dead bodies at the bottom of separate lakes in remote areas.

He had told you all about Liana and her betrayal a week ago. He could tell you were hurt because even though you couldn’t properly react, a single tear fell out of your closed lid when he told you what she had done.

Ever since then, Sebastian was certain that you could hear him all right, and he spent even more time talking to you and filling you in.

 Sebastian discretely wiped a tear which was rolling down his cheek. He sniffled again.

He tightened his grip around your hand and inched closer to you, extending his arm to touch your face. His knuckles hovered over your cheek and he sniffled again.

“They’re gone baby, they won’t hurt you anymore. I know I failed you so many times before, but I’m gonna promise you again that I will not let anyone hurt you from now on. I just need you to get better, okay? I need you to wake up,”

 He was crying, silently.

This was a daily occurrence. Him, holding your hand and crying; hoping you would wake up and wipe his tears and tell him that everything will be fine.

But you never did.

You didn’t wake up.

 ---

 Day 15.

Sebastian hadn’t been beside you all morning because he had something to deal with which needed immediate attention.

Even during the meeting, he couldn’t focus like he normally would. He was having a rough day.

Then again, every day was a rough day when you weren’t there with him.

Sebastian didn’t remember what it was like before you came in his life. And it hurt him more than anything that you weren’t with him now.

 Chris noticed his friend’s unsteady state of mind and asked him to go back to you, and that he would handle it from here.

Sebastian didn’t protest even once. Having not seen you all morning, he was unstable.

 At 2 in the afternoon, Sebastian walked into your room; apologizing as soon as he stepped in. He sat at the end of your bed and filled you in on his morning.

He replaced the flowers found in the vase by the window of your room. He brought you flowers often. The woman at the flower shop once told him, given that he had become a frequent client, that his partner is really lucky. Sebastian smiled, and he didn’t have the heart to tell her that he wasn’t fortunate enough to even get a smile out of you.

 “You know, I never realized how boring my job is, you know. All I do is sit through meetings, sign papers, yell at people through the phone,”

He chuckled, and looked at your sleeping frame. It hurt, seeing you so inanimate.

 “The best part of my day used to be coming home to you, and complain about my day while you listened and laughed, and told me that I was too grumpy,”

His eyes lowered to his hands in his lap as he reminisced the times when he’d come home to you.

The tears formed in his eyes again.

 “I miss you, babe. Just, please come back. I know you hear me, I just need you to find your way back to me, okay?”

 And as usual, he got no reply back.

All he heard back was your steady breathing, and the beeps from the monitor attached to you.

His tears fell silently that night as well while he sat on the couch which was just a few feet away from your bed.

He didn’t remember falling asleep, all he knew was that the last thing he heard was the steady beeping from the heart monitor.

 ---

  Day 18.

The third week came by, and Sebastian still hadn’t lost hope. He kept firmly believing that you would wake up soon.

 He was by your side again, looking at you with tired eyes, and holding your cold hand in his warm one. Today was no different than the rest.

He had spent the last hour telling you about how Chris was literally the only one he could trust now, and how much he was helping him around with his work, business and everything.

He whispered that he missed you for probably the millionth time this week.

  “You know, I heard the doctors talking earlier. They were saying that you weren’t strong enough, and that you were getting weaker. They’re saying that you can’t fight for long. But I refuse to believe that you’re gonna give up on me. Not now, not when you know that you’re my everything,”

 Sebastian spoke from beside you, tucking a strand of your hair behind your ear. Your face was slightly thinner, and you looked weak.

His fingers lingered on your cheek, and he sighed.

 “I’m gonna be really angry if you give up on me. I’m sorry I failed you, baby. I should’ve been more careful. I’m sorry,”

His bottom lip trembled. He refused to cry. He wasn’t giving up on his hopes yet.

Sebastian bent down and placed a soft kiss on the side of your mouth. Normally, you used to blush whenever he kissed you, but today, he got no reaction out of you. And it hurt, a lot.

  ---

  Day 22.

 Sebastian was miserable. The doctors had given up, because you were no longer as responsive as you used to be.

Everyone around him, except for Chris, told him that there was no use of holding on to hope anymore. Cases like these usually resulted in, well, the patient leaving for good.

 The mob boss was losing his sanity at the bare thought of you dying. He couldn’t bear it.

He cried, as the heartache got more and more intolerable.

 The sound of him sniffling constantly could be heard as he sat by your bed, late at night, holding your hand and talking to you; begging you not to leave him here alone.

 “Everyone says you’re not gonna make it,”

 He sniffled again, pressing his finger to his tear duct and wiping away the tear which formed before it fell.

He couldn’t even imagine a world with you gone.

The thought of it felt like a nightmare being replayed on a loop.

 “But I know you’re not gone. I can hear you breathing, babe. I see your heart beating. You’re still here, just come back to me. Please, come back to me, I can’t- I can’t do this without you,”

 He caressed your face and held back a sob.

He was broken. For so long he had been cold as a stone, he never showed much emotion before he met you. You were the warmth, the light; the missing piece he needed.

With you, he felt like he was more than just a criminal. He felt, normal.

Yet, even after giving him everything, here you were – on the verge of drifting away from him.

  For the first time in many days, he couldn’t stay with you that night. Something came up, and he, reluctantly, had to leave. Chris was out of town for a day or two, and they was no one else he could trust to handle his business.

So, even though it hurt, he left and promised to be back early the next morning.

What he didn’t see though, was that as soon as he turned his back on you and walked away; a silent tear escaped your closed eye lid.

  ---

 The next day, Sebastian walked down the hospital hallway and made his way to your room like he normally would, except this time, he heard several muffled voices as he approached your door.

Familiar emotions washed over him as he sped up towards the spotless, white door of your room; confusion, anger, irritation and sadness altogether.

 He pushed the door opened and came face to face with a sight which flooded his heart with melancholy, fear and regret.

He regretted that he left you all alone last night; unattended…

Life had, yet again, played a cruel joke on him.

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let’s talk about the themes of the Sly games

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (2002):

Paris: this might not be the game’s main theme but it’s the theme that is most omnipresent. Paris is the glue that connects everything together. it immediately has such an impact on the player, even though it’s just the tutorial and the gang’s base of operations. Sly being a thief but also living in Paris just sounds so right, like it’s the way it should be. it fits. 

The Thievius Raccoonus: this is the main theme and what provides the game with its premise. it’s the book that needs to be glued back together and its importance is highlighted throughout. almost every level has a page included so we’re constantly reminded of its significance. the skills we earn by retrieving the main ancestors’ pages elevate the gameplay and force the player to respect it. other than that it’s a clever way to spotlight the ancestors and establish that Sly does come from a long line of thieves.

Family: this doesn’t need much explaining but i’ll do it anyway. we start off with Sly’s parents getting killed and him landing at an orphanage where he creates a new family for himself with Bentley and Murray. you’ve got 3 different types of family: (A) Connor and Sly’s mom getting murdered and Sly’s aim to avenge them, (B) Bentley and Murray being true brothers when Sly was left with no one (i’m tearing up), and (C) the ancestors, which are explored more in-depth through the theme of The Thievius Raccoonus. Family as a theme explores Sly’s motivations and drive, even though Connor’s role is minor, especially in comparison to his role in Sly 3

Morality: Sly 1 is rudimental in its gameplay. it was a little game with a big promise at the time it was released, hoping to serve Sony and the Playstation 2 with a worthy mascot and an even worthier title. but right off the bat the player is bombarded with a shit-ton of lore about the world Sly lives in and how he operates. we immediately find out he’s an antihero, an honourable thief who has a code of conduct. this comes into stark contrast with the game’s villains who are basically filthy crooks. thief takes down thieves and the theme of Morality is SP’s attempt to make the player distinguish between good criminal and bad criminal. Morality as a theme is spotlighted immensely in Cold Heart of Hate when Sly saves Carmelita because he truly is the good guy, but also when it’s revealed that what’s been keeping Clockwerk alive all these years is the lack of morals and the hatred. the game establishes Morality as the outlining theme of the entire series, placing Sly on a pedestal because he’s honourable. morals trump hatred, so fuck off Clockwerk (even though ‘perfection has no age’ might be one of the coolest lines in the game lol)

Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004):

Paris: this is the theme from the first game but on steroids. like make it x10. when you take the plot of Sly 2 and boil down to its core, it turns out to be a full-on race against time to save Paris. it provides both a nod to the first game and a sense of closure at the end: the game begins in Paris and ends in Paris. It’s both a setting and a catalyst, and it is absolutely brilliant in the game. you spend most of the game globetrotting, away from home but as soon as you find out ClockLa is on her way to unleash her psychotic brain waves and turn the city evil, you find yourself at the edge of your seat, caring more about Paris than anything else. it’s omnipresent and powerful and i don’t know why but i love it.

Spice: if you wanna be my lover. here’s an amazing replacement for drug trafficking as a plot device in a children’s game: spice. the spice trail is what pushes the narrative forward but also gives the gang something to face before the pieces fall into place and the larger scale of things is revealed. before ClockLa steals the show, spice is the main antagonist in the game. it brings the villains together, leads the gang from one location to another, provides some memorable missions and obstacles (Spice in the Sky and a raged, spice-infused Murray). but it’s not to say that it fades away in the long-run. Spice is actually the subtle thread that connects the episodes together but also is significant to the final master plan of hypnotising Paris.

Deception: obvious one here. Neyla pretending to be an ally is the major example. we’ve got the Contessa pretending to be loyal to Interpol, we’ve got Arpeggio seemingly being the mastermind behind everything (which he kinda was until he wasn’t), we’ve got the whole evil plot reveal on the spice, we’ve got Neyla ripping off Arpeggio on her journey to become the most well-written villain in video-game history. lots going on here. overall great theme. on a wider scale (and i’ve touched on this before in some recent posts) we’ve got SP deceiving the player into thinking the plot is all laid out at Rajan’s ball until it all turns to shit and nothing goes as expected. Appearance V Reality is a sub-theme that pops up when Bentley fights Jean Bison and Bison constantly underestimates Bentley until the turtle fucking blows his lights out. it’s not an instance of Deception per se, but it’s worth mentioning

The Past: Clockwerk’s return makes this a theme instead of a motif. before ‘saving Paris’ becomes the main objective, it’s Sly’s determination to prevent Clockwerk’s revamping that kicks off the game’s events. the events of Sly 1 play a pivotal role here as they lay the groundwork for the plot of Sly 2. it’s not just Sly 2: The Sequel. with its own set of characters and an intricate story it becomes its very own thing. but Clockwerk is the link that connects everything.

Morality: this one sneaks up on you in the game’s second half and just bites you right in the ass when you least expect it. Contessa, who until her boss-fight seems to be just another selfish spider bitch witch, manifests into this advocate for Sly’s inner demons through simple dialogue. fucking brilliant. ‘You’re an ignorant child playing dress-up in his father’s legacy’ (in my opinion, the best line in the entire series) kicks it all off. and then the theme becomes obviously present throughout. it explores the fine line that Sly walks between robin hood and scumbag thief, it shows how the villains are down-right criminals who want to benefit from their crimes, it cracks black and white into a million pieces because in a single game there are like a million layers of good and evil: Barkley at the very top as the authoritarian white, Carmelita as a sympathetic cop who tries to grasp onto her own code of ethics while occasionally running with the thieves, Sly and the gang as antiheroes, the villains as... villains, and Neyla as the embodiment of satan. it’s a scale and the game spotlights this. i had a different bullet point for Justice but i think it falls under Morality. basically, Carmelita’s story arc in Sly 2 deals with blurring her views a bit and re-defining justice

Sly 3: Honour Among Thieves (2005):

Ancestry (Cooper Vault): this is what the game is all about, or at least the premise. after stitching the cottdamn book back together by the end of the first game, Sly 2 doesn’t give any attention to the Thievius Raccoonus. in fact, Sly 2 exists on a completely different plane, using its amazing plot to elevate itself away from the lore of the first game. ancestry is rarely mentioned. flashforward to Sly 3, where SP takes us back to the mythos for a new caper involving a new reveal: the Cooper Vault. what we thought we knew about the ancestors is thrown out the window to pave the way for this mystical place where the Coopers buried their secrets and their loot. i’d like to point out that the theme of Ancestry is great and all but SP does a shitty job in spreading it throughout the game. whilst recruiting the new gang members we often forget why we’re doing so and it’s not until the last episode of the game that we get the fulfilment of the theme’s promise. it’s also worth mentioning that the theme pops up in A Cold Alliance when Tsao is comparing himself to Sly and he speaks of his ancestors but we somehow get the feeling that his ancestors were all colossal jerks like him and had absolutely 0 honour

Family: this is not the same as Ancestry. the new gang members could have very well been distant with each other if not for the adventures that made them bond. Bentley’s fascination with the Guru, Murray being the Guru’s apprentice, Bentley falling for Penelope, Penelope and Panda King helping Murray with the van, Panda King and Sly working alongside each other to kill vampire mantises and the Crusher. these are all moments that helped sell the ‘group of thieves’ aspect of the game. but Family also explores the bond of the original trio and how, even when they face their differences (Bentley and Murray living in the shadow of Sly), they can still make it through, even stronger than before. other references here might include: Panda King and Jing King, Dimitri and the Lousteau diving legacy, Dr. M and McSweeney being Conner’s “sidekicks”

Honour: this replaces the theme of Morality from the previous two games as the situations the characters face allude to honour (doing what’s right for the greater good) rather than morality (black and white, good vs evil). what i mean by that is SP making an effort to distinguish why Sly is a different thief and ultimately an antihero. this was sorta explored in the previous games by having Sly put an end to the villains’ various operations but the overall plot overshadowed those instances. Sly 3 on the other hand fully explores the theme of Honour by including the word in the title and having the gang save the day in every episode. stopping harm to the environment (polluting the Venice canals, destroying the Australian outback), helping Penelope come to terms with her inner demons by encouraging her to drop the facade of the Black Baron, saving Jing King from forced marriage, etc. the theme also ties into the theme of Redemption (below) but what i’d really like to point out is that Carmelita gets in on it as well. i can’t think of a more honourable moment than when she finally, after 3 games, puts the petty cop bullshit aside and comes to Kaine Island with her squad to save Sly from Dr. M. she makes Sly’s battle her own and doesn’t give up, showing up at the very end to save him from Dr. M’s horrific boss-fight (ugh)

Deception: although not as major as in Sly 2, i’ve said this time and time again: Flight of Fancy perfectly encapsulates the theme of Deception. Penelope dressing up as the Black Baron is not the only instance of deception. you’ve got Bentley and Penelope blowing their online avatars out of proportion, you’ve got Dimitri who was initially a villain finally turning sides, you’ve got an episode card full of sunshine and bright blue and gold fonts for a hub that’s all gloomy rainclouds. beyond Flight of Fancy, i can think of a few more instances: some Shakespearian shenanigans when Carmelita disguises herself as Jing King, or when the gang doesn’t reveal their Dead Men Tell No Tales plan to the player and we’re left thinking that Sly is going to get eaten by sharks

Redemption (Choices): speaks for itself, really. this one ties in with Honour and is a sub-theme, maybe a motif. we’ve got Murray’s desire to redeem himself for feeling guilty over Bentley’s accident. we’ve got Dimitri and the Panda King joining the gang after previously being villains in the series, and eventually redeeming themselves through helping with the heist. we’ve got Penelope redeeming herself as the Black Baron by joining the gang. i also named it Choices because these characters chose to redeem themselves. Choices are all over the game, whether its the lack of free will or the sacrifice characters make: Jing King isn’t in a position to choose whether or not she gets married during her capture, Sly sacrifices his cane at the very beginning of the game to save Bentley and then jumps in front of Dr. M’s shot to save Carmelita (!!!)

Closure: or the lack of, smh. SP’s trilogy comes to a close and therefore the theme has to exist even if the game doesn’t provide the player with mass satisfaction. Sly finally gets together with Carmelita, Bentley finally gets over his fear and self-doubt and lives the good life (with Penelope), Murray kicks off his racing career, and we get happy-ever-afters for the rest of the gang as well

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Summary: The title speaks for itself.

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[Maggie<3 has renamed the chat “Gaffney ED”]

Maggie<3: Absolutely not

J. Lanik: Dr. Marcel, I can just kick you out of the chat if you cannot take this seriously.

crickett: rude

[J. Lanik has changed “crickett”’s username to “Crockett Marcel”]

[Crockett Marcel has changed “Crockett Marcel”’s username to “crickett”]

[crickett has added “HUBBY” to the chat]

HUBBY: Hi this is Ethan Crockett made my username and I don’t know how to change it

J. Lanik: I can change it in the chat for you I have admin privileges

crickett: no fun

HUBBY: Please change my username

[J. Lanik has changed “HUBBY”’s username to “Ethan Choi”]

crickett: how come u have all the power

J. Lanik: Because I’m an adult.

FreeWilly: who acts like a five year old lmao

J. Lanik: YOU KNEW I WAS SAVING THAT SORBET FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AS A TREAT FOR MYSELF

crickett: no need to yell

[crickett has sent an image to the chat]

FreeWilly: WHAT THE FUCK CROCKETT

J. Lanik: HOLY SHIT

[Maggie<3 has left the chat]

[crickett has deleted a message from the chat]

crickett: sorry babes i meant to send that to @EthanChoi

Ethan Choi: I’m breaking up with you

[J. Lanik has added “Maggie<3” to the chat]

Ethan Choi: You’re safe now, Maggie

Lesbian’s Wife: hey google how do i bleach my brain

Lesbian: Seconded

Maggie<3: Remind me which one of you is which

Lesbian: I’m Ava

FreeWilly: I remember cos Sarah never shuts up about being Ava’s wife

Lesbian’s Wife: I’m Ava’s wife <3

[J. Lanik has changed “Lesbian”’s username to “Bekker”]

[J. Lanik has changed “Lesbian’s Wife”’s username to “Other Bekker”]

crickett: not that i dont love and support dr bekker but this is the ed chat 

crickett: since u wont let me name it the sexy bitches chat

J. Lanik: She’s married to Sarah and cardiology is always down here.

J. Lanik: WAIT

[J. Lanik has added “connor” to the chat]

[J. Lanik has added “MommyPower” to the chat]

Maggie<3: I love you, Nat, but please change your username

crickett: give me admin power

[MommyPower has changed “MommyPower”’s username to “Nat”]

Nat: I’m in a mom chat leave me alone

Maggie<3: How’s Owen btw

crickett: @J.Lanik give me admin give me admin

Ethan Choi: do not give him admin I’m begging you

[J. Lanik has promoted “Ethan Choi” to administrator]

[Ethan Choi has changed “J. Lanik”’s username to “BooBoo the Fool”]

Nat: Owen is great thanks for asking! He just started soccer.

[Ethan Choi has removed “BooBoo the Fool” from the chat]

Ethan Choi: YOU FOOL

Ethan Choi: I HAVE ACCESS TO ETHAN’S PHONE

Ethan Choi: AND HE IS EASILY DISTRACTIBLE!

crickett: He locked himself in the bathroom with my phone. But now I have his

Ethan Choi: WAIT NO I HAVE PRIVATE STUFF THERE

Maggie<3: More private than your dick pics?

Connor: his WHAT

[Ethan Choi has added “BooBoo the Fool” to the chat.]

[BooBoo the Fool has changed “BooBoo the Fool”’s username to “Lanik”]

[Lanik has demoted “Ethan Choi” from administrator]

Lanik: This close to removing you from the chat, Marcel.

crickett: u love me too much

Bekker: Crockett sent us all his dick earlier @connor

crickett: NOT ON PURPOSE

connor: ...is it a good dick

crickett: i mean yeah? i hope so 

Ethan Choi: I’d like to stop talking about my husband’s dick please

Ethan Choi: (but for the record @connor it is a good dick)

Other Bekker: can we not talk abt his dick

Other Bekker: not unless i can talk about the strap but lanik said thats not allowed

Bekker: So he can send nudes but Sarah can’t talk about our new strap?

[Lanik has added “Dr. Charles” to the chat]

Lanik: Will this make you all calm down?

Dr. Charles: I don’t want to be involved here.

[Dr. Charles has left the chat]

Other Bekker: DAD

connor: lmao daddy issues

Bekker: @connor is this the hill you wanna die on?

[connor has deleted a message from the chat]

FreeWilly: can we all calm down lol

crickett: no. @connor dm if you wanna see my dick

Ethan Choi: …

crickett: i was kidding!!

crickett: haha unless……..

Lanik: Please do not plan threesomes in the work groupchat.

April: @Lanik bitter because you weren’t invited

crickett: OOOOOH burn

Ethan Choi: Does @no-ah have us on mute

April: yes

crickett: I’ll dm him some booty pics

Ethan Choi: Do not dm him booty pics

crickett: doing so is a public service

FreeWilly: to be fair Ethan he does get naked anywhere and everywhere

Nat: Including my birthday party >:(

crickett: in my defense u and april and sarah were also naked

Other Bekker: i remember that lmao

Lanik: This is a work chat.

FreeWilly: we should have a nude exchange

[Lanik has removed “FreeWilly” from the chat]

crickett: ooooh drama. are yall gonna break up

[Lanik has muted “crickett”]

Maggie<3: It’s so… quiet

Ethan Choi: Please unmute him he’s whiny

[Lanik has unmuted “crickett”]

connor: anyways 

connor: who wants to talk about their trauma

Bekker: @connor Like when you accused me of murder

Other Bekker: when i was a kid my mom really hated me and ive never really felt loved and maybe thats why im in a constant state of loneliness and being unfulfilled and even though im the happiest ive ever been i constantly feel like im on the edge of a cliff and at any moment im gonna fall over the edge and die

connor: that was loaded

Other Bekker: you asked

Maggie<3: I was traumatized by seeing Crockett’s penis

connor: lucky :(

Lanik: Jeez kids can you lighten up a little

Nat: HE KNOWS MEMES HE KNOWS MEMES

crickett: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING THIS JIMOTHY

Lanik: Don’t call me Jimothy.

Ethan Choi: @connor why are you thirsty

[Lanik has added “FreeWilly” to the chat]

Lanik: It’s worse without you

FreeWilly: that may be the nicest thing youve ever said to me…

crickett: hey baby

crickett: baby

crickett: baby

crickett: baby

Nat: Use dm

crickett: baby

crickett: baby

Ethan Choi: What

crickett: since ur going to the hospital tonight can u pick up my meds uwu <3

Ethan Choi: Only if you promise to never say uwu again

[Other Bekker has renamed the chat “uwu”]

Nat: uwu

connor: uwu

Other Bekker: uwu

Bekker: uwu

April: uwu

Maggie<3: uwu

FreeWilly: uwu

Crickett: OWO

Ethan Choi: I want a divorce

[Lanik has renamed the chat “SHUT THE FUCK UP MARCEL”]

connor: lanik snapped

FreeWilly: hot

connor: WAIT CROCKETT DID YOU DO THAT ON PURPOSE

crickett: ;)

Bekker: What did he do

connor: i saw the dick pick. @EthanChoi you were right its nice

Lanik: Please stop planning threesomes in the chat

Ethan Choi: @connor I’ll set up a private chat

connor: yesyesyesyesyes

Nat: I wish I could get laid this easily…

April: You can

Maggie<3: I’m with @Lanik can you guys not be horny in this chat

Other Bekker: my two modes are horny and depressed

Bekker: Actually you have a third- hungry

Other Bekker: fair

No-ah: This is why I have the chat muted

[No-ah has left the chat]

[Lanik has added “Queen Elsa” to the chat]

Bekker: Rounding out the lesbianism I see

Queen Elsa: Is this even a chat I want to be in?

Ethan Choi: No

Maggie<3: No

crickett: yes

Other Bekker: to summarize: crockett sent a dickpic on accident and connor was disappointed he didnt see it and now hes gonna sleep with ethan and crockett and also i think nat and april are gonna get laid and also in case you didnt know yet will and jimmy are dating

Other Bekker: AND @Bekker IS MY WIFE!

Maggie<3: There it is

Lanik: Hi, Ms. Curry. This is the groupchat for the ED and I trust that you’ll treat this respectfully unlike some of the other doctors have been

Queen Elsa: Did you just call me a doctor?

crickett: do not listen to him this chat is all fun and games and dickpics

Queen Elsa: If that last part is true, I’m leaving the chat.

crickett: it only happened once and it was an accident

[Other Bekker has sent an image]

Other Bekker: look at my wife look at my wife look at my wife

FreeWilly: @April @Nat are you guys still here

Maggie<3: It looks like they both have us on mute

crickett: good for them,, we been knew they were in love

Ethan Choi: Please act like a person

crickett: bold of u to assume im a person

[connor has renamed the chat “tinder for lonely gay doctors and nurses”]

Other Bekker: DOES THIS MEAN WE CAN HELP ELSA GET A GIRLFRIEND

Queen Elsa: I have one.

Other Bekker: omg omg omg spill

Lanik: I feel like none of you are taking this seriously.

[Lanik has promoted “Maggie<3” to administrator]

Lanik: Never let it be said that I did not try.

[Maggie<3 has changed “Lanik”’s username to”BooBoo the Fool”]

[BooBoo the Fool has left the chat]

[chicago-reeed]

PHCK ME - Reed900 Fic Rec List

Hello!!! You might not remember, but awhile back I mentioned I had the start of a fic rec list that I planned to post (which I never did). To celebrate all 1K+ of you, I thought I would finish the list for you! It is my duty as a loyal reed900 servant.

DISCLAIMER: This list of reccomendations was made purely out of personal opinion. I by no means want to discredit any other fics/authors. Some may not agree with my choices, and that’s totally understandable. I just wanted to share these fics because I personally enjoyed them <3

I didn’t include some fics because they haven’t been updated in a long time, or I didn’t remember them enough to give them accurate reviews. Also, I’m sure there are many more fics that I forgot to put on here (these are from my ao3 bookmarks). I might include them in a future update.

Anyways, all of my recs are under the cut! There are a lot!! I had eight pages worth of them in my documents haha

Mint Condition - by itsdefinitive - Mature - Content warnings - Chapters 18/? - Reed could see what they were going for there -- the whole infallible super-soldier thing.  A monument to testosterone made perfect, cast in steel within plastic.  It was actually really creepy.  Maybe that was on purpose.

The first reed900 fic I read, and it’s honestly what got me into the pairing itself.

Charon - by Vapewraith - Explicit: only suitable for adults - Author chose not to warn for content - Chapters 20/20 - Gavin Reed, a mess of a human being, just wants to be left to his self destructive tendencies. RK900, an android designed by the most brilliant minds in the world to be the perfect machine, is desperate to grasp the full range of emotional freedom now afforded to him. The two will need to find an equilibrium before their incompatible personalities—and an eccentric serial killer with a dangerous piece of tech—swallow them whole.

I can’t even describe how much I love this fic. I’m a slut for horror, and there’s plenty of that in here. It might just be my favorite. Definitely recommend.

Two Sides of a Vaguely Similar Coin - by ZombiBird - Mature - Author chose not to warn for content - Chapters 13/? - RK900 is lost.

It’s been months since the Revolution and he’s still no closer to figuring out what the hell he’s supposed to be doing with himself. He feels like an outsider in his own body. Completely detached, nothing more than a quiet observer; like he’s looking down at the world through a layer of glass instead of fully living in it.

Gavin Reed is a temperamental asshole.

This isn’t news, okay? Gavin’s fully aware of what he is. He burns bridges instead of building them. Bites hands instead of shaking them. Would rather drown in a sea comprised of the consequences of his faults and misdeeds than try to change the way he is. Because people like him? Maybe they deserve to drown.

[Alternatively: Both lost in different ways, Gavin and RK900 try to figure their shit out and end up learning that, sometimes, it takes two people who have absolutely no idea what the hell they’re doing to get a goddamn clue.]

I don’t remember much about this fic, if I’m honest. Not that the story is forgettable, it’s just been awhile since I read it. However, the title definitely stood out to me so I know it was very good :P

Captcha Encryption - by Cerulaine - Explicit: only suitable for adults - Content warnings - Chapters 18/? - It's a little over a year after the android uprising and it's still the end of the fucking world.

Back in the day when things became shit he used to enjoy a drink or two. Or Five. It all depended on how long the shift ran. After 'The Accident' he can't even cough without Nines breathing down his neck anymore.

He just wishes everything would go back to normal, but if there's anything Gavin has learned it's that you can't unring a bell once it's been rung.

Or whatever. Fuck if he knows.

Similar situation to the last fic: I don’t remember much about it (my memory SUCKS), but I do remember thoroughly enjoying this one.

Daydreamer - by Pence - Mature - Content warnings - Chapters 21/24 - Large purple bruises twined prettily around the corpse’s throat, every finger defined in perfect cruelty. His eyes tore away from the handprints as a cold finger traced the lightning strike scar across the center of his face—drawing his attention to a small, blue lipped smile.

“Do you think you’ll ever leave this town, Gavin?”

________

When a series of Detroit murders are linked as originating in his hometown, Gavin Reed is unwillingly assigned the case. Fowler insists that his history with the place and people will hugely benefit such an investigation.

He was fucking wrong. 

This fic is one big holy shit moment tbh. Really fantastic. Really makes you wonder why these authors aren’t paid to do this.

All Aboard the Underground Railroad - by Senjihae - No Rating - Author chose not to warn for content - Chapters 11/? - What starts as sticking it towards his half brother evolves into something with the potential to rewrite android history as he knows it. Gavin doesn't realize what he gets himself into until he is mistaken as the 'Android Messiah' of all things. It's not like he goes out of his way to help them, but his life gets a lot harder once Hank is assigned a shiny new boy toy ('sent by CyberLife').

Things only get worse when he's gifted a heap of metal of his own ('sent by Elijah Kamski').

(Yeah, fuck off Elijah)

Very interesting fic. Gavin is RA9 so that’s a thing. A nice slow burn!

Dragon Become Age - by errantwheat - Explicit: only suitable for adults - Content Warnings - Chapters 11/? - Y’all wanted me to write dragon age!au so I did :)

YES! YES! YES! DRAGON AGE AU! YES! YES! YES! (it’s really gud)

Warmth - by TheRedPaladin101 - Teen and Up Audiences - No Warnings - Chapters 1/1 - Gavin frowned, the aching in his shoulder fading from his mind for a moment. “Then give me my jacket.”

“Your jacket is in no condition to keep you warm,” he stated. “For now, use mine and stay warm while we wait to head back to the station.”

----

Five times RK900 gave Gavin Reed his jacket, and one time Gavin gave his in return.

Very wholesome. Lives up to its title. Some good ole hurt/comfort!

Letifer - Terminallydepraved - Explicit: only suitable for adults - Author chose not to warn for content - Chapters 19/19 - Gavin Reed is a DPD beat cop determined to make detective by any means possible, and putting an end to a string of murders looks like the quickest way to accomplishing that goal. Unfortunately for him, he fails to account for the real culprit— or the thought that perhaps he isn't the only one on the hunt for a killer.

(Now with cover art by Leetmorry!)

I love beat cop!gavin. It humbles him. And vampire!nines is scary and amazing. Love how the author wrote both of these characters (and the others too!). I definitely recommend this one!

A Strange and Beautiful Creature -  by LittleLalaith - General audiences - No warnings - Chapters 7/7 - Scientist Nines is called in to Amanda's lab to assist with a new discovery - a genuine Mermaid.

While Amanda is indifferent to the creature's circumstances, Nines builds an unlikely connection to the specimen and they grow a little closer than either of them expected.

(AKA Gavin is a sassy sea slug and Nines thrills in breaking the safety protocols)

Mermaid au! Nines wants to save mermaid Gavin, and it’s all very wholesome.

I Think You Do - by spotlightonmringenue - Teen and Up Audiences - Author chose not to warn for content - Chapters 16/? - “Son of a bitch, there’s another one. What the fuck is it doing,” Gavin says, grip going white on the gun as the android continues to stare at him without acknowledging Connor.

“RK900, my name is Connor. I’m part of a group called Jericho that recovered you from Cyberlife’s Production Center late yesterday. We are currently in the Detroit Police Department Central Station. Are you feeling okay?”

“It doesn’t feel shit,” Gavin mumbles, resisting the urge to step back as the RK900 takes a step closer. It holds out the cup, and Gavin’s eyes dart to it for only a second before flipping between Connor and his doppelganger.

“You requested coffee,” it says, and Hank sighs, leaning back against his desk while rubbing a hand over his forehead.

Quality ‘enemies to friends’ content. Nines is intimidating. Gavin is confused. Good times.

Flying with Crooked Wings - by UnCon - Mature - No warnings - Chapters 20/? - “Listen, kid,” Gavin started, cutting off the desolate child. Sure it was sad his dog had died but it wasn’t Gavin’s fault no one taught the little twerp chocolate was a dog’s kryptonite, “he’s in a better place, alright, so if you’d just stop asking for him to come back—it’d be much appreciated.”

“You promise?” the eight-year-old asked, his big brown eyes looking like glass—fragile and sparkly.

“Yeah,” Gavin lied, looking away as he did it—his halo going a bit crooked. To be honest, he wasn’t sure where dogs went after they died, only that he was tasked with calming the little boys and girls who despaired after them—at least until his punishment was up. “So just, you know, go to sleep and all that.”

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In a world where angels and demons inhabit the same earth, both searching for a way to overthrow the other, both failing--Gavin sits right in the middle, with a crooked halo and a pair of wings to match. It's not enough to be a bit mischievous, however, he also has to get caught up in the demon brothers' scheme to take over heaven. Perfect.

Really good! This fic has the interesting dynamic of Gavin as an angel and Nines as a demon. Check it out!

The Red String Will Still Connect Us Ten Thousand Miles Apart (and to the moon and back) - by Jillflur - Teen and Up - Content warnings - Chapters 5/5 - Gavin, an ‘unlovable’ man without a Soulmate. He was used to it, never had one since he could remember. However, that little fact changes when he wakes up one day and realizes that he suddenly has a Red String connected to his ring finger. It only gets worse when months later, an android walks into the precinct who apparently is his new Soulmate!

Can androids even have Soulmates?!

To make everything even more complicated, a sudden new killer is on the Streets, and he murders people by cutting their Red Strings!

A soulmate fic by our very own jillflur! So good. Amazin. I love the red string trope so much. Yall should big read.

the prince & the reed - by Pence - Mature - Content warnings - Chapters 2/? - "I wanted to marry you," the prince murmured, polished armor gleaming as he stared down at the injured man--icy eyes tinged with sadness. Regret.

A guttural scream ripped from the soldier's throat as a heel dug into his wound, arm coated crimson from his weeping shoulder.

The soldier's teeth were stained pink as he jerked his chin up to grin toothily at the other man, bloody fingers scrambling down his thigh in search of the dagger tucked into his boot.

"Then drop to your knees and ask me properly, Nines."

Okay this fic is only two chapters and hasn’t been updated in awhile but GOT DAMN do I love how the author set this medieval fic up. I’m a slut for the medieval au’s, so that’s just extra points.

Not a teacher but I can teach you a thing or two - by Adishailan - Teens and Up - No warnings - Chapters 20/20 - Gavin owed the walking hunk of plastic. He owed him. Ugh, Gavin hated owing people stuff. It gave him a horrible feeling in his stomach, like indigestion, except worse because it involved emotionsTM. This, coupled with the fact he was pumped up with drugs and suffering a concussion, was why he was about to make a terrible, terrible mistake.

“‘Kay. Fine. Thanks or whatever. Lemme know if you ever need anythin' prick.”

RK900’s LED went yellow at this, and this time Gavin was pretty sure he was doing the processing thing. It was still yellow even when he nodded in a serious way and said:

“That would be useful.”

Oh man this one is BIG CUTE! It’s so soft, and is a fantastic slow burn. I totally recommend this fic.

O May I Join the Choir Invisible - by BanishedOne - Mature - No warnings - Chapters 13/? - Gavin Reed was a new inmate at a prison where the infamous killer, R. Nathan Kearney, was on death row. Circumstances led to an unfortunate encounter.

Okay don’t quote me on this but I think you can find the rest of this fic on Twitter. It was posted in a bunch of seperate posts and it was really confusing but there was definitely extra chapters. You can find the post here (or at BanishedOne on twitter). Other than that, this is a really good fic! The boys get into a lot of trouble!

Neon Maps - by caffienefueledfeels - Explicit: only suitable for adults - Content warnings - Chapters 11/11 - Everyone has their limits. Gavin is about to discover several of his own.

He's broke, barely scraping along, and struggling to keep an aggressive black-mailer off his back. On top of that, the grey-eyed distraction in his bed is about to test his heart in more ways than one.

Cyberpunk fic!! Super interesting! Go check it out!

Computers Are Elaborate Cat Beds, Actually - by errantwheat - No Rating - Author chose not to warn for content - Chapters 6/? - “Marvelous find, Gavin. They’ll promote you for this, surely.”

Gavin pulled an exaggerated frown. He was awfully animated for a robot. “Jesus, What kind of human are you? I’m waving a fucking kitten in your face and you’re still a bitch.”

Really cute. I’m pretty sure there’s some art to go with this fic. Super duper cute reverse au!

More Than a Woman, More Than a Bride - by AvixiLynn91 - Explicit: only suitable for adults - Content warnings - Chapters 38/? - When Gavin’s life is threatened for the last time by a violent gang expanding the production of a new drug in Detroit, Captain Fowler must come up with a plan for his safety. Perhaps forcing a marriage between Nines and Gavin wasn’t the best solution he could come up with...

Oh man. This fic. Let me tell you. I’ve been with this fic since the beginning and it is one hell of a roller coaster XD. The author updates constantly, it’s really impressive.

More Like You - by Mooneye - Teen and Up - No warnings - Chapters 1/1 - “This next bit’s going to get awkward. I’m going to interface with you.”

At that he could feel the collective confusion in the room. His eyes darted up to look at Hank and then Nines. They both seemed eerily still and were possibly thinking that Gavin had surely lost his mind.

Gavin has kept his prosthetic arm, with good reason, a secret from humans and androids alike for as long as he’s had it. The prospect of losing Nines threatens to unravel everything, but perhaps it’s worth the cost.

The idea of Gavin (an android hater in-game) having a prosthetic-android arm is definitely interesting!

An Unforeseen Union - by AvixiLynn91 - Explicit: only suitable for adults - Author chose not to warn for content - Chapters 16/16 - Gavin and Nines are sent undercover to investigate a slew of brutal murders at a gay counselling and therapy resort for androids and humans. They're forced to pose as a couple, but soon feel their relationship becoming more than an act as real feelings develop.

I loved the dramatic whodunnit vibes in this fic! It gets crazy :P

The Great DPD Kink-Off - by connorssock, LittleLalaith, Skye_Willows, Stujet9rainshine - Explicit: only suitable for adults - Author chose not to warn for content - Chapters 24/24 - It started out as a bit of rivalry and turned into a competition. Who was the kinkiest android in town?

If you like smut, then read this. That is all I will say.

The Black Nights, The Long Dark - by bvssbot - Explicit - Content warnings - Chapters 8/12 - translation of an amazing russian fic тёмные ночи, долгая тьма (the dark nights, the long darkness) into english

An unknown catastrophe was the reason Gavin ended up stranded alone on a godforsaken Canadian island. Having almost made peace with the thought of living in solitude for the rest of his days, he saves the life of a pilot named Richard, whose airplane crashed in the middle of his humanitarian mission.

Shit, I loved ‘The Long Dark’ and I love this fic. I don’t speak russian, unfortunately, so I must wait to read the end. But this is still amazing and you all should read it.

Detroit: Outlast - by Cardboardghost - Mature - Content warnings - Chapters 1/? - Connor Upshur is a down on his luck reporter, who spends his nights getting drunk and passing out at home. A mysterious email calls him to Mount Massive Asylum, owned by the Cyberlife corporation. Armed with nothing but a camera and his wits, Connor must brave the asylum's horrors and find way to save the people Cyberlife stole from him.

Gavin Park is a beat cop looking for a more well paying job. So when an offer to work private security at the Cyberlife corporation all but falls into his lap, how could he refuse? Gavin quickly realizes things are not what they seem, and in an attempt to expose Cyberlife, he ends up further in their clutches. Now he and Connor must work together to claw their way out of the asylum's depths, and the familiar faces that wait inside those walls.

This fic only has onw chapter, but go check out Cardboardghost’s art if you finish reading this!! They have provided so much quality content for the Outlast/DBH crossover I didn’t know I needed.

Gin & Tonic - by limchi - Explicit - No warnings - Chapters 8/? - People didn’t like Gavin Reed. Gavin Reed didn’t like people. It went together like gin and tonic, you can’t have one without the other. Nines hated him and he hated Nines. Those were the rules they played by, the rules that couldn't be changed - until fate decided they could.

It turned Gavin into pretending to dislike and Nines into a dense idiot with a crush, unable to grasp the concept of love. Both in utter denial. The catch: gravity worked against them, pulled them together at a frightening pace. Push against and defy the rules of nature or go along the prevailing forces?

Your friendly neighborhood reed900 fic. Very epic slow burn and fluff (and a hint of angst tbh). I definitely recommend!

Bitter Half - by turnabout - Mature - Author chose not to warn for content - Chapters 5/5 - Gavin Reed was born unmarked, and had spent his entire life expecting to die like he lived - alone. It isn't until Tina points out the new serial number on his chest that he realizes everything is about to change. Whether that's for better or for worse is up to him.

I’m a sucker for soulmate fics and this one does not disappoint!

K-900 - by Serazimei - Teen and Up - No warnings - Chapters 3/3 - Gavin and Nines were a great team. Unfortunately they were both huge workaholics. That's why when Nines' body gets busted on a job and the needed parts aren't available yet chaos is inevitable. Needing to choose between waiting and potentially being of no use at work or participate in one of Kamskis experiments and transfer his mind into an Android dog the decision is easy to make.

Who knew being in a dog body could become such a hassle? Not Nines, that's for sure.

Nines is a pup!!! I don’t believe I’ve seen a fic like this yet, so it’s really cool!

Thanks I'm Hating It - by Lupo (LupoLight) - Explicit: only suitable for adults - No warnings - Chapters 4/4 - Gavin goes to a fast food burger joint and Nines judges him. Then he realizes that Gavin isn't as much of a dick as he used to be, except he is, but in a different way. He isn't sure how to react to this knowledge.

QUALITY reed900 content

Bloodstains - by DeviantAlicee - Mature - Content warnings - Chapters 12/? - Nines is an interrogator & detective for the DPD with a dark past. His thick skin & smarts helping him to be one of the most valuable members of the department. He's cold & daunting.

GV200 is one of the first police android models who's partnered with a cruel beat cop who not only hates that his partner is an android but doesn't think GV can feel any of the cruel things he does or says to him. The android doesn't speak up due to the fear of being shut down.

Nines has no clue that the android he bumped into at a bar is in fact a police android. He just thinks that he might be somebody in need of some help. But, as time passes by & a new drug that can be used by androids begins to circulate, Nines begins to realise the situation is a whole lot more convoluted than he originally thought.

This is a really interesting reverse au! Check it out!

Team spirit - by ilse_writes - Mature - No warnings - Chapters 4/4 - Someone had the unholy idea to go camping with the department, all in the name of 'team building'. Gavin is not liking it very much. That tall instructor with his haughty manners and cool eyes... that one he likes very much.

I don’t think I’ve seen another au quite like this one. Very epic content, can we hit Gavin Reed?

Wake Up - by SkySquid22 - Mature - Content warnings - Chapters 6/? - “Gavin!”

GV200 slipped out of his stasis. He didn’t get a chance to open his eyes before a file came down on his face, smacking him.

“And here I thought tin cans didn’t sleep.”

Something was wrong.

Something was very very wrong.

DIS GOT ME  F U C K E D  U P!!! Bruh @skysquid200 really out here shaking my world with this fic. I was hollering while reading this like I got HYPED

Natural - by Erik_Heinrich - Teen and Up - Author chose not to warn for content - Chapters 1/? - They are all wing people.

Gavin gets partnered with Nines. As expected hes not too happy about it, but their partnership seems to be going well. That is until spring comes along. Nines wings seem a bit fidgety and Gavin is nesting. Nines doesn't realize he's been trying to court Gavin, and Gavin is just as oblivious.

or. They are both complete idiots the whole time

WING FIC WING FIC WING FIC!!!! Yall dont know how long I’ve looked for a reed900 wing fic. My homie @phckingusername out here doin God’s work <333

Thank you all so much for 1K!!! Being able to hop on Tumblr everyday and talk to you guys makes me so happy!! I really hope I didn't f up this rec list anywhere lol. Hope u guys like it!!

[burnedbyshoto]

anon: The artist @franeridart answers all of their asks in one mass post with a read more link so maybe you could try that as well. That way you could answer everyones ask but not spam anyones dash with all of your replys

you genius anon, and you genius artist! I just feel like as of late I have been getting a lot more things in my askbox, and I dont want to overwhelm anyone with spam. so, I will be creating these! unless it’s for y’all thirsty hoes asking for extra parts or whatever from very recent posts, expect this to happen every so often! the rest will be below cut. also first time using photoshop? how’d I do yall??? and also like.... let me know if you like this idea??? if not i’ll just resort to spam :)

@your-parental-figure : IK BUT DETECTIVE GUY CONSIDERED BOTH TOKOYAMI AND KIRI TO BE ALL MIGJTS SUCCESSOR DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT MENT??? THAT MOMENT WATERED MY CROPS, CLEARED MY SKIN AND SOLVED WORLD HUNGER

oh season four episode one, you may have been a filler, but you made me so happy to watch. honestly ngl, I was pretty surprised when he said kiri, not because he has no potential, but because it seemed like the top 4 from the sports festival, bUT FUCK YEAH KIRI AND TOKOYAMI!!!!! IN A DIFFERENT WORLD IT COULDVE BEEN THEM!!!!!

anon: Makeup smut for villain Deku should be good. 100% tender, no chicken

honestly, my favorite thing at this point is seeing you all crumble in fear if i’ll even give you a happy ending, and tbh idk if it will be for villain!deku >:)

@ohmycolie: So it’s Saturday night and I’m just sitting at home 🤦🏼‍♀️ could you maybe do a scenario where Bakubaby and Kiri decide to bring Kami into their sexcapades and after their little adventure Kiri is like “can we keep him?” 🤤💕

hi bby, while I can imagine something of this sort I am only a “x reader” blog :( so while its good thirst, I won’t be writing anything about it, sorry :( ily tho!

@michealsheep: Honestly is shiggy ended me after an intense nut like that I’d just thank him

honestly, I want shiggy just to end me??? whatta way to go. death by fucking nut.

bigdickkiri: I don’t get ship wars. Why do people wanna be so mean? It’s so easy to not be a part of any a that.if everyone appropriately tagged their posts, blacklisted rags they don’t like and didn’t act bitchy then they wouldn’t be an issue. - bigdickkiri

neither do I honestly. they’re just people looking for drama at this point, and it’s like... come on... you’re 25... stop

bigdickkiri: What a fantastic evening to tell my favourite writers that I adore them and that they're amazing! Look after yourself and have a gorgeous day! ❤️💙❤️💙 - bigdickkiri

I’m literally the worst. but um, I adore you so much, and I think you’re amazing!!!!! its 2am rn, but I can’t sleep anyways

🍒💥anon: Girl, your blog is having a glo up!!! I love it!! So pretty 👌 How are you doing today? Are you taking care of yourself? *sending good vibes and virtual hugs your way* -🍒💥

teehee, thank you for noticing!!!!!! i’m not 100% happy with it rn, but I haven’t had the time to get it perfect!!! wait a few more weeks and when I have actual down time, im fixing it >:) also, I am doing well, a lot of caretaking today! I never take care of myseld! *accepts the good vibes and virtual hugs because I am touch starved*

anon: I'm part of the protect uraraka squad!!! ♡

me too boo! you wanna fight me on my mochi loving girl meet me on the corner of my fists and in your faCE!!!!! (is this considered cyberbullying?)

anon: WTF @ THAT ANGST I M SAD NOW

this was in regard to my fic “because of you” which I posted because I was in a crying mood. HAHAHAHAHA YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAD I WINNNNNNNN

@joyfullydawn: I just wanted to say you're heccin' amazing??? The fact you named that roommate one "And they were roommates" I just--yes. This is more than ok. This is excellent. Please keep being awesome aaaa

and they were roommates was the first series I had, and the thing I did in celebration for 100 followers.... jesus that feels so long ago and not in fact less than two months ago!!!!!!!!!!! maybe I should reblog my old works so you newer lovely followers can read them!!!!!

anon: would u ever do a part 2 to under the mistletoe with aizawa? its so sad and i just want them to be HAPPY

I am planning on doing it!!!!! it’s in my requests, so no worriesssss ;)

hermana anon: hermana that todo angst 🥺🥺you’re literally the best angst writer jdjdbd

okay but for real do I write actually good angst??? asking for a friend..... and HGAIGHJIAORGHUOG THAKN YOU FOR THAT COMPLIMENT!!!! PLEASE RECOMMEND ME ANGST FICS BECAUSE I LOVE CRYINGGGG

🍒✨ anon: this has literally nothing to do with anything that’s on your account right now but do you think that dabi sends shoto happy birthday messages? i like to think he does because even if he’s a villain, he still lowkey care about his siblings - 🍒✨

this was from a very long ass time ago, and im sorry I never responded to you sparkle cherry anon, but I definitely do believe that he sends birthday cards. with his baby bro’s increase in his fangirl club, he now is unafraid to send shouto a card. its always the only one that catches shouto’s attention when he goes through them because they’re weirdly personal. shouto, being a smart yet dense idiot, believes its someone in the class pranking him.

~ I won’t be posting these messages, but they were from awhile ago when I was hitting a rough patch with my insecurity as a writer and my ability to give my all to you. there are many of you, 19 messages in total, where you told me why you loved my writing. I never responded to them because they make me cry even now looking back at them. to each and every anon, I thank you for saying those kind words. to @saladsharkz, @thecryingsombra, @olivenight17, @shutupwylow, @expressyourstarstruckrebel, and @awkward-theaterkid thank you as well. there is another non anon, but they asked not to be revealed. thank you so sososo much.

~ I will not be posting these as well, because again, drama from awhile ago. but this was in regard to the anon who did not like the kinklist I had created for kinktober. while now I think I am doing a pretty damn good job, and no one has said otherwise, to the 2 anons, @connors-my-boy, and bigdickkiri, thank you for fighting an anon that was never your responsibility to take <3

@w0w-s0-3dgy: u make me uwu so much🥺❤️ I LOVE YOUR PAGE BABE I HOPE YOU’RE DOING WELL!

BBY I LOVE YOU AND I AM DOING WELL NOW!!!!! THANK YOU FOR LOVING MY PAGE LITERALLY WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU?!?!??!!

anon: You followed me and idk if it was just to be nice or if you want to be friends or what hdhakanskenebdhsiq

im starting to follow back people that make me happy. it’s been awhile since ive been on a followspree, but I follow you back when i see kind messages from you, when I see that you’ve liked so many of my horrible posts, when you reblog my things with the most amazing tags. I follow you because I want to be your friend, you’re always welcomed to be my friend!!! hell you can literally be like “bitch listen to this” and never once having spoken to me I will respond with “give me the fucking chisme my queen”

anon: *gives u an encouraging and comforting yeehaw*

now.... now I can conquer the world, thank you

anon: Hi! I love the way you're writing things for kinktober, and I'd personally love if you could reblog what you're writing multiple times because I'm at uni most of the day so I miss out on a lot. Pd. I absolutely adore your writing! Please keep up ❤

I AM TRYING TO REBLOG MY STORIES NOW BUT OMGNGSOUHFIPA YOU LIKE HOW I WRITE?!?!?!??!?!?!

heathers anon: Its the anon who sent the Dabi heather au. I send it because i know your popular and a lot of popular blogs check your blogs. And I honestly struggle with other blogs because they ignored most of my asks.

teehee, I appreciate you thinking im a popular blog and that other popular blogs check mine, but thats not true!!! sorry for never responding back, but i’m sure they’re not meaning to ignore you on purpose. there’s just so much happening things get buried!

@sinnaminsvga : we're both alyssa so it's really interesting to see the nicknames u use bc i see you use lyssa and i got the nickname ari and i think that's pretty neat how we both have the same name but wildly different nicknames

it don’t matter, we be alyssa twinsies!!!!!!!!!!

anon: I was just going through your master list, cause I’m in a stunning mood and why not make a good mood better? and I saw bakugous “sickness and that word I can’t spell” got hella happy for a sec CAUSE YES THAT WAS SO ADORABLE AND I LOVED IT. Then I remembered the heart shattering angst that came with Todos side. So like. Ily but you a meanie.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHA WE LOVE SUFFERING!!!!!! I just... really have a thing for angst it seems... don’t tell my followers though, im in denial over it...

[canonically47]

I need a full review of this episode please? SO much shit went down

based on popular demand and people coming in my asks with thoughts similar to mine, here is a full review of DCAS episode 2!

also, i love you guys for knowing how many thoughts i would have about this episode

right away, i had many thoughts about the magenta team’s dynamic, some more negative than others. jake and ashley became friends fast and i liked that! and james, my love! but then hunter and ally’s drama came in... hunter, i agree that you can’t memorize ALL games, but it was something she was talking about ON THE WAY HERE. i hate this guy and i feel like he’s kind of dumbed down compared to his original season, which he somehow winged until getting 4th place. (beta nick moment.)

i think fiore was more truthful and vulnerable this episode than we’re used to seeing her. and i am so happy alec stood up for her. i really think these two are going to get to merge and then make up and dominate the game.

tom is avoiding jake... i really wonder why. i was hoping he would have contacted him between seasons but nada. it’s sad to see tom, jake and miriam’s trio all split apart, and imo also somewhat of a bad choice. i think miriam should’ve been on tom’s team to talk some sense into him and get his side of the story, but maybe they’re going for something else.

it was very exciting to see the cyan team in action. tom and aiden bounce off each other so well, i love tess, gabby and ellie with all my heart and my sweet lake is doing so well <3

let me preface my thoughts about yul by saying i don’t like him because he’s a homophobic & racist asshole. that being said, i like that he and grett actually care about each other. i was worried he might be toxic - and there still is time for him to be, so i’m keeping an eye on him - and so did many people in my asks so i’m glad that’s not the case. still grett deserves better than him.

i strongly strongly STRONGLY DISLIKE how dumb jake & tom/hunter & ally are when it comes to their relationship issues. THEY ARE ADULTS. i think tom is 29 now, TWENTY-NINE, people! it’s laughable how much they act like teenagers in their first relationship and not like adults with life experience. i mean, sure, we all mature differently, but you would think they know how to communicate. apparently that is too much to ask. (and hunter is a little bitch.)

i agree with the jake anons. i didn’t think jake’s insecurities would be a big plot point until much later, to be totally honest. or rather i was hoping so. the fact that he got james out just for being a little bitch is insane. i knew fiore couldn’t go because, writing 101, she is very important to the story as an antagonist and we still need to see her growth and possibly make up with alec, even though logically she should’ve been the first to go; so i was very much hoping jake would be out. that way, both miriam and tom could see who they were on the show without having to worry about him. sadly we couldn’t get that.

i am however excited to see what aiden will do without james. they weren’t on the same team, but i’m curious how his performance will be affected by his boyfriend getting out.

side-note, i love how confident and trustful is james. he is so sure of aiden and knows he would never cheat on him, unlike jake who is a little bitch. my god i miss james so much already. he, fiore and ashley carried the team, now they’re down to only fiore and ashley.

alec has big plans and i like him for it. i just 1) don’t know what they are yet and 2) was hoping this was a good opportunity for jake to shine and stop doubting those he loves and instead those he hates. but no of course he still trusts his enemies. what an absolute dumbass. as i said in a discord server, human brains seek patterns and all of jake’s enemies telling him tom is cheating on him somehow is a pattern... so jake probably doesn’t even have a brain at this point.

i hate connor and riya’s romance subplot so much. riya is so annoying and hateful, and connor is old enough to be her dad. i dunno, age gaps just aren’t for me, even if it’s two consenting adults it’s just weird to me sorry.

cyan team carried. yellow team is somewhat of a mess but i can deal with them. magenta team is just mental and hard to watch. i really hope cyan team is the new team amazon, win challenge after challenge, and they all make merge. they deserve it. (maybe except tom. i’m still debating on whether i like him or not. he’s on thin ice.)

summary: fuck jake, fuck (???) tom, magenta team is a mess, yellow team is fine but connor and riya are hard to watch, cyan team carried, ALEC AND FIORE PLEASE MAKE UP I MISS YOU, yul is an okay boyfriend, a shit person and a fun character and i have mixed feelings on him and oh my god i cannot stress this enough: FUCK!!! JAKE!!!

[ificanthaveu]

SHAWN MENDES MILWAUKEE RECAP

-the CUTEST lil flower photo booth outside. we love that.

-couldn’t find the floor entrance lol but overheard people talking so we found it

-had to ask a bunch of different pictures for people bc most of them sucked oops

-chatted it up with girls behind/next to us and they were such sweeties!!!

-a bitch goes HARD at concerts

-alessia FUCKN cara is a saint and has the voice of an angel and we r blessed to be in her presence

-she sang out of love and it’s my fave so i was so excited

-scars to your beautiful made me cry like a baby :)

-made friends with all the girls around me and what some AMAZING SWEETHEARTS i wish them nothing but happiness and thoughts of shawn mendes

-there was a tall man a few rows ahead of me who’s head was conveniently where shawn was most of the time so ya girl had to lean

-the aggressive guitar strumming on there’s nothing holding me back is the only reason i am alive and thriving

-ZUBIN IS AN MVP AND I JUST RLY LOVE HIM OK

-stitches can still get me hype like the first time damn

-SEÑORITA KILLED ME like holy shit man bury me alive it was so slow and beautiful (will probably post video of this)

-and RIGHT INTO ikwydls...to the part shawn says he can never remember soooooo boy why’d you pick that part then??

-#1 mutual stan, dani here, saying that her dreams have been fulfilled

-the “I NEED TO KNOW” at the end of the camila mash up....wow....he really did that

-a SMILEY and SWEATY boy (but i cant talk bc i was also both)

-the LED bracelets? fuckn cool. nice job shawn.

-OK SO HERES THE GOOD PART IF YOU DONT READ ANY OF THIS PLZ JUST READ THIS PART

-during never be alone people were tryna get to the B stage and the security was like back the FUCK off, but lucky us, we were in the rows right next to it

-so security steps back and we SPRINT and we get right by the barricade (well one girl ahead of me but she was short so all was good)

-and he walked up on the stage and i swear i saw heaven

-and he sang my fave of all time, i wanna dance with somebody

-AND I S2G HE LOOKED AT ME AND ILL TAKE IT TO MY GRAVE (since i did not get a hand touch :()

-he only high fived like a lil chunk which made me a lil sad but we forgive and forget

-the mash up of all those songs? me? emo! did she cry at ALTM? you fuckn bet!

-real talk, ALTM is the reason i made it through freshman year soooo thank you shawn mendes a million and one times for that masterpiece

-connor was right in front of us for a lil bit!! a videographer king!

-LOTP is a classic, a banger, and 5 years old??????

-the fact that i stayed up until midnight for that release and here i am 5 years later, still being a huge fan of him, is the absolute coolest thing and i’ve loved growing up with him (i just made myself cry fuck)

-during LTBY he had his back to us and we were all kinda like aw damn but then the girl behind me was like “ok this VIEW” and i’m like girl look at u lookin on the bright side

-so i stared at his beautiful beautiful back side

-THEN HE MOVED THE MIC and he was like.....RIGHT THERE and we freaked

-ruin? one of my favorites? just feet away from me? we stan.

-THE ICONIC RUIN GUITAR SOLO HAPPENED LEGIT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND I WILL THANK JESUS FOR THAT EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE

-particular taste is everything i’d hoped it’d be and more

-he did the “yup” and my soul left my body

-fallin all in you hits me in the best place wow we love her so much

-YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH first, his speech? amazing. a king of words. and fuckn listen to him. WE HAVE A VOICE. USE IT.

-i said the same thing last time, but it is so emotional when it is just us, him and his acoustic. there’s something so special and intimate about it that really makes u understand the song on a new level

-my snapchat crashed during IICHY and i lost the first chorus :)

-but i got the end so we gucci

-him sitting on the edge of the stage and singing why is the cutest thing ever, don’t fight me in this

-MERCY IS SO GOOD. SO MUCH EMOTION.

-aaannnddddd the finale. i cried during IMB, ofc. it just means the world to me bc i cant relate to love songs bc i’ve never felt that. i’ve never truly been heart broken or any of that. so when my favorite singer release a song about struggling with anxiety? you bet i cried.

-i took my bb sister to this with me for her first concert and i gave her too high of expectations for the rest. i don’t think she understands they she’ll never be that close to any other artist. i’m just too good.

-also one of my friends was there and sitting farther up and she know how much ALTM and IMB meant to me so she sent me lil messages saying how much she loves me during them and a bitch was emo :( i don’t deserve her :(

-confetti!

-i got a cute shirt too so yeet

-i’ll probably remember more shit later

-if you’re hesitant on going to a shawn mendes concert...FUCKING GO. i’ve gone 3 times and each time is different and he’s so amazing and it’s obvious he loves what he does so damn much. SUPPORT THIS KING.

-i have no voice. i’m so tired. all 110% worth it.

-woke up this morning and i am very sad bc i am so in love with shawn mendes

[anti-tony-god]

(Sorry kinda long) Cass Cain!! I love her! She has her own series: Batgirl (2000)! The problem is Cass’s education was neglected, so she doesn’t know anything at first. Then she gets magicked and knows words, but can’t speak. Then she can speak, but in broken English. She can’t read either, even pretty far in. I am iffy on Bruce’s part because he sucks and reteaches her to fight, he’s her adopted father but uhh this is before that and while he does worry for her like all his protégés it feels a bit like white knight to me (mostly cause I hate Bruce and Cass should be able to kick his ass at any point in time). Barbara Gordon takes her in, too. Idk if that’s a turn off for you. Shes like 16 so she needs someone looking after her anyway.

I’m going to warn you the art is…… well someone definitely drew that. But it gets better further in. Onyx Adams is there and doing amazing!! Cute Cass/Steph moments!! The end is disappointing and the amount to black villains has me a bit concerned but it’s not 100% and there are black good guys so I’m not going to throw down the racist card.

#30-32 has Connor Hawke in it

Kinda bloody. Suicide, murder, the works. Cass can really kick butt and she’s super sweet but she lets Bruce get in her head when she should be letting Barbara in instead. I actually don’t mind that part, it’s kind of interesting to see even if it does make me mad.

The thing I do absolutely love about her is that she speaks in movement, which is poetic and beautiful. I just wish there was more of it. She had a rough growing up and finally got the family she deserves (except Bruce he sucks). I hate that they make reading body language a power or secret weapon of some sort that can be taken away. I’d have loved it if they kept that.

Batgirl (2008) starts off rough, the other batfam members start off acting like dicks, I know that the first intro of a character makes me judge them afterwards (why I hate black widow) so idk if you think that’ll ruin them for you. She still speaks brokenly but it’s revealed she took an esl class, so it’s better. This is definitely something you read if you want to see more Cass, you run into a bunch of characters but don’t get into her as a person enough except for that part she gets a bf. It’s Cass on a deeper level (talking about her trauma, seeing her sister). She is on a mission and it shows. 2000 is a lot lighter, not as serious.

2009? Cass upgrades to her ultimate form and says fuck Bruce Wayne and then leaves. Unfortunately, that’s the most you’ll get from her. Stephanie Brown (blonde white girl) then becomes batgirl. Which, now that I think about it, is kinda fucked up.

Don’t read any batgirls past that, it’s Barbie Gordon and she sucks (I will find you)

Here’s a rec list for her if you still want to see stuff on her, she probably speaks brokenly (really brokenly or somewhat brokenly depends on the time) or not at all in them. She didn’t have any speech problems in batgirl: convergence but Steph is batgirl in that, she’s black bat. In rebirth she’s known as ‘orphan’ which is worse than ‘signal’ so uhh I don’t know shit about that and never will. Also she respects Batman which is sad :( https://fyeahcassandracain.tumblr.com/recs

Don’t read One Year Later

Connor Hawke!! Oooo I hate Oliver Queen and you will see why but Connor? Connor is my baby!! But all black DC characters are because I’m black and I said so.

He originally had a temper (“angry black man” but also Uhhh Oliver Queen’s son) he was picked on as a kid since he’s mixed (¼ Korean, ¼ black, ½ white) he has the occasional white washing too. His mom would kick your ass if you started making fun of him.

Nothing else I can think of I don’t read him much, sorry

https://www.google.com/amp/s/lornahs.tumblr.com/post/95199039664/where-to-start-reading-connor-hawke-lets-first/amp

Ok I did Connor Hawke: Dragon’s Blood and don’t fucking read it he’s whitewashed in the first part then kissed his fucking half-brother’s mom noooooo

People like Connor and Kyle Rayner together plus it’s outside of the Arrow Fam so none of that shit will pop up probably (hopefully) they don’t have a run together but I did run into them a couple of times, they’re so cute!!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/lornahs.tumblr.com/post/156635510974/kyle-raynerconnor-hawke-recommended-issues/amp

I’m kinda traumatized so no I will not sample any of those for you. Also he respects Oliver which is sad :(

Duke Thomas!! I did like the little glimpses of Duke I got before he moved from background to foreground, but I never read him much. 1. Because I hate Bruce (BATMAN & the signal) 2. Because his new name sucks if they just called him Lark like everyone was voting for I would maybe do it 3. Because it was new 52 and I couldn’t care less about Robin War

I am curious about Duke too tho, I will never read Robin War (nothing immoral about it I don’t think, I just don’t give a shit and it sounds boring also respect for Batman which is sad) but I did get into Batman & The Signal

Writer attempts to console the audience about having too many batfam members while showing us said batfam members, one (or two if you count nightwing) of which is whitewashed, another that is ablewashed, and the PoC and Jewish ones are put in the corner (but to be fair, they’re trying to center the more popular ones and THATS why I hate this fuckin fandom).

I’m going to choke this writer, speech bubbles and boxes are two different things I don’t care if he’s talking to both the audience & the people around him it’s confusing and I hate it how am I supposed to know when it’s in his head or not

“No good names left” I’m so mad there are so many birds that exist do you even know how disappointing it is to hear Duke is getting to be part of the batfam everyone’s so exciting making stuff up for him “oh Lark this Lark that” and then his name is fucking SIGNAL what’s he do make bird calls whenever the bad guy is outside??? “Oh uhhh there’s crime Duke hit the button for the batsignal” fucking SIGNAL

Him trying to figure out his powers is boring as hell I DON’T CARE literally “Jason Todd Death Joke” “Someone Gets His Name Wrong” “I’m A Mystery” “I’m The New Guy” this writing is so lazy ahhhh

Black “blue” dude with a big ass nose that’s the bad guy

I got bored again and skipped panels then found a disabled Asian woman, I am interested again… Wow I want a comic on her she’s more interesting than Duke lmao

I SCROLL DOWN TO SEE IF ITS REDEEMABLE AND SEE A WHITE WOMAN WITH DREADS BYE “but it’s ok ‘cause she’s part robot or whatever” I’m not reading anymore especially since Barbie is there probably preying on another young black guy to not be racist with

https://www.google.com/amp/s/lornahs.tumblr.com/post/155680034759/where-to-start-reading-duke-thomas-his-first/amp

Rec list, he’s mostly in batman sorry fam *F* also he respects Batman which is sad :(

If you decide to stay away from batfam please take me with you

If you decide to stay away from DC PLEASEEEEE take me

I should probably explain this since I keep throwing it onto you without explaining what it is Barbie Gordon: Barbara Gordon (second batgirl, most popular) was attacked by the joker and was paralyzed from the waist down. This was an extremely sexist comic that was complained about by all sorts of straight white able-bodied feminists even after DC turned that trash-fire into a glorious fireworks display

She was amazing as Oracle! She was a genius, badass, wheelchair-bound asskicker!! Even the justice league wanted her!! She was so reliable and strong mentally, physically, and emotionally! She was one of the only people to step up during No Man’s Land! She took in Cass and didn’t give up on her when she took Bruce’s stupid advice over her wisdom! And she lost her respect for Bruce which is great! She had more respect as Oracle than she could ever dream of as batgirl. She realized Bruce was bitch and became twice the man he could ever be. She didn’t let that moment define her, and she decided she wouldn’t let anyone hold her back anymore. She didn’t have Bruce’s “huh they look like they can beat someone down hard 🤔🤔🤔” view of worth, she saw people as they were and did what she could to help them improve. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

But with enough whiny bitches DC will do anything, and Barbara was given back her legs, her respect for Bruce, and her wisdom while also gaining a black boyfriend that had no business being there (MY Luke??? I appreciate the bowtie pics but FUCK YOU) that she would soon dump for her light-skinned ex, and a victim complex.

She lost both her dignity and everything great about her.

No one hates Barbie more than me. No one. If I find out that you even glimpsed at her I will hunt you down.

Also recently they made a new Oracle, since she mostly deals with computers it’s sort of a robot thing and it’s STILL FUCKING ABLE BODIED THE POINT FEW PAST THEM AT A THOUSAND MILES AN HOUR

THE MADDEST I’VE EVER BEEN

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Thank you so much for all this! Idk what a lot of it means since ive literally never read a dc comic but ill keep it in mind when I start reading!!

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requests: How would the RKs react to readers thick thighs? Which she is also self conscious of, rarely wearing skirts or shorts because they're so jiggly when she walks??

would you be comfortable with writing chubby reader? doesn't matter if confident or insecure or confident with occasional insecurities or insecure with occasional confidence. i would like to see your grasp on the topic :) (also if you'd do it could you add something if RKs pick up their s/o even with thicc on them or if they don't) love you <3

can i request the boys reacting to their s/o being insecure because she has a big butt? (sorry, this is embarrassing;;;) its quite annoying bc most people want one but im quite slim and my butt is annoyingly big;;;; sorry, if it makes u uncomfortable;;;;

it’s,,,,, more than 600 followers now and,,,, it’s the 200th post,,,, should i do something demon themed for 666 followers? im celebrating with a lemon beer also i wanted to do this even before i started gettin requests so(!) maybe i did more of a chubby reader in general ms oryy

Connor:

• he gets how you feel most of the time • not that he’s ever felt like this but • deviancy also enabled him to feel empathy • so he knows how you feel when you’re watching yourself in the mirror while trying outfits on • clothes which you spent hours searching for because every damn size is either too big or too tight • he knows how you feel when you want to eat sweets but you refrain from doing so because you’re worried about your weight going up and up • he knows how you feel when you get on the scale and you sigh • and because he knows all of these things • he’ll cheer you up everytime he can • if you’re trying skirts on he’ll come up to you and envelope you in a big hug • he’ll start saying that your thighs are beautiful and you shouldn’t hate them • that yes, they may be thick but he likes them • “you should wear dresses more often, [name], I like them. I like them on you. I like you” • he calls you his Aphrodite because you’re beautiful like her • and you certainly have some sort of divine power to make him feels like this • and by ‘like this’ i mean ‘so in love’

RK900:

• he’s in love • how are you so squishy?? • he l o v e s to touch you • do you have love handles? how can they be so cute?? how?? it’s just extra fat but?? it’s makes your figure so cute he can’t resist • oversized clothes? don’t you think you can wear something else he absolutely adores your unshaped body • he likes to research about animals that stores their fat for the winter and compares you to them • but not in a mean way • like when you’re eating he’ll just call you his “little baby seal” • it’s just his way of saying that body fat is completely normal if you’re healthy and okay with yourself bc?? that’s the truth it’s also a natural mechanism so you’d better be proud of how you are • v proud of his mammal partner • “come on, you can’t pick me up, i’m too heavy” • bitch do you know who you’re talking to • is this a challenge? this is definitely a challenge • he picks you up like you’re a feather • “i’m the heavy one” • what the fuck does that even mean??? you don’t know but you blush bc you’re too in love with this boy • you have a bulky chest? don’t worry he’s got one too • your back hurts because of this?? • he will massage u just ask • also he doesn’t like when you makes disrespectful jokes about yourself • no one can speak bad things about his human • not even you • plus it’s stupid?? obliviously jokes won’t change a thing • but if you really want to change • he’s super serious about that • he will make you a tailored program about food and exercises • and fuck does it work like magic • of course like everything it takes time but don’t worry you won’t skip a day with an android like him • you two?? training together?? in the comfort of your house?? bliss 

RK800-60:

• you’ve got a big butt? • he’s got you covered fam • he’s a devoted ass man • like yes??? he loves you?? • and your butt • no really why should you hate your ass tho? it’s beautiful? it’s big? it’s an ass? • it doesn’t have to be anything more than that • you’re so cute!! with or without a big butt • are you complaining about yourself? • im sorry he can’t hear he’s doing pancakes with icecream for you • he just loves to feed you • you won’t make self-loathing jokes in this house • not now • not tomorrow • never • your belly?? is??? the cutest??? thing??? EVER???? • literally why nobody told him human tummies could be this cute?? • he’s a dork androids aren’t chubby so?? he’s too in love with you never change you’re perfect • he’s weak for stretch marks

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pl ea se info dump about your ocs

oh boy ok you,,, don’t want this but u already asked and it’s too late to go back so im just gonna start talking

ok so i have like 2 separate oc worlds and 3 seperate groups of ocs within those (these are just the main ones, there’s ones i don’t think abt anymore and ones i’ve abandoned and fan characters and stuff but if i went over all of that i’d be here all day so i’ll just stick with these)

so the first world is just our world, modern day, but with magic. there’s this one town, barnsley, georgia, that’s cut off from the rest of the world. most ppl drive by without ever noticing it, and if someone tries to go in who’s not wanted the town will disappear or try to kill them or just do something to keep them out. it’s a vaguely sentient town. in barnsley there’s a big forest and no one’s ever gone in and come out the other side. there’s ambiguous danger in the forest, mostly faeries who will make you fall in love with them and then kill you and harvest your bones and stuff.

so there’s like 4-6 characters depending on where we’re looking at in terms of what storyline i’m following (this is the one that i did nanowrimo for three (3) times and have over 100,000 words of thrown out content for and obsess over constantly so it has the most solid plot and there’s a lot of it) so anyways i’ll just go over all 6 and try to make it as simple as possible without talking about converging storylines and alternate drafts and stuff

ok! so! vi larson-park is the daughter of one of barnsley’s 3 great magicians! her mom could do all sorts of crazy magic and i can’t get into the parents’ backstory here bc they have a whole OTHER story and that’s just. too much (maybe i’ll do that later? we’ll see) so yeah her mom did magic and also made some bad deals and stole some stuff from the woods and indirectly caused some ppls deaths but it’s like fine probably. so vi grew up with her mom, natalie, her mom’s witch girlfriend, erica, and erica’s twin brother, simon (who i’ll get into later and also who doesn’t exist in half the scrapped drafts) in this big empty DEFINITELY HAUNTED house on the edge of town where erica grew up and they were good and happy. then like a year ago natalie was killed by nick, who i’ll also get into later, and that’s kinda the end of her story, vi and erica are obviously devastated and they have a funeral and vi starts having the occasional odd dream here and there, but things go back to normal after awhile. vi has absolutely no aptitude for magic, and because of that she often feels alienated by erica and simon who are VERY magical and always talking about things she doesn’t understand. she’s fiercely loyal and protective and not really scared of anything. she’s always wanted to know what’s in the woods but knows better than to go looking

tyler is vi’s best friend and also 50% whole entire Not Human. he either came from the woods or was found outside a random gas station in like arizona or something depending on which draft i’m going by, but either way he was found around two years ago and has been clinging to vi ever since. his backstory is a big unknown to the human characters and no one really knows anything about him. he’s a faerie prince, the son of the erlking, who’s sort of the ambiguous villain of the story but i’ll get into him later. he has 3 brothers, sorrel, dain, and kell. sorrel is the oldest and known as the winter prince, then there’s kell for spring, dain for summer, and tyler himself for autumn. (btw his name isn’t actually tyler technically it’s robin but i'm not gonna get into that rn.) sorrel is cool and collected and stone cold bitch, and all he wants is to be king so he roped tyler into helping him try and kill their dad, which failed, so then he lost his position in the royal court and now he’s doing tons of morally gray stuff in an attempt to get back in his dad’s favor so he can kill him for real this time. dain and kell are sort of nothing at all and you don’t need to know anything except dain is really mean and violent and kell is an ally(?). after the whole failed killing debacle tyler ran away to barnsley in hopes that he could find something in common with the humans, since he’d been a faerie all his life and couldn’t stand it. he’s quiet and doesn’t like doing or saying things unless he absolutely has to, is generally unhelpful unless something benefits him, scared of being alone, hates being indoors, runs around barefoot and only eats food from the woods. he’s kinda like an outdoor cat.

nick and marcus jacobs are brothers and general hooligans. nick is the older one (he’s 19) and marcus is 15 and they grew up in barnsley for the first 14 years of marcus’ life until marcus accidentally killed their dad and they left town. which the dad killing subplot is really a lot to get into but basically their dad was the second magician, along with vi’s mom, except the effects of magic on a person can kinda drive a person insane and the others managed to keep it together but he slowly went crazy until he was paranoid and in pain all the time and ended up taking a lot of it out on his sons which ended in him threatening marcus and marcus in an act of self defense unleashing raw magic power he didn’t know he had and accidentally killing him and also taking out all the power in the entire town and causing a minor earthquake. it was a Big Deal. so yeah they buried their dad in the backyard and skipped town. after their dad died all his magic went down to nick so nick has newfound power (marcus btw has never been able to use magic since then and has no idea how he did it) but he also has voices in his head and weird dreams, and with all the voices yelling at him all the time he realizes that the only way to get rid of them is to get rid of the magicians. his dad did some magic bullshit that made him the vessel for the magic once he died but the other magicians didn’t so he doesn’t have to kill anyone besides them and it makes sense bc i say it does shut up. so for like a year they drive around aimlessly, meet with and kill vi’s mom, meet with and kill aidan’s dad (i’ll get to aidan once i’m done here), pick up a hitchhiker depending on which version of the story i’m telling, then go back home where they’re not really welcome anymore but that won’t stop them. nick is cold and mean and. y’know. a murderer, but he also loves marcus greatly and gets attached to people more easily than he would like to admit. he’s sort of closed himself off and resigned himself to killing “for the greater good”, but it’s hard for him, and there’s definitely people he wouldn’t kill. he fully planned to, once he got rid of the magicians, never kill again, and he keeps that promise. marcus is soft spoken and anxiety ridden and a bit of a crybaby and he hates death and doesn’t fully trust nick and doesn’t trust himself either. on the outside he appears bitter and angry constantly.

aidan mulligan is a HOOLIGAN! a whole entire rowdy boy! he’s also the son of the third magician and marcus’ ex(?) boyfriend? more like boyfriend on standby. it’s complicated. there’s nothing special to him, he’s rowdy bc his parents never gave him enough attention so he runs around with people he doesn’t really like and is always getting into trouble. his favorite activities are skipping church and running the local cryptid watch am radio station, which no one listens to and which he used to run with marcus. he misses marcus dearly and keeps waiting for him to come back. he’s loud and talkative and his mood changes drastically but is always on the highest setting. he’s either screaming-and-throwing-things angry or unable to shut up and bouncing all over the place. not to pick favorites but he’s my favorite i really love him. his life moto is “fuck you dad” basically. oh yeah nick killed his dad and stuff and it’s hit him hard but he’s not as torn up by it as he probably should be, which he feels terrible about. his mom lives on the other side of the country and doesn’t currently know his dad is dead, which isn’t really something you’re supposed to keep secret generally but the mulligan family said fuck the rules. he has two brothers, connor and seamus (connor older, seamus younger) and loves both of them though he would never admit it.

simon diederich is the secret special bonus magician!! also i think i gotta talk abt parent backstory for him so,,,, here goes: basically, simon and vi’s mom and marcus and aidan’s dads all stole magic from the forest in a way that doesn’t super make sense but it’s my story i can do what i want. and in the process simon died and they had to leave him behind in the woods, but then since the magic in the forest was weak it couldn’t continue being formless or else it would turn into nothing since so much of it had been damaged by the humans or w/e. so it took simon’s body as a vessel and resurrected him with all his old memories but also 100% more magic power. so he took that power and went back home and has been just straight chillin, unaging, for 30-ish years. he got like. immense wisdom when he was resurrected and is also possessed by a sentient forest so he does what the forest wants which is protect the town and fistfight anyone he doesn’t like. he’s obnoxious and immature and thinks he’s hot shit and loves these trees more than he loves other people probably

bonus character: lila is the ghost who lives in vi’s attic. she’s like 7. i love her

THAT HURT MY FINGERS TO TYPE. I HAD TO MOVE TO GOOGLE DOCS TO DO THIS BC TUMBLR KEPT LAGGING AND MY WORD COUNT IS NEARING 2000 BUT W/E LETS KEEP GOING

next, still in the same universe, are the residents of greywell, washington. greywell is what’s on the other side of those woods no one can cross in barnsley. how does that work? magic obviously. greywell is a lot like barnsley but more sinister, it’s a lot newer so the characters aren’t as fleshed out (with one exception) and there’s really only 3 i actually care abt so this ones gonna be a lot shorter. i’ve thought abt plot but nothing solid so there’s some...stuff but mostly this one will be short

zoe hammond: amateur teen witch who’s also cursed. she has an eye on her left hand which is always watching her and she wants off desperately. u know how i said in some versions of the story nick and marcus pick up a hitchiker? that’s her, going to barnsley bc she knows its magic and hopes someone there will know how to fix her. she respects authority and stays in line for the most part, but she also takes shit from no one. she’ll talk to nearly anyone but doesn’t particularly like anyone in town, also she sells witch shit out of the trunk of her car in the school parking lot

wesley: short rowdy trans boy with absolutely no self control who’s stoned all the time and does crazy things for the adrenaline rush and doesn’t bind safely and falls in love with every boy he meets. he skateboards bc of course he does. he’s always ready to fight and punches ppl a lot but usually ends up losing fights bc he’s tiny. i love him

noa: ok this dude went into the woods one (1) time and now there’s this magic glove stuck on their hand? and a ghost in their phone?? and they’re literally so confused and they’ve never had any friends in their entire life but all of a sudden that weird lesbian witch and her crazy skateboarder friend are talking to them all the time and they died? except they woke back up like nothing had happened even though their head basically blew up? and there’s like faeries and stuff coming after them because they want the glove and they can’t get the stupid thing off their hand and they have no idea what’s going on noa is an absolute nervous wreck who’s really fun to draw and they have no idea what’s happening to them and tbh i don’t rly know what i’m doing either but i’m having a good time

ada: the phone ghost.

last set!! i have them all done already from this thing i did with @dogstoes so i’ll just paste them in but first background:

this is a completely separate world, it’s like this 1910s era fictional city with magic and shit. the magic system is kinda complicated but basically there’s elemental magicians who are heavily tied to religion, they’re believed to be sacred and god sent by p much every organized religion. they do elements, it’s pretty simple. then there’s blood magicians who can basically transmute but they have to use their own blood to do it. anyone can learn to be a blood magician but most ppl don’t want to bc. blood ow. blood magicians are an ABOMINATION AGAINST GOD and there’s a stigma against them in religious communities so they tend to populate big cities and less religious places. there’s also healers who are born like elementals and can’t be trained, they’re isolated from both schools of magic bc unlike elementals they’re not pure (well, depending on which religion you ask) and unlike blood magicians they’re not common. born magicians are born with pure black eyes (irises? the colored part. not just all black) that differentiate them from nonmagic ppl. there’s also super intense mary sue magicians who r rare and born with red eyes (i started this world when i was 13 don’t judge me bitch) and they can shapeshift kinda? but in cool ways, it’s not just shapeshifting they could also make their skin tough or nails pointy or w/e. one of them specifically likes to harden his own blood in weapons it’s kinda metal. anyways here’s the character profiles from the google doc pasted in word for word

Characters (bc i suddenly decided this is Sharin With Rivers material If You Shall Take It):

So basically there's these 2 gangs, run by this woman Lyra Frey and this dude Lucas Sweeney, and they Do Not Like Each Other At All. Neither of them are good bc yknow...gangs….but lyra’s is like...better anyways here's characters

Lyra's dudes:

Emil Finch: 21, any and all pronouns, ace, lyra’s right hand man/ veteran of a bloody civil war (TECHNICALLY a war criminal but yknow…it's whatever). Likes cats and Arya, dislikes cigarettes and being short. Their birth name is Emilee, which they  shortened to their liking when they moved to The Big City, and they used their father's name (Finn O'Malley) to join the war. They're a healer magician but ssshhh don't tell anyone. They used their powers to hurt people when they were in The War and now don't trust themselves, so they stick to traditional medicine thank you very much. (Also knives. They’re a big fan of knives.)

Arya Frey: 21, she/her, Lyra’s adopted daughter and mechanic. She has METAL LEGS and has to walk with a cane so she doesn't go outside much, mostly makes machines and strategizes for her mom. Likes drawing, Emil, making things/taking them apart, dislikes cold weather (it makes her joints hurt), magic, Drunk Emil. She has two cats named vriska and karkat. Everyone is suspicious of these names even though it's like 1910 and an alternate universe and homestuck doesn't exist.

Jaz Anaheim: 18, he/him, big gay disaster, a pickpocket who came to the Big City with his brother when he was 16 to work and send money to his mom, stole from a kingpin, joined a gang, watched his brother die in front of him, and lied to his mom for 2 years about his job and his brothers aliveness while he sent her blood money. He's a humble farm boy, no magic, tall and uncoordinated, basically all he can do is steal and flirt badly and he's very aware. Also where he came from magicians were rare because they were all drafted for the war so when he sees magic he's way too impressed. Likes loud music, people being interested in him, his family (just his mom now :’)), his hometown, dislikes the city, feeling disliked, himself, swimming

Sweeney’s band of assholes:

Elliott Sweeney: 24, he/him, Sweeney’s son and certified dad hater. He's a blood magician which are common and not that impressive but he’s good at what he does bc he did nothing but practice for like 6 years. His dad basically controls him and makes him work for him because he's useful. He resents his dad with every ounce of his being but doesn't have the spine to do anything about it. After accidentally burning down part of their house and killing his mom his dad sent him away to the summer house in the country, where he lived for the past 6 years, obediently doing his dad’s bidding and learning how to control his magic until he got fed up and burned that house down (on purpose this time), making his dad move him back to the family house in the city so that he could keep an eye on him. he’s one of those badass mega magicians who does blood swords and stuff, he’s also spent so much time reading that he knows a lot about magic theory. Quiet, reserved, extremely petty, but shows a sense of humor around his sister. Never really knew Alise growing up so he’s more of a cool uncle than a brother. Likes his sister, learning things, astronomy, dislikes his dad, Emil, doing magic, fighting, feeling trapped

Alise Sweeney: 14, she/her, her dad named her Alise with an S because he's just that much of an asshole. She's a self trained blood magician and good at what she does. She hates her dad almost as much as Elliott does but she's also not a fucking baby about it. Is DEFINITELY planning on killing him at some point. Was raised to make jokes and do crime and her brother said if she does crime she's grounded. Has never been serious about anything ever, and probably has a screw loose. Has killed people. Is basically a tiny fighting machine. Her dad was rough on her growing up. Likes picking fights, Elliott and Atticus, pissing off her dad, causing trouble. Dislikes her dad, people stronger than her, tense situations, being alone

Atticus Grey: 16, he/him, not Sweeney’s son but hates him enough that he probably could be (in case you were noticing a theme here, sweeney is kinda unlikeable). His mom left soon after he was born and his dad ran up a huge debt and ended up working for Sweeney to pay it off, then died in a gang fight before he could get through it. Sweeney, the merciless motherfucker that he is, decided that Atticus would finish paying it off, and snatched him up as soon as he was 13. His dad used to hang out with Emil’s and so they ended up taking care of parentless Atticus (along with (extremely reluctant) Arya. Atticus is really close with Lyra’s entire crew because he's spent so much time around them. He's a fire magician who knows a bit of blood magic but barely uses it, and he's an angsty bitch. Likes Emil, being alone, dislikes everything else.

oh yeah then there’s those bitches in charge:

Lyra Frey is a [REDACTED] year old woman from [REDACTED] who moved to the city while fleeing from [REDACTED]. She was in the civil war briefly, fighting for the [REDACTED] side. Her real name is not Lyra, but is actually [REDACTED]. She loves Arya more than anything else probably. Sees Jaz as an unofficial son, is skeptical of Atticus, likes Emil but doesn’t trust them.

Lucas Sweeney is one of those rich bastards who also does crime on the side. He’s a politician but everyone and their mother knows he’s an absolute crime lord on the side. Has arguably more power than Lyra but has no idea how to use it, plus Alise has already recruited like half his employees into joining her uprising. He’s a selfish man and a terrible dad. No one likes him.

uh yeah that is. all!! this is over 3000 words jesus do asks have a word limit? i sure hope not