#this means we gonna get some shocking development in next chapter..

[yuujiheart]

Just saw leaks after this,, gege what the hell are you cooking .....

[millerskitty]

Running If You Call My Name

❥ dbf!joel / f!reader x joel miller

❥ (18+) nsfw

❥ reader insert

❥ medium burn, no outbreak au. some timelines are changed to fit the story.

dividers by @/saradika !

warnings: angst

word count: 1k

author’s note: thank you so much for the love on this story, i’m so excited to share it with you. sorry for the angst ahaha, i love a good cry. let me know if you’d like to be on the tag list for upcoming chapters!

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Chapter 5

There were no words to describe everything you were feeling when you’d gotten home. You’d slammed the door behind you, and dropped down onto your bed, sobbing. You took your own advice and felt your feelings. All of them. Jealousy, anger, and disappointment coursed through you.

You hated knowing that he’d been with someone else. You tried not to imagine the woman who was probably not much older than you touching him.

You knew you had no right to judge Joel for having needs, God knew you needed to get laid and soon. You replayed his comment about Caleb. He knew his name, Caleb had been mentioned several times in conversations between you and Pop while Joel was present, trying to pretend he didn’t hear a word you’d said about your new boyfriend. You found it amusing that Joel would go out of his way to say the wrong name. To pretend he didn’t give a shit.

You weren’t officially exclusive with Caleb, but he was the only person you were dating. It was easy with Caleb, he was everything that Joel wasn’t—and yet, that wasn’t enough to make you walk away from this thing you had with Joel. You should have wanted to be with the person who wasn’t afraid of loving you.

Your phone buzzed, snapping you away from your thoughts. “What was that really about?” Sarah asked over text.

“Nothing, just a misunderstanding.”

“Not fair, tell me.”

“Really, nothing to worry about.”

“I just got cheated on.” She said with a puppy face emoji.

You groaned. You couldn’t deny the ‘cheated on’ card. You wondered if you should tell her the truth. You wondered if you had the right to tell her that you’d been slightly involved with her father.

“Fine. Come over in an hour and I’ll take a turn on the soapbox,” you replied, running a bath to soak the heaviness off of yourself.

~

Sarah arrived while you were in the bath, making herself comfortable in the living room, nibbling on a muffin and watching reality TV. When you took a seat beside her, she turned the TV off and faced you, giving you her undivided attention.

“Holy shit, Bug, you’re gonna make me nervous.” You said, chuckling and sitting criss crossed.

“Oh my god. Just tell me!” Sarah said, rolling her eyes and stuffing a chunk of muffin into her mouth.

“It’s complicated.”

“My favorite.” She half smiled with her mouth full.

“Well, your father and I…” You stalled, trying to find the words.

“Uh huh…” Her eyes were now nearly bulging from her head.

“Sarah!” You playfully smacked her knee. “God, I don’t know how to say this.”

“Use words and sentences maybe.” She was her father’s daughter, you had to give her that.

“I sort of developed a crush on your dad. It started almost a year ago.”

Sarah looked completely unfazed. “Okay and then?”

“What? You’re not upset?” You asked, shocked.

“No, that was obvious, but what happened next?” She said, cruising right past your breaking news.

You blinked in confusion, but continued on, “I mean, I was almost sure that he wanted me, but then he rejected me. Twice.”

“Y’ouch. We should kick his ass.” She said, popping the last piece of muffin into her mouth.

“Girl, it's nothing compared to what’s happening to you.”

“Shhh, don’t change the subject.” She said, “Uncle Tommy and I had a bet going that you two would eventually get together.”

“What?” You shouted. “Rude. Who is winning then?”

“No one, we both bet on the same thing.” She shrugged. “So why do you think he rejected you?”

“He said he won’t upset my father by being with me.”

“Pfft, what a cop out,” Sarah said.

“I’m saying! I know my dad is protective, but he cares about my happiness the most.”

“As he should,” Sarah said, turning to face you. “Well, he hasn’t been okay for a few months. He’s been grouchy. I think that’s why he brings that chick over.”

“Do you think they’re serious?” You asked, bracing for a dose of Sarah’s usual brutal honesty.

“No, she’s just some chick he brings over at night and he makes her leave before I wake up. But he doesn’t know that I’m privy to their shenanigans. And I don’t like her. She leaves gross knots of red hair in the shower. I don’t think dad really likes her either. She’s just there when he’s lonely, I guess.”

Your stomach started to hurt, a combination of confusion and jealousy bubbling within you. “I don’t know what to say. I can’t change his mind. And I have Caleb now. I can’t move forward if I’m still looking back.”

“I think you should talk to him.”

“What makes you think he wants to talk to me?”

”Because he kicked that woman out and stormed back into his room and started tossing shit around all loud and moody.” Sarah said, standing to leave.

“I don’t know if we can recover from what just happened.”

You hear Pop pull into the driveway, his truck humming loud followed by the slam of the door. ”Okay, I’ll think about it.” You said, trying to wipe the sadness from your face before Pop saw it and started to pry.

Pop held the door for Sarah as she left, “Good morning Sarah!” He said enthusiastically. Church always put the pep right back in his step after a long week.

“Hi, puppy, what’s wrong?” Pop affectionately asked you.

“Nothing, just had some girl talk with Sarah.”

Pop was holding a paper bag, likely full of sweet breads from the ladies at church. He threw up his free hand in mock surrender. “Don’t wanna know!” He said, heading to the kitchen.

You slumped down into the couch, throwing an arm over your face. You recalled a time when things were much simpler. Before you knew what Joel’s kiss tasted like. Before you knew what his big, strong hands felt like. You turned around, burying your face into a pillow and willing yourself to sleep it off.

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[marble-arble]

I’ve been reading manga

Here are my thoughts.

Oddman 11

It’s cute. Kinda. It’s like Toriyama’s Manga Theater oneshots and Dr Slump but with mild yuri. Fun in the moment chapter to chapter, but once I finished it I had the profound feeling I got all I was ever gonna get. And going off the teaser for its follow-up “Most Dangerous Trio” I don’t think this series has any tricks left besides getting more crude and edgy. Art is wonderful tho, I’ll probably read Voynich Hotel one day. Worth it for the comedy if you can vibe with it, but if you don’t like it I get it.

End of Goldfish Kingdom

Technically a webcomic by author Imitation Crystal, this one is just sad. I haven’t felt a manga with so much sorrow in it since Punpun. A young girl learns life is just unfair. Never in ways that intend to shock or disgust the reader. But little tragic ways kids can lose their innocence little by little. Mikaze struggles with how the world operates and how that doesn’t make sense to a kid, and reacts like a frustrated confused kid who doesn’t know how to process any of it. it’s sad man.

Alternatively we get one (translated) chapter with a girl named Kaho (girl on the left) who goes through a similar struggle but with the tone totally inverted. It’s quite pleasant and I love her chapter but idk what it means for the grand scheme with this story, and most likely won’t for a long time.

This mangas fan translation has ended a bit ago. Hard to recommend people to give it a shot as what we’ve got ends on a frustrating cliffhanger. If it interests you give it a read. Just know it’s not necessarily fun, but you can find something incredible in what it tells, then be frustrated you don’t get to see how it plays out.

Shimeji Simulation

I was stuck on Volume 4 for a long time with this. I don’t know why. For some reason I hit a roadblock with Vol. 4. I woke up this morning funky. Sad, angry, happy all at once. I then decided to finally finish this manga. I got through Vol. 4.

Volume 5 made me cry.

I cry plenty at media. I get choked up, I’ve gone on spree’s where a wave of empathy washes over me and I watch sad scenes on youtube from things just so I can cry. But this was different.

Suddenly i’m crying and it’s in my throat. I’m feeling things bubble up that I can’t define, but they can be felt. So many moments in this last stretch are beautiful. Writing that gives me structure for a moment and tears it away the next. I’ve never read Girls Last Tour (I might) but what Tkmiz said in the afterword makes it all feel so clear.

Somehow in the end, there’s harmony.

Yotsuba

Yotsuba drinks a banana smoothie and it’s one of the most important developments for her and another character.

that’s all for now.

[orange-s-mario]

Saturday Reads

While there's a lot more I wanted from Embersen - I do like Haitani as a character, If it wasn't for him I'd probably like this series a lot less. I like it finishing how it started but I don't really have a connection to the non-Haitani characters

hima-ten focused on Honoka. i feel bad for her (her names not in the title, I'm invested in her as a character). Also she said i have a crush on someone not i have a crush on you so I'm pretty sure Iemori is gonna misunderstand

Harukaze Mound: TWIN RIVALRY I'M EXCITED. LET'S GOO

Kaedegami: I like their mother son relationship

Nue's Exorcist had a kinda cute moment. The baby isn't a baby anymore though. and mostly anything would be better than last chapter

Ashi dribbles through had an extra chapter so there was some bonus illustrations

Star of Beethoven had some excellent art. Also I'm putting Yaso above Haitani in the Jump protagonist rizz rankings (Haitani actually probably is one of the characters near the bottom there)

Witch Watch had everyone transformed again

Akane has become Rakugo destroyer of uh. her rivals? I'm really excited for next issue

Otr of the Flame had a pretty good moment here. I'm enjoying it. I like our trio

Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi had a pretty good chapter. Seen people say its derivative of other things and I'm like ok so? I mean even if it's not as developed as other versions I still understand Yuda

Centuria: Helem is the worst. We need to kill her

Sakamoto Days was pretty good today

Ichi the Witch had an amazing conclusion to this arc

Blue Box started its newest arc. Really like this dude immediately getting shot down. Also I'm pretty sure this is going to be mostly Kyo and Ayame focused

I liked the newest chapter of Me & Roboco but my favorite bit was the Bondo's mom parts. Love how the instructor is 20 like most of the adults in this manga

Kill Blue had a pretty good chapter. I like the StuCo president

Kagurabachi was crazy good this week. Seiichi Samura continues to be an amazing character but we got more on Kunishige today too

Sirens won't sing for you was amazing today

In Shinobi Undercover, Yodaka got hit with the oldest trick in the book. GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME YODAKA

Spy x Family was great too. Hemlock was still in shock basically the whole chapter. But we (might) get more development

[rosakuma]

Predictions on What Might Happen in Drdt ch.3 Part 1

So with the emotional roller coaster of ch.2 finished, I figured it would be nice theorizing what could happen next chapter based off the current information we know and some predictions/theories I’ve either seen around or have. Share any thoughts about the theories/prediction or your own down below the comments or reblogs! This will be multiple parts due to the word limit, so let's get started!

For starters, lets go over who’s currently alive:

Teruko

Charles

Whit

Eden

J

Arturo

Veronika

Hu

Nico

Levi(Possible if Arturo can save his life)

David

Rose

As for gender ratio we have 6 girls, 1 enby, and 5 guys remaining(unless Levi dies, then only 4).

So with that being said, that means most likely to balance out the gender ratio between the guys and girls(excluding Nico our beloved furry enby), we would have to have 2 girls die and 1 guy die. Leaving only 4 girls, 4 guys, and 1 enby left. That is if Drdt follows the three people dying during chapter 3 formula(to which this post will pretend it will).

Now who would our victims and culprit be? We’ll get back to that later. For now lets move onto the current mental states and situations our cast is in and how that will reflect on their development/survival chances?

Teruko: As we seen in the last ep of ch.2, Teruko…..is not doing great. Now Teruko has definitely gotten a lot of great development in the sense of potentially starting to trust others again as we seen in the trial. But there’s also the factor that Teruko is suffering from the deaths of her classmates in secret due to thinking she’s to fault for their deaths because of her luck. Seeing Ace died affected Teruko badly because she was just like him in trying to push others away to be safe and not hurt(Ace being basically a dark reflection of Teruko this chapter). Along with seeing herself no different from him or Arei in being a bad person. This could definitely affect Teruko in her current relationships(Charles, Eden, Rose, Whit, and possibly Levi now), but I still think there’s a spark of hope that Teruko will allow herself to at least work with others or hang out a bit more with people at a distance. I conclude that Teruko Tawaki will start working with others again while suffering from guilt both survivors guilt and guilt of almost having Levi killed because she broke a rule via asking Ace to kill MonoTv.

Charles: Now last we seen of our beloved tsundere chemist was him going back to a state of shock from seeing Levi bloody and barely alive. To which after Charles recovers from it and Levi is taken care of, here’s what I think will happen to him. I believe we’ll see Charles starting to work more with others who are willing now that we see that Charles accepts friendship from others thanks to Whit(and kinda Teruko in ch.1). Along with his friends, he is definitely gonna be so worried and upset at Teruko for almost dying. Yeah she didn't get shot and instead Levi did, but still Charles was concern for her regardless if her luck would prevent her from dying. Another thing I saw brought up from a few posts is Charles starting to become more independent while still dependant on others. What I exactly mean is I think Charles will prevent others like Whit from trying to protect him as he does not want to be pitied and with him being sheltered by his parents, this increases his desire to do and face things on his own. This might cause complications in his friendship with Whit since Whit seems to be really protective of Charles to cover his eyes when death/blood happens or giving him an alibi in the trial. But who knows?(although I can see them targeting Charwhit as they had it good for too long and how every other yaoi/Yuri ship has been doomed). Also we might get more Charles and Elliot lore next chapter, I'm feeling it.

Whit: So Whit……its kinda hard predicting what will happen to Whit exactly since the dude doesn't let the current situation bother him(the secrets being all revealed, Levi almost dying, Ace dying, etc). Only concern he has is with Charles and like I said for Charles, maybe we might have CharWhit drama, its hard telling. But I will say that I believe Whit is probably going become more suspicious since we seen that one sprite in ep16. Like seriously WTF WAS THAT WHIT!? Like no joke if this keeps up, he is definitely the mastermind or at least traitor. I got my eyes on you Whit Young (≖_≖ ) . Oh and I do have a theory of what role Whit can play in ch.3 I’ll go more into another section.

Eden: Oh sweet Eden, you deserve so much 😭 Okay so definitely Eden is going to be in mourning over Arei and I feel like with now both Ace dead and Levi almost dying, she’s probably at her mental limit. Like I don't believe she’ll end up like Teruko in the beginning of ch.2, but I don't think Eden will be able to be the good support system for everyone with what she’s going through rn. Like Teruko and Xander with his family, Eden is going through survivor guilt over Arei, Min, and possibly Ace? We seen how Eden thinks Min’s death is her fault with the baking activity and think its the same with Arei during the trial. Along with Ace, Eden did state that while she doesn't forgive him for killing Arei, she feels bad for him and this happening. Like Eden said, this all could’ve been prevented. Eden probably blames herself in not checking up on Ace, trying to befriend Arei that lead to her trying to protect her, or not being able to help diffuse the fighting at the cafeteria as well since that lead up to David making everyone reveal their secrets to each other. I think it will take some time and emotional support hopefully from Teruko and anyone else kind to support her for Eden to be able to bounce back from this one.

J: Honestly I don't have a lot to say about J rn. Her main concern is on Levi, but if I was going to guess what might happen to her or be explored with her for chapter 3. We’ll probably get more lore on her family and perhaps why J seems more anti-murder than everyone else. Along with this, she’ll probably snap and get Arturo hopefully off her back for good if he still tries to stalk/bother her. Otherwise hopefully she’ll just be vibin.

Arturo: Oh Arturo, you are definitely being set up for some character development. With Arturo’s secret being revealed about his sister, his involvement with Eden and Arei, and along with having Levi’s life in his hands. He is going to be going through the wringer I tell you. To start off, if Levi lives, I think that will be a bit of hope and maybe redemption in himself in Arturo’s eyes as I feel like his dialogue to Ace in ep16 might hint he feels like he can’t save anyone since he couldn't save his sister from dying(via killing herself). If Levi dies, that is going to start a downspiral for him as he is going to believe he failed to save someone again and now has two deaths on his hands. Going into his sister and involvement with Eden, I think this is going to cause some discourse with others. Specifically J and Hu. J because she already thinks low of him because of his treatment towards her and the fact she believes he is actually responsible for Felicity’s death(although you could argue that maybe she just said that because she’s mad at him for causing this murder to happen a little). Hu I think will get on him too for both threatening Eden which lead to Ace being able to frame her and kill Arei and the fact Hu does not take lightly of someone causing a suicide knowing her secret. I think this will be apart of the discourse over the group’s secrets and potential fault in what happened last chapter.

Veronika: Oh girlie you’re the one I’m concern for the most! Okay so Veronika is starting to get more disturbing in the killing game with how she’s reacting to both Ace’s death and Levi getting injured. And with both her secret revealed and how the group is going right now, I don't think it will be good for her. We know how that Veronika uses her talent and to extent, the killing game to entertain herself enough to prevent her from self harming herself. With how I think the group will have conflict with each other, I think she’ll be fine at first since drama will be interesting to her. Even if she gets involve as I could see someone blame her for what happened last chapter since she failed to stop Nico and Ace’s fight along with encouraging Ace’s paranoia about dying. I don't think she’ll feel bad since there was other factors + she finds it more interesting how events happen. All of this will possibly come crashing down for her as if everyone starts distancing themselves from others, then how will Veronika be able to keep herself entertained? She won’t have any drama or anyone to watch horror movies with her. This could lead to her going to a dark space in possibly causing something to entertain her or be possibly manipulated.

Since part 1 is getting to close to the word limit, I’ll end this here and continue off onto the next part(will link post after I post this and finish the other): https://www.tumblr.com/rosakuma/763649926247940097/arturo-oh-arturo-you-are-definitely-being-set-up?source=share

[stromuprisahat]

Siege and Storm- Chapter 17

After some deliberation I've decided to put almost everything from the first part of this chapter under a single post, because all of it is thematically intertwined. It paints a picture of the state in which Ravka finds itself, its treatment of Grisha, all the reasons Aleksander attempted the Coup, and how he's about to get repaid.

Wow, I wonder why would anyone mind being perceived as no more than (annoyingly) living, breathing furniture...

... at best.

Why is Ravka so behind in military development?

There wasn't an involved Tsarevich to sweet-talk the Royal Couple into letting the Fabricators work on ~that~, because let's be honest- it certainly wasn't Alina, who persuaded them.

And the best mind they have doesn't want to create tools of destruction (and apparently the big, bad Darkling didn't MAKE him, if David's so shocked by use of Alina's powers to spread the Fold).

*mumbles*

As if he'd never done that before... as if the Darkling were a stranger to battle...

Shadow and Bone- Chapter 10 & Rule of Wolves- Chapter 33

Yeah, he sounds exactly like the kind of general, who stays in the rear...

Look, I know Sikurzoi are supposed to be uninhabitable or whatever, but let's be honest- which mountains (in mild climate) are completely uninhabited? Why wouldn't Aleksander- a lives-long student of survival- use otherwise hostile place to hide?

I know ~I~ would.

Do you mean "Are there any living Grisha left, stationed there?".

Geeez...

Zoya truly doesn't acknowledge the First Army massacres, does she? And the word ~would~ have reached them at this point, even if we ignore the dead from Grand Palace. Fedyor's group's in Little Palace!

Remember, children: It doesn't count as war, if they only regularly attack your villages, draw back, and their government claims it knows nothing!

He’s never faced the might of the First and Second Armies working in tandem... I wonder why... Could it be because your precious First Army hates his people so much they went to slaughter them the moment the Darkling's out of the picture?

I know this is Naïve Nikolai, but the way he puts it... as if otkazat'sya working alongside Grisha weren't exactly, what's Aleksander trying to achieve for centuries. As if he didn't manage it on smaller scale with his oprichniki. As if he should be surprised by mere possibility of it!

The weapons will be only a cherry on the top, the reason he keeps using nichevo'ya even though it costs him dearly. It's the kind of weapons he fears, because he knows, what it can do to his people (aside from rendering them strategically useless). He's seen massacres, he caused massacres, he cannot prevent them. And let's not forget he might be in the front line, but it will be those remaining 80 % of Grisha right behind him. And Nikolai's fancy new machine guns won't miss them more than his Army's weapons did.

This is horrifying.

They intend to slaughter the man for the crime of standing up to their regime and finding a way to substitute his people with canon fodder of magical variety, completely disregarding whys, or bothering to check if they're not living in a glasshouse first.

Why is no one asking about the pogroms? Why is no one questioning Grisha safety FROM FIRST ARMY?! Why do they act as if another massacre of Grisha should solve all their painfully obvious issues?!

Why am I supposed to wish THEM success?!

In a way...

How is your victory gonna ensure Grisha a place in Ravkan society, Alina?!

You murder the Darkling together, good... then what? Ya'll get a nice house in the country and your neighbours won't burn it to the ground? Stone you to death next time something bad happens? Never again- Grisha being dragged out of their beds in middle of the night?!

THAT'S what Aleksander feared- once Grisha are no more necessary for the wars, there's no place for them in THIS Ravkan society! Unlike otkazat'sya, those weapons don't make them vulnerable only physically!

This makes my head hurt.

Are they truly this blind?!

There's not a single voice raised against cooperation with the very same people that have been murdering theirs mere weeks ago, but the Darkling is some sort of ultimate evil on word of one (1) girl and the remains of her semi-official ménage-a-trois?!

[raveneira]

Do you think we'll ever get KawaSara crumbs again😭? I miss them sm.

Probably, if my theory about KKs real plan is true, we should be getting content pretty soon, I already pointed it out on twitter so I'll just copy and past what my theory is here.

Im not even interested in reading the new chap anytime soon thats how much of a snooze fest it is

I mean Araya loses his sword the same chapter he uses it in, Konohamaru is willing to die & let Moegi die over a name, & the rest of them is getting overwhelmed, but KK said they got this 🥱

You'll never convince me KK didnt set them up for failure, no way the highest possibility he saw for this mission was success, it wasnt even Sarada that ruined it cuz of Sumire, it was Yodo bein hot headed & Konohamaru bein stubborn, KK had to know that so yea, he set em up.

Im gonna go out on a limb and say its cuz he wasnt betting on THEM to be the ones to succeed, he said B0ruto cant go cuz Jura will appear and kill him, my bet is hes betting on Kawaki to go take them both out once Amado makes him full powered off screen

I could be wrong and B0ruto once again be captain save a hoe but somethin tells me KK had this all planned out for a Kawaki save, otherwise there was no reason to stop B0ruto if he knew he could go there and just save everyone himself, so the Jura parts probably true.

Again I could be wrong but all the signs are there, Kawaki just demanded his limits off which Amado atp has no choice but to do, he can probably fly just as fast or faster than B0ruto unlimited, the shinju still underestimate him so he now has the element of surprise, it adds up.

So if my theory is correct and Kawaki IS the one who bails them out, we'll be getting some crumbs soon.

Even if we dont tho, dont fret, just look at how long the gaps were before SS would get any new crumbs in Shippuden, times were tough, but thats just the direction the story was going at the time [them on opposing sides] so their interactions were very few and far between, but when we DID get content it was always really impactful, and the same goes for KawaSara.

So dont be discouraged, be patient, because when there eventually is new content it'll be worth the wait, because when its oversaturated the way BoruSara is for example it loses all impact because its to be expected atp, you know what to expect, you know what your gonna get, you know what the dynamics gonna be, you know how they feel about eachother already.

Theres no mystery, no intrigue, no excitement like 'oooo I wonder what their next interactions gonna be or how their gonna react to this or that etc' because their relationship and dynamic is already set in stone, no matter what happens Sarada will always care and worry about Boruto and vice versa, thats it.

Even if you wanna claim theres romance [there isnt yet] then even their romance is uninteresting because again, its so over saturated in the series that who even cares? its just like 'oh well that happened' and once the initial excitement from ppl who shipped it dies down its gonna quickly fade into the background because again, theres nothing special or interesting about it, we already know everything about them, so whats there to look forward to? them holding hands? a kiss?

Tell me honestly would that really surprise you given everything we've seen and know about these characters? no, being shocked at BoruSara holding hands and kissing is like saying you'd be surprised seeing MinaKushi doing that, which literally nobody would.

One of the main things that drives a ship is the slow burn, seeing their relationship develop and change, seeing how the characters slowly fall for eachother and realizing their feelings etc, but BoruSara has already completed all of that [minus the romance but even if the romance part does happen then what? their development is still already completed, only thing that changes is their title, friends > lovers]

Their relationship has already peaked, they started off on bad terms but now their on good ones and thats never gonna change now, the development was done in the Boruto movie which was literally the first 10 chapters of part one, meaning all their development peaked in just 10 chapters which killed any excitement or intrigue for where their relationship/dynamic was gonna go from that moment on.

Picture it like InoShikaCho, after they initial introduction did you ever wonder to yourself how their relationships were gonna go and develop? no right? because their relationship peaked right then and there, so from that moment on we already knew InoShikaCho was gonna be a bickering trio that are really close like family and would ride or die for eachother, and that never changed over the entire 700 chapters of the series.

BoruSara is the same way, after the Boruto movie their relationship peaked there and hasnt changed since, nothing Sarada and Boruto is doing now is any different than what they were doing after chapter 10, their entire relationship has become stagnant and so over saturated that anything that happens between them fazes literally no one at this point.

And thats the problem with over saturation, when your fed something constantly you become numb to it and it ceases to surprise or excite you anymore, this is why, as torturous as it is, Im happy that SS and KawaSara were so spaced out because it allowed all their moments to really hit HARD when they did happen and spark alot of conversation, whereas BoruSara is just like 'awww look at this cute moment of them caring about eachother for the 456th time' 😭

My point is because BoruSara is so saturated nobody really cares about any of their moments besides the shippers obviously, but beyond them you dont really see anyone makin a big deal or talking about it.

So even tho its hard going so long without content, the wait will be worth it, you just gotta play the long game, then eventually you'll look back and be grateful things were so spaced out so that you could really enjoy and miss those moments rather than having them thrown at you constantly till it gets boring.

[foxydivaxx]

Things heat up here. Notice how Gossip Girl is kind of supportive of Zoro and Sanji. Can you all guess who Gossip Girl is? Also One Piece will be mentioned here. What do I mean? Read on. Warning: X-rated content.

Gossip Girl: Bad Romance Chapter 3

Hi there Upper Eastersiders. Guess what?! We’ve got our first S and Z sighting in months. The couple were spotted at a five star hotel at the Upper East Side. According to sources, Z was there to do a photoshoot to promote an upcoming movie project. Yes, the Power Couple are back in town!!

S also did a photoshoot for the same magazine that has been described as empowering, glamorous and sexy. Apparently he wore a sexy black dress that would make Morticia from Addams family proud. S is no longer playing kiddie games. We talking big leagues here especially since he is no longer a little boy anymore.

Afterwards, the two went clubbing. Also been noticing Z introducing S to some well-known producers and influential figures in the music industry, both in Asia and here in the U.S. Could it be possible that S may work on his first proper album soon?

For some context, S originally debuted as a solo artist when he was just 13. He released the single Good Vibes which did not do well on the charts.

Despite this, he met Z around that time and they hooked up almost immediately, thus starting their long term relationship. Z is two years older than S. S would later join Popstars: The Rivals and Aogiri was born and the rest is history.

Some film and fashion heavyweights were spotted at the club the Power Couple were hanging at. These folks also spoke with them. Looks like things are working out in S’ favour.

Taking that secret trip has done them some good. And hold up, is that a diamond encrusted Rolex watch I see S wearing?! It even matches Z’s signature diamond Rolex!!

Plus, he is wearing what looks like brown Louis V slacks. Hmm. Z is spoiling his man, and it shows. Also, S’ famous derriere turned a lot of heads as usual as many were shocked by how sexy he still looks. Come on, he is 18 now.

Another piece of good news for S is that Aogiri’s latest musical offerings have been mad flopping on the charts lately. The various TV shows that the boys have been starring in have been struggling with low ratings. What goes around comes around indeed. LE has signed with a brand new agency and will continue to be an actor. Please support him.

I bet the Power Couple has something big in the pipeline. Who knows? One thing I know is that the rest of the Upper East Side's elite are taking notice and, let's just say, many people are not happy about the latest developments. Dethroning the power couple never ends well and they are about to find out why.

"So those two are back huh?" says Eren. He just read the latest Gossip Girl blast and man. He does not like this one bit. Sukuna said they will show up at court but this, this is terrible. No one knows where the both of them went to. But all this is clearly Zoro’s handiwork. As usual, Zoro is always one step ahead of them.

The others gather round Eren as he showed them Gossip Girl’s latest blog post. “WHAT THE FUCK?!” Light exclaims. “Now what do we do?” Natsu says. Eren sighs. “Even I do not know.”

Sukuna too has seen the blog post whilst lounging in his jacuzzi and is seething with rage. Why?! Why are those two now deciding to show their dirty faces?! Especially that bitch Sanji?!! “Desperate times call for desperate measures.”

Lelouch reads the latest news about Sanji and Zoro and grins. “About time. Things are gonna get crazy now that they are back.”

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Meanwhile, Sanji and Zoro are at Zoro’s apartment in Manhattan. “The court case has already begun. However, you have to be in court in the next 2 days to testify against them.” says Zoro.

“Good news for us.” Sanji says with a chuckle as he sips some white wine. “This is why I love you so much Zoro. All these bitches think they are smart not knowing that you will somehow outsmart them.”

Zoro smirks. “This is why I am the King baby. They can buy school but those motherfuckers cannot afford class..” he says as he wraps his arms around Sanji’s waist and pulls him into a kiss, a gesture Sanji happily returns.

“It’s been a while we have kissed Daddy.” Sanji whispers faintly. God does he miss hearing that nickname. Whenever Sanji calls him, it is obvious what he wants.

Zoro takes Sanji’s glass away and places it on the stool and picks Sanji up bridal style, leading him to the bedroom.

Once they got to the bedroom, Zoro gently placed Sanji on the bed. The blonde giggles and motions to his lover who takes off his shirt and pounces on top of him, kissing his neck hungrily, earning moans from the blonde who takes off his clothes without hesitation and kisses him back.

“Ride me.” Zoro groans.

Sanji smirks and helps Zoro to unzip and strip off his jeans and boxers. Once he spots his cock, a mischievous smirk appears on his face. How they managed to spend 3 months with each other without having sex is beyond him.

That is perhaps the longest he had gone without having sex with Zoro. Well; if you add the previous months of drama, that is six. Not counting that one time they had sex on top of Sanji’s piano in his home. Or that time they fucked each other in the limo at an award show. Sure he was still technically dating Sukuna then. But it did not matter. It seems like destiny wants the two of them to be together. So why fight it now?

“Oh how I have missed this.” the blonde coos as he gently traces a finger over the head, earning a gasp from his lover.

He lowers his head down and begins to slowly lick and then suck Zoro off, letting out a horny moan. It is a well known fact that Sanji was the biggest slut on the planet.

Zoro moans as he places a hand on his lover’s head, slowly pushing him down so that he can take more. “Fuck!! I keep forgetting how skilled your mouth is.”

Sanji continues to bob his head as he takes as much of Zoro as he possibly could and pleasures him. Zoro has always been a big guy, something that Sanji deeply appreciates as it makes sex a lot more fun and pleasurable for him.

He then pulls away. “Nah. I need that dick inside me now Daddy. So nope I won’t make you cum like that.” He heads over to the dressing table and pulls out the bottle lube.

He pours some into his fingers and begins to finger himself. Zoro watches in awe as Sanji begins to let out those sexy wanton noises that he loves to hear. The way his face contorts with pleasure did not help matters either.

Once Sanji had felt he was stretched enough, he then proceeds to straddle his lover’s laps and positions himself before sinking onto the cock.

“S-Shit!!”

“F-Fuck!! Still tight as ever.”

Sanji smirks and begins to bounce up and down the cock. Zoro places his hands on Sanji’s ass, aiding the blonde with his movements as he bucks his hips into Sanji’s hole.

As time passes, Sanji’s cries of pleasure get louder as Zoro gets a lot rougher with him. “J-just the way I like it…” Sanji purrs as he rolls his hips.

Soon, Zoro hits a certain part that makes Sanji scream. “AH!! ZORO!!” The greenete smirks, flips them around so that he was on top and proceeds to fuck the living daylights out of Sanji, the bed below them creaking under the pressure.

A couple minutes later, Sanji mewls and cums hard with Zoro soon following suit.

The lovers pant for air as they come down from the high of their orgasm. “Man that felt good.” Sanji says with a giggle. Zoro chuckles and kisses Sanji on the forehead, before slowly pulling out of him.

“I keep forgetting how naughty you are.”

“Says the bitch that keeps taking photos of my naked ass!!”

“Oi!! I had to!! Like you got the best ass in the world and that ass needs a shrine!!”

The two of them laugh and cuddle between the sheets.

[justanotherfanfolks]

Twisted Wonderland Main Story Scattered Thoughts (Prologue Chapter 1-2)

Let's take it from the top, I need a refresher!

Okay first things first, uh, Grim? Buddy. Our beloved arsonist. How were you planning on getting the robes off of Yuu? How were you planning on WEARING human sized robes? Also, yes Grim, weasel. Reason 1: tiny gremlin. I think it was ferret in Japanese. Reason 2: I believe in Yuu choosing violence in the dialogue options. Peace was never an option. And again I ask, how is he planning to fit those robes? LOL the chase sequence, that’s one way to get a grand tour! GRIM, NO FIRE IN THE LIBRARY, THINK OF THE BOOKS! Omg, it’s Crowley! How- how did he know to come here? Did he just see the open coffin and go “...ooooooooo… I should check on what that is.” You know, people always think Grim is Yuu’s familiar, I want to know more about how familiars work in Twisted Wonderland. Wait, I just realized Grim doesn’t have his stone, NO, HE LOOKS WEIRD WITHOUT IT! TWST PUT IT BACK! I really want to see how the beginning of the ceremony looks when everyone gets out of the coffins, since they aren’t supposed to get out themselves. I wanna see the full orientation. Dang it Ramshackle Duo, I wanted to see that! Hope the anime shows us. Hm. So Crowley opens them himself. I imagine he does it with magic, but imagine this man opening 200 coffins by hand. Nah, Crowley would never. He doesn’t do anything. Well, except make me suspicious, but that’s a conversation for another day. Wait, hang on I think I should’ve picked the other dialogue option, that might answer some questions. I'll do that later. You know, when I first played the prologue, I tried reading it with a translation next to me (as everyone insisted it was superior), but I got a headache going back and forth so I bit the bullet and just read the ENG version. Ah, who dis be or where I be? Both logical questions. I’ll ask who dis be, I don’t remeber what I picked the first time. He’s truly shooketh at the idea of Yuu not knowing who he is. “My magnamity is boundless” ah here come the cracks! There’s the Crowley we know and… know. Hold on, there’s a CHAIRMAN!? I forgot about that, who is this chairman? And why pick Crowley? Magic or academy. Well, if it was me I’d be more interested in the magic aspect than the academy aspect. Like Yuu, we gotta ask the real questions here, why be shocked at the idea of school? I also want to know more about this carriage thing- I know in the manga and I’m pretty sure the novel too the Yuus get isekaied by Carriage-kun Truck-kun style, does Yuu get isekaied by Carriage-kun in the game? To me it sounds like you’re supposed to climb into a coffin in a carriage, I hope the others students were informed of how this works. Also, how the heck did this coffin appear in Not Twisted Wonderland, I have so many questions. “So this carriage dragged me here against my will?” yes, this is the Yuu I am here for! Okay that was the first Chapter of the Prologue, I forgot how much I liked that! I can’t wait for the novel to drop in English, I really want to read it in book form! I am holding that thing to the standard of Yuurei20’s translations, I expect nothing less!

Omg, hello Twistune! The whiplash I had of the first 3 Prologue twistunes with the fairy gala twistunes was crazy. RIDDLE! RIDDLE! THAT’S MY BOY, HI BUDDY! Oh no, the pre-character development whiplash is gonna hurt! Did Leona sleep through the whole orientation? Azul is boy with glasses, what an observation Yuu. Also, how close was Yuu to be able to notice Leona had ears? They’re under his hood? And that Vil is handsome, I know what you are, Yuu! Well, either Yuu is that or I’m just too ace to notice when someone is handsome. I mean it’s a literal fact about Vil… anyway! Crowley really just dipped in the middle of the ceremony! Wait, does that mean Grim was chasing Yuu that long? Yuu has stamina for days, Yuu should have joined the track club! Couldn’t be me, I would’ve died by the second location. Also does that mean they called Yuu’s name and Yuu not showing up tipped Crowley off? Oh, that explains it. Yuu last name reveal then? Anyone? Voice from tablet, heh. Hm, but no one else knew why he left… Oh gosh, he just barged in. Guess he doesn’t like being accused of a tummyache. Even he thinks he’s a weasel. Okay let’s settle this: Weasel, Cat, or Ferret, place your votes now! I don’t actually have a poll. Hello Dark Mirror! Oh that’s the mirror bgm! Well, I mean no duh it’s the bgm music, I guess I just never realized DM had a theme song. Can I call you DM? I’m calling you DM. “I’m Yuu…” Yuu WHAT, Yuu? You can’t hide that last name forever! The squint! “Unclear to me… soundless, colorless, shapeless, utterly vacant” POV, you have no soul! Honestly, if I got teleported to a school for mages only to find out I had no magic, I would be utterly devastated. I’d love to be magical! One century, is that saying the system has been around for 100 years or that the school has been around for 100 years? Yuu just showed up and broke the streak, good on Yuu! I really want to know Grim’s backstory, like what is his deal? He’s got magic, but he’s mistaken for a familiar and isn’t allowed to be a whole student? I wonder what would have happened if he went up to the DM? Being honest, he doesn’t seem like a fit anywhere, but I’m curious. Someone, give him a Buzzfeed quiz! HE SET KALIM ON FIRE, GRIM NOOOO! Save the arson for later! Leona: “Can I go now, orrrrr…” no but he was ready to lead, the Ramshackle Duo is interrupting his nap time. Azuuuul! Your smiles are sus! Chill out pal! He just breathes in manipulation, wild. Yes Idia, that is participation credit. When I’m participating, I’m the type to just look around to see if anyone else has their hand up before volunteering. HE’S STILL ON FIRE, HELP HIM! Where is Jamil, aren’t the vice housewardens here? Is it just me, or does Kalim sound a little different? Actually, good point Leona, this is Crowley’s first installment of his Not Doing Anything Helpful World Tour. The first of many. Yay, Riddle! Ooo, Twistune time! … gosh it’s so SLOW OMG! I have a question for the class. Apparently, the story within the twistune varies based on whether or not we reach the designated score threshold. Does anyone know what it looks like if you don’t get there? The perfectionist in me refuses to fail to find out.

[laysdimplesareillegal]

Character Development: Chapter 4

Pairing: Monsta X Changkyun x Reader

Word Count: 1.4k

Warnings: yandere themes, kidnapping, general delusion, angst, guns, panic attacks

Character Development Masterlist

My muscles wouldn’t move, so tense I didn’t even have control over my own body. Then I heard the sound of the bullet hitting the TV behind me, absolutely shattering the expensive screen.

I can’t breathe. Instantaneously, I started hyperventilating, collapsing on the floor. I can’t breathe. I almost got shot, survived, and instead, am going to die from shock. There were hands on my shoulders, Changkyun had rushed to hold me as sobs racked through me. My skin was pricked and crawled; his hands on me felt like a cage. I couldn’t speak so I tried my best to wiggle away from him, brushing at his hands; I lacked strength to really push them off.

“It’s gonna be okay. Everything is going to be okay.” At first, I thought it was me speaking, but it was his voice, cutting through the ringing in my ears. He repeated that like a mantra, my mantra, I would say to myself. “You’re gonna be okay.” Why does he know I say that?

I forced large breaths of air in and out, trying to focus on anything that wasn’t Changkyun. His hands were suffocating me, his whole presence crowding me. Eventually, I regained some degree of composure. “Get away,” I huffed.

“You did this.” Changkyun was defensive

“Me? No, I didn’t!”

“If you had just listened to me, apologized, and taken back what you said, this wouldn't have happened. You forced my hand.” He sounded empathetic, but the message was ludicrous. “I would never hurt you,” he motioned to my hand. “I’m protecting you.”

If he was honestly trying to brainwash me, it wasn’t working. Protect? Never hurt me? I chanced a glance at his gun. If I wasn’t so afraid of him, I would laugh in his face.

“If I put this away, will it make you feel better?” He reached for the handgun placed haphazardly on the coffee table. Nervously, I nodded. “But, you promise not to lie to me anymore.” he raised an eyebrow. I nodded again. “Answer me.”

“I won’t.”

He walked the gun to the kitchen counter. “Now,” Changkyun turned around to me with a large smile. “Let's catch up like we should have in the first place.”

He got comfortable on the couch and stared at me–still on the floor. As if nothing had happened, he cheerfully patted the spot on the sofa next to him. Too afraid to defy him again, I wearily crawled my way onto the sofa.

“What have you been up to since you got here?” He asked as I got situated, sitting on my feet, I hugged and pillow. Why does he look so happy?

“Just learning my way around.”

“It’s a beautiful house, isn’t it?”

I nodded and he only stared back at me. “Yes.” Silence. “You’re Changkyun from the note, right?”

“Yes! I was in such a hurry, I’m glad you saw it. Again, I’m sorry I wasn’t here when you woke up. You forgive me, right?”

“Uh yeah, I like being alone.”

“You’ll like it more when I’m here.” He retorted, curtly.

I doubt that. My thoughts must have been written across my face because he continued on.

“You know, it really hurts that you don’t remember me,” Guilt tripping me on a ridiculous request, “but you’ll love me soon. You’re someone who doesn’t make friends easy. I know that. But this way--” he gestured to the house around us. “--we can get to know each other without any distractions.” I think he means I’ll get to know him since he apparently knows too much about me already.

“My family–”

Changkyun cooed at me. “Jagiya, to the world, you ran away.”

I gave him a confused look. “I’m not sixteen! What am I running away from? My job?”

“You quit your job.”

Correction: he quit my job. Simultaneously, I wanted to know what he did to pick apart my life, and wanted to stay blissfully ignorant of everything he was capable of.

“Who are you?” I felt exasperated. “What do you want from me? Why are you obsessed with me? Please send me back home.” I covered my face with my hands as I began uncontrollably sobbing again.

This was all too much for one person to stand. For days, I had chronically had a cold sweat from all the anxiety, constantly on high alert, and now, just like I feared, in serious danger face to face with this maniac.

“All I want is for you to love me back.” His face looked torn and sympathetic as he rested a hand on the cushion in my lap.

“Don’t touch me,” I sobbed. “Please.” I added. The instability was giving me whiplash. He retracted his hand.

“What do you need from me?”

Fighting felt helpless. I was exhausted physically, mentally, and emotionally. “To be left alone,” I cried.

Changkyun was hesitant, obviously conflicted. After several long minutes of silence–apart from my ragged breathing–he sighed, dejected, “Okay.”

I caught myself before I let a thank you slip. I had no reason to thank him. “If you need me, I'll be in the study.”

I will never need you.

I waited for him to leave the room completely, before going to my room and locking the door, but I still wasn’t far enough away from him. I allowed myself to cry away the rest of my panic attack. My head was killing me. After crawling into bed, I cried myself to sleep.

 When I woke up, I saw the colors of the sunset light up the room. Or was that the sunrise? What direction was the window facing? I begged for it all to have been a dream. But my face had the distinct feeling of dried tears, and every muscle of my body was sore. Was that monster still in the house? My stomach ached. Could I sneak past him for some food– even just a snack?

Now, it felt like every step I took thundered through the house; I made my way to the kitchen. There he was.

“Hi sleepyhead,” Changkyun spoke gently and smiled.

How did he know I was sleeping? I locked the door and unlocked it when I came out. What, was he listening through the door? Or did he really have cameras like I feared? Could he see my every move, no matter where I was in the house?

“You were starting lunch when I came home, so you haven’t eaten since this morning have you?”

My mouth was dry from all the crying. “Is it still the same day?” I managed to rasp out.

He laughed to himself, “Your nap was that good? Yeah, it's still the same day. Let’s spend dinner together.” Bags of takeout sat open on the counter. It smelled wonderful; my stomach growled. “This is for you. You’ll like it,” he pushed a container across the kitchen island, towards where I stood.

“Sit over there.” I pointed to one side of the kitchen table. “Please,” I corrected myself when he gave me that same challenging look.

Happily, Changkyun took a seat at the far end of the table where I had pointed. He perked up when I carried the container of food and sat with him at the table–albeit, as far away from him as possible.

“This is nice.” This is awkward. I corrected him in my head. “Aren’t you going to thank me for the food?”

With a deep inhale, I steeled myself, “Thank you.” I gritted my teeth.

“You’re welcome.” He was absolutely beaming as he started on his food. 

Throughout dinner, Changkyun chatted, and I gave minimal one-word answers to appease him. When I finished, I excused myself–Changkyun was disappointed but gave no objection–to sleep for the night.

“Take some water with you.” What am I? A child?

Two bottles of water stood on the counter next to the discarded bag the food came in. Water pooled on the counter around them as another drop of condensation trickled down the side. At least they were cold. I nodded and took one upstairs with me.

I waited to get inside the safety of my bedroom so he couldn’t congratulate himself on knowing how desperate I was for a drink. The uncomfortable feeling I got from being in the same room with him trumped how uncomfortably thirsty I was. Cold water had never tasted so wonderful. I chugged the whole thing in one go. It was then I registered how tired I was. Despite just waking up, I was suddenly hit with an overwhelming wave of sleepiness. My vision began to blur, and I barely made it to the bed before I passed out completely.

[myloveforhergoeson]

what's your favorite canon (and non canon!) ships from the show/tasw canon? least favorite?

also just caught up and ahhhh so glad roxy and camille finally made up! are we gonna see the girlies at a sleepover next chapter? 👀

SUCH A GOOD QUESTION AHH! thank you! - as per usual i have a very long answer and i don't really know ship names so bear with me and find it under the cut

from the show:

its so hard for me to put my feelings about this into words because i enjoy most ships coming out of the show both canon and noncanon but i wish there was more of a space for the canon relationships to be developed. like i love jo i think she's great but her only personality traits are acting and kendall's girlfriend, you know?

if i had to pick fav canon ships, i think logan and camille are so funny and despite a few bumps in their relationship they really are made for each other. something about the nerdy guy and his batshit girlfriend get me every single time across most pieces of media.

as for non canon ships... i have many favorites... james and kendall COME ON like. come on. you all know what i mean. come on. i'm not sure if carlos and stephanie counts as non canon but i thought the dance episode in the first season was super cute and i wish they kept her around to develop that relationship more. out of all four boys i think carlos is like. made of boyfriend material and it's shocking to me they play him up to be the most inexperienced romance wise. maybe it's because my himbo opinions lean more into the predominant thought process of this decade than the last but. i love carlos and stephanie! i also remember the first time i watched the show, being a bit surprised they didn't have any relationships for mrs. knight after making a big deal about it in the first season. she and buddha bob had potential i think. can't explain it. james and jett also. hm. hear me out yall. they give catty gay couple on a reality tv show that everybody loves. if jett wasn't so busy trying to bag jo he'd see his perfect match was right there all along...

least favorite canon - james and lucy. i don't know if this is a popular opinion and i do believe that the two had potential if their story had been written differently. but james' borderline obsession with her was creepy and i don't think she'd stop her tour and fly all the way back to america to be with him. if there had been more time to develop their relationship... maybe. but how i interpret lucy's character tells me she wouldn't be all that into him and that her career is more important to her than some guy. and this is not because i love james diamond btw bc i love lucy stone far more! she's to good for all of the boys

least favorite non canon... i'm not sure. i haven't really seen anything that i didn't like while perusing the btr ao3 tag. are there any gustavo and kelly shippers? i'm not sure i'd be on board with that just because gustavo doesn't always treat her very well but otherwise i can't think of any at the moment

from tasw:

obviously james and roxy are perfect this is the only ship that matters and nothing else can top this. lmao!

jokes aside, most of my opinions about ships from the show carry over into the story. i like logan and camille very, very much, i think jo and kendall are cute, i will bring stephanie back eventually once i plot my chapters better

i'm in big debate with myself over some relationship things that could happen in the future, so i don't want to spill and spoil. i feel like dr strange in endgame when he's looking through all the timelines to find the perfect one and i am struggling very, very hard to come to conclusions.

if james and roxy weren't together, i think she and lucy would have a pretty good shot at forming a romantic relationship. they have similar interests for one, i see them writing music together all the time and generally enjoying each other's company. punk rock gf and pop punk gf for the win! she and logan also probably, if camille weren't so madly in love with him

@selangkir wrote an amazing au of tasw in which big time rush was a girlband and james and roxy swapped duties! their characterization of james and dak zevon cut me to the core. they might be my favorite non canon even if they break my heart hehe

honestly the more i think about it the more i think roxy could be happy with everyone LMAO as long as she's in the ship its my favorite bc she's my special perfect girl :)

phew. that was a lot. i'm not very picky.

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ahh! i'm so happy you were able to catch up on the story. i hope you're enjoying it as much as i am! i was going back through some of my old posts and realized roxy and camille had been fighting since like october i'm so happy they're back!

while it's not quite a sleepover this chapter, they do get to spend some quality time together talking about the upcoming holiday season! i'm almost done with the first section of the chapter and i'm planning on posting the preview soon. a proof of tasw life post if you will, so keep your eyes peeled for our girlies!

but what do yall think? what are your fav/least fav from the show and from my story? id love to know!

thanks so much for reading and thank you for the ask! <33

[taelovesjohnny]

Muted ( The Outsider) Chapter 11 The Devils House

millile's PoV

This house is so angry now. Ever since ally told the whole gang that it was dally who raped me, everybody has been so uptight, and i think the only one that really likes dally right now is Johnny. i think he wouldv'e been a good dude, but he raped me so, thats a big game changer, for sure. i was sitting on the couch, reading a book, something i rarley do. its just to get my mind off of the maddness. i think the boys thought that just because they know who raped me, will get me to open my mouth. i got big news, its never gonna happen!

" hey baby, wanna go with me, skinny dippin'?" two-bit joked. and though it was meant for me to get mad, and start yelling, soda beat me to it.

" what the hell, two-bit!!! shes my sister!!!! lay off!!" 

" Soda's right, if she dont wanna go out with you, thats final, sorry dude." steve butted in on our conversation.

" im never letting my sister date a foolless drunk, thats for sure, even if he's a buddy." this time it was ponyboy.

" smart ass i can date anyone i want. just watch me." two-bit grinned, as he came over to me. " may i have you, my lady?" 

i closed my book. oh this is gonna be fun. i gave two-bit my hand, and he yanked me up. he put his hands on my waist and started to lean in. two-bit was one of my bestie's. besides soda, two-bit was the next highest on my list. we knew eachother like an open book. he started kissing me roughly on my jaw bone. just then i heard the door slam. i looked over two-bit's shoulder to see dallas winston, staring at me with cold eyes. All the boys stood where they were, dumbfounded at what two-bit was doing. this was the most fun i was having in like forever. 

" i love you, i love you, i love you, i love you, i love you." two-bit was going mad. he knew i wanted to lighten things up, so before he started he gave me his " i'll do this if you let me, and i will not hurt you, but ill go to the extreme" look. and boy was he going to the extreme. his beer soaked breath soaked my face, as he leaned down and kissed me on the lips. The whole gang started yelling at that point.

" Bro that was seriously not cool!!" steve shouted.

i kissed back. and i kept kissing back.

" Millie, please dont do this, you dont want to go out with that bafoone." i looked at who said it, we all did, the boy who said it, was not  Sodapop, or Steve, or even Darry, It was Dallas. Dallas winston.

Dallas, pov.

I just came into the curtis house, hopefully to find a beer and make up for some of the shit that i have done to half of this gang. I went in with some very high hopes. but when i saw everybody looking in a direction that was not the direction of the tv i knew something was amiss. 

two-bit and Millie were kissing. I got kinda jealous, i mean. wait what. no. i did not just say that. i hadn't heard the girl talk since ive been with the gang. i think thats crazy, a girl like her, ought to have a ton to say.

she looked at me, those eyes impaled my thoughts. she looked at me with, i dont even know, was it savage, fear, anger, i dont know, but it sent me crazy. two-bit lingered at her face for one moment, and then kissed her on the lips, steve shouted something. and then she kissed back. wow.

" Millie, please dont do this, you dont want to go out with that bafoone" I was shocked i said that, in front of the whole gang, but its true, i might have developed some feelings for her, ever since the first day i saw her. i thought she was beutiful. the whole gang looked at me.

" what, i'm pretty sure, you guys were all thinking it." i said, trying to cover up my story.

they did not look impressed. so i sat on the couch, and looked up at two-bit and millie. and smiled reclessely.

[kmhappybunny240]

The French Nurse

Chapter 9

So I haven’t updated the story in a year. I’ve had many life events like getting a job, getting my driving license , seeking mental health help and of course writers block. I’m actively working on the story and next chapter should be out soon. I do make plans and then not follow through I’m trying my best to get 3 chapters out by the new year. I will be very busy soon with my job because of the holidays are coming and I live in a tourist town so we are gonna be busy. Thank you in an advance for baring with me and sticking with it. I greatly appreciate it. Now on with the chapter enjoy and let me know how you all feel about it.

I will also be trying to make a master list for this story soon. Thank you everyone

Polly would not shut up. She drone on and on about Grace spending. The flowers cost to much because they were imported. The champagne had to come from a specific region. The hotel costs for her family visit alone was a small fortune. The giant issue currently has been over Jeremiah. Grace had her traditions which Tommy respected. He didn't have many when it came to religious ceremonies. She would have her protestant church, Tommy had two requirements.

Jeremiah officiating the ceremony and no Calvary uniforms. He would not have those pretentious pricks rub their arrogance in the Shelby faces. Jeremiah has been loyal to Tommy for years. Despite not truly believing he gave relief and some spiritual guidance in the trenches. Jeremiah is the one man he wanted to stand in front and pledge his undying love to Grace. He threw money at the church to look the other way about his own pastor. If the church was happy then Grace can't bitch about it any more.

"She needs to keep her fucking mouth shut."

"That was a bad word Aunt Polly."

Oscar pointed out Pols bad language.

"Sorry my love." She kissed the top of his head.

"Can you both stay for dinner. I'm sure mama won't mind."

"I don't know if she would."

"We're here!" Oscar cut Tommy off as the car stopped in front of his home. He quickly jumped out towards the door.

"Papa and Aunt Polly are staying for dinner."

Oscar announced as he blew past his mother going towards his room. He had an object in his hand , A new toy she had assumed.

"Welcome home mon cheri." Olivia called out to him.

"We don't have to stay." Tommy placed Oscar suitcase down.

"Non sense. I always make plenty, unless you have somewhere to be?" Olivia was taking Tommy coat when their fingers touched. They both felt static electric shock. Time froze for a moment ,staring into each other eyes.

Polly coughed and broke their gazes.

"Uh well dinner will be ready in a few moments. Make your selves comfortable in the living room."

Olivia walked off towards the kitchen while Tommy and Polly passed the table in the foyer.

Polly gut jolted. The flowers sitting in the crystal vase felt wrong. Orange lilies. They meant passion and desire but can also mean hatred.

"Who gave these to her?"

"I don't know Pol. Not my business." Tommy plucked a petal. Holding down his jealousy.

"I don't have a good feeling from these. The meaning."

"You always find meaning where there isn't any Pol." Tommy cut her rant off.

"She has an admirer. Just leave it ok." Tommy walked off .

Polly huffed. How dare he dismiss her concerns. With this development she knows Tommy will be pouting even if he won't admit it.

Dinner went by smoothly with Oscar dominating most of the conversation. Olivia could see something bothered the other two adults at the table. Their demeanor was off.

"Out with it. If there is danger lurking I need to know." Olivia cornered them after dinner.

"It's nothing to worry about Livy."

"The lilies are beautiful who gave them to you?" Polly decided to cut Tommy off and get to the point.

"Um thank you. He um."

Olivia was trying to form an explanation. She didn't have to. She has every right to a personal life. But that spark she felt with Tommy.

"I met him at a pub with Peter."

"Peter was there?" Tommy jumped in.

Good. Polly thought. Tommy interest was peaked.

"Yes. He took me for dinner and there was a fight. Atticus was defending an innocent woman and was injured. I patched him up and he sent me those flowers. We have shared one dinner and plan to have another next week when Oscar is with you. Is that ok with you Thomas?"

Olivia crossed her arms sounding defensive. She was getting ticked off.

"Just curious is all. If you are happy so am I."

"I don't plan on having him meet Oscar any time soon. I thought it would be best to wait."

Tommy walked over to the small drink station to refill his class.

"Contrairement à Grace"

(Unlike with Grace.)

Olivia mumbled under breathe. It was so low Tommy wasn't sure what he heard but he did hear Grace's name. Olivia didn't know why she wanted to be snippy with Tommy. Well that's not true. She was getting defensive because Tommy was questioning her and deep down she wanted him to get just a little jealous. She could smack herself with that thought.

"What was that?" Tommy asked with his all knowing smirk. He wanted to rile her up some.

"Nothing." Olivia smiled.

"Well thank you for the delicious dinner. It's getting late ,we need to say good night to the little one." Polly interrupted once again. She tried to hide the amusement she was feeling. They said goodnight and Polly dragged Tommy out of the house.

"Slow down." Tommy had to pry Polly hand off his coat sleeve.

"Come on we have to meet with that Peter. He can tell us who that man is."

"Pol stop it."

"NO! I am not being paranoid. I know what I felt and it's bad Tommy. You can not stop me. I will do anything to protect my family, Olivia and Oscar included. Do not stand in my way."

Tommy humored her during dinner but now he could see how serious she is. If she was right then his son could be in danger.

"Alright Pol. I will give him a call, meet us tomorrow."

"Deal." Polly spit on palm and stuck it out to Tommy. A little dramatic but Tommy copied his aunt and shook on it. He didn't want to show his worry but he was.

When Olivia told him of her boyfriend he was jealous. Slightly. He wanted to push her buttons just to see her get ticked. A small hint of shame considering he is already spoken for. He would always protect his family. Once they made it back to Birmingham Tommy went straight to the betting den to place his call to Peter.

"Hel." Peter couldn't get out the full greeting before Tommy interrupted him.

"I need to know more about the man Olivia is seeing."

"Why?"

"I just need to know what is background is."

"No. I can't invade Olivia privacy."

"Peter please just do this for me otherwise I will have one of my Peaky boys poke around. You know their reputation."

"Tommy please don't make me do this."

"I'm protecting my family Peter. That's all."

"Fine give me a week or two."

"Thank You." Tommy hung up.

If Olivia found out about his snooping he would pay. He has only seen her temper twice back in France and didn't want to face her wrath but the price would be worth it. He would kill for Olivia and their son. He didn't want to but nothing would hurt them ever.

~~~~~~Two and a half weeks later~~~~~

"He's clean."

Peter tossed the file on Tommy desk. All the information he could find out about Atticus.

"That's it?"

"Yep. Comes from a wealthy upstanding family. No criminal record. Didn't serve in battle but he still helped the effort. No mistresses or children on the side. No previous marriages. He seems to a normal law abiding citizen."

Peter gave Tommy a slight smirk. He knew Tommy was being over protective. He could also see the jealousy. It was a long shot but maybe just maybe Tommy would drop Grace and declare is undying love for Olivia. Hell might freeze over but Peter still held hope. In the meantime if that man made Olivia happy, she deserved it.

"Every man has something to hide."

"Not this one. She's moved on Tom. Time to accept that."

"Pol is never wrong about her bad feeling. He isn't who he seems I know it."

"Tom let it go. Olivia is a big girl. She can take care of herself. Besides if there was something to go wrong she has the both of us."

Peter slapped Tommy on the shoulder. There was more to be done. Have his men follow Atticus. Olivia would be sure to find out one day but he found it justifiable. London would be slightly harder to control. In Birmingham he had a long list of people he could pay off and owed favors to the blinders. London was a bigger beast. Larger city and more bosses he might step on toes. By coincidence Atticus happened to live on the boarder of Tommy so called Allie slash enemy. Some days they were friends.

Tommy picked up the phone receiver.

"Solomons bakery Camden Town."

Tommy pinched the bridge of his nose. He was about to make a deal with the devil. A very annoying devil who loved to poke and poke at him. Dear lord he hated this.

"Today is my Sabbath , I don't do business until sun down. Ten more minutes."

"Alfie."

"Sshhh. Ten minutes."

Tommy let out a huff while watching the wall clock count down in silence. He could hang up. Hang up and forget the mission he was on. Forget the jealousy raging inside him, slip out of his office and head home. Yes head home to Grace his beloved fiance.

"Whatever you need mate it'll cost ya."

Too late. Tommy was about to pass the point of no return.

"I know Alfie. I need a small favor. You have phone operators on your pay roll don't you?"

"Phone operators aren't usually under your purview."

"Beech street do you have ears there?"

"Not in Camden."

"On the border of your bakery. So it's close enough."

" You don't have enemies that I don't know of Tom. This is personal isn't it."

"Alfie is it possible I don't have much time to waste."

"Not until I know the full story mate."

"He is a possible threat to my family. I need an operator you trust. I will pay her one thousand pounds and pay you three."

"Four thousand for me and you have a deal."

"Fine Alfie four thousand pounds. Now who can I trust to listen in on 3234 beech street?"

"A good old gal Midge. Known her since I was a boy. Give me a few days to talk her into spying. In the mean time drop the money off in the usual place. Pleasure doing business with you." Alfie hung up and Tommy wanted to scream. Fucking hell.

Tommy could feel in his gut this would go terribly wrong. Trusting Alfie Solomons was risky and most of the time the risk paid off.He would have to keep the details vague. Alfie was a blood hound once he got a scent. He didn't need Alfie anywhere near Olivia. Three days later Midge came through, which is how he learned Atticus would be taking Olivia to a high class restaurant that Grace hasn't shut up about since it opened a year ago. The waiting list was months long. According to Midge he threw his name and large amount of money to the manager for a Saturday night reservation. Tommy cleared his schedule for the impromptu trip he would be taking to London. He needed to sneak away , Oscar would have Johnny dogs kids to keep him company.

Saturday night came with the excuse of urgent business and would return before the morning. Tommy left an angry red faced Grace and content son behind for London. He waited in his car outside of Atticus home. Waited for half an hour for him to leave. Tommy was on his third cigarette when a man left the home. It was Atticus. Tall ,wearing an expensive looking suit, just a bit smug looking for Tommy taste. He waited for ten minutes after Atticus left before exiting his vehicle and sneaked into the back yard.

The garden wall was easy to hop over. The back door lock was also easy to pick and open. Maybe a little too easy. Tommy kept himself on high alert for people or any animals that could be in the home. He entered the mud room that lead into the kitchen.Clean nearly sterile. If Tommy didn't already know about the maid he would think the kitchen was never used. He left the kitchen into the hallway.

Old mahogany wood covered the walls. Dinning room to the left, long table that sat eight people. Living room , office , foyer all seemed to perfect. Expensive art work scattered the walls. All of his house adornments looked expensive. Tommy browsed around the main floor not finding any incriminating evidence. His office was the same. A few files from his work and bank statements. Mr Davenport as of this morning had a balance of forty thousand pounds. Impressive Tommy thought. He had more. Much more money. But if he was the man Tommy thought he was Atticus most likely had several different accounts.

Tommy stole a small bank slip and left the office towards the stairs. Art work turned into photographs going towards the second floor. Photos of who can be assumed Atticus family. One photo caught his as he reached the top. A group of people very important people gathered around some old man. One woman stood out. Light hair blonde most likely, maybe fifties. She wore a floral inspired brooch. The center stone was dark and large. Possibly emerald with what he knew was diamonds making up the rest. What caught his attention was the thought that is what Grace will look like when she ages. A chill jolted down Tommy spine. An uneasiness filled his gut. The woman creeped him out. Tommy shook off the feeling and headed towards the bedroom doors.

Two guest rooms with nothing special in them. He rifled through the closets and dresser drawers. The final bedroom was his. The large bed sat against the wall. European satin duvet in Golden and light blues and greens colors , matching pillows. Tommy felt around the bedding and pillows for any hidden lumps. Nothing. Next was the night stand.

Small bible and other miscellaneous items. He tapped on the bottom and a hollow sound followed. False bottom. He lifted the piece of wood to see a gun and package of bullets. A colt model 1908 vest pocket pistol. American and most likely bought illegally and unlicensed. Rich men like Atticus who did serve in one way or another would have a service revolver or European weapon that has the proper paper work. Not an American gun with scuff marks on it. Polly was right. This man was up to something. He placed the false bottom back and the items to their place.

He moved to the closet next. Tommy had better suits. Everything about Tommy was better than this idiot.

"Quit it." He reprimanded himself.

That's when he saw it. Hidden in the back. A wall safe. Hammer Smith. That brand is a good one but not completely uncrackable . Tommy placed his ear against the safe moving the dial until he heard the tumbler click. First number was three. As he was ready for the second number there was noise downstairs. The front door opened with a familiar female laughter. The bastard brought Olivia back to his home to have sex. Tommy would love to jump out and drag Olivia away but he would look like a crazy person. He kinda already was. Breaking and entering into a stranger's home based on a hunch that may or may not be true.

Dear god he needed to get out of the house. He couldn't climb out of the bedroom window, it was too high and there was nothing to break his fall. From the noise they were still near the stair case. So he waited for what felt like an eternity for them to move towards another room. More giggling from the living room. Tommy heart hammered against his rib cage while sneaking down the stairs. He stayed close to the wall with each careful step, making sure the wood didn't creak. Tommy was thankful in this moment for his military training in sneaking around behind enemy territory.

He reached the bottom. When he tilted his head he had a perfect view of them. His arm around Olivia, she had her head turned into his face nuzzling him. They were glued to each other. He wanted throw up. As they started kissing Tommy made a break for the kitchen ,barely lifting his feet he was safety in the kitchen. The back door mere inches away but he couldn't make himself leave.

He hated that Olivia could be going go bed with that posh bastard. She should be home with their son. With him. He reassured Grace there were no lingering feelings but he has lied. Not intentionally but his actions tonight have have shown his true feelings. His heart still beat for Olivia. Tommy was feeling too many emotions that made his head hurt. Out of sheer pettiness and frustration Tommy swiped a crystal Sherrie glass. The set was sitting there on the China cabinet. Freshly cleaned not yet returned to it's home. There was no rational reason for Tommy to knick the glass. If he couldn't beat Atticus up and burn down his house then stealing was the next option. It was a small souvenir that he was able to break in and get out without being caught . With any luck Atticus will feel his presence in the house. A small violation that he can't quite put his finger on.

Tommy left rounding the front when he stopped and hid behind a bush. Atticus was helping Olivia into his car. Huh. So didn't sleep with him. His fear would be held off just a little longer. He knew what type of woman she was. Olivia didn't sleep around for the fun of it. When she gave herself to a man she gave her full self. Mind, body, and her love. It's what she gave to him and Tommy squandered the right.

The entire car ride back to Birmingham confused Tommy more. He loved Grace but was it the same type of love he had for Olivia? Grace betrayed him but she proved her loyalty. The list of pros and cons of being with Grace was long but in the end would it be worth it to leave her for Olivia. She was clearly moving on. Did she have any love for him outside of being the father of their son? He didn't have those answers which terrified him. Tommy didn't want to be a cheater like his father. Have multiple women at one time while a long suffering wife stayed at home with the children. It wouldn't be fair to either Grace or Olivia. Certainly not to Oscar. He had to stay with Grace. He was sure of her love. He couldn't abandon her based on old feelings.

Tommy would continue to be a good soldier and follow Polly orders. He loved Peter dearly but he wasn't the same as Tommy. Pete wouldn't and didn't need to get his hands dirty but Tommy would. He had plenty of underground contacts that could dig up any secret Atticus could be hiding. In the end if Tommy was wrong then he would be wrong. At least his family would be safe and he could let go of the hold Olivia had on his heart. But did he really want that. Tommy has held on to that to so many years, what would his life be without her?

[my-head-is-an-animal]

Problems With The Heart

Greg House x Dr Anna Harding (OFC)

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Chapter 13 - Cameras

I didn’t honestly know what to do about House. I didn’t want more from our relationship, but I really didn’t want to stop what we were doing. I liked him and I liked the way we were together. He was fun and we had a good time.

‘Yeah, but if it doesn’t develop into anything then what’s the point?’ Wilson asked when I went down to his office for advice. ‘You can’t just pretend you don’t love each other and you can’t keep telling him no without being truthful.’

‘I know. So, what do I do?’

Wilson gave me a look that I recognised immediately. ‘I think you already know what you need to do.’

‘What if I don’t want to?’

‘Then I can’t help either of you.’ Wilson shook his head sadly.

I gave it a few moments of thought before I finally left.

I went over to his house at the end of the week and took a deep breath as he opened the door.

‘Hey.’ He grinned, stepping to one side to let me in. I felt my courage failing.

‘I think we need to stop, Greg.’ I blurted out. House didn’t seem that shocked by it. ‘I think this isn’t going to end well and I’d rather stop now before one of us gets hurt.’

‘Okay.’ He nodded but didn’t move.

‘You get what I’m saying, this is over.’

‘I heard you.’ He nodded again.

‘And you’re accepting of that?’ I frowned.

‘I accept that you want things to end.’ He confirmed.

‘Okay, well, I guess I should go.’ I stepped towards the door behind him.

‘You want a beer?’ House asked, casually, heading towards his kitchen.

‘What?’

‘I was gonna have a beer, seeing as you’re here, thought you’d want one too.’ He shrugged opening his fridge. ‘Or I’ve got vodka if you prefer?’

I folded my arms and scowled, unimpressed. ‘I feel like you’re not taking this seriously.’

‘I am taking this seriously.’ He told me. ‘You say you want this to stop and I said okay. Seems perfectly reasonable.’ He grabbed a couple of beers and placed them on his kitchen counter. ‘Come on, one beer isn’t going to change anything and you came all the way over here.’

‘I was expecting some resistance.’ I reasoned. ‘Why aren’t you angry or upset or anything?’

House handed me the open beer and half smiled. ‘Do you think that would convince you I think you’re wrong?’

‘No, but-‘

‘Me neither. Cheers.’ He clinked his bottle against mine and went to sit down on the sofa. I didn’t quite know what to do, but he spiked my curiosity.

‘Okay, what’s the game here?’ I challenged him, sitting at the other end of the sofa.

‘No games.’

‘I don’t believe you.’

House looked at me, his blue eyes held my gaze. ‘I can’t do anything about that. You wanna watch tv?’

House just turned the tv on and out his feet up, settling down to watch some weird documentary on penguins. I decided to wait him out, he’d eventually say or do something that told me how he was feeling. It was just a waiting game.

‘But she said she wanted to end things?’ Wilson frowned, not understanding his insane logic. ‘That means she doesn’t want to be with you.’

‘I know what it means.’ House rolled his eyes. ‘But she didn’t mean it, so I chose to ignore it.’

‘Of course, ignoring what someone says in order to serve your fantasies is always the right way to go.’ Wilson said, sarcastically.

‘She wants this to be more, she just has difficulty saying it.’

‘Have you told her you love her yet?’

‘She knows how I feel-‘

‘So, you haven’t told her?’

‘Not in so many words.’

‘Not in any words by the sounds of things and you only need to use three to let her know she isn’t wasting her time.’ Wilson dropped his pen, focusing on House. ‘Look, I get that you guys are a little different to most people, but you have the same needs and so far you’ve only supplied the physical, you need to do better House or you really will lose her.’

House breathed deeply and thought about it. Wilson might have been right, but he preferred his own way of dealing with things.

House spent the next week doing small, subtle things for Anna, she knew something was up, but she didn’t know what. He met her before her shifts with coffee, made time to consult for her team and kept his name out of the paperwork, but made sure she knew he’d helped. He asked her if she wanted to go to lunch a few times and the rare times she said yes, he kept things innocent. He was on his best behaviour constantly.

He hated the camera following him around, everyone was afraid to look stupid or wrong and that wasn’t helpful to him. Everyone except Anna, who was good ignoring the cameras and just getting on with things, especially when the kids heart was involved.

‘So, you and Dr House are close?’ The producer asked as Anna was skimming through files at the nurses station outside Cuddy’s office.

‘Define close?’

‘You’re friends?’ She asked.

Anna’s eyes flickered towards him, she had a beautiful smile threatening to creep in. ‘Yeah, we’re friends.’

‘More than friends?’

‘No and that’s a very personal question.’ She frowned, but she wasn’t angry.

‘Dr Harding, I need a consult.’ House interrupted. She gave him a thankful look and wandered over to look at the file he was holding. He couldn’t take his eyes away from her.

‘Thanks for the save.’ She said, focusing on the file.

‘No problem,’ he nodded. ‘You wanna head to the track after work?’

Anna inhaled deeply and finally looked up at him. ‘Are you asking me out?’

‘I’m asking if you want to hang out as friends.’ He clarified. He was aware he was standing a little close. ‘No strings, no catch, no games.’

Anna smiled and nodded. ‘Fine. As long as you’re intentions are pure, we can continue to hang out.’ She went to walk away with the file, but he gently stopped her.

‘Thanks for helping with this.’ He said, her frown was evident. ‘I mean it.’

‘Any time.’ She nodded, still smiling. He let her walk away and took a moment to watch her.

House caught sight of the camera watching him and rolled his eyes, pretending to be annoyed and headed for the elevator.

‘Dr House.’ The producer caught up to him. ‘You and Dr Harding make a good team, how close are you?’

He half laughed, pushing the button again. ‘Ah, yeah, we’re friends.’

‘Seems like a little more than friends.’ The producer pushed a little.

‘No, she’s… she’s just a good friend.’ He let his eyes wander behind them to roughly where Anna was treating a clinic patient. ‘Don’t you have a sick kid to film?’ He went back to deflection but hoped his point was made.

Cuddy watched the preview with House and he couldn’t stand it two minutes in, getting up and leaving. Cuddy continued to watch and saw how House’s gaze would linger on Anna, he smiled when she laughed, he stood a little closer than normal, she realised that House was completely in love with Anna. It was amazing to watch.

‘What’s going on with House and Anna?’ She asked Wilson who was about to take a bite out of his sandwich in the cafeteria.

‘Why? Did something happen?’

‘I’m just asking.’

‘Okay, well, last I heard, she told him she wanted to end things.’ Wilson out his sandwich down.

‘It doesn’t look like they’ve ended things.’ Cuddy frowned.

‘No, well, he’s House and he’s in love with her so you can imagine he didn’t exactly take no for an answer.’ Wilson had a point.

‘Why did she want to end things?’

‘I don’t know, I didn’t ask, I’m staying out of it.’

Wilson seemed defiant on the subject. Cuddy settled for his answer and moved on to other things that needed to be done.

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[therealvinelle]

Hi, I was reading a post here in Tumblr about how Edward has two gifts, he can hear thoughts and is super fast, so I wonder what is your opinion about this topic?.

Furthermore, what others power might the Volturi's leaders and guards might have?

Edward has one gift, and it’s telepathy. Being fast isn’t a gift.

Strength, speed and even senses is varied among vampires. Some, like Emmett, are on the extreme end, but that doesn’t make Emmett gifted, nor does it mean that the rest are at an equal level. The Cullens have clear variations between them.

Physique appears to play a dominant role in how these variations play out: Alice, who was malnourished and never made it past 4′10″, is the physically weakest of the coven, while Emmett at 6′5″ and a mountain of muscles is the strongest. This is made very clear during the baseball game:

“Emmett was hovering close to third (base), knowing that Alice didn’t have the muscle to outstrip Rosalie’s fielding." (Midnight Sun, chapter The Game)

There’s also the fact that it’s taken for granted that Emmett would be intimidating to other vampires, and he is dismayed when James is more worried about Jasper, who is lean.

I suspect this disparity exists simply because a large frame means more tissue to have blood in. Newborns, animal, and human-eating vampires all having a difference in terms of strength is proof that blood has the final say in a vampire’s prowess, so Emmett being able to contain more of it than Alice and therefore being stronger makes sense to me.

This isn’t the meta for me to get into that, but I don’t think vampires have muscles in the sense we do. Or rather, we can’t know that they do. Renesmée is proof that Edward retains his human DNA, or she would be a clone of Bella. Nahuel is proof that Joham retains a Y-chromosome. Does this mean that vampires have different cell types? Does a vampire’s stone-like skin still contain human DNA? One would think yes - except, if you rip a vampire apart, you get rubble. The parts are all solid. There’s also Carlisle theorizing that vampires digest blood by absorbing it through porous tissue, which makes me wonder why he dismissed his digestive system (my guess: vivisection fun times with Aro in Volterra. Carlisle couldn’t have done it on his own, and Aro is the only one mad and curious enough to be down for that). I’m getting off-topic - what I’m saying is, we don’t know how vampires work, meaning I can’t build this meta off of the assumption that they have muscles. I simply can’t know for sure that they do.

The important thing is that a vampire’s physique is a deciding factor in how strong they are.

There’s also Laurent’s warning about James, that he has “unparalleled senses”, meaning some vampires are better at sight, hearing, and smell than others. I can believe that, because we have canon examples of vampires being bad at tracking.

There’s Edward in Port Angeles, who couldn’t track Bella’s, his singer, scent to her location, and (I admit this one is conjecture but it’s so probable that I say it goes) Carlisle’s creator, who after taking care of the mob must have realized he’d bitten one of the humans, meaning a newborn would soon be loose in London. This is punishable by death by the Volturi. The fact that he didn’t return to finish Carlisle off means that he was unable to find him. I remind the audience that Carlisle was bleeding and suffering the effects by a venom intended to paralyze the victim. To put it this way, Carlisle wouldn’t have survived James, or anybody with a trace of tracking competence. By comparison, Carlisle was able to locate a dying Rosalie by the smell of her blood, even though there wouldn’t have been a trail for him to follow, as her body had not been moved.

When it comes to these disparities in strength and speed among the Volturi, I imagine Jane and Alec are the physically weakest members of the guard, and among the slowest. They’re prepubescent, meaning no muscle for them, and their height (a humble 4′8″ and 4′10″) implies very short legs. They’re simply not going to get as far as an adult would, not in the same number of steps. Renata at 5′0″ is another tiny vampire lady who likely isn’t very strong or fast.

That’s not to say I think these physically weaker members of the Volturi guard are necessarily useless in hand-to-hand combat, Alec at least is a boy stuck in a playful age, and the males around him are trained warriors. He’s probably picked up a few things over the years.

As for the others, Aro is described as frail-looking, which hints at him being quite thin. I don’t think he’s weak, if he couldn’t win a fight he wouldn’t be around, but I do think he’s probably below average in terms of strength. Caius I picture as a Harrison Ford type, so of course I’m gonna think he’s a bit burly, but this is me headcanoning and not actually hinted at in canon. Marcus is 19, so I imagine he can only be so strong.

Back to Edward’s speed.

He’s a 6′2″ teen, that’s code for “very long legs”, though I’m actually going to go ahead and posit that he’s not actually that fast. Strap in for this next part:

The guy was a teenager who lay dying for an undisclosed amount of time. The fact that Carlisle had the time to get to know his mother points to a few weeks, at least. And Edward was very ill:

Elizabeth worried obsessively over her son. She hurt her own chances of survival trying to nurse him from her sickbed. I expected that he would go first, he was so much worse off than she was. (New Moon, page 21)

Muscles atrophy quickly, never more so than when you’re a teen ravaged by fever, on your deathbed. And as I’ve explained above, I think your physique in life ties directly into your vampiric prowess.

I think Edward is certainly the physically weakest of the male Cullens, quite likely weaker than Rosalie as well, maybe even Esme.

Now, speed is not the same as strength. However, for humans, the two are connected. It’s the muscle fibers in our legs that determine our speed. Basically, type I fibers make an enduring runner, type II fibers make a speed runner. So, assuming that vampires retain their human musculature, one could argue that Edward had a lot of type II in life. However, Carlisle when he was human was able to outrun the mob he was with:

He ran through the streets, and Carlisle — he was twenty-three and very fast — was in the lead of the pursuit. (Twilight, page 158)

Carlisle clearly had a lot of type II fibers, and unlike Edward he was in peak physical condition when he died. He was also an adult who’d had more time to develop musculature, while Edward was a seventeen-year-old. If musculature was a deciding factor, one would think they would at the very least be of equal speed, though realistically Edward should be slower.

So, if it’s not muscles, what is it that makes Edward faster than the others?

It could be a matter of technique. Except, the way Bella describes movement when she wakes up as a vampire, it’s all very automated. Her body knows exactly how to do everything, and executes it without much input from her:

After that first frozen second of shock, my body responded to the unfamiliar touch in a way that shocked me even more.

Air hissed up my throat, spitting through my clenched teeth with a low, menacing sound like a swarm of bees. Before the sound was out, my muscles bunched and arched, twisting away from the unknown. I flipped off my back in a spin so fast it should have turned the room into an incomprehensible blur—but it did not. I saw every dust mote, every splinter in the wood-paneled walls, every loose thread in microscopic detail as my eyes whirled past them.

So by the time I found myself crouched against the wall defensively—about a sixteenth of a second later—I already understood what had startled me, and that I had overreacted. (Breaking Dawn, page 251-252)

Growling, crouching - those are all distinctly vampiric, non-human ways to act. Bella didn’t learn this, her body knew it of its own accord. When she later runs, she explains it as happening the same way - she just does it.

The way Bella experiences it, vampiric movement is like a package she downloaded, and that executes her instinctual commands with no need for her to actually know how to do any of this. Her grace is another example of this - Bella Swan may be in charge of her own consciousness, but the venom is entirely in control of her body.

Given these facts, I don’t think it’s technique that makes Edward a better runner than others. His technique is likely similar to everyone else’s. If it isn’t, if technique is what makes the difference, then who is and isn’t fast is an arbitrary process.

With that, we get to my controversial theory about why Edward is the fastest Cullen: he’s not.

Running and being fast is the only thing about vampirism that Edward enjoys. This is for another meta, but Edward is extremely depressed about every single other bit of it. Every aspect of being a vampire torments him.

Except the running. He enjoys all of it, especially being the fastest, so much. And as a newborn, he would have been faster than Carlisle.

But after that, when his newborn strength faded…

I honestly think that Carlisle decided to just slow down a bit when running with him, let Edward have this. It’s no skin of his back, and it makes Edward happy, so why not.

Esme joins the family, and of course she would be down for this. Nothing is more parental, more maternal, than losing at checkers to make your child happy, after all. Could also be she’s not very fast herself, but even if she were then she would downplay it to make Edward feel like Jesse Owens.

Enter Rosalie, who would think it’s completely ridiculous, yes, but she would also recognize this excellent opportunity to call in a big favor from Carlisle later on. There’s also the fact that I think Carlisle has a gift (yes, yes, meta is coming, people) that makes him very persuasive people. And also that for all that Rose gets a lot of bad rep, she is very generous and loves her family, if being fast makes Edward happy then alright.

Emmett is an easy-going guy, he goes along with things. Alice adores Edward and would go along with it. She also has tiny matchstick legs and couldn’t outrun him if she tried. Jasper could not care less.

Bella does get outrun by Edward after waking up, but she also did zero exercise in life (listing this in case musculature matter), had Renesmée devour her from within rendering her emaciated, and then died like a slasher movie murder victim. There’s not a lot of blood in her, and what little blood there is doesn’t have a lot to work with. She does defeat Emmett at arm wrestling, so I’ll concede that. However, there are enough extenuating circumstances surrounding Bella that I think my “Edward isn’t that fast” theory survives his ability to outrun her.

So, I believe Edward is the fast Cullen because Carlisle told a white lie in 1919, no one ever corrected that, and now it’s too late.

[bonsai62]

I just realized something... I was talking to this person one time on a post before and as I was typing that’s when i realized something:

This is for my fellow Nobamaki & Itafushi shippers! If you guys don’t ship it then it’s okay! This is just like a small analysis in my eyes and the way I read things! I can be wrong or just love reaching on a shit ton of things but this is all for fun and I love sharing with you guys!

Let’s get started! Also, this contains spoilers!

Do you guys realize that Nobamaki/Itafushi actually parallel to each other? Let me explain in shitty English and basic grammar and vocabulary lol:

As I watch and read Jujutsu Kaisen I see a lot of parallels between characters; Gojo with Megumi or Yuji, Getou with Megumi and Yuji or Nobara and Maki... but what I want to parallel between characters is:

Yuji & Maki

1. Raw strength:

Both are hella fucking strong and for people who don’t have cursed techniques, they know how to kick fucking ass. What made me realize that both of them are the same is honestly during the baseball game. I like how we were able to see Maki and Yuji making a home run... okay well Momo fucked up Maki’s groove! Haha! But during the Tokyo vs Kyoto event, Maki and Yuji go ham on their enemy.

Yes, Maki used weapons but still, we can’t deny she got good speed and strength that is similar to Yuji’s. That’s why I wish I can see them both doing a bad ass duo fight together.

I have a small headcanon that Yuji actually enjoys training with Maki the most because I feel like he can understand someone who shares similarity in natural raw strength and speed. And Maki feels the same way and it’s a good excuse to bully Yuji as a joke. I would honestly love to see that! Lol!

2. Their story:

Yuji and Maki honestly have it bad. Yuji loosing his only family member (his abuelo) and becoming Sukuna’s vessel which leads him to a future execution. For Maki is the fact that her family treated her like garbage and having to leave her sister behind and eventually her sister dying.

Both Maki and Yuji share that same pain when it comes to loosing someone. We saw Yuji with Junpei and in the Shibuya Arc with Nanamin and Noabra. Again, Maki the same with Mai.

I think what made me even realize it MORE on how alike and how they parallel with each other are these images right here and how they worded their final saying:

In the Shibuya Arc, Yuji lost it. He lost it with Nanamin and Nobara (but luckily for Todo, he was able to pick his feet back up).

If I was Yuji, I would’ve reacted the same way because imagine having the idea you want to save people no matter what but people keeps dying around you or by you? It’s tiring and I would’ve had a mental breakdown too.

After kicking Mahito’s ass, Yuji says there is no reason anymore. For me, when Maki’s arc came it really reminded me of this:

When Mai died and was killed by her own dad. Her dad took away someone who was precious to Maki no matter how much they didn’t get along. Maki really wanted to create the Zenin clan just for Mai to be safe and free.

Again, same with Maki, I would’ve killed the whole clan too because of how in general the Zenin clan is and how they treat people.

3. Having a “curse”:

Nanamin to Yuji: “You’ve got it from here”

Mai to Maki: “destroy everything”

I don’t necessarily mean a curse curse but it’s more like final words that someone important to them said before dying.

For Yuji, he won’t die because Nanamin believes that Yuji can move forward and save the world.

As for Maki, Mai tells her to destroy everything in order for things to change (I might be wrong). It’s for the Zenin clan to start fresh. That is another way I kinda Interpreted (again, I can be wrong). Maki still isn’t done with destroying things plus she is going to move forward just like Yuji. 

I have a thing that if the higher ups find out about Maki, she would be on the verge of being executed as well. So imagine both Maki and Yuji together being executed.

Now on to the next pair!

Megumi & Nobara

Again, this is just me analyzing. But if you ship Itafushi and Nobamaki, you can actually see another pair that parallels to each other but so far I haven’t seen anyone compare them yet, or it’s just me lol!

1. No rivalries:

I think what I love about these ships so damn much is that there is NO RIVALRIES. Even if you don’t ship them you have to admit it is amazing seeing a m/m or f/f getting along without being damn rivals. I’m glad Gege decided not to do that especially towards the women because it does get so tiring that two women don’t like each other for no damn reason or fighting over the main guy or other main guy. At least when Nobara didn’t like Mai or Momo, she had a reason for not liking them.

And don’t get me started with Megumi and Yuji. I was so happy to finally see two boys be friends instead of the usual, boring rivalries. I’m a be honest with you, I was pretty shocked that Gege was able to make Megumi and Yuji be so close and trust each other as friends. It’s a breath of fresh air for the two ships like omg I was happy not seeing the basic shonen bullshit with the f/f and m/m relationship.

2. Hyping up their pairs:

What I mean by hyping them up, I’m talking about the potential that Maki and Yuji has that Nobara and Megumi sees from them. Nobara since the start acknowledge that Maki is strong and vice versa with Megumi with Yuji. What made me see that Nobara knows that Maki is just amazing and strong was during the baseball when Maki was able to hit almost a home run. Nobara just knew that Maki would be able to make that home run but again Momo ruined her moment! Lol!

As for Megumi, we see while the Tokyo students came up with a strategy to win against the Kyoto students, we see him saying that Yuji can actually beat all their asses without curse energy or energy(one of those). Megumi reassures to people that Yuji can take care of himself and is very useful. Another time Megumi reassured that Yuji is strong is when he was in his bed healing from Hanami’s attacks and when they fought tiger against that one dude (forgot his name)

3. Thinking about them/defending them:

Now… this is really what made me think why Nobara and Megumi parallel with each other

It’s becasue I feel like they’re the ones who are more attached and over protective with Yuji and Maki than how Maki and Yuji are with them.

Now, I’m not saying it’s vice verse with Maki and Yuji. But I’m talking about how Nobara and Megumi expresses it. Let me explain:

While reading and watching JJK, we see how Nobara is with Maki compared to anyone else. And no, I’m not saying that Nobara isn’t overprotective with Megumi or Yuji but just the way she is towards Maki. I would honest love to see how these girls got along and how they became close!

Ever since Maki and Nobara had that deep conversation about why Maki choose to be a sorcerer, that is when I actually started shipping them because of how much respect Nobara has towards Maki and it continues to develop more and more with the two of them. We saw how Nobara got super defensive when she fought against Mai (First time) and started dissing Mai. The second time was with Momo, when she was straight up talking shit about Maki.

I love how when Nobara was talking about Maki and Yuji when fighting against Momo. However, I felt a different vibe towards it as well. What I mean by that is that I got more of a “big sister vibe” toward Yuji and a “I love and respect Maki”

But again, I feel like Nobara had some sort of feeling and attachment toward Maki ever since that fight with Momo and more than anyone else too. However, that is just me though! You do t have to agree with my reaching!

For Megumi and Yuji… First of all… Megumi would not hesitate to pull a trigger if anyone is trying to harm Yuji. What made me see that was against Kamo and the Kyoto students. I swear that day Megumi was literally about to commit murder.

Yeah, Nobara got pissed but she went easy on them, but Megumi didn’t. Oh no, he was about to commit a felony. He wanted all the smoke. He wanted that curse. I swear I even felt how pissed he was. I just feel like every time and separates, shit goes down the wrong way and everything goes wrong.

For me, shipping Megumi and Yuji is a whole ass different post but I won’t do that lmao same with Nobamaki because I can write a whole ass essay why I love how compatibly/perfect for each other lol

Bonus:

But guess what… during the Kyoto and Tokyo event, same shit happened with Megumi like Nobara: Megumi was thinking of Tsumiki and Yuji. And again, I felt like it was still different when Megumi was thinking of Tsumiki and Yuji. I find it crazy how Nobara and Megumi were thinking about two people during that event:

Nobara: Maki & Yuji Megumi: Yuji & Tsumiki

This is my personal favorite image of Nobara and Megumi. *wink wink* it’s basically the same image on who is important to to them.

Again, for Nobara and Yuji’s relationship, I just love the way it is. She gives me “big sister” energy towards Yuji and vice verse. Yuji and Nobara are those chaotic siblings that are the hyper ones while Megumi and Maki are the chill ones that can actually keep them down. There has been one occasion where both Megumi and Maki calms Yuji and Nobara down because of how they were acting and I’m not gonna lie it’s kinda cute lmao:

4. Not leaving them:

During the Shibuya Arc, Maki and Nobara separates but at one panel, Nanamin was telling Nobara and Nitta that he was going to join the Zenins. Nobara quickly picked her head up and suggested that she wanted to join him in order for her to be with Maki (this is a stretch but hey Iike being dramatic) however, Nanamin quickly declines her and tells her that it’s too dangerous. I think she was disappointed that she couldn’t go, but hey, Nanamin is a gentleman and he knows when a child is gonna end up getting hurt. I thought it was cute that she was super worried about Maki and just doesn’t care and wanting to join her.

Now, up the recent chapters, Megumi really shows us that he doesn’t want Yuji leaving him or he wants to stay by his side. Those few chapters really made my heart feel some type of way because it just the way Megumi is for Yuji and I can honestly feel how much he cares for him. As I mentioned above, I feel like everything goes to shit when those two aren’t together and I hope that they develop more and more. There has been two more occasions where Fushi doesn’t want Yuji to be left behind; one during when they were in prison and the second during the fight against Hanamin. The eyes that Fushiguro gives Yuji is full of trauma and careness.

In conclusion, I can’t wait for Nobamaki and Itafushi to develop more and more in future chapters. Again, you guys don’t have to agree with me on this. This is just for fun and sharing is fun too! If I’m overreaching then I’m sorry I just can’t help it :(!!

I hope you guys enjoyed my lil analysis! I’m sorry for the bad writing, I’m not very good at translating my feelings as I’m typing because my brain goes all over the place lol! But please, feel free to comment or give me an ask! I’ll be happy to elaborate more for you guys!

Stay safe y’all! And good night or morning!