#unless william has some silly little ideas

[sweetangelanon]

George, Kerry, Oswald. Here is our main protagonist of the whole au! I fixed Oz's eyes finally!!! This is my version of Oz and his family^^.

[ultimateloserboy]

Bill Cipher Analysis Post ‼️

(I could be wrong about some things since the book is fresh, feel free to expand this post or correct me! May be a little edited as well!)

To start things off: William Mischief Cipher, (yes thats his actual name) is a dream demon from another dimension. To be specific, the second dimension.

Despite Bill being a literal shape— and also a demigod— it’s implied that Bill had a human-like childhood. He had a normal mother and father, he went to school, and overall seemed to have a normal life. The problem, however, was that he was born with powers completely unknown to his dimension.

Bills world was 2D, meaning there was no up or down. It’s hard for us to grasp the concept of his world, and its implied Bills dimension felt the same way about us. They couldn’t grasp the idea of other, less flat dimensions— but Bill could. Not only did he understand the concept, he could physically SEE the other dimensions— which drove him crazy with confusion and frustration.

It’s also implied that Bill was born with physical powers others in his dimension didn’t have— for example, there’s a line in the book where he remembers being bullied in school for having the ability to conjure fire.

It’s implied that Bill tried to tell everyone about the other dimensions, but they didn’t understand. The other people of his homeworld considered him troubled and insane. There’s a poem written in code on the silly straw page of his book detailing how he was fed medicine to keep his “visions” away, but would only drink it out of a silly straw. This poem implies he was a baby at the time of taking his medicine, implying further that his powers were terrifyingly strong even from an early age. This— paired with the fact he could shoot fire from his fuckin hands— made him dangerous as a child, because (at least from what it seems) any childish outburst or tantrum could accidentally turn dangerous from his lack of understanding or being able to control the powers he was born with. He was a walking time bomb.

“Eye doctor of a different kind who wants to make his patient blind / The doctor says three sips a day will make the visions go away / Fussy eater, baby billy, wouldn’t drink unless its silly.”

(((The doctor was taking away Bills ability to see the other dimensions, rendering him somewhat blind. Bill fussed about his medicine as a child and would only drink it out of a silly straw.)))

Eventually, Bill tried to bring his world into the third dimension— or at the very least, show them it exists to prove that he wasn’t insane. It’s unclear what exactly he did to try and accomplish this— but it went wrong and started a terrible fire that left only him alive.

It’s unclear whether or not he started the fire itself on purpose or on accident, but either way its implied that he absolutely didn’t understand the permanent consequences. It’s something that deeply traumatized him. It’s blurred out of his memory, and in denial, he pretends everyone is still alive. It’s up to the reader to determine whether or not he can be forgiven for this, but out of everything Bill has done on purpose and out of malice, this doesn’t seem to be one of those things. It seems he genuinely wanted to free his family from the confinements of his dimension and to this day he still pretends that’s what he did, even if that’s not the case. The regret of his actions is something that goes on to shape his character today.

“Twisted out of shape after the kill— the ghost of his family haunting him still” (((Silly straw page)))

Bill has lied about this day on multiple occasions, and has also lied about how he feels towards it. He’s terrified to face the guilt— so he either pretends he did it on purpose and doesn’t care, pretends something or someone else did it, or pretends it didn’t happen all together.

While talking to Stanford, he calls himself a monster. This is what he truly thinks of himself. However, he pretends to be a different person than himself. His entire life past the day of his dimensions burning has been a lie of pure denial.

On top of denial, he refused and still refuses to grow up. After running off into a crumbling dimension with his “henchmaniac” friends, he started acting like a rebellious teenager. Unlike most villains with a specific intent to hurt, he went throughout the universe with the sole intention of having as much fun as possible. However, with his terrifying power and uncaring nature many casualties happened on the side. He’s guilty for them, and even finds some of them funny, but hurting people wasn’t and isn’t his MAIN intent. (At least not most of the time. He IS known to hold grudges, or dismantle someone’s face for fun, but those things aren’t part of his overall goal. Not saying they aren’t shitty, but his main intent is important to understanding his character and complexity.)

His main goal is to distract himself from his past with as much chaos as possible while also seeking attention from anyone he can get it from. He talks about Stanford and says he needs Bill to boost his ego, but really it’s the other way around. Bill considers himself a product to sell, he caters to people by using false charisma, pretending they’re the ones that need him when in reality he’s starving for their praise. He is desperate for someone to speak highly of him because his mind has nothing good to say, all the words he says out loud are compensation. He believes deep down that nobody will love him if they know who he truly is and what he’s done— and he’s not really wrong. And look! He couldn’t even admit that’s how he feels about himself so he pretends he’s giving advice! (He does this SO MANY fuckin times in the book..)

It appears in the book that the more he regrets or suffers from his past actions and traumas— the more he hurts and destroys the things and people around him as a distraction— all under the ruse of “partying”. So, in an immature attempt to absolve himself of guilt, he stacks more guilt onto his endless cycle by continuing to hurt those he loves again and again— pretending not to care but truthfully caring so much that he’d do ANYTHING to drown out the feeling. Ironically, his way of drowning out his feelings is by causing more harm. He is an endless, pitiful paradox.

It’s often misunderstood that he is a uncaring, but that’s what he WANTS you to think. That’s what he WISHES he was. His guilt and remorse doesn’t absolve him from the things he’s done, but the fact that it’s there is a GIANT and IMPORTANT part of his character. He CAN feel empathy, sympathy, sentimentality, and ESPECIALLY regret. He may be a considered a sociopath, but this doesn’t mean he’s not a person with feelings as well.

He’s so distraught over losing Stanford that he drinks himself into a state of temporary amnesia that made him fall into a ptsd episode— his memory is so bad he ends up thinking he’s talking to his mother who’s been dead for probably millions of years.

This doesn’t excuse what he did to Ford AT ALL (I felt a little sick looking at the knuckles page..) but you can’t truly understand his character without understanding that he is LYING when he is cruel to Ford. And no, just because it’s a lie/front doesn’t mean he’s absolved from saying or doing something horrible, but it DOES mean he is unique and complex.

It’s perfectly reasonable to not forgive Bill for what he did to Ford, because it’s not really forgivable— but I also think it’s fair to explore the complexities of “evil” characters. SAYING A CHARACTER REGRETS THEIR ACTIONS DOESN’T MEAN I THINK THEY DESERVE FORGIVENESS!!! Especially in Bill’s case, considering that he PRETENDS to not be sorry, which makes him terrible even if he doesn’t mean what he’s saying. He might as well not be sorry at all HOWEVER!! It’s still important to distinguish him from a sociopathic stereotype— so I have to acknowledge that he’s a little sorry anyway, even if that regret is hidden away and doesn’t help literally anyone.

He values his own comfortability over the people he loves. Meaning he’ll always be cruel instead of apologizing because even if he’s truly sorry, he can’t handle the fact that he did something wrong in the first place— He’ll just play dumb.

At the end of the day, though— Bill is much more complicated than “Guy that just wants to explode people with his mind and take over the world”— I mean yes, he’s also that— but he also has hella bad ptsd and possible other mental issues that I’m not qualified to diagnose. He has a mother who he misses and a pain he carries with him.

None of the pain he harbors will ever justify the pain he’s caused— So no, I don’t think he’s ACTUALLY forgivable (though I may joke). However, in my opinion, I do think he’s redeemable! He’s going to live (or at least be in purgatory?) for millions of more years. He already got a punishment of literal death and has the empathy (somewhere) to continue forward and start fresh. He has thousands of years to heal from his trauma and wallow in what he’s done.

The Pines family may never forgive him, but out of the child-cartoony love in their hearts they offer him not forgiveness— but live and let live. (Well, at least Mabel does.. love you sweet girl.) If he goes around them they’ll beat his ass like in weirdmaggedon, but if he stays away, they will too. At the end of the day, he’s been stopped and they’re happy. If he is alive, (((or is going to be??))) he might as well heal.

And, well.. even if you think he doesn’t deserve that somewhat happy(?) ending, a redemption arc for him has been hinted at for years. Sorry, man. Respect to you and all but like… friendship is magic and the evil demigod is gonna start working at your local wendys once he’s outa space arkham. It’s just the way kids shows go, man.

(((Edited note: I apologize for my original wording when it came to “sociopath”— I wasn’t aware of its actual medical use and I should’ve done my research on that! I’ve changed this post to be more accurate in that regard, so if old reblogs look different it’s because they’re the original version.)))

[ikilledamanforthisurl]

who's lila yammerings (i should be asleep

thinking about Who's Lila again and i really do love how the three layers of the mystery as broken down by Flaw Peacock includes kindof commentary to the "all interpretations are equally valid/correct" writing copout that isn't just the opposite statement or a rebuke of it, but also something that ties it all in with the rest of the game's infohazard/memetic properties themes. like yes, broke = all interps are valid + woke = there IS a correct answer as this is a mystery, but also bespoke = the correct interpretation comes from the unconscious mind of all people, a zeitgeist, et cetera.

it can be equally as much of a copout- because break it down, what tf does that imply? that the interpretation that takes us at large is the most correct? so the most popular theories, and that the most widely accepted aspects of the game, are what is true? whichever red herring that turns out to be when it is handed to the public? it can totally be a copout. not for lack of effort or intelligence or artistry, as FP's video is nearly 8 hours for a reason, but also it can be copout. a REALLY COOL copout though. i can't picture of any other story that i know that does this, nor could i think of a better story to do it.

because it's all about the cultural zeitgeist and memetic properties. beliefs and feelings and ideas and superstitions that trend. Lila is the mystery but she is also a demon, she is also a trauma, she is also a metaphor, she is also a delusion, she is all of these things, but above all else she is what YOU hear she is. the most popular, most widely accepted interpretations are what get shared, and spread the furthest. unrelated people hear about it, maybe give these opinions the time of day for a quick read, and Lila has fully cemented herself in those people's brains as that interpretation, even if alllll that information they just took in winds up being dead noise that the brain scraps entirely with time. she WAS there, however fleeting, as is her abiding by her, or the, laws of memetics

and to me, this is the interpretation. but that doesn't change how people at large are viewing her and i certainly wouldn't know better as i haven't bothered looking into it. idk yall im not gonna ask. regardless she is whatever we first thought she was, and unless you dig deeper and find out more, she's infected you thus. just like how the Dada Dog was originally just some guy's silly drawing, but evolved into an alt-right symbol of actual genuine murderers. somebody took the Dada Dog and maybe unintentionally recontexutalised it when putting it next to their personal dangerous rhetoric, and their ilk ate it up like flies to the point that there was nothing left of the Dog but the picked clean, bare bones of its lineart and sombre expression

my best guess are that there are three layers to the current zeitgeist of Lila as well. 1. the unknowing crowd, who have maybe seen a few pictures at most and maybe a little bit of the game, assuming she's a trauma metaphor characterised as a paranormal thing possessing dear William. 2. the initiated, knowing a little more and who may lean towards her being a demon taking advantage of kids with issues. and 3. whoever was insane enough to dig this deep and grasp that she is exactly what we think she is

Conclusion: Poor William

[highrollersrolls]

Opinions on ALL of the cog managers and i guess the higher ups

(this is gonna be long folks so just sit tight with it) *was given the list of literally everyone by the creator of this account* lets starteth off with skelecogs i suppose.. ...factory foreman, eh they cool since they with the VP and everythineth Mint supervisors are a bit...strict... Head attorney, their silly i like themeth :D Club president...i'd honestly care less about em..sorryeth hmm.. William Boar is uh...ok i suppose...he's hard on the outside and soft in the insideth

Alton is also silly me like em a loteth :D he's a sweetheart if you aint a toon..

Winston is also silly, i try to take care of em since he needs that love and comforteth and he's a bit like me neutral with toonseth

Tawney is just very sleep so i dont know much about em..

Spruce however is how i know about chip!..he's a cool guy as well always teaching me about the wild lifeth

Flint is..hot NOT IN THAT WAY but liketh he's literally fire..i also cant be around em much since my feathers are flammable...but he's alright i guess..again i dont know much about someth managers so bare with me

Belle, is a sweetheart if i had parents i would visit her a lot shes so niceth makes my tail wag honestly ^^

Ben...the british, im honestly fine with em he makes some good tea in my opinioneth

Holly, i dont really know about so i dont really have anything to say about her..

Mary, is very sweet yet protective i can tell she careseth about the cogs and her boardbot employees

(we aint gonna talk about buck because its gonna be VERY confusing to yall about my HR headcanon lol, unless ya really wanna know then ya know what to do)

(same goes to dave)

Brian...oh dont even start...i fucketh hate him..yea he knows a lot about stuff but...he's strict and egotistic and i honestly want flint to light him on fireth...wait thats a good idea..thats going into my show idea book!

Misty, honestly i love her..platonically she's so sensitive but she's such a sweetheart i feel bad for what happened with her..and now she probably has some built up trauma...with her and bessie..

Prester, honestly i like em, just because of how he takes his job seriously, THAT AND HE KICKS ASSETH!! LIKE COME ON MAN HE'S COOL!!

Cathal..i dont really know about much besides that he's the VP's soneth

Cosmo..again i dont really know about em and his satellite investors..i just know he's short like the chairman..very..very....puntable...

Ch-chip..eheh..um..i-i like em...only a little YEA JUST A LITTLE!! hehe..dear god im having difficulties explaining why...you know what lets just skip my opinions on chip...

Graham, i also dont really know much about i just know that flint is with graham and graham is also egotisticeth...so lets just assume i also hateth him..

now the..i suppose "scary" teameth... *clears throat*

Mundle..scary honestly, not much a fan of gators..dont know much about em nor do i want too..

Courtney..im sorry but who the fucketh names a cog courtney...its like naming a newborn toon Karen...or Caroline..like what the fucketh?? i know sometimes i dont fucketh with the law but..why? just why?...anyways i dont have opinions on her much

Barry, just reminds me if he was the principle in the school house, but other than that no opinionseth on em

Kilo, honesty i know he's a grown goat but he acts like a brat and or a bully and i dont really like em, in other words...he can go fucketh himself...

now before we get into the 'higher ups' as yall sayeth im gonna put my opinions on the other 2 contractors..

Count Erclaim..eh i dont really get a long with vampires..same with his brother..Count Erfit, as much as they are buff and swole, i dont really give two flying fuckseth about them two honestly i just see them more as competition and enemys..them 2 can also die in a ditcheth for all i care..

i know the rest of these contractors are no more..unfortunately..i still wanna talk about em..whether they went somewhere or they got scrapped by cogs inc and turned intoeth something else...

Redd H. Wing i really do miss, he was a great friend of mine..until they disappeared...god i miss them..i wish he was here again..

Sads i dont really know what they were referencing from but.. all he ever did was make constant puns and it was annoying..i can only handle a few jokes and puns but not it being constant..

the Witness Stand-in was also a cool guy its unfortunate that he's scrapped though and made into probably someone else..he was a cool skelecog to hang out with at the bar..its sadeth that he's gone now...

Clerk i didnt really know much about so no opinion on em

ah yes..both of the directors of public relations and land acquisition, i mean technically their still here their just managers and not contractors anymoreth so i still get to hang out with em even if their just managers

now for what all of you have been waiting for..my opinioneth on the 'higher ups'!!

Allan is a cool guy, i know he takes pride in his work but other than that he's a chilleth guy i like em he's just like..he makes the sellbots have it easy ya know and i like that..i'd rather see cogs enjoy their work than seeing them stressed and suffer during their work ya know?

Chris is uh..a greedy son of a bitcheth the truth had to be said sorry, but ya are a greedy son of a bitch, Chris..however he is the one that manages the money sooo, he's a greedy son of a bitcheth but he's useful..so i'll deal with it i suppose..

..Diane..me and Diane do not mix well..now i try not to fucketh with the law but...she's strict as hell..i dont really vibe with her..now if i were to go to court i would win, if i were to go to jail i would escapeth...im not saying jack on how thougheth...

Craig can go suck a dicketh in my opinion he's a straight on bitch, i dont give a shit if HES FUCKING "USEFUL" OR NOT HE CAN GO DIE FOR ALL I CARE GOD I FUCKING HATE HIM!!..sorry anger got to me..

now the best for last..

Robert Cyger..i also hate him a fucketh ton but he is very puntable and that is the only thingeth i like about em is that he is short and very easy to kick, like a football if you willeth

that was a lot..now excuse me im gonna go drink something so my throat can heal..from all me talkin..

[camo1000le]

The EVOLUTION of the silly boy

Feb 2022 - May 2023

If you wanna read me ramble look down lol

This is why I dont wanna be mean to ppl who can't draw fat unless it's quite obvious if comes from beaing mean- I myself couldn't (and you can argue I still can't) for a long while, but I wanted to! And I tried! And I practiced!!

I've been silently fighting for more chubby mikes for years before I even could draw it lol, not in here bc I'm shy of rambling? But is insane how you would think the mikes of the fandom are so diverse but. No. They're not...

I, also, was (and still am) quite shy of my design and interpretation for the same reason, i babygirlfy him too much. You all make him.metal and rock and tired with life and my Mike likes all of that too i swear!! But. He's also silly and is trying so hard to have his childhood back by... letting himself be childish and cringy and all of that for the first time. Surely a lot of you get that?

Anyways, I really need to do a *literal* redraw of the first one 'cause that's the base AU! While the other is Emily! Mike AU(s). That outfit he has on 2020 is still very dear to me, base Mike is still very dear to me... I just.gosh i hate fnaf sm and i love fnaf sm at the same time.

I just LOVE that you can see all the ideas of 2020 still in there. Just better... my boy didn't change. Just evolved, and turned autistic for some reason

And ofc his mentality changes with the AUs. Base mike uses more thigh clothes/still tries to please will at 18+. While e!mike prefers loose ones, i just love little changes like that. I love AUs so much.

Actually b!mike is a big fan of thigh jeans (likes how he looks on them) while e!mike prefers bell/loose ones, he likes thigh ones too but he's shyer

The jackets have lore! The black one was a gift from William when he turned 18, while the green one is Henry's. It's like. A metaphor that Michael tries to copy his parental figures as best he can bc he doesn't know how else to be a good son. That's also why he dyed his hair is the 2nd one (the first one was supposed to be just brown) bc Henry has black hair.

This is how the black jacket looks nowadays:

The jacket has sm lore for being a jacket lol

I just wanna end with.

My boy is like a babygirlfied slasher.

He's 1.93 and weights 130kg and is fucking strong at the arms but he's also so sweet. Look at her. Just a big Baby, let her rest from the horrors

[juniperdugong]

Couple Costumes 96s ver.

What you guys would wear as a couple on Halloween and how they react!! || 95s || 96s || 97s || Maknae line || A/N: I tried to make these examples as inclusive as possible, if you don't like that THEN GET OUT! Also, the characters or costumes I mention DO NOT correlate to the boys' personalities and this is all just for some silly Halloween fun! I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE ART, all credit goes to their respective artists!

Jun Phantom of the Opera/Vampires

He's ecstatic when you bring up costumes because he wanted to dress up but didn't know if you'd think of it as something too childish. But past that he doesn't even really know what he wants to be, completely forgetting the actual planning part of Halloween costumes.

Jun isn't one to shove off the idea of going all out for Halloween. Do you want to do historically accurate 1800s vampire? Well goddamnit, let's do it, baby! You wanna dress him up to the nines for a Phantom of the Opera costume? Hell yeah! He will not say no to showing you off or to showing himself off ever! If you focus on all the small details then he's going to praise your hard work and turn it out because we all know he serves cunt on the regular.

Trust~ That y'all are going to look like you are running a freaking red carpet or walking for MiuMiu in Milan or something. Even if you got a really shitty costume Jun would make it look like a photoshoot even if he tries to be funny with it.

Hoshi Tiger and Zookeeper/Cereal Mascots

I know I know... a little on the nose but can you blame me! It's literally his whole brand people! And I don't see him really wanting to dress up unless it is something related to his interests and personality, to be honest. He finds it a bit... silly- BEFORE YOU COME AT ME THOUGH, we have to remember that when the camera is off Soonyoung is actually quite introverted and quiet. Like my dude is pretty emotionless unless he's doing a bit, 3rd to Vernon and Minghao, low-key.

His reaction to you wanting to dress up would be a little something like, "I mean... Sure. If you want to, baby. ఇ ◝‿◜ ఇ". He's neither here nor there about it but he also isn't going to help much in the helping department either... and if we're being so real- His options if he could choose would be crazy without your help. I'm talking full fursuit with his human eyes visible or putting a damn cereal box on his head for the bit.

Agrees (reluctantly) with your picks.

(Why was it actually the hardest to find a good pick for a tiger costume on Pinterest? The closest I could get was this anime boy, just imagine that but simply more)

Wonwoo The Other Parents/American Psycho/LOTR

I hold a heavy belief that being an idol is holding Wonwoo back from true nerddom and that this man would 1000% be the hottest cosplayer of all time... that being said, I am surprisingly not going to give him any anime or video game costumes simply because we all know he would rock that shit.

Another heavy fantasy of mine is that Wonwoo totally has an alternative partner, I'm talking big into horror and alt fashion (ie. gothic fashion, grunge, etc.) So it would not at all come as a surprise to him when you suggest going as the other parents from Coraline or convince him to be the Patrick Bateman to your Evelyn Williams/Jean/Paul Allen. Another strong contender was him as Aragorn because he totally has Viggo Mortensen's smile, also imagine how cute you would be as Arwen!! Or just an elf in general lol

Woozi X-men/Teen Titans

You would think that Woozi wouldn't be into it... but I think he's super down if you're super down, honestly. This man tries to be soooo nonchalant but in reality he goes the extra mile for you and even enjoys doing it! Dare I say he would even do his own research to get you guys some good-quality costumes? I do dare because guess what? He absolutely would! He wants you guys to look the part and be comfortable doing it.

But! He is only passionate when it is a costume idea he is interested in... and thus when you bring up superheroes! Oh boy... yeah he's in.

Listen, I try not to hark on Woozi's height because he's my bias and it really doesn't matter but in this case, I just cannot get the fact out of my head that canon comic Wolverine is actually shorter than our Jihoon. My man would pull that off soooo well, especially because he's built like a semi-truck and we all know it! Plus I just love the idea of you going as literally any other X-men character because Logan is shipped with everyone lmao. And also, just to drop this because it's brain rotting me... Beast Boy and Raven (possibly gender-bent)

A/N: I'm not going to lie... I fucking love what I chose for the 96 line. My favorites go out to Wonwoo and Woozi though for what I would actually consider going as for Halloween lol. Who would you want to go with so far based on costumes?

Please Reblog and Comment if you enjoyed! (They act as power-ups for me)

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[intertexts]

GOODMORNING ITS TRIVIA TIME !!!!!

EPISODE 25 TRIVIA:

- "welcome to episode 25 of prime defenders where we create fortnite. where bizly let us dm and we ensured that will never happen again"

- the first half of this rolled is really just them going through the plan for bizlys sake since he didn't hear it and there's not a whole lot of extra info that wasn't already in the episode! bizly is still experiencing dm exhaustion

- bizly: "ok so at the beginning when he walked up you guys weren't doing anything. and that scared me"

- condi: "our ultimate goal was to make you so mad at us you'd just kill us" LMAO

- bizly: "im worried I didn't play the master as I originally intended to because in my brain i was just like OH GOD I NEED TO START SMASHING STUFF. he's not meant to be necessarily zen but I would've liked to play him more . calm. but then you guys put hand sanitizer in his nose and his stats got WILDLY fucked up . you guys are such fucking annoying kids"

- bizlys favorite part was boris dakota

- mato can absorb elements!! at least a little bit. every new thing bizly says about him it becomes harder and harder to believe he doesn't actually have superpowers

- they had the idea for dakota to use fire kicks by putting little pieces of flint on his shoes and grizzly said he doesn't want it to be practical like that but *I* for one think that visual is AWESOME

- MATO IS POWER LEVEL 14 !!!!! (they also. keep calling him the master and have not actually said his name yet so I don't know if you actually know it yet. oops. spoiler his name is mato cole)

- "I had fun, this was a fun episode"

"oh good, I thought we were gonna give you an aneurysm or something"

"I mean, you totally did. multiple times."

- VYNCENT . HAS. A NEW POWER ON HIS SHEET. CALLED DUMBASS. here is what bizly reads out about it in the most dm exhaustion voice ever: "enhanced advantage, fascinate, enhanced skill advantage. dumbassery 19?" and condi explains it as "so basically. the way it works. it's limited by the fact that he has to be disarmed to use it. vyncent is a little pathetic without the whole sword thing so just the pure amount of pathetic dumbassery he exhibits at any given moment when he doesn't seem threatening is just sort of fascinating to your average person and it just confuses them" THEY ARE SO MEAN TO VYNCENT FOR THIS

- this apparently ONLY works in 1v1 scenarios, "fascinate" as an effect means a person is distracted ("stuck there watching like what the fuck") UNLESS something dangerous or distracting is going on or they get shaken out of it by another character. he has to use the power and then the other person has to fail a roll or else their next turn will just be. staring at him in confusion

- charlie: "sometimes I feel like williams moral greyness is a little too much and clashes with the tone of the rest of the room"

bizly: "no, I think it's really interesting! Just because characters will oppose you on that, and they will because it's a superhero world, doesn't mean I as a person don't like it"

charlie: "oh GREAT that is ALL I needed to hear I will NOT hold back as much next time"

- charlie mentions that when he was first setting up Williams character at the BEGINNING of the campaign he briefly considered giving william some sort of mind control/influence powers because of the whole mythology of wisps where people are compelled to follow them to their death. do you KNOW how fucking bonkers crazy insane this would have made me !!!!!!!! fuck!!!!!!! (<< hey so i wrote this out a couple days ago and rereading it with the information I have now about alec regent. I'm going to fucking scream and cry and eat glass)

THIS WAS SUCH A GOOD EPISODE....... it was so fun. what a good time it was so silly i love some good shenanigans.

FUCKING OBSESSED W VYNCENT DUMBASS ABILITY. oh my god. i love u vyncent sol that's so fucking funny 2 me. i mean. it tracks. it tracks. absolutely sending me though.

'i will NOT hold back on the moral ambiguity ^__^' ahahaa...!!! that's what i love to hear!! + also i DID note the absence of any controlling powers re: the wisps near the beginning of the campaign so it's cool 2 get a reference to that... honestly william wisp w/ mind control powers would just have been a villain arc SPEEDRUN. holy shit. also hi how are you feeling about alec vasil regent my special little boy ^__^

[floofballsammy]

ANYWAYS! Was not lying when I said I'll make Lore!

First of all, the dog's name is Carl. Most of you know why. That was just a given.

Susie's family does not know how she acquired Carl. She just came home with a dog and they havent been able to escape him ever since.

He's very much an aggressive dog. To adults and teens. Children are fine (most of the time). Carl eventually comes around to Susie's family though.

He will bite and just never let go unless Susie pulls him away. Has intimidated all the dogs in the neighbourhood. Not the cats though, local cat Minka hit him on the nose, that meanie. Doesnt go near cats since. He also bit off a kids finger once. But he usually goes for the legs and knees (cause he's short).

The reason why he is so distrustful and aggressive is cause Carl originally was an anniversary gift, but they put no research into it, didnt treat the dog good and then just abandoned it. Susie's family now tends to not put cardboard boxes near Carl. It also took Susie months before she could put a bow collar on him. They also have to use a harness because any harsh pulling on the collar sets him into a panic.

Susie gets to keep the dog if she partakes in caring for him and training him. She wouldnt have to do it alone though, even if her parents weren't fully convinced she'd keep at it. Surprisingly she did keep at it and actually jumped at every opportunity to care for him. So her parents fully commited to this and did their proper research on caring for a chihuahua.

The day Susie died, she actually snuck out to Freddy's without her parents knowing. She didnt properly close the gate though, so Carl also escaped a bit afterwards and followed Susie. He did find her, dead, and he just started biting William and being real loud. So William also killed the dog (the barking was drawing attention and he did not want anyone knowing there's a dead kid back here) and stuffed him out of spite (and to not carry a dog corpse with him).

Yeah, no big mistake. That thing is more powerful now.

Cupcake has no chill what so ever. He is filled with all the rage of a tiny dog in hyper protective and 'fuck you world i will fight god' mode. Very much movie Cupcake.

The other ghost kids are very amazed by Susie's dog and Carl also came around to them. Except for Cassidy. She has a dog allergy and fucking hates Carl. That hate is mutual. They're not allowed alone together in a room. Cassidy has had mutiple screaming matches with the dog.

That's all I have for now. Silly little AU for silly little idea. Maybe I'll expand on it and throw some more headcanons into it later. Maybe even connect my AU Nightmare designs?

SPOILERS FOR FNAF MOVIE

So I got a massive spurt of inspiration due to discord friends to draw 'Cupcake is just Susie's rabies ridden Chihuahua' doodles.

Ourple man just wanted to kill a child but her handbag-sized protection unit wasnt having that. So he killed and stuffed it out of spite.

I'm chosing to believe this as canon. I'm already making Lore, you cant stop me.

[extremelyblackandwhite]

Steve meeting his first grandchild, please? I love your writing! Maybe make it during Christmas or something?

pairing: steve kemp x dark!reader

warnings: 18+ topics (under 18 year olds do NOT interact/reader), mentions of miscarriage

a/n: steve and the kemps are back. requests are back on!

part of toxic

Steve did not remember what it was like to have a toddler in the house. His memory of Aaron as a toddler was low and now he found himself deep into Holly's terrible twos - although he would never say that. It was his last baby and even though she was now running around the house with tinsel, leaving enough work for the robot hoover to consider dying before even attempting to clean it up, Steve mentally convinced himself that he had to enjoy this time.

       - Holly Berry Kemp. - Y/N appeared from the kitchen and the 2 year old immediately stopped in her tracks, staring at her mum as if she hadn’t been making Steve regret wanting another baby. - What are you doing?

        - Decorating. - she babbled, a little innocent smile she’d inherited from her dad sketched all over her features. 

        - Why is dad running after you like a maniac? 

        - Dad needs a break. - he leaned against the wall. - Why don’t you go get William and Aaron to play with you?

With Holly being the youngest, most of her experience was with her brothers, something she quite enjoyed - particularly annoying them until they agreed to play with her. Aaron still went along, mostly enjoying his childhood before he entered her teen years while William was busy being a college student and barely came out of his room unless Steve or Y/N asked him to. However, it was Christmas - Steve’s favourite time of the year. His girls came back for him and his house was complete with all his favourite people ... and Billy. 

      - Is Daisy bringing the baby or will I never get to see my grandchild? 

      - Not again, Steve. - she rolled her eyes.

Steve and Daisy were on a “peaceful” argument, as Y/N had put it. Daisy had decided not to let anyone in her delivery room and not even to deliver in the hospital her dad worked, mostly allowing only herself and the father to know about the baby’s gender and name - something Steve was completely dumbfounded about. Ever since, he had been moaning and ranting about it to his wife, mostly about how it was probably Billy’s idea and his sweet Daisy would never allow it to happen. 

      - I am just saying. Baby has been out for two weeks and we have no photos, no name, no gender. I have the right to see my first grandchild. 

      - Steve, it is not your baby. We’ve been through this. 

      - It’s my baby’s baby. You know it’s B ...

      - Not the Billy argument again. - she interrupted him. - Have you maybe put it through your thick head that maybe she wants to introduce the baby when she’s ready? It’s flu season, maybe she’s worried about that or maybe she and her husband want some alone time with their child.

      - Nonsense. 

      - How many people saw Daisy when she was born? - she snapped back. - Because as I recall, my parents didn’t see her almost until she was three months old and your parents saw her over Christmas. You didn’t even let most nurses in my room when I gave birth.

      - It’s different. 

      - It’s not, she’s your child, she acts like you and maybe it would be nice if you stopped waging wars against the father of your grandchild. 

      - I am not waging wars.

      - Then you will be nice over dinner, tonight? - she rose an eyebrow at his statement. - No snarky comments about his hair, profession or car?

      - His hair is stupid and you know it. 

She rolled her eyes at her husband silliness. Deep down, she knew he wouldn’t kill Daisy’s husband - Daisy liked him too much for Steve to actually want to cause any harm, he just hadn’t shut up about the grandchild he hadn’t seen. Eventually, he quit his rambling, instead going to the living room where Aaron and Holly were playing while William was busy reading through another one of the thousands of books he seemed to bring home everyday. He found himself distracted by a Christmas TV movie, ignoring the bell ringing until he heard his daughter’s voice. 

      - Daisy’s here. - he smiled at Holly who immediately got up to run to the door, her pigtails bouncing up and down as did. - Finally came to see your old dad?

      - Ignore him. - Y/N said as she helped Daisy place the baby carrier on the ground, yet when Steve looked inside, there was no baby. 

      - Daise, not to be mean, but did you lose your baby on the way here?

      - No, I got him. - Billy walked through the door. Great, he was here. - Fussy baby. 

      - He’s not fussy. - Daisy reprended. - He’s probably confused. 

      - You got a boy? - Steve peaked over the blankets to indeed see a very wide awake baby, staring at him. - He looks like you when you were born, Daisy love. 

      - Billy come play. - Holly grabbed onto his leg. - Come play!

      - Yes, you go. - Steve took over the baby. - You had the baby long enough. Go. 

He knew that one day he’d have a grandchild, he knew that as his kids got older one day he’d be hit with the shattering reality that they were no longer kids and were creating their own families. He’d thought he’d feel bittersweetness while holding his first grandchild, yet as he held the baby, he just kept thinking back on the very first time he’d held his Daisy. Guess his Daisy was not so little anymore. 

      - Dad, that’s Steve. - she smiled at her dad. - Steve, that’s grandpa.

[no-bone-biscuits]

Boyfriend stats for Claude and/or William please?

Sure thing! I'll give you a 2 for 1 special cause I love you..........it's ok, you don't have to say it back.....

Claude: Cold-Hearted Pervert

Affection Level: (1 out of 10) You are more likely to get hit by a car, then to get any affection out of this guy. Unless, you count smelling your hair while you sleep as sentiment. A little less than often, Claude likes to sneak into your room at night, kneel at the side of the bed just to get a whiff of your soul's scent.

Sexual Level: (0 out of 10) He gives no fucks, literally and figuratively! He doesn't care if you crave sex. Sex is one of the many deplorable indulgences of humankind. If you are horny, you're just gonna have to handle it by yourself......or maybe see Sebastian....

Jealously Level: (3 out of 10) Claude never gets jealous, unless he finds you having a one night stand with Sebastian. In that case, you are fucked....in a bad way. Claude is going to put you on his naughty list and watch you like Satan Claus.

Romance Level: (1 out of 10) He'll cook and prepare meals for you, but that's all the romance you are gonna get out of him.

Awkward Level: (4 out of 10) Claude is a cold, unsympathetic, bastard. He sees no point to small talk. He doesn't care about the problems of other or if they're uncomfortable. Conversation with Claude is like having a conversation with my deaf dog, Whiskers. But at least Claude won't try to lick your face....When you are awake, that is....

Flirtation Level: (0 out of 10) Flirting with Claude is like flirting with a corpse. But, at least Claude won't reject me.....I mean.... at least the corpse will reject me.....I mean....Claude is a doorknob.

William: Affection Whore

Affection Level: (7.5 out of 10) William needs affection, like a kitten needs milk. He just doesn't know how to ask for it. So, you usually are the one dishing out hugs and kisses. How he reacts depends on the mood he's in. William might act all tough and push you away. Or he'll either break down into a pathetic, sobbing, mess.

Sexual Level: (3 out of 10) Will is more in need of those tender moments than sex. He has a lot of hang-ups. If you initiate, he'll most likely come up with some excuse, or just bluntly say "no". I'm not saying that sex is completely out of the picture. Maybe after a couple of break downs and a glass of wine, those affectionate moments can turn into something. Consoling and tending his open (mental) wounds can end in opening something else. *wink* *wink*

Jealously Level: (7 out of 10) He won't admit it, but he is prone to jealously. William rarely lets anyone in. And never lets anyone see his vulnerable side. To have someone betray him after all that! It'll definitely fuck him up (more so, than he's already is). William needs security, he needs to know he's the only man you truly love.

Romance Level: (5 out of 10) Candle lit dinners, nightly strolls, he'll admit, they don't always go smoothly. He genuinely wants to make you happy. It's obvious he's trying hard. Maybe a little to hard.

Awkward Level: (6 out of 10) William can be quite awkward, but in a cute way. He's not the best with dealing with emotions, he can feel empathy ( unlike some people I know. *cough* Claude *cough* Sebastian.) .

Flirtation Level: (0 out of 10) No, no... William has no idea how to flirt, nor does he know how to react to flirting. He'll probably run away into his work or blush and ignore you. It makes him feel silly and uncomfortable.

[blxckbutterfli]

Victor Grantz: Dearest Bunny

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Summary: The truth is always hidden between the lines of a letter, but after Victor has been fooled once, how can he trust another letter?

Wordcount: 2.1k

Note: Female reader

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Hi! Hello!

So… you’re a postman, right Victor? You must walk or bike a lot, you even have a dog! Do you take him to exercise with you? What’s your dog’s name? It’s honestly so cute.

Anyway, I just wanted to write this letter because oooooh mystery person, and I heard that you don’t like social interactions much? I really want to be friends with you so I wanted to start out with something you’re comfortable with.

Good luck with your first match! Don’t get fooled by Michiko’s cute looks.

Victor gripped the letter in his hands until it turned white. Feelings of confusion stirred inside him--should he be happy he received a letter or suspicious of it? It sounded so genuine but he didn’t know if he could believe it anymore. The first letter he received also sounded just as friendly, however, that friendliness and sincerity were just a facade that he fell for. A facade that trapped him inside this horrible cat & mouse game.

He threw the letter in the fireplace with his dog whimpering beside him

.

Greetings,

You’re amazing! I heard it’s only your second match and you already won! I guess you could call it a... VictorY… Yeah, I know, I’m such a comedian.

You have natural talent I tell you, many of us here didn’t get wins until our 5th of 7th match. Also, I found out your dog’s name is Wick, that’s so adorable, it almost sounds like ‘Vick’ which is quite similar to your name.

I used to have a dog when I was little, it was a stupid little pomeranian that’d never stop running in circles, but either way, it was my stupid so I still love him with all my heart.

I look forward to playing matches with you in the future!

I look forward to playing matches with you in the future? That means he hasn’t played with them yet. Victor searched through his memory of who he played with in his first two matches. Andrew… Luca… He sighed in defeat, he didn’t think knowing who his teammates were was this important. 

A soft texture rubbing against his arm brought Victor out of his small misery, Wick rested his tiny body beside Victor’s leg. ‘Wick sounds similar to me, huh’ Victor thought as he gave his dog a small pat.

Victor placed the letter on the fireplace, deciding to burn it away later.

.

Why hello there,

You seem to be in a happier mood these days, I’m glad :D. When you first came to this mansion, I noticed that you looked really excited for some reason, like who would be excited to participate in a dangerous game? But then I found out that you were tricked and now I feel so bad for judging you so quickly. After you found out it was a trick, you were so gloomy all of the sudden so I wanted to cheer you up with these letters.

Is it working?

A big grin dared itself to stretch on Victor’s face but he tried his best to stay calm. This was the third letter sent to him by this person and so far nothing bad has happened. Once in awhile, he’d wake up and would see a letter laying near the door (it was most likely slipped under the door). It was always something positive, never bringing his mood down. Is this person really as bad as he thought they were?

Memories of the ‘sincere’ invitation letter flashed through his mind. No, he couldn’t get fooled again, he won't be an easy and weak-minded person. Victor used to think that conversations were pretentious and filled with lies and that letters were the hidden truth. Now, he doesn’t even know what is true or false anymore

Victor threw the letter, along with the previous one, into the fireplace.

.

Rise and shine because I’m here again!

You know I find it funny how right after I said you looked happier, you go right back to being gloomy. Am I that atrocious to you? Honestly, I can’t really tell if you’re acting gloomy just to spite me or if you’re actually sad. If you are actually sad… What’s wrong? Is there anything I can help with?

You can always send a letter back to me if you want to. Just get another paper, write whatever you want on it, and tape it under the piano. I’ll check there every day at noon to see if you sent something.

How can someone cruel write something as amiable as this? There were so much care and personality written into this one letter that Victor wanted to cry from guilt because of the previous burnt letters. 

The invitation letter he received was carefully crafted but it was also so… formal, no emotions, no feelings. Maybe he was blinded because it was his first-ever letter. The letter that Victor is now holding in his hands, the person behind it can’t be cruel and deceitful, not at all. If they were, they would’ve just continued spreading pretentious positivity and ‘happiness’ and just ignored his feelings.

One chance. Victor will give them just one chance, the moment he senses something bad about the letters is the moment he’ll burn all of them. No point in keeping bad memories alive.

Hello,

Thank you for being concerned about my well-being, I never really meant to bother you with my moods. It’s just that I’ve been… suspicious of these letters. Are they actually genuine or are they trying to trick me? After the invitation letter fooled me, I began having doubts about the truth written inside letters so when you sent those letters, I felt hesitant about them.

But I believe you now, you wanted to be friends? Then we’ll be friends! However, we can’t be friends unless I know stuff about YOU! I don’t know your name, age, or even gender, maybe you can give me some small hints as to who you are?

Was that good? Did he come off as too nosy? Despite delivering so many letters, he had never written one himself. Wick, as if the dog knew Victor’s feelings, barked and jumped like he was cheering on his owner. Victor smiled and made his way to the old piano.

.

Even after almost three months of repeatedly sending letters to each other, Victor only had one clue to what his mysterious friend’s identity was. They were female. Of course, when he read that letter, he started observing every single female inside the manor--he even went as far as observing the hunters much to his fear. No matter how much he observed and talked to them, none of the girls gave any hint of the identity of his sender.

This observation time helped Victor get closer to his fellow teammates. His original goal was to find out who his friend was, this involved talking to people and comparing their personalities to the one in the letter. While at first, he had no attachment to the irrelevant teammates, he warmed up to them over time. Of course, he still wasn’t as social as someone like William but it was a start.

Though Victor didn’t know their identity, he at least got to call them a name--Bunny. Bunny actually came up with the idea, it felt weird to be so close to a person yet not know what to call them so she made a list of nicknames and reasons to call her that:

Clown 🤡 because I’m much funnier than you

Buttercup because I just like that flower

Princess because no one can be the queen except for Mary

And Bunny because I’m cute as a bunny haha.

Of course, Victor laughed at all those choices and was even tempted to circle Clown, but Bunny stood out to him. It was cute, simple, and an animal. Victor loved animals!

Bunny… Victor can’t help but want to meet her.

.

Oh god, he’s so thirsty, and he forgot to fill up his water jug last night. Victor reached to his bedside table to feel for his watch. 6:17 the watch showed Victor’s tired eyes. The postman closed his eyes and sighed, why must his thirstiness wake him up so early?

Victor sluggishly got out of bed and weakly grabbed his water jug. At the door, he frowned when he realized Bunny’s letter didn’t arrive yet--Victor’s gotten used to waking up to Bunny’s funny letters every morning the past months.

Opening the door, Victor walked out and made a beeline to the kitchen

Finally, he got some water to quench his undying thirst. With his water jug filled to the brim with liquid, he walked back to his room--slightly more awake than before. His footsteps paused, however, when he turned a corner and noticed a figure standing in front of his door, Victor quickly stepped back and hid behind the corner.

Y/N? What is she doing here?

A grin was plastered on your face as you hummed a joyful tune, your mood always goes up whenever it was time to deliver your letter to the cute postman. You opened your letter one more time and re-read it to check for any silly mistakes. Victor watched in curiosity, from his angle, he couldn’t see what you were holding. Goosebumps rose all over Victor when he finally saw a letter within your hands.

Bunny… is Y/N?

You crouched down and quietly slipped the letter under his door, Victor should be asleep for another hour so it’s no worry if he’ll see you or not. That thought quickly went to vain when you stood up and was out of the blue grabbed by your wrist. Gasping, you instinctively thrashed about until you saw the cute yellow eyes that you’ve stared at every day.

“Oh, Victor! What are you doing here? Isn’t it too early to be awake-”

“Bunny?” Victor cut you off, you quickly shut up. Damn it, I thought I could slowly escape if I rambled enough. His innocent eyes bored deep into you which made you guiltily look away--how could you lie straight to his face? “Bunny? Is that… you?”

You slowly nodded and looked back up to his face which had gone from a small frowned to one of… joy and excitement? You let out a tiny squeak when you were suddenly slammed into Victor’s chest and was encased in a hug. “It’s really you, Bunny” Victor’s whispered into your hair--you smelled so nice, you felt so nice between his arms.

After a small pause, you finally returned his embrace, your arms wrapped around his body, “Yep, it’s me.” You pushed your way out of Victor’s hug--much to his disappointment--and twirled, “so, do I look as cute as a bunny?” You joked.

No, he thought, you were so much cuter than a mere bunny, so much more beautiful than a lonesome rabbit. Not only your appearance but your personality, the way you cared for him these past few months, you were an angel.

“Y/N,” he spoke your real name, “I love you.” He immediately covered his mouth when he let that phrase out. ‘What that heck? Why did I say that? I just met her!’ he scolded himself.

“What?” You gaped at him as he awkwardly distanced from you while scratching his neck. He stammered for words, not sure how to redeem himself after suddenly blurting the phrase out like a madman, one just doesn’t simply confess their love on the first meeting. “Victor, what did you say earlier?”

The cute postman barely responded to your question, you could see his lips barely move as he responded--or rather barely whispered--to your question. Victor’s face was flushed with red, he could barely look at you in the eye--actually, he couldn’t look at you at all. “I… loveyou.” It was quick, but what’s important is that you understood it.

A few seconds of awkward silence passed--which is also a few seconds of Victory dying inside--and you let out a small chortle. “I’m sorry… you just looked so cute when you were saying that,” you explained to him when you saw his perplexed expressions. You placed a hand on his cheek, brought his face down to your level, and kissed his forehead, “Of course, I love you too.”

Victor cried.

He didn’t mean to, but the emotions filling inside him wanted to spill so bad. He’d never felt such joy before, the man didn’t know how to deal with it so he just let it all out.

And so when you were fussing over his tears, Victor embraced you once again and thought of the many firsts he had with you.

His first genuine letter; his first friend; his first crush; and now… his first lover.

[aion-rsa]

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 2 Episode 1 Easter Eggs & References

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This Star Trek: Lower Decks article contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 1: “Strange Energies.”

The mission of the USS Cerritos is to do the jobs other Starfleet ships can’t; following up with all sorts of minutiae and boring outer space logistics, long after the Enterprise or the Defiant has warped out. But whether it’s Lower Decks or Picard or Discovery or Strange New Worlds, the mission of hardcore Trek fans is the same: Pause the screen and see what deep-cut Easter eggs got slipped in this time!

In Season 1, Star Trek: Lower Decks earned the reputation for the most meta-textual Star Trek ever. There are layers and layers of Trekdom within every frame of this series, making it hard to look at one episode and catalog all the references. But if you thought Season 1 went deep into the wells of Trekkie references and Easter eggs, Season 2 is here to make Season 1 look tame. The Season 2 premiere of Lower Decks — “Strange Energies” — is one giant Easter egg with a bunch of reproducing tribble-ish Easter eggs inside of it. Unless you’ve got ESP powers on the level of Dr. Elizabeth Dehner, there’s no way you caught all of these. 

Cardassian ships

The episode has a cold-open on some kind of prison inside of an asteroid field. This is surrounded by two kinds of Cardassian ships, the Galor-class and the smaller Hideki-class scout ships.

“The Keep Showing Me Lights”

Hologram Boimler says the Cardassians “keep showing me lights.” This line, and the existence of the secret Cardassian facility references the famous Next Generation two-parter, “Chain of Command,” in which Picard was kidnapped and tortured by the Cardassians. If you somehow haven’t seen that episode, the whole idea is that the Cardassians try to gaslight Picard into thinking there are five lights in front of him when there are only four. Lower Decks referenced “Chain of Command” in Season 1, too! In Season 1, Episode 7, “Much Ado About Boimler,” Mariner joked about the Cerritos getting a “Babysitter Jellico-type,” for a subsitute captain, which referenced the temporary captain the Enterprise got in “Chain of Command.” Freeman, Shaxs and Ransom whore the all-black special ops outfits in that episode, too, and Tendi did the same in “Veritas.” 

Too Many Ships to Count 

As Mariner escapes from the Cardassian facility, there are soooo many ships being stored in this particular hanger. It’s all the ships. Here’s just a few we caught

A Federation runabout

Jem’Hadar fighters

A Nemesis-era Romulan warbird

An old school Romulan Bird-of-Prey from TOS

Federation fighter craft (like the ones seen in TNG’s “Preemptive Strike.”)

And many, many more.

Miranda-class USS MacDuff

Mariner steals a Miranda-class Federation starship with the registry NCC-1877, and the name “USS MacDuff.” There’s a lot going on here.

The Miranda-class was first seen in The Wrath of Khan, in the form of the USS Reliant. That film also featured someone stealing a ship like this with ease.

The bridge for this ship is basically identical to the Reliant.

Lower Decks showrunner Mike McMahan said in 2020 that he was inspired by the Reliant for the design of the Cerritos. 

The name “MacDuff” might reference the TNG character, Kieran MacDuff, from the episode “Conundrum.” In that one, the crew has temporary amnesia and MacDuff manipulates them into fighting a war they’re not supposed to be involved in.

Jennifer 

Jennifer is back! Mariner is interrupted during her holographic work-out by Jennifer, an Andorian crewmember from last season. In the Season 1 finale, “No Small Parts,” Mariner runs through the halls and pushes this character out of the way, saying, “Move Jennifer.” As far as we know, Jennifer is the only Andorian named Jennifer, but you really have to wonder, was this an Andorian name, or a human name? 

“I know we’re not supposed to have interpersonal conflict”

Mariner’s dislike of Jennifer is punctuated by her talking to herself saying, “I know we’re not supposed to have interpersonal conflict…but I really hate that Andorian.” This references a long-standing rule from the TNG–era of Trek TV; that Starfleet officers weren’t supposed to have petty differences with each other. This rule was apparently implemented by Gene Roddenberry and drove several writers, including Ron Moore and Jeri Taylor, nuts. 

Slightly new opening-credits

In Season 1, we saw the Cerritos running away from a battle involving a bunch of Borg cubes and Romulan Warbirds. Now, that same battle includes a Pakled ship from the Season 1 finale, a few Klingon Birds-of-Prey, and seemingly, fewer Borg. 

Fred Tatasciore’s name in the credits?

Although Shaxs died in the Season 1 finale, Fred Tatasciore’s name appears in the opening credits…hmmm…will this ever be explained? 

Rutherford’s date with Ensign Barnes

“Strange Energies” directly parallels the 2020 Season 1 debut, “Second Contact,” in several ways. The crew is involved with a second contact mission that goes horribly wrong and Rutherford starts dating Barnes for the “first” time. In the Season 1 finale, Rutherford lost his memory, which is why his relationship with Barnes seems new to him. This is why Mariner says “that sounds familiar.” 

Hating pears…a Doctor Who reference? 

Tendi is concerned that Rutherford used to hate pears, but now he doesn’t. This is possibly incorrect, but this could be a Doctor Who reference. In the Doctor Who episodes “Human Nature,” “Twice Upon a Time,” and “Hell Bent,” the Doctor (both David Tennant and Peter Capaldi) mention hating pears. In fact, in “Human Nature,” when the Doctor’s memory is erased, he asks Martha Jones to “never let me eat a pear.” 

Sonic power washing 

“Sonic showers” have long been a thing in the Star Trek universe, making their debut in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. But, we’ve never seen sonic power-washers before!

“Ever heard of Gary Mitchell”

Ransom’s possession is very much a tribute to Gary Mitchell’s god-like powers in the second TOS pilot episode “Where No Man Has Gone Before.” Dr. T’ana’s insistence that Kirk beat Gary Mitchell with a “boulder” is accurate. For whatever reason, the very first canonical Kirk-adventure ever, established that rock beats god-like powers any day of the week. It should also be noted that Mariner referenced Gary Mitchell in the first episode of Season 1, too.

Possible Harlan Ellison reference?

While Ransom is starting to work out, you can briefly hear him say, “The trick isn’t becoming a God. The trick is staying a God.” This could be a reference to the axiom attributed to Harlan Ellison: “The trick isn’t becoming a writer. The trick is staying a writer.” Ellison wrote “The City on the Edge of Forever,” for TOS. In Star Trek: Picard Season 1, Soji traveled on a ship called the Ellison, which Michael Chabon revealed was an Easter egg meant to reference Harlan Ellison. So, you never know? 

“The Trick isn’t becoming a god, the Trick is staying a god”

Harlan Ellison reference?

Ransom on the Mount

Mariner says that Jack is “going all Ransom on the Mount.” This almost certainly references a hilarious fan video called “Shatner on the Mount,” in which a group called Fall On Your Sword remixed a behind-the-scenes interview with William Shatner (promoting Star Trek V: The Final Frontier) into a hilarious kind of talking-rap song. It has to be seen to be believed. 

Giant God Head

A giant God head coming out to grab a starship might seem silly, but there are several precedents for this kind of thing in Trek canon. In the TOS episode “Who Mourns For Adonais?” a giant green hand grabs the Enterprise, which is later revealed to be the hand of the god Apollo. In the TNG episode “The Nth Degree,” the giant head of a Cytherian finds its way onto the Enterprise-D bridge. And, of course, in The Final Frontier, the crew meets “the God of Sha Ka Ree” which also, is a giant floating head. 

My older sister got a symbiont 

Barnes and Rutherford joke around that her Trill sister has a symbiont, but she doesn’t. This references the idea that not all Trill are joined, which was established in both TNG and Deep Space Nine.

Cetacean ops

Barnes mentions going swimming in “Cetacean ops,” a part of the USS Cerritos that we’ve never seen, but we have to assume has something to do with sea creatures. This is the second time Lower Decks has referenced Cetacean ops, which itself derives from an overheard line in TNG’s “Yesterday’s Enterprise.” Again, with yet another parallel to its Season 1 debut, “Cetacean ops” was last referenced by Lower Decks in Season 1, Episode 1, “Second Contact.”

“LDS thing”

Rutherford incorrectly refers to SMD as “LDS.” This references a few things. First, for most fans, the official abbreviation of Lower Decks is LDS. But, that abbreviation also references a joke from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home in which Kirk incorrectly refers to the drug “LSD” as “LDS,” saying that Spock “did a little bit too much LDS back in the ‘60s.” 

Nightengale Woman 

At the end of the episode, Stevens tells Ransom he’s going to read him “Nightengale Woman.” This too is a reference to “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” which Gary Mitchell quotes from the poem “Nitengale Woman,” from memory. In Trek canon, the poem was written in 1996 on “the Canopus Planet.” In real life, the poem was written by Gene Roddenberry, who originally wrote part of the poem to describe flying a plane. 

Riker’s jam session

As the final moments of the episode cut back to the USS Titan, Captain Riker says “This jam session has too many licks and not enough counts.” In jazz, a “lick” refers to a pattern or musical phrase which is predetermined, but open to interpretation. Usually, a lick could result in a long jazz solo.  A “count” on the other hand, is more about the beat and form of a piece of music. Riker’s obsession with jazz began in the TNG episode “11001001.” In the season finale of Lower Decks Season 1, Riker’s catchphrase for sending the Titan into warp was a jazz count.

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Star Wars: 1, 2, 11, 18, 33!

1. Jedi or Sith? To be? Jedi. I don’t know that I’d be a great Jedi but I’d be a terrible Sith. And not like in the fun, hoo-hoo eeevil, you-can’t-do-that! terrible Sith. You know the character in the SI story who Harkun kills right after the intro mission? Yeah, that’d be me. If I grew up Sith and had all the hoo-hoo eeeevil impulses encouraged it might be a different story. As a philosophy or religion? Jedi again. I have issues with Yoda and the way the Jedi are depicted but the core ideals appeal to me far more than the grasping, every-man-for-himself viciousness of the Sith. To write, read, or watch? Sith. The bad guys are fun, okay? Plus it seems a lot of writers have a hard time making interesting good guys who aren't actually bad (but no one knows! They're only pretending! Everyone is obvious-awful or secret-awful! Just like real life! It's edgy!) 

2. Rebels or Empire? The Empire might make the trains run on time but I don't want to live there (insert political comment here). Unless you're on the top of the pyramid life sucks. I don't know quite what the OT rebels were fighting for, especially after seeing the prequels, but they seem much nicer to non-humans overall and at least try to be better than awful.. 

11. Which planet would you want to call home? Going strictly on aesthetics and which ones I've seen depicted... Bespin. A city in the cloud bands of a gas giant sounds cool and it's not like any place on earth I could theoretically move to.

18. How has Star Wars impacted your life? Hugely. I remember standing with my family in lines wrapped around the theater to see Star Wars in 1977. Then again in ‘79 and ‘81. I wanted to be Darth Vader for Halloween. Mom vetoed It because she thought a kid in all-black costume wandering the neighborhood after dark was a bad idea--I still disagree. I had a lightsaber and action figures and a paintable Luke Skywalker riding a tauntaun. I used all my Lego to build an AT-AT. There was a Star Wars comic strip in the newspaper that I read every day and don't remember anything about, other than some images of Nausicaä's Toxic Jungle reminded me of it. 

I bought the OT on VHS when they came out, and watched the remastered versions in theaters, and bought those too. I never really got into the novels or comics until I met the person who became my husband. One of our first dates was seeing Phantom Menace on opening weekend. Married, we did the same for Attack of the Clones, which turned out to be pretty much what the leaked scriptment he found online said it was. We ran and played tabletop Star Wars RPGs (in at least 3 different game systems) with John Williams’s score in the background setting the mood. I couldn't get past the tutorial in KOTOR, but we had both games. 

When my son was little, we watched the movies and I read the opening crawl to him, like my Mom did for my little brother back in 1977. I found a wonderful group of writers who liked Star Wars and KotOR and were so welcoming, I shared some of my silly stories with them. And they liked them. I liked their stories too. So I kept writing and followed them to tumblr.

I had major obsessions with The Wizard of Oz, Star Trek, and The Lord of the Rings, but I never found those fandoms. Star Wars was everywhere. Everyone liked it. For once I shared a weird obsession with the culture at large. For all the rotten stuff some fans throw up, for as much as the Star Wars fandom can be toxic, and though I don’t like everything in the Star Wars universe, Star Wars feels like friends. Like community. 

33. Which movie have you watched the most? At a guess, A New Hope. I know I saw that one five times in the theater during its original run (which was A LOT for my family) and twice during the re-release. The only ones I haven’t watched countless times were the newest ones. I didn’t care for them as much.

[lackofhonor]

To anybody who has an opinion:

Favorite drink for each of the boys? I'm a bit of a teetotolaer so this is mostly based on my friends.

Jack Daniels - Whiskey, but a good mid-range bourbon with a smoky finish is preferred. Buffalo Trace with a dash of water. Chilled but not cold. Will drink beer, especially at summer parties when it is hot out. Been known to indulge in some scotch on occasion when mingling as the face of the New York Statesman office or traveling on behalf of the legitimate liquor side of the business. The Scots know how to have a good time and he even invited some down to Kentucky a time or two. They fit RIGHT in! He's headed over to Glasgow next year for some shenangians with his new buddies.

Francisco Morales - Not picky. Will drink Stag or PBR if that is all this is available but enjoys Shinerbock, Heiniken and Fat Tire for something a little tastier. He stays pretty chill in the bar unless it is a celebration, just a couple beers and always cuts off early because he is the 'responsible friend' who is the designated driver. But take this man to a bonfire on the back forty of somebody's property with a guest room to crash in? Drunk!Frankie will emerge! He is silly and giggles at everything but also very easily confused. Will be affectionate with EVERYONE even though he is kinda swaying in his seat and has slightly glazed eyes. Need to guide him back up to the house for sleep even though he whines he is fine he will be asleep as soon as he hits the pillow.

Marcus Pike - Will enjoy a glass of wine or beer with a meal or relaxing at home. He isn't really one to go out and get buzzed. He isn't 25 anymore after all. Michelob Ultra or a crisp white like a riesling (fuck chardonnay). He likes flavor so I could see him enjoying a craft beer or two on occasion. He likes learning and would go on a brewery tour for sure. Also, reminds me of every runner I know who works out hard so they can have a good time after the race. Man works hard, he will smile and laugh while tipsy and want to hug his friends. Also, man would do pub trivia night in a heartbeat. He can cover the music/art categories while sipping his coffee infused stout.

Pero Tovar - My secret hc for this man is he is of Basque origin. They have some very unique wines. Txakoli wine essentially meams homemade. The harsh spanish basque region is known for sheep herders and fishermen. Rustic, stubborn and pretty masculine culture. Look it up. I see Pero tossing back a hearty red wine that tastes of berries but also has a pretty solid alcoholic punch. He waters it down if he will be working and needs to stay alert, but he has been known to slide into his cups when somewhere safe. If he and William are back in Spain or even back near Basque country, he will more freely smile and chat with his countrymen. Bascos have steel in their spines but they do have a lovely dark humor. Totally would play the game where you stab a knife between your fingers really fast while drunk.

Javier - Whisky, Tecate and Shinerbock. He obviously is a whiskey drinker. He drinks it on the rocks at the bar and straight at home. He grew up in Texas so a mexican beer and Shiner seems appropriate. Probably keeps his alcohol pretty simple. Javi drinks when he is stressed, depressed or just out on the town. Tipsy Javi is horny and will try to catch the eye of every woman he thinks he has a chance with. He will slip onto the dance floor and mold his body to another's. It's a physical advertisment of what he can do in bed (or against the wall of the bar if necessary). Drunk Javi is different. Truly drunk Javi is probably depressed/sad or angry. He is liable to lash put if pushed too far and if he is drinking out of stress he may become sloppy and uncoordinated. This is pretty rare though. Javier has a pretty high tolerance for drink so if he is truly sloshed he has imbibed a massive amount. Tipsy Javi who just wants to fuck is much preferred.

Ezra - Stella Artois, Heiniken. Noooo idea why. This just feels like something he would be into. He is so unique. Also tequila. I could see him as a tequila shot sort of man fresh off a successful job. This man is sensual and frankly anything that enhances that would be appropriate. But since he isn't terribly well off unless he has had a good haul, I'd say vodka or tequila based drinks. Tispy Ezra is verbose to the extreme. Expounding on all and sundry to whoever will listen. Has a bad habit of accidentally pissing people off because he just. won't. SHUT UP! Needs someone to watch his back and smooth things over or steer him outside to continue his diatribe where ya'll aren't disturbing other patrons. Free and floaty and excitable, Ezra with a bit of alcohol is just magnified and happy. Probably a lightweight who falls asleep super easy too. Tuck him in and rhen listen to him grumble as you tell him to "budge up blanket thief!" and he just pulls you into his arms while he hums in satisfaction. (Based on nothing. I am riffing here).

[noirandchocolate]

So back in the late 90s my dad--a vry srs lawyer just like me, as you’ll see--developed a special interest in what’s commonly called “Classical Music” (a genre which record stores didn’t confine to the true Classical period, and I trust you know what I mean and won’t get pedantic at me please).  He proceeded to spend about two years buying CD after CD and reading book after book (keeping one book out of the library for months of renewals at a time) about famous composers, and then bringing the CDs to work and playing them in his office. 

Dad had a couple of pals in the office who he infodumped on in emails about what he’d be playing and what he thought about each composer and their music.  These emails developed running gags, mainly how much Dad hated Stravinsky and loved Dvorak, booze jokes about The Five, Tchaikovsky being The Five’s enemy, and practically everyone being a “poseur.”

Recently Dad found printouts of some of these emails, as well as a document titled “Top 50 Composers of All Time.”  And this, I am about to share with you below the cut, because it is silly and fun.* 

*Disclaimer: These are my Dad’s opinions not mine (he was actually worried I’d be offended by his rating of Vivaldi!), and I’m sharing them because they’re funny, not because I want to start a serious discussion about which composers are best.  So, thank you in advance for taking this in the spirit it is offered, and not yelling at me unless you’re yelling in an equally irreverent manner.

TOP 50 COMPOSERS OF ALL TIME (by KidK’s Dad)

1.  DVORAK--He never wrote anything less than brilliant.  There can be no debate, he is the Greatest of All Time!!

2.  Beethoven--Overall, the best symphony writer ever.  The true Hammer of the Gods.

3.  Mussorgsky--Pictures at an Exhibition is the single best piece of music ever written.  Could outdrink any of The Five.

4.  Borodin--In the Steppes of Central Asia is the second best piece of music ever written.  A chemist by trade, he designed sobriety tests for The Five, which they all repeatedly failed.

5.  Prokofiev.  Alexander Nevsky is the best music that’s ever been in a movie.  His First Symphony is, well, “Classical.”

6.  Mozart--Wrote the most consistently pleasant music of all time, all of it exactly the same.  Gets points for writing choral music you can actually listen to.

7.  Brahms--Four great symphonies, dozens of stirring Hungarian Dances, one nasty temperament.  Coolest beard of any composer.

8.  Sibelius--Drunken maverick of the North Country.  Laughs out loud at the mere mention of Stravinsky.

9.  Saint-Saens--Danse Macabre is the best piece of devil music ever.  Would be higher, but he tried to defend Stravinsky.

10.  Smetana--If there was no DVORAK, he would be in the top three.  The Moldau is great!

11.  Bach--Ranks this high because of the sheer number of pieces he wrote, even though they were all variations of the same eight notes.  Loses points for having a bunch of relatives who also thought they were composers.  Result: The Bachs were the Jackson 5 of the 1600s, with C.P.E. in the role of Tito.

12.  Ravel--Bolero is what every piece of music should be, repetitive but compelling.  Also helped Mussorgsky out on Pictures.  Liking Stravinsky was his only flaw.

13.  Rimsky-Korsakov--Wrote the wonderful Scheherazade and helped Mussorgsky with Bald Mountain.  Designated driver for The Five.

14.  Grieg--Next to Brahms, wrote more music for cartoons than just about anyone.  The Hall of the Mountain King would be great even if it wasn’t mentioned in Eric Burdon’s Spill the Wine.

15.  Liszt--Superb tone poems, great Hungarian Rhapsodies, had Roger Daltrey play him in the movies.

16.  Debussy--In the Top 20 even though michael Jackson told Barbara Walters he is one guy he would like to meet.  La Mer is excellent!

17.  Mahler--Ranks this high for two reasons: (1) the first three minutes of The Titan and (2) the fact that he wore eyeglasses that are now considered cool.  Had too much singing in his symphonies to challenge the leaders.

18.  Mendelssohn--A Midsummer Night’s Dream is dreamy and his Italian Symphony is spicy without leaving a bad taste in your mouth.

19.  Berlioz--The idea for Symphonie Fantastique was better than the actual music, but it’s still good enough to place Hector in the Top 20.

20.  Tchaikovsky--Enemy of The Five.  But wrote better holiday music than Handel.

21.  Haydn--More fun than Bach, but essentially copied what Bach did.  His titles for his over 100 symphonies are examples of poseury at its worst.

22.  Handel--Calling his pieces Water Music and Fireworks Music even made Haydn laugh.  The Messiah though is very good for choral music.

23.  Telemann--Another Bach disciple, but wrote great trumpet and flute music.  Less of a poseur than Bach, Haydn and Handel.  Would rank higher if he had written more.

24.  Janacek--Worthy follower of DVORAK.  Would be welcome at picnics held by The Five.

25.  Rossini--Wrote terrific overture music like William Tell and the Barber of Seville.  Not as big of a poseur as Verdi.

26.  Copland--A favorite of Emerson Lake & Palmer, so he gets a Top 30 spot.  Fanfare and Rodeo are toe-tappers and the rest of his stuff won’t sicken you.

27.  Verdi--Overall, the best opera composer, but who can truthfully stand all that aimless singing?

28.  Vaugh Williams--Somewhat boring, but always pleasurable.  Songs like Greensleeves are the best the Island Nation of England can offer.

29.  Offenbach--The Can Can was the Macarena of its day.  Fun music!

30.  Balakirev--President of The Five.  Would be in the Top 20 but, late in life, he actually said hello to Tchaikovsky.  Islamey, though, is stunning.

31.  Wagner--Must have had a tremendous press agent.  Most of The Ring cycle is cumbersome and impenetrable.

32.  Chopin--A poseur with a piano.  Did write the great Funeral March, but couldn’t orchestrate his music to save his life, or the ears of his listeners.

33.  Schumann--A poseur.  Ranks this high only because he ran a music newspaper that criticized other people for being poseurs.

34.  Schubert--Left his Symphony unfinished, but was nevertheless a complete poseur.  Actually named one of his pieces “The Trout.”

35.  Richard Strauss--Without him, Elvis would have had no introductory music.  Next to Wagner and Stravinsky, the most overrated composer of all time.

36.  Rachmaninoff--On first listen, he’s in the Top 10.  On second hearing, he starts falling like a lead zeppelin.  Would be even lower, but I stopped listening.

37.  Bruckner--Has almost nothing going for him, let someone else name his Symphony “The Romantic,” but is still able to laugh at Stravinsky.  It’s sure a strange world.

38.  Shostakovich--Ponderous posturings for little purpose.  Makes no impact whatsoever on the listener.  A disappointment.

39.  Respighi--Did wonderful things with old music of unknown composers.  Would be ranked higher if he had redone Bach.

40.  Holst--Only on the list at all to appease certain readers.  Called his epic work “The Planets,” yet left out Earth and stuck with Uranus.  More famous for “striking a pose” than Madonna.

41.  Vivaldi--Poseur in a big ugly powdered wig.  Wrote The Four Seasons, then basically issued the same music over and over again, giving it different names.

42.  Cui--Have never heard anything this guy did.  But, he was one of The Five and that gets him into this Top 50.

43.  Elgar--Even more boring than Vaughn Williams.  Did write Pomp and Circumstance, but he’ll never graduate to the Top 40.

44.  Hindemith--You can listen to this stuff, but like Schumann and Schubert, you instantly forget you did.

45.  Bizet--Wrote Carmen, which unfortunately for him is opera.  Got beat by a guy who no one has ever heard.

46.  Bartok--Actually tried to be as bad as Stravinsky but, like everything else he did in life, he failed miserably.

47.  Satie--Was ranked higher until it was learned that he was part of a group of poseurs called Les Six, who worshipped Tchaikovsky, sworn enemy of The Five.  Did write music for Blood, Sweat and Tears.

48.  Johann Strauss--The Waltz King: Wrote exclusively merry-go-round music.  A joke.

49.  Gershwin--The Johann Strauss of his era.  Whatever this music is, it isn’t Classical.

50.  Stravinsky--Listen to a jackhammer pounding away on your teeth , while the J.V. football team plays tubas, and it will still sound better than this guy.  No one was worse, EVER.

[crimson-snowfall]

Ikemen Vampire: Language of Flowers - Dazai

Flower: Dark Geranium

Meaning/Symbolism: Melancholy

Word Count: 944

Dazai was out sitting by the window of his room, his gaze forlorn and distant. You don't know whether he's oblivious to the fact that you've been up for quite some time now and observing him quietly from the comfort of his bed, or your enigmatic lover simply did not feel like putting on his mask that day.

You were able to see past through his facade even from the start, and frankly you didn't mind it that much back then. After all, people have the liberty to cope with their burdens however they want to, and even if in the long run it ends up hurting them more, there's really nothing you can do to keep them from resorting to that coping mechanism unless you have something better to offer yourself-- and people's opinion on what is better for themselves tend to be very subjective.

So you went about your life as you normally would and patiently waited for the door to your time to open, but you never would've thought that your heart would be stolen in that one month period of waiting.

Perhaps it’s the mutual feelings of tedium towards life that brought the two of you together, and your familiarity with the sudden throes of sadness that makes itself apparent on his demeanor every now and then gave you a pretty good idea of what's going on in his mind.

Failing to suppress your incoming cough, you unfortunately drew Dazai's attention. The faraway look in his golden eyes were replaced by one of worry as he came down from his favorite spot, closing the window behind him.

"Up already, Toshiko-san?" Dazai was next to you in no time, rubbing your back soothingly as you were assaulted by a coughing fit.

One of the biggest consequences of staying in 19th century France is the return of your sickly constitution from when you were a child. While Comte has been generous and considerate enough to provide you with medication only available from your own time, it does little to change the fact that you've become more sickly ever since you stayed... and of course, Dazai blames himself for it.

He handed you the medicine he had been keeping on the sleeves of his kimono and poured you a glass of water. Once your coughing fit has come to pass, you took your medicine, and a sigh of relief escaped Dazai.

"There, there. All better?" Dazai knows he's not fooling you of all people with that smile, but at this point he's just become so used to it that he couldn't help it.

"I'm fine now, Dazai-san. What about you?" You returned his mirthless smile whilst your eyes pierced through his soul, and while he would never admit it out loud out of his deep love for you... sometimes he wishes that you would just stop looking at him. He's never met someone who could read him like a book, and as much as it brought him joy to have found someone who could understand him and still love him for who he is, it also filled him with the sorrow of having his beloved witness the unsightly emotions plaguing him.

"What are you talking about, Toshiko-san? I'm perfectly fine." His smile didn't waver, but his eyes did. 

"Then why do you keep on looking at me like I'm going to disappear anytime?" You turned away from him in frustration. You knew your words are going to hurt him, but the two of you aren't getting anywhere unless you bite the bullet and address his distress with appropriate bluntness. You wished you could've been gentler; it's not like you don't understand his concern... but with how adept this man at dodging your subtle attempts to get him to actually open up and talk about his feelings instead of having you be a silent audience on his internal suffering... you knew that there's just no other way.

Dazai went silent at your sudden question, mask crumbling off. He took you gently into his arms, resting his chin on your head as he intertwined his fingers with yours. You can't see his expression in your current position, but you can tell he's wearing that same lonely expression from before.

"Well, aren't you?" Dazai nonchalantly asked, but his actions failed to match his voice as his hold on you tightened ever so slightly.

"No, you silly. It's not even life-threatening, Dazai-san. How many times do I have to tell you that?"

Dazai let out a deep breath. "Am I not allowed to be worried then?"

"You're free to be as worried you want to be, but anything more than that is just too much. And don’t even try to lie, you do more than worry, Dazai-san." Your voice even as you scolded him was tender to his ears, and strange as it may be, it’s mildly reassuring to him that you have the strength to spare for some soft scolding.

Dazai responded with a series of soft, gentle kisses, his way of communicating an unspoken apology, for he cannot bring himself to say it out loud yet because he cannot promise any resolution about the way he feels.

After having gone through so much, Dazai, no matter how hard he may try to hide it, cannot help but intensely fear having to go through the pain of losing you. That much, you understand, but that doesn't mean you would simply give up on trying to alleviate his worries and anxiety.

Because even though Dazai wears loneliness so beautifully you couldn't help but fall for him, you just know that he'll look so much better in happiness.

The hardest thing about writing stuff for Dazai is the fact that I still have Bungou Stray Dogs Dazai stuck in my mind there’s little content right now featuring him, but I guess the assumption that he’s actually a very lonely person inside despite his whimsical facade wouldn’t be... very far off if we’re to look at the historical Dazai? Idk but oh well I tried 

More on this series:  [[Napoleon]] [[Mozart]] [[Leonardo]] [[Arthur]] [[Vincent]]  [[Theodorus]] [[Isaac]] [[Jean]] [[William]] [[Comte de Saint Germain]] [[Sebastian]] [[Vlad]]