#weirdly busy day at work unfortunately lol

[spooky-circuits]

after they find everyone of Branch Brothers, Like thye started to fight Branch Try to Talk, but one of them most likely Floyd "you have your Grandma" And this moment Branch is broke and scream Them. And I Think the most sad sounds Ever in the Background or the Last Sound Branch singing before the Journey; and I see Branch When he was his Grandma the age of 3 or 4 Like He had not even Lost his Brother but soon He Lost his Grandma.

slowly realising That Branch Have no one for Like 10 Years.

None of the brothers want to face the possibility that grandma Rosiepuff might actually be gone. Branch’s friends all talk about sneaking away from their parents and they hope that it’s the same for Branch and grandma. The alternative is that Branch doesn’t have anyone waiting for him at home and that scares them.

Honestly the fight could have been avoided if they were more willing to talk their feelings out in a mature way but if they were capable of that they wouldn’t have avoided each other for over a decade. When John Dory says an off handed sarcastic comment about how puzzles with Grandma must have been so hard and Branch’s expression changes between hurt and angry before settling on a mix of both that looks like it hurts his face just making it. Everything gets quiet when they all realizes what was said and John Dory is about to apologize when Branch quietly says. “If grandma was still here why would I have bothered to come looking for all of you.” It’s an awful thing to say and definitely intended to hurt them in hopes it will relieve some of his own pain. It doesn’t of course and Branch feels worse for using his grandmother’s memory to hurt his brothers but in the moment he’s a bit past caring due to all the conflicting emotions. “You guys are right! I’ve clearly been doing fine on my own I’ll let you get back to your own lives since you clearly don’t need me in them.”

[chasedeys]

If Ja’marr managed to drag Joe out of Cincy and take an actual break - where do you think he would take him? 🤔

(Im depressed over the loss so I’ve been trying to think of happy scenarios for the pookies)

hiiiii as per usual this got long wkwkk and idk more delusional than usual and i kept being sad abt everything 😭😭 so:

they're on different states currently i'm pretty sure?? joe back in cincy terrorizing the bengals facility and himself there while ja'marr had his usual acupuncture rehab session back in nola and who knows if they're both still there. probably tbh. i fully support them being away from each other lollll take some time away from work after that shitshow and that unfortunately includes your best friend (who you are in love with etc) who is also your coworker!

i imagine ja'marr being on a social media cleanse (thank fuck i hope he doesn't tweet anything please for the love of god i need them all to shut up why do they do this) so he probably doesn't know that joe is at the stadium until somebody (his dad? sister?) mentions it to him and he's all 'of course he is. he's throwing with dan isn't he.' and he gives joe what a day or two to get it out of joe's system before flying his ass to cincy and nagging at the man to stop trying to twist himself up into a pretzel.

for those few days ja'marr does spend himself because he too needs it ja'marr drives all around nola, shoots the shit with some old high school friends, plays in his old hangouts arcades hooping idk does he hoop i think not, eats out with his family, does chores with his mom, eats his body's worth in nola cuisine that sports nutritionists would weep at, etc etc. (also i thought his son lives with his mom lol i thought she takes care of him when ja'marr's busy with the season apparently his bm does it??? but i imagine he'd spend some time with junior too he loves that baby like crazyyy)

ja'marr sends joe random pics of his days, a snap of his mom nagging at him because he keeps putting needless shit into the shopping cart, a random cat wearing a bell on the sidewalk, the setting sun, a cloud shaped like a football, some seafood boil, some old friends of theirs messing up his dining room table, etc etc. joe replies back in short sentences or just ok emojis. ja'marr doesn't take it to heart. several random times joe sends the world's most shittiest one liners for some reason and ja'marr hypes him up while simultaneously telling him he needs help.

would they go to miami and get joe on a boat 🤗 ja'marr probably tested the waters first lmao if joe would be susceptible to some forceful shenanigans outside of his comfort zone. maybe joe would be like sighing and going yeah sure whatever can't hurt at this point and mainly because he himself wants to put a smile on ja'marr's face. maybe it's like that gq magazine clothes saga/get me the fucking ball where joe realizes that ja'marr wants him on a boat with him via the media (talk to each other for the love of god why does ja'marr keep spilling shit to the media unknowingly making joe realize what he wants via said media 'i didn't know i do it through media' baby please. please.) imagining ja'marr trying to be sneaky getting joe on that fucking boat but joe knows exactly what he's doing because ja'marr can't lie for shit to him and joe just telling him to quit it he'll go on the boat with him ffs and trying to hide his smile when ja'marr starts lighting up in surprised joy (experiencing joy because you brought out joy in someone else!!! doing something outside your comfort zone to put a smile on someone's face!!!!)

maybe they'll miraculously show up for another bball game. pretty sure ja'marr only fucks with the lakers lmao so maybe they pop by for an at home la game (back to la....hmm.....or just their away games nvm. they play at suns again on the 27th lol), break bengalsblr for a second time with their 🤨🤨🤨 matching outfits and weirdly first date vibes. maybe joe will finally drag ja'marr to a ufc game for a change! (i don't actually know any ufc matches...google says the nearest is the 23rd and then dec 8th?? idk any of these people 😭)

doing some shopping?? finding more matching outfits specifically shoes bc apparently that's where they their fashion interests intersect?? god bless if ja'marr makes joe wear one of his chunky interesting boots.

museummm dateessss but specifically national history museums or those space science museums or dinosaurs museums or those creepy oddities museum do you think they'd fuck with that probably not tbh. maybe they switch things up do things that ja'marr wants (boats, bball games, etc) and what joe wants (museums, ufc matches, etc) that's so cute wow. but ja'marr waits patiently as joe nerds out on the fossils and gigantic ass 3d planet renditions and those augmented topography booths where they can move sand and it automatically changes the color projections??? ja'marr remembers joe talking abt this shit one time and does his due diligence researching where it actually is and takes the man there. joe looks on fondly as ja'marr gets into it himself because the science museum offers so many interactive shit even he gets excited for it when originally he just took them there for joe.

late night walks that seem supremely out of character tbh. post clubbing (?) but they find they cannot stand crowds that night for some reason so they walk out and just stroll the midnight away. hanging out on some bridge leaning over railings talking about some easy plays, some insane ones they've made and want to streamline, ja'marr shares some of his cute little bathroom mirror post it notes goals for the season, joe shares that he's considering switching up his throwing arm practices, joe says he wants to do some blocking and tackling exercises and ja'marr tells him to shut the fuck up....okay sure but don't actually try to do it in game unless he absolutely has to. drinking shitty corner store bought beers and making stupid little jokes about their mistakes they can finally make light of under the flickering street lights and shrouded moonlight and blood buzzing slightly from shit alcohol. i don't think they've ever actually been in the position where they won't make the playoffs together. last year joe was injured so it maybe doesn't count idk. playing so fucking well together yet not making it is…..befuddling. so maybe they'll spend some time talking about that and coming to terms on it too. (actual verbal communication...hmmm)

breaking into a random community outdoor basketball court and they didn't find any bballs to play with but there's a dilapidated little football (of course there is. sharing a little smile because of course there's a football in a basketball court for them. out of all the courts they could end up in.) for some reason so they throw and catch with little success joe throws for barely 3 yards but they make each other laugh because 'damn jb that's pathetic' 'well maybe you should run and catch it what are you doing just standing there' and then it turns into a little game of tag and joe straight up tries to tackle ja'marr except he's shit at tackling and ja'marr never goes down on first contact but he lets joe bring him down and they just end up caking their stupid expensive clothes with dust and dirt with lightly scratched elbows and shins, staring up at the night sky with barely any stars, the street lights irritating their peripheral vision, limbs slightly grazing each other's, finally quiet and settled, barely fidgeting like they've been doing these past few weeks.

they both send stupid little snaps (do they use snapchat??? or just instagram ig) to tee who replies back cursing at them for not inviting him. they pop by his place literally the minute he replies that because technically they're just waiting for an 'invite'.

little family get together where joe finally gets to eat the chase family seafood boil??!!?!?!? the chases comforting him too :( they should go to a pet kennel (??? what are these called omg im too tired to search 😭) and pet some dogs and cats for therapy tbh

before joe goes back to spend more time with his fam and ja'marr with his and whatever shit they want to do apart before back to the reality of practices and season games, they watch the la film together. nitpick on each other's game. apologize for their mistakes once and move on with improvements.

in all honesty if i was remotely aware what places to go to in america that would fit these two this'll be a longer list but well

but wait sorry if i can just yap a bit for the team as a whole ngl i think everyone being away from literally everybody in the team would be good for everyone as whole (yes even joemarr from each other and god why tf is joe in the facility ffs) like just keep to yourselves and stay the fuck off twt and ig jesus these dramatic ass men have they never heard of a 2nd acc or even a burner account. like stay with your family and recharge for at least 2 days idk 3 or a whole damn week actually then come back greet each other like you love them and let go of your baggage and start getting your shit together for real. the vibes are terrible it's so confusing you were THE team the past 3 years and the vibes changed to SHIT starting literally WEEK 1 that i believe is from the jamarr contract debacle suddenly playing game 1 and the entire thing finally got put to rest by ja'marr himself (as he should! the thing about joe and ja'marr is they fix their shit! they know they made mistakes and they actually fix it!! he knows the contract stumps his joy from playing so he left it behind and got his groove back literally scored 2 tuddys the next game). but i do hope they all learn how to navigate each other again and actually work together as a team and better their communication. it's kind of funny that they went on that bonding trip only to have the worst bench vibes that same game 😭. snapping at your teammates is normal tbh but letting that shit keep on festering without actually making an effort to fix it is just cancerous and on whatever miracle hail mary some of them still believe they can make the playoffs needs to start there. and maybe some audacious change in play calling lmao just try anything at this point.

ok bye hhh

[communistkenobi]

im an undergrad student who was thinking about specializing in studying fascist movements in North America for my masters and ive really enjoyed reading your book commentary - you connect things that I'm not always aware of in ways that are really comprehensive and appreciate

Do you know of any researchers who are moving things on the topic right now (most of the books ive read are around 20+ years old, unfortunately)?

(sorry if any of this is unclear/grammatically incorrect/weirdly worded - I'm super sick rn)

thank you! I'm really glad to hear that :)

For contemporary writing, I'm currently working through some of Alberto Toscano's work - he has a really interesting article from 2021 on fascism from a Black radical/Marxist perspective where he summarizes various historical analyses of fascism from Black (particularly US) thinkers and activists. One thing I especially appreciate is that he complicates Aime Cesaire's formulation of fascism (i.e., "european colonialism come home") as incomplete when applied to settler colonial contexts, especially the United States - one of Cesaire's articulations of fascism is that (to paraphrase) "one fine day, the prisons begin to fill up, the Gestapo gets busy" and so on, and Toscano, working through Angela Davis and George Jackson, responds with (again I'm paraphrasing) "the prisons are already full! The Gestapo is already here!" etc. Toscano also has a new book that just came out in 2023 called Late Fascism, which explicitly addresses the current moment. I only have a physical copy of that so I can't share a pdf unfortunately, and I still need to get around to reading it lol.

These are also a couple random articles I found insightful:

Carnut (2022). Marxist Critical Systematic Review on Neo-Fascism and International Capital: Diffuse Networks, Capitalist Decadence and Culture War - does what it says on the tin

Daggett (2018). Petro-masculinity: Fossil Fuels and Authoritarian Desire - talks about car culture as a site of modern reactionary political movements, links climate denialism with (proto-)fascist movements

Parmigiani (2021). Magic and politics: Conspirituality and COVID-19 - this one does not mention fascism explicitly, but imo the intersection between new age spirituality, anti-vaccine sentiment, and qanon/q-adjacent conspiracies are pretty important to understanding contemporary fascist social movements, so I'd still recommend reading this

Finally, this isn't an article but I found this recorded lecture about the history of Qanon pretty interesting. I don't think the author gives particularly insightful answers on how to solve the problem of far right conspiracies in the Q&A portion but I found it to be a helpful summary

Otherwise I've been focusing a lot on decolonial scholarship more so than fascist scholarship - this is again guided by Cesaire's argument that Europe/The West broadly is inherently fascist. These works aren't contemporary, but you can look at this post for some of the readings I linked on decolonial scholarship if you want to go that route. Those are serving me more for theoretical frameworks to guide contemporary analysis, not analysis of contemporary events directly

also idk if I need to put this disclaimer, but just in case this leaves my blog: this isn't a full throated defense of/apology for everything in these articles, I'm not claiming they're sufficient to understanding the present moment, these are just some of the things I've been reading recently and have found helpful in some way or another. a lot of contemporary work I have read (much of which isn't linked here because I don't think its very good/do not have it on hand) focuses on populism and authoritarianism as central analytical terminology, which i think does a lot of work to exceptionalize and mystify fascism as a historical and political process/project originating from European colonialism & Western imperialism, but these terms are endemic to the field so you have to contend with them no matter what

good luck with your studies!

[3spurrrr]

Are the jjk ppl into politics?

Warning: pls don't take this super seriously. This is like a brainrot post lmfao like I'm going off of using 30% of my brain and pure vibes to determine everyone's political interest levels

Let's goooo:

- nanami, megumi, maki, (weirdly) panda, noritoshi, todo, yuki, hanami (?), takada (cuz why not?)

give me very into politics vibes. And they give me various levels of leftist and they all would be very educated in different aspects. Like megumi would be into animal rights and shit, Maki would be a radfem, todo is hyperfocused on economics cuz he's good at maths etc. You know what I mean? Like they'd have good fundammetal understandings on a lot of different things but would focus rly heavily on one thing mostly.

- gojo, yaga, inumaki, yuta, utahime, mechamaru

they would be into politics occasionally. Inumaki had a incel phase once but it was short lived thanks to his closest friends. Gojo is suprisingly knowledgeable but only in phases, he's a busy man, he can't keep up with EVERYTHING you know. Yaga has a weird conspiracy theory side but it's not fully red hat QAnon....(yet?). They are giving apolitical but not fully. Like they have some base understandings but they just don't care to dig deeper and really ENGAGE, at least not consistently.

- toji, yuji, nobara, Mai, miwa

they don't give a fuck. Like they just give me that unbothered vibe. Maybe once nobara and mai grow up a little more theyd get into it a lot.. yuji would get into it if his crush would be into politics or if todo pressured him lmao

- geto, mahito, some of the curses, Mei Mei, tengen, naoya, ig all the zenin men lol, kenjaku (like at the end of the day he boils down to this group)

Pure evil. Mei Mei seems like she'd be on the progressive side but she's so money obsessed and greedy I can't imagine her not be like a female version of a cooler Elon musk but with largely the same mindsets, you know what I mean? Not to mention all the weirdness around her brother.

- higuruma, (lowkeeyy thoo) kusakabe, uraume

They give: unfortunately very knowledgeable on politics and hate everything about it. They'd be left with sometimes centrist views that aren't necessarily red flaggy but just... idk like it raises questions and good discussions and they do have suprisingly a lot of perspective on things. They hate how invested they are but it's just how they work.

- sukuna gives occasional politics but also apolitical dictator but also if he was a real human being I think he'd go left but like aggressive left that sometimes it seems right lmfao His canon character is def just... sukuna. Like he can and will just simply kill you and anyone who he doesn't vibe with cuz its his world, he already has all the power in the world, but it's not like he hates separate groups of people like right wing dictators usually do. Like he just hates and is evil to everyone. I can't imagine him be all racist or discriminating the way we see it in our real world.....does that make sense? Lmao

- shoko, ijichi, nitta (both of em)

WEEELLLL, i can't tell tbh, we don't get to experience them much in the manga/anime, sooo. I can see them be apolitical and not give a fuck but I can also see them be secretly very into politics and whatever. Like its either all or nothing idk.

Ijichi would be such a climate change warrior omg

- choso, Kirara

give me the vibe of being something between the first and second group

- shiu Kong.... well, because of his job he needs to be VERY invested in politics but if he could choose or if he had a different job I think he'd be in the second group or like the choso group

I tried to remember as many characters as possible sorry if I missed your faves :)

[ryuichirou]

So do you have any more kuro ships, or is it just sebaciel and greenviolet?

Anon, I thought I’d just give you a link to the post where we mentioned our Kuro ships, but the post was written exactly a year ago (woah, this is freaky), and didn’t have a half of our ships, because after that point we read more manga and ended up having a lot of new ships.

So I wrote a new list and talked too much about everyone lol And I still think like I failed to mention a lot of ships and people…

A lot of these are “wow that would be hot” types of ships, and unfortunately I don’t have a lot of sketches (or any) for the majority of them, but maybe one day… I hope :”)

Beware of spoilers… and Ciel ships. A lot of Ciel ships.

Sebastian/Ciel – well that’s a given. Can’t talk about these two in this post, because it’ll be way too long, but maybe one day I’ll be enabled to write a long-ass essay about why they work so well as a ship… We used to dislike them lol mainly because we didn’t like Kuroshitsuji back in the day.

Undertaker/Ciel – not real!Ciel for now (haven’t seen a lot of him yet, so we’re a bit conflicted), just our og Ciel. Looking at some of the official arts, sometimes it feels like Kuroshitsuji is Yana’s sick “love” (heeeeavy quotes) triangle between Sebastian, Ciel, and Undertaker lol And this is much more complicated than that, but it’s still a fun idea, especially considering all the visual motifs and symbolism. But even without all that, Undertaker teases the hell out of Ciel, and this is always the best thing possible.

Lau/Ciel – speaking of teasing Ciel lol I love how annoying Lau is to Ciel sometimes, and how he is still one of the closest allies that he has. And Ciel doesn’t even trust him (or anyone), but is somehow okay enough with him to not only do business together but also play card games and such. I also love how to Lau, Ciel is like this ultimate entertainment: there is always something fucked up or fun going on in his house, so of course he’s going to come visit unannounced. Ciel is also pretty cute to him, and I can’t ignore this fact lol Of course he’d want him to wear a cute dress. This ship has a lot of aesthetic value…

Abberline/Ciel – “who?” you might say, and I shrug. Only the best character in the entirety of Kuroshitsuji? No biggie, really. In all honesty, this kind of started as a joke that went too far. For some reason, whenever Ciel sees an earnest man, he just can’t help himself and starts teasing (and straight up flirting with) him, and Abberline is very earnest. I love how he always teases him, how both he and Sebastian keep calling him “Underline” and stuff. It’s nothing too serious, but I feel like Ciel at the same time has some kind of a soft spot for Abberline because of how good-natured he is, and still is very condescending towards him somehow. Abberline is of course super oblivious and confused.

Diedrich/Vincent – this is pure insanity. I almost feel bad for Diedrich for putting this ship there, but it’s so stupidly entertaining, they are so great together, and by that I mean “wow Vincent really did fucked up this man’s entire life and went “I know you’re not going to do anything about it bitch <3””. They would make the best problematic sitcom about a toxic relationship…

Diedrich/Ciel – The Emerald Witch arc, man. It changes people. I can’t say that this is like a well thought-out ship, it’s mostly the whiplash from Ciel in a dress (again, for some reason) smugly commenting on how much Diedrich has changed that killed us. But all this aside, the idea of Diedrich being haunted by Vincent’s ghost he sees in Ciel’s eyes is also very amazing. Nothing healthy or good about that. But amazing.

Lau/Ran Mao – I’m sorry, these two are weirdly delightful. Maybe I just love Ran Mao too much and Katsu loves Lau too much, but the idea of them just always having the best of times together and being unapologetically horny while also actively making everybody around them sliiiightly uncomfortable is the best. Wait, what’s even better is the fact that they just keep lying about being siblings lol Are they doing that because everyone thinks that they are related because they think that all Asian people look the same? I hope they do.

Finnian/Ciel – these two really grew on us, well, we liked Finny even before due to his unhinged nature, and these two have a dynamc that is reeeally our cup of tea?? Very loyal but a bit naïve and absurdly strong (and creepy) boy + his young master?? Their interactions in the Emerald Witch Arc are wonderful. Finnian’s backstory is extremely sexy.

Finnian/Snake – really really love their dynamic and their bond, just two weird boys doing weird boys’ stuff. We haven’t read their part of the latest arc yet, but when we do, I’ll probably draw a couple of sketches of them, I really want to.

Greenhill/Violet – these two need no introduction… 🦁🐺💚💜 lovelies…

Redmond/Bluewer – while Herman and Gregory absolutely overshadowed these two, I want to note that we do love these boys too, and I really need to draw them too at least once. I still think about that one person who asked if we’re going to draw them… I feel so bad… they’re good together… I love smug assholes with glasses-wearing nerds…

Undertaker/Othello – these two are intriguing. What happened between you two? What’s going on now? The fact that Undertaker used to be so different from how we know him today is also very interesting, we would love to learn more about them, PLUS! Height difference + Othello cute.

Sebastian/William – I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT THEM OH MY FUCKING GOD!! The Circus arc!! The amount of "mattaku"s William was sending Sebastian's way, talking shit about him all pettily, talking about how much he hated being stuck in the same tent as him, just how much more "please fuck me but I am playing hard to get though" can you get? I am sorry, this is our Sebastian/annoying shinigami ship.

Honorary mentions:

There are a lot of characters that we really love but don’t have any ships with (yet???), and examples would be Charles Grey, Cheslock, BLAVAT SKY!!!!!!!!, all the cunty boys from the Weston College arc LIKE MAURICE FOR EXAMPLE, Alois… kind of. Also women, but I’ll mention them later.

We love Alois very much, he is very special to us for a lot of reasons, but we didn’t really end up shipping-shipping him with Claude? I absolutely love Alois’ love for him, both in a shippy and in a character writing level, but Claude himself just doesn’t give back anything, which is exactly the point I guess. Ironically, this time around we got kind of invested in Claude/Ciel, because hoo boy this guy went absolutely bananas lol it was so entertaining to watch.

Ironically, the one character whose interactions with Alois we absolutely loved was Luka. And in a dramatic turn of events, the Shrouds ended up giving us a dynamic that is surprisingly similar to them, I guess Yana enjoyed these two as well. Well, you’ve probably heard us talking about this dynamic: “I would do anything for you even if it means everyone else dies, I just want you to be happy”, with a younger brother that looks so innocent but in actuality is very sinister and determined to do anything for his brother’s happiness. We ship them.

Also… Real Ciel? A can of worms that we aren’t quite ready to tackle yet lol Mostly because there’s little to no info about him yet.

Also also I can’t not mention women. Women of Kuroshitsuji are way too gorgeous, this isn’t fair. When Yana got asked about who she drew them for (considering the audience of the manga), she said that she drew them for herself and I felt it so much. Unfortunately, I can’t name any ship with them, but Nina, Jane, Mey-Rin and Ran Mao are… great. You can easily guess which arc completely annihilated me lol, I would love if it were a yuri manga….

Ending on a much less cursed note, we like Agni and Souma as a unit as well as their relationships and themes (and how they mirror Sebastian and Ciel), but we don’t ship them romantically because they’re not our type of relationship.

[yana-marie]

What a first day of 2025!! It started with oversleeping the East Coast New Year’s to call my friends unfortunately and then also almost oversleeping my work shift. Work first wasn’t busy, but that changed pretty soon and stayed until the very end. We were short staffed and I also just covered for somebody… After working all day I chatted with somebody I had been in touch with, an English guy, and we spontaneously met for a walk after my shift. I walked him through the old town and educated him on the important historical facts, I’m used to doing that having hosted plenty of people here. Other than that, it was alright — he’s from Huddersfield, just finished his PhD and is solo travelling for the first time doing interrail. Nice guy, STEM guy (i’m sceptical towards them in general…), but into trains and urban planning and infrastructure (big plus). All in all he didn’t match my freak though. Though he’s pushing thirty, many of my jokes went over his head, he just wasn’t sarcastic enough and weirdly his common knowledge had surprising gaps. Anyway, when I got home, I realised I had left my keys inside. I was soaked in rain, my ballerina flats completely wet and I rang the bell for what literally was an hour. Luckily, the front door was ajar and I was able to use the cellar’s toilet. When I was there it felt like there was another person down there. I have before felt like a person is living there and there might actually is. I was too scared to go after this much more. And also too busy trying to wake up James. The guy informed me that I might experience hypothermia soon, because I wasn’t moving and was wet. He sent me some NHS informational material on it — quite sweet… After an hour I eventually was successful though and just got to bed. lol — happy new year!

[lixenn]

Hello!!! For the weirdly specific character questions may I ask the following for Chief?

 4. What’s a hobby they used to have that they miss?

15. What’s the most obvious difference between their behavior at home, at work, at school, with friends, and when they’re alone?

51. What’s a phrase they say a lot?

I am slowly but surely working through my inbox. Once again I apologize for taking so long. But here you go Anon, have answers to your OC questions (thank you so much for that btw)!

What’s a hobby they used to have that they miss?

Dan used to garden when he was still living at the Superbi villa.

He started this hobby when he was fairly young, mostly because he wanted to help his mother but wasn’t allowed in the kitchen. So, baby Dan decided if he can’t help with the cooking itself he can at least provide the ingredients which is why he made his father buy him two basil pots and a book on how to take care of plants. Surprisingly, Dan was great at taking care of his basil, so his parents decided to fully support this new hobby and gave him responsibility over a small garden patch, where he could grow all the plants he wanted. Dan spent a lot of time on his little nook and with time he was allowed to expand it so he could grow even more produce.

Unfortunately, after accepting his position in the Varia he needed to leave his garden behind (after making sure his mother would take care of it). Nowadays, Dan doesn’t have the time to garden since he’s too busy making sure the Varia doesn’t collapse in on itself. He copes by taking plenty of walks in the gardens and woods. Sometimes he helps out the groundkeepers when it’s a slow day but that doesn’t happen often.

What’s the most obvious difference between their behavior at home, at work, at school, with friends, and when they’re alone?

I’m going to skip the school part of this since it’s not really relevant for present Dan, hope that’s okay.

When Dan is on the clock, he’s stoic, professional, efficient. He cuts straight to the point and tries to use as little words as possible to conserve energy. He’s also strict and can come off as rude.

When Dan is off the clock, surrounded by family or friends he’s not really more expressive but he’s softer. He doesn’t frown as much, sometimes you even get the occasional smile if you are lucky. He might even make a joke or flirt if he’s in the mood (note: Dan doesn’t flirt with people that actually want to be flirted with for example Vlasta. He mostly uses flirting to fuck with people and only if he knows that the other person wouldn’t be uncomfortable with it.)

Now when he’s alone... Well, Dan is an introvert. He likes being alone, it’s how he gets his energy back. He lets his guard down, is way more open with his expressions (because no ones is going to see and judge) and sometimes he even talks to himself. But most of the time when Dan is alone he sleeps, it doesn’t matter where he is, his bedroom, the woods, a storage cabinet, if he’s off the clock and not around people for more then 10 minutes? He goes straight to dreamland.

What’s a phrase they say a lot?

Unsurprisingly, Dan heavily abuses the phrase “I need coffee” since that’s basically his knee jerk reaction when he is confronted with the Stupidity™️ of the Varia. “I need a raise” is also one of his catch phrases, Squalo hears that one a lot.

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This is actually quite challenging to answer but I had fun! I might do some other questions just for the lols and post them but that heavily depends on my writing spoons 😅

Once again thank you for your OC ask anon you are a gem!! 💕❤️✨

Character building ask game

[mamamittens]

Hey guys! Been a slow but weirdly tense week not gonna lie! I've been trying to relax and sleep as I've been really tired lately. But! I will deliver on those smut requests soon! It just might be a bit since I work 6 days next week from like, 5-4, so it's a bit rough lol (busy time of year this month in my job field unfortunately).

I'm hoping to sit down and finish the crocodile vampire fic tomorrow and perhaps, if I can focus, the requested Oden fic.

The drawings are easier to do when I'm tired cause putting them down doesn't break my flow lol, so you might see one or two more in the next week. Maybe a break with something less angsty to keep my from being bummed the fuck out.

As a fun mini wrap up, in 2022 I wrote 366,745 words! Actually... At least 409,114 not including headcanons and roasts as well as what I posted on AO3, which is where the bulk of my word count comes from lol

A loooottttt of smut this year, actually just about all I've ever written happened this year!

I think... The Ace self love fic is still my favorite of this year, but it it's smut we're talking about the first Jinbe fic wins the cake.

Of course, almost all of this wouldn't be possible without your lovely support and I hope I can continue to meet (and dare I even declare exceed) your expectations in the coming year! You're all wonderful, patient, and incredibly willing to put up with my shenanigans and I love you all so much for that!

[imagining-in-the-margins]

Hey friends, I've got Some Anon Answers for you! Most of these are so late I'm so sorry lol

1. Awwwe, I'm honored that you're still here. Thank you so much for sharing your feelings with me. I know I say it a lot, but the fact so many people choose to go on the internet to be kind to strangers (anonymously, much less!) is one of my favorite displays of how wonderful people can be.

Thank you for sticking around and reading my stories. I hope I can provide entertainment for you as long as you need it, and I hope you are enjoying all of the new and wonderful things you find ❤️

2. Oh, gosh, you're very sweet! I'll try to answer all of these questions, but I have a tendency to ramble.

My favorite oneshot I've ever written would probably be a tie between Funny Thing Fate (SFW) and It's Too Cliche (NSFW). I love writing Autistic!Reader and the latter was based on multiple real-world events that happened to me. They both flowed so easily and were very cathartic.

Some hobbies are listed in my About Me! But they're pretty boring. I like to bake, cross stitch, play video games, and occasionally something weird like making jewelry or making my own plushes.

My favorite ships from Criminal Minds are pretty uneventful, and I don't feel that strongly about any of them. I really enjoy Temily, JJ/Will, and Ralvez. Beyond that, I feel pretty equally about the rest of them. I do not like Reidams, though, but mostly because I think Cat was written terribly. It had potential, but now it pisses me off. Hate Maxcer and Maeve/Spencer with a burning passion. Lila, Dr. Kimura, Austin, Loker, Tara (originally designed as a love interest for Spencer!) - all way better potential.

I'm not sure I really have any concrete writing goals. I mostly just do it for fun, but I would love to finish my original works I have planned and get them published.

My only general tips for new writers are to keep practicing, edit your own work no matter how cringey it feels, and get comfortable with constructive criticism if you want to improve. Oh, and have fun!

As for your adoration, it is always shocking but always appreciated. I hope this answered most of your questions! I love you, too, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

3. I certainly hope people will be more interested in Wes stories! I really do love him, but I know writing Spencer will give me more interaction. Since I'm relatively busy, I prefer doing whatever people want to see the most. If you have specific trends/characters you prefer, please let me know. I really do take it all into account, especially when rejecting requests.

4. Hey friend! Yeah, TB&TB is back! I'm also going to continue posting oneshots per usual, so if I take another extended break from TB&TB, you'll still have that content ☺️

5. [NSFW] Unfortunately, I'm not sure I could write a whole fic rec list on that trope because it's enormous and there are thousands of works with it. I can only really speak to my own work, which does have quite a bit of Jealous!Spencer, including, among others:

Femme Fatale: Unit Chief Reid is in over his head with the newest BAU member.

Jazz & Jealousy: On a visit from New Orleans, Ethan takes a liking to Spencer’s crush. Spencer is not thrilled by this.

I Like It Like That: Spencer is jealous after a rowdy party.

“Bro Code” Be Damned: Spencer decides that the Bro Code isn’t really a code to be taken seriously when Derek’s girlfriend is feeling neglected.

I also actually have one in my WIPs right now, based on "Piece of You" by Shawn Mendes.

6. [NSFW] You know, I'm not sure I do. The ones that come closest are probably:

Fuzzy Pants (Spencer receiving)

Post Coital Dysphoria (Reader receiving)

Handle With Care (Reader receiving)

It's also sporadically mentioned in Here to Misbehave. Truthfully, I don't write a lot of heavy aftercare because I either find it mind-numbingly dull, weirdly specific, or overdone.

Aftercare as a term is extremely diverse and will look different for everyone. You'd have to be a bit more specific for me to send you in the right direction, because typically what people mean when they say "aftercare" is the same scenario I've seen written hundreds of times over, which is someone giving someone ibuprofen and a Gatorade 😂 (which, funny enough, I have literally never experienced in real life).

7. [NSFW] [Dark Side] Wow! That's an old one alright. I barely remember writing it 😅 But I'm so glad that you enjoyed it, and I do love that line. Now that I am older and wiser (and have actually seen the arc), I find it even more interesting. Especially when you consider that the cast explained in a behind the scenes bit that Spencer learned in prison that he was bad at crime. So, the question remains if he would have become an unsub if he'd been a little bit better at it.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my work and say such kind thing. I'm so appreciative for everyone who provides feedback about my writing. You are the reason I'm still here writing!

[luffysbasement]

didn't realize my last one was that long. Geez (this one is also fucking long, bare with me)

I feel like ever since elementary, all our teachers liked to talk about how the opposite of love isn't hate (there was even a text during 6th? grade about this whole thing.)

Tbh I haven't looked much into lore so I only know the gist of it(I'm such shit, but I know I will have literally no time to study if I get invested in the dsmp) so there may be wild guesses here and there down below.

The way Quackity's expressions ranged from stoic to a weirdly kind smile to aggressively scary and ruthless, it's all just so.. *gestures wildly with hands because I have no words* ..angsty. The grip on Dream's hair like he wants him to listen carefully but he is losing all patience and sanity and sympathy for Dream. The crazed look from Quackity(his last block) is just so cold and bitter and kind of filled with self-pity, like he's been there before (I actually don't know if that's the case lmao) it's the look from textbook villians(I know he's not one) when they become insane and starts spilling all that they know in the most poisonous way possible.

Also, again, last block giving me chills. Sapnap's glare and George just walking away with absolutely no care and no desire to turn around sums it up beautifully. Good work, really really beautiful.

-✗

putting this on read more bc i will be ranting LMAO. buckle in, this will be long.

thank you!! :] i absolutely love seeing people see how i organized the colors and panels to be the way they are. and the expressions as well, i had fun making those!

i really like this one bc its short but it goes pretty deep into the lore. i had to think about the flow of the panels and the colors and poses of the comic since its only 3 pages and i dont have much to tell the message aside from those things asgssdfgh

i originally saw the concept (opposite of love isnt hate) from a tiktok HAHAH i dont think weve ever tackled that in literature or anywhere at school unfortunately :(( im a big fan of metaphorical/poetic statements too. tho its technically logical, but weve been so used to hate being described as the opposite of love that its just mind-boggling for me to hear that lol

i actually understand you lol im currently done with school at the present moment but a few months ago i barely even posted, even more drawn anything bc i was so busy with school. since youre still not done, good luck with that!!

but oh lord am i a hoe (a WH**E) for lore.

ive thought of this for a long time now but i just had to urge to get to drawing it when my twt tl starting going deep into c!dream's lore.

i just ABSOLUTELY love lore revolving around the dt. (maybe because im more attached to them whoops)

its just so fascinating to think about. (everything onwards is /rp and /character) also, you said youre not that caught up with lore so if you dont get these things or dont wanna bother/get spoiled, you can just ignore it lol i just really needed to rant about his character thats all, needed to get it off my chest phew

dream from the start had a plan: make everyone on the server hate him and build a prison for someone so strong it'll be needed. for me there is no way he was talking about tommy or techno then. no way.

he definitely had a fall to corruption. what he did with tommy during exile, that one is inexcusable ofc but the other things??? destroying the community house, siding with techno during his arrest, even destroying a whole ass country (this one might just be him reaching his limit against lmanberg, being the first and basically only country to defy him sm and stuff)

its weird and interesting in a way. what he did, the destruction, telling everyone he has no more attachments, not even sapnap and george, putting george on the throne then dethroning him not long after-- all these things just seems like it's part of his plan you know???

but like, what for? why? what does he want? earlier in the smp, he just wanted to build a home for them, one that will grow and be beautiful (theres a certain tiktok edit of this one, i am going to cry) he was such a good guy in the earlier days, he just wanted to take care of the server and take on the responsibilities expected of him but it just all... fell?

but even then, from the start, i cant help but think that he was already alone. sure, he had sapnap and george and the others but after everything: after sapnap was so quick to jump on tommy's side after ONE thing that dream said in the heat of the moment to threaten tommy (the 'i dont care about anything' bit), not trying to clear it up with dream and with george being so quick to side with other people's statement (dream dethroned him bc he hates him, etc) than dream's own (to protect george), its just so sad. not to mention even before everything, those two formed new nations without dream before; while dream was fighting for his own alone, they didn't really care enough. they did this again, with kinoko kingdom but tbf, the destruction of the community house felt like the end of the greater dream smp.

its just... sad and tragic, his whole character. his life is like the joker, baby. BAHAHAHA

anywaaaays

sorry about that, the c!dream apologist in me needed to breathe

glad you think its beautiful hehe <3

[missmonsters2]

About You || Part V

Gif by: giuliacommissions (please check her out if you’d like to commission her for gifs and other work 💞)

PAIRING: Wanda Maximoff x Fem!Reader/OFC

Summary: Wanda had never known loss like she has until she lost Pietro. It’s debilitating. She can’t eat, can’t sleep, can’t even leave her house. Life is fading fast, and she’s not sure if she even wants to hang on. Enter you, a stranger that reconnects her to the daily things that makes life beautiful.

Warnings: Deals with loss & grief and the spectrum of emotions and depression that comes with it. Please note there is no glorification in any of this. Loss, grief, and depression are nothing beautiful. Also, please don’t hesitate or reach out for help if you are in a dark place. Love you, lovelies 💘

Genre: Angst & Romance

NOTE: The chapters are weirdly either going to be too short or too long LOL Please drop a comment if you’d like to be part of the tag list! 😚

PART I || PART II || PART III || PART IV

PART V of X

Count: 1892

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"Why did you bring them here?" Wanda hissed while Steve sheepishly shrugged.

"We wanted to meet her!" Clint exclaims as he bustles through with Bucky, who calmly walks through with a slight smile towards Wanda.

Bucky, she can understand being with Steve and all, but Clint?

While she loved Clint too, he had a knack for putting his nose in places that it doesn't belong in.

"Wanda, who's at the--oh, hello," you smile a little sheepishly because you've got some flour on your cheek, and you're in an apron. You run your fingers through your hair, grinning when you notice Steve.

"Hi, I'm Clint, and that's Bucky!" Clint is shaking your hand excitedly while Wanda is scowling at him. 

"So, how did you meet--" Clint is cut off abruptly when Wanda walks past him.

"I'm hungry," Wanda says as she passed you into the kitchen. You don't really have the time to answer Clint's question, so you nod your head after Wanda.

"Why don't you all stay for dinner? I think I might've made too much for just Wanda and me, anyways," You walk back to the kitchen to finish cooking and baking. 

Wanda is sitting at the table, frowning at Clint while he merely smiles charmingly at her. 

"She's pretty," Clint comments quietly enough so only everyone at the table will hear.

Wanda frowns more deeply.

"You two seem compatible," Clint comments further, and Wanda doesn't know how to take it.

"We probably don't have anything in common," Wanda whispers consciously back.

The talking stops as you bring the food out to the table, settling a beautiful golden brown peach cobbler on the table. 

"Oh," Clint eyes the dessert with a twinkle in his eye, "Wanda's got you making peach cobbler, huh?"

It's such a weird comment, Wanda thinks. She thinks that Clint should've also just said that it was Wanda's favorite, but it's not like he knows that Wanda hasn't told you that it's her favorite.

You hum, scrunching your brows. "No, I just like peach cobbler, it's my favorite."

And for the rest of the dinner, Wanda can't avoid Clint's teasing and sparkling eyes because he's noticing that she's eating every single bite.

Everyone's buzzing around her, talking about the change you've brought to Wanda when no one has been able to for a year.

And for a moment, there's a pressure hanging over Wanda not to slip.

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A month and a half. 

Time passes by, and it feels like things have and haven't changed.

The cut on your hand has long since healed, but Wanda can't help but notice its faint scar every day.

They're currently eating on the couch, opting to stray from the dining table as they watch TV together.

You have the volume lower because you love eating together. It may be the only time that Wanda says what she's thinking. 

"What do you do for a living?" Wanda blurts out because it occurs to her even after all this time, she doesn't know anything about you. 

You turn to her and smile at her outburst.

"I'm a pediatric psychologist," you tell her, "I own my own practice, but I have my business partner running the show while I'm on leave."

Wanda's quiet for a moment, a little tense, and you give her a reassuring smile.

"Relax," you tell her, "you're not my patient, and I'm not constantly psychoanalyzing you. We're just...friends."

And while Wanda says nothing about the friends comment, she does lower her shoulders. She tries to think about you working with children, and Wanda sees you being a wonderful psychologist.

But then you're looking at the TV again, and the silent stretches and Wanda blurts things out without thinking, "Your family must be proud."

"I don't have a family," you say, looking at the TV a moment longer before looking at Wanda.

A small chuckle leaves your lips, "Well, I suppose I shouldn't say that. I did have a brother, but when my parents died when I was 8, he was only 18 and decided he couldn't take care of me and left me at an orphanage. Unfortunately, at that age, no one really wants to adopt you."

And while you explain it nonchalantly as if to convey to Wanda to not worry about it, she bites down on her tongue as her own voice comes back to dig at her.

"Do you have a brother or sister who loved you, would do anything for you?"

God, she had been so fucking callous.

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"You look good. Healthy. Not skeleton-y," Natasha comments as she cuts some apples up for Wanda. 

Wanda only hums, stirring the spoon around her bowl of food that you had left her before going. Natasha came shortly after, unplanned and unannounced as always.

"Where is she, by the way?" Natasha asks as she looks around but doesn't find you.

"Shopping," Wanda answers. The words are short and contrite, and Natasha could tell that Wanda was glad for your absence, but she didn't know the guilt and shame that came along with it. 

Natasha makes a sound in reply, cleaning the knife that cut the apples when Wanda blurted out, "Have you--Is there a way to apologize to someone without saying it?"

Natasha tries to hold her grin but can't hide her snort.

"Why? Did you have a fight with her?" Natasha asks.

"No," Wanda says immediately, eyes shifting to the side, "I just...might have said something I shouldn't have."

"Hm," Natasha hums, leaning back against the counter with her arms crossed. "And it's too hard for you to actually just say you're sorry?"

"A little," Wanda thinks about her pride.

"How do you expect her to know you're sorry then?"

"That's why I'm asking you."

Natasha merely snorts again and stands up straight.

"You know," Natasha starts, "Steve texted me that he's caught the two of you holding hands while sleeping a few times now."

"That's--" Wanda blushes, rushing to explain, but she really has no explanation.

"Whatever the reason is," Natasha cuts her off, "I'm just saying it's probably really straining for her to be holding your hand while on the ground."

"We're not--" Wanda tries again, but Natasha blows her off.

"I mean, if you were on the same level, it would probably be easier to do whatever you're doing."

Natasha doesn't say anything else and lets Wanda mull over her words, still stirring her food around.

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"Hey," You breathlessly say, "I got that candy you wanted. They didn't have the family-sized, so I just got you a couple bags."

"Thanks," Wanda says as she sits at the kitchen island, wringing her shirt a little nervously.

"Oh, did Natasha come by?" You asked as you looked at the cut apples. "She always cuts the apples the best way. It looks like a bunny!"

"Mhm," Wanda hums, the words clawing at the back of her throat.

She coughs, clearing her throat and grabbing your attention.

"About yesterday..."

You smiled kindly at her, taking pity on how hard Wanda was trying right now.

"It's really fine, Wanda. It's all in the past. I hardly even remember it, and everything turned for fine for me in the end, see?" You twirl around for her to exaggerate what you said, giving her a brighter smile as you start to put the groceries away.

But Wanda calls your name again. 

It's really bothering her.

You turn back to look at her with curious eyes while Wanda knaws on her lips.

"He was a coward to not try for you."

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"So, have you thought about maybe painting again?" You ask, helping Wanda shift through all the requests she's gotten over the years, sorting by the most prominent requesters.

It had been a year since Wanda even picked up a paintbrush because every time she had previously, the colors would quickly turn black, splattered over the canvas before Wanda would puncture holes through it with her brush.

All alone, the inspiration had long left her, crumbling beneath her until nothing held her footing.

But these days, Wanda would get a glimpse of a color or an image in her mind, but her fingers would only twitch at the urge.

Because if she paints, it would be the same as admitting that you were helping her, and that left her at risk of losing again.

And she was only at risk of losing again because you would inch your way past all her barriers, and having a piece of her heart.

A piece that Wanda has no control over.

Wanda doesn't say anything to the question, just stares at the blank canvas that she hasn't ruined.

"You shouldn't hold back," you tell her, "I'll be here for you."

"For now," Wanda grumbles faster than she can hold it, but it opens her up to you.

"I'll always be here for you."

"You can't promise that!" Wanda hisses at you before biting her tongue and remaining silent because she doesn't want to say anything that she'll regret later on again.

It's silent for a moment, and Wanda freezes up the moment she feels you touching her hand, and yanks it away on instinct. She regrets it immediately, though, when Wanda sees you recoil back with an apologetic look on your face.

"I'm sorry, that was inappropriate of me."

The apology is completely sincere and falls off your tongue so easily, and Wanda is crumbling underneath in guilt.

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You tell Wanda goodnight and go to the couch without waiting for her to respond back to it.

Wanda lies silently in her bed, looking at the ceiling. 

The hand holding always came sometime in the middle of the night, first when you heard her having a nightmare, and then came regardless after you thought she was asleep. 

But tonight, you don't come. It's in consideration for Wanda that you don't, she knows, but it makes her want to scream. 

It's absolutely petrifying to be open with someone, be willing to take steps towards them. It left you susceptible to pain, and Wanda's done very well at not experiencing more pain. 

On the one hand, Wanda did not want to get hurt again, but on the other, she was not willing to give up the hand holding.

Natasha's words come back into her head.

"I mean, if you were on the same level, it would probably be easier to do whatever you're doing."

Her heart thumps as she gets up, her blanket falling to the floor as she steps out the door, walking across into the living room to the couch.

You're still awake.

"Are you okay?"

No, Wanda decides, she's not fucking okay.

And even though Wanda is the one to lift your blanket up, she's the one who feels exposed as she forces her way to lie next to your body on the couch.

She uses the blanket and grips it to cover her shoulder. She's as tense as a rock, and her eyes are fraught with nervousness. She miraculously tenses even more when you put your arms over her, gently messaging her neck.

And Wanda stays like that until she becomes a soft puddle in your arms. Her forehead is pressed against your chin, and her eyes are screwed shut as she opens her mouth in a raspy whisper.

"I'm sorry."

PART VI

[crash-cinematic-universe]

Fairy Lights, A Christmas Story, and Metallic Jacket

pairing: peter maximoff/reader

summary/ request:  hi! i have another weirdly specific request lol. can you please write something where the reader tells peter they love the lights at christmas and then when they go into their room they find that peter has covered almost all of it in fairy lights? thank you for all your amazing writing! - anon

warnings: I might have used a swear word. i cant remember and I am Too Lazy to check

notes: this shit is SO CUTE I am in love with Peter Maximoff

taglist: @lokiqueenofasgard​

          Ah, Christmas, the supposedly joyous holiday filled with laughter and gift exchanges and family. Everyone loves Christmas, right? Well, not exactly. You’re one of the seemingly very few that dislikes Christmas. Every part of Christmas had always been very emotionally strenuous for you as a kid, and once you became an adult all the magic and mystical factors were debunked and, frankly, boring. Most people are flabbergasted by the fact that you don’t like Christmas, and they usually freak out once they find out. You usually try to keep your mouth shut when the topic comes up, but you slip up on occasion. Unfortunately, that usually ends in situations like this.

        “What do you mean you’re ‘not a fan’ of Christmas?” Jubilee gasps, dramatically placing a hand on her heart. “What’s there not to love?”

        “My experiences with Christmas as a kid were never very positive, I guess.” you shrug nonchalantly, your  head rested on Peter’s lap. You were seated in the common room talking about the upcoming holiday. “Too many expectations that could never be reached. Plus all my friends were jewish so I knew Santa Claus wasn’t real from day 1.” Peter hums above you, his hand gently stroking your hair. Jubilee is in utter disbelief at your sudden confession, her mouth wide open.

        “Aw, come on, Y/n, you don’t like ANYTHING about Christmas?” She sighs. “Not the food or the candy or the family or the snow or the decorations or the traditions or the lights or the--”

        “I like the lights.” You cut off her incessant ramblings. “The lights have always been something I enjoyed. I used to always want lights in my room but my parents always said they looked infantile.” Peter frowns, once again neglecting to speak. Peter’s eyes shone with contemplation, his eyebrows furrowed. Peter is cute when he's deep in thought. Actually, Peter is cute all the time. His breathing hitches before a smile breaks out on his face and his eyes begin to sparkle more than usual.

        “What got ya all smiley, Silver?” you inquire, reaching up to gently stroke Peter’s pale cheek. He leans into your touch before his eyes meet yours.

        “I’m just thinkin’...” He trails off. “I mean, I don’t celebrate Christmas, but I do notice how much other people enjoy it. Maybe Christmas with us would make you like it more. You’d, ya know, stop associating Christmas with emotional exhaust and start associating it with m-- with us.” He smiles shyly at his slip-up.

        “I mean… I guess that’d work.” Excitement flashes across Peter’s face and he quickly stands up. 

        “Jubilee, Scott, Kurt-- we have work to do.” He pulls you off the small sofa with haste and plants his lips on yours. “I swear, I’m gonna make Christmas not shitty for you-- even if it’s the last thing I do.”

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        “Alright, baby, are you ready? Are you comfortable? You said this was your first time and, uh, I want it to be special.” Peter says quietly, his lips softly brushing against your ear. 

“Peter, we’re watching A Christmas Story, not having sex” Peter snuggles closer to you, giggling quietly at your humorous tone.

        “Hey, A Christmas Story is arguably better than--” He pauses for a moment, reconsidering his words. “Actually, nevermind.” He quickly inserts the cassette, his silver hair shimmering in the bright light of the TV screen. He crawls back over to you before resting his head on your shoulder. It was times like this that really brought Peter’s true personality out, no jokester facade, no burying his emotions, just Peter. A caring, vulnerable, softer Peter who was genuine and open and unapologetically himself. The last 24 hours were jam-packed with classic Christmas traditions; decorating a tree, decorating gingerbread men, snowball fights, Peter utilized his super speed and moved the mistletoe every time you walked under a doorway. All of this in an attempt to create positive Christmas memories-- hell, Peter didn’t even celebrate Christmas and he was still determined to make it better for you. Your wonderful boyfriend decided to end ‘The Ultimate Christmas’ with a viewing of his favorite Christmas movie, A Christmas Story. 

        “Peter?” You ask, and he turns to face you. His features are dark and shadowy in the dimly lit room, but he still looks like a god among men.

        “Yes, doll?” 

        “Thank you, and I’m sorry.” He raises his eyebrow and shoots you a confused look.

        “For what?” His silver hair falls in front of his eyes, his tongue darting out to wet his lips every so often. You make a mental note to get Peter chapstick for Christmas. 

        “I mean, you put so much work into making Christmas less shitty for me without even celebrating it yourself, and I feel like I haven’t really done anything for you.” Peter just smiles before pecking you on the cheek.

        “Aw, doll, don’t worry ‘bout that.” He assures. “You make my holidays better just by being here.” 

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        “Peter, where are you taking me?” You laugh as your boyfriend leads you down the hallway with his hands over your eyes. 

        “Just a second, babe, then you’ll find out.” His voice was low in your ear, his breath hot on your neck. “Dude, I’m the best boyfriend in the whole damn world.”

        “Damn right,” you chuckle, and you can practically hear Peter grin. Your eyelids begin to glow a dark red as you take a sharp turn, a bright light peeking through to your closed eyes.

        “Alright, babe, are you ready?” He pecks your jaw as you nod, and he giggles. “You’re gonna love this… at least, I hope you will.” With that, he pulls his hands away from your eyes and reveals your location.

        You were standing in the middle of your bedroom, business as usual, except for one crucial detail. Hundreds of bright white fairy lights are strung up around your bedroom. It’s beautiful, the lights illuminating Peter’s grinning face, making his eyes shimmer like the stars in the sky. You froze, the gesture itself enough to make your eyes fill with tears-- and making Peter’s fill with worry.

        “Hey, Y/n, do you not like it? I can take them down if--” You cut off Peter’s insecure ramblings by slamming your lips on his, your arms grabbing his waist as you do so. Peter is shocked at first, but he gleefully returns your display of affection. You pull away and rest your forehead against Peter’s, his chest heaving slightly.

        “I love it,” You whisper. “This is the nicest, kindest, most generous thing anyone has ever done for me. Thank you so much.” Peter smiles ear to ear, his eyes lighting up with each word.

        “You deserve it, babe.” The lights practically reflected off Peter, the mixture of his metallic jacket and bright smile making him almost hurt your eyes. “Hey Y/n?” He asks quietly.

        “Yes, Peter?”

        “Do you like Christmas now? Did I succeed?” You smile at his antics and his childlike gaze full of hope and pride.

        “I like Christmas,” I smirk. “But I love you.”

[cassthepilot]

1, 14, 24?

1. Do you have any hobbies outside of RP? Ah unfortunately, work & home life keep me pretty busy so outside of fandomy stuff & making art, I suppose not really. Video games & cooking spicy things maybe? haha. 14. What are you the most proud of? Ah this one actually took some thought bc feeling proud of anything is weirdly difficult for me. I guess I’d have to say being able to see the visible impact some of the apparel/design work I’ve done comes the closest. Usually my work ranges across the board client-wise but in past years I’ve got to do some work for organizations like paralyzed veterans of america, local fire depts, nyc scuba forensics teams, etc. so it’s been interesting to meet coordinators face to face & see for myself how the work has contributed to the whole. definitely really cool if not a little surreal, haha. Also earlier this year the company I work for switched gears & went full tilt making masks for hospitals & florida’s department of health so that’s something I’ve been big happy to have been a small part of too. 24. What is your dream job? I’m not entirely sure to be honest. There’s a lot I really enjoy but I don’t know how much that excitement would translate if I were made to do it every day for a living, haha. I’d say my biggest candidate would probably be working exclusively on kids clothing because I’m absolutely feral for cute kids designs & so far haven’t had issues dealing with burn out doing them. My other more wild fantasies would be sitting at home & writing/drawing my own patreon comics all day or running an etsy shop with cute pins or products or something. I see a lot of people who do that & despite knowing it’s a lot of work, it always looks like so much fun. It’s one of those things I’ve definitely entertained before but ultimately doubt that it would pay the bills lol

[yutaya]

Iron Fist Rewatch 1x04: Eight Diagram Dragon Palm

Danny, struggling to pull himself onto that light post thing with his probably now bruised chest: "I dedicate myself to the service of all beings of K'un Lun-" *falls* So is this a recitation they do in training - is he trying to use that mindset to help him climb this beam? Is he doing some sort of traditional ask-the-gods-to-bless-me-with-strength thing?

Lol somehow I had remembered it as Danny crawling up again anyway after the initial push. I forgot they actually went and collected him. Guess that makes them look more favorable to him than my own recall though...

On the coffee table directly facing Danny when he wakes up, probably meant to be a sign to him about where he is and who has so kindly rescued and tended to him after his unfortunate tumble off a building: the formal pic of Harold and children, another photo hard to make out - my first thought was the vacation photo of the 6 of them but it's very sepia, could be something else. Maybe if I look back at other photos we've seen before I could match it.

Danny: "What happened to me? Last I remember I was climbing up-" Ward: "Yeah, like goddamn Daredevil." LOL

UGH THIS WHOLE HAROLD INTRO SCENE UGH Danny mad at Ward one second and then Harold appears and it's like the breath is punched out of him. Looking at Ward and Ward just calmly looking back because he clearly knows what's going on and Danny doesn't - it's as if they're bringing him into their confidence on something. This is a form of offering Danny something he wants - to be a part of something with the only family he thought he had left, not to mention the miracle of one of his parent-figures being alive again. (Wow, what a journey. From finding out Harold is dead and then Ward and Joy both quite clearly rejecting him and denying him a place in their lives to Joy actually doing something to indicate maybe at least she still wants him around after all? To wait, Ward and Harold bringing me in on something too? It's like the dream he clung to in K'un Lun got snatched away and now seems to be trickling back, and - UGH.) "You see him too?" because Danny thought he was seeing things that night at the hospital but this- this is real? Ward's sad, small nod because he knows so much more about Harold than Danny does, and he's seeing this innocent joy (word choice intended) while knowing himself to be wary and that this is almost definitely another manipulation (but what if it's not? What if-? But Harold is still dangerous, he can't help it, there's a reason Ward wants to protect Joy from him even while knowing that Harold favors her so dearly, because there are other ways to hurt your children-)

Harold calmly walking forward while wearing a black suit and confirming "I did die," followed by Danny's "You look the same age as when I last saw you..." - Vampire AU??? (Ugh but why did it have to be Harold? Not a fan of monsters as the bad guys.... need a non-evil vamp to balance him out....)

The way Ward just keeps looking silently between the both of them, like a witness, like - UGH.

"You're home now," GOD DAMMIT and Danny's relief and gratitude and Ward's somber look down I -

Cancer lasted 3 years

Ward: "Dad, are you sure you should be saying this?" Harold: "It's ok. Danny needs to know this." Casting Ward in the opposition role

Ward sits down in the chair adjacent to the couch Danny is on. Harold crosses over from where he was standing near the left side of the couch to sit on the farther right side instead - specifically sitting in between Danny and Ward.

Harold: "I still remember my last breath. Scariest shit I've ever experienced." Ward looks up and away, taking a breath, before turning back again. Combo of eye-roll at dramatics and genuine pain at the thought because that's his dad and Ward remembers those years of pain and decay and - ?

I forgot Danny originally thought of the Hand more like a fable than a reality - and finding out they're a real, present threat combines with being told it's not K'un Lun that they're threatening, but that this whole time, they've actually been digging their claws into his home?

Ward rolling his eyes with his whole body when Harold encourages Danny to think about this as ~embracing his destiny~ hahaha

Ward: No offense, but Danny has zero idea how to do business and therefore maybe shouldn't be running a company with again, absolutely zero training??? Harold: Don't mind Ward being a petulant brat who wants to keep you from your rightful place in our family, Danny. I need you. :)

Harold to Danny: "We've needed a fighter like you back in the family." - right in front of Ward, yet another small "unlike you, who are weak" jab. In line with the whole "Joy can close the deal, you, Ward, can not do anything" lines in the previous episode.

Ward warning Danny about Harold!! But not really doing it great so it could be taken as another 'othering' where Danny could hear 'Harold's not YOUR dad' instead of Ward's intended 'Harold's not your DAD' - made much better by his clarification that Harold only cares about Harold and helping to show he meant 'not a good supportive dad you can lean blindly on' than if he had just. left it at that. I'm glad for Ward's continuing with that line and for Danny's long, considering look at nothing afterward. Gives the sense that Danny feels that something is off, even if he's not sure what.

Colleeeeeeeeeeeeen and her shame and her truly believing in honoring the code of bushido and her teaching these children to get them "the scholarship" to help them in a legitimate, meaningful, honorable way (SOB) and believing that their skills should be about the code and not be about flashiness or showing off or being able to lord their power and ability over others or money -

Code of Bushido (Includes eight virtues, and this episode title is Eight Diagram Dragon Palm. Coincidence???)

1. Rectitude or Justice (refers to PERSONAL rectitude - “one’s power to decide upon a course of conduct in accordance with reason, without wavering” “the bone that gives firmness and stature...without Rectitude neither talent nor learning can make the human frame into a samurai.”)

2. Courage (Bushido distinguishes between bravery and courage - “Courage is doing what is right”)

3. Benevolence or Mercy (“Love, magnanimity, affection for others, sympathy and pity, are traits of Benevolence, the highest attribute of the human soul”)

4. Politeness (Courtesy is rooted in benevolence - “Politeness should be the expression of a benevolent regard for the feelings of others; it’s a poor virtue if it’s motivated only by a fear of offending good taste. In its highest form Politeness approaches love”)

5. Honesty and Sincerity (interestingly, rather than what *I* personally think of when I hear the words “honesty and sincerity”, the info in the Bushido code text about this virtue mostly centers around the idea of disdaining money and riches - probably what Colleen is talking about with her whole “fighting for money breaks the bushido code” thing)

6. Honor (referring to non-martial behavior)

7. Loyalty (bushido text about this seems mostly in context of loyalty to a superior, to your leader, to people you are indebted to. Applies tragically to Colleen and her personal experience with Hand culture. To me, of course, I am more interested in the idea of those leaders deserving your love and your loyalty hand-in-hand with it. Given the other virtues, this IS probably what the code meant to include, but from a modern standpoint it seems like one of those things where especially paramilitary organizations or cults like the Hand could twist the letter of it into an expectation of blindly following orders, even perhaps against your personal devotion to the other virtues)

8. Character and Self-Control (“Bushido teaches that men should behave according to an absolute moral standard, one that transcends logic. What’s right is right, and what’s wrong is wrong. The difference between good and bad and between right and wrong are givens, not arguments subject to discussion or justification, and a man should know the difference.” I get the ideal of this, but something about the wording sits weirdly with me... maybe the implication that they can’t make a mistake?)

Ageless qualities of manliness: choosing compassion over confrontation, and benevolence over belligerence <3

“The tie might be a touch effeminate” Shut UP Ward

Danny, at a press conference: *waves at Jeri* “Hey.” Jeri: *shakes her head*

Danny: “Yes, I was in a mental hospital.” Joy, despairingly: “Oh, Danny”

Jeri smiling. Maybe she worked with Danny on how to handle the press conference and likely questions he would face? My headcanon from this anyway. Ward and Joy looking at each other, seems like in surprise at Danny’s answers and spin?

“Kindness is the eternal law”

The way Danny slips in to this conversation with Joy about the Red Hook property for his Hand investigation is very well done. Reminds me of watching the Netflix trailer and thinking that it made IF look like a show where Danny was some form of government agent going undercover as himself for an investigation.

SO CUTE how Danny goes “woah, I have a first appointment of the day? Who is it?” and then he turns around and it’s his friend Jeri! Hahaha. Danny: “J-money!!” *goes in for a hug* Jeri: “Woah, we don’t do that.”

Jeri: “Your father’s office. Even found his old desk.” Meaning she was the one working on this - Ward is the one who had to set Danny up there after his sarcastic remarks in the penthouse, but Jeri brought in the sentimentality. (Jeri, directly after basically admitting to putting a bunch of effort into a very sentimental gesture here: “Now don’t get all weepy on me.”) Jeri in IF is so soft I love it

Danny: “I pretty much had to raise the dead.” *smirks to himself at his own inside joke*

Jeri, trying to give Danny advice: “For most of these people, you are a hostile takeover.” Me: JERI, HE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND THE NUANCES OF YOUR CORPORATE SPEAK.

Jeri asks if Danny wants the door open or closed. He chooses open. Open to Megan, open to all his new coworkers and employees. Danny is, at his core, for people.

LOL Did Danny just steal Ward’s chair?

Danny: *forces half the board to move so he can sit next to Joy* Me: DANNY

If these guys really wanted to persuade Danny to their point of view on the sell-at-cost thing, they should have emphasized the “funding new research” part of it instead of just repeating “this is just business” ad nauseam. Obviously Ward is actually trying to do the opposite right now and get Danny driven out, but idk what the rest of these people are thinking. Danny acknowledges that they can still make profits elsewhere, which is his side offering a dialogue to meet them. Their counter is that the WHO will be buying it from them and subsidizing it from other people. If they wanted to meet or even just appear to be meeting Danny partway, they could have suggested an initiative to work with the WHO on a program for that? Although since none of them want to actually do that and don’t really care what Danny thinks about it, I know why they didn’t.

Joy raising her eyebrow at Ward’s declaring that they’ll go to market at cost like “I see you Ward and how many times have I told you to leave the maneuvering to me you are unsubtle and unskilled”

Danny looking back at Ward significantly on his way to his discussion with Joy about the pier deal

Ward taking The Drugs before he has to answer Harold’s late night phone call

Harold: You did a great job today. Ward: *baffled expression* Harold: Now, son, this isn’t the time to point fingers, it’s the time for solutions. Ward: There it is. Harold: Also, you screwed up in the meeting and you need to make it up. Ward: *sigh*

Danny: white sneakers with the suit

Joy casually placing the monks and their traditional robes in a lower class position to them and their white collar formal business attire

Time for Joy to play the angle on Danny, curb his at-cost behavior for the future

The ringmaster choosing the second fighter for Colleen followed by that “look, you guys know all the rules” line - I like this guy. He probably remembers how the last dude Colleen fought was a rule-breaker and wants to keep all his fighters safe as possible in an already dangerous 2-on-1 fight like this.

Again with the camera slowing and the noise fading and the blood splattering camera work giving the “losing control” vibe

“The problem was, I never thought through WHY I wanted this job. I mistook my stubborn will for a sense of... destiny, or something.” (Danny, earlier: “My shifu would have called this destiny.”)

“Every moment was a struggle. Failure... led to a beating. Victory... led to another fighting style. To the next lesson.”

Joy flat out calls it abuse and Danny doesn’t deny it.

Vodka and tonic, light on the tonic.

Danny clearly still shaken by the borderline flashbacks to his life at K’un Lun.

Is this the first time the Hatchets appear? Just storming the apartment and punching Joy in the face? Danny and Joy must both be like “WHAT IS HAPPENING”

Joy tries punching one of them. Good for you, Joy.

Ah yes, Ward flat out telling one of the more shark-like reporters that the drug is a huge deal that would save millions of lives and that Rand was of course planning to really boost the price to make a “huge” profit. “That is a loss of hundreds of millions of dollars [that our one company wanted to make off of the millions of people who needed this drug to save their lives]. He’s worse than those bleeding-heart-liberal-trust-fund hipsters wandering around Williamsburg.” (Note: Williamsburg: hip neighborhood that draws the young and fashionable. Boutiques, cafes, street art, outdoor concerts and food markets. Dance clubs, bars, music halls. East Williamsburg is ranked one of the 5 most LGBTQ+ friendly neighborhoods in Brooklyn.)

“Ellison, don’t give the front page to Karen”

Ward just looks at her retreating back and rubs his hands together like “Ah yes, a job well done.” Biggest question for the viewers in this scene is probably: Did Ward tank this on purpose or is he really that far removed from the reality of the non-Elite?

Colleen: still bloody from her illegal cage fighting and hears noise outside her door. Last time she heard noise, it was attackers breaking in for what probably seemed to her like retaliation. Then it’s Danny and she has the relieved exasperation, but - oh ho, Joy Meachum?

“Wasn’t he stalking you?” “It was a misunderstanding.” “Right. I guess being a millionaire covers a multitude of sins.” (Danny: “Billionaire.” Colleen in the background: *disbelieving huff+head shake*)

TRIADS. Time for my triad rant: Every drama show ever to involve Asian-Americans - even just in one-episode specials - includes triads. I’m so sick of it. I know organized crime is a real problem that actually exists, but - why are the Asians always evil? It’s like having the mafia be a plotline every time an Italian character exists on screen. Plz diversify. Media colors perception.

Danny: literally just walks into a restaurant and says he needs to speak to the head of the crime gang. AND THEN NONE OF THEM EVEN BOTHER TRYING TO DENY IT. The Hatchets literally just open the door to their backroom where you can clearly see their illegal activity and come out to talk to Danny. What if he was working with the cops, guys?

It’s so scary how the Yangshi Gonsi react to the mention of the Hand. Well done, IF.

“Joke around the house was that Danny and I were pledged to be married.” (“In another life, this would have been romantic.”) (THIS CREEPS ME OUT THOUGH in a very personally specific triggering way as someone who spent their childhood running around with a boy that I found out later people thought was gonna “knock me up someday.” #BARF)

Colleen has a billionaire in her dojo learning how to punch on a dummy held together with duct tape because she can’t afford to fix it. (Also: Colleen's dojo is also for self-defense classes. Joy was just attacked by hatchet-wielders.)

Danny: "The hatchets won’t be a problem anymore." and then doesn’t elaborate. DANNY THAT SOUNDS SO SHADY. YOU LOOK SO SHADY RIGHT NOW.

Danny: *reaches out and touches Colleen’s hand* Colleen: *flinches back* What are you doing? DANNY. DANNY, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. You seriously have no idea how you come across. Joy is watching all this like “wow....ok.”

Danny used to fight in illegal fight clubs on his way back from K’un Lun. Along with his obtaining an illegal fake ID. New headcanon: Danny is actually super connected to the criminal underground worldwide. Mob bosses everywhere have a soft spot for him. He’s somewhere on a mission with Ward/Colleen/Defenders/HfH and acting like he knows the area, someone recognizes him and he starts chatting cheerfully with them, suddenly they’re being greeted and helped out by people deep in the black market scene while Danny bear hugs someone that most people clearly fear and his companions look on with wide eyes.

Danny, a literal billionaire: Remember how I offered to pay you six months rent for helping me out? Colleen, broke as hell: My denial stands.

Danny: So how are we gonna tell Ward? (framing them - all three of them - as a team) Joy: lmao, are we thinking about the same Ward? You want to tell the most overprotective big brother in the world that men with hatchets attacked his sister? Do you remember what he did to those bullies when we were 8?

Gao: *black bags Harold, refuses to tell him where they’re taking him, doesn’t reveal that this particular instance is him landing on the ‘good’ side of the scale until the last possible second.*

Ugh, he just puts that sword back in the scabbard with all the blood still on it? Improper blade care

Oh yeah, I guess this is the audience’s first scene showing that Harold is capable of cold-blooded murder

I notice that this article may be the front page of the business section, but is NOT the front of the newspaper. Sorry, Jennifer.

[I had initially transcribed the article here, but have made it it's own post which can be found here. Notes on the article, though: Jennifer was very kind to the Meachums in it, given what Ward was actually saying. Also, which Bulletin employee fell down on grammar checking that thing?]

Danny’s Jeri-given apartment doesn’t have a number on the door, but does have some sort of cherry blossom branches etching in the plate?

The Hatchet box!!! (congrats again @Sholio LOL) Yang Hai-Qing wants Danny to get rid of the Hand too. He wasn’t gonna mess with them, explained they didn’t know about the Hand's involvement when they went after Joy, and apologized, but then the Hand came to his restaurant and killed one of his men anyway.

Ah yes, the great tattoo reveal. Also, is that a bullet’s pucker scar on Danny’s left shoulder?

[analyzingadventure]

I’ve been so busy with work I haven’t had the time to watch Digimon but tonight I will say “fuck it” and catch up with the 3 episodes that’re available to me ;_;

Episodes 14, 15 and 16, let’s gooo!

LET’S GO ATLURKABUTERIMON!

Oooooh they added sound-effects to the opening! Kinda wish they could pull a full JoJo/DIO 4th Wall Break but that may be a bit much lmao

While the recap happens, Bandai announced they’re giving official levels and attributes to all the Xros Wars Digimon! Exciting, ain’t it? (Also scary, please don’t make Jokermon an Ultimate like he’s in New Century ;_;)

Ikkakumon... I love you... Fluffy baby...

Koushirou’s new VA is starting to grow on me... He still has big Baby Energy but he’s starting to grow on me a lot

Awwwwe, Koushirou, baby... His tablet’s being funky

KUWAGAAMON! LOTS OF THEM! :O GIT ‘EM GIRLS!

Oh I’m loving the battle animations, this sparks joy

OH SHIT IT’S OOKUWAMON! Fortunately y’all have plot-armor and the huge blast didn’t hurt y’all lol

Kids these days, unable to solve problems without relying on their smart devices... Tch tch /s

Oh I wish I had been faster, would’ve loved to screenshot Kabuterimon carrying Koushirou because... Kabuterimon’s hand shielding Koushirou... It was so sweet and loving and warmed my heart a lot... ;_;

I really do take some comfort in the characters looking just a little off-model in this episode, it just makes me feel weirdly nostalgic lmao

KOUSHIROU, I KNOW YOU’RE A BABY BUT DON’T HIDE BEHIND YOUR TABLET

I swear to god if the tablet turns on magically and Koushirou somehow solves the issue with the tablet instead of realizing his Brain is Very Very Big and he can do it even without the tablet--- like please, I want this episode to have a good moral, that’s all I’m asking (Yes the tablet makes shit WAY easier but like. Like I can draw great digitally but it’s not like I become completely unable to draw if you take away my drawing tablet)

YES KABUTERIMON!! TELL THE BABY!! YES!!! THANK YOU I WAS SO WORRIED FOR A MOMENT, THANK YOU KABUTERIMON I LOVE YOU

Kabuterimon carefully giving Koushirou his tablet with his giant hands... Oh... I love the “Big Scary Motherfucking Monster loves and cares for a Tiny Human” trope and Kabuterimon has a ton of that energy in this episode, BLESS

LET’S GO ATLURKABUTERIMON!!! YEAAAAHHHHHH

HORN BUSTER!!! YEAAAAAAAAA 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

This was a good episode, it’s not done yet but this was a good episode, I’m really happy rn. That was just lots of serotonin right there

Not gonna watch the episode preview because I can just jump right into the next episode

ZUDOMON TIME WOOO

Man these episodes throw enemies at the kids fast lmao

Kiwimon! THEY’RE HUGE IN PSI WOW

“They were cute so I wanted to ride one” LMAO MIMI

Mammon’s just sliding down the mountain, lmao

Sorry I have very little commentary right now I’m just enjoying this goofiness for what it is

Ooooo mysterious windy cavern :oc

“Can’t you slide faster” I’m pretty sure you can’t control your sliding speed, it’s up to like gravity my dude

Ikkakumon... Fluffy...

I just realized, I wonder if it’s cold in there, like it is a wintery mountain and the kids aren’t wearing much... I mean it is a digital world, it doesn’t mean it has to be cold or warm in certain places, you could make a snowy mountain be hot as hell or something, y’know, ‘cause you can code stuff like that

Wow Ikkakumon can jump in like, water lmao

GIMME THE BOY

OMG ZUDOMON IS BEEFY MID-TRANSFORMATION

I MEAN OF COURSE HE’S ALWAYS BEEFY BUT LIKE, NAKED ZUDOMON THREW ME OFF LMAO

YES SUMMON THE HAMMER FROM THE SKIES GOD FUCK THAT’S COOL

HAMMER SPARK!! YEAAAHAHHHH

The kids have been missing for like three days now then? I wonder if that’s gonna be like relevant at all

Gomamon is baby

IS TAICHI’S GROUP GOING TO THE HUMAN WORLD? I KNOW SOME VAGUE SPOILERS BUT IDK WHAT’S GOING ON

OH SHIT I WAS RIGHT

NEXT EPISODE! I’ve seen Eyesmon because the Digimon Twitter shared art of him so like I know what to expect here kinda sorta

Ah, they’re evoking episode 21, just a little bit with the cinematography. I love it

The power-outtag is done? Hmmmmmm.... Either the kids travelled in time, this isn’t the real human world (an illusion) or... IDK

“Avocado Cheeseburger” Mimi, thanks

No one is reacting to the Digimon..? Really? That’s suspicious... Or just unfortunate writing. I hope it’s not the latter

OKAY IT’S INTENTIONAL, GOOD

This episode has great atmosphere, this is spoopy and I love it

The kids died and they’re now stuck in limbo, how scawy

I joke but seriously I could so easily imagine an indie horror game that is literally just this episode but with that “you were dead and stuck in limbo” twist

This shit is creepy oh god I love it

HIKARI!! BABY! MIIKO!! THEY HAVE THEIR KITTY!!!!!!!!!!!! Also yay Mama Yagami BUT THE KITTY!!!!!!

EYESMON! What a delightfully creepy bastard, bless

GARUDAMON!! TEAM YAMATO GOT HERE?! YAY

LET’S GO, SIX VS ONE CREEPY BASTARD!

Ohhh this is giving me so much serotonin, this speaks to my inner child so wonderfully, god, thanks Toei

Whaaaaat’s thaaaa- OH IT’S OROCHIMON! :O

Good episode again, v fun! IDK what else to say except thank you Toei for the fanservice and for making a creepy episode!

Next episode preview!

Oh yeah it’s Orochimon! That’s gonna be fun!

I enjoyed these episodes a lot! Here’s to hoping I’ll have the time to watch the next episodes right when they become available to me because with the “Everyone gets Perfect Levels” arc coming to a close I’d love to see where Psi is going next

[ak47stylegirl]

Sick Days - Chapter 5

Okay, chapter 5 is here! Virgil and Gordon are getting the spotlight this time 😄 But don’t worry, I will be getting back to Alan in the next chapter, I’m not done with him yet... 😈😁😅 (Someone needs to hide him from me, lol..) 

I hope you guys enjoy this chapter!

Part 1/ Part 2/ Part 3/ Part 4 of fic.

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Gordon pov

Three o’clock, it was his favourite time of day, he thought with a grin as he waited at the school’s pick-up zone with his school bag. It was the crazy rush hour, the pickup zone filled with kids, young and old.

Younger kids were running about and playing with each other, some kids were getting picked up, others were taking on their phones or waiting for a bus. Teachers were trying to keep everyone under control, making sure no one ran onto the road and in front of a moving car.

He usually would have Allie waiting with him, they would talk about anything and everything. Share a funny joke, plan a prank, anything...but today he didn’t have his little partner in crime with him because the kid had gone home sick.

They had pulled him out of class to tell him that Virgil was only picking him up today, that his brother had gone home sick. But they didn’t tell him how sick the kid was, just that he went home sick with some kind of cold.

It couldn’t be that bad, surely? Alan didn’t seem that sick this morning. Though he’ll admit, the kid had been acting a bit weird this morning…

He grinned as he spotted his brother’s bright green pickup truck drives into the school’s entrance. That car was probably one of the most well-looked after cars there was, his brother taking great pride in his car. He swears his brother is in love with that green machine...

“Heya Virg!” He grinned up at Virgil as he threw his school bag into the back of the truck, opening the front passenger side door. “What took you so long?” He asked with a grin as he jumped into his seat. “I was dying of old age over there..”

Virgil shook his head with a slight chuckle, “Hello to you too, Gordon…”

There was a smudge of car oil on Virgil’s cheek, unnoticed by the Apprentice mechanic and volunteer firefighter, which was hilarious, he thought with smicker as he closed his door, doing his seat belt up.

Virgil looked at him suspiciously, not liking the look on his face. He gave Virgil an innocent smile, which admittedly just made Virgil more suspicious. “Well...did you have a good day, Gordo?” Virgil asked as he indicated into the main school traffic, away from the pick-up zone.

“Meh, it was okay, I guess..” he shrugged as he leaned back into his seat, his uniform getting all wrinkled. Not that he really cared, he hated the thing. It was so bland and boring, plus uncomfortable at times. “Would have been better if swimming practice wasn’t cancelled..”

“Why was it cancelled?” Virgil questioned as he tapped the steering wheel, waiting for the car in front of them to move. School time traffic was always the worst, and they haven’t even gotten out of the school’s grounds yet!

“The swim teacher called in sick, and the substitute teacher was sick as well, so no swimming for me..” He pouted, crossing his arms across his chest. “Like how am I going to win the Olympics if I don’t practice my swimming?”

Virgil sighed softly with a small smile, “You got plenty of time to practice kiddo, you’re not even sixteen yet..” and would not be for at least a couple more years, and the age limit for entering the Olympics was sixteen and older... “But I'll take you to the local pool on the weekend if you want?”

“You would?!” he grinned, bouncing up like an excited puppy. “You’re the best Virg! When I win gold, I’ll pay for you to go to the best art college there is! Or whatever college you want to go to really…”

“You don’t need to do that Gordy..” Virgil smiled at him, looking pretty touched. Virgil turned his attention back on the road, traffic starting to move again and before long they were on the main road. “I’m fine with just being an apprentice mechanic, it's enjoyable work, and it brings money in..”

“But I thought you wanted to study art or something?” He asked, looking at his brother in confusion. “But went with the apprenticeship instead because we needed the money?”

“Well, that's not the only reason, but yes, money was a factor, unfortunately..” Virgil sighed softly as he drove the car around a corner, “I would love to study art or even engineering, but as you said, we don’t have the money to spend on that…”

Virgil’s grip on the steering wheel tightened momentarily before loosening again. “And honestly? It’s not that big of a deal Gordy, I’m fine with it..” Virgil smiled at him, “I'd rather you guys get your education unhindered by expenses and stuff...”

“Yeah well...the offer still stands,” he said as he shifted in his seat, looking out the car window. “I win gold, you go to art school or engineering school or whatever..” He waved his hand lazily in Virgil’s direction, trying to seem like he didn’t really care about it, but when in truth, he did.

“I’ll hold you to that then..” Virgil chuckled, only half-joking.

It was quiet in the car for a bit after that, Virgil concentrating on driving while he just zoned out into his own little world where there was no school or homework, Just swimming, the wonderful sea and heaps of fun…

He snaps out of his daydream as Virgil turned down a street, in the opposite direction to their house. Huh? What’s going on? He thought as he straightened up, his curiosity peaked.

“Um, where are we going? Home is that way…” He points in the direction they should have gone, looking at Virgil in confusion. “Did I miss something?”

“I gotta pick up some groceries, we’re pretty much out…” Virgil explained as they stopped a red traffic light. “And with Alan sick, it would be a good idea to stock up on food anyway...”

He grimaced at the reminder that his little brother was sick in bed right now, “Is he okay? I mean...do you know how sick he is?” He asked softly, concerned tinting his voice as he looked over at Virgil. “I know there’s this nasty cold that is going around the school, I really hope he didn’t catch that…”

One of his friends had caught it, and they had looked so terribly sick, face pale as can be, nose irritated red and raw as they would constantly be wiping or blowing it. Last he heard, they had been forced to stay home as they had gotten too sick to even leave their bed, let alone go to school.

That was a week ago, he hasn’t seen them since… so he really, really hoped Alan did not have that cold...

“From what Scott had told me, it seems to be a pretty bad cold..” Virgil sighed heavily as the light flashed green, the car starting to move again. “Other than that, I’m pretty much in the dark as well…”

He sighed leaning against the window, watching the buildings fly by them. Sometimes he would imagine Virgil’s green hunk of a pickup truck was a giant plane, taking him somewhere filled with adventure.

He had no idea where that idea had come from, but he found it very fun to imagine all the awesome scenarios. Sometimes there would be a little submarine, it would be yellow as that was his favourite colour, and it would take him to the bottom of the ocean floor, letting him explore the sea to his heart's content.

He shared this little daydream fantasy with Alan, who would come up with all sorts of crazy ideas. One of them being that he has his own ship, a spaceship that could explode all the space and still be home for dinnertime. A bright red spaceship to be exact…

They could spend hours playing pretend in Alan’s or his room, imagining that they were daring explorers heroes, out in the unknown, saving lives like their heroes and having lots and lots of fun…

He often joked that it would make an awesome tv show, people would go nuts for five dashing young heroes… Alan would just look at him weirdly like he grew another head…

They turned into the local supermarket car park, Virgil having to drive around a bit before finding a park as it was busy at this time of day.

“So...can we get more celery crunch bars?” He grinned at Virgil as they made their way inside the store. “I’m almost out of them…”

“We’re just getting the essentials, Gordon…” Virgil gave a long-suffering sigh as he grabbed a shopping trolley, “not junk food…”

“You wound me, brother!” He gasped in horror, holding his hand over his heart dramatically. “Celery crunch bars are not junk food, they are an essential part of a growing boy’s diet!”

“Why didn’t I just leave you in the car?” Virgil muttered softly to himself as they walked down a shopping aisle. “Fine, you can get them-“ He fist bumps the air in victory, “-but only a couple! I swear those things are full of super…”

He deliberately ignored that last part, running down the aisle to get his precious treats…