#what I don't love however is that the mouse is definitely going to take the wrong lesson from these

[hoetachi]

HAPPINESS OVER EVERYTHING (H.O.E) — J. TODD

suggestive themes

I hope she don't think, that I think that she's some kind of hoe

A SOFT KNOCK graced the dark oak and he already knew whom it would be. without words being exchanged, he heard the chambers turned followed by a slight creak. there you were… in your newest ‘outfit’. off the record, this was your skimpiest outfit by far (which he loved a little too much by the slight tent in his slacks) and just knew you were getting tipped well for it.

jason relaxed a bit in the chair, umbrella twisting lazily between his fingers whilst keeping his shielded eyes on your figure. a mischievous smirk graced your glossed lips as you pressed your back to his door, which he picked up on the chambers turning again. you locked it.

time for your scheduled ‘cat & mouse’ game.

you pressed yourself free off the oak and switched your hips towards his desk. “5th time this week, doll” he pointed out as you inched closer. you now was right before him leaning over, pushing your breast together slightly whilst your perfume invaded his senses. sweet as ever, a scent he’ll never get a enough of.

“they say you pickin’ favorites mista hood” you finally spoke, your hair falling over your shoulders while you stared at him doed eyes. he always liked how you said ‘mista hood’ with your slightly hidden brooklyn accent. you don’t know it, but you’re the only one who’s allowed to refer to him as that. for everyone else it’s either ‘boss’ or ‘sir’

he exhaled, “i don’t do the favoritism bullshit.”

“then what do you do?” you asked, circling his desk. ghosting your hand over the nape of his neck, if he didn’t achieved the self control he currently had, he would’ve shuddered from the ghost of your touch without hesitation. he sees why bruce stayed up on those rooftops now, the mere thought about going against your own code for desire was a thrilling experience

“i treat people how they deserve to be treated” he stated curtly. he was never the one to sugarcoat the truth, that’s what most of the staff secretly disliked about him.

if he wanted to say ‘fuck off and rot in ditch’ he had nothing holding back, absolutely no remorse. he knew everything about everyone who worked under him and knew majority of them weren’t kind people in their day to day, so why would he treat them how he would like to be treated if they were mere scum?

“so if they wanna act like gossiping schoolgirls, i wouldn’t take their comments seriously”

“is this why you’re lingering in my office instead of… displaying your talents?”

you finally made it back before and leaned again on his desk. you pretended to think about for second. how cute you are “maybe… maybe not” another cheshire smirk graced your lips

“so.. how do i deserve to be treated, mista hood?”

“i’m letting you avoid working right now for one. two between you and i, i pay you more than your coworkers out there, even though you’re here less” he chuckled at your face at the little jab towards your absence around the lounge

“you know why though” you rolled your eyes at the jab. he loved to push your buttons, your reactions were just the cutest thing to him plus he knew you couldn’t really stay mad at him.

“how’d your exam go?”

“i feel that i definitely scored the lowest on it. im way too over my head with this veterinarian thing”

he used the hook of the umbrella he’s been twirling with to pull the strap of your bikini top and snapped it back, causing a yelp from you. you dropped your head and pouted as you rubbed the suddenly aching spot between your breast, however the same hook tilted your head up.

you were meant with crimson lens and from the looks of it, he wasn’t too happy with your comment. “don’t say that. do i look like i hire idiots?” he questioned coldly, you parted your lips to answer but realized it was a rhetorical question and thought best to not say anything. “you passed that entrance exam with flying colors, which is amazing considering there’s an 9% acceptance rate so don’t dare discredit that mind of yours”

“are you intelligent!?” he raised his voice, causing you to straighten your back with a flinch before nodding your head rapidly, “say it y/n!” he raised his voice again, “i’m intelligent” you said rapidly, making you stand up straight with your gaze falling to your feet. he mentally scolded himself for his outburst. he knew better to always watch his tone with you knowing you already get enough shit while on the clock from the others. “im sorry for yelling,” he apologized

“it’s okay, mista hood” you reassured, giving him a sheepish smile. “i just don’t ever want to catch you beating up yourself. you’re a good woman” he complimented with a much softer tone

“hmph, some woman i am” you huffed, twirling the end of your hair between your fingers unamused

his brows knitted at your comment, “what did i just say, y/n?” he scolded

“i know i know im sorry, but cmon mista hood. look where i work at?”

“it’s a fixer upper… i see potential still” the last part more for himself than the actual lounge. he’ll give credit to cobblepot, he took good care for the place but it was better under jason’s ownership.

“no man wants a woman who flirts their way into their pockets” you whispered whilst looking out the tinted window towards the vip section. the urge to cup that pretty face of yours and have those hypnotized eyes on him and him only came in droves. the fight with temptation around you could make him weak than any fight with the toughest rogues in gotham.

“speed dating ain’t workin’ out for you?”

“after the compliments and pleasantries, they don’t quite stick around once the question of what i do shows face” you joked half heartedly. no matter how much of a front you put on, he knew you wanted someone to take care of you and not just try to take you home for night

“doesn’t sound like men to me”

“then what does it sound like?”

“boys trying to play big man. someone’s way of paying the bills shouldn’t define them, so don’t let them define you. this is temporary, y/n just like those boys”

“you definitely know how to flatter a lady mista hood” you smiled softly, walking around his desk and he scooted back some to make some space for you to hop up on his desk to sit

he shrugged, feeling a bit more relaxed with you closer to him. “i’m just telling the truth”

“or maybe the truth is, you’re a really good ladies man..” there was a sudden glint in your eyes and he knew it was finally time to test how strong-willed he was against his own desire

“y/n…” he warned once you brushed your leg against his

“am i toeing the line?” your voice dripping in playfulness and your eyes shadowed with seduction, he was more than thankful for the tints on goggles how he had to close them to control his urges. how did the old bat do it with the cat for so long is all he could think about. you two barely even touched and he already so bothered

disregarding his caution, you continued your pursuit of him. “i would expect you of all people to love a bit of risk every once in a while”

“don’t start something you can’t finish” that was his second warning for you

“you see, mista hood, that’s the problem”

“you won’t let me finish. got me thinkin’ you may be into edging” you moaned, pulling in your bottom lip. he almost put together how sweet the actual melody of your moans would sound and that alone practically put him closer to the edge

“i don’t mix business with pleasure”

“it didn’t seem like a problem with liz and all the other girls” he watched again as you tried to your best not to roll your eyes at the name. liz wasn’t nothing to him nor others, if he had a rough night, he knew they’ll do anything to get even a smudge of the attention that he gives you

“they throw themselves”

a pout formed on your face and god, he could’ve been putty right in your hands. “am i not throwing myself hard enough?” you batted your lashes towards him.

“you’re better than that, doll”

you giggled as you placed a hand over your chest dramatically being flattered, “you think too highly of me, mista hood”

“i do, but who can blame me of thinking of you”

“and that’s your other problem too” he watched as you smirked. pushing yourself off of the desk, you moved the umbrella aside and decided to find a more comfortable spot to sit. you slowly sat yourself on his lap, making sure he had the perfect view of your arched back before looking over your shoulder with an innocent expression. “is this spot taken by chance?” throwing your legs over his knee, really settling against his tailored suit. you were going to be his second death for sure

he exhausted exaggeratedly, you’re the only woman he has set of rules for himself.

he can’t touch you. you can comb your fingers through his hair, acrylics scratching his scalp comfortingly and he has to fight the urge to nozzle into your touch.

he can’t taste you. he’s tempted every time you leave a glossy kiss on the corner of his mouth because knowing your love for toeing the line, he’s just curious how’d you react if one day he just captured those plump lips and explored that sweet mouth of yours and pull a moan from the depths of your core

you’re completely right

you’re his biggest problem

part 2?

[conbuzzled]

I do get a sick sense of delight reading this

[gremlinmodetweeker]

König of the Icks (the rage post)

This is the post where I actually got mad at König. I can't stand people like this, but I also love them. If nothing else, life's always interesting when they're around, right?

Art from This Post

König rarely laughs. When he does laugh, it's usually quiet, subtle. If you didn't know he was laughing, you'd probably think he was crying because he just shakes his shoulders and makes soft chuffing noises

It's a bit eerie

However, when König loses control of his laughter, he sounds like a whole damn pigsty

He's snorting, squealing and honking as he tilts his head back with laughter. He laughs so hard he cries

This would be cute if it weren't almost always at the expense of somebody else.

Horangi had the misfortune of hearing it when König tipped all his belongings upside down and then taped and/or glued them to the ceiling. This included Horangi's bed and sheets.

Hutch nearly threw out a computer mouse until he found a piece of tape covering the bottom.

Roze swears she heard König laughing when she found her entire locker filled to the brim with tiny rubber ducks

The rubber ducks became a huge problem with soldiers trading them like contraband and hiding them in weird places around the base

This concluded with snipers using them for firing practise and laughing when they squealed when they were shot, making it to easy to find their hiding spots

Unfortunately for Stilleto, she heard König's laugh when she walked through a line of tape over a door and got it tangled in her hair. She figured out which recruits did it and had them running laps. When they were done, one of them admitted it was Cnl. Leichenberg who set them up and she was furious

See, König loves to set other people up to do his dirty work

He'll gladly set up soldiers to piss other people off so he can watch the fireworks fly

He'll purposefully hold off on doling out a punishment if he thinks it'll be funny to watch shit go south first

He's well known on base as a through and through sadist who relishes in schadenfreude

Hell, he's the one to teach everyone what that word meant

He's the literal dictionary definition of the word

Now, the problem is that König isn't just a kinky sadist (he is, but that's a different post)

König loves to torment anyone he loves. And of course, that includes you

König won't put things on the top shelf, he'll put them on top of the cabinet so you'll have to ask for his help because not even the stool will help you reach that high

He'll doodle over any picture you have of him to 'hide his identity'

He just likes messing with you

He torments his children with wicked pranks and gaslights them terribly

When his toddler offers him a bite of their animal cracker he eats the whole thing and laughs at them

He will absolutely label three objects 1, 2, and 4 so you'll go searching for #3

He will sit on you when he gets mad at you, or when you get mad at him because, well, this is the two of you (and he will do this to you and laugh):

His worst sin was childproofing the house without your knowledge. Ever had a fully childproofed house? If you're not the one installing it, it's an ugly thing to find

He will shift furniture just a little bit to the right or left to screw with you if you finish off his breakfast meals and don't replace them immediately

König takes delight in leaving you cryptid notes (you've learned to ignore the ominous threats because they always turn out to be something completely innocuous)

König is a nightmare of a man to live with. Is it fun? Sure! Is he a menace? Absolutely. He's got a penchant for mischief, and he's used to getting away with it because he's either got the reputation of a battle-hardened colonel that demands respect when he steps into a room, or the soft-spoken gentleman that would never raise his voice against a civilian. This just means he has the perfect fallback for whenever somebody accuses him of being a miscreant. In truth, he's most likely behind it, but the true extent of how many thing's he's behind is terrifying. This man fucks with people as a hobby.

Konig Dump

Konig Headcanons

[kirabasai]

modern tobiizu au where izuna and tobirama are rival e-sport players. they take the competition the most seriously out of the entire league. they are a pr nightmare and definition of toxic competition because they constantly go on twitter and shit on the other. they deliberately fuel fanwars. people call them the physical embodiment of league of legends despite the fact they don't even play league of legends (leaving what game they play ambiguous).

tobirama invents new ways of playing the game and abuses bugs in competions until abusing bugs gets banned because it reached a point where he was discovering exploits faster than the devs could patch them. izuna shits on tobirama for a full twitch stream saying how tobirama needed those bugs to even match him, and he says he hates how he ended up adding a new rule to the league because of how he played. izuna doesn't even play the same as tobirama, its just the principle of the fact he got a whole new rule made.

izuna is really intuitive, he's fast at figuring out new strats and mechanics and enjoys mimicing other ppl's playstyles as a form of psychological warfare. his reaction speed is very fast; "oh, you're ambushing me? lol get rektd." he goes through mouses like his monster energy cans because he just keeps breaking them (they can't handle the stress of his intense playstyle). if he had a mouse that was actually well made, he probably would not have this problem. however, those mouses just don't feel the same as the super specific, dirt cheap $15 mouse he got down at konoha-mart (or so he insists). he has a closet filled with boxes of this mouse for when he inevitably breaks it again.

one of tobiizu's pr nightmares happened like this:

at one point izuna figured out rpf fanfiction existed so he encouraged his fans to write really bad fanfiction of tobirama. why? he wanted to send it to tobirama so he could witness tobirama snap/explode/have a conniption. psychological warfare. this wasn't too bad, actually.

until tobirama publicly tweeted a link to a 100k word slowburn fanfiction he wrote detailing a forbidden love affair between uchiha izuna, professional esport player, and uchiha madara, the retired esport player who is his team's manager and his BROTHER. izuna livestreamed himself screaming for 30 minutes straight. he cried off camera. pr for both teams scrambled as they had to clarify, no this work is not real (because some people are dumb). madara has to announce his engagement for ppl to stop thinking he and his brother r like that. he's not engaged, but the internet scrambling to figure out who his (nonexistent) fiance is makes tobirama's fanfiction fall out of focus so it works out. originally the pr team wanted izuna to come out as straight but he flat out refused because "if everyone thinks i'm straight i'm doomed to not ever have a boyfriend" (he is bi and very dramatic.) he also gets back at tobirama for this eventually with the Hacked Reddit Incident (in which he hacked tobirama's reddit acct and posted various (nonexistent) issues on various subreddits, including AITA. everyone figured out very quickly it wasn't tobirama but that didn't matter to tobi because not only was his pride wounded, those posts will forever be associated with him [because things can still circulate around the internet even after the original post is deleted])

so yeah. i think you can imagine how the fandom space is if tobiizu r pulling stunts like that off extremely frequently. (chaos. its pure chaos.) somebody is probably crying in a corner, somewhere.

at one point somebody likens tobiizu's dynamic to a boy pulling on his crush's pigtails at a playground, except for them it goes both ways and is far more extreme. this spirals into the fandoms splitting into four factions: "omg they're so in love they're adorable like little kittens", "are y'all fucking CRAZY", "im just chilling here can we pls go back to normal", and unaware. tobiizu find out very quickly, and for once don't know what to do. the pr teams are just glad its nothing negative, for once.

(tobiizu are screaming in e/o's dms like this is YOUR fault. no its YOUR fault. they dont realize it but they're acting exactly like how the person who sparked it all said.)

(they'll get there. eventually.)

(somewhere, somebody is wondering "how can two people so smart be so DUMB.")

(finished this post after over a month bcause my pookie @oh-no-its-bird asked me to here u go bestie it's finally here <3)

[coolshadowtwins]

SVSSS YQY Fan Fic Round up!

Ok, I finally have them all together! Please enjoy these fanfics, and if you have any to recomend that's not on here, feel free to say! I'll add it later!

First off, The YQY Weekend 2023 AO3 collection and The QiJiu Week 2023 I'm going to recommend as the entire pages! Great places to go find a fanfic to enjoy! Some might be double recomanded, but some should be unique!

Mouse On The Thorn by Lbhs_left_tiddie

On a mission, Yue Qingyuan comes across an omega child, who shares a name and a startling resemblance with his favourite shidi. Shen Qingqiu, however, denies knowing such a child, and make it very clear he wants nothing to do with him.

Without any family or home, Yue Qingyuan instead offers to take care of the child.

Palimpsest by Azzandra

Yue Qingyuan has one giant blindspot as a sect leader, and that's Shen Qingqiu.

But now a curse has made him forget Shen Qingqiu, and that changes some things.

gather jewels from graveyards by formerlyknives 

When strange rumours reach Cang Qiong, Shen Yuan is a little slow to investigate.

He lives to regret it.

The number children by Angry_gremlin_commando

Ten-year-old Mobei Wu, fifth son of the current Mobei-Jun, gets stranded in the human realm after one of his uncle's murder attempts. There he meets fifteen-year-old Yue Qi, fresh out of Lingxi caves and on the way to rescue Shen Jiu.

It turns out even ice demons aren't immune to Yue Qi's Big Brother energy. (This author has a good number of stories to check out! Go look at them!!)

A smile for the master, a snarl for the wolves by Angry_gremlin_commando

Shen Qingqiu and his young disciple Luo Binghe qi-deviate at the same time and swap bodies. It makes them understand some things about each other.

To Plant a Garden by SweetTiramisu

Yue Qingyuan spends so long beneath the earth that he becomes a part of it. Perhaps Shen Qingqiu will plant a garden in him.

Written for Qijiu Week Day 2: Touch Starvation.

bite your way to safety by AMereDream

The Geese come at a time that neither Shen Jiu nor Yue Qi considers ideal. They make it work. (This author has so many good fics! Go read them! This is just the one I chose to put on this list!)

You Were You, And I Was I by MissMegh

Shen Qingqiu and Yue Qingyuan qi deviate and turn into their teenaged selves. They don't know who they become. They don't remember the worst moments of their lives. They only know they're together again.

Pretty soon everyone on Cang Qiong Mountain knows they are, too.

Our Sect Leader Is A Baby! by dryingmangoes

Yue Qingyuan gets deaged. Somehow this changes everything.

for day 2 of qijiu week blessing/curse

Treading Well-Worn Paths by mofumofu

After Shen Qingqiu married Luo Binghe, Yue Qingyuan thought his role in the man’s life was over.

However, as he carried the child-sized lord of Qing Jing Peak in his arms, he was grateful for this unexpected opportunity to bond with the person he cherished most.

Shen Yuan, meanwhile, wondered desperately where the hell he was.

hey, share the weight a little by Tossawary

Shang Qinghua is miserable as an outer disciple of Cang Qiong Mountain Sect, doubtful that the plot will ever begin, when he finally runs into his first character. Yue Qingyuan is only a boy in desperate need of a helpful friend. Well, why shouldn't Shang Qinghua be that friend? A little investment now when they're young and Shang Qinghua might just be able to survive this world with the support of a sect leader.

It's definitely not because he's also in desperate need of a friend.

(He's definitely not expecting love.)

you're my number one by pennydaniels

Yue Qingyuan is granted a chance to have his heart's deepest desire made real by a mysterious goddess living in a small sect's private temple.

The Evening by kat8cha

Yue Qingyuan wakes up, he gets dressed, he goes to work, he goes to the gym, he goes to a party.

He pays people to tell him what to wear, people to tell him where to be, people to tell him what to do, and pays for someone else's engagement party.

A broken mirror restored by bunnyfication

Yue Qingyuan is hit over the head with the realization that he could ask Shen Qingqiu to marry him, Shen Qingqiu's suspicious mind cannot make sense of the sequence of events. Yue Qingyuan would never, would he? What is this, mind control??? (it's happiness, but neither of them has ever felt it before).

nobody, nobody told me by AMereDream

“Qingqiu-shidi,” he started. “Are you al—”

Xiao Jiu tugged, surprisingly strong for someone who had collapsed out of nowhere less than an hour before. Yue Qingyuan followed, partly out of surprise and partly because it was Xiao Jiu; of course he’d go wherever Xiao Jiu wanted him to be.

He found himself being dragged onto the bed, only the thin sheets separating him from Xiao Jiu's body. His breath caught in his chest, and he clenched his eyes shut.

Xiao Jiu's bony elbows dug into his chest, his thin — too thin, having skipped too many meals even for someone who didn’t need to eat — shoulders curved to meet Yue Qingyuan’s body.

His long hair tickled Yue Qingyuan’s face. He smelled like the honeyed soap he washed his hair with. Yue Qingyuan inhaled covertly, deep and greedy.

 

One morning, Shen Qingqiu woke up a changed man. Yue Qingyuan is left trying to figure out what happened to make him so relaxed and affectionate.

[eddiediazismyhusband]

My (embarrassingly okay-ish) 9-1-1 Sims

so I do not claim to be good at remaking real people in the sims... I want to go ahead and get that out of the way first and foremost

however I don't think I did *terrible* on these sims (some are definitely better than others) but with that said, here are my 9-1-1 sims

(please don't judge me too hard)

Evan "Buck" Buckley

the tattoo cc I made for buck is definitely way out-of-date, but alas i am too lazy to go back and make a new tattoo to add all of his current 6,000 tattoos (love your tats oliver but no thanks <3) Including that last shirtless pic to show them off a little better.

Eddie Diaz

I know that Eddie doesn't have Ryan's map&compass tattoo in the show but I love that tattoo on Ryan so I included it on Eddie. I chose this hair for him bc I wanted to like blend the length it's at now with his s6 style a little bit- very floofy yet tidy, but also not a schoolboy or slicked back to the gods.

Maddie Han

I think I spent hours trying to get JLH's face as perfect as I could in-game and honestly I don't hate the outcome? like it's definitely NOT perfect by any means, but I think Maddie is one of my favorite sims in terms of how she turned out.

Chimney Han

Chimney is where things started to go a little downhill for me... I don't know why, but after HOURS of working, I just cold not get him right so I eventually had to sit back, take a deep breath, and say 'this is as good as it's gonna get.' I'd like to issue my formal apology to Kenneth Choi for this <3 (pls don't judge too harshly I swear I tried)

Karen Wilson

Karen, like Chimney, was a sim I spent HOURS on trying to get right, but for some reason I just could not for the life of me perfectly replicate Tracie's face... and unfortunately when I first made these sims (a LONG time ago) there wasn't a hair that fit Karen perfectly until (imo) THIS one came with the Lovestruck Expansion pack... I did make the executive decision to give her light brown hair rather than the blonde/brown she actually has, because the blonde in-game looked weird on her. I know these aren't her classic dreads, but I feel like they evoke the general vibe of hers better than some of the options we have in-game.

Hen Wilson

so Hen turned out being one of my favorites. I really love the outfits I picked out for her (bc lets be honest Hen loves wearing some of the WILDEST fits on the show) but unfortunately, this game hates to give female sims just plain slacks that are higher-waisted, so I was stuck with a cc pair that don't quite match but what can I do

Bobby Nash

yet another sim who I feel like I missed the mark on- Peter Krause's face was just IMPOSSIBLE to replicate, so I did my best. I also made the executive decision to not go full-grey for Bobby bc then he looked ancient rather than just late-50s.

Athena Grant

All I have to say about Athena is ANGELA BASSETT DID THE THING (also the cop outfit does NOT do her justice in this- I promise I worked hard to make sure Athena was giving just as much mommy vibes as she does on the show in her other outfits) (she's also ripped as fuck in my game bc I said so)

May Grant

I have a love-hate relationship with this sim because I spent so much time trying to perfectly replicate Corrinne's face, but no matter what I did there was always something that was always just the tiniest bit off... she's definitely not the worst of these sims though

Ravi Panikkar

all I have to say about Ravi is that if they want to give him a boyfriend in s8 i am available, and willing to travel to shoot in Los Angeles-

Also, I DID make a Josh sim, but I accidentally deleted him bc my mouse battery was dying and it was glitching out and i misclicked the "yes delete" button rather than the "don't delete" on the "are you sure?" tab and I didn't feel like going back and finding him again in the depths of my library so I will have to remake him :/

Oh and I made Chris too but every child sim looks exactly the same so he doesn't look anything like Gavin, but that was out of my hands I fear 💀

But anyway, these are my 9-1-1 sims... I made these forever ago and went through last night and updated their hair/outfits, but I haven't touched their physical attributes since I first made them. I'm excited to start playing with them again 😭😭

[yanderes-galore]

Only if it's possible, but can we get a yandere alphabet for Aym + Baal from COTL??? Thx!

Sure! Going based on the older concept I did for them.

Said Concept Found Here

Yandere Alphabet - Aym + Baal

Pairing: Romantic/Platonic - Sharing

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Sadism, Manipulation, Clingy behavior, Possessive behavior, Religious themes, Isolation, Death, Biting, Being a pet/toy, Forced companionship.

Affection: How do they show their love and affection? How intense would it get?

Aym and Baal share their obsession but treat you very differently.

Aym is cruel and rough, he likes to chase you around like a cat to a mouse. He sees you as his plaything. Despite this he still cares for you a ton.

Baal is much more gentle and caring. He clings to you and keeps you close to his large body like a comfort animal/plush toy. He hates how his brother treats you... but can be very smothering.

They are both quite intense in their own ways.

Blood: How messy are they willing to get when it comes to their darling?

Messy. These two are loyal guards of TOWW and you were given to them as a gift for said loyalty.

The two would do anything to keep you. They most likely don't have to get messy though as your place is meant to be with them in the afterlife.

Cruelty: How would they treat their darling once abducted? Would they mock them?

Baal wouldn't mock you, Aym may seem like it but he doesn't do it often. When the two are given you they are unsure what to think at first. However, the cats soon take to you as their new lost soul to play with.

Baal is very caring, purring away as he cuddles into you. Aym is more sadistic, forcing you into games of chase before plopping you back in the arms of his brother.

Despite their differences, the two really are a pair who both crave attention from you.

Darling: Aside from abduction, would they do anything against their darling’s will?

Most likely, they were given you to play with. They no doubt get intense at times.

Exposed: How much of their heart do they bare to their darling? How vulnerable are they when it comes to their darling?

I'd say they are both quite attached but show it to different degrees.

Aym definitely tries to hide how much he cares for you truly but really does feel like he needs you now.

Baal is much more open with you. He is very open when he shows his affection and is certainly the one who clings to you the closest.

If TOWW ever took you away their loyalty and faith to TOWW may just shatter.

Fight: How would they feel if their darling fought back?

Baal is disappointed while Aym is more annoyed. Resistance is expected, however. After all no one enjoys their afterlife devoted to being a pet.

Game: Is this a game to them? How much would they enjoy watching their darling try to escape?

Technically for both it's a yes, but they have very different games. Aym enjoys watching you try to find a way out while Baal hates it.

Hell: What would be their darling’s worst experience with them?

Aym's games of chase is the worst for him, for Baal it may be his suffocating affection.

The worst part may be the lack of escape... along with TOWW himself watching over you all in his chains.

Ideals: What kind of future do they have in mind for/with their darling?

They both view you as some sort of plaything/companion. They want to keep you forever as they guard TOWW.

You are the best gift TOWW could've given them.

Jealousy: Do they get jealous? Do they lash out or find a way to cope?

They do indeed get jealous of each other. You can catch them hissing insults and fighting with one another over you. Such fights are typically stopped by TOWW, who threatens to take you from them.

They silently cope after that.

Kisses: How do they act around or with their darling?

Aym is certainly more sadistic with his affection and obsession. Baal is more caring and smothering with his affection. The two balance each other out when they have their obsession. Which is why the two are a package deal, two brothers yet so different.

Love letters: How would they go about courting or approaching their darling?

There is no courting or issue with approaching. TOWW brought you as a gift. So really... you were theirs by the time you passed on to the afterlife.

Mask: Are their true colors drastically different from the way they act around everyone else?

Not really. They don't have many else to interact with other than TOWW.

Naughty: How would they punish their darling?

There's no need to punish but Aym certainly likes the idea of nipping. Baal prevents him from such a thing though.

Oppression: How many rights would they take away from their darling?

Pretty much all of them.

Patience: How patient are they with their darling?

Both are patient but Baal is more patient than Aym.

Quit: If their darling dies, leaves, or successfully escapes, would they ever be able to move on?

No, if TOWW took you they'd certainly misbehave more.

TOWW knows this.

So... safe to say you aren't leaving.

Regret: Would they ever feel guilty about abducting their darling? Would they ever let their darling go?

No and no.

Stigma: What brought about this side of them (childhood, curiosity, etc)?

Curiosity is the most likely candidate, along with isolation.

Tears: How do they feel about seeing their darling scream, cry, and/or isolate themselves?

Aym shows irritation but Baal encourages him to comfort you with him.

Unique: Would they do anything different from the classic yandere?

Skipping section.

Vice: What weakness can their darling exploit in order to escape?

There is no escape.

Wit’s end: Would they ever hurt their darling?

Aym might, Baal wouldn't.

Xoanon: How much would they revere or worship their darling? To what length would they go to win their darling over?

Not really worship yanderes to you but they would do anything to keep you.

Yearn: How long do they pine after their darling before they snap?

There's no pining for them.

Zenith: Would they ever break their darling?

Accidentally.

[studentinpursuitofclouds]

Heya, Mouse. I hope you're doing well. 😊

So, I recently got the Mr. Qi mature event again in my most recent save. A personal issue I have with this event is that no one, including your own spouse, ever hint at the event at all. Yes, the Farmer can't talk about it, but surely they'd be acting differently after such a scary and traumatic event? So my request is this: How would the sdv/sve marriagables + Krobus (bc I know my shadow roomie would be worried too) feel about the Farmer acting differently after they were found after the Qi event? Like, maybe the Farmer's more jumpy and sullen after what had happened, but they can't say anything because of the seal.

Hi, hello! 👋 I'm doing fine! ☺️ Thanks for your question, and I really apologize for taking so long to reply 😅 I decided to post here about only Bachelors + Krobus, hope you don't mind. Anyway, thanks again for caring and for the ask! Enjoy ❤️

Sam:

Given that the Farmer was found unconscious in the forest, Sam immediately thought that the reason for their behaviour was that they had been frightened by a wild bear or wolves. No wonder: you are lying defenceless and predators are walking around you, wanting to eat you. The young musician's guesses are far from the truth of what really happened to Farmer, but whatever happens, Sam will be there for his love, supporting them and comforting them.

Elliott:

Poor Elliott nearly had a stroke when he saw Farmer lying in a hospital bed at the Clinic. Taking them by the hand, the writer began to ask what had happened to his spouse, but was quickly silenced when he saw Farmer getting even worse. Elliott apologises for his panic and will do his best to make Farmer feel better. He still hopes that Farmer will be able to tell what happened in the future.

Shane:

Shane feels angry and wants to punch someone (or something) with his fist, which is the reason for Farmer's sadness and constant tension. He is even ready to fight with the whole world if he has to - no one dares to offend the people close to him and get away with it. But realising that Farmer's rage won't help him in any way, Shane tries to comfort them and calm them down. Even suggests they go to the therapist he went to himself after that event on the hill. Magic, not magic, he doesn't know shit about it. All he needs right now is to be there for Farmer and give them all the help and support they need.

Sebastian:

Sebastian can't calm down himself now. He knows that the Farmer fights monsters every day, which is the pure nightmare fuel of many people's lives, and the fact that his spouse met someone that even scared them.... However, Sebby is trying her best not to show his worries, because right now the Farmer needs someone to protect them. And he will be brave for them now, just as Farmer was brave for Sebastian and the other people they were protecting.

Alex:

Alex went into full protective mode, not letting anyone he deemed suspicious near Farmer. The young athlete thinks that some tourists have decided to attack and harm Farmer, as many people (including some unpleasant ones) have come to Stardew Valley, to admire the local town and relax. Unfortunately, Farmer can't tell the real reason, and that's what kills them the most - it's the inability to tell Alex what happened. However, gentle words and cuddles in bed are just what Farmer needs after the traumatic event.

Harvey:

Breathing exercises, sedation, elimination of junk food..... Harvey doesn't know what happened to the Farmer, but he certainly knows how to help them. Alas, in matters magical he will not help in any way, so does not even know of its existence. But Harvey will definitely do his best to help deal with his spouse's depressed mood. He promise to them, everything will be alright, doctor's word!

Magnus:

Magnus know very well about the silencing spell, as he knows this school of magic very well. And the fact that his spouse was acting like a frightened lamb after that strange event made him think about this possible option. Touching their hand, Magnus was scalded like fire, leaving no doubt. Magic. Dark, unfamiliar magic. The Farmer no longer needed to try to say anything, Rasmodius understood all at once. The wizard would assure his lover that he would definitely help them, no matter who cursed Farmer.

Lance:

Lance didn't feel magic as subtly as the same Rasmodius or Camilla, but he could feel the incomprehensible dark aura that wrapped around Farmer's neck like ropes. His one penetrating look into his consort's frightened eyes was enough for Lance to signal to some his fellow mages, including same Camilla and Magnus, that something out of the ordinary had happened. The gallant adventurer also remembered to kiss them on the forehead and envelope them in a tight hug, reassuring them and promising them that everything would be all right.

Victor:

Victor, seeing how the constant tension and depressive state is affecting his beloved spouse, he tries to find a therapist to help Farmer. Poor Victor cannot watch them suffer, so will offer his support and convinced them accept professional help. The sad irony is that Farmer can't tell anyone, no matter how hard they try. Still, they're glad Victor won't leave them alone.

Krobus:

Krobus doesn't realise what exactly happened to Farmer, but shadow person can feel them exuding alien magic and a restless aura after they returned from the clinic. Never, no matter what dangerous adventures they had been on, had the Krobus seen the Farmer so frightened. The fact that they wouldn't tell him anything tensed the shadow person even more. It's unlikely that Farmer would lie to him like this if they had always told Krobus everything about their adventures before. Something is wrong, and Krobus, worried about his friend, thinks that maybe Magnus or Marlon can help Farmer.

[sisterofficerlucychen]

These bingo cards are amazing, but I feel like there is one thing that I haven’t seen anybody talk about…

What do you think the writers are going to do with Oscar and Jason escaping prison?

thanks ♡ shoutout to @roguetwelve for the idea! it's been so much fun reading what everyone else has on theirs 🥰

oop. is it bad if i say that shows how much we care about that storyline? 🤭🫣😂

from the one's i've read, i feel like there's a few that while they don't directly mention that specific storyline, could be tied to it:

"bailey goes rogue" — @roguetwelve

"bailey goes into hiding" / "nolan fucks up" / "oscar appears" — @imperiumwifestrikesagain

"bailey has a sl i won't care about" — @bronx-bomber87

"nolan is still boring & "perfect" — @frangipanistars

"oscar & elijah get their revenge" / "nolan saves the day in a completely unrealistic manner" — @makeitastrength

that's at least what came to mind for me with those specific predictions** because bailey and john will definitely be attached to that storyline (and lbr there's a high chance it'll end with nolan and bailey saving the day and their own asses); and from the scene with elijah and oscar at the prison in season 5, i think when we see elijah again oscar will be involved and since he's currently in cahoots with jason, it's only a matter of time (maybe) before these three are all conspiring together?

it's not exactly direct either but the prediction i have of "unofficial lucy t.o. (covering for nolan)" is thinking that lucy will take over training of nolan's newest rookie for a few episodes because nolan will have to step away to deal with the oscar and jason escaping mess.

all to say — and why some of those stood out to me — i feel like it might be a bit of a game of cat and mouse (at least at first) since jason wants revenge/is headed to los angeles and grey called and told nolan so he and bailey (and everyone tbh) are aware of the escape.

however, i feel like this could go two ways? that it could be incorporated as a plot that involves everyone with bailey and nolan at the center of it since they're the targets; or isolated storyline for the unlucky (charm) couple. but i do think it'll end with for sure jason being taken down for good and maybe oscar escaping/cheating death and thrown back to prison/trying to make a deal to save himself.

** i have no idea if that's along the lines of what these lovely humans were thinking of with those specific predictions - only they could speak more to it but that's just where my thoughts went. i may be super off lol.

[actuallycassidyiambusy]

I know it might be a bit early, but I'm so obsessed with your writing, I was wondering if you had a name for your buggy x Luffy serial killer au yet? And is that one next in like after the demon au? Even though I lowkey don't want that one to end lol

Okay so I will share a few things to know about my serial killer au.

It's definitely still a work in progress bc thrillers/horror always take a little more time to plot imo.

The title is "Dead To Me"

Buggy is very deranged in it, but so is Luffy. They match each other's freak fr🙏🏻

It's a cat and mouse type romance with the roles switching constantly. Yes, Buggy will be scared of Luffy sometimes, too!

It'll be gory and psychological.

Major characters will die.

I'm still piecing everything together, but yes, this fic will come some time after Rite Of Penance is complete.

A lot of Buggy's mannerisms will be the same as he is in the live action.

A brief summary of the story:

Luffy is a 21 year old college student who is obsessed with a recent string of horrific murders in his state. Recordings of the killers laugh and voice played all over the internet and television send Luffy into a fanatic spiral.

Being a forensics major, he's always had an appetite for the dark and deranged. Blood is attractive to him and no one else has understood that until now. Each new kill has Luffy more infatuated than the last. His grandfather, Garp, is the head detective on the case, so it's not hard for Luffy to steal the files.

Folders and pictures scattered all over his one bedroom dorm, Luffy discovers that each disgusting kill is unique, but finishes off with a smile sliced ear to ear. A gorgeous signature. Among the files, Luffy gets a personal glimpse of his killer. Tall and built. Blue hair, wild blue/green eyes and a face painted like a clown. He's beautiful. Hard to miss, yet so elusive. Late thirties easily. Just Luffy's type.

The obsession consumes Luffy entirely, distancing him from his concerned friends and making him skip his classes. He never lets anyone into his dorm and he spends all of his time figuring out where the clown will strike next. What attracts him to a victim? Where does he go to have the time to be so precise and artistic?

Days and nights studying patterns and areas around the previous murders, Luffy makes an educated guess. When he turns out to be right, he feels an intense connection to the killer. One so undeniable that this clown MUST know who he is. The fantasy of being noticed and adored by a man who hates everyone else is enough to drive Luffy into desperation.

What better way to get your soul mate's attention than to pay homage to their craft?

In an attempt to impress his love, Luffy lures his study partner to his dorm, kidnapping them and taking them to an abandoned warehouse. However, this being his first kill, Luffy is sloppy and rushed, making noticable mistakes.

Upon seeing the hacked body on the news later that week, and listening to the reporters say he's losing his nerve, the killer is rightfully enraged. He's being mocked all over the country by some amateur. His name is attached to that disgrace of a kill. After stabbing a knife into his tv, the killer decides he's going to find the idiot frat boy smearing his name with shit, and he's going to start his hunt on that college campus.

[mail-me-a-snail]

5 songs, 3 outfits✨

Rules: post 5 songs associated with your OC, followed by 3 outfits they would wear.

tagged by @glitchinginthegarden !! finally getting to do this >3> and of course, who else will we ball with if not my love my light vance <3

⭐FIVE SONGS

spring / sun / winter / dread by everything everything

The hands loom heavy with only an hour to go I hold my breath but the seekers will find me Priest and pauper, the leper, can't change his spots The king knows and I know, and everybody knows

2. evil eye by franz ferdinand

Some people get a freak outta me Some people can't see what I can Some people wanna see what I see Some people put an evil eye on me

3. lampshades on fire by modest mouse

Pack up again, head to the next place Where we'll make the same mistakes Open one up and let it fall to the ground Pile out the door when it all runs out

4. stray dog by amigo the devil (personally i like the acoustic version rather than the studio version for vance)

But you don't know that while I watch you Try to fix me, I let you Cause I'm only trying to give you the purpose you need But someday you'll see that I'm the one who's free And maybe you'll be a stray dog with me

5. cocaine and abel by amigo the devil

The distance from the man that I am to the man I want to be The time it takes to realize time is the distance I need But I was born impatient And I was born unkind But I refuse to believe I have to be The same person I was born when I die 'Cause change is alright Change is alright

⭐THREE OUTFITS

the first two fits are definitely cute n' casual fits; he prioritizes his own personal comfort in an outfit over what it actually looks like (which isn't to say he doesn't care about slaying--he does, wholeheartedly, he'd just like to be cozy doing so)

the last fit however...call it kerry/johnny's influence but vance would look really fucking good in leather. im seeing this outfit in my mind's eye as something he might wear out for a night on the town, maybe during his arasaka days or even currently! for a colorful guy--in terms of personality--he owns a lot of black clothing

tagging @swearingcactus @a-gay-little-cat @silver-samurai and whoever else wants to do this !! no pressure if you've been tagged btw :3

[clownery-and-fuckery]

More Nemec, Fireball and Howzer content, because I do that now(not complaining, I love them)

Howzer joined after them, but he acts like he's been around the entire time. Nemec let's him, he's not really picky with people pushing him around/bossing him about the place because he's chill like that. He'll pretend for Howzer

Fireball will NOT. Fireball will shoot every order back and pull rank when Howzer argues ("I opened the door for YOU. Nemec and I saved YOUR ass. Go clean my socks peasant") he has no problem making fun of Howzer. He thinks it's funny

Neither of them let Nemec get shoved around by anyone who isn't Rex (and on the occasional, Echo) if someone's taking advantage of Nemec's chill wave riding, they'll answer to Fireball and Howzer. They do not like people pushing their brother around >:(

Also, Nemec is Slightly Afraid of Batcher- when she first came around, he kinda stood far away from her like "🧍what the fuck is that" and when Batcher came up for affection he hid behind Fireball 😭 poor dude was shitting bricks

Fireball doesn't mind Batcher, but like Nemec, he doesn't do well with other creatures. They'll both gravitate towards Howzer when they're on planets with creatures- the bigger they are, the closer they stick to Howzer

(Howzer is just as nervous as they are, sometimes, but he won't ever admit that. He's always brave for his brothers)

Fireball made fun of Howzer's thigh holsters. I'm sorry Howzer girlie's, but I did too 😭 they were so chunky

Fireballs gotten the closest to recreating Gregor's wonderful cooking.

Nemec tried it and nearly burnt the base down. He was screaming, sobbing, calling anyone for help.

Howzer poured the Star Wars equivalent of cooking oil over the fire, and they really did nearly lose the base

Rex banned them from food duty. They're not even allowed wash the dishes. Fireball is POSITIVE it was on purpose to get out of chores.

I'm watching ep6/7 rn and can confirm: Nemec is definitely the younger brother of the group- my evidence?? Rex pushing him down when they were running for the assassin, Fireball covering him as soon as he went down, and Howzer's general attitude after the room went up. That's it, that's the evidence.

Howzer, Nemec and Fireball have taken on a few "shadows" on their own, but let's be real, they have the collective braincell of a powered down mouse droid- Samson is the one who handles it (I imagine he's a gen 2/3 clone) upclose and personal while Howzer rams them with stun bolts

That being said, Samson has absolutely punted a "shadow" across the room. He'd do it again in a heart beat.

While Nemec is great at gathering and sorting intel, Fireball is more experienced with description (cause he's older/got further into training)

^^ Fireball does teach him the ropes!!!!

It's pretty often for any of them to have nightmares about their brothers (namely Howzer) turning around and being a "shadow"- very creppy business.

Howzers a bit... pushy with questioning. With anything, really. He gets a bit wound up, lost in the guilt, he needs redirection sometimes

(Crosshair can't really remember Ryloth and he's genuinely unsure when to mention it 😭 he thinks it'll be Howzer's breaking point at this stage)

While Howzer and Samson are heavy footed and hard hitters, Nemec and Fireball are light on their feet and give weaker jabs in more sore places

Also!!! Cuddle piles with them are sweet. They don't get to do it often, but when they do?? Ough, they get the best sleep

I, again, probably have more. However, I think I've spoken enough about them for right now haha- add on if you have more!!!!! I love them :))

[disco-elysium-via-polls]

🎵 Hope in Work and Joy in Leisure

4. "Nothing in history is guaranteed. But revolution is still a possibility."

THE DESERTER - "No." He blinks his black eyes. "The material base for an uprising has eroded, the working class has betrayed mankind and themselves..."

"The historic opportunity for a revolution has passed. It will not come back anymore. However hard I try, whatever I do."

CONCEPTUALIZATION [Medium: Success] - So that's why he's 'the deserter.'

"Once a deserter, always a deserter."

Don't say it.

THE DESERTER - "I have done everything a man can do. What have *you* done?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "We keep people alive. We help them survive, whatever the ideological situation. Day in and day out."

THE DESERTER - "Survive?" The old man spits into the dead fire. "For *what*?"

2. "You said you deserted your unit?"

THE DESERTER - "I was just sixteen years old, fifteen when I volunteered. I had a lapse of faith..." He clears his throat. "And of courage too."

"Lapse of faith?"

"Understood."

THE DESERTER - "You could say I misunderstood the historic role of the proletariat, and thought Mazovian socio-economics were fallible. For a second I doubted the irreducible laws of historic materialism."

"A second is all it took."

"For what?"

THE DESERTER - "For Reaction to take hold."

"What's Reaction?"

"It wasn't Reaction -- you were just afraid."

"Yes. We all have a tiny bourgeois person in us, trying to run away."

"And when was this exactly?"

THE DESERTER - "Petty-bourgeois terror. It's in all men."

2. "Yes. We all have a tiny bourgeois person in us, trying to run away."

+1 Communism

THE DESERTER - He does not seemingly react to what you said. Only his right brow moves a little.

RHETORIC [Medium: Success] - He does not believe a police officer is genuinely revolutionary.

KIM KITSURAGI - "And this was... when?" The lieutenant instinctively looks to his notebook, but does not take it out.

THE DESERTER - "May the 13th, '08, 44 years ago," he looks north. "The horizon was black with Coalition airships. Their petroleum rose to the sky and it looked like... like it *formed* the clouds. Storm clouds. When they started shelling it was... dark magic."

"Dark magic?"

"That's enough. Another thing..."

THE DESERTER - "The combined might of international capital, all at once -- all the greed and terror in the world -- tore into Revachol. It lifted streets from the ground and turned houses into ghosts. We were in the flak tower..." He gestures toward it.

"…huddled on the floor. The artillery was eighty kilometres away in Ozonne but I *knew*, I knew the Commune would fall. We would all be turned into ash. So I said I was going to the map room…" He looks east.

AUTHORITY [Easy: Success] - A terrible shame, still within him. The lobes of his ears are red with it, the shame and smallness of what he became.

"You didn't go to the map room."

"What then?"

THE DESERTER - "No. I climbed the chain link across the water and hid inland. In the bunkers there, like the weakest of the weak... a mouse. Frightened of the ordnance all night and the sound of the rotors in the morning, whirring -- *thith-thith-thith...*" He looks at the sky.

"What was that?"

THE DESERTER - "Airships. I climbed out." He closes his eyes: "Into hell. The Landing was complete. The chain was submerged, I had to swim back. The fortress was half submerged too. Shattered."

"They'd all drowned in the lower levels, or got torn to shreds above. The anti-aircraft gun had malfunctioned -- so had I. I left them without ideological direction..." He opens his eyes and stares right through you. "It was real. I'd seen it. I'd seen it *in reality*."

HALF LIGHT [Medium: Success] - Some kind of great terror. Worse than you've ever seen.

"Seen *what*?"

"That's definitely enough now."

THE DESERTER - "The mask of humanity fall from capital. It has to take it off to kill everyone -- everything you love; all the hope and tenderness in the world. It has to take it off, just for one second. To do the deed."

"And then you see it. As it strangles and beats your friends to death… the sweetest, most courageous people in the world." He's silent for a second. "You see the fear and power in its eyes. Then you *know*."

"What?"

THE DESERTER - "That the bourgeois are not human."

"You've lost your mind."

"I've always suspected the same..."

"That's definitely enough now."

Say nothing. Let him finish.

+1 Communism

KIM KITSURAGI - "Now is not the time, Lieutenant-Yefreitor..." The lieutenant says, gently.

THE DESERTER - "I had to. I *had* to fight it. I could not stop anymore..." The old man falls silent. His black eyes keep piercing your skin as he looks to some great distance behind you, shaking his head slowly -- retreating from it.

3. "What is this place? This island..."

THE DESERTER - "It's not an island, droite." He looks around. "It's a defensive fortification of the Commune of Revachol and I am its last surviving defender."

"What was it used for?"

"Understood." (Conclude.)

THE DESERTER - "The congenitally deformed King Filippe II built it to restrict access to the Bay of Revachol. We captured it in '02, retrofitted the fort with an AA gun to defend against an airborne landing -- against the whole world."

"You mean the Landing? Retaking of Revachol?"

THE DESERTER - "Coalition military called it Operation *Death Blow*." He winces. "I later found out, on the radio. They called it..."

"*Death Blow*. You're one of them. Tell me, who speaks like that? We had 50 million people on Caillou alone..."

"First, I'm not *one of them*."

"Coalition military."

"Someone who's come to end this madness."

"Murderers. I know what you mean."

"Tell me something else."

THE DESERTER - "Sure you are, you're RCM. Answer me -- who calls an operation against 50 million people *Death Blow*?"

3. "Murderers. I know what you mean."

+1 Communism

THE DESERTER - "You *don't* know. You haven't seen it..." He shakes his head, slowly. "Iblis..."

"Iblis?"

"Understood -- Iblis."

THE DESERTER - "The black-eyed angel," he nods.

CONCEPTUALIZATION [Challenging: Success] - Sha'i'tan, Ahura, The Darkened One.

4. "How have you survived all this time?"

THE DESERTER - "How does anyone survive?" He looks at his worn running shoes. "I *steal*."

"What do you steal?"

THE DESERTER - "Supplies, vegetables..." He winces. "I collect rainwater. It's the life of a dog, not a human being." He coughs once more, then puts his hand on his belly...

KIM KITSURAGI - "How is your health, Mr. Dros?"

THE DESERTER - "I've been throwing up blood since winter. Red, like beet root -- been passing it in stool too..."

VISUAL CALCULUS [Medium: Success] - He does seem frail, gaunt for his age, more like 75 than 65. Trouble putting on weight could mean cancer.

KIM KITSURAGI - "The RCM can provide medical services. You need to be looked over."

THE DESERTER - "I *need* to die." A droll smile stretches across his mouth. "You don't have medical facilities, you have guns. That's all they give you, toy guns."

ELECTROCHEMISTRY [Medium: Success] - You also have Drouamine.

"We have *drouamine*. And other opioid based painkillers. You must be in pain."

"This is a serious situation. You need to be looked over and we can do it."

"How have you coped -- mentally?"

"Thank you for clearing that up." (Conclude.)

THE DESERTER - "I *have* been running out of that stuff..." A light goes on in his eyes. He smacks his dry lips.

PAIN THRESHOLD [Medium: Success] - - There's no way he could manage the pain without them. It's safe to say he is addicted to painkillers by now.

2. "You like that drouamine, don't you?"

THE DESERTER - "It's the little joys..." A crooked smile appears on his face. "A dark joke. A sunshiny day. Morphine..."

3. "This is a serious situation. You need to be looked over and we can do it."

THE DESERTER - "There's nothing to look over. The triage is in and it's black. Administer morphine. Moribund."

4. "How have you coped -- mentally?"

THE DESERTER - "I haven't. I have holes in my brain. Years missing, others filled with pain only. A decade of..." His eyes roll into his skull and back...

"I don't even know what… *Inferno*?"

(Nod appreciatively.) "I also live in Hell."

"I also have holes in my brain." (Point to your head.)

(You notice the lieutenant is about to say something.)

KIM KITSURAGI - "I would imagine it gets tremendously difficult -- mentally -- to live in isolation."

THE DESERTER - "Traitors. It's better alone." He nods toward Martinaise. "I watched the people of this city turn the lights back on, more and more each year. Ruins, glimmering in the dark, like a fucking merry-go-round..."

"It's disgusting…" He looks down at his shoes; his face parched from the sun and the wind -- there's a wince of pain in there somewhere.

EMPATHY [Easy: Success] - Are they not heartbroken? How could they have moved on?

5. "How have you concealed yourself all these years?"

THE DESERTER - "It was hard in the '10s..." He shakes his head. "I didn't have partisan training, they were searching for stragglers, those bloodhounds..." He closes his eyes. "Floodlights on the water at night."

KIM KITSURAGI - "There were posters. Campaigns."

THE DESERTER - "We communards still hoped and they needed to snuff that hope out. The East capitulated, Martinaise and Coal City were turned to dust..." He looks south. "But Jamrock, Faubourg, even Couron; and Boogie Street of course -- those fucking kipts had Mazov coursing through their veins..."

"And others too. Some cordons of Revachol were still fighting. There were cells, I tried to contact them..." He shakes his head. "Soon they all went silent. The frequencies, dead."

"How did you get between here and the mainland?"

THE DESERTER - "At night. I used a dinghy..." He nods toward the deflated tyre in the reeds. "I only went after dark then. When I got to the city I stayed underground. Patrols. You lot. The commons too, they'd started snitching..."

KIM KITSURAGI - "In the city you move underground?"

THE DESERTER - "From bunker to bunker..." He nods. "Not anymore, no one cares now, I don't even have to hide. They think I'm another antisocial vagrant. I could walk straight into that town if I wanted. I just..." He falls silent, his gaze fixed on the shacks huddled together across the water.

"Why don't you just walk there?"

"The weapons cache under Saint-Ghislaine 22B." (Point to it.) "In the basement. Have you been there?"

"There's a small bunker under the Feld building. Have you stayed there?"

"One more question -- do you smoke Tioumoutiri cigarettes?"

"Tell me another thing…" (Conclude.)

THE DESERTER - "I don't want to. They're all traitors -- pigs, rabbits, and dogs. Men without ideals are only animals."

EMPATHY [Easy: Success] - He does not want to see life moving on. People forgetting. Drinking. Laughing.

2. "The weapons cache under Saint-Ghislaine 22B." (Point to it.) "In the basement. Have you been there?"

THE DESERTER - "So you finally found it." He looks at you -- then pulls the raincoat tighter around his neck. "There must have been a small squadron's worth of arms in there. Belle-Magraves, right?"

"They were."

"They were damaged beyond use."

THE DESERTER - "Useless now. Rusted away..."

KIM KITSURAGI - "So you've been there?"

THE DESERTER - "Sleeping..." He coughs. "Some nights. Ammo-scrounging on others. Those Magraves were shit even before they corroded -- some had bullets in the chamber, however."

+5 XP

VISUAL CALCULUS [Medium: Success] - You *feel* the dots connecting. Little dots on the map he's walked across.

3. "There's a small bunker under the Feld building. Have you stayed there?"

THE DESERTER - "The propaganda bunker?" He coughs. "I used to, but not anymore."

+5 XP

KIM KITSURAGI - "Propaganda bunker?"

THE DESERTER - "They stored leaflets there, broadcasting equipment too. Made broadcasts, I think. Propaganda officers... I buried them with their leaflets. They killed themselves. Two young boys."

"Killed themselves?"

THE DESERTER - "A lot of our boys did... I spent some winters there. Never liked it. Kept thinking of them..." He stares at the ruins of the Feld building. "No need to go underground anymore. It's better in the ruins on the ground."

4. "One more question -- do you smoke Tioumoutiri cigarettes?"

THE DESERTER - "I do." He coughs.

"Ever smoke them on the mainland?" (Point to Land's End.)

THE DESERTER - "They're good." He nods. "Plenty of tar. I like that boy on the pack too. Reminds me of the last century."

+5 XP

5. "Tell me another thing…" (Conclude.)

THE DESERTER - The old man looks inland: at the city, the ruins, the motorways rising above it. The new *batiments* twinkling in the evening sky.

6. "You said this is your *termless surrender*."

THE DESERTER - "You're with the RCM --" He waves in your general direction. "The Coalition-appointed mob that enforces bourgeois morals in Revachol. A so-called 'lieutenant double-yefreitor'..."

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Hamster Interactive Story

Chapter 9. Eyes

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Content: CYOA format, poll options, Female cast, being spied on, hidden cameras, overstimulation/ overwhelmed, fear, pet trope, giant/tiny, cages, dubious handling/ dressing, doll house play, selective mutism, poor vision, (let me know if I missed any?)

Pov: Hamster, then switched to Ashley for the poll.

Poll winners: Take her to bed with you to sleep, and set up a nanny cam.

ART, WRITING, and POLLS UNDER THE CUT

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Ashley takes you into another room to look for something, and you can feel her reaching around in a drawer with her spare arm. She’s pressing you against her chest in a protective hold, and for a second you feel safer from the tiny man. She finds the little black box, and carries it beside you. Close enough that you can make out the incognito lens on it. You have no idea what it is, and brush off the confusion with the fact that you simply do not care about what she’s doing. She places it on top of the fridge, and fiddles on her phone for what feels like forever.

Finally she spouts a small, “Aha, got it set up!!” Then takes you to the bathroom to do her nightly routine. She tries to put you down again and when you cling to her finger she tuts, “Hon, I’m right here. Don't worry, I'm not leaving you. I can’t keep holding you, you have to let go.” Her voice is soft, and you have no choice but to trust her. 

You let go and feel a cushioning underneath you. The walls of your enclosure are made out of wicker. You’re in a picnic basket. Alone. Your breathing quickens until you hear Ashley’s voice still close to you with running water in the background. 

Eventually Ashley lifts up the whole basket and takes you to her bed. “Don’t worry my girl, I’m right here. Did a mouse try to get into your cage or something? Or was it just a bug that scared you? Are you scared of falling again…?” 

You shake your head slightly, and Ashley gets understandably more concerned. As she should be! She assures you again that you are safe and that the basket is to keep you even more safe so she doesn’t crush you or have you fall off the bed. 

All the reassurance seeps into your skin and finally your nerves calm enough to drift off into a restless sleep. 

The next day Ashley dresses you up into a frilly lolita dress with fabrics that fall over one shoulder to cover your cast. “We’re going to get you a gift today, Love,” she says while pushing you into your carrier travel case. It straps around her shoulder, and she takes you into town in it. The case is transparent but you can only see blurs of light, and hear the overwhelming sounds of busy city life. People can definitely see you however, and you’re complimented on how cute you are over a million times by strangers. 

Ashley goes into an office of sorts, and takes you out to hold you, showing you off to another person. The two talk for a long time about glasses, fittings, and other things you drown out from the conversation. Until finally you’re being placed on the counter to do a few vision tests. After that Ashley pulls a pair of goggle type glasses over your eyes, and you close them while she adjusts it around your head. She takes a picture of you for her blog as soon as you open your eyes, and holds the phone out to you.

You can see it… You can see clearly. You can see everything! It’s like magic! 

You can see the screen, the picture of yourself looking bewildered with your new glasses. You can see Ashley’s blog for once with all of the photos of you on it. Without hesitating you push your whole hand against her screen to make the pictures scroll quickly, seeing all of the model work you have done for her over the past few months. You’re beautiful… It causes your cheeks to flush and you smile for the first time in days. Giddiness rises in your chest. 

“That's you!” Ashley chimes and pockets her phone. “My sweet angel, we’ll have to thank your fans later for helping me out. Maybe a cute photoshoot with your new glasses-“ She rattles on while she plucks you off the counter. Now that you can see her, you notice the star shaped stickers on her face, along with scabbed up blemishes that aren’t covered. When she talks her front teeth show, and her eyelashes are longer than your arm, you’re sure of it. You gaze at her face for as long as you can before being placed back into the carrier. 

The ride home is too overwhelming with your new vision, plus the sounds, and jolts of the carrier bouncing off Ashley’s hip, so you close your eyes tightly until you get back home to be let out. You’ve almost forgotten about that scary boy, and go into your cage without a fuss. A yawn escapes you as you look down at the fluff surrounding you. It looks soft, and comfortable. Perfect to curl up in now. 

You startle when Ashley gasps, and to your surprise you can actually see her from across the room for once. She’s staring at her phone in disbelief. On the screen is an image of the dark haired boy who threatened you before. 

He’s been found out… He’s really going to kill you now. 

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And what should you do with Hamster for the next few days?

LINK TO POLL OPTION TWO!

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PLL: OS (Summer School) 2x03 thoughts

*Spoilers for 2x01-2x03 of Summer School

Okay y'all, so many thoughts. I'm still feeling pretty solid about my predictions from 2x01 & 2x02, but let me go through those and how 2x03 has shifted or solidified my POV.

Christian will be an early suspect because he made the "Bloody Rose" mask, but ultimately is likely innocent. - So I am at least partially correct with this one. He definitely did make a Bloody Rose mask. Whether or not he made the Bloody Rose mask remains to be seen. If he is entirely innocent (as in, he was either commissioned to make the mask, or someone asked to buy it from him after he posted it on social media or something), it seems weird he did not mention this to Tabby when they spoke about it. I also initially thought it was weird that Tabby (and Imogen) were not more freaked out by finding the Bloody Rose & A mask at Christian's, but I need to keep in mind that until the end of this episode, they didn't really believe any of the Bloody Rose stuff was legit. However, I am still sticking with my gut about all this and going with my original theory, which is that Christian will now come under serious suspicion from the girls, since they know Bloody Rose is a real threat at this point.

I'm definitely still sticking with my feeling that Henry/Faran is not a relationship that is long for this world, and Faran is going to be spending quite a bit of screen time with Greg. I still like my theory that Greg & Faran might team up to figure out what's going on with Kelly.

Speaking of, I am still very much on board with my instinct that the Our Mother of Holy Grace church is very much involved with the Bloody Rose scheme. First of all, while I have never been to a Redemption House, and I am not deeply familiar with them, Mouse's "test" felt like it could easily be a scene from one, a "trial by fire" so to speak. Also the imagery of her escaping a burning building feels very "burn in Hell" associated. Another interesting thing about this is that if the church is involved, that means that there could easily be multiple people dressing up as Rose, meaning no one really has an alibi. This is further confused by Imogen's dreams/visions, and Mouse's grandmother's mental state. What is real? What isn't?

No particular "secluded cabin in the woods" evidence either way, so I'm sticking to this one as well.

Okay, now for the new 2x03 thoughts/theories. While this episode had a lot of scenes that didn't directly move the plot forward, they definitely want us feeling suspicious of lots of people right now. We spend a lot of time with the new love interests, so we'll see where that goes.

Jen's financial situation interests me. Noa insists that Jen is "good people" and then we almost immediately have a scene where Jen steals money from work and isn't even very apologetic about it when Noa catches her. It could be easy to wave this off with a "but they met in juvie, so this doesn't seem OOC," but this clearly does take Noa by surprise. So that makes me wonder if Jen's need for cash is going to make a more main plot relevant return. Is Jen desperately in need of money and someone is paying her to get back in good with Noa and feed them info? Am I reaching?

I still really don't know how I feel about Johnny. He had quite a bit of screen time this episode, and he is very charming, but why does he matter? We don't have very many extraneous characters in the show, and while he could just be a love interest (like the role Ash played last season), it certainly wouldn't be a shock if he's got secrets. For some reason, I also wouldn't be super surprised if he got murdered? I don't know why I get that vibe. I think it might be because I still feel that Bloody Rose is punishing "sinners" and Johnny being so upfront about wanting to casually date multiple girls would almost certainly fit that pattern of judgement and warrant "punishment." But also... can't Imogen catch a break?

This is a small thing, but at Mouse's party, Greg clocks Noa & Jen's relationship. While he does so in an obnoxious way, it makes me want to go back and watch his scenes from 2x01 and 2x02 again, just to see if he's made any other obnoxious comments that might actually be insightful. Greg being so annoying could be a really interesting way to deliver serious/important information, without the audience taking it seriously. I'm definitely going to be paying attention to what he says in the future.

Notably absent from the skate party - all the adults, Shawn, Henry, and Ash. While I'm not convinced anyone has a solid alibi (as this whole plot seems too elaborate for one person to pull off), these are characters that we have no visual alibi for while Mouse is being chased by Rose. Though Ash does show up at Mouse's to pick her up shortly after, so he is at least partially covered. He is also perfectly primed to manipulate Mouse's grandmother, though. So maybe those things cancel each other out.

I struggle to believe that Ash is going to turn out to be evil enough to do something like this to Mouse (I mean, obviously I could be wrong. "It's always the boyfriend," is a huge trope for a reason), I don't want to completely rule him out just because I like him, and he's also been kind of "too perfect" in a lot of respects, which puts me a little on guard with him. But I like him and I don't have a solid reason to suspect him at the moment, so I'm going to keep trusting him for now.

My suspicions of Henry & Shawn have both gone up a little bit, particularly Shawn. They seem like the SOs that are "on the outs," so to speak. Either has potential motive (extreme reactions, but potential motive) to seek revenge on their girlfriends- Henry could have already known Faran was lying to him about being cleared to dance (though like holy hell what an overreaction if that has to do with anything), and Shawn could have already known about Noa & Jen's relationship in juvie. Shawn has been "too perfect" in a lot of ways as well, and I also don't really understand how the show will manage to validate Noa & Jen's relationship if Shawn is just 100% an innocent victim in all this. It makes me feel like he may pull a Billy Loomis and we'll discover that he's been plotting revenge on Noa for a long time. If he really has done nothing wrong, then I feel really bad for him.

Kelly seems evidently conflicted in this episode. This definitely tracks with my suspicions of her mother & church, but I do wonder if they're making it too obvious. Kelly was my first thought when Mouse's grandmother told her one of her friends gave her the info on where to take her, and she could feel quite bad about it. She is clearly seeking validation in a lot of ways, and she did seem genuinely touched that Imogen (and the other girls) want to include her in things, so it wouldn't be surprising if she's conflicted. But maybe she's just that good of an actor. I also haven't forgotten that Kelly was very diabolical in the episode that Karen died.

No sign of Wes this episode. Idk that that matters, just making note of it. He could definitely be on the chopping block if Rose is taking out "sinners."

We have now confirmed that all the new love interests are aware of the events of season 1 (to different degrees, but aware). Christian and Johnny were both pretty upfront about their awareness, but I'm not so sure about Jen (who claimed not to know much about it in an earlier episode). I have also noted that both Jen and Christian were possibly seeking out Noa and Tabby (Jen being in summer school, Christian getting a job at the movie theater), while Johnny doesn't appear to have intentionally placed himself in Imogen's path, as she came and applied to the creamery, not the other way around.

I'm pretty sure I have more thoughts about this episode, but there's so much bouncing around in my brain (I just love puzzles), so I'm gonna sleep on it and see where that takes me.

Oh, not a theory, but I just wanted to say again that I really love that this group of girls really feel like friends. They're really supportive of each other and involved in each other's lives and I love that. Anyway!

[safaiagem]

Covers for some of my fanfiction series and stories that I've made recently while putting off doing other things:

No Definition: A series of Inception fics following Arthur and Eames and their relationship from the beginning of the Dream program to events beyond the film.

Ten Years Gone: My Teen Wolf Hunter and Demon AU that I worked on for a very long time. It's now complete with eight fics in it.

(Take Away This) Ball and Chain: First fic in the Ten Years Gone series - "When Derek Hale was sixteen years old he lost everything he loved in the fire. Desperate to his family he tried make a deal with a crossroads demon named Stiles. Stiles turned him down and Derek reluctantly tried to move on with his life. Six years later Derek is a hunter and when he receives word that Stiles might have known more about the fire than he let on that night Derek decides to hunt him down. What he finds when he finally captures Stiles is not what he expects and that the two of them might have a common enemy.

Revenge is a Wild Justice: Part one of two monster Game of Thrones fic - An alternate universe where Arya overheard Beric and Thoros talking to Melisandre about selling Gendry and they have enough time to get away. They eventually decide to help and protect the smallfolk during the war as a team. However, their deeds do not go unnoticed by their enemies and, eventually, Arya and Gendry find themselves pulled back into the game of thrones and the fight for the future of Westeros.

Rebirth Is Born of Neither Flesh nor Blood: The last fic in the Ten Years Gone series finished four years after the previous fic was written and eight years after the series was started - Following the incident in Beacon Hills, Derek Hale has started traveling with his sister and with Stiles even though they don't get along that great. His instincts and Laura's are a little messed up after nearly losing each other. They are planning on going on some hunts as a group until things settled down, but Stiles seems uneasy but won't say about what. Stiles is a demon, he often keeps things to himself, but as they move further north along the western coast, Derek begins to get the impression that they are heading into something that could be their biggest test so far.

Needs of the Many: The Old Guard 5 Plus 1 fic technically part of a series I haven't been able to actually start the other parts yet - “A fine justification. I’ve heard it so many times before” were the words Nicky spoke, and they were words he had heard so many times. From Kings claiming that the world would be better if they ruled to murders justifying the mass slaughter of people, evil will use the concept of the greater good as justification for their own horrific actions. While The Old Guard had seen that play out throughout history, this wasn't even the first time someone justified hurting them in the name of the greater good. [5 times someone used changing the world or the greater good as a justification to hurt The Old Guard]

The Saddest Thing About Betrayal: The second and final[?] part of my James Bond/Q Crime AU fic, a sequel written nine years after the first fic - It's been five years since criminals Q and James Bond escaped MI6 and Agent 007, Eve Moneypenny, and they have been hard at work. Now the two of them are focused on breaking down drug cartels, terrorist cells, and trafficking rings and robbing them blind, then leading Moneypenny to round up the stragglers. Moneypenny continues to focus on trying to bring in the notorious criminal duo. However, something comes along that disrupts the careful game of cat and mouse the three of them are playing and is going to change all three of their lives forever.

Sleeping Wake/Waking Sleep: My fic Sandman-verse fic that I actually sat in my drafts for over a year because I didn't like it Johanna Constantine and Hob Gadling separately navigate the complexities of stumbling into a relationship with a traumatized godlike being who is only at the beginning of his journey of connecting with humanity. Needless to say, it isn't an easy road for anyone involved.

The Hour of Separation: Technically takes place in the same universe as Sleeping Wake, but can be read as a stand-alone, my entry in the Dead Boy Detectives fandom, which spun wildly out of control - The problem with solving big, flashy cases and going international is that you become well-known. Word came down about everything the Dead Boy Detectives managed to do in Port Townsend, and they have never been busier. The problem with becoming more well-known is that you don't always draw the kind of attention you want. You might jump onto the radar of someone with a grudge just looking for an excuse.