#why doesn't the mc have a canon name this is going to keep me up at night

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Rewatching the opening of Lovebrush Chronicles really hits different after finishing everything.

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rehab. 12.

Avenger! Bucky Barnes x Winter Soldier! Fem! Reader

Summary: While on a mission to find any more possible super soldiers that were a part of the Winter Soldier program, Steve and Bucky make a discovery in an abandoned HYDRA base that was cleared out a few years prior to their mission. They discover the Reader, a long-forgotten soldier that was still asleep within a functioning cryostasis pod; still awaiting orders. While Bucky isn't happy about it, he is put up to the challenge of helping to rehabilitate the soldier in Wakanda where she may be able to become a person again.

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A/n: So, we got to see a bit into the world of (Y/n) (L/n), and now we get to see how the Avengers are dealing with the information that they have recovered. Also, thank you so much for all of the birthday wishes!!! 25 doesn't feel any different RIP ;asldfja;sdflk Also, if you enjoy my work, please consider buying me a coffee! If you would prefer to read Rehab on Archive, you may do so right HERE!

This is an au where Bucky joined the avengers but still rehabilitated in Wakanda (sometime before Infinity War [canon divergent cause NOPE]). I am NOT fluent in Russian, so I did use google translate cause I couldn't find a good translator that I trusted. If anything is wrong, PLEASE let me know!! Also, I tried to list as many warnings as possible so you know what the story will contain as chapters are posted. Stay safe!

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Genre: Slowburn, Enemies to Lovers/Friends to Lovers, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Humor, Drama, Dark Content Rated: Explicit Warning: Angst, Dark Content: Graphic Depictions of Sexual Assault, Blood and Gore, Mentions of Manipulation, Kidnapping, Canon-Typical Violence, Body Horror, Nonconsensual Body Modification/Scarring, Emotional and Physical Abuse, Mentions of Murder, Mentions of Suicidal Thoughts/Ideation, Graphic Depictions of Human Remains, Mentions of Sexual Coercion/Manipulation, Death, Misuse of Drugs/Forced Drugging, Self-Harm (Graphic Depictions and Mentions), Nightmares

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Author: ScariusAquarius

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rehab masterlist. chapter 10 / chapter 11

When Steve and Clint arrived back in Wakanda, they were eager to tell the Avengers what they had found. However, when they arrived back at Shuri's lab, Tony looked as though he had seen a ghost. Steve frowned, and Natasha whispered to him.

"It's not looking too good right now. Shuri and Tony found the calling card for the creator behind the chip. Turns out that Tony's got a bit of history with the creator."

Steve and Clint walked into the lab where Tony was watching over the soldier with a hand to his chin in thought. Despite Steve greeting the man, Tony didn't seem to hear him. After a moment, Tony stated.

"You ever get this feeling that you're being haunted by something? No matter how much you try to get rid of it, it just keeps following you? Somehow, someway?"

Steve couldn't help but to think of Peggy, nodding solemnly before he turned to look at (Y/n) (L/n).

"Some things haunt me, some things just follow. I don't think they're entirely the same."

Tony scoffed, shaking his head as he quipped.

"Yeah, well it is in this case. You see, I just took apart that little chip that made MC 2 go haywire, and you know what I found? The calling card to a scientist that used to work closely with my father...someone that my father used to recall as a very good friend."

Steve was confused for a moment before connecting the dots, and he asked.

"Was his name Robert (L/n)?"

Tony nodded, and Steve couldn't help but to shake his head.

"Well, that explains a lot, actually."

"Why do you say that?"

Steve wordlessly handed Tony the file, and Bucky's eyes shot wide open.

"Wait, is that her file? You found her?"

Steve nodded, but his jaw was clenched so hard that Bucky was afraid to ask about it. Tony slapped the paper down onto the table roughly after a few moments of reading and walked out of the room wordlessly, and Bucky snatched the paper up.

(Y/n) (L/n).

The last name sparked a bit of recognition in Bucky, but he couldn't place the familiarity of the name just yet. Bucky was perturbed about the way Tony had reacted, and he asked.

"What's his deal?"

Shuri sighed and revealed gently, pulling up some documents of Robert (L/n).

"Robert (L/n) was a close friend of Howard Stark's up until Project Rebirth. After Erskine was assassinated and Heinz Kruger attempted to steal the serum, Robert continued HYDRA's work under the guise of a fellow scientist that wanted to defeat HYDRA."

"A double agent? How do we know all of this about him?"

Natasha raised a hand, stating.

"I found some files about him on the databanks that you and Bucky downloaded from the facility that the soldier was found in. I didn't think it was relevant at the time cause the files didn't include pictures, and we didn't know the name of the soldier yet."

Shuri nodded and she brought up a few pictures and files, the pictures of Robert and his unfriendly sneer. The man was overwhelmingly tall and quite lean, hair greased and combed while a mustache adorned his top lip. There was a woman next to him, looking happy as she held a hand to her pregnant belly; seemingly naive to the sinister gaze within Robert's eyes.

"This here is his wife, Doris (Y/n). We don't think she knew anything about Robert's double life with HYDRA...but she was also good friends with Maria Stark before Maria married Howard. She helped to deliver Tony when he was born."

Steve's eyebrows shot up, and Clint groaned gently, rubbing his head.

"Man, this is starting to hurt my head. So, Robert was with HYDRA, befriended and used Howard's trust to gain information on the serum...yet some other guy tried to snatch it? Why do that?"

Natasha replied, pointing out.

"If the attention isn't on you, you can get a lot more done."

Clint's expression changed to one of understanding, and Shuri nodded in agreement.

"Yes. Though, with Heinz being unsuccessful, Robert attempted to copy Howard's serum to the best of his ability. Robert was unsuccessful. In reports that he had made, almost all of the subjects that he experimented on did not survive any trial serums he made."

"So, how was he able to make (Y/n) into a super soldier?"

Shuri pursed her lips and brought up a newspaper article that went into detail about (Y/n)'s supposed death.

"While (Y/n) was on the way to Baltimore with her mother, they crashed into another vehicle after hitting ice. Their car caught fire, and both Doris and (Y/n) were announced dead at the scene."

"I'm guessing (Y/n) wasn't actually dead, and Robert or HYDRA picked her up."

Clint scratched his head, asking.

"Why go after her though? What made (Y/n) special?"

Natasha shrugged before offering with a slight wave of her hand.

"Robert must have used blood samples to specifically cater the serum to the subject, and (Y/n) was the only one that was successful."

Bucky grumbled, shaking his head.

"Hello, super soldier."

Steve nodded, and he turned to Shuri, asking her.

"Is Robert still alive?"

"No. Robert passed away from natural causes in 2008. I assume that this is when Rollins took over as her Handler, but we won't know for sure until (Y/n) wakes up."

Bucky suddenly felt bad, wondering if there was anybody else that might have been family for (Y/n), and Steve sat down next to Bucky, stating quietly as Shuri began to work on deprogramming the soldier.

"We found her, Bucky."

"We haven't found her yet. She's still trapped beneath that rubble somewhere...we just know her name now...know that she had a family...a career...a mom and dad..."

Steve pursed his lips, and Bucky revealed to the captain, giving him an intrigued expression.

"She somehow knows Meltzer Woods, and it's bothering me that I don't know why. You remember me telling you about how my folks and I would go on walks there often?"

Steve nodded, chuckling.

"Oh, yeah. I remember you telling me about how you terrorized Rebecca to the point your mom was livid with you one time while your dad was at the camp."

"Not my fault she had a fear of bugs and agreed to go into the woods."

The two men chuckled, and Bucky sighed, shaking his head. Steve muttered gently, patting Bucky on the back.

"It could just also be nothing...a huge coincidence."

Bucky shook his head, muttering.

"There are no such thing as coincidences when it comes to HYDRA."

Steve gazed long and hard at Bucky before looking back at the woman, watching as a machine carefully and slowly reconstructed the bone and tissue of her skull before it seemed as though she had never been operated.

"Am I interrupting?"

Tony walked in, hands in his pockets, and his cheeks and eyes were slightly red. It seemed as though the man had been crying, but neither of the super soldiers commented about it.

Tony stood at the end of the bed and stared at the woman, a neutral expression on his face before his shoulders fell slightly. Steve asked the man gently, sparing a look at Bucky before looking back at Tony.

"Do you want us to give you some space?"

Tony looked perplexed then, as if the question was one that he had never heard before, and he wasn't exactly sure how to respond. While Tony preferred to be on his own and do things on his own (minus Pepper, but she was a different case), Tony knew that there had to come a point when he stopped ostracizing those around him.

'Solitude and isolation are two completely different things, Tony, and I know that you struggle a lot with that because of your childhood with your dad,' his therapist had said.

'Why don't you try to reach out and be a little bit more open? You don't have to reveal everything at once, but take it a step at a time. Choose what you want them to listen to or help you with. With what you've told me, I think the Avengers just really want to be your friend, and that's okay.'

"One step at a time," Tony muttered to himself before he huffed, glancing down at the ground. Tapping his foot with anxiety, Tony crossed his arms and began to speak.

"There's this feeling that nags at me every time I look at your stupid perfect faces...this feeling of just...trying to understand why my dad was apart of something as big as this."

Steve and Bucky both sat back in their seats, almost at attention as Tony began to open up to them.

"It's because of my dad's work that led to you being Captain America, that led to your torture and time as Winter Soldier, and now...now he's directly linked to her. Granted, it wasn't really him directly...but he sure did have a big hand."

Erskine's face crossed into Steve's mind, and Steve looked away, replying.

"Howard wanted to ensure a way that we could fight against HYDRA and the Nazis so that the Allied forces could win the war. I don't think he meant for things to turn out like they did."

"Sometimes I wish I could go back into time and just choke the bastard. All that goddamn intellect and look where it got us."

Bucky was quiet, glancing down at his metal arm before he looked at Tony. He wasn't really sure what to say; if anything at all. How could you comfort the man whose parents you killed? That wasn't exactly a can of worms that Bucky wanted to open. Instead, he stated.

"I think what is important now is that we give this woman a life and finally eradicate HYDRA once and for all. If not for her, then...for you and Howard."

He gave Tony a gentle but shy look; hoping that the man wouldn't lash out at him, and Tony looked as though he wasn't sure what to say. Placing a hand over his chest and the other onto his chin, Tony hummed.

"If Rollins already knew that she had been awakened and thought that she would be a liability, then that means there has to be a main line to the chip. If we can trace that, then we should be able to find Rollins."

Natasha suddenly plopped down beside the soldier, throwing a thumb drive onto the table with a haughty smirk as she kicked her feet up.

"Did I really outsmart Iron Man? I think I should add that to my resume."

"You don't have a resume. You legally can't."

Tony quipped back with a roll of his eyes and he snatched the thumb drive as Natasha just grinned wider.

"Listen, miracles happen all of the time, but that doesn't mean they happen again in the same lifetime. Don't get your hopes up, spider-granny."

"Did you just call me old?"

Tony shrugged before uploading the files that were onto the drive into his computer, and he brought up a hologram of the earth, a beacon of light shooting up from the main source of the signal. Tony sighed gently, tilting his head.

"You know, I was dreaming about Morocco last night."

"Fez, Morocco?"

Steve questioned, looking a bit confused before he turned to Natasha.

"What's there?"

"If I had to guess: another secret base for HYDRA?"

Steve pursed his lips as Natasha just shrugged, and Bucky crossed his arms as he stood tall.

"We should get there as soon as possible. The faster that we catch Rollins, the better off we'll be."

"Slow your horses, MC 1, we need to be smart about this."

Tony gave Bucky a firm look, and Bucky just squinted his eyes as Tony began to explain.

"It's possible that Rollins knows that we know about the chip. We want to stay ahead of the game here. Luckily, we have the answers right here."

Tony brought up another hologram that pictured a document with a list of names.

"FRIDAY, you wanna read this out?"

The AI immediately answered, zooming in on each city she named out.

"Of course, Mr. Stark. After scanning through all of the documents that were recovered from liberated and abandoned HYDRA bases, as well as scans through the black book and red book, I have compiled a complete list of all mentioned HYDRA bases, as well as a list of possible locations as well. Here are the locations."

Isle Trinidad, South America. (Liberated, NLA.)

The Shelf, Antarctica. (Location Unspecified. Possible operation.)

Himalayas (Location unspecified. Possible operation.)

The Red Room, Russia. (Destroyed. NLA.)

Swiss Alps, Switzerland. (Directly mentioned. Possible operation.)

"There were many more locations mentioned, but since they have been destroyed and are no longer active, I have elected to leave those out. There has been no indication of a base in Fez, Morocco. It is possible that Mr. Rollins has planted the main communicator in order to escape."

Natasha hummed, nodding.

"That's the smart move. Rollins seems to already know that we're after him. The best thing that he can do is plant the communication device then get the hell out of dodge while we're on a wild goose chase."

Steve shook his head, huffing deeply.

"We can't investigate a possibility without having concrete evidence of his presence. If we go in somewhere blind, we're not only giving Rollins the upper hand, but we open ourselves up to risk as well."

Bucky added while glancing back at (Y/n).

"There's a possibility that Rollins knows that we're here. If we're all busy with a mission trying to find him, he could come here to retrieve her."

Tony shrugged, offering.

"Okay, then let's wake her up. See how bad her brain is scrambled and see if she knows where Rollins could be."

Steve became stern, shaking his head.

"Tony, that's not possible. (Y/n) needs time to recover and heal. If we overwhelm her, we're only going to hurt her."

Tony ran a hand through his hair, looking frustrated, and Steve said carefully.

"We're going to bring Rollins to justice and we're going to eradicate HYDRA once and for all. I promise you that."

"Oh, don't you go all patriotic on me. It's not even the fourth of July yet."

Bucky pursed his lips to keep from chuckling as Steve glared at Tony, and Natasha just rolled her eyes.

"So, why don't we compromise? We have a whole team of people back at the compound that we can send out to each location to cut any and all possibilities. I can already think of some teams to get together."

Tony's eyebrows raised, a skeptical look on his face as he asked.

"Yeah? What you got, Romanoff?"

Natasha hummed, shrugging her shoulders.

"FRIDAY gave us three locations, Wakanda being a possible fourth because of the soldier being here. King T'Challa, Shuri, and Bucky can stay here to watch over her since they're already here. Since you and Pete have heated suits, I think you two and maybe Banner could go to the Shelf. Clint, Wanda, and I can go to the Swiss Alps. Steve, Thor, and Sam Wilson can go to the Himalayas."

Steve made an expression of approval, but Tony shook his head, stating.

"I really don't want to involve the kid in this."

"Tony, he's an Avenger too."

Tony snapped, standing up straight as he glared at Steve.

"Yeah, and he's still a goddamn kid, Cap. I'm not involving him. End of discussion. I'll have Vision go instead."

Bucky offered, shrugging his shoulders.

"Okay, so what if he came here? He'd still be safe, and we could benefit from his webs in case something happens or (Y/n) freaks out. He's not in as much danger as he would be out in the Shelf."

Natasha muttered, looking off to the side.

"Or you could stop babying and let the kid be a hero. He's got the neighborhood under control, I hear."

Tony whipped his gaze towards Natasha, a look of betrayal on his face, and Natasha stared right back. Tony huffed and gave Bucky a harsh look.

"Fine. I'll have Underoos come here, but you're responsible if something happens. Do you understand?"

Bucky nodded, and Tony muttered to himself.

"I'm going to regret this somehow. I know it. Let's just get everyone suited up."

Tony stalked off, and Natasha patted Bucky's arm, making him slightly recoil and give her an unamused look as she walked by.

"Nice thinking on your end."

Bucky grumbled to himself, and Steve asked Bucky with a gentle voice and kind expression.

"You gonna be okay?"

"As much as I wanna kick Rollins' face in, I wouldn't be any help to the team. I'll lose control if I see him...so it's best that I stay here."

Steve nodded before he embraced the man, Bucky tensing slightly before awkwardly hugging the man back.

"I'll keep you updated and let you know if I find anything. First thing."

Bucky nodded, and Steve saluted Bucky with a shit-eating grin before walking off. When Bucky was finally alone, his shoulders dropped, an exhausted look coming across his face before he sat down next to the soldier.

(Y/n) (L/n) looked peaceful. There was no pain, no indication of dreams or nightmares, and she looked even younger without the fear and anger on her face. Despite the horrific scars that lined the bottom half of her face and the grease within her hair and the oil on her skin, Bucky had to think that she was pretty.

'You were right...she is pretty.'

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STORY NOTES: Steve and Clint have arrived back in Wakanda. Despite the success of their mission, they come back to Natasha warning them that Tony is not in a very good mood after he and Shuri successfully took the chip apart and identified the creator, who is revealed to be Robert (L/n). Tony asks Steve if he ever feels as though he is being haunted, which Steve replies accordingly.

Steve then gives the file containing information about the soldier and her father, and Tony becomes upset and walks out of the lab. Bucky is elated that Steve was able to find out who the soldier was, and when Bucky is finally able to know her name, he is perturbed by a feeling of familiarity from it. He asks what was wrong with Tony, and Shuri goes into depth about the history Robert and Howard Stark had together, as well as (Y/n)'s mother and Maria Stark.

Clint is confused by Robert playing a double agent while another HYDRA agent attempted to steal the serum, which Natasha explains that 'if the attention isn't on you, you can get a lot more done,' implying that Heinz was just a useful distraction. Steve asks how (Y/n) was able to be turned into a super soldier, and Natasha theorizes that Robert had used blood samples to test the serum with, and (Y/n) was the only match out of all his experiments.

After a few more minutes of discussion and Bucky is left alone with Steve, Shuri, and (Y/n). Steve attempts to comfort Bucky, reassuring him that they had been able to find her, but Bucky does not agree that she is completely saved yet. He reveals that he is still bothered by the soldier knowing about Meltzer Woods, and Steve suggests that it is a coincidence.

Tony enters the lab, and though he is uncomfortable, he reflects on the advice his therapist has given him about being more open to vulnerability and depending on others. He begins to reveal the way he is feeling to Steve and Bucky and how he is angry at his father for being apart of Project Rebirth while knowing how dangerous the work he was doing was. While Steve comforts Tony, Tony is too upset to understand what Steve is saying. Bucky offers comforting words as well, and Tony is unable to reply.

Instead, Tony begins to talk about Rollins and the main signal for the chip. The signal is traced to Fez, Morocco, and Bucky jumps the gun, wanting to leave. However, Tony refutes Bucky's thinking, stating that the Avengers need to be smart about this mission. Tony theorizes that Jack Rollins might already know that the Avengers know about the chip. Instead, he has FRIDAY bring up a list of known HYDRA bases that were mentioned or alluded to in the data they had recovered.

FRIDAY indicates that Rollins could have planted the main communicator since there is no known HYDRA activity at all within Fez, and Natasha agrees that it was a smart move. Natasha then suggests that the Avengers split into teams to go to or stay in each respective location (Swiss Alps, Himalayas, Antarctica, and Wakanda). She suggests that T'Challa, Shuri, and Bucky stay in Wakanda; Tony, Peter Parker, and Bruce Banner go to Antarctica; Clint, Wanda Maximoff, and Her go to the Swiss Alps; Steve, Thor Odinson, and Sam Wilson go to the Himalayas.

Tony immediately refutes involving Peter Parker because he is just a kid, but Steve and Natasha both tell him to stop 'babying' him and let him be an Avenger. Bucky decides to alleviate the issue by suggesting letting Peter come to Wakanda since he could be a big help, and Tony relents, making sure to tell Bucky that if something happens to Peter, he would be responsible. After a bit of conversation with Steve, everyone begins to gear up, and Bucky is left alone with the soldier. He begins to think that despite the scars and unwashed hair and skin, the soldier was right that the woman she had seen, (Y/n) (L/n), was pretty. End scene.

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Compilation Master List: Q&A

(Not all but many!)

Ace ・I noticed that ace seemed to think the title of magic-less prefect was cool ・I suddenly remembered out of nowhere Ace had ghosted his ex

Trey ・I can''t remember a time when we've heard Trey use honorifics with anyone else in the student body.

Cater ・I have a curious question about a voice line from Cater's Bloom broom card. ・Is Cater Diamond attractive with both genders? ・Is it mentioned how many followers cater has on magicam? ・Do we know what caters dad does for work?

Leona ・So in the second novel, after Leona's overblot does it go into his past or is it just the speech afterwards? ・Does Leona have a favorite first year/freshman? ・Does novel Leona treat Yuuya differently compared to the game. ・I remember hearing once that leona can drive a car? ・Do Leona consider mc/yuu as friend or just a normal classmate?

Azul ・Can I ask about Leona and Azul's contract? ・Does canon ever say anything similar about how Azul was acknowledged as dorm head and when he assumed the position?

Jade, Floyd ・I wanted to know if it was ever mentioned anywhere that Jade ate his siblings. ・Is there any reference to the Tweels being afraid of sea snakes? ・Floyd's union birthday vingette in JP ・Is it true that Jade doesn't have any members in his club

Jamil ・When Jade corners Kalim with his UM in book 4, Kalim admits he knows who's been mind controlling him, but promised long ago to never tell. ・On the EN server, Jamil's lesson start line is translated as "No antics, please." ・I've seen people mention Jamil might actually care about Kalim more than the surface level ・So what's the deal with Jamil Viper's parents

Vil ・Could you explain to me why Vil is so insistent on correcting Epel's accent?

Rook ・Regarding Rook: do we know whether he arrived at NRC aboard the black carriage because he was actually picked by the Black Mirror? ・I was wondering if it's ever mentioned about Rook disliking anyone

Epel ・I've noticed Epel keeps adding 'kana' to the end of his sentences. What does it mean?

Idia ・How does Idia feel about Leona? ・How many times do lilia and idia interact in person? ・Does Idia's hair burn? ・Does idia sometimes use "de gozaru" to end sentences? ・I think I remember there being a lot of madness surrounding Idia being close to Yuu. ・Has there ever been a name given for the MMORPG Idia and Lilia play together? ・How do you think Idia got his unique magic? ・What's Idia's relationship with his parents like? ・Does Idia have any peeps that he can get along with, other than Ortho? ・Could it be that Idia actually considers the prefect to be a friend?

Malleus ・In twst is it obvious knowledge for the characters in game that malleus is like 100's of years old ・What honorifics does the cast use for Malleus? ・Do you know how Malleus got the dorm leader position? ・Did Malleus have a special tutor growing up or did Lilia also serve as his tutor?

Lilia ・Do you remember any instance of Lilia calling Silver 'his son' in JP server?

Silver ・Do the other members of Diasomnia know that Silver is Lilia's son?

Sebek ・When Sebek enters a battle, he says, "I'll swallow you whole." What does that mean? ・Is it possible that "human" can be used to describe everyone who isn't fae?

Crowley ・I swear the model of Crowley even in that moment was holding a whip ・Is there anything about Crowley Actually being stingy in game ・Have you seen the voice lines for Crowley's card? ・What's this Crowley's fan theory rejecting Deuce's application for a Magical Wheel club about?

Lucius ・Is there any canon indication that Lucius is Treins familiar?

Prefect Questions ・How many people know about Yuu is actually from the other world ・I was wondering what yuuya does during the OB battles? ・Is there anything in the novels where Yuuya going into a club is brought up? ・Does Crowley give the MC any allowance? ・Do you think a magicless prefect would be able to get thru NRC's curriculum w/o grim? ・Do the characters seem aware of the backstories of the other characters? ・When Yuuya arrived in Twisted Wonderland, did he instantly understand the language there? ・Has the Perfect ever given gifts in the birthday tracker? ・Is Yuuya more prominent in the novel than Yuu in the games ・Characters reacting to prefect ・Do you have any idea as to why the novel Yuu has severe social anxiety as opposed to the other Yuus? ・Did the novel talk about the effects of blot on normal people without magic? ・Ghost Prefect?

Students ・Do you know how many siblings each characters has ・I was wondering if it was "common" knowledge that the overblot happened or if it's only the students that were present that know about it? ・Do you perhaps know which character is the most frequent DUO character? ・Was there ever an official height chart anywhere? ・Did the 5 student overblots happen over the span of 5 months? ・Can i ask about what happens After the overblots? ・Was it ever said in the game or by the guys themselves where they go or what they do during the holidays/ winter break?

NRC ・Does any part of the story mention the cost of tuition at nrc? ・Does NRC have a nurse or a doctor for the infirmary? ・I was wondering how animal linguistics works ・Does Twst follow Western or Asian school system ・I've been trying to find out how many students go to nrc for fic purposes ・I was wondering if clubs are mandatory for students and when club enrollment begins. ・Are the student numbers chosen specifically or do they mean a specific thing? ・It is common knowledge that Night Raven College is an all-boy schools, but what about Royal Sword Academy or Noble Bell College?

Magic ・Concerning light and dark magic, has there really been like a significant difference between the two? ・So how many people do we know the circumstances of how they got their unique magic now? ・I was wondering how the novels described how it looks when each character's Unique Magic is cast.

Language ・Do you know why 'land of pyroxene' was changed to 'the shaftlands'? ・It seemed like Mickey was saying he saw the Silver haired weird eye colour boy... ・In EN, (Najma) calls (Jamil) bro/dude and he reacts with "since when do you call me bro/dude!?" I was wondering what this exchange is like in JP? ・In the new update malleus UM said fae malefience and not fae of malefience would you know why? ・"Cold One Duke"

Behind the Scenes ・How true is that Yana is not involved in the writing of all events? ・I'm especially curious about (Yana's) involvement in the starsending, chef, rabbit fest and harveston event. ・I was wondering if you knew anything about the artists who work on the game? ・Do you know if some of the characters were supposed to be girls or the school coed?

Various ・Has there been any comment about dinosaurs in twisted wonderland? ・I was curious about what's the largest and the shortest Twistune/Rhythmic. ・I keep seeing the fandom joke about S.T.Y.X being the government or something ・How on earth did the heroes stories work if they, uh, yk, dont have the villains? ・Is there info anywhere on how much a madol/thaumark is worth? ・Do you know if there is a timeline for the main story and events that would make for the best reading order? ・Reading Order Pt2 ・Book 7 Theory

[kirarinlovesidols]

Love Interests and some discussions.

Hello y'all, good morning, noon or evening. Today i would like to finally address the elephant in the room that is: character's ages.

So i'll rip off the bandaid and be clear: i'm not changing them, they're remaining canon.

Yall are prolly thinking "But in't mc 500???? isn't that bad? why not age them up!" 

For two reasons.

1: These boys and their behavior is extremely juvenile most of the time, i don't think the first years suddenly being 2 years older should happen without significative changes in their personalities. Yes, i'm aware that 2 years is barely enough time for someone to change much specially teens(I'm turning 21 like next week and i have trouble reminding myself i'm not a minor anymore, that's how little this shit can change if at all). But due to the nature of NRC and the ppl in it these characters would undergo so many things in their lives inside these 2 years that it doesn't feel right to me to make them act the same or even worse speculate on how, for example, older Ace or Epel would act without canonical material for that.

2: Wheter people like it or not NRC is a HighSchool. Yes, yes i know that y'all are probably going "WHY IS IT CALLED COLLEGE THEN". 

*Sigh* Y'know, eve since all we had for this game was the jp website and Malleu's illustration where he's rising from his coffin and nothing else i just had the feeling english speakers would have trouble with the school's name.

You see, college can mean "school" in other countries, not necessarily university.

I know that cause i'm brazillian, we literally have the word "Colégio" which is a synonym for Escola(School). In japanese it's essentially the same and that's a mistake made by JP Disney who didn't consider this when naming NRC.

Japan has many synonyms for school and since college can mean school they didn't think too much about it despite having a very different word for university (Daigaku).

And i'm a firm believer that relationships between some immortal being and a human is always going to end up in some kind of difference and if you're gonna problematize it you're gonna end up not ever watching or reading ANYTHING anymore, specially Lillia stans.

Like? Kamisama Hajimemashita fans? cooked

Inuyasha fans? cooked!

And the list goes on.

Why would i need to feel guilty about it if i'm not writing smut.

Like this a sfw story, these characters are NOT going to fuck.

People need to stop assuming that every relationship in fanfiction is going to end up portraying sex.

The most i'll do is some passing suggestive thought or so cause these are teenage boys, everyone knows how they are and the puritan parade can go cry louder abt it but everyone knows teens, it is what it is.

But that's MY personal take on it on MY story so ofc ppl can and are free to have whatever other views about this topic, as long as we're all respectful, mature and civillized.

Anyway now that that is finally out of the way we shall talk about the love interests.

Romantic Love Interests:

Heartslabyul: 

Riddle Rosehearts

Ace Trappola

Deuce Spade

Savanaclaw:

Leona Kingscholar

Jack Howl

Ruggie Bucchi

Octavinelle:

Azul Ashengrotto

Jade Leech

Floyd Leech

Scarabia:

Kalim Al-Asim

Jamil Viper

Pomefiore:

Epel Felmier

Ignihyde: Idia Shroud

Diasomnia:

Malleus Draconia

Silver

Lilia Vanrouge

Platonic Relationships: (Characters here are to be seen in a sibling or friend light)

Cater Diamond

Trey Clover

Vil Schoenheit

Rook Hunt

Ortho Shroud

Sebek Zigvolt

Also about MC's behavior, yes it's sometimes supposed to be wavy or ooc.

Sometimes she'll do or say things you would think she wouldn't do, it'll be explained why later.

Consider this a form of foreshadowing.

My writing isn't stellar so i do advise to keep the bar y'know kinda low as this is mainly for fun despite trying my best. 

[crappyyuki]

TheFamousFilms! Again! Pre–ITH

First time finishing coloring something in a while lmaoooo

Took me hours. Pose is wack but I focused on the colors instead of the sketch. So. Meh.

More bullet points!

• Molten is basically taking a backseat in the plot but he is still important. Its time to give the others time to shine :)

• Lefty (I miss him) is probably the closest to a protagonist in this story. He's basically pushing the plot forward with his actions. But alas, he's a fucking coward so it's probably gonna focus on the animatronixs and Lefty's fear first before anything else happens.

• You're probably wondering why I said Lefty is the protagonist in this story but the one I posted has Bryan as the protag. Well you see, I planned a prequel and a sequel. With the prequel as Bryan being the MC and Lefty as the MC in sequel. The prequel is basically just me revisting season 1 and rewriting it and just putting Bryan and the animatronics through outlandish situation but less focused on the portal. Like making Bryan learn drifting. The portal is still there of course but it plays a very minor role. Although there are some things I wanted to try with it like making them join MCC XDDDDD. Its just me having fun. There's plot there but not like the sequel has with Lefty as the MC.

• Glitchtrap? He pulled a Springtrap and is in a computer. You know where this is going.

• Valerie? She doesn't die.

• Sun? Moon? Steve? They'll turn up eventually.

• Security Breach Mode? Aha. Ha. He's a security animatronic for a reason. Moon isn't yet he is anyway.

• I'm gonna try to incorporate their special abilities in the canon but that's still a work in progress.

• I wonder how Bryan got Glitchtrap out of Twisted Bonnie? Oh. And his name is Bon now. He's not a Glamrock :)

• Freddy is a bitch. OG Freddie is gone. Oh. He also has a side arc where he helps the daycare kids. Hopefully.

• Is Bryan's parents there? Unimportant. But they have a significant impact on how Bryan makes his decisions.

• Do managers get trained to manage a business? If they don't, they do now.

• Gregory? He's younger that's for sure. Pat and the aninatronics are like older siblings to him. Sam is like his uncle. Adopted uncle. And yes, Gregory adopted Sam. He's Gregory's uncle now whether he likes it or not.

• Oh. And EB? Yeah. He's a mercenary.

• What are Shadow animatronics exactly?

• Jon is desperately trying to make things right. So is Bryan. So why does Jon keep hearing from the others that Bryan's insane?

• Yellow.

And thats about it for now. Feel free to ask questions but don't expect exact answers.

I should probably draw the others too lmao

[eichan2d]

Even when I hated Descendants as a EAH fan, I have grown fond of it over time, not enough to expect something more than cringe (but good) songs and choreos.

But this thing about not wanting to be evil like her mother and not wanting to be Queen and wanting to have her life, destiny and future is... Familiar...

I'll keep watching but for now it's giving me the icks for ignoring some world rules from before but I'll probably like the first song at some point.

PD: Missing Evie and Audrey my beloveds 😔😔😔

PD2: I'll be editing to add my thoughts

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That remaster of "What's my name?" Was inecessary, maybe if they changed the lyrics but was meh

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Why does the starring girls (and the Queen of hearts) look like Instagram influencers? Are they?

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I think for Red the idea of everything Red it's good cause she's from other word/kingdom but for Chloe it doesn't work, she just feels out of place (wich, I repeat, works for Red). Will try to deepen on it later.

Feels way cheaper than the first ones.

And just feels soooo EAH with the parents going to the same school, it's contradictory to the same movie and the Cinderella one that's supposed to be canon here.

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Ok, same problem with the colors with the young moms.

Ok, loved the "That's my dad" joke.

They made Hades and Maleficent so bad here 😭😭😭

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I know I said my only expectation was songs but there's too much and half of them weren't really necessary. Would've like to have a song to present Red AND Chloe instead of that introduction for Chloe where the focus was on her parents.

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As I've said, with time I've have grown fond of this franchise, and that was mostly because of how they portrait the characters, how a villains doesn't born but they're created by the context where they live, by the example of their parents and relatives, by the environment where they grow up, that was the difference between both franchises, EAH about expectations of other people of what you're going to do with your life as if it belonged to them while Descendants about prejudices and punishment based on them.

This was just so void, there's only 2 MCs and both feels so incomplete, really expected that at the end Ella were going to become a villain but no and I know the consequences of changing the past will going to wait for a sequel but it felt just fast and obvious even for the usual predictability of Disney. I didn't empathize with either of them, while watching Mal or Raven's problems with they're mothers are heartbreaking more than just "She doesn't like how I look and how I think" but about how they don't care about their kids at all and only see them as tools. And while they try to do the same with the relationship between Red and her mom it doesn't work if you just tell me it with words, both MCs are absolutely boring and there isn't even a villain to make the movie a little interesting.

[alexxncl]

more random obey me hcs

masterlist more drabbles/hcs | pt 1

my mc is black

platonic or romantic, however you view them

mainly the brothers

nb and og based, some theories towards the end

luci loves receiving forehead kisses more than he likes giving them but will never admit it (esp if mc is shorter than him and has to pull him down to kiss his forehead)

if mc has a pet, mams will go out of his way to buy toys and treats and matching outfits for the baby

beel is the first you should go to if you're feeling homesick, he'll pull up a list of your favorite foods and go on a grocery run to cook them for you, especially if it means going to the human world for a few hours

despite having the bigger and more comfortable bed, asmo loves sleeping in mc's room whenever they're at the HOL bc it's an excuse to be close to them

dia never had anyone except barbatos wash his hair until mc came around, now wash day is one of his favorite times of the month

belphie buys the most comfortable and high quality bonnets he can find, and he keeps some of them in his room in case mc forgets to bring it when they sleep over

levi can do hair with his tail ??? (don't ask how) and can do it while reading or gaming, it freaks mc out

satan reads colleen hoover books just to laugh at how bad they are, and the first time mc saw one they almost beat him over the head with it until he explained

solomon's fabsnap name is an obvious star wars ripoff, but nobody knows that bc star wars doesn't exist in nb yet

i've probably said this before but mephisto has the fattest crush on lucifer and hates himself for it

the main reason the brothers annoy lucifer or cause trouble around the HOL is so that he'll put his work down and spend time with them. mc picked up on it really quickly and joins in sometimes, but tells them to knock it off if they're doing too much

thirteen kept a close eye on mc as soon as solomon took them on as his apprentice thinking she'd hate them, but she was interested in how different they were from him

mams is secretly a musical fanatic and is beyind excited when he finds out mc is a theater kid

the brothers were raphael's favorites, and that's why he reprimanded them so hard and got on luci's ass about everything [mc still hates him (mc is me)]

thirteen loves doing nails just as much as asmo and they argue all the time over who gets to do mc's nails

(they each get a hand and a foot and mc does their nails in return)

asmo taught all the brothers how to paint nails, and beel is the best at it, but they let asmo do it for nostalgia

satan will never admit it, but when asmo asked to paint his nails the first time, he felt like he truly belonged in the family

when she first came to RAD, thirteen subconsciously clung to solomon despite hating his guts bc he was the only sense of familiarity she had

he teased her endlessly, but being close to him meant she got close to mc and she gravitated towards them more as time went on

don't know how much this aligns with canon, but luke was born right after the celestial war and simeon took him under his wing moreso than michael bc he knew how badly michael was fucked up after losing luci and his brothers after the fall

THEORY TIME

barb didn't send mc back in time, michael did bc he's a bitch and is too scared to disobey god to check on the brothers on his own

(barb was the first one to notice their absence despite not living with them bc he felt a shift in the timeline, but he can't pinpoint their location or bring them back)

also probably said this before but simeon is from the future, idk how far in the future bc he's still an angel, but his pfp is literally one of the "miss 'em" things and that's from season 2 of the anime which was in between seasons 2 and 3 of the og game

I'M NOT CRAZY I SWEAR

*ahem* my bad y'all

we've barely heard any characters talk about god at all except for mainly the brothers' discussion of their lives in the celestial realm, is he asleep like dia's dad??? like where is he

[danieyells]

Seeing how Tohma gives the MC the wildest tasks related to Jin just to get a laugh out of it, it reminds me of Dragon Ball Super, where a character named Whis sent Goku and Vegeta to change Beerus' bedsheets it a 10 minute tense situation where they had to do it without waking him up. Do you have any headcanons on other things he might have asked the MC to do?

Lol I feel like Jin gives the PC more wild tasks than Tohma. Jin's the one who's like "clean my room and my clothes because they got a little dirty" and "give me a massage--no, harder than that" to both Tohma and PC. Then again, Tohma also deliberately ignored Jin's messages and left behind paperwork so Jin would make the PC get it, only to take care of it himself and make the whole process moot. . .okay he might give them some silly pointless tasks just to force them to spend time together and entertain himself with the outcomes.

I think Tohma's goal is more to force Jin to get used to the PC and being used to/relying on other people than his own entertainment--he just happens to be entertained in the process. That being said, Jin almost never leaves his room, so Tohma has to find ways to get them in there without being there himself.

Honestly doing what they ask is part of the PC's job(at least, to some extent,) so he rarely even needs excuses when it comes to tending to Jin. Doesn't need to ask anything unusual either. . .or nothing unusual for him to do for Jin anyway. The PC is one of Jin's servants now--and maybe they could even help him after graduation when he's working at the Institute properly. So best to make sure they're familiar with everything that could possibly be asked of them now. It's a lot of menial tasks, especially early on before he can really trust them.

Tohma's busy making something else for Jin or solving some other problem that's arisen, so take Jin's tea/meal to him. The officials at Darkwick are expecting him, so here's Jin's finished laundry. Oh, none of it is folded? Silly him. Their 'King' will be cross if he doesn't see that it's at least done, so you can fold it in his room. Some of it needs to be hung up too anyway. Off they go.

Sometimes he really is busy--Jin isn't his only priority after all, between official Darkwick business and the spy situation and his mysterious health problems--so he just asks the PC to fill in for him for the day once he trusts them enough. Plus Jin sends him on missions--someone has to check on the guy while he's gone.

There's a party in the Frostheim ballroom--Jin even agreed to attend! Tohma has to host however, so do him a favor and help Jin get ready. Oh, they got there and Jin said he never agreed to attend a party. . .what a silly mistake. Well, keep him company while Tohma handles the party, alright?

Oh and god forbid the pc have any interest in classical music. Tohma canonically can't tell which musician is which so if pc knows then that is 100% their problem! If they don't though maybe they'll be able to figure it out better than Tohma can. . .so he'll have them periodically come in and listen to Jin explain which one is which so he can ask them to take care of the music for him instead. Because he can't get these names straight.

Of course after catching a sickly Jin lying with his head in their lap he has a new assortment of tasks for them. The Captain seems lonely, so why don't you stop by? Don't mind too much if he scolds you, if he let you in that means he wanted you there. Will you take care of the flowers on the balcony for me? Jin only begrudgingly allows me to do so, I think you would be more befitting of handling something so precious to him. He seems to respond well to you, so will you go wake him up? He actually has something to do today for once.

Of course it'll be a while before he trusts them for real, so it's a good while before they get any interesting demands I'd say. The most interesting demands come from Jin himself. Tohma's commands are mostly just training and to get them in the door I'd say lmao.

I'M SORRY I CAN'T REALLY COME UP WITH A GOOD ANSWER TO THIS. I FEEL LIKE TOHMA DOESN'T GIVE TOO MANY ABNORMAL COMMANDS. He's about practical instruction--something like 'fold everything and put it in the drawer you have 15 seconds' is unreasonable and if anyone would have unreasonable demands I think it's Jin. Or Taiga. Like "i'm gonna take a nap in my bed, i want you to change my sheets before i wake up" is absolutely a jin command lmao HE WOULDN'T BE SERIOUS ABOUT IT. But i can absolutely see him saying that lol.

[reccyls]

Drake's Election 2023 story - I'm addicted to his XXX

This is a pretty fun story, good to get an idea of his character. It doesn't contain big spoilers for his route (basically they'll really only be spoilers if you know what to look for already) but it gives some idea of his personality.

I have gone a little loose with this translation to make the sentences flow a bit more naturally. I also use the name Mitsuki for the MC, after the 'canon' name chosen for the manga.

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...If I were a vampire, perhaps this is how we would have met. An encounter that makes me want him more and more, as if spiraling into addiction--

Drake: Now, come here, little deer. As promised, my blood is yours.

On a moonless night, standing by the deserted banks of the Seine, Drake tilted his head to the side, baring his neck as if in invitation.

(...This relationship... it isn't right.)

My first encounter with the man standing before me with his neck exposed--with Drake--was a few months ago...

That day, I'd been out in town when I was suddenly overcome with an overwhelming bloodlust. Drake had called out to me, asking if I was alright... ...But I ended up drinking his blood. And yet, he who should have been the victim in that situation looked at me without fear, and said something completely unexpected.

Drake: ...Next week, come to the Seine. If you get on my boat, I'll let you have my blood. Drake: You've always held yourself back from drinking directly from people until now, haven't you? Drake: If you accept my terms, you can drink from me as much as you want.

...

He had laughed and said he had made that deal because he wanted customers, since he was a sailor who offered boat rides along the Seine. But I don't know the real reason he offered. Regardless, that's how our relationship began, and it's still going on now.

Drake: Come on, what's the matter?

I caught a glimpse of the old bitemarks I left on his neck, still visible even now. My throat felt dry as I swallowed.

(No, stop... If I keep staring at the marks, I won't be able to hold myself back.) (Lately, the only thing I've been drinking is Drake's blood...)

Since I began drinking Drake's blood, I slowly lost my ability to drink Rouge. And yet, my hunger for blood seemed to grow stronger and stronger in response.

Mitsuki: I... We can't keep doing this anymore. It's like I'm just using you as a food source...

Drake: ...

Mitsuki: There's a replacement for blood I can drink, it's called Blanc--

I pulled a small bottle of Blanc from my purse, but Drake swiped it from my hand and flung it into the river.

Mitsuki: Drake! Why did you--

Before I could finish speaking, he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me close.

Drake: Something like that can't satisfy you anymore, am I wrong? Drake: Be honest with me, Mitsuki. Say you want me.

(I...)

Drake's bare skin right in front of my eyes, his warmth, his scent... Every part of him was an invitation.

(No, I- I can't hold back anymore...)

The hunger I'd been suppressing overwhelmed my restraint, and I sank my fangs into the curve of his neck.

Drake: Ah... Hah...

(This flavor... Drake's flavor...)

His tantalizingly sweet blood quenched the ache in my throat, his ragged breaths in my ear sent my pulse racing.

Drake: Hey, have you realized yet? Your fangs are more honest than you are. Drake: They're saying, "Give me more"... Begging for what your instincts crave.

(Is this instinct? Is that what's pulling me towards Drake...?) (This isn't just sating hunger. It's as if he's satisfying my entire being, body and heart.)

Have I fallen for Drake?

Drake: Nn... Haha-- You're feeding so desperately. What would you do without me...?

Mitsuki: If... If you weren't here, I--

Drake: Heh... That look on your face, you're completely addicted to me, aren't you? Drake: ...Might as well give you that last little push.

An animalistic light gleamed in his aquamarine eyes. And then--

Mitsuki: Nn-- Ahhh...!?

A sharp pain pierced through my neck- Drake had bitten me.

(No... Drake is... he's a vampire too?)

Bitten for the first time, a surge of pleasure beyond anything I'd ever experienced before ran through my entire body. If Drake's arms hadn't been supporting me, I would have collapsed from the waves of sheer sensation flooding through me.

Mitsuki: Drake--ahh... why....?

Drake: Hah... Haha. Mm... I knew you were a vampire from the very beginning. That's why I called out to you that time. Drake: I thought you'd make a fun plaything.

Mitsuki: Plaything...?

Drake: To let you drink from me, until you were completely addicted to me. Drake: I don't really like vampires much, you see.

(Wait, so- so he's not a vampire? But, more importantly...)

The thought that I'd just been dancing in the palm of his hand from the very beginning made my heart ache. However--Drake's intense eyes kept looking straight at me.

Drake: ...It's all just a game. But it'd be a shame to end things so soon, don't you think? Drake: So this time, let me satisfy my fangs with your body.

(...It doesn't matter. Nothing matters anymore. I want Drake, I need him-)

I didn't know what he was thinking, what he was feeling. But we sought each other out anyway. As if succumbing to our basest instincts.

[drywallwords]

Reality TV

Marty sees his old friend on TV after many years.

Infamous-IF fanfiction, implied F!MC x Oriana, 1,770 words, General Audiences. Not canon-compliant.

Saturday night, Marty slouches on his new couch curled up next to his… girlfriend. Yeah. His girlfriend. He rests his chin on top of her head and wonders how long it's been since their first date. Should he say something about it? How serious they're becoming? Maybe he should do a nice dinner, get some flowers or something—

"—Marty, you work for a… music company, don't you? What do you think of this show?" Anna shifts and looks up from the TV, the Battle of the Bands logo shining in it's iconic red and black, back from a commercial break. Her fingers pull at her coily hair, an action that momentarily distracts Marty from his train of thought.

The Battle of the Bands. Marty rolls his eyes. Every summer, each record label—not only Heavenly Isle—has their eye on every band that performs, hoping to get a scrap of whatever cash flow that show brings in. Because God knows Carolina Records needs it. When his old friend first brought up the idea that Carolina was on the decline, Marty thought she was crazy. But now, he's not so sure… Regardless, he's sick of hearing about the show.

"It sure is important." Marty chews the inside of his cheek. He can't say much, not really, because most of the time at work he's on LinkedIn searching for a new opportunity if things go south. Just in case. If he and Anna get serious, they'll need the extra cash to make it happen. "Got any favorites? Tell me which one's the hot one. I won't judge, I promise."

Anna laughs and he feels the fluttering in her chest on top of him. "I think the lead singer of… the third band is kinda cute. I've listened to a few of their songs—anyway, I'm more interested in the drama, to be honest?"

"Do tell." Marty can't give less of a shit but it's Anna. She could make a history lesson interesting. He stares at the band playing currently, and a flicker of recognition flows through him. Hm. The lead singer is giving her all, raging across the stage, singing a melody that isn't half-bad.

"Okay!" Anna clasps her hands together. "So you know the band that's playing right now? Chaos Anthem?"

Marty gives a noncommittal grunt. He thinks it's a stupid name, but at least the music's good.

Anna takes it as a sign to keep going. "According to someone on Twitter, the lead singer of Chaos Anthem used to date the lead singer of Soft Violence." He recognizes another contender for BoTB— a punk rock band with that one viral song he's listened to once or twice. "They had a fallout, their individual accounts unfollowed each other, and their official statement was that they had 'artistic differences'." Anna's fingers curl to form quotation marks.

The gears are turning in Marty's head— if this is the drama that the bands are coming in, then that's a vote in Chaos Anthem's favor. Imagine the drama if they were able to compete with each other. He nods along, half to the music, half to Anna.

She keeps going about a few other bands he doesn't give a shit about, the puzzle of half-recognizing the name of Chaos Anthem in his head. He's met a million bands and soloists over his career, so why does that band stand out compared to all the rest?

The song ends as soon as it began in a cacophony of applause. The commercials begin Marty shifts underneath Anna, relieving the static-y sensation of a half-asleep foot.

"Want me to order a pizza?"

"Mmhmm. Hawaiian, please?"

"Ugh, gross. Pineapple on pizza? We're gonna have to half it."

"Thaaaaank-you." Anna turns around and throws her arms around his neck, nuzzling her face underneath his chin. A current of warmth flows through him. Being committed doesn't seem half-bad anymore.

The pizza comes when the judges are deciding their final entrant in their competition. The smell of cheese and carbs fills the air, the open box on the coffee table revealing a half-Hawaiian, half-meat lover's pie. Anna smiles when she picks out a slice from her half, full lips curling, and Marty feels like the luckiest man in the world. 

And then it hits him.

"Remember the old friend from work I told you about?" Marty says it so quickly he almost spat out a half-chewed piece of bacon.

Anna's eyebrows shot up. At least she has the decency to chew quickly and swallow. She's got an ear for drama, that woman. "The one who married her co-worker?"

"Haha! Yes!" Marty snaps his fingers and clears his throat. "Okay. Yes." He can feel Oriana's familiar coldness from where he is right now. Gossiping about a co-worker? Inappropriate. 

"What about her?" A flicker of jealousy runs through Anna, and Marty immediately feels like groveling.

"Babe, it's not like that, trust me." He pats her thigh and he doesn't miss the way she relaxes in his touch. "That band—Chaos Anthem—she manages them now."

"So?"

"So?!" Marty forgets what's juicy to him might not be to Anna. "She was crazy enough to drop everything at Carolina Records to be with them! A job hauling in almost six figures! To be with a bunch of nobodies!"

Anna pauses, and tilts her head in thought. Her eyes flicker. "As weird as that might be, she might be following her heart. And besides, these 'bunch of nobodies' are on TV."

Of course Anna would understand. She left her job as an accountant to become a mildly successful painter, selling commissions on Etsy. There is a portrait of Marty's old dog hanging down the hall— what was supposed to be a Christmas gift. He slipped twice the amount of a commission's worth in Anna's wallet without her noticing.

Following her heart. 

Marty could see Oriana scoffing at that, but in reality, isn't that what that woman had been doing the whole time?

Marty didn't know her well as much as he wished, but he knew at the core of her was, for the lack of a better word, passionate. He remembered in his early days at Carolina, defending her as a fellow intern when the execs just saw Oriana as just another pretty face. He thought she was crazy for taking a stand against 'the industry' so early on in her career, but being disrespected for something she can't control didn't sit right with him.

When later in their careers, Marty introduced her to… who would be her partner, he acted like the best wing man he could ever be, as much as he disagreed with shitting where you ate. But that never stopped Oriana, did she?

Even after the divorce, when it felt like she had closed herself off to the world, Oriana followed her spark.

Leaving Carolina be a stupid decision to make, but you only live once, right?

"You might be right." Marty concedes, and takes a big bite of pizza. 

"Move," Anna says with another slice in hand, and positions herself to curl up against Marty's body again. Another commercial passes and Marty finds himself falling asleep, digesting carbs and listening to the sound of Anna's rambles more than anything.

Anna rapidly pats Marty's leg. "Wake up! The winners are going to be announced!"

He groans, blinking himself awake. There's a loose pepperoni on his shirt that he flicks away before focusing on the television. On stage, all the bands huddle together. Chaos Anthem arrives last, holding each other, and Marty offhandedly notices that one of them is pregnant. Marty bites his lip and looks at Anna. He can name more than one person in his circle that's pregnant. Is it strange he's thinking about their future more and more now?

Donny Diamond, the host of Battle of the Bands, holds a black envelope.

"We were met with many bands and such extraordinary talent and the race was very close." The crowd erupts into mutterings and several people call out their favorites. "Of course, we would love to bring everyone with us but there can only be one winner."

Misfit Alley, Gina and Victoria Valentine included, stand at the edge of the TV screen. Anna squeals in excitement and Marty can't help but feel the same energy. 

The TV becomes quiet. Donny fumbles with the envelope and Marty could almost laugh, expecting him to drop it.

"Chaos Anthem."

The TV erupts into cheers. Chaos Anthem ushers in Oriana from off-stage, the first time Marty's seen her since she left Carolina Records and never looked back. She looks a little older, hair a little longer than she's always worn it, tall as ever. She is smiling a small smile, and Marty feels a surge of pride.

Anna cheers as well, shaking Marty's knee. "Wow, they must be feeling proud, huh?"

Despite it all, Marty bites back the thought that they might've been chosen for the drama. He looks at their smiling faces as the lead singer accepts a bouquet from Victoria.

"Say something for the folks watching at home!" Donny yells.

The lead singer grins into the microphone. "We couldn't do this without our band manager, Oriana Quinn!" The lead singer glances back at Oriana, and Marty notices the gears turning in Anna's mind, the way her head is tilted at the screen.

The camera pans to Oriana, arms crossed with a neutral look on her face.

"Say something, Ms. Quinn!"

"No."

Marty lets out a full laugh. That's the Oriana he knows.

"That's all we have for tonight, folks. Make sure to tune in at Music Now for all of your BoTB updates. We'll catch you on tour!"

Closing music floods Marty's speakers as Anna turns to him. 

"You didn't tell me your ex-co-worker was hot!" She gasps.

"Yeah, and she's a real asshole about it." Marty laughs. "Not as hot as you, though." He wiggles his still-greasy fingers at her.

Anna rolls her eyes and turns off the TV. She begins cleaning up the pizza box and strewn napkins around. She even picks up the discarded pepperoni with a tissue. She pauses.

"…So that lead singer and Oriana, do you think…?"

"Fifty bucks it doesn't become a storyline on BoTB." As funny as it would be, Marty's worried for his old friend. The industry can be vicious. Breakups can be vicious. He's hoping there's nothing there. And if there is, well, he hopes Oriana is as strong as he think she is.

"Deal." Anna grins, and kisses the top of Marty's head. "Finally, I found a show I could watch with you!"

(Also on AO3)

[stressedjester]

Now I'm interested because either rarely hear about ocs from Fallout existing. Please tell me about yours

I'm just gonna go ahead and use this ask to info dump random facts about James since he's my favorite

James:

My Lone Wanderer oc!!! Basically has the mcs backstory for fo3

He's autistic, his special interests are prewar history and electronic/robotic engineering!! He was originally going to be the next doctor for Vault 101 according to the GOAT test but convinced Mr. Broch to let him become a Pip-Boy repairman instead

He doesn't have a favorite food but does have a sweet tooth and a caffeine fixation, he drinks a lot of sweet coffee or Nuka-Cola (his favorite flavor is Nuka-Cherry)

His highest SPECIAL stat would probably be Intelligence

He has near perfect vision and found he has skills as a sharpshooter after he left the Vault

He's trans, he named himself after his dad because he looked up to him so much

Also because of his dad, he has a decent amount of medical knowledge/training (hence why he would've been a doctor too)

His favorite color is "some kind of light purple". He never specifies because it's either lilac or lavender and he can't pick one over the other

He developed claustrophobia after leaving the Vault, and he also learned he has a fear of heights

His Karma would probably be good, he wants to be as helpful as possible and is just generally very caring at his core

Despite being my Lone Wanderer oc, he's also my Courier oc too (idc if it conflicts with canon he's my special guy)

He got very attached to Arcade as he was another autistic queer guy in the Wasteland, they bonded mostly over their knowledge of history

He doesn't like talking about his time in the Capital Wasteland much, it was very traumatic for him. Arcade is one of the few people he's told about it

He likes to draw sometimes, his art style is very much like an old comic book style (ie, 50s DC comics kind of artwork)

He's very organized and likes to keep journals and photo albums. Even if lugging them around the Wasteland is annoying. It means a lot to him

He wears a locket, originally it just had an image of his dad (and late mom) but he ended up putting a picture of Arcade in the second half of the locket

He keeps himself, his clothes, and his items very clean. Many would describe him as a "neat freak" because of how diligent he is with his hygiene compared to other people in the Wasteland

He's left handed so he wears his Pip-Boy on his right arm

He often gets attached to inanimate objects and robots

I feel like I've typed too much already so I'll just leave it here for now...if you'd like to know more about him or maybe about some other characters lmk because I love these little dudes in my brain

[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

answered ask under the cut, but spoilers for (idk a pla fic series that they didn't name and i've never seen), and also me being kind of a bitch. you are warned.

[ Anonymous: That is... really weird that you said that, because that fic series I mentioned *does* have two heroes, as learned by the mc via Vessa, who came after them, but it was still widely known at that point that there had been two. You've said you don't read much pla fic, so I'm pretty sure you've never read the series, which makes that a strange coincidence!

Spoilers for it, since you've said you don't mind those but for anyone who does, but Vessa says that likely the reason for there only being one hero in recent tellings, some 1000 years after the fact, was because the second hero became something of a "villain" afterward. Only she did it to send the other one, who was a faller, home. Arceus had kind of broken the world (on accident, it's implied), and when confronted by the two heroes and the ten soon-to-be nobles, it fixed things and left. But the faller hero had no way back to their own time and place, so the other hero purposefully broke things again. Not as bad as before, but it was still bad. That rift that they opened seems to have caused a bunch of other, much smaller rifts to open and close all over the place, similar to the distortion bubbles but not nearly as dramatic, which people seeking power took advantage of, once they learned they could, seeing as the second hero had done it. Which basically tore things apart and caused everyone to have to flee. Which is why the only things left of it are ruins and the two temples, and the only people are two small settlements with no apparent agriculture. Everyone else died or fled, and people only started coming back to their homeland not like recently-recently, but historically recently. The author goes kind of based on stuff from those Old Verse poems, and the small bits that Vessa gives you, as well as some other things I think, to help with their world building. ]

uh huh yeah the old verses. those things i definitely both know and care about and treat as canon and which are definitely not the most egregious example of me throwing pieces of pla canon into the trash. yep.

i'm ngl this is the main reason i don't like ppl going "oh hey that fic pitch/piece of analysis you just posted was already done somewhere else" cause it's like. well now i can't use this myself without feeling like i'm stealing, or like ppl are gonna assume i'm doing that. especially annoying when it's a bit of analysis/canon extrapolation that i don't even think is hard to come up with in isolation, cause it's not even that other person's Proprietary Idea, that's like original to them, they just happen to be the first/most well known/the one known by the specific person talking to me. like i'm sure this other fic is great and all but like i said in that post, i feel like "two heroes" is just something that's arguably implied, albeit maybe unintentionally, by the existence of more nobles than can fit in a pokemon team, specifically ten, and the ongoing diamond/pearl parallelism.

like i don't think any of my ideas are particularly unique or special, if anything my only distinction is being early to the jump (gestures vaguely at dr analysis), i just would prefer to keep them Mine when i write about them. yanno. it's not like i'm gonna get fined for plagiarism now or anything it's just like, annoying to me. idk the fic sounds fine i guess, i've never read it, and probably will never read it bc it sounds fairly convoluted and like it does too much justification legwork for my tastes, but now i have to have the plot of it hanging over me if i ever write two heroes/ongoing space-time distortion/vessa involvement/etc. the last bit being especially annoying bc i'm literally doing that right now and now it doesn't feel like Mine anymore, because someone else told me about it.

idk i'm just complaining at you i guess, sorry. this just frustrates me is all. i should probably put a disclaimer or warning somewhere but it's not like people read blog descriptions, or even the description of the askbox anymore, since the new blog viewer lets you bypass that now. ugh.

[honeybeewhereartthee]

PINK KKOMAS KOHAKU OUKAWA 71

Spoiler for my stories

One day later, back in the surface.

Bee who keep clinging onto you with weird face giggle as he hugs your arm: o-m-a-e~ 💕(´｡• ω •｡`) ♡

MC who remember stuff: (｡・//ε//・｡)y-yes???

Doll who is sipping a cola given by Blue spider: (c" ತ,_ತ) disgusting.

Mad Hatter who's brushing Sea long unruly hair: well no one told you to destroy the door without knock, now don't you? (⁎⁍̴̆Ɛ⁍̴̆⁎)

Sea who never have someone pulling his hair as rough Mad hatter does to make it straight: (˘･_･˘)

Doll: (`ー´)no one told ya to let ya self be kidnap by a seafood. (ʘ言ʘ╬)

Sea ( the seafood on question): (٥↼_↼) ...

Mad Hatter: hey now, don't be rude to our new friend, doll. (´･ᴗ･ ` )

Doll: →_→ tks.

Reaper who's watching the scene: (ㆀ˘･з･˘) btw doll, blood never told me what yo--

Doll who remember things:

Doll: (ㆁωㆁ) what if I rip your heart out if you continue speaking such foul memories that once again resurfacing in my mind?

Reaper: (• ▽ •;)... W-waaa was it really that bad...

Doll, holds a cleaver as if wanting to batch it to Reaper: (ʘ言ʘ╬) I will make you stare at it If I can. I will torment you in the nightmare if I could.

Reaper, start to back away; e-ehh... W-why are you making such scary face.. (・_・;)

Sea look at the two who start to chase each other around the beach, he takes out a pearl and went to go to the two where doll is cornering reaper with a scary face.

Sea, pull doll: 'hold'

He telepathically says to the two . Doll raise his brow and went to do that, reaper did too. The moment reaper hold it, he sees things.

Reaper: (‘◉⌓◉’)i-i...

Doll: Σ(-᷅_-᷄๑) wtf

Sea takes his pearl away from the two and reaper turn bright red from head to toe

*poof

And he fainted.

Doll, who quickly catch the unconscious reaper: Σ(°ロ°) R-REAPER!!!

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.

Mad Hatter who watch the scene with his binoculars: huh. (´･ᴗ･ ` ) that's a funny sight.

Baby Blue who's being carried by mad hatter to bring to an upper place: ??? (◕દ◕)

Mad Hatter: (*°▽°*) people in this world are very fun and interesting. I do mean the good way... Even if they are me of another fortunate world. I'm still glad to able to see them.

Baby blue: (ㆀ˘･з･˘)???

Mad Hatter:

Mad Hatter:... I don't know what your talking about kana. It's probably memories I don't remember.

Baby blue who realize he spoke of something he shouldn't: Σ(°△°|||)︴

Baby blue: (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ)!!!!

Mad Hatter: (￢ ￢)it doesn't matter if you slip a secret of you and Grey have... Some stuff is better not remember. Besides you two did those for a reason. I rather not question things of the me of before resetting myself.

Baby blue panic: {{ (>_<) }}!!!!

Mad Hatter: (︶︹︺) I'm mature enough to not be bother by those things... After all... It's not only that person who abandoned his name who been to stuff... For uncountable so years...

Mad Hatter stood up from the cliff his seating and stared at the view of the beautiful sea. He reach out to his chest hearing the sound of clock, as if in deep thoughts before he snap out of it before his hands piercing deep into his flesh out too deeply

Baby blue who sees what his doing: !!!!!! ˚‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ )‧º·˚

Mad Hatter:....

Mad Hatter:....

Mad Hatter:

The other only remain silent. Baby blue looks around and realized his friends isn't around. He panic before he knew it, his form change. The child form of his dormant state slowly become young adult like the canon kaname Toujou.

He smack blood behind the neck in a pressure point, blood who's already not in the right state of mind wasn't able to dodge or attempt at all. Kana held the unconscious blood before his surrounding by light, he disappear from the sight with blood, other spider who's alarm and quickly leave what they are doing and left.

For a few days to a week mad hatter don't appear.

[sketchguk]

Hi this is jungkook au anon and OMG I'M SO EMBARRASSED THAT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE YOUR FIC 😭 but I swear the one I was talking about is atleast a few years old , and it has like three parts ! What I talked about happens in the first part and in the second part she goes on a date with jungkook and tae keeps calling her and I'm pretty sure the name of the fic is cherry !!!! But you know what ..... Maybe I'm getting both your fic and that fic mixed up??? Like I'm sure the trope is the same though😭😭😭😭

I've sent my headcanon to you separately because the ask is too long!!! It's okay if you don't wanna post that . I get that you might not want such a long ask on your page!!! So you can read that and answer under this one!

My main head canon for this au actually comes wayyyyyy after their establishd. And it's based on Ethan and Harper from white lotus S2!!! I won't bore you incase you have seen it! But if not then lmk and I'll tell youuuu. It's SOOO JUICY !

omg no it's okay, don't be embarrassed !! that's hilarious how the plots are so similar 🤣 i tried to look up the fic, but nothing came up !! :-( I've never seen white lotus !! do you recommend it? :0 i love juicy drama

Sorry about that!!! It's honesty soo embarrassing 😭 if you still wanna hear about my headcanons ... I have small ones like when kook hangs out with her , it doesn't start as date like he just asks to hang out . And then they hang out over and over , and then kook fixes her necklace or something and kisses her! And he asks if he can take her on a date . But she's like .... Not really interested in anything serious so she says that and that she'd like to do casual stuff though. But he says no 😭

AHH jungkook doesn't wanna do casual because he wants the real thing. all or nothing 😭 he can't settle for a situationship when he wants so much more hhh. we stan a boy who's just so smitten 💛 mc needs to give him a chance please please please

After that they stay friends and mc keeps thinking about him and how nice he is .. Once she hangs out with her girlfriends and gets WASTED and she was making out with some guy lolll. ofcourse jungkook is around at the same party and when she's having even more drinks with her friends, he's like, okay that's enough for tonight and he takes her to her flat.

SHE'S MAKING OUT WITH ANOTHER GUY? RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM??? and he still offers to take care of her and bring her home safely klasjdkl. put me in a casket right NOW TT. i would literally never recover from something like that. jungkook is so much stronger than me . why do we love to torture our characters? LOL

Kook appears a bit upset And at this point mc is sloshed so she tries to like sit really close to him hugging hys arm . And she asks why he's acting like the grinch and he's pretty tipsy too so he's like " those guys kissing you smh. Like it probably doesn't even mean anything to them and that's so frustrating because it were me, it would mean everything to me lol" .

he is seriously so sweet........ how can she not want him 😭😭 i would instantly fold. i love that he's more upset with the guys and not with mc. that's how a gentleman should be :')

Obviously mc gets soooo soft and is like, Kiss me then . But kook reallyyyyyy wants to buy he says he can't because she's drunk! And tomorrow she'll go back to not caring and he will feel terrible. But she'll be like, no I don't care I want you to keep kissing me and be my bf!!! But jungkook is afraid she's saying that because she's drunk. So he says ok, If that's true then come find me in the morning and ask again? And she's like OK!!! I'll do it definitely! And Jung kook in his heart desperately hopes she will 😔 but she keeps puckering her lips dramatically and begs for just one kiss, and jungkook pecks her once and is like "happy??" But then immediately he kisses her again very briefly 😔 and he gets up quickly and leaves lol. But before closing the door he's like "see you tomorrow?" And it feels like there's so much hope in his eyes.

I'm squealing so HARD. kicking my feet, punching the air ❗❗ nobody deserves a happy ending more than jungkook. the way that he refuses to kiss her, but ends up relenting 🥲 they don't make men like him anymore. i love him dearly, i love him SO MUCH

The next day!!!! MC sees him and the way jungkkok looks at her makes me feel both terrible and soooo shy because he looks so nervous but also hopeful. And she starts with saying "Sorry about last night ...." And immediately kook thinks she's saying it was just a stupid drunk blabbering, so he's like "It's ok really I get it , we're good ahaha" but then mc is like NO!!!! I'm sorry about getting drunk and forcing you to take me home and for being annoying and asking for kisses! I do wanna date you!!" And that's how it happens 😭😭😭

RAHHHH . jungkook is so cute :-( we all deserve a man like him in our life hakldjakl. do you think jungkook ever gets jealous or insecure considering he initially liked mc more and was more serious about a relationship?? meanwhile she only wanted something casual? surely she shows more affection as their relationship develops, but maybe those feelings of insecurity creep up on him :'( especially because he's so devoted to her aha

if white lotus is anything like you described, i am SEATED. thank you for telling me your head canons omg <333 i'll remember this jungkook fondly <33

[lycan-troth]

Yeah, I can see that. It would be awkward for him in that aspect, and from Kaylee's (in your fanon), it makes sense for her to not feel as uncomfy. It must be pretty awkward to have their dad dating someone around their age, I don't think it'd be good irl, but it's fiction ✨️I really like how you flesh out their relationship,I find it interesting and they have good chemistry, and all based/inspired from what is in the game too 👀 Haha, thanks for entertaining that thought, it could be he'd have one in wolf form, but don't they have no genitals? I've always thought that detail was a bit odd, like they'll show you a decapitated head and someone getting their face blown off, but they draw the line at werewolf bits it's kinda amusing tbh.

That's sad, but it does make sense for your fanon of him, and in canon tbh. He seems sort of lax about it in the game. Obviously, finding Silas would be great, but you're right it's mostly Travis who is pressured and actively goes looking for Silas. Your version of him deep down accepting his curse as being something he's stuck with adds up to me. He needs to keep hoping for the sake of his kids, but it's been years, and still nothing. I don't blame him for losing faith in finding Silas. It's a depressing situation with their family life, mental health, work, trying to keep his thing with Ryan neutral, and the hikers he sometimes has to bury. I think a lot of the fandom focuses on Travis more because he gets more screen time. Therefore, he's more likeable than Chris, who doesn't get much screen time and is depicted as a bit sus and strict during that time. This is honestly one of the things I was disappointed about, I wanted Chris to get more screen time. David Arquette did what he could with it and left me wanting to see some more, so I think he did good depicting him. Also, I realised I'd seen Travis (Ted Raimi) before and couldn't remember where, anyway I was rewatching early seasons of Supernatural and he's in S4 during the episode "Wishful Thinking" it's not relevant to my ask, but I also found the ep name ironic considering Travis yk, but it can appeal to Chris too. I'm honestly low-key, surprised that Travis/Laura fans haven't done an au of that episode yet. His character in that (Wesley) makes a wish with a magic coin to make a girl fall in love with him, and she does, sort of. The coin takes wishes and twists them, so the girl becomes obsessed with him to the point that she doesn't have any autonomy. It gets so bad that she goes and makes a wish too, and her wish was for lightning to strike down the mc (Sam), who wanted him to take back his wish of her loving him. Sorry, I know this bit is super rambly and you probably don't know the show I'm talking about, but idk I feel like Travis/Laura shippers are missing out on a potentially interesting au there, lmao.

I think you're depicting his obsession fairly well atm. So far, we've seen the cracks like you've said, Chris is slipping more and more each day. I can only imagine what he's going to be like when it's out in the open. It's funny I still don't quite get why Chris enjoys watching him so much. Don't get me wrong, the content you're serving us is delicious, and I love it as always, but I still don't quite get it. He's obsessed fr, and I'm living for it. He just loves watching him, ig. It makes me think of this sound on tiktok I saw one time: "Despite his criminal mind, this man is behaving well. His reward is the canoe. This time, he can sit in the canoe for up to an hour." I know before you told me it was about feeding his obsession, of being able to be up close to Ryan but not really. I just know Ryan is gonna like the attention (in theory). The barn scene was so awkward for him, like damn, lmao. And the way you showed us Chris cracking a bit there was great. We could just tell what was lurking underneath it all, and Ryan, too, to an extent. I feel bad for Chris fighting back and forth with himself like he does. It makes sense for him to wanna "protect" Ryan from himself by staying away, but he wants him to come back at the same time. I find that element of Chris, that selfish part of him wanting Ryan to keep coming back, to stay close to him; I find it kinda cute tbh. I feel like it shows what you said about him not really having someone like Ryan in his life, so it's easy to obsess. To have a person that needs him and wants him in the same breath. Tbh, before I was thinking of Ryan being the clingy one, which he totally still is in my mind, but with this insight, I can see Chris being a bit clingy too. I know this is probably maybe gonna be a given since GP is the more obsessive darker route for them, but will we be seeing an openly possessive/obsessive/territorial scene of them? When I say open, I mean that it's not really something they hide from each other like they did in ASB and have been doing more or less so far in GP. Buuut back to the previous ask, Chris willing to push back his selfish wants to prioritise Ryan's wellbeing/needs is the angst that keeps on giving. It's like he (you) are dedicated to making me sad, lmao. Ryan really wouldn't appreciate it much at all, haha, and yeah WCA depicts that very well. Ooh yeah, that most certainly was a dick move on Chris's part. I was thinking the same like "Chris, what do you mean 'shoot me'? He's just killed someone for you, wdym you wanna die now? *sigh* smh." Ryan's refusal to kill Chris in that, and him feeling like Chris wants to abandon him was SO sad. I'm still not over that 🥲.

Aww, that'd be cute! The moving in together au without moving in together, haha. I can imagine Ryan settling in a place near/in town or something when/if he'd get the money to buy his own place. The differences he'd face in the country I can only imagine, haha. I grew up in a busy place/main road, not in a city but yk, we didn't have a garden or amything that was very uh "nature" 😂. I remember going to a forrest/wild nature walk place where I live now, and I was sooo out of my element, haha. The bugs, the animal shit, the smells, the ground hurts depending on the type of shoe you wear, and my sense of navigation is shit. So I can only imagine suddenly living in a place like Hackett's quarry, especially with it being SO hot, I'd perish for sure in that heat, haha. I like the idea of them spending a lot of alone time like that. Aww, it's so cute when Ryan doesn't wanna worry, Chris. He knows he'd go out of his way for him when he probably shouldn't considering their financial situation. feel like there'd be good opportunities for bed sharing. It's not like there'd be anyone to question or hide it from.

Apart from maybe Kaylee or mostly Caleb, lol. Maybe Kaylee and Caleb would finally have somewhere else to run off to when they're sick of being at the house with their grandparents. Imagine Ryan's just settling in for the night when suddenly they just pull up to his cabin and state that they're staying the night. Ryan just gradually gets used to spontaneous sleepovers forced upon him. Poor socially awkward introvert hassled by werewolves, tbh that could be a way he finds about them. Like they just become so comfortable around Ryan that they let him in on their secret, and wouldn't that resolve how they were feeling, or at least how Kaylee said they felt in her letter to Constance? They'd finally have someone to confide in, or at least not hide from. Their whole thing was being upset at hiding from people, so maybe having that one person, a bit similar to Chris being able to listen to them and understand/validate them could be enough to soothe them a bit.

Haha, I think I beat you with my response. It's a bit more rambley and longer than yours, lmao. I get carried away with my ideas/ramblings. There's no judgment here, haha 😂

How do you think Kaylee and Caleb think about Ryan and Chris? In ASB, Kaylee was trying to subtly push them together a bit, so I got to wondering how they view Ryan liking Chris and their dad liking Ryan. This sent me down a mini rabbit hole of thoughts that somehow led me to thinking, "Does Chris have something like a knot like in popular werewolf fiction?" I honestly can't remember how I got to wondering about that, and idk how it'd even work either, lmao.

Then, from that thought, I naturally jumped to the next randomised one, which was wondering about how Chris spent the year when Ryan wasn't there? The tapes he has of Ryan wandering around and staring into space got me thinking that maybe he'd watch those sometimes? They have eachothers phone number, too, so they call like they did a bit in ASB. It was just interesting to think about in the context of GP because the nature of their relationship is different. Chris has his obsession, and Ryan atm isn't quite on the same level rn, but he's still pretty fixated on Chris. With these things in mind, I just wondered how it might change how Chris feels/reacts to Ryan's absence during the off-season of camp.

Then, finally, I thought, "What if Ryan stayed with Chris during the off-season?" Idk what the circumstances would be, but Ryan just doesn't go home or doesn't live with his family anymore? I was thinking about what they'd do, obviously with Chris's parents around, he can't bring Ryan to the house. So they'd be at the lodge, or at least Ryan would be. It leaves a lot of room for potential domestic fluff or smut. Without the campers and counsellors around, Ryan would truly be in the wolfs den. I'd imagine Kaylee and Caleb might visit more without the noisy campers and nosy counsellors there.

i’d say, that they prob don’t think about it too deeply. like, ryan’s crush is pretty clear to everyone, who bothers to inspect his and chris’s relationships for more, than 2 minutes. but while kyalee thinks, that it’s fun and might be good for chris, i feel like caleb sort of avoids the topic. and not bc the hates the idea of it, more so, bc it’s very awkward lol. i mean, he’s the older out of the 3. he views ryan on the same level as kyalee, like as someone, who’s clearly younger than him. and his sister has a habit of having new, non-serious crushes pretty often. so he might assume, that ryan is the same in that regard. like that he’s confused or smth. and then, chris is his dad, who he considers to be good-natured, but a bit lame. not to mention, that ryan is around the same age category as them, and learning that your father is a ‘dirty old man’ surely doesn’t help, haha. so yeah, caleb would try to not dig too deeply into it. and nope, chris doesn’t have it, haha. i mean, in human form surely not. in werewolf one, he prob does, haha. but i struggle to imagine ryan surviving such an encounter tbh. 

ah, that’s a good question. i imagine, that chris has a lot to do around the campground, even when no one is around. then, he and the rest of the hacketts prob try to track down silas and all that business as well. but i feel like, chris doesn’t really believe, that they would ever find him. one would imagine, that it’ll be travis, who low-key gave up on everything, when in fact, trying to kill silas is in part of what keeps him going. compared to this, chris has a more cynical view on it. at least, in my fanon, haha. i guess, i always picture him as a guy, who really wants to help others, but considers himself to be beyond help. or maybe, not even worthy of it. i mean, i feel like while fandom adores fawning over travis’s situation, no one ever considers why chris had to be the one, who runs the camp. i don’t think, that it was a gift from his parents. i actually, assume that he was ‘trusted’ (read conditioned) into that position, bc travis was always a scapegoat of the fam, but in a way, he was ‘let go’. he could do whatever, bc no one cared all that much, which is still pretty bad, don’t get me wrong. but with this in mind, and added fact, that bobby is clearly the favorite child, it would mean that chris was automatically put into position, where literally no one, but him could ‘inherit’ the hackett’s quarry. and where he had to be the one to have a family, and be ‘the ideal man’ or whatever. all eyes were on him, bc there were things expected from him. nothing was expected from bobby. and in a way, from travis as well, but for different reasons clearly. with this being said, i don’t think that chris had it ‘worse’ than travis or smth, it’s just that he had to suffer through different sorts of parental pressure and most likely abuse too. travis has a stockholm syndrome toward his family, and chris was basically conditioned into filling the role, that no one else could. sorry, tangled up, haha. 

but like with all this in consideration, it’s fairly easy to imagine why he would get so obsessed with ryan. and yeah, he for sure would rewatch the tapes, and enjoy phone talks, that they have. he never had anything like this before. a thing to truly look forward to. his kids are adults, so in all fairness, they no longer need him like they used to, and i feel like chris gets very aimless, when there is nothing for him to do, no one to care for, bc he has no idea how to live for himself at all. and yeah, in GP ryan’s and chris’s levels of obsession are a bit different. i suppose, partly bc chris’s mental state is also worse, than it was in ASB. he tries his best still, but cracks are starting to show more and more often. as for how he feels, when ryan is not around for months, i think that it’s a tricky question. chris is party terrified of himself and what he can do, so rational part of him says, that it’s good that ryan is far away from him, and that it might be better if he never comes back. but then, he also always longs for him to be back all the same. need vs care. obsession vs common sense. chris is very morale dualed, haha. esp when it comes to ryan. but i feel like, he’s prob one of the rare kinds of characters, who can overpower his own selfishness more often, than not. like, if i had to put all my supermassives otps into situation, where they had a choice to basically keep their ‘better half’ with them or have a chance to let them go with hope, that they can do better, that it would essentially be better for them, only chris and andrew would be capable of smth like lmao. everyone else, ryan included, would have the ugliest tantrum imaginable. even john with a similar level of self-hatred as chris, wouldn’t have been able to stop himself from being terribly selfish and keep andrew, no matter what it would have taken. this is partly why chris was okay with ryan killing him in WCA. he just assumed, well, it would be better for ryan. kinda a dick move tho. like ryan killed people for him, and he then, asks him to shot him lmao. 

and oh, funny enough, i had un-used plot, where ryan gets kicked out of the house by his mother. idk, where his grandparents are. maybe, they don’t exist in that au or they’re not close. so as result, ryan literally has nowhere to go. he asks kyalee and caleb, if they can hook him up with some temporary place, until he finds a job and will get out of their hair. but naturally, they call him an idiot and say, that he can just stay on the campground during that time, chris won’t mind. i imagine, that ryan would ask them to not tell chris why he’s here, make up some story. it also leaves a lot places for humor, bc ryan is city kid, he doesn’t know much about life in the country. but chris be there to teach him. so yeah, they would spent a lot of time together. just two of them. kyalee and caleb would also indeed have a chance to hang out with ryan more often, show him around and such. for a while everything will be alright with the world. which is smth that i really about the quarry tbh. their set-up is so deceptively cozy.

[reilliane]

context for this is that khaenrian lore has me in a chokehold and I cannot escape it so, I'm going to describe this in broad strokes and not go into the heavy details because then we would be here for pages and pages and that's not the point but, consider, if you will:

Khaenrian!reader, they're basically the equivalent of a second generation immigrant from snezhnaya to khaenri'ah but have loved thee all their life, and then the cataclysm happens, but even after death they wake up, and they aren't in the abyss. Rather their in a body that was not their original, this body is that of a Homunculi, now there's a lot of a reason for why this happened, from who they were in their first life to who they knew. But clutched in their hand is a small chess piece, that once belonged to a traitor of an old friend. So they leave for the land their family came from originally, snow has never bothered them much and they aren't keen on heading anywhere else. And over time as things change they put themselves in the position of harbinger in order to keep safe the heart of an old friend, keep your friends close yes but keep your enemies closer. They take a new name and a new act towards those around them, and rather than wake with the crows has per habit once was, they find themselves acting the role of the rooster. (Fatui lore is wild what do you mean one of the titles of the Harbingers is canonically Rooster that's absolutely batshit and I'm here for it) But somehow they find themselves growing rather well acquainted with the Balladeer.

So what I'm advocating for is Khaenrian/Homunculi!Reader & Scaramouche companionship, doesn't have to be romantic I just want them to hold hands, while I have set up for both of them, like enough set up that I would take up so much space writing it out so let's not do that here, do I know how they become friends? No and it does not matter because at the end of the day I think it would be neat if they were both magnificent bastards because I love that trope to death and what's better than one magnificent bastard? Two magnificent bastards and they're a power couple who fit the dynamic of Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss (scara) Manipulate Mansplain Malewife (reader).

I have no idea if this is coherent but neither is the brainrot I have about these two so it's fine.

To begin, the essence being a camaraderie between two unnatural people is lovely. I've always loved me summo that.

I can sort of see this scene happening where they just underplay each other's strengths and be snarky in saying 'i bet you're gonna be all scathed when this mission's over', belying the real message of, 'don't get hurt/take care out there'.

AEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

They aren't... humans, why must they be prey to some emotions?

(Romance route?? Ah yes, deny those emotions, darlings. Platonic route? UNCHANGING, KEEP THE DENIAL GOING)

Also, MC being spared from the Khaenri'ahn curse (well not exactly, given she's a homunculus) and wandering with a single purpose ('keep safe the...') that's not for herself emanates puppet vibes.

A long-term duty she's willfully doing—what a perfect contrast to Scara who's out to reap the gains for himself.

It could be that it's just me, but I love some me some relationship where you can't pinpoint what exacTLY THEY ARE lmao

Like- Scara is a bastard... yes, MC can be one too depending on how she makes do with her 'life'. They can be bastards with one another but at the same time they're like,

"Get that thing treated, it's disgusting to see."

Translation = "What the hell, get that healed!!"

RAGHHHHH