#why is Chuck Norris a tag?

[pomtatochisps]

What happened to Chuck Norris?

We should bring him back

[dis-plus-fanfic-reblog-writes]

Thank you @fandomxo00 for the tag. Sorry, it took me so long to post it. Thanks for your patience. ❤️❤️❤️

Actress/actor obsessions get to know you 🤣 ??

Do whatever and with who you want !!!

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2 men that I never lost the obsession for......

Characters:

Duncan MacLeod—immortal Boy Scout

Methos— immortal man who has been everywhere and done everything

Actors:

Jensen Ackles—he oozes talent and has such a heart.

Hugh Jackman—I watched his stuff thanks to the X-men movie.

Runner-up:

Robert Downey, Jr.—I don’t know why. Just haven’t. I have yet to find a movie of his I didn’t like. I love him in the Singing Detective movie and Heart and Soul movie.

2 old character obsession that are nerds

Daniel Jackson (Stargate movie)

The 10th Doctor

2 age-appropriate obsessions (either at the time or now??)

Misha Collins—the more and more I learn about the man, the more I wish we could be friends. I’m not joking.

I can’t think of another one. Mine have rarely been age appropriate tbh >.>()

2 soulmate obsessions

(I’m not entirely certain what this means but here’s what I’m going with…)

Dean Winchester (Supernatural) — I basically ended up marrying an oddly close version of this character

The drag king chick from the l tv show, Bliss (played by Laura Evans)—this character was such an awakening for me. I have been obsessed with wanting to get a much more masculine wardrobe of vests and waistcoats with slacks.

2 obsessions that made you “gay” (you dont have to be a gay)

The drag king chick (actress Laura Evans) from the tv show, Bliss (The Marvellon, episode)

Isabeau from Lost Girl—you have to watch the show to understand. That show is how Supernatural should have been treated.

For the record: I’m pan (I like everyone no matter sex, gender, or identification)

Regrettable, questionable obsessions upon reflection or that I completely split on because of their actor!!

Regrettable obsessions—Legs (Foxfire movie), Lestat and Louis (Interview with the Vampire movie)

Questionable obsessions—Akasha (Queen of the Damned), Edward and Jacob (Twilight)

Obsessions that remind me I’m “gay”

Kaylee (Firefly/Serenity),

Amelia Pond (Doctor Who),

River Song (Doctor Who),

Inara (Firely/Serenity),

The Doctor from Doctor Who

Ones I totally forgot about

Characters:

E. Edward Grey (The Secretary) and Lloyd Dobler (Say Anything)

Actors:

Daniel Bernhardt (Siro in Mortal Kombat: Conquest tv show; an agent in the Matrix)

Chuck Norris

Ones that are specifically about the characters

Deadpool and Logan (the worst Wolverine) from the Deadpool and Wolverine movie,

Dean Winchester, Castiel, and Death (Supernatural the tv series),

Death (Sandman comic and tv show),

the Doctor (Doctor Who), Amelia Pond and River Song (Doctor Who)

[jezebelgoldstone]

i managed to hold out for like a whole day and a half but i am officially like halfway through the magnus protocol

and

okay so i KNEW that johnny sims and alexander j newal voiced people in this series but like. when """"g. g."""" (no it's not gigi are you kidding) and fucking jerry showed up i literally oh my gods. i didn't start crying but if i were the sort to cry that would've done it. really seriously truly. oh my gods. oh my GODS. i cannot. i am emotionally compromised.

also. as a sidenote. i've seen so many posts speculating about whether or not norris and.... gha i forget the other one's name. i keep wanting to call him chuck. CHESTER that's it fucking chester. anyway! i keep seeing all these joke posts about being trapped with the love of your life and the worst boss it's possible to have in a window's 95 computer, and speculation about whether this is on purpose or if it's just johnny sims doing his usual thing and being slightly claustrophobic when it comes to things like characters and his actual friends, but like, guys.

guys.

come on.

if i hadn't read a thing on magnus protocol before i started listening there would be absolutely no question in my mind that it's jon and martin and probably jonah. (not elias, mind, which is why his voice is different. JONAH.) it's so... anything i write about it is going to make it sound like i'm pushing too hard which is going to make it seem less likely, but. i literally don't understand how in the show this is supposed to be taken any other way.

like okay listen. a little while ago i started writing this fanfic where the love interest is in disguise, right? but like, not in disguise from the READER. i always try to have the main pairing on screen together in the very first scene of any fic; by the end of the first chapter at the absolute latest, and in this one the identity reveal isn't going to be until like at least halfway through the story. but i wanted people to keep reading, and i didn't want people to worry that i was going to end up pairing the mc with an oc, so i did nothing to hide the love interest's identity from the reader. like, EVERYTHING about him is exactly like in the movie. his looks, his speech patterns, his mannerisms. when the mc asks for his name (after they've been talking for a long while already) the love interest is clearly lying and gives a fake name. i tagged the fic with hidden identity and identity reveal and all this kind of thing. it was. it was not hidden at all. and yet! there are still a few comments where people are speculating about whether or not the love interest is actually the love interest. i mean it makes sense; it is possible that i could've fucked up writing so bad that i may have accidentally made it seem like this rando oc was the love interest when he isn't, so if that was the case no one wanted to either make me feel bad or look silly when the actual love interest showed up. so like i get it? but also. i was 100% NOT expecting there to be any question AT ALL regarding the identity of the love interest.

and i gotta say. i feel like if johnny sims has read any of the posts speculating about chester and norris's identity, he probably feels exactly the same way.

also it's not windows 95! it's the business-focused precursor to window's 95, and that's worse.

[watching-pictures-move]

Movie Review | Hero and the Terror (Tannen, 1988)

This feels like a project that Charles Bronson passed on so Golan and Globus gave it to Chuck Norris instead. I have no idea if that's actually the case, but it helps bring into focus why this doesn't pop. The mix of action thriller and slasher elements conceptually isn't too far from something like 10 to Midnight, but despite some nice visual style during the slasher sequences, this has no feel for the grimy, exploitative quality you need to pull that mixture off. That other movie wallows in the sleaze by forcing you to tag along with the killer during some pretty ugly murder sequences. Here, the movie is afraid to get too close to the killer, give him too much of a presence, or even really get its hands dirty during the murders, which are mostly bloodless neck snaps. Ebert correctly points out in his review that the lack of dialogue for the villain is a pretty severe miscalculation.

This is sort of novel for Norris' attempt to stretch his acting muscles. He isn't bad in the domestic scenes, but this stuff still feels perfunctory in his hands, and becomes a distraction from the thriller elements. You can see the same material working a lot better with Bronson and his real life wife Jill Ireland in the roles, as their genuine warmth and chemistry would provide a strong enough contrast to the ugliness of the killer's scenes. And while both are usually low key actors, you can see how the grim, violent aura that Bronson projects serves him well in material like this. Norris by contrast is too flat, and maybe too nice a presence.

I will say that Steve James is his usual reliable self, and that seeing Billy Drago in a non-villainous role is a nice surprise, but otherwise, you can probably skip this unless you're a Norris completist.

[hijack711]

CHAPTER 2:

Tag(s): fluff, story building, daily life, wholesome moments

After Unity arrived at their home, their leader and his girlfriend were still engrossed in their little world, the lovebirds' conversation continued for nearly three hours, something that was nothing new to his brothers and sisters. Although both Rehn and Rosé kept talking that night, Rehn and the members still proceeded with their housework as usual. When the housework was completed, the group had a family meal together in front of the TV and reviewed their memorable moments.

"Man, I'm so burned out, it's hard to believe that five years have passed since our debut. Wow, now that I think back, back then I couldn't even imagine how far we could go. Back in the old days as trainees, we only focused on practicing to the point we almost forgot everything." - Damian

"For real for real, bro, there were times when I really felt teary. The trainees who had gone through trials with us and shared the ups and downs with us, I don't know how they are doing now?" - Sirene

"That's right, I thought the same as Si-young, those times when we received periodic assessments and then we had to bid goodbye to a lot of trainees we were very close to." - Yuki

"Do you still remember the lyrics of my first rap song with Ivy? Yeah, I've always wondered if everything that ever happened in my life, my achievements, were they happened because of my choice, fate, or both. I wanted to share, but then I realized that this ain't got a Redo button in our real-life game, unlike cat mythology, we only have one life, therefore we have to seize every opportunity we get. Bottom line, we can feel sorry for them, but we also have to take care of ourselves. Cruel but true." - Rehn

"Well, that is life, if we hadn't gone through those things, we wouldn't be able to survive and thrive to where we are now. Furthermore, it's not just you guys who have to experience sadness. Interns have to experience overwhelming sensations of disappointment when they find out they have been eliminated, there are also those who have to endure academic pressure, those who are rejected when applying for jobs, etc. The position that we have worked so hard to achieve to become who we are now is not meant for everyone, I think the same is applied to us. We were just trainees who had to go through competency assessments and requirements and hope that we would be chosen." - Ivy

“Woah, those words of you two hit harder than Mike Tyson.”- Baekgi

“But still can't beat Chuck Norris even when he is not in his prime.”- Rehn

“Hahh.”- Damian

“These kids still have a lot to learn.” - Rehn whispered into Ivy's ear

“Yeah.” - Ivy

The next morning, most of Unity's members went out for different recreational purposes, and only their leader chose to stay home to review his work. Rehn was not only the leader or rapper of the group, he and Ivy also had to take care of crucial tasks such as composing music, writing lyrics, and sometimes even charting the future direction of the group.

Before starting the main work, Rehn had to get his workout done. One thing that many of Unity's friends in the industry knew well was that all six members usually work out with high intensity. Although morning was not the ideal time to exercise for many people, for Rehn, "If an unconventional approach can help you work well, why don't you do it?".

The clock struck nine in the morning and it was time for Rehn to start carrying out the tasks he had set for today. Rehn poured himself a cup of iced coffee and started with one of the typical things a music producer had to do which was listen to your composition over and over again and make edits until you are satisfied. Because he was so engrossed in his work, Rehn did not realize that someone was closely observing him from behind. That person slowly walked towards him while he was staring at the laptop screen. That person gently patted Rehn's right shoulder and then the left one while trying to avoid his sight. After being teased like that for a while, Rehn finally stood up and saw his girlfriend who had just returned from a busy schedule.

“Babe, wow, when did you get here? Have you eaten anything yet?” - Rehn immediately checked on Rosé's health

“Hihihi, after landing I came here as fast as I could. I asked the other three to go home first because I miss you so much.” - Rosé pouted and said

It was that expression again, that aegyo that every time it appeared made Rehn feel extremely lucky to have a woman like Rosé in his life.

“Eat? Can you make banh mi for me? Oh, and an egg coffee, please. While I was working, I kept thinking about the dishes you made.” - Rosé

“Oh my gawddd, lucky for you we still have some in stock enough to make it. Wait a damn minute, don't you need to avoid that?” - Rehn

“Come on, make me a cup, I had to cut coffee out of my diet during the schedule, do it, please. It's your fault for making me so addicted to that delicious beverage” - Rosé

“It's not just the coffee but the eggs too, babe. There are raw egg yolks in it. Except for the eggs in between my legs, the eggs we often use are unpasteurized.” - Rehn

“Yahhhhh! Hahaha. Iced milk coffee then!"” - Rosé

“Haizzzz, ok, follow me.” - Rehn

“Yay, love you, honey!” - Rosé

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[redroci]

wip day!

tagged by @indorilnerevarine

tagging @amistrio, @chyrstis, @foofygoldfish, @geronimo-11, @jackiesarch, @ravenschampion, @simonxriley, @jackalopestride, @strafethesesinners, @whoever else wants to play

Behold, one scene that will probably end up in only the dead, and one that probably won't.

Trigger warning for implied suicide

"I haven't been able to get a hold of Kovacs. He wasn't doing great last I heard from him; I was on my way up to check in. Was hoping you could come with me." I don't want to have to find his body alone, is what goes unsaid. She goes with him. 

They don't get to Kovacs in time. 

Running, running, running. A maze of dust and rubble and everything is red and she doesn't remember it being this red. Sand in her eyes and in her teeth and blood under her nails and she can't remember why she's running. She wasn't alone, where did they go? Did she leave them? Whose blood is this? 

Markham bleeds out in the street. 

(no he didn't) 

Sully is dead before he hits the ground. 

(that wasn't how it happened) 

Ahmadi gives her an accusatory look. "You killed them," he says, and steps backwards. He is silent as he falls. 

I didn't, he didn't! He's fine… 

"Rook, wake up!"

no tw on this one:

"I don't think I've ever met a US Marshal before," Pratt reflected. "You think they're all like Chuck Norris?"

"He played a Texas Ranger, Pratt," Hudson corrected irritably. She was sorting through the Eden's Gate casefile - again - and the third time through had done nothing to improve her mood.

"Oh, right. Who am I thinking of, then?"

"Tommy Lee Jones, in The Fugitive?" Alex guessed. "Or John Wayne, maybe, he played a Marshal a couple times."

"No, on TV, I'm pretty sure."

"Oh, Just-"

Hudson slammed a folder down so hard it skidded across the table. Pratt caught it before it could fly off and scatter. "I just don't understand why they're only sending one guy. We've been putting this case together for years, we've lost officers to these assholes, and they're gonna send one guy?" Eden's Gate hadn't actually killed anybody yet(that they could prove), certainly not any deputies. But a few had left the department in favor of the cult, which, while alarming, was not actually illegal. "I just don't get what they're thinking." Hudson collapsed into her chair, shoving the stack of files away.

"Optics," Alex said. "They're thinking about how it'll look in the news."

"What do you mean?" Pratt asked, frowning.

"It's like the worst parts of Waco and Ruby Ridge had a horrible baby," she explained. "They only send one fed, when it all goes south the story is about bumbling local idiots and a failed raid. They send in the FBI and the ATF and the National Guard and then it's 'government jack boots trigger massacre in standoff with militant cult.'"

"Or maybe it's not as serious as you all seem to think it is," a man interjected from the doorway. Sheriff Whitehorse was standing behind him, already looking weary. This must be the Marshal, then.

[mithrillove]

since they blocked me but forget you can easily pull up their blogs on any browser without logging in

I wanna know: why the hell do you think hes not racist???

I've followed football for well over a decade so yes I know that Br*dy is a piece of shit and the entire fucking league is just hopping on the bandwagon of caring about minorities like CW has too.

Also, you did see where the fucking show came from correct???? 1st off the original had 50% of the cast not being caricatures/stereotypes of POC while this has a grand total of 2 and one of them falls in the Uncle Ben stereotype. 2nd he literally sympathized with an ICE agent tearing a 3yo from their family to fucking create the show.

Funny thing about this reboot that's written worse than the original and that's saying something is that revenue of the show goes to Magats. Chuck Norris who is a notorious racist, homophobic, transphobic person gets a lot of it.

You can donate to charity and talk about a subject and still not believe in the subject. I mean, I was in a debate club and had to defend making abortion illegal, and I really dont see that as a good thing. Dude said on his twitter that he thinks "Cracker" is a racial slur and has sent fans to attack underpaid overworked waitstaff. That's not someone I'd stan or support and is kinda evidence that hes not a good person. OR saying a character that canonically is messed up dying being a "success story" when he fights for depression awareness. OR calling a drug addict's death pathetic. He hides behind his mental illness to not get better on his shitty moves.

Also, I used to adore him until all the shit he's done has came up. Like, I would've been glad for his career to continue until he pulled this stunt. I would gladly put Jensen and Misha both down if they did this too. I'm not going to stoop low and support people that actively support the "former social media influencer". And if you dont believe he knows, execs in crew know, and that's from years of being with celeb family members 😗✌

Also, blocking me so I can't defend my thoughts is a low blow especially when you call me names so I cant even defend myself. And, I had the post tagged correctly. Have a nice evening 💖

also every single football player in the NFL has something pertaining to BLM on their helmets even if they dont agree with the movement because paychecks are where it's at. along with the field.

[scratchybeardsweetmouth]

Thanks for the tag @even-in-winter​ ! <3 i believe this is also the show-your-age game hahaha Post ten GIFs of movies you loved as a child, then tag ten people.  Optional: Tell us why you love(d) the films you picked. 1. Sidekicks (so there’s Jonathan Brandis in this, but I kinda fell for Chuck Norris. My brother has not stopped teasing me ever since.)

2. Beauty & the Beast (b.e.c.a.u.s.e.)

3. While You Were Sleeping (first romcom i adored)

4. Short Circuit (before Wall-E there was Johnny Five)

5. Babe (sweet story)

6. 10 Things I Hate About You (it’s great the way things turned out. also learned way way late that this was loosely based on Taming of the Shrew)

7. The Mighty Ducks franchise (fun and teamwork)

8. 3 Ninjas (more fun and teamwork)

9. Little Giants (more more fun and teamwork)

10. The Iron Giant (tugging the heartstrings like crazy)

tagging: @nevada-b-1780​  @dragcn-queen​  @what-the-crap-is-a-sharknado​ (at your discretion)

[sakuhai]

Why do you dislike Ash and Kaneki?

Mostly because of their fandoms.

Lots of my favorite characters have died because of K@n€ki i wouldn't had been so bitter about him if at least Furuta and Rize had survived.Its been a while since I tagged anything as tok*o gh*ul on my blog but if you search the tag on my blog you might find some "meta" posts I agreed with since back in 2018...so you will find out my opinions thoughts and feelings about him and the story in general.

Tg and Bf fandoms are some of the few ones I have the most beef with.

As for Lynx yikes I just think of him as every movie and every role Chuck Norris has ever done.He is so praised by his fans and seen as a martyr rather than the criminal he was.Also they talk a lot of shit about the author instead of appreciating her work and respect her rightful decisions.

I have a mega essay in my drafts about him.I've been keeping it since 2018-2019 but I haven't posted it yet cause I'm sure I'm gonna get backlash or get massively blocked.

I have moved on from bf but still I would like to post my essay/mini book that I've written at some point lol.I'm proud of it but my opinions and expressions are very raw and far from agreeing with most of bf fans on here at least.

If you are not shy you can dm me and ill message you my "essay" with all my takes on lynx and the bf story.

Also I'm a mega supporter of yut lung.Not only is he the only legit character in bf but one of the best ever in general imo.

[sebarial-the-economist]

Cosmere AU April Week 1: Movies/TV

Share your contributions with the hashtag #cosmere au april. Tag me (@sebarial-the-economist) and I’ll reblog.  If you find and old fic or artwork that fits the prompt, feel free to share that too.  I’m including a couple prompts for each day, including drawing prompts. (But I’m not an artist so sorry if they’re bad prompts.)  Feel free to use a quote, the genre, the movie it comes from.  It’s totally up to you.  April 1st: Superheroes “So in the end, my girlfriend became my arch-enemy, my arch-enemy became my best friend, and my best friend became my girlfriend. But, hey – that's high school.” - Will Stormhold, Sky High

“The night is darkest just before the dawn, and I promise you, the dawn is coming.” – Batman, The Dark Knight I would love to see all the Knights Radiant drawn as MCU characters.  Or Adolin Kholin rocking a Metroman style cape. The rest of the week is under the cut.

April 2nd, Medical Dramas

“Oh screw beautiful! I’m brilliant! If you want to appease me, compliment my brain.” - Dr. Christina Yang, Grey’s Anatomy

“Treating illness is why we became doctors.  Treating patients is actually what makes most doctors miserable.”  - Dr. Gregory House, House

I would love to see Kaladin drawn as a modern surgeon.  

April 3rd, 90’s/early 2000s Teen Girl Movies 

“I guess, in this society, being male and an asshole makes you worthy of our time.” -Kat Stratford, 10 Things I Hate About You (Sarene would totally say this)

“I have never put on pantyhose before, but it sounds dangerous." -Joe, The Princess Diaries (or possibly Sazed to Vin?) Any Cosmere characters dressed in Mean Girls or Clueless fashions would be awesome!

April 4th, Makeover Show 

“Any item in your wardrobe should satisfy one of two criteria: utility and joy.” -Stacy London, What Not To Wear

"You being your true self isn't going to offend anybody. It's very unlikely that people are going to cause you an issue just because you are being yourself. And if they're concerned, that's on them. You're happy." - Tan France, Queer Eye

"Spray, delay, walk away." - Jonathan Van Ness, Queer Eye (and also Adolin Kholin in prison)

Either Vin or Kaladin scowling at someone trying to do their hair/makeup would make my day. 

April 5th, Reality Dating Show 

good morning to everyone except jessica from love is blind netflix -Jonna_danielle on Twitter

"I mean who else has secret service? The queen, the president, Michael Jackson…and I don't think he's any one of those." -one of the contestants I didn’t bother to find out her name, I Wanna Marry Harry Shallan Davar, Adolin Kholin and Kaladin as contestants on The Bachelorette.  Bonus points if Kaladin and Adolin are the last two contestants and get tired of Shallan’s indecision and run off with each other instead. 

April 6th, Sci Fi 

“In time, the suffering of your people will persuade you to see our point of view.”  - Nute Gunray, The Phantom Menace

You can use logic to justify almost anything. That's its power. And its flaw." - ---Captain Cathryn Janeway, Star Trek: Voyager (and possibly Jasnah Kholin)

"Man walks down the street in a hat like that, you know he's not afraid of anything ... " -Wash, Firefly (Wayne!) Vivena as a bounty hunter. 

April 7th, Spy or Heist Movie 

“I trust everyone.  It’s the devil inside them I don’t trust.” -Stella Bridger, The Italian Job

Maxwell Smart: I think it's only fair to warn you, this facility is surrounded by a highly trained team of 130 Black Op Snipers. Siegfried: I don't believe you. Maxwell Smart: Would you believe two dozen Delta Force Commandos Siegfried: No Maxwell Smart: How about Chuck Norris with a BB Gun?    -Get Smart Szeth son-son-Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar wore a dapper af tux on the day he was to kill a king.  Bonus points for a Walther PPK

[acklest]

Why is your husband the most Iconic and sweetest person ever?! We(I'm confidently assuming that I'm not the only one) need to know more about him.

Oh, you may regret this. 

(If you’re squeamish about blood, you might wanna proceed with caution. I promise I’m not trying to be dramatic. There’s blood in this.)

He is iconic, at least to me. And he’s probably really only “sweet” to me. Also to the cat, but he denies this. To everyone else, he’s just a quiet sort of guy with a permanently “done” look on his face.

What he planned to do from childhood was join the US Navy, because his Dad had been in the Navy. He wanted to be a technician on a submarine.

As soon as he graduated high school, he went to talk to a recruiter, and got sent to take the ASVAB. His scores on that were great and he was willing to enlist for a long hitch. The recruiter was like “it’s not even my birthday.”

But he failed the hearing part of his physical, so his status was “disqualified recommending waiver.” He didn’t know that his hearing had degenerated from type 2 (moderate) to type 3 (severe). The eval was to see if he could hear all the comms with his headset cranked up to max without hearing aids (which he hated wearing anyway). When he missed some of the cues, he was fully disqualified. 

Then he had to figure out what his second choice for the rest of his life would be. Nothing really jumped out at him. He’d never really thought about it. But his family couldn’t pay for college, so he would need a job.

His best friend got him on as a cashier working the graveyard shift at a 24-hour gas station/mini-mart. During breaks, he looked over the course catalog from the local community college. He thought maybe he could do one of those non-degree cert programs, like becoming a welder or a mechanic.

A week before, a dude who had sued that chain of gas stations for damages from a personal injury found out that he wasn’t getting a settlement. He was across the street from the one where my husband worked. I guess lawsuit dude got enraged all over again, thought “I’ll show them”, and loaded the .22 he had in his jacket before heading over. 

My husband was behind the counter, where the liquor was, thinking he was dealing with just another drunk customer at 4-fucking-AM. When he turned to ask if he needed anything else, lawsuit dude shot him in the side of the face from about six feet away. The bullet wound its way through his jawbone and he instinctively reached up to his mouth because he felt loose bits of his teeth on his tongue. (Sort of a dark in-joke, when one of us asks the other about a day that had obviously not gone well. “Bad. Not gargling-my-own-teeth bad, but not great.”)

He would’ve spun around by then to take cover behind the counter, but the sound of the gunshot stunned him because he heard it perfectly. He was born deaf/hearing-impaired, so he’d always heard things a certain way, through a certain amount of… I don’t know, static, interference, fog? But this he heard perfectly and it stunned him. 

(“If their headsets went up that high, I could’ve joined the Navy.”) 

So he didn’t turn in time to miss the second bullet, which hit him in the chest from the same range. As he turned, the third one hit him in the side of his stomach. The fourth one hit him in the thigh, nicking his femoral artery. Then his best friend showed up to tag in for his shift, heard the loud noise, ran in to help like a moron. So the last thing my husband heard before he blacked out was his best friend screaming at the guy to stop, and then a few more gunshots after that. 

If a Jeep full of hard partiers hadn’t pulled up to get gas and ran next door to call 911, he’d be dead right now. Of course, lawsuit dude was hell and gone by then.

He woke up in the hospital ten days later, heavily drugged. He tried to talk but they had done something to stabilize his jaw so he couldn’t speak. He was in and out for a couple of days after that. 

A day or so later, the thoracic surgeon sat down and told him that he’d died a couple of times, and that they tried to get the bullet out of his chest, but it had ended up less than 4cm away from his heart, so it was too high risk. They would have to leave it in. He apologized for how wide the scar was from when they opened his chest, because they had to work so quickly.  When they brought him in, he was covered in blood, all over. His hair had matted together from lying in it until the EMT people got there. One of them told him later, “We saw the booze behind the counter and assumed a bullet had hit a couple of bottles of red wine.”

Not so much. 

His best friend had died in the ambulance on the way. 

There was two years of recovery, facial reconstruction for his jaw, lots of dental work, physical therapy, follow-up procedures, and so on. There was a court trial that dragged on and on. 

It hurt when he breathed in, it hurt if he laughed. It all hurt. He’s a big dude, 5'10, shaped kinda like Wolverine (comic Wolverine, not Huge Yakman Wolverine). His health had always been good. He said he felt like he was being punished for not appreciating it enough while he had it. Up til all that, he’d been a devout Catholic, but that burned away real quick. He says that the 18 year old working at the mini-mart was a different person than the one who got wheeled out of the hospital a couple of months later. He didn’t know that guy.

He spent the next ten years on what I call a Chuck Norris tasting tour, where he was likely suicidal but not aware of it. He survived two terrible motorcycle accidents, a spectacularly failed marriage, he was thrown off a horse and hit the ground with a thud about 30 feet below, and then a drunk driver plowed into the back end of his car at top speed and he ended up ass over tea kettle in a ditch.

A few months after that, he started having terrible chest pains. He thought it was just pain from the impact with the steering wheel, which broke a couple of ribs. But when it kept going even after his ribs had healed, he went back to the hospital. The impact had shook stuff around and now the bullet was moving closer to his heart. Moving very very slowly, but yeah. So they had to open him up again to get it out.

(“Would you like to keep it?”

“…What?”

“Some people like to keep the bullet.”

“Uh. No. Thank you. I think a decade’s enough.”)

Fast forward to ‘98. I was a year or so off of a devastating event/blue screen of death thing of my own. I had a baby that I had never planned to have because I wussed out of the adoption process (I’m not saying I regret that, I’m just saying). I was on a little death-seeking tour of my own, when some mutual friends pushed us together. I do not know why. Maybe because we were the same amount of “over it.”? Maybe to take us both out of the dating pool at the same time, thereby making it safer for everyone? “You know someone who’s a walking disaster? Me too!”

The wheels almost fell off the wagon a couple of times. He told me he loved me and I didn’t talk to him for a couple of months. He sent me an instant message that said, “I am not playing Peter Gabriel outside your goddamn window. Get the fuck over this.” The age gap (22 years) made him pull away a bit there for awhile, but we didn’t need any Peter Gabriel for that shit either.

Nothing really surprises him or catches him off guard. This sort of weird Midwestern Zen thing that I don’t really understand because I’m kind of the opposite. Our communication is weird because neither one of us talks about anything that’s really bugging us, but we kind of talk around it.

I asked him to marry me a few years after we’d moved in, and he said “I don’t know, the last one didn’t go too well.” (A charming understatement.) I was cool with that. I was like… 83% cool with that. Almost a year later, while we were watching a movie, he turned to me and said, “Yeah.“ 

A YEAR later. 

“Yeah?” Like I would fucking know what he was talking about.

“I’ll marry you." 

"About time. Would you say that you were trying to decide the entire year or was it more of an on-and-off thing?”

“Oh, fuck off." 

Anyway – courthouse, Vegas, etc.

What I need you to know about him, more than anything, are these three things: 

1) When one of my family members (an uncle I didn’t know well) showed up to threaten the two of us, he quietly took that man by the arm and walked him out to the parking lot. I was watching from our doorway. I thought I was about to see him rip the guy’s head off and go bowling.

I didn’t see him make an angry face. I didn’t hear him raise his voice. It was a quiet conversation, and then that man backed away, got in his car, and left. That was 15 years ago, and I haven’t seen him or heard from him since, though I got a letter from my biological mother the week after, asking what kind of psychopath I was living with.

Still no fucking clue what he said, though.

2) His idea of asking me to move in with him back in ‘98 was to start replacing the furniture in my apartment with new furniture, but leaving that new furniture at his apartment. "Got you a new desk." 

"I have a desk.”

“Your desk isn’t gonna go with the chair.”

“What chair?”

“The chair I bought you last week.”

“You bought me a chair last week?”

“Yeah, come over and look at it.”

As near as I can tell, his plan was to slowly replace all of my furniture but keep it at his apartment and to slowly move me in a box of things at a time until I was like “Wow, all my stuff’s over there.”

3) When little kids ask him about the inch-wide scar from his collarbone all the way to his navel, with a narrower scar on top of that one from the second surgery, he tells them that he was shaving with a straight razor and suddenly sneezed really hard.

[ask-captain-faris-archived]

GET TO KNOW THE BLOGGER.

"Borrowed" from @lonescion

1. FIRST NAME: 

I go by Insomniak, but for my real nam- (static)

Faris appears for a moment saying "Mun would share, but it's a touch on the embarrassing side." before vanishing.

2. STRANGE FACT ABOUT YOURSELF: 

I have met a dog that thinks she's part cat an cat that acts like he's part dog. The best of both worlds.

 3. TOP THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU FIND ATTRACTIVE ON A PERSON: 

A genuine smile.

B their eyes.

C intelligence

4. A FOOD YOU COULD EAT FOREVER AND NOT GET BORED OF: 

"Meatlovers" Pizza. Brooklyn style.

5. A FOOD YOU HATE: 

Leafy vegetables. I prefer greens with a bit more crunch to them, always have.

6. GUILTY PLEASURE: 

I'll often try and give a personality to silent protagonists in a game I'm playing if they don't already have one. Each of my characters in Bloodborne had a different way of behaving even before I knew what weapon or stats they would be based around.

7. WHAT DO YOU SLEEP IN: 

Something comfortable for the weather, more often than not.

8. SERIOUS RELATIONSHIPS OR FLINGS: 

Serious relationships. Once I start something, I often commit fully.

9. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN THE PAST AND CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WOULD YOU AND WHAT WOULD IT BE: 

I'd have taken a few chances that were presented to me instead of turning them down.

10. ARE YOU AN AFFECTIONATE PERSON:

 anyone who has known me in person would likely think so.

11. A MOVIE YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN: 

The Shadow. The one with Alec Baldwin. That and a couple of Mel Brooks movies.

12. FAVORITE BOOK: 

Call of Cthulhu by HP Lovecraft.

13. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP ANY ANIMAL AS A PET, WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE: 

Fictional: either a Phoenix or Chocobo.

Real: Narwhal those things are majestic.

14. TOP FIVE FICTIONAL SHIPS [IF YOU ARE AN RP BLOG, YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN SHIPS AS WELL]: 

5) BartzxFaris (Final Fantasy V, and my otp)

4) SoraxKairi (Kingdom Hearts) I was probably one of many who were very glad to finally see (spoiler redacted).

3) Beast BoyxRaven (Teen Titans).

2) MarkxLyndis (Fire Emblem 7). My first FE ship and @ask-mark-and-friends , oneof my RP partners, does an amazing portrayal of them if I do say so myself.

1) ZeLink (Legend of Zelda series). Romantic or platonic, they always manage to have interesting or potentially interesting dynamics depending on how you look at them, and even with so many incarnations there's often the potential for them develop differently each time.

15. PIE OR CAKE: 

Yes.

16. FAVORITE SCENT: 

Pumpkin pie. One if the many reasons why Autumn is my favorite season.

 17. CELEBRITY CRUSH: 

Chuck Norris Emma Watson was one for me back when I was a kid.

18. IF YOU COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: 

Fictional: Hyrule. Any version of it.

Real: there is one place in either Florida or California I'd like to visit. You can make a custom lightsaber there.

19. INTROVERT OR EXTROVERT: 

Introvert. But once I get started talking about something... It takes a while for me to stop.

20. DO YOU SCARE EASILY: 

This is going to sound odd, but I consider some non-horror works to have scarier moments than most actual horror flicks. Whether it's because horror movies tend to rely on the characters having really bad ideas or it's a matter of expecting to be scared, I'm not yet certain.

21. IPHONE OR ANDROID: 

Android. swore by it for years.

22. DO YOU PLAY ANY VIDEO GAMES: 

Yes. That is one of the factors that lead to me making this blog.

23. DREAM JOB: 

Play tester, either for Nintendo or Square Enix.

24. WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A MILLION DOLLARS: 

Pay off debts, commission a few things, cross another few items off a certain list, donate the rest.

25. FICTIONAL CHARACTER YOU HATE: 

Pretty sure anyone who's read Order of the Phoenix will agree when I say...

Delores. Jane. Umbridge. You know a character is truly a punchable villain when Stephen King is quoted calling her "the greatest make believe villain since Hannibal Lecter".

 26. FANDOM THAT YOU WERE ONCE A PART OF BUT AREN’T ANY LONGER: 

Bleach. Not getting into why I walked out on that one.

Tagging: Anyone who wishes to partake

[backoftheroomandnotbelonging]

73 questions.

I was tagged by @enchantedamusedslightlyconfused

I tag @iamdorka  @xwonderlandxinxhellx @mrs-machinegun-norris (you’re my top three recommended tags)

On a scale of 1-10, how excited are you about life right now?

Like, a 5? I’m at a point in my life that I can go in any direction so I have a lot of freedom and choice. But, I have no idea where I want to be going so I’m in limbo and that makes me anxious...

Describe yourself in a hashtag?

#backoftheroomandnotbelonging

I use it to tag any content I’m posting and Tumblr is typically where I’m the most honest.

If you could do a love scene with anyone, who would it be?

Oooo I don’t know

Colson? Yungblud, maybe Mod Sun as well...

Definitely Colson though - that man is a dream 👀

If your life was a musical, what would the marquee say?

I genuinely don’t have the foggiest...

What’s one thing people don’t know about you?

I’ve done pole fitness since I was 14.

What’s your wake up ritual?

Wake up, check the number of notifications I have on my phone, have a wash, get dressed, makeup, breakfast.

What’s your go to bed ritual?

PJs, have a wash, music, lights out, music, fanfiction, daydream, pass out.

What’s your favourite time of day?

Anytime between 2:00 and 4:30 in the morning. It’s when my house is guaranteed to be asleep so I’m finally able to just stop and be me.

Your go to for having a good laugh?

I don’t actually remember the last time I had a good laugh...

KellyVision makes me chuckle though.

Dream country to visit?

America. It’s kinda cliche but oh well. Definitely hitting up Cleveland for EST Fest and maybe NYC. Probably would wanna go to an amusement park as well - I just have this idea that they’re very different to British ones.

And NZ! My cousins are there and together? We’re hurricanes.

What’s the biggest surprise you’ve had?

This is one of those questions that I suddenly can’t think of an answer for.

Maybe @xwonderlandxinxhellx​?

I don’t even remember how we started talking but I never thought (I dreamed but never thought) that I would actually make a friend on Tumblr.

So, thank you 🖤

Heels or flats/sneakers?

CONVERSE! I will die in my Chucks.

That being said, ya girl loves feeling herself in heels. I can’t do normal heels so I have these block heel brogues that I adore.

Vintage or new?

I adore the vintage style but sizing often isn’t on my size.

Also love some dark punk grunge clothing.

Who do you want to write your obituary?

I don’t want an obituary.

When I die I want that to be it. No funeral, no nothing.

Style icon?

Colson, Dom?

I’m very into aesthetics that I could never really pull off.

What are three things you can’t live without?

My glasses

My headphones

The Bloom album (quite literally in this case)

What’s one ingredient you put in everything?

Mixed herbs or sweetcorn.

Love Worcestershire Sauce as well.

What 3 people living or dead would you like to make dinner for?

Colson Baker (needs a heartwarming homecooked meal)

And there are probably others but none that really spring to mind.

My mum, to thank her?

What’s your biggest fear in life?

Fear of isolation

I’m not scared of being abandoned (if you do that to me then you’re doing me a favour)

But I am scared of closing myself off to people that could be there for me and letting things get bad and consume me again.

Window or aisle seat?

Aisle seat!

I like looking at what’s going on about me.

And it’s odd but I also don’t hate the inconvenience of getting up to let people pass.

What’s your current TV obsession?

Roadies.

And nothing else will ever match it. It’s a crime it was cancelled before a second season.

Favourite app?

Tumblr, followed closely by Pinterest.

I think it’s because they’re spaces that are specifically for your interests, dreams, all that mess in your head and I vibe with that.

Secret talent?

I’m not very talented, not gonna lie.

I can rap all of Breaking News which I feel is impressive?

Most adventurous thing you’ve done in your life?

I’ve not had many opportunities to be adventurous.

Skipping school always gave me such anxiety so my body definitely thought I was jumping off a cliff or something.

How would you define yourself in three words?

Witty, fangirl, brave?

Favourite piece of clothing you own?

I have a green and grey checkered suit jacket that I adore.

My Adder Technology jumper is my favourite oversized item.

Black ripped jeans.

Must have clothing item everyone should have?

Brown leather belt. I don’t know why but I’ll never go back.

Superpower you would want?

Power of time? Just to like slow it down. I feel like I don’t have enough time to do anything so to slow it down and get shit done would be great. Or just to give myself a minute to breathe. We don’t get enough ‘time out’s in life.

What’s inspiring you in life right now?

Colson has always been inspiring to me.

He came into my life when I was 15 and literally saved it. He’s always going to mean that to me.

Best piece of advice you’ve received?

Mod Sun: I’ve always been a little bit reluctant to say I’m gonna be the best at something because I didn’t wanna disrespect other people, like ‘Imma be the best at something, you can’t have it’. So I’d never really be like that. But if you don’t say you’re gonna be the best at what you’re doing, your insides, that power that you have, doesn’t know what the fuck to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JUdgoHnL4Q&list=LLF69NADeUPVjZWSlZpeiGWg&index=3&t=0s

Best advice you’d give your teenage self?

Just live, please. We were so close to not living and yet here we are. Please, please, just throw the rule book in the flames. Go to school hungover, pull allnighters to just feel music, smoke, don’t do your homework.

Promise me to be unapologetically yourself.

A book that everyone should read?

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote - just stick with it...it’s an interesting story and raises some questions about life.

The Selection Series by Keira Cass - my favourite YA series.

Harry Potter by JK Rowling - pretty self explanatory? 

What would you like to be remembered for?

I don’t wanna be remembered.

I’m gone, just move on. Find a new energy to bring into your life.

How do you define beauty?

    (That is a purposeful blank space.)

What do you love most about your body?

That it’s never given up on me.

Best way to take a rest/decompress?

Music as loud as possible so you can just lose yourself.

Favourite place to view art?

Oh this has me stumped.

I like art that is significant but isn’t technically legally displayed.

If your life were a song, what would the title be?

It would 100% be a word or phrase that wouldn’t turn up in the lyrics at all.

But you listen to it and the title seems like the perfect title, nothing else could represent this song.

If you could master one instrument, what would it be?

Guitar, bass? No, drums. Vocals...

I just want some musical talent!

If you had a tattoo, where would it be?

Oooo, get ready.

Bee, on my collarbone.

Lace Up, on my wrist.

Tree, on my sternum.

Stars/an astronaut/a solar system, somewhere undecided.

Dolphins or koalas?

Don’t really have a preference...

But the dolphins in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy were great so...

What’s your spirit animal?

I think maybe a seal?

Best gift you’ve ever received?

My headphones.

I have tiny ears so have always struggled to find earbuds that are comfortable for a long period of time.

I found some!

And then they were discontinued so it’s really difficult to buy them.

I was surprised with 3 pairs once and I practically cried.

Best gift you’ve ever given?

Ummm, I’m not very artsy creative but I once made my mum a birthday card using a teabag, I think she liked it?

I was a teenager so it was really rare that I ever did something artistic so I think she especially appreciated the effort and discomfort I felt.

What’s your favourite board game?

Chess.

Game of Life.

Cards against humanity.

What’s your favourite colour?

Grey.

Least favourite colour?

I used to have this severe hate for pink because it was forced on me as a child (I shared a room with my little sister and she loved pink so pink was what she got.)

I’ve grown out of it: pink is punk as fuck.

Diamonds or pearls?

I don’t really have a preference.

I much prefer simple things.

If we’re talking jewellery then I like plain silver.

Drugstore makeup or designer?

Ummm...I’m not sure how to differentiate.

I try and use Natural Collection for the base of my makeup but my eyeliner and eyebrows are Rimmel London and NYX.

Blow-dry or air-dry?

Air-dry

These curls only work one way and that’s their way.

Pilates or yoga?

Both.

Depends on what I need in the moment.

Coffee or tea?

Neither!

I’m not allowed so it’s hot chocolate all the wayyyy.

What’s the weirdest word in the English language?

The weirdest words are the ones that you learnt reading so pronounce one way when actually it’s said entirely differently.

Me, in Year 10, with the word ‘epitome’.

Dark chocolate or milk chocolate?

Depends on my mood really...

Cadbury released this bar that mixed the two together and that seems kinda perfect.

Stairs or elevator?

Either

I like racing people in the lifts to see if I can get up the stairs quicker. Such a child, I know.

Summer or winter?

Winter, for sure.

Natural ginger so the summer is the worst thing I’ve ever experienced.

You are stuck on an island, you can pick one food to eat forever without getting tired of it, what would you eat?

Mash.

A desert you don’t like?

Apple pie (or any fruit pie)

And custard.

A skill you’re working on mastering?

Skateboarding.

No time like quarantine, eh?

Best thing to happen to you today?

Woke up naturally alert so felt ready to tackle the day productively for the first time since lockdown began.

Best compliment you’ve ever received?

That my writing has helped someone.

Someone told me that A Night of Many Firsts perfectly represented what they were feeling and helped them feel strong enough to get help.

Favourite smell?

My deodorant, baking, the local library.

Hugs or kisses?

Hugs. Simple as.

If you made a documentary, what would it be about?

Intense case study of teenage mental illness into adulthood.

Last piece of content you consumed that made you cry?

Pretty Toxic Revolver - Machine Gun Kelly

Probably every episode of Torchwood ever

Lipstick or lip gloss?

Lipstick

Sweet or savoury?

Savoury. Vegan corn chowder, garlic bread, potatoes.

Girl crush?

I don’t really have any?

I mean, I’m bi but no one really comes to mind.

How you know you’re in love?

I’ve never been in love but I hope it would be seeing them and feeling peace.

Knowing that they get every part of you, good and bad, and still choose to stay. And vice versa.

Song you can listen to on repeat?

Pretty much anything MGK

Currently feeling the Lace Up album.

If you could switch lives with someone for a day who would it be?

I wouldn’t want to be someone else.

I’d much rather be able to jump forward and experience a day in my future...for reassurance.

What are you most excited about at this time in your life?

Travelling.

I’m leaving and hopefully never coming back to this place, this mindset, again.

[darksiderssin]

Post Apocalyptic Slowburn feat. Horsemen

WOW THIS TOOK ME LONG ENOUGH. Super long post, so I’ll stick it under a cut so you don’t have to scroll forever XD

War: The fact that you've survived despite your planet being dead for the good part of a century has impressed the guy right off the bat. Not so much the Watcher, but War is adamant you stay with him- initially to prove to the Council that humanity isn't extinct and strengthen his case. Then you start having each other's back- you are vicious with that machete and Chaoseater is never too far from neatly bifurcating whatever's out to eat you. He's blunt when he tells you why your world ended, and you admit that it's not cool that this was pinned on him just because he was the closest person at the time, and War comes to treasure your loyalty like you treasure having him for a companion. You have a solid friendship already going on here. 

By the time the Chosen are dealt with, War doesn't expect you to blindly follow him into the Black Tower for his rematch with Straga and grudge match with the Destroyer, but you do. Your bond is only strengthened by Azrael's confession that the Apocalypse was a mistake, so you are 100% down to help him fight Abaddon. Afterwards, it's just kinda natural that you stay together- you have work to do. 

If your first kiss as a couple took a while, then you'll have to wait for one of your more calmer moments to get it on. No Watcher to taunt him now, no Council out to vindicate him- War knows what's coming next. You sit beside him, leaning on his shoulder and holding his arm gently as he admits that despite everything, despite the fact that he's ready for whatever comes next, he is terrified of losing you. That night is spent with your bodies intertwined in a way you know the Horseman just needs, but he's so scared that he might break you in half that you have to talk him through it the whole time, reassuring him and giving him praise. The look in those eyes as he takes you is a mix of feral lust and deep devotion that makes your loins twinge in just the right way, and the growled curses in Abyssal against your ear is enough to send you over the edge. You spend the rest of the night sleeping in an exhausted pile of tangled limbs, but it's a moment of peace you both deserve. 

Fury: She absolutely didn't want you around at first. Why you didn't just go to Haven was beyond the Black Rider's comprehension, but you don't get in the way, you're smarter than you look, and you're not a bad shot with a bow and arrow- if you're lucky, you might catch Fury musing aloud how archery is a dying art among other races and that it's refreshing to see it still practiced by humans. ("What was that?" "Shut it and keep walking.") It becomes nice to have you around, though; your reassurance against the taunts of the Seven is strangely comforting, almost, especially when you say you don't know why they call her the dumb one and mention that it's pretty rude. 

Speaking of the Seven, hearing them say awful things about how they want to eat you or something along those lines pisses Fury off to no end. Like no, that's her emotional support human, get fucked. Especially when Pride has the nerve to insult her further for "cavorting with the dustborn mongrels"- at least you have a clapback for it that takes Fury by surprise. It definitely knocks Pride's ego down more than a few notches when she's lying defeated with your arrows sticking out of her, But when the masks fall away, you tried to save Fury from Envy, and Envy took you away as a result as the Horseman fell. Fury's mega pissed when she sees that Envy has you chained like her brother was as she assaults the Council.

After it's over, and Fury has ferried the last of the humans at Haven away to safety, she admits that she was terrified of losing you. Now that you both have a moment alone, she's holding you to her chest and making sure Envy didn't hurt you. She finds a few marks and grumbles about it, even when you insist that it's not that bad and it'll heal. "She took what was mine," Fury growls, then captures your lips in a kiss. If you thought Envy left a mark, you're in for a ride, my friend; there's no real method, none of her usual dominatrix posturing, this is her boasting to her deceased enemy that she tried to take away her cherished human, the one who made her want to change, and failed. She's not giving you a moment to breathe, and you get sucked into the frenzied, feral, "holy-shit-we-survived" sex that leaves you both covered in hickeys, and you're pretty sure you passed out at some point. Sure, you've got a temporary colony to set up in the morning, but you crazy kids earned this. 

Strife: You know him as Jones, the mild-mannered man of few words that you ran into on your way to the big-ass tree in the middle of Manhattan. He asked if you were alone, and when you explained that it was just you and where you were heading, he asked if he could tag along, since a giant tree isn't something you see every day. You talked about yourselves on the way, but you didn't glean much from his brief answers; middle child, two brothers and a sister, not a local by any standards. You brushed it off as him being a tourist when things literally went to hell in a hand basket and let it go. Ulthane and the other two Makers welcomed you both warmly, and you settled in with the others, finding your place to sleep. You noticed that Jones looked amazed that there were still so many humans alive after everything- you joked about needing a bigger tree, considering a tree this big would draw way more people, given time, and you might run out of room. With time, though, you'd started to pick up on things that he said that gave you the impression that he was a total fish out of water; not knowing about Chuck Norris jokes, or any of the TV shows that had been on before the world ended, and it seemed like he'd never picked up a book, either. You guessed that he was just raised a certain way and left it at that- you just didn't have the heart to ask. 

It was one day while you were out hunting together, when you got jumped by a pack of Stalkers. Just your luck, your gun jammed, and you had no idea how to fix it. But just as you'd resigned yourself to the fate of being a lesser demon's chew toy, you heard gunshots ring out next to you- you had no clue where they came from, but Jones was holding two ornate pistols that blasted huge holes in the heads of the Stalkers and didn't seem to run out of bullets. When the smoke cleared, you didn't let it go- he was going to tell you what happened right now. Jones tried to tell you that you didn't want to know, but you were his friend, and he knew you wouldn't stop until you knew the truth. So he showed you. You were sworn to secrecy, but you felt you could trust him more now that you knew who he really was under the mask of a grizzled man in his late thirties, and it showed. Everyone joked about how close you two were getting and you nearly spat your stew across the room when someone asked when the wedding was one night over dinner. Jones took it in good jest, though- but wow, if you two weren't thinking about it later.

He did sleep with you, but it wasn't at Haven. You two were out on a run for supplies and any other things that could be useful to Ulthane or the others when you found what was left of one of the big hotels in town. There had to be stuff in the old safes here that the rich folk left behind when the End came, one being one of the mattresses in the suites that could fit like three people on it, and it was in pretty good nick. Maybe out of some childish impulse or lack of thought, you thought it'd be hilarious to tackle him onto the mattress. After he got over the initial shock and realised you were playing around, you both had a friendly wrestle on the mattress, laughing and rolling around until he let the facade fall away, pinning you down. You could feel his smirk under his mask before he took it off and tossed it aside, capturing your lips as your play-wrestling took a more intimate turn. I mean, no better way to break in a mattress, right?

Death: He was surprised, but elated to find you after stopping some of the Phantom Guard from pulling you out of your hidey hole. Gently as he could manage, he coaxed you into coming out to talk. You were alone, no clue where your friends had gone, and moreover, you were lost. You offered to help the Horseman look for the pieces of the Rod of Arafel, but you weren't sure where you would go after that. Begrudgingly, Death offered to take you with him (a poorly worded statement either way from someone named Death) so he could take you somewhere where you would be safe and protected- and most importantly, you wouldn't be lonely. At this point, anywhere sounded better than Earth, so you went with him. Then, the Pale Rider noticed something with you- not so much on your part as it was his, but...what was this old, familiar feeling? He thought he was being protective because he'd promised to get you to safety, but now he had these thoughts of staying with you. But War...

The more you convinced Death to tell you more of his family, you came to see another side of him- a side that was selfless and wholly prepared to sacrifice for his siblings. You found that quite endearing, that he seemed so human beneath the mask. He made you swear not to repeat any of what was said, but you knew that was a good thing. He was starting to trust you more, enough so that he'd started to take your perspective into consideration when you two were presented with obstacles or challenges, or listen to any random tidbit of trivia or a memory with interest. You wondered if it was love or if you were reading too much into it, and secretly Death wondered the same thing. He was beating around the bush when it came to figuring it out, but it wasn't like he was doubting it, gently brushing his knuckles against your arm as you slept next to him.

Death has to admit it- away from prying eyes. Really, it's the last thing he does, and he knows it's going to be cruel when he has to leave you behind, but he really wants to get back to you someday- time progresses differently depending on the realm you're in, after all. That's why he has to come clean to you. You're not sure how it happened, but you're so close, your body pressed against his chest. You reach up to remove the mask barring access to his lips, but his hands catch yours. "No." It's not said to scorn you, it's a request that shows his vulnerability- you're not sure where it comes from, but with his hands so attentive to your body's aching need, you can forgive him. Lying in the afterglow of your completion, Death feels an ache in his chest. He feels the crushing weight of his duty to War, to his siblings. One day, he hopes, you can forgive him for having to put you second.

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Are you excited for the holidays? * I think Im more excited for the lead-up to the holidays. Like, on the actual day of Halloween, Thanksgiving, Xmas, etc, I jst feel deflated. For me, all of the excitement is in the anticipation <<< That’s how it’s become for me over the years. :( Like all of October was ~spooky~ time, but on the actual day of Halloween, it didn’t feel like it at all. That’s how Christmas is, too. You wait all year and get all excited, but it’s over so fast. There’s a kind of sadness that comes after. I still love this time of year, but it doesn’t feel quite the same anymore. :( Maybe that’s just part of getting older. The depression probably has a lot to do with it... I just don’t get excited about things like I used to. I try, but it doesn’t feel the same ya know? Are you watching anything on tv right now? Yeah, I’m watching this movie called, The Other Woman. Who is your best friend? My mom. Do you judge people on looks or personality? * While the way someone presents themselves outwardly can give some insight into their personality, Im much more likely to judge ppl on who they are, not what they look like <<< What does the word love mean to you? “L is for the way you look at me O is for the only one I see V is very, very extraordinary E is even more than anyone that you adore.”

Can you play any instruments? Nope. When’s your birthday? July 28th. What do you want for Christmas? The new wireless Beats earphones. What time is it right now? * 11:01am <<< Whoa, it’s 11:01PM for me, ha. Should you be doing something else besides this survey? I’m about to eat some ramen. Are you a facebook addict? Not at all. I only spend like a few minutes on there at a time, maybe like 3 times a day. Do you understand Chuck Norris jokes? I get it, but I didn’t get why they were such a big thing. I heard ‘em all the time in middle school. Do you have a pet cat? No, but I have a doggo! Name one tattoo you would like to get someday. I’ve wanted ‘free bird’ for several years. Do you like the color pink? Sure. Can you say the alphabet backwards? I can, it just takes me a little longer. Are you afraid of stink bugs? I’m afraid of ALL bugs.  Do you always burn your toast? No. Do you have a printer? Yeah. What is the closest thing to you that’s yellow? A couple yellow colored pencils.  Does anyone own any embarrassing pictures of you? One of my cousins for some reason always had the worst photos of me. Do you wear contact lenses? Nope. The idea of putting them in/taking them out and just possible issues with wearing them freaks me out. Plus, I actually quite like my glasses. I also look even worse without them. Do you not agree that gas prices are ridiculous? Yeah. I don’t drive, never have, so it’s not something I’ve had to deal with firsthand, but still I see the prices and hear my family talk about it so yeah. How’s the weather where you’re at? It’s finally feeling like fall and I’m loving it. Do you have a cell phone? Yes. Do you still live at home? Yes. Are you currently enrolled in college? Nope. I graduated in 2015. Do you have a drivers liscence? No. Name one event that made you happy today :) It’s only been today for 15 minutes. Do you care what others say about you? Yes and no. Not as much as I used to, though. Not in a good way where I have confidence and don’t give a shit what people think about me, but just that I don’t have the energy to care ya know? I’m basically numb to it. Have you ever played Farmville? Nah, never got into that. What is your favorite video game? Mario anything, really. What song represents your life the best? I don’t know. Do you stereotype people that you don’t know? I think we all do that sometimes. Is there anyone out there that really bugs you yet you don’t know why? Lol yeah. I’m just annoyed with people in general. :X How fast can you type? Fast. What are you afraid of the most in life? Losing my loved ones, never getting better/getting worse, and just wasting away; never doing anything with my life. Do you have a religion? I’m Christian. Are you into anime? No. Do you prefer day over night? I guess. How many hours of sleep do you get per night? It varies. Never feels like enough. Name one movie that has made you cry more than once. Hmm. Do you have any siblings? I have 2 brothers. Have you ever donated to a charity? Yeah. What is your worst feature? Everything. Do you consider yourself a kind person? I think I used to be, but I don’t feel like I’m that kind anymore... I feel like I’ve become hardened. :/  What is the last thing you’ve eaten? Ramen. What’s the longest you’ve ever stayed awake for? Over 30 something hours. Are you for or against abortion? Do you believe in soul mates? It’s hard to imagine that there’s someone out there meant for me. Who is your hero and why? My mom. Who is your favorite musical artist? I have a lot. Do you have a secret talent? Nope. I have no talent. What is your favorite color? Pastels, dusty rose, yellow, mint green, and coral. When is your father’s birthday? March 20th. What are you doing besides this survey? Listening to an ASMR video. What do you do in your spare time? So, I spend my days lounging in bed, Tumblr-ing, doing surveys, checking social medias, watching YouTube, watching TV, and sometimes coloring and reading. I haven’t read in months, though. :/ I want to change that, but for some reason I have yet to do so. Do you still like to take naps? Sometimes sleepiness is just too overpowering and I give in. I always feel so groggy and meh after a nap, though. Do you have any children? Nooo. Have you ever danced in the rain? Yeah. Do you watch the Disney Channel? Not anymore. What was your last dream about? I don’t remember. My dreams are so weird and random, but for some reason I usually forget them when I wake up. Do you swear? Sometimes. Are you a sarcastic person? Noo, not at all.  Are you bad at spelling? I think I spell pretty well. Where was the last place you went besides your house? I tagged along with my mom last night to go pickup our food. Do you overthink things? Yeppp. Are you naturally paranoid? Yes. What is your biggest pet peeve? One of them is eating sounds.

[eldritchsurveys]

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Are you excited for the holidays? >> Yep, that’s pretty much a given. I love all my/our little holiday rituals and fun times. I’m gonna watch The Christmas Chronicles again lmfaoooo Are you watching anything on tv right now? >> I was watching Ridiculousness, but I just turned it off. Who is your best friend? >> --- Do you judge people on looks or personality? >> Meh. What does the word love mean to you? >> I still haven’t quite figured that out, but I’ve also put it on the back burner as “not really all that important, but I guess I’ll revisit it if some new insights come around”.

Can you play any instruments? >> No. When’s your birthday? >> 28th of May. What do you want for Christmas? >> I haven’t really thought about it. What time is it right now? >> 9.04p CDT. Should you be doing something else besides this survey? >> Nope. Are you a facebook addict? >> No. I just made a new facebook account because while I was perfectly happy not having one, I got tired of always being out of the loop and out of contact with people who don’t have tumblr accounts. I still don’t want to, like, hang out on facebook, but I’ve made myself available for contact on it. Also, Sparrow can now tag me in memes she sees that remind her of me, lol. Do you understand Chuck Norris jokes? >> Sure. Do you have a pet cat? >> I personally do not. Name one tattoo you would like to get someday. >> “rejoice, little singularity”, but I still don’t know how or where I want it done. Do you like the color pink? >> Yep. Can you say the alphabet backwards? >> Eventually. Are you afraid of stink bugs? >> Nah. They’re kinda funky looking and it’s amusing. Do you like to use big words in conversation? >> I mean, I use the words I know. I don’t intentionally set out to sound a certain way or anything, and I find it really off-putting when people assume that having a broad vocabulary and wanting to be exacting with your words means you’re some kind of obnoxious pedant.  Do you always burn your toast? >> I rarely burn my toast. Do you have a printer? >> No. What is the closest thing to you that’s yellow? >> The water glass I’m using is yellow-tinted. Does anyone own any embarrassing pictures of you? >> I don’t know. Do you wear contact lenses? >> No. Do you not agree that gas prices are ridiculous? >> I don’t really think about it, since I don’t buy gas. How’s the weather where you’re at? >> Mild. Do you have a cell phone? >> Yeah. Do you consider yourself spoiled? >> No. Do you still live at home? >> No. Are you currently enrolled in college? >> No. Do you have a drivers liscence? >> No. Name one event that made you happy today :) >> I got to hold a bird! I don’t know what kind of bird it was, but it was big and colourful and expressive. It stood on my hand and yelled at me and nibbled on my finger. :D Do you listen to what others say about you? >> Yeah, I listen, but internalising is another story. Have you ever played Farmville? >> No. What is your favorite video game? >> --- What song represents your life the best? >> I have no idea. Do you stereotype people that you don’t know? >> No. Is there anyone out there that really bugs you yet you don’t know why? >> Yeah, that happens fairly often. How fast can you type? >> Pretty fast. What are you afraid of the most in life? >> --- Do you have a religion? >> No. Are you into anime? >> Sure, casually. Do you prefer day over night? >> Yeah, because I like the Sun. How many hours of sleep do you get per night? >> Anywhere between five and nine hours. Name one movie that has made you cry more than once. >> The Crow. Do you have any siblings? >> --- Have you ever donated to a charity? >> No. What is your worst feature? >> *shrug* Do you consider yourself a kind person? >> No, but I’m sure I can be kind. What is the last thing you’ve eaten? >> Half of a vegan jerky I found at LaGuardia Airport? It’s made with mushrooms, and I do like mushrooms, so I wanted to try it. What’s the longest you’ve ever stayed awake for? >> Around 4 days or so. Are you for or against abortion? >> I’m pro-choice. Do you believe in soul mates? >> The way I’ve heard it explained doesn’t hold any water for me, personally. Who is your hero and why? >> --- Who is your favorite musical artist? >> David Bowie is one. Do you have a secret talent? >> No. What is your favorite color? >> Gold. When is your father’s birthday? >> --- What are you doing besides this survey? >> Nothing. What do you do in your spare time? >> Mess around on the internet, play video games, read, watch shows/movies. Do you still like to take naps? >> I’ve never enjoyed taking naps. Do you have any children? >> No. Have you ever danced in the rain? >> Probably. Do you watch the Disney Channel? >> No. What was your last dream about? >> I have no idea. Do you swear? >> Yep. Are you a sarcastic person? >> I have been and can be sarcastic, but I don’t consider it a defining aspect of my personality. Are you bad at spelling? >> Nope. Where was the last place you went besides your house? >> The last place we visited before we came back to the vacation house was The Fudgery, because Sparrow wanted ice cream. Do you overthink things? >> Sometimes. Are you naturally paranoid? >> Nope. I think I’m probably the opposite of paranoid most of the time. What is your biggest pet peeve? >> Meh.