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moongothic · 6 months

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The worst part about trying to figure out what Crocodile's deal is that because he's so fucking irredeemably evil in Alabasta... Like... Yeah he's just irredeemably evil. Like I love him but he did cause countless casualties, a ton of pain and suffering and literally attempted to blow up a million people

Like no amount of theoretical "trying to do it to save his son from the Government" or "trying to stop the Government from hurting anyone else" or just "doing it for the greater good" is going to make him any less of a mass murderer

But also Robin absolutely 100% helped with all of that shit simply because she wanted to read the Poneglyph for herself.

No amount of her intending to betray Crocodile from the begining and sabotaging his plans erases the fact that Robin also caused countless people to starve to death and die in the civil war. Her sabotages only succeeded out of sheer luck, and only spared the lives of the people at the final battle. She has the blood of countless innocents on her hands. Because she wanted to read history.

But her crimes were swept under the rug because she has a sad backstory and her sabotages worked out just at the nick of time by sheer dumb luck

So Croc??? Just??? Is there a chance??? At all???

But also he did literally intend to sell Buggy into slavery

Like, fuck Buggy, but jesus

What's also killing me is that we like. Don't know what Luffy thinks of Crocodile right now. Which really is like. The thing that will decide how we, as the readers, are supposed to feel about Crocodile. Luffy is our POV

Like we don't know what Luffy's opinion of Crocodile is after he helped save Luffy (and spared Ace once) during the Summit War. Like Luffy clearly fucking hated the man in Impel Down and the two interactions they had during the War weren't like positive (in the sense that Luffy himself didn't think of the interactions as particularly positive. Defending Whitebeard from being attacked once and then being like "wait what HIM?!" when Crocodile defended Ace. To be fair, in the midst of the chaos, there wasn't much time to spend on Pondering On Such Things because Ace needed to be saved, and Oda goes out of his way to not show us what's going on inside Luffy's head, because it's all meant to be out in the open anyways. Regardless, these weren't like "yay it's Crocodile! :)" moments for Luffy is what I mean)

But also Luffy was very grateful of Law for saving his life and was willing to put his trust into Law for their alliance- of course, they weren't explicitly enemies to begin with, rivals at most, but still. Luffy respects those who help him.

But also Luffy grew during the timeskip. Like he's not that clueless anymore (like he finally understands Hancock is in love with him etc), and similarly Luffy gets that Buggy is an absolute loser now. But also Buggy did also help save Luffy's life (even if it was by accident), and while IDK if Luffy is aware of that, I don't think that helped improve Luffy's impression of Buggy

So like. The fuck does Luffy think of Crocodile, at this moment? Even with the Cross Guild reveal, he didn't even really comment on Croc and just focused his energy on being confused about Buggy being "the leader" of CG. IDK it feels almost intentional or something, that we don't know what Luffy thinks?? Especially since we did get Zoro's opinion on Mihawk in the situation?? Or am I delulu?? (Sidenote. I'd love to know what Robin would have to say about Crocodile helping save Luffy's life. What Jinbei might think of the final words Crocodile left him with before blasting them out of Akainu's reach. But mainly just Robin's thoughts)

Like IDK my best guess would be that Luffy still hates Crocodile just the same but is like grossed out by technically owing him one??? In the classic

-kinda way, you know? And that he'd be just kinda confused about it?

Because I can't fucking imagine Luffy being like "oh we're cool now" with Crocodile, let alone "Yay Crocodile :) He saved my life!". But also like. Luffy does kind of owe Croc one. Kind of. And Luffy is usually very respectful of that kind of thing. Aaaaaaaa???

(Also does. Does Luffy even know it was Crocodile who yeeted him and Jinbei out of Akainu's reach to begin with. 'Cause he was unconcious. Knocked the fuck out. Does. Does Luffy even know. Did anybody tell him???)

I just.

There's the reasonable part of me that knows Crocodile is an irredeemable evil dickbag and everything he has ever said and done up to the most recent chapters support that. He is too far gone.

And then there's the absolutely delulu part that loves a tragic villian who gets a heartwrenching redemption that's looking for any fucking sign that could indicate Crocodile could maybe be one

#Moon posting #OP Meta #OP Spoilers #Sir Crocodile #Crocodad #Haunted by thoughts of one (1) evil middle aged man #IDK I was rereading Punk Hazard today while on the train and just. God there's like no difference between Alabasta Croc and Ceasar #I mean there is but no there isn't. Dude was doing essentially the same shit just this time with much more child abuse #And we all agree that Ceasar is scum of the earth and irredeemable.#But also he was doing everything PURELY out of self-interest without ANY sad backstory to counter balance it #I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK ANYMORE MAN I AM LOSING MY MARBLES #Kuma Flashback I Love You but I need to know what the fuck is happening with Crocodile so bad pleeeaaase #There's also like that note about Kuma saying he'd be wiling to make a deal with the devil just to protect his daughter #And If Crocodad Real. What a greater evolution of that but being wiling to BECOME the devil himself to protect your child #Also sorry about the Buggy slander but also not sorry. All that man is good for is being a punching bag for comedy as far as I'm concerned #He's very funny I'll give you that. And I'm looking forward to him and Shanks getting married

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ddarker-dreams · 2 years

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The way id eat my own thumbs to know what the bucci gang would do if sr reader mentioned off hand that she wanted a boyfriend. Just hanging out with them on a balcony and she just offhandedly sighs “I wish that could be me!” when she sees a girlfriend giggling with her boyfriend outside I just think itd be silly

Note: better get the salt and pepper out because i loved this idea so much i had to write it . it'd be criminal not to. godspeed to your thumbs.

[Scarlet Ribbons Index]

Giorno

“I hadn’t realized you were interested in romantic relations, [First].”

Smooth and practical — Giorno Giovanna never wastes an opportunity. That's what he considers this to be, a rare opening into your psyche. He'll even take notice of what the boyfriend was doing the instant you decided to voice your thoughts. Gotta tuck that knowledge away for later. Most importantly, however, is your response to this inquiry. He won't follow up much at the time should you respond in the affirmative, but it'll make a solid foundation for his future plans. He's always a fan of asking open-ended questions to learn more about you. Observation can only prepare him for so much. Sometimes he has to roll up his sleeves and put himself out there more, if it means he could possibly win over your most sought-after heart.

Bruno

“... I’m sure there are many who’d be grateful to experience that with you.”

Bruno tries to remain blasé so as not to betray his inner feelings. Emphasis on the word tries. Really, if you were any less oblivious, you could've picked up on the borderline yearning timbre in his voice. He finds it equally reassuring and troubling that you're actively hoping to be in a relationship, to the point of voicing the desire out loud. It feels like a chance that, if he doesn't act swiftly enough, will pass him by. Bruno loves the others on his team dearly, but he knows how feral they'd start getting should they have been the ones you told this. You stress him out so much without even realizing it. At the end of the day, how can he be upset by this, when the mere thought of having you be his and him yours gets him through the most strenuous circumstances? You are his guiding light.

Fugo

“You want that? Don’t you see how he’s slobbering over her? Gross. A little self-respect goes a long way.”

No, he isn’t bitter, what are you talking about, psssh. Fugo always expresses his disgust over public displays of affection, finding it to be in poor taste. Some serious self-reflection would reveal he's beyond envious. It just... looks nice... so fun and carefree... then there's him. A guy who has been chasing after you for years by this point without ever having the courage to make a serious move, lest he risks ruining everything. He keeps trying to confess through telepathy, meanwhile, you think he must be annoyed since, from your perspective, it looks like he's glaring at you. Poor guy. The extremely subtle hints he drops and telepathy haven't gotten him far. Still, staring at your wistful expression when you confess this fills him with hope. This could be the push he needs to say what he's been wanting to say for so long.

Mista

“Well, have I got some good news for you.”

Mista is his own worst enemy. He wants to come across as casual enough to not pressure you into anything and make the atmosphere awkward, but by doing so, you have a difficult time taking him seriously. This genuine statement from Mista ends up coming across as another one of his jokes. You just kinda give him a light punch on the shoulder and laugh. Meanwhile, he's crying on the inside from yet another instance of you not picking up on his flirtations. What does a man have to do? Get down on one knee and propose while reciting a monologue? Now that he thinks about it, you'd still likely view it as a jest if he were the one to do it... alas. Being the funny person in the friend group has its pros and cons. Regardless of his mixed success in the moment, he'd still find comfort knowing you're interested in a relationship too.

Narancia

“What? You want to be a pigeon? Wait, that’s not what you're pointing at. Ohhhhh.”

A heart-pounding moment! Okay, okay, he needs to get himself to calm down. These hand-delivered moments by the universe are best approached with a steady mind, using logic and reason to deduce the next optimal step— who is he kidding! You want a boyfriend! He can be a boyfriend! So, by following this train of thought, you could potentially want him as a boyfriend. He'd later go on to reveal this revelation to Fugo who appears nowhere near as enthusiastic about the prospect as Narancia is. It doesn't matter. A fire has been lit beneath Narancia's feet and he's ready to get moving. He intends to boost his appeal and lure you in using the art of subtly. When he's talking to another and you enter the room, he'll switch the subject and then loudly discuss how single he is. Super single. Not in a romantic relationship whatsoever. Nope, nada. His eyes keep flicking to you to see if you've gotten the message. He tells himself in his heart that you did.

Abbacchio

“I’m sorry to hear that.”

Abbacchio is ready to shame you for envying such an obnoxious, unnecessary display being flaunted in public. Unlike Fugo, Abbacchio holds a genuine resentment toward this sort of stuff and wishes people would get a room. He'd ask why you'd be interested in anything like that. From what he's seen over the years, it's relationships that people loudly flaunt that fizzle out the fastest. You're more amazed that Abbacchio of all people is entertaining an in-depth conversation about relationships to feel like he rained on your parade. He isn't nearly as selfish as he thinks himself to be. He tells you all this not just for his own benefit, but so that in the event you end up with someone else, you'll give these matters some serious thought. He won't ever admit that to himself, however. Deep down in his soul, he wishes for your happiness above all else. He writes this off by telling himself he just wanted to complain about something he's always had a pet peeve about.

#giorno x reader #bruno x reader #fugo x reader #mista x reader #narancia x reader #abbacchio x reader #giorno giovanna x reader #bruno bucciarati x reader #pannacotta fugo x reader #guido mista x reader #narancia ghirgha x reader #leone abbacchio x reader #jjba x reader #vento aureo x reader #jojo's bizarre adventure x reader #scarlet ribbons #answered #Anonymous

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mikhailwrites · 3 months

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Soaring Ever Higher 1 - Ghoap/Ace Combat 7 crossover

Remember when I said it's gonna be a one shot? Yeah, me neither...

Ghost looks up, into the vast expanse of clear blue sky. To be honest, he never paid too much attention to it. His fight is and has always been on the ground. Now, he can’t help but wonder: how does being up there feel? There is no ground to support you, no cover to help you, no nothing, just you, the mission, and almost endless space. Is it freeing or terrifying? Maybe both? Maybe he will ask MacTavish, if they cross paths again...

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„This is Bravo 0-7. I’m in position and ready,“ Ghost says into the com, crouching in the vegetation, trying his best to ignore a bead of sweat tracing his spine. Of all the places, the jungle is probably his least favourite. Everything around him slithers and crawls, the humid heat making him sweat gallons.

“Copy that, Bravo; ETA on Strider is T-minus seven minutes; be ready to paint the target,” Laswell informs him in her signature matter-of-fact manner.

Ghost takes the laser designator out of the backpack and mounts it on a tripod. The conditions are less than ideal; the sky is uniformly grey and overcast. It’ll be hard, if not impossible, for the laser to penetrate the clouds, and even then, there’s still a dense jungle that could thwart the attack. It’ll take a damn skilled pilot to make this work.

“Bravo 0-7, this is Strider 1 en route; how copy?” a new voice on the coms. Ghost’s eyebrow twitch in surprise as an unmistakable Scottish brogue greets him.

“Solid copy,” Ghost answers out of habit more than anything.

“Some taps-aff weather today, eh? I reckon I’ll be entering the OA in about three minutes.”

Sure enough, a few minutes later, a behemoth of a jet emerges from the clouds like a bloody reaper surfacing from the Styx. Ghost has never seen a plane like that before, all sharp angles and planes of dark grey stealth coating. It looks like something from a sci-fi movie. And right behind it comes the thundering sound, unable to quite catch up to the plane.

“Strider 1 entering OA. I’m getting a solid reading on the laser, moving up to drop the package. You might want to turn around, LT,” the pilot warns as the jet closes in on the target. The drop is flawless, and Ghost doesn’t turn away despite the advice. The jet thunders by, and a few seconds later, the whole enemy base goes up in an eruption of fire, debris and smoke. The explosion shatters the building and shakes the ground. Ghost is grateful for his protective headset because it most probably just saved his hearing.

“Bloody hell!” Ghost shields his eyes as the shock wave reaches him and, with it, the gust of dust and dirt. The worst of the dust settles in, the jet gone, up above the clouds once more, as if it was never here in the first place, a spectre of destruction. “Bravo 0-7, confirming a direct hit.”

“Happy to hear that. Strider, Bravo, you’re RTB. Get out of there before the enemy regroups,” Laswell instructs, just as Ghost is packing the designator and prepares to trek back through the jungle to the RV, where the helo will be waiting to pick him up.

No sooner than he starts to think the mission’s been a breeze, the bullets start flying. The base is destroyed, but apparently, what’s left of the enemy managed to regroup rather quickly. Ghost curses and immediately lifts his rifle as he scurries through the dense vegetation, hoping to lose the tail. There’s no telling how many are onto him, but it doesn’t matter; he’s alone, and that’s some crappy odds he doesn’t want to test.

“This is Bravo 0-7. I’m in a hotspot, multiple tangos on me,” he hurriedly explains his situation just as a bullet chips away at the tree not even a few feet from him. He has no choice but to throw himself on the ground to make himself the smallest target possible. “Fuck!”

“Break the contact and proceed to the RV!” Laswell urges him.

As much as he’d love to heed her words, he’s pinned down. “Negative, Watcher 1, I’m stuck!”

“I can turn around and make a sweep; he’s got the IR tag; I’ll see him and can provide support,” Strider cuts into the conversation.

“You’re RTB, Strider 1; do not stray from the course!” yet another voice, male, older. Perhaps Strider’s CO.

“I’m not leaving him there if I can help!” Strider 1 argues, sounding more irritated than agitated.

“That was a direct order, Strider. Return to base immediately! You are not armed for close air support!”

“I still have the 20mm; that’s more than enough! Re-entering OA in two minutes!”

Ghost doesn’t say anything, but he’s bloody grateful for Strider’s help, insubordination or not. Carefully, he turns and dusts one tango he has in his sights. There’s plenty more as another salvo of bullets flies over his head.

“ETA thirty seconds, Ghost; hang in there, soldier!” Strider says, sounding breathless.

“I’m going to have your ass for this, Trigger!” the man on comms shouts.

Ghost is almost tempted to say something at that point. Luckily, the grey war beast makes a hell of an entrance right then. Ghost’s only warning is a shout of “incoming!” as the fighter swoops in from the left and spreads some 20mm cheer across the jungle—the vegetation yields. The enemies do, too. The jet is gone, leaving an ungodly amount of devastation in its wake. Only to make a second pass from the right moments later. Strider had to pull off some serious high-G turn to be that fast.

It paid off, though. There’s not a single living thing near Ghost.

“I’m in the clear, heading to RV now; thanks for the air support, Strider 1. Much appreciated, mate,” Ghost says as he’s finally on his way from this hellhole.

Ghost can’t leave it alone. He wants to thank the man properly, so after a lengthy mission report, during which he hasn’t forgotten to stress that Strider saved his life, he heads to the hangar. Sure enough, the aircraft is there. Up close, it looks even stranger. Like it shouldn’t even be able to fly, let alone be capable of stuff Ghost had witnessed earlier that day. The jet is huge and imposing; short, diamond-shaped wings and vertical stabilizers placed on the outer edges of the craft only enhance the overall alien look. Ghost also notices distinct white decals on its vertical stabilisers: three scratches and a clawed paw. It feels familiar, yet he can’t honestly remember why. Maybe he overheard someone talking about it, or maybe his mind is playing tricks on him.

“Bonnie lass, ain’t she?” someone asks from behind his back. The voice is a little familiar now. Simon turns around to put a face to it. And is surprised. Pleasantly so. The man is a bit shorter and well-built, obviously fit, but that goes without saying. You can’t sustain high-G manoeuvres without some proper muscles and strength. His face is pleasant, too, thin lips curling in a smile. He looks like a father proudly displaying his offspring. Only the “kid”, in this case, is a multimillion-pound war machine. Ghost pauses his inspection on the mohawk. How cliché is that? Yet, it suits the man.

“What is it even?” slowly, he turns back to the plane.

“An old prototype made for the Americans. They went with a different plane in the end, the F-22. The two of these were meant for some sort of museum or whatever. Got a chance to rescue one, so I did,” Strider shrugs, looking at the plane almost lovingly.

Ghost hums in contemplation. The plane looks like a prototype, alright. But whatever does the Strider even mean by rescuing it? How do you rescue a jet? And why? “What’s your name?”

That seems to get the pilot’s attention. For a split second, he looks confused, then bursts into laughter. “Aye, that’s fair, boasting about my plane, and I haven’t even introduced myself.” He walks closer, extending his right arm. Ghost shakes it, noting the firm grip. “John MacTavish, call-sign Trigger.”

“Ghost,” Ghost replies, not bothering with his name and surname as he suspects Trigger already knows. “Thanks for… earlier.” The Lieutenant nods to show his appreciation further. Trigger truly saved his ass back there. What an apt call-sign, too.

“Don’t mention it. You needed a backup, and I was close by,” Trigger waves his hand to dismiss the gratitude, looking almost sheepish as if anyone would do the same. Ghost knows only too well it’s not true.

“You disobeyed a direct order,” Ghost reminds him, having a very clear idea about the reprimand and possible disciplinary actions that awaited John.

“I value life over the orders, anytime, and from what I’ve heard about you, I think you understand,” suddenly, Trigger’s face became unreadable, blue eyes searching Ghost’s own for… something.

The Scot is not wrong, but how exactly does he know? He has no idea. Ghost’s notoriety comes mostly from the mystery behind his mask and his combat skill. Sticking up for his teammates is usually not part of the legend.

At first, Ghost thought MacTavish to be yet another flamboyant hothead. Fighter pilots are an odd bunch, all of them. Yet MacTavish seems different, somehow. As if he wants to fit the stereotype; wants the people to see him for someone he’s clearly not. Why? Ghost has no idea. There seems to be a growing number of ‘whys’ around the man, and Ghost would be lying if he said he’s not intrigued. “I do, which also means that I can appreciate the sentiment all the more.”

“Tell you what, if you really want to thank me, how about you buy me a drink? I’m parched!” Trigger proposes, and the smile is back on his handsome face.

Ghost has a pretty good idea about where this is heading, but there are not many reasons not to pursue it. The bloke is interesting, entertaining, and easy on the eyes. If he’s game, then Ghost is, too. And if he’s misreading the situation? Well, he deserves a drink anyway.

“Give me a few minutes. I’ll finish up here and meet you by the gate,” John says as he takes a rag and cleans an oil stain on the nose of his plane.

Ghost nods and heads out. The night has fallen while he was in the hangar, but the base and especially the tarmac are always well-lit.

Ghost waits by the gate, just like Trigger asked him to. However, it’s already been over thirty minutes, and there’s still no sign of John. Ghost gives it another ten before he comes to an inevitable conclusion that he’s been stood up. Ghost shakes his head in disbelief. In his thirty-odd years, this has to be the first.

The Lieutenant chuckles as he starts to the barracks.

#Soap is Trigger #And flies YF-23 #call of duty #john soap mactavish #simon ghost riley #ghostsoap #soapghost #ghost x soap #ghoap #ghost mw2 #soap mw2 #ace combat #ace combat 7

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deathsbestgirl · 8 months

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scully's memento mori voiceovers. her love letter to mulder. leaving him something because she can't be there.

"i feel these words as if their meaning were weight being lifted from me, knowing that you will read them and share my burden, as i have come to trust no other. that you should know my heart, look into it, finding there the memory and experience that belong to you, that are you, is a comfort to me now..."

trying to unburden herself, to leave him with the love in her heart and free him of the guilt of her death too.

"a faith shaken and strengthened by your convictions, if not for which i may have never have been so strong now."

telling him how he's changed her world, made her stronger and is the only reason she can face this.

"hoping that you will forgive me for not making the rest of the journey with you"

she wants to finish the journey with him but she can't. asking forgiveness for something that isn't her fault. leaving him is the worst thing she can imagine.

"that it starts as an invader, but soon becomes one with the invaded, forcing you to destroy it, but only at the risk of destroying yourself."

this is the whole show. scully sent to spy on mulder, to debunk his work. the pilot is about them developing trust and becoming a team. becoming so intertwined that they are one, two sides of the same coin. it's the whole conspiracy and why they'll never win. to do so would mean to destroy themselves and lose their innate goodness. to be like the men in the shadow government they're desperately trying to expose and to stop.

"it's science's demon possession. my treatment, science has attempted exorcism"

connecting science & her faith. her beliefs & her skepticism. somehow one and the same when seemingly at odds.

"and if the darkness should have swallowed me as you read this, you must never think there was a possibility of some secret intervention, something you might have done. and though we've traveled far together , this last distance must necessarily be traveled alone."

she doesn't want to be his next crusade. the next one he uses to nail himself to the cross. she doesn't want him to walk into every room with his eyes closed, hoping that when he opens them she'll be there. she knows him. she knows his pain and his guilt it, and she tries desperately to absolve him. love as absolution in the only thing she can give him now. these words before her death.

"mulder, it's difficult to describe to you the fear of facing an enemy which i can neither conquer nor escape."

the vulnerability she is consciously handing to him.

she writes of penny northern, a woman she loves and fears, envies and respects. because she faced what she knew to be true and tried to pass the strength and wisdom onto her.

"mulder, i feel you close, though i know you are now pursuing your own path. for that i am grateful, more than i could ever express. i need to know you're out there if i am ever to see through this."

she speaks as if he isn't out there searching for answers to help her, to save her. as if it's just his quest for the truth he's continuing. as if scully isn't the most important thing to him right now. as if his life doesn't depend on hers. but she knows. and she needs him to know everything he does is worthwhile. that she can't go into the darkness if he isn't there to light it up, even from afar. that he is light & love and making a difference in the world. in her world.

every time scully says "mulder" addressing him directly as she pours her heart out on page after page. leaving him with no answers, leaving him alone, dying before they reach the truth. it's a living nightmare. lying on her deathbed unable to help him, unable to give him what he needs. what he deserves. the prospect of leaving him with no one to trust, no one on his side, no one to love him and follow him. terrified he will follow her to the grave. that's what she believes her role is supposed to be, the end of their never ending line and she needs his to keep going.

#the crushing worry she feels for him #the pain of a loving a man who takes responsibility for every bad thing that happens around hum #should leave this in the drafts #SHES DYING AND SHE LOVES HIM AND HOW CAN SHE LEAVE HIM ALONE BUT SHE CANT SAVE HERSELF #her science can't save her like it's saved him #how much did mulder read #dana scully #memento mori #cancer arc #txf quotes #the x files

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fizzigigsimmer · 1 year

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Nerd!Steve but lets make it fun. Steve comes from a family of brilliant people. His dad’s a super genius who married another genius and they’re both off winning awards for cultivating life on Mars or whatever, meanwhile there’s Steve the “dumb” one. The disappointing son with his weird interests in the paranormal whose inventions never seem to quite work and his job as an IT tech. “Have you tried turning the system off and on?” Steve and his friends (Enter Dustin and the scoops troop) have been convinced for years that the Russians are developing some kind of supernatural super weapon, and it turns out he’s actually right.

The Russians have been working on opening gates to a parallel dimension and as a result freaky shit keeps leaking through and causing death and mayhem that the government has to sweep under the rug. Most of that cleanup falls to the CIA’s Stargate division. Billy is a top field agent with a reputation for getting the job done no matter what the stakes. Unfortunately for his operations team, keeping up with his maverick tendencies is almost as much of a headache as the operations themselves. His life tangles with Steve’s when a machine of his actually works and he and his friends end up in the cross hairs of Russian agents who happen to be targets in Billy’s latest mission. Shit goes sideways and Billy ends up needing their help to complete his mission.

Billy’s team is used to his antics. Heather has betting pools going about how quickly the next “Bond Girl” will show up and whether or not Billy will fall into her web before she trys and kills him when it’s inevitably revealed that she’s been working for the enemy the whole time. Seriously the guy wouldn’t know a healthy relationship if it walked up and volunteered to pay for his therapy. No one was counting on the nerds or how Billy would respond to one of them in particular. It’s insane, but also hilarious AF watching Billy struggle to keep the bumbling civilians alive, and don’t think she hasn’t clocked how he can’t leave the pretty one with the glasses alone. It’s like watching two little boys in a sand pit. He’s always in Steve’s face and pulling on his pigtails, you’d never know this was the man of mystery who has left a trail of broken hearts on seven continents. If he can just pull his head out of his ass maybe she’s not going to have to start setting him up on blind dates after all.

Steve thinks Billy is the WORST. He’s pushy and arrogant and won’t stop touching Steve’s tools even though he’s made it clear he has a specific system for them!!! He gets that Billy is trying to annoy him to death as payback for ruining his operation, but none of that was Steve’s fault and Billy should really be a lot more grateful that Steve and the others are here to help; because they never would have known what the Russians were up to or had a chance at stopping it without them. So what if Steve can’t win a fight, he’s about to save the fucking world so give him some credit! Billy could at the very least stop teasing him with that ‘Pretty Boy’ crap. Steve went to high school okay, he knows he doesn’t compare to guys like Billy.

Billy is pretty sure Steve is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to him. He’s not sure how he’s still alive when he attracts disaster like a magnet, or how someone so brilliant can be so dense. The fact that Steve thinks he’s dumb though like genuinely baffles him and he kinda wants to punch everyone who ever made him feel like he was less than just because he didn’t meet their expectations. Kinda wants to punch something every time he looks at Steve honestly. Billy’s used to beautiful people throwing themselves at him constantly, so can someone explain why his favorite thing all of a sudden are the little folds in Steve when he’s concentrating, and the way his eyes light up all ‘Aha!’ right when he thinks of a good comeback to one of Billy’s jibes? He is not this guy! He doesn’t do attachments for damn good reason. So Why does he want to listen to Steve and Dustin fighting over what the CIA is hiding in Area 51 and why does he get such a kick out of how they collectively lose their minds when he hints that he’s been there.

Billy’s not attached, but if Steve wanted to sleep with him he’d be down. They’re hot and tommorrow might never come and all that. But hey, if it does he’s hinted a few times that the teams Digital Targeter Daniel has been talking about retirement. It’ll be hard finding a replacement you know, cause Billy is picky and he doesn’t just want someone who knows tech but someone who isn’t afraid to be in the field with him.

Steve’s like, “oh man, I can see what you mean. Good luck, I really hope you find someone”.

#harringrove #billy hargrove #steve harrington #Secret agent Billy and Tech nerd Steve #I can hear the banter #Steve would totally think Billy hated his guts and only tolerated him for the mission #But then Steve would do some dumb hero shit and Billy would be losing his mind #Why didn’t you stick to the plan!!!! And Steve’s all confusion cause Billy like NEVER sticks to the plan #And then it clicks #oh #he cares #He cares 😍!!!!

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positivelybeastly · 3 months

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🖤 😂

attractiveness:

repulsive / hideous / ugly / not attractive / unappealing / not unattractive / meh / no preference / ok / mildly attractive / nice looking / cute / adorable / attractive / pleasant on the eyes / good looking / hot / sexy / beautiful / gorgeous / hot damn / would tap that / perfect / godlike / holy fuck there are no words.

Tony Stark is objectively a handsome man, Hank can appreciate this fact. Strong profile? Check. Excellent hair? Check. Gorgeous when he smiles? Check. Looks great in tank tops, covered in oil, or in thousand dollar tailored suits? Check!

However.

Hank has something he wishes to say himself, as an addendum.

"Shame about the rest of him, really."

personality:

grating / irritating / frustrating / boring / confusing at best / awkward / unreasonable / psychotic / disturbing / interesting / engaging / affectionate / aggressive / ambitious / anxious / artistic / bad tempered / bossy / charismatic / appealing / unappealing / creative / courageous / dependable / unreliable / unpredictable / predictable / devious / dim / extroverted / introverted / egotistical / gregarious / fabulous / impulsive / intelligent / sympathetic / talkative / up beat / peaceful / calming / badass / flexible.

Honestly, of the genius club, Hank has probably the most fractious relationship with Tony out of them all, going all the way back to the 70s and the time honoured tradition of everyone in that era of Marvel comics being a low (or high!) key cunt to one another. That being said, they've both mellowed out a fair bit in the time since, and while they can certainly bedevil the hell out of one another, I feel like Hank respects Tony. Even if he does, occasionally, think he needs his Cheez-its taken away from him, just to teach him a lesson.

how likely they would have sex with them:

not if they were the last person on earth and the world was ending / fuck no! / never / no way / not likely / not sure / indifferent / I’m asexual / maybe / probably / it depends / fairly likely / likely / yeah sure / yes / would tap that / hell yes / fuck yes! / wishing that could happen right now / as many times as possible / we are already having sex.

Definitely not something Hank immediately thinks about when he sees Tony, they're just too wired to be rivals or friends for him to look at him and go, yeah, and he'd certainly be weirded out if Tony started making genuine moves on him, but he's not, you know. Gross or anything. He's just not his first pick. We all know who is.

level of friendship:

never in a million years / worst of enemies / enemies / rivals / indifferent / neutral / acquaintance / friendly toward each other / casual friends / friends / good friends / best friends / fuck buddies / bosom buddies / practically the same person / would die for them / true friends / my only friend.

They were on an Avengers team together, that automatically puts them in the 'would die for each other' category, and hell, I can think of at least one direct example of Hank literally telling Tony to let him die rather than put himself or others at risk in classic Avengers, because Hank is like that. That being said, I don't think they spend quite enough time casually to be best friends.

first impression of them:

i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.

So, I'm fairly certain the first time they actually met was in the original Avengers vs. X-Men in, like, 1964 or whenever it was, where there was a hack reason to make the two teams fight? But Hank is the kind of person who very much looks up to acclaimed scientists like Bruce, Tony and Hank Pym, and who would admire someone like Iron Man for doing public good, so I'm going with pre-X-Men Hank going off of the public impression of the two halves of Tony's life.

current impression of them:

Hank has long since learned that Tony Stark is a man of his word, a man of honour, and a man of integrity, even if he can sometimes be a man who needs to learn the value of shutting the goddamn fuck up. He trusts him implicitly. They've worked to save the multiverse together, after all, even if it wasn't exactly a happy time for them.

#overclocks #muse assessment meme #outofmuffins #You know what this is fair. I earned this.

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How does IDW Sonic fare as his own character?

One of the complaints that IDW fans have against IDW antis is that they focus too much on how faithful IDW Sonic is compared to Game Sonic. After all, he’s from an adaptation, he’s allowed to be different, right?

So this made me think. We should be fair, right? We should judge IDW Sonic as his own person, right? Let’s pretend IDW isn’t closely tied to the game series, let’s pretend we’re talking about an original character who just so happens to look like Sonic and have the same name. How does this Sonic fare?

Here’s an analysis of IDW Sonic without ever bringing the games up, not comparing him to his canon counterpart, but explaining why he was simply not written well as a character.

@colony-drop-program @aquillis-main @darklightheart @rollflasher

IDW Sonic’s most prominent trait, by far, is his strict adherence to his Principles: that is, that he’ll always give his enemies freedom and a second chance.

We don’t know why he decided to stick to these Principles. The most likely theory is that Eggman getting amnesia and developing a completely different personality convinced him that everyone can be good if they’re given the chance. Which doesn't make much sense and gives far too much importance to what boils down to brain damage, but okay.

The problem is, everytime Sonic applies his Principles, they either don’t work...

(Eggman looks pensive for a panel, but this moment is never brought up again)

... or they actively backfire, sometimes in a disastrous way.

He never succeeded so far.

Metal’s case is one of unique stupidity, clearly because Flynn needed a way to trigger the next plot - story before characters. Metal is still fast and has deadly claws. He hasn’t been reprogrammed. He stated a few issues prior that he’d burn the world to find Eggman. Why has Sonic suddenly decided that he would even be able to choose to abandon his primary objective? What did he think was going to happen?

Sonic himself acknowledges that his idea that “everyone has a little good in them” did nothing but harm.

And yet, he still sticks by his failing modus operandi, no matter what. Sonic doesn’t operate based on what works and what not. He’s the epitome of Honor before Reason.

Hell, Sonic eventually “realized” that freeing Metal was the right thing to do! Why?

Because Metal saved him one (1) time. Clearly the Metal Virus apocalypse was worth it. No need to think about his actions ever again.

But the real problem comes when his friends call him out on it. Obviously, the story paints them as strawmen that Sonic has to talk down in order to prove that he’s right. But Sonic... doesn’t come off as likeable. At best, he’ll ignore the worries and complaints of his close friends, refusing to admit he was every wrong even after seeing it with his own eyes...

(Tails warns him twice that it’s going to backfire. Sonic ignores him)

(Tails reiterates that Sonic didn’t think things through back then. Sonic brushes him off and even subtly places some of the responsibility on him, with a “well, achskually...” attitude. This is supposed to be his best friend and appreciated for his high intelligence.)

... but at worst, he can be downright nasty when it comes to defending himself.

Sonic made leverage on Shadow’s trauma, on the period of time where his memories got corrupted by Gerald to push him to villainy, as a gotcha. You can see in his smirk that he’s not making a logical point, he just wants to hit Shadow where it hurts. He’s pretty much saying “hey, remember that I could have killed you :) because you were a monster :) but I didn’t :) not yet :) because I’m so merciful :) be grateful i’m such a good guy :) and keep being nice :)”.

To put things in perspective, you know who else used Shadow's trauma to make him understand his perspective? Black Doom.

Espio here is being a strawman illogical, but anyone who can feel empathy can understand that this comes from a place of raw grief. He just saw his closest friends die and become monsters, and he’s lashing out - yes, he's hurting Sonic, but again, it doesn't come from malice, but pain.

Sonic could have comforted Espio and promised him that he’ll make things right. He could have apologized, not for not killing Mr. Tinker but for being a downright dumbass with Metal Sonic. He could have correctly insisted that Mr. Tinker was his own person and he did nothing to deserve death.

Instead he doubles down and twists his words to paint Espio as a merciless murderer. The problem is not that Mr. Tinker was innocent, the problem is that, well, everyone deserves a second chance! And Sonic will give it to everyone! Even Eggman! Because he’s clearly talking about him at this point.

Eggman rightfully points out how Sonic underestimated Metal. Sonic’s response? Doubling down and insisting that Eggman could “come around” and become like Mr. Tinker. Look at the phrasing too: “not until you get a clue”. He’s seriously waiting for it and urging Eggman to get a move on and rewrite his personality!

And again a few issues after! Sonic is so weird when it comes to Eggman! He says that Eggman “didn’t have a choice in staying reformed” - my pal, Eggman did not voluntarily renounce his evil ways and then was brainwashed into becoming evil, Mr. Tinker was the result of brain damage! He bonked his head too hard! Why are you basing your entire morality on this???

(Flynn is weird when it comes to amnesia, as shown by the short lived Mr. Needlemouse. Why would amnesia turn Sonic into Perpetual Bed Eyes? Whatever)

But yeah, it’s amazing how much Sonic cares about Eggman and believes in him. Especially after almost dooming the world and refusing to create an antidote out of spite - you'd think that would count as a Moral Event Horizon. Sonic is more forgiving to Eggman than he is about his friends.

But seriously, who calls themselves “compassionate”? Genuinely good people don’t praise themselves like this. Usually people who verbally insist that they’re so good and nice end up being anything like that. Just scroll for a few minutes down a pastel-themed blog on Tumblr.

And i'm not even getting into how callous he was towards Belle, a poor girl who was clearly not a threat and even helped them.

Very compassionate of him to immediately peg a strange robot (as in, one that doesn’t look like a Badnik at all - she’s made of wood, for starters) as a threat, keep attacking her even as she's not even trying to defend herself, and even being annoyed at the very thought of helping her and needing Tails to beg him to take her with them.

How is he more compassionate for Eggman and Metal? People who tried and almost succeeded to destroy the world? But a puppet girl is his limit? Why does it sound like Sonic is in love with Eggman and that's why he's so stupidly hopeful and defensive about him?

Sonic’s “compassion” is mindless and doesn’t seem to come from a genuine place, because not it’s not founded on logic, not only he didn't shown any to the innocent Belle when they met, but my man sure doesn’t seem to be that compassionate towards Surge.

Look at how self-righteous he comes off. Look at that smug smirk. Look at how he’s looking down on her. Look at how he frames it as “I want everyone to do...”, which is somewhat hypocritical to say when you’re talking about freedom.

(and if this is supposed to be from Surge’s perspective... well, it’s clever, I admit, but why the fuck are we watching this from Surge’s perspective and not Sonic, in the comic named after him? She’s not the protagonist)

Now, obviously it makes sense that Sonic is not buddy buddy with a crazy girl who started to attack him before even introducing herself. But considering how much he prides himself to be “compassionate” and “merciful”, he’s... oddly dismissive of her. She literally spelled out why she’s not interested in Sonic’s brand of freedom, because no one cares about her; Sonic just says “you’re not special”.

Then there’s Surge’s apparent death, which Sonic reacts to like this:

If Sonic didn’t speak, he would have come off as remorseful, which I like and would have emphasized Sonic’s conflicted feelings. But that speech bubble paints him as incredibly patronizing. Surge was obviously wrong and had to be stopped, but after Sonic made a whole deal about giving people freedom, why is he now judging Surge’s choice of not accepting Sonic’s mercy, especially after she explained why?

Why does Sonic believe so arrogantly that he can dispense freedom and choices? Who does he think he is?

And he did the same thing with Metal! First he says that he and Tails “gotta honor his decision” of leaving them. Then...

He gets angry at Metal for doing exactly what everyone knew was going to happen, and compares him with two radically different robots, one built over the memories of a kindhearted robot and another who betrayed Eggman because mistreated and cast aside. But it doesn’t matter! “I gave you a choice, Metal, but why didn’t you pick the one I wanted??”

You can’t pride himself on your stubborn decision to ��give everyone a choice” and then get mad or judgey when they don’t act like you actually wanted them to. Why even giving them the illusion of freedom them? And again, who gave you the authority to act like this?

And when I think about it, it was the same with Eggman too! Sonic doesn’t really give him a choice! He wants him to become a person that he never was!

And finally... You know what all of this sounds like?

It sounds like Sonic doesn’t actually believe in his Principles. He just sticks to them because he sounds nice when he’s spouting them.

This makes me go back to the Metal scene. It makes no sense. Sonic should have known that it would be fruitless to ask Metal to leave Eggman’s side. Either he’s profoundly stupid... or he didn’t ask for Metal’s sake. He asked for Sonic’s own sake. To feel good about himself. To go all "well, I tried, not my fault people don't listen to me :V" and feel all superior. He did the same thing with Surge. It all comes down to wanting to feel good, important and superior. Oddly enough, it’s only Eggman that Sonic seems to genuinely believe he’s a good person at heart. because he’s in love

(of course the real reason is “lazy writing”, but I’m going with an in-universe perspective)

IDW Sonic is not a nice person. He’s stupid, doesn’t learn from his frequent mistakes, smug, rigid in his beliefs yet inconsistent, so sure that he’s always right, going on great speeches about how good and pure and merciful and compassionate he is yet barely backing that up, has quite the inflated opinion on his own importance, and is ready to put down anyone who dares to imply that he could be wrong, even using other people’s trauma to get what he wants. He’s a puritan.

Not by intention, of course. This is typically what happens with amateurish writers - think of Bella Swan from Twilight, a far worse person than Stephenie Meyer envisioned (scroll down to the “charaterization” section). It’s usually the byproduct of severe Protagonist Centered Morality, where the protagonist cannot be wrong because they’re the protagonist.

And this is why I can’t like IDW Sonic, even if I accept that he’s not the canon Sonic I was promised when the series started as a continuation from Forces. He’s not written well, and who is supposed to be simply a version of Sonic with “depth” and “moral conflicts” ended up being a frankly uncomfortable protagonist to follow.

#sonic the hedgehog #long post #fans don't look #idw sonic breakdown #idw sonic #tagging it as this because i would like other people to read it #not that you have to #but i hate strawmanning people and i sure hate when others do it #i'll stop after this i swear

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graytxrminal · 8 months

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Sleep Meme

type of bed: Katakuri sleeps on practically anything, but only if he knows nobody will see him doing it. There have been times where he's been unable to return home after an assignment and he's just fallen face-down on the ground, not even making a mochi bed to lay on. Other times he's slept standing up, but he prefers not to.

number of blankets: He is a big strong manly man. He never gets cold. Except for when he does, but nobody knows when that is. Rumor has it that he'll encase himself in a nice insulating blob through use of his devil fruit, but that hasn't been proven.

number of pillows: It depends on whether he has his scarf on. If he does, he tends to prefer not to have any. It makes him feel like he's being smothered. In the rare cases where his scarf isn't wrapped around his face, he has one massive pillow to rest his head on as he loudly snores and sprawls out along whatever surface he's sleeping on.

type of clothing: The usual, even the cowboy boots. Since he's almost always out of the main house or standing guard for mama on high alert, he doesn't really have much time to get changed if he wants to get any sleep at all. In a perfect world he'd have nice loose comfortable pajamas to sleep in. Probably some long pants with some kind of decal on them (a certain bakery product, most likely) and a big loose T-shirt.

does it matter where they sleep?: Not at all. Katakuri is grateful for any opportunities he gets to sleep.

what do they do if they cannot fall asleep?: If on the off-chance this mochi behemoth fails to fall asleep, he either takes some time to just think about things or just continues getting any work done that needs to be done.

frequent dreams, nightmares: Possibly his best and most common dream is one where he's free from his blood-bound servitude and insecurities, usually spending time bonding with one of his siblings. It's usually the ones that have some kind of deformity, because that gives something for them to empathize with. There have been dreams where he's been baking with Pudding and the blonde Vinsmoke has shown up and eaten Katakuri's share of the finished product. It isn't really a nightmare to him, though it is a bit frustrating. His worst nightmare is one where he's all alone. He is the only one left, the rest of his family fallen before him to an enemy he stands no chance at winning against. He stands, beaten and alone, accepting his fate.

deep slumber or naps: This man is one of the deepest sleepers in the entirety of the one piece world. If he gets to sleep, he's going to sleep.

when do they sleep: Whenever he's tired and by himself. Brulee will check in with him sometimes, and if she asks if he needs any rest then she'll drag him into the mirror world for him to get some much needed sleep.

what could wake them up: With observation haki as strong as his, he'll wake up as soon as his body senses that something's out of the ordinary. He'll only wake up if he gets enough sleep or senses something off. Apart from that, he can't be woken up. At all.

tagged by: @climatact

tagging (If you'd like to, of course) : @blueseaprincessa (up to you), @melodysian (you can choose!)

#[headcanons]#[Katakuri]

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gyuswhore · 6 months

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There are so many tropes that i hate but i can't remember most of them at the moment. I hate when the mc is a pushover like when they let the obvious bad people do things to them just cus they love that person 🙄

I am seriously done with the one bed trope. It's too overused and i will skip the fic if it's all that there is.

When they don't let the other person explain the situation. Like take a breath and let them talk for a sec. That alone would make the whole situation better. This always makes me wanna give them a good old smack.

When its enemies to lovers but it's so obvious that they like each other. That's not how it works. When it's etl i want them to hate each other for real, not secretly in love with each other.

When they add random korean words in the fic. Like the endearment terms and all. That's kinda cringy not gonna lie.

When they make the girlfriend of the male lead a meanie even if she didn't do anything bad at all. Like why is the man falling in love with the mc when he's already in a relationship with someone nice. That's basically cheating and it shouldn't be glorified. This happens a lot with the bestfriend to lovers trope. It's such a turn off for me. Like stop villainizing the gf.

Dude i feel so bad for saying all these. I hope no one gets upset over this. You can write whatever you want ❤️

tell me about tropes you dislike (or like!!), or send an ask about it!

I got so excited when I saw how long this was kjfnsnk

about the mc being a pushover I can definitely see that being annoying, ive read a couple fics (mostly in my 1D wattpad days rip) that had mcs like that and it made me wanna punch their face or stop reading altogether. In books too, ive seen it becoming a more popular trend to make one of the main characters rude asf but then expecting the readers to forgive them bc of what they are to the protagonist, ive dropped so many books bc of this exact reason.

WTF I LOVE THE ONE BED TROPE 😭😭😭😭 its overused and borderline cringe but its just so good I love the cliche

OH MY GOD I HATE MISCOMMUNICATION SO MUCH and this is in every aspect in books, in fics, in real life all of the above. the thing that irks me most is when the miscommunication is drawn out for a longer period, if its a shorter fic I can read it but the second I realise this is a major plot point in a larger story im out. it grinds my gears so bad fr. side note, but that thing they do in sitcoms where the miscommunication starts with the person NOT interjecting with the explanation is the absolute worst.

Honestly, I feel like it becomes really hard to shield when you pretend to hate someone even when you like them so it turns into not-really-enemies anyway, so yeah that becomes more like rivals (?) to lovers.

OH THE RANDOM KOREAN WORDS DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED im super grateful it isn't that big of an epidemic on caratblr but ive seen some shit in other fandoms its actually horrible.

The last one is only acceptable when the dude figures his shit out before it becomes actual emotional cheating. also about the gf thing, it totally depends on what she does as a character but it gets annoying when the entire plot of the story is just the gf as the villain.

#side not: just because we dislike certain tropes does not mean they shouldn't be written or they're bad #ive seen people write some of my favourite fics with some of my most hated tropes. sometimes its about how you write it #this is friendly discourse pls don't be upset about minor disagreements!!!!!#on another note this was rlly fun hehe #em.talks #em.anon

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hibiscus-tome · 2 years

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FFXIV Write 2022, day 25: extra credit (in from the cold)

Her hands won’t stop shaking.

Objectively, Rhea knows that the blame lies with the heavy fatigue that anchors her to her bedroll, weighing down every limb, and the dizziness that makes it feel like her insides have been scraped out with a trowel. What’s important, she reminds herself, is that they’re ultimately just physical symptoms, at the end of the day — things that will go away with time (that they do not have), rest (that she can’t afford to take), and taking full advantage of the supplies they have at their disposal (that she’s leeching from those who need them far more).

At the very least, somehow her mind is clearer than it’s been in days. She’ll have to thank Zenos for that later.

Over by the door, Thancred ducks his head in. “Oh good, you’re still awake.” There’s a mug in his hands, steaming and sweet-smelling.

“Is that cocoa?” she asks, as he hands it to her. “Where did you get this?”

“Emmanellain’s personal stash,” he answers, sliding to the floor next to her. “Don’t worry, I didn’t extort him for it or anything. It was his idea. Contrary to popular belief, I am perfectly capable of having a civil conversation with him.”

The cocoa’s warmth seeps into her hands, steadying them a little. It tastes just as she remembers — of cold nights in Coerthas, made all the warmer by good company and an open hearth.

With a weary sigh, she slumps sideways to rest against his shoulder; in turn, he maneuvers his arm around her to hold her upright. That, too, is an anchor — one that makes her head spin a little less.

“This… should be affecting me more, shouldn’t it?” she says. “I mean… he was inside me. Had I died back in the city, in that other body, this could have ended very badly.”

She says it like she needs to convince herself of it — but the fact of the matter is: it hadn’t been wholly disturbing, to be inside that other body. Not when the Echo has mimicked that same sensation time and time again — put her inside other bodies that were not her own, including that of the person sitting next to her.

No, the difference here is that it was an Ascian to facilitate today’s events — that it was possible for an Ascian to pluck out two souls and place them in different bodies, like mismatching dolls. Add to that, the fact that this was not a simple slice of time taken from the present, or a journey into a past that was not her own.

It’s still not the worst thing an Ascian has ever done to her, because nothing will be worse than the way Elidibus had sunk his claws into her chest — dug for every weakness, every insecurity, in hopes of tearing her down before she could even muster the strength to fight. Fandaniel’s animosity is not personal like Elidibus’ was.

(It’s still not the worst thing that’s happened in the past week alone.)

Thancred hums. “Do you want it to affect you more than it already is?” he asks.

“No, that’s not…” she starts. “I mean…”

What does she want, exactly? To prove Thancred correct, that having someone wrest control of her body against her will was exactly as harrowing for her as it had been for him? That it had been more than just a minor inconvenience — and one that she’s paradoxically grateful for when the enemy that most demanded her attention was, for the first time in weeks, someone who did not call her a savage and a barbarian and a monster to her face, for the crime of responding to Garlemald’s aggression with aggression of her own?

(Not that Thancred would understand that, without a lot of explaining on her end. Garlemald’s bigotry is equal-opportunity, applied with the same force to every individual who refuses to bend at the knee — but no one in Eorzea, who claims to have his best interests at heart, would think to call him a savage and a barbarian and a monster. The Elementals’ permission notwithstanding, Gridania would welcome him with open arms, and not immediately associate him with the poachers and outlaws it decries; he wouldn’t have to be the damn Warrior of Light to earn that grace.)

(Why is she still so stuck on this, when Fandaniel has all but confirmed that his plans to bring about the Final Days are so close to fruition?)

“It was nice to get out of my head for a little while, despite the circumstances,” she tries. “It… really, really shouldn’t have been.”

It was nice to make it all someone else’s problem for once, as nonsensical as it is — even though Zenos would never, ever see it that way — even though it would have ended very badly for everyone involved, if Zenos had had his way.

(How much worse would it have been, had Thancred not come to her that day in the city, and assured her that she and the twins weren’t alone?)

“I’m fine,” she says, her voice breaking, “and that’s precisely the problem.”

His expression crumples, then, into something far too close to pity as he pulls her closer, rubbing her arm up and down. “You’re not,” he says, “but clearly not for the same reasons that everyone else here expects.”

Strange, how that affirmation alone invites a stinging pressure to bloom behind her eyes. The first sob takes her by surprise, shuddering through her body and threatening to spill her cocoa.

Thancred’s grip on her tightens. “Just a little more,” he says, quietly. “We’ll be home soon enough.”

#ffxiv #ffxivwrite2022 #ffxivwrite #warrior of light #thancred waters #endwalker #in from the cold #wolcred #tw racism #context: this wol is a keeper of the moon miqo'te who grew up in gridania

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incorrect-hololive · 2 years

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gimmie thou suitowa headcannons oh great rarepair enthusiast

OHOHOHOHO CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE OPENED UP A GATEWAY. Hmm I may be outing myself by saying this (hell by answering this post I’m outing myself since there’s like. five people in Suitowa Nation lol) but a lot of these headcanons are based around a certain fic I wrote about the two of them. And now I brainrot about them a bit too hard

Towa initially only really got acquainted with Suisei at all because the latter summoned the former via demonic ritual, and continues to do so after the two of them formed a blood pact

Suisei only has a few reasons she summoned Towa: in case she’s feeling lazy about idol work or burial duty, in case she’s bored and wants to relentlessly tease a devil from hell, and in case she wants to see, quote-unquote, “hot sexy devil magic.” Also because she found Towa cute after summoning her for the first time

Towa is sort of grappling her feelings for Suisei because she feels for her as a person, because Suisei is amazing and hot and we can all agree on that, but also due to Suisei’s serial killer tendencies; Towa can’t help but be attracted to her because of sins, because Towa is a devil and naturally just has an attraction towards human sin

Suisei has actually gotten more reckless because of her pact with Towa, because now she knows that Towa will do anything to keep Suisei alive for pact reasons as well as gay pining reasons. She knows this and is going to make the most of it

Like. there have been times where Suisei has intentionally thrown herself into unneeded danger and harm just to see Towa save her, or heal her, or to hear Towa’s angry yet panicked and lecturing about how rash and irresponsible she is when in reality Towa was just scared for her safety

Basically Suisei lives off of seeing Towa flustered and desperate to save her because it’s fun, but in a way it’s also because it really shows that she cares about Suisei, and she actually does love and appreciate the proof of someone caring for her

Meanwhile yes, Towa is pissed about Suisei’s bullshit, yet also can’t help but like this responsibility thrown onto her; having this human life in her hands makes her feel like she has power over fate and she’s somewhat grateful to Suisei for her trust. Even if Suisei is a pain in the ass in every other way imaginable LMAO

Basically they are two idiots who just want to be loved. You two I swear just kiss each other you will feel better

Pact rings. Because these are MY headcanons and I get to decide the rules /j. Towa always freaks out lowkey whenever Suisei decides to outright flaunt her ring for the press to get into shambles about.

(suisei voice) “Who is The Dazzling Comet’s New Partner?” they do not know that i have married a devil from the seven hells

Towa has taken Suisei to hell temporarily as a result of her insistence once and while Suisei was all like “teehee I can’t wait to burn in hell” she was actually disappointed by what she found

“What do you MEAN hell is about doing taxes?? where is the axe torture???” “hell is custom-made to the souls in it you idiot, if taxes are your worst enemy then congrats it’s taxes forever now are you going to pass me the calculator or not“

When the two are not in a psychological insane battle of wits, they are busy going out for yakiniku and playing with Towa’s cat

Hmmmm I wonder what my favorite rarepair is. No clue at all

#not quote #i love them a bit too much. i love them a normal amount. i care them #holos and headcanons

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msommers · 1 year

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⚰️ 🧸🌱 🏆 💍 for Riya, Jorina, and Lysandra!!

took me 3 years to get here but what can ya do when the brain shuts off. ANYWAY substituted lysandra out after a die roll of other kids bc i have literally zero braincells for that ice witch she’s up on the shelf with wheezy rn // prompts i’d like to receive

[ ⚰️ ] what are your muse’s greatest regrets? what would flash before their eyes when they’re on their deathbed?

RIYA — she would say that she has no regrets and believe it because she's lived such a fun, dramatic and privileged life. but. at this point if she was in a deathbed, she'd honestly probably start crying over her late partner. sobbing about how she should have stuck by his side, wondering if that would have made any difference at all in his fate.

JORINA — not begging for her mother to stay with the family during arl howe’s purge of the alienage, snapping at her father one too many times during the worst of his depression (her stress levels were so incredibly high but years later she doesn’t see that as a good excuse), not finding the courage to express her feelings to aleksi earlier. she spends so much time overthinking the negative in her life that i like to think on her deathbed she’d be focused on the positive, looking back on all the memories that bring her peace and love and joy and blah blah.

MEREDITH — mostly her regrets have to do with the night howe betrayed her family and attacked the castle. not telling her father that she felt something was off after speaking with rendon and his men, not waking up earlier to protect oriana and oren or anybody else she might have been able to save, not trying to locate nathaniel after so she could explain to him what had happened before the word of others painted a different tale. images of her family would be the last things she sees in her deathbed, the members who were taken from her long ago and the ones she made across the years.

[ 🧸 ] does your muse keep anything sentimental? if so, what do they keep and why?

RIYA — a necklace from her late love, a ring from her mother and a pair of gloves from her father. she had no idea they were sentimental until she was on the run and found herself desperate to keep them protected, clinging onto the feelings of affection and comfort that they brought her.

JORINA — a dagger that her brother crafted and sent to her at skyhold (it’s dinky and not usable in any way but still means the world to her), every letter her family sent her during her time with the inquisition, the first flowers aleksi gave to her pressed into the pages of a sketchbook, her mother's favorite shawl wrap. i don't think she'd be able to explain why she holds onto these things, she simply does. (it’s the Love of it all, she’s just dumb.)

MEREDITH — everything she was able to take from castle cousland before fleeing. she couldn’t bring herself to get rid of any of it, and for most of her journey whenever she looked at the family blade she would hear her mother’s voice saying that it should be used to sever howe’s treacherous head (which it did, in the end). she’s grateful for taking everything some years later after the blight, knowing she was able to save part of the family’s history at the very least. it’s not a very big comfort, but it’s one nonetheless. it took a lot of convincing from fergus for her to hand them over to be returned to highever years later.

[ 🌱 ] what themes are relevant to your muse?

RIYA —answered here!

JORINA — childhood trauma and how it shapes you, the unlearning of harmful coping mechanisms, learning to trust and open up easier, the little guy rising in the ranks, discovering a new wanderlust, dumbass who has repressed emotions for too long finally letting them in and not being able to put them to words.

MEREDITH — “sometimes there’s honor in revenge”, being slandered and mislabeled by enemies, struggling with a deep intrinsic rage for life, extremely slow and never fully complete healing of the soul, love in a hopeless place :’), royal who actually does stuff and interacts with their people.

[ 🏆 ] is your muse multitalented? what are their hobbies, and why did they pick up these hobbies? if they don’t have hobbies, why don’t they?

RIYA — yes she’s good at being cute And being a brat <3 tbh i think what she’s got going for her is her fighting capability, dancing and dramatic tendencies. is attending social events considered a hobby?? that’s pretty much it, she just enjoys having fun at galas, hanging out with her friends/lovers and participating in tourneys or displays of magic. kinda lazy outside of that lmao

JORINA — i'd say so, yeah. archery, crafting arrows for said archery, cartography, art, dance, paper making, parkour, cooking, maybe one or two other things i'm forgetting. dancing came from her mother and art came from her dad, cartography from the royal lessons, and the rest were out of necessity mostly.

MEREDITH — not as experienced as jorina, but meredith is into cartography as well. it was something she picked up to aid in her geography and history lessons, helped her commit things to memory. outside of that, some talents and hobbies: proficiency in most weaponry, dueling, dancing, singing, politicking, embroidering, reading. the embroidery came after the blight, when she desperately needed something quiet and time-consuming to do when she was feeling too stressed, others began pre-blight for some reason or other (usually #JustNobleThings).

[ 💍 ] does your muse have a “type” of people that they prefer to enter relationships with? is their type generally compatible with them, or does the dynamic tend to be toxic?

RIYA — people who enjoy treating her like a princess and just wanna have a good time. she’s really not that deep…and neither are any of her former partners lmfao one or two of them wanted something more than the casual "just here to fuck around, party and vibe" thing that riya was there for and she kicked them to the curb quick after that, but mostly they're compatible matches.

JORINA — yeah, none. zero. doesn't want to enter a relationship, thank you, but a certain half-qunari fucking tricked her into it by being hot and slowly pulling her out of her shell.

MEREDITH — i don’t think she has a particular type?? loyal is the sole Requirement for her tbh. she’s attracted to somebody with charm, whether it be the type that comes from good humor, poise or a good flirt. a nice smile never hurt either.

#ch: valeriya de clairmont #ch: scout jorina #ch: meredith cousland #i refuse to proofread any of this i'm tired of looking at it lol #thank you v much for the prompts tho!!! esp loved the sentimentality one

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mylordshesacactus · 2 years

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1, 18, and 23 for the writing meta asks?

18: Do any of your stories have alternative versions?

!!! Yes!

While it's unlikely at this stage to ever be written, me and Alex did some pretty damn in-depth what-if plotting for several AU versions of Mirror Mirror. There were dialogue snippets and everything, though that was literally so long ago that Discord wasn't a thing yet so zero chance of resurrecting the notes.

But like...okay there was an AU where Darth Luminara's cunning side won out in the middle of the Chapter 4 torture session. She realized the potential of a major rival's apprentice being genuinely in love with her own and proceeded to ruthlessly leverage her ability to hurt Barriss in light of this. That one ended with Ahsoka basically begging Anakin to take on a second apprentice and offer her sanctuary, when it inevitably went too far.

(Extra spicy was that at this point Ahsoka had, in fact, compromised some of Anakin's operations. Obviously, the first time Unduli tried extorting her she'd gone straight to her master, but...well. After a certain point, with Ahsoka not the one who pays the price whenever she steps out of line...sharing a few datasets, throwing a few fights, sabotaging a very minor mission...it seemed like a small price to pay. Sith, even non-Vader Anakin, do not take that kind of thing lightly. He still took Barriss on when Ahsoka asked.)

There was one where Luminara won the duel on Ziost without killing Barriss, and THAT was just straight-up horror. Ahsoka, again, eventually managed to figure out that her lover was alive and launch a rescue, but the logistics were never nailed down. Most likely, she went in alone after Anakin made it clear he wasn't starting a war ON CORUSCANT over this, but then he threw the full weight of his empire behind supporting her when she got in over her head. That one probably ended by necessity with Barriss and Ahsoka going rogue--with Darth Luminara their sworn enemy and Anakin, for political reasons, officially disavowing them but unofficially their staunchest ally.

And the last one I remember is an AU wherein Darth Luminara took on Ahsoka as a second apprentice from the start--ie, where Anakin didn't intercept that specific Zygerrian shipment by pure chance, and Ahsoka spent a few years bouncing around the galactic slave market before one of Luminara's Hutt contacts pegged her as Force-sensitive and made her an offer of the "for X credits I'll kill her before she becomes a rival, for Y higher amount I'll have her sent to you, otherwise I've got some other interested buyers but as my loyalty is to you, you get first refusal". This was graciously accepted and, when Luminara realized exactly HOW powerful the kid was, her contact made some unexpected extra profit.

(The dynamic there was interesting. Because while Ahsoka, who's not stupid, does NOT have the same kind of deep, grateful loyalty to Luminara as Mirrorsoka does to Anakin--this was not a 'rescue', this was an acquisition--she DID still pull her out of the worst situation in the galaxy and into a position of not-inconsiderable power. I mean, girl's got a laser sword now. And Luminara is also smart enough to realize that given this Ahsoka's backstory, controlling her with threats and violence is a doomed prospect. Mostly she restricts Barriss' privileges to punish Ahsoka, because that stings Barriss deeply and makes her girlfriend feel terrible for causing it. Never did know for certain how that one ended, though eventually something would have to give.)

I had some vague thoughts of collating the AUs into a multichapter--probably title it something on a 'shattered mirror' pun--but we've both grown enough as writers since that it's not really appealing anymore.

#askmeme

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fancuries · 2 years

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Soleil’s Nomination Spotlight Recording

”…is the camera set up?”

”Yes, Mx. Equinox. Starting to record in 3…2…1”

”This is the recording of Mx. Soleil Equinox. Nominee Spotlight for the 2022 Fancuries. Today’s recording will feature Soleil Equinox, Cure Joyful and Mari-“

”…what do you mean she’s not here”

”…she can’t get in…oh for the love of…it’s fine”

”Is everything ok?”

”Yeah…it’s fine. Lets just…proceed as planned”

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Soleil Equinox

”So, you’ve been nominated in the Excellence in Writing. How does that make you feel as a writer?”

”It makes me feel…wow. I mean, I’m really grateful! It’s shown how much progress I’ve made as an writer. Although this isn’t a nomination I’ve been looking towards, it’s still a welcome surprise!”

”I see. Why writing though?”

”Well, writing allows me to bring my characters to life, similar to my work in digital art. I get to describe them how I want, write the scenarios that best fit and….I get to have fun! That’s why I made my series, so others can see the joy and love put into my work”

”Interesting… well… uh, how do you feel about your competition?”

”If I’m being honest, very very nervous. A lot of my friends are part of this category and I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed. They have much better skills than myself, but that just leaves room for me to grow”

”I see…good luck to you then. Thank you for the interview”

”Thank you, I gotta go uh….work on my series! Bye!!”

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”…alright stop the recording. Get Joyful in the room”

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Cure Joyful

”First off. It’s an honor to meet you, Cure Joyful”

”No no! The pleasure is all mine!! I’m super glad to be a part of the nominees!”

”Perfect Segway into our first question. You’ve been nominated for most Leader Like Cure. How does that make you feel, as a Precure?”

”It’s certainly something alright! I’m not usually a kind of…leader-like person. Honestly I’d say some of my other classmates are. They exude much more confidence, like my second hand Cure Royal!”

”You hold a lot of high regard to this Cure Royal. What does she mean to you?”

”Oh! She’s my best friend in the whole world! And when she became a Precure like myself AHH! It felt good to be fighting alongside my friend! Although she did seem a bit…embarrassed with our first encounter- Ah! I’m rambling, I’m so sorry!”

”Its alright. Moving on…how do you feel about your competition?”

”Oh! I know Ignite’s part of the group so I’m pretty confident! Good to know there’s at least a friendly face I can cheer on!”

“I see. That’s all the time we have for. Good luck to you and see you in the award ceremony.”

”Thank you again for hosting! Bye!!”

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”Since we’re not gonna get her in why don’t we just-“

”Lookin’ for me~?”

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Marionetta

”GOOD GOD- So now you show up?!”

”What?! I didn’t wanna be in the same room as that blue headed ponytail girl! She’s my ENEMY! Rememba?”

”Uh…ahem. Lets just…let’s get this over and done with. Marionetta, you’ve been nominated for being uh…”worst villain.” Regardless of the title, how do you feel?”

”How do I feel? You should’ve see Red’s FACE when I got the letter!! He was fuming so hard his face matches his hair color!! AHAHAHAHA IT WAS HILARIOUS!!”

”I take it you took it well-“

”Oh I never really cared about it. But if it brings me higher in the bribe gang, then I’ll take it!”

”A bit greedy I see…during the event, there will be a lot of Precure member attending. Will you be accompanied by someone?”

”Oh yeah! Mama Hook and Red are gonna come with me! Both as emotional support and bodyguards! They’re super duper strong!!”

”Thats cute…ahem! You only have one opponent in this award. Do you feel confident in you winning?”

”DUH!! I ain’t even know who my enemy is! Even if I did, they’re prolly not as super cool as me! Hehe…”

”Huh…I see. Anyways, thank you for your uh…sudden appearance, Marionetta. Good luck during the award ceremo-“

”She’s gone…eh. Whatever. Wrap up the gear and let’s head out…”

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#fancuries #fancuries 2022 #nominee spotlights 2022

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