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waterfallofspace · 1 year

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The Feline In The Ferocious.

The one in which C/huuya meets a kitten in an alley, and D/azai meets the kitten in C/huuya. Feat. Allergic C/huuya, teasing bastard D/azai (with a touch of genuine caring), and an ADORABLE calico kitten that totally has C/huuya’s eyes. I’ve been posting so many fics recently I’m so sorry, but I had to write something for our beloved C/huuya’s birthday, so here it is! Quite short, but it’s just a little birthday gift~ My first attempt at B/SD, so I hope it’s alright character voice wise~ I adore S/oukoku, so while they’re definitely not in a relationship in this, they have their normal banter/flirty/they’re-in-love-but-can’t-say-it thing goin’ on haha~ For anyone bothering to read this, thank you, and I hope you enjoy~ (references to swearing and cat scratches/blood, so proceed with caution if you don’t like those!) For the kitten, I’m picturing a Calico with Blue Eyes, and to know why- just, just google it okay. The colours of its fur are like the combination of D/azai & C/huuya’s hair, with some white to mix it together, and blue eyes like C/huuya’s. (Yes, I’ve fully lost my mind, incase you were curious~) Characters: D/azai, C/huuya, and an adorable little Calico Kitten with Blue Eyes Word Count: 2.3k ~~~~~~~

Chuuya is, and always will be, a dog person. He’s liked them for as long as he can remember, but once he found out Dazai dislikes dogs, he’s since grown to love them even more. It’s not like Dazai is scared of them, or even nervous around them. ‘Though could you imagine how wonderful that would be?’ No, sadly, he just doesn’t care for them. A bit disappointing to not be able to scare him. However just seeing the annoyance slip out from behind his mask when Chuuya walks a dog into the room he’s in is enough to bring a frankly worrying amount of joy to Chuuya. All that to say, Chuuya is a dog person. But… he’s never been able to pass by a cat in trouble without helping. It’s a weakness he’s deeply embarrassed about, similar in his mind to being such a lightweight. Just things that feel way too fragile, which is a feeling he can’t stand. Anyways, this is what’s going through Chuuya’s head as he stops in the alley, eyes meeting the wide ones of a kitten, half stuck in a paper bag. It mews, a pathetic sort of noise that tugs Chuuya’s heart in a way he’d much rather ignore. Alas… “Fuck, what kind of person would do that-” He growls to himself as he gently pulls the bag off of the trembling kitten. “Hey little guy, it’s okay, I’ve got you now. You’re probably hungry, hm? I wish I had something to give you… I’ll try to find somewhere safer for you to go, okay? Maybe there’s an animal shelter or something nearby I could drop you off in front of.” Ocean eyes meet his own, a sadness lingering just below the surface, like waves hiding the current of a stormy sea. A sadness that he couldn’t help but feel a kinship too. ‘Is that what my eyes look like too..?’ “I’m sorry, I would take you home if I could, buuhht… oh hell, not already- heH’ishh’iew-! Ishh’iew-! tisSH-iSHH-kshhh’uee-! kkDXGT’shoo-! dtNNGt’shiew-! hH’NXGT’choo-! Hehh… hEH-! hEH’ktSHH’iew-!” Chuuya tries to aim away from the kitten as the ticklish fit bursts its way out of him. He can feel his eyes already watering. ‘Damn it, why do I have to stop every time?! Maybe I really am as weak as Dazai says. Can’t even hold a kitten withou-’ The kitten cuts off his self loathing with a gentle purr, the feeling vibrating through his hands. Tiny claws begin to knead into his arm as he lets the kitten settle itself against his chest, the warmth that settles there having no relation to the kitten’s body temperature. “Oh come on- You can’t stay. I’m sorry, I am, but I really can’t take you home with m-” “Chuuya~ Are you cuddling with a sweet little kitten?” And just like that, the warm feeling swells, turning into a burning pit in his gut. Chuuya would know that voice anywhere. ‘Goddamn it, how did he find me here?!’ he groans to himself, considering just for a minute dropping the kitten. However when he looks down, and sees the sad eyes looking back at him once more, all thoughts of that are wiped clean. With a strong sigh, Chuuya whips around to face his ex-partner. A smile is painted across his face, but, like most of Dazai’s smiles, it’s like that of a doll. Fake, carefully crafted, and entirely lifeless. Almost as if there was no humanity in it, just a mask placed to hide whatever was simmering beneath. “N- no! I am not cuddling! It jumped into my arms, and I didn’t exactly want to throw it on the ground.” “Awww~ Chuuya does have a heart! I was starting to get worried that you were more robot than person!” The words cut as deep as they’re supposed to, and Chuuya can’t help the wince that escapes. Nor can he seem to prevent the anger that flurries inside him as a response. However, there was no time for any of that, as a much more urgent matter was beginning to present itself. “hehh-” “Hm? What was that, Chuuya? You have something to say?” As desperately as Chuuya wants to find a clever retort, every ounce of control he has is currently being poured into keeping his nose under control. His eyes have, thankfully, decided to cooperate and stop watering, but the tickle that dances in his sinuses is far from backing down. “Oh shhhhuuuhh… shut up, you Aahhhh-! Guhhh… You ass.” “Your words, they sting!” Dazai sighs, dramatically draping his arm over his face, before leaning forward again. Chuuya holds his breath, feeling a warmth flush through his cheeks. He’s quite familiar with the look he’s being given. Dazai is studying him, taking in every piece of his situation, and piecing it together into a plan intended to torment him. Dazai steps forward, reaching a hand out towards his face, and Chuuya closes his eyes, just to open them again at the cry of pain the other man lets out. Looking down, Chuuya sees a red patch start to form on one of Dazai’s bandaged arms, the man looking quite offended as he glares at the kitten Chuuya’s still cradling. “That thing just scratched me! I’m telling you, this is why cats are the worst.” Giving Dazai a smile dripping with fake sympathy, and the kitten a few scratches behind the ear, Chuuya swallows hard, hoping to gain enough control to use his voice. “I thhhought it was dogs you disliked. Is it just all animals then? Maybe they can juuhhst sense something about you that drives them to hhhhate you. They’re not the only ones.” “Something bothering you Chuuya~?” “Ass. hehH-!” A hand comes up to pinch his nose shut before he’s even conscious of it. A hand that was just petting the allergen he’s currently cuddling holding. Dazai seems to notice the mistake he’s made even before Chuuya, giving him a smile with a lot more emotion in it then the previous one. “Bless you.” “Wha- hEH’ESHH’ooo-! GoddaahH’ISHH’iew-! Damn it- eshh’uu-! ishh’uu-! tshhh’iew-! hH’keSHH’ooo-! hEH- hH’nGT’choo-!” “Wow! Bless you a lot more than just once! Is Chuuya getting sick~?” Coming from anyone else the question might be asked out of concern, or curiosity, but from Dazai, it was entirely a taunt. Meant to mean ‘I know that’s not it, I know what’s wrong, are you gonna tell me, or am I gonna get to tease it out of you?’ “Shut up. I’m fine. Why are you here anyways, shouldn’t you be off solving some crime or something?” “I am actually working on a case right now! The case of the sneezy Chuuya! I intend to work until it’s completed, and find out who committed this crime against Chuuya’s poor nose!” “You’re such an ass, Dazai.” “I’m an ass for caring about my dear dear friend?” “ihh’kTSHH’ieww-! hH’ishh-kshh-tshhh’oo-!” “What adorable sneezes you have Chibi! Almost… kittenish!” Asshole as he may be, Chuuya has to admit he’s clever. Not only did he figure out what was causing the allergy attack, but also a way to taunt Chuuya with that fact, while also pointing out a weakness he knows will get under his skin. Unfortunately, knowing where it’s meant to go doesn’t exactly stop it from getting there. “Sh- shut up, Dazai.” “What a retort! I’m wounded, I’m taken down, I’m broken beyond repair~!” Chuuya rolls his eyes at the dramatics, Dazai practically grasping his chest. Then, with a slight eye roll, and a subtle step forward, he lets a seriousness enter his eyes. “Did you sneeze out all your clever responses along with the cat hair?” ‘Tipping his hand so early isn’t like him…’ Chuuya feels a slight tightness in his chest as he realizes there’s a deeper game going on here that he wasn’t aware of until now. Already steps behind, playing a game in which he doesn’t know the rules. Just one of the prerequisites of talking to Dazai. Deciding the best course of action is ignoring him, Chuuya turns his attention back to the kitten, who by now is sleeping peacefully, pressing its head gently against his hand. It’s small enough to fit in one, so with the other, Chuuya pushes Dazai aside. “I have places to be. Unlike you, I still care about my job, and intend to get my work done.” Dazai says nothing, but falls into stride beside Chuuya, once again matching his steps as if it comes as naturally to him as breathing. Breathing which, currently, is not coming so naturally to Chuuya. “hHEH- uhhh… hh’NGT’shhhooo-! Fucking hell- NGT-! hH’DNNT-! hEH’kNNT’shieww-! hahh… hAH’nGTtt’shoo-! kKDXNtt-!” “Stop that.” Chuuya nearly falls over at the voice. All teasing has been lost, and the eyes staring back at his had lost their glimmer of mischief. There was nothing but an unsettling level of sincerity, something that looked deeply out of place on Dazai. “Whhahh… what…?” “I said stop that. The stifling. We both know it’ll just make you sneeze more anyways, and it gives you a headache.” Then, tilting his head with a crooked smirk as he lets the mischief flood back in, he adds- “Plus, I miss the kitten sneezing! It’s so cute to see Chuuya shaking his head like a cat when they get something on their face~ you know, you actually remind me of a cat in many ways. I could list them if you wan-” “Don’t you fucking dare. I’ll… I’ll…. hehh- hDT-!uhhhh” He manages to stall it off with a wrist pressed firmly under his nose, both of them noticing the way it trembles at the sudden allergen presence. “Didn’t think that one through, did you?” “hEH! ESHH’IEW-! heH’ishh’oo-! Kishhh’oo-! Tshhh’iew-! hAHH’nnmCHH’ooo-! mmMPFSHH’ooo-! mM’tsHH’iew-! hIH’mmtISH’ooo-!” Setting for muffling them against his wrist, Chuuya ducks his head again and again, Dazai watching intently, muttering something under his breath. It was long gone before it reached Chuuya’s ears, lost in the wind, but if he didn’t know better, he’d have sworn he heard the word cute. A light ticklish cough works its way out of his throat, bringing tears to his eyes as he attempts to catch his breath through it. This wakes the kitten, who mews softly, intense eyes staring into his own. “Sorry for waking you.” It’s soft, but loud enough that Dazai should have heard it. Still, Chuuya assumes he didn’t, as no comments are raised. Instead, his ex-partner continues to walk in stride, silence hovering uncomfortably between them, broken up only by ticklish coughs. “There’s a shelter around this block, hand me the kitten.” Chuuya nearly jumps at the sudden noise, his twitching nose taking this lapse of control as an invitation to start up again. “What d- hEH’ketSHH’iew-! hH’ishh’oo-! mM’NNT’shoo-! Ishhh-kshhh-kshh’oo-!” “Bless you, Chuuya.” The sincerity is back, and still startles Chuuya to his core. “Tha- oh shut up. Where’s the shelter? There’s no way in hell I’m handing her over to you, you’d just toss her in a gutter or something.” Dazai lets a hand fly to his forehead, the other grasping his chest, dramatics back in full swing, and mask comfortably back on. “Chuuya wounds me! I would never do such a thing to an innocent creature! I merely wish to be the one saving- her did you say?- by giving her to the kind shelter staff! And perhaps, even find someone grateful enough to-” “If you finish that sentence I will throw you in a gutter.” They approach the building, and true to his word, Dazai takes the kitten from Chuuya’s arms delicately, and marches into the building with another painted smile. Finally alone, Chuuya allows himself to succumb to the fit he’s been fighting for nearly ten minutes. “ihhh’hEH! hH’ESHH-ISHH-TISHH’ooo-! Fuckin- ihh’keSHH’ooo-! Fuckin’ hell- hAH’ASHH’ooo-! Ketshh’iew-! mM’tiSHH’uee-! Ihh’kishhiew-! heH’ishh’oo! ishh’shiew-shhiew-shhiew-hEH’ISHH’shiew-!” “Adorable. Bless you Chuuya~” “Christ, Dazai! When did you get back?!” “Oh, uhm, I believe it was around ‘fuckin hell’. What language! You should be more delicate with your tongue, it can deal with much more beautiful words than that filth! And, for that matter, a lot more than just words~” “Oi! You realize you just said it too, right?” Chuuya responds, choosing to ignore the last part, though the pink tint that spreads across his face (without his permission) tells Dazai that he did in fact hear it. “But Chuuya forgets, I said it when quoting him! Thus, according to the rules of foul language, it doesn’t count.” “Bullshhhhit. hIH’kishhiew-! hH’ISHH’ooo-!” “Care to look it up in the official rulebook, Chuuuuya?” “Oh, whatever, you ass.” And then, with a gentle tone that neither of them acknowledges, “How’s the kitten?” “They were thrilled to have her. I even got a kiss on the cheek for my efforts!” Chuuya rolls his eyes, but Dazai doesn’t miss the brief flash of hurt that shines through them. “I’m sorry you couldn’t keep her.” “What-?!” “The kitten.” Dazai meets Chuuya’s eyes, a cautious yet soft look in his gaze that Chuuya can’t help but love and hate at the same time. They stay like that for a beat longer than they’d care to admit, both trying to get lost in the silence, lost to the world, to melt away from themselves and find their place in each other. Like they used to. Like they know they can never do again. “Ach. Whatever. I’m a dog person anyways.” “I never did understand that. They’re foul creatures, slobbery, gross, feisty- Hey wait, maybe I do understand!” “Oi you ass, get over here!” Chuuya yells, throwing a punch that Dazai easily dodges, the smirk painted across his face maybe just a touch less fake than it was before. Neither of them talk about it again, both heading their separate ways, but when a kitten shaped stuffed animal shows up outside Chuuya’s apartment, he can’t help but let out a smile along with the sigh.

#waterfallwrites #posting so many but is our cute little short beloved's birthday #happy birthday to C/huuya #soooo if anyone bothers to read this i hope you enjoy!#and thank you again~#b/ungo s/tray d/ogs #b/sd #c/huuya and d/azai #my belooooveds #snz #snzkink #snzfic #and i will apologize once more at the end here for posting so much

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jeonstellate · 5 months

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sunsets & silhouette dreams — range i

detective jessica jones pays the avengers a visit.

⚝༄ platonic!bucky barnes x original character

⚝༄ allusions to fight involvement & unknown whereabouts

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FRIDAY had already alerted the Avengers that Private Investigator Jessica Jones was in the lobby, hoping to speak to any of them. Tony Stark even instructed his AI to direct her straight to the debriefing room.

However, when the door of their debriefing room suddenly bursted open with a loud bang!, they still almost flinched. They didn’t expect Detective Jones to announce her presence that way.

"My bad," Jessica cringed to herself. She tenderly closed the door behind her, somewhat relieved that she didn’t accidentally break it with her super strength.

"Detective Jones," Steve Rogers gestured for her to take a seat, but she politely declined. "What brings you to the Tower?"

"I take it Johan’s not here," she opted to state her observation rather than to answer him directly. "You wouldn’t’ve asked me that otherwise."

"She’s not," Wanda Maximoff confirmed. "Most of us haven’t seen her since that day."

"Did something happen?" James Barnes cut through the chase. His voice was already laced with notable concern.

"That’s what I’m trying to figure out." Everyone watched as she fished something from her backpack and placed whatever it was on the edge of the table. "I found this across the street from here."

It was a ziplock containing a broken Rubik’s cube. It was not of regular size, albeit it was still a 3 x 3. It was not the usual colors, either, nor something one usually sees in stores.

"Any chance that could’ve been anyone’s?"

Jessica shook her head, "We hid Johan’s tracker in it. I followed her tracker’s signal and it led me across the street."

Silence fell in the room, which got quieter as more of the Avengers comprehended the implications of her words.

"Does she have anything else we can track her with?" Natasha Romanoff’s mind moved onto turning stones, unwilling to entertain the implications further until they had explored everything else. "A cellphone, maybe?"

"She doesn’t have one." Jessica then elaborated, "S.H.I.E.L.D. wants to limit the ways HYDRA can track her, so she only has one chip."

Clint Barton nodded tentatively, "That’s fine. We can just look for her in security camera footages."

Without needing to be cued, Tony already pulled up a holographic screen with all the security camera footage around the block of the Stark Tower. And without needing to be invited to, his company immediately flocked his sides to help watch out for the young agent.

So, with their sharp eyes on their chosen screen of focus, everyone watched with purpose.

Two consecutive taps fast-forwarded the scenes in a decent speed, much to their silent gratitudes. Even so, nothing significant really caught their searching eyes — until the hour at the side read 09:13:42. However, before anyone could completely process what was happening, the phenomenon was already over and everything seemed to have returned to normal immediately afterward.

"Go back a little bit, I think something just happened," Pietro Maximoff ordered the person closest to the holographic screen. Without any complaints, Tony — who happened to be the closest — complied. "There. Stop, stop. Put it in normal speed."

Once in regular pace, the Avengers were able to better comprehend the scene Pietro pointed as it played out. It started out with a simple figure running away from a group at the side of a nearby store. The nearest CCTV then showed the group in pursuit catching up, reaching onto the figure’s right shoulder, and forcing them to face the bunch. The action broke their momentum, but they didn’t lose their balance. However, the footage from the next screen over — which happened to be right across the Tower’s entrance — showed them falling on their back, as if pushed.

The Avengers and Detective Jones had to stiffed a collective gasp. Just as the impact caused the jacket’s hood to fall, it also revealed who was underneath.

It was Agent Johan Collins.

The Avengers and the private investigator attentively watched every CCTV footage that recorded the scene of interest. Unfortunately, they lost sight as soon as Agent Collins killed the only surveillance camera in the alleyway she trapped her pursuers in.

"No surveillance caught sight of her since," Tony uttered the words the team dreaded to hear, "which means we got no other way to locate the Kid."

Before anyone could counter his words, a sound suddenly came from Detective Jones’ pocket. "It’s Luke, Johan’s other guardian," she informed them before picking up. "Hello?"

"Hey, Jess. I just came from the cemetery and Johan’s not there, either." Jessica didn’t give them the courtesy of putting the call on speaker; but, nonetheless, they were able to make out the faint voice of Luke Cage on the other end. "I’m on my way to check out the shops she likes around the area, to see if she dropped by today."

"Thanks, Luke," she expressed her gratitude. "Johan’s tracker went live again, so I was able to find its location," she began with her own report. "It was near Stark Tower, in pieces."

"Stark Tower? Did she visit her friend?" Luke wondered out loud, "But, wait, why would the cube be—"

"No, she didn’t," she answered his first inquiry succinctly. "It’s a bit difficult to explain right now since I don’t have the whole picture yet, but Johan got into a fight near the Tower."

"What?" His astonishment was loud enough that even those with non-enhanced hearing heard him from the phone, without the speakers on.

"I know," she agreed with his reaction. "Keep looking there because we’re still unsure of her current whereabouts. She might’ve went to her mom after the fight."

"Will do."

Once Jessica got off her call, she briefly considered filling her current company in. "Did you guys catch all of that or do I have to summarize?"

Rather than a direct answer, Sam Wilson gave her his own summary — from what had been passed on to him by those who were closer to where the detective was. "Cage’s covering another borough, you’re covering Manhattan."

She nodded, satisfied with his answer. She then let the silence stretch as she thought about her next move. To their part, the heroes were also lost in their own thoughts.

There was no set age for children to be legally left alone, at least in where they were. As such, whatever system Agent Collins had with her guardians wasn’t federally against the law. Not that there was anything in the law that successfully protected her in the first place, anyway.

No one was putting Detective Jones and her co-guardian at fault, either. After all, there was a very fine line between protecting and caging — especially for Agent Collins’ case.

"Thank you for all your help." The next time they were fully aware of their surroundings, Jessica was already back by the door she came in. "I need to go look around for Johan again, before the sun sets. She doesn’t like being alone in the dark."

"Wait," Bucky stopped her before she should completely exit. "I want to help find Johan."

Private Investigator Jones didn’t need much convincing. After all, he was also the only other person remotely close to the young assassin. "Johan likes high places and fast food. Let me know if you find anything."

With that helpful starting point, Jessica Jones closed the door.

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nativegreys · 2 years

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Kobo aura h2o reviews

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SD card expansion is nice I like having my whole library on the go with room to spare. We did notice that after about an hour of reading one-handed it became a little tiring on the thumb, but that’s not the biggest inconvenience.Īt 8.9mm the Aura H2O is thicker than the Aura One (6.9mm), which isn’t surprising considering Kobo had a much larger body in which to spread the innards around with the One.Ĭompared to its Amazon counterparts, the H2O is thinner than the Kindle Paperwhite (9.1mm), but thicker than the Kindle Voyage (7.6mm). Larger and crisper display than the Aura HD or Kindle paperwhite 2. The shape and weight of the device mean you can easily hold it in one hand, making it the perfect companion to take with you on public transport. With its 5.08 by 6.77 by 0.33-inch dimensions and a weight of 7.3 ounces, the Edition 2 weighs and. The design on the Kobo Aura H2O is reassuringly solid without being heavy. The Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2’s backplate makes it easy to grip, even when wet. The 6.8 inch e-ink display looks crisp and clear, even in bright direct sunlight. That said, the ability to read in any lighting is a massive benefit of backlit ereaders, and Aura H2O excels in this respect. The waterproofing comes largely from a cover on the bottom that keeps the Kobo Aura H2O's ins and outs dry. The only drawback with this feature is that at times the colored lighting felt artificial, and it could take some getting used to if you’re used to reading on paper. The Kobo Aura H2O isn't water resistant, it is fully waterproof. 64 product ratings - Kobo Aura N514 4GB Wi-Fi 6 inch eBook Reader - Black Charger.

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While we didn’t notice any significant improvement to our sleep when using the H2O before bed, we didn’t notice any sleep disturbance either, which is probably the desired effect. located on the bottom of your eReader, next to the power button With its more portable design, the Kobo Aura is a worthwhile - albeit pricier. 39 cm 100 Grams ASINKobo Aura H2O 2nd Edition. In terms of light distribution, there’s quite a bit less. As beautiful as the Aura HD’s screen one, the H2O manages to step it up. The reasoning behind this function is the same as for features such as Apple’s NightShift: blue light has a negative impact on sleep, so removing blue tones from screens before bedtime will help you sleep better. Kobo Aura H20: World's First Waterproof eReader Launching in Early 2015. Kobo Aura H2O on the left, Kindle Paperwhite 2 on the right. The charging port doesn’t have any kind of cover we’re not entirely sure how it would react to getting filled with salt from seawater, but presumably a rinse under some clean fresh water would clean the port out.Īs day turns to night, the screen of the Aura H2O turns from a cool blue to a warmer orange hue. It also means that if your Kobo gets covered in sand at the beach you can just wash it off.

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We give you a full hands on and show you the menus, st. This means that if you accidentally drop it in the swimming pool, it should still be okay even if you only realise 45 minutes later, and that’s a major draw if you’re the type of person who loves reading in the bath, or by the pool. Today we look at the yet unreleased Kobo Aura H20 This is the brand new 6.8 inch waterproof e-reader.

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sylensombrr · 3 years

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Afterdeath Family Headcanons

No one asked for this, but I wanna talk about it and I don't wanna forget lol. Get ready, this is gonna be a long one. In my head canon, the Afterdeath family consists of Geno and Reaper,(obviously), who are the parents, and their kids Raven, Sorell, Silver, Goth, and Shino(as well as other fan kids like Candy, Momo, Demise etc. but they won't be mentioned. Might make a separate post about them if yall want/if I feel like it). They live in a huge gothic mansion, I don't know where it's located but if it's in an AU it would be next to a graveyard.(They give off huge Addams family vibes, so I had to take influence from that) They also share the house with two pets, a cat named Krueger and a raven named Archimedes, as well as three other people, Lotus, Rurik, and Palette, but I'll talk about those three later.

Geno(He/him) •Geno is in a group called "Triple Threat and Regret" consisting of him, Lust and Dance •They try to go out together every Tuesday, Geno's favorite location being Ccino's café •He's a bit of a hoarder but not much that it's a problem •Super fucking emo •Has a bit of a habit of adopting children he finds, ex. Lotus •Krueger is his cat. He found her in the graveyard. She was too old to live out in the wild, so he kept her •Horror movie fanatic, one of his favorites being A Nightmare on Elm Street •Coffee addict/Likes black coffee Reaper(He/they/it) •Best friends with Bill Sans •He's in a nameless friend group consisting of him, Bill and SD!Dream(Idea by @/_.dxnce.sxns.stan• on Instagram) •Huge heavy metal fan •Archimedes is his raven, which he treats like a familiar •Likes giving advice to his kids •Most of his kids vent to him rather than Geno •Surprisingly good cook •Wants to be or was in a band with Geno, Bill and 404 depending on the timeline/AU •He can play the guitar and scream Raven(He/him) •Loves to go to Comic-Con every time it comes around •Introduced Blueprint to rock •He and Blueprint and sometimes his cousin Gradient go to concerts together •He enjoys getting high with Blueprint and just vibing •Blueprint is a year older than him

Silver(He/it/xe) •May or may not be adopted(idk I read it somewhere, but now I can't find it) •Loves to play with Shino •His favorite siblings are Shino and Sorell •Trans male •He is a bit annoyed by Rogue but doesn't mind when ze stays there as long as ze doesn't talk to him •Has a tiktok and likes to make cosplay videos, mainly anime •Would cut you if you told anyone

Sorell(He/they) (If anyone has or knows where I can his canon info, please tell me I can't find it anywhere) •Afab nonbinary •Big anime and manga fan •Raven and them like to trade manga •He likes to hang out with Tatyana sometimes(They garden and take care of her animals together) •Asexual •Grayromatic Goth(He/they/she) •He knows about Palette and Cray's rivalry, but chooses to ignore it •He was originally pretty cautious around Lotus and Rurik but warmed up to them •Prefers to hang out with Lotus over Rurik •Cray is like a brother to him •Thinks Rogue is pretty weird but still likes zir •He tried to keep Rogue and Rurik from meeting out of fear of them fighting •Wants to wear heels so he can taller, but Geno doesn't let him(he's too young) Shino(She/her) •Loves to play with Sorell, Silver, and Rurik •She keeps trying to get Rogue to play with her and is mad that ze never does (I don't have much to say about her lol)

Miscellaneous Geno and Reaper(mainly Geno) doesn't let any of their kids ages 13 and under be in the house by themselves, so they have either Rogue, Bill, Dance, or Lust watch over them. As of recent, Geno and Reaper also like to have family get togethers with Ink ,Error and their kids(Paperjam and Gradient) as well as Fresh. It usually ends up with Error and Geno fighting/debating over something stupid with Fresh, Ink, and Reaper watching them while the kids play Mario Kart or Smash in another room.

Next onto Palette, Rurik and Lotus which is where I kinda diverted from canon mainly with Rurik and Lotus to the point it could be considered an alternate version of them. Palette(He/they) Because of being busy with battling against Nightmare and his gang, Ink and Dream couldn't and weren't prepared to take care of a child. So reluctantly Dream asked Geno and Reaper to take care of Palette until they could, who was a newborn at the time, which they gladly did agreed to. After that, Palette only saw his Dream twice again and never saw his Ink. They downright abandoned him. •Palette idolizes both Ink and Dream, seeing them more as these fictional action heroes rather than actual people •He refuses to accept that they abandoned him •He wants to go help them fight and reform Uncle Nightmare when he grows up •He didn't even know Ink's name until he met Blueprint's Ink •He has low self-esteem due to him believing he'll never live up to the fictional and unrealistic idea of his parents that he has •He can't use his magic properly due to never being taught by Ink or Dream, can only summon his roller but can't use it •Rurik will give him lessons on his magic later on •He loves and wants to be friends with everyone •Except for Cray •He thinks Cray is annoying but enjoys their rivalry •He's secretly jealous of Blueprint for having contact with his Ink Rurik(He/him)& Lotus(He/they) Rurik and Lotus somehow ended in the Underverse, and now they can't get back to the Fellverse. I have an idea why, but I'm not done with that yet. They didn't have any place to live, so Goth and Palette brought them to Geno and Reaper. Since they were most likely never gonna get back to the Fellverse, Geno offered to adopt them and let them live in their house. Lotus accepted while Rurik declined now but still decided to stay there. •Lotus did not want to go back to the Fellverse while Rurik did •They are the same ages as Palette and Goth(this may change) •They have never dated in this AU, but might in the future •Rurik idolizes his parents similar to Palette and doesn't realize that they are abusive •Lotus has never met Rurik's parents, so he doesn't know what he's going through •Lotus and Rurik have the same powers as Goth and Palette(this may also change) •Rurik refuses to use his roller since doesn't want to be seen as weak with his "girly" weapon •He uses knifes and daggers instead •Lotus hates his parents •Rurik really likes Rogue and later begins to idolize zir •Rogue sees zirself in Rurik and later acts like a parental figure towards him •Rurik likes to play with Shino •Rurik originally started to hang out with Cray just to piss Palette off, but then he actually began to enjoy his company

Okay, that's all my headcanons I have for now. Yall can steal these if you want, but a credit would be nice. Might illustrate or talk about these more in another post if I feel like it.

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@thewasteland said: Pls tell me about your beef with structural dissociation I’m so curious, I think it has a lot of holes and I’d like to hear other people’s opinions, if you care to share

Hahah, oh boy.

Okay so I had a whole-ass version of this post where I was just reiterating most of what’s on did-research.org, making it even longer than it already is, so firstly just go look at all that.

But some other notes:

(Not including maybe the big concern of “structural dissociation doesn’t think you’re people” but also psychiatry doesn’t think you’re people so I dunno if that’s a particularly good comment on SD specifically. :V)

I sorta joke that, at least from our perspective, the theory of structural dissociation does the best job at explaining OSDD-1a (or maybe more specifically, ICD-10′s Partial DID), and everything else is secondary to that. Most DID systems we’ve seen -- even those who are hardcore “structural dissociation is life” -- will pause for a moment and say, “Okay well, this alter isn’t completely EP, here’s a bunch of mixed ANP-EP, I dunno if this counts as an ANP?”

We sorta think that’s probably most because structural dissociation actively gives minimal shits about what it calls elaboration -- the presence of identities like gender, sexuality, everything distinct like that. You know, that big difference between DID and OSDD-1a. (I suspect that you could come to a conclusion like how enough elaboration starts to sorta elide the difference between ANP and EP, but elaboration is scary for DID researchers so I dunno if we’ll ever even see that questioned. :V)

Basically: like, cool, I guess that works for spherical systems in vacuums. Are you gonna consider how plenty of systems actually experience themselves or.

Also, as someone who has read plenty of papers about it, it’s... just not particularly well-argued. It regularly feels like one big begging-the-question (in the less-straightforward, “your ‘reasons’ are just reiterating how you assume the premise is true”). Dell’s response to some of the first configurations of the theory is still pretty true today: the argument often comes back to “other definitions of dissociation are insufficient because they’re not about a structural division of the personality.” Van der Hart in particular has this habit of continually writing papers about how some historical description of trauma or another fits the theory of structural dissociation, and that this therefore supports the theory. Which like, historical data is fine, sure, but oh my god there are only so many times you can say Pierre Janet without any current data, not to mention exactly how he decides to use that data is wild at times, and ahh this post is too long as is. :’)

Finally, if we’re talking about clinical utility, there is the huge-ass (to me) problem that structural dissociation has exactly one treatment: fusion. There is no functional multiplicity under structural dissociation. Every moment of multiplicity is, by definition, a “failure to integrate” -- a symptom and a problem. “Functional structural dissociation” makes about as much sense as “functional depression” -- like, fine, maybe you’re functioning for now, but it’d be obviously better for everyone to get rid of it, right? Clinical material based on SD/by the SD people goes maybe some of the hardest on “fine, let your patient think they don’t want to integrate, but challenge that ~*phobia*~ any time you can. They’ll change their mind once they heal more. :)”, like goddamn. And while I don’t think van der Hart losing his license for abusing a client inherently invalidates the theory, especially when he’s not the Only Guy behind the theory and otherwise you’d have to throw out most of psychiatry, right?, I think it’s still relevant to point out that oh boy this theory and its material sure love undermining patient self-report and self-determination, huh? :))

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thisweekingundamwing · 3 years

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This Week in Gundam Wing 23-29 May 2021

I’m so on the ball with this lately... >_> Sorry. Here’s this week’s roundup! May 23rd - 29th!

Remember to give your content creators some love! Be sure to join in on the events at the bottom! And remember to send in any new works you see or make next week!

~Mod Hel

Fanfiction/Snippets/AU Ideas:

@bobo-is-tha-bomb

The Preventer Calendar https://archiveofourown.org/works/31561295

Gen, Reader, Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton, Quatre Raberba Winner, Chang Wufei, Zechs Merquise, OC - Character

Mature, No Archive Warnings Apply, Humor, Partial Nudity, Reader-Insert, Nudity, A teeny hint of TrowaxReader, Rating because of some gratuitous nudity on Trowa's side

Twelve models, twelve shoots, twelve different locations in the Ardennes, and all of it in two fucking days. Because Preventer couldn’t spare you their agents any longer than that.

Why had you agreed to do this project again?

It's all for the arts.

boxofhatebrains

Helping Hand https://archiveofourown.org/works/31620146

M/M, Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy

Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply, Light Angst, Comfort/Angst, Minor Injuries, Implied/Referenced Blow Jobs, Not Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop Compliant, after series, Flirting, Not Beta Read, slight reference to Episode Zero, Swearing

Duo realizes that Heero comes around whenever he damn well feels like it. They’ve been in contact for the last seven years after the Mariemaia incident, but generally at Heero’s own whim. Duo stays in the same place, it’s Heero who gravitates.

This time is no different.

@duointherain

Silent Menace https://duointherain.tumblr.com/post/652120818915115009/fic-silent-menace-11

1x2x1

Warnings: Mute Duo. Drugged and injured Heero.

Une always had the dark side of the job. She’d let others give out goodness, but bad news she owned herself. Duo had come to the conclusion that she was trying to take responsibility, trying to be a decent person. He could vibe with that.

@lifeaftermeteor

Touched by the Stars (Ch. 7) https://archiveofourown.org/works/26314657/chapters/77885468

M/M, Chang Wufei/Duo Maxwell, Chang Wufei/Heero Yuy, Trowa Barton/Chang Wufei, Chang Wufei/Quatre Raberba Winner

Explicit, Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings, thar be porn, Dubious Consent, Aliens, Alien Abduction, Alternate Universe, mention of MPREG, everyone takes a turn with Wufei, alien anatomy and interesting dicks, Tentacles, Monster Boys, Slime, Double Cocks, Cum Inflation, Knotting, Oral, multiple dicks, Xeno, Spitroasting, Oviposition, Body Modification, Polyamory, Unbirthing, Triple Penetration, Cervical Penetration

University instructor Chang Wufei didn't even believe in aliens, much less intentionally attract their attention. But that doesn't mean much when they decided he'd be the ideal final mate for their group and scoop him off of the planet to take home to their queen. Enjoying him on the trip there, of course.

@noirangetrois

Of the Sea (Ch. 10) https://archiveofourown.org/works/12749670/chapters/78205124

M/M, Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy

Mature, No Archive Warnings Apply, fairytale my way, Meroctopus!Dorothy, Slow Burn, Multi POV, POV Third Person Limited, merman au, MerMay, Fantasy Politics, mentions of abuse, Unnatural November

Heero Yuy will soon be reaching the age of majority, at which time he will ascend the throne of Wingaria. Before such time, he must needs choose a bride. But what if there are no good choices? What if someone else has captured his heart?

The Story of Wrong (Ch. 8) https://archiveofourown.org/works/13849020/chapters/77856332

M/M, Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy

Explicit, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Duo POV, Angst, Drama, Tragedy, Spoilers, very dark, Heero and Duo don’t die, I promise, Yaoi, slowburn, Mental Instability, Mental Health Issues, Mental Breakdown, If those are in any way an issue for you then go ahead and skip this, Eventual Smut, VERY eventual, this is mostly canon-compliant but I’ve changed a couple things here and there

Duo recounts his experiences during the war in order to explain… well, why he was wrong.

simulacraryn

love me like (tomorrow we’re) stardust https://archiveofourown.org/works/31458119/chapters/77811359

M/F, Treize Khushrenada/Lady Une

Treize Khushrenada, Lady Une, Original Characters, Hot Dog (gundam wing)

Explicit, Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Angst, Near Death Experiences, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, unredeemable villain, Sex, Smut, consent is fucking sexy, Spoiler: He wore the Astro Suit at last!, Newtypes (Gundam Wing), no predators or prey here, intact brains

The World Nation would face off against the White Fang to bring about an end to all conflict between the Colonies and Earth. The plan had called for the bitter end of the last bastion of the old regime, Treize Khushrenada. However, as with every play on the stage of war, the actors have chosen to adlib. Effectively throwing the course of history off the rails, the director finds himself faced with a new road to choose.

@zaganthi

Jiu Jie https://archiveofourown.org/works/31413956

M/M, M/F, Duo Maxwell/Quatre Raberba Winner; Treize Khushrenada/Quatre Raberba Winner; Treize Khushrenada/Duo Maxwell; Duo Maxwell/Hilde Schbeiker

Explicit, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Relationship Negotiation; Polyamorous Character; Quatre Raberba’s Uchuu no Kokoro | Space Heart; Aged-Up Character(s); Newtypes (Gundam Wing); Past Relationship(s); Jealousy; Awkward Flirting; Bathing/Washing; Cuddling & Snuggling; Museums; talking about feelings; Psychic Bond; Dealing with exes; Ex Sex; Colonists exploring earth

Hilde waved goodbye as she left and Duo went to look for Treize and Quatre. What the hell was wrong with him. His body seemed to be saying yes but his mind was definitely not in that space at all. What the everlasting hell was going on. He wanted to see her again but why?

Treize passed him a picture of tree frogs, apparently feeling the confusion as Duo half jogged through the aquarium to catch back up. What the hell. Just what the hell.

It took him a while to get there, but the moment he got close, Quatre saw him, beamed a happy smile and the link opened up with a rush and he was surrounded again in emotional warmth. It was addictive and a relief, and there wasn’t, there wasn’t any recrimination from either of them. Just run off and see an old flame, it’s cool, we’ll be here when you get back vibes.

Lebensmüde https://archiveofourown.org/works/31413278

M/M, Duo Maxwell/Quatre Raberba Winner; Treize Khushrenada/Quatre Raberba Winner; Treize Khushrenada/Duo Maxwell

Explicit, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Aged-Up Character(s); Quatre Raberba’s Uchuu no Kokoro | Space Heart; Newtypes (Gundam Wing); Preventers (Gundam Wing); Cameos; Therapy; Aftermath of Torture; Aftermath of Violence; Rape Aftermath; Physical Disability; Gratuitous Smut; Psychic Bond; Psychic Abilities; Domestic; Injury Recovery

Treize remembered the discussion of gunpowder residue on his head; it was one of the things John had been livid about after everything, and unable to explain any more than Treize had at the time. Seeing it written down… was something else. Treize closed the book over his finger, gently tapping it on his thigh as he looked up at Quatre.

“The first hot chocolate of the season,” Quatre said sitting down next to him, comfort flowing over the link. “I really wanted something sweet.” He paused. “I can feel something is…oh.” He noticed the book in Treize’s hand.

“Adding to the list of things we need to probably talk about,” he said quietly, contemplating it as he reached with his other hand to take the cocoa. “Have you written everything up?”

Fanart/Crafts/Photo Manips:

@2pcbart

https://archiveofourown.org/works/31618103

Recollect - Trowa/WuFei, comic style

@alphaikaros

https://alphaikaros.tumblr.com/post/651358650733150208/little-angry-boi

WuFei Chang, fanart

@bettertasting

https://bettertasting.tumblr.com/post/652303436314017792/something-spicy-for-the-dash-im-really-digging

Heero/Duo, fanart, nsfw

@bobo-is-tha-bomb

https://bobo-is-tha-bomb.tumblr.com/post/652089738925359104/%F0%9D%98%9B%F0%9D%98%A9%F0%9D%98%AA%F0%9D%98%B4-%F0%9D%98%AA%F0%9D%98%B4-%F0%9D%98%97%F0%9D%98%B3%F0%9D%98%A6%F0%9D%98%B7%F0%9D%98%A6%F0%9D%98%AF%F0%9D%98%B5%F0%9D%98%A6%F0%9D%98%B3-%F0%9D%98%9E%F0%9D%98%AA%F0%9D%98%AF%F0%9D%98%A5-%F0%9D%98%A4%F0%9D%98%A2%F0%9D%98%AD%F0%9D%98%AD%F0%9D%98%AA%F0%9D%98%AF%F0%9D%98%A8-zechs-merquise

Tallgeese, gunpla

https://bobo-is-tha-bomb.tumblr.com/post/652448694036316160/sd-wing-gundam-ew

Wing, gunpla

@judaru

https://judaru.tumblr.com/post/651257960922857472/im-20-years-late-but-ive-been-reading-a-lot-of

Duo Maxwell, fanart

@keiko1183

https://keiko1183.tumblr.com/post/652327422940807168/completed-with-pencils-might-be-doing-the-acrylics

Trowa/Quatre, fanart

@not-so-dead-fandoms

https://not-so-dead-fandoms.tumblr.com/post/651085636504272896/mermay-01

Heero Yuy, fanart

https://not-so-dead-fandoms.tumblr.com/post/651494132071661568/mermay-02-duo-as-a-betta-fish-merlad

Duo Maxwell, fanart

https://not-so-dead-fandoms.tumblr.com/post/652283083819810816/mermay-03-of-course-i-made-trowa-a-clownfish

Trowa Barton, fanart

@pineappleglazedham

https://pineappleglazedham.tumblr.com/post/651759824584966144

Trieze/Une, fanart, fanfiction, playlist

Photosets/Gifsets/Screenshots/Manga Pages:

@clair-audients

https://clair-audients.tumblr.com/post/652114120696594432

Wing & Altron, gif

@disturbed02girl

https://disturbed02girl.tumblr.com/post/617456995130294273/thoughtful-quatre-thursday

Quatre, manga page

@meggie-stardust

https://meggie-stardust.tumblr.com/post/652350439669547008/same-energy

Epyon is an icon.

Fandom Discourse:

@bobo-is-tha-bomb

https://bobo-is-tha-bomb.tumblr.com/post/651423437954433024/a-homage-to-the-reader-insert

Reader Insert Homage

@cuteciboulette

https://cuteciboulette.tumblr.com/post/652076342033170432/shinigamis-coming-to-town-d-duo-just

Duo Maxwell, doujinshi

Quotes:

@incorrectgundamwingquotes

https://incorrectgundamwingquotes.tumblr.com/post/652102805897805825/in-the-groupchat-trowa-why-tf-do-we-have-20

Trowa & WuFei

https://incorrectgundamwingquotes.tumblr.com/post/652356366558806016/heero-yeah-but-as-far-as-plans-go-this-is-not-a

Heero & Quatre

https://incorrectgundamwingquotes.tumblr.com/post/651830976331251712/duo-gesturing-to-heero-dont-worry-weve-got-an

Duo, Heero, & WuFei

Calendar Events:

@gundamzine

Rhythm Generation 2021

Meet the Mods: https://gundamzine.tumblr.com/post/636708854145613824/come-on-over-a-meet-your-2021-zine-mod-team-head

Check out the blog for the Zine schedule!

@gundam-wing-pride

Gundam Wing Pride 2k21 https://gundam-wing-pride.tumblr.com/post/648237909672083456/incoming-transmission-faq

A Beautiful Rainbow of Prompts https://gundam-wing-pride.tumblr.com/post/649898271517573120/a-beautiful-rainbow-of-prompts

@gwartserver

Month of WuFei https://gwartserver.tumblr.com/post/649995521569767424/month-of-wufei

Shooting Stars (online convention) https://gwartserver.tumblr.com/post/650013463432888320/once-upon-a-time-lifeaftermeteor-and-myself

@gwcocktailfriday

Cocktail Fridays!

Post responses on Friday, during Happy Hour between 3 & 5 pm in your own timezone.

Here’s the prompt for Friday, !

In need of Summer/Fall(Autumn) prompts!

(I’ll um... fix these when I have time to find more prompts.)

@gwlemonyshenanigans

May 23rd’s Submissions https://gwlemonyshenanigans.tumblr.com/post/651999227800600576/may-23rd-submission

May 24th’s Submissions https://gwlemonyshenanigans.tumblr.com/post/652131130827571200/may-24th-submissions

May 25th’s Submissions https://gwlemonyshenanigans.tumblr.com/post/652252350922342400/may-25th-submissions

May 26th’s Submissions https://gwlemonyshenanigans.tumblr.com/post/652312096032342016/may-26th-submissions

May 27th’s Submissions https://gwlemonyshenanigans.tumblr.com/post/652433653693136896/may-27th-submissions

May 28th’s Submissions https://gwlemonyshenanigans.tumblr.com/post/652434486286548992/may-28th-submission

May 29th’s Submissions https://gwlemonyshenanigans.tumblr.com/post/652648408588353536/may-29th-submissions

Friday Spotlight! https://gwlemonyshenanigans.tumblr.com/post/652439213602684928/the-lastspotlight-friday

@oztober-rust

Welcome to Oztober Rust

We’re an up and coming Gundam Wing event with a slight twist! This page is still a work in progress, but you’re welcome to join us over on discord and get a feel for the event.

Have discord, will fan. https://oztober-rust.tumblr.com/post/647568110262566912/i-see-a-nice-and-steady-following-we-do-have-a

@seasons-of-gundamwing

Summer Event Voting https://seasons-of-gundamwing.tumblr.com/post/646220556727877633/seasons-of-gundamwing-okay-wingers-its-time-to

@thisweekingundamevents

Events Calendar https://thisweekingundamevents.tumblr.com/post/644080386309275648/events-calendar-update

If you are hosting an event currently, or are planning on one, hit us up with links and dates! We’ll add them to the Calendar and reblog your notices to get the word out!

#Gundam Wing #This Week in Gundam Wing #Weekly Roundup #23-29 May 2021 #(it's late again... but not as late as my last one)

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kryptsune · 3 years

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Souly Damned Saturdays!~

🌼Hello everyone! I am excited to share the next SD Saturday! Today is going to be how the Infernal Realm is set up and a profile on one of my favorite boys, Val. This is going to be a huge one! Let’s get into it! If you have any questions please ask away! There is so much to this world and it’s characters that I don’t want to overwhelm people. *again stunning chibi of my boy Val by @little-noko >////< I love it so much*

~Prince Profile:~

True Name: Valruth Alias Names: Valentine (Val) Nicknames/Titles: The Bloodstained Beast Soul Flower Type: Rose in half bloom Color Type: Ruby with burnt petals Infernal Hierarchy: 2nd Prince of Lust Age Order: 5th Oldest Familiar Form: White Maine Coon/ (Hellcat) True Form Appearance Description: ~Skeletal in appearance ~Prominent fangs (spiked teeth in true form) ~Ruby pointed tongue ~Black horns that are reminiscent of the stereotypical devil ~Skeletal claws ~Clawed feet ~Spaded bone tail with charcoal gradient ~Golden Fang ~Bone damage (cuts) on forearm, ribs, spine, shoulder blade ~Bone and black feather wings (mix)

Human Form Physical description: ~Hair color: White/ cool platinum ~Hair style: slicked back (before modern and reminiscent of the 1920′s) ~Eye color: Ruby/ reddish brown ~Skin tone: Pale ~Contract symbol mark placement: his left shoulder blade ~Height: 5′9

Special Abilities or Powers:

~Mind reading ~Can pull out deepest desire ~Dream walking ~Mental suggestion ~Levitation ~Teleportation ~Fire element ~Veritas (forces those under his influence to tell the truth) ~Lust touch ~Blood vitality/ power ~Servitude ~Calming/ paralysis touch

(more below the cut!)

~SD Q AND A (These are all questions from you! Specifically those in my server):~

1. What is vals usual duties as a prince of hell? Does he have hobbies he enjoys doing? Does he even like humans if so what does he like about them? 🔥Val has less duties as Costello because even though he is a prince he is not the head of that Kingdom. Though to be fair Costello doesn't really mind doing the work it keeps his mind occupied. Mainly it's Val's job to deal with Coven direction/communication. I mean he has hobbies but uh... those are not appropriate to mention. Remember Val's cardinal sin is lust X'D He does enjoy music so he will spend time learning different musical styles or instruments. All in all he is pretty laid back and enjoys a good time. He’s a party boy, but he will be serious if needed. Costello's position allows Val to be kind of a hedonist. His other job is based in contracts. Most Princes don't directly deal with humans unless circumstances allow due to their past history. It's his job to essentially make sure that quotas are being met. Let's just say he prefers the Mortal Realm because he loves messing with mortals.

2. Does Val prefer like manipulating people or playing pranks more? 🔥 He enjoys manipulating people.

3. How does it feel for Val to take another's life? What did it feel like the first time?

🔥 When he first Fell he struggled with the duality of his Clelestial/Infernal blood. It's the concept of the first life he took was hard on him but the moment he looks at the blood he essentially breaks. After that he gains the nickname of Beast because he revels in the kills. Eventually, he earns the "title" of the Bloodstained Beast which is where Beast comes from.

4. Is Val overall sure of himself or does he struggle with loads of insecurities?

🔥He is sure of himself outwardly but alone not so much. Like I said before the majority of the brothers struggle with what they used to be and what they have become. His father's influence pushed his mind to justify the horrible things he has done. When Darrius is locked away the brothers have to come to terms with the monsters they have become.

5. Does Val ever suffer from depression?

🔥I wouldn't call it depression. It is not that severe. It is more like self doubt or regret.

6. What does it mean to be "alive" for Val?

🔥Unlike Infernals born in that realm, the brothers still have their Celestial souls but they are badly corrupted. Being alive for him is feeling the emotions that he used to when he was a Celestial. Think of their corruption as losing a sense of self. Most think that his "highs" come from drinking, pleasure, and the usual sinful fair but that’s not entirely true.

7. Does Val struggle with who he is?

🔥It depends on what part of the timeline. In the beginning he struggles a lot until he snaps but then doesn't care at all as if his original soul has gone numb. Over the centuries he does begin to mellow out and eventually when he meets Eve he changes his tune. Even before their meeting he is far more self conscious.

8. Do Val’s emotions of himself ever reflect on others or does he keep them tightly wound?

🔥He keeps his emotions tightly wound unless he is with someone he trusts and by god is it hard to gain any of these boys trust. They were betrayed by their father and their other family... so they have major abandonment and trust issues.

9. Has there ever been a time where Val considered "love" over "lust"?

🔥Yes! In fact that is what he used to be. He was a Celestial of love and affection. It is one of the reasons that I made his alias name Valentine. Eve is the love of his life and he treats her as such.

10. If the brothers get their hands on souls what do they do with them? Will each prince treat souls differently from one another?

🔥Soul wise they can consume souls for their power, which they are already ungodly powerful already. The only caveat to that is that it corrupts their souls further. Sometimes those souls end up tormenting them for a while before they fade away. Each one has a different effect depending on the soul itself not so much the one who consumes it.

11. What happens to changelings that die? Do they become infernal beasts/imps? or does something else happen?

🔥They essentially meet a permanent end, however, I should mention that they kind of get recycled in a way? Think of it as giving the energy back to the realm. It strengthens it. There are various artifacts and runes of great power strewn throughout the realm that are powered by dead Infernal life forces.

~The Infernal Realm Info~

General Structure:

The Infernal Realm is divided into an odd configuration that would imply something along the lines of Dante’s Inferno but the rings do not consecutively branch out. In the center the Infernal Palace in the capital city of Eden rests surrounded by the homes and residences of the Infernal elite. The ring outside those gates consists of five kingdoms; Lust (being the largest of the five), Pride, Greed, Envy, and Wrath.

The outer most ring consists of the other 2 kingdoms; Sloth and Gluttony. Lastly the outer “walls” or ring is a wasteland for lost souls that neither belong in Heaven or Hell. This is what most would consider to be Purgatory but that would be factually incorrect. The gateway to purgatory is hidden within this land's monochrome and misty forests. There are also rumors that a gateway to the other realms also lies in these woods safely guarded by Infernal Beasts with loyalty to their King. There is in fact a portal to the mortal realm in each kingdom and heavily guarded by whoever each Prince sees fit. In the beginning of their banishment the Princes began to build on the outskirts of the realm working their way inward this causes an influence on the architectural influences. The further out the kingdom the the more ancient. SO each Kingdom is influenced by a specific period in time. This also coincides with the technology seen in the kingdom. The exception are the Prince’s castles. An example of this is Gin’s Kingdom of Sloth. His kingdom is heavily ancient Egyptian based but he is obsessed with the mortal realm so he still has technology but you can only find it in his “castle”. You wouldn’t see that kind of tech outside those walls. In addition each kingdom is divided by a dangerous wasteland in order to deter souls from trying to escape kingdoms.

The only means of travel is a railway that travels from kingdom to kingdom. The tracks move and shift (kind of like the stairs in Harry Potter) to the destination that is required. One needs a ticket otherwise you can’t get on the railway and this is generally used by Imps or the occasional changeling if they are given permission to do so.

Darrius’ Prison (The Wasted Hollow): Darrius is locked in a very specific prison stuck in between the Infernal and the Mortal Realm. It's a cushy small cage that can only be opened by the power of the 12 Princes. There is not a living soul in it except for him. This place dampens his abilities but they all cannot be contained. He has imparted his influence in multiple ways by reaching out to mortals and demons alike. Under his instruction they have created different cults. They are currently clandestine under the New Order and the New Mortal Realm.

Note: If it was possible to get an aerial view of the entire Infernal Realm it would look very similar to a contract symbol or in essence a seal. This is due to the railway system that connects the kingdoms together. It’s a relatively new future as the millennia have progressed but the formation of these lines is in fact in the shape of a pentagram.

~The Kingdoms (7)~

Lust (Inner Ring)- The kingdom that used to be ruled by the current King of the Realm. The hierarchy works that each kingdom rules over a certain sin committed by those punished. The closer that they are to The Capital the richer and more prosperous. It’s era of influence is the Roaring 20′s and that can be seen in it’s more art deco styled architecture and fashion sense. The lust kingdom is ruled by Costello who is the crown prince and following that is Val. He is a prince as well but uncrowned to one of the major kingdoms (he could honestly care less).The kingdom of lust revels in opulence and is known for its material wealth and the demons here tend to be debaucherous and are known for their slave/pet dealings. In this kingdom they tend to be overly needy causing them to sate their desires with damned souls or each-other. It is well known that nothing can really saite these demons appetites for pleasure. They do as they will but continue to follow under the rules set forth by the King. The demons of this kingdom however tend to get away with more considering their kingdoms standing. Lust also does not just account for physical pleasure but lust for things such as wealth or power are prime examples. It is rumored that the two brothers appear to be opposites in their handling of the sin. Costello being more about possession and passion while Beast is more the stereotypical lust. Out of all the kingdoms this one seems to be the “best” one to be sentenced to especially if you find yourself at the feet of its rulers. The humans here are usually taken care of quite nicely though it is also rumored that some of those souls in question do not belong in Hell at all. Appearance wise the Lust kingdoms Castle is paved with marble and gold. It is near spotless excluding wealth and grandeur. The massive walls that hide the Castle from view are covered in thick lush green vines and flowers. They have lace like porticos that spill a strange liquid from snake-like mouths. It is said that a human that even consumes a drop of it will be subject to their demon masters will for eternity. A strong manipulative love potion in essence. The Palace gardens are almost as if they were taken from the Garden of Eden itself which is entirely possible. The further away from the epicenter of the city becomes less ostentatious though not dilapidated by any means. Many of the Infernal elite live in this kingdom commonly.

Pride (Inner Ring)- The kingdom of Pride is ruled by Carthus and Dusk which resides in the inner ring. As such it too exudes opulence at its center. The Kingdom supplies and trains those for the Capitals personal guard as well as the demons that are considered soldiers. This is also the Kingdom of the tainted. Those that are not quite demon but also not quite human. A long time ago when demons walked among the humans in the first mortal realm they wrecked havoc. The Princes of Pride manipulated humanity so much so that they began to turn them away from their old religions so that they would worship them instead.

In turn the two brothers (along with the Princes of the Kingdom of Greed) toyed with human souls creating Infernal half breeds. What humanity calls vampires, werewolves, and so forth. The humans began to decline at rapid numbers since those of half Infernal blood easily hunted the weak. Now they span the wasteland of Purgatory sometimes finding themselves in the Infernal or Mortal Realms.

Humans of high status on earth are also subjected to the same kind of torment they put on others in the worst way possible. Dictators, murderers and the like in this kingdom. It is a series of mind altering and psychologically torturing pathways and darkness. The only ones that are able to navigate this kingdom are those born from it’s depths or the Princes themselves as Dusk is the one that devised this horrifying MC Esher maze. It is influenced by the Late Victorian and Edwardian period. This kingdom’s seasons and magically produced light source can vary but the majority of the time the skies resemble twilight fading into darkness as you get further away from the castle.

Wrath (Inner Ring)- The Kingdom of Wrath is the kingdom of War and bloodlust ruled by Sokan and Azrin. This is the kingdom known as The Cell unlike the kingdom of Lust, Wrath only shows off it’s splendor near it’s castle and some of the surrounding areas. It is mostly utilized as a giant torture pit. This is where souls are sent as punishment of the most severe crimes and tortured mercilessly sometimes torn to shreds only to be revived.

Their leader is a ruthless warden of sorts making sure that everyone obeys the laws both set forth for demon or soul. Demons sentenced to exile are also detained here in this confusing catacomb prison. It is filled with deadly traps and pitfalls to prevent escape as well. The human souls usually sentenced here were the warriors that committed atrocities without a second glance at the innocent. Those that killed children in the name of the king is an example of this.

The Cell is also where souls are twisted beyond recognition and where most new demons are made. In this world demons are made not born and those corrupted souls become the new generation. It could take years. It could take centuries but being thrown into The Cell is a sure fire sentence into Infernal rebirth.

There are two rulers of this kingdom and as such two types of punishments. While Boss rules over the Pit, Azrin is his little torture aficionado. Those sentenced are usually the type of killers that were mentally undone. Ones that took a sick twisted pleasure in their artistry. Those are usually brought from the outside. Their ruler, Azrin, is what one might call… unhinged at best. They are known for their experimentation attempting to twist mortal souls into whatever is desired... following in the footsteps of his older brothers.

Greed (Inner Ring)- The kingdom of Greed is unlike any other kingdom as it houses an insurmountable number of souls within it (even if they don’t last long). It’s influence is the High Gothic Period, just think Dracula’s castle and forest. The ruler of Greed, Crimson, is a ruthless warlord with an unusual thirst for blood and not in the war hungry way. It’s second Prince, Grimm, enjoys torturing souls himself and will generally set up elaborate hunts to that end.

It’s alternate title is that of the Kingdom of Blood. Those unfortunate souls forced to end up in such a horrible kingdom will find themselves subject to experimentation or unwinable hunts. Crimson was the one that started all of this half breed creation along with Carthus and Dusk. Though there were many creatures that came about through this experimentation Crimson and Grimm are specifically tied to two infernal blooded hybrids. The two brothers are most likely where the vampire and werewolf mythology stem from.

Both brothers continue to play with their human “toys” as they did so long ago. They enjoy the thrill of hunting down those sentenced and revel in their success. Crimson prefers the opulence and riches that his sin provides while Grimm is more down to earth. It may account for his more bestial nature as he has a similar animalistic inclination like that of his youngest brother Ouro.

Envy (Inner Ring)- This is the kingdom that trains and outsources spies as well as assassins. Demonic hitmen used to gain political power among their respective kingdoms. They are known for their thieves mostly stealing from their neighboring kingdom of greed, specifically souls. Envy is known as the shadow kingdom usually housing those souls of the occult and black magic. Those that tried to obtain the unobtainable through magical or demonic means like that of Hedge Witches.

Sanneth does not take kindly to this as these souls are tortured for all eternity forced to relive and conjure their own worst fears or transgressions. A never ending nightmare would be an apt description. Like his younger brother Dusk, Sanneth does not embrace his sin as much as the others. His abilities reflect his more Celestial blood but alas he is a Prince and therefore a kingdom he must rule.

Sanneth also happens to be the twin brother of Carthus and the two are constantly at odds. He believes that they can conduct their “duty” without fulling turning into monsters while Carthus revels in his corruption. The 4th eldest prince’s envy could stem from his desire to return to how he once was. The castle rests in a season of eternal Spring influenced by the Japanese Edo period.

Gluttony (Outer Ring)- Those that are placed into this kingdom as punishment are subjected to torture of starvation and thirst. The princes castle is surrounded by a never ending desert with no hope for food or drink. Souls are forced to starve wandering this desert for the rest of eternity. The demons banished into this place feast on mortal corpses that fall, tearing them to pieces like scavengers.

When the sun sets these mortals end up back where they started in one piece having to endure the same torture over and over. Ouro the ruler of his kingdom does not do much in the way of duty. He tends to delegate his jobs to other lower level demons. If a mortal manages to cross the desert the torture is with standing. Any food will turn to ash in their mouths and any water will burn the throat. It is an endless never quenchable thirst and hunger. It’s influence is that of Mesoamerica such as the ancient Maya and Aztec civilizations. Sloth (Outer Ring)- Sloth is the final kingdom before the Outer Ring. It is “ruled” by Prince Gin though no one could actually tell you what it takes to maintain the kingdom as he tends to delegate everything to his Dukes.

The souls here are never allowed to rest, forced to work the land for food production. Which is hilarious because food does literally nothing for demons. Ok hilarious in a cruel sick way. The Infernal Princes do like to have their feasts and lavish parties but that food is very different. In essence mortals are forced into a constant state of fatigue. Never able to drink, eat, or most of all sleep.

Gin tends to be selectively lazy but he has a fascination with the modern mortal world and tends to spend a lot of his time acquiring items from there. The poor boy has insomnia so he rarely sleeps since he is so enthralled with his game systems. He is very much a pop culture nerd at times and if you can get on his good side you will find that is probably one of the softer of the Princes. He likes a good time, oh and junk food... lots of junk food. The influence for this kingdom is ancient Egyptian as alluded to earlier since both of the Outer Ring Kingdoms are surrounded by a seemingly never ending stretch of desert.

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Every Game I Played in 2020, Ranked

2020. Boy, what a garbo year huh? Didn't actually play that many games this year all-in-all. Happens! My backlog is getting pretty big, but I just find it hard to focus on games when I could be working on something. Or put off working on something, as it may happen to be at times.

My arbitrary decision from years ago to only attach a numbered ranking to same-year releases is getting increasingly silly, especially given my propensity to wait on playing games until I’m in the right mood, but whatever. That order matters than the dumb numerical numbering anyway.

2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019

Later Alligator – 2019 – Steam – ★★

The style of this game is very cute, and the jokes are funny enough. But… ok, look, I’m not one to be precious about what is or isn’t a game. But this really isn’t a game. It’s a series of disconnected, unrelated challenges clipped from Atari Free Mini Game Collection 100, wrapped in a very non-interactive adventure-game. It’s cute, it’s kind of sweet, but it’s dull. Dull dull dull. There’s a pointless, mandatory sliding block puzzle early on that infuriated me by its mere existence. Them giving the ability to skip it because “wow you’re bad at this huh”, which, while accurate, also just sold the whole point meaningless of the “““interactive experience”””.

Also: when a huge part of your game is WOW WE ANIMATED EVERYONE REALLY GOOD, text boxes that reveal word-by-word, far away from the animations that occur when said characters talk? Kind of stinks!

8. Carrion – 2020 – Steam – ★★

What Carrion does well— the whole “You’re controlling The Thing and just rippin’ people apart!” shtick— is really neat. They made that bootleg The Thing animate real-ass good.

The actual game as a whole though? Kind of garbage. Imagine a Metroidvania with zero actual exploration, where every opportunity you have to venture off the path instead results in immediate railroading with constant, utterly inexplicable one-way pipes. It’s not that it’s linear, it’s that it actively slaps you when you attempt to explore. It’s very frustrating! Add the fact that the tentacle-monster-shtick makes challenging to actually, y’know, move around and control all your bits… the only reason I finished the game was due to foreknowledge of its extreme brevity.

I think if the game were more open and less obsessed with constantly handing out upgrades, as well as having less of a focus on pure combat, I think I’d have enjoyed it more.

SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays – 2019 – Steam – ★★

It is well documented at this point that I am both an active Gundam fan, and as well as an on-again-off-again tactical RPG aficionado. A SD Gundam game appearing on Steam with a good English translation and localization is… exciting, to say the least. That said, I have never had much context for this game series beyond the basic facts that the combat tended to be pretty well animated CG, and that it’s vaguely similar to Super Robot Wars. Turns out… it’s really different from SRW? I dunno how the rest of the series fairs, but Cross Rays is weird as hell.

For one, there’s zero tutorialization at all. None. Almost all of what I’m going to explain here is me figuring stuff out by trial and error, or by reading junk online. Gundam is insanely popular, you’d think they’d be interested in explaining how it all works, but… nope. Even Super Robot Wars has multi-level introductory bits for new folks to show them the rope these days.

So: Cross Rays is a tactical RPG where you can playthrough the storyline of various Gundam AUs. You can play through them in any order. These playthroughs are fairly literal translations of the stories. You take control of the lead mecha from those series, fight enemy mobile suits that show up in SRW-like tactical RPG combat, until all reinforcements cease. Pretty straight forward. There are occasionally mission variants like “prevent enemies from reaching X” or “prevent enemies from destroying Y”, but even those can be just reduced to “kill everything very quickly please.”

But here’s the thing: while there is a story progression, the characters in the story itself actually have no character progression. These characters and mecha are actually considered guests, despite it being ostensibly their story. Instead, you are able to field “permanent” mecha and pilots of your own choosing, which do have progressions. There is no plot justification for this or anything like it. The game does not recognize that it’s weird that during Iron-Blooded Orphans intro where nobody knows what a Gundam even is, you can have 25 Gundams show up at once and just fire lasers at everything. That’s because this game is actually about repeatedly grinding the same set of missions over and over.

Pilots are recruited by completing certain in-mission requirements. Mecha are acquired by either by getting enough kills with the progression-less “guest” mecha, combining mecha you already have gashopon-style, completing certain quests, or by leveling up mecha and then “evolving them”. This is the actual core of the game.

SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays is basically Disgaea, it turns out? You’re grinding story missions at various difficulty levels in order to complete missions, try to recruit specific pilots, equip them with stats and levels to make them stronger, and then hitting mecha together in a sort of quasi-SMT fusion system until you get all the powerful mobile suits you desire.

The combat itself is kind of… bland? There’s a lot of systems, but they mostly seem in service of making an already easy game easier, or burning through tedium. There are four different difficulty modes, because there’s not actually that many different missions you can play through. The expectation is you’ll just work your way through every story beat while ramping the difficulty up over time to where the “guest” mecha would not be able to handle on their own. In fact, letting the story mecha act out the story beats is actually bad after a point, unless you’re still trying to get those lead mobile suits, or if you’re trying to complete some mission requirement in order to recruit Named Wing Grunt Pilot #246.

There is something to the notion of “I want to get N and N and N and N on a team, piloting weird but powerful mobile suits, and just solo every Gundam AU in a row,” but the whole premise seems kind of against purpose. Why bother recreating story beats at all, then? It’s not like the game even acknowledges any of that going on.

If the point is that I’m supposed to be, like in other grind-heavy tactical RPGs, breaking the systems to my own end in order to proceed… why not make the missions you play challenges focused towards that? The story progression literally only exists to facilitate the mission-based unlock conditions, which makes all the energy put into making them JUST LIKE THE ANIME really damn pointless.

I like tactical RPGs, I like breaking RPG systems so as to beat hard challenges (I beat all the insanely hard extra bosses in FFXII for crying out loud), I looooove Gundam. I should like this. But I don’t really have the “god, I NEED TO FILL THIS LIST” gene that some folks have… except as an excuse to continue to engage in gameplay I enjoy. The gameplay here seems in service of the collection, rather than the way around.

7. Pokemon Sword: The Isle of Armor – 2020 – ★★★

Pokemon’s first foray into actually doing DLC is… a mixed bag. As a positive, they’ve improved the Wild Area concept I liked from the main game, and even brought back buddy Pokemon walking behind you. That’s neat. On the other hand: the actual progression in it is completable in like an hour, it doesn’t scale with you, so you’re bound to be over leveled for it, and all the raid stuff, while still conceptually neat, is just as flawed as in the base game. And so, you’re just left with even more new Pokemon to RNG grind on to continue to catch-them-all. Nah, I’m good.

Astral Chain – 2019 – Switch – ★★★

Platinum knows how to make good character action games. They’ve made a bunch of them. Bayonetta, Nier: Automata, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. They also know how to make some kind of mediocre character action games. Transformers: Devastation, Wonderful 101, their various shovelware character action games like Korra. Astral Chain falls somewhere in the middle, I guess?

Astral Chain has all the production of their good games. It has some stylish, cool action. It has a neat core mechanical idea, in that it’s essentially a two-character action game where you control both characters at once. It has a lot of the old mechanics from some of their best games brought in; witch-time last second dodging from Bayonetta, Nier’s shooting-and-slashing combination, the Zandatsu mechanic from Metal Gear Rising, even Wonderful 101’s multi-unit shenanigans. The setting is different, and there’s some neat world flavor all in all.

But, of all games I’ve played over the past few years, Astral Chain made me more vividly angry than any other. It’s not that it’s too hard— far from it, really, I found its combat incredibly mashy. No, the problem is that it has so many shitty mechanics slathered on that it become a chore to get to the “good bits”.

Why would you put forced stealth sequences in your character action game, especially when your movement controls are not suited for it?

Why the HELL would you put platforming sections in your character action game, constantly, especially when your stupid ghost buddy can accidentally yank you off the edge, your auto-combos can just throw you off the edge, or literally anything can knock you off the edge and make you lose life?

Why would you put so many constant excuses into the world to force me use the digital sensor in the game, that also makes it miserable to walk around while using it?

WHO THE LIVING FUCK THINKS THESE SHITTY BOX BALANCING MINI-GAMES ARE FUN???

These games are supposed to encourage me to perfect everything, right? Why keep putting fucking fights you need to complete in order to get an S rank behind backtracking, or Legions I don’t have yet? That isn’t adding replayability, that’s just wasting my time. There are even in-level missions that have fail conditions that you never even know about. Surprise!!! A lot of them involve chasing after guys and catching them with your chain, which is really obnoxious to do!!!! SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The story is just Bad Evangelion, straight up. Every story beat from Evangelion is here, executed worse. They also make your character have a twin just so they can have a character who can talk and feel emotions, because your boring-ass protagonist is stuck being an emotionless audience cipher. Cool!!!

Tetris Effect – 2018 – Origin – ★★★

It’s drugs Tetris. I personally don’t use, or have synesthesia for that matter. I imagine this game is better if you do. It’s an enjoyable enough experience but it feels incredibly slight for what I was expecting from it, or even compared to something like Lumines, which has tons of replayability by way of its difficulty. Tetris just isn’t that hard, unless you’re forcing yourself to do weird shit to get points. I WILL NEVER LEARN HOW TO T-SPIN. Never.

Castlevania Anniversary Collection – 2019 – Steam – ★★★

Kind of an unremarkable Castlevania collection. Neat that it has an official translation of Kid Dracula in there, but also… look, I prefer Metroidvania Castlevanias, OK?

6. Spelunky 2 – 2020 – Steam – ★★★

I’m not entirely sure why this doesn’t click for me where Spelunky 1 did. More annoying intro levels? Too many fiddly requirements for different ending-progression? Gameplay additions that just make things more annoying? Spelunky 1 was hard, but there was a kind straight-forwardness to it, even with its weird secrets, that made it much easier to grok and continue banging your head against. I’m just not having as much fun with this. Difficulty should be challenging, not a hassle.

5. Stellaris: Federations – 2020 – Steam – ★★★

This is the year that Stellaris just broke for me.

Federations itself is a good DLC; it adds some really interesting mechanics tied to various types of multi-national unions (the titular federations, as well as the Space UN), as well as the addition of unique “origins” that allow you to further specialize your gameplay. The origins in particular are a great addition that allows more specialization and roleplay.

I’m just tired of the sheer amount of busywork Stellaris forces you to do. Every DLC adds more junk you need to keep an eye on, and the fact that the AI doesn’t even bother with it (compensating with copious economy boosts in order to keep up) makes the whole thing frustrating. It’s like playing fetch with yourself; you just get tired of chasing after your own ball after a point.

I have to wonder if they’re pivoting towards a notional Stellaris 2 at this point? Might not be a bad idea for them, though it is weird with all they talked up adding more origins when Federations came out.

4. GranBlue Fantasy Versus – 2020 – Steam – ★★★★

This is probably the fighting game I got most into over the past few years. There’s just this nice, almost Street Fighter-esque ease of execution to the controls, and that Arc Systems Works 3D-as-2D style continues to just do work. I don’t give a single shit about GranBlue Fantasy (frankly, I think I’d enjoy this game more if it wasn’t attached to a property) but the characters are fun enough to play and look at.

The big problem here is two things: no crossplay, and no rollback netcode. In the span of a month, this game became a total ghost town on PC, and it doesn’t sound like PS4 faired that much better.

Ring Fit Adventure – 2019 – Switch – ★★★★

I’ve fallen on-and-off this game all year. At its heart: it works, it’s a fun exercise game. I don’t think it really feels like a “game” (in the sense that I’m not really coming to it for riveting gameplay or anything) as much as just a guided exercise experience, but… that’s fine? The in-game story is kind of flat, but funny in the fact of it existing at all. Buff Nicol Bolas and all.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen – 2017 – Steam – ★★★★

XCOM2: War of the Chosen is a great answer to what XCOM2 struggled with. As I discussed back in 2016 (Jesus Christ), XCOM2 tried to push against player’s worst instincts by incentivizing them to keep being aggressive through a whole bunch of timers— which, kind of just weren’t fun given how much accidentally walking into an ambush could “ruin” dozens of hours of play. War of the Chosen dials that back in some intelligent ways, by instead making the encounter designs themselves, as well as much more grab-and-bail mission types, encourage players to push ahead instead. Smart!

The addition of the Chosen makes the game feel more alive, and they really do make missions harder— particularly early on. But they’ve somehow accidentally fell into the hole, where XCOM just… isn’t that hard? Early on it’s challenging, particularly with the resource restrictions and all. But they keep giving you more and more options (that aren’t especially meaningful choices) that make your team more and more powerful, without increasing the strength of the enemy as time goes on. By the five-hour mark, you basically know if you’re going to steam roll the game or not.

The amount of additional character and variety in the gameplay is great, I just wish it had a more challenging difficulty curve. Maybe make the meta-layer of when enemies show up more targeted to where players are at. If a player is doing well, ramp up the difficulty, if they’re struggling, pull it back a bit. I should always feel like I’m just barely keeping ahead with XCOM, not like I’m bored. And by the end of War of the Chosen, I was kind of getting bored, really. Oh well.

3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 2020 – Switch – ★★★★

This is probably the video game that I spent the most time with hours-wise this year. I’m not entirely sure why? It’s a nice evolution of New Leaf, in that the crafting, environment shaping, and general quality-of-life improvements made are quite nice. There’s clearly been some thought on how people play these games, and ways to make the experience less frustrating.

… and yet, they kept so much tedium in the game. Like yes, the schedule stretching is the point, I get it. As someone who for some reason decided not to play with the clock, I only just recently finished the fish, fossils, and insects for the museum. But there’s just so many weird, little things that just make it hard to keep coming back to it. It’s like… to what end? When I’ve unlocked everything, and basically seen the entirety of the item list at this point, and the holiday events all being the game meaningless collectathons…. Why? I’m not going to try completing the collection; the museum stuff is about my limit, really (and even the paintings I can probably pass on).

I guess even an idealized, digital representation of a quasi-domestic life has the spiritual emptiness of consumerism-for-consumerism sake. Thanks???

Hypnospace Outlaw – 2019 – Steam – ★★★★

I grew up on the internet of the early 00s. I had an AngelFire website, mostly consisting of shitty sprite webcomics and hosted Gundam pics. I remember when Google wasn’t really a thing and you would heavily rely on website compilation sites like the Anime Web Turnpike in order to find anything of value online. It was weird, it was wild. It was exciting!

The internet seemed so different back then. There was a ton of garbage online, but also, like… there was a sense of optimism to it. Folks were shitty, there was plenty of bad stuff online, but it felt so disconnected from the fabric of the physicality of real-life that it was at the same time a perfect escape.

I was young when I first got “online”, something like 12. I remember having this notion that the internet was going to be this great equalizer, that it had infinite potential to change how people behave and interact. Boy, huh.

Hypnospace Outlaw is essentially a splendid alternate universe GeoCities recreation, where you’re a volunteer moderator of a grouping of websites on HypnOS, an internet-analog you access while you are sleep. At the surface level, it’s mostly about poking around the weird alternate-historical version of the internet they created, full of kids feuding, bizarre historical divergences, and plenty of amazing bespoke weirdness. All of this is great; there’s an incredible amount of content that’s just great to poke at, listen to, and explore.

Below the surface, there’s also a rolling plotline about the ethics of this industry-owned platform, those who run it, and the way corporations handle new technology, new platforms, and emerging digital societies. There’s a late game turn that’s pretty damn affecting. And as someone who has moderator his share of internet forums in his time, trying to balance ‘do it for the community’ and what your ostensible ‘bosses’ require of you, it was kind of a weird throwback in more ways than one.

Minecraft – 2011 – PC – ★★★★★

Turns out, Minecraft is really as good still who knew??? Started playing a bunch more of it this year due to Giant Bomb deciding to do so, and yeah: still good!

2. Hades – 2020 – Steam – ★★★★★

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again— Supergiant makes damn good games. I’d been holding off on checking out Hades until its full release due to my tendency to burn out on games easily, and I’m glad I waited. Hades is a fantastic rogue-lite experience. The way it makes narrative progression part of the reiterative, randomized rogue-lite structure is just perfect.

It’s got all the usual Supergiant bullet points. Great characters, voice acting, narration, and music. In terms of gameplay, it’s probably their least ambitious game— playing something like a cousin to their original game, Bastion— but it’s also been polished to a mirror sheen. It just feels really damn good to play, over and over and over.

That being said, the second (final?) ending feels kind of…. Tacked on? It’s fine as a goal to go for while continuing to do the game’s relationship mechanics for additional story bits, but it ends up feeling kind of unfulfilling compared to the payoff of the first one.

1. Crusader Kings III – 2020 – Steam – ★★★★★

I never could get into Crusader Kings II. Despite my interest, the sheer mechanical heft and unintuitive interface made the game a wall that I just couldn’t get over. I’m sure if I’d dedicated myself I probably could have learned it, but… ehhhhhh.

Crusader Kings III, on the other hand, has a good tutorial, a cleaned-up UI, and a very helpful highlight and tooltip system that make it much easier to understand how to actually play the game through resources inside the game itself. And, as it turns out: I rather love this game.

I mean, conceptually it’s an easy sell, isn’t it? Historical politics is something I enjoy broadly. I liked Stellaris but wish it had more narrative, roleplaying elements. They outright say that “winning” isn’t really the point of the game. Instead, it’s more about emergent storytelling and playing with the different systems and seeing what you can do with it.

My current game has had me taking the Haesteinn dynasty from its Viking origins into England, forming a London-seated Northern Sea Empire that encompasses all of Britannia, Iceland, Holland, Norway, and Denmark. I am currently working on hegemonizing Norse religious control over enough Asatru holy sites to finally reform the religion, such that more unified feudalization can occur. To that end, my current ruler’s predecessor invaded West Francia and conquered the whole of its territory, substantially reducing the foothold of Catholicism in mainland Europe… which seems to have kicked the hornet’s nest, given the Crusade I’m going to need to contend with next time I boot up the game.

Of course, a complicating matter is that my current ruler— the Emperor of the North Sea, King of Ireland and the Danelaw, liege of the King of Denmark, was elected from the extended Haesteinn family via Thing, the Scandinavian council of his erstwhile vassals. Where the previous emperor, the one who manufactured the invasion of Francia, was quite religious and beloved for his adherence to the old ways, I discovered as I took over as his successor that he really, really is into just boning down across Europe. We’re talking constantly attempting to seduce neighboring Queens and Princesses. His vassals are not thrilled with this. They also don’t care for his propensity for torturing people to death, constantly.

I had no real say in this; attempting to stay on top of a dynasty is kind of like riding a bucking-bronco, so many things are only tenuously under your control that some weird shit can happen. This is especially true when you use the systems that make it easier to maintain the coherency of your domain. The Norse religion encouraging concubinage results in you having a lot of kids, which means there’s a lot of domain partition going on (someday, primogeniture, someday). Naturally, using Thing election reduces that, but also makes you sometimes end up having to play Emperor Stabbo-Fucko because they thought he was the best candidate at the time. Hell, I thought he was the best candidate at the time until I discovered just how many people he’d be laying with on the low. But you just have to roll with it.

The way the game forces you to play ball with character traits is great. Doing things that match with the character’s traits makes them lose stress. Doing things against their character increases stress. Too much stress can force you to make the character take up vices (which can make them suffer health or opinion maluses, as well as altering their aptitudes), or even die outright. And sometimes those vices and attitudes can be boons, given they open up opportunities for different character interactions.

Emperor Stab-and-Fuck-Kingdom is perhaps the most relaxed person alive, it turns out, because his sadism makes him really enjoy sacrificing infidels, which makes the gods happy. It also freaks the fuck out of all of his vassals, so they’re a good supplicant mix of both appreciative of my religious sentiments and also utterly terrified of my skull piles. Some especially brave vassals occasionally try to assassinate me, but my lovers keep jumping in front of the knife and saving my life mid-coitus. Iiiiiit happens! :D

The game can be incredibly fun to just watch, as it becomes emergently weird. Georgia right now is incredibly Jewish in game. I’m not sure how that happened; I guess someone made a random Jewish guy into a vassal, who somehow moved up enough in the world to make it a movement? The Byzantine princes elected a Coptic as Emperor, which over the course of the decade resulted in very accelerated balkanization as Byzantium just lost its shit. The Middle East and notional HRE haven’t really unified in a meaningful way, so I’m curious how things are going to go if/when the Mongols unify and roll-on in.

It’s one of those “Just one more thing” games that can completely devour time. I have more than a few times checked the clock mid-game to see that it’s 4AM and that I’ve totally ruined my sleep schedule in the process of play. Oooooops.

I highly recommend checking it out if you’re curious; the introductory, pre-release video series Paradox put out showing off the game does a pretty good job of showing the core gameplay loop and also how weird it can get.

#GAME OF THE YEAR #GOTY #nonfiction #thinkpiece #2020 #Crusader Kings 3 #Hades #SD Gundam #Animal Crossing

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losingitinjersey · 4 years

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“Saturday, in the park, I think it was the fourth of Jullyyyy”

No park, no July, although the weather felt hot and humid enough that it could have been. But it is Saturday! And with it comes all the happiness of the week.

I’m loving my morning routine with the erp! She gets up between 5 and 7 a.m. when I hear her happily chattering to herself in her crib. I change her boisterous self, change her out of her pjs into a onesie for the day then feed her a bottle. After she’s done eating we watch a video of Teacher Pam’s Pre-K, my bff’s distance learning YouTube channel! Figured it was a great way to start my kid’s education while also becoming familiar with my bff!

After the video, we read a book together. Today’s book was AWESOME, btw. Then we head downstairs and she hangs out in her bassinet on the coffee table playing with her caterpillar toy or making friends with the ceiling fan while I do my yoga and listen to a record. We then move into the kitchen where her bassinet is placed on the table in-between two windows and she happily investigates her hands or stares out at the world while we’re listening to music together and smiling at each other. I empty the dishwasher, make coffee and start breakfast. I love our time together so so much!

Amazingly, I got my lifts in today despite the thick weather. Apparently angry faces help me lift heavy things. Not ready for another east coast summer. I realized today that we put our home gym together in February 2019 and I got pregnant in May so I never actually experienced a summer lifting outside. We’ll see how it goes this summer! I keep the garage doors open when I’m in there to get some air flow but I think moving a fan in there should help.

SDS taken today for @weight-warrior, thanks for the tag! Here’s my make-up free face due to quarantine weekend life. Although, the other selfie I posted above for sure had makeup on it due to a video call. Gotta provide both sides of the spectrum to keep it real. Tagging @gainingmomentum, @forever-better, @healthyontheinside and @yourfriendwren for your beautiful faces, please!

Due to the fact that I try to emulate @zerocarb in all things, I’ve copied her daily weight loss/gain chart and made my own. (Although, I wish I could copy her actual daily progress as she’s lost more than me this month) I find it’s helpful to see the realities of weight fluctuations to help normalize it and not freak out when a gain occurs despite the good habits. I realize daily weigh-ins aren’t for everyone, but they help keep me on track.

Hope you had a great Saturday!

*And no, I haven’t written a Stüssy “S” like that in ages, but it popped into my brain and decided a throwback whiteboard note was needed. I enjoy trying to make each day’s coffee brew message unique in its own way, even though I’m sure Kevin doesn’t see them every day. Gotta keep myself happy :)

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arfox158 · 3 years

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Wireless External Hard Drive For Mac

Wireless External Hard Drive For Macbook Pro

What’s the best portable external hard drive with 10 terabytes of storage space?

This Seagate Wireless Plus 1TB hard drive is everything you could need and offers an incredible performance. On average, you can expect to receive 2MB sequential speeds using the Seagate wireless hard drive. It measures 115.50MB/s for reading and 114/42MB/s for writing, while its previous version, Seagate GoFlex, has a much worse overall performance. The WD My Passport Pro won out as the best wireless external hard drive for Mac. Because it’s a cost effective and flexible wireless hard drive. The WD My Wireless Pro drive comes with an SD card reader slot. Perfect when you want to offload photos and videos from your camera, drone or GoPro. This hard drive is entirely compatible with Xbox One, Macintosh, and PC. Providing 7200 RPM, it’s impressively fast which saves you precious time. It’s 2.2 pounds and only 7.75 inches tall, 4.75 inches wide, and 1.4 inches deep. We primarily recommend it for anyone looking for a faster than normal 10TB external hard drive!

An external hard drive is a data holding storage device that plugs into your computer. Not only is it an efficient way to hold much more space for your computer or gaming system, but it’s also fantastic for physically transferring storage data to different locations. On top of that, they’re an outstanding way to backup files, as well.

Each terabyte of storage is 1000 gigabytes. Therefore, each 10TB external hard drive carries 10000 gigabytes of data. In most cases, 10TB of storage is enough space to efficiently hold an adequate amount of high-quality videos, pictures, backup files, audio files, etc. Unfortunately, not all external hard drives were made equal. Some can be very slow at file transfers, break easily which can result in loss of files, compatibility with different software, and overpriced.

After extensive research, testing, and reviews; We formulated a list of the 9 best portable external hard drives with 10 terabytes of storage. Each one of these is very reliable and provides the best value.

In Short, Here Are The Best External Hard Drives With 10 Terabytes Of Storage

WDBBGB0100HBK-NESN

LaCie STHA10000800

Fantom Drives GF3B10000UP

Seagate Expansion STEB10000400

G-Technology 0G05678

WDBWLG0100HBK-NESN

Oyen Digital

Seagate (STEL10000400)

G-Technology 10TB with Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C

1. WDBBGB0100HBK-NESN

First up, the WDBBGB0100HBK-NESN is an exceptional external hard drive with 10 terabytes of storage space. Not only can it easily hold all the data you need, but it’s also very dependable. User’s give it outstanding ratings across the board for its reliability. On top of that, you’ll have peace of mind with its 3-year limited warranty.

This is one of the few hard drives on the market which provides hardware encryption password protection. With its compatibility with Time Machine and WD backup software coming with the purchase, you’ll love its auto-backup ability. Overall, it’s an amazing choice!

Users Say: “I purchased two of these. One as a media storage drive, and another as a backup. They arrived in great shape, and are working as intended. By default, they come with EXFAT formatting (likely for compatibility with Windows, Apple, and Linux OSes including USB plugs for home routers/clouds. I reformatted to NTFS for my needs, and I used the WD tool to set the sleep timer to 90 minutes to better suit my media-playing/storing needs. I think the default is only 30 minutes to drive spin-down/sleep.”

Tech Specs & Details

Universal connection

Compatible with Time machine

USB 3.0 port

3-year limited warranty

10 terabytes of storage

Hardware encryption password protection

Auto backup

2. LaCie STHA10000800

Next up, the LaCie STHA10000800 is an exceptional 10TB external hard drive. Coming with the purchase, it includes a 5-year limited warranty. One of its essential attributes is its quick 240MB/s transfer rate speed. You’ll also appreciate the 1-month complimentary Adobe creative cloud membership.

The primary downside with this external drive is it’s a bit faulty. Many people complain about it prematurely breaking or their compatible computer doesn’t recognize it. However, a far greater amount of users are extremely happy with it. Be sure to check out the reviews below.

Users Say: “I have several of LaCie’s products and they always prove trustworthy and this unit did not disappoint. I have a large number of photos and videos that I need to back up and store and all I need to do is plug this into my computer and drag the files onto it. Easy to organize files, view, and retrieve.”

Tech Specs & Details

Compatible with 3 USB-C and USB 3.0

10 Terabytes of space

Max Speed: 240MB/s

5 year limited warranty

Compatible with PC and Mac

3. Fantom Drives GF3B10000UP

Not only is the Fantom Drives GF3B10000UP one of the faster 10TB external hard drives on the market, but it’s also currently on a 7% discount. This hard drive is entirely compatible with Xbox One, Macintosh, and PC. Providing 7200 RPM, it’s impressively fast which saves you precious time. It’s 2.2 pounds and only 7.75 inches tall, 4.75 inches wide, and 1.4 inches deep. We primarily recommend it for anyone looking for a faster than normal 10TB external hard drive!

Users Say: “I use this with an XBox One and had no problems installing it or using it. It’s set as the default memory for installed games and I notice no lag or other issues when loading or playing when compared to the internal HDD for the Xbox. I’ve had no problems with a rattling noise as some complained of so it might depend on how you have it resting – I just put it down flat on top of the XBox unit (not using the stand it came with). I recommended the same unit to my brother who picked one up and has also had no complaints. Lots of memory and fast access times at a very reasonable price. I’d buy it again.”

Tech Specs & Details

10 terabytes of storage

1-year manufacturer’s warranty

Compatible with Xbox One, Macintosh, and PC

7200RPM

USB 3.0

Construction: Aluminum

Software compatibility: Windows 7 or later and Mac OS x 10.6 or later

4. Seagate Expansion STEB10000400

Next in line, the Seagate Expansion STEB10000400 is another wildly popular 10TB external hard drive with great customer reviews. Coming with the purchase is an 18-inch USB 3.0 cable and peace of mind with a 1-year limited warranty. Upon connection to your Windows software, the hard drive is automatically recognizable. With a 6.93 length and 4.75 width, its easy for travel. Overall, it’s an excellent choice for windows!

Users Say: “I’m a huge fan of these for backup drives. Small, cheap, portable. I can buy two and have redundant backups in case one fails and it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. They’re super quiet (no noise at all really) and don’t vibrate like some drives. They also do NOT require external power, just the included USB cable (which is normal USB on one end but not the other so if you need a longer cable you need to buy a USB extension cable).”

Tech Specs & Details

Dimensions: 6.93 x 4.75 x 1.44 inches

10 Terabytes of storage space

Compatible with USB 3.0

Transfer speed: 160 MB/s

5. G-Technology 0G05678

The G-Technology 0G05678 is another fantastic external hard drive with a massive 10TB of storage space. Uniquely, it has a modern sleek design which is much more attractive than the standard hard drive. Along with that, it’s currently on a large 23% discount, as well.

For added durability, it’s made with an all-aluminum enclosure. You’ll also enjoy the extended 3-year manufacturer’s limited warranty. It’s compatible with USB-C. Overall, it’s a great choice and we highly recommend it. Be sure to check out the reviews below!

Users Say: “Excellent device. Works great. Simple to setup. Great for storage and backup of iMac In case anything should happen to it. Highly recommend this to others.”

Tech Specs & Details

USB C connector

Apple Time Machine

All-aluminum enclosure

3-year manufacturer’s limited warranty

10 terabytes of storage

6. WDBWLG0100HBK-NESN

For many reasons, the WDBWLG0100HBK-NESN is the most famous 10TB hard drive on the market with near-flawless reviews. This external hard drive is compatible with USB 3.0. You’ll also be very impressed with the amount of storage its compact design is able to handle. Coming in at 5.31 x 1.89 x 6.53 and weighing 2 pounds, you’ll have no issues fitting in a travel bag.

Another tremendous benefit is its 2-year manufacturer’s limited warranty providing peace of mind. It’s compatible with both Mac and Windows. Whether you’re gaming or need it for PC storage, it’s a fantastic bang for the buck portable external hard drive. Be sure to check out the reviews below!

Users Say: “This worked out great for my iMac. Great price value. Only a small delay in getting it formatted for the Mac. There’s an insert in the package that gives a link to the WD site showing you how to do it. Once you go to their site, the instructions are very simple and the drive works great. I have 8 WD Passport drives I’ve been using for 6 years and they have served me well.”

Tech Specs & Details

Formatted NTFS for Windows and Mac

10 Terabytes of storage

Compatible with USB 3.0

2-year manufacturer’s limited warranty

7. Oyen Digital

Although it hasn’t quite been discovered yet, the Oyen Digital is an incredible choice. This 10TB external hard drive has a USB 3.2 Gen II interface and it’s compatible with USB-C. Not only does it have a tough build quality, but it’s also shockproof with its aluminum body and silicone sleeve. Overall, it’s an amazing choice and it’s highly dependable!

Users Say: “This drive was easy to install and to use. Great investment to protect my photographs. 8TB of storage for a reasonable price and the product is very sturdy. Now I can free up space on my computer.”

Tech Specs & Details

10 terabytes of storage

USB-C

Dimensions: 7.00 x 5.70 x 1.40

USB 3. 1 Gen II Interface

Compatible with Thunderbolt 3

8. Seagate (STEL10000400)

Just recently, the Seagate (STEL10000400) had a drastic reduction in price 36% off the original amount. Although we’re unsure if this discount is permanent or temporary, we believe it’s a remarkable 10TB external hard drive. It provides two USB 3.0 ports and a 2-year limited warranty.

With the purchase, you also get a 2-month Adobe Creative Cloud Photography membership. Not only is it fantastic for backing up your data, but the added USB port can charge your phone, as well. Overall, it’s a great choice and we highly recommend it. Be sure to check out the reviews below!

Users Say: “I only have the Mediasonic 4 bay units to compare this to and I am very happy. The list of troubles I don’t have any longer is long. The front plate of my old units would not stay on, copying between drives would constantly fail, no more excessive wires from the power bricks, no more loud fan noise, no more constantly running drives 24/7, no more shutting down when the USB wire was disconnected. Plus these were half the price. This 8 drive unit replaced 2 of the 4 bay units by Mediasonic. Anytime I tried to copy multiple files from multiple drives, it would never complete the job. I would come back later and it would have failed. I have never used customer with this company but with the other company, it was non-existent. There were firmware upgrades that were unobtainable. I am very happy with this unit. It works with 4 10 TB drives and 4 8 TB drives installed and everything is snap-in and auto recognized.”

Tech Specs & Details

2-year limited warranty

10-terabytes of space

2 Months Adobe CC Photography

2 USB Ports 3.0

9. G-Technology 10TB with Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C

Last but not least, the G-Technology 10TB is a phenomenal 10TB external hard drive with both USB-C and Thunderbolt 3. There are a plethora of reasons why we love it. It has a robust aluminum case build, a stylish design, it has a high-speed transfer rate and an impressive 5-year limited warranty. Overall, it’s a pricey, but exceptional hard drive!

Users Say: “One week review. Have additional GRaid drives with no problems over the years which made me go to Drives. Decided I would add non-raid drives to another system. Doing still photography about 1Tb+ per year and using LR and PS. Use for photo storage only. Purchased Thunderbolt for enterprise quality and daisy chain capability. Speed is adequate and can process from the drive with “maybe” minimal lag – so far not enough to move a current process file to SSD internal which is an option on my system. No noise issue and does not run too hot. Noise is less than my raid drives. Purchased a cheaper USB C same size Drive for direct clone backup of TB drive. This drive is less speed-dependent and I connect to a USB port saving my other TB port. Very pleased with the system. Non-TB same width and height but length less nevertheless stacks well.”

Tech Specs & Details

Construction: Aluminum case

7200 RPM

Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports

USB C port

USB 3.1 Gen 1

250MB/s transfer rate

10 terabytes of storage

Quick Recap

Here Are The Best 10TB External Hard Drives

WDBBGB0100HBK-NESN

LaCie STHA10000800

Fantom Drives GF3B10000UP

Seagate Expansion STEB10000400

G-Technology 0G05678

WDBWLG0100HBK-NESN

Oyen Digital

Seagate (STEL10000400)

G-Technology 10TB with Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C

Looking for a shock-resistant hard drive? See our top choices here.

Need maximum space? See our most recommended 12TB hard drives here.

Wireless External Hard Drive For Macbook Pro

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theshitthatidoishere · 4 years

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Ask post owo

DoloresdaizhamorganI said: i refuse to believe Neji died. Although I did have a really bizarre dream that during the war, an outbreak spread causing the deceased shinobi, our beloved Neji included, to come back as vampires who WERE NOT susceptible to sunlight, a steak to the heart, nor anything common to end a vampire. Yeah, that's what happens when you've been binging vampire horror for three straight weeks with no interruptions. Btw, NejiTen is amazing and beautiful.

1. What r u talking abt?? neji didn’t die he’s alive and happy and alive 👌

2.hhshahshah ok that’s a weird dream but i admit that neji vampire sounds cool

3. Totally agree

@spaneji-roll has said: What if Neji, tenten and Lee would be secret agents like that one skit in naruto SD? I think we all know tenten would be the bad ass one, Lee would almost get killed with every impulsive decision he would make but he'd come out fine and Neji. Neji is just James bond but better because he's Neji.

Omg yeEeeEeeEeEeeeEs i like this sm, and i love the outfits of that skit too so perfect ✨✨

Why do you ship nejiten? Tenten didn't even cry when Neji died. She just recalled him when Guy and Lee were making a fuss. She said,"Why did you leave me Neji?" Or something along those lines. I don't see any romantic aspect in their relationship. They were just teammates who respected each other. P. S. This is not a hate ask towards Nejiten or what you believe in. I want to know your opinion because yours is the only Nejiten blog I follow. P. S. S. I really like your art. It's so beautiful.

Guys if i could tell i really would but the thing is that i don’t even know what i like nt, once i was seeing papabay’s art on Pinterest (not knowing who papabay was xd) and i said “wow this shit is good” and i ended obsessed just like with everything that i like lmao ;_;

Idk i just like that if they were in a relationship it would be so GOOD AND NOT TOXIC LIKE THE OTHER NART RELATIONSHIPS, like just vibing and respecting to each other, but idk just my brain daydreaming xd

Also thank u sm🥺💙🥺💙💙

Hc that hizashi and gai knew each other before the incident...

Y E S but hizashi and gai are in different generations so idk how...maybe a mission?

That scene where baby neji is training with hizashi....HES LIKE A LITTLE TEDDY BEAR IS SO CUTE !!!

What do you think of LeeSaku?

Sakura deserved better and lee too so yeah i like it 👍

Do you want to hear a song rec? :33

Sure owo

I SCREAMED

I don’t remember with what drawing i got this ask but thank you and sorry🥺🥺🥺🥺💙💙

That is legit the funniest hate ask I have seen, like you need to know your philosophy to understand my insult, p e a s a n t

I still don’t understand if it was a hate ask or just a meme ngl

search deadname remover on chrome web store that might help úwù

I would use that if i had a computer bc it doesn’t let me in the ipad :’(

After Hiashi dies hizashi is waiting there with a Gun.

I WILL HAVE HIASHIS HEAD SO HELP ME GOD-!!!

NANI???!!!

What’s art style bend?

It’s an artist challenge where you have to do a drawing without all the characteristics that define your art style owo

Til that I’m actually taller than hiashi idk why that’s so funny to me but it is...

Hiashi smol hiashi smol

Imagine hiashi get kicked in the head...literally

Yes please....

I accidentally read that birthday post as habirth ppyday, And was very confused. then I realized I was a fuckin moron and read it right, but anyway, habirth ppyday mel since I’m too much of a coward to say it in their inbox

@meloodles happy late bd from part of this anon xddd

Can I PLEASE get a waffle can I PLEASE get a fuckign waffle

🧇🧇🧇

Would you like an egg?

Yes ngl 🍳

wha t does "omnipotenttable mean?

It’s from a nickname that i had a few years ago, when i was making my ig account with some friends they were like “let’s put you table” and i said “just if you put omnipotent before”, and that’s it xd

Rock lee more like broccoli

What’s your favorite brush?

what art piece do you feel proudest of?

This two owo

Have you watched into the woods? Idk I think it’s a pretty good musical.

Nup i haven’t, usually i don’t like musicals but maybe I’ll give it a try

Hey I hope you’re ok, sending you love 💕💕💕

I’m fine now but who knows when I’ll feel like poop again ;-;, I’m trying to not and take advantage of the days that i feel good 💙💙

Does Chile celebrate Labor Day?

Yes we do!

hey i read your tw post and just wanted to send u some love!! pls try to hang in there. i love u and i wanna wake up and see ur art again! i wanna see u interact with asks again! i know hope is hard to come by and even harder to keep but it really is the only thing we can do in times like this. please hang in there! i love you!! ❤❤❤❤💕💗💗💞💓💓💓

You motivated me to answer all the ask today so thank you sm 💙💙🥺💙🥺💙🥺, I’m doing my best I’m almost two days without skin picking myself, i’ll try as much as i can i promise 💙💙, love ya

@catkinies has said : YOUR HEADER!!!! GOLD!!! HANABABY!!! ❤️❤️❤️

We gave explosives to hanababy xddd 🤯🤯

i searched ctm and SHELL YOUR MOTHER??? guess i cant complain but WHAT

Jahsjjakajajja this is a CLASSIC, i would say that’s similar to motherfucker but not really 😔👊

#ask post #ask #answered

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thegame-r-boy · 3 years

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The PlayStation Input Output or PSIO - A Real Game-Changer!

As many of you may or may not know, I grew up in a time when there was a clash between the PlayStation 1 (PS1) and Nintendo 64 (N64). I can quite good remember about how glad my neigbhour was when in late 1998, he got a PS1 to play with. And not only that - he also got a Crash Bandicoot game from his parents! Lucky bastard!

Then again, at that timeline, I had my own console, which was a Nintendo 64, together with two controllers, Mario Kart 64 and Star Wars: Shadows of The Empire games. Though we had quite different consoles, we never argued who had the better one.

Fast forward to 23 years later and I’ve finally got an addon, called the PlayStation Input Output (PSIO) for my PS1. This is a so-called Optical DiscDrive Emulation (ODE) device, which let’s you play yout favourite games via an SD card. No more using those pesky little CD’s, to when read, the drive sometimes gets just too loud! With this little thing, your PS1 becomes almost “immortal”!

Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, in order to make your PS1 somehow “immortal”, you have to solder a Switch Board to your motheboard that is provided in the package in order to make it work. And not only that - if you have a game that is on multiple .BIN files or you use some Redbook audio inside of your game, you have to use their Cybdyn application in order to make a .CU2 file that the system can read. That sucks a lot.

But other than that, the installation process isn’t as difficult as it looks like it. As long as you are well prepared as I was for this task, off course! Aaah, and when you’re done modding the console, you can still use your CD-Rom if you want to. That’s neat!

After two months of waiting the postman, I’ve finally got my PSIO! It made quite a long trip from Australia. And after then, it was time to go to my workshop, eee room! Before I started the installation, I had to read through the 80+ (no joke!) pages of the manuals. Specifally, the manual that talks about the installation of the Switch Board to your motherboard. I’ve got an SCPH-7502 from 1998, which I bought for a laughable price of 10 € off Facebook Marketplace some long time ago, and because it has a Parallel I/O Port to it (like newers models of 9002 numbers unfortunately doesn’t have it anymore), I could install the PSIO onto it. And I totally did it! I’ve used a lot of flux, a sharp knife, some handgloves, solder iron, a magnifying glass, a wire cutter, a multimeter and the kynar wire you get with the package, though that was just right for my project. After I soldere a wire from the Switch Board to the motherboard, I carefully used a multimeter, just to be sure that the solder and wires were connection to each other. And when I finally did manage to wire everything together, after about 2 hours later, I’ve downloaded the contents of the SD card and the big SD card dongle onto the Parallel Port, gave some electricity through my system, put it together with the AV Cable of my television, put some controllers and a memory card onto it and - it just worked! Nice!

I’ve tried a lot of game on this device, and every game works on it! Incredibly! If I would know about this device, like 15 years ago, I would go nuts. It is really convenient to play some games over it and what it just the best thing about it is the fact, that you can play any PS1 game, as long as you have the .BIN files, and there is no skipping while looking at cutscene(s), while the loading times are also a bit faster than on CD’s. And to have a cherry on top - the console works very, very quite now! I’ve also removed it’s CD-Rom drive, because (A) I don’t need it anymore and (B) I want to preserve it for my children, so I can show them how it was to play those games on a CD-Rom.

I’ve also used an 64 gb SD card to store some of the best games of that generation (like Crash Bandicoot, Spyro The Dragon, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Mortal Kombat 3 and 4, etc.) to show various people the best games of that generation, while I’ll be on a convention - if that virus will ever be defeated, off course!

And to all you “nay, you are not speaking the truth, you haven’t “modded” anything at all” - here is your proof!

All in all, this is a great little device and the for the price of around 100 €, it is a must buy for anyone who lived through the 90’s, is a nostalgic gamer or had a PS1 at home. With it’s community and in the future, there will be an option to use your save/load files from your memory card to your SD card. This really is a device every retro fan should have!

Score: 9.8 / 10

The Good:

+ No more CD’s, just SD cards!

+ No more skipping in in-game cut scenes

+ Faster loading times

+ The console is far less noisy now

+ A good way to preserve your PlayStation 1 console

The Bad:

- Not compatible with Redbook audio.

- It’s quite difficult if you have multiple .BIN files

- You have to cut three traces and solder the Switch Board in order to function properly.

#playstation #gaming #psio #ODE #CDroms #HaveGoneForGood #Modding #thegamerboysays

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colbybrocksmolder · 5 years

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The Wilderness – Colby Brock x Reader 2/4

PART 1

“Why the fuck did you guys camp so far away from everyone?” Elton practically yelled, walking over the edge of the hill.

“The lake!” Colby laughed, watching Elton pan his camera over the whole scene.

“Dude, I don’t think anyone else knows this is even here.” Elton said, recording the four of you sat by the fire before walking around and showing your tents.

“Exactly.” Sam replied.

“You guys have a nice set-up here.” Elton said, turning off his camera after one final pan over the whole scene.

“Most of this is thanks to the boy scout right here.” You said, turning to smile at Colby.

“I wouldn’t have been able to pack everything we needed without you, though.” He rebutted, pressing another kiss to your shoulder.

“How DID you pack so much?” Elton asked, noticing you had more supplies than most.

“Vacuum bags.” You shrugged. “And not packing dumb shit we don’t need.”

“Touché.” Elton laughed, switching a new SD card for the one in Sam’s hand. “Remember to check in at some point tonight on the walkie talkie and try to film at least one update/diary entry each.”

“Will do!” the group confirmed.

“Here’s the first ‘event’, by the way.” Elton said, handing each pair a piece of paper and a pen. “We’re doing Camping BINGO.”

You looked at the paper he handed you. “Ooo, nice. Are there going to be prizes?” you asked.

“Oh, definitely.” Elton smirked, walking back towards the hill where he came from.

“Are the papers the same?” Sam asked, walking over to compare them.

“Looks like it!” Colby confirmed.

“Let’s go see how we did.” You said, climbing off of Colby’s lap.

You both crawled into your tent, sitting down on the comfy ‘bed’. “Let’s check and see what it says before we record it.” Colby said, reading the paper in your hands.

PACKED WATER – “Check” Colby pointed towards the gallons of water.

FOUND NATURAL RESOURCES – “The lake.” You said.

PACKED FOOD – “Who didn’t?” He laughed.

PACKED A WEAPON – “We have a bat and a knife.” Colby said.

TRADED SUPPLIES WITH ALLIANCE MEMBER – “We’ll trade something with Sam and Kat.” You suggested.

PACKED A FLASHLIGHT – “Multiple.” Colby clicked the one by him on and off a few times.

PACKED COOKING SUPPLIES – “First one we didn’t do.” You laughed.

PACKED PILLOWS – “Two in a row!” Colby pointed to the square.

PACKED A GAME – “We have playing cards!” You said, reaching in the tote and grabbing them.

MADE A FIRE – “Duh.” Colby bragged.

PACKED TOILET PAPER – “Thank god, because I’m about to need it.” He laughed.

PACKED SMORE SUPPLIES – “And you tried telling me to leave it at home.” You smirked at him.

FREE SPACE – “Self-explanatory.” You nodded.

MADE AN ALLIANCE – “Sam and Colby vs the world, bitch!” Colby said obnoxiously loud.

PACKED CONDOMS – “Check.” You said, moving on quickly.

“I knew you saw them.” He blushed, poking you in the side.

“Sweetie, I packed my own.” You snarked.

Colby’s eyes went wide. “I hope I was the person you planned on using them with!” he said sarcastically.

“I don’t know. Crawford is awfully cute. He’s got that whole Canadian thing going on…” You teased him. When you saw his smile drop, you couldn’t keep it up. “Colby.” You laughed, pressing a quick kiss to his lips. “I’m kidding.”

He smiled, pulling your lips back to his for a moment. “That was mean.”

“Not any meaner than you kissing me and then telling me it didn’t mean anything.” You raised your eyebrows at him.

He covered his face with his hands. “I knooooooow.” He groaned. “I panicked.”

“I didn’t actually sleep on the bus, you know.” You said, waiting for him to drop his hands. “I heard you, Sam and Kat talking.”

“So you know…Well it should be obvious…” Colby stuttered a bit.

“I like you, too.” You smiled, looking back down at your BINGO card.

SET UP A TENT – “Boy Scout for the win.” You laughed.

Colby leaned back over the paper, reading the next one on the list.

PACKED USB BATTERY PACK/S – “Nope. Worth it, though. I’m kind of excited not to have my phone for a while.” He confessed.

“Me too.” You nodded.

PACKED SOMETHING RIDICULOUS – “What is that supposed to mean?” Colby asked.

“I think I’ve got something.” You laughed, reaching for the nail polish and face masks. “Do you think these count?”

He laughed, grabbing the nail polish from you. “Definitely. Though, I’m kind of looking forward to using them.”

PACKED COMPASS – “Got it!” Colby said, grabbing it out of his bag.

TRADED WITH NON-ALLIANCE TEAM – “Maybe you and Sam can try and find someone to trade with.” You suggested.

PACKED FIRST-AID KIT – “Check.” Colby said.

PACKED CAMPING GUIDE – “We aren’t noobs.” You snarked.

RECORDED CONFESSION ABOUT PARTNER – “Ooo, this could be fun.” He said, kissing your cheek as you read the next item.

PACKED BUG SPRAY – “Fuck mosquitos.” You laughed.

CAN SEE RV FROM YOUR CAMP – “Well, at least Kian got one.” Colby laughed.

“We have 4 BINGOS.” You pointed out, marking the paper.

“Let’s get the trading ones done and record our confessions and we’ll be set.” Colby replied.

Sam and Colby both grabbed a few things to potentially trade and wandered off to find another team. You and Kat both recorded your proof that you had the supplies you checked off, including filming the lake, the fire, and the tent.

“This is for ‘trading with an alliance member.’” You said, both you and Kat recording. You handed her a 5 hour energy shot and she handed you a candy bar.

“Nice doing business with you.” She teased.

“Always.” You both laughed.

When you got back to your tent you turned the camera on yourself. “And now for my confession about Colby…Hmmm…I think I’m going to go with…He’s a really good kisser.” You smiled at the camera, slightly blushing.

When the boys made their way back, Colby crawled into the tent. “How’d it go?” you asked, wondering what he traded.

“Well, they hadn’t even gotten their tent up, so I didn’t need to trade any of this stuff.” Colby laughed, tossing it into the bin. “And I felt too bad to take anything from them, so I traded a shoulder rub for setting up their tent.”

“Oh, my god.” You laughed. “Who was it?”

“Corey and Andrea.” Colby laid down on the ‘bed’.

“Oh, no.” you said, feeling bad for them. “At least they weren’t the first to quit.”

“True.” Colby said. “What’s left to do?”

“You need to confess something about me to the camera, and we’re all done.” You answered, handing Colby the camera and starting to crawl out of the tent.

“Don’t leave.” He said, handing you back the camera. “You can record mine.”

“The whole point of confessing to the camera is that the other person doesn’t see it.” You laughed.

Colby shrugged. “I was going to tell you anyways.”

“Okay.” You shook your head, a smile on your face.

“This is Colby confessing something about my partner Y/n to the camera.” Colby said, looking at you before looking back to the camera. “I really want to take her out on a date.”

You tried to keep your laugh silent, turning off the camera. “Just consider this one big long camping date.” You said, smiling at the adorable burgundy haired boy who was grinning at you.

“I like the sound of that.” He replied. “We should probably film our ‘diary entry’ while we’re at it.”

“True.” You said, turning the camera back on and sitting it on the bin. You moved to sit next to Colby, feeling him put his arm around your shoulders.

“This is our first official ‘diary’ entry.” Colby said.

“I think we’re just supposed to share what’s going on so far and how we think we’re doing.” You said, turning to face him.

“Well, we’ve got this cozy little set up.” Colby smiled. “We’re pretty much pros at this.”

You laughed. “Compared to some other people out here it feels like it.”

“But honestly, I think we’re doing great. We’ve got Sam and Kat like 25 feet from us and we all get along really well, obviously.”

“We’ve got our rations worked out and some things planned to keep us from getting too bored.” You added.

“It’s crazy that someone already quit.” Colby laughed. “They must have like, found a snake in their tent and just threw in the towel or something.”

“That or they didn’t get along. Like, what if they got in a fight, you know?” you wondered.

Colby looked at you, pressing a kiss to your temple. “That won’t happen to us.”

You smiled. “Definitely not.”

Colby leaned forward and turned the camera off, the two of you crawling out of the tent to check in with Sam and Kat.

“You guys done?” you asked, seeing Kat poking at the fire. It was actually getting really dark outside.

She nodded, looking tired. “We’re getting ready to eat.”

“Speaking of, I’m starving.” Colby said, going back to the tent to grab some crackers and a few protein bars. He grabbed a gallon of water, too. “Here you go.” He handed you a bar and a pack of crackers, grabbing a trash bag out of the bin before sitting down on it. He gave you a ‘what are you waiting for’ look and patted his lap.

You laughed, sitting down sideways on his thighs. You opened the protein bar first, taking a bite. “Ooo, these aren’t bad at all!” you said. “It tastes kind of like a peanut butter cup.”

“I got the mint one.” He replied, reading the packaging. “It’s pretty good, too.”

“How many BINGOS did you guys get?” you asked Sam and Kat. They were currently eating beef jerky.

“One.” Sam answered. “There’s stuff I wish we would have brought now, though.”

“How many did you guys get?” Kat asked.

“Four.” Colby answered, laughing at the look on Kat’s face.

“What time is it?” you asked, realizing you had no way of actually knowing anymore.

“I…have no idea.” Colby laughed, wrapping his arms around you. “It’s kind of nice.”

“I agree.” You said, yawning. “I’m just exhausted and I have a feeling we’re going to have to hike those BINGO cards back to the RV sometime tomorrow.”

“Probably.” Sam agreed. “We should probably do bathroom runs before it gets super late.”

“I’ll go with Kat.” You said, hopping off of Colby’s lap and handing him your crackers. “I have a flashlight and a little baggie full of bathroom stuff.” You grabbed the bathroom bag out of the tent and turned the flashlight on.

“Please be safe.” Colby said, pointing in the direction he had scouted earlier. “You shouldn’t trip over anything that way. We’re going to go this way and we’ll all just meet back up here.”

When the two of you had both used the restroom, you walked back. The two boys were sat at the fire. “I think I’m ready for bed.” You said, standing behind Colby and wrapping your arms around his shoulders.

“Me too.” He agreed. “Sam, remember to do your final check-in with Elton over the walkie talkie.”

Sam nodded, joining Kat in their tent.

“We can just let this burn out, right?” You asked, seeing the fire almost completely dead.

“Yeah, we dug down a bit and we’ve got the rocks around it. We should be fine.” He agreed, standing up and following your lead by brushing his teeth outside the tent before following you in.

You handed him his sweatpants and grabbed your baggy sleep shirt. Colby was kind of surprised when you started changing in front of him, but he watched you with a smile the whole time. You’d taken your shirt and bra off, pulling your sleep shirt on. You ditched your shoes and socks, followed quickly by your pants.

When you turned to him to grab his dirty clothes, he hadn’t changed yet. “Okay, slowpoke.” You laughed.

“Sorry, I got distracted.” He gave you a cheesy grin. “Here you go.” Colby stripped down to his boxers, chucking his shoes by the door and handing you his dirty clothes. He slipped his sweatpants on and watched as you put all of the dirty clothes in a trash bag.

“Do you think we can try washing this stuff in the lake?” You asked. “Maybe we can hang them up to dry with the paracord.”

“Definitely.” He nodded, waiting for you to finish sorting everything. “I want to swim tomorrow, too. I feel grimy.”

“Tell me about it.” You made a ‘yuck’ noise. “This should help, though.”

You grabbed a pack of the baby wipes, pulling one out of the pack. You slid it over your arms, armpits, neck. You grabbed another one and lifted your shirt to slide it across your stomach and your back, moving to your legs.

“Here.” You threw Colby the pack of baby wipes, pulling out your toiletries bag. You put on fresh deodorant, Chapstick, and lotion, and grabbed a make-up wipe to clean your face.

“You’re a genius.” He said, wiping all of the sweat and grime off of his skin.

“Don’t use that on your face, though.” You said, grabbing another make-up wipe and moving closer to Colby. “Close your eyes.” You pushed his hair back from his face, wiping it over his forehead and down his cheeks…being careful when you gently dragged the wipe over his eyes and around his piercings. “You need Chapstick.” You laughed, cleaning the skin around his lips and across his chin and neck.

“Did you pack any?” he asked, smiling with his eyes still closed.

You leaned forward and kissed him, rubbing your Chapstick against his lips. “I don’t mind sharing.” You laughed, grabbing the used baby wipes and throwing them in your little trash bag.

“Hand me the walkie talkie?” Colby remembered he needed to check in still.

“Here you go.” You moved the walkie talkie pack to Colby’s side of the tent.

“Hey guys, this is Colby and Y/n and we’re getting ready to go to bed. I don’t know if Sam and Kat remembered to check in, but they’re crashing soon, too.” Colby unclicked the button and waited for a response.

“Okay, thank you! You guys are good to go! Check in tomorrow morning and around mid-day everyone is going to get an announcement to meet at the RV with your BINGO cards and the SD card that your proof is recorded on. Have a good night!” One of Elton’s team members replied.

Colby turned the channel back to the announcements one and set the walkie talkie to the side. “Lets record a thing before bed.” He said, grabbing the camera.

“Wait!” you said, reaching for the facemasks. “Let’s put these on first.”

You opened the penguin one and told Colby to look at you, lining it up with his eyes and his mouth. “It feels slimy!” he laughed.

“Well it looks adorable.” You chuckled, smoothing down the edges of the facemask before putting your own on. Yours was a cat.

“Hey guys, we’ve officially survived our first day out here. We’re just getting ready for bed and making plans for tomorrow.” Colby said, running his fingers over the cool facemask.

“We filled out this BINGO card Elton gave us earlier and I think we may win it. There were only like 4 or 5 squares we didn’t get.” You added, trying to remember what all had happened since your check-in.

“Oh! And everyone has officially pissed in the woods.” Colby laughed. “Kat said it was traumatizing.”

“She was only traumatized because she thinks she peed on a spider.” You laughed, explaining what had happened.

“Aww, poor spider.” Colby made a fake pouty face.

“Oh, shut up. Don’t tease her.” You knocked Colby’s shoulder with yours.

“I think we’re both tired enough that we’re going to pass out pretty quickly. I’m looking forward to how tomorrow goes.” Colby nodded, looking towards you to see if you had anything to add.

“How many people do you think are going to quit tomorrow?” you asked, raising your eyebrows.

“Oh, god. At least two more teams.” Colby said confidently. “I think we’ll wake up to an announcement that someone quit tonight, actually.”

“The forest does get spooky at night.” You agreed. “Okay, well we just wanted to check in.” you smiled at the camera. “See you tomorrow!”

Colby waved before leaning forward to shut the camera off.

You crawled under the blanket before turning your tent’s little light off.

“This is way comfier than sleeping in a sleeping bag.” Colby said, sliding under the blankets.

“This whole thing turned out better than I thought it would.” You said, turning over to face Colby.

“We did a pretty good job.” He agreed, his hands reaching out to find you in the dark. “Come here.” He said, his hands finally finding you. “What did you confess about me for the BINGO thing earlier?” he asked, pulling your body to lay against his.

“I think you’ll have to watch Elton’s series to find out.” You teased, kissing his cheek.

“Just tell me.” Colby dramatically whined, turning over to pin you to the sleeping bags, holding himself above you.

“You’re so needy.” You laughed, your hands finding his face in the dark.

“I hope that isn’t what you confessed.” He said, dropping down to gently kiss your lips.

You smiled, breaking the kiss. “Nope. I told everyone how great you are at this.” You said, pulling his lips back to yours.

“We’ve given Elton so much clickbait.” Colby laughed, moving down to snuggle into your chest. “You really said I’m a great kisser?” He asked, his fingers moving in little patterns on your sides.

“I did. And you are.” You answered, kissing the top of his head. “You’re not too bad at this whole cuddling thing either.”

“Oh, I’m a pro.” Colby teased, snuggling his face against your chest. “I’m about to fall asleep. Do I need to get off of you?” he asked, worried he was too heavy.

“Nope.” You answered, softly running your fingers through his hair. “Sweet dreams, Colby.”

“Night, y/n.” Colby mumbled.

The next morning, Sam was the one to wake the two of you up. He’d quietly opened your tent door, camera in his hand. He found the two of you laying exactly how you’d fallen asleep. Sam whispered to the camera. “Aww, I feel bad I’m going to wake them up.” He whispered a “1…2…3…” before yelling into the tent.

“Jesus” Colby said, nearly jumping to his feet.

“I vote we break the alliance and let them fend for themselves.” You mumbled, hiding your face back in your pillow.

Sam was laughing from the doorway. “The sun is about to come up if you want to catch the sunrise.” He said, turning off the camera and leaving the two of you alone.

“You may as well check in with Elton.” You mumbled, snuggling back into the blankets.

Colby laughed, thinking you were kind of cute when you were grumpy. His voice was thick with sleep when he changed the channel on the walkie talkie and checked in. “Hey, Elton. Sam is an ass and woke us up, so Y/n and I are checking in.”

“Your voice is cute.” You said, turning to face the sleepy boy.

Elton replied. “He woke you up but didn’t check in?” Elton asked, laughing. “Remind him to do his check-in and make sure you record at least 3 ‘diary entries’ today. I’ll send out the announcement for everyone to meet at the RV in a few hours.”

“SAM!” Colby called out of the tent. “You’re in trouble! You didn’t check in with Elton!” Colby laughed.

“Oh, shit!” Sam tripped, running back to his tent to check in.

“Record your diary thing too!” you yelled, moving to sit in Colby’s lap. You hid your face in his neck, feeling him wrap his arms around you.

“Good morning.” He said, one of his hands sliding up and down your thigh.

“Morning.” You mumbled into his neck. “Let’s record our thing so we can go watch the sunrise.” You said, pulling back to kiss his cheek.

“Hey guys.” Colby practically croaked.

“Are you losing your voice or do you sound like this every morning?” you laughed.

“It’s not normally this bad.” Colby laughed. “I think all the yelling yesterday for the series introduction didn’t really help.”

“Well, it’s cute.” You smiled at him, turning back to the camera. “Sam woke us up. The sun isn’t even up yet.”

“I’m kind of glad we get to see the sunrise, though.” Colby pointed out. “We’re right on the lake and it’s going to be beautiful.”

“We’ll make sure to record it so you guys can see it too.” You said, wiping the sleep from your eyes.

Colby turned off the camera and you guys got ready, changing clothes, brushing teeth, washing faces…After you recorded the sunrise so that Elton could time-lapse it, Colby got the fire going again. Everyone sat around it eating breakfast. This morning you had some sports drink, a 5 hour energy, and some trail mix.

Sam and Kat went on a short walk along the water, so it was just you and Colby sat around the fire. His arms tightened around you a bit, catching your attention. “What’s on your mind?” you asked, pressing a kiss to his temple.

“You.” He smiled, leaning his chin on your shoulder.

“I asked what was on your mind, not your lap.” You teased, booping his nose with your finger.

“I, uh…I just really want you to be my girlfriend.” He said, grinning ear to ear. “I feel like all of this happened out of order because I got shitfaced and kissed you. Then, for some reason, we’re living in the woods together for the foreseeable future.” He laughed. “But I really, really just want you to be my girlfriend.”

“It’s a good thing I really, really want to be your girlfriend then, isn’t it?” you had a soft smile on your face, leaning in to kiss Colby.

Colby deepened the kiss, one of his hands moving to rest against the side of your neck.

You didn’t break the kiss until you heard Sam teasing you. He even said it in a sing-songy voice. “I caught you kissing on camera.”

“I’m pretty sure we’ve already kissed on camera during our diary entries.” You laughed, crawling off of Colby’s lap to grab your water.

Colby nodded his head. “True.” He thought about it for a second. “We should do a check in together.”

“Like an update?” Sam asked.

“Yeah, our little alliance.” He said, looking for a place to set the camera. You guys settled on stacking the two outside totes as a tripod and standing far enough back that you were in frame.

Sam and Colby shared a funny look before Colby slipped right into their normal intro. “WHAT’S up guys, it’s Sam and Colby…”

“I feel like you’ve done that intro so many times that it’s just second nature at this point.” You laughed, slipping your arm around Colby’s waist.

“It really is.” He laughed, hanging his arm over your shoulders. “Okay, so we wanted to give you a little update as a group. We slept through the night, but THIS ONE” Colby pointed his thumb at Sam “woke us up super early. We already told you about that in our other update, but we don’t know what footage Elton is actually going to use.”

“You have to admit the sunrise was worth it.” Kat said, leaning into Sam.

“Oh, definitely.” You replied.

“I’ve managed to survive on crackers and protein bars so far.” Colby said, looking at Sam.

“I think we need to trade you some beef jerky for something because I’m already sick of it.” Sam laughed.

“Ooo, we can definitely make a deal. The more variety the better.” You said, glad you had packed some candy to mix things up.

“We wanted to ask you guys if you wanted to go swimming after we hike down to the RV.” Kat remembered.

“Yeah!” Colby replied. “We’re going to try to wash some of our clothes, too.”

“How did you guys sleep?” you asked Sam and Kat.

“Not too bad.” Sam answered. “It was kind of chilly in our tent.”

“I was fine after I layered up on hoodies.” Kat laughed.

You and Colby looked at each other. “We were fine.” Colby shrugged. “We’ve got like 4 blankets and we were laying on the sleeping bags.”

“Well if you feel people climb into bed with you guys, it’s just us.” Kat chuckled.

“They were cuddling half naked, I don’t know if I’d want to crawl into their tent in the middle of the night.” Sam teased.

“This kind of got derailed.” Colby laughed, pointing at the camera. “We’ll check in after the BINGO thing.” He said, walking towards the camera to turn it off. “Grab all of your used batteries and SD cards and we’ll switch them out when we get to the RV. Then we don’t have to worry about it for a while.”

“Good idea.” Sam said, ducking into his tent to grab them.

“Hello, hello, hello. In 30 minutes, everyone needs to be standing in the field by the RV with your BINGO cards and your SD cards.” You heard the Walkie Talkie go off, Elton’s voice coming through. “You can leave your cameras and your walkie talkie’s back at your camp sites.”

“Perfect timing.” You said, grabbing the BINGO card and watching Colby grab the used batteries and SD cards. “Let’s go.”

“You guys good to go?” Colby asked Sam and Kat.

“Let’s get a move on.” Sam answered, leading the four of you back down to the RV.

PART 3

#colby brock #Colby Brock imagine #Colby Brock x Reader #colby brock smut #colby brock oneshot

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sneezingpotatoes · 5 years

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Okay so...

I don’t even know what to call this, but read it if you want xD I guess it’s a cute ((With mess and contagion)) short story? xDDDD

It's the third time he's been late to work this week and you're starting to get irritated. You know that it wasn’t unusual for him to be late for work, but the third time in a row is one too many. You're tired of covering for him and lying to your boss about his possible whereabouts, so you swear to yourself up and down that you're going to rip him a new one as soon as he walks through that door.

An hour passes and you think to yourself, "Huh, that's strange. He's never been this late before..." He hasn't answered your 3 missed calls and your heart sinks, becoming slightly worried as to what could've happened to him. He would always tell you if he wouldn't be at work, so for him to be a no-show was startling.

You somehow manage to get through another boring hour of work, feeling deprived without him being there to make the time enjoyably fly by, but you can't stop thinking about him. Why won't he answer your calls?

As if on cue, you quickly get pulled away from your own thoughts as you watch him sluggishly walk into the office and take a seat at the computer directly in front of you. You can tell that something is definitely off with him, as you watch him bury a handful of coughs into the maroon scarf that was draped around his neck.

"Well, that doesn't sound too good." You say with concern as you toss out all of the anger you once had. He looks at you with tired eyes, face still covered in his scarf.

"Yeah, I've been having this damn cough for a few days already." He confesses to you, sinking down into himself as if he were ashamed to admit it. "But it's really buggin' today." He did this a lot, seeing how it was hard to lie to you. No matter how hard he tried, nothing could get past you.

You sigh, hearing how scratchy his voice sounds. You feel bad for him. You hate the universe for choosing him to get sick instead of you. If you could choose to take the sickness away from him, you would've snatched it in a heart beat.

Before you can even express your sympathy to him, your boss spots your sick co-worker and rips him a new one for you, before telling you both to get to work. You both share one final glance before returning to your computers.

It had been a fun half hour, of course, with him discreetly sending you funny cat memes to distract you from your actual work every once in a while. You giggle to yourself in anticipation of the next meme you had received that was waiting in your inbox.

Just as you go to open the message, your ears shift as you hear a faint inhale across from you. Another inhale, sharper this time, catches your attention. You peer over your monitor and see him frozen, patiently waiting. His eyebrows were furrowed, head slightly tilted upward, his hands were somewhat cupped but not close to his face, as if he were going to dive into his hands rather than bring them to his face. His mouth was still covered with his scarf, but you’d imagined that his lips were parted, seeing how the itch didn't seem entirely strong enough to actually cause too much change. It was a weak, hazy itch that made him freeze, absently waiting to see if he even needed to sneeze or not. He sniffles, fully, sounding so gurgly and obviously wet that it seemed to bounce off of the office walls and make a few of your fellow co-workers cringe and give him the side eye.

“Hhah...”

A soft pant is released, sounding somewhat muffled from his thick scarf.

“H-haaHh...!”

Another, more agitated and slightly more audible release is heard as his stature tenses up, tilting his head further back with a deeper crease in his brow. You can tell that he’s getting annoyed with his pestering nose, as he groans with an irritated sigh after the sneeze doesn’t come. You watch him paw at his itchy nose for a second before speaking.

“Are you alright?” He sluggishly leans to the side of his monitor to meet your concerned gaze. You can tell that the faint need to sneeze is still present within him, as his eyelids were still fighting to stay fully upright, and you could see his moistened, pink nostrils fidgeting above his scarf.

“N-need to-- sd-sdee-eze...” He pathetically stutters, not able to contain his uneven breaths from disrupting his speech. You give him a sincere glare before reaching behind you to grab the box of tissues on the desk. He slowly reaches to grab a few of the tissues and doesn’t hesitate to honk into them. It was loud, and messy sounding. It even makes you cringe internally, feeling like no matter how thick the tissues were, you were still getting infected. But you didn’t mind.

An abrupt hitch escapes him, and causes him to nearly jolt from the burning sensation. Instantly, he turns to his side and releases an intense, muffled explosion over his right shoulder.

“HhuH-- hH’AAHTSSCHhm!!”

He remains hunched over, deciding on whether another sneeze were coming and allowing his dark and now disheveled bangs to hang and cover his face. His neighboring co-worker stares at him, feeling disgusted that he sneezed openly in his direction, but still blessed him, along with all of the other nearby co-workers. He was lucky that his scarf was covering his mouth, because if it weren’t, he was sure he would’ve sprayed him.

After a moment, he releases a breathy and absent sounding ‘thagnks’ before sitting back up properly at his computer. You watch him hazily sway back and forth as if he were dizzy in his seat from the wet sniffling he couldn’t seem to stop doing. His eyes slowly came to a close and he froze again with his cupped hands in front of him.

“Hhaah... Hh-haAhH... Hih--!...’AAHKSSCHSHIfm!!”

This time, he jerked forwards into his hands, pressing his scarf closer to his face on impact. He coughed a few times into his scarf, ignoring the blessings from all directions. You watch him shake his head as he sits up, signaling that he didn’t think he was finished just yet. As if to prove it, an agitated hitch escapes from him and he tenses up again, but this time he remains frozen. Shallow breaths escape him as he tries to coax the sneeze out the best way he knew how.

“Blow your nose.” You say, sliding the box of tissues onto his desk. “That might help.” He slowly nods and breaks out of his own trance with a wet sniffle as he grabs a few tissues.

“Da’bit! By dose i-is soohh--hHih...!” He pauses, glassy eyes staring blankly and expectantly. “S... so t-ti-- G’EHSSCSSH’oofm!!! Hih...’yiEGSSSCHOohfm!! T-ti’gly, guhh.” You watch his scarf bounce with each sneeze as he dove forward, nearly slamming his head against his keyboard, sneezing openly and letting his scarf do the covering. He groans from discomfort and exhaustion into his scarf as he prepares to blow his nose. You bless him, along with a few less employees this time, but he gives you a fatigued smile in thanks after a handful of coughs and well needed nose blows.

“Feel better now?” You ask with a wry smile, eyes fixated on his disheveled hair. He glares at you with the look of ‘Are you kidding me?’

“Hell no! Feel like a pile of horse shit.” As if to confirm it, he openly releases a few dry coughs, being lucky that his scarf was wrapped around his neck to catch them.

“Well fix your hair, at least. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say that’s what I’m looking at on the top of your head.”

“... Fuck you, asshole.” He mutters through a short chuckle as he runs a hand through his dark locks. “Happy now? Jeez.”

You give him a light chuckle and nod, knowing that the both of you were just joking around and finding light in the situation. Shortly after, you hear him release a long sigh, and you can tell that he truly is feeling horrible underneath the smiles and jokes. He needed to get home and rest before this turned into something worse than it already had.

A few more hours pass, and you’re a little over halfway through your work day. You can tell that he was sounding worse and worse by the hour. He was sneezing and coughing a lot more than when he had first arrived, and they were sounding more forceful and powerful now, like they were tearing right out of him without an option. He had to cough after each sneeze now, seeing how they scrapped the back of his throat, making it more sore each time. You’ve been noticing that every time he coughs and sneezes, he has to chase it down with a wince from the pain in his throat, and he despises doing so because he knows he’ll be in pain every time it happens.

Every once in a while, you’d take a peek at him from the side of your monitor to check on him. He looked ‘out of it’ each time you leaned your head over. His scarf was no longer covering his mouth, allowing you to see the moistness of his upper lip and the light flush all over his feverish cheeks. He looked like a zombie if you’d ever seen one. He was somewhat slumped, glassy eyes lifelessly staring at his monitor,

“HH’AAHGTSSSCH!!”

You jolt in your seat from the twentieth sneeze, it felt like. Who knows, you had stopped counting. His chesty coughs make even you clear your throat in discomfort. Before you can even attempt to bless him, he’s already leaned back in his seat, head tilted upward towards the ceiling with a few dry hitches in their wake.

“HhUH-Uh... Ahh... Hh’AAHGSSCHSHIIH!!”

You watch him jerk forward and lazily aim the sneeze into his own lap, dazed at the light mist escaping from his mouth that gently coated his desk and computer keyboard. His scarf had gradually fallen down from his mouth throughout the workday, so you weren’t surprised that his scarf wasn’t there to catch his sneezes anymore. He coughs again, barely catching it into a cupped fist with furrowed brows, indicating this clear discomfort. At this point, you feel like you've had enough and that it was time to pull the plug. You send your boss an email, informing him that you will be leaving early to take your sick companion home.

Surprisingly, the drive to your house is enjoyable. He explains to you that he was already debating on going home before they had left. He admits that he didn't want to leave you alone at work and that he would've pushed through long enough until work was over, but he was definitely happy that he didn't have to be in that hellhole any longer. You give a relieved chuckle, feeling warm inside from how thoughtful he was, even though this cold was clearly kicking his ass.

You arrive at your house and he doesn't fight you when you tell him to lean up against you so that you can escort him onto the couch. Once his sits down, you help him remove his coat and scarf, allowing him to get completely comfortable.

"Thagks for letti'g be crash here for the dight." He croaks, releasing a chesty cough over his shoulder. You can tell that the cold winter air has played a huge role as the catalyst that broke the dam in his sinuses, seeing how his nose was already starting to leak like a faucet and the congestion was present in his speech.

"Don't worry about it." You brush off his thanks since you feel that it wasn't necessary. You two were close friends; it was obvious that he would've done the same for you. "Just let me know if you need anything. I'll be here."

He nods and gives you a comforting smile before he lies down, ready to retire for the night. You figured that he wasn't ready for you to play doctor just yet, seeing how his eyes were already closed and a faint snore was beginning to develop. He must've been very tired, you think to yourself before grabbing a fresh blanket from the closet and draping it over his exhausted body.

It had been about an hour since he had fallen asleep. You were happy. Happy that he was even at your house in the first place. You'd occasionally walk into the front room and loom over the couch to check up on him, but he seemed fine for the time being, so you had decided to seize the opportunity to catch up on your reading. You couldn't even finish a single chapter before a loud sneeze echos all the way into your bedroom. The surprising loudness of the sneeze makes you jolt up and you return into the living room, only to catch him in the middle of another sneeze.

"HH'AAGTSSCHIISH!!!"

Using both hands to hold onto the couch as he dips forward, he allows himself to openly release the loud sneeze and it's aimed at the floor. A light mist of sick disperses into the air, coating his legs and a little bit of the carpet beneath him. A light cough escapes him before a struggling hitch forces him upright, only for him to snap at the waist once again, head nearly hitting his own knees.

"HhUhn... 'EEGSSCHHIUUH!!!"

You watch the new batch of mist fade away just as fast as it had come, as he slowly sits back up after a bout of coughing openly onto the thigh portion of his jeans, only for him to turn into a sniffly mess. He barely even notices you through his rapid rabbit-like sniffles as you grab a seat in the lounge chair beside him with a box of tissues in hand.

"F-fuhgk dihhs dahb c-co'd--hhUH!!" He barely manages to say before he abruptly takes in an airy hitch that irritates his throat and forces a mutated cough-sneeze to tear out of him and spew onto the coffee table this time. He freezes still bent over for a moment, hazy eyes staring blankly in front of him, trying to determine whether or not it was safe to relax or to tense up again for another sneeze.

He was like an adult child, needing his mother to aid and care for him in your eyes. You watched as he sat there lifelessly, as if he had mentally checked out and was just a sitting corpse. His nose was way beyond leaking at this point now. The sick that had been piling up on his upper lip was now becoming overcrowded and was forced to drip down to his actual lips and chin. You were afraid that if he sneezed again, it would be a whole lot more than just mist that would fly out of his body. His body flinches from the muted hitch and you take this as your cue to prepare for the worst.

"Haaahh-hihh..."

He hitches again, audibly this time, as you quickly grab three more tissues. You jumble them up in your hand, not certain of if you would have enough time to properly lay them on top of each other. Almost instantly, you shove the handful of tissues over his mouth and nose, just in time as he dips forward, muffling the forceful double into your palm.

"Hh'aAHHSSChmf-'EGSSChmff!!!"

You flinch as a reflex from the sudden movement, but maintain your hold on the tissues as you feel the rush of warm air and slight dampness that cuts through the barrier of tissues. He stays bent over, keeping his head buried into your handful of tissues, trying to recover from the sneezes before coughing abruptly into them.

Your heart starts racing as you realize what you had done. What was he going to think about this? Would he think that you're weird or crazy for catching his sneezes like that? Your mind tells you to instantly pull your hand away and to apologize, but before you can even make a move, he sluggishly grabs the tissues from your hand and gurgles into them a few good times before muttering a congested 'thagks' through the soggy tissues. You swallow down the dry lump in your throat before explaining to him that you noticed how runny his nose was and figured he could use a little help. Surprisingly, he didn't think much of it.

"Dhis is why I hate co'ds." He grunts thickly as he rubs a knuckle underneath his now red-rimmed nostrils. "I ged so s-sdeezy a'd I... Hhuh...I c-caah'd... Hehh..." He stops mid sentence, breath gently hitching against his will. His body freezes completely for a moment, waiting. Waiting. Waiting, until... --Gah, nothing. "Shid. Losd id." He congestedly cursed, snuffling thickly into the palm of his hand.

You hand him a few more tissues, hoping this would help clear up some of his congestion. Whether he wanted you to or not, you felt it was time to play doctor and give him the aid he deserved. You vanish into the bathroom to retrieve the proper medicine and a handful of cough drops for him. As soon as you return, he scarfs down the syrup without hesitation, desperate for some type of relief to his madness. You can see that he looks overly exhausted and that he was already ready to go back to bed, but you force him awake and say that he needs to at least drink a cup of hot tea to sooth his throat before he goes down for the night. With little fuss, he agrees, nearly scarfing the mug of tea down as well so that he could instantly fall asleep right after.

The past couple of days had been hard on both of you. If you can recall, you think you've only had 10 hours of sleep in total the last couple days. It was hard to get the proper sleep without getting woken up by a cough, sneeze or simply him asking for his aid. You couldn't sleep during the day either, seeing how deep down inside you felt that it was your duty to stay awake, just in case he needed you, you wanted to be there.

Your days were exhausting as well because you hadn't realized how unsanitary and messy he was. He couldn't help it though, right? He was too sick and miserable to care about being sanitary and whatnot. You found yourself always picking up used balled up tissues, throwing away empty tissue boxes, wiping down counters and tables that had been sneezed or coughed on, cooking and making tea; Just thinking about it all made your head spin. Maybe you were in way over your head? All you wanted to do was take a day off and sleep.

"Huh'kish!"

Apparently your body was in agreement as well. The sudden sneeze catches you off guard and jerks you forward slightly, forcing you to release an open sneeze. You blink a couple times before quickly raising a cupped hand to catch the next 'Kissch!' that makes you flinch, followed by another 'ISSCh!' in it's wake. The last sneeze was a bit louder than the last two, and you're sure that he heard it.

"Bless." He barely croaks. His voice is gruff and an octave deeper than you last remembered. You could hear how thick his congestion was just by that one word. "Did I ged you sigk?" You wince, wishing that he would just stop talking and save his voice because you could barely understand him through the thick wall of congestion and dry, airy sound of his voice.

"No. No! It's fine-- I'm fine." You say, frazzled. Even if he did get you sick, you didn't want him to worry about you being sick. He didn't need to worry about anything. All he needed to do was get better. That's his only job. If anything, he needed more attention than you right now anyway.

"Bull. Shid. I 'dow you. You odly sdeeze whed you ged sigk." You pause for a moment. He was right, but you didn't want him to know that.

"Well, even if I am sick, you need more attention than I do right now." You imply, trying your hardest to bite back the itch in your throat. It had been a long time since you were last sick, and everytime you do get sick, its like a new experience since you rarely get sick.

"You've helb'd be edough. Go... G-go gehh... Hhehh..." The hitch slides out of him, as he's used to it by now. He was tired of always feeling the need to sneeze but have some sort of roulette everytime it was actually time for him to sneeze. He never knew if he were actually going to sneeze until the build up actually finished, so why bother stopping everything when it could be a possible let down, anyway? "G-ged sobe rehh-hhUH...!"

"HIH'KSch! 'KSht...! Ih'Kshn!" You miss the first sneeze, but you're able to catch the last two with back of your hand, having a quick twitch with each sneeze. You grab a few tissues for yourself this time, trying to expel whatever irritant that's aggravating your sinuses out.

"B-blehhss--hHAh..! HH'AAGHSSCHII!!"

He tries his best to bless you but gets interrupted by his own forceful sneeze that sends him dipping forward, releasing a heavy mist onto the coffee table. He can't even collect himself before he's starts hitching again. You don't even care anymore at his point, seeing how the damage had already been done. You both were in it together now.

"Hhaah... AahHh... hh-hHaAh..!"

He's leaned back deep into the couch now, head tilted all the way up with his jaw absently slacked all the way open. You knew this must've been torture for him. It seemed like everytime he needed to sneeze it was a battle.

"Hhih... HheHH--!" He waits, feeling the itch tickle his nostrils to no end. Silence. "Shid! Id a-always geh'SSCHOo-'Gsscho!!" Instantly he coughs, openly at the floor, trying his hardest to recover from the surprising double.

You finally decide to sit beside him, seeing how there was no point in trying to avoid the inevitable, and you'd rather be next to someone feeling the same way as you. You know what they say, misery loves company.

You grab the box of tissues and offer him some, and he grabs a few, before taking a few for yourself. You never knew when you were going to need them, but it felt comforting to have them in your hand at the ready. After he finishes blowing his nose and tossing the used tissues aside, he lies down on the couch, placing his legs behind your back and leaving room for you to join him you choose to. And of course, you knowingly decide to cuddle up against him so that you both could fit on the couch together. It was definitely a tight squeeze, but you were assuming he was using this as an excuse to wrap his arms around you so that you didn't slide off of the couch and to provide more room for you. You smile, being happy to be so close to him and have him embrace you. You felt safe, warm and protected. The perfect environment for you to slowly doze off. Oddly enough, you fall asleep first and he uses this opportunity to rest his chin in your hair and kiss you goodnight.

The end. :))

#I still finished it!#Screw you tumblr drafts!#these are random characters lel #but they still kinda cute tho xd #im too tired to proofread this hehehehe #sneeze #sneezefic #snez #snz #sick #sickfic #cold #male

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