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starbylers · 9 months

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Nothing is more headache-inducing than when people say ‘Give me a single piece of evidence that Mike likes Will romantically’ because you just know what they’re looking for is simple, easily summed up and understood statements like overt flirting and obvious verbal hints etc. But this is a friends—best friends—to lovers story. Set in a completely different time period. It’s obviously going to be more nuanced than that?

The other couples on this show did not start from the same basis as Byler. Byler have been best friends since they were tiny. They’re also both boys. It’s also the 80s. Lumax, Jancy and Jopper were pretty much obviously romantically entangled from the minute their stories intertwined. (They are friends to lovers, yes, but the platonic side of their relationships was not hugely explored before their romantic interest became obvious, although they were still all friends before dating/kissing which is why they work). They are also all heterosexual couples.

Is it not obvious that Byler is probably going to look a little different in terms of its build up? Is it not obvious that it’s not as simple as ‘Mike likes Will and is 100% aware of it and cool with it and therefore treats him exactly as he would a girl he fancies’? Can people not consider context such as hmm if Byler was going to happen as they say, that means Mike would like boys, in the 80s, which would probably be a pretty difficult thing to navigate and come to terms with so maybe his feelings for Will aren’t going to be as in your face and overtly romantic as I might expect from the other pairings. And is it also not obvious that given M*leven is a canon couple, Byler happening would have to be intended as a plot twist, a twist which would be redundant if they gave obvious hints that Mike is in love?

But even keeping that in mind, Jancy, Lumax and Jopper have behaved in very similar ways to how Mike and Will have consistently done aka intimate heart to hearts, confiding in each other about their problems and fears, really emotional scenes that build the bond between them. And even aside from those glaring similarities that go right over peoples heads:

Mike confides in Will in a way he just doesn’t with El, there’s a deep sense of trust there

Mike pays extremely close attention and takes care of Will hinted in s1 and shoved in our faces in s2, a desire to protect that rises way above the rest of their friends

He treats Will with miles more maturity and compassion than he does El in s4, and is in fact made to look and feel really happy by Will’s literal (disguised) feelings in the van

And those are just a few examples of how strong and close their bond is on Mike’s end. People just brush this stuff off as platonic because well, yeah…they are friends. But it’s friends to lovers!! And a slowburn plot twist at that! Their relationship for the entire show builds the foundation for a realisation that the perfect person has been right in front of him the whole time! We might not see Mike giving Will apologetic M&Ms or calling him pretty, but what we do see over and over is how the two of them work really well together, as a team. A million times better than Mike does with his own girlfriend.

The only real difference with Byler and the other couples is that the obvious romantic vibes for those couples began way early on. Because they could. Because there was nothing really preventing them from realising and acting on their feelings other than ‘we’re attracted to each other but oh I’m dating someone else or oh we’re scared to take that next step’. When it comes to Byler, Mike and Will and Mike specifically have much bigger barriers to contend with. Mike may not understand what he feels for Will is actually love. Mike may not even realise he likes boys, he’s had a gf this whole time after all. Mike may be really scared to even subtly act on his feelings if he is aware. And these people expect Mike to be smiling all lovesick at Will, staring into his eyes, saying romantically coded things? (The biggest joke of all is of course that these things actually have happened but when they do? It’s oh they’re just good friends stop being delusional!!)

Byler is just a very complex and nuanced relationship, you can’t take the same approach to analysing it as you would M*leven like oh proof Mike likes El? That one scene where he called her pretty. He said he was scared she’d leave him. He said he loved her. It’s very easy to cherry pick and point to these moments, but to understand Byler you have to look at the bigger picture and not everyone’s willing to take the time to do that I guess 🤷🏽‍♀️

#byler #anti mileven #a long one

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themistymountainscold · 1 year

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rex: so... who broke it?

everyone:

rex: i'm not mad. i just want to know.

tup: i did sir. i broke it.

rex: no. no you didn't. fives?

fives: don't look at me! look at echo!

echo: what? i didn't break it.

fives: huh. that's weird, how'd you even know it was broken?

echo: because it's sitting right in front of us. and it's BROKEN.

fives: ...suspisous.

echo: no it's not.

hardcase: if it matters...probably not, but jesse was the last one to use it.

jesse: i don't even drink that crap!

hardcase: oh really? then what were you doing by the caf machine earlier?

jesse: because it's where we keep the SUGAR. everyone knows that hardcase!

tup: seriously, i broke it, let me get a new one captain.

rex: no. now who broke it?

fives: sir... kix has been awfully quiet.

kix: REALLY?

everyone starts yelling at each other

rex, to the side: i broke it. i burn't my hand so i punched it.

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marinaiguess · 10 months

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I've always imagined a small one shot of Sonic and Blaze having a playful sparring match, I'd love to see your take on that idea (if you want to ofc) x

ahem. this took. 7 months. im so sorry, hope this is worth the wait lol. i hate action sequences but i'm always up for a good challenge, amirite? I'll upload this on ao3 once i'm able to:/ The ending was inspired by a @hishighnesstheprincess fic that I absolutely love. Read it afterwards so that you don't get spoiled:)

playing with fire

warnings: violence, blood

It was a while since the last time he enjoyed a nice and calm afternoon like this one, surrounded by nature and its beautiful creations, like the picture-perfect painting across the sky, the colors seeping through the canvas, staining the grass, the trees, the field.

The table they were all gathered around.

He took a breath and allowed his lungs to be filled with the air that had previously been knocked out of him due to the realization that dawned upon him while looking at his friends.

That wasn’t a regular occurrence, he mentally noted, while the sound of laughing in the background was drowned out by his own thoughts. It wasn’t often that he felt overwhelmed, but of course, when he did, it was because of his friends; only they had the power to knock him down. Yet, what was also quite rare, was them gathering together like they did today, especially without being interrupted by any mad scientists and their evil plans.

A smile was adorning his expression, a small one, directed at no one in particular, as he looked into the distance, behind the pink hedgehog that kept on talking about her adventures.

His ear flicked as he picked up a different sound; a foreign one. He whipped his head to the source of it just to witness another rare moment; Blaze the cat laughing.

Well, it was more of a giggle because she tried her best not to be loud (and was successful) but that didn’t mean they didn’t hear her or that they didn’t see the joy that was written all over her face.

Sonic exhaled softly at that. The fact that Blaze was here, in his world, was a scarce incident on its own. And he was very happy that she was here, that she visited them, deciding to leave her world, lay off from her duties to relax and have some time for herself. On top of that, she chose to spend that free time, with them, with her friends. She sure has come a long way; how could he not be happy?

Gold eyes met his and he soon realized he had been staring at her, judging by the confusion prevalent on her features.

His own dumbfounded face was quickly replaced by a nonchalant and reassuring grin before he turned his attention towards Amy who was talking about… the chao races?

Okay, so, he might have been a little too happy about Blaze, but he didn’t like that everyone else could tell. He’d always hide his emotions quite well and he never enjoyed others knowing how he felt (maybe he never enjoyed dealing with his emotions himself) but in this specific case, something felt off. Out of control.

“Mr. Sonic?” Cream had called out a little while after Blaze’s arrival, when she had been taken away by Amy who was too excited and impatient to show her a photo album she made with Cream’s help.

“Hm? What’s up kiddo?”

“You seem very happy today!”

“Well, I am happy! We’re having a tea party!” he bent down to squish her cheeks, Cream escaping his attacks, giggling. “Isn’t that great?” He smiled widely.

“Yeah, but that’s not what I mean.”

A tilt of his head was enough to make her elaborate her statement and thoughts.

“You’ve been smiling…a lot. From the moment Blaze visited!”

“Huh.” He scratched the back of his quills nervously. “I didn’t realize.”

“You must have missed her.”

He tried to intervene but didn’t have enough time to.

“I’ve missed her too, so I understand! You like Blaze just like I do.” She smiled.

Sonic kept smiling, ignoring whatever weird feelings this conversation had brought up. “Of course, I like her, Cream. Same goes for you and all my friends.” He explained, refraining from opening his heart too much, his face was betraying him enough as it was.

“That’s very nice of you Mr. Sonic!”

If Cream could tell Sonic was just a tiny bit giddier than usual, then Amy would too and who knows who else, so that was a little worrisome. Especially if Vanilla had caught up, then, yep, he wouldn’t be able to save face anytime soon.

His shoulders relaxed a bit when he reminded himself that he didn’t actually care about all that because he didn’t need to have a justification for his delight, he didn’t need a reason to be happy for his friends. Why was he even so worried about it in the first place?

“So, yeah, the maze part was crazy but taking those guys down? Real trouble.” Amy’s storytelling was abruptly cut off by her groaning. “Man, just the memory of it gives me a headache.” She said closing her eyes and massaging her temples to soothe the pain. She really got into the story, huh?

Both Cream and Blaze looked a little taken aback by the whole story and Sonic couldn’t blame them; either of them is used to dealing with robots or having these types of adventures on a daily basis just like he did. In fact, part of why Blaze was here to begin with was that there was no threat in her world, she told them that much. Which was ironic at best, since his own world never seemed to be at peace, they were somehow always fighting against mad scientists who only caused chaos—

Sonic bit his lip as he remembered the one thing that almost destroyed them all: the metal virus. He glanced at Cream as the image of her broken form, of her lifeless eyes, inched into his brain, the way she had lost all hope the moment she lost her mother. It was painful to recall, (guilt still taking the best of him sometimes) but he couldn’t imagine how Cream was handling the aftermath of that—now gone—threat or how hard it would be to handle any other hurdle that life threw their way after that one.

Even now, she looked hesitant, sinking into her chair slowly until half of her face was hidden. Sonic raised a brow at that. Was she…scared?

“Amy…” she squeaked, everyone’s attention now on the youngest of the group, “…that sounds like real trouble. What if you couldn’t beat the robots and get out of there in time?”

Amy cringed visibly at that, Sonic’s eyes widened in surprise and the two hedgehogs were silently sharing the same thought. They knew where this question, this hesitation, was coming from, why Cream was afraid of them losing.

Because they almost did, not too long ago.

But Blaze didn’t know what their shared glances meant and didn’t care to understand at that moment as she only paid mind to Cream’s visible fear, carefully rubbing her shoulder without thinking twice about it.

“I’m sure it was nothing spectacular.” She smiled reassuringly. “They had it under control. They’re both safe, see?”

Cream peaked at the hedgehogs, gaze finally settling on the blue one, on the famous hero who everyone relied on. Sonic’s eyes flicked between the people who were staring at him, Cream and Blaze, like they were waiting for him to confirm that they were indeed safe. Because he was Sonic, he had to be the one who could make that confirmation, right? He was expected to.

The world always fell on his shoulders.

But as the thoughts multiplied and the words dried out in his slightly open mouth, Blaze took it upon herself to take his role.

To help him carry the weight he so desperately tried to carry alone.

And he was thankful for her help.

“They’re right here with us.” She tilted her head closer to the bunny in an attempt to gain her attention, to allow her eyes to communicate whatever else she wanted to add but wasn’t able to say through words.

Cream gulped and nodded slowly, registering what she meant.

“Besides,” Blaze bent backwards. “I didn’t lie before. I’m sure these robots were nothing spectacular. I could have taken them all down by myself no problem.” She smirked cockily as she crossed her arms.

Maybe this was her trying to sound confident enough to convince Cream that no one was really in danger but the way her lips curved upwards, made Sonic think otherwise.

Especially when she popped one eye open to directly look at him.

He knew this was a challenge.

So, he acted without thinking twice. He got up and walked next to Blaze who hadn’t flinched an inch despite having heard him alright. His footsteps on the grass were all that could be heard along with the occasional howl of the wind because everyone else had gotten silent. Was it the look on his face that caused this? Was the excitement too obvious? He wasn’t sure and he didn’t really care.

“So,” he speaks once he reached her side, hands planted on his hips. “you’re sure you could have taken them all by yourself?”

“Oh yeah, I’m most certain.”

Getting cocky, are we? “Then, I don’t think you’ll have trouble taking me down?” Sonic countered, jabbing his chest with his thumb.

“Where did this come from?” Blaze side-eyed him, unable to fully conceal her grin.

“I just wanna see how high you think of yourself princess.”

Blaze scrunched her nose at the nickname. “Are you suggesting we fight?”

“I wouldn’t call it a fight.” He crossed his arms. “Battle is a better word, to decide who is the…better one.”

“We did ‘battle’ the first time we met, Sonic, and it ended in a tie.”

“Yeah, but I was going easy on you. Right now, I can win no problem.” He closed his eyes as if that settled it, with a satisfied grin plastered on his face.

“Oh, a bit overconfident, aren’t we?”

“Uhhh, guys?” Amy interjected, suddenly feeling like she was covered in cold sweat. “You don’t have to—”

“Oh, don’t worry Amy, we just need to settle this, it won’t take too long.” He popped one eye open as he bent closer to his challenger. “Right, your highness?”

Blaze inched closer as well, almost making Sonic stumble back. Thankfully, almost. “If you keep calling me that, it certainly won’t take too long, yes.”

Sonic stepped back as his grin widened, cocking an eyebrow at the equally overconfident cat. “Huh.” He exclaimed in amazement. To say he was excited with how things have turned out would be an understatement.

“Whatever you say—” he bowed, still holding her gaze, “your highness.”

His added wink only infuriated Blaze more. She jumped out of her chair, not wasting another look on the hedgehog as she headed towards the open field not that far from where they had been spending their afternoon. Sonic snaked his hands between his spines before following her, his attitude exuding relaxation and assuredness.

They took their positions opposite to one another, a good 10 feet apart. They locked eyes as they prepared themselves, taking the same pose without really intending to do so. Besides, everyone knows bending your left leg forward and stretching your other one far back is the best way to get a good head start before boosting.

“Hey Ames, do me a favor and count down from 3 for me.” Sonic spoke, without taking his eyes off of Blaze.

Amy on the other hand, flicked her eyes between the two of them, waiting for either one to back off. Her hesitation was short lived though, upon seeing as none of the two moved away or towards each other. They were really waiting for her. So, she gave up and did as she was told, grabbing ahold of Cream’s hand to direct her behind her. Yet Cream tilted her head on the side to be able to look at the oncoming fight.

“Fine,” Amy sighed. “3, 2…1.”

Blaze was the first to get on the offensive, wasting no time to lunge forward, her fist directed right at Sonic’s face. Sonic understood her intentions and knew he would be able to outpace her, so he stayed there with a confident smirk plastered across face, waiting to evade at the last moment.

To his detriment, his confidence was predictable.

Blaze retrieved her fist and began sliding on the ground, aiming at his feet with her own. Sonic’s eyes narrowed at the incoming danger as he jumped just before she reached him, avoiding Blaze by a very small margin.

Using the momentum from his leap, he turned around with his right leg raised, aiming right at her, only for his kick to be blocked by Blaze’s arm.

How did she—?

Her other arm charged a punch at him which he easily avoided by landing a backflip. It seemed like he didn’t have much room for mistakes. But he didn’t have to worry about that if he started his offence right now.

And that’s what he did.

He boosted off at her direction with a very clear target. If his smirk had faded away, it returned in no time, especially when he witnessed Blaze dash as well, right at him. Just at the moment they were ready to crash, Sonic dodged by side-stepping, readying his kick at the back of her head.

What he was unable to predict however, was Blaze’s powerful kick that she delivered before he even had the time to comprehend her moves; bending her body forward and pirouetting with an outstretched leg, sent him flying at the bark of a nearby tree. He heard it crack as he slid down, his hand bracing his abdomen in an attempt to soothe the sudden pain that he definitely hadn’t accounted for.

He closed his eyes as he winced, trying his best to pull himself together as quick as possible but that was until something else caught his attention. A hunch. As if on instinct, he ducked, only to witness a punch landing just above his head, one which left another crack on the tree trunk behind him. The severity of it was obvious and Sonic found himself to be very lucky that this specific hit didn’t land on his face.

He shook his head and faced forward again, straightening his legs and launching himself at her feet with his own, using his entire body weight without thinking twice about it, giving little time to his opponent to react.

Next thing he heard was a thump. He craned his head to find Blaze lying on her back.

That was it. That was his chance to deliver the finishing blow. This fight was truly fast after all.

But just as Sonic readied his attack, Blaze raised her legs and gained significant momentum, using it to do a handstand and then land with a back flip. Her attempt to also kick Sonic in the process was in vain, as he was able to evade the hit this time around.

Well, to be fair, he wasn’t expecting such a recovery. Maybe she even faked that fall to trap him. He grinned at that thought as he playfully wiped his nose, watching her back away from him, possibly planning how she should attack next.

“Oh, I see you’ve gotten faster.”

A smirk spread across her lips as she skidded to a halt by planting one hand on the grass, her free arm stretched outwards in an attempt to keep her balance. When she sat up straight, still wary of her opponent’s movements, she turned her head to face him while the sunset in front of her illuminated just the outline of her features with a bright orange hue, making them glow like the flames on her palm.

“Or you are just too slow.” She said as he was approaching dangerously.

Sonic stumbled mid-air, feeling as though time had slowed down and for a short span of time, for a mere millisecond, he was overtaken by hesitation, unable to directly land the punch on Blaze and he didn’t know why. Maybe it was her comeback or that damned smile that accompanied it, but despite it all, it was exactly what Blaze needed to duck out of the way unharmed. Sonic’s fist met the ground not long after, eyes widening as he felt blood rush to his cheeks all of a sudden.

Battle. He reminded himself as he realized he had his back turned-on Blaze (bad decision), quickly side-stepping to narrowly avoid the incoming attack he had predicted with ease.

Of course, it’s getting hot, he tried reasoning with himself, I’m running around trying to take her down, I knew it would not be easy, she’s tough. He grinned at the ground before getting up and turning around, ready to keep up the fight.

And that’s the fun part of it.

“I can’t catch a break, can I?” he flicked his nose, grinning at her.

Blaze answered with a smile of her own, using her flames to boost herself towards Sonic at unprecedented speeds.

Sonic blocked her attack with an air cancel, a trick that helped him use the air to his advantage, by raising dirt from the floor with his feet. That would be enough to mess with Blaze’s sight for a little while. But as he was upside down, not yet stopping his “attack”, his head was momentarily close enough to the ground to notice fire shooting from underneath Blaze’s shoes. It was minimal and if he weren’t in that position at that time, he wouldn’t have noticed it. So, he steadied himself by landing on both his feet.

He witnessed Blaze shooting upwards with her makeshift rocket shoes, in an attempt to avoid the debris. This gave him a few seconds to think about it as he relaxed his body, the realization hitting him like a brick.

“You’re holding back?” he asked, not sure if she heard him.

She hadn’t used her flames to attack him or even restrict him yet. She was giving him a hard enough time as it was so maybe it was because she knew her powers wouldn’t contribute much to stopping him or slowing him down. But she also knew he liked to play with fire. If anything, he was concerned.

Blaze kept looking at him, the hint of a smile she wore until now suddenly gone as she extinguished her flames and used gravity to her advantage by doing another back flip. As she descended, she aimed a kick right at Sonic, clearly never letting her guard down. In order for him to be able to block the attack, Sonic had to use both his arms and even that got him pushed a couple feet back, planting both his feet firmly on the ground so as to prevent his fall.

A series of kicks and punches followed all of which were avoided by Sonic. Though, each time he evaded, he found it increasingly harder to get out of the way in time for the following attacks.

“Does it look like I’m holding back?”

Well, she was right to an extent. She wasn’t holding back physically. Heck, here he was hyperventilating, trying his best to keep his breathing in check.

However, he smiled, closing his eyes.

“Where’s the fancy fire then?”

Blaze blinked, lowering her fists, just a tiny bit. “I don’t need to use fire to defeat you.” She said expressionless.

It reminded him of that cold-blooded girl he met a long time ago. That expression; her way of hiding her emotions. Sonic didn’t like that. He didn’t like what that implied. Blaze was one with her flames; without them, she wouldn’t be the same. Her being hesitant to use it in this battle only meant that she hadn’t fully come to terms with her powers yet. Or even worse, she was afraid that she might hurt him and that’s why she was holding back.

“Come on Blaze, give me everything you’ve got.” He winked, smirking at her and her surprised face.

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A punch sent him flying backwards. His eyes widened in realization when he saw what was in front of him and managed to curl himself into a ball to minimize the damage from the unavoidable hit. When he hit the rock, he couldn’t do anything but allow his body to land on the sand, thankfully a few feet away from the sea water.

The damage wasn’t that bad. But it didn’t mean that it didn’t hurt.

He kneeled on the ground as he coughed, holding one hand around his abdomen to support himself.

He looked up through blurry vision to find his opponent looking back at him, waiting for him to get up.

That look… A sense of déjà vu washed over him.

He suddenly recalled their last battle. The one where he was worried about her holding back.

He huffed a short inaudible laugh at that while mustering whatever energy he had left to stand on his feet, wiping his sweat with his forearm. He remembered how, if he were being honest, that he himself was also holding back during that battle, lest he hurt her.

The situation right now was similar, at least on his part; he was still holding back against her. Then again, he always had. From the very first moment they met.

But she wasn’t. And she was more ruthless than the first time they got into that fight.

She was burning everything around her to the ground, leaving nothing but ashes in her wake. No hint of fear could be seen on her emotionless expression. No remorse. No hesitation.

Her dark eyes were piercing through him, as he was focused on her glowing form, glowing brighter, more fiercely than the sun rising behind her. The sun that overtook the darkness, that started painting everything beyond the hills, except for her form, as her fur remained white, that unfamiliar color on her which he had learned to despise already. He wished the sun had the power to paint her fur back to its normal color. He wished her real self, the one that wasn’t affected by the fake Sol Emeralds, would come back to him.

And Sonic silently wished, if nothing else, that she would hold back against him, even a tiny bit, just like she had back then.

Or that he could find it in him to not hold back himself.

Sonic forced a grin as he spat out blood. “Come on Blaze, give me everything you’ve got.”

He was always up for a good challenge.

#A LONG ONE #3.7K WORDS LETS GO #hope you like this guys:)#why am i so nervous help #why did it take me so long lmao #sonaze #sonic the hedgehog #blaze the cat #sonic #sth #sonic idw #fanfic #fanfiction #sth fanfic #sonic fanfiction #amy rose #cream the rabbit

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inlovewithaspiderguy · 22 days

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Vent

I am so angry at myself for this whole shtick I just had to go to class that’s the only thing that was asked of me and I lasted what four weeks? Four weeks before starting to skip school! And since the beginning of April it’s ten times worse because I used to just not go on Thursdays because that’s where we had the hardest classes but now im skipping ever day and it’s gonna make my results drop so fucking low. i swear to god the Monday to Friday were fine! I haven’t gone to uni in two weeks. I never come out of my apartment and this week especially I fucked up my sleep schedule so bad I can only sleep from 1am to 5 am and then three hours more during the day. Hell of my own making for the third time cause yea this is the third time I do shit like that. First time was exactly a year ago and I tried to kill myself. Not exactly feeling peachy rn either. Second time in December and we had me change what degree I studied under the promise that I would go to class. My mother said if she found out I skipped school one more time she would pull me out of college and I would have to start working a real job. I’m not ready for that! Uni isn’t working out either! At this point I only see two solutions: getting medication (my parents are very opposed to that) or being sent to an institution; because I can’t manage life unmedicated so it’s taking a pill or escaping it. But to get those I’d have to confess to having lied and having skipped school and that would be the nail in the coffin of my relationship with my parents. God knows I used them for a long time but I can see this as something that would break us. They’re the only thing I have cause I block my friends like every year and don’t know how to make some. And just the shame of confessing, saying “i lied to you AGAIN I’m skipping school AGAIN I want to die AGAIN”… that would just kill me. If I don’t do it myself. It’s currently 5:45am. I have a FaceTime appointment with my therapist at 9. I’m going to lie and say I’m done it’s all going well yada yada . Then I’m gonna go to my classes today and next week because this is the last week of school before vacation and the exams. I’ll do my best on the exams end will act surprised when I’ll get some zeroes to classes I wasn’t there. Hope I pass on the first try but I don’t believe it. Oh yeah there’s that thing since I changed degrees abruptly I don’t have access to the college website with all the documents that could help me save this shitshow! Fucking hell.

#vent #rant #a long one #depression posting #tw medication #kms mention

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coldgoldlazarus · 1 month

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It's kinda funny how scattershot my approach to the 2D games has been lol.

AM2R: Beat, 100%

Zero Mission: Beat but haven't/won't complete percentage

Metroid: Completed percentage but haven't beat

Dread: Working on it

What a skip lol

I want to play Super and Fusion and the other two versions of Metroid II properly, I've watched enough playthroughs to have a good feel for them but it's no replacement for actually experiencing them myself. But I do think I want Return Of Samus to be the last one, (until future releases anyway) but not in a "putting off the worst until all other options are exhausted" way, more a "saving the best for last" way. I already know I'll love it for the story and how that's conveyed, but I want it to be special.

#not a reblog #metroid #honestly I feel like I kinda screwed myself in a way #by going straight into AM2R #which isn't as advanced as Dread #but still benefits from all the advances up to the GBA era #plus a bit of extra polish on top courtesy of fan love #and on one hand I kinda needed a good first impression #to sell me on the feel of playing 2D #when my prior experience was the Prime trilogy #but on the other hand I think I chose something a little too good #and that definitely impacted Zero Mission for me #(I still get mad thinking about the Kraid fight)#and I know Super is gonna be a pain to go back to too #ironically I had a pretty good time with original Metroid #up until the escape sequence at the end #but playing it via Planets probably helped #I want to take a break before I do Return Of Samus #a long one #so that I can come at it fresh as possible #and doing it last still gives it a place of honor #since first is no longer an option #(in fairness my options were limited when I started AM2R)#zero mission #metroid zero mission #metroid planets #am2r #metroid dread

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erigold13261 · 1 year

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You know what, somebody probably already has talked about this, but it's kinda sad how Bob and Helmut probably won't grow super old together since Helmut is 20 years behind Bob age-wise.

Like, I LOVE seeing people draw old Helmut, but he most likely will outlive Bob, and that has to be a terrifying thought in his head once he figures that out. He'd be having even worse panic attacks than what he was having with sensory overload.

I can see him even hiding this fear from Bob and the other because he doesn't want to put the thought in all of their heads that he will most likely outlive all of them.

Bob would be so heartbroken knowing that there is a good chance Helmut is going to be fully alone one day (at least with friends from the past). Like at least Bob had Otto come check up on him at times, Helmut is going to have none of the Psychic 7 at some point.

Of course Bob could probably cheat a few extra years of life by removing his brain and putting it into a ball, but I don't think that's a permanent solution, otherwise we'd probably see more "immortal" psychonauts/psychics around.

Their love story truly is a tragedy. They love each other so much but will never be able to have the full life together that they planned on having when they got married. Their love will be cut short one way or another.

#psychonauts #helmut fullbear #bob zanotto #eritalks #noart #rambling #they deserve a happy ending #a long one #not the short one they most likely are going to get #but at least it is a full and total love #that eclipses everything else around them

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winchest09 · 2 years

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Hi I’m a new Supernatural fan, fellow Dean girl… needing some recommendations on who to follow. I don’t care about the actor’s personal life or drama though so drama free blogs would be preferred

Hey Sweetpea!

Welcome to the crazy! Aha! How are you finding the fandom so far?

Ahhh fellow Dean girl, I salute thee! What got you hooked? The eyes? The freckles? The lips? The deep voice? Or you know...all of the above? Ahahaha!

Still, it's made me smile that you've found me, me of all the blogs and I'm gonna try my very very best to point you in all the lovely directions of this fandom. So...lets begin!

Also - I also totally do drama free. Ain't nobody got time for that.

*cracks fingers and neck*

@deanwanddamons - reads a lot of fanfictions so there will always be new stuff on there, writes a few herself too! Also, a total sweetheart and super friendly. Will always help you where she can. I met her through SPN and we talk daily even 2.5 years later!

@smol-and-grumpy- Her URL makes her out to be smol...and grumpy but I can assure you she is definitely not grumpy. Smol...i am, yet to determine ;) She is one of the kindest souls, always has the first super hot images of Jensen/Dean and has an eye watering long list of Dean fanfic.

@talesmaniac89 - The graphic queen. Wanting a new Dean/Jensen wallpaper, icon - anything? Tales is your gal. She also writes and is a super positive lovely person who I adore.

@katehuntington - she's the Dean to my Sam. She's on hiatus right now, having a mental health break but doesn't mean her blog is still not a golden nugget in this fandom. Her series Ride With Me is impeccable.

@waywardbaby - a literal Greek goddess. She's such a sweetheart, and is so kind. She will always have the thirstiest pics and she will always be in the mood for Dean...if you get my drift ahaha.

@thinkinghardhardlythinking - A fellow UK girl who I wish I could live next door too. She's one of the most wonderful souls, and I always feel so honored to have her in my life. Fair warning, her fics are awesome and they are lengthy. It'll keep you good for hours ;)

@cockslut-padalecki - Another UK gal and Lisa is so so so lovely and I love her an incredible amount. She has a filthy masterlist for both Sam and Dean but fair warning, her fics are dark.

@janicho88 - Jenny is an angel. Never a bad word leaves her lips and she is also a fellow Dean girl!

@xlynnbbyx - drama free, absolute sweetheart and I adore the bones of her. She reblogs lots of fics, pics and like I said she's just a lovely lovely person.

@pink-sparkly-witch - Another sweetheart you can follow!! Fellow UK peep and a Dean girl!

@downanddirtydean - Lydia is one of the most passionate and kindest souls I know. We've been close friends now for well over a year and i just adore her. Just a little note though, she does support destiel so will post stuff about that from time to time! Just in case that's not your bag

@soaringeag1e - Meg is just a gentle soul. There is not a bad bone in her body and she is also a hardcore Dean/Jensen girl. You'll find so many fics on her blog!

@huffle-pissed - She is more Sam, and her blog is a mixture of her latest obsessions but she is still an absolute sweetheart. A ray of sunshine.

@chocolateheart - speaking of ray of sunshines, this girl BRIGHTENS my day constantly. Her fics are amazing (i know, i beta them) and she's just a bunch of pure gold goodness wrapped in a bow.

@watermelonlipstick - She loves her Sammy, with a side of Dean. Her writing is dreamy, and her friendship and the way she is is even more so.

@deangirl93 - My sweet aussie. Again, adore her and she is so so kind and caring. Her masterlist is also full of lots of goodies so definitely one to follow.

Offtttt this list is long already. Okay, gonna cut it down as these are other blogs to follow too that I haven't seen any drama from!

@winchestergirl2 / @440mxs-wife / @princessmisery666 / @dean-winchesters-bacon / @deanwinchesterswitch / @roonyxx / @couldabeenamermaid / @jay-and-dean / @writercole

ahhhhhhhhhh my mind is mush so im sorry if ive forgotten anyone, but I know that these peeps tag will add their own known DRAMA FREE blogs to this post to help you connect babes!

Once again, welcome to the fandom!

Much love Xox

#beautiful nonnie #winchest09 answers #its a list #a long one #im sorry #feel free to add to it #welcome to the family

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are-we-really-doing-this · 8 months

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Here we see my cat taking great influence from CM Punk’s legendary selling

#the leg of bicuriosity #it’s starting to rub off since he’s on my tv so goddamn much #so yeah I’ve been coping alright how’s about you? 😀#I’ve reached the anger stage of grief a little faster than I thought I would #the depression is gonna be a looooong #one #a long one

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gojoshooter · 1 year

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My next headcanon turned out a bit long, so I'll be posting iiit.. tomorrow? God this one took more than expected i just went with the flow 😭 can only hope y'all like it atp lmao

anw LIKE FOR TAGS!!!

#new hc coming soon #gojo headcanons #gojo hcs #a long one #gojo satoru #gojou satoru x reader #gojou satoru x y/n #satoru gojo #gojou satoru x you #gojo satoru x reader #gojo x reader #jjk #gojo x y/n #angst #jjk angst #jjk au

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alittledragon · 6 months

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Just found out that maybe next year in june I'll be kicked out of the region I'm working in back into the one I fly away from because it was literally killing me.

I'm fine, everthing's fine.

#i need a nap #a long one #and also to find who the fuck can help me plead my case #aaaand also maybe some luck to finally get the formation i want to quit this shit job

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chocolatecakecas · 2 years

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i need............i need a dean studies fic

#a LONG one #i need something new oh god

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anadorablekiwi · 9 months

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I am just absolutely mesmerized by everything about this update

Especially the world design of Fontaine and related features/structures

Oh my goodness

#kiwi plays genshin #fontaine #im so sorry ill shut up eventually #i just #im having a moment #a long one #a good one

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sleepysnk · 10 months

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i want to try and post more content but i’m so busy sigh

#summer speaks #i need a nap #A LONG ONE #ugh #fuck work

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captainkurosolaire · 2 years

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Is there any lover that the Captain truly loved? Tell us about any such.

Truly love is tough because any he's considered lovers were given his fullest at a time, each taught him valuable lessons and unlocked heights of himself that wouldn't of been possible without converting that love and deep devotion to them, and maybe it wasn't enough to maintain them, or perhaps it was stricken before it could manifest to its prime potential. A character ingrained and rooted so deeply into lust is bound to run into someone who speaks his song of that current. It's unavoidable. Just like there's a song that could be found that would resonate with any stage of someone's life, there's connections that also aid in bringing that fulfill.

Captain's first love upon shore, used and broke him as a grand escape, nothing more or little, fitting for a charmer and seducer of his Crew, but as much animosity and rage there was initially for it, that boiled into him. Eventually undoing him and turning him feral and mangled. That break led to a calamity. Now it's seen as righteous justice.

It led to the next wave. Which led to a second love and there even as disgusting and animistic he had turned more beastly. Something as softly spoken as a flower culled that out of him. Even when you only feel pain, and believe it's hopeless to rid it, there's something that can remedied. When flowers often lose their petals, changing the environment, vases, can renew overtime. He held a taste of that fleetingness, before it was stripped from his lifestyle again, but without that he wouldn't have found what made him humane again.

His First Crewmate even though it boiled to a mutiny, and betrayal, it was also a stern untouchable love message. He delivered a cultivating promise to that man, and failed to deliver, painfully he had to stricken. That brought a scar and resentment for the longest time upon his cheek, something he sought to rid a horrible memory of! Until the ages of passages came to confront him with a stronger version of himself later on. A feeling that could only be experienced through survival, if manageable. Left in a pit of venomous snakes that coiled and wrapped around him. He didn't fight the constriction. He embraced it. And began to reflect of why. Finding sympathy and understanding he knew his outstanding promise that he'd fulfill another's dream, brought such turmoil to the thing that was supposed to feast him and devour. Understanding nature is to know it can't be forcefully changed. But it can be accepted which can make it easier to navigate through any difficulty.

Eventually he confronted and wore that scar again after administering it and fought for that dream and that memory. By accepting it, he found himself a very important piece. He was capable of not being helpless nor could he deny his interest in love expanded far further than any imagination. His reach and confidence was not as vocal or demanding and brash loudly he needed to put on a facade. It was within his core.

The longer we live it's very likely the more fragments we uncover, more moments we wish could be replaced or fixed, the danger of this thought is more damning, expectations can murder. You can break yourself into pieces until you are barely noticeable and that brings further issues. Than eventually you're a mess and then putting others in that situation to try cleaning it up, is just painful.

Others would like it if someone else could magically fix it or complete a puzzle you made of yourself, but will often be met with unsatisfacton and not many will want to complete that image when they get halfway there on the puzzle.

With his Third Love of sheerness, it was unfair of him in his recognition to leave his scars and his past, all under the hands of someone as incredible as Ayla who preferred the shades and night. No matter how empowered the orbit felt, even the Moon needs to cycle out. In his failures of not delivering, despite the split of himself, and everything he couldn't overcome a sense of doubt. Reliant so much on another to be his fullest.

Couldn't overcome his own entire egos. He needed to pull his own weight around in the haul. And although he had moments of clarity, and sense of being completed, it was still artificial and lacking.

He allowed the premise of the past, the mere thought of it repeating, to swallow the future and lick on his present too much. Complete fear without a name, yet born.

And under that guise. If a mirror was given, he was but the cruelest of villains. He was once again deserving of a steep wound.

His failure to listen accosted him happiness and a narrowing close, exit, a new alternative, happy ending. But instead of being there for her, he chose to dance with hunting down a devil, using his foul pride and sin's to exterminate things beyond him. He should've just stayed.

And that's his biggest mishap. Always on that shore. Jumping to his ship and leaving all those of land behind, each time, when returned, they grew less interested. He could return with bundles of plunder and riches, souvenirs but that wasn't what any of his hearties of the land wanted they just wanted him to be there - Stayed.

He made a soul and lifetime deal with the seas themselves as most sailors could attest to being not only called to them, but married, and true, it could be blamed on that, but not for a guy like him. Who has shown he's capable of much more. He overcomes boundaries and odds every breathing. Unable to find balance. Within himself and externally between where the shore connects and attaches. It was disheartening.

It was under drowning for a terribly long spell, he grasped, further the seas. Just like when in the pit of snakes from a mutual feeling of this inadequacy, every motion of the waves, the whisk of air that pushes sails and kisses backs, everything that called out, had a boundless teaching. Why wasn't he capable of this and change? Pondered again, under asking, 'why' is where he found clarity.

Captain is based on the stages of a Sun. Each exudes different lights, but no matter what you do, it's still the Sun. No matter how many shadows set, nor clouds cover it, or how high in the sky. It's still the Sun!

To know that is to be light. Captain found that in his current stage but he wouldn't have found it without his other solar shifts, all that came before were his True Loves, they were valid! You can't take his horizon away, for it's a part of him. At it's worst that is too blinding and bright, it could be cancerous, that's not all it can bring, it can rejuvenate life! Not just extinguish it! Which Sun did he wish to be?

He chose to burn those who were wrong and to bask those who did him right in light.

And inside him he began an internal conqueror. Not others, or strictly out of a past, previous or anything but himself at that current standpoint, and when he saw there may be nothing to gain, it mattered not, as long as he spoke for it, took to that journey just to see the treasure, not touch it, but acknowledge its importance, chase, existence. Called to it and dropped to a knee and relinquished himself and gave it praise. He began showing results.

Each love was his fullest at those stages of life, and through loving them, with everything he had... Eventually, he found a love for himself that was boundless. And with that, it makes him give TRUE Love.

Which beyond just romantically, it extends beyond all things. He's created a new forged heart from memories. His compassion which was his laughing weakness in his world. Is his most formidable force. That one-day will all be revealed in future stories just how worldly it can reach and go too.

(Thanks for the ask my shaded curiosity! Appreciated as always.)

#asks answered #a long one

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