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A Rat in Storybrooke

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Chapter 2: A Typical Day in Storybrooke

Emma closed her locker and headed to her next class. It was chemistry with Professor Ratigan and she hated it. Everyone hated Professor Ratigan, because they all knew of his disdain for teaching students at the High School level. He believed they were all beneath him and his talent was wasted. But to her pleasant surprise, there was a substitute when she got to class and she decided that chemistry might not be so bad, after all.

School was already not the easiest time for her and not because she struggled. She got good grades and her mother made sure she was challenged by being very active in communication with her teachers since the Storybrooke curriculum was stagnant and outdated. But it had to remain that way for most of the students since none of the youths except her, her siblings and Alexandra were growing. Anything the other students retained over the course of the year was lost by the start of the next one. Memories were the only thing that had returned, since she had come to Storybrooke early and the curse wouldn't be fully broken until she turned twenty-eight.

The main source of her struggle was having any lasting friends her age. Her parents definitely struggled with it too. The closest town to Storybrooke was Misty Falls and they had debated if it would be feasible to find a way to let her attend the small town high school there since Emma could technically come and go as she pleased without consequence. But in the end, they had opted not and she was okay with that. It was just too dangerous and it would raise too many questions when her parents were unable to attend any parent-teacher meetings. Not to mention all the other risks. She could never bring any friends home and her parents couldn't attend any school functions with her.

She was on friendly terms with most kids in her grade, even though they wouldn't move on with her, but most kept her at arm's length, because of who she was.

She insisted to her worried parents that it was okay. She would much rather have them than be in a group home. In fact, she knew that school would be simply miserable as the kid without parents. She'd be the weird kid without parents that everyone would avoid. At least if they avoided her here, she knew it was because it was probably because of who her parents were. She much preferred her happy life with her family in Storybrooke versus her former miserable life as an orphan. She took her seat in class, glad that she didn't have to suffer Professor Ratigan for one afternoon.

~*~

"Ms. Tremaine…" David said in a low tone that made Thomas smirk from his place at his desk.

"Sheriff…I swear to you. Someone broke our window this morning! It's your job to investigate, is it not?" Drizella complained, as she stood before his desk.

"That's the third broken window this month and the first two times I came out to look at it, we pretty much determined that there was no foul play," David said. Drizella huffed.

"When you came out to the house, you wouldn't even come inside the house to investigate!" she complained.

"If someone is breaking your window by throwing a rock at it, then there would be no reason for me to come inside the house. Unless you're saying it's an inside job, in which case, I would have to charge you with filing a false police report," David said. She let out a shriek of frustration.

"Are you accusing me of breaking my own window, Sheriff?" she asked.

"I don't need to. Now, you can leave or I can arrest you," he replied sternly.

"You're so sexy when you're angry and handcuffs could be fun," she leered.

"Get out," David ordered. She huffed.

"Fine…but this isn't over. One day, you're going to realize that you belong with me, Charming," Drizella insisted, as she stormed out. David sighed and rolled his eyes, as Thomas chuckled.

"That woman is insane," he mentioned.

"I know…but her mother won't allow Archie to treat her and she hasn't done anything drastic enough to warrant committing her," David said.

"Give her time," Thomas replied, as he grabbed his keys.

"It's pretty quiet…I think I'll grab lunch and take some to Snow," he said, as he grabbed his leather jacket and headed out. Thomas smirked.

"I'll hold down the fort," he called.

~*~

"You're not doing enough!" Triton ranted and Snow rolled her eyes.

"So you've told me…but there really is nothing we can do until Emma is twenty-eight," Snow said.

"That is unacceptable! I must return to Atlantica!" he demanded.

"Atlantica, like the rest of the other realms, is still frozen. You'd be going back to a world that is not yet moving again, even if there was a way," she reasoned.

"So says the Dark One! What if he is lying?" Triton asked.

"We have no reason to believe he would lie about something like this," Snow replied.

"Of course he would, you little twit! He has potions that can do anything and keeps them to himself for his own use!" Triton said.

"I will not tolerate your belligerence, Triton. If you believe the Dark One has your answers, then go to the pawn shop and barter a deal with him," Snow replied sternly.

"You are useless!" Triton ranted.

"And you are so close to being arrested for harassment," David said from the doorway of his wife's office.

"Ah…the Sheriff has come to your rescue again," Triton said.

"None of us can cross the town line without consequence, but feel free to try it. I don't really care what you do, but get out of my office," Snow replied.

"As usual, my meetings with you are a waste of time, Madam Mayor," Triton said, as he stormed out, knowing that, if he didn't, David would make good on his threat and toss him in jail.

"He still think we're hiding something?" he asked.

"Yes…he wants to be changed back into a merman so he can go back to his Kingdom, which is still frozen in time," she replied.

"Good thing I brought lunch and dessert then. I think we can both use a long lunch together," he said, as he put the bags from Granny's down on her desk. She smiled.

"Rough morning for you too?" she asked. He shrugged.

"Just Drizella Tremaine throwing another rock through her own window to try and get me to come out to her mother's mansion," she replied.

"Ugh…that woman. She's worse than Triton," Snow complained, as they started to eat.

"Yeah…she's definitely unhinged, but not enough to have her committed. I told her to go home or I'd arrest her for filing a false complaint, but to be honest, the idea of having her in a cell at the station is terrifying," he said.

"Yeah…she'd never leave you alone. Are you sure I can't put an arrow in her?" she asked, in a teasing tone. He smirked.

"Believe me…it's tempting. But I'd rather not arrest my wife," he said.

"Handcuffs might be fun though," she replied, nudging him playfully. He smiled.

"With you…definitely," he said, as they continued to eat and enjoy lunch together.

~*~

"Got ya…" Leo said, as he picked the earthworm out of the dirt and looked at him.

"Sorry…I know this is not really fair, but there's some baby birds that need fed up in that tree," he said. Upon going to recess, he had discovered the poor mama near this tree had been killed, so naturally, he took it upon himself to care for the babies left behind in the nest.

"Leo…you know the teacher is going to be so mad if you get dirty again," Eva admonished.

"But the baby birds will die if I don't feed them. The mama bird died," he said.

"Oh…well okay, I guess that's a good reason," she replied, as she watched her twin climb up in the tree and present the worm to the babies. He smiled, as they ate, until he heard a very unwelcome voice.

"And here we see Dances with Wolves himself in his natural habitat. The dirt," Aiden Slade said snidely. He and his friends were older kids that skipped school all the time and of course, never aged or matured. By the time they did, Leo would be about the same age as Aiden and frankly, he couldn't wait until he was big enough to punch the bully out.

"I thought I smelled something and it's definitely not the worm," Leo retorted.

"Good thing you got a fence between us, pipsqueak," he hissed.

"Just go away, Aiden," Leo said, as he jumped down and went to look for more worms. Then he would bury the mama bird.

"Nice dead bird. That must be the one I got with a rock earlier," Aiden said. Leo froze and turned to glare at him.

"You killed the bird on purpose?" he asked. Aiden smirked.

"Yeah…I knew that would really burn you," he said.

"She has babies! How can you just kill like that?" Leo questioned. He scoffed.

"They're just stupid birds. Relax fur boy," Aiden said, as he and his buddies laughed. Leo growled and climbed the chain link fence, before scaling over it.

"Leo no…" Eva called.

"You really think you can take us on, shrimp?" Aiden asked, as he shoved the little boy. Before Leo could charge him, he heard a whistle being blown.

"Leo Nolan…you get back over this fence, right now, young man and to the Principal's office!" the teacher scolded, making Aiden and his friends laugh.

"Run along, pipsqueak," Aiden goaded. Someday, Aiden wouldn't be laughing though when Leo was old enough to hold his own against the bully. He climbed back over the

fence and the teacher led him inside by the arm.

"We have rules, mister," she scolded.

"I know…but he killed a mama bird on purpose! I was just feeding the babies and yet, I'm the one in trouble?" he asked. The teacher sighed.

"I agree that he is a horrible boy too, but he's not my responsibility. You are," the teacher answered, as she led him inside.

~*~

Once school had let out for the day, Ratigan returned and prepared for the undertaking ahead. He planned to be on sight when Fidget carried out his orders so as to give himself an alibi. He was practically gleeful. No one knew of his firing yet and wouldn't once Frollo was taken care of. It would be happening just about now.

~*~

David got the call during his evening patrol and headed to the High School quickly with sirens blaring. Thomas arrived about the same time and they headed into the school, which was mostly empty, except for the staff and janitors.

"Walter!" he called, using Sleepy's curse name and he led him to the room.

"I was just getting started when I heard the sound of smashing glass. I hurried, but the attacker was already gone when I found him," Walter said, as David and Thomas rushed into the chemistry lab.

"Professor Frollo…" Thomas said, as they heard the ambulance sirens, as they had already been called when David received the call. He was badly beaten, with multiple lacerations, but he was relieved to find a faint pulse.

"He's alive…and breathing," he called, as the paramedics arrived with a gurney.

"He's going into shock. We need to get him to the hospital right away," the paramedic said.

"I'll call Paul…I'm sure he'll be ready," David said, as the victim was loaded onto the gurney and rushed out. Bashful arrived not long after that with his team and they began to comb the crime scene.

"Does Frollo have any enemies in Storybrooke?" Thomas asked curiously.

"Not that we know of, though we don't know very much about his past," David answered.

"Dear me…what happened?" Ratigan asked, feigning shock and ignorance.

"Someone attacked Professor Frollo. Did you hear anything?" David questioned.

"No…I'm afraid I was in my lab, conducting some experiments," Ratigan replied.

"Any idea who might want to attack Frollo?" Thomas asked.

"I'm afraid not. He's a bit stiff and disciplined, something I appreciate. I know there are many cretins in his classes that are not fond of him, though I didn't think anyone would go as far as to kill him," Ratigan replied.

"He's not dead," David said, catching Ratigan off guard.

"Oh…well, that's encouraging," he stammered, while silently cursing Fidget for mucking it up.

"And this seems a bit extreme for a student," David said.

"Don't let these teenagers fool you, Sheriff. Some of them are tired of their repetitious lives," Ratigan replied, as they shared a long stare.

"I'll keep that in mind," David said, as he looked around.

"Call me if you find anything," he told Bashful, as he made his way out.

"Any ideas?" Thomas asked.

"Medusa's…it's where all the scum hangs out. Let's swing by," David replied, as they headed out. Ratigan smirked, as he watched them leave. He went back to his lab and picked up the phone.

"Yes…this is Professor Ratigan. One of my colleagues was just brought into the hospital in grave condition. I'm calling to inquire about his condition," he questioned.

"I'm sorry Professor…that information can only be released to family members," the nurse said.

"Of course…" Ratigan said, as he hung up the phone.

"Damn…I must make sure he doesn't survive," he mumbled to himself, as he decided to go to the hospital in person. If Dr. Sakura had the nerve to save him, then Ratigan would have to finish him off himself…

~*~

Snow arrived at school to pick up the twins, but instead of just getting them at their classroom, she went to the Principal's office to retrieve her son.

"It's about time, Madam Mayor…once again, your son was being a menace and wandered off school grounds," Rodmilla Tremaine scolded. Snow gave her a hard look and then softened when she looked at her son.

"My son didn't mean any harm, I assure you, Principal Tremaine. But we will be having a talk about climbing the fences," she said.

"See that you do…I would hate to have to expel your little urchin," Rodmilla threatened.

"Do that and I'll go straight to the school board to report you. Your hatred of me shouldn't translate to my child and I think they'll agree," Snow warned, as they shared a glare.

"Please take your troublesome child home," she said. Snow took his hand and they walked out.

"Aiden Slade again?" she asked.

"I found a dead mama bird and I was just feeding the baby birds and then he told me he killed the mama on purpose!" Leo cried. Snow knelt down in front of him.

"He's a very mean boy…the exact opposite of you. I love how much you care about all animals and the way you protect them. But he's so much bigger than you and I don't want you to get hurt," she admonished.

"Someday I'll be bigger and then maybe he'll think twice about doing bad things," Leo said. She smiled slightly.

"With you around, he better…so much like your Daddy. Always ready to protect those that are innocent," she said. Leo's chest puffed up a bit at being compared to his father.

"Am I grounded?" he asked. She smiled.

"No…you didn't really do anything wrong. But no more hopping the fences at recess or we will have to talk about punishment," she replied.

"Okay," he agreed.

"Come on…let's get your sister and go home. Daddy has a case so he'll be a bit late," she said.

~*~

David walked into Medusa's with Thomas behind him and immediately, the mood changed. He hated this eyesore of an establishment, but it existed within all the legal bounds of the law, so there was nothing he could do to stop much that went on here.

"Sheriff…can I offer you a drink?" Medusa asked.

"No…we're here on business. Professor Frollo was attacked this afternoon and since all the usual scum hangs out here, I thought we'd start here," he replied. She scoffed.

"I know nothing about any attacks," she answered.

"I'm sure…notice anyone suspicious this afternoon?" he asked.

"No," she answered quickly.

"Then you won't mind if we look around," he said.

"Of course…it's not like you're asking. You're going to do it anyway," she retorted. He smirked and they walked around. He noticed a man at the bar, who side-eyed them. He was twitching and almost shaking.

"That's some serious withdrawal," Thomas commented.

"Yeah…and he's here, so a fix is easy to come by. He seems nervous," David said, as he approached. The twitchy man tried to take off, as the Sheriff closed in, but tripped and face planted. David grabbed him the shirt and helped him up.

"Those are some serious cuts on your hands. You should get these looked at," he said.

"It's…it's fine," the man stammered, as Thomas searched him.

"Jackpot…" he said, as he held up a wallet.

"Professor Frollo's wallet…that's a little incriminating," David replied, as Fidget tried to get away, but was slammed against the bar.

"You're under arrest…" David said, as they hauled him out to the patrol car to take him in.

"I…I didn't do anything!" he claimed. Thomas sighed.

"Guess it's going to be a long night of interrogation," he said, as they put him in the back and then headed back to the station.

~*~

"Aunt Regina!" Leo called, as the door opened and he hugged her. She gave him a genuine smile.

"It's good to see you too," she said, as Snow met her at the door and took the casserole dish from her.

"I had an extra lasagna so I thought the kids might enjoy it," she said. Snow smiled.

Things had slowly thawed between them and they were on their way to something that might one day be friendship. But it was clear that Regina adored the twins and they adored her in return.

"Thanks…David is going to be late. I'll pop this in the oven and we can eat," she said.

"Oh…well, I can stay with them if you want to take him and Thomas some dinner," she offered.

"Yeah…we can play video games!" Leo said excitedly.

"That would be great and they clearly love the idea," Snow replied, as she went to the kitchen.

"Wanna see my new comics?" Leo asked. She smiled.

"Of course I do," she replied, as she followed him to the living room…

#Snowing #SnowxCharming #Charming family #AU #OC Charming kids #Regina Mills #Mr. Gold #romance #adventure #family #Charming family feels #the Finding You Always verse #A Rat in Storybrooke: A Finding You Always Story

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peachcitt · 1 month

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i have this special ability it’s like a superpower even. it’s very impressive. watch this (makes anything i make contact with somehow about the french children’s cartoon im obsessed with). yeah. jealous huh

#peach stuff #miraculous ladybug the bear au anyone. Who said that #(it was me i said it)#idk i just feel like sydney is so marinette in like. up and coming super talented and charming girl who is also extremely clumsy & awkward #teaming up with a traumatized pathetic wet cat of a man who is a perfectionist and has a weird sometimes tense relationship with his family #and a charismatic dead relative that died before the first episode started haunts the narrative. so uh. anyone getting that vibe #like. the dynamic is there you have to be real with me on this #anyway i just finished s2 of the bear i feel crazy. this show is crazy

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pikhachu · 4 months

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cant stop redesigning eggs save me

#qsmp #tallulah #fanart #art #qsmp eggs #q tallulah #cant ever stop redesigning them they change pretty much everytime i draw em and each have to go thru various iterations lmao #shes got more loose and flowly clothes to match phils and shes phased out yellow and the beanie #ik shes said before that she would change the beanie if she could so mushroom hat it is <3 #little design notes: the necklaces have a charm of each of her family #the skull for missa hc heart for phil and pumpkin for chay. usually the choker necklace has a guitar charm for wilbur #but with all thats going on with her feeling abandoned by him she hasnt been wearing it lately. and the skull for missa is new #missa gives it to her when they meet (ik they havent yet but im sure they will soon so) 🫶

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fortunatefires · 9 months

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Also if you compare Hermione to a character like Annabeth functionally they have the same role within the story. They are there to drive the plot and be a walking encyclopedia for the reader/main character. And yet where Hermione gets shoved aside and all the cool shit she does happens in the background you get Annabeth doing badass shit right up front. Like, if Annabeth did any of the shit Hermione did it wouldn't be brushed off the way it was. If Annabeth made her family forget her, turned someone into a bug and trapped them in a jar, knitted hats to free elves, any of that shit then Percy would be beside her 100% he would be in awe and absolutely terrified at her power and dedication. But what we get from Harry basically amounts to "Thanks nerd. Anyways, what's my next task?"

#I'll never not be mad about how jkr treated hermione #She deserved better #Draco deserved better too #Because he's so fucking flat #We never fucking learn his true motivations #And how he acts doesn't match up with what we're told about him #That shit doesn't make sense #That's why in so many headcanons Draco is abused or manipulated by his family #Because a child with a healthy family dynamic doesn't act like that #And a kid that grew up in a neglectful household doesn't fucking act like harry #He's confident and outgoing and charming #Ain't no kid that comes straight out of neglect gonna be like ~time to piss off my teachers~#That's where people pleasers and perfectionists come from #I'm done ranting lmao #I just have feelings about this #Harry potter #Hp #Percy jackson #Annabeth chase #percabeth #pjo #Hermione granger #Text #Text post #Rant #Bookblr

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m4gp13 · 5 months

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My sister just started rewatching one of those old serials we used to watch ages ago, namely Class of the Titans, and now that I'm incredibly deep into greek mythology and pjo, it's hitting way harder than it did in 2007

#pjo #percy jackson #class of the titans #ta moots this thing is brilliant trust me #it's got season one winx club animation quality #and extremely mid-2000s character designs and tropes #but I think it just adds to the charm #also my girl Nemesis shows up to stalk Ego McGee for an episode #the nerd who never gets the girl ends up stranded on Calypso's island #leaves to do plot stuff and then comes back for her #the season four finale gives off very strong Luke Castellan energy #the gods seem to actually feel some level of responsibility and affection for the children in their care #instead of being demigods everyone is the descendant of an ancient hero #achilles' descendant inexplicably has an ankle brace the whole show #he's also my sister's favourite character so I have a familial obligation to evangelise about his dumb little sandals and one-liners #Q

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simcardiac-arrested · 1 year

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unleashes the horrors upon you (the horrors are my gay little ocs)

#hello gays come get yalls food #myart #yes the design notes are all useless. except for like ris’ one maybe #his design is very square bc he is. er. evil #anyway i really like how they all turned out :) my little guys #didn’t even struggle with the colors for that long (lie)#ok maybe some actual design notes or something similar #wt and ris both have lighter hair streaks and wrinkes bc they are. old👍#and also ris and soar have the same hair and eye color. if u care #cd still has their fucked up eye of course <3 i like what i did with the hair too #bro cuts it themself it’s soo choppy and messy. but it’s ok it adds to the gamer charm #fta has heart shaped hair because. i want hearts to be part of his design tbh #like the gardener has a heart too. so #it’s bc he likes cute things btw. but he won’t admit it so don’t ask him #son giving you the tbh stare…. i feel like they are the type of autistic to make uncomfortable amounts of eye contact #they just dont know when to stop or look away #also their hair is matching with wt’s yayy!!! found family win i think #i mean with son it’s more like forced family but yknow #oc: weaving tales #oc: recognition in spirit #oc: cognitive dissonance #oc: spins on axis rapidly #oc: fates torn again #oc: speaks of nothing

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puppyeared · 21 days

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Ouhhhh friendship I love friendship……..

#I’m reading volumes 14-16 of the ouran manga OOUGHHH MY HEART #I love this weird little friend group so much its unreal #like u have this charming sweeps you off your feet prince but he’s actually a huge lovable idiot with a kind heart and his friends #who are all misfits that he reached out to and drew in because of his kindness and own weirdness like that shits TIGHT BRO #and the trauma part where he has some deep seated issues with love bc he thinks that itll break a family apart like with his mom #how his family isnt allowed to be together because his mom and dad fell in love and how he says he wants to build a big house #so that way one day everyone will get along as a family like. all he wants is not to lose everyone and the only way to do that is #by maintaining a certain order.. he both wants a complete family so bad and doesnt want anything to sour between anyone #so he assigns each of his friends a family role based on how he sees them and YEAH its mostly played for giggles and tamakis #already weird so its his way of showing theyre close to him but. god damn this boy has LAYERS #it also feels kinda meta towards how found family tends to get thrown around to assign characters as 'siblings' or family roles instead of #using it to describe characters who are close enough to be each others family. cuz tamakis doing that EXACT THING in a way tht #ties in with his character and i have to say its fascinating using that within the story itself and its completely plausible #theres a lot of things i can say about ouran that are good bad and questionable but. god i love it when characters are niceys to each other #i remember i really liked the mall episode bc kyoya and haruhi got to spend time together and their relationship isnt very close #but it was really nice to see their personalities bounce off each other. i think i also wouldve liked to see haruhi alone with kaoru #i also firmly believe all of the hosts are at least a little in love with haruhi and this can be anything like endearing romantic cuz like #who DOESNT love haruhi. kyoya i think would want to study her under a microscope like his fascination with her draws him in #but im fucking obsessed with whatever haruhi and tamaki have going on because YES hes obsessed with her YES he jumps at the chance to #put her in a cute costume but haruhi? she just fucking goes with it because she knows hes fun to be around even if hes a little wacky abt i #theyre all so. NNGGHHHH #ouran #ohshc #yapping

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ameliafuckinjones · 3 months

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The thought of Amelia/Alfred declaring independence and then being immediately thrust into parenthood appeals to me. Imagine if you will shortly after the Revolution the emergence of State Personifications coming about with each admission to the Union (Delaware was the first one). Whether they appear miraculously or are birthed via (unwilling) parthenogenesis (which I prefer) the bottom line is that suddenly America has all these kids to take care of, all of who grow up just as fast as America did. Regardless of how they came to be or how fast they grow, America loves them with his/her whole being and creates a system in which they are always protected and accounted for by the larger government. America promises to be there for them the way England never was.

Then fast forward to the Civil War, and America is waging a bloody war against half of her/his children that see hundreds of thousands of their people dead. Brother against brother, father against son, cousin against cousin. And each secession feels like a small death because they are part of America just as much as America is a part of them, practically inseparable, or at least America thought so. To add even more complexity, not all of America's children were white or white-passing. America being neglected because s/he was to far away or denied certain rights for not being British enough was bad on its own, but imagine your parent not being able to claim you or fully protect you or give you basic human rights without public/social/political backlash because your skin is darker and you're legal property in half the country. Or imagine having powerful politicians who want to keep people who look like your children in bondage and you have to compromise with them to keep the Union whole, knowing the opinions they would have if they even knew you had children who were black (some of them do know and make sure their opinions are known). Or your other children starting a war to selfishly keep this system in place at the expense of their black siblings. The relationship between America and his/her children, with America acting as both the federal government that protects the states as well as the greater whole that represents the Union and the states as the children, each an extension of America, an integral part of America's being, pushing back against the sometimes overbearing hovering of their parent, impeding on states rights (whether they believe America is in the right or not) and protecting others and sometimes America will helplessly throw his/her hands in the air and say "fine, ill let YOU decide on this issue because I am not a dictator, despite what some of you like to think, but if you fuck up im stepping in" because America doesn't want to make the same mistakes England made in the past but then America has to deal with the negative consequences of her/his children's actions when they do something unbelievably stupid while trying not to seem like a fire-breathing tyrant. Which, they end up thinking anyway, regardless if America wasn't entirely in the wrong about butting in and taking hold of the situation before it escalated. The negative reaction only serves to make America step away AGAIN so as to not seem completely authoritarian in their eyes. It's a never-ending cycle. Not to mention the complex relationships the states have with each other, especially the southern states among themselves and the southern vs northern states rivalry.

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also whenever America takes his/her eyes off the states for 1mili second to see what the rest of the world is up to (hopefully not another world war) while usually being like 'back off, geeze! 🤬' America's children immediately switch to 'how come you're not paying attention to ME instead 🥺 you always focus on the world instead of ME 😢'

#i have a lot of thoughts about the states #hetalia #aph america #aph states #hetalia civil war #i can only imagine Thanksgiving at the Jones family estate 😭#also America having a family outside Arthur and Matt is really makes sense to me #why else would America be so absorbed with itself if not because of its over dramatic children known as the states???#not even England and Canada and the entire world can draw America's attention away from them #and if for a moment America steps away to bang a few heads together America immediately steps right back to hover over its children #like an overprotective mama eagle #and America totally doesn't have favorites!!! (its New York California Louisiana Florida the Man and Texas the Problem Child in that order)#the other states obviously know the main favs are NY CA FL and TX but they're always surprised when they realize its also Louisiana #and that's because Louisiana reminds America of France with its unique and charming American Franco hybrid culture #also as the years go by America begins to understand a few things about England a LOT more #still feels s/he does the parenting thing better (debatable but not entirely unfounded)

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431989 · 2 months

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more resident alien posting. predictions... spoilers so beware

well. i'm upset that the shows going to have a difficult time having more serious scenes now. and that's probably what it's going to try and set itself up for.

i reaaaally would have loved to see this show do something ACTUALLY different and good. by different i mean in terms of writing and not necessarily drifting from source material. yes i'm still sour over last ep, but i wouldn't be AS sour if everyone on the show didn't treat harry and asta's relationship as "mother and child." and also if the show didn't take such a nose dive into the type of comedy it's putting out.

ALSO? IN A RECENT INTERVIEW? Sheridan going on to state that harry would lose his first """love""" (more like lust. awesome that a show trying to teach human emotion gets those two things mixed up) and then realize there's love everywhere or something? why does this feel like "weird" people are forever left to the role of outcasts. already fucked it up once i guess the guy's trying to fuck it up more. could've just left it at "he'll lose his first love, then he will have to reconcile with his feelings." but he had to drop in that last corny bit.

like. the show's source is already good. i don't understand all these decisions they're making to try and make it seem "unique." and now to get numbers back they're dumbing it way down. WHICH. BY DOING SO. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE YOUR DRAMA? like how am i supposed to take anything seriously in the show. i *could* in season 1 and parts of season 2, but now it's just whatever. it's too goofed up for me to care. and now people who love the goofy won't give two shits about whatever message you want to drop or plot you want to develop. i dont give a shit about the greys!!! i dont care what theyre doing!!!! who gives a fuck if theyll blow up the earth. none of the characters really care anymore either. oh well!!!

also, predictions kind of. i'm not trying to say this will be the be all end all but it certainly could be a turn the show takes. in one of the issues of the comic (suicide blonde i think), harry is investigating the "suicide" of a woman. by the end of the issue, he catches up with her ex-lover and ex-roommate. they were both ladies. and the girl who died had a drinking problem btw. and was constantly seeing boys. i'm all for gay couples on screen as a gay guy myself but it'll feel so cheap to pair darcy and asta together despite the way theyve been played on screen. maybe its doable. i don't know. but i genuinely could care less considering the overall tone of the show's drifted more towards a sitcom than anything else. i think the small handful of 40+ year old gay wine moms would probably love it, but the vast majority of viewers wont. either they'll hate it and say it's forced diversity (there's already people saying that about the gay couple on screen this past episode) or it'll be another nothing moment to a further nothing story. if anything it'd feel one step removed from tokenization, considering they see harry as a manchild. ableism! show's trying to seem fucking wholesome but they can't be bothered to care about their nd viewers. like "haha look we have a main gay couple!!! what do you *mean* our show has rampant ableist tropes, we have a gay couple!"

i'm just so bummed. the show's cornered itself into a sitcom so meaningful moments aren't a thing anymore. plus the comparison of harry to a child is really getting at me. like he's a grown man as a human, and hes a grown alien thing as an alien. it's such a big slap in the face to any person who cherished the witty and unique story telling of the first season... like.... i don't know.... people who would've been fans of the comic too? i have small gripes about the comic, but at least it takes itself more seriously. but the show runners haaate the people who read the comics. why? i dont know. well maybe i do know. probably seen as too nerdy and weird for their idea of the show's viewerbase. despite the fucking basis of the show being weird and nerdy.

they couldve done the darcy asta thing better if they do go down that road. i'm just saying i wouldn't be surprised. they already scared off everyone who would've cared for something like that, so i don't know how they'll manage to find an audience that cares. everything in s1 was so organic and felt real!!!!! now its just!!! nothing!!!!!!!!!!

im also thinking about the fact that after posting that one resident alien drawing i did, i've had to block tons of people because they're freaks. loud and proud conservatives. man this shit sucks.

#resident alien #ra posting #sorry this one's kind of long #i'm still mad #i'll still keep up i guess out of spite #no i'm not paying for shit either LOL #i'll also clarify that i was in a sleepy daze when reading the comic #so i could've glazed past some things or the connection i made in my sleepy daze might not make sense now #which do correct me on that #but buhhhhh #whatever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#god forbid a guy have meaningful development in a show he cares about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#also for anyone tempted to read the comic its written by two english guys so. keep that in mind i guess.#this is alllllll making me want to make my own thing #guhh #tbvh the show took out a lot of the comics... mysticism... but then the show shat all over the work they did to make it real and charming #flanderization hit it hard #feels way more tokeny. and also harry atp is nothing more than described as a manchild #EDITTING IN THE TAGS THEY DID CALL EACH OTHER FAMILY DIDNT THEY #technically they hadnt done that yet for asta and harry on screen i dont think but the interviews are still there #god what a mess

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snowbellsquiver · 11 months

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au verse: Mid 90’s.

Snow & Emma share some giggles after Emma convinced her mother that having a cocoa with cinnamon right before bed wouldn’t keep them awake all night. Wrong. Thank goodness schools out for the summer.

#{ snowbellsquiver }#emma x snow #au verse #emma swan #my gifs #mary margaret blanchard #modern au verse #once upon a time #snow white ouat #wardrobe verse #mama snow #charming family feels #charming family

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natjennie · 5 months

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fics where havers somehow gets up in the mix with the button house crew are always good bc mwah capvers but it's also always funny to see him interact with the other ghosts. it's like daniel vs the cooler daniel. the ghosts inexplicably love him and dunk on cap. maybe it's just the novelty of a new person but they're always like oh a nice soldier! such a gentleman, so polite! not like you, captain. big "julia you have a lovely home, jacob you could do better" energy.

#the way all the ghosts take to him is always funny and charming to me #ah my new 8 best friends. also im hopelessly in love with cap and we havent figured our shit out #but there's a nice georgian woman trying to show me around and a northern guy who wants to talk about sports #the complete panic and overwhelmed feeling of showing up wanting to get with ur crush only to be inundated with his whole extended family #its so funny #bbc ghosts

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mummer · 8 months

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ten needs to be trapped in a torture chamber forever for what he does to martha. I hope jakey the time lord fucking dies

#heyy girl lets kiss also share a bed in this inn What do you mean it's weird it's not weird winky face but ew i would never LOVE you #what do you mean how could you even think that i must respect the memory of blond 19 year old who was better than you in every way btw #i defintiely find it more INTERESTING than rose's seasons bc i think theres more dramatic tension than just. We're in love! like ok whateve #doesnt mean that tension is always fun to watch and obviously there are Problems with it #but theres something compelling about the awfulness of it just laid bare #like if you thought rose was Grounded & Realistic. here's the actual stuff. martha's family's not even messy in a particularly charming way #as in they dont turn out to become beloved and heroic recurring side characters like jackie/pete/mickey #everythings on tenterhooks if you're not his Object you're constantly having to reassert yourself and recontextualize the relationship #like oh actually this is scary and feels bad and sometimes there just isnt a heartwarming conclusion where Love saves all #she's fighting for her place in the story but it's not even worth itttt #it's kinda cool.... there are som eideas here.....#ten is so frustrating because he's such a human man about it you KNOW he knows what he's DOINGGGG #doc who

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sysig · 2 months

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Let’s put it all on the line, see who’s victorious (Patreon)

#Doodles #Just Desserts #Villainsona #IRL vent stuff in the tags be warned #I've mentioned offhand that Kaiein is inspired by various sources but overall mostly on one person #And I've been very low contact with that person for years now - but I'm going to meet with them in the near future #I'm nervous as you can imagine haha #But I'd like it infinitely more to have to change Kaiein than to have him reinforced so I'm trying to feel hopeful as well #Either way I'm prepared. Either I get to do some rewriting or I have a very well-worn established outlet #Haha - it's a bit funny actually since there's no one-to-one translation but there is a kind of asymmetrical equivalence going on here #I pretty much never include my family in my sonas' stories - which is double funny since I love being an older sibling so much lol #That aspect rarely makes it into my sonas! I guess I feel like it's not my place to make characters for my loved ones lol #But IRL they're my support system <3 I'm in good hands and I trust them to have my back with what I need to face #And Charm has her wings! The Staff! She has something to rely on that make her more capable and confident!#It's not The Same Thing but it's how it feels ♥ The power of love and friendship!! It makes me stronger!!#And that's what makes the difference between Charm as a villain and a Hero :)#I used her TVAU outfit here - or one of the temps anyway :P - but honestly this is probably how S2 would go down hehe <3 #You're no match for Charm when she knows she's loved!! She'll fight you to full defeat!#I wonder how he'd react #Guess I'll find out real soon #Wish me luck

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substituted-shinigami · 9 months

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Hey guys, anyone want to do discussion points or what if scenarios? It might be fun!

Here's one: If Rukia, Renji, and Byakuya got kicked out of Soul Society after the Soul Society Arc, what would their living situation be?

A while back (which for me could be anywhere from 1 to 10 years, lol), I saw a post about this. I believe the philosophy was that the whole Aizen situation was a media nightmare and so they kicked Rukia and Renji out as part of a cover up. Byakuya tried to stand up to them and got kicked out too. Even his own family disowned him for all the "trouble he's caused them over Hisana and Rukia".

So according to the post, their living situation was similar to the Advance Team Arc, with Rukia living with Ichigo, and Renji and Byakuya living elsewhere (I believe they were sharing an apartment?). I think I've seen other posts about this where they actually ended up either living with Urahara or the Visored.

Now obviously this didn't happen and would never happen, so don't worry about taking this too seriously. This is literally just a "What if it had happened?" scenario. Where do you think the characters would have ended up? How do you think it would have panned out?

This is already getting kind of long, so I'm gonna put my thoughts on it underneath a "Keep Reading" tag

Personally, I think Rukia would have stayed with Byakuya. This might sound strange, their relationship was strained at best, but I think her choosing to stay in Soul Society was her choosing to try again. She wanted to try again to connect to the people in her life. So even if they got kicked out of Soul Society, I don’t think she would have given up on this dream. (Plus it means she could teach him all about the living world!)

I think the real question would be Renji. Sure Byakuya and Rukia living together would be super awkward to say the least, but they're at least siblings. But Renji isn't. He's not entirely on the outside, being childhood friends with Rukia. But they've been separated for about 40 years and have a lot of emotional ground to cover!

On one hand, they don't have status to worry about anymore, she's no longer a noble and he's not a lieutenant, but on the other hand they haven't had a chance to properly discuss all that happened between them either. And if they are living together, they might choose to NOT have those necessary discussions in order to keep their living situation stable.

On the flip side, Renji and Rukia tend to thrive in dangerous situations where it's them against the world. So while they may be dancing around those hard but necessary conversations, they are ALSO dancing around all those hollows in Karakura Town and punching them in the face with some SUPER SICK COMBO MOVES!!!

So basically they will eventually be fine, but not as quickly as they would have been if they had just, you know, talked first and punched later.

So here's my final thoughts. Rukia would be living with Byakuya. Where they would be living would be determined based on if Byakuya had been able to hold onto any of his wealth and then been able to trade with Urahara for some World of the Living funds.

Renji I could see still living with Urahara, but depending on Rukia’s and Byakuya’s situation, I can see it taking all three of them getting part time jobs to get by. Also, I doubt Urahara would take all three of them in. They could technically live in his basement, but unless he had a use for all three of them, I doubt he'd take them in. (Although the idea of all three of them doing secret missions together as some sort of mission impossible secret task force is pretty cool!) The visoreds tend to stick to themselves, so I kinda doubt they'd take them in either.

So yeah, maybe all three of them DO get a very stuffy, very angsty apartment together, and are extremely relieved when the Arrancar finally attack. xD

So what do you all think? Do they all stay together? Do they all split up? A combination of the two? Where do they all live? Feel free to comment or reblog to let me know!

#Bleach #rukia kuchiki #byakuya kuchiki #renji abarai #renruki #???#I mean eventually #but not until they punch a WHOLE LOTTA HOLLOWS #they have a LOT of feelings to work out!#lol #ooh I just thought of another fun idea!#what if they stayed with Orihime!#admittedly it doesn't make a TON of sense #but the idea is quite charming #they get a place to stay and help with their communication problems #she gets help with rent AND an instant family to boot!#albeit a very chaotic family xD #idk it's just really charming to me!#let me know what you all think!!!

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