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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 10 months

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book 7 part 4 thoughts!!

***THIS POST CONTAINS MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR BOOK 7, PART 4 OF THE MAIN STORY!!***

Usually I would put this in bullet points, but I have so many thoughts that I have to format it as paragraphs. (If you’d like to watch a rough part-by-part summarized translation, please check out this archived stream!)

Please note: this is NOT meant to be a summary or a translation; these are only my initial thoughts on the events that unfold. There may be details overlooked or misunderstood in this post, so PLEASE do not use this as a translation.

LILIA'S SO DIFFERENT 🤡 His voice is deeper, and he speaks more gruffly. He definitely comes off as more combative and having disdain for humans. HE'S POPPING OFF ABOUT HOW BAD SILVER/SEBEK/GRIM ARE AT MAGIC??? Damn, what happened in the following years to make him change????

The contrast between current Lilia telling Silver "there's nothing left for me to teach you" and past Lilia being like, "there's nothing for me to teach you, are you trying to make fun of me?"

The human faction they're fighting at the moment are the Silver Owls!! There are also people who dress in iron (a metal which harms fae in irl mythology), I'm not sure if they are synonymous with the Silver Owls or not.

IHBFIOASBFIAADSI LORD, THE FAE SOLDIERS ARE ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL NEKO GIRLS HISSING AT US

AYO, SEBEK GRANDPA REVEAL????? ??? ? ? ????? BAL/BAAL/BAUL REAL, I CAN SEE WHERE SEBEK GETS HIS LOOKS AND HIS PERSONALITY FROM

Silver's asking to team up with Lilia and his group (Lilia was about to just leave them there because he's concerned with the Silver Owls setting up camp at the base of the mountain)? Bruh, book 1 we're calming down an angry classmate and book 7 is like, HEY KIDS LET'S TAKE A FIELD TRIP INTO AN ACTIVE WAR ZONE.

Silver's hoping to shock him awake via a fight, here comes a Sebek and Silver tag team battle!! RIP Lilia beats them up a little :v (Sebek. Don't fanboy over his strength, WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVES HERE)

Oop, they disorient him with light and Lilia's mask off!! It's treated like a big reveal????? Sorry, but how does Yuu not notice this is Lilia automatically 😅

Lilia voice) you are not my son (and here you can hear Silver's heart breaking/j)

Oh boy, we get to be prisoners of war/j

NOT LILIA ASKING SILVER AND SEBEK HOW THEY KNOW HOW TO FIGHT SO WELL WHEN IT WAS LILIA WHO TRAINED THEM TO BEGIN WITH

"Fae don't go back on their word" AH SO THEY LIKE TO KEEP PROMISES EH

"May the night bless you" seems to be some kind of salute for nocturnal fae?

LOL Lilia's against being called a father OTL THE IRONY HERE IS SO STRONG

Not Sebek's grandpa telling them off for not showing Lilia respect and saying how great he is... Fanboy genes run in the family/j

DOES YUU STILL THINK THIS IS A PERIOD DRAMA OR SOMETHING

BAAL IS CALLING SEBEK A HUMAN KEK

BAL/BAAL/BAUL REAL DROPS THE CROC MASK???? ?? ?? ?? ? He's got SCALES instead of facial hair???? ???? ? ? Oh man, he reminds me so much of Seteth FE3H OTL The scales are a signature trait of the Zigvolt line! Sebek says his mom has the same scales.

NO NOT SEBEK HAVING TO CONFESS THAT HIS DAD BEING HUMAN, IS THIS THE START OF HIS CHARACTER ARC

LILIA TOLD BAAL TO BABYSIT US...

AW Sebek's so excited about seeing his grandpa in his prime... I'm happy seeing Sebek happy OTL

Lilia's dreaming about the past... I wonder if it's because he was thinking about his life and what he has achieved before leaving his loved ones with his legacy...

Lilia first got the invite to NRC 500 years ago??? So NRC has been around much longer than we expected.

Ahhhh, crap 🤡 The return of book 6 limited battles but now with a battle map. There is a new mechanic where HP carries over from each battle; if a card's HP gets knocked to 0, you cannot use them. (5 cards be restored at random if you get to a heart space on the battle map.)

SEBEK'S ACTING AS OUR OLD FAE SPEECH TRANSLATOR (He's throwing his own angry commentary in, which is hilarious)

The humans arrived on a boat ~100 years ago. Now they have a settlement in the east and are mining around Briar Valley + taking the fae's natural resources. (I think this is why Mystium, that shape-shifting magic green ore that Lilia's weapon is made of, is no longer as plentiful; it was likely mined into obscurity.)

Magical creatures are now coming down from the mountain and causing trouble in Briar villages; the fairies cannot handle all of this. Damn, this is just the plot to the first Shrek movie 😂 They're invading Shrek's swamp--

Oh, interesting! So there are different kinds of fae language (depending on the type of fae they are; think of the diurnal fae from Fairy Gala speaking in bell tinkles), but they infuse their voices with magic so they can understand one another. In modern Briar Valley, there is a common tongue. Omg, Sebek speaks it with his mom and grandma! BILINGUAL KING, HE'S SO PROUD OF HIMSELF... Silver tried to learn from Lilia, but he struggled with it; Sebek's dad had the same issue so the problem must be that human ears cannot pick up on the same range of sounds as fae ears can. This is true of real life as well; different creatures have different auditory thresholds and auditory detection ranges.

Bruh, not Lilia sending out literal children to fight for him on the battlefield...

Eh, new character named??? Some human soldiers are talking about Henrich?? Henrik??? Henric??? He's a commander of the Silver Owls who is conceited and dumps his work onto his subordinates. Errrr he apparently also has a little sister named Leia? Lea??? Leah???? Who is rumored to be in a relationship with someone called the Dawn Knight.

More interesting lore????? Kind of???? Some pixies (small fae) come and warn Lilia about something up ahead, then heal them too. This is notable since in Fairy Gala: What If, we learn that diurnal fae (which I believe pixies are) and nocturnal fae (which Lilia and Sebek appear to be) do not like each other. It seems they got along well enough in the past to confront a common enemy?

They reach a Silver Owl camp!! ... Aaand Lilia tells his soldiers to boot them out so they can take over the camp. I mean, it IS technically the fae's land to begin with, so. Uhhhh, yeah I think I'm with Lilia on this one 💦

I don't think iron affects fae negatively in Twisted Wonderland?? Lilia and co. are having no trouble fighting them even when the humans are clad in iron armor.

HMMMM they've named dropped a formidable person on the human side called the Dawn Knight (Lilia mentions them once, then the human soldiers do). The Dawn Knight is the captain of the Silver Owls and even Lilia considers them a strong opponent. Methinks they'll become a key player later...

OH NOOOO 😭 Sebek’s like, “let’s change this fate!!” but since it’s just a dream, reality won’t be altered at all… Then Sebek suggests just. Staying in the dream???? Which makes darkness spawn… The light from Silver’s ring thing (the trinket he got from Lilia as a sign that he is now a full fledged adult) protects them???

Silver fears the dream will tempt him to stay too 😭 He asks Yuu to snap him “awake” if it ever comes to that… Silver, sweet boy… OTL

NOT SILVER AND SEBEK JUMPING IN TO STOP LILIA FROM COOKING FOR THEM (Come to think of it, how have Lilia's soldiers survive this far with him cooking for them???? ?? ??? ?? ?? )

LILIA THINKING THEY'RE GOING TO POISON THEM, THAT'S SO JAMIL ENERGY

Omg... They're acknowledging their Master Chef training (this is the only time they've referenced events in the main story, if I recall correctly)... Silver even prepares a risotto for them all~ (His own favorite food is mushroom risotto, so I like to think of it as he's sharing a piece of himself with the fae.)

asldiuhaodasidba Lilia complaining about the tiny portions in fine dining...

SEBEK PREPARING A ROAST CHICKEN FOR THEM, they're going all out for this one meal??? ? ? ??? ? ?? Poor Sebek though 😭Baal refuses to eat anything Sebek made, he'd rather starve or eat rations than a human's cooking...

AW BAAL BOUGHT SEBEK BOOKS????? And encouraged his love for reading... 😭

Grim taking Baal's portion of food... (Of course... Did we really have any doubts about that?) Sebek really did get his attitude from Baal... Now Baal's going, "Gimme my food back!" after Grim started digging into it... And then Baal has three entire helpings of risotto... THEY HAVE THE SAME INTIMIDATING-YET-ALSO-PATHETIC VIBES

AYO SILHOUETTE FOR MALLEUS'S MOM????? Her name is (Princess) Mallenoa, the only daughter of Maleficia (Malleus's grandma). She lives at a separate palace and commands the military. Lilia also describes her as being extremely powerful, fickle, stubborn, selfish, and easy to anger. He's just tossing out allllllll the adjectives ahdbayodqdq

Ah, so it sounds like humans greatly outnumber the fae??? So they're at a disadvantage. Normally a royal would handle diplomatic stuff like this but for some reason Lilia is being sent? They're traveling on foot to deliver a message to the human encampment to the east; the last messenger (that travelled there via magic?) did not return. Ominous...

Fae nobility are repulsed by the smell of iron? I'm confused, are fae in TWST impacted by iron or not????

Aww, Silver... He's asking his dad to come to school not to learn, but to make special memories there 🥺 Back to "our Night Raven College"...

NOOO NOW THEY'RE FLASHING THROUGH ALL THE DORMS... while Silver and Sebek monologue about how everyone at NRC is very different, but despite how weird they all are, there is a lot that can be learned from their differences. Silver's spreading what he learned from his dad... and the fact that even Sebek pitched in... 😭

Lilia voice) let's make these high school students our pack mules and unpaid chefs and if they fuck up we leave them for dead in these woods where there are monsters lurking about

Man, he's so ruthless????? Lilia will use anyone he can to succeed in his mission... But then the next second he lays into his princess with a smile www

Lilia knew the princess since they were kids ~300 years ago, which puts the current conflict at ~400 years ago from modern day (since present Lilia is ~700 years old).

asdjbasbldbasdi Gotta love the lowkey jabs at classic fairy tales... Lilia says that human princesses may need protecting but not theirs???? (Yet Mallenoa still stays in her castle all day like she's waiting for a prince.)

THE PRINCESS HAS AN EGG... MALLEUS????? IS THAT YOU???? ???? ????? ? ?? ? ? (LOL at Sebek calling it Tamago-sama asghdyqovywqdwp9qbpacpasb) JAHAJAAH BAAL SUS OF THEM BEING INTERESTED IN THE EGG????

Oooh, so dragon eggs only hatch after receiving enough love and magic from the parents??? (Otherwise the egg will not mature and hatch.) The "power of love" is real, you guys 🥺

ANOTHER new character name drop?????? Levan/Revan??? It's a fae that went missing (probably the messenger from earlier??) I-Is that. Is that Malleus's dad???????? (Lilia says that both the princess and Levan/Revan have been pushing their tasks onto him; he has known them both for a long ass time.)

Baal voice) I still don't trust you

Fandom, back at Baal: Sorry (grand)daddy. Sorry. (Grand)daddy? Sorry. (Grand)daddy? Sorry.

Malleus is 178 years old in current day even though his egg existed 400 years ago, so it seems there was a few hundred years of delay before he actually hatched (normally the egg would hatch in 2-3 years). That means Lilia was ~522 when Malleus hatched and ~683 when he found Silver as a newborn (Malleus was ~161). Silver and Sebek think it’s weird that the timeline does not add up; it means Malleus was dormant for quite a while?? Or is the dream world wonky to accommodate for a “happy ending”? Or maybe the history they know is not correct (since earlier in book 7 Lilia mentions how true history can be distorted over time.)

Very sus, apparently there is not a lot known about Briar Valley's history??? Lilia never talked about the past around Silver, and Baal did the same with Sebek. None of the books Sebek read really goes into that history either. In current day, the palace where Malleus's mom resided isn't even there anymore, it's just land. It suddenly became a mystery...

MAN, I've been wondering this whole time why Lilia's happy ending is wartime but maybe. This is the period where Malleus's parents both died???? Maybe his happy ending is saving them??? Instead of them dying and him having to live with the guilt of not being there to protect his friends and his future prince's parents???? (I previously thought it was during war that Malleus hatched and/or Lilia found Silver, but I guess the timeline doesn't make sense there.)

According to Silver, they cannot stray too far from dreamers or else the darkness will return and try to drag them into a deeper sleep.

asdhbasdobasdbas Sebek is SUPER hype to see baby Tamago-sama Malleus...

Sebek points out that Silver is not nodding off (good catch, I actually did not notice this because I was too busy screaming about the lore); sooo when Silver is dream walking, he's consistently alert. It looks like Silver's narcolepsy is an important detail??? (Lilia took him to lots of doctors that didn't know how to help him, Silver does whatever he can to sleep well and to have a sleep schedule.)

OH MY GOD, I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT YUU AND GRIM STILL DIDN'T KNOW LILIA IS SILVER'S DAD. They thought it was a friendly nickname this entire time??? Kind of late to get to that, but alright 😅 We have acquired the Forbidden Knowledge... (SEBEK'S MOM IS WAY OLDER THAN HIS DAD BUT LOOKS WAY YOUNGER?? I mean, I kind of expected that but to have it confirmed just hits different.)

One of the soldiers tells the kids to stfu so they can sleep and so Sebek yells at everyone to stop disturbing them (you know, in his LOUD AS HECK voice).

Water in the Briar Country is cold because it is located up north (it snows a lot!). The lake water usually comes from melted snow. Checks out, I guess?

They're packing up to leave the camp... Reminds me of Mulan!

[Insert boring trek to the Silver Owls' base. Interesting tidbit: some soldiers we run into comment that Silver resembles the Dawn Knight/they didn't know the Dawn Knight had a lover?????? So... that's obviously gotta be an ancestor of Silver's, right??? Also??? The Dawn Knight apparently never removes their helmet, even around subordinates... VERY SUS, SIR

NAYUUURx NOT SeBEK CAViNG TO THE DATKNESS 😭 I feel like??? This is a really big character development moment for him?? He’s always been pretty blindly loyal to Malleus and hateful of humans, but this marks the first time he willingly does something against Malleus’s will and he calls Yuu and Grim by name… Sebek, sweetie… 😭 (Side note: Silver’s been so strong-willed through all of this, but I’m glad that TWST showed he isn’t perfect and infallible; he, too, was tempted to stay in the dream when Sebek started to consider it too.)

bchsheoxndle Something else I enjoy is Baul being so… tsun?? He complains about the kids but keeps an eye out for them anyway (and Sebek in particular)… The paternal vibes are too immaculate to completely squash 😎]

They made it!! Finally!!

UHHHHH THEY'RE FIGHTING A BIG MACHINE AND. LILIA INSTINCTIVELY BLOCKS SILVER?? (He’ll be fine, he’s in his prime 😌)

Oop, Heinrich and the Dawn Knight were supposed to be in the eastern base but they aren't??? Oh no, it looks like. It was a diversion?????? While Lilia and co. are busy at the base, Heinrich launched an attack on the palace where Malleus's mom is???????

AND OF CORUSE THAT'S WHERE WE CUT OFF?????????? BRUH.

OKAY, so this entire update was focused just on Lilia's dream. We have no clue what's happening in Idia's dream or the real world with Ortho??? Which I'm totally fine with; I feel like we learned SO much about Briar Valley's history and important figures in it. That's a very fair trade-off. I loved getting to learn about the conflict between humans and fae, fae culture, and about how Briar Valley (or Country) works. I'm surprised that the characters themselves know so little about the history, but that just makes me worried that that's because it's a dark part of history that was purposefully censored from the textbooks...

There were a lot of new characters introduced in this part, most of them just mentioned by name or silhouette. It really feels like we walked right into the most dire part of a history textbook... So much tragedy has been set up, so many key players put into place... But being that this is Lilia's promised happy ending, surely he must reverse fate and save the day in the end????? Right? Right??? ?????? ?? ??? ? ? ? ? ? ?????? I have my eyes glued to the Draconia family lore and history, I'm READY to absorb it!

Something else I found really fascinating was learning more about Sebek this update! He still has a very arrogant attitude about him (that much hasn't changed), but I loved seeing how he acts different around his grandfather and how excited he gets over little things like seeing Malleus's egg. I think this part also marks the start to his character arc; he is constantly put down time and time again by his grandpa, someone whom he really loves. Sebek is used to his grandpa accepting him for who he is, but now his grandpa is shouting hateful rhetoric and discriminating against him for being half human. It's the same ugly behavior that Sebek slings to other people, but now the shoe's on the other foot and HE'S the victim in these situations. It must no doubt be extremely uncomfortable for Sebek, but it's also forcing him into a situation where he has to look at his own bigotry head-on, and it gives him a chance to reevaluate himself. It's similar to how Vil had to challenge Epel's outdated gender views even when Epel kicked up a fuss every time Vil did. asdhbsaisdbabdil I'm just really invested in Sebek's character arc!!

I think there's a high probability we'll see all of the silhouetted figures in full in a future update, it's clear that we'll eventually be rushing back to check on Malleus's mom at some point. I'm super interested in seeing how Malleus's parents, the Dawn Knight, Lilia, Baal, and Henrik tie together. (And, of course, we NEED to check in with the Shrouds as well.)

I have heard people say that Henrik may be a reference to King Henry from the live action Maleficent? Then that means that the Dawn Knight may be TWST's equivalent to Stefan/Stephan (Aurora's dad) and Henrik/Henric's little sister is Leah/Leia (Aurora's mom)??? Then I've heard other theories that since Malleus's dad vanished, we have no corpse to confirm he is for real dead and maybe he's actually Crowley who went off to buy some milk and never came back???? (Because “Levan” sounds like “raven” and you know who else is a black bird? CROWLEY. Is he. Is he really going to be the Ultimate Absentee Dad by pulling off his mask in front of Malleus and go, “Luke, I am your father” at him????) And then there's those of us who are drooling over new character designs and screaming about how hot Sebek's grandpappy is. Point is, there are so many wild parallels, theories, ideas, and thirst posts flying around right now. I love how this wild update reinvigorated the whole fandom into a new period of theory crafting and other creative works. asdhabsdasdbasdi Every new book 7 update gets more and more hype... I just hope we get part 5 in July!!! Super intrigued by the history of the Briar Valley~

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plutobutartsy · 11 months

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more shared custody au hehe (part 3)

no i didn't forget about this au

part 1

gavin works as a nurse!! he's really good with people and especially old people at the hospital love him. a lot of them try to set him up with their kids/grandkids but they also just enjoy chewing his ear off while he washes them and stuff. he just puts people at ease :)

he's lowkey overworking himself, taking on extra shifts and jumping in for his coworkers when he can. vega doesn't like to admit it but he does get worried sometimes, especially after gavin takes on more responsibilities with school events

vega is a chef! he used to work at a really high end restaurant but he got sick of the attitude everyone there had. employers were arrogant and looked down on the staff, same with most of the customers. even though he didn't have much direct contact with customers, he still noticed how his coworkers were treated and it made him so unbelievably angry

now he works at a small family owned restaurant and he really enjoys working there

the family in question are the greers (stella try not to make everything about the shaw pack challenge FAILED), marie took it over from her parents. tank, david and asher have all worked there part time at some point and still help out on busy days if they can.

milo works there full time. he does a bit of everything; waiting, cooking, cleaning, delivering, whatever needs to be done. he also takes on security gigs from david from time to time

marie's restaurant is the type of well hidden secret that the locals try to gatekeep from tourists lol

vega loves working there so much and he's gotten really attached to the entire shaw pack but specifically marie like, he would kill for her. he tries to hide it but they all know, it's an unspoken rule to act like they don't. marie ignores this rule.

this goes without saying but of course vega is amazing at cooking. gavin always has caelum bring home a container with leftovers.

as much as caelum loves vega's amazing cooking, when asked what he wants for dinner he ALWAYS asks for dino chicken nuggets and it lowkey kills vega

vega comes over to gavin's place to meal prep when he can under the guise of making sure that caelum gets proper meals but he really does it to take some weight off of gavin's shoulders (again, he worries about gavin)

gavin isn't the best cook, he knows how to make a few basic meals and they don't taste bad but they're not amazing either. but they have that home made charm, it's like you can taste how much effort and love he puts into cooking meals for his loved ones

to make up for his average cooking skills he actually gets pretty good at baking after all those bake sales! when he drops caelum off at vega's place he also drops off a bunch of baked treats for vega specifically, to repay him for meal prepping.

vega doesn't like most sweet things so gavin mostly makes savory stuff for him

for vega's and pet's first proper date (because vega doesn't accept grabbing coffee together can be considered a proper date), he cooked pet their favourite childhood meal

pet teared up a little from the thoughtfulness and vega almost had a heart attack

huxley is a tattoo artist and helps coach the local highschool's football team in his free time

him and damien have matching tattoos that he designed (hnggg idk what yet but i'll come up with something lol also open for ideas :))

huxley has SO MANY tattoos, including, but not limited to: a frog on a skateboard, a bunch of dandelions, "love you" (twice, in both of his moms' handwriting), a birtday cake, a little ghost dude, damien's birth date and a bunch of lemons

caelum likes to colour huxley's tattoos in when he and damien babysit

i'm not set yet on what damien does for a living, i can see him being a professional photographer tbh but he also seems like somebody who'd have a regular office job? ahhhh i don't know

#redacted asmr #redacted audio #redacted huxley #redacted gavin #redacted vega #redacted caelum #shared custody au #stella's ideas

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nanjokei · 8 months

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hopefully we get more info about mutei, yeah. any thoughts/'meta' on reiji isoi? or any character you'd like, really, he was just the first that came to mind

im not good at making choices so you will have to ask me if there's anyone specific youre curious about!

for reiji ill just talk about both LOL. S+ and DLC spoilers untagged.

i think our reiji is an absolute genius character. the fact that the entire real climax of the game hinges on whether or not you like reiji, its honestly a great burden that i usually see flop or gets overemphasized without really giving reasons to care (or really, giving too many reasons and having it feel forced). but, if you think about it, there isn't much in the plot itself that makes caring necessary— the base game is way more sympathetic to minoru than utsugi, but it is still very late on before the moment most will finally throw their hands up and go "oh this guy has it bad" so reiji's unwavering desire to do something for him is the strongest part of his character in the latter half of the game... to the point where he sort of played the heel to get his mission over with. even at his most antagonistic, coming back from a long absence from the plot which casts more doubt to the "why" of his actions— you do kind of wanna root for reiji, even if his actions are sus at best. im almost certain the initial reaction to the woof scene is usually always "no, wait, shinano, it's not like that, fuck. why now." even though it is INCREDIBLY suspect. subsequently, reiji and atou opening up to each other a bit and placing trust in each other with shinano eventually joining in feels like a ticket home to a good ending. a good ending which doesn't come if you don't put in the work for it.

it is precisely why S route is so genius. without reiji being such a good character, being so convincing really, the setup would warrant nothing more than an eyeroll. i LOVE it. and i LOVE the usage of ave maria there. and the domino effect that ending has on the survivors. pure definition of having to earn your happy ending. it is a stunt that by all means SHOULD NOT WORK. but it DOES. i'd clock it as cheap if it was a hair out of place in the execution.

as for reiji himself as a character, i absolutely adore him, he's so cute. his personality hits all the good points of "this guy was definitely raised by a bunch of weirdos and knows nothing else". i think the purity in his motivations and overall self philosophy is *chefs kiss*. his respect for LDL both as his family and his superiors is balanced incredibly well. in the dlc, the feeling of "you're a part of the team, but adult things are adult things after all" jumps out to me. especially the way reiji's actions seem to respond "but i want to repay you, i want to be acknowledged, i want to be useful." even before 2015 he was kept in the dark about things. now, i don't know if this is on purpose on fukao's part (obviously the date is on purpose but lol) but i do choose to see reiji going off on a suicide mission to save the son of the man who raised him, who he doesn't know, as a sort of coming of age. if you only reach S route, reiji dies at 20 years old, but if you get to S+, the very next day, he turns 21. i want to think it's intentional!! seriously god-like!! its enough he dies right before his birthday to begin with, but the fact that it's like that!!! AHHHH!!! i do feel like it may be on purpose given reiji's age is obscured as "early 20s" until the very end of S+ (the note that there's a 5 year difference between shinano and reiji). after S+, reiji has become an adult, who pulled off the impossible. his graduation from just being just a very highly attuned kid, a capable adult. also the fact that he's only hung out with a bunch of weirdo adults in his whole life means the gap between him and his peers is incredibly endearing

i love reiji. he's so good!

as for reiji numero uno, it's spoilers all around, so ill put it under the cut

honestly this is less about reiji himself and more about the circumstances around him... intensely tragic character. but it really is funny. i think its funny hatsutori basically used his existence, the potential of him being useful to misumi, as a way to mobilize misumi against empyrean and theodore. now i don't think misumi is some kind of misunderstood saint (though i have a feeling by com is out we're gonna find out he's probably one of the less demonic fragments) but the fact that he clears the very low bar of telling hatsutori off for being a homicidal psycho... well it's telling i think. even then apparently reiji wasn't experimented on immediately, and was taken care of before misumi split his fragment. but still. it is a state to be in. when atou and sanemitsu find out he's not only alive but sharing a body with a man who's probably well within retirement age the fallout is gonna be BAD

his existence as a device to further the motivations of at least like 10 other characters, is fun. it's fun. i like izu. i like misumi. i'd love to see the reiji part of the body izu is occupying to come out. is he still a 10 year old boy in there or what. definitely getting the short end of the stick here

#ask #anonymous #see oh ee related

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tesnuzzik · 8 months

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Pardon me! I sent you a message on Twitter a few days ago but I guess it wasn't checked. I'm kinda shy so it takes a long time for me to decide whether to resend it. However, I really want to clearly express my feelings to your amazing illustrations. And here I am😳

These days I've finished reading the dragonmatsu doodle comics ,too🤗(god sextuplet are SOOO CUTE! ) And there is one question I've kept thinking: since sextuplet are just half dragons , maybe the origin of their elements comes from outside? Like, the elements chose sextuplet to be the master for some reasons, they are not innate.

Besides, I also notice Totti still gets along well with Atsushi, who seems to be an aristocrat with great power. Is there any chance that he hatches a plan to change the political dynamics with Totoko and general Muno? (they're all familiar with kingdom)

……Ahhhh too many thoughts. How appealing the dragonmatsu is! I hope my lengthy words won't bother you😶Keep going on creating more fantastic illustrations and comics!!!

Hey! My Twitter doesn't properly show dm's from people I haven't followed (it doesn't notify me), so I indeed didn't see it until now (I'll send a reply to your message there as well :) I never really made a decision on how their seperate element powers came to be for the comic, but I discussed some ideas in this answer to an ask a few years ago. I do really like your idea, it's a much more sense making magical explanation than the life-magic idea and not as... troublesome as the biological one. I DID, however, think up an origin story for their elements when I thought up a new Dragonmatsu story, which I posted on Twitter here. This story has nothing to do with the comic though, and is much more fairytale-like. As for Atsushi, I remember having plans for him trying to help and fix the situation. The aristocracy was divided by elements of mages, as the ability to control specific elements well depended on family. The gem Atsushi gave to Totty was an air-gemstone, crafted specifically to help Totty control his magic a little bit better and protect him when needed (He wears a different one himself as well). His easy access to air gemstones? He's part of the Air Nobility, just like Muno :) So he already knew her! Also, before the situation with Vitharr and the prince, the Dragon Hunters were only there to protect the kingdom from danger, not to seek out and kill dragons. Totoko also didn't want to be part of the new regime just like Muno, and I had plans for her and Chibita to team up and search for the Matsus :) And no worries about the questions! I think it's fun to go back to old projects, it's nostalgic but also shows me how far I've come since then <3

#ask #Dragonmatsu #long post #The only thing that's tricky is the chaos that were my old notes #I don't think I wrote everything down haha

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lavalamp-juice · 9 months

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MUTANT MAYHEM SPOILERS -

Movie Review/Rambiling alot

This is ur last warning >:o

AHHHH I LOVED IT

Visuals- BRO THE ANIMATIONNNNN UGGGG all the textures and little squiggles makes my brain go brrr. Was it just me or did the horses have googly eyes? Heh cute 🐎 UGH THE BABIES. THE BABIES. ALMOST FORGOT TO MENTION THEM. Ever since having an influx of babies in my family, those parent baby scenes have gotten to my heart strings. Those scenes used to never get to me but man they really do now I cried. It's really interesting how everything EVERYTHING in this movie is not symmetrical. Opposite Wes Anderson, I like to call it. It's eye candy. It gives me the same feeling as watching old cartoons that used cells. Like each frame is homemade. it helps bring life to the mundane.

I could see if people think it's a little too different for them to like, BUT NOT ME 10/10

The Turtles - Very teen it's cool. It is impressive to have teen characters that don't make me cringe and sink into my chair. So that's suchhh a plus! While most of there slang will be obsolete in a couple years that's fine. Actually making them act their age is a great decision.

Leo got that unintentional rizz. No bit actually has a show ever done a Leo April ship? It's interesting it was cute. I don't see much chemistry but tbh I think that was intentional / a good thing. I would have disliked if there was a bigger Leo April sub plot. I like how he was pretty reasonable throughout the whole movie. Not a total party killer, but also not lazy as a leader. It will be so interesting to see how they all grow 🥺

Raph- He's pretty cool, the brute as always not getting everyone one in trouble :D

Donnie- I know Mr. Rogan wanted too make them realisc teens, sadly this also took away Donnies super intelligence. It's very understandable but I wish he was a lil bit more of a nerd, saying something smart here and there. Probably my bias tho since I really like super intelligent characters :P none of Donnie's doohickeys in this one. It might be cool to see him throughout the series and other movies slowly begin to code and make stuff. At least his winning personality shines in this movie!

Mikey- Just Mikey being mikey. Its so nice seeing him happy and at the end go to High school and live among humans 🥺 it's the ending I kinda wanted for Bay verse Mikey, at least we can see it here!

The other mutants- Also very cool but there's a bit too many to really get everyone's say, which is what I was worried about when I saw the cast list. Other that SuperFly and Mono Gecko it felt like many didn't get a time to shine. (Especially Bebop & RockSteady)

Story/Plot- Honestly with all the all the TMNT content I have imbedded into my brain I thought I wouldn't ever see the "status quote" change SO dramatically. It was compelling to see that Splinter (and super fly) TRIED to go in the human world. And were automatically shunned and basically beat up emotionally/physically. The way super fly explained how he unalived that guy who was harassing them was scary. Very vivid and almost reminded me of Batman? Like the way SuperFly explained that he beat the guy up to a the point were the guy was no longer a threat (which is what Batman does) but Superfly, unlike Batman kept beating him up until... yeahh. It was sad that Baxter Stockmen apparently got killed? If I understood that right. It was very sad to hear especially cause again, baby stories are gut punching me. Baby SuperFly was cute I need a plush of him🥺 I'll raise him good not evil.

I had no idea the turtles and the mutants (other then SuperFly) were gonna team up so fast. It was a bit of a surprise but good.

The ending of all them moving in together tho. Also if they have so much space why don't the boys have separate rooms? Anyway, Team Found Family wins again <3

I really enjoyed Splinter noticing his mistake and like fixing so quick. It's a bit better than Rise Splinter where us arc takes awhile more.

THE TURTLES GOING TO SCHOOL?!?¿¡?!? ¿QUE? DOING WHAT NO TURTLE HAS DONE BEFORE. GOOD FOR THEM <3

The "I'm gonna turn the whole world into mutants" is kinda over done :/ but still good stakes!

Humor- Milk joke coming back full circle. Donnie your not supposed to be driving >:[ but while. Your at it go there. Heh it was funny and loved it.

Cons- Throw up joke. Ehhh just went on a bit too Long

Humans suddenly accepting is a bit too optimistic but I'll allow it.

Overall- Animation makes it worth watching and of course the story, characters and laughs. 9/10 I'm so excited to see it again!!!

#also i saw it on Saturday #but i wrote alot...#tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #mm tmnt #tmnt mm #mm #tmnt mutant mayhem #mutant mayhem #mutant mayhem spoilers #ahhh #i really liked this movie if you couldn't tell.#movie review #lava reviews #lava posts

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vole-mon-amour · 2 years

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7x02.

These husbands are hilarious. Aaron calling Dave one of their founders, but then eyeing him with THAT fake surprising look. David going, "I'm good at what I do" and making Aaron smiling the way only Dave can. <3

I couldn't stop laughing, lmaoo. Same, Dave, same. Also, the fact that Aaron calls David "our founders" but at the same time Dave goes, "Is that an order?". The irony of Aaron technically being Dave's boss but irl they're just really good friends. <3 Best friends, even. Because, once again, there was a case where Dave had a hunch and wanted to keep following it. Aaron, while with any member of the team he'd say, "Do not pursue it. It is an order.", told David, "Then you must keep following it."

It's the mutual respect in them for me & their ability to have an actual open conversation about many things, including their personal worries.

Aaron's smile is so wide & his face is beaming. I don't think he is ever as happy with anyone as he is with Dave. He could only smile this way with Haley (hellooo, the implication of romantic love) and maybe with Jack, but he even looks differently at Jack (obviously, because he's a proud dad. There's no romance). So yeah, in my mind, Aaron and Dave are totally married.

You call this a mansion, David? This? I thought you had a freaking palace in there, and this is just something slightly more bigger than an average house, c'mon. :')

Aaron? Smiling like this while Dave talks about food and cooking? Hotchner is so ridiculously in love with him, are you kidding me? Also, Dave's passion for cooking? Ahhhh.

Looking at David's posture (someone swipe his jeans for better trousers, please). At JJ's face. At Aaron just enjoying every second of his existence at the moment. I'm beaming the same way Aaron does.

His kitchen is so nice! Big, pretty, definitely for a person that loves cooking. All the kisses and hugs that must have happened there with Aaron. This small moment at the end of the episode is so precious.

Not to mention the cooking lessons... AND then there is the praising. Most likely following by the same said happy kisses, hugs, touches. I'm so fucking in love with them, I can't stop smiling.

Look at him. Look at how happy he is. Look what kind of smiles and looks he gives Dave. This is the definition of heart eyes. This is one of the best kind of compliments Aaron Hotchner can give to anyone (another one is trusting their personal secrets and, well, Dave got this one too.)

"Together. Just like a family." You are. You totally are.

Dave winks at people so much. I'm thinking about his previous wives, and all his manners and skills. This man is so charismatic. <3 I absolutely adore watching him in his natural habitat.

P.S.:

This is hilarious. I'm thinking of the very beginning of cooking lessons & how Aaron must've done something so wrong that he earned this kind of reaction from Dave & I'm :D The entire interaction is so incredibly precious, my cheeks hurt from all the smiling.

Definitely one of my fav Hossi moments (and episodes, since there were so many interactions and curious moments), might as well be my pin post if it wasn't for the previous scene where Dave and Aaron drink after hours and discuss grief, and the entire scene shows how well actually Dave knows Aaron & how much Aaron trusts him. Their off work moments are the absolute best. Now give me that amount of trust and this amount of happy smiles & I'm going in heaven (bc that probably means that they're making love, since what else is there to resolve all those flirty glances and smiles).

And another canon note:

Spencer: "Sorry I'm late." Dave: "And that's why I cook alone."

I could definitely use this in writing.

#hossi #natiswatching #cm #it took me sooo long to write this post #but every time i came back to it it made me smile immediately #i love them your honor

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elizabethsaige · 2 years

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Academy Winner

Florence Pugh x Reader

Request: hii! i have a request for florencecould you do one where flo & reader go together to the oscars and everyones eyes are on them bc they both look gorgeous and theyre like the couple of the night, plus reader wins best actress in a leading role, so flo gets so emotional and proud of reader,also reader mentions flo in her acceptance speech

Word Count: 3,444

Warnings: mentions of anxiety

A/N: ahhhh i loved this request idea, i had to do it as soon as i got it! hope you enjoy!

*picture not mine

The night of the Oscars was finally here, after much anticipation. You were nominated for ‘Best Actress in a Leading Role’ alongside many big names like Kristen Stewart and Penelope Cruz. This was your first time at the Oscars, which was unbelievable to you and your friends and family. Your first lead role in a big movie and you are nominated for one of, if not, the biggest awards you could be nominated for as an actress. To say you were nervous was an understatement.

Florence was accompanying you tonight. Although she was invited to the Oscars, she would be arriving as your plus one. She had not been nominated for anything this time, but she was more than happy to come and support you during your big night.

She was so proud of you for the incredible job you did in your film “Conscious Spirit”, playing a woman who was on a journey to find her parents after they suddenly disappeared. Florence had been there for you through all of your success and failures as an up and coming actress, all leading up to this huge accomplishment. You were quick to say that you couldn’t have done it all without her help and advice as a seasoned actress, but she gave all the credit to you, as she knew how hard you worked for it.

Hair and makeup arrived at your hotel at 1pm, as both you and Florence were being done up by Flo’s creative glam team, as she puts it. Peter Lux was doing your hair and Alex Babsky was doing your makeup, making both of you look your best for the award show tonight.

Flo’s stylist, Rebecca Corbin-Murray was also joining today to style the two of you. You and Florence wanted to do a matching look for the night, as it was your first time coming to an award show as a couple. The two of you had announced your relationship to the world a few weeks prior and already, many people were anticipating your first appearance together to be at the Oscars.

Rebecca picked a stunning nude, almost pastel yellow dress for Florence, and for you, she chose a nude cutout suit, each of you wanting to go for a more subtle look for the evening.

After about an hour in the makeup and hair chair, Florence already finished getting all glam, you began feeling the nerves.

Sure, you had been to award shows before, but never one as big as the Oscars. Worries flooded your head as you thought about the worst case scenario about how the night would play out. Surely, something bad was bound to happen.

Florence noticed your face change, a look that you often got when you were overthinking. “Y/N?”

You snapped out of your thoughts as you looked at Flo, who was making her way over to you. She stood beside you, making sure not to get in Peter’s way as he finished up your hair. He chose a sleek bun, adding a few pieces to leave out in the front.

“Darling, is everything alright?” You nodded, reaching out to take Flo’s hand in yours. Holding her hand always calmed you down, as you were prone to anxiety.

“I’m just a bit nervous, that’s all,” you said, barely above a whisper. A deep exhale came from your nose as you tried to calm yourself, knowing if you didn’t do it now, a panic attack would soon follow.

Florence gave your hand a squeeze and gave you a small smile. “Hey, look at me.” Your eyes fluttered to her’s, causing the butterflies in your stomach to disappear.

“You’re going to do great, I promise. What’s got you so worried?” Tearing your eyes away from her’s, looking around at all the people in the room, everything started to feel real, and scary, all of a sudden.

Florence followed your eyes and asked Peter if you could take a 5 minute break, as she guided you by the hand into the bathroom. You followed her in and took a seat on the toilet as she shut the door behind you. She came right to you, kneeling in front of you as she placed her hands on your thighs, looking up at you.

“Come on love, what’s the matter? Whatever it is, it’ll be okay,” Florence said, moving a piece of hair behind your ear. You swallowed the lump in your throat as tears welled up in your eyes.

“I feel so out of place, Flo. What if they made a mistake, I shouldn’t be nominated for this award,” you spilled out. “Everyones going to know that I don’t deserve it.”

Florence frowned listening to your words. No one believed more than her that you deserved this, if only you saw that yourself.

“Honey, why do you think that? Because it’s not true, you deserve it so much, it’s crazy. You’ve worked so hard for this, where’s this idea coming from?”

A few tears left your eyes, falling down your blush covered cheeks. Florence reached up to wipe them away, careful not to smudge the makeup off with them.

“I’m just so new at this and there are people who have worked for years trying to get an Oscar nomination, it almost feels like it was handed to me.” Florence pursed her lips together. She reached for your hands and placed a kiss on your knuckle, you following her every move with teary eyes. She guided you up and off the seat, leading you in front of the mirror. Turning your hips so you were looking at yourself in the mirror, Flo took the spot beside you, keeping her hand on your lower back.

Florence placed a soft kiss on your cheek, one that you leaned into. “Darling, I promise you that you deserve this nomination. You’ve worked hard and put in the work and now you’re being rewarded for it,” she said quietly, keeping her eyes on you through the mirror. “And who cares what other people think? You and I both know that whatever happens tonight, you are amazing at what you do, and you wouldn’t be up there with everyone else if other people didn’t see it too. Right?” She nudged your shoulder playfully, causing a small smile to form on your lips as you nodded.

“Right,” you whispered back, wiping the last of your tears. Flo turned you toward her as she brought your body closer to her before giving you a sweet kiss.

Turning you back to the mirror, she moved behind you and wrapped her arms around your waist and put her chin on your shoulder. “I want you to look in the mirror and repeat after me, love. Can you do that for me?” You nodded, eyes wide as you watched Flo speak.

Florence smiled before she spoke in your ear. “I am a hard worker.”

“I am a hard worker,” you repeated, placing your hands on her’s.

“I am loved and protected.”

“I can do hard things with ease.”

“Okay last one. No matter what happens tonight, I deserve everything good in my life,” Florence spoke, giving your waist a tight squeeze. You smiled, closing your eyes and taking the moment in before speaking.

“No matter what happens tonight, I deserve everything good in my life.”

Flo smiled at your words, giving your neck a quick peck before looking at you again. “Good girl. Feel any better?”

Your cheeks flushed red at the compliment. “Yes, thank you my love. I feel a lot better. I think I’m ready to go back out there.”

And with that, you and Florence made your way out of the bathroom to finish getting ready for your big night.

During the car ride to the award show, you held onto Flo’s hand as you watched out the window. As you got closer, you saw the waves of traffic on the streets, the majority of the cars being people coming home from work, but you wondered how many of them were people like you, going to the Oscars.

As you arrived, a security guard opened your door so you and Flo could get out of the car. Immediately, you saw the flashing lights of the paparazzi that followed you as you walked down to the beginning of the red carpet. Luckily, there wasn’t a line for you to have to wait to walk the carpet, so you and Florence got right up there, after telling the person with the whiteboard who you two were. The lady wrote your names on the whiteboard so the paparazzi knew whose names to yell as they begged the celebrities for a second of their time to snap a picture.

Moments like these overwhelm you, as the flashing lights and loud yells make you not be able to think, barely hearing the people next to you. You and Florence walked hand in hand down the carpet, getting pictures of you together and then some separate. By the time you two made it to the interview portion of the carpet, you were feeling the pressure, but with Florence there with you, it wasn’t so bad.

The first interview you did was with a well known reporter, Michelle, who had been to as many Academy Award shows as you can remember. You’d seen her on TV more times than you could count, so the second you saw her, you knew exactly who she was.

You made your way to her, embracing her in a hug once you got to her spot. Florence stayed behind you, watching you do your interview “Y/N, it’s so good to see you out here tonight! Congratulations on the nomination! How are you feeling?”

“I’m doing great, excited to be here tonight, thank you! How are you?” The two of you conversed for a few minutes, before you moved on to the next person, taking Flo’s hand back as you walked.

All around you, people were stopping you and Florence, congratulating you on your nomination, as well as the two of you for your official new couple status. Everyone there was head over heels for the two of you together, many of your favorite celebrities stopping you to say hello.

The last interview you had was with Emily Uribe, a TikToker who was invited to interview at the show. You had seen all of her videos and was so excited to be able to talk to her in person.

“Y/N, it is so great to finally meet you, how are you feeling being out here tonight for your first nomination?”

“Emily, I’ve been watching your TikToks for months now and trust me, I am the one who is more excited. But I’m doing great! I was a little nervous to come here, but I have a really great support system with me, so now I’m just excited!”

Emily smiled as you two spoke. “And I see you’ve brought your beautiful girlfriend, Florence, with you tonight. How has this whole experience been with her? This is your first event as an official couple, right?”

You nodded, reaching for Flo’s hand, signaling for her to come join you. Florence shyly walked up to you too, shaking Emily’s hand, greeting her with enthusiasm.

“Yes, this is our first event together, but we’ve actually been together for about 8 months. Florence has been the absolute best through everything today, I couldn’t be more happy to be able to spend my first Academy Award show with her,” you said, looking lovingly at Florence. She flashed you a smile back, wrapping her arm around your waist.

“That’s so cute, alright I’m officially jealous of your relationship. You two have got to be the couple of the night. I’m sure I’m not the only one that is excited to see you two together. Y/N, I wish you all the best tonight, and Florence, it was lovely to meet you. I hope you’re just as proud of Y/N as we all are.”

Florence nodded. “I am absolutely so proud of her, you can’t even imagine. She makes me proud every day. It was lovely to meet you too, Emily. Have a fun night tonight, okay?”

As you and Florence walked off and into the building, you pulled Florence aside and into a deep kiss. Your hands made your way up to her waist, gripping on to her as you pulled her into you, as she wrapped her arms around your neck.

“What was that for?” Florence asked, taken by surprise.

“For what you said back there, and for being the best girlfriend ever. I love you,” you replied, holding her close to you. She smiled her gorgeous smile and leaned back in for another kiss, before being interrupted by a security guard yelling for people to go into the room where the awards were being held. Grabbing Flo’s hand, you made your way inside, finding your seats.

You two were placed at a table with your publicist, Mark, along with Jacob Elordi, Elliot Page, and each of their respective plus ones and publicists. You had an aisle seat, which was great for you in case you had to escape due to anxiety, or just for some fresh air.

Shortly after taking your seats and chatting with everyone at the table, the awards began. Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall, and Amy Shumer were the hosts of the evening, so the three of them came out to begin the show.

Not long after the show began, the first round of winners were announced, first for Best Supporting Actress and Actor, leading with Best Costume Design.

As the time for your category got closer and closer, your nerves began to rise, palms sweating and legs bouncing. Florence noticed, of course, and closed a calming hand on your knee. She leaned in to whisper in your ear so you can hear her, “Baby, remember what we practiced in the mirror? You’ve got this, there's no need to be nervous.” Nodding, you interlocked your hand with hers, nerves floating away.

“Now, I gotta say, this next category is a tough one, ladies. I think out of the whole show, the fans are most excited to see who will take home the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role,” Amy said, loud from the stage. Your attention was brought up there as you heard your category, pulling your focus from the worrying thoughts to the stage.

“I think you’re right, Amy. Now, announcing the nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role, we have Kristen Stewart in Spencer, Nicole Kidman in Being the Richardos, Penelope Cruz in Parallel Mothers, Olivia Coleman in The Lost Daughter, and newcomer, Y/N Y/L/N in Conscious Spirit,” Wanda announced, as the camera panned to each of the nominees, landing on you as the last one to be called. You smiled as the camera pointed at you, hoping the nerves weren’t obvious.

Silence after an applause came over the crowd as everyone looked up on stage, waiting for the winner to be called. Regina opened the envelope that held the name of the winner.

“And the winner of Best Actress in a Leading role is…Y/N Y/L/N!”

The round of applause erupted over the crowd, whistles and loud cheers brought you out of a gaze as you heard your name being called. You turned your head toward Florence, mouth wide open in shock, as she wrapped her arms around your neck, pulling you into a hug.

“Baby, you did it, you won!” Florence cheered loudly for you as you hopped out of your seat and made your way up to the stage, still in shock over hearing your name being called as the winner. Making your way up to the three ladies on stage, you gave each of them a quick hug before accepting your award and heading to the podium. Cheers from the crowd kept going as you stood up on stage, looking out to see people standing out of their seats, applauding for you.

You did it. You won. Confusion clouded your head while tears of joy filled your eyes as you looked out into the crowd to find Florence, who was beaming at you.

You could feel how proud she was of you, as she gave you two huge thumbs up. She was practically jumping on top of her chair, hoping you'd see how excited she was for you.

As the crowd settled, you cleared your throat before speaking into the mic, not prepared with a speech.

“Hi, um wow, this is…incredible. I don’t even know what to say, I think I’m still in shock so bear with me, please,” you laughed into the mic, wiping a few tears from your face. You heard a couple of stray laughs and cheers from the audience, making you smile brightly.

“Never in a million years did I ever expect this to happen tonight. If only you all could have seen me 4 hours earlier. I was a mess and doubtful of my abilities, I didn’t believe I even belonged to be here tonight, let alone nominated for this award,” you said, trying to calm your nerves as you spoke, praying you didn’t mess up. “But I have a very special person with me here today who helped me realize that there isn’t anything I can’t do, and that not only should I be proud of myself for this award, but I shouldn’t doubt myself because she has always believed in me.”

You caught a glimpse of Florence, who was wiping away tears from her own eyes as she blew a kiss to you. “I want to thank my agents and managers, as well as my cast and crew that I had the pleasure of working with for this movie. I also want to thank my family and friends who are supporting me from home. And thank you to everyone who has believed in me, because I wouldn’t be here without you. Lastly, I want to thank my girlfriend, Florence, for being the most kind hearted and supportive person. There are no words for how much I appreciate her, thank you for always being there for me and giving me the confidence to believe in myself. I couldn’t think of a better person to have by my side, I love you. Thank you everyone for this, you guys rock!”

A second wave of applause erupted from the audience as you made your way off the stage with your award in hand, waving to people as you walked down the stairs and went back to your seat. The second you got back, you wrapped Florence up in a big huge, who was crying real, big tears for you. “I’m so proud of you baby, I love you so much. I knew you could do it.”

The camera panned back to you, capturing the sweet moment of you two embracing, as you held her in your arms. “I love you so much, thank you for believing in me.”

As the award show was coming to an end, the night was barely just beginning. There were many afterparties to go to, but all you could think about was the event that just took place. You barely had time to wrap your mind around what had just happened, as you made your way to the car, award in hand, with your empty arm linked with Florence.

After the show, you two were heading back to the hotel just to change into a different look before heading back out to the Vanity Fair after party.

While in the car, you could feel Florence staring at you, as her hands lazily ran up and down your arm. “I can feel you staring at me.”

Flo smiled before leaning in to place a kiss on your cheek. “So what? You’re beautiful and I just can’t believe how lucky I am.” A blush rose to your cheeks as you looked into her eyes.

“I’m the lucky one. Thank you again, Florence. I really can’t believe I have the best girlfriend ever,” you said before leaning in for a kiss.

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wandaromanova · 3 years

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Little Sister

Pairing: Natasha Romanoff x Fem!Reader

Warnings: one cuss word, minor BW spoilers

A/N: hello! i’d like to note that this takes place sometime before the events in the Black Widow movie! if you haven’t seen the movie yet, please skip over this story and come back later if you’d like! happy reading <3

anon requested: hiii i have a fluff request after seeing bw haha: could you do nat x fem reader where they're laying in bed snuggling, and r asks her about her family and nat tells her and r notices how cute she looks when she's talking about yelena and it's so soft and ahhhh

Summary: Natasha tells her girlfriend about a piece of her past that she never talks about; her sister.

Word Count: 2K

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Natasha Romanoff has lived a lot of lives. She has been through more than most.

Nat had been taken as an infant by an organization that trained little girls to become lethal assassins.

She was psychologically conditioned to become a killer, having taken more lives than she could count.

Eventually, Natasha had managed to break free from the cage she was forced into and was recruited as a S.H.I.E.L.D agent; it was a new start for her, an opportunity to compensate for the red in her ledger.

So, Natasha took her job seriously, saving as many people as she could, even more so when she became an Avenger; one of earth’s mightiest heroes.

Natasha found something in the team that she never really had before; a family. She found a home within the dysfunctional team she had been recruited into.

Not only did Natasha find a family within the Avengers; she also found the love of her life.

Natasha hadn’t even considered the possibility of ever finding love.

For starters, the Red Room had instilled the concept that love was nothing but a distraction; a liability.

She had been taught that love was for children and it was nothing but a weakness that needed to be avoided at all costs.

She was quite literally programmed to be emotionally closed off and to always have her guard up. Letting someone into her heart was a risk she didn’t want to take.

When Natasha gained her independence from the organization, she had to do a lot of self-discovering. She had never been able to be her own person, but now that she could, she quickly learned that she didn’t even know herself.

However, it was Natasha’s insecurities that truly turned her off from the entire idea of love.

How could any ever possibly love her? She thought she was a monster for the things she’d done. She has done the unspeakable since ever she was a child.

What if she wasn’t enough? What if her baggage was too much for someone else to carry? She didn’t want to be a burden. She didn’t want to have to protect someone, just to fail them like she had failed so many others.

Natasha was positive that no one would ever be crazy enough to love her.

Little did she know, she would end up finding someone crazy enough to do so; you.

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When the Avengers were formed, you were extremely nervous about it.

All of the files that you’ve read on your new teammates were unbelievable; they were all phenomenal in their own rights. A super-soldier, a god, a genius, a trained-spy.

You were a spy yourself, so you knew exactly who Natasha Romanoff was. She was a S.H.I.E.L.D legend, the best of the best.

You were more nervous about meeting her than anyone else. What if she judged you? What if she didn’t think you were good enough to be an agent, let alone an Avenger?

Not only was she your superior, but she was also your crush. Yeah, you’d never even met the woman before, but you were crushing on her hard.

She was drop-dead gorgeous, but also quite literally a deadly force. Natasha could easily take down anyone she wanted to, and honestly, you wanted to be one of those lucky people.

When you met Natasha for the first time, you were a flustered mess. The redhead found it amusing, how your cheeks turned a bright shade of red and you stumbled over your words as you praised her work.

Natasha never told you this, but she was immediately smitten the moment she laid eyes on you.

There was a kindness and positivity that just radiated off of you and it was extremely contagious.

You were this beaming ball of light that lit up the darkest parts of her soul.

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You got to know Natasha extremely well while being on the team. From observing her closely and paying very close attention to her actions, you had managed to pick up on little things.

She didn’t put any creamer or sugar in her sugar; opting for strong, black coffee.

She was kind of a clean freak. If she saw something out of place, she would be quick to put it in the correct place or position.

When she was happy, she would let a small smirk cross her features. When she was annoyed, she would raise her eyebrows.

When she was stressed out or angry, three little creases would appear on her forehead as her eyebrows would knit together tightly; a subtle frown on her face.

Of course, when you began dating the redhead, you didn’t really have to survey her so closely anymore because she’d tell you things herself.

No matter the circumstances, Natasha would always come to you and rant about it. Whether it was about how shitty a mission went or how she beat Clint’s ass during training; you were the only person she wanted to tell.

Natasha had opened up to you, something she never did with anyone. She told you all about her past.

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You had some knowledge of Natasha’s previous life, considering it was in her files, but you didn’t realize just how horrible her childhood truly was.

The Red Room, the heavy weight of guilt that rests on her shoulders, the nightmares that forced her to relive the murders she committed, her time as a S.H.I.E.L.D agent, and becoming an Avenger.

She’d go on and on about her road to redemption or ‘clearing the red out of her ledger.’

Natasha was terrified when she told you about her demons. She figured you were going to leave her the second she finished talking, waiting for you to get up and walk out the door, but you didn’t.

So, you completely caught her off guard when you pulled her into a bone-crushing hug, placing a soft kiss onto her temple, the redhead relaxing in your embrace.

“You’re the strongest person I know. It’s not your fault, you were forced and conditioned to do the things you did.”

Natasha focused on the sound of your voice and took in your words as you softly caressed her red locks with one hand.

“Baby, the amount of respect I have for you is immeasurable. I applaud you for turning your life around for the better. I’m so fucking proud of you.”

Your words had brought tears to Natasha’s eyes, which was a rare occurrence.

She was expecting you to run for the hills, but you chose to pull her closer instead.

In that moment, Natasha knew she never had to be afraid of love again.

You were the most understanding and accepting person she’d ever met.

You would never judge her for her worst mistakes; Natasha had found the one for her and she wasn’t ever going to let go.

•❅──────────────── ‎⧗ ────────────────❅•

Now, a few months later and a year into your relationship with the Russian, you were both lying in bed and cuddling.

You were both watching a movie when a particular scene came on. It was of a family gathering around a Christmas tree, children excitedly opening up presents with gleeful smiles across their faces.

“You know, my sister and I got to take pictures with a Christmas tree once.” Natasha spoke, her eyes fixated on the screen.

You looked up at her in shock. You didn’t know that Natasha had a sister. She told you that she didn’t even so much as know her parent’s names.

Natasha looked down and noticed your confused expression. She reached for the remote on the bedside table and paused the movie before returning her gaze to you.

“There was a mission I was assigned to in Ohio, as a kid. I was assigned to play the daughter of two other Russian spies, Alexei and Melina. It wasn’t just me though, there was a little girl who was assigned as my younger sister. Her name is Yelena.”

Natasha had a reminiscent, happy smile on her face as she recalled the brief period time of her childhood. She looked absolutely adorable as she rambled on about this part of her childhood.

“We took photoshoots of various holidays to make our family look more realistic. My favorite one was Christmas. Even though I knew they were just empty boxes, I wanted to rip open every single one.”

Natasha let out a small giggle at the thought. Even though she had a smile on her face, you could feel and hear the underlying tone of sadness in her voice.

“Yelena and I would spend hours outside, just playing together. Swinging on the swing-sets, looking up at the stars, bending over backward, and getting into a ridiculous competition to see who could hold the position the longest… I always let her win.”

You could see the fondness in her eyes, the longing. It warmed your heart that there was a small glimmer of light in Natasha’s past. There was at least a sliver of hope that she clung tightly onto throughout her time in the Red Room.

“After 3 years, the mission ended. Yelena and I were sent back to the Red Room and were torn apart from one another.

Natasha’s breathing grew heavier as she recalled the unfaithful day. The sight of her sister being taken, and not being able to do anything to help her; still haunted the redhead to this day.

“There were so many men with guns and armor, they literally ripped us away from each other. I was eleven and she was only six.”

Your heart sunk at your girlfriend’s words as her smile dropped. She tore her eyes away from yours as she blinked rapidly, fighting back tears, but failed. You reached your hand up to her cheek and wiped away the fallen droplets.

“I haven’t seen her since. I’d like to think that she found a way out and got a life of her own; a nice, happy life.”

Natasha placed her hand on top of yours before looking down at you once more. You sent her a soft smile when she let out a shaky breath.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ

“I knew that the it was all fake, but it was still the best part of my childhood. It was real to me.”

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ

You nodded your head at her words. She took a brief pause, trying to regain her composure, before continuing.

“Even if we have no true relation to one another, and even if I haven’t seen her in years, she is still my little sister.”

Natasha finished off with a big gasp as sobs wracked her body. You sat up from her embrace and pulled her into your arms, just like you had many times before.

You rubbed her back soothingly as she cried into your shoulder, her tears hitting the exposed skin.

“She sounds amazing, baby. I’m really happy that you had some sort of happiness back then and I hope one day you get to see her again.”

You whispered and Natasha pulled away from the hug, still in your arms as her emerald eyes surrounded by a sea of red, a result of her crying.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ

“I doubt she’d even want to see me. I didn’t even try to find her. I’m a horrible sister! I-“

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ

You immediately pressed your lips against hers, effectively getting the Russian to calm down. You broke the kiss when her breathing slowed.

“Honey, of course, she’d want to see you again. Like you said, you guys are sisters. I’m positive that it was just as real to her as it was to you.”

You reassured your girlfriend, her eyes a pool of worry and guilt. You rubbed your thumb against her waist, the material of your her hoodie beneath your touch.

“From what you’ve told me about the Red Room, it would’ve been impossible to find her. Stop beating yourself up over it. You’re the best, and I’m totally not biased or anything.”

Natasha let out a small chuckle at that and you smiled at her, wiping away the last of her tears. She collapsed into your hold further, shoving her face into the crook of your neck.

“Thank you. I don’t know what I’d do without you. I love you so much.”

Natasha’s words came out muffled as her face pressed further into your skin.

“You never need to thank me for anything. I’ll always be here for you, Natty.”

You hugged her as tight as you possibly could, her cold skin meeting your warmth. Natasha let out a small sigh at the feeling.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ

“Wherever you go, I go.”

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dearest beloved i simply cannot get enough of john and poppy 😭😭 can you maybe do one with him, y/n and poppy decorating the house for halloween and going trick or treating? pwetty pwease 🥺😩

oh my GOD thank you so much this is an adorable ask omg!!!!!!!!

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it’s john’s first proper Halloween with you and poppy that she’ll really remember. he’s going to make it a great one.

John has been impatient since the stroke of four when he was meant to finish training. The coaches kept them on a little longer because their cabaro cup game and all that crap, but John was meant to be home by 4:30 so he could be back at the house in time for you bringing Poppy home from school, and each passing minute only serves to irritate the tall centre back even further. He’s been tapping his foot irritatedly for at least twenty minutes while people around him decide to do team talks. He has a few days off after this to allow for halloween with his family, so today was meant to be the beginning of that for decorating the house from top to bottom.

It isn’t until Ruben claps a hand on his shoulder that he’s really in reality again, finally realising that he’s had his face set in a firm frown from the very minute past the moment he’d wanted to leave. “This is for Poppy.” Ruben states, handing him a little plastic orange pumpkin bucket full of sweets. “Poppy.” He repeats emphatically, “Not you, John. I will make sure.”

John laughs, shaking his head at the slightly taller man who smiles back at him as he takes the bucket from Ruben and turns on his heels with a thank you called over his shoulder, determined to make it home before rush hour traffic catches him out.

“I’m home!” John bellows, chucking down his bag by the door. “I brought-”

“Boo!”

“Ahhhh!”

Little giggles lift John’s heart, shrugging away his long day and immediately making him beam despite the fact she had jumped out at him. “You scared me there!” He declared loudly, sweeping forward to scoop her up into his arms quickly, throwing her over his shoulder as his fingers tickle up and down her sides to elicit more of that hysterical kiddie laughter that he loves from her so much. “I see you found our resident ghost,” you giggle as John enters the kitchen with Poppy still slung over his shoulder.

“Who knew ghosts could be so little and yet so loud.” He teases before he greets you with a tight hug and a soft kiss to your lips. “So is that what you’re going as then?” He asks as he sets the little girl down onto the marble countertop of the brand new kitchen island. The house itself is still in the early stages of general decoration. It’s still quite barren and empty because you had only recently moved into it but it was already so perfect. It was already a proper family home, despite the fact it was far bigger than you needed for just the three of you.

“Nope,” she pops, shedding the bedsheet placed over her head to make her look like a ghost in order to show off her pumpkin outfit. “Today i’m a princess, but my real costume is a secret. Right mummy?”

You stifle a laugh at her very serious face and nod your head, watching John’s eyebrow quirk in question. “Eh? A secret, from me? I thought we were best friends?” He pours, crossing his arms over his chest much like she does in a faux strop.

“No daddy,” she shakes her head. “You’re my daddy, mummy is your best friend. Uncle Ruby is my best friend, remember?” She tuts, looking at him expectantly. John nods. “Of course, my little Poppet. That reminds me, Ruben gave me something for you.”

John actually curses himself the moment he brings it into view, realising by your stifled giggles and Poppy’s wide eyes that he should never have produced so many sweets to her, especially not right before dinner. “All for me?!” She exclaims, scurrying up for her feet on the kitchen island to get a closer look as John walks over. “It is all yours, but only if you eat your dinner before asking for any.” He explains, making use of his ‘dad voice’ to make it clear that she wasn’t getting any sweeties right now and so hopefully she would forget they were actually there; knowing they would be inundated with halloween candies by the time she had been trick or treating.

“Okay daddy, pinky promise.” She holds out her little finger right in his face. Kids and their inability to determine personal space bubbles - although, you might argue she actually got that from being around John so much because he clings go people like hugs are going out of fashion. “Pinky promise Poppet.”

She giggles at the way he pops his P’s and links his large pink around her tiny little one, making a show of pretending to eat her hand afterwards that makes her squirm away and dash towards your rescuing arms not far her. You find them adorable, especially when John calls her his little Poppet. Their bond is so beautiful and that nickname he has for her is so unique to just them. No one else but you and John are allowed to call her that, but you never do because you absolutely adore the fact that they have something just between themselves. She’s his little Poppet and he’s her beloved daddy, even if it didn’t start out that way. The man who knew her first, who once called himself the title that has since been taken up by a man who actually deserves it, he never had any special little nicknames for her, never made her giggle or cuddled and loved on her the same was John always had. You thank god every day for bringing a man as good as him into your life, for giving Poppy someone to look up to so she has the opportunity to know what a real dad looks like. To know what real love is not only for her, but for you. She knows what it looks like to be loved, and you count your blessings for that every single day.

Plus, the story being the nickname he gave to her was so sweet it made your heart skip a beat.

“Go grab your school uniform from the wash for me Pop then we can start to decorate.” John smiles, helping her down off the counter so she can skip off to get uniform from the heap in the living room floor where she’d shedded it when she got back from school so she could get into one of many costumes that would be worn over the next few days.

Once she’s out of earshot, John immediately turns to you and wraps his arms around you to sink you into a slow, deep kiss.

“Now what’s the secret costume?” He asks hurriedly, making you snort out a laugh basically right against his lips. “It’s a secret.” You quip softly in response, unwinding yourself from his arms to grab a small box of halloween decoration you brought from the old house. John trudges behind carrying a slightly larger box. “But i hate secrets.” He protests.

“Then think of it as a surprise?” You suggest sweetly, turning around to peck his lips after placing the boxes down in the main living room where you spend most of your time as a family. John groans audibly.

“But you know I hate surprises.” He whines.

You giggle and roll your eyes, wrapping your arms around his torso to rest your head against his chest. Despite not being so happy with the verdict that he wasn’t going to drag the secret out of you, John still wraps his arms around your waist and presses a kiss to the top of your head before resting his chin against your hair. “If it helps any, i think it’s a surprise you’ll like.”

John’s chuckle bounces through you, but ultimately he shakes his head. “I’m pretending that helps to spare your conscious, by the way love.” He notes, dragging yet another giggle from you.

“So kind of you to spare me.” You turn to look up at him, still wrapped in his arms as you now stand face to face with him looking down at you. “I do try.” He replies quietly, eyes dancing over your lips before he bends slightly so his lips can meet so softly with yours sticking to yours because he’s so thirsty after training.

“Mummy, did you know one day a boy will kiss me like daddy kisses you?

Her little voice makes you both snap apart with John’s jaw dropping five miles to the floor. “No he most certainly will not.” John proclaims, raising his hand to emphasise the statement. Poppy giggles, already switched her attention towards rifling through the box of halloween decorations for which one she’d like to string up first. John looks to you in disbelief. “(y/n) she said-”

“It’s alright John,” you soothe softly, your hand falling to his chest and the other to rub his arm. “You don’t have to worry about that right now. Let’s just decorate alright?”

John nods despite his stress at the thought of her growing up and kissing boys. It’s potentially his biggest fear in the world right now in this moment.

But that fear can die down as he watched her produce a long string of pumpkin bunting to go along the curtain rail, handing it directly to him because “He’s the big and strong one who can put it up.”

She truly holds holds the entirely of his heart right in the palm of his hand. She holds all the strings, knows how to tug him just in the right way. She says jump, and John would ask how high. He’s so wrapped around her little finger and everybody knows it.

“Want to hop up on dads shoulders and help him put it up Pop?” She beams at the ask, immediately nodding her head and clambering up onto the couch, indicating that John should sit down on the couch so she can climb onto his shoulders. John holds tightly onto her little legs as she reaches up to hang the bunting onto the rail.

The evening is full of a four year on a sugar high destined to cover every inch of the house in halloween decor and two parents chasing after her only getting more and more exhausted by the minute. You got a million perfect pictures of your perfect little family, sharing one of Poppy on John’s shoulders handing up the bunting together because it was simply too adorable.

All three of you ended up falling asleep on the couch, sprawled along tangled up together once Poppy finally hit the sugar crash and clearly before either you or John could even think about moving to bed.

It was still perfect.

But it did mean some achy backs the next day, still trying to run after an even more excited little girl as the anticipation of trick or treating grew more and more by the minute.

“You ready John!” You call loudly, hearing him yell back a distant yes as you take your daughters hand to help her down the stairs.

John has an element of confusion, as she emerges from behind you. But it very quickly sinks in.

With a long sleeved blue undershirt, she’s wearing the same colour as the kids blue Manchester City shirt on top with the Etihad Airways branded across the front just like the one all of the players wear week in with the very same matched shirts and the socks pulled up high on her little legs.

“Are you-”

“I’m you daddy!” Poppy cheers, holding out her arms with the happiest smile. “Everybody was going as superheroes, so i wanted to go as my superhero. That’s you, daddy.” She explains so sweetly that tears leap up into John’s eyes as his hand raises to cover his mouth.

He’s a crier, and this is the kind of thing that always sets him off.

“Come here baby,” he chokes out, lip wobbling. She runs immediately into his open arms, allowing him to scoop her up and squeeze her to him so, so tightly that she squeals a little. “I love you so so so so so much.” He breathes, peppering her with kisses. “Love you too daddy.” She replies, “Can we go get sweeties now please? Uncle Kyle taught me all the best jokes.”

John laughs, swiping at his tears before he lets her go so she doesn’t see them still sliding down his cheeks. “Course,” he smiles, his large hands cupping her little cheeks. “As long as you promise to just stay this little forever?”

She giggles that beautiful little giggle, but nods her head. “Pinky promise.”

Poppy hurries off quickly, rushing to her Manchester City jacket (one Pep had gotten made for her when she suggested the dress up idea) while John turns to you for the comfort of one of your hugs.

You rub his back as soothingly as you can, the other hand gently massaging his scalp beneath his soft brown hair. “It was all her idea you know.” You lull softly into his chest as you hold him, only serving to make his shoulders shake a little more.

“I just love her so much.” He sobs, squeezing you even tighter. It feels to you as though this moment for John is one of the biggest of his life. His little girl, that little girl he loves with all of his heart has just said that he is her hero. He gets to be that beautiful, perfect little girls hero. “And i love you so much. I love you both so fucking much.”

“We love you too, John, more than you will ever, ever know.”

“You’re going to make me cry.” John groans, prompting a giggle from you as you pull apart. “You’re already crying, John.” You note teasingly, reaching your soft hand to swipe the tears off his cheeks and fix his messy hair. “You ready to be the funniest dad on the halloween rounds?” You jest as you hear the thundering of little feet powering through the house.

“Pffft, are you kidding?” He scoffs, but he doesn’t get to finish his sentence because his four year old prodigy and his worlds biggest fan answers for him. “My daddy’s always the funniest daddy in the world. Not just on halloween.”

“Exactly my Poppet,” John smiles proudly, probably prouder than he’s ever been. “Couldn’t have said it better myself.”

Poppy giggles, eyeing you before raising the chocolate bar in her hands up to her mouth, making sure her jacket was zipped up to her chin before taking a bite and with her mouth full, she produces a printed picture of John sitting on the bench eating a City game and very happily declares with that full mouth;

“Now i really am you, daddy!”

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luna-purple454 · 2 years

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Humans Are Space Orc: Alien Tourist

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You know how tourist seem to know more about your home than you do? What if a space crew with a fair amount of aliens went to earth for a vacation and learnt more information about humans than any other aliens.

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"Captain, are you certain that this is a good idea?" Deri, asked.

"I am certain that our human crew will take care of us while we have a 'vacation' at Earth." Kifo, the crews captain assured him.

Although Earth was one of the most dangerous Death world's, the human members, Kyle and Lexi, pressured them to come to Earth.

"Okay Captain, just making sure that this vacation is actually going to be relaxing..." Deri said as he shivered, remembering their last mission.

The crew had to go to planet Querti, an even more dangerous planet than Earth. They had to rescue a few Gropiar's that crash landed on the place when the ship when 'wack', as the humans say.

The adventure left them so scarred that they were given a well deserved break of 30 planet rotations. Each member had a place they wanted to visit, but the humans declared that they go to Earth instead.

So, a few hours later, they were at a place called a hotel, which the humans explain that it was a building where you can pay for a room and temporarily stay at.

Within the first seven days, the crew were having a blast. Sure there were a few accidents here and there, ("AHHHH! HOTHOTHOTHOTHOTHOTHO-" "AGH- FREWAN! SOMEONE GET HELP" "A H H H H -") but hey! They survived and still alive. So why not make the best out of it? Like, say, a trip to a water park!

Who knew that going down a smooth, water covered surface going at high speeds could be so fun? Not to mention the food!

While at the park, Weggia asked about the strange human that has a cloth wrapped around her head except her face. The two humans were amused and explained to them about Muslims, Christian, and other religions that they could remember.

They also did this thing called 'Movie Night' where we basically watch animated drawings come to life to tell us a story.

Since horror movies were a big no-no, they watched Disney and Pixar films.

"Encanto was so- amazing! I never thought that a 1 and a half hour long film could make you feel such things!"

"I feel so bad for Bruno... He didn't deserve such treatment"

"Curse you Alma!!!"

"Ay! I know that Abuela didn't do a great job treating her family, but she was trying her best!"

Oh yeah. They'd usually end up talking about their opinions of the movie. The Aliens never expected to defend fictional characters but here they are

Within 14 days, the crew were deciding where to go next. When Flori suggested to go to a more quiet place, Kyle snapped his fingers as an idea popped into his head and said that they could visit the near by library.

Although the team knew how to read Earth language, that doesn't mean that they don't have at least a little bit of trouble. After all, they had translators in their heads and don't really need to read human language.

Soon, they find themselves being told the story of a boy with a lighting scar on his forehead.

Saying that they got hooked up with the plot was an understatement. They basically bought as many interesting Earth books the Kyle and Lexi recommend and immediately started making them translate everything.

They were also introduced to Social Media, not that they weren't aware of it's existence before. It just never really intrigued the Aliens. But after hearing about 'Fanfiction' and 'Fandoms' they went head first and were not disappointed.

In 21 days, the crew went to visit a zoo. There were a lot of animals that look like other senten species but knew that they weren't actually other aliens.

Still, it kinda creeped them out.

After that, they decided to split up. Lexi, Weggia, and Deri out to buy lunch (cuz McDonald's was way too crowded for them to eat in the dang place) while Kyle, Kifo, and Flori go back to the hotel. On the way home they saw a street puppy. Kifo and Flori who still vividly remember the information the zookeepers told them, try to avoid it as physically possible. Kyle on the other hand basically adopts the poor thing, brings it back with them, bathes it, etc.

While Kyle went out to buy stuff for their new pet, Flori and Kifo were surprised at how nice the dog was, and instantly formed a bond.

But before Kyle got back, the others were finished and were ready to go with the food.

*door opens reveling Lexi and the others* "Hey guys-" *spots puppy* "..."

*insert prolonged eye contact*

"Why is there a do-" "OH.DEAR.HUMANS.THERE.IS.A.WOLF!!!" "Wait guys, it's not dangero-" "AHHHHHH-!"

.....

Let's just say that there was lots of screaming, explaining, and bonding with the dog, now named Scar (because of a long wound he has on his back that nobody knows how he got).

Within 29 days, the crew were packing up, for tomorrow was the end of their little break. Eager to go back to work. Although they are overjoyed to get back out to space, they were sad that they had to leave Earth. Sure, it was a Class 4 death world, and it had problems like Global warming and Pollution, and that there were people that lost their homes, but everything has its bad side. Not to mention that people are trying to fix the mess that they created.

They said their goodbyes, happy with the pet they now have. They learnt so much about Earth and started understanding how Humans live. They realise that there was more to Earth than its dangers.

Ever since then, they have been spreading the word, more and more Alien Tourist from all around the galaxy arrive. And more they understood humans and the amazing planet the call home, Earth.

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Lisianthus: Everlasting Bond

Valentines Special: Day Seven

Day One: Morning Glories // Day Two: Blue Salvias Day Three: Sunflowers // Day Four: Pink Camellias Day Five: Yellow Tulips // Day Six: Violets - Day Eight: Daffodils

Plot: The reader keeps receiving flowers and sweet messages every day from an anonymous source leading up to Valentines Day. But who is sending them?

Choose your own character ending (coming on Valentines Day).

Gender!Neutral Reader x ???

Triggers: None Words: 1,156

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February 12th

You scribbled on a notepad as you scrolled through the website you were reading through. Wanting to press some of the flowers you received, you wanted to do it correctly so that they lasted a long time. You wanted to buy a small journal, a flower on each page, with the note saved next to it.

“So, I need, the journal, blotting paper, diluted glue, and clear acrylic spray” you said to yourself as you wrote a note in your phone. You smiled to yourself as you thought about the little project.

After getting dressed you made your way through the tower, asking the others if they needed anything from the stores. Tony and Natasha asked for lunch, Clint needed milk, eggs, and creamer. Bruce, Vision, Wanda, and Steve needed nothing. Now you were seeking out Bucky as the last to ask if he needed anything.

Wandering into the gym, you found him replacing the hanging rope on a punching bag.

“Hey Buck” you greeted as you entered.

He smiled at you “Hey.”

“I’m going to the grocery store, and I made the rounds asking everyone else if they needed anything, and you are the last. So. Do you need anything?”

He smiled at you as he stood “Actually, I need quite a few things, do you mind if I just go with you?”

“Of course not, I would never decline your company” you said with a cheery smile “Need time to get ready?”

“I just have to go grab my wallet from my room, I’ll meet you in the car-park.”

- - -

As you paced down the crafts isle, after having gotten everyone else’s stuff you frowned when you couldn’t find blotting paper or acrylic spray, you weren’t surprised they weren’t here, but you had been hoping to save yourself a trip.

“Hey” you heard from behind you.

Turning you see Bucky strolling up behind you, cart in tow “What are you looking for?”

“Blotting paper and acrylic spray” you said with a sigh “But there isn’t any here, I have to go somewhere else.”

“What do you need them for?”

You opened your mouth to answer him and then faltered. Should you tell him? What if it is him? You felt heat creep up your neck at the thought.

He rose his brow as you remained silent “Is it a secret or something?” he let out a small chuckle.

Then again, if you tell him, maybe he wont be able to hide his reaction if it is him. You let out a small breath “I want to press the flower’s I’ve been receiving.”

Bucky took a second to react before he smiled “That sounds like a great idea. It’ll make a great keepsake. There is a craft store a few streets if you want to stop and look there.”

You had no idea how to take his reaction. He didn’t seem perturbed or shocked about it. You returned the smile he gave you “You wouldn’t mind?”

He shook his head in reply and smiled “Of course not.”

- - -

After finally getting back to the tower after scouring the craft store with Bucky’s help you finally had everything you needed to press the flowers. You planned on using the rest of your day to begin pressing. You didn’t have to get back to work until tomorrow.

After dropping off Tony and Natasha’s lunch and Clint’s groceries you made your way to your room. As you exited the elevator and began walking towards your apartment, you were surprised to see a new bouquet placed at your doorstep. You had almost forgotten that you would be receiving another gift today.

You excitedly picked it up and admired the pretty pale pink and white flowers wrapped in a white paper covered in small gold flakes, tied with twine. Quickly getting into your apartment you placed your bags on the desk before searching for the note in the flowers.

~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Lisianthus

“Everlasting Bond” Ever since we met, I felt a bond between us. It formed through teamwork, turned into friendship, and then family, and continued to grow stronger and change from there. I still and always will see you as a friend, an ally, and family. But my feelings have progressed past that. As you already know.

This bond between us has help keep me grounded, and made me feel as though I was never alone, and that I always had you beside me. Soon I know, I will learn the truth of how you feel about me. And no matter what you feel, I know that this bond will remain, and continue to be strong and unbroken for the rest of our lives. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

You felt an odd since of comfort fill your being as you read their words. This note made it more clear that whoever it is, is definitely someone you are very close too, which narrows it down from everyone you’ve worked with to mostly just the Avengers. You were all so close, they were your found family.

After everything that has happened, Ultron, the division between the team and the fight at the airport, Thanos, you had all been through so much together, and you were able to grow closer and become more of a family that just a team. You loved all of them so much. But this person, they held a different form of love for you, an ‘everlasting bond’.

You bit your lip as you fell deep into thought. Could you really be alright with it being any of them? Could you see yourself loving all of them? What a strange thought. There was already one in particular you know you could, you had already fallen for them before any of this happened. If it wasn’t them, could you move on and accept someone else’s affection?

Even though they insist that no matter your decision there will still be a bond, and like a previous note, they said they will accept your decision no matter what. But you knew from past experience, that unrequited love is one of the most painful things to experience. Would they really be able to continue being around you, if you rejected them?

Looking over at your calendar, you see February 14th circled in red. The day after tomorrow you would finally learn who it was. How would you deal with it if it wasn’t someone you could see yourself having feelings for?

You wish that Valentines would come already, but at the same time, you wish it wouldn’t come at all. The internal conflict raging within you made you unsure of what you wanted. And unsure of what to do. But just as you have with many things before, you would wait and see what happens, and deal with it as it comes. All the while hoping, that at the end of all this. You would be happy.

xx xx xx xx xx

Not sure if I like this one that much, and it does seem a bit short, but I’m trying not to be too repetitive with these days and I’m having a hard time making them somewhat interesting.

Ahhhh, well, I hope you are liking it/them at least lol.

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inevitably-johnlocked · 3 years

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hi!! i recently got into johnlock and the universe has somehow directed me to your blog (which is an absolute godsend omfg). have you got any good possessive!john fics?

Hi Lovely!!!

AHHHH!! I’m so glad you enjoy my blog!!! <3 Thank you so much! <3

AHHH you know what??? I don’t get asked this all that much at all! I think mostly because it’s easier to find Possessive Sherlock fics and people then just... forget LOL

So guess what?? You’re the prompter for any fics I actually tagged or filed with Possessive John! <3 A pioneer you are! LOL I’m combining it with a few of the Obsessive fics as well, since I don’t have many new ones.

As usual, gang, feel free to add your own!! <3

POSSESSIVE / OBSESSIVE JOHN

See also:

Specifically Jealous John b/c of Other People

Jealous John

Jealous John Pt. 2 and Jealous Sherlock Pt 2

Jealous John Pt 3 and Jealous Sherlock Pt 3

Jealous John and Sherlock Pt. 4

Jealous John and Sherlock Pt. 5

Hell or High water by bluefire301175 (E, 2,250 w., 1 Ch. || PWP, Frottage, Alley Sex, First Person POV John, Case-ish Fic, Mutual Pining, Bed Sharing) – John wants. Sherlock wants. Plain and simple.

Display by 221b_hound (E, 2,377 w., 1 Ch. || Post-HLV, Tattoos, Public Hand Jobs, Exhibitionism, Possessive Sex, Possessive Sherlock, Possessive John) – A new client has been flirting with Sherlock and, finding no joy there, with John. John seems annoyed to be second-best, Sherlock thinks, so Sherlock decides to give the departing woman (and maybe also John) a demonstration of who, exactly, John belongs to. But there's more than one level of sexual jealousy and more than one display of possession going on here, outlined in the window of 221b Baker Street. Part 2 of Lock and Key

Apodyopsis by QuinnAnderson (E, 3,347 w.,1 Ch. || PWP, Rough Sex, Table Sex, Anal, Sexual Tension) – Apodyopsis: (æpəʊdaɪˈɒpsɪs) noun. the act of mentally undressing someone. Part 2 of Undressed

Overture by Kate_Lear (M, 4,435 w., 1 Ch. || First Kiss / Time, Friends to Lovers, Angry John, Introspection, Dev. Rel., Embarrassed / Insecure Sherlock, Morning After, Bed Sharing, Cuddles / Limpet Sherlock) – A short snippet on how John and Sherlock might have got together.

Sherlock and John Go Clubbing by wendymarlowe (E, 4,716 w., 3 Ch. || Clubbing, Dirty Talk, Dancing, Coming Untouched, Coming in Pants, Bi John, For a Case, Friends to Lovers, Flirting, Sherlock is Lost for Words, Sexy John, Mutual Pining, Possessive John, Floor Sex/Hand Job/Frottage) – John pinched the bridge of his nose - even for Sherlock, this was a new level of no bloody boundaries. “You want me to go with you to a gay club, wait around twiddling my thumbs while I let you get pawed by a criminal, then out-flirt him and talk you into coming home with me instead?” Part 32 of John and Sherlock's Kinky First Times

Caves in the Mountains Are Seldom Unoccupied by starrysummernights & TheMadKatter13 (E, 7,925 w., 1 Ch. || Were-Creatures || Werebear John, Pseudo Bestiality, Rimming, Heavy Dub Con, Rough Sex, Come Inflation / Eating, Size Kink, PWP, Bratty Sherlock, Rutting) – “This isn’t something to play at, Sherlock,” he snapped. “If it doesn’t work out- what you’re asking of me- we can’t shrug and say 'oh well, at least we tried'. If we do this… I could seriously hurt you. Do you understand? I could lose control. I could… I could kill you.”

My Life for His by QuinnAnderson (E, 8,816 w., 1 Ch. || Guardian/Protector, Greek Mythology || Growing Up, Sex, Religious Themes, Suicide, Minor Character Death) – It began when Sherlock was eight, and he attempted to climb all the way up to the highest branch in the old willow tree in his back garden. He'd thought he was still small enough that it could support him, but the second he'd grabbed hold of it to pull himself up, the branch snapped, and down he went, plummeting a solid twenty metres. The odd thing was, he never actually hit the ground.

Of Course I Forgive You by allonsys_girl (E, 10,735 w., 1 Ch. || Love Confessions, Canon Divergence, First Time, Frottage, Wall Sex, Infidelity) – What if things had gone differently on that train car?

The Invocation of Saint Margaret by Ewebie (E, 15,831 w., 1 Ch. || POV John, Crossing Timelines, Light Angst, Fluff, Series 3 John / Series 1 Sherlock, The Matchbox, Mushy Romance, First Time, Bisexual John, Pining John, Bottomlock, Love Confessions, Sensuality, Emotional Love Making, Snippets of Time) – When Sherlock Holmes opens the matchbox from The Sign of Three and John finds himself years in the past, back to that first dinner at Angelo's with a much younger Sherlock Holmes. Is he dreaming?

Out of the Woods by SilentAuror (E, 20,471 w., 1 Ch. || Post S4, Romance, Slow Burn, Flirting, Drunk Sex, Practical Jokes, POV Sherlock, Bottomlock, Possessive John, Pining Sherlock, Frustrated Wanking, Frottage, Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, First Kiss/Time, Virgin Sherlock, Love Confessions, Soft Sherlock, Dancing, Bum Appreciation, Hanging out with the Yard) – Sherlock is fairly certain that John has taken to flirting with him of late, but can't be entirely certain of it. At least, not until a case takes them into a forest, along with Lestrade's team and something happens that will change everything about their lives...

The Kepler Problem by kinklock (E, 24,270 w., 1 Ch. || Sci-Fi AU, Alien Sherlock, Space Repairman John, Alien Biology, Horny John) – Working in uncharted space exploration was not as exciting as John had hoped, especially when it turned out to be mostly bot maintenance on uninhabited planets. However, the mystery of the repeated, unexplained malfunctions on planet BAK 2212 might turn out to be exactly the kind of adventure he'd been craving.

Inscrutable to the Last by DiscordantWords (M, 48,842 w., 6 Ch. || Post-TRF, Alternate S3, John’s Blog/S3 is a Story By John, Divorce, Marital Difficulties, John is a Mess, Emotional Reunion, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Grief / Mourning, Pining John, First Kiss, Adorably Clueless Sherlock, Nostalgia, Love Confessions, Eventual Happy Ending, Obsessive John) – He wasn't Sherlock, he couldn't work miracles. All he'd ever been able to do was write about them.

The Hollow Woman by ScopesMonkey (M, 51,335 w., 22 Ch. || Post-TRF, Major Character Death, Mystery, Romance, Friendship, Family, Angst, Crime, Reunion, First Kiss / Time, Nightmares, Doctor John, Jealous Sherlock, Jealous John, BAMF John, Angry John, Dub-Con, Rough Sex, Bottomlock, Possessive John, Villain Mary, Open Ending) – Forced to return to London sooner than expected, Sherlock falls into a case too close to home. Part 1 of the Hollowverse series

Points by lifeonmars (E, 53,791 w., 42 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || HLV Rewrite / Canon Divergence, Married Life, Pregnancy / Baby Watson, Drinking to Cope, Boxing / Fisticuffs, Clueless John, Angst, Minor Medical Drama, Tattoos, Christmas, First Kiss/Time, Eventual Happy Ending, Love Confessions, Doctor John, Sexuality Crisis, Slow Burn, Case Fic, Drugging, Blow/Hand Job, Emotional Love Making, Parenthood, Passage of Time, Obsessive John) – What if His Last Vow never happened? This fic picks up a few months after John and Mary's wedding, in an alternate universe where Magnussen doesn't exist, but Mary is still pregnant. Life continues -- just in a different direction. And slowly, Sherlock and John find their way to each other.

The Bells of King's College by SilentAuror (E, 64,019 w., 5 Ch. || Post-S4, Missed Opportunities, Angst with Happy Ending, Fake Relationship, Case Fic, John POV, Jealous John, John in Denial, Travelling / Holidays, Virgin Sherlock, Wedding Proposals) – It's only been two weeks since Eurus Holmes disrupted their lives when Mycroft sends John and Sherlock to Cambridge to pose as an engaged couple at a wedding show in the hopes of solving six unsolved deaths...

Gimme Shelter by SinceWhenDoYouCallMe_John (E, 159,368 w., 21 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || 70′s Surfer AU || Period Typical Homophobia, Hawaii, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Professional Surfers, Gay John / Sherlock, Angst with Happy Ending, John was a Sailor, Misunderstandings) – All John Watson wants is the feeling of a freshly waxed surfboard under his feet and the hot California sun baking down onto his back. To finally go pro in the newly formed world of professional surfing and leave the dark memories of his past behind him as he rips across the face of a towering blue barrel. To lounge beside the beach bonfire every evening with an ice cold beer tucked into the cool sand beside him and listen to Pink Floyd and the Doors while the saltwater dries in his sun bleached hair. That's all he wants, that is, until the hot young phenom taking Oahu and the Hawaiian shores by storm steps up next to him in the sand in the second round of the 1976 International Surf Competition. (PUBLISHED AS ‘The Sea Ain’t Mine Alone’)

Proving A Point by elldotsee & J_Baillier (E, 186,270 w., 28 Ch. || Me Before You Fusion || Medical Realism, Insecure John, Depression, Romance, Angst, POV John, Sherlock Whump, Serious Illness, Doctor John, Injury Recovery, Assisted Suicide, Sherlock’s Violin, Awkward Sexual Situations, Alcoholism, Drugs, Idiots in Love, Slow Burn, Body Image, Friends to Lovers, Hurt / Comfort, Pain, Big Brother Mycroft, Intimacy, Anxiety, PTSD, Family Issues, Psychological Trauma, John Whump, Case Fics, Loneliness, Pain) – Invalided home from Afghanistan, running out of funds and convinced that his surgical career is over, John Watson accepts a mysterious job offer to provide care and companionship for a disabled person. Little does he know how much hangs in the balance of his performance as he settles into his new life at Musgrave Court.

Free Falling by twistedthicket1 (M, 203,574 w., 38 Ch. || Guardian Angels AU || Guardian Angel John, Fluff and Angst, Humour, Kidlock / Teenlock, Light Mystrade, Passage of Time, Possessive John, Drug Use / Overdose, Victor Trevor, Graphic Bullying, Big Brother Mycroft, Hard Drug Use, Depression, Possessive Sherlock, Possessive John, Panic Attacks, Nightmares/PTSD, Pining, Healing Abilities, Kidnapping, Violence, Torture, Blow Jobs, Virgin John, Emotional Development / Attachment, Mortality, Happy Ending) – All Guardian angels are born with a Chosen human. When this child is born, the angel comes into being to protect and care for them during their life on Earth. For John Watson, all he cares about in the world revolves around his Chosen, Sherlock Holmes. Watching him grow up though, the angel soon learns that God must have had a sense of humour the day he decided to make Sherlock, as trouble seems to follow him like a magnet wherever he goes. John can't decide what's worse, the idea of losing his Chosen one, or the fact that he may be breaking the most taboo law of heaven as he disguises himself as a human to better protect and befriend the beloved detective he's always watched from afar. He was meant to care for him. But what happens when caring evolves into something more? What happens when an emotion an angel is supposed to be incapable of possessing comes to life suddenly and viciously inside John's chest?

#steph replies #johnlock fic recs #possessive john #my fic recs #safebannie

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maschotch · 2 years

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rapid fire thoughts about 6x16 (won't get to 17 until late tomorrow ahhh) - something about the way Emily reacts when her walls are down. one part of me knows it’s the trope of keeping secrets to protect the ones you love but the twinges of guilt in her when Reid and Morgan catch on her behavior in their own special way still get me. She connects with Reid through shared secrets (him asking/sorta knowing about Lauren and she not telling anyone about his headache, for the few mins she remains in the BAU). And Morgan catching on to her episodes before, but just letting her know he’s there and asking what she needs. And Garcia checking in on her in the bathroom ahhh While I think this ep was written to have an political thriller intrigue / cat and mouse vibe between Doyle and the BAU, I mainly zoned in on Emily’s melancholy, balancing intel while just crumbling (not quite the right word but we'll use that for now) under the weight of no longer feeling safe among the BAU. (Side note: I wonder what was the case where Hotch came across CWS for the first time hmm) I have been accidentally spoiled from a friend as to where this is going to go lol but I'm really curious to see how we get there. - first watch anon

ahhhh!!!! the iconique episodes!!!!!!

im not really a huge fan of the whole ~international spy~ thing just as a general plot device… like its usually just so archaic and corny. but for some reason the emily episodes dont feel like that? or at least it has enough emotional depth to overshadow the annoying parts. not just the emotional impact on the team, but the intimate and complicated relationship she has with doyle. idk it just shed a whole new light on her not believing she’s worthy of love. it means more now to see that the only kind of love she’s experienced—with her mom, with her old team, and with doyle—have been twisted and corrupted. unclean. she craves love so desperately but she doesnt want to taint the others with her wickedness.. with the seeming inevitability of drawing out the darkness in everyone. everything about it fits so well with emily… she’s the one the team will confide in (like spencer and his headaches) but she doesnt confide in anyone, and its like they dont even notice until now how closed off she really is—even compared to the rest of them, which is saying something. like.. you know you’re fucked when DEREK MORGAN says you have trust issues akhdksd

no but i really love all the moments she has with everyone before running.. the talk w rossi ab a vacation, the migraine confession from reid, the dream of a girl on a hill w penelope, talking about trust and dependability w derek… and the only one she couldnt bring herself to say goodbye to is hotch which obviously makes me insane. they’re so unabashedly open about being a family that it makes the betrayal all the worst. she’s kept this from them the entire time she’s known them—lying at least a little bit every day to keep her past hidden. to have all that creep up and threaten the life she’s built for herself and the people she loves is just so wonderfully tragic

sucks that its been spoiled!! im genuinely surprised you made it this far without spoilers, so it sucks it happened right at the end lmaoooo. tbh i dont think that the viewing experience will be ruined, or at least i hope not. ive seen in many many times over knowing exactly whats gonna happen and i still get emotional aldhskhfk so even if you know whats coming i think itll still hit

#once this arc is over i wanna ask how much more spoilers u want me to tag #bc tbh this is kinda it ajhdkshfk like maybe theres some other stuff but its not nearly as fun #asks #emily prentiss #idk i just have a lot to say ab doyle and im curious what you’ll think ab it

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my-ghost-monument · 2 years

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Thoughts on 13x06:

Mostly just incoherent noises again, to be perfectly honest. In simple words, I really, really enjoyed it!

- Three doctors. I loved this way of storytelling. And the two doctors having a bit of a flirt? Contact between all three? Sooo good.

- the one with the ravagers. The acting from Jodie in these bits was beyond supreme. Azure’s conversation with her was truly haunting as well. They were created as a correction to the Doctor. The Doctor is the universe? Time seems to be a being? I think there are answers to be parsed out in her speech, mostly about how wronged they feel, but also, so many questions.

- the one with Bel and Karvanista. Loved the hilariousness of the interrogation scene. The scene with Karvanista was heartwrenching. Karvinsta was a companion??? What??? And that ‘there was a time I would have done anything for you’. How am I meant to cope with that?

Also, the straight up murder of his whole people. It makes sense because the only reason Bel and Karvanista survived was the Doctor crashing them away from invading sontarans into their whole ship. But oh my. The poor dog :( At least he got his well deserved revenge.

- the one in the tunnels. Her and Kate’s interactions were small but lovely. Her and Williamson as well. But the big bit: her and Yaz’s hug.

THEY HUGGED!!! Ahhh! For a moment there, I didn’t know if they would and then they did! So happy we got that. And the look on the Doctor’s face when she heard it’s been a few years. The repeat of I missed you. The closeness between these two! Ahhhh.

- Dan immediately brags about Yaz, we see. But also, I love how you see how close these two have become in their time together. He truly has been her friend and companion.

The rest:

- Fetch my dog. He fetched the dog!

- Vinder and Diane. What a team up. I loved that Diane had figured some stuff out with logic there, and that then later helped save the world. It’s the whole many pieces to a puzzle thing that DW thrives on.

- Jericho and Claire. A brief team up, but I loved it. It’s such a sweet friendship and Claire getting to know they’re all alright was lovely. And her psychic tendancies prove very useful.

- BEL AND VINDER REUNION!!!! Ahhhh! It was beautiful. Everything I wanted. I love that Bel just drops the baby thing in there. When she heard his voice on the communicator I was over the moon. Her bright smiles! I’m so happy they’ve foudn each other finally.

And now they’ll travel (for a bit? forever? who knows) with Karvanista. As Dan says, the family: Mum, Dad, Baby and Dog. At least Karvanista won’t be alone.

- Jericho :( :( :( I’m devestated. Absoulutely devestated. Yaz’s face at that moment got me. They would have grown so close as friends and now he’s gone. It was a beautifully dignified death though.

- The Grand Serpent’s exit is the best thing ever. Vinder and Kate get their revenge all because he couldn’t deal with Kate getting one up on him. He ust had to go hunting and now he’s exiled in a very fitting way. Love it.

(Also, I feel like we’re not done with the doors? We might be. But cracks in time and space in one area? Makes me think things).

- Dan’s ‘rejection’ via Diane makes complete sense. Yes, it wasn’t his fault, but it’s because of him that she was snatched. Of course she’d want some distance/to back off entirely. But the poor guy :( at least he gets the Doctor and Yaz, ready to pick him back up! It makes sense why he’d choose to go travelling with them too.

- The closeness continues with Yaz and the Doctor. That scene of apologises and confessions was so right in the chest. Yaz being conident enough to say yeah, she should have been told; the Doctor confessing to why but then Dan interrupts! While the scene is frustratingly cut, I think it makes sense. Nothing ever comes out easily.

- Now, about the ending. We’ve got a reckoning with Time. An ‘all things have its end’ which sounds very like what Ten was told. And then Master. Mmmmmm. I’m not too sure what I think about it.

The fobwatch being tucked away inside the TARDIS was a perfect thing though. Keeps there in case it’s needed storywise, but the Doctor also chooses not to open it yet. She’s not ready so she gets to put it away and hold onto it for later. The perfect end, really, because she’s really not ready to make a decision either way. I suspect that’ll come in the specials.

Final thoughts: I loved the ep. It was very chaotic but I found it easy enough to follow, the important threads were tied in well and it was a greatc onclusio to what has been a really awesome series. I was nervous about this whole serial thing when it was announced and overall I’ve enoyed it! Could I have done with more Doctor and Yaz time? Yes. Do I think the whole relationships of all the characters were well done and realistic? Also yes. Am I intrigued for what’s to come? Most certainly!

I do wish next year we were getting a whole season of the Doctor/Yaz/Dan team up, but... hopefully the specials pan out well! I’ve enjoyed Chibnall’s ideas for this whole series, so I am more than hopeful about the grand finish.

#doctor who #doctor who flux #doctor who spoilers #13 #13x06 #anna.txt #dw s13 #mine

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mariaiscrafting · 3 years

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ahhhh ty ty ty <3

ok, so I think that what makes Dream act this way (iykyk) is how dreamwastaken became so big so quickly. and by quick I mean fucking lightning speed.

he didn't have enough time to learn enough about cc etiquette, especially in these three aspects: influence, boundaries and fanbase/stans/whatever you call it. I'll try to explain it:

• Influence: Does he know the influence he has? Like, when he hears that he is the myct with the largest fanbase, does he really process that? I remember he talked about not being able to control all of his fanbase and there's bad apples everywhere -- which is true, and that only like 1% of his fanbase breaks his boundaries (that include sending hate for him, harassing, doxing, etc. yk, basic twitter culture lol) but, honey, with your big ass fanbase, 1% is still a lot of people. As a content creator you *have* to be aware of that.

let's take the hbomb situation. First off, as a streamer, it's you that set the mood of the stream. Even if he was only messing around with his pals, even if they did say to do not send hate to hbomb, dt dunking on him created a toxic environment, which caused his fans being toxic towards hbomb and you know what happens next. Hell, when this happened, I was watching Tapl and he was watching them and he was crying laughing over them screaming bc they were just. so loud and so aggressive that it was kinda ??? Sirs, this is literally a Minecraft Stream lmaooo

my point is, that was not the road that dreamwastaken, 21M fans, should've taken. he don't condone his fans actions but he knows his fans are diehard and will always be on his side, he should be more careful before stating negative opinions, especially if its towards another person.

• Boundaries and Fanbase: He posted a list of his boundaries a while ago, idk if you know or seen it (btw please george copy your bestie for the love of god <3) but I'm not talking about those boundaries, I'm talking about the basic boundaries between cc and viewer. boundaries that, in my opinion, should exist between cc and viewer. I get that Dream is an open person, an oversharing type of open person if I may add, but I think he should take a step back regardless. When I heard that he was taking a time from twitter, I genuinely got so glad, not because he couldn't start any drama then, but because it would do so so good for his mental health. I'm not even that fond of him, it's just that for me, any cc taking a break or outright leaving twitter is a win for me. I know how RSD is hard to deal and honestly letting shit out it's better but dream you have dt you have bbh so please don't make things worse online 😭 I know how good can be to feel validation from millions of people but. it's not a good idea, especially in the state that his fanbase is on rn (this topic is kinda sensitive to talk abt for me bc people be outright ableist and hide it as criticism like. say that shit's not helping his reputation and whatever without acting like he's fucking. manipulating his fanbase for being affected by his rsd💀 or, on the other hand, don't say that hes just being adhd🤪 when he's just being an asshole like damn that's a Him thing bro lol)

(omg it's so big I'm so sorry and theres a part two I'm so sorry tumblr user messed-up-gal ToT) - morango 1/2

pt. 2:

Dream is the proof that the people who loves you can be your downfall. istg. Have you noticed that every drama that Dream enters, people usually get more mad abt how his fanbase reacts (85% they'll react in a bad way) than Dream himself? it's not always, but its definitely more likely. I'm not saying Dream is saint, he Is petty and his ego does him dirty and made him choke multiple times before,, But! i dont think hes a bad guy. he's literally just a dude. ok, he's a 21yr old white gamer man that has a trumpie past (maybe?? idk. I think hes cured now ig lol) so he's bound to do some shitty things but he still tries to get better and hopefully he'll mature. 21 is old enough but it's still so young, yk? I kind of lost my mind during the end and my eyes are literally begging to be closed so tl;dr: Its gonna be hard for him to become a better cc bc his fans don't let him be criticized (by infantilizing his adhd symptoms or the mob mentality as soon as someone says anything abt him), the honest criticism get lost between lies from antis that don't know shit, he still has a lot of growing up to do and overall he became famous too fast and he needs to learn things even faster bc as soon as there's not a single one dream hater on sight they'll turn their back and attack him instead lmao I hate twitter i definitely have more to say but I'm tired and my memory is shit. just-- hate dream if you want, love dream if you want, nobody is obligated to have an opinion but I wanted to express mine. have a lovely day! -morango 2/2

Aight, there's a lot to unpack here, so Imma try to only go into the points I have something to add to (here's what I talk about in each paragraph, if you want to jump to a specific point):

Speed of Dream's rise to fame

The "bad apples" in the Dream fanbase

Post-MCC HBomb stream

Not condoning versus actually condemning his fans

Manipulation & RSD

Criticism of Dream, his fanbase, and his brand

The “just a dude” argument, flipped

First, I agree that one of the many factors that has resulted in the current image Dream has set up for himself, the way his fanbase functions, the ways people hate on him, and the way the Dream brand functions, is the speed of his rise to fame. It's unique, and there are probably a hundred social/psychological angles that could be used to examine the exact effects of that speed upon all of these facets of the Dream Name; did rapid fame beget the rapid rise of unrighteous hatred, did those waves of hatred then instigate the rise of a surprisingly overdefensive fanbase, did that rapid fame get to his head and/or result in an inability to appropriately handle all the after-effects of rapid fame, etc.? That point you bring up, about how the speed of his rise to fame requires him to learn even more quickly, is so interesting to me. I think that maybe Dream expected to get pretty famous pretty quickly, hence the preparedness in regards to some mechanics of influencer fame- merchandise, business-building, networking, knowing how to manage his fanbase to best benefit him. But I don't think he expected to get this famous this quickly. This is all speculation of course, as are this entire post and your ask, but I think that he just couldn't anticipate having to learn how to handle enmasse controversy, waves of antis, or every Youtuber speculating/knowing about him; and yeah, that results in him having to learn all of these things very quickly, lest he allow his whole brand and fandom to fall apart.

Second, I disagree with the frequent argument that Dream's fanbase is only marginally toxic. Personally, I think that the circumstances of Dream's fame, his personality and management of his fanbase, and his brand of content have resulted in the very specific kind of stan that Dream stans are. I don't think this is simply a case of "all fandoms have a small percentage of assholes who take it too far;" rather, the nature of the community itself breeds the kind of mentality of "an asshole who takes it too far." I only even know this because I was a Dream fan (kinda a stan, I'm ngl). At one time, I watched every single Dreamwastaken & Dream Team video multiple times; I listened to the Manhunts on repeat, as though they were podcasts; I followed mostly smiletwt and dttwt accounts on mcyttwt; I had upwards of 10 tabs for AO3 DNF fics open on my phone at a time; I watched DNF and Dream Team Being A Family-esque compilations on repeat; I watched every George and Sapnap alt stream I possibly could; I went out of my way to defend Dream against Redditors and Twitter antis regarding the cheating scandal. For the latter half of 2020, and a couple months of 2021, I lived and breathed this part of the fandom; so when I say that Dream stans are a whole other breed than any other kind of mcyttwt stan, I say that because I used to be like that, too. I usually use parasocial very loosely or ironically, but Dream stans are genuinely one of the most parasocial fanbases I have ever seen or been a part of. The level of investment Dream stans have in this man's life, the lengths they will go to to defend him, the amount of psychonalysis and digging they do on his life and character, the amount of emotion he can evoke in them- it's taken to another level, man. This isn't just characteristic of a fraction of his fanbase; this is what the fanbase is like as a whole.

Third, I partially disagree with your take on the HBomb thing, but not in the way one might think? I actually empathize with the way they reacted much more than I thought I would, simply because I suspect I have RSD (also suspect I have ADHD, have for several months now) and I can see myself getting insanely frustrated because of something like that. Like yeah, it was "just a MC stream" or "just an MC game," but that's kinda disregarding the fact that something that might seem like "just a [insert inconsequential thing]" to a rational mind might have a major emotional consequence/take a major emotional toll on someone with RSD, or really anyone who gets easily impatient/angry about video games (Sapnap reminds me of many of my friends, in that way). The issues I, personally, had with the way they handled the HBomb situation is that these are simply explanations and reasons for my empathy; they are not excuses. I have no excuse when I get irrationally angry about something inconsequential in my own life, for a couple of reasons. One, because I am an adult and I need to learn how to handle my reactions and manage my own anger. Two, because as someone with many mental problems, it is my responsibility to learn coping mechanisms to ensure my own emotional stability and livelihood; this includes learning whatever I need to handle RSD- whether that be isolating myself from others when I know I will become violently/passionately angry about something, creating and sustaining a support system that can get me through bouts of extreme emotion, finding healthy emotional outlets for my negative emotions that won't harm myself or others, or a combination thereof. I don't think what they said about HBomb post-MCC was an irreversibly horrible thing, or anything. I think there were errors committed by two men who should be fully capable of foreseeing and preventing those errors, but I don't unconditionally hate Dream or Sapnap for the post-MCC stream or comments. I just wish they had made amends quickly, publicly, and sufficiently, because the greatest consequences from the whole thing weren't even from those two criticizing HBomb themselves; they were from the waves of backlash because of their immense influence on the MCYT fandom, which could've been prevented, if they had acted maturedly and responsibly after the stream.

Fourth, you’re right, that he doesn’t seem to condone his fans’ behavior. I detest the frequent anti argument that one of the reasons Dream should be criticized is because he explicitly uses his fanbase to attack others, or something of the sort. Personally, I think he created his fanbase in a very specific way and interacts with them in such a way so as to benefit him as much as possible, yes, but he never actually tells his fanbase to go and yell at or harrass anyone. Still, there is a significant difference between not condoning something and condemning something. It might seem unfair, and it might be annoying of me to say this, but I truly think that someone with this large a fanbase, especially one as overzealous as Dream’s, needs to be condemned every single time it goes on some kind of rampage/harrassment campaign. Either that, or Dream needs to make a definitive, permanent statement against any kind of harrassment of others on his behalf. I know he’ll occassionally make the odd tweet or serious stream addressing something his fanbase did, but one of the many reasons his fanbase keeps doing the same damn thing is because he’s so lukewarm and spotty about this condemnation. A fanbase like his needs to be given explicit guidance and boundaries for the numerous things they do in his defense- harrassing/doxing antis, harrassing people who criticize him who aren’t antis (respectful criticism, other CCs, other MCYT stans, etc.), harrassing the people he critcizes (i.e., HBomb), speculating about his personal life (his relationship with his gf, his mental health/ADHD, his romantic life, his childhood, etc.), and speculating about his relationships with his friends and colleagues. My personal ideology is that, if you have significant influence over someone or a group of people, you are at least somewhat responsible for the things those people do or don’t do, if it at all relates back to you. I’m so fucking tired of the argument that CCs aren’t responsible for what their fans do. Obviously they aren’t responsible for every single one of their fans, and obviously they can’t fully control their fans at the end of the day. But I think there are certain things that reach such a level of extremity that does make those CCs responsible. This can be measured by either scale or intensity; that is to say, if a CC’s fanbase does things on an extremely large scale, or one person from/a fraction of the fanbase does something really extreme, then the CC is made all the more responsible. Another CC I’ve always had trouble discussing with other people on this subject is Pewdiepie, in particular, about the extremists in his fanbase. Because the things a small handful of his fans have done in reference to him and/or in his name were so fucking extreme, I thought Pewdiepie had to take at least some responsibilty. Along a similar vein, because the things Dream’s general fanbase does are so widespread and on such a massive scale, Dream has to take at least some responsibility.

Fifth, okay. Hmmm. I want to tackle this point you made about the ableism he faces in some criticism of him carefully and with empathy, but not coddling. One, I do think a lot of the criticism he receives for the ways he handles criticism (post-cheating Tweets, reactions to John Swan, post-MCC HBomb stream, etc.), disregard his RSD and can be oftentimes ableist. I’ve actually encountered people irl who criticize this aspect of Dream’s character, and have had to explain to them their disregard for how ADHD/RSD affect neurodivergent people’s reactions to criticism. But - and this is a big, and very controversial but - I think mentally ill/disordered people can 100% leverage their mental illness/disorders for the sake of manipulation. This is actually something I’ve learned from a psychiatrist, regarding the ways people I know and I handle our anxiety and depression. This manipulation can be unwitting or intentional, but it is entirely possible, and the possibility shouldn’t be entirely dismissed as ableist. Living with a mental illness or disorder that others know about/that you are very public about puts you in an interesting position to receive frequent sympathy, empathy, and/or pity. I’m not saying that empathy for Dream having ADHD/RSD is entirely unjustified; on the contrary, I have frequently expressed how I can relate to his ADHD symptoms and have defended him for expressing those symptoms, both on mcytblr and in real life. I am saying that Dream fans tend to use his ADHD as a kind of shield for a lot of criticism levied against him, including the supposition that he could be manipulating his fanbase to defend him because of his public expressions of RSD. So yes, my theory is that Dream knows how to levy every aspect of his life for his personal gain and for the growth of his brand, and that includes his ADHD. I think he has courage for his openess about his ADHD, I think his openness has contributed to the rise in awareness of mental health and empathy for neurodivergent people within Gen Z, and I think at least some of his expressions of RSD publicly/online weren’t intentionally made public. All that being said, I also think he has to know just how much his fanbase cares about defending him for his ADHD, and I think he has to know that some of the things he does related to his neurodivergence endear him to his audience, in a coddling, baby-ing, mildly ableist sorta way. Maybe this is all incredibly presumptuous of me. Of course, I can never know the real intentions behind any Dream video, Tweet, or stream. Maybe I’m just projecting, because I can see myself doing just this, if I had the maturity I had circa 2018-2019. Idfk know, man.

Sixth, I actually agree with you here, people probably do get more mad at his fanbase than him. Dream puts out content pretty seldomly, considering the frequency of content output for other Youtubers/streamers in his field/at his brand size. And yet, he has received masses of criticism. Considering that the things Dream himself does/says do not entirely correlate with the amount of criticism he receives, I think it’s a logical assumption that a lot of that criticism actually goes back to the size of his presence online, rather than the man himself. That is to say, because of the massive community he’s amassed, the exponential growth of his fanbase, their presence on every single social media site and in virtually every single Internet space/fandom, and the size of his metaphysical presence in his fields, Dream is much bigger than the man himself, so the criticism he receives will, at least in part, be a direct or indirect result of all these other aspects of the Dream brand. Something I don’t think many Dream fans/stans, or even most MCYT fans in general, understand, is that Dream isn’t just “one guy” in the eyes of the Internet- at least, not anymore. He hasn’t been for nearly a year. Like Pewdiepie, Mr. Beast, and other CCs who have amassed similar levels of fame and wealth via Internet content creation, Dream is a brand now, and most people will treat him as such. He isn’t just some uwu soft boy playing Minecraft anymore. He is on a whole other level from any other MCYT in his friend circle or colleague interaction bubble. His words will never again live in a vaccum or private bubble, his friend circle will never again be under anything less than intense scrutiny, his past actions will never again be simple mistakes or silly errors, his words will never again be casual tweets or streams for laughs among a couple thousand followers. Dream’s name represents something much bigger than just the one man. As such, all aspects of his brand, including his fanbase, will tie back to him and, ultimately, to any general criticism of him.

I’m not saying I like any of this, and I actually think the evolution of influencers from people to a marketable brand with similar mechanisms, responsibilities, and liabilities as a corporation is some kind of late capitalism nightmare fuel; I’m just stating my own observations and theories as to why so much anti-Dream criticism seems to be directed at his fanbase, rather than him.

Seventh, he’s just a guy, you’re right, but I think a lot of the antis on Tumblr understand this more than you know. As I’ve seen it, the sentiment among much of the “DSMP stans DNI” crowd seems to be that of “Dream/other MCYTs are such ‘bad’ people, so why do their fans stick to these mediocre, racist men, when there are so many better people to watch/better content to consume?” We know this argument is flawed for many of the obvious reasons - the conflation of all MCYTs’ actions regardless of individual identity, the equating of a CC’s fanbase’s morality to that of the CC they enjoy watching, the exxageration of any error MCYT CCs have committed as bigotry/racism, the fundamental misunderstanding and misinformation that led antis to believe this exxageration of the facts, etc. But I want to focus on the general, underlying sentiment of, “why not watch someone better, when your creator is problematic?” Sometimes, I ask this of Dream stans. Yes, being mildly ignorant, getting involved in the scandals Dream has, and being a right-leaning/libertarian centrist in the recent past all seem like harmless things, all things considered. One could say Dream isn’t nearly as bad as many antis who are misinformed seem to believe, and that there are much worse CCs Dream stans could be watching and creating fan content for. But I think what Tumblr antis wonder is, aren’t there also much better MCYTs/CCs people could be watching and stanning? Because he’s just some guy, right? Is his content truly so exceptional or is he really so exceptional a person, that people have to stick by him, despite the things that spike up regarding his current or past actions? I think that’s what made me finally decide to stop watching Dream. I realized he was just Some Guy. The Dream Team was a comforting dynamic to indulge in, DNF was a cute ship to read and speculate about, and Manhunts were fun videos to watch; however, once the Reddit posts came out and I read them in-depth, the cost-benefit analysis tipped over to the “not worth it” side for me. I realized Dream’s content, while fun and comforting, was not entirely unique, and wasn’t worth sticking around for, given what I then knew about his past political leanings. If he is just Some Guy, then there are a hundred more like him out there. There a hundred more ships, a hundred more found family dynamics, a hundred more entertaining and skilled Minecraft players. So while I agree with you on the point of people being allowed to love him regardless because he is just a guy, at the end of the day, I think that, if we are to believe that sentiment or use that argument in such a manner, we should also understand the flip side- that, if he is just some guy, why is it worth sticking around? To that I say, maybe because people just enjoy the simple things they enjoy.

Anyways, I wholly agree with your tl;dr. Thanks for that insanely long ask, this was a fun thing to keep me occupied while I’ve been at work, facilitating Zoom sessions this whole morning.

#ive been writing this on and off since 830 am est SHEESH #dreamwastaken #dream critical #eh i think im relatively lenient of him here given my past posts ab him #but still just in case the blacklist tags for yalls convenience:#discourse #/neg #asks #long post #long posts #this a LONG one bois #morango

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