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#It’s that vine of those people fighting and that guy being like can I get a waffle in the background that’s me with my family😂
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Acrophobia: Tsu'tey
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Request: What about something with Tsu’tey with dream!walker reader who is afraid of heights  but he doesn’t know because everytime they’ve gone flying with him on his Ikran, they don’t show it? 
acrophobia: mental health condition in which the individual experiences an intense fear of heights
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You were one of Tsu'tey's top students despite being a dream walker, every task you were presented with you excelled until now. Today you guys were heading up to the Hallelujah Mountains to do some Ikran training and that fucking terrified you to think of how high you were gonna be up without any support other than to fall to your death.
"Hey, you okay?" Jake asked noticing your spaced-out look and how you kept holding on to the side of the mountain as you two walked.
"Yeah....fine." You said giving him a weak smile even though you were freaking out badly inside.
You guys approached the end of the cliff and you looked up and the vines and rocks you would have to climb to get to the first part of the mountains and instantly began shaking. You watched as Tsu'tey began leading everyone up the vines while you stood there frozen in fear at the mere thought of evening conquering this.
"Y/n you coming?" Jake called out catching Tsu'tey's attention who was already at the top of the mountain.
He looked down and saw you run back down the mountain making him concerned as he told his next in charge to take over for him while he went to check on you. He made his way back down the way they came and ran the way he saw you take off. He found you standing somewhat in the forest breathing very heavily as your eyes darted all around you.
"Hey, hey look at me." He said placing a hand on your shoulder and using the other to turn your face towards him.
"You need to relax. Follow my breathing." He said as you slowly began to mimic his breathing which helped calm you down.
"What happened my flower? You've been excited about Ikran training for weeks now." He asked concerned.
"I...um...I'm afraid of heights like that." You said pointing towards the mountains making Tsu'tey frown and a little confused.
"You are? But you can climb most of the trees and vines just fine and you've been on my Ikran before." He said.
"Because I know if I fall at least the forest is there to break my fall, or like I know you are there with me and wouldn't let anything to me." You said making him smile at the thought that you felt safe with him.
"But there, there's nothing or no one to catch me. I'm sorry this is so embarrassing." You said running a hand through your hair.
"Easy easy my flower. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. We can try this another way on a different day for now let's get you back to camp so you can get some rest." He said squeezing your hands before placing a kiss on them.
You nodded your head at his words as he called for his dire horse, he helped you up and you guys rode back to camp. During the ride, he noticed that you had relaxed a lot with it and that brought a warm feeling to his chest. Ever since your arrival, he had been cautious of you but he also found himself falling for you and had been fighting to confess those feelings to you so he had been showing him subtle ways to show you that he felt the same way.
"Hey is she okay?" Jake asked him.
"She is. Is that a normal sky people thing to be afraid of heights?" He asked Jake.
"Yeah, it is. It's very common where we are from. If you try again to tame Ikran with her, keep her from looking down and focused on your or something." Jake said as Tsu'tey thanked him.
A few days later, he took you flying on his Ikran around the Hallejuah Mountains feeling you squeeze him a little tighter any time he took a turn a little too close. He arrived at the spot where the Ikrans were and he hopped off before helping you off making sure to keep your eyes away from looking down.
"Okay yawne, remember what I told you?" He asked you.
"Yes tie the rope around its mouth and climb onto it quickly and make the bond." You said making him smile at how well you remembered.
You slowly started walking over to where the Ikrans were trying to keep your focus on them and not the fall below you. You took a minute to calm your heart down when you felt a hand on your shoulder followed by his voice.
"You are safe yawne, im right here ready to you catch if anything happens." He said squeezing your hand and making you smile.
One by one the ikrans started to fly off, but this really pretty blue and pink one hissed at you as you approached it and circled around it as you looped the rope around its mouth which upset it. You quickly climbed on it, trying to hold on to the rope while you grabbed your braid, but your irkan was so restless which resulted in you guys sliding towards the cliff.
"Make the bond quickly, yawne!" Tsu'tey said as he watched prepared to run to his Ikran.
"I'm trying!" You said frustrated as you both fell off the cliff making Tsu'tey panic.
Tsu'tey ran and climbed on his Ikran getting ready to go find you and hopefully prevent your fall when he saw your Ikran fly by his mountain with you on it.
"Tsu, I did it!" You said smiling at him as he smiled at you.
"I'm so proud of you! Would you like to go on a fly with me?" He asked as you nodded your head.
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rubyreduji · 8 months
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🧸 Woooo happy anniversary/3k! =D May I ask for a Woozi drabble? I'm thinking something along the lines of the reader being a witch/magic user but she's also a witch/magic user hunter, tracking down those that misuse their power against normal folk. She goes above and beyond to hide this from Woozi but he and a few of the members just so happen to be near during one of her fights. Plot twist: he already knew! Fluffy romance, if you please. I hope this is okay, thanks so much!
— sleepover event now over!! 🧸️
the witches in the woods - ljh
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summary: being a witch and a witch hunter is not always the easier, having to keep your two identities separate, but it’s the job you have to do to keep from your crush finding out
tags: fluff, witch & witch-hunter!reader, witch-hunter!jihoon, f!reader wc: 1.7k an: this made me miss watching the owl house lol </3 so some of the powers may be based off that…this is a bit more plot than fluff but i hope you enjoy!
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“Pull back! They outpower us!” You hear Seungcheol’s call from your earpiece.
You know if your whole team was here you guys would be able to take them on, but your whole team isn’t here, deciding to split up earlier. The thing is your split up team couldn’t take them, but you can. You tune out Seungcheol’s orders, continuing hot on the trail of the five witches ahead of you.
You can already feel your magic coursing through your veins as you start to gain on them. It’s been so long since you’ve been in a proper fight, always relying on your team rather than your powers, keeping them a secret from anyone else.
It’s not like being a witch is uncommon in this day and age, but when you work a job with the title “Witch Hunter” it’s probably best to keep that part of your identity secret. Though you’re fairly sure that even if your team did find out it wouldn’t change anything, you don’t want to run the risk if you don’t have to. 
That being said, you quite miss using your powers and you can help but let giddiness overtake you as you chase after the other witches. You can hear their snickers of joy, thinking they’ve gotten away, but you’re not going to let that happen.
You raise your hand, feeling your mind and body connect with the woods around you. You focus your energy into the tree branches before you clench your fist and drag it down, causing all of the branches to grow down into a wall, cutting off the path from the witches. Before they even have time to process what just happened, you throw your hand back into the air, raising vines from the ground to wrap around their bodies and suspend them in the air.
“What the- there!” One of them calls, pointing at where you stand a few feet away.
“A witch!” Another shouts.
“Traitor!” The first one yells. “You’re a witch, what are you doing helping the enemy?”
“Enemy?” You spit out. “The only enemy is you guys. No witch should ever misuse their powers yet you guys run around and do nothing but commit crimes. People are getting hurt because of you!”
The man chuckles. “What’s the point of powers if you can’t enjoy them? Who cares if some people get hurt? That adds to the fun!”
You roll your eyes. You don’t know why you’re standing here listening to them. They’re the ones who are on the unfortunate side of this predicament. 
You wrap a vine around their mouths in hopes to shut them up as you reach for the anti-magic cuffs on your belt. You push the vines to the ground, pinning the witches down. You move over to them, snapping the cuffs on the loud-mouthed man who is clearly the leader of them. He curses you out the whole time and you wish you also had tape on you to shut him up.
You’ve clicked the cuff on the second person and are moving to the third when you hear a shout. “Y/N!” It’s Jihoon. 
Jihoon, the one person who absolutely can not find out you’re a witch. Not only due to your eensy weensy crush on him, but also due to the fact that he comes from the longest standing dynasty of witch hunters. 
In a mere second, your concentration is lost, the vines loosening their grips on the witches, allowing the three uncuffed ones to quickly break out of them. Out of the corner of the eye you see a flash from the trees and you recognize the figure as Jihoon.
Shit.
“Y/N, watch out!” You whip around to see a rock hurtling towards your face. You quickly shoot your hand up, stopping the rock and making it crumble into tiny pieces. A flicker of shock passes the attacking witch’s face. 
Jihoon isn’t the only one coming from a long line of powerful people. It’s not common for witches to be able to harness multiple kinds of magic, but you’re a bit special.
Normally if it was just you, you’d be able to wipe all three of the witches out, but you now have to think about Jihoon standing a few feet behind you. You don’t have much time to assess the situation either, with attacks coming at you from three ways. It’s taking all of your energy and focus just to be on defense, let alone offense.
“Y/N!” You can hear Jihoon’s approaching and you quickly create a vine to block him off from the fight.
“Jihoon, stay back! I have it covered.” A fireball shoots past your head right as you say this and you quickly pull your attention back to the fight.
You sweep your arm in one large arc, growing the ground up to trap the witches’ feet. With the few seconds of distress you’ve put them in you regrow the vines around their bodies, trapping their hands to their sides. 
You don’t allow yourself to lose focus this time, carefully placing the handcuffs securely on the final three witches’ wrists. They’re all grumbling as you do so, even one going far as to spit at your feet.
Once all five of them are firmly secured again, you finally withdraw Jihoon’s restraints. You don’t look at him as you hear him call Seungcheol through your communication devices, giving him the update on your positions and the status of the witches.
You busy yourself with getting yourself recomposed until Seungcheol and Vernon run up. “Woah,” Seungcheol mutters, looking at the damage of the woods and the vines wrapped around the witches. “Well, uhm, good work team. Let’s gather up the others and get these guys out of here.”
No one speaks about the elephant in the room as your team regroups and waits for the people from the Witch Hunter’s Association to come and pick the witches up. As soon as Seungcheol releases you all, you quickly book it, heading far away from your team.
“Y/N, wait!” Somehow in just two words, dread fills your body. You want to run away, or even use a spell to disappear, but you know you can’t run away forever. You take a deep breath before turning around to face the one and only Lee Jihoon.
You can’t read the emotion on his face and you can’t tell if that’s a good or bad thing. Deep down you know that Jihoon won’t do anything to you, but that doesn’t help the way your throat tightens as you stare at him. You’re both still in your hunter gear and you really take in Jihoon. He looks exactly like his father, the man most notorious for locking away the most witches in the history of witch hunters.
The gear looks comfortable on his body, his boots well worn and his pants faded from prolonged use. His gloves and goggles both stick out of his pockets and his belt is well loaded with gear, Jihoon never low in stock.
You open your mouth, like you’re about to say something, but the words don’t come out and you’re glad they don’t because you’re not sure what you even want to say. You close your mouth instead.
“Can we talk?” Jihoon’s voice is soft, like he’s also unsure of his words.
“U-uhm, su-ure,” you say, hating the shakiness in your voice.
“Let’s walk.” Jihoon starts to walk, walking past you as he does. You’re forced to follow, a few steps behind him. “You know, I was never going to go into this field. I was going to be the first in my family to do something that wasn’t witch hunting, yet here I am. Ask me why?”
“…Why?”
“Because I wanted to be better than my dad. Better than the rest of my whole family.” For a second, you wonder if Jihoon is going to kill you right here on the spot. “My job as a witch hunter is to incarcerate every bad witch, and to protect every good witch from dangers coming from their own people, and from my own people.”
Your pace slows down as you listen to Jihoon talk, eventually stopping just so you can stare at him. Jihoon senses you’re not with him anymore and stops as well, turning to face you. His gaze finally meets yours for the first time since in the woods. 
“I’m not mad at you Y/N. I don’t care that you’re a witch, because you’re a good person. You’re my friend, and you’ve proved time and time again where your morals stand. Everyone on the team knows that too, so don’t be afraid. Not to mention you’re a valuable asset to us, we’d be fools to let you go over something as trivial as something you can’t change about yourself.”
Your body is flooded with relief. Your heart lightens at Jihoon’s words.
“I- thank you,” you say, tears brimming in your eyes.
Jihoon walks closer to you, so you’re face to face. “I may have…also known,” he admits.
You go slack jawed. “How?!”
Jihoon chuckles at you. “When you come from a long line of witch hunters you learn to pick up on things, and it’s not like your own lineage is too secretive. I may have also caught you using your powers one day.”
You groan, causing Jihoon to laugh again.
“I don’t know why I was so worried,” you murmur. “I know you and the guys on the team aren’t like that…but-”
“It’s okay. Don’t worry about it. I’m just glad that we’re good.”
“Yeah…good,” you mutter. You and Jihoon stand there in silence for a moment and you wonder if this is your cue to part ways. You’re about to walk away from Jihoon when he stops you.
“Y/N?”
“Yeah?”
“Actually I uh…if you wouldn’t mind, would you perhaps tell me more about witches? Maybe over dinner one night?”
You raise an eyebrow at Jihoon. “Was that an attempt…to ask me out?”
You try to hide your giddiness at the idea, choosing to tease him instead.
You watch as Jihoon’s ears turn red. “I- maybe. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t be focused on the witch thing. You’re so much more than that. So Y/N, will you please do me the honors of letting me take you out for dinner, on a date? And we don’t have to talk about anything you don’t want to.”
You grin at Jihoon, wide and bright. “I would love to. And don’t worry, I’ll give you all the details about being a witch. Maybe you’ll even get to meet my parents.”
Jihoon turns even redder, and you’re not sure if it’s from the notion of him meeting your parents, or him coming in contact with some of the most powerful witches of the century. Either way, you’re sure that dating Jihoon is going to be nothing but fun.
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cupcakeslushie · 1 year
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Hey!! So my asks don't seem to be sending so I hope this one does
I am obsessed with you AU!! I have so many ideas
At one point you mentioned that Three/Donnie can't lie and is usually brutally blunt. But can he DECIEVE? I can imagine him at the beginning of his arrival trying tricking April to go with him to the lab (probably to disect her or such, stupid humans) with a facade that he's fine with humans and just wants to play, and were it not for Raph warning her beforehand about Donnie's hate for humans she would've bought it. Could this happen or am I reading too much into it?
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Sorry guys, I’m so behind on asks so I’ll be doing a bunch in batches tonight!
Pretty much none of them are good at lying. Leo can ACT if it’s for a mission and fib about small things but hates lying in general. Raph can stammer his way through a poor excuse to Splinter’s face, and when it comes to flat out keeping secrets Mikey is just horrible….BUT Mikey is more the type to be the little devious emotional manipulator, just from learning from Big Mama how to work people. Thankfully he uses this particular talent to be helpful (for the most part—sometimes he uses it to get the last slice of pizza and claims little brother rights).
Now for Donnie, it just doesn’t even occur to him to do anything but tell it like it is. Also he doesn’t have much interest in April apart from getting into petty arguments—he mostly ignores her until they find enough common ground that they can carry on a convo without devolving into children. He will always ask if he wants to test something out on his brothers. This is one of the bigger differences between him and canon—Sometimes though, he will think that something is mild, but then judging by their horrified expressions he supposes it’s just one of those times where his baseline for what’s normal is effed up. His biggest issue is testing things on HIMSELF without a care to thinking it through. To be honest the idea of testing things on his brothers or even April, without their permission makes him pretty nauseous, despite one side of his brain telling him that it won’t do any harm just to try, and the other screaming that he doesn’t want to be anything like Draxum.
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I’ll reveal more soon, about how Draxum has actually cut a deal with Big Mama. They’re both okay biding their time, so Draxum isn’t in too much of a rush to collect Mikey. In Draxum’s mind, the Battle Nexus is the perfect place for him to evolve his skills. Now that doesn’t mean he’s completely happy with leaving Four in Big Mama’s hands, so Draxum creates a way to remain informed, and Big Mama is fine to take him up on it—just another variable she’s hoping to eventually manipulate in her favor…
This doesn’t stop Draxum from hanging the threat of collecting Mikey over Three’s head if he doesn’t behave.
BUT if we’re talking hypotheticals and if he did end up collecting Mikey, I think Donnie would become the ultimate overprotective brother. Any time Draxum would need a test subject, Donnie would offer himself up, no more fighting, no more trying to get out of it—not if it meant Mikey would be spared. Meanwhile I think Mikey would be plotting their escape and would eventually manage to convince Donnie that running away and living on the streets would be better for them.
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He does still love to dance and bounce around, especially while working in his lab with the music loud enough to make Draxum’s ears bleed—which I suppose would mean his password would still be the same!
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@yesnervousdreamcollection Oh like you would believe! *Slaps the top of Donnie’s head* This turtle can fit so many personal space issues inside him! He’s very clingy and can lean in much too close when talking to someone, but as long as he’s the one doing it he’s fine. Hugging is one of the many ways he works through being overstimulated. But if he doesn’t see it coming or it happens without any type of warning he can panic or get violent, as it reminds him of how Draxum would use his vines to grab Donnie and haul him around or shove him away.
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Splinter never told Mikey or Leo as they were pretty young, but when Raph turned 13–on the anniversary of their mutation day, Splinter tells Raph the full story behind their mutation, and he sadly recalls how he failed to save another turtle during their escape. It makes for a pretty somber mutation day, but from then on Raph will sometimes add a third figure when he’s imagining playing with his other two brothers, and when he’s a bit older and April gets him a book on turtles from the library, he pauses on the page about soft-shell turtles and reads some of the facts just to have that bit of knowledge tucked away.
The topic is only ever mentioned again in passing, during one of Splinter’s tentative talks with Leo and well…
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Three is fluent in Yokai, Turtle (chirps and clicks and hisses, because I absolutely love this trope in fics), and will eventually learn ASL (from Leo).
Leo knows Japanese, ASL, enough Chinese to get by, and Spanish
Raph knows a bit of Japanese that Splinter taught him, and some French from April.
Mikey also knows Yokai, and is a master at reading body language.
Trying to keep things a little vague and not to spoil too much but Draxum does notice when Three disappears. He’s not happy that he’s gone, but is more pissed that all his test subjects have found their way to Lou Jitsu and are now actively working against him as a team.
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I think tea is one of the very few things that Splinter has managed to find from a decent source—maybe not AS nice as what Saki could pull, but still nothing to scoff at. Probably one of the few times that Leo is comfortable sitting silently, alone with Splinter, is when they share a pot of tea. As they grow more comfortable, the silence gets filled more easily and it becomes their own bonding time.
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They’d probably panic the first time it happens. Donnie and Mikey would be completely lost on what to do, and Leo, who usually takes charge pretty fast would be so shocked from seeing the destruction, and be so worried about hurting Raph that he wouldn’t be able to think of a plan on the fly like usual. Mikey would probably be the first one to act, and chain Raph up with his nunchaku. Leo would try to reason with Raph, not really understanding that his big bro isn’t really hearing him, and probably get one or two fists in the face before his instincts override his worry about hurting Raph. Donnie would be in full on panic mode, and his brain would be stuck in a loop trying to figure out what in the world caused Raph to fall into such a state—only being pulled out of his thoughts when Leo orders him to tranq Raph.
After that first rough time, they get some answers from Raph and April on how to handle it better if it ever happens again, and the next time they’re able to pull Raph out of Savage mode with a little more finesse and a lot less panic.
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oneatlatime · 8 months
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The Swamp
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Random thing I spotted in the opening credits: this Roku (?) silhouette is doing a spinning blade move with airbending, that Azula did with her blue fire while riding the mail system in Return to Omashu. I guess that despite the bending styles being based on different martial arts, borrowing is allowed.
A snippet of blue spirit music plays when that cart carrying the masks passes by. Maybe one second of showtime but the writers and track team put in the effort anyway.
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I'm still mad at Zuko for stealing that lady's bird horse, but I'm happy to see that they're looking after it. It even has a blanky.
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Those bangs would have done numbers in 2008.
So I'm wishing death on sword guy. Apart from the whole trying to cut off Iroh's feet thing, he can't even do up his shirt right. Zero redeeming features.
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I wish I knew how to make gifs to show this, but the way that the diffused lightsource is reflecting off the water peaking through the vegetation of the swamp is incredibly realistic.
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Is the sharpening stone the one that usually sits in the indent on the other side of the blade? It would be pretty cool to have a knife with a built in sharpener like that.
Sokka's got a point. How do you "land" on a swamp? Appa will need to break out his sea bison skills.
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TIL swamps don't take no for an answer.
HOW are they still ALIVE?!?!
AcTuAlLy Aang it's "where ARE Appa and Momo?"
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As someone who has literally had leeches on my elbow, this is not funny.
Also this episode's beat up Sokka quota has already been filled by a tornado, a swamp, and a vampire slug. And we're only 4 minutes in. I feel like this is going to be a rough episode for him.
Look I get that there is no solid land in this swamp, but they could at least move out of the fetid leech-infested water onto a tree root.
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Shibari Appa. I ahd to google that.
Momo is a good friend.
Could you imagine what Apppa smells like after landing in the swamp water?
Poor Momo's like "dude. I JUST freed you."
Not everyone can airbend Aang. Some of us would have no option but to cut our way out of the swamp, niceness be damned.
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You ever just go FWOMP?
I'm loving these little Appa & Momo scenes.
Did this episode air on Halloween originally? It's really leaning in to the spooky.
And now Appa gets to be a good friend. I love the ear twitch. Have I talked about how cute Appa's ears are?
King of the jungle Appa.
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New fear unlocked. Never swimming in seaweed again.
Also kudos to them for sleeping sitting up. I can't do that.
It's neat how all three of their fighting styles are equally effective at freeing them from the vines. No bending superiority here!
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How did Cletus and Brandine figure that Appa has six legs from this trail?
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No comment. Just thought you'd all appreciate a picture of bowl cut Appa using an alligator as a toothbrush.
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Pretty. Swamp wisteria.
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This swamp is a dick.
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This jumpscare got me. Also, swamp is now a double dick.
And Aang sees some rando. I was expecting Gyatso. Maybe being the avatar makes you immune to swamp dickishness?
If Cletus saw a lemoo at a travelling show once, does that mean that Momo is not the last of his species? Because I've been worrying about that.
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This is a pretty cool use of waterbending. Although I don't think 'outboard motor with high manoeuvrability' is a recognised martial arts move.
All the background art in this episode is subtle but very detailed. Another episode I'll be watching on a better quality screen than my little laptop, which makes everything into a green-grey blur.
Sokka was looking for his friends. Katara was looking for her friends. Aang was chasing tail.
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Tea party Sokka rocking a midi skirt and thigh high leather boots.
Have to give it to Sokka; they have all been huffing a lot of swamp gas recently. Hallucinating people you think of often after huffing god knows what is a more believable explanation than sentient, dickish swamp. Or it would be, if this wasn't a world where things like the avatar exist.
Looks like I was right about this being a beat up Sokka episode. The number of times swampy has thrown him to the ground, I'm surprised he's still getting up. Also, I think Sokka's voice actor was paid by the scream this episode.
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Anyone remember the Absorbaloth?
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Are these guys narrating NYOOM noises?
I have to commend the manoeuvrability of these boats.
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Not to self: do not piss off a waterbender. They are human deli slicers.
"He's the Avatar. Stuff like that happens to us, a lot." Season 1 in a nutshell.
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I applaud this guy's efficiency for styling his hair into a hat.
You guys are really going to go with this guy to a secondary location like 15 seconds after he stopped trying to kill you? Every so often I forget that the Gaang are teens or younger, then something comes along that really reminds me.
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Nitpick! Are his socks made out of mud?
This guy has grey eyes like Aang does 50% of the time. I swear Aang has brown eyes in at least half the episodes so far.
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More delicious reflections. I wish I could gif this too.
I love the lesson here. The swamp guy's speech about interconnectedness is good, made twice as good by the delivery. Excellent choice of voice actor. Also the bit about the people we've lost still being there hits hard.
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A power this useful had better come up again.
Can someone who knows music better than I do tell me if Cletus is on beat? I think not.
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New reaction shot!
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Why does Sokka repeat "Hugh" so skeptically? What's the joke here?
"He don't eat no bugs. That's people food." This is the kind of stuff I love the most in this show. These seemingly inconsequential, throwaway worldbuilding comments that instantly double the depth of the universe of the show. Every time I get a glimpse of normal people living non-war-torn normal lives I love it.
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Scenes like this. PEAK avatar.
That swamp just bitchslapped a bird.
I'd forgotten that Zuko and Iroh were in this episode.
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Zuko is well on his way to being forgiven for stealing the horse bird.
Have to wonder why he had a spare set of black clothes lying around though.
Final Thoughts
This episode may well be my new favourite. I like if for the same reasons that I liked Bato of the Water Tribe: it shows us what comparatively normal life is like. Here's a random group of people that might not even know about the war. Looking at them gives us a glimpse of what Aang's pre-war world must have been like, and what the post-war world everyone is fighting to create could be like. It's both nostalgia and hope in one place.
I love that Sokka is still stubbornly anti-supernatural even after travelling for months with the human incarnation of a spirit, being kidnapped by a giant monster panda, and having his crush turn into the moon. Not to mention mega fishman Aang. Although, in a world where the existence of spirits is a scientifically observable fact, isn't believing in the supernatural actually the logical viewpoint?
Apart from that awesome deli slicer waterbending move, Katara did surprisingly little this episode. I think Momo and Appa had more to do.
Spekaing of, I loved having a little side adventure with Momo and Appa. There's enough personality in the animation and voicing of those two characters that they can easily carry dialogue-free scenes. Avatar should do a dialogue free episode with just Appa and Momo going on an adventure. I love their interspecies friendship.
The whole 'we're all connected' thing could have rung hollow if the writers hadn't taken the time to painfully personalise that message for two thirds of the Gaang. In today's arguably too-connected world (thanks internet) the lesson seems obvious, but in a pre-industrial world that's a century into a global war, I bet the connectedness of things is unknown, forgotten, or actively suppressed.
The incredibly short bookends with Zuko and Iroh were (I'm guessing) to establish that Zuko has taken a vigilante turn and that Iroh is inhumanly patient. Neither of those is a surprise. Honestly, if I found myself in that situation, I would react more like Zuko than Iroh. Guess that means I'm a work in progress.
The Storm last season showed that while Aang had a lot to learn, Zuko had a lot to unlearn. Instead of just unlearning incorrect things, it looks like the show is taking it a step farther and progressively stripping Zuko of everything. Zuko isn't one to sit idly by though, so he's fighting back by clinging to harmful things like his pride and learning things he arguably shouldn't, like how to commit theft of bird horses. Although I have no moral objection to stealing that jerk's swords.
This episode didn't have a beat up Sokka quota; it had a beat up everyone quota, physically and sometimes mentally too. Kind of surprised there weren't even bruises. And poor Sokka. The first cut is the deepest.
I'll definitely be rewatching this one.
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t0ast-ghost · 26 days
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No clever opening for this one.. I feel like an Instagram post that says no caption. Episode 24 (A Taste Of Armageddon):
- Fox, despite being a nasty man, has an amazing face… I’d like to draw it perhaps
- Show ‘subtly’ drops in Scotty saying “Bonny”
- Goofy ass hats on those guards
- this guys number seems off… 500 years, trillions dying each year…
- “There is a certain logic to it.” “I’m glad you approve.” “I do not approve. I understand.”
- they’re gonna disintegrate
- https://youtube.com/shorts/m_nDsMt7njQ?si=Nk_i6qalsXbOuwiA
- McCoy worried about his boyfriends. Scott is not putting up with McCoy’s nonsense
- “for all personal to come ashore for shore leave. They’ve aSHORED me that we will have a wonderful time” no wonder they don’t think this is Kirk he would never
- I think this might be a he first time McCoy and Scott have truly interacted
- The scene switched SO FAST from Scotty and McCoy to Spock and Kirk I almost got whiplash
- wait why is Spock feeling up the door while Kirk watches? Ohhh he’s controlling the guard through the door, yeah makes sense.
- “Thank you, Mr Spock” “My pleasure, Captain”
- Hiding in plain sight works… again
- Spock strolls up so causally- I DIDNT EVEN GET TO THE BEST PART WHAT (20:40) “sir there is a multi legged creature on your shoulder” nerve pinches him on the shoulder IM WHEEZING
- he strolls back so casually as well
- McCoy gets paid to stand by, look pretty, fight with Spock, and raise his eyebrows
- McCoy not necessarily agreeing but still backing Scotty up against Fox
- Kirk got punched like a bitch
- did- did Spock mind control those guards? He can do that?
- “What are you doing, Mr Spock?” “Practicing a peculiar variety of diplomacy, Sir.” Blowing shit up
- Kirk’s hair just a little messed up <333
- “I’m a barbarian, and I intend to prove this to you.” Pop off Kirk? Get it? I guess..
- wow Kirk just really.. wow (threatening to kill an entire fucking planet)
- Uhura’s chair swivel when Scotty said they would destroy multiple cities
- (probably terribly paraphrased) “I thought you’d be in need of a rescue. It seems I was mistaken.” “No, I am in need of your assistance.” Or smt gay like that
- “I’m going to end it for you… One way or another.” Kirk sooo listens to Blondie
- Hiiii
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- Once again Kirk is sitting in his chair surrounded by them all (closest is McCoy and Spock of course) all is right and he didn’t almost just kill trillions of people
- “Captain you almost make me believe in luck.” “Why, Mr. Spock… you almost make me believe in miracles.” WHAT. WHO SAYS THAT. TO ANOTHER. WITHOUT BEING COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH THEM
On that frankly insane note I must now watch the next… see you then :)
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lonesome-witching · 6 months
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I Couldn't Kill You If I Tried
I'm so excited for this prompt. I had a blast writing it and I hope you guys like it. This one features a flayed Nancy. Thanks again to the anonymous prompter who left this in my asks.
You can read my previous prompts or send me some new ones.
“And I think that’s kind of special, you know?” Robin had been rambling for about ten minutes now. There was something about being close to Nancy to caused her to lose the ability to shut up. She just talked and talked and talked. And she knew why, she knew it was because Nancy made her nervous, she knew that it was because she had a crush on Nancy, but it didn’t change the fact that she constantly felt like a nuisance.
Especially now. Because Nancy wasn’t reacting. She wasn’t nodding her head with a tight-lipped smile. She wasn’t giggling at the ridiculous bullshit Robin shared. She wasn’t recognizing Robin’s existence in the slightest.
It felt like one of the many nightmares Robin had. The ones where she ran her mouth and shared too much, and Nancy found out the truth about her. They never ended well.
“Nance?” Robin hated herself for the way her voice quivered.
There was no reaction.
Robin rushed forward on clumsy feet and walked backwards, simply to be able to get a better look at Nancy. If the girl hadn’t been walking, Robin would have assumed this was all Vecna.
“Nance?” Robin asked again. But as she looked into Nancy’s eyes, she missed the blue. Instead, her eyes were black, as if those irises had been poisoned by a drop of ink. “Nance? Are you alright?”
Maybe it was stupid that she reached her hands towards the other girl. The girl that was still walking. But what else was Robin supposed to do?
The second her fingertip grazed Nancy’s arm, the girl tackled Robin to the ground. There were hands around her neck, squeezing almost as tight as the vines had back in the Upside Down.
“Nance, Nancy, please.” The words were barely audible. Nothing more than shallow breaths. “Please, let go.” Robin’s hands reached for Nancy’s wrists.
Blue returned to Nancy’s eyes as she threw herself off Robin’s body. Robin sat up, her hand stroking over her neck. She had already opened her mouth to comfort Nancy, to tell her everything would be okay, even if she didn’t understand what had just happened. But Nancy muttered a soft sorry before rushing away.
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“Something is wrong. I think she might be… flayed,” El said, her eyes closed tightly and a drop of blood dripping out her nose.
Robin was sitting in front of her, silently tapping her finger against her knee. She had been beyond agitated when she reached Hopper’s cabin. It still was a bit of a dump despite the work they all had done on it. Robin was pretty sure Joyce was actively looking for another place to stay. Something that shouldn’t be this hard with people moving away left and right.
“She’s fighting though. She’s fighting, but she seems… she seems tired.” El opened her eyes and wiped her nose with the back of her hand. “I tried to reach for her, but she pushed me out.”
“Fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck!” Robin yelled. She jumped up and started pacing the floor. “Flayed? That means she is like Billy. We all know how that ended. I can’t— She can’t die.”
“Will was flayed at one point and we got it out of him,” Jonathan offered.
“How?” Robin stopped pacing and instead opted to stare at the boy on the couch, Nancy Wheeler’s ex-boyfriend.
“Me and Nancy burned it out of him.”
Robin thought about pushing a hot poker into Nancy’s flesh and a shiver ran down her spine. She couldn’t. She could never hurt Nancy like that.
A knock at the door prohibited Robin from saying anything else. Robin followed Jonathan’s lazy steps toward the cabin door.
“You know it’s not polite to poke into someone’s head without permission.” Nancy looked different. She was wearing tight leather pants and a black shirt. Robin hated to admit that it looked hot on her.
“Nancy?” Robin asked.
“Robin?” Nancy’s face twisted into a sweet smile. It was almost easy enough to pretend it was real.
“What are you doing here?” The words felt bitter in Robin’s mouth. A few days ago, she would have been delighted to see Nancy at her doorstep.
“I’m here for you, of course.” Nancy took a step forward. “I want to finish our little get together from earlier. Aren’t you in the mood?”
Jonathan tried to grab for Nancy’s arm, but she escaped his grasp. It was shocking that Nancy seemed to be moving with even more elegance than she usually did. It somehow made Robin feel even smaller, more inadequate, than she usually did. Because even in her current stance she portrayed a lack of elegance that she had never seen on another girl.
“I’m not sure I am in the mood,” Robin responded, a soft breath escaping her mouth without consent. She had barely registered the way she had been holding her breath.
“Oh, poor Robin. Can’t you make some time for your dear friend. I really would love to speak to you.” Nancy’s voice sounded off. Like she was playing a character.
In the back of her mind Robin heard El’s voice. I think she might be… flayed. So, maybe she was playing a character. Or rather, maybe Vecna was playing a character. Was it Vecna? Or was the Mind Flayer its own boss? Robin wasn’t sure anymore. Maybe she had missed too much of the beginning.
“Nancy.” She felt almost stupid saying that name. Because every step Nancy took toward her made her look less like Nancy.
“Robin, Robin, Robin.” Each time Nancy’s voice uttered her name, she took a step closer. “I’m really going to enjoy ripping your heart out.”
When Jonathan tried to grab Nancy’s arm again, he succeeded. His hand tight around the limb. Robin worried it was hurting Nancy. But the girl simply turned towards the boy she used to love with a smirk on her face. All it took was one push for him to go flying through the room. Robin wanted to scream. But not a single sound escaped her.
Maybe she had gotten lucky that Nancy seemed to be distracted. It would have been the perfect moment for Robin to run, as Nancy walked over to Jonathan’s limp body and El jumped into action to defend her brother. This was how Robin could get out. But she was locked into place, simply destined to watch. So, she did.
She watched as Nancy straddled Jonathan’s body. She watched as those slender fingers gripped for Jonathan’s throat. She watched as Jonathan defended himself and Nancy pushed him in the face. She watched as El threw Nancy off her brother without so much as taking one step closer.
And then Nancy laughed. She laughed as she crawled up. There was blood on her knuckles and a grin on her face and yet she still looked beautiful. Robin was well aware she shouldn’t be thinking about that now.
She continued watching and yet she didn’t see what happened. All she knew was that in the blink of an eye El lay unconscious on the floor and fear gripped at Robin’s heart.
Nancy released a long breath. “Finally, just you and me.”
Robin felt the hairs on her arm stand upright. She wanted to crawl into the corner of the room. She stayed standing where she stood. “Why do you want me?”
Nancy rolled her eyes dramatically. “I don’t, she does.”
“Alright, well what does she want from me?”
“It’s hard to say. But it’s a distraction. You, Robin, are a distraction. And I can’t have any distractions.”
One hand squeezed Robin’s throat. Just like before. She tried to find a sign on Nancy’s face, an indicator of what she was meant to do. Nancy was the one who came up with plans. Nancy was the one who took charge. And now Nancy was gone, and Robin was struggling to breathe in more ways than one.
She thought about dying. She thought about whether or not there would be a heaven and hell and where she’d end up. If the religious were right, she’d be burning for all eternity. But Robin was certain it wouldn’t hurt as much as this very moment. Nothing could ever hurt that much.
Her eyes fell to Nancy’s lips. They weren’t smiling anymore. They weren’t doing anything. Robin wasn’t sure what came over her. She pushed against Nancy’s hand to get closer, to close that damned space between them and then she connected their lips. It was shocking how nice it felt. Or maybe it wasn’t shocking at all because it was still Nancy. These were Nancy’s lips and no matter who had poisoned her brain, that fact would never change.
It took a few moments before Nancy’s lips started moving against her own, even before Robin’s lips moved. But as Nancy started kissing her, her hand slacked and fell off Robin’s neck only to get a hold of Robin’s shirt, pulling. Pulling Robin closer.
The kiss didn’t last long. Perhaps half a minute, and then Nancy pulled away. Her blue eyes were wet with unshed tears, one of her hands was gripping the fabric at Robin’s shoulder while the other dangled next to her body. Her lips were wet, and Robin vaguely realized that it was because of her own saliva.
“Robin?” It was barely audible.
“Nance, are you alright?”
“I— How do you know it’s me?” Nancy sounded like she wanted to cry and perhaps she did.
“Your eyes. You have blue eyes. But when you were flayed, they were dark and… your eyes.”
“You kissed me,” Nancy whispered. Almost as if she spoke too loudly it would cease to be true.
“I did. You kissed back.”
“I did.” Nancy’s hand let go of Robin’s shirt. She missed it.
“I would— do you— I—” Robin couldn’t seem to speak.
“Why did you kiss me?” Nancy interrupted.
Robin sighed. “I was about to die and— I guess I didn’t care about consequences because I had nothing to lose.”
“Would you like— does that mean— I think that—” Nancy stumbled over her words. “Would you like there to be consequences?”
Robin blinked a few times. “What do you mean?”
“I want to kiss you again,” Nancy answered.
“Oh, those kinds of consequences?”
Nancy nodded, eyes locked in on their target.
“I would like there to be those kinds of consequences.”
“Thank God.” Nancy leaned in, and Robin was certain God had nothing to do with this. This was all Nancy.
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crithaus · 2 years
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Percy being 'like that' in perpetuity is so very in character and funny and I'm still not over it truly. He's a shitty little bastard to literally everyone he knows, this coming from someone who loves him dearly, he's a bratty, snooty posh dickhead to everyone and despite that he had Keyleth, Vax, Vex, Pike and god only knows the guests and NPCs crushing on him at least a little bit, yes his heart is very big and he can be so so so sweet and kind and loving to those who have earned his affections but even to Keyleth, his best friend (re: every moral argument they have ever had), and Vex his beloved wife, (re: truly god I can only remember him flat out telling her absolutely not you scrub go bother someone else when she wanted to help him build her broom's seat but I know there has to be more) he's always had the capacity to be an asshole. Capacity and will without fail or hesitation fall back on being a snooty, aloof, uptight prick. (Edit: no hang on it's time to dogpile on mommy's special little man, in one of the prestream vines he literally threatens to skin someone and make a book out of the people leather and no I don't know the context and I don't need to, there's no way it was justified, this dramatic numbskull has literally always been like this)
Percy's traumatic start was not his fault and I would say that Im on the fence about Orthax being his fault because he says himself that he thought the deal was just a dream, but he does then choose to kick off the whole briarwood arc (starting a fight in Uriel's backyard almost getting them jailed for treason, defingering that one guy, setting that house full of people on fire for a second) and then just go full supervillain for a very long little while, and that most certainly is his fault even if the influencing factors were out of his control, and he fucked up a lot. A lot. And VM, his family, forgave him. Plenty of times. Ressurected him despite the dangers and loved him through his truly worst moments and saved his humanity alongside his life. And now here he is denying Laudna that same chance (while she has altogether done far far less to deserve her death) and I am not at all surprised because he lets his fear direct all of his decisions to an alarming degree. And! Not only that but he is wildly impulsive and has a bad habit of making decisions by himself because by Taliesin's own words Percy always thinks he's the Smartest person in the Room at any given time. He lets fear rule him, he's impulsive, he thinks he knows better than or can outsmart the consequences of his actions, and he's unfortunately very good at eloquently explaining himself. A true recipe for disaster. But, he's scared under it all. Has been for a while.
He's scared of Anna, Delilah, Sylas, it might come off as anger but I'd put money on the fact that that's because he could afford to be angry or at least focus on the anger, cuz he had Orthax gassing him up making him think he actually stood a decent chance at killing them all, he had his family besides him and some decent kills under their belt, he had Anna down an arm locked away in his dungeon cell and they had Pike on their side and Sarenrae with her, but I know they scare him far more deeply than he ever wants to admit (because he doesn't like having situations be out of his control either naturally, cuz the first time that happened he was brutally tortured, orphaned, kicked out of his ancestral home and beset upon by a demon taking maaaajor advantage of him) and now that he's free with most of his soul intact, now that his whitestone is once again full to bursting with life and laughter and children (children he never thought he'd deserve), now that he's settled into the leadership role he never thought he'd be ready for, now that he's settled down into domestic life with his wife whom he loves so much she brought him back to life, he is once again letting that fear (and the certainty as always that his every idea is the only one to have) rule all of his decisions. This is so incredibly on brand for Percy I could puke, and I know he's gonna apologize to Vex for being snippy later so fine Matt, well played I suppose.
Percy might be a dick but he's also a pillar of Vox Machina, these selfish dickheads brought out the very best in that bright young man and I know that with a bit of time he'll pull his enormous head out of his ass and get down to business, righting wrongs and writing lefts in true Vox Machina fashion. He's a hero at heart, even if he is retired, he just needs a bit of time to (over)think it all over.
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rulerzreachf4n7 · 3 months
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I hate how people who don't ship Huntlow make it like this extremely stupid and unnecessary ship that makes zero sense and everything about it is terrible and it's forced and bland and overall a shitty ship
And today lady's and gentlemen, non binary folks in the back, is the day I prove them all wrong >:3!!!
A brief disclaimer, I am not nor do I consider myself a toxic shipper, I am just simply stating why the reasons don't make any sense in my eyes, so please don't come at me for my opinion
And with that let's get to the reasons!
Terrible first impression
Hunter got a crush on her too quickly
It's forced and rushed
No chemistry
Willow only serves Hunter for support
They're better off as friends
Okay so right off the bat if you've ever watched any episode containing Hunter and Willow you'd know all of these reasons are fucking stupid
Recently on my first post made on Tumblr was a TON ship rating, and some dumb fuck gave me attitude and said "girlie, have you ever been in the fandom?" And I was like thinking to myself, yes bitch ever since 2021, I don't really have time to respond to people in my inbox cause I'm not looking to fight with some bitch on the internet for my opinion, and I just went through their profile a bit and found a post either they made or reblogged about how Huntlow is supposedly "unrealistic" and I didn't even finish it due to how dumb the reasons were, which are the ones on the top that I remembered.
1. Terrible first impression
I actually hate it how they make it out that they met soooo terribly, cause if I remembered correctly in ASIAS how they met is Hunter being chased by puddles and Willow yanking him down with a vine, automatically making it so terrible and making her soooooo damn unlikeable, may i remind you this barley had an affect on Hunter, he was just scared and confused for like one second of the episode then just leaving Willow until he saw the pamphlet say "the best and the brightest" which lead him to join the Emerald Entrails, yet again, sure, their first encounter isn't a good one but Lumity's first impression was by Amity deadass shaking Luz back and forth, both equally terrible first impression yet the both ships still come to be canon >:3
2. Hunter had a crush on Willow the moment they met/too easily
I ABSOLUTELY FUCKING HATE THIS REASON, they keep on overexaggerating their interactions, cause first of all, no, he didn't develop a crush on Willow on the spot, most likely in between Reaching Out and Kings tide, although Hunter isn't in Reaching Out he's only shown talking to Luz through Penstegram, and how they think Hunter already had a crush is by, I'm assuming, in ASIAS in the ending where Hunter saves the Emerald Entrails and Willow says "cmon guys, we need to find a replacement, after all, it's only 52 weeks before Caleb's next day off" while smiling, and Hunter blushes slightly, automatically that's a red flag cause I absolutely hate it when people think blushing is only exclusive to romantic attraction, IT'S GETTING ON MY DAMN NERVES, the most realistic reason to why he'd blush is he was probably embarrassed/flustered that Willow would still let him be in the team after nearly kidnapping them to be in the Emperor's Coven.
3. It's forced/rushed
Omg, y'all, you can uncancel your show now!! NO YOU DUMB FUCK YOU CAN'T, SORRY POOKIE DANA CAN'T BE MAKING EVERY EPISODE ABOUT HUNTLOW IF YOU WANT IT TO BE MORE NATURAL SO DAMN BADLY, it's not rushed, in my opinion it's not rushed at all, with how much time skips there are (like the one in TTT, the four year time skips, and the one with Hunter and Willow chatting on Penstegram) it's kinda up to the viewers imagination to realize it's a lot of time they'd have together, and it's not forced, that's the equivalent to you saying gustholomule and aladarius and veesha are forced ships cause they don't interact much together, and like half of the TOH community who don't ship Huntlow and use that excuse most likely ship one of those three ships, fucking hypocrites 🖕
4. No chemistry
Y know maybe, JUST MAYBE, I might be pulling out every damn interaction that they have together...yeah...IMA DO IT BITCH!!!!
They're first interaction is in Any Sport In a Storm where Hunter is pulled down by vines by Willow after he got chased by Puddles, Viney's pet...? I think it's a pet, she calls him an assistant though lol. Hunter uses the fake persona, with the help of Flapjack, (and may he slay in peace with Caleb and Evelyn) of Caleb Jasper Bloodwilliams, Hunter isn't interested in flyer derby until it says it'll attract the best and the brightest, they go on to talk about it for a few seconds, then leave
This isn't a really romantic interaction, more just letting these two characters interact for the first time
A while passes and Hunter shows of his cool as fuck flying skills as Gus and Willow hand out pamphlets to the crowds of teens, as Hunter finishes Willow introduces him to the team, Gus, Viney, Skara, and Willow as herself, Hunter is obviously disappointed given they look like they don't have any experience, leading him to walk away and argue with Willow, calling them loosers, and calling himself a half a witch
THIS PART IS VERY IMPORTANT!!! people tend to misunderstand this part, mainly because Hunter isn't a witch he's a grimwalker, but may I remind you this was made before Hollow Mind, he's convinced he's a powerless witch and not good enough LIKE WILLOW, IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY THING REMOTELY TO DO WITH BEING ROMANTIC, IT'S A SIMILARLY!!!
They go on to do the game and obviously win it because of Hunter, and in the part where he was grabbing the flags from Willow people said that he supposedly "wanted to hold hands with her" which is obviously not even true, there's nothing to back this up, and coming from Huntlow shippers too, thought y'all were better than this
Then Hunter goes on to say he misunderstood them and apologized, then to revealing himself as the Golden Guard and the scouts coming to take them away, which leaves Willow to realize she made a mistake
When she's in the cell she says she's made a mistake and calls herself "half a witch Willow" for letting Hunter onto the team
Hunter is obviously regretting this decision while talking to Steve, Steve saying "Steve is beginning to regret his choices" and Hunter says "I think Hunter is too", which he gets on Flapjack to try and save all of them
He stands in front of the team and admits to Darius that they're unfit for the coven and that HUNTER HIMSELF isn't worthy of being the Golden Guard, (now realizing how fucked up that is oh my Titan), Hunter let's Willow and the rest go, which Willow says "cmon guys, we need to find a replacement, after all, it's only 52 weeks before Caleb's next day off" and Hunter blushes slightly
This interaction isn't really much romantic other than Hunter saving Willow and the rest
They're next interaction is Labyrinth Runners where Hunter and Gus meet the illusion of Willow, but Hunter obviously knows this isn't here by first of all, calling Gus "Augustus", and the weird little noise she made at the end (idk wtf it's even called) Hunter knows it's not her because of the way the scout acts, Hunters known Willow for at least a few weeks depending how regularly Hunter texts Willow and when he first started to chat,
Hunter then goes unconscious by the guards and wakes up in the Healing Homeroom, explaining to principle Bump that he's not with the Emperor's coven, talking about the sandwich Gus gave him, showing him around hexside and trying to find the others, and most importantly the breathing technique Willow showed Gus in the beginning of Labyrinth Runners, immediately cutting off Hunter and convincing Bump to let Hunter stay
This interaction could possibly be romantic if you interpret that way by Hunter knowing Willow seemingly very well, kinda like a strangers to friends to lovers typa troupe
Their next interaction is in Clouds on the Horizon, although not talking they show extreme care for one another, while under Gus' spell, Hunter (looking like Luz) tackles Willow to the ground with his dashing powers to save Willow, also when Luz (looking like Hunter) gets captured by Kiki. She's enraged and darting at Kiki but that stupid bitch hid behind Luz forcing Willow to stop, as Luz gets captured Willow is in a rush, panic, and hurry to save Hunter, or so she thinks it's Hunter
No, just because it's not Hunter doesn't mean she doesn't care, she thought it was him, and by her actions she cares along about him! Which makes this possibly or already romantic, they're care for each other is a romantic aspect that could be easily be seen in any type of relationship, whether it be fictional or not
The next interaction is in Thanks to Them, Willow cuts Hunters hair, Hunter is flustered s bit and blushing at Willow, a common sign for CRUSHES IN PEOPLE, they tend to be nervous or anxious around the people they like, so this interaction just reeks of romance, when they're gonna search town Hunter gets in a Cosmic Frontier cosplay, which Willow shuts Amity the fuck up, complimenting Hunter on his outfit, implying she doesn't see anything wrong with it, before they leave Willow says after Hunters done reading Cosmic Frontier she'd like to borrow and read it, making Hunter blush, a sign of having a crush with the context of the moment
Then at the end of Thanks to them after the possession Hunter let's Willow craddle his head, obviously in need of some type if comfort
Not really romantic just fucking sad cause Flapjack died, and may he slay in peace
The next interaction is in FTF where Willow tries to find her dads and Hunter has to take her away or get risked by getting seen by the collector and turned into a puppet
Not much to say other than Hunter doesn't want Willow to get hurt and get collected
When they're in hexside Willow hands Hunter a flyer derby card with him and Flapjack, since Hunter is now showing more strong emotions he's not sure how to react to it, even though he's thankful, which leads Willow to thinking she made Hunter sad and left in a hurry, leading to her breakdown
As Hunter hears Willow self deprecate on herself by saying she's a half a witch and can't control her magic, Hunter immediately snaps and uses his Flapjack powers to cut through the vines and comfort Willow, LEGITIMATELY SAYING HE CARES ABOUT WILLOW, NOT JUST GUS, WILLOW, and saving them both from the cave thingy, dunno what it is
This whole scene reeks of romance and that both Willow and Hunter care deeply about each other, WHICH IS MOST COMMONLY ROOTED IN RELATIONSHIPS
Willow also says in the end of FTF whole doing the little pinky holding with Hunter "Thanks Hunter, you mean a lot to me too" which Hunter replies "Sure...no problem"
And that my friends, is all of their interactions
NOW THE NEXT FUCKING REASON DAMMIT I HAVE SO MUCH TO TYPE
5. Willows only there to be a supportive character
That's...thats literally her fucking personality, granted not her whole personality but it consists of her being the reliable friend for the hexsquad, the group wouldn't exist without her, and she's not just here for "comfort" but this is about Huntlow and not Willow so you can do that analysis on your own time XD
6. They're better off as friends
Well...if you just read my whole entire analysis of they're interactions then no...I don't think they'd be better off as friends... 0_0
AND THAT IS IT MY LADY'S AND GENTLEMEN, NON BINARY FOLKS IN THE BACK YOU TOO, I AM FUCKING TIRED Y'ALL 😭😭😭💀💀💀
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captainlunaxmen · 4 months
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The Lady and the Lord
Chapter 7
Eddie munsom x fem!reader
This is a repost since the old blog doesn't work anymore. 🥰
Chapter summary: pur young adults are stuck in the Upside Down and they do need to get back. But this experience might not be all bad.
Chapter warnings: spoiler season 4, blood, injuries.
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If someone told me this morning I'd find myself fighting demonic creatures in the UpsideDown... again... I would've scoffed... loudly.
But yet... that's exactly what I'm doing now: fighting demonic bats in the Upside Down with... oars.
We got rid of some bats that were biting on Steve's sides, but they keep coming and coming.
"Nancy!" I scream as she's attacked by a bat on her back "Stay still"
I strike with all the force I got, the bat whimpers and flies away.
Eddie and Robin got here too, luckily I might add because there are way too many bats for only three people, one of them being held down too.
As they fight off some of those creature I turn to check on Steve who managed to free himself from the bat's hold around his neck and grabs its tail.
"Come here"
"Shit shit shit"
We're all busy using everything possible to hit and kill these things. As I'm about to hit another bat away, another one attached itself to my left arm, biting down.
"Fuck!" I instinctively yell, shaking my arm to get rid of it, but no use.
"I got it, I got it" Eddie runs towards me hitting the bat to the ground and I immediately impale the thing.
"Thanks" I breathlessly say and he nods.
We turn around hearing Steve grunting, seeing him smashing the same bat, that held him down, on the ground and at the end ripping the creature in two.
Quite the hot scene.. if you ask me.. but anyway, the most important thing is that he's.. alive, not sure if he's okay, but he's alive.
I run to him, along with Nancy.
"Steve.."
"Jesus H. Christ!" I hear Eddie yell out of frustration.
"Oh shit... how you feel?" I say looking at Steve's wounds.
"Well, they took about a pound of flesh" he tells us "but other than that, yeah, never better"
"Uh, do you guys think these bats have, like, rabies?" Robin asks suddenly, as she looks at one of the dead bat on the ground.
"What?" Steve asks, very confused.
"It's just that rabies are, like, my number one greatest fear. And I think we should probably get you to a doctor, like, really soon, because once symptoms set in, it's too late. You're already, like, dead." She rambles.
"Robin, I'm sure-" I start, wanting to reassure her, but I get cut off by the sound of creature chittering.
We look towards the noise and see those bats again, flying towards us, but not quite... they gather around the gate.
"All right. There's not that many" Steve tries "we can take 'em. Right?"
More chittering... and more bats coming.
"You were saying?" Robin says.
"Shit"
"The woods. Come on" Nancy starts to run towards the woods and we all follow her carefully not stepping on the vines.
We ran until we arrive to the Upside Down version of Skull Rock and hide under the stone waiting for the bats to fly beyond that place. All ears to see when the right time to come out arrives.
"Oh.. okay. That was close" Robin comments as we get up.
"Yeah, too close" Eddie replies in a small voice.
"Oh sh.. shit" Steve whispers as he lean on the rock for support.
"Steve.. jesus" Nancy's immediately by his side.
"I'm fine. I'm fine" he replies.
"You're clearly not, Stevie. You're losing too much blood" I tell him getting closer too.
"Yeah exactly" Nancy agrees as together we look closely at those bites.
"C'mon, c'mon sit" she tells him.
Steve with a painful grunt sits.
"Oh" Robin comes closer too.
"That's... a big bite" I comment "does anyone have something to use as.. a bandage or something?" I ask.
Nancy immediately rips her shirt.
"Okay" Robin kneels down with us "so the good news is I'm pretry sure wooziness is not a symptom of rabies. But if you start having hallucinations or muscles spasms, or you start feeling aggressive, like you wanna punch me, let me know."
"Robin" Steve stops her.
"Yeah?"
"I kinda wanna punch you" he says, making me giggle with some relief.
"Sense of humor's still intact. That's a good sign" she laughs nervously and turn to look at me, I nod to help her calm down.
Nancy is ready with the "bandage".
"Here" I help Steve standing straight off the rock, just enough to let Nancy cover his wounds.
While Nancy finishes knotting the ripped shirt on Steve I get up and walk close to Robin as Eddie climb up a big stone to get a better look at the surrounding, I think.
"So, uh, this place is like Hawkins, but with monsters and nasty shit?" He asks turning to us.
"Basically, yeah" I answer.
He just nods and goes to climb back down, but Nancy warns him.
"Watch out for the vines. It's all a hive mind."
"It's all a what?" Eddie says confused.
"All the creepy crawling around here, dude. They're, like, one or something" Steve tell him "step on a vine, you're stepping on a bat, you're stepping on Vecna"
"But everything from our world is still here, right? Except people, obviously?" Robin asks.
"As far as I understand it, yeah" Nancy replies.
"So, theoretically, we could go to the police station and steal guns and grenades and whatever we need to blow up those bat things that are guarding the gate" Robin suggests, in her ramble.
"I highly doubt the Hawkins PD has grenades, Robin. But guns, yeah, sure" Steve tell her.
"We don't have to go all the way downtown for guns" Nancy starts "I have guns in my bedroom."
"You, Nancy Wheeler, have guns, plural, in your bedroom?" Eddie asks, completely surprised.
"Full of surprises, isn't she?" Robin chimes in.
"A Russian Makarov and a Revolver" she specifies.
"Yeah, you almost shot me with that one" Steve remembers.
"You almost deserved that" Nancy replies with a smirk.
Nancy and Steve shares a long stare, luckily, interrupted by Eddie throwing his denim vest.
"For your modesty, dude" he tells him.
"Wait... Nancy" I say, turning to look at her "does that mean you still have my shotgun?"
"I think.. the one Hopper gave you at Starcourt?" She asks and I nod "yeah.. I think I still got it"
"And you have a shotgun.. I shouldn't be surprised anymore.. but shit" Eddie comments.
Before I could answer him another earthquake interrupts us, and makes us fall to the ground.
Nancy against Steve, who holds her as best as he can, me against Eddie next to Robin.
I instinctively grab his hand, more to hold onto something than anything else at this moment, and I feel his other hand holding me close.
Once the earthquake stops Eddie speaks up.
"So guns seem like a pretty good idea to me"
"Definitely" I agree and I get up, helping Robin too.
"So, what are we waiting for?" Steve says, walking in the direction of Nancy's house, torch in hand. "Let's go"
"Yes, mommy" I mutter.
"I heard you" he says back.
I flip him off and, with the others, I follow him.
I walk along side Eddie noticing his nervous demeanour.
"Hey" I softly calls.
"H-hi" he replies.
"All good here?" I ask.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" he quickly says.
"You know" I start, wanting to make him feel a little bit better "the first time we faced these kind of things, uh, I was scared shitless.. I didn't know what those things were, I didn't know where they were coming from, I didn't know why they were here."
"Must've been terrifying" he comments.
"Yeah, a lot, but now, if I think about our first experience... well, that looks like an easy D&D campaign. The easiest you could think of" I say with a small chuckle, noticing his small smile I continue "You're dealing with the worst of them all and you're behaving so so much better than me back then"
"Now you're just saying that" he says, sending me a sceptical look.
"You don't believe me, my lord?" I ask faking offence, putting my hand on my heart.
"I think, m'lady, that you're being simply too kind" he replies.
"I'm just being honest" I tell him "if it wasn't for those kids I would be dead by now. Not because of those creature, but because of fear" I let out a small laugh.
"You're saying we shouldn't worry then?" He asks.
"I'm afraid we should be worried... this thing is.. far worse than anything we've faced before. I'm not one to sugar-coat something. But.. the thing is that each time seems worse than the previous one, yet we managed to survive each time, so... I'm hopeful" I turn to smile at him.
"Shit.. we do need you at Hellfire. Smart, pretty, great sense of humor and... very cool rings too... perfect" he smiles, and I could simply melt in this exact moment. I look away quickly, trying to hiding my embarrassment.
"Not as cool as yours" I say looking everywhere but him.
"Oh these?" He ask, waving his hands in my face playfully and I laugh, trying not to stare at his hands too much... his hands are just.. too distracting.
We stay silent for a while before I remember something.
"Oh, uh.. I made you something" I tell him, checking my pockets, hoping I didn't lose it somewhere.
"You.. you made me something?" He seems surprised.
"Yeah" I still checking until I find it. "Here... helps with the fidgeting"
I hand him a small black beads ring.
"Wow" he simply says.
"Hope it doesn't ruin your metalhead look" I joke.
"You kidding? This would only make it better" he says. "Thank you. That's very sweet of you, m'lady"
He winks.
"Shut up" I smile again, feeling my cheeks warming more and more as he just looks at me with that sweet smile.
"Why do you know how to use a shotgun?" He suddenly asks.
"Hopper taught me" I answer with a sad smile.
"Oh... cool of him." He comments.
"Yeah. He had so much patience" I chuckle at the memory, looking down with a sad smile.
"Hey.. I'm sorry" Eddie sweetly whispers.
"Don't be. You didn't do anything." I smile at him.
I see him reaching out to my hand but Steve's voice stops him.
"Hey" Steve slows down to catch up with us, and I see Eddie rolling his eyes.
"How's your arm, honey?" Steve asks me.
"What? Oh" I look down to my left arm "Oh, uh.. not that bad, I think"
"I think it needs a bandage or something" Steve says, ready to run up to Nancy and Robin and ask them.
"I got it" Eddie chimes in, he seems almost annoyed though.
Eddie grabs his bandana from his back pocket and goes to wrap my arm in it.
"I'm gonna ruin it" I protest moving away.
"As if I care more about a bandana than you" he instantly says. Surprising not only me and Steve, but also himself I think, considering he widened his eyes slightly.
"Stop complaining, honey" Steve says.
Eddie glare at him just for a second before wrapping the bandana around my injured arm and I hiss at the pain.
"Sorry" he softly says.
"Nah, it's fine" I groan.
He finishes rather quickly. "Here, m'lady"
"Thank you" I say rubbing my arm, just slightly.
"Hey hey don't rub it" Steve stops my movement.
I scoff. "I'm gonna see if Robin and Nancy too will treat me like a child"
I walk faster towards Nancy and Robin.
"Hey, oh! Oh shit, uh, your arm! Are you okay? Do you feel any-"
"I'm fine, Robin. Don't worry. I actually didn't even notice until Steve pointed it out" I chuckle.
"Good.. Good.. but, uh, tell me if you don't feel good okay?" She asks and I nod.
"Promise?" Nancy asks.
"Promise" I say.
I walk a little slower to stay a bit with my thoughts.
I can hear Steve and Eddie talking, but I don't pay too much attention to them at the moment. Focusing instead on the shotgun and when Hopper taught me how to use it.
"Why do I have to learn how to use this?" I asked Hopper, annoyed, as he hand me a shotgun.
"Because, since you refuse to accept any sort of help from me, I'm gonna at least teach how to defend yourself" he answered, exasperated.
"I just refused to live with you" I clarified.
"Exactly" he said "you live alone, it's dangerous. Now again."
I aimed at the empty bottles in front of me.
I shot.
Missed.
"Fuck" I muttered.
"Language." He warned "you're getting closer though. Practice makes perfect. That's how I became... me" he adds proudly.
" Oh. So you're saying you're perfect now?" I challenged with a scoff.
"How come you're so quiet with everyone, but with me you're this noisy?" He spat.
"I..." I stuttered. It was true, he was one of the few people I was comfortable enough to be... a bit louder.
I looked down, ashamed, and heard him sighing.
"Come here" he said patting a spot beside him on the fence.
"I'm sorry" I quietly said with a sigh.
"Nah.. don't apologise. Actually.. it's good you're noisy with me" he assured me.
"Why?" I asked, not understanding what he meant.
"Because it means you trust me enough to speak your mind" he explained. "I see you with those kids, that Wheeler girl, and Joyce's son and that... one with the cool hair"
"Steve" I reminded him.
"Yeah yeah that guy. I see the difference between you talking with them and you talking with anyone else."
"Really?" I asked, once again.
"Yeah! You see, when you talk to your friends you're visibly calm, open and you actually talk, joke and get angry too. But when it's someone you don't know talking to you, you wrap your arms around you, shielding yourself, you talk very little or not at all, you play with your rings to have some sort of excuse not to look at the people you're with." He explained.
I never thought he actually cared this much about me.
"And you noticed all that?" I asked, more to not show that I was happy about it.
"Of course." He nodded "That's why, even though you're getting on my nerves with your comebacks.. I'm also very proud."
I laughed and he did too.
I miss him. Fuck... I really do.
When I hear Nancy's name I snap out of my mind.
"... what happened between you two" I hear Eddie saying. "But if I were you, I would get her back. 'Cause that was as unambiguous a sign of true love as these cynical eyes have ever seen."
Obviously, Steve still has a thing for Nancy.
I hope they sort this out... I don't want him to suffer again.
"What about you, uh?" Steve asks back.
"What about me, Harrington?" Eddie teases.
"Oh I think you know" Steve laughs.
"What? Want me to admit my feelings for Y/n? Saying that she's the only thing I've been thinking about since they paired us up for that stupid project? Or that she's so beautiful that all I want to do is just look at her.. maybe that's why I've been failing O'Donnels' class this whole time."He lets out a small laugh "everytime Henderson or Wheeler mentions her, for whatever reason, I can't help but feel jealous they get to spend so much time with her while I was too much of a coward to talk to her...Fuck.. I'm screwed, man" Eddie rambles, I'm speechless, I never thought he feel this way about... me.
I need all my strength not to turn around and ask him to tell me more.
"Why would you be screwed?" Steve's confused.
"Because... she deserves so much more. I can't do that to her" Eddie replies defeated.
"Let her decide that, uh?" Steve pats him on the shoulder.
Good answer, Steve.
I hear silence for a moment before Eddie's answer.. or more, question.
"There's nothing between you and Y/n, right?" He sounds insecure, almost.
"Man, you just made a whole speech about why I should get Nancy back, not even a few minutes ago, and now you ask if there's something between me and Y/n?" Steve asks in disbelief.
"Uh.. yeah" Eddie simply answers. "You call her 'honey' a lot"
"No, man, there's nothing. She's my best friend since..." He puffs, thinking "ever."
"And, uh, there has never been anything? Like at all?" Eddie checks.
"Well... I did have a crush on her.. for a while, but then we grew apart and... yeah it changed. Then Nancy happened..." Steve explains and I hear Eddie letting out a sigh of relief, but then Steve adds casually "We were each other's first though"
"Uh? What-"
Another earthquake interrupts him.
"Oh shit"
"Okay, second on my list of lists favourite things, earthquakes. Seriously, I'm unsteady enough as it is" Robin says.
I'm holding onto a tree and I see Nancy running and Robin calling for her.
I turn around to check on the boys and nid my head towards the direction Nancy went to and we quickly follow her.
When we spot her, thankfully, the earthquake ceases.
"C'mon" she tells us, walking towards her house.. or this alternate version of it.
"Thank god we were close" Robin breathes out.
"Yeah" I say out of breath.
The house... matches with the rest of the Upside Down, obviously.
Here the cute, clean rooms are dirty and there is this dark dust all over, and the vines are crawling over the walls and the furniture.
"Might be time to get a maid, Wheeler" Robin says, trying to enlighten the mood I think.
"C'mon. I don't want to stay here longer than we have to." Nancy walks upstairs.
"Agree. Definitely don't wanna add 'creepy dimension' to the weird places I had a panic attack in" I blurt out following her.
The others close behind us.
Once we get to her room, Nancy immediately goes to her wardrobe and takes a shoes box.
When she opens it, though, there are no guns... only a pair of shoes.
"Those aren't guns" Eddie sarcastically points out.
"These heels are pointy, but I was hoping for something on the line of a deadly projectile" Robin adds.
"I don't understand" Nancy comments, looking at me.
"You sure you left them here?" I ask.
"Yeah, maybe you left them somewhere else" Eddie tries, getting agitated.
"There's a six-year-old in the house. I know where I keep my guns" Nancy almost snaps at him "and also, I threw these away years ago"
I look down on her desk, thinking, but I notice some notes. Chemistry notes, I helped her writing them so we could practice at home... three years ago.
"Nance.." I say, handing her the notes.
"I get that grades are important to you two, but perhaps studying can wait till we get out of here?" Robin suggests.
"These are from sophomore chemistry." I explain, Nancy looks at me, catching up on what might be happening here.
"Yeah.. and this... this wallpaper, this is old wallpaper" Nancy informes moving around her room to look at the rest "and this mirror, this went to a yard sale. And you" she grabs a stuffed animal "You're not supposed to be here. No, I gave you to cousin Joanna two years ago"
Nancy then moves to grab a diary.
"What is it?" Eddie asks.
"Nancy? You're freaking me out" Robin urges her.
"This doesn't look good" I comment shaking my head waiting for Nancy to confirm my suspicions.
"I think the reason that my guns aren't here is because they don't exist yet" she answers.
"They don't... exist?" Eddie repeats, tensing up more and more each second.
"This diary should be filled of entries. It's not. The last entry is November 6, 1983. The day-"
"Will went missing" I cut her off, earning a nod from her. "The day the gate opened and everything started... we're in the past.. how?"
"I don't know" Nancy shakes her head, defeated.
Suddenly we hear Steve's voice yelling "Dustin! Dustin!" And we immediately hurry downstairs.
Steve's moving awkwardly in the dining room, looking at the ceiling calling Dustin's name.
"Maybe he really does have rabies" Robin suggests.
"Steve!" I call "What the hell are you doing?"
Steve points his torch to us, blinding us for a second.
"He's here. Henderson. That little shit, he's here. He's like...he's in the walls or something. Just listen" he explains breathlessly, pointing his finger up to make us pay attention to... whatever he heard.
As we listen closely, Steve keeps calling for Dustin, but we do manage to hear...his voice!
Oh shit.
"That brings us to the question you first raised" he seems to be saying.
"Oh shit! That's him" I exclaim.
Everyone starts to call for him, yelling his name, hoping he'll hear us.
"Guys! I don't think he can hear us." I grab their attention.
"Yeah, either he can't or he's being a total douchebag." Steve replies.
"Will found a way" I say.
"What?" Steve's turns to me.
"Will. He found a way to speak to Joyce through the lights" Nancy goes to turn some lights on, with no use, nothing turns on.
Steve points his torch to the chandelier. "Guys? You seeing this?"
It's like there is some almost tangible energy surrounding the chandelier and we all gather beneath it.
I reach out to touch it.
"Shit.." I breath.
It's a weird feeling, warm and ticklish.
As we touch the energy around it, it enlightens.
"It.. tickles" Steve comments.
"It's weird, but... pleasant" I agree.
"Yeah" Eddie turns to look at me with a breathed chuckle.
"Does anyone know Morse code?" Nancy suddenly asks.
We all shake our head no.
"Wait, does SOS count?" Eddie asks, earning a light scoff from Robin "is that.. is that good?"
"Yeah, definitely" I tell him.
Immediately Eddie starts to touch the energy in Morse code.
"Yeah, that's working"
We managed to hear Dustin telling us to go to Nancy's room, where they're bringing Nancy's sister's toy. It's supposed to help us communicate more.. effectively.
Hopefully.
We wait kneeling at Nancy's bed, the tension devouring us.
"C'mon, c'mon" Steve keeps mumbling.
I keep fidgeting with my hands and rings, my breath getting heavier and heavier, but suddenly I feel a hand holding mine. I look up seeing Eddie, sending me a reassuring look even if he was just as tense, but it helps my breathing getting even again. He doesn't let go of my hand, though, not that I complain about it.
Dustin's faintly voice snaps us out of our moment.
"You.. seeing this?"
A small mass of energy appears in front of us, just like the one around the chandelier.
When we hear Dustin's laugh we know it's working.
I look at Steve who's already looking towards me, with his "We're okay" look. The one he always gives me when he sees me nervous.
"We're not moving it, but we're gonna unplug it. Stand by" Dustin says.
The energy seems to disappear, but Dustin urges to try again.
"Try it now"
Nancy, unsure, start to "draw" something on the line of "Hi" in the air, basically.
Eddie holds my hand a bit tighter.
They all answer.
"Hi"
"Hey! Hi. That worked!" Dustin exclaims.
"Yes!"
We all let out a sigh of relief and cheer. Robin lets out some relieved giggles.
"Okay. Um.." Nancy starts to draw again.
S T U C K.
"St... stuck!"
"That's what we are" Robin mutters.
"Mhm Mhm" Eddie vigorously nods.
"You can't get back through Watergate?" He asks.
"What the hell's water gate?" Steve asks.
" 'Cause it's in the water and it's a gate" Robin simply explains.
"Oh"
"That's cute" Eddie comments.
"Yeah" I agree.
"Righ, uh... no it's..."
G U A R D E D.
"Guarded. Uh the watergate is guarded" Dustin catches on.
Oh smart boy.
"Perfect, yes yes yes" Steve exclaims.
"We think we have a theory that can help with that" Dustin tells us.
"Genius child." Robin comments, feeling more relaxed now.
"We think watergate isn't the only gate. That there's a gate at every murder site."
"Does anybody understand what he's talking about?" Nancy asks us.
"Nope."
"No"
"No idea"
So she draw a question mark.
"Seriously? How many times do I have to be right on the money before you guys just trust me?" Dustin's voice sound pretty worked up.
"Jesus christ. This kid's gotta get his ego in check" Steve comments, slightly exasperated.
"It's his tone, right?" Eddie chimes in.
"I know" Steve agrees.
"Hey, it's your kid" I tease them.
"Okay so.. how far is your trailer?" Nancy asks Eddie.
"Seven miles?" He replies.
"Nancy?" Robin speaks "uh, I know your house here is, like, weirdly, creepily frozen in time and shit, but haven't you always had bikes?"
"She's right"
"Yeah.. yeah we have" Nancy answers.
We then tell the others to go meet us at Eddie's trailer and we go find the bikes, quickly riding them to Forest Hills Trailer Park.
Hopefully, Dustin's theory is correct once again. Being permanently stuck in the Upside Down is not in my plan, definitely.
Eddie leads the way and we all follow him on our bikes. We don't take much to get there, luckily.
"That's gotta be a Guinness World Record. Most miles travled interdimensionally." Robin jokes as we get off the bikes and head to the trailer.
"And the prize is getting out of here in one piece" I reply.
"Just inhaled a bunch of that crap. It's stuck in my throat." Steve complains couching.
Entering the trailer our attention is immediately on the ceiling. The gate.
"This is where Chrissy died" Eddie explains. "Like, right where she died"
"I think there something in there" Robin warns.
Something from the other side, probably, is trying to pierce through the thin veil of the gate.
"What the hell is that?" Eddie asks as we slowly get closer to inspect it better.
Suddenly the veil is broken and we step back, watching as some mysterious slimy material fall from the crack.
Steve get closer, carefully and we follow close behind.
As soon as we can see on the other side of the gate we all let out a sigh of relief.
There they stand, upside down, Dustin, Max, Lucas and Erica.
"No way" Steve half exclaims.
Dustin laughs as soon as he sees us.
God.. never thought I'd miss that laugh.
"Hi!" He greets.
We a say hi back, shocked... shockingly relieved though.
"Holy shit, this is trippy" Robin comments.
"Yeah.. that's the word" I say with a chuckle.
"Bada-bada boom!" Dustin exclaims ecstatic.
"Okay what's the plan?" Steve asks "how do we.. get back there?"
We all look at each other, uncertain on what to do.
"We got an idea" Dustin tells us.
"We're gonna use, uh, a rope or something and, like, drag you back here" Max explains.
"Yeah, we gonna need something you can fall onto" Dustin says "can we use your mattress?" He asks Eddie.
"Uh, sure, man. Sure" he replies, still out of breath.
"Oh, and the sheets for the rope" he adds.
"Whatever you need."
"Hurry please" Robin asks.
The kids get to work, Dustin and Erica making the rope and Max and Lucas bringing in the mattress. They put it right under the gate, or.. from our perspective, over the gate.
"Those stains are, uh..." Eddie starts explaining, noticing the particularly visible stains on his mattress. "I dunno what those stains are." He finally say, visibly embarrassed.
I try to hold back an amused smile, never thought he'd be the type to get embarrassed over something like this.
The rope is ready and Dustin is about to throw it to us.
"Not quite sure how these physic's gonna work. But, uh...here goes nothing" he finally launch the rope that extends itself like normal gravity permits.
"There we go, and if my theory is correct" Dustin is holding the other end and then lets it go.
The rope stays put... unbelievable.
"That's crazy" I let out a surprised chuckle.
"All right, pull on it! See of it holds" he instructs.
Robin immediately goes to pull on it. It does hold.
"Holy shit"
"Guess I'm the guinea pig" Robin says ready to climb up.
She climbs the rope, grunting and as soon as she get to the top, through the gate, she falls.. she actually falls on the mattress.
"Oh thank god" she exhales "that was fun"
I smile, relieved.
I look at the others seeing if anyone wants to go after her.
"My turn, I guess" I say, not seeing anyone else stepping up.
I pull, experimentally, at the rope and jump holding me up.
I slowly climb up, shit.. never been the athletic type.
Once on the edge of the gate, I feel like being sucked and instantly fall on the mattress, back in our world.
"Shit!" I say as I land, with a grunt. "Fun, yes, but to never do again" I say with a laugh.
Dustin helps me get up so the others can come back too. Max immediately come to hug me and I do too.
"You're okay?" I ask her.
"Yeah, you? What happened to your arm?" Dustin asks worried.
"Nothing unusual" I joke and they smiles.
I see Eddie climbing and then falling.
"That was fun. Shit" He then grabs Dustin hand and get up, getting beside to me and nudging my shoulder playfully.
"All good here?" He whisper to me.
"Yeah" I smile at him.
Now It's supposed to be Nancy's or Steve's turn, but something's wrong.
Steve's screaming Nancy's name, she just stands still.
"Wake up! Wake up! Nancy!" He keeps screaming.
"Oh no no no" I mutter.
"Vecna" Max speaks.
Shit.
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21, 24, 51, 57, 100 but excluding music related
21. What’s the stupidest fight you’ve ever gotten into?
ok idk if this means like an argument or a physical altercation. umm once i was in an argument with a girlfriend because she said i loved doctor 13 more than her. that was a pretty stupid fight and i think she really was upset but the problem was i couldnt in sincerity tell her she was wrong. i was literally like 'you re going to have to accept this about me'. or if it means a physical altercation then one time i was waiting so so so long (we are talking like 2-3 hours) trying to get a taxi home from town and some dude swooped in on one before me and i got so mad i hit him over the head with the only thing i had to hand which was. a rose. guy turns around like what is your FUCKING problem and i was like ok yeah fair play i probably shouldnt have done that. but he started to get mad so i doubled down i was like ok but youre being really fucking dramatic about this it was just a flower i think you'll live. it didnt really escalate past a bit of shoving tho bc he had to get in his taxi so it wasnt really a fight. um also sometimes i punch people at random in the club
24. Do you tend to gravitate more toward using logic or intuition to make decisions?
hm. i think i make an intuitive decision and then am very good at coming up with a million logical arguments to justify it so i can SAY im making a decision based on logic. but its not really true im following my heart always i think.
51. What’s the longest you’ve ever stayed awake?
it is terrifyingly common for me to be awake for 30+ or even 40+ hours but i think one time when i was a teen i was awake for 3 days. like from morning on day one til evening on day 3 so like 60hrs? i was absolutely not grounded in reality by the end of it i was so fucked up.
57. Is there a vine or tik tok you quote often?
there truly is not. i never lived in those places
100. What’s one of your fondest memories? (excluding music related)
ok that is so evil u know my mcr trips are literally my favourite topic of conversation :( i have so many fond memories u dont even want to hear about my late winter sunrise coach journey heading off to sydney listening to rtl u dont even want to hear for the 17th time about when i crowdsurfed to mama in new jersey :( are we even friends.....
im gonna b real with u ive been trying to think of an answer here for quite some time and i dont think i can. im sure i have fond memories that aren't music-related and i know u phrased it like that bc u really didnt want to hear for the 18th time about when i crowdsurfed to mama in new jersey but like. i have been to so many shows and there really is magic in the air there and truly so many of my fondest memories are of those moments. running into people u havent seen in years and catching up and reminiscing... putting ur arm around a friend and wailing along to your favourite songs together.... fighting ur way out of the pit when a certain song starts bc u have to make it back to ur buddy for this one... fighting ur way INTO the pit when a certain song starts and making soulmates with random people for just one night... these ARE my fondest memories!! <3 oh one time i went to see tim minchin w friend as a teen we got high before we went in and it was a beautiful show he closed on white wine in the sun and when we came outside we were still high and it was snowing heavily it was so beautiful and it felt so magical. thats one of my favourite memories i think <3
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Giorno 2, 3, 9,and 15
Hell yeah, the lil guy himself!
2. Favorite canon thing about this character?
I love how the narrator states that Giorno's heart became a righteous one, but whatever that means is incredibly subjective. Sure, I like to think that he tries his best to do good, but we hardly get to really see what his goals really are. Can we trust that he actually wants to ban the drug trade aimed at vulnerable people, or did he say so because he's deduced that he could manipulate Bucciaratti that way? That's something I've seen being debated a lot, especially since the manga didn't have that anime scene where The Gangster is specifically against drug trading with children (therefore implying that Giorno adopted the same belief). He also just has no qualms about killing an enemy before he's met them properly (like Sale), because hey this is the mafia, they're going to kill you if you don't kill them first. Even in the enemy rush that's Stardust Crusaders, most enemies just have to get bonked hard enough to take a nap.
But listen, maybe it's because I'm biased or whatever, but even from a more objective lens, Giorno seems to care deeply even if he can't show it. I keep thinking specifically about the part where he talks to Bucciaratti in the car to Rome, and how distraught he seems. You can argue that his pride was hurt because GE failed and he was about to lose a strong ally, and I mean maybe that's part of it. But it's during the solitary and quiet moments that we see Giorno as himself a little bit more, and coincidentally those are my favourite canon moments of him.
He also just let cats walk all over him at the docks and doesn't bother to do anything about it. So there's that.
3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?
We could've gotten a cool 1 v 1 battle between pre-GER Giorno and Daivolo, BUT WE DIDN'T and I'm so sad about it. His dad got to destroy half of Cairo with Jotaro, this just isn't fair. I want to see what a life-bringer vs time-skip fight looks like. Maybe Giorno's doing that to distract Diavolo while everyone else was chasing after Chariot Requiem, you know?
What if Diavolo thinks he can stand-rush Giorno's vine shield during the time skip, but when time resumed he gets pummeled via attack reflection.
What if Giorno distracted Diavolo with a giant tree growing, which Diavolo dodges via time skip, only to get skunk-sprayed in the face.
What if he slips on a banana that turns into a gun.
We were robbed of self-proclaimed time lord mafia boss getting decked by a 15-year-old flower boy in the most looney tune ways possible.
9. Could you be roommates with this character?
Eh......... I feel like that's more up to him. I'd probably be nervous because I don't like to bother people in general, but I think we'd mostly likely keep to ourselves most of the time anyway. Maybe share infodumps sometimes, I don't know.
It might just be a security concern if I keep bumping into enemy stand users and gang members though.
15. What's your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn't matter if it's canon or not.)
I don't have one, to be honest. I like the symbolic duality that he and Fugo has, but I've never felt super strongly about Giorno being attracted to anyone romantically.
I do think he has very deep bonds with his friends though. I just like the idea of him trying to maintain relationships with what's left of the team. It would be hard because of power imbalances, the journey's aftermath, and the consequences of Giorno's actions. Maybe he grows up never being close to anyone, platonically or otherwise. But there's still the possibility that, after years of ostracization and neglect, maybe he'll finally have a family.
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m3talmunson · 10 months
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The Last In Line, Ch. 1/6
AO3 :)
Okay. Maybe, just maybe, Steve's bites were worse than he wanted to admit. I mean what are you supposed to do when you're fighting to the death so the world doesn't end. To save your town, your country, your planet- you can't just give in to some injuries.
That is, until those things are saved. Until you've carried your fallen soldiers across the finish line, until the kids are safe, reunited with the people waiting for them. Nance has Johnathan, Dustin has his mom, Max has her mom, she has Lucas and his family too. Eddie has Wayne, who's even crying. Robin's parents are flinging themselves around her shoulders in the most passionate of hugs. Everyone has reunited, so Steve stands off to the side. He didn't have anyone to reunite with, so he just stood there.
That is, until the pain sets in and he couldn’t stand any longer, until he's doubled over onto his knees gasping for air, his sides stinging and stabbing violently. He vaguely heard Robin yell for help as he grabbed at the ring around his throat, the shock of his sides knocking all air out of his lungs. And then he went blank.
He woke up with another gasp in a hospital bed. The oxygen mask on his face wasn't so forgiving though. He was held back by the IV attached to his arm and the cords of the mask behind his neck, combined with the searing pain in his sides.
Just as quickly as he sat up, he was pulled back down by the pain.
His lungs felt full again, but his side were still searing. He could feel new bruises on his knees from toppling onto the gravel. Steve was so completely confused. He was fine a moment ago. He was beaten and bruised and a maybe little eaten, but he was fine, right?
"Mornin' sleepyhead," A familiar voice said next to him.
Steve finally started to look around.
"Eddie?" The word just spilled out of his mouth.
"Hey hey hey, Stevie," Eddie said pretending like it was actually anywhere near morning. "Robin just headed off to the vending machine, she's gonna be pissed that she missed you waking up."
"Eddie- Eddie did I not get to you soon enough? Why are you in here?"
"Oh don't worry big boy, you were the hero," he chuckled. "You got to me just fine, still, these government guys wanted everyone who got injured down in the battle checked out. Kept throwing around the name Dr. Owens like it meant something to me. You're the one who needed it. You and Max are the only ones from our little group staying very long I'd think."
"Me and Max..? Who else is in this place?"
"You and Max are here for treatment, Dustin, Robin, Nance, and I are all just in for 'observation.' Although, I've got another night in this place" He put air quotes around the word observation like he didn't trust it. "Dustin , Robin, and Nancy all got off lucky though, they didn't even get put in a bed like us. Dustin's needs a cast, he's being put after 'priority patients', but that's it. Robin and Big Wheeler are just in to get a look at their lungs since they were held up by the vines and all."
"And Max?" Steve asked.
"She took quite a fall, but she's ok. Already started making sarcastic quips about it anyways. You saw her in her wheelchair before you... crumbled. Honestly you're in the worst state out of all of us, how did you do it Harrington? We've got matching scars, you've got a friendship necklace with Robin in the form of a ring around your neck, and you weren't even planning on getting any of it checked out, were you?" Eddie propped himself up on one elbow to level with Steve. "Why wouldn't you tell us it was so bad?"
"Can I be honest with you Eddie?" Steve began. "If any of you were more injured than me I think it would have killed me. It had to be me. It's better that it was me. And- and I wasn't hiding the pain, I was so... I was so focused on everything and everybody else I think I just... forgot to feel it?"
With that being said, Eddie turned onto his back as he scoffed.
"'Better that it was you,' Christ Harrington. Weren't you the one who told Dustin and I not to be heroes?”
"What, are you mad at me?"
"Take a wild guess, Steve. Have you even looked at your fucking sides? They almost started to get infected, and wounds that big with an infection could have killed you!"
So, Steve finally looked down. He instinctively sucked air in through his teeth at the sight.
"Yeah, they couldn't even put a shirt on you after they took the makeshift wrappings off. You couldn't stop wriggling even through the sedation. They cleaned them but the nurse is coming back with bandages soon. I'm not sure Robin didn't leave just because she can't bear to look at them anymore."
Eddie was right. The demobats took more than just a couple pounds of flesh. Steve's entire torso was red, even where it wasn't bitten, just from the aggravation. Steve tried to sit up some more, but he could only wince and fall back onto the pillow.
"That's exactly what I'm talking about Harrington, we're both on the same drugs and you can't even sit up straight. And you carried me right out of hell like it was nothing. You ignored your own pain like a madman. I'm starting to believe you had a death wish!” Eddie rolled over completely.
Before Steve could respond the nurse came back in, Robin in tow.
"Oh my god Steve, Stevie, you're awake!" Robin immediately went to hug him, catching herself last minute. "Hold on, bad idea."
"Yes, bad idea," The nurse responded. "Let's get these bandages on you, huh? They've got a numbing agent, but the morphine has barely touched the pain I assume?"
"Barely knew I was on it," Steve retorted, Robin wincing at his comment.
Steve demanded Robin's hand as the nurse put on new bandages. Every new sensation on his inflamed skin made him inhale sharply and squeeze the shit out of Robin's hand. If she walked out of that room with a bruise on her right hand, she wasn't going to tell anyone.
"Numbing agent my ass, holy shit." Steve pressed his face into Robin's hand, apologizing to the nurse under his breath.
"Dunno how you're getting away without stitches." Robin muttered. She had a hard time taking her eyes off of the red puffy patches of Steve's abdomen, and yet she wanted so badly to look anywhere else.
"Oh, we would have stitched him up if it wouldn't heighten the chance of infection." The nurse didn’t look away from her working hands as she talked.
Robin and the nurse passed a couple of pleasantries, a couple jokes thrown in there to lighten to mood, but Steve could only peak out from under Robin's hand at Eddie's back, his hair up in a bun over his head. Even with the searing pain at his sides, Eddie's cold shoulder was somehow felt worse. He only moved when Robin followed some joke up with 'Right, Ed?'. He didn't laugh, only muttered some iffy response and nodded his head. Steve looked back up to Robin's face in time to see her roll her eyes and turn her attention back to the nurse.
Steve only pressed into Robin's hand harder, until she traded which hand was in Steve's and combed newly freed hand through Steve's hair.
"Rob, the hair-"
"Hasn't been styled for a day, cool your jets Dingus."
"Wait wait wait, how long was I out?" Steve started. "When did I fall?"
"Two days ago Harrington," Eddie piped in from his bed.
"You were out pretty good." The nurse went back to cleaning around the bandages, making sure they'd stick down. "You're probably gonna be around for a while, sorry about that."
"Nothin' I didn't do to myself, I guess." Steve threw that one in just to appease Eddie. It got the older boy to at least turn his shoulder back, so Steve would call that a win.
"I have to go soon Stevie. Once Dustin gets his cast on, Nancy and Dustin and I's observation ends, and we're considered visitors. Visiting hours ended an hour ago. Promise me you'll be ok until morning? I'll be back first thing; you'll barely have missed me." Robin shared the news reluctantly. She didn't really want to leave his side.
"Don't worry about me Robs, I'm in good hands, or whatever." The nurse shrugged politely at his comment. "Besides, I've got Eds here to keep me company tonight." Steve nodded in Eddie's direction, the most physical exertion he was willing to do.
As if on cue, Dustin burst through the door, immediately fumbling on his crutches to rush to Steve's side.
"I'll be out of your way, but head out soon, okay?" The nurse asked and headed out down the hallway.
Nancy held the door open as the nurse walked out. She hung around in the doorway.
Steve's attention on Nancy allowed Dustin to sneak attack. He punched Steve in one of the only visibly-unbruised spots on his arm. Previously unbruised, that is.
"Don't you ever. fucking. DARE. do that to me again!" Dustin tapped Steve's arm with his fist on every emphasized word. "I thought we were losing you, you dick."
Dustin's head sank down to Steve's arm where his fist splayed out to hold onto Steve like a buoy in a storm. Steve opened his mouth to speak and Dustin immediately cut him off.
"No, no, no! You don't get to apologize until you've gotten out of this place. I'm not accepting an apology until you're okay- until you’re out of here. It's not happening."
"Ok, Henderson. I'll write a real good one while I'm stuck here. Don't you even worry about it." Steve wrapped the arm that Dustin hadn't laid his head on around the smaller boy, hoping it was worth the pain it sent shooting up his side.
"C'mon Hendy," Robin used her new favorite nickname for the freshman. "We gotta get going. We promised your mom you'd be back by nine."
Steve rolled his head over to the clock where the hour hand was just past eight, and maybe Robin was right. Steve slunk his arm back to his side. Maybe the numbing agent was doing something. Nancy stuck around for a second as Dustin and Robin headed out the door. She stepped farther towards Steve, stopping a couple feet from the end of his bed.
"Look, Steve. I'm not gonna say you didn't scare the shit out of me with that collapse, but... I know you Steve. You're going to bounce back. Make sure you bounce back, please." She put a hand on the guard rail on the side of Steve's bed as she begged for Steve to get better. It sounded more like wishing than knowing.
"I'll bounce, Nance. Promise." Steve rested his hand over Nancy's. "Just needed that thump on the head, ok?"
That seemed to put Nancy's mind at ease, so she slipped her hand away and nodded a goodbye to Eddie before walking out. Steve saw her pass Dustin a crutch and head off as the door closed. After the loud crash of the door closing, Eddie didn't waste one second to comment on it. Steve had barely noticed Eddie turning back to face Steve.
"Once again, these cynical eyes..." Eddie muttered.
"Stop it, Eddie. I'm over it, like I told you. It's nothing. We're over."
"Sure thing, sweetheart. Just, bounce back. If not for her, then me."
"For you Eddie, for you."
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i-am-beckyu · 11 months
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u want fic titles, enough said, have some :) do whenever u want, no rush ,,,,,
crushed like the mortar beneath your sole
you love me to the moon and back, you say, but would you love me to the walls and back?
a walk down one memory
if you give a giant a chance, it will want a chance to repay you
camouflaged, exposed, it's all the same when they're too dumb and blind to spot you
eeeeee enjoy enjoy :]
You gave me so many good ones qwp The possibilities are endless!!!
crushed like the mortar beneath your sole
Mortals had one purpose: To serve their creators Tommy had thought that maybe, just maybe, the God of Chaos actually maybe cared for his people. That the fateful day he'd been taken away from the construction of the Gods newest temple by his slaves, he'd been favored upon, when spared the death he should have met after he'd accidentally destroyed a weeks worth of work on the temples walls. How he'd been terrified at first until the God had healed him up, fed him , gifted him new clothes and cared to listen to all the hardships he'd been faced with whilst being cradle in the gentle hold of the giant astral being. Now face to face with 2 other slaves in a fighting arena chosen by the God of War and God of Death themselves, He knew it had all been a façade... (hehehe bench trio being forced to fight for entertainment! This would be soooo angsty! I would not be upset if this didn't have a happy ending lol)
you love me to the moon and back, you say, but would you love me to the walls and back?
Oh how I adore a lil romance :3
Kristin knew she should stop. After the first time her fix up was spotted, she knew should stop. She had tampered with the humans poem once before, but writing a response to their poetic letter was worse than just adding a word or two to the humans words. The Human: Phil was a writer. He wrote many different genres and was rather successful, but the way he wrote romantic love poems, the borrower couldn't help but read what the writer wrote. For every word held emotion from the humans heart, and for the tiny girl who'd been so alone, could not help but fall in love with them. And some how from her little response to a poem almost asking for a response, she had begun to write back and forth with the human, them never aware of who the mysterious writer was. Yet they seemed to fall for them in the same way. Kristin longed to actually speak with them, reveal it was her writing responses to Phills poems, but she could not. For how could a human love a borrower who should never be seen?
mmmmmmm I love this one so much qwp
I walk down one memory
I have an idea for this, but GT doesn't feel quite right tbh. Have it anyways!
Technoblade walked down the old overgrown path of the smp. Long gone were the days of wars and self proclaimed independence. Long gone were the ones imprisoned in obsidian walls of child tormentors. Long gone were the smiles and sounds of laughter that once walked the same path. All that remained were the empty shells of a thriving smp that had been gone for a long time. A time that Technoblade an immortal, would always cherish as a time of his life he felt home.
(I think just a nice reminiscing fic of Techno missing everyone cause they died of old age would be sad, sappy and sweet. Also can you tell I like writing whimsical things like this? I love setting up scenes :3
if you give a giant a chance, it will want a chance to repay you
Tommy really wished this giant would leave him alone. What kind of a giant gets stuck in vines anyways? Apparently this one. And now it's clinging to him like glue stammering nervously about having to repay him for freeing him. Bound by honor or something? Ehhh he wasn't really listening when the lanky guy wouldn't stop thanking him and explaining he was in Tommy's debt. Ranboo gets stuck, Tommy helps him out, he doesn't have anywhere to go and is determined to repay Tommy for his kindness.
Ngl, in my head, this would be one of those 5 times Tommy helps 'save' Ranboo, and then the one time Ranboo saves Tommy that really mattered
camouflaged, exposed, it's all the same when they're too dumb and blind to spot you
Dream was a sprite and he loved to cause chaos. Being 3 inches tall, having the ability to be invisible and use magic to his advantage and prank anyone and everyone, never getting caught ever was awesome!! And this new human George that liked to come into his forest was just so easy to prank. They slept an awful lot, but that just made it easier to prank them! But the best thing about George, was unlike other humans, he didn't even need to be invisible to prank them! The human was blind!!! He wore these black goggles that they couldn't see out of unless they took them off, and by then he'd already hid!! It was awesome!!!
Annnnnd I can't be bothered to add more but basically Dream gets cocky pranking george who really is just oblivious to everything going on around him till one day George does actually catch him lol.
I hope you enjoyed these Brick!!! They've been a long time coming lol. Crushed like the mortar beneath your sole is definitely my favourite on this list <3
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for mark: 13, 19, 21, 32, 36, 51, 59, 63, 69
HIII thank u for sending! - 13. what are some motifs you associate with them? did you intentionally bring in those motifs, or did it happen over time?
Uhmmm I don’t know if I have specific motifs but here are some things that are like. His. ~He says “very funny” a lot sarcastically - intentionally done early on ~He wears sweater vests a lot - ST made it canon because he is wearing them in a lot of art of his ~In general themes of privacy (or the lack therof) are things his story deals with FUCK IDK I can’t think of anything good im sorryy
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19. what sparks genuine, unadulterated rage in them?
Due to the blood bond, criticizing/demonizing (in his view) Julius can piss him off really fast. It did so in game even when his touchstone did it, to the point where he shoved him and had to leave to prevent more violence. He will also get incredibly angry if someone were to tell him that humans are all evil/useless/pointless but is better at hiding that if needed. 
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21. do they have an idea about how they’ll die? do you?
Me? No idea. I hope he does not die anytime soon. I want him to die after unliving longer than a human one but not so long that he loses too much humanity. Him? He is hoping that he lives forever. If you got an honest answer out of him he would probably say he expects to die trying to free himself from Julius one of these nights, but hopefully not anytime soon. 
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32. which of your decisions led to their voice being the way it is?
I’m confused on this being literal voice or like. Voice in like how they speak so I will answer how he speaks because I feel that actual has reasoning behind it other than vibes? His pretentious way of speaking came from me deciding he will put on a strict persona normally of being a professor nerdy guy. He hides a lot of himself which is why he keeps his tone more flat, and sometimes snarky, to fit that persona. 
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36. how do they fidget?
Mark plays with his glasses a lot of a lot. Usually keeping them on his face, constant minor adjustments. He’ll wring his hands excessively if he doesn't have them for whatever reason; he isn’t comfortable without them. 
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51. what element of their backstory are you proudest of?
Honestly a lot of his backstory came much later and was fleshed out after a very long time and the ST helped a lot with the more immediate backstory bits.. Hm. 
On initial creation the thing I am most proud of making A Thing was making him a former street racer cause that really helped to start fleshing him out. At this point the thing I am most proud of is probably essentially tracing the broad strokes of his whole human life - the city he went to. How school was for him. His parent’s jobs. What his uni life was like. Why his touchstones were so important. Stuff like that. I also like that I figured out things about his autism that are similar AND different from mine. That isn't one element so uhm. One element is how he believes in the good of humanity and how that is tied to his passion for history :)
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59. what’s an element of their philosophy that you disagree with?
Mark thinks human society gets better slowly and incrementally. That’s fine and I agree it is getting better - I just disagree that it's a slow incremental process. People have to fight for it and people have fought for it. It doesn't happen naturally over time. Hmm what else. Oh he also believes in soulmates and ‘the one’ and all of that, and has a very idealistic, non-materialist view of love and romance. I don’t agree with that either - soul mates aren’t really a thing. And unlike Mark I do not think romantic relationships have to be/are always the most meaningful ones in someone’s life. 
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63. what’s a meme or tiktok or vine (or whatever) that you associate with them?
I don’t really have any augh. :( I mean. When I hear ‘sad wet pathetic dog of a man’ that’s Mark 100 percent. Does that count. OH WAIT I DO HAVE A VIDEO: https://www.tumblr.com/blood-bound/728585123578118144?source=share&ref=_tumblr
him as a living professor
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69. what’s one secret they don’t want getting out?
Mark has a lot they don’t want getting out… he doesn’t want people to know Sampson is not blood bonded to him, nor that he cares about him. He doesn’t want people to know who his sire is. He doesn’t want anyone to know he is trying to kill his sire. He doesn’t want people to know he’s gay. He doesn’t want people to know that he feels lonely. He doesn’t want people to know that he finds most kindred’s attitudes towards kind abhorrent. He doesn’t want people to know that he has a soft spot for the gargoyles. 
Honestly he doesn’t want the vast majority people to really know him at all. Only the image he projects. 
Still though, of the above the one he would choose to hide if he could only pick one is the one about killing his sire. That one would cause either his final death or total blood-bond enslavement forever. 
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*Slides you a blank check for the remaining ask game options* no pressure though! /gen I’m happy to give you an excuse to talk more about Peony 👍
Ohhhh boy you did it now! Wait…you guys are getting paid for this? Lol anyway! Here we go! All the unanswered Peony asks for ya!
🪐—Peony is from Planet Popstar! She is a Floralian moth-kind specifically and as such is from the sky kingdom of Floralia. She has lived on a small sky island on the outskirts of the Floralian archipelago all her life, she drifted there, carried by a gentle breeze as a little baby caterpillar and the island and its flora are all she has ever known. It is a neglected and ignored island in terms of the Floralian kingdom and the monarchy has never taken much interest in it…so far 👀👀👀
⚔️—Peony fights with her magic when she has to, so vines to hold and whip and entangle, sharp leaves and petals to cut and blow around like the leaf tornado ability Kirby gets with the leaf copy ability, and other such attacks. She can use her magic when in need, to generate a large, thick, flower petal shield, but she has no weapon per se like Meta Knight, Dedede, and BanDee.
🪽—Peony absolutely can fly, she has magical moth wings that I’m trying to make more clear in my drawings are transparent and magical in quality and she usually only summons them when she needs them to fly, otherwise they are not visible. If touched, they would, despite their transparent nature, feel soft and velvety like a moth’s wings and scatter sparkling, powdery, scales around.
🥘—Peony’s diet is a lot of fruits and honeys and nectars. She really loves bread with honey, it’s a huge comfort for her, and when Taranza introduces her to teas, she absolutely adores them. They are so soothing and warm she can’t get enough for a time. And when he shows her REAL pastries she falls even more in love lol If absorbed by the cook ability she’d drop a Strawberry Shortcake! 🍰
☀️—Peony is in no rush in the morning since her time for really longest time ever is her own, and so she really only manages it based on what SHE wants to do and accomplish. She takes her time waking up and getting ready, combs through her curls, and gets ready to water and tend all her plants. For breakfast she’ll usually have whatever fruits are currently growing in her garden and just go.
🎶—Peony cannot play any instruments, surrounded by plants it’s not something they would be able to really teach her. I do like to think Taranza teaches her piano at some point because that’s just very sweet to me 🥺. She CAN naturally sing pretty well though! This isn’t part of the ask but my headcanon voice for her is Kira from The Dark Crystal so if you’ve ever seen that film, that’s how she sounds and sings. I feel like if she had a battle theme it would probably sound somewhat similar to the instrumental bits of Evanescence’s Imaginary, good song for her in general, same with October by them too. ALSO Thursday by Asobi Seksu, specifically the Olympic Studios version is a song I HEAVILY listen to when drawing or writing for her so if interested in personality of her character and whatnot through music check that song out specifically. I actually have a whole playlist for her on my blog somewhere, it’s a lot of music I use to think up stuff for her!
💌—Despite the trauma of her first relationship and friendship being an entirely fake ruse by Dark Matter to gain her trust in order to possess her, Peony is STILL a very friendly person who wants to form friendships and a loving bond with others and she can’t help but put herself out there and try to make new friends when she encounters new people. She is very friendly, affectionate, and extroverted, and her not understanding social cues and graces, is pretty touchy-feely, huggy until told not to be then she listens immediately. The more ingratiated with others she becomes, the more this behavior changes and fades except around those who like and appreciate such things. So she is a social butterfly, or rather a social moth lol she loves the company of others, and being alone for so long, it’s something she craves above everything else.
⚙️—She has little to no knowledge of the ancients, though what she learns does interest her and makes her curious to an extent, it’s not really a fixation of hers. She has no connections to them either.
🍨—For Peony the mech would be one of the jet type designs for the flying sections, all pink and yellow with floral shaped engine fans and wings shaped and colored like her own. It would shoot seed pod looking missiles!
🪞—Peony does have a mirror counterpart, I’ve been meaning to draw her lately. Her color palette is more muted and dull yellow and grey instead of pink on her dress, her skin pale pink and her hair very dusty pink. Her bangs look sort of like the Pokemon Hattena’s in that they’re over grown and curl over her eyes, covering them up. Her wings are black and gold. She is lonely, apathetic, cold, and distant from her social neglect. She does not care for others like Peony does and in fact, does not care much for herself anymore either. Whatever mirror world equivalent to Peony’s Dark Matter possession was visited upon Shadow Peony effected her far more deeply and changed her far more fundamentally. I got asked a couple of times if like Peony is with Taranza, is Shadow Peony seeing Dark Taranza and I haven’t fully decided but if she were the relationship would be very unhealthy. Shadow Peony is apathetic but very codependent in a very unhealthy way. She would latch onto even false affection even knowing it was false and Dark Taranza being the embodiment of Taranza’s grief over Sectonia’s death given form would never be able to truly love her back, but certainly would see a willing puppet he could use to attempt bring Sectonia back to life, or drown Taranza in his grief. I don’t think Peony would at all get along with Shadow Peony and would be very disturbed by her, but would also feel a lot of pity and sorrow for her, recognizing her for what she is, a reflection of her loneliness and trauma.
♟️—Unfortunately for Peony, she does get possessed easily and has been possessed before (it is part of her backstory which is pinned on my page). I think she DOES train herself with Taranza’s help as he is able to possess others and understands how it works, to build up a resistance to possession as it is something she fears happening to her again greatly.
🦁—Peony is already sort of an animal person, if she were a normal animal in our world she’d be a rosy maple moth.
🕰️—I will actually have to draw this VERY soon as it’s been heavily on my mind lol but her Dream Gears version would have a big, puffy dress with arches pinned up by flowers, one of those fancy, Victorian wide-brimmed hats decorated with flowers that you tie under your chin to keep on, and more lacy looking gloves. I’ll really have to draw it to give the full picture tbh but it’s in my brain lol. She would be a botanist of course.
🛡️—Peony would pick beam mage for sure, which I also should draw lol
🦋—Peony fears death about as much as the average person and doesn’t often dwell on her own mortality unless it becomes pressing in the moment. This fusion with the Morpho butterfly I really can’t much describe and will likely have to draw. Her eyes would be white voids instead of pink though and the Morpho sword would look more like her antennae than its typical orange look.
🍒—Out of all the Dream Friends she easily gets along with Taranza the most. She is in love with him, and adores him so much. But other than him, she gets along with the main four especially well, and especially Kirby considering he saved her life. She loves how happy and kyoot and squishy he is and he always likes her hugs. Dream friends she doesn’t really get along with are Dark Meta Knight for obvious evil mirror reasons and Susie for a time because her personality is more cold and corporate than Peony can easily adjust to.
And hey WOW that’s all of them! It was so much fun! Lol I’ll have do this again if another one pops up! Or try to make one of my own 👀👀
Thank you for everyone who participated!! This was so much fun fr
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The Lady and the Lord
Part 7
And we're in the Upside Down, huns!
Thank you thank you thank you for liking my story ❤️❤️❤️
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Chapter summary: our young adults are stuck in the Upside Down and they do need to get back. But this experience might not be all bad.
Chapter warnings: ⚠️ spoiler season 4 ⚠️ blood, injuries.
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If someone told me this morning I'd find myself fighting demonic creatures in the UpsideDown... again... I would've scoffed... loudly.
But yet... that's exactly what I'm doing now: fighting demonic bats in the Upside Down with... oars.
We got rid of some bats that were biting on Steve's sides, but they keep coming and coming.
"Nancy!" I scream as she's attacked by a bat on her back "Stay still"
I strike with all the force I got, the bat whimpers and flies away.
Eddie and Robin got here too, luckily I might add because there are way too many bats for only three people, one of them being held down too.
As they fight off some of those creature I turn to check on Steve who managed to free himself from the bat's hold around his neck and grabs its tail.
"Come here"
"Shit shit shit"
We're all busy using everything possible to hit and kill these things. As I'm about to hit another bat away, another one attached itself to my left arm, biting down.
"Fuck!" I instinctively yell, shaking my arm to get rid of it, but no use.
"I got it, I got it" Eddie runs towards me hitting the bat to the ground and I immediately impale the thing.
"Thanks" I breathlessly say and he nods.
We turn around hearing Steve grunting, seeing him smashing the same bat, that held him down, on the ground and at the end ripping the creature in two.
Quite the hot scene.. if you ask me.. but anyway, the most important thing is that he's.. alive, not sure if he's okay, but he's alive.
I run to him, along with Nancy.
"Steve.."
"Jesus H. Christ!" I hear Eddie yell out of frustration. 
"Oh shit... how you feel?" I say looking at Steve's wounds.
"Well, they took about a pound of flesh" he tells us "but other than that, yeah, never better"
"Uh, do you guys think these bats have, like, rabies?" Robin asks suddenly, as she looks at one of the dead bat on the ground.
"What?" Steve asks, very confused.
"It's just that rabies are, like, my number one greatest fear. And I think we should probably get you to a doctor, like, really soon, because once symptoms set in, it's too late. You're already, like, dead." She rambles.
"Robin, I'm sure-" I start, wanting to reassure her, but I get cut off by the sound of creature chittering.
We look towards the noise and see those bats again, flying towards us, but not quite... they gather around the gate.
"All right. There's not that many" Steve tries "we can take 'em. Right?"
More chittering... and more bats coming.
"You were saying?" Robin says.
"Shit"
"The woods. Come on" Nancy starts to run towards the woods and we all follow her carefully not stepping on the vines.
We ran until we arrive to the Upside Down version of Skull Rock and hide under the stone waiting for the bats to fly beyond that place. All ears to see when the right time to come out arrives.
"Oh.. okay. That was close" Robin comments as we get up.
"Yeah, too close" Eddie replies in a small voice. 
"Oh sh.. shit" Steve whispers as he lean on the rock for support.
"Steve.. jesus" Nancy's immediately by his side.
"I'm fine. I'm fine" he replies.
"You're clearly not, Stevie. You're losing too much blood" I tell him getting closer too.
"Yeah exactly" Nancy agrees as together we look closely at those bites.
"C'mon, c'mon sit" she tells him.
Steve with a painful grunt sits.
"Oh" Robin comes closer too.
"That's... a big bite" I comment "does anyone have something to use as.. a bandage or something?" I ask.
Nancy immediately rips her shirt.
"Okay" Robin kneels down with us "so the good news is I'm pretry sure wooziness is not a symptom of rabies. But if you start having hallucinations or muscles spasms, or you start feeling aggressive, like you wanna punch me, let me know."
"Robin" Steve stops her.
"Yeah?"
"I kinda wanna punch you" he says, making me giggle with some relief.
"Sense of humor's still intact. That's a good sign" she laughs nervously and turn to look at me, I nod to help her calm down.
Nancy is ready with the "bandage".
"Here" I help Steve standing straight off the rock, just enough to let Nancy cover his wounds.
While Nancy finishes knotting the ripped shirt on Steve I get up and walk close to Robin as Eddie climb up a big stone to get a better look at the surrounding, I think.
"So, uh, this place is like Hawkins, but with monsters and nasty shit?" He asks turning to us.
"Basically, yeah" I answer.
He just nods and goes to climb back down, but Nancy warns him.
"Watch out for the vines. It's all a hive mind."
"It's all a what?" Eddie says confused.
"All the creepy crawling around here, dude. They're, like, one or something" Steve tell him "step on a vine, you're stepping on a bat, you're stepping on Vecna"
"But everything from our world is still here, right? Except people, obviously?" Robin asks.
"As far as I understand it, yeah" Nancy replies.
"So, theoretically, we could go to the police station and steal guns and grenades and whatever we need to blow up those bat things that are guarding the gate" Robin suggests, in her ramble.
"I highly doubt the Hawkins PD has grenades, Robin. But guns, yeah, sure" Steve tell her.
"We don't have to go all the way downtown for guns" Nancy starts "I have guns in my bedroom."
"You, Nancy Wheeler, have guns, plural, in your bedroom?" Eddie asks, completely surprised.
"Full of surprises, isn't she?" Robin chimes in.
"A Russian Makarov and a Revolver" she specifies.
"Yeah, you almost shot me with that one" Steve remembers.
"You almost deserved that" Nancy replies with a smirk.
Nancy and Steve shares a long stare, luckily, interrupted by Eddie throwing his denim vest.
"For your modesty, dude" he tells him.
"Wait... Nancy" I say, turning to look at her "does that mean you still have my shotgun?"
"I think.. the one Hopper gave you at Starcourt?" She asks and I nod "yeah.. I think I still got it"
"And you have a shotgun.. I shouldn't be surprised anymore.. but shit" Eddie comments.
Before I could answer him another earthquake interrupts us, and makes us fall to the ground.
Nancy against Steve, who holds her as best as he can, me against Eddie next to Robin.
I instinctively grab his hand, more to hold onto something than anything else at this moment, and I feel his other hand holding me close.
Once the earthquake stops Eddie speaks up.
"So guns seem like a pretty good idea to me"
"Definitely" I agree and I get up, helping Robin too.
"So, what are we waiting for?" Steve says, walking in the direction of Nancy's house, torch in hand. "Let's go"
"Yes, mommy" I mutter.
"I heard you" he says back.
I flip him off and, with the others, I follow him.
I walk along side Eddie noticing his nervous demeanour.
"Hey" I softly calls.
"H-hi" he replies.
"All good here?" I ask.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" he quickly says.
"You know" I start, wanting to make him feel a little bit better "the first time we faced these kind of things, uh, I was scared shitless.. I didn't know what those things were, I didn't know where they were coming from, I didn't know why they were here."
"Must've been terrifying" he comments.
"Yeah, a lot, but now, if I think about our first experience... well, that looks like an easy D&D campaign. The easiest you could think of" I say with a small chuckle, noticing his small smile I continue "You're dealing with the worst of them all and you're behaving so so much better than me back then"
"Now you're just saying that" he says, sending me a sceptical look.
"You don't believe me, my lord?" I ask faking offence, putting my hand on my heart.
"I think, m'lady, that you're being simply too kind" he replies.
"I'm just being honest" I tell him "if it wasn't for those kids I would be dead by now. Not because of those creature, but because of fear" I let out a small laugh.
"You're saying we shouldn't worry then?" He asks.
"I'm afraid we should be worried... this thing is.. far worse than anything we've faced before. I'm not one to sugar-coat something. But.. the thing is that each time seems worse than the previous one, yet we managed to survive each time, so... I'm hopeful" I turn to smile at him.
"Shit.. we do need you at Hellfire. Smart, pretty, great sense of humor and... very cool rings too... perfect" he smiles, and I could simply melt in this exact moment. I look away quickly, trying to hiding my embarrassment.
"Not as cool as yours" I say looking everywhere but him.
"Oh these?" He ask, waving his hands in my face playfully and I laugh, trying not to stare at his hands too much... his hands are just.. too distracting.
We stay silent for a while before I remember something. 
"Oh, uh.. I made you something" I tell him, checking my pockets, hoping I didn't lose it somewhere.
"You.. you made me something?" He seems surprised. 
"Yeah" I still checking until I find it. "Here... helps with the fidgeting"
I hand him a small black beads ring.
"Wow" he simply says.
"Hope it doesn't ruin your metalhead look" I joke.
"You kidding? This would only make it better" he says. "Thank you. That's very sweet of you, m'lady"
He winks.
"Shut up" I smile again, feeling my cheeks warming more and more as he just looks at me with that sweet smile.
"Why do you know how to use a shotgun?" He suddenly asks.
"Hopper taught me" I answer with a sad smile.
"Oh... cool of him." He comments.
"Yeah. He had so much patience" I chuckle at the memory, looking down with a sad smile.
"Hey.. I'm sorry" Eddie sweetly whispers.
"Don't be. You didn't do anything." I smile at him.
I see him reaching out to my hand but Steve's voice stops him.
"Hey" Steve slows down to catch up with us, and I see Eddie rolling his eyes.
"How's your arm, honey?" Steve asks me.
"What? Oh" I look down to my left arm "Oh, uh.. not that bad, I think"
"I think it needs a bandage or something" Steve says, ready to run up to Nancy and Robin and ask them.
"I got it" Eddie chimes in, he seems almost annoyed though.
Eddie grabs his bandana from his back pocket and goes to wrap my arm in it.
"I'm gonna ruin it" I protest moving away.
"As if I care more about a bandana than you" he instantly says. Surprising not only me and Steve, but also himself I think, considering he widened his eyes slightly.
"Stop complaining, honey" Steve says.
Eddie glare at him just for a second before wrapping the bandana around my injured arm and I hiss at the pain.
"Sorry" he softly says.
"Nah, it's fine" I groan.
He finishes rather quickly. "Here, m'lady"
"Thank you" I say rubbing my arm, just slightly.
"Hey hey don't rub it" Steve stops my movement.
I scoff. "I'm gonna see if Robin and Nancy too will treat me like a child"
I walk faster towards Nancy and Robin.
"Hey, oh! Oh shit, uh, your arm! Are you okay? Do you feel any-"
"I'm fine, Robin. Don't worry. I actually didn't even notice until Steve pointed it out" I chuckle.
"Good.. Good..  but, uh, tell me if you don't feel good okay?" She asks and I nod.
"Promise?" Nancy asks.
"Promise" I say.
I walk a little slower to stay a bit with my thoughts.
I can hear Steve and Eddie talking, but I don't pay too much attention to them at the moment. Focusing instead on the shotgun and when Hopper taught me how to use it.
"Why do I have to learn how to use this?" I asked Hopper, annoyed, as he hand me a shotgun.
"Because, since you refuse to accept any sort of help from me, I'm gonna at least teach how to defend yourself" he answered, exasperated.
"I just refused to live with you" I clarified.
"Exactly" he said "you live alone, it's dangerous. Now again."
I aimed at the empty bottles in front of me.
I shot.
Missed.
"Fuck" I muttered.
"Language." He warned "you're getting closer though. Practice makes perfect. That's how I became... me" he adds proudly.
" Oh. So you're saying you're perfect now?" I challenged with a scoff.
"How come you're so quiet with everyone, but with me you're this noisy?" He spat.
"I..." I stuttered. It was true, he was one of the few people I was comfortable enough to be... a bit louder.
I looked down, ashamed, and heard him sighing.
"Come here" he said patting a spot beside him on the fence.
"I'm sorry" I quietly said with a sigh.
"Nah.. don't apologise. Actually.. it's good you're noisy with me" he assured me.
"Why?" I asked, not understanding what he meant.
"Because it means you trust me enough to speak your mind" he explained. "I see you with those kids, that Wheeler girl, and Joyce's son and that... one with the cool hair"
"Steve" I reminded him.
"Yeah yeah that guy. I see the difference between you talking with them and you talking with anyone else."
"Really?" I asked, once again.
"Yeah! You see, when you talk to your friends you're visibly calm, open and you actually talk, joke and get angry too. But when it's someone you don't know talking to you, you wrap your arms around you, shielding yourself, you talk very little or not at all, you play with your rings to have some sort of excuse not to look at the people you're with." He explained.
I never thought he actually cared this much about me.
"And you noticed all that?" I asked, more to not show that I was happy about it.
"Of course." He nodded "That's why, even though you're getting on my nerves with your comebacks.. I'm also very proud."
I laughed and he did too.
I miss him. Fuck... I really do.
When I hear Nancy's name I snap out of my mind.
"... what happened between you two" I hear Eddie saying. "But if I were you, I would get her back. 'Cause that was as unambiguous a sign of true love as these cynical eyes have ever seen."
Obviously, Steve still has a thing for Nancy.
I hope they sort this out... I don't want him to suffer again.
"What about you, uh?" Steve asks back.
"What about me, Harrington?" Eddie teases.
"Oh I think you know" Steve laughs.
"What? Want me to admit my feelings for Y/n? Saying that she's the only thing I've been thinking about since they paired us up for that stupid project? Or that she's so beautiful that all I want to do is just look at her.. maybe that's why I've been failing O'Donnels' class this whole time."He lets out a small laugh "everytime Henderson or Wheeler mentions her, for whatever reason, I can't help but feel jealous they get to spend so much time with her while I was too much of a coward to talk to her...Fuck.. I'm screwed, man" Eddie rambles, I'm speechless, I never thought he feel this way about... me.
I need all my strength not to turn around and ask him to tell me more.
"Why would you be screwed?" Steve's confused.
"Because... she deserves so much more. I can't do that to her" Eddie replies defeated.
"Let her decide that, uh?" Steve pats him on the shoulder.
Good answer, Steve.
I hear silence for a moment before Eddie's answer.. or more, question.
"There's nothing between you and Y/n, right?" He sounds insecure, almost.
"Man, you just made a whole speech about why I should get Nancy back, not even a few minutes ago, and now you ask if there's something between me and Y/n?" Steve asks in disbelief.
"Uh.. yeah" Eddie simply answers. "You call her 'honey' a lot"
"No, man, there's nothing. She's my best friend since..." He puffs, thinking "ever."
"And, uh, there has never been anything? Like at all?" Eddie checks.
"Well... I did have a crush on her.. for a while, but then we grew apart and... yeah it changed. Then Nancy happened..." Steve explains and I hear Eddie letting out a sigh of relief, but then Steve adds casually "We were each other's first though"
"Uh? What-"
Another earthquake interrupts him.
"Oh shit"
"Okay, second on my list of lists favourite things, earthquakes. Seriously, I'm unsteady enough as it is" Robin says.
I'm holding onto a tree and I see Nancy running and Robin calling for her.
I turn around to check on the boys and nid my head towards the direction Nancy went to and we quickly follow her.
When we spot her, thankfully, the earthquake ceases.
"C'mon" she tells us, walking towards her house.. or this alternate version of it.
"Thank god we were close" Robin breathes out.
"Yeah" I say out of breath.
The house... matches with the rest of the Upside Down, obviously.
Here the cute, clean rooms are dirty and there is this dark dust all over, and the vines are crawling over the walls and the furniture.
"Might be time to get a maid, Wheeler" Robin says, trying to enlighten the mood I think.
"C'mon. I don't want to stay here longer than we have to." Nancy walks upstairs.
"Agree. Definitely don't wanna add  'creepy dimension' to the weird places I had a panic attack in" I blurt out following her.
The others close behind us.
Once we get to her room, Nancy immediately goes to her wardrobe and takes a shoes box.
When she opens it, though, there are no guns... only a pair of shoes.
"Those aren't guns" Eddie sarcastically points out.
"These heels are pointy, but I was hoping for something on the line of a deadly projectile" Robin adds.
"I don't understand" Nancy comments, looking at me.
"You sure you left them here?" I ask.
"Yeah, maybe you left them somewhere else" Eddie tries, getting agitated.
"There's a six-year-old in the house. I know where I keep my guns" Nancy almost snaps at him "and also, I threw these away years ago"
I look down on her desk, thinking, but I notice some notes. Chemistry notes, I helped her writing them so we could practice at home... three years ago.
"Nance.." I say, handing her the notes.
"I get that grades are important to you two, but perhaps studying can wait till we get out of here?" Robin suggests.
"These are from sophomore chemistry." I explain, Nancy looks at me, catching up on what might be happening here.
"Yeah.. and this... this wallpaper, this is old wallpaper" Nancy informes moving around her room to look at the rest "and this mirror, this went to a yard sale. And you" she grabs a stuffed animal "You're not supposed to be here. No, I gave you to cousin Joanna two years ago"
Nancy then moves to grab a diary.
"What is it?" Eddie asks.
"Nancy? You're freaking me out" Robin urges her.
"This doesn't look good" I comment shaking my head waiting for Nancy to confirm my suspicions.
"I think the reason that my guns aren't here is because they don't exist yet" she answers.
"They don't... exist?" Eddie repeats, tensing up more and more each second.
"This diary should be filled of entries. It's not. The last entry is November 6, 1983. The day-"
"Will went missing" I cut her off, earning a nod from her. "The day the gate opened and everything started... we're in the past.. how?"
"I don't know" Nancy shakes her head, defeated.
Suddenly we hear Steve's voice yelling "Dustin! Dustin!" And we immediately hurry downstairs.
Steve's moving awkwardly in the dining room, looking at the ceiling calling Dustin's name.
"Maybe he really does have rabies" Robin suggests.
"Steve!" I call "What the hell are you doing?"
Steve points his torch to us, blinding us for a second.
"He's here. Henderson. That little shit, he's here. He's like...he's in the walls or something. Just listen" he explains breathlessly, pointing his finger up to make us pay attention to... whatever he heard.
As we listen closely, Steve keeps calling for Dustin, but we do manage to hear...his voice!
Oh shit.
"That brings us to the question you first raised" he seems to be saying. 
"Oh shit! That's him" I exclaim.
Everyone starts to call for him, yelling his name, hoping he'll hear us.
"Guys! I don't think he can hear us." I grab their attention.
"Yeah, either he can't or he's being a total douchebag." Steve replies.
"Will found a way" I say.
"What?" Steve's turns to me.
"Will. He found a way to speak to Joyce through the lights" Nancy goes to turn some lights on, with no use, nothing turns on.
Steve points his torch to the chandelier. "Guys? You seeing this?"
It's like there is some almost tangible energy surrounding the chandelier and we all gather beneath it.
I reach out to touch it.
"Shit.." I breath.
It's a weird feeling, warm and ticklish.
As we touch the energy around it, it enlightens.
"It.. tickles" Steve comments.
"It's weird, but... pleasant" I agree.
"Yeah" Eddie turns to look at me with a breathed chuckle.
"Does anyone know Morse code?" Nancy suddenly asks.
We all shake our head no.
"Wait, does SOS count?" Eddie asks, earning a light scoff from Robin "is that.. is that good?"
"Yeah, definitely" I tell him.
Immediately Eddie starts to touch the energy in Morse code.
"Yeah, that's working"
We managed to hear Dustin telling us to go to Nancy's room, where they're bringing Nancy's sister's toy. It's supposed to help us communicate more.. effectively.
Hopefully.
We wait kneeling at Nancy's bed, the tension devouring us.
"C'mon, c'mon" Steve keeps mumbling.
I keep fidgeting with my hands and rings, my breath getting heavier and heavier, but suddenly I feel a hand holding mine. I look up seeing Eddie, sending me a reassuring look even if he was just as tense, but it helps my breathing getting even again. He doesn't let go of my hand, though, not that I complain about it.
Dustin's faintly voice snaps us out of our moment.
"You.. seeing this?"
A small mass of energy appears in front of us, just like the one around the chandelier.
When we hear Dustin's laugh we know it's working.
I look at Steve who's already looking towards me, with his "We're okay" look. The one he always gives me when he sees me nervous.
"We're not moving it, but we're gonna unplug it. Stand by" Dustin says.
The energy seems to disappear, but Dustin urges to try again.
"Try it now"
Nancy, unsure, start to "draw" something on the line of "Hi" in the air, basically.
Eddie holds my hand a bit tighter.
They all answer.
"Hi"
"Hey! Hi. That worked!" Dustin exclaims.
"Yes!"
We all let out a sigh of relief and cheer. Robin lets out some relieved giggles.
"Okay. Um.." Nancy starts to draw again.
S T U C K.
"St... stuck!"
"That's what we are" Robin mutters.
"Mhm Mhm" Eddie vigorously nods.
"You can't get back through Watergate?" He asks.
"What the hell's water gate?" Steve asks.
" 'Cause it's in the water and it's a gate" Robin simply explains.
"Oh"
"That's cute" Eddie comments.
"Yeah" I agree.
"Righ, uh... no it's..."
G U A R D E D.
"Guarded. Uh the watergate is guarded" Dustin catches on.
Oh smart boy.
"Perfect, yes yes yes" Steve exclaims.
"We think we have a theory that can help with that" Dustin tells us.
"Genius child." Robin comments, feeling more relaxed now.
"We think watergate isn't the only gate. That there's a gate at every murder site."
"Does anybody understand what he's talking about?" Nancy asks us.
"Nope."
"No"
"No idea"
So she draw a question mark.
"Seriously? How many times do I have to be right on the money before you guys just trust me?" Dustin's voice sound pretty worked up.
"Jesus christ. This kid's gotta get his ego in check" Steve comments, slightly exasperated.
"It's his tone, right?" Eddie chimes in.
"I know" Steve agrees.
"Hey, it's your kid" I tease them.
"Okay so.. how far is your trailer?" Nancy asks Eddie.
"Seven miles?" He replies.
"Nancy?" Robin speaks "uh, I know your house here is, like, weirdly, creepily frozen in time and shit, but haven't you always had bikes?"
"She's right"
"Yeah.. yeah we have" Nancy answers.
We then tell the others to go meet us at Eddie's trailer and we go find the bikes, quickly riding them to Forest Hills Trailer Park.
Hopefully, Dustin's theory is correct once again. Being permanently stuck in the Upside Down is not in my plan, definitely.
Eddie leads the way and we all follow him on our bikes. We don't take much to get there, luckily.
"That's gotta be a Guinness World Record. Most miles travled interdimensionally." Robin jokes as we get off the bikes and head to the trailer.
"And the prize is getting out of here in one piece" I reply.
"Just inhaled a bunch of that crap. It's stuck in my throat." Steve complains couching.
Entering the trailer our attention is immediately on the ceiling. The gate.
"This is where Chrissy died" Eddie explains. "Like, right where she died"
"I think there something in there" Robin warns.
Something from the other side, probably, is trying to pierce through the thin veil of the gate.
"What the hell is that?" Eddie asks as we slowly get closer to inspect it better.
Suddenly the veil is broken and we step back, watching as some mysterious slimy material fall from the crack.
Steve get closer, carefully and we follow close behind.
As soon as we can see on the other side of the gate we all let out a sigh of relief.
There they stand, upside down, Dustin, Max, Lucas and Erica.
"No way" Steve half exclaims.
Dustin laughs as soon as he sees us.
God.. never thought I'd miss that laugh.
"Hi!" He greets.
We a say hi back, shocked... shockingly relieved though.
"Holy shit, this is trippy" Robin comments.
"Yeah.. that's the word" I say with a chuckle.
"Bada-bada boom!" Dustin exclaims ecstatic.
"Okay what's the plan?" Steve asks "how do we.. get back there?"
We all look at each other, uncertain on what to do.
"We got an idea" Dustin tells us.
"We're gonna use, uh, a rope or something and, like, drag you back here" Max explains.
"Yeah, we gonna need something you can fall onto" Dustin says "can we use your mattress?" He asks Eddie.
"Uh, sure, man. Sure" he replies, still out of breath.
"Oh, and the sheets for the rope" he adds.
"Whatever you need."
"Hurry please" Robin asks.
The kids get to work, Dustin and Erica making the rope and Max and Lucas bringing in the mattress. They put it right under the gate, or.. from our perspective, over the gate.
"Those stains are, uh..." Eddie starts explaining, noticing the particularly visible stains on his mattress. "I dunno what those stains are." He finally say, visibly embarrassed.
I try to hold back an amused smile, never thought he'd be the type to get embarrassed over something like this.
The rope is ready and Dustin is about to throw it to us.
"Not quite sure how these physic's gonna work. But, uh...here goes nothing" he finally launch the rope that extends itself like normal gravity permits.
"There we go, and if my theory is correct" Dustin is holding the other end and then lets it go.
The rope stays put... unbelievable.
"That's crazy" I let out a surprised chuckle.
"All right, pull on it! See of it holds" he instructs.
Robin immediately goes to pull on it. It does hold.
"Holy shit"
"Guess I'm the guinea pig" Robin says ready to climb up.
She climbs the rope, grunting and as soon as she get to the top, through the gate, she falls.. she actually falls on the mattress.
"Oh thank god" she exhales "that was fun"
I smile, relieved.
I look at the others seeing if anyone wants to go after her.
"My turn, I guess" I say, not seeing anyone else stepping up.
I pull, experimentally, at the rope and jump holding me up.
I slowly climb up, shit.. never been the athletic type.
Once on the edge of the gate, I feel like being sucked and instantly fall on the mattress, back in our world.
"Shit!" I say as I land, with a grunt. "Fun, yes, but to never do again" I say with a laugh.
Dustin helps me get up so the others can come back too. Max immediately come to hug me and I do too.
"You're okay?" I ask her.
"Yeah, you? What happened to your arm?" Dustin asks worried.
"Nothing unusual" I joke and they smiles.
I see Eddie climbing and then falling.
"That was fun. Shit" He then grabs Dustin hand and get up, getting beside to me and nudging my shoulder playfully.
"All good here?" He whisper to me.
"Yeah" I smile at him.
Now It's supposed to be Nancy's or Steve's turn, but something's wrong.
Steve's screaming Nancy's name, she just stands still.
"Wake up! Wake up! Nancy!" He keeps screaming.
"Oh no no no" I mutter.
"Vecna" Max speaks.
Shit.
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