#Nora is a fucking genius

[siriusblackisdead]

Andrew Minyard became a man of a few words because no one ever listened to or believed any of them and thats why his comunication with Neil was all physical touch and gestures. The grabbing Neil’s neck thing, tugging at his sleeves to get his attention etc.

#THE DETAILS #THE FUCKING DETAILS #Nora is a fucking genius #intentionally or not #aftg #all for the game #neil josten #the foxes #the foxhole court #the raven king #the kings men #kevin day #andrew minyard #aaron minyard #andrew joseph minyard #that doesn’t mean i wouldn’t blow you

[rumoredtoexist]

well,,i think it’s gonna end up taking me a lot longer than initially anticipated to finish tsc bcz of the triggers and for my own mental health (two chapters in and i already wanna throw up 😭) but we’ll make it through 🫡 itll just take time

#the sunshine court #tsc #jean moreau #jeremy knox #nora you evil fucking genius #nora sakavic

[aroace-cat-lady]

Andreil is so fucking fascinating to me I cannot even start to explain

#they are just !!! #nora is a fucking genius for how well constructed their relationship is like !!!!

[fuzzydreamin]

Al's titles

The Brotherhood: Sentinel Lyonheart

The Railroad: Agent Styx

The Wasteland: The Lone Wanderer

No one calls this bitch by their actual name.

#oc: alberta jefferson #It's alright though they like it this way #“'Alberta' sounds like an old lady” -Al #Well you were going to be named Albert until you came out without a dick and your dad didnt want to change the name your dead mum picked #a genius of a man really #it causes a confusing moment when Nora first meets Al and Danse and Mac both have different names for them #and neither is their actual fucking name #by 'actual name' i dont mean just 'Al' either

[juanarc-thethird]

Know Your Audience

Bleiss: *in Jaune's bed with super sexy black lingerie* Oh Darling~ Wanna play with me?~💕

Jaune: *Stuffing some video game controllers and snacks into his backpack* I'm sorry Bleiss, but I already agreed with the boys to a marathon of video games. Maybe tomorrow, okay?

Bleiss: *Confuse for his lack of reaction* Wha?

Jaune: See you later. *Leaves*

Bleiss: *Angry* Why doesn't he fall for my charms?!

Nora: *On the celling holding a video camera* It's because you don't know what turns him on.

Bleiss: Nora, what are you doing there?!

Nora: That's not important. What is important is that I know what will help you pitch a tent in Jaune's pants.

Bleiss: Really?! Tell me now!

Nora: Hold on, this information has a price.

Bleiss: I'll give you anything!

Nora: That's what I like to hear.

The next day.

Jaune: *Enters his room* God, I'm tired of playing so much. I want to get to my bed and-

Bleiss: Hello Darling~💕

Jaune: *Blushing* Bleiss?

In front of him was Bleiss lying on his bed dressed as Ishtar from Fate/Grand Order. Her costume was identical to that of the character, down to the last detail. She even put her hair in pigtails to complete it. Bleiss is pleased with his reaction, but even more so with the large bulge that is forming in Jaune's pants.

Bleiss: I see you like my outfit, how about me and you-

Without letting her finish, Jaune was already on top of her with his shirt off and his pants unbuttoned.

Bleiss: *Scaroused* H-Hey, Darling! What are you doing?

Jaune: *Horny* Sorry Bleiss, but I can't contain myself.

Bleiss: W-Wait, let's at least start with some foreplay, okay?

Jaune: I'm sorry.

Bleiss: W-Wait... J-Just wait....

Jaune: I want you~💕 *He kisses her passionately.*

Bleiss: ❤️‍🔥💕❤️‍🔥!!!

Later that day.

Pyrrha: NORA!

Nora: *Sitting on a pancake-shaped beanbag* Yes?

Pyrrha: Did you help Bleiss so she could sleep with Jaune?!

Nora: *Acting clueless* Who me? Never...

Pyrrha: Then explain this.

Pyrrha takes out her scroll and shows Nora a video. In the video Bleiss is lying in bed while being rammed extra hard by Jaune from behind.

Bleiss: *Looking at the camera* Oh fuck!~💕 Are you watching Pyrrha… Aah~💕… Jaune is trying to get me pregnant. Shit!~ Are you jealous?~💕 Ugh!~💕

Jaune: Oh shit, I'm cumming!

Jaune suddenly drops his hips into her, burying his cock deep as he cums vigorously.

Bleiss: OoOooh~💕 FuuUCkk~💕 Is so much cum~💕Nora is a fucking genius~

Video ends

Pyrrha: *Angry* Any last words?

Nora: *Scared* Please don't kill me!

Pyrrha: Too late for that.

Nora: Wait, I know how to get even with her!

Pyrrha: Speak

Nora: Thank you... *Ahem* What bust size are you?

Pyrrha: Huh?

To be continue...

#jaune arc #jaune #rwby jaune arc #rwby jaune #rwby nora valkyrie #rwby nora #nora valkyrie #nora #rwby pyrrha #rwby pyrrha nikos #pyrrha #pyrrha nikos #rwby bleiss schnee #bleiss schnee #rwby bleiss #bleiss #rwby #rwby shitpost #rwby smut #rwby lemon #Know Your Audience AU

[crazy-fangirl2524]

This scene is so so sad but also so funny like “don’t you dare be more afraid of me than you are of Andrew” serious Nora is a genius like how she managed to combine the saddest most gut wrenching tragedy with just fucking hilarious one liners I love aftg so much

#Wymack is the best dad ever #best fictional dad out there i said what I said Idc #id give my entire life soul heart body for just exy to exist #now I sound like Kevin and neil but Istg I’d have played it if it was real for them I’d do it for them #aftg #all for the game #tfc #the foxhole court #aftg series #andrew minyard #aftg fandom #neil josten #andrew joseph minyard #aftg incorrect quotes #aftg neil #coach wymack #aftg wymack #david wymack #aftg headcanon #aftg trilogy #aftg shitpost #aftg hc #aftg reread #aftg thoughts #aftg fic #aftg andrew #tfc incorrect quotes #tfc hc #tfc meme #tfc headcanon

[achillean-heartbeat]

i will never not be full of surprise and admiration and respect to nora and the aftg fandom because. i cant believe nora released a trilogy in 2013 that was so fucking good that its fandom is still thriving and growing even till today. nora you absolute genius

#aftg #nora sakavic #i love her man #shes so fucking amazing #all for the game #aftg andrew #aftg neil

[riku-izanami]

Costume Chaos

Inside the Team Jnpr Dorm, Blake, Yang, Coco, Velvet, & members of NPR sat around the room waiting for a certain someone to appear in his future Halloween costume.

Jaune: Are you guys ready?

Ren: whenever you are

Nora: Show us what you got jaune-jaune!

Pyrrha: You got this jaune

Yang: *whispering to Coco* wanna beat it's something cheesy

Coco: Your On

Blake & Velvet: Why do I smell blackberry perfume

The bathroom door opened, revealing Jaune Arc, wearing a black cloak with a flared collar. However, what everyone else is paying attention to is the makeup on his face.

Blake: is he wearing...

She didn't get to finish as he threw off his cloak, Revealing what, more so who his costume was

Jaune: SO.....thoughts

Ren:......

Blake: *nose bleed*

Velvet: 0_0

Yang: *laughing* No...Fucking....Way!

Coco: DAMN IT. WHY DID I THINK OF FRANK N FURTER. THIS IS GENIUS!

Pyrrha: *pyrrha.exe stopped working*

Nora: *wolf whistle* LOOKIN GOOD FEAR-LESS LEADER!

Jaune: *blushing* AWW......Shucks

Yang: *in between breaths* So......what....made.....you....think....of this

Jaune: Well.......I what would be the most unique and non overused costume and *gestures to his outfit* this came to mind

Pyrrha:*Pyrrha.exe reactivated* I thought we were doing a group theme

Jaune: We are! Ren is going as Riff Raff, Nora Columbus, and you can be Magenta

Ren: sounds good.

Nora: I'm the fun one!

Pyrrha: Oh she sounds lovely

The other teams looked at him like he was joking

Jaune: What?

Yang: you just said Pyrrha Nikos, the invincible girl, be a maid.....

Jaune: yeah so.?

Velvet: Jaune....She has to be Rocky....

Pyrrha: Who? I'm sorry but I don't know any of these characters

Blake: I'll show you the movie later, but for now, Rocky is Jaune's boy toy

Pyrrha:...0////0 oh

Jaune: Yeah, I thought that too. I mean *in an on-point Frankfurter accent* she is the perfect female specimen.

Pyrrha: *blushing and smiling*

Jaune:....But I don't think she'd be comfortable wearing just a gold bikini.

Pyrrha: but...

Coco, Yang, Blake, & velvet: true/there's a lot of horn dogs here/plus someone may post her on Dustnet

Pyrrha: but....

Jaune: So I got Sun to play him instead

And right on cue, Sun appeared wearing a gold Speedo.

Sun: And I look fantastic

Blake: *full on Geyser nosebleed*

Yang: *whistles* wow, you really put much effort into this.

Jaune: thank you *beaming pridefully* now *back in the accent* Come Rocky~ *he jumps into Sun's arms* we must make you the man you're meant to be

Sun: *carrying him bridal style* dude, if I wasn't bi-curious before..I am now

the two proceed out the door, followed by Pyrrha

Pyrrha: Hey, I wanna be Rocky. Can I be Rocky instead? Please!

Back in the dorm.

Yang:...Is it weird I kinda wanna fuck vb now after that?

Coco: Not really

Blake: I wonder if he wants a Janet too?

Ren: Do you think the staff will allow us to pull this off?

Velvet: probably not?

______________________________________________________________

MEANWHILE, in Ozpin's office

Goodwitch: Excuse me, sir, I've got the test result you asked for

Ozpin: *spinning around in a FrankFurter costume* thank you Glynda, and please, call me Ozzie~

Goodwitch:..........why......

#jaune arc #rwby #lie ren #blake belladonna #nora valkyrie #pyrrha nikos #yang xiao long #coco adel #velvet scarlatina #glynda goodwitch #rwby ozpin #the rocky horror picture show #costume chaos

[humongousgothskeletonfarm]

tsc thoughts while reading (beware of spoilers) starting with -

david wymack my fucking beloved

also i never rlly liked/cared for thea but her scene with jean and her nickname for him was cute

chapter 3 thoughts:

jeremy being in awe of neil and the foxes is giving me life

fanfics with alvarez in them gonna go crazy now that we actually have a first name for her (and don’t have to invent one)

oh they rich rich (in reference to jeremy’s family butler?!)

jerejean first interaction!!!!

chapter 4:

omg sunshine court mentioned

having the sudden realisation that i can never read fanfics that have jean’s perspective or anything about the how the ravens work, raven!neil/aftermath of the kings men in the same way again

my neighbours are having a party and while i’m loving the music and absolutely jealous i’m not there, it’s really distracting me from reading

ngl i rlly miss neil and andrew and the foxes please let me see my family soon

‘ what you hold onto is less important than the act of holding on itself’ nora sakavic shut the fuck up you philosophical genius i’m gonna cry this is so real to me

renee i love u

WIT WTF JEAN IS NINETEEN I DIDNT KNOW THAT OH MY GOD BABY HE JOINED THE RAVEN LINEUP AT SIXTEEN WTF

i’m drinking red wine while reading and i think that’s appropriate… also i’m listening to that jean moreau playlist someone made and it’s mega depressing https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5zlPt63Ap0AjJQ1Ff5OKrd?si=75oEzLE8SO-bfJwewM8Evw&pi=a-ge04jIlVTJGY

this is so funny to only me but i’ve been hyperfixating on one direction again and zayn just dropped new music so everytime i read about jean’s raven roomate zane i think of one direction and confused myself a bit about what fandom i’m reading rn

fuck riko u sick fucking fuck u put jean into a box with a singular hole for air and left him to die u fucking cunt

KEVIN ASKING JEAN TO PROMISE NOT TO KILL HIMSELF AFTER NORA WROTE COUNTLESS DRAFTS IN WHICH JEAN KILLED HIMSELF WHILE ON THE PHONE TO KEVIN AND THE ONLY TIME SHE DIDNT KILL JEAN OFF IS THE VERSION SHE PUBLISHED AND THE REASON WE GET TO HEAR HIS STORY TODAY IM SO BROKEN

jean’s ‘gift’ from the ravens with his broken magnets, blacked out postcards and angry letters is making me cry he deserves so much better

slowly realising that this book is gonna be super triggering lol whoops

a cool evening breeze 🥲

THAT CREEPY LITTLE GOALKEEPER IS MY FAVOURITE GUY OK

‘kevin saw nothingn but the court, but jean had stopped hoping for more than that years ago’ shut the fuckkkk uppppp i cant do this anymore kevin/jean relationship is so deeply important to me (i say this about everything)

chapter 5:

SECOND NEIL/ JEAN INTERACTION OF THE BOOK IM SO FUCKING EXCITED

‘of course it’d be you, you tedious malcontent’ ‘good morning to you too’ is so ‘morning sunshine’ ‘fuck you’ coded (neil and matt bromance confirmed)

the amount of mitski on this jean playlist is making me sick

FUCKING SCREAMING OMFG THIS IS THE JEAN/NEIL CONTENT I YEARN FOR

‘abominable cockroach’ aww jean u say the sweetest things 🥰❤️ neil loves u too babe

literally devouring every last scrap of information jean feeds us about neil - his slow, hungry, hateful smile and the madness in his eyes (neil baby i love u never change)

oh jean don’t diss aaron, do u know how many fanfics have been written about u two

tsc is confirmation that jean moreau will come into ur house and judge u based on the contents of ur fridge (and then throw out ur stash of lollies)

‘to have a real match as a palate cleanser’ jean is really trying to win my favour by borrowing neil’s sassiness huh (no wonder i love them so much together) ((and yes i know he’s BEEN sassy ok))

jean reaching for the tv screen as if he could save neil and describing andrew running for neil as if hell was on his heels is making me absolutely giddy idk whether to scream or cry i’m doing both and i’m giggling

I bet on losing dogs is so jean moreau coded omg

holy fuck nora, the moments after the raven/fox match when riko tries to kill neil is fucking amazingly written. reading from jean’s perspective as he watches the game on tv, the tension, the breathless anxiety and confusion of the scene is palpable i coukd fucking taste it, my chest is tight just reading it

JEAN SAYING ANDREW WILL BE COURT IS IMMACULATE

#tsc #the sunshine court #jean moreau #aftg #all for the game #the foxhole court #neil josten #andreil #andrew minyard #palmetto state foxes #kevin day #jeremy knox #usc trojans #nora sakavic #tsc spoilers

[howlingday]

Jaune: (Drunk) Nora... You're a genius.

Nora: (Drunk) 'Course I am! So? We invitin' Team RWBY?

Ren: Fuck yeah! Summon the bitches!

#rwby #jaune arc #nora valkyrie #lie ren #the witcher #the witcher iii #the witcher iii the wild hunt #the wild hunt

[not-close-to-straight]

Steddie Single Dad AU Sneak Peek

Y’all VOTED and this one won! Enjoy!

Also, I need a title for when this eventually is posted as a full length fic soooo if you have ideas, share with the class.

******

“Does anyone know who the Alpha is, whoever knocked Steve up?” Eddie took the soda Dustin handed him and cracked the top of it without ever taking his eyes off the toddler dancing and spinning in the back yard of the Loch Nora house... and without ever taking his eyes from the Omega laughing and spinning right alongside the little girl. “Steve hasn’t told me and I guess it’s not really my place but-- but does anyone know?” 

“You’re right.” Dustin side eyed the Alpha and took a long slurp from his own soda. “It’s not really your place to ask.” 

“Man are you gonna be a little bitch to me the whole time I’m visiting?” Eddie bared his fangs at the kid and growled mock angrily. “I moved away, I got famous, I’m back now. The least you could do is tell me how cool my new van is or ask if you could come on tour with me in the fall cos you know-- you could. I’d take you. We could tear it up on the West Coast all winter. You could be my tech guy. My roadie. Personal assistant? Could fetch me milkshakes and shit. It’d be fun.”

“I’m going to college in the fall.” Dustin’s scent flattened in disapproval. “Cos I’m a genius and cos the US government owes me a goddamn full ride seeing as how I saved the world a couple times and promised not to tell a newspaper about it. And by the way? You being a rockstar doesn’t change the fact that you ditched all of us.” 

“The town wanted me dead, Henderson.” 

“We wanted you here and alive and hanging out, Munson.” 

“You missed me didn’t you? That’s why you’re being mean to me. Just admit it, you missed me.” Eddie clicked his tongue and rumbled at the Omega, pointedly loud and purposefully grating just so Dustin would huff and push him away. He laughed when Dustin growled under his breath, but nudged at his friend and lowered his voice, “Don’t worry. I missed you too. Missed all you guys.”

“Sure you did.” Dustin rolled his eyes, but he scooted a little closer to Eddie’s side and bumped shoulders with him anyway. “Have you and Steve talked much?” 

“Not... not much.” Eddie’s dark eyes tinted longing red when the little girl nearly fell over dizzy and Steve swooped her up laughing, dotting kisses all over her face. He missed Steve’s laugh. “I had about fifteen seconds to see how fuckin’ gorgeous he still is, then the baby came running up and you know-- holy shit. Steve’s a Mama Omega and I dunno who the Dad is and Steve won’t let me get close enough to properly scent either of them to try and figure it out.” 

It bothered Eddie right down in his soul the way Steve was so goddamn jumpy about him getting close to Maya. The Alpha didn’t know if the bother was irritation at being so thoroughly ousted from their little monster fighting crew just cos he hadn’t wanted to stay in Hawkins... or if it were jealousy that Steve had apparently really fucking quickly moved on from their break up and found an Alpha to give him the first of the six little nuggets the Omega had always had his heart set on. 

Either way. It bothered Eddie. Set his fangs tense and his scent skittering and he didn’t like it. 

“No way he’d let one’a the local kids knock him up.” Eddie mused, unwilling to let the topic go. “So it would hafta be someone new in town.” 

“Maya’s dad isn’t in the picture.” Dustin said in a warningly flat tone so Eddie would drop it. “How long are you sticking around before leaving on tour?” 

“I know he’s not in the picture.” Eddie ignored the hint and sat forward on the chair, hands clasped and eyes narrowed as he watched Maya pull her hair in front of her mouth and smile shyly when Mrs. Byers bent down to exclaim over how pretty her dress was. “But was the Alpha a one night stand and Steve kept the baby? Were they in relationship and the Alpha bailed after learning about the pregnancy? What is it?” 

“Maybe me and Will buried the guy out past Castle Byers for being a big enough dick head to get our friend pregnant and then not give a single shit.” The words were angry but Dustin’s eyes were only sad, his expression pensive as he stared at Eddie’s profile. “Cos who the hell says they love someone then turns their back, right?” 

“Right. Who the hell does that sorta thing?” Eddie rubbed at his mouth, scratched at his jaw, ran his hand down the line of bat tattoos on his arm purely out of nervous habit and watched the Omega that used to be his look so damn beautiful with a kiddo in his arms. 

I miss him. 

#steddie

[fahye]

the thing I am most sad about your podcasting hiatus is not getting any new random book/fic/media recommendations from y’all!! I mean I’m still working through what you’ve already recommended. but it’s not the same

anon, this is ALSO a thing I dearly miss about the podcast! okay, let's do some recs from the absolutely enormous amount of books I've read recently. gonna keep this list to the first ones that come to mind from the last few months or we'd be here for hours:

nightbitch by rachel yolen - this is uhhhh semi-horror litfic about a new mother who believes she's turning into a dog. it's furious and brilliant and bloody and deeply weird and I fucking loved it. (though I WILL say: content warning for the violent death of a pet.)

the half life of valery k by natasha pulley - a soviet nuclear physicist in the 1960s is sent to work in a strange town that is also a radiation experiment. unlike her other books this one isn't speculative, but it's emotionally and character-wise one of the best (THE ROMANCE!! ugh) and the historical detail is fascinating.

heartburn by nora ephron - a short & hilarious novel about a food writer who discovers her husband is having an affair when she is seven months pregnant. did you know nora ephron is a genius?? I feel like I'm the last person to discover this fact. this would make a fantastic double feature with nightbitch, actually.

starling house by alix e. harrow - I KNOW I KNOW it's not out until halloween 2023 but listen: this book changed my life. an absolutely superb contemporary southern gothic horror romance (just go with it) about poverty and hidden sins and a girl going to work in a creepy house. preorder it now, and while you wait, read summer sons by lee mandelo.

the spare man by mary robinette kowal - a smart and slick sci-fi take on the noir detective novel, starring a wonderful heiress engineer with chronic back pain who has to solve a murder on a spaceship after someone frames her new husband. also has SO many cocktail recipes in it, which I feel more books should adopt.

cuckoo song by frances hardinge - nobody can write creepy fantasy like hardinge, and I think this is her creepiest. it has some amazing magical worldbuilding on the grim side of whimsical, and very fraught siblings, and it will turn your mind subtly inside out. technically...middle grade, I guess? whatever. read it.

I kissed shara wheeler by casey mcquiston - yes! finally! I had been putting this one off because I'm just Not A YA Reader generally, but had a great time with it. both very scathing and very kind about a specific christian high school experience in the american south, and full of queer defiance and joy.

and finally, I've also been slowly rereading the vorkosigan saga by lois mcmaster bujold, which is tied with the discworld for my favourite series of all time. nobody can combine adventure and devastating character like bujold.

#ask replies #book recs

[inlocusmads]

risk management ~ trystan x nora

Captain Thompson gives them an unfair intervention. They can't afford to fly into a rage and make a bad landing - not when plenty is at stake. (takes place shortly after Crimes Book 2, Ch 2)

wc: 2.5k+ || teen and up, strong language

A/N: Can you hear me screaming because YES this wonderful art commission was done by the very wonderful, the ever-lastingly marvellous Rose from @rosefuckinggenius who is in fact, a genius at this, and I've been so so grateful to have won the giveaway hosted by the very very kind @choicesficwriterscreations as a part of their Pride Month event! (I hope ya caught that subtle bi flag in the background!) I also ended up writing a fic to go along with it! Okay okay, enough of the prelude. I'll expand in an A/N at the end of the fic, okay okay okay let's go.

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Chatter from outside the interrogation room suggested internal discord within the precinct. On one hand, Captain Thompson’s Special Force were thankful someone did their job for them. But it isn’t Thompson’s job until she gets to deliver a long speech in front of the reporters who still wrote about her. She stormed in, closing the door and pulling up a steel chair.

“Morning, Rose.” she sent Trystan the barest nod of acknowledgement.

Nora didn’t answer. Trystan mumbled a response under his breath, more focused on trying to figure out a comfortable position to rest his left hand. His left and Nora’s left were cuffed together on accounts of “disrupting an investigation” as the police swarmed to raid Ricochet’s lair of illegal artifacts. It was obviously a massive “fuck you” from Captain Thompson. A simple thank-you was too much to expect from her. The harmonious coexistence Mafalda had initially proposed was thrown out of the nearest window, given people would rather avail the agency’s services for a nominal fee than run to the police and have their intelligence challenged.

“There’s a pattern with you. Isn’t it? You happen to know Roger Dupont was a wanted man by the police. You seem to know his trademark style even before we can look into a break-in. I’d hate to say it, but this has crossed a line. This has gone from you offering --” Captain Thompson had to muster up the courage in order to spit it out - “- consultancy services for the police department, to actively crossing a police investigation. Interrupting, even. We would have had Roger Dupont without any involvement from third parties, including some of Dupont’s retailers. This has blown out of proportion. Now anyone in association with Dupont will skip town. This has surpassed our jurisdiction.”

“Put a bolo out for them, then.”

“This isn’t about the case, this is about you.”

“No, seriously - put a bolo out for Roger’s associates.”

“We have.”

“Good. Problem solved, no? Can we go? I don’t see the point in being kept here.”

“With all due respect, Captain-” Trystan interrupted. “It was our case. I was contacted by a representative of the head of state of Monterisso, you might have surely heard of Queen Amalas? Her jewelry was also stolen from a bank vault kept in New York and upon our visitation, we were able to trace it to the stolen jewelry in the shop from earlier. The hollandaise sauce seems to be a recurrent theme with him. Sort of a ‘hello I am here’ sign; a message meant for the people he was targeting. I highly doubt you talked to the store manager. He would know tons more than whatever poor boy you have brought in for questioning.”

“Once again, this is not about the case. Or one case in particular.” Thompson said. “The home invasion of CEO Henry Burke. You were not offered to consult and yet, you showed up, uninvited, made a damning accusation against the secretary for organizing it and we were left to pick up the pieces-”

“But the secretary did, in fact, organize it.”

 “10th December. Rampant arsonry at the Bates Community Center’s Christmas Fair. Your intervention caused the NYPD a delay as much as two hours.”

“But you went after the wrong guys.” Nora admitted, calmly.

“Point is, Rose, you are a tripping hazard. An obstacle. You were never invited and yet, under the guise of lending a helping hand, you have caused all of us an unnecessary headache. So talk to me.”

“Talk to you? Like this?”

“Not the hand- not the hand-” Trystan protested, having to twist his wrist to give Nora room to lift her cuffed hand up to show. “Captain, there has to be a better way of dealing with this. At the Bates Community Center, we were in contact with an attorney’s client. She deserves to be updated as much as our client does. Henry Burke had contacted us earlier to have the matter dealt with in private, before his neighbors took to calling the cops.”

“I’m talking to Rose.” She paid him no attention soon after. “What do you want, huh, Nora? What do you want? A job here? A commendation of some kind? That you keep prying and prying until you get credit? Some sort of teenage angst against me? What I’m trying to say is, whatever you want, you come directly to me. You don’t mess up the work my team is deployed to do. Is that it? You want to come back? Talk. It’s your floor now.”

“Right, yeah I do have something to say. Kind of vaguely important too, actually, but first, would appreciate some coffee. You and I also know the machine is not broken either, so - would appreciate it if you made it quick.”

Two cups of coffee arrived soon enough. Trystan took long sips. It had been a while since either of them could eat or drink anything. Nora had some of hers, the midnight exhaustion melting away a little. She set her mug down, glared at Captain Thompson who waited for a response and said-

“Nothing.”

“What do you mean?”

“I don’t really want anything.” she shrugged. “I don’t need a commendation, I don’t need an award. And I give you full permission to put a bullet in my head, because clearly I’d be talking out of my ass if I want to come back and work here again. Fuck you.”

“Oh real rich, verbally assaulting a-”

“It’s okay. You can take it.” Nora took another sip of her coffee. “Your ‘team’-” she annotated it with air quotes, “- spent several years calling me a ‘China girl’, insulting my intelligence, hurling whatever you thought of at me just because I worked a desk, but quickly became ‘Miss Rose’ this and that when I moved up the ranks-”

“Rose, you cannot use the past as a tool to come back and pull this crap on us again. Do you have a problem? You take it up with me, directly. You don’t give the team problems.”

“Right, as if Holbeck and Morris had made it any easier for me. Like I said, you can take it. After all, nobody’s a threat to your position, right?”

That struck a nerve. Captain Thompson restrained the urge to give Nora a piece of her mind; Nora could see that. The clench of her fists, the tight exhales of air, the darting looks at Trystan as if she’d expected him to do damage control - as if. She massaged her tired eyes, choosing her next words carefully because Nora would read her like a hawk if not. A Freudian slip here would cost her a lot. Gossip got around the precinct. Even if it seemed like a private conversation, there were ears right outside the door. Not to mention giving Mafalda Ginovesi more information she didn’t need.

“This has gone long enough.”

“You want to end our partnership then?” Trystan asked. Thompson sternly expected Nora to at least recoil at the usage of the word ‘our’ - as if an exiled Drakovian royal had anything of interest to do with a detective agency. God knows it could just merely be a hobby to pass the time, but Nora didn’t say anything. In fact, she gave him a curt nod - almost approving of his work. Thompson wanted to yank both of them by the collars to give them a thorough understanding of the dangers of viewing things in black-and-white but she knew she had a lot to lose.

“No-” she redirected the conversation back to Nora. “I want a revision on the terms of our partnership so we can both be happy. I wrote it down too.”

“Which is?.”

“You work the cases we explicitly tell you to work on.” Captain Thompson read from a sheet of paper. “You will get safety and medical benefits in the off chance any harm comes to you, the police’s resources at your disposal that can be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and should there be any overlaps between your clients and the cases we get, you get jurisdiction and the client also receives any protection, medical help, depending on the nature of the case.”

“Okay, we’re going to need to have some - sort of guarantee that you will cooperate, because you cut us dry with Sonja back there.”

“What do you mean ‘cut you dry’?”

“My partner took a blade to his stomach.. Since the stunt with Mayor Brigham’s dirty laundry getting aired live, your folks have been strangely cooperative - Mafalda’s words, not mine. Despite your reluctance in taking after the ‘tips’ we provided, you still enjoy blaming it on ‘coincidences’ and ‘the agency interrupting’ instead.”

“Two people were injured, Captain, despite our warning, despite our pleas trying to - establish some civility if not complete cooperation - I have seen you accuse Nora blindly of interference, when the investigation she was leading provided you with the tip to chase after the imitation cult and reprimand Anika Deshpande and Nick Bastion-”

“Now listen-”

“Had it not been for the consistent slew of updates, I highly doubt you would have gotten there to the undisclosed location- somehow to also arrest the two of us? Either way, bygones are bygones now.” Trystan swatted his hand. “Problem is, this case - this ‘case’ that you have taken under your wing, has led to the death of Winston Reese. My sister and I were both injured. She was taken hostage.”

“Trystan got stabbed.” Nora added.

“Granted I could afford the medical procedures, including weekly physio sessions and my sister could also afford hers--”

“We still require some kind of guarantee from you, personally. Consultancy isn’t a one-way street. What’s a good number to start with, Trys’?”

“The threshold ceiling for victims’ compensation, I’d like to think. Or you know, any good round number works.”

“Wait - you want me to pay you guys?” Captain Thompson looked horrified.

“No, jeez.” Nora tch’ed, “Sonja’s family. She has one living father. He said he wouldn’t take any money from Trystan, but perhaps he’ll listen if he was compensated legally. He’s been trying to get his application through for ages, getting rejected each time. He can’t afford an attorney to fight for him either. We’d just learned he’d spent his last savings on arranging for his daughter’s funeral. And that’s just one person.”

“We know from Eleanor’s ledger there are tens and tens of families out there. God knows how many of them have given up already even if the verdict favors them. God knows if they even are around anymore.” Trystan added.

“I know you have friends up in the Office of Victim Services. Least you can do is to not delay it further, contact all the families and put in a good word there. Not only for Mr Dormer but whomever you could reach out to.”

“We have done our part.”

“Do better. Just ‘doing your part’ will get your institution replaced.” Nora urged. “That’s your guarantee. Then once you have done that, we can work the terms to our liking. Deal’s off if you don’t follow through. Has been a problem with the NYPD for a while. ‘Following through’. You prefer latching onto the easiest answers.”

Captain Thompson looked like she’d been slapped in the face. Nevertheless, she regained her composure. “We’ll talk soon, Rose.” was all she said, without giving away any promises or comments. She stood up to summon a junior officer (as expected, she found him with his back to the walls as if he’d assumed that if he tried really hard, he could hear what his captain was saying),  who had the keys.

“Real pity to see a wing of the law enforcement that so many people rely on, blatantly let the very same people down.” Trystan scoffed. “Would you mind letting us out?” 

“The hand- the hand-” Nora winced in pain as Trystan hovered his hand over her shoulder. 

____

“I miss it.” Trystan spoke, once they got themselves out of the stuffy precinct and walked their way back to the car. He gave his wrist a few twists and turns; adjusting his watch to a more comfortable position. The time read 1:00 AM.

“Miss -- the air?” Nora guessed.

“Actually. What are they putting in there? Mold?”

“Likely. You work there long enough and it gets okay.”

They reached Trystan’s car. He gave his key a few taps, the door clicking open. They took their respective seats, buckling in. Trystan turned the radio on, kept it to a bare simmer of a volume just to have something going in the background. It cut to some late-night news with Ricochet’s capture finally being made public and naturally, neither the Agency nor any of their individual names were mentioned. Nora didn’t mind not taking the credit anyway; it wasn't like a competition of any kind.

“Did they say those things?”

Nora quickly gathered what he meant by that. “Yeah. But it’s - been a while. Nothing really scares them. I doubt Thompson is going to help Mr Dormer out anyway.” 

“I have been talking to a legal advisor to work with Mr Dormer. I hope they agree. They are one of my best recommendations, but of course, Sonja’s father - if he is anything like her - will refuse any aid out of not ‘wanting to be a bother’. Let us hope the advisor helps him far better than any of them can.”

“It sucks. Reminds me of when I was an officer there.”

“Well, now - we can do something, right? We don’t have to sit still - there is no requirement for us to be compliant.”

“Hope so.” 

A pause.

“You have been a terrible influence.”

“Me? How so?” Trystan drove, taking a left turn.

“Made me cuss out my old boss and everything. I was one of these -- uh, big believers of ‘actions are louder than words’ but sometimes you need to hammer in a point, scream and give them something to stay up at night about.”

“Sounds like the best influence to me.”

Nora chuckled. “Yeah yeah, we’ll see when you don’t get us further into the pit of trouble than we are right now.”

Trystan raised his eyebrows. “Psh, what trouble? Holding somebody answerable shouldn’t warrant trouble. In fact, you could go for a more pointed swear word. Something stronger, even. I’m happy to lend you some Drakovian swears should the mood strike you. Nothing else would warrant its immediate and effective use more than pointing out incompetency.”

Nora gave him a really-we-literally-just-got-out-and-it-is-past-midnight look.

“‘Fuck you’ could work too.” 

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A/N: Thank you so much for reading! This fic (and the whole subplot with Mr Dormer) was inspired by this article talking about the sheer delay it takes for victims of violent crimes to get their compensation. It's a very good read! I highly implore you check it out!

And a huge thank you to CFWC for supporting creators and even more thanks to Rose who did an absolute fantastic, gobsmacking, teeth-shattering BEAUTIFUL JOB aaah I cannot stop staring at it! They're so cool, they're disaster bisexuals, they solve crime, they're hopeless and pathetic at the same time and incredible and I JUST CANNOT OKAY, TOO MUCH EMOTIONS.

I NEED to show you this version!

WHITE COATED TRYSTAN. HOLY SHIT. THEY. COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER. HOLY. FUCK.

I love both these variations, both the dark-jacketed one and this! I'd absolutely love to see Trystan in this beige or this tartan esque coat because they deserve to just serve looks, eat everything and leave no crumbs.

And ofc this is the sketch version and ugh, Rose did such a good job and I've stared at this thing for five hours now. Like the days leading up to the commission and the updates were NUTS! I had like exams going on and Rose's updates just kept me going,, just massive oceans' worth of dopamine here.

AND JUST. NORA. TRYSTAN. SCREAM. SCREAM.

I'm just so so grateful for this, words cannot describe the euphoria I feel right this second because it's just, when you see your characters on paper or portrait or wherever and you're like "holy frick this is real this is a real thing I'm doing" it just gives me so much joy. I'm so grateful for Rose once again, who put up with all of my messy, excited screaming! Thank you so so much!

Tagging:

Perma: @quixoticdreamer16 @tessa-liam

Crimes: @cassie-thorne @peonierose @ao719 @trappedinfanfiction @jerzwriter @fuckitweball0000

Also tagging @choicesbookclub because the brainrot is absolutely real

#trystan x nora #crimes of passion fics #crimes of passion #w:inlocusmads

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I watched a video about aftg and I really enjoyed it. Especially how she talks about Nora’s writing and retconing as ‘Fuck it’ and I couldn’t agree more.

I’ll link the video at the end of the post. I just wanted to exspected my thoughts about it in relation to the fans.

Nora’s ‘Fuck it’ attitude i think also has shaped fan culture around the series. Like the fans have head cannoned the hell out of the original books. And from fan to fan it is slightly different but there are many head-cannons that are popular with a large portion of the fandom. Like Renee being lesbian, or Neil and Andrew do get married and move on from their trauma.

Which are all things that nora has said no to in the retcons. But like it isn’t in the books so it has less canonization to it.

But then we will turn around and love some of the retcons, Robin and the cats are ones that come to mind right off the bat.

And then there are the genius fix’s I have read. Like I think because the series is so unique and unusual in the writing style it the characters lend themselves well to AUs and to putting them in really cool stories.

I mean I think some of the most heart wrenching and beautiful five I have ever read have come out of the aftg fandom (passive_phantom moonix and St Josten I am looking at you)

I think the fans of aftg more than any other fandom that I have been apart of play as fast and loose with the canon as the aftg fandom does. Like even info we get in the books, not often, but sometimes gets manipulated or changed. This is kind of in a fix-it-fic way but not really because we sometimes don’t fix plot issues with the canon.

#idk if this makes sense #I just word vomited #nora sakavic #tfc #fan fix #canon #aftg #neil josten #Andrew Minyard #E's two cents

[caffiend-queen]

Masterlist: Caffiend’s Spooky As Fuck Halloween Recommendation Masterlist

Thirty-one days of Halloween horrors (and whores, I’m looking at you, Ransom!) completed! Please show our Tumblr besties the love they deserve for their hard work!

I’m gathering all my favorite spooky, sexy Halloween reads from my favorite authors here on Tumblr and AO3. All the really genius ones! In one super tasty bundle. Who loves you? Who’s your spooky Mama? Read on for Dark Loki, Dark Steve Rogers, Dark Bucky Barnes, Vampire!Loki, Cult Leader Steve Rogers, Incubus!Loki, the Winter Soldier and more.

1. Rapacity - Vampire Loki

@nildespirandum‘s genius Vampire Loki tale, sexy, scary, angsty as fuck.

2.  Danse Macabre - Scary Prophet Bucky Barnes

@imanuglywombat’s terrifying and sexy Bucky and he’s not wearing anything under that robe...

3.  Run Like Hell - relentless Winter Soldier

@navybrat817′s terrifying and sexy Winter Soldier tell you to run. DO IT.

4.  Come One, Come All. - Dark, terrifying Loki

@lokislastlove sexy, terrifying Funhouse Loki, but it’s not fun for anyone IN his Funhouse. Except for you.

5. Proserpina - Dark, Old God Steve Rogers

@boxofbonesfic and a terrifying descent into an underground prison.

6. Glory, Amen - Old One Steve Rogers

@punemy-spotted and another terrifying descent into Old Ones best forgotten.

7. Destiny - Dark, Sexy, Sadistic Loki

@mdemontespan1667′s sexy, scary Loki. And spiders.

8. 30 Days of Debauchery - kinky sexy as fuck Lokl

@myoxisbroken’s excellent “kink a day” masterpiece

9. Rose Red All Hallow’s Eve - gritty Curtis Everett

@sweater-daddiesdumbdork’s scary-ass ride with Curtis Everett.

10.  A Hex of Infinite Binding - Incubus Loki

@nildespirandum’s sexy as fuck Incubus Loki. In black. Leather. Pants.

11. One, or the Other -  Sir Thomas Sharpe and Vampire Adam, OLLA

@caffiend-queen’s filthy musing of one or both of these men impregnating you.

12. Silver Exposure - Dystopian Avengers featuring Pitch Black Steve and Charcoal Grey Bucky.

@xsapphirescrollsx and her terrifying and extremely vivid tale of what happens when you fuck with time travel.

13. One Fateful Christmas - Andy Barber wants you and He Is Deeply Displeased. Also, a blizzard.

@americasass81 and her jolly little Christmas nightmare (dream come true depending on your point of view.)

14. Made For Me - Spine-tingling terror when you realize the life you planned was not the one you were going to get. Mitigating factor: lots of sex with Bucky.

@saiyanprincessswanie’s tasty, terrifying tale.

15. Honey Trap - Sweet, sexy beekeeper Steve Rogers isn’t the sweet guy everything in your little town thinks he is...

@threeminutesoflife’s dark and deliciously twisted Steve. And a toaster.

16. A Summoning From The Depths - An Incubus!Loki Story

@nildespirandum’s Kinktober offering for Incubus!Loki and Witch Nora. With bonus cloven hooves goodness.

17. Dark Commander - Scary-ass Hydra Captain America

@jtargaryen18′s brilliant tale of who Hydra’s vision of Captain America would be

18.  I Dream at Night I Can Only See Your Face Roomate!Bucky Barnes

@thedarkplume’s dark, tasty tale of cupcakes and unrequited love. Be careful what you ask for...

19. Next Station - dark, ruthless Loki

@the-soulofdevil  a different retelling of what should have happened with Loki on Lamentis.

20. Monstrous - deranged Vampire Loki

@maiden-of-asgard’s terrifying, half-mad Vampire Loki and the Light Elf imprisoned with him.

21.  Can’t Run, Can’t Hide - terrifying Mafia!Bucky

@angrythingstarlight’s dark and sexy tale of what happens when you think you can leave Mafia Bucky.

22.  Concrete Jungle Rapunzel - insidious, dark Bucky

@imanuglywombat’s stark, heartbreaking tale of what it’s like to be loved too much.

23. Landlocked - Dark Andy Barber and a Selkie

@tonarinotogepi’s tale of what happens when Dark Andy Barber captures a Selkie

24,  To Love and To Hold - Sheriff Lee Bodecker and his sweet wife

@sagechanoafterdark How long can you be married to a monster like Lee Bodecker before his evil sinks into you?

25.  Scare Tactics - Delicious Chris Evans distracting you.

Chris Evans, you, a spooky movie and his spectacular sexytime skills, courtesy of @jennmurawski13

26. Wilfords Demands and other Darkish!Curtis fics

@sweater-daddiesdumbdork’s sexy, scary tales of Gladiator, Impregnator Curtis Everett.

27. The Cult - Cult Leader Steve and too-trusting Bucky

@queenoftheworldisdead’s spooky tale of Cult Leader Steve wanting something Bucky has... his new wife.

28.  Murder, He Wrote - sinister as fuck Ransom Drysdale

@what-is-your-plan-today’s terrifying tale of a celebrity haunted mansion and the reporter sent to cover it.

29. Perfection - emotionally torn and hot as balls Sir William Sharpe

@nildespirandum’s epic tale of pain, longing, loss, genuine terror and the power of love.

30. Wet - shamelessly delicious Jonathan Pine

@devikafernando​’s decisive and shameless Jonathan Pine knows exactly how to get you wet. 

31. Pain - pitch black Loki

Minnie Rose shows just how angry Loki can be after escaping the clutches of Thanos. And you’re right there to lavish the wildly complicated upon your helpless body.

#Caffiend's Supremely Spooky As Fuck Halloween Reading #Halloween scary sexy story suggestions #Dark Loki #Vampire Loki #Winter Soldier #AU Dark Bucky Barnes #Old God Steve Rogers

[fallout4-reacts]

Masterlist

Rules

You're free to continue to ask; I did not close them

I'll be gone for a couple of days, but I intent to continue my work I have get back in hand and go through all the current list

Thank you for your ongoing encouragement

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!

Actually, I'm making a request at the bottom of the list; I apologize for not following the timetable in which I receive them, but I got inspired and did it - it was a helluva nice thing to start over

2023-12-31

Thank you for continuing to provide me with such creative ideas. I'll do what I can to soon end the current queue (Up to date)

Sole who cries in their sleep

Sole's reappearance as Nuka World's Overboss after months

Sole jerryrigging a prosthetic arm (4 companions)

Deacon try to make a joke to Curie (incorrect Fallout 4 quotes)

Sole who still sees feral ghouls as human

Sole who hums or gets watery eyes when super comfy

Sole who goes to freakish extents to keep up with their pre-war skincare/hygiene

Sole "adopting" a baby deathclaw and keeping it like a pet

Sole with a low int but max luck

Danse is dense

Sole recruiting Kellogg and/or post!quest Virgil?

Sole getting infected with FEV but not a super-mutant yet (Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4)

Fem/gender neutral Sole who used to be a spy/special agent pre war

Sole romancing Kellogg

Sole lost a lot of weight (comp seeing a pre-war photo)

Sole jokingly flirts but panics when companion flirt back

Potential dialogue (situation) that’s missing from the game (part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - Bonus)

Companion walking on a nude Sole (non-sexual)

Skinny Malone orders his goons to eliminate Nick

Sole betraying the BoS to save a child synth

Sole is actually an Enclave remnant

Sole finding a former degree/award for some massive achievement

Sole with a really slow reaction time

What did the companions do to stop a Frank Horegon brought back to life by a mad scientist

Sole who has a mutation like a Big Horner's horns from FNV? (Romance -smut warning)

Sole getting surprise adopted/kidnapped by a very protective Mama

Sole having nature powers

A very touchy Sole (crushing companions react)

How companion+ Sturges + Desdemona + Kent would react to SS asking for $#% (smut warning?)

Nora being the notorious serial killer the Boston Butcher

Sosu saying "dildo of consequence rarely arrives with lube." To Mayor MacDonough

Random kisses whenever Sole feels a surge of affection

Sole becoming the mayor of Diamond City and...

Sole staring down at a nuka cola and they ask "How the fuck did bottle caps become a currency"

Sole drag the companions (as a group) to an old baseball/basketball court

Companions and Maxson (minus Strong) reacting to a pretty young sole knowing how to survive

Companions react to a sole that has become a conspiracy theorist

Companions react to a super genius SS

Companions reacting to someone reestablishing broadcast on TV

Companions confession being interrupt (Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5)

Companions react to Sole negotiating an alliance between the Minutemen, the Institute, and the Railroad (Titan ask)

#masterlist #Fallout4-reacts Masterlist #fallout 4 react #fallout 4 reactions #fo4 #fallout 4 #fallout 4 companions #fallout #fallout companions #reactions #reaction