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taylorhawkins · 10 months

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Hammer Of The Nice, Ordinary Guys

originally for CMJ New Music Monthly, 1997

"Pat and I were into the same exact kind of music," Taylor says--Queen, Pink Floyd, the Police. "It was like having a big sister in the band." Mentioning the Police has triggered something in his head, and he starts playing the drum part to "Next To You" on his legs. "I took the beating for being the new kid for so long," Taylor continues. "'New guy!'"

A snapshot of the Foo Fighters' dressing room: 20 bottles of spring water, 8 bottles of Perrier, a cooler full of soda, Snapple and iced tea, a cooler full of beer (including microbrews), two bottles of merlot, two giant bottles of IBC root beer, three loaves of French bread, several other varieties of bread, pitas, crackers, chips and picante sauce, coffee with sugar, cream and lemons on the side, granola bars, bite-size candy bars, a big stack of towels (one of which Pete is ripping up), a bowl of fresh fruit, another bowl of fresh berries, a few varieties of gum, and a hanging basket in the shape of a bull's head. This last is not in the band's contract, and Taylor is trying to figure out how to wear it.

Note that all this is not dinner--just backstage snack material. (At the end of the night, Pete hijacks a lot of what's left for the tour bus.) For dinner, there's surprisingly good catering--teriyaki chicken, rice, various vegetable and tofu things. As people eat, Taylor is drumming on the table--he eats a bit, then heads up to the drum riser to play some more. There's a Nick Cave tape playing over the PA, which doesn't stop him from taking a crack at "When The Levee Breaks" before the audience starts arriving.

Back in the dressing room, guitar tech Earnie "Guitar" Bailey (everyone says that's legally his middle name) is holding court, telling Nirvana stories--he started touring with them in early '92. After Nirvana ended, he and his wife had a restaurant in Seattle for a year; he sold it, figuring he'd take it easy for a while. And promptly got a call from Dave: "'I'm going on the road next week, wanna come?'"

Dave bursts through the dressing room, wearing a skull mask for no apparent reason and grabbing everyone in his path. Franz, paging through the tour itinerary, looks up: "Dave, why are we going to Sweden in November?"

"Because we need to rock, man! We need to fuckin' rock!" And out he goes.

Earnie, unfazed by the interruption, continues. "It's been interesting watching Dave growing into being the ringleader. At first, he wasn't used to calling all the shots--being the charming frontman. Now he's hilarious when he starts rambling on stage... I wish he'd be the same guy on stage he is on the bus.

"I think the second record's a lot more personal--"

Dave suddenly walks back into the room. Earnie pretends he doesn't notice, and raises his voice a bit: "Of course, the main thing about Dave is to never turn your back on him--he'll fuck you over in a second."

Smirking, Dave attempts to change the subject. "I had these breakfast burritos--for breakfast--"

Taylor interrupts: "Seeing as how they're breakfast burritos--"

Dave whacks him, and the room abruptly degenerates into everyone trying to toss candy-bars and fruit into the bull's-head basket. Then Taylor starts drumming again, this time on the bottles on the food table.

An hour or so later, various Foos and friends are watching the opening band, Verbena, doing their very loud Stones-via-Royal Trux thing on stage. Dave is really getting into them. Franz, backstage, is quizzically examining a box of ginseng that a "runner" has retrieved for the band. Nate, who's been missing for the past few hours, comes back with two huge bags of clothes; he's got a bad toothache and isn't talking much, so he pretty much keeps to himself. Taylor is in the dressing-room bathroom, drumming on the fixtures. He's liking Verbena. "They sound kinda like Nirvana! Bleach!"

By 8:30, the band are finally all in the same room. Let's just say drumsticks are a dangerous thing to have in a dressing room. Dave eventually starts doing a little rhythmic exercise on the wastebasket; Taylor joins him, on the other side of the basket. This, it turns out, is a nightly ritual, a drill to focus their concentration. There are two drummers in this band.

Showtime. The hall, we later find out, is about 3/4 full, but it sure looks fully occupied. They start out the set with both Taylor and Dave playing drums; after a minute, Dave switches to guitar, they go into "This Is A Call," and we get to see the results of all that ginseng. Everybody's leaping around the stage like crazy for the hour-plus set. They do a new one, called "The Colour And The Shape," a fast, Pixies-ish thrasher; they do most of the hits (though not "Big Me"). But the big cheers are for "Everlong." "You get that just right," Nate said earlier, "it's kind of orgasmic, really. It's amazing when it really comes together." In fact, everything comes together--not bad for this lineup's third show.

Nate, on The Colour And The Shape: "It's almost like a concept record, some people say--the lyrics were all written at one period in Dave's life, and they really reflect well what was going on in Dave's life."

Dave's perspective: "Writing lyrics, you're taking something completely intimate and turning it into something completely not-intimate."

Taylor, on Dave: "Do not compliment him. He can't take a compliment."

As it turns out, Taylor isn't even as much of a party animal as all that. As everyone gets onto the tour bus the next morning, Gus asks him what happened with the two women he'd been flirting with at Emo's. "Left 'em there, went back to the hotel, went to sleep."

The inside of the tour bus basically looks like a nice hotel room itself: tasteful curtains, a little couch-and-table setup, a ceiling mirror, a kitchenette with a coffee machine, a set of bunks for people to sleep in (stacked three-high). There's a stereo/VCR in front, another in back. Texas passes by outside. Taylor is up front, chatting with congenial driver Larry Ellis and singing snatches of "Billie Jean." Dave is chatting with Gus: "Did I tell you I found out I ripped off a Def Leppard song? That song 'Hysteria' and 'Everlong.' It's got a line 'breathe out so I can breathe you in.'"

A dialogue:

Gus: Do you guys want to go to Pensacola on your day off and go to the beach?

Dave: Fuck off.

Taylor: Day off after what?

Gus: Read your itinerary!

Taylor: Dude, I wanna go jet-skiin'!

Franz: In the rain?

Taylor: Oh, dude!

Skeeter Thompson, the old bass player of Scream, is coming in from Little Rock tonight--"Scream reunion!" There's some concern over the number of tickets the Dallas show tonight has sold: 1400 for a 3200-capacity venue. The Stones, Gus is quick to remind the band, have only sold 12,000 tickets for a show with Smashing Pumpkins opening, though, so it's not that big a deal. Things are tough all over. The album's down a notch in the charts this week, but there are five big debuts that came in above it--it's actually sold more copies this week than last. Eventually, almost everyone heads back to catch some Z's; Pete stays up front to watch Short Cuts on the VCR.

When the bus pulls into the Bronco Bowl, the converted former bowling alley they'll be playing in Dallas, it's just about soundcheck time, which means, since they're still teaching Franz the songs, that it's time to learn "Big Me." That's basic enough, so they follow up with an Angry Samoans cover that Taylor's never heard either--it's a little weird watching him figure out how to play hardcore. Dave demonstrates the drum break by waving his arms in the air. Taylor has an idea for a slight change in the arrangement of "This Is A Call," so they try it a couple of different ways.

"I don't know if we should do that at the end of every verse," Dave says.

"I think it fucking sucks," Taylor declares, and that's the end of that.

#nobody ask me how I found this #lmao #it’s written like a fever dream #taylor hawkins #dave grohl #nate mendel #franz stahl #foo fighters #1997 #the colour and the shape era #interviews & articles

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gameofsevens · 1 year

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Dream Team and Dungeons & Dragons

As a dnd player and a fan of the dteam, I thought it would be fun to assign a class and subclass for Dream, George, and Sapnap. This was a lot of fun and gave me ideas for characters I could make for other campaigns, as well as other mcyts I could assign, too.

hyperlinks to the respective pages will be in "class" and "subclass"

Dream

Class: Paladin

Subclass: Oath of Glory

"Paladins who take the Oath of Glory believe they and their companions are destined to achieve glory through deeds of heroism. They train diligently and encourage their companions so they're all ready when destiny calls."

From the get-go, I knew Dream had to be a paladin. Paladins are a mix of a fighter, magic-user, and healer wrapped into a shiny, proud knight that's focused in helping their allies just as much as they are in being a powerful adversary. A paladin's proficient saving throws are charisma and wisdom, both very prominent in Dream's character; Dream has the uncanny ability to win over almost anyone, even antis once they meet him irl! And for wisdom, while he is business-smart, I feel like the rants and one-off things he say show more learned wisdom than baseline intelligence. Additionally, the two skills he would be proficient in plays off of that: persuasion and intimidation—he's a very large man, both physically and in terms of fame/success. Even though he's a sweetheart and a personified golden retriever, he isn't afraid to speak up. He's the one the reaches out to those at odds with him, not to mention that he spoke to the twitchcon staff after the horrid dsmp panel (and according to Philza, didn't hold back his true feelings).

The class has an ability to use their divinity through their oath to fuel and provide extra power to their hits and their spells. They also can choose a specific fighting style—Dream's would be "protection", because like the name implies, he can provide protection to an ally being attacked (and the paladin must be wielding a shield, and our little manhunt pro is an expert at using a shield). Time and time again, Dream has been a metaphorical shield for his friends under fire online, so it's quite fitting. Paladins also have many bonuses to help allies that aren't specific to their sacred oath: Lay on Hands, Aura of Protection, Aura of Courage, and Cleansing Touch. His sacred oath has one, too, called Aura of Alacrity. Mister "I'm gonna blow up, come with me" is definitely someone who would have a class so focused on aiding his allies.

For his subclass, Oath of Glory was obvious. There are four tenets:

Actions over Words: Strive to be known by glorious deeds, not words.

Challenges Are but Tests: Face hardships with courage, and encourage your allies to face them with you.

Hone the Body: Like raw stone, your body must be worked so its potential can be realized.

Discipline the Soul: You must marshal the discipline to overcome failings within yourself that threaten to dim the glory of you and your friends.

I mean, come on, isn't that perfect? I don't think I need to explain much there—Dream's past three years on the internet is enough of an explanation. Same with Glorious Defense, a feature that allows him to turn his defense into an opportunity to strike. While he hasn't struck back outright to those attacking him, he capitalizes on opportunities to make something out of it. The most important feature, though, is the one at level 20: Living Legend. This allows him to "empower [himself] with the legends—whether true or exaggerated—of [his] great deeds". Dream is YouTube's golden boy, a creator that exploded into popularity in the span of just three years. Be it positive or negative, the greater population of the internet has at the very least heard of him. A living legend indeed.

George

Class: Druid

Subclass: Circle of Dreams

"Druids who are members of the Circle of Dreams hail from regions that have strong ties to the Feywild and its dreamlike realms. The druids’ guardianship of the natural world makes for a natural alliance between them and good-aligned fey. These druids seek to fill the world with dreamy wonder. Their magic mends wounds and brings joy to downcast hearts, and the realms they protect are gleaming, fruitful places, where dream and reality blur together and where the weary can find rest."

George was a bit more difficult because I wanted a class that relied on intelligence or charisma and could also cast spells, but he didn’t seem like a bard or warlock to me. Ranger with a subclass of Fey Wanderer was a good contender since the subclass has the feature of Otherworldly Glamour and one of the “feywild gifts” gives the character horns or antlers (a personal favorite of mine for GeorgeeeHD fanart). Usually, rangers use a bow and arrow, which is the weapon that George is often drawn with. However, that’s where I found the similarities fell short—even with the similarities, they were mostly based on fanart and not who George is as a person, so I had to change course. My next option was a sorcerer with the subclass Lunar Sorcery. Dream has said George is “the light in the room”, so why not choose a subclass that gives the ability to literally shed light? (Lunar Empowerment). But once again, that’s the only thing I found similar or comparable. That led me to my third and final choice: a druid with a subclass of Circle of Dreams.

Druids have proficiency in intelligence and wisdom saving throws. George’s wisdom is debatable (this is a joke), but his intelligence is undeniable; he’s spoken several times before about the type of classwork he’s done, and how he graduated university with top marks and honors in computer science. For his two proficient skills, it would be arcana and insight. Arcana simply because I wanted his intelligence in math and coding to translate into something dnd related. As for insight, it could also be traded for perception. George is sassy when he wants to be, and thanks to multiple examples (and Punz saying “if Dream doesn’t like you, George definitely doesn’t), he harnesses the phrase “a bitch never forgets”. If he were petty enough and this was a spinoff of Mean Girls, he’d have a burn book.

Skipping over the other basic druid abilities (we all know he’d mostly wild shape into a cat, maybe that t-rex from his merch, too), and going onto druid circle (subclass). I’ll admit, Circle of Dreams jumped out at me because of the name, but when reading through their abilities, it was the clear choice. Remember how I wanted to include George being “the light in the room”? The description for this subclass says “Their magic…brings joy to downcast hearts, and the realms they protect are gleaming…”. Even the first ability, Balm of the Summer Court, gives the druid the ability to become “a font of energy that offers respite from injuries”. It’s perfect! The second ability, Hearth of Moonlight and Shadow, reminds me of something I’m not sure if George said outright or if he implied it: wherever Dream and Sapnap go, that will be where his home is—a house doesn’t make a home, people do. The ability I just mentioned has the description “home can be wherever you are”. Once again, perfect.

I will admit that the two other abilities Hidden Paths and Walker in Dreams are a bit more difficult to connect, but they still seem fitting to George. Overall, this was the best option just for how accurate some of the abilities are. George is sly and witty, but he’s also bubbly and sweet. A magic-user with a focus on intelligence and being a comforting presence to his allies is exactly who George would be.

Edit with the help of a friend: (copied and pasted)

Hidden Paths can be connected to his coding/tech abilities: he is good at finding solutions, connecting things, etc, and it procs off wisdom, so it makes sense

Walker in Dreams can be connected to the way he was confined to having Internet relationships and to having a lot of internet and/or overseas connections

Sapnap

Class: Fighter

Subclass: Banneret

"A banneret is a knight who inspires greatness in others by committing brave deeds in battle. The mere presence of one in a hamlet is enough to cause some orcs and bandits to seek easier prey. A lone banneret is a skilled warrior, but a banneret leading a band of allies can transform even the most poorly equipped militia into a ferocious war band. A banneret prefers to lead through deeds, not words. As a banneret spearheads an attack, their actions can awaken reserves of courage and conviction in allies that they never suspected they had."

Last but certainly not least, is Sapnap. His choice was obvious: if there’s one class that the biggest shooter for Dream and overly-passionate (competitive) Valorant player would be, it’s a fighter. A fighter’s proficient saving throws are strength and constitution. It’s without a doubt that Sapnap’s tough—his bark may be worse than his bite, but the few times that Dream-defender leash he’s kept on loosened, he bit back hard. That ties into one of his two proficient skills, intimidation. I have no doubt that in a battle or regular encounter in dnd, he’d use his intimidation to his advantage. For his other skill, I chose athletics. I think that fits the best for him out of the other options. Just like a paladin, fighters are able to choose a fighting style. Unarmed Fighting was the best option, because I feel that losing his weapon wouldn’t keep Sapnap from still fighting. Continuing off of that, I also feel that Sapnap would be the type of person that doesn’t back down until he literally can’t go anymore. The Action Surge, Extra Attack, and Indomitable feats are indicative of this. I remember in the final manhunt review, Dream said “…and they unleash Sapnap like a bull”. Sapnap is, in my opinion, evenly matched in pvp with Dream, and in manhunts when it didn’t necessarily matter if he lost, wouldn’t hesitate to throw himself into the fight completely. He wasn’t afraid of Dream’s skill.

For his subclass, I bounced between Champion and Banneret, but ultimately settled on the latter due to the subclass’s ally-friendly abilities. The description for this subclass includes phrases that speak of their talent for providing courage, conviction, and gumption to even the weakest of their allies. Both the abilities Rallying Cry and Inspiring Surge show those admirable traits. In MCC, Sapnap is a great leader. He’s upbeat and loud, and his competitive and ambitious spirit often gets his teammates excited as well. Alternatively, he knows when to back off, and his respectful teammates follow his orders, most prominently (in my opinion) shown in MCC 15: During survival games, Sapnap was (and still is) the only one Dream would listen to whenever he was told to back off and regroup. That’s not to say that Dream doesn’t listen to other teammates that tell him that, but when it was Sapnap, he either listened on the first call to retreat, or stopped after Sapnap (who didn’t cower from talking back) kept telling him. Once again, the sign of a great leader.

I’ll admit, I don’t think Royal Envoy fits Sapnap. Tina has called him “a polite cowboy”, but he’s self-admittedly shy. His hot-headed nature combined with his politeness is admirable, but I don’t think it would result in being skilled in persuasion. But, since I’m the one calling the shots here, I say that he has a different skill proficiency and instead is proficient in insight (due to the previously mentioned skills in leadership). Bulwark, however, definitely fits. To be able to share his implacable nature with an ally to continue the fight is very true to him. Sapnap has a chutzpah that’s often unmatched, and he’s incredibly loyal to his friends, so a banneret it is.

#dreamwastaken #georgenotfound #sapnap #dream team #dungeons and dragons #dnd #9s.dream team #dnd paladin #dnd druid #dnd fighter #if anyone wants me to do more people go ahead and ask!#nines’ notebook

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ask-eden · 1 year

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Dysnomia begins to pace back and forth impatiently Dysnomia: I wasn’t SUPPOSED to know how to do any healing crap! Caulklun said the necklace or whatever was supposed to do SOMETHING to heal him!! Dysnomia does a dramatic pose Dysnomia: AND WELL LOOK. IT’S DONE NOTHING AT ALL. WOW. THANKS CAULKLUN. GLAD THAT GIRATINA CHOSE SUCH A FUCKIN INTELLIGENT MEWSISTANT HUH. The sylveon begins to pace some more Dysnomia: AND SINCE THE FUZZY JERK IS TYPLESS... I DON’T KNOW IF NORMAL METHODS WOULD HELP ALL THAT WELL. Dysnomia: AND THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD HELP IS... The sylveon glances over at Goddess sitting in the distance, who appeared to be yawning and stretching out in the grass. His teeth grit in anger. He knew that she only did as was told and it’s her Giratina’s fault. But the sylveon still felt bitter towards her. He sits down with a thud, looking defeated at the ground. His tone is stressed and through gritted teeth, voice splitting into two tones speaking at once. Dysnomia: Sorry.. I’m tired. Thanks for the stuff... I appreciate it. I don’t know if it’ll help fully, but if you have any medical know how I would appreciate it. - - - - - - - - - - [ @ask-dream-fighters ]

#chrono #btb #ask-dream-fighters #Dysnomia #Eden #Goddess #sfw #pokemon ask #pokemon ask blog #swearing #cursing #cussing #multiple eyes #blood

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beast-feast · 2 years

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bro i had a dream you drew dinosaurs... wjat does this mean

FUNNY YOU SAY THAT BECAUSE I HAVE DRAWN DINOSAURS....

Fossil Fighters designs <33333

#fossil fighters #ask/answer #I had the Big 'Tism for dinosaurs forever ago and honestly still do LAWLZ so like!!! funny you dreamed that!!!

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ekleipsi · 11 months

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' - do i have to like, duke it out with your brother? ' vague hand gestures, as stallion currently finds himself positioned upon kurai's couch. upside down. eyepatch amiss. ' - does he look better than me? does his eyepatch look better than mine? ugh. no, wait. don't answer that actually. ' / ( ciphor&kurai ehehe )

--- She hums, a faint grinning pulling upon lips at the idle concerns that spill past partner's lips. Partner. Her boyfriend, really. She has a leg pulled up on the stool she's seated on, knee to her chest with chin resting atop it; the paint brush in her hand stills for a moment before bright blues are tilted past the canvas to his position on the couch. Grin stretches further at the image...and even more so, at his idle insecurities. They're cute, but entirely unwarranted, though she can't bring herself to say as much and instead offers a small laugh.

--- ' Duke it out with him? Probably not, Akira's more likely to cry if you tried to fight him. You'd win. ' she warns, not at all holding back with the admittance before another burst of laughter spills out and she instead slides from seated position, in little more than baggy grew sweats that hung from her hips and a plain black bra. Frame is positioned in front of his upside down position, before she squats down and pulls his eyepatch off entirely.

--- Lips are pressed to the tender underside of his jaw, along his throat as it is rather exposed in such a position, before she lifts a shoulder in idle shrug. ' I mean...we are twins, so clearly he's pretty handsome, you know. But you look very cool and swarthy with the eyepatch, babe... ' she purrs the words smoothly, rolling her eyes and grinning before sitting down and cradling his head in her lap, leaning down for a chaste kiss.

#you're the only one who; drags me kicking and screaming through fast dreams | kurai & ciphor | ;#equos #bro don't fight akira he's a lover not a fighter #mans rly asked if he looked better than him when they're twins tho #*she just is like idk i'm hot so my opinion is biased.*

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asksavel · 1 year

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-rather angrily whispers- “NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR PUNS.”

( Guest art by @symphonies-of-silver ovo )

@inaris-pokemon-world , @askthehalfshiny , @phantomguild , @curce , @deviltrigger , @pmd-waveringfate , @docmenlonhead , @ask-a-learning-ai , @ask-dream-fighters , @thunderxtempest

#inaris pokemon world #askthehalfshiny #phantomguild #curce #deviltrigger #pmd waveringfate #docmenlonhead #ask a learning ai #ask dream fighters #thunderxtempest #groudon #kyogre #asksavel #ovo

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zestyderg · 2 years

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Happy weekend! It’s great seeing everything in Joe and Good! ZZ’s lives go so well! So blissful indeed! But I just got in a angsty mood though because today my grandpa who been vacationing with me for the last two weeks is officially leaving tonight and I’m sad because he lives far away. If it okay, may I see a quick doodle or two of some Vamp! Joe X Good! ZZ and just like the other one, it does not have to be fancy and what the problem(s) is can be anything! Bad dream, bad night out etc! 🙁

You want terrible angsty doodles i will give you terrible angsty doodles!

Small blood warning ⚠️

#ask #fossil fighters #fossil fighters champions #the vampire joe au #the one au where zz embraces the yeehaw #my doodles #this is not the first time joe has had that dream #and it will probably not be the last #enjoy the angst anon!

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ask-october-fox · 2 years

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Hello once again, dear spirits! I have returned and I am so happy to see that many of you have as well! Its been quite another crazy year from what im hearing. Looks like I better get to catching up on all of that. Still, it is so nice to be back and I am looking forward to speaking with you all- as always i’ll do my best to get to as many of you as I can, while my time here lasts.. Oh boy.. better get started then! Welcome all once again to another year of ASK-OCTOBER-FOX! 🎃🕯️🦊🤍🖤🧡

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wenigstenshabeichesversucht · 2 months

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Girls Castellan might like

Pairing: Luke Castellan x Athena kid!Reader

Summary: After talking to Annabeth, you try to figure out who Luke likes. And what would be the best way to do this other than a list?

Warnings: fluff, english is not my native language

Word Count: 2.6k

First when you had arrived, Camp Half-Blood sounded like a dream. A place where you were finally safe, thanks to Mr. D. the weather was always good and there were many activities. But after some time, doing always the same stuff got boring. Learning ancient Greek, cleaning stables, Pegasus riding, picking strawberries, Sword and archery training, Volleyball, Capture the Flag, swimming in the lake, and campfire singalongs. Every week it was the same. Thanks Aphrodite, you were all hormonal teenagers and at least there was sometimes exciting drama at camp.

Like right now, you were sitting at breakfast, and you couldn't help but notice, that Lucy, Daughter of Aphrodite, was glaring holes in the back of Luke Castellan’s head. Clutching the knife firm that her knuckles were white, she looked as if she was about to jump up and pounce on the Hermes cabin counselor. A big contrast to yesterday, when they couldn't keep their hands off each other around the campfire. So, what happened in the darkness of the night?

"You see it too?”, you asked your half-sister Annabeth curious, who already had assessed the whole situation.

“It’s not surprising, she isn’t his type.”

“Not his type?”, you echoed taken aback.

Before Luke and Lucy were a thing, only for ten days but still a thing, he had something with one of Lucy’s half-sisters. There had been a lot of drama, when Luke had ended things with Stephanie and was seen kissing Lucy three days later. It had been a lot of fun, maybe except for Luke, Stephanie, and Lucy. But back to the actual situation, after this story, everybody, you too, though that Luke’s type were beautiful girls, preferable daughters of Aphrodite. And who could blame him? They were otherworldly pretty.

“He likes feisty girls who are good fighters”, Annabeth told you unaffected while picking at her bacon with her fork.

“How do you know that?”

Annabeth and Luke were close, like siblings. But you couldn’t imagine neither Annabeth nor Luke lying down on one of their beds and talking about girls.

“Because he is so obvious.”

If she said so. You hadn't noticed it yet, but maybe you hadn't looked closely either. You had wanted to spare yourself the pain.

“And who does he like?”, you dared a short look at Luke, who was laughing about something Chris had said. Seeing this, you couldn’t help it, your lips pulled up to a small smile. Next to you Annabeth rolled her eyes. But you only had eyes for the pretty head counselor of cabin 11.

“Won’t tell you”, astonished you teared your eyes of Luke and looked to your little sister. A smug smile was dancing around her mouth. “You always complain that you're bored. Perhaps finding it out may help you battle your boredom.”

You immediately regretted complaining to her about your boredom at the start of your breakfast. This was now her revenge.

“Can you at least tell me if it’s a girl or a boy.”

“A girl, that's the only tip you get.”

Like every organized person you started your research with a list. Your list with the very fitting title ‘Girls Castellan might like’ included every girl at camp, except the ones who were too young and the girls you knew, were bad at fighting.

Next your research led you in the arena, where Luke was teaching sword fight. Clutching your list, like it was your most prized possession, you searched for a good place to keep an eye on everything. With a little bit of luck, you would be able to watch, how Luke was interacting with some of the girls on your list and could draw further conclusions from this.

You weren’t the only one, who came just to watch the practice. A few seats away sat a few daughters of Aphrodite. And you quickly understood why.

Holding a sword Luke was a force to be reckoned with. His movements were smooth as butter, and you couldn’t help noticing his muscles tensing under his shirt as he performed various exercises. Your gaze unconsciously slipped to his large hands, which were loosely holding the sword. After years of wielding a sword, they must be covered with calluses. How would it feel, if his callused hands would wander over your body, cupping your hips to pull you closer to him?

“What are you scheming?”

An all too familiar voice snapped you out of your daydream. Caught like a deer in headlights you looked up to Luke Castellan, who was standing right in front of you. Just looking at his hands, you could feel a blush slowly creeping up. Damn hormones.

“I’m not scheming”, you protested while stuffing the list hastily in the back pocket of your jeans shorts.

“Sure, that's why you're hiding the note”, amused Luke’s brown eyes sparkled. And what beautiful eyes he had. Stop! You had to concentrate! “Besides kids of Athena don’t just sit around and watch people, you lot are always scheming.”

“If you say so”, trying to seem cool, you shrugged your shoulders. “But that’s not why you came here.”

“Always so wise, fancy a fight?”

„There is no way I will beat you with a sword.”

And why fight if you already knew that you would lose? That wasn’t your style. You and your half-siblings knew better than that.

“What about hand-to-hand combat?”

Now you were talking! In hand-to-hand combat you could stand a chance.

“So desperate to lose, Castellan?”, you teased trying to drive away the nervousness that had settled in your bones. Sometimes you hated the nervousness Luke Castellan made you feel in his present, but looking at him, you knew, that you could never hate him.

“When it comes to you, I’m always desperate”, there was a time, were words like that form Luke’s lips, had made your heart flatter. That was before you realized that he was just a big flirt and wasn’t serious. But now, older, and wiser, you just rolled your eyes, before you motioned for him to follow you down in the arena.

“Flirting will not help you to win.”

Luke just shrugged, “Doesn't hurt trying.”

Yours and Luke’s hand-to-hand combats were famous around the camp. Luke had quick reflexes, was tall and full of muscles, while you were a strategic mastermind, always three steps ahead. And none of you shied away from getting down and dirty. Therefore, it was no surprise, that a ring of onlookers had already formed before one of you could throw the first punch. Besides, you were too focused to really mind it. You had already fought against Luke so often, that it felt more like a rehearsed dance than a fight. Maybe this was your way of dancing. While the Aphrodite girls danced around the bonfire, you danced in an arena to the music of your own heartbeat.

Like always it was Luke who opened the fight. With one large strike he closed the distanced between you and tried to punch you in your face, so your hands would go up, and he could kick you in your belly. Seeing this coming, you caught his hand with yours and while he lifted his leg, your swiped yours under his other one to bring him down. Letting go of his hands, you watched with a smile, how the tumbled down to the floor. But instead of going after him, you gave him the time you stand up. He was stronger than you, so you wanted to avoid wrestling with him on the floor so early at all costs, it would only end badly for you. First, he had to get tired, and none knew better that you how to wear down Luke Castellan.

His next three punches you easily dodged and then you stroke. Letting go of a flurry of blows it was Luke’s turn to block. For a moment you just exchanged blows, neither of you managed to blow the other's cover. But then Luke clipped the side of your face and while hot pain shot through your left cheek, you stumbled back. However, as fast as he punched you, you recovered. Dipping under his outstretched arm, you twisted said arm in a painful angle. You could hear his sharp inhale. And maybe it brought you a little bit of joy. But before you knew what happened, Luke had knelt and thrown you over his shoulder. To everyone's surprise, including yours, you somehow managed to land on your feet. Taking advantage of the chance that his face was still near your knees, you rammed your knee into his nose, drawing first blood. Both of you watched stunned how it dripped down from his chin to the floor, where it mixed with the sand. You had won sooner than any of you thought.

“It was a good fight, sorry about your nose”, you winced, but Luke just waved you off.

“It’s fine. I would have preferred it if you had won the fight with a tackle, but that's the way it is.”

Before you could respond a pretty girl from cabin 10 rushed to Luke with a handkerchief in her hands, and you were forgotten. Not wanting to watch Luke soaking up her attention, you retreated.

Only when you had left the arena and wanted to reach for your list, you found it missing. As if struck by lightning, you froze. You were pretty sure, that you didn’t lose the list. If it had fallen out of your pocket, you would have seen it lying on the floor, you were sure of it. That could only mean one thing. Just thinking about it made you wish the ground would open up and swallow you. Hot panic shot up your back and you felt like screaming. Someone had stolen your list, without you even noticing. There was only one person who got close enough to you to do this and at the same time had the nimble fingers required, Luke Castellan.

At dinner, you were sulking in self-pity while you were trying very hard to look everywhere except at a certain table. Maybe if you would not draw his attention for a week or maybe two, he would forget about the list. Or at least you could pretend that he forgot. The other option was, that you would flee from camp and never look back. Considering the monsters that lurked outside the borders for young demigods, the first was clearly the safer option.

The fear that he would share the list with all the campers, and they would laugh at you, gnawed at you, that you couldn't swallow a bite. Your throat felt like it was tight up, yet it was your hands who were tight up. You couldn’t do anything besides waiting for the storm to blow over, and you hated it.

Your thoughts got interrupted by a paper plane which landed perfectly in front of you. Surprised, your head shot up, and your eyes locked with a pair of dark brown ones. Sending you a wink, Luke dived into conversation with his siblings, and you couldn’t help but groan. His father was the messenger god, if Luke wanted to convey a message, he could do it by paper plane without any problems.

Torn you looked at the paper plane. Did you really want to know what he had to say? What if he just wanted to make fun of you? But if not? With shaking hands, you picked up the paper. Your mum was Athena, goddess of war, you wouldn't hide from Castellan, you would face this fight. Determinedly unfolding the paper, your eyes scanned the list spread out in front of you. You knew this list; you had written this list. Everything was how you had left it, beside one thing. Luke has crossed out the ‘might’ in the title and had replaced it with a ‘doesn't’ in his scraggly handwritten. Now the new title of your list read as ‘Girls Castellan doesn't like ‘.

A few days passed and you weren’t wiser. There must be a mistake! The list you made included every girl, that could fight and wasn’t a child. If Annabeth wasn't wrong, Luke had to like one of them. And Annabeth was never wrong. Crouching on your bottom lip you looked down on the list in your hands.

You were sitting in the grass near the strawberry fields, the sun was warming your face. When you weren't busy avoiding Luke, you were thinking about the list and its meaning. By changing the title Luke hinted, that he didn’t like any of the girls on the list. You had double and triple checked it, you hadn’t forgotten anyone. But Annabeth couldn’t be wrong, that had never happened before. It was maddening. It was like a riddle you were too dumb to solve, and you hated it. You were a daughter of Athena for god’s sake. Right now, you were possible one of her greatest shames, if she was interested enough in you to know what you were up to.

Before more negative thoughts could fill your mind, a shadow appeared over you. As you looked up, calluses hands stole the list out of your fingers. Groaning you faced none other than Luke Castellan.

“Still trying to find out who I fancy?”, he asked with a shit eating grin, and you couldn’t help but blush. But before you exposed yourself any further, you went into offense. As well known, attack was the best defense.

“You mislead me intentional”, you accused him. “The list includes every girl from camp. If Annabeth not wrong, you must like one of them.”

And you both knew Annabeth was never wrong.

“Actually, you forgot one person on your little list.”

That couldn’t be. You checked the list, more than once. You hadn’t! But it wouldn’t hurt to check the list another time.

“Give me the list”, you demanded, but Luke just hold the list over his head out of your reach. This was how he wanted to play it? Fine by you. Springing to your feet, you reached for the list, but Luke was taller than you. Tiptoeing you unconsciously moved closer to Luke. You first realized how close you were, as he wrapped his arm around your waist. Fighting a blush you hold your breath. You were so close, that Luke could certainly feel your heart almost jumping out of your chest.

“You are missing from the list”, he whispered, and you just could gape. That was too good to be true. That must be a dream.

“Because you can’t fancy me.”

“Why not?”

Truly confused, Luke furrowed his brows. Never had you seen him like this, and slowly you realized that he wasn’t joking. He didn’t want to trick you, and you didn’t know how to feel about it. Had you not wished for this for a long time?

“I’m not pretty like the Aphrodite girls you dated”, you confessed your insecurity. But Luke didn’t want to hear anything about it.

“In my eyes you are. You are tougher, braver, smarter, and far more beautiful. You are perfect. Can I kiss you?”

Lost for words, you could just nod. Carefully taking your face in his hands, he stroked back your hair, before lowering his lips to yours. The kiss was sweet, slow and everything you ever wanted. Sadly, it was over way too fast.

“I’m very glad Annabeth told me to help you with your project, on the day we fought. Otherwise, I wouldn't have stolen your list”, Luke confessed, still caressing your face. Oh, you see what she did there.

“Seems like she did set us up. Should we prank her for this?”

“Did I already tell you, that you are perfect?”

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tell me about nathalie i like their name!!!

so nathalie is the adoptive mom of crys and cecilia. she cant have kids bc shes a trans woman and shes a milf and super overworked and super badass

she fights using a giant axe and has huge muscles but she dresses to hide it so ppl are always surprised that shes super strong. shes tired all the time but also spoils her kids whenever possible bc she loved them damnit. she gets a lot of money from her job so shes paying for crys's transition and whenever shes home she does one activity with them each and she taught them both life skills (cooking cleaning and sewing) because her parents didnt teach her. crys and cecilia help out around the house so that nathalie can have time to relax.

also she is estranged from her family not bc she is trans but because she didnt want to walk in her family footsteps. her siblings and parents treat her with a lot of contempt so she pours everything she can into her kids so that she can have a loving relationship. she is constantly fighting her family over things (such as her grandfather's house, which he left to her, where she lives) and is dealing with constant court cases.

tldr shes 42 years old and wants to retire. fuck her stupid baka life

#theres a LOT more to her but idk how to articulate it without hours of overthinking #basically shes the 'good mom' trope with a lot of bullshit underneath the surface #shes a fighter though #crys and cecilia - when they were younger; around 15 - campaigned to ask her work to give her a week off for free #and miraculously! her work did! it was the best week of her life and she cries thinking about it #she finds solidarity in those shitty emo songs from like. 2015. that r like 'life is a dream and im in a nightmare' bs #sai and duong are her employees and see her as the cool boss they became friends with somehow #she loves both of them but god damn it if they dont get their shit together and start dating shes going to wring both of their necks #oc tag #her family situation is like #nathalie: hey im a trans woman who goes by nathalie #her family: ok 👍#nathalie: i dont want to follow in my parent's footsteps because theyre corrupt and in the medical field; which im not interested in #her family: YOU WHAT??????

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HEADKANONS SYZOTH | REPTILE MK1 WITH S/O

A/N: Some people asked for Syzoth, so here you horny b*tches. Do you want to make a request? Read my blog rules in the pinned post, comments and reblogs are welcome♡

TW: sfw and smut headcanons, afab reader, masculine and feminine pronouns used in pet names "good boy/good girl", breeding kink, vaginal sex.

Syzoth is a caring and protective lover. He's the kind of man who knows what it's like to lose everything, he lost his family because of Shang Tsung, so he will love you and cling to you as if you were his last chance to be happy in the world - what a technical, and truth -

He met you after helping Liu Kang and his fighters, you were a citizen of the earthly plane and met Syzoth through Liu himself, he said that the two of you would make a cute couple, making Syzoth blush slightly when he looked at you and then looked away. his face flushed but he knew it was true, you really were a beautiful and kind person, everything he was looking for in a life partner.

He started visiting you, bringing you flowers he picked himself, of several different species, some still came with fresh dirt on the stem but what mattered was the man's intention, right?

Syzoth would jump up to your window in the middle of the night, so to be with you, he would also maybe watch you sleep, sometimes the concept can be scary but he likes to see you lying there, peacefully and protected from the world and the evils of men. He even swore to protect you regardless of what happened, he failed one family, he wasn't going to fail another.

Syzoth and you dated for years until he asked you to marry him, he hoped to save the necessary money and also build - himself - a house for the two of you, it would be a house in the forest, fairy tale style, with a flower garden in the background, a small lake in front and several little animals scattered around the property, a dream that Syzoth has always had of a calm and homely life.

Your wedding was simple, few people were invited and it was the first and last time he wore a suit in his life, a fine suit given as a gift by Johnny Cage - who was invited to be best man at your wedding, along with from Ashrah, who was the godmother - it was a quick but extremely beautiful ceremony, being held in Empress Sindel's gardens, she herself authorized the ceremony, while you were able to smile and shed tears of emotion.

You two will have a calm and simple life, with Syzoth giving you everything for a comfortable day to day life. He will also be the type who prefers you to stay at home, he is extremely paranoid because of Shang Tsung's traumas, in other words, he will give the speech: "-You are my husband/wife, I will give you everything I want." you need in this life, just stay home and take care of yourself, please (Y/N).” -He says this in a calm but emotional voice, gently taking him in his arms, while holding back tears as he remembers the family he lost, please, just stay at home for this man.

Syzoth is the type who also loves knowing the culture of the earthly plane, he didn't even know what a cell phone was so if you give him one, he will be confused, but he learns extremely quickly - He will use your photo in everything, like wallpaper, profile icon etc, he has basic social networks to communicate with you, you found about 56 calls from Johnny to him, and he didn't answer any of them leaving poor Cage talking to himself -

He likes to hang out indoors when the two of you are alone. You will see him practically 24 hours a day naked around the house, exposing his physique and tattoos to you, hugging you from behind and kissing you on the cheek, while flexing his muscles on your soft skin.

He is not jealous, he trusts you and knows that you love him, but please don't push his buttons by trying to make him jealous on purpose, he will get extremely upset and go to sleep in the living room or outside the house, or even cry, he is a little sensitive and explosive with very intense feelings.

He likes to be suffocated between your thighs, I don't know, he then loves to feel the pressure of the soft flesh of your thighs pressing his face, he gets extremely hard, whether with him sucking your pussy or just with him between your legs, he smiles and I even beg you to squeeze harder. "-Yes my love, harder, squeeze me with your thighs, I love you so much Fuuuck-" -He spoke in a breathless voice, between his thighs while squeezing you with his hands.

He has a breeding kink, deal with that too, regardless of whether you are a man or a woman, he will get you pregnant.

Syzoth is not a virgin, but he is also not extremely expert, he knows the basics, so please teach him what you like, especially him paying attention to your clitoris, he will understand and massage it with his fingers and tongue, after seeing your reactions of pleasure he will become addicted to working on your clitoris, sucking you for 24 hours, you will have at least three orgasms in the day, with Syzoth between your legs looking at you with his penetrating green irises, eating you from the outside while you trembled under the touch of his tongue, he has a sexual pattern, with his favorite sexual positions being:

The Captain : Seeing you lying down opening your legs for him and exposing your beautiful pussy makes Syzoth want to cum even without penetration, but he can handle it, for you. He gets on his knees on the bed, holding both of your ankles in a V position, to further expose your open and wet pussy to him, he penetrates you slowly, stretching you little by little. "-Fuck sweetheart, I really love his pussy, I could fuck you all night you know? I can move right?" -He spoke between moans, starting to move his hips while watching your reactions of pleasure upon receiving his cock.

The Hot Seat : He loves to sit on the edge of the bed, spread his thighs and hold his hard cock, so you can sit with your pussy on it - he likes to do this position when you are already tired and overstimulated - Syzoth loves to see your ass bouncing him, while his dick enters your pussy, he uses one of his hands to stimulate your clitoris, while he uses his feet on the floor to have more momentum to fuck you, while the other hand cups your breast, squeezing it lightly, placing kisses sloppy behind your back. "-Please keep it up, yes, take it all like the good boy/girl you are, just take my seed inside your uterus, just cum on my cock dear." -He said breathlessly, already close to cumming inside you, well, he always cums inside you.

He also likes being blindfolded during sex, being tied up, having orgasms denied, and loves being called "my love" in addition to liking praise kink.

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