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abbyholmes · 5 months
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What do you mean I have a type?
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And the newest addition to my team of ‚fictional men with moral ambiguity and a tragic past that I‘m sure could get better if someone just loves and accepts them‘ I crush on, this mofo:
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Yeah ok I have a type.
It’s characters with depth that one way or another break gender stereotypes and try to live on with Trauma and yes, most of them are also pretty hot. And super morally grey.
They‘re just interesting to me, okay?
(She said, happily married to the human equivalent of a golden retriever)
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diniidjarin · 1 year
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truly no one has it easier in life than enjoyers of officer brownhair mcwhiteguy. blorbo of least concern. show me a fandom without one. oh that's not him in that fanart because it's from a different show? yes it is if u squint a little
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almostharlanquotes · 2 years
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Raylan: Don't do anything stupid until I get back.
Boyd: How can I? You're taking all of the stupid with you.
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itookyoudown · 22 days
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hey bestie its me here.
apologies if you’ve answered this before and ive missed it but i must know. whats your favorite fic that YOUVE written? what work are you most proud of? i have to make sure its on my roster if it hasnt been read already.
- xx your freak wynn duffy gal who patiently hopes to see him in a fic someday <3
my bestie my justie this is so nice what the hell thank you.
i haven't answered this before in fact i don't think anyone has ever asked me this! oh boy how exciting.
so i'd say my favorite is some object of desire (worthy of being held down)
it's a gift fic for my co-captain beloved and one of my dearest friends @sublightsleeper. bless kerri for being so understanding and gracious and loving this fic even though it's been a WIP for a long time. it'll be finished someday. i have sooo much written for it, it's just taken forever to write because i won't update it until i'm pleased with the results.
this fic has everything i love. it was born from me and kerri's chatter so it's very special to me. i'm very proud of creating this when the ot3 was pretty much dead in the fandom. i'm not going to be humble about that, me and kerri nurtured this rare pairing by the skin of our teeth.
this fic has my most beloved ot3, an indulgent scene with a lot of inward thinking and feeling and reminiscing, long conversations, plenty of metaphors and tricksy use of language to convey emotions. it has the stormy Raylan & Boyd dynamic that i feel is so integral to their characters. jealous Raylan and Raylan being sweeter on Tim than he is on Boyd because Raylan does play favorites. a reticent and more careful Tim. it's just !!!
it's a christmas fic without being All About Christmas which is my favorite type of christmas stuff :)
it also is gonna have some killer smut when i get to that point in the story hehe.
anyways yeah! this is my fic i'm most proud of both on a technical skill level combined with its place in the history of this rarepair along with my personal fondness of it because it was born from my love and appreciation and respect for me and kerri's friendship.
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brooklynislandgirl · 5 months
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10 Fandoms / 10 Characters / 10 Tags
Tagged By: my loves @kylo-wrecked and @tangleweave Tagging: Anyone who feels like they need one more Sunday this weekend.
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I. Marvel: Beta-Ray Bill, Eddie Brock/Venom, Doctor Strange, Phil Coulson, Vision, Groot, Spider-Man {Peter Parker}, Gambit, Doctor Morbius, Bucky Barnes. M'Baku {Hate the moniker of 'Man-Ape'}. Magneto. Loki. Night Crawler. Frank "Punisher" Castle. Colossus. Danny "Iron Fist" Rand. Foggy Nelson. Ghost Rider {Both Johnny Blaze and Robbie Reyes, "Caretaker" Carter Slade}. I know that's more than 10. Whatever, I do what I want. >.> II. DC: Lex Luthor, Nanaue {King Shark}, Martian Man Hunter, John Constantine, The Joker, Jonathan Crane, Morpheus {Dream of the Endless}, Death of the Endless, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Bane, Swamp Thing, Green Lantern. Cisco Ramon. Hunter Zoloman.
I absolutely blame @nightmarefuele for at least two of these.
III. Star Wars: Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. Admiral Piett. Kylo Ren. Wedge Antilles. Kit Fisto. Han Solo. Chewbacca. Jocasta Nu. Darth Rivan {not to be confused with Darth Revan}. Jos Vondar. Jango and Boba Fett, and of course, all my 10,000,000,000 Clone children. No I will not be taking questions.
IV. Star Trek: Worf, Martok, Gowron, Chancellor Gorkon, Kurn, Dr McCoy, Uhura, Sulu, Chekhov, Chris Pike, Ortegas, Nurse Chapel, Geordie La Forge, Riker, Data, Lore, Chief O'Brien, Q, Benjamin Cisco, Garak, Gul Dukat, Quark. V. Firefly: Mal Reynolds, Jayne Cobb, Hobun Washburne, Zoe Washburne, Shepherd Book, Kaylee Frye, YoSafBridge, Adalai Niska, Badger, Jubal Early Take my life, take my land, take me where I cannot stand. I don't care 'cause I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me. {{My coat has always been a little...brownish.}
VI. The Walking Dead: Shane Walsh, Daryl and Merle Dixon, Michonne Hawthorne, Abraham Ford, Glenn Rhee, The Governor, Bob Stookey, Ezekiel, Dwight, Aaron, Morgan Jones. VII. Justified: Raylan, Boyd, Ava, Art, Rachel, Tim, Dewey Crowe, Johnny Crowder, Loretta McCready, Robert Quarles, Ellstin Limehouse, Mags Bennett, Devil, Jean Baptiste, Boon, Willa, Carolyn, Sweety... oh so many. VIII. Yellowstone: John, Jamie, Beth, Kayce Dutton, Rip Wheeler, Jimmy Hurdstrom, Thomas Rainwater, Mo Brings Plenty, Lloyd, Colby, Teeter, Jake, Ethan, Angela Blue Thunder, Malcolm Beck. IX. Law & Order- Alphabet Soup: Captain Cragen, Lenny Briscoe, Mike Logan, Anita Van Buren, Jack McCoy. Rey Curtis, Ed Green, Arthur Branch, Cyrus Lupo, Kevin Bernard, Frank Cosgrove, Jalen Shaw. Elliot Stabler, Olivia Benson, Odafin Tutuola, John Munch, Chester Lake, Melinda Warner, Amanda Rollins, Rafael Barba, Dominick Carisi, Peter Stone, Bobby Goran. I have seen literally every episode of the American Law & Order franchise Original, SVU, CI, OC, etc...with the first three watched multiple times. While I often wouldn't call it my most favourite show...it's probably my most favourite shows.
X. The Lord of the Rings: Boromir and Faramir, Éomer and Éowyn, Theoden King, Theodred, Gimli, Pippin, Sam, Meriadoc, Fangorn {Treebeard}, Beorn, Celebrimbor, Bard the Bowman, Dwalin, Celeborn, Denethor, Gil-Galad king, Fingolfin, The Watcher in the Water, Maedhros, Finwe, Manwe...and I could go on for years. My first true fandom as we know it {probably Arthurian Legend was my first and truest fictional love}, and one I have been faithful to for over 25 years. Honestly never please talk to me about it, because I have rabid opinions about literally everything. And lastly, I only included tv/movies here because books and rpgs would require an entire three or four Long Ass Posts all of their own. Much Love.
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disappearinginq · 8 months
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Show Recommendations: 
Star Trek Strange New Worlds: I love this version of Star Trek, this is like straight up fanfiction (the GOOD kind) come to life. It still addresses social issues, but instead of being dark and miserable, it’s very much hopeful. There’s time traveling, there’s body swapping, Spock-Made-Human, a MUSICAL episode. Jim Kirk shows up in a couple episodes, and I didn’t think I would like former Vampire Diaries actor playing him but I delightfully mistaken. They give Nurse Chapel and T’Pring personalities, all of the characters bring something to the table, and there’s like...next to nil romance. Spock and Nurse Chapel and T’Pring are about as close at it gets to romance, but it’s done well enough that I don’t mind. Also, I never thought I would love any captain as much as I love Kirk, but Pike is DANGEROUSLY close to becoming my favorite. 
Joe Pickett: game warden in BFE Wyoming with his wife and two daughters. Decidedly darker as far as themes go, but it’s weirdly non-graphic with sensitive subjects in a good way - like there’s no swearing, no nudity, and the second season deals with rape and murder but you see neither of them actually take place. Animals are clearly CGI’d when they get injured. But I love Joe himself - he’s one of those Will Always Do the Right Thing even to his own harm. He’s a childhood abuse survivor, and second season is like whump central for him - he gets shot with an arrow, severely concussed, field medicine, delusional in woods by himself on he the run from some psychotic backwoods type. AND - one of the only modern shows that has an adopted kid who is just IMMEDIATELY a part of the family. (Looking at you, Yellowstone, with serious judgement). You like the characters you should, you hate the characters you should, and everyone plays their roles really well. 
Justified: City Primeval - half the fun of this is that Raylan’s daughter is Timothy Olyphant’s real life daughter. Raylan is still his “Are You Serious Right Now?” dead pan self. Only two episodes so far, but I maintain if you liked the first series, you would like this one. 
Vienna Blood: This is probably my favorite out of the recommendations (other than Strange New Worlds but this is a very different vibe). It takes place in Vienna, Austria, in the early 1900′s and it follows Max Liebermann and Oskar Rheinhardt as they investigate various murders/crimes. Max is a psychoanalyst, Jewish, and English when all three are not good things to be at the time in Vienna, and Oskar has to make sure Max doesn’t kill himself with some of his plans. 90% of their interactions can be summed up as: 
Oskar: MAX, NO.  Max: MAX, YES. 
I think 99% of the people who watch it ship Oskar and Max, but I think Max leans a little more towards aro/ace than anything else and Oskar tolerates his BS. Oskar figures out very quickly he cannot prevent Max from doing Dumb Things, so he tries to make sure Max does the Least Dumb Version of Dumb Things. They try and set up romance for Max, but it’s pretty background and not much comes of it - and I actually only remember him kissing the woman he likes once? But there’s three seasons, 6 episodes each, 3 storylines told in two parts. 
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elliewilliums · 1 year
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ocs & character tropes the outer worlds - captain raylan grace hawthorne
nutritional nightmare: all the colony food is shit, and ray doesn't trust any of it :-) nutrition means basically nothing to him and barely survives on bites here and there
aimlessly seeking happiness: put a finger down if you signed up for a chance at a new life amongst the stars and are now trying to save an entire colony and fix everyone else's personal problems while holding on by a thread
you killed it, you bough it: tfw when you accidentally crush a dude to death and then steal his name & ship & entire life
the insomniac: 500 years of cryogenic sleep'll cause a bit of nerves of passing out again
cigarette of anxiety: raylan picks up a previous habit of smoking, leaning more heavily on them during the events of tow
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Well, we're almost at the halfway point for the event. This month is going fast!
The event is open to everyone - artists, authors, gif/image/video editors, and even followers!
Readers and admirers spread some love and show support for your favorite creatives. Reblog and comment on a post (old or new) with a Christmas-related theme that includes one of the characters below. Then submit the link to your reblog and earn an entry for the prize drawing. Easy-peasy!
There are lots of characters and fandoms to choose from.
Characters:
Jensen Ackles~Dean Winchester~Soldier Boy~Beau Arlen
Ben Barnes~General Kirigan(The Darkling)~Billy Russo(Jigsaw)~Logan Delos
Sam Claflin~Billy Dunne (Daisy Jones & The Six)
Tom Ellis~Lucifer Morningstar
Chris Evans~Steve Rogers~Captain America~Andy Barber~Ari Levison
Charlie Hunnam~Jax Teller~Raleigh Becket
Christian Kane~Eliot Spencer~Jacob Stone~Lindsey McDonald~Leo Webb
Joel Kinnaman~Col. Rick Flag~Erik Heller~Takeshi Kovacs
Jeffrey Dean Morgan~Negan~Denny Duequette~JD Richter~Jason Crouse
Timothy Olyphant~Raylan Givens~Agent 47~Seth Bullock~Cobb Vanth
Glen Powell~Jake Seresin
Keanu Reeves~John Wick~Neo~John Constantine
Sebastian Stan~Bucky Barnes~TWS~Nick Fowler~Max(Sharper)
Karl Urban~Billy Butcher~Leonard McCoy~Black Hat~Woodrow F. Call
Learn more about the TGWRC Christmas in July Event.
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letthewhumpbegin · 1 year
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Who / what fandoms I write for
Here's a list of the fandoms and the characters within said fandom I write about.
The characters listed will be the whumpees in the imagines I write. The caretaker does not specifically have to be on this list, but can be anyone from the same fandom (if you have a preference, please specify with your request).
Want to send in your request? I am currently only taking requests from my prompts list, which you can find here and you can also send in your request through there.
A
A-Team (movie): Face, Murdock
Aladdin (live action movie): Aladdin
American Assassin: Mitch Rapp
Avengers / Marvel: Ant-Man/Scott Lang, Captain America/Steve Rogers, Doctor Strange/Stephen Strange, Hawkeye/Clint Barton, Loki, Thor
B
The Batman (2022): Bruce Wayne
The Blacklist: Donald Ressler
Bullet Train: Tangerine
C
Criminal Minds: Spencer Reid
CSI: Greg Sanders, Nick Stokes
CSI NY: Danny Messer, Don Flack, Adam Ross
D
Dune: Paul Atreides
F
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Newt Scamander, Theseus Scamander
G
Game of Thrones: Jon Snow, Robb Stark
Guardians of the Galaxy: Peter Quill
H
Hannibal (tv series): Will Graham
The Hobbit: Fili, Kili, Thorin, Thranduil
I
Inception: Arthur
J
James Bond (Daniel Craig era): James Bond, Q
Jurassic World: Owen Grady
Justified: Raylan Givens, Tim Gutterson
K
Kingsman: Eggsy Unwin
L
The Last of Us: Joel Miller
Lie to Me: Cal Lightman, Eli Loker
Lord of the Rings: Aragorn, Faramir, Legolas
M
MacGyver: Angus MacGyver
Maze Runner: Newt, Thomas
N
Now You See Me: Daniel Atlas
O
Olympus Has Fallen / London Has Fallen: Mike Banning
Our Flag Means Death: Ed Teach/Blackbeard
P
Pride + Prejudice + Zombies: Mr. Darcy
Prodigal Son: Malcolm Bright
The Purge (movies): Leo Barnes
S
Shadow & Bone / Six of Crow: Kaz Brekker, Jesper Fahey, Wylan van Eck
Sherlock (BBC): Sherlock Holmes
Star Trek (2009): Jim Kirk, Spock
Spiderman (Tom Holland era): Peter Parker
Star Wars: Poe Dameron
Supernatural: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester
T
Top Gun Maverick: Rooster/Bradley Bradshaw, Hangman/Jake Seresin
U
Uncharted (movie): Nathan Drake
W
Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Rick Grimes
Wonka: Willy Wonka
X
X-Men: Charles Xavier, Hank McCoy
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fille-lioncelle · 1 year
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Ten fandoms, ten characters, ten tags. Got tagged by @aimmyarrowshigh 😘
I'm assuming I'm supposed to list ten favourite characters but I want you to know how big the temptation to just list ten random characters is
His Dark Materials - Lyra Bellacqua
Star Wars - Cassian Andor
Supernatural - Castiel
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Percy Jackson
Skam - Isak Valtersen
Heartstopper - Nick Nelson
The Lord of the Rings - Aragorn
Black Sails - Captain Flint
Justified - Raylan Givens
Star Trek - Jim Kirk
Tagging: @uneventfulhouses @blacktofade @ebonybow @sequencefairy @sevenpoints @nofeartina @hachibe @skamskada @modestytreehouse @irazor
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Before there was Six, there was Zero.
Hello my beautiful people! So this has been in the works for a while, I'm currently on a week holiday from my big girl job so thought I would take some creative time to finish this and hopefully finish editing the OG Zero To Six. It warms my heart so much to see people still reading ZTS daily on here and on Wattpad (where it's got 68k reads, 1k votes and 276 comments) so to bring you a new little piece of the puzzle makes me extremely excited. Love you all, and thanks again for showing Zero and Four so much love <3
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I thought I would tag the old supporters from the last chapter of ZTS so if you're tagged and you aren't bothered about this anymore I'm deeply sorry for bugging you! And please let me know if you would like to be I tagged. I hope you have a wonderful day/evening/night <3
Warnings: Swearing, Violence.
tags: @i-am-sarah​​​ , @whothefuckstolemykeds​​​ , @drowsyrrog​​​ , @culturefiendtrashqueen​​​ , @rogue-barnes-16–main-account​​​–main-account , @alliwantfromyouistomakelovetome, @valerie-weasley​​​ , @sueeatstheworld​​​ , @bleona2808​​​ , @pippin248​​​ , @myfatbottomedgirls​​​ , @httpfandxms​​​ , @cooliosmosh​​​ , @speckles-s​​​ , @walking-disgrace​​​ , @itsmeaudrieee​​​ , @fight-the-freaking-fairies​​​ , @irrelevant-pumpkin​​​ , @captain-sparkles-who​​​ , @podcasts-8-my-heart​​ , @foulvintagenature​​​ , @imjustboredso​​​ , @loophoria​​​ @tealaquinn @raylan-c
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The only thing she could feel was how her lungs burned as she ran and still then it wasn’t fast enough, but nothing could stop her as she could hear the angry shouts in the distance getting louder and louder and yet there was no way back. Skidding into a alley way she looked for somewhere to hide herself until she was sure the man had passed, ducking behind a dustbin just in time. Peaking around, she could see him stop in front of the alley it was almost like he could sense that she was there.
Eventually he seemed to moved on to which she let out an audible sigh now that she knew she was finally alone and out of danger.  Just to be safe she waited for another good five minutes just to make sure that he had actually moved on. Calmly she started to hoist herself up from behind the bin and started to make her way towards the entrance of the busy street. Just as she was about to turn the corner, he suddenly popped out from seemingly nowhere and stood firmly in front of her. 
“Shit.” She started to take steps backwards, hoping that she wouldn’t bump into anything as she kept her eyes firm on the man in front of her. But he only followed, mocking each step she cautiously took.
“Hey sweetie, you can’t hide from me, I will always find you. I promise that.” He tried reach for her but she dodged out of his way just in time, throwing a punch to his stomach and sending him to the floor. 
She started to run again, only to trip when he reach out a hand and grabbed onto her ankle which in turn slammed her to the floor. 
She jolted awake and found herself bolting upright in bed, chest socked with sweat as she breathed heavily.
Looking to her bedside table where the alarm clock blared at her she saw that it was only 3am, sighing she rubbed her face with the palm of her sweaty hand. Another nightmare. She had, had them a lot recently ever since her parents had passed away, but for some reason they seemed to be getting stronger as time went on this one being the worst. She was meant to be at the cafe at 7am for her shift and to meet with Tim so she honestly didn’t see any point in going back to sleep. It would probably just be filled of more nightmares.
Things had been rough recently. Scout had been in need of money and being a hacker came with specific skills that specific but sometimes scary people where in need of. But most of the time it was the people who were being hacked that she had to worry about and her past few jobs had been very suspicious, but money is money and she need it to survive. That and she trusted Tim to keep her safe.
Luckily she hadn’t run into any trouble as yet, but the dreams she kept haven’t felt like someone was trying to tell her that she was playing with fire and she was eventually going to get burnt.
Scouts life had always been complicated and strange, enough that she was used to anything people could throw at her. In two days time her and Tim would go about their biggest job, with the biggest pay off they had ever got. Of which most of the money she wanted to save but there were a few debts she needed to pay and then that would be the end of them and she would be free.
She was sceptical of the job at first when Tim had talked her through it but then he mentioned how much the guy would pay she thought to herself why not, they had probably been through worse. But how wrong she was going to be. But one bad thing can lead into something amazing that will change your life forever.
"You look tired."
"Gee Tim, thanks for pointing out the obvious!" Scout put down Tim's fourth coffee of the day, he'd been in since 7am which was when she had started and was working on notes for the job. "Says you on your fourth coffee."
He just smiled up at her. "Yeah well these notes aren't going to write themselves."
She looked over at her boss who looked like he was deep in conversation with a difficult customer one that had short dark blonde hair that was sort of slicked back and even from where she was standing she could tell his eyes were a deep ocean blue, she’d been stealing glances at him ever since he came in.
She decided to take a seat across from Tim and try without annoying him too much to get some details about their mission that he’s been keeping very secret about for months now. "How far have you got? We nearly there?"
"Nearly! but We'll talk about it tonight. Cant talk about it here, too many people you never know who might be listening." He peered over the top of the laptop giving her a scowl. "Go on bugger off and do your job I need peace and quiet if this is to go smoothly!"
"Geez okay crabby! I'm going, I should take that coffee off you." He didn't respond, nor even look up at her again so she walked away shaking her head in disbelief. She headed back to the counter where her boss now stood alone at the cash register, she was surprised and saddened that the mystery handsome man had seemingly left before she could get one last good look.
She didn’t know it then but the next following weeks would bring her much trauma and pain but this evil was necessary for her to die and be reborn again into a new family that would actually care and love for her the way she’d always wanted to be loved.
That and she’d gain the most important person she’d ever met, or had they already met? And they didn’t even know it.
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whumpdoyoumean · 1 year
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Whumptober Masterpost
Hey, everyone! Thank you all again for your support through October! I did it!!!
Some stats! I wrote a total of: - 116 pages and -42,325 words for -22 fandoms and two original works!
All works are linked below the cut! All links are within tumblr. Huge, huge thanks to everyone who put this together and kept it running! I had a great time. You're all fantastic! Also for anyone who doesn't know and is interested, my Ao3 can be found here!
Day 1| fandom: Hawkeye & Spider-man; whumpee: Clint Barton
Days 2-4| fandom: Teen Wolf; whumpee: Stiles Stilinski part 1 part 2 part 3
Day 5| fandom: Vox Machina; whumpee: Vax'ildan Vessar
Day 6| fandom: Nightwing & Red Hood and the Outlaws; whumpee: Dick Grayson
Day 7| fandom: The Penumbra Podcast; whumpee: Juno Steel
Day 8| fandom: The Umbrella Academy; whumpee: Klaus Hargreeves, Diego Hargreeves
Day 9 & 16-17| fandom: The X-Files; whumpee: Fox Mulder part 1 part 2 part 3
Day 10| fandom: Black Sails; whumpee: John Silver
Day 11| fandom: The Bear; whumpee: Carmy Berzatto
Day 12| fandom: Pacific Rim; whumpee: raleigh becket
Day 13| fandom: The Last Kingdom; whumpee: Uhtred of Bebbanburg
Day 14| Original Content
Day 15| fandom: FBI; whumpee: OA Zidan
Day 18 & 19| fandom: The Man From UNCLE; whumpee: Napoleon Solo part 1 part 2
Day 20| fandom: Inception; whumpee: Eames
Day 21| fandom: Hunger Pangs; whumpee: Nathaniel Northland
Day 22| Original Content
Day 23| fandom: The Losers; whumpee: Jake Jensen
Day 24| fandom: Justified; whumpee: Raylan Givens
Day 25| fandom: Captain America; whumpee: Clint Barton
Day 26| fandom: The Witcher; whumpee: Geralt of Rivia
Day 27| fandom: Midst; whumpee: Jonas Spahr
Day 28| fandom: 911; whumpee: Evan "Buck" Buckley
Day 29| fandom: Limitless; whumpee: Brian Finch
Day 30 & 31| fandom: The Sandman; whumpee: Dream
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ericsonclan · 1 year
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Jingle All The Way
Summary: Sophie and Marlon work to find the perfect Christmas toys for their kids.
Word Count: 1472
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Sophie and Marlon weren’t sure how this had happened. They had been so caught up in all the holiday activities, festivities, and chaotic stress that came with it that they had forgotten something huge. They had forgotten to get the one toy that their two kids had been practically begging them for for months leading up to Christmas: the holiday edition Captain Commando action figure with built-in water jets in the toy’s wrists.
“We’re so screwed,” Marlon rested his head on the steering wheel while his wife sat in the seat beside him frantically scrolling through different stores' online catalogs.
“Maybe ooorrrrr this will just make it a special Christmas adventure!” Sophie spotted the annoyed look on her husband’s face. “Babe, it’s gonna be okay. We’ll both go searching all of today. You already called Louis, I called Vi and they both said they’d help us. Minnie and Ren are looking after Raylan and Marley who were practically bouncing off the walls to spend time with them and Timothy. It’s gonna be okay,” Sophie gently rubbed Malon’s back. The sensation helped anchor him in that moment, pulling him away from the anxiety and potential dread he was feeling.
With a shaky breath he lifted up his head and gave a smile. “You’re right. Okay, let’s find those toys!”
“Hell yeah!” Sophie stole a quick kiss then opened the car door and jumped outside.
“First one to find the action figures gets bragging rights!” Sophie called out then was off like a shot, haphazardly trying not to slip on the icy road as she made her way over to Violet who was waiting nearby.
“Be careful!”
“Yep!” Sophie gave another wave and then was off on her quest for the fabled Christmas toy. Marlon watched her in the car window for a minute then turned the key in the ignition and pulled out onto the street. He still had to pick up Louis before he could start the hunt.
“I’m still surprised that you and Sophie didn’t get the action figures like a month ago,” Louis caught Marlon’s annoyed glance. “What? All I’m saying is that I got toys for Maisy, Lee Kenny and Juliet in November and that was just the extra gifts.”
“You know what, Lou, if you’re gonna be sassy like that then I can go on my own.”
“No! Come on, Marlon, don’t be like that. Besides I have good intel that those special action figures are still available for sale at the Target right by Crawford Ave.”
Marlon felt a smile pull on his lips at that. He switched lanes to be able to turn on the right street as they approached their destination. He was gonna make Raylan and Marley’s Christmas perfect and beat Sophie at this Christmas toy hunt! He knew he would because he’d do anything to get those toys.
There were no Captain Commando limited Christmas edition action figures there. Instead, Marlon was staring at a completely barren toy aisle.
“Oh damn, well I guess this is why you shop early.” Louis gave an awkward grin when he saw his best friend’s scowl. “Okay, okay, let’s not worry. We’ll go get some hot cocoa then continue to look. This is just the first store after all.”
Marlon took a deep breath and sighed. “Yeah, you’re right. I’m just really fucking stressed and I don’t wanna seem like a bad dad because I couldn’t get Raylan or Marley what they wanted for Christmas.” He kept walking until he felt Louis’ hand grab his shoulder.
“Hey, they’re not gonna think that. You’re a great dad.”
Marlon still seemed down in the dumps but he cracked a smile. “Thanks, Lou.”
“No problem, buddy. Alright! To hot chocolate and then the perfect Christmas present!”
“So let me get this straight-”
“I don’t know, can you get it straight if you’re gay?” Sophie sent over a teasing smile to Violet who already looked tired of her best friend’s mediocre jokes. “Okay sorry, continue.”
“You didn’t get some action figures for Raylan and Marley so now you’re trying to find them just four days before Christmas?”
“Yep, that’s pretty much it,”
Violet sighed and shook her head. “You and Marlon are unbelievable.”
“Hey! We got all the other Christmas shopping done! What about you? I bet you haven’t gotten everything you need for Allison and your grandkids.”
“Prish and I got everything weeks ago. A new knife for Allison’s collection, some stones we found during our trip, superhero toys and marshmallow guns for Mitchie and Griffin and cute baby clothes for Wren. Plus a bunch of stuff we found for super cheap and bought on a whim for them too,”
Sophie was speechless. Her attempt to throw it back at Violet had failed. “Okay well, yeah. Whatever, I love my kids!”
“I never said you didn’t,” Violet grumbled, her back hunched and hands stuffed in her pockets. Sophie didn’t seem to pick up on that though and instead was laser focused on finding the action figures.
But it amounted to nothing. No matter what stores they went to, all the action figures of that kind were sold out. Even after a call to check in on the kids where Raylan and Marley went on and on and on about how much fun they were having building snow castles, Sophie’s mood didn’t brighten.
“Hey, it’s gonna be okay. Just take a few deep breaths,” Violet instructed; Sophie listened to the best of her ability. “Feel any better?”
“Nope, I still feel like a bad mom. Okay! Back to hunting! I know that luck is gonna be on my side!” Sophie dashed off before Violet could say anything. With a long sigh she chased after Sophie. She could almost never catch up to her best friend when she was going full speed. Finally Sophie sat down near an escalator, her chest heaving. Violet stood beside her, doubled over in exhaustion.
“Let’s call it a day. You tried your best.”
“No! I’m not giving up yet! There has to be some kind of way to-” Sophie was interrupted when an announcement was made over the loudspeaker.
“It’s time to spread that holiday cheer and what better way than with a chance to win two Captain Commando action figures! Come to the center of the mall if you want a chance to bring home something special for your kids!”
“That’s it! Let’s go!” Sophie grabbed Violet’s hand and dragged her along until they reached the center of the mall where the rules were already being shared.
“...And so if you have the right number on your raffle ball, then you win!”
Sophie grinned. It seemed easy enough. She just needed luck. She bounced nervously on the balls of her feet as she reached into the Santa bag. Violet soon followed suit and the two waited until the numbers were called.
“Number twenty seven.”
Sophie’s eyes widened. Holy shit! She had it! Her excitement made her feel all jittery and she threw her arm up in the air to show off her winning number when suddenly she bumped into someone, causing the raffle ball to bounce on the ground.
“Shit!” Sophie dashed after the ping pong ball, running back and forth down the escalator to try and grab it as it fell but it was too quick. The ball kept bouncing and bouncing until it landed in a kids’ play pit.
“What the hell are you doing!’ Violet called out as she watched Sophie dive head first into the ball pit.
“Winning!” Sophie declared. She kept searching until finally she found it. Using all the strength of her lungs, she shouted, “I have the winning number!!!” She rushed back up and pushed her through the crowd, apologizing until she got to the front.
When she arrived she accepted the toy with an exhilarated grin and stared at it as though she was holding priceless treasure. She was so caught up in the moment. “This is great! Now all we need is for your number to win! Show me your ball, Vi!” Violet rolled her eyes at the wording then grumbled as she held up the lottery ball. Both of them waited with tense breaths.
“Number forty eight.”
Immediately Sophie’s optimism deflated. It wasn’t the right number.
“That’s my number!”
Moments later Marlon moved forward before he spotted Sophie and paused in shock. “Sophie?”
“Marlon?”
“What are you doing here?” The married couple asked at the same time.
“I’m winning an action figure,” Marlon explained as he accepted the prize. A happy laugh left Sophie’s lips at that and he looked over with slight confusion. “What?”
“Guess we didn’t screw up Christmas after all,” She held up her action figure and both of them shared a happy smile. Maybe they were pretty awesome parents after all.
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praycambrian · 2 years
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hello! 👀 jumping abord the fic meme so i can gush over your fics and get some insider insight into them! i will maintain some self-control and only ask two questions (for now ahem). "Why did you choose this pairing for this particular story?" + "What makes this fic special or different from all your other fics?" for Ain’t never heard of no three-man battery ⚾⚾⚾
tooks! captain my captain! Thank you for the questions <3
Why did you choose this pairing?
Lol the chat brainstorm that started this was about boyd/raylan/tim, so that was baked in from the beginning, but i decided to go for broke and have ava & winona in the polycule because (a) i love them and (b) the whole baseball WAG thing was something i was interested in subverting just as much as what happens on the field itself. Also, polyamory negotiations are something I'm always interested in exploring more in fic, esp mixed orientation relationships. So because this was a just for fun au anyway i decided to throw it all in the stewpot! And I'm enjoying where it's taking me so far ;)
What makes this fic special/different?
It is just plain goofy. It is very self indulgent. I love baseball and i love these characters and i am just having a good time. I'm making it up as i go (which is why the last two chapters are still forthcoming lol). There is no plan. Only vibes ✌ ⚾
fic here! ask meme here
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itookyoudown · 1 year
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Boyd/Raylan/Tim for the ship ask game 😭😭
Ship It
hell yeah i do. honestly, besides givenson it's my all time favorite justified pairing.
What made you ship it?
i've always shipped boyd/raylan (because i watched the show and it's the only way to explain why they're Like That) and i've always shipped raylan/tim (because who else is gonna rail that gay but homophobic twink) but i didn't ship boyd/raylan/tim until i read sunshine through the rain and snow. that's when i realized oh shit the ot3 potential of this slaps.
my multishipper heart was lonely but not for long. me and oh co-captain my co-captain @sublightsleeper vibed on the potential of boyd/raylan/tim and then she wrote the brilliant and beautiful fic that is love and violence. and that cinched it. i was made an eternal lover of this ship. 2. What are your favorite things about the ship?
I JUST THINK THEY'RE NEAT.
okay but a serious answer: i think their dynamics and relationship potential is delicious when you split it three different ways and they each give other something that's missing in the other pairing. this is what i love about OT3s so much at their core. the idea that one person doesn't have to be everything to you. you're allowed to need and want different things from different people.
tim and boyd are both former army - i think tim needs a partner that's savvy to his service history + experience with war and boyd would get it in a way raylan never could.
boyd and raylan have the whole We Dug Coal Together schtick that tim will never fully understand. there's too much past there and shared hometown trauma and family drama.
raylan and tim were partners at work. i think, after many of the events of canon, there's a sense of trust between them that's ironclad whereas raylan's trust of boyd has a crack.
and most importantly: if raylan and boyd act as the sun and moon, tim is the supporting stars.
3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?
oh my i don't feel this ship is big enough to have an unpopular opinion on it! there's only a few of us on this boat. i guess my most unpopular adjunct opinion is that i enjoy the dynamic of a boyd/raylan relationship within the context of this OT3 more than boyd/raylan on their own 🙊
(ship it or don’t ship it ask game)
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invidiosa · 2 years
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10 favourite male characters
Many weeks ago, I was tagged by @doctorhelena to list my ten favourite male characters. I don’t know about “favourite” in each and every case, but here are ten male characters I always enjoy, which I will be posting without comment (because it was hard enough making this list):
1. Mulder
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2. Fred Thursday (Endeavour)
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3. Captain Flint (Black Sails)
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4. Raylan Givens (Justified)
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5. Duncan Hunter (Shetland)
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6. Laszlo Cravensworth (What We Do in the Shadows)
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7. Coach Beard (Ted Lasso)
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8. Alec Hardy (Broadchurch)
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9. Captain Raymond Holt (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
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10. Billy Tallent (Hard Core Logo)
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