#chasing demons

[aries-rising-on-an-aquarius-tide]

Rolivia edition -

The moment I knew there was something there (Poisoned Motive)

The moment I knew it was endgame (Chasing Demons)

The moment I fell hard (A Story of More Woe)

The moment I can’t get over (And a Trauma in a Pear Tree)

#law and order svu #svu #nbc svu #olivia benson #amanda rollins #rolivia #the moment #rollivia #poisoned motive #chasing demons

[erenaeoth]

In a perfect world, what does your T8 story look like? (And what is the educated, 'realistic' expectation?)

Hopes for Tekken 8

Hmm, well I wrote a post-Tekken 7 story with lots of my ideas in, and I guess that's probably still my preferred go to for a conclusion for Kazuya and Jin. It gives them both something resembling an opportunity at redemption, or at least goes some way to repairing a relationship between them, from which they can then try to find meaning.

I've also speculated in the past about a post-Tekken 7 return of Jun Kazama and what that could possibly look like. And another time I talked about the role of Hwoarang and Xiaoyu in helping Jin to find meaning in existence again. And I've also discussed some hopes and fears for Tekken 8 over here.

I think there are lots of different directions that a good story could go, and it will be more about the execution than the ideas. We could see the return of Azazel, as hinted by Zafina's arm, we could see the return of Jun and a possible canonisation of something Unknown-related, we could have a giant mecha-Heihachi, or Claudio's demonic arm careening out of control. Any of these if done right could make a great story, but for me, whether its good or not will come down to the arcs they let their characters undertake.

I've mentioned lots of times before, but I would like to see something other than just a repeat of Kazuya and Heihachi's fight, except this time between two devils. I would also like to see something from Jin that isn't just a mirror image of Kazuya except for plot armour reasons he still counts as the good guy. If Jin chooses to use his Devil the way Kazuya does, then he needs to fall and the narrative needs to embrace that he is as, if not more, villainous than Kazuya. If Jin chooses a different path, then I think that first of all needs to try and be a non-violent one, and, failing this, should at least show us his mental anguish in having to become the evil he is trying to defeat. Personally I would like something like a redemption arc for him, but not one when he just broodingly flies away like in Blood Vengeance. I want him to have found a reason for living and to try and repair himself and hold himself accountable to the world for his actions.

For Kazuya, I don't mind whether or not he gets a redemption arc, but I want the complexity of his character to be shown. I would like the sympathetic parts of his character to have a little screen time, not to absolve him of his actions, but to draw attention to the fact that an abused child used a genetic abnormality within him to fight for survival and that it is from this fear-bound mindset that we have the tyrant we know today. He doesn't need to be redeemed, but the tragedy of his humanity does need to be acknowledged.

I'm repeating myself a lot from other posts here, but I don't really have a 'perfect Tekken 8 story' in mind. As long as it treats its characters with integrity and resolves the arcs it has set up and does something interesting and true to character with them, then I won't mind.

I do think that is a lot to ask though. Later games have overlooked and neglected earlier game lore before, and I think with a project that's been going on this long and has so many millions of dollars wrapped up in it, it's quite possible that artistic merit won't be at the forefront of a future Tekken game. For me, lots of the great parts of Tekken were in what wasn't said, as much as what was. There are lots of summaries in prologues that lay the bare bones of a story and leave a lot to imagination. This made them very rich to me. By contrast, there's not a lot of room for imagination in something like the story mode of Tekken 7, and clumsier aspects of writing come through more obviously. There are lots of aspects of Tekken 7's story that I like, and I do feel like Kazuya's multifaceted elements haven't been forgotten with lots of the artistic choices in Tekken 7, but we also inevitably have to neglect the rich diversity of the Tekken universe in order to have such a linear, cinematic story.

I don't want Tekken to devolve into a Mortal Kombat-style forced chapter story with each character having an episode, however shoe-horned, but I do think there needs to be a lot more creativity in thinking about how to better let other characters have stories within the game. My favourite dialogue between Lee and Lars comes from a Tekken Pachislot game, where they talk about their differences in approach, and Lee is reluctant to adopt Lars's full on militarism. That should be something that is accessible and enjoyable through a main Tekken game, not left to chance footage only viewable on a slot machine in one country and language.

Even if they stick with their "chapter episodes" for non-main story characters, there should at least be a chapter for every character, including DLC characters, and preferably a full English translation of each character's Japanese biography at least available on the English Official Website, instead of the snippet biographies there are at present.

In terms of what I think they'll actually do, we've got it confirmed that Kazuya and Jin will clash at some point, and that Jin seems to make much greater use of his Devil Gene. From the way the choice with the breaking chains was discussed in the press release, it seems they will go the way of Jin letting Devil loose in some capacity. So I think a major componant of Tekken 8 will be 'how do we deal with unleashed Devil Jin', because the either Jin has to have a more Kazuya-style control of his gene, which means aligning his will more to Devil's, or Devil has fully taken over him and is out for blood. It would be kind of cool to see a reversal, where people again rely on Kazuya to bring Jin to heel, but at the end of the day he's again only seen as villanous for this act. More realistically though, I guess Devil Jin will defeat Kazuya, and we'll then have to have a section on how to bring Jin back to himself, perhaps involving Claudio and Xiaoyu. If we're lucky, we'll get Lars on the sidelines offering to shoot him, and Lee telling him to chill tf out until they try some other options first. Then maybe Jin will be cleansed of his devil and feel awful so walk off into the sunset never to be seen again. idk man, i'm just thinking of all the tepid ways to resolve this conflict whilst maximising showy fights, which is about my expectations for the game. I'm going to try and pour out some more fanfic just in case the game disappoints me into losing my drive.

Cheers for the ask!

#tekken 8 #jin kazama #kazuya mishima #tekken thoughts #asks #chasing demons

[time-woods]

some outfit design and Sīdus forms done on magma

#chasing stars au #sīdus the fallen star #prismo the wishmaster #the carmine cavalier #scarab the god auditor #prohibitedwish #adventure time #fionna and cake #adventure time au #magma lasso fill brush saaave meee #lets just choose to ignore the necklace stuff ok #the demons got to me

[bonncy]

Someone is afraid....

#original #original art #illustration #original illustration #oc #nun #nun chased by a demon #demon #antichrist #nun art #cult #not gonna lie this illustration reminds me a lot of mary on a cross #mary on a cross #wow hashtags are fun #reminds me of a lot of really good fanfics i've read recently about the band ghost #ghost

[mire1li]

Reader as Alastor's Mother part 2

Part 1!, Part 3!

𓋼 You would absolutely decorate his microphone with a bunch of ribbons you found!

And he would absolutely allow it in fear of upsetting you, although he began to take them off later on when he had to leave, but seeing you get sad at his actions changed his mind… It did not help that the ribbons were glittery.

“Oh look, Sparkles got sparklier!” Angel had said when Alastor was passing by.

𓋼 He wants you to be happy but don't even try having feelings for anyone in hell, they'll most likely 'disappear under mysterious circumstances' and then you'll just so happen to hear their screams on Alastor's radio broadcast <3

Lucifer tries to flirt everytime he sees you outside (or once he comes back to see the hotel which… would be 'some' time later…) But it's not long before Alastor shows up bcs he has a shadow follow you everywhere

“My mother certainly would not want someone so… ancient…”

“are you trying to make me sound like a fossil?”

“Maybe~ I can’t say for sure though!”

"Y'know, I've stolen wives before… maybe it's time to steal a mother instead!"

"I'm going to fucking kill you"

𓋼 Lucifer would play silly games with you and bring you gifts by leaving them at the hotel’s doorstep, although you never received any (like he thought you did) because Alastor would always take them before you saw them. Or he would make them his own to give to you if you were having a worse day than usual!

“Mother, I had noticed that you weren’t feeling all too great so I brought you a wonderful gift!”

“Oh, thank you, darling!”

Your mood always brightened when he gave you these gifts. 𓋼 One time when Lucifer visited the hotel, he went straight to you to ask you about how you liked the gifts.

"[Name]! Hello, deer, how are you? Did you like the gifts that I left you?"

"Hello Luci, I'm fine, thank you! … Gifts? what gifts?"

"The ones… that I left on the doorstep of the hotel!"

"I dont recall seeing any gifts there… but Alastor recently started leaving the hotel more often! Not for very long though…"

And then Lucifer realised. You never received his gifts because Alastor got to them first! After that, he made sure to put a note with his signature on them. Though, that still didn't deter Alastor, to Lucifer's dismay.

𓋼 One time, Angel returned to the hotel at an unreasonably late hour, so you went to make sure everything was alright.

"Are you alright, Angel?"

"Huh? No, I'm totally fucked!"

"Why? What happened?"

"You know Valentino right? My boss?"

"Of course I do, everyone hates him quite a bit here and you always talk about him"

"Right, well, fuckin' Val made me work an extra 10 hours!"

"He what?!"

"Yeah! Absolute bitch move."

Naturally, Alastor was watching and listening to you two so you turned to him, with quite the menacing look in your eyes.

"Oh Alastor, prepare your radio broadcast!~"

𓋼 You noticed that most of the residents of the hotel all came to you for advice quite often (except Niffty, she's just an entirely different entity)

"It seems they have become quite fond of you, Mother"

"They have, haven't they?"

Alastor's expression was always one of annoyance whenever someone came to you for help. He wouldn't dare admit it, but he was most certainly jealous of anyone who even stood too close to you, let alone talked to you.

𓋼 Because of that one time that Alastor stood right next to Charlie to spite Lucifer, Lucifer decided to stand just that close to you to get back at him.

"An eye for an eye, Mr Radio!"

"I recommend you watch yourself."

𓋼 One time, when you were out of the hotel and walking around Hell with Alastor, Vox just so happened to see you on one of his tv screens, Valentino sitting by him, messaging someone.

"Hey Val, who the fuck is that with that old-timey prick?"

"Hm? No clue."

"You didn't even look, fuckhead"

"How would you know? You're too busy eyefucking Alastor."

"I am not"

"She's probably just another one of those redemption hotel idiots. It doesn't matter"

But Vox still just glared at the screen.

𓋼 Vox continued to keep an eye on you, seeing just how wonderful you are and so when you were outside the hotel alone (or so he thought) he went up to you. Somehow he didn't catch onto the fact that you're Alastor's mother.

"Hello-"

"What do you think you're doing?" Alastor, of course, suddenly appeared out of thin air, standing in between you and Vox, with an even more annoyed smile than usual.

"Alastor, is this another one of your friends?"

"No-"

"Yes, absolutely, ma'am. Great friends, in fact!"

"Ha! Well, you see, this is my Mother."

"Your what?"

Yeah, Alastor simply walked away with you whilst Vox was buffering.

𓋼 Vox constantly tried to talk to you alone but Alastor was always there to stop him, so unfortunate.

"Would you stay away from my Mother, you-! Ahem, my apologies, Mother."

"Hah! Your mother? I think you meant our mother!"

𓋼 Alastor would absolutely cover your ears when swearing at, or insulting, anyone.

𓋼 When you first met Valentino, you were so mad at him on Angel's behalf that you knocked him out and brought him back to the hotel with you. Of course, Vox was there with Val but he was like a lost duckling, just slowly trailing behind you, unsure what to do.

"I'm back!"

"What the fuck did you do??" Angel was lying down on the couch when you entered, dragging the unconcious Valentino behind you.

"A favour to you and hell!"

"No, but how?!"

"That's a secret~"

"Ok… so why'd ya bring him here?"

"Redemption"

𓋼 Back to Lucifer! He would tell you random animal facts to try and impress you! He would also unironically ask around, and search up (if necessary), how to impress a woman.

𓋼 Lucifer would suddenly start playing the violin for everyone in the hotel 'for everyones' entertainment' as he called it. (It was meant for you though). Each time Lucifer did this, Alastor told you that something important happened that required your attention. You always stayed for the beginning though.

𓋼 One day, you were baking cookies and you and Alastor left the kitchen for a while whilst they were in the oven, however, you both somehow managed to forget about them… so when the smoke alarm suddenly rang, you ran into the kitchen, everyone wondering what happened.

"Fuck!"

"Language, Mother."

"Don't you 'language' me, young man!"

𓋼 You redecorated his room. He wasn't a fan of all the new colours, but he still appreciated the gesture. (There was a lot of glitter involved)

𓋼 After a while of you staying there, everyone definitely sees you as a mother figure (Alastor didn't appreciate this much either but he's willing to look past it for his friends)

𓋼 As small gifts, you made everyone items that resemble them and filled them with different colours of glitter and paper that remind you of them. Bonus: Behind the scenes! 1. Yuri's bad timing:

2. Vox and Val:

#surprisingly people wanted a part 2 so I deliver (with yuri's input) #i have plans to write a small oneshot about lucifer flirting with mother! reader whilst alastor chases him away haha #theyre all so silly #hazbin hotel #reader insert #fem reader #alastor the radio demon #hazbin alastor #alastor x reader #alastor #angel dust #hazbin hotel angel dust #charlie morningstar #charlie hazbin hotel #vaggie hazbin hotel #vaggie #headcanon #niffty #nifty hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel lucifer #vox hazbin hotel #valentino #vox hazbin #valentino hazbin hotel

[cubbyhole-for-flea-bee]

what if NMJ just poofs into an owl when qi deviations loom tho

Bonus from a later reblog:

FWUMP

#turning nmj into an owl to incite brother shenanigans :3 #he has three didis and he can't get them to FIT under his wings!! he can't protect them! #you YEET the da-ge?? you yeet him like the soda can??? #JAIL FOR HUAISANG #lil bro is a bird-lover u know he'd be delighted #and overly invested in teaching da-ge how to fly via flap power #until the owl sleep schedule conflicts with canary song-time and da-ge is chasing his songbirds around at the ass-crack-of-dawn o'clock #it'll wear off eventually no worries chifeng zun #buuuuut u keep losing ur temper? then u keep poofing into a flying feathery marshmallow bird that has to hack up pellets #giving chifeng zun the power to be a flying pillow with claws that can double in size and make people piss themselves with demon screeches #he gets to keep his mind intact but he has to be a bird first and suffer indignities #such as various brothers needing soft owl hugs Right Now #altho the ability to harass and prank a-holes and blame it on owl brain is a perk #jgs says something in-character and owl-nmj swoops him and Yoinks some jewlery #nie mingjue #nie huaisang #nie brothers #lan xichen #jin guangyao #zewu jun #chifeng zun #lianfang zun #mdzs #the untamed #fanart

[therealjasonx]

Absolutely no one:

Me:

#bury the light #devil may cry #nero #dante #capcom #little v #i am the storm that is approaching #provoking black clouds in isolation #i am reclaimer of my name #born in flames #i have been blessed #my family crest is a demon of death #forsaken i am awakened #a phoenix’s ash in dark divine #descending misery #destiny chasing time #you want this power then come try and take it #Spotify #vergil

[astreinomane]

Having Percy Jackson and Hazbin Hotel season 1 finales in the same week is like a blessing to me.

#percy jackson show #pjo tv show #pjo show #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #percy jackson #annabeth chase #percabeth #grover underwood #luke castellan #hazbin hotel #charlie morningstar #vaggie #angel dust #husk #niffty #alastor the radio demon #sir pentious #chaggie #huskerdust

[smoke-and-silver]

like obey me would have been cool as just a normal story/game but i think the trope in otome games specifically of always chasing down guys who treat you like garbage is kind of unhealthy

#“bUT thEy'rE deMonS” yes but in the romance genre specifically there is #an undeniable pattern of always chasing approval from characters who aren't good to you at all lol #obey me #omswd #obey me shall we date

[personostient]

*me knowing personos will absolutely kill me if givenn the chance and slurp my blood* Ohhhhh noooooo PLEASEEE don't chase after me I'm so weak and my body can't handle ittt~

:^]

And there’s only one way to build up one’s strength & endurance…

#comic #digital art #original character #character design #incubus #demon #demon oc #plant monster #tree monster #terato #exophilia #monster boyfriend #monster #personos #art stuff #i love a fun little chase #but enough play gimme a kissy #personos is speaking

[vampirealpaca]

MY GIRL!!! WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS THE EXCITEMENT I HAVE FOR THIS SHOW!! THAT IS ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY!!!

#percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #annabeth chase #percy jackson series #Percy Jackson fanart #annabeth pjo #leah is our annabeth #annabeth chase fanart #fanart #my art #digital art #I saw the posts on instagram from the official account and got so hyped that I briefly was possessed by an Art Demon

[decaffeinatedpartymuggoop]

One of my fav headcanons about percabeth is Percy being Annabeth’s first friend.

Because Annabeth, seven and new and experiencing a loss, iced everyone out. She’s friends with Luke and Grover and Chiron cause that’s all she needs and honestly all she can handle.

Yes, yes, she knows all about the other campers. The Stolls version of hazing is stealing you blind when you first arrive. Clarisse is constantly fighting to prove herself, just like her. Selina believes in true love and not breaking hearts. Katie thinks straws are killing the economy. Beckendorf has a secret room all to himself. Lee secretly listens to Lady Gaga.

Some things are general public knowledge, some are secrets no one else knows. She doesn’t figure it out cause their friends, no. It’s because she’s been watching them since they arrived. From Thalia’s tree, from the Athena table, from under the shield of invisibility.

She watches, but she doesn’t interact. They don’t either, hearing stories of the little girl who stalks campers during their first week. Freaked out but mostly uncaring.

She had her people, her routine, unchanging and stable.

And then Percy came along.

He sticks around after the first week, which is weird but she’s teaching him Greek so it’s fine. But then he takes her on a quest, her FIRST one. And it’s so wonderful seeing the world and seeing it with him isn’t so bad. And then they nearly die but still come home and he’s still there. He shows her movies and music that isn’t Chiron’s old operas.

And, suddenly, she finds herself WITH him, not watching him. She’s in the moment, living it as it happens, not watching from afar.

She finds herself with a friend.

#annabeth chase #she’s so amazing #my fav fr #I talk abt percy a lot but #he might not be my favorite #shocking i know #jk I have no favorites #or do I? #anyway this is another fav hc #annabeth pre-tlt is weird girl core #also creepy girl core #she is your sleep paralysis demon #look up and you’ll see her eyes looking into your soul #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo series #percy jackson #pjo tv show #heroes of olympus #pjo hoo toa #pjo

[erenaeoth]

a bit weird to think Fired In A Mishima Kiln is already longer than Chasing Demons and I'm not even a third of the way through

#writing #fired in a mishima kiln #chasing demons

[thegoodthebadandtheart]

girl wincest headcanons???

don't really have any tbh! everything is the same except they're girls. as an apology for this boring answer u get s10e03 but it's girls.

#supernatural #wincest #genderswap #ask #anonymous #a #actually in the supernatural where they're girls demon!dean chases sam with a pair of scissors #and there's a gag reel scene where the jarpad equivalent actress asks 'why did you come after me with scissors' #and the jackles actress says-- well i shant say

[idkaguyorsomething]

Sometimes the Doctor will just ask a person if they want to travel with them. More often than you’d think this is not the case. ¡Reblog and explain your pick in the tags!

#the leela thing is extra funny when you watch the episode and the evil god she wants to kill turns out to be the guy the show is named after #(their face got graffitied into a mountain don’t worry about it) #also if you want to be confused about the bbc costume department go look up the villains from mel’s first episode #anyways #doctor who #classic who #barbara wright #ian chesterton #steven taylor #an unearthly child #the chase #leela of the sevateem #the face of evil #tegan jovanka #logopolis #kamelion #the king’s demons #mel bush #trial of a time lord #ace mcshane #dragonfire #grace holloway #chang lee #doctor who tv movie #fitz kreiner #donna noble #nuwho #clara oswald

[aquaquadrant]

How would htp!Tango go with the bit from Limited Life episode 4 when he's running from everyone?

How would it be different from the actual scene?

(not canon to HTP ofc because the timelines don’t match up but HEY i like angst)

"tango!" skizz calls desperately, peering out over the ocean. he could’ve sworn he’d heard tango’s voice when he came this way, but the range of amplification their voices get from the proximity mod can be a little tricky sometimes-

“skizz?”

tango’s voice crackles out of skizz’s communicator; he must be in range, after all. but skizz doesn’t relax just yet. crouching by the water’s edge, he scans the waves intently. his grip tightens around his axe.

"alright, where are you, dude?" he asks, voice low. he keeps the horizon in his periphery; he can just barely make out the horde of yellow names off on the distant shore, digging and searching for tango.

“r- right below you.” tango’s voice is shaky; probably from the adrenaline. being hunted by almost the entire server isn’t exactly a picnic. “where- is impulse with you? or- or etho?”

skizz shakes his head, even though he knows tango can’t see it. “no dude, they’re running interference, okay, but it won’t be long before the others see me over here.” he swallows. “you gotta let me kill you.”

there’s a brief silence.

“okay.” tango’s voice is barely audible. the tone of it gives skizz pause; that sounds like more than just nerves. “okay, o- okay, fine, i’m- i’m fine with that.”

“are you?” skizz asks, his brows furrowing.

“i…” there’s a shuddering exhale. “i don’t- i’d rather it be you, if- if i’m honest. the others, they might…” he breaks off, making a distressed sound in the back of his throat. “y- you know.”

there’s definitely something wrong. skizz’s heart is starting to pound, but he keeps his voice steady. “alright, yeah. this is gonna stick it to them so bad.” he lifts his communicator up and peers through its lens. “can you give me a quick tag, buddy?”

tango doesn’t reply, but skizz sees the flash of a gamer tag beneath the ocean before it vanishes again. tango’s not taking any chances, apparently. not that skizz can blame him.

“you’re pretty deep underwater, dude,” skizz informs him regretfully. “and i don’t- ugh, i don’t have my stupid shovel.”

tango inhales sharply. “i- i can’t- uh, can you…?”

“okay,” skizz murmurs. he knows tango won’t be harmed by water like a real blaze, but it’s uncomfortable even on the best of days and that’d be a lot to ask of him right now. “alright, i’ll come to you. stay put, okay?”

“okay,” tango whispers.

“there a hole for me, buddy?” skizz asks, putting his axe away.

“yes.”

“alright.” skizz straightens up, folding his wing tightly against his body. even one wing will cause a lot of drag underwater and he’s already not looking forward to soggy feathers. “i’m on my way, just hang on.”

taking a deep breath, skizz dives into the ocean.

salt stings his eyes as he swims towards the sand at the bottom. it’s darker down here than he’s expecting for midday, only the faint glow from his halo allowing him to see. he starts digging as soon as he reaches the bottom, hoping he’s in the right place. he’s acutely aware of how long he can hold his breath for and the last thing he needs is a stupid drowning death to steal even more time from him-

a figure enters his field of vision, making him jolt. it’s scott, his freshly yellow timer barely visible in the deep. still holding his breath, skizz equips his axe.

scott actually rolls his eyes. “i’m not gonna kill him, don’t worry.” his voice carries well underwater, and he doesn’t seem to have trouble breathing. must be due to those recently acquired gills of his.

well, that’s fortunate. skizz nods quickly and puts his axe away before resuming his digging. to his surprise, scott floats down next to him and starts helping, his webbed fingers making easy work of the sand. after a couple seconds, they’ve cleared enough sand for skizz to see a hold in the underlying stone, with a faint light beyond it. lungs burning, skizz dives for it.

he makes it through right as the first damage hits him, head breaking through the water with a gasp. kicking against the current, he finally emerges from the ocean. gravity once again takes hold of him. he flops onto the damp stone floor quite ungracefully, his wing heavy and pulling him slightly off-balance.

skizz hauls himself to his feet, dripping wet and catching his breath, and looks around the cave tango’s carved out for himself. it’s tiny, with just three blocks between them, and lit only by the glow of tango’s blaze rods. they’re redder than usual and roaring with flames, whirling above his head in agitation- the way a blaze spins before it starts shooting fireballs.

tango himself doesn’t seem to be doing any better. he’s crouched against a corner, his arms wrapped around his knees, claws digging into his skin. his pupils are blown, so much so that it almost makes his wide eyes look completely black. his chest is rising and falling rapidly, and the noise that comes with each breath sounds disturbingly like a blaze. his mouth hangs slightly parted as he pants, lips drawn back to show his sharp teeth- like a wolf does. but there’s no ferocity in his expression; just sick fear.

altogether, the sight sends a chill down skizz’s spine. it’s like he’s looking at an animal; a cornered, terrified, wild animal. there have been things in the past tango’s reacted strangely to, sure, but skizz has never seen it this bad before. god, he wishes impulse was here.

“hey, tango,” skizz says softly.

for a moment, tango just stares at skizz. then his eyes dart to the side, to the hole in the stone. belatedly, skizz realizes what’s got tango so concerned.

“scott,” he calls carefully, keeping his gaze on tango, “just uh, just stay out there, okay, dude?”

a dark shadow passes by the hole before vanishing. “you’re fine, just get on with it!”

skizz swallows. he stays where he is. “tango, buddy, you okay? talk to me.”

tango’s gaze cuts back to skizz. “is martyn…?”

“no, no martyn,” skizz assures him.

tango takes a shaky breath. “i killed him,” he says hoarsely. “he- he’ll want revenge. and- and the other yellows- you have to kill me, before they find me. skizz, please.”

“hey, hey, hey, it’s alright,” skizz soothes, despite the way his heart feels like it’s twisting itself into a knot. he never thought tango would fear the other players so badly; these are his friends. “you got it. what do you- uh, how do you want me to do it?”

“TNT?” tango asks quietly. “if you light it…”

“alright, yeah, i got some TNT,” skizz says, rummaging through his inventory and pulling out a block of it. “here, uh- you wanna just take that?”

warily, tango teaches a clawed hand out and takes the TNT. he sets it down right in front of him, flush against his folded knees.

“tango?” skizz prompts gently, pulling out his flint and steel. “i need to hear you say it, buddy.”

tango shudders. “do it,” he whispers, turning his face away. “you can kill me, you- i- i just want it to be over.”

“okay, thank you,” skizz murmurs, taking a cautious step forward. “that’s right, dude. after this, it’ll all be over. i’ll come find you at spawn, okay?”

“okay."

“i’ll see ya there. now, count to five for me?"

tango swallows. “one…”

skizz lights the TNT. the sound of sizzling fills the air as the TNT starts to flash.

"t- two..."

putting the flint and steel away, skizz turns and dives back through the hole, into the ocean. tango's voice still sounds from his communicator.

"three..."

kicking madly, skizz swims towards the surface, where scott is waiting.

"four-"

BOOM.

skizz breaks the surface, gasping for breath. he glances back down and sees a new crater at the bottom of the ocean, water and sand churning into a froth. treading water with one arm, he holds his communicator up and looks at the chat.

Tango blew up.

scott gives skizz a sidelong look. "i know how hard it is to let a teammate kill you," he says, his voice low, "but that seemed..."

"scott, buddy," skizz says tiredly, heading for the shore, "keep this between us, will ya?"

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#limited life smp #traffic smp #life series smp #hels to pay au #HTP fic #also SORRY i know u asked abt the actual chase scene #but i had such a vivid mental image for his convo w skizz #btw skizz is an angel cuz i luv that headcanon #goes so well with demon impy #sheesh this got so long