#does anyone else have very specific appearance headcanons for random characters?

[vacantgodling]

Genji Shimada, for the send a random character headcanon asks?

(I'm only on the second chapter of Cage, so sorry if you mentioned this info later)

--@ceph-the-ghost-writer

(haha no worries i don’t really mention any of my “specific” headcanons in this story cuz i’m more worried about the plot lol—but thank you for reading actually i’m touched 🥺🥺)

Sexuality Headcanon: bisexual or pansexual — perhaps gray or demiromantic cuz before cyborg-ness i can’t see him wanting to be tied down to anything, after cyborg-ness i feel like finding someone he can connect with on a deep level due to this whole situation is more precedent for him wanting to be with someone. he’s down to fuck tho; maybe a little less eagerly than before but in general he’s dtf in my mind lol

Gender Headcanon: cis boyo but i feel like being a cyborg does like. affect how he feels about himself generally so i’d almost lean into calling him slightly nb because of that, if that makes sense

A ship I have with said character: for genji i have varying ships but the two most prominent tend to be genji/baptiste or genji/lucio. neither of them appear in cage properly but in a different fic that’s on hiatus, storm chasers, he and bap are a thing (i also just ship bap with a lot of people LMAO)

A BROTP I have with said character: him and cassidy! from canon they technically have a more ambiguous relationship. it’s said that genji didn’t communicate with other blackwatch members after he went into regular overwatch (so this would include cassidy), however i Highly Doubt that the two of them would’ve had a completely terrible relationship the entire time he was in blackwatch. plus, with the recall i feel like it’d be a chance for them to sort of reminisce about the bullshit. so idk—in my mind they’re better friends than canon maybe wants them to be but just because they’re best friends (to me) doesn’t mean they don’t butt heads.

to expand on this, i feel like cass is the only person genji can be completely candid with. with zenyatta he’s focused on healing and being a better person and being one with himself (with occasional teasing), he and angela have a complicated relationship (**to me), and he’s not very talkative towards other people now that he’s older (and he’s much more serious). i feel like cass would be able to break down a lot of his barriers and they’d appreciate each other’s dry sense of humor and in some ways they hold each other accountable to things.

this was a whole rant and a half but their bro-hood means a lot to me.

A NOTP I have with said character: gen/cy. i don’t ship anyone with mercy (for the most part. i’d really have to think if i wanted to ship someone with her but idc that much) but i specifically hate this ship because like. idk. it’s the doctor/patient power dynamic that i don’t like. like she knows his cybernetics, she built him and saved his life and i just feel like that uneven ground to start a relationship at all. i feel like in general, the canon and most people don’t develop angela enough and i feel like she’s kind of an overbearing type but also extremely certain and stubborn of her own morals and values and kind of thinks she’s right over everyone else. i feel like at a certain point she and genji wouldn’t be able to connect or relate to one another—between him wanting to reconnect with hanzo, to finding enlightenment with zen etc etc. so like idk i feel like people who ship this are kind of in a fantasy land where the characters are just perfect and happy and don’t actually like. take into account potential friction.

plus the savior complex is just 🤢

A random headcanon: it’s small but i don’t think genji likes sweets. i got hella headcanons about his tastebuds and how they don’t work (which does show up in cage—chapter 5 i believe). but i think it’s funny the juxtaposition how genji is viewed as more of the sweet/open/fun brother but his tastes are more umami and bitter, but hanzo is seen as more cold/standoffish/mean but he really likes sweets :3

General Opinion over said character: it’s thanks to @valeffelees that i actually have a more nuanced opinion of genji. ngl i used to HAAATE him back when i first got into overwatch because the fandom was so hostile towards hanzo and hanzo is my fucking blorbo so that it irritated me that genji got preferred treatment. however, these days, i don’t think you can have one without the other and i think he’s a really deep and interesting character that people don’t actually put effort into exploring. like even though cage is about han and cassidy it’s also VERY MUCH about genji and putting some goddamn effort into exploring him and his emotions in a way that i’m satisfied with

#ff: cage #about renjamin

[bronanlynch]

if ur still doing the character meme: reinhard lotgh?

yessss thank u I have many thoughts abt him

Sexuality Headcanon: has never once been attracted to a woman ever in his life. tbf not sure he's ever knowingly been attracted to anyone who isn't kircheis. everything else is just. well he really wants another want to be a worthy rival/nemesis in a way that isn't not kind of erotic but like. it's not Just erotic it is also very much abt wanting to die in battle to a ~worthy opponent Gender Headcanon: so like. in canon I do think he's a cis man especially considering how strictly gendered the empire military is and he doesn't seem to have much space in his brain left over for exploring his gender. however I do sometimes enjoy rotating trans possibilities in my head and I am compelled by the thought of transmasc reinhard bc I think that. given his ambitions he knows that he needs to be in the military, which means he needs to be/pass as a man (and also given what happens to annerose I think he has specific motivation to not want to navigate the world as a women), and I do enjoy stories abt people who crossdress for plot reasons and then decide that they're trans actually A ship I have with said character: he and kircheis sure are in love A BROTP I have with said character: I am obsessed w his weird complicated friendship w hilde, how she's the closest thing he has to a friend but he doesn't fully trust her bc he doesn't fully trust anyone, her going against his orders to save his life at the end of season 2 and him thanking her but not being able to forgive him, their inevitable lavender marriage, their "butch hitting on a twink she thought was a butch" energy, A NOTP I have with said character: uncomplicatedly romantic het4het reinhard/hilda I guess? extremely important to that dynamic to me that they are a gay man and a lesbian. like I can't really see him properly dating anyone other than kircheis but like. I'm certainly not opposed or immune to any of the homoerotic potential of his relationship w like. reuental or whoever A random headcanon: I think it would be fun if he and kircheis used to cut each other's hair. y'know. the intricate rituals of it all. the intimacy & vulnerability, etc etc. trusting someone else to shape ur appearance and therefore ur public image. and that's partially of why he grows it out after kircheis dies General Opinion over said character: he's so beautiful and so sad and so terrible and I want to study him like a bug. love that he's like. not wrong that the aristocracy is bad except unfortunately he's so much a part of the society that created him that he doesn't have any other way of dealing with it except with more militarism & imperialism & autocracy which does not fix anything in the longterm and will lead to his inevitable and tragic downfall. and also I think it's funny when he makes policy decisions that help the people without seeming to actually like. especially care abt that and everyone is like "oh wow maybe dictatorships are good actually." but yeah in general I love it when characters are tragic and gay and fucked up. and also I cannot wait to see the continually unfolding consequences of letting a 24-year old with a death wish become the most powerful person in the galaxy

#thanks!! #blueiight #dreaming.txt #asks

[an-eldritch-peredhel]

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#Nope #does anyone else have very specific appearance headcanons for random characters? #and when someone gets it Wrong theres a visceral your brain does #but theres no real basis for it so its pointless but it still bugs you? #and you feel guilty because *objectively* it's fine and everyone is entitled to their interpretation #but its still Wrong? #this is abt the nolofinweans specifically bc i have Opinions #also no one but me has the objectively correct nessa design :/ #this isnt to shade on anyone btw #gil estel the star of high ho tom bombadill

[pixyys]

genshin oc/ guoba!reader idea

what's this? i have this idea of a sidekick-type genshin oc/ reader au! + your/their interaction with liyue characters (mainly with zhongli and xingqiu)

warning: slight guoba lore spoilers, grammatical errors, lowercase, very weird and random 3 am brainrot. you know the drill ahhah.

you, reader, are not human, nor a god or an adeptus. your existence is similar to the non-human characters like guoba, oz, ushi, baron bunny, kokomi's jellyfish, etc.

(they're living beings, i think. except for the last two. guoba is a literal ancient god, oz is.. a bird? an electro manifestation born from fischl's vision?? and ushi is a cow. now anyways-)

let's add dark facts and backstories :)

-> or, jump down down to see your interactions with the traveler, paimon, xingqiu, chongyun, zhongli, and liyue citizens.

PAST // BACKSTORY

before being cursed, you liked reading and listening to stories. more specifically, adventure-themed and chivalrous stories, much like xingqiu does.

you were once human. but at some point in your life, you’ve been cursed by a malevolent god. your soul was entrapped in some kind of a doll? karmic doll? (lol this sounds so ominous. in a way, similar to what happened to qiqi). though i'll say doll because your appearance will be similar to guoba/ baron bunny.

PRESENT-DAY

present-day, the doll version of you are constantly tagging along with traveler and paimon ever since they met you at qingce village. (you liked adventure- er.. adventure-themed books, after all).

during the early days of your adventure together, paimon will probably be very annoyed at you. remember how she made the traveler promise to not leave her when the black shadow (the dog-ninja) became traveler's ninken? yes, that's what i meant.

as per the usual, anyone would be alarmed when they encounter a sentient stuffed doll (okay, that sounded more messed up than i intended). but this is the traveler and paimon who have encountered a child-zombie and a talking snake. so what gives?

your special skill!

you somehow have a knack for finding treasures, as if you attract them (kind of like seelies which guide you to treasure chests). so paimon eventually warms up to you.

(i headcanon -or is it canon already?- that guoba can find high-quality ingridients and materials in the wild. in contrast, you can point out treasure chests. food and treasure are what paimon likes, right? so there's that.)

present day, you still have your conscience as an intellectual existence. however, ever since being cursed as a doll, you had immediately lost the ability of human speech. but apparently, guoba can understand you through your series of nods and head shakes.

EROSION AND SENTIENCE

as time flies, the traveler and paimon seem to take your existence in their journeys as part of normalcy. somehow, they also have this silent, collective agreement to help you break your curse. at one point, paimon suggested to ask about your predicament to our local walking history book, zhongli.

but what you got from him is the unsettling fact that erosion comes for both mortals and deities alike. granted, they live long enough. (is this concept canon? if not, then i'll just headcanon this ahaha)

hence, he warned you and your travel companions that it may come the day when you can no longer point treasures for the traveler and will mindlessly wander off alone, like geovishaps :(

unsettling as it is, it was a reasonable warning. you weren’t supposed to be immortal, since you were originally human. but your soul inside the undying doll's body is a couple hundred years old already. (which, doesn't even reach a thousand. thus, the adepti and rex lapis are as much of a deity to you as to anyone else.)

as for now, your memories of your human years are gradually fading away. you hold onto the memory of thrills and excitements through reading exciting tales and go for adventures (like how you do in the past). they are subconscious attempts on your part to avoid getting eroded.

therefore, you tail the traveler and paimon throughout most of their journey and rummage some good amount of book warehouses and shops.

CHARACTER INTERACTIONS :)

xingqiu : about ghosts and evil spirits.

xingqiu was creeped out when he saw a doll? a moving doll? an adeptus in disguise? peeking at him when he was writing the draft for his novel's newest chapter.

he told chongyun about encountering a spirit, a possible evil one, for real this time. but the mysterious entity (it’s you) proved to only show themself when xingqiu is alone. that could be some kind of punishment he received for bullying chongyun too much (lol).

at some point, he and chongyun found you, chased you off, and ended up running into the traveler with you cowering behind their leg.

(you already knew traveler before you went to pester xingqiu. you have heard the traveler and paimon talking about an excellent writer, a well-known author of a chivalrous and action-packed saga, hailing from liyue. so there's that.)

zhongli: about local myths and folktales.

if no one can find you, you'll most likely be on xingqiu's book warehouse in qingce village, or sneaking under tea houses' tables during plays and/or when storytellers spin their stories. that is until zhongli xiansheng invites you to come out from your hiding spot and have tea with him on his table.

the people of liyue will most likely think that you are one of the seven mysteries of liyue/ wangsheng parlor; or an adeptus; an ancient weakened god; some kind of a local myth or folklore.

your existence is most likely used as a way to chastise people who neglect their books (lol i’m one of them), to scare children into studying, and to symbolize a sign of prosperity in business. your appearance is a good omen for working adults and a bad one for children who don't want to do their homework.

"sometimes you can find them ravaging through your stacks of unread books," some would say.

"or better yet, sneaking around your shop! i heard someone has seen them hiding under the tables of heyu tea house. that place has been flooding with customers ever since."

"i've seen them sitting with that consultant! who knows what that mysterious man hides under that calm countenance.."

TLDR: this is the not-a-god, nerd version of guoba kshsksnsk

and really, it's just me being self-indulging and nah, totally not being biased to a certain consultant nah :)

anyways, thanks for reading this far, thoughts and criticisms are of course welcomed <3

#original work #genshin impact #genshin impact oc #guoba #traveler #aether #lumine #paimon #xingqiu #chongyun #zhongli #liyue #xingqiu x reader #zhongli x reader #is this even an x reader from the first place?? hgshsh im not sure #guoba reader #genshin fic #[original work]

[alcorian]

General Shadow Knights headcanon post:

They have a higher tolerance for poisons, including alcohol, caffeine, and various drugs, thanks to having different biology and higher body temps. While this means they may be the only one left awake (if a bit woozy) in the event of a mass poisoning, it also means they have a harder time getting drunk, high, or caffeinated. (Aka recreationally poisoned)

I also hc that this means Laurance was awake for longer than Aph or anyone else when Michi poisoned them, but eventually fell asleep too. Michi rlly fucked them up. I don’t think she was super familiar with poisons so when it didn’t work quickly she kept giving them more. Thank fuck she was poisoning a shadow knight, a jury of nine member, and irene herself and not some random humans

Their body temperature is higher than a normal humans’ and they feel feverish to the touch. They’re generally chilly in the overworld and need to wear more layers to keep warm outside of the nether. Just imagine they have a permanent high fever and you’ve got it pretty much right. 

Because of the above point, they have very strong immune systems against overworld sicknesses, since their bodies can burn up the invasion without hurting them, as long as they’re not already compromised. Nether-native bacteria and viruses are used to the heat, though, so shadow knights can get sick with them like any normal person.

If a shadow knight is sick, their internal temperature can drop. In the overworld, they may finally feel warm, and in the nether, they may feel uncomfortably hot. (It’s a reverse fever.) When their temp is low, their immune defenses are too.

I need to stop nerding out about shadow knight biology and the repercussions of having a body temp of up to 102°F at any given time

Shadow Knights have sharpened teeth and canines. The appearance can vary a bit between people. Laurance’s look like a classic vampire pair, which he loves to joke about once everyone gets used to it. Zenix has sharklike teeth. Gene has two pairs of sharp canines. 

Shadow Knight fangs stack with any unusual teeth you had when you were alive so meifwas and werewolves and the like get Big Fangs

Shadow Knights have scar tissue from the wounds that killed them, as well as any scars they had while alive. Gene has a ring of jagged scar tissue around his neck because he was beheaded. Vylad has a starburst in his left mid-back. A stab wound.

The immortality that shadow knights receive isn’t “true” immortality; it only prevents them from dying of natural causes. You live as long as nobody puts a knife in your back (again). 

Fuck it, I’m putting yggdrasil in MCD. Yggdrasil is a lot of things in a lot of media, but in TAU specifically, it’s the name of a leafy plant that grows where high concentrations of magic can feed it. When burned, the smoke does nothing but irritate the eyes and lungs of non-magical creatures, but to magical creatures... well. It acts as a stimulant. It’s famous in TAU as “demon catnip” and is known for making a certain demon act like a stoned kitty.

Since shadow knights are magical creatures, it works on them. It also works on Travis. And Lucinda. And probably Aphmau. Any character that is of inherently magical origins can use yggdrasil 

and finally a very contented shadow knight can purr thank you and good night /bows 

#shadow knights #mcd rewrite #headcanons #laurance zvhal #gene mcd #zenix mcd #vylad ro'meave #gene #zenix #alv posts #minecraft diaries

[itsnothingofinterest]

I think this fandom needs more villainous Christmas content, and also we really need some light Villain content right now; so since the PLF were formed and Shigaraki was still with them for last Christmas, here’s what I headcanon Shigaraki & the lieutenants got each other during their tense first few days after the merger.

Shigaraki

He get everyone video games. And also personal consoles for each and every one of them. Now Hero Aca is 200 years in the future, but I’m gonna list specific games & series anyway and just say if it still exists, it’s the latest game from that series, if not, it’s something similar to that series. With that said, here’s what he got everyone.

Dabi: Doom

Toga: Assassins’ Creed

Spinner: Grand Theft Auto

Twice: Animal Crossing

Mr. Compress: Mario

Geten: Dark Souls

Skeptic: Professor Layton

Trumpet: Command & Conquer

Redestro: X-COM

Attitude after merger review: Good marks; no noticeable signs of favoring old friends over enemies turned allies. Good job hiding that animosity Tomura!

Dabi

He went to a book store and got everyone books; because they’re good gifts that still allow him the opportunity to knock everyone’s literacy skills by saying they should read more. It’s an important balance for him to strike, getting good gifts without appearing friendly in the slightest. Anyway, here’s the genres he got everyone

Shigaraki Edge action adventure

Toga: Romance

Spinner: Action adventure YA novel

Twice: Slice-of-life comedy

Mr. Compress: murder mystery

Geten: University-level math textbook

Skeptic: Sci-fi navel gazing

Trumpet: Political theory

Redestro: Suspenceful Thriller

Attitude after merger review: Would’ve been fine if not for that dig at Geten’s uneducated status. Try harder next year, please.

Toga

Reminiscent of her pre-quirk Christmases, she decided to make homemade gifts for everyone using whatever she had available. Which was a lot, actually, since she was not afraid to spend Redestro’s money on supplies. In fact she went out of her way to get the most expensive supplies available at every opportunity.

Shigaraki: A grim miniature carnival ground where action figures of All Might & other pros are tortured and mutilated.

Dabi: a miniature statue of him made out of platinum and then crudely painted.

Spinner: An origami model of Stain with a vast arsenal of origami swords.

Twice: a Hand-knitted toque just a bit to big for his head.

Mr. Compress: A collection of new masks in fancy paints.

Geten: A mountaineering pick-ax with a handle in his color scheme.

Skeptic: Just a piece of paper saying “I know about the neck snapping. I look forward to working with you.”

Trumpet: A Trumpet.

Redestro: A bust of his head made of solid gold and smiling his to-wide fake-y smile.

Attitude after merger review: Also docking points for a dig at a former adversary, and what’s worse is it wasn’t even in the form of a proper present. Also losing points for going out or your way to spend Redestro’s money, which granted, everyone else was doing too, but you were a bit upfront with it. Employ more subtlety next time!

Spinner

Spinner also got everyone video games like Shigaraki did; however he looked into indie games. Gotta support the little guys, y’know? That said, indie games 200 years in the future are nearly equivalent to AAA games now in all the ways that matter, so there’s not too much of a difference except it’s all spiritual successors, no franchises. Huge selection though, and there’s successors to everything so Spinner’s set.

Shigaraki: Metroid

Dabi: Mario Kart

Toga: Danganronpa

Twice: Rayman

Mr. Compress: Clunhouse Games: 51 Classics

Geten: Celeste

Skeptic: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

Trumpet: Call of Duty

Redestro: Roller Coater Tycoon

Attitude after merger review: Full marks just like Tomura, as expected of his closest lieutenant. Excellent gifting Spinner!

Twice

Now that he has money, he just went on some Amazon-esque website and got the first thing he saw the reminded him of everyone. As such, his gifts are the most sporadic & random.

Shigaraki: A bottle of Kurogiri’s favorite wine.

Dabi: A quality pack of cigarettes.

Toga: Hairclips with characters from an anime she liked growing up.

Spinner: One of the spinning whetstone things for sharpening blades.

Mr. Compress: A new hat.

Geten: a pair of mittens.

Skeptic: Several Spools or wire + a pair of wire cutters.

Trumpet: A maintenance kit for trumpets.

Redestro: A $1000 donation to a quirkless rights movement in his name. (Can you tell he’s still mad about Giran?)

Attitude after merger review: Once more, major marks docked for taking a dig at an enemy-turned-ally that you can hardly even pretend is a proper gift. Once again; if you can’t do anything nice, be more sublet when acting mean.

Mr. Compress

He frankly wanted to see if he could get anyone into his hobbies, or at least get them something to remind them of him, so he robbed a magic store for magic trick-based toys & performance tools.

Shigaraki: One of those things where you saw your assistant in half (complete with saw).

Dabi: Those weird orb things that slid around your hand.

Toga: One of those boxes you have your assistant stand in and then stab them (complete with knives).

Spinner: Fancy deck of cards

Twice: Yo-yo collection.

Geten: Hula hoop

Skeptic: Semi-transparent Mirror

Trumpet: Bracelet things where you put one inside the other.

Redestro: Fog Machine

Attitude after merger review: Nearly full marks, but it is rather noticeable how League members got, on average, much larger presents than the MLA alumni. Still, the plausible deniability is worth something here. 

Geten

He just went to a store to get whatever he could find. He did not try very hard for the League. Or Skeptic & Trumpet for that matter.

Shigaraki: Santa hat

Dabi: Snow globe

Toga: Chocolate Bar

Spinner: Elf hat.

Twice: Bag of candy

Mr. Compress: a $20 gift card.

Skeptic: New tie.

Trumpet: A wallet.

Redestro: A Blue-Ray collection of a movie series he’d been meaning to see.

Attitude after merger review: Absolute lowest marks; the fact that he got bad gifts for fellow MLA members does not hide this fact as well as he may think it does.

Skeptic

Not really knowing enough about any of these guys enough to really think about what they want, but still wanting to show off; he hacked into the personal bank accounts of several heroes & famous figures and, using each one, got a ¥ 1 million gift card from this store franchise that doesn’t allow any kind of refunds.  Here are the corresponding accounts used to make each person’s gift (he did at least put thought into who each recipient might like to rob).

Shigaraki: All Might

Dabi: Endeavor

Toga: Best Jeanist

Spinner: Wash

Twice: Yoroi Musha

Mr. Compress: Edgeshot

Geten: Mirko

Trumpet: Some political opponent

Redestro: The HPSC president

Attitude after merger review: Both thoughtful and balanced between old & new partners, full marks for one of the last people you might’ve expected. Way to use that pride, Skeptic!

Trumpet

A rather materialistic fellow, he got everyone some new tech or item of convenience.

Shigaraki: An expensive watch.

Dabi: A temperature-controlled water bottle

Toga: A big make-up kit

Spinner: A nice suit

Twice: An Ipod.

Mr. Compress: A nice suitcase.

Geten: A mini-fridge.

Skeptic: A new laptop.

Redestro: A new phone.

Attitude after merger review: Full marks, I suppose, if only because he equally half-arsed it for everyone. Not even out of malice either, he just didn’t try all that hard for anyone.

Redestro

The richest of the lot: he also just got everyone some piece of technology/luxury rich person thing, with the difference that his presents were really big & expensive. He was rather invested in endearing himself to the new team.

Shigaraki: A kind of really big yacht, one with windows around the deck to keep people from seeing him. Imagine a cross between a yacht & a limo, actually.

Dabi: A stupidly big TV with like 10 different streaming services pre-paid on it. 

Toga: A self-driving car.

Spinner: One of those 4-wheeled dirt bikes

Twice: His very own mountain lodge.

Mr. Compress: His very own hot tub.

Geten: His own private jet, complete with a walk-in freezer installed in the back.

Skeptic: A warehouse & collection of those big data storage units; enough to back-up all the data his company had ever collected.

Trumpet: A new van

Attitude after merger review: Full marks and well earned; because even if they weren’t always the most personalized, they were too high quality for it to matter. And for once the expense wasn’t a mark against him because he was spending his own money!

Final review: Toga got everyone the best gifts, with Twice taking 2nd place, because theirs were both thoughtful and unique. Even the non-gift to Skeptic & Redestro couldn't bring them below anyone else’s score. Everyone else sucks at this. 3rd place goes to Redestro though, because “money can’t by happiness” is a phrase that doesn’t apply to poor people.

#bnha #paranormal liberation front #PLF #shigaraki tomura #dabi #toga himiko #spinner #jin bubaigawara #twice #mr. compress #geten #bnha skeptic #bnha trumpet #redestro #league of villains #lov #meta liberation army #mla #christmas

[justiceraffles]

"Hey, what if MK was a horribly written telenovela with a poorly conceived mystery storyline that's tied together in the most precarious of ways with nonsensical plotpoints and was also endgame Hakukai" So here's the start to my Hakukai longfic! I have a lot of things to say about this story so I'll just ramble about it at length beneath the cut if anyone's interested in my nonsense notes. Otherwise,

Read Here

I've been working on this thing on and off for a year and a half now, it lives rent free in my head every day and has been editted, restructured, and rewritten a lot. I've been very apprehensive about sharing it. ...To be honest, I still am! It's a chaotic story where I just allowed myself to write the most self-indulgent thing I could muster. This entire plot is an amalmagation of random things and ideas I like. It feels like a niche concept that is very messy and ???¿¿¿¿??? why did I make this

But, I guess that also makes it a very "me" story, so having fun with it and writing something that just brought me joy is what matters most, ultimately.

(aaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)

I'm very thankful to everyone who has read the outline and concept for it or just listened to me ramble about the incoherent plot and characters or cheering me on when I've been kinda anxious about it— it's thanks to that support despite this being such a specific and ¿¿¿ idea that I've found the courage to actually share it. I'm very grateful and I hope you guys can enjoy something in it o)-(

So, about the fic,

It's a story about Hakuba! I think we are all well aware that jokes about his long absences and infrequent appearances are very commonplace (where in the world is hakuba saguru??? TT) and it unfortunately leads to him being forgotten and overlooked often. The initial concept that inspired this fic was "Hey, what if Hakuba stopped showing up for real?" and explore the implications this would have on the MK storyline (and Kaito, by extension). I wanted to make a plot where he was allowed to be the protagonist of his own story, highlight his worth as a detective, his role in the main narrative, and the depth of his relationship with Kaito. It's a Hakuba Saguru Appreciation fic, first and foremost!

So, the romance itself is very slow burn. There is a lot of plot, because I have a lot of fun with ridiculous, contrived stories haha. It takes a while for the story to be fully set up, and Kaito doesn't make a proper, official appearance until the end of Chapter 2.

Chapter 1 is rather lengthy and sets the context and plot from Hakuba's POV, Chapter 2 focuses on establishing where his relationship with Kaito (as well as Aoko and Akako) stands at the moment, and Chapter 3 onward starts seeing the first proper developments in the relationship.

It's a bit rocky at first and they have a lot of ups and downs but I promise they work it out (I promise!!! I swear!!!) I tried my best to maintain a balance between the fluffy and angsty moments, but I have to admit it's quite dramatic at parts lol I enjoy stupid, trashy drama a lot sometimes— this is the reason I'm calling it a bad telenovela.

Despite the fact that this is very plotty, their feelings for each other are the guiding force behind the storyline, and their relationship does take center stage later on. The romance is in no way secondary, it just takes a long while to fully develop. They most definitely get a happy ending, but you can expect this to be 95% pining.

The story starts out some years after the current events in the MK manga. Pandora hasn't been found yet, and KID is still active. On the other hand, the DC canon is used very loosely; the conflict has long since been resolved. The BO was taken down years before the start of this story.

The two plots aren't too deeply intertwined here, they just intercept at parts. References to DC events appear here and there and some elements and character interactions overlap, but they tend to be minor for the most part. This is primarily a MK story and I wasn't too worried about completely integrating both plotlines (or staying 100% accurate to the DC plot, for that matter).

Of course, because this is MK-centric, Aoko and Akako are involved with the overarching story and have major roles to play.

In terms of DC characters, Masumi, Shiho, Heiji and Shinichi play semi-prominent roles in the story. I've tagged Masumi from the getgo because she appears in the first chapter, but I'll add the others when I get to the little arcs they show up in. Save for some specific contributions they have, they aren't too deeply involved with the overall plot progression, but the interactions Hakuba has with them are important for his character development and his better understanding of his relationship with Kaito. Basically each of these characters gets some sort of little story arc in which they interact with/help Hakuba in some way. I arbitrarily chose who I wanted him to interact with, lol.

Speaking of arbitrary decisions— Miss Masumi!!!! She's the first character that shows up in this and interacts with Hakuba. I understand this is probably a strange choice. Because I really wanted to flesh out Hakuba's detective methods and life in London a little more, I decided to use the very what if headcanon of Hakuba's maternal family and the Sera family being acquainted with each other. Like I said before, I didn't really want to connect DC and MK plots thoroughly, so the Akai family plotline isn't at all relevant here beyond a couple of passing mentions. I was mostly interested in Hakuba having an MI6 connection without the need of using another OC and I just wanted to imagine what a hypothetical dynamic between him and Masumi would be like.

And then, OCs. There's a couple of OCs with pretty major roles here as well. Really major— probably in equal measure to Aoko and Akako. I apologise in advance! I really needed them to properly build the detective/mystery aspect of the plot, and the more I wrote, the more they became involved with the story and relationship progression TT I really enjoyed writing them a lot, and I'm satisfied with how they turned out here. I understand OCs with prominent roles aren't everyone's cup of tea, though. Even though I enjoyed writing them, I'm a little self-conscious about how relevant they ended up being when they were originally just going to be there as a plot device to kickstart things ;;; Hopefully someone can find enjoyment in them nonetheless. They are most heavily involved with the story after the midpoint, but they appear all throughout.

I'm really nervous about the choices to have Masumi and major OCs in this story...I understand it is likely these things will make this story a little too niche. But!!!!!!!!! Again!!!!!!!!!!!!! Having fun with it is what matters most Raffles!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get that through your thick skull!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, please expect the most convoluted explanation to Pandora. There is a lot of made up lore I had a blast writing but it's all probably needlessly complicated.

In summary, it's a detective story starring Hakuba that somehow ended up reading like a dramatic post-breakup/getting back together soap opera.

A significant portion of this has been prewritten, so my (ideal) plan is to have weekly or biweekly updates (but hmmmm let's see how long that lasts until I decide to scrap and rewrite everything out of embarrassment— this is very likely, I second-guess myself a lot)

I keep dragging it through the mud, but I've actually had a blast writing it, even though there's A Lot going on and I'm not very confident in it being decent enough to share.

With all that, I hope someone else can maybe find some enjoyment reading it.

#Refutation of time #my writing #DCMK #magic kaito #hakuba saguru #hakukai #sagukai #dcmk fanfic #this is the most rafflescore way to take over the MK plot #says my beta #ohdearohboyohgod #i need to pee #I have read the first chapter like 50 times over its not even funny #(passepartout voice) #GAAAAAAAAAAGH THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING

[kitkatopinions]

I always assumed Ironwood wasn't straight. I mean he's a dude in his 40s who's unmarried and has no previous family or children to speak of. Then again he did dance with Glynda that one time so who knows?

That's just the thing, there's no way of knowing. Here are things that literally would not go against Ironwood's suggested feelings for Glynda.

Asexual and Biromantic, Panromantic, or Heteroromantic. Bisexual and Biromantic, Panromantic, or Heteroromantic. Pansexual, and Biromantic, Panromantic, or Heteroromantic. Homosexual and biromantic, panromantic, or heteroromantic. Homosexual and homoromantic, but using compulsory heteronormativity (idc what MKEK said outside of canon, their own heteronormative writing in the early seasons makes it impossible to believe that there aren't things like Homophobia, transphobia, and sexism in the world of RWBY.) Asexual and Aromantic - Flirting does not mean that you're not aromantic. Heterosexual and Heteroromantic but trans, non-binary, or genderqueer (although he looks male-presenting, that's not an indication that he's definitely canon cisgender, and yes, he goes by he/him pronouns, but I have a non-binary sibling who mostly goes by she/her and stills calls herself my sister. You never know just by someone's appearance or even their pronouns.) Any of the above, and still not meaning anything really by his somewhat flirtatious tone and asking Glynda to dance in the same way that Yang winking at a White Fang member before attacking him says literally nothing about her canon sexuality since she's casually flirty, because he might just be casually flirty and that doesn't even mean that he's trying to appear straight even if the writers were clearly heteronormative themselves when they wrote everyone in the first three seasons before they decided to think about making Pilot Boi their first queer character. Heterosexual and heteroromantic and cisgengered.

Personally, I myself see James Ironwood as a bisexual, biromantic man who deeply respected Glynda, was attracted to her appearance, but more wanted something to be between them than actually having real feelings for her. But it's perfectly valid to headcanon any of the above.

Currently Ironwood's sexuality (and his gender for that matter) has yet to be confirmed. Even if the show writers stated that James Ironwood is just the straightest most straight, cis, non-LGBTQ+ character in their show, it still wouldn't be show proper canon, because Word of the Author is a broke system that many people threw out sometime around JK Rowling telling everyone wizards used to just pee and poop all over themselves at random and magic away the evidence. And even if the show writers wrote Qrow or Winter or something to say "Yeah, James is the straightest most straight cisgendered hetero guy we knew," post-death, it still would not be wrong to headcanon anything different.

James Ironwood is as gay as you want him to be, I guess is what I'm saying. James Ironwood is not a canon straight guy, I guess is also what I'm saying. It's deeply flawed and rooted in bi, ace, and pan erasure to assume that anyone is straight just because they make advances towards someone of the opposite gender. I already see so much biphobia specifically in the RWBY fandom, especially in regards to Blake, Yang, and even Qrow these days. It just really makes me frustrated that people have this mentality. Either they are Homosexuals or they are straight. Either Yang oogling men in season one means she's straight and now they're retconning her sexuality or Yang's a lesbian who was clearly just being comphet/Yang's a lesbian and if you're still clinging onto the first season, you're stupid. Either Blake's straight and it was wrong of the showrunners to 'pretend otherwise' to force her to be anything else or Blake's a lesbian and anyone still shipping her with Sun or other men are denial ridden homophobes themselves. Either Qrow is straight and anyone paying attention to lingering looks, hugs, and blushes are idiots reading into unintended framing or people shipping Qrow and Winter are just so stupid to ignore that Qrow winking at her meant nothing and people who read romantic tension in their fight have 'hetero goggles' on. Btw, there's nothing wrong in my opinion with headcanoning Yang as not attracted to men at all, Qrow as not attracted to women at all, or even Blake as not attracted to men at all and only thinking she had been. But that's not canon, and trying to enforce it is rooted in biphobia.

And now it's 'James is established straight from the get go,' because he said a somewhat flirty line to a woman and asked her to dance. It's very annoying. James is no more of a canon straight than Yang, Weiss, Blake, or Penny is. Expressing a very casual slight attraction towards someone of the opposite sex very much so doesn't determine someone's sexuality.

You're right, who knows? Nobody. Because currently, James Ironwood could be pretty much anything (even alive!) and we wouldn't know.

#rwde #pro james ironwood #LGBTQ+ James Ironwood #James Ironwood antis kindly don't reply thanks :)

[lestatslestits]

Do all the symbols for whoever your favorite character from WITW is

Oh gosh this is gonna take me a hot sec 😂 I’m skipping a couple, but I’ll do most of them!

I’m doing Mole BTW 💜

Sleep Headcanon - He BURROWS under a pile of blankets because it makes him feel secure. Also he sleeps less than everyone else during the winter, which he doesn’t mind, except that he WILL wander away if bored, and he WILL accidentally get into trouble. This is more of an extension of canon (for the book) than headcanon, but I feel like it belongs here.

Sad Headcanon - He has never been particularly wealthy and he’s kind of insecure about it, but only socially—it never occurred to him when he was living on his own, but now it occasionally weighs on him. In particular, he expects Toad to judge him for it, but Toad is actually more of the “oh you need money? Here have some of mine!!” variety of friend, rather than the type to judge a friend for being poor.

Happy Headcanon - The actual decision to go aboveground and explore was impulsive, but he had been daydreaming about it for years. And it was actually so much better than he could have expected, and that made him extremely happy.

Angry/Violent Headcanon - He is an angry crier, which is not very intimidating...until you find out that because he is chill 95% of the time, when he is angry he’s a little white hot ball of rage.

Bedroom/House/Living Quarters Headcanon - Ultimately, he and Rat end up splitting their time between Rat’s home and Mole End, especially spending more time in Mole End near the winter (when boating season is over). He considers both places “home” interchangeably.

Romantic Headcanon - He and Rat have never heard of personal space so even when they aren’t being specifically romantic they are constantly *hold paws* *touch hair* *poke* *hug* *kiss on forehead* *kiss on cheek* *pick Mole up* *adjust Rat’s hat* and it’s very cute but also everyone else is like. Please focus. Please. I am begging you. I know this says “romantic headcanon” and I said “not specifically romantic,” but it all ties together and they blur the friendship/romance line a LOT.

Family Headcanon - Badger has no kids and he mentally adopted Mole within five minutes of meeting him, and everyone knows this, except Mole. (On the other hand, Mole has two moms :3)

Friendship Headcanon - He cannot be left alone with Toad for too long, because, in spite of the assumption that he is quiet and shy, he only needs the tiniest push to turn chaotic. With Mole, it’s a matter of curiosity. He’s always exploring cause and effect in the world around him. Toad knows the effect and does it anyways. Mole has one valence braincell that he shares when around Toad, and it helps no one and stabilizes nothing. I haven’t taken a chemistry class in something like eight years, don’t @ me.

Quirks/Hobbies Headcanon - He loves hearing stories. He also loves reading, but it hurts his eyes, so he usually gets others to read for him.

Likes/Dislikes Headcanon - He is one of those folks who is very affably convinced that he likes everything, and that is not true, he just tends to keep his dislikes close to his chest until he finds them extra annoying. In general, he lives underground in the dirt and has trouble keeping a tidy house, but he’s very fastidious about staying clean himself, and he carefully mends all of his clothes, etc. Similarly, he loves being in the boat, but he hates getting wet (that’s canon, but it goes along with his dual nature so shhhhh)

Childhood headcanon - Much like as an adult, he was very sweet but EXTREMELY curious, and tended to wander away even underground. He has no memory of this, but he once managed to dig into one of the tunnels under Toad Hall, where he was found by Toad Senior and Badger. Badger returned him home, and Mole never saw him again until adulthood.

Old Age/Aging Headcanon - The best part of getting old, in his mind, is that he is finally EXPECTED to have absolutely no filter.

Cooking/Food Headcanon - Rat does more cooking, he does more baking. Of the two, he has more of a sweet tooth.

Appearance Headcanon - He is so much smaller than you realize at first, because he moves around a lot. Also his fur generally looks brown in the sunlight, but it’s actually a bit darker than it often looks, with black mixed in.

Random Headcanon - It’s a running joke on the Riverbank that everyone who meets Mole would die for him about five minutes into knowing him. Rat is the one who jokes about it the most, in spite of failing to avoid this harder than anyone has ever failed before.

#the wind in the willows musical #wind in the willows #witw #wind in the willows musical #the wind in the willow #twitw

[jo-kuron]

( LANA CONDOR, CISFEMALE, SHE/HER, VIRGO, 25 ) I just spotted JOSEPHINE KURON at the beach today. Don’t you know them? They live down by the TOWERS and usually hang out with the RICH KIDS cliques. From what I’ve heard, they can be CONTROLLING, but they’re also DETERMINED. I always think of them when i hear JUST LIKE MAGIC by ARIANA GRANDE and tend to associate them with parchment paper on a cookie sheet at 3AM, a worn copy of wuthering heights for annotations, sunglasses covering bags under sleep deprived eyes . ( bree, she.her, 21, est )

HI EVERYONE! So, this is one of my fave muses, Jo. She is an amazing and complex female who will constantly amaze, I PROMISE. This is mostly her backbone, there’s more headcanons to follow!

BASIC CHARACTER QUESTIONS

Full Name: Josephine Avila Kuron

nicknames: Josie, Jojo, Jo, Superstar, Dreamer

date of birth: September 20, 1995

age: Twenty Five

Star Sign: Virgo

Chinese Zodiac: Rat

PHYSICAL / APPEARANCE

hair style? Typically seen with a half-up do.

glasses or contact lenses? Black Tortoise shelled frames from time to time.

scars or birthmarks? a birthmark of a crown sits on the front of her right ankle.

tattoos? A small silhouette of her ex dancing, specifically a jump mid-air.  

physical or mental handicaps? Dyslexia.

type of clothes? Typically in Alternative clothing. Lots of ripped jeans and pleated skirts.

mannerisms? When nervous, Jo will tug at her sleeves or excessively push her glasses up the bridge of her nose.

PERSONALITY

are they more optimistic or pessimistic? Pessimistic now, the past self was optimistic.

are they introverted or extroverted? Introverted Extrovert.

do they ever put on airs? Sometimes, if she feels intimidated.

what bad habits do they have? Nail biting, and joint cracking.

what makes them laugh out loud? Silly dad jokes and situational humor.

how do they display affection? Gifting small items.

how do they want to be seen by others? Strong and put together.

how do they see themselves? Weak and a mess, irredeemable.

strongest character trait? Trusting

weakest character trait? Controlling

how competitive are they? Very, she loves a challenge.

do they make snap judgements or take time to consider? She takes time to consider the majority of the time, but she will make a quick decision from time to time.

PAST AND FUTURE

Jo was a miracle baby, she was her parents fifth time trying for a child. It wasn’t for lack of pregnancy, her mother couldn’t carry all the way through term. After Josephine took her first breath, nearly every breath after that  was in the vicinity of her mother. Although most kid would’ve hated that, Jo found it comforting. She was very nurtured. After her birth, Jo’s mother became a stay at home mom. This often led to her feeling like it would teeter on the side of helicopter parenting from time to time. However, the extra time with her mother led her to find her love of reading and writing.As a child Jo was a huge teacher's pet.  She always loved the idea of learning, no matter who or what was teaching her. Even when she hit the age of nine and learning became hard for her, she still enjoyed someone looking out for her and trying to help her be her best self.

Even though she overcame her disability, she shies away from compliments. She finds herself undeserving of them, and openly welcomes criticism. She knows that she isn’t perfect, but she wants to work on being the best version of herself she could be.

She grew up thinking she was poor, but her parents were actually well off because they never wanted her to grow up thinking that money made anyone better than anyone else.

All she wanted was to get into college to make her parents proud of her. Yes, she could’ve done anything and got their approval, but she wanted their approval to mean something. So she worked as hard as she could to get into the top education program in the nation. She wanted to pay the experience she had in school forward. She was on her way home to tell her parents that she had did something that would actually make them proud, her mother called her and told her the terrible news. Her father had a heart attack and didn’t make it to the hospital. She was ready to drop all of her plans to be with her mother and just do school at a local college. However, once her mother found out that she had gotten the scholarship she worked so hard for, her mother demanded that she went to Yates. That’s how she ended up on the green slopes of campus her freshman year of college.

TL;DR: JO WAS A MIRACLE BABY THAT WANTED TO BE A TEACHER HER WHOLE LIFE. SHE ALMOST DIDN’T GO TO COLLEGE BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF HER MOTHER AFTER HER FATHER’S DEATH BUT HER MOM WOULDN’T LET HER GIVE UP ON ONE OF HER DREAMS.

LOVE

do they believe in love at first sight? Yes.

are they in a relationship? No.

how do they behave in a relationship? She likes to keep everyone at a distance except her significant other. She treats them like her best friend, and more often than not they are. She loves to have a friendly relationship so she doesn’t feel like she’s a totally different person in love.

has your character ever been in love? Yes.

have they ever had their heart broken? Yes.

what is their sexual orientation? Bisexual.

FAVOURITES

what is their favourite animal? Koala

what place would they most like to visit? Pasadena, California

what is the most beautiful thing they’ve ever seen? The sunset in New York City. Her ex-boyfriend

what is their favourite song? Heebiejeebies by Amine

music, art, reading preferred? She prefers YA novels, loves Musicals, and isn’t the biggest fan of literal art. She just likes to look at pretty things.

what is their favourite color? She loved the color black for the longest, but now her favorite color is a sky blue.

favourite food: She loves all types of Italian food.

what is their favourite day of the week? Tuesday.

POSSESSIONS

what is in their fridge: She always keeps Apple juice and water bottles in her fridge to drink and enough random snacks to make it look healthy even though she has a stash of chips in the pantry

what is on their bedside table? She keeps a candle and wireless phone charger that looks like a glowing rune when her phone is charging.

what is in their car? She always keeps back ups to all of her bathroom items in her trunk. If you think about it, she has it in there. In her center console she keeps napkins, a reusable straw set, and a few pairs of chopsticks. In her glove compartment she has an extensive rotating collection of cds. She likes the nostalgic feeling.

what is in their purse? She keeps her debit cards, an old photo of her ex, a packet of tissues, headphones, an emergency twenty dollar bill, and a few packs of salt and pepper in a small pouch.

what is in their pockets? Her phone or her headphones

what is their most treasured possession? Her locket.

DAILY LIFE

what are their eating habits? Typically whatever is easily accessed. If it takes longer than an hour to cook, she probably won’t make it.

are they minimalist or a clutter hoarder? She would like to believe she’s a minimalist, but her closet would say otherwise.

what do they do first thing on a weekday morning? Make a cup of coffee and read a book on her kindle.

what do they do on a sunday afternoon? Yoga while their roommate watches.

what do they do on a friday night? Either hangout with her friends or play board games while getting drunk with her roommate.

what is the soft drink of choice? Dr. Pepper

what is their alcoholic drink of choice? Tito’s and crystal light. Old Fashioned

what does she do for work? An English Teacher to GED students. A Cam Girl.

#hqclique.intro #about-jo

[welllpthisishappening]

It admittedly wasn’t one of his better ideas. 

But these were definitely the best cheeseburgers in the city and there was a view and so Henry didn’t really allow himself to think much about it. Before he was calling to make a reservation. At The Jolly Roger. 

For his first date with Ella. 

He just...didn’t tell anyone else. 

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Rating: Like the lowest of low teen if only for some first-date jitters-induced swearing Word Count: 4.5K  AN: A couple days ago I was answering asks from one of those writing memes and @shireness-says​ gave me a number that required me to headcanon something. Well, I responded here and basically said that in Out of the Frying Pan, on their first date, Henry brought Ella to The Jolly Roger. He just didn’t bother telling anyone because, well, it’s kind of a lot to bring a girl to your family’s restaurant on the first date, but the food is good and there should be good food on a first date. Cue a bit of inspiration yesterday and we’ve got a bunch of words, Will being super unhelpful, and Killian being peak dad. Thanks to Devon for taking my “give me a random Once character who could be a waitress” demand in stride. 

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Will noticed him first. 

That wasn’t all that surprising, not really. Especially not when Henry was certain his heart was going to pound out of his chest, a mix of nerves and excitement and a few more nerves because taking a girl he genuinely liked to The Jolly Roger wasn’t one of his more well-thought out plans. 

But he also kind of wanted a cheeseburger. 

And these were the best cheeseburgers in the city. 

Maybe the Tri-State area. 

He figured Ella would like cheeseburgers. Everyone liked cheeseburgers, right? God, he hoped she liked cheeseburgers. 

He probably should have asked.

He’d admittedly been a little preoccupied. 

Will was very clearly texting someone. Henry hoped it wasn’t his mom. 

And no one had said anything when Henry made the reservation — two days earlier and still a little out of breath while Ella’s yeah that sounds nice ricocheted off every corner of his brain. Ariel had long left the hostess stand in Brooklyn, once she and Eric opened their own seafood place in NOHO, but the new girl was nice and Henry was vaguely confident her name was Merida. She’d asked all the usual questions; date, time, number of people and...name. 

So he’d lied. 

Henry Locksley, he’d said, certain neither Robin nor Regina would be that upset if he borrowed their last name for a few hours, and Roland would only think the whole thing was hysterical, but he also admittedly hadn’t even thought about what he’d do when he had to talk to Merida face to face and Ella knew his name, his real name, and this was already proving to be something of an unmitigated disaster. 

Will was still staring at him from behind the bar. 

With his jaw halfway to the floor. 

“Locksley,” Henry said, not for the first time. “Yup, yeah, that’s—that’s us. Two. Two of us.” Merida hummed, scrolling across a screen Henry would have to ask Killian about. He had no idea they’d gotten that, hadn’t been to the Jolly in Brooklyn in months, which was why he thought this would be better than any other options and seriously he just wanted cheeseburgers. 

With a girl he really liked. 

Will hadn’t blinked in days, though, shoulders shaking slightly when his phone buzzed. Presumably. Henry didn’t have supersonic hearing. 

Just the ability to glare — quickly and, he hoped, covertly, gritting his teeth when Will actually had the gall to laugh loudly. His whole body shook. Henry jerked his hand in front of him, some attempt at miming that he was certain failed spectacularly as soon as Will held his arm in front of him. 

So he could take a picture. 

Or so Henry assumed. 

He sighed. 

“Everything ok?” Ella asked, Henry’s answering nod nothing more than a quick shift of his head that nearly resulted in his chin colliding with his chest. She narrowed her eyes. 

“Fine,” he said. ‘Why wouldn’t it be fine?” “I asked first.” He let out a shaky laugh, another nod that wasn’t doing much to help the overall state of a variety of his internal organs and maybe Will could actually flash lasers from his eyes. It felt that way, at least, a stare that bored its way into the back of Henry’s head and he almost didn’t even notice Merida walking or grabbing menus, tripping over his feet and laughing a bit more and it would be fine, it would be fine, it would be fine, so long as—

“Oh shit,” Henry breathed. 

Ella stopped half a foot away from the table, eyes widening with even more entirely reasonable questions and he really hoped she liked cheeseburgers. 

And Henry didn’t move, even when Merida placed the menus down on the table. In the middle of the dining room, surrounded by other diners and a few other couples who also looked like they were on dates and...a clearly bemused, desperately trying not to laugh, Killian Jones. 

Wearing a chef’s jacket. 

Which really just seemed unfairly ridiculous, all things considered. 

“Damnit,” Henry mumbled, wavering for a moment before he flashed a smile at Merida. He hoped he didn’t look too psychotic. “You, uh—any chance we could get a table by the water?” “There’s water?” Ella asked. 

“Did I not mention that?” She shook her head. “You said you knew a place that had good food. And I wouldn’t mind the drive out here. Nothing about a view.”

“Wow, really undersold it, didn’t I?”

“I wasn’t really banking my decision on the potential of a view. Especially when I figured we’d stay in one borough.” Henry shrugged, doing his absolute best not to glance in Killian’s direction. There was absolutely no way that he could hear them — not over the rest of the soft conversations around them or the ringing phone at the hostess stand Merida hadn’t gone back to yet, but Henry knew he was smiling as well and Will was absolutely still staring. 

And texting mom. 

There was no way he wasn’t. 

“Ah, well,” Henry grinned, “I like to try and keep people guessing.” “You think this is working for you?” “You tell me.”

Ella’s laugh soared out of her, louder than the conversations or Will’s phone, even from a few feet away, a sound that Henry, rather quickly decided, he was going to hear as many times as possible in the next few hours. 

If not longer. 

They weren’t that far from Park Slope. There was good coffee in Park Slope. A few bakeries. Maybe gelato. 

Killian wouldn’t mind if they went to Park Slope for gelato. Will, on the other hand. Maybe. Or mom...and especially Belle. Who wrote the recipe for the cheesecake the pastry chef made every Thursday night before the weekend rush. 

“Did you guys want to move, or…” Merida muttered, and Henry had almost forgotten they’d never sat down. 

Neither Henry nor Ella answered. Not a good first-date moment, but neither was showing up at his family’s restaurant that he hadn’t told her was his family’s restaurant, so Henry didn’t bother thinking before he turned, ignoring the stab of pain in his neck when he met Killian’s eyes. 

And he didn’t do much, not really. Just lifted his hand and pointed a finger towards the row of windows in the back of the dining room, an empty table in the corner. 

Henry exhaled. 

He hadn’t realized he’d been holding his breath. 

“If that works?” Henry asked, nodding in the same direction Killian had pointed. Tugging some other screen that was far more high tech than Henry anticipated out of her back pocket, Merida clicked her tongue, once, twice, before—

“Yeah, of course,” she said. “Right this way.”

Henry’s feet continued to have minds of their own, walking too quickly and nearly stepping on the heel of Ella’s shoes in the process, but then his hand found the small of her back and she didn’t say anything, didn’t even tense, which must have been at least a few points in whatever date-scoring system they were working with. 

He resolutely refused to look behind him anymore. 

“Good?” Merida asked, dropping the menus again as Ella nodded enthusiastically. Henry hooked his foot around the other chair, all instinct and familiarity and he didn’t realize Ella’s brows had pinched until he looked up.

He blinked. “What?”

“I’ve never seen anyone pull out a chair like that.” “I don’t—was that weird?” “Maybe not if you live here.” Whatever sound he made was not a laugh. Might not have been human, really, scratching its way out of his throat and between barely parted lips that were starting to dry out a little. Probably from breathing like a psychopath. 

“Who would live at a restaurant?” he mumbled, nearly knocking over the empty water glass in an attempt to grab a menu he could have recited by heart. 

“I wasn’t necessarily speaking literally.” “Right, right, right, yeah that’s—” “—Are you really sure you’re ok?”

“Fine,” Henry said, far too quickly. Impressive since the world was four letters. “Do I seem less-than fine?” “You seem a little nervous,” Ella reasoned. “Which—I mean, first dates and all that, but I thought this was good and—” “—It is good.” Interrupting was probably a few docks on his overall point total. 

But those words didn’t shake and weren’t said at a questionable speed, one way or another, just even and honest and Henry liked Ella. Like liked Ella. He didn’t think Killian would be in Brooklyn.

“Yeah?” Ella asked softly. 

Henry grinned. “Yeah. And these are the best cheeseburgers in at least the six closest states to New York.” “Does that include Delaware?” “What?” “I ate a really good cheeseburger at some roadside stand in Delaware once. On the way to the beach when I was a kid.” “That’s very specific,” Henry admitted. More nerves erupted in the pit of his stomach, suddenly a little terrified that The Jolly wouldn’t stand up to a roadside stand in the middle of goddamn Delaware, but then Ella smiled and the lights reflected off the river and Henry’s shoulders dropped. With relief, or something. 

“You’re making fun of me,” he accused. 

She shook her head. “No, no, no, I wouldn’t do that. I’m having a really serious conversation about cheeseburgers with someone who appears to be an expert.” “Ah, I wouldn’t say that.” “How many states away is Delaware?” “I honestly have no idea.” “That’s actually kind of disappointing. These were your rules, after all.”

“Seafood country, right?” Henry asked, dimly aware that Killian had gone behind the bar. To talk to Will. And mom. Inevitably. “Delaware has like—I don’t know, clams or something.” “You’re really hating on Delaware, aren’t you?”

“I’ve never been to Delaware. We were Maine beach people.” “Maine beach people,” Ella echoed, slowly enough that every letter felt like its own joke. 

Henry hummed. “Didn’t happen often, because my parent’s work schedule was always nuts, but my mom grew up in Maine. We used to go visit my grandmother and my dad, he—” 

Footsteps stopped abruptly in front of their table, a soft hiss of regret from the waitress when she realized she’d interrupted and—

“I’m so sorry. Just wanted to see if you guys were interested in any drinks, or—oh, hey Henry!”

In some other point-based competition where he wasn’t on a first-date and trying to impress Ella or reminisce about childhood trips to the beach where Killian always managed to get mom in the water when no one else could, Henry would award himself first-place and several trophies for managing not to pinch the bridge of his own nose as soon as Ashley said his name. 

“I didn’t know you were going to be here,” she continued. “Does your—”

“Drinks,” Henry cut in, quickly and efficiently eliminating any flirting-type progress. 

To her credit, Ashley didn’t do much more than blink in a few prolonged seconds of confusion, before mumbling a quiet oh, sticking her lower lip out when she nodded and suggested several specialities from the bar. 

“You’re in luck,” she added, “Will’s here tonight, and he’s won awards for mixology and some of his drinks are the best in the city. He’s not here very often, so I’m sure he’ll be happy to make whatever you guys are interested in.”

She cast a meaningful glance in Henry’s direction, his hands fisted at his side now. Ella’s eyebrows were never going to recover. “And he just happened to be here tonight, huh?” Henry grumbled. 

Ashley smiled brightly. “Certainly seems that way, doesn't it? Were you interested in hearing any of our specials?” “Nah, I think we’re good to order, right, Henry?” Ella asked. This was, hands-down, the dumbest thing he’d ever done. And once he’d broken the lock on their front door trying to sneak in after curfew. Killian and mom had argued for ten minutes about who got to teach him to pick locks after that. It was a matter of principle, they said. 

Ryan was the best lock-picker in the family. 

Henry hoped no one texted Ryan about this. She’d never let him live it down. 

“What can I get you?” Ashley asked. 

“Cheeseburgers,” Henry replied. “Just—two cheeseburgers.” 

And strictly speaking, it was almost silly to regret the words as soon as they were out of his mouth, but it was also kind of a dick move to order for his date and Ashley was doing a terrible job of turning whatever noise she was making into something that didn’t resemble a cackle. 

“Shit,” he mumbled again, trying to force his apology onto his face when he looked at Ella. Who had tugged her lips behind her teeth. 

Killian had gone back into the kitchen. 

“Sorry,” Henry stammered. “That was, I know you can order for yourself and—” “—Do we get fries with that?” Ella asked, ignoring him completely. Definitely not points, but not a detraction either, so Henry would take it. 

Ashley nodded. “Regular, sweet, onion rings.” “Sweet potato is great.” “Cool and then that’s onion rings for Henry and—oh.” Maybe he’d just slide down the chair, onto the floor and directly into the Gowanus Canal. It would have been better than whatever Ashley did as soon as she realized what she’d said, color rising in her cheeks and despair landing in Henry’s gut. 

Loudly. 

As if an emotion could do that. 

“Onion rings,” he said, neither an agreement nor an order really, but Ashley was already retreating and he couldn’t really blame her. 

Ella waited exactly fourteen seconds before talking. 

That was nice. 

“So,” she drawled, “you’ve been here before, huh?” “Couple times.” “Do you order the same thing every time?” “Usually, yeah.” “Huh.” “Huh?” Henry echoed. “People like things, right?”

“And you apparently like onion rings.”

There was no way to miss the less-than-soft edge to her voice, another question that might have been closer to an accusation and Henry honestly did not have anyone to blame for any of this. Except himself. 

And maybe Will. 

If he didn’t make good drinks. 

“Oh, no, no, no,” Henry said quickly, understanding rippling up his spine. “Ashley and I aren’t—no, that’s not—” “—You mean you haven’t talked to the waitress a couple of times before?” “Well, yeah, but that’s because I’ve been here a couple of times. But not because—I know her husband and she’s got a really cute kid. Ask her about it, I’m sure she’ll be more than happy to show you the several thousand pictures on her phone.”

That got him a laugh. 

And maybe a few points. 

“Kind of obnoxious to get jealous of the waitress on a first date, isn’t it?” Ella asked. 

“Nah, I think that’s a compliment for me.” “I wouldn’t go that far. What is it about the onion rings that makes them so obviously your favorite, then?” “Oh, well my da—” Henry nearly choked on his tongue, sputtering and trying to catch his breath, eyes watering when he wasn’t getting proper oxygen. “The, uh, the chef here,” he corrected, “he likes to double fry ‘em. You know, flash fry first, then re-batter them, gets them ridiculously crispy. Plus, the aioli sauce he makes? Otherworldly.” “High praise.” “They sell it. Like in supermarkets and cooking stores and stuff.” “Is the chef Paul Newman?” Henry barked out a laugh, any sense of frustration or worry forgotten for a moment. “God, we better hope he didn’t hear that. His ego would never recover.” “So, you know the chef too?” The moment ended. 

“Something like that,” Henry answered evasively. “So how often were you going to Delaware?” Shifting the conversation, he realized was the right choice. Henry only noticed Will a few more times, one quick hand wave that he was fairly certain he was able to turn into a tug of his hair, even if it wasn’t perfectly coordinated, and Killian really had retreated back to the kitchen because the restaurant was packed. 

Henry didn’t think too much about Killian for the next twenty-six minutes. 

Give or take. 

Instead, they ordered appetizers and talked about Delaware and beaches, family vacations and childhood memories, anecdotes about high school and college, slightly embarrassing stories that also made them look endearing and Ashley didn’t call him by his name when she brought the drinks. 

Or the cheeseburgers. 

“Oh fuck,” Ella mumbled, having to bring her hand to her mouth after an especially impressive bite. “That’s delicious.” “See,” Henry said. “Told you.” “Not a great first-date look, either.” “True, but if there’s one thing I am confident about, it’s my knowledge of good food in this city.” “Yeah?” “Yeah,” he parroted. “It’s a thing.” Ella tilted her head, another bite of cheeseburger and more than a few sweet potato fries dipped in a sauce Henry hadn’t had before. He’d have to ask Killian about that later, much later, after the desert and Park Slope and he was just about to ask Ashley for another drink, when—

“Shit,” he grumbled. Again. Third time was the charm or something. 

Because Ashley really was a very good waitress and had a general idea of how much Henry enjoyed that punch thing Will made, only she’d make fun of him for calling it that punch thing, and Will was crossing the dining room with two glasses in one hand. 

And a far too wide smile on his face. 

Henry moved his hand again, trying to slash across his throat without the whole night dissolving into macabre nonsense, but Will didn’t get the message or ignored the message and it was definitely the second thing.

“You’re going to dislocate something,” Ella mused. “What’s happening right now?” Henry didn’t stop. Neither did Will. “Nothing, nothing, this is—”

“Hey, kids,” Will said as soon as he was in front of the table, all energy and a hint of sarcasm. Melting into the Gowanus Canal was suddenly very appealing again. “Figured you could use another round. On the house.” “Huh,” Ella said. “Wow, that’s really nice.” “Isn’t it?” “Ok, thanks,” Henry muttered. 

Will slide the glasses across the table. “House speciality, you know. Rum punch. Very popular. Lots of magazine coverage. Mentioned on the Food Network. I think they made it on Iron Chef, a couple of times.” “They made your drink recipe on Iron Chef?” Ella asked. Henry’s spine didn’t appreciate how slumped he was in his chair.

Will nodded seriously. “Stole it right out from under us. Rude, don’t you think?” “Honestly.” “What do you think?” he pressed, stepping on Henry’s shoe under the table. “Don’t you think we should have gotten recompense or something?” “In the realm of that, yeah,” Henry agreed. 

“Maybe you should write a petition.” “To the Network?” “Or the chef who stole it.” “Oh my God,” Henry murmured, Will’s tongue finding the corner of his mouth when he grinned like a variety of literary cats. Ella looked confused. 

“Do you know who he’s talking about, Henry?” “I’ve got a vague idea.”

“Is this because of the food stuff?” Henry briefly allowed himself to be grateful Will had already put the glasses down before being entirely annoyed by his uncle, quasi-family member, whatever for laughing uproariously. Head thrown back and everything. 

More than one person stared openly at him. 

“Food thing,” Will chuckled. “Yeah, this might be because of the food thing.”

“Alright, well, thanks for the drinks,” Henry snapped. “We can totally pay for them if you want.” Will stopped laughing, shaking his head in what might have been disappointment and Henry hoped Killian wasn’t mad. Or disappointed. That was worse. “Nah, it’s fine,” Will promised. “Trust me, a gift of the house.” “Yeah?” “You bet.” “Ok, well—” “—Thank you,” Ella finished, a quick wink from Will before he was moving back towards the bar and Henry’s head was on a swivel. Nothing. No Killian. No chef’s jacket. No...anything. 

Both he and Ella ate all of their cheeseburgers. 

And, really, for as bad as it all could have gone after that, it was anything but. He still liked Ella and liked talking to Ella and they did just that, even when Ashley dropped the check on the table, tapping a knowing finger on the top. 

“Thanks for coming,” she said, eyeing Henry for another second. 

“Is that code?” Ella asked once Ashley was gone, but Henry didn’t do much more than shake his head, flipping the thing open to find the check upside down and he would have been able to notice that handwriting anywhere.

You need to learn the fine art of covert operations. Merida’s got cheesecake in a to-go back up there. Mom said you guys looked good in the picture Will sent her. Not me. Leave Ashley a good tip. 

Henry huffed out a breath, running his fingers through his hair. Not because he was trying to send any sort of sign, rather because he’d grown up with Killian and some things were bound to stick and—

“I’ll be right back.”

He didn’t run, so that was something. And nothing else. He might have walked briskly, pushing open the kitchen doors to find both Killian and Will standing in the corner. The phone in Will’s hand was buzzing. 

“Obviously I’m going to leave Ashley a good tip,” Henry announced. Killian arched an eyebrow.

“You’re not supposed to be back here.” “Yeah, when’s that ever mattered?” “Fair,” he admitted. “Did the date like the burgers?” “The date’s name is Ella and yeah, of course she liked the burgers. That’s why we came here.” 

“Right, right,” Killian said, grabbing a knife so he could dice something without looking. Henry crossed his arms. “No, no, kid, you don’t get to go defensive stance on me. Not when you used the wrong name and did you honestly think anyone would see Henry Locksley and not immediately realize what was going on?” “Ashley didn’t know.” “Ashley is not the hostess of this restaurant. Or the owner.” “Should I be offended you only came here for the burgers?” Will quipped. “Because that kind of hurts my feelings.” Henry scowled, not disentangling his arms. “This is the best food—and drinks,” he added quickly, “that I know of. I’m not going to go somewhere else, unless I go to Ari’s, but seafood is—” “—Gross?” Will suggested. “I’m going to tell her you said that.” “She said your date was pretty.” “Oh my God.” “So, this is actually a compliment, huh?” Killian asked. “Because we’ve got better food, but you wanted to lie about your name?” “I can’t take a girl to my family’s restaurant on a first date, that’s insane.” “Yeah, we’ve avoided insane completely.” “I didn’t think you were going to be here!” “At my restaurant?” “Mom said you guys weren’t coming out here that much anymore,” Henry cried. “Why are you here right now?” Killian laughed. Henry didn’t expect that. And the knife clanged softly when he dropped it, walking the few steps between them so he could clap Henry on the shoulder like he was sixteen and breaking curfew again. 

“This is your first date?” Henry nodded. 

“We probably should have figured that out, huh?” Killian glanced at a laughing-again Will, only to get a shrug in response. 

“He did keep doing the patented Jones-hair tug of nerves, so maybe this is our fault.” “Emma didn’t realize either, though.” “I hadn’t really talked about Ella to anyone, honestly,” Henry confessed. “This is—I like her. And I didn’t want to jinx it and it’s good food.” “Definitely sounds like a compliment, Cap,” Will said. 

Killian squeezed Henry’s shoulder. “I wasn’t kidding about the cheesecake. Belle would be really upset if you didn’t give Ella cheesecake.” “So long as she’s not lactose intolerant,” Will added. 

“Nah, she got cheese on her burger.” Henry blinked. Once, twice. More realization rattled around his brain and possibly his heart, the tips of Killian’s ears going slightly red. A tell. Much like his hair thing. 

“Did you make the burgers?” “C’mon, I thought we weren’t going to be insulting,��� Killian said. 

Henry really needed to breathe better. His sigh wasn’t that either, was more understanding and appreciation and Killian grunted slightly when his arms darted out, a quick hug and mumbled thanks—“Tell Mom and Belle and Ari and whoever else you texted that it was a good first date, hopefully.”

“Hopefully,” Killian repeated. “Better go before this starts to get weird.” And he didn’t run again — followed at least some of the rules of an active kitchen, but any extra oxygen he’d been holding onto disappeared as soon as Henry realized Ella was reading the check. The back of the check. 

“You want to tell me the truth now?” she asked. “Why do you know the waitress? And the bartender? You know the chef too. That’s what you said, right? Did you just go in the kitchen? Is that allowed?” “In order of question. Honestly because I come here a lot. I do know the bartender, though he might be annoyed by that title. And yes to the chef too, probably way better than you’re guessing.” Nothing he’d said had really been right in a date-type setting, so Henry’s wasn’t all that surprised that he managed to botch that up a bit as well, the answer far longer than he planned on it being.  

Ella smiled. 

“I didn’t know I was guessing.” “This is my parent’s restaurant.” Her mouth fell open. Several times. Rather quickly. It was impressive, actually. “What?” “Yuh huh,” Henry said slowly. “And, uh—that Iron Chef my Uncle Will was—” “—That’s your uncle?” “Technically speaking. It’s—ok, everything I’ve said has been totally true. This place has the best burgers anywhere, like maybe the continental United States, really, and I sat down like I did because I helped pick out these chairs when they renovated while I was in college and—” Henry took a deep breath. “My dad is the Iron Chef. And the chef here, actually. He owns this restaurant and the original one with my mom. Original doesn’t have a view though and I’m pretty positive the drawings my sister made when she was a kid are still hanging in the hallway, so I figured this was better.” Silence. 

As much silence as a packed restaurant could allow. 

Steeling himself for the fallout, Henry tried not to get impatient or worried, but then Ella was laughing and still smiling and she slid the check back towards him. 

“Will I get to meet the chef, eventually? Is your mom a chef too?” “Emma Swan-Jones? She had—” “—That TV show?” “That’s her.” “Shit, you’re famous.” “My parents are marginally famous, cook really well and yeah, if you want to go out again sometime you can definitely meet the chefs. Both of them.”

“Well I am pretty interested in this artwork,” Ella said. “And then we wouldn’t have to leave the city either.” “That’s true.” “So, uh—” “—It’s a date,” Henry said. “You want to get the cheesecake first, though?” “This whole thing is a bust if we don’t get cheesecake.”

He nodded, stuffing bills that were far more than twenty-percent in the folder, and Ella’s hand was warm when it found his on their walk back to the hostess stand. There were four pieces of cheesecake in the bag. 

And it did take a few more dates before Ella met everyone, but Killian made her a bottle of her own aioli to take home and Roland only made fun of stealing his name for ten minutes, so Henry was fairly positive he’d won. 

#cs ff #captain swan #cs fic #captain swan ff #captain swan fic #listen--i just got a lot of feelings about parents having solid relationships with their grown up kids #where they can talk and tease and interact like real humans #and don't even get me started on all the good adult!henry ideas devon has for this verse #because they're real good #what if i only wrote sequels to verses that are almost questionably long??

[ghostboybabies]

I was just wondering if you had any little! Luke headcanons?? I love the stuff w Reggie and Alex too but I feel like we’re missing out w Luke, like would it be smt new in 2020 or was he doing it back in the 90s- did he regress when he ran away from home?? I really just love my boy I’m sry if this comes off as not appreciating ur work bc I really do!!

dw! I get it, I’ve been focusing on Little!Reggie concepts when there’s so much potential in other characters. here’s some headcannons/storyline ideas for Little/Regressor!Luke (Partial credit to @random-nerd-3 , we talk sometimes and we often come up w/hcs together!):

He would of definitely had “childish moments” even back before running away. Small things that would appear sometimes, like being extra energetic, and sometimes extra affectionate. Maybe a childish voice, but nothing to big that anyone besides his bandmates/family really noticed it.

When he ran away with the band, these “childish moments” became deeper. More often, and more noticeable. Attachment to nostalgic things, like toys and childhood games. He can’t control it as well anymore, no more pushing it down when an adult told him to “grow up”. It’s an unconscious, back-up coping skill to music, and spending time with his friends. 

It doesn’t happen super often, and when it does, his friends are there for him. They don’t even ask him about it, they just drop their instruments and hold him close until he feels “normal” again.  

Now, flashforward to 2020. This weird, here and there thing, seems to completely disappear for a while as he focuses on the band, and getting to know Julie. The only time anything happens is after visits to his parent’s house, and he usually represses it and turns to something else to cheer him up. 

He thinks of this childish thing as something that used to happen when he was happy, a dorky and fun thing, that became sad when it started to happen when he was upset. I imagine that he just ignores it for a while, until a sleepover night in Julie’s room with the band, he’s happy and energetic and bouncy and childish. He was being childish for fun again, and he didn’t notice exactly how childish that was until Julie started teasingly babying him. 

Basically, she playfully teases him about being childish, and this babying causes him to actually fully slip for the first time. Alex and Reggie jump in, admitting that Luke used to get like this sometimes, and that he couldn’t really control it. Julie recognizes their description, pulls out her computer, googles a few things, and tells them about age regression. 

Luke, basically a little kid, answers any questions they have, and sits there while they research everything. They determine that he is, in fact, regressing, and take care of him. 

Things go from there, but that’s how I imagine Luke discovering that he’s a little playing out. Now, here’s some more personality/trait related headcannons for Luke:

Luke is lowkey a brat. Like, he know’s there’s rules, but breaking them is fun and following them is boring. He only really feels bad for misbehaving if he’s sat down and forced to think about whatever he did, because he’s usually constantly moving and focusing on his next steps and that distracts him from guilt. 

While he’s not the most behaved, the thought of Julie specifically being mad at him makes him sad. He doesn’t worry about it a lot, but if Julie is the one to punish him or scold him, he’ll listen and say sorry very quickly. Reassurance is key here. 

hyper! energy! bouncy! 

He liked dancing! and singing! And he giggles and makes silly faces a lot. He loves making his friends laugh, or finding ways to make them happy! 

That’s actually the best way to get him to behave, without making him worried that you’re mad at him! If they praise him when he’s good, and show him that him follow the rules makes them happy, he’s more likely to behave without needing corrected. 

He is usually moving it some way! Like he’s fiddling with something, tapping his foot, or bouncing his leg. Unless he’s cuddling someone. Alex can hold him in his lap and bounce him up and down, he likes that a lot! 

Playtime is always and forever. If he pulls out the puppy dog eyes when you’re busy and asks you to play, best believe you’re dropping whatever he hell you’re doing and helping him pick out game to play. 

He is kinda shy about asking for affection and attention sometimes, and sometimes he’ll just kinda...get closer to whoever he wants cuddles/attention from until they notice. Like he’ll sit down next to Julie as she does her work and play with a stuffie until she offers to play with him or let him cuddle her. 

It’s kinda late, so I’m gonna leave this off here, but I hope you liked it! I might post more, if people want more posts like this! Lmk! 

[arethereanyoriginalusernames]

ZP Fanfiction Review

Hellooo internet! Welcome to GAAAAAAYYY THEORY-

I am so sorry.

Anyway, welcome to what I can only call a test run for a series I've decided to start. For more info, I'd recommend reading my previous post. To give a brief explanation, I criticize written works done by others in order to help myself and others improve, and recently I've turned my attention to ZP fanfiction (as you do). This series is in no way meant to shame anyone or anything like that. I am simply stating my opinion, and anyone reading this can take whatever they want from it.

Now, while I do take requests, for the first few of these posts, I put the titles of random fics that I have read, and pulled one out at random. Since I admittedly haven't asked these writers for permission, if one of them contact me and wish for me to take a review down, I will. Do not send any negative bullshit to anyone whose fics I review.

With that said, I hope you enjoy, because today we're going to look at a fanfiction posted on Wattpad by a Tumblr user known as @thiccdemonlover69-blog. Now, something I want to make clear is that this was written back in 2017. This isn't representative of this user (who I will refer to as TDL) 's current writing abilities. The fic in question is this one here,

So, originally, I was going to do a full synopsis of the story, but I ultimately decided against it. Not only did it make the post longer than it needed to be, but knowing myself, I would undoubtedly leave something out by mistake. Therefore, I encourage you to read the story before continuing this review. I will be going through it chapter by chapter, and I will give my thoughts on each one.

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Chapter 1 "A Normal Day... or so Damian thought "

Not too much to say here since this is an introductory chapter and not much really happens in it. Because of this, however, I thought that I would take the opportunity to address what I already predict will be an elephant in the room.

Like most of us fans, TDL has their Headcanons and theories about the ZP characters. You'll notice in the story that Satan and Damian have a slightly different relationship than in the comic, as Satan is more present in his son's life here. This is just an example of what I'm talking about. Now, I actually don't have a problem with this by itself. I'm all for writers including their own unique ideas in fanfiction, however, I have a problem with some of the changes made by TDL to the characters and setting. There's nothing egregious here, but as we go on, I think you'll be able to understand what I mean.

One positive for this chapter is that it serves its' purpose as an intro very well. We get an idea of the upcoming conflict without it being spelt out.

Chapter 2 "At Hell No. 2 (School)"

Ok, so overall this chapter in itself isn't terrible considering how it introduces the relationships between various characters here and further sets up the upcoming conflict. However, I have to ask some questions about the characters. First, I've noticed that throughout the story, certain characters that you'd expect to make an appearance I guess just don't exist here. Sahara and Narissa (Dame's mum), for instance, have apparently been snapped by Thanos. Meanwhile, some characters have noticeably different personalities. Jack, for instance, is much less shy and passive and has more or less taken on Zill's personality. Also, I guess he and Dame are buds now. Kayla... is a whole topic that I will touch on later. Eli wasn't introduced in the comic, and the best we have is his character sheet, so I guess he's ok here? Addi is in character, Autumn barely exists, Zill... just kind of exists? Finally, Dame has had a few weird changes to him that I'll touch on in a bit.

Ch. 3 "A Not-So-Normal School day"

Ok, so let's talk about Kayla real quick, shall we?

A common sin committed by inexperienced writers is the tendency to villanize characters in order to push the narrative forward. In this story, Kayla is practically cartoonish in how awful she is. She's physically harmful, a bitch, a homophobe, and is overpossesive of Zill. I get the idea that TDL doesn't like Kayla, because to me it seems like she was turned into a bitchy Leeson. Now, Kayla in cannon can get frustrated and angry at times, but for the most part, she's a nice person. She's the type to defend others against bullying, and would never bully someone else. Not only that, but I don't buy this version of Kayla because canonically she's scared of Dame. His appearance alone is enough to make her yeet herself across the room. If she did something such as knocking something of his off his desk, she'd probably panic.

I can only imagine two reasons why she was changed in such a way. One, to have Damian not crush on her. Now, if this is the case, I don't think villainizing Kayla is necessary. You can just say that Damian outgrew his crush on her and be done with it. Two, is to create drama. If this is the case, is Kayla really the best candidate for the drama causer here? I wouldn't think so, and you could probably replace Kayla with someone who'd be more likely to bully someone, like Rusty or Baltimore or something.

Aside from Kayla, another problem I want to mention is that art class scene. Addi's mum getting a minor to pose nude in front of his class is actually kind of creepy, and I don't believe that it would be aloud.

Chapter 4. "The Second, more worst bully"

First of all, that title could use a rewrite.

This chapter mainly exists so the story can show how much of a bitch Kayla is now, and I've already spoken about that. I will mention some positives, however. Something I like in this story is whenever TDL adds in little details like characters having secret handshakes or characters eating dinosaur nuggets. I know this seems small, but this random little specifics give the story a cute, quirky charm that I am here for.

Chapter 5. "The Moment Damian has Been Waiting for "

Not too much goes on in this chapter. We get some funny bit of dialogue ("Ooh, is that drama I see" made me crack up) and a wierd scene where Dame is suddenly One Punch Man, and he cracks Jack's skull open by simply bonking him on the back of the head.

Since there's not much to say, I want to take the opportunity to talk about Damian in this story. First, again, I don't have an issue with writers adding in their ideas to their fics. The whole thing with him being a cross dresser? Cool. That's it. That is my entire thought on that.

There are some other changes that confuse me, however. For instance, the ADHD is integrated really weirdly. It gets brought up at really random times, nothing is really done with it, and overall it just seems to serve as a reason for Dame acting hyper. The story could have just had one line that said "Damian has ADHD " and nothing would have changed.

Another thing, and this isn't something exclusive to TDL, but apparently Damian is homosexual. Not bi, just gay. This is a change I actually see a lot of the time with Dame, and I don't know why. Like... is it so difficult to imagine him liking more than one gender? Do you think that he needs to be gay in order to be in a homosexual relationship? Because he doesn't. Bisexuals can do the same thing as gays. It's just such a random change that it just bugs me.

There's also the fact that Damian is apparently amazing at everything. He's an A plus student, a great actor, a great artist, etc. I'm not sure what TDL is going for with this angle. It's something else that just seems random, because the only thing that this does is make teachers confused about why Dame is sad and it makes other characters freak out about how brilliant Damian is.

Chapter 6. "The Date"

Ok, let's all just admit it. Damian going "RIBS RIBS RIBS RIBS..." is in one way or another a fucking mood for everyone. Don't you fucking lie to me.

The interactions between Eli and Dame are mostly cute, and we get some funny dialogue here too. The one issue I have is something not exclusive to this chapter, and it's how Damian is kind of treated like a child. Characters talk about him like his a little kid, and even the way Eli talks to him to calm him down in this chapter is (to me) reminiscent of a babysitter dealing with a hyperactive kid. I bring this up now because I want you all to remember this. It will get creepy later on...

Chapter 7. "The crazy household of Damian "

Easily my favorite chapter.

We still get bits where Dame is kind of treated like a child, but it's barely noticeable here. TDL is actually pretty good at writing wholesome scenes and scenes where a couple characters are just hanging out. This chapter actually reminded me of events that happened in my own life, so believe it or not, I actually got a nostalgia hit reading this. This chapter just put a smile on my face. Shame that it came right before the worst chapter. Buckle in kids.

Chapter "It's Time... and Absolutely Everything goes to shit"

What a fitting title!

First, let's talk about how not a lot in this chapter makes sense. Ok, so everyone knows that Kayla doesn't like Dame and shit could go down if they ever cross paths. And yet, they bring Damian to a party at Kayla's house, and act surprised when shit hits the fan. This happens again when Damian tries to talk to Kayla, and she spits in his drink. I don't know what any of these characters were expecting. There's a weird focus on food in this chapter. Kayla ironically becomes a badass because she decks someone and immediately follows that up by heading off to pop lock and drop it on the dance floor. Zill exists, and he's drunk. He makes out with Damian because.... Kayla's a homophobe? I think that's the reason? Jack literally gets into a fucking wrestling match with Kayla. Rusty is just here. Eli disappears for a while, and I guess Addi just teleported out of the party because the only contribution that he makes is that he messes up the time.

Ok, my favorite scene here is when Dame is like "oh I don't wanna dance bc I sad" and Rusty just shows up for some reason and remarks very loudly that Damian is good at ballet. This info is so shocking, the DJ, who somehow heard this over the music, turns off the tunes, there's awkward silence, and then everyone laughs at Damian. No. I don't get it either. Like... how did anyone hear Rusty, how fucking loud was Rusty talking, how did people know who Rusty was referring to, why is the concept that a dude does ballet so shocking, especially when you'd think that the fact that he's the antichrist is more shocking? Like... am I just having a fucking stroke right now?

Oh, and remember how I mentioned how Damian is treated like a child in this story? Remember how Damian is a teenager, and in other words, a minor? So, apparently, not only do we learn that Damian once got a boner but his father spanking him, but apparently Styx, an adult, has had sex with Damian on multiple occasions. And yes, this info is revealed in throwaway lines. If you listen closely, you can faintly make out the sound of someone screaming "FBI, OPEN UP!"

Granted, TDL was a teen at the time of writing this, so no big whoop on their part. Still doesn't make this any less creepy.

Oh yeah, and Damian fucking dies at the end except he doesn't because plot twist, bitch! We were reading a Steven Universe fanfiction the entire time! Ok, no, this is actually another Headcanon by TDL, but st this rate, between the Headcanons which anyone who doesn't know TDL would be confused by and the characters acting weirdly, I am honestly having trouble saying for sure if this fic takes place in the comic's setting, or in some type of AU.

For brevity's sake, I'll just go over the last two chapters. Tldr, Damian is fine, Lucifer gets Kayla expelled, Kayla get tortured, Lucifer is super happy with himself, and everyone lives happily ever after.

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If I had to sum up my feelings on this story, the first half for me is a mixed bag. It has its' glaring problems, but the humor and writing style make the fic endearing and enjoyable. If the story ended at "the Date ", I would have thoroughly enjoyed it. But then everything just kind of falls off the rails. Stuff happens because... well I guess just because. We get an unintentionally creepy ending to an otherwise wholesome trip, and the Headcanons included here are put in so randomly with no explanation that I can only imagine what someone who didn't have any context to them would say.

The thing is, I think that this fic actually gives a good example of a lot of problems beginners have. I'm certain that TDL nowadays could write a better story, and they certainly have potential. Hell, if one were to fix a few things in here, this fic would be a lot better.

Still, I hope that this review gives you at least a couple ideas of what to look for in some of your own stories. Also, feel free to tell me what you think.

I apologize for wasting your time.

- ATOUN

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(I've never done this before but...) All symbols for that Munday meme? XD

Monday Malarkey 

[[Thanks for sending! And wow guess that means this post will be quite a size xD!]]

☯ : Do you prefer to wing it or to plot things out first when it comes to longer threads? 

I think that always depends - but in general, I assume it tends to be good to at the very least have a starting point, so I guess that means plotting (to a degree, and not completely counting when stuff comes from memes because usually that takes care of a rough starting-point)? But when we do have a general ‘what we want to happen’, I think it’s nice to just let things happen as they do?

So, I guess a mix of both!

✎ : What is your favorite genre to write for in roleplay? 

I don’t know, actually! I’m absolutely incapable of putting stuff into genres, so I don’t know! I like when, somewhere in threads, people actually open up to one another, like, talk about past happenings or the likes. And I think a lot of my threads would go into the ‘casual’ or ‘fluff’ category so maybe that? But I have a lot of other threads I like or liked a lot too, so I don’t think I really have a favourite genre.

✉ : What’s your favorite genre to read in roleplay? 

I don’t really read that much specifically because of it being in a genre - if at all, I read RPs because they appear on my dash by being done by one of my mutuals with someone else!

✘ : Are there any genres you refuse to write for? 

Smut would be the first thing I can name here, since I simply don’t write that stuff. Outside of that, uh, I can’t think of anything immediately!

✪ : Do you use roleplay as a method to better your writing in some way? If so, what are you trying to improve on? 

I don’t actively think that I’m using it to better my writing, but I think upon repeating something again and again - which basically any RPer existing longer than a week does - it’s pretty much automatic that it also helps one to get better at it, so I sure hope that RPing does better my writing!

I can’t name anything in particular that I’m currently working on improving - I can say that I’m definitely interested in dash talk and all that stuff (you know, these fast-paced things that usually go back and forth quickly and die after a few hours or so) though I can’t quite see me actually trying to participate in it.

🎭 : Is roleplaying/writing a way to cope when things get rough irl? 

I like to live in the world of my RPs, of my characters, so yes in a way - but I don’t really think I’m coping with stuff. It’s just that I like to think myself into a different world, and yeah. I guess I’m just mostly ignoring RL as much as I can anyway, so there isn’t really much to cope?

⌘ : How much importance do you place real experience into the things you write/rp? 

Pfft, right, I could barely write about anything at all, then!

So, to actually answer this: Very little importance. I think as long as one can write it well, or imagine it, it isn’t important if they actually have experience in the area or not.

⚡ : What typically leads to inspiration for you when it comes to writing? 

Nothing in particular! Like, there was at least once recently a dream that inspired my for a wishlist thing on Moonshot (which I still wanna write some day, and I’m considering to make my next open on him be about the situation even if that doesn’t really mean it’s any more likely for me to be able to explore the situation but still), and movies or stories or pictures do inspire me for things too, but mostly I think it’s just my imagination and what ‘letting my characters run freely’ there brings up. Hard to explain!

✿ : What’s your stance on self-inserts? 

It feels a bit like a weird thing to me, and I don’t know if I quite entirely know all the specifics to the term. I’m not a fan of RPing with ‘real’ people anyway - be it from actual history, or politics or maybe stars or bands or whatever else exists as people RPing them - so I don’t think having someone put a FC around it changes that much?

If it’s a character they can simply connect to a lot, and maybe have some headcanons here and there that would also fit to themselves, that’s a totally different thing I think?

⌚ : When in the day do you feel you do your best writing? 

There isn’t really any specific time of day! I usually do most writing during the afternoon and evening, but that’s because it’s how my day is scheduled and not because I can write there best or anything.

♟ : Do you do any research when you roleplay? 

Number one - a lot of looking up of english words. There’s a reason why I basically always have a tab of a dictionary open.

And of course, if I’m to write like a poisoning or a certain area being wounded or a specific type of sickness, and if I haven’t researched anything to it or something similar before, I will try to look up a few things. It helps to get a better image of it, I think.

♞ : Which do you prefer, shorter or longer roleplay posts? 

I can’t really work with one-liners much, they often feel like no effort had been made, so, longer than that would be good. Outside of that, as long as there’s something I can work with, I think I don’t have much preference towards how long or short is it. Well, I mean, maybe a full-on novel or something would be a bit much as reply xD, but I assume that’s rather unlikely to happen anyway with how RP works.

Or if this is about the length of posts, I can only try to appeal to people again, to please cut their posts, and remove and ask from a continued thread. But I don’t think that that’s what the question is about, so I won’t say more on that here.

♥ : What kinds of characters are the most fun for you to write for? 

If you look at my muses, I guess the only answer I can give is: Aliens!

I don’t know, maybe that has to do with confidence. I have other characters too, but when considering to write them I tend to feel uncertain of if I can do certain things or if they work or would be interesting for others, so, I think that’s why my roster so far only exists of tamaraneans.

In general though, I think I tend to enjoy writing characters in a certain ‘good against evil’, or call it maybe action if you want, setting more than casual, everyday life ones, if that makes sense.

💔 : What kinds of characters do you have the most trouble writing for? 

First thing that comes to mind here, is ‘sexy’. Like, take Blackfire for example, if I wasn’t as much myself as I am, I bet I’d have her do or say a lot more ‘dirty’ or suggestive stuff. I just can’t write that, and that’s one of the reasons why every now and then I feel like I don’t do Blackfire justice at all.

➳ : When creating OCs, what do you typically start with first? (i.e. appearance, name, a theme, etc.) 

I think usually the rough ‘who’ comes first, as in what they do or are for? Like, that was the case with both Moonshot and Starlight, and, though I don’t think anyone actually knows of her since I only made like one post about her ever or so, Kahmlur. Also with most other (= non-tamaranean) OCs I’ve ever made I think. Usually first comes the rough idea, like said, and then I’ll work on details some more, like how I imagine their personality or behaviour. And usually by then already a image starts to form in my mind for their looks, which will then be the next thing to do. An actual detailed backstory usually only comes when I actually want to, like, write them on something public like here I think. Or when I happen to just be bored enough to write one.

Though of course, sometimes it can also happen that I play around in some character creator, and the result inspires me to do an OC out of that look.

♚ : What’s something you just can’t stand and will unfollow someone over? 

If it happens too much and too often, a dozen, especially when non-RP, posts almost at all the same time. I get it, they’re online at that moment and want to share stuff or something, but it’s just too much and frustrating to see other stuff through. So yes, if that happens too often, I might end up unfollowing.

🌟 : How do you usually like to start an interaction with someone new, or do you prefer to have them approach you? 

When I followed someone first, and they follow me back, I usually take an effort to make myself go to their IMs soon-ish (or asks or whatever if like their rules say they don’t want IMs, or the likes) and just greet them in some way. I try to lead that talk then towards something more, maybe plotting or a random starter or whatever, or at least to asking for how they prefer to start things.

As with those following me first, well, usually I kinda subconsciously wait for them to come to me first. Which… not always happens, and I think I should change that thinking anyway since I should just approach even if they were the first to follow if I want to interact with them too, but uh, that’s just what I do there without actually thinking much about it.

(And as for those I never become mutuals with - I usually don’t reach out there. I’m not confident enough to do that, so if I’m not ending up mutuals with someone, I’ll in 90% of the cases unfollow again once I realize it won’t happen, and the other 10% I’ll keep on my dash because I really like their content, even if it makes me sad that I won’t ever interact with them. And those that I never follow back, I hope I’m having it stated where I can clear enough that I’m still open to them approaching, though of course I have a right to say no in occasions.)

💕 : When it comes to shipping do you prefer to draw things out and let them develop slowly, or do you prefer to jump right into them and skip the developmental stage?

I love the interactions, the deepening of a connection, the admitting of secrets or talking about heavy topics of the past! Not that I have ever had those to write much, but I still love the idea, and so I think I can with rather good certainty say that I prefer the slow developing.

#✫ Tamaran to Earth ✫ | Answered #✫ Out of Clurblopf ✫ | OOC #long post #(and yes I know maybe I should have done it with a cut here bc length but I didn't want to) #nvertoolate

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UTAPRI DISNEYLAND HEADCANONS!

Pardon me while I indulge myself, unload my mind and project.

Warnings ahead: Extremely long post, OOC, self-indulgence, shipping mentions, rare pairs (all characters aged up but nothing nsfw is here), Disneyland ‘spoilers’ , mentions of mental illness/causes of mention illness (Reiji, Ichinose, Aine, etc), not a dark post though, fluff, 

Ai:

 Mom mode activated

 Everyone has specific, custom glowsticks so you can find everyone at night no problem

 Also everyone has to wear GPS bracelets that allow Ai to track them in case anyone gets lost

 He downloaded a mental map of the parks 

 Literally never lost, knows where everything is and the fastest way to get there

 Faster than the Disneyland app by 73.2% (ok for real though I had almost no issues with it when i was there??)

 He knows all of the secrets

 All of them

 Blurts out a bunch of random trivia and info he found while researching (which makes him fun to be with!!)

 Then asks why it's important and has to have it explained to him

 Snacks and water every 2 hours

Natsuki:

 The actual child

 Ai insisted on tethering him to a harness+leash after the aquarium fiasco

 Also must have someone keeping an eye on him at all times

 Outprincesses the Princesses

 where's tinkerbell

 more of a fairy than tinkerbell

 goes to bibbidi bobbidi boutique and gets pixie dust (glitter) sprinkled in his hair)

 the BEST character interactions

 insists on eating all the food so he can remake everything when he gets back

 somehow finds his way into the kitchens and poor syo is a victim

 Poses everyone before all the photos

 Must go on the fastest/scariest rides 6 times in a row

 Always has hands up and is laughing in every ride photo

The cutest, most magical expressions in all their pictures

Masato:

 Brought the snacks and water

 Helps Ai give them out on schedule

 Also has bandaids, bug spray, sunscreen, hats, sweaters, spare shoe inserts, spare clothes

 Has 2 bags in bag check and carries around an oversized backpack all day

 LOTS OF BUG SPRAY

 "masato there's not really a lot of bugs here"

 Insists everyone calls the minute that they're done rides if they separate

 Also insists on breaks midday

 Ai agrees

 Really interested in seeing all the shows, parades, etc and making this a learning experience

 Also wants to go on as many tours as possible

 Buys everything for Mai!!!

Video calls with Mai so she can see!!

 Holds Ai's hand during fireworks

Syo:

 we'RE noT taKinG breAkS

 he has this D O W N

 he trained for this

 he made everyone else train for this

 This boy is getting everything done.  Everything.

 Fainted when he realized how much there was to do

 Probably asked for Ai's help to make a schedule so they could get everything done

 Is the first to deviate from the schedule the minute they're through the gates

 Designated FastPass runner

 Coordinated everybody else's outfits

 "do you think we can get on a parade float"

 Boardwalk games!! He wins everything!!

reluctant to leave at mid-day squad

later really glad they left mid-day and is happy to sit by the pool squad

Otoya:

 Absolutely the most excited for the trip until they got there

 Is now overwhelmed

 Really interested in the music

 Seriously he pays attention to everything in the background and hums it the entire time

 He's so inspired for new songs now

 Designated photographer

 All his photos are blurry

CARS LAND!!!!!

 Winds up just running for FastPasses with Syo instead

 (i got kinda shippy with syo/otoya on ideas but ill resist)

Ichinose:

 Pulled more allnighters than necessary (sometimes with Ren) to plan and book everything but nobody knows how much they put into it

 Original daily routines, flights, reservations, packing lists, everything was started by him and Ren (until Ren started to favor sleep after two weeks)

 At first it’s all super simple but then he starts overcomplicating it and when he's in the thick of it he can't stop and has to solve every potential problem

 (no problems wind up happening)

 Reiji discovers him one night and shuts it down (and then took over/shifted some stuff to Ai who would be better suited)

 He and Masato were then in charge of buying items for the trip but Masato started overplanning/over worrying so he took over

 Park bags? Got them. Ponchos? Thank him. Waterproof phone protectors? You got it. Chargers? Lots! Trading pins? Preordered online

 Also really thinks hard about everybody's individual needs and concerns and is worried about everyone not having the best time ever

 This boy is S O  F T 

 He was also in charge of meal plans (until they got to the park and Ranmaru started hearing about all the food and took over)

 This boy has not slept since they first decided they were going and hasn't done a single thing he wanted to do the entire time they're there

 So crowds are a thing and he's now crashing

 Reiji pulls him aside and they wander off to get some drinks and probably to Tom Sawyer's Island (very quiet! beautiful nature views!) and just... be in Disneyland

 Really deep conversations while looking into New Orleans!

They ride the Mark Twain together and drive the boat too!!

 Reiji takes him through all the shops on Main Street and they spend hours in the art gallery

 Also they sit on the disneyland railroad and just go around the park 400 times? (he likes the parts in Splash Mountain, also the show scenes)

 He and Reiji get caught in one of the 'bandit' shows where their train is 'robbed'. He's annoyed at first but has fun.

 Is now just the designated ticket/pass/autograph book holder. Probably safely storing everyone's passports in his luggage too.

Camus:

 Does not appear interested in this adventure. At all.

 Until one night he orders Cecil awake at 3AM to do a bunch of research for him and does not say why

 Nobody finds out until the day of, but he's upgraded EVERYTHING. First class jet, upgraded rooms, premium viewing for shows, etc

 Probably managed to book an entire section of the park (or even an entire park) for the group

 Also he just wanted information on every treat in the area

 He wants to try EVERYTHING

 He knows where all the best sweets are (don’t be fooled a lot of the food/treats are d i s g u s t i n g) and all the specials for the season

 Contacted ahead of time to have special treats made for each of them that represent them and are then delivered during their dinner as a surprise

 Do it right or not at all

 Don't half-ass things

 This means nothing. I care about none of you

 "peasants"

 he's smiling

reluctant to leave at mid-day squad

later really glad they left mid-day and is happy to sit by the pool

Cecil:

 "whats that"

 O H

 NOW HE'S VERY EXCITED

 Marathoned every movie  EVERY movie for months with everyone

 TAKE THIS BOY TO THE PARADES

 ALSO ON THE TEACUPS

 ALSO MUSICAL CHAIRS WITH ALICE AND HATTER

 thinks the princesses are actually princesses

 charms them all

 Was not amused at waking up so early and obeying Camus but learned a lot and is surprisingly well-versed in the park

 Knows where everything is and what everyone is doing at every point in time

 "has anyone seen x it's been 4 hours" yes he knows where they are

 Also Ai would wake up halfway through his planning sessions and stumble across Cecil and they'd wind up planning together

Really cute early morning planning sessions before work

Cecil falls asleep on Ai’s shoulder

 This is when he finds out about Ai

 He changes into full-on rainsuit for water rides 'for ai's sake' and makes ai do it too (ai is confused)

 He and Ai huddle together under an extremely oversized raincoat (or refuse to get on water rides altogether)

 But if they're getting splashed he dramatically sacrifices himself for Ai

reluctant to leave at mid-day squad

later really glad they left mid-day and is happy to sit by the pool nap squad

So inspired by all the lights and costumes

STARISH is now getting led costumes

Also quick-change costumes (tear-away to reveal a second outfit!)

Skipping/running EVERYWHERE

singing the entire time

Ren:

 This boy takes forever to get ready in the morning

But he’s one of the first awake and helps Ai & Masato to parent everyone out of bed

There’s an ongoing joke that the three of them are married

Maybe they are

Did so much more for this trip than anyone realizes

Suggests they split off several times during the day so everybody can enjoy what they want to

Probably winds up taking over photos after seeing Otoya's

 They're much better

 Insists on hiring professional photographer though

 Don't tell anybody but he pulled all-nighters to get things planned out with Ichinose

 Coralls everybody in for the afternoon breaks

 “Time to relax in the pool” initiation squad

“yes you have to shower before we go back”

really glad they left mid-day and is happy to sit by the pool squad

Reiji:

 "we're riding indiana jones ten times in a row kids" take me with you

 haw yee

 This boy has the most flamboyant hats and you can spot him from a mile away

the worst for being tacky

But also at the same time really charming and cute somehow?? 

But don’t tell him!

 Doesn't voice anything he wants to do, wants everyone else to have the best time.

 Insists on surprise kiss pictures with everyone

 Scrapbooks everything at the end of the trip because it was some of the best memories he had with everyone

he probably cries over the pictures because they mean a lot to him

 Ai finds out about the scrapbook and helps out

Is surprised for the following Christmas when everyone pulled together to make matching sweaters & ornaments for the whole group for a group picture for Reiji’s sake

It’s now a tradition

It’s his favourite tradition

Ranmaru:

 Here for the food

 Or so he thinks

 Winds up liking the rides a lot though

 Probably the one everyone hangs onto when they're scared

 super protective of ai on rides

 throws himself over ai on several occasions to prevent him from getting wet

 this is a good boy. ty for protecting the precious robot

 Last to wake up and first to head home but b o y does he have the most fun

 hell to pay the one day masato forgot to pack a banana

masato still feels bad

 (reiji to the rescue to prevent meltdown though)

unintentional cat naps with cecil during the mid-day breaks

either they’re cuddling

or cecil wanted to watch a movie and they wound up falling asleep while ranmaru was playing with cecil’s hair

he didn’t realize he swears

he just missed relaxing with a cat

cecil says nothing

Bonus!

Aine:

 at the bottom of the finding nemo ride

 bye

#utapri #uta no prince sama #qn #starish #my posts #my writing #tw: not tagging everything because this is under a readmore so please read the message #happy things #ranmaru #camus #reiji #ai #masato #cecil #natsuki #otoya #ren #ichinose #syo #no heavens i'm sorry #nagi would scream the entire fcking time #help this kinda made me like ichinose a little more sidfhudisfh #I really hope everyone likes these #I have been thinking about some of these for months and months #this is super important to me so enjoy!!

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My Realm, My Home

I saw that something is messed up with Tumblr's links so I’m going to be using the tag #virgils nightmare realm on all the parts for this fic! 💜

Part One ^, Part Two ^, PART THREE (you’re here),((More coming soon!))

Summary For The Story: I know I shouldn’t be scared to tell them. I know they won’t hate me, or my friends, my other family. But I can’t help but think they’ll judge. That they’ll deem them evil. That they’ll deem them monsters. Anyone would at first. I can admit the people in my realm are….different, but that doesn’t mean they’re bad. Some of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting live in my realm. But when Logan had mentioned how I never talk about my realm, where I come from, or what’s in my so-called “Nightmare Realm”. I knew I had to tell them. If you want a summary of what my original idea and plan for this fic is, you can find my original idea au/headcanon thing under the tag #virgils nightmare realm

Warnings: Mild cursing (one curse word), Ghost mention, Mild anxious thoughts (it is Virge after all), ((tell me if I should add something))

Wordcount: 1,176 )

Chapter: 3/?

Authors note: Hey peoples! This is my first fic in the Sanders Sides fandom -(actually it’s my first fic ever) and I’ve had this idea for a while and I just wanted to say Thank you, to all the people who have been commenting, reading, and liking this fic! I would have never had made it without all the support! I don’t have a schedule for this fic yet (curse school for sucking all my time and energy) ((I really shouldn’t blame school for my procrastination lol)) I’m probably going to post one chapter a week from now on! (maybe more if I get inspiration) Since this is my first REAL fic, I wanted to ask if you peoples have any good tips or advice for writing? And really, Thank you so much for all the love and support - hope you enjoy!🦄

Virgil's POV xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

After hugging the kids, and promising I would hang out with them later, they ran off to the park. I mentally started preparing myself to turn around. By now I know my appearance has changed drastically already. I could feel their eyes on me. I made my face look blank and stood up. I stared behind them, trying not to make eye-contact. 

All I hear is a wonder-filled "Wow" from Patton. Suddenly, I'm engulfed in a hug. Not what I was expecting to say the least. 

Scoffing, maybe. Disgust, most likely. Hatred...hopefully not. But a hug? Definitely not. But this is Patton, so I should've seen it coming, and I'm glad for it honestly.

 I'm drawn out of my thoughts by a loud "This place is AWESOME!" coming from Roman. Looking up, Patton let's go. I see Logan looking bewildered, and Princey, bouncing in excitement like Patton earlier. Definitely DEFINITELY not what I was expecting.

 "Virgil this place...is amazing" begins Logan, eyes shining in wonder.  "It's so intricate, and detailed. If the people in this realm are all apart of Thomas as you say, depending on the population of the town. That's up two hundred, if not more, different aspects or characters."

 "Wow" replies Patton again, looking at me. "That's a lot of people kiddo! You said you knew everyone here, right? Can you introduce us!" Asked Patton.

"Yes, this place is magnificent! Is everyone here this cool? Cause this is really cool!" I'm still surprised by their reactions.

 "I can introduce you guys to some of the people here...I guess if you really want to meet them. And all the people here are cool if by cool you mean have powers and stuff, then yeah most do."

 "Yay!" Chants Patton, hugging me again. I hug back this time, seeing it coming. 

"Oh this is going to be fun!" exclaims Roman, while bouncing on the balls of his feet. Logan summons a notebook and pen and begins to write something down. I'm still a little confused. They saw my appearance. They saw the people....and they weren't scared. I decide to question them.

"Wait...you guys aren't....scared?" I ask. It would be stupid of me to get my hopes up based on they're reactions so far.

"How could I be frightened!" Roman declares, spinning dramatically. "This place is wonderful!"

He thinks it's...wonderful? I blush, feeling the heat on my cheeks. Thank the world for makeup.

"Your realm is cool already V!," Explains Patton. "And we haven't even seen that much of it!" Patton stats bouncing again.

"Yes, Patton is correct, this realm is already very interesting," Logan voices. "And we've barely scratched the surface yet." He writes something else down in his notebook. 

"Uh...Thanks...guys" I mumble, but they hear me anyway. I decide to take initiative and show them around...kinda.

"Well, then I guess I'll show you guys around some more," I speak. "But fair warning, if you all start or are going to be judgemental towards the people here" I narrow my eyes. "we're going to have a problem," I state, regaining my confidence and re-enforcing my job as protector of this realm.

"Never" Logan reply's, closing his notebook and putting it under his arm, whilst fixing his posture.

"And if we do, kick us out immediately!" Announces Roman.

"Agreed" replies Patton, making eye contact to prove his sincerity.

They sound sincere, so I guess I'm going to trust them.

God, I hope I'm not going to regret this.

"Well okay then" I declare. "Follow me."

I begin walking down the sidewalk, they aren't far behind. I have a feeling the people will come to us, so I don't bother going to a specific place. We walk for a little bit, and I answer some of their questions when I see Meg and Aria walk out of a small coffee shop.

The second they see me, they begin to walk over. I silently pray they won't be super overprotective because of the others are behind me.

 We've been close for years. They were the ones who I would rant to about Patton, Logan, and Roman’s behavior before they accepted me.(Not that I don't rant about how close I've been getting with them in recent times, because I do. But they've been holding a grudge against Logan and Roman on my behalf for years.)

We still talk and rant about random shit to each other till this day. 

I do know they've wanted to meet Patton for a while so this may go well. I stop and wait for Meg and Aria, the others stop with me, and I tell them that the girls are some of my friends. 

Patton's POV +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

We follow Virgil down the sidewalk and ask some questions about the town. I bounce on the balls of my feet. I can't wait to meet some of Virge's other friends! I can tell he's apprehensive about bringing us here already, but I have a feeling this is going to turn out well.

While walking, I notice two people who start coming towards us. Well, what looks like a transparent woman with a tint of blue and a tall, dark-skinned woman who looks to have cat ears and a tail.

I look to Virgil, and he tells us these are two of his friends. He seems relaxed, but anxious when seeing them. I silently wonder if he’s told them about us. Or if they haven't heard of us at all.

 I'm not sure which I want to be honest.

But besides that, I can't wait to meet these people who are V's friends! I look at the girls who seem to be sizing us up. 

"Hello V, who are these people....or sides I'm guessing" Questions the taller women. The other one of V's friends stares at us with a determined look. Determined by what, I don't know. But it does somewhat show that Virge has told them about us.

"Guys these are my friends" replies Virgil. We introduce ourselves one by one. The tall cat women named Meg puts on a fake smile while introducing herself. The ghost Aria doesn't even do that, introducing herself with a grimace. 

They don't glare at me much, but if looks could burn, Roman and Logan would be on fire. Maybe this won't be as fun as I first thought. But hopefully, we can learn to get along after getting to know each other! Roman and Logan seem a bit more apprehensive of the realm now, but we can fix that! 

 Virge already looks about done with his friend's antics."I'm sorry about them." Virgil sighs while pinching the bridge of his nose. "they'll warm up to you guys" He states. Both girls turn there glares towards Virgil. "....eventually."

I send him a reassuring smile, and he sends a half smile one back. This is going to be a long, but hopefully more pleasant day. 

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