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bones-of-a-rabbit · 13 days
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Is your fic of Sun and Moon x maintenance bot reader still in the works? I fell in love with it so hard after seeing some art float around tumbler but I'm not sure if I should add it to my list as AO3 says it was last updated in December 😅 Even if it isn't it was absolutely amazing and I look forward to seeing some of your other work! You're doing an awesome job!
THE READERBOT FIC IS CURRENTLY STILL BEING WRITTEN!!! i've been working on it specifically lately bc of the influx of attention reminding me exists and partly to ignore other stuff going on in my life skjdfjsdhf im sorry its been on hold for so long
have a snippet!:
The silence was deafening. No, not quite silence- his fans were in high gear, just like yours were. You straightened your posture, joints stiff, and ducked your head, nodding your thanks.  Even if he terrified you, you didn’t want to be rude to the Naptime Attendant. You… weren’t entirely sure why. He seemed relieved- was he reassured by your awkwardness? Well, you thought miserably, that was one thing you did seem to have in common, at least. You were both awkward. That made this even more painful, somehow.
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dysfunctional-doodle · 6 months
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87 Mikey with his version of Klunk, a very worn stuffed cat. Based on an accidental headcannon I created in my chat fic, Too Many Turtles:
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I am not brilliant at drawing but uh here’s the guy I drew in a couple of hours, enjoy I suppose
-> Commissions | My Kofi <-
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bellaxisworld · 3 days
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★ snippet time ★
He reaches up and grips James’ hair, pulling him away sharply, cataloging the spit-slick shine of his lips and his deeply flushed cheeks, his brown eyes glinting in amusement. Regulus glares at him, “You’re distracting me.”
James grins, just as feral. “Don’t tell me you don’t want this, baby, you’ll break my heart.”
Regulus rolls his eyes. “You know how desperate I am for you, don’t act like such a victim.”
James laughs, “Oh, baby, I’d never.”
Regulus swats at his chest, relaxing. “Right. Goldenboy James Potter. But you’re not going to distract from my fun day planned. You’re going to get your ass up and we’re going.” He looks at him sternly, eyes gray and unyielding.
James salutes him. “Yes, sir. Whatever my baby wants.”
It is simply unfair, the power he holds over Regulus. Regulus sighs and leans into him again, pressing a chaste kiss to his lips. “Whatever I want? Always?”
“Whatever you want, always.”
Regulus squints his eyes at him. “That’s a lot of power.”
He hums, shrugging, lazy smile on his pretty, kiss-bitten lips. “Maybe you deserve more.”
this fic is about: murder! we are again sharing snippets from my twilight inspired baseball murder fic that i haven't finished yet but i'm getting there. i keep sharing cute scenes but trust that 90% is gory murder. i will broadcast it when the fic is done!
thank you my loves for tagging me @ecstarry & @godsofwoes <3
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nocasdatsgay · 4 months
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Edit: story in progress.
Snippet of a story I’ll never write:
Eris’s hand was warm- too warm, as he held her chin still to force her to look at him. While his hand was warm, his amber eyes were as cold as the wind blowing outside the Forest House.
“I married you for power,” his steel gaze turned to contempt. “Without it, you are of no use to me. If you wanted love, you should have stayed with your animal.”
Nesta let her eyes roll. She was not born fae, but he acted as if humans were not the same. As if she was not raised on similar principles: money and power.
She snatched her head out of his grasp. “I simply asked if we would be sharing a bed chamber. I have no expectations of love. I am your wife, not your mistress.”
He lowered his hand and those cold amber eyes studied her while he smirked at her.
“We will not share chambers. You will stay in the ones you have now. I will not force you to share my bed. When you do finally come to my bed, it will be willingly.”
“Then you will be waiting for the rest of our lives.” Nesta sneered back. She could feel her own powers humming under her skin.
“There’s the female I danced with in Hewn City.” He stepped close to her and she did not lower her gaze. “I hope to see you at dinner. We will be in gold tonight. Do not be late again.” A veiled threat.
When Nesta did not react he stepped back from her. He did not further acknowledge her and walked around her down the hall. Only when the echo of his footsteps were gone did she finally freely breathe.
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krystelovesanime · 8 months
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I'm actually crying from this. It's too good, god help me 😭😭😭
Fic: Becoming Belonging by sahiya
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wordsofwilderness · 2 months
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Giggling, kicking my feet about them <33
“Fuck, I can’t believe I get to do this, that you’re letting me,” James murmured, the awe clear in his voice. His hands travelled up Regulus’ body, pulling up the shirt free on the way. He nipped at Regulus’ jaw, whispering into it. “Do you have any idea how crazy you drive me, love? The thoughts you’ve put in my head,” James said with a deep sigh. “It was the plan,” Regulus scoffed, tugging James’ belt off and tossing it to the side. James chuckled, pausing his work on the buttons of Regulus’ shirt for a brief moment. “Well, you’ve succeeded on all fronts. So what do you want for your grand prize then?” Regulus frowned, looking up to meet James’ eyes. It wasn’t what he wanted, nor what he needed. “Come on love, let me spoil you.” “And if I don’t want to be spoiled?” Regulus hedged. Ah well, he’d expected to be disappointed. Golden Retriever James wouldn’t be able to give him what he needed. “Well, what do you want then?” James asked. His hands spread out over Regulus’ exposed chest, pushing the shirt all the way off. “Come on Regulus, give me something to work with here.”
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fanby-fckry · 2 months
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Remember when I said I stayed up all night writing an entire Alastor version of Poor Unfortunate Souls?
Well, I originally intended to just switch up the lyrics, but now there are a lot more stage directions and some additional dialogue in there too.
It’s in the same format as the song lyric site I got the original lyrics from, because I did not expect to be doing all this, lol. It was just supposed to be a lyric swap.
More actions will probably be added when I translate this into my usual format, as well as better descriptions, but I swear, this was just meant to be lyrics and a little but of dialogue!
[Alastor, spoken]
The only way to get what you want is to become an angel, yourself.
[Charlie, spoken]
And you can do that?  Just turn a demon into an angel?
[Alastor, spoken]
Why of course!  Provided the demon in question is you.
The transformation would be impossible for a Sinner, but biologically speaking, you’re halfway there already!
[Charlie, spoken]
But… why?  Why would you help me?
[Alastor, spoken]
Because, my dear – this is what I do.  It’s what I live for.
Well, as much as any Sinner can live, hahaha!
[Alastor turns to Husk and Niffty, Niffty laughs with him while Husk rolls his eyes; Alastor turns his attention back to Charlie]
[Sung]
I admit that in the past I’ve been quite nasty
They weren’t kidding when they called me, well, a witch
But you’ll find that nowadays
I’ve mended all my ways
Repented, seen the light, and made a switch
[Spoken]
True?
[Husk shakes his head in the background; Alastor ignores him]
Yes.
I won’t deny my decades of terrorizing the masses, but my work became mundane, aimless…  Who knew death upon death upon death could get so damn boring!
So, here I am!  With a new lease on my Afterlife.
Helping unfortunate demons such as yourself in an effort to keep myself from slipping further into the bottomless pit that is boredom.
And truly, it is quite rewarding!  Offering hope to those poor Souls with no one else to turn to.
[Sung]
Oh, I fortunately know a little magic
It’s a talent that I always have possessed
And here lately, for a laugh
I use it on behalf
[Alastor conjures up silhouettes representing Husk and Niffty; Husk’s silhouette is of his demon form, with a shadow that looks suspiciously like Alastor’s looming over it; meanwhile Niffty’s is human]
Of the miserable, the lonely, and depressed
[Spoken, as an aside to the real Husk and Niffty]
Pathetic
[Husk narrows his eyes and deepens his frown but says nothing; Niffty seems unbothered]
[Sung]
Poor unfortunate Souls
In pain, in need
[Referencing the silhouette of Husk]
This one needs to be a winner
[Referencing the silhouette of Niffty]
That one wants to get a man
And do I help them?
[Alastor snaps his fingers, and the silhouettes change; Husk’s is surrounded by poker chips and celebrating with other people while Alastor’s shadow lurks in the crowd; Niffty’s is in a wedding dress and veil, standing at the altar with a groom]
Yes, indeed!
Those poor unfortunate Souls
So sad, so true
They come flocking to my tower
Crying, “Spells, Alastor, please!”
And I help them!
Yes I do
Now it's happened once or twice
[Alastor gives the ‘pay up’ gesture to Husk and Niffty’s silhouettes]
Someone couldn't pay the price
[Both silhouettes both shake their heads]
And I'm afraid I had to rake them ‘cross the coals
[The poker chips, party-goers, and Niffty’s husband disappear; Niffty’s silhouette is transformed into her demon form, and both silhouettes are collared with green chains around their necks]
Yes I've had the odd complaint
[Husk flips Alastor off from just offscreen]
[Brief Alastor nun outfit appearance]
But on the whole I've been a saint!
[Alastor returns to his usual outfit]
To those poor unfortunate Souls
[Alastor, spoken]
Now, here’s the Deal.  I’ll make you a potion that will turn you into an angel – wings, halo, all that jazz – for three days.  Do you hear me?
[Spoken, with increased radio static]
Three days.
[Spoken, normally]
Now listen closely, my dear, because part this is important.  Before the sun sets on the third day, you’ve got to get your precious angel to fall in love with you.
That is to say, she has to kiss you.
[Alastor pauses, as if trying to remember something]
That’s an appropriate measurement for romantic love, right?
[Charlie, spoken]
Uh, sort of?
[Angel Dust, spoken]
Not really.
[Husk stifles a laugh; Alastor waves his hand dismissively]
[Alastor, spoken]
Well, I’m sure you two can hash out the details later!  For the sake of our Deal, you only need her to kiss you.  But she needs to be the one to initiate it!  No cheating!
If she does kiss you before the sun sets on the third day, you can keep the halo, permanently.
But!  If she doesn’t, then you turn back into a demon, and…
[Spoken, sinisterly with increased radio static]
You belong to me.
[Angel Dust makes an aborted movement as if to grab Charlie and run, but freezes; Sir Pentious raises a hand]
[Sir Pentious, spoken hesitantly]
Um, Princessssss-
[Niffty tackles Sir Pentious; Angel Dust startles at the movement; Husk comes and sits next to Angel Dust]
[Husk, spoken to Angel Dust]
Sorry, kid.  It’s up to your friend whether or not she falls for his bleeding heart bullshit.
[Alastor snaps his head 180 degrees to face Husk; his eyes briefly turn to radio dials as he flashes Husk a warning look; Alastor turns his attention back to Charlie, looking only his normal amount of creepy]
[Alastor, spoken]
So, do we have a Deal?
[Charlie, spoken]
If I become an angel…  If I stay up in Heaven…  I might never see my parents or my friends again.
[Alastor, spoken]
But you will have your lady love.  Haha, existence is full of tough decisions, isn’t it?  It looks like you’ve got one hell of a choice to make, sweetheart!  Ha!
Oh, and there is one more thing.
We have yet to discuss the subject of payment.  You can’t get something from nothing, you know.
[Charlie opens her mouth to speak, only to be interrupted by Alastor before she can get a word out]
I’m not asking much, just a token really, a trifle!
[Charlie, spoken]
You...  You want my soul?
[Alastor, spoken sinisterly with increased radio static]
Your Soul?
[Alastor, spoken normally]
Heavens, no.
What I want from you, my dear, is…
[Alastor hooks his microphone under Charlie’s chin]
[Spoken darkly with almost no radio static]
Your voice.
[Charlie, spoken confused]
My voice?
[Alastor, spoken]
Yes indeedy, sweetheart!
[Alastor counts out each point on his fingers]
No talking, no singing
[Alastor boops Charlie on the nose]
Not one single peep out of you during your Heavenly courtship.
[Charlie, spoken]
But without my voice, how can I-
[Alastor, sung]
You’ll have your looks.
[Alastor pinches Charlie’s cheeks]
That charming smile!
[Spoken]
And if all else fails…
[Alastor spins Charlie around, reminiscent of the way he did in the pilot during his ‘I want to watch the scum of the Earth struggle’ speech]
You could always try interpretive dance!
[Angel Dust, spoken]
Or you could write shit down.
[Alastor, spoken]
Well, that’s a lot less fun.  But sure!  Why not?
Just keep in mind…
[Sung]
The folks Upstairs don’t like a lot of blabber
They think a girl who gossips is a bore!
[Alastor starts gathering ingredients for the potion]
Yes, in Heaven it’s preferred for ladies not to say a word
And after all dear, what is idle prattle for?
[Alastor starts throwing bottles over his shoulder and into the cauldron]
Haha!  Angels aren’t all that impressed with conversation
[Alastor bends backwards so that his head is upside-down and facing Charlie; for a moment his deathmark is visible]
It passes right between their Holy ears
[Alastor puts himself in a more normal position and his deathmark disappears; he batts his eyes and poses, flicking his ear on the word ‘fawn’]
But they dote and swoon and fawn
[Alastor briefly turns away and rolls his eyes while Charlie can’t see]
On a lady who's withdrawn
[Alastor takes out what appears to be a human tongue and throws it into the cauldron]
It’s she who holds her tongue who perseveres.
Come on you poor unfortunate Soul
Go ahead!
Make your choice!
[Alastor conjures an illusion of Vaggie, staring lovingly at Charlie]
I'm a very busy demon and I haven't got all day
It won't cost much
[Alastor bursts through the illusion, smiling maniacally]
Just your voice!
You poor unfortunate Soul
It's sad but true
[Alastor wraps one arm around Charlie]
Nothing comes without a price, my dear
I’m sure you understand
[Alastor spins Charlie again, this time throwing her off balance and almost causing her to fall into the potion; she braces herself on the edges of the cauldron]
Take a gulp and take a breath
[Alastor offers his hand, which is glowing ominously green; his antlers are grown out]
And go ahead and take my hand
[Alastor watches Charlie’s reflection in the cauldron as she visibly steels herself to accept the Deal]
[Spoken as an aside]
Husker, Niffty, now I've got her, ha!
[Sung]
The boss is on a roll
[Charlie picks herself up, turns to Alastor, and shakes his hand]
This poor unfortunate Soul!
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lets-try-some-writing · 3 months
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A World Where Things Went Right: Snippet #1
Enjoy suckers. This is going to be the angstiest of angst once I get it finished. Just you all wait. I warned you I had shipping pain in store.
The snippet isn't that long, but well... the fic will likely be WAY longer at the rate I am writing.
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“So this is it.” There was no question in his tone as Ratchet stared at the space bridge as it powered on. Their ship had long since been left to float through the dead of space, all remaining power having been diverted to this last leap, this final chance to make a difference.
“Yes.” Optimus answered simply, his voice weak from long vorns of exhaustion and malnutrition. He did not smile as he sat in his chair connected to a thousand and one wires. The Matrix glowed faintly in his exposed spark chamber, seemingly at peace with the connectors that were hooked into it. This was the end, and even the relic knew it.
“I won’t be able to come back, will I?” No response greeted his question as Ratchet stared out into the void outside their ship. They were the last, at least to their knowledge. Even if others had survived, the Unmaker’s reign was in full swing. He would get them all eventually, or failing that, the lack of energon would kill off whatever remained of their species soon enough. 
The stabbing pain in his tanks reminded Ratchet of just how much time he had left. Ratchet had been given what little remained of their stores so that he would be able to endure the journey. Optimus did not look nearly as healthy, not that Ratchet was healthy by any definition of the word either.
“When this is done, the Matrix will have no more power to give. This place, our universe… it will be no more.” Optimus’s weakened voice echoed in the ship and Ratchet found his servos clenched into fists. He had long ago accepted the deaths of the remainder of their kind. Vorns upon vorns of watching those he loved be picked off tended to have that effect. Still, the idea of everything fading away… it ached.
He wanted to die beside his Conjunx, not abandon him to the coming darkness.
“Why can’t it be you?” Ratchet knew the answer to his question even as he uttered it into the relative silence of their shuttle. Optimus needed to power the space bridge. Relics were the only objects known to be able to tear through the seams of reality. The Matrix was the only relic that remained. It was the only possible tool that could be used, and since it was bound to Optimus, he needed to stay behind. Sending him through with the Matrix serving as a power source at the same time was asking for a catastrophic explosion that would kill them both.
Although, if Ratchet were honest, he wouldn’t mind that outcome at this point. 
“You know that this is the only viable option. Not only are you the only mech capable of stepping through that portal, your presence was always one which did not warrant much suspicion.” Ratchet looked over to his Conjunx, his optics cycling in tiredly on the emaciated mech before him. Optimus no longer had the luster of a mech of his station. His limbs were thin from disuse and his armor had largely grayed. His face was gaunt and his spark flared weakly in his chassis behind the Matrix. 
He didn’t have long left either.
“I know that… I just wish we could have greeted the end together.” Ratchet’s servos shook and he felt coolant gather in his optics as he stepped forward to the one mech in the universe who gave his life meaning. Optimus smiled sadly and drew Ratchet in for a gentle embrace. It was cold, neither of them healthy enough to produce more than the barest heat signatures. The wires that connected to the Matrix slithered along the exposed seams of Ratchet’s form, but he paid them no mind as he rested his face in the crook of his Conjunx’s neck.
“I would have given anything to stay with you my love, but now… this has grown beyond us. We must perform our final function.” Optimus’s words echoed in Ratchet’s mind, and all he could do was cry. 
“I don’t want to leave you here alone.” His vents hitched as Ratchet clung to Optimus’s frail form. His dear Conjunx merely rubbed small circles onto his back while humming a soft tune. He could hear the space bridge power on behind him and sense his bond to his Prime growing weaker along with it. This was it. This was their final farewell. Ratchet had been preparing for this moment for vorns as they worked on the calculations needed to make this grand effort successful, but it still felt like his spark was being torn asunder. 
Ratchet was not the first to go through the portal. Others had gone, and all had vanished without a trace. Bumblebee and Smokescreen were by far the most notable losses. Without a way to confirm if they had survived, only a few attempts to send mecha through the portal had been made. There was no way to be certain it even did anything. For all Ratchet knew, he would be vaporized the moment he stepped into the portal. Despite that, it was a chance for one of them to make it out alive, and he wanted to hope if only for Optimus’s sake.
He wanted to believe that their desperate struggle to preserve something of their dead universe would have meaning. Two of their sons had been lost to the cause. For them, he begged their deceased god with all his spark, praying that this would work.
“It is time.” Optimus’s voice was a mere whisper as Ratchet finally pulled away. A small holodisk sat heavy in his servo as Optimus passed it to him. Ratchet couldn’t bear to look at it as he put it into his carrying compartment. They had an agreement, one that Ratchet did not understand but would adhere to anyway.
The disk was Optimus’s final message, and Ratchet was only to play it when ‘Megatron' became relevant’. He didn’t know what that entailed, but as their universe crumbled, Optimus saw things that others did not. Visions, echoes of a different time and place. It was not Ratchet’s place to doubt him now.
He burned the image of his dying Conjunx’s gentle smile into his memory as he steeled himself and stepped in front of the swirling space bridge. His spark cried out as he sensed Optimus growing weaker, but he merely grit his denta and spared one final glance at the light of his life.
He couldn’t hear the words, but as the light began to fade from Optimus’s optics, Ratchet could have sworn the glyphs echoed in his very spark.
“I love you.”
It took all his strength to step into the portal and leave the plane of existence he knew and the mech he loved behind. 
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Colors assaulted his vision in every conceivable hue. Sounds he could never describe in a million vorns collided with his audials. There was no up or down, there was no sense of stability amidst the vortex. Despite that, Ratchet kept walking on ground that he could neither feel or see. He pushed onward, using what little strength remained in his weak frame to break into a sprint as he sensed his tie to his Conjunx finally snap. He couldn’t tell if he screamed, sobbed, or cursed as he pushed on, but it didn’t matter much within the seams of reality. 
Agony burned in his spark, emotions battled in his processors, and exhaustion weighed heavy in every part of his frame. Combined with the endless colors and sounds around him, it was all too overwhelming to consider. He had never felt so alone as he had in that seemingly endless moment walking between the gaps in the universe. Memories filtered across his vision in strange hallucinations and shapes as he dragged himself through the sea of light. Some were pleasant and depicted the good times he had with Optimus and later the soft moments they shared together raising Bumblebee. Others were… less joyful.
Burning cities, plague, bodies piled high, the exodus, the slow death of their species, the Unmaker’s awakening, the deaths of all those he held dear, and of course, that last spark crushing moment he shared with his Prime. The many long vorns of strife, the slow loss of hope… as much as it hurt, it pushed him on through the barrage of sensation and the simultaneous lack of it.
Finally, after what could have been mere nanokliks or a whole eternity, Ratchet emerged from the space between realities. Something shifted in him as he did so, and a harsh pain assaulted his very being. His consciousness sharpened, and he sensed another mind pressing up against his. He knew this hypothetical, and while not trained in how to handle it, Ratchet pushed on. His mind pressed against the other and he was quick to assert his dominance through memory and emotion. His spark screamed at the loss of his Conjunx and the memories of all he’d had taken from him. Conviction he needed to fulfill his final function propelled him until at last, the other far less tempered mind shattered.
He returned to himself suddenly as he stood up. A universe could not handle more than one version of the same individual. Only one could exist at a time, at least according to Perceptor’s calculations. Looking around him, he could see that he was inside of his old hab before the war. It was a distant memory, one that he hardly recalled after so long. And yet, it was familiar to see his certification hung on the wall and his usual additives on the counter.
The scene was broken only by the unfortunate reality of his actions and the consequences thereof. At his pedes was the barely venting form of his counterpart, the mech in question looking up at him in fear. Ratchet knelt down and placed a servo on his counterpart’s helm and hummed a gentle tune as he did with all his dying patients. His counterpart eased a degree at the song. They both knew the melody and what it meant. Both had long accepted it.
Within a klik, the other Ratchet’s optics went dark and his frame faded away without any fanfare. There could only be one, and Ratchet had taken his younger and inexperienced counterpart’s place. Such was the cost of the knowledge he carried. 
Guilt hung heavy in his spark, but it was smothered as Ratchet steeled himself. There would be time to think later, preferably when his work was done and he could afford to be catatonic from loss.
“Forgive me for taking your life from you. But I promise, I will make this worth it.” Ratchet sighed as he stood and watched the form of his counterpart vanish. There was much to do, and his counterpart was now little more than a memory. He would do something to honor him later. For the time being, he had more pressing issues.
“Primus, they won’t think I am the same mech if I go around looking like this.” He grimaced as he walked over to the nearest mirror. He looked every bit the wartorn survivor of Cybertron. His armor was in shambles and he looked like he hadn’t gotten a deep clean in millennia. Of course he hadn’t done any real maintenance on his frame since the Unmaker destroyed Primus’s core, but others didn’t know that. He just looked like a horror movie extra.
It wouldn’t do. A slight vanishing act may be in order if he wanted to have a reasonable excuse for his appearance.
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potterheadedme · 11 months
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(the rest of) a bit of writing for Garbagechocolate's Truth virus AU
“Um…Friendo, I don’t, I don’t know how I feel about this” sun says from with the pizzaplex parts and service animatronic repair station™️. Having relized shortly after the repair station patented paralysis kicked in, that they may not be as on board with this idea as they thought they were
From with in there shared operating system, moon let’s out what might have been a deep exhausted sigh if either of the had lungs,
“Gasp! What? final come to your senses about randomly downloading software because ‘it’ll be cool’” moon mocks
“In my defense starlight seemed so excited, what was I suppose to say moony” sun says back from with in the OS
“.. the truth”
That’s when they both hear their repair specialist Y/N call back “Did you two says something” from From somewhere beyond their current scope of vision they can hear here it sounds pretty muffled, after a bit they seem to poke their head back into view.
“Nothing starlight!” Sun hurries out with a grin
At this moon huffs
“Oh, um.. ah, actually…moon? Has um a few concerns, about this download” sun stutters out
“ oh don’t you two fret, Minecraft is a completely passive program, and this version should be a hundred percent compatible with your operating systems” y/n finishes with a thumbs up
“Oh”
“Yeah, so are you two ready?”
Sunny can feel moon doing the equivalent of slowing shaking his head from further back in the code
“Ready when you are, starlight!”
At that y/n starts the download, from here they can hear the faint loading chimes the main Control panel emits,
"...Alright....there we are,... downloads started, shouldn't take all night ,but it may take a bit" y/n says as they turn their gaze from the screen in front of them to the currently immobil daycare attendent, sat within the repair station, in the depth of parts and service.
"how are you two holding up?" y/n asks after a bit, breaking the relative silence, of the subterranean room
“Just peachy starlight!” sun said without thinking, and while it wasn’t a total lie, it wasn’t exactly true either, over the years the daycare attendant has had countless updates to their software and operating systems and while the uploading process is slightly different each time, they know what to expect by now, they know enough to know that something feels off about this.
“Sun. No, you feel it to” moon says, his voice coming through over the rising buzz of an ever growing number of binary strings as the files enter their operating system and make their selves at home, burrowing in and warping the applications around it to its managed tasks.
“Moony, I’am sure it’s fine, starlights checked everything over, they say it’s compatible, sure the download feels a little funky, but am sure its nothing”
“This doesn’t feel like nothing, Sun”
“How would you know we only ever get new security and health protocols these days” punctuated with a mental pout “ this is a game moony!! We’ve never got a game before, of course it’s going to feel different!”
“Listen, theres reasons we’ve never directly downloaded games before, do you ever know if you can run the game after getting it? ‘Compatible’ doesn’t mean usable” moon snaps back
“Well if you gonna be a spoil sport, we can uninstall if it doesn’t work, happy”
At this moon mumble something Sun can quite hear over the new application own internal humming.
Upon realizing this conversation with his darker half has come to a momentary halt, Sun turns his attention back to their code, by now he’s having l a bit of trouble ignoring the itchy squirming feeling these files leave him with.
Sun goes to voice this concerns with there trusted technician… only to find that he can’t
moon let’s out a sound of exasperation, that can nearly be heard over the rumbling and buzzing of the code “tell y/n to pause this”
“…moony…I can’t, the controls are stuck”
“Let me see” moon says as he wrench control from sun, to see the interior controls are currently unavailable.
“What’d you do Sun?”
“ME! I didn’t do anything”
“The OS dosent just freeze like this on its own, and one download shouldn’t be enough to shut us down, what else is running” moons is growing noticeably more frustrated
While they continue to attempt troubleshootin, moon turns his attention outwards, now noticing that y/n may have been talking to them this entire time pacing back and forth for who knows how long.
“-portant you guys let me know, alright?” Y/n finished as they come to a stop in front of the glass cylinder, looking towards the still anamatronic expectantly.
“…right? …guys?” Y/n finish before concern starts to creep in
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The daycare attendants have been uncharacteristically quiet, it has been a solid 15 minutes since they have lasted talked, I didn’t think much of it until there LEDs began to switch through a few settings before dimming completely.
At this point I am significantly more that a little worried, I fear, no I am certain that the altered version of Minecraft, that I suggest is causing this. I can’t just stop the download that is the first and most important thing they tell any engineer or technician that works here, that stopping mid upload or download or backup will cause irreparable damage to any and all of the bot under the faz co brand.
This is when it occurs to me that the most helpful I can do right now is, nothing, I’ve done enough damage already and any action I take now may just drawl this out or make it worse,
So instead of bolting to the console and running through every debugging program I can think of I sit, in the cheat plastic of the rolling chair sat by the console, and watch keeping vigil over the subterranean room and it’s robotic occupants.
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“Oh. Hello” a metallic voice say, breaking the silence that’s settled over the room,
I jump a little, sorry to say I may have been zoning out as the hours of nothing stretched on, then spin around to see how bad I’ve goofed things up.
“Hey, your back” I say as I try and guess, who I might be talking to, usually it pretty clear which ai is fronting, if not by there appearance than there ‘voice’
This doesn’t seem to be the case right now, whoever just spoke is currently lacking Sun usually expressive lilt and Moons more taunting almost breathy inflection.
It seem like I might be I am be hearing there shared ‘base’ voice, this may mean they are still sorting themselves out, so while they finish ‘loading’ for lack of a better term, I turn my attention back towards to console to seem is I can gleam anything from the download stats.
After a bit of searching I think I come across the problem, while the application in question was compatible with the main operating system, it wasn’t nearly as compatible with the central processors of the attendances AI, and it seemed to have spawned new files in response. I can’t see see what they do from here, but this can wait,
In the computer screens reflection I can just barely see moon, sit up in the center of the repair station glowing red eyes fixed on me, I take a few deep breaths before turning to face the music.
“Moon” I say in acknowledgement, he simply nods back
“Alright, that didn’t seem to go quite to plan, could you run a quick diagnostics for me”
“Sure friend” moon responds in a surprisingly chipper manner, I try not to freeze up and being called a friend, I’ve worked alongside the daycare attendant for a while, and I’ve even talked with my predecessors on a few occasions, this first time I’ve ever heard of the night themed animatronic giving anyone this moniker, i try not to dwell or draw attention to this.
As I am getting ready to pull the nighttime attentions diagnostics stats up on my faz pad, he chimes in.
“Hm, everything’s moved around, I haven’t a clue what half of these files are” moon let’s me know, which it a bit suspicious, neither ai Is usual this forthcoming with there ailments, for whatever reason it usually takes more pestering to get this kinda information information.
“…what?” I blink in surprise, I am a little lost at whatever moons playing at
“There’s at least one background application running that doing something” he shrugs
“What’s that supposed to mean”
“No idea” he kinda shrugs again
“Alright. How are you feeling”
“No idea”
“What’s that’s supposed to mean”
“I don’t know yet” moon starts to look like he zooming out
“Fine, can I talk to sun then” I say try not to grit my teeth
“Sun doesn’t want to talk to you right now” moons eyes grow large in shock,some how he seems surprised by his own words.
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Soon as he’s able moon begins shifting through all the losses files, sorting out tangled strands of code, and closing an application that can be before long everything is at least neat which doesn’t mean much as far but it at least a little easier to think,
Moon then turns his attention outwards to see y/n working on something, he sits and watches them work for a little bit before they freeze, and turn to acknowledge him.
“Moon” the nighttime animatronic nods in response
“Sure friend” moon mumbles not even paying attention
Before long they continued with “Alright, that didn’t seem to go quite to plan, could you run a quick diagnostics for me”
As moon starts the diagnostics he can hear Sun grumbling about something
Finishing the diagnostics, they see one maybe more applications failed to close when they were supposed to, along with brand new files that can be opposed,
“Hmm nothing to bad,”
Sun huffs “let’s let y/n know so we can get out of here moony!”
“Hm, everything’s moved around, I haven’t a clue what half of these files are” moon says for some reason
“Moon!! What ? We didn’t need to mention it” Sun mentally cuts it
“That’s not what I wanted to say”
They both hear the slight apprehension in y/ns voice “What’s that supposed to mean”
“No idea” moon shrugs
Moon hear feel suns deep frown from here
As y/n asks “Alright. How are you feeling” moon can feel sun starting to creep closer to the controls
“Come on moony, this one’s an easy one, I know the correct answer, you know the correct answer, go ahead and say the correct answer, we can still salvage this” sun is starting to sound a little anxious
“I got this sun” moon says as he starts to respond with the answer most every human expects to get when they ask, ‘fine’
“No idea” moon says this and sun does a mental double take
“We just talked about this moony”
“What’s that’s supposed to mean” y/n looks confused
“I don’t know yet” at this sun is yelling
“GAAHH, I can’t with either of you right not, I don’t know if you know but we’ve got a daycare to take care of!! Stop trying to get us started in parts and services!!!” Sun takes a ver digital deep breaths
“I’m not doing anything, I don’t know what’s going on” moon says
“We can talk about this later, smooth things over with y/n so we can get out of here, I don’t really want to talk to them and this exact moment” sun says after he’s calmed down
“Fine, can I talk to sun then” upon hearing y/n say this sun looks to moon and moon looking to sun
“I got this, smooths my middle name”
“Sun doesn’t want to talk to you right now” moons eyes grow large in shock,some how he seems surprised by his own words.
“MOON YOU, YOU TATTLETALE”!!!
Ant this point sputtering both inside and out, face in his hand how this go so bad
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Here’s a snippet of writing for @garbagechocolate’s truth virus au,
it’s not betaed and I didn’t actually proofread, so if you see something that needs fixed let me know
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523rdrebel · 9 months
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*slams door open like a reporter with a big scoop*
I HAVE A PROMPT REQUEST and pictures of Spider-Man!!!
Politely requesting for Tech listening to Fem!Reader rambling about a subject they like and Tech just says like "you're so cute" or something like that and then he gets all flustered realizing he just admitted he likes them/finds them attractive. Maybe it ends with a kiss?? Maybe with a more than platonic hug?? Who knows, you decide!!
Ok, that's it. Hope you have a great day lovely <33
*Slams a stack of papers onto your desk*
IT IS FINISHED
Thank you so much for the request! This was very fun to write and I will never turn down the opportunity to write fluff for my boy Tech!
I do hope you like this! <3 <3 <3
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You’re sitting cross legged on the floor of the Marauder, your weapons kit dismantled and laid out around you. Your hands are busy cleaning, servicing, and reconstructing your kit slowly and meticulously. “One example of a natural semantic drift is the word ‘awful’, it used to mean ‘to be full of awe,’ or more simplistically, it meant something was impressive. But now the word is used to describe something extremely bad or a horrible feeling.”
Tech was working on a small repair project, surrounded by an impressive array of electrical components. He looked up from his work to regard you, sitting on the floor, diligently working and completely oblivious to his observations.
You continued, sometimes gesturing with your hands when you reached a point you felt was particularly significant. “According to Etymological theory words originate from a few basic mechanisms,” “things like language change, word formation, and sound symbolism - that’s when we create words that represent sounds, like ‘click’ or ‘ding’.”
Tech couldn’t stop the smile that formed as he watched you work, he put his project to the side and leaned forward to place his chin in his hands, elbows firm on his knees. All for scientific observation, of course.
“We can often trace back the origins of words– usually– but the original meanings can become obscured over time through the organic progression of sound or semantic changes.” “And to think, some people actually believe that usage of slang terms or different pronunciations of words implies a certain lack of intelligence. But in reality it takes a great deal of linguistic ability to formulate or merge existing words and semantics to create something else - just furthering that semantic shift.”
“You are so cute.” Tech says in his matter-of-fact way. 
“What?” You pause, slightly confused and unsure if you heard him correctly. You run a hand through your hair, and look up. You’re slightly surprised to see Tech’s gaze is not focused on his project nor his datapad, but instead he’s looking at you.
“I–” Tech’s eyes widen slightly, recognition dawning at what he’s just said. He adjusts his goggles, and says “I find your passion for Etymological changes to be–”
“Cute?” You respond with a smirk.
Tech stands and approaches your spot on the floor, looking down at you gently, he says “Actually– I do not believe that word is sufficient.” He pauses, head tilted slightly in that way you find particularly adorable, “Mesh'la. Mirdala. Yaim.” His voice is low and his cheeks are flushed. He holds out a hand to you, “And, I would like to kiss you.”
You drop the piece from your kit you’d held in your hand. Your face is hot and you almost forget that he’s waiting for an answer, “You want to kiss me–Now?”
“Now would be preferable. But I am willing to review your schedule.”
You reach out and take his hand, and allow him to pull you up and snake an arm around your waist. He pulls you close and your eyes dart to his lips, you whisper, “Now is good.”
His free hand tips your chin up slightly, and you close your eyes as his lips meet yours - soft, firm, and confident.
Mando'a from Mandoa.org:
Mesh'a - Beautiful
Mirdala - Clever, Intelligent, Intellectual
Yaim - Home
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[...] You turned the box of matches over in your hands, the insides rattling lightly as you did. You stared at the tiny 'CAUTION' warning written in bold, red letters for a heartbeat too long, then slipped the box open. You felt scared, almost dizzy, but you also felt like you had earned the right to do this. As you grabbed a match, Moon lurched forward. He only moved maybe half a step forward before your glare stopped him. He twitched, the metal of his endoskeleton grating, at the abrupt brake. His hands shrieked against the slick tiled floor, then he stood up, canted awkwardly to one side, the same way he always was. It almost would have been an endearing trait, a cute habit, if it hadn't been for the plastic face attached to it. You stared one another down for several seconds. "... Don't." He hissed, like he was chastising a child who was trying to get into the knife drawer. Like you didn't know what you were doing. You ignored him, turning back to the match between your fingers. Your hands were cold, chapped, the nails brittle and chewed at the edges. You had never had a chance. How cruel was that? "You. Don't. Want. To do that." Moon hissed, quieter this time, voice pitched like he was talking you down from a high place. You met his eyes. He was smiling, as ever, but it looked like a grimace. "What makes you think you know anything about what I want?" You turned your attention to the matchstick, staring at it in mounting despair before turning it between your fingertips. You struck it against the box once, then twice, and it lit almost immediately- warm and brilliant and almost too bright to look at. You glanced back at Moon. He looked... scared. But it could only be the light, you thought bitterly. "After all, machines are incapable of feeling." You turned your hand over, and let the match fall. [...]
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Finally, I updated Too Many Turtles! Read the latest chapter of my TMNT chat fic here!
(In which, the mysterious new ‘Mikey’ is revealed, ‘Raphael vs Chicken Nuggets’ is put to the test, and 2003 Mikey starts a war)
Dr Delicate Touch can verbally and physically beat down any Raph any day, trust me. I have this funny hc that rise Mikey and 2012 Raph have beef with each other for no reason and it has a chokehold on me whenever I try and write a chapter, help -
Sorry I’m super busy rn 😓. For regular updates on my time schedule and stuff, I suggest checking out my ko-fi as I post there frequently about bonus content and time stuff as I use it for commissions and personal blog posts:
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flaming-brown-witch · 2 months
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Romione Fic Preview: Virgo's Groove
My first snippet!!
When I first heard "Virgo's Groove" on Beyonce's Renaissance album, it was screaming to be turned into a Romione fic. Dedicating this to @comradekarin, who is hopefully not the only person on this damn app to fully appreciate that with me lol. Fic takes place in Deathly Hallows when Lupin comes to Shell Cottage to share the news of Teddy's birth. Originally written for the @romione-trope-fest (lol guess which trope) but I didn't get my shit together in time 🙃
Beyonce stan or not, if you like what you see, please follow and reblog and subscribe to me on AO3! The more engagement I get, the faster I'll be able to finish it 😚 Hoping to get it out while it's still Pisces season in honor of my blorbo 🙌🏽 ♓
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"A boy!" exclaimed Fleur to Ron and Hermione as Lupin made a beeline towards Harry. "A Taurus boy! 'Zis community needs more earth signs. Can you believe 'zere are nine Weasleys but no earth signs?"
"Hermione's an earth sign," Ron piped up. "I reckon you both have the same sign actually."
Fleur cast wide eyes at Hermione. "'Ermione, you are a Virgo as well? But of course you are!"
"Why 'of course?'" asked Hermione, brow furrowed. 
"You 'ave all 'ze Virgo traits. 'Ardworking, perfectionist—"
"Controlling," added Ron, snickering. Hermione glared at him. Fleur watched the interaction with a knowing smile. 
"Sensual." Fleur winked at Ron. "Especially when it comes to our opposite sign."
That got Ron to stop smiling.
"How about some wine to celebrate?" Bill announced. 
"Oh yes!" Fleur exclaimed with a clap of her hands. "'Zere is much to celebrate," she added, throwing Ron and Hermione another impish look. "Beel, why don't you fetch 'ze '82 Bordeaux my parents gave us for Christmas? Remus, you must stay for a drink or three…"  
Hermione never took her eyes off Ron. 
"What?"
She pursed her lips. "Lavender seems to have taught you much about astrology."
Ron scratched the back of his head nervously. "Most of what I know about astrology I remember from Divination actually."
"What else do you remember from Divination?"
"About Virgos? Fleur covered the basics, I reckon."
Hermione hesitated before asking in a quiet voice, "Do you know what she meant about the opposite sign?"
Ron's cheeks lit on fire. The corner of the dining room table suddenly seemed fascinating. "Yeah, er, o-opposite signs of the Zodiac tend to have, er, r-really strong compatibility…in that area…"
"You learned that in Divination?" she questioned, voice sharp.
"That, ah…" Ron traced the groove of the table. "That I did learn from, er, Lavender… It was in some stupid Witch Weekly article."
Ron waited with bated breath for a scathing remark, but nothing came. He finally looked up. Hermione was staring at him with an inscrutable expression. 
"So…" she eventually said slowly, taking a step forward. Her hand, too, aimlessly traced the groove of the table, but her eyes remained on Ron. "My opposite sign is…Pisces?"
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h3lfaerie · 2 months
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Absolutely phenomenal animation by @westwindyone inspired by Chapter 5 of Path of Alfheim.
And as dancing and eatery had gone on for a couple of hours, you were glad to see that no one paid you any heed. Even as you looked mere breaths away from emptying out the contents of your stomach. Vikings merely presumed you’ve had too much to drink; in fact, you could hear someone retching in the corner. But you’d soon come to realize that your little outburst in the plaza a few days ago had in fact cost you greatly.
Because it took Hiccup all but a glance to recognize your face. His eyes flared for a moment before he willed himself back into an unassuming smile.
“Astrid, keep smiling like you’re talking to me,” he said quietly. From the side, it seemed like he was merely looking at his partner, but the blonde could see that he was peering somewhere far behind over her shoulder. She followed his instruction, but a flash of tension made a muscle twitch in her jaw. “What is it?” Astrid gave him a subtle nod. Her unbound hair swayed with the movement, catching in the golden firelight “Are you seeing anyone.” “That’s her.” At his words, her spine went rigid. “Don’t turn around,” he added quickly.
Hiccup made a subtle gesture with his hand and Toothless instantly sank into the shadows.
. . .
Hiccup raised the goblet he’d stolen from you then; whirled towards the chattering groups nearby and cheered “Skål!”
To your utter horror, everyone replied with: “Skål, Chief Haddock!”
Suddenly you couldn’t hear a thing. Couldn’t hear whatever the Hel he said to the throngs as they retreated – as he dismissed them you realized. Men and women freed the area as the title licked and swirled across the ground and into your ears. Hiccup turned back to you with that devious smile, and you felt the urge to retch again, your cavalier cool exploding like dust from a slammed book.
Fuck.
You were staring at the rutting Chief of Berk.
A huge thank you to Windy, for bringing this Chapter to life. You're a fucking legend.
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krystelovesanime · 9 months
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You know why I'm posting this. This is too damn funny to me.
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wordsofwilderness · 7 months
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Did I start a new wip today? yes. Have I finished any of the other? nope.
Let me distract you with a snippet of Jegulus texting:
Regulus: Don’t test me. I can still block you James: You wouldn’t Regulus: I would Regulus: What do I have to lose anyway? You’re just a stranger James: A stranger? James: Come on, I saw the way you looked at me James: You think I’m hot Regulus: A stranger James: A hot stranger Regulus: Fuck you James: Is that an offer? James: Don’t tempt me
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