#gorillas phase 3

[zeriphi]

Gorillaz turned 20 recently so have a redraw of a piece so old that I do not do the art style it was originally in anymore (Sorry OG is not on site anymore)

#gorillaz #cyborg noodle #gorillas 20th anniversary #phase 3 #plastic beach #fanart #digital art #art tag #zeriphi

[verysanebsdfan]

🥁🤯‼️❤️‍🩹🔥🥁💀🇫🇷💯💥🎶🆙😤

Hear me out

Starlight Glimmer!reader x Saiki K

A reader who is kinda like starlight glimmer with sunset shimmer's abilities (I'm in my mlp phase don't judge but I rlly like their characters and abilities) who is kinda bad at first because of something happening with their friends earlier in her childhood and becomes very rude and cold but slowly learns to open up to the idea of new ways to act and get along with people and be nicer

Like of course they're not perfect, they're going to have social anxiety because what if others find out how bad she was in her past, and some old habits will peak through but they're still trying to learn

Their way with dealing with problems can be a little...extreme, like breaking open a vending machine when it malfunctioned after they paid to get someone a drink or things along that line

(forgive the long request I just woke up)

They also usually act before they think often

Starlight Glimmer!reader x Saiki K

Hello, thank you so much for requesting<3 I am gonna be completely honest i have not watched mlp, so I relied on your description and the internet but i tried. I haven't found much about Sunset Shimmer's abilities tho, well I did but didn't find anything much specific. I mostly mentioned some fire powers cuz from what i found...well nothing good into the story. I read that apparently Sunset can conjure powerful fireballs, but i made it fire in general, and it is also referred to as either psychic or supernatural powers. I hope it is to your liking. Also I wasn't sure but I made it a female reader since ykyk... Word Count: 1.2k

It was a peaceful afternoon when a certain pink haired psychic got rid of the nuisances, uhm, friends and was on his way home. He was in a hurry since his mother asked him to go buy some ingredients for dinner, and there was still a show he wanted to watch today.

As he entered the store, he felt a sudden uneasiness. Something was gonna happen, he knew it. As he collected all the items his mother requested to buy, he walked in the direction of the aisle with coffee jelly. He saw a girl picking up a coffee jelly triple pack, but he quickly hid when he realized that the girl has his schools uniform. The last thing he wants is to have his classmate, whom he recognized after taking a closer look, start a conversation with him. Unbeknownst to him, the girl already knew. She carefully eyed the direction where he left to, quite glad that nobody is gonna ruin her peaceful day.

As she was nearing the next aisle, a certain someone put a hand on her shoulder. She tensed up and turned around to see who was disturbing her personal space. The girl got really startled when she saw a tall guy with a butt chin. She remembered him, some time ago, she was assigned to do a project with him. They were supposed to meet up in a library but he didn't show up, and had a reason, apparently he thought the library was other way and got locked in the school gym. Either way, she knew that he was a real dumb human, so she just patiently waited for him to say something. "Hey!" He shouted, jeez, calm down. "I know you! We did that project together!!" He exclaims loudly. "Yeah, no. You didn't show up, I did the project alone...but yes. Now if you'll excuse me, i have more important things to do than talking with gorillas." The girl announced and turned to leave "Wait!" Nendou shouts again "Do you wanna get ramen with me, pal, and chibi? Huh- where is my pal-" He suddenly realizes "No i won't get rame-" Nendo suddenly grabs the girls arm "Let's go find my Pal!" He insisted and pulled the two high school students behind him.

And that is how you got to where you are now. Seated between Kaidou and Saiki, across from Nendo, really strange individuals, really loud and obnoxious, except Saiki, that is. The Ramen shop didn't look anyhow exquisite...it actually looked quite, dangerous? The food will probably be poisoned or something. When the owner gave them their bowls, everyone looked disgusted (The one episode when Teruhashi tagged with them kinda disgusted) The girl stood up from her seat and looked at the humanoid creature, called 'ramen shop owner' and stared at him. "You call this food?! Impossible!" She yells while trying to hold herself from throwing the bowl on the ground. "You have a problem with that?!" The store owner spat out. "The heck i do! The noodles are expired, vegetable is actually not a vegetable, i have a piece of plastic in it, the broth smells like piss and sweat! If it's okay in your opinion, eat it! I'll gladly pay if you eat the whole bowl!" She yells at him, making the people outside, on the street, wonder what is happening there. "You won't, exactly! Now return our money. Hurry" She yelled the last line before the owner had to run to the kitchen because something was burning. Definitely not your doing.

Saiki knew. He knew that was not natural, the fire. It got extinguished, no one got hurt, but it was bugging him, and he wanted to know just who are you? He got his powers to help him out with getting you to hang out with his....whole friend group....or nuisances. And you slowly started opening up. One this one fateful Saturday night when the group was hanging out at a playground, it was already dark. Kind of a miracle that Kaidou's mom let him go so easily, we thank you so much Saiki on Kaidou's behalf.

"How about we play truth or dare?" Yumehara suggested. Everyone agreed, even you and Saiki, surprisingly, but nobody questioned it. Time passed and questions and dares flew around too. "L/N, truth or dare?" Kuboyasu asked the girl, who has been drawing into the dirt. "Truth" She mumbled tiredly "Have you ever broken a law? And if yes, how?" Who in their mind would ask that?

Yes....Kuboyasu..."Technically yes..." She sighs. "I broke open a vending machine because It broke after I paid, so I got what I paid for, myself." She said. "and also burned down a house" The girl whispered a sentence that only the lovely pink haired psychic heard. It startled him. Why did she do that? "Why would you open it up tho? You can't do that! That's destruction of property! A crime!" The perfect bluenette whisper-yelled. "Teruhashi-san...It isn't a crime as long as you're not caught....and also, why should you care why i did it...maybe because i won't waste my money, maybe because i was pissed? Probably. Not everyone is as perfect as you, not everyone is as nice as you, and I was not in a good mental state. Get over yourself..." Wait- the girl realized her mistake as she looked at the teary eyed bluenette. "I- uh- Teruhashi-san...I am sorry uh! uhm....I didn't mean it like that I just-I'll....I'll go buy you something just please don't cry"

Seriously...the vending machine broke. She turned around but bumped into a certain pink haired highschooler. "Why did you burn down a house?" The pink haired boy asked, very bluntly, realizing his mistake, not correcting it though. "My powe-" the girl realizes and quickly coughs. "My uhh...power in the house went down, and I, the little naive child, thought I could do everything, so I tried to fix it, cut wires and boom...." She says too optimistically. "Stop lying" The pink haired highschooler commanded. "Not here...But we cannot leave the group for too long either..." She thinks out loud. "They actually already went home." Saiki exclaims. "Guys are walking Teruhashi and then Yumehara...I'll walk you...while you talk...or we can talk at one of our places." He says while motioning for her to follow.

You two walk into your house, and you light up the lights. "Sit down, I'll get some coffee jelly, I noticed you staring at it...the day we met." 'Are you a goddess?' Saiki thinks. "So....I suppose you wanna know why? Hm...okay so basically I have powers, it went out of control....And i burned down my friends house....he almost died....that's why I don't really talk about it." You quickly summarized. "I really hate supernatural powers...or psychic powers...because I still feel guilty, I tried to stop it, but they don't even know it was me, not even my parents. You are the only one who knows." She says as she takes a spoon full of coffee jelly. "But I only told you because you have powers too

(○｀ 3′○)"

Anyway! I tried but I do not like how it turned out but

Stay safe y'all! BYE

#saiki #saiki kusuo no psi nan #saiki k x reader #shun kaidou #the disastrous life of saiki k #yumehara chiyo #kusuo saiki #aren kuboyasu

[positivelybeastly]

💖 Bobby Drake

How likely they are to enter a relationship with them:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

(This is one of those things that kinda depends, waxes, and wanes, because the times when they were closest and would have been the best match for each other were also the times they were least aware of their feelings and what they meant. I think if ever there was going to be a time for it, it would have been right at the start during the O5 era, or pre-Utopia. Maybe the 90s.)

Would they…

Make the first move? Yes | No (When Hank and Bobby are friends, Hank evidently treasures that friendship with Bobby immensely, and I don't think he'd go for it - and that's assuming he's aware of his feelings! These two blockheads are so incredibly dense.)

Say “I love you” first? Yes | No (Honestly, I'm kinda surprised they never did say it to each other - as FRIENDS, yeah, right, but then again, Bobby's ability to be gay appears to be inversely related to how well Hank is written, so maybe they're just cursed.)

Cheat on them? Yes | No (Hank doesn't cheat. I refuse to believe that it's within his character.)

Be the jealous type? Yes | No (I could see it becoming a bit more of an issue with Bobby than others because Bobby was Hank's best friend before he was anyone else's, and that rigidity, that claim, could get territorial. But Hank's reasonable most of the time, so I don't think it'd be a real problem.)

Plan the dates? Yes | No (Hank has the brain cells - usually - so it's him. I could, however, see it being that Bobby's the one to push to go out more than Hank is, but Hank's the one to turn that desire into a date.)

Initiate the first kiss? Yes | No (Hank doesn't initiate. Initiation of romance is scary. This scares the Beast.)

Remember anniversaries? Yes | No (Hank will remember and he WILL tease Bobby about forgetting.)

BOLD WHAT APPLIES:

Their Relationship Is:

friends to lovers | rivals to lovers | enemies to lovers | still just enemies | mutual pining | star crossed lovers | old married couple | perpetual honeymoon phase | stable and boring | stable but not boring | secret lovers | best friends hiding their feelings | and they were roommates | friends with benefits | coworkers avoiding HR | one-sided affection | weird sexual tension | it’s complicated | toxic relationship | a secret affair | an actual dumpster fire | other

(They were literally roommates, by the way. Literally.)

PUBLIC Displays of Affection:

hand holding | kiss on the hand | kiss on the cheek | kiss on the forehead | kiss on the lips | cuddling | hugging | affectionate messages or comments | pet names | pictures together | no displays of affection

PRIVATE Displays of Affection:

hand holding | kiss on the hand | kiss on the cheek | kiss on the forehead | kiss on the lips |  cuddling | hugging | affectionate messages or comments | pet names | pictures together | no displays of affection

Do they stay together?

yes, this is endgame | yes but someone is gonna die tragically | something is keeping them apart | they part ways as friends | they part ways as enemies | they’re on-again-off-again | they have a super messy breakup | it was just a fling | other

(I could see this going either way, depending on Bobby's emotional maturity when they enter a relationship. Hank can be tough to handle, his brain is his worst enemy and his best asset, and that can be hard for someone to manage at the best of times.)

BONUS

What terrible pet names would they give each other?

I would like it to be noted that Hank canonically almost always calls Bobby Robert, and I write it that he drops down to Bobby if he's annoyed or feeling like he wants to put some distance - because no-one else calls Bobby Robert. That's HIS name for Bobby.

Bobby already calls Hank Hankster and Gorilla of my Dreams (gay, gay, homosexual), and I don't know what he could do to top that, tbh.

#Anonymous #less spicy shipping meme #outofmuffins #The Icebeast agenda continues!

[tobi-smp]

are the gorillaz those guys with the animated music videos that have lore n stuff ??

context: [Link]

yeah they are !! I've been aware of them basically since I've had an internet connection, even if I wasn't always are of it, though I've been putting off getting Into them for basically as long specifically because I Did know there was a story but didn't know how to get into it

I watched a video essay on it the other day, and Specifically on the fact that their most ambitious story telling venture nearly killed the entire band. or more accurately Did kill it until the band reformed with sort of a soft reboot. the video is Really good, you can watch it here uwu [Link]

everything about it scratched the Sorting part of my brain, the nearly lost media the websites preserved through 15 year old youtube videos and walk throughs, the ambitious plotline left hanging by canon and yet never forgotten, the Everything

so ! I've started a project, that ended up turning into Two In One

first I wanted to collect All gorillaz media and put it roughly in order. all the music, all of the shorts, all of the commercials, specials, live appearances, books, interviews, podcasts, radio dramas, Etc Etc Etc that I could physically find on youtube into One Playlist. so if someone asks "how do find out more about gorillaz" it's all there baby

my Second task, which came to me as I was sorting and came across some True masterpieces from the fandom (such as three and half hours of a fandub audio book with in character voice acting, or finishing the animation for scrapped music videos that existed in the form of canon animatics).

and that's seeing how far I could get into crafting a cohesive and satisfying narrative for "plastic beach" (the aforementioned storyline that almost killed the series but fucked big time), Including An Ending, while still keeping it roughly in line with canon. and it turns out the answer to that is Pretty Damn Far.

I'm still working on that Huge Massive playlist, which is understandable since I started three days ago. (though it can be found here for anyone that wants to poke through it while it's under renovations [Link])

But I decided to make Another playlist that's Just all of the songs and all of the shorts for phases 1-3 in one place. Because it's less intimidating for new fans (that don't hyperfix instantly like me jfkladsjklfads), for Binging Purposes (which you wanna just let all the videos autoplay without having to skip around a 5 episode pirate drama), And because it's Finished jklfdasjklfads

so ! If you wanna watch all of the first half of gorillas, including a Finished Plastic Beach, Click here [Link]

I'll probably make another playlist like that for phase 4-present once I finish the main playlist ! I like the idea of keeping them separate both because it just feels right with the sort of soft reboot that happened between them, And so that I can justify shoving the recent songs that Do reference the plastic beach story line into phase 1-3 playlist without having to break the continuity of the 4-7 playlist, Like This

I'm Almost Certainly gonna make another, Shorter, announcement once all of the playlists are Done. but ! I'm happy to get the chance to do it now too fjksldaljkfsad

@sunlitmcgee

#gorillaz #plastic beach

[new-fire-chicken]

Blazblue Radio W Ep 1: Ranking Island

Blazblue Radio put up a survey online with 10 questions which were answered by blazblue radio fans. Here are the results:

list of Questions: 1: Who would you like as your sibling? 2:Who would you like as a pet? 3:Who would you raise as a child? 4:Who would get annoyed/offended during a date?** 5:Who talks a lot in their sleep? 6:Who would you like to share a room with? 7:Who would make a good father/mother? 8:Who seems to have a messy private life? 9:Who looks good in a school uniform? 10:Who seems to have been a non-human in a past life?

Answers to 1: Who would you like as your sibling?

2:Who would you like as a pet?

3:Who would you raise as a child?

(they Joke that Kon-Chan[Noel/nu/Lambda] almost has the 3 top spots.)

4:Who would get annoyed/offended during a date?** **(small clarification: THey're basically asking who it would be the worst date partner. I haven't been able to find a good direct translation yet.)

5:Who talks a lot in their sleep?

6:Who would you like to share a room with?

7:Who would make a good father/mother?

8:Who seems to have a messy private life?

9:Who looks good in a school uniform?

10:Who seems to have been a non-human in a past life?

(to Bang: a fan comment was: he was definetly a Gorilla. Another said that Bang must have been Lava from a Vulcano of Honululu)

These rankings were conducted during the release of the psp and 3ds release of Continuum Shift. Also the first 2 Phase Shift novels had already been released.

#blazblue #blazblue radio #I am still sick so no word for word translations #I am generally thinking of changing my translations to translation summaries instead. Maybe I'll get more done. #These rankings are really interesting.

[applejamzscribblez]

tagged by @theaistired to shuffle my music and post the 10 first songs!! :o

1: sedona - sir chloe (love this song!!! sir chloe needs way more listeners i stg)

2: crazy chicks - ken ashcorp (a recent find, i <3 electronic music so much)

3: it's just a phase - jules bonnot (THE CHORUS OF THIS SONG <3333)

4: musique non stop - kraftwerk (i do this thing where i record music i hear out in public and then just forget abt it, so i found it again when looking thru my voice memos lol)

5: anathema - sweet spine (no words. incredible song.)

6: wet mulch - equipment (mid western emo be like)

7: digital silence - peter mcpoland (i have been. influenced.)

8: analog fight - m4x (<33)

9: killbot! - chloe moriondo (CHLOEEEEEE!!)

10: gorilla - little simz (little simz is everything to me fr)

tagging @poetunias and literally anyone who sees this!!! <33

#music game #music tag #music #music recs #tag game

[saemi-the-writer]

12 for Lila and 20 for Nathalie

Thanks for the ask, Anon! ^^

I'll answer each in two parts: canon and then in my AU, because like I said in a previous ask, I find it hard to speculate for canon at the moment. I hope you don't mind!

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

Canon verse: Lila/Cerise suffers from a hormonal problem and a medical condition, which is why she still looks like a teenager despite being an adult in her late thirties. She's actually a gifted hacker and a wanted criminal. (It's not very original, but at this point, we can only speculate before knowing WTF is up with this character!)

Miraculous team verse: Lila admires and mimics her father, who is a diplomat. She learnt the "art" of manipulation and lies from him; and unlike her mother, she knows what kind of man he truly is. And she wants to outdo him.

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

Canon verse: Gorilla. Much like for Adrien, I think Gorilla would be a very good emotional support for Nathalie, someone she could rely on, and the two would be very good guardians/parental substitutes for Adrien. Not as a couple though.

Miraculous team verse: I have 3 candidates for the "best friend" place!

Caline Bustier, they have known each other since middle school and are still friends. They have an "opposites attract" chemistry and are like sisters, Caline being the younger one. Sometimes, Caline reminds Nathalie of her own elder sister, because both of them are very romantic women and have similar tastes in books and movies. For Caline, Nathalie is the big sister she never had.

Penny Rolling, Penny would have loved Nathalie's look when she was in her grunge phase (she might try to persuade her to go for it again). "Birds of a feather flock together" for these two, they'd meet and either rant or talk about their (more or less complicated/official) relationship with their employer or their demanding job among other things.

Alim Kubdel, the two ran into each other several times at their college library before befriending each other. They're both passionate about history and love going to museums; while Alim is more interested in restoration and conservation, Nathalie likes archaeology better, so they balance each other on that point. When Nathalie goes to the Louvre, she sometimes acts like a tour guide (she does in the episode Pharaoh) to fool around and Alim either laughs or facepalms "Not again, Nathalie!"

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous team au #lila rossi #nathalie sancoeur

[fefeman]

Little overview of the Library of Ruina Mods I've tried and beat...

E.G.O Malkuth: Pretty insane actually, implementing the mechanics of Malkuth Breakdown into an RPG combat is pretty wild. Having randomized combat dice and then later the inability to cancel your actions is pretty extreme, but the fight is balanced enough that a late-game team can handle it without too much difficulty. The pages are interesting too, synergizing well with Malkuth while also adding a few mechanics from her Lobotomy counterpart. I'd say 8/10 because it's a bit long. Apparently, this is meant to be the first of a series that will go for all patron librarians, so I'm curious to see where the next go

Thorn workshop: well balanced that one. The "Thorn" mechanics is interesting. It's a reverse build: YOU gain stacks, and the enemy takes damage when they hit you. This is enough of a difference to make it interesting tho. First, it makes mass attacks VERY dangerous to use, because you will take damage for every character hit. It also requires you to not focus on a single target, as if the other can buff their thorn counter too long, you'll likely take too much damage later. 8/10 too, because while mechanically it was well-rounded, it was a pretty standard battle all things considered.

Librarian of Death: Very dramatic battle, with a nice reward (bad end angela becomes playable), and the battle has a nasty trick. In the first phase, you'll only be able to use one librarian, so you'll go for "Lone Fixer" passive or something of the sort, but then in the second Phase, Angela joins you, screwing you over... The mechanic here is about stopping Dark Angela from regaining light, which will debuff her. 9/10, because I really liked Angela confronting what she could have become. I wonder if there is a similar mod for Roland.

Myo E.G.O : Okay, that one is narratively sound but mechanically silly. Myo come back once more, and challenge the library alone, gaining her E.G.O, which is a "death by a thousand cut" build with "the myongest" passives built in. Instead of infinity dice, she gets two 99 initiative dice per turn and the power boost. She got many cards that can add attack dice by consuming charges, and a very powerful attack that is clearly her version of "vertical split". I had to pull Gorilla Yesod + Librarian of Death to defeat her, and by a hair breath. The reward is insane tho, because of her passive stack with the Myongest, meaning you can have someone hitting with +10 power for at least 2 die, likely 3... I'd give it 7/10, I feel this is too insane and unbalanced, but love the concept and the story.

E.G.O Philip : This one is an alt timeline where Philip didn't become the crying children (there's actually another with the same premise). It's interesting to see Philip explored in a more positive light. Mechanically this mod also has a few interesting concepts: Philip will select 1 dice from your librarians, and using a combat card on these dice will cause you 3 burns. That's a cool concept, altering the properties of your cards depending on which die you use. But I feel it's not explored to its fullest, and 3 burns can be ignored if you reliably win the clashes against Philip... Which I did thanks to E.G.O Myo (yeah I have no regret). 6/10, Maybe a bit more interactions with the dice stuff would have been cool. Still a good mod.

E.G.O Walter : I gotta admit that Walter wasn't a character I expected to see come back with an E.G.O, but why not. His story is about realizing that he has nothing left and so he should do things for himself and to assert his existence or something... He bumps his defensive abilities VERY high, doubled with a buff that gives him 90% damage reductions. But he lose a stack of these every time one of his block dice lose, and after that, he got weakened defense for a few turns. Now, that one I didn't fight fair and square: I used the Netzach strategy to make green boy untargetable, then clashed JUST enough to break his buff, and then kept hitting him 3 times. The result is he could do nothing and I wilted him down... OVER 3 minutes, because he had a fuckton of HP. How is anyone supposed to win that one without bullshit? I give this one 5/10, because the numeric values of this fight are truly unbalanced...

Overall these were fun. Really liked them, eager to see others. I have to move forward on the Da'at mod & finish the Pinkie first.

#library of ruina #LoR #modding #now you can reblog

[sleepy-achilles]

Request asks and I have no choice but to deliver.

For hbtaker you could do a scenario where they meet for the first time, and instantly know they’re gonna end up together down the line

(even when shawn was a slut and taker was an antisocial zombie 🥰)

And maybe for family of destruction you could write about how all the fam would react to big evil taker being buried alive/dying again.

Can’t remember if this would fit the tl of leon and cassie being old enough to understand it, but it’s a thought? 😅

Luckily for us the og family of destruction timeline has Leon being 3 when takers buried alive. And even luckier for us, I have the ability to fuck with timelines and make them fit. Welcome to 5 year old cassie and 10 year old Leon. But first, hbtaker.

Hbtaker- Forever.

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Shawn blows a bubble at vince in annoyance. "Im serious Shawn." Vince sighs. Shawn rolls his eyes. "Sure thing boss" "You should try making some friends." Vince tells Shawn. Shawn just pouts and leans back in his chair. "Why would I need friends? I'm here to perform, as long as I can do that I'll be fine" Shawn states. Vince just chuckles and shakes his head. "That view will change one day michaels, you'll realise you need people, now get going" vince tells him. Shawn sighs and stands up. "As if." Shawn states. "Youll fall in love one day Shawn. For real that time aswell." Vince states. Shawn looks at the older man. "Im the heartbreak kid! Love is a fools game" Shawn smirks before walking out. "Sure it is" vince hums with a knowing look on his face as shawn pauses in the doorway.

Shawns eyes widen as a tall man with red hair walks down the hall. He stops infront of Shawn and looks down at him. "Uh um hi, I...I'm shawn" Shawn states. Undertaker examines him and tilts his head. Shawns eyes widen as his heart races. "Cmon taker boy what's the wait!" A high voice shrills. Shawn looks as the short fat man appears. "Oh. Michaels.." he chuckles, shawn didnt know who this man was. He saw the taller mans debue and this wasn't his handler. At least not out there. "You gonna let my next meeting in Shawn?" Vince asks from behind him. Shawns cheeks heat up. "Oh! Yes um sorry" Shawn chokes stepping to the side. The fatter man walks in after vince smirks at shawn and goes back in. Taker stops next to shawn and looks back at him. He sends him a small smile and shawn gasps quietly as the man walks into the office and the door shuts. Shawn can't help the blush and small smile as he skips off down the halls.

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The Family of Destruction- Diggin Graves

I've done shawns reaction to the famous vince vs aba!taker buried alive match. Its the kids turn

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Leon could sense something was wrong the moment they stepped foot in the arena. It was a pay per view meaning both their parents were in work on the same day, meaning him and his baby sister had to be there.

At first he thought his papas match was what he could sense, but as he stands with him in the medical bay he can still sense it. "Daddy" cassie whines tugging Leon's arm. Leon glances at his little sister before back at their papa. "Go on baby. Goto the gorilla and watch daddy's match" Shawn tells him. Leon looks at him with concerned eyes. "Ill be fine. I promise." Shawn reassures him. Leon looks as Steve walks in. "Look, Steve's here now so it's fine" Shawn states. Steve looks at the kids. "Oh yeah, I'll look after your papa, don't worry. Go have fun, John cena is in the gorilla." Steve tells them. "Johnny!" Cassie cheers pulling Leon's arm.

Leon frowns but forces himself to walk her out. "Is he okay?" Steve asks. "Hes been like it since we entered the arena...he must feel like something is wrong." Shawn shrugs.

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Leon stands by himself as he watches the tv. Cassie quickly accepting John's arms to rest in.

Leon isn't phased by the blood on his father. He already knows its not his. Its the way the hairs on the back of his neck stands. Something isn't right.

"Daddy!" Cassie yells. Leon's eyes widen as the digger explodes on their father. Leon's breathing picks up as their uncle stares down at their father with a massive evil smile. "Whats uncle kane doing?" Cassie asks. John glances at hunter and Stephanie who are also confused. Leon closes his eyes.

'Daddy?'

'Leon...my baby boy'

Leon immediately panics. His eyes snapping open as takers thrown into the grave. He ain't been able to communicate with his dad like that since he became human again. Leon can't breath.

He falls to his knees as the dirt begins to fall. "Leon? Leon!" Stephanie gasps rushing to Leon's side. "Ill go grab shawn" hunter states before rushing off. "Leon? I need you to breathe" Stephanie instructs. Leon looks up at the tv screen with watery eyes. He lets out a choked whimper at the sight of the dirt falling. "Baby? Baby breathe" Stephanie instructs. Leon gasps before letting out a shakey breath.

"Cassie it's okay, it's okay" John tries comforting the girl. "W-why is uncle kane doing this?" Cassie cries. John looks at Stephanie who's still trying to comfort the small boy. The small boy who's crying hard, his eyes glowing a deep purple. His eyes then snap up to a in shock Shawn. A urn clasped tightly in his hands, Steve and goldust behind him.

"NO!" Leon cries slamming his small fists onto the ground. He can't sense him. He can't sense his father.

Cassie flinches as the urn hits the floor, she hides her face against John's shoulder as she whimpers. John doesn't think she truly understands like Shawn and Leon, he believes she's more upset about the idea of her daddy being stuck somewhere.

Leon's purple eyes turn to the urn. A sudden rage burning through him. A sudden rage no ten year old should have.

"Enough for tonight." Shawn's voice is rough, hand heavy on Leon's shoulder. "No more." Shawn whispers as Leon's eyes fade back to normal. His Papa looks rough. Scared. Leon glances at cassie who's crying.

That's the day Leon vowed his family will never suffer another loss again.

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"We have reports that son of the undertaker and Shawn Michaels has been rushed to hosptial on his sixteenth birthday. Father and son duo, the undertaker and Leon Michaels were supposed to be performing tonight for the raw live show when the accident happened backstage. We haven't been given many details just that there's a lot of blood and that the officials are not sure what condition the young boy is in. We will try to find out more and inform you as soon as poss-"

"Critical condition." The high voice chuckles.

#wwe #shawn michaels #the undertaker #wwf #hbtaker #undertaker x shawn michaels #shawn x undertaker #triple h #stephanie mcmahon #vince mcmahon #stone cold steve austin #goldust #john cena #kane #paul bearer #oc characters #leon michaels #cassidy michaels #the family of destruction fics #the family of destruction

[forxstboyfriend]

Thanks to @persistent-wallflower for tagging me 💌

Last song:

Revisiting this whole album lately specifically bc this song came on shuffle and I was like “god this is the best soundtrack to my intrusive thoughts to burn my whole life down”

Last movie: a Finnish film called Dogs Don’t Wear Pants about a man who becomes completely detached from his real life after meeting a dominatrix that chokes tf out of him. It was actually a really good story ;-; (and the ending was NOT anti-kink which I was happy with)

Last show: Currently watching: current season of drag race and a playthrough of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty on YouTube :)

Currently reading: a collection of short stories called Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic 🪴🖤 and another called The Amateur by Andy Merrifield that is pro doing things for the love of it and not to be good or marketable at it

Current obsession: idk I’m not really being gorilla gripped by anything rn…. I’m definitely in a constantly cleaning phase rn though so imma say that lol

Tagging: @kirbyandthenerveofthisbitch, @library-of-leaves, @represent-asian, and @ccrustacian (only if y’all want :3)

[ao3feed-matchablossom]

Just a phase in our little lie

by Batsy24

“That’s the stupid Gorilla, Carla, don’t mind him” “Hey!” “Hello, stupid Gorilla, also registered as Master’s boyfriend.” The green haired cop chuckled at Kaoru’s mortified expression. "Something you are not telling me, four-eyes?”  “Carla! That idiot is not my boyfriend!” Kaoru squeaked.  “But Master, you said stupid Gorilla was your partner”  “Police partner, Carla, not romantical!”  “Aww, Kaoru, I didn’t know you thought of me that way- Ow! Stop that you menace!”

Or the one where MB have been police partners for years. When they have to infiltrate "S" undercover and pose as a "couple" to lure the guy behind it (not Adam), long buried feelings will come to the surface.

Words: 6095, Chapters: 1/3, Language: English

Fandoms: SK8 the Infinity (Anime)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Nanjo Kojiro | Joe, Sakurayashiki Kaoru | Cherry Blossom, Representative Takano (SK8 the Infinity), Kyan Reki, Hasegawa Langa, Chinen Miya, Higa Hiromi | Shadow, Shindo Ainosuke | Adam, Kikuchi Tadashi

Relationships: Nanjo Kojiro | Joe/Sakurayashiki Kaoru | Cherry Blossom

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Police, Undercover Missions, Undercover as a Couple, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Jealousy, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Banter, Comedy, Crime Fighting, Punk Sakurayashiki Kaoru | Cherry Blossom, Non-Graphic Violence, Fluff, Idiots in Love, Mutual Pining, Action & Romance, Protective Nanjo Kojiro | Joe, Protective Sakurayashiki Kaoru | Cherry Blossom, Friends to Lovers, Getting Together, Minor Hasegawa Langa/Kyan Reki, Minor Kikuchi Tadashi/Shindo Ainosuke | Adam, Workplace Relationship, Possessive Behavior, smut in chapters 2 and 3

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/47902030

#IFTTT #fanfic #ao3feed #matcha blossom #ao3feed-matchablossom #sk8 the infinity #sk8 joe #sk8 cherry

[thundrbott]

fave lolrpf ships: everyone but deft (part 1)

phase 1

piglet/poohmandu - the OG! whiny bratty attention-seeking dongsaeng and his chill indulgent idgaf hyung, the couple igns and their playstyle that perfectly fit their '100 acre lane' nickname

flame/ambition - a vague memory now but i ~think they were competitive as hell and prbly fought a lot and that kind of fiery relationship is delicious ngl. also flame was very pretty and ambition looked like he could commit murder which is an a+ combo

phase 2

dandy/mata - the bickering and tension and messy, messy feelings, going from the highs of winning worlds together to the lows of bottom-tier lpl hell (i owe this one 100% to all the wonderful fic)

looper/dade - again this was 100% bc of the fic and also that one photo of them sitting beside each other in their down jackets, smiling brightly and looking as if they decided to retire to the countryside and live an ordinary life

clearlove/koro1 - the angsty tragic BE ship of my dreams, literally wept watching their fanvids and reading break-up (not really make-up) future fics, also koro's red-rimmed eyes after crying...smth smth there is a certain kind of beauty to suffering...

faker/cpt jack - the way cpt jack was the only person that faker would troll in soloq and cpt jack malding so much he (repeatedly?) reported him, and then their roommate adventures at all-stars where cpt jack had to tell faker not to brush his teeth with shower gel and then they actually got close after staying up all night talking

score/smeb - susu duo! smol soft hyung whose 2hp baron in lck finals got stolen by the bright-as-the-sun dongsaeng that became his teammate a few months later (and they eventually won a lck title ~together)

gorilla/pray - i'm still ToT thinking about how longzhu-era prilla raised an entire family of kids on their own, despite the very difficult circumstances. mom!gorilla who kindly took care of everyone and kept things in order and dad!pray who played well with the kids and made them laugh but also went out to eat by himself bc he needed some recharge/alone-time. the classic bot duo that complements each other and the most wholesome found family feels ;-;

phase 3

tarzan/icon - the way i fell flat on my face for these two after stumbling upon a photo of them and seeing the weibo comments underneath that confirmed my suspicions that they were indeed a cp lmao. quiet and kind of spacy disney princess tarzan and tattooed fuerdai icon whose personality isn't as flashy as you'd expect. so many casual touches/skinship and the rent-free-in-my-mind moment is that time icon took off his bling bling chain necklace and put it on tarzan (like it was some goddamn public proposal)

honourary mentions

smeb/kuro - duet partner bros who absolutely would hold his bro if he cries (and has done so in the past)

gorilla/kuro - bickering b(f)fs whose closeness has withstood the test of time

bengi/faker - skt t1 k's other bratty dongsaeng/indulgent hyung duo

ruler/corejj - clingy puppy! and the calm master that raised him

rox tigers/meiko - half-serious but smeb/pray/kuro's adoration of 'cute boy iko' was hilarious

marin/pyl - cat dads with matching striped sweatshirts

doublelift/biofrost - solely based on their tsm duos video

[miracutrashcan]

White Light

[AO3 link]

Word Count: 7.2k

The Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculous are two sides of the same coin. One cannot exist without the other, yet what happens when one side falls to darkness? Will the other half be strong enough to pull them out... or is it a matter of time until they slip and fall from the light as well?

Set pre-season 3 but they've been fighting for about two years now.

           To say that Adrien was exhausted was a massive understatement. In the last forty-eight hours he attended school, all his lessons, one patrol and two Akuma attacks. One of which started at a fresh one-thirty in the morning and lasted for three hours due to how tired he and Ladybug were. By the time he returned to his room from that attack, it was almost time to get up and get ready for school. There was no point in trying to go back to sleep, so he opted to take an extremely long and hot bath to try and soothe some of his aching muscles. He knew that he took extra blows during the last Akuma attack that he could have avoided provided he was not so tired. However, it seemed like Hawk Moth no longer cared about what time of day he sends his accursed butterflies.

           The water of the tub was so warm that Adrien found himself struggling to keep his eyes open as he relaxed back. He was about to fall asleep in the water until Plagg flew over with a slice of camembert cheese in-between his paws. The scent alone immediately woke Adrien up from his half-asleep state. “Plagg! Get that away from me when I’m trying to clean up.”

           “You were about to fall asleep in there you know.” Plagg replied before throwing the offending piece of cheese into the air and caught it in his mouth. Chewing the slice for a moment he looked over his chosen. Despite his neutral gaze, Plagg was frustrated to see how worn-out Adrien was. He was concerned that Adrien was about to hit his limit soon and the consequences of that could be disastrous. “Besides Clipboard is going to be knocking on your door soon and I don’t think you want her finding you in the bath.”

           “Damm it’s already that late already?” Adrien replied with a quiet groan escaping his lips. He didn’t realize how much time had passed as he got out of the warm bath and got dressed for the day. Because he kept his appearance the same from day to day, getting his hair styled was all but muscle memory. Thanks to Plagg’s warning, Adrien was able to get dressed just in time for Nathalie to knock on his door reminding him that it's almost time to go. Once he was sure that Nathalie had left, his attention returned to Plagg. “Thanks for the heads up, I don’t want her to find me dozing off this early in the morning.” Another yawn escaped his lips as he grabbed his backpack, waiting for Plagg to hide before leaving. The Kwami looked at Adrien for a few moments before phasing into the bag and the duo left the manner.

           The trip to school was uneventful as Adrien sipped on his full mug of the strongest coffee, he could get his hands on. Coffee was the only way that he could get through his days. Once Gorilla arrived at the school, Adrien muttered a quiet thank you before climbing out of the car and headed to class. Though he had to walk slower than usual, his entire body still aching from the Akuma attack this morning. He still made it to class a few minutes early and settled into his seat. He barely realized that Nino was already here until he felt someone poking his shoulder. “Hmm?” Adrien finally spoke turning to a concerned looking Nino.

           “Bro, I was trying to get your attention for like two minutes. You look like a zombie, is your old man workin you too hard?” Nino glanced over Adrien a couple of times. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary except the larger and larger mug of coffee that he seems to be walking into class with and how tired his best friend seemed to be lately.

           Adrien shook his head no, his father had nothing to due with his current state. “No, I just haven’t gotten a good night’s sleep in a couple of weeks.” It was true, he wasn’t getting enough sleep but not for the reasons he thought Nino would assume. Maybe if Hawk Moth stopped sending Akumas during the time normal people slept he could get more than a couple of hours of sleep a night. “Just some nightmares keeping me up.” Another half-truth, with Hawk Moth even more active now Adrien found himself in the middle of attacks more often. It was happening enough that his father wanted to pull him out of school under the pretense of ‘safety’. Fortunately, he had his friends plead his case and was allowed to keep attending.

           Nino knew that there are still Akuma attacks originating from the school at least once a week and the students ended up becoming caught in the crossfire. He could see where Adrien could have nightmares from the countless attacks and decided not to push the issue. Anything related to Akumas tended to be a sensitive subject, so he decided that the best way he could support Adrien is to be there if he needed to talk to someone about them. Just as he was about to open his mouth to continue their conversation, the bell rang and Ms. Bustier started going over their midterm test.

           As soon as Adrien heard that they were taking their midterms, his eyes grew to the size of saucers. With everything that’s been going on this week he completely forgot about midterms. He knew that he didn’t do any studying for the test as he was busy completing backed up coursework from his photo shoots. He was too busy internally panicking that he didn’t hear someone’s head hit the table right behind him. Once the tests were handed out Adrien hurriedly flipped through the exam to see how much of this he recognized. Most of the material he recognized which brought him some relief, though unfortunately there was still a small chunk of material that he didn’t recognize. Starting on the questions he could answer confidently Adrien worked through the test. As he continued through the exam Adrien found his eyes growing heavier and heavier. Focusing on the words on the paper became increasingly difficult as he started to doze off. It only took a few more questions before he could no longer keep his eyes open and fell asleep.

           “…ien.”

           “A…ien”

           “Adrien.” It took three calls of his name before the model opened his eyes and saw Ms. Bustier standing over his desk with a stack of papers in her hand and a disappointed look on her face. It took him a few second to realize what had happened as he bolted upright; the half-finished midterm finally revealed. He watched he pick up his exam and flip through what he had wrote down, disappointment clear to see on her face. She leaned over to Adrien and whispered to him, “I’m sorry Adrien, but I am going to have to call your father about this incident.”

           Horror spread across his face at her response. If his father found out that he slept through his midterms, there was no way he would be allowed to attend school! “Please do not call him! If he finds out, then I know I will not be allowed to come back to school.” Adrien begged with her. She simply shook her head no and walked back towards her desk leaving Adrien feeling numb. This was it; his father would find out about this incident after school, and he’ll never be let outside of the house ever again.

           After his disastrous first class with Ms. Bustier Adrien received an e-mail and saw that it was from the summer internship that he wanted to desperately attend. Unbound excitement spread across his face, allowing him to temporarily forget that nightmare of a class. He had to supply a full presentation to his father on not only why he should be allowed to attend, but how he would manage to complete not only his photo shoots but his extra lessons as well over summer. It took him months of research and planning to figure out how he would be able to balance the internship with his modeling work and Chat Noir on the side. Not that Gabriel of Nathalie hear about the last part of his scheduling plan. Upon opening the e-mail, he scanned through it eagerly and just as he got his hopes, they were soon crushed. The internship denied his application with no reasoning behind it. He squeezed his phone in frustration as he took a deep breath in and out. First the early morning Akuma, then he fell asleep during his midterms and now this? He shook his head, he had another class to attend and he needed to put his little remaining energy towards that… or else he’s going to fall asleep in yet another class.

When it finally came lunch time, he informed everyone that he was going home for lunch. He could tell that his friends were concerned for him, but he reassured them that he was fine. As soon as he left the school grounds, Adrien ducked into an alleyway and slid down, grabbing his hair with his hands. “I screwed up today Plagg and now my father is going to take me out of school!”

           Hearing how distressed Adrien was right now, Plagg flew out of the bag and floated right in front of Adrien’s face. “Kit, you’ve been overworked for weeks now. I know that things look bad now, but we’ll get through it.” Motivational speaking was more of Tikki’s forte, but Plagg knew that this was not the time to leave Adrien alone. Especially with that pesky little butterfly lurking around each metaphorical corner.  Floating closer to Adrien, Plagg put his small paw on his chosen’s face. “Maybe we can make it look like it is all your other activities that is keeping you up. Twist the situation to make it look like that being enrolled in school is not the cause of today’s incident.”

           Bringing his eyes up to meet Plagg’s a deeper frown came onto Adrien’s face. “It’s not going to work Plagg. I managed all those activities before I enrolled in public school without falling asleep during my lectures. He would know I was looking for excuses.” He replied bringing his knees closer to his chest. Going to public school, meeting all of his friends and having all these new experiences brought so much joy to Adrien’s otherwise relatively emotionless life. Warm tears slid down his face, “ I don’t want to go back to just existing in that large room.” With his mother gone, all the warmth from his home seemed to vanish. He barely got to see his father, let alone talk to him unless he schedules a meeting, days in advance.

           “Hey focus on me. We’ll get through this, we’ve been in tougher situations, right?” Plagg was trying to get Adrien to cheer up, even a little. The threat of Hawk Moth noticing the current situation was a very real threat. Protecting his chosen was the only thing more important to him than cheese and that was something he took seriously. Seeing something moving out of the corner Plagg spun around, his fears were right. An Akuma was flying towards Adrien and Ladybug was nowhere near them. “You pesky bug! Get away from my kit! Adrien, you need to calm down! Don’t forget Hawk Moth only has power over negative emotions!”

           Adrien’s head snapped up as he saw Plagg in-between him and the Akuma. Panic started to spread throughout his body as he looked around for options. He was too riled up from earlier to even think about calming down. The alleyway led to a dead end and the Akuma was blocking the only other way out. Shutting his eyes, Adrien covered his ears to try and block out everything else and focus only on Plagg’s words. He was a hero of Paris, and he couldn’t let Hawk Moth get to him like this. He scrambled away from the Akuma until he ran out of room to run, trying to calm down enough to get the Akuma to go away.  

           Plagg looked helplessly between Adrien and the Akuma. Despite being the Kwami of Destruction, he wasn’t sure what would happen if he tried to destroy the offending butterfly. Uncontrolled destructive energy paired with corruptive negative energy sounded like a terrible time and would make the situation even worse than it already was. Taking the Miraculous and going back to Fu until this blew over crossed the Kwami’s mind. But he was out of time as he watched the Akuma almost make it to the ring. “This is probably a bad idea, but there’s no way in hell I’m going to get that stupid butterfly get my kit without a fight!” He cried out making a dive for the Miraculous and activating the transformation right before the Akuma made contact. A purple outline of a butterfly appeared on Chat Noir’s face.

           “My, my, my, what do we have here? Chat Noir what a pleasant surprise.”

           “Go away Hawk Moth. I’m not going to help you get Ladybug’s Miraculous.” Chat Noir growled as he dug his claws into the ground. A dull throbbing echoing throughout the back of his mind.

           “Oh? But have you considered how tired and stressed out having her Miraculous is making her? How tired it is making you?”

           Bringing up Ladybug made Chat Noir’s blood boil in rage,“ we are only in this position because you forced us here! Two Akuma attacks in two days and one of them was before most people even woke up!” He replied in anger, all of their problems could be traced directly back to Hawk Moth. The throbbing in his head growing in intensity as if matching the intensity of his emotions.

           “Only partially true. I’m not the one who’s tightening that collar around your neck… now am I? I am just offering you a way to escape that collar and protect the one you care so deeply for from further harm.” Hawk Moth replied, a smile on his face. He could sense that the longer that he kept Chat Noir talking, the more that his resolve would begin to waver. At that point it was only a matter of time before the Miraculous would be in his hands.

           “I can escape it without your power Hawk Moth.” Chat responded, though there was some uncertainty in his voice. Could he really get away from his father?

           “Even if you escape the collar then how about those nasty rumors circulating around? The ones that say you and Ladybug don’t care about the people anymore. That you are only doing this for fun. That this little back and forth between us is just a game that you are not taking seriously. Even I have heard the rumors, so I assume you have as well. I am giving you the chance to break free of everything and be free to be with the one you love.” Honey covered words and false promises, something that Hawk Moth would not expect Chat Noir to notice… or at least not notice given his exhausted state.

           Chat Noir knew that he brought this up to Ladybug before. About how there were people who were doubting them, losing faith in them and what they are sacrificing to keep the people safe. He remembered seeing her say that she didn’t let it bother her… but he could tell that behind her eyes she was deeply hurt by it. He never showed how much those words hurt him either. The throbbing in the back of his head grew in intensity making it hard to focus on anything else besides what Hawk Moth was saying. Maybe this was his best chance at freedom. Tilting his head against the wall, Chat Noir shut his eyes and took a deep breath in. “I accept.” Once those words left his mouth a purple miasma covered the hero. Gone was his black suit, replaced with a nearly identical one colored white. The main difference was his clawed boot and gloves and his much longer tail.

           “Glad to hear that Chat Blanc.” Hawk Moth’s grin grew even larger, half of what he needed was already in his grasp. All he needed was for Chat Blanc to retrieve the other half and his ultimate wish will finally be granted!

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           It took Marinette some time to gather all her things before heading to lunch. Her body protesting every movement, still sore from this morning’s attack. She saw Alya waiting patiently for her to head to lunch. She was so lucky to have such a great best friend. Another yawn escaped the budding designer’s lips as she shook her head to wake herself up. She already fell asleep once today, she couldn’t afford to fall asleep again. Not to mention that there were special lunch plans for today that she was determined not to sleep through. As she went to slip her bag onto her back there was a sharp pain that shot through her head. A cry of pain erupted from her lips as she stumbled back and fell on her butt. Her hands instinctively gripping the sides of her head as the only thing that she could focus on was pain. She barely registered the sound of Alya’s bag falling to the ground or her best friend’s hands being placed on her shoulders. “What is it Mari?”

           “Dunno…” Marinette struggled to get out as she focused on her breathing. In and out. In and out. She’s had headaches before, and even a migraine or two… but nothing compared to the pure agony she was in right now. “But it’s not… Hawk-,” another wave of pain shot through her body. She clenched her teeth and shut her eyes trying to make the pain go away. To Marinette time seemed to slow to a crawl, each moment lasting longer that the previous. The only thing she could think of was the pain she was in. Though after what felt like an eternity to her only lasted a couple of minutes and suddenly the pain receded into a dull ache. Out of breath Marinette slowly opened her eyes, partially expecting the pain to come surging back. Thankfully, she was greeted to is the concerned gaze of her best friend… and something red in her peripherals.

           “Let’s go to the nurse’s office, you look terrible.” Alya awkwardly maneuvered her way underneath Marinette. If her best friend looked exhausted this morning, then she looked almost dead now. Whatever triggered that intense migraine must have sapped whatever remaining energy Marinette had. Getting down the few steps to the floor of the classroom proved difficult, but with Alya’s determination and support the duo made it without falling. “I’ll let the other teachers know about this so don’t worry about it. I have you covered.

           Marinette blinked a few times and nodded her head in agreement. She wasn’t sure what that was or what caused it. Whatever it was, it left her feeling like she just spent the last three hours fighting Hawk Moth’s Akumas. Speaking of Akumas, maybe this was a side effect from this morning’s Akuma. Ladybug did take a nasty hit to the head during the fight that left her dazed for a couple of minutes. Maybe the Miraculous Cure didn’t fully heal her, a question for Tikki later. She’ll have to think of some decent excuse later if people start to get suspicious. “I feel terrible.” Marinette replied with a weak chuckle, relying heavily on Alya to stay standing. “Physically though! No Akumas today!” She quickly added on, just in case Alya got the wrong idea. She didn’t need extra eyes on her if people thought she might be vulnerable to Hawk Moth.

           “Okay, I trust you Marinette.” With that said the two girls slowly and more importantly carefully made their way to the nurse’s office without further incident. Once their nurse checked Marinette over and made the call to the Dupain-Cheng’s to come pick their daughter up. Marinette tried to stay awake to see what was going on, however, as soon as her head hit the semi-hard bed, she was fast asleep.

Marinette was so tired that she didn’t move a muscle when her father picked her up from the bed to carry her home. The walk back to the bakery was silent, for Tom nor Sabrine wanted to wake Marinette up. Once back home, Tom gently set his daughter down as Sabine brought some blankets over to cover the young teenager up. Concern was in both their eyes but opted to discuss this another time. At least for right now, they were going to let Marinette catch up on some much-needed sleep.

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           While Marinette was sleeping soundly on her couch, her partner had similar plans. Once the transformation was complete, Chat Blanc took to the streets of Paris and started jogging across the rooftops. He had enough momentum to make the jumps without the aid of his staff, but nowhere near his top speeds. Over the years, the Parisan rooftops became his favorite way to travel. With how the different buildings were constructed either provided a fun challenge to navigate or provide sufficient cover from prying eyes. In this case he valued the privacy over the thrills. Despite receiving an energy boost from Plagg and the Akuma, Chat Blanc was still mentally exhausted. He needed a long nap before he did <i> anything </i> important.

           He headed towards the Dupain-Cheng bakery, his preferred napping spot. The bakery was constantly warm, and great company too. Whenever he needed an escape, this was the place he would come to take a break from the world. Sometimes Marinette would come up and they would sit there in silence enjoying each other’s company. The delicious treats that her parents bake was a bonus. Landing softly on the roof, he walked to where his pillow and blankets were stashed away. Pulling everything out he created a comfortable spot and laid down. As soon as he got comfortable, he could feel something in the back of his mind. “<b> Do you not want to see your lady, Chat Blanc? </b>”

           An irritate grumble came from the Akumatized hero, of course he wanted to see his lady. However, thanks to a certain <b> someone </b> he didn’t have the mental energy to search her out. “I do. However, thanks to a certain someone I’m running about 5 hours of sleep for the last two days.” His tail lashed in irritation, of course Hawk Moth wouldn’t understand what it felt like to be on the receiving end of constant attacks. All he did was send stupid butterflies and watch the fight. He wouldn’t put the past the villain to have a giant flat screen TV, a comfortable couch and mini fridge filled with drinks and snacks to enjoy while he watched his minions fight. “Besides didn’t you say that I could do whatever I wanted now?”

           Chat could feel the hesitation radiation from Hawk Moth through their shared link. A small smirk came onto the feline’s face. “<b> Very well then </b>.” Hawk Moth’s voice echoed in the back of his mind before the link faded away. With Hawk Moth temporarily gone, Chat snuggled into his pillow and shut his eyes, the small smile never fading from his face.  

“Stupid Hawk Ass.” This ‘deal’ that they struck was different from any other Akuma. In exchange for the power to break free of his cage, all he would need to do was talk to Ladybug about Hawk Moth’s proposal. Even if Ladybug decided to decline Hawk Moth’s offer, Chat Blanc knew that the villain made a terrible calculation. This wouldn’t be the same as when he Akumatized the Bee Miraculous. The Bee and Butterfly were on the same relative power level, meaning that who <i> truly </i> had control depended on willpower alone. In his case, the Black Cat was stronger than the Butterfly on a fundamental level. He could tell that permanently severing the link between him and Hawk Moth was possible, difficult, but possible. The only reason he hasn’t made a move was for petty revenge. Let Hawk Moth think he has the upper hand just to send him crashing back down into reality. Though, that was for another time. Now? Now he was going to enjoy the sun and the warm bakery and catch up on some much-needed sleep.

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           The vibrations of his staff woke Chat Blanc up. Fumbling for the offending weapon he eventually wrapped his claws around it and saw that it was his alarm going off. Right. That was his patrol alarm. Blinking a few times and with a loud yawn, he pushed himself into a sitting position and stretched his still sore muscles. Having such a long nap in the warm sun left him feeling refreshed and ready to go. The only thing missing from his nap was the warmth and comfort that his lady brough. The idea of seeing Ladybug brough a sliver of warmth back into Chat Blanc’s chilled heart. Taking a few steps back, Chat headed towards the meeting point for the patrol. Despite the hellish last two days, he knew that Ladybug still show up. Patrol was one of the few times they had a chance to relax in each other’s company and get <i> some </i> of the stress off their shoulders. With the whole secret identity problem, it was only during these ‘quiet’ moments that they were able to speak of the pile of problems weighing them down.

           Chat Blanc landed on the meeting roof a few minutes before Ladybug was due to show. He glanced to the sky as Hawk Moth’s symbol appeared over his face once again. “She should be here in a few minutes. She never misses a patrol unless you make us.” He leaned on a nearby chimney, figuring that standing in the middle of the roof with his new attire might spook her and he wouldn’t get the chance to talk to her before she retreated.

           “ Do you remember our deal Chat Blanc?”

           “Yes. Talk to her and see if she’s willing to at least hear you out about the wish you want to make with our Miraculous.” He rolled his eyes in response, they just had this conversation no more than a couple of hours ago. Chat Blanc’s ears perked up; something was coming. Focusing on his hearing he could hear the faint tzwhip of Ladybug’s yo-yo in the distance. “She’s almost here.” Without another word the symbol on his face faded into nothingness. Pure blue eyes scanned the dark Parisian night looking for the one star that stood out among the rest. Just like he said, Ladybug showed up no more than five minutes later landing just as quietly on the roof as he did. “Hi there bugaboo.”

           “Chat Noir, how are you holding up? I know it’s been a rough the last few days.” Ladybug replied looking around for her partner. She was still a bit sore but other than that she was back to her old self. At least they now had some time to talk amongst themselves and relax a little bit.

           “I’m doing a lot better now that you are here m’lady.” Chat Blanc slowly walked towards her, not sure how she would take the new costume. “Took a long cat nap after lunch and woke up about half an hour before our patrol.”

           “Did you want to-“ Ladybug didn’t finish her sentence as she finally saw him. Almost everything about his costume was wrong. A dangerous aura surrounded him, and her mind screaming at her to draw her weapon and take a defensive stance. Yet this was her partner she was looking at; the same one she would trust her life to in a heartbeat. “Are you okay?” The words tumbled out of her lips; eyes filled with concern. It was a stupid question for her to ask, of course he wasn’t okay.

           “Outside of the sore muscles from this morning’s clawful wake up call. I’m purr-fectly fine.” He was right, his updated costume spooked her. Though she hasn’t tried to leave the rooftop yet, so at least that was a good sign. Chat Blanc thought about trying to get closer to Ladybug but ultimately decided against it. He valued her comfort above almost anything else and it seemed like his current attire was stressing her out.

           He was throwing cat puns and was excited to see her. If Ladybug didn’t know any better, she would say it was a normal patrol night. Her mind was screaming at her to be careful, but her heart was yelling that everything was fine. A part of her wondered if this was the result of the constant rejections over the years. “What’s with the costume change kitty?” An innocent enough question, and maybe it will provide her with clues to what happened to her precious partner.

           “Do you not like it?” Was Chat Blanc’s immediate response, his tail whipping around in response to his uncertainty. There were only a few minor modifications to his suit that he found much more appropriate for his current position. “It was a chain of un-furr-tunate events if I’ll be honest. But that doesn’t matter now, what matters is that you are here and we can focus on us.”

           “I think you look better in black personally.” A small smile was on the spotted heroine’s lips as she glanced away from her partner. Seeing him in his black costume always brought comfort and relief to her stressed and frantic mind. His presence had that way to soothe her even during the worst of times. “Do you just want to… talk?” She was aware that this was risky, trying to talk down an Akuma. However, she couldn’t find it in herself to draw her weapon against someone she trusted so much.

           “Purr-sonally I would paw-fur if we just took it easy tonight. However, if you are feline like doing a run, I am all fur it.”

           Ladybug stood there for a moment in thought. They were in a crowded residential district of Paris. If she were to say the wrong thing to him then innocent people could get hurt or worse. “Then we can just talk tonight. Though do you mind if we go to the top of the Eiffel Tower? I don’t want a certain Ladyblogger accidentally overhearing our conversation.” Talking to him was so easy, she had to constantly remind herself that her partner was currently Akumatized and under Hawk Moth’s control(?).

           “I don’t mind at all LB. Shall we go?”

           Glancing towards Chat Noir(??) Chat Blanc(???) Ladybug nodded her head in agreement. Pulling her yo-yo from her hip she threw the weapon off into the distance. Feeling it latch onto her target she ran towards the edge of the roof and jumped off, swinging towards the Eiffel Tower. It was a silent but quick trip that was over far too quickly for Ladybug’s liking. Her thoughts were still swimming around as she landed at the top of the tower. She wasn’t sure where to start their conversation.

           Chat Blanc could <i> tell </i> that Ladybug was distressed. Now if that was a result of his Akumatization or her civilian life becoming a problem, he couldn’t say. “You know Ladybug… it’s still me under all this magic. I would never do anything to intentionally hurt you.”

           “I know you wouldn’t… and I trust you with my life. But…” Ladybug trailed off digging her nails into her palm. He was hurting and that was the problem. “I did something to hurt you, didn’t I?” A hard frown was on her lips as she looked away from him.

           Hearing Ladybug blame herself for his state, Chat Blanc shook his head no. This had nothing to do with what Ladybug did. He knew that she had already fallen in love with someone else. Walking over toward her, he wrapped his arms around her waist gently making sure his hands stay away from her Miraculous. “Ladybug, you’ve done nothing wrong. I’m not mad at you. I mean how could I be? You were a beacon of light that somehow made it into the steel cage that I was trapped in. Spending time with you, being near you, fighting along side you. All of those were the best parts of my day. Sure, I ended up with a few bruises here, a broken rib there. But I would take those all again if it meant I got to spend more time with you.”

           With Chat’s hands around her waist, Ladybug glanced directly into the blue eyes of her partner. Her hands eventually finding rest on top of his own, a soft frown still on her face. “Even if I didn’t hurt you directly, that doesn’t change the fact that you are in pain kitty. I should have seen the signs earlier, maybe, just maybe I could have done something to help you.”

           “You wouldn’t have noticed m’lady. The boy under the mask, he’s an expert at hiding his thoughts. I never wanted to add to your burdens with my problems. The balance between my home life and my desires was always threatening to fall apart. Something was bound to give at some point, and I was the one who fell first.” A hollow laugh came from his lips. School, Chinese, fencing, photo shoots, Chat Noir, it was a miracle he held things together for this long. “That doesn’t matter anymore! I am free to do whatever I want and whenever I want. No more restrictions, no more schedules, it’s just me! Though… I do want to share this freedom with you Ladybug.”

           His last statement caught her off guard. She knew that Chat Noir’s home life wasn’t the best based on the few hints he dropped for her. But to hear that it was this bad made her stomach churn. She gently squeezed his hands in reassurance, for him or her, she wasn’t quite sure. “If you say so…” His last statement caught her attention once more. “What do you mean share this freedom?”

           “The expectations placed on us, the responsibility that we inherited, the demand for our aid. I can give you a way out of it… a way out of danger.” He replied tightening his grip on her ever so slightly. For the first time during this conversation distain could be heard in Chat Blanc’s voice. “People pretend that they take us seriously and only care about us when they are in danger. They don’t realize that we are risking life and limb every single day. You must have heard the rumors by now. I know Alya works hard to counter each new one that shows up on the Ladyblog, but they aren’t stopping. They question how much we care. Question if we are working for Hawk Moth in some twisted game. Question if we even care about the people we are supposed to be protecting. They doubt our dedication Ladybug yet have the audacity to ask for our aid for the most mundane tasks.”

           Normally Ladybug had some sort of witty comeback to match whatever her partner threw at her. This time? This time she was left grasping for words. She had no clue that her partner held this much resentment towards the citizens of Paris. She wanted to argue back, come up with some form of counter to his point but found none. She heard those rumors, saw it on her social media and news feed. Listen to Alya vent her frustrations about having to spend hours deleting and banning accounts from the Ladyblog over these false rumors. “I know this is a thankless job, but if we don’t do it… who will? The police can’t handle the magical butterflies, and you know the only one who can repair the damage is me.”

           “The police are more likely to want to throw us in jail than to help us out with our butterfly problem. If it even remotely looks like we are involved in some sort of crime, they assume we are to blame. Despite Hawk Moth <b> clearly </b> having the power to falsify the situation. They don’t even bother to get our side of the story before blaming us!”

           “Oh kitty… I didn’t realize that Copycat is still bothering you.” Ladybug wiggled around in his arms to face him. Her hands wrapping around his waist and providing a reassuring hug. “Though I remember exactly what you are talking about. I always assumed that it was because we were still new to this whole hero scene. That they would trust us more, especially when those compromising situations came up.” A sad sigh came from her lips as she rested her head on his chest.

           “I tried to forget about it, let it roll off my shoulders like everything else is supposed to. It’s hard when you leap over a crowd of people and still see those distrustful eyes burrow right into your soul. It worked for a while…” He paused for a moment searching for the right words to express what he’s feeling. “Though as long as I have you, that’s all I need to be happy.” Chat Blanc explained as he looked down at his partner with those loving eyes of his. Though he was caught off guard when he felt her hands dig into his back.

           “Nightmares.” She whispered to him her voice barely audible even with his enhanced hearing.

           “What about them?”

           “Losing you mainly. Not being fast enough to save you.” For the first time in months, Ladybug felt warm tears prick at the corner of her eyes. She was supposed to be the levelheaded one of the pair. Yet here she was borderline sobbing into her Akumatized partner’s arms. “Holding you as you fade from existence. Calling for the Miraculous Cure and you are still hurt or worse.” She continued as she started to sob into his chest, her knees finally giving out. If she wasn’t clutching Chat Blanc as tightly as she was, there was a chance she might have slipped off the Eiffel Tower. “Obviously Hawk Moth getting my Miraculous too…”

           “Shuushh… it’s okay, I’m here. I’m not going anywhere.” Chat Blanc rubbed Ladybug’s back as he slowly lowered them to the ground. It was rare for him to see Ladybug crying, and it fueled his anger towards Hawk Moth and those who worshiped them. “You can feel me, I’m real.”

           “I know you are. But I couldn’t stop myself from dreaming of the worst possible cases. I would wake up in the middle of the night and couldn’t fall back asleep because of how spoked I was. Tikki knew about most of the nightmares, but I couldn’t bring myself to share all of them.” Her breathing was still erratic but thanks to Chat Blanc rubbing her back she was starting to calm down. “I’m tired, stressed, and scared that I’m not good enough for this. I still find myself wondering occasionally if I wasn’t the person who was supposed to be paired with Tikki. I’m scared that there will be one fight were the Miraculous Ladybug can’t fix everything.”

           “I don’t know all the pain you are harboring Ladybug, nor will I pretend to know it all. But the one thing I do know is that I’m here and I won’t leave your side if you let me. There’s only one thing that I want in this world… and it’s to spend it all with you.” Chat Blanc pulled away from his partner for only a moment to look directly at her. Even with red and puffy eyes from all the spilt tears, she was the most beautiful thing in the night sky. “If you let me, I can take all your pain away.”

           Ladybug gently bit her lip in thought, it felt like everything bar their identities were being revealed tonight. Under any other circumstances she would accept his offer without a second thought. The only thing that was stopping her from immediately saying yes was Hawk Moth. If she said yes… did that mean dooming the entire world? He hasn’t made a single move against her or her earrings. But then again… she was so tired. Tired of the lies, the secrets, the mockery, the distrust, the pain, the broken promises. She was only a child when this all started, two years later and they were still no closer to Hawk Moth’s identity than when Stoneheart first appeared. If anything, all they’ve gained since then are scars and trauma. “… okay.”

           Hearing her acceptance sent Chat Blanc’s heart through the roof as he hugged his partner tighter. They’ll be together, forever. Nothing will be able to separate them now! All that was left was to set her free. “I love you so much.” With that said, he placed his lips on hers and for the first time that he could remember she leaned into his lips. He could feel the Akuma within his ring growing in power, fueled by his passion and her acceptance. The material that made up Ladybug’s costume started to shift and change during their embrace. For him, it felt like they were like that for hours when it only lasted a few seconds.  

           It was Ladybug who pulled away first, a grin on her face. “I know.” Gone was the simple red and black spotted costume she wore. Instead, she wore a bodysuit with black arms, legs, and neck with a deep purple center. Dark red spots were scatted throughout the purple part of the body suit. On top of the body suit was padding on the shoulders, forearms and shins only a few shades lighter than the core suit. On the shoulder pads was Hawk Moth’s insignia engraved in bright purple and on the forearm and shin pads were two dark red spots, one at the top and bottom of each pad. Her mask looked similar, except now it was dark purple with red spots though her eyes were very different. The sclera was now a pitch black with her eyes taking on a deeper shade of blue. Finally, her hair was pulled back into a single high ponytail held together by a purple ribbon.

           It took Chat Blanc a few moments to find the right words to express how beautiful she looked. “You look stunning Bugaboo.”  

           “It’s all thanks to you my knight in shining armor.” The weight of the world was finally off her shoulders. For the first time in two years, she was able to take a deep breath in and not feel like that everything is about to come crashing down. A genuine smile was on her face as she nuzzled her head into her partner’s chest happy to be by his side.

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Archie Sonic Chronological Read Through Recap - 1st Era

I’ve been re-reading old Archie Sonic Comics lately, and doing so in the recommend chronological order of events, except for flashbacks which are placed within their reveal.

For the first era, this includes

Sonic Miniseries: 0-3

Sonic the Hedgehog: 1-14 

Sonic Super Special 8: “Ghost-Busted" 

Sonic the Hedgehog: 15-18

Sonic the Hedgehog: In your Face 

Sonic the Hedgehog Archives 5: “Everything Old is Newt Again” 

Sonic the Hedgehog: 19 -23

Sally Miniseries: 1-3 

Sonic the Hedgehog: 24-25

Archie Sonic Story Ranking

(Stories with the same ranking are listed in reading order)

Twan With the Wind - 8/10

The Vol-Ant-Teer! - 8/10

Bot’s All Folks - 7.5/10

The 3 Phases of E.V.E. - 7/10

Deadliest of the Species - 7/10

A Crowning Achievement - 6.5/10

The Lizard of Odd! - 6.5/10

Here Comes the Bribe! - 6.5/10

Princess Cruises - 6.5/10

The Good, the Bad, and the Hedgehog! - 6.5/10

That's the Spirit - 6.5/10

When Hedgehogs Collide - 6.5/10

Run, Sally, Run!- 6/10

You Bet My Life! - 6/10 

Rabbot Deployment! - 6/10

Antoine’s Vain Refrain! - 6/10

A Little Sonic Goes a Long Way - 6/10

This Island Hedgehog - 6/10

Space in Yo’ Face - 6/10

Princes Sally’s Crusade - 6/10

Everything Old is Newt Again - 6/10

Go Ahead… Mecha My Day! - 6/10

Why Ask Spy? - 5.5/10

Hare Styling - 5.5/10

Uncle Chuck’s Treasure! - 5.5/10

The Lynx is a Jinx - 5.5/10

Animal Magnetism - 5.5/10

Wedding Bell Blues - 5.5/10

Don’t Cry for Me Mobius! - 5/10 

Triple Trouble - 5/10

Paper Trail! - 5/10

Pseudo-Sonic - 5/10

A Timely Arrival - 5/10

The Bold-Headed Eagle - 5/10

Gorilla Warfare/The Apes of Wrath - 5/10

Tails’ Tallest Tale - 5/10

Night of a 1000 Sonics - 5/10

Meet Me at the Corner of Hedgehog & Vine! - 4.5/10

Sorceress in Distress - 4.5/10

Tails’ Taste of Power - 4.5/10

Rockin’ the Bot - 4.5/10

Ivo Robotnik, Freedom Fighter - 4.5/10

Robotnik’s Badniks! - 4/10 

Photo Finish - 4/10

I’d Like to Thank… - 4/10

Foiled Again! - 4/10

Vertigo A´ Go-Go! - 4/10

Super Sonic Pinup - 4/10

Tails’ Little Tale - 4/10

Chomp on This, Chump! - 4/10

Revenge of the Nerbs - 4/10

Ghost Busted - 4/10

What’s the Big Idea? - 4/10

The Return - 4/10

Equal Time! - 3.5/10

Sonic Bumper Stickers - 3.5/10

Two-Timer! - 3.5/10

The Bomb Bugs Me - 3.5/10

Robotnik’s Rules! - 3.5/10

Olympic Trials and Errors - 3.5/10

Fast Food! - 3.5/10

Details are Sketchy! - 3.5/10

What’s the Point? - 3.5/10

Beat the Clock - 3.5/10

The Man from H.E.D.G.E.H.O.G. - 3.5/10

Tails’ Knight Time Story - 3.5/10

Oh No–Robo! No-Mo’ Mobo! - 3/10

The Royal Family Tree of Mobius - 3/10 

Sonic’s Six* Speed Settings - 3/10

Sneaker Peek! - 3/10

Silent Running - 3/10

Ground Rule Double - 3/10

Sonic’s Photo Album - 3/10

Fin Fans - 3/10

Keep Looking Up! - 3/10

Pinup - 3/10

Tails’ Fairy Tales! - 3/10

Double Speak! - 3/10

HorizontAL & VertiCAL - 3/10

Bad-niks Bazzar - 3/10

Sonic’s Ten Second Workout - 3/10

The Spin Doctor! - 3/10

Sonic’s Christmas Carol! - 3/10

The Shadow Nose! - 3/10

Tooth or Consequences! - 3/10

Do-it-Yourself Sonic - 3/10

The Good, The Bad, …and the Muttski!! - 2.5/10

The Top 10 Reasons Why Sonic the Hedgehog is the Coolest Book Around - 2.5/10

Sonic Flashback! - 2.5/10

Fast Food!/Chili Dog Recipe - 2.5/10

All the Mail’s about Tails! - 2.5/10

In the Beginning! - 2.5/10

“Free!* Robotnik Birthday Card!” - 2.5/10

Bowling Pin-Up - 2.5/10

The All New, Pumped-Up, Sonic the Hedgehog Pin-Up! (Sold Out!) - 2.5/10

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - 2.5/10

The Mirror Zone - 2.5/10

Something Fishy - 2/10

Food for Thought or You Are What You Eat - 2/10

When rounded up to the last decimal the Average for the era is 4.3.

This is in large part due to the over abundance of one page gag stories in the earliest episodes. So much so, that I debated about adding them to the ranking, but I felt it would be dishonest to leave them off. Altogether, with them included, this makes the 3/10 ranking the most used ranking.

Top Five Individual Stories 

The Vol-Ant-Teer!  (Bunnie and Antoine’s first kiss!)

Twan With the Wind (Antoine’s best story this era)

Bot’s All Folks (Funniest story this era) 

The 3 Phases of E.V.E. (Most exciting story this era)

A Crowning Achievement (An early gem from the miniseries that combines both humor and action) 

Worst Five Individual Stories

Something Fishy (I hate the scene of Sonic talking underwater! And no, you can’t skip over the story because it introduces too many plot points for later)

Food for Thought or You Are What You Eat (Creepy, weird, and ultimately pointless save for the fact that it takes place on Sonic’s Birthday, making it important for the timeline)

Sonic Flashback! (Another cringe what-if dream sequence but has zero impact on the wider story)

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (An insulting, shallow, hamfisted ‘girl-power’ story that only manages to piss off this girl reading it)

The Mirror Zone (Practically unreadable due it’s gimmick. Everything is written backwards with the intention of having you read it in front of a mirror, which does you no good when you instead read it in a digital format)

Best Story Arc

Deadliest of the Species 

There’s only two story arcs in entire first era. Of the two I like this one a little better. It got good pacing, action, and I actual like the plot twist. I also don’t have the same raging hate boner for Geoffrey St. John that the majority of the fandom seems to have.

Worst Story Arc

Princes Sally’s Crusade

This isn’t a bad story at all. In fact it’s quite good. But it lands in this spot by sheer virtue of there being nothing else, and I just personally feel it has a slightly weaker ending then the other arc.

Best Artist

Art Mawhinney

I like most of the artists featured during the first era, but Mawhinney’s pencils are easily the best. Having worked previously as a story boarder for SatAM his art looks like it came right out of the tv show.

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10 Best Kristen Stewart Hair Ideas

Kristen Stewart, the enigmatic celebrity we all wish was our best friend, has graced us with a style evolution, and her hairstyles have played a significant role.

More than just hair, it's a form of self-expression that takes us on a journey through her various phases.

Let's dive into the 25 best Kristen Stewart hairstyles that define her unique charm.

10 Kristen Stewart Hair Ideas

Kristen Stewart's hair ideas offer a glimpse into her bold and eclectic approach to beauty. Let's explore ten of her iconic looks and provide step-by-step instructions on how to achieve each stunning style.

1. Braided Bun Hairstyle

Kristen effortlessly exudes romance with a braided bun. Achieve this look by French braiding both sides and transitioning to a three-strand braid above the ears, creating a half-up halo.

Add a middle section and French braid on both sides.

Transition to a three-strand braid above the ears.

Back-comb the crown for volume.

Pin the braids into a low bun.

Gently loosen the strands for a relaxed look.

2. Side Parted Braid Hairstyle

For casual volume and movement, try side-parted braids. Clean sections and a firm hold from a gel-like Gorilla Snot can enhance this edgy twist.

Use a tail comb to create clean sections.

Secure braids with Gorilla Snot gel for a sharp finish.

3. Retro bangs

Recreate the vintage, pin-up-inspired bangs from Kristen's Met Gala appearance. Use a small hair donut, a round brush, and a curling iron to create the classic curve.

Shape a small hair donut to the desired size.

Style the hair with a round brush and curling iron.

Wrap hair around the donut and secure it with matte bobby pins.

4. Chained Hairstyle

Enhance any bun with a hair band or your favorite chain links. Kristen proves that adding chains can transform a traditional look into a unique and eye-catching style.

Enhance a bun or necklace with a hair chain barrette.

Attach favorite chain links to bobby pins for a unique look.

5. French Braided Fauxhawk Hairstyle

Break the mold with a French-braided fauxhawk that adds an edgy touch to an equestrian collar. Kristen Stewart shows how to spice things up both on and off the racetrack.

Part the hair for a French braided fauxhawk effect.

6. Tight Twist Ponytail Hairstyle

Go for a layered ponytail for a tight, clean finish. A touch of hair oil or styling cream at the roots adds control and frizz-free shine.

Apply a light oil or styling cream to the roots.

Create a layered ponytail for a clean finish.

7. Brushed Back Hairstyle

Kristen's stunning brushed-back style starts with a generous mousse on damp hair, followed by strategic blow-drying and teasing for added volume. Hold the style in place with a flexible hairspray.

Prep damp hair with mousse and blow-dry.

Smooth downsides to create volume on top.

Tease the top for extra volume.

8. Side ponytail

Kristen's medium-high side ponytail with exquisite twists offers a modern take on a classic hairstyle, perfect for an ultra-chic profile.

Create a mid-raised ponytail with exquisite twists.

Let the hair fall to the side for a modern, chic take.

9. Fishtail Hairstyle

For layered strands, add wefts of hair extensions to create sturdy fishtails. The key is to gently pull the braid for intricate detail.

Add wefts of extensions for extra volume.

Pull the finished fishtail gradually to create detailed waves.

10. Up-Do Hairstyle

Master the art of a simple yet thoughtful updo, as Kristen Stewart often does on red carpets. Cornrow the bottom and braid the top for a chic look.

Cornrow the bottom section close to the scalp.

Braid the top half, tucking the ends and securing with pins.

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SAMSUNG S24 ULTRA

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra mobile was introduced to the market on January 17, 2024. Boasting a 6.80-inch touchscreen display with a QHD+ resolution and a swift 120 Hz refresh rate, this phone incorporates Gorilla Glass for added durability. Equipped with an octa-core Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is supported by 12GB of RAM. Running on Android 14 and fueled by a 5000mAh non-removable battery, it also supports wireless charging.

In the camera department, the rear setup of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra features a quad-camera arrangement, including a 200-megapixel (f/1.8) primary camera, a 12-megapixel (f/2.2) camera, and a 50-megapixel (f/3.4) camera. The rear cameras come with phase detection autofocus. For selfies, there is a single front camera setup with a 12-megapixel sensor and an f/2.2 aperture, featuring autofocus as well.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra runs on One UI 6.1, based on Android 14, and offers storage options of 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. It is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) device that accommodates Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The phone's dimensions are 162.30 x 79.00 x 8.60mm (height x width x thickness), weighing 232.00 grams. Available in Titanium Gray, Titanium Black, Titanium Violet, and Titanium Yellow colors, it possesses an IP68 rating for dust and water protection.

Connectivity features on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, GPS, Bluetooth v5.30, NFC, USB Type-C, Wi-Fi Direct, 3G, 4G (compatible with Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India), and 5G with active 4G on both SIM cards. The phone is equipped with various sensors, including an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, compass/magnetometer, gyroscope, in-display fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, and fingerprint sensor.

As of February 3, 2024, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is priced starting at Rs. 128,500 in India.

#tech #mobile. #smartphone