#grandson and grandpa energy <3

[kimtaegis]

groovin’ (cr. namuspromised)

#btsgif #dailybts #networkbangtan #bangtanarmynet #pjmdaily #clubjimin #dailydaegu #yoonmin #minimini #yoongles #jiminie #bts sowoozoo #tuserjay #*yg #*jm #*gifs #grandson and grandpa energy <3

[littlefankingdom]

I watched the One Piece live action and here are some notes I took.

I'm a huge One Piece fan since I was like 10-ish? And so, I have a lot of thoughts and feelings about it. It had a lot of impact on my personality (Nico Robin is my role model). This live action adaptation matters to me and I'm going to rant. Spoilers ahead.

The director is a woman, and one of the two writers is a woman. Manga and anime are male dominated hobby (and the comic's world is sexist), so the live action of the most popular shōnen being run by women is so great, imo. Also, it's pretty successful, in contrary to other attempts, so it's a win for women.

Garp's actor is a very handsome man. Wtf, they made Garp hot. He also has a beautiful Welsh accent, which is great because it's an accent that gives a "tough guy" impression. At least, it does for me.

Luffy's actor is perfect. This Luffy is slightly different from the original one, but he's perfect in his own way. I will die and kill for him. Also, him being brown with a white grandpa is so good, it had a racial gap between the two of them, where there are already a generational one and a moral one. Like, the white grandpa in the army do not understand how his brown grandson do not like the gov, because he doesn't see it from where he is when the kid does.

Alvida's actress is so beautiful, she's so pretty. I suddenly support women's wrongs.

Damn, the violence is going up a notch (Roger executed on screen, Mr 7's body cut in half, MERRY IS FUCKING KILLED,...)

The actors for Koby and Helmeppo are queer (They/Them pals) Oda is, once again, showing his support to the trans community.

I do not like the colors. It's too dark for One Piece, imo. Look at how saturated the colored pages are, I would have preferred it to be more saturated. I know, this is because of the CGI (issues are less perceptible this way), I'm going to need to make some edits. But, they didn't have to do it to the costumes too. Like, Buggy, except from his hat, his outfit is not flashy like it should be. Would help with the colored hair if it was more colorful and flashy.

Young Luffy wear the same shirt as in the manga is a nice touch.

THERE'S A CAVENDISH'S WANTED POSTER IN SHELLS TOWN!

Dead bodies smell strongly, and Zoro is bringing half of one in a bar???

Episode 2 is pure art. I love it so much.

Buggy is attractive, wtf. I find him more pretty than Shanks.

Bogard is so cool looking. I'm gonna die if Hina is introduced one day (she's going to be so cool)

They changed the "If you’re gonna point your gun toward someone, you better use it" scene. The new one is cool, but the original is iconic.

THE MUSIC WHEN LUFFY REALIZES THAT SHANKS LOST HIS ARM! It's like the orchestra is interrupted, incredible, love it.

Nami and Zoro's siblings' energy is so strong.

Kaya and Nami interraction about the dress "it belonged to my mother" is so good, Nami gets uncomfortable because she also lost her mother and knows how it is to cherish her memory. But Kaya is nice and share it with her, which break her view of rich folks.

The decor's department must have had the time of their life for this show. It's a great job.

Zoro wanting to wear black and drink wine in the 3 episode, he's already embodying being Mihawk's adopted brat.

Kaya makes the oof roblox sounds when she slapped Usopp.

Usopp x Kaya let's gooooooooooo my boy deserves the best (Oda confirming a romance with one of his protagonists is huge)

Zoro IMMEDIATELY trying to look at something else the moment Kaya kisses Usopp.

Luffy sitting on Going Merry with "We Are" playing... Art.

Without a cook, they are eating pasta, with some fruit and drink (just like me, fr).

Garp is wrecking a brand new ship!

Episode 5 Title Card, my beloved.

Mihawk music, and voice, and character: beautiful.

"Oh, I do like your hat." Mihawk to Luffy upon meeting him, great.

Sanji needs to stop talking about food, I'm getting hungry but I'm broke and a terrible cook.

"Oregano is for savages!" 😂 ok kiddo.

Me watching Zoro nap for a whole episode because of 1 cut: "Bro, you’re going to go through so much worse, you better stop whining rn"

The "YES, YES WE DO" after Sanji says "heard you guys need a cook" is so good.

Sanji is, like, the only one after Nami to have the most experience sailing, they fucking need him.

Buggy coming back all the time is perfect. Love him.

Having Bell-Mere slaps Nami was not ok. Y'all are ruining a character I loved.

Sanji knows a man that can cook well is attractive.

Usopp and Luffy are 17 and drinking, and Koby is 16. Underage drinking baby 🍻

Garp is already having the crisis he has during Marine Fort Arc, it’s going to be difficult for him.

Buggy be swinging being carried by Sanji, who's fighting.

Luffy breaking Arlong's sword axe thingy is badass.

The fishmen are so ugly and weird looking

Buggy saying "I'm gonna get out of here" with 🖕🤡🖕(If we ever get young Ace, I expect so much vulgarity from his little shit mouth)

Usopp exploding star was badass.

Sanji's ass after Mouton Shot.

Zoro "Yeah, you're gonna fit in just fine" means you're as crazy as all of us

Sanji opening is arms for Nami and Nami ignoring him to hug her bros, lol.

Arlong Park destruction be crazy.

Sanji little laugh.

Luffy is a true bestie to Usopp.

It’s the confrontation from after Seven Arc

It's Logue town after right? Like, where Luffy's father is introduced? With the comparison to Roger? But they just compared them, are they going to do it again?

The wanted poster is the exact same, with usopp in the background.

Employee of the month lol.

Alvida and Buggy meeting, the bad bitches.

Mihawk and Shanks!!! (Shanks gave him the "ableist pos" look, lol)

Smoker introduced -> Logue Town

#one piece #opla #opla spoilers #my ramblings #it's not understandable and I don't care

[lev1athantwins2]

redid my hc form for Octavio :) hc notes below

some hc notes:

he's autistic. not stereotypical bazinga autistic, im talking "these are my comfort mechs and i treat them as my children", im talking "i got so hyperfocused on what i was doing i forgot to bathe for 3 days straight," im talkin- you get the point

he is a closeted bi man, and will always be in the closet. he knows he could hypothetically come out, but due to an abusive father in his childhood up to early 20s, he's been emotionally scarred for life. it'd be too much on him. (this hc is based off of my own experience as a bi woman.)

his wife Sashimi knows he's in the closet, but would never push him out of it. she respects his boundaries.

he can actually walk with legs, but being in humanoid form takes a lot of energy out of him so really half of the time he's in octoling form. it's a disability of his.

he's got bipolar type 2. black and white, yellow and green, pink, red, there's no two shades of moods he's exactly in. he's on medication for it, but still struggles with it. he passed this down to his granddaughters, but not to his grandson. he got his fear of crowds instead. (i have also based this off of my own experience with having bipolar type 2, and having it passed down from me to my great grandpa.)

as for personality...Octavio is not tired. He's exhausted. After trying so hard to bring the octarian people up to the surface, he soon found out that he no longer was needed as they came up to the surface on their own. Which...kind of hurt. Yes, he tried to take over the world, but he was doing it to try and help others. But since he's not needed...well, what good is he for? Agent 2 tells him that he's not bad deep down, but part of him feels like that no matter what he does, he can't fix everything. At least, not like how he fixes the octobot king.

personality pt. 2: He's learning to change, but part of him is afraid to do it. Because of his past actions, his own sons barely tolerate him for the sake of his wife, and the octarian empire of the past isn't really there anymore, just in name at this point. Sashimi says it's never to late to change, and tries to believe it. At least his grandkids think he's okay, even if he's a bit old-fashioned and is willing to throw hands. Or er, a tentacle and a hand at this point.

(please do not tag as "kin" or "me", as ive based part of his personality and hcs off of my actual great grandfather and myself, ty!)

#splatoon #splatoonart #do not tag as kin/me/id #my octavio hc is very personal to me so i would appreciate it if nobody did that

[lumiereandcogsworth]

Tell me about Maurice being a grandpa :3 *rests chin in hands* Does he spoil his grandkids? Is he ever strict with them? Is he a Fun Grandpa? Does he give them sweets? Are any of them interested in art, and if so, does he teach them anything? What's his favorite activities to do with them?

pépère maurice my beloved!!!!!!

does he spoil his grandkids? ABSOLUTELY. he is putty in those kiddos’ hands lmao. he just adores them so much. he’s always loved children (and would have loved to have many more with his beloved maria🥲). he sees them the same way belle does: just loves how they think, how free their minds are, how big their imaginations can get. so of COURSE he is enamored with his own grandchildren. he loves sketching them, they become his new little muses :”) and of course, he can’t help but see belle in them in all sorts of ways. renée’s curiosity, juliette’s kindness, maurice’s insane amount of energy. he loves his family more than anything in the world! and he’d give the world to them, if he could.

is he ever strict with them? mostly about his studio, yeah. they learn from a very early age not to touch pépère’s art or supplies, especially when he starts painting official portraits for royals and aristocrats !! but he still shares a lot with them, and adores when they visit him and draw things while he paints 🥺

is he a Fun Grandpa? i’d say so!! the kiddos do have a nanny (colette!💖) but if mama and papa are busy, they do prefer to be watched by maurice. he’s always making up games and telling stories and making silly illustrations based on their own imaginations. he also teaches them plenty of crafts and things, so it’s always a fun time with pépère <3

does he give them sweets? pshsjsjsjd of course he does. he sneaks biscuits and treats and candies from the kitchen all the time (he’s sneakier than adam, who usually gets caught and scolded by mrs. potts lmao) and then he’ll just have treats in his pockets when the kiddos stop by >:3

are any of them interested in art, and if so, does he teach them anything? i think his grandson maurice (reece) is most into art, he’s got the natural talent that his grandfather has. all of them enjoy it at a young age to varying degrees though. but i think the pair of maurice’s spend the most time together in his studio :”) i can definitely see maurice teaching his grandson different paint and sculpting techniques, as well as mechanics for clocks and music boxes. reece is a scientist at heart though, so i think ultimately art is just a passing hobby for him. he’s the type of guy that’s lowkey talented at a lot of things because he tries (and gets good at) a lot of things. it’s the ADHD lmao.

what’s his favorite activities to do with them? crafts !!! he loves just Creating with them. they all have such different imaginations and ideas, all bits and pieces of their mother’s mind while still all their own. whether it’s in his studio or in another room or outside, he loves getting quality time with them and just making things. like paper lanterns or silly hats! or art that he can decorate his room with. (you KNOW his chambers are just covered with art by them 🥺🥺) - he also just loves being outside and watching them play/playing with them. he loves his little doves :”3

#thank you !!!!!!!! #EEEEEE!!!! 😭😭💖💖 #papa maurice #batb headcanons #batb 2017

[sweeethinny]

idea: jily lives au when james and lily take harry and ginny's kids for a day

love your work sm <3

hi anon, hope you like this one shot, I tried various scenarios but nothing felt right so I hope you like it NAMES: James Sirius - Jake (because I thought it would be too confusing to write two James) Albus Severus - Monty (I don't know the second name and for us now it doesn't matter) (thanks @startanewdream who always talks about him as Monty <3) Lily Luna remains the same because I like it :)

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Fun

It had been a while since they'd taken a trip of them all together, so Lily was happy to have them there, already a little unaccustomed to the hustle, seeing as now with everyone at Hogwarts, whenever they went to Harry and Ginny's house, it was much quieter and calmer than when the children were actually… children.

''Where are we going?'' Jake asked, sitting in the back seat, as usual, looking very happy to be traveling.

Monty, next to him, looked a little less excited, but Lily knew that was a lot because they had to get up early and the boy just wasn't an early bird, than anything else. ''Can I open my chips?''

''If you eat it all, I won't give mine,'' Lily-Lu said, an almost wicked smile on her face, overjoyed since she'd managed to win the window seat fight. ‘’Grandpa, can I choose the music?’’

Lily chuckled softly, watching James answer the grandchildren very patiently as he put the car to fly.

[...]

''I can't believe we're going on a roller coaster,'' James whispered to her, the two of them behind the kids in line.

''Jake is excited about the possibility of near death, as they promise,'' Lily smiled, finishing off the cotton candy that Lilu hadn't been able to eat. ''Are you afraid?''

''Never!'' Her husband ran a hand through his hair, rolling his eyes as if it was the most bizarre thing she could think of him. ''Almost death? Please, we fought Voldemort, I can't believe it,'' He smiled, giving her a quick peck.

''How are we going to distribute the seats?'' Monty looked at the two, even though he looked scared, he was still firm with the idea of ​​going on the ride.

James, seeming to know what his grandson really wanted to ask—''Which of you two is going with me?'' —said; ''I'll go with you, and those two decide who goes with Lily, how about it?''

The boy nodded, shyly letting out a breath and relaxing his shoulders. ''It's all right. I think Jake will want to go with the girl over there, they keep talking.”

''Merlin,'' Lily laughed. ''Okay, Lilu and I are going together,'' She winked at her granddaughter, who nodded and adjusted the bucket she was wearing, grinning from ear to ear.

''We'll be next,'' Jake turned to speak to them, cheeks slightly flushed, running a hand through his hair and nervously adjusting the shirt he was wearing. Lily doubted it was because he was scared of the roller coaster. ''Mum would love to be here,''

''But she must be enjoying Barcelona a lot more,'' Monty said skeptically, as if he thought it was stupid of his brother to imagine that Ginny and Harry would rather be there than on a couple's trip.

''Of course,'' Jake rolled his eyes. Lily laughed, thinking about how she had missed that chaotic teenage energy her grandchildren now exuded.

They were no longer those little kids who didn't mind being slung over their shoulders or seen showing affection to their old grandparents. The three now had an image to maintain, they thought about the clothes they would wear, how they would fix their hair, how they would smile…

As much as she and James kept getting all those tight hugs and wet kisses on the cheeks—now just because they wanted to piss them off—whenever they saw them, it still broke her heart to see them so grown up.

Monty was only 14 and already bigger than she!

''Grandpa...'' Lilu muttered awkwardly, approaching James and Lily as if she wanted to hide, and indeed she did, and soon they were already realizing why.

''Everybody calm down,'' James said to the three of them, who stopped talking to each other to start looking nervous, as they always did. ‘’Pretend normality.’’

As discreetly as possible, James muttered a protection spell around them, one that Lily and he had studied hard to do once paparazzi became a problem after Harry's first year at Hogwarts was over.

Even Jake, who was the one who almost never cared about the pictures, moved closer to Lily, which made her huff annoyed that those vultures were ruining their day. The last time they were in the paper, the comments made were far from friendly, which resulted in Ginny causing quite a stir in the Witch Weekly boss's office.

An anti-photo shield formed around them and it didn't change how people saw them, but now, whenever they tried to take a picture of them, the camera wouldn't be able to capture them and there would be a big void where they were.

''Come on,'' James put his wand away, smiling at the security guard who indicated where they could sit. ''Let's see if this is scarier than fighting a war,''

''Ah!'' Monty said, sitting down next to James, looking more comfortable now. Whether because of the protection around them, or being on his grandfather's side, Lily wasn't sure. ''But then nothing will be scary if you think like that,''

''I'm sure this is going to be scarier,'' Jake grinned from ear to ear, looking a lot like his father. As soon as the girl sat down next to him, he turned back to the front, going back to talking only to her.

James chuckled, looking over his shoulder at Lily who also laughed and denied it, having not missed this phase at all, remembering what Harry was like at sixteen, wanting as much as possible to run away from them when a girl was around.

''I hope so,'' Lily-Lu said, putting on her belt and adjusting her hat on her head, which Lily had cast a spell to keep from falling. ''Monty, don't piss your pants! This gonna be wild''

#jily #jily lives #james x lily #hinny #next gen harry potter #my fic

[sunsetdew0101]

Second Chance

Chapter 3

Ash arranged the clothes scattered around the room. Her backpack was ready on the table for the next day. Her humming bespoke her excitement for the day ahead. Tomorrow was the day.

She and Gary would finally get their licenses, get their starter and go on to become real trainers. They'd been waiting forward to it for years, and now that it was so close, it felt like a dream.

Aisha had prepared herself in the best way possible for the trip, the notebooks full of training notes and recipes, now stored in her backpack, were proof of that. Nothing would pull her out of the blissful cloud she was in.

Not even the feeling of deja vu she felt while shopping for materials and packing her bag.

Espeon had noticed Ash's disturbance, but she didn't make a fuss to alert the other humans. She knew her trainer well enough to realize it wasn't the appropriate time to show her concern.

Despite her infinite energy and delight in learning about every Pokemon and Region, Aisha was very secretive about her thoughts and feelings: Even with her family.

Part of it was her mother's fault. Even though she had good intentions, which no one believed, Delia was a bitter and manipulative woman. Thanks to that, Ash became wary of strangers and careful of what she said.

The deja vu sensations she had, as if she were doing it all over again, didn't help her wanting to expand her horizons. Until now, only Espeon knew about these moments, and Ash intended to keep the information within her team.

Knowing too much was dangerous nowadays, especially with Team Rocket having their fingers in every pie. Ash didn't know where these feelings or vague knowledge came from, but she wouldn't publicize it. She was just another trainer from Pallet looking to try her luck in the big leagues. Nothing more, nothing less.

She pretended she didn't feel the slight chill down her spine, concentrating on talking to Daisy, who had come to wish her good night.

Ash loved Professor Oak. She really did. The man had been a father and grandpa to her and had opened the doors of his home to her and defended her from Delia.

But regardless, he was an idiot. And Ash thought about it with all the esteem possible. The Professor was a genius, and his research and discoveries about new Eeveelutions were proof of that.

But he, after twenty years of being a Regional Professor, still managed to forget to sleep the day before the delivery of licenses and initials. This time, the lack of a healthy sleep schedule in recent months made him forget that he would have four trainers instead of the usual three.

Fortunately, there were still a few houses with lights on in town, so only Ash and Gary were present to observe the chaos. Daisy decided she still hadn't had enough coffee to deal with the current crisis once the Professor cuss. Now she was leaning against a wall sipping with her Sylveon.

"I have an extra Pokemon," he muttered absently. "But he hasn't been tamed yet. And he's more aggressive than I feel comfortable with, to give him to the other coaches. But I don't have an alternate starter either."

"Can we see him, Grandpa?" asked Gary.

Later the Professor would say that he almost denied his grandson's request. After all, having already taken care of a Pokemon or not, that one was too aggressive to show to beginners. But something urged him to agree.

Once he returned with the Pokeball, he released the Pokemon.

He was a little dusty and looked like he could use a few extra meals. And if the flash of cheeks said he would make anyone stupid enough to approach him to pay.

Ash always wanted a Charmander as a starter. But, at that moment, when she looked into Pikachu's eyes, a weight settled inside her. She didn't know how, but something told her that she would regret it for the rest of her life if she left Pikachu for another trainer.

And Ash knew better than to ignore those feelings.

Look, Ash wasn't the most planner out there. But she had made a plan for her trip around the Kanto region: She marked the routes, the cities, and the gyms she desired to challenge to stop by or wanted to take. And she even planned budgets for food, medicine, and bus and boat tickets.

Essentially, she prepared herself for eventualities. Things happen. She just made plan B, in case.

But she hadn't planned to owe a bicycle on her first day of travel! And for a good reason! Bikes cost an arm and a leg. No new trainer could pay the price for one at the snap of a finger. But once she got separated from Gary in lane 1, she accidentally pissed off some Spearows who attacked her and her two Pokemon.

Luckily Espeon got inside the Pokeball, but Pikachu refused to, causing her and the electric mouse to run halfway to Viridian City while being chased by the flock of hell birds. Pikachu was injured, and Aisha tried to defend him with her body. But Pikachu decided she wasn't that bad and fried the Spearows and the 'borrowed' bike.

The only good thing about the story was that they got to see Ho-Oh, and Ash was able to take some pictures of him. Pokedexes were underrated. But the disaster did not stop there. Once at the Viridian Pokemon Center, and after expounding Pikachu's sorry state, she assured Misty that she would see every penny of the bike's price back, the worst happened.

Three members of Team Rocket invaded the Pokemon Center and demanded all the Pokemon present. And as much as Ash wanted to battle them, Pikachu had just come out of surgery, and she doubted Espeon was strong enough to fight them.

Ash and Misty helped Nurse Joy transfer the Pokeballs from the storage room to Pewter while the Rockets searched the Center. Both girls were scared, and although she tried to hide it better, so was Nurse Joy. And it was not for less.

The Rockets were a constant danger, and although their attacks had lessened in tone, their presence was perceptible in both Kanto and Johto. Every year hundreds of trainers, new or veterans, were missing.

At best, they found the corpses of the missing trainers. At worst, they found them alive but so severely injured that death would have been a mercy. Some of the rest willingly joined the Rockets or were forced to.

Luckily only the three of them were at the Pokemon Center that night. Unfortunately, only two were active trainers, and one had been a trainer for less than twenty-four hours. At least Nurse Joy had sounded the emergency alarm for the station, but by the time they arrived, a lot could happen.

When Officer Jenny arrived, the Center had blown up thanks to an electrical surge created by Ash's Pikachu and the others that worked at the Pokemon Center. The Rockets were unconscious and tied up in the wreckage, while Ash and Misty were outside, covered in soot and a few light scratches.

"We will travel," declared Misty. Officer Jenny was taking away the Team Rockets' grunts in front of them. "What?"

"Together," she explained to Ash. "You owe me a bike, and after today's show, I bet the Rockets will keep an eye on you. So, you want some company?"

"I don't have a choice, do I?" asked Ash resignedly. The smirk on the redhead's face was self-explanatory.

Maybe the Rockets would ignore them, and when she finally got the bike paid, they could go on their original routes. After all, what is one new trainer among many?

Ao3

Index

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Fic Dividers Used Here

#Second Chance #Ash Ketchum #Fem Ash Ketchum #Pokemon #Delia isn't a good mother #Gary Oak #cannon divergence #alternative universe #ao3 #pokemon characters #Chapter Three #Pokemon Anime #Pokemon Anime Fic #pokemon fic #Ash Ketchum fic #Fem Ash Ketchum fic

[mevekagvain]

Chapter 360 - Huh, the parallels between Rayga and Urokai, and Rajak and Rael, where the former tells the latter that they're also gaining something from sparring some weaker/'undeserving' person(s). It's very nice.

Chapter 361 - Soul weapons if passed down without the previous wielder dying, has been done by them consciously willing it to the person they choose while they are together. At least, that's what clan leaders have historically done unless the situation made that impossible. Regis is also the only noble to have ever called a soul weapon. Which makes sense to me because he wasn't even calling for Regasus explicitly; he just wanted power to help those he cared for. No other noble would have ever wished for power in such a way or in similar circumstances, and even if they did the soul weapon they were in line for would not have been like Regasus.

The other nobles also ask Gechutel why he didn't inform the lord beforehand which yeah makes sense but there’s also the implication that there isn't really a ceremony of any kind for passing a soul weapon on. My guess is that there's a ceremony of sorts for appointing a new clan leader where the lord officially accepts their loyalty and service since Raskreia says she'll appoint Regis, though it's more for appearances than anything since they're clan leader regardless of the ceremony imo. Also makes sense why said ceremony doesn't occur in present day canon for any new clan leader, because they're going through too much shit to do useless stuff.

- Grandpa wanting his baby grandson to be praised by the lord is always sweet.

- Rajak having war flashbacks to Karias treating the Ye Ran schoolgirls like queens but pretends nothing's wrong when Ludis and Rozaria question him.

- Lagus!! Edian!! Gradeus!! Traitor nobles are back thank god I love them so much!! Also Gradeus just posing for the hidden cameras jsjjsjsj. Anyway just because I love Lagus doesn't mean I should be put through the torture of looking at him.

Chapter 362 - Never understood why they wore the Union white and gold though. Like from an outside view yeah it's just the artist defaulting but I wish we could have seen what they'd really wear, ya know? Like Gradeus in some atrocious holiday clothes getup or Edian in a cool not black or white suit or Lagus in a uh. Hosiptal gown. Gradeus did get the best outfit from the three though since it shows his personality and is pretty unique compared to Lagus' priest style getup which is shared with the other noble grandpa though still fitting and better than Edian who has just a generic shirt and pants.

- I think it's good that they made one traitor not an actual traitor but I wish it hadn't been Edian because I need proper evil female noble traitor rep and Ignes doesn't count since she was never a Raizel fan. She didn't hang out with the other traitors. She's still a traitor ofc but not in the same way the others are. She betrayed only Lukedonia, not Raizel as well.

- SEIRA PETTING HER BABY BROTHER 🥺

- Rajak and Reim have always had very similar energy but him going "yeah gonna train everyone around my baby brother so he'll be safe" without putting as much time into said brother is exactly what she'd do too. He takes after his grandmother.

Chapter 363 - Ludis is the one keeping this generation together. Son boy ily. Meanwhile Rozaria bullying Rajak as Kei backs her up <3

- I love their interactions so much,,,shame Rajak's gonna be dead canonically in a few chapters lol.

- NO BUT THERE'S A FLASHBACK WHERE MUZAKA BROUGHT ASHLEEN TO MEET RAIZEL AND FRANKENSTEIN IN LUKEDONIA YET EVERYTHING ELSE STATES THAT RAIZEL FIRST MET HER THE DAY BEFORE SHE DIED. It bugs me so much. Like I genuinely don't blame the author or artist that much because weekly updates are utter hell but I do still find it annoying.

Chapter 364 - Obsessed with the excuses Tao makes. Just "The bus they were riding to a remote mountain village with a specialty restaurant got into an accident because I got too into the karaoke."

Chapter 365 - Gradeus and Lagus gossiping like aunties,,, love them.

- Ah yes... Kuharu the indian caricature, Mount the giant baby warrior, Drakon the cool one, and currently undebuted but present, Kaiyo the hottest woman in this manhwa.

Chapter 367 - No but this is so unnecessary bsjsjsiis

- Gradeus being a Rayga expert makes me insane.

Chapter 368 - No but Rayga referring to mvp lord as a friend... even if it's to obfuscate who he's speaking of... endearing. That's growth! Even if he does say Frankenstein is the friend it makes no sense to me since Ashoka previously stated it was work between him and Rayga that did it. Also gonna reveal more of my bias and hc that Rayga stopped straightening his hair because he and Gradeus broke up or divorced or whatever and he misses feeling Gradeus' hands and the warmth of his aura in his hair straightening it for him.

- Ignoring the soul weapon lore of heirs not being able to use the full power if not given a complete blah blah blah it's also stupid and I don't understand it bye.

- By my hcs, Rajak's skill level would mean that he isn't simply hiding his aura, he's also replicating the aura of the surroundings so that you can't feel a weird void moving around.

Chapter 370 - Ludis son boy I can't believe nobody visits you to hang out 😢😭

- Gradeus blocking for Lagus is so interesting like okay then. Also love how he uses Messad as a shield like very cool.

Chapter 371 - Mount just shoving Rajak out of the way and crying over Kuharu... my heart. Why is this baby a warrior. They modified a fucking five year old it seems like.

Chapter 372 - ONE OF MY FAV FLASHBACKS YES.

- Literally Gradeus is the only person who goes "You're just gonna abandon your baby boy like that???" and Rayga's response is "Yes <3". It's so damn funny too like we know Gradeus isn't saying it because he's a good guy or whatever but it's still a valid point and nothing Rayga says is gonna change the fact that he's a shit father jsjsjsjks. Like am I supposed to say 'actually Gradeus is wrong it's 100% okay to abandon your toddler'? Cos I'm not doing that lmao. This flashback cracks me up so damn hard every single time.

- Also why are Rayga and Gradeus so close apparently? Why are they friends? Why does Gradeus care about him? I love it. Gradeus got so mad at Rayga that he started hating him for entering eternal sleep and being 'noble' and all that as a whole. Hates Rajak because he's a spitting image of him. Insane.

- But Rayga you can't just tell someone to go and make a kid, asshole. Like aside from the fact that they may not want kids or aren't suitable to be a parent... Who's gonna raise the damn child if they're like 20 and their parent enters eternal sleep with the lord? Gradeus' ghost? Man up instead of being a coward and offer to have his heir with him straight up if you want him to have one so fuvkin bad.

- Rip Rajak :(

- Anyway Rael got heart pain from Kartas arriving unlike Seira and Ignes so I'm guessing that's because of the two diff soul weapons joining not because Kartas being passed on is torture. Would be kinda fucked up if it was lol. Otoh he still doesn't realise Kartas arrived so... ignoring that <3

#noblesse #raining while reading

[avinaccia]

A Completely Objective and Logical Ranking of Every Hetalia Character Song

New character songs are dropping,  I have too much time on my hands, let’s go. 

Also here’s a Youtube playlist for the ~✨nostalgia✨~

Bring it on in the tags 

71. Ah Legendary Class⭐The Awesome Me Highway [Prussia]: Absolutely tearing it up on the drums and on the vocal cords alike (I pray for Atsushi Kousaka). Great for the memes. 

70.  Happy Thoughts Museum [???]: This is listed as an official song but I had literally never heard of the title. Then I listened to it and BAM! Smack back to 2013 watching the teasers for the show on Funimation. Not sure I’d count it as a character song though...

69. (Nice)  My Song that is written by me for me [Prussia]: Deafened me but I can appreciate the industrial grind.

68.  My House is...Quiet. ~With the Trolls~ [Norway]: I have never heard this song, nor can I find any version of it online. By default it goes here and I am so sorry Norge.

67.  Make a Wish to Santa♪ [Sealand]: The discordant notes and childish exuberance only serve to make this sound like a demonic plea to Santa to eliminate the singer’s enemies.

66.  Heaven and Hell on Earth [Rome]: Rome sounds like he’s been in the corner of a restroom. Extra points for the metal version, minus points for the fact that the beach scene was replayed like 1764 times.

65. Canada Complete Introduction [Canada]: Quiet af until Kumacheerio shows up and blows out your speakers. they did you dirty my darling 😔

64.  It’s Easy!!! [America]: I don't think any video of this has ever stayed up for more than 20 seconds. Sounds cool, but like I was listening to 20 different genres at once, someone make him calm down.

63.  Bù Zàiyì the Small Stuff ☆ [China]: I cannot for the life of me find the complete song anywhere, clips have a cool beat though

62.  Let's Boil Hot Water♪ [Italy]: Exactly what it says on the tin..though a bit too close to elevator music for my tastes.

61.  The Fragrance of Early Summer [Japan]: Very ‘from the books’ Japan-esque song

60.  Peace Sounds Nice…[Baltic Trio]: All well and good until the radio demon shows up

59.  W●D●C ~World Dancing~ [America]: How a song can sound like it’s from 4 different decades at once is beyond me

58.  Overflowing Passion [BFT]: This is just drunken karaoke and I have 0 clue what’s going on #iconicforallthewrongreasons

57. Ren●Ren●Renaissance♪ [Rome+Chibitalia]: Wholesome Grandpa with Grandson content - barring the fact that Italy sounds on the verge of a nervous breakdown and Rome has had too much wine.

56.  Roma Antiqua [Rome]: Similar energy to any one of China’s songs - there’s a part of the song where it sounds like he’s singing in the shower, and I will never not laugh at [CENSORED]

55.  Country From Where the Sun Rises, Zipangu [Japan]: Very chill, very Japan, but just meh for me.

54.  Moon Over Emei Shan [China]: Good message, okay song.

53.  My Friend [England]: What a mind palace you must have Mr. Kirkland

52.  With Love, from Iceland [Iceland]: Three words: Heavy. Metal. Puffin.

51.  Having Friends is Nice...♫ [Russia]: Russia is the cutest thing ever

50.  Mm. [Sweden]: Smooth transition from WWE Smackdown to shopping at IKEA.

49.  Why don’t you come over? ~Beyond the Northern Lights~ [Iceland]: I don’t want to be mean but...this does sound like the second closing theme to an anime whose first closing was much more popular (à la Soul Eater)

48. Gakuen☆Festa [Germany, Italy, Japan]: Sounds like a 60s song of the summer but oh dear their voices do not go together. Hella cute though.

47.  Wa! Wa!! World Ondo [Main Cast]: One time I travelled 10 hours in a coach bus with a bunch of teenagers to a city of note in my country, and the only souvenir I bought was the fucking PAINT IT WHITE DVD. Perfectly chaotic, UN ĐĕùX~~

46.  In the Bluebell Woods [England]: In the album cover for this song he’s holding a guitar but this is not a rock song. Still has ‘running through the hills’ levels of dramatism though.

45.  Poi Poi Poi♪ [Taiwan]: You’re telling me that Taiwan, someone whose has *ONE LINE* in Beautiful World (which is criminal tbh what kind of representation-) managed to get an eNTIRE CHARACTER SONG???????

44.  White Flame [Russia]: There’s something to be said for a song that is 3x the length of any Hetalia episode

43.  Ich liebe… [Germany]: Baking cakes for your friends has never been so wholesome.

42.  We Wish you a Merry Christmas [America, China, England, France, Russia]: Nice to see they’ve gotten their shit together since United Nations Sta-hmm.

41.  Ah, Worldwide à la mode [France]: Sounds like a Disney Princess song, hard not to picture France frolicking in a field of flowers.

40.  Che Bello! ~My House is the Greatest!⭐~ [Italy]: Would not be out of place in an advertisement for Sea World.

39.  May You Smile Today [Japan]: THE feel good song of the summer

38.  Let’s Look Behind the Rainbow [Italy]: I will protect you.

37.  I'm your HERO☆ [America]: “Anyone who’s sad or sullen will be arrested” did NOT age well.

36.  Mein Gott! [Prussia]: Alternating headphone effect at the beginning is cool, so is the confidence...the actual singing on the other hand...

35. Nihao⭐China [China]: Listen, all of China’s character songs are great, I just can’t vibe with this one like some of the others.

34.  Pechka ~Light My Heart~ [Russia]: I’m still having difficulty wrapping my head around the fact that this and Winter were released at the same time.

33.  Pukapuka⭐Vacation [Germany, Italy, Japan]: Seems just a bit too much like they’re running on a treadmill that’s picking up speed and trying to sing at the same time. Peppy.

32.  Santa Claus is Coming to Town [Germany, Italy, Japan]: This is unironically the best song sung by this trio; can only vibe with for two months out of the year though.

31.  Excuse Me, I Am Sorry [Japan]: Japan’s character traits speedrun. Gives me barbershop quartet vibes for some reason but is catchy as hell.

30.  The Story of Snow and Dreams [Russia]: A superhero anime opening in the making

29. England’s Evil Demon Summoning Song [England]: Sir that is not how you roast a marshmallow, don’t cut yourself on that edge.

28.  Moi Moi Sauna♪ [Finland]: Exactly the type of song you’d expect and it’s wonderful

27.  United Nations Star⭐ [America, China, England, France, Russia]: This isn’t as much of a song as it is a four minute struggle for everyone to sing without America yelling every 5 seconds...Like a particularly musical episode of Hetalia.

26.  Paris is Indeed Splendid [France]: Paris-pa-pa-pa-paris

25.  Absolutely Invincible British Gentleman [England]: Poppy, rocky, polka-dotty

24.  Vorwärts Marsch! [Germany]: To quote the comment section: “This sounds like a German version of I’ll Make a Man out of you.” There’s some truth to that.

23.  Hamburger Street [America]: The product of America’s rapper phase. 8/10 because he’s trying so hard and because I can unironically sing along to all of this.

22.  Hoi Sam☆Nice Guy [Hong Kong]: A song that would absolutely destroy the ankles of anyone in DDR.

21.  I Am German-Made [Germany]: There was once a version that had Germany and Prussia singing at the same time and it sounded positively demonic and Broadway could never

20.  La pasión no se detiene ~Unstoppable Passion~ [Spain]: Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show-stopping...

19.  Fall in Love, Mademoiselle [France]: Sounds like it should be in Mozart Opera Rock, I have kiss kiss falled in love.

18. Embrace the Très Bien Moi [France]: This is the definition of SELF LOVE PEOPLE. 

17. Carrot and Stick [Belarus&Ukraine]: Absolutely DRIPPING in 2000s power ballad energy. The type of song that plays on repeat in the mind of the widow whose millionaire husband ‘mysteriously disappeared’ (and the only legit character song ever acknowledged by the anime)

16. C.B.C (Cowboyz Boot Camp) Vol. 1 [America]: AH MAH GAWWDDD

15. Winter [Russia]: Heavy metal fever dream and the perfect song for an angst-ridden teenager

14.  Seychelles Here ⭐ Vacation Island [Seychelles]: UN👏DER👏RA👏TED SONG👏OF 👏THE 👏SUM👏MER👏

13.  Nah, it will settle itself somehow [Romano]: One day I aspire to reach this level of chill

12.  Let’s Enjoy Today [England]: I will never not feel happy when listening to this.

11.  Einsamkeit [Germany]: Ludwig manages to air every single one of his worries about not being good enough compared to his friends and always being perceived as mean or uptight when he’s actually just a softie and now my heart hurts. 💔

10.  Aiyaa Four Thousand Years [China]: A very poignant and beautiful song about the passage of time and the inevitability of its passing; comparable to an ancient ballad complete with explosive crescendos and meaningful lyrics.

9.  Bon Bon Bon❤️C’est Bon C’est Bon! [France]: Peppy, cheerful, adorable, groundbreaking; has been my alarm tone for six years and I’ve yet to tire of it. 9/10 The moaning interspersed throughout has been an interesting wake-up call.

8.  Let’s Enjoy! Let’s Get Excited! Cheers! [Denmark]: This is on par with Everytime we Touch by Cascada in terms of rage potential unlocked (the good kind)

7.  Dream Journey [Japan]: Whoever’s playing the shakuhachi is absolutely KILLING IT. Dramatic, wonderful, great metaphors.

6.  Gourmet’s Heart Beginner Level [China]: Absolute banger, I’m a vegetarian but this would inspire me to eat shumai.

5.  Always with you...Nordic Five! [Nordic FIVVVVVEEEE]: Everyone harmonizes beautifully except for Denmark. Extremely catchy, number placement seemed appropriate. 

4.  Pub and GO! [England]: I love this trash man

3. Maji Kandou⭐Hong Kong Night [Hong Kong]: If you thought Denmark’s song was a banger JUST YOU WAIT. I WILL BLOW OUT MY SPEAKERS LISTENING TO LO-HA-SU.

2. Steady Rhythmus [Germany]: THIS SONG IS METAL AF. Seriously, if it can be classified as ‘hardcore’ by my father and his group of 50-somethings who have decided to single-handedly gatekeep the metal and hardrock genres, it can do anything.

1.  The Delicious Tomato Song 🍅 [Romano]: Beautiful, absolutely awe-inspiring, poignant, catchy lyrics with an extremely deep meaning that only years of meticulous research and analysis can unlock, Romano I love you.

BONUS: Closing Songs

5. Hatafutte Parade (World Series) 

4. Hetalian⭐Jet (The World Twinkle): The song is good, the dancing is cursed 

3. Chikyuu Marugoto Hug Shitainda (World⭐Stars)

2. Marukaite Chikyuu (Hetalia: Axis Powers): nE NE PaPA

1. Mawaru Chikyuu Rondo (The Beautiful World)

#aph #hws #hetalia #aph america #aph england #aph france #aph russia #aph china #aph italy #aph romano #aph germany #aph japan #aph spain #aph prussia #aph canada #aph norway #aph denmark #aph sweden #aph finland #aph iceland #long post #i will be taking criticism at this time

[steve0discusses]

Yugioh S5 Ep 20: Pharaoh’s Cool New Trick

Digging my way through quite a pile of commission work (funny how these things only come all at once or not at all), nearing the light at the end of the tunnel, was looking forward to some free time to catch up on my many little side projects when I was asked to take off for a weekend to do some cat-sitting to which I would NEVER say no to a cat, so like...Rip this blog I guess, we only update like once a week nowadays, but what do you do?

That’s right, play Puzzles and Dragons! The only phone game worth paying any attention to! Where they just released Pegasus on their Yugioh Collab and he looks pretty great!

So I’m just gonna take a second for some art appreciation, because the Puzzles and Dragons art team is just A++++ honestly, and yes, I did pull 13 times to get a Pegasus in my monster box, and yes, he is a completely insane team leader that is absolutely broken when paired with Yugi (the numbers are so satisfying) but...look at him. He looks so good!

(also I finally got Joey Wheeler, and so now my gatcha cravings are settled. And, don’t worry, I play this game so much that I was there during Christmas when they offered like a bajillion stones for free so I didn’t actually use real money on this.)

Now PAD also released a Weevil and Rex, and I don’t know why, and neither does the art team because they still look pretty good but in comparison to all the mains, they sure do looks like just some shorty guys in some casuals.

though I gotta admit, I want to learn how the hell this art team does swooshy effects, because man, that would make my art so much better to just have flames violently exploding out of all my art. Why am I not doing that more often? I have the technology.

anyway, I didn’t bother trying to pull them. Maybe I’ll accidentally pull them when they eventually release a Duke Devlin. (also, RIP to the fact that Roland will probably never be in Puzzles and Dragons but like...I can only send them so many polite letters covered in stickers pretending I’m some 10 year old child and writing in my broken Hiragana “Roland in PAD?”. Thems the breaks. (They also might not remember who Roland is.))

Shoutouts to the card that Weevil is holding that is censoring this nipple on the booby spider, PS.

So because this is not actually a Puzzles and Dragons blog, and it’s been ten eons since I regularly updated so I could remember episode to episode...where the hell were we?

That’s right, we’re on an island now. This show’s wonderful obsession with evil islands (and spoiler, this is one of the few Yugioh Islands that doesn’t explode at the end. Mostly because Kaiba isn’t here to do it or this place would be cinder)

(read more island stuff under the cut)

Anyway, after announcing “hey guys! Screw islands!” Yugi immediately collapses and without any warning.

Apparently the armor is a big ol parasite, which is something that Yugi is so used to at this point that he refuses to admit that this is a problem. Just normal Muto stuff, refusing to tell anyone that he has a serious illness going on underneath that giant mass of hair.

(the sailor moon vibes coming off this weird orb energy)

Sort of feels like a call back to S1 when Yugi was clearly possessed and everyone else was like “He acting weird to you?” except it’s S5 and everyone has learned to never trust Yugi when he says he’s fine and they are responding like he is about to die. Which is correct.

Outside of the cave falls this scroll that is...glowing, I guess. So they open it up and get a bunch of hieroglyphs that give them the “riddle of light” and like youknow...it’s riddle stuff.

They’re doing this riddle for “wings.” And it’s like...everyone’s monster here has a set of wings or an ability to fly. Every single monster except for I dunno, flaming swordsman? Hell, Yugi himself had two sets of wings when he fused with Dark Magician (which was weird, and I still don’t like to think about what technically was going on there.) But we have to go and get ourselves even more wings.

Weirdly, Joey turns to Tea and does something that in any other show would be completely normal. He was like “you want to stay here with Yugi, don’t you?” and it was the first time Joey has ever actually addressed the fact that Tea and Yugi are close. Uncharted territory. I was amazed at the amount of casual shipping that is happening here. It’s almost like a normal ass relationship.

So the boys decide to go off, and be boys and tackle this themselves. And they shouldn’t have, because Tea is smart for this group, and also has the only healing spell.

Like if you’re playing D+D you wouldn’t typically leave your only healer behind. Just saying.

Also like...Grandpa Muto went with them? I guess he’d have to since he’s the translator but also...kind of weird to leave your grandson dying in a cave, but maybe that’s just the Muto lifestyle.

Do not be fooled by my caps, no one has addressed the Bakura in the puzzle for 3 seasons. I’m starting to think this show will never address the Bakura in the puzzle. Which honestly, that would be hilarious if they made a big deal out of that plot point and then couldn’t use it in the end.

And speaking of plot points that kind of come out of nowhere and don’t make full sense with the continuity of the show--Joey has regressed back to the 4th grade.

Hey show? What?

So like if you love Joey, this is not the arc for you, because this arc he is reduced to a Himbo and nothing else. Straight up didn’t know what an echo is, but is very strong and pretty, I guess.

This inevitably happens with any TV show becuase different people make different parts, and I’ve brought up before that sometimes it feels like some teams only have loose post-it notes of what any character should be like at any given point (ESPECIALLY with Seto Kaiba’s timeline) but like...

...Personally I’m mot so fond of this interpretation of Joey, kind of ignores Joey’s best traits, and makes Tristan look way too smart in comparison (and like I always pinned Tristan to be the Himbo of the group, but maybe it’s because they give Tristan so little else to do?)

And like don’t get me wrong, Joey’s a dumbass a lot of the time and needs to get corrected by his pals...but...to the point he doesn’t know what an echo is? He’s a dumbass in a High School student sort of way, youknow?

Anyway, they get down to this big ravine, and they have to destroy this stone while the light passes over it. Kind of feels like a Breath of the Wild shrine quest, actually. In fact, I think Breath of the Wild recycled the shadow/sunlight pathing quest like 4 or 5 times. (I love Breath of the Wild to death but boy did they run out of ideas at the end there.)

They have to fight a glass monster and it’s kind of like...do you know the game Balls 3D? probably not, but it looked like a bunch of random shapes stuck together like a 90′s animation. They basically went to war with shapes.

Pure Himbo energy, has several pokemon, but punches for his pokemon instead of using them. A power move if I ever saw one.

Youknow that would make pokemon a lot more interesting if you could like throw out your pikachu, and then choose to just physically run up to your opponents Eevee and sock it in the jaw. Raise of hands--I know you all would love a version of pokemon like that. Let Ash Ketchum punch a Ratata.

Bro has informed me that Ash does do something like this in the anime. But I’m not talking about the anime, I’m talking about the video game. Give me the option to physically combat my rival. This is what I want, Pokemon.

They discover a way to break the monolith, and the show thinks we’re like actually 7 years old (because the show is Y7, although I forget because it deals with so many dark themes) so the show is going to hold on to this puzzle for a while...just to fill time. And it’s fine because we gotta switch over to Pharaoh anyway.

Yami has this dream again. He attempts to fuse with Dark magician to overcome the dream, but alas, he is still not strong enough.

Yugi wakes up in this murky cave while Tea is out washing out like...some rag? (he’s also still got a rag, so I guess multiple rags were required for how sweaty Yugi is.)

Yugi says “I feel like I’m a new man!” a lot in this episode, and every time he calls himself a man like he’s some sort of adult it’s very funny to me.

And then this plot lore dropped.

I mean I guess inevitably it had to happen...

But man, end of an era. It was freakin hilarious while it lasted: that Pharaoh refused to read ancient Egyptian because it’s like 2002 and he is a High Schooler living in Japan and he actually doesn’t WANT to resolve the mystery of the puzzle. Maybe the people who made this arc don’t know about how in S2 and S3, the fact Pharaoh couldn’t read Marik’s back tatt was like...a really big issue. He couldn’t read the God card, he couldn’t even read that massive tablet that read “HEY PHARAOH THIS IS LITERALLY YOU”. KAIBA had to tell him how to read the God card for him. Freakin Seto “Magic is a lie” Kaiba had to tell him how to use the God Card because Pharaoh couldn’t read it.

But like...Pharaoh finally gave in at some point after the world was devoured by the Leviathan, and before Kaiba finished building Kaibaland (which was already built in S1 but wtv)

The timelines on this show have always been a mishmash...but this one is just like...

...show are you trying to convince me that at any point in this show after season Zero, Pharaoh had any idea what he was doing? Did he sap that brain energy straight out of Joey Wheeler so he could do this?

Wow.

(secretly hoping he forgets how to read Egyptian after this arc is over and the show goes back to the other development team)

Pharaohs reasoning is that, if this is the riddle of the light.....

....then where is the riddle of darkness????????????

and when Tea was like “Pharaoh that is not even remotely logic. Omg it’s so bright outside, lets go back to gross cave.” and Pharaoh was like “Tea! You got it!” and she was like “What the hell are you talking about?”

Not gonna lie, I saw the Orichalcos green, and I got concerned.

Anyway, Yugi gets very frustrated and was like “ugh, lets go save em. They’re gonna die (again.)” and marches down there as if he didn’t pass out an hour ago.

And he fuses with Dark Magician again while everyone else (including his grandpa) was like “Yugi are you freakin kidding me? The suit freakin kills you omg! Tea you had one freakin job!”

And then we get the plot twist that...I mean it makes sense but it was choreographed in a confusing way.

And out of no where this guy shows up again:

So this mysterious man shows up and says “If you don’t succeed you have to live here forever” which...nice...that would probably save the world a lot of problems if Yami got locked away and took his OP puzzle with him. And then this man also says “if you do succeed you become VERY POWERFUL” and Yami was like. “...”

This whole episode had a theme to it, where Tristan and Joey were trying to prove that they could do things on their own and without Yugi’s help. And honestly...felt a little bit misplaced. Yami’s the same guy who murdered Yugi last season with the Orichalcos so like...

...I mean he is probably more reliable than Tristan who once died and turned into a robot monkey for 10ish episodes.

and then they flew into a glowing door.

Folks, this was wild to look at.

This is wild.

And at this point I closed Photoshop and thought I was done. But then I looked at my timeline on the video and was like...wait...there’s more?

and I’m really glad I kept watching because it went back to Alex, who...is apparently just still at those steps in this haunted ass Pyramid.

Now we’re watching Yugioh.

I forgot for a second when they turned Joey into a Himbo and made Pharaoh literate, but we’re back. I mean...

...look at the liner art on this adult man.

So...I posit the question...has Alex spent the last 2-3 episodes doing nothing but applying eyeliner to his face in the dark? Because he absolutely has. And honestly, the vibe of being in a spooky haunted pyramid with barely any light, just applying eyeliner down the edge of your face...that’s a Yugioh vibe, if I ever saw one.

This arc is wild. Anyway, next episode we do even more fetch quests and riddles? Just going to guess now that we probably will.

(and for those new here, this is a link so you can read them from the top. Which, since we’re in S5, means you got like...hours of Yugioh content to read through. Enjoy the rewards of my weird hobby.)

https://steve0discusses.tumblr.com/tagged/yugioh/chrono

#Yugioh #Yu-Gi-Oh #yami yugi #S5 #Ep20 #It's actually Ep 20 now I was wrong last time #Yugi muto #Grandpa Muto #Alexander the Great #Joey Wheeler #Tristan Taylor #Tea Gardner #TeaxYugi #never thought I would ever use that tag #in this show where they are canonically dating but sometimes it happens #Puzzles and Dragons #Because yes I had to talk about it. This collab is great

[ghastspidergwen]

I love @doctorsiren's dadskall au, and I thought I'd write a little fic about it. basically, the dadskall au is where xisuma and ex (alex)'s dad is doomguy, but some sort of accident/crazy magic/whatever made him and iskall share a body, go check out doctor siren for the whole story, she has great art, too!

disclaimers (you can completely ignore this section if you want): I have played about 15 minutes total of all the Doom games, read none of the books, seen none of the movies, but the ost is great, so this will probably be ooc for doomguy. xisuma and alex are more based on the featherweight au versions, not the real hermitcraft versions. this story is not part of the dadskall au nor any of dr siren's other aus, it's just a break for me to write some fluff. it takes place ~3-4 years after where fw currently is (s7 election era) but is not set in the fw au world. link to the post part of this is based on. ...and I think that's everything, onto the fic!

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Xisuma took a deep breath, “I think dad’s alive.”

“You said you saw him die,” Alex, previously known as Evil Xisuma, said, turning to his brother, “They told me he died”

“He wasn’t exactly dead, it’s hard to explain. It’s more like...the horcruxes in Harry Potter. When dad died, I think there was some magic at play that made it so his ‘soul’ transferred into the nearest healthy, person. And I think I found them.”

“Uh-huh, and who might that be?”

“HALLO!” Iskall burst in, “What did you need me for?”

“Iskall? Seriously?”

“He was there that night and I have no reason to believe-”

“You really think Iskall-”

“It’s my best guess, everyone else was injured, and the magic had to choose the nearest healthy person, so it must be Iskall.”

“What must be Iskall?”

“Are you sure we’re talking about the same Iskall?”

“No, Iskall86,” Xisuma said, sarcastically, “Of course this Iskall, how many Iskalls do we know?”

“I still have no idea what we’re talking about, can -”

“No!” The void brothers turned to him and responded in sync. Xisuma pulled his brother into a side room, “Stay right there, thanks Iskall.”

“What?”

Xisuma exhaled and closed the door behind them, “Phew, OK, I have reason to believe that 13 years ago, Iskall was present the night that dad-y’know-and since everyone else there was either corrupted or injured, as the only uninjured person, dad’s spirit ended up inhabiting his body, but’s been so weak that it was only using Iskall as a means of staying alive, not influencing him or trying to take control of his body at all. Do you get me?”

“A little.”

“And I think I know the spell that will separate them, and give dad his old body back,” They went back into the main room with Iskall, “Should I do it now?”

“Blast ‘im,” Alex backed out of the room, putting a protective wall between him and the magic.

“WHAT?!”

A glowing green ball of energy swirled between Xisuma’s hands, and Iskall backed into the wall, “H-hey Xisuma, what are you doing?”

“This...shouldn’t hurt.”

Iskall held up a hand in a stop gesture, “SHOULDN’T?!”

Xisuma blasted him with the magic. Iskall glowed green, floated into the sir, then split into two people who fell down.

“I...think it...worked,” Xisuma muttered, collapsing to the floor.

Doomguy looked up, and noticed someone lying, unmoving, on the floor. His saving-people instincts kicked in, and he pulled himself over to the person. “C'mon, don’t be dead, don’t be dead,” he said, shaking them.

Someone was shaking Iskall. He sat up and opened his eyes, “Holy heck, it’s Doomguy!”

“You’re alive!” Doomguy said relieved, and pulled Iskall into a hug.

Absolutely starstruck, Iskall sat there, frozen. It’s Doomguy, I love Doom, Doomguy is right here, and he’s hugging me, it’s Doomguy! Iskall’s mind looped.

Pulling out of the hug, Iskall spotted Xisuma crumpled on the floor, “W-wait, I got-gotta check on my friend.”

Doomguy turned around, and spotted his son on the floor.

“Xisuma!” He stood up and stumbled toward him.

“Wait, you know Xisuma?”

“He’s my son. Well, your son, too. Our son.”

“Wha-”

“Short answer, I am you. You are me. We’re the same person.”

Looking at his hands, one thought crossed Iskall’s mind, I’m Doomguy. It was closely followed by “I HAVE A SON?”

“Two sons.”

“TWO SONS? And one of them is dying!” Iskall sprinted across the room and cradled Xisuma’s head, “I don’t know what to do!”

“Health potion?” Doomguy suggested.

“Oh, yeah,” Pulling a potion of healing out of his inventory, Iskall splashed it onto Xisuma. He held his breath and waited to see if it would work.

Xisuma opened his eyes. He sat up.

“Dad!” He jumped up, and buried his face in his dad’s chest plate, giving him a hug the same way he did when he was younger.

“I’m your dad, too,” Iskall said.

“You know?” Xisuma asked, breaking off the hug.

“Yeah, Doomguy told me. So give your poppa a hug,” Iskall uncrossed his arms and gave a very confused Xisuma a hug.

“Oh, OK,” Xisuma awkwardly pat Iskall’s back until he stepped away.

“Is Alex here?” Doomguy asked.

“He should be right outside, he didn’t want to be in the same room as an untested spell.”

“Wait, you didn’t test it? Then why did you cast it on me?” Iskall asked, panicked.

“How many people do we know that have another person living inside them?”

“Wels/Hels, I’m pretty sure Ren did for a while, a pregnant lady,” Iskall ticked off on his fingers.

“Different circumstances. Wels and Hels are one person, like two sides of a coin, Ren-I don’t know what happened with Grimdog or The Red King or whatever, but I definitely don’t want to mess with those, and did you just compare yourself to a pregnant woman?”

“Uhhh...nevermind.”

“You said Alex was just outside?”

“Yeah,” Xisuma pulled the door open, to reveal Alex sitting on a bench outside, drumming his fingers against the seat

“Did it work?”

“Yeah.” Stepping out of the doorway, Xisuma revealed their dad standing behind him.

“Hi, Alex.”

“Dad?”

“It’s me,” Doomguy sat next to his other son.

“Dad!” Alex hugged him, and they pulled Xisuma into the hug after a second. They sat there before the hug was interrupted by another pair of arms joining in.

“Family, together again,” Iskall sighed.

“What’s up with him?” Alex asked, glancing at Iskall.

“I’m part of the family, call me Dadskall.”

“OK...Dadskall, can we have awhile alone with our dad?”

“Oh, yeah. Sure. See you later.” Iskall trudged out of the room.

“I haven’t seen you guys in forever! How long was I…”

“15 years.”

“So that would put you guys in your mid-30s, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Has anything big happened in the last 15 years?”

Alex pulled off his helmet, “Nothing too bad. I was imprisoned for a bit of it,” he glared at his brother.

Xisuma also removed his helmet, “I said I was sorry, how many times do you want me to apologize?”

“I wasn’t saying it’s your fault, I was just making the point that-”

“I get it! I was an idiot and I didn’t listen to you when you were clearly right.”

“Just like old times,” Doomguy chuckled, he examined his son’s faces, “You look so much older, like real adults. I’m so sorry I missed out on the last 15 years, I would’ve loved to see you grow up.”

“It’s not like you could do anything about it.”

“I know you would have been here if you could.”

“Also how did you guys get those scars?”

“Someone needed to keep slaying the demons after you left,” Alex shrugged.

“I angered some Watchers years ago.”

“You angered some Watchers?” Doomguy asked, standing up.

“I just realized someone was right, but it was too late to save them.”

“Darn right, I was.” Alex and Xisuma also stood up.

“I...forgot how tall you were,” Doomguy said looking, at up at Alex, who was only a few inches taller.

“Oh, yeah. Xisuma was jealous he never got this tall.”

“No, I’m not!”

“Sure,” Alex smirked.

“So, anything else new?” Their dad intervened.

“Daisy’s still alive.”

“Should’ve guessed,” he chuckled.

“Oh! You’re a grandpa!”

“What?!”

“Yeah! I adopted a guy named xB. I’ll call him over, so you can meet!”

<Xisuma> hey xb, can you come on down to my base, I’ve got something to show you

<xBcrafted> ?

<xBcrafted> yeah, be there shortly

“How did you meet this xB?”

“I was doing some exploring between seasons, looking for a good seed, when I found a small single player world. xB was alone in there. Poor kid was only 13, didn’t know where his parents were, said he had been handling himself for the last 2 or 3 years, so I took him back to Hermitcraft with me. He’s a great kid, you’ll love him.”

“Xisuma has practically adopted the entire server.”

“Server? You’re an admin?”

“We both are. I’m main admin of Hermitcraft, Alex is the backup admin.”

“I’m so sorry I missed out on all of this stuff. I really wish I could have been there for you two.”

Something thumped into the outside of the building they were in, and the door opened, “Freakin’ rockets, stupid friggin’ elytra,” xB mumbled. “Oh, hey Uncle Alex, hey, dad.”

Doomguy gasped, “I love him already!”

“Wha-”

“xB, this is our dad, Doomguy.”

“Wait, I thought he was dead.”

“Wonky magic stuff.”

“OK then. I’m xBcrafted,” xB said, offering his hand for a handshake.

Doomguy scooped him up in a hug, “Hello, xB, you can call me Grandpa Flynn, or just Grandpa, or just Flynn, I don’t care. I have a grandson!”

“Nice-to-meet-you,” xB gasped.

“Dad, I don’t think he can breath.”

“Oh, right,” Flynn released his grandson, “sorry, got a little overexcited.”

“Nah, it’s fine. I’m glad you’re back.”

“Glad to be back.”

“Do you want to go meet the rest of the server? There’s just under 30 of us, total.”

“Oh, you’ll love all of them. There’s me, of course, but Hypno and Jevin and Wels and False are all set up near me, Stress and Gem are also pretty close, and Doc and Ren are just past them, and…” xB rambled as the other three grabbed their helmets.

“You ready?” Alex asked, pushing open the door.

“Let’s go, I want to meet the rest of your family.”

#hermitblr #hermitcraft #hermitcraft fanfic #doctorsiren #dadskall au #gsg writes

[lifygreens]

The Definitive List of Cids, Rated on DILFness

Ah, Cid. Few things are as quintessentially Final Fantasy as a guy usually involved with machinery in general and airships specifically with a pointlessly recurring name. First introduced in Final Fantasy II, a Cid has appeared in pretty much every single game in the series since. He was even retroactively added to Final Fantasy I in remakes. Why does he exist? Why does anything in Final Fantasy exist? Don’t question the Sacred Texts.

Recently, a friend of mine introduced me to a picture of a Cid that I was previously unacquainted with, and it filled me with existential dread. I scrambled to discover what it was about this Cid that was so upsetting to me, and I finally found it. This Cid was, completely and utterly, lacking in the most important quality of a Cid: the Daddy Factor. For a Cid to be a good Cid, there must be a certain level of DILF energy exuding from him.

After realizing this, I did the only logical thing: I make a definitive list of every Cid in the series and rate their Daddiness. Because science demands it. And because humanity demanded it. I hope you enjoy my mistake. I sure did.

Final Fantasy I/Dissidia Final Fantasy- Cid of the Lufaine

We only physically seen as a moogle, which are notable for being un-DILFy. He was a part of an eternal revenge pact, which is pretty hot, but then wimped out after a measly 12 cycles of death and destruction. Lame.

N/A/10

Final Fantasy II- Cid

The OG Cid. With that mustache, he looks like he came out of a 70’s porno. His pose in his Amano art exudes some pretty powerful sexual energy, and Amano gave him purple skin, which is awesome. He probably has a very hairy chest. Very DILFy in a retro way, kind of like the Burt Reynolds of Cids. Newer depictions seem to be aging him, but he’s pulling it off. Definitely a silver fox.

8/10

Final Fantasy III- Cid Haze

A very grandfatherly and wholesome Cid. He probably has Werther’s Originals in his pockets, which is a major plus. Vaguely Gandalf-ish, which adds some surprise DILF flavor to an otherwise ideal pop-pop.

4/10

Final Fantasy IV- Cid Pollendina

Unquestionably the best Cid. MUSCLES. Definitely gives great hugs. His big, scratchy beard almost assuredly is used for storing notes and snacks, probably chicken nuggets and french fries, because he’s a cool guy. He probably doesn’t bathe much, but he does age into a kickass aviator grandpa with a pipe, so I can let it slide.

6/10

Final Fantasy V- Cid Previa

A noodly old man without a chin. Looks like a weird, vaguely unpleasant grandpa. His mustache is nice, but doesn’t make up for that awful hair. He comes with an annoying grandson with a bowl-cut, which is a big minus. However, he does make you a submarine, which goes a long way to evening out the Mid problem.

3/10

Final Fantasy VI- Cid Del Norte Marguez

A Grade-A mustache, which is a very important feature in a Daddy. Super questionable ethics, but not in a sexy way. The condom jacket is a big turnoff. Seriously, what was he thinking? Probably shouldn’t have fish ‘n chips with him, which is a shame. Fish ‘n chips are delicious.

4/10, solely on the sheer power of that mustache

Final Fantasy VII- Cid Highwind

He looks very dad-like, but in an abusive alcoholic kind of way. I don’t want a Daddy who would beat me. He knows his way around a spear, which is a potential plus? Lung cancer isn’t cool, but lighting a stick of dynamite with a cigarette is. Would probably take you to some pretty cool air shows.

5/10

Final Fantasy VIII- Cid Kramer

Fantasy Robin Williams. Probably very hairy and tells good jokes. He’s definitely the dad-est of the Cids. Exudes cool dad vibes, as long as you ignore the war crimes. Needs to order more hot dogs for the child soldiers he trains.

6/10

Final Fantasy IX- Cid Fabool IX

MAXIMUM MUSTACHE. A very stylish guy, but cheating looks good on nobody. Has a fun uncle vibe, but he’s a bad role model. Bonus points for spending the later half of the game as a FROG. 

5/10

*Editorial note: I originally intended to use a picture of Cid Fabool IX as a frog, but Tumblr would not allow it. Clearly, they are afraid of the RAW AMPHIBIAN SEX APPEAL of this man and felt the need to censor it, so I am upgrading this Cid to an 11/10, but only when he is a frog.

Final Fantasy X- Cid

With his shaved head and tattoos, he seems like a cool dad. Big, strong arms are a definite plus, and he is a known Home-builder, so he might be a good Daddy to settle down with. He has really bad fashion sense, but this might be a cultural thing. The protective uncle thing gives wholesome points, but his gross son loses some.

9/10

Final Fantasy XI- Cid

Blacksmith fashion works when you have arms as big and strong as this fella, but please put on a shirt. You could burn yourself, and those rippling muscles are super distracting. A bit bland personality-wise, but that’s okay. I don’t want this Cid opening his mouth much, given his TERRIFYING TEETH. Genuinely frightening.

1/10, solely because of his teeth, otherwise 7/10.

Final Fantasy XII- Cidolfus Demen Bunansa

Finally, the insane thespian Daddy of my dreams! Super questionable ethics, but in a sexy way. Shakespearian crazy, which is very hot. Probably monologues a lot, and is super supportive of imaginary friends. Love that dadish facial hair! Big DILF energy, but might leave me for a stupidly ripped, beefcake, wannabe Dynast-King.

10/10

Final Fantasy XIII- Cid Raines

A twink Cid? It’s more likely than you think! You spend the whole game watching him get fucked by Barthandelus, so there’s nothing to look forward to. Leave something to the imagination, man. I wouldn’t dream of taking him from his hunky boyfriend, Rygdea.

0/10

*Editorial note: Though not a Cid, Rygdea’s DILFness is rated at a 7/10. For the curious, Oerba Yun Fang is rated at a 10/10.

Final Fantasy XIV- Cid Garlond

The textbook definition of a Daddy. An absolute dreamboat. Muscly arms, wavy hair, great facial hair, tit meat, an oven mitt. Bad taste in dates (what does Nero have that I don’t? Why won’t you love me, Cid?). DILF with daddy issues, who can angst as well as he can joke around. Truly, the ideal Cid.

13/10

Final Fantasy XV- Cid Sophiar

A gross wrinkly old man. Maybe he was hot once, but it’s all gone now. He’s aged like an avocado. Also, he’s kinda mean? Pay to fix your granddaughter’s botched breast implants, you cheap old bastard. Overall unwholesome grandpa.

0/10

Final Fantasy Tactics- Cidolfus Orlandeau

The ultimate silver fox. A distinguished gentleman who probably has a fantastic library at home. His cloak adds a nice sense of mystery. Devastating on the battlefield, possibly devastating in the bedroom? I’m intrigued.

12/10, for the dunkie-dunks

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance- Cid Randell

A deadbeat dad. A bit mousy, with a bad, scraggly beard. Tender and clearly loves his family, but might start to cry during a makeout session. Would be nice to take him to therapy.

6/10

Final Fantasy Tactics A2- Cid

Mullet + fashion disaster = hunk??? Not sure how the math works there, but it does. Probably a recovering himbo. Mixed feelings on the mustache. No mixed feelings on those tree trunks he calls arms.

7/10

Final Fantasy Type-0- Cid Aulstyne

Basically Hitler Cid. Fascism isn’t hot. Strong jawline.

1/10, next

*Editorial note: This blog does not support fascist. If you are a fascist, please leave now. Also, terfs are very much unwelcome here. The knowledge contained within this post is too powerful for your feeble mind. Black lives matter. Black trans lives matter.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King- Mogcid

He’s a moogle, a race well-known for their complete lack of DILF energy. I don’t even know which of these moogles he is.

N/A/10

*Editorial note: The file name for this image is Ffccking_moogle.jpeg. As an avid player of Final Fantasy XIV, this speaks to me on a deeply personal level.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers- Cid

There must be some kind of mistake. This is a list to rate the DILFness of Cids, not a list to rate the DILFness of onions. The quote at the top of his FFWiki page is “I trust him, certainly.” Well, I don’t. Bad mustache(?). Onions, like ogres, have layers, but I don’t want to uncover his. 

0/10

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest- Otto Cid Bekenstein

A Cid with a very distinguished name. He lives near Pazuzu’s Tower, so he can probably make a mean panini. Has a kickin’ mustache, and kinda looks like Doc Brown in sunglasses. Very cool. Still, don’t condescend me. I’m offended that you think I’m bad at games because I’m not Japanese. I am bad at games for a multitude of reasons that have nothing to do with my ethnicity.

4/10

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light- Cid

Oh, come on. This guy is literally just a generic NPC with the name Cid slapped on. That’s just lazy. He doesn’t even have his own article on FFWiki. Wears a mask though, so at least there’s a hint of mystery.

0.5/10

Final Fantasy Dimensions- Cid

A bad guy Cid with a bad mustache. His outfit looks like a boring version of Setzer’s coat. Looks like he can’t take a joke. That popped collar doesn’t make you look cool.

2/10

Final Fantasy Record Keeper- Cid

Cane? Sunglasses? Dark trenchcoat? Purple cravat? Wow! Truly, a mysterious silver fox! Probably does shady things, but honestly, who cares? Who knew that such a DILF could come out of a mobile game?

11/10

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius- Cid

A very old dude. Dead? Maybe! I dunno, I didn’t make it far enough into this game to find out. Bad personality. Cid isn’t even the guy’s real name. What a poser.

1/10

Mobius Final Fantasy- Cid

Cid, if he was played by a modern day Jeff Bridges. Remarkably unsexy scars, scraggly beard, dumb hair. Zero redeeming qualities.

0/10

World of Final Fantasy- Cid

Robo Cid. Looks like a jukebox that someone taught to owo. Pretty cute. Sadly not smoochable. 

N/A/10

Chocobo’s Dungeon 2/Chocobo Racing- Cid

A round guy. Big mustache, big eyebrows. Clearly has a very hairy chest. Possibly Mario in disguise? Would probably make you spaghetti and meatballs afterwards.

6/10

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales- Cid

The Cid who inspired this list. A twink like Raine, but much worse. Bad hair, overly long polka dot cravat, gross green onesie, yellow clogs??? What is going with this man’s fashion? Clearly the worst Cid. 

-5/10

*Editorial note: The friend who showed me this image described it as, and I quote, “a hottie cid”. You know who you are, and I will never stop judging you.

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon- Cid

Wow, a Cid with a decent outfit! Looks like he’s trying to be Indiana Jones, but with a yellow bird buddy. Come on man, find your own inner DILF. Don’t try to steal Harrison Ford’s.

5/10

Chocobo to Mahou no Ehon: Majo to Shoujo to Go-nin no Yuusha- Cid

Good Lord. That hair! That collar! Those striped leggings tucked into thigh highs! It’s like he tried to go for a “cool-but-rich” clown vibe, but failed utterly, and I am not for it. I take back what I said about Chocobo Tales Cid. This is the absolute lowest a Cid can go.

-10/10, do not speak to me ever again

Final Fantasy: Unlimited- Cid

A literal child. Those are some sick knee and elbow pads, dude. Probably uses a skateboard terribly. Puberty’s a bitch.

N/A/10

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within- Dr. Sid

Wrinkly old scientist Cid. Aged better than Sophiar, but that’s a pretty low bar. Thanks to that scandalous spelling, he barely counts as a Cid, but I will invoke Donald Sutherland clause and allow it. 

1/10

*Editorial note: The Donald Sutherland clause states that any Final Fantasy character voiced by Donald Sutherland whose Cid-ness is in doubt will be treated as a Cid, unless overwhelming evidence to the contrary can be provided.

Well, that’s all of the 36 different Cids that I could find information on. I hope that this has been informative, or, barring that, at least somewhat entertaining! I want to give a special thank you to FFWiki, from which I shamelessly stole all of these pictures (except for XI Cid) and gave me information about the more obscure Cids. I also want to give a special shout-out to my RISKy friends who inspired this with their endlessly inane conversations. You guys are truly amazing, and only have yourselves to blame for enabling me.

#Final Fantasy #Cid #FFI #FFII #FFIII #FFIV #FFV #FFVI #FFVII #FFVIII #FFIX #FFX #FFXI #FFXII #FFXIII #FFXIV #FFXV #FFT #FFTA #FFTA2 #i think that's enough #there's no way in hell I'm tagging every final fantasy game on this list #i dont hate myself that much

[crystalirises]

Random DSMP One-Shot Part 2

Yogi meets grandpa <3

Ao3 Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31985884/chapters/81974737

He found his grandson outside a small cabin. The little fox hybrid was playing with a few wooden blocks that he must have carried out on his own, for he doubted that Fundy would let his son play outside in the middle of the night. It hadn’t taken long for his presence to make itself clear, one step on the grass was all it took to catch his grandson’s - Yogurt, Fundy had named him Yogurt - attention. He tried not to grin once he realized that Yogurt wasn’t trying to run back inside, instead he was staring at Wilbur with bright wide eyes, his fluffy white tail was wagging.

“Hello, what are you doing up so late? Don’t you know monsters come out at night?”

Yogurt blinked up at him, mouth still open in awe.

“I don’t look that grotesque, do I?” He may be a resurrected zombie, but he wasn’t a monster.

"Gampa?" Yogurt poked his knee, eyes narrowed like he couldn't believe the apparition before him. It was Wilbur's turn to be surprised, he had come over - no, he was waiting for the perfect time to visit the house by watching Fundy's movements - expecting to introduce himself to his grandson. But it seemed like Yogurt already knew him. The little fox hybrid smiled shyly, yipping once Wilbur ran a hand through his hair, petting at his ears. It reminded him of a time when Fundy was younger, when his son still loved him. He shook his head. Those days were over. He'd never see happiness in his son's eyes again, so long as they were directed at him, they'd hold nothing but hate. "Papa tol' Yogurt stories of you! Did gampa weally bu… build a… country on his own?"

"I… I did. That's in the past. Right now, there are no countries to worry about." Yogurt continued to smile, the innocence in those blue eyes pulling at Wilbur's newly revived heart. He thought he'd never see that look again, not from anyone who loved him before at least. He kneeled down so that he was eye-level with his grandson, relishing in the peace that came with being there, with someone who didn't hate him. "What stories has your papa told you about me? Does he… does he h-hate me?"

Yogurt shook his head, his attention turning back towards his wooden blocks. "Papa loves you. Gampa's a hero!" A sparkle shone in Yogurt's eyes, one that made Wilbur wince. He knew what it felt like to lie to someone you loved, it was for their own sake, of course. He didn't expect anything less from his own son. Why would Fundy speak of him? The real him? He had changed the story, made it so that Wilbur was a good man, and not the villain that he was. A bubble of anger boiled inside him at the thought, if people were to speak of him, he'd rather they speak the truth of him. People should know who he had been, a villain who blew up a country that he had founded. Why conceal the truth when history had cemented him as the country's downfall? "Papa says you wen' on… va… vacation. Where did you go, gampa? Can Yogurt get a story, pweaseeeee?"

“Uh… shouldn’t you be asleep? Where’s your papa?”

“Not sleeeepy!” Yogurt huffed, crossing his arms together. “Papa sleepy, not Yogurt.”

“Well, all little kits should be asleep so they can grow big and tall.” He opened his arms, and Yogurt didn’t hesitate to jump into his hold. He stood up, leaving Yogurt’s toys on the ground.

“‘m not sleepy!” Yogurt pouted, but didn’t make a noise of protest as Wilbur stepped inside the cabin, a bit of seeping out of an open door at the end of the hall. He kept his footsteps slow and silent, wincing each time he stepped on a creaky piece of wood. Yogurt nuzzled against his neck, fluffy white hair reminiscent of fluffy ginger curls. Fundy had been energetic when he was younger too, always so full of energy that he’d try to sneak out of his bedroom at night. “Nooo!”

“Yes, sleepy time for you. Then you could play all you want tomorrow, hm?” His grandson let out a low whine, but he stopped protesting. Wilbur walked into the room, a small nightlight in the corner catching his attention. There were a few toys scattered on the ground. “Here we are.”

He placed Yogurt down on the carpeted floor.

The fox kit huffed but quickly ran over to the bed… where Fundy was sleeping. Wilbur took a step back, shock coursing through his veins. He didn’t realize Fundy had been there the whole time. Yogurt disappeared underneath the white fluffy blanket, his ears poking out a moment later.

The little kit immediately curled around Fundy, letting out a content purr.

Fundy, despite being deeply asleep, moved his arms around Yogurt.

“Can Yogurt get a story, pweaseeee?” His grandson spoke in a whisper, hands cupped around his lips. Fundy’s ears twitched at the top of his head, but he didn’t seem to be waking anytime soon.

He remembered when Fundy was a little kit himself, how he’d ask Wilbur to sing him a lullaby before he went to sleep, sometimes he’d sing two lullabies because Fundy would try to sneak out of the house at night. There was a pang in his heart as he looked at his grandson, perfectly happy beside Fundy who looked so rested and calm. The last time Wilbur had seen his son, he’d looked like a mess. Well, he supposed fighting in a war did that to a person. He moved closer to the bed, pausing once Fundy’s ears began to twitch, his nose scrunching up like he could tell there was a stranger in his home. Wilbur looked down. He wasn’t welcome in this space. Wilbur knew that.

“Maybe another time, little kit.”

He reached to ruffle Yogurt’s hair, moving away once Fundy let out a low growl. Even in sleep, Fundy knew something was wrong. His grandson pouted, but nodded in understanding. It pained Wilbur to walk away, but he shouldn’t have come anyway. Not during the night, not like this.

Wilbur turned to go, he could be content with the knowledge that Fundy had moved on. That he wasn’t involved in Las Nevadas or any other faction within the Essempy. He could be happy with the knowledge that Fundy was happy. He tried to go, but a small hand reached for his wrist. He glanced back, Yogurt’s wide blue eyes stared up at him. In many ways, Yogurt reminded him so much of Fundy, his little boy, when he was younger. “Will gampa be here in the mowning?”

“I’m sorry, little kit, but no.” Wilbur forced out a smile, “Have a good sleep, Fun— Yogurt.”

#wilbur soot #yogurt #fundy #well he's there in spirit #aka #he's asleep XD #dream smp fanfiction #dsmp

[gojosatorou]

Jujutsu Kaisen Week - Day 6 - Familial relationships

For the @jujutsukaisenweek 2020!

*Mitsuo is not an OC thats just the name I gave to Yuji's grandpa.

Mitsuo fell in love three times throughout his life. The first was to his now late wife, the second to his beautiful but headstrong daughter. And the third one, and somehow Mitsuo knew that this would be the last, was to the small, wrinkly baby that was his grandson. The baby was using his whole hand to grip Mitsuo's index finger in a vice grip. His heart also felt like it was being squeezed.

“So you're Yuji, huh” Mitsuo smiled. He reached into the bassinet and gently pinched one of Yuji's fat cheeks. Yuji scrunched up his face in discontent, making him look like a prune. “You're kind of ugly, aren't you?”

Or, you can read it in AO3

3 months old

Yuji was a sticky baby, if he wasn't being held he fussed, and if someone wasn't in the immediate line of his sight he cried and it wasn't a small cry here, or a small whimper there, it was fat ugly tears and wailing that felt like it was going to take the house down. 

And so Mitsuo got used to always having Yuji sticking to him like a tick, usually carrying him on his back, attached safely by an array of wraps. This child would rain ruin on his back, that Mitsuo knew. 

This time though, Mitsuo was simply holding against his chest as he rested on the couch. Yuji had fallen asleep a while back and so Mitsuo was simply enjoying the calm. 

“You know Yuji” Mitsuo started, his voice soft as he talked to the baby's head, where he still had that soft spot that all babies had. “Us Itadori's are kind of rotten people you know, most of them at least” 

“Not you thought, I knew you were breed differently since I first saw you” Mitsuo didn't know why he was whispering, it wasn't like the was someone else on the house, and the baby being a baby wouldnt understand was he was saying, but still this moment felt private and Mitsuo wanted to maintain it that way. 

“You were made sweet Yuji '' Mitsuo gave a soft kiss to Yuji's head, inhaling that relaxing scent that babies seem to have. “ And i'll make sure you grow up sweet” 

8 months old

Yuji was an excitable baby, always babbling, waving his arms and generally making sure that everyone in the room, even if those were mostly Mitsuo and sometimes his father, the few times that the man wasn't working, knew that Yuji Itadori was there, was awake and wanted attention. 

And his new favorite way of expending energy was to make sure that Mitsuo lost any hair he still had left. Yuji had learned how to crawl, he had already gone through the whole shebang, he rolled from his back to his front like a godman piece of wood down a hill and gotten on his hands and knees with an adorable look of concentration for a baby. And really it had started really cute, it was endearing seeing Yuji doing his best to maintain his equilibrium as he moved forward. 

But then Yuji got the hang of it, and really no baby should be able to crawl that fast. Mitsuo didn't know what he was going to do when Yuji actually learned how to walk, maybe he was going to have to get those harnesses that were appearing on TV. 

And said baby was currently doing a one man race, moving from the beginning of the hall to the end and then returning at a speed Mitsuo was sure no baby should attain on strength alone. 

For now though, Mitsuo simply observed from his place in the kitchen. He knew that when Yuji finally got tired he'd be really hungry. Future problems for future times. 

1 year old

“Grandpa, cmon Yuji I know you can do it” Mitsuo was sitting in front of Yuji trying with what felt futility to make Yuji say his first word. “Graaannpaaaa”

Yuji was not a quiet child, if anything all the contrary. But for all the noises he loved making, word seems to be completely out of his repertory. It had been a constant effort to make Yuji say a word, and one that so far hadn't bore any fruits. 

At this point Yuji was starting to get fussy and unhappy with Mitsuo's insistence. With a huff Mitsuo decided to stop for now, before Yuji broke into the waterworks. When those came it wasn't a happy time for anyone in the house. 

Maybe he should just let Yuji develop at his own pace. After all, in all ambits physical Yuji was developing at a faster pace than he should. 

With a huff Mitsuo patted Yuji's head and accepted defeat. “You do it when you feel like it”.

Yuji, who probably didn't understand anything that had happened simply gave a big, gummy smile for the exception of a few teeth and exclaimed “Grapa!”

Mitsuo stared in shock. Had the brat been waiting for Mitsuo to give up to give him what he wanted? Unlikely, Mitsuo reproched himself; he probably just needed some positive reinforcement or something. 

“Grapa!” Yuji repeated again, unhappy that in Mitsuo's shock he had stopped paying him attention. The word was more of a bastardized version of the word grape than of grandpa but still, it was the thought that counted. 

With quick hands Mitsuo grabbed Yuji and got up, spinning him in the air. 

With a blinding smile and a giggling voice Yuji continued his exclamation of 'Grapa'.

2 years and 5 months old

Mitsuo never got along particularly well with Yuji's father, he didn't get along well with almost everyone, really. So when he was gone, Mitsuo didn't feel any particular kind of way. He still went to the funeral of course, everyone deserves to be surrounded by people at the end after all. 

Yuji was being carried in his arms, his weight a small comfortable warmth. In his small hands was an urn, adorned with soft patterns. He didn't seem to understand what they were doing. But still kept quiet, his usual talking and excited noises non existent, he probably sensed the atmosphere. Yuji was smart like that.

Children started to form explicit memories at two year old, or at least that was what Mitsuo had read. So Yuji may remember things about his father, although Mitsuo would prefer if he didn't remember this moment. It was way to somber for a child. 

Mitsuo hitched Yuji higher and decided to get him an ice cream when they got home. The brat was getting heavier and heavier with each day.

 4 years old

The day was beautiful, the sky was blue and it was pleasantly warm. The only thing ruining this beautiful day were the screaming and crying children that surrounded Mitsuo. 

Yuji had been one of them, he had been happy when they left the house, excited to be outside. But when it became clear that he was to stay at their destination, grandpa not included, the waterworks started. 

But Mitsuo was strict, this was for Yuji's good, and he would not be subdued by yuji's teary eyes, not this time. It was starting to become time for Mitsuo to get more strict with the kid and this was the first step.

Also the kid needed to interact with kids his age, make friends and be a general menace to someone else.  

At the end a smiling teacher had to take Yuji by the hand and gently guide him to his class.

If Mitsuo felt a lump in his throat and moisture in his eyes as Yuji disappeared from his view, that was between himself and no one else. 

14 years old

After school clubs are important, Mitsuo thought, it was a moment for children to interact with each other outside of the classroom, a moment to forge friendships. He was happy that Yuji was part of one. 

It doesn't last long though. Because one day Mitsuo is doing work around the house and then comes the feeling of faintness and the next thing he remembers is waking up in the hospital.

As Mitsuo opened his eyes it was to Yuji's concerned face, his eyes were red and his nose seemed runny. Yuji hadn't cried since he was little and Mitsuo wasn't interested in seeing it again. 

“What's that face for, brat?” Mitsuo's voice was raspier than he would have liked. 

“I-I just. I found you on the floor and you weren't responding!” Yujis voice cracks in various places, clearly shaken by what he found when he got home. 

“Hah, as if I'd die so early. There's still a lot of things I need to teach you brat!” 

 They discharge him from the hospital a day later, with instruction to take it easy and a bunch of pills. Yuji refuses to go back to the club and every day he comes home straight from school no matter what Mitsuo tells him. 

Two weeks later Mitsuo passes out again and this time they can't give him a clear date of when he can get out of the hospital. 

 15 years old

The walls are bland, the whole room is bland really. The only splash of color are the damn flowers that Yuji insists on bringing every time he comes. He is, of course, the only visit Mitsuo receives. What a shining man* that he is. 

Mitsuo replays the dream he had, although it had been more of a collage of different memories rather than a dream. He wondered if it was some sort of clue or reminder. He had once heard that when you die you replay your whole life. But obviously Mitsuo was still alive.  

Every day Mitsuo feels weaker and weaker, no matter how much he rests or what medicine they give him. He knows he doesn't have much time left. And  If Yuji's constant visits and calls mean something, he probably knows it too. 

What a troublesome brat he got. 

The memories replay in Mitsuo's head.  Yuji is still so young, there's still so much to teach him. 

There are a lot of things that Mitsuo regrets, (the fact that his funeral is going to be a lonely one is one of them) but the one that is most prevalent in his mind at the moment is that there is no one to leave Yuji to. Mitsuo is leaving him alone. 

 “Hey Grandpa. How are you? Hope it's nice wherever you are”

Well, if there's a silver lining to all this, is that with him hospitalized there's no excuse for Yuji to miss his club activities. At least Mitsuo can make sure he has friends to rely on.

“My teachers are really cool too. I bet you'd like Nanamin, he kind of remind me of you” 

“Me? I'm doing fine don’t worry too much. I made some nice friends, and have some reliable senpais.” 

“I just came for a little visit. I have a mission around here and decided to come visit. I should get back soon though. Don't want to leave Kugisaki and Fushiguro hanging.”

“Well see you later, next time I’ll tell you all about my friends and teachers. They really are great people!” 

And so Yuji leaves the grave behind with that promise. 

#jjkweek #jjkweek2020 #Jujutsu Kaisen #itadori yuji #and his grandpa #Mitsuo is not an OC thats just the name I gave to yuujis grandpa #I refuse to call him yujis grandpa the whole fic #my writing #if gege doesnt give me baby yuji ill just make baby content myself #my wriitng

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National Examiner, April 19

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Tony Bennett's brave last days

Page 2: Stars with Mad Skills -- they became fast experts for plum roles -- Daniel Day-Lewis, Timothee Chalamet, Natalie Portman, Ryan Gosling, Jamie Foxx

Page 3: Adrien Brody, Margot Robbie, Bryan Cranston, Shia LaBeouf, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Cruise

Page 4: Susan Sarandon's roles and costumes

Page 7: Be Prepared for the Worst -- know these lifesaving tips before a crisis happens

Page 8: Lonely Stefanie Powers never wants to date because she still has gotten over lover William Holden's sudden death, even though it'll be 40 years ago this November -- the former star of '80s TV classic Hart to Hart, who's now 78, considers Holden the one true love of her life, even though she's been married twice to others and had a long-term relationship after the Hollywood legend's tragic death and she can't imagine being with anyone else at this stage in her life when Bill's memory is so sacred in her mind and his death still haunts her to this day, and it will only get worse as the anniversary approaches -- Holden, then 63, died at home in Santa Monica on November 12, 1981, of massive bleeding after falling and striking his head on a piece of furniture while heavily intoxicated -- it rips her apart to this day thinking how he must have suffered all alone in his apartment, bleeding to death -- the pair had a decade-long, passionate affair that lasted until his demise, which led her to carry on their mutual passion for wildlife conservation and Stefanie founded the William Holden Wildlife Foundation and is still the director -- she's tried being in other relationships, but it's been more about companionship than anything else and she doesn't have the motivation to date when the best man has already come and gone

Page 9: Vax Hacks -- avoid scammers who prey on fears of COVID-19

Page 10: His first day on the job as an honorary cop, Jeremiah met the other guys in blue and was the proud guest of honor at a special swearing-in ceremony just for him, and he's only five years old

Page 11: Important minerals for your body -- why you need zinc and potassium and how to get them

Page 12: Rude Awakening -- stars who don't mind their manners -- Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Christian Bale, Rachael Ray

Page 13: Sean Penn, Ashton Kutcher, Robert Pattinson, Russell Crowe, Cameron Diaz, Bruce Willis

Page 14: Dear Tony -- America's Top Psychic Healer Tony Leggett -- useful lessons learned from the pandemic

Page 15: Get well soon wishes go out to Chevy Chase, who just came out of the hospital after a five-week stay for heart issues -- in 2018, the star was diagnosed with alcohol cardiomyopathy, a weakening of the heart muscle caused by excessive drinking; he had dealt with his drinking back in 2016, when he entered the Hazelden Clinic to receive treatment for alcoholism

Page 16: Even though the century mark looms just around the corner, Betty White still radiates joy -- calling herself the luckiest broad on two feet, the 99-year-old Hollywood legend shares her advice for living a long and peaceful life -- she says her life is divided absolutely in half: half animals and half show business and you can't ask for better than two things you love the most

Page 18: When a California man won $145,000 on Wheel of Fortune, it turned out to be good fortune for a lot of people as he donated his entire winnings to the charity Uplift Family Services and Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, whose services support thousands of families

Page 19: These seniors are literally beating the coronavirus -- with 99 percent of them vaccinated, the 700 elderly residents of the Westminster-Canterbury on the Chesapeake Bay senior living community in Virginia Beach held a party and they had a lot to celebrate

Page 20: Cover Story -- Tony Bennett is facing his brave last days as he battles Alzheimer's disease at the age of 94 -- the singer was diagnosed in 2016, but kept the terrible illness secret until recently and has not yet experienced common Alzheimer's symptoms like episodes of terror, rage or depression but the disease has progressed -- for now, wife Susan Crow and the oldest of Tony's four kids, 67-year-old Danny from his first marriage, are caring for him while he lives in the couple's New York City apartment

Page 22: Recycle your baubles, bangles and beads -- bored with your beaded necklaces? Blase abut those old bangles? If your costume jewelry collection no longer inspires, there are many brilliant ways to give it new life or earn you some cash

Page 24: The internet's newest fitness star is 102-year-old Julia Fulkerson, who had a ball participating in her great-grandson Brody's virtual gym class

Page 25: Young Darius Brown has a mission in life: to make shelter dogs look as spiffy as he can so they'll get adopted and to do that, he provides the canines with slews of adorable bowties that he sews himself -- five years ago, when Darius was eight, his sister Dazhai taught him to sew and the passion was good for him because he'd been diagnosed with speech and fine-motor skills that the craft improved over time -- he says he saw how happy the people at the shelter were to get the bowties and how much the dogs liked them, and he decided to make more and he came up with a goal to give bowties to an animal shelter in every state -- so far, he's sewn a whopping 600 of the canine accessories himself, and helped dozens of pooches find forever homes and he especially likes to focus his attention on older animals and pets with disabilities, since they're the toughest to find homes for and the shelter directors say Darius' efforts have made a huge difference in the life of hundreds of pups

Page 26: Summer Horoscope 2021

Page 28: It's not just for the birds -- tips for watching our fine feathered friends

Page 32: Reverse Gear -- walking backward is good for you -- here's something new to try the next time you go out for a walk: do it backward -- it may sound silly, but health experts say there are mental and physical benefits to the practice, but go slowly at first to avoid injuries

* If you're always putting the needs of others before your own, you could be at risk for compassion fatigue, a condition that can physically and mentally drain you of time and energy -- compassion fatigue is a state of emotional overwhelm that is constant and persistent, once in this state of emotional exhaustion, it becomes difficult to empathize with those they help and essentially, it's empathy burnout

Page 34: Grandads Before 50! No rocking chairs for these grandpas -- take a look at these celebs who had their grandchildren before their first gray hair -- Jim Carrey, James Brolin, Donny Osmond, Mick Jagger, Pierce Brosnan, Charlie Sheen

Page 40: The Element of Earth -- earth is the second of the four elements: fire, earth, air and water

Page 42: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Drew Barrymore

Page 44: Eyes on the Stars -- Dakota Johnson and her parents Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson (picture), Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in the film Spencer (picture), Tina Turner admits she instantly fell for husband Erwin Bach in 1986 when they first met at an airport in Germany, Bindi Irwin gave birth to daughter Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, Michael Douglas is still going strong after 5 decades as an actor and loves what he does for a living, George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery, Jessica Walter died in her sleep

Page 45: Eddie Murphy is inducted into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame (picture), Diana Ross performs at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in California (picture), Mario Lopez helps christen the tables at Mohegan Sun Casino in Las Vegas (picture), Ann-Margret and Julianne Hough attend the Family Film Awards where the redhead received a lifetime achievement award (picture), James Middleton who is the brother of Duchess Kate says he and fiancee Alizee Thevenet are done with city living, Justin Bieber's mom didn't like his newest tattoo saying Don't you have enough yet?, Zac Efron was spotted flying to Sydney with Aussie girlfriend Vanessa Valladares, Taraji P. Henson asked fans for prayers for her pet pooch that was suffering from post-surgery complications but he unfortunately died

Page 46: A lottery winner in Tennessee was feeling like a million bucks, until he realized he'd lost his precious ticket but he didn't give up: he retraced his steps until he found the ticket again

#tabloid #grain of salt #tabloid toc #tabloidtoc #tony bennett #betty white #susan sarandon #william holden #stefanie powers #tony leggett #chevy chase #darius brown #summer horoscope #birdwatching #compassion fatigue #drew barrymore #dakota johnson #melanie griffith #don johnson #kristen stewart #eddie murphy #diana ross #mario lopez #ann-margret #ann margret #julianne hough #tina turner #bindi irwin #michael douglas #george segal

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The Afterlife Awaits

Pairing: Severus Snape x reader

Requested by Anonymous

Summary: It’s time for Severus to go...

A/N: Guys I cried a little writing this.  If you’ve ever seen Les Mis, this was heavily influenced by the final scene. <3

He knew it was coming soon.  He was always so tired despite sleeping most of the day.  What confirmed it was he saw you.  You, his darling wife, who had been dead for 2 years.  You were near, sitting on the edge of the bed, outside his window, in the doorway.  His children were here, as well as his grandchildren.  You two had built a gorgeous life together, your family was large and he loved them beyond belief.

“Dad,” Janice, his eldest daughter entered.  “Are you hungry?  Can I get you anything?”  he shook his head, continuing to stare out the window.  “Y/N was here again,” Severus said.  Janice walked further into the room.  “Mom’s gone, you remember, right?”  He looked at his daughter, she looked worried.  “I know Jan,” he said.  “It’s almost time.  I can tell.”  Janice took his hand.  “Should I call everyone?”  Severus nodded.  His daughter left the room.  You were standing in the doorway, you looked as young as the day he met you and gorgeous as ever.

“Soon, my love,” he whispered.  “Just let me say goodbye.”  Soon, Janice returned with her 4 sisters and 2 brothers in tow, followed by his 15 grandchildren.  The youngest was 12, the oldest 27.  They filed into the room, taking seats on and around the bed.  Severus smiled.  “I love you all,” he started.  “And you know Y/N loved you too.  Make the most of your lives, don’t let anything pass you by.  Merlin, I love you all so much. His youngest grandson, Jason, was crying.

His mother pulled him into her arms. “I’ll miss you grandpa,” he whimpered.  Severus reached out his hand to the boy, and he took it.  “I’ll miss you too.  I’ll miss all of you so much.  I love you all, so, so much.”  After a few moments of his family simply being with him, he saw you.  You were approaching him, an arm outstretched.  “Come, my love,” you said.  “It’s time to go.”  Filled with new energy, he sat up, swung his legs over the side of the mattress, and stood.  He took your hand, kissing it.  

Severus looked over his shoulder and saw his body still in the bed.  Janice was sobbing and Thomas, his eldest son, was hunched over his body.  You touched his shoulder.  “They’ll be alright,” you said, taking his hand once more.  “I’ve missed you my love,” he said, cupping your cheek.  “I’ve missed you too.”  He kissed you, your hands weaving into his hair, which was jet black once more.  He held you in his arms for a while before winding an arm around your waist.  “Come on,” you said.  “The afterlife awaits.”

#severus snape x reader #severus snape x you #snape x reader #snape x you #harry potter fanfiction #harry potter reader insert

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I’m in a Discord server with @onemoontorulethemall , and they shared a whump idea that held me at gunpoint until I wrote a fic. Thank you for the inspiration for one of the longest fics I’ve ever written!

Title: Of Monsters and Men

Fandom: Rick and Morty

Word Count: 1684

Warnings: whump, serious injuries, uncensored swearing, canon-typical familial dysfunction (Seriously. If you’re not familiar with the show, this means quite a bit of dysfunction.)

Description: Based on the first arc (Issues 1-3) of the Rick and Morty comics, but the bug doesn’t escape the garage and... you’ll see. Read that if you want to catch cool references, but hopefully this works as a standalone too. But also, read the comic if you’re a fan of Rick and Morty. It deserves more love.

It had been three months since Morty had returned home without Rick: three full months without adventures, without purpose, and with one less person around to yell at him. Morty still didn’t understand why Rick had let him use the one-person portal out of that prison maze. Maybe Rick was done with this family and had finally decided to leave. Well, Morty was sick of living like this. He had to do something. Morty snuck into the garage, loaded some weapons into Rick’s car, and took off.

He barely made it past Mars when he was pulled over by space cops. The trial was much faster this time- he had already been found guilty, and this time Morty didn’t hesitate to make a mockery of the court system. It wasn’t that he wanted to go die in space prison, but he no longer had the energy to care about being good. If things went south, it was just one last hurrah for Morty, you know? No big deal.

They sent him to the same prison as before- Clackspire Labyrinth. Huge monsters and swarms of smaller monsters, none of which Morty recognized, attacked. Morty used Rick’s hidden panels to find weapons that made it easy to slice through every threat. He didn’t feel tired. He was fueled by spite and the desire to not die pathetically.

Morty heard the sounds of monsters being slashed around the next corner. This was strange- none of the prisoners he’d seen survived more than a couple hours, and there hadn’t been any new drop offs. Suddenly, a voice:

“WUBBA LUBBA DUB DUB! EAT THAT!” followed by a blast. Rick? It couldn’t be. His mind must be playing tricks on him. Or worse, this could be just another part of the torture.

“Rick” killed the monster and ran around the corner, bumping right into Morty. “Morty? Wh-what are you doing here?” he asked.

“Oh don’t act so surprised. I know you’re just another monster.” Morty raised his gun, but despite himself, he hesitated.

“Says you, you’re probably the monster! Why the hell would Morty be here?” This image of Rick was pretty realistic. He looked human, not robotic at all, and he was clearly scuffed.

“Enough! I’m going to kill you.” Morty fired, and a ray blasted through Rick’s chest. Wow, this thing had blood? This prison did not half ass psychological torture.

The fake Rick coughed and sputtered as robotic needles stitched flesh back together from the inside. The real Rick had tech on every organ to make him essentially unkillable, and apparently this monster was the same. “Don’t… cross me, you piece of shit.”

“I’ll cross whoever I want! You- you think I'm going to give up?”

Just then, the Rick monster fired a ray gun at Morty. To Morty’s shock, the mortal wound began to heal itself in the same way the Rick’s had. He didn’t remember any loss of consciousness between the trial and being dropped into the maze, and why would they have put such modifications in a prisoner who was supposed to die? But to assume that Rick, the real Rick, had installed them made even less sense. Morty was always expendable, nothing more than a human shield.

Morty pushed the questions aside. He was not going to lose now. “Just because neither of us can die doesn’t mean I won’t try to kill you. How about I aim for where it really hurts?” Morty aimed for Rick’s skull.

The ray bounced off, but the impact knocked Rick into a wall. The Rick was shaken, but he stood up. “You really think I would leave my brain unprotected? Maybe you really are Morty, because I can’t think of anyone else who would be that stupid!”

“Of course I’m Morty! Who the hell are you?” Morty tackled Rick to the ground and grabbed his throat.

“Morty, don’t you get it? We’re both here. You- you gotta believe me. I’ve missed you so much. I let you through that portal because I knew the long way would be dangerous, and you- you deserved to go home. I may act above it all, and I am, but you’re my grandson, Morty. I didn’t want you to have to live the labyrinth life.”

Was Rick… crying? Damn, this was a shitty fake. “Y-you’re not fooling anyone, you know? The real Rick doesn’t care about anything or anybody. He had a coupon for a free replacement Morty from the Citadel of Ricks. I- I bet he’s escaped and gotten a new Morty, maybe even- maybe even a new dimension!” Or, Morty thought hopefully, maybe Rick was about to come rescue him and tell him what a piece of shit he was for ending up back in galactic prison.

Well, Morty was done waiting to be rescued. He let go of the Rick’s throat with one hand and grabbed his ray gun, shooting the impostor directly in the heart. The blast didn’t make it far, but Rick lost consciousness from the impact. Morty sat back, still holding the gun. Everything finally hit as Morty’s numbness dissipated. Morty never wanted to be a killer. He didn’t want to live “the labyrinth life.” All he’d ever wanted was to see cool shit in the multiverse and pretend that impressing his grandpa was an achievable goal. Part of him wished this monster Rick could kill him just so it would all be over.

As if on cue, the monster Rick woke up. Shit, now Morty looked vulnerable. Maybe he could think of a way to use that to his advantage if he mustered the ability to be heartless again.

“You alright, little buddy?” Rick asked, as if he wasn’t the one who had just been unconscious.

“What do you care?” Morty replied. “Either you’re a monster and you want to kill me, or you’re the real Rick and you’re waiting to laugh at me.”

“Okay, that’s pretty reasonable considering how I’ve presented myself for, uh… always. But what if it’s neither?” Rick looked at Morty gently - hadn’t this torture been cruel enough? - and waited for a reply. Morty just stared at him, daring this Rick to prove himself.

“What if, and I’m just spitballing here,” said RIck, “What if I’m your real grandpa and I’ve always cared about you? I’ve been thinking a lot over the past three months, and I think I leaned too heavily on the god complex. Just because I’m literally the smartest being in the universe doesn’t mean I have to be an asshole about it, right?”

Morty let out a snort of laughter despite himself, but he quickly redirected into a scowl.

“Yeah, I deserve that,” Rick continued. “You know, back in season 1- actually, I don’t know where the comic fits in the continuity, let alone the - alright, ignoring the fourth wall, one time I was kidnapped by another version of me who wanted to steal my memories because I was against the Citadel and because I was ‘the Rickest Rick.’ And while he was stealing my memories, they were playing on a screen he had. I saw you as a baby, Morty. He was playing my memories of you, and I actually teared up. I denied it, of course, but in that moment I was thinking about how I’d endangered you by bringing you on these crazy adventures and how all our fun might end in disaster. I don’t want that for you, Morty. That’s why I installed all that protective gear in you while you were sleeping. I never told you because I always had to keep up that god complex attitude. I felt like I’d be a better person without my attachments, and I thought that if anyone knew how I really felt, they’d just use it against us. Do you see what I’m saying, Morty?”

“That’s a good try at a sob story, Rick. I’m almost convinced.” Morty looked down at his hands. “But there’s absolutely nothing you could say to me that would convince me that the real you could be that vulnerable.”

“Maybe you’re right,” Rick said, and suddenly Morty heard a blast and everything went dark.

…

“Huh? Where am I? What did you-” Morty’s vision cleared as his consciousness came back. He seemed to be in his room. Was he dreaming? Dead?

Rick walked in. “If I was a monster, I wouldn’t have set the gun to stun.”

“Huh,” Morty considered, “I guess you’re right.” He paused. “Did you mean what you said back there? Do you really care?”

“Don’t talk so loud. This stays between us, alright?” Rick said in a mock-threatening tone.

Morty grinned. He got out of bed and hugged Rick. “I love you, Grandpa Rick.”

Rick returned the hug. “I love you too, Morty.”

Rick stepped out into the living room where Beth, Jerry, and Summer were sitting. “You heard nothing,” he announced.

“Okay, sure thing,” said Summer, not looking up from her phone.

“Is Morty okay?” asked Beth.

“He’s going to be fine. I want- I want to really drive the point home that you did not just overhear a tender moment of familial affection involving Rick Sanchez, smartest man in the universe.” Rick crossed his arms and glared at Jerry.

“Whatever you say, Rick,” said Jerry, clearly disappointed that Rick was back and taking charge again.

“Thanks for bringing him back, Dad,” Beth said. “We were so worried. And don’t worry, your secret is safe with us.”

“My secret is not safe with you,” Rick fumed, “because it’s not with you. You have no secret, capiche?”

“Grandpa, get off her case,” said Summer. “I’m sure you’re the same asshole you always were.”

“That’s right! Rick never learns a lesson!” Rick went out to the front door and seemed to shout at the universe in general. “Rick and Morty a thousand years, no emotional vulnerability! Okay maybe a little, sometimes, but only when lives are at stake! The word count on this thing got really out of hand, but you’re still listening! Fuck the fourth wall! Roll credits and theme music!”

#rick and morty #rick and morty fanfiction #i really hope people enjoy this because i put a lot of time and love into it