#hashtag where is Tom

[ninja-yogurt]

Every episode of the new quantum leap, regardless of my other takeaways, I end up getting mad that Sam's family is missing from the story and that Ziggy has been reduced to a personalityless tool

#hashtag where is Tom #quantum leap #not really spoilers or criticism #i just want to know if Tom is alive? #does he know his brother is missing? #does Katie? #where's DONNA??? #like #the fact that they're honoring Al so much is great and the fact that they're respecting Scott bakulas decision to stay away from the reboot #is fine with me #i have some concerns about like why they decided to claim that the point of the new project is to retrieve Sam when that's Scott's stance #and also about like what might be going on behind the scenes for that to be Scott's stance because from what I've seen #it seems like he really loved the show and pretty recently would have been thrilled to appear on it #but they've made their decisions and now a huge plot point is the characters having a goal of finding Sam #so like where is literally everyone from the original project then? where's Sam's family? why is the main tie to the original cast #characters who are friends with a character whose much beloved actor is dead and literally cannot appear onscreen again? #who murdered ziggy and why was it gooshie in a fit of rage

[ducksbyday]

HELLO TUMBLR I HAVE ARRIVED ONCE AGAIN TO CREATE CHAOS

Now hear me out

So there's is this child right. A enderman child who lost their parents when they were very young.

There are rifts appearing to different dimensions, and maybe, somehow someway, he ends up going through one of those.

Being made of magic and getting send to a world where that magic doesn't exists fucks him up big time. He loses his memory. His body changes to desperately adapt to the new environment. His thoughts get jumbled and turn into voices.

And now he's a whole lot older and still trying to figure out who he is and what happened.

#Literally makes no sense but I just really like the idea of it lol #empires smp #dream smp #smallishbeans #ranboo #esmp #Day their super cool epic hashtag for headcanons and stuff #tiny tom #jimmy solidarity #The picture of Ranboo has such threatening aura 😭 #Update: the reason ranboo is so tall is bc his dad is 11 foot #JUST CAME BACK FROM UNI HOW THE FUCK DOES THIS HAVE 112 NOTES?? HELLO?? WHERE ARE YALL COMING FROM??

[sammygender]

tomgreg are what some people think kepcobi are. btw kepcobi are NOT tomgreg. they’re hardly even tomgreg adjacent. the only thing they share is evil workplace ~romance where romance is not the right word and there are Weird Power Dynamics. i won’t deny that there are occasional similarities but tomgreg are NOT kepcobi and lots of incorrect kepcobi depictions come from a fundamental misreading where they write them like tomgreg. many such cases

#greg starts off all innocent in s1 and tom is psychosexually obsessed with corrupting him #jacobi does not start off whatsoever innocent he starts off having killed annan #obviously there are many more differences #idk why i’m saying this Bc no one is comparing them #but like. when people write kepcobi where kepler is fucking evil and jacobi is being hashtag exploited #and sometimes it’s very good but ​like it’s not usually very kepcobi. you want to write tomgreg #oliver talks #wolf 359 #kepcobi #w359 #succession #tomgreg

[starlitsilvereyes]

i will never look at tom riddle and not see a child who deserved so much more than what he had been given. who deserved to be introduced to magic in a much more gentle way rather than burning everything he owned at the time (yes, i am glaring at you, dumbledore). who deserved an adult figure in his life to guide him, to tell him what’s right from wrong, to remind him that he is loved.

he didn’t need to make the all right choices all the time, he just simply had to have the chance to make mistakes and learn from them.

canonically speaking (fuck you canon), he isn’t capable of love. but maybe he is, maybe he isn’t. maybe it’s supposed fo mean an entirely different thing but what it means to me is just that he isn’t capable of giving it to someone else.

just because he isn’t capable of something, doesn’t mean he’s not entitled to (receive) it.

love isn’t something that demanded to be requited. it demanded to be felt.

maybe, if all was well, all tom riddle needed to do was to feel.

#tom riddle thoughts #new hashtag???? maybe #until i am brave enough to actually write a tom riddle fic that isn’t him being a villain #maybe that’s where all my *very limited* fluff powers will go #i love him so much #tom riddle #character analysis

[mariacallous]

If anyone can rally up a base, it’s Taylor Swift.

When sexually explicit, likely AI-generated, fake images of Swift circulated on social media this week, it galvanized her fans. Swifties found phrases and hashtags related to the images and flooded them with videos and photos of Swift performing. “Protect Taylor Swift” went viral, trending as Swifties spoke out against not just the Swift deepfakes, but all nonconsensual, explicit images made of women.

Swift, arguably the most famous woman in the world right now, has become the high-profile victim of an all-too-frequent form of harassment. She has yet to comment on the photos publicly, but her status gives her power to wield in a situation where so many women have been left with little recourse. Deepfake porn is becoming more common as generative artificial intelligence gets better: 113,000 deepfake videos were uploaded to the most popular porn websites in the first nine months of 2023, a significant increase to the 73,000 videos uploaded throughout 2022. In 2019, research from a startup found that 96 percent of deepfakes on the internet were pornographic.

The content is easy to find on search engines and social media, and has affected other female celebrities and teenagers. Yet, many people don’t understand the full extent of the problem or its impact. Swift, and the media mania around her, has the potential to change that.

“It does feel like this could be one of those trigger events” that could lead to legal and societal changes around nonconsensual deepfakes, says Sam Gregory, executive director of Witness, a nonprofit organization focused on using images and videos for protecting human rights. But Gregory says people still don’t understand how common deepfake porn is, and how harmful and violating it can be to victims.

If anything, this deepfake disaster is reminiscent of the 2014 iCloud leak that led to nude photos of celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton spreading online, prompting calls for greater protections on people's digital identities. Apple ultimately ramped up security features.

A handful of states have laws around nonconsensual deepfakes, and there are moves to ban it on the federal level, too. Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-New York) has introduced a bill in Congress that would make it illegal to create and share deepfake porn without a person’s consent. Another House bill from Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-New York) seeks to give legal recourse to victims of deepfake porn. Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-New Jersey), who in November introduced a bill that would require the labeling of AI content, used the viral Swift moment to draw attention to his efforts: “Whether the victim is Taylor Swift or any young person across our country—we need to establish safeguards to combat this alarming trend,” Kean said in a statement.

This isn’t the first time that Swift or Swifties have tried to hold platforms and people accountable. In 2017, Swift won a lawsuit she brought against a radio DJ who she claimed groped her during a meet-and-greet. She was awarded $1—the amount she sued for, and what her attorney Douglas Baldridge called a symbolic sum “the value of which is immeasurable to all women in this situation.”

Last fall, tens of thousands of people registered to vote after the superstar posted a link to Vote.org on Instagram. And in 2022, her fan base, so enraged after waiting hours to buy tickets to the Eras Tour only to be beaten out by bots, reignited conversation around antitrust issues with Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s mega-merger. A cringy Senate hearing followed, and an investigation into Live Nation’s agreements with venues and artists is ongoing.

Swift and her fans could advocate for legal changes at the federal level to pass. But their outrage could do something else: lead platforms to take notice. “When you have a really massive group of users saying this content is unacceptable in this very high-profile way, the power there is about what it says to the platform about what users will and won’t tolerate,” says Cailin O’Connor, a professor of philosophy at University of California, Irvine and coauthor of The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread. X did not respond to a request for comment on the images and its moderation efforts regarding deepfake porn. Elon Musk bought the site in 2022 and quickly gutted its moderation teams. Advertisers have also dropped off recently after Musk’s apparent endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory.

It’s not clear whether Swift will take on this issue. A representative for Swift did not respond to a request for comment for this story. Harassment of female celebrities is frequent and often brushed aside, but deepfakes are harming them and others without the same power. This could be a moment for Swift to use her powerful platform—or at least for her fans to push the issue before the public.

[luvkaulitz]

🌬️ OPEN ARMS

pairing : tom x female! reader

summary : the rain caused you to slip and get injured during your concert. you were now at the hospital bored before a worried Tom came rushing in.

author's note : hi guys I'm not dead I've just been busy with school 😜 btw this isn't proofread LOL

Tom was sitting in the break room, tapping his foot on the ground while scrolling through his phone. The room was quiet, the only sound heard was the fan blowing cool air towards him. The other boys were out getting something to eat. Normally Tom would've tagged along but he was too tired and just wanted to sit this one down.

Ding

Tom looked at the top of the screen to see a new twitter notification. Normally he'd just ignore them as he didn't bother to check anything that was trending. Although this time he saw a glimpse of the hashtag before the notification disappeared.

"Now trending: Y/N L/N injured during performance"

He sat up as his heart nearly dropped to his stomach. He was about to click on the twitter app before the door swung open revealing a Bill with a worried face plastered on his face.

Next came Gustav and Georg with the same expression. Georg had his phone open and walked up to Tom to show him whatever he was looking at.

On the screen was a news report about your injury and how you were currently in the hospital.

The others watched Tom jump out of his seat before he frantically begged the others to dial everyone that might know your whereabouts.

The boys scattered to find their phones, dialing your manager and friends as Tom directly tried calling your number.

Tom felt sick to his stomach once he dialed you five times but yet no one answered.

He looked back to Gustav and Georg watching as they shook their heads. No one was picking up.

Tom dialed you one final time before Bill screamed at them to come over to where he was standing.

"She's at ____ hospital, her room number is 238"

Tom blurted a thanks before running out of the building towards his car, only hoping you were not critically injured.

The car ride was long and quiet. Tom's patience was being tested when he hit the LA traffic. Finally he made it to the hospital you were in and asked the nurse where your room was.

"Hello, do you know where Y/N L/N is?"

"Sorry sir but only family is allowed in, may I ask how you're related to her?"

Tom was panting at this point, heart almost beating out of his chest. "I'm her fiance."

The nurse nodded and clicked something on her computer before pointing to the left.

"She should be the last door on the left sir."

Tom thanked the front desk nurse before running towards your door.

Tom took deep breaths before turning the door handle with his shaking hands. The hospital smell and the sound of machines beeping filled the room, as was the sound of a tv running in the background.

There you were. Laying on the bed with an arm cast and a bandage wrapped around your head.

You were awake, leaning against the bed's backboard while flipping through tv channels. The sound of the door opening made you drop the remote and look over to see who came to visit you.

You smiled seeing a worried Tom come rushing to your side. He grabbed a chair and pulled it beside you. He cupped your cheeks, softly caressing them with his thumbs.

"My love, what happened?"

You sighed and began telling him what happened during you and your band's concert.

It was being held at a nice venue outside which you were looking forward to but unfortunately it backfired. The weather switched up at the last minute. It was supposed to be a sunny day but instead heavy rain started falling causing the stage to get very slippery.

Your other bandmates were trying their best not to slip but of course you wore the wrong shoes for this occasion.

Your shoes made the stage even more slippery causing you to slip and fall directly off the stage.

You hit the ground with a thud, followed with a scream of pain. You banged the back of your head on the hard ground and landed on your right on your arm.

The next thing you knew was waking up in a hospital room.

Tom sighed and pulled his hands back to grab a hold of your uninjured hand.

"Do you feel better now?"

"Mhm I feel better than yesterday I know that."

You chuckled before scooting over to make room on the bed. Tom knew what you were doing and hesitated.

"Please Tommy?"

Tom looked up seeing you using your puppy eyes that somehow always worked on him. With another sigh Tom stood up before laying beside you on the hospital bed.

He pulled you in for a hug, being careful to not accidentally put any pressure on your fractured arm.

"Y/N."

"Mhm?"

"Ich liebe dich. (I love you)"

#tokio hotel #tom kaulitz #tom kaulitz imagines #kaulitz twins #tokio hotel imagine #tom kaulitz x reader #tom kaulitz x you #tom kaulitz x y/n

[worldofheroes]

A New Approach

tom cruise x girlfriend!reader

summary: during filming, you want to try something that ends up making the cut and becomes the most talked about scene.

warnings: fluff, hint of angst in the beginning if you squint

wc: 680

a/n: based on this request by @rveyjules ! ❤️ hope you enjoy!! My fluffy fics are always so short, hope y’all aren’t too mad! I also couldn’t find a pic/gif I liked so here we are 🫣

Tom and McQ were always in their own world when filming. It was difficult for anyone to break through their thoughts and bring them back to reality.

You were missing your boyfriend. You knew there was work to do, but everything had been so serious for the past week of filming. You were tired of it.

You’d go home at night and Tom was occupied with thoughts of how to film something differently or where the story should go. Most nights, you slept alone in your shared king-sized bed as Tom spent all hours in his office working.

You desperately wanted his attention, and you knew just how to do that.

The upcoming scene between you and Tom was emotional and ended in a tight hug between the two characters. Maybe, just maybe, you could convince Tom and McQ to let you do something different with the scene.

“I wanna try something else for this scene,” you tell Tom and McQ after a take.

“What’s that, sweetheart?” Tom asks you, half paying attention to you.

“I just… wanna try something, okay? If you don’t like it, fine,” you say.

Tom looks at you, mind coming back to the present.

“You wanna try something?”

McQ looks over at Tom.

“If you don’t like it, fine. I just want to do one take, that’s all,” you tell them.

“Let’s do one take,” Tom says.

“Okay,” you beam at the two men.

McQ calls action, and you and Tom go through your dialogue.

When it’s time for the hug, you practically leap at Tom, causing him to stumble backwards a couple steps.

Tom instinctively wraps his arms tighter around you as he recovers from the sudden move.

“Cut!” McQ calls out, holding back laughter.

“That might’ve been a little too much, y/n,” Tom chuckles.

You finally have your boyfriend back, even if it’s just for a moment.

“Sorry,” you giggle. “Just wanted to try something new.”

Tom smiles and kisses the top of your head.

A few months later, you are curled up on the couch flipping through the tv channels as Tom works on post-production for the movie.

You hear the door to your condo open.

“Hey sweetheart,” Tom calls out.

“Baby,” you say, getting off the couch immediately to greet him.

Tom wraps you in a hug. “I’ve missed you.”

“I missed you too,” you mumble into his chest.

“Remember that take we did where you jumped at me?” Tom asks you.

You laugh. “Yeah, I do.”

“We decided to keep it in the film.”

“What?”

“We just loved that take the most, so we kept it.”

“You’re kidding.”

“I’m not,” Tom smiles, kissing you.

“I just did that for fun, nothing serious.”

“The scene needed something like that. It’s gonna go over well with the audience, I promise you.”

You study Tom’s face. “I guess you’ve been producing films longer than I have…”

“You haven’t produced even one,” Tom teases.

“Hey!” you laugh, smacking his chest.

“Just wait, I promise it’ll take well.”

Months after that conversation with Tom, the movie finally released and you were doing a press tour with the cast.

One night in your hotel room, you’re scrolling through social media as Tom finishes getting ready for bed.

As you scroll through the movie’s hashtag, you see the same clip popping up all over the place - the clip of you lunging at Tom.

Every post is saying “if this isn’t how you hug me every day, I don’t want it”.

“Tom,” you say.

“Yes?” he replies.

“People are going crazy over that hug.”

“What did I tell you?”

You smile, setting your phone down and scooting across the bed to watch Tom in the bathroom.

“I know,” you say.

Tom walks out of the bathroom to you. He kisses the top of your head, and taps your legs, wanting you to move.

You scurry into a seated position next to Tom, resting your head on his shoulder.

“I love you,” he tells you.

“I love you too,” you reply, reaching up to give him a kiss.

#tom cruise x reader #tom cruise imagine #pete mitchell x reader #ethan hunt x reader #maverick x reader #requests

[gentlebeardsbarngrill]

04/04/2024 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; Rhys/Rosie/Theo; Kristian Nairn; Nathan Foad; Jes Tom; Samba Schutte; Dominic Burgess; Watch parties; Glaad Awards Reminder; SaveOFMDCrew's Final Charity Donations; Fan Spotlight; Cast Cards; Big Gay Energy Podcast; OFMD Sightings; Articles; Love Notes; Daily Darby/Today's Taika

Hey all! Sorry for the late recap again, as a heads up I'm doing late night work for my day job (sometimes 8pm - 1 am) and also still trying to get my taxes done by the 15th, so the recaps may be delayed til the following morning depending on how late I have to work.

= Rhys & Rosie =

Rhys and Rosie's bday happened in AoNZ and some friends snapped some cute pics and videos!

Src: H.Miller's IG

Sneaky Rhys arm today! The Darby Family Influencer Era seems to be in full swing!

Edit: I felt kinda weird plastering Theo's face up so I left in Rhys' arm since people keep asking for it, lol

Src: Rosie's IG Stories

= Nathan Foad =

Src: Kennett Tanner's IG Nathan was also interviewed by British Comedy Guide!

= Dominic Burgess =

Our Jeffrey Fettering was interviewed by Variety! Check it out here! Src: Dominic's Twitter

= Kristian Nairn =

Kristian sent us some love notes!

"Looking forward to all the work / travel / meeting you guys stuff coming up this year. Have a good day y’all !!" SRC: Kristian's IG

= Samba Schutte =

Samba being a goofball Src: Samba's IG Stories

= Jes Tom =

Some sightings of Jes Tom! On their instagram! SRC: Jes Tom's IG Stories

== Watch Parties ==

Taskmaster NZ Series 1 Watch Party with @saveofmdcrewmates! When: April 3-12 (W,F, Su - 2 eps each) Time: 11 am PT/ 2pm ET/ 7pm BST Where to watch: YouTube, TVNZ, Channel 4

Twitter Hashtags:

#Quartermaster

#OurFlagMeansDeath

#Taskmaster

== GLAAD Awards ==

Apparently you can vote multiple times with the same email on the GLAAD awards! To vote: https://t.co/dEfZMncBfO Src: @adoptourcrew Twitter

== Save OFMD Crew Final Charity Donation Results ==

$1000 GBP to @Mermaids_Gender (UK) mermaidsuk.org.uk

$2,028 NZD to RainbowYouth (AoNZ) ry.org.nz

$1216 USD to Point Foundation (US) pointfoundation.org

== Fan Spotlight ==

= Cast Cards =

Our dear @melvisik spotlighted King George I today! Angus Sampson did such an excellent job making the kind unhinged! Check him out in his other work!

= Big Gay Energy Podcast =

New reaction video to Calypso's Birthday!

== Other ==

Thank you @oluwandesorange on twitter for pointing out the the OFMD billboards are STILL UP

== Articles ==

“I’m Scared”: Why It’s a Brutal Time to Be a TV Writer

Coyote versus Warner Bros: The fight to get a movie released

Hulu Just Canceled Another Show After One Season, And I'm Getting Really Tired Of It

== Love Notes ==

Hey lovelies! The week is almost over! Was it busy for you? Have you been hanging in there? I do want to know! I think about you all every day, even when I'm busy with work.

I know you've heard it all before, but please take some time to practice some self care today. It's been a long week for a lot of folks and you've been through the ringer from various life events. Please drink some water, grab a snack, stick your nose out the window (weather permitting) and take a deep breath of fresh air.

The weekend is coming, and the more self care you practice, the easier things will be. Ebbs and Flows babe, everything ebbs and flows, and sometimes we get longer ebbs, and longer flows -- but we can brave them better if we take care of ourselves.

You deserve to be taken care of. You deserve a break.

Love you crew, reach out if you wanna talk ok?

Pic Src: @gladyourehereco on IG

== Daily Darby / Today's Taika ==

Today's theme is these two goofballs expressive eyebrows.

Daily Darby: Courtesy of @ thunderwingdoomslayer

Today's Taika: Courtesy of @neverswungonswingingstars

#daily ofmd recap #ofmd daily recap #ofmd daily recaps #daily ofmd recaps #rhys darby #kristian nairn #samba schutte #jes tom #nathan foad #dominic burgess #ofmd #our flag means death #save ofmd #adopt our crew #charities #long live ofmd

[mmprviolet]

Why I love Earthspark

Spoilers ahead

Female characters treated like people and not weird or afterthoughts

The child characters act like children and not mini adults to please boomers

The Decepticons have more than just Card Carrying Evil

Starscream's abuse is finally taken seriously for once and without woobifying him

Megatron is Scottish

The terrans are cool

NB rep for both terran and human

The main human family are Black American and Filipino

Seriously when was the last tine we saw an interracial pair where both parties are nonwhite?

Dot is a badass, we learn about her as a person, disabled but treated with agency

Alex is also a badass and a bumblebee fanboy, yet we also learn a bit about him

Dot and Alex 🤝 Tom and Maddie = healthy relationships in classic kid properties

Elita is also a badass she's also closer to her personality than the weird trope of making her a villain or fridging her

Bumblebee is a struggling young adult and not a infantilized annoying caricature

Actually his arc seems to be one giant rebuttal against the trend of making him Kid Appeal by having him struggle with being a mentor and dealing with kids

Breakdown is Sonic the Hedgehog

The main human villain is a legitimate threat without being a villain sue or boring

The other main villain is literally named Karen (and also a legit threat)

Optimus Prime is back to being funny and not a overly serious messiah, angry old man, Nerd or cop

Soundwave's revenge bod

Skywarp and Nova Storm are girls and can put up a fight they also have more relevancy than u can say with TFA Blackarachnia

Scratch that Skywarp in animated media again and gets to use her powers

Dot and Mo have natural hair and even wear bonnets

If you look past Mo's rather uncanny design she's actually really cute and lovable

Robby is cool too

Thrash and Twitch hmmm love seeing two characters of both worlds embracing all their heritage

TWITCH'S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT especially her dynamic with Megatron

He calls her little bird

Nigthshade. Just Nightshade. Cool altmode cool personality, doesn't sugarcoat their identity (it's not 5000% perfect but still very great to see)

Really good message about respecting history while also thinking for yourself and new generation not making those same mistakes

the old generation gets to learn and grow too, the only ones who don't refuses to

Bringing in characters like Tarantulas, Hardtop, basically characters we haven't seen much of

Love how the experiences characters go thru aren't easily wiped away a la Grimlock and Hashtag both experiencing PTSD from the harm inflicted on them and allowed to feel those emotions

Steve Blum is Starscream again but still sounds fresh and not rip Prime beat for best

The cultural details while not 5000% perfect are pretty great like league above past shows

Like you can tell more than one writer of color is in the room

More nonwhite VAs instead of the usual 3-4 max

Angered the ultra conservatives

Thrash is Hunter and Kid Andrias

Jawbreaker is funny as hell I also liked his abilities and dynamic with grimlock.

#transformers earthspark #earthspark spoilers

[reallyunluckyrunaway]

are marvel fans homophobic?

(+and stupid?) (👈Based on what I've been seeing recently, this one is unequivocally true...)

Tom Holland. A kind person and the ACTOR who portrays the current version of spiderman. (Within the MCU). He's been in a couple of other things, and has played many different roles... ROLES. Fake characters for different (mostly) made up stories.

Well Tom Holland starred in show recently. In the show, he plays a fictionalized version of a real life criminal.

The crowded room, is a series based around the real life POS Billy Milligan. A man who robbed, kidnapped and sexually assaulted four women. (Oh, and the naysayers demand I mention that: his character is only a made up fictional person that is only loosely based upon a horrible person. Okay?)

You'd think that is is where the controversy lies.

Ha! Yeah right! People don't give a shit about women! Who cares that the geniuses at Hollywood thought it would be cute to base a show around a horrifying disgusting vile rapist? No, that's OBVIOUSLY not the real problem here.

Nevermind, that his defense attorneys at the time were trying to excuse his sexual assaults with things like: "oh but he was assaulted too, uwu.. 🥺" or "it was one of his other personalities though....👉👈"

(Side note: man, people are revolting creatures. I hate to break it to you... but schizophrenic or not, whether he's a victim or not... He's still a PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT WHO PLANNED MULTIPLE FUCKING ASSAULTS AND ROBBERIES.)

.......anyways. all that clearly isn't important. Nooooo. Clearly there's a bigger, more pressing issue with this series and what it represents.

—gay experimentation.

Yep. Billy Milligan allegedly had a couple of sexual encounters with men here and there, while in prison. And there's a scene in which Tom Holland's fictional version of said character does the same. This scene got a lot of backlash because people just didn't find that "spiderman" should ever be caught dead doing such a thing.

Hashtags soon started to circulate the internet sphere. Hashtags like: "not my spiderman'', etc. but most egregious, is probably the development within the marvel fandom, to speculate on his real life sexuality and preferences.

News flash, just because you play a fucking bisexual or gay CHARACTER, doesn't mean said actor or actress PORTRAYING them, is in fact, GAY.

Zendaya played a bisexual character in euphoria for crying out loud! Is she bisexual now too?

When you live in a society where people are not bothered by "spiderman" playing a criminal and literal rapist, and are bothered instead by the notion that said rapist may swing both ways... you know that society is just not worth preserving anymore.

It really speaks of such a sad statement of things, really. That people are so concerned with this whole: "straight is great" thing, that they would gladly dismiss and overlook a horrific injustice, like an unwanted assault. But would just as quickly condemn and mock the act of consensual homosexual acts.

It's so... fucking disheartening and disturbing.

#marvel #movies #marvel mcu #mcu #marvel cinematic universe #avengers #marvel movies #spiderman #tom holland #actors #controversial #controversy #homophobia #he's an actor you fucking morons! #are you kidding me #are you fucking kidding me #stupid people #theyre idiots your honor #what the hell #what is this #Are people stupid????? #tv shows #gay #sa tw #vent #sa mention #society is fucked #society problems #i hate it here #i hate everything

[olderthannetfic]

I'm so tired of the End OTW Racism discourse. When do you think people will shut up about this? It's just pointless wank that's gotten me called an Uncle Tom, Pick Me POC, and racefaker for being in the hospital recovering from bleeding ulcers and losing half the blood in my body when this was developing and thus not knowing about it/using the hashtags in my work, because when your fandom has a lot of antis, every anti-harassment campaign gets you harassed if you're black and "problematic". My problematic racist crime, for the curious, is saying that blood quantum is not what determines if a character is/isn't a part of an ethnic group and that a half-black, half-Indonesian girl raised in Indonesia can call herself Indonesian and is culturally Indonesian. Cue people linking me to the Harriyanna Hook video where she says half-black people are black and half-white people are white and if you disagree shut up no you don't, she's an African American Studies major so she knows better than you, you need 3/4th blood quantum to be black, etc.

I know that this will be called a bad faith statement, me not reading their statements, "there's bad people on both sides" etc. but from my perspective I was sick for a week, nearly died, spent a miserable week recovering from surgery enough to walk, opened up my computer and found whole new ways for anons to be hateful. And I kind of just want this to be over. Call me Pick Me piece of shit or whatever but I'd like to go back to the normal level of harassment.

--

That line from Jacob Nighthorse on Longmire always plays in my head: "Did you know that the U.S. Government only quantifies three things by blood? Dogs, horses, and Indians."

[nayialovecat]

The Ink Demonth 2023 - Day 31. Revival

Day 31. Revival Crossover: Bendy and the Dark Revival I'd say, Bendy, you can't be that rude... but I feel exactly the same way. I know it's not BATDR Bendy's fault that he is the way he is - but that doesn't change the fact that this is how I feel. So, if anyone else wants to ask me what I think about Ink Bendy from BATDR - I will refer to this image.

Yes, I consider it a crossover because I don't consider BATDR to be a sequel to BATIM in any way. It's a completely separate creation that is simply heavily inspired by BATIM. However, in places he rewrites the stories, changes the characters' personalities, adds new threads... This is not an expansion of the world. This is an alternative version of the Workshop - and you won't convince me to think otherwise. So a separate game with which I did a crossover called "Bendy doesn't like his alter-ego".

Actually, the only thing I like about Ink Bendy from BATDR is his voice. When I heard it first time, I felt a shiver down my neck... and then, unfortunately, I focused to the words - and all the charm was disappeared. Seriously. There are reasons why Bendy has been mute so far - and apparently the main one is how much he talks f**cking nonsense. I don't like the shape of his head. His hideous teeth, which are not scary - are disgusting. Hoofs instead of feet is a nice idea - but why both legs? Where is the wonderful asymmetry of the original? Why does he turn into a hedgehog (those spines in strange places - they make sense when they are spine vertebrae). No. Absolutely no. And what's with the skeleton arm? Someone used acid on his ink there?

As for the game itself... Uh... I was impressed at first. First chapter - great. New possibilities of moving the character, beautiful backgrounds, delightful details, an interesting ritual of starting the machine... I was delighted. My slight discouragement began when I first heard Wilson's voice over the speakers and the subsequent behavior of the Lost Ones afther that proclamation... In the second chapter, the game started to piss me off on a regular basis. Then I just watched gameplays and... I don't regret that I didn't keep playing. The game is frustrating, the characters are warped (but not in the realities of the game as they should be warped - warped from the ones we knew and liked). A lot of stupid things happen: Tom being treated like a pet, Wilson acting like a villain from the start, Allison being a fucking deus ex machina, Twisted Alice's death scene and Sammy's death - I hate them both, no physical Bendy (appears out of nowhere and instantly kills - a very lazy solution, game creators), Henry's whole entrance, that weird puppet character what's-her-name Betty... Ok, I like Porter's character a bit - but that's probably only because of his resemblance to my OC Brody.

So you've asked many times what my opinion of Dark Revival is. That's it: I hate this game. It killed my passion for creating SATIM and made me stop looking for images with BATIM on tumblr or on dA - 'cause people don't know how to hashtag and they tag BATIM when they make arts about BATDR. Okay, I'm not saying I have nothing but hatred for this game - but it disappointed me just in the way like BATDR Bendy is disappointment for SATIM Bendy in the picture. And it pisses me off when I see on dA that people add my art to folders called "Dark Survival", "BATDR art" or so. It's like a slap in my face.

That's why I made this picture as quickly as possible. An unspectacular finale - but I've been waiting to say this openly for a very long time, so appreciate the solemnity of this art.

And finally, something positive: I FINISHED ON TIME! Yeah, I did it again!

Bendy and the Ink Machine (c) Joey Drew Studios Inc. Bendy and the Dark Revival (c) Joey Drew Studios Inc. Sammy and the Ink Machine (c) Nayia Lovecat

#The Ink Demonth #Bendy and the Ink Machine #Sammy and the Ink Demonth #Bendy and the Dark Revival #BATIM #SATIM #BATDR #Bendy #Ink Bendy #Ink Demon #and that abomination from Dark Revival #well I regret nothing I said here #The Ink Demonth 2023 #crossover #I DID IT! #I DID IT AGAIN!

[midnightswithdearkatytspb]

MidnightsWithDearKatyTSPB’s Recommendation List: April PT. 2

Welcome to part 2 of April’s recommendation list, down below you will find the link to part 1. Please send me a moodboard request for your work. I love making them. If you are interested in having your writing challenges featured here, your stories, or even your blog, please feel free to tag me in your works, message me, or use the hashtag MidnightWithDearKatyTSPB. I hope you are having a lovely start to spring or fall, depending on where you live.

<< April Pt. 1 🌷

May Pt. 1 💐 >>

Masterlist 📜

In My Hometown (Moodboard) >> Joel Miller x Reader - "I won't ask you to wait if you don't ask me to stay."

More Than Just An Heiress (One-Shot) >> Dougie Poynter x OFC!Greer Smith - Summary: Greer Smith, the best friend of Dougie Poynter, is turning another year older. She needs reminding that she is more than what she is labeled.

BLURBS/DRABBLES:

Easter Egg Hunt by @look-at-the-soul >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: The Shelby family has an Easter egg hunt for the children, and you have a special one for Tommy. (my summary) | It's so fluffy and sweet. I love it!

March Madness Drabble Challenge 2023 - Peaky Edition: Day 25 by @acewritesfics >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: Gif Request - Sneak Preview: “Then you know what to do, Tom,” she reminds him of what they last spoke about. | This needs to be shared again because, sometimes, Thomas Shelby needs to be told.

Takes One to Know One by @zablife >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: You are Lady Sarah of Connemara. At least that’s what you want everyone to believe. | You know the gif where the girl flings the newspaper and dances? That's me. Love it.

Tommy Shelby + Secret - Mood Board by @acewritesfics >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: Tommy Shelby has a secret he's been keeping close to his chest. (my summary) | Tommy Shelby is never late to anything, and I absolutely adore this moodboard and drabble.

ONE-SHOTS:

Home by @shelbyssins >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Request - Sneak Preview: Her eyes widened as he started to speak to her again, she couldn’t focus on his voice over the sound of her blood rushing in her ears, “If you tell me to leave you alone, I will,” is all she heard him say. | Prepare to have your heart broken and put back together within less than 8 thousand words.

Loud Sounds by @runnning-outof-time >> Tommy Shelby x Reader ft. Daughter!Thea - Summary: Gif Request - Sneak Preview: “Mumma’s not going to be happy that you got your shoes and pants wet,” she pointed out in a warning tone, making Tommy realized that the lower half of his legs were now submerged in the pond. | K writes what I feel would have happened in an episode had Tommy had a PTSD episode while being a wonderful father to his daughter Thea.

Pen Pals by @little-diable & @zablife >> Tommy Shelby x fem!Reader - Summary: Tommy and the reader have been pen pals as teenagers, though ripped apart by the war. Now, as she is trapped in an abusive marriage, she finds Tommy's old letters again, and she can't help but wonder if he had made it home from war, and if so, could he be the helping hand she's desperate for? | I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I just about melted right where I sat.

Ruined by @areyenotfondofmelobster >> Arthur Shelby x Reader - Summary: Arthur wants to love you, your scars, and all you are. (my summary) | The is beautifully written, and as someone who has scars and is self-conscious, I would love to have Arthur love me like this.

This Storm Will Also Pass by @runnning-outof-time >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: Tommy manages to calm down (Y/N) after he finds her hiding and riddled with anxiety during a late autumn thunderstorm. | K knows how to write a piece that could have occurred on the show. I'm not sure which is my favorite part, the ending or when he comes home to her.

SERIES:

A Different Sort of Man | Chapter 7 | Epilogue | by @evita-shelby >> Tommy Shelby x OFC!Eva Shelby - Summary: Or where Eva plays around with magic and Tommy wakes up in a universe where Grace is his wife while that universe's Tommy discovers just how different his life would have been if he pursued the pretty witch in 71 Watery Lane | What a perfect way to end the series with both Tommy and Thomas getting a happy ending, which they deserve. Very much enjoyed this series, and I think you will enjoy this read.

Family Ties | Chapter 17 by @peakyscillian >> Modern!Tommy Shelby x f!reader - Summary: The Shelby’s will do anything for family. | Such a beautiful way to end the series.

ONE-SHOTS:

soft morning sex with Frank? by @amhrosina >> Frank Castle x Reader - Reader sleeps in and wakes to Frank, and what follows is a pleasant morning together of soft morning sex. (my summary) | Love a sappy love-drunk Frank.

TED LASSO:

Begin Again Ch. 3 | Ch. 1 | Ch. 2 by @teds-mustache-wrangler >> Ted Lasso x OFC!Penny Fletcher - Summary: When Penny starts working at AFC Richmond as their new head photographer, she catches the eye of a certain mustached, happy-go-lucky, head coach of the team. But can their spark endure through the season’s pressures and the demons of their past? | I feel so lucky to get to read this story before everyone else does. Because I get to be so excited for you guys. Wren does such an amazing job forming relationships with her characters. You just can't help but to want more.

PEDRO PASCAL CHARACTERS:

DRABBLES:

Booby Trap by @zablife >> Joel Miller x Reader - Summary: Gif Request - Sneak Preview: "This is more than I bargained for," he said with a shake of his head. | I requested this from Lee, and she had me all smiles by the middle of it. It's a must-read Joel drabble that you don't want to miss.

ONE-SHOTS:

Breaking The Girl by @cinematicgf >> dom!Joel Miller x sub f!reader - Summary: as a casual photographer, you find the opportunity to go with your neglectful boyfriend to his hometown for the summer thrilling. Taking photos of his neighbors and friends whilst not blowing money on a huge vacation sounds perfect. A small job with his mum, neighborhood summer get-togethers, and weekend beach trips accompanied by your trusty camera, why not?! But when a certain charming Southern man, known as your boyfriend’s old boss, enters the mix, you can't take your lens off the fine older man, and he can't seem to take it off you either. | This piece was so scorching and enjoyable.

Editorial by @just-some-random-blogger >> Joel Miller x Reader - Summary: "Can I read your diary?" "No." "Please." "I said no." "Pretty please?" "Ellie." "P l e a s e?" "No." | You got your angst and fluff. It's too adorable for words.

Just Keep Breathing by @swiftispunk >> Javier Peña x f!reader - Summary: Javi finds it harder and harder to keep up with the more physical aspects of his job. Reader offers him some love and words of comfort. | It's so soft and fluffy. 🥹🥹

Let Me by @swiftispunk >> Javier Peña x f!reader - Summary: Reader is inexperienced, Javi helps you out. You know, like a gentleman. | Someone, please cool me down, stat.

Rare by @swiftispunk >> Joel Miller x f!reader - Summary: A rare find on a supply run leads to some new and unlikely experiences. | You guys are in for a treat with this one. It's all porn. I consider this Dom!Joel, and it's perfect. *chefs kiss*

Soaked by @joelscruff >> Javier Peña x f!reader - Summary: It's hard being an intern for a man who won't even look at you, but maybe there's something else to it that you don't see. | If people don't get soaked reading this, I don't even know.

Ultraviolence by @devilmademewriteit >> raider!joel miller x fem!afab!reader | Summary: Thank god—a handsome stranger saves you from the grips of a pack of cruel, cruel men. Unfortunately, said stranger, Joel Miller, is cut from the exact same cloth as the rest of them. | Sometimes you need some dark!Joel with filth in it, and this was it.

What I Need by @swiftispunk >> Joel Miller x fem!reader - Summary: Reader has a bad day. Joel gives you what you need. you know, uh, fuck it, Joel Miller knife play. | It's hot 🥵 and it's dirty. I love it! 🥰

SERIES:

Apothecary | Ch. 1 | Ch. 2 | by @atinylittlepain >> Joel Miller x witchy!reader - Summary: Joel becomes curious about the woman running the medicine shop in Jackson and the strange rumors swirling around her. | I'm so excited to see where this goes. Witchy + Joel? Yes, please!

Fallacy: Reject Me, I Get It by @cherry-clafoutis >> Joel Miller x Reader - Summary: You're young, sick, and vulnerable after getting rid of your family with your own hands. Trying to survive in a broken world. When Joel Miller finds you, you swear he is your guardian angel. Falling in love with him was wrong but inevitable. | This series has everything you need in a reader insert for The Last of Us. Adventure, Action, Angst, Love, and Family. It’s just perfect. It was my binge of the day, and I’m glad that I did.

*In My Hometown | pt. i | pt. ii | @swiftispunk >> neighbour!dbf!Joel Miller x fem!afab!reader (+ platonic!Tommy and platonic!Sarah) - Summary: Tomorrow, you leave town for good. tonight, you cross the line with your neighbour, Joel. | This ripped my heart out, but like in a good way? It's the writing okay and the playlist that goes with it. Just oomph. It's a must-read.

Need To Know That I Want You by @joelscruff >> Joel Miller x Reader - Summary: Joel calls you his good girl for the first time. (Takes place after this) | This series continues to get hotter and hotter.

Night Walks by @toxicanonymity >> dark!creepy!Joel Miller x Reader - Summary: Joel, an older neighbor you've been walking with late at night, asks you into his basement to sell him weed but has other intentions. | Sometimes you just want some dark and creepy Joel, and @toxicanonymity does not let their readers down.

*September by @wheresarizona >> Joel Miller x f!reader - Summary: Joel Miller was the love of your life, your plans to spend the rest of your days with him derailed by the world ending. You got separated on the day of the Outbreak and never saw him again, not knowing if he survived until you find out the smuggler Marlene hired to bring an immune girl to your research hospital is none other than the man you thought you'd lost forever. | You will go through every possible emotion while reading this series. It's still in progress, and I love it so much.

TRIPLE FRONTIER:

BLURBS/DRABBLES:

A Better Person by @musings-of-a-rose >> Santiago Garcia x f!reader - Summary/Request: "You made me a better person." | The hopeless romantic in me was squealing. You're going to love it.

ONE-SHOTS:

Champagne Fulled Confessions by @violentdelightsandviolentends >> Will "Ironhead" Miller x Female Reader - Summary/Request: I have something to tell you and coming home drunk scenario. | I can never get enough of Will, but add Porn and I'm in heaven.

Save Tonight by @psychedelic-ink >> Santiago Garcia x f!reader x Frankie Morales - Summary: Frankie has a proposal for you that you're eager to accept. | This is very hot. 😅🔥🥵

MOODBOARDS:

Arthur's Angel, Everybody Eleses White Devil by @call-sign-shark

Arthur Shelby Modern AU by @call-sign-shark

John Shelby and Dangerous by @cillmequick

Tommy Shelby and Angel by @cillmequick

Tommy Shelby and Serene by @cillmequick

@swiftispunk - Hannah is a great writer getting you sucked into her various Javier Peña and Joel Miller works that she has written. Her current Joel Miller story, In My Hometown, comes with a playlist that helps you feel every bit of emotion she tries to relay through her writing, from the heartbreak to the angst. I highly suggest giving her masterlist a read-through and turning on her notifications.

@wheresarizona - Arizona writes for various Pedro Pascal characters, and through her works, she takes you to far-off destinations you never thought imaginable. I feel various emotions that keep me returning for more of her writing. When in need of a break from this reality, Arizona provides you one through her masterlist with various stories and one-shots. I suggest reading September, a Joel Miller series that is still ongoing, and Learned Something New, a Jack Daniels blurb that got me into Agent Whiskey. Whether in need of something long or short, Arizona has you covered.

#ted lasso #peaky blinders #pedro pascal #joel miller #midnightswithdearkatytspb #fanfiction recommendation #fanfiction rec list #tommy shelby x reader #2023 fic rec #ktk recommendation list #ktk rec '23 #moodboards #my recommendations #ted lasso x ofc #tommy shelby #thomas shelby #peaky blinders x reader #javier peña x reader #javier pena x reader #javi peña x reader #javi peña #joel miller x reader #dbf!joel miller #dbf!joel miller x reader #dougie poynter x ofc #frankie morales #frank castle x reader #will miller x reader #santiago garcia x reader

[maria-eve-falcon]

THINGS I know about joe alwyn

birthday is 21 feb 1991 (international mother language day )

is a pisces

mom (elizabeth meakins )is a psychotherapist (she is a specialist in eating disorder)

dad (richard alwyn) is a director and was a lecturer in France for some years

height is 6'1 (controversial)

upbringing was upper middle class (they were posh posh)

he went to the same school as Dan Redcliff (city of london) but he was a year older/ younger

he had so long hair that his teach used to tell him to cut it

tom was born in 1989 , 24 aug (1 and some months apart from joe) tom works in as a social worker (tho he originally wanted to be a sports reporter ) he studied from Cambridge

pat in 22 feb , 2003 (literally 12 years apart from joe ) (not confirmed date of birth) (pat is 6'4 btw) (went to a public school unlike joe and tom whom both went to city of london (a more private school)

he is a very caring older brother

they had a family dog named flint (dunno about him now hence the past tense)

liz meakins used to write about them in her the independent column

liz has a book (she dedicated it to her fam) called what will you do with my story

great-grandson of william alwyn (3rd gen neppo but their dynamic with him is weird considering they are the great-grandchildren of olive pull (william's first wife , whom he left for his pupil (doreen) god knows when but william didn't have any children with doreen so..... still 3rd gen neppo)

his great uncle (paternal) nick alwyn was a cricketer

his great uncle (maternal) was bruce kent

his maternal family is part welsh

More dates here!

he was quite active during black lives matter and the george floyd murder and police brutality (the george floyd one is from 27 may 2020, the hashtag with the blackout pick is from june 2 , 2020) he also posted a donation link but I lost the receipts for it.

he was friends / (was together with) shared a dorm with lindsey russell from blue peter who alwyn once commented under his pic during billy lynn season . also there is an infamous article about themfrom a fellow friend of joe's (won't rule it out no nah)

his friends call themselves the frosty crew (they are a group of 6)

niceboy ed is one of his best friends

his best besties are jesse and elenor

one of his ex gf's first insta pic was joe (sorry won't name names)

unconfirmed sources say joe had a gf for 4 years from 15 to 19 years old (who btw was his first gf) . they broke up cause he went to Bristol (they were long term for a year before breaking up)

he's known as the party guy (when he is in the mood ob. like he's also a bit of an introvert)

he loves drinking and eating

he can play guitar

he can do hula hoops

he learnt fencing after watching the zorro movie

he had a fish named rainbow starr whom he found tragically after Christmas in their fridge when he was little

he had a turtle whom he'd call his best friend when he was little

he had platinum blonde hair as a child

he had clown training

his fav place is Cornwall where he's family'd go for vacations

He used to play rugby as a child but dislocated one of his shoulders during a game. Since then he played football mostly.

if zoomed and observed correctly , one can see Joe has a slightly crooked nose. A story is to come ig!

this was his cv:

more on joe from : @rarejoealwyn @joealwyndaily @joealwynspain

most of my source and an additional thanks to @bisluthq and @youareinlovees for being here at the greatest times and giving amazing contents

please feel free to share if you know more!

(i swear there are very important things I'm missing but I dunno why I'm having a brain lag and I'm super lazy soooo)

also ! pics!

rick alwyn

elizabeth meakins , tom alwyn, joe alwyn, pat alwyn :

rosemary meakins (his grandma, maternal), Bruce kent and George kent

#joe alwyn info #I swear I know more but this is just the basic #(actually I can't remember and I'm lazy) #joe alwyn #I must have more reciepts but I'm too lazy to find them rn

[four-bastard-bustle]

Edd for the four different headcanons thing

Headcanon A:  realistic

He has so many cavities. So many. Boy drinks way too much soda not to have teeth full full full of cavities

Headcanon B: while it may not be realistic it is hilarious

I'm a huge fan of nepo baby edd but i just can't find a way to work it into my headcanon au so I'm counting that for this one

Headcanon C: heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends

Somewhere deep inside he knows that the way he clings to his friends is wrong, that they have to go their separate ways eventually, that it can't last. But stubbornly he refuses to accept it. Tom and Matt eventually being cast out of society to the point where they can't even be seen in cities will break him. Not to mention the Alzheimers kicking in and him not being able to recognize Renate anymore. Dude has a really tough future ahead of him </3 and he even knows he's doing it hashtag doomed by the narrative

Headcanon D: unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own.

Every day between 9pm and 11pm, Edd and Eduardo are passionately making out at one of their houses or at a bar. Neither of them call it a date though

#bastard related inquiries

[soft--dragon]

Brother Bear

I've gotten into James' content more so here's a brotherly fic between him and Tommy cause I love their dynamic :]

Word Count: 3,094

Warnings: Mild hurt at the start, but don't worry it gets fluffy fast

This is a SFW tickle fic, if you don’t like that then don’t read :)

ALL PLATONIC, IF I SEE SHIPPING I WONT HESITATE TO STAB A BITCH. /srs

If you had told James Marriott a few years ago that he would be an older brother figure and close friend to Tommyinnit, he probably would’ve laughed and taken the piss out of you by making a commentary video about the remark. Now however, he happily (and proudly) accepted that he'd been adopted as an older sibling by the gangly teenager. 

Tommy, while wildly bold and self confident, was one of the most down to earth people James had ever met. Not only that, but he was a kind and considerate soul, constantly looking out for his loved ones and making sure everybody was comfortable before pursuing his schemes, as chaotic as they could get. 

It took a little bit to get used to Tommy's upbeat nature, but once James did, he found the boy was very easy to banter with. Not only that, but his humour matched James's in some ways, making the jokes absurd and ridiculous. There were more times than James could count his fingers where he and Tommy would riff off each other with bits, leaving everyone else surrounding them confused and wondering if it was a cult ritual of some kind. 

And after the new brotherly adoption, the kindness, and the batshit weird jokes, James discovered TommyInnit was a very affectionate person. He'd seen it in the way he'd stick close to Ranboo's side and take his hand when they walked. He'd seen it with Wilbur and the blonde when they were hanging out, catching Tommy subtly, (and sometimes obviously,) leaning into his older brother's space until Wilbur hugged him, tight and warm every time. He's seen it when Tommy was around Aimsey, Billzo, Freddie, and Tubbo. The gentle affection and touches that had so much love behind them always reciprocated with a soft laugh or a fond look. 

It was disgustingly sweet, but it never failed to make James' 'cold, dead heart' warm and melt.

There were times however, when the world wasn't so sweet back to him. The world, as James had learned over the years, was angry and unforgiving. As much positivity some people spread throughout the earth, there would always be those people trying to promote toxicity. And the winning contestant of that toxicity? Twitter.

James did his best to follow his friends' examples and not go down the rabbit hole of negative Twitter hashtags and threads, but Tommy was less self-controlled. 

It started with a phone call. A phone call at two in the fucking morning no less. James would admit he wasn't the best at handling late night calls, especially by an eighteen year old kid. So when he snatched up his phone and smacked the 'answer' button, it wasn't really his fault he snapped an annoyed; "What do you want?" at ass o'clock on a Wednesday night. 

Silence hung in the air from the other end. It hung there so long James was about to hang up and assume Tommy had hit his phone in his sleep or something and called him by accident, then a sharp sob wrenched through the speakers and James' mind went blank. He was seemingly frozen on the spot before he swallowed to try and fix his dry throat.

". .Tom?" His voice was weak as the boy's name fell from his lips, soft and cautious. 

"J-James." His reply, if you could even call the high pitched whimper a reply, sounded so wretched. 

James was sitting up in an instant and throwing the duvet off in a panic. "Tom, what's happened? Where are you?" 

"I'm h-home- I'm at home." 

“Are you safe?" 

"...Yes? I- I think I'm, I don't know." He sounded so lost it made James's heart hurt.

"What happened? Is Ash with you? Rue?" 

"B-Both out. It's just me here."

James took a breath to steady himself and gripped the phone a bit tighter. His eyes focused on the moon dappled carpet, his sleep-ridden mind trying to get itself together to help Tommy through whatever was going on. Speaking of which… the kid hadn't actually told him what was going on. He murmurs softly, careful and gentle in the serene darkness. "What happened, bud? You still haven't told me." 

Another shaky wheeze filtered through the speakers, dry and thick with tears. There was a tense moment of silence that had James bouncing his knee anxiously, then Tommy's quiet voice spoke up. "Night-   nightmare, bad one, really bad. J-James I'm sorry I called you- Wilbur wasn't picking up, neither was Ranboo and-"

"Hey, don't apologise, I don't mind that you called me over this. …And I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier, it was unnecessary."

"...It's okay." 

Both their voices trailed off, the call filled with Tommy's sniffles and James' worried foot tapping. Then James leaned his elbows on his knees and spoke softly. 

"You want me to come over there?" 

There was a choked sound. "What-? James it's like two am right n-now, you shouldn't-" 

"I want to."

Tommy went silent on the line. James squeezed his duvet to calm down his racing heart, biting the inside of his cheek as he waited for the teenager's answer. Then after what felt like eternity…

"Please, James. I think I need a hug. Please come over." 

That's all James needed. "Oh, you're definitely getting one." He swung off the bed and pressed the phone between his ear and shoulder, opening his closet quickly. "Brother bear Jimbo is on his way." 

There was a soft laugh, a sniffle, then a fond mumble from Tommy. "Hurry up then, I'm James-less and sad." 

James snorted despite himself, yanking on a hoodie and grabbing his shoes from the closet. "I'll be as quick as I can, hang tight, little Raccoon." 

"Not a raccoon, bitch." Tommy huffed, his mirth hidden in the small exhale. "...Thank you." 

James wilted at the subdued tone. He grabbed his keys and made for the door, blatantly ignoring his pyjamas that were about to be judged by Brighton. People could shove their opinions. Otto looked up curiously as James rushed past the couch, a quiet meow drawing from the cat as his owner left the house at two am. Quite odd by the feline's standards but who was he to judge?

"I'd be there for you anytime, bud," James murmured, locking the door behind him and setting off briskly towards Tommy's apartment. "See you soon." 

James practically sprinted up the stairwell, the elevator busted much to his annoyance. He stumbled on the rough carpet more than once, hissing curses about the crummy building. They really needed to convince Tommy to move, this place was a nightmare. Finally reaching the story Tommy was on, James wheezed for breath and took a second in front of the door to compose himself. Just as he was starting to breathe normally and raising a hand to knock, the front door creaked open, a pair of blue eyes and a mop of golden hair just seen through the crack of the entrance. 

James opened his mouth to greet him. "Tommy-"

"Oh, jesus James-" 

The door was flung open and James suddenly had an armful of Tommyinnit burrowed into him. A choked sob wrenched from his throat, a series of stuttering cries following. James was fast to encircle the kid in his arms, shuffling into the apartment and kicking the door closed behind them. Tommy barely reacted, face pressed into the man's thick hoodie and clenching the fabric in shaking hands. 

"Easy buddy, easy, just breathe alright? I got you, I promise."

Tommy nodded into his shoulder, and it then hit James that Tommy's whole body was trembling, as if he'd collapse at any moment. 

"Oh Tom... uh, okay, hang on." 

In a smooth motion, James hoisted Tommy up into his arms, grateful for his workouts that he was able to lift his friends as easily as he could. Cause why would you want muscles to look good when you can have muscles to hold the homies? 

James shifted them onto the couch, keeping Tommy in his arms as he sat down. Tommy's hiccuping cries seemed to ease a tad upon them settling, now secured in a steady hold. 

There was a quiet sigh from James as he dropped his chin on top of the boy's curly mop. "So..." His voice was soft enough to not shatter the serenity, but loud enough to be heard. "What do I have to fight that made you so distraught?"

Tommy huffed a small laugh, but it sounded so sad. "Twitter."

James could already hear Wilbur's lecture. "Tommy…"

"I know. I know it was stupid to go on there, but I couldn't help it. I thought people would enjoy the content we did together but…" Tommy's voice trailed off. 

Right. Self worth and anxiety issues it seemed. James nudged his head. "Lay it on me, big guy. What was it they said?" 

Tommy shifted nervously and squeezed the fabric of James's hoodie. "They said I was ruining your chances of being an independent streamer cause I was being so obnoxious. ...I just want to know what I did wrong during our stream. Everyone seemed to hate it."

Those bastards. 

James seethed internally, wishing he had the power to find the people who were this toxic and squish them like bugs. That would be satisfying as hell. 

“Guess my brain was still locked onto the comments cause I had a dream about it…” Tommy trailed off, playing with the fabric of the large hoodie had on. One of Ranboo’s by the looks of it, that thieving little raccoon. Seeing as the kid wasn’t going to talk anymore, James hugged him a bit tighter and let out a deep hum.

“The people that complained don’t know good content when they see it,” he murmured. “You made the stream funnier Tommy, and if anything you brought a lot of your audience in to see it. The douchebags on Twitter saying that you’re ruining my chances? They’re dead wrong. Your community seems to make a habit of getting into parasocial relationships with streamers, and if they want to join me into that circle then I’m happy with that.”

“But I saw the chat, some people genuinely wanted me gone, what if I ruined-”

“You didn’t ruin anything,” James cut across him immediately. “I was happy you were there, and the people that actually enjoy our content would’ve found it as entertaining as I did. The ones that hated it don’t give a shit about either of us, they exist only to be a nuisance.” James gently prodded the side of Tommy’s head, getting him to look up at the older man.

“You get what I’m trying to say, Simons?”

Tommy digested that, then swallowed to give his throat a break from the dryness, finally nodding quietly. 

There was another prod to his temple, this time a little more pointed. “Hey, I want to hear you say that you understand. Say; ‘I get it James, you wonderful human being, thank you for blessing me with this knowledge’.” James had a gentle smile on his face, hoping to get the boy to rise from his slump and smile back.

Tommy battered away the finger and huffed, a small curl to his lips. “I’m not saying that.”

“And why not?”

“It’s dumb.”

“No it isn’t, I just imparted some wisdom onto you, I expect a proper thank you for it.”

The kid was obviously feeling a bit better as he snarked lightly, “Pretty shit wisdom, old man.”

“Old man-?” James spluttered incredulously, internally cheering that Tommy was perking up again.” I’m twenty five you gangly fuck.”

Tommy’s lips had lifted more into a playful expression. “Really? Your hairline says otherwise.”

James gaped at the kid then used the flat of his palm to push Tommy’s hair away from his forehead, earning an alarmed outcry from the boy. “My hairline? Have you looked in the mirror lately?”

Tommy was struggling against him now, the once comfortable hug turned into a trap. “Oh fuck off, James, get off me-” 

“You’re the one sitting in my lap, bucko,” James chuckled, but then suddenly screwed up his face as he brought Tommy’s head closer to him, analysing something critically. “Fuck,” he eventually huffed in bemusement. “It’s actually no wonder people call you and Wilbur brothers, you’ve both got shit hairlines.”

“Would you just-” Tommy elbowed James in the chest as he tried to wriggle free, a grunt emitting from the older man.

“Oi! Apologise for that you asshole.”

Tommy scoffed. “First you want a thank you, then you want an apology, I’m not a charity James.” 

Oh that little shit.

Fine then, if that’s how he wanted to play, so be it. Poke the bear, get the claws.

James growled in the back of his throat and then before Tommy could blink, he’d been flipped onto the couch, lying on his back with his head sitting beside James’ leg. James had his wrists in one hand with both arms laid back over his legs. “I’m expecting a thank you, an apology, and a compliment now, Tommy.”

Tommy yanked at his arms, grinning up at James. “Oh, get fucked,” he goaded, attempting a push up to achieve freedom, though due to his Gamer Body™ it didn’t work in his favour. 

“Go on, say all three, Tom,” egged on James, lifting the hand not holding Tommy’s wrists to hover over the boy’s armpit. The effect of the action was instantaneous. 

Tommy shrank back into the couch cushions, an involuntary nervous grin fully lifting his mouth as he yanked at his hands again. “No, don’t you dare- James, I’m fucking warning you-” he spluttered fruitlessly. 

The raven haired streamer chuckled. “Thanks for the heads up, loser.” James fingers jumped down to scratch quickly at the teenager’s underarm, eliciting a bout of shrieking laughter from the boy. 

“JAHAmes! YoHOU ahAHAhass!”

“Welp, that insult just added another compliment to the counter,” James tutted, “That’s four things you have to say to me now.”

“FuhHUHuhuck ohohohoff!”

“Five.”

Tommy squirmed and kicked into the couch cushions with an annoyed, desperate whine. “Yohou suhuck!”

“Six. You’re really not getting the idea of this are you, Tommy?”

James clawed hand scribbled down to pinch and wriggle amongst Tommy’s ribs, taking special care to spider over the sensitive bones on Tommy’s back that made him curl into a ball and squeal like a toddler. 

“JAHAHAMES! FUHUHUHUCK!”

James sighed like a tired parent, rolling his eyes in fake exasperation. “Tommy, I’ve given you the way out, you’re just running in circles and not finding the exit.” As he spoke he started to creep his fingers lower along the boy’s side, the tip of his nails just stretching the edge of Tommy’s abdomen. 

“NO-!”

Just as Tommy screeched out the plea, James’ hand swept back up to his top right ribs, using his thumb, index and middle fingers to clamp around the boy’s torso and squeeze at the sensitive area. “Something wrong?” He asked calmly.

“D-Dohohohon’t dohoho thahat!” Tommy gasped, giggling madly as he squirmed away from the tingling sensations.

“Don’t do what? I’m just tickling you buddy,” James arched a brow, slowly wriggling his fingers down the boy’s rib cage again. 

“Nononononohohoho- nohoHOT AGAIN-”

Jame’s hand had gotten dangerously close to his stomach again, yet the wiggling digits simply jumped back to his ribs, this time his left side to catch the boy off guard.

“JAHAHAMES!” Tommy cried out, giggling hysterically with pent up anticipation and nerves. 

The man was struggling not to crack and break into laughter himself, the kid was endearing, he couldn’t help the fond warmth bubbling in his chest. “Yeah Tommy?” He probed with a wolfish grin, “you seem a bit keyed up there.”

“I-Ihihihi- Ihihi’ll kihihihill-” Tommy spluttered, giving up on speaking and succumbing to the bouncing giggles tumbling out of him, bringing his knees to his stomach in a weak attempt to protect any spot he could. 

“You’ll kill? That’s not very nice, Tommy, you shouldn’t kill anybody.” He couldn’t resist poking some fun, the kid was a mess of laughter and wheezing from the barrage of tickles. Though, hearing the teenager struggling to breathe, he eased up a bit, resorting to simply tapping his fingers against Tommy’s sides.

“Well? Ready to give me my thank you, apology and four compliments?” He asked, grinning something akin to the Cheshire cat.

Tommy narrowed his eyes through the mirthful tears that had budded at the edges. “I-I hahate yohou soho muhuhuch,” he promised through lingering titters.

James frowned. “Seven,” he said like it was a dire court decision, then his hands leapt to scribble ruthlessly at Tommy’s stomach. 

The tickle attack was kept up for a lot longer than James expected. He’d presumed for it to end in under two minutes due to Tommy’s sensitivity and inability to handle the sensations for long. He was pleasantly surprised when Tommy held out for at least ten minutes before calling it, finally giving James the required sacrifices to grant him his freedom - though within those ten minutes the payment had gone up to a thank you, an apology and eight compliments, and James didn’t make it easy for the boy either, wrecking him throughout.

He’d only been so mean because he suspected the reason Tommy didn’t call uncle sooner was that he needed the time to simply laugh and let the lingering anxiety go. Honestly, he needed to get the kid to uninstall the godforsaken app for a while, it wasn’t doing his mental health any favours. 

When James had ceased entirely, he dropped Tommy’s wrists and rested a hand on his blonde hair. The teenager crossed his freed limbs over his torso lethargically and leaned up into the gentle palm, eyelids already fluttering closed from exhaustion.

He sighed, blissfully content. “Thank you, James.” 

The soft murmur made the man melt, but he cracked a joke to cover it.“For what? Torturing you? Not a problem.”

Tommy huffed a little laugh, nudging against the man’s palm like a cat. “No, for coming over. Feel better now, lighter, it’s nice.”

Fuck this kid was destroying his heart.

“Not an issue bud,” James smiled, ruffling the golden hair gently. “Do it again in a heartbeat.”

Tommy cracked an eye open to look at James and blinked in confusion. “...Wait, are those tears in your eyes? James are you cry-” James dropped his hand over Tommy’s face and pushed it against his legs, ignoring the muffled cry of indignation from the teenager. “Dust got in them, don’t worry about it.”

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