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lucem-stellarum · 6 months

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So I actually wanted to go through and listen to the video, "Your Vampire Boyfriend Explains His Turning". It doesn't exactly match up to the way they tell it in "The Vampire Boys Have It Out". I'd recommend you go watch both videos back to back because it's fascinating, and frustrating. Redacted is contradicting himself on some things to push hard on the idea that both Porter and Vincent are in the wrong. I'm not saying that Vincent is perfect, but the way Erik is going about framing the circumstances of their fight and changing previously established canon so "they both have their reasons" isn't the greatest. Details and receipts under the cut because of length, and because it gets critical.

When Vincent's talking about the circumstances of his turning to Lovely, he says at 5:00 that "all he's had is the clan, and they already knew the story. Will had told them." That the only person he's ever explained it all too was Sam, because William told everyone else on his behalf. Which, first of all, makes it sound like the clan was a lot more supportive overall and a lot more informed than ANYONE implied in the later video. Even if William edited out a lot of the details there's some things you just can't get around. Like the fact that William, who is old blood and promised to never turn another progeny, and so needed a damned good reason to break that vow. The fact that neither of them had ever met before that day. Vincent's refusal to discuss the exact circumstances of his turning to the rest of the clan, the fact that William had to list Vincent a missing person rather than letting the department handle the human authorities around his turning. The fact that Vincent was uninformed/unempowered before this and had to be introduced to the entire magical world from the ground up. He couldn't have known anything about who William was as a powerful political force, the advantage that being turned by old blood gives him, Vincent literally couldn't have arranged his turning for his own selfishness because he didn't even know that was an option, let alone the bonuses of having William specifically as a maker.

There's so much evidence that Vincent's turning was impulsive, any combination of the above facts implies that it wasn't a choice on Vincent's part, let alone something that he would try to "earn". Plus, William bought WonderWorld because of the lawsuits after the very public accident to be their home base. People saw Vincent get on the coaster, that he was riding it just before it crashed, and that's the same day the clan gets a brand new prince that matches the description of a "body that was never found"? Even if William didn't blatantly spell it out for the more oblivious members of the clan, it's SO obvious what happened from knowledge available to them. An "impulsive" turning isn't ever going to be a happy story.

Speaking of "publicly available knowledge"... we can argue about how much of the full truth is available throughout the general clan population (however many people that may be), but if Porter is close enough to William to be offered his last name, and close enough to know secrets that Vincent isn't aware of, shouldn't he have known William and been part of the clan long enough to have been around for the original explanation for Vincent's abrupt turning? Let alone, potentially, being closer to William and getting more personal details, at least from William's side of the story? Getting a new progeny isn't a decision to be made lightly. Porter very heavily implied that he's known William for longer than Vincent has; since Vincent's turning was the first time that William and Vincent had met, then Porter's been part of the clan longer than Vincent has.

Next, we know that both Porter and Adam were foundlings, but considering how fundamentally eternal and unchanging vampires are, it seems odd that there'd be such a population turnover in the clan that Vincent was tormented by "the rest of the clan" (per Sam, when he said it wasn't his place to tell other people's private stories at ~18:00 in the later video). Vincent was turned Feb 13, 2000. Sam is turned by Alexis in 2008 (per the timeline). That's not long enough for immortal vampires to forget Vincent's story. Even if there are a LOT of new vampires in the clan over time, Vincent is the golden boy, the prince. It's natural he'd be the subject of gossip, and the circumstances of his turning would be pretty good fodder for the rumor mill even if he doesn’t talk about it himself and not everyone is as principled as Sam is. If some of the newbies (or Porter) were getting prissy about Vincent never having to take his turn guarding WonderWorld, just the fact that he died there doesn't seem like it would be uncommon knowledge among the clan.

With how rare vampires are supposed to be, even without specific numbers and censuses it doesn't make sense. The Solaires are supposed to be the largest and most influential vampire clan in Dahlia, sure, but population-wise that still can't be that many people. Either the clan grows slowly enough that word about what actually happened to Vincent can get out and corrected, (and the minority of new people who don't know better perpetuating baseless rumors face charges of slander against the prince) or the clan should be large enough to effectively patrol WonderWorld without Vincent needing to take regular shifts. (which... wasn't Vincent on patrol the night he first met Lovely?) 'Duke' Sam has to patrol sometimes, but does Alexis take shifts too? If the clan doesn't have a large enough population to support even the "royalty" from skipping that duty (except for Vincent), then they can't have that many members. By that logic, the clan is small enough that "everyone knows each other's faces" and so why is Porter bitching about the unfairness of Vincent having the "perks" of the Solaire blood and name when he ought to know damn well why Vincent of all people generally avoids that particular duty?

Again, Porter was almost certainly around to watch Vincent join the clan. Why doesn't he know about the circumstances of Vincent being invoked for a single time? Vincent tried to starve himself to death because he refused to feed on humans. William couldn't convince Vincent to feed of his own volition, so he invoked him. That is a seriously drastic measure to take for someone who "wanted to be turned". Alexis' many invocations seem to be common knowledge among the upper echelons of the clan that we see in videos; if Porter is close enough to have the Solaire name and be part of the "family" and is close enough to William to know "more than could fill the city of Dahlia", why is he so out of the loop around Vincent? Porter is jealous, not stupid nor blind.

Porter's comments about the rumors that popped up when William 'brought home the new baby?' More proof that he HAD to have been with the clan at that point. How else would he have heard all those rumors? Porter was jealous of Vincent's circumstance immediately after his induction to the clan and didn't hesitate to start "tearing Vincent down" from the moment they met for the crime of "not being grateful enough" to William. Porter's accusations that Vincent wanted to be turned by William to get the associated power and prestige of being turned by "old blood" is proven to be a lie (again, ignoring the fact that he was uninformed before being turned) because Vincent avoided events (like the Summit) for years longer than most makers would have allowed their progeny. If Vincent wanted that prestige, what possible reason would he have to avoid events where he could flaunt it, and potentially acquire more?

I'll admit, we DON'T have a definitive date for when Porter joins the clan, or anything at all about Porter and William's relationship. The timeline website hasn't been updated with Porter's information yet. Even still, William offered Porter the Solaire name; that's supposed to be some great honor not offered lightly. That level of trust takes a LONG time to build. Porter had to have been part of the clan to see Vincent in the depths of his depressive and suicidal ideation, to criticize Vincent in the specific ways and faults that he does. The way the argument video is set up, though, it sounds like Porter was both there to torment Vincent at every turn from the beginning but also not there to miss every blatant fact of the situation around Vincent joining the clan.

Porter's claim that "all [Vincent] ever did was moan about how terrible it was to be you. As if we all didn't register in your mind as people with our own far worse problems" (15:00) is just so hypocritical considering his apparently willful blindness to Vincent's own deep seated issues. After having it pointed out to him, and being punched by Lovely, he sees it clearly enough to apologize and sound like he means it, but then why didn't he see ANY of the points from my first paragraph in the first place? Porter saying that "he didn't know" about how traumatic Vincent's turning was in the later video, while his voice sounds genuine, is either blatantly false or things are being retconned in order to make the feud between the two of them more dramatic.

Some of Porter's accusations do hold weight. I'm not going to lie and pretend that Vincent is some perfect angel in all of this. Vincent is arrogant, self centered, and blind to his own privilege. He used to be a manipulative ass. He's favored, powerful, and lucky in certain ways that Porter isn't, but that's not his doing nor his fault. But Porter's comment about Vincent's "egregious actions" is so vague as to be meaningless to me; if it's not worth elaborating on here why is it part of this 20+ year grudge match y'all have going on? Vincent couldn't choose his maker, he didn't know a single thing about William when they met and he was turned. The fact that Vincent has the self control to only "need" to be invoked once shouldn't be a criticism. There's years that they're skimming over for the sake of limiting it down to a 20 minute conversation for watchability. But I hate retconning, I hate this sort of character self-contradiction and hypocrisy especially to push "both of them are in the wrong", I hate that Sam is just being played as a mouthpiece to force this "grey morality" (12:38, 13:24) and defend both sides, and I'm not going to lie I expected Redacted to do better than this. Trying to equate Vincent's jealousy that Porter was well-adjusted to being a vampire with Porter's complaints that Vincent was traumatized and suicidal because of the circumstances of his turning is not okay.

14:30 Porter says: I said you were arrogant, and favored. That from the moment you were turned you've never wanted for anything. You'd never been invoked into doing something horrific for your maker's amusement. You've never been beaten within an inch of your life for the slightest transgression. You've never gotten so much as a slap on the wrist no matter how egregious your actions. You never had to guard WonderWorld. You'd never had to do anything. And still all you ever did was [look down on us]... You were turned by old blood... and didn't even have the tact to show a little gratitude for it.

19:30 Vincent says: I did look down on you. I hated that you seemed to enjoy being a vampire so much. I hated that you seemed so at peace with who you were. And what we had to do to survive. You made everything look so easy. And that made me feel broken. Even more than I already felt.

You can't have it both ways, Porter. Either you want Vincent to be just as broken and mistreated as you imply you were, or you want him to be happy and grateful about his "perfect" life. You can't complain that he never recognized that other people had far greater problems when you're the one who ignored that he's practically screaming with every action, every fact, every unsaid word that he's literally being forced against his will to stay alive, both by turning and by invocation until it literally hit you in the face. You don't have the right to tell Vincent, as a (formerly) uninformed unempowered human, that he shouldn't have manipulated something he didn't even know existed into getting the power you envy so badly. Porter was jealous of Vincent because of his circumstance first, and that jealousy made Vincent's every legitimate fault unforgivable and threw in a lot more illegitimate criticisms just for good measure.

I'm not going to pretend like I have the right answers for this, how it "should have gone". Everyone is going to have their own preferences, and at the end of the day this is Redacted's story. He makes the final decision. But I do have the right to point out flaws and criticize where I think he could have done better. Maybe he wanted Porter to be a hypocritical, jealous, contradictory character. Maybe he legitimately did just forget that the rest of the clan already knew (or easily could have put together) the messy details when he wrote that Porter didn't know better. He could have written it any way he wanted to, but he chose this way.

#redacted asmr #redacted vincent #redacted porter #media criticism #character analysis #i was thinking my thoughts and came up with this #I reserve the right to change my opinions if we get new information #I'm trying my best to keep an open mind about Porter and who he is as a character #but can you tell that retconning and hypocrisy makes me very angry?#this is my opinion #feel free to disagree #also #vincent changed his ways for the better after meeting lovely #do we have any proof that porter changed his ways and improved on his flaws #like sam hoped he did?#because from the way he's treating Treasure it doesn't seem like it

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spooky-something · 12 days

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WARNING;

we're about to seriously yap and put out some hot fucking takes about Phantom of the Opera, so if you're sensitive to that/don't wanna hear that, scroll.

We finally finished POTO, and what I can say; hot take; This is a fucking nightmare that just DOESN'T deserve the fame it has. It's awful . /Hj The writing itself is okay, it can be really good at times, but I hate the way it's framed; having Leroux litteraly self insert himself as the narrator, which could've worked, but for me, it just doesn't. It would've been great, had that narrator not litteraly been himself, but because it's him, it not only takes away from the realism he tried to built via this, but also comes ass as SUPER, SUPER annoying at times. The story itself is just cluttered, way too cluttered; the unnecessary details, events, attempts at shifting narratives that could've been better done/explained quickly and more efficiently, it's a lot. Some examples are the "Rat Catcher"; entirely unnecessary additional, why the fuck was he even there (It was so bad, we started cackling mid class because it was so fucking random)???? Or the random "apparition" added, again, for no reason. None of these were mentioned before, nor explained whatsoever; the "apparition" litteraly being wrote off by LEROUX HIMSELF as "something I cannot explain". Which, in my opinion, is extremely stupid. I don't care if it's for the "mystery factor", because, considering there was already far too much going on, and plenty of OTHER mystery elements, adding something just because with no purpose was and IS obnoxious. All it does it make the story you're trying to tell more convoluted, which was exactly what we felt while reading. Yet, the MAIN issue, the characters, and by extension, the message Leroux is so DESPERATELY trying to convey with them. I am going to say the hottest fucking take known to man; I fucking DESPISE Erik, and litteraly, ONLY kept reading because of the fact I knew he'd die at the end, and I wanted that satisfaction (was so disappointed his death was so vague and lame...). I understand why people can feel bad, at least, PARTIALLY, but the amount of fucking love and DEFENDING I see for him is ACTUALLY INSANE. Erik is

A. A fucking murderer

B. A stalker

C. An abuser

D. A manipulator (And, gaslighter, by extension)

E. A thief

F. An (ALMOST) terrorist (litteraly tried to blow up the entire opera)

G. A liar

H. A kidnapper

And

I (This stands for:). An incel (This one's more of a "joke", as the rest are all litteraly book canon, but he is literally an incel; he checks all the boxes), and yet, people out pour him with support; the amount of apologists is crazy. I've even seen people compare him to THE CREATURE (Frankenstein) which is just NOT CORRECT AT ALL???? They have similarities, yeah, but the amount of differences is insane.

1. Erik is a litteral millionaire (Yeah, I did the math for the amount of francs he got then for American dollars, now, and it was at LEAST, like 2 million...)

2. Erik IS human, biologically; yeah, he was treated differently, but he still had the COMFORT of knowing he was a human, that he was, in at least some form compared to the Creature "natural"

3. Erik was raised by his family (yes, they were abusive, and I'm not saying they weren't, but he HAD PARENTS, AND AN EDUCATION; I think, idar if he was educated or not, but my point still stands: he had a family)

4. Erik, despite the novel trying so hard to say otherwise, was HIGHLY respected; HE LITERALLY WORKED WITH ROYALTY????

5. Erik HAD FRIENDS???? Once more, not only did he work with royalty, he had the Persian/Daroga, which, again, despite how much the novel tries to say otherwise, was very clearly a friend; very clearly someone who DID care about him (if he didn't, why would he save his life even AFTER LITTERALY TORTURING PEOPLE???)

6. Erik, AGAIN, is denied humanity nearly as much as it's painted; he litteraly mentions how he wanted to be normal, and so, applied for a normal ass construction job at the Opera, AND GOT IT NO QUESTIONS ASKED???

#1/??#phantom of the opera #POTO #phantom of the opera erik #poto erik #erik poto #erik the phantom #opera ghost #rant #i fucking despite Erik #Frankenstein

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stargazerley · 20 days

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Remember It

I had a whole thing prepared and saved in drafts to continue after ep 5 but then I watched it and decided that particular post will have to wait. My thoughts on this episode are....well we'll get there. If you haven't watched it--Do that now because I'm not pulling any punches. Also this is very long so be warned.

As always I'm focusing on our Rogue and Remy moments. Those Jean/Maddy/Scott/Logan....that shit is not my concern. (Short answer it's messy as hell and I hate it.)

The episode starts with Rogue, Remy and Erik in the Blackbird heading to Genosha. Remy makes a comment about how long they are taking and Erik decides to remind Remy that the latter cannot fly. For what reason I don't really know, as if Rogue won't catch the Cajun. Rogue tells them to shut up and play nice. (good on her)

They arrive and Remy is unexpected again earning a comment from Erik. Soon after they are ambushed by Kurt (hell yes the fuzzy elf) who tells them that a lot has happened since they last saw him (though we are not granted the details). Kurt proceeds to show Remy and Rogue around Genosha. Here we get a glimpse of the mutant island. It's nice and everyone seems happy to which Rogue makes a comment about "him" being right. Obviously "him" is Erik.

We learn that apples apparently cost $10 to which Remy remarks on the price and Kurt brushes it off as a necessary evil (not his words). We then get more cameos of mutants (awesome btw) and eventually a long coveted Remy and Kurt scene wherein Kurt is everyone's favorite guy. He proves to be a "shipper on deck" telling Remy that Remy and Rogue belong together and they should cut the act and just get married. (Seriously I love Kurt. He rocks.)

Next up we have Rogue talking to Erik and learning that he wants her to rule Genosha with him (there's a whole scene with Moira, Emma Frost, Banshee, Sabastian Shaw, and Madylene). Rogue declines, offended that he seems to have set it up but Erik assures her that he didn't want this and that it was something Xavier would have wanted. He also proceeds to address Remy's feeling for Rogue as "you make broken men feel whole." She leaves to think about his offer.

She then goes to Remy and explains everything. She tells him of her past with Erik and how they had something special but it wasn't like Remy. Remy is understandably upset at the secrets, saying he was fine keeping things unofficial. She admits she loves Remy that he "lights up everything he touches" and that she "can't touch his heart." This leads Remy to tell her that "some things are deeper than skin."

She doesn't believe him and tells him she'll take Erik's offer despite not being in love with him anymore. Remy tells her that Erik will break her heart and that when he does, Remy will be there for her. Until then they shall remain as friends. (Seriously perfect this man.)

At the gala, where Erik is presented as the future of Genosha, Rogue makes an entrance as Remy watches. He leaves as Erik and Rogue dance, holding hands and being very physically intimate. He doesn't see that after a kiss, Rogue tells Erik that Remy was right- "Some things are deeper than skin." She leaves to find Remy.

All hell breaks loose as a massive Sentinel attacks. Rogue finds Kurt, injured and without her gloves she is unable to help her brother, Thankfully, Remy arrives and assures us Kurt is alive. Remy goes off to find the Morlocks and lead them to safety while Erik and Rogue help out where they are.

Remy and the Morlocks are attacked leading to a showdown where Erik is protecting the Morlocks and Rogue and Remy by keeping the latter two away from the fight. Erik fails and Rogue, grief-stricken, tries to attack the Sentinel, Remy stops her. The machine turns to a group of mutants, including Kurt and Remy charges in to save them.

He gets close but is impaled, at which point he says the title of the episode while charging the entire Sentinel- "The name is Gambit, mon ami. Remember it." Rogue finds him in a crater, dead- "I can't feel you."

Ok so more or less that ended up as a synopsis of the episode because the whole thing was basically about Romy. The Key notes we get are:

Kurt being a supportive brother and rooting for the relationship giving us a beautiful line "love is not without sin".

Rogue wanting to do what is best for mutant kind even if that means she cannot be with the one she loves.

Remy deciding that he can wait for her to be ready and will be her friend until that time comes.

Rogue deciding that Remy was right "some things are deeper than skin."

Erik accepting Rogue's decision and saving not only her, but Remy as well.

Remy proving that despite what he thinks of himself- he is a hero and a good man.

This episode broke my heart but handled the Erik/Rogue/Remy triangle very well. It is so mature in stark contrast to that of Scott/Jean/Maddy/Logan. Logan being the most mature person in that entire mess, knowing that Jean and Scott love each other and that he can be her friend. Cable (who was the orignial person in the series to say "My name is_. Remember it.) made an appearance confirming that he is Nathan and that he has already tried to stop the attack from occurring. We can only hope we get a chance to see him succeed and see Rogue tell Remy their love is deeper than skin.

Now if you don't mind me, I'm going to go find something to stop these tears. Until next time, "look to the stars for hope shines bright." (I know that's the wrong franchise but it works. Apparently the Watcher was visible in the sky at one point.)

#stargazerley #remy lebeau #xmen romy #xmen gambit #remember it #x men 97 #some things are deeper than skin #very long post

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strangesthirdeye · 5 months

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Chapter 3: Lion and Deer

The stars and the moon adorned the night sky making the Hellcarrier flight quiet and silent as some workers and crew went about their work in silence while Coulson and Thor discussed something regarding Jane Foster and Erik Selvig. There is an occasional topic about Bildschneip becoming one of the topics once in a while, making the situation for both of them awkward.

After Thor explained about Bildschneip to the increasingly confused Coulson, Thor then left the topic by walking towards a large window of the Hellcarrier. Looking at the night and starry sky from where he stood, He crossed his arms as his mind played over the memory of Loki.

"When I first came to earth, Loki's rage followed me here and yours people paid the price. And now again." Thor paused. "In my youth I courted war."

"War hasn't started yet."

Thor looked at the voice's whereabouts. Fury who was wearing the same clothes as before stood on a higher platform than Thor looked at Thor seriously. His hands are crossed behind him making him appear smart and show that he is the leader there.

"You think you can make Loki tell us where the

Tesseract is?” Fury added.

Thor turned his gaze back to the large window and without paying any glanced at Fury he replied. "I don't know. Loki's mind is far afield, it's not just power he craves, it's revenge upon me. There's no pain would praise him need from him."

Fury then slowly went down the stairs while his focus was on Thor "A lot of guys think that, until the pain starts."

Thor looked at Fury. "What are you asking me to do?"

Fury stopped going down the stairs and placed both his hands on the rail and leaning forward slightly looked at Thor's face sharply. "I'm asking, what are you prepared to do?"

"Loki is a prisoner." Thor answered.

"Then why do I feel like he's the only person on this boat that wants to be here?" Fury questioned Thor.

Thor looked at Fury in wonder. His mind began to dwell on what Fury had said a moment before turning his gaze to the large window.

"And that doesn't include her?" Thor stated.

"who?" Fury tilted his head slightly.

"the woman who wears different clothes than all of you. The one who answers everything. The one who called herself The Doctor" Thor described.

"Y/n? why? You know her?" Fury looked at Thor.

"I once bumped into her at one of the events in Asgard. Though, it's been a while since I've bumped into her seeing she looks the same as before even though me and Loki met her when we were kids. I still remember her. Same goes to Loki even though he doesn't admit it." Thor explained.

"what is she?" Fury looked at Thor seriously.

"why do you want to know?" Thor looked at Fury seriously.

"because we don't know if she carries the same trouble as Loki. It's kinda odd that she's the one offered to help us. So what is she?"

"she's the one who you can trust" Thor replied simply.

"How come you can say that when you haven't seen her in a long time?" Fury asked.

"Because I believe in her. She's a Time lord. The Lord of time. She knows what she's doing and you just have to wait and see the results" Thor assured Fury.

Fury remained silent. He knows that no matter what he can't let his guard down. He still hesitated a bit with you appearing out of nowhere and offering to help him find the cube. Who knows what you will do if the cube is in your hand and the scepter becomes your weapon. Who knows you're actually just to work with Loki to implement the plan.

"I don't care what you say but I still believe that at any time she can be a danger to all of us and that includes you."

Thor looked at Fury's unreadable face carefully. "I assure you that me and her did not bring any bad luck on this ship. We're trying to help you." Thor assured Fury.

Fury remains silent. His eyes looked directly at Thor's face before he slowly left Thor there and climbed the stairs to the middle of the ship. Fury thought for a moment. If what Thor said is true, then he needs evidence that proves what Thor said about you is true. So Fury looked around.

"Hill" Fury called.

Maria Hill who was assisting several agents on the computer looked at Fury. "yes" said her.

"help me find information about the Doctor will you? We need to know our unexpected guest, right?" Fury ordered without looking at Hill.

Hill thought for a moment. "Where do you want to start?"

Fury looked at Hill. "from the beginning until now."

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

As the night continued, the three of you were still in the lab doing work, god knows how long the three of you were there, but it was something else the three of you were trying to do. As Tony was pressing the keyboard and sliding some information on the hologram screen, hacking all the information that SHIELD was trying to keep secret because they needed the location of the Tesseract to make something. Something that needs to use the energy of the Tesseract itself.

Well, this is all Tony's idea. He who has a sense of suspicion and his unbridled curiosity makes the three of you involved once to know the secret information of SHIELD.

Tony was pressing some keys on the keyboard. The words 'Access Denied' appeared on the screen making Tony, you and Bruce silent for a moment.

"something wrong" you mumbled over Tony's shoulder.

"something definitely wrong" Tony replied before the screen slide.

"let me try" you took Tony's place and started typing some keyboard and slide the information quickly.

Not a moment later, Fury entered the lab with a furious face. His long coat swish with his quick movement as Fury walked quickly into the lab and looked at the three of you who were still standing near the computer. You can see how much steam is coming out of Fury's ears telling the three of you how mad he is now even though his face looks calm.

"What are you guys doing,?" Fury ranted towards Tony and you with his hot face.

You and Bruce just looked at Fury calmly without any reaction. While Tony looked at Fury with a face like he won something.

"Uh- kind of been wondering the same thing about you." Tony waved his hand that holding a phone towards Fury casually.

"You're supposed to be locating the Tesseract." Fury granted.

"We are, the model's locked and we're sweeping for the signature now. When we get a hit, we'll have the location within half a mile. Thanks for the little 'boost' Y/n gave," Bruce responded while pointing his index finger towards the computer that is proceeding the location.

You who stood besides Tony waved your hand with a toothly smiles indicating that you were still in the lab. All your little 'boosts' bear fruit, just wait for time. Now let's just go into something serious.

You stopped waving and looked at Fury with a serious face. "don't worry, you'll get your toy soon. But, let's just talk about something we found. What is Phase two?" you questioned Fury with a sharp face then take out your sonic and a wheering sound starts to be heard after that the information you 'hacked' came out.

And all of a sudden, a loud clang sound like iron hitting was heard behind Fury. The four of you quickly turned your eyes towards the sound and there was Steve Rogers standing with his offended face. Steve's jaw clenched together in a faint attempt to control his anger.

"Phase Two is SHIELD using the Cube to make weapons. " Steve explained to the three of you then looked at Tony and you. "Sorry, the computer was moving a little slow for me. "Steve added.

You just shook off by nodding your head as a sign of understanding. Meanwhile Tony slides the screen and an image of missiles appears on the screen.

Fury began to approach Steve. "Rogers, we gathered everything related to the Tesseract. This does not mean that we’re-"

"I'm sorry, Nick" Tony cut off and turns the screen towards Fury. "What were you lying?" Added Tony.

Fury's face shifted as if he was caught when he saw what Tony was showing. His body language also changed. while Steve looked at Fury with a disappointed face.

"I was wrong, Director. The world hasn't changed a bit." Steve said bitterly.

Just then, Natasha and Thor entered the lab with serious faces. Bruce looked at Natasha and you looked at Thor.

"did you know about this?" Bruce asked Natasha.

"You wanna think about removing yourself from this environment, doctor?" Natasha reminded Bruce.

Bruce chuckled sarcastically. "I was in Calcutta, I was pretty well removed."

"Loki's manipulating you" Natasha approached Bruce.

"And you've been doing what exactly?" Bruce questioned. eyebrows furrowed.

"You didn't come here because I bat my eyelashes at you." Natasha looked sharply at Bruce's face.

You just look at the tense situation now. Didn't know what to do unless there is something you want to add. But because Natasha and Bruce seem to be getting more and more tense, it feels better to keep quiet.

"Yes, and I'm not leaving because suddenly you get a little twitchy" Bruce asked loudly as he reached the computer screen and turned the computer towards Natasha and waved his hand at the screen. "I'd like to know why SHIELD is using the Tesseract to build weapons of mass destruction." Bruce added.

"Because of them" Fury suddenly spoke and pointed towards Thor and nodded his head towards you.

Thor looked confused. His eyebrows furrowed in question.

"Us?" you and Thor said in unison.

Tony looked at you with a confused expression as well as Steve who was still in a state to understand.

"Last year earth had a visitor from another planet who had a grudge match that leveled a small town. We learned that not only are we not alone, but we are hopelessly- hilariously, out-gunned." Fury explained referring to Thor and walked to the middle of the lab.

Thor looked at Fury sharply. His hands that were crossed on his chest began to be undone. Bruce eyes glanced at Thor and Fury several times. You who were miserable standing looking at the tense situation began to change your face. From serious to angry from angry to serious. Is this how Fury's way to gaslight Thor?.

"My people want nothing but peace with your planet. " Thor said out loud trying to emphasize his point.

"But you're not the only people out there, are you? And, you're not the only threat. " Fury taunted and looked at you sharply.

"years ago, before all this fiasco happened, there's a rumor that a woman and her police box are in London. Travel through time and space like people claiming and bringing problems with her. What caused chaos there was a group of plastic statues attacking some civilians and then the next time they know that some random woman came and fixed everything back to normal. Some witness saw the woman come out of the police box and the next time they know the police box disappeared overnight." Fury closed and looked at you with sharp eyes.

"You don't know anything" you said lowly. fists clenching together to hold back anger. No one should know about that. Not even this so called SHIELD.

"Oh I know everything, Doctor. The world's filling up with people who can't be matched,

they can't be controlled. You're just endangering them" Fury uttered.

"Like you controlled the cube? Isn't that also endangering others? Steve scolded.

"Your work with the Tesseract is what drew Loki to it, and his allies. It is the signal to all the

realms that the earth is ready for A HIGHER FORM OF WAR. "Thor said out loud and approached Fury.

War. oh you don't like that word. It makes you remember that. The feeling that you yourself can't face.

"A higher form?! " Steve exclaimed looking at all of your faces one by one with a determined look on his face.

"You forced our hand! We had to come up with some-

"Nuclear deterrent! 'Cause that always calms everything right down." Tony cut off Fury.

Fury looked at Tony sternly trying to fight back. "Remind me again how you made yours

fortune, Stark?"

"I'm sure if he still made weapons, Stark would be neck deep-" Steve interjected and walked to the side.

Tony held out his hand towards Steve with a displeased face. "Wait-Wait! Hold on! How is this now about me?"

"I'm sorry, isn't everything?" Steve replied while looking at Tony with his hard face.

"I thought humans were more evolved

than this. "Thor intervened in the argument.

You scoffed and shook your head a few times. Humans. disagreement seems to be one of the human nature that cannot be discarded. Always fighting among themselves without end. Either way, all creatures are also the same as humans. No exceptions.

"Excuse me, did we come to your planet and blow stuff up?" Fury looked at Thor disapprovingly.

"Tis your champion." Thor referred to himself.

"YOU'RE NOT MY CHAMPION!"

"guys-"

"Are you guys really that naive? S.H.I.E.L.D monitors potential threats." Natasha said to Fury and Tony or rather to everyone.

Your eyes looked at them all who were fighting with each other with displeasure. Fingers fidget on your sonic screwdriver unconsciously.

"And Captain America is on the threat poll? Is Y/n also in the threat poll also consider she's an alien? " Bruce said to Natasha with his arms crossed over his chest.

"We all are!" Natasha responded quickly.

"You're on that list? Are you above or below angry bees? " Tony looked at you and Steve with a fake shock on his face.

"Believe me, I expect this would happen once I set foot on this earth" You replied while shaking your head. Yup, you expected this to happen if Fury was still wary of your appearance here. No wonder you are on the list.

"Stark, So help me God. if you one

more wisecrack.." Steve began.

"You're a threat. VERBAL THREAT! I FEEL THREATENED! " Tony said out loud.

As the all of you contradicted there, without you all knowing that Loki's scepter started glowing brightly. The energy in the crystal was swirling as if it wanted to burst with strong energy at any time.

"SHOW SOME RESPECT." Steve gritted his teeth with anger on his face.

"RESPECT WHAT!" Tony yelled at Steve's face.

"Honestly, is this what we should be talking about right now?" you interjected in the argument.

"You speak of control, yet you court Chaos! Thor scoffed looking at the human before him.

"It's his MO, isn't it? I mean, what are we, a team? No, no, no. We're a chemical mixture that makes chaos. We're- we're a time bomb" Bruce pointed his point of view to Fury.

You stared at Fury for a long time but turned your gaze to the lab window looking at the now brightening morning sky. This is very inconvenient.

"You need to step away." Fury said one by one in a low tone.

Why shouldn't the guy let off a little steam?" Tony said looking at Fury as he put his hand on Steve's shoulder.

Steve shook off Tony's hand on his shoulder angrily and looked at Tony hard. "You know damn well why! Back off!"

"Oh, I'm starting to want you to make me " Tony blurted out carelessly.

And there goes Steve's patience which is getting thinner with the jokes Tony throws at him.

"Yeah, big man in a suit of armor. Take that off, what are you? " Steve started to challenge Tony.

"Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropists. Tony simply said.

You raised your eyebrows impressively so was Natasha who nodded her head, amazed by what Tony said.

"I know guys with none of that worth ten of you. I've seen the footage. The only thing you really fight for is yourself. You're not the guy to make the sacrifice play, to lay down on a wire and let the other guy crawl over you." Steve spit out all his anger in the form of words on Tony's face.

"I think I would just cut the wire." Tony replied.

Steve smiled unsatisfied and glanced at Bruce and you.

"Always a way out." Steve looked at Tony again. "You know, you can not be a threat, but you better stop pretending to be a hero." Steve spit out that sentence on Tony's face bitterly.

You narrowed your eyes at the back of Steve's head.

"A hero, like you? You're a laboratory experiment, Rogers. Everything special about you came out of a bottle." Tony replied with hatred in his yet calm tone as he walked close to Steve.

Steve smirked. "Put on the suit, let's go a few

rounds. " Steve challenged.

Suddenly Thor laughed out loud making people there look at him confused.

"You people are so petty, and tiny." Thor said with a glimmer in his eyes.

You looked at Thor unpleasantly. Suddenly you noticed something is wrong but you just stay silent thinking it's just your mind game.

You don't know what it is but you can feel that something will happen soon.

"yeah, this is a team" Bruce muttered out loud.

"Agent Romanoff, would you escort Dr. Banner back to his-"

"where? you rented my room" Bruce interrupted with dissatisfaction.

"The cell was just-" Fury was interrupted by Bruce again.

"IN CASE YOU NEEDED TO KILL ME. BUT YOU CAN'T, I KNOW, I TRIED! " Bruce replied in an angry tone.

You were startled by Bruce's loud voice. Bruce seems calm and uncertain, but whenever this situation becomes more irritated and sensitive, all his calm is lost. You can see the veins on Bruce's forehead rising but only faintly. Oh, the beast will wake up from its sleep.

Bruce looked around and with a lowly he said calmly trying to get rid of his temper. "I got low. I didn't see an end so I put a bullet in my mouth and the other guy spit it out. So I moved on, I focused on helping others people. I was good until you dragged me back into this freak show and put everyone here at risk.

You wanna know my secret, Agent Romanoff? You wanna know how I stay calm?" Bruce looked at Natasha with wide eyes.

Everyone is silent. Nat and Fury began to reach their guns slowly in their holsters and it was only a matter of time before they opened the safety on the gun and shot Bruce to death. But it is not possible that Bruce will die because his beast will definitely rise.

You narrowed your eyes and glared at Fury and Nat dangerously. Unknowingly your thumb is on the button of your sonic screwdriver. Why? because you noticed Bruce's hand holding the scepter close to it. So it was everyone in the lab who saw Bruce holding the scepter threateningly.

Oh the thing that the scepter can do now.

"Doctor Banner, put down the scepter" Fury pointed at Bruce's hand.

Bruce stopped and was silent and looked down at his hand that was holding the scepter tightly with a surprised face. Looking at his reaction, He himself did not know how it happened. Bruce looked at them all then looked at you with disbelief on his face.

All of the sudden, the monitor there beeping loudly attracted the attention of everyone in the lab. You rushed to the monitor while putting your sonic screwdriver in your coat pocket.

You examined the information there carefully. "got it" you announced.

"Sorry, kids. You don't get to see my party trick after all. " Bruce said after just putting the scepter back to its original place and walking towards you.

"Located the Tesseract?" Thor questioned.

"I can get there faster" Tony said.

"The Tesseract belongs on Asgard, no human is a match for it" Thor argued.

You ignored all the debates and only examined the information on the monitor. There are times when you just want to stop the debate with a sensitive comment but you just stay silent. You are still in the phase of getting to know your new self. After you regenerate, you are then attacked with sontaran after trying to sabotage their plan. That's why you are kind of rushing and quite full of energy for now. You are still cooking.

"You're not going alone!" Steve held out his hand to stop Tony from walking away.

Tony smacked Steve's hand and glared at his face. "You gonna stop me?"

"Put on the suit, let's find out!" Steve challenged.

"oh, for God's sake, boys. shut up will you?!" you shouted out loud with frustration.

"I'm not afraid to hit an old man." Tony replied bitterly.

"put on the suit!"

You stopped for a moment so was Bruce when you both noticed something wrong with the information on the monitor. You gulped slowly and looked at Bruce with skepticism on your face.

"you see what I see?"

Bruce gasped and took a quick breath then took off his glasses and rubbed his face with his palms.

"oh my god"

Suddenly a blast that exploded out of nowhere in the lab made you all thrown everywhere around the place creating a hot and flash atmosphere with fire and broken glass all over the place. You, Nat and Bruce were thrown back and fell to the bottom of the hellcarrier with a loud crash to the metal floor. Debris and glass flooded where the three of you were.

You groaned as you made contact with the metal floor and looked around with blurry eyes. You tried to get up but the pain started running through your body making you lie down again trying to ease the pain.

Your ears were still ringing after the explosion made you shake your head a few times trying to clear the headache. You took a quick breath and tried to sit up. TARDIS and Bounty.

You panic and look around trying to identify where you are now. It seems like where you are is in the equipment room.

You then noticed Nat and Bruce who were not far from you. Nat still lying unconscious, while Bruce hunched over and his breath seemed to be gasping for air, indicating that he was still conscious. You then crawled towards Nat and checked her pulse on her neck. You sighed in relief after knowing that she's okay. But then you notice that her foot is stuck on the pipe. You then tried to lift the pipe from her leg but the pipe wouldn't budge. You groaned in frustration.

'Ngah! Why does all this have to happen?!'

But then you froze then looked at Bruce who was lying on his back and you could clearly see his veins popping up and his skin getting greener. Oh, it seems the other him has started to wake up.

"no no no no" You then crawled towards Bruce.

Natasha regained her consciousness and gasped for breath then looked at Bruce and you with pain on her face.

Bruce groaned in the back of his throat. And that you can tell that something is definitely wrong. However, everything that is happening right now is so wrong.

Nat tried to pull her leg which was still stuck under the large pipe but the results were the same. The large pipe was too heavy to lift. Bruce groaned in pain while you tried to calm him down. Bruce is giving up more and more and he is now in the corner of his mind and the other him is starting to control his body.

You frankly tried to calm him down and looked at Nat with panicked eyes.

"Natasha? you okay? no don't answer that.. I know you're not okay.. in fact we're all not okay now. Bruce! come on! fight back, you genius!" you said sternly trying to bring Bruce back to his senses.

"Doc, we're starting to think we need you now" Stark said into your ear piece.

"can't! I'm in a situation that needs me now!" you responded quickly.

Bruce's face changed in the dim light of the place. He started to groan and scream with rage while his hands ball into fist hard. His skin is getting greener, the muscles in his body are starting to change.

"no no no! Nat!" you crawled to Nat's feet and tried to lift the large pipe with force with both your hands. You could feel the skin on your palms peeling off with how rough the large pipe was.

Painfully, you use all your energy to lift the large pipe. Nat with hope tries to bring Bruce back.

"Doctor? Bruce, you gotta fight it. This is just what Loki wants. We're gonna be okay Listen to me. "

Suddenly, two maintenance guys came running to where the three of you were.

"you hurt?" one of the maintenance guys asked.

You groaned painfully trying to lift the large pipe. Nat waved the maintenance guys quickly indicating to leave immediately.

"Nat! Confront him again! Try to bring him back to his senses. We don't need our green friend to join this party. We've got a lot of plates now!" you shout at Nat.

Nat nodded and looked at Bruce with a hopeful face "We're gonna be okay. Right? I swear on my life I will get you out of this, you will walk away, and never ever-"

"YOUR LIFE?!" Bruce shouted in his rough voice that started to change. Bitter and amusement in tone. Bruce got up from lying down and kneeled on all fours and his body started morphing into something that you both expected.

The skin is getting greener and spreading all over his body, his shirt is starting to shred after his muscles are growing and changing. Bruce winced in pain. All control of his body began to disappear and now only other him is in control.

You stopped what you were doing and looked at Bruce with panicked eyes.

"welcome to the party then" you said under your tired breath in defeat.

Bruce then crawled away from the two of you and stumbled in front of Nat with a groan and a scream coming out of his mouth. Bruce then looked at both of your faces with his eyes still in their original color. You can feel how scared and defeated Bruce is now.

Nat looked at Bruce with a hopeful face. Try to find any clue that Bruce is still there. Nat panting. You looked at Bruce's face with the same hope on your face.

"Bruce?" Nat whispered.

Then Bruce let out inhuman sounds in his throat and his body began to change drastically and grow. You with panic and adrenaline in your veins quickly try to lift the large pipe as hard as you can. You groaned loudly and lifted the large pipe. Your palms started bleeding while the inhuman sounds from Bruce made your hearts pound even more.

Bruce or rather the Hulk got up and ran fast but stopped and hit a pillar there and roared loudly. The two of you who tried to lift the large pipe then managed to move it from Nat's feet and got up and ran from there.

You half relieved took out your sonic screwdriver and pressed the button to scan any shortcuts to get out of there. The sound of wheering is heard from your screwdriver. Your Sonic Screwdriver starts beeping loudly.

"Nat! let's go!" you screamed and ran fast with the screwdriver pointing ahead.

Nat then snapped out of her sight from Bruce and started running fast following you from behind.

Like a horror story, the Hulk started chasing you both like a predator chasing its prey for its dinner. The two of you started walking up the stairs quickly while Nat looked behind her to see the hulk.

"don't look at him! just focus on running!" you screamed

Nat looked ahead and started to skip a few steps before Hulk smashed the stairs until they came off.

You start leading the way out by climbing some pillars and jumping some pipes there while Hulk is still hot on your trail. You stumbled a little but managed to adjust and hold the sonic screwdriver tightly in your hand.

Hulk grunted angrily and started destroying several pillars and stairs there. He then roared as loud as he could.

Now here you can imagine the situation the three of you are in now. Hulk as a lion and you and Nat as a deers trying to escape from the hungry lion. Jumping there and jumping here you start turning and climbing some stairs with Nat. Everything is chaos and in ruins now.

You were both starting to get tired but that didn't stop you from running away from the Hulk who was still angry and chasing you both.

And suddenly, everything is quiet. You both were stunned and looked at each other with fearful faces. You looked down while Nat looked up trying to sense Hulk's presence.

You started crouching and walked towards the stairs and looked down. A glimpse of green began to greet you below where you looked and you jumped and ran from there towards Nat who was kneeling next to the generator.

Nat then moved slowly with you behind. As soon as you reached one part of the place, Hulk suddenly spawned in front of Nat and you then roared loudly making you startled and quickly Nat took out her gun and shot the pipe above causing the pipe to release gas.

Hulk then smacked the pipe until it was torn out furiously. Nat and you quickly ran from there with panic and wide eyes. The two of you took a thousand steps as fast as you ran in an area like a tunnel. You cursed out loud. Well, is this the thrill you get after regenerating? Yup.

The hulk who didn't fight behind began to smash through all the walls and pipes there. Glass flying all over the place and cutting through the skins on your face but you ignored the sting of the pain and just ran.

Hulk was getting closer and faster. You jumped some barriers there. Nat is still running while Hulk is close behind you and starts destroying everything that stands in the way. Sparks of fire began to sprinkle above, below, left and right of you both making you both to cover your head with both hands.

Once the Hulk approaches, he smacks your side so hard that you are flying and sliding into the iron wall there. Nat takes cover and dodges from Hulk's way which seems to be unstoppable and causes Hulk to collide with the wall there. Hulk shook his head and scoffed furiously.

You grunted in pain and winced as you made a move. Nat sliding beside you.

"I'm not surprised if there are bruises and cuts on my body honestly" you grumbled in pain and kneeled on all fours looking at Hulk. your sonic screwdriver is not in your hand because you were thrown by Hulk now you don't know where it was thrown.

You and Nat looked at Hulk defeated and tired. Just waiting for destiny to do its job. Is this the reward you will get after regenerating? maybe. Is this your last day in this world? it seems so. Oh Bounty must feel lonely. The Tardis can't take care of Bounty because he's busy babbling. Oh dammit. You didn't have time to say goodbye to the Sontaran who was chasing you.

You and Nat were leaning against the wall and looking at Hulk with wide eyes. But then all of the sudden, Thor flew towards the Hulk and collided with the green man with Mjolnir in his hand. The two were thrown behind the wall and thud to the floor.

You both let out a breath that you didn't know you were holding and looked at the place where Thor and Hulk smashed it on the other side of the walls. You shook your head and got up from your sitting position and walked over to the wall with the big hole.

"well, good thing our lives are still long" you muttered then sighed in relief.

Nat who seemed to be shaken off from the shock looked at you with disbelief.

You then rush to find your sonic screwdriver. "where is it? where is it?! aha!" you flicked your screwdriver a few times and the nozzle of the screwdriver started to light up.

"great, come Nat. we have to go before that angry broccoli comes back" you swooshed your long coat and stumbled a few steps. Yep, bruised.

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girls-are-weird · 9 months

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Wilmon 2, 3 and 9 :)

2. What is something that they gave one another that has a lot of meaning?

well, simon already gave wille a song, didn't he? (even if the giant doofus wasn't aware it was about him. xD)

as for what wille would give simon, i'm thinking the most special, genuine thing would be something erik-related, something that simon knows holds a special place in wille's heart. i've actually been toying with an idea about this-- don't expect me to write it anytime soon because i'm so busy and cannot work on more than one fic at a time, but i still don't want to say much just in case i do manage to write it at some point.

3. How would one another describe their partner?

oh god. do y'all have seven hours to waste here reading? xD in all seriousness, i think this is one of those things where the answer starts all teasing and amused for both of them, and then veers off into earnest sentimentality to the point that whoever's listening starts feeling like they're intruding on an entirely too intimate moment. in wille's case, mainly, because he's the biggest sap out of the two of them. simon does get sentimental as well, but he's more succinct about it-- less "it's like the sun rises out of the darkness whenever he smiles" and waxing poetic with full sincerity, and more "he's so caring, and so brave, and i'm so proud of him and i love him so much, and he's everything."

9. What is something small that they would randomly pick up for one another?

wille often gets simon flowers. not like the really ostentatious bouquets of red roses or anything, but just a handful of flowers, different kinds/sizes/types/colors each time, every once in a while. he also might get him any music-themed trinkets he comes across-- nothing super expensive, because he knows simon wouldn't approve of that, but probably unique pieces.

simon gets wille clothes/accessories/toys for their puppy (nalle, if you've been following my interview-verse) (oh, and their kids, i guess, eventually). i know, i know, but this is a headcanon dear to my heart so let me explain: so wille loves buying stuff for his children (furbaby included) and simon is always trying to rein him in. so they'll be at some store or fair or flea market or something and wille would find something adorable and be all "simon! look! wouldn't nalle look so cute in this?" and simon would be like "he doesn't need that, you're going to spoil him" and wille would pout but relent. and they'd move on as intended, but then simon would come back, or send someone to buy the thing afterward, and wille would tease him about how he loves to spoil nalle just as much as wille does. wille may be the biggest sap, but they're both suckers when it comes to their babies.

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I don't see how the "revolution" thing would work in the context of Wilmon not being together at the end.

Isn't it supposed to be about change? Before season 3 came out, I was sure that Wilhelm's arc would go towards him using his position for good, for some positive change. Then, even if their relationship didn't work out, we'd get a Wilhelm who had come a long way and actually learned something from Simon. And that thing would have been the ability to stand up for himself and his community. And we've seen more than once that Wilhelm knows how to get his way, especially using his position. Just combine the two.

But a third season? Wilhelm really took a step backwards. Whereas in season two he kind of learned to be more open (yes, I'm talking about the scene where he literally came to Simon to explain how he feels and why he's doing this, not telling about August), in season three we got Wilhelm shushing Simon and putting words into his mouth and taking offense to it. No, that's not a hate towards the character, that's a complaint solely against the show's creators. Because these moments make me question whether it all had a point. He says what he learns something from Simon, but is he really?

Wilhelm explicitly rejects Simon's idea of choosing charity topics that are closer to him without even trying. Yes, I remember "she's clearly trying to push these topics by putting them on top", but seriously? Not even trying? As far as I know, in real life, there are royal foundations and stuff like that who deal with mental health issues, especially among children and young people. Where does Wille's claim that he can't use it even comes from? WHEN HE HASN'T EVEN TRIED? And this in my opinion fits in with Farima's words about her intention to use Wilhelm to create a new generation of royalists. Yes, it's dirty, but it would work really well.

The moment in the trailer when Simon asks Wilhelm what he likes about the monarchy was sooo important to me. I expected it to be a moment where Wilhelm seriously considers how he can use that power to do something good. That's partly what he says ("sometimes members of the royal family were able to manage conflicts that diplomats couldn't handle"), but he doesn't sound sure. In the same scene, Wilhelm repeats his mother's words that his status is a privilege, not a punishment, but to me it looks more like an attempt to convince himself because, again, he's trying to find some footing in what he's been taught. He says this not because he sincerely believes it, but because to admit otherwise is to admit that he is trying to fight for something that doesn't deserve the effort. I think destroying Erik's perfect image belongs here as well. Wilhelm leans on his brother, he explicitly says that he doesn't want to let Erik's legacy down, and then he finds out that his brother wasn't such a perfect person at everything, and it shakes him up a lot.

What can we get at the end of this season? Well, it's now obvious that Wilhelm has to make a choice between "being a somewhat happy person and abdicating" and "condemning himself to a miserable existence for ideas he doesn't even believe in." It's Simon or the crown. No other way.

If they break up with Simon, there will be no revolution. Simon will get his heart broken and for the rest of his life his relationship with Wille will pop up here and there, but he'll handle it. Wilhelm will remain a hostage to the situation without trying to change anything, because if he can't even with the support of the person he loves, alone he will definitely stop fighting.

That way, it looks like everything was just pointless.

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SO-20: "I just… um… Words. Sometimes. You know."

If there's a lot of engagement on this, this post is liable to get real long, beware before you expand.

Welcome to the Engagement Lounge, for A Little Loopy (249|20) an instalment! Short comments can go in the replies, but there's a 475 character limit. Longer ones will need a reblog. Remember to @asksoldieron if you're reblogging someone else's reblog, so I can see it too!

Okay! I may get myself in trouble here because I have to talk about this instalment when I'm still a little messed up about someone (with the BEST intentions) correcting the language I use to talk about, uh, loosing my language. They increased my anxiety about a word I need to use sometimes to get appropriate care, to the point where I won't be able to use it to get appropriate care right now, if I have to. I'm slightly less safe going out in public alone, with one less way to catch myself if I fall, and that makes everything worse because I know it. No matter how noble the intent, that's not okay. But Tumblr is the sort of place I could get in trouble for saying it's not. Because some folks here want to file me according to their perception of just how disabled I am, and then tell me how I should be acting. I'm really not sure how that's supposed to help everyone, but some folks are convinced it will.

But, Erik's meltdown here is mine, at least as far as the words go. I went back and changed it out of spite after I wrote it, because someone induced that kinda meltdown in me, and sometimes I wanna punch people until they develop empathy. I know it won't work, but I really, really wanna. I opened the doc and said to the spouse, "Fuck it, no words at all. If they love him, they'll figure it out." But, of course, I didn't say that. I said "totally nonverbal." And there is discourse about that. My God, is there discourse!

I don't like performing my pain in an attempt to get others to treat me how I want to be treated. And how I want to be treated is please, please don't make it harder for me to find a word I can use to get people to back off and let me put myself together when I can't find hardly any words. Erik has a hard time finding words he doesn't use a lot, so that word's not likely to come out of him. I have a hard time finding words that aren't specific, so it might come out of me. But I do need to be able to use it when I'm not struggling, sometimes, or it gets harder to find. Like now.

I did go write down some of what my deal is, and how I feel, after that person politely nudged me into my place. But I didn't post it anywhere because I don't wanna tell it to the world. At least not right now. That's inviting more well-meaning people to categorize me and I have enough on my plate. Please just remember, not everyone who fails to play by the rules is dog-whistling to cause harm, or just being entitled. And you're not entitled to demand, "Prove it."

I know if Erik could say "nonverbal" someone would pop up to tell me, "no, bad writer." But I do wonder, if ya had to sit him down in the hotel room and say it to his face as he breaks down crying with no words to explain how to help him, would anyone say, "You can talk most of the time. That word is wrong for you. Pick another"? I really hope not. But, if someone said that when he was having a good day, he'd remember it. He'd still remember (at some point, heh, poor kid) when he's having a meltdown. Being scared and upset doesn't erase someone trying to take that word away from him so he can't use it ever, because he's not having a hard enough time in comparison to someone else.

It's hard for me to stick up for myself, but - oh, man - I will come for you if you hurt my boy. Please try not to. We all hurt each other without meaning sometimes, so all I can ask is that you try.

There is so much that would make this world better and more accessible for all of us. Just for example: safe, affordable housing for all, and not having to drive everywhere to get healthcare and/or food. It can't just be for the least of us, because then we hafta fight each other for the title of "least." I don't wanna. I'm real tired of it. Why isn't everyone?

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*Art Edit: My reference image is from Voodoo Child by Rogue Traders, and I think I pulled it off. I mean, if you've seen the video, I think you'll recognize it.

And if you haven't, it still makes sense. Poor Erik!

I can point out exactly where I screwed up, too, and the Glaze artifacts stick out like crazy (to my eyes, anyway). Nevertheless, Erik look like Erik, and I'm happy with his design in this style. Happier than I have been with how he looks in my art-deco-ish style! I'll have to put the HQ version in the Ko-Fi store.

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groenendaelfic · 8 months

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While planning ALaWHEO I spent a lot of time thinking about how the Swedish royal family is celebrated and what that meant for Wilhelm growing up. Now with Erik Day I was reminded of this once again and thought to share some of my as always very lengthy and convoluted thoughts.

Irl Sweden celebrates the king's, the queen's and the crown princess' birthdays and name days as official flag flying days along with a number of events of varying magnitude. Military parades, awards, concerts, golf tournaments and the like. For special anniversaries those are even bigger and can span multiple days.

Irl the Swedish royal family is quite large. Growing up, the cp's younger siblings had both each other, as well as a slew of first cousins, most but not all of them quite a bit older, but still. There were always a lot of royals around. The current royal house has nine members, with only three being celebrated that way and the rest of the royal family being much larger.

I have little good to say about the monarchy as an institution and nothing which couldn't be just as well if not better done without it, but I am quite sure that the irl cp's second child is well loved and not made to feel like a spare, but being raised in the fold of the royal family in the knowledge that he is a member of the royal house just like his uncle and aunt, and not worth less than his older sister.

Young Royals' royal house is quite different. We don't know much about Wilhelm's grandfather and grandmother, but from what we see Kristina is well established in her role as queen so I dare guess that Wilhelm's grandfather died when Wilhelm was quite young and his grandmother probably as well if not sooner.

So at best the royal house had six members when Wilhelm was young, with no immediate other family members, but for the vast majority of his life, if not all of it, it was only four. The queen, her consort, the crown prince and Wilhelm.

So three people to be celebrated and a spare.

Maybe sometimes young Wilhelm was glad he didn't have to spend part of his birthday or name day watching military parades and doing walkabouts, and maybe he didn't want events and awards and places named after him, but Erik got all of that. And not just twice a year.

He also got all the attention (unless Wilhelm caused trouble), both the good and the bad kind, from the public and their parents, and the expectations of Erik were higher, but Wilhelm was always and forever reminded that he is less, that everyone in the family/house matters more than him, and it was only him, no other siblings or cousins or aunts and uncles. I'm honestly amazed Wilhelm didn't cause a lot more (and worse!) trouble than he did before he was sent to Hillerska.

August is a second cousin, he doesn't count in any of that. He knew it, too, hence his surprise when the royal court tells him he could be (trained as) a (potential) successor.

Kristina and Ludvig aren't the most warmhearted of parents. They probably neither explained or prepared Wilhelm for any of this properly, nor do I see them throwing Wilhelm a heartfelt private birthday party fit for a child or making sure to show him that he is just as loved and cherished as Erik is.

So Wilhelm spent most of his life watching his parents and brother be celebrated by (as far as he could tell) all of Sweden, while he was the spare who was an afterthought at best, only noticed when he broke the rules, with no one else sharing his position on the sidelines.

That would fuck anyone up, no matter how they might otherwise feel about the constant public attention, but especially a child.

Then Erik dies. We don't know when anyone's birthday is, but we do know their name days thanks to the official list from the Swedish Academy. (Kristina July 24, Ludvig Oct 2, Erik May 18) None of them fall in the s1 and 2 timeline (maaaaybe Ludvig at the very beginning?).

Wilhelm's is on April 6, I'm sure we would have heard had Wilhelm (or Simon!) had a birthday, so that will be the first time in Wilhelm's life when there will be official public celebrations of this kind for him. Or rather The Crown Prince who now happens to be Wilhelm. And it will be The Crown Prince and not Crown Prince Wilhelm more often than not. The Crown Prince who used to be Erik, because Erik had to die for Wilhelm to be of any use or worth officially celebrating.

Throughout YR Wilhelm has started coming into his own, but I doubt he doesn't still first think of Erik whenever he hears the words The Crown Prince, especially when he's not directly being addressed.

I'd guess (although that's all it is, a guess) that at least the Erik Award for Sportsperson of the Year will not be renamed. It probably would have been had Erik not died so young and tragically, but I'd like to think they'd keep the name in his honor and create a new one in Wilhelm's name.

Everything else though? Concert, tournaments, races, random smaller events all over the country? Name and date change. There might be memorial concerts etc for Erik, but those will be something different entirely, something new. Wilhelm is replacing Erik, in everything, and Kristina and the royal court are pragmatic if anything.

In Erik Day I made the specific choice for everyone to move on, almost immediately, at least outwardly so. I'm sure Kristina and Ludvig still grieve, but they do so in private. I might be wrong, but I don't see them making grand gestures or having many memorial events.

I'm sure people are sad Erik died and think it's tragic, sympathy for the royal family will have risen in the aftermath of his death, but Erik was no Diana, and I'm quite sure most people spared his death little thought post funeral. So there's a new cp, so what? It changes little for the average Swede, and certainly not years later. They will have forgotten the date of Erik's birthday or name day, and only remember if reminded. (especially in an AU where Wilmon only meet years later)

#this does not take into consideration that Ludvig might not be celebrated like that because of sexism #I'm quite sure he is though #and if not it changes little about my point and I doubt it'd have helped much #btw I intentionally avoid irl names #and never use them with titles #and I don't capitalize royal titles unless it's in fic #words have power and how we use them matters #young royals #young royals meta #random ramblings #erik day

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I know you're a voltron lover ny friend so which fox would be which paladin and why?

okay so i got this ask like as soon as i woke up and i was like HUH bc i forgot about last night :'))

after some consideration, of the monsters:

Kevin would be Shiro, Neil would be Keith, Nicky would be Lance, Andrew would be Hunk, and Aaron would be Pidge. (none of these assignments has anything to do with shipping purposes. like i'm not saying neil and nicky would be klance? i just wanna make that clear?)

Anyhow you can think otherwise, i don't mind! But to me, these just make sense.... I will explain myself below.

long, sort of insane ramble under the cut. you have been warned.

Kevin is the slightly older mentor to Neil (the shiro to neil's keith) who is very traumatized by his time with a Bunch of Evil Shits and has gray hair and had his hand (arm) ruined by the enemy! He learns and grows and tries to make his team the best it can be. He never wants to stop until the ravens (galra) are defeated! He's scared bc he's far from home but he's brave as hell anyway! Braver than he should have to be, he's just in his 20s. PLEASE GIVE THIS MAN A BREAK (and also he's separated from his bf. ik kevjean isn't canon but let me make this connection anyway bc they're canon to me)

Neil is the hotheaded asshole who actually sorta wants to be friends with people but has the social skills of a raccoon who was shoved into a trash can and shaken around for, oh, ten years or so. He looks up to Kevin, wants to be like him, but knows he could NEVER fill his shoes! And he doesn't want to! He wants to help Kevin, not be Kevin. (getting the quote wrong for sure but the 'one of us should make it and i want it to be you' kinda mindset is so keith? keith literally almost died to KEEP EVERYONE SAFE!!!! LIKE NEIL'S STUPID MARTYR ASS)

Nicky is the sweet, funny one who cares deeply about everyone and who gets the least consideration from the rest no matter how he tries? (the man willingly moved away from his family (ERIK) to take care of people who don't give a shit about him (supposedly), like lance who was taken from his family to fight to save the world? like... come on.) he's unapologetic about who he is and tries to get along with everyone, for the most part. but he has no problem biting back one someone starts smth. (ie. his beef with Seth and Allison) He is misunderstood, bc while he's outgoing and friendly he also has another side that's just straight-up Traumatized. Like... he's not all jokes. He's just hiding behind them.

Andrew is is strong and is largely a Protector. People misunderstand him because of things outside of his control, by this I mean Andrew is 'evil and crazy,' but it's because of the drugs that he's on bc he was fiercely protective of his cousin. He cares about his people and wants to protect them. (Like Hunk is rightly scared and Andrew acts apathetic, but they do care. That's the important part.) I'm not saying Andrew has a secret heart of gold and he's a Sweet Lil Cinnamon Roll or all the shit people used to say about Hunk (bc let's be honest, making the fat brown character into a uwu baby is rage inducing) but he cares. OH ALSO THEY BOTH HAVE A FEAR OF HEIGHTS!!!! (or hunk did at the beginning anyhow!) Also this is unrelated but I think Andrew would enjoy having a bayard. It could turn into lots of different knives? sign him up : )

Aaron is green. (i was gonna leave it at that to be funny but that would be mean to aaron) So... Aaron is Andrew's everyone's annoying sibling who's actually really smart but also is a dumbass at the same time. He's got ulterior motives to be there. (Aaron plays exy to get his education, Pidge is part of voltron to find her dad and brother.) And Aaron is going into the medical field which is science related, thusly... assigned green paladin by Moi.

Anyway, it just fits. I could probably go into even more detail but I'd rather be dead than discuss this show at length bc I'm not a really voltron fan. I love the characters and the first three seasons. that's where it stops for me. the rest of the show makes me wanna die. lol i couldn't even tell you what happens after s3. i've blocked it all of that shit from my memory. :')

ahhh sorry for this novel. i just apparently had a lot of thoughts. i was gonna go and do the upperclassmen as well but... this is too long and they're not my Pookies so.

(ps: sorry this is so badly formatted. i didn't feel like making it look nice :'))

#yeah i've had a fandom blog for almost 8 years yes i hate even thinking about the show. we exist (lots of us do)#i was there in the trenches man... it was insane.#that being said. i wanna say thanks to this fandom for being a little less insane. <3 i actually have friends here and i love that : )#and guys. don't send me voltron discourse. at all. i'm way too goddamn old to care about that. okie?#answered #sunriseabram #also this is unrebloggable and i will probably delete this later bc i know Someone is gonna have a problem with it bc...#well. both these fandoms suck at accepting other people's hcs and also reading comprehension :)

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forgiveness and closure

erik lehnsherr x gn!reader (except the reader's name is rowan and i'm saying it's a reader because it's not exactly an oc i'm using for this)

he left you for three months, then comes knocking at your apartment door demanding he gives you an explanation. it's not exactly the way you expected to spend your afternoon, but it's better getting closure compared to forever wondering why he left.

WARNINGS - angst(?)

WORD COUNT - 1.5k

yes, this is what i wrote for my english formative (minus a few added parts.) if my teacher wasn't aware i don't have a life, she definitely knows now. anyways, hope you like this because it took me like 5 days to write

"You know, you're gonna have to forgive him at some point."

Biting my tongue to stop myself from saying something, I turned around to see Raven looking at me, an almost upset expression present on her face.

"I don't want to forgive him," I said, starting to get irritated with her nagging. "He doesn't deserve my forgiveness."

She sighed. "Rowan, you know why he did what he did. You can't stay mad at him forever."

"I don't understand why you're obsessing over this. It's been half a year."

"I'm just trying to-"

"I don't care what you're trying to do. Just stay out of it because I don’t need your help." I angrily replied. I stood up from the table and walked away. I felt her eyes dig into the back of my head, watching me as I stalked off.

I grabbed the handle and opened the door to my room, closing and locking it behind me. The room was almost pitch black, the blackout curtains fully shut and the only source being the lamp in the far corner. I looked around the room, spotting something on the floor. Cautiously, I walked towards it and picked it up.

It was an old picture of him and me, something I thought I didn’t have anymore. It was crinkled and the edges of it were lined with little rips. My eyes roamed over my face, forever frozen with laughter and joy. I scanned my body, eyes following the hands wrapped around my waist, then his arms, then his face. My body tensed up, noticing his half in more pristine condition and his beautiful features still in place.

“Fucking prick.”

I threw the picture on the floor, kicking it under my dresser. I walked to my bed and fell face-first. I rolled over, gently hitting the wall, and opened my phone.

It didn’t feel like it was only 15:09. I rolled onto my stomach and grabbed my headphones, placing them on my head before hearing an urgent knock at the door.

“Rowan, I know you’re mad at me, but I need you to come out here.”

I groaned at the sound of her voice, just wanting some privacy. I got up and walked towards the door, opening it harshly.

“What?”

Raven had an anxious look, and immediately my mind clouded with worry.

“What’s wrong?”

“I swear to you I didn’t plan this, but…”

“Raven,” I started. “What’s wrong?”

She sighed heavily, glancing towards the apartment door. My body froze. I felt my hands clench into fists as blood rushed to my head. I looked at her, immediately knowing this wasn’t her doing. Instead of saying anything, I stalked towards the front door, the clouded Chicago sky casting the room in an unnatural darkness. The only thing I could hear was my feet hitting the floor. My nails were digging into my palms and my head felt like it was going to explode.

I reached the door, grabbing the door handle and yanking it open.

“What the fuck are you doing here?”

Erik stood in the doorway, water dripping down his body. His hair was slicked back, although a few strands stuck to the side of his head. His face still held the ever-present glare, and his body towered over mine.

“Let me in.”

That was the first thing he said. I was furious. How in the hell did he think he had the audacity to abandon me then show up at my door three months later? He didn’t bother to apologize or explain, the first thing he said was “Let me in.”

“No.”

I slammed the door in his face, but something stopped it from closing all of the way, I looked and saw he was stopping it with his mutation. His hand was slightly lifted and it felt like I was pressing against pure energy. I clenched my jaw and stopped pushing on it, opening it wide.

“Come in and make it quick.”

Seeming satisfied with that, Erik walked in, slowly looking around. I walked towards the kitchen with my back turned to him. I heard his cautious, yet heavy footsteps vibrating across the hardwood floor. I mindlessly grabbed a bottle from a bottom cabinet and leaned over to look down the hallway. No Raven. She was probably in her room, I thought. Reaching up and grabbing a glass from another cabinet, I put that and the bottle on the counter. His head snapped towards me and I caught a sliver of the chain around his neck.

“You still have it,” I said in an almost surprised voice.

“Have what?”

“The Star of David chain. You still have it.”

His brows furrowed in confusion. “Why wouldn’t I? You were the one who gave it to me.”

“Maybe because you left,” I said, pouring myself a glass of whatever it was I grabbed and looking at him. “I would say I was shocked about it, but I should’ve expected it.”

“What are you talking about?”

I rolled my eyes, picking up the glass and taking a large drink from it. “You know exactly what I’m talking about, Lehnsherr.”

I saw the corners of his mouth tug upwards into a smirk. “So we’re back to a last name basis?”

“Don’t do that. I let you in to explain yourself, not tease me.” I picked up my glass and walked around the counter, stopping about a foot in front of him. “So before I change my mind and kick you out, tell me why you left.”

He was looking at me straight in the eyes, not bothering to look anywhere else. The glare was still on my face as I took another drink from my glass, and I thought I saw something flash through his eyes. I couldn’t tell what it was, but it was odd. My eyes darted away as I heard him sigh.

“Do you really want to know why I left?”

“You say that as though I didn’t just say it.”

He gave me a look, then gestured to the counter where the bottle stood. “Pour me some of that, then I’ll tell you,” he started, then looked down at my glass. “You might as well take some more too.”

I stared at him for a second, then walked back to the counter, setting my glass down and grabbing another one from the cabinet. I poured an equal amount into both, then gave him the new glass. He grabbed it and immediately took a drink. I was mad at myself for remembering the signs, but I knew he was nervous by the way he gripped the glass and the way his jaw tightened when he lowered it. I could hear the gears grinding in his head, and by his expression, I knew he was trying to figure out a way to explain himself.

“Well?”

His eyes snapped to mine at the sound of my voice. A near-silent sigh left his lips and he said, “Are you sure you just don’t want to-”

“God, will you just tell me already? I’m tired of your stalling, if you don’t want to tell me then just fucking walk yourself out the door because I don’t want to deal with this.” Rage clawed at my stomach and I felt ready to hurl something at him.

“I left because I was waiting for you to leave just like everyone else has! That’s my god-damn reason!” he suddenly shouted, slamming the glass onto the counter and splashing the reflective surface with amber liquid. I froze at that, but he continued.

“You,” he gestured to me. “You were too good to be true and I was preparing myself for the day you would leave. When I realized you wouldn’t, I left before making some life-threatening mistake even though I know as well as anyone else that you can take care of yourself. I know, it’s probably hurt you more than it’s helped, but I didn’t realize that until recently and just recently, I managed to figure out where you live so when I got your address I wanted to apologize for hurting you.”

My brain felt foggy and I knew he was staring at me but I couldn’t bring myself to look at him. I was so stupid. Of course, that was the reason. I had known about the way he thought about the world, the way he thought that every good thing in his life would disappear at some point and leave him stranded. I never stopped to think he thought that way about me, even though it made so much sense. Now I was even more mad at myself for not only assuming he left for some petty reason, but also for getting mad at him.

“Rowan?”

The voice snapped me out of my thoughts and I looked at him. He was breathing heavily, his fists were balled up, and I felt the metal encasing my neck and wrists start quivering. I could see half of the room start slightly shaking out of the corner of my eye, and I quickly placed my hand on his wrist. He looked straight at me, and I saw the many emotions swirling around in his eyes. Remorse, fear, and a bit of hope.

“Erik…”

His once hardened gaze softened a bit, and my thumb slowly started rubbing against his rough skin.

“I’m so sorry for accusing you of leaving because of some malicious intent,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper. He softly smiled and replied, “You don’t need to apologize for anything. This is my doing, and therefore I give you my most sincere apology.”

I stared at him and felt the corners of my mouth tip upwards. “If it helps, you’re forgiven.”

“That’s the answer I was hoping for.”

I waited a second and closed my eyes, savoring the moment. I was waiting for him to lift my hand from his and walk out the door, leaving once again. It never came.

Instead, his body slowly moved closer to mine as he pressed his lips to mine. It felt as wonderful as all of the times before. I practically melted into him as he wrapped his arm around my waist and pressed himself closer to me. He leaned back at some point, and I opened my eyes to see him staring at me with pure amazement.

“You can stay if you want.”

He smirked at me and I grinned back at him, secretly praying I never lost him again.

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