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chirpsythismorning · 1 year

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I think people are just coping or trying to cope. Realistically it is very unlikely that we could get the season that fast. They have not even started filming yet. Almost all actors have other projects. They could get some actors earlier but it is expected that the scheduling will create problems, even if the actors have ST as their priority on their sheat... it is not really realistic to just get all actors on set. And the filming will last probably about 7-8 months (at best) and then there will be editing CGI stuff... which could take 10 months or so... yeah. So, do the math, and i did not even mention the potential writers strike thing. I do not think they'd want to rush things anyways, this is the last season, they'd want it to make sense and with a solid editing+CGI. That takes kinda... 10 months or so, and the promo has to also happen. Realistically we'll get the season in 2025. Early 2025 if we are lucky.

I agree! And I completely get where they're coming from.

I struggle with deciding if I should be honest about what I think realistically. Is it something that's disappointing and so people are just going to reject it, even despite the evidence bc it's not what they want? And if that's the case, what even is the point bc I obviously don't want to upset people or stress them out.

All I'm trying to do is think logically, so that way we can be prepared instead of disappointed over and over and over again. And tbh, telling ourselves the best possible case scenario is the most likely case scenario, is just setting ourselves up for even harsher disappointment.

I know 1 year and 10ish months seems like a lifetime from now, but it really isn't. We're going to be much more sad once it's over and we won't ever be able to see these characters again. The Duffers don't want to ruin the magic of Stranger Things, meaning there will be no reboots with these actors ever again in official canon. At best, we could get something animated, and that's at best. If anyone joins a literal live-action spin-off/reboot, it's unlikely to be someone from the MAIN main cast, as they'll have plenty of work opportunities after it's over. They also vouch for the ending of s5 being perfect. Which is why I think they wouldn't want to risk its eternal quality being ruined solely for a cash grab with a reboot set in the 2000's of them being re-traumatized all over again, essentially taking away all meaning and depth to s5's ending. It's just not happening (good thing we have fan-fiction).. ,

So again, once it premieres and it's over, there will be no more theorizing or getting excited for canon content beyond harmless fodder. I try to think about it that way when I get sad about waiting and it does honestly make me feel a little bit better. Bc surprises are arguably the best part of this experience. And so once there are no more left to be had, what even is there!!?

Although on that same note, once it's over, with the revelations all out in the open, they'll all finally be able to talk about things they couldn't during the shows run. So it will still be fun for fans that want to stick around for a while post-s5, but that also won't last forever. People will move on. Every phase of this experience is something we will look back on and wish we appreciated more, including hiatus right now. We will miss these times, when so much was still unknown and there was so much to hope and look forward to. The unknown is one of the best parts.

I do understand wanting to get closure sooner than later too though, bc waiting can sometimes feel like wasted time almost?

I will say that personally this is a good wake up call for me bc I do want to step back a little bit and focus on crafting major posts instead of like daily shit posts. I have so many in my drafts waiting for ?hrs of editing to be posted. Sometimes I find time for them, but then I get distracted and just end up making a random shit post instead. And so maybe it would be good to try to shift my focus to something more casual so that I can enjoy this experience more long-term instead of it feeling like an obligation more or less.

Not saying I'll be gone for months at a time. Quite frankly, if there's news to be reported, I want to be of the first to know, so I couldn't really leave permanently even if I wanted to... the FOMO would eat me alive.

#byler #byler tumblr #st5 #st5 promo #st5 filming #the great hiatus of s4-5 #we are going to tell our children about this #well i wont bc i'm too scared to have children with the world we're living in #but you get my point

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liverpool-enjoyer · 10 months

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random ask since i'm in a pokemon mood: have you played any rom hacks? if so, which ones are your favorites?

DAIHSAKAFFOOOOOOH V I CAN TALK ALL DAY ABT ROM HACKS!!! I AM CACKLING LIKE A MANIAC RN THIS IS MY CHANCE

okokok ik you asked abt rom hacks but im gonna include hacks AND fangames cause tbh i always put em in the same category (illegal pokemon games)

the best, most top tier, most BRILLIANT fangame of all time is a game by ekat n michael called pokemon ashen frost. bestie @frostbite-yinny can vouch for how amazing this game is. basically its a crime noir pokemon game that takes place in one huge ass city. you play as a detective with a swinub as a partner n the game is split into cases rather than gyms. my words arent enough to describe how high quality and genuis this game is. the story is deep n intricate n so beautifully told. n ohmygosh the SETTING. the city of riverview feels so,,, real. like i literally miss being there. the MUSIC too!!! its so jazzy n compliments the setting n story so well. n dont even get me STARTED on those CHARACTERS,,, you will get ATTATCHED. n i mean it. the end a the latest demo literally had me WEEPING. it features a talking protagonist which rlly helps you bond w the other characters. basically, ashen frost is a story abt people that takes place in the pokemon world, n thats what i adore abt it. i IMPLORE anyone who likes pokemon to play this game. im not saying that cause its my favorite, but bc to not play this game is literally a disservice to yourself. in fact i'll even give you a download link,,, here ya go

ahem. anywho. as for actual rom hacks, my favorite is easily pokemon fire red rocket edition. pokemon but you play as a member a team rocket!!! its such a breath a fresh air. a fun way to play through kanto, which is definitely needed seeing as most ppl have played through kanto 53629523 times. n the STORY??? goes HARD. theres a twist at the end that changes the way you see the story of red n blue. it takes the game from really great to fuckin BRILLIANT.

special shoutout to my first rom hack n the one that got me into all this,,, its a fire red hack by @shima-draws n its basically the story of fire red but your rival has a crush on you n flirts w you throughout the course a the game. my gateway drug n the reason i was able to play through kanto <3 her post abt it is here

another special special game is pokemon legends of the arena. another BRILLIANT n unique fangame that has you travelling the region while participating in a tournament rather than a gym challenge. amazing characters, a talking protagonist which is AWESOME, n an amazing soundtrack!!! the story is absolutely FANTASTIC too. n theres a breathtaking sidequest too. n theres like three different endings!!! which i love!! i got the true ending on the first try hehe ;))

i also cant help but love pokemon insurgence. as my first fangame i have a lotta nostalgia for it. look man, this ones FUN. its got super cool delta pokemon which are essentially regional forms before regional forms were regional forms. the story is a fun level of over the top n i love the inclusion of some a my favorite canon pokemon characters. also, this game made me cry. not bc a the story, but bc its fuckin HARD. n my ass was playing on NORMAL difficulty.

some other rom hacks ive played are pokemon gaia n pokemon glazed but tbh its been so long i dont remember much abt em,,, heh.

#if yall only take one thing from this let it be PLAY POKEMON ASHEN FROST!!!#Max Be Normal About Pokemon Challenge (IMPOSSIBLE!!!)#ty for the ask <3 #pokemon

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chonicentral · 4 months

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Hello! Any Choni Christmas fic recommendations, maybe? Or anything with some domestic, cozy, cutesy content? I’d be really grateful for anything!

there aren't many choni christmas fics that i know of tbh and a quick look didn't give me too many, but there are a few.

this is a cute christmas one shot about the toy drive the serpents mentioned doing. this fic has chapters that focus on moments throughout their relationship with different themes, and it has a christmas chapter (lots of other cute moments for you in other chapters too). i wrote a christmas chapter in my time jump one-shot collection you can check out (with a new year chapter after). there's also a new year's chapter on this fic too. i haven't read this to be able to vouch for the quality, but it says it's christmas fics. i could have sworn there was a fic that features different riverdale ships that had a chapter of choni meeting at an airport on christmas eve, but i didn't have any luck finding it.

as for domestic, cozy cutesy content, i'm not the best person to ask for that, since i'm not really one for pure fluff fics. but a few off the top of my head:

the infamous mermaid fic is too cute (with some angst near the end), this one shot about toni wanting to throw cheryl the best birthday after they get back together is perfect to me and this fic by the same author is sadly unfinished right now, but so cute and warm, about them making up for lost time after getting back together. this chapter about cheryl and anthony is super sweet.

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mimiatmidnight · 2 years

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I'm good you're back! I'm attending a tea party as have no idea what to wear😭 I was thinking I wanna do something Megan inspired or similar?

How exciting for you! Tbh I've never been to a tea party but I think the dress code can vary quite a bit depending on the event and location (and of course the climate where you are). Typically my gut would say light, airy, fluttery dresses are a guaranteed safe bet.

If you wanna channel Meghan, however, I don't think any of those descriptors would work haha. Our girl really loves a good, solid construction with an almost business-y elegant vibe. I'd say some of her signature characteristics that could still work universally are monochromatic and neutral.

She definitely has worn more than a few blush pink outfits in her time, and I think that would be a lovely color for a tea party. My absolute favorite is her 2018 TTC:

You could emulate her look with a very formal off-the-shoulder dress like this one:

For a slightly more casual flavor, you could evoke Meg's love of trench dresses....

.....with something a bit less literal, like this:

But my absolute fave Meg outfits are when she pairs a simple, elegant top with a statement skirt. Often monochrome:

But ESPECIALLY pleated skirts!

And that would be my top recommendation for you. The playful movement of the pleated skirt would give you the light flutteriness of the tea party aesthetic I was first talking about, but tying it back to Meghan by keeping the outfit simple, solid, and frills-free. You could do a dress like this:

Or separate, like this Amazon option that has a TON of really lovely varieties.

Pair it with a similar-toned top, like this lady's look, to really bring that Monochromatic Meg style home!

***Disclaimer that I am not vouching for the quality or security of any of these sites or retailers, just using their pictures for inspiration :)

#meghan markle #fashion #fashun #gotta do both the business tag and my stupid personal fun tag lol #i have no idea if this was helpful but it definitely was fun for me!

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cholay-bhature · 6 months

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#21 The Snack Bite

There was a snake in his left hand. Though he cannot see it clearly, he knew it was a Python. He is afraid of snakes. He cannot talk. He cannot sleep. He is lying on one side, on his bed, watching the man with the snake in silence. The man was talking with the room. His face was not visible. Only the shape of his body. He is wearing a three piece suit.

Man: There is absolutely no way.

Laptop said: Yes.. I am telling you.

Table said: I vouch.. This boy is always thinking of dying all the time.

Man: If he is always thinking of dying.. Why he is still alive?

Fan said: He is too afraid to die…

Mobile charger: Well.. what he is not afraid of? Lol

Monitor said: Yes.. He is always worrying about something.. Never saw him relaxing.. He is always thinking and rethinking..

Man: Death is better than this life

Table: Obviously.. He should just kill himself.. Moreover he is just a burden on everyone. A failure.. A disappointment tbh.

Laptop says: I mean… to become disappointed, you have to shine at least once.. I don’t think he gave anyone any reason to expect anything from him.

Fan: He is a failure.. With all the privileges he had, he would have had a better life than this. But look at him.

They all look at him.

Charger: He might start crying I guess… He cannot even take one word of criticism..

Man: He can take criticism. He is alive after all. How many people are alive being such a pathetic failure he is

Table: But is he alive? Is it life? He does not do anything else other than working and breathing.. And watching stupid movies..

Man: Well it depends.. It is a life.. Whoever it is.. Alive is alive..

The snake was rattling…

Table: Why don’t you let your snake eat him… No one is going to miss him.

Fan: Yep.. it might even take days someone notices that he is not anymore.. No one checks on him..

Man: I don’t know.. I do not feed my snake garbage.. My snake eats quality people.

Monitor: No need to eat.. Just one bite will be enough for this stupid crap to die

Man: Okay let’s see..

And he let the snake on the bed. The boy feels the snake on his feet.. And the bite. Like a needle.

The boy does not speak or say anything.

Suddenly, he started getting warm. Sweating profoundly. The sweat was feeling cold the next minute. He started feeling his brain. He could listen to his brain as a separate entity.

You deserve this.. The brain said. Just die now.

Gradually.. The boy is sleeping.

Finally he can rest. He heard a fan saying.

And everything was dark.

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furiosophie · 3 years

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“So you’re getting hurt just to see me?” Luke smirks when Din’s brain refuses to come up with anything to say and it’s clearly meant as a joke, something to break the tension, but it hits him like a slap to the face.

There really isn’t any way he can answer that question without lying.

go and get your hands dirty [COMPLETE]

word count: 74k tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, ex-special forces/ preschool teacher Luke Skywalker, Bounty Hunter Din Djarin, Angst with a Happy Ending, John Wick levels of violence, idiots to lovers, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Competency Kink, Very Slight BDSM Undertones, Demisexual Din Djarin, Switch!Din, Switch!Luke, past Din/Cobb and Din/Omera, you heard of Netflix and chill now get ready for whump and fuck

playlist: listen on spotify

#dinluke #it is dooooone #so have this wonky sketch i did a while ago that looks like a fucked up version of some romance novel cover #i can not vouch for the quality of this one tbh #but it is finished and i'm kinda exited i got it done haha #if you've been with me on this journey thank you #i rly appreciate everyone who read along with this little experiment #this shall function as a master post i think #there is a version of this artwork without the text too if anyone wants it #anyway i'm rambling #tw: blood #soph writes #soph arts

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tundrainafrica · 3 years

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Which would you say are your favorite fanfics ever? (Levihan ofc)

Okay, I don’t think I’m the best judge of what’s quality or not quality cause I ain’t no writing authority so I cannot vouch for whether you will like these fics or not. But I am a firm believer that good writing makes readers feel things and leaves a lasting impression.

So lemme rephrase the question… What fics left a lasting impression?

So brace yourself for one hell of a ride while I talk about fanworks that just fucked me up in the following ways:

Caused me to irrationally hate one random character

Made me forget something isn’t canon

Made me completely rearrange my day because I completely f-ed myself up.

Made me feel guilty for fucking up the view count because I keep going back there.

Makes me remember the fic as an aesthetic, not as actual words. Like literally I will imagine the setting almost perfectly in my head and like when I try to remember what happened, I don’t really remember the writing style or anything, but I could probably create a sim house about how exactly I imagined the house to look like or the yard to look like.

Changed the way I approach fic reading.

I don’t wanna spoil these fics because I’m assuming people are gonna read it so as much as I wanna make a long ass detailed review about why I love each of them, I won’t. I’ll probably just mention what the hell I was doing when I read the fic and how I completely fucked myself over.

I probably will miss some since I’m just listing these out from the top of my head. So here goes…And I’m only posting completed fics because I’m just that way.

Second chance by @fanmoose12

This is my comfort fic. The first time I read this fic, it was like 4am or 5am in the morning and I remember after reading it once, I read it like 5 more times that day.

This is literally the fic I just randomly open on my computer at work on some incognito tab when I’m just tired from all the shit they make us do at work and this is the random fic that I just open up when I feel like reading. And this is one of the fics I plan on showing my children one day when I explain to them what love is.

This isn’t depressing so I guess it doesn’t fall in the ‘fucked me over’ category but definitely one of the fics I read too many times to count that I remember it scene by scene like some simp.

Partners by fanmoose12

Woops, one exception for WIPs. I just had to post this here because it definitely left a lasting impression.

This was the first AU I have ever read and been invested in and I have been reading fanfiction since before I could remember and I have always stuck to canonverse fics until I got into Levihan.

This fic got me into the AU genre and I have never read AUs in my life before this so I think that says a lot about how much this fic means to me.

Somewhere Only We Know by @someonestolemyshoes

It’s not completely posted in ao3 yet. But since I beta-ed the fic, I finished it long before SSMS posted it but this fic. It started slow so it took me a week of on and off work to get through but I got through the second part of the fic, the last 30,000 words incredibly fast. I vividly remembered reading those last final scenes over breakfast completely in shock while my whole family was there. I literally had to leave the room and take my dog out for a second walk .

I remember the aesthetic of the overall story vividly enough to actually make a moodboard of it and spend a good 1 hour going through country side pics after finishing it. .

Yellow by @ariadneamare

God, this fic. I read this over a day of work. Like breakfast, first few thousand words, Lunch next few thousand words. And I finished the rest before bed and oh god, this is the type of fic that builds a great aesthetic, some lightness and just to fuck you over in the end.

I like to compare it to a longer and AU version of Pristine in terms of how it strings emotions along. I know they’re two completely different fics but the energy of the fic, the stream of emotions on how it strings you along is fairly similar.

This is literally one of those fics where I’m just having a good day, and my mind goes ‘remember that one fic’ and I just wrinkle my nose like ‘yeah THAT FIC’

Pristine by @mannatea

I’m sure everyone has read this, it’s practically a classic and I cannot count the number of people who told me it was depressing and I do not know why I did not believe them. I read this while waiting in line for milk tea. I lost my place in line around the time I finished that last part and just gave up on buying milk tea.

It has this build up, this incredibly fluffy build up which won’t make you think it will end the way it did.

Well. you know a fic is good when you know it’s gonna end a certain way but you allow yourself to get strung along anyway.

A Simple Choice by just-quintessentially-me

This is one of those fics for me that double as an aesthetic piece and a plot piece. I remember INCREDIBLY WELL, the road I was imagining that they were walking through and it satisfied my hurt comfort feels as well. Definitely one of my favorite 115-126 fics and one of the first ones I read in the fandom for sure.

So those are the english fics, I have to Japanese fics that fall in that category.

(For anyone who knows Japanese I guess but I personally think they’re worth a google translate.)

熱に浮く(Feverish Dream)

Classic canon compliant. Hange takes care of Levi when he’s sick fic but there are misunderstandings here, they contemplate their relationship and they are incredibly emotionally constipated here. Definitely one of the classics imo and it feeds my need for hurt/comfort.

前世なんてクソだと言う女と全て忘れた男

(A girl who thinks past lives are not real and a boy who forgot everything)

Hange is a teacher, Levi is a janitor. Hange remembers stuff and Levi doesn’t and just really cute stuff.

I’m pretty sure you guys are tired of me rambling about how much this fic means to me but really, I wrote a Tale of Two Slaves (Which is just brushing 100k words already) because this was just so beautiful it got me into the reincarnation genre.

私の中の少女、あなたの中の少年

(The girl inside me and the boy inside you)

Levi and Hange are exes/childhood friends and they meet again in a matchmaking party. This is just the greatest balance between emotional constipation and love. The premise was just perfect for the type of build up

Closest thing I’m gonna drop to smut here. Will leave my smut recs for another post but I’m low key really still thinking whether or not I should expose myself by dropping my favorite Levihan smut pieces hahaha.

Filo Socmed AUs

A lot of these probably aren’t google translatable since Tagalog google translate sucks but if anyone is interested, most Filo Socmed AUs have a fair amount of English so it’s coherent. I guess? I completely forget though how much is in English and how much is in Tagalog but these are the Filo Socmed AUs I REALLY remember and really go back to.

Vividly Remembered

This one got me blowing my days worth of salary on some meal in a restaurant because I didn’t wanna go back home to my house yet so I remember just crying over a meal while finishing up this fanfiction instead of going home.

Basically a fic where Levi and Hange were together already and were about to get married already but shit happened. I irrationally hate Nanaba because of this Socmed AU. Like everytime I see Nanaba, i think of this Socmed AU and I just hate her again.

Photographs

Levi and Hange are part of the photography club and shit happens. I remember being behind on work because I decided to take a three hour lunch break to finish this AU. This satisfied my sick Levi craving in so many ways (especially after reading Yellow)

Wherein Levi doesn’t have social media accounts and Hange is the class beadle

This last one just has the overall aesthetic of my own university so it really stuck tbh. And the premise of the build up is just incredibly cute.

These are the ones I can remember from the top of my head so I’m sure these are among my favorites. I’ll definitely update this as I read more.

#levihan #levihan fanfiction #fanfic recs

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mostlygayy · 3 years

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Renga (Reki/Langa) Fic Recs - Complete Works Only

My personally curated list of renga fics I've read & enjoyed over the past few months.

Things to know:

All fics on this list are complete works (or have at least one complete work in a series) but I may make a separate rec list for WIPS later

Fics in each category are listed in order of word count, from lowest to highest.

This list will be updated as I come across more good fic, so check back periodically

ADAM does not feature heavily or at all in any of these fics; other than brief mentions or flashbacks, I don’t read fic where Adam is a prominent character or is directly involved in the plot

After some internal debate, I decided to include two of my own fics on this list (username: rarelypoetic). I can’t vouch for the quality of them, though. That’s up to you--if you feel like checking them out. I also have a renga WIP: His Mother Tongue

Legend:

** - indicates fics that I really enjoyed

*** - indicates fics that I absolutely loved (top favorites)

^^ - indicates that this fic is part of a series or has a sequel that you should also check out

Disclaimer: I do not remember all of these fics perfectly, since I read some of them months ago, so if I didn’t mark a particular fic as my favorite that doesn’t mean it’s not good or that I didn’t really enjoy it when I read it! That said, all opinions listed here are purely my own.

General Audiences

read in between the lines by minfresh

Words: 6738

Teen

victory by Smellslikezombies

Words: 2343

(love)sick by babybluebells **

Words: 2679

dreamt like martyrs by mangocream (pommedes) **

Words: 3530

i own the space besides you by katarasvevo **

Words: 4212

Truth or Dare? by rarelypoetic (tbh i wrote this so i cant attest to the quality)

Words: 4342

the u in cute stands for—well, you, dummy! by katarasvevo ***

Words: 4626

Secret (Love) Language Symph95 (this fic is technically unrated but it fits under teen imo)

Words: 5873

my home is your home, my bed is your bed by sadlonelyyogurt ^^

Words: 6732

definitely a level-headed reaction by MermaidMarie ** ^^

Words: 8000

he was a skater boy, he said—no, you know what, no, we're not calling it that by arahir

Words: 8185

Japan Air by adlucem **

Words: 17682

(the first time) he kissed a boy by buzzcut_season ***

Words: 169722

Mature

It'll Be All Right If It's Us by RobotSquid **

Words:5820

Roll With Me by SashaDistan **

Words: 6008

Hasegawa Langa: Certified Gay Disaster by rarelypoetic (full disclosure, i wrote this fic lmao)

Words: 35084

Explicit

please, langa. by Anonymous

Words: 2110

Thighs by notallballs (notallbees)

Words: 3363

Stink by notallballs (notallbees)

Words:4082

beyond kissing by Fireborn **

Words:4214

Can I just be in my head with you? by MadamRed **

Words:4792

The Friction Between Us by nuttinonice **

Words: 7231

One Summer Night by Halfpixiegirl

Words: 8882

Like Melted Snow nuttinonice

Words: 10164

The Part of You That Loves Me by songsforfelurian ***

Words: 23463

Only Practice Makes Perfect by SKayLanphear

Words: 173628

If you have a fic you’d like to rec, please message me with the name (& author if you can) and I’ll read it if it's my thing and possibly add it to the list!

#renga #reki x langa #sk8 renga #sk8 the infinity #sk8 #sk8 fic #fanfic #fic rec #reki kyan #langa hasegawa #kyan reki #hasegawa langa

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autisticcassandracain · 2 years

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Hey, you've read some Scott & Barda right? Sorry if this is out of left field but do you know what one would read to get a better grip on them, especially Barda and her past with the female furies? I saw them in a couple issues of Ostrander and Yale's suicide squad and it totally got me hooked

Thanks so much!!!

TL;DR bc I ended up rambling way too long: yes, I have read up on Scott and Barda! Since they’re usually a package deal, my reading recs on Scott here work for Barda as well. She and the Furies also have a 2019 miniseries called Female Furies, but I haven’t read that myself for various reasons.

If the long reading list intimidates you, I recommend reading Mister Miracle (v1/1971) and Mister Miracle (v2/1989), as I consider those absolute necessities for Scott and Barda. Justice League International might also be a good idea, since the second Mister Miracle series draws heavily from it, but I’m personally unimpressed by Scott and Barda’s characterizations, and Barda isn’t a regular in the series. The first Mister Miracle series probably does the most in regards to Barda’s past with the Furies, which, in my opinion, is sadly underexplored.

My reading's focused primarily on Scott (bc of reasons I'll get into in a bit), but since Scott and Barda are practically a package deal, Scott's reading list will do you fine if you want to read about Barda. I gave a rundown of my pre-flashpoint Scott recs and a link to a reading list I used for him here!

The recs I'd give for Barda are pretty much identical, except that you can skip Orion, Death of the New Gods (which tbh if you don't care about The Timeline you shouldn't read anyway), and maybe Jack Kirby's The Fourth World by John Byrne? She did have a role in that last one, but if you're just here for Barda, I think it's skippable (and tbh again. it's bad fjdkaslfjdksal). Barda also isn't a regular in Justice League International like Scott is, though she does get a prominent role for one arc, and the Suicide Squad issues you read were a crossover with JLI. I'm personally not impressed by either Scott or Barda's characterization in JLI, but if you enjoyed the Suicide Squad crossover, I do recommend giving it a shot!

She’s also been in Birds of Prey #100-109, which I read ages ago so I can’t give much of an analysis on her characterization, but I remember it being fine. According to dcuguide’s chronology of her (which I highly recommend looking up for basically any character you’re reading up on), she’s also been in JLA (1997) #17-27, #36-41, and some stray ones later, but I haven’t read these because. Honestly. They’re in Grant Morrison’s run and I hate their writing. So I can’t vouch for quality.

I'm really not well-read on either Scott or Barda post-flashpoint (my reading list kinda ended there, and I haven't bothered to hunt down a post-flashpoint specific one yet), but the major series I know of with Scott and Barda are Tom King's Mister Miracle, and Cecil Castelluci's miniseries Female Furies.

I hated Tom King's Mister Miracle, but I'm apparently in the minority on that one, so your mileage may differ. I would, however, strongly recommend against making it your entry point for Scott or Barda, not because you won't be able to follow it (it's pretty stand-alone), but because it's much darker in tone than anything else they've ever appeared in, and is therefor not a good representation of the kind of stories you'll encounter for them. Also, it character massacres Orion and Lightray, so your idea of them will be skewed if your introduction to them is this series. If you do decide to read it, massive trigger warning for graphic depiction of a suicide attempt (literally on the first panel), depression and other mental health issues, blood and gore, horrors of war in general, talk of past child abuse and torture, on-screen torture, and also there's graphic sex and nudity.

I haven’t read Female Furies yet; I’ve kinda mean meaning to get around to it, but tbh, the premise and what I’ve heard of the execution simply don’t instill a lot of confidence in me (tackling (workplace) sexism on Apokolips from the lens of the Female Furies is... a Choice), so I’ve been putting it off. But it sounds exactly like what you’re looking for, in terms of an exploration of Barda’s time with the Furies, so I did want to mention it! Sadly, Barda’s relationship with the Furies and her time with them hasn’t really been explored that much in canon, so this might be your best bet (though again, haven’t read it).

#my posts #big barda #scott free #hope this is followable I tried my best

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yeonjuins · 2 years

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a cute game for you if you want to play: pair your mutuals with idols based on their personalities! 🧸

omg hello anonnie THANK U FOR BEAR EMOJI... I APPRECAITE IT CRIES i’m so sorry to any mutuals i excluded... i wanted to like... give this a lot of thought and for some reason i could only pair ppl according to who i see myself most like in the groups and what their pairings like to other ppl in the same group !!

anyways, this turned into ‘what friendship synergy do i share with idols’ i apologize anonnie ;;

@heejakewon donghyuck from nct

aki you were the first to come to mind solely for the fact that you are a menace in the same vein that hyuck is... but then the more that thought sunk in with me, the more i was like, omg my ult is mark, markhyuck is the iconic bestie duo since they were like 2 years old... it IS me and aki PAHHAHHA you’re more open about lovey dovey emotions and being clingy (in comparison to me/mark (<- i hate myself a little for saying that) that’s awkward about it and simply just 🧍‍♂️ takes it all in)) but ur also a little menace that likes to, and in the most affection way ever, annoyingly show these emotions PAHHAHAH (i.e your constant jungwonification agenda you push onto me) aside from base level badgering though, you care a lot and although your words may not be able to say it, your actions most certainly do (”:

tldr : you’re the hyuck to my mark (<- the most romantic words i’ve ever said imo)

@97choi wooyoung from ateez

tbh this thought started all because i was like ‘i associate tris with wooyoung because all i do is send tiktoks of wooyoung barking to tris’ BUT THEN IT CLICKED WITH ME... WOOYOUNG AND YEONJUN ARE BESTIES... TRIS... WE ARE SIMPLY WOOYOUNG AND YEONJUN... !??! both our ult groups are different but we share a mutual liking to them along with other things (i.e bibi <3) and like we don’t talk super often but u are super supportive no matter what i do whenever you see it ): i feel like you secretly have your unhinged moments likewise to wooyoung and you outwardly show your affection to your friends the most in a similar fashion as well (”:

i wish i could go on more about this but i haven’t been caught up with ateez in a while so i’m not sure if i could vouch for other things ): but i hope nonetheless you get the notion of what i’m trying to say my love <3

@slowrabbitpd soobin from txt

i can go on a long rant about this but what summarizes it perfectly is in that one txt to do (?) episode, soobin was asked when he finds the members the cutest... soobin responded for taehyun: “when he goes on and on about the things he's into with sparkling eyes” and that reminded me of us entirely. not sure if you find it endearing or anything when i go on uh . long tangents and rants about random things or begin badgering you on extremely detailed areas of your life but i hope u do PAHHAH

i’ve also told u this before but truly you are a cousin figure to me and i hold family very dearly to my heart (”: i feel like most of our convos is me just rambling on about something so insignificant and you just sitting there listening, nodding your head. i’m not sure what txt duo synergy we replicate but i think overall you remind of soobin a lot with his leadership qualities. how soobin likes to admire the boys and their extroverted states from afar whilst simultaneously being still in the moment with them is a quality i feel like you both share dearly. i also think you two share the ability to look at things objectively but wrapping it all up, you and soobin are alike in many ways imo (”:

#yeah those are the ones i feel strongly about #im sososoos sorry to any mutuals i didn't put in #i wanted to like feel 100% with my pairings #but i mean nonetheless this is just a silly little ask game #i lov u all nonetheless and i either lack creativity to connect ppl to idols personalities or u guys are all just very unique PAHAHHA #asks #anon #rb games #lol also expanding off megs : i feel like if i knew her irl a lot of the time it would be me lightly punching her shoulder and being hyper #while she's just sitting there like yup . yeah . i see it woo . calm down AHSUDNKLMAW #truly i think im a little menace to meg but a part of me enjoys that because naturally i get to be the most open in the way i know best #(being annoying AHSUODNJKLMWA)#edit: im writing this part out of spite but u know how soobin responds the least in the txt gc #thats how im feeling rn meg #with u being the ONLY PERSON I TAGGED ON THIS TO HAVE YET PERCIEVE THIS #PERCEIVE IT 🤺

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sunnytwst · 3 years

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Hi there! First i wanna say that ur writing is so cute hdjxjcb i love it,, May i request headcanons with dorm leader x reader (as in couples) where the reader is always with their other friend for projects and studying so they don't spend that much time with their s/o, how the dorm leaders would react to that (it can be any type of headcanon). Take care of yourself!!!

hello anon!! osdifjsdoif thank you,,honestly i feel like all of y’all are so nice to me....n e ways here’s your request!! sorry it took a while,,

relationship: dorm leaders x gn! reader (romantic)

format: headcanons

genre: i am once again putting this under hurt/comfort but the hurt is minimal

warnings: none :-D

riddle rosehearts:

ah, sorry! i’ve already done headcanons for a request quite similar to this, you can find it here

azul ashengrotto:

does his best to work through his insecurities post-overblot but it’s really tough when school makes spending time together so difficult

sometimes he can’t help but wonder if you’re growing tired of him but the rational part of him that’s been trying to grow knows that it’s not your fault you keep getting assigned to be partners with someone else for projects

may or may not try to finesse the teachers into pairing you up more often but i can’t vouch for how well it went over with trein...

when it comes to you spending all your time studying he’s a well known workaholic so it makes him a bit of a hypocrite...

will try to lure you away from work by turning up the charm and promises of a night at the lounge, just the two of you, but if it doesn’t work he’ll turn into whiny baby azul and just cling to you until you finally agree to take a break

please give him cuddles and reassure him that you still love him and want to spend time with him :-((

leona kingscholar:

kinda annoyed tbh

maybe not at you directly but with school and the professors and all the work that’s been piling up and how it’s all getting in the way of some quality time with his lover

would never tell you that he misses you to your face though and would just grouch around, scowl deepening the longer the two of you are apart

definitely gives your project partner the stink eye across the classroom and in the halls

all your “i have to work” shit?? he’s not having it

stupid lion boy is clingier than he will literally ever aknowledge because he spent so long being second place and now that he’s first in your heart??? there’s no way he’s letting that go

would literally physically remove you from your spot bent over your desk, trap you in his arms, and fall asleep

struggle all you want but one look at the smooth, peaceful lines of his sleeping face and ah...maybe your assignments can wait

kalim al-asim:

honestly torture for this poor guy

he loves spending time with you and being able to hug you or give you a kiss and generally just really likes being near you

very understanding of your situation but might whine to a Very Tired jamil about how he wishes you guys were project partners because he misses you :-((

although to be fair the teacher stopped assigning you guys together because kalim having an excuse to talk to you during class would always turn out disastrously giggly

when he sees you finally show up at the party he’s hosting after being holed up in your room for a while he gets so excited!! his eyes light up and he starts bouncing around like a puppy in love

but he can tell that you’re distracted by the thought of all the work you could be doing as you sit and quietly sip on your drink and so he would invite you on a magic carpet ride above the clouds, just the two of you

the quality time together, soaring through the stars, makes you realize just how much you missed this and you spend the rest of the evening relaxing in each other’s arms

vil schoenheit:

copes pretty well initially but this is getting out of hand

another member of the tsun club who would never admit he misses you but it’s not hard for people around him like rook to tell that vil’s been a little snippy lately

understands that assigned partners are out of your reach and assures himself that you would definitely rather be with him than just another potato, right? right???

the busier you get the more time and effort he puts into his makeup and look everyday as if he’s trying to get your attention or flaunt his superiority to your poor project partner??

even if you don’t have time for a date be sure to shoot him a complimentary message on occasion to smooth his feathers

ah, spending all that time studying and working? don’t you know that’s terrible for your skin?

absolutely cannot stand the way that you’ve been looking so drained lately and whisks you away for a spa day

might not complain too terribly for once if you press kisses all over his face once the cucumber masks come off

idia shroud:

absolutely hates this because sure he was lonely before but now that he’s had a taste of outside affection?? there’s no turning back

would try to distract himself from the hole in the chest by playing games but then he can’t focus on the games because he’s thinking about you and it’s all just one vicious cycle

can’t help but be jealous of your project partner because he wants to spend time with you but then he gets insecure as to whether or not he deserves it

instead of becoming clingier he actually grows a bit more distant??

texts less often and just holes himself in his room for longer periods of time just feelin’ sad and confused

you’ll probably have to be the one to have the control to break away from your studies amd go check on him. maybe bring a basket of his favorite snacks and your gaming console!!

would be a bit pouty and grumbly towards you when he first lets you in his room even though he knows it’s not really your fault but it feels so nice to settle into this routine with you again and soon he’s cheered up

the two of you work on being more consistent with communication which is really good for y’alls relationship :-D

malleus draconia:

tries not to think about it too much

similar to idia he hasn’t really recieved a lot of affection outside of his dorm members and even then it really just wasn’t the same

honestly it might not feel like much time that passes to him, personally, but he’s constantly just so aware that you’re mortal and human that’s what’s so scary

throws himself into his own work and duties as a distraction and this really only widens the rift but no one said that it was a good solution

the combo of you spending time away from him for work and him spending time away from you for work definitely increases his lonelieness at an exponential rate and eventually he goes to look for you

swings by to see if you had time for one of your usual (but despairingly growing less common) nightly walks and was shocked to find that the big problem wasn’t even not being project partners but you overworking himself

doesn’t do anything directly to sway you but kinda just sits in silence and stares, unblinking, as you scribble away

it gets so uncomfortable that eventually you crack and pet your pen down, laughing about how he’s such a baby

both of y’all gotta promise to take cuddle breaks from here on out, okay?

#twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland imagines #twisted wonderland headcanons #riddle rosehearts #azul ashengrotto #leona kingscholar #kalim al asim #vil schoenheit #idia shroud #malleus draconia #cloudy day

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queenaeducan · 2 years

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Ian/Solas: pre-relationship - 2, 7 | love - 2, 6 | domestic life - 7, 11

ship meme | @teslacharlatan

2. What was their first impression of each other?

Could've gone better, tbh! From Ian's side it's more favourable, he's hesitant to join the Inquisition because it has Chantry ties (like, yes, the Chantry kinda hates it at the point that Ian joins, but it's still steeped in Chantry stuff) and Solas is one of the people who can vouch for it as an apostate and elf. Solas quickly appears to Ian as someone who is proud of his magic, and has a view of his abilities that Ian finds uniquely appealing as someone who was taught by the Circle to revile his magic.

For Solas' part, by that point he's still kind of half-way in another world and nothing around him feels like it's really happening. He registers Ian, but it isn't a lightning strike upon first meeting. In one of their first real conversations Solas also gets his hackles up, anticipating Ian to be more like the Dalish he has met up to this point, and puts his foot in his mouth right as he establishes a point of common ground. Accidentally making Ian cry aside, that first real conversation does establish Ian as someone thoughtful and intelligent in Solas' eyes, enough that when they try again later he's much more capable of not being a complete asshole.

7. What would their lives be like if they had never met?

Ian would either be rolling around Ferelden helping people out or still in the Anderfels Alienage. Solas would be... well, where he is in the DA timeline now. So not a great place! I'm also choosing to believe that Layne (a mage hunter from before the Circles fell who has Ian's phylactery) never catches Ian if he doesn't work for the Inquisition, and unless Joly sees this and corrects me I won't have to believe otherwise!

Ian and Solas are both characters who can exist and change outside of their romantic relationship, so I can't say that Solas would plow right on and destroy Thedas without second thought. Thora has a profound effect on him and she exists as Inquisitor in their worldstate, etc. I do think that Ian helps bring out the softer side of Solas and allows his tragedy to breathe than to keep it locked in his chest, which is good for him. Meanwhile, Ian still has the capacity to heal without Solas in his life, but who or what would teach him that and how long it would take? Who's to say!

2. What are their primary love languages?

I'd have to ask Joly to be certain, but I think Ian tends to be physical touch and acts of service. He stitches Solas' clothes and shaves his head when he forgets to use his magic to stunt its growth, and he's a very physically affectionate person. Solas leans towards verbal affection and affirmations and quality time, he likes saying nice things about Ian or otherwise validating him, and many of the gestures he performs to Ian through their relationship (dreaming together, the trip to Crestwood) are him finding ways for them to spend time in the chaos of the world around them.

6. Who kills the bugs in the house?

Neither! Solas and Ian are both "escort the bug someplace safe" people, also since this is my fantasy world I like to imagine that Solas at least is doing it with a spell so I can picture a world where I-- someone who is creeped out by bugs but don't want them to die!-- don't have to live in fear that the spider will crawl out from the paper and the glass I have it kept in and bite me.

I imagine also in their main verse since Ian is uncomfortable with closed windowed rooms keeping the bugs out is an impossibility. The window is almost constantly open and they live in the middle ages. Just embrace the bugs.

11. Who likes to dance?

Solas. In Elvhenan I think he really loved dancing, although he doesn't get much opportunity to do so in the Dragon Age, and for a long time he honestly doesn't think he wants to try. Dancing is different, as everything is different. I've written before about the experiencing of dancing before the Veil (here's one where he dances with another of Joly's OCs in Elvhenan) and how people sort of blend into each other if they are suitably connected to the Fade. Eventually he decides he very badly wants to dance with Ian, who hasn't really ever danced before, at least not since he was a bairn, and is incredibly self-conscious. Ian's aversion to dancing is absolutely killer for me, due to my earnest desire to see all my ships in some kind of Emma / Pride & Prejudice dance situation.

Modern Ian likes to dance, however. Just not in public. Solas catches him dancing while he's closing up the shop one night and it just about kills him.

#long post #iander lavellan #otp: i have found a home in him

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thosch3i · 3 years

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So here's my personal ranking of DMBJ adaptations, thanks @mejomonster for the idea :D

(but psst first if anyone seeing this post haven't seen it already, there's an interest check for a pingxie gift exchange! over here.)

1. Ultimate Note (2020)

So I wrote a long ass post about UN here, where I mainly talk about the Iron Triangle because they're the heart of DMBJ and their relationship is what makes or breaks an adaptation for me, all else equal. But thankfully UN also has good pacing, faithfulness to the original story (and honestly a smoother and less confusing way of portraying it, but thats not saying much), no exceptionally cringy added romance plot lines, female characters treated as well as they can be given they were fridged in the source material, and a cast and crew with a deep appreciation and love for the characters and story, making the most of what they could with a tiny budget and no promotion. (UN is now the most highly-rated DMBJ adaptation on douban!) The main cast is a bit green, no doubt, but the longer it goes on the better they get. (If you scroll through my #translation tag far enough you'll find stuff XYL and ZSX have said about their characters. XYL especially, really understands Zhang Qiling and I will always respect him for that, which is why he's my favorite Xiaoge.) I'm just eternally sad about the ending and that there probably won't be a S2 for the main story finale because NPSS won't sell the rights again.

2. The Lost Tomb 2 (2019)

Before UN came out, this was my favorite Iron Triangle. The Pangzi and Xiaoge friendship was also super cute here! A sorely underrated friendship, for sure. And I absolutely adore TLT2 Xiao Hua. He and UN Xiuxiu would make a great team. The entirety of the first half (undersea tomb) was remarkably true to the source material (despite being unnecessarily draggy at points), and I do like that they made the Bronze Tree arc more of an Iron Triangle thing than a Wu Xie solo mission like in the novel. But uh, the second half of this drama was just...really confusing lol with so many long shots of them trudging through snow endlessly. But it's a cute Pingxie and Iron Triangle. (Saw someone once say TLT2 is the fluffy Pingxie but UN is the angsty Pingxie, which......accurate tbh.) But...man...will TLT2.5 (Heavenly Palace) ever be released from jail ;;;;;; its supposedly already filmed (different cast) but can't air for...legal reasons? idk? ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

3. Time Raiders (2016)

A wacky movie that makes no logical sense whatsoever but God it was such a fun, wild watch lmao. Pingxie were so unnecessarily gay in this, and also TLT2 Pangzi is great as always. I liked A-Ning being a total badass as well. Movie gets a bit sad when you realize there's a deleted scene canonizing the movie as book!Wu Xie's wishful thinking and fanciful story he told because he misses his friends. In reality, Pan Zi and A-Ning are dead, his San-shu is missing, and he doesn't know if he'll see Xiaoge again (which is why TR!WX is always taking photos of him, I'd say).

4. Qinling Sacred Tree Donghua (2021)

So uh this still doesn't have official English subs (you can find it on a streaming site somewhere but I can't vouch for translation quality). But it's a pretty faithful adaptation of the Bronze Tree arc, but with a slight twist to make Xiaoge more relevant. (I'm still squinting at Liang-shiye.) Still largely a Wu Xie and Lao Yang duo mission, though. But the scenery in the donghua is gorgeous and the food looks really good too...and, like, it's a good and solid adaptation. I just wish it had been an Iron Triangle adventure 😅

5. Sha Hai (2018)

Qin Hao is an amazing Sha Hai Wu Xie. I love him, and the fact that ZSX posted a photo with him ;;;;;;;; my favorite Wu Xies ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; (fun fact: to this day, QH's Weibo pfp is of himself as Wu Xie!) But anyway. Yeah I mostly just love Wu Xie here and everything he's gone through and turned himself into now that Xiaoge is gone. There are several UN parallels because they were done by the same company (which is also why a lot of the actors are the same). Unfortunately, the whole plot was....??????? and I wasn't a fan of any of the romances, or any of the side characters in general 😅 Skipped...so much of it lol. Why did they do *gestures vaguely at the entire show* Man at least they had Three Days of Silence. Small mercies.

6. The Lost Tomb 1 (2015)

They did Pangzi so dirty, I'm sorry sweetheart. That aside, the OCs were also a big ?????? and the fact that they had the iconic Iron Triangle hotel fight so early...WITHOUT THE FULL IRON TRIANGLE????????? But TLT1 Pingxie were literally a case of love at first sight soulmates so that was sweet. Also the blood feeding. Nice 👌 This Xiaoge is probably what most of the tomb-robbing world (or very casual dmbj fans ig lmao) see when they think of Zhang Qiling: aloof, mysterious, terrifyingly strong, (and kinda 2000s emo-boy-looking for some reason???)

7. The Lost Tomb Reboot (2020)

Confusingly wild deviations from the original story, really cringy romances + fridged women, and unnecessarily dragged out plot aside, I just wasn't feeling the Iron Triangle in this one 😅 Nor was I a fan of the treatment of Xiaoge. (He was stolen from his mother as a baby and abused by the Zhang family ever since, used as a convenient bloodbag to get around tombs and he didn't even understand he was a human being with a heart who could want things until he met his mother again in Three Days of Silence, where he finally regained the "heart" given to him by his mother that the Zhang family had taken from him...and then the first thing he experienced was the loss of his mother. I think this was the only canonical instance of him crying. After that, he lived a life full of mostly loss and more trauma, being kidnapped, kept naked in a basket, and used as zombie bait when he lost his memories...and knowing all this about his past, Pangzi tells him to use his blood in a tomb, enthusiastically, without hesitation. Like...you don't tell your best friend to cut himself because you think his blood might be useful. Especially not your best friend who you know in his past has been abused just like that since birth by his blood-related "family".) I do, however, think all the actors did amazing jobs with what they were given and are very talented. The effects were also good and the music is fantastic too. I don't think I need to praise Z1L's acting because everyone knows how good he is, and he pulled off that hallucination scene where he saw Xiaoge die for him just beautifully 👌 And Xiaoge smiles! Also very cute.

So yeah that's all the adaptations I've seen! It's past 1:30am so I'm a bit rambly but 🤪🤪🤪

#shouting into the void #dmbj #give me a chance to talk abt dmbj and it WILL end with me being sad about xiaoge #i write fic for the sole purpose of being sad abt xiaoge #which is why all my current whopping total of two (2) dmbj fics are me being sad about xiaoge #long post

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lachalaine · 4 years

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#6 & 38 !

OC Ask Game

accepting!

6. Who did your character look up to as a child?

Two people - I would say for sure would be her grandmother and her best friend Emilia.

Her grandmother on her fathers side - the French Opera singer, and now wealthy matriarch, Mademoiselle Adelyn Marie Dulcet, would be one of them, because even though Jackie wasn’t really able to spend as much time with her as she’d have liked growing up, the few summers she did spend with her grandmère were some of the most influential for her. The head of the Dulcet family after all is certainly something else. Beautiful, graceful and intelligent, even at her older age - the woman has the aesthetic appeal of a swan with the sharp tongue of a saber toothed cat. She’s blunt and she’s petty, stern and yet outrageous, and Jackie learned a lot from her growing up, and was almost always at her tail - an awed little duckling waddling along after her utterly sophisticated grace.

And even as a child, the respect she had for her was truly like nothing else, Jackie in her childlike views amazed at the sense of both reverence and fear that people would grant her grandmother at every turn. For she was admittedly harsh, yes. Judgmental, yes. A hard-ass, in every single sense of the word? Yes. And yet somehow, was she still fair despite it all.

For Mlle. Adelyn was a most capable woman, blessed with both artistic talent and wit, who wielded her power and authority with all the regalia of a queen, and yet behind that unforgiving austerity was a lady who was wise enough to recognize others latent talents, fiercely pushing them in only the oddest of ways to see the extent of their potential, only to in the end, care of those of which she’d finally deemed worthy enough of being taken under her wing. For as brusque as her attitude could be - she was an enterprising woman all the same, always looking for others to achieve success; and nothing would best vouch for her then those who’d experienced it first hand.

Her employed staff would be the first to sing of her praises, Jackie would be the second; for it was fact that Adelyn doted on no one else quite like she did that little girl. Whilst her employees were granted with wages high enough in which to live comfortably, enabling them to send their children to school, to live better lives so as to achieve further growths of opportunity; only for Jackie was she soft - supportive and protective, lenient and so easily delighted by nothing but her mere presence. She’d spoiled her, granted her with all that she could give her and more, and during the few gala’s of which she had the chance to attend did her grandmother put her on center stage, boasting about her every quality to anyone that would appear to listen – only for Jackie to inevitably feel the burden of the attention, and the worrying fear that she, in all her fumbling childlike awkwardness, would never be able to match up to it.

In the end, Jackie was nothing but a little girl when she was exposed to all of that, and she didn’t have nearly enough time in her grandparents presence to get accustomed to it; not the tensions that ran within that type of high society environment, nor the actual language spoken within it. Still, she has fond memories of her grandmère, and although Jackie wasn’t ever quite able to follow in her graceful footsteps, the influence of her proud presence still remains.

For every other trait that enables Jackie beyond that, I’d say Emilia plays a heavy part. For where with Adelyn was Jackie a child still coming into herself, with Emi was she a teenager forcefully repressed - at least until the blonde herself took active efforts to shove her out of that particular mindset. For with Emilia Thompson was Jackie granted the firsthand experience of being shown that sometimes, being a Bitch actually does — get shit done.

Because Emilia, from the time Jackie first met her, wasn’t like anyone else. She was like Jackie, in a sense. Odd, it’d seemed, in her own multi-cultural way, made to feel like an outsider by those who couldn’t seem to understand them. Only Emilia actually reveled in her own uniqueness, was damn fucking loud about it and didn’t give two shits if anyone thought her weird because of it. She was bold and she was brave, not afraid to call things out for what it was, not afraid to break the status quo. For where others hid behind their subtly acidic barbs, she said it straight to their face; and in response and shame did they turn on their heels and run the other way.

Emilia made up her own narrative, even way back then, not allowing anyone to force her into one, and Jackie’s been in awe of her ever since.

And to a certain extent, I feel like that’s why Jackie got along with her so well; even though Emi wasn’t necessarily the greatest person to be around sometimes. Emilia really only merely carried on what Adelyn had already started, only Emi employed it in a far cruder manner. Honestly, the main reason Jackie didn’t follow along with her more meaner traits was because she was well aware of what it was like to be bullied and hurt, and she had acquired a softer heart in response to that. In the end, they’d acquired a sense of co-existence. Emilia would be the Bad Cop, Jackie the Good Cop. Where Emilia would lash out, Jackie would grow to be her restraint. Emilia taught Jackie how to speak up and fight for her rights, Jackie taught Emi how to be a little more forgiving and a little less of an absolute brat.

Sisters to no end. Until the time came when they had to go their separate ways, and they had to channel the best that they’d learned from each other so they could survive the rest of their days.

In the end, it was both these women had taught her that strength, boldness and a fierce personality weren’t traits that were in any way shape or form bad. It was these women that taught her to stand up for herself, to speak up and shape her life in the way she’d wanted it to be, and to be as unabashedly, uniquely and bluntly herself as much as she possibly could. To accept it, and grow into it, to wield her own strength with as much fierceness and ferocity that she could muster; so that eventually she would never have to hide behind anything or anyone any longer. And it took her a while to grow completely into that, very wibbly wobbly, in and out as the anxiety and fear caught up to her - but it took root within her eventually, and has stayed with her ever since.

38. Does your character worry about breaking the rules and getting in trouble?

Nope, not at all. In fact, I’d say she quite practically lives on the thrill of it – not that she really actively means to tho, tbh. She’s actually rather thoughtless in that sense, because she doesn’t seem to think about things being against the law when she does them. She just – suddenly has an unusually odd desire, has a sudden means to pro-actively achieve said desire, and then without further ado - is she off!

Off entering restricted areas to explore, off climbing up tall and derelict old buildings to see the sun rise, off pressing the large red button with a label that very prominently says “DO NOT TOUCH!!!” — quite honestly, and in the absolute worst of ways, you’ll find that if the urge ever hits her for one reason or another, she will be there, no questions asked. And if in the process she has to break a few rules along the way to do it, then it’s fine, y’know? It’s all totally, totally, absolutely hecking fine. Because in her head, she’ll just deal with that problem later on – at least, if she gets caught.

Because for all that she doesn’t care for the actual law in that very moment, she certainly takes it into very deep consideration when she has to eventually think about how to utilize her ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card.

Otherwise, I’d say it’s a pretty normal thing to see her leaving a string of chaos and mayhem nearly everywhere she goes, whichever verse you find her in. She’s gotten herself barred from malls, thrown out on the streets by security, found herself in jail at least once or twice a month ( it used to be far more often ) and she’s gotten just a little bit too cozy with the cops that are usually called in to arrest her - enough that she has a reputation, and enough that she can somehow sometimes wheedle her way out of a jail sentence, if she turns on the charm just right.

Of course, it doesn’t always work, but she’s annoying enough to actually have in said jail cell that they otherwise aim to throw her out as soon as possible anyway.

She monologues to them even if they ignore her, she bangs pencils like a drummer on the cell doors, and she constantly tries to steal the keys hanging on the walls. The only reason she hasn’t been thrown in for longer periods at a time is because her apparent ‘crimes’ aren’t serious enough to imprison her completely. She’s nothing but a public menace to most of the police force, apparently, and she likes to keep her record that way.

In any case, even if they don’t mean to do they all seem to have a bit of an unnaturally soft spot for her anyway, weirdly enough.

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Breaking The Law

Summary: Parole Office Kat Williams had seen Dean Ambrose’s mugshot from his file. She was expecting the scrappy, shaggy kid in the photo, not the man who walked into her office.

Pairing: Dean Ambrose x OC

Word Count: 3000+

Warnings: RATED M FOR AVERT YOUR EYES CHILDREN THIS AIN’T NOTHIN BUT SMUT

Author’s Note: This is a piece of what was originally a bigger fic - a very dark fic tbh - but I’ve been struggling with it since Dean’s return. I decided I could cut this out, post it as a PWP for everyone’s enjoyment, and if I ever get around to writing more, just posting it as a second part. (Tag list is back down to like no one, because once again I wasted so much fucking time between posting shit that most of y’all were either lost in the purge or changed your names. Sorry.)

Tagging: @softarthurmorgan / @kakakatey / @thirstiswet / @calwitch / @dirrrtydeeds

Kat grabbed the file for her next appointment, a new parolee she was being assigned. The folder was fairly thin, which typically meant an easy job… or a first time offender at the beginning of a long path through the system. She read the name on the tab, “Ambrose, Dean,” and opened the folder.

The man’s mugshot was paperclipped to the first page, his piercing blue eyes striking her immediately, even in the washed out, overexposed photo. The glare on his features was not uncommon in the many mugshots she’d seen, but he made it look more like a brood. It made her think of classic movie stars when they’d hit that pout that made the women swoon. His shaggy hair, she couldn’t tell if it was brown or blonde from the photo alone, was matted to his forehead. He looked mostly clean shaven, although with the poor quality of the photo she couldn’t tell if he had a bit of stubble or if it was just an odd shadow or printing mistake.

She moved the photo out of the way, quickly reading through his file. Ambrose was 32 years old, only a few years older than herself. He was charged with stealing a firearm and had pled guilty, earning a 5 year sentence but was being released early. Reading through the file, Ambrose had kept to himself in prison and stayed out of trouble. There were only a handful of reported incidents from his time in jail, all of which had guards vouching that he acted defensively.

It seemed promising, really.

Dean had served his time in Ohio but had applied to serve parole in Iowa. The paperwork showed he had someone to live with and a job lined up. The planning, paired with his good behaviour, led to an easy approval. This also meant that she hadn’t met him prior to his release as she had most of her parolees.

He had been pleasant enough on the phone when he made his appointment, his voice gruff and his answers monosyllabic when possible. He called within the 24 hours necessary of arriving, ready with his file number. Overall, her impression so far was that he was a nice man who got caught up in something bad.

Her phone chirped at her from the corner of her desk, the familiar tone signalling an interoffice paging.

“Williams.” She answered.

“Your 2:30 is here. Mr. Ambrose.” Nicole, the receptionist, responded.

“Great, send him in.” Kat told her. She heard the click on the other end and hung up her phone. Seconds later, a steady, strong knock sounded from her door.

“Come in.” She called, standing in anticipation of meeting her new parolee. She straightened her blouse as the door opened.

The man who entered was nearly unrecognizable from the mugshot if not for those amazing blue eyes. If the young man in the mugshot could be compared to a scruffy but lovable mutt, the man currently standing in her office was a prize pitbull. He’d clearly spent his free time while locked up in the gym. His neck alone had nearly doubled in size and the crisp t-shirt he was wearing looked ready to pull apart at the seams. She found herself wondering what the rest of him looked like before he went in, only having the lone mugshot showing him from the shoulders up. His hair was shorn and his beard was grown in, but groomed.

“Officer Williams?” He asked, standing in the doorway.

“Yes. Come in, Mr. Ambrose.” She instructed. Dean crossed the small office quickly, only taking a few steps with his long legs. His file had listed him as 6’4, but his mass made it seem much more intimidating.

She gulped subtly as she offered her hand to shake. Dean adjusted the papers he was holding into his opposite arm before taking her hand in his own. His hand was warm and his grip was firm.

“Please, call me Dean.” He told her as he released her hand.

“Alright Dean.” She nodded, sitting down. “Why don’t you have a seat and we can get started.”

Dean sat, setting the papers on her desk. “So, your file was transferred to me from Ohio where you served your time, correct?”

“Yes, ma’am.” He confirmed.

“And what brought you to Iowa?” She asked, watching him closely for any signs he might be lying.

“Good friend of mine offered me a place to live and helped me set up a job.” He explained, turning to the papers he’d brought in, leafing through. “He filled out the required paperwork here.”

Kat took the papers he offered, looking through them. The forms were typical, that Mr. Rollins understood that he was living with a Parolee, that he understood the rules that were expected of the parolee’s living situation, and that even if Mr. Rollins brought the prohibited items into the home, Dean would suffer the consequences.

“Great, these all look in order.” Kat nodded. “You say he set you up with your job as well?”

“Yes. He owns a gym and he’s hired me as a trainer.” He explained, handing over the proof of employment.

“You’re very prepared, Dean. I appreciate that.” Kat muttered as she scanned the documents.

“I’m just lookin’ for this to be as smooth as possible.” He told her.

She stapled the papers together, tucking them into Dean’s file.

“Now it says here your prior officer in Ohio, uh…” She paused as she looked for the officer’s name.

“Officer Regal.” He supplied.

“Ah yes, here we are. Officer Regal. It says he went through the expectations, but just to make sure nothing slipped through the cracks, I’m going to go over it again. Eases my mind.” She explained with a smile.

“Of course.” He nodded.

Kat went over the conditions of Dean’s parole, which were fairly typical. Curfew, travel restrictions, things Dean was prohibited to do or own. She went over how to report change in address or job. It was the same spiel she’d given her whole career, with only a few variations from crime to crime.

“Any questions?” She concluded.

“No, ma’am.” He shook his head.

She slid a copy of her business card across her desk towards him. “There’s how to get a hold of me if you need anything or have a question. If you get into any legal trouble I will find out, but both of our lives will be easier if you call me first.”

“Understood, but that shouldn’t be a problem.”

“Well, I hope not. Even still, I tell that to everyone.” She told him with a polite smile.

Kat woke up with a soft groan at being pulled out of a peaceful slumber. The two arms wrapped around her, one below and one over her waist, both tightened, pulling her backwards into the strong chest. She smiled at the motion but didn’t open her eyes yet. She loved waking up in his arms. She never felt more safe than when she was wrapped up in Dean.

“G’mornin’.” He grumbled into her ear, nuzzling her neck. Her smile widened as she squirmed against him, his beard tickling her.

“Morning.” She mumbled back. “I was dreaming ‘bout you.”

“Mmm,” Dean hummed, the sound vibrating through his chest. “What about?” He asked suggestively as he ran his hand down her torso until he reached the sliver of skin between her sleep shirt and panties, stroking the bare skin.

“Day we met.” She answered, ignoring his implication.

“Real version or,” Dean pressed his hips against her, fingers dancing along the waistband of the panties she wore. “Our version?”

She scoffed and batted at his hand. “Real version.” Even though she was playing hard to get - as if he didn’t already have her - she couldn’t deny the heat that grew in her belly at Dean’s question. The two had role-played their own version of that first meeting many times, sometimes with Kat as the hard ass, domineering parole officer who threatened to write him up unless he did exactly as she said and sometimes with Dean as the asshole, “won’t take no for an answer” criminal, but all with the same satisfying outcome for both.

“Bummer.” Dean hummed against her skin, making her giggle. “I like ours better.”

“What time is it?” She asked, still not wanting to open her eyes.

“Who cares?” Dean whispered, his breath tickling her ear as he pushed his luck a bit more, slipping his fingers into her waistband.

“Dean,” she whined, wiggling in a lame attempt to escape him. The low growl from Dean let her know the wiggle did nothing but spur him on. “I’ve got appointments this morning.”

“Fuck ‘em.” He hissed, fingers slipping lower. “We got ‘til the alarm.”

“Dean.” She whined again, this time a begging, keening whine as she rolled her hips back into his growing erection. She knew he was right, they had time.

“That’s more like it, doll.” She could hear the smug grin in his voice, let alone feel it against her skin. He kissed her neck and shoulder as he slipped his fingers between her lips, easily finding her clit.

She gasped, gripping his forearm as he rubbed lazy circles on her bundle of nerves. “You’re such a stereotype.” She scolded him, her voice no longer rough with sleep but breathy with arousal.

“Hmm? What stereotype is that?” He hummed, keeping his leisurely pace as she rolled her hips against his hand. Their closeness meant that she was also grinding against his cock as she searched for more pressure.

“Horny convict.” She muttered with a grin.

“I could stop.” He sang, his tone warning.

“Don’t stop.” She urged, gripping his arm tighter.

Dean laughed, satisfied that he already had her so desperate. “Such a spoiled princess. Eyes aren’t even open yet and you’re making demands.”

Kat looked over her shoulder, turning her head towards him and slowly opened her eyes, blinking against the early morning light spilling through the curtains. Dean looked down at her, her eyelids heavy with sleep, pupils blown with desire, lips parted as she panted for breath. He could hardly believe how lucky he was to wake up next to a masterpiece like her.

“There she is.” He praised, leaning down to kiss her. The kiss was as lazy as his fingers, tongue probing into her mouth slowly. She curled her tongue against his, whimpering into his mouth.

Dean’s fingers roamed lower prompting Kat to lift her leg, bending it at the knee to give him better access. Dean moaned appreciatively, unsurprised to find she was already wet and ready for him to easily slip his middle finger nice and deep into her.

She whined at the intrusion, her hips stilling as she squeezed his arm. She kissed him with more urgency as he moved his finger in and out, feeling her walls flutter around him. A few pumps and he added a second finger.

“God, Dean.” She whimpered, pulling away from his lips to catch her breath.

“One of us is here, I don’t know about the other guy.” He teased as he curled his fingers inside her, searching for the spot that would drive her crazy. He knew he’d found it as her breath hitched, hips bucking.

“That’s it, kitten.” He purred, unable to resist the urge to grind against her. “You like that?”

“Uh-huh.” She breathed shakily, nodding. She released his arm, moving to grip his hip instead. He could feel her nails digging into his skin even through his boxers, making him growl.

His thumb found her clit again, rubbing back and forth over the nub until she was reduced to a shaking mess of whimpers and stuttered breaths in his arms.

Her shaking hand reached between them, gripping his hard cock. She tried to stroke him, the angle working against her as she tried to twist her arm to the right angle to touch him.

“Is that what you want?” He asked, nipping her ear. “You want me to bury my hard cock deep inside you?”

“Yessss-” She hissed, nodding emphatically. She gave up trying to stroke him, clawing instead at his boxers. She managed to barely slide them down his hips even as he lifted himself off the bed. She huffed in frustration as they caught on his erection.

“My fingers aren’t enough? Need my thick cock instead?” He continued teasing.

“Pl-ease.” She moaned, breath hitching.

Dean chuckled, reluctantly pulling his hand away from her heat to help pull his boxers down to his thighs. Kat whined at the loss but took the opportunity to shimmy her panties off. She started to turn towards him but Dean stilled her with a strong hand on her hip.

“No, just like this.” He murmured, pressing up against her back again. The arm below her held her tight to his chest as he lifted her leg over his hip, stroking at her inner thigh once it was in position.

“Dean, please.” She begged, pushing her ass against him.

“Shhh, ‘m right here.” He pacified as he lined himself up. Their matching moans echoed through the room as he entered her slick heat. He moved his hand to her hip, holding her steady as he began to thrust, a slow, steady rhythm that matched the pace of the morning.

Kat gripped at his hand, rolling her body in time with the movement of his hips. Dean buried his face into her neck, inhaling deeply and letting the scent of her sweat-slicked skin surround him.

“Don’t stop.” She begged, moving his hand up to her chest, under her shirt. He took the note, groping at her breast.

“Never.” He panted, sealing his promise with a bite to her collar bone. Kat cried out, toes curling as she felt that coil in her stomach begin tightening. Her hand left his to bury itself between her legs, rubbing at her clit in tandem with his thrusts.

“Fuck, you’re so sexy.” He growled, looking down her body and seeing her pleasuring herself. The sight made his stomach flip. He deftly rolled her nipples between his fingers, pinching it the way he knew would drive her crazy. He knew, with all the different stimulations, that she wouldn't last much longer.

“Shit…” She whimpered under her breath, the first sign to Dean that she was creeping up on her orgasm. She began a mantra of whispered curses with his name mixed in as she sped towards that knife’s edge.

“That’s it kitten.” He encouraged, leaning down to kiss and lick at her neck. He nibbled softly at her skin, tasting the salt of her sweat.

“H-harder.” She begged and stuttered, body shaking under him. She sped up her own motions, rubbing her clit faster as she felt herself about come undone. She moaned loudly as Dean’s hips started snapping forward more forcefully, the lazy pace being abandoned as they chased their pleasure. The sound of their bodies slapping together echoed through the bedroom.

“So tight.” He groaned, squeezing his eyes shut as he willed himself to hold out until she came. If he could just hold out a bit longer- he could already feel her pulsing around him.

“I… I’m…” She tried to warn, her breath catching each time he thrust deep and hard into her. She couldn’t manage the words, her body starting to seize up.

“Let it go.” He growled through gritted teeth, thrusting erratically. “‘M right there.”

Kat threw her head back, squeezing her eyes shut tightly as her orgasm wracked through her whole body down to her toes. She screamed Dean’s name, shuddering in his arms as her walls convulsed around him. Dean groaned loudly in her ear as the pulsing tipped him over the edge, spilling deep inside of her.

Too soon, the intense pleasure made way to the ecstatic post-haze, both of them panting to catch their breath from their exertion.

“I love you.” He breathed, pressing a kiss to the bite mark that had formed on her collar.

“Love you, too.” She replied, tapping him on the hip with a shaky hand. He pulled out of her, both of them groaning softly - Dean at the loss of her warmth, Kat as he moved against her over sensitive nerves. Her toes curled as she felt his seed spilling out of her, dripping down her thigh.

She rolled over, burying her head against his broad, defined chest. Dean hugged her tightly, knowing she liked to be held close after sex, no matter how or where it happened. Hard, fast, rough and punishing or slow, lazy lovemaking. Bed, shower, counter, the car. She liked to be squeezed to him. She clung to him as she came down from her high, breathing in his musk.

They laid like that as the sun rose higher in the sky, more and more light sneaking into the room through the curtains. Kat was nearly asleep when the alarm on her phone chimed.

“Them’s the breaks, Kat.” Dean told her, patting her twice on the ass before reaching for her phone to silence the alarm.

She groaned and reluctantly pulled away from him, rolling away to collect herself for a few deep breaths. Dean watched her, taking in her chest heaving with each breath. He let his eyes trail down her profile. Her tummy sneaking out under her shirt they’d never gotten around to taking off, her bare hip, her long legs.

“Get up, kitten. You need to shower before work.” He told her. As much as he’d like to know she was still covered in his cum as she dealt with all her parolees, almost like staking his claim, he couldn’t imagine it would be very comfortable for her.

She groaned as she sat up, stretching. “And what about you?” She asked, looking at him over her shoulder.

“Mrs. Souriol is on vacation this week.” He reminded her, sitting up in bed. “No one to train until 10:30.”

“Lucky asshole.” She grumbled, forcing herself to stand. She inhaled sharply at the persistent ache in her core, a satisfied grin painted her face as she dragged her feet towards her ensuite.

Dean watched her go with his own smug smile. He recognized that look and was proud to have brought it out of her. Once he heard the shower start, he slipped his boxers back on to start on breakfast for both of them.

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