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#i don’t wanna give sophie up for a ship!
rorywritesjunk · 2 months
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Be gentle with yourself as you uncover Your best kept secrets yet to be discovered
Buggy meets an infamous pirate who dabbles in magic that everyone seems to be after, but they only have eyes for Buggy. Why is he so special? Rating: PGish. Warning: None. Buggy is just grumpy. He is the character of Sophie but also still Buggy. A/N: My “Howl’s Moving Castle” fic based off the movie because I never read the book. It will have different moments than the movie just to omit some things. This story uses “You” but I couldn’t not give the character a name and for some reason “Shore” is what I thought of. And Shore is referred to as they/them, nonbinary, and breaks hearts wherever they go. Buggy is Sophie in this fic, is 22, and not always in a good mood. Enjoy!
Title comes from “Better In The Morning” by Birdtalker.
Taglist: @lostfirefly @fanaticsnail
Chapter 1 + Chapter 2 + Chapter 3 + Chapter 4
Chapter III
The flame waited until Buggy stopped screaming and calmed down. The poor old clown took a few deep breaths once he was done, hand over his heart as he tried to calm himself. What did he get himself into? Was it that person from yesterday, did they curse Buggy so all this happened to him at once? It wasn’t fair! 
It was too much for him, all too much. Walking in the air, the Witch of the Waste, the curse, the scarecrow, the rain, being old, the flying ship, and now a talking flame? Buggy would have thought he was hallucinating but he pinched himself again and realized that no, he was not dreaming at all. 
“Are you done?” The flame asked. Buggy nodded as he exhaled loudly through his nose. The flame grinned. “Good. Wanna talk about this curse you’re under?”
Buggy’s eyes narrowed at the flame. “Unless you can lift it, I don’t want to talk about it! That hag cursed me! Damn the Wi-”
It was like his mouth was glued shut all of a sudden. He couldn’t speak her name at all. Buggy recalled what Alvida had said to him, that he wouldn’t be able to tell anyone about the curse. He clenched his fists and pounded them on the edge of the fireplace in frustration. “Dammit!”
“Hey, watch it!” The flame scolded as the log shifted from Buggy’s fists. The clown glared at the flame before sitting back down in his chair, crossing his arms over his chest. The flame looked back at him as it secured itself back on the log, grinning once more at Buggy. “I’m Red Flamed Shanks, a scary powerful fire demon!”
“Maybe if I douse the fire with water it will shut up.” Buggy grumbled as he glanced around the room, looking for a sink. “I’d almost rather be back outside than listening to this thing talk to me.”
Buggy ignored the cries of protest from the flame as he stood up, wincing at the twinge in his lower back. Maybe there was a box of matches somewhere and a bucket of water. He wanted silence so he could think out a plan to fix this curse. The flame was getting under his skin already and the thought of doing any sort of deal with it was laughable. Buggy wasn’t that stupid. 
“You can’t let me go out!” The flame squawked as Buggy went to a nearby cabinet and started rooting around in the top drawer. “If I go out then the ship stops and Shore dies!” 
Buggy slammed the drawer shut and looked over at the flame with a frown. It was watching Buggy cautiously, waiting to see what the clown had in store for him. Was he going to get doused? 
“Shore? This is Shore's ship then?” Buggy asked as he walked back over to Shanks. The little flame nodded. “Where are they?”
“Out working.” Shanks told him. “Do you know who they are?”
Buggy thought about that for a moment. Did he? All he heard were little tidbits from others. He shook his head. “No, should I? Are they important? I’ve only heard the name.”
“They’re a very powerful pirate who knows magic, y’know!” Shanks grinned. “How often do you hear about that?”
“Don’t know too many pirates or wizards, so it doesn’t really concern me.” Buggy shrugged as he returned to his seat. He leaned back, arms crossed over his chest as he stared at the flame. “So, you mentioned something about you lifting the curse I’m under? How can I trust you since you’re a demon?”
“Well, you can’t, now can you?” Shanks replied, grinning wide. “But who else could lift that curse you’re under but someone as powerful as me? If you help me get free from here, I’ll lift your curse. We’ll be even.”
“Maybe I’ll just let you go out.” Buggy grumbled as he looked for something to smother the fire with. “Then I can have a nap without some little thing chatting at me.”
“What did I just say about putting me out?! Shore will die!”
“I don’t know who that is! Why should I care?” Buggy snapped back. “No one else has bothered to care for me, why should I care about someone I don’t know?!”
“Didn’t think you were a selfish old man. What’s got your heart so clouded?” Shanks asked as he leaned forward on the log. “Can’t just be that curse.”
“I’ve always been cursed!” The old clown shot back. “I was cursed before that awful Wi-” He growled in frustration, stomping one of his feet on the floor as his mouth was shut again. He needed to calm down, getting angry wouldn’t help him even if it helped him feel a little better. He took a deep breath, exhaling slowly before glaring at the flame. “Fine, how do you intend to lift the curse on me?”
“Help me get out from under my curse first and then I’ll help you.” The little flame told him. “Promise, demon’s honor. Shouldn’t be too hard, just give me something precious.” He looked Buggy over with a grin. “I’d ask for your heart but… I don’t think it would do any good. Your… hair, or your eyes! Either of those would suffice. Both are quite pretty.”
Buggy thought about the offer. Was this real or a trick from the demon? The old clown considered it, wondering what could be worse? If the demon could break his curse, what good would it actually do? Buggy didn’t think he’d return to the circus, there was nothing for him there but the old ringmaster’s legacy. There was no one else out there for Buggy. 
He sighed and rubbed his face. Honestly, he was too tired to try and outwit a flame right now. The last day was catching up to him, he was drained and he wanted a nap. Maybe if he just closed his eyes for a few minutes he would get some of his energy back. Shanks started talking to him but he ignored him, instead leaning back in his seat as he shut his eyes. It wasn’t hard to fall asleep.
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He dreamed of stars dancing in the dark night sky, little flickering lights filling his vision. He was sitting in his chair, staring upwards, not noticing the figure that passed by him, their hand caressing his face. Buggy leaned towards the touch, trying to absorb the warmth he felt, but it disappeared.
Buggy woke up with a jolt. His chair almost tipped backwards but he was able to steady it. His heart was pounding, the warmth he dreamed about lingering on his cheek. Maybe it wasn’t… No, there was no one else around. If Shanks had touched him no doubt there would have been a burn.
There was a pounding at the door and someone was coming down the stairs. Were there actually stairs? There had to be, how else would anyone get to the upper levels of the ship? Buggy pretended to be asleep though cracking an eye open as he watched a little boy rush by, a straw hat perched on his head as he headed for the door. Buggy heard the boy say something, sounded like Loguetown Door, before he tapped his hat and opened the door. Buggy watched curiously as the boy spoke to someone, someone requesting the powerful wizard to help with the pending war.
The boy closed the door and sighed, turning around to face Buggy. The boy had a long white beard that dragged on the ground, giving him the appearance of a wizard. He patted himself on the head once more, the beard rolling up towards his face and disappearing before he looked up at Buggy. The two stared at each other for a moment, assessing if the other was a threat, before the boy pointed at him.
“Who are you?”
“I’m… Mister Buggy, the maintenance man.” He told the kid as he stood up from the chair. “This place is in a terrible state and needs some repairs! Bring me tools and I’ll have it back to pristine condition in no time!”
The boy looked over at Shanks. The little flame shrugged, so the boy looked back at Buggy. “Can you cook? I’m hungry. I want breakfast.”
“Cook?” Buggy could cook! Simple things but he could cook things without burning the food. “Of course I can cook! Where's the skillet? I'll cook you the most delicious breakfast you've ever had, kid!”
Buggy pushed past the kid to look for any kind of ingredient for breakfast - eggs, potatoes, bacon, bread. To his delight he found a carton of eggs and a pack of bacon. The kid found a skillet and held it out for Buggy who took it for him and went over to Shanks with a grin.
“Kid, what's your name?” 
“Luffy!” He said. “What's yours?”
Buggy looked at him incredulously for a moment. He just told the kid his name. “Mister Buggy. Now, Luffy, find me some butter.”
“Right!” He went about, searching for the butter dish. Buggy took in the sight of the room, noticing the mess of papers, dishware, everything that was scattered over every surface. Where would they eat? Buggy could fix things, he did not clean, but he may have to do some tidying up to make this place liveable.
“If you touch me with that skillet-”
“Let me cook, you little spark, or I'll put you out for sure and start a new fire.” Buggy grinned as he set the skillet on Shanks, but the little ember tried to hold him off until Buggy won. “There, that's not so bad.”
“I'm going to burn all of your food.” Shanks grumbled as the skillet heated up. Buggy tossed a bit of butter into the skillet, melting it around the surface before cracking two eggs. Luffy came over to watch before picking up another two eggs. Buggy said nothing, cracking them in before tossing in some bacon in as well. 
“Go find some plates, Luffy.” Buggy told him. The kid scampered off to do as he was told. Buggy sighed and poked at the bacon as it sizzled, lost in thought for a moment. Yesterday he was working for the circus, now he was making breakfast for himself and a kid on a land ship while an obnoxious flame talked with him. Why did his life suddenly change direction like this? 
“Oh! Captain Shore’s home!” Luffy said excitedly as he bounded towards the door. Buggy looked up from cooking, seeing a dial above the door spin. There were several colors painted on the dial, did they each stand for something? The dial moved to black as the door opened and someone stepped in. Buggy’s jaw dropped when he saw the silver hair come into sight as the person walked up the stairs. 
You paused when you saw Buggy before breaking out into a smile. “Hello, I didn’t know we had a new member of the crew.”
“Oh, well… I’m your maintenance man, Mister Buggy.” He told you as he turned his attention back to the breakfast cooking in the skillet. “Shanks hired me, asked me to fix up the place for you.” 
The flame glared at him while you chuckled. “Is that so? Well, I’m sure he made the right decision.” You watched Buggy for a moment before reaching for the skillet. “May I? Luffy has quite the appetite, we’ll need more bacon and eggs.”
“O-Oh, yea.” Buggy didn’t let go of the handle at first, your hand brushing over his, but he let you take it as you gently moved him aside while grabbing a few extra eggs to crack into the skillet. Luffy came over, looking excited about breakfast. As Buggy watched you cook, he wondered if you recognized him, or did you forget about helping him the night before? It wasn’t like he was memorable, you probably helped all kinds of people in situations, never meeting the same person twice, but here you were, cooking breakfast, and you smiled when you saw Buggy. It was just a friendly smile, he was sure of it, not a spark of recognition or anything. 
You finished the breakfast, taking the skillet over to the table to serve the food. Luffy had quite the mountain of food compared to yourself and Buggy, but the moment the food was plated, the boy was diving in. Buggy never saw such a sight and he mumbled something about the manners of pirates. Sure, some of the performers at the circus didn’t have the best table manners, and really, neither did Buggy, but at least he didn’t bite the plate while shoveling food into his mouth. He sighed and pulled the plate out of Luffy’s mouth, the plate now clean. 
“Is there more?” Luffy asked innocently. You hummed in amusement while Buggy wondered what he was getting himself into.
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sanyu-thewitch05 · 2 years
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Alright that’s it Imma need y’all to wrap the Sophie and Agatha shipping/queerbaiting/ whatever discourse by next week Tuesday. It’s getting really exhausting seeing brain dead take after brain dead take. Most of the people in the fandom have already lived through this discourse already, we been telling y’all Sophie and Agatha are BIOLOGICAL TWIN SISTERS but y’all don’t wanna listen. Now the older fans have to deal with this discourse for a second time cause y’all refuse to listen to those of who have read all the books.
So let me put it plainly for you:
Sophie and Agatha are sisters
Sophie ends up with Hort and Agatha ends up with Tedros
There are other LGBT characters in the book series(Tedros being one of them)
Platonic and familial love exists.
You guys should’ve known that they weren’t going to get Sophie and Agatha together when Agatha said that Sophie is like a sister to her in the movie btw(yeah that’s called foreshadowing)
Thanks to @thetimelordbatgirl for these resources. Link 1 Link 2(I also agree with the reblog that Sophie gives off ace or arospec vibes)
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silverhallow · 5 months
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I’m not the same anon, but I just wanna say, that I don’t believe Sophie’s father loved her mother. Obviously other people can think what they want, but I don’t think that idea makes sense. If he loved her mother, then why would he be so indifferent to Sophie? This is the daughter he fathered with the woman he supposedly loves, and he can’t even be bothered to check up on her enough to realize Araminta’s daughters are bruising her hands?
People are allowed their own opinions, it's the point of a fandom...
but i'm actually in the camp of Richard loving Sophie's mum but I am actually of the opinion that he didn't check on Sophie out of sheer guilt.
Guilt can do weird things to a person and whilst Sophie does have a look of her father i think she has a lot of her mother in her and that's why he struggles to be around her.
Everytime he looks at her he's reminded that he was a coward and let his father send her away, that he didn't take the chance with her and just let himself be happy. that he went with Duty over honour and his heart and when Sophie's dropped off at his door, he's the Earl and he's in charge and if he ever found her mum again he'd probably have just married her but it's too late.
Having a bastard can do odd things to a man and I think he knows he can't give Sophie the life she deserves as his daughter.
if he didn't care for her, he would have sent her away, he'd have shipped her off to an orphanage and not tried to find a way that she'd be able to have some of the life she'd have gotten as Lady Sophie...
being his ward means he can present her to court, he can when she's older take her to London but it doesn't mean that he doesn't feel shame and heartbreak when he sees her growing up.
He probably doesn't realise what Araminta is doing to Sophie because by the time he realises that he's been trapped into a marriage with a woman who isn't going to give him an heir, he's fucked and stuck.
he's not going to have an heir so it's my opinion that he's spending the time working on his will to ensure that Sophie is cared for, hence her dowry (despite supposedly being his ward) and offering Araminta more money to look after her.
He probably thinks the extra money is a way to ensure that Araminta looks after her and at least gets her to court and married off...
but he clearly doesn't know her well enough to know that she hates her. i'd not be surprised if when they're all dining together, that she's perfectly acceptable and nice to her or at least tolerates her so that she's not thrown out because Richard could have thrown her out and sent her to London to live separately from him and it would ruin her in the eyes of the Ton so she plays the game...
i'm actually of the opinion that if Richard hadn't died, Araminta would have been made to present Sophie to Court and sponsor her seasons but Richard would have made arrangements with a friend or someone he knows for her to marry one of their sons, maybe not a fellow Earl's first born or something but a Viscount or a second so (as she ends up marrying) and Araminta would not have dared say something or do anything against him because he holds the power to her reputation and status in society...
so yeah...
that's my tea.
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nitannichionne · 1 year
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If He Was Your Fan (Henry Cavill Fanfic), Chapter 69, Version 2: Family, Meet Boyfriend
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“Henry!” you cry out, tears in your eyes. You lost count how many times you’ve climaxed. You stayed back in London while he went to promote Witcher 2. And you, being the good girlfriend, decided to keep Kal while he was abroad. At his behest, you joined him in the U.S., but you didn’t really want to. Not because of him, of course, but for…other reasons.
When you have been separated for awhile, Henry gets a little kinky. He seems insatiable from the moment he swept you up from the great room with kisses to him undressing you and tying you to making you scream and shudder as you wet his beard. He tied you to the bedposts facing him as leans against it, holding your hips while bouncing you and driving himself to bliss. Now you’re a weak and trembling mess, wrists crossed behind his neck as you sag against him, panting against his neck.
“Mmm, that was so good, baby, needed that,” he pants as he strokes your back. He plants butterfly kisses on your shoulder that leads to your cheek. He unties you and you take those seconds to simply admire his features—his jawline, his glare as he untangles the knots, and of course the natural flex and movement of his chest and arms as he does. He looks up, smirking at the fact he caught you. He playfully bites your ear and draws you close, whispering, “I’m famished. Wanna go out?”
You exhale. “Not really.” You don’t feel like dealing with the stares of people, people who see you with him and either can’t believe it or hate that you are with him at all. You don’t look at the meanhearted things people say online, and you are growing numb to young women who say things under their breaths. This doesn’t bother you so much in Britain, but you find in the United States it is in fact worse. You try not to talk to Henry about it; you try not to talk to him about how some people look at you in London, either. You just have to wait for their shock and resentment to blow over while they think they are waiting for you to join his GF cemetery.
He laughs softly. “How about we pick up something? Supper on the terrace?” He strokes your back.
“Okay.” You kiss his nose and put your forehead against his. “I know you want to game on that console you shipped over.”
He inhales sharply and then laughs. “Oh, you think that’s what in the boxes, do you?”
“Yeah, I do,” you smile. “I saw you building that second one and it’s not in your house in Kensington. I wondered what happened to it till I saw the boxes—international boxes—”
“Ah—” he steals a quick kiss. “Elementary, love.”
“No shit, Sherlock.”
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He smiles broadly and slaps your backside. He scoots to the side of the bed, not relinquishing his hold on you. “Supper negotiations in the shower?”
You lean into his embrace as he carries you toward the bathroom. “Alright.”
Curry, pizza, and burritos are his go-to when not preparing for another job or role. You both decide on pizza, and lay out a blanket on the floor to enjoy it.
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“So, how’s it going with Churi and Sophie?”
You laugh. “I can’t believe you asked me that!”
“Well, I know that you miss Stella.”
You sigh, thinking of your chef friend. “We stay in touch by text, try to go to tea or dinner once a week.”
He smiles. “Dinner, not lunch?”
You laugh, shaking your head. “You know what I mean.” In the U.S. lunch is the midday meal, yet in Britain it is called dinner.
“Darling?”
You look up at him from your food. His tone tells you he is about to say something very real or important. “Hmm?”
“Are you nervous about the London premiere?”
“It’s just going to the movies, right?”
“And there is a red carpet of sorts.”
“Uh, yeah.”
He tilts his head to the side, and gives a small smile. “If you’re not ready for it, yet, pet, you can always meet me inside.”
You try to control your relief. “Oh. Okay.”
“But I want you to know—” he tilts your chin up. “I would be proud to escort you anytime and anywhere. Do you understand, darling?”
You exhale heavily, drowning in his eyes. When he looks at you like this, you feel like the only woman on the planet. You caress his hand. “I know, sweetie…it’s nice to hear, though.”
You both laugh softly at that, and he pulls you close for a quick kiss over the pizza.
“I was also thinking,” he trails off. You look at him as he concentrates a little too hard on his pizza. “What?”
“We’re in the States, aren’t we?”
“Yeah.”
“Why don’t we surprise your family?”
You had been holding your breath and now you realize it was premonition. “Uh…I guess. Not much left of it, really. Mom and Dad are gone, brother is gone.”
“Which is why you took off?”
“I’d been locked down long enough,” you say softly. “Dad died years ago. Mom I took care of till she did. Robby died suddenly, and my sis and I…don’t get along as well as I’d like.” Please, babe, let’s not. But then you see the look on his face. He is not pleased, and his lips are drawn tight, his jaw making that hard line you only see in movies mostly. “I—I suppose we could—”
“Good.”
You shake your head at him. “I come from pretty humble beginnings.”
“Don’t we all?” he asks.
You call ahead. Being home for Thanksgiving in the U.S. was something you didn’t care for, especially with little notice. Your sister, Shannon, had plans but seemed more than happy to celebrate the day before with you.
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viscountessevie · 2 years
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since you mentioned shonda & love triangles! lets hear some cursed love triangle ideas for the upcoming seasons! my nightmares are sienna coming back and michael being into edwina 🧿🧿🧿
Related to this ask 
Ohmygod anon thank you so much for this ask because my GC and I had THE most fun time coming up with these but also being traumatised because the writers might just do it. 
Here’s what us clowns (s/o to Franzi @anthonykatebridgerton Triv @hptriviachamp , Lav @sweetestviscount , Belle @sophiamariabeckett) came up with/have seen before in AO3: 
The Traumatic Ones That I Am Shaming Yall For:
Colin/Sophie (Ew Sophie would never; Book!Colin maybe) 
Michael/Pen/Colin (SO cursed cos the Pelicans keep doing Pen/Michael its so stupid but I also feel like the show writers would 10/10 go onto AO3 and steal this triangle gross)
Pen/Anthony 
Pen/Gregory
Pen/Edmund I (not her nephew but her dead father in law!!)
I don’t know who needs to hear this but newsflash yall: as much grief as I give Show!Penelope, Book Penelope is her own person and not a self insert you can use to project onto the men of Bridgerton. Actually both versions are their own characters and like at least write ships that makes sense?? If you hate their canon ship so much and wanna insert yourself with a Bridgerton man, just create an OC lol. But yeah honestly Pen and Gregory/Edmund are very real tags on AO3 and that’s gross like Gregory is a whole MINOR and Edmund is DEAD and also in what world would he leave Violet for his son’s almost wife?? [I have thoughts on Ant too but that’s a whole other post lmao]
Ben/Sophie/Edwina (not to bad but still not a fan)
Enough traumatising ones, here are some fun crack ships! 
Lady D/Thomas Dorset/Mary 
Lady D/QC/Mary 
Lady D/Ben (I don’t see it but yall do you lmao)
Colin/Portia (ala Stacy’s Mom but make it Penelope’s Mom ahahah)
About your nightmare ships, anon, yeah I don’t really want Siena back as much as I like her and want her & Kate to be besties. Her arc with Anthony was resolved and closed perfectly. If Sabrina does come back for a cameo, I just hope its to sing at one of the balls and Siena and Anthony give each other looks of acknowledgement and that’s it. I do not trust the writers to write them meaningful convos that isn’t causing drama while Kathony is married so no dialogue between any of them thank you. 
I rather Eddie/Michael than Pen/Michael - the latter fan ship annoys me so much like Hello Mikey canonly has loved ONLY Frannie. I don’t know who needs to hear this but pining is not a personality trait for those two to bond over and fall in love. I swear it’s like these idiots who ship them haven’t read their respective books. They only had eyes for Frannie and Colin respectively, leave Pen/Michael in the trash thanks. I think Eddie and Michael would be good friends that’s it - remember his rule, he won’t compromise marriage mart girls and Eddie is still on the mart. 
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Chapter Thirty-Six
Jack and Sophie make their way down the staircase, Jack's arm comfortingly wrapped around her shoulder. The Doctor's head snaps to watch them descend the stairs. A silent question burns in the Time Lady's eyes, asking Sophie if she is okay. The woman nods her head, as the reach the main level.
Jack let's her go, walking over to survey the equipment the Gallifreyan has laid out in front of her. "This tech isn't exactly compatible." The captain picks up a piece of tech, "Sontaran," grabbing a second, he holds that up as well, "Raxacoricofallopatorian," he sets down the first two devices, picking up two more, "Trakenite, Venusian. How's this thing gonna work, Doc?"
The Brigadier approaches the table where the tech is splayed, his hands clasped behind his back. "This doesn't seem much different from what I expected. What do you plan to do, Doctor?"
She takes the Venusian and Trakenite tech from Jack's hands, "I'm going to cannibalise parts of this, combine it with parts of that, attach various other pieces of these devices together until we have a highly complex device to be able to decipher the ships 'black box'. I have just about everything I need, I just need a screen," the Doctor finishes, staring at Sophie.
"Oh, Doc, really?" Sophie asks, "Why can't you use one of theirs?" The Time Lady tips her head the other way, still staring at the woman, "Why is it always mine? I just got a new one. Do you really need it?" The Doctor doesn't stop staring at her. "Fine!" she grumbles, "Here!" she rolls her eyes, tossing the Doctor her cell phone.
The Gallifreyan beams, "Thanks, Jackie Lynn! I promise I'll give it back to you."
"In one piece?" The Doctor shrugs, pulling her sonic from her coat and turning back to the tech on the table. "Doctor, will my phone be in one piece?" When the Time Lady doesn't respond, Sophie just shakes her head, sighing deeply.
"Don't worry," Jack sighs, "I'll get you a new one."
"Thank you, Jack," she says, staring at the Doctor, "At least I know someone cares."
The Time Lady rolls her eyes, carefully dismantling the different devices in front of her.
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As the Doctor assembles her device, everyone finds themselves feeling bored and useless, as she doesn't let any of the others assist her, claiming they'll only get in her way, she kept Yaz at her side to be a go-fer and someone to chat with. Every few minutes she'd mumble something under her breath, hum, or curse in Gallifreyan. The humming just seemed to annoy Owen, who had eventually sought refuge in the morgue. The Brigadier went to assist UNIT in the removal of the ship debris. Gwen took the time to go home, see her boyfriend, and grab a shower. As the Doctor's tinkering continued, Ianto had offered to go and get some dinner. Ryan and Graham had offered to accompany the Welshman, and he had seemed thrilled at the prospect. At some point, Tosh had grabbed her laptop and retreated to another room in the Hub, seeking some solace and solitude.
Jack turns to Sophie, realising they're the only two left sitting around. He glances over at the Time Lady and her companion, "Do you wanna head up to my office? It's a bit quieter, there's no rambling Time Lady's up there."
Sophie shrugs, "It can't be any worse anyway, right?"
"I hope not," he says, offering her his arm. She takes it, a smile crossing her face. He takes her up the metal stairs, taking her into another grungily lit room. It is brighter than most of the Hub, a large desk taking up the centre of the room, with two large desk lamps sitting on opposite sides. "Have a seat wherever you like," the captain says, waving a hand around the room. "Make yourself at home." Cautiously, Sophie perches herself on the end of one of the leather chairs he has in his office. Jack flops down in the wheely chair behind the desk, spinning it into his desk. He glances at Sophie, seeing her awkwardly poised in the seat, "I said make yourself at home, Soph. The chair isn't going to attack you, relax, put your feet up. 'Fy nhŷ i yw eich tŷ chi'."
"What," she asks, sliding back into the seat.
"It's Welsh. Means my house is your house."
"Well, in that case." Sophie jumps to her feet, walking over to Jack's desk. She begins stacking papers, moving around knick-knacks, and picking up coffee and tea mugs.
Jack grabs her wrist as she moves to stack a pile of documents in a manilla folder, "What are you doing?"
"Cleaning?"
"Why are you cleaning my desk?"
"I clean when I'm anxious, or worried, or feeling guilty. It helps me to focus on something that isn't personally affecting me. I'm sorry, I can stop if you want."
Jack holds up his hands, "No, no. You don't have to stop. If it helps you, go for it."
Tension in the woman's shoulder release as she continues to stack up different documents by who they're from. "Do you have any paperclips?" she asks, straightening a stack of papers. Jack glances up from the document he was reading over. He pulls open a drawer, dropping a small tin of clips on the desk. Sophie smiles thankfully at him, grabbing a handful.
Hello, Sweeties
Really was not planning on uploading today. Bernard Cribbins has sadly passed on, and I am really not okay. He was so important to all of us Doctor Who fans, and honestly, I wasn't prepared for that. So, in honour of his legacy, and the impact he had on us all, I have to say, 'Thanks Granddad, you will be missed. Rest in Peace, King.'
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angieschiffahoi · 3 years
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“kate is the love of my life”
uuhhhm. ok. okay right.
i can see this going one of two ways:
by the time kate comes back for like one episode or two sophie found someone else and they realize they don’t work
kate comes back and then goes away with sophie never to be seen again
and as much as i love the idea of endgame batmoore because at the moment it’s the only one that makes sense, i don’t want sophie to go away
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rmblythe7 · 2 years
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Superman & Lois S2 Thoughts That Nobody Asked For But I’m Giving Anyway So Far
Who the hell is Candice and where did she come from??
Dammit, Sarah cheated on Jordan at camp. Probably. Hopefully not, my sweet Superboy can’t take that.
Watching married couples on TV fight gives me second hand anxiety now that I am also married and have had similar situations. Like yes, I know I’m crazy but I need you to take the blame for it rn
Ok seriously dorky dad Superman is the best Superman. I cannot with watching him navigate the teen years with his boys. “It’s real strong, bud. Real strong.”
Totally was ready to hate Kyle in S1 but here I am super attached to him and Lana and DON’T YOU DARE SCREW UP MY NEW SHIP KYLE!!
What happened to Sophie? Like seriously guys, you have another kid…
Lois, you’re cracking mama, let someone in to help.
God, poor Nat, I cannot imagine. Not sure I’d wanna talk to Lois either I think it’d be too hard.
Sweet baby Jon has had like EVERYTHING taken from him when they moved from Smallville and still is like super protective and supportive of Jordan and I love him for taking care of everyone.
Um yeah, so… whatever’s in the mines can stay there. I don’t need it.
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This show exhausts me but I live for the drama.
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Can we take a moment to talk about what a tragic character Minerva is? Y’all know that for the longest time I haven’t been the biggest fan of her, and honestly I’m still not? but I think I might’ve had a breakthrough on why that is. 
Whenever I’ve asked around to see why people find her so appealing or why they consider her their favorite, I’ll get answers like, “she’s such a complex character and she deserved a redemption arc!” or “she should’ve come back to the school with us! Let Minnie be happy, you cowards! Telltale did her dirty! I could write paragraph after paragraph about her!” all sorts of things along those lines… but like, no one seems to want to actually talk about her. I find that interesting? Since when I do follow up with a “care to explain further?” I get nothing. Radio static. Like…. no, talk to me please, I just wanna understand-
Minerva within the context of TFS is such a tragedy. She grew up in a school for troubled youth where all the adults left them for death at the start of the breakout, they had walkers trying to eat the living all around them, and I’m sure she saw her fair share of traumatic violence and despair… but on the bright side, she always had her twin sister, Sophie, and little brother, Tenn. She had her friend and eventual girlfriend, Violet. She had music, and a dorm full of pretty paintings done by Sophie. She and Louis composed a song together to make everyone feel better. There are worse places to live than the school. 
Then one day she got traded away to a bunch of raiders against her will, having no idea what the hell these people were gonna do to her and Sophie. They were made to be soldiers to fight in a war that had nothing to do with them. The delta fucking broke her. If we’re to believe Lilly’s story about the twins, they started their brainwashing process early on when Sophie was still alive, and it seems like Minerva was easier to control as Sophie was still planning a way out and causing trouble. Then, when Sophie convinced her to steal a boat and get the hell out, they got caught and the delta forced her to murder her own twin sister. 
Like…. I’m sorry, not only did Minerva kill her own sister, but she was made to believe that was the right thing to do? That line she says about how she had to prove her loyalty to the place she calls home? That shit’s ingrained in her brain, you can tell that isn’t the first time she’s heard or said that very thing. That is what made her family to the delta. Delta is her home now, her family. Sophie was just a thing that needed to be dealt with. You keep your head down, do as you’re told, and you survive.  You survive and you get to go home, eat a hot meal, take a shower, and be with your delta family.  If not, you end up like Sophie.
What’s also fucked is that Minerva actually cares about these people now. Think about that. After everything they did to her and made her do, she’s been trained to see them as her family and obey. When you save Louis and he kills Dorian, Minerva actually cries out and is visibly hurt by her death. When she’s with the other raiders on land, she's screaming at walkers to get away from them. She cares about the people who made her kill Sophie… and no one ever talks about that??
She fucking hates Clementine. Clementine is just another thing in Minnie’s way. I know the part of the fandom likes to ship these two together and they think it’s hot when they fight and shit, but within the canon text, Minerva wants Clementine gone. Dead. She is the thing stopping her from having her old family merge with her new family. If Clementine hadn’t made them fight, they all would’ve been captured and they’d all be a delta family now. She would’ve had Tenn back. 
Clementine is the problem, she made everyone fight back and that’s why people are dead. Minerva hates her for it… it’s not a “I hate you but like the sexual tension, y’know?” that I see people pretend it is, it’s “you are ruining everything and if I have to, I will kill you myself and I won’t give a second thought about it when they toss your body overboard.”
Like….. seriously, think about how fucked up all of this is. Minerva is a husk of who she was before she was taken away. Sure, you do have to keep in mind that when Tenn and Violet are describing her, their sights are a bit clouded, y’know? But I do believe that she was someone who was kind and cared about people, she wanted to make people feel safe and comforted. 
Now she’s a brainwashed soldier who won’t help the people she used to call friends when they’re about to get limbs cut off. She won’t hesitate to knock someone unconscious or threaten a child.  She’s willing to trick them into being captured with no regard for what’s going to happen to them. … all she knows is this was the mission, and now they all get to be together again back at the delta. 
Then when she finds out there’s a bomb on the boat, she ditches Violet to blow up with it in order to make it to land herself. She loses her shit seeing everyone die and gets her face chewed off by a walker… and then she tries to blow Clementine and AJ up with a grenade. 
Oh, and who can forget the fact that she tracks the group down with plans of murdering Tenn so that they can go to a better place together? And she’ll take down anyone who gets in her way?
Like….. jesus christ, Minerva’s waaaaay too far gone. It’s awful. 
I think that’s what stumps me about why she’s so loved in the way that she is. It’s not that I don’t understand why she’s complex and well-written, I get that perfectly fine. She’s a compelling character study when you comb over all her scenes and take different factors into account.
What I don’t understand is why we tend to just throw everything interesting about her away? For what? 
These days, I never see anyone talking about any of this unless they’re insisting she deserved a redemption arc which…. Eh, I’ll touch on this later. What I mostly see here and mostly other platforms is how great it would be if she and Clementine made out, or hey what if she and Violet got back together if she did come back to the school? Or they just….the best term I have for this is “uwu-ify.” As in she’s reduced to a caricature of a tall, pretty, mean, white lesbian who has “good damage.” 
People insist that Telltale are cowards or bastards because their predictions of her turning on the delta to save Clem and crew didn’t happen. Instead, Minerva ends up being the final baddie you gotta get away from, and she ends up taking someone down with her. But did you really expect to just do a 180 and suddenly decide being brainwashed for over a year was lame and Clementine and friends are cool? Gonna help them out and be with Tenn again? Sure, there’s some left over trauma but love conquers and fixes everything, right?
Uh…. no? That’s not how people work? Honestly, if we entertain the idea that Minerva wasn’t bit and somehow didn’t murder Clementine when they all got back to the school…. romance is the last thing she is ever gonna think of??
I think that’s what bothers me most when reading these au’s and rants about redemption and the entire idea of clemerva as a whole. It’s the same thing that I see happen with Violet- Minerva only has value to fans if she’s in a wlw relationship. By herself, she doesn’t matter. They don’t care about her canon story, they don’t care about Sophie, they don’t care about discussing what could’ve happened if she and Tenn reunited under better circumstances or had a healing recovery together. But why?
Throwing a girlfriend at her isn’t some band aid that’s gonna cover up all the bad she went through?? Having an enemies to lovers romance with Clementine isn’t going to fix a years worth of brainwashing, trauma or the fact that she murdered her own sister and the delta told her she's proved her worth to them?? 
Having the support of those around her is a good thing, don’t get me wrong. The idea of the Ericson crew as a whole trying to help her out and do the best they can to accommodate her is bittersweet since there’s only so much they can do. They’re not trained therapists, which is what Minerva would need and plenty of years ahead of her to work through and come to terms with everything that happened as well as taking steps forward. I’m not saying that she shouldn’t have friends or that she couldn’t have a healthy romantic relationship someday... but that isn’t the solution, y’know? 
I don’t know how else to explain this, but it makes me feel weird that all of this stuff is flat out overlooked or doesn’t appear to matter to fans of her. 
Look, I get it. We all want these characters to be happy. AU’s are a thing, after all. Sometimes we want to forget about the bad things and focus on the good that bring us comfort. You wanna gush about the idea of an AU where the twins never got traded, the raiders didn’t exist, and Clementine got to meet them the way they were before? I feel that, AU’s are super comforting and fun to explore, and my point isn’t to try and shame anyone who has an AU you like this. 
Hell, you think I don’t have days where I pretend mute Louis isn’t a thing because the whole concept of Louis having his tongue cut out of his mouth breaks my fucking heart? No, lot’s of days I just want to forget everything about that route, I want to set aside all the bad and just intake as much clouis fluff as I can get…. But that doesn’t mean I always ignore or refuse to acknowledge the bad just because I don’t like it. I fucking hate the fact that Louis loses his tongue when you don’t save him, but guess what? That’s a canon route you can play, just like any other route, and the possibilities that come with a mute Louis are vast and compelling. 
This is how it is for me… my favorite characters are my favorite for a reason, and I take all the bad with the good. Louis isn’t perfect, and I don’t want him to be. I was to dive into his backstory about why did that to his parents, I like to talk about what he went through with Marlon’s murder and his feelings about AJ and Clementine at the point, I like to view his love of music as bittersweet. He can stand on his own, and while he is a love interest for Clementine, that isn’t his only purpose. 
I know everyone’s different, they express their love for characters in their own ways, but I do have a genuine question: do you guys actually like Minerva?
Believe it or not, I’m not trying to step on toes or make everyone feel defensive which I know is how people will react to this. “You’re just saying all of this to make us feel bad for shipping clemerva! You don’t even like Minnie so you don’t get to say shit!” yeah yeah, I hear you and look, it’s true that she’s not my favorite character. I know I’ve said I hate her in the past but upon reflection and throwing out fandom interpretations.... I don’t hate her. I get it now. She’s a great character study to dissect and analyze and I think she deserves more than what the writers and the fandom have given her. 
And yeah, what I do hate is clemerva, and I’ve explained why. It’s not for me, it makes me uncomfortable, but at the end of the day, who cares? Me not liking it doesn’t mean anything to those who create AU’s for them. They have their reasons, they can do as they please as long as they’re not hurting anyone. I’m just here pointing out things I see and things that bother me in hopes of starting a discussion.
There’s my ramble about Minerva. I’m gonna go make some tea now. 
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Got bored and decided that it was the perfect time to start my South Park Camp Half-Blood AU
(I’m going to conveniently forget that all children of Athena have blonde hair and grey eyes for this!) Stan Marsh; Son of Aphrodite 
I was originally stuck between Apollo, Hecate, and Aphrodite for him, but ended up settling of Aphrodite, because idk he just seems like a romantic to me, he always cared about his relationship with Wendy, and it just made sense to me idk
(Aphrodite is the goddess of love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion and procreation)
Kyle Broflovski; Son of Athena
This one is easier to explain, Kyle is shown time and time again to be the smartest and most logical of the main four boys, so it was only right for him to be a son of the goddess of wisdom
(Athena is the goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare)
Kenny McCormick; Son of Hades
“Oh my God, they killed Kenny!” is probably what Hades says every time he has to bring his son back to life. Hades is the god of the underworld, Kenny dies a lot, perfect father son relationship
(Hades is the god of the dead and the underworld. King of the Underworld)
Eric Cartman; Son of Ares
Eric is an asshole, he’s probably even seen as an asshole among the other Ares kids. I bet you he’s Ares’ favorite tho
(Ares is the god of courage and war)
Leopold “Butters” Stotch; Son of Persephone
I just thought it would be cute tbh, plus I think it matches his personality
(Persephone is the goddess of spring, life, death, grain, and destruction. She is also the Queen of the Underworld)
Craig Tucker; Son of Hecate
Space makes me think of magic and Craig is a space nerd, plus I think he just totally wouldn’t give a fuck that he has such a badass mom
(Hecate is the goddess of boundaries, crossroads, witchcraft, and ghosts)
Tweek Tweak; Son of Demeter
Tweek sitting in a wheat field cause yes. Also I like to think that Demeter has a rather calm personality and Tweek is just the opposite of that lol
(Demeter is the goddess of harvest, agriculture, fertility, an sacred law)
Clyde Donovan; Son of Hermes
I couldn’t really come up with one for Clyde, but Hermes covers so much stuff that I just felt that it fit. Also Clyde definitely takes after the Stolls
(Hermes is the god of boundaries, roads, travelers, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, wit, and sleep)
Token Black; Son of Pontus
I wanna see Token controlling water like a badass, but I didn’t wanna give him Poseidon cause it felt too basic
(Pontus is the primordial god of the sea)
Jimmy Valmer; Son of Agon 
This is purely because of the episode where he uses steroids for the special olympics, mans is wild
(Agon is the spirit of conflict, struggle, or contest)
Scott Malkinson; Son of Philotes
Cause the way he acted towards Sophie in Basic Cable gave me that vibe
(Philotes is the goddess of affection, friendship, and sex)
Bebe Stevens; Daughter of Aphrodite
She’s pretty and perfect, also she’d have to be Stan’s half sister lol
(Aphrodite is the goddess of love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion and procreation)
Wendy Testaburger; Daughter of Athena
She’s just that smart, plus she’d be Kyle’s half sister lmao
(Athena is the goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare)
Sophie Grey; Daughter of Nike
I really don’t have an explanation for this one, I’m sorry
(Nike is the goddess of victory)
Red McArthur; Daughter of Enyo
Red just seems confrontational, but I didn’t wanna give her Ares
(Enyo is the goddess of war)
Heidi Turner; Daughter of Eleos
Heidi must’ve had some heart of pure fucking gold to put up with Cartman
(Eleos is the spirit of pity, mercy, clemency, and compassion)
Nichole Daniels; Daughter of Hebe
I just felt like it fit cause Nichole is beautiful
(Hebe is the goddess of youth)
(can you tell I ship Bunny by who I gave Butters and Kenny???)
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innocence - 27
PAIRING: bodyguard!bucky barnes x innocent actress!reader
WARNINGS: none
A/N: my god i really took a whole month to write this. i am sooo sorry, but i was a bit stuck with the narrative. thankfully it’s moving forward. hope you enjoy xx
NEXT CHAPTER
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Y/N watched him walk up to his bag to removal a navy blue square box. She furrowed her brows, leaning on her hands on the worn out duvet from her teen years as he sat by his side. His cheeks were dusted pink, lip stuck between his teeth as he handed it to her. Y/N merely looked at him like a child who knew nothing of the object that had been placed on top of her hands. All she knew was that it was in her hands and felt more expensive than the homemade present she had manage to hid under all her chunky Christmas outfits Bucky deemed unnecessary. He was nervous, heart pounding under the several layers of clothing he was wearing to protect himself from the cold. Rebecca had warned him to be careful, maybe to thread around lightly as she could be freaked out. His pace seemed to slow down as he walked up to the bed were she was so innocently and calmly looking at her. It’s gonna be fine, Barnes, man up, he told himself. 
     - You don’t have to accept it. I just ... I thought you might want it. 
     - Bucky, you’re rambling. - she cocked her head to the side, giving him a teasing smile as he sat by the bed. - The only reason someone should be so nervous is if they’re proposing. 
     -  Uhm ... - he rubbed the back of his neck as he set the box on the bed. All the colour drained from her face and she put her hands in front of her mouth.
     - Are you proposing? Gosh, did I ruin it? Oh my I ruined a proposal, again. 
     - Not quite. - he gave her a toothy grin. - And when did you ruin a proposal?
     - Long story. - she rested her chin against her hand.
     - Well, when my ‘ma died she left me and Rebecca a lot of stuff. - he opened up the old blue velvet box to show a small pearl necklace laying against the padded black satin fabric. - She left me this ... outta all things. Said I should give it to a nice girl someday but I’d never met a nice girl until I met you ...
    - Bucky. - her lips almost pouted as she tried not to get her emotions get the best of her. It was nothing special, it was really nothing special but to hear him, the man she was so hopelessly in love with, say she was a nice girl was making her heart beat faster.
    - You don’t have to wear it ... it’s probably too old and ... well I just wanted you to have them. My dad gave it to my mum before he got shipped off and I thought I’d give them to you ...
    - Wait, you’re not being shipped off, are you? - she wrapped her arms around his neck. - Because if you did good news first and bad news last, I’ll be very upset.
    - No, no, no. I’m not being shipped out ... I think I’m to old for that. - he chuckled. - The point is, he gave it to her as a labour of love and I want it to give it to you as a labour of love too. Except without the shipping off. 
    - Bucky, it’s beautiful. - she looked down at the box. - And it’s not too old.
    - It’s over a hundred years old.
    - You’re over a hundred years old. - she gave him a teasing look, kissing the corner of his mouth. - Maybe I fancy things over a hundred years old.
    - Yeah? - he smiled at her. - Do you wanna put it on?
    - Can you help me? - she handed him the pearls, turning around to face the mirror in front of her bed. Bucky draped the small pearl string around her neck, clasping it at the back before putting his hand on her shoulder, his head resting in the curvature between her neck and shoulder. Her finger traced the imperfect circular shapes of the pearls, soft smile on her lips. - Bucky, they’re beautiful. Thank you.
    - Thank god you like them. Sam’s been in my head all day sayin’ you’d think they’re too old. - he kissed her neck as she laughed. - Besides, I didn’t really know what to give you. I can’t really give you the moon.
    - The moon sounds like it’d take too much space in the house. Can you imagine? I live in a one bedroom flat, I barely have space for me and my thoughts.
    - Stop it. - he held her chin to turn her face so he could kiss her. - You know, missy ... you still owe me for that stunt you pulled in the airplane.
    - You know I would love to finish it ... - she threw her legs over his. - But I have to go with my mum tomorrow morning to pick out last minute gifts and she is an early bird.
   - Uhm ... you torture me. - he wrapped his arms around her. - But I’ll let it slide this time. 
Bucky couldn’t sleep that night, he stood up all night looking at her; the way the moon illuminated her skin against the dusty blue sheets, the pearls drapped over her beautiful skin. Bucky thought in that moment he was the luckiest man in the world and that maybe it was all worth it. Maybe falling from the train, becoming HYDRAs fist, Zemo, wars, everything ... maybe it was worth going through all of that because if he hadn’t gone through all of that, he wouldn’t be what he was today and he wouldn’t have met her. It was worth knowing it, it was worth having her. He remembered his mum reprimanding him every time he’d break up or start seeing yet another girl “James Barnes, you gotta stop playin’ around and find yourself a nice girl who you love and loves you back for who you are”. He didn’t believe her, he knew why girls were into him, or into the uniform so he didn’t really believe someone would want to stick around with him being a soldier. But Y/N, Y/N loved him with that and even all his nightmares and trauma. He couldn’t help but want to keep her safe despite that being what his job entailed, and it made his blood boil whenever he thought back to how someone had broken into her place, into her safe space. It made him more upset he hadn’t figured out who done it. Not even Steve or Natasha found any clues, it was almost as if it never happened but he had pictures, he had pictures of that word written across the mirror.
He could not stop thinking about it, he couldn’t sleep about it. He hadn’t been able to sleep in a while, afraid something would happen to her while he was asleep. He had failed to protect her, someone had gotten into her home and god... something could have happened and he wasn’t there, he wasn’t there to defend her. He couldn’t even do his job right. He couldn’t protect his girlfriend.  
Bucky stood up all night until the early morning when the clock shone 7:30 AM. She moved around, signalling she was more awake than asleep. He smiled, kissing her forehead as she opened her eyes.
   - Morning, princess. 
   - Buck, you need to sleep. - she said in her cute sleep filled voice. - It’s too early for you.
   - I don’t need sleep. Super soldier, remember, doll?
   - That can’t be right. - she rose up from the bed, rubbing the sleep off her eyes. - You sure you’re okay being alone? I could ask my mum ...
   - Go have time with your mum, princess. I’ll be fine, promise you.
   - Do not let my sisters give you any trouble. Or my brother ... or any of my sister’s husbands. You know what? You’re allowed to cuss them out if they do.
   - I’m sure it’ll be fine. - he watched as she got dressed and covered into layers upon layers. He had forgotten how cold England was. - You don’t have to worry.
   - Yes I have. They’re very persuasive, they’re lawyers. They will convince you to do things you don’t even want to do with you noticing. 
   - I’ve been through mind control before, I’m sure I can handle it, doll face.
   - Doll face? - she smirked. - That’s a new one. You sure you’re not trying to butter me up so I finish what I started.
   - Nonsense. - he got up from her, slowly walking up to her, hands resting upon her waist as he whispered against her ear. - It’s not like you need any buttering up isn’t it, princess?
   - I ... - her face grew warm at the thoughts that filled her head.
   - Y/N! Honey, are you ready? - her mother’s knock on the door, followed by her opening it just the slightest bit interrupted her sex filled thoughts. - We don’t wanna catch a confusion.
   - Yeah, mum. Just saying bye to Bucky.
   - Oh, Bucky ... there’s breakfast downstairs if you want. The boys are all up, maybe you can socialise.
   - Mum ... - Y/N said through a tight smile as the three walked from the bedroom into the hall. 
   - You worry too much. - her mother ushered down the stairs to the door where her father was leaned against, waiting. Y/N kissed Bucky goodbye before being pushed out of the house.
Bucky couldn’t say he was particularly comfortable. It wasn’t that her family wasn’t nice, they were as inviting as one could be but he barely knew them and the last thing he wanted was to scare them off or leave a bad impression. After all, there wasn’t a lot of his family Y/N had to impress and whatever was left of it she had left a great impression but her family, well, her family probably did not expect a 100 year old soldier bodyguard dating their actress daughter. Yet again, who does?
He walked into the dinning room where most of her family was sat down happily eating breakfast until they became aware of his presence. Bucky rubbed the back of his neck, ready to mumble an apology before Aunt Petunia was grabbing him and seating him down on one of the free seats. 
   - So, Bucky, what do you want to eat?
   -  Uhm ... just black coffee is fine. -  he spoke and as fast as he did, a cup of coffee was in front off him.
    - Don’t you want anything to eat? Oh, is this a super soldier situation where you cannot eat? Is it because you’re a 100? Honey, do you need any medication?
    - No, no, m’am. I’m just not a breakfast person. 
    - Uhm, I see. Did you sleep well? I couldn’t sleep all night with Sophie ... - Petunia looked at Claire who rolled her eyes at her. - Crying all night.
    - I’m sorry that we can’t control when a baby cries, Aunt Petunia. - Claire replied before returning to feed some crushed banana to her baby. 
    - Babies. - the old woman rolled her eyes, before redirecting her attention towards Bucky. - Do you want them?
    - Pardon?
    - A baby. You want a baby right? Y/N has always wanted babies ... of course she keeps forgetting she won’t be fertile forever. 
     - Uhm ... I don’t know, Y/N and I haven’t really discussed having a kid. 
     - I don’t wanna know about that. I wanna know if you want a baby.
     - I don’t know if I can have a baby. - he sighed, looking at any of Y/N’s siblings for help.
     - What do you mean you don’t know?
     - Bucky. - Claire interrupted her aunt. - Do you mind getting the mail? We haven’t checked our post box since we arrived and it’s probably pilling up. 
     - Yeah. - he got up from his chair before he could be asked any more questions.
Could he have a baby? He didn’t know; Steve couldn’t and Steve hadn’t. gone through all the brainwashing and shock therapy he had gone through. Besides, he refused to know and he didn’t really care about it. Why would Bucky Barnes, an ex murderer for HYDRA, want to bring a kid into this world? No, the world was better off this way and he did not want to know the answer anyway despite the idea of a family haunting his fantasies. Thankfully Claire had saved him and for that alone, he was almost certain she was his favourite sibling out of all. Checking the post wasn’t too hard and surely no one would ask about his family planning on the way to the post box.
He let the door behind him as he passed through the snowy ground until the postbox which, despite most of Claires belief, was quite empty except for a few postcards, bills and a particular letter that caught his attention. He looked around before putting the rest of the mail under his arm and started to inspect the letter. It had no stamp, no sender, not even an address, just Y/N’s name in the front written in cursive. Bucky knew he shouldn’t open her mail but he just didn’t trust it and as he ripped through the envelope, his suspicious heightened.
You cannot hide, whore. 
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notes/things i loved 2.13
-WILDMOORE. (duh. obvi.) 
-I loveeee that we get to see the cool side of Sophie and I love the contrast of the audience getting to see Sophie be cool and Ryan still “hating” her guts. 
-Sophie randomly saying she is a lesbian and Ryan being like... I thought you were bi (like why was that relevant Ryannnn huhhh?) but at the same time i’ve had friends say they were gay and i’ll be like I thought you were bi so it really wasn’t that noteworthy but I thought it was curious of Ryan to be... curious. Why do you care babe 👀 
-When Ryan walked into the apartment and saw Sophie and Mary chillin and then Mary being like why are you giving me the 3rd degree I can have guests over, I lowww key got Mary/Sophie more than friends vibes. But I honestly think that’s because all the women on this show have amazing chemistry 
-I didn’t ship Mary/Ryan but this episode made me ship it or at least see what the hell yall be talkin bout when you bring up Mary/Ryan cuz I def never saw it before tonight
-ALICE BABY LET ME LOVE YOU. I’m pretty sure me loving Alice is only because I love Rachel but goshhhhh give her all the awards. I love sooo much the way she plays Alice. She’s so likeable sorryyyy not sorry. She kills me guys, like kills me. I couldn’t handle when she got tortured and when she called her dad and he hung up and last ep too when Ryan left her hanging to fend for herself. Which fyi Ryan has every right to treat Alice like shit. But it still hurts me to see because I love Alice, but I digress. I just wanna love Alice. She needs love and I am right here.
-Rachel’s facial expressions and little mannerisms while she plays Alice are DELICIOUS. 
-Rachel and Wallis have amazing chemistry. It is so believable that they are sisters/twins. THANK YOU CASTING GAWDS. 
-Alice protecting Ryan. She is pretending that’s not what she’s doing but she totally is. I think she’s trying to make up for Ryan’s mom getting killed. I think she wants to be friends with Ryan but doesn’t know how. I don’t think Ryan would ever forgive Alice though. But I really like their dynamic. 
-Sophie gets hotter and hotter every episode. I don’t make the rules. I mean COME ON. How hot was that scene “now back up” and then she cocks the gun and hits all the targets with perfect aim. “Any questions?” BXTCH YES CAN YOU FUK ME. 
-I need more girls nights with Soph/Ryan/Mary. I love to see them just hanging with each other. The question about making out with Batwoman was hilarious. Soph’s face was like well I made out with one Batwoman, I wouldn’t mind making out with the other one. 
-I wasn’t happy to hear that Ryan was getting it on with Imani but I guess at least she getting sum. But I need it to be with Sophie k thanks. I’m glad they aren’t showing it on screen though. This leads me to believe that relationship isn’t serious and the door is still open for others. 
-Soph asking Ryan who Imani is and Ryan ignoring the question lol. Soph wants to be part of Ryan’s life so badly. HELP ME. I CANT. And Ryan is just like fuk off Crowphie. 
-I’m curious to see Meagan and Wallis on screen being romantic. From their insta posts they seem to have chemistry but I just am wondering if I’m gonna be shipping them or still shipping Wildmoore. Most likely i’ll be shipping both.
-I was living for the bickering between Ryan and Soph. Mary was over it lmao. I was waiting for her to be like “maybe you two can get a room later but right now we’re trying to keep from being dead.” 
I like Luke getting scenes and a life outside of Ryan/Mary/Soph. He is like the little brother who gets roped into all his sister shenanigans. I liked him having his own little thing. 
The ending reveal of Kate’s face was EVERYTHING! Others have said it but I love that they aren’t dragging shit out. While it would have been fun to see one or two more eps of Soph trying to get Ryan to tell her she’s Batwoman and making side comments it would have got old fast and Ryan’s lying to her was cringe. Glad the cat is out of the bag. So now it can bring a different dynamic of everyone knows but let’s keep it from the crows still. And I also wasn’t looking forward to them dragging out Kate’s reveal either so I’m happy that was fast. They did both things just long enough.
-I like that Ryan now at least knows that Soph knows because now all that Soph does to protect Ryan and keep her secret and Ryan protecting Soph is out in the open. It’s not like oh Batwoman did that, it’s Ryan did that. Someone said it but I def can see Ryan and Soph falling for each other as Ryan and Soph not as Batwoman and Crowphie. 
-More scenes of Wildmoore debriefing at the bar please. That was hella intimate. Can we get jealous Imani please?
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Why Batwoman 2x01 was so good:
1. The writers managed to strike a great balance between paying respect to Kate Kane and introducing Ryan. Kate Kane as a character is, of course, significant to DC. She’s an important source of representation as a Jewish lesbian, and she has a large legacy/mythos within the larger DC Comics history. Batwoman first showed respect to Kate as a character by wisely chosing to not kill her off. Next, there’s one scene where Ryan is reading up on Kate, developing new understanding and respect in the process, and every few seconds the camera cuts over to where Mary and Luke are reading up on Ryan, similarly gaining understanding and respect for Ryan. I think this scene effectively facilitate the batsuit’s—as a mantle, as a symbol, and as a mythos—being passed on to Ryan. It paid a large amount of respect to Kate as a character, pointing out some of the most significant aspects of her character, and sort of drew Ryan into Kate’s mythos as Batwoman in a way that helps facilitate her becoming Batwoman - she comes to learn and respect the history and the gravity of Batwoman as a person, as an entity, as a figure of justice, and as an icon; and as a result, she can now carry on that legacy and expand it, using it to bring even more good to the world.
But even before she learned about Kate, Ryan respected her. When Ryan first met Mary and Luke, she offers genuine condolences for their loss. She doesn’t disrespect them or make light of their grief. Even though these two people are strangers,
In the process of paying due respect to Kate, however, Batwoman did not minimize Ryan or treat her as “second” to Kate. Ryan got a significant amount of screentime and focus—as she should—and her time on screen was all truly meaningful. We’ve begun to see her backstory, see who she is as a person, and see what that will mean for her as Batwoman.
2. Ryan is a lovable character, and Javicia did an excellent job portraying her. I love Ryan a lot, guys. She’s passionate, earnest, and driven. She’s down-to-earth and has a strong sense of justice that leads her through life. And at the same time, she’s a charming dork - the type of charming dork who yells “I’m bulletproof, bitches!” after dangling helplessly from the sky by a grappling hook. I, obviously, fucking love her for it.
I also think that the writers did a great job of keeping the vibe of season 1 to a good extent. The way Ryan was introduced felt like a proper introduction considering what we know about this show’s Gotham and considering how things were done in season 1. It worked well. Additionally, it is not lost on me how meaningful it is that from Ryan’s very first scene, we see that her instinct is to selflessly help victims to the best of her ability, and it is because she went out to help them that she stumbled upon the Batsuit. Furthermore, in that scene where she does discover the suit, the flashbacks establish that this moment in meaningful beyond just this one moment of time - it has connection to Ryan’s history and motivations for becoming Batwoman. During the DC Fandome this past summer, Caroline Dries said this season would deal with destiny. I think that that first scene was a great way to introduce it as a concept without taking away any of the sense that Ryan truly deserves this mantle as well. (One last side note - the use of music and sound effects in that first scene was excellent.)
While the writers certainly deserve a good bit of credit for creating this amazing character from scratch, I think Javicia also deserves a lot of credit here - she did an absolutely stunning job as Ryan. The charm I saw in Ryan was very similar to the goofy charm she brought to Ali in God Friended Me (which I loved, by the way), and those lighter scenes were played with the same adeptness as the dark, intense, and gutwrenchingly emotional scenes.
3. Batwoman acknowledged Alice’s grief and trauma in a way that also gave viewers some closure regarding season 1 matters. I think that Alice’s grief process was written pretty well considering her already existing trauma. And that succinct summary of Alice’s plan to get her dad to kill Kate was pretty clever on the writer’s part, as it gave us some closure regarding season 1’s goings on that were interrupted by COVID (and that were unable to be seen to completion since Kate Kane is no longer Batwoman).
4. The episode had many powerful moments. Some quotes that really struck me:
“You make it sound like these are all my choices...You wanna know why I haven’t paid my fines? Because I can’t find a job. Because I don’t have a home. Because no land lord wants to rent to an ex-con on post-release. You see how this works? No one cares that the dope wasn’t mine or that the Crows were dirty. Or that I’m actually a decent human. I am a file in your cabinet. That is not having power. That is thr very definition of powerless.” This line is made all the more powerful by the fact that Ryan’s first words upon donning the Batsuit are “Time to be powerful.”
“Trust me, I know I’m not a symbol, or a name, or a legacy...I am a number. I am the 327th baby of a Black woman who died of childbirth that year. I am a twenty-dollar-a-day check to a group home. I’m Inmate 4075 serving eighteen months for a crime I didn’t commit. But I can live with all those numbers because the mama who adopted me? I was her number one. But it turns out she’s just one of a quarter million murders in this country who have not seen justice. And that is a number I can’t live with.”
“I’m bulletproof, bitches!”
5. Batwoman has a truly excellent supporting cast. I know that a significant portion of the Batwoman fandom has been in love with Mary, Luke, and Alice since day one. One common fear within the fandom was that season 2 would feel like a completely different show, but at least in this episode, that wasn’t the case. The supporting characters were all prominently featured and given a good amount of emotional depth to cover - and seeing their journey helped the show feel familiar and helped carry us viewers over into this new era of Batwoman. And because the transition from Kate to Ryan was so well done, as I discussed in point 1, I didn’t feel like there was any absence or lacking in the show.
6. They did a great job carrying over that Kryptonite storyline from last season. In fact, it makes a lot more sense to me now. I was admittedly a bit confused by the whole Kryptonite storyline last season (it felt a bit like a mere device to facilitate Kate’s relationship with Kara - which, hey, I’m not complaining; I loved that friendship and think they should have hooked up once). Perhaps it was confusing since COVID cut it short. But whatever the reason, I’m glad that I now understand the deeper purpose behind this Kryptonite storyline. And, wow, this has the potential to be super cool and interesting!
7. They called out the Crows in a meaningful way. I think I’m not the only person who is a bit uncomfortable with the Crows in both concept and practice (yes, I do understand that they’re based on the comics, though). So I really appreciated—and found it super powerful—that it was Ryan who delivered the line “The Crows were dirty.” Sometimes I get confused as to whether Batwoman is portraying the Crows as good or bad, so lines like that give me comfort in knowing that the show at the very least acknowledges the problematic nature of an overmilitarized private police force that has been contracted out to have dominion over a city whose population includes a significant amount of low income people.
8. Bonus: They did good by the shippers. Batmoore shippers got some closure by observing Sophie’s grief process and hearing the letter Kate left her. Pennymoore shippers are certainly getting emotional and significant content for their ship. And for clowns like me, the show introduced a great new ship, Mary/Ryan, that I adore even though I know it won’t be canoning, lol.
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upcoming works
if anyone here has read/enjoyed my fics , I just wanted to post my ENTIRE drafts to let you know what’s coming next (I can’t promise I’ll get around to all of these, but if there’s any you want me to prioritize , just let me know) 
in no specific order
Legolas Greenleaf (LOTR) - based more off of the movies than the books. oc is half elf half sorceress and she goes on Bilbo’s adventure .. eventually meeting Legolas in mirkwood and then fighting with him in the battle of five armies. after the battle, she finds him again and begs him to take her with him because she doesn’t want to go back to her old life again. they go on a bunch of adventures. oc is besties w aragorn. 
Lemony Snicket (ASOUE) - as in his entity as a character in the series, not the author himself (more the tv show than the books even though the books were my ENTIRE childhood) ((the author’s actual name is daniel handler and he’s a lovely person)) anyways, 
my advice for you first and foremost is to never fall in love with a writer
especially if that writer is a prominent member of a secret organization
especially especially if said writer is committed to uncovering and documenting the sad lives of three orphans, the children of a past lover who has died tragically
my name is odessa denouement and I am begging you to put this book down and go read something more pleasant, such as the littlest elf or a story that doesn't involve pain, suffering, and a general lack of morals
odessa and lemony meet when their VFD missions overlap and they’re forced into a number of highly dangerous situations together. features a tragic ending. 
Percy Weasley and Oliver Wood (HP) - because we all know they were in love. probably their last years of hogwarts into the second war. focuses a lot on percy going to the dark side. probably pretty angsty.
Will Turner (POTC)- oc is Jack Sparrow’s daughter. she’s super cool. raised by pirates. best parental relationship I’ve ever written (I usually go for the really shitty parent trope, but this time their relationship is rlly soft and makes me happy) anyways, she falls in love with will turner and it’s hot. 
Beatrice and Phillipa (HP) - cute lesbians in gryffindor (golden trio era). should probably read my bill weasley series first because it’s a spinoff. would probably be their fifth year to sometime around the end of the war. main focus would be bea’s shift to the dark side. 
FP Jones (Riverdale) - gotta preface this one with the fact that I hate riverdale as much as the next guy (sorry riverdale fans) I mean . the show’s insane. BUT FP is what got me through it. so this is the story of him and jughead’s mom in the 80s , then there’s a time jump to the first or second season. going to be short but cute. 
Steven Hyde (that 70s show) - NOT played by d*nny m*sterson. anyways, oc moves to point place from nyc with her mom (who kinda sucks -yes, we’re back to the shitty parent trope-) falls for hyde and it’s rly angsty. at some point she lives in hyde’s old house but i’m not sure exactly when bc idk what season I want to start the season on. she’s also best friends with jackie because I’m in love with jackie. 
Regulus and Marlene (HP) - umm so to be completely honest I don’t know what the plan was for this one. the only thing it says in the draft is “marlene is a slytherin”. I think I was high when I made it. but I feel like there’s some sort of potential there so we’ll see what happens. 
Remus Lupin (HP) - either wolfstar or a slytherin oc or maybe regulus I don’t know. I have some ideas for scenes, but no specific people or genders or really any details at all. I just know I’m in love with remus and want to write about him and his sweaters. 
Jesse Pinkman (Breaking Bad) - oc and jesse keep meeting by chance. first it’s because she’s staying at his parent’s house out of necessity (ep 2), then it’s because she’s Jane’s roommate, then it’s at Jane’s funeral. they keep saying they’re parting ways. that they’ll never see each other again, but it doesn’t work. one way or another, they’ll end up together. 
Minerva McGonagall and Pomona Sprout (HP) - one of my fav ships ever. would start in their sixth year and there would be a few major time jumps over the course of the story. very soft relationship. 
Peter Parker (MCU) - oc has powers over the elements. recruited to the avengers by tony stark. in the process of said transition, hydra attacks her family and oc is filled with rage. throughout the story, she lives with different members of the avengers (she moves around a lot) and she and peter have a friends to lovers sort of thing.
Daniel Desario (Freaks and Geeks) - charlotte’s been friends with the freaks since she was a kid. she’s been on-again-off-again dating nick since middle school, she has mixed feelings about kim, ken is her favorite person ever, and she is hopelessly in love with Daniel. when lindsay comes into the picture and things shift dramatically, charlotte finally has the chance to shoot her shot. 
Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds) - word for word what I have in my drafts:
ummmmm so we've got a main character named ummmmmm sophie or phoebe or something and shes like blonde and short and only three months older than reid and sup super smart like with math and science and stuff and she graduated early and has a doctorate and is smart and stuff but doesnt really tell anyone and looks kinda sloppy and has a really relaxed attitude and we love her - she almost dropped out of high school because she was bored but then agent gideon was like dude come on ill give u a job (or something?)
oh and her parents and little brother died in a fire when she was eight only her older brother survived and they are super close she loves him so much but she has some trauma from constantly being sent to foster homes where nodbody wanted to keep her bc shes difficult and also like watching her parents die so she has a HUGE fear of fire and an irrational fear of big dogs
ANYWAYS starts off with her at her house and she's just hangin she has a cat and she's making herself dinner and she's one of those super cute single bi girls who likes her plants and her music and her science bookstore
friends in college story (an original work) - okay so I wanna go to film school (I want to be a screenwriter) and this is an original script I’ve been working on but I might adapt parts of it to a story. basically it’s like a dark academia sitcom where a bunch of liberal, progressive kids go to this rural, ultra-christian college for different reasons and find each other and become the ELITE friend group. obviously it would have a better name than the “friends in college story” although now it’s sort of growing on me
the new tragedy (an original work) - “sometimes i need to remind myself that you existed. You were real, you were so real. your hair was real, your crooked smile was real. the way you couldnt talk in the morning before you’d had your coffee, or how you could never get to sleep at night without an episode of whatever show you were obsessing over in the moment. oh my god. you were real. 
she looked like death. the guy, not the concept. sallow skin and dark, sunken eyes that absorbed all of the light and trapped it, holding it hostage and never letting it out. when she smiled, the light poured all over her, like she was taking a shower in it. when she frowned, she looked like a storm cloud. I loved her. I loved her so much. 
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Destiel and the word boxes 📦
hi hi sophie!
it was just a plain wooden box. nothing made it fancy and the only reason it stood out was because it didn't have any sigils carved into it. though the plain things could always be the most dangerous, dean made sure to check the records before he touched it but nothing came up. a plain mysterious wooden box.
"dean?" cas walked into the room holding an open file. "i think i found the-what are you doing?"
dean ignored cas as he started to pull the box out from under a cursed box that dean knew held the spirit of a very angry witch. "probably releasing the kraken for all i know. you wanna open it?"
"no. i think you should put it back."
"hell no. it's a weird mystery box. hey, get your phone out we can make a youtube video opening it." dean chuckled at his own joke while cas rolled his eyes. "fine, grumpy. well, im gonna-hey!"
cas pulled the box from his hands. "i don't find that wise. anyways we are busy as it is and we don't need your stupid curiosity making a big mess."
"rude." dean fell back into his chair and looked down at the files. the box sitting on the table close to him. it was until cas turned around to grab something that fell, that dean reached and opened the box.
shocked he looked through the box filled, "pictures? letter? a movie ticket?"
cas looked embarrassed. "the box is mine. i don't have a place for my few things so i thought...i wouldn't think you would open a random box."
dean looked through the things before he closed the box and took cas by the sleeve to an unoccupied room, one close to dean's. he placed the box on top of the bed and then turned to cas.
"you can keep the box here. in your room, cas."
doing this send me a ship + a word and I’ll give you a headcanon <3
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Comments on The L Word gen Q s01e03
-Why can't Angie just waited one more year? I mean look at how her mom's lifes are kinda of messy, especially Bette's who just lost a election and have to deal with Carrie. Now Angie just gived Bette and Tina one more thing to stress out about it.
And the guy, the donor can sue Bette and Tina if Angie comes after him. Because they promised him anonymity.
-Sophie just admit to yourself that you are into Finley.
-Nat and Alice, well that escalated quickly.
-Gigi is a simp omg. She's so cute
- Maribel and Micah? Such a nice duo i didn't know i needed
-Rodolfo being a nice parent. So the problem wasn't Dani being gay , the problem was the he didn't like Sophie. ( I don't know what's DNR)
-I could hear Bette talking about art for hours. Look at her. I like see people be emotional and talking about nice things they are passionate about it, and when this thing is art related? I'm in.
-Is Alice gonna have a thing with that writer?
- Gigi i get you but Bette isn't in the best place right now. And we all know Bette likes to deal with her shit alone.
-Dani and Gigi, I'm vibing with them but i don't wanna see Bette's heart being broken. Dani and Gigi are gonna be the couple for the season
- Yes Sophie, Finley is a asshole but so is you. YES FINALLY. Admit you shit Sophie. Thank God Dani didn get back to her. And Sophie how can you said Finley saved you and or minute after say that you don't know if you can forgive her? Wtf? Seriously made up your mind and stop playing with people's feelings dude
-Alice, Shane and Bette there with Angie. Okay that's cute
-Here is miss Peabody? C'mon
-Yep, Dani and Gigi is gonna be a thing this season. Def
-Why there's a man there in the first place?Gosh i hate those man. Shane and Tess, I'm shipping the hell out of those two
-Yes, communication. Okay, you had me in the first one. but a lil time can be good for Alice and Nat
-Bette is gonna be with that artist isn't she?
-Relationships are hard. Bette and Gigi needed the communication Alice and Nat had.
-LISTEN IF SOPHIE PLAY WITH DANI'S FEELINGS ONCE AGAIN I WILL RIOT. She doesn't know wtf she wants and keep playing with Dani and Finley's heart
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