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#i made my husband a buddie stan
lmao immediately called an audible and kyle is taking this quiz<3 to find out which 911 character he is
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tropicalcryptid · 8 days
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Ok y'all I have a confession.
...Tigerheart/star is my favorite living warrior cats character and I'm tired of pretending he isn't XD
He was a questionable boyfriend, but he's an excellent husband, father, and leader. He's far more like Firestar than Bramblestar ever was. He's proactive and is willing to break rules for what he believes is right. He gave up territory for SkyClan when no other Clan would. He willingly takes in and shelters cats who are unfairly banished from their own clans--Icewing, Harelight, Mothwing, and most recently Frostpaw (geez RiverClan). He will go to any lengths to protect ShadowClan and especially his children--but he seems truly motivated by love and not a desire for power. He takes amazing care of Shadowsight and stands by him constantly. Most recently, his "invasion" of RiverClan was shown to be 1) actually necessary, and 2) he did, in fact, keep his promise and back out when his conditions were met.
His decisions aren't always the *best,* but he's motivated and active (and delightfully meddlesome) in a way that no leader since Firestar has been. I LOVE that. I love him! Big stupid hot-headed well-meaning stripey man! Go invade RC again and kick Splashtail's, well, tail! <3
Also! ASC! You made ShadowClan the best clan how did that happen??? I'm so mad that Sunbeam is in ThunderClan now because I don't caaaaaaaare about TC lol I want more SC perspective.
So this is a lineup of my fav cats from the current arc: Whistlepaw (your honor I love her), Frostpaw (you're doing amazing girl, sorry about all the trauma), Icewing (hopefully next leader of RC come on WC team), Fringewhisker (full-time ass-kicker), Tigger boy <3, Shadowsight (my poor bby you're so good), Puddleshine (when did you get to be such a likeable character?), Bayshine (what a bro, seriously), and Harelight (we stan a supportive mentor, sorry about "Wind" buddy).
Honestly ASC is great so far. Can't wait for the finale. Also let the lesbian medicine cats kiss omg. I don't really bother shipping warrior cats because *gestures wildly* but nah, Whistlepaw and Frostpaw are the cutest lesbians and you can't tell me the "It was all worth it if it was for you" conversation in "Wind" WASN'T the most sapphic thing ever. Break ALL the boundaries girls be BOTH gay *and* nuns. We stan.
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reallyromealone · 2 years
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hi! I don't know if it's alright to you and if it has been asked already. but if you have time, can I ask for a part three about y/n's son that got a detention? thank you!
I honestly loved it, especially because of bonten's respect and care for their s/o. and maybe because I really want to see how someone can learn their lesson. thank you again! this is my first time doing this, you can reject it if you want! (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧
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Sure dude and I'm glad you liked it! And we stan good husband's in this house.
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Nahoya Kawata.
Somehow him and (name) were best buddies, the two clicking instantly despite being polar opposites.
(Name) thought it was just a friendly visit to drop their son off before going on a trip for a few days, their son staying with nahoya Ran making the excuse of a second honeymoon.
"Ok,behave for uncle Nahoya!" (Name) said as his husband's led him back to the car, the family had just finished a catch up meal with the Kawatas and poor (sons name) had no clue what be was about to deal with for this week.
When the car drove off (sons name) felt a cold chill as he saw the Kawata twins stare him down.
(Sons name) tried to put a tough face and put dominant pharamones out but boy howdy.
Was that a mistake.
"Oh? You wanna try that shit?"
"Remember we can't hurt the brat" Souya said passively but nahoya was quick to interject "they said we can't 'drop kick him into the sun' nothing about what I'm about to do" and with that Nahoya smacked the back of (sons name)s head "that shit doesn't work here" and with that they went inside and (sons name) would learn what an Omega was capable of.
While (name) was getting pampered at a spa with his mates, their son was doing hard labor and dealing with an Omega who didn't put up with any of his bullshit and struck the fear of God into him.
"You call that cleaning the veggies?! Do it again!"
If he wanted to act like a big bad alpha, Nahoya would make him do the big bad alpha work.
Souya also was not easy on him, when the truck came with their deliveries the trio brought it in, no slacking.
(Sons name) was used to softer omegas like his mom, (name) never really needed to be tough when he had scary dog privileges but when he heard stories of his mamma when his dad's tried to first court him.
"He slapped papa Mikey?!"
"Oh yeah, he made them work for his affection" Souya said as they ate dinner, the three devouring the meal "it took your dad's four months to earn his affections then a year to actually get the mating mark"
"And then you came into the world"
(Sons name) also learned not to back talk Nahoya because he wasn't afraid to strike the fear of God into the pup "if I find out you said shit like that again I will show you why people fear me" his voice grave and cold, eyes actually opening to give him that warning.
X
"Should we call them and check up ?" (Name) said as they were entering the hotel room, spending the day relaxing"shh they're fine baby, let alphas care for you yeah?" Mochi said as the alphas distracted him with sensual kisses and soft touches, they didn't have a lot of time with their mate so they were going to make the god damn most of it.
X
(Sons name) spent the week at the Kawatas, the twins payed nicely and Nahoya had the pleasure of showing the kid what life as an Omega was like and use hard labor to show him that omegas weren't weak as shit and may or may not have shown the kid a video on Omega rights and a documentary about what omegas had to deal with and the struggles omegas have in basically any workplace "your mom used to work in an office and the shit he had to deal with because his work place was anti whistleblower... Your dad's almost burned the place to the ground"
"Sanzu actually tried"
He also saw how alphas who weren't regulars tried shit with nahoya and kind of felt angry on his behalf because he knew Nahoya was not some idiot and watched as they booted the fucker out.
It genuinely changed his perspective on it and he kind of felt bad on how he treated his mom, he really didn't deserve that from his kid.
When the break ended (sons name) was practically clinging to his mom with apologies, poor (name) was confused but hugged his pup back "I forgive you baby... did you have fun?"
"U-uh... Yeah I did"
"That's good Sweety"
"If you do that shit again we're sending you to military school" Sanzu said and ruffled his kids hair, the group driving back home, (name) showing the little treats he got their pup since he couldn't come with and (sons name) realized even when he did some fucked up shit to his mom he still thought about him and got him stuff.
"Thanks mama..."
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ash4prez · 9 months
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because absolutely NOBODY asked, here’s a list of my top ten favourite warriors characters (SO FAR)
a lot of you are gonna hate me for not including/including certain characters tbh but this is just my opinion
Disclaimer: I’m on Book 1 of Power of Three currently, so these characters are mostly comprised of those from TBP and TNP. i’ll probably make an updated list at some point in the future, but for now this is how it stands:
#10–Longtail. He’s just a good guy tbh. From being a meanie at the start, to choosing not to leave Thunderclan with Dark and Tiger, to being forced into early retirement but taking it like a champ, this guy has just come to be one of my favourite cattos in the series.
#9–Mousefur. The icon, the legend. She’s literally unfiltered and completely rude to everyone without even giving a shit. She’s shown to be very opinionated and headstrong, but also displays a caring side when it comes to Longtail’s blindness. 10/10 character for me.
#8—Ravenpaw. Is there anyone out there who actually dislikes this guy? I genuinely think he is the most chill cinnamon roll ever. He just wants to vibe with his husband in a barn and maybe warn firestar about important stuff sometimes. Even tho he’s a loner, he respects the warrior code and understands the clan ways. He’s just so awesome and i love him.
#7—Stonefur. Yeah yeah i know we only really knew him for a few books, but I just really liked his character. He was really brave and noble, loyal to his clan, generally a good guy. His death was so sad and honestly just the fact that he went down fighting made me respect him even more.
#6—Sorreltail. Omg idk why i like her so much. Just when she was a new warrior and was best buddies with Leafpool made me so happy, and then for her to become mates with Brackenfur (more on him later—) was just a very good ship for me. I just think Sorreltail is cool and generally a nice cat.
#5—Dustpelt. The biggest G in the entire clan. Honestly Dustyboi is so awesome and i love him so much. Like at first i really didn’t like him, what with the way he was rude to Fire and generally an unpleasant guy, but he got so much better and now i stan him.
#4—Tallstar. OK ALRIGHT SETTLE DOWN, hear me out. Reason number one why i love him is that he’s gay and cute with Jake and we love that for him. Reason number two is that he’s actually a decent guy and isn’t passive aggressive and weird like the other leaders are, he just wants to vibe on with his clan and be chill with everyone. Idk i grew very attached to Tallstar throughout the first two series.
#3—Brackenfur. AHHHH where to start with Brackenfur. He’s just an amazing guy honestly. Like he’s chill, gets along with everyone, but also very brave and noble in the sense that he would literally die for his clan. I usually get very attached to the vanilla side characters who have no real plotlines so this is very expected of me, i just really love brackenfur and his character.
#2—Cinderpelt. Not a DAY GOES BY where i don’t cry over her tragic death and the mountains of wasted potential. Fricking Starclan really had to reincarnate her? What was the point of killing her? Ik it probably had something to do with Leafpool being ✨ special ✨ and the only medicine cat, but come on man. Just look at cinder. Look at how cool and awesome she is.
AAAAND COMING IN AT NUMBER ONE ISSSSS *drumroll intensifies*
#1—The most amazing cat ever to be seen, my guy WHITESTORM!!! Honestly come at me for not putting greystripe or squilf in here, idc. Whitestorm for me is an example of what a warrior cat SHOULD be. He was smart, brave, loyal, trustworthy, chill…he literally had no flaws. Like what did man ever do that was controversial? I cant think of anything, i mean correct me if i’m wrong. I just stan Whitestorm and wish he’d been leader istg.
Thanks for reading this ridiculously long rant lol
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khaleesiofalicante · 6 months
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Okay, so here's the thing. I believe we've established the fact that Lance is David's son to his very core. Not very outgoing, heart of gold, a fighter, a survivor. Plus he believes everything Max does is cool and if we bring IALS into the mix he is pretty obsessed with Max so I'd say definately David's child.
And then he goes around and pulls shit like this and my brain just goes: "He is also Max's son sucker!", because honestly that was such a Max move, I needed a moment to remind myself this was Lance's chapter. The "my papa loves me so much that when I die he'll be devasted so I'll make him hate me by being a cunt so he won't be devastated when I'm gone" move that Lance made? Not an original buddy! It's already been done, by your dad, when he made his bapak believe that he'll sacrifice him when he was actually planning on sacrificing himself. And guess what? It did not work! And it will not work for you either Lance! (Note to Lance, have Gwen pass it on to him please?). And I'm gonna go ahead and guess that Max won't know about it until quite later onto the plot? I mean he'll know that something is up with Lance but he will mention it to David and he'll be like "Mon ange please leave it alone" . Because I feel like if he does catch on about what Lance said to David he'll confront him about it and Lance will tell him the truth about why he said what he said. And if that happens I need Max to tell him this story. I need him to know that his thing he does is never gonna work. Oh god, so much pain.
I'm not even gonna talk about the Theia stuff because it also reminds me of TLND Max. When he pretended that David was trivial to him when David was his everything? Why is Lance picking up Max's coping mechanisms, Lance buddy you're smarter than this! Oh can someone please tell him that making the live of his life believe he isn't worth it didn't work with David and it won't work with Theia either? Again, painn
Here's something I didn't expect to hurt me as much as it did. Mavid. Did David seriously lie to Max? When did those two get to the point where they lie to each other? I mean hide stuff from each other is something but straight up lying in each other's faces? That's another thing altogether. What I'd happening to them and can someone please snap their heads straight and remind them that they are Max and David and it's them against the world and they should be inseparable instead of lying to each other?? Also, did Max go to see Mina? I feel like he went to see Mina, even though I'm secretly hoping it's Rafael. I have a wild imagination.
Also, the "your love gets people hurt" like from IALS making it to LBAF hurts a lot more than it should, Dani whyy😭 And please explain what happened to my sweet baby AJ, was he sad because of Régine( whom I want to smack almost as much as her mother at this point) or was it something else?
I'm sorry if this is long or blant, it's literally all my thoughts while reading this I couldn't contain them. But hey, here are some tik toks I found to make the pain a little better.
This audio feels like Theia and Cami talking about Lance and it makes me laugh so hard😂
Not exactly happy but this soundtrack when Lance closes the door after the whole Mia/Theia fiasco
A little gift for Arthur( and the rest of us Kincaid stans)
Again not very happy but this is Rafael about Max isnt it?
FMF Max about his husband probably
This is giving me serious Lance/Max vibes watching Theia/David unleash their anger on someone
Max/David and Lance/Arthur dynamic?
Okay that's it for noww🌷
PS: I'm so sorry your work is keeping you so busy these days, I hope you find the strength to push forward and end all your work while also find little things to make you happy and make it a little better💛
MAN, I NEED THIS AFTER THE DAY I HAD. THANK YOUUUU.
I'm so glad to see you noticed that Lance pulled the EXACT same move Max did in Edom. Except Max's thing only lasted like two days 😬. Max will notice it (only a little). But it's Arthur who notices it first (my perceptive babygirl). We'll talk about this whole thing later. It's like a whole plot point so yeah we have time :)
TLND David and LBAF Theia be like "that sign can't stop be because i can't read" lol.
Also, I'm not sure what you meant by the "lying" bit. Were you referring to the part where David lied about him being the car instead of Lance? Also, interesting how you differentiate between lying and omission because Max is hiding some pretty big stuff from David 😅
Arthur was sad because Kincaid didn't acknowledge him at the party and pretended like he didn't know Arthur 😕 (also he danced with Theia which made Arthur realize he won't get to dance with Kincaid like that)
Thank you for the tiktoks, bebe. That cami and theia tiktok was ON point and the FMF one made me giggle looool. Also, that last dynamic is David/Lance 🥰
Work got busy because of my own dumb-assery because I wanted to work with some new people and took on some new work and now i am regret. But it's a short project and should be over by November so I just need to survive this cursed month.
ALSO I REALLY HOPE YOU'RE READY FOR BRAZILIAN GP BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD, FAM.
Loooooooove you.
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Family living room Court.
In the cozy living room of their family manor, Al smacked a gavel on a side table. "Court is now in session," he announced, his voice filled with a mix of authority and warmth.
Cad, laying on the couch, glanced at his father with slight interest and annoyance. "Where did he get a gavel?"
"I made it," Al replied with a grin, his eyes twinkling as he tried to maintain order among the family members gathered. "Silence from the peanut gallery, or you will be held in contempt." He pointed the gavel at Cadmus. "Now, Karnus, you are being charged with the high crime of Dangerous Zoomies and willful destruction of one very expensive vase. How do you plead?"
Karnus, the energetic youngster, stood tall, a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Not guilty," he declared confidently.
Al looked towards the family with a smile. "Who is representing the accused?"
Stan, Al's loving husband and a bit of a reluctant participant in the impromptu court proceedings, sighed and spoke. "I guess that's me, Your Hotness," he said with a grin
Al smiled stupidly, then composed himself and rapped the gavel once more. "I will not be swayed by flirtations from the defense counsel. Plead your case, counselor," he said teasingly.
Stan stepped forward, his expression a mix of determination and amusement. "Karnus having the zoomies is not something he can help, as it is in his nature. Also, that vase was clearly placed upon a pedestal within his zoomies running grounds, as noted by the repeated scratch marks on the floor."
Cad, their other child, couldn't help but interject. "Objection!"
Karnus shot back, "Who asked you to chime in?"
Cad, undeterred, continued, "You can't have court without a prosecution counsel."
Al glanced at Cadmus, waiting for him to correct himself.
Cadmus thought for a second before going, "Ugh, right, Your honor."
"Your objection is noted and stands. Cad, are you representing the prosecution?"
Cad affirmed proudly, "Yes, Your Honor. Karnus clearly and with malice destroyed the vase as it was overstimulating and frankly ugly."
Al pouted. "Hey! I worked hard on it."
Karnus hesitated for a moment, then added with a sheepish grin, "It was kinda..."
Stan put a hand over Karnus's mouth. "As your lawyer in family court, I advise you to shut up, kid," he said with a wink. Then, Stan spoke up again, this time in defense of his son. "We all know Karnus has a more direct way of causing destruction. If he wanted the vase destroyed, he would have done it on purpose and with malice, and then proudly told us about it. Because, well, he can be kind of a dick."
Karnus barked in protest. "Hey! Aren't you supposed to defend me?!"
"I am, son," Stan replied calmly. "He's a dick because he's young and stupid, but that also makes him loud and obvious. So it would be out of character for him to move a pedestal within his zoomies path. A: He likes to run uninterrupted, and B: It's one of the things we allow him to do to burn off his creatura energy. So I accuse Prosecutor Cadmus as the one who destroyed the vase!" Stan pointed an accusatory finger at Cadmus, turning the tables in the courtroom drama.
Alphonse, who somehow manifested a bag of popcorn, gasped. "J'accuse!"
Cadmus frowned. "Objection! You have no evidence," he said with a smarmy grin.
Karnus shouted, "Overruled!"
Al looked at Karnus. "Hey buddy, that's my job. Counsel, do you have evidence to support your claims?"
Stan replied, "Perhaps. I think you'll find that Cadmus called the vase ugly and overstimulating. Also, Karnus was with me the entire afternoon; the vase was only put on display around 3 p.m. today. This entire court knows that you, my dear, are quite precise when it comes to placement of your creations and who was alone in the house around 4-5 p.m., as evidenced by Cad's need to steal food from our kitchen because he never has food at his penthouse. It's practically routine."
Cad shouted, "FINE I DID IT! It WAS ME! It was just ugly, and I wanted to cause drama."
Al banged the gavel "Cadmus Dolore you are under arrest for False accusations general assholery and your punishment shall be. First of all cleaning up the vase, and secondly taking Karnus to and from Practice for the Next week."
"Uhg...fine."
@passimtemere @violeteyedkiller @satyr-gardens
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sensei-venus · 1 year
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I’ll probably delete this later because this is pure rant, I’m just pissed. Lol.
I completely fine with people having a opinion and dislike for characters, because everyone is free to have them, but my pet peeve about people with cobra kai are when people say they don’t like Robby followed by “Miguel-“ or “Johnny & Carmen-“ please for the love of everything, Robby is a child who was abandoned by his father and left to live with a addict mom who literally forgot about him constantly and basically treated him like a pet for all his life.
Johnny was a alcoholic, Johnny basically acted like he was a job, like he was a shitty responsibility he had to take care of every time Robby got in trouble.
Robby is a person, Robby is a child, Robby wanted someone to love him and take care of him because for 16-18 years of his life he was basically taking care of himself and his drunk,drug addicted, sex addicted mom when she is around.
And I’m sorry, but Robby did face child abuse. It’s been showed multiple times that Shannon forgot about him to the point she didn’t pay bills to keep him alive. I’m literally scared to think about how younger, 10-15 year old Robby was able to survive because this shit has been going on for a while. How did he eat? How did survive as a child being left alone, with no water or electricity? How many times did little Robby have to hide because his mom was gone and a landlord was banging on the door because Shannon didn’t pay rent??? What happened when he got sick??
“Oh but Carmen has a sad back story and Miguel didn’t have a dad so Johnny-“
Ok and?
(I by no means saying that Johnny can’t be with the Diaz family.)
Miguel didn’t have a dad, Carmen didn’t have a husband/boyfriend. But they had each other and Carmen’s mom. They where tight, they went though it together. They could talk to one another and feel support.
Robby got a mom who got drunk and high and brought home random guys and a dad who only rolled his eyes and told him ds oh no everytime he did something wrong.
I hate the fact that as of late the writers keep making it like “Oh Robby and Miguel are ok now, Johnny and Robby made up, now Robby and fuck off while Johnny,Carmen,Baby and Miguel and go live a happy little family life and everything is forgiven.”
Robby isn’t going to run into the sunset because of this whole Johnny and the Diaz family stuff.
Please get out of the toxic mindset that Robby is bad because he’s a fucked up teen who was forced to grow up to fast and doesn’t understand feeling or life. As someone who grew up very similar to Robby and has been around people who have also grown up in that environment, Robby could be a shit ton worse, like alot.
He is a fucked up lil buddy, but that’s why we like him.
(We stan Miguel & Robby, they both have issues and are valid. Kiss kiss.)
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abbatoirablaze · 1 year
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Thankful, Black Noir
Word Count:  1.8k
Warnings:  fighting, angst, mentions of violence/aggression, critical injuries, manipulation, and sabotage.
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“COMING!”
“COMING MOM!”
“Mikayla, make sure your little brother washes his hands,” you called from down the hall, “and you better wash your hands too!  We don’t need any dirty hands at the table.”
The man who sat his bag down as he entered his room in the tower chuckled.  You turned around to see your husband of nearly six years smiling at you.
“What?  You think that’s funny?” you teased, crossing your arms over your chest.  He smiled and licked his lips, the smallest of nods coming from him, “you try keeping those children of yours in line, Earv…it’s harder than dealing with anyone on that superhero team.”
“They listen to you more than they listen to me baby,” he smiled, taking a few steps until he crossed the threshold of the entrance area and into the framework of the kitchen where you stood, “and they’re our kids…half me and half you!  And they got more of you running though their veins than me.”
“Thankfully more like me,” you teased, “non super powered.  Just wholesome, sweet babies without a nut allergy.”
“And they inherited your listening skills too!”
You gave him a smile, rolling your eyes at his playful jest, “you better get washed up too!  I made your favorite!”
“Hot damn…a home-made roast with sweet potato and macaroni?”
“And home-made corn bread too!”
He smiled, wrapping his arms around you, and he pulled you into a breath-taking kiss, “god, I love you, woman…”
“I love you too!” you smiled, gently touching the athletic fabric that he often wore under his suit, “go get changed while you wash up though, “you got some blood on your collar from training.”
“T-the twins…not mine,” he muttered with a frown, “soldier boy took out his aggression on Tommy today.”
“I’m just glad it wasn’t you again, Earv,” you whispered sadly.  You reached up and touched the remnant of the split lip he’d gotten from the last run-in with the unstable leader of Payback, “you need to talk to Mr. Edgar, Earving…he-he’s getting worse.  He’s sabotaged your career.  I know you wanted to move into acting, and you almost had that one role before they gave it to Eddie Murphy.”
“Beverly Hills Cop…”
“You could be a real star, baby…without the mask…”
“Hey…I just want to enjoy the night with my family…” he cooed, wrapping his arms a little tighter around your waist, “want to spend time with my beautiful wife, an-“
“DADDY!”
“DADDY!”
Earving smiled, releasing his wife to see two smiling faces, the perfect combination of his wife and himself in six- and three-year-old forms, “my kids!  And look at you two, all washed up and ready for dinner just like your momma asked!”
“Momma said-“
“ALL CLEAN!” Jackson grinned, cutting his older sister off, “Daddy, tell me what you did wif Payback.  My friend Arlo says you’re going to Nam like his daddy did!”
“Yeah buddy, but it’s not Vietnam, it’s, well we-“
“What?”
“Shit!” he muttered, quickly remembering that he’d forgotten to tell his wife about the last-minute trip, and that Stan had released the information to the media already.
“Ohhh, daddy said a bad word, momma!”
“Quarter in the swear jar, daddy!” Mikayla smiled.
“Earving!”
“Baby, I-“
“Daddy momma’s mad at you!” his daughter warned.  She was quick to grab her little brother’s hand, “Come on Jackson…let’s go grab a plate and eat in my room.  Momma and daddy are gonna fight again!”
“When were you going to tell me this?” you scolded, it feeling like your world was falling apart, “Earving, you barely got out of-“
“Trisha…not here!” he said quickly, “not in front of the kids.”
Your eyes teared up as you looked at your children.  Your daughter was far too familiar with the fighting that had been happening of late, because of the leader of Payback and how little disregard he’d had for his teammates.  But Jackson didn’t understand why you were so fearful and upset. 
“W-we’ll talk about this later,” you said firmly as you tried to push the tears back, “Mikayla…Jackson, go sit at the table…Earving…get washed up…we’ll say grace in five minutes…okay?”
“Trisha-“
“You’re right, Earving!” you pointed out, “n-not in front of the children.”
You could barely stop the tears when you’d seen the news. 
The tower had gone into lockdown when they had informed the significant others of the deaths.  They had gone to Nicaragua, not Vietnam, and they were sent there for a reason that you weren’t told…only that it ‘had to happen’ and there was ‘no going back.’ 
It was nearly a week before you found out that Swatto and the leader, Soldier Boy had been the ones to die, but that your own husband and some of the others were seriously injured in the mission.  Unfortunately, Earving had gotten the worst of it.
He had taken some sort of blast while protecting the rest of the team, and it had caused sever brain damage, and melted half of his face when he landed against a burning jeep. 
All the machines were hooked up to him, creating highways of tubing and medicines, but one thing was for certain.  You couldn’t let the kids in. You didn’t want them to see their father wrapped up like that. 
“I need to talk to you, Trisha!”
You nearly jumped out of your skin, “Mr. Edgar…wh-what are you doing here?”
“I came to see how you were holding up,” he said firmly, “I had spoken with Earving before the attack, and he and I were talking about you and the kids?”
“Me and the kids?” you asked softly, “wh-what on earth do you mean?”
“If something were to have happened to him…like it did…he wanted you to have this.”
You looked down to see an envelope in his hands.  Tears welled up in your eyes as he held it out a little more for you.  You could see Earvings smooth writing of your name, the cursive reminding you of his gentle personality outside of the suit. 
A tear slipped down your cheek and Mr. Edgar sighed as you took it from him, “he wouldn’t have wanted this for you and the kids…he won’t be the same, Trisha…he’s not there anymore.”
You did what Mr. Edgar told you to do and left with a small settlement check after you read the letter where he explained the mission could be one that he died in; and that if he did, he wanted you to raise the kids where he was born. 
You were told to tell the children that their father died, and that another man would be taking over the mantel of Black Noir. 
But you were told that he was going to be placed in an assisted care facility that Vought ran, and that the Earving that was left would receive the utmost and gentlest care until he passed. 
When the kids were ten and thirteen, you received a packet from Vought.  Not only had the children manifested powers like that of their father, but you were informed by Mr. Edgar that Earving had passed in his sleep, finally succumbing to the injuries he’d received on the mission as his body just stopped healing. 
The checks came in every month, dotted with Mr. Edgar’s signature.  He made sure that you were well taken care of…well enough that you didn’t have to work.  Especially when he found out about Jackson.
He was a supe.  He had powers akin to that of his father.  Super reflexes and strength.  Mikayla had shown that she was a supe when she was 13.  She was able to heal fast.  She lent her talents to Vought, helping improve a compound that would enhance abilities in those born without powers so that they could unlock their genetic potential. 
But Jackson stayed by your side, despite wanting to follow in his father’s footsteps. 
He knew how much you loathed Vought.  And he’d grown to hate them as well, the more that he learned about his father’s history within the company. 
His father wanted to be an open black superhero, an icon to anyone of color, but they shut that down…and he let them. 
So, he stuck to vigilantism on the side, making sure the city they lived in was safe.  Mr. Edgar came by on holiday, and you soon learned that he’d had a daughter who was superhero abled himself.  The kids ended up getting along with her, but Mikayla found a real friend in her. 
She became convinced that she wanted to be part of Vought, just like her father was.  And it took every bit of you to hold her back until she was eighteen.  But when she became of age, Mr. Edgar was there to pick her up. 
Jackson refused of course, but you could see his heart breaking at the thought of his sister leaving.    
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“Tell me, Mikayla, how is your mother and little brother doing,” Mr. Edgar asked as he leaned against her workstation, “It’s been years since I’ve seen either of them.”
“I don’t have time to talk, Mr. Edgar,” she said quickly, eyes turning back towards the door, “if Doctor A-“
“I’ll deal with Allen…and you’re just as distinguished as he is.  Don’t let that jerk boss you around,” he said dismissively, “tell me…did your mother ever tell you why she moved you and your brother to Minnesota?”
“She wanted us to be closer to dad after he died…”
He nodded, the smug grin on his face never faltering, “dear child…your father never died.”
“Yes, he did…on the mission in Nicaragua in 84.”
“Swatto died…soldier boy died.  But your father was in critical care…his regenerative abilities kept him alive.  The same regenerative abilities that you have,” he chuckled, “you and your brother took after him after all…I see a lot of posts on social media about a young boy, dressed like your father used to…why hasn’t he followed in your father’s footsteps?  I wonder if it’s because of your mother?  She always hated Vought.”
“My father is dead, Mr. Edgar…”
“I guess you should be thankful to think that,” he shrugged, “the truth is far more gruesome…”
Just before she was about to argue, Black Noir appeared in the doorway, mute as ever.  Mr. Edgar smiled and looked at him, “right on time, Noir…please…show Miss. Black your face…”
The superhero didn’t move, and Mikayla felt the anxiety bubbling up in her chest.  Mr. Edgar’s smile fell to a look of displeasure, “Noir…now!”
There was a moment of hesitation before the mask came up.  Mikayla gasped in horror at the mottled, aged face of her very alive father, “d-dad?”
“Your mother lied to you, Mikayla,” he said firmly, knowing the one way to get the newly eighteen year old boy to come to Vought, “and it’s time for dear old dad to hang up the boots soon…I need you to call your brother.”
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Casual 911 watching roomie's thoughts on Performance Anxiety
right off the bat she's defensive against Pepa's blind date assault "he’s not alone he has a son and a husband!!!!"
Eddie saying "I can’t marry someone just cause you said so" - “that’s fucking gay” 
Eddie telling the 118 about not wanting to perform for a date "you don’t have to perform for your husband"
"love that not a single one of them was excited about Eddie maybe dating"
bakery call: "Girl just call osha" 
"omg starting an accidental union in the workplace??? Thats so us"
"imagine almost dying at work and going 'on my death bed I’ve decided to stan osha. I’m pro union now.'" 
fire academy baby drill: "It’s a 6 month old. Check the fucking floor"
she really believed Novak could do it right from the get go. First and biggest Novak fan
turns out the baby WAS on the floor, everyone clap for our childcare professional queen who knows where a 6 month old baby can be found in the event of an emergency
Eddies date: "Eddie you are….gay"
"is he gonna make a FRIEND! that'd be fun"
"what if they become friends and then he sets her up with buck. tumblr would go crazy" 
"WHAT ARE THESE FACES" about Ryans whole....thing
college audition panic attack call: "I wonder if JLH has singing in her contract"
"he just walked out of that stall like only a 17 year old twink can"
Eddies performance review: "I’m sorry is Eddie upset this girl he didn’t want dumped him"
"work life balance OKAY" ngl i feel like this comment was directed at me a little bit
"cap doesn’t wanna hear about how your dick doesn't work rn Eddie"
"I’m sensing the theme is safety, security, trust" when they're doing the harness exercise at the academy. was a joke but honestly....theres something there
"like seriously how many more times can chimney say secure"
"is Novak about to have a panic attack??? are we gonna get ANOTHER ONE???? is that thing i don’t know about, like are panic attacks a thing" you can imagine the face she made when I told her about the eddieana panic attacks
"I do wish his panic attack sounded less like sex grunts. but that’s just me. still love him"
bodybuilder call: "I’m sorry. is this not homoerotic? oh god its his DAD"
"this is the gayest thing I’ve ever seen"
"so dramatic of Angela Bassett to take the time to give a speech when this guy is dying. just say you'll arrest them if they cause a problem"
"oh a black woman carrying the whole place on her back what a surprise" she said respect black women
"Bobby just wants someone to say he’s doing a good job"
athena saying "that’s my husband" loudest laugh I’ve ever heard 
She hates Nathaniel. Violently.
at this point she learned the episode is called “performance anxiety." "OHHHH that's not the theme I guessed"
She’s singing a fun trauma song @ the Ravi chim convo 
"good acting Eddie. totally believable"
"YOU DIDNT HAVE A HUSBAND AND A CHILD AFTER YOU GOT DIVORCED, PEPA. leave him ALONE"
"the child of indeterminate age is having opinions" Jee is either the "plot device sleep schedule child" or this. she's really fixated on Jee
"She’s singing AGAIN? it HAS to be in her contract" about Maddie singing to Jee
"Novak is for sure joining the team when buddie are otherwise engaged. he's my new favorite."
She asked after if Buck has ever met Pepa ("she has to know about him right. why is she not asking about him") so I showed her Stuck and she saw Chris with Bobby and went "thats his grandpa :(" (i also had that moment earlier this week so im THRILLED she had the same thought) (although we've been talking a lot about bobby being bucks dad and buck being chris' dad the past few weeks) (yknow cuz the show won't shut up about it)
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❝ how do you find a clown that hasn’t, at least, killed one kid? ❞
mbmbam starters | no longer accepting
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      audra sighs and covers her face with her hands. ❝ you know, i really don’t think you do. i don’t know if we could find a non-murderous clown if we tried. ❞
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The Babysitter
Single-Dad!Sebastian Stan X Fem!Reader
Summary: After your sister-in-law gets you a babysitting job, you and Sebastian fall in love.
Warnings: mentions death by birth (briefly) and fluff.
A/n: HI!!! Sorry, I accidentally posted the first draft 🤦‍♀️ but this is the exact same thing just not with the ask. I absolutely loved the idea!!!
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You parked the car making your way upstairs. Knocking on the door it was answered by a man maybe 3 years older than you at the most. Behind him you could see a little boy hid poking his head around the corner, he couldn't have been older than 7. He had short light brown hair and bright blue eyes, that was obvious he got from his father. You recognized him from your nephew's class.
"Hello you must be y/n! I'm Sebastian, the spy back there is Julian." He said shaking your hand.
"Nice to meet you." You smiled at him before looking back at the boy. "Hi there hunny."
"Hi." Julian waved shyly.
"Come in." Sebastian welcomed. He was going out to meet up with Chris Evans since he was coming in town. So that's where you came in, you were the aunt of one of Julian's friends from school, along with babysitting for a few of his other friends. "Jule, come all the in and introduce yourself." Sebastian urged the young boy.
"Sorry tata." Julian said running over hiding behind him. "I'm Julian!"
"Nice to meet you Julian! I'm y/n." You smiled.
"I'm going to my toys now." He told his dad before running off.
"He's a delight when you get to know him." Sebastian promised. "Let me give you the run down."
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"And bedtime is 9 no negotiations, he will try." Sebastian finished listing down the rules.
"Got it I think I can handle that. When will you be back?" You asked him.
"Uh probably around 11 or 12... You can sleep on the couch if you'd like, Netflix is signed in as well." He said.
"Okay got it. Go have a good time. I can handle Julian. Go have fun with your friend."
"Yeah uh sorry I don't leave him much. Julian!! Come say bye." He shouted. Soon the ocean eyed kid came walking into the living room.
"Bye daddy!" He hugged his dad.
"Bye buddy. Be good for y/n." Sebastian kissed his son on the top of the head and left.
"Okay. You have an hour till bedtime how about we got you in jammies and we watch a movie?" You asked.
"Yeah!! Can I pick!"
"Of course!" You smiled as you followed him to his room. "Okay pick your jammies."
"These ones!" He pulled out a pair of Captain America and Winter soldier pajamas. "My daddy is this one." He pointed at one of the characters.
"Woah! That's cool! Need any help?"
"No."
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A tipsy Sebastian came stumbling into the apartment. He tossed his keys in the dish and went to the living room with intent to just crash on the couch. He had forgotten all about you until he saw you asleep with your feet on his coffee table, and Julian sleeping in your lap one of your hands resting gently on his back. Madagascar playing quietly in the background. He smiled, he wasn't sure about leaving Julian with someone other than his mom and step-dad. He's been raising Julian as a single dad since the day Julian was born. His mother passed giving birth. In those seven years, he's never found a woman worthy of him, and definitely not worthy of being his son's mother figure. It could be the lack of trying, or it could be that when he did try the women didn't like sharing his attention with Julian. That's why when he first saw you at his son's school, he didn't walk over.
He thought you were pretty, and wanted to ask you on a date but just couldn't work up the courage. When he did, you were already leaving, with a boy he recognized as his son's best friend. When your sister in law suggested to him you as a babysitter, he took her up on the offer, getting your number from her.
"Oh your back." A quiet voice whispered. He snapped from his thoughts seeing you rubbing your eyes with one hand keeping the other on Julian's back.
"Yeah." He smiled. "Here let me get him." Sebastian stumbled forward still tipsy.
"I don't think that's a good idea. Just go get ready for bed. I'll get him in his bed. And uh could I sleep here tonight on the couch of course. I think I'm to tired to drive." You gently stood before lifting the 7 year old with some struggle.
"Of course." Sebastian yawned before leaving to his bedroom. You smiled going to Julian's room tucking him in before making your way back to the couch and laying down. Sebastian came out a few minutes later but decided not to disturb you once he saw you about to fall asleep.
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You shuffled away to the sound of sizzling on the stove. Looking around you saw Sebastian cooking while Julian sat on the counter talking to his dad about the night before. You yawned alerting the men of your consciousness.
"Good morning sleeping beauty." Sebastian smiled at you.
"Morning!" Julian said happily.
"Morning. What's cooking?" You asked sitting up.
"Eggs! I'm helping!" Julian exclaimed. You chuckled walking over.
"Okay Jule go get dressed I gotta talk to Y/n." Sebastian helped his son off the counter.
"You got it, Tata."
"Why does he call you tata?" You asked curiously.
"We're Romanian." Sebastian explained.
"Nice. What did you need to talk about?"
"First you need paid... And second I was wondering if I could maybe take you out for dinner sometime?" Sebastian asked nervously.
"Sure, I'd like that." You smiled.
"Daddy!!! Can I have a lollipop in my lunch today?" Julian asked running in breaking up the moment.
"Sure." Sebastian smiled.
"We'll set up times later." You whispered.
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That day was almost 6 years ago now, you're been married for two years. Looking back you knew your sister in law was playing matchmaker for you. Not that you cared, you met your now husband and the father of your kids, Julian and Grace.
"Mom! Can you help me?" The now 13 year old Julian asked holding his tie. "Dad's busy with Gracie.
"Of course Hun come here.
"Thanks mom." Julian smiled.
"Hey dragoste? Where is Gracie's new bow is?" Your husband shouted.
"I left it with her dress." You explained. Your family was off to a premiere for one of Sebastian's movies.
"Oh! Found it!" He shouted.
"Okay here-" You started helping your son with his tie.
Once Sebastian was done dressing the 1 year old he made his way into the living room where you were just finishing tying Julian's tie.
"There you go. Very handsome." You smiled kissing your son on the forehead. Sebastian loved seeing your relationship with his son grow. He didn't expect that dinner those years ago would've led to this but he sure was glad.
"Tata! Whatcha think?" Julian said noticing his dad.
"You look great!"
"We need a photo! Julian hold you sister for one photo." You said. Sebastian laughed passing Gracie to Julian.
"Okay mom."
This was your family. Sebastian was so happy watching all the mornings you dance around with Julian in the kitchen while making breakfast. He hopes that Julian's birth mother would be proud of how far their family has came.
"Well lets go!"
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A/n: halfway through writing this I realize... The actor who plays billy maximoff in wandavision is named Julian as well. 🤣
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Operation Corrupt My Husband Further
Okay so I am going to tag everyone who interacted with my last post about this.... I'm sorry lol but I promise it will be a one time tagging. Also anyone else who wants to participate in this.
The corruption will commence this Saturday, April 15, because I promised him we would drink lol I will be just posting throughout the afternoon and evening.
I am thinking that if y'all could just drop theories (color theory, couch theory, magnet theory, etc), debates (blonde vs brunette, does eddie remember the shooting, etc), questions (about buddie, 911, his opinions), and honestly anything else weewoo and buddie related then I am going to make me learn it and respond and basically make him go through a crash course on buddie<3.
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If you have specific posts that cover any of the theories, those would be much appreciated. Otherwise, I can definitely hunt some down<3
And honestly anything is welcome<3 I just figured I'd give some ideas but I'll do anything to corrupt my husband into a buddie girle<3
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submissions are welcome however: comments, rbs and tags, messages, asks. If you can link any posts that cover things that's welcome but not necessary.
Thank you friends<3
tags below:
@heart4rescue @blue-cheeseinmyoffwhites @buckaroo118 @hook-on-fandoms @usuallymyenthusiast @thebigshipper @comaboybuck @missfanaccount @maddiebuckleymybeloved @just-anothr-anxious-bisxual @lovecolibri @katieedownunder @nagaismybff @barzy90 @icarus-enthroned
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Hi, Ary, very inactive ex-mutual(i think???) here. Good to see you thriving! ♥ It's been a while since I've dipped my head into cockles stuff. Could I perchance maybe ask uuuuum tf is going on??? lol I see Mish apparently confirmed he used to stay over at Jensen's in Van, and heard newbs were apparently freaking out about it and getting a bit messy, which I get that, business as usual. But I'm also seeing shit about spin-offs? And Jared getting in a twitter fight with Jensen, causing/resulting in stans to going feral and sending hate?? I know you're not as big a fan of Jar, but that's part of why I figured I'd ask you, you usually have a really level head about this kinda stuff. If you don't wanna answer publically, or at all, that's totally chill!
Hey, Rhi! We're still mutuals! Of course we're still mutuals! When I saw the notification of your ask, I was like "Hey! I haven't seen you in a while!" and my husband was like "???" and I said "Tumblr" and he said "Oh."
It was a wild time haha.
In any case, welcome back to the dumpster fire! We are obviously still a mess. So to catch you up, I guess I will start by summarizing both before and after the finale (not sure where you left off so this might be redundant for you) ... basically, it became obvious as the end of the show neared that Jensen was not on board with the plan for the finale; although Jared never stopped singing its praises.
We got confirmation of this during a zoom interview where Jensen said that he actually went into the writers room as well as called Kripke to basically voice how he didn't agree with the direction the final season was going, but he was shot down on all fronts. In another interview, he was asked "What would you tell your younger self going into this career?" And Jensen responded with: "I would tell myself to just keep your head down and do the work" meaning, "Don't try to change things because you can't." I also think that this whole situation is what he wrote "Let Me Be" about for his first Radio Company album, but that is just my own speculation. All of his reluctance, even though he always followed it up with "But I eventually saw the value in the script" or "I came around in the end" (which never sounded sincere, and I don't think he was really trying to sound sincere) made us all very nervous about what was to come for 15x20; and of course, when the last two episodes aired, we saw just how badly they fucked it up.
After the awful finale, the entire fandom became aware of the CW's heavy handed role in the thing, basically squeezing all the life out of SPN to shape it into a ramp from which Walker could launch itself. They not only erased all the love and joy and representation that Cas's love confession gave us, they also tore apart the things that made sense about the bond between Sam and Dean, making it really just about Sam-- and therefore Jared, which of course, Jared seemed to be fine with ... even though no one else was. Misha barely said anything during the finale, and a few of the other actors talked about the show ending in various posts, but Jared tweeted up a storm ... and Jensen? Jensen just sat in sexy-silent resentment of the whole thing. He didn't tweet, he didn't post, he didn't say a word once he no longer had to, and I think that's because he was already going full-steam-ahead on his plans for redemption.
Which brings us to Chaos Machine-- Jensen and Danneel's new production company that is being run by a queer creative director and has a mantra of inclusivity and representation woven throughout it's fabric; and apparently, the first story that Jensen wanted to tell through this new platform is the origin story of Sam and Dean's parents; so last week (?) he announced the upcoming production of "The Winchesters" -- the untold love story of John and Mary. Obviously, John is not the most likable character from the show, so the idea was met with a lot of resentment when it was first announced, but Jensen has gone on to say that he is excited to take on the task of telling the "true" story behind these characters-- the one that makes sense with the pre-established canon and doesn't reject it. So, given that, the idea is being mulled over with a bit more optimism from the fandom.
Who isn't being optimistic though?
Jared Padalecki.
When Jensen made this announcement on Twitter, many of his friends and coworkers congratulated him, but not Jared. Jared responded with a passive aggressive: "I'm happy for you, man, but I wish I didn't hear about it through Twitter." This of course, sent all the die-hard Jared fans into a tizzy and they immediately began asking him if he was serious (hoping it was just a joke-- we all hoped it was because there would be fallout no matter what one's opinion on Jared is). Instead of leaving it there though or just deleting that tweet, Jared went on to tweet some more, saying that he was being serious that he didn't know about the plans for the prequel, and that he was "gutted" that Sam apparenlty wouldn't be included (mind you, this a prequel to SPN... meaning BEFORE Sam and Dean were even born, so how could Sam be included? But Dean is apparently narrating this story so maybe Jared thought Sam should be helping to narrate it? I don't know). But Jared being Jared couldn't just leave that there, he then went on to tweet at Robbie Thompson who was announced as a writer for "The Winchesters" so then Jared went off on him too, calling him "Brutus" and a "coward" acting like Robbie betrayed him (speculation is-- Robbie refused to write for Walker, so Jared is pissed that he essentially chose Jensen over him). He did fairly quickly, remove that tweet attacking Robbie, but of course the damage was done at that point. And it truly only took his first tweet calling out Jensen for some people to be like "Jared-- that sucks if you didn't know but why are you saying any of this publicly?"
As you might know, Jared has had issues in the past with posting hurtful things on social media, and has even used it as a tool for attack before-- calling out customer service agents and public workers that he felt have wronged him, which is bad enough ... but for him to then do the same thing to his best friend of well over a decade? Many people who had once liked him or at least gave him the benefit of the doubt (I used to ...) stopped after this latest twitter tantrum.
However, some people have suspected for some time that J2 had a falling out either shortly before the finale or just after. Their public/social media interactions have seemed awkward, stilted or even non-existent in moments that they normally wouldn't be. In the past year, when Walker premiered, Jensen didn't say much about his friend's new venture other than a "Congrats. buddy" here and there. Later, we learned that Jensen refused to work on the show ... Jared said he make him do it, drag Jensen to the set "kicking and screaming" which made many fans quirk up an eyebrow because, why would Jensen put up a fight unless the two weren't as close as they used to be? And then Jensen moved his family to Colorado (either permanently or for an extended period at least) which is notable considering how he moved to Texas seemingly to be closer to Jared, even buying a house that was near his. All this was just speculation though; but it wasn't until Jared's tweet complaining about not knowing about the prequel that the theories behind them falling out, became less theory and more fact.
The day after his twitter tantrum, Jared tweeted again-- not retracting his statements or apologizing, but instead saying that he and Jensen "talked" and were "all good". Jensen then tweeted too, parroting this statement to some degree, which only made the whole thing even more sour in the mouths of the fans. The fact that Jared didn't apologize for his outburst and throwing his friend under the bus, and also the fact that Jensen-- Mr. Sexy Silence, Mr. Never Tweets, Mr. Tech-Ignorant-and-Proud, actually had to POST SOMETHING saying that he and Jared made up, it just screamed OPTICS. It was obviously the work of agents and PR firms and lots of people going "Look, if you two keep beefing, that will mean the death of both of your projects. Even more people will stop watching Walker, and this SPN prequel will never get picked up due to the scandal." So, the two "made nice" publicly to quell the chaos, but in my opinion, it's all too little too late. Jared started a storm that he can't contain now with a little tweet, and it seems like he knows that too because before he talked about him and Jensen making up, he asked that people "not send threats". He could have just as easily said that he shouldn't have made this a public issue and that he's sorry, but instead, he continued to play the victim and stoke the flames by alerting us all to the damage he's done.
Now, like I said before-- I used to give him the benefit of the doubt. I don't think he's an awful human or that he deserves to be attacked or anything, but he is an adult man with very poor judgment and an obvious selfish-streak a mile wide. He should know better, and he should have more respect for his so-called "friends" and "brothers" than to make them targets to public ridicule. I have a hard time believing that Jensen still sees Jared the way he used to, and I wouldn't blame him a bit for wanting to pull away-- especially when he's moving on to so many new and exciting things. Jared certainly deserves happiness just as much as anyone else, but he went on twitter and basically asked for a scandal, and he got one.
The question is now-- was there a motive behind it? Was just looking for a reason to bring his and Jensen's falling out to light-- while making himself looking like the victim in the process? Or did he genuinely not know about the prequel and just decided to go about "not knowing" in the most toxic and hurtful way he could manage?
In any case, that is the drama ... that is the J2 insanity in a rather lengthy nutshell ... that is the tea ... and I hope it all makes sense.
But the good news out of all of this is, Cockles is thriving-- they are happy and in love and Jensen calls Misha "Babe" and Misha misses waking up to see Jensen in the morning, and they are just as cute and wonderful as can be.
So, I will end that there. I am so glad to see you back, and I hope I answered all your questions in a way that made sense ... I tried anyway!
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a year in the life | rockstar! s.s.
pairing: rockstar!sebastian stan x writer!reader
main work: i wanna know what love is
season: autumn 🍁
a/n: in celebration of 4 major works of mine turning one this year (my babies, cannot believe it’s been a year) and based on the reboot of gilmore girls, i will be revisiting my works per season. we are starting with autumn and rockstar!seb. hope you enjoy xx
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Y/N laid on the big chez lounge couch in the middle of her living room, surrounded by her children’s toys, with a large bowl of Doritos on her lap as the Real Housewives played on the background. For the very first time since forever, she was alone at home; Jess and Marion were at their respective schools while Sebastian was busy in the studio, doing some rearrangements to a new album. She loved the three of them more than anything but she knew that she would’ve never had the chance to eat Doritos without Sebastian complaining it was unhealthy for her or her children trying to take a bite. Lately, all she wants is to lay low, bask in her leave from work and watch some trashy TV. 
As her eyes were getting heavier and heavier with sleep when the front door opened, sending her back into alert mood. Luckily, it wasn’t no one trying to break in but her husband who still couldn’t open doors without making a big ruckus about it. 
     - I’m sorry, bunny. -  he stepped back as he recognised his wife’s sleepy face. - I thought you’d be in the bedroom. 
     - Can’t move. - she pointed at her bulging bump covered by one of his old jumpers which seemed to be the only thing that fully covered her at this particular stage. Sebastian chuckled, walking over to her to quickly kiss her, hand caressing her bump through the jumper. - Didn’t expect you to be home so early.
      - I can see. - he pointed at the bowl of Doritos on her lap. - You’re supposed to be the prudent one. 
    - I’m carrying your offspring. It makes me make bad decisions. - she teased, cuddling against him as he sat by her side, worn out slightly loose black leather jacket still on. - How are the boys?
    - Fighting about who gets to be godfather this time.
    - Did you tell them my brother is gonna be the godfather?
    - Now, where would the fun be in that, bunny? - he smirked, with that boyish like looks he still managed to remain after all these years. 
    - Stop it. - she leaned towards him to kiss him. 
    - How are you feeling today? - his hand mindlessly rubbed her bump, feeling the little moves of the baby whenever the baby moved. - Little one is a bit feisty today.
    - It’s been like this all of last night. I think I might be closer to labour than we think.
    - Why didn’t you tell me? I would’ve driven the kids to school, honey love. 
    - You needed to sleep. - she groaned as she stretched her legs. - Besides, Marion is staying with your mum today so I wanted to spend some time with her before she went. 
    - No kids tonight? - he leaned over to kiss her collarbone. - How long has it been?
    - As long as I’ve been pregnant. - she pushed him away playfully. - Jess is not going. 
    - Why not? Jess loves my mum. Is he sick? Urgh, is the flu going around his class again? We need to put him into a better school, those kids at his school are always s...
    - Seb, stop. - she rolled her eyes, smiling at the same time at how he’d gone from let it be to constant rambling about his children’s wellbeing. - He just wants to be home tonight and he’s been a little sad lately. 
    - You’re sure he’s not sick? Because there’s this private school which tests kids for all those flu things.
    - He’s not sick. He’s just got ... a bit of a lovebug. He got like this when I was last pregnant with Marion. 
    - Well, at least he hasn’t decided that the baby is just not coming. - Sebastian referred to Marion. Their daughter had just decided there was no baby coming around, even after being offered her own bedroom with her own bathroom, just for herself. - I’ll go pick him up, make it a whole thing. Maybe even pass by Al’s ... get you that pasta you really like. 
    - You’re just trying to make me forget that you’re the reason we’re moving houses. 
   - Y/N, this house has always been too small.
   - That’s because you need a whole room for your guitars alone. 
She’d spend the best part of her initial married years trying to convince Sebastian to either get a storage unit to put all his guitars in or to just merge it with his office yet, he’d always come back with an excuse. “Honey love, they need to be displayed”, “Bunny I would just get distracted if they were in my office” he would tell her with his rockstar like charm which she thought was strong enough to resist, yet how can she say no when he immediately shifts from boyish smile to having her pressed against the wall of that very same room, pounding into her as if he was an up and coming rockstar and her his favourite groupie. With the need for that bedroom, their once spacious apartment they bought when she was pregnant with Jess was becoming too small. Normally Y/N would be okay with it but being 8 months pregnant during the fall where it constantly rains in New York, moving seemed like the last thing she’d like to do and just thinking about it made her tired already. After all, she could barely walk to the kitchen without feeling tired or taking a short break in the middle of the path. She thought that after two pregnancies, the third one would be a walk in the park. Turns out it’s more like a run in the park, except the park is on fire and she’s barefoot. 
   - Honey love, asking me to get rid of my guitars is like asking you to get rid of your five copies of Emma.
   - They’re in different languages. - she argued back.
   - They’re different models, besides, we can finally have a guest bedroom. You always wanted a guest bedroom.
   - Sure then maybe my grandfather will come visit more often. How about that? - Sebastian chuckled at her answer. - I’m not joking. You get me pregnant, you get to be annoyed by my grandfather. 
   - You’re acting like this is my fault when you were the one who wore fishnets with a leather skirt. I’m only human. 
   - Fine, 10% my fault, 90% you fault. That’s my final offer.
   - You sure? 
   - Yes. You see, you are a sex maniac who cannot be controlled. 
   - That’s not what you wrote about me. - he smirked. - You said I had more soul than just a sex pot. 
   - Do not quote my own words at me.
   -  You bought my old guitar.
   - Urgh ... - she rolled her eyes. Sebastian grinned, happy he’d won the debate. - Just go make the other mums jealous please.
   - Look at you, using me for my sex appeal only.
   - No. I just really enjoy being the powerful mum. 
   - Yeah? What’s that like?
   - Constant questions about if we do weird sex blood rituals. Then mysterious answers, so they all fear you and don’t force you to attend PTA meetings on date nights. 
   - I gotta say, bunny ... we got this parenting thing covered. 
   - We do.
   - When I come back, you better not have a bowl of Doritos on your belly.
   - I’ll do whatever I want.
   - Sure, bunny, if you walk to the kitchen by yourself ...
   - Low move, Stan. Low.
   - You love me. - he chuckled, grabbing his keys from the trinket dish by the entry door. - See you soon, bunny.
   - Love you. - she scrunched her face in a little smile which he couldn’t help but smile back.
Sebastian liked to pick up Marion and Jess from school. His schedule normally meant Y/N, who had a more 9-5 job, was the one who’d do the drop offs and collections so he’d always meet them at home but whenever he could pick them up, he’d be the first one there. He just loved to see his two babies come out of school in their little uniforms which he incredibly hated when they first enrolled but now couldn’t help but find incredibly adorable. He also loved to see how both his children came out of school. Marion would be the one who’d take the longest, surrounded by all her friends and probably nursing a scrape or two on her knee as if kindergarten 2-3 year old was a big fighting ground while Jess would come out as quickly as he could. 
He parked slightly in front of his son’s school, coming out of the car and leaning against it. The parents’ eyes were immediately on him, maybe it was due to the star power or, most likely, it was because he was wearing a leather jacket, dark shades and his neck tattoo could be seen peaking out the collar of his jacket. His shoes crinkled the fallen leaves on the floor, avoiding those looks as he waited for his son. He knew who he was and he was not going to change it because he became a father, he is a good father, he knows that. The bell rang and a swarm of children came rushing out of the school, and they say birth rates are low. He took his sunglasses off, trying to pin point his son in the middle of all different aged children. 
   -  DAD! - he turned his head to the memorable voice, crutching down as he son rushed to him. Jess wrapped his arms around his father, little childish giggles as Sebastian pulled him off the floor.
   - Hey, buddy. How was school?
   - We did hand turkeys.
   - Hand turkeys? No way, that’s so cool. - he opened up the car’s passenger’s seat, sticking around to check if he fastened his seatbelt correctly before taking the driver’s seat. - It’s just gonna be us three today, bud. You, me and mummy. We getting Al’s and some ice cream. 
   - Why didn’t mummy come?
   - Mummy is very tired, buddy. The baby is kicking a lot, won’t let the baby sleep.
   - Oh ...  - Sebastian saw his son’s face grow sadder.
   - What do you want from Al’s, bud? You can get whatever you want.
   - Really?
   - Yeah.
The little restaurant had soon become a staple in their family life. Sebastian had. discovered by accident after accidentally burning dinner for Y/N’s. He wasn’t already too popular with Y/N’s family so he knew he had to fix it and there it was, the small little restaurant filled with delicious food. Now, it was just a Friday night tradition yet today was special, almost nostalgic to when Y/N, Sebastian and Jess had their first home. Back when Y/N and him were new parents and would trip on every toy in the apartment. God, those were the days. 
  - Dad? - Jess pulled at his sleeve while the two were waiting in the queue. 
  - Yeah, bud? - Sebastian picked him up, already understanding the signs of whenever he wanted to be held. 
  - I ... The baby’s not coming for a while, right? 
  - Why, Jessie? What did Marion say?
  - She didn’t say anything ... uhm, it’s gonna be three of us now. 
  - Yeah. We’re gonna get a new big place, we can even get a dog or a cat. You always wanted a cat, didn’t you? 
  - But, now I’m third.
  - What do you mean? - Sebastian furrowed his brows at the comment.
  - Well, when Marion was a baby you and mummy were always with her but she’s still a baby and now there’s a new baby, so I’m gonna be third. - Sebastian’s heart broke at that comment. Now it made sense. - And ... you’re not home a lot and mummy is gonna be busy with the baby.
  - Hey, you’re not third. - he rubbed his son’s back, kissing the side of his head, soothing him to the best of his ability. - You want me to be home more?
  - No, daddy ... you like doing music. 
  - Hm ... how about you come to the studio with me when you don’t have school?
  - Really? But you said I’m too little. 
  - Well, you’re gonna be a big brother again, I think it’s time.
  - Really?
  - Yeah. - he smiled him, his smile reflecting back at him. 
  - Faye. 
  - What?
  - We should name the baby Faye. 
  - Faye? You want your baby sister to be named Faye?
  - Yes.
  - Well ... Faye it is.
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what do you think are gg's biggest flaws?
Ooh, Anon! It’s like you’re in my head. 
I’m busy making a video (that will probably never see the light of day) about this --  my distance from the show has really helped with some super objective clarity -- so I’ll use my notes from that to help me answer. 
I’ll preface this by saying what I was most shocked by after putting down all the points was that Rio isn’t even mentioned until really far down??
Anyway, let's get into it.
These are Good Girls' greatest flaws in my opinion (and relative to season 1 -- while I think it had its flaws too, the list is far smaller and I think that's a separate post)
1. It didn't stick to its guns
What set this show apart from others in the 'Everyday person does crime (poorly)' genre was its comedic lightness, strong friendship element, relatability and emphasis on girl power.
a) By season 2, the lightness was already slowly disappearing to make way for season 3's darkness. (Quite literally; this show said sunlight scenes for WHO.) It also stopped being as fun. Remember how it genuinely used to be fun? I mean let's not forget The Best Scene Ever where Ruby shoots Big Mike by accident and we all laughed our asses off. (Compare and contrast to a similar-in-tone-and-context scene -- or even the whole episode -- like Boomer popping up behind them as Rio's package in season 3.) I think season 3 had some great lines and laughs, but in general, the fun element was completely missing for me.
b) As was the friendship. We already know Annie and Ruby basically became Beth's backup dancers in season 2, but at least then they still seemed to have some type of agency. In season 3, they rarely question Beth's (truly questionable) decisions, don't talk to her about shit like why she's still with her horrible husband and have very few true friendship moments as they did in season 1.
c) Which made it less relatable, but what also contributed was the major plot holes (it's less easy to relate when you're constantly having to remind yourself to suspend your disbelief). And, to be honest, their stupid actions. Just the most common-sense things weren't followed, like not taking your children to a crack den or not putting a hit out on a gang leader. It's frustrating watching a TV show -- where characters are supposed to learn things, have arcs and improve over time -- and feeling like you have more logical sense than all the main characters in every scene. (WHO would think a hitman was going to use a sniper rifle on people in broad daylight on the side of the road???)
d) You don't have to look any further than the title or the stans who shout "THE SHOW IS ABOUT THE GIRLS" -- or, hell, the first 10 seconds of the show where Sara is literally talking about the glass ceiling -- to know that the main characters being women is very important to the show. If not formally feminist, it was at least supposed to be empowering or feel like "girl power" (a term I hate, but we won't get into that now).
And I think it did it pretty well in season 1 -- it actually played on my favourite theme of the show, which is the world's perception of these women being what ultimately allows them to get away with so much. (Rife with opportunities for commentary about white privilege, but also a genius way to upend patriarchal beliefs.) But more and more it seemed like the show was asking you to accept empowerment as simply "these things are being done by women, yay".
And, well.
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2. Its marketing
I'll keep this one short because I think we all know how messed up this situation is. Basically they're selling a show (every week!) that they're not making while ignoring all feedback on every social media platform. Which brings us to...
3. The marriage of Death
If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times -- Beth's character development starts with getting rid of Dean. Her growth is stunted by him on multiple fronts and it's frustrating to viewers since she's constantly put forth as the main character. Not to mention how the audience, separately from Beth, was originally conditioned to see Dean as the scum of the earth (think of scenes like him crashing his car because he was perving on a woman jogging) so keeping them together is really... a choice. To actively root for this marriage (which seems like what the show wants, at least for the protracted moment) means either thinking Dean is a great person (which, as I said, we've only seen the opposite of) or believing he's all Beth deserves. Which leads me to...
4. Beth's (socio)path(y)
Is sociopath a 'good' word? Probably not. Have I seen dozens upon dozens of posts talking about whether Beth is one? Yes. And I see it from a huge variety of people -- from viewers who just binged the show last weekend to those who've been watching for years, the question keeps coming up. And I entirely blame the writing of the show that, by the way, I don't believe is deliberately creating Beth to get this reaction. I think she's written (and, to an extent, acted) in a way that is much too aloof and I'm not convinced it's meant to come off as cold and unfeeling as it does. Everything else leads me to believe that the audience is supposed to root for Beth, but it's just so difficult.
Beth does a lot of messed up shit that requires dialogue to sympathise with her and the inner workings of her mind, but in the later seasons Beth rarely gets to express herself verbally. And every time she does get to speak about her emotions, the dialogue is a pick-your-own-adventure between "She's in so much denial", "This person feels no emotions" and "I'll go find an analysis/fic later to explain this" (scenes like "Nothing" or "I was just bored"). Compare and contrast with some of the great scenes in season 1 where she emotes, like her paralysing shock after they first rob the store or admitting she enjoys crime, or (one of my favourites!) the one in the park where she's mimicking the other mothers beside her.
5. Brio
I said in the beginning that I was shocked Rio doesn't get mentioned until this point and that's because I've always felt like he was an integral part of the show. When people say the show is about the girls, they're truncating -- the show is about the girls getting into crime. That crime is represented by Rio over and over again -- they never bring in another criminal at his level (which is another one of its flaws, but that's also a different post); Rio is it.
And though I stand by Rio's importance, the truth is that Brio isn't as essential to the show, by which I mean that if all of the above were done well, it wouldn't be as sorely missed. In lieu of riveting plot, a fun friendship, character development and empowerment, most viewers have glommed onto Brio like a lifeboat (or ship, heh).
Unfortunately it's also what the show has most stubbornly refused to develop significantly.
It's honestly a toss-up for why I feel Brio is a flaw: is the flaw that they got together? That they never got together well enough? That the writing keeps bringing in these 'chemistry-filled' scenes that are ultimately filled with air?
I don't know. Maybe all of them; maybe just one, depending on the day.
6. Its criticism falls flat without intersectionality
This is a big one because Good Girls is *trying* to do something very clever. As mentioned previously, my favourite theme of the show is how the women's apparent innocence/vulnerability in the eyes of society is their biggest strength. The show plays with this and other interesting themes with varying levels of success, but ultimately they all fall a little flat when they don't feel intersectional.
When Ruby gets sidelined. When Turner, who sees and all but calls out by name Beth's privilege, is portrayed as the villain. When Rio is told he's gonna "pop a cap" in his young child's "ass". When the racist grandma becomes a sympathetic character whom we must later grieve. (And she really didn't have to be racist, now that I think about it? It was just that one line for laughs and that was it.) When, despite the real-world implications, Dean can loudly announce in a store that he's buying a gun to kill someone with and the show just glides past it. When Ruby has to grovel for forgiveness from Beth for trying to protect her husband and family from the system, with no acknowledgement from Beth about how their realities are different. When Rhea gets booted off the show as soon as she's done serving Beth's plot. When Rio gets treated like a prostitute for absolutely no reason. (Oh, and is accused of raping Beth and is literally spoken of as an animal and starts only existing in zero dim lighting as a one-dimensional stereotype... the list goes on.)
7. PR/The actors
I'll risk my life here to sprinkle this in because I do think it's a massive problem. The Manny/Christina of it all is just the tip of the iceberg (although wtf Good Girls? There's nothing you could do to get these two into an interview together??). The main actors do the bare minimum to promote the show and it's weird. I also think it's the height of unprofessionalism to keep characters on the show against the wishes of the majority of the audience just because you enjoy their actors (Boomer confirmed; Dean highly suspected). While, on the flip side of the coin, limiting a character's screentime because you aren't best buddies with them. Having less and less Rio when he's such a fan favourite is dumb; as is not including him in any series marketing material. It feels personal and that isn't how a TV show should be run.
8. The entire hair and wardrobe department needs a stern talking-to
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More Laszlo-related revelations
I haven't dissected this character as much, so Laszlo stans, please help me out on what discourse is already out there, but I re-watched the casino episode last night and was noticing again that loyalty is a big deal to Laszlo. He spent pretty much all of season three buddying up to Collin Robinson and treating him as his best friend, but in the casino episode, he keeps going on about Sean being his best friend. There's joke where he's lamenting lying to Sean for the money to send Guillermo to Europe and Nadja cuts in, "I thought I was your best friend?" It gets immediately played off as a joke, but it made me think: Nadja and Laszlo basically are best friends. I'm wondering if he's scared by that? Or does he think your spouse can't be your best friend? Because in the Jackie Daytona episode, one of my favorite moments is Nadja walking around the house singing laments, but it gets less funny after the season 3 finale when Laszlo is basically walking out on her for a second time in as many seasons. Like yes, he sends Guillermo to keep her safe, but he also has that monologue to Nadja right before he agrees to go to England and then the letter he writes her, which are both about his wanting to protect her because she can't protect herself...but then realizing she absolutely can. Again, she dosn't need him, she just wants him, which is the recurring theme of this whole little household's dynamic and was really driven home this season. But regarding Laszlo and his "best friend" issues, I'm wondering what that's about. I think he's scared to admit his wife is his best friend for some reason (and as a tangent, I mean yeah, in Elizabethan times, it was incredibly lame to be buddies with your spouse, people used to insult each other by saying "so-and-so is so dull the only person who could possibly be in love with him is his own wife AH ha ha ha ha haaaa!". There was also a couple in, I think, colonial South Carolina who people commented on being weirdly affectionate to each other because the wife used to call the husband pet names like "duck" or "dove" out in public and it squicked people out. So maybe that's part of it?) He's basically running from her--running from his feelings about the fact that his wife is the closest person to him--and pretending this dude or that dude is his best friend instead. As a wise man once said, "What is up with that?" I don't mean that in a judgy way--these are fictional characters--but in a literal way...theories? Anybody got 'em? Do I sound completely off in this interpretation?
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