#i remember this joke being much funnier in my head

[igotanidea]

Ranking: Jason Todd x fem!reader

graphic by @huedmmi (amazing job with that, thank you!!)

Summary: heroes couples ranking? Might seem like a good idea, but not every pair can make the top......

This is placed in the Ego!verse, cause been a while since I wrote for that. You can find other stories of this verse in my masterlist.

***

„What are you doing?”

„Reading.”

“What are you reading?”

“NOTHING!”

Jason sneaked behind her back, trying to sneak a peek of the article on the Internet Y/N was reading. However, all the time she spend being in the relationship with him and her vigilante instincts combined made her act quick enough to shut the laptop before he could see as much as one letter.

Jason smirked

“Oh, you’re hiding something.”

“What?” she scoffed “I’m not hiding anything.”

“You can’t lie to me, you know it.” He teased leaning forward, their faces inches away from one another

“Are you trying to intimidate me?” she moved even closer “Sorry not sorry, but it’s not working.”

“Well then maybe I just have to keep convincing you…..?”

“I’m the one playing with minds, not you, remember?”

“Come on princess….. just tell me what you’re hiding…..”

“Nope.”

“Y/N.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t be a tease.”

“Have you met me?” she smirked “Tease is practically my middle name.”

“Please?”

“No.” she cut him off “now stop whining, get up and let’s go.”

“Where exactly?”

“Batcave, duh! Did you think I was asking you for a date, or something?” she raised an eyebrow, looking at him teasingly.

“Wouldn’t dream of it……”

He didn’t like the idea of going to the manor for the debriefing, but….. there might be someone who could help him digging some information out.

***

“Drake. I need to talk to you.”

“Mhm….” Tim muttered not really paying attention, his head elsewhere “How about we reschedule that for next month? I’m busy…..” he tried to take a sip of coffee, but before the god’s drink found a way to his mouth, Jason snatched it out of his hands.

“Drake!”

“Give me back my coffee, Todd……”

“Not before you help me.”

“And why should I do that?”

Jason sighed in frustration. On one hand he could just tell Tim was this was about. On the other that would mean showing his vulnerable side and that was a no go. So he just settled on standing in Tim’s room, holding his mug of out his reach, considering pros and cons of each option.

“It’s about Y/N.” Jason finally said, relenting “I’m worried about her.”

“About Y/N? Why? She’s a tough one. I mean, she;s in a relationship with you, I don’t think much can break her.”

“I’m serious, Tim. You may not notice this, but lately she’s been acting… closed off. She’s…. sad.”

“Sad? Cracking jokes left and right? Two days ago she almost made Dick fall off the rooftop telling one of her funny stories.”

“Please tell me it was not a story about me…..?”

“Nope. Those are not funny anymore and she found a lot funnier subjects. Nevermind… Tim shook his head. The point is, she’s acting normal. Why would you be concerned? Wait. Why would you be concerned?

“Cause she’s my girlfriend!”

“Oh…. You do care….” Tim smiles

“Shut up!”

“You want my help or not?”

“If you helping me require me admitting I care about her…….” Jason sighed “Fine, I do. I do care about her. Please, help me?”

“Of course, I’ll help you Jason.” Tim grinned knowing well enough he just got Jason right where he wanted him “and just so you know, it’s not a secret you love her.”

“Shut up…..”

“Fine! Fine!” Tim laughed at Jason’s flustered face “What’s the deal?”

“Y/N…..” Jason said her name with the mix of affection and worry “she’s been spending a lot of time in front of her computer, lately. She claims she’s reading. And I believe her. But whatever article it is, she’s been spending her time on, makes her distracted. It’s almost like she’s been avoiding me for some reason I cannot fucking understand. She’s lost in her head!”

“The girl is a mind reader, Jason. She can hear people’s thoughts. Is this really so surprising that she’s had enough?”

“Yeah, she had those…. Phases. But it’s not like that. She;s only like that because of what she found on the net.”

“Ok… Let’s assume I believe you. But what do I have to do with it?”

Jason muttered something incoherently.

“Sorry, what was that?” Tim chuckled

“I want you to break into her computer……”

“You what now?!”

“I need you to…..”

“Oh no, I heard you. You want me to hack your girlfriend’s computer. It’s just I can’t comprehend what got into your head.”

“I’m kind of desperate…..And you’re the expert on tech…..”

“I’m not buying into this…….” Tim laughs

“Come on, Drake!”

“Not a chance, Jason. Again. Y/N is a mind reader. She’ll find out what we did in a heartbeat. And I don’t want to have my brain grilled. I saw her in action, I know what it means to make her angry. “

“Don’t tell me you’re scared of Y/N…..” Jason mocks

“You are terrified of making her angry yourself…..”

“Ok, fine! She can be scary…… Fuck! You’re no use, Drake!” Jason jumped to his feet, rushing out of Tim’s room, fists clenched, muttering something under his nose.

“It was nice to see you too, Todd!” Tim laughed. He always found it funny how Jason acted under the influence of emotions.

***

“Grayson!”

“Jaybird!” Dick grinned at Jason, the second the latter came through the door to the kitchen “came for some brothers’ bonding?”

“more like binding” Jason rolled his eyes “unless you’ll help me.”

“You must be truly desperate to come to me for help…..”

“Oh, God… have you been watching Thor again?”

“I had a whole marathon. But sure, I’ll give you a hand with whatever you need. What is this about?”

“Y/N.”

“Y/N? What about her?”

“Oh, fuck, not you too. Am I really the only person who noticed she’s been acting off lately? Are you fucking serious?!”

“Um…..relax Jace?”

“How the fuck am I supposed to relax seeing my girlfriend hurting?!”

“And it’s my fault?!” Dick exclaimed with shock in his voice.

“NO! Yes! Wait, is it?” Jason took a step towards Dick “what did you do to her Dickhead!?”

“Nothing! I swear!”

“You’re lying!”

“I’m not lying!”

“Then why won’t she talk to me?!”

“I don’t know! Come on Jace! Don’t get crazy again.”

“Talk to her.” Jason said, calming down. As much as it hurt him to admit it, he was acting erratic and he didn’t want to be aggressive. Not again. Those days were behind him. “Please, just talk to her.”

“Why me?”

“Cause you’re the only person I can trust to do this without making her suspicious. And because she won’t talk to me.”

“Jason…. She’s a mind reader….”

“You’re not the first person to tell me that today. Thank you.” Jason mocks “I kind of remember!”

“Wait…..” dick eyes grow wide…. “I might……”

“You might what, Grayson?!”

“I might know what this is about…..” Dick muttered slowly, but seeing Jason furious expression, with his eyes burning he picked up the talking pace at once “ok, so there’s this little site with superheroes couples ranking…..”

“WHAT!?”

“I mean, not that I read it…..”

“Sure you’re not Dickhead…..”

“But Barbara…. She’s actually a fan. And so it Lois …..”

“Lois? As in Lois Lane?”

“Yeah….. it’s actually pretty popular amongst the girls… I mean, it’s not any ambitious writing on anything like that but when you need something to relax and unwind after a hard day…..Steph and Cass read it too and we spend last evening going thought it and gossiping and……” Dick started rambling “sorry. Not the point.”

“Make the point then….” Jason had to fight the urge to punch his adoptive brother in the face.

“Um…. Me and Babs….. I mean, Nightwing and Batgirl  might have scored first last week……  And I might have slipped a word about it to Y/N…..”

“You scored first?”

“Yeah…..” Dick smiled wildly “I mean we are a really, really good couple but I never thought we could beat Clark and Lois to the first position. Sure, I also might have did some things to catch press attention, but still I ……”

“Grayson, I am warning you…..”Jason hissed

“Sorry. Long story short…. The news got to Y/N. and you know her. She’s the investigator. She started digging and found the site and now she’s been kind of addicted to it, checking it out every week hoping Red Hood and Ego will make it to the list, but…..”

“But what?” Jason asked but he already sensed the answer.

“You did not…..”

“So what you are telling me, is that you scored first, and I didn’t even make the first …. Ten?”

“Fifty……”

“I didn’t make the top 50?!!”

“I’m not the one making those rankings! Stop yelling at me!”

“That’s why she’s been so sad? Was she disappointed? let down?” Jason asked. What he did not form out loud was the question whether she felt unloved? Because of some crazy internet ranking. “I gotta go talk to her…..”

“Yeah…. You should….That might clear the air. You know, honesty is really important. And honest is, I scored FIRST!”

“We’ll talk about that later, Dickhead. I got more important things to do now.”

***

“Y/N.”

“Oh, hey, Jace. What’s up?”

“I know what you’ve been reading.”

“You know what?”

“Stop it”

“Ok, fine.” She sighed “I’m going to kill Grayson for spilling the bean. “

“Sorry princess, but he’s mine. But now… about this … stupid ranking thing… is that really making you this sad? Are you…. Unsatisfied with our relationship?” he asked, all his insecurity and vulnerability coming out in waves. He doubted him his entire life. He always thought that Y/N was too good for him and one day she would just …. leave. And now, it was practically coming true……”

“what?” judging by the tone she became terrified of what he was asking her. “Jace….baby….” she dived into his arms, hugging him tight. What got into your stupid pretty head, you dummy? I love you… I love being with you. If I got discouraged by something someone writes on the Internet that would be …. Childish… immature… stupid.”

“But…..”

“No buts, Jace…..” she pulled back, grabbing his face with both her hands, looking deep into her eyes “I love you, you idiot.”

“I love you too, sweetpea…..”

“Now that is a new nickname……”

“Do you like it?” he smirks “tell me what does it do to you.”

“You’ll have to call me that a few more times just so I can figure out exactly what it does to me.” She smiles pulling him down to kiss.

***

“JASON!!”  

Next morning Y/N standardly checked out the weekly ranking. Just for fun… After that little making up and clearing the air she had with Jason all night, she couldn’t care less about what vigilante couples made the top 10 and who did not. She was happy with her boyfriend. And that was what counted.

But.

There was something so surprising that he just screamed Jason’s name the moment she opened the page.

“Y/N!!??” Jason rushed into her room, shirtless, his face confused. “Are you in danger?! What happened?!”

“THANK YOU!!” she yelled again jumping into his arms. Obviously he immediately pulled her into his chest, enjoying her warmth and hugs and kissed she started planting all over his face , but was still unsure of what was happening.

“Y/N? Not that I’m complaining, but what is this about?”

“We made the first place!! I mean, Ego and Red Hood did! Look, look….” She grabs his hand and lead him to the computer, pointing at the page, almost jumping in excitement. “do you see that?!”

“Yeah, princess I see it….” he smiles, full of smugness.

“Thank you!”

“I didn’t do a single thing…..”

“So, Red hood spotted making some sort of floral carpet for Ego was purely accidental?” she smirked, but her eyes were glistening with pure love and admiration. “You didn’t have to, you know?” she stood up, locking arms on his neck, his founding a way to her waist and pulling her close. “I told you I didn’t give a damn about those rankings and you must have been working at it for hours….”

“It was worth it, baby. Seeing that smile and those pretty eyes shining….. And maybe I deserved a little kiss?”

“Oh, you deserved so…. much…. more….” She brushed her lips over his, making that little kiss a promise of something more to come. “And…” Y/N pulled back “as a bonus, you probably pissed off Dick.”

“Oh, yeah… That was definitely my biggest motivation….” His grip on her waist tightened suggestively.

“Really?” she mutters leaning forward “maybe I can convince you otherwise? Show you what should have been your biggest motivation from the beginning?”

“You know I can’t say no to you, baby……”

#jason todd x reader #red hood x reader #jason todd fanfiction #jason todd fic #jason todd fluff #jason todd x you #jason todd x y/n #jason todd x oc #jason todd x fem!reader #red hood x you #red hood x oc #red hood x y/n #red hood fic #red hood fanfiction #red hood fluff #red hood x fem!reader

[c-nstantine]

Work Song

Description: Inspired by Work Song by Hozier (or Jason Todd falling in love)

Word Count. 2.3k

Warnings: Cursing, a little pining, wounds (i guess), poorly written smut so 18+, love

Boys, when my baby found me

I was three days on a drunken sin

Jason had died once before. He had remembered it clearly, even though he tried to forget. He had remembered praying that someone would come to save him, but he never got that. He died and perhaps, he was finally at peace. 

Jason thought that maybe he had found this peace again as he lay in a dumpster behind some apartment building. He had been shot, stabbed, tased, and then pushed off the roof. He was sure his mask had cracked and he could feel the blood slowly pouring out of him. Of course, it was raining, when is it not raining in Gotham?

The rustling of someone walking down the alleyway was the last thing that Jason heard before everything went dark. Living a life like Jason's meant that he welcomed death like an old friend. The idea of being alone again when he died no longer frightened him, he saw it as a true reality.

I woke with her walls around me

Nothin' in her room but an empty crib

Jason was oddly confused when he woke up in a cozy apartment. He was wrapped in several fuzzy blankets, and his wounds were bandaged. The pillow behind his head smelled like incense and coconut. He wasn't sure where he ended up the first time he died, but he knew this felt like Heaven. The room was lit by candles and lamps with the TV playing the news in the background. There was a brown cat making direct eye contact with him as he lay on the couch.

Reaching to feel if his mask was still on his face, he was in shock to find that his domino mask was still there. He took a deep breath and jolted from the pain. The cat noticed and disappeared down a hallway with a few doors. Jason watched the cat paw at a door before a woman came out. Jason was sure he was in Heaven now. 

She wore black lounge shorts that just came over her ass and a thin tank top to match with fuzzy socks. Her knotless braids sat at the top of her head in a bun. 

"Oh, good! You're awake," She spoke gently as she stood over him, peering at his bandages. 

"Who are you?" Jason tried to sit up but his wounds prevented him from doing so. He jolted with pain.

"Y/N, you shouldn't move too much," She said helping him lay back down. 

"Why did you help me?" He asked, looking into the face of an angel. His eyes found hers as he focused on her.

"No one deserves to die in a dumpster. You should rest some more," She said placing a cool rag on his forehead and Jason once again began to fade out of consciousness.

And I was burnin' up a fever

I didn't care much how long I lived

"Are you evil?" Jason asked as he once again made direct eye contact with Y/N's cat. It had been a day since she found him in the dumpster and he was already feeling better. Technically, he was supposed to report to Bruce by now but he was sure Bruce wouldn't miss him for a few days. 

"Did you just ask my cat if she's evil? Is the Red Hood afraid of kittens?" Y/N joked while checking Jason's vitals. She had explained to him that she was a nurse studying to be a doctor at Gotham University. 

"Only the ones with claws," Jason joked with a smile. He liked seeing Y/N's smile because it always reached her eyes.

"You're funnier than I thought you'd be, and handsome too," Y/N admitted as she checked the bandages for any extra bleeding.

"You shouldn't flirt with the injured," Jason said looking her in the eye.

"Why not?" Y/N's face scrunched with confusion as she looked at the man who was once dying on her couch. 

" 'Cause I'm leaving tomorrow," Jason announced. He liked her, more than he should. He wanted to stay. Everything felt right with her but he couldn't get attached, it wouldn't end well. It never does. 

"Oh,"

But I swear I thought I dreamed her

She never asked me once about the wrong I did

Y/N should be used to the rain and thunderstorms by now but it never quite sank in how loud they were. However, tonight cuddling with her cat while watching shitty reality TV would suffice. She looked over to her fire escape and noticed a brooding figure standing in the rain. Now, any normal person would've been fearful but a Gotham resident welcomed the Bat-Clan with cookies on their fire escapes.

"Mr. Hood, are you on my fire escape?" She asked as she cracked open the nearby window. 

"I never thanked you for pulling me out of the trash," Jason spoke through his helmet. He had turned the voice modulation off so she could hear the sincerity in his tone. 

"Oh, well you're welcome. Would you like to come in?" She asked gesturing to her apartment.

"I can't, I just wanted to give you this," Jason wanted nothing more than to come in and sit with her. He wanted to pretend that the evils of the world didn't exist but he couldn't.

"A burner phone?" Y/N questioned, flipping the phone over and over. 

"If you're ever in danger or you wanna talk, just text me. I'm the only number programmed in it," Jason got closer to her to show her how the phone worked. She could smell him slightly. 

"I don't think my boyfriend would like that very much," Y/N said looking up directly at him. Sure, she didn't have a boyfriend but no one got what they wanted by playing it easy.

"You don't have a boyfriend," He stated and Y/N could hear the deadpan in his tone.

"You researched me?" Y/N asked with a slight head tilt.

"Just a little," Jason said before disappearing into the night.

When my time comes around

Lay me gently in the cold dark earth

"You keep coming by my fire escape and I'll start to think you like me," Y/N said as she handed the brooding man a cup of coffee. He had come by a few times since he gave her the phone.

"I just wanted to see your face," Jason had a rough night. Most nights were bad but this one was a little rougher than normal.

"Will you come in?" Y/N asked with a hopeful smile. She liked talking to the Red Hood. Even though she didn't know much about him, she was very much drawn to him. 

"I can't, maybe next time," Jason wanted her. He needed to see her on a night that he was patrolling. It didn't help that the street she lived on was next to crime alley.

"There'll be a next time?" Y/N's eyes brightened at the possibility.

"Yeah, "He handed her the coffee back and left to the roof. 

No grave can hold my body down

I'll crawl home to her

Jason wasn't exactly thinking straight when he appeared on her fire escape the next night. Sure, he wanted to be there and he was happy to be welcomed with tea to drink. Y/N just looked so delectable in a large T-shirt and he needed to know if she was wearing shorts or panties underneath. That's how he ended up with his head in between her thighs.

"That's a good girl," Jason whispered as he coaxed out her third orgasm.

"Please," She begged with her natural afro spread across her pillow. 

"Call me Jason, baby," Jason had long removed his helmet and his mask. She could see his green eyes looking up at her as his mouth devoured. She could feel his tongue as he sucked and licked. He left no crevice of her lower region untouched.

"Let me take care of you, Jason," Y/N said as she slowly came down from her high. She was sensitive in all the best ways. Her legs were tingly and one hand was gripping the sheets while the other was gripping his hair. 

"Uh-uh, you took care of me enough. It's your turn now," Jason looked up as he spoke, making direct eye contact with her. He wanted her to know how much he wanted to do this. To have her writhing and shaking from the pleasure that he gave her meant everything to him. 

"Jason, fuck," She said as his hand reached her breast and he placed his mouth on her pussy once again. 

"I think you're ready for me now," Jason said sitting from the bed and grabbing a condom from his pocket. He removed his pants and boxers. Y/N was still in a slight haze from the previous events.

"Are you gonna fit?" She asked as slowly began to enter her. She inhaled sharply and Jason took his time not to hurt her. 

"It's okay, I got you," He said kissing her neck and holding her hand. 

My baby never frets none

About what my hands and my body have done

"I've done things. Bad things," Jason said as she traced his scars. She had a feathery touch while they cuddled. 

"I know," She whispered back. There was no denying who Jason Todd was. 

"And you still like me," Jason tried to make sense of how she felt, how he felt. 

"Mhm, 'cause I know you're trying to be better," She spoke with such assurance that he hadn't had in a long time.

"Really," Jason pulled her closer as he imagined a life with the two of them and her hellspawn of a cat.

"Mhm," They fell into a comfortable silence. Neither of them could sleep and the feeling was still electric between them. Jason didn't want to let her go, in case she never came back.

"Jason?" Y/N called for him. 

"Yeah, baby," Jason responded.

"Can you carry me to the bathroom? I don't think I can walk," Y/N knew she was sore. There was no way that she wasn't. Not after all of the positions Jason put her in.

"Of course," Jason snickered. 

If the Lord don't forgive me

I'd still have my baby and my babe would have me

"We don't have to go in. We could go home and watch Netflix, and I could bake the brownies you really like," Jason liked Y/N and therefore, didn't want her to meet his family. 

"Hush, I'm excited to meet your family. Also, if you keep baking things for me, my thighs will keep getting thicker," She wore a sundress which rarely happens because of Gotham's inability to have sunlight. Jason was also happy Y/N was wearing a sundress but for very different reasons. 

"That's not a bad thing," Jason wrapped his arms around her and leaned in for a kiss.

"And neither is me meeting your family," She responded gently pushing his face away.

"You haven't met them. Hello, Alfred," Jason hugged an older gentleman as they walked into the foyer of the illustrious Wayne Manor.

"Is this the young lady who occupies most of your time?" Alfred asked as he gestured to Y/N.

"You talk about me?" Y/N said while adjusting her curls that she had spent all morning defining. 

"Oh, he won't shut up about you," Dick Grayson spoke as he appeared in front of the couple.

"Really? Don't get shy now," Y/N nudged Jason's shoulder. 

"I don't know what you're talking about," Jason denied with a non-convincing smile.

"Really, because I have it on tape," Tim waved around a disk which most likely contained every time Jason mentioned Y/N.

"You wouldn't," Jason squinted at his younger brother. 

"Oh, I would," Damian was a little more unhinged than normal but he was willing to shake things up.

"What did I say about threatening your brother in front of guests?" Bruce almost yelled. He raised the kids with manors, he promised. 

"To wait until we're alone," The boys all said in unison. It was a bit creepy but they did spend most of their nights in a cave so it fits. 

"Hello, Y/N, welcome to Wayne Manor," Bruce spoke while rubbing his forehead. He just wanted one normal introduction, is that too much to ask for?

"It's nice to be here," Y/N said while smiling.

When I was kissing on my baby

And she put her love down soft and sweet

"Babe, can you come're?" Y/N called for her boyfriend from their bedroom. She was a bit perplexed as she held her titties in her hand.

"I just put the brownies in. What's up?" He had just a smudge of chocolate on his nose and he was baking shirtless for some reason. In their time together, Y/N learned that Jason liked to bake without clothing. 

"Do my boobs look different?" Y/N asked looking at her boyfriend. Jason simply put his hands over hers and gave a slight squeeze.

"No, they're definitely bigger," Jason agreed.

"I know and my favorite jeans don't fit," There were about thirteen other clothing items that were thrown across her floor at the moment.

"Aren't you supposed to be on your period right now?" Jason tried to do some quick math in his head. 

"Yeah, oh shit," Y/N paused.

"I'll run to the drug store," Jason grabbed a hoodie and his wallet and headed out.

In the low lamp light, I was free

Heaven and hell were words to me

"We're gonna have a baby," Y/N spoke gently as Jason kneeled to her belly. She was about six months along now.

"A girl?" Jason asked.

"Maybe," They both agreed not to look at the gender until the baby arrived.

"I'd be happy with either but I want a girl," Jason admitted with a smile.

"Why?"

"So I can spoil her like you. My little princess," Jason was happy. He was content. He would have a family to call his own and a cat that he tolerated. 

When my time comes around

Lay me gently in the cold dark earth

No grave can hold my body down

I'll crawl home to her

#jason x reader #x black!reader #black!reader #x black reader #black reader #jason todd #jason todd x black!reader #jason todd x reader #jason x black!reader #red hood x black reader #red hood x black!reader #red hood x reader #c-nstantine

[ankh-morporkianpostalworker]

The Rise of Dimension 20: The Changing Face of Roleplay

I remember when I first heard about Dimension 20 in 2019. I had subscribed to Dropout to watch Um, Actually and I saw D20 being pushed on the platform. I sat down and watched the first episode, then the second. In two days I had finished the first season.

I had never seen anything like it. I had tried NADDPOD and CR and bounced off both (I'd eventually fall head over heels for the former, and gain a solid respect for the latter), but I fell in love with the Bad Kids, the Intrepid Heroes, the world of Elmville, and the style of Brennan Lee Mulligan.

Later, I would learn that the first season of Fantasy High was seen by most in the community as a sort of novelty, the last death-rattle of a dying company. It was cool and new, sure, but it was also a flash in the pan.

Escape From the Bloodkeep proved the naysayers wrong. It proved that Brennan was as much the source of the fun as the Intrepid Heroes, and it showed us something that set him apart from the pack - Brennan was constantly pushing himself to be better. Out of the starting gate, he proved a technical proficiency on par with Matt Mercer, the reigning king, but for Brennan, that wasn't enough. He wasn't facing off with Matt, he was facing off with himself, and he needed to be better.

The Unsleeping City continued this trend. It was another setting the DND actual play community wasn't used to - the real world. The characters were fresh, new, more nuanced than the children they played in Fantasy High. They were up to the challenge, with the same drive as Brennan. Brennan and Ally redefined how the Wild Magic Sorcerer was played, Lou Wilson brought an abandoned Unearthed Arcana to the forefront, and the pair played, perhaps, their best roles to date.

Tiny Heist showed that Brennan could bend 5e to be something it wasn't meant to be - a heist simulator.

Then came A Crown of Candy. Some hold this season to be Brennan's magnum opus and the best performances the Intrepid Heroes have ever given. The combat was quick, dirty, tactical, the characters textured and nuanced. Our heroes had to get out of impossible situations, both in roleplay and combat. Death was a very real possibility. And this season was what sealed Brennan as a real rival for Matt, and was when "I only have Dropout for D20" stopped being a joke and started being a reality. Brennan had hit his stride.

The sidequests and seasons two from this point don't really prove my point, but they're good. Brennan didn't do a couple of them, though.

Then we get to Starstruck. Set in a world his mother had created, it obviously meant a lot to Brennan, and so he strived to outdo everything he'd done up to this point. It was funnier, more moving, the combat more tactical than anything he'd done before. He included space combat, and the cast once again rose to the occasion, portraying those cast out and cast aside by the corporatocracy that was the Starstruck universe, forming a touching bond. It was as if he had peaked.

And then came Neverafter, and with that, Brennan became king. It was horrific, scary, brutal. Combat wasn't fun or interesting, it was intense and nail-biting. The party dropped in their first combat encounter. Children were brutally murdered. They were up against eldritch horrors in perverse retellings of fairy tales. The humor was there, sure, but it was twisted, dark, more about relieving stress than being funny. And again, the cast excelled.

And all because Brennan wasn't trying to outdo Matt or Griffin or Brian, but himself. Each season, he wanted to be better than he had ever been before, pushing his technical abilities, his storytelling abilities, to the max. And the world of actual play shows improved as well. Matt stepped up his game, as did the other big dogs. Brennan redefined the game.

Or I could just be a massive fanboy who's reading way too far into things. Either/or.

#dimension 20 a starstruck odyssey #dimension 20 the unsleeping city #fantasy high #brennan lee mulligan #neverafter #dimension 20 essay

[fanficwriter101]

CHEATED

Pairing: Solo Sikoa x Reader x Jimmy

Warning: None, some slight smut in the next chapter

Tonight’s episode of Friday night Smackdown is like no other, the reason behind that is the fact that your man Jimmy, is finally getting the spotlight he deserves. Not that he hasn’t been getting any, but he and his twin brother Jey are separated for the first time, so that means they won’t be sharing spotlights no more. You were so excited and happy for him, now he can show his true potential on his own and you’ve never been more proud.

Kicking off the show was none other than Jimmy Uso interrupting the returning John Cena and starting their feud in the process. You watched as the scene unfold between the two male athletes. Jimmy attempted a super kick but fails, and ended up getting an Attitude Adjustment. You’d be lying if you said you didn’t see that coming. Jimmy is now playing as a heel character, and you’re loving every minute of it.

Right beside you stood Solo Sikoa, who is also watching everything unfold. You find it funny that Jimmy just recently left the bloodline, and now he’s trying to weasel his way back in after Jey moved to Raw. So now everybody’s confused, especially Solo.

“just look at him, he is doing so well on his own so far, don’t you think, Joe?” you couldn’t hide your excitement, and it’s honestly kind of embarrassing to you. You felt like you were acting like a teenager in love. Solo didn’t say much, he just observed you with his usual stance. You both weren’t even on camera, so him staying in character makes things funnier for you.

“Oh! Looks like he’s on his way backstage” You did a little dance as you said. Solo merely shook his head. Seeing you act like this has got to be the cutest things he’s ever witnessed. It’s no secret to anyone that Solo likes you, even you know that. But you are dating his older brother so that makes things a little awkward. However, you do cherish him as a friend. You both went through a lot together during your time in the NXT. But when you were moved up to the main roster, you both slowly drifted away, and you ended up getting closer to Jimmy and Jey. Obviously one thing lead to another and here you are, dating Jimmy, for almost a year now.

Your one year anniversary is coming up very soon, you were hoping Jimmy remembers so you guys could do something to celebrate. Just the thought of it makes your heart want to explode.

You were completely lost in thoughts, you failed to realize Solo calling out your name. “Huh?” you snapped out of it and veered your focus on Solo, who is raising an eyebrow at you. “Sorry, I was distracted” You say, until a voice behind you scared you. “Yeah you was” You turned around to find Jimmy smiling down at you and quickly embraced him. “Jon!” “Aye, baby. Did you see me out there?” you pulled away from Jimmy and nodded. “Yes, you kinda got rearranged out there” You joked. Jimmy gave you a funny look, “Rearranged? You sure you was watching? I ain’t got rearranged” He clicked his tongue before smiling. You giggled in response just as Jimmy shifts his focus in his brother. “Aye man” He extended his arm for Solo to shake his hand, but Solo just stood there with that same cold expression and arms crossed.

Jimmy played it off and awkwardly gave himself the handshake. “Aiight aiight. We cool” You merely shook your head at him for being such a goof sometimes. “Anyway, I gotta head back to my locker room and shower real quick and then we can get out of here” He smiled. You nodded in response. “And I’ll be right here, waiting” you grinned. “You aight?” He questioned, clearly a little worried about your energy level. “Couldn’t be better” You let out another toothy grin, this time Jimmy just gives you a funny look and walks away. “I'll be right back”

Solo stood there watching you act like a complete fool of yourself before shaking his head. You noticed this as soon as you turned to face him. “What?” “You acting childish, that’s what”. You ignored his little insults and shrugged your shoulders. “Why are you so happy?” You looked at Solo quizzically as you waited for him to elaborate. “I mean you’re more happier than you normally are”. He explained. “Oh, Jimmy and I have an anniversary coming up soon, I’m just imagining all the exciting things we could do to celebrate”.

“(Name)!” you recognize that voice and immediately turned around to find Adam waving his hand, gesturing for you to come over.

“Oh crap!” You turned to look at Solo. “I forgot I made plans to talk to Adam before I leave. If Jimmy gets out of the shower before I get back here, could you just fill him in? Thank you” You didn’t even bother to wait for him to agree, you just left.

Solo has a match up next, so he’s going to see Jimmy regardless. He made his way towards the locker room where he accidentally stumbled upon Jimmy talking on his phone while leaned up against the wall. He couldn’t care less about what Jimmy is doing, he had his own thing going on right now. But what Jimmy said next really caught his attention.

“Damn girl, I miss that sexy voice of yours”

Solo didn’t need much to figure out what was going on. He quickly stepped away from the locker room and looked back at the spot where you were standing at earlier. He honestly couldn’t believe what he just overheard and the fact that it had to be him to catch his own brother on the act. All kinds of thoughts began spiraling around his mind. From the time he met you, to the time you started dating Jimmy, to the most recent one where you just told him your anniversary with Jimmy was coming up soon. And to find out Jimmy has been cheating this whole time really pissed him off.

He was so lost in thoughts he didn’t even noticed you standing right next to him calling his name. “Joe?”

When he eventually snapped out of it, he looked at you, and then he looked behind him where he thought Jimmy would be at this point. He didn’t know how long he had been standing there losing his damn mind for, but it definitely should’ve gotten him caught by Jimmy. Fortunately for him, that wasn’t the case. Jimmy was still in the locker room clueless about the fact that he knows.

“Joe?” You called again, this time tapping his shoulder lightly. He looked back at you and the two of you made eye contact. “Are you all right? You look stressed out” You said concerned. Solo didn’t say anything, he couldn’t say anything. He didn’t know how to tell you without making things awkward. But, he knows he has to let you know. You deserve it.

Unfortunately Solo couldn’t do much of anything now that Jimmy had appeared from behind. “Aye, what are you guys doing? You guys good?” you nodded your head before looking at Solo. “Joe?” Solo didn’t say anything, instead, he turned his whole body around to face Jimmy and stared him down. Jimmy was clearly confused. “You good man?”

Again, no response. Solo just walked right past Jimmy and entered the locker room. You and Jimmy looking at each other confused as hell. “The hell?? Did you see that?” Jimmy asked you. You nodded. Suddenly the announcement was made, loud enough for you and Jimmy to hear. Solo’s match was up next and you both figured it might just be him staying in character.

“Ah, he good, he just getting ready for his match” Jimmy stated. You hoped that was the case, but that was still strange, even for Solo.

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2 hours later, you and Jimmy were going out for dinner. You were slightly dressed up for the occasion, while Jimmy wasn’t. Which was typical of him, but still. He was also on his phone a lot too, which obviously made things worse.

“Jon”

“What up?” He never looked away from his phone as he answered. “Uhm, I was thinking, since our anniversary is coming up-Maybe we could do something special together”. You suggested. The man didn’t respond. Whatever he was doing on his phone really has his attention.

“Or I could continue talking to myself..that’s cool too”. Placing an elbow on the table, you rested the right side of your face on the palm of your hand and sighed.

“How are your meals?”. You hear the waitress questioned. You nodded your head in response. “It’s good, thank you”. Now shifting her focus towards Jimmy, the waitress asked him the same question. “Jon, Jon!”. You cried out in a whispered tone. “What up?”. “She asked you how your food is”. “Oh, it’s tight” He gave the waitress a flirty smile. “Who y’all got working in the kitchen? They be killing it!”

The waitress let out a soft giggle. “I’m glad you’re enjoying your meals. I’ll be back to check up on you guys later”. As she walks off, you observed Jimmy, noticing his eyes on the waitress’s ass.

“Jon..”

“What’s up, baby?” He questioned as he began digging into his food. You thought about asking that same question to him again, but then you decided against it. You had another question in mind instead. “Do you remember what’s going on in 2 weeks?”

Jimmy looked up at you, giving you that questionable look. “No..?”. You just nodded your head as you looked down. “No wait! It’s your birthday!”. You shook your head in response.

“Good guess, but no”

Jimmy fumbled around a little bit before giving into his phone again. “Oh damn, I gotta take this. I’ll be right back, baby”.

You watched him get up from his seat and walked away. “Sure…” Once you were left alone, you decided to stare out the window, until you felt your phone vibrated from your bag. Confused, you looked inside to check your phone only to find a text message from Solo.

I really need to talk to you

Next Chapter

#wwe #solo sikoa #jimmy uso #cheated #solo sikoa x reader #the bloodline

[arielstruggles]

Random Joel Miller thoughts /HCs

WARNING: CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT.

a/n: this is obviously in a non-outbreak au. Joel is like in his late forties. This is specifically for hbo Joel, i have different hcs for game joel.

He is a boobs man, he loves 'em can't help it, he likes ass too but boobs... those are his favorite. He grabs them, pinches them maybe licks who knows. His favorite is burying his face between your boobs though.

He might be a little jealous but not in a toxic like it is not his whole personality. It's just because he is insecure. He thinks you might leave him for another dude who is younger, richer, funnier etc. He is so used to be alone, raising his child as a single dad that he is not sure what is the 'right' thing to do while dating.

He loves you so much and act of service his love language. You need a plumber? Call Joel Miller. You need to fix the door handle? Joel is on his way. He does not say that he loves you all the time but these small things show it. Oh, also he brings you flowers?! not so often but he does!

He shits your music taste. It is a struggle to convince him to listen pop music or anything you like in general but once you manage to convince him he really enjoys it, does not accept that tho.

Most of the time, he remembers important dates and gets you small but meaningful gifts. However, there are times that he forgets. You try not to make a big deal of it even if it kinda makes you sad which makes him feel guiltier than ever. "My sweet angel, don't do this, please i want to see those pretty lips of yours smile"

He is not the most passionate advocate of being all lovey dovey in public. He holds your hand, maybe kiss you occasionally -not often- . But when you are alone... He is one step away from worshipping you.

He lovesss making you laugh and giggle. Often times makes the most corniest jokes to see you laughing and yelling 'ewwww Joelll!'

I don't think he is that much into BDSM. Maybe lightly chocking or bondage sometimes and maybe smacks on your butt but not too much. He is an affectionate guy. That does not mean he's not dominant though he has his moments and in those moments, things get spicier than usual that you have hard time walking afterwards.

He's definitely a switch. When he is in a bad mood or simply just when wants to be taken care of, he lets you to ride him, give him a head, take the lead. He is kinda shy asking you to take care of him because he does not want to seem weak or like unable to satisfy your needs but it is his insecurities speaking, not the truth.

Favorite position is missionary, enjoys reverse cowgirl and doggy too. In reverse cowgirl he grabs your ass so hard that it leaves a mark. In doggy he most definitely plays with your tits.

Breeding kink go brr

Not the biggest fan of pet names but he uses them. His favorites are my sweet angel, honey and baby.

Sometimes he comes early, sorry but like he is old.

%100 Into aftercare. He takes you to the bathroom, cleans you up and when you chill in the warm water in the bathtub he changes the sheets.

Ok that's it. For now.

#joel miller #pedro pascal #au #headcanon #tlou hbo #the last of us #joel miller x you #joel miller x reader #the last of us hbo #joel miller headcanon #joel miller hbo #joel miller x y/n

[kostnyan]

I love all Kalim ships equally, I do really, but there's just something about shipping Kalim with the Octovinelle trio... They're so silly together that I just can't explain it lol. Not to mention extremely interesting with exploring each character and how their dynamic would work with each other! Each relationship brings forth a different aspect of each character that I truly think should be explored. I know octo trio x Kalim is considered rare pair status in the en fandom(and in the jp fandom to some extent (Azul)) but I think more people should open their eyes to their potential!

For Azul x Kalim you have so much to work with! Azul canonly wants to get on Kalim's good side or have Kalim owe him a favor in order for him to build business relations with Kalim's father. Kalim's family are highly influential, and I love a point someone made about Kalim and Azul as characters; Kalim isn't the type to hold over deeds and actions he's done for people over them, while Azul sees the world where no one is doing something for free without a catch, and Azul doesn't want to be caught in a situation where he owes some. Kalim would 100% introduce Azul to his father no coercion needed, but it's so much funnier to imagine Azul making a long convoluted plan to get to meet Kalim's father that ends with him and Kalim married with three kids(it's all part of the plan baby, this way Kalim can't back out this situation so easily! They've started a family together! It's totally not like he's accidentlylost sight of his original goal, totally) and Kalim going, " babe, you do realize that I would have introduced you to my father without this whole 2000 step plan, right?" and Azul sweating bullets. Jokes aside, I do think their personalities would be very interesting to mess around with! Azul acts very mature and highly intelligent, and he is! But he does have his childish side, tending to be a bit of a cry baby and childish in other regards. Kalim on the other hand, though he seems very air headed and silly, he can be quite mature? I think they complement each other wonderfully.

Jade X Kalim is also interesting as well! I remember seeing someone saying something along the lines like " that the Leech twins probably look for someone who reminds them of their siblings in their partners, " and I can totally see that. That being said, on a surface level, Kalim is very similar to Floyd, but he's a little easier to handle compared to Floyd and his mood swings(though I don't think Jade minds them that much though lol). I do think Jade would probably be interested in Kalim at first because of this, but falls for Kalim as Kalim. Kalim is interesting in that since in the fact that he really doesn't see the worst in people, and he's hopelessly optimistic. The same could be said about Kalim as well, looking for someone who reminds him of Jamil(though the same thing could be said about Azul I suppose lol). I do think Kalim would try to find the similarities in both boys, but would find out quickly how different they are. Jade can definitely use someone who wouldn't see the worse in him till the bitter end, and I think that could lend to a lot spicy and angsty content if you're willing to get brain works like me! Jade is weird and obsessive in a way that just makes me go crazy.

As for Floyd X Kalim? I think surface level wise, they're a very feel good ship to me! They're both very high energy in different ways that can bounce off of each other, plus they share a few similar hobbies, like dancing and music( I remember reading some where that Floyd plays the drums(among a numerous assortment of other instruments lol) and I can't stop thinking about that??? They both play drums??? Holy shit) that I think it'd be rad to see them dance and jam out together. But at the same time they both have a depth to them that I think should be explored. I do think Kalim would be the calmer of the two, and would be able to mellow out Floyd to a certain degree if they were to get into a relationship. I also feel like regardless, they'd still be an extremely chaotic duo. I can just see the type of noise they'd get up too... They'd be like one of those super artsy fartsy space case couples you see on tv and such that are all over the place but are madly in love with each other.

Regardless, I love the octovinelle trio with Kalim... Especially because I know it'd just fuck with Jamil, regardless with who he ends up with. I like seeing Jamil suffer in the stupidest ways possibly. Like making Azul Kalim's boyfriend and never hearing the end of it from him. Absolutely awful(for Jamil that is, Kalim is obviously, and Azul would be a smug bastard). And don't get me started on the Leech twins...

#azukali #jadkali #flokali #azul x kalim #jade x kalim #floyd x kalim #kalim al asim #azul ashengrotto #jade leech #floyd leech #twst kalim #twst azul #twst jade #twst floyd #twisted wonderland #disney twisted wonderland #twst #kosta thots #these are old as fuck thoughts #but i still have them all the time #also lied #i feel absolutely awful so this is all you guys get

[ms-all-sunday]

ive personally gotten over the flaws in sanjis articulation and i understand what i think is the intent behind his character but i remember for like months past watching one piece originally i did not get it at all (i have a semi popular post about my friend getting him immediately while shading people who don't but that's me, i was that person) and i had to play around with interpretations of him to truly settle on what i think is concretely understanding him.

the reason, partially, for my original trepidation is twofold,

one, shonen does not have a good track record.

two, more personally, it's kind of insulting to the audience to expect this character who you've established has a relationship with women that has it's pros and cons (i always go back to the arlong park articulation of zoro respecting nami enough to see her as a threat and sanji because she's a woman, willing to look past what is obviously a mental breakdown from someone whos struggling. that was like the best articulation oda couldve done it all goes downhill from there) and like fully acknowledge inherently the social injustice that women face within that, while also doing the social injustice. it's hypocritical.*

ive taken to just categorically ignoring the pervert jokes and pretending we never progressed past pre ts sanjis jokes (which by the way and i say this with every spiteful bone in my entire body, were FUNNIER. it is such a fucking crime that sanji a character that had SO many consistently funny jokes because he is an hilarious comedy character, gets absolutely no funny jokes. the most recent funny joke he's had is egghead but before that it wasn't for years that he had a funny joke.) because the good thing and also the function of the sanji jokes especially as they relate to nami is that nami can and does cushion how creepy he comes off. they are in a weird consensual heterosexual chicken game and it says something about them that they treat eachother like this. unfortunately when you reduce sanjis jokes down to pervert anime jokes you also loose their back and forth which hurts namis characterization and as i've said before. the group dynamic is everything. you cannot hurt it it is sacred or one pieces quality declines (post timeskip)

*This is also a similar way that one piece as a story treats abuse more broadly. There's this thing that I call in my head "intent is effect" logic where basically if a character had good intent dot tm they're forgiven for abuse by the narrative and their abuse is played off as a joke (garp) or you're judge (the most evilest man on the planet which btw did you know all abusers are evil and not complicated human beings /s) (do NOT interpret me as saying this as a hashtag abuse apologist thing i will kill you. i am a persona 5 fan, ideologically.) i would pretty much definitively say that uh the same logic is applied to sanjis sexual assault/harassment jokes, as they are a type of abuse. and uh that's bad. it's shitty on all accounts for sure.

although im sure id become more fuelled by rage and question the stability of my own opinions if i watched the shittier parts of post TS again, I'll eventually get there in my rewatch don't worry.

#modposts #op #one piece #meta #black leg sanji #you see if someone asked me spefifically what my interpretation of sanji is id crumple #the reason id crumple is the way i interpret him is based on my own experiences with women and what having the types of emotional issues he #does looks like. i took what originally i resented for being a negative protrayal of an emotional issue i have to uh an articulation of #my own experiences. #unless you want to explictly base your sanji interpretation off of me. which fine okay do whatever im not the government #but i assume most people wouldnt want to. #to some degree every strawhat ive ever written is explictly based on myself thats just how i write characters #uh. just osdd things i guess #abuse tw

[max-nicoxwriting]

Girlfriend

This is an au that's probably never going to see the light of day, but I couldn't get these guys out of my head. If a second part ends up being posted, this and the other part will end up on AO3. I apologize for Shadow's characterization in advanced.

Girlfriend

Sonadow  Fluff Hurt/comfort  HS AU (not human au tho) So much transgenderism… so much Tails is there for a little bit (adoring)

Sonic and Shadow centric

"And of course, you remember my girlfriend." Sonic laughs, clapping as Shadow walks into Amy's house. His brow is furrowed as he watches Sonic parade around, his friends giggling at the running joke.

"I still don't understand why it's funny to refer to me as his girlfriend. I'm not, I'm barely his boyfriend."

The joke has been running for the past few weeks and nobody has explained it to him. He knows he's not being laughed at or even being made fun of, Sonic would've enlightened him if that was the case, but he can't pinpoint why the joke is funny, and his friends think it's funnier if they don't explain it to him apparently. 

His friends are all sitting on Amy's large couch. Amy laying on the long part with Cream in her lap, Tails beside them with Charmy while they play some video game Shadow has never seen. Silver, Espio, and Blaze are beside them in a tangle of limbs with Sally studying, and Knuckles and Rouge are obviously trying to get her to put her book down. The room around them is a bit of a mess with books, toys, papers, backpacks, and outdoor clothes thrown around. It's homey and perfect and it makes Shadow feel a little warm inside, even if he still doesn't understand why they're all giggling at him right now.

"You guys were supposed to be here like an hour ago. You know that right?" Sally smiles, gesturing at the Gold watch around her wrist and finally allowing Rouge to get the book out of her lap. 

"I thought you were gonna bail on us." Charmy shrugs.

Sonic scoffs walking over to the couch, throwing his long quills over his back. He's been complaining that they need to be cut nonstop recently, but he still hasn't gone to the barber yet. Tails gets plucked right off the couch and into Sonic's arms, he barely gets a reaction from the little fox.

"Me? Bail? Never. Why would I miss a chance to hang out with you guys?"

"For him." Tails points at Shadow as he sits down at the feet of Rouge and Knuckles.

The room nods in agreement and Sonic flushes a little. Shadow gets a little self satisfied smirk on his face and nods as well, though to be fair, Sonic would flake on just about anything for any one of his friends. Sonic says as much, but he's quick to get shut down when everyone chimes in with a bunch of kissy noises while pointing at him and Shadow.

Another satisfied smirk crosses his face, it's funny when they all make fun of Sonic, especially when Shadow actually understands the joke. Truly one of Shadows top five feelings is understanding the joke, though number one probably has to go to beating Sonic, Silver, and Knuckles at literally anything. Winning feels good, and it feels even better when the people he loves lose to him.

Speaking of beating them, Charmy and Tails are hooking up their game system to the TV with bored faces. They've quickly delved into their own quiet conversation with each other, paying no attention to the high schoolers. Cream has been dozing since they first got there, and peaks her eyes open whenever the group gets loud.

From there, excitement dies back down to a moderate level. People are mostly indulged in their own conversations, some like Espio and Shadow just listen, while others take the lead. Sally has picked up another research paper making Knuckles threaten to eat her pencil, which makes Rouge laugh. Blaze and Silver are discussing the research paper Sally pulled out while Espio nods along. Sonic and Amy are bantering back and forth about something unimportant while Cream fades into a shallow sleep, and Charmy and Tails enter the home screen on their game system.

Shadow understands why Cream is drifting to sleep, it's comfortable here.

Eventually, the fighting game Tails and Charmy are playing gets taken over by other people. The room is quickly filled with shouting and the loud mash of buttons, even Cream puts her head up to root for someone. They start making bets on different people and don't allow Cream, Tails, or Charmy to join them. Cream and Charmy aren't allowed because they're too young and Tails because he'll win. Being a super genius has its downsides, unfortunately. 

They begin to make hyper specific rules like, 'Sonic and Shadow can't use their super speed', 'Tails can't give hints', 'Silver can't use his magic', and 'no more letting Cream win just because she's cute'. Snacks are dished out just as much as ass whoopings, both in game and on Amy's couch. (Another rule is added after they have to ice Sally's shoulder even though she wasn't even fighting.) Games are switched, money is traded via phone apps, a few tears are shed, and a couple years of life are lost. It's a good time. 

Tails is the first one to retreat to the kitchen after getting overwhelmed, Shadow follows not too long after. They share a mutual silence, it's easy and gentle, filled with warmth and kindness. Tails is not his little brother, and he would never claim it so unless Tails said it himself, but this almost protective (nurturing?) feeling bubbles up in him when he looks at the little fox. His feet dangle while he sits on the counter, and his headphone covered ears twitch every now and then while his nose wrinkles at something on his high tech computer.

"Do you need something, Sonic's girlfriend?" Tails asks, looking above his laptop screen at Shadow.

For a moment, the black hedgehog is lost for words. He doesn't need anything from Tails, maybe he wants to give him a hug and dangle him above the floor for a second because he's so damn small, but he doesn't need anything.

Shadow flounders for a second, his eyes zipping around the kitchen for a topic of conversation until he blurts out some random words. 

"I don't understand why calling me Sonic's girlfriend is funny. I'm not a girl, nor am I very feminine." Sure, he paints his nails from time to time, does his eyeliner if he feels like it but he's not exactly… feminine. His chest has scars from accidents on his bike, and he dresses in a grunge-emo-goth style, he's never even worn a skirt before. "I don't get it."

Tails puts his headphones around his shoulders, makes a sour face, and then hangs them on his laptop screen instead. "Oh you really don't know? I thought you were pretending for the bit."

"The bit?"

"Yeah, you know, like the joke or for humorous purposes."

"No… I am just confused."

Something must show on Shadow's face, because Tails lets out loud laughter out of nowhere. His namesakes wriggling and twitching as he does.

"We call you Sonic's girlfriend because he's the feminine one." Tails playfully rolls his eyes, kicking his feet. "We're more making fun of him than we are of you."

With the joke now explained Shadow can understand why it's funny, and he'll be sure to embrace his part of 'the bit', as Tails called it. The foxes words get him thinking though, even as an easy expression crosses his face and they both relax into mutual silence again.

The group doesn't hang out for too much longer after that, everyone having school tomorrow means they can only spend so long together. Sally takes Cream home at the same time Knuckles and Rouge leave. Silver and Blaze don't stay much longer and they take Espio and Charmy with them. That leaves Shadow to take Sonic and Tails, which is honestly how he prefers it. A car full of people sounds incredibly unappealing.

Between Tails needing to go to bed (Sonic's orders) and Shadow hating small talk, the goodbye to Amy is swift. She's given them each some sweets to take home and Tails a kiss to the forehead, much to his chagrin, so the fox forces them out the door even faster. The trip home is quiet as well, none of them really in the mood to talk after all the festivities at Amy's.

Tails gets dropped off with little fanfare, Sonic walks him up to his doorstep and ruffles his yellow fur. There's a bright grin on his face as Tails playfully fights him off, pushing at his hands before running inside and sticking his tongue out, slamming the door in Sonic's face. There's a good natured grin on the blue Hedgehog's face when he gets back in the car, and doesn't leave until Shadow pulls the car onto a main road, which makes the hedgehog figure it's a good time to talk again.

"Why do you refer to me as your girlfriend?"

Sonic peaks an eye open, Shadow was unaware they closed.

"Because it's funny, gets you a little riled up." Sonic's words are flippant and easy, the usual tenseness in the back of his voice having been relaxed. 

"You're right the joke is funny." Shadow says, hitting his turn signal. "But I feel like there's more to it."

This makes Sonic fully turn his body to look at him, his eyebrow raises and his head tilted to the side. "Yeah, like what?"

"Tails explained the joke to me–"

"–Boo, he's such a party pooper–"

"–And… it got me thinking a little bit about you…" 

"About me?" Sonic's tone is a little defensive and a little accusing, but Shadow can tell he's still trying to listen. "If you don't wanna be referred to like that it's fine Shads, no big deal."

"No that's not it." Shadow scoffs. "I think you're projecting. I think… I think you want to be called that–girlfriend, I mean."

Sonic relaxes back in the black leather seats of Shadow's car, his brows are furrowed and he doesn't say anything back. The streetlights light up his face in orange, it blends well with his green eyes and blue fur. His lips are set in a frown as he looks down at his lap, staring at his shaky hands.

"We can test it out, if you want." Shadow offers kindly, taking a hand off the wheel to place on Sonic's arm.

Sonic is quick to knock it off, not harshly, but the action still leaves Shadow with an ache in his chest. He has half a mind to wince or whine out loud, instead he tries to catch his partner's eye while still watching the road.

"I'm a guy, Shadow." The blue hedgehog just barely glances up at him, his eyes don't linger on Shadow's and their hands stray back to their own bodies.

"I didn't say you weren't," Shadow shrugs. "I asked if you'd like to be referred to femininely."

Sonic tilts his head against the window and doesn't answer. There's a furrow in his brow and twinkle in his eye that Shadow can't really get a good read on. Whatever emotion he's feeling is obviously unpleasant, especially for a professional confrontation avoider like Sonic. 

The car ride is silent except for the slow R&B playing from the radio. Some artist he's never listened to before is belting, she combines vocal runs and whistle notes beautifully, the beat is smooth and there's gentle piano in the background, yet Shadow finds himself turning off the radio anyway. It leaves the two drowning in an almost insufferable silence, and he almost convinces himself to turn it back on again.

But then there's a subtle whisper, a sniffle, and a gloved hand wiping away an unfallen tear. Shadow cringes backward at the same time Sonic's breath hitches. It's followed by a choked back sob, so Shadow pulls off the main road and into a quiet neighborhood. Where the streetlights are almost non-existent, and the houses look more rundown than kindly treated.

"You're crying." Shadow blurts. "I don't know how to fix that."

Sonic just barely laughs, but devolves into hysterics before he can actually speak. Shadow still has no clue what to do.

They end up sitting in the deafeningly quiet car together, in the parking lot of some abandoned building looking anywhere but at each other. Shadow frantically messages Tails for help, but all he gets back is a smiling emoji and a thumbs up. Shadow doesn't know what that means either, and Sonic is still beside him, heaving unattractively loud sobs into the dash of his car.

He texts Amy next, who also isn't any help. He gets a picture of her still messy living room, specifically the pile of snack wrappers next to where he was sitting. He texts back an apology, and she sends a pink heart emoji and leaves his next messages on read. 

Sonic has finally started to calm down by the time he looks up from his phone. He's lifted his head out of his arms and pulled tissues out of the glove box, looking just a little bit embarrassed. Though, that could also be the red, swollen, puffiness, on his face from crying.

"Are you done?"

Sonic laughs, it still sounds thick and heavy. Like the mirth in his voice is being pulled down by a sludge like sadness in his chest. "Yeah, sorry about that."

"Don't be. Crying is normal." Shadow rolls his eyes, stating the obvious.

"I'm pretty sure breaking down in your boyfriend's car over being referred to with she/her pronouns isn't normal, but go off."

"You know I still don't understand what go off means."

"And I'm still not going to explain it to you."

Shadow crosses his arms, partly in annoyance and partly in playfulness. The moment doesn't last very long because the quiet around them is lingering a little, making the whole situation awkward. He's quick to uncross his arms, and lean forward onto his steering wheel, still facing Sonic.

"So, did the breakdown at least help a little?" He asks stiltedly.

"Nope, I'm still just as confused as before except now my head hurts as well." Sonic's voice is back to usual perkiness, never one to mope in his sadness. "But I would like to try out being referred to as… as, uhm–girlfriend. If you wouldn't mind."

Shadow shrugs, "I don't. I'm the one who offered." And he turns the car back on, the music coming back with it. 

Listen, I have so much other writing that I'm supposed to be posting but all of it is half finished I am so sorry. Just take this. I am ashamed. Do gay Hedgehog's make up for it?

Their relationship is so much more than romantic in this au and none of you will ever even know (unless you ask I guess??)

#sonic fanfiction #sonadow #sth #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sonic and shadow #sonic and tails #shadow and tails #high school au #sonic fandom #not beta'd #shadow x sonic #shadonic #sonic #im still learning so you legally can't be mean to me btw #tw romance written by an aromantic #i hate posting fics on tumblr it makes my stomach hurt

[robinbuckleyluvr]

⊹˚˖⁺ Whoops! - Robin Buckley

masterlist | requests

Pairing: Robin Buckley x Fem!Reader

Summary: Y/N accidentally comes out to Steve while they’re working a shift at Family Video - the only issue is that as Robin arrives to begin her shift, she sees them hugging from outside and thinks they’ve started dating.

Warnings: A bit of internalized homophobia.

Notes: Hello! First post... kind of scared. Lmk what you think about all of this LOL might do a part 2

Word Count: 2.3k.

“Hello, Steve,” Y/n spoke, happily waving at Steve, as she walked into the Family Video store to start her shift.

“Hey,” Steve replied absent-mindedly, who was behind the counter in Family Video stacking some videotapes.

“Where’s Robin?”

“Uh, she asked to switch our shifts for today, I think she mentioned something about a school thing, I honestly don’t remember,” Steve said quietly, “She’ll just be here later,”

“Got it,” Y/n replied and proceeded to walk to the back of the store to leave her things in their respective spot and get her work vest on.

About thirty minutes passed and no customer came by. It was just Steve doodling on some paper on the counter, and y/n looking around the store.

“I am so bored,” Y/n exclaimed dramatically as she let her head fall down on the counter.

“Jesus, are you okay?” Steve chuckled.

“I am,” Y/n laughed as she lifted her head, “I just wish there was something for us to do other than just sit here in silence,”

“There’s not much we can do in here,” Steve mumbled.

“Oh my god, we should play mini-golf!”

“And how exactly are we supposed to play mini-golf if we’re at work, genius?”

“Come on, quit it with the attitude, Harrington,” Y/n responded cockily, making Steve jokily roll his eyes at her, “I’ve got a few tricks up my sleeve.” 

“All right, all right!” Steve sighed as he put up his hands in defeat.

“I got this small mini-golf set at the mall a while ago,”  Y/n explained as she walked to the back of the store. “One time Robin and I were like super bored so the next day I brought it, so now every time we’re bored, we play mini-golf,”

“This better be worth it,” Steve said loudly.

“Better than doing absolutely nothing, Harrington!” Y/n replied as she walked back with a box in her hands, ready to beat Steve at mini-golf.

-

“Jesus, Steve, you really suck at golf,”

“I’m just not in my moment,” Steve sighed.

“We’ve been playing this for over an hour, yet your skills don’t improve,”

“Maybe I just hate Tuesdays,”

“Well, at least we get to have some fun at work! Although it is way funnier watching you flirt with every girl that comes in,” Y/n joked.

“Do you actually have fun working here?” Steve chuckled.

“I mean, it gets me out of family dinners and being forced to attend stupid parties,”

“Parties?”

“Yeah, like family parties, you know?” Y/n spoke as she leaned against the counter, “The ones where you’re constantly being asked about every possible detail about your life, and you can’t even be alone for more than a minute because yet another family member that you haven’t seen since you were fresh out of the hospital is already approaching you!”

“Next time you’re forced to go to one of those gatherings, please take me with you because that sounds really interesting,” Steve joked.

“I hate you,” Y/n chuckled.

“Not more than those family gatherings!”

“You’re insufferable,”

“Is it really that annoying to get asked questions about yourself?”

“Probably not annoying to you, you’re Steve Harrington!” Y/n said dramatically and kept rambling, “And it’s not like I completely hate talking about myself like I get it, you are all nosy and want to know how my life’s going and all. I don’t mind a question or two, I’ll tell you how school’s going for me, or tell you about work, but it is so annoying when it gets personal! ‘Do you like any guys at school, y/n?’ ‘How’s the boyfriend doing y/n?’ Like, I don’t know, ever considered that I may not even be into guys?” 

Y/n immediately stopped talking. Her eyes widened as she realized what she had said, and her free hand flew to cover her mouth. Her eyes met Steve’s, who were also wide open as hers.

“Th-That is not what I meant!” Y/n nervously laughed, “I meant that I’m not really into guys here in Hawkins! I’m sure out there are some really cool guys-”

“Y/n!” Steve said loudly, as he took her by the shoulders and shook her lightly, making her shut up instantly, “I know what you meant,”

“No! Forget I said that! Literally, no one can know! My parents could literally kill me! Or send me to like a church camp to fix me!” 

“Look, I don’t have much expertise in this area, but I can assure you there’s nothing wrong with you, so what if you like girls?” Steve said as he gave y/n an empathetic smile and took his hands off her shoulders, “I won’t tell anyone,”

“Thank you, Steve,” y/n replied, and neither of them spoke a word for a few seconds. The store was filled with an odd silence, the only noise coming from the movie that was playing on one of the TVs.

“What do you wanna do now? Golf is getting kind of boring,” Steve spoke, trying to lighten the mood.

“I wanna crawl in a hole and die,” y/n joked.

“Would a hug make you feel better?”

Y/n laughed at his comment, yet opened up her arms and agreed to hug him. “Keep it short Harrington!” She joked, “A hug from the Steve Harrington? A once-in-a-lifetime experience!”

However, at that moment, Robin had just arrived at Family Video to start her shift, and when she looked inside the store her stomach dropped and she was sure her heart had just been crushed into pieces. Steve had known about her crush on y/n for ages, yet now they both appeared to be hugging like a cheesy couple in high school.

-

“Robin, just tell her that you like her! It’s that simple! If she doesn’t like you I’m sure she won’t tell anyone, she isn’t like that,” Steve explained as they both placed back videotapes on their respective shelves at the end of their work-day.

“It is not simple Steve! It’s quite literally, a shot in the dark! She could laugh at me, or worse, she could hate me and never talk to me again,”

“She won’t do that!”

“How do you know, Harrington?”

“She won’t hate you, Robin. Besides, if you never tell her, you’ll never know if she likes you back or not!”

“Well, I simply do not wish to know!” Robin exclaimed.

-

By the time Robin had walked into the store, y/n and Steve weren’t hugging anymore, so to Robin, it was pointless to confront Steve about it at that very moment. 

Robin’s head was spinning. She wasn’t sure of what to feel, or even who to be angry at. While y/n probably had no idea Robin liked her, Steve did know. 

“Hey, Robin!” Y/n happily said as she saw her friend come in.

“Hey,” Robin replied, though not even bothering to glance at her friends. She just quickly walked to the back of the store.

Y/n and Steve exchanged looks, as they were both equally confused. “I’ll go ask her if she wants to play golf with us, or something,” Y/n said quietly.

Robin had agreed to play golf with Steve and y/n, although she was close to refusing the offer and making up a dumb excuse to avoid being with them. She really did not fancy being the third wheel.

-

Y/n and Steve could sense something was up with Robin, yet whenever they tried to talk to her, she would quickly change the subject. And this had been going on for three weeks already. Neither y/n nor Steve knew what to do.

Whenever y/n and Robin were alone, a few words were exchanged. Y/n had tried to at least make small talk, yet it seemed as if Robin had made it her life mission to keep their conversations, well, small. 

Saying that Robin had been distant would be an understatement. 

“We need to talk to her,” y/n told Steve as they were placing videotapes on their respective shelves, for the third time of the day. 

“Y/n we’ve tried already,” Steve sighed, “There’s nothing we can do other than wait for her to talk to us.”

“It’s just so odd Steve, from one day to another she just stopped talking to us - it’s gone from us having full-on conversations to her just saying ‘Hi’ and ‘Goodbye’. Whenever I ask her if something’s wrong she either brushes it off or makes up an excuse to walk away,”

“She’ll come around soon,”

“Do you think it was something I said? Or something I did? Like I’ve been replaying every single conversation we’ve had in my head, and-”

“Stop worrying, honestly,” Steve said cutting her off, “As I said literally less than thirty seconds ago, she’ll come around.”

Y/n simply sighed and lightly nodded. “I’m just worried, what if something really bad happened to her at home? Or at school?”

“Did you not hear what I just said y/l/n?”

“I did, I just simply chose to ignore it,” Y/n replied and smiled at Steve.

“If you’re so worried, talk to her tomorrow,” 

“And why not today?”

“Because her shift’s about to end? She’s about to be on her way out,”

Y/n thought about it for a second, before putting down the videotapes she had in hand, and sighing heavily. “It’s just five minutes of her time, she can make up as many excuses as she wants,” Y/n spoke, and then turned around and walked to the back. Steve simply shook his head and continued with his job.

-

Robin was already packing her stuff when she heard someone come in quietly. She did not need to turn around to know it was y/n.

“Hi, Robin,” Y/n said quietly.

“Hello,”

“How have you been?”

“I’m fine,” Robin replied bluntly.

“Look, Robin, I’ll just be honest with you, I’m worried about you, you’ve been like - distant lately and-”

“I’m okay,” Robin said, cutting her off and turning around to face her. “I really do not need you and your boyfriend talking about me and how weird I’ve been behind my back, it’s pretty obvious, plus, you two are really loud,” 

“Me and my what?” Y/n chuckled lightly.

“Don’t act all innocent, I know you and Steve are dating,” Robin spoke quietly.

“Robin, believe me, Steve and I are not dating!”

Robin simply raised her eyebrows at y/n’s response.

“Is this what this is all about, Robin?”

“I saw you two hugging the other day, and since that day you two are always together like middle schoolers,” Robin spoke as her eyes looked all around the room, yet never meeting y/n’s, “You two gossip like your life is on the line,”

“Robin, we are not dating,”

“Y/n you do not need to lie to me, I’m your friend! It’s okay if you two are dating, I get it! I’m just mad at you and Steve - but mainly Steve - because he knew I liked you, and I just cannot believe he would do this! Like okay, date whomever you want, but at least tell me after I spend almost every minute of my day rambling about how I don’t know how to tell you I like you, and I just told you and now you probably think I’m a freak! And to top it all off I’ve ruined about three friendships in less than five minutes!” 

Robin instantly covered her face with her hands, sighing. Y/n was left speechless, she did not know what to say, so she simply hugged Robin.

Robin hugged her back, even though part of her really didn’t want to.

“I don’t like Steve that way, Robin, believe me,” Y/n said against Robin’s shoulder, to which Robin simply just nodded. She could feel her heart about to give out, she had never been that nervous. A few seconds went by, and neither of them pulled away from the hug. Y/n took a deep breath before she spoke up again:

“Robin? Are you still there?” 

“I think so?” Robin breathed out.

“Can I tell you something?”

“Yeah,”

“I like you too,” Y/n said quietly - almost in a whisper.

Robin’s eyes widened and she pulled away from the hug in shock. Robin's heart skipped a beat, (maybe several). If someone asked her how she was feeling at that exact moment she would not be able to utter a single word. 

“What?”

“I said I like you, too,”

“Is this like, a joke? Because if it is a joke, it’s not funny, besides-” Robin spoke, but y/n covered her mouth before she could keep rambling.

“I promise you, it is not a joke, my feelings for you are very real, Robin,”

“Oh my God,” Robin slowly said as y/n lowered her hand, “Do you really like me?”

“Yes Robin, I really do like you,” Y/n smiled, “And I do not think you’re a freak,”

“I feel terrible now! I’ve treated you horribly for the past few weeks!” Robin exclaimed as she covered her face with her hands once again, “I’m the dumbest person on the planet and I did not even bother to ask you if you were okay! What if you and Steve were hugging because someone died!”

“Robin I can assure you, no one’s died,” Y/n said, carefully taking Robin’s hand’s in hers and drawing them out of her face.

“I feel terrible,” Robin said quietly. 

“Well don’t, everything’s settled now,”  Y/n spoke giving her a kind smile - then cupping Robin’s cheek with one of her hands, to which Robin nervously smiled. She thought her heart was about to give out (again).

“Can I hug you again?” Robin nervously asked.

#robin buckley x you #robin buckley x reader #robin buckley #robin buckley imagine #stranger things #robin buckley x y/n #pride #fluff #robin buckley fluff #reader insert #stranger things reader insert #stranger things imagine #maya hawke #fiction #scoops ahoy #steve harrington #first post #wlw pride

[buthowboutno]

Query numero ONE: Was reading your donnie x reader fic and while I'm not sure how to feel about that grey zone of aging up characters, enjoying it so far A Lot. How the hell do you write banter and shenanigans so good??? Any tips lmao...........

<- (is boring as hell)

Query THE SECONDTH: Since so far your writing is, as I said, Very Fun, think you might possibly ever write some gay-ass-Raph-centric stuff? There's like next to no content for him out there that I can find lmao much less Homosexual Shit

I'm glad my fic is entertaining enough for you to dip your toes into the gray areas lmao.

You're allowed to have your feelings about aging up characters, especially in regards to writing romantic content about them! I think it comes down to personal comfort, live and let live, etc etc.

A good amount of the banter and shenanigan's I write is inspired by conversations I have with my friends or just comes from me daydreaming about different scenarios I think would be funny. (I talk to myself in my head... a lot. Comes with the territory of being a writer, I think)

If you can't manage to be funny yourself, have funnier friends lmao. Either that or watch sitcoms and observe how the different characters interact and how the flow of the scene goes with banter, jokes, plot moving forward, etc. Remember that most of writing is straight up borrowing from things you like in real life or other media.

In regards to Raph, I'm sorry to say I don't have a whole lot planned for him! I haven't spent a whole lot of time getting to know him, if that makes sense. The best advice I have for finding that content is writing some yourself. The biggest reason I started ATWLP is that the content I wanted and the type of reader I wanted to read about simply didn't exist yet.

Who knows, people might get inspired by you and the gay Raph fics will snowball into their own phenomenon.

(also @morning-sun-brah does writing commissions..... just putting that out there if you wanna support an amazing creator)

#atwlp #donnie x reader #rottmnt donnie

[rayisalive]

RAY OMG HI IT’S DIAMOND ANON WHATSUP

So I read your silly little y/n slander fic and I was like ‘this is the funniest thing I’ve read it would be even funnier if jamil was there’

So here I am requesting Jamil Viper version of that, with whatever other character you want (not Tr*y though-) because they’re all great

Take all the time you need!! Take breaks and drink water and don’t drink windex <33 /p

★A/N: HI DIAMOND ANON!! I’m happy that you liked it hh- I guess it’s time for Y/N’s antics in Scarabia.

I wrote this weirdly quickly I’m a bit concerned for myself-

Everything in here is a joke, do not take it seriously.

★Includes: Fem!reader, Jamil and Kalim x reader

★Context: Y/N’s antics in Scarabia! How will her annoying little self fare?

★Tag.List: @yinenovica @snek-disappearedagain

←Valentines Fic(2023) Y/N vs The TWST Universe→

My lego brick self was nearly lost in the sand as I entered Scarabia.

The heat beat me like I was a sandwich in a waffle maker as I trudged through the sand, making my way towards the giant castle.

Its gold pillars shone brighter than my future as I entered. The sand path ended at the entrance as I was finally able to climb out of the sand and onto the floor.

As I walked through the halls I could see the dormmembers watch me. They were surely curious as to why I was there.

The pressure soon got to my head as I yelled out, “Why do you hate me so much?!”

The students looked at me, curious to what I was saying.

“Not everything-” the student began to speak until I interrupted them.

“I don’t care if I’m not like other girls, maybe I don’t wear makeup and maybe my closet is like a cartoon side charact-”

“You don’t even go to this school, why would we not look at you??”

I shot a glare at the student, I obviously go to this school as once again as a wattpad Y/N I can break the laws of every fictional world.

My face grew redder than the artificial apple candy stores sell as I rushed away, ignoring the others' protests.

The water was nearly as blue as my orbeez as I stared into the fountain.

I looked around making sure no one was around. After knowing everyone was off doing something else, I opened my mouth, singing at the top of my lungs.

The words of Fight Song rang through the dorm like a bullfrog had their vocal cords strung by a five year old as I sang my heart out, not paying attention to the approaching figure behind me.

Upon tapping my shoulders I stopped my singing to see who had interrupted me, only to be met by none other than Kalim Al-Asim, housewarden of Scarabia and firstborn to a well-respected family in the Scalding Sands.

“Hey, you’re Y/N right?”

“Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- *insert more Y’s* Yes, why?”

“I was wondering what you’re doing here, I don’t remember seeing you at the robe ceremony, plus I thought this was an all-boys school, no matter! Do you want to stay for the feast tonight?”

His voice was welcoming with a bright smile on his face, washing my worries away. It was at that moment, oh that poor boy, he was in love with me. Why else would he invite me to dinner as if just being nice doesn’t exist in my vocabulary.

Who would have assumed someone such as him would want to be with someone like me? With my 300 ft long hair and height smaller than a roach, a miracle how I caught his attention really.

Before I could respond however another figure ran up to Kalim. The person happened to be Jamil Viper, vice-housewarden of Scarabia.

“Kalim!” He yelled, “You can’t invite her, she’s wanted by the school!”

As the words left his mouth the realization hit my brain like I was a target and the words were an arrow.

Jamil hadn’t wanted me to come to dinner because he knew that Kalim had loved me but he had too! And totally not because I’m not supposed to be at the school-

“Oh but Jamil, she's already here in Scarabia I’m sure it’s not a problem.”

“Kalim, no, plus you just met her! You can’t invite someone you just met.”

That’s when I interjected, letting my voice be heard, “He’s right Kalim, I know we just met but you can’t be in love with me, it’s just not possible.”

“What?” The white haired boy asked, a look of confusion in his ruby red orbeez. “I’m not in love Y/N, I was just trying to be ni-”

“Oh stop fighting over me,” I interrupted, making my smaller than a prokaryote self be seen, “I can’t choose between you two, I need time.”

The two boys looked at me, not understanding a thing I said.

“What?” asked Jamil, looking at me as if I was a possum with fairy wings.

Before I could answer, faculty barged in, running towards me.

“You don’t go to this school stop coming here!” they yelled, attempting to catch me.

I quickly ran away, out of Scarabia and back to my house.

Perhaps I’ll be able to choose someone in my imaginary love triangle that only exists in my head because I think everyone is in love with me.

©rayisalive 9/16/22 None of my work is to be translated, plagiarized, or reposted without my knowledge. If I inspired you be sure to tag me so I can check it out!

#Y/N x TWST Universe #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland x mc #twisted wonderland x reader #twisted wonderland x yuu #twst x y/n #twst x yuu #twst x you #twst x reader #twst x mc #kalim x yuu #jamil x y/n #kalim x reader #jamil x reader #kalim x y/n #jamil x yuu #kalim x mc #jamil x you #kalim x you #jamil x mc #twst kalim x reader #twst jamil x reader #kalim al asim x reader #jamil viper x mc #kalim al asim x you #jamil viper x y/n #twst kalim #jamil viper x yuu #kalim twst #jamil viper x reader

[woodsfae]

Babylon 5 s03e02: Convictions table of contents • previous episode

Good news, you all have an ally living in my house. My partner, who up to this point hasn't not been watching with me, has started gently chivvying me towards the couch when I haven't watched B5 in a few days. He checks on me like a worried border collie. "Feeling ok? You haven't watched Babylon 5 in awhile…your brain is busy? Babylon 5 will fix that." Completely coincidentally I have also surpassed the episodes he vaguely remembers seeing on tv when they aired.

Kinda seems like the Drazi are started to fill the background ecological niche left by the sad departure of the entire Markab species.

Zack Allen deserves the poking. Stop being a space fascist, Zack.

bombs away Down Below! Ivanova's crank caller wasn't so crank after all!

The intro changed again!

Dang! This is hype. Vir's is the best cameo ahahahaha. No, I lie, it's G'Kar's. But Vir's is the funniest.

Drazi missionaries, human missionaries. And a bombing!

The Drazi are here to witness the site of the miracle of Droshalla (Kosh), and Brother Theo et al are here to live forever and ever hooray. I do hope the religious stuff isn't too tedious. Although if they really are here to do comparative religious studies, that could be interesting.

The human monks are also geeks with high tech skills. hm.

Garibaldi and his team have found bomb remnants, so it's officially a bomb event that needs to be investigated.

Lennier has only seven days to live?! Actually, Lennier will lie to stop being bothered in an airport and do penance over it, which is far funnier.

The bombings are getting really serious. People can just smuggle anything onto B5, I guess!

Get well soon, Lennier! Should have let Londo take the hit, but he's built different.

G'Kar believes that the bombs are being placed by Centauri agents who are starting a terror campaign, and he's been right about everything so it's entirely possible. If so, I don't think that Londo knows about it. I do really doubt that it's the Narns, as Londo's claiming.

"There's nothing political about the truth, Captain, as you will discover soon enough."

untrue. There's significant political meaning in everything presented as truth.

save me from Londo's prattling. I'd come out of a coma to ask him to stop with the circular reasoning. It's sweet of him to hang out and visit with Lennier while he's comatose, though.

A third bomb was found just in time to clear the area, and the explosives were stolen from an ice mining rig, and there were bombings elsewhere with the same batch of explosions. Lucky they had the technologically-inclined monks willing to barter their labor for residency to screen all their video date to look for the bomber(s)!

Unless the monks are responsible. Although they're so condescending about the simplicity of the task, maybe not.

G'Kar and Londo chance meeting in a turbolift! Trapped by a bombing together in a turbolift! This uhhhh will be stressful for G'Kar I'll wager.

Dang, maybe the bombings are the Narns, aimed at Londo! That's the second bombing that almost got him. I'm inclined to think it's not the Narns, though, Having access to, and safety on Babylon 5 is one of their greatest strategic advantages.

Unless Centauri are very different from Narns, being unconscious for two hours indicates a severe head injury, certainly a concussion at the very least.

Londo: We will die if we don't work together. G'Kar: *laughing* "No."

G'Kar won't help save himself and Londo, won't work with Londo, because G'Kar might die, but it's worth it to watch Londo die, too. Logical! He's done so much hard to the Narnuan people, planet, colonies, and the entire galaxy's odds of victory against the Shadows.

"No. As the humans say: "Up yours! Die!""

It's nice to see G'Kar so chipper! He has something really nice to look forward to, and got to share the joke to boot. Love this for him.

I choose to believe that Sheridan just hid his link in his undies. ^^

idk much about bomber psychology, and idk how much of the analysis of is legit and what's literallly fed propaganda. So I'm willing to accept anything B5 tells me, here.

There are chaotic times, and this guy has felt afraid and buffetted by it, so he wants everyone on Babylon 5 to feel that way, too. He's got to have some backers, Some planners. Some accomplices! Right?? Thinking about the time this episode was made, that's Waco, Oklahoma City, Kaczynski. Very home grown terrorism ranging from religious right to literally-tortured-in-cia-experiments. This seems to be more commentary on the disaffected blue collar worker end than the unethical experiments side of things.

The secret bomb has been found and it's also big and would wreck the fusion core.

My theory has been proved right! Sheridan's link was in his tighty-whities!

Partner: It was in his butt.

Bomber did not like the link in the pants reveal, but luckily, Sheridan's down to scrap!

Oh, they're just literally throwing the bomb into space! Well, if it works, it works!

Bomber: "It's not fair. It's not fair!" Sheridan: *cold-cocks him*

lmao, perfect.

Wow, they don't know that Londo and G'Kar are both missing!

Still not a very funny joke, but much funnier that Lennier heard and remembered Londo telling it to him, and then woke up to repeat it to Delenn before Dr Franklin could get through the punchline.

"I did what I did because all life is sacred. But when the object of your actions does not share that belief, I fear I have served the present by sacrificing the future."

Even Lennier is like "Maybe I shouldn't have saved Londo." That's really harsh of him, damn! The harsh world is shaving down his soft, fluffiness and it's really sad!

Londo: "I'm going to live!" G'Kar: "Well, it's an imperfect universe."

Londo: "I hate my life." G'Kar: "Me too." Londo: "Shut up!"

At least if G'Kar had to think he was going to die, and had a rough day, he lived knowing he had made Londo's day even worse than G'Kar's. An excellent note to end this on.

next!

#woodsfae b5 #g'kar #g'kar is the star of this episode

[queenofbaws]

Okay, so I've been thinking nonstop about Ashley having a crush on one Chris Hackett ever since you joked about it, and I think (hope) that I reached the same plane of existance that you did because I'm obsessed now. Cause while the rest of the hacketteers are confused, you know poor Caleb and Kaylee are downright horrified because 'oh my god, that's our dad what is WRONG with you??????' dhdjskshsks

And, just because I think it just makes things even funnier for me, I also like to think that while og Chris is still completely oblivious to the crush she has on him, he manages to clock the one on Mr H in *seconds*. You know that he would spend the entire summer sulking and wondering wtf chackett has that he doesn't and resenting him even more for it. Which makes the whole being terrified that Mr. H is a vision of his future even more confusing cause apparently Ashley is into that? And what the hell does he have Chris doesn't?

Basically it's the most confusing and insane summer that they've ever had. Ashley with the weirdest and most confusing crushes (to anyone else), and Chris with the weirdest and most confusing identity crisis (to himself). Meanwhile, Josh spends the entire summer face planted onto a picnic table wondering what on earth he did to deserve having these two complete absolute morons are his best friends AHDJDLSNSHD

"This is the weirdest fuckin' thing that's ever happened around here," Kaylee said, and without bothering to check whether anyone else was looking her way, she turned and very pointedly caught her brother's eye before adding, "and I'm countin'...everything."

"Oh come on, don't be such a fuddy-duddy," Emma laughed, giving Kaylee's hair a tousle. Her smile faded when she turned back towards the general store, though, turning into something a little closer to a grimace as she continued, "I'm sure...lots of people have crushed on Mr. H in the past! He's..." She tilted her head to the side, trying to get a better (or at least different angle on him), "...non-threatening."

Emily made a noise at that, her eyes coming distressingly close to rolling all the way back into her skull. "That's definitely a word, I'll give you that."

"Yeah!" agreed Abi, nodding maybe less enthusiastically as she might've, had they been talking about...literally anything else. "And I mean, um...I mean...it makes sense, doesn't it? Because...him and Chris are like..."

"The same person?" Echoing Abi's nod, Sam smiled. It didn't quite come off as friendly as she'd meant for it to be, not when she already sensed Josh plotting. "Yeah. Yeah, they are. Sort of. I get the feeling Mr. H wouldn't lie down and die if he found himself lost in the middle of the woods, though. Or, y'know. A public park. Chris might."

"I think you mean would," said Jess. "Chris would die in the middle of the woods. Pretty sure we all freaking saw the proof of that." She held her hands out and, as she'd known they would, the rest of the Blackwood kids nodded and made sounds of agreement, remembering exactly how miserable he'd been during their ill-fated night on the mountain. "But at least he's not always wearing khaki, blech. Like, the 1950s called, Mr. H. They want their whole deal back."

"No one," Kaylee interrupted amid a full-body shudder, pulling her legs up onto the picnic table bench with the rest of her, "not a single person on Earth has ever liked Dad. Ever."

"Bad news, pipsqueak. Guy's got two kids. That means someone liked him once. Someone liked him a whole l - ow!" Jacob whirled around with an indignant "Dude!" but Matt just shook his head, chopping one of his hands across the air in front of his throat to get him to cut it out. "I'm just saying."

It wasn't often Caleb said much, not around the rest of them anyway, but when he did, it usually packed a hell of a punch. This was no exception. "Nah, Kay's right. This is...I don't know what it is, but nah, no one's ever had a crush on Dad. No one except Ryan, maybe."

Kaitlyn choked on her drink, giving Sierra Mist a whole new meaning as she sprayed Jacob with a mouthful of soda. Dylan wasn't much better off, rocking on his seat as though someone had hauled off and slapped him across the face. He recovered quicker than she did, his usual mask of nonchalance slipping back over his face as he snickered, "Uh huh. Sure. Riiight. Because Mr. H is totally Ryan's type."

The laughter that overtook the table - the perplexed, uncertain, uncomfortable, strained laughter - fell to perfect silence when Ryan opened his mouth.

"I mean..." was all he got out.

The table erupted again, though that time, uh, not in laughter. You'd've thought someone had whipped a dead chipmunk out onto the table, so impassioned were the "Oh God!"s and the "No way!"s and the "Holy shit!"s as arms were flung into the air and people stood from where they'd been sitting and hell just sort of genuinely broke loose.

The only one who didn't seem to react much (if at all) was Josh, who continued to sit with his chin in his hand and a glower on his face. He was getting too old for this shit.

(please don't count, this is definitely JUST) six sentence sat(or)sunday!!!

#love-fireflysong #six sentence weekend #queenie writes supermassive #okay. okay. OKAY. #i know this has been in my inbox for a hot minute lisa and i am so sorry but i need to let you know from the bottom of my heart: #my silence on the matter has been because i've been trying to decide if i have a fullblown oneshot in me re: this or not #and i still have not........come to a consensus so. stay tuned I GUESS? #because from the MOMENT I UTTERED THE WORDS ASHLEY HAS A CRUSH ON CHRIS HACKETT #MY LIFE HAS NOT KNOWN PEACE - meaning i have not been able to stop laughing about it #it feels like a divine power gifted me a universal truth and now i just have to sit here and bear it #like yeah. okay. no it's the most in character thing in the fucking world - if ashley brown was at hackett's quarry she would be #completely smitten with chackett #and i cant just let that idea DIE #so please know im just. constantly. rolling this idea around in my head like a geode in a rock polishing machine #one of these days a gem has to pop out right??? RIGHT???????

[depressedbagpipe]

"Blackbird to Robin, do you copy?" (Billy Russo x ofc)

Chapter five

Words: 3780 Warnings: owen being a creepy dude, bad writing, foul language, me not understanding how radio frequency works, ice cream??? art ignorance but not in a cute way, ACTUAL VIOLENCE AND SH00TINGS (pls read at your own risk), death and blood, explosion, me not knowing how explosions work A/N: i have never been to nyc so I'm fully relying on the met's webpage and google maps for the central park descriptions. also, sorry for the long wait, and please, AGAIN, this chapter may contain sensitive topics so please, if you don't feel comfortable enough, skip to the end. also mind you, i have never written/experienced any of this before, so let's pretend this is the best writing you've every seen. Taglist: @badasseddy, @noortsshift, @britishbassett

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Chapter five

‘Remind me how this is a good idea again?’

‘We gotta monitor everybody you come in contact with. So it’s either this or I just show up on your date and start talking to you both.’

‘Alright, alright, I get it,’ I groaned, pulling together my coat to muffle the noise. ‘Safest bet.’

‘Safest bet,’ Billy confirmed.

‘And you’re sure the mic’s hidden? And the com?’ I asked, unconsciously bringing my hand to my ear, pushing the ear com even deeper, afraid anybody could see the tiny device poking out.

I could feel Billy rolling his eyes. ‘We’ve checked a million times, Dana, everything will be fine. Do you remember our cues?’

‘Right ear, three times. One cough, and a rub on the nose,’ I recited, my eyes fixed on the white building.

‘Good girl.’

Billy was sitting down on a bench on the other side of the street, with my back to him. Thankfully, he couldn’t see my face, or else he would’ve noticed the way my skin flared up at his words.

‘What’s up with the names, anyway,’ I asked, looking around, looking for Owen. But Owen wasn’t there yet.

‘They’re cool,’ Billy replied after taking a sip of his coffee.

‘They’re lame.’

‘Well, they were our code names during the war. Maybe you’d like to complain to the Marines about it .’

‘But why birds? You guys were in the sea, you should’ve been fish,’ I sauntered.

‘Dana.’

‘Would’ve made life so much funnier. Like, “Cod, this is salmon speaking.” Have you seen Spongebob Squarepants?’

‘Dana.’

‘Literally the Fish News Anchor.’

‘Dana!’

‘What?’

‘Owen’s here.’

‘Oh shit.’

‘You sound excited.’

‘I am.’

‘Liar.’

‘Well, I’d be if you weren’t here but you can’t always get what you want,’ I waved at Owen, who made his way toward me with an excited grin on his face. My mouth was still hidden in my scarf, having the cold weather as an excuse.

‘Be careful, Robin.’

‘I’ll be, Blackbird.’

…

‘It is quite a beautiful piece, isn’t it?’

‘What do you know about modern art, Owen?’ I chuckled at him.

He was staring at the figure of what appeared to be an iron stick on white cardboard. Even the sculpture had no name, and the author was anonymous, leading me to think it had only been a joke on the museum's behalf. Owen was staring at it with a concentrated look on his face, his eyes squinted behind his rectangular-framed glasses. He was scratching his chin in deep thought, nodding his head occasionally, as if the sculpture was talking to him. 

‘Not much, but I wanted to impress you.’

‘What a pity, he can’t even make light conversation without making a fool of himself,’ Billy’s voice suddenly said in my ear. 

I laughed, despite wanting to scold him. ‘Don’t be mean.’

‘What?’ Owen looked at me again, confusion on his face. 

I widened my eyes. ‘To yourself, I mean. I don’t know much about modern sculpture either, I quite prefer impressionist paintings,’ I looked back at the iron stick, hoping Owen would fall for the quick comeback.

‘Yeah, impressionism’s cool. I like the, eh, brushes,’ he said, following after me as I moved on to another piece.

‘Brushes?’ I laughed.

‘Okay, I just told you I don’t know much about art,’ he threw his hands in the air. ‘I mean, I could have done that,’ he pointed at the painting on the wall, a few splashes of paint right in the middle.

I scoffed. ‘Yeah, but you didn’t,’ I said, enjoying the frown on his face.

‘Oh, c’mon! Even a toddler could’ve done that!’ a few people shushed him when he raised his voice.

I smiled at them in embarrassment. Billy wouldn’t have brought the attention to him like that. Why was I even thinking about Billy was out of the question.

‘That’s the point, isn’t it? It’s up to us to decide what the art is about. That’s what makes it beautiful,’ I said, almost wistful.

Those weren’t my words; they were Amelia’s. Amelia Jones, the woman who had sacrificed her life for me for twenty years without expecting anything in return. 

‘That’s bullshit,’ Owen scoffed.

‘Well, get your own painting exhibited at the MET and then we’ll talk.’

I was suddenly annoyed by him, his words leaving a stinging sensation in my heart. 

‘He’s an idiot,’ Billy’s voice was low. 

It made me shiver ever so slightly. I didn’t respond.

‘Alright, I’m sorry, I just, I guess I never really knew how to appreciate the finer arts,’ Owen suddenly spoke behind me. 

I turned around, lifting an eyebrow at him.

‘What did you do at school then?’ I tried to laugh it off, but every heartbeat only sent me further away from him. 

He shrugged. ‘Chasing pretty girls like you.’

‘Oh, for fuck’s sake, Dana, don’t fall for that,’ Billy groaned in my ear. 

I had to stifle the laugh. It was a bit much even for me.

‘You tell every girl that?’ I asked Owen, much more interested now that I had Billy’s constant commentary just to myself.

‘Just the ones I like,’ Owen winked at me.

‘Anything else up your sleeve?’ I asked again.

‘I hope not,’ Billy grumbled.

‘Many things. But I’m not gonna show all my cards just yet,’ Owen grabbed my hand as he led me down the hallway, completely ignoring the rest of the exhibition.

I didn’t like the way his skin felt on mine. It was clammy and cold, and it did nothing to prevent the icy shiver that ran up my arm. Owen must have noticed, because he smirked smugly while he kept his gaze up front.

‘Why not?’ I was desperate to release my hand from his grip, the nervousness growing by the second, but I held my front and followed him regardless.

‘How am I supposed to keep you around?’ Owen replied nonchalantly. 

‘I just know in his head it sounded so good,’ Billy noted.

I snorted. 

‘You wanna keep me around?’ I smirked at Owen, already knowing how he was going to respond.

‘Definitely,’ he tightened his grip on my hand.

I tried so hard not to wince, not out of pain, but out of discomfort. Under any other circumstance I would have laughed and gone along with his awful jokes and made excuses to continue into a second date, but every single time I tried to think about a possible future in which Owen was something more than a classmate, Billy’s head popped into my head. 

I barely noticed Owen leading me to the exit.

‘Wait, we’re leaving already?’ I frowned, looking back to the big sign next to the doors where the words ‘European Paintings’ shone as if someone was holding a light directly from above for me to follow the path to them. Grabbing our coats from the coat check, he didn’t spare a second glance at me. He drew his arm over my shoulders, and even the weight felt weird and unfamiliar.

Owen pulled me closer to him, making me stumble slightly as I stopped for a few seconds while I looked back, not ready to leave the museum, and slightly altered at his rash behavior.

‘Yeah, I think I much rather get that ice cream now.’

We passed over the big doors and into the street. A huge cloud passed over the sun as we went down the stairs onto the main street, and the smirk he sent my way suddenly turned dark. 

…

Even the ice cream tasted wrong.

‘I don’t think this is the best idea, considering the temperature,’ I reckoned, looking up at the sky, where the clouds had turned almost pitch-black.

Owen followed my gaze and shrugged, unbothered. ‘I don’t see why you can’t have ice cream in February,’ he gave a big lick to his vanilla cone, fixing his eyes on me as he did so.

I had to stop myself from physically gagging, what I knew was his attempt at flirting going all the way south. The alarms had been blaring in my head ever since we left the museum, and I didn’t know how much louder they could possibly get until I paid attention to them, or they broke on their own accord, whichever came first.

‘Well, at least it won’t melt in my hands,’ I said, using the little spoon to grab a bit of my chocolate one, anything to give me an excuse to not look at him. I winced at the cold that met my teeth. ‘Ouch.’

‘What was that?’

‘Too cold.’

‘Well, I can’t control the weather,’ he took me forcefully by my hand.

I let him lead me away, noticing how he very straightforwardly walked across the gates to Central Park. I sighed slightly in relief, for at least people were walking around with their families and friends, infusing life into the biggest park in Manhattan. I knew that, no matter how much Owen wanted to, we wouldn’t fully be alone, and it would also give Billy plenty of space to hide.

Speaking of, I hadn’t caught sight of him when we left the museum, silently praying that he would be around, no matter how infuriating his presence was. Even though I didn’t want to admit it, his company had been rubbing on me, and the weird feeling his absence left was too powerful for me to ignore. 

‘Turn back,’ Billy finally spoke in my ear.

He sounded a bit out of breath, and distant. Whatever connection we had over the ear coms, it wasn’t very strong now.

‘Why?’ I asked.

‘I don’t have powers, Dana, although that would be really cool. There is weirder stuff flying around, that’s for sure,’ Owen laughed. I had almost forgotten about whatever he said, but, once again, Owen didn’t notice the little shenanigan I was playing at.

‘There’s too much interference with the trees. Don’t let him take you to a second location,’ Billy answered pretty much at the same time.

The first thing that popped into my head was that maybe that interference could be nice. It certainly would allow me not to have Billy’s constant nagging in my ear every time Owen put his foot in his mouth. The second thing that popped into my head basically yelled at me to listen to him, and my own anxiety, and run far away from Owen, for good.

It didn’t take a genius to know what I did next. 

I only retrieved my hand from Owen’s grip when he abruptly released it. I took fast bites of my ice cream, for some reason feeling I should have both hands empty for whatever came next with him around.

‘Why don’t we sit over there?’ Owen motioned to a bench under a big oak tree, a couple of feet away from where we stood.

I frowned. ‘Sure.’

Owen tried to grab my hand once again, but I swiftly occupied it with my ice cream, if only to give me another reason not to touch him. The flavor still tasted salty on my lips, and it only seemed to grow colder the more we walked.

The bench was a bit away from the main paths of the park, but still within clear distance. I discreetly looked around, trying to find the familiar shadow that has haunted me for days, but Billy was nowhere in sight. To say that I was concerned would have been a misunderstanding. Where the hell was he?

Owen promptly sat down and patted the seat next to his. I sighed and sat down, keeping a bit of a distance from him.

‘I certainly hope it doesn’t rain,’ Owen said, causally raising his arm and putting it back behind me on the headrest.

Looking at his hand, which rested in mid-air dangerously close to my shoulder, I suppressed a shiver and faced him once again.

‘You sure this is the best place for a date? I really think it’s gonna downpour any minute,’ I said looking up at the sky.

‘Nah, it’ll be fine, babe,’ Owen inched closer. ‘Have I told you that you look beautiful today?’

The pet name left me too stunned to speak. I didn’t like how it rolled off his tongue. I didn’t like how he directed at me. 

‘No.’

‘Well, you do,’ his fingers braced my shoulder. Thankfully, the thick coat I was wearing didn’t allow the contact. 

‘Honestly, Owen, I really think I should get going,’ I started, trying to stand up.

To my surprise, Owen’s hand gripped my arm tightly and forcefully sat me down again, pressing his body closer to mine.

‘No, wait, please, I… Look, Dana, I really like you. And I told you, we work well together, and I would love it if we could be something more.’

His eyes. Something hard gripped its edges and made his gaze somewhat menacing. Though he was trying to be welcoming, his grip didn’t falter. 

It was the last warning I needed. ‘Owen… I don’t think I want that.’

He widened his eyes. ‘What?’

‘I’m sorry. You’re great, but I don’t think we should be together. We’re too different.’

He immediately got defensive. ‘Why? Because I don’t like staring at random points on a paper for hours? We don’t always have to go to museums.’

‘I know, but I still don’t think it’s a good idea. Besides, you’ve seen how little time I got. Between the master’s, and my job, and…’ I stopped myself before I could add anything else. ‘My life, in general, Owen, I’m not fit right now for a relationship. I’d much rather have you as a friend, and a classmate if you’ll have it.’

He didn’t say anything. He only kept looking at me. I was about to ask him whether he was fine or not, but then my phone rang. The tension didn’t leave my shoulders even after slowly taking it from my pockets and bringing it to my ear, without checking the caller first.

‘Hello?’

‘Are you fucking stupid?’ Billy almost barked.

‘Wow, hello to you too,’ I tried to laugh dismissively if only to stop Owen from listening to Billy’s near-shouts.

‘Where are you?’

‘Central Park.’

Owen tensed beside me.

‘I know that. Which part exactly?’

‘Nearby the Great Lawn. Why?’

I didn’t like the desperation in his tone.

‘Get out of there immediately.’

‘Why?’ I still couldn’t fight the annoyance that came with his order.

‘For fuck’s sake, Dana, just listen to me for once!’

‘Not until you tell me why? I’m tired of being thrown around like a fucking puppet!’ this time I stood up, walking a bit away from Owen. I turned my back to him as I stopped, staring into the distance, noticing the many families that were picking up their things. Small droplets fell on my hair mere seconds after. ‘Is it because of the rain?’

‘No, Dana, just get out of there. Go back to the MET and cross the street, we’ll meet there.’

‘You’re kind of freaking me out,’ I tried to laugh it off as my heart sped up.

I turn around to face Owen, only to find I was alone at the park. Owen had left.

‘Holy fucking shit, are you kidding me?’

‘What’s wrong?’ even Billy sounded anxious.

‘He’s gone.’

‘Owen?’

‘Yeah.’

‘Dana, get the fuck out of there.’

‘You bet,’ I said as I started walking back towards the MET, much to my own disappointment. I really didn’t want to be following Billy’s words, but I had nowhere to go anymore. ‘Fucking dick, you turn him down and he dips… Who the fuck does that?’

‘Hurry up.’

‘Shut up, Billy.’

‘Blackbird,’ he corrected.

‘Whatever. I’m coming, I’ll see you at the MET.’

I hang up before he could protest against it. A wave of emotions flooded my brain as I thought about the day, the initial anxiety that had kept mounting up since I woke up seemingly crashing down on me. I was angry at Owen for abandoning me, yet I was glad I didn’t have to pretend to enjoy his company anymore. Finishing the last bits of my ice cream and throwing it into a nearby trashcan, my walk didn’t last long, for a fast stream of screaming people made its way across the lawn in every single direction.

‘What?’ I muttered, looking around until my eyes caught what had had the people run for their lives.

Three figures, dressed in black from head to toe, were walking around with big riffles in their arms. Their heads were covered with ski masks, and their bodies were clad with all sorts of other weapons, just as deadly as the guns they held. They started shooting at everything that moved, the firing echoing violently in the air. 

I was suddenly paralyzed. I saw people fall to their knees as the bullets made contact with them, yet the shooters didn’t stop. They kept walking forward, using the lawn as their private hunting spot. More men came from the other side of the trees, making more people run and crash as they tried to flee the warzone. I managed to hide behind a tree, too scared to move or run. Parents were grabbing their kids in their arms, leaving their belongings behind as they all ran, trying to get away.

‘Ro..?’ Billy’s static voice was weak in my ear, either because of the interference or because of my own fear.

‘Ro… Black… py?’ he tried again.

‘Blackbird?’ I cried, pushing the earpiece even deeper, praying to whatever god he could hear me.

‘Blackbird to Robin, do you copy?’ he finally came clear, his voice in ragged breaths. I knew he was running, the possibility of running toward me both relieving and frightening.

‘Robin to Blackbird, please, help me.’

‘Where are you?’

‘Great Lawn.’

‘Shit. Can you run?’

‘I don’t want them to see me.’

‘How many are there?’ his voice sounded clearer.

‘I count six.’

‘Damnit.’

‘Blackbird?’

‘Yeah?’

‘I’m scared.’

‘I know. I’m gonna get you out of there.’

I dared peek behind my hiding spot. Even though the tree wasn’t thick enough, it still gave me enough coverage to look back at the carnage without being seen. Dead bodies littered the ground, red covering the once-green field. I felt physically sick to my stomach, and it took everything in me not to throw up right there on the spot. 

‘Almost there,’ Billy panted in my ear. ‘I’ve got my men ready, too.’

The quick movement of one of the men immediately got my attention. 

‘Robin?’

I don’t know at which point the tears started to fall, but my blurry vision was making everything worse. The man held something small over his head, but I quickly realized what it was.

‘He’s got a grenade. Shit.’

It all happened too fast. One second I was deliberately running away from my life, following the screams of people and the police sirens that had invaded the dead silence between the trees. My lungs were burning, gasping for air and begging to stop, but I forced my legs to keep going. One minute I was running, and the next I was on the ground, heat flooding my body as my head collapsed on the ground. My eyes closed on their own accord, and the ringing in my ears was the only thing I heard for a few minutes.

Everything around me was silent, although I knew it was anything but. Through my peripheral vision, I caught blurry movement, running in every direction. Blue and red lights littered the place, and the air smelled of ash and sulfur. I somehow managed to lie on my back, staring at the dark sky, where the rain had only intensified during the attack. 

‘Dana!’ a distant voice called my name, but I couldn’t answer back. 

The smoke that had circled the area was heavy on my lungs, and my erratic heartbeat only thumped louder in my ears even as I tried to get up. I felt weak and beaten down, and the side of my head felt hot and heavy. One look at my fingers after gently touching it showed the red blood that trickled down my cheek. I winced in pain, feeling returning to my body and making me realize how every movement hurt. 

‘Dana!’

Two strong hands pulled me up. I knew it was Billy, but my gaze was still so out of focus that I could only distinguish him thanks to his black robes. The urge to throw up was even bigger now, the image of the men imprinted on my brain forever. I caught sight of Billy’s gun on his hip when he gripped me by my arms.

‘Are you okay?’ his voice sounded muffled and distant.

His fingers touched the side of my head and I winced once again. I still couldn’t talk, out of shock or pain, but Billy, thankfully, quickly caught on to that.

‘We need to leave. Can you walk?’ he asked, but before I could answer, he shook his head. ‘Nevermind.’

The wind was knocked out of my lungs when he hurriedly hoisted me up into his arms, dodging the many officers and workers that were now rushing to aid the injured. Crying and yelling filled my ears. My vision was still a bit blurry, going in and out of focus, but I caught sight of the many broken people, standing around in shock with tears in their eyes.

‘Don’t look at them, look at me,’ Billy whispered in my ear.

This time I shivered. It would have been ironic, really, after spending the entire afternoon with his nasty comments in my ear. Only this time, his breath tickled the back of my neck, and the way he pressed his nose to the helix of my ear brought a warmth to my body much different from the one that the grenade had caused. And this was a warmth I wouldn’t mind experiencing every day of my life.

He occasionally glanced down at me, his eyes wrinkling at the sides with worry. It would have been a cute sight, if black spots weren’t dancing around my eyes. With every step he took, it became harder to keep them open.

‘Hold on a bit longer, Dana, we’re almost there,’ he continued. 

‘I can’t,’ it hurt to speak. I coughed at the hoarseness of my throat.

Billy’s frown became even deeper, and he secured his grip on my legs. I unconsciously rested my head on his chest, his fast heartbeat making me frown too. But it was warm, and I was too tired.

‘Billy…’

‘It’s okay. I got you.’

And then, everything went black.

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One MidgeLenny x TSwift Fic Per Day

24. All You Had to Do Was Stay

"What do I have to do? I’ll do anything, Midge. Just...I want you back.”

Midge stares at him, wondering how they got here. How, four years later, she’s staring at the man who walked out on her and feeling...nothing.

She knows the answer.

“All you had to do was stay, Joel,” she says. “I could have looked past Penny Pann. And your anger. I even could have looked past the fact that deep down, you hated me. You resented me for being too much. For being me.”

“I didn’t hate you,” he insists.

“You did,” she argues. “And you don’t want me. Not really. You just...want me to want you, and I don’t. Not anymore.”

“But...you love me. We have kids - ”

“You know that’s almost exactly what I said to you the night you left?” She interrupts. As completely over him as she is, she still remembers just about every word of that night. “You can’t just leave. I love you. We have a home. We have children."

“And you cracked a joke,” he says.

“It’s what I do.” She shrugs. “And you hated me for that. Maybe not actively, but deep down, you hated that I was funny - that I was funnier than you.”

He scoffs. “And Lenny Bruce never has to worry about that because he’s Lenny Bruce.”

“Lenny never has to worry about that because Lenny wants me to be funnier than him,” she says, hands on her hips. “He wants me to be successful, and he loves when I get a good review or people laugh harder at my sets than his. He loves that I make him laugh.”

Joel’s mouth sets in a hard line, and he shakes his head. “So that’s it, then. You’re just...done with me?” He asks, clearly angry.

“Don’t make yourself the victim here, Joel,” she finally snaps, pointing a finger at him. “You left me. And may I remind you that you have a very pregnant girlfriend at home? That you’ve had two relationships since you left me?” She scoffs a disbelieving laugh, and Joel has the decency to look a little chastised. 

“I didn’t leave you for Lenny,” she says. “Or Benjamin. I just managed to pick up the pieces of the mess you made.”

He steps toward her then, and she takes a step away. As he advances again, she feels her heart racing erratically until she hears the door open behind him. “You will never believe the - ”

Joel stops, his hand paused on its way to her waist, and he looks over his shoulder at Lenny, who’s looking at his girlfriend and her ex in mild surprise. “Am I interrupting something?” Lenny asks, arching a brow at Joel.

“No,” Midge replies, taking the opportunity to sidestep her ex-husband. She folds her arms and leans on the doorframe to the living room. “Joel was just leaving.”

Joel looks at her, his eyes boring into her uncomfortably before he mutters, “Yeah, I was just leaving,” and strides out of the apartment, slamming the door behind him.

Lenny turns to look at her, his brow arched. “Well now I’m really grateful you asked me to come over tonight.”

She sighs, feeling relief wash over her under his gaze. “You’re not mad?” She asks.

“At you?” He asks, looking surprised. She nods. “You didn’t ask him to come over for a threesome, did you? Because Joel may be a decent-looking guy, but I’m really not interested in sharing you.”

Midge laughs a little and shakes her head as she looks down at her feet. “No, I didn’t ask him to come here - for any reason. He just...showed up.”

He moves to her, gently grasping her upper arms. “Are you okay?” He asks, concern coloring his features.

She nods again. “Yeah, I’m okay,” she promises, leaning in and hugging him around the waist. “In fact, I’m great now.”

#midgelenny #midge x lenny #midgexlenny #tmmm fanfic #marvelous mrs. maisel fanfic #otp: more important than god #jackal fics #mltswift

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The Owl house Season Analysis Bottom 5 and Top 5 episodes of the Owl House

I have wanted to do this post for a while. its what the title says,my opinion on the five worst episodes and the 5 best episodes... Now everybody knows what a good and a great episode are. I have heard some people try to argue that The Owl House does not have bad epsidoes, just less good episodes...

Yeah as much as I love what this show grew into that is pure denial and we are not doing that. Season 1a of The Owl house is mostly bad shooting for passing, with  2 outlier episodes that somehow managed to be good (you can probably guess which ones) I like 3 characters in in season 1a: King, Amity, Tiny Nose. Other characters, particularly Luz an Eda, suffer greatly from the writing focusing more on giving them popular (woke) labels and not really exploring them, which negatively effected the show because instead of making them better it felt like the show could only keep them on top by making all other characters lamer. 1b ranges from okay to kinda good. This was when Luz stopped basically playing pretend that she was Azura, and actually put effort into learning magic, becoming Luz the human whitchlet. Hexside was a great setting and putting Luz in a classroom setting,where she spent more time with kids her own age, gave the show the chance to flesh her character out more and give her differences and weird corks that were cute instead of destructive. Also I love, love, loved that they added learning differences to the character diversity. That is a difference that is largely overlooked in modern media. Eda changed from a mentor (which she failed at) to a parent figure, which was an improvement, but she still felt like a very hollow fusion of the Stan twins. She had what was cool about them, but they were also goofy looking, were often in over their heads and very concerned for themselves and their families. Eda is beautiful, the curse is largely ignored, and she is supposedly to powerful to concern herself with the plans and threat of her enemies.I also felt like it took her until half way through 2a to gain the kind of heart Stan and Ford where both shown to have like 2 episodes into their characters. In a character focused show like The Owl House it’s a poor character who only experiences highs, lows make characters compelling and have you root for them to get back up again.

 Season 2 was when the show took what it had and ran to becoming a great show. The Show finally knew what it wanted to do with Luz and Eda, it also picked which on of Kings three roles (small adult roommate, furry pet, young child) it was going to stick to. These choices allowed it to go deeper into the stories of our three mains and up the stakes. Because the stakes were up it could finally make the villains/anti hero’s (we got anti-hero’s) competent, and the threat became something real. Also the show was finally able to put actual thought and character into the secondary and side characters (see Lilith and Hooty... I am sorry Lulu and Hootsifer’s character glow-ups).

Again I really do love this show, and like to compare its lows to its highs because, like with the characters, the lows make the high better. So here are the worst and the best episodes (in my opinion) of the owl house

Bottom 5 episodes number 5 Once Upon A Swap: Yeah you knew this one was going to be here. Its on everyone’s bottom 5 lists. Body swapping episodes are a cliche. It added nothing to the story in the long game. It could have been a decent stand alone episode if it had been funnier, but the majority of the jokes miss their marks. It’s a very skipable episode unless you are just completely board. All of that being said its only fault is being boring and skipable. I left it low on the list because their is nothing in it that really made upset or disappointed, and nothing in it that negatively effected future episodes.

Top 5 episodes number 5 The Intruder: Remember when I said that 1a had 2 outlier episodes that were actally good. Well you probably guessed that I meant “The Intruder’ and ‘lost in language”. As much as it hurts me to not have the first great Lumity episode we got on this list (to many great episodes in season 2) The Intruder is the better episode. Its the second best episode at handling horror elements. We see King and Luz bond for the first time and its sweet. Luz learns her first (and for season 1a her only) gliph, thus answering if or if not she can really do magic. Also we get the introduction of the curse, which is both one of the most fascinating concepts in the show, and a really tasteful metaphor for a chronic illness or disability. This was the owl houses first brilliant episode, and 37 episodes latter it is still one of the best.

Bottom 5 episodes number 4 convention day: Yes I am listing “Covention Day” as one of the worst. I know some people like to argue that its one of season 1′s best because its the first episode to talk about the covens as more than school tracks, explains the sigils and gives a reason for Eda being wanted a wanted criminal.. oh but not evil. Well even if this episode was plot important, I still strongly dislike it for two very big reasons: reason 1 Luz; reason 2 Eda. What I said up top about how at first the only thing likable about them is that they are label representation,  that in the beginning they are handled badly as characters, and the show forces them on top by dragging everyone else down. Yeah convention is all that at its worst. They both talk like they are the best, but in action they are nothing but a couple of lazy, annoying, fakers, who put no actual time, or effort where their mouths are. I did not want Luz to give up magic ( After “The intruder” I wanted her to actually start seriously studying it and for Eda to actual at like a mentor), but I loved Amity for telling Luz that she had no right to toot herself a “Luzara Greatest witch ever parade’ and calling her out, and I wanted Lilith (an implied accomplished study and teacher) to wipe Eda’s smug “I cheat my way above everybody else because I rule” grin off her face. The twist that Lilith was cheating too was lame, clearly written in to try and save Eda and Luz’s faces as mentor and student, and I hated it, along with being seriously annoyed at Eda. Luz, and Lilith. Amity started this episode by purposely stomping on King’s cupcake and she is somehow still the only one of these four with any actual integrity or honest morals.

This episode is low because the fight between Eda and Lilith is animated totally awesome and a very enjoyable watch... at first. My only complaint is again Eda. Lilith was totally about to win before Eda’s little fake out cheat. This particular fight is one Lilith should have been allowed to beat Eda. Luz won’t have to give up being a witch because Amity and Luz undid their bet spell and weren’t the ones fighting. Eda and Lilith only had a verbal bet going on, and since Eda is such a cheating con of course she wouldn’t honor her end of the deal and would slip out the back door. Lilith beating Eda at the Convention would be a great metaphor for the hold Belos has on the witches and magic. Giving us a small example as to why many witches are fooled into believing that covens and sigils make them stronger (Lilith would still only be stronger because Eda is curse), and why wild magic has become less popular. It also would start the Emperor’s coven out as being competent and seeming more like a real threat earlier on. But in season 1 Eda was rose-colored like crazy and had to come out way on top every time and had to be “better than everyone else” because the show writters I guess did not know another way to make her and wild magic seem cool.

Top 5 best episodes number 4 Labyrinth Runners: This was after Disney cut season 3 down to 3 specials and canceled the show premature. This is likely the last time we will ever have a episode at Hexisde. Our last chance to explore the school tracks, and possibly our last chance to give focus to many side characters the audience had come to love. The show pushed a lot of characters and concepts into the background believing they had time to do them later. Then they were told they couldn’t. So they made this banger of an episode that answered all the fans questions about background characters, showed them in their best light, and also seemed to apologize for upsets fans felt about some o these charcters not getting focus they deserved: Gus did not get the A-plot enough so he gets it here, and the writters want to make sure everybody knows what a great witch he is. Amity and Willow rebuilding thier friendship was thrown out in favor of focusing more on Lumity, so its the B plot of this episode, complete with Amity apologizing to Willow for underestimating her skills as a witch all these years. Fans really really wanted to know what happened to Hunter after he ran away in Hallow minds and were upset Luz did not seem concerned about him? Do not worry, Luz sent a text to her friends to keep an out for him and Gus finds him this episode.

They also included a unclear and idoitic director in the form of Head illusionist Adrain Graye, who was not only a continuation of the coven heads being what you wouldn’t expect; but also his bad instructions, unlikable attitude, and the way he got beaten up by children at the end wasn’t just some throw away comment roasting the Disney producers. Oh no we got a love letter to characters and fans, complete with a full on barbecue of the producers, and it was deliciously petty.

Bottom 5 episodes number 3 I was a teenage abomination: My problems with this episode are basically the same as my problems with “Covention Day” but this ones does not have a cool witches dual to try and save it. I do not mind Eda having Luz do chores, they are a fair payment for room and board. But It was annoying hearing ‘laboring for me is the best job there is, you don’t need no education” every second line. King talks like he is a better mentor to the slug monster, but he gives it no training, and it was obvoius it was going to try and eat him and Eda once it got bigger. Both he and Eda are useless teachers and I pittied Luz... Then I saw how she was acting. Amity is supposed to be the bully right? Let’s see what she did: worked and studied hard on her abomination, accidentally did a bad job of giving Willow a pep talk on taking her studies more seriously if she wants to prove herself as a witch, was proud of her grades, and called Willow and Luz out on committing academic fraud after Willow unfairly stole her top mark. Now let’s look at what Lux and Willow our protagonists and “hero’s” do: Luz with Willow’s help illegally trespasses on a school campus, Willow with Luz’s help commits Academic fraud on an important assignment and steals a top mark from a student who actually did the work. When they are called out by Amity they keep up lying to Willow’s professor and get Amity in trouble even though she is right. Lie to and try to con the Principal. Destroy part of the school. Remind me again why Amity is the bully girl when Luz and Willow are acting much worse?

Because Luz was almost dissected by Bump? Yeah Bump was in abominations growing up, and is a principal. He totally knew Luz was kid and was trying to scare her and Willow into confessing. Also I am sorry but Luz deserved to be scared like that when you remember that again she trespassed on school grounds without permission to help a student commits academic fraud. If Luz doesn’t want to risk being hurt them she shouldn’t rush to situations a toddler would know are dangerous and wrong. Willow being that strong at plants without any training, getting rewarded at the end by being transferred to the plant track, and her dads who previously insisted she take abomination instead and banned her from plant magic accepting this for some unknown reason, was all a terrible choice then unless we were never going to see Willow. again. That is her whole story and arc. It should have taken at least 1 season for her to get transfered, complete with exploring her pasions and learning type, why her parents wanted her in abomination, and why it was a bad fit for her; then another season for her to fully master plant magic once transfered. Instead it's all done in wrapped up in her first episode. I blame this episode for nearly all Future Willow episodes being more about Lumity or Hunter. I blame it for why she was sidelined so hard in season 2, once Luz and Amity did not need her to create situations for them to come across each other. There was just little to virtual nothing that could be done with Willow after this episode wrapped up her whole arc with school and latent powers. This episode had little basically nothing good, our protagonists were worse than out antagonists, and it ended an important characters journey before it had time to be explored; so I have to put it on this list.

Top 5 Best Episodes List number 3: Knock Knock Knocking on Hooty’s Door. Now here is another episode everybody knew would be on the list. If Labyrinth Runners” was the best episode for developing the seondary charecters "Konock Knock Knocking On Hooty's Door" was the best Episode for developing core characters inside the owl house. Hooty now wants to be a life coach after Lilith implied he was a protector in a letter. Side note it is nice to see that Lilith did follow through on her promise to be pen-pals with Hooty after leaving with her mom. It is also nicer to see that they talk about Hooty’s feelings and troubles to. Lilith’s got more going on of course since she is starting over, but healthy friendships are a give and take relationship, and Hooty’s troubles are important too. The animation is beautiful, it addressed very real feelings and fears with all four characters, and it ended with them all getting great development. Hooty’s confidence in his own importance is restored, King has powers, Eda makes peace with the owl beast, who was actually once a demon that was captured in paper by the collector, who threw it away to be discovered by the curse sales man (I had been wondering all season how Lilith was able to find and afford such a strong and complicated curse)... And Lumity are officially girlfriends.

Bottom 5 episodes list episode 2 The First Day: Oh look an episode that took place after 1a? Yes the show got better in season 1b, but it still was not consistently good yet and there were a few episodes that were set backs. This episode was the worst of the set backs, had me scared we going straight back to early 1a episode quality. Luz went to hexise because after “Lost in Language” she got serious about wanting to learn magic, and Eda was not able to tech it to her. At this stage Luz knows only two gliphs and is really novice at controlling both of them, her entrance exam reminds us that. With how psyched she to go to the school and finally start learning you would expect this episode to be about Luz settling into to school, and starting to put more work on finding alternte ways to do magic. Bump even helps her out by sticking her in the potions track. Its an all purpose magic track, she does not need a bile sack because the magic will be in the ingredient, and it was the same track Eda was in so Luz can continue her Legacy... Luz decides  almost right away potions (Potions!) is the most boring of the track, and sneaks out of her first class to go play with the oracle tracks equipment. She is then immediately caught and sentenced to the detention track for the entire semester (harsh! This is her first offense, no warnings Bump?) But then we learn that the detention track is all education loving rebels, who use secret tunnels to learn all the different types of magic. Wow this track is even more perfect for Luz than potions!.. of course she does not stay. By then end of the episode this untrained, novice, witch, who has only been on the isles a couple months at most, and at the school less than a day manage somehow convinces the principal to change the system and permanently allow multi-tracking at Hexisde and protect any teacher and student in that program. A feet that seasoned witches with lots of talent, years of learning magic, and who begged for the chance to do more could not because... they are not main heroines.

That was only my second problem. My first was that the dentition track kids are all written to be idiots and jerks. It was blatantly obvious that the bad stuff Luz told her friends about the detention track was from before she learned about their club. She has been with them since learning it, and has not spoken to anyone else. Plus they know sitting at a desk doing nothing is boring, that is why they sneak into the tunnels. It would be one thing if Gus or Willow were known as blabs and they were afraid of their secret getting out and the tunnels being boarded up, but no. Luz did nothing wrong and they are bullying her for stupid and forced reasons to create drama. I do not like seeing other characters be jerks to Luz in a situation where she did absolutely nothing to them first. I heard Dana originally saw the detention trio as unimportant and was never going to bring them back, but did later because of fan demand... Well of course fans would like these characters and see them as important. They are the first young characters to be shown as negatively impacted by Belos’s one type of magic per witch laws, and the first to mix their magic. They were always going to be important and should have always been written with care.

On the bright side this was the first episode to convince me that Lumity might become a real couple instead of just friends who are supossedly coded as being more

Top 5 best Episodes number 2 Enchanting Grom Fight: Secondary characters had Labyrinth Runners, Core characters had Knock Knock Knocking On Hooty’s door. This is the episode the cliche slice of life episode that did the best job of developing them all together. The episode starts with Luz talking to her mom on the phone and feeling guilt at having to lie to her. SO Luz and Camilia must normally have a pretty hones relationship. We also learnt hat they speak Spanish to each other (representation!). When the school starts talking about Grom we learn Skara had a boyfriend back then and hey were adorably excited to go to grom together. Gus and King are hanging out after “really small problems” and are doing the announcement together. Eda got invited to chaperon. Luz owns an otter suit. when we get to the dance we see that their are gay couples dancing together as well as straight ones, mattholomule trying to boost his status by dancing with an older girl who clearly only agreed to the dance out of pity. Willow confidently handing out homemade corsages to classmates. King gets stage fright (just like Raine) and Gus helps him. Cat and Pufferfish head apparently know each other and went to Grom together. In the beginning of the show it seemed like the mouthhead girl was going to go with the beast-keeping jerk, but I guess they split because she spends the night hanging out with Amelia instead. You would expect Boshca to go with the quarterback but instead she goes stage and spends the night hanging out with other singles...interesting. Poor Ed and Em got stood up (I hope they TPed their dates houses)...

I liked Grom’s take on peoples fears. It starts out with kinda joke fears, things that are a bit creepy or a little embarrassing, then moves on to bigger fears. Nobody’s worst fear is actually as bad as it seems, but all of them are relatable to a degree and nobody is shamed for having them. Then of course that heartfelt moment where Lumity faced Grom together, Luz offering to go to the dance with Amity since she was to scared to ask her crush, who we get actually get confirmation was Luz. Thier dance together was absolutely stunning. Amity has gotten so strong with abominations. Luz is only on single gliphs but has perfected those enough to become  a formidable fighter. And then they combine their powers and their attack gets stronger, metaphorically these two are powerful and capable on their own but better together. Their last go turns Grom into a beautiful pink tree right int the forest: Metaphor the right support can help you find the beauty in a bad situation. This was wonderful.

Bottom 5 epsidoes number 1 Escape of the Palisman: My least favorite episode. I waited all season for the owl beast to reappear and to get more on the curse, and now that it happens, nothing. King takes it to the park to win an argument with a baby about a slide. That’s it? Rip off! Plus with Luz and her friends going to a stadium to watch a sports game from bleachers sounded boring to began with but it would have been better than watching Luz steel from Eda, injure Owlbert in a way that looked bad, get off scoot free (note she never apologized to Owlbert or Eda), and Learn nothing.The trials that were supposed to be exciting were not because the show could not even be bothered to at least pretend they were anything more than the BAT Queen’s chores, again did nothing to strengthen Luz and Owlbert’s bond, and again Luz never had to apologizes or actually make what she did better. The worst part of this was that this was set right before the first hiatus and it left us with with virtually no suspense, questions, or anything to look forward to when the hiatus ended. We saw a blurry shadow of who cursed Eda, but she barely cares and is unlikely to investigate (she never did. Lilith told her). The Bat Queen’s backstory was the highlight of the episode but I knew right when she said that she did not remember her giant we were unlikely to get anymore on it for a very long time (it’s looking like never). At the end o this episode I felt nothing but annoyance and I honestly did not care if the show never came back after hiatus, and that’s a problem

Top 5 Episodes number 1 Hollow Minds: It had to be Hallow Minds. This was the climax of season 2, the one where every mystery and secret that had been built up all came out. Were both The Emperor and he writers stopped playing games and got serious with us. I loved the first part of the Emperors mind (his lies) was beautiful and royal looking, but the deeper parts (where the truth lay) was so dark and sinister. We saw Team Red working together and it was a welcomed laugh. Hunter and Luz are forced to work together again and their enjoyable reluctant sibling relationship from Hunting palismans. Worried mama Eda is back and is willing to protect her children magic or not. How Team Red get the potion to Eda. OF course we all had long sense known the reveals by then. We knew that Hunter was a grim walker clone of Belos dead brother., and not the first golden guard. We knew that Belos was Phillip, and that Phillip was a witch hunter from the human world. We knew that Luz had helped him with Gliphs in the past (when she thought he was some great and heroic adventure/inventer). None of that prior knowledge made it any less suspenseful to watch Luz and Hunter go deeper into the Belos’s mind, and none of that made their shattered reactions to Them learning these secrets any less painful. The one thing I did not expect, but maybe I should have, was that scared kid Belos was the real inner Belos and he wasn’t shaking because he was scared. When we heard him break, unable to contain his laughter anymore and hem morph into himself, when the zombie was revealed to be his palisman victims trying to warn Luz and Hunter... as chilling as Scooby Doo Zombie Island. The moment he tells Hunter "good bye” and tries to get rid of him as Luz cries. When he uses Luz’s fake name and clips of her calling him his real name to torture Luz. Hunter saying Luz’s real name instead of “Human” as he once again chooses to save her over giving Belos what he wants, knowing this time Belos see and he will not be safe... This is a fabulous climax to the season, and in my opinion the best and most engaging episode of The Owl House

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