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A Little Treat

Part One

Words: 3,012

Pairings: Grusha/Katy

Synopsis: On the morning of her divorce, Katy finds herself daydreaming about her handsome colleague. On a spur of the moment, she invites him back to her place later that evening.

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Well.

That was that then.

It certainly had been nice whilst it lasted, Hell, had you asked her ten years ago how she thought this would pan out, she'd have said they'd be together forever. Till death do us part and all that.

But of course, nothing ever ran smoothly, and here she was now, three years after it all started going wrong.

Divorced.

She’d secured the day off from her gym work, Geeta had honestly been surprisingly understanding of the whole situation, but the bakery still needed to be tended to. Not that it bothered her much; baking always helped her relieve stress, it’s why she’d pursued it as a career after all, and usually she’d cherish a day where she wouldn’t be dragged to the gym every half hour...

Katy just wished today’s circumstances were... different.

Today was at least busy enough to semi-distract her. Honestly, it was busy to the point that she’d have taken time off from the gym regardless. They’d acquired a backlog of orders somehow (“somehow”, she tried to convince herself this wasn’t down to her absent mental state recently), and though it wasn't enough to affect their reputation, it was certainly enough to ensure she'd be cutting her breaks short.

She'd decided to man the tills today, just in case any of their customers today decided to get ratty over their order being delayed, or the service being slow. It was not her favourite job, honestly it was probably nobody's favourite job, but she'd rather take the heat for any shortcomings than make any of her employees handle it. After all, they were perfectly capable of manning the kitchen without her, and most of them were talented bakers in their own right anyway. She was merely the face of the business.

Katy was good at diffusing customer rage anyway, she didn't know how but they always seemed to calm down the moment she stepped onto the scene. Perhaps it was her minor celebrity status, she didn't know. But it was useful, at least.

Thankfully she hadn't had to exercise her special talent today. Despite their backlog and the ever-growing queue at the till, everyone she’d dealt with thus far had been perfectly civil. None of the staff had said anything for fear of jinxing the calm, but the relief in the air was tangible.

“Who’s next?”

To her surprise, a familiar face stepped forward. "Hi, I'm here to pick up-" His voice trailed off, something apparently interrupting his thoughts.

She smiled. "Good afternoon, Grusha."

She could almost see him reeling in his wayward thoughts. "Is it bad I completely forgot you worked here?"

"One of those days, huh?"

"Not even, took today off because I had some stuff to do and-" He ruffled his hair loose from its ponytail. “Guess it’s just been a long week. Lots to do, you know?”

“Yeah it’s been… it’s been long for me too.” She snapped herself back to reality before she got too lost. Despite being colleagues, Grusha was still a customer at the end of the day. She couldn't quite justify burdening him with her life issues. At least, not here anyway. “Anyhoo, your order’s under Ibáñez right?”

“Wouldn’t be under anything else.”

Perhaps it was down to him having been the first real celebrity she’d ever baked an order for, or perhaps it was just down to his uncommon name, but she’d always been able to remember every order she’d made under the name Ibáñez. She could still remember that first order, from his parents it seemed, to celebrate him being selected for the Paldean team for that year’s Winter Bellic Games. From then on, she’d apparently been his family’s go-to bakery, to the point she knew the names and birthdays of his parents and two siblings, his parent’s wedding anniversary, that his older brother was now pursuing an acting career in Galar, that his sister had recently graduated college…

It was a nice feeling, having a well-known regular, and it had certainly helped with publicity back in those early days of the business. Perhaps she should surprise him with a thank-you cake sometime. She’d baked enough orders for him now to know what he liked after all.

“So who’s this for?” She dropped the cake box onto the counter, readying the PIN machine. After all, it wasn't anybody's birthday soon, and his sister had picked up the anniversary cake last month-

“Oh, it’s just something for my old coach. It's his fifthtieth soon, thought I might surprise him."

“I see!” Come to think of it, he’d never ordered something for his coach before. Honestly she was surprised he’d remained in touch, though admittedly she’d never been the sporting type. Perhaps it was common to remain in touch after one's retirement, though something told her it was probably best not to pry. “Just tap your card there-”

As he rooted in his pockets for his card, Katy felt herself daydreaming again. It seemed odd to think about, but she'd never paid attention to how… fit Grusha was. She'd seen him out of his winter sports garb many a time at League meetings or nights out, and of course on any official League trips, but she'd never properly… studied his physique. He was beautifully built, with a broad, muscular chest that slimmed into a trim waist, and by God his arms were massive. And his face! Oh he had such a pretty face; big, long-lashed eyes, high cheekbones, and plush lips, gosh, what a wonderful little specimen of a man he was. Pretty and extremely fit, such a rare combination indeed!

What would it be like… to kiss those plush little lips? How would it feel if he held her tight with those big, powerful arms? What if they… what if they…

I can now.

I'm single.

The very thought sent a shiver through her. Her, and him! She knew women who'd kill to even be around him as much as she was, let alone able to spend a night with him-

… Did she really want to do that? He was younger than her after all, she didn't know by what margin, but would he be… up for it with an old divorcee like her? Should she risk him turning her down?

You won't know if you don't try.

That was true.

You deserve it.

That was also true. These past few years had been awfully hard for her after all.

Perhaps she was due… a little treat tonight?

"Your card machine's broke."

Katy jolted back to reality, shooing her daydream away (for time being). "Sorry it's been funny with me all day, uh-" Customer handling mode engaged. "Do you have cash?"

He looked around, raising his arm to point towards the nearby PokéCentre. "Not on me, no, but I saw a cash machine on my way-"

An idea suddenly hit her. "Oh, our till’s not working either, I know it's been an absolute nightmare all morning, are you free later by any chance?"

Grusha side-eyed the clerk next to her, apparently working the till with no problem. "I mean, I was going to hit the gym when I got back home, but after that-"

"Oh perfect, so you'll be free then?"

He shrugged. "I guess so?"

"Good, call back later. You know my address I’m sure." She sent him off with a playful wink.

***

What have I done.

Katy hadn't known what had come over her earlier, honestly. Inviting a colleague over! Thank goodness she hadn't said anything suggestive to him, she might’ve winked (oh God, did she really wink at him?), but she could at least hope he didn't see that.

Maybe he wouldn't even show up. Maybe he'd text her and say it's too much hassle and he'd just send her the money instead. She should've asked him to do that, really. In fact, she should probably just message him now, save him the trouble of coming all the way down to Cortondo just to hand over whatever he owed her. How much did he even owe her anyway? She hadn't taken note. It was too late to go find the receipt now.

Or maybe he would show up, and she could just take the money and send him home. It was an awful long way for him sure, but she was fairly certain he had a solo fliers licence, and she knew he had that Altaria, hopefully it wouldn't be too much bother for him, or hopefully he wouldn't even bother coming-

There was a buzz from the hallway.

Now or never.

She held her breath as she walked to the door. Maybe it wasn't him. Maybe it was her neighbour, wanting to borrow some sugar. Maybe it was a delivery guy, knocking on the wrong door. Maybe it was the boy next door, asking if he could retrieve his football from her garden again. Maybe it was-

She opened the door.

Grusha stood on the porch, still sweating and flushed from his evening workout. Or maybe he'd just showered, she didn't know. Either way, his shirt clung to his frame, showing off his chiselled muscles, and his long hair was damp and held back in a messier than usual ponytail. A sports bag was slung over his shoulder.

"Came here straight after the gym. The human gym I mean, not the-" He took a deep breath and laughed breathlessly, hand running through his hair, tousling it further. "You know what I mean."

Katy didn't know how, but somehow he was even more attractive than he was earlier. It was probably the shirt, the way it hugged his frame, showing off his toned body underneath. Or maybe it was the fact he'd been working out, how he glistened with sweat in the evening sun. She wondered how he would smell right now, or even how his skin would taste, so warm and salty, like a summer's sea breeze-

She shooed her thoughts away, for now. "Do you want to come in for a bit? You're looking very flushed."

He seemed to think for a moment, before nodding. "Yeah, that would be… that would be nice."

He stepped in, dropping his bag by the door with a loud thud. Following the bag to the floor, her eyes passed over his lower half; his ass and thighs were currently shrouded by his shorts, but if his calves were anything to go by…

“Sorry, my shoulders are aching-” He flexed his glorious arms and back with a satisfying series of clicks before hoisting his bag up again.

Katy mentally shook herself to avoid staring for too long. Lord knew she'd die if he caught her ogling. “The kitchen’s just over there, make yourself at home.”

As she watched him enter the kitchen, and heard his bag thud down a second time, she took the time alone to gather her thoughts once again. Was she doing this or not? How did she even go about asking him? Should she test the water first? What if he was already taken? Goodness, she hadn't even thought of that-

"Katy? Where are you?"

"Just having an issue with the door, I'll be with you in a second." She slammed it a few times, fiddling with the lock and handle for extra effect.

“Need any help?”

“Nope, it’s fine.” With one last (hopefully convincing) slam, she hurried over to the threshold of the kitchen door where he'd disappeared to.

Here we go.

Katy took a deep breath, thankful that Grusha at least had his back to her right now. That at least gave her time to plan her next move. Perhaps she should’ve put something nicer on? Or even showered?

It doesn’t matter now, just go for it.

She sauntered into the kitchen. He didn't seem to notice it, instead rooting around in his pockets. "So how much do I owe you?"

"Oh, nothing actually." She tugged at the buttons on her dress, trying to loosen them to flaunt some cleavage before realising they were purely decorative. "Though you could say I could use a little…"

Goodness, what was the word?

"Fun, tonight." Yeah, that was it! Fun. A bit of fun. Just a bit of fun. A nice bit of-

“What?” To her mild horror, Grusha was staring at her with his mouth slightly agape and a look of abject confusion on his face. “Katy, what are you talking about…?”

Oh no.

“I mean you can…” Her nervous hands fumbled with her braid, trying to release it with no success. “Pay me in other ways, perhaps?”

The staring continued. "No offence, but have you been drinking? You're being… weird."

“Baby, I’m stone cold sober.” She tried to hoist her leg up onto the countertop, before realising that it was both far too high, and that her skirt couldn’t stretch enough for it.

It was safe to say Grusha was looking veritably dumbfounded by this point. "Listen, how about I just give you the money and leave, I promise I won't tell Geeta about this. Swear on my Cetoddle’s life."

"Don't you get it?” She marched over, trying to corner him in his chair before again realising her skirt wouldn’t allow the stretch. “I want to make love to you, I’ve been thinking about it all day, I don’t know how else to say it so I might as well just be upfront about, I… I…"

An aggressively awkward silence fell between them as the bemused stare off continued. No, no, no-

A loud sigh. “... Alright, where’s Iono?”

Katy blinked. “Wha-”

“She’s set you up to this, right? This is all part of a prank for her channel?”

“I don’t under-”

“Okay so…” He rubbed the bridge of his nose, letting out another, more annoyed, sigh. “This is a bit embarrassing, but one time when we were watching you battle and you said something like, ‘oh, let me knead you into submission’, and I said to myself ‘man I wish she’d knead me into submission’, and I thought I was being quiet but it turns out Iono heard me because of course she did, and ever since then she’s basically… blackmailed me by saying she’ll tell you I said that if I don’t give an interview on her channel.”

He took a deep breath, ruffling his hair till the tie keeping his ponytail in place was only clinging onto a few stray locks and static. “So where is she? She's gotta be hiding somewhere right? Ready to jump out and embarrass me, yeah?”

Katy stumbled back, hand behind her reaching for a countertop which never came. He thought this was a joke. He thought she was leading him on for a joke. She should probably play along, save her all that embarrassment, act like Iono was hiding in her pantry or something, after all if word of this got out, then her gym job and even her patisserie could be in jeopardy, and-

"Hey, you alri- Hey!” She heard him bound over, his hands coming to rest on her shoulders and holding her steady, those big eyes of his looking deep into her with an unusual amount of concern for his usually miserable face. "Man, are you okay? You've been acting real weird since I got here."

“Yeah, I-I’m fine.” The room felt like it was spinning, and she teetered even in his firm grip. “I’ve just…. I’m just…”

“Hey, easy, easy…” He guided her to the chair he’d been sitting on, kneeling down next to her and taking her hand. “Just breathe, okay? I don’t know what to do if you faint or something.”

"I'm not going to faint, I promise." She said that with a lot of confidence for someone who felt like she was leaning sideways. "It's just… I've really embarrassed myself here, haven’t I? Inviting you out here for no reason and giving you all that, and… and now you think it was all just a joke and I’m leading you on and-”

“Breathe, breathe...” A hand landed gently on her back, rubbing a circle in between her shoulders, whilst his other hand gave hers a reassuring squeeze. “Sorry, I don’t really know what else to say, just like… try to stay calm. I won’t tell anyone about this. I promise.”

"Okay." Something in his voice told her he was being sincere. That was one weight off her mind at least, and her breathing began to slow to a less erratic pace. "Okay."

"Good, good." With one last affectionate pat on her back, he stood up, hands diving into his pockets. "So uh… why did you invite me here anyway? Don’t say it was for the cake because I know your cash till was working earlier."

Katy dried her eyes “Guess I have to come clean then, eh?”

“Did you really invite me down here for… you know…” He pumped his hips jokingly, eyebrows bobbing. That got a weak laugh out of her at least.

A deep breath. Just admit it. "Yes. I did."

He paused. "Huh. Never knew you thought about me that way. I mean, I'm not offended or anything but still, it's surprising."

“It was… a spur of the moment thing." Goodness, what a situation this was. At least he wasn’t going to blab about this. “It’s been really, really rough for me recently what with the divorce and all, and I saw you earlier when you came by the bakery, and I thought I'd maybe treat myself to-"

She realised too late how that sounded. “Oh, goodness, I’m so sorry, you must think I’m such an old-”

“Pft, don't worry about it. I've heard worse. Trust me." He bit his lip, swaying on his heel. "So… you still down? It's okay if you're not, I can just go home."

Katy thought for a moment. "Are you?"

Grusha raised his eyebrows. "Oh? Weren’t you paying attention earlier?"

Oh no. "What... what do you mean?"

He leaned in close, lips barely gracing her ear. "I've fantasised about making out with you for a long time."

#part two will naturally be. way more :^) than this version #hell i might not even post the whole fic to tumblr i might just post the ao3 link and leave it at that #pokemon scarvi #gym leader grusha #gym leader katy #grusha pokemon #katy pokemon #pokemon grusha #pokemon katy #i also have an sfw fic for this ship lined up too i'm starting to think he and tulip aren't compatible with my interpretations lmao #granted the fic i'm writing with them is a blast but still #grusha x katy #katy x grusha #brumatashipping #grusha #my writing #pokémon #gym leaders

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unchartedperils · 11 months

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Today we’re gonna switch it up by jumping into the GTA world. Vice City was my first ever video game but growing up into my early teen years, GTA 4 and it’s DLCs meant so much to me. In particular Ballad of Gay Tony with how well they developed Luis Lopez as a character along with tying him and his boss+surrogate father Tony Prince into the main tale of Niko Bellic.

Anyway in late 2020 I began a post-main GTA 5 AU based on GTAO’s After Hours DLC (brought the nightclubs to online in 5) where Tony and Luis move to Los Santos in starting their nightclub empire. And who welcomes them? None other than my bitch of an OC in IAA Agent Marina Sanchez.

Marina’s my GTA 5 Online character turned OC who’s story origins lie in GTA 4 and BOGT in particular. She’s a shady character who’s had a fling with Tony since her teenage years and fits the GTA works perfectly: she’s a bratty bitch who’s always either snorting coke or giving oral sex somewhere in her revealing clothing.

GTA: The Ballad of Marina Sanchez follows her and the duo’s tale of living in LS in the years following 5’s main story as they attempt to resurrect Maisonette 9 and Hercules, as for Marina she’s being promoted from the youngest IAA agent in history to the head of the San Andreas division. This puts her in contact with many of the state’s shady criminal figures, certain ones who Tony and Luis will have to encounter in order to survive. But as usual, shit will hit the fan and Luis will have to make choices in order to save themselves if need be.

It’s UNOFFICIALLY FINISHED at 21 chapters and as said with previous longfics in 2020-21, it’s not set traditionally with AO3’s chapter structure and also tags are a bit all over the place so additional apologies for that. Otherwise if you’re a GTA fan you’ll get some enjoyment out of Marina, Tony, and Luis’s LS adventures. I do plan on beginning a 4/BOGT fix it soon and there’s a couple sneak peeks via flashbacks in GTA: TBMS.

Also here am I sharing a couple of oneshots featuring Marina so hopefully you’ll enjoy those. And of course below is some manips made.

GTA: TBMS and it’s fellow fics feature GTA’s usual strong-derogatory language with racial, homosexual, and sexist remarks, drug and alcohol use (consensual, dubious, non con), violent action with blood and gore (including major character death via brutal methods), numerous elements of dubious/non con action, sexual endos including anal, oral, and vaginal sex, and mentioning of/implied grooming as featured in GTA 4’s Ballad of Gay Tony DLC just to name a few warnings.

PS: thank you @beeutifulllov3r for making the time right to post this ❤️🥹

#grand theft auto #grand theft auto ballad of gay tony #grand theft auto 5 #gta online oc #manipulation #gta fanfiction #bound and gagged damsel #gracie ancelotti #kidnap whump #damsel in distress

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alucior · 1 year

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people i want to get to know better

@aether-biome probably but who doesn't like more breadcrubs of small things to know about eachother :p

1. three ships:

atm its probably like Wenclair from wednesday cause they are a vibe and I'm having fun writing for them. I'm having some fun with it.

Then we also have like Smugbug but that's less of a ship more two charaters I'm lowkey obsessed with and while Lisa wouldn't be caught death in any kinda relationship they work well together. it also helps that my fave fic of this ship she spends most of the time inside of taylors head and dreams. it's kidna odd but you know, I'm obsessed so we have it at that.

and last maybe like Bellice, cause bella definantly could do better than the discoball of sadness she ended up with. and honestly Alice got two hands for her and Jasper. it be fun if bella's power also made her kinda invisible to her future vision and it can just be highjinks

2. first ever ship:

I can't really remember back to like the late 00's but I think that I started out with Fleurmione all they way back then. Even now like who doesn't like two smart as fuck witches compete and then work together later on. like also while the french on most works is just accented english but it's kinda funny so I'm also taking that.

fanfic definantly made most of that ship work as the cannon even then was rather lacking and upon reflection fucked up.

3. last song:

on my phone it would have been "Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Fire" from the bat out of hell musical. I watched it live a couple years ago live and got nostaligc about it earlier today.

4. last movie:

I think it was like the seventh fast & furious movie, maybe the sixth. it's pretty fun if you turn off any critical thinking and just take it as they serve it.

5. currently reading:

For book it would be Gideon the 9th but I've been on that for a while and my focus doesn't seem to be allowing me to finish it but I'm trying! for fanfic it's something from ted lasso between him and Trent cause I binged that show in a week and they also live in my head now.

6. currently watching:

C3E53 of critical role, aka post-applebee solstice day two. chetney getting reaquaninted with his ex and shits still fucked on exandria.

7. currently consuming:

that, and also like hermitcraft content from a couple of the folk there, including cleo's feverdream of a limited life episode which was quite fun. and like a couple podcasts cause they release on monday instead of wednesday like all the other ones for some reason.

8. currently craving:

pizza, like on a deep level I want to put a billion slices in my mouth. or like any bread in a warm form with some cheese like give it to me I'mma eat it all.

tagging @wolf-thecontradictorysentence (cause to be honest your pfp made me aware of gideon in the first place and opend up the internet to some wild shit that is entertaining as fuck) @always-undermining (dog! they seem nice) and @shut-up-cupcake (still reminds me of carmilla and that was a good time)

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system-of-cells-interlinked · 1 year

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tag 9 people you want to get to know better

thank you for tagging me, @bluebeewingsngs :D

three ships: I’m gonna say the ships I have the worst brainrot case right now, which are Jyn/Cassian from Rogue One, Icemav from Top Gun and Luv/Ana from Blade Runner 2049 (I proudly say that I came up with it on my own and gave myself a brand new obsession lol)

first ever ship: It’s likely that there have been others, but the first one I remember shipping is Bellice from Twilight (why fight over Jacob and Edward when Alice is right there??!)

last song: Hallowed be Thy Name. I've always loved it, but I'm completely obsessed with this song in the last month or so.

last movie: Night Train to Lisbon (which is actually paused because I got a bit bored while watching it, but I still want to finish it because there are some interesting things in there.)

currently reading: Piquenique na Estrada, by Arkadi and Boris Strugatsky, which is the translation into Portuguese of Пикник на обочине.

currently watching: The Last of Us, The X-Files

currently consuming: Mint tea

currently craving: chocolate

Tagging: @bossyknow-it-all, @ninjathrowingstork, @tremendouskoalachild, @empadocas, @interlinked-within-cells if you want to, and whoever sees this and wants to answer :)

#my posts #tags and asks

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miralsurvival · 2 years

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melissahausen · 2 years

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🌡 Fave season: winter this heat is killing me I can't do summer lol.

💕 Your two top fave fictional characters: Pandora and Freddie from skins UK, they always make me smile.

🕹 Video game you are currently playing: grand theft auto 4 again I love niko bellic so much lol.

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And Wardlow and the boys lol

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lesbianvampyr · 3 years

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Bellice Brainrot

Alice tells Bella she can see the future. Bella says “Oh! Me too!” and she rummages through her things to bring out a battered tarot deck.

Bella and Alice eat lunch together, but they invite all of Bella’s human friends who eventually become good friends with Alice as well.

They stay up late on the roof of Bella’s house making up constellations. Also probably kiss.

Bella is one of those girls who’s always sketching in her schoolwork, even though she’s a great student. She and Alice draw together.

#bellice #bella x alice #twilight saga #twihard #bella swan #alice cullen #twilight text post

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delafiseaseses · 3 years

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Let’s talk about Niko Bellic

Yeah, let’s talk about Niko Bellic of GTA IV real quick. Because I’m remembering things that always really annoy me about how some people see Niko Bellic.

So, you’ve probably heard the rubbish I’m about to mention before. Some people seem to think Niko Bellic’s character and the idea of player-driven rampages don’t match up and don’t make sense.

This is wrong and is part of a purely surface level understanding of the character. Niko Bellic is a man who clearly hates what happened during his time in war. He is often quite philosophical and, famously, claims at one point after killing a man that he promised himself he wouldn’t kill people in Liberty City.

Now, all of this is true for Niko, but you know the funny thing about that promise (apart from the fact Niko in that very mission had already beaten two other men to death)?

He knew that promise wasn’t going to happen before he even entered Liberty City.

Of course he did, he was there on a quest for revenge. It is impossible for Niko Bellic to have actually thought that he wouldn’t kill people when he came to Liberty City to hunt a man down for revenge. Hell, his reaction is one of annoyance more than anything.

So, the question is: why did he pretend like he wasn’t? I mean, he says this to himself while he is alone.

And the answer is simple: He wanted to pretend that was true for a moment. A few farcical days of pretending that he wasn’t going to kill anyone. But he knew that it wasn’t going to happen. It’s like making a new years resolution and breaking it before January ends.

You can pretend that you actually tried.

As for out-of-mission rampages. Well, Niko has a real nasty temper and there’s a line that always sticks with me about it:

“I grew up in a war, this means nothing.”

For all his supposed virtues, Niko isn’t virtuous. He’s an angry, sad man who lashes out at the world and justifies his actions as out of his control using a number of excuses. Revenge is the big one, but there’s those other ones. Ones he happily lists along with the revenge one to Ray Boccino:

“Because I need the money and because I can’t do anything else. And because I’m good at it.”

Those are the big excuses. The second one is an interesting one “because I can’t do anything else.” is code for I’ve resigned myself to this so I won’t have to improve myself and the “I’m good at it.” line is a sign of his pride. Niko would never directly admit it, but he’s proud of his ability.

Too be fair, he does have impressive skills. Niko’s a GTA Protagonist. Yes, he’s good at it, but is being good at something a reason to do it? No, of course not! It’s an excuse.

What I’m trying to say is that while Niko is a complex bloke, he’s also a very simple bloke. He’s a man who knows violence is wrong, but indulges his tendency towards violence with nothing more than a few dumb justifications, but he doesn’t even need those if he’s in a bad mood.

When is Niko in a bad mood? Whenever the player does standard GTA stuff with him. Hell, you probably don’t know this, but if you get 6 stars while working with the United Liberty Paper Contact he calls Niko and scolds him. Niko’s responses include (there’s like 3, but the 3rd one doesn’t actually address why like these two):

“Hey, sometimes I just can’t help myself”

“I’m sorry, I’m excitable.” (in response to being told to ‘be calm’)

So, yeah. That always bothers me when I think about it. This stuff is in the bloody game. Is it so hard to understand the actual words said in the actual game? The entierity of That Special Someone happened, you know.

#GTA #GTA 4 #GTA IV #Niko Bellic #This ramble came outta nowhere I know but I think about this stuff sometimes

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romancemoved · 2 years

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✨ a follow forreal volume 1 for the babezzzzzzxxxoxox that really hold it down and make me happy. i'm not gonna waste words here, let's just get to it. don't ask me about the graphic, i saw at least 5 japanese magazines today and decided to copy all of them at the same time.

@dxspereaux / years of shenanigans... you’re the only person who can make a muse and virote will hate them instantly and will eventually beat them up and spit on them. i love that... i love our Enemies™ and the awful ways they get to each other. but i also love our lovey-dove ships. can you believe donvi have been at it for years!!! lochlan, dude, and a bonus gerry... and i love the friendships :) didi and virote are gonna burn down the entire state of new jersey one day. don’t even know why but best believe its coming anyway dex omg ur a wonderful writer. full of humor and emotion and i luv u wtf heehee. im sorry virote makes fun of your italian muse so much for being italian.

@splittingpaths / ur on discord now mainly but that’s kind of where all of our stupid shit happens anyway. love our little connections and plots and shit... love how highly inappropriate the humor in them can be sometimes i know with you i can cut loose and have a laugh lolllll. my luv for u never changes, unlike tommy’s race... our multi-latino, spaghetti italian headass, irish on wednesdays headass... love ur muses. luv u and ur journey in life.... i wish mi-cha would get therapy tho maybe u should let her have that. glfdjgldfgjfd.

@emptyvictory / you already f*cking know what time it is rory. its pizza time. like yeah we havent been partners for years but it feels like it... three brilliance. u rly made me into a gta4 stan... cant wait til its massacred in a remaster. anyway. i already told u my best writing these days comes w. u. omg niko bellic and virote srisati... two emotionally stunted men that just deserve to love each other and not scream internally all the time. niko’s such an easy muse to fuck up. ive seen it happen lol. hes ur masterpiece tho. as far as im concerned, rockstar games can fuck offf. :) hes ur character and gta 4 is ur property.

@maximuses / the drama we’ve written omg... the michaelvi saga which has left vi a mess still i think but only because he’s embarrassed by the whole ordeal... vi and trevor...... vi hasnt tried to kill steve haines yet but i think we should make something of that soon. like vis not gonna kill him but maybe hitting him really hard w. a tennis ball will do something. anyway... ur gta 5 muses are yours really... i love the depth you’ve given michael and i love that u made him a divorcee. king shit!! and ur so nice and wonderful and i’ve always loved talking to you on discord and seeing u on my dash omg ilyyyyyyy.

@vendettacanons / u and jason kinda come in a package deal like a cheeseburger and fries. ur so fun!! and i love that uve taken up the gta5 muses that others wouldnt like lamar and lester :))) let’s do some frankji soon...... dont get me started on andreas. rockstar dropped the ball with not giving him any sort of backstory but youve made him his own person and hes so interesting. and i absolutely love your writing and how much you enjoy character building. u love what u do and it shows.

@blightceo / ur going here because we talk a lot on discord. and i root for ur growth and i want the best for u!!!!! i want u to go out and beat a bitch’s ass!!! pull a weave. go out and achieve ur dreams and get famous from ur art cuz u deserve that tbh i luv u so much im very glad ur just here and letting me witness u it truly is a gift. :)

part 2 is coming whenever.

i don’t ever wanna look at photoshop ever again.

#( 🌙 OOC! RULER OF THE VOLCANIC DIAMOND PLANET. ✨ )#/ when i say i never wanna look at photoshop again......................

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yukikorogashi · 2 years

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Howdy @emptyvictory! This is a long overdue shoutout to you (That probably won’t allow me to cover everything I want to say, but I will try as always LOL), old sport. I took one look at that url meme and was like “FRIG IT, I wanna do a little more than that for them!” and so here we are. I’m super sorry for the longer wait, but also thank you for your patience and ofc... for giving me the opportunity to even write this out. c:

So yes, let’s get started already!

To begin, let’s talk about you as a writer. For all the talent that you possess, one of the things that I love the most about you is your humility, Rory. You are honestly one of the most amazing writing partners that I could ever be blessed to meet, and it’s clear how much heart you put into every written piece that you do. You always bless your writing partners, alway make them feel so appreciated by all that you offer from you end of things, especially when it comes to all those fabulous relationships , yessire. And so it hurts my heart when I do see you beat yourself up every now and then, when you go through those days especially (As much as I do understand). But I can’t tell you enough how quickly I will sit up and glue my eyes onto my phone or laptop screen with wide eyes-- the moment I see something new from you. The number of times I yell and squeal when you answer something from me, like oh my gooooosh!!!

You just have such a gift when it comes to writing and developing already these complex and multifaceted characters. Skilfully adding your own-- shall we say-- spices? And giving them even more flavour than they already happen have. This especially can be seen through your Arthur Morgan, John Seed and Niko Bellic. Though honestly, the said can be said for so many of your muses (Including the ones that unfortunately spent a shorter time on here than others did). I always wish I could write out so well thought out headcanons like you do, but just catch me here quietly admiring it all from my side as always.

And honestly, you are the reason I have come to appreciate so many characters that I never thought I ever would, which is another thing that I ABSOLUTELY love when it comes to writing with an amazing RP pardner like yourself. I can’t count the number of times I would go “*Insert Character Rory Has RPed* is one of my faves.” Like catch me here forever holding up a Sigurd flag now and waving it in the air, thanks to you, eheheh. Seriously, I will never be of any help to you if you even come to me about new muses, other than support you 100%, of course. I will simply be here telling you to do it already, and ask when I can interact with that character. Because I just know you will KILL IT as that character, no matter who they are. For you can play any character your heart desires, Rory. And any character is blessed when they are taken under your wing for development.

Honestly, knowing such a talented individual like yourself has always made me wonder what I even did to deserve you at times, you know? At times it makes me fear that I’m not contributing enough from my side as a writing partner... but on the other hand, I also just get so inspired and get all the more determined by you. So that we may create even more amazing relationships together with our muses! You truly have blessed me as a writing partner, and have given my snow child especially some of the most amazing relationships she could ever dare to dream of. Again, Arthur is honestly the only one that had officially adopted her after all these years. The only one that actually bothered to do the darn paperwork, LOL! And that’s something that means so much to me awuehauw!!! You know I love them, and honestly I hadn’t expected to get where we are, when you had first decided to write him. So here you are, once again catching me off guard and blessing me yet again with such an amazing father and daughter relationship, that has so much thought put into over these past years. 😭

And despite your worries, I can’t tell you enough how much I love Itsuki and Niko’s relationship. Again, he doesn’t need to be overly affectionate (Which would just be weird, if not creepy, honestly) towards her to show that he cares for her? This man’s actions have already spoken so much louder than words ever could especially. After all, he has always bothered humoring her despite the silly, almost pointless conversations that she gets him into. And the fact that he had even bothered to get her a birthday present, those darn sunglasses and of course-- try his best to help her during that one terrifying moment just make me go... AAAAAAAAAAAA. (I know that just sounds like that one giant yelling fish in the Spongebob olympics episode but please imagine it with more emotion and torment auwehawu)

Honestly, if I lived next door to you, I would be passing by your window like Ned Flanders each and every day going “Hidely ho neighborino, I’m so gosh darn proudi-diddely of ya!” You go through so so much, and have also overcome so, so much. You are in fact one of the strongest individuals I have ever known, Rory. And we all see that, pal, don’t even think any of it goes unnoticed by us. Because we are always over here cheering you on from our end. There is just so much placed upon your shoulders, so much that I see you just taking a deep breath and braving through, each and every time. And lord that takes so, so much strength that will forever amaze me, when it comes to you. I know I can’t say it everyday even though I want to, but know that I am always so proud of you and believe so damn much in you. And that all your hard work is slowly but surely paying off.

You deserve to feel safe, happy and at peace, and I look forward to that day where you will finally get there.

If there’s anyone that can do it, it’s frigging Rory!

Always sending lots of love your way, pal. I will always be honoured to call you one of my bestest friends, and am forever grateful to know you, okay?

#emptyvictory #❄️BECKOWSKY SPEAKING! ❄️#// long post #❄️ QUEUE ❄️

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Are you finished with Rockstar, or just Grand Theft Auto?

Maybe both, I dunno. I feel really, really burned by GTA5 and how it became so deeply subservient to GTA Online. The little bit I've played of GTA Online at launch was bizarre and not fun. Rockstar funneling ALL new content in to that, including enough story content to rival or even exceed the singleplayer, really gets my blood up. Especially because everything I've ever heard of GTA Online is that it's a nightmare hellscape full of unstoppable hackers constantly running rampant.

I liked the act of playing GTA5 but there's no doubt that older GTAs were a lot better in a lot of ways, at least structurally. Since finishing GTA5, I've gone back and played GTA3 to completion again and it's amazing how that game just says "Here is an objective. Complete it in any way you have means."

The example I always use is that there's a mobster exiting a strip club and you have to kill him. The game doesn't care how he dies, just that he dies. Maybe you snipe him from a block away, maybe you barricade the alley where he's parked and blow up his car with a few grenades, or maybe he leads you on a car chase around the city.

GTA4 and especially GTA5 don't have those moments. They have setpieces. You drive to a location, you watch a cutscene, you follow the checkpoint markers, do what the text tells you to do, and listen to the dialog. The whole open-ended nature that these games were founded on has been almost erased in favor of being more "cinematic." And when that's good, I guess it's fine, but I can't help but feel like we've lost something intrinsic to why people originally cared about these games. I mean, it's a series called "Grand Theft Auto," where the most basic act was stealing the cars you wanted to drive, and more often than not GTA5 refuses to progress if you aren't driving the specific vehicle provided for the mission.

And especially now, with what the Hitman games have shown us as far as providing a space where you can tackle a single assassination from hundreds of different angles, GTA's insistence on locking you down to doing things because "that's what the story says to do" feels archaic. GTA3 may be a deeply old looking game and have ancient, clumsy controls, but mechanically it feels way more contemporary than GTA5 does.

And then there's the story. People have praised Rockstar so much for these "crime dramas" and as time goes on I just don't feel it. San Andreas was great as a snapshot of the early 90's. Though I haven't played it, I assume Vice City is similarly remembered for being a snapshot of the 80's.

GTA4 and GTA5 feel deeply unrewarding, especially in their endings. Like, great, GTA5 took The Sopranos and smushed it together with, I dunno, Reservoir Dogs and Fargo, I guess? It doesn't really do anything for me. Especially not when it's set in a world where you have advertisements for beer called "Piss Water" and airports where their greatest joke is "Runway 69." It's still trying to be a parody... of the thing GTA is trying to do for serious.

And the ending of GTA5! The last few missions feel like a slap in the face. I won't spoil too much, but you get an option of one of several endings and all of them are bad. The canonical ending basically spells out that these characters learned nothing, changed nothing about themselves, and only just barely moved laterally in their lives. The whole game's story was completely pointless. That's part of why I felt so burned, because I expected DLC to give better epilogues to these guys, and then GTA Online came in and wrecked shop.

These kinds of decisions have earned Rockstar sweeping critical acclaim, and one starts to get this kind of... I dunno, vibe, from Rockstar, where they feel like they have to make these big indulgent cinematic "prestige" games. You felt this with GTA4, where the controls were a sluggish, slippery, laggy mess because they wanted to make sure you "felt every step Niko Bellic takes." Until you drive more than 15mph in a Sedan and struggle to bank around turns because you might as well be steering an ocean liner.

Hearing how people turned on Red Dead Redemption 2 reminds me a lot of how I now feel about GTA4. They made a game that when viewed from certain angles could almost be described as bad on purpose. They wanted to make it slow, and laborious, and clumsy because "that's just what being a cowboy really was, maaaaan. We're making a statement about technology. It's important."

GTA6 could bring me back if it's a significantly new direction for the series, but it sounds like the probably-true rumors about that game triple down on GTA Online, something I deeply, deeply will never care about. I do not want a Grand Theft Auto live services game where I'm expected to complete missions with a squad of randos. I can count the number of online games that have hooked me on one hand. (Counter-Strike, Left 4 Dead 2, Splatoon, and Fortnite. Full stop. And those first two were almost exclusively with friends only.)

But I just don't care. I don't care about GTA Online, I don't care about RDR2, I don't care about GTA6, I don't care about about Rockstar anymore. I feels like they fell off the deep end of loving the smell of their own farts (which mostly just smell like money, at this point).

They have lost me.

#questions #anonymous #rockstar games #gta5 #gta6 #gta online #red dead redemption screenshots

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