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krys-loves-otome · 7 days
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Stolen from Scummy's reblog because I wanted to do it too!
Note that most half-filled squares are ones that are technically true, but it's under specific circumstances and rules, will explain below
So, for now, some Blorbos from me:
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-Intense in loves and passions (for Nobunaga, for MC once they get together, for trying to get Mitsuhide to take better care of himself, in his care for others, dude is just passionate for his loved ones!) -His love for Nobu and his interactions with Mitsuhide can get a little fruity, not gonna lie. -Technically orphan since we don't really hear much about his family aside from his poor upbringing and having to be a bum to get by until Nobu came into his life. Agas in discord has also told us about RL Hideyoshi and how much his mom loved Kennyo and I think that's funny to think about sometimes. -Frequently violent but only when it comes to protecting his loved ones. He thinks one of them is in trouble and the man will go feral trying to find a way to help them. Overall speaking, he's not particularly violent, I don't think though.
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-Nothing anyone says is gonna make me change my mind about this man being bisexual. Nope, not happening. -Technically a tragic backstory as he frequently does Team Oda's dirty work of spying and torture, but his tragic backstory is not quite to the extent that some other characters go through, like poverty, figure-headness, and killing a loved one.
-Technically frequently violent, but it's mostly in the pranks he pulls. Not ferally violent, in a sense. He's sneaky about his violent tendencies. You don't want to mess with his wife, after all. -Divorced? He's a double agent that always goes back to his ex (Team Oda).
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-Being an immortal vampire means you must have some complexities and that doesn't excuse you being fruity, monsieur. -Technically an orphan as I don't think we hear much about his birth family as we do Leonardo and Vlad. They're mentioned sometimes but no word on their current status as he tends to focus more on his found family. Until I get confirmed status, he's orphan status to me, thus why the creation of his found one. -Divorced from Vlad, duh.
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-Listen. Listen. Devon/batteryrose was onto something with shipping Nokto and Slivio. Plus, been thinking of finding ways of shipping my OC and him with Rio. Just something about Nokto and the Bentonite princes does something to my mind, okay?
-Technically an orphan after what happened to his and Licht's mom, plus the whole reason for the Belle procedure is because his dad died. Maybe it doesn't count because he was an adult when his dad died, but, technically speaking, both his parents are dead, so... -Murderer by technicality because of Blood-stained Roses Day (all the princes at the time were said to have participated, so, technically speaking). He also tried to poison some merchants for a business deal, so attempted murderer too, technically?
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-Have you seen this demon when his family is in danger (actual, perceived, or otherwise)? He will go absolutely bat-shit feral when his family is in danger! Once you're under his wings, nothing will stop him from going to the absolute limit and beyond for you.
-Technically divorced from the Celestial Realm because of Circumstances™️, not from a specific person.
-Also on a technicality, because of that... whole war with the Celestial Realm, so some angels were more than likely killed, right?
#krys talks#meme thingys#ikemen sengoku#ikemen vampire#ikemen prince#obey me#hideyoshi toyotomi#mitsuhide akechi#comte de saint germain (ikevamp)#nokto klein#lucifer (obey me)#some other things I didn't get around to talking about above#hideyoshi and mitsuhide are murderers by trade bc both are warlords so that's why that's colored in for both#hideyoshi may also be a frequent rule enforcer but he does soften up around some of them so technically a rule changer than a breaker#nokto having no friends is technically true as he has brothers and his faction isn't all buddy buddy like his twin's faction is#plus he does more business dealings while socializing but we don't really see anyone he really talks to about deep personal things until-#MC comes along#maybe to licht on occasion but they're more estranged currently so Nokto doesn't really have any close personal friends methinks#about Lucifer he is technically an enemy of god (who is his creator) and he went against him for his little sister#turning him back into his angel form and his dream back in NB 38 still sits wrong with me and I hope that gets addressed in future lessons#if it'd had just been bc of his ring reacting to him or something that would have been one thing but... still sits wrong with me#and thinking on it now still thinking if Lucifer is more of a rule breaker or a rule changer#his downfall was bc of rule breaking in the first place#and he's a rule enforcer bc of his brothers and their antics#but there are times he does soften up if he sees the rules are actually hurting his family#and change them because he knows first-hand what breaking hard rules does to a person#so as of nowadays#despite his rule-enforcer ways he does bend sometimes if the situation calls for it#those are my thoughts for this#feel free to discuss if you wanna
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angstdom · 2 years
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the lengths i will go to to excuse utterly atrocious behaviour of villain characters just because i read them as sad and damaged is, like, laughable
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sunshuri · 1 year
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the n*mor and shuri ship posts are going to be my final straw
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iggy-hands · 2 years
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Ed, to Stede, message sent 23:07
I'm really sorry I had a bit of a meltdown tonight haha, I was seconds away from stabbing you to death but I got all in my head about it and it was too scary 😓 sorry if this makes things weird - I'll understand. You don't have to respond to this I feel stupid even having to say it hhhh
Stede, to Ed, message sent 23:10
oh fr? sorry you're feel bad!! sending good vibes! You have nothing to apologise for! Of course we're still friends! Love you bro! Hope you feel better!! I'm always there for you if you want to talk about it, ily!! ❤️❤️
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radioisntdead · 3 days
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Is there a possibility for a sequel to "The Radio Man's Wife" ?
Good evening my dear! Indeed there is I've had quite a few folks request it! Originally the radio man's wife was supposed to be a one and done deal but now it's progressed into a two and done deal! Hope you enjoy!
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The radio demon's wife
Alastor x female reader
Warnings!!
Cannibalism, murder, there's slightly more Alastor in this, still victim blaming the dead people, this is a little messy
This is a part two to this fic here
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Alastor's death was a weak spot for him, a shameful death in his opinion, he, the charming radio host Alastor was mistaken for a deer of all things and shot, bullet through his head and bitten by dogs.
Not only was the title of being a radio host ripped away, the job he had worked so hard for, that he had clawed his way up too, that he had killed competitors for, that he genuinely enjoyed, it was gone just like that! Now he'd have to start all over again, not to mention he had left his dear wife behind.
She'd join him eventually, she was just as messed up as he was, but still! It was such an inconvenience.
She died quicker then he would've thought, not even giving him a chance to properly prepare for it,
she'd always been resourceful, one of her traits he was fond of, perhaps the heartbreak had gotten to her? How flattering.
She had managed to hunt down find Mimzy and well, knowing Mimzy she just HAD to reunite the lovebirds, or deers in this case.
She was in Mimzy's speakeasy, sat at the bar sipping on some type of alcoholic drink as she watched the performer on stage sing, she looked different, with deer ears much like his own, they twitched ever-so-slightly, her skin was a more unnatural color, candy shaped markings could be seen from just beneath the hems of her dress.
She was just as lovely as when he saw her last.
Static filled the air as he walked in, and Mimzy called him over, he saw as his wife's face change at the mention of his name, twirling around her face lit up at the sight of him.
Shouting his name she stumbled out of her seat, drink hastily placed on the bar counter as she rushed over, eyes bright and filled with pure adoration as she linked her arm with his.
She'd tut at the state of the home her dear Alastor stayed at, drenched in red, a deer head hung on the wall and there were a concerning amount of radios, she worried her Alastor was becoming a hoarder, she added her touches in rather quickly, banishing the radios to their own room much to Alastor's displeasure, but compromise was expected in marriage.
Now that the two were reunited nothing could tear them apart, as Alastor climbed the ranks she did too, taking down overlords and collecting souls on their own merits.
She would grimace at his new found fondness for cannibalism, making him brush his teeth several times before she would give him a kiss or his weird haircut, much preferring his hair from when he was alive but much like the cannibalism, it for whatever reason wasn't a deal breaker, after all if sinners didn't want to be eaten they shouldn't have pissed off Alastor, or ended up in cannibal Town!
She encouraged Alastor as he aimed for power, power he would've never been able to attain in life for multiple reasons, and he encouraged her to rise the ranks with him.
She kept the sickly sweet persona even if it wasn't needed, it came in handy with taking souls.
She became friends with Rosie, she was involved with the friendship between Vox and Alastor, at least until Vox got weird and tried to seduce Alastor, and when that didn't work tried to seduce his wife too, trying to get both of them thinking that was the issue.
The married ace deer man, and the also married ace deer woman, very smart of him to try to seduce them.
She was near Alastor throughout the years, it wasn't odd to see the pride ring's sweetheart and the radio demon walking around side by side.
But it was odd when she was often seen alone, repeatedly for the seven years Alastor had vanished.
She didn't need Alastor to survive but she did prefer him around, especially as others took his absence as a chance to woo her.
It did not end well for them, either perishing in a painful way, souls stolen, given to Rosie as a gift or another way she had thought of.
It was their fault for trying to take Alastor's place in her heart afterall!
As the years dragged on painfully slow, she built on her territory, gaining influence and power.
The night Alastor returned she was fast asleep, arms wrapped around the feral catlike creature that resembled him.
Alastor slid in a key to the door of their home, quietly entering and closing the door behind him.
Not much of their little ol' home had changed in his absence, the same decorations hung on the walls, the mounted deer that his [name] disliked was still there in the living room, although now with a tacky top hat on it for whatever reason, the couches were the same, there was a vintage TV set Infront of the couch that he frowned at, he would have to dispose of that later.
He walked through the room and into the halls, hooves tapping against the floors as he traveled,
His grin widened as he opened the bedroom door creeping in and standing above his sleeping wife, watching.
He shook his head at cat creature, making a motion for it to move, it refused, resulting in Alastor picking the lil' guy up and tossing him to the side of the bed before looking down at his now awaking wife.
She screamed at the glowing red eyes staring at her in the dark, grabbing a pillow and launching it at Alastor before she reached for the lamp.
Alastor had another pillow thrown at him after the light was turned on and she recognized him.
While Alastor had proclaimed the position of being the Facility manager of the Hazbin Hotel She had called dibs on promoting the hotel via different means, newspaper, social media, [much to Alastor's disapproval but he couldn't do much about it, sucks to be him]
Did she completely believe in the whole redemption idea? Not really but watching things progress in the hotel as time went on was fun!
She was known as a sweetheart, a saint when she was alive, she was known for being charming and being married to the equally charming radio man.
she was known for luring people in with her sweet venom coated words, for being ruthless when the situation called for it.
She was now known by her friends at the hotel as the cheerful publicist that for whatever reason married the creepy smile guy even though she could do better, she was known for being somewhat supportive of Charlie's aspirations.
She eventually would stand back and watch as Alastor aimed to take advantage, more then likely betraying them in the end, trying to undo his deal that not even she knew the details of, but for now she would sit comfortably at the bar, sipping on some type of sweet drink watching as Charlie organized another exercise with Angel dust cracking an inappropriate joke, with Vaggie giving him a disapproving look, with Husk taking a swig of his drink, with Niffty doing Niffty things, with Sir Pentious and his eggs listening intently, and with Alastor standing by with that neverending smile of his.
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Good evening folks! This isn't my best work, I didn't know how to really make a part two to the Radio man's wife but hopefully y'all enjoyed! Assuming everything goes to plan a platonic Rosie fic should drop tomorrow! So tune on in to that, until we meet again folks!
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captainx-camino · 11 months
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The "Renfield is copaganda" claim is so funny to me because like??? I think a lot of people forgot that no one in this movie, Rebecca included, is a fucking saint???
This movie blatantly says that 99.999999% of the cops are on the take, going as far to show that Rebecca's own partner is one of them.
The one "good" cop is a traumatized mess of insubordination and anger issues that mentally shouldn't even still be working, because her entire reason for going against protocol and trying to take down the Lobos is fueled by revenge.
This movie consistently reminds you that it's own protagonist is not, has not been, and probably never fully will be a good person. It doesn't dismiss the fact that he's spent the better part of the past 100 years serving a living demon by killing the innocent for him.
Much of which, he self admittedly enjoyed because HE was getting something out of it.
Renfield's "moral high ground" is nothing more than an extension of his greed. That was one true thing Dracula said about him and it was true because it was something Dracula liked about him when they first met.
Does that mean he deserves the abuse? Absolutely not, but it also doesn't excuse his own problematic behavior.
R. M. Renfield may be a babygirl, but he is unquestionably not a good man.
Renfield:
-Knowingly joined Dracula of his own free will
-Abandoned his wife and very young child
-Has Happily murdered people for years, even still being shown to enjoy killing people he believes deserve it
-Maimed or mutilated people
-Has committed fraud, breaking and entering, theft, and various other serious crimes in the pursuit of either serving Dracula or escaping him.
All of which clearly are not deal breakers for Rebecca, despite being the allegedly "uncorrupted" cop.
Renfield is NOT Copaganda.
Renfield is a hilarious movie that literally spells out that all cops are unreliable pieces of crap that are corrupted by their own motivations, regardless of how "righteous" those motivations may seem at first glance.
Be not mistaken; No one in this movie is a good person. They weren't supposed to be.
That wasn't the point.
The point was that even people who have their own flaws are worthy of being treated well, deserve happiness, and prosperity.
Ya know, something ACTUAL victims of abuse struggle with believing constantly.
It never ceases to amaze me how some of you can take a fun movie, with a great message that it's intended target almost never gets to see, and spam it with hot button "thought" points that are not only irrelevant, but usually thinly veiled reasons you give yourselves to harass other people on the Internet.
We're tired.
Either you liked the movie or it wasn't for you.
If you didn't like it, let it go and move on so those of us who DID get something out of it can continue to benefit and grow.
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blues824 · 2 years
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❤️Imagine riddle having a tanjiro kamado s/o.
🖤The tanjiro s/o teaching him to relax and loving the tanjiro s/o cooking cleaning and respecting his rules and helping him over his family problems they rarely raze their voice and they the mom friend of heartslabyul treating everyone like family.
💚(totally not riddle hearing their family was murder by a demon and turning their only sister in to a demon 💀)
❤️Riddle using them like a sniffer dog to figure out who broke a rule and his reaction to their inability to lie (riddle learning the power of their forehead )
💚They both deserve the best so because they are the best it fits.
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Imagine them switching clothes like that riddle in comfy lose clothes no heels and her iconic earrings and. his girlfriend wearing his tailored multiple layers uniform with heels they wore for the first time.
❤️💚🖤
I loved this so much. Also, I loved @woodrouforest 's work that was also requested by @angel-rosehearts-kamado with the Bakugo!Reader and I loved it!
Also, sorry it took so long to get this out! I have been sick and in school at the same time.
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We all know Riddle has mommy issues. He always had been treated horribly by those around him (enabling someone’s tyrant-like behavior isn’t treating them right, Trey). When you came in with your kind and gentle disposition, he immediately clung to you… although he wouldn’t admit it. He couldn’t go 5 minutes without your presence next to him.
Like Trey takes up the father-friend of the dorm, you take up the mother-friend of the dorm. With how much you two hang out, everyone thinks you are dating the vice-dorm leader. However, you calmly explain that you are actually dating the dorm leader and you are just great friends with Trey.
Riddle loves how you never raise your voice unless it’s out of absolute necessity. All of the dorm members can tell that he has calmed down significantly ever since he met you. He has learned that yelling could make a situation go from bad to worse. It’s always best to analyze with a calm mind, then make the most logical decision.
When you tell him about your past and how your family was killed by a demon and he even turned your sister into a demon, he is angry. You continue to tell him the hardships you had to deal with in your world and how you were suddenly transported to Twisted Wonderland. You told him how you planned to find a way back to your world.
In Riddle’s mind, you just told him that if you could leave Twisted Wonderland, you’d do it with no hesitation. Had your time here with everyone… with him… meant nothing to you? Of course it didn’t. You had a whole other world of people that you cared for, and surely you must miss them a lot.
ANYWAYS, he would definitely have you use your strong sense of smell to sniff out rule-breakers. They will be banned from the daycare… wait, wrong game. They will be beheaded upon discovery, unless you talk him out of it and tell him that you will handle it.
When you bring up the idea of switching clothes, Riddle is hesitant. But when he put on your Demon Slayer Corps and found out how comfortable it was. He put on a clip-on version of your hanafuda earrings, and it took a while to adjust to the added weight to his ears. Plus, they would whack him in the face whenever he turned his head with too much force. There’s also the sword, which he has no idea how to wield. 
When he sees you in his dorm uniform, he blushes. You looked stunning. Then he noticed how you seemed to be wobbling. He looks down and sees that you’re struggling to walk in his heels. He goes and has you grab onto his arms to steady yourself. He tells you that you look like how he imagined the Red Queen looked: regal, beautiful, and graceful (minus the almost-breaking-your-ankles [don’t worry, I can’t walk in heels either]). 
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bonelyheartsclub · 11 months
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you mentioned that for Poplar his deal breaker would be a disrespect of their own/other’s boundaries. would you mind clarifying the “their own part”? I think it means someone who sets boundaries with someone then goes against or someone who just can’t set boundaries for themself in the first place but i’m not sure. Thank you
Poplar has triggers and things that they are sensitive around (ex. meat, depictions of violent murder, things like that). Some of their triggers are things that are very common, and while it's easy enough for them to take the proper precautions for themself, they need someone who acknowledges their triggers exist and will try to be as respectful as possible. To that extent, Poplar empathizes with people who may have had similar experiences. They observe how you treat others to the same extent that they observe how you treat them. If Poplar sees you do things to break someone's boundaries on multiple occasions (ex. bringing up someone's triggers even when asked not to, intentionally misgendering someone, being angry or annoyed when told to stop doing/saying something), they'll think you're unkind and inconsiderate and they cannot be with someone like that. They've been through a lot in their life, and they'd rather be with someone who shows that base level of empathy.
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quinloki · 1 year
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Quicksand
Fem Reader x Sir Crocodile
20 Chapters - 46,838 words
Version with images can be found here.
CW: Language, violence, blood, moral ambiguity, murder, sexual themes and situations, yandere, angst with a happy ending, a referenced instance of physical abuse. 18+ only
Summary: You're employed as an Internal Coordinator in the West Branch of Rain Dinners in Grandline Metro. You're well-aware your boss is the Warlord Sir Crocodile, but your sixty days is almost up on the popular dating website Cult of Personality, and you're looking forward to meeting the person you've been talking to for the last sixty days. (This makes it sound way fluffier than it is, oops.)
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Chapter 1: The Nitty-Gritty
You smile at the sound of the message popping up on your computer. You'd been chatting online with someone for the last couple months, and after getting to know one another through your shared likes and dislikes, you'd finally decided to meet. You've avoided sharing photos, or even having a conversation on the phone, but all of that had been the point of the website you'd both found yourselves using.
Cult of Personality was a quirky singles site that focused on people getting to know one another purely through interests. The idea behind it was that you could get to know someone without those pesky instincts getting in the way – no getting swept away by someone's voice, or getting too focused on their appearance (for better or worse). Instead, you spent at least sixty days communicating by text through anonymous proxies. If anyone said something that was a deal-breaker during that time, then there were no messy fallouts to deal with.
The connection would be severed without you knowing enough about the other to be able to locate them. The system was even designed to automatically censor location names, so people couldn't accidentally give themselves away. The only thing the service did with location information was use it to randomly match people who were within 100km of one another.
It was great for people who didn't really want to fill out tons of questionaries, or worry about uploading photos, or dealing with talking about themselves. 
For you it was nice because after a few failed relationships, and with a job that took a lot of your time, it was an easy way to get yourself back into the whole idea of dating.
As your luck would have it, you found someone who you enjoyed "talking" to after only a couple tries. You had even admitted that you looked forward to your conversations and had been pleasantly surprised to find out he did as well. It was reassuring to know that things weren't one-sided, and shortly after that you'd both started making plans to meet up once the 60 days was completed, and the site gave you the option to lift the automatic censoring.
You had preemptively decided on a Saturday lunch meeting, just in case you were at the edges of the 100km diameter that the site utilized. Better than trying to make a dinner reservation on a Friday after work, and ending up in a panic if one of you were to be stuck in traffic.
The restrictions lifted tomorrow, Wednesday, and as you got ready for work you were humming to yourself.
In Grandline Metropolis, amidst it's 600,000 sq km of land, you worked for one of the seven Warlords who oversaw the second circle of the city. While you knew Mr. Crocodile was a warlord, you weren't directly connected to the city's underground. You knew about the city's underground because you were school friends with people who had ended up in that life, and you still kept in touch. But, like most of the employees of the Rain Dinners – the casino/restaurant/hotel chain with five locations around the Grandline Metro – you weren't a part of the underground directly. There were people closer to Mr. Crocodile who probably had ties to stuff like that, but you were just the secretary to one of the mid-level casino floor managers of the West location, just outside White Beard's territory.
Buggy was, well, buggy. He seemed to be constantly under a lot of stress, but he wasn't a terrible boss. He had a decent sense of humor, was easily brought into focus, and often went out of his way to make sure the people under him were doing well. He was a bit selfish, but whenever someone needed to be legitimately let go, you always had to come to him with well-documented, irrefutable proof. While that could be annoying in some cases, it was also reassuring that he wasn't letting people come and go without being sure there was nothing else to be done for it.
"Hey boss, I won't be available this weekend." You explain, handing over another paper for Buggy to review. "So if something goes wrong you'll have to call Alvida."
"Are we expecting anything unusual this weekend?" He questions calmly.
"No, there's no big events, and Alvida's already aware I'll be unavailable." You're kind of surprised to see Buggy this calm. Usually, he was a complete mess when you took vacations or called out sick.
"Alright, (Y/N), just make sure to let Alvida know that Galdino's going to be the one reaching out. I'm off this weekend as well."
Ah, that explains why he's so relaxed. You muse. After a moment's thought you flinch. You hadn't exchanged names with the person you were meeting this weekend. Statistically, it was improbable that it was Buggy, but it wasn't impossible either. Well, if it was him, you couldn't let your professional assessment of him color how he was in his private life.
"I'll let her know." You assure him flatly, taking back the last of the documents and reorganizing them quickly on his desk. "Your meetings are light today, and tomorrow you have the Staff Luncheon to attend."
Buggy flinches. "Right."
"It's at our branch this month, Buggy."
Your boss sighs. "That's the problem."
You laugh. "It is harder to 'accidentally' miss it due to traffic when it's here."
"You're being a little too flashy, Miss (Y/N)." He grumbles.
"And yet you still appreciate me." You quip, giving him a smile before walking out to get back to your own work.
The rest of your work day went smoothly. You coordinated with Galdino and Alvida about the weekend, making sure they knew that neither you nor Buggy would be available. Alvida had raised an eyebrow over it, since she knew you'd been signed up on Cult of Personality. You had filled her in on your plans for the weekend before now. You were still pretty sure it wasn't Buggy, but she made you promise her that if it turned out to be him you would let her know immediately.
Alvida had her quirks, and she could kind of mean in that haughty beauty sort of way, but she wasn't malicious or cruel. You'd shared a few drinks outside of work, and mainly she just enjoyed drama and gossip.
Getting home you went through your after-work routine. Peeling off your work clothes you slipped into sweats and a t-shirt, made yourself something easy, and relaxed with an episode of your favorite show while you ate. Afterward you checked your messages and settled into the dating website.
You: One more day \o/
Him: I'm glad your enthusiasm hasn't waned.
You: At this rate I'm worried I'll be exhausted come Saturday. I'm really looking forward to this.
Him: Plans can be easily adjusted if need be.
You: Joking aside, I'm sure I'll manage. Though, I have to admit that today has caused me to be very curious about something. >_>
Him: Oh?
You: Well, it seems my boss at work has requested this weekend off as well. O_O
Him: Ah-ha. Did you request your time off today?
You: I did.
Him: Then I wouldn't worry. I didn't have any of my employees request time off to me directly today.
You: Oh good.
Him: My condolences to your boss.
You: lol he's not a bad guy, but that would've been incredibly awkward.
Him: It would've been a mark against you wanting to meet someone new, as well.
You: You're not wrong.
You: Admittedly, I wouldn't hold it against you if we did know one another.
Him: That's reassuring. Though, if I do know you, then I have done myself a great disservice for not knowing you well enough until now.
You feel yourself blush despite it all. It was nice to be appreciated for your, well, you-ness, and not for anything else. You let him know you appreciated the sentiment and the two of you talked about nothing and everything off and on for the rest of the evening.
Tomorrow was going to be the longest Wednesday to ever dare to exist, not just because you were looking forward to getting home before you'd even left for work, but also because the monthly staff luncheons always made the days feel longer when they were at your branch. It wasn't nearly as bad when Buggy was ushered out and into a different branch for the event, but every 5th month it meant your casino was filled with important people.
Important people like to feel important, so there were all sorts of extra protocols and fine moving parts to worry about. The hardest part was going to be dealing with the Billions. The people who were only just barely important and wanted to make sure no one could possibly forget it. The Baroque Works staff would be there as well, and if things went well, after the initial meet and greet, all you would have to worry about was filling Buggy's shoes while he was busy at the Luncheon.
. . . . .
You: Good morning, I can't stay on and talk much right now, there's an event at work I need to be in early for. Looking forward to talking to you tonight!
Him: Much anticipated.
The drive into work was faster than usual since you had left a couple hours earlier and traffic was nonexistent. You got into work and got all your normal morning work done before the doors had even opened. Alvida and Galdino were in almost as early and you set them to work organizing the cleaners and preppers. Surfaces that had been polished the night before were polished again just to add a little more luster.
There were three times as many valets available today, to deal with the influx of VIPs, and almost every member of staff was working. People were rotated in and out on tables more often as well to keep every extra sharp. Extra areas had been opened in the back to accommodate people being able to lounge between there active table times so they could recharge properly. It was an untenable schedule every single day, but everyone came together to make it work for the Luncheons.
When the owner, Mr. Crocodile arrived, everyone lined up to greet him. It was the only time all the staff stopped what they were doing to greet a guest. Nothing was said, but everyone lined up neatly in the lobby and bowed slightly as he entered. As far as you knew it wasn't even something he had requested, one of the Numbers had demanded it at their branch some years ago and the tradition stuck.
Frankly, if you ever learned who Mr. Nine was, you would happily punch the lout right in his nose for suggesting it. Fortunately, Mr. Crocodile didn't linger in the entry way, and strode quickly through. Considering he was just over 7', he had an impressive stride. Aside from the company photo, and the occasional glance in the hall when the luncheons were held at your branch, all you ever saw of him were his shoes.
When you first started working at Rain Dinners you'd had a little crush on him, but from the way things went for most of the staff, everyone had a little crush on him. He was the least eccentric of the Warlords, far as you were aware, and the man had style. Most of the ladies swooned over him and half the of the men on staff did as well.
He wasn't much older than you either. Far from the youngest of the Warlords, he was just over 30 and doing remarkably well for himself. He was barely of legal gambling age when he started the first Rain Dinners, and within three years there were 5 of them in the Grandline Metro alone.
With the owner gone, everyone burst into action and the several moments later the casino came alive as the doors opened to the public and the day began properly.
Only eight more hours to go before you could start making proper plans for the coming weekend.
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How is Kylo Ren not a worst lover then the other dudes?? Did they try to kill their girls?
TWs: Rape mention, abuse, trauma, suicide mention, the Holocaust
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Anon, buddy, attempted murder is generally not an insurmountable deal-breaker for enemies-to-lovers shippers — especially those in the Star Wars fandom, who ship pairings like Obikin, Kalluzeb, and WolfWren.
Regarding Kylo's dynamic with Rey, these two are your standard Star Wars arch-enemies that tried to kill each other a la the ships mentioned above.
And unlike the love interests I deemed way more problematic than him,
KYLO DID NOT...
• ...abuse Rey. (Christian Grey, Ahmed Ben Hassan, Derek Hawke)
• ...try to control Rey in the manner of a control-freak boyfriend. (Grey, Hassan, and Hawke)
• ...rape Rey. (Grey, Hassan, Hawke, and Aric von Schmidt*)
Schmidt may not have forced himself on his lover, but the Nazi concentration camp commandant's relationship with a Jewish prisoner falls under dubious-consent, at best.
• ...victim-blame Rey. (Grey and Hawke)
• ...own Rey. She wasn't his literal property. (Derek Hawke)
• ...sell Rey (out of spite) to someone he thought was gonna put her in a brothel. (Derek Hawke)
• ...hit Rey to punish her. (Derek Hawke)
Hawke would have given the woman he liked a "very sound beating" (his words), if a random copperhead had not bitten him just in the nick of time. Sadly, he survived.
Kylo and Rey fought each other on the battlefield as warriors. Equals.
Hawke's lover was his indentured servant.
• ...blame Rey for his own actions, after killing someone she cared about. (Derek Hawke)
• ...kidnap and hold Rey captive with the main intention of making her suffer. (Ahmed Ben Hassan)
• ...torment Rey because he was prejudiced towards her people. (Ahmed Ben Hassan)
• ...give Rey PTSD. (Hassan and Schmidt)
Schmidt kept the Jewish heroine in a concentration camp, of course she would have PTSD! He'd be heavily at fault for that due to his role as the bloody camp commandant.
• ...break Rey. (Hassan and Hawke)
I'm including Hawke here, given the negative impact his relationship with the herione had on her mental health.
Her thoughts on the matter: "I had loved Derek Hawke for years. I had given myself to him myself to him heart and soul and he had savaged them both, leaving a wreck, a shell of a woman."
• ...have Rey sign a non-disclosure agreement, wherein she wasn't allowed to tell anyone about her relationship with him. (Christian Grey)
• ...make Rey tolerate his crappy behavior towards her. (Grey, Hassan, and Hawke)
• ...pressure Rey into marrying him. (Grey and Schmidt)
• ...have Rey do things she wasn't fine with. (Grey, Hassan, Hawke, Schmidt)
• ...call Rey an ethnic slur. (Aric von Schmidt)
• ...make Rey attempt suicide as a "way out". (Ahmed Ben Hassan)
• Kylo and Rey's relationship didn't become positive whilst she was his prisoner. (Hassan, Hawke*, and Schmidt)
Hawke's indentured servant developed feelings for the asshole when she was his property.
So yeah, I hope this post puts into perspective how inoffensive Kylo is compared to other love interests.
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His Pet
Alastor X OC
Chapter 5
“But what?” He sat across from her, resting his chin on his folded hands.
“I… have a secret, and it might upset you if you found out.” She looked down, placing her tail in her lap again and playing with the fur.
“Oh? My sweet little fox has a secret? How out of character.” He sounded delighted to hear this. “Well, no better time to get it out in the open than now.” 
“I'm not so sure about that. I wanted to wait till you got the chance to know me better before revealing it. So you'd like me more and see me as useful to keep around.”
He placed a hand under her chin and tilted her head up, “look at me, darling. You've already certainly proved your worth to me. You may have saved my life with that healing you did earlier today. And I like you plenty, as well as I like anyone anyways. You're on par with Nifty for my affections.” He gave her a soft smile and his eyes were full of warmth. “Now please dear, what secrets do you keep from me?”
She knew he was playing her right now, but… what did she really have to lose other than the ignorance act? Maybe he'd be more willing to make the deal she wanted with him if she did tell him? Worth a shot. She let out a long sigh.
“Okay, just… please try to not get mad? And believe that I had no ill intentions whatsoever.” Now she had more than just his curiosity, she was so certain he'd be mad!
“Remember how I said I got kicked out of heaven for overhearing something I shouldn't have? Well, I left out a few details… like where I was at the time.” Alastor took back his hand, waiting for her to get to the point.
“So there's a place in heaven I heard a rumor about. It's called the Hall of Souls. It's like a giant library with books on everyone's lives, angels and sinners. And I… kinda broke in.”
“My my, such a little rule breaker! What happened to your ‘only sin being stupidity’?” He was teasing now, this sounded interesting, but also not anything he'd be mad about yet.
“W-well, it was for research! I was working on a murder mystery story, so I wanted to research serial killers. And I did find the category on them.”
Ah! Now it was falling into place.
“Uh oh, did you find a file on me, dear? Now that's quite the invasion of privacy.” He tisked at her, shaking his head softly.
“Yes, I read it. Several times actually… I kept coming back to it week after week, and I guess I kind of developed a crush on you through reading it. Sorry if that's creepy… there were notes in there too, from someone else. But I couldn't figure out what they were trying to learn from your book though…”
His eye did twitch at the “crush” remark, but he kept himself under control, letting her finish.
“I didn't recognize you immediately, but the way you spoke and acted towards me when you found me felt so familiar, I took the risk that it was you. And I'm so glad it was. And I think I figured out what those notes were trying to say about you.” 
“One second, you've given me a lot to process already.” He thought for a second on what she had said. “So you read a book about me, a serial killer, over and over and develop romantic feelings for me?”
“Well, yeah it sounds bad when you put it that way. But the bits with your Mom were really sweet. And you killed other killers, right? You had a moral justification! And I figured out, that's what the other person's notes were! They cross-referenced your victims and they all ended up having committed horrific crimes as well! You killing them saved others lives!” She stood up and looked at him with a passionate expression. “Their notes pointed out that you shouldn't have been punished with hell! You belong in heaven!”
His ears laid flat on his skull, “N-now now, Zariah, sit back down. You're getting overzealous, I absolutely belong in hell.” He used his shadow to gently pull her back into sitting in her chair.
“But why? Why you and not others who killed for good purposes too? There are plenty of people who have killed that ended up in both directions. Did you know no one in heaven actually knows what gets you up there?! It could be a total coin flip!”
“That's quite a theory. But, let's keep it to ourselves. We don't need the mass hysteria that could be caused until we know how to use it to our advantage.”
Her ears perked up at the use of “we” and “our”.
“Alastor, can we make another deal? One where I give you my soul completely. I already know what I want to ask for.” She decided to be bold while she had him here! He felt unsteady suddenly, she was the one offering her soul? 
“Well, I'll certainly listen to your offer. But expect a counter offer if you ask too much.” She better not ask him to be her husband or something ridiculous!
“I want you to take care of me. Act as my guardian and keep me safe and healthy. I just want you to guarantee you'll never hurt me and you'll keep me safe. In exchange, you'll have my eternal loyalty, love, and soul.”
He was surprised, “I don't normally ask this, but… why? Why are you offering your eternal soul so readily? It's a bit…” There had to be a downside, another leash on him of some sort!
“Alastor.” Her voice became stern, “I wish to take care of you in whatever way I can, as minimal as my usefulness is. And all I want is to be cared for like you would a beloved pet. Are my conditions really that hard to believe? This was all I wanted when alive as well, just someone to help me get by on a daily basis, to help me survive in a shitty world that's on fire! What would be so little to you, would be everything to me.”
He couldn't stand the sad, broken look in his angel's eyes. Yes, his angel. He sighed and closed his eyes before holding out his hand, “alright, you have a point. I accept acting as your guardian and caretaker in exchange for your soul.”
She took his hand quickly before he could second guess, and smiled as the wind whipped around again. 
“Oh, you're stuck with me forever now.” She grinned wide, and it was in that moment he realized he fucked up. 
That cunning little witch! She had thrown him off his groove with an information overload, and struck with her false innocence act! That's what he gets for underestimating women, he supposed. Twice, twice he let this happen! Now he was on her leash too! Just how would she abuse this power over him?!
Alastor glared at her, grinding his teeth in his ceaseless smile. “My dear… what exactly did you just do?” 
“Hm? Oh, nothing you need to worry about. So long as you keep your end of our deal.” She calmed down her grin to a soft smile. “Let's just say, this became a much more mutual deal than you're used to. I got everything I could ever want or need out of it, and you got everything you could of me out of it.” She got up from the chair with a stretch and a yawn. “I should go to my own room to rest for the night. I'll see you tomorrow Al! Love you, sleep well.” She smiled and left the room. He felt sick to his stomach, fuck. Fuck. FUCK! 
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Do you think akutagawa actually likes bugs. Like sometimes he'll see a cool dragonfly (LOVE dragonflies btw) and it'll just follow him home and he shows atsushi. Or he'll let ants crawl on him. Or smth.
yes he loves them
i like to imagine he wants many as pets but doesn't wanna lock them up </3
bugs follow him home and crawl all over him and he just sits there with his blank look of happiness
also
akutagawa, crawling through atsushi's window at 2 am: look at this- stop screaming its just me- look at this beetle i found
atsushi secretly buys a ton of books about bugs so that he can listen to akutagawa talk about bugs and understand what he's talking about
akutagawa just rambling about bugs >>>>>>>>>
akutagawa's skill set: murder, torture, knowledge about bugs
atsushi lives his life knowing that if he killed someone akutagawa would not care but if he accidentally stepped on a bug akutagawa would call it a deal breaker /lh
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An angst idea that I really love when it comes to Batman and Jason Todd is Bruce (and/or other people) separating the idea of Jason-the-boy-wonder and Jason-the-Red-Hood into two different people. Not in, like, an identity-reclaiming way on Jason's part, but in a hurtful, delusional way against Jason's wishes. Jason always having known himself as himself, but Bruce being unable to handle the idea of his son coming back "wrong", killing people, and coming to believe that this man, the Red Hood, must not really be his son.
An aside - here's a fic series rec if that's something you also like: Abraham Fails His Test by chucklesbuckles on Ao3. It's very good.
So I've got a fic idea I'm putting together for this premise:
Batman, the various Robins/Batgirls, perhaps even the Justice League, are fighting some sort of large-scale threat. In the course of this, Bruce does something to, presumably, earn the gratitude of one of DC's Greek gods. This god/goddess tells Bruce that in exchange, they will grant him a gift - a son for a son. (Let's say Bruce saved the life of one of their demigod children at the cost of injury to himself.) And so, after the battle is over, they snap their fingers and before the Justice League appears Jason. Jason as Robin, specifically, as he was before the bomb went off. Still gravely injured but not so much that he couldn't live with prompt medical care - the son that Bruce had lost.
Meanwhile, off to the side, stands the Red Hood, who still isn't really on speaking terms with his family but agreed to help out with the threat (secretly hoping to rebuild a few bridges he'd burned, as he's been doing for a few months at that point.)
Now, the god/goddess who does this isn't someone inherently untrustworthy, like Eris. This is a deity with a good(ish) reputation. Someone who could actually pull a miracle like that off with just a snap of their fingers. Maybe Zeus, Hades, Athena, Hera, Hestia, or Aphrodite. (It's a bit hard to pick Hera... because of her whole THING with demigods, or one of the virgin goddesses, if I go with the "saving a demigod son" idea, but they could be made to work.) Either way, someone with a bent towards justice, family, or love. Believable granters of the gift of returning a dead son to life. (I'm leaning towards Hades.)
(Note: this is the point at which I admit I know nearly nothing about DC's Greek gods other than what their Wikipedia articles includes, so I'm probably leaning hard on more Percy Jackson type depictions of the gods and what Wikipedia says about their actual depiction in ancient Greek myths. I feel no guilt in ignoring whatever DC comics says except for what I like. Maybe this is where I go with my Jason-Todd-son-of-Aphrodite-AU?)
So everyone looks at Robin!Jason, seemingly brought back from the dead by the god of the dead, and at Red Hood!Jason, murderer and breaker of his family's hearts, and goes, "oh, the Red Hood is an imposter! That makes sense, considering everything about him." Then someone arrests Red Hood for all those murders he committed (and also for impersonating Robin.)
Red Hood gets carted off to Arkham and Bruce gets his presumably-real Jason to the hospital, to be joyfully reunited with his father, older brother, and new younger siblings (although Tim may be older than him since he's about fifteen, and Cass is also older than him but is in Hong Kong, probably.)
Red Hood Jason knows he's the real deal, however. (At least, he thinks he is. Right? Holy identity crisis, Batman!) Shortly thereafter, he breaks out of Arkham and sneaks back to the manor to confront imposter Robin in the dead of night.
But imposter Robin seems to know everything Jason did when he died. And he acts just like Jason did when he was still a stupid fifteen year old. And he's just as horrified by the Red Hood as Jason always figured he-as-Robin would be if Jason ever got punted backwards in time (not an unreasonable confrontation to fear, Jason tells himself, considering the multiversal road trip bullshit he recently had with Donna and Kyle.) Jason is almost convinced.
And then imposter Robin tells Jason that, considering how Jason as the Red Hood has let his anger and hatred consume him, he has decided to forgive the Joker.
And that's BULLSHIT. Jason's identity crisis is over - he's 100% positive that Robin is an imposter. Because Jason, especially right after his beat down in Ethiopia, would NEVER forgive the Joker. Because the Joker is evil, and Jason knows that he can't forgive evil and live with himself.
But Jason has to leave or he'll get arrested again - and now that Batman doesn't think he's his son, he won't be pulling punches, especially if he catches him near his "baby". So Jason heads for the one person he knows will believe him: Talia, because of her involvement in Jason's real resurrection.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Bat clan are desperate to (re-)form their familial bonds with the REAL Jason Todd. But, while they don't know it, over time, it becomes clear that the new Jason isn't a gift. He's a punishment - a lesson - a haunting - for failing to show sufficient gratitude for the return of a lost son from the grave.
(Because of the BATARANG, Bruce, Hades let Jason go for reasons-to-be-revealed and you try to send him right back??)
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ardourie · 2 months
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im rlly just at a loss for words rn its not even about anyone having to like me its just the fact that i can have someone directly say they want me shot for criticizing mild racism and that isnt a deal breaker for most ppl like there rlly is no solidarity in this community i think i was more than generous and nuanced in my original post and following explanations i rlly cannot believe how fast it leaped to “i want u murdered”
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This is out of the blue but I want to share and ramble with you all about my half-orc tav... my beloved oc and first tav that I completed the game with.
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I didn't know how to do the F10 hide ui thing during this time but...
Here's my man Khugrahk! Half-Orc soldier who started as an Oath of Vengeance Paladin!
(see more of him below - strong spoilers ahead for the whole game!)
I'm an orc lover, through any media... and the Forgotten Realms and D&D ain't an exception to it. So with Baldur's Gate 3 I was like, "I have to make a half-orc."
And he's my first true OC! (two others have been made before but I scrapped them)
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Playing the magic flute to bring back his companion and eventually... partner.
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Beefy? Yes. It's needed. I like it a lot.
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Scratch gets some good scratching and petting, because it's only right.
He's no longer pledged to his Oath as he broke it and became an Oathbreaker. But instead of using the powers that being an Oathbreaker provides to be a baddie, he just does good (or mostly good at least.)
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The knight comes knocking on the breaker.
This man is serious to his mission of getting rid of the tadpole, but circumstances changed when he decided to repurpose the tadpole for better uses. So, he just does what he can with the tadpole to defeat enemies and help his allies. But he is still intent on removing it... even if his adventure with his party is making it feel impossible to do that.
All in all, my man's a do-gooder and likes being good even through unconventional means (aka raising the undead and summoning them).
He's fought through the problems of the Grove, the Underdark and with it the Grymforge. He's solved the shadow curse and helped bring back life and light to the lands. He's just rolling on and on with being good (not to say he's that pure... man will murder if he gets annoyed by someone).
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Facing that damn construct at the forge.
He has helped his companions too! Loves them bountifully as well. Khugrahk loves talking to each one of them and always takes their discussions well whenever he can get it.
And regarding pivotal moments of his companions.... he has:
Helped Shadowheart with her crisis of faith and turning away from Shar and saving her parents.
Helped Karlach with her infernal engine (to the best of his abilities) and got revenge on Gortash.
Helped Wyll secure his freedom while still managing to save his father from that underwater prison.
Helped Lae'zel free Orpheus and start an uprising against Vlaakith.
Helped Astarion get his vengeance against Cazador while staying true to his self.
Helped Halsin in dealing with the shadow curse.
Helped Jaheira find her old friend and companion Minsc.
Helped Minsc be free from the tadpole with the reluctant help of the Emperor and get Boo!
And he has definitely helped Gale in... staying true to himself and not approaching ambitious goals of godhood and might by giving the crown to Mystra.
Might I say though that this man loves Gale to bits? Ever since he saved Gale from that portal, and as he fell to the ground pulling him out of it, Khugrahk looked at Gale in lovestruck eyes. He thought Mr. Sophisticated (that's what I typically call Gale, affectionately of course!) was handsome and so fascinating that he practically latched on with Gale!
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Start of the romance...
I myself love Gale a lot, and through Khugrahk I showed that love. Just spent so much time with Gale that he became essential to my party, always accompanying Gale as my cleric (Yeah, he's a knowledge cleric and I had made some changes with some of the other companions to have other classes).
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Enjoying one each other's presence.
I consider Khugrahk to be quite the hopeless romantic, and has loved to have a love of his life, and he found that in Gale. There was just something about this man of ambition that makes him drop to his knees and plea to what gods he may or may not believe in of how he found a beautiful and smart and funny and articulated man to be in love with.
He's not delusional to not know about Gale's godly ambitions however. And he has always preferred Gale as he is, not the Gale that seeks power or godhood.
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He won't let his man get over himself, he won't let his man dream of godhood just to spite her. He wants him for him, not him as something beyond him.
In the end, he has swayed Gale away from becoming a god. He got Gale to give Mystra the Crown in exchange of the orb within him and now the two are married! (Of course after the whole fiasco with the Netherbrain and the Netherstones).
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A knowing smile, just after they defeated that big brain in the sky and having cured himself and his companions from the tadpole.
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Gale proposes to you, what do you do? Marry him of course.
Six months later, Khugrahk married Gale and moved in to Waterdeep and became a Dekarios! They visited their friends once more when Withers sent out the invites and everyone just had great fun talking to one another and catching up.
And... that's my tav people! Hope you enjoy me rambling this shit because I love my half-orc and his spouse!
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Hello, I am here for the application to be Yoichi's younger sibling.
Hates bank vaults - Sadly, we're not off to a great start as I have several vaults where I put some shiny treasures such the souls of the people who wandered too close to me and sometimes, a fellow owl (who is probably vacationning there because of the chocolate fountain). However, I would never dirty my vaults with an actual human being.
Prefers Captain Hero to the Demon King - Never read this manga but I am 100% wiling to claim in front of AFO that Captain Hero is the most compelling character of the story and to make fun of the Demon King.
Villains need not apply - While I am above good and evil, I am more of an eldritch being and not a villain.
Yoichi would like someone younger than him so that he can be an older brother, but this is not a strict requirement - I am ageless so I don't know who would be the oldest but I am willing to claim the youngest sibling position. Also, I can have whatever appearance I wish for and I am okay with being shorter than Yoichi, if he wants. However, I cannot do anything to hide my incredible beauty so of not being the most beautiful sibling is a deal breaker, I'm afraid it's not worth continuing.
Must have a tolerance for PDA - Kissing with moderation and cuddling is fine but I trust Yoichi and Second and maybe Third to know how to behave themselves and not to something like making out inside a teenager's mind. Because that would be weird.
Yoichi's hair care products are not to be borrowed under any circumstances - This is fair and I would do the same but good sibling must share the names of good brands.
You must be able to defeat All for One in combat. This is very important because All for One will certainly try to murder you for replacing him. - Let's be real, I would obliterate him. I might however turn AFO into a cat or into something ridiculous first because his main amuses me.
However, I must inform Yoichi that I get bored easily so I will probably drop out of the family registry soon enough but I shall take care of AFO right before leaving, for I understand that a good sibling doesn't leave AFO the occasion to say "I told you so."
I also have several conditions, such as Yoichi calling me "The best sibling one could ever hope for" every time AFO is within earshot.
Hmmm you're certainly making it difficult for Yoichi to decide, aren't you? On the one hand:
Vaults are a flat no.
Yoichi is suspicious of people with fae-like names due to his bad experiences with the Fae AFO AUs.
He's also suspicious of people who are "above good and evil." AFO claimed to be above morality despite there being no lower he could sink.
Yoichi must always be the most beautiful sibling. It's written into the very fabric of reality.
On the other hand:
If you're fae then you can't be lying when you say that you wouldn't put a human in your vaults.
Your ideas on tormenting AFO are too good, you're a natural younger sibling. Yoichi would very much love to see AFO as a cat. Perhaps a hairless cat so he can still be bald.
If you're an owl then you can't have better hair than Yoichi, which would have been an unsurmountable obstacle.
You promised to kill AFO.
Thus Yoichi is willing to let you become his new sibling under the condition that you always wear a bag over your head when around him. This will stop you from upstaging his looks, and also prevent you from seeing him making out with his boyfriends while inside a teenager's head. Win-win.
Yoichi will even call you best sibling around AFO, but it's important to him that you know @pocketramblr is best sibling for giving him hair care tips.
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