#oc: kay gee

[velvrei]

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

summary: johnny and the gang set up a blind date type thing for the reader (johnny’s cousin) and her best friend, in attempt to get their sensei’s some women.

pairings: young!terry silver x reader, john kreese x oc (camilla)

warnings: smut, choking, degradation, dancing, pda, flirting, reader is on the pill, humiliation kink, dom!terry, sub!reader, oral (m receiving), begging, tiny sensei kink

word count: 5k+

author’s note: i finally wrote for someone other than robby !! hope y’all enjoy this as much as i did writing it. enjoy ;)

Your finger flicked the light switch to your bedroom on, the bright light burned your eyes and you shrieked. You had just taken the best shower of your life, and now you were on your way to a party Bobby was throwing due to his parents being out of town.

You were Johnny's older, hotter cousin, and you had met the cobra kai boys because of him. You had only met the friend group, though, you hadn't met the infamous John Kreese or the talented Terry Silver who the boys had talked so highly about.

Tonight was the night though, and knowing you were pretty close with Johnny, and he preferred you over his parents. He wanted you to meet them. He was proud of himself, but he was proud of how he was eligible to join the karate dojo in the first place.

Loud music blared throughout your fairly large home, as you took off your towel and danced in the mirror to your favorite song. You still didn't know what to wear, and you didn't want to under or over dress for the occasion, so you quickly through your comfy clothing on and grabbed your telephone.

You rang Bobby's number, and he answered almost instantly.

"Hey it's Bobby, what do you want?" His immediate annoyance caused you to laugh, and you told him that it was just you, and that you were curious about the dress code for the party.

"Don't wear a ballroom dress but still look super hot." He blatantly answered. "Well, gee, thanks, that helps me so much."

He chuckled, "Nothing too fancy. Just take a basic outfit that you would wear out and add some accessories, like some expensive necklace and earrings and it'll turn the outfit to fancy. Just no sweatpants or hoodies. You gotta get a good impression for Sensei tonight," He teased. He could feel your eye roll through the phone.

"Which Sensei again, didn't you say there was two? Also, is it okay if I bring Cam?" You questioned Bobby.

Camilla Quinn is your best friend sense the sixth grade. She is so beautiful, and you and her are an amazing duo together. You go to basically every remotely fun event together, and you figured, you could set her up with the other Sensei. You didn't know which one Bobby had in mind for you, but Cam is a very friendly person, she could easily adapt to either of them even if it's just for the night.

"Yes, please do." Bobby said, and that was all he could say. Bobby had always had a little crush on Cam, but he stood no chance. Bobby was seventeen and Cam was twenty-four, as were you. Bobby he figured if he couldn't have her, he would set her up with the next best man and who's better than his Karate Sensei?

You had told Cam the details and she was coming to your house at around 7:45pm so the two of you could arrive in style, together.

"Don't get any ideas. Okay, I'm going to get ready. Party starts at 8, right?" You looked at the time and it read 6:45pm, just enough time to get ready and get there. "Yes."

"You need help getting anything ready?" You always had to offer that, it was just something you always did, even though they never needed help setting up. "No, thanks for offering though."

After a few more minutes of small talk with Bobby, you both hung up and you began to figure out your outfit situation. You didn't want to overdress, but if you underdressed you wouldn't look as good as everybody else.

You were debating on a simple red dress that was cut a little above the knee, or a dark green satin dress that flowed down to your ankles. The satin dress seemed a little like overdoing it, and with the red one you could do what Bobby said by adding jewelry to make it look more presentable. Plus, you hated the feeling of skimpy heels anyway, so by wearing the red, your big, black combat boots matched perfectly.

Once the clock hit 7:00pm, you started on your hair. Even though there wasn't too much for you to do, you still felt the need to redo it to make yourself look presentable enough for a party.

———

Shortly after you finished getting ready, as if she just knew, Cam was at your door knocking very obnoxiously. You turned off your music, then ran over to the door. You swiftly swung it open.

"Oh my god, you look so hot." Was the first thing she said when her eyes fell upon you and your outfit. You skimmed your eyes over hers, she looked amazing as well.

She had black leather bottoms, with a red cropped-top that stopped a little above her belly button and had two ties that went around to her back. Her shirt wasn't too revealing, but it showed off just enough, and you could tell she was confident. You guessed she got the unspoken memo to wear red to Bobby's party.

"I look hot? Girl, look at you," You scoffed which turned into a slight laugh, and you closed the door behind her.

You guys chatted for a little bit, and told her about what Bobby was planning, after your phone call he called you again and asked whether Cam would want to be set up with his other Sensei, and you had just asked her and she was all for it.

You guys got into your car, and you were on your way.

———

Once the two of you pulled down the road, you turned your music down. Even if you didn't know Bobby's address, you could've told which house was his based on how many cars were sitting at and near his home.

You both hopped out of the car. You and Cam had a mix of style, but you just complimented each other in every way you could, and that's how you guys became friends.

The walk up to the door felt longer than expected, but once you finally got up there you knocked, and the door almost instantly opened. You were met with the kind face of Tommy. He was one of the boys who often had a tough act and to not show any weakness whatsoever, but when it came to you, he was the nicest person you'd ever met. You enjoyed that side of Bobby.

"Ladies! Come on in." He said. The two of you walked in, and he shut the door behind you. "You both look beautiful, as usual," He added, which made you both smile.

"Thank you, Tommy-" Before you or Cam could even properly thank him, the other three boys rushed over to greet you guys.

Bobby had a sly grin on his face when he saw Cam, but you glared at him and he stopped. "Okay, are you guys ready to meet our Sensei's?" You and Cam both nodded, even though you still had no who they were setting up with who.

"Wait, who are you setting me up with, again?" Cam asked. It's like she read your mind. "Cam, we're setting you up with Kreese. Y/N, we're setting you up with Silver. Make sense?"

You both nodded, and all four of the boys led you and Cam to the living room around the corner. You walked in, and you almost smiled at the sight in front of you.

You didn't want to get your hopes up though, you still didn't know which dude was which, but the one on the right had a tiny hoop earring in, which was what did it for you. You always had a odd attraction to guys who wore earrings, so you wanted him.

Luckily for you, Jimmy guided you over to him. "Y/N, this is Sensei Silver. Silver this is Y/N." He introduced, and you shook his hand, trying to keep yourself composed.

Cam looked very delighted with her set up as well, you could just tell that she was extremely attracted to the man she was talking to, which caused you to laugh, internally. She wasn't even hiding it.

"It's lovely to meet you, Y/N," His voice was husky and low, his tone was extremely calm and at ease, "I'm Terry."

He turned to the boys, "You don't have to call me by my last name you know, we're not at practice, call me Terry, boys, I insist." The boys nodded with a smile, and then left for you two to talk.

"So, you're a Sensei? I've heard many good things about you from Johnny." You started, and he just smiled and shook his head.

"I would hope so, I try my best with these boys, and I can only hope my best is enough." He answered, which made you smile. He really seemed like a good person.

"What do you do for a living?" He asked you, and you smiled. "I'm a (job of your choice), and have been for 3 years now, when I was in college I took (major related to the topic), which made it easier for me." He smiled and nodded. He seemed so interested in you, unlike any other guy you had been set up with.

He sat back in his chair, his arms went around the back of the couch and he pushed his hips forward, adjusting himself so he could become comfortable on the sofa. Instead of siting the way he was before, he stayed back and his legs were spread slightly.

He looked around the room and pressed his tongue to the inside of his cheek. "You looking for someone?" You asked him, he seemed very invested in his search. "Yeah, one of the boys. Ah, Tommy, I'll be right back, doll." He winked, then chased after Tommy.

Doll? That was new. You weren't complaining, though.

When he came back he was followed by the other four boys, and you were wondering what they were up to. The four boys went toward the front of the living room, and Jimmy had something in his hands.

You eyed them suspiciously, "Boys, what is going on?"

Loud music started blaring, almost scaring you, and you saw Terry walk over to you, and you could see him starting to dance himself. He held his hand out for you to take, a sneaky grin covered his face. "Wanna dance, love?"

You smiled, and nodded quickly. You took his hand and he helped you up without a struggle, and as the main beat of the song played you started to dance with him.

He held your hand in his, and his other hand was on your hip, your feet moved in patterns you didn't know they could. Who knew Terry Silver could dance? And with Y/N L/N?

He was so tall compared to you. He was 6'5, he made everybody around him look short and he can't walk through the doorway without crouching, but he handled his height so well. He wasn't cocky, well he was, but not about his height, and he didn't make a big deal of it like most men would.

Your movements synced, and he took his hand for your hip and he spun you gracefully. He was surprisingly a very skilled dancer. You spun out, and you and Cam made eye contact, she was dancing with Kreese, and you have her a wink before you were spun back in by Terry.

After you were spun in, your backside was pressing against his front, your hips moved in sync and he held your hands above your head. "This is fun." You smiled at him. He just looked down on you, you could see something in him that you hadn't seen before.

"Is it?" His voice was low and husk, you could tell he was turned on just by the fire in his eye.

"Yeah."

———

After the song ended, the two of you continued dancing to whatever song that came on. The boys clearly enjoyed it. It probably felt good knowing that they were the ones to set you up.

The two of you had just finished your last song, you were both danced out and all you wanted to do was sit down. Thank god, you didn't wear heels. In a way, the boots actually assisted you.

Before you could even sit on the couch, though, Johnny yelled for everybody around to shut up once again. "I know some of you just got done dancing," He looked directly at you and Terry, making you laugh a little, "But we've decided to play a little game, and depending on what you do, you can rest, or.. do other things."

Tommy cleared his throat, "Here's how to play the game, everybody puts their keys into one of these bowls," He held up a clear glass bowl in the air, "And each person draws a random set of keys. Whoever you draw, is the person you're with for the rest of the night." Jimmy concluded for him.

You could see the sneaky smirks on all their stupid faces. "We have two bowls by the way cause one is for the adults and the other is for the teens. We don't want anything too illegal going on in Bobby's home."

"Let's play!"

Bobby volunteered to go first, and he drew, and he got keys with a fluffy green dice, and a girl with freckles and beautiful red hair stood up, and Bobby was speechless. She must've went to school with him but he never noticed her, well, he definitely did now.

"Okay, shove on guys," Johnny rushed, and then he walked over to you as if he was excited. "Y/N, you should go next." You knew exactly where this was going, but you played along. For some odd reason. To amuse the boys, you had guessed. "Fine."

You squinted your eyes closed and grabbed a pair of keys, and well, when you opened your eyes it was a dead giveaway. There was a little black and yellow snake keychain.

Terry observed, then cleared his throat. "Those are mine, doll." You knew this was going to happen. But you weren't going to complain. It was fucking Terry Silver for crying out loud?

"Of course they are," You shot Terry a sneaky grin then glared over at the boys, "I knew this was going to happen," You mentioned, but then turned to Terry who was standing behind you.

"Although," You started, then grabbed his collar, yanking him down to your level, your lips were very close together, "I'm not complaining though." He raised his eyebrows at that.

"Okay, get a room you two, gosh," Bobby scoffed, looking away with a bright shade of blush on his face. Johnny laughed, then directed the two of you to one of the spare rooms in the back. Bobby didn't realize Johnny took what he said literally until Johnny came back with just himself. "Damnit, Johnny."

When you heard Johnny's footsteps get farther away from the door, you closed it by grabbing ahold of Terry's shirt again, and pushing him on the door with force. You pulled him down once again, except this time, you weren't waiting, you were eager to have his lips on yours, and you regreted nothing.

Your lips smashed into his, and your hand ran down his chest, and when it got to his v-line, you slowly wrapped it around his waist. "What a tease," He whispered, pressing his lips back onto yours.

He used his hand to tilt your chin up more. He scooped you up, and you wrapped your legs around his waist. You were mentally prepared for him already, Terry was known to be a menace, you expected nothing less when it came to sex.

As the two of you made-out, his hands fell upon your ass, squeezing lighting which made you jump slightly, and when you jumped, you rubbed up against him, you both moaned into each other's mouths.

He walked you over to the bed, and set you down on the edge, spreading your legs and standing in-between them as he pulled away carefully slow. He just stared at you. You have him the sexiest eyes you could give, and he smiled and brushed some hair out of your face. "So beautiful."

His words made you shiver. His voice was just above a whisper, his lips were suddenly close to your ear. One of his large hands left your hip and trailed a soft pattern on your thigh, the feeling began to tickle. "P-please." You breathed heavily.

The sound of your beg made his pants tighten, he just eyed you with a sneaky grin. "Please, what, doll?" He knew exactly what you wanted, he was just being a little bitch.

"God- touch me, please, Terry," He wanted to ravish you right then and there, just because of how you panted his name. He hadn't even touched your body and you were already a mess.

He sat down next to you, bringing your lips to his. His hand moved up your thigh inching closer to the space you needed him most, and when he got to that spot he pushed your underwear aside, and dragged it along your wet folds.

You moaned, loudly, which was covered up by loud music from outside the room. "I've barely touched you and you're all worked up. And god, you're so wet. Did I do this to you?" His tone was low and husk, but it just made you wetter. You nodded eagerly.

He laughed.

He fucking laughed.

Was this just some type of joke to him?

He peered at your lips, then stood up so he towered over you, his hand sneaked up to your cheek. This thumb dragged along your bottom lip. "You need to use your words, my love." His thumb entered your mouth, which was hotter than it seemed, your lips closed around it, and you nodded slowly.

He pushed his finger in a little farther, and you found yourself completely sucking on his thumb. He gazed at you enticingly, the way he looked down on you nearly made your knees tremble.

"Yes, Sensei."

"Fuck," He sighed out loud, it had a little laugh behind it. He grabbed you by the neck, and pushed you back into your bed. "What are you doing to me?" He held you against the covers.

He let go for a second, "This is okay, right?" He asked, completely breaking his little tough-dominant act. You laughed and nodded your head. He smiled and continued.

His hand went from hovering over to squeezing even harder on your neck. His other hand inched up your thigh once again, but this time not as slowly as he did before. "Look at you, needing me. Needing my touch. Such a desperate slut. How does my pretty girl want me to pleasure her?"

You let out a soft moan, "Please, anything." You begged. "Choose. Now. Or you get nothing." He was so demanding. It was so sexy.

"Your hands, then your dick, please," Your words only made him smirk, his grip on your neck tightened. He stuck his middle finger in you without warning, as your hips ground up to his hand.

His finger curled, causing you to scream. He was demolishing you with just his slim fingers, if he was this impressive now, you wondered what he was capable of when it came to actual sex.

You bucked your hips up, but his hand came down to push on your hips, his arms flexed as he pinned your hips down. "Quit squirming, love. I mean, I know it's good," He trailed off cockily, you just rolled your eyes and laughed a little.

That laugh triggered him, so he pushed a second finger into you. His face moved so his lips were almost on yours, his beautiful eyes were filled with anger and lust, "Who's laughing now, huh?"

You whined desperately, you were becoming annoyed at him and his teasingly slow fingers, you were already ready to take him, but you knew he would want to wait a little for that. He just enjoyed the sounds you made while he teased you. He began to laugh.

"It's not that funny, Sensei." His eyes met yours as his fingers left your hole. A quiet moan escaped your lips as his hand tightened around your throat. "You think it's fun playing games with me, Y/N? Don't test me."

You knew he wasn't looking for an answer, but you were feeling extra bratty that day, specifically. "What if I wanted to test you? How would you stop me?" Your lips formed into a sly smirk, and he brought you eve level with him by your neck.

"I'd shut this pretty little mouth of yours," He trailed the tip of his fingers along your lips. You batted your eyelashes at him, "How?"

You gave him your most innocent smile as he gripped your jaw tightly and brought his frustrated face to yours. "By filling it up. But we don't want that, do we?" He breathed, his other hand trailing softly down your body causing goosebumps. You smiled.

"What if I did?"

He scoffed and shook his head. "I knew you'd enjoy this. I knew you being a brat wasn't just to piss me off, you enjoy being punished, huh? Humiliated?" You moaned helplessly at his words.

The hand that was on your jaw left, grabbing the back of your neck. "You like being degraded, don't you, love? I can tell by the way you react when I call you cruel names and say bitter words. It turns you on?" You nodded, and he just laughed.

"Pathetic. Get off the bed." He demanded, and you quickly stood up, his hands left your prepossessing body. "You're gonna say such words to me and think you can get away with it? No. You can't. Get on your knees."

His words made you shiver, but you were definitely more excited than you should've been. Normally people wouldn't be excited about a punishment, but something about being put in your place made you desire the other even more.

You sunk onto the carpeted floor as Terry began to unbuckle his belt. He took the material out of the rims and threw it across the decorated bedroom. He pulled his dress pants down and threw those across the room as well. He stood in front of you in just his white button up and his boxers, and he sat down on the edge of the bed. "C'mere." He demanded lowly, just by the tone of his voice you could tell he was both turned-on and sexually frustrated.

"Pull them down."

You did as he asked, pulling his boxers down slowly and his hard cock fell hit his stomach, he moaned at the sudden exposure. He then looked down to you. You were gazing at him deviously, as you grabbed him suddenly and all he could do was moan. You loved teasing. This was going to be fun.

He shuddered, "Stroke it." He spoke. You did as you were told, except, a lot faster than expected. All he could do was pant and moan, the sensation was too much to slow you down. "Mmm."

He mumbled gibberish, as you used one hand to jerk him off and you ran your nails of the other along his thigh. "That's it, baby, fuck." He moaned louder than expected. You lightly kissed his tip, as you stroked him. "Like that?"

"Fuck, yes, like that." He spoke sounding somewhat frustrated with how fast you possibly could make him come just by using your hand. He hated admitting it, but if you stroking him at the same fast speed, he would loose it in less than five minutes.

His hand wrapped around as much of your hair as he could and as soon as you opened your mouth to take him, he pushed your head so it went as far as you could go. You removed your hand so your mouth could have more access. He held you down as you took all of him, gagging and choking but he didn't care, if anything the gags made it hotter and more realistic.

He grabbed your hair and brought your head up, and then pushed it back down to the point where he was just face-fucking you. And with all honestly, you were loving it. He could tell.

"You love being used don't you?" He panted, "How pathetic, look at you, falling apart, all because I'm taking control of you." You began to choke again as he held you down once more, "Poor thing." The fake sympathy stung, specially at the back of your throat. Tears streamed down your cheeks, your mascara would definitely leave noticeable stains, but you didn't care, and neither did he.

He threw his head back, and you could tell he was becoming close by how he was twitching inside of your mouth. "Fuck, look at you, sucking me off so well," He spoke. You bobbed your head up and down, and he began to pant and moan more than before.

He tried to pull himself out of your mouth, not wanting to hurt you anymore, but you could take it, and you wanted it more than ever. You grabbed his hips and took as much of him as you could, and he just looked down at you with hordes eyes and his mouth agape, "You want it, huh?" He said, and you just moaned in response, the vibrations caught him of guard and soon after his dick contracted and he spilled into your throat, repeating your name and the same gibberish-sounding profanities.

After he calmed down, he looked down at you. You had taken him so well and he wasn't expecting you to take his seed like that, and just thinking about it he became hard again.

He wiped your lip slowly, "Up. Now."

You obeyed, standing up quickly. "On the bed. On all fours." You felt your heart skip a beat knowing what was going to happen next, as you listened to his words and did what he commanded.

He stood behind, dragging you to the edge.

You felt his tip rub against your opening, the tiny sensation making your swollen pussy throb. "Look at you. Such a mess for me."  You whimpered at his demanding words. He thrusted into you without warning, raucously groaned.

His fingertips drowned into your hips, tiny droplets of sweat fell from his forehead as he started his pace so roughly, it made you shout. He yanked your head back by your hair, the pain and the pleasure as a mix was tearing you apart slowly and you weren't sure how much more you could handle.

Terry's arm reached around, his hand rubbed little circles on your clit, proudly smirking at the sound of your sweet moans. "Terry-"

"What do you want? Don't tell me you can't handle it?" He spoke, his words full with venom as he continued to fuck you into oblivion. "No- it's not that," You tempered.

You grabbed his hand that was on your clit, and brought it up to your neck, you formed his hands so it was wrapped around your neck. His hand tightened and you let go.

He smiled down at you, "Atta girl."

He thrusted into you again and again, then flipped you over, so he could watch you fall apart in his arms. "Look at me." His soft hand cupped your cheek, tilting your chin up to look directly at him. Your eyes scrunched closed, not purposely, the pleasure was taking over and you felt yourself begin to loose it.

"Look at me." He repeated, this time firmer. "Look at me while you come, otherwise you won't." His words made you squirm and grab the sheets, you opened your eyes and looked him directly in the eye, "Please, Please let me come." You begged hopelessly.

“Fuck, yes," Apparently the sounds of your begging made him feel like a horny teenager again, cause he threw his head back and let out a breathy laugh. "God, you're so tight, baby," He panted. His breaths became heavier than ever. "Only for you, Sensei," You spoke with a sly grin.

Your sweet talk made his knees weak, "Oh, god, say that again." His submissive side was sharing to show, one second he was extremely dominant and calling you names. The next, he was begging for you to call him the same ones.

"Sensei? You like when I call you that?" You questioned, smiling up at him with the sneakiest look in your eye ever. "God, yes."

He snuck his hand on your clit again, rubbing and stimulating you so you could have the best orgasm you've ever had, and he wanted it to be from him and only him. You looked like a goddess, while being fucked by him, he grabbed your breasts through your dress and massaged them slowly. Your back arched as his eager hands added to the stimulation.

"Oh, I'm gonna come. Please let me come." You whined. He pounded into you faster, his tip hit places you've never been hit before as he held your legs over his shoulders to hit a deeper spot.

You let out a loud moan as you came around him, you moaned his name multiple times. "Is that what you wanted, my love?" He choked out, trying to seem as possible even though he was struggling to speak at all. "God yes," You began to lower from your high, as his thrusts became erratic as he was near his release.

"You want it?" He hummed. Strands of hair fell onto his sweating face, as he eyed your vulnerable figure up and down. His hands pushed the hair off his face, his mouth hung agape as he breathed helplessly.

"Yes," You spoke quickly, knowing he wouldn't last much longer. He moaned your name loudly as his hot cum shot into you, he whimpered and whined helplessly, as his breathing became steady once again and he wiped the sweat off of his forehead.

You smiled, grabbing his shirt and pulling him down for a kiss. He just laughed and kissed you back passionately. After a couple minutes of regaining composure, Terry got up and went to the bathroom that was linked to the bedroom, and grabbed a damp washcloth and came over to clean up the mess you both made.

"Was I too rough?" He asked, sweetly but with a tiny laugh.

You smiled at him, you never realized how beautiful his eyes were. "No, it was perfect. But now I'm tired." You said, then snuggled onto the pillow next to you. He gently held you up and moved the pillow, taking it's place. He let you fall asleep in his arms, and he fell asleep as well not long after.

When he woke up though, the clock next to him struck nine o'clock in the morning and he was awoken by the four boys walking in to 'grab something' but in reality they just winked and whistled at Terry.

Except for Johnny, who was the one who had to acfually get something, the others just followed. Johnny was walking around cluelessly with a hand covering his eyes, not risking the chance of seeing his favorite cousin naked.

You heard Jimmy whisper, "Johnny, you're fine, she's asleep and covered." Johnny protested though, and he shook his head. "It's fine, just in case." He whispered, then ran into a table.

The boys all laughed, then dragged each other out of the room. Tommy looked back and whistled, Terry shooed him out with a look and the rest of the boys speed-walked out of the room, quieter than expected.

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[benjaminthewolf]

Kai (Simon's Mer OC Lol)

Kai's a Whale Shark Mer OC that @cowardlysimon made for Mer-May. So happy end of Mer-May everyone!

But yeah I purposefully held off on posting a story this week so everyone, including Simon and I could recover from everything that went down two days ago.

Thankfully, as you've all seen, I managed to work through that shit yesterday in the wonderous form of everyone's favorite method of logical argumentation, logical syllogisms.

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     Kai was a mer-man who, in spite of the horrific, unforgiving brutality that was the biome of the open ocean, wasn’t exactly keen on doing anyone any harm. His Whale Shark DNA did leave him predisposed to become a friendly, gentle giant,  after all. Thus, Kai’s daily routine was always a lot more relaxed and flexible than mer-people with a far more intense ecological niche. Casual swims around his familiar little section of the big blue were a staple of said itinerary, as not only was it good exercise, it was also the perfect opportunity to go around communing with other locals. Kai had taken this easygoing little journey so many times by this point, in fact, that his muscle memory had built up to the degree where he mostly didn’t even really need to keep his eyes open in order to know where he was going. As it turns out, however, not paying attention to where you are going when moving around towards, well, anywhere, does indeed come with its risks.

     “Kai!” a voice suddenly spoke from somewhere, as Kai merely swam on blindly throughout the water’s serene flow. Kai, due to quite literally being in the dark, and also slightly tapped out of reality for the moment being, didn’t exactly think much of the noise.

     “Yoo-hoo! Kai!” the voice suddenly piped up again. Kai, now that his mind was starting to return to the real world, was just about ready to slowly bring himself to a stop and open his eyes in order to address the situation properly. That was, of course, before the entire process became instantaneously shoved into an interval of merely a single second, as one, final, glorious, single-word, single-syllable cry viciously rattled around in his ears.

     “KAI!”

     “WAAAAAH!” Kai babbled out from the shock, before eventually managing to reset himself to normal functioning. “Oh! Hey, Ranger! I…didn’t notice you back there.”

     “... gee, how could that have possibly been the case?” Ranger, a mer-man colored mostly bluish-teal, with a few random splotches of brown, skin the color white, and bluish-purple eyes, sarcastically snapped back at the relatively larger, brown-eyed-and-haired Whale Shark mer-man with a human-like beige skin-tone before him. “Anyway…so Kai, I have had a bit of an epiphany recently, and so now I sort of need you in order to accomplish it.”

     Kai cocked his head to the side in inquisitiveness. “Oh. I see. So…what is it then?”

     “Well, Kai,” Ranger began to explain. “You know how Cleaner Wrasse will willingly enter other creatures’ mouths in order to clean up inside? Well…I was kinda thinking, ‘hmmmmm, it actually looks kinda nice and comfy in there…I bet it's even more comfy further down!’ but like, obviously there aren’t many people in this ocean you can trust with something like that…so that’s why I came to you!”

       Ranger ended off his explanation with a bit of an encouraging grin. Only to find Kai almost immediately locked up within a state of blank, contemplative surprise.

     “...shit…had a feeling it was gonna be like this when I asked.”

     “N-No no no! Y-you’re good, Ranger, I just…well…y’know I’ve never done something like that before, so…it took a minute for me to fully process it all….y-y’know.”

     “Oh. So…then you’ll do it?” he promptly replied with a rising inflection of pervasiveness  intended to try and convince his larger friend.

     “You’re like…sure you’re okay with this though?” Kai eventually attempted to confirm before doing anything else on the matter.

     “Ayup!”

     “Like, positive?”

     “Uh-Huh!”

     “Absolutely, positively, one hundred percent-”

     “Oh for crying out loud, Kai! Just open up your mouth already!”

     “.............ummmm….o-okay then…I just…uh…right. Uh…aaaaaaaaaaaaah?” Kai was forced to condeed at long last before finally opening up his maw. For Ranger then, the resulting unveiling of the beige-colored chamber was accompanied by an vigorous session of hand-rubbing, before the mer-man nonchalantly swam forth into the area, immediately lodging his head and upper body snugly inside.

     Gently nuzzling his cheek down onto the slick, smooth surface of Kai’s tongue, Ranger calmly sprawled his limbs across the width of the muscle, before slipping his hands underneath in order to take a hold of the thing in a hug. Letting out a constant stream of pleasured murmurs, Ranger began slowly inching himself forwards inside the maw, easing his way towards the entrance to Kai’s throat. The plump, rounded  form of the uvula aimlessly swung its way back and forth in the barely existent current as Ranger finally gazed down the gaping, blackened, squishy depths of Kai’s esophagus. 

     The enthusiastic mer-man within gave a swift pat down onto the back of the tongue. Kai, back on the outside, was still a little befuddled by the whole situation, yet now that Ranger had gotten this far into his mouth, he felt it would kinda be pretty rude to forcefully expel him by this point. Clearly, he was enjoying himself, so what was the harm?

     Therefore concluding his ruminations with a minute nod, Kai proceeded to tilt his head back just slightly, so gravity could aid in the process of swallowing. Then, at long last, the Whale Shark mer-man squeezed the head and upper body of Ranger deep into his throat with a gulp. Feeling the body of the man squelching in, allowing his lower body to enter into his maw, only Ranger’s tail was left to be seen on the outside. Naturally taking along with it a significant amount of saltwater, that which would, of course, eventually be filtered through his kidneys in order to remove the excess of salt, Kai would thus take a second to let the water slosh down, as he wasn’t used to taking in such an absurd amount of said fluid into his throat all at once. Once he had finished reorienting himself, Kai managed to swallow a second time, shoving Ranger’s lower body into his esophagus as well. Now, all he had to do was down the tail, something which, though it was slightly longer than the entirety of the mer-man’s body, wasn’t actually very heavy in terms of pure weight, making it a lot easier to swallow as a result.

     Attempting to get the job finished quickly, Kai therefore prepped himself to swallow many times consecutively, bracing himself for all the incoming salt water as a result.

     Sensing the form of the tail being shoved down his throat rather quickly, almost sliding down its tightened, tubed length due to the water around it, Kai could feel at last the perceive Ranger’s tail fins naturally folding in on themselves as they, too, fit their way through the constricting, miniscule volume of the esophagus. Heaving out a rather drained sigh, releasing a few bubbles from his maw consequently, Kai now had pretty much nothing to do except stay there and wait for Ranger’s arrival. 

     Ranger, meanwhile, was currently focusing on the constant, squeezing motions of peristalsis that the cushiony, beige esophagus around him was exuding upon his skin and scales. Soaking in the sensory shoves, the mer-man was suddenly able to pick up the sound of a heartbeat pounding about all around in his ears. He knew that this meant he was very close to the end, noting the little fact to himself with a nod. It wouldn’t be very long, then, before a high pitched-gurgling noise joined in the audio turmoil, followed soon thereafter by growling and rumbling emulating from the chamber deep within, and eventually, the lower esophageal sphincter as well. 

     Kai on the outside was able to discern Ranger being squeezed out into his stomach as the smaller mer-man within finally joined with the excess amount of water sloshing inside, his tail being forced to curl up against the walls so it may fit itself into the confines of the tight chamber. Having just received such a gigantic meal, Kai’s stomach was thus forced to bulge outwards a little in order to comfortably accommodate Ranger’s form. Placing a hand over the slightly bloated, churning organ, Kai proceeded to give it a couple of rubs, fiercely hoping his kidneys would be able to handle all the salt. 

     Nonchalantly floating in the middle of the liquid-filled gut, Ranger soon floated his way up to one of the walls in order to squish himself gently against it. Subsequently nuzzling his cheek against the pillowy, soft, shifting muscle,  he finally ended off the journey with a few thankful, internal pats to Kai’s guts, something which only caused the Whale Shark mer-man to awkwardly stay still and blush.

     Eventually, however, Kai managed to regain himself once more. Continuing to remain still for a while longer, if just to make sure Ranger was comfortable and settled down, Kai was finally able to give an audible “Phew!” from what he had just had to do. He wasn’t sure if Ranger had heard him or not, but it honestly didn’t really matter to him anyway.

     At last, taking a cursory glance around him in order to re-familiarize himself with where he was even going in the first place, Kai eventually gave his gut one final rub, before finally continuing his swim. This time, however, Kai was going to keep his eyes open, as the very last thing he wanted right now was to accidentally bump against something mid-swim, and cause a significant disturbance to his current guest within as a result.

#soft vore #safe vore #vore writing #vore stories #vore story #male pred #male predador #male prey #m/m vore #male vore #half size vore #willing vore #willing prey #wholesome vore #extreme cuddling #endosoma #v0re #v0r3 #v.ore #vor3 #v/ore #mer pred #merman pred

[getallemeralds-archive]

playin around with levels of detail again

#leos ocs #oc: kay gee #causing the chaos au #henry stickmin

[getallemeralds]

STICKTOBER, DAY 12: Original Characters

man i havent drawn naught and kay in a while. or well ive drawn them a little bit but not nearly as much as before, mostly bc ive been focusing hard on stickmolus lmao

i do still love them both a lot though!! big fan of these dorks.

Kay (top) is a troublemaker that happens to have the same rewind & choice powers as Henry, although they keep it pretty secret. theyre mostly just here to screw around, and dont really have any alignment to anybody besides whoever they feel like hanging out with-- theyve worked for both the gov’t and toppats, and dont seem to take the consequences of things all too seriously.

Naught (bottom) is Kay’s younger brother, and a CCC agent that’s more about being out on the ground floor trying to prevent chaos rather than reacting to it from a command center. he’s absolutely horrendous at his job, and like is typical for the CCC he tends to cause chaos more than he contains it. the fact that he’s related to one realitywarper and friends with another (Henry) despite working for an organization that has them as the highest threats on the chaos scale goes over his head.

theyre both part of @causingthechaos-au​, although it hasnt updated in a while because of the mods (including me) being busy with stuff ^^;

#henry stickmin #sticktober #leo chirps #leodoodles #leos ocs #oc: leo naught #oc: KG

[causingthechaos-au]

What is the circumference of the sun?

#henry stickmin #henry stickmin oc #causing the chaos au #kay gee #leo naught #pinnie p. parker #ic response #art #leo chirps #is this the first time kay and naught have actually appeared in a coloured panel together. #hi pinnie is great #Anonymous

[coronerandundersheriff]

Purity

(First part of a little one shot from "The new guy")

Ebrisa Rutherford was a charming, pretty young wife and mother. Actually, she could have devoted herself completely to domestic duties. 

A homebody, a mother figure, a zealous housewife and lover. But no, this was not the woman Cullen had once fallen in love with and was almost too shy to marry. Ebrisa was smart and curious. The little blonde had something going for her! She knew a lot about people, domestic affairs, laws and all the turmoil of society. So she was a member of many associations and, despite her young age, enjoyed very high respect from all members and also in her community. She opened her mouth, even when there were delicate matters to discuss. 

Now, Mrs Rutherford had recently learned that one of her best friends was having a secret affair. Whereas affair was not the right term. The couple suffered from the laws in force and the views of the conservative mind.

Ebrisa loved to invite friends over. But with this couple she bit on granite. 

So the blonde used a trick....

"Where are the others? Did I come so damn early? Ebrisa, I'm sorry, coming too early is also a kind of rudeness." David scratched his neck sheepishly.

"Don't worry about it and just enjoy the lemonade, it's homemade after all! Gee, I'm so glad you AND Cullen are getting time off at the same time for once. Al will run the place... hahaha" Laughed the hostess as she refilled Trevelyan's glass. 

"Can I help you with something?" Asked the undersheriff. 

"No. But tell me, how is Rufus and how is Kai? Are you still in touch?" Ebrisa sat down with her guest.

"Rufus is always busy, this keeps him healthy and drives away dull thoughts. He's an old warhorse and we still write to each other regularly. And Kai is on the road as usual. We talk on the phone often, but since he's found someone, I don't want to steal his time." David smiled softly. 

"I could ask how Pavus is now, but maybe you don't want to talk about him?" Ebrisa straightened her dress.

"He's fine. To be able to see him at work and be close to him is a gift. His very presence makes me happy, you know. I can't complain, I'm happier than I've ever been in my life." And in David's eyes glittered the fire of hope and passion. 

Ebrisa didn't understand the rules of the charade her friend had to play, but she tolerated it.

"So now, however, Allison and Cullen must return soon. And the rest to trickle in. I'll go brew some coffee and get the water hot for tea. You'll excuse me?" And she walked over to the kitchen. 

David looked around. A beautiful home it was! Children's toys and the neatly furnished little house harmonised just perfectly together. Everything was coherent, everything exuded joie de vivre. And he felt love. When he thought of love, he thought of Dorian, he also had the day off, maybe they could have spent some time together today, but the Rutherford's invitation was just as important, he had already turned Ebrisa down many times. 

He wondered who else would come? It was the middle of the week, many acquaintances had to work. But maybe it was members of the local council, Ebrisa and Cullen were friends with many people and had obligations to them as well. 

David was so looking forward to seeing Allison. He loved children and he felt like an uncle around this sweet little girl. 

Unfortunately, he had heard what some of the locals thought of him, some of them believed he was a pedophile. He credited Ebrisa for not making any effort to change their friendship, despite her standing with the town council and her position in the church. That was why David felt comfortable and wanted. 

He puffed deeply and snuggled comfortably into the seat of the sofa. Then suddenly he heard voices outside the house. Wasn't that Dorian and Allison's babbling?

He sprang up from the seat.

"I think they're here!" Said Ebrisa and went to the door.

In came three happy faces. Cullen had groceries in his hands, Dorian carried the little girl in his arms. And David was flabbergasted!

(Ebrisa had hatched a plan with Cullen. 

As it happened that Cullen, Dorian and David had the day off, she wanted to arrange a couples' meeting. But Ebrisa knew David would cancel, or maybe Pavus if she invited them as a couple. So it was a case of using tricks.

David was invited quite formally, Dorian was caught off guard. 

Cullen and Allison were grocery shopping and "coincidentally" the engine of their car stopped working right in front of Dorian's house. The two rang the bell and asked for help. Dorian, of course, offered to help immediately and after a few tries, the engine started again. Cullen invited his colleague to thank him. Dorian knew that David had been invited to their home today and did not want to intrude. 

"Very kind of you, Cullen, but I really don't want to disturb." Smiled Pavus.

"Not many are coming, it's no big deal, but I... we want to thank you. Cake's baked anyway. It's really just a "thank you"." Cullen said this absolutely nonchalantly.

Allison squealed gleefully from the child's seat. 

"Very well, thank you, I'll follow you in a few minutes then." Spoke Dorian through the window of the car. 

"Nah, come on! Jump right into our car and let's go!" 

This time Cullen sounded like he did in the office when he gave out instructions. 

Dorian spurted immediately. He locked his house and then got into the sheriff's car.

Thus Cullen's part of the plan had worked, he smirked secretly and surreptitiously from behind the wheel).

Dorian handed Allison over to her mum. 

David immediately ran over to Cullen, shook his hand, beaming, and then walked over to Allison on Ebrisa's arm and kissed her tenderly on the little pink cheek.

David turned and looked in Dorian's direction with a smile, "Hi Dorian, good to see you."

"We can have coffee, tea and cake in a minute. Everything as good as ready." The lady of the house was pleased. 

"But when are the other guests coming?" Trevelyan asked. 

"They've all arrived already..." Chuckled Cullen softly as he put away the groceries. 

The coroner walked over to David and slapped him on the shoulder, "Good morning, Trevelyan! Slept in? We've been had! Chapeau, Mrs Rutherford." And Dorian smiled. 

Then they all took their seats at the beautiful dining table first. 

Dorian sat down next to David and Ebrisa next to Cullen. 

Then there was silence for the time being. 

"Tea or coffee, Mister... may I say Dorian?" Ebrisa's smile was like the sunrise. 

"I'd love tea, dear Ebrisa. Thank you." Dorian's voice was pure velvet.

"And you, Trevelyan?" Laughed Cullen.

"Coffee, please, I need coffee now!" And David grinned.

When they all had cakes and drinks, they enjoyed it and they slowly got into conversation. 

"Dorian, I hear you like music. Which kind of music, if I may ask?" Ebrisa asked as she cleaned Allison's mouth a little bit with her napkin.

"Soul and jazz. And classical music, and musicals." Dorian loved talking about music. 

"Oh, musicals are wonderful. Dance, singing, music, acting - you have it all at once! Just wonderful!" The hostess was bright-eyed. 

Cullen looked over at David with a grin and he nodded and winked. 

"Medicine and music have a lot in common, don't you think?" Ebrisa asked further.

"Indeed! It wasn't easy to make a decision: Music or medicine. But I am satisfied with my choice." Said Dorian, glancing at David with a gentle look. 

"...Satisfied with the choice, yes, that fits..." Chuckled Rutherford.

And Ebrisa nudged her husband in the ribs with her elbow.

(OC'S Ebrisa Rutherford and Allison Rutherford by @tokutenshi , OC Kai Cadash by @darth-salem-emperor-of-earth )

#dragon age inquisition #modern au #the new guy #Ebrisa Rutherford #Cullen Rutherford #Allison Rutherford #Dorian Pavus #Kai Cadash #Rufus Rosen #David Trevelyan #my writings #tokutenshi #darth salem emperor of earth

[marlettwrites]

11/11/11 tag

I was tagged by the lovely @marie-writess! Thank you! Sorry this took me so long, I was really dragging my feet on writing my own questions.

1. How heavily do you plot before starting your story?

I like to make sure most, if not all of the details are planned out. I may change them later as I write, but it helps me a lot to know exactly where I want the story to go. If I don’t do this, I end up getting stuck. A lot.

At the very least, I like to have all my major plot points planned. Where are the characters starting? Where are they going? How do they get there, and what major obstacles do they encounter along the way?

2. Do you have writing schedule? If so, what does it look like?

I wish. I probably should start planning one. Right now, I write when I have the time and/or energy.

3. What are some common themes in the things you write? Is there anything that you almost always seem to include?

Okay, so found family. Always.

I’ve also been noticing a theme of family in general in most of my works. Often, there will be some form of familial conflict that is integral to the story. In A Curse of Healing, Jude is fleeing an abusive family and Kul is at odds with his dad. They find family within each other. In another story, a closeted trans teen is living with his anti-LGBTQ+ parents and siblings, in another one I have an Asian-American teen born to immigrant parents who doesn’t really understand everything his parents did for him and he’s kind of a little shit about it, and in yet another story I have a stay at home mom who feels like she’s losing touch with her husband and daughter.

So yeah, there’s a bit of a theme of a huge family divide that can either be fixed through mutual understanding, or ‘he/she/they is toxic, get the fuck out of there now’.

Also, not to be cheesy or anything, but I totally have a running theme of the power of friendship going as well.

4. What is the best piece of writing advice you’ve ever had given to you?

Writer’s Block? Don’t know her.

If you can’t think of what happens in your story next or how to word it, just write whatever is on your mind so you can blow your metaphorical nose. Once the clog is gone, you will be breathing freely.

5. What are some of your writer dreams? fears?

For dreams, I want to inspire people (specifically LGBTQ+, disabled, and POC youth) by showing them that they can be the hero of the story too. Really, I just want to help build a world where there is no ‘default’ character and a story with any kind of representation isn’t met with cries of ‘THAT character can’t/shouldn’t be a POC/trans/disabled/gay/a woman/muslim because *bullshit excuse for bigotry*!’

My biggest fear is that my ability to write won’t match up with what I want to do, and I’ll end up harming those groups instead of helping them.

6. When it comes to writing love are you more drawn to platonic or romantic love?

I love me some good platonic love. I adore sweet, wholesome friendships in stories. However, that doesn’t mean I’ll shy away from romance.

Although I can only think of two stories I have planned where a romance takes center stage

7. What weakness in your writing are you currently overcoming or have overcome?

I’m working on both writing and reading more regularly. I’ve had my nose stuck in a book since I first learned to read, but after my sophomore year of high school, I just kind of... stopped reading. 

I don’t fully understand why that happened, but I think a big part of it is that I pick up books based on how similar they are to the ones I want to write (because they’re all I want to read) and then I feel disappointed when it’s not MY book.

I know, I know, it’s stupid and paradoxical.

8. What do you see as your greatest strength as a writer?

I can do a grammar and spelling real good.

Okay, but seriously though. I try to make my characters complex beings that feel real. I want complicated relationships, moral quandries, and ‘oh shit’ moments of self-discovery.

People better be able to spend hours psychoanalyzing the characters up in this bitch.

9. Is there a genre you thought you’d never write in that you have? What are the genres that currently you feel you’d never write?

Honestly, not really? I’ve always loved reading fantasy and sci-fi, and that’s all I can think to write right now. If we’re counting subplots, I never thought I’d be able to write anything romantic, but then Jude and Kul came along and whOOpS!

Currently (and probably forever and ever until the end of time) I will never write erotica. Not because I think the genre is ‘inferior’ or whatever (it’s certain to present its own unique challenges, and I’d assume is as difficult to plan and execute as any other genre), but because I am extremely sex-repulsed. Just reading about two characters making out makes me extremely uncomfortable. I wouldn’t be able to do it.

10. What kind of characters do you struggle to write? Why do you think that is?

Oof, uhh... probably really crafty inventive characters. I don’t know enough about the way things work to come up with a rube goldberg on the fly.

But I’m going to have to learn, because guess what kind of character Kul is?

11. Who or what was your biggest motivation to start writing? Is it still the same today?

Okay, so this was a whole process for me, and I kind of have to write out the whole story now. Sorry not sorry.

I hated writing up until one particular assignment in the fourth grade. It was a very specific turning point for me. I had been creating fan characters for awhile before this happened, but what I didn’t realize while crafting their (not so) carefully thought out backstories, was that I was moving along the writing process.

So we get an assignment. We have to write a story about a quest in the fashion of a Greek myth. There must be a character who is sent on a heroic journey to do a thing, and there must be exactly three obstacles that get in the way of the hero’s goal.

I don’t remember exactly what I wrote, but I do recall that it involved my Sonic OC, Crystal Amber Fox. She was an anthropomorphic fox with ice powers and pieces of amber embedded in her body because I thought it looked cool, I guess. She was also the princess of the ice kingdom, and her parents sent her on a quest to... I think slay a dragon? I think she also had to take the prince of the fire kingdom with her (a black hedgehog with flame designs on his quills. Aptly named ‘Flame’, if I’m remembering right. Also, I think he was actually someone else’s OC that I saw on DeviantArt and subsequently went ‘Hey! Crystal should date him!’ To the creator of Flame the hedgehog, whoever you may be, I am deeply sorry for stealing your OC and putting him in a Greek-inspired epic without your permission).

Anyway, there was a swamp and a magic sword and a dragon that they were supposed to slay, but I doubt they actually did because I’ve always had a huge soft spot for dragons.

So it was fourth grade, and the teacher was probably expecting like, two pages.

I turned in twenty and got the elementary school equivalent of an A+.

It was while writing out that story that I first started to think ‘gee, maybe writing could be fun, actually’. Thanks, Mrs. Burpee. I owe you one.

To answer the second part of your question, in a way, my motivations are the same. I write because I like writing and that’s all there is to it.

My questions and tag list will be under the cut. :)

How old were you when you first realized you wanted to write?

What was the first story you ever wrote about?

What are some of your writing goals?

How often do you write, and do you have a writing schedule?

Who is your favorite OC that you've created?

Which is your least favorite OC?

What are three things you like about your writing?

What are three things you want to improve in your writing?

Tell me a bit about your current WIP!

What are you most proud of about your WIP?

What is your favorite scene that you’ve written in your WIP so far?

Tagging: @kai-writesstuff @quilloftheclouds @practising-writer @imaghostwriter @caz-writes @angelolytle @planets-and-prose @runningonrain

#ACOH #11/11/11 tag #tag game #writing #my writing #writing about writing #marlettwrites #marlett

[mikundrawstuffandissleepdeprived]

DOODLES COMPILATION!

 Mostly OCs, but some fan stuff too, like:

Buddy from ‘’Lisa the Painful’‘ and ‘‘Lisa the Joyful’‘, two ‘’Yo-kai Watch’‘ fan characters (the cat is called Yadenyan and the bunny is Usa-gee), Tweeg and Buffy from ‘‘Teddy Ruxpin’‘ (they’re dressed up for Halloween, lol) and the way too adorable Bow Kid from ‘‘A Hat in Time’‘.

Most of these are from a couple months ago, but the two first and the girl with the glasses that looks shocked (which is a kind of a ‘’self-portrait’’) were actually done like a year ago (and then i forgot to post them...)

#a hat in time #lisa the painful #lisa the joyful #yo-kai watch #teddy ruxpin #MY OCs #doodles #fan art #mikun art #long post #my art #compilation #bow kid #buddy #tweeg #buffy

[the-most-beautiful-broom]

fics no one reads tag

because i’m plenty proud of my well-read fics, but someone’s gotta give my less popular pics some boosting.

rules: no official rules, just a reminder that hits + kudos ≠ quality and i know i’d read anything y’all wrote, so if you do end up posting a list, know i’ll at least read/comment ♥

tagging: @dylanobrienisbatman @raven-reyes-of-sunshine @youleftme-clarke @eleanor-sheleanor @asroarke @she-who-the-river-could-not-hold @kay-emm-gee @bombshellsandbluebells (not an exclusive lisy! tag me if you post so i can see!)

fics: 

Nothing for Something -- Memori, canon divergent, 3070 words, G Ice Nation finds Murphy and Emori as they marauder their way through the woods; John is gravely injured and Emori realizes the only way to save his life is to offer Azgeda her own. 

The Red Comes with It -- Zaven, canon compliant, 2024 words, G After her people betray him, Raven and Zeke come as close as they can to reconciliation. 

Would You Light My Candle -- Memori, rent AU, 3122 words, T When they shut off the heat in the building, Murphy meets his neighbor, who’s somehow already familiar to him. 

Ace -- Star wars/Poe + OC, 244640 words, G The story of the mission--and the woman behind it--to get Poe to Jakku.

The Waitress Next Door -- Stranger things, Steve + OC, 28586 words, T (I don’t have a good teaser, basically i was v protective of steve after s2 so i just wrote him friends)(also, this isn’t finished yet)(why yes, that is bc i’m discouraged at lack of interaction)

#fic rec #memori #zaven #bet you didn't know i have one (1) star wars and stranger things fic #pshhh what kat's not a self insert #lindsay writes

[crazehkay]

Technically, this is finished. Could I add more, yes. Am I going to, nu. cx

But this is my OC Kai, the very first OC I've ever made actually (gee isn't that obvious) I draw her the most so if I actually get to posting my stuff more she is what could be seen the most.

#my art #lineart #color #coloredpencil #my oc art #my ocs #theres a lot going on i know #fantasy #fiction #multicreature #she is mostly human #the lighting is shitty in my house

[getallemeralds-archive]

playing around with stickmin art style stuff

haha oc go brrrrrrrrrrrr

#henry stickmin #henry stickmin oc #leos ocs #oc: kay gee #causing the chaos au

[getallemeralds]

AND HERE’S WHAT I MADE THAT TEMPLATE FOR!

shoutouts to solar for helping me with kay’s bio! and also with kay’s star rating. and... a lot of stuff with kay’s card in general. ^^;

(naught may also be a one-star because of being a prominent reoccurring character, i dunno)

#leo chirps #img #ica.txt #leos ocs #oc: leo naught #henry stickmin #causing the chaos au #oc: KG

[artistickay]

(Day 20) Gee Kay why do you humanize your old pony OCs from 2014?

#Huskay's Art #Huskay's OCs #I'm gonna do today's inktober later

[junker-town]

NFL coaching, GM tracker 2018: Firings, hirings, rumors, and news

Follow us as we track all the coaching carousel news here.

With the end of the NFL regular season comes changes, as teams let go of head coaches and general managers in search of a fresh start. Black Monday is typically when the coaching carousel starts, since it’s the day that most teams fire underachieving coaches.

It can start earlier, such as when Ben McAdoo got released in December, but for the most part teams don’t start making moves until the regular season is done.

As coaching rumors and news heats up, we’ll be tracking all the action here. Follow us from the first job opening up, to the last one getting filled.

Coaches

Rumors

Arizona Cardinals

Bruce Arians has been hounded by retirement rumors most of the season, and he’s vehemently denied them every time. The latest report came from Pro Football Weekly, which Arians decried as “fake news.”

He’ll likely retire after the season, according to a Sunday morning report from Adam Schefter. However, the team may try to convince him to stick around one more year. Update: Arians decided to retire.

The Cardinals have requested an interview with Eagles QB coach John DeFilippo, per Schefter.

Following Arians’ retirement, the Cardinals have also asked to interview Eagles DC Jim Schwartz and Patriots DC Matt Patricia, according to Rapoport.

The Cardinals also want to interview Patriots linebackers coach Brian Flores, per Schefter.

The Cardinals requested an interview with former Titans head coach and current Steelers offensive line coach Mike Munchak, according to Rapoport.

Defensive coordinator James Bettcher is set to interview for the head coaching job as soon as Wednesday, Jan. 3, per Rapoport.

The Cardinals will talk to Falcons special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong about the head coaching job, according to Sam Farmer.

Vikings OC Pat Shurmur will meet with the Cardinals on Thursday, Jan. 4, per Mike Garafolo.

The Cardinals’ brass made a trip to Philadelphia to meet interview John DeFilippo and Jim Schwartz on Friday, Jan. 5, according to Jeff McLane.

The Cardinals interviewed Patriots LBs coach Brian Flores, and Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The Cardinals interviewed Steelers OL coach Mike Munchak.

Falcons special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong interviewed with the Cardinals on Monday, Jan. 8, per Vaughn McClure.

Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks will interview with the Cardinals on Wednesday, Jan. 10, according to Josina Anderson.

According to one report, the Cardinals are expected to hire Pat Shurmur. Unless he goes to the Giants, where he’s also a finalist.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Jan. 13 that Brian Flores, the Patriots' linebackers coach, "is very much in play in Arizona."

John DeFilippo and Mike Munchak are expected to get second interviews for the head coaching job.

Mike Munchak withdraws from the Cardinals’ search.

Steve Wilks and Keith Armstrong will both have second interviews with the Cardinals on Friday, Jan. 19, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

The Cardinals want to interview Brian Flores for the second time, according to Schefter. If hired, he would bring Jim Caldwell on as the offensive coordinator.

According to Rapoport, James Bettcher is "still very much alive" in the Cardinals' coaching search.

The Cardinals will put in requests for second interviews for Brian Flores and John DiFilippo, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Those interviews will have to be done before the Monday before the Super Bowl, per league rules.

Steve Wilks will be the next head coach of the Cardinals, according to ESPN’s Josina Anderson.

The Cardinals interviewed Darrell Bevell and Mike McCoy for their OC position, per Rapoport. He later reported that McCoy is expected to be their next OC, which soon became official.

Cardinals interests include: James Bettcher, John DeFilippo, Brian Flores, Mike Munchak, Matt Patricia, Jim Schwartz, Pat Shurmur, Steve Wilks.

Atlanta Falcons

If Steve Sarkisian leaves for Seattle, Jedd Fisch is expected to be a top candidate as a replacement, per Jason La Canfora.

Dan Quinn says that Sarkisian isn’t going anywhere.

Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens have targeted Chuck Pagano, who had a stint as their DBs coach, to be their new defensive coordinator, according to The Baltimore Sun. Nothing ever came of it, however.

Buffalo Bills

Typically, the Patriots are known for poaching former Bills. For 2018, it’ll be the opposite. Buffalo has hired former New England tight ends coach Brian Daboll, who spent last fall as Alabama’s offensive coordinator, to serve as its offensive coordinator.

Carolina Panthers

The Panthers are zeroing in on Norv Turner to replace the recently fired Mike Shula as OC, according to Ian Rapoport.

Chicago Bears

Chicago has requested an interview with Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, per Rapoport.

The team would reportedly like to find a coach with experience developing quarterbacks to work with Mitchell Trubisky.

Look for the Bears to look into Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael as a potential head coach candidate, according to Rapoport.

The Bears have asked to interview Panthers DC Steve Wilks, per Fox Sports’ Peter Schrager.

The Bears plan to interview Eagles QB coach John DeFilippo, according to Mike Garafolo.

The Bears have requested interviews with Patriots OC Josh McDaniels and Vikings OC Pat Shurmur, according to Rapoport.

Vikings OC Pat Shurmur interviewed with the Bears on Friday, Jan. 5.

GM Ryan Pace met with Josh McDaniels on Friday, Jan. 5.

GM Ryan Pace interviewed Eagles quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo on Saturday, Jan. 6.

GM Ryan Pace is interviewing Chiefs OC Matt Nagy on Jan. 7. Nagy will be the next Bears coach.

Nagy is expected to keep Vic Fangio as the defensive coordinator, according to Rapoport.

Bears interests include: Pete Carmichael, John DeFilippo, Matt Nagy, Josh McDaniels, Pat Shurmur, Steve Wilks.

Cincinnati Bengals

Marvin Lewis may or may not be stepping down, but the Bengals are primed to move on without him no matter his next move. The club has reportedly begun vetting in-house candidates for his job. Lewis said after Sunday’s win, which knocked the Ravens out of playoff contention, that he’d like to coach the Bengals next year, but it’s complicated. On Monday, he said it shouldn’t take long for him to make a decision and on Tuesday, the decision came: he’s ... staying. For some reason.

Lions DC Teryl Austin interviewed for the defensive coordinator position on Friday, Jan. 5, according to Josina Anderson. Former DC Paul Guenther will join the Raiders under Jon Gruden.

The Bengals are closing in on hiring Teryl Austin as their new defensive coordinator, per Ian Rapoport. Josina Anderson said Austin has accepted the job, which was officially announced soon after.

Former Bengals QB Jon Kitna will interview to join the coaching staff, likely for the QBs coach opening. Secondary coach Kevin Coyle will not be return, according to Alex Marvez.

The Bengals hired former Cowboys offensive line coach Frank Pollack for the same role after parting ways with Paul Alexander, who’s now interviewing in Dallas.

Cleveland Browns

The Browns will interview Texans quarterbacks coach Sean Ryan for their OC job. Bill O’Brien says he wants Ryan to stay, per the Houston Chronicle’s John McClain.

Former Bengals OC Ken Zampese, who was fired after the team’s disastrous 0-2 start to the year, will interview for an offensive assistant job, according to Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot. It turns out, he’s getting the quarterbacks coach job, per Cabot. He held that role for more than a decade with the Bengals.

Sean Ryan will interview for the OC job on Wednesday, Jan. 10, according to Ian Rapoport.

On the day Mike Mularkey and the Titans parted ways, ESPN’s Pat McManamon reported the Browns are closing in on hiring the former Titans, Jaguars and Bills head coach as offensive coordinator.

Former Giants coach Ben McAdoo will interview for the Browns offensive coordinator opening today, per Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot.

Todd Haley, the Steelers' former offensive coordinator, is the favorite to take over as Browns OC, according to Cabot.

Dallas Cowboys

Backup quarterback Kellen Moore plans to retire and become the Cowboys’ new QBs coach, according to The Sporting News’ Alex Marvez.

The Cowboys fired offensive line coach Frank Pollack and have interviewed former Bengals and Seahawks line coaches Paul Alexander and Tom Cable, respectively.

Cowboys LBs coach Matt Eberflus is expected to become the Colts defensive coordinator once Josh McDaniels is hired as head coach, per Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero.

Former Seahawks DC Kris Richard was in Dallas Sunday to interview for a position with the Cowboys, per Adam Schefter.

According to ESPN’s Gee Scott, former Seahawks DC Kris Richard will be the Cowboys’ new defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator.

Denver Broncos

Vance Joseph is looking like a one-and-done case in Denver. Broncos GM John Elway will meet with Joseph on Monday morning. His first season with the Broncos included regression on both sides of the ball. Update: Joseph is staying.

The Broncos hired three assistants for Joseph: quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan, running backs coach Curtis Modkins, and interior offensive line coach Sean Kugler.

Detroit Lions

The Lions submitted a request to interview Patriots DC Matt Patricia for their head coaching job, according to Schefter.

Detroit has asked to interview Texans DC Mike Vrabel, according to MMQB’s Albert Breer. Vrabel’s interview is set for Wednesday, Jan. 3.

The Lions have requested permission to interview Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, according to the Charlotte Observer’s Joe Person and confirmed by Wilks.

Packers assistant head coach/linebackers coach Winston Moss will interview Tuesday, Jan. 2, per Ian Rapoport.

Vikings OC Pat Shurmur will meet with the Lions on Thursday, Jan. 4, per Mike Garafolo.

The Lions interviewed defensive coordinator Teryl Austin on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

The Lions interviewed offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

The Patriots are prepared for Matt Patricia to leave, most likely for the Lions, according to sources of Mike Florio.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Jan. 14 that Patricia is likely to become Detroit's next head coach.

Paul Pasqualoni, current DL coach for Boston College, is a candidate for the Lions’ DC opening.

Lions interests include: Teryl Austin, Jim Bob Cooter, Winston Moss, Matt Patricia, Pat Shurmur, Mike Vrabel, Steve Wilks.

Green Bay Packers

The Packers tried to interview Lions DC Teryl Austin for their defensive coordinator position, but Detroit blocked them, according to Ian Rapoport. They will interview in-house candidate Darren Perry for the job, per Rapoport.

Mike Pettine, former Browns coach, will interview with the Packers for the DC job on Tuesday, Jan. 9, according to Adam Schefter.

The Packers want to interview Gus Bradley, whose contract as Chargers defensive coordinator is set to expire, for their DC position, per Schefter.

Adam Schefter reported that the Packers plan to hire Mike Pettine as their new defensive coordinator.

Houston Texans

According to a report from the Houston Chronicle, Bill O’Brien and GM Rick Smith are in a “toxic” and “dysfunctional” relationship, leaving open the possibility of O’Brien seeking a job elsewhere.

The Texans are expected to keep O’Brien, Schefter reported Sunday morning, but it’s not a done deal. There are still issues to workout between the two sides.

With Rick Smith taking an extended leave of absence due to his wife’s breast cancer diagnosis, O’Brien is scheduled to meet with owner Bob McNair on Monday to discuss direction of personnel department.

Indianapolis Colts

The Colts have requested permission to interview Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, according to the Charlotte Observer’s Joe Person and confirmed by Wilks.

The Colts have been given permission to interview Texans DC Mike Vrabel, according to Breer. That interview will happen Saturday.

The Colts plan to interview Seahawks DC Kris Richard, according to Tom Pelissero. Rapoport reports the interview will take place on Friday, Jan. 5.

Josh McDaniels will interview with the Colts first, on Thursday, Jan. 4, per Pelissero.

The Colts will interview Chiefs' offensive coordinator Matt Nagy on Jan. 7.

Indy interviewed Baylor head coach Matt Rhule earlier in the week.

Rhule withdrew his name from the Colts’ coaching search on Thursday.

Steve Wilks has no plans to interview with the Colts, and they’re focused on offensive coaches to fill the job.

On Jan. 14, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport tweeted that McDaniels is the clear favorite to land the Colts' head-coaching gig. McDaniels also told potential assistants to wait on him. Mike Vrabel is also a finalist to land the job.

Despite the Titans’ job opening up, Josh McDaniels is still expected to take the Colts’ job, per Rapoport.

McDaniels will have his second interview with the Colts on Friday, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. He can’t formally accept the job until after the Super Bowl.

The Colts intend to hire McDaniels after the Super Bowl, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Colts interests include: Josh McDaniels, Matt Rhule, Kris Richard, Mike Vrabel, Steve Wilks.

Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs aren’t just losing OC Matt Nagy, who took the Bears’ head coaching gig. Assistant coach Brad Childress also plans to retire, according to James Palmer and Tom Pelissero.

Chiefs RBs coach Eric Bieniemy is expected to replace Nagy as OC, per Ian Rapoport.

Los Angeles Chargers

Despite interest from elsewhere (and his contract expiring), Gus Bradley will remain with the Chargers as their defensive coordinator, according to Ian Rapoport. Adam Schefter reports he got a new three-year deal.

Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings are set to interview their current QBs coach Kevin Stefanski, Saints TEs coach Dan Campbell, Texans QBs coach Sean Ryan, and former Seahawks OC Darrell Bevell for their offensive coordinator job, per Tom Pelissero. The position opened up once Pat Shurmur became the new head coach of the Giants.

New England Patriots

The Patriots could make LB coach Brian Flores their new DC, after the Cardinals hired Steve Wilks as their next head coach, per Adam Schefter.

Although the Colts are expected to name Josh McDaniels head coach, Mike Florio says there is “increasing chatter” he stays in New England as offensive coordinator.

New York Jets

The Jets could hire Todd Haley to be their next offensive coordinator, or promote QB coach Jeremy Bates, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Bates is expected to be promoted to the offensive coordinator role, according to Schefter.

New York Giants

Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz is expected to interview with the Giants.

The Giants have submitted requests to interview Patriots DC Matt Patricia and OC Josh McDaniels for their head coaching job, per Adam Schefter.

The Giants have requested permission to interview Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, according to the Charlotte Observer’s Joe Person and confirmed by Wilks.

Former Broncos assistant coach Eric Studesville will be interviewed by the Giants, according to Calvin Watkins of Newsday. He was the team’s running backs coach since 2010 and an assistant head coach in 2017, but was fired along with several other assistants after the season.

Add Vikings OC Pat Shurmur to the list of candidates the Giants will interview, per Jordan Raanan.

Interim coach Steve Spagnuolo gets the first crack at interviewing for the full-time job. That’s scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 3, according to Garafolo.

The Giants interviewed Matt Patricia and Josh McDaniels on Friday, Jan. 5.

Pat Shurmur interviewed with the Giants on Saturday, Jan. 6.

Jim Schwartz was supposed to interview with the Giants this weekend, but Ralph Vacchiano‏ reported that they couldn’t figure out a time to meet, so they will wait until after the Eagles’ season is over ... unless the Giants have already made a hire then. So yeah, sounds like Schwartz is not really a serious candidate.

Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks interviewed with the Giants on Tuesday, Jan. 9. For the first time in the hiring process, Giants chairman Steve Tisch will sit in on an interview. However, Wilks is still set to interview with the Cardinals on Wednesday, according to Tom Rock.

Eric Studesville’s interview is set for Wednesday, Jan. 10, via Ian Rapoport.

Bruce Arians told Colin Cowherd it “wouldn’t surprise” him if Nick Saban, fresh off his latest national championship at Alabama, was interested in returning to the NFL to coach the Giants. It would surprise the rest of us, Bruce.

The Giants interviewed Eric Studesville on Jan. 10, per Adam Schefter.

Pat Shurmur is still a favorite to land the Giants' head-coaching gig, according to Ian Rapoport on Jan. 14. The Giants can move quickly if the Vikings lose against the Saints in the Divisional Round. Steve Wilks is also still a favorite.

Steelers head coach Mike Tolmin called the Giants to make a case for Wilks. Wilks, if hired, would be the first minority head coach in franchise history.

Rapoport reported that Pat Shurmur is expected to accept an offer from the Giants. He later did, a day after the Vikings were ousted in the playoffs.

Former Raiders’ head coach Jack Del Rio is the leading candidate to land the Giants' defensive coordinator job.

The Giants decided on a different name for their DC position: James Bettcher, according to Rapoport.

Giants interests include: Josh McDaniels, Matt Patricia, Jim Schwartz, Pat Shurmur, Steve Spagnuolo, Eric Studesville, Steve Wilks.

Oakland Raiders

The Raiders might have made Jon Gruden an offer he couldn’t refuse: ownership stake to coach.

The Raiders are confident Jon Gruden is their coach, but will still call ESPN’s Saturday Wild Card game, according to Ian Rapoport. Gruden plans to call plays, and hire Paul Guenther as his DC.

Gruden said “I hope I’m a candidate” for the Raiders, a job he is almost certainly going to accept.

Cowboys special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia will be allowed out of his contract, and is assumed to be joining Jon Gruden’s staff in Oakland, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Marvin Lewis confirms Paul Guenther will interview for Raiders’ DC position.

Tight ends coach Bobby Johnson interviewed for the head coaching job, according to Ian Rapoport. He’s one of two candidates that would satisfy the team’s compliance with the Rooney Rule.

The rumors from the start were true and the Raiders plan to announce Gruden as the head coach Tuesday.

As if there were any doubt, ESPN’s Sean McDonough said goodbye to Gruden on their broadcast of the Chiefs-Titans game.

The Raiders interviewed Cowboys RB coach Gary Brown for the same position Wednesday, per Ian Rapoport.

Rich Gannon will not be Gruden’s quarterback coach, he announced Wednesday.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Jan. 13 that Oakland hired Tom Cable, the Seahawks' former offensive line coach.

Pittsburgh Steelers

QB coach Randy Fichtner is considered the favorite to take Todd Haley’s place as offensive coordinator, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports that the Steelers are expected to name Randy Fichtner the Steelers’ new OC.

Seattle Seahawks

Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell is out, fired overnight Tuesday. There’s a rumor that Steve Sarkisian could replace him. However, Dan Quinn told reporters there’s no chance of that.

Defensive coordinator Kris Richard would be allowed out of his contract to interview for head coaching opportunities elsewhere, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Seahawks will hire former Colts QB coach Brian Schottenheimer as their offensive coordinator, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Ken Norton Jr. is expected to become the next defensive coordinator if Kris Richard leaves, according to Mike Garafolo. Norton was the Seahawks’ LB coach from five seasons before he was named the Raiders’ DC in 2015. He was fired by Oakland in November.

Norton’s wife told KING 5 News in Seattle that he has signed a three-year deal to be the new defensive coordinator of the Seahawks.

Former defensive coordinator Kris Richard landed a job as the defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator for the Cowboys, according to ESPN’s Gee Scott.

Tennessee Titans

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Sunday that Titans ownership was at the team's facility all week. And head coach Mike Mularkey is in trouble. The Titans will look at Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.

Rapoport reported on Jan. 6 that Mularkey's job is in jeopardy. If the Titans lose to the Chiefs in the AFC Wild Card round, they could hand Mularkey his walking papers. Tennessee is poised to make a run for Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.

Titans ownership announces after win vs. Chiefs that the team will retain Mike Mularkey as head coach.

Annnnd, nope! The Titans changed course, firing Mularkey Monday morning after their weekend loss to the Patriots. The rumor now is that they’ll pursue Josh McDaniels to fill the vacancy.

Mike Vrabel, who knows Titans GM Jon Robinson from their time together with the Patriots, will interview for the coaching job, per the Houston Chronicle’s John McClain.

The Titans plan to interview Panthers DC Steve Wilks, according to La Canfora, although the may have competition with the Cardinals also interested in Wilks.

Gary Klein of the LA Times reported that the Titans will interview Rams OC Matt LaFleur for the head coaching job.

The Titans interviewed Matt LaFleur and Steve Wilks on Friday.

The Titans interviewed Texans DC Mike Vrabel for their head coaching position. He was later announced as their new head coach.

Ohio St. co-offensive coordinator Ryan Day was considering becoming the Titans' new offensive coordinator, but he’s staying put.

The Titans will interview former Cardinals DC James Bettcher for their defensive coordinator job.

The new defensive coordinator of the Titans will be Dean Pees, according to ESPN’s Cameron Wolfe. Pees spent the last six seasons as defensive coordinator of the Ravens before retiring earlier in January. His retirement lasted less than a month, though.

The new offensive coordinator of the Titans will be Matt LaFleur, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He was previously the offensive coordinator for the Rams.

Titans interests include: Matt LaFleur, Mike Vrabel, Steve Wilks

Hirings/coaches staying put

Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals made it official: Former Panthers DC Steve Wilks is their new head coach.

Wilks isn’t keeping many coaches from the Arians era on staff, but one that he is retaining: former NFL quarterback turned QBs coach Byron Leftwich.

Former Chargers coach Mike McCoy is the Cardinals’ new offensive coordinator. McCoy was fired as the Broncos’ OC in November. Al Holcomb is the new defensive coordinator while Jeff Rodgers was hired as the special teams coordinator.

Baltimore Ravens

Former 49ers and Bills offensive coordinator Greg Roman will return to the Ravens as assistant head coach. He was an offensive line assistant for the team in 2006 and 2007.

The Ravens hired former Bengals WRs coach James Urban as their new QBs coach. In 2017, OC Marty Mornhinweg was also in charge of QBs.

The team promoted Don Martindale, who had been the linebackers coach, as their defensive coordinator.

Carolina Panthers

The Panthers made it official, hiring Norv Turner to replace Mike Shula as offensive coordinator.

With Steve Wilks off to Arizona to take over as the Cardinals’ new head coach, the team announced that DL coach Eric Washington will be promoted to the defensive coordinator role.

The Panthers have promoted defensive line coach Eric Washington to defensive coordinator. They’ve hired Brady Hoke to take Washington’s place.

Steve Russ is the team’s new linebackers coach. He replaces Al Holcolmb, who is off to Arizona with Wilks as the Cardinals’ new defensive coordinator.

Scott Turner, Norv Turner’s son, will take over as the Panthers’ quarterbacks coach.

Travelle Wharton will be the Panthers’ assistant offensive line coach.

Chase Blackburn will take over as Carolina’s special teams coordinator. Heath Farwell has been hired as his assistant.

Chicago Bears

Matt Nagy, the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator in 2017, is the Bears’ new head coach.

The Bears hired former Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich to be the offensive coordinator.

Chris Tabor is returning to the Bears, this time as special teams coordinator. Tabor spent the past seven years serving in the same position with the Browns.

Charles London is going from Texans RBs coach to Bears RBs coach.

Good news for the Bears. They’ve reached a three-year agreement with defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, according to Adam Schefter.

Cincinnati Bengals

So much for those reports that Marvin Lewis would leave. Instead, he got a two-year extension.

The Bengals hired former Lions DC Teryl Austin as their new defensive coordinator.

Bob Bicknell was named the Bengals’ new wide receivers coach.

Cleveland Browns

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam told new GM John Dorsey that Hue Jackson would return as head coach with no debate.

The team brought on Adam Henry as the new wide receivers coach and Ken Zampese as the new quarterbacks coach.

The Browns are hiring Todd Haley as OC.

Dallas Cowboys

Jerry Jones reiterated that Jason Garrett will remain the Cowboys’ head coach. “You pay a price when you make a change at the head coach,” he said on 105.3 The Fan.

Jerry Jones plans to keep Rod Marinelli and Scott Linehan as coordinators, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Denver Broncos

Despite rumors that he’d be out after just one year, Vance Joseph will remain coach of the Broncos.

Joseph confirmed that interim offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave is getting the full-time gig.

Green Bay Packers

Earlier this season, Mike McCarthy signed a one-year extension through 2019, per Rob Demovsky.

Green Bay tapped former Browns head coach Mike Pettine as new defensive coordinator.

Houston Texans

Not only is Bill O’Brien staying, but he’s expected to sign an extension, according to the Houston Chronicle’s John McClain.

Bill O'Brien and new GM Brian Gaine both signed five-year contracts with the Texans.

With Mike Vrabel leaving to become the head coach of the Titans, the Texans will move assistant head coach Romeo Crennel back to defensive coordinator.

Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs named running backs coach Eric Bieniemy as their new offensive coordinator. He’ll replace Matt Nagy, who was hired as the new coach of the Chicago Bears.

Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers announced that defensive coordinator Gus Bradley and offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt are both returning for the 2018 season.

Los Angeles Rams

The Rams promoted assistant wide receivers coach Zac Taylor to QBs coach. He’ll replace Greg Olson, who is now the Raiders OC.

The Rams hired Jedd Fisch as their senior offensive assistant, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins hired Dowell Loggains as offensive coordinator. Loggains was formerly the Bears’ offensive coordinator and worked with Adam Gase in Chicago. Jeremiah Washburn, who spent last season with the Bears, returns as OL coach.

New York Giants

As expected, Pat Shurmur was hired as the new coach of the Giants.

James Bettcher has been named the team’s defensive coordinator.

New York Jets

The Jets closed the door on any coaching change this year by signing Todd Bowles to a contract extension.

Oakland Raiders

The Raiders finally made it official: the team will announce Jon Gruden as the head coach on Tuesday, Jan. 9.

Jon Gruden was introduced as the Raiders’ new head coach. Paul Guenther (DC), Greg Olson (OC), and Rich Bisaccia (special teams) were named coordinators. GM Reggie McKenzie said the team complied with the Rooney Rule by interviewing TEs coach Bobby Johnson and USC OC Tee Martin.

San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers announced a few hirings. Johnny Holland is their new run game specialist/outside linebackers coach. Michael Clay was named assistant special teams coach. Ken Norton Jr., who had been named their assistant head coach for the defense and inside linebackers coach, instead took the Seahawks defensive coordinator job.

Seattle Seahawks

As is tradition, talk of Pete Carroll’s retirement have budded up. As is tradition, the NFL’s oldest head coach has denied he’ll leave the sideline.

The Seahawks hired three new coaches: Brian Schottenheimer (offensive coordinator), Ken Norton Jr. (defensive coordinator), and Mike Solari (offensive line).

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Despite speculation about a Jon Gruden return to Tampa, the Bucs are reportedly sticking with Dirk Koetter for 2018.

Tennessee Titans

Mike Vrabel was announced as the head coach of the Titans.

The Titans announced Dean Pees as defensive coordinator, and Matt LaFleur as offensive coordinator.

Washington

It appears that Jay Gruden is safe for another year. Ian Rapoport said that there is a “deep understanding” of Washington’s injury woes, and that Gruden isn’t in danger of losing his job.

Firings/Retirements

Arizona Cardinals

Bruce Arians made it official Monday morning: He is retiring.

Baltimore Ravens

Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees said he will retire following a 45-year coaching career.

Buffalo Bills

The Bills fired OC Rick Dennison after just one season.

Carolina Panthers

The Panthers fired OC Mike Shula and QBs coach Ken Dorsey.

Chicago Bears

John Fox was fired in Chicago after three seasons that didn’t really go very well.

Dallas Cowboys

Cowboys wide receivers coach Derek Dooley left to become the offensive coordinator and QBs coach for Missouri. Tight ends coach Steve Loney also plans to retire.

QBs coach Wade Wilson’s contract will not be renewed, per Alex Marvez.

Denver Broncos

The Broncos are keeping Vance Joseph, but they fired six coaches: Jeff Davidson (OL), Johnnie Lynn (assitant DBs), Brock Olivo (special teams coordinator), Fred Pagac (OLB), Eric Studesville (assistant head coach/RBs) and Tyke Tolbert (WRs).

Detroit Lions

Jim Caldwell is out. The Lions’ move was reported earlier Monday morning.

Lions DC Teryl Austin left to take the same job with the Bengals. Other defensive coaches who won’t return include Bill Sheridan (LBs), Alan Williams (safeties), Tony Oden (CBs) and Kris Kocurek (DL).

The Lions parting ways with QBs coach Brian Callahan.

Green Bay Packers

The Packers fired longtime defensive coordinator Dom Capers, according to multiple reports.

Green Bay continued turning over its coaching staff on Wednesday, dismissing offensive coordinator Edger Bennett and QB coach Alex Van Pelt.

Houston Texans

The Texans have mutually parted ways” with special teams coordinator Larry Izzo, according to the Houston Chronicle’s John McClain. Ian Rapoport reported that defensive backs coach John Butler and running backs coach Charles London also won’t return.

Indianapolis Colts

Head coach Chuck Pagano was relieved of his duties following the Colts’ Week 17 win over the Texans.

Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins fired DBs coach Lou Anarumo, RBs coach Danny Barrett, and DL coach Terrell Williams.

New York Jets

The Jets have fired offensive coordinator John Morton, according to the New York Daily News’ Manish Mehta.

New York Giants

The Giants fired Ben McAdoo after a 2-10 start and numerous controversies, most notably benching Eli Manning and ending his starting games streak. Steve Spagnuolo was named interim coach.

Oakland Raiders

Jack Del Rio was fired by the Raiders after Oakland’s 30-10 loss to the Chargers in Week 17. This opens the door for a Jon Gruden return to Oakland.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Offensive coordinator Todd Haley is out of his contract, and the Steelers are letting him walk, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Wide receivers coach Richard Mann retired after 33 years in the NFL.

Seattle Seahawks

The Seahawks fired defensive coordinator Kris Richard, LBs coach Michael Barrow, offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, and offensive line coach Tom Cable.

Tennessee Titans

In a stunning reversal, head coach Mike Mularkey and the team agreed to “mutually part ways” days after talking about a contract extension.

The Titans won’t be retaining defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau, according to Jason Wolf of the Tennesseean.

General managers

Firings

Carolina Panthers

The Panthers surprisingly fired GM Dave Gettleman just a couple weeks before training camp. They brought back Marty Hurney, who GM’d the team from 2002-12, to serve an interim role.

Cleveland Browns

The Browns let go of GM Sashi Brown less than two years after hiring him.

Green Bay Packers

Ted Thompson is transitioning to new role on the team after 13 years as the GM. He’ll now serve as senior advisor to football operations.

New York Giants

Jerry Reese was fired alongside McAdoo, as the Giants started a complete housecleaning of the front office.

Rumors

Green Bay Packers

The Packers are attempting to interview Ravens assistant GM Eric DeCosta to fill their vacancy, according to Pro Football Talk.

Green Bay’s request to interview assistant Vikings GM George Paton was declined by the Vikings, per Schefter.

The Packers asked to talk to Seahawks GM John Schneider, but were denied, according to multiple reports.

Houston Texans

If Bill O’Brien stays, longtime Texans GM Rick Smith could be shown the door. However, as of Sunday afternoon, Smith announced he would be taking an extended leave to focus on his wife’s recent breast cancer diagnosis.

The Texans are interested in Eagles VP of player personnel and Cowboys VP of player personnel Will McClay, per John McClain of the Houston Chronicle.

Brian Gutekunst traveled to Houston to interview for the Texans GM job, but left before it took place, according to McClain. Gutekunst, who was the Packers’ director of player personnel, is finalizing a deal to be their new GM.

Brian Gaine, currently with the Bills as their VP of player personnel, is now the favorite to be hired as the Texans’ new GM, per Ian Rapoport. . Gaine was previously the director of player personnel in Houston.

Texans VP of football operations/assistant GM Jimmy Raye III interviewed for the GM job on Monday, Jan. 9. Brian Gaine will interview on Tuesday, Jan. 9, per McClain.

Hirings/GM staying put

Chicago Bears

John Fox is out, but GM Ryan Pace is staying. In fact, the Bears announced Pace has been signed to an extension through 2021.

Cleveland Browns

On the same day the team fired Sashi Brown, Cleveland tapped John Dorsey as its new general manager.

The Browns hired Eliot Wolf as assistant GM and Alonzo Highsmith as VP of player personnel. Both Wolf and Highsmith spent more than a decade with the Packers.

Green Bay Packers

The Packers are interviewing Director of Football Operations Eliot Wolf for the GM job on Thursday. He’s one of several in-house candidates for the position, along with Russ Ball and Brian Gutekunst.

The Packers are hiring Brian Gutekunst as their new GM, per multiple reports.

New York Giants

New York found its man to replace Reese, hiring former Panthers GM Dave Gettleman. He’ll be tasked with finding a new head coach and repairing a fractured locker room.

New York Jets

On the same day the Jets extended Todd Bowles, they also gave GM Mike Maccagnan a new contract.

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