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thissongisawesome · 1 month

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now, do i personally believe that maya and franziska would actively try to get phoenix and edgeworth together? not really. BUT. i don't see the harm in people writing scenarios in which they would? ik this sounds silly since maya and franziska wingmaning is one of the more popular ace attorney fic tropes, but i feel like recently i've seen a lot of hate towards and and i don't understand why!

think of it this way: maya is phoenix's best friend and like pseudo little sister, they're extremely close, and i'm pretty sure she teases him about his love life AT LEAST once in canon (it could be more, or i could've completely made this up, but i've played the trilogy enough where if i tried i could probably find an example but it's late and i'm tired). anyway with that said, why WOULDN'T she care about them getting together? she's shown in the first game to be pretty invested in "the deal with [nick] and edgeworth" her words, not mine. i'm not one to speak on later games because i honestly haven't touched them in over two years and even then they were a complete blur and i forgot everything except that edgeworth looked really ugly from the front. but. if my memory serves me i don't think their dynamic changed much? i can't see her caring AS much at 28 as she would at 17, because obviously she's grown and matured, but i don't think she'd be completely uninterested like some people say. maybe she wouldn't be wearing comical disguises to spy on them, but i could see her encouraging nick, or idk just telling trucy stuff about their old cases to stir something up.

i think the franziska side of things is where i'm a little more understanding, but also not really. on one hand, i get that she's very well put together and mature seeming. on the other hand, that's only how she SEEMS. i won't get into a whole franziska analysis because this post is already longer than i wanted and no one wants to hear me ramble about her, but she's not really as mature as she seems. anyway, would she care THAT much? the answer may surprise you!

now think of it THIS way: edgeworth is franziska's little brother. despite how she acts sometimes she obviously loves him dearly, and would (probably) just want him to be happy, with whatever foolishness it may endure. phoenix wright is franziska's sworn enemy. she can't stand him and feels as though he has personally wronged her before they even met. absolutely hates his guts (except for when they investigate together then they can be friends). franziska is incredibly smart, but she's clearly not the best emotionally. even with that, though, she seems to understand how important edgeworth is to phoenix ("earthquake blah blah blah" "are you thinking of miles edgeworth blah blah blah"). she kind of just accepts this, even though it implies that phoenix (a man he only recently reconnected with) would be on a similar level of emotional connection as his sister. maybe she doesn't think much about it though. she's just like sure whatever you're his most dear and indispensable friend i don't care anymore. do people really think that, if somehow she came to the conclusion that edgeworth had feelings for phoenix she wouldn't care in any way??? i'm not saying it'd necessarily be positive and all "you go girlfriend!", but to say she wouldn't CARE is so wild. she'd probably be furious, and so maybe she wouldn't wingman. but she does CARE about her brother, and honestly if it were presented to her on the right way she probably would wingman. one "hey franziska. i bet you can't make your brother get with phoenix wright. if they get together without your guidance then that basically means edgeworth beat you btw" and she's suddenly invested. (dramatized, but you get the point)

tldr; maya and franziska are not so nonchalant and cool that they wouldn't care about one of the most significant people in their lives having feelings for their courtroom rival of over a decade. that is all.

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lynzishell · 3 months

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List 5 facts about a favorite sim of yours, and send this to 10 simblrs whose sims you adore 💙

Yay! I'm finally going through my asks, lookit me go! We'll start this week with the winner of the poll... The one and only ✨Dawn Stephens✨

💖She has a Sociology degree from Foxbury Institute. She did not graduate with a high GPA, in fact she barely passed. She’s very smart, but genuinely hates reading and studying. She is the type of person that likes to be up doing things all the time. She struggles to just sit quietly. If she’s going to sit for an extended period of time, then it’s usually to watch a movie or a favorite TV show (with someone else, never alone). Even then, she’ll likely be distracting you the whole time.

💖During college, Dawn dated a lot, and had a lot of relationships that were short lived and full of drama. To be honest, being so heavily neglected growing up had left her desperate for love and affection. Most of the guys she dated wanted to date around and have fun and enjoy their college years, but Dawn would become instantly attached and clingy which would drive them away. It took her a while to work through this phase in her life, to understand why she felt/acted the way she did, and what she really needed. Before meeting Phoenix, she hadn’t dated anyone in nearly a year and was finally in a good place. That coupled with the fact that Phoenix is a very present and attentive partner means we’ve never seen that needier side of Dawn.

💖The necklace that she wears everyday was a gift from her high school best friend, Claire. Feeling rebellious one weekend, the two of them hopped a bus to visit a mall (strictly forbidden, of course). Claire caught her eyeing the necklace and bought it for her. Unfortunately, Dawn was never able to wear the necklace because A – she wasn’t allowed to wear jewelry and B – she would’ve had to explain where she’d gotten it. When she and Atlas left, Claire stopped talking to her, just like everyone else, and they’ll likely never speak again. But wearing the necklace now is kind of a symbol of her freedom from that life.

💖She loves the process of getting her nails done but can’t stand them afterwards. Every once in a while, you’ll see her with long painted nails, but they never last long because she removes them after a few days. (fun fact: she has beautifully manicured nails when she gives birth to Aspen because I forgot to remove them from her swimwear after their Sulani vacation. I didn’t want to risk messing up the childbirth process by going into CAS to fix it… so let’s just say she had her nails done while in labor, cos why not?)

💖There is an intentional inconsistency in the story that I doubt anyone noticed, it’s such a small detail… In this scene, Dawn mentions having a dog growing up: “He was a miniature schnauzer named Snickerdoodle. [giggles] But I would call him DooDoo.” … But then later, in this scene, it’s stated that Atlas has never had a dog: “He’s not used to dogs. In fact, he’s never had a pet of any kind before, so he isn’t sure what to do.” These two grew up in the same home, so what's the deal? Who was Snickerdoodle? This was actually Claire’s dog, and Dawn was absolutely smitten by him and would pretend to herself that it was her dog. (And she did in fact get in trouble once for saying DooDoo.)

#tysm for the ask 💖#lynzi answers #aries outtakes #dawn extras

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xerith-42 · 5 months

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Garrance Week Day Six! Snow/Warm

You guys remember the episodes in Malachi's castle? What if I made them even more gay? And made it better because having Garroth and Laurance's "greatest fear" being the girl they like getting with another guy is weak sauce.

The copium these two men (esp Garroth) are huffing truly is something.

Traveling with one of his best friends on a quest to rescue the other one and he's in love with both of them? Laurance couldn't have asked for a better deal. In spite of his worry for Irena's safety, he absolutely cherished the time he got to spend alone with Garroth while they searched for her. It was so refreshing to get out of the village to go on what was hopefully a low stakes quest. He wasn't scared of much largely because he had Garroth at his side. They always fought well, better together, and he knew nothing could stand in the way.

"She likely took refuge in that castle," Garroth theorized as he pointed at the castle in the distance. Laurance squinted to see it through the blue of the ongoing snowstorm. He could at least make out the general shape in the landscape, even if it was blurry.

"Let's hope so," Laurance said with a shiver. "Not exactly the biggest fan of the cold." Garroth turned to look at the man who was bundled up in his cloak.

"I thought being a Shadow Knight would have made you more adjusted to the cold."

"I got used to living in the Nether, and I'm not sure if you've ever been, it's pretty hot there. I'm designed to survive in that, not these conditions." Garroth chuckled a little at the bitchy tone Laurance had that made it clear he was complaining for the sake of complaining, not because he was really that upset.

"I'm sure we'll be able to warm you up once we're in shelter." Laurance tried to ignore his mind supplying him images of Garroth holding him close to keep him warm. Being able to wake up in his arms completely at peace. Not the time for it. Then again, it never felt like it was the time for it. Why not now when they were alone without any prying eyes? It's not like Garroth would ever notice, he's always been far too dense.

The doors to the castle creaked with effort as the two of them pushed them open. Just as quickly as it opened they were stumbling in, and the doors slammed closed behind them. Laurance was hit with a wave of warmth. Within seconds it became burning hot, and panic filled his system.

Fire spread across Phoenix Drop and screams filled his ears. Irena was on the ground, crying, shaking, on the verge of dying. Laurance glanced down and saw his own hand holding Garroth by the throat, blood starting to pool around where his claws dug in.

"NO!!" Laurance screamed, trying to fight back. But he couldn't do anything. He couldn't control himself.

"Don't worry, you won't die yet," A low voice drawled. "I'll make sure you have a front row seat to watch your beloved lord fall at my hand. Then I'll make killing you seem like a mercy."

"Don't touch her!" Garroth gasped out, before Laurance tossed him aside. His footsteps were heavy as he stalked towards Irena, who was begging for her life. It all blended together. Even as Laurance internally fought as hard as he could to control himself, there was nothing he could do. Nothing. Nothing.

He could only watch in horror as his own body grabbed Irena's hair, pulled her off the ground, and just as quickly wedged his sword into her gut.

"Goodnight, my love."

"LAURANCE!!" Her scream jerked him awake. Laurance's breathing was heavy, and he had to blink a few times to let the world come into view. The walls of the castle were dull, old rotting spruce that was sparsely decorated. The fire place was active, a young man with blue hair sitting by it with a young ghost child.

The last thing Laurance took in was Irena, sitting in front of him with tears in her eyes. He hated that look from her.

"Oh my Irene, you're okay," Irena gasped out, leaning forward to press her forehead to Laurance's. She was so warm. "You're back "

"What... What happened?" Laurance muttered out.

"I-It was Malachi. He's a ghost that haunts this castle and he can't control his magick. It forces people to see the illusion of their worst fear."

"I-It was just an illusion. It wasn't real."

"Exactly. We're all okay." Finally he could feel movement in his fingers. Laurance instantly brought a hand to her cheek, his heart swelling at the rush of heat he felt upon touching her. His eyes drifted to the side when he heard the clank of Garroth's armor. Everyone was alive. It was just an illusion.

"Thank Irene." Irena tore away from the embrace with a relieved smile.

"We're going to rest here for the night. In the morning I plan on seeing if I can't find an exorcist to help Malachi out of the castle." Laurance could only slightly move his head to look at the ghost child. "He really didn't mean any harm. He was never taught to control it."

"I-I understand. I'll gladly help in the search come morning." Irena gave him a smile, before she stood up and walked over to Malachi. Laurance felt a splitting headache the minute he tried to stand up, audibly groaning at it. In an instant Garroth was at his side picking him up.

"Come on, let's get you moving," He instructed. "You've been still for some time."

"How long was I out?" Laurance questioned as he managed to move his feet towards the door, with a bit of help from Garroth.

"Two hours."

"How long were you out?"

"Less than that." It was Garroth's nice way of saying ten minutes or less. He knew how competitive Laurance could be. And how sensitive he could be to potential shadow knight effects. At least, he assumed that was the case. Laurance let out a slightly nervous laugh, letting his hair fall down in front of his eyes as he leaned over part of the castles lower walls. Garroth wasn't quite sure how he felt about how pretty Laurance looked. Maybe he was just happy to see him relaxed after being caught in that illusion for so long.

"Care to tell me what you saw?" Garroth considerably tensed up.

"I'd rather not."

"I could tell you what I saw. Means it's less likely to actually happen." Garroth didn't respond. He'd made it clear that he wasn't going to give details on his vision, but he wasn't objecting to Laurance sharing. It might be nice to know what he was worried about.

"If you'd like to, you may." Laurance sighed.

"There's no easy way to put this... I lost control. I saw the future where I gave into every cruel thought ever put into my head in that hell." Laurance shuddered at the memory, and at the cold sweeping around him. "I need you to promise me you won't let it come to that." Garroth knew exactly what Laurance was saying, but he was unsure if he could promise it. Especially with the sudden feelings for Laurance he was barely coming to terms with.

"I..." Garroth's sentence trailed off. He felt truly tongue tied. Normally Irena would know just what to say, but she was likely comforting Malachi or Dante. "I pray to Irene it never comes to that."

"I do as well." Laurance shivered again, which made Garroth laugh slightly. He took off his own cloak and tossed it at Laurance, who caught it with a confused expression.

"Go get warm by the fire. I'll keep watch tonight." Garroth didn't leave any room to argue. Laurance gave him a half-hearted smile before trudging inside as he wrapped Garroth's cloak around himself. Laurance kept a safe distance from the fire, even though Malachi had already gone to bed and Irena was on the other side of the room talking to her new guard. It left Laurance to just sit on the floor staring into the flames.

It was something he often did as a child. Laurance was incredibly rowdy while he was growing up. it was hard to keep him focused or still for very long. Except on cold winter nights when his father would put a log on a fire and go off to bed. Cadenza and Laurance would sit and watch the flames for hours, often falling asleep in front of the fireplace as a result. It was always something that held his attention, that caused some kind of fascination. Something he never quite understood.

This time Laurance could barely look at the fire for a few minutes before turning his head away and leaning against the wall in a way that it would be out of view. He could still faintly feel some warmth from it, but he couldn't stand to keep looking at it. It just reminded him of that all to real vision. Laurance draped Garroth's heavy cloak over his curled up body like a blanket. It actually made sleep come to him very easily in spite of the cold. It was almost like Garroth was holding him...

Sleep didn't last long. It felt like the moment Laurance was able to dream, just the flash of Irena's terrified face jolted him awake. And the moment Laurance was awake, he was cold. The fire was starting to die from nobody attending it, even if Irena and her guard were sleeping around it. Laurance's eyes darted to the closed door. If they were cold inside, how was Garroth faring outside?

He tried to be quiet in his movements, but if this guard was any good, he definitely knew Laurance was sneaking past them. He ducked out of the castle quickly, shoving the door behind him and coming face to face with a very confused Garroth. Well, the helmet hid his expression, but Laurance had seen enough of his face to make a guess at what it looked like.

"L-Laurance? What are you doing out here?" Garroth asked.

"Couldn't sleep," Laurance replied quickly, before shoving Garroth's cloak onto him. "You sound like you're freezing."

"You do too." Laurance brought his arms around himself, pulling at the edges of his cape.

"Nah, I-I'll be f-f-fine." Garroth resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Practicality overtook emotion. Garroth pulled his cloak on, fastening the clasp, before grabbing Laurance's arm and walking him over to the small onning that came off the eastern part of the castle wall. Laurance glanced up at him confused, but his vision was quickly filled when Garroth brought an arm around him and held him close.

Nearly instantly Laurance was filled with warmth as Garroth pulled his cloak across their bodies. It was the best way to conserve warmth. And the most romantic. It was like a scene out of one of Laurance's stupid fantasies he would have while daydreaming at the academy while pretending to pay attention. But this was real. It felt real. Laurance's blood usually ran cold, but in this moment, he felt a lot warmer than he had since coming back.

"Are you comfortable?" Garroth almost whispered. Laurance just nodded, snuggling into Garroth. More points of contact meant heat would be generated faster. That was the excuse. Laurance always had plenty of them. He knew Garroth would need them any time they got intimate together. "Rest well."

"Don't think I can," Laurance admitted. "But I don't mind being out here with you." Garroth didn't ask why, he didn't need to. Instead he let silence settle and the winter winds to whip it away. Laurance's body had been unusually cold, but he seemed to be warming up now. His body was still capable of generating heat, which would be key to him surviving these conditions. It just meant he had to share heat with someone.

"Would you like to know what I saw?" Laurance nodded.

"If you don't mind telling me."

"I just figured that you told me your to help ensure it doesn't happen. I-I'd like to ask you do the same."

"Gladly." Despite not sleeping, Laurance was usually a man of many words. Except when he was really tired. It may not have been obvious to anyone else, but Garroth could tell when Laurance started giving one word or one sentence responses.

"I saw Zane return to Phoenix Drop. I saw him... I saw him hurt people I care about, including you." Laurance let out a small hum. He liked to hear Garroth admit he cared about him. "A-And there wasn't anything I could do about it."

"But that's not true."

"Hm?"

"You don't trust Zane. You won't fall for his deceptions a second time."

"L-Laurance, I don't know if I can bring myself to harm my own brother."

"Even if he tried to kill us, again?"

"Would you not be conflicted if it were Cadenza?"

"Cadenza wouldn't be so obvious about it though." Garroth laughed gently at Laurance's argument. "She'd be way better at being secretly evil. Your brother has already let the mask slip too far down." Laurance snuggled further into Garroth's embrace, a burst of warmth coming from his body as he did. "We're gonna be fine."

"If you say so." In spite of his paranoia, Garroth did mean those words. He believed what Laurance said. He knew that when it came down to it, he would throw his own life into danger to protect the ones he loved, and if that meant striking down his brother in the process, he would do it. And he knew it wouldn't come to that point. Laurance wouldn't let it.

The two lay in silence for the rest of the night. Neither of them slept, but they were able to relax. And when morning came, they never spoke of it.

Laurance bitterly misses the feeling of Garroth's cloak wrapped around him while nearly freezing to death in Gal'ruk. And winters on the Alliance Island get colder than Garroth has ever experienced. He constantly yearns for the feeling of Laurance's breathing on his chest.

Whump quota met.

#aphmau #i dont support aphmau #text post #laurance zvahl #minecraft diaries #minecraft diaries laurance #garroth ro'meave #writing #angst #garrance #garrance week 2023 #garrance week #gay block men #cuddling & snuggling #what if we cuddled for warmth #no homo tho #very straight

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transpoettryinghisbest · 2 years

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(this is a sequel to this fic. Trigger warnings are in the tags.)

“So how is he?”

“The doctor said he's doing well. The scarring has almost healed and he's responding well to his meds.” I hand her the doctor's report, but she just glances at it. “He should be back to normal in about two or three days?”

“That's great to hear.”

“Yeah. He didn't seem too happy, though. To see me, I mean. He kept asking about you.”

She chuckles. “He gets annoyed when I leave him there for long periods of time. I've told him I have a job to do, other things to attend to. I do appreciate you going to check on him. Thanks, Phoenix.”

“No problem, I'm always happy to help.”

“I should be able to visit him later this evening, if I can get all of this done.” She skims through documents on her desk. “Maya's still at her training. Remind me to call her later?”

“Will do. Is there anything else you need?”

“Charley's looking a bit dry.”

“On it, Chief.”

“I hope Diego wasn't too hard to deal with,” she says, as I'm filling up the watering can.

“Huh? No, it was fine.”

“His pain puts him in a bad mood sometimes.”

I guess I'd be grumpy if I was permanently in pain too. It's not something I want to think about.

“I think he just misses you,” I say. “He seemed almost worried about you.”

“He should worry about himself more. His recovery was going really well until that incident.” She sighs and rubs her forehead. “No, that didn't come out right.”

“Chief?”

“He saved my life and that's the thanks I give him? Victim shaming him for almost being murdered?”

I put the watering can down and walk up to her desk. “Are you okay?”

“Fine. Just tired. I've got…a lot going on.”

“Sounds like it.”

“I know the last thing Diego wants is to cause me stress, but he does. Even though it's not his fault. He's had so many health checkups, changes in medication, flare days… It's just a lot. But I feel like I can't complain, because the alternative would be that he didn't survive his coma at all. I hate to see him in pain, but I couldn't bear it if I couldn't see him at all.”

“He was in a coma for a really long time, right?”

“Five years. The doctors said it'd take a miracle for him to wake up.” She smiles. “But he's quite good at miracles.”

Diego Armando is one of the biggest names in law. I've seen him in court, and he's everything I aspire to be. The only person I admire more than him is Mia. But I have my own personal reason for that.

“He was poisoned, right?” I say. “Five years ago.”

“That's right. It feels so distant now.”

I swallow, not sure if I really want to ask what's praying on my mind. But I've been taught not to run from the truth.

“Mia? The one who poisoned him…was it Dahlia Hawthorne?”

That name sends a small reaction through her. Like a bad memory.

“I'm surprised it took you this long to figure it out,” she says.

“I…I think I always knew. It was too coincidental. But…after that trial, I didn't want to think about her anymore. I was… so hurt. And I had other things to focus on, a new career.”

“I certainly kept you busy.”

“Yeah. You…you always knew. That's why you took my case in the first place, right?”

“That's right. I promised him that I'd catch Dahlia for both of us. And I promised you that I'd get you the verdict you deserved. And I did.”

“Thanks.”

“What I wasn't expecting was for you to come back and ask me to mentor you.”

“Right. You didn't have to do that.”

“You were very convincing. Which is good because that's a big part of the job.”

“No, I mean…because of what I did. Because of Dahlia.”

I was so confused. Part of me still is. The idea that someone I thought I knew and loved could just…switch. I didn't want to believe it. But Mia forced me to. And honestly? I needed that force. There was no gentle way to tell me that I was dating a serial killer. I learnt the hard way, and I like to think I grew up and got stronger because of it.

“You didn't harbour any resentment against me for it?” I ask.

“At the time? Absolutely. You wouldn't believe how frustrating you were as a client. But I didn't blame you. Besides, people grow and change. I took you under my wing because I felt you deserved the chance. And because you looked like you needed a little guidance.”

“You've done a good job, Chief.”

“I like to think so.”

“What about Mr Armando? Does he know? About me?”

“He knows that Dahlia tried to frame you for Mr Swallow's murder. That's it. I might be the forgiving type, but Diego… Well I'd rather not risk some kind of awkward tension between the three of us. So your secret's safe with me.”

“Thanks, Chief. For everything.”

“Well if you want to thank me-” She pushes a pile of documents towards me. “You can help me out with these.”

“Sure.”

#I was wondering where phoenix fits into the Mia lives au #Turns out he plays therapist and does chores #ace attorney #phoenix wright #mia fey #ace attorney godot #fanfiction #prosecutor godot #ace attorney fanfiction #diego armando #tw coma #tw hospital #Tw scars #tw medicine #tw chronic pain

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minilpark · 2 years

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So I'm 22, I'll be 23 at the end of August, making me a virgo. I use she/her pronouns. I would like to be with someone who I can wear heels with and still be the shorter one (I'm 5'5) but that's not an absolute deal breaker for me.

I am bi, but i do lean more heavily towards men then women. I work two jobs so free time is a commodity that I don't have a ton of but what I do have is filled with drives by the river (I live in a city on the Mississippi) lots of music and reading as well.

My apartment is a cozy, colorful place, but it is a bit messy. I do my best but I have never been an overly neat individual. It also has my two cats in it, so really it's their apartment. I am a bit of a homebody and an introvert but I don't mind going out with people that I know are not going to leave me stranded while they socialize. I have a core group of friends and we get together to do taco Tuesday and drinks on Saturday, normally no partners aloud. They are people who's approval is not easy to get but is certainly something I want when it comes to the person I date. I would also like my parents to like the person. (I don't think I could settle with someone that my mother did not like, but I've never introduced her to anyone I've dated.)

I also have some pretty serious ADHD so I utilize games on my phone alot while I'm in conversation (I promise I'm listening but this number game is my new fidget toy right now, please keep talking). Because of my ADHD I also talk alot. I'm a wordy woman and i'm not sure i want that to change so someone who can stand that is important. When I'm nervous or uncomfortable I either talk way more, which shouldn't be possible, or I don't talk at all, which is way worse because then everyone knows I'm nervous/uncomfortable.

I really like to travel when I can. My favorite place I've even been is Dublin, but I haven't been to so many places on my list. Last summer I went to the beach for the first time and I fell in love with the idea of living on the coast. I also love to take pictures. There was a good few years where I was convinced I was going to be a photographer for some sort of travel magazine, yes I am that good, but I stopped finding joy in it and had to step away. It's still a hobby for me and my favorite thing to photograph is people.

I like nice clothing and shoes. So I own alot of nice clothing and shoes. I would love a date where we get all dressed up, take some pictures and then do something totally inappropriate for the clothing we're wearing. Actually, my ideal date is being able to drive in the car listening to music and talking about everything and nothing. Later in the relationship it would be turning on some good music and dancing around the living room in our underwear/pajamas.

I hate dating people who make me feel dumb and I swear to go if my partner trys to coddle or baby me, I will not stick around. I want someone who veiws me as an equal. If I need something explained, I'll ask. That being said, I'm not confrontational. Every time I have been, people have walked away so I don't like doing it and if I do I am either super sure that the person will stick around or I'm so mad that I don't care if they do.

I'm hesitant to settle. I've never had a person that I could envision myself with for the rest of my life, but I do think that once I start to see that happening in my head, I could get on board with it.

My love language is gift giving and quality time. I love getting flowers even if I kill them.

This is really long, I did say I am a wordy woman. Do me justice honey. You seem to be a pretty good matchmaker thus far.

i think phoenix could be a cool person for you.

i think nat would find you to be a pretty interesting person to get to know. she'd come to see how talkative you can be, how introverted you are, and how you like to seek approval of your choices from both your friends and parents as you trust their choices. phoenix would definitely be there to reassure you about things especially if she notices you are nervous or uncomfortable. i think you two would travel a lot when she's not working but besides that, she'd definitely love to share her travel stories with you. i think a fun date idea for the two of you would be dressing up really fancy and just staying home, ordering takeout and enjoying each other's company with drinks.

#topgun #top gun maverick #natasha phoenix trace #topgun ship requests #herladyshipxx

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bamfdaddio · 3 years

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X-Men Abridged: 1978

The X-Men, those take-me-to-the-ballgame mutants that have sworn to protect a world that hates and fears them, are a cultural juggernaut with a long, tangled history. Want to unravel this tapestry? Then read the Abridged X-Men!

(X-Men 109 - 116) - by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, Tony Dezuniga

Yes, the plan here is to toss Kurt at Magneto and yes, it’s objectively the best panel of 1978. (X-Men 113)

If the X-Men were a tv-show, the Phoenix mending the M’Kraan Crystal would probably have been the finale of season 1 of X-Men: the New Generation. Now that we’ve had this big finish, Claremont takes his time to sow new plot seeds and navigate his team of merry mutants in new directions. Compared to 1977, 1978 is a lot more laid back, with smaller arcs and more character moments.

Take the first two issues of the year, for example. The victorious X-Men come home from their space capers and for a moment, all is well. Ororo is a plant mommy, Kurt is a grade-A cutey and Jean comes out to her parents as the Phoenix. (Intrigued? Read more here.) And, because Moira going back home to Scotland, the X-Men say goodbye to her through… a baseball game! (Which, I guess if you’re comic book character bound by the comic book code, is the next best thing to just getting drunk together.)

It’s all very straight-edge wholesome.

Lilandra is very absent: I’m assuming she is sleeping off the space jetlag somewhere. idk

Sure, there’s still a few action-packed B-plots: a fight scene is mandatory in a comic book, after all. Weapon Alpha tries to claim Wolverine in the name of the Canadian government and some nobody named Warhawk sneaks into the mansion as a phone repairman to rig the Danger Room into a Death Trap.

(Look, you have a danger room. Why are you calling phone repairmen? During breakfast, did Charles go around the table, asking anyone if they wanted to fix the phone and everyone was like “nnnnnno, I am le tired”.)

Anyway, how would you unwind after a baseball game? Scott has an awesome idea! (I'm betting Scott would have embraced the Comics Code.)

This is the one issue not drawn by John Byrne this year. Dezuniga does a fine enough job, but Jean using her powers looks like she’s barfing psy-energy all over the place. (X-Men 110)

Warhawk traps the rest of the X-Men in the Danger Room. Wolverine gets a moment to shine as the team’s rogue, finally getting a win after getting knocked on his ass lately. Also, Kurt calls Warhawk Krieghabicht. (Hee.) Jean, meanwhile, is startled because despite her phenomenal powers, she was taken out so easily. She makes the formal choice to rejoin the X-Men.

And the next time we see them… THE X-MEN HAVE VANISHED? (yes, i know this sentence contradicts itself, shut up)

We find Beast at a circus in Texas, investigating their disappearance while on a sabbatical from the Avengers. See, Lorna called him because Havok was kidnapped in Scotland and the X-Men did not pick up, so she called good ole Hank McCoy. We know Charles is honeymooning with Lilandra, so where are the X-Men?

Cerebro leads Hank to a circus and, dude, for someone who’s supposed to be a genius, you draw the conclusion that these are the brainwashed X-Men way too slowly.

I by no means wish to belittle Storm’s situation, but Wolverine is in equally skimpy clothing while chained the fuck up, Beast. Can’t spare a little sympathy for him? (X-Men 111)

Beast continues being the worst detective mutantkind has ever known: even Jean, who’s currently a cigarette smoking trapeze artist named Miz Destiny, barely convinces him that these are the X-Men. When Beast finally confronts the Ring Leader, it turns out to be… Mesmero!

This pose: appropriate for a super villain or suitable for a Harlequin novel cover? Especially with all this talk about enthralling? (X-Men 112)

Apparently Mesmero doesn’t give a fuck that half these X-Men aren’t the same X-Men that fought him before. Revenge is a dish best served cold and to the wrong table, apparently. Beast fighting ole Messy causes Wolverine to spring free from his hypnotic influence. Wolvie proceeds to slap Jean out of it (literally) and they free the rest of the X-Men. But when they come and confront Mesmero in his little circus wagon, their villain is knocked out…

By Magneto.

dun dun DUN

Magneto proceeds to kidnap them, like this:

Magneto, who has no patience for narrative baggage, also yeets out Mesmero over the Andes, no big deal (X-Men 112)

Just like Mesmero, Magneto wants misplaced revenge. Instead of exacting vengeance on Charles, Moira and the Defenders involved in (literally) infantilizing him - no, seriously, he was a baby - Magneto comes for these All-New X-Men. (Look, logic has never been one of Magneto’s super powers.)

He takes the X-Men to his secret base below the South Pole, tucked away under a literal volcano. (He really should be on the tourist board for Amazing Antarctica, this is his third base there.) The X-Men, after they have safely landed, attack him, but they are tossed around like rag dolls, falling one by one - even the Phoenix.

Jean does have the right idea, though: it’s my theory that the key to defeating Magneto is being equally dramatic and hammy. (X-Men 112)

Somewhere on a cruise ship, Charles loses contact with the X-Men and proceeds to do absolutely nothing about it. Damn, but Elizabeth Taylor Lilandra must have some pretty choice moves in bed.

YOU COULD TRY FINDING OUT, CHARLES. (X-Men 113)

When the X-Men wake up, they're bound by Nanny, a robotic… uh, nanny! And Magneto unveils his revenge: he has scrambled the X-Men’s brains: they are fully conscious, but are trapped, powerlessly in their bodies, which won’t follow the instructions of their brains. It’s as if they’re the minds of adults, trapped in the bodies of infants - just like Magneto was. (He does not succumb to an evil laughter, but he’s definitely drifting into Evil Overlord territory.)

Look, a lot of this is very silly. Magneto hasn’t really been codified by Claremont yet: he’s still very much the sixties super villain and he doesn’t have his Holocaust-past yet. His motivations don’t make much sense: it’s never made clear why he needs the base, for example, or why he doesn’t just kill the X-Men. And yet, he seems more menacing than he used to be. Might be because these X-Men actually have a hard time beating him.

A lot of this era works like that. There’s the occasionally very silly trappings of a superhero comic, but there’s also glimmers of exceptional writing. Take the following scene, for example, which I’ll just include in its entirety, because fuck it. Storm is trying to break free, on the flimsy premise that she was a highly advanced baby who had the motor skills of a toddler. (I’ve met babies. They basically eat, sleep and poop. They can’t really do this.) And yet? This scene kind of works.

Like, the fact that this scene works despite the fact that Magneto thought to give his Nanny-robot a sixties copper bob-cut and a aluminium French maid headpiece is a testament to effective writing. (Also to Magneto’s attention to detail.) (X-Men 113)

No worries, Storm succeeds the second time she attempts this.

Together, the now free team manages to almost defeat Magneto, but Phoenix grows a little too zealous, destroying precious machinery. It proves to be their undoing: the roof to the base cracks open, letting lava in. Things grow dire and Magneto gets the nope out of there.

The lava turns on the heat and the team gets split up. Phoenix escapes together with Beast, and they both collapse into the freezing snow in the Arctic. A helicopter saves them, but what about the rest of the team? Are they dead?!

They’re dead enough for Professor X, and I really have questions about the effectiveness of Cerebro. After a brief mourning period, Beast rejoins the Avengers. But what really happened to the X-Men? Well, they fled into the Savage Land!

So, are we getting a sexy costume change with every new locale and/or story arc? What is this, Charmed? (X-Men 114)

The Savage Land plot is… kind of messy and confusing? First, Storm is attacked by Sauron (yay!) and he even hypnotizes Wolverine and uses his love for Jean against him (ew!), but as soon as Karl Lykos gains control again (boo!), he explains how he

Did not fall to his death;

Is suppressing his pterodactyl side (ain’t we all);

allied himself with the Savage Landers.

Then Ka-Zar, Marvel´s discount!Tarzan, explains how someone named Zaladane transformed a hapless innocent into Garruk, the Petrified Man, who is some sort of… living god? Who stopped some sort of interdimensional invasion by mending some sort of… portal rift? And then he set up shop in the swamp and built some sort of futuristic city? And he wants to enslave all of the natives of the Savage Land? And he built his city on the geothermal fissure that heats the Savage Land, so now the jungle is being choked out by snowy tundra?

Such a mess. And I know Zaladane gets important later, but, ugh, the socio-political tensions in the Savage Land is generally not what I’m here for.

One of the few Savage Land scenes I do like is also messy, but the emotional kind of messy. See, the X-Men on their part believe Jean and Hank are dead, and Scott takes it rather… lightly? When Storm confronts him about it, he confesses he does not mourn Jean as much as he thought he would, as if she were a different woman ever since they crash-landed the shuttle. Storm rejects this confession, always solidly in Jean’s camp, and basically tells Scott to man up. Scott has a point: Jean has changed and it’s not like people have fallen out of love for less, but there’s something to be said for Storm’s firm “for better or for worse”-argument. The scene ends unresolved, and I like that.

Anyway, there’s some X-Men fighting dinos and flying lizards, so there’s at least that. Oh, and Colossus develops a suddenly intense bond with a Savage Lander with a mohawk, which is a detail that becomes important later. Another significant detail?

There’s a lot of weight to that snikt, bub. (X-Men 116)

The implication is that Wolverine simply kills the guy in cold-blood. It’s a little weird that both Storm and Kurt are so okay with this, especially because Storm tries to save Garruk later. This, however, also marks an important direction in which they’re taking Wolverine, becoming the most ruthless of the X-Men.

In the end, Cyclops blasts the foundations of the citadel to smithereens, solving everyone’s problems and putting a neat bow on this tangled plotline. Also, all of a sudden? The X-Men are monthly again! (yay!) And they’ve upgraded from All-New, All-Different to Uncanny on the cover, though the name of the comic won’t officially change until issue 142.

Best new character: Like Hell I’m giving this to Weapon Alpha! So instead, it’s going to the two stylish, mohawked ladies who “show the island” to Piotr. (Again. They’ll be relevant later. Sort of.)

What to read: X-Men 109, for the denouement of the Phoenix Saga (or the first part thereof). The rest is rather inconsequential.

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New poster came out today of Hope and it said she has to die and I'm going to be so upset if they gave away that big of a spoiler for Hope becoming a full tribird. There was also an article with the post that said about Hope having to decide between saving Landon and killing malivore. So that and with whay Brett said about the prophecy I'm guessing it's the last line of it. My mind went to a dark place, dark side of the moon dark. That they're gonna back track all the progress Hope made in season 3 and have her kill malivore while he's still possessing Landon just to save everyone else(ie the greatest destroyer of all is love. Her having to do that is what will destroy her). I'm trying to stop myself from thinking like that because it just doesn't make sense. For the very good reasons.

1.wasnt it more than enough to have her watch Landon melt after their first time together?

2. She said that for once she doesn't want to sacrifice what she loves just to save everyone else.

3. She even said that Landon is the one person on the planet she can't bring herself to fight.

So I just can't see it making sense for them to throw all that away and to have her back track all the progress she made. Just to have not only sacrifice the person that she loves but to also have her be the one to kill him not knowing if Landon would come back from that. They wouldn't do that right?

So I'm thinking the last line of the prophecy is referring to something else. Like Hope chooses to save Landon and that causes everyone else to suffer because now they have to be the ones to find a way to kill malivore. Or Hope decides to give up her mortal life for Landon and in the process that somehow kills malivore. But in killing him that ends up releasing every creature he's ever consumed. Which would end up causing countless number of people to suffer(also I'm not saying I want everyone else to suffer because I don't. I'm just so tired of Hope and Landon always having to be the ones who suffer or get the short end of the stick just so everyone else can live happy and safe lives). Those two theories seems like the ones that will most likely happen right? Or maybe I'm just being hopeful and hate thinking that they might have actaully thrown away all the progress and everything that was set up in season 3.

Yeah, it’s pretty weird, they could at least try to make it a surprise? But I don’t see how Hope killing Malivore while he’s possessing Landon would fit with “the greatest destroyer of all is love”? Because that would have to mean it’s referring to Hope’s love for everyone else if she ends up doing it for them? Which wouldn’t make any sense because it’s Hope’s love for Landon that they’re always talking about, that’s what season 3 was basically about, and Brett has stated that Landon is the most important person in Hope’s life. So yeah, that wouldn’t make sense. And exactly, everything you said, them doing that would make all they did in season 3 pointless. Hope has fought so hard for Landon, and has said she’d do it again, that she’d do whatever it takes, that she’s not sacrificing what she loves for once, that Landon is everything to her, screw fate, etc. What would the purpose of all of that be if she doesn’t choose to save Landon in the end? It would definitely be throwing away all that was established in season 3 and all of Hope’s progress. But when it comes to this show, who knows what they might do. But I think as fans (particularly fans who aren’t blinded by hatred and desperation to have certain ships happen), we know the characters well enough by now to know what Hope would do and what would be ooc. So the writers better not screw it up. I think the only way I could see Hope killing Malivore while he’s still in Landon’s body is if Landon somehow gets his Phoenix powers back while Malivore is still in him. So if Hope were to kill him, maybe it would only kill Malivore inside him and Landon would be protected by his Phoenix side, or at least come back if he did die? But I would absolutely hate it if that happens, because it would just be them doing the same thing they always do, killing Landon once again. I’m so sick and tired of it. It’s like their solution to every problem involves Landon dying, or Hope making a sacrifice, or creating another prison world, or a mix of all of these. Find another solution for once. I just want them to solve the Malivore problem without Landon or Hope having to die, and isn’t that the point of them fighting fate?

But yeah, I also think the prophecy could be referring to everyone else being affected by Hope’s decision to save Landon. Because I do wonder about the therapy box in 3x05 and if that was supposed to foreshadow what could happen or if that was a result of Hope’s psychic abilities. Which I hope doesn’t happen, because that would create issues between Handon and the other characters and would probably make everyone attack Handon even more. But I would think Hope sacrificing herself might be more likely, especially when they’re making it obvious that she’s gonna become a full tribrid. And yes, I think however they defeat Malivore is gonna release all the monsters inside Malivore that they’ll have to deal with in season 4. But I think that would happen no matter how they destroy Malivore, but if Hope and Landon’s love is what defeats him, maybe that could be what the prophecy is referring to. And I agree, I’m so sick of Hope and Landon being the ones to suffer as well. But I think if the monsters get released, they will still be suffering again anyway because I’m sure the writers will have them be the ones going around and getting rid of the monsters without being able to rest or recover after all they’ve been through. But yeah, those theories do seem more likely. Or, best case scenario, the only destruction the prophecy is referring to is Malivore’s destruction, but that’s doubtful that there won’t be any consequences from that. But I guess the most important thing is that they don’t ruin all they established with Hope in season 3 or make her act ooc, so hopefully they won’t do anything like that.

#answered #s4 #spoilers #legacies spoilers #hope mikaelson #handon #malivore

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phoenixknightv2 · 5 years

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To a certain someone

I really didn’t want to have to do this but If you think I’m not gonna go out swinging after the events of Tuesday morning. If you think I’m gonna just forget about this....

YOU ARE SADLY MISTAKEN!!!!!!!!

First of all, I poured my fucking heart and soul out to you. I told you a lot of stuff that I don’t tell a lot of other people. I fucking opened up to you because I thought you understood me because you are also a fellow aspie. I don’t trust a lot of people these days. I FUCKING TRUSTED YOU!!!!!

Yes did I make my mistakes in coming on too strong yes I fucking did. But I said it before and I said it again,

WILL

NEVER

EVER

EVER APOLOGIZE

FOR HOW I FELT

If you think you are so innocent in what happened you are sadly mistaken. Telling me and I Quote “I never had another guy who cared about me and was truthful and honest in general and in the Pursuit of me like you” OH AND ALSO ASKING ME DO I WANT TO MAKE OUT FOR MY BIRTHDAY? THAT YOU HAVENT HAD IT IN AWHILE?!?!? LIKE WHO DOES THAT?!?!?? Especially because of the fact I legitimately gave a rats ass about you. Especially answering your calls at work

But you know what, here’s where I’m really angry. Here’s where I’m really hurt, it’s not the fact that we’re not together. It’s the fact that you made a promise that no matter what I say you won’t abandon me. Cause you’ve heard worse. Then Tuesday morning happens. You say even as friends we can’t talk anymore because you don’t want to be “disrespectful” to the new “relationship” with the guy you apparently are getting serious with.

Oh WAIT A MINUTE YOU TOLD ME YOU DONT WANT A RELATIONSHIP RIGHT NOW WITH ALL YOU’RE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW!!! YOU WANNA TAKE IT SLOW YOU WANNA GET TO KNOW PEOPLE AND NOW THERES ANOTHER GUY THAT YOU ARE GETTING SERIOUS WITH?!?!?!? WHAT THE FUCK?!?!? WERE YOU PLAYING ME?!?!? WERE YOU TEASING ME BECAUSE IT WAS A SICK GAME TO YOU AND YOU GET OFF ON THAT?!?! THE FUCK IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?!?!? CAUSE I DAMN SURE HAVE QUESTIONS!!!!

MONDAY NIGHT I OPENED UP EVEN MORE IN AN ATTEMPT TO NOT PURSUE A RELATIONSHIP BUT BECAUSE I HAD ENOUGH OF ALL THE CRAP I WAS DEALING WITH!!!!!!!! I WAS TRYING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU BECAUSE I WAS LOSING MYSELF AND I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND THEN YOU TURN AROUND AND YOU ARE JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE!!!! WELL YOU KNOW WHAT

While I was very upset the last two days, while you fucking hurt me bad, I should also say thank you. Thank you for giving me the wake up call I needed. Thank you for fucking showing me who you really are. Because you know what, I want you now to feel what I’ve been feeling my entire life and I love myself first so much that I’m not gonna just let this pass and do nothing. After everything I’ve done for you, Tuesday morning was a slap to my face. A hardcore slap. The money I spent, the good time and the care I tried to show you despite what I was dealing with inside myself

What really hurts me is I love your family. Your family is cool. But as History shows I probably won’t ever see you again and you know what, I’m ok with that because I’m done having fake ass people showing fake love to me. Unlike you, I’m not afraid to be verbal and open because I have nothing to hide. Turns out you don’t know who I really am.

Before my closing statement, I’m laughing because if this new guy is from Tinder something you admitted you were trying to get away from and that you hated then you are part of this broken society. You are just as big of a hypocrite as everyone else.

So in my final closing statement, I really do wish you well. I hope things work out for you especially with that guy you are apparently are getting serious with because if it doesn’t Don’t you dare come crying back to me because I won’t be there. I’am done pouring my heart out to people who don’t deserve it. Say whatever you want about me. Talk shit about me. I DONT CARE BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT IM DONE BEING WEAK!!!! I’M DONE BEING THIS SOCIETYS JOKE!!!! Yes I made mistakes and I’ve owned up to them, yes I know I’ve said if it doesn’t happen between us that it would make me question when is my time coming. Because in general, that’s what I’m feeling. Something you clearly don’t understand especially when I’ve been looked at as a freak my entire life and as a joke. But again I’m not mad about that, I’m mad about a promise you made me that you wont abandon me but yet here we are. Last but not least i’am having health problems so at this point if shit continues to hit the fan, if I die then you know what the crap I’ve been dealing with will actually be doing me a major favor then if I die of a heart attack so at this point I have absolutely nothing to lose.

I’m not perfect but I did the very best I could. This wouldn’t have been a damn issue to me had it had not gotten personal like it did but because it did, i take it personally. I really didn’t want to have to do this but I’m not gonna let injustice get away anymore. Plus the frustrations of the pressure I’m under, work, trying to get everything back together.....straw that broke the camels back.

Again I’m not angry that we’re not together, I’m angry because you BROKE A PROMISE!!! You say you care about what happens to me and you won’t abandon me, well Tuesday was a giant fuck you to the face and shows me otherwise. After everything I’ve done for you in the short time I’ve known you, that’s a giant fuck you slap to the face alright.

I have a Question for you. Did any of our conversations mean anything to you? Did the times the great times we had mean anything to you? The fact I cared enough to fix your phone and not ask for anything in return? The fact that I cared enough to be there for you, to answer your calls when I was at work when you were struggling at your Nanny job, to use a shit ton of my money to show you a good time, etc and all I asked for despite my imperfections is the same respect and care I gave you. Does that mean anything to you at all?

I guess not but I guess if this is the end which it probably is as history shows then I got nothing to lose.

One things for certain

The Truth has set Me Free

Remember these three words and remember the name

PHOENIX KNIGHT FOREVER

RECOGNIZE

PHOENIX KNIGHT FOREVER

Now we’re done

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