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#stanley pines#rick sanchez#stanford pines#fiddleford mcgucket#the witcher au#gravity falls#rick and morty#witcher!stan#bard!rick#mage!ford#mage!fiddleford#stan is from the school of the bear#rick is traveling the world for some reason#ford and fiddleford were classmates at ban ard academy
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I saw someone else on here saying how Rick needs someone with a different moral compass to go with him on adventures because otherwise it'd be an echo chamber of bad decisions, and thats why he brings Morty (very outspoken against him) rather than Summer (very often outspoken against him, however very much aligns with his violent impulses)
and I agreed with that, however I wanted to add my own theory as to why he brings only Morty, which kind of goes along with theirs.
I lost their post/url so I dont know who it is who posted that, but if I find it ill reblog with a link to their post, or if one of you find it youre welcome to do that for me !!
okay, so. it seems to me that another reason Rick would take Morty most times and not usually Summer is not only because Summer is more likely to become a moral echo chamber, but because Morty is the most likely in the family to not end up another Rick.
let me explain what I mean:
Rick has witnessed the citadel and how that ended up, he's implied to have witnessed the deaths of so many people (not just Ricks) for being too confident in their smarts. he knows that his life style kind of ruins you if youre as smart as he is because you start getting to know that you are.
this won't happen with Morty.
Morty is a lot of things; resourceful, highly adaptive, good in combat (when he can be), quick on his feet and passionate. but one thing he isnt, is like Rick.
Morty gets none of his traits from Beth or Rick. he isnt inhumanely smart (in fact its canon that he's quite the opposite), he isnt predisposed to being cold and uncaring, he isnt as impulsive (he still is, just not as much), the list goes on.
not only are Summer and Beth predisposed to end up like Rick, they have, on many occasions, acted exactly how Rick would've acted in situations. and to me, it seems like that scares him.
Morty however is very different to Rick, and Rick knows that very few Mortys ever end up even a fraction of the man he is.
Mortys are not predisposed to end up cold and uncaring, in fact Mortys are predisposed to be the exact opposite. Mortys are "hardwired for forgiveness." theyre empathetic, loving, forgiving. Mortys rarely harden into the kind of person Rick is, or the kind of person Summer and Beth would be.
Morty is the obvious answer to who Rick should rely on - he'll never be bad. Morty is good at his core. at least most of them are, of course just like there's outlier Ricks (c-137 himself), there's outlier Mortys, but as a general statement, Mortys are good at their core.
kind of off topic, but I also beleive that c-137 is good at his core.
let me explain.
he is, by admission, a different kind of Rick. he wanted to stay home, to be there for the girls, he was even willing to give up his dream of science just to be there for him.
when they died, so did a part of him.
he lost the love of his life, and he lost his daughter. he lost his perfect little family.
and what did he do ? go insane trying to find the person who did this to him, and get rid of them.
the things he did on the way were kind of a "in the grand scheme of things" type of situation.
again another blog already said this (here) (hopefully that worked), but when Prime said he c-137 could've been him- he already was. he was in the exact same situation that Prime was. he offered someone infinity, and they rejected it. but instead of going the way Prime did, which was killing the people around Bird Person to force him to travel infinity anyways, he just moved on. he got upset at first and tossed some weak insults, but he moved on. because, as the above post says, its not that big of a deal. it wasn't the end of the world for him.
now, im not saying c-137 has never done anything wrong. hes done a lot of things wrong. what I am saying is he's good at his core; his goal was never and still isn't just to hurt people. his goal is revenge and in his eyes, its a ticking time bomb. anyone in his way has to be swiftly dealt with because he's running out of time.
also - of course he can't show how much he loves Morty. he doesnt know if Prime is still watching him, but he does know that the Omega Device could very well still be on operation, and he finds out he was correct in this assumption in Ultmortricken.
if he had shown his love for Morty often at all, who knows what Prime would've done with that information.
#goodness fucking gravy this got ranty#i love rick and morty can you tell#rick and morty#rick sanchez#r&m#rnm#c-137#c-137 obviously#bird person#rbp#anyways rick and bird person 100 years#beth smith#beth sanchez#jerry smith#summer smith#morty smith#rick c137#morty prime
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Pretty Handsome Awkward (Eddie Munson x Reader) (Smut)
If you wanted to get your hands on some bud at Hawkins, you had a couple of options to go to.
There was Reefer Rick, of course - your general sleazy twenty something with a shitty day job and a shittier car. There was Margot Roser - a junior who was really into art classes and had glasses thicker than a car windshield. A couple of the jocks would sell if they were short on cash, but by far the safest and best priced option was Eddie Munson - your dealer of choice.
Unlike Rick, he never made you feel uncomfortable. Unlike Margot, he had never judged your for buying. And unlike the jocks, he was actually friendly, occasionally waving to you in the hallways or saying hi in class. Definitely the best option out of the few available.
He made you look forward to buying your weed for more than one reason. It was always good to have weed (especially on a Friday before a long weekend, like today), and it was always good to see Eddie.
You flipped your notebook closed as the clock above the board hit three, and the bell sounded through the halls, signaling the end of the day. You rose from your seat, sliding your book back into your bag and joining the flow of your classmates leaving the room, spreading out into the hallways to their respective lockers.
You made your way to your locker, putting in the combination and opening the door, taking out the rest of the books you would need to bring home with you. Of course, you had no plans to touch any of them until Monday night, but it was good to be prepared.
“Hey.”
“Hey.” You responded automatically, recognizing Becca’s voice without having to turn and look at her.
“Doing anything tonight?” She asked. “Me and a few other girls were going to go see that new horror flick if you wanted to come. I could pick you up.”
“Depends on when it is.” You said. “Cuz I’ve got tutoring after school, so…” A lie, of course, but you weren’t going to just put and say you were going to a drug deal after school.
“Oh right…” Becca said. “We we’re going to go around four, but you’ll probably still be in tutoring huh?”
“Yeah.” You sighed, feigning disappointment. Sure, you would have liked to go to the movies with Becca, but you wouldn’t miss your weekly weed deal with Eddie for the world. “Definitely next time.”
“Yeah, next time.” Becca said. “I guess I’ll see you this weekend sometime then.”
“Totally.” You said, closing your locker and slinging your bag over your shoulder. “Call me when you want to make plans.”
“I will!” Becca said, heading off towards the doors that lead to the bud circle. “See you!”
“Bye!” You said, turning to head the opposite direction, towards the back of the school.
The walk to the secret little picnic table where you met Eddie wasn’t long - you traveled the halls until you reached the double doors next to the gym, and then it was a simple trek down the hill and into the woods behind the school. You had walked the path enough that it was familiar.
Eddie was already waiting for you as you approached the table. Catching sight of you, he smiled. “Fancy running into you here, huh.”
“Come here often?” You returned, letting your bag slide off your shoulder and sitting on the bench across the table from him, returning the smile.
Just seeing Eddie was enough to make your mood lift. His goofy smile, his big brown eyes, the frizzy hair that he played with often - it was safe to say that you had always had a little crush on him. It was a small thing - the sort of crush that one might develop on a stranger on the street. But it was still there, sending little butterflies through your stomach every time you sat down to buy weed from him.
“Same amount as usual?” Eddie asked, popping open the black tin box he constantly carried with him.
“Yup.” You said. You never bought more than enough to get you through a week - both to keep your use under control and as an excuse to see Eddie at least weekly. Plus, it was kinder to your wallet.
Eddie popped open his box and you dug your wallet out of your pocket, opening the clasp to sift through the bills. You pulled out two twenties, laying them on the table and looking for the extra ten you needed to finish paying. But all you found was two singles.
Eddie slid a little bag over to you and scooped up the money in the same fluid motion. “I’m missing ten, sweetheart.”
“I can give you two.” You said, shooting Eddie your sweetest smile.
“Wow.” Eddie’s eyebrows shot up. “Really?”
“I’m sorry!” You said. “I thought I had enough but I guess I must have spent it on something else! I get paid next Friday, so I can give it to you then-“
“This is unprecedented.” Eddie said, grinning at you. “You always have the money.”
“Can’t I get a discount or put it on credit or something?” You asked.
Eddie paused, thinking. “Well, you are one of my most loyal customers…”
“I would argue the most loyal.” You said.
“Tell you what.” Eddie said, folding his arms on the table. “I’ll let you have the stuff-“
“Sweet!”
“- on the condition that we smoke the ten you can’t pay for right now.” He finished.
It wasn’t an awful proposition- you’d still be getting your weed, you’d just have to share some. And it was Eddie. While you’d never smoked with him before, you couldn’t imagine that he’d be bad company.
“I’ll take that.” You said.
Eddie grinned. “Awesome.”
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“Can I tell you a secret?” The words slipped out of your mouth as you thought them, no regard for how they would be received. You were too high to care.
Eddie exhaled smoke into the air, sprawled out on the table. “Tell me.”
You leaned back in your seat, resting your back against the edge of the table and your head on Eddie’s stomach. Giggling, you spat it out. “I have a mini crush on you.”
Eddie sat up slightly. “What for real?”
“Yeah for real.” You said, sitting up to look at him. “You’re like, cute. And nice to me. And you sell me weed for cheap.”
“Yeah, but all that doesn’t mean you have a crush on me.” He said.
“Pretty sure it does.” You said. “Cuz I definitely have a crush on you.”
A moment passed, and you stole the joint back from Eddie, taking a hit and exhaling it up into the branches of the trees above you. You weren’t really expecting him to say anything about it, but you just figured he should know. Seemed like the polite thing to do.
“Can I tell you a secret?” Eddie asked, breaking the silence.
“Yeah.” You said.
“I kind of have a little crush on you too.” He admitted slowly, watching your face.
“That’s crazy.” You said, grinning. “We both have crushes on each other.”
“Pretty weird.” Eddie agreed, shifting on the table to slide off and plop down onto the bench next to you. The smile on his face stretched from ear to ear. “How is this the first time we’re smoking together?”
“Dunno.” You said, taking another hit. “I guess it just never happened.”
Eddie leaned closer, stealing the joint from your hand and putting it between his own lips. “Shame. We could have been doing this every week.”
“Well, we’re doing it now.” You said.
“Yeah.” Eddie placed a hand on your thigh. “C’mere.”
You leaned closer to him, letting him place his other hand under your jaw and guide your lips together. It was only a moment before he was breathing smoke into your mouth, letting you steal the hit. You held it for a moment before leaning back, exhaling with wide eyes.
“That was hot.” You said.
Eddie swallowed, his eyes stuck to your lips. “You wanna do it again without the smoke?”
“Yeah.” You said, voice barely above a whisper.
Eddie crushed your lips together, kissing you. You met his energy, deepening the kiss almost immediately. Between the pleasant buzz of the weed and the fact that it was him kissing you, you felt like you were floating.
Eddie groaned low in his throat, hands falling to the small of your back and pulling you halfway into his lap. You finished the job, swinging your leg over to straddle him.
“God.” Eddie said, breaking the kiss to tip his head back slightly and look you in the eye. “You’re like… really pretty. And sitting on my lap. And we just kissed. This is crazy.”
You giggled, leaning forward to sling your arms around his neck. “Yeah.” You agreed. You were sitting on Eddie Munsons lap, having just kissed him.
Your thoughts were broken when Eddie started mouthing at your neck, leaving wet kisses under your ear and trailing down to your collarbone. You let out a shaky breath, tipping your head back. “Fuck.”
“Yeah?” Eddie asked. “You wanna?”
You giggled, looking back at him. “I don’t have a condom or anything. And we’re in the middle of the woods. At school.”
Eddie wriggled under you, reaching into his back pocket to pull out his wallet, flipping it open and sliding out a condom. “Gotcha covered babe.”
“We’ll in that case…” You wiggled on Eddie’s lap, beginning to grind against his crotch.
Eddie hummed low in his throat, eyes dropping to half mast as he watched you work yourself over his jeans. You could feel him getting hard underneath you, dick beginning to poke at the denim covering it. It hadn’t even taken a full minute for him to get hard.
“You’re so hot.” Eddie said, winding a hand behind your neck to pull you back down to him, pressing his lips to yours in a sloppy kiss. You let him, stopping your grinding to focus on kissing him.
“So are you.” You said. You could feel your heartbeat between your legs - a surefire sign that you were violently turned on. You weren’t surprised though - it was Eddie, after all. You ran your hands through his hair, playing with the curls. “I’ve always wanted to do that.”
“You could have just asked.” Eddie said, tipping his head so that his hair cascaded down his shoulders, letting you play with the waves.
“Would’ve been weird before.” You said, beginning to grind again.
Eddie stopped you with a hand on your hip, the other working at the button of your pants. “Help me out here, would ya?”
“Sure thing.” You said, getting up from where you were straddling him to easily shuck your pants off, leaving them on the table. You watched as Eddie’s eyes skipped down your legs and he sucked in a breath. “You too.”
“Yeah, okay.” Eddie said, getting up to slide out of his jeans, tossing them where you had put yours. His hard on was even more evident now that he was just in his boxers, dick making a tent in the fabric.
Placing a hand on your hip, Eddie sat back down, pulling you back down to straddle him. “This can’t be a one time thing.”
“Definitely not.” You said, getting back to business pulling the top of Eddie’s boxers down to free his dick. Taking a hand, you wet it with your mouth before wrapping it around him, stroking slowly.
Eddie breathed out a sigh, tipping his head back for a moment. “Fuck.”
You hummed low in your throat, enjoying watching his reaction. He was so pliant like this, almost putty in your hands.
Not all the way though. Eddie snaked a hand into your underwear, feeling around. Even just the exploratory touches made your blood thrum, and you bit your lip to keep from whimpering. Maybe it was the weed, but you felt extra sensitive. Or maybe it was just the effect Eddie had.
“Shit.” Eddie said, beginning to really stroke. He didn’t even have to look to know what he was doing.
“What?” You breathed, leaning forward to mouth at his neck.
“You’re like, really turned on.” He said. “It’s hot. When you said you had a crush on me I didn’t really believe you but like, shit, I’m feeling it.”
“So are you.” You said, stroking him a little faster. Eddie keened at the motion, thighs shaking a little.
“Fuck,” He breathed. “Fuck fuck fuck- you gotta stop or I’m gonna bust.”
You slowed to a stop until you were just holding his dick. “Isn’t that the point?”
“I don’t wanna be done.” Eddie said, reaching for the condom he’d pulled from his wallet. “I haven’t got to fuck you yet.”
It was your turn to bite back a groan as Eddie began to finger you, stretching you open in preparation. He leaned forward, attaching his teeth to your neck and sucking a patch of skin into his mouth. You sighed shakily, the feeling making you clench around his fingers.
“God you’re so hot.” Eddie said, lips moving against the bruise he’d just sucked into your neck. “You’re so beautiful, and nice and it’s crazy that you even talk to me-“
“God shut up.” You groaned, fucking yourself back against Eddie’s fingers. “Of course I talk to you idiot, you’re one of my favorite people ever.”
Eddie just about whimpered at that, sliding another finger into, really stretching you open now. You could feel his dick jump against your thigh, a reminder of just how badly you wanted him.
Leaning close to his ear, you whispered, “Please fuck me Eddie.”
Eddie pulled his finger from you then, reaching for the condom he’d pulled earlier and tearing open the foil. In one fluid movement, he rolled it onto his dick, stroking a few times.
You raised yourself up onto your knees more, one hand going to wrap around Eddie’s dick again, lining him up. You sunk down slowly, feeling him stretch out your insides to fit. You groaned in unison at the feeling.
“God.” Eddie said. “Holy shit. Fuck.”
“Gonna last?” You asked, beginning to rock your hips against his gently.
“Maybe not.” Eddie said honestly. “You feel really fucking good.”
“Better fuck me while you can then.” You said.
Eddie groaned again, arms wrapping around your waist as he began to buck up into you, eyes falling shut and mouth falling open. You breathed in sharply, savoring the stretch of your hole around him and the feeling of him bottoming out inside you, reaching far inside.
“Fuck, Eddie.” You said, head falling against his collarbone.
Eddie just whimpered, keeping a steady tempo. Between the weed in your system and the fact that it was him, you could feel the pleasure growing as he continued, pooling in your gut and causing you to begin to clench down.
“Mmm not gonna last.” Eddie gritted out.
“It’s okay- oh!”
Eddie ran a hand down your front, beginning to rub and stroke in tandem with his thrusts, coaxing the pleasure out faster and more intensely. Maybe you weren’t going to last long either…
“Shit.” Eddie panted, somehow fucking into you harder, borderline slamming into you. It was the change in speed that tipped you over the edge, your thighs shaking as you came. It didn’t take him long to follow you over the edge, fucking into you a handful of times before you felt him twitch and still.
For a moment, you both sat there in silence, still connected at the groin. It was Eddie who spoke first.
“That was really good.”
“Agreed.” You said, getting back up on your knees so Eddie could slide out. He pulled the condom off, tying the end and setting it aside.
“So.” He said, looking up at you.
“So.” You repeated.
“We should hang out this weekend.” He said. “Maybe we could go to dinner or something.”
You couldn’t help but smile. “Are you asking me out on a date?”
Eddie returned your grin, sheepish. “Maybe?”
You pretended to ponder before pressing a kiss to his lips. “Yes.”
“Wait, really?”
“Of course, Eddie.”
#eddie munson#eddie x reader#eddie x y/n#eddie munson imagine#eddie munson smut#eddie munson x reader#stranger things 4#stranger things s4#st4#stranger things season four#eddie x you#stranger things#stranger things season 4#stranger things smut
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Hello helloo, may I please ask for Demacon high school headcanons if you have any? 🥹💕
Oh my darling you have caused me to happily procrastinate all my tasks to think about this. I love them so much so of COURSE I HAVE HIGH SCHOOL HCS!
For some reason I like the idea of Benny calling Macon ���Mac” or maybe he goes by that because Richard feels like his dad/grandpa and he’s heard enough Rick or Dick to be Over It.
Macon is somehow both in the cool kid crowd AND a huge brainiac that’s in all the science/math clubs. It’s unfair. That scene in MOTA where he stands to infodump very technical information and everyone turns to look at him? Yup. Cue Benny trying to hide that he’s smitten.
Benny is more quiet and not in the cool crowd, feels like he’d never have a chance with Macon. Macon travels the school with this flock of science gods (incl. Gale, Alex, Harry, etc) and they’re all so cool/fashionable but also really kind people and Benny is *gone*
Maybe Benny checks a couple physics books out of the library so he can have something to talk to Macon about…no one has to know (besides Curt who works at the library—he drew the short straw of the work/study program—and gave Benny the Look when he was getting the books).
Benny’s not exactly shy, he just doesn’t know how to approach Macon when he’s so starstruck
What he doesn’t know is that Macon is also harboring a crush on the sweet dark-eyed boy with the old truck and husky he treats like a child, thinks Benny is the most beautiful thing but can’t think of a way to approach
Then one morning when Benny takes Meatball to the park he runs into Macon on a jog or something (make it funny like Meatball charges him in excitement and knocks him into the lake) and Benny is mortified but Macon is laughing and cuddling Meatball while Benny simultaneously apologizes and tries not to melt and my dorm is right there do you need clothes, omg I’m so sorry. And Macon’s like well yes thank you I have class after this and then he walks into class wearing one of Benny’s distinctive shirts and everyone looses their shit. Forget trying to explain.
And well, Macon has to bring the clothes back sometime, and maybe would Benny want to go on morning walks more often (with Meatball of course)? They start hanging out and find out they have a lot in common
They can’t hide it at school because they’re giddy and in their own little world.
#mota#masters of the air#demacon#Macon x DeMarco#mota hs au#thanks for the ask!#Richard Macon#benny demarco#love them
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#red is the og. the VIP#one of the safest people I've ever met#spectacular writing and I've the privilege of being able to see the incredible progression#from the day we met to present day.#it's a while! and writing like hers is unforgettable. her Lilith and Niffty are delights#and she's taken what I liked about those two and intensified my love for them#only red can pile on reasons for me to love characters especially ones she takes on#an excitable writer and one of the best people u can meet. even if we're in hell.#and her improv???? I know I can count on her to roll with the punches. -- @jizzlords
#ive known red for some time even WAAAY before HH and they’re a wonderful person#great to communicate with and very loving and kind and open minded#wonderful writer to boot on top of all of that -- @therealricksanchezpleasestandup
i just signed on to the sweetest tags from some of the oldest mutuals i've had across my accounts. what the hell, yall. my darlings..
@jizzlords is wearing ozzie's skin. I mean that in the most complimentary way ever, because hel just pulls that man off with such ease it's like they're sharing the same body and he's just conducting the keyboard, taking down his autobiography online. the voice is crystal clear, you can hear iglehart in everything hel writes - down to the laughter.
hel loves this man and it is clear to see. the love for that muse is in there and the justice is being delivered right to the key. absolutely astounding portrayal, and hel even dives into ozzie being a fallen angel, and still having trauma from all that mess. hel gives him flaws, gives him green flags, brings him to life and makes him the icon of desire that he needs to be. I'm not surprised, though - hel's always knocked it clean out of the park when it comes to glamorous and iconic characters, bc hel is iconic. and just all-together so much fun to hang out with.
also, pssst: hel's writing is absolutely flipping beautiful. I've been lucky to be traveling alongside him for a long time now and watch it bounce from the characters he loves so dearly to the next. he's just gotten better, and he was already great.
@therealricksanchezpleasestandup is rick sanchez. I am not kidding lmao. you go onto that blog and it reads like rick. I've been a mutual of steffu's for.. god, a good few years, now? not even including the time on this account? and I have just watched her kick absolute ASS with this man. it's just like asmodeus and hel, it's another case of 'I think that man just lives in your skin and you're writing everything he tells you to', because damn. excellent portrayal, excellent handling, excellent managing of this man and his emotions, and just how messed up he is.
yeah, rick is a mess and steffu knows exactly how to write that while also making it so abundantly clear why and how it is that he has so many amicable relationships all over the multiverse. man knows how to juggle his personality traits and get those connections, find companionship in others that his family doesn't quite get to see that often - outside of morty. I always thought that was a pretty damn cool thing for her to cover.
because he's a universe jumper, it makes all the sense in the world that he has connects to others down here in hell. easy character to plug in with if you like rick and morty and want a rick to interact with. steffu has the man on lock, I am telling you.
#(( JESUS THAT WAS SUCH A SWEET WAKE-UP CALL.... i love you both. you're sweet as hell. thank you. ))#jizzlords#therealricksanchezpleasestandup#[ ooc. ]#[ saves. ]#long post
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Every Rose Has It's Thorns - Part Four
pairing: Ricky Olson x ofc (Talia)
warnings/tropes: slow burn, soulmates, strangers to enemies to lovers, betrayal, angst, fluff, smut, language.
summary: In a world where soulmates inexplicably receive a tattoo that will match that of their soulmate the moment they turn eighteen years old, being famous and covered in very visible tattoos can make finding your true soulmate a questionable fate. Not that it is any easier for the soulmate in question. Thus is the fate for Ricky and Talia. Sooner or later, however, life is bound to collide, but what will happen when it does?
author’s note: Unbetaed, and oh the drama.
tags: @tearfallpixie @cncohshit @jordynyingling0219 @faceless-mirror @nyxthedestroyerofworlds @wild-child-7747
Tags are open, feel free to ask to be added.
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Talia sighed as the door closed behind Ricky and Grace leaving the greenroom, the whole place left with an uneasy silence.
“I, I think I should go.”
She really didn’t want to be here. Ricky didn’t want her here, that much was obvious with the way he’d looked at her. Ava stood up quickly from her seat,
“Wait, please.. Talia, right?”
Vinny was looking from Ava to Talia and back, Ava however wasn’t paying Vinny any attention as she walked over to her friend and reached for her hand. This had been all her idea to start with, the tickets, her plan. Sure the boys had agreed with her to keep it a secret and helped her plan to get her to come along, but she had been the one to get her to come along.
“We have a rest day tomorrow, we’re supposed to be travelling tonight, but I can convince the guys to wait until tomorrow night so you can come back tomorrow and we can talk a bit more, please. Ava.. Talia, I don’t know what's going on here, but Ava please.”
Ava glanced back to Vinny and then back to Talia,
“I’m sorry Vinny, but all this is my fault, this was supposed to be a birthday present for Talia, she hasn’t enjoyed a Motionless concert since-”
“Ava..”
Talia sighed, glancing over to Vinny, shaking her head,
“I knew Ricky was my soulmate from the moment I saw my mark, everyone else was skeptical, but I knew. I’d been a fan of the band for awhile, and fansites loved going on about the guys marks, seeing mine appear was a shock. I started going to concerts hoping to meet him, never got to, but I got close so many times, but the last one I was right there.. But that was the time I saw him with her, and he looked so…”
Shrugging slightly,
“He looked happy. So happy, and I couldn’t take that away from him, so I just, I went about my life as if having a soulmate didn’t matter, because it didn’t anymore, not for me. He made his choice.”
It was Chris that spoke next from across the room, looking ropeable, his arms crossed in front of him. He'd had clashes with soulmates himself, it had gotten quite messy, Talia knew that much. It was quite well known in the metal scene.
“He didn’t have all the facts, give him a chance."
Then Vinny implored her,
"Come back tomorrow, with Ava.”
He moved to stand beside Ava, he took her hand, looking to Talia, Jordan and Kyle standing to the side, the other guys nodding in the background, agreeing,
“He’s my best friend, and I don’t know what's going to happen with Grace, but she’s been lying to him for years, and he deserves the truth, if nothing else.”
The problem, however, was the look in Ricky’s eyes when he passed her by in the greenroom with Grace. There were some things that stayed with you in life, some things that you just could shake, that even if you knew that they were beyond your control, you knew there were reasonable explanations and sure, maybe if the circumstances were entirely different they’d never have happened… but it had happened. It had happened, and Talia couldn’t forget the look in Rick’s eyes. Maybe he didn’t really hate her, maybe he just hated the situation, but it sure felt like he hated her right then, and the thought of risking seeing that look directed towards her again, just made her want to pull herself into a pill ball and hide.
Even now, with the way Vinny was looking at her, so hopeful that she’d agree to come back, not just for Ricky’s sake, but his.. Ava looked so pathetic right now, blaming herself for all of this. This whole thing was going to mar the day they met as soulmates, and if she didn’t come back tomorrow, they might find it harder to bond and fuck, that wasn’t fair entire.
The pain, the guilt, was pushing down on her chest, not just for Ricky now, but Ava, and Vinny, and god, what was she supposed to do? As she looked towards her best friend, she had made her choice when it came to her soulmate mark years ago though, she’d chosen to let go. Taking in a deep breath. She knew, she knew Ricky wasn’t going to want her anywhere near him, turning up tomorrow, it was going to hurt. If she didn’t come, though, it was going to hurt Ava more, and that was what made her decision simple.
“I’ll come, for Ava, don’t expect it to change anything. It’s one day. You two deserve to actually get to meet properly.”
As it was, thankfully she already knew she had no clients tomorrow, having expected to have a world class hangover from her birthday pub crawl with her friends pushing her to party instead of surprising her with these tickets. Talk about an insane turn of events. Talia wished she could rewind this entire day and crawl back in bed and pretend none of it had happened, but then Ava would never have met Vinny, but in saying that, would she have really done that to her best friend? No, no she wouldn’t have. Talia might be struggling, but Ava had always supported her, and taking this away from her was the last thing she would want.
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Ricky and Grace were the only people on the bus, the rest of the guys were giving them a wide berth for the time being and for that, he was fucking thankful right now. Not that he expected that to last long, after a massive show, everyone was going to want to wind down and crash, though tomorrow they were all going to get a chance to sleep in with the rest day.. Fuck, they were supposed to be heading to the hotel in the next town so they could just recoup, what was going to be happening now? He didn’t know.
All he knew was his eyes were glued to the mark on Gracie’s neck, the one that was smudged from where Vinny had scrubbed at it with the makeup wipe. He wanted to pretend that the black was smeared from Vinny’s paint, that it had transferred from the wipe when Vinny was cleaning the paint off his skin and over onto Gracie’s tattoo, making it appear like it might be fake. He wanted to believe that so badly. Rick might except that he’d seen Vin grab for a brand new wipe before he’d lunged at Grace’s neck to wipe at her mark.
It had take a few rough swipes of that disposable cloth to affect the image, which told Rick that the makeup was the good stuff, stage worthy. As someone who’d been performing as long as he had, he knew how to make makeup stay, and considering she would have been wearing that mark for years, fooling him.. She knew what she was doing.
She knew what she was doing from the moment she’d met him in the cafe.
Shit.
The day they’d met at the cafe, she’d had the tattoo then, and she was never shy about the fact she hated tattoos, explaining why that was her only tattoo. Now, on one hand it made him wonder what her real soulmade mark was. Was it under the rose? And on the other hand, had that who meeting in the cafe been on purpose, had she fucking stalked him? Or was the plan something different? Hell, maybe she’d been at the concert the night before and the tattoo was from that? Who knows..
“Well, are you going to say anything Gracie? Anything at all?”
“What’s there to say? That bitch is obviously faking, her friend admitted that she used to come to all of your concerts just to try and meet you, she’s psycho.”
"I don’t want to talk about her!"
Ricky snapped running his fingers through his hair, it was in a complete disarray and sweat slick from the concert, but he didn’t care right now, he felt like he was going out of his mind a little bit.
“I don’t even care about her, Grace, this is about you, and me. When were you going to tell me the truth, were you ever going to tell me the truth?”
The answer was pretty obvious to him, no, but he wanted to see if she was willing to admit it, he wanted to hear it come out of her mouth and see how far she was willing to take this. If she could be honest for even one moment. He needed to know if anything of their relationship was remotely salvageable. If he even..
Swallowing..
Did he even know Gracie at all?
If she’d stalked him all those years ago, if she’d faked their meeting in the coffee shop just so he could stumble upon her with the fake soulmate tattoo, was any of their relationship real at all? She’d had years to tell him the truth. Years to be honest with him. He had no problem with dating someone who wasn’t his soulmate, he’d dated before her, but the fact that she’d lied, and kept lying, it just…
“Ricky, what does it matter whether we’re soulmates or not? I know what you were planning for tomorrow, you know. I hear you, talking to Vinny this morning, he wasn’t that quite grumbling getting up.”
Smiling with a sweet little giggle of hers as she moved closer to him, reaching for him, her hands curving over his shoulders, only for him to shrug her hands off a little. There it was, not only had she not even answered his question, telling him that not only was she never going to tell him, she didn’t even have the guts to admit it to him.. But he felt the swift kick of a reminder that he had planned to propose to this woman. He’d been dating her, for more than half a decade and she had been lying to him the whole time, and she still thought that..
“Oh Rick, are you really going to let that little floozy come between us?”
“I don’t give a shit about her, this has nothing fucking to do with her Grace, I don’t care if I ever see the woman again.”
He probably would, he knew he would, Vin’s soulmate was her best friend it seemed, he was going to be stuck dealing with her and that was going to be frustrating enough, but he couldn’t think about that now. Now,
“Answer me this, and you better be honest with me, the day we met in the cafe, was it really an accident, or were you there on purpose?”
When she paused, the way she paused, as if trying to figure out what to say, maybe what he might believe, then she was trying to reach for him again and he was pulling away shaking his head. No.
“Gracie…”
No.
“Rick, please. We’ve been good, haven’t we?”
Good, sure, starting with nothing but lies.
“I like you Grace, I liked you from the moment I met you. I won’t lie, the soulmate tattoo caught my eye, but that's not what had me fall in love with you, but finding out that you not only lied and manipulated me our entire relationship, but you never intended on stopping and being honest with me… how can I ever trust you, ever again?”
He couldn’t, it was that simple.
“Ricky-”
Pushing her hands away from him when she tried to reach for him again,
“I don’t even know who you are anymore. I think it’s better that you go home now. We’re done.”
Might sound like a heartless way to break up, especially when he'd been planning to propose. No, there way he was proposing now, no way. Years, years of believing one thing, only to feel like something so fundamental was pulled out from under his feet, something he thought he was certain he knew, just, gone. He wanted to believe she would have told him, if she’d even told him she was scared to tell him right now, admitted that she wanted to tell him but didn’t know how.. He’d have taken it.. He’d have been pissed but they could have worked through that. Couldn’t they? He loved her.. At least, he loved the person he thought he knew, but she’d lied, and she’d set him up even before they’d met.
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Rick Riordan is a cishet white goyische man. We knew this. But you can see this in his writing, no matter when. Yeah, he's grown, but he didn't grow astronomically.
In this post I'll be talking about how history, women, queer people, and POC are handled in Rick Riordan's YA novels. I'm Jew-ish, very queer, and was socialized as a girl, but I'm white so POC tell me if I overstep or get anything wrong and feel free to add!
Also this is long af, way longer than I intended, so under the cut it goes!
The Pact and Wars
I think I've talked about this before (cannot find the post) but the way history is handled is so racist and antisemitic. Wars are not because of their real reasons, but instead conflict. WWII is made to be because Hades, Zeus, Poisiedon, and their kids had another spat, instead of the fascism and racism that really caused it. The Civil War, instead of being about racism, was made to be about a fight between the romans and greeks. The wars we see in series have no connection to real world events, why couldn't the old ones be the same? It also deminshes the accomplishments of real people. For example, Harriet Tubman is said to be a daughter of Hermes. To me, this says a black disabled woman can't do great things without great blood in a world where that exists
Annabeth
Annabeth is a girl boss, and this would be great, if her writer wasn't a cishet man. Being strong is equated to being mean, physically and verbally. When she thinks Rachel likes Percy, a guy she isn't even dating, she gets pissy at them for even hanging out! She constantly demeans Percy and hits people who anger her, including Percy, and this is treated as cute and quirky. And then her trauma is dismissed and diminished by a boy who went through similar treatment. Sorry Percy also was hurt by who his author is, but it makes things worse with Annabeth's portrayal. Also she once says people don't take her seriously because she's blonde. During HoO. With Piper and Hazel right there
The Hunters
The Hunters of Artemis, in mythology, are a group of women and sometimes men who joined Artemis to escape the deeply misogynistic culture at the time, and there are sapphic undertones to much of their myths! In the books, they're portrayed as man hating, romance hating, and functionally aroace. Hippolytus is completely ignored. Zoë is constantly talking down to Percy without giving him a chance and makes probably the dumbest decision by choosing Bianca for the quest in Titan's Course. Jo and Emmie were kicked out for finding love. I'm aroace. I love aroace rep. I'm overly weary of (cis white) men. But the way the Hunters are written is so similar to how angry anti-SJW youtube saw feminists
Nico
Nico is forcibly outed in one book and in the next gets a boyfriend with literally no personality or relationship with him up to that point. The drawbacks of shadow travel so clearly align with disability. He's also obviously depressed and deeply traumatized. Yet Will gives him no medical autonomy, something we disabled folk have to deal with all the time that's really very ableist. I love Nico, but the way he's portrayed just isn't great
Sadie and Carter
Sadie and Carter are biracial and look wildly different. This is good representation from what I've heard, but not how it's different or some incidental stuff. Carter, the boy, has dark skin and dark, coily hair, while Sadie, the girl, has pale skin, striaght blond hair, and pale eyes. This plays into colorism where darker people are seen as more masculine, as does Carver being the host to the god of war. Sadie is also a young girl who's put into a relationship with a god who kinda bullied her at the start. Carver is also in a relationship with a person who was hostile, but she gets better so I'll let is slide
Leo
Leo is latino, and stereotypical at that. Je is constantly flirting with everyone and looked down upon. As a Leo who is not an astronomical Leo, he deserves better especially when you consider c//leo
Piper
"I'm not like other girls" girl who's hailed as absolutely gorgeous. She was born on a rez that didn't exist at the time which just goes to show the lack of research. Her eyes are kaleidoscope, which is a trait none of her siblings, or her mom, have. She's cut off from her culture enough to not know the significance of feathers but has plenty of memories of her grandfather who lived on the rez. Also, she's a cleptomaniac. I love Piper, I like how she's representation for a person who was cut off from her culture and longs to know it despite living with her bio family because I and a few friends are the same, but Piper is still a stereotype. I also feel like the veganism plays into the whole spiritual nature stereotype, but I'm not sure so don't quote me
Frank
The only confirmed greco-roman demigod without dyslexia is also East Asian. I think the stereotyping is obvious it doesn't help that the only two Asian characters before him, Ethan and Drew, were antagonists. He was infantalized while fat and then had a magic glow up for... no reason, really, but that matters less here. Also he's dating a seventh grader as a tenth grader basically and I'm trying to not spoil stuff but the end of the Tyrant's Tomb is bullshit from a lore perspective imo
Hazel
She's a black girl whose parents both had very dark eyes and hair, yet her eyes are gold and her hair is paler than her skin, and both of those last two are described as looking like foods. Again, she is the age of a 7th grader. See Frank. And this may be the fandom's fault, but it seems she's always either infantalized or adultified from what I've seen
Will
All we know about Will Solace in BoO is that he's attracted to men and a medic son of Apollo. I bet you didn't remember he was at the Battle of Manhattan or that he's counselor because all his siblings died. And that's a lot of kids. Also he calls Nico nicknames he doesn't like. See Nico for further criticism of Will
Alex
Alex is called the adjective form of a slur multiple times. I could talk about how the grammar of that sucks, but *gesturs vaguely.* She gets transphobia from nearly everyone and disowned. I thought fantasy was supposed to be escapist, personally
Other stuff
Samirah is a hijabi, but we see under her scarf at least once and that feels really disrespectful, especially considering how observant she is of other stuff. Only women or close family (brothers, direct descendants, or direct ancestors) can see a hijabi's hair. Even if Magnus, Hearth, and Blitz are like family that usually isn't enough. She should have gotten a regular valkyrie's cloak imo. Some stuff feels off about Hearth but I'm not D/deaf so I'll hold my tongue on that as I'm not sure. Lavinia could use more yiddishisms in her speech and I'm curious to know what sect she was if her rabbi wasn't cool with her being a lesbian, but they do exist so *shrug.* There's probably something I missed with Reyna and Hylla, I feel like there is, but I can't remeber so it just gets an honorary mention
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TMNT Headcanons: Music! (Bayverse)
okay yall I’ve been wanting to make this hc but I decided to split it up bc some versions of the turtles would definitely like different kinds of music
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Doing this bc I can⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Leonardo
-Okay, he loves some R&B.
-I’m talking old school R&B!
-Sade, SWV, New Editions, Gap Band!
-Also fleetwood mac
- this man loves Sade fr fr
-1000% would play Sade in the bedroom with his s/o
-also listens to this music to de stress him, if he’s had a long day, or just got back from patrol
-he has an unwind playlist with these on it for sure
-shares his playlist with…Raph!
-a list of songs he would listen to:
Ordinary Love - Sade
Outstanding - Gap Band
Right Here - SWV
Nasty Girl - Biggie
Mr. Right - Mary J. Blige
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
Chicago - MJ
Back in the Day - Erykah Badu
Raphael
-I’ve said it already, he likes rap.
-bayverse Raph doesn’t seem to me as someone who would like metal for some reason
-he hates mumble rap btw, he loves the lyrical genius part/double entendre rappers use on their words
-will sit & listen to a song, hear some lyrically advanced line and go “OH SHIT THAT WAS CLEAN, MIKEY COME HERE”
-WORKOUT PLAYLIST
-HE HAS ONE
-One for lifting, the other cardio
-no in between
-gym rats know what I mean bc my lifting playlist is different than my cardio one LMAO
-shares his playlist with…Mikey!
- Kendrick, J.Cole, Kanye, Drake
-Da list:
A.D.H.D - Kendrick Lamar
Nonstop - Drake
Neighbors - J.Cole
Devil in a New Dress - Kanye
Father Stretch my Hands - Kanye
Power - Kanye
Way 2 Sexy - Drake (yes, this song yall LMAO)
Heartbeat - Childish Gambino
Donatello
-I’ve said that Donnie LOVES Japanese city pop for while he’s working, but I also think he’d love some chill soft tunes as well!
- Mariya Takeuchi, Junko Ohashi, Miki Matsubara!
- city pop bc it brings him back to the 80s without all the time travel mess
- 1975, Steve Lacy, Harry Styles!
-soft tunes because it puts him in the zone while he’s working
-Shares his playlist with…Leo!
-Listy list for Donnie:
Plastic Love - Mariya Takeuchi
Midnight Pretenders
Shyness Boy - Anri
1999 - Hitsujibungaku
Stay With Me - Miki Matsubara
About You - The 1975
Dark Red - Steve Lacy
Music for a Sushi Restaurant - Harry Styles
Paris - The 1975
Michelangelo
-80s.
-Bayverse Mikey is an 80s turtle no doubt
-Tears for Fears, Alphaville, A-Ha, Van Halen!
-He definitely would play 80s while he's cruising skateboarding tell me I'm wrong bro
-shares his playlist with…Donnie!
-Da list:
Jump - Van Halen
Take on Me - A-Ha
Forever Young - Alphaville
Everybody wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Head over Heels - Tears for Fears
Africa - Toto
Super Freak - Rick James
September - Earth, Wind, & Fire (technically a 70s banger but I'm letting it slide bc the song slaps)
Jump - Van Halen
Take on Me - A-Ha
Forever Young - Alphaville
Everybody wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Head over Heels - Tears for Fears
Africa - Toto
Super Freak - Rick James
September - Earth, Wind, & Fire (technically a 70s banger but I'm letting it slide bc the song slaps)
Masterlist
#donatello#leonardo#raphael#teenage mutant ninja turtles#bayverse tmnt#tmnt#bayverse raph#bayverse leo#bayverse donnie#tmnt imagines#tmnt headcanons#tmnt hc
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how about a valentines Rick (Rick and Morty) with prompts 4 and 1? Maybe it’s a date night! Could be hcs if you want!!
Prompts don't work with HCs, they're always short stories :)
Sure! I'll make this take place during a date night. I finally bought Season 6 to watch so I have a little bit of motivation. Written with C-137 Rick in mind. I haven't written for Rick in so long, lol. Altered one of the prompts for this :)
Triggering themes in this, read with caution.
Spoilers for Rick & Morty/Rick's past
Prompts Found Here (Link may be broken)
Yandere! Rick Sanchez V-Day Prompts 4 and 1
"...why won't you love me?"
"You think I am crazy?! The world is crazier- It does not let us love!"
Pairing: Romantic
Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Forced relationship, Relationship trouble, Implied past intimacy/Intimacy in general, Obsession, Heavy themes with a relationship not working out/scared of commitment, Darling just wanted a normal relationship, Angst probably, Kidnapping mention, Murder mention, Possessive behavior implied, Delusional/Desensitized Rick, Swearing, Slight grief implied, Fear of losing a partner/Trauma, Manipulation, Hypocritical behavior.
Dates with Rick were rare. Whenever they did happen they usually involved interdimensional travel or something weird like that. With Rick... you had no true sense of normal.
Which was one of the reasons you hated him.
Rick used to be someone you thought was cool. Before you were involved from him. That was because you did not understand or look into his madness.
You had no idea you drove him crazy.
Not until it was too late, that is. The moment you accepted his first date and hooked up, you had forfeit your life to him. Rick never left you alone after that.
He probably couldn't, even if he wanted to... you managed to worm your way into his mind.
So he gave in and expressed the intensity of his obsession towards you.
Being officially together was a strange feeling for the both of you. You didn't like the amount of stress Rick's life caused you. Rick was probably still not used to sticking around you so often as he was used to having flings. Now he... strangely doesn't want any.
Rick felt content with you. He thought he'd never love anyone after Prime Rick ruined his life. But here you were... captivating him.
Your pair felt like it wasn't meant to happen. Probably because no other universe had you two together, from what you knew of. Your "relationship" was an anomaly.
Which was probably why it wasn't working out.
Rick finally tried some sort of normal date this time. You both knew this relationship between you was going down the drain. Rick... didn't actually want it to end.
No... he liked this and was determined to hold it together. Even if it requires some sort of tech to force you.
The date he planned was as normal as he could think of. A walk, some dinner, and some time alone together. He promised nothing too weird.
However, the date still made you wish for a way out... away from him for a sense of normalcy.
You knew what Rick was capable of. He's murdered people in front of you, he's shown possessive tendencies about you... and he's always on the run. You wished he just... gave up on this bond between you.
Yet despite your feelings, you're forced to walk and chat. You're forced to give into his loving embraces and hold his hand. You held out for as long as you could...
But near the end you're on the verge of a breakdown, standing with him in your bedroom while arguing.
"...why won't you love me like you used to?"
"We can't work, Rick!" You cry out, desperation in your tone. "Stop pretending we can!"
"Come on, (Y/N)... I'm sure we can. Just calm down, you know I just want to make us happy."
"You want to make yourself happy, Rick!" Rick's silent at what you say. You turn away, letting out a shakey sigh.
"Baby... you know I can't let you go. I don't know what I'd do without you!"
"Rick..." You plead. "Our relationship isn't right."
"How?"
"You're possessive..." You start, shuffling away from him. "You've killed my friends from my universe. You took me away from my home. All because I told you I couldn't handle what you go through every day!"
You watch Rick for any reaction. He gives you a weird look like what you brought up was normal. Which only encourages your argument....
"You're crazy, Rick! That's what I'm saying! How come you don't see any of that!?"
That sets him off.
"You think I am crazy?!" Rick argues, stepping closer. "The world... no, the UNIVERSE is crazier- It will not let us love!"
"Rick, please... don't shift the blame-"
"You don't get it! You don't understand the universe like I do. The universe could take you away easily! Especially with that other fucking Rick out there who killed Diane!"
Rick lets the past fall out of his mouth... stunning you into silence. The relationship only hurt the two of you now. But Rick would rather deal with that than be alone again....
"... is that what this is about?" You ask mostly to yourself. "That doesn't excuse shit. That just makes you a hypocrite!"
"Yeah, I'll accept that." Rick shrugs. "Doesn't change the fact you loved me at one point. I was protecting you! I was leaving no trace so HE couldn't find you! It was all for the best!"
You stop talking and look away. You don't react when he embraces you. He doesn't force anything... he just holds you in silence. There's no point in fighting.
You aren't sure if what Rick's saying is true... yet you'll never forgive him either way.
You just wish you never hooked up in the first place... you wish you were at home in your dimension... you just want to be normal again.
"... I'm sure you'll love me again someday...."
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A List of TTRPG’s Luis Carazo has been in (updated November 2023)
Note these are not listed by date made, click underlined to go to youtube (if link doesn’t work for some reason you can just search for underlined title)
upcoming work
One shots/Charity events/Streamed Con events
GenCon 2023 | All Stars- Call of Cthulhu Live from GenCon 2023! Join Keeper Mark Meer as he guides investigators Harli Kane, Josephine McAdam, Luis Carazo, and Noura Ibrahim through The Dead Boarder! (Nov 23, 2023)
Live at GenCon(2023) W/Brennan Lee Mulliagan/ D&D (new) Join DM Brennan Lee Mulliagan for a Giant sized adventure played live at GenCon 2023 w/ players Jeremy Crawford, Dael Kingsmill, Erika Ishii, Luis Carazo and Gabe Hicks! Follow a group of determined seekers from the world below as they quest through a cloud giants castle for knowledge, family and adventure in this original adventure featuring elements from the new book “Bigby Presents: Glory of Giants”
Pixel Circus Plays Frosthaven (July 2023) New Welcome to the Gloomhaven Grand Festival! Join the Pixel Circus crew as they battle enemies to escape a sinking ship, in a very special Frosthaven scenario! Players: Saige Ryan, Kailey Bray, Luis Carazo, Paula Deming.
Dice Throne Adventures LIVE from the MEGA STAGE at Game Con Canada 2023 in Calgary, AB featuring: Jason Azevedo as the Host, Deborah Ann Woll (True Blood, Daredevil) as The Pyromancer, Luis Carazo as a The Vampire Lord, Noura Ibrahim (Into the Mist, LA by Night) as The Seraph, Omega Jones (Critical Bard) as The
Gloomhaven Rolepaying Game LIVE from Game Con Canada 2023| RealmSmith | Cephalofair Join us for this epic one-shot adventure set in the new Gloomhaven RPG LIVE from the MEGA STAGE at Game Con Canada in Calgary, AB featuring: Deborah Ann Woll (True Blood, Daredevil) as Savvas Elementalist, Luis Carazo (Critical Role) as a Human Scoundrel, Noura Ibrahim (Into the Mist, LA by Night) as an Inbox Bruiser, Joel Augé as a Vermling Soothsinger and our very own Jason Azevedo as the Gloom Master! This actual play takes place during the much-anticipated BackerKit campaign for the Gloomhaven Roleplaying Game.
Humblewood 5e Deck of Many Things- Join Trisha and friends (Xander Jeanneret (DM) , Erika Ishii, Luis Carazo and Whitney Moore) on an epic adventure through the Humblewood setting of D&D 5th edition.
B Dave Walter’s One on One Shots With Luis Carazo. Come and Join B Dave Walters and his amazing list of guests! This week's guest is actor, performer, Werewolf killer... Luis Carazo!
The Missing Heart - A Tale of Oz | D&D 5E Welcome to the magical world of Oz! This whimsical one-shot is presented in partnership with Andrews McMeel Publishing to celebrate the launch of their new Dungeons & Dragons book "OZ: A Fantasy Role-Playing Setting". Markeia McCarty, Luis Carazo( he plays a bear named Brawny), Desirée Strother, and Andrew Strother, are led on a magical adventure through the land of Oz by Dungeon Master Joe Nuzzo. Our players' goal? To recover a stolen artifact and return it to Glinda, the Good Litch of the South, before the thief uses it to strip magic from Oz FOREVER!
Prisoner 13 One Shot | Keys from the Golden Vault | D&D Beyond Join Dungeon Master Lexi McQueen and our heist crew Luis Carazo, Omar Najam, Michael Galvis & Sarah Chaffee as they travel to Revel's End prison in search of the key to a dwarven fortune! Prisoner 13 is one of thirteen exhilarating heist-themed Dungeons and Dragons adventures in Keys From the Golden Vault.
Vancover By Night Wavaw Charity Werewolf Stream- The Cubs are lost in the Umbra, what will happen? Who will save them? Is that an Ashtray?Special Guests, Mark Meer, Erika Ishii, Jake Kile, & Luis Carazo
Saturday Night One-Shot: Call of Cthulhu | The Mummy: Redux | Charity Stream benefiting RAINN 95 years after Rick, Evelyn, Jonathan, and Ardeth defeat Imhotep and preventing him from resurrecting Anck-su-namun, six tourists in Spain stumble upon a secret hidden within the Temple of Debod. Bringing the Mummy's Curse down upon them... will they survive the ordeal? Cast: Ian E. Muller (GM), Diana DiMicco as Phillipa Branch, Cynthia Marie as Mel Nais, Luis Carazo as Emmanuel "Manny" Martinez, Noordin Ali as Zahir Ayad Adham, Justus Hughes as Rick O'Connell, Andrew Strother as Roy Carnahan.
Ms. Pixel's Fantastical Circus: Call of Cthulhu One Shot Saige Ryan takes Aabria Iyengar, Alex Ward, Emme Montgomery, Luis Carazo, and Kailey Bray through an eldritch nightmare beneath the Big Top. Luis plays against type as a selfish, trapeze artist contortionist Freddy who performs in Ms. Pixel’s circus along side his twin brother bobby.
Longer Series, Main Cast:
Good Time Society
Endymion's Gate (completed 6 episodes) ( cast Ash MinnickI(story teller) Alejandra Cejudo, Luis Carazo, Xander Jeanneret, Aabria Iyengar and Becca Scott ) Join the crew of the starship Endymion as they embark on a mind-bending mission filled with mystery and intrigue as they navigate the dangers and wonders of Dream Space! Based on the Hillfolk system by Pelgrane Press, Endymion's Gate explores an original, science fiction TTRPG setting with a cast full of familiar faces that you'll recognize from throughout the roleplaying community! Each week Story Moderator, Ash Minnick, leads the players through a surreal storytelling experience that will thrust them into a parallel universe of shared consciousness and dreams! Come aboard and prepare yourself for Dream Space!
Critical Role
Exandria Unlimited: Calamity (completed 4 part) The flying city of Avalir begins its triumphant return to the continent of Domunas while the Ring of Brass, a group of eminent city dignitaries, begin to uncover hints of something rotten within their gilded home. Cast: Brennan Lee Mulligan( Game Master), Luis Carazo, Aabria Iyengar, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Travis Willingham, Lou Wilson.
Candela Obsurca chapter 2 ( premiere August 31 7PM PST) starting Luis Carazo, Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Spencer Starke, Zehra Fazel. The Circle of Needle and Thread will face off against the duplicates threat that wreaks havoc on the war torn Fairelands. Season 2 is indecent of the events of Season one but if interested this is the link to candela Obscura chapter one (which he’s not in) to watch (3episodes, complete) to get an idea of the setting and game system.
Penny Arcade
Seattle by Night, Season 2 Welcome to the second season of our Vampire the Masquerade chronicles! Join us on Tuesdays at 5pm PT on twitch.tv/pennyarcade for a new live episode, or subscribe on YouTube for the latest videos as they go live. Starring Jason Carl as The Storyteller Mike Krahulik as Tom Hollandaise, Toreador Luis Carazo as Enrique "Rico" Suarez, Brujah Jasmine Bhullar as Betty Lancaster, Lasombra Jerry Holkins as Jamison Keen, Nosferatu
Catalyst Game Labs/RealmSmith
Series Intro | Shadowrun: Excommunication | Shadowrun RPG 2023 | RealmSmith (8 part) Shadowrun is a cyberpunk-fantasy ttrpg that takes place in our world, 60 years in the future. It combines cybernetic technology and magic in a dystopian setting. CAST: Anjali Bhimani as Trigger Christian Navarro as Rio Luis Carazo as Frayne Noura Ibrahim as Liv Talon Coleman as Blaze
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Of Dawn & Dusk(complete 4 episodes) Journey with us, as we take you on an adventure of Gods and mortals. Cast: Johnny Stanton(Dungeon Master),Persephone Valentine as Holly "Midnight" Danes( Kalashtar sorcerer/artificer/rouge ), Jasmine Bhullar as Mildred Mulvahill( hypochondriac dragonborn druid), Christian Navarro as Leo Goldleaf( half elf paladin, brother of Narrex ),Luis Carazo as Narrex of the Vatrai (half orc barbarian, brother of Leo).
Renegade Game Studios
Hunter: The Reckoning - The Day Shift (Complete 4 episodes) Hunter: The Reckoning is a horror tabletop role-playing game set in modern times, in which players take the roles of regular human characters who become aware of the existence of the supernatural, including vampires, werewolves, and ghosts, and fight back as monster hunters. It is set in the World of darkness (Vampire the masquerade, Werewolf the apocalypse, ect.)Cast: Diana DiMicco( storyteller),Luis Carazo, Briana DeCoster, Justus Hughes, and Markeia McCarty. Luis plays the most adorably dorky bookworm history professor...
Questline
DragonLance: Shadow Of War (complete 4 parts) Cast:Kevin Parr (Dungeon Master), Luis Carazo as Velzin Alara(Half elf rune knight fighter), Michelle Nguyen Bradley as Strigid( Shifter Lunar sorcerer), Tank Tolman as Tyran Iron-Skull (Dwarven ancestral guardian barbarian), QuincysTavern as Felix "Clubfoot" Chance (Harengon arcane trickster rogue), Roz Young as Tango Flux(Rock gnome artificer), Trevor Gemma as Wayreth Rolligtide (Hill dwarf Druid).
ThatBronzeGirl
Mörk Bronze (Complete 4 episodes)-Welcome to Mörk Bronze: a Mörk Borg experience sponsored and powered by Role! Join us through trials and tribulations as these three unfortunate souls attempt to survive in the city of Unguent. Cast: Jasmine Bhullar(fire keeper),Tanya Depass, Luis Carazo, Xander Jeanneret.
Hunters Entertainment
Outbreak: Undead.. is a Survival Horror Simulation RPG, focusing on practical experience and scarcity of resources - rather than sensationalist hero fulfillment. ZOMBV, the first entry of the Strain Series, is world book exploring opponents, a unique virus, locations, and rules to immediately jump into a game of Outbreak: Undead - with you and your friends at the center of the story
Outbreak: Undead- Strain Series: ZOMBV (complete 4 episodes) Cast:B Dave Walters (DM), Luis Carazo, May Leigh, Markeia Mcarthy, Michelle Nguyen Bradley
Outbreak: Undead (season 1) Rag & Bone (complete 60 episodes)Cast: Noxweiler Berf(Game master) Luis Carazo, May Leigh, Markeia Mcarthy, Michelle Nguyen Bradley. Luis plays as Lampwick-(or as the DM once put it bullshit Jesus, Luis RP in this is amazing).
Outbreak: Undead (season 2) United States of the Dead (Complete 13 ep) Cast: Noxweiler Berf (Game master) Luis Carazo, Sarah Chaffee, Michelle Nguyen Bradley, Markeia McCarty,Chelsea. (Luis becomes a main cast member after after the third episode were he is once again playing Lampwick SO do no watch unless you’ve finished season 1: rag and bone. Also season 2 and 3 are running at the same time like parallel events .
Outbreak: Undead (season 3 ) PROJECT NERO-(complete 12 ep) Cast: Noxweiler Berf(Game Master), Luis Carazo, Sarah Chaffee, Michelle Nguyen Bradley, Markeia McCarty, Saige Ryan,May Leigh. Luis plays different characters(but as of yet not Lampwick in this season but still should watch as other characters from season 1 show up.)
Altered Carbon - Osaka Eternal (complete 3 episodes) In this transhumanist neo-noir vision of the future, the human mind is nothing more than digital codeDigital Human Freight saved and stored in a Cortical Stack, advanced technology that allows you to "re-sleeve" your entire consciousness into a new body. Cast: Xander Jeanneret (DM), Luis Carazo, Michelle Nguyen Bradley, Markeia McCarty, May Leigh.
Kids on Bikes: Autumn Rites (Complete 3 episodes)-Strange Adventures in Small TownsChoose your OWN destiny in this storytelling rules-light tabletop role-playing game where adventure is a bike ride away!Kids on Bikes is a Collaborative World Building RPG set in small towns with big mysteries. Written and created by celebrated game designers Jon Gilmour (Dead of Winter, Atari: Centipede/Missile Command/Asteroids) & Doug Levandowski (Gothic Doctor, Seven Minutes in Hell). Cast: Mika Midgett (Game Master), Luis Carazo, Michelle Nguyen Bradley, Markeia McCarty, May Leigh.
Gods of Metal: Ragnarock - Masquerade of Madness (Complete 3 episodes, fist episode only)A bombastic heavy metal-inspired RPG of epic proportions. Bust out the D4's, turn up the volume and live out your rock fantasy! Cast: Ivan Van Norman (Game Master) Luis Carazo, Michelle Nguyen Bradley, Markeia McCarty, May Leigh.
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Vampire: The Masquerade - L.A. By Night ( first appearance in season 2 episode 6) portraying Nines Rodrigues the famous, charismatic, werewolf killing Brujah Anarch baron of Downtown/East Los Angeles and owner of the Last Round Bar.
ECLIPSE (S2) Episode 11: Escape from Vicom Station
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Hiiii
Can I please request a rick sanchez × fam! Detective reader oneshot?
A hot, smart and cool woman whose Beth's best friend and has a similar backstory to Rick
I've had this idea for a long time but I couldn't write it down, I also had a terrible week and I really need this
Thank you so much
Hey!! It's a bit long and it's my first official one shot so I hope I did alright! I'll take any kinda criticism though! Hope you like it x
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"Are you coming sometime today y/n or do I need to just trap you in a floating f-fucking bubble, since that seems quicker?"
The older man's voice called to you, as you realized you'd fallen behind him and Beth while walking up to the door of their home. You gritted your teeth for what felt like the hundredth time today. Rick Sanchez.
You all came in and stood in the living room. "Dad, how many times must I remind you not to snap on Y/N for unnecessary reasons? She's been in my life for years now and you haven't gained a shred of respect for that." Beth retorted as she held her hand on her hip.
Rick gave you a side glance before an eye roll and crossed his own arms. "E-excuse me you know, besties and all that. She's just- she thinks she's s- ugh nevermind. The thought isn't even worth finishing," he said and popped open his flask, disappearing into another room.
Beth turned to you, sympathetically holding her hands up. "I'm sorry, aga-"
"It's okay Beth, really. I know he's just old." You give a soft smile to your closest friend.
You two met about 6 years ago, outside of St. Equis Hospital. She had come up to you outside, hair frizzled and makeup stained with tears, asking to borrow a lighter. Ironically enough, you must've looked the same, as you were a bundle of nerves. You were about to have a job interview for a veterinarian position. You both smoked and began to strike up a conversation about the job, which evolved into a close bond.
Now, however, you had fallen into a different career path altogether. Being a vet was rewarding work, but too challenging for you mentally and physically.
Always having a niche for investigating everything, it felt somewhat natural to become a private detective instead.
You found it gratifying to be able to use your intellect to the best of your ability, not to mention that you got to wear a leather jacket everywhere. It helped you play the part.
You and Beth sat down to watch your favorite show and you carried out small talk about it as you continued slipping more into your own inner monologue.
You have always felt sorry for Beth; even more so when she asked you to probe into the abnormal relationship she has with Rick- her father. It was only 2 years ago that he reappeared on the Smith's doorsteps at what he probably called his attempt at asking forgiveness.
Beth obliged happily- finally able to reconnect and receive some answers-or so she hoped. When she propositioned you, you began to take notes. You'd trail behind him in the house, observing his actions and how he interacted with the family. You'd sneak into his garage and record what you could to make your interpretations. When possible, you'd even follow behind him when he left the house. Whether it was in a regular car or his spaceship.
Thankfully you were skillful and never once caught lurking in his shadows, which surprised you. Especially when you concluded that the man was a genius like no one has ever been. You couldn't even try to grasp the complexity of most things he was involved with. He created inter-dimensional travel and a spaceship with an apparent higher IQ level than his entire family.
That second part, you wouldn't dare reveal to Beth. In fact, you didn't tell her about most of the things you actually found out. You just gave her many roundabout psychological explanations.
He'll never stop his destruction, naturally because of the curse of the most powerful brilliance in the world.
Sheer definition of a narcissist. Cares for his family immensely when you find the root of his existence.
Rick Sanchez is the most fascinating paradox you've ever encountered.
So in tune with your own life that it was uncanny. Even down to the wires of having a dead spouse. The only real difference is that you don't invent things. Well, and that you treat people just a bit nicer.
"I don't wanna miss this part but I've got to pee soo bad, I'll be right back!" You claim, as you make your way out of the living room.
You slowly slip your way down to Rick's garage, where you hear the tinkering of metal and what sounds like the sentient voice of the garage that was implemented by Rick himself.
You get to the door that's very gently cracked open and stand back to peer inside.
He's bent over the large wooden desk, one hand writing something and the other holding a device in his hand. He writes for another minute and you watch as he places the pen down and stands up. He stands frozen there for a couple of seconds, and you wonder if old age is finally starting to get the best of him.
"That thought from earlier, maybe it is worth finishing" he speaks aloud, still staring at the wall unmoving. Then, he suddenly turns around to stare directly into your eyes.
"She thinks she's so fucking stealthy" he snarled as his eyes glared harshly into yours with what seemed like a murderous rage.
"Rick, I'm sorry, I just, I-I wa-"
"Yeah? That half-assed apology took its time sweetheart. Surely if you're smart enough to study me for so long then you're smart enough to know that I would find out- immediately."
He walks toward you and you instinctively take one step back but he has other plans. He firmly grabs your shoulders. The fear must be evident in your eyes as you're shaking lightly.
"You can't tell Beth the truth, can you? That her father is a piece of shit and lacks the decency to j-j-just leave her and her peaceful little run down f-fucking family alone." So of course he also knows why you're doing it.
"No, Rick, s-she just loves you so much and I want to reassure her that-that you're becoming a better person-"
"Better person. You're kidding everyone including yourself" he retorted.
You sat down in the blue metal chair next to his workbench and tried to find the right words as he towered over you.
"I- Rick, I don't think you're incapable of it. 'Better person' is a broad term but you can always be a better father for her. And I know you're trying. You never credit yourself for anything family wise. You'll just refute what I'm saying now. But everything like that- it hurts her, you know?"
"A-and because you're her friend o-or because you've been following me around for months, y-you think you're qualified to give any kind of s-speech on fatherhood and what I should be?"
"No, I don't. I just want to help you. And her."
"Don't hold your breath. I don't need any more fans." A smirk then turned up at his lips as he stood in front of you. He leaned down and placed one hand carefully on your thigh while bringing his mouth to your ear.
"But at least I could fuck my stalker. I always wanted that to be a possibility. Consider yourself lucky because it's why I didn't incinerate you the minute I found out what you were doing."
Flustered, you were at a loss for words and were met with many mixed emotions. Mostly excitement and arousal.
"Meet me here tonight at 9, and we can talk things out some more," he dragged out and winked, before closing the door behind him and leaving your heart pumping at a rapid pace.
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The next day, Eugene had left the building, just as they had suspected, with two patrols.
As soon as they were out of sight of anyone else spotting their demises, Daryl shot an arrow into the first person's head, Natalia took out the other, stabbing him in the back of the head.
Eugene had turned to scream, but was silent when Daryl grabbed a hold of the man, shoving his gun to the back of his head, as Rosita snatched his gear off him, whilst Natalia looked out for anyone else as they fled the scene.
"I can't help but suspect that the reason I'm being taken alive is, despite... what completely warranted bad blood exists between us, you still harbour a vestigial nostalgia for our erstwhile camaraderie." Eugene said, as they walked away from his new outpost, his hands were tied in front of him, Natalia watched as Daryl took his knife out at the sound of his voice. "And in light of that, I'm willing to just shut my grub flap and give you your space until you see such a time as you're ready to break the ice, one traveling companion..."
Daryl lunged for him, pointing his knife at the man's face.
"Shut your mouth before I cut your tongue out!" Daryl threatened, as Eugene cowered away.
Rosita and Natalia attempted to separate them.
"Alright!" Rosita pressed. "We got to keep going. They have to be out looking for him by now."
Natalia snatched her husbands knife out of his hands, pocketing it as she pointed at him.
"And you're not gonna touch him, no matter how much we all want to hurt him." She glared at the man over her shoulder. "He might still have some sort of use. Come on." She led Daryl forward, letting Rosita deal with the traitor.
"Thank you, I-"
"Shut up!" She barked at him.
"Gimme my knife back." Daryl told Natalia, trying to reach for it, but she spun out of his grasp.
"No. Not until I know you can play nice." she told him, focusing on the road ahead, making sure no walkers were around.
"When I told Negan I made the bullet, it was to save your life. I didn't think. I just acted on your behalf. And I fully expected the crack of the bat to be the last thing I heard, but that didn't happen. And then I thought they would torture me. But they didn't. They gave me a chance to live. And I tried to resist. I tried to rise above my biological imperative, but that is not who I am." Eugene continued.
"I know who you are." Rosita answered. "You're the reason they were able to escape the Sanctuary. Everything that's happened since then, everyone who's died, that's on you."
"Rick's the one who pushed us all to take the Saviours on. He's the one who jumped headlong into this shit-storm with no waders."
Rosita took her gun out, pushing it against Eugene's chin.
"You're selfish, and you're a coward, and you're a traitor. You turned your back on the only friends you ever had. Shooting you in the head right here would actually make the world a better place." She said, lowly. "But we're not gonna kill you, not because we give a rat's ass about you. We just need what's in there!" She pushed his head. "We're gonna stick you in the darkest hole we can find, and the only time you'll see the light of day is when we need you to teach us how to do something. So don't worry, you'll get what you want. You'll live. But we're gonna force you to do something useful with your pathetic life."
She grabbed him again, pushing him along as Daryl and Natalia turned away.
A group of walkers had surrounded their car, Natalia inwardly groaned, pulling out her knife, passing Daryl's back to him.
"They must've heard us pull up." Daryl explained.
"I got it." Natalia said, whistling lowly, catching the walkers attention as she headed for them.
"Watch him." Daryl told Rosita, following Natalia.
Natalia kicked a walker that had got closer to her, using his body as leverage as she stood on it, forcing her knife into another's skull, as Daryl dealt with one via his crossbow.
She stomped on it's head as she grabbed another the blade going through it's knife.
When they were all taken care of, Natalia turned back to Rosita and Eugene, except Eugene was missing and Rosita was covered in puke.
"What the hell happened?" She asked.
"The fucker threw up on me then ran, what does it look like?" She threw her hands up in the air. "Come on."
They squeezed through a hole in the fence, that now had bullet holes from the woman trying to shoot at him, leading to an area full of rubble and burnt skulls and bones, spotting even tiny ones, that made Natalia shiver.
"He couldn't have got far." Daryl said, pointing to Eugene's tracks. "Come on."
"We can't let him get back to them!" Rosita expressed. "If you see him, blow that pig's head off."
"Will do." Natalia told her as they ran, attempting to look for him.
They hadn't been able to find Eugene, the three of them ended up retreating back to the Hilltop, all equally pissed off for the waste of time.
Some good news had come out of the day, partially.
Gregory had been sent back on Dwight's orders, containing a copy of Negan's plans, it turned out that he was not dead, but Simon was, now, after being found out scheming behind his back to over take him, Negan had strangled the man to death.
"We'll stick to this road, keep to the trees, we'll get there quicker." Daryl explained the plan. "Plus, we can keep an eye on the road that way."
"Yeah, if they're planning anything, we'll see it." Rosita backed him up.
"How do we know this isn't all just a trick, that Dwight is setting us all up?" Natalia asked.
"Yeah, or Gregory, he's known to be a weasel." Michonne agreed.
"I locked him up inside the house." Maggie said. "He knew I wouldn't let him walk around free. He knew he was coming back to that. He doesn't believe in anything except himself, and he'd have to believe in the Saviours a whole lot to send us into a trap and think it would work out for him."
"Unless Dwight didn't tell him, Nat's right, asshole could be setting us up." Daryl said.
Rick grabbed the map, pocketing it.
Morgan had caught their attention, running behind them and towards the gate, he seemed disorientated, confused, almost.
"Is he losing it again?" Natalia asked, looking at Rick. "We sure we want him out there with us?"
"I got it." Carol said, going after the man.
When the gates had opened, and the captured Saviours had come back in, who had been helping the Hilltop, with the plan, Morgan rushed for them.
He had then knocked down Henry, who had been walking towards him.
"He's lost it." Natalia muttered under her breath, as they stared at the man, holding his weapon over the boy defensively.
He had seemed to come to his senses, though, as Carol took the stick out of his hands, helping the young boy up.
"They were, uh..." He mumbled, walking around as he got his barings. "They were gone, him. They were coming in."
"I asked Maggie if we could clear the walkers from the wall." Alden explained. "We drew them away so we wouldn't have to worry about 'em when we rolled out."
"He did." Maggie confirmed.
"Let's keep gettin' ready, everyone. First team's going in 20." Rick instructed.
"C'mere." Daryl muttered to Natalia, pulling her away from the crowd, finding somewhere quiet.
"Mr Dixon, if you're looking for some action at a time like this, I'd be morally-"
"Shut up." He scoffed, dragging her to behind the trailers, where no one would be able to eavesdrop. "Jus'... wanna moment without everyone, wanna tell ya I love ya." He cupped her face, brushing her hair out of her way as he scanned her beauty, an face he had thought only lived in dreams. "That... that you're the best thing that's ever happened to me."
"Oh, that's why we needed privacy, didn't want everyone back there knowing how much of a big softie the big bad Daryl Dixon is." She teased, wrapping her arms around his neck, laughing at his sweetness, a wide cheesy grin on her face, she felt like a giddy teenager in love, around him, she hated it, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't let up.
"Nah, everyone knows how I feel about ya, it's why I wear a god damn ring, so they know to back off what's mine." Daryl had shot as many glares at wondering eyes throughout their time with the joint communities, that he'd be surprised if his face hadn't contorted into a permanent expression of jealousy.
She giggled at his sentence, kissing him sweetly, before pulling away.
"The reason I don't believe in karma, is cause there's no way I deserve to have you, after all the stuff I've done, you're perfect, I'm the luckiest girl in the world to be your wife."
"You're pushing it woman." He scrunched his face up at her, but his ears warmed. "After all this, we're gonna build Alexandria up, gonna make our house seem like brand new, like our home, then, I'm gonna show you how much I missed ya." He kissed her jaw, just beside her ear, as his hand held the small of her back, pressing down to her jeans.
"That a promise?"
"Swear on my life, baby."
She smiled widely, pushing his hair away from his face, behind his ears.
"I love you, and I think you're right. We should teach Evie, when this is all over, just, I'm so worried about her, but I couldn't bare having her living in this world and not being able to defend herself, you were right about all of it."
"I know." He kissed her forehead. "I'm scared for her too, but she's got us, we'll teach her everything we know, an' she'll grow up to be even better than us combined."
Natalia nodded, placing her head on Daryl's shoulder, hugging him tightly, taking him in before they went to battle.
"Should probably get back, in case anyone comes looking for us." He said, though he never wanted to leave her embrace.
"Yeah. Did you hate me, back in the beginning?" Natalia asked, when she'd pull away, "Cause I'm a stuck up bitch who don't go for asshole rednecks?" She had a glint in her eye, she was finding the way his expression dropped hilarious, that he was scared he was in trouble for something that he'd said over a year ago, before he really got to know her.
"Where'd you hear that?" He gulped.
"I have my sources." She winked at him.
"I don't feel that way now." He pressed.
"Oh, so you did?" She was enjoying making him squirm.
"No- I Yeah, I mean..." He scratched the back of his head as he tried digging himself out of the hole. "I- Y'know, you didn't like me, ya called me Buttercup and threatened to kill me a buncha times."
"Babe, I called you buttercup because of the powerpuff girls." Natalia laughed. "You reminded me of her, with your angry and broody violent behaviour, if I didn't like you, I would've just shot you, pretty good from telling the good from the bad, remember?"
When the time had come, and they were ready, the people of Hilltop, Alexandria and the Kingdom, left the walls of the Hilltop, heading to their destination.
Natalia was stood beside Daryl, Rosita just by them, Rick and Michonne followed behind them all, their fingers linked as they held hands.
They had reached the woods, hiding in the trees as they watched.
A few cars sat on the road, creating a block, which was clearly intended for them, hadn't suspected the group.
Carol watched them, as she held up her hand, waiting to give the signal for them to fire.
When she put down her hand, they rained bullets, putting down all of them, then ran out to claim their belongings.
One man had hid behind a car, wearing a red hoodie, he had put his hands up in surrender when Morgan had found him, but he didn't care, none of them did, Morgan stabbed him before slitting his throat, that's when Natalia realised something.
"Fucking asshole!" She huffed, marching towards him, her belt of knifes were around his waist. "Doesn't even suit him."
"What would Evelyn think of such language?" Rosita gasped, looking at her.
"You see her anywhere, gotta bite my tongue most of the time." Natalia shrugged.
She took the borrowed one off, slipping hers in the loops of her jeans, stuffing the few Kingdom knifes into the gaps. She looked up to where Morgan was stood beside her, staring into space.
"Guys, he's out again." She called, getting up to search for other useful stuff.
"Morgan? Are you with us?" Jesus asked, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Good people, found something on our quarry." Ezekiel gathered everyone's attention.
"What is it?" Michonne asked.
"A list and another map. And what appear to be other facts."
"They're lining up Saviours on the Old Mill Road." Rick read aloud. "That's where Negan will be."
"We have to get to Negan before they figure out what happened here." Carol said.
Rick pulled out his radio, calling for Maggie into it.
"I'm here." She radio'd back.
"It's time." He said. "It was a trap. So we're changing the plan."
"How do we know this isn't just some big fucking treasure hunt?" Natalia asked, looking around. "Wouldn't put it past the slimy prick to have more tricks up his sleeve."
"We don't, but this is all we have." Rick told her.
They had joined forces with the other groups, all coming together and following the map, stopping in a field.
"Oh, Jesus." Rosita sighed under her breath.
"Holy damn." Jerry followed. "You ever seen one that big?"
"No. Things are changing. Let's go." Rick told the people as they stared at the herd, that seemed much more bigger than the Quarry, looking more like a horde, if that was the appropriate term.
"How much further?" Daryl asked.
"We grow close. Yonder, over the ridge." Ezekiel answered him.
They had reached closer, that insufferable whistling tune floated around them sending everyone into action as they raised their weapons.
"Well, damn, Rick, look at that." Negan's voice came over an amplified speaker. "Pegged again. Pegged so very hard."
They looked around for the man but he was nowhere in sight.
"I ambushed your ambush, with an even bigger ambush."
"How about you step out and face us?" Rick called to him.
"Oh, I am everywhere, Rick." his amplified voice floated around.
"Dramatic piece of shit." Natalia grumbled.
"Some more bullhorns, more walkies. Pick a direction to run. See how you do. Make it fun for all of us. Guess what else I did. I brought you some of your old friends. You remember your old buddy Eugene? Well, he is the person that made today possible. Same goes for Dwighty boy here. In case you're wondering. He didn't ream you on purpose. No, he is just a... gutless nothin' that sucks at life, and now he gets to stand up here and watch you all die, and he's gonna live with that. Gabriel, well... he's got to go, too. We are cleaning house today, Rick. And then, there's you. It never had to be a fight. You just had to accept how things are. So... Here we go. Congratulations, Rick."
Then he went quiet.
There was still no sign of the Saviours.
"3!" His voice shouted, again. "2!"
Then they appeared, a whole line of them, all guns aimed at the people below.
"1!" Negan called, then they all fired, the guns exploded as they fell down, like dominos, the bullets were faulty, had backfired.
The Saviours were down.
"Eugene!" Natalia gasped. "He did that."
"Now!" Rick cried out, and they marched ahead, to finish them off.
"He's running" Maggie shouted, spotting Negan get away as they shot at the Saviours.
Gabriel, Dwight and Eugene were all on the floor, after the first two had attempted to fight Negan.
"He did this! Get him!" Regina told a few Saviours, heading for Eugene.
Rosita and Natalia took aim, taking them all out.
Natalia moved on, letting Rosita and Eugene share their longing looks for their friendship.
A bunch of the Saviours stood at the top of the hill as they approached.
"Don't shoot. Please." Laura said. "We're done. It's over."
Natalia marched forward, throwing her fist into the side of the woman's face, knocking her on her back.
"Nat." Michonne called. "They're surrendering."
The others had got to their knees.
"You're lucky I don't kill you." She told the woman on the floor.
"I know. I deserved that." Laura breathed, looking around as she got her barings, holding her cheek.
Michonne approached her, placing a hand on her back, holding her arm.
"Nat, it's over. Rick's finishing this." She said, as Natalia stared at the woman, making up her mind.
"You're nothing, it's finished." She said, pointing at the Saviours, stepping away.
They reached where Rick and Negan were, Rick had just slit his throat with a broken piece of glass, that was hung on the tree they were stood under, the man was on the ground, bleeding out.
It was over.
Rick walked towards them, his hand was coated in blood from holding the shard so tightly.
"Save him." He told Siddiq, disappointing everyone, everything they fought for, the people they lost.
"No!" Maggie screamed, running forward, trying to stop the doctor from reaching him.
"Maggie! Maggie!" Michonne called as her and Natalia grabbed the woman, holding her back.
"No, he can't! No!" She struggled against the two women.
"I know. I know." Natalia said. "I know."
"No, he killed Glenn!"
"We have to." Rick said, not even looking at her.
"We have to end it! Rick!" Maggie sobbed. "We have to make it right!"
"We can't make it right, but this makes it over. It's over."
"It's not over! It's not over until he's dead!"
"Maggie, Maggie, it's okay, alright." Natalia tried as her friend continued to scream, she was worried about the baby.
"It's not over till he's dead! No!"
Michonne and Natalia were struggling to keep her still, they didn't agree with Rick, but they were more concerned about her.
"No! No! No."
Rick shook his head, walking away from Negan and Siddiq.
"What happened, what we did... what we lost... it's got to be something else."
The two women helped as Maggie fell to the floor, Natalia brushed her hair away from her tear stained face as Michonne rubbed her back, as she mourned the loss of her husband all over again.
"The ones who have 'em up, Put your hands down." Rick told the Saviours. "We're all gonna go home now. Negan's alive. But his way of doing things is over. And anyone who can't live with that will pay the price, I promise you that. And any person here who would live in peace and fairness... who would find common ground... this world is yours, by right. We are life. That's death!" He pointed at the large horde. "And it's coming for us. Unless we stand together! So go home. Then the work begins. The new world begins. All this... All this is just what was. There's gotta be somethin' after."
Natalia and Michonne helped Maggie up from the ground, leading her to one of the cars as the others around them got on with what they needed to do, like Rosita punching Eugene.
They had ended up back at the Hilltop, Oceanside had joined the fight, ambushing the group of Saviours that had gone there, Tara and Alden had gone to fight them with others, but were beat to it by the women with Molotov cocktails.
Natalia had gone in search for Arat, to end it, but Michonne had stopped her, telling her that it wasn't part of Rick's plan, that she had surrendered, Natalia believed that it was none of hers or his business, they weren't apart of what she had done to her, what she took from her, but in her search, she had remembered the letter Carl had wrote, she couldn't, instead finding jobs to keep her mind focused, from changing her mind.
Evie had also been dragged into the line of work, not like she had to be asked much, Siddiq had put her to work with helping the injured Saviours, even though she was only seven, she was eager to be his nurse, wanting to do whatever she could to learn and help out.
A bunch of Saviours had decided to go back to the Sanctuary, to make it a new home, but Alden had decided to stay, asking Maggie personally, he had been working hard to earn her approval.
Negan's wives were free, and now were working to rebuild.
Daryl had decided to deal with Dwight, Natalia wasn't entirely sure what he was going to do, she knew that it wasn't in his heart to execute, he killed, but he didn't put down, unless they put up a fight, she could tell he was doubting his decision for awhile, it didn't help that Dwight kept reminding him that everything was for Sherry, hitting far too close to home for him. Everything Daryl did was for Natalia, even if she didn't always think so.
Carol had chosen to stay with King Ezekiel and Henry, traveling back with them and Jerry as the people rebuilt the Kingdom.
Daryl, Natalia and Jesus were in Maggie's office, they all knew why they were there.
"I just wanted to say you were right." Maggie told Jesus, sitting in her chair, in her office. "About saving the Saviours from the satellite outpost. Having them here. I don't regret what I did. But you were right. And Rick was right about not killing all the Saviours."
"He was right." Jesus nodded.
"He was. Not about Negan."
"So what does that mean, Maggie?" Jesus asked.
"We have a lot to do. We have to build this place up, make it work better than before, make it thrive for the people who live here. We need our strength, the ability to defend ourselves better. We have to have that."
"We will." He agreed.
"But Rick and Michonne... Rick was wrong to do what he did. Michonne, too." She looked up at Natalia, who had previously apologised to her for holding her back as she cried, explaining that she wanted him dead just as much, but was more focused on keeping Maggie safe, from doing something that could harm her, Maggie had accepted Natalia's apology after she promised to help with her plan anyway she could, she was the one who had spread the word to Daryl.
"So we're gonna bide our time, wait for our moment.... and then we're gonna show him."
"Yeah." Daryl spoke up. "We will."
"No matter what it takes." Natalia added.
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I am just... you know, I don't like the HBO adaption of His Dark Materials. Not because it's not accurate to the book, I just think that it failed in ADAPTING some of the story and world building. Which is my opinion!!
Percy Jackson the show is not like that. The gods in Greek mythology are not unknowable beings, the entire point of them (assuming you're not pagan) is that they reflect the best and worst of humanity. The gods are extremely human!!
Being mad that Hermes is wearing a hoodie is deranged. And meaningless!! It doesn't detract from him being a god, he's literally a god of travelers and thieves, not fucking King Midas.
honestly you're so right. i've never ever been against people who dislike an adaptation for reasons of taste & opinion, but to say that the only standard of good/bad for an adaptation is fidelity is WILD. for the most part, people ADORE adaptations that changed a lot. (lotr movies. bam. people who argue the films didn't change anything significant... can we get into a fistfight, i think it would fix me). does the adaptation stand as a work on its own, on its own merits, or does it fail to tell a compelling, cohesive story? does it translate the narrative in a way that makes sense for the medium? does it make compelling interpretive choices?
pjo has made some interesting choices AND it has some weak parts! but it's not the fidelity that fucked up the weak parts; it's (imho) Rick's relative inexperience in the TV medium compared to a prose work like a novel, and the stretch to "update" the story for 2024 that weakens the overall narrative momentum.
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The way I look at Season Two: Book of Carol is them having her first literally cross half way up the US East Coast with the tiniest bit of information possible. And she was capable of speaking to him on the radio but didn’t get any information to were he was. BUT SOME HOW, She is going to on whim not just end up in the same country, but the same city, and eventually exactly where Daryl is at in said place in Paris. And we are talking no phones, no real maps, no forms of communication smh the bloody Vikings 4 thousand years ago had more intel as far as maps and knowing had to read the stars and the night sky to know exactly where they were located. But upon landing on foreign soil there was no way to communicate or find your brethren that sailed ahead of you. France is HUGE…🤦🏻♀️ So let’s suspend all forms of actual realistic notions. And she finds Daryl despite it being the end of the world and they are like the few people left alive and they both just traveled to a massive foreign place( its so silly) course we know that, but why bring them to hell and back again if they aren’t going to finally make them canon. You know what I mean??? Why go through all this effort to reconnect these two just for Carol to be like “ Ohh hey Bestie, Just happened to be in the neighborhood and wanted to give you a Hollar. Ohh is this your new girlfriend and adopted son? Wow well neat, everything looks great here with your new family that you have chosen over your family at home who misses you like dearly. But that’s ok you’re doing great, oh before I head back across half the freakin entire world again for a second time. Thought you would want to know Rick says hi, ohh yea btw he is back now. Him and Michonne both are but you got new life don’t worry I will send them your love. So I am just going to head off on way...Bye ✌🏻️" smfh
The premise is so absurd, if they are GOING THIS FAR TO BRING THEM TOGETHER ON A SCALE THIS SIZE. Its something huge and them going canon and them finally breaking the walls down that have kept them from taking their relationship to the next level and admitting they want more them friendship has to happen. Cause there truly is no other reason to drag Carol on some crazy far fetched journey literally half way across the globe if its not for somethinghuge. We do not need her to show up to kick some major ass and save the day. As awesome as that is, we have already seen it countless time, she truly is the undisputed queen of the apocalypse. A living force of nature that is forever under estimated and every single person on the show by the time it ended was alive cause of something Carol did or sacrificed one way or another....So yea we know she can kick ass but Daryl doesnt need anyone to rescue him...He desperately needs the love of his life to break down her walls and let him in. Something that should of happened a long time ago. And I swear if this upcoming season if they go threw a bunch crazy shit to reunite them and it's just more best friend bullshit I am going to mentally snap 🤬 I know I shouldn't be hopeful after 12 years of disappointment. But I just vant imagine the atory going any other way..
WHAT IS YOUR OPINION AS FAR AS THIS? YOU ARE ALWAYS HAVE SUCH GOOD GROUNDED INSIGHT, AND DEFINITELY A INSIDER VIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENING,IS IT WORTH EVEN BOTHERING TO GET OUR HOPES UP??? 😞😫
I want Carol to have a hero narrative because she deserves it after getting sidelined in S11, but like you said, getting her happy ending with Daryl is a really important part of her journey. It's the only natural step after traveling across the world to find him, and if that gets ignored or messed up, then what's the point?
I think there are definitely reasons to have hope. The teaser looked good. Melissa knows her character and gets to help shape her story. There are just other cooks in the kitchen whose interests may not align, and it makes me nervous if someone is acting more like a fairy godmother to them than a boss. The power dynamics are really unusual and need to change.
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i know you said you haven’t figured out it out yet but i’d like to hear any thoughts or random ideas you might have abt nezha & nico, either in general or in the time travel verse 👩🏫
Wow I didn't expect someone would actually be interested in this... Well, all the more motivation to be enthusiastic, then. xD
You're right that I've yet to figure out their connection, however, I can tell a little about that that drew me to the idea of them in the same picture.
The first would probably be their characterization.
Both are painted in black and white, of kindness and the flaws within. Afaik, the whole thing about Nezha is that he's a naughty, carefree, uncontrollable menace yet also kind in his own ways. He did so many wrongs and he tried to do just as many rights to make up for it. It's similar to Nico, in the way that they are kind at heart, yet can appear evil in others' eyes for some reason.
And yes, they both have committed conventional horrible. Hell, Nezha peeled off Ao Bing's spine or st. Would you look at that, Bryce?
Grudge-holding. Now, I'm not saying I fancy what Rick did to Nico's fatal flaw, but talking in canon here, Nico held his sister's death against Percy (and himself) for quite a while; whereas Nezha, having died and was reborn again, literally came fighting his father because the man ruined his temple, where his soul resided. Like. If that isn't one hell of a grudge then I don't know what is.
Their spirits, their willpower, the prowess they possess despite their young ages. They are both so fierce, unstoppable, and resilient.
Nezha is portrayed as a literal child in Chinese mythology, but his story is one hell of a ride (ya know, with all the slaying dragons, carving up his own flesh...). Idk about you but it gives me an impression of how intense Nezha might be, which is quite a reflection of Nico's story and characterization. Because Nico is... extreme, too, and you can't possibly tell me Nico's life story, with all that Tartarus and torture in the jar, isn't a grand tale in its own way. Alas, against all odds, they both emerge victorious. I love them.
They're both freaking powerful too, btw. But again, I guess every mythological figure is powerful in its own way.
Idk about you but I think Nico and Nezha should be allowed to sit down together and trade gory, creepy, bloody stories about themselves just to scare everyone else.
2. Their backgrounds, their stories.
They both have daddy issues omfg. Nezha literally fought his father, who ruined Nezha's temple, to the point of interference from other deities. And while I love Nico and Hades's love with everything in me, they did have a strained relationship throughout PJO. Hades told Nico he would prefer Bianca over him, and later nearly fired a ball at him. If that isn't parallel I don't know what is.
Their mothers love them so much I'm crying. Nezha's mother, Lady Yin, carried him in her womb for years and built him a temple when he asked her in a dream. And I suppose we don't need to talk about Maria anymore.
They are both, technically, 'prince's LMAO. Nezha is known as the Third Crowned Prince (or whatever that is bc Chinese is so hard to translate into English omg) and Nico is well, Nico.
Their fathers are both technically kings, as well. Hades because obviously, Li Jing is known as one of the Heavenly Kings. And if you really look into it, Nezha is a commander of Heaven's army, directly under his father, whilst Nico is the Ambassador of Hades. Wow.
They are viewed as awful in people's eyes but still took efforts to help. I'm gonna admit my viewpoint might be altered by the Nezha (2019) movie. Nonetheless, I find it quite interesting that Nezha and Nico, though being scorned and ostracized by their kind, ended up being their saviors. Nezha killed himself when the Dragon King threatened to flood his hometown, and Nico went such lengths to aid the Seven with their world-saving quests.
This is also proof of their kindness, which I adore so much, btw.
Feud with the sea. Well maybe not feud in Percy and Nico's case. A sensitive topic. History, maybe? Lol. Anyway, the fact remains that both Nico and Nezha share an unpleasant history with a son of the seas. If you take Nezha (2019) into consideration though, they both make peace with said animosity too! xD
They both befriend their old enemies. I'm talking about Wukong and Bob. It's fascinating, in a way lol.
These are everything I can come up with so far... Huh. I didn't expect them to share so similarities... I'm serious about Nezha and Nico having a bonding session now. These two are deemed to be besties.
It doesn't need to be in the Time Travel AU. Nico crash-landed in China before, didn't he? Maybe, Idk, Nezha was sent to investigate, and they ended up friends because Nico is as social as a capybara and Nezha has all the purity and generosity of a carefree child who fears nothing.
...I'm so deep in this omg...
Anw, if you want to share your Nico and Nezha content, I'm all ears!! xD
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⛔️ - How does your muse react to others breaking the law? If they would do it themselves, what is their reasoning? 👻 - Does your muse believe in an afterlife? What do they think it’s like? ⏰ - Does your muse feel like they need to do things quickly or do they take their time? 🐜 - How does your muse feel about animal lives? Do they treat them the same way they’d treat a person, or do they feel they’re inferior?
1) Rick dislikes when someone breaks the law. Even if there's no more laws after the outbreak, Rick deeply believes that what made humankind prosper is the capacity to work together. He truly believes in the good of people and he thinks laws protect them. Rick could talk about laws for hours, I believe he reads a lot so I bet he has a very complex mindset about it, also discussing how laws pre outbreak would benefit the state and the higher classes, how in the big picture it's a form of preserving capitalism etc. I'm sure he would be able to discuss all that without taking extreme opinions.
Considering the post outbreak laws Rick and friends' is mostly about basic rights and to protect sustainable life, he's willing to fight to make sure they are followed. Rick sure can be a big hypocrite when it's HIM breaking the law. To protect his loved ones, he totally would. Even pre outbreak, if he were in a situation of extreme poverty etc. I can picture Rick breaking the law so his family has a home and doesn't starve, but only if he can't find any legal ways. After outbreak, in some moments Rick avoids killing the best he can, in other moments he's killing just because the person belongs to an enemy community. Depends how into psycho mode he is I guess. I find it endearing how he returns to his officer friendly mode in season 9, showing all the shit he went through didn't corrupt him deep down. Summary: he is practical and will benefit himself and loved ones. Even if he knows something is wrong that doesn't mean he won't do it, even if he doesn't agree with it. He stopped wearing his sheriff uniform when he begun killing, probably he was trying to keep what he was and its ideals but he realized he had to become corrupted and cruel to survive.
2) Rick isn't religious. He seems very revolted against religion actually. I think he doesn't believe in afterlife, but when he was so close to dying and had all those dreams and visions, I believe he really hoped something like that existed, he would be happy if he could be with Carl and Lori again if he died, and his parents and family too. I don't think he's an atheist per se (in the sense he is convinced god isn't real and all religions are wrong), I see him more like an agnostic (he simply doesn't know if god is real and finds a hard time believing) who is very revolted because the world went to shit heavy on his back. He respect other's beliefs though, even if he thinks different, he won't speak his mind unless he's asked.
3) Rick is impulsive sometimes but he also is very good at controlling his own impulses. He is very intelligent and has very good insight of himself. He WANTS to solve problems quickly, but many times he forces himself to not act right away and think through the consequences first, plan things and take his time, what makes him the calm cold planner strategist he is. He will also consider what other think so he has an idea of how people will react.
4) Rick respects animals, doesn't mistreat them, even talks to some, like he talked to the horse he used to travel from Kentucky to Atlanta. But he likes steak and will hunt to eat if he has to. In season 3, Rick forces himself into being distant from the animals he's raising, but Carl starts naming them- Rick tells Carl to stop at first, but eventually he joins the idea and gets more affectionate. Only makes it worse when he has to sacrifice them all due to the pandemic. I don't think he treats animals and humans the same in every way, but he tends to be friendly and kind to both. Specially considering Rick also is killing other people after the outbreak. He still treats humans as superior, but could have long existential talks about how every life probably has the same value in the universe etc. Ironically enough, I bet Rick feels like SOME animals are better than SOME people who only bring pain to the world.
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