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My 2000s/2010s kid medias wisdom:
Azula deserved a redemption arc and Ty Lee is the girl who got shafted by not being Zuko's love interest
The Soul Society is a military state and Ichigo was a good person for never joining it and Orihime was the best Bleach character
Sasuke was right and Kishimito made him an extremist as ableist victim blaming propaganda and Sakura and Hinata are equally good
Ben 10,including the sequels,is better than Danny Phantom
Flynn Ryder was a creep and a dickhead who didn't deserve Rapunzel
Hiccup was trans but so was Astrid,only transfem instead
Teen Titans is a beyond good show but the influence it's had on DC's comics is bad and Young Justice Animated should've never existed
The Hunger Games and Chronicles of Narnia derserve better than to be grouped in with Harry Potter because Thg is an anti-bigotry story rather than liberal bs and you can actually pull 'Death of the Author' with the problematic elements of Tcon because C.S Lewis is actually dead
Adventure Time is an almost perfect show and so're it's comics and sequel miniseries' and you can't pull 'It's bad because it got too serious in later seasons!!!' as a fact because that was the point,that it was trying to be different from most kids cartoons and it not being your thing dosen't mean it's not good writing
Winx Club,W.i.t.c.h,Totally Spies,The Powerpuff Girls,Kim Possible and MLP are feminist even if they have their flaws and they're brought in a girly packaging because they're meant to be heroes for little girls
Johnny Test is fine and y'all are weird fow visceral your reaction to it was
Percy Jackson and the Olympians dropped the ball by having Percy end up with Annabeth because they're 'destined to' since the point of Percy's story is that he never gets to choose what they actually want and they should've either ended up with Rachel or stayed single to work on character development and healing,Luke never actually cared about other demigods and was only using them as ammo against the gods because if he actually cared he wouldn't have abused them,Toa should've instead been a third Percy series of them destroying Olympus' corruption because they've had enough of the gods and replacing it with an actual good societal system and Percy is a super cool autistic Team Parent who'd be femme and kidcore if Rick bothered to develop their interests
Star Vs The Forces of Evil should've made trans Marco and autistic Star canon,endgamed them with Tom and Janna instead of eachother,made Jackie an mc and done none of that 'no magic' shit
Gravity Falls,We Bare Bears and Undertale/Deltarune's icon status are well-deserved
Craig of the Creek only gets ignored because it's a black show that's good
And She Ra and the Princesses of Power is called cringe nonstop because it's fanbase is largely wlw and trans women who're loud and proud with their queerness and the creator at the time of it's airing identified as a nonbinary lesbian and people hate female queerness while hyping up male kinds that play into stereotypes(Stiles and Derek from Teen Wolf,Magnus and Alec from The Mortal Instruments,the Shiro/Keith discourse,the Boyfriends Webtoon,Marauder's Era even being a thing,etc.Note that i am not calling Stevenson female but rather saying he knows what lesbophobic experiences are)
#azula#ty lee#zuko#ty luko#anti zutara#ichigo kurosaki#orihime inoue#ichihime#antiichiruki#sasuke uchiha#sakura haruno#hinata hyuga#ben 10#t4t hiccstrid#teen titans#thg#tcon#anti harry potter#adventure time#percy jackson#anti percabeth#pjo#gravity falls#wbb#undertale#cotc#she ra#disney#good times#summerposting
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A Normal Afternoon
Day 13 Banter! I went back to the other prompt I got from @da3dm for this one.
Rhys is playing some game while tangled up in his string, his human brothers joke back and forth with him
A Normal Afternoon
Felix sighed as he stared at Rhys. The fourteen year old borrower was currently hanging upside down in front of his face, tangled in the thread he used as a rope. With narrowed eyes Felix poked at the young borrower, more amused than he was letting on. This was at least the fourth time today Rhys had done something like this. He was just waiting for the request to get him unstuck… again.
“I will defeat you Sir Grump!” Rhys shouted. Felix raised an eyebrow.
“Oh?” he smirked. “Why is that?”
“I’m the hero this world needs, the one it deserves!”
“So you’re Batman today?”
“Fool forgetting the one who’s defeated you so many times!”
“I think defeating me would mean you don’t get tangled in your own string all the time.” Rhys squeaked, getting a real smile out of Felix.
“I was bitten by the tiniest radioactive spider the world’s ever seen and it made me who I am!”
“Oh so it’s spiderman today.” He shook his head, letting out a sigh that made Rhys start spinning around.
“You can’t beat me by making me dizzy Sir Grump. I have you trapped right where I want you.”
“It looks more like you’re trapped while I’m casually sitting on the couch under a vent.”
“That’s what I’ve lured you to think, that confidence is your downfall.”
“Why am I Sir Grump anyway? I would think you could pick a better name now that you know more about me.”
Before Rhys could answer, the door to the house opened and Ryder walked in. His black hair had been let down, falling around his face as he carried in a heavy box. More of the things for his 3D printer, or random things he thought Rhys could enjoy. Shockingly the cat tree had gone over fairly well, it helped they didn’t tell him it was a cat tree.
“Meticuloso. My arch nemesis, you think teaming up with Sir Grump will help you!” Rhys called out. Ryder looked up confused. Felix nodded and Ryder finally noticed the borrower hanging upside down next to him. A grin slipped onto the man’s face as he walked over. “I can beat you both no problem. This trap is nothing to worry about.”
“I thought I was trapped,” Felix quipped. Ryder fell onto the couch next to him. Rhys hung just between them, Ryder slid down a bit so the borrower was between both their faces.
“When did I become an enemy? I thought I was your ally yesterday?” Ryder laughed.
“You can’t fool me Meticuloso, I knew your plan all along. Secretly conspiring with Sir Grump to… to uhm… to…” Rhys trailed off a bit. Felix gave Ryder a look, they were in it now.
“Ah, you’ve caught me in my dastardly plan to take over the world. Only Sir Grump could aid me in my wicked ways.”
“I knew it! I’ll stop you. That’s why I’m spiderman!”
“What is my role in this exactly?” Felix had narrowed his eyes with a smile.
“You’re making the uh… the… The clothes that’s going to take over everyone’s minds!”
Ryder burst out laughing. Felix crossed his arms and leaned closer to Rhys. Like this he could see the tiny bags under the miniscule eyes. The mirth started to leave him, but the grin on Rhys made it hard to be upset. They’d been trying to lock up all the sugar, but it looked like Rhys found his way in… again.
“I think the first thing my dastardly clothes will do is make borrowers hyped up on sugar sleep,” Felix smiled. Ryder made a dramatic gasp next to him.
“That’s truly awful,” he shook his head. A single finger was brought up to poke Rhys. It sent the borrower swinging while circling in the air. “I can’t imagine a worse fate than having to be still with too much sugar.”
“Fiends! I’ll never allow this to happen,” Rhys started to squirm. Felix and Ryder shared a look, he was truly stuck this time. “Sugar is all important. The best way to be awake at all times! I’ll never let you force borrowers to sleep!”
“I’m going to get some scissors.” Ryder stood up and walked off, Felix was left with a spinning Rhys desperate to get away.
“You know Sir Grump doesn’t exactly fit if you’re going to have me making clothes.”
“I won’t lose to you.” Rhys was grunting in his efforts to get away. Ryder came back, falling back onto the couch and sitting up straight. Rhys paused to stare down at the scissors. “Your threats won’t work on me! I-I won’t be tricked.”
“You know it’s only to get you down.” No matter how much Rhys trusted them, sharp objects terrified him. Especially if it was in one of their hands.
“You won’t win Meticuloso. I can g-get down on my own. And I’ll stop your dastardly plot with Sir Grump.” Felix finally brought his hand up to make Rhys lie on his palm. The borrower flipped over, but it was clear this time was worse than the others. He kept Rhys’s focus.
“So if we get you down you run off and eat a ton more sugar so you continue not to sleep? When’s the last time you slept?”
“Uhh… a few days I think.” Rhys offered an innocent smile. Felix saw Ryder lifting his hands up. If he kept Rhys busy it should help stop him from panicking. Tweezers could work to get the string around him, they just had to get him down first.
“A few days of no sleep and Sir Grump and Meticuloso are the best names you could come up with?”
“They sounded better than Captain Fashion and The Creator.”
“Those sound more like hero names.”
“Exactly why it wouldn’t work for you to be my arch enemies!”
“I told Ryder he shouldn’t show you those hero movies.” A fake gasp from the borrower squirming in his hand. It still shocked him how small Rhys was. That he actually trusted them too.
“You’d take my education from me? How else am I supposed to learn about the world? Remember I’m just a fourteen year old uneducated borrower.”
Felix rolled his eyes. “If you keep using that excuse on me we’re finding a way for our dad to come teach you. He still works as a substitute teacher sometimes, he should know how to teach even you.”
“But I don’t wanna meet other humans and you guys wouldn’t force me cause you're my brothers and you love me… right?”
Felix’s face softened and a snip sounded a few inches above Rhys. Ryder smiled as he pulled the scissors away and set them on a coffee table. Felix took that as his chance to lie down on the couch, putting his legs over Ryder’s lap. His brother let out a groan, but didn’t move.
“That is true, guess it would be hard to force you to meet him if we love you,” Felix smiled. Rhys looked a bit scared in his hand.
“Don’t worry Rhys, I wouldn’t let Sir Grump sick a human on you for something as awful as school,” Ryder winked as soon as Rhys looked back at him.
Felix didn’t say anything. He got himself comfortable before setting Rhys over his heart. His youngest and smallest sibling squirmed again, arms coming free. Tiny hands met the skin on his palm. He curled his fingers in and surrounded Rhys, a slight squeeze of reassurance.
“You both really wouldn’t just show me off to other humans, right?” Rhys asked.
“Not unless it was the only way to save your life,” Ryder said. Felix squeezed Rhys again, a silent way of agreeing. Rhys squirmed even more.
“Can you untie me now?”
“Nope,” Felix popped the end of the word. “If I get you untangled now you’ll sneak off and eat more sugar instead of sleeping. Take a nap, you can be batman later.”
“I told you I’m spiderman!”
Despite the shout Rhys stopped squirming. It didn’t take long for Felix to notice the tiny body relaxing against him. The smallest increase of the weight over his heart. Ryder leaned back to stare at the ceiling, Rhys was a much heavier sleeper than he realized.
“You think he’ll ever agree to meet mom and dad? Or even Del?” he whispered. Felix shifted his hold enough his voice would rumble against Rhys less.
“It’s up to him. Dad would love these games he wants to play, so would mom,” Felix smiled. “They loved all the crazy games you used to come up with.”
“Yeah they did…”
They sat in silence after that. Felix could faintly hear Rhys snoring in his hand. It would be nice to give such a lonely kid a bigger family. Actually learning to read, maybe even write. Using his curiosity for something other than chaos. Ryder had mentioned Rhys was eyeing the 3D printer lately. Until Rhys allowed it things would stay as they were, and they weren’t bad this way either.
#gt#giant/tiny#giant tiny#g/t#g/t writing#gt writing#gianttiny#gt community#g/t community#oc: rhys#oc: felix#oc: ryder#ice cube prank sequel#i had ideas and went with it#had a few others for this too#i liked this best#gt july 2023#gt july#gt july banter
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Mass Effect fics I desperately want to read but will never write
Engineer Adams/Karin Chakwas slow burn romance - they become fast friends in ME1, bonding over being the ‘adult in the room’ and making fun of Pressly. Then share their grief over Commander Shepard’s death. Followed by a schism. Chakwas joining Cerberus was a line Adams can’t cross. To meeting up again on the Normandy at the beginning of ME3. Supporting each other all through that game, then finally getting together before the final mission
Zaeed/Jack indifferent friends to friends with benefits to ‘aw fuck I caught feelings’ - I picture Jack walking into Zaeed’s room during ME2 and basically being like ‘wanna fuck?’ And Zaeed going ‘Don’t have anything better to do, why not?’ Then they start making fun of everyone else on the Normandy especially Garrus and Shepard because those two nerds deserve each other. Then losing track of each other when the Reapers invade. Jack realizing that she really misses Zaeed but tells herself that it’s just because he’s not a bad lay. Zaeed realizing he misses Jack, but decides it’s just because she keeps things interesting. Then during the Citadel DLC, after they’ve sobered up, at like 5 in morning when it’s quiet and no one else is awake, they hold hands to watch the sunrise and are both incredibly embarrassed about it
Kal’Reegar/Tali’Zorah epistolary fic with bonus mistaken identity - After Tali joins the Normandy in ME2, she and Kal continue to write messages. Some short, some long. After ME2, she joins the fleet, and they’re able to spend a bit of time together. They fall in love, and after the Reapers invade, link suits for the first time. Once Tali rejoins the Normandy in ME3, they write more messages. Tali is absolutely heartbroken when she hears of Kal’s death only to learn several months later that he’s actually alive. Yay!
Helena Blake walking away from crime and setting herself up as a social worker on Omega. Does she deal with Archangel at all? I want to read about all of this
Reyes/the other Ryder in fake!dating and revenge becomes true love - Reyes Vidal is determined to get to get revenge on Pathfinder Scott Ryder after he lost Kadara to Sloane Kelly. So he decides to get close to the other Ryder, Sara. Sara wants to show the Initiative what she can do after humanity settles on Meridian. Somehow they meet cute (on purpose, totally planned by Reyes) and he starts to woo her. Somehow, his meticulous plan goes awry when he realizes that he’s truly falling for the other Ryder
Vorn/Kesh love at first sight and proving worthy of the one you love - I picture Vorn falling HARD for Kesh when they first meet. But he wonders why would she ever look at a botanist? Especially with so many warriors interested in her. So he courts her the only way he knows how. With science
Needless to say, if you know of a fic that meets any of the above criteria, please send me a link. :D
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“So I heard you met the parents.”
TK frowns as Jonah says a quick hello to Grace before slipping by to join Charlie on the Ryder’s couch, swinging his backpack onto the floor before hopping up.
“Where did you hear that?” TK asks, still standing in the doorway until Grace rolls her eyes and pulls him in.
“According to my husband, your daddy has been talking non-stop about his new best friend, Major Reyes, and it’s got the 126 in a tiff because they’re thinking firefighters are exciting enough anymore. It’s also got them asking questions about your new boyfriend.”
“Judd can answer them,” TK says, trying not to sound annoyed. “So can Mateo, he’s met him too.”
“You know Judd has more fun teasing them by withholding information and you know how Mateo is. He’s talking about Carlos like he’s a superhero.”
“You’ve seen the way Carlos wrangles those kids,” TK says as he follows her to the kitchen, “are you seriously telling me that’s not a superpower?”
“You know what I mean,” Grace says before offering something to drink or eat, ever the polite hostess.
TK shakes his head, kindly, because Carlos is the same way. TK might not know where they’re going tonight, but he’s sure Carlos will feed him.
“If they’re really that interested they can Google him like Enzo did.”
“What makes you think they haven’t? Apparently Marjan has been after Judd to confirm or deny that his ass is that nice in person.”
“I think I’ll leave Judd to squirm for a little while longer,” he says and Grace smiles ruefully. “Thank you for watching him tonight,” TK says as he nods to the living room. “Dad had a shift and whatever Carlos has planned needs to be done tonight so…”
“It’s no problem,” Grace tells him. “I’m happy to do it. You know, Jonah is more than welcome to spend the night. The air mattress is in the garage, it’s no problem to go get it.”
“That’s sweet of you to offer,” TK says, “but Jonah doesn’t really do sleepovers. My dad has tried and if he won’t stay over with Buttercup…” TK trails off with a shrug and Grace nods.
“There’s nothing wrong with wanting to stick close to home.”
“I told him I’d be back at ten thirty to pick him up,” TK says, “unless that’s too late for you.”
“TK,” Grace says, “I know I’m a little bit older than you but I am not old. I can stay up until ten thirty at night.”
“I’m impressed, I’m usually calling it at nine forty five. Thankfully Carlos is usually asleep by that time, too.”
“A match made in early retirement heaven,” Grace teases and TK grins. “I’m glad things are going well for you,” she says more seriously. “You deserve to be happy.”
“He makes me happy,” TK says. “I really owe this all to you. If you didn’t tell me about little league I never would’ve known. Thank you, I don’t know how to repay you.”
Grace waves him off then hums. “I’ve got a birthday coming up and could use a babysitter so Judd could take me out for a meal that doesn’t have paper placemats and crayons on the table.”
“Consider it done,” TK tells her, reaching his hand out to shake on it.
She obliges with a laugh as three steady knocks sound against the front door.
“Better get that so you two can get on with whatever you’re getting on with.”
“It’s a surprise,” TK says and Grace pulls an impressed face before opening the door.
Carlos greets her with a warm hello and a hug, and TK feels himself begin to melt when he turns his attention to him.
It’s ridiculous, really. They’ve been doing this–or something close to it–for nearly two months now but TK still feels butterflies everytime he looks at him.
“Hey,” Carlos says softly before brushing a kiss against TK’s cheek. “Are you ready to go?”
“Coach Carlos!” Jonah calls from the couch as Charlie waves him over. “Come see!”
“I am ready,” TK says, “but you’re not.”
“I’ll be quick,” Carlos tells him, kissing his cheek again before stepping into the living room to look at the kid’s drawings.
He sits on the edge of the couch and asks Charlie how her ankle is healing, and talks to Jonah about the upcoming game on Saturday.
“He is very good,” Grace says as she knocks TK’s shoulder with her own. “You might owe me a couple nights of babysitting.”
“Whatever you want,” TK says, “it’s yours.”
Grace huffs softly. “You are all the way gone, aren’t you?”
“Definitely,” TK says before stepping into the living room as Carlos gets to his feet. “Jonah, we’re gonna head out. Be good for Mrs. Ryder, have her call if you need anything, and we’ll be back to pick you up at ten thirty, okay?”
Jonah looks at the clock above the entertainment center to check the time and nods. “Okay.”
Carlos smiles at him then reaches for TK’s hand, leading him back to the kitchen.
“Thank you again,” TK tells Grace as she sees them out. “Call me if you need me.”
“We’ll be just fine,” Grace assures him. “You two have fun tonight. But not too much fun.”
“No promises,” TK shoots back as Carlos herds him out the door. “I hope ten thirty is okay,” TK says as they walk down the driveway toward Carlos’ car.
“It’s plenty of time.”
“For what?”
Carlos smiles and opens the passenger side door. “It’s a surprise.”
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Ask Game: Your Top 10 Love Interests??
i have spent WAY too long thinking about this, but here goes:
OBVIOUSLY our lord saviour damien nazario,,, no one will ever come close
mal volari, i am SO excited to see him again soon <333
nik ryder - nightbound deserved better and i think abt him daily
bryce lahela
jax matsuo
gabe adalhard - not my usual choices type but 😭😭 he was so cute
tom sato
trystan thorne
slater dominguez - not the greatest book but holy HELL he was everything
zig ortega - one of my first loves <333
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Jim was a money mark. not so much that he could bankroll his own show with all his favourite guys on the roster, but enough that he could put a few locker rooms on his tab after a show. which, to be clear, dustin loved. free drinks shouldn't be exclusive to pretty girls, mediocre wrestlers deserved to save a few bucks getting trashed, too. it was mutually beneficial, anyway, jim throwing himself into it like he was one of the guys. never pushy, just excited, and he'd show up to whatever little show anyone mentioned, clear out peoples merch. he had money to burn, and if wrestling was the fire, that was just fine by dustin. jim accounted for half his student loan payment at this point.
it was one of those nights, after a show, jim was buying drinks for everyone. they were gonna go anyway, so.
he was the center of attention, like it was his birthday— he was still dressed from work, a button up with the sleeves rolled, watched the show like that and someone's shitty merch shirt on top. maybe it was one of dustins— he'd looked like that a million times over, dustin couldn't keep track.
jim caught dustin looking. smiled, waved, came over. it was— fine. it was fine. dustin did a little wave back, took a swig of his beer.
talking to jim was easy. it didn't make dustin nervous like talking to a boss or a professor or anything like that. jim wasn't in charge of anything, he just had some money to throw around. "how're you?" dustin asked, polite.
"I'm great," Jim answered, "how're you doing after that show? you know, after that…"
that was how conversations would go. jim would deflect all conversation topics on himself (dustin knew he had an office job, and was a manager), and focus on just wrestling. which, again, fine by dustin; what else did he know about, anyway? but eventually, it just— it got— well, dustin got curious. and he couldn't just talk about himself all night, not just on his second drink.
"but, cmon," dustin nudged, bumping his shoulder with jims, "you're as big a fan of any of us, you really never thought of it? of being a wrestler?"
"yeah, obviously," Jim said, grinning. he looked down, almost bashful, swirled his drink. "I… did more than think. I was in this backyard league, with my friends."
dustins eyebrows raised and he leaned on the bar. "no shit! you have a dumber name than mine?"
"maybe," Jim said, quick like he was cutting himself off. "it was, uh, jc Ryder."
dustin didn't laugh like jim expected, he didn't laugh at all. he smiled and nodded along; apparently he didn't think the name was unfathomable stupid. "so," he said, "that scratched the itch enough? you got thrown around someone's back yard enough to figure out you liked watching it way better?"
"oh, no way," Jim said, choking out a laugh. "no, it was the best thing in the world, I never wanted to stop."
"but you did," dustin said like a question.
jim nodded, pressed his glass to his lips, then downed the last of his drink. he turned to face dustin a little more, and pushed his folded shirt sleeve up past his elbow, facing his inner arm up. he tapped a finger to his skin, and a faint straight red scar materialized before dustins eyes in the bar lighting. "I broke my arm— not even in a match, setting up the ring— and I freaked out, my parents freaked out, and I never did anything other than watch since then."
dustin bent his head to look, fought the urge to grab jims arm, pull it closer and gawk. he just traced his eyes up and down that line, squinting a little before looking back up to jims face.
he was looking at his scar too. he was looking at his scar with his eyebrows knitting together, his mouth purposefully neutral. he reached for his shirt sleeve, all too ready to tug it back down again.
"train with me," dustin said, making jim whip his gaze up. dustin swallowed. "just— just one. lemme try and teach you sometime."
jim looked at dustin and left his sleeve alone. "sure," he said, "I'm game."
#a normie jim au#i was gonna rb my last post on this n add this on but it hits different marks#so on its own it is!#off the cuff#we seen a fic today#yes both tags.
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Torture time for the ask game:
The Spanish Teacher
The End of Twerk
Lights Out
Child Star
Acafellas
(I don’t actually hate all them but these are fun to ask because there are some hard choices.)
Oh this is a great list for this game!
My favourite song
The Spanish Teacher - maybe Sexy and I Know It? None of them are very good.
The End of Twerk - If I Were a Boy
Lights Out - We Will Rock You
Child Star - Maybe Cool Kids at the end
Acafellas - Bust Your Windows
My favourite quote
The Spanish Teacher - For the life of me, I can't remember anything good from this one, and wiki is not helping
The End of Twerk - again, I don't have one really -- but maybe the line from Kurt talking about sexy skying Blaine.
Lights Out - This is what happens when you pick episodes that aren't memorable and that I haven't seen in a long time.... I found a quote from Santana: And just when you thought it couldn't get any gayer, it does.
Child Star - I know Kitty has some good one liners here, but I can't remember them. She calls Myron 'Nickelodeon' which made me laugh. That might have been in another episode though.
Acafellas - I don't know. maybe Kurt: You busted my window Mercedes: Well you busted my heart
My favourite moment
The Spanish Teacher - When it was over?
The End of Twerk - As much as I enjoy the Kurt and Rachel story line, it's probably the bonkers moment of Unique going into the bathroom and there's a rave going on
Lights Out - Probably Blaine's "work out"
Child Star - Kitty has some great little moments in this. or maybe when the adults are practicing dancing and Sam is going in the opposite direction.
Acafellas: Kurt coming out to Mercedes - brilliant.
My least favourite moment
The Spanish Teacher - All of Will is pretty terrible from his racist performances, to treating Emma like shit, to teaching History cause, hey, who cares about history? BUT then there's the moment that Kurt tells Will there are not enough straight, white guys in musical theater. God.
The End of Twerk - Blurred Lines. Just all of that.
Lights Out - Hands down when Artie and Sam go completely OOC and tell Ryder he should have enjoyed getting molested.
Child Star - all of the fatshaming Roderick, and then him magically being able to climb a rope because he stopped being 'lazy'
Acafellas - can I say Will again?
My favourite character (in that episode)
The Spanish Teacher - Probably Ricky Martin? Dude deserved so much better. Also, Santana for calling Will and his dumb ass out.
The End of Twerk - Oh Kurt is a delight, but also I have to give kudos to Unique, too.
Lights Out - Kurt? Maybe Blaine?? Idk, this episode is horrible.
Child Star - Roderick. Him calling Spencer a dick was brilliant.
Acafellas - Kurt. Just all the Kurt.
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I'm pretty sure Bioware is gonna pretty much abandon Andromeda, except maybe a few voice lines or side quests. Which sucks. me:a was my first ME game & I'm so fond of it.
I hope to fuck they don't bring back Shepard though. Especially because the only ending it MIGHT make sense for is the destroy ending
I absolutely adored andromeda and I think it deserves better than what the fandom gave it. much as I love shep their story is done. even if I don't agree with the endings, it's done. I don't want more shep. I want ryder and crew! there's so much there we don't have answers properly for that I'm dying to know.
just...just let shep go for the story bioware.
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Hey, happy pride month!
Today I decided to look at Google drive, and found my first fan fiction about a gay couple. These characters are the OC's of the Beholder (Game) universe. So enjoy it.
Autor: @furiouspatience
Eng ver and owner of the characters: @nyan-ryder
TW: ed implied \ disordered eating
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HUNGER
The first thing Pavel saw when he came to was a chandelier hanging over his head. Reflexively closing his eyes from the bright light, he turned to the side, forcing himself to feel the cool breeze on his face. It took only a few minutes to fully get used to the lighting and look around. He could hear the rain constantly drumming outside the window, without changing its rhythm for many weeks, blurring the view of the other high-rise buildings, prominent from the Ministry.
The open window was gently tapping on the wall from the stream of cool air. All of this was mixed in Pasha's breath, calming him down a little. Soon the boy could discern things. Weakness still took control of his body, so Pasha didn't remain as calm lying on something soft. What happened to him? The last thing he remembered before falling into darkness, was the fading voice of Nikita, calling his name. Nikita…
Only now Pasha realized that someone was holding his hand the entire time. The young man did not want to turn in his direction to meet his eyes, or even see his face. He didn’t want to think, Pasha did not hate Nikita. Pasha hated himself for making Nikita busy with him like he was a small child. A small abandoned child in a totalitarian state. He still couldn't believe that Nikita loves him so truly and sincerely, so tenderly and affectionately as possible. This was the only reason why Pavlov did not commit suicide. And Pasha can't even repay him... Finally gaining the courage, he turned his head to the opposite side of the bed.
Nikita was sitting next to him, clenching his thin hand. Pasha had been lying in his office for the entire time, right on his leather sofa. How long had he been sitting here with him? Pasha tried to look at him, ignoring the rising feelings of guilt and shame. He never looked Nikita in the eyes, and if he did, he would turn away, blushing, just like a high school girl. The man looked a little shabby, Pasha was smiling warmly, but something was wrong in his eyes. Was it… tears?
They were silent for a long time, looking at each other. No one dared to start the conversation first. The straining silence was broken only by the rain outside the window.
"Good, you're awake," Nikita decided to speak first, his voice had a hint of anxiety, all too familiar to Pasha, which he did not deserve.
"What happened to me?" Pavlov asked in a hoarse voice from the long silence, trying to get up from the sofa.
"You passed out on our way to my office, my darling." The man gently held Pasha's shoulders, and pushed him to lie back down.
"And now you better not get up, so you don’t lose it again~" he winked at his lover, then walked towards a table.
Pasha regained his composure, and stood from the sofa. Memories of recent events clearly resurfaced in his head, like they were a prohibited item in the metal detector at the front of the Ministry.
Pasha chose to ignore the growing heat and abdominal pain with each step he took.
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The Secretary followed Lebedev to the table, staring at his feet, or to the documents that he held in his arms for his curly-haired lover.
Nikita wanted to make Pasha a pleasant surprise, and ordered some exotic food for them, and arranged a lunch at the Ministry. And when he told his beloved, Pasha was truly uncomfortable.
Pavlov could not tell anyone the terrible secret that had been tormenting him for months. He was starving, and no one, not even Nikita, knew.
Anxiety reached its climax when Pavel saw what was before him: food prepared especially for him. Paranoia beat him internally, worse than the clubbing and kicks from the police, mentally and physically draining him. Pasha got nervous whenever he shared a meal with his lover, and ate very small amount of food. Then immediately ran to the bathroom afterwards, feeling ashamed of himself as he used his fingers to force himself to vomit. He would quietly sob over a urinal afterwards. He loved and trusted Nikita, but the fear of being poisoned dominated that trust, which caused him much more pain. This is another reason why Pasha did not consider himself worthy of love, even from such the pretentious, but sensitive and kind man like Nikita Lebedev.
"Where were they?"
Nikita dipped his hands in his pants pockets, trying to find the keys to his office, until suddenly, he heard a rustling sound behind him. He turned back to find a least joyful picture: his lover panting and leaning against the wall, then gently falling to the floor. The documents that he had been holding were scattered across the floor like autumn leaves.
"Oh God, Pasha!" - the keys that fell to the floor and rang loudly.
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What pulled him out of the rush of memories was Nikita, who had just sat him back down on the couch. He held a mug of ordinary tea he had grabbed from the table, and he had the warmest smile of all on his face.
"It seems that our surprise dinner is canceled today," Lebedev shrugged, his free hand wrapped around Pasha’s shoulder and pulled him closer. "But that doesn't mean I'll let your stomach stay empty." Nikita handed the mug to the younger man. Anxiety filled Pavel’s head once more, as he stared at the mug. On one hand, the worry that the drink was poisoned ran through his head, but on the other...
Nikita never did anything wrong to him, and he didn’t want to hurt him badly by refusing. He took the mug, and took a small sip from it. The liquid warmed Pasha's body from the inside, causing him to smile involuntarily. It seems that he will not meet with the toilet stall today.
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fic tag game
Tagged by @outtoshatter. Thanks for the tag.
Rules - Recommend us 3 of YOUR fics: 1 that is “most popular” and 2 that are “hidden gems!”
Hm. Most popular? There’s really no contest if I’m looking at any of my stats.
Family, Familia, ‘Ohana is by far and away my most popular fic and is my take on the NavySeal!Buck trope. I really feel this works best in post-lawsuit mess era where there was just this weird resolution of things that I wanted to explore more. Throw in some timeline vagueness Hawaii 5-0 and a not yet together McDanno with a few borrowed SWAT characters (and a platonic Hondo/Decon slant) and you get this fic.
Fic summary: When one family seems lost another comes back from the past. But does Buck want to return to the past or live in the present? And does his present lead to a future he wants? Only he can answer these questions but Steve at least will be there to support him.
Read Family, Familia, ‘Ohana here on AO3.
As for more of a hidden gem type fics…. Hm.
This is like choosing between children.
I think I’m going to have to recommend my epic (that is still a wip and not abandoned) An Andromeda Tale, MReyder, Mass Effect Andromeda.
Why I’m recommending it: This is the fic that got me posting again after so many years of only being a reader and passive fandom participant. I’ve grown a lot as a writer because of this fic and I s2g it will get finished (eventually). I don’t think you have to have a lot of knowledge of Mass Effect Andromeda to enjoy it as I’ve tried to basically immerse the reader into the universe through Scott and Reyes’ viewpoints. In fact, it might be better if you haven’t played the game because of how much I’ve totally run with vague mentions and ideas to fill in gaps and plot holes that you could drive a Mac truck through. This is my take on an epic space opera as told by two people caught in the lynchpin of fate.
Fic summary: Scott Ryder never saw his life going this way, not that anyone ever asked him his opinion. Now he's pathfinder with too many people depending on his young shoulders and trying to figure out what he actually wants for himself. Reyes Vidal, man of mystery, former pilot and now sometimes smuggler. Who knows where he came from or his motivations but he's come to Andromeda to change his destiny. What neither Scott nor Reyes could have predicted is what their lives would be once they came to Andromeda.
Read An Andromeda Tale here on AO3
As for a third recommendation…. Hm. I really could recommend a few of these that don’t get enough love. I’m going to go with my only other long form wip that is another take on my favorite Sentinel/Guide trope, The Outlaw and the Cartel Boss, Mayans MC, Miguel Galindo/Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes, Sentinel/Guide AU.
Why this fic? Why another wip instead of a completed fic? Because you don’t need to know much about the universe to enjoy it—again probably better if you don’t since the more you watch of the show the more impossible the main pairing of Miguel and EZ is. They’re not related in this fic and it’s very AU. It’s also possibly the fic where I’ve done the most world building outside of my MReyder epic above and my brain likes to chew on these sort of fics like a dog with a favorite bone. Odds are when i’m out on my daily run or walk it’s one of these three fics that my brain is turning over how to approach my next plot point.
Fic summary: EZ Reyes came online with his mother’s violent death and suffered the consequences of his actions in the aftermath. When Jimenez offers him a deal to turn evidence in on the Galindo cartel, he agreed as he’d brought shame on his tribe by his actions and it was a chance at redemption that he didn’t feel he deserved. He just didn’t anticipate who his guide would be and the amount of trouble they’d generate for him. Miguel had goals—to legitimize the family business, enjoy life and his family. He didn’t anticipate any of the events that forced him online as a guide but now that he has a sentinel he’s not letting him go.
Read The Outlaw and the Cartel Boss here on AO3
Anyways, if you want complete fics of mine go read Seguir or I Wasn’t Looking Until I Found You.
Tagging @radio-chatter @quietborderline @tkwritesdumbassassins @missanniewhimsy @bwtch @imsupposedtobewritting and anyone else who i forgot or wants to participate. No pressure as always.
#Family familia ‘ohana#an andromeda tale#the outlaw and the cartel boss#fic rec tag game#mreyder#mcdanno#buddie#Miguel Galindo x Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes#fic recs
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I genuinely don't want to be the guy encouraging harm on the actual writers of things. Y'know, that's a dick thing to do, writers don't deserve that, and a lot of times if there's something bad that slips through, it's probably more through well-meaning misunderstandings or encroaching deadlines preventing a better draft, things like that, it's not intentionally malicious.
But suffering through what Andromeda does with Gil, MAN do I genuinely feel the urge to reach through time and space and punch his writer in the face for the fact that he wrote a gay storyline in the most homophobic way possible.
Like it's not enough that he already reduces Gil to an accessory in the story of Jill's baby rabies, trapping him in a toxic friendship that we don't even get to call out as such, just have Gil wave off the concerns with "we ride each other like that" - Hell, if you're introducing your so-called "best friend" with the fact that she openly calls you a problem for being gay, which is what complaining about him not going to be in a reproductive relationship is, THAT'S A CRY FOR HELP. Subconsciously, it's acknowledging that this is not a good relationship and you want out.
To say nothing of how Gil will tell Ryder that Jill will say he "has a civic duty as a man" to reproduce. COMMENTING ON PEOPLE'S REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES IS BAD WHETHER THEY ARE FEMALE OR MALE.
You know none of this would fly if Gil and Jill swapped positions in this story. But because Gil's a gay guy...
But it really is worse that in zeroing in on the end point of "gay dads" it COMPLETELY ignores the fact that routinely, queer couples easily pass up the idea of becoming parents - it's more work than they're willing to go through, they live lives that aren't conducive to having/raising children, they have more passion for other things...
Like I'm not saying that queer couples can't or don't have kids, of course not. But, as a result of it being a situation you have to actively work at when you're queer, you're also more aware of the extensive labor that goes in to the act, and more willing to say that the effort is not worth the result for you.
And this storyline makes no allowances for that throughout almost the whole thing - the first time Gil brings up the concept, at no point does Ryder say "no, I don't want kids." It's just "where's this coming from?" and then "oh, you just realized this is going to call for people to reproduce?" As if a massive colonization effort like this wouldn't account for people who would be drawn in BECAUSE they tend to have a wanderlust and don't want to be tied down, or have a generous margin for error in reproductive population in the event of death in its myriad forms striking these people? So reproduction is NOT mandatory, and treating the colonists like they're salmon, especially when NO ONE ELSE is having this pressure (and we have things like the Vetra or Jaal romances, where there will absolutely be no offspring happening the biological way, but THEY'RE not getting pressured about THEIR "civic duty" to reproduce...)...
Then of course there's that bullshit of Gil saying that "[his father] brought me in to the world, maybe that's enough," which... This is NOT a statement you will hear from a person who had an absent parent. Never. Not a chance in hell. Even when you accept that your absent parent was not a part of your life by their choice and not because of something you did, that is still enough to say that "no child deserves to feel like their parents don't care about them."
And we REALLY should talk about how quickly they proceed to throw a baby into this mix - the game is justifiably nebulous about the time frame that takes place across, but we're still likely only talking a time frame of maybe a couple of months through the whole game, considering the length of the Ryder twin's coma and how it's not treated as concerning with how long they were out. And this is a relationship that you want to throw a child into? At maybe three months of KNOWING one another? Even acknowledging that by the time the baby arrives, it'd be closer to a year... If this were a het couple having a baby, you would ABSOLUTELY be questioning the wisdom of immediately throwing a baby into that set up.
But, y'know, BioWare wanted the brownie points of "gay dads!"
The one - ONE! SINGULAR! - thing I will give this shit sandwich passed off as a character arc is that Ryder can, at the decision point, outright say "no" to having a child, and Gil accepts it without question.
But then they just HAVE to undermine that by both bringing up the fact that Jill is pregnant afterwards ANYWAY, that if they're not dads, they'll still be uncles, that they're locked in without question to be part of random stranger's family plans AND the fact that there is no kiss on Meridian between Ryder and Gil unless they're having kids, so PUNISHING the people who don't have kids, which, as I keep hammering, IS ENTIRELY VALID a choice.
This is as heteronormative a storyline you can have while still ostensibly being a story about gay people.
I don't regret being part of #MakeJaalBi. But I DAMN. WELL. wish that the same mobilization effort had manifested to have Gil's entire storyline ripped out and replaced with something that actually got read by sensitivity readers. Because I refuse to believe this got anywhere within twenty miles of one.
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"Then stop treating me like it," Ruth hissed back, eyes welling up somewhere between anger and being geniunely upset by fighting with Ryder.
Huffing out a bitter breath stinging the back of her throat, she wouldn't let him have this point. "I'm not saying the choices are the same, but being judged on your past choices should ring a few bells. I never said he hasn't ever treated women like play things. I just don't think he can't improve and learn to respect women." She knew Ryder would hate this, but Dad could see some sort of redemption there so she wanted Ryder to see it too. There was hope for him, and she wouldn't be made to feel wrong about that. It wasn't her first uphill battle against negative opinions. "I am sure. He's not stupid, but neither am I. I've seen things in him when we hang out that you haven't seen. There's more behind the facade." Part of her was suddenly angry Deniz had done it in front of everyone and a flicker of doubt trickled into her mind that he'd been playing, but when she had looked into his eyes just now, she had seen a wall come down and the world become smaller. There had been a moment, and that could not have been planned. "I don't think I'm alone in it, I really don't. But I know the risks, I see it. And if I'm wrong, then I'll admit it and accept the hurt that will come along with it. I believe in him, Ryder, and only his actions will prove if I was stupid to do so. Not anything you or anyone else says. He deserves a chance to do better. Don't come yelling, ask him himself if he meant it or not."
Where was Uncle Adrian with the aspirin when he needed it? Of all the people Ruth could attach herself to and she'd gone with Deniz. He just didn't see the same man there that she did.
Sounding out a bitter laugh, he shook his head. "Except I was judged more for our family name than any choices I made excluding my involvement with Michelle. I just don't see it, Ruth. He supposedly loved Aubrey, lost her, and then moved onto Berry playing the same games." Except at least they wasn't any established or believed commitment there. He exhales a long, frustrated sigh as he runs a hand through his hair. This was not what he wanted to hear from her even if he knew just by her defense of him. It just made the whole situation worse. "I don't want you getting hurt," he repeats for what felt like the 100th time, "I don't want you to end up in some toxic, fucked up game like I was." There was no changing her mind though because she had their mother's stubborn and determination. "If this is a game, if I find out he's using you like I still think he is..." He let her fill in the blanks of what he'd do to Deniz.
#( ryder grant ; )#ofstrengthisms#( know the water is sweet but blood is thicker ; ryder & ruth )#answered#// I love them ;-;
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Mini Reviews: From Scary to Festive
November always feels like an in-between period. You're not quite ready for Halloween to end, but the commercial world is steamrolling to Christmas. And I think that's reflective in the mini reviews for this month:
Great Balls of Fire: I still don't know how this movie was made. Jerry Lee Lewis deserves the Priscilla treatment, because there's no way you can watch the scenes with Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder without wanting to vomit. Even if Ryder was older than the real life cousin/wife.
Swingers: A group of friends (Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston, and Patrick Van Horn) wander through single life during the brief period in the '90s when swing music was cool again. I never saw this movie before, and it was better than I thought it would be.
F9: Okay, the part with Helen Mirren stealing the necklace was funny.
The Invitation: So glad to see Missandei get to be a Final Girl. Even this was better written than the last season of Game of Thrones.
A Million Miles Away: The life of Jose Hernandez (Michael Pena) who worked hard and beat the odds to become an engineer and astronaut for NASA. If you haven't seen this yet, definitely watch it on Prime.
Rustin: Holy crap. We should have learned about Bayard Rustin (played by Colman Domingo) just as much as Martin Luther King in school! If this movie doesn't get any nominations during award season, I'll be pissed, though I'm sure Domingo will at least get nominated for The Color Purple.
Good Burger 2: No matter how silly this sequel is, I'm just so happy to see Kenan and Kel do stuff together again.
Leo: Adam Sandler seems to be on a roll with good movies lately. It's not perfect: some of the songs were ridiculous, the third act faltered, and why the hell did they draw the kindergartners like they were hyperactive fish? Still, the movie on the whole was cute enough for me to overlook all that.
Genie: Melissa McCarthy plays a genie that helps a guy (Paapa Essiedu) reconnect with his family. Is it corny and silly? Yes. But no cornier and sillier than the Hallmark Christmas movies we get, and this was cute enough for me to overlook that. And I couldn't help laughing at the Tom Cruise jokes.
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Ryder Cup 2023: Rickie Fowler Shines and Positions Himself for the U.S. Team with Victory at Rocket Mortgage Classic
After his impressive victory at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Rickie Fowler has put himself in contention for a spot on the 2023 United States Ryder Cup team. The biennial event will take place in Rome this September, and Fowler is determined to secure his place among the top American golfers.
Fowler's recent performance has been outstanding, with strong showings at major tournaments and consistent top-10 finishes in his last four events. He has climbed to No. 35 in the Official World Golf Rankings and an even more significant No. 10 in the Data Golf rankings. Statistically, his game has been better than all but a few American players, including Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Cantlay, and Xander Schauffele.
Despite his impressive play, Fowler found himself outside the automatic qualifying spots for the U.S. Ryder Cup team, ranked 16th. However, his victory at the Detroit Golf Club has changed the game for him. With the substantial prize money earned and the boost in rankings, Fowler is expected to secure a spot within the top 12 in the Ryder Cup standings.
Winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic was not only a validation of Fowler's abilities but also a demonstration of his clutch performance. Making birdies on the final two holes to seal the victory further solidified his position as a deserving candidate for the Ryder Cup team.
Considering Fowler's recent achievements, it would be surprising if he were not included in the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Let's take a look at the current top 15 players in the standings and their estimated Ryder Cup points based on the Rocket Mortgage results:
RANK PLAYER POINTS
1 Scottie Scheffler 25,091
2 Wyndham Clark 13,166
3 Brooks Koepka 9,362
4 Xander Schauffele 8,353
5 Patrick Cantlay 8,328
6 Max Homa 7,650
7 Keegan Bradley 7,421
8 Jordan Spieth 7,299
9 Collin Morikawa 7,116
10 Cam Young 6,856
11 Sam Burns 6,727
12 Rickie Fowler 6,673
13 Justin Thomas 6,346
14 Denny McCarthy 6,021
15 Kurt Kitayama 5,691
Fowler expressed his desire to be part of the Ryder Cup team and emphasized the significance of the event. With upcoming tournaments like the Scottish Open and The Open, where he has historically performed well, Fowler has an excellent opportunity to solidify his spot on the team. Having previously participated in four Ryder Cups, he understands the importance of the event and the pride that comes with representing his country.
As for the other players who are likely to secure their spots, Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark are expected to make the team comfortably. Brooks Koepka, despite some uncertainties due to his standing with the Premier Golf League, is likely to be selected as well. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay are almost certain to secure their places based on their consistent performances.
The final spots on the team are still up for grabs, with players like Max Homa, Keegan Bradley, Jordan Spieth, and Collin Morikawa battling for positions. The captain's selections will also play a crucial role in determining the team composition.
With only a limited number of tournaments left before the captain makes the final picks, the competition among the players is intense.
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A LIL ABOUT ME…
What is your character’s full name?: Owen Ryder Anderson.
When were they born?: October 22, 1994 in Boston, MA.
What are their parent’s names?: Peter Anderson and Cynthia Nelson.
Do they have any brothers or sisters?: No, Ryder is (blissfully) an only child.
What kind of eyes do they have?: Ryder has intense blue eyes. And eyelashes that should be a crime.
What kind of hair do they have?: Depends on his mood, but for the most part, he has a pretty good head of hair with a little bit of a wave to it.
What is their complexion like?: Clean, soft skin, a little on the pale side but warm and tan in the summer.
What body type are they?: Ryder’s body type is probably somewhere between athletic and average; he’s well built, but not necessarily heavy. When he hits the gym, he tends to overdo it and get very toned, though.
What is listening to their voice like?: Melodic, soothing, in some ways, a little bit hypnotizing.
What do they hate most about themselves?: Admittedly? He sometimes hates his own attitude, even if he’s accepted that it’s a part of him.
Do they have a favorite quote?: “Unless your work gives you trouble, it is no good.” - Picasso.
What sort of music do they enjoy?: A lot; he doesn’t have any one particular genre that he listens to, but probably the stuff that one hears on current radio most of all.
Have/would they ever cheat(ed) on a partner?: Admittedly, in the past. Ryder’s not a relationship person, but when he was younger, he would start relationships, move across the country, and sort of forget about them. It was never with malintent.
Have they been cheated on by a partner?: Probably; it doesn’t really bother him, since the only serious relationship he was in, they were loyal to one another.
Have they ever lost someone close to them?: Not in particular.
What is their favorite sound?: The scratching sound of bristles against a canvas while starting a painting.
Are they judgmental of others?: Given that Ryder has been judged his entire life, whether it be because of the money or his lifestyle, he really tries not to be... but yeah, he can be.
Have they ever been drunk?: ... yeah, safe to say.
What are they like when they stay up all night?: Ryder is actually scary good at staying up all night and going about his life like nothing happened the next day.
Have they ever been arrested?: Not arrested, per se, but he’s been in the back of a couple of cop cars and taken to cool off for the night.
What evokes strong memories for them?: Other than art, the taste of Dunkin coffee, walking down a busy Boston street and hearing someone scream about the Bruins. Didn’t say it had to be a positive memory...
What do they do on rainy days?: Paint. Then again, he does that on most of the days.
What religion are they?: None. Seems like a dangerous game for him to play, to be honest.
What word do they overuse the most?: “Fuck.” If there’s a three word phrase, “god damn it.”
What do they wear to bed?: Since he lives with two women who don’t deserve to be subjected to his nudity, boxers and a t-shirt.
Do they have any tattoos or piercings?: Oh, he’s very tatted up; he has a lot of little tattoos on his legs, his arms, his back, most done by his cousin, but a lot from his travels. He also has a sleeve with a sunset of every city that he’s ever lived in for any length of time.
What type of clothing are they most comfortable in?: The aforementioned boxers and t-shirt, to be honest. He has expensive taste in clothes, but the more casual, the better.
What is their most disliked food?: There’s really not a lot that he won’t eat, but he’s not super fond of lima beans.
Do they have any enemies?: Enemies as in people that outright hate him, maybe? But he does have a lot of people that don’t like him, he can’t really deny that. And is okay with it.
What does their writing look like?: Scrawl-y, for the most part. Not particularly hard to read, but not super neat, either.
What disgusts them?: Dirty cars.
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I loved the art of Vika, would you mind sharing some facts about her, or who she’s close with, what does she think of being pathfinder? I’m so curious <3 she looks amazing!
thanks so much for your question :) always so excited when someone wants to learn about my oc's!
the Andromeda origin for the Ryder twins growing up on the Citadel is something I definitely ascribe to when it comes to Vika, but I really deviated when it comes to other aspects of her backstory! although we can't change the other twin's name in-game, I hc her brother's name to be Vulcan instead of Scott. Vika and Vulcan enlisted in the Alliance together when they were old enough, with Commander Shepard as their biggest inspiration. Vika tended to get herself into trouble quite a bit during the early days of her time in the Alliance, finding it difficult to accept every order and wanting to understand all aspects of missions or assignments before simply saying 'yes.' when their father, Alec, faced dishonourable discharge from the Alliance for his AI Research, Vika shared the same fate, as she had been implicated for helping him with his work. she struggled with this greatly, as she'd begun to develop a positive reputation within the Alliance and had been chosen for the N7 program. as a result of her discharge, she developed a red sand addiction. when the Andromeda Initiative opportunities were presented to her, she was determined to sober up and find a new purpose for herself in a new galaxy.
Vika is biotic, and has training as a scrapper/vanguard; she is definitely the more impulsive and headstrong of the twins and it shows in combat, especially. she also excels when it comes to tech; her go-to move whilst fighting is to use her tactical cloak and then charge on unsuspecting hostiles. she's also partial to singularity and loves a good charge on a lifted enemy.
becoming pathfinder was something that she felt was not for her, at first. she considered Vulcan to always be the more reasonable, amicable, and outgoing of the two, and thus better suited to leadership. with the role of pathfinder and all the responsibilities that come with it thrust upon her, she had initially found it difficult to take it in stride and felt that she didn't deserve it, nor wanted it. with time and encouragement from her crew, she becomes determined to prove to herself and others that she is more than capable of becoming the leader that the Initiative needs.
when it comes to close friends and allies, she spends the majority of her time with Vetra, Drack, and Jaal. she has always found it easier to get along with aliens as opposed to other humans, and appreciates all three of her closest friends for their blunt honesty and steadfast support. her best friend back in the Milky Way was a Turian, so she and Vetra became very fast friends. they are both introverted and private people and love to just spend time having a drink together in silence, soaking up each other's presence. Vika respects the hell out of Drack and greatly admires him; she loves to learn from him, listen to his war stories, and train together. Drack loves to teach her how to 'fight like a Krogan'. Jaal and Vika have a big-brother, little-sister relationship; with Jaal having such a large family and many sisters, he finds it easy to bond with Vika, and in the same vein, Vika loves feeling like she has a big brother who always has her back. she feels like she can come to Jaal for anything, and tends to be more open with him than she is with others due to how unfettered he is with conveying his emotions (which she struggles with) and she learns how to express herself more freely as a result of her friendship with Jaal.
Vika is in a very committed relationship with Reyes Vidal and chooses to have her home base on Kadara after the events of the game. now that Meridian has been found and safe outposts have been established, she enjoys feeling that she has a home to come back to, and someone to lean on. her relationship with Reyes developed relatively quickly due to their many similarities, and he has helped her open up even further and accept herself for who she is. with so much of her life spent struggling to discipline herself, she is able to feel wholly free with him. with Reyes having a complicated past (and present), both he and Vika try to be better for each other and for themselves individually. they inspire and challenge each other. post-Meridian, she enjoys working with Reyes toward the goal of making Kadara a safer place to live for everyone, exiles, Angara, wildlife, and new colonists alike.
it's been a long journey for Vika, to sum it all up! while she struggled with imposter syndrome for some time, she has really come into her own and blossomed as a person and a leader. she is a dreamer, but a realist and guided by logic in her choices. she would do anything for the people she loves and is considered very much a fearless protector by those around her.
#this makes me so happy! thank you for your question anon :')#sorry this is a NOVEL I just get excited to share anything about my oc's#oc: vika ryder#mass effect andromeda
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