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kiruuuuu · 1 year
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Kiru's Advent Calendar, Day 11🧈
Hiya! Remember Day 7, when a few operators agreed to participating in a Great Rainbow Bake Off? Here's the first part of the preparation period, featuring Sledge 😊 (Sledge/Maestro, Rating G, humour/fluff, ~1.3k words)
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“It is so refreshing to witness you coming into your own in the kitchen, tesoro!” Maestro flutters around him, visibly excited even though absolutely nothing is going on – all Sledge is doing is staring forlornly at the pitiful-looking light brown slab mocking him from the counter. “You’ve never shown any interest in cooking at all, it is wonderful that you’ve decided -”
“Just for the contest”, he interrupts his husband with a sigh. It’s not the first time he’s reminded him of the occasion and something tells him it won’t be the last. “And if it keeps going like this, it’ll be the last time I produce anything edible. Well. Hopefully edible.”
Maestro’s enthusiasm flickers momentarily before returning full force. “There is no way you will fail, luce dei miei occhi, you excel at anything you attempt, be it rock climbing or weightlifting or surfing or snowboarding or…”
They look at each other for a long moment during which Sledge waits for the shoe to drop. He might be perfectly suited for anything physical, but most other things elude him. He just happens to have a very outdoors-y partner who encourages him to pursue new hobbies, thus creating the illusion of a jack-of-all-trades. Though to be fair, the main reason why he’s never picked up cooking was that Maestro kept telling him he was doing it wrong before taking over and finishing the dish himself, undoubtedly much better than the Scotsman ever could have. He doesn’t want to risk his lover dying of hyperventilation, and so the only time he touches a spatula or even a pot these days is to clean it.
“Well. All I’m saying is that I believe in you wholeheartedly, zuccherino. Is this your first attempt?” He indicates the sad-looking mass with a gesture more eager than it clearly deserves.
“Yeah. I thought I’d wing it, I helped my mum make shortbread a couple of times when I was young and I figured it can’t be that difficult.”
The brief pause gives him an instant uh-oh sensation, because if anyone on this earth is supportive enough to overlook utter disasters, it’s Maestro. So if even he shows some doubt, Sledge may as well toss the whole thing and go watch rugby. “I’m… sure it turned out fine, but this is just practice anyway. Shall we try it?”
He’s uncertain he wants to. With a vague sense of dread, Sledge gets a butter knife and tries to cut what he so generously called shortbread, only to find it’s entirely too tough for this kind of utensil. He switches to a bread knife and saws off a long strip, not missing the brief horror in Maestro’s features. “Go ahead then.”
His husband looks like he’s desperately trying not to say something and it’s a miracle that he doesn’t cross himself as he brings the bakeware to his mouth. He bites into it and has to rip the bit off with force.
Sledge doesn’t even go for a piece himself – if it turns out to be poisonous, he’d rather only one of them end up in hospital. Especially because he has to win their Bake Off in five days.
Once Maestro has finished chewing (a very long minute), he struggles for words. “Cuore mio, have I told you that you’re the light of my life? Nothing could ever get between -”
He rubs his temple. “Adrianito. Just… just tell me how bad it is.”
Even then, Maestro waits for an affirmative nod to curtly reply: “Seamus. This is bread.”
Oh. So… that’s not bad then, right? “It’s called shortbread. I’m not too far off then.”
The Italian stares at him. “I’m… are you – are you sure you’re Scottish? Have you ever had shortbread before? Do you know what it is? Do you think it’s bread baked by someone like James?”
Sledge can’t help but snort at the mental image of a flour-covered Smoke, presenting a beautiful loaf right out of a large brick oven and ceremoniously declaring it shortbread. “Maybe?”
Wordlessly, Maestro grabs his sleeve and drags him out of their kitchen, urging him to put on his shoes and coat and herds him outside. Without an explanation, they briskly walk a few minutes down the road until they’ve reached their usual, well-assorted bakery. At this point, it’s obvious what’s happening and Sledge resigns himself to be proven thoroughly wrong, as so often in their relationship when it comes to food. They both have their strengths: he ensures they don’t pay too much for insurances they don’t need, and Maestro feeds him healthy, delicious meals.
… maybe Sledge shouldn’t have agreed to this stupid competition in the first place.
“Oh my god”, he mumbles through a mouthful of the buttery, crumbly biscuit Maestro all but shoved into his face. “This is the best thing I’ve ever eaten.”
He’s lucky his husband didn’t take that one personally. “And this is shortbread of questionable quality. You can make it even better.”
Sledge mouths an apology at the crestfallen young man behind the counter and manoeuvres them back outside to enjoy the rest of the biscuit. Then he realises: “Wait, are you saying I can make this myself?!”
“You can add anything you like, too. Chopped walnuts, lemon zest, chocolate coating, fresh herbs – flavour it however you want, amore mio!”
For a moment, he’s drunk on the possibilities, tries to conjure up combinations he’d enjoy but reality catches up to him fast. “I can’t do that. I have no experience, I don’t know what goes well together. And I’ll never get the consistency right.”
Maestro knows him too well, it’s obvious he’s predicting where Sledge is taking the conversation, and he’s doing his absolute best to try and steer them away from it. “If you put your mind to it, you can achieve anything. Now, since we’re already outside, should we -”
“Can you help me?”
The powerless look directed at him doesn’t feel good. Sledge didn’t lie, he is a sportsman, but he’s also competitive enough to want a fighting chance. And for that, he’ll take any support he can get. “Caro mio -”
“I know I promised them you would have nothing to do with it. I don’t want you to come up with the recipe either, just… nudge me in the right direction. Give me a little push.”
It’s rare enough that he asks for Maestro’s aid that despite the circumstances, the beautiful face before him is conflicted. Eventually, the Italian gently shakes his head though not without taking Sledge’s hand into his. “Tesoro mio, I almost wish I could support you, but I can’t. I might be skilled in cooking but baking is a completely different discipline, one I have not mastered myself. Please do not ask me again unless you want me to be overcome by sadness over my own shortcomings. I will cheer you on yet cannot provide insight. May you be fortunate enough to succeed where I have failed.”
And at these words, Sledge is suddenly filled with determination. Even Maestro can’t bake? In that case, he has to make it. He’s already picturing the two of them, working side by side in their kitchen, Maestro preparing the main course while Sledge bakes the dessert, them dancing around each other and exchanging little updates about what they’re doing… and it’s so homely, so blissful that he offers a serious nod. “Okay. For you, I will try.”
The deep, sensual kiss he receives as a sign of gratitude wipes his mind clean of a quiet, intrusive thought that doesn’t manage to claw its way back to the surface for the rest of the preparation period:
Doesn’t he bake savoury things all the time?
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shegetsburned · 1 year
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for anyone who’s confused like me and need a better view of what’s going on with Rainbow, here’s every squad composition
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Nighthaven : Kali (leader), Ace, Osa, Wamai, Aruni, Ela, Smoke, Finka, IQ, Pulse, Grim
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Ghosteyes - Sneaky : Caveira (leader), Glaz, Valkyrie, Vigil, Zofia, Lesion, Nokk, Warden, Maverick, Mozzie, Iana, Zero, Flores, Solis
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Wolfguard - Humanitarian : Doc (leader), Twitch, Montagne, Lion, Castle, Bandit, Frost, Ying, Clash, Nomad, Melusi, Thunderbird, Sens
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Redhammer - Brute force : Thermite (leader), Fuze, Kapkan, Tachanka, Ash, Gridlock, Sledge, Goyo, Kaid, Thorn, Amaru, Oryx, Buck
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Viperstrike - Support : Hibana (leader), Mute, Tatcher, Rook, Blitz, Jaeger, Capitao, Echo, Jackal, Mira, Dokkaebi, Maestro, Alibi, Azami, Brava
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1morey · 1 year
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Every known Rainbow operator past and present (and NIGHTHAVEN operators)
GIS
Adriano “Maestro” Martello (2018-Present)
Antonio Maldini (1999-2012)
Aria “Alibi” de Luca (2018-Present)
GIGN
Alain DuBarry (1999-2012)
Emmanuelle “Twitch” Pichon (2015-Present)
Gilles “Montagne” Touré (2015-Present)
Gustav “Doc” Kateb (2015-Present)
Julian “Rook” Nizan (2015-Present)
Olivier “Lion” Flament (2018-Present)
1º Batalhão de Forças Especiais
Alejandro Noronha (1999-2012)
Spetzgruppa “A”
Aleksandr “Tachanka” Senaviev (2015-Present)
Genedy Filatov (1999-2012)
Lera “Finka” Melnikova (2018-2022 (defected to NIGHTHAVEN), rejoined in or before 2025)
Maxim “Kapkan” Basuda (2015-Present)
Shuhrat “Fuze” Kessikbayev (2015-Present)
Timur “Glaz” Glazkov (2015-Present)
AFEAU
Ana “Solis” Valentina Díaz (2022-Present) 
Special Air Service
Andrew Burke (1999-2012)
Eddie Price (1999-2012)
Geoff Bates (1999-2012)
James “Smoke” Porter (2015-2022) (Defected to NIGHTHAVEN)
Mark R. “Mute” Chandar (2015-Present)
Michael Walter (2008-2012)
Mike “Thatcher” Baker (2015-Present)
Paddy Connelly (1999-2012)
Peter Covington (1999-2012)
Scotty McTyler (1999-2012)
Seamus “Sledge” Cowden (2015-Present)
Steve Lincoln (1999-2012)
National Task Force
Annika Lofquist (1999-2012) (Under ONI)
NIGHTHAVEN
Anja Katarina “Osa” Janković (2021-2022)
Apha “Aruni” Tawanroong (2020-2022)
Charlie Tho Keng “Grim” Boon (2022-Present) (NIGHTHAVEN only)
Håvard “Ace” Haugland (2020-2022)
Jaimini Kalimohan “Kali” Shah (2019-2022)
Ngũgĩ Muchoki “Wamai” Furaha (2019-Present)
Belarusian Ground Forces
Arkadi Novikov (2001-2012)
Mossad
Ayana Yacoby (1999-2012)
David Peled (1999-2012)
Sharon Judd (2010-2012)
APCA
Azucena Rocío “Amaru” Quispe (2019-Present)
United States Army Rangers
“Bishop” (Unknown-2012)
United States Navy SEALs
Brian Armstrong (Unknown-2012)
Craig “Blackbeard” Jensen (2016-Present)
Meghan J. “Valkyrie” Castellano (2016-Present)
Miguel “Mike” Chin (1999-2012)
Garda Emergency Response Unit
Brianna “Thorn” Skehan (2021-Present)
FES
César Ruiz “Goyo” Hernández (2019-Present)
707th Special Mission Group
Choi Byoung-Ryang (2003-2012)
Choi Jae-Hoon (2003-2012)
Choi Youn-Suk (2003-2012)
Chul “Vigil” Kyung Hwa (2017-Present)
Grace “Dokkaebi” Nam (2017-Present)
Hong Min-Hyun (2003-2012)
Jung Park (2009-2012)
Jung Sang-Yub (2003-2012)
Kim Jae-Ho (2003-2012)
Kim Sung-Gun (2003-2012)
Kim Yu-Jin (2003-2012)
Lee Won-Ho (2003-2012)
Lee Youn-Jung (2003-2012)
Pak Suo-Won (2001-2012)
Seo Young-Lan (2003-2012)
United States Secret Service
Collinn “Warden” McKinley (2019-Present)
FBI Hostage Rescue Team
Daniel Bogart (1999-2012)
United States Marine Corps
Daniel "Bear" Malloy (1999-2012)
GSG 9
Dieter Weber (2001-2012)
Dominic “Bandit” Brunsmeier (2015-Present)
Elias “Blitz” Kötz (2015-Present)
Jorg Walther (1999-2012)
Marius “Jäger” Streicher (2015-Present)
Monika “IQ” Weiss (2015-2022) (Defected to NIGHTHAVEN)
CIA
Domingo “Ding” Chavez (1999-2012)
John Clark (1999-2000 (as operator))
Beredskapstroppen
Einar Petersen (2001-2012)
GEO
Elena María “Mira” Álvarez (2017-Present)
Ryad Ramírez “Jackal” Al-Hassar (2017-Present)
FBI SWAT
Eliza “Ash” Cohen (2015-Present)
Jack “Pulse” Estrada (2015-2022) (Defected to NIGHTHAVEN)
Jordan “Thermite” Trace (2015-Present)
Miles “Castle” Campbell (2015-Present)
JW GROM
Elżbieta "Ela" Bosak (2017-2022)  (Defected to NIGHTHAVEN)
Kazimiera Rakuzanka (1999-2012)
Zofia Bosak (2017-Present)
Delta Force
Erik “Maverick” Thorn (2018-Present)
George Tomlison (1999-2012)
Hank Patterson (1999-2012)
Homer Johnston (1999-2012)
Julio “Oso” Vega (1999-2012)
Logan Keller (2005-2012)
Mike Pierce (1999-2012)
Renee Raymond (1999-2012)
United States Army
Fred “Freddy” Franklin (1999-2012)
Mortimer “Sam” Houston (1999-2012)
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Gary Kenyon (2010-2012)
BATF International Response Team
Gerald Morris (1999-2012)
1st Special Operations Wing
Harrison (1999-2012)
Royal Air Force
Jack Nance (1999-2012)
GSIGR
Jalal “Kaid” El Fassi (2018-Present)
Sanaa “Nomad” El Maktoub (2018-Present)
Unit 777
Jamal Murad (2001-2012)
CSIS
Joanna Torres (2010-2012)
Jaeger Corps
Karina “Nøkk” Gaarddhøje (2019-Present)
EKO Cobra
Karl Haider (1999-2012) (under GEK Cobra)
MI5
Kevin Sweeney (1999-2012)
ELDYK
Kure Galanos (2001-2012)
Pyrotechno GmbH
Lars Breckenbauer (1999-2012)
Special Duties Unit
Liu “Lesion” Tze Long (2017-Present)
Siu “Ying” Mei Ling (2017-Present)
DGSE
Louis Loiselle (2001-2012)
Special Assault Team
Masaru “Echo” Enatsu (2016-Present)
Yumiko “Hibana” Imagawa (2016-Present)
STAR-NET Aviation
Mina “Thunderbird” Sky (2021-Present)
Metropolitan Police Service
Morowa “Clash” Evans (2018-Present)
COT
Nayara “Brava” Cardoso (2023-Present)
REU
Neinke Meijer (2020-Present)
Special Forces Group (Belgium)
Néon “Sens” Ngoma Mutombo (2022-Present)
Joint Task Force 2
Roger McAllen (1999-2012)
Sébastien “Buck” Côté (2016-Present)
Tina “Frost” Lin Tsang (2016-Present)
NSA
Sam Bennett (1999-2012)
Fourth Echelon
Samuel Leo “Sam” Fisher (2020-Present)
UEI
Santiago Arnavisca (1999-2012)
40 Commando
Shawn Rivers (2010) (KIA)
BOPE
Taina “Caveira” Pereira (2016-Present)
Vicente “Capitão” Souza (2016-Present)
Inkaba Task Force
Thandiwe “Melusi” Ndlovu (2020-Present)
FBI
Tim Noonan (1999-2012)
Paul Bellow (1999-2012)
SASR
Max “Mozzie” Goose (2019-Present)
Timothy Hanley (1999-2012)
Tori Tallyo “Gridlock” Fairous (2019-Present)
LAPD SWAT
Tracy Woo (1999-2012)
MI6
William “Billy” Tawney (1999-2012)
Unaffiliated
Kana “Azami” Fujiwara (2022-Present)
Saif “Oryx” Al Hadid (2020-Present)
Santiago Miguel “Flores” Lucero (2021-Present)
Unspecified
Brody Lukin (2010-2012)
“Deimos” (Unknown-On or Before 2012)
Emilio Narino (2001-2012)
Gabriel Nowak (2005-2010) (Defected/KIA)
Harry (1999-2012)
Kan Akahashi (2010) (KIA)
Monroe (2005) (KIA)
Directors
John Clark (1999-2010)
Domingo “Ding” Chavez (2010-2012)
Aurelia Arnot (2015-2019)
Harishva “Harry” Pandey (2019-2023) (KIA)
Unknown (2023-)
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parragone · 1 year
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Grabs mic
Anyway
Barracks bunk assignments under the cut. Why? Well. Fanfic reasons and because if I don't write it down now I'll forget.
Format: Top Bunk - Bottom Bunk
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Thatcher - Capitão ( Mute was formerly Thatcher's bunkmate, but Caveira threatened to castrate Capitão and now this is the arrangement. )
Sledge - Alibi ( Smoke begged to bunk with Maestro after their first boxing match. Alibi agreed, but only if she got bottom bunk )
Doc - Montagne ( it was immediately agreed upon, but they usually share one bunk anyway... )
Twitch - Rook ( the played rock paper scissors for who got which bunk )
Jäger - Bandit ( one of those "They're usually on the same bunk anyway" situations, but Jäger prefers to be high up )
IQ - Blitz ( there was a brawling match over top bunk. Blitz learned that IQ is weirdly good at pinning a man down when she wants something. )
Glaz - Tachanka ( Finka jokes that they put two tops in the same bunk. Kapkan continues to tell her to shut it )
Kapkan - Fuze ( in which Tachanka teases Kapkan for finally being a top in something and the hunter threatens to kick his ass )
Ash - Castle ( surprisingly easygoing )
Thermite - Pulse ( Thermite used to be bottom bunk but traded after Pulse rolled out in the middle of the night and needed medical attention for a broken nose )
Frost - Buck ( they're always talking. Always. Frost has 900 trains of thought at any given moment, send help. )
Blackbeard - Valkyrie ( Genuinely, they could sleep through a hurricane. Probably HAVE slept through a hurricane... )
Mute - Caveira ( they're besties, actually, and she does his makeup )
Hibana - Echo ( she actually volunteered for top bunk because he looked dejected at the idea of actually climbing into bed. She teases him about being lazy )
Mira - Jackal ( Jackal isn't even there most of the time. His bunk is the bottom bunk for ease of containment when he's captured )
Ying - Lesion ( this is primarily because Lesion knew better than to let anyone trade with her. )
Ela - Dokkaebi ( Doki continues to wonder if Ela actually uses her bunk )
Zofia - Vigil ( the not so easygoing bunk, this place is fucking immaculate at all times )
Finka - Lion ( much to his dismay )
Smoke - Maestro ( a disaster duo. One always has more bruises than the other. Mute continues to tease Smoke about sexual tension )
Maverick - Clash ( formerly inverse until the first time he had a night terror and punched her in the side through the mattress )
Nomad - Nokk ( nomad: I have a bunkmate??? )
Mozzie - Kaid ( Kaid refused to share with a woman, and his choice was respected. Unfortunately for Kaid, he doubted a man could be so... much. )
Amaru - Gridlock ( they're remarkably laid back, Amaru chats on and on about adventures, and Gridlock listens with a patient ear. )
Goyo- Warden ( Goyo complains that he got bunked with discount James Bond, Warden complaina that he got bunked with off-brand Indiana Jones. Everyone else laughs. )
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god-complex-12 · 1 year
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Prompts
Master list
* EDITING IN PROCESS.
Rules
- Emoji anons are welcomed
- I only write for male, gn, or ftm trans readers
- I prefer writing for amab readers
- no incest, ya nasty.
- no pedo shit.
- if I write a character who is a minor, it is strictly platonic.
- I write for platonic fics for characters over the age of 18 to.
- no SH, suicide, rape, SA, no shit like that, please.
- No “yandere” stuff.
- if I ignore your request, I either didn’t see it, didn’t know how to write it, or it just went against one of my rules.
- please, put if you want the reader to be male or gn.
NSFW rules
- non of the sub reader stuff, unless they are at the hands of a power bottom (preferably character)
- I prefer the reader to be penetrating, if there is any.
- preferably amab reader. Y’know, with a pee pee. Or a trans (ftm) reader with surgery.
- I will write for a female bodied reader (ftm) without surgery too, just saying I prefer a wee wee.
Fandoms I write for:
Oscar Isaac characters
Steven Grant (Moon Knight). Marc Spector (Moon Knight). Jake Lockley (Moon Knight). William Tell (The Card Counter). Santiago “Pope” Garcia (Triple Frontier). Nathan Bateman (Ex Machina). Jonathan Levy (Scenes Fromba Marriage). Abel Morales (The Most Violent Year). Will Dempsey (Life Itself). Rydal (The Two Faces of January). Nick Masicsko (Show Me a Hero). Jack (Mojave). Shiv (Pu-239). Miguel “Spider-Man 2099” O’Hara (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse). Duke Leto (Dune). Kane (Annihilation). Palo “Poe” Dameron (Star Wars). Llewyn Davis (Inside Llewyn Davis). Richard (The Letted Room). Paul Gauguin (At Eternity’s Gate). Cecil (Revenge on Jolly!). Lightening Face (Basil Stitt).
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Characters:
Tasks force 141- Cpt. John Price. John “Soap” MacTavish. Simone “Ghost” Riley. Kyle “Gaz” Garrick.
Las Vaqueros- Colonel Alejandro Vargas. Rodolfo “Rudy” Parra.
Other- Kate Laswell. Commander Phillip Gaves. “König”.
Six
Characters:
Richard “Rip”. Joseph “Bear” Graves. Alex Claude. Ricky “Buddha”. Robert Chase III. Dominic Adams.
Rainbow Six Siege
Characters:
Viperstrike- Nayara “Brava” Cardoso. Grace “Dokkaebi” Nam. Ryad “Jackal” Al-Hassar. Yumiko “Hibana” Imagawa. Vicente “Capitão” Souza. Mike “Thatcher” Baker. Elias “Blitz” Kötz. Kana “Alamo” Fujiwara. Adriana “Maestro” Martello. Aria “Alibi” Luca. Masaru “Echo” Enatsu. Mark “Mute” Chandar. Julien “Rook” Nizan. Marius “Jäger” Streicher.
Nighthaven- Charlie Tho “Grim” Keng Boon. Anja “Osa” Janković (platonic). Håvard “Ace” Haugland. Jaimini “Kali” Shah. “Finka”. Monika “IQ” Weiss. Alpha “Aruni” Tawanroong. Ngugi “Wamai” Furaha. Elżbiedts “Ela” Bosak. Elena “Mira” Álvarez. James “Smoke” Porter. Jack “Pulse” Estrada.
Wolfguard- Néon “Sens” Ngoma. Sanaa “Nomad” Maktoub. Olivier “Lion” Flament. Siu “Ying” Lin. Gilles “Montagne” Touré. Emmanuel let “Twitch” Pichon. Mina “Thunderbird” Sky. Thandiwe “Melusi” Ndlovu. Morowa “Clash” Evans. Tina “Frost” Tsang. Miles “Castle” Campbell. Gustave “Doc” Kateb. Dominic “Bandit” Brunsmeier.
Ghosteyes- Santiago “Flores” Lucero. Samuel “Zero” Fisher. Nienke “Iana” Meijer. “Nøkk”. Erik “Maverick” Thorn. Zofia Bosak. “Glaz”. Ana “Solis” Díaz. Collinn “Warden” McKinley. Max “Mozzie” Goose. Chul “Vigil” Hwa. Liu “Lesion” Long. Taina “Cerveira” Pereira. Meghan “Valkyrie” Castellano.
Redhammer- Azucena “Amaru” Quispe. Tori “Gridlock” Fairous. Craig “Blackbeard” Jenson. Sebastien “Buck” Côté. Seamus “Sledge” Cowden. Eliza “Ash” Cohen. Jordan “Thermite” Trace. “Fuze”. Brianna “Thron” Skehan. Said “Oryx” Hadid. César “Goyo” Herbández. Jalal “Kaid” Fassi. “Tachanka”. “Kapkan”.
Lucifer (Netflix)
Characters:
Angels- Amenadiel. Lucifer Morningstar.
Demons- Mazikeen.
Detective/or works in that field- Ella Lopez. Dan. Marcus Pierce.
Other- Eve.
DC
Characters:
Justice League- Clark “Superman” Kent. Bruce “Batman” Wayne. Diana “Wonder Woman” Princess. Barry “The Flash” Allen. Hal “Green Lantern” Jordon. Victor “Cyborg” Stone. Arthur “Aquaman” Curry. Oliver “Green Arrow” Queen.
Bat-fam- Bruce “Batman” Wayne. Dick “Nightwing” Grayson. Jason “Red Hood” Todd. Tim “Red Robin” Drake. Damian “Robin” Wayne. Stephanie “The Spoiler” Brown. Cassandra “Orphan” Cain. Duke “The Signal” Thomas. Kathy “Batwoman” Kane. Barbara “Batgirl” Gordon.
Hero- Kara “Supergirl” Zor-El. Queen “Wonder Woman” Nubia. Donna “Wonder Girl” Troy. Karen “Power Girl” Starr. Raymond “Atom” Palmer. Dinah “Black Carney” Lance. Wally “The Flash” Weat. Jon “Superboy” Kent. Koriand’r “Starfire”. Rachel “Raven” Roth. Garfield “Beast Boy” Logan. Zatanna Zatara. John “Hellblazer” Constantine.
Green lanterns- Hal “Green Lantern” Jordon. John “Green Lantern” Stewart. Kyle “Green Lantern” Rayner.
Villain- Jack “Joker” Naiper. Harlen “Harley Quinn” Quinzel. Edward “The Riddler” Nygma. Selina “Catwoman” Kyle. Pamela “Posion Ivy” Isley. Floyd “Deadshot” Lawton. Jonathan “Scare Crow” Crane. David “Black Manta” Hyde.
Other- Lucifer Morningstar.
Marvel
Characters:
Avengers- T’Challa “Black Panther”. Sam “Falcon” Wilson. Steve “Captain America” Rogers. Natalia “Black Widow” Alianovna. Bucky “Winter Soldier” Barnes. Clint “Hawkeye” Barton. Tony “Iron Man” Stark. Thor Odinson.
Hero’s- Roberta “Captain America” Mendez. Matt “Daredevil” Murrdock. Scott “Ant-Man” Lang. Peter “Star Lord” Quill,
Deadpool- Wanda “Lady Deadpool” Wilson. Wade “Deadpool” Wilson.
MoonKnight- Steven “Mr. Knight” Grant. Marc “MoonKnight” Spector. Khonshu. Jake “Mr. Knight” Lockley.
Spider-men- Cooper “Web-Weaver” Coen. May “Spider-Girl” Parker. Hobie “Spider-Punk” Brown. Ben “Scarlet Spider” Reilly. Kaine “Scarlet Spider” Parker. Miguel “Spider-Man 2099” O’rara. Anya “Spider-Girl” Corázon. Gwen “Spider-Gwen” Stacy. Miles “Spider-Man” Morales. Cindy “Silk” Moon. Mary “MJ” Jane. Peter “Spider-Man” Parker.
Other- Tony “Taskmaster” Masters. Brock “Crossbones” Rumblow. Joaquín “Falcon” Torres. Yelena “White Widow” Belova. Gwen “Gwenpool” Poole. Kraven “Kraven the Hunter”. Felicia “Black Cat” Hardy. Soel “Luna Snow” Hee. Elektra Natchios. Albert “Spawn” Simmons. Frank “Punisher” Castle. Loki Odinson. Stephen “Doctor Strange” Strange.
Triple Frontier
Characters:
Francisco Morales. Santiago “Pope” Garcia. Tom “Redfly” Davis.
The Card Counter
Characters:
William Tell. La Linda. Clirk Rogers.
A Most Violent Years
Characters:
Abel Morales. Lawrence. Peter Forente..
The Two Faces of January
Characters:
Chester’s McFarland. Rydal.
Ex Machina
Characters:
Nathan Bateman.
Scenes From a Marriage
Characters:
Jonathan Levy.
Life Itself
Characters:
Will Dempsey.
Show Me a Hero
Characters:
Nick Wasicsko. Micheal Sussman?
Mojave
Characters:
John “Jack” Jackson.
Pu-239
Characters:
Shiv.
Dune
Characters:
Duke Leto.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Characters:
Miguel “Spider-Man 2099” O’Hara. Peter “Spider-Man” B. Parker. Jessica “Spider-Woman” Drew. Peter “Spider-Man Noir” Parker.
Obey Me! Shall We Date?
Demons- Lucifer. Mammon. Leviathan. Satan. Asmodues. Beelzebub. Belphegor. Diavolo. Barbatos.
Angels- Simeon. Luke (platonically).
Humans- Solomon.
Anime’s:
*If the characters are like high schoolers, I will only right with them aged up. However, if the character I’d like 14 and below, I will note write with at all because 15 and above I can get a more accurate less childish personality with them being aged up.
Devil Man Crybaby
Characters:
Akira Fudo. Ryo Asuka. Miki Makimura. Miki Kurado. Psycho Jenny.
Haikyu!! (Ify about this one)
Kurasuno- Yu Nishinoya. Tobio Kageyama. Kei Tsukishima. Kiyoko Shimizu. Shoto Hinata. Ryūnosuke Tanaka. Koshi Sugawara. Hitoka Yachi. Tadashi Yamaguchi. Keishin Ukai. Daichi Suwamura.
Nekoma- Kenma Kozume. Tetsurō Kuroo. Lev Haiba.
Aoba Johsai- Toru Oikawa. Hajime Iwaizumi.
Fukurōdani- Kōtarō Bokuto. Keiji Akaashi.
Shiratorizawa- Wakatoshi Ushijima. Satori Tendo.
Attack on Titan
Characters:
Scout Regiment- Armin Arlert. Mikasa Ackerman. Levi Ackerman. Hange Zoë. Sasha Brown. Erwin Smith.
Military Regiment- Hitch Dreyse. Kenny Ackerman.
Warriors- Reiner Braun. Annie Leonhart.
Nobility- Historia Reiss.
Eldia- Ymir Fritz.
Paradise Island- Carla Jeager. Kuchel Ackerman.
Sword Art Online
Character:
Kirito. Asuna. Sinon.
Seven Deadly Sins
Characters:
Meliodas. Escanor. Gowther. Ban. Diane. King.
Hunter x Hunter
Characters:
Killua Zoldyck (platonic). Gon Freecss (platonic). Kurapika. Chrollo Lucifer. Feitan. Leorio.
Parasyte
Characters:
Satori Murano. Shinichi Izumi. Kana Kimishima.
Demon Slayer
Characters:
Ubuyashiki Family- Kagaya Ubuyashiki.
Hashira- Giyu Tomioka. Mitsuri Kanroji. Sanemi Shinazugawa. Gyomei Himejima. Shinobu Kocho.
Former Hashira- Kyojuro Rengoku. Tengen Uzui.
Demon Slayers- Tanjiro Kamado. Zenitsu Agatsuma. Inosuke Hashibira.
Demons- Muzan Kibutsuji. Enmu.
Death Note
Blue Exorcist
Ouran High School Host Club
Soul Eater
Black Butler
Angels of Death
High-rise Invasion
Noragami
Psycho-pass
Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun
The Way of the House Husband
Kotoro Lives Alone (platonic w/ Kotoro)
Cowboy Bebop
Jujutsu Kaisen
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I posted 7,676 times in 2022
495 posts created (6%)
7,181 posts reblogged (94%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@leevila-today
@n3ongold3n
@gigacat
@thefishychicken
@kendrene
I tagged 1,673 of my posts in 2022
#r6s - 1,298 posts
#rainbow six siege - 412 posts
#rainbow 6 siege - 411 posts
#sgtnicoloff - 160 posts
#anonymous - 144 posts
#shameless self-reblog - 66 posts
#r6e - 65 posts
#kapkan - 44 posts
#rainbow 6 - 35 posts
#mah bois - 31 posts
Longest Tag: 135 characters
#so wait if he's descended from aliens and is associated with neptune in some way... does that mean wamai is that universe's aquaman? xd
My Top Posts in 2022:
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Made this for Twitter, realised I forgot to post it here. Nothing special going on, just a Spetsnaz bbq! If you’re wondering why Fuze is missing, maybe they’re waiting for him... or it’s because it was for a question of what 2 ops you’d invite for dinner, and I snuck an additional one making Tachanka the chef 😄
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I have no excuse for this, your honor, I just... I love him
107 notes - Posted May 30, 2022
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A high-res image of Harry’s new board just dropped, and I’m gonna analyse and transcribe as many of the notes as I can. There are parts I couldn’t decypher, so if you want to zoom in the image yourself and help me fill out the blank, I’d me more than grateful!
Under a cut cause it’s going to be a really long post.
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The yellow post it above everything else says: The most practical application of my skills is to determine who works best with who. I eliminated interpersonal friction as best as I could so we can move forward efficiently.
We see that some of the names in the teams are circled in red, probably the ones who cause interpersonal friction... with the team leader, I assume? Below, I’m gonna detail the operators in each team, followed by the text on the first note (written by Harry, presumably), and at the end the text of the note under the picture of each team leader (this one signed by Zero).
Thermite’s team
Kaid Gridlock Tachanka Fuze Kapkan Buck Sledge Ash Oryx Thorn Goyo Amaru
Harry’s note: Some profiles are best suited for high-risk missions, and I’m not one to keep people from their calling. [REDACTED] is the cavalry - caution thrown to the wind get the job done at any cost
Zero’s note: Trace is motivated, and he’s seen more explosions than most, the years have been good to him despite going through hell and back. This squad needs to be led by a bad motherfucker
Hibana’s team
Thatcher Alibi Blackbeard (in red) Mute Dokkaebi Jäger Echo Jackal Blitz Maestro Kana/Flubber (hint of a new operator?) Mira Rook
Harry’s note: Members of [REDACTED] are the careers. A wide range of skill sets can be adapted to any scenario. They can lead their own missions or they can assist one of the other squads as required
Zero’s note: Imagawa is a (??) soldier and a fantastic leader. She’s been a reliable player in the past. I think it’s time we put her connections to good use and I’m sure she’d agree
Doc’s team
Lion (in red) Clash Montagne Twitch Nomad Bandit Frost Ying Castle (in red) Thunderbird Melusi
Harry’s note: A humanitarian unit was an idea I had a long time ago and I’m glad to have found a (??) that fits the bill. [REDACTED]  will be perfect for sensitive operations where collateral is not an option.
Zero’s note: Illegible
Caveira’s team
Maverick Vigil Zofia (in red) Lesion Valkyrie Glaz Nokk Warden Iana Mozzie Zero Flores
Harry’s note: Every good organization needs a covert espionage unit and for us it’s [REDACTED]. Caveira’s team is the best in the world at infiltration, surveillance, intelligence and elimination.
Zero’s note: Illegible
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My #1 post of 2022
There’s been a lot of talk about AO3 and censorship lately, due to one of the candidates to the OTW board. And I realised I have very strong Opinions:tm: about censorship and the freedom AO3 stands for.
Censorship is not a solution. It doesn’t work and it’s not even easily agreed upon where the line should be drawn. What some people might deem as immoral or reprehensible is not the same others will consider so. For example, you and me can agree that sexual stories about minors turn our stomach, yet other people would also include LGBT+ content there, even the sfw ones, and others might decide that any sexual content at all is immoral. So, how do we agree about what to ban, when nothing of it is even illegal?
because let’s be honest, it’s all fiction. As in, not real. Things like incest, rape and pedophilia are illegal irl, but not in fiction. Cause they’re not harming anyone. Really. You can find it disgusting, I certainly do, but I also recognize no person, no actual human, is harmed in the making of those stories. Because they’re made up and about made up characters. I won’t seek it out, and if I see someone making that kind of content I will most probably avoid them/block them (without harassing them), but they have the right to create any kind of fiction they want.
It always baffles me how readily understood that is when it comes to murder and violence in fiction. Nobody thinks that someone who writers murder mysteries or procedural shows really wants to go out and kill people. However, as soon as it’s about sex, people are up in arms ready to believe that those make believe scenarios are an indicative of someone’s real desires. Why is that? And since we’re on the topic of double standards: why are people clutching their pearls about fanfic, but literature gets a free pass, more or less? You go into a library and you’ll find lots of books with shocking and distasteful topics, including those that contain pedophilic content (like Lolita, to put a famous example), incest (Game of Thrones, among many others), rape, murder, etc. But they want me to believe that fanfic, the medium with severely impaired social acceptance and magnitudes smaller reach, is the actual problem that will “normalize” those ideas? Nah fam, I smell a moral panic, and people finding fanfic writers easier to bully into submission. Because this is all about controlling what forms of creative expression are deemed acceptable. Fanfic IS a form of art, popular art if you will, but still art. And by virtue of how AO3 is designed, it’s ridiculously easy to never see the kind of stories that you find objectionable.
Tags are a wonderful thing. I can specify what I want and what I don’t want in my story results when searching! Tags are the author being responsible and giving due warning. Especially the “dead dove: do not eat” tag, it lets you know that the content of the story will have questionable content, proceed at your own risk or keep scrolling. Same as the “chose to not use archive warnings” that one is a warning in itself that the story might contain triggering/upsetting content, and it’s the prerogative of each reader to decide whether they’re comfortable continuing reading or not. Ultimately, it’s all about taking responsibility for one’s decisions. People who are in favor of censorship in AO3 either don’t know how to control and curate what materials they access, or feel entitled to everyone else taking their morals into account instead of taking responsibility for their own experience in the archive.
None of the stories on AO3 is illegal. Fictional stories are not illegal, not even those dealing with unsavory topics. The archive makes people agree to continue reading whenever you click on a story with a certain rating (or without any rating at all, just in case!), so the reader is giving their consent to continue reading, they’re making an informed choice. Same as with the tags. They’re there, they’re a warning. If someone reads the tags, finds them displeasing and still continues reading, that’s on them. If I find a story with tags about rape/non-con, for example, I keep scrolling. Cause I know I will find the story displeasing and upsetting. The people clutching their pearls and going “but think of the children!” are, mostly, people who refuse that responsibility and ask the world to accommodate them and their morality. And then throw around words like pedohilia and accusations of “kiddie porn” careleslly, watering down the seriousness of such accusations. No, an explicit fanfic of twin, underage siblings going at it is not CSA. Cause there’s no real children involved in it. It might be disgusting for a lot of people (me included), understandably, but you can 100% avoid reading it and interacting with the people who write those. 
Finally, let’s not forget the recent history of fandom spaces, shall we? LiveJournal and Fanfiction.net both had purges of content, after some campaigns for censorship gained traction and popularity. So now everything relating to certain topics is eliminated! Well, except that also includes communities of support for survivors of sexual abuse (it happened in LJ). Well, except that the people pressuring for censorship weren’t happy with the gay smut either, so a lot of LGBT related stuff is now also gone! (happened both in LJ and ff.net). Except, in some countries anything sexual at all, is frowned upon, so why not ban that too? Censorship supporters will always move the goalposts, forever shifting their aim whenever they accomplish something. Because it’s easier and more comfortable to make others conform to their standards than accepting some artistic expressions will be uncomfortable to some people. And trust me, none of them will care if the dark fic in question was written by a survivor of similar experiences trying to cope with their trauma or raise awareness, or if it was done simply for titillation or to safely explore different scenarios in fiction. And the topics that were banned in those websites didn’t disappear at all, they just weren’t properly warned for/detailed in the summaries, so anyone could stumblre upon them by accident. The complete opposite of what happens in AO3.
AO3 was created by people who lived through those censorship events in different fandom spaces, as a response to it. To seeing whole communities and swathes of fan content being unceremoniously deleted overnight. AO3 is an archive and an online library, not a social media platform. It’s a safe haven for anyone to host their fan creations, but that doesn’t mean it’s a safe space as people understand the term in other platforms. In AO3 you make your safe space by using the tags. Because that is the only real way we can have a safe haven for EVERYONE. 
The thing about freedom of speech is that sometimes, you have to defend things you dislike (that, I repeat, are legal in this case), because experience has shown time and time again that as soon as you give an inch to the censors, they take more and more. And today they’re up in arms about “pedophilic fanfics”, but once that is done? It might be all nsfw content, it might be trans related content, it might be something else. But it will happen. 
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I write for:
- Rainbow six siege
- mortal kombat
- One Piece
- Genshin Impact
- Call of Duty (Any)
- My Ocs
I will do:
-male reader
-non binary reader
-trans reader
- smut (I'll try my best to do it)
-fluff
-angst
I will not do:
-female reader
-Incest
-pedophile
-Gore
-racism
- rape
Fandomlist:
Rainbow Six Siege
Mute
Thatcher
Smoke
Lion
Doc
Rook
Montagne
Smoke
Mute
Sledge
Thatcher
Blitz
Jager
Bandit
Tachanka
Fuze
Kapkan
Glaz
Thermite
Castle
Pulse
Buck
Blackbeard
Echo
Lesion
Vigil
Lion
Montagne
Rook
Doc
Zero
Warden
Ace
Wamai
Goyo
Oryx
Flores
Maverick
Mozzie
Maestro
Kaid
Jackal
Mortal Kombat:
Scorpion
Sub zero
Bi han (Noob Saibot)
Kung lao
Liu kang
Takeda
Kung Jin
Shang Tsung
Kano
Kabal
Erron black
Fujin
Raiden
Mavado
Havik
Hotaru
Johnny cage
Sektor
Cyrax
Stryker
Nightwolf
Reiko
Shao khan
Kotal kahn
One Piece
All males characters, but i will do the Characters that i know
Genshin Impact
Zhongli
Kaeya
Diluc
Albedo
Bennett (Platonic)
Venti
Aetger
Heiziu
Ayato
Thoma
Itto
Gorou
Childe
Razor (Platonic)
Xingqiu
Xiao
Kazuha
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Il CPM Music Institute ospiterà l'evento di presentazione del nuovo progetto didattico "Millefinestre di Ritmo"
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Il CPM Music Institute ospiterà l'evento di presentazione del nuovo progetto didattico "Millefinestre di Ritmo". Milano. Il 24 ottobre il CPM Music Institute  (via privata Elio Reguzzoni, 15), la scuola di Musica fondata e presieduta da Franco Mussida, ospiterà l’evento di presentazione di Millefinestre di Ritmo, il nuovo progetto didattico di CHRISTIAN MEYER che permette di migliorare e approfondire la conoscenza della batteria con il supporto di uno dei maggiori professionisti italiani. Nel corso dell’evento, che avrà inizio alle ore 19.30, verrà presentato il volume didattico “Millefinestre di Ritmo” (https://www.christianmeyerdrums.com/millefinestre-ritmo), un progetto completo di partiture, video e play-along originali per conoscere i segreti di Christian Meyer, suonare con lui e cimentarsi nell’esecuzione di alcuni brani di Elio e Le Storie Tese. All’interno del volume, oltre alla sua storia personale, sono infatti presenti 13 partiture di batteria inedite di brani di Elio e le Storie Tese, 13 play-along, più di 70 video online e i 25 dischi che si devono assolutamente ascoltare se si vuole diventare un ottimo batterista. L’incontro sarà impreziosito dalla presenza di amici musicisti e momenti live. Ingresso gratuito su prenotazione: https://bit.ly/christian-meyer-cpm. Per maggiori informazioni è possibile scrivere una mail a [email protected] o telefonare al numero 02 6411461. Christian Meyer, milanese di nascita, inizia a studiare batteria all'età di 11 anni con il Maestro Lucchini. Dopo alcune esperienze nella musica dixieland, nel 1981 si trasferisce a Francoforte dove inizia le prime collaborazioni professionali con musicisti brasiliani. Al rientro in Italia, nel 1983, si dedica a diversi generi musicali, con una particolare passione per il jazz. Collabora con i maggiori artisti italiani e internazionali. Partecipa a diversi concerti e festival in Italia e all'estero, prendendo anche parte alla realizzazione di numerosi dischi. Dal 1991 batterista del gruppo Elio e le Storie Tese, endorser ufficiale Yamaha, che per la prima volta nella sua storia dedica un rullante signature ad un batterista italiano. Vanta collaborazioni con artisti del calibro di Mina, Paolo Fresu, Steve Lukather (Toto), Nathan East, Tino Tracanna, Giorgia, Gigi Cifarelli, Enrico Rava, Gianluigi Trovesi e molti altri. Con Elio e le Storie Tese ha collaborato anche con Gianni Morandi, Ike Willis (F. Zappa), James Taylor, Lucio Dalla, Ornella Vanoni, Renzo Arbore, Santana e Sister Sledge. Tra il 1990 e il 1996 è stato docente presso il CPM Music Institute, mentre tra il 2012 e il 2018 presso l’Accademia del Suono di Milano e tra il 2012 e il 2022 presso la scuola Tedamis di Sansepolcro (Arezzo). Dal 1989 ad oggi conduce numerosi e frequentatissimi workshop in tutta Italia. Oggi i suoi progetti principali sono “Hereos - A tribute to David Bowie” con Fresu, Magoni, Petrella, Diodati e Ponticelli, “Trio Bobo” con Faso e Menconi, “Progetto Scuole” e “Christian Meyer Show” con Silvia Bolbo. Il CPM Music Institute (riconosciuto Istituto di Alta Formazione Artistica, Musicale e Coreutica dal MUR) vanta un programma didattico ricco e articolato di corsi specializzati nella formazione strumentale, vocale e professionale curati da insegnanti professionisti (Basso, Batteria, Canto, Chitarra, Pianoforte&Tastiere, Tecnico del Suono, Composizione Pop Rock, Electronic Music Producer, SongWriting, Arpa, Fiati e Violino Pop Rock) e propone percorsi Accademici, Pre-Accademici, Multi e Mono Stilistici, Individuali (AFAM, BAC, Diploma, Certificate, Individuali e Master). È inoltre possibile intraprendere il triennio e il biennio per conseguire il Diploma Accademico di 1° e 2° livello, titoli equivalenti ad una Laurea triennale e magistrale, riconosciute sul territorio nazionale e in tutti i Paesi Europei. Molti di coloro che hanno studiato al CPM lavorano oggi in orchestre prestigiose, suonano e cantano come coristi o musicisti all’interno di band di importanti artisti (da Laura Pausini ad Ermal Meta), altri hanno intrapreso carriere artistiche proprie (tra i quali Mahmood, Chiara Galiazzo, Renzo Rubino, Tananai, Assurditè, Lucrezia). Dal 1988 si occupa anche di portare la Musica in luoghi estremi, la più recente iniziativa è CO2 “Controllare l’odio” che consiste nell’installazione di speciali audioteche di sola musica strumentale divisa per stati d’animo, attive in 11 carceri italiane (Milano, Opera, Monza, Torino, Alessandria, Roma, Napoli, Venezia, Genova, Bologna, più una variante attiva al carcere minorile Beccaria di Milano). Realizza progetti musicali educativi per il sociale, come le attività educative inserite nei programmi di recupero della Comunità di San Patrignano, e per l’industria, come la progettazione di una radio di qualità per il circuito NaturaSì, per la cultura, con la partecipazione al Premio Campiello Giovani.... #notizie #news #breakingnews #cronaca #politica #eventi #sport #moda Read the full article
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Kiru's Advent Calendar, Day 23🏆
The day is here - finally, the Great Rainbow Bake Off actually takes place! Read all about who won and why :) This whole series was really fun to write and I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did 💕 (Rating T, chaos/fluff, ~3.8k words)
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The outpour of support is overwhelming. IQ helped her source and install a few more ovens in Rainbow’s canteen, multiple people provided identical utensils, appliances and other kitchen needs, and both Mozzie and Echo volunteered for the camera work. Even Mute got involved and set up a livestream and a large screen in the lounge so absolutely everyone can follow the competition without getting in the way. Identifying the two judges was easy and Twitch herself is content in merely commenting on the proceedings and making sure everyone gets their time to shine. As host, it’s her duty to introduce the contestants as well as set an appropriate mood, and if the complete silence in the lounge next door is anything to go by, the pastries she provided for the audience are doing the trick.
After explaining the format a little and welcoming everyone, she turns to face the orderly queue of bakers with Sledge at the helm.
“I’m confident”, he replies to her question of how he feels about today. “It’s been a while since I worked this hard on anything, and I’m already proud of what I’ve accomplished so far. As long as I don’t accidentally break anything, I should be good.”
Once he’s moved out of the frame and to his workstation, Kapkan takes his place, facing the camera stoically. “I am going to win”, he states and immediately leaves.
“Against popular demand, I will not reprise my brownies from Rainbow’s first Christmas party. I do value my pay check too much.” Bandit grins at the instant uproar from the lounge and good-naturedly flips everyone off.
Finally, Dokkaebi appears, already wearing her apron, her hair neatly pulled back. “I’m just here to prove that Asians can bake”, she says as if anyone had ever questioned that fact.
Huh. Twitch turns to the other end of the room where Ace is busy listening to a seemingly endless anecdote by the second judge. Addressing Dokkaebi, she asks: “Did he -”
A nod, followed by a smile that’s a little too bright. “Sure did! That’s why I prepared a special surprise, just for him. To show him what I’m capable of.”
Fair enough, Twitch is intrigued. After everyone has taken position, she motions her judges over and addresses the four contestants who display varying levels of excitement (ranging from manic by Dokkaebi to deadpan by Kapkan). “Welcome to your first and only challenge today here at the first Great Rainbow Bake Off. These are your judges, Håvard and Adriano, and they would like -”
“Wait.” Sledge seems confused. “Why are you a judge, Adrianito?”
Twitch has never before witnessed Maestro being at a loss for words. He squirms uncomfortably next to her, starting a few sentences yet unable to follow through, and after a few seconds, Sledge is overcome by a sudden realisation.
“You can bake!”, he accuses with the same gravitas a widow would the murderer of her husband. “You lied to me.”
“I had to, cioccolatino, you would have used me to cheat.”
“Maybe we can postpone this conversation until -” Her attempt at defusing the situation is interrupted by the righteous fury of a Scotsman wronged.
“I trusted you. I felt for you. And as I stood there, filled with the despair of a man doomed to fail, as I laid my soul bare in our kitchen, all this time you could’ve fixed it? Was all my blood, sweat and tears just a game to you? I saw how well you slept, your conscience clean, did my plight mean nothing to you?”
Sledge’s emotion-laden roar easily triumphs over Maestro’s weak excuses. “I can’t be accused of favouritism, amore mio, I didn’t want -”
“After this, nobody will ever think of you as anything but impartial, well done, you have made it abundantly clear where your priorities lie and it’s not with your talentless, pitiful husband.”
“Please listen to me -”
“And Jesus wept!”
By now, Bandit looks like he’s going to crack a rib from suppressed laughter any minute. Neither Kapkan nor Dokkaebi seem particularly impressed, and there’s obvious panic lining Ace’s features as he looks back and forth between the arguing couple like it’s a tennis match. Twitch is pretty sure Sledge would be winning if it was, and also absolutely certain the Scotsman has spent entirely too much time with the Martello family and their dramatic streak. “Perhaps it’s better -”
“I will be baking today, but you know what? I am not doing it for you anymore.”
Sledge’s crossed arms indicate his side of the conversation to be over, and though Maestro must be dying a thousand deaths inside, he pulls himself together and lifts his chin defiantly. “Very well. I look forward to the results.”
“Get a room”, Dokkaebi comments and earns two genuinely frightening glares.
“In any case”, Twitch continues as if nothing happened at all, “the, uh, judges would, um, like you to make sixteen identical cookies. They don’t need to be Christmas-themed, although it doesn’t hurt your chances, and they should be baked well, taste amazing, and have just the right consistency. You have one and a half hours – on your marks, get set, bake!”
And it’s wonderful to watch them just burst into activity, getting out mixing bowls and scales, sort their ingredients, check their recipes. Like a bunch of well-oiled machines who form something greater than the sum of its parts.
“Should we make the rounds? Check on everyone?”, Twitch suggests to her two judges. Maestro’s expression gives nothing away as he nods, so she leans over to him to whisper: “Do you need a quick cry? Or are you alright?”
“I’m perfectly fine”, he assures her and she chooses to ignore his quivering lip.
As it so happens, Sledge is the first one they approach. “So, Seamus – what are you baking for us today?”
“Shortbread with a side of betrayal”, he replies evenly and when Maestro immediately starts defending himself again, Twitch and Ace exchange a brief look before sidestepping to Kapkan’s workbench instead, dragging Mozzie with them so the other two men can argue in peace.
“So, um, Maxim, what kind of cookies are you making?”
“Pryaniki”, comes the curt answer.
“What are they?”
“Delicious.”
“I mean… what are they made of?”
“Flour. And honey.”
“Just flour and honey?”
“Some other stuff, too.”
“Okay. Great talk. Thanks and good luck!” Twitch and Ace just shrug at each other, unsure of what they’re going to be eating later, and then move on to Bandit who’s currently watching his stand mixer beat some air into what looks like egg whites.
“Hi”, he greets them cheerfully, straightaway putting Twitch on edge.
“These are egg whites, right?”, she inquires with a healthy amount of scepticism.
“Yep.”
“… just egg whites.”
“Sure are.”
“Nothing else.”
“Of course not.”
He continues beaming at her with possibly fake innocence as the noise level rises in the other room, the other operators no doubt speculating as to the actual composition of the stiffening mass. “He wouldn’t be so crass”, Ace dismisses Twitch’s suspicion, earning muffled laughter from their audience. His expression slowly shifts from unconcerned to vague dread at that reaction. “… right?”
“Can you tell us a bit about your cookies?”, she intentionally shifts the focus away from what might become a meringue, provided Bandit isn’t lying, which is a 50-50 chance. She’ll take it.
“I could, but I don’t want to”, is his enigmatic reply. “It’ll be a surprise.”
Twitch’s alarm bells are going off and yet she forces a smile. “Well, we’re… looking forward to it. Did you practice a lot?”
“Made them once. I’ll be fine.”
As they make their way over to Dokkaebi, Ace addresses her in a conspiratorial whisper: “If that’s a meringue he’s making, he’ll mess it up for sure. You need to bake it long enough but not too long, it needs to be beaten to stiff peaks and I doubt he knows what that looks like, and if he’s folding anything in, he’s likely to knock all the air out of it if he’s not careful. It’s ambitious and I don’t believe he’ll pull it off.”
Though Twitch had much the same thoughts, her inherent optimism refuses to accept Ace’s assessment at face value. She still believes in Bandit, even if he’s prone to sabotage competitions like this one. “Will you be impressed if he gets it right?”
“Yeah, I’ll give him a handshake if he does.”
“How about you snog him if he does!”, Smoke calls from the other side of the room.
Is he even supposed to be in here?
Ace rolls his eyes. “Sure. I have so little faith in him that I accept that.”
The Brit manages to exchange an encouraging thumbs up as well as a wide grin with Bandit before he’s thrown out into the lounge and if she’s honest, Twitch is quietly rooting for Bandit now.
“I actually have a little surprise as well”, Dokkaebi informs them once the attention is on her. “I’m making two kinds of cookies, one is macadamia chocolate chip and the other a very special treat for Ace.”
Interesting. “What makes them so special?”
“Glad you ask.” Thusly prompted, Dokkaebi pulls out a small jar of what looks like to be a light brown paste. “This is an ingredient you don’t find in normal cuisines here, that’s why I really wanted to use it. My second set of cookies will be baked with it, and it’s made specifically for you.”
“I’m intrigued.” Ace eyes the mystery ingredient with a frown. “What’s it called?”
“Gae-sae-kki.” And with a lovely smile, Dokkaebi simply gets on with it.
The next hour and a half is a flurry of events Twitch can’t even summarise succinctly. Sledge and Maestro finally manage to make up after half the time is over, meaning Sledge is scrambling for the rest of the time, running around in a panic until Dokkaebi offers her help which he gladly accepts. Bandit is done early and starts harassing the other bakers, first and foremost Kapkan who eventually challenges him to a blindfolded game of tag – meaning Bandit spends fifteen minutes crashing into things and yelling for Kapkan to disclose his location whereas Kapkan took the blindfold off immediately and went back to icing his pryaniki without a care in the world.
At least one oven malfunctions, Dokkaebi burns her butter and makes everyone cough their lungs out (even next door), Echo nearly commits suicide by Kapkan when he stumbles and almost knocks his finished cookies off the counter, Maestro recounts various stories at least one of which features a bog mummy (it’s not entirely clear with the other two) and Mute features audience-made memes in a corner of the livestream, allowing them to vote on them to keep engagement up.
And then, finally, Twitch gets to announce: “Your time is up! Please stop fiddling with your cookies. Well done, everyone!”
The lounge erupts into loud applause after which they do another short round of interviews while the four contestants clean up their stations. There’s a tension palpable in the air, now that the stress is over: they feel it, it’s getting serious. The judging is about to begin. All eyes are directed to the front, to the small table placed before Maestro and Ace.
Twitch savours the silence a bit longer, relishes the attention for just a moment. She knows how hard they worked during the past week (most of them anyway, she’s not convinced Bandit has worked a day in his life), knows they finally got a taste of what it means to spend hours in the kitchen producing delicious goods to share with others, knows they’re all trying to win. This is partly why she stepped down from judging herself: she’d declare all of them winners, no doubt. She couldn’t pick a favourite.
“Grace, would you like to bring your cookies to the front?”, she eventually prompts, to which Dokkaebi just nods.
Her first batch is beautiful, slightly browned on the outside, a good balance of macadamia nuts and chocolate chips, not too flat but also not too dense either. They’re uniform, all of them the same size and colour. Twitch can tell both judges are impressed. While they’re chewing, she grabs one and tries it herself – and wow.
Okay.
Forget about all that not being able to pick a favourite, this is the best chocolate chip cookie she’s ever eaten. The browned butter gives it a light roast aroma, the brown sugar emphasising this darkish sweetness, and the macadamia nuts lift the taste back up, brighten it a little. It’s delicious. She needs this recipe.
“Amazing”, says Ace, utterly flabbergasted. “These are perfect. I have absolutely nothing negative to say.”
“What a flavour. What a flavour! You have created a miracle, my dear, this is a feast for the senses, utterly divine, if I could choose my last meal on earth right now, it would be this. Never before -”
And while Maestro waxes poetically into the nearest camera, Dokkaebi points to the second, smaller batch she’s presenting. “These are just for you, Ace. I hope you like them.”
The Norwegian eagerly shoves one of the unassuming-looking biscuits into his mouth, likely expecting similar excellence. The longer he chews, the more confused his expression becomes until it flips over into thinly-veiled disgust. With difficulty, he swallows everything and is left grimacing wildly. “An… acquired taste. I’m sure it tastes different to you, but -”
“Oh, I’d never eat this”, she objects, remaining unfailingly pleasant.
Ace blinks at her. “Didn’t you use something traditionally Korean? Or something like that? What was that stuff you showed us?”
“That was just pureed dog food. Merry Christmas!” With that, she grabs the tray with the chocolate chip cookies and walks out the door, only to be greeted with roaring approval in the lounge, the noise deafening for the brief moment before she closes the door behind her.
“I think you deserved that”, Twitch mutters in Ace’s direction, the man staring down at the dog food biscuits in horror and seemingly contemplating his life choices.
“- a poem in baked form”, Maestro finishes his verbose speech and turns back to the two of them. “On to the next one?”
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They take a short break while Ace brushes his teeth and drinks about a litre of water just to get the taste out of his mouth, and Bandit admits he’s not so sure about wanting to kiss him anymore. Twitch fills Maestro in about what he missed and the Italian laughs so loudly he causes a brief feedback loop and even Mute takes the time to dash into the lounge just to congratulate Dokkaebi.
Twitch does feel a little bad for Ace, all things considered, but he takes it in stride despite his slightly paler face than usual.
“Let’s continue then. Dom, do you want to present your cookies next?”
“Sure.” When he puts his tray down, Twitch instantly knows he won’t need a mistletoe this year. She’s not sure what kind of cookies they are, but she knows a good meringue when she sees one – next to no cracks, shiny on the outside, and when she picks one up, it’s wonderfully light without being sticky.
“They look good”, Ace admits reluctantly.
“Made them especially for you.”
“Forgive me if I’m hesitant to eat them, but the last time I heard that…”
Twitch snorts and is the first to try them. It’s crunchy, lovely and sweet with a hint of almond – probably ground almonds folded into the mixture. And yeah, it’s nice, but… nothing groundbreaking. There’s no twist on it, no personal note she can discern, and it’s certainly no reason to stare motionlessly into space and look like the world just stopped turning. Concerned, she nudges Ace. “You alright?”
He shakes himself out of his stupor and stares at Bandit who’s displaying his trademark smug grin, the one he wears whenever he’s inordinately pleased with himself. “Where did you get this recipe?”
“Remind you of something?” Bandit is positively beaming. “Well, Siv sends her regards. These are her vepsebol.”
Twitch is worried Ace’s eyes are going to fall out of his skull any second now. “You – you talked to my mum?!”
“Yeah, no biggie. She’s absolutely charming. I asked her what your favourite cookie was when you were a kid, and she was kind enough to help me bake it.” No wonder Bandit is exuding self-satisfaction. His grin is contagious and Twitch finds herself smiling along with it. “I told you I was taking this seriously.”
Ace is speechless, for the second time now.
“They are quite good”, Maestro agrees and Twitch considers taking the tray back just so he doesn’t eat them all.
And something happens just then, something shifts in Ace’s expression as he realises the man notorious for playing pranks on everyone, the man said to care about nobody but himself, the very man who’d normally torpedo a happening like this went to the lengths of finding out something this personal about him just so he could present him with cookies from his childhood. No sarcasm, no backhand.
“Do you need a cry?”, she asks him quietly.
“I’m fine”, he replies, a little choked up. “Let’s, let’s just keep going.”
Still radiating smugness, Bandit goes back to his workstation to make space for Sledge.
What looks like plain shortbread turns out to be flavoured with lemon zest and ginger, a delicious combination they all compliment, much to his pride, and Twitch is glad to see the couple back to their usual harmony when Maestro holds yet another speech about how it’s the journey that counts and not the destination, and that he’s so proud of how far Sledge has come.
The implication isn’t lost on her, though. The shortbread is fine, but a little unimpressive.
Kapkan is the only one left and from one peek, Twitch can tell his offering is something else. He’s baked the pryaniki into small slabs and decorated them to perfection, adorned them with simple yet elegant Christmas designs like baubles, stars, a Santa hat and even a delicately feathered fir branch. The royal icing is piped with precision, framing each cookie with a cute ribbon and flooded with white so the colours he’s employed stand out more.
“These look exquisite”, Ace speaks what they’re all thinking. “They’re properly set, and underneath they’re all the same colour.”
Twitch lets out a content hum when the taste spreads on her tongue, a rich, satisfying, warm flavour – there’s all kinds of Christmas-y spices involved and the honey brings it all together. This is exactly the kind of cookie she wants to eat throughout December when it’s cold and wet outside and she needs a little pick-me-up.
The two judges concur with her mental assessment, expressing their enthusiasm vocally to an entirely impassive face, and suddenly it’s time to retreat and choose a winner.
While Maestro and Ace withdraw to a corner of the room to compare the participants’ creations, Twitch joins the four bakers (Dokkaebi begrudgingly returned for the award ceremony) to congratulate them on a job well done.
“I’m just happy with what I made”, Sledge summarises his experience with a sincere nod. “I’ve never spent that much time in the kitchen before and I doubt I’ll do it again, but it was fun.”
Dokkaebi agrees. “Yeah, I’ve already found twenty new recipes I wanna try out. No dog food, though.”
“If they give you the win, I’ll strip for you”, Bandit promises (threatens?) her. “They can’t. You probably made the best cookies, but you bet people will try to feed Ace the most disgusting shit if he lets you get away with that.”
“Do you mean yourself by ‘people’?”, she grins.
“By the way, were you actually trying to win?”, Twitch wants to know from Bandit, who gives her an enigmatic shrug.
“Well. I won’t win the competition I don’t think, but I’ve won something else.” He catches Ace’s gaze across the room and winks at him, earning no discernible reaction. Though Twitch thinks she sees Ace’s cheeks darken a little. Then, something else occurs to her.
“Are you not worried, Maxim?”
The Russian frowns at her question. “Of course not. With Grace disqualified, I’m going to win.”
“But aren’t you worried about the implications?” He’s still not understanding. “You’re known as a fearless hunter. You crush cans with your forehead and open bottles with your eye socket. You have a reputation, you know. Don’t you think being crowned best amateur baker in Rainbow because of your delicate decorations will… undermine that? A little?”
Finally, realisation sets in and Kapkan’s eyes widen. “Oh. Oh no.”
Just then, Maestro and Ace step back into the limelight, carrying a trophy and trying their best to look professional. “It was a difficult decision and I’d like to preface this by saying you’ve all done really well, except for Grace, who can go eat a dick.”
“Fuck off!”, Dokkaebi yells back, chipper. Nobody is paying much attention to an increasingly frantic Kapkan.
“But now we can crown the first victor of the Great Rainbow Bake Off! And the winner is -”
“No! Don’t say it!”
“- Maxim!”
“No!”
“Come over here and accept your trophy.”
Sledge manages to grab the man before he can escape and together with Maestro, they wrestle him in front of the camera, ignoring his cries for help and attempts to break free – Dokkaebi shoves the small trophy into Kapkan’s hands while Echo snaps a few pictures, just in case, and Twitch is somehow not at all surprised this ended in chaos.
To ensure at least their audience experiences a satisfying conclusion, she pulls Mozzie off to the side and smiles into the camera. “I suppose that’s it, thank you all for joining us, it’s been a joy to -”
“Actually, can you stand over here?” Mozzie is focused on something in the distance, motioning for her to step a little to the right and gives her a thumbs up once he’s happy with her position.
“Uh, like I said, it’s been great and I hope we can do this again sometime.” Mozzie is still not looking at her. Without turning, she asks: “Let me guess, Dom and Håvard are making out behind me?”
The cheeky grin is all she needs to know.
“Sounds like a few Christmas miracles happened today. Happy holidays everyone, bye!” And as she waves, Mute lets her know he’s cut the livestream.
That’s it then, the event is over. And as Twitch surveys the room, all the bright smiles and easy laughs, the people trickling in from the next room eager to deliver supportive messages to their favourite participant, hands grabbing cookies and breaking them in half to share them, she affirms that yes. Yes, she’d love to do this again.
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gayoperatorgunclub · 4 years
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Seamus' search history after this week's game night:
how to keep your boyfriend from cursing people can holy water fight witches? can faeries be muslim are djinn and faeries the same thing should you trust a faerie's advice on marriage jewelry stores near me
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ask-team-rainbow · 4 years
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How would you currently describe the relationship between Sledge and Maestro? I know they have a good history together, and the fact that Maestro knows that Sledge bruises easily is interesting ;))) (I’m low key just a Sledge/Maestro shipper sorry lmao)
Maestro/Sledge (Love Hammer) Headcanon Time!
Seamus and Adriano usually keep their relationship on the down-low. Mostly because they don’t want to have their romance get in the way of work. However, that doesn’t mean they don’t openly give each other affection. Usually before matches, Adriano will kiss Sledge on the cheek, regardless of the fuss Seamus makes about it.
Also, yes, I named the ship Love Hammer. I have names for most ships ;)
-Elsa
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transwarcriminal · 4 years
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When the sledge is barreling at you while you’re reloading:
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incorrect-rainbow · 4 years
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Maestro: You know what's a stupid saying?
Maestro: "It's always in the last place you look."
Maestro: Because duh, what kind of idiot keeps looking after they found what they were looking for?
Sledge, with a pillow over his head: Adriano, don't you have your own room?
Maestro:
Maestro: Mike kicked me out.
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r6shippingdelivery · 2 years
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Which ship do you just not get or understand the most
For me it's Thermite/Ace. It makes zero sense to me and I don't get the appeal at all
Any ship with Ace or Kali 😂 Okay, I lie, I do see the sense in Kali/Osa, I just don't like it cause I don't like the characters, but you get my point.
Aside of that... well, plenty, and this list could get really controversial 😅
I don't get Rook/Ace at all not the appeal of it, sorry, I know it's pretty popular! Same for Blitz/Bandit, it used to be extremely popular back in the day. All the ships hinted in canon (Pulse/Hibana, Tachanka/Finka, Sledge/Thorn, and more dubious in them being hinted but still you could see something there: Thermite/Aruni, Maestro/Alibi). Frost/Kapkan, Caveira/Glaz (well, let's just say any ship with the spetsnaz boys that isn't contained within their unit). Anything including a white mask, and, very sorry, any and all xreader things.
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retrodisaster · 4 years
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Can you draw Maestro and Sledge???
Here you go anon! 💕
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