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weebsinstash · 7 days
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I noticed you bitches like drama and men being just a little pathetic so you know what I've been thinking of lately. Wouldn't it be so funny if you got a red string of fate, you know, whole destined soulmate shebang, but you've got two of them, and on the ends are MORTAL ENEMIES WHO WOULD RATHER KILL EACH OTHER THAN SHARE YOU
I want you DEAD, in HELL, finding out you've got one string for Vox and one string for Alastor and they HAAAAAATE IT, at each other's throats IMMEDIATELY
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I want you walking down the street, somehow magically the perfect distance from both of them when your strings appear for the very first time, two leading in opposite directions. Like I picture Vox is broadcasting live and his string suddenly appears and, he tries to play it cool because he's on the air but he's clearly excited and geeking out a little, but, wait his string disappears? And reappears? And disappears? And homie is hooked up to his little TV network, and he finally notices and sees through one of the tvs on some street corner somewhere, there you are, stepping forward, back, forward, back, kind of just, making your string go in and out of the whole 'distance rule', still obviously shocked yourself, and you just awkwardly look up to the tv and flash a clearly very nervous smile, "oh hey, um, I think this is us maybe?" and nervously holding up the hand attached to his string
Meanwhile you turn to look in the other strings direction and Alastor is Suddenly Just There. He's pulling a fucking Batman on you where you just turn around and he's all but silently materialized directly behind you and you're nearly falling over yelping in surprise.
THEN VOX AND ALASTOR SEE EACH OTHER AND SEE THE STRINGS AND IT'S ON SIGHT. Vox is just slamming his hands down on his desk, "NO, FUCK OFF ALASTOR, GET YOUR OWN SOULMATE" meanwhile Alastor is. Slightly more composed but his ears are pressed back and he's grating his teeth as he looks between you, who he's already so eager to get to know everything about, and his old business partner and he's immediately growling out an "Absolutely NOT"
I want you awkwardly flipping between both of these men like Hell's most precarious drama filled job interview. "OK well, his head is literally a TV so I bet he likes video games like I do whereas you don't seem the type, BUT, Vox is also just kind of a mean person? And Alastor you're a fucking cannibal serial killer? But we kinda have similar values.... but I love tech.... HE would make me feel smart and YOU I feel like would threaten my intelligence and make me feel stupid and-- oh my god is that literally it, am I so crazy i get both of you to balance me out in different ways. What about you guys. You guys ever make out with each other or anything--"
Like these two are wanting to get to know you and bond with you and I just picture Alastor is repeatedly suggesting you two go to a diner or a cafe or somewhere to grab a bite to eat (and also because he TOTALLY isn't trying to lead you away from the TVs on the street) and Vox is like having a little hissy fit through the screen but he's keeping his distance because he knows if he faced Alastor head on he would wreck his shit
But like.... imagine scenario c where you don't want either one of them and you're just like IMMEDIATELY "uh, no, no thank you? I actually um, am not looking for a relationship right now, and, uh, also you're both just. Awful. You're both just legitimately awful people and I don't want anything to do with either of you or all the drama you cause, quite frankly you guys can go make out with each other and I think we would all be better off" cause. I mean it was already a competition to win your heart but this is Even Worse because both of them are trying to "win you over" before the other one can and they're just SMOTHERING YOU. Like imagine one of your strings appearing and there's a knock at your door and suddenly your other string appears and you're hearing arguing voices outside and you open your front door and they're like. Strangling each other on your doorstep. Immediately pushing their way into your apartment and commenting on all your belongings
Alastor just like sarcastically commenting on all your tech while Vox is thrilled you have things in common. You and Vox just deliberately using modern slang and pop culture lingo just to annoy him by saying shit he either can't understand, finds annoying, or both. Vox thumbing through your cds and chiding you for having older music in your collection while Alastor tells him he's too low intelligence to appreciate the classics and starts asking you about your tastes in more 'retro' things. The entire time both of them are looking at each other "try not to break anything you clumsy oaf" *meanwhile is picking up and touching all your shit himself*
And of course... imagine the drama if you reject them and they catch you out on the take for another man. They scour the city looking everywhere for you, even TEAMING UP because they want to find you that badly, and they find you in a club in some dude's lap dangerously wasted as you put your tongue down his throat. You're all but riding the dude to kiss him. And finally Alastor and Vox are agreeing on something! You're PEELED off that man and, wherever he goes you sure don't know because you're WASTED! You're just giggling and messing around, swirling your finger in circles on their arms/chests, "oh my gosh, itssssyouuuuu guys!! Heyyyyy!!!! Come have drinks with me and my new friends!!!" and you're just so drunk they're uncomfortable with it. Alastor is getting some unpleasant nostalgia and Vox is worried how many other people are in this club, having their eyes all over you, Lucifer only knows what all you've been up to
If they find you with hickies or some shit on your neck you basically lose Personhood Privileges. You're like. Getting carried out of there, Alastor's just scooping you up, "cmon darlin!" and you're so drunk you're just like "oh my gosh you're so strong ☺️🥰 wheeeeeee~" and, you're just drunkenly slurring and being chatty and asking them all kinds of questions (and maybe saying some real inappropriate shit that makes them nervous about leaving you alone or around other men), meanwhile they're, like, carting you off to one of Alastor's secret hideouts or Vox has a hidden apartment to get his own space away from the Vees, you're just getting toast and water and getting tucked in still really fucked up as they're doing everything from, Alastor dutifully removing all your makeup to Vox helping take off your shoes for them to tuck you into bed. You're just drunkenly purring with contentment as one of them throws a blanket over you and you're just nice and burrito'd up, already falling asleep
Imagine they're just about to leave the room and you're just, so quiet and soft and, "... that guy i was with... wouldnt take no for an answer, so... i was just... kissing him so he maybe would leave me alone... but then he kept asking for more... I don't know what I would've done if you guys hadn't shown up. Thank you" and just rolling over and conking out as both men stare at you like the shocked tails meme
By the time you're waking up, you're stumbling out of the bedroom to see them both still there with you, politely chatting over some coffee and scrambling up to you now that you're awake, leaving you more than just a little confused. Wait, the two of them are getting along now? Well, your little disappearing act and all the little stunts you've pulled made them realize that, they both individually have their own strengths and weaknesses, and, they even wound needing to work together to help you, and, really isn't that just so indicative of times to come? Clearly you DO need both of them, and, maybe just maybe if it's for your sake and safety, they can set their differences aside. Heck, maybe even teaming up to help find you and just, figure this whole mess out in general reminded both of them of old times. Maybe they even missed their old friend a little bit. Maybe if you get them drunk and horny enough you can even get them to make ou--
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lestappenforever · 9 months
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Heyyy!! I saw that you’re doing lestappen prompts. I loved all the prompts you’ve done till now <3 May we have number 43. “I’ve never met a more stubborn person in my life.” “You like it.” “Do I?”
There were so many good options, it was tough :( 😭
Hello, my darling! Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm so glad you're enjoying my silly little Lestappen drabbles. 💕
And you most certainly may! I know you didn't ask for Lando's involvement, but you're getting it anyway because I adore him.
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43. "I've never met a more stubborn person in my life." "You like it." "Do I?"
It's not exactly unusual, Max and Charles fighting — bickering — over something minor.
In fact, it's an exhaustingly normal occurence and frankly, Lando is sick of it.
He has long since lost track of what exactly it is they're arguing about now as he sits on the couch opposite them as they all wait to be called in for the pre-race press conference. Next to him, Yuki is watching them intently, as if he finds the whole thing fascinating and amusing, as opposed to what it actually is:
Exhausting as hell.
Next to Yuki, Nico is pretending to focus on something on his phone, but the way the corner of his mouth quirks up when Max accuses Charles of being 'completely unreasonable', tells Lando that he's listening intently to Max and Charles.
Rubbing at his temples, Lando lets out an overly dramatic sigh in an attempt to get them to shut the fuck up. The sigh is completely ignored by everyone.
"How can you even say that? Barcelona should not even be allowed to play in the Champions League. FFP exists for a reason!" Charles insists, gesturing wildly with his hands.
They're arguing about football, now. Which Lando can't even begin to understand, because he's pretty sure they were talking about condiments just a couple of minutes ago.
Lando tries to stop listening. He fails.
"I've never met a more stubborn person in my life," Max says, eyes narrowed and locked on Charles.
Charles doesn't miss a beat with his response, eyes shining. "Yeah, well, you like it."
Max cocks an eyebrow at that — at the sudden change of mood between them. "Do I?"
The Monégasque doesn't falter, and he smirks at Max. "You do."
Lando kind of wants to stab himself in the eye with a fork. Repeatedly.
Max doesn't get the chance to argue, because a woman steps into the room and announces that it's time for them to go on stage.
Lando has never been more relieved in his fucking life.
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That night, Lando invites himself to Max's room under the pretense of playing FIFA, knowing Max always brings his PS5 with him on race weekends. He invites Charles, too.
Lando arrives first and goes to let Charles in when he knocks on the hotel room door a couple of minutes later. Once Charles has taken a seat on Max's bed next to the Dutchman, a controller in hand, Charles plucks both the controllers out of their hands and heads for the door.
"What are you doing?" Charles asks as Lando reaches the door.
"I'm sick of you two bickering every single day, at every single race weekend. Either kill each other or fuck, I don't care, but you're not getting these back until you're done," Lando tells them, waving the controllers in the air.
Charles is blushing and Max is gaping at him, but neither man seem capable of speech.
And Lando takes that as his cue to bolt out of the room, taking the controllers with him.
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He doesn't need to ask which option the two of them went for when Max comes to his room to ask for his controllers back three hours later. The absolute state of Max's hair tells him everything he needs to know.
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stunnedgorilla · 5 months
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Ofmd season 2 episode 6 spoilers!!
The way they showed Ed and Stede's first time was so interesting to me. First of all, it happened directly after Stede killed someone for the first time, so automatically, Stede was in a very strange and vulnerable headspace. And that's not to say he was taken advantage of--he very much initiated it--but it happened while both of their identities were up in the air. Stede was adjusting to being an *actual* killer, while Ed had just apologized earlier for shooting Izzys leg.
And then we see Ed sitting on the bed, still fully clothed in leather while a shirtless Stede closes the curtains. And what interests me the most is that we don't even see his face. All we see is Ed looking up from the bed, and Stede looming close to the camera, mirroring the way that Blackbeard was first introduced to the show--facing away from the camera and smoking a pipe, obscured with power and mystery. The fact that their first time co-occurred with such a dramatic shift in dynamics is a little concerning but I have total faith that they will *eventually* talk their shit out).
I don't fully believe Ed when he said that night was a mistake. I do believe he has commitment issues like a bitch, and when Stede started to become more like him, he got scared. We can see him pulling away, sitting in the corner of Spanish Jackie's as Stede revels in his infamy. He wants to truly make amends to the people he's hurt and traumatized, and he can't do that if he's with someone who's drinking, and making people walk the plank, and lighting people on fire.
And it's not because Stede is evil--sure he's a bitch, and occasionally ends a life or two, but that's not who he truly is--its who he's trying to be. A murderer, not a bitch--cause he is a bitch, but he's trying to be a murderer, because his whole life he's been bullied and mocked for not being manly enough. For not being a good husband, for being sensitive and soft, and well, gay. And Ed doesn't understand that this is why he wants to be like him, like Blackbeard (because they haven't fucking talked about it), because for Ed, being Blackbeard ruined his life. It nearly ended it (and others) and he doesn't want Stede to fall down the same path.
So yeah, Ed decides to become a fisherman, because like he said, he has no idea who he is. He still has so much healing to do, so many wrongs to right, and it's just so fucking tragic that now is the time when they need each other the most, but they're moving so rapidly in opposite directions, and neither of them know how to communicate it.
I think Anne and Mary were right--they are fucking 14 year old boys. I mean, Stede literally called Ed a coward for leaving instead of chasing after him. But they're not going to turn out like them. Ed and Stede are going to grow up, and they're going to talk, and they're going to heal each other's scars instead of causing each other more. They're going to learn how to commit to each other and stay even when things get hard or scary. (David Jenkins please for the love of all that is holy let them better each other and also fuck again but after they come to terms with who they are and want to be)
Edit: actually, hot take, but I think them having sex actually was a mistake. And yeah, Ed left instead of talking about it, but still. Their relationship is still so new and unstable, and I wish they waited until they were in a more grounded place. I wish they would have reckoned with their opposing paths before doing something so intimate and vulnerable, but I have a feeling they're going to reckon with it by the end of the season.
Ed asked Stede to go slow for a reason. And yeah, they both consented, which is more important than anything, but damn, it happened so fucking fast. I mean, they are gay, so. (David Jenkins I am in your walls please make Ed and Stede practice healthy sexuality and communicate about their life goals so they can prevent further miscommunication and heartbreak)
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nevarroes · 3 months
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Dearesr Daddy Blake,
May we have some smoft Gortcas? Tell us about all the soft cute things they do. Do they hold hands? Bathe together?
Pls feed me 🥺
My father left for milk and never came back. I've been starved for 89 years.
Xoxo
Merry holiday etc
- Me
i started typing this out yday then accidentally closed the page and got so mad I went to bed I'm so sorry . its ok i gotchu nw nw.....
so Gortash and Cas aren't exactly the erm... public pda types, mostly. honestly you see them in public you probably see them trying to trip each other into the river 🔥 they lowkey very much avoid holding hands but they DO end up standing a bit too close everywhere they go, arms and bodies brushing again each others "accidentally"... they always have seats next to each other whereever they go, Cas playing with his gauntlet and rings under the table, Gortash running his hand over Cas' thigh and then just plays it off with some "you're so muscular. no wonder no one gets to me" and a coy grin, tell me you see my vision...
aside from that I mentioned at some point that Cas he like... serial naps. he just falls asleep for a bit when he's bored or waiting for someone😭 anyways this is often next to to Gortash, while they're waiting for someone, while Gortash is doing some bureaucratic paperwork or etc etc. Cas just does this by himself too but whenever he doesn't already lean onto Gortash or literally straight up lies down on his lap or body Gortash tends to like... nudge him onto his shoulder whenever he thinks he's asleep enough to not notice the gesture (he very much does btw he's a light sleeper. not the "someone could kill him rn" sleeper)💖 ever since Cas asked him to unbraid his hair once while he was half asleep Gortash has also been running his hands through his hair sometimes when hes asleep tbh... I like to think he loves knowing that he's the only one that can do that without straight up getting his head ripped off, knowing hes the only one w the priviledge to touch Cas' hair or him in general when Cas treats his own body like his most valued possession, so he's just been liking to stroke his hair ever since. Not like Cas hates it . quite the opposite actually but this is very.... unspoken because Gortash only does it when he thinks Cas doesn't notice and Cas just kinda doesn't mention it because he enjoys it
ok let me tell u abt some more random small things that are on my mind actually 😼 whenever they appear in public events Gortash actually tends to hold onto Cas' waist quite often instinctively which just gets worse if he starts getting a bit tipsy (not possessive like cas btw. the thought of Cas leaving him all alone never tortures him at all. trust me.... real) Gortash kinda starts like... holding him in a show-offish manner almost w him around Cas' waist and Cas just having his arms around his shoulders while Gortash is slurring smth about how beautiful Cas is . to me he thinks this quite often tbh but barely ever tells it to Cas unprompted
another small thing that I think about sometimes is how Cas, especially during intimate moments and such tends to kiss Gortash's fingers nowadays, brush his lips over them whenever Gortash puts his hands on his face etcetc. same thing as the playing with his fingers and jewelry when they're out Cas has a bit of a... fixation on Gortash's hands in a way where it's kinda like an unspoken request for Gortash to touch and appreciate him physically to me (also funny to think about when I tell you that Gortash made Cas kiss his fingers in public at the beginning to keep up their little act and Cas would constantly tell him how he'll bite them off if he doesn't think of something else)
they're not like the most obvious soft people clealy bt i hope this fills the hole in ur heart a little .... its the little things🙏
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starry-blue-echoes · 1 year
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Hol Horse x Polnareff
I didn't know that existed but I think it's hilarious because it is the ultimate Sword VS Gun couple who also can't go five steps without something happening to them
you know what a power couple is? yeah they're the opposite of that. They're both complete disasters and no one's sure how they haven't accidentally died and/or killed each other yet, least of all them
also now I have the mental image of the two somehow managing to keep a good relationship for years and come Part 5 Hol Horse just shows up and fucking. Shoots Diavlo through the skull simply because Diavlo didn't know the gun was a Stand and didn't make King Crimson move
...........fuck, shit wait now I'm actually starting to think of the logistics of this hold on-
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blaze5681 · 3 months
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ATLAS PARADOX RAMBLING
dude this book. i need to talk. about it. im going insane.
everyone who hasn't read it, PLEASE DO!!! it's a dark academia book about a bunch of gay silly magic people that join a society and try to kill each other. there's time travel, a big ass polycule, aesthetic scenes, the prettiest writing style in the world, science, philosophy, and fucked family. (opposite of found family).
(extremely chaotic unorganized long rant below, with spoilers. click at your own risk)
FIRST OF ALL WHY WAS THIS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE?!!?!?
i had to power through the first one, it felt long, and unnecessary and like trekking through a JUNGLE with the thickest and most intricate ecosystem that i had to peel back and unravel for hours and hours. only to like move the plot by an inch.
BUT THIS. olivie blake found her footing because this was so good. i am aware the reviews hate on this book and some people don't like it, but personally i adore it and it's really well written.
CHARACTERS
bro they all had such wonderful voices, like they were distinct and unique from each other but not drastically, noticeably different I NEED TO LEARN FROM THIS. six of crows and the atlas six do multi povs so well <3 its like this book was made for me, each character was perfect and incredible and gay and silly and-
reina. love of my life. i look forward to all her povs because the plants are so silly and she's the best character. i said it. she's canon asexual now too YEES. i needed more of her because she was barely in the first one, and they DELIVERED. the juicy plot with her 'god complex' (ily callum) and her feelings getting hurt and learning she actually is lonely and wants friends? she's so wanda maximoff. next book better have her opening up and learning to love people or i riot (and also her killing people and being the badass she is)
parisa always my fave too, i do wish her character wasn't always talking about sex or romance, there were some great moments in this book where she showed off her telepathy powers (the prince in the tower!!) it was awesome. i'm glad they acknowledged that side of her with reina, (oh my god i ship them so much wait till i rant about them-) but dude i still HATE DALTON. SO MUCH. OH MY GOD. every time it's her pov i dread seeing dalton, i wish she could give that up. generic white men should die.
CALLUM. whatever turned him from complex, daunting, and a psychopath last book to janus from sanders sides this book- beautiful choice. he's literally the one sassy wine-sipping gay aunt that feels nothing and everything at once, also extremely mentally ill and depressed. he's SO FUNNY. his povs are fucking hilarious to read, and he quickly became one of my faves bc of how complex he is. i'm not smart enough to decipher and psychoanalyze him but god i LOVE CHARACTERS LIKE THIS.
i don't know what happened but nico is literally one of my faves now too, he's so silly and sweet and kind and i loved his relationships with everyone this book. like him trying to murder tristan in multiple different ways oml. he's my bbg. tristan was hit or miss for me, i did find him interesting but he's not my favourite. doesn't mean i hate him, he's so very british, i feel it radiating off the page. libby my queen my icon, her dream povs were so trippy i loved it- so so realistic to a real dream, that was the most surprising and unique part. also my bisexual queen seducing belen??
i did not like ezra and atlas was a little iffy here and there but tbh the cast was so well rounded and interesting and unique but paralleled each other so well?? THE RELATIONSHIPS. I DONT THINK ANY BOOK HAS THIS INTRICATE WEB-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER. they're one big polycule.
RELATIONSHIPS
nico and libby <3 i love them so much as siblings/queerplatonic partners. i don't ship them romantically, because i LOVE how they subverted the eye-rolling predictable ' YA academic rivals enemies to lovers' trope. when i started TAS, i immediately thought they were gonna get together and assumed the worst. but no, they still had the banter and importance in their relationship but without the romance? instead both of them were gay af. it's beautiful. i love subverting tropes so much. they're each other's 'other half' and they're hilarious together.
NICO AND TRISTAN. they were such a highlight this book, it was unexpected but so funny. nico trying to murder tristan and their little talks because 'they're not friends...just coworkers' yeah right, the best friendships start with creatively murdering each other. tristan being droll and chill af, and then nico bouncing off the walls my adhd king.
reina and nico broke me?? like that one chapter where they sparred and caught up with each other and reina was guarding her hurt feelings. DUDE THAT KILLED ME. made me stare at the ceiling for a good minute. their friendship is everything to me, they contrast each other so well. she deserves to be treated better- when they had that projection chapter and she saw that nico downplayed her skills...like she was good, but not good enough for him to care about her. AGGHGH.
REINA AND PARISA. NOW THIS. THIS HOOKED ME INTO THE BOOK. i ship them so bad guys. they parallel each other and are both hot and enemies to lovers and wlw slow burn and- look. reina is asexual, therefore the only person to truly see and understand parisa for who she is, and not be influenced by her body. like that one projection. she can help parisa understand HERSELF and who she is past her sexual desirability. how to love someone again. romantically. then, on the flip side, parisa can help reina see and understand OTHERS. reina only sees people as one trait, cut and dry- without any of the complex feelings. parisa is a telepath, she knows how to read others. THEY CAN BOTH HELP EACH OTHER AND LOVE EACH OTHER IN WAYS THEY NEVER COULD HAVE OMFDADJFLSKJADFL- also reina pinned her against a wall and they want to kill each other and every time they interact i scream into my pillow-
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'You can't love anyone right?"
"I've met very few people worth loving."
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*throws myself off a building*
now we just gotta play the familiar game "IS IT DELUSION OR IS IT JUST SLOW BURN" and find out whether their insane chemistry pays off in book 3.
the nico parisa scene was actually sweet ngl, even though i don't ship them. the whole callum and tristan thing was so bitter exes situationship coded and i ate every second up. especially that last conversation. AND OFC. GIDEON AND NICO?!!! AAAAA THEY WERE SO CUTE THEY'RE ENDGAME I SCREAMED WHEN THEY KISSED DUDE THEYRE SO-
PLOT
now for the actual plot. this book has so many interesting subjects and philosophies and debates i'm not smart enough for this. but past all the aesthetic glamour, it's science, time travel, dreams, multiverses, fate, reality, and the complexities of the human mind. and my god it's fascinating as fuck.
do i have any idea what they do in this society?? NO. am i entertained? YES. especially that whole explosion paradox to bring libby back to the future. the whole powering the connections via aurora borealis? the whole debate about being gods? i love it. i love it.
alright im so sorry for that rant, i gotta go now but DUDE I LOVE THIS BOOK NO MATTER HOW WEIRD IT WAS
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proxissima · 3 months
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Least favorite Ozai take you know (you can also name more if you like too)
Even after taking a thorough break from the ATLA fandom in the past year, that Ozai "isn't the sharpest tool in the shed", that people seem to think that he's the dumbest member in the royal family is the take that came to my mind immediately, and it's the one that I still abhor to this day.
Dishonourable mention goes to Ozai being also the most talentless and/or weakest firebender, which tends to go hand-in-hand with the above-mentioned take.
People who spout this nonsense with such confidence make me wonder if they even watched the same show as the rest of us or if they transferred here from some parallel universe, because what part about Ozai shooting lightning like fireworks during Sozin's comet, what part about him sensing the end of a total eclipse in a bunker deep in the earth, from his inner fire alone (all while regular firebending soldiers hadn't even noticed that their bending was gone in the first place!!), what part about Ozai being the only person that was able to summon lightning from both hands simultaneously (in the OG show tbf), near instantaneously and with just a sliver of the sun (never mind that by this point there were only two other people in the world that were even able to generate lightning and neither were on his level), gave the impression that he's an unskilled or untalented fighter?
And that's just listing his feats regarding his lightning, not even his general technique and bending.
Ozai is both powerful AND capable of extreme precision, something people also just love to ignore when they're forced to admit that Ozai is no chump in the power department.
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EOS Azula would absolutely NOT defeat prime Ozai and Iroh would at least have a hard time with him. Jeong Jeong, however, is decisively getting smoked, never mind anyone less than a master; some people need to come down from cloud cuckoo land.
On a side note, I like how in the bottom right picture, it looks like Ozai is bending blue fire when he's unleashing huge lightning bolts in reality.
Another take I despise is the common notion that Ozai wanted to have Zuko dead since his birth, or that he couldn't wait to kill his infant son, which is factually wrong. Even the comics, despite instigating this whole mess, made it clear that Ozai wasn't that bad.
Okay, further tonal whiplash incoming, but there's another topic on my mind. That's your warning.
I also used to hate the notion that Ozai is a rapist and that the relationship between him and Ursa was one of constant abuse. (I think it was a bold move of Bryke and generally everyone to portray Iroh, of all people, as the polar opposite and a demure character, considering his history with women... but Iroh is a whole different can of worms.) Let it be said that I still think the plot of the comics is complete horse-shit in that regard, so my opinion on that hasn't changed.
However, I won't lie and say that there isn't a certain, morbid appeal in Ozai using sex as a weapon to exert control over people.
There was a fic, I think it was called Queens and Consorts that portrayed Ozai's manipulative and subtle side quite well, where each chapter is written from a different woman's perspective that all are either in or have some business with the royal family. Ursa felt unloved, but when it turned out that she was the only one Ozai truly loved? *Chef's kiss*. The fic deals with the inner workings of not just the royal family but also the political intricacies of the royal court in a captivating manner. I remember it being worth a read, but I digress.
Back to my original point though, I do also have to give Dominion credit where it's due, because the particular chapter, chapters? where Ursa departs, written from her POV, were an interesting read that gave insight into Ozai's character and their toxic and abusive relationship. I liked that Ursa was actually in love with him, but turned to despise him all the same. One part that has stuck with me was, paraphrased, how Ozai would sometimes forcefully take her, but she would spread her legs for him willingly on enough other occasions.
The abuse, in general, is a touchy topic and it's a delicate balance to strike, between giving Ozai edges, without taking away from his humanity entirely, and avoiding making it grotesquely obscene, but if done right, it can add a whole lot of complexity to their dynamic. Needless to say, the comics busted it miserably. Like, so thoroughly, a twelve year old could come up with a more cohesive and interesting plot.
I think this type of characterisation of Ozai works best, when it's not just him, but also the rest of the family to be depicted to have extremely dubious morals that serve as a reminder why exactly no one was objecting to perpetuating a century-long war their ancestor started, but also why practically every member of the following generations was either willing to carry out a genocide/mass murders on their own, have successfully done so, or were actively endorsing it. (It's certainly noteworthy that we know nothing about Lu Ten's mother, and that any of Iroh's past in the military has been carefully tiptoed around in all official portrayals post-ATLA.)
All of this being said, I don't get it when Ozai is the one portrayed as this depraved, sadistic rapist, all while characters like Azulon and especially Iroh, out of all people, are treated as the bastion of moral superiority in the meantime, or something, like they'd genuinely be outraged by... (marital) rape and abuse. These two. It's a bold assumption at best.
It's just kind of a pointless endeavour, trying to apply modern-day (western) morals on the setting ATLA takes place in and pretending [favourite] characters would hold those same values and act accordingly, when it's more comparable to the late 19th century. (Yes, there's enough people on stan Twitter and Reddit who actually seem to forget about this)
Obligatory disclaimer that I've got nothing against modern AUs or whatever. I just don't like it when people are genuinely pretending that is how characters would be thinking in canon.
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princesslucky · 1 year
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Bro I fucking love the way jinx and vi fight. I want the best for them and I wish they could be safe and happy and loving and loved sisters but I know that's never gonna happen so now I CRAVE a fighting scene between the two. It's like, vi will actually put her whole body in the battle, punch the lights out of everyone and lose all her teeth and get millions of bruises. Jinx on the other hand, is so FAST, and she kills most of her enemies from afar (with guns and bombs), she barely ever gets any scratches, and did I say she's extremely fast? You don't even notice her moving and suddenly you're on the ground bleeding out. Their fighting techniques are so completely polar opposites. They're both so cool and strong and powerful. I know they'll fight in s2. I just wonder, will there be the same adrenaline they always have in battle? Or more? Will they hold back? I can imagine vi crying while fighting because she still loves powder so much and misses her the most, but now jinx is the enemy and she killed so many innocent people and kidnapped her gf so she needs to go down (no she doesn't, she's perfect and I support every decision she makes. She's never wrong in my eyes). Will there be a dialogue? Will jinx go all crazy league of legends jinx? This will just be so epic. I can't wait. I can't sit still I'm so excited and happy we get to have a season two of these amazing characters and amazing animation and amazing battles. If vi fighting with sevika was so iconic while their fighting styles are pretty similar, JUST IMAGINE the two strongest and most dangerous and badass arcane characters against each other. I'm so hyped I will actually scream and cry. Every time I watch the arcane intro that ends with them angrily attacking each other with nothing but rage in their eyes while also looking so opposite from each other and with this ICONIC blue/pink lighting and while also knowing how much they used to love each other, I get GOOSEBUMPS. I swear I can't listen to "enemy" without shivering when it gets to that part. HELP
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draculasfavoritewife · 8 months
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Din Djarin x Reader Headcanons Pt. 2
Summary: You and the Mandalorian become something more than merely hunting partners.
Pairing: Din Djarin x fem!Reader
Warnings: Me waxing ridiculously poetic about him. Implied smut towards the end.
Here it is! Part 2 of my Mando headcanons! Hope everyone enjoys the payoff! So sorry it's so long -- I sure had fun writing these :) Din Djarin is pretty much perfect, and anyone who thinks otherwise just hasn't seen enough of him.
*Translations of words/phrases in Mando'a at the end
A couple of weeks go by after the shower, and you avoid each other except when necessary, as if by an unspoken agreement
Din just needs the time to sort all his thoughts and feelings out, as he's suddenly questioning everything
So he comes off as more brusque and distant than usual, which is really saying something
You can see the turmoil seething underneath though, so you give him space and just hope his final conclusion isn't that he needs to be alone again
It ends up being the opposite
After a particularly deadly hunt in which you were both confronted with the very real possibility of the other one dying, you retreat to your makeshift quarters in the hope of sleeping off some of the distress that's still eating at you from the inside out
You don't hear his approach, since he's stripped off most of his beskar besides the helmet
But when you look up, he's looming sullenly over your bunk
You stubbornly stay silent, waiting for him to make the first move
"I can't...lose you"
He can't believe he's said those words so plainly, but there they are, hanging in the cold air between you
You find you can't speak or the tears might finally fall, so instead you cling to him, shoving your head into his shoulder and letting your fingers dig through his dark undershirt into his back
His answering embrace is crushing, and you remember just how deeply attached this man can become to another being
"Don't leave me, Din Djarin," you whisper "I love you"
He's quiet for a long moment, but this time you don't doubt him, you know he has a much more difficult time with intimacy than you do
"Cyar'ika" is what he finally chooses to hum, and that single word means more than any poetic verse or lengthy admission
"Stay with me tonight," you request softly as you finally pull back from his strong arms "rest with me in the darkness, let me hold you"
And he actually does
You can't really see him in the blackness, but your light mattress dips dramatically to his weight as he joins you, and you eagerly pull him to you as you both settle
Dank farrik, he's so warm as he lets you curl into his now bare torso -- you may never let this man sleep without you again
Perhaps it's because you both could've been killed today, but he exhibits none of his usual hesitancy as you burrow closer to him, his arms folding around you and skin meeting skin
This may just be the most relaxed you've ever experienced him
He's surprised you remember a few of his scars from that time you two showered together, and if they're ones he recalls, he tells you a few stories of how they came to decorate his body
You can't get enough of the way his voice growls deep in his chest against you, without all that armor in between
Although you know that it will be a long time before you ever get to truly see his face, you learn a few things about him, there in the dark, and it helps you imagine him a little better
You like the way his scruffy stubble scrapes against your cheek when he leans over to murmur in your ear; you hadn't expected him to be unshaven but you find the idea suits him
His hair is glorious, thick and slightly curling where it's longer, a tantalizing blend of silky soft and coarser strands, and after the way he stiffened the first time your hands strayed into it, he actually seems to enjoy the sensation of your fingers brushing through it
He talks to you more on this sightless, bare night than he has in probably your entire partnership so far
He lapses into his native tongue as sleep starts to overtake both of you, and even though you're rusty and don't understand all of the phrases, you're completely his as soon as you first feel the sensation of his full lips forming words against your shoulder and the back of your neck
The two of you rapidly become much closer after that night
It's not unusual for your hands to linger on each other when you're repairing the ship or during other quiet activities while you're alone
Though when on the hunt, you two maintain a very professional civility and not much else
He's become much more fiercely protective of you, though he'd deny it, but you see and it makes you smile
Shared showers become more commonplace, and he shares your bed on the nights you ask him to
But he's always long gone by the time you wake up
Mando'a is coming back to you the longer you stay with him, and sometimes the two of you converse entirely in that tongue for days
Your first kiss takes you by complete surprise, and he hadn't planned on it either
It was after a successful hunt in which you'd pulled an admittedly stupid stunt to come out on top, and no matter the fact that you were relatively unscathed, this man is angrier than a rancor that you would put yourself at risk like that for a few extra credits
You are his now, after all, and he's nothing if not ridiculously protective of what's his
"I never want to see you do something like that again" he seethes, and though he doesn't raise his voice you can hear the fury roiling underneath
"Stop fretting over it, Din, I'm here, aren't I? Nothing happened"
You hear the grating exhale beneath his helmet, too many emotions he's not familiar with surging to the surface from where he's bottled them up, but all he knows is that if you won't let his words pierce your thick skull, he'll have to show you what you mean to him
You can't keep back a yelp of shock as the lights go out
There's a click and a clang as he rips his helmet off, probably the most carelessly he's ever done it
And before you can process a thing he's nearly on top of you, and his lips are devouring yours, and kriff you never thought kissing him would taste so good
When he finally releases you so you can breathe again, his forehead is resting against yours, the Keldabe gesture you only faintly remember receiving from your buir, and it makes your heart ache to feel it from him
"Now" he huffs "I won't be seeing another stunt that foolhardy from you again, do I make myself clear?"
"Understood, Cyare"
He doesn't let you out of his grasp throughout the night
It takes a long time to eventually achieve further intimacy beyond a kiss, though you know he's thought about it, and you definitely do
Perhaps unsurprisingly, he's the one dragging his feet -- you've wanted this for a long time now -- but you didn't expect his reasoning for being reluctant
"How can you want us to share something so personal, when THIS is such a problem?"
You are completely lost when he vaguely gestures at his head, it takes a minute to process he means the fact that you haven't seen his face
"Din," you start, reaching up to trail a caress down the side of his visor to his breastplate "What if I were blind? Would you think my love for you less if I couldn't see you at all?"
That makes him think
"I know you, I've seen you at your best and your worst; I've slept beside you and learned all your scars with my fingers; but more than that, I see you here"
You place your hand over his heart, which you know from experience has most likely quickened at your gentle touch
"I love you, and if ever I am privileged to see your face I will only love you more, but I will not know you more, for I know you already"
"You are mine, Din Djarin, and you are mesh'la"
He can say nothing for a moment, too overwhelmed by your words and the fact that you respect him and his creed so deeply
It takes another few days of him turning it all over in his head -- though he's very good at making snap decisions, this is one that requires more consideration
He's quiet, and more efficient than ever during your next hunt, if that's even possible, and you can tell by his sharp movements that he's on edge
When you return to the ship, he gently but purposefully guides you to his quarters, a place you've hardly stepped foot inside for the entire time you've been here, and your heart starts beating erratically with anticipation
"Do you still want this?" he asks
"More than anything"
The darkness swallows you both in its welcoming embrace
Your Mandalorian is the lover you've always dreamed of; he can be gentle -- so soft with you it's maddening -- or rough enough to make you plead for more
He tells you in undertones just how highly he thinks of you, all the things he's always too stoic to say out loud, but your love seems to have finally loosened that stubborn tongue of his and you bask in it
You sleep that night in his bed, for the first time of many
And he's still there when you wake, as warm and solid as ever, one arm thrown around your body and his other hand twined in your hair, your foreheads pressed together, and dank farrik you love this man so fiercely you know you would kill or die for him
"Welcome back," he teases as he feels you shift against his body "You were out cold"
"And whose fault is that, Djarin?" you kiss him softly "I didn't think you'd still be here"
"I wanted to watch you wake up for once"
You smile and sink back into his hold, since he seems for once in no hurry to move his day forward
"Ni kar'tayl gar darasuum, Din"
He brings your hands up to play with his hair, and makes a pleased sound deep in his throat when you pull a little -- who would have thought he would like that?
"Let's do this again sometime?" you hum
His chuckle, barely audible, thrums into your ribcage where his chest presses against yours
And his kiss, coupled with the reverent fingertips drawing heated trails up your spine, gives his reply more eloquently than words ever could
Eventually, life does remind you both that it stops for no one, and you rise to return to the more familiar routine of a pair of bounty hunters on the run
But, as it turns out, your Mandalorian makes an excellent NON-platonic shower partner as well -- the poor 'fresher wasn't ready for that much steam ;)
Cyar'ika = Sweetheart
Cyare = Beloved
Mesh'la = Beautiful
Ni kar'tayl gar darasuum = I love you; I will know you forever
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azumasoroshi · 1 year
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minidura chapter 9 react
COLOR PAGE????
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COLOR PAGE!!!!
since when did shinra have blue eyes though
actually i just looked up images of him but what fucking color are those?? blue?? gray?? brown??
shinra is benedict cumberbatch i guess
also shinra beating izaya at cards (and especially poker) is hilarious i need more of that
shinra please tell shizaya to kiss. do it for me
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THIS IS SO CUTE AHHHHHHHHH
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shizuo and izaya agreeing with each other when it comes to preventing shinra from straight up killing them lets go!!!! plus shizuo asking if shinra cheated because izaya lost ashdkgjsdkjghdssd
izaya totally cheated and still lost he's so pathetic <33333
the way he says "then" after that though like. he was actually considering dissection and money laundering PFFF
yes eat lunch together i promise it wont go horribly wrong
they've really never done this in canon though?? maybe i just read too much fanfiction about it
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oh i guess they definitely havent done it before 😭
maybe this is a start. maybe they do it every day after this
izaya's cat face is so cute rhfhrgjhhjgh
only shizuo and izaya would be so baffled at the idea of eating lunch together help
like if these were ANY other people they'd be like oh sure why not! not these losers
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watch the entire chapter just be them stalling help
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THEY FINISH EACH OTHERS SENTENCES!! married couple behavior fr fr (<-delusional)
they havent argued once in this chapter yet so im taking everything i can get ok
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the only things that will get shizaya to be on the same wavelength are eating simon's food and being afraid of shinra
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THEY'RE SO CUTE!! the holy trio of malewives
i choose to believe that was both of them saying 'shinra shut up'
meals for the family man because they're going to start a family together (<-delusional but like. more than usual)
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i sense a food fight incoming
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oh yeah this is going on my twitter banner
cant believe we have two whole chapters of shizaya cooking together in the minidura manga. out of ten chapters. probably representative of how the mangaka was cooking fr
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SOMEONE REPLACE THIS WITH THE GAY GAY HOMOSEXUAL GAY MEME RIGHT NOW
izaya would be the one out of the two of them to make moe anime girl noises (my entire friend group)
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honestly how has shinra not gone insane from dealing with these two for the entirety of high school
scratch that he is insane my bad
it's like herding cats, not because they keep going in opposite directions, but because they keep fighting
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of course they disagree on food tastes too. someone's leaving this kitchen with a broken spine
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ive just stopped screenshotting and started posting entire pages because everything is gold
"are you that confident in your tongue" i bet you ten bucks that i could find that line in a shizaya smut fanfiction in less than 20 minutes
at least shinra's having fun
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married couple behavior for sure. who doesnt bicker while cooking together
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oops
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shizuo would be good at cooking if izaya wasn't provoking him 😭maybe. idk the milk drinker genes might hinder him actually
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for a moment there i thought they were going to have no food at all bgkjgsjsgdk
izaya and shizuo look so cute in the back thoughhhh look at themmm
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shinra. shinra why would you say that they're going to kill each other. shinra. SHINRA
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oh nvm i guess they were too tired to argue 😭being in forced proximity for this long is literally harder than chasing each other
wait whats that psychology term for it again. group. something. group goal SUBORDINATE GOAL thats it. a goal given to two opposing groups that forces them to cooperate and will usually eventually make them like each other more (it has never worked for shizaya. see the simon chapter) (also excuse the psychology terminology i have my final test in a month or so and this is the only way i can force myself to study)
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so cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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shinra sitting between them pfft
izaya's cat face actually kills me every time
either the food is amazing or the food is dogshit and i dont know which one would be funnier
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LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO
ok thats better than either of those options
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this chapter has literally just been shizuo and izaya Going Through It
"everyone should get along like me and celty" is he saying shizaya should date. yes he is because i said so
also izaya moving even further away from shinra LMFAO he'd rather be in hitting range of shizuo than have to deal with shinra's celty shpeal
there's so many good reaction pictures with shizaya this chapter ill definitely be cutting them out to make into a banner at some point
im convinced this serves as a precious memory for both of them even if they dont realize it >:)
99999/10 chapter i enjoyed every second of it
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utilitycaster · 11 months
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I have been thinking about FCG and Imogen's dynamic and how much it changed and i have talked about it in tags a couple of times
Like it changed from both of them going "there is something really wrong with you and you don't realize it, so i will help you fix it" to echother. And now they are both very much on a standstill and kinda waiting for the other to the other to "come to their senses"
I have a feeling that something is going to happen and they are gonna start arguing and snapping at each other, because there is a really fun tension forming between the two of them and their own arrogance is keeping them at bay
So here's the thing: I don't actually think FCG is acting this way towards Imogen! I think it's mostly one-sided and coming from Imogen, whereas FCG is kind of just rolling along doing their own thing.
FCG's arc so far has been one of learning their purpose and the truth about the demise of their party, which was obviously traumatic, but they were met with the support of Bells Hells and Imahara Joe and encouraged heavily to make their own path - and found a deity who represents exactly that: possibility, change, and chance. While his path towards faith has definitely been a weird one with its share of incorrect assumptions, it's also helped him through a lot of difficult circumstances, and it's been rewarded with the attention of the Changebringer. They also met FRIDA and were able to make a strong connection with them very quickly, and while they're still figuring things out, there's a sense of peace about it. FCG still does care about other people, but he's started to consider his own needs in a way he previously didn't and tentatively embrace personhood, and can see a way forward.
Imogen, on the other hand, despite learning much more about the source of her powers, knows less about what she wants now. Originally, she hoped to learn where they came from, and she wanted to be rid of them - or at least, she thought she wanted to be rid of him (Imogen's feelings about power lead me to believe she never actually wanted to be rid of them entirely, just, understandably, the downsides). She now knows that she is Ruidusborn, with all that entails...and the party is fighting most of the Ruidusborn, and the source of her powers. And, to be clear, I absolutely think the party is right, but Imogen finds herself wanting the thing she thought she didn't want (Ruidusborn powers). And whereas the party has largely been tolerant, if not always enthused with FCG's explorations of religion, Imogen feeling out the Ruby Vanguard was met with vehement opposition. Which, again, is fair, because FCG is saying some theologically incorrect and perhaps annoying to some but ultimately harmless shit about a canonically good-aligned deity, whereas Imogen was entertaining siding with a murderous group of cultists responsible for the deaths of Orym's husband, Orym himself, Fearne, and Laudna; but I can see why she felt upset about it.
I think Imogen is intensely jealous of FCG, actually, and she knows it's irrational, which only makes it feel worse. FCG is embracing personhood in a way she doesn't like, but that's the whole point of personhood, isn't it? To make the choices that are right for you, considering the needs of your friends but not erasing yourself to accommodate them. FCG has received support, and even a relationship with someone who can uniquely understand them - in fact, even more so, after this last episode, in which FRIDA has also killed at the command of Aeor. FCG, when unsure about their purpose and agency, received gentle guidance and encouragement to take their time and figure out who they wanted to be. Imogen, when plagued with doubt, has received none of that. She's been yelled at by Ashton and Orym (again: valid of Ashton and Orym, but we're focusing on Imogen's perspective and the fact that she probably even realizes they were right, but that doesn't help her actually feel better). She's constantly told by her closest friend (whose own darker power source was seemingly eliminated without ill effects) that she's "very capable" or that she's always been able to make her own decisions, both responses which give Imogen no room to actually grapple with that doubt and have a chance to address it head-on.
FCG didn't know what they wanted at the beginning, and has found an incredibly validating purpose and a companion who understands many of their struggles. Imogen got precisely what she thought wanted - she even now has a magical item that does take away some of the worst effects of her powers - and it's unsatisfying. She's full of resentment and she knows it's misdirected. I don't even think she's waiting for FCG to come to their senses. I think she just wants to feel what he feels and have what he has, but pursuing the gods isn't right for her, so she's lashing out.
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ifishouldvanish · 3 months
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(sorry, one more bc it's been on my mind for a long time)
I worry though, about... the dynamic. Can someone really find and bond with another through their grief and loneliness, without this grim depression they share becoming *worse?*
For me, personally, whenever I think about them... I think there's going to be a level of catharsis. They have something that would be very hard to find in another living being, and a certain love for humanity and the past that would be difficult to find among vampires, and this shapes them into shattered pieces which fit together. But would they still be able to find happiness? It kind of feels like they're two damaged clocks that have coincidentally been stuck on the same minute and hour hand. Would they be able to heal and move time forward?
Okay so like!!!!
I see it less about bonding over the shared grief itself and more about what their responses to that grief have exposed in each of them. Like, in the beginning and on the surface level, yes. It is the grief and loss and loneliness that brings them together. But they are foils!!! I'm telling you!!! They can learn from each other!!!
I've mentioned probably all of this before in scattered pieces across all my posts at some point but!! I think the lowest common denominator, the core of their dynamic, lies in how they seem to have established their senses of self.
Alucard struggles with how not to define himself by his father, and then having to define himself in opposition to his father. "Slave to our families' wishes" etc. And when that chapter of his life closes he's like, "welp, guess I'll just entomb myself here 🤷" until Trevor and Sypha are like "what?? Dude no??" And he's like "oh haha I guess you're right, I can uphold the legacy of the best parts of both of my parents!!" And they're like "ya!!" But then a month goes by without anyone coming round to say "hey!!! Share that knowledge with me!! Fulfill the role you've given yourself" and he is just... so fucking bored and unfulfilled?
He needed they-who-shall-not-be-named to come along so he could fill that role, needed Greta to come along so he could fill that role. He tells Greta about how rescuing others sort of fills a void for him/gives him purpose, which is honorable, yes. But like... It's also so sad imo?? This comfort in denying his sense of self? "I don't know what to do with myself, just gimme a shout if the world ever needs saving again"?? Like Alucard, honey, babygirl, sweetheart... you need to learn to live for yourself 🥺
Olrox on the other hand is... not selfish exactly, but he knows what he's about and he refuses compromise himself. You killed the only man I ever loved? Okay, then I'm killing you, and no, I don't care if your nine year old son witnesses it. You want the juicy story of why that boy is terrified of the big bad vampire? Okay, but you will learn about my humanity first so you can sit with your cognitive dissonance about it later. You think I'm just going to throw myself at your feet because you promise us all eternal night? How about you kindly go fuck yourself? You happily stump for Erzsebet because she promised you that she'll create a world that will allow you to relive your glory days? Couldn't be me!
Like obviously we have a much more limited viewpoint for Olrox because we know so much less about him and his past, but this is not a guy who's waiting for someone to give him a purpose. He acts alone, he doesn't play nice with others, he has his own agenda, and is even a little bit of a hedonist: investigating the relationship between the abbot and Erzsebet? Might as well fuck a hot monk while I'm at it. I said eat the rich, but I might as well look good doing it. You hate/fear me cause I killed your mom? Get over it already. You think the opera singing night creature is annoying? Well, I'm familiar enough with opera music to know he's actually reading you all for filth, so I think it's great!
I think at the end of the day, Alucard is a character who defines himself by others, not understanding why he still feels so empty and alone. And Olrox is a character who defines himself by his own terms, but in being caught between both human and vampire worlds has learned to push people away because he thinks he is better off that way. But by the end of the season, his worst fear is realized: I cannot do this alone. I am at the mercy of someone else's help.
But Olrox isn't like anyone else Alucard has rescued before. He's a fellow vampire. He's a fellow immortal. He's going to be around for as long as he is. And maybe, in that time, a little bit of that ego can start to rub off on Alucard. Maybe he can learn to live for himself without apology, without feeling like he has to atone for the sins of his father. Maybe, just maybe, he can learn to exist outside of the role of the mythical savior.
Because Olrox doesn't want one of those—heaven's no. He can take care of himself, thank you very much. But what if he could learn he doesn't always have to? Who better to restore his faith in the world than the guy who has his mother's conviction that all of this mess is worth saving so deeply ingrained in him that it's been the primary source of his identity for centuries?
I'm starting to ramble here so I hope this is coherent, but in conclusion: they would be so restorative for each other and look so hot together and that is why I believe in Alurox supremacy 🙏
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blood-injections · 6 months
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pssssst
i would like to respectfully ask for venom sibs hcs
Of course of course
Just. My love and my hate for you are infinite. Yeah. Classic case of siblings that have been through hell. They want each other dead but they'd die for eachother, theyd kill themselves before letting the other one die.
Deadly fucking fighters, they're an awesome team, like if youve ever seen, idk, guardians of the galaxy movies, the newest one especially, this is just the first example that popped into my head, but like i remember the fight scenes were choreographed really well and theyre just. A fucking team. And they move around eachother and can fight without talking because they know eachother so well and understand and they move like one being, like they share a mind, all twisting and ducking around eachother and taking out enemies and its all seamless. Kobra and Poison are like that and are fucking deadly, especially with the mix of their abilities, Poison's deadly shot and Kobra's close range process, like theyll be back to back but twisting around eachother and poison shoots down the dracs hiding behind cover or shooting from furthur, while Kobra moves around like a serpent and takes out those who run in to try their luck, just getting cut down by his blade or boot or his power glove, if they manage to get that close. Fights seem to be over in seconds and they've laid waste to many a squad of dracs together.
Neurodivergent as hell. Kobra autism/bpd, Poison adhd
They're both naturally blond but while Kobra likes his blonde hair Poison HATES theirs, so they dye it every color under the sun, expect for..
If its a story where its less diluted by death spells and they love eacother, then they have matching hair streaks, Kobra the same red dye that Poison uses, and Poison just doesn't dye a strand of theirs, since their blonde matches.
Usually Poisons seen as the more dramatic one, but kobras just as bad, they're total bitches, nobody can gossip and shit talk like they can, and Kobra might actually be sassier than Poison is.
Trans in opposite directions and they find it so funny, Poison hates that Kobras taller though, because "You're my Little brother, you should be shorter than me :("
They both have a crippling addiction to chewing bubble gum.
They know everything about each other, like everything, even things unintentionally, like poison will completely fucking make up a fake situation and use it as blackmail against Kobra as a joke but then kobras like HOW DO YOU FUCKING KNOW THAT and poisons like wait you actually DID that???? I made it up?? And its like the most weird absurd thing ever that they just came up with for fun and. This has happened like several times. Where it turns out its real, they just guessed it, probably unconsciously mind read it, because they're like that. I think they do that a lot, like sometimes they have no clue what the other is thinking or going through but sometimes they're fucking mindmelded and can like read everything theyre thinking and communicate with just their eyes and shit and have entire silent conversations.
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alicechugstea · 3 days
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Not social media AU anon, but I am still an anon who is also a fan and would like to offer some of my brain matter!
- For some reason it always fishing or golfing as an activity if you’re a hockey player. Reader doesn’t get it and also thinks it’s hilarious that the team are literally one step away to being second-generation boomers. So of course, since reader doesn’t have much to do during off seasons or extended holidays, the Pens want to teach her to play golf!
- At least one person is holding their phone up recording like that “You’re doing amazing sweetie” meme as she takes her first swing on the course.
- After the Pens vs Flyers game disaster that was basically just a deathmatch for Reader honour, it went pretty damn viral cause of course it did. Social media and journalists are freaking out cause FIRST OF ALL, SID HAS A DAUGHTER? LETANG ACTS LIKE HE’S GOT RABIES?? GENO- actually everything that Geno did was pretty usual for him so no one is that surprised
And a shot of Sully vs Tortorella trying to climb the barrier to fight 1 on 1 whilst the staff and players are trying to hold them back became an internet meme.
But of course the NHL committee had to pull these two teams to a conference meeting like some sort of court case. Gary Bettman is pretty much the court judge as he asks both teams the reasoning and causes of that night, also stating that it’s gone too far, even for a Pittsburgh vs Philly game.
Both coaches are sitting at the opposite ends of the table, neither backing down and defending their side of the story. Both teams are glaring death at each other even though they’re all in suits and standing composed. Y/N is supposed to be standing to the side of the Pens, but somehow they herded her behind their backs so no one could see her.
Basically at the end it was all just “Don’t do that again, this is a warning for both of you, blah blah blah” and pretty much no one is taking it seriously like “Yep, a’ight, yessir, we heard you loud and clear, etc.”
Everyone knows it’s gonna happen again. Cause it’s the Pens vs Flyers.
And also both teams were banned from playing for the next week. Probably.
oh my god the fishing and golf thing.....LOOK FISHING I CAN UNDERSTAND.....KINDA.....i am literally only a fan of fishing if i am fishing to eat what i catch!! none of this reel it in throw it back in kinda nonsense!! why!!! chickpea getting her line hopelessly tangled (mostly because it's geno trying to teach her how to cast) and then sidney being the one to save the day. she's standing next to him as he has his very serious business concentration face on fixing her reel.
she ends up catching a nice sized walleye!! kris took a lot of photos of the whole thing because when the line started pulling chickpea started freaking out, geno and sid standing next to her and everyone yelling to reel it in reel it in reel it now wait!! wait wait wait OKAY REEL REEL REEL NO STOP WAIT WAIT oh shit OH my god SIDNEY, SIDNEY IT'S A FISH, WHAT DO I DO, DO I TOUCH IT, I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH IT, GENO WHERE IS THE NET WHERE ARE YOU GOING, GIVE ME NET I TAKE FISH OUT, MOVE TANGER MOVE!! and chickpea is screaming at the top of her lungs because um it's kinda big and it is FLAILING in her face like CRAZY while geno has his fingers hooked in its gills
she defs starts crying a little when they lay it down to pull the hook out and she has to stab it in the head - she's excited! her first fish!! it's gonna be so tasty!!! but oh god oh my god she's never killed anything before!! and it keeps flopping around!! sid has to hold her hand while geno does the deed.
GOLFING HALSDJDHFJL her face when she sees their golfing outfits...like it's not even judgemental it's just genuine concern. they're voluntarily wearing matching??? jorts???? wwh......
constantly confused about the maths. and also like, which stick is she meant to use to hit it. sid just tells her to copy what he does. omg and kris ofc totally does the "ur doing amazing sweetie" video recording while geno puts the little tee into the green and balances her ball for her, and sid gently correcting her stance as she takes her first hesitant swipe. even tho it kinda plonks out to the side you BEST bet they're embarassingly loud when they cheer
she really likes driving the golf cart and going f a s t
sully and tortorella are like. standing on the rail and yelling at each other. their own staff holding on to them to make sure they don't fall/leap at each other and start tearing each other's throat out.
BRO IMAGINE THE GOSSIP MAGS AND RUMOR MILLS AND LITERALLY EVERY JOURNALIST WRITING AN ARTICLE EVER WHEN SID SAYS "NOT MY DAUGHTER" ALL OF THEM DESPERATELY TRYING TO DO THE MATH AND JOIN THE (NONEXISTENT) DOTS????
pens pr working OVERTIME to handle the sitch. releasing a statement and also forcing the big three to do a media release apologising for their behaviour and clarifying their statements.
sid: well, obviously we uh, we meant it metaphorically, you know, we're all really close here, we all look out for each other, so it's not, uh, not hard to say it's like a family here.
geno: *gestures towards sid and keeps chewing his gum like a cow chewing cud* what sid say. daughter is daughter.
kris: i said what i said and im not afraid to bite
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okay but like how do you think Ninjago characters would handle being in the scroll/confronting Inky?
(remember, if they're going one-to-one with you, inky can copy your powers) (and also the scroll makes you relive your trauma, so that's fun)
Also also, Inky looks like mk but monkie so if they went one-to-one beat down/therapy session with Lloyd, would they mimic his oni form? 🤔
OKAY WAIT this just reminded me that this kinda happened to wu in the dark island comics!!
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so yeah.. i guess thats how hed react
for each of the ninja hm..
lets start with kai ok um tbh i dont think hed be too phased tbh, it could take on the form of morro? who literally stole away his little brother, kalmaar? it was his fault that nya turned into the sea i imagine hed hold a grudge against him.. and aspheera who took away his powers, overall i think he could probablyyy handle it emotionally??
cole! cole uh yeah hes cole?? only trauma i really think he would have is from sensei yang who turned him into a ghost (yeah remember that arc??) i imagine thatd be pretty traumatizing tbh, i dont really know how hed handle it because frankly i dont know coles character that well but i think he could also handle it probably
zane! vex! overlord! nadakhan? yeah! oh my god zane and ice emperor 😭 hes not that person guys!!!! but hed feel INSANELY guilty i honestly dont know if he could take it just because his motto is to protect others thats his whole thing and he did the complete opposite omg it gets me it gets me 😭😭😭😭 anyway yeah thatd probably break zanes resolve i feel
jay! jay has a lot of trauma actually thats not brought up that often.. firm believer that he has abandonment issues. nadakhan being the worst of them, but probably unagami as well? kalmaar also took nya away so yay fun times guys. honestly, i think seeing nadakhan again.. hed probably lose it he quite literally killed all his friends in front of him and nya died in his arms oh my god.. hed break i feel
nya!?! nya's strong but also nadakhan sighh wojira and kalmaar too, id think nadakhan would also tip her over the edge like idkkkk really depends on what you feel im not that sure how nya would react
ok and finally lloyd.. i think this would be his 13th reason honestly.. itd send him over the brink, the point of no return i think hed turn full joker at this point like holy crap theres like 10 different people inky would transform into like no way this poor kid 😭 if this happened to him i think we'd have to add an extra L to his name its too much 😭 and if it took on oni lloyds form i think thats just a cherry on top of the trauma cake
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TELL ME ABT GORO AND MAKOTO TWINS AU. I ALREADY TREAT THEM AS WEIRD ASS SIBLINGESQUE RELATIONSHIP STUFF IN CANON SO GIMME THAT SIBLING DYNAMIC AMPLIFIED
UES OKAY
So they're fraternal twins. Goro is two hours older, as there were complications with Makoto and their mother. Makoto made it out, but, their mom passed. Goro jokes that Makoto killed their mom. She argues back that it was his giant ass baby head that killed her
For the first few years they're, actually good siblings. Hands held as they sleep as infants, babbling at each other happily. Goro cried on the first day of school when he discovered he was in a different class. They hugged after every school day back then
Constantly playing together and shit. There's a photo album that's just them, together. They were inseparable for a number of years
That. Changes though.
By the time they're in high school, they can barely stand each other. Goro, found their father. Hoping for validation and such, he left Makoto's side to do whatever Shido asked of him. Makoto, just kind of tried to focus on improving. Shes spent her whole life being second to her brother. She thinks it's about time she gets to be the one ahead
They spend more time in their own rooms. Silently sitting at opposite ends of the table. Glaring over their dinner. Goro doesn't want his sister to get in his way. He's going to make their father proud, have someone who sees him as an individual, not "Makoto's brother"
And. Makoto just wants someone, anyone to tell her she's enough. But if her own twin doesn't think she's good enough, who else would? She develops a little complex from it
Then, they reach their third year. The Niijima Twins are Shujin's shining idols. The friendly, smiley Detective Prince, and his twin sister, the icy Student Council President. Untouchable, many think
They're verbally abrasive to each other. At school, Goro has the polite tone, but he's mocking her. Using smart words to call her names. Makoto fumes and waits until they're home again to wrestle him to the ground, where they roll around and scrap like temperamental kittens
She calls him a bitch. He calls her detestable
Around the time she becomes a Phantom Thief, after the incident where Sae says she eats away at her life, "WHY CAN'T YOU BE MORE LIKE GORO?"
Makoto doesn't even make it to her room. She's kneeling in the hall, fighting back the tears, and she hears him stop right behind her. "Dear sister, crying over a few simple words? You really are weak."
"SHUT UP! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE, TO NEVER BE ENOUGH! I'VE BEEN SECOND TO YOU MY WHOLE LIFE, WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?!"
They don't talk for a week. Makoto becomes Queen, and. Some sort of confidence in herself starts to bloom. Goro begins to hate himself a little more, as Shido tells him to amp things up. He's more like Makoto than he thinks,
They are such toxic siblings for so long. And. In their Father's palace, Makoto gets her wish.
When the hatch closes, and they hear the shot, Queen falls to her knees, muttering soft "no, no-"
Joker is numb. Makoto is near hysterical. Someone ends up having to support her home. One of the others ends up telling Sae. The sisters fall asleep on the couch after crying for hours, hoping they'll wake up to their jerk brother making breakfast, cursing them out for buying only cheap coffee
He isn't there. He's gone
Makoto's twin brother, is dead
BUT SURPRISE THE THIRD SEMESTER HAOOENS AND HES BACK
They talk it out a bit. After, of course, his sister's crush him in a hug, Makoto smacks him a bit, Saw ruffles both their hair
Goro: did you miss me? Silly question, I know, after I've been so awful to you-
Makoto: of course I did. I'm incomplete without you. You're my brother, jackass. Despite how much you make me furious, I love you. If you die again, I'll kill you myself
It's a slow recovery from there. In Strikers, they take turns driving. At one point Goro breaks out his fake ID, getting them each a can of beer. They sit on the roof of the camper and slowly sip at them, talking civilly for the first time in. Forever
Just. Lots of shit like that.
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