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7ban-sama · 3 months

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hai 7ban-sama !! anon is back again :33 we now have dragon art of the trio made by aida , does that mean we’ll get any dragon content of the tbhk cast aswell ?? please give me any dragon ❤️🤍 head-canons !! :D

Hi there! Ooh ooh, I can only hope we'll see more characters dragon-ified, at the very least, I have my fingers crossed for a matching Tsukasa... whether he be a scribble, a header, any degree of polish. I'd be excited to know he is out there. Amane's and Nene's outfits/colors were already so extravagant in a way I couldn't have predicted, so... I'd love to see what's envisioned for Tsutsu~

As for headcanons... I haven't actually been so industrious myself. (Not to sound too self-pitying, but I've been pretty braindead the past week or two...) Buuut, my lovely twin @2n2n thought up some things and shared them with me recently, and I really just like her idea...❤ I've been granted permission to share.

"The set-up is one where Amane and Tsukasa are dragons, but not so ancient — much like in canon how the Mermaid doesn't regard Amane as a threat because he's some dinky mystery and 50 years is not a lot to a kaii; the boys could functionally be baby dragons but, humans can't clock them. Mischievous Amane likes to mess with humans… adjacent to the jewelery shoppe boys, Amane and Tsukasa engaged in getting people to make deals with them, yet making like hardly any earnest effort. Not remotely capable of all they seem to. Not like it matters… But I'd like to think communication with the dragons, any dragon, at all, IS SOOOO special and rare and, as in canon not everyone can even be heard, but Nene-chan a special girl… prays and makes offerings often. Amane is like goddddd pant pant rrr that hot girl!!!!!! but he has to be mad shes like often praying for guys… lol… Amane who is a dragon does not understand human romance or dating, his mind sees humans as pretty petty and more than anything desperate to procreate or something (that's what boyfriends are for…) (so many people BEG for child or to save some ugly child or bless their ugly child… all humans care about)… they are like rats or something, you know… he can explain this to Tsukasa uncharitably who is just like, I see… humans do love their big ceremonies for weddings… but they're so pretty ♥ it would be nice to see the girl like that! dressed up all nice…. ♥

... but it gives an impression that Yashiro wants to. be impregnated like sf badly it's obscene, she's so young what is wrong with this one. I wish I did not have to sit here and listen to it…. rrrr. But gklfjg;…

I guess it's not dissimilar to canon. Amane is like, 'well… why can't it 'be me', if she's going to be obsessed like this, and I'm an amazing dragon…. I can tell her I'll marry her, and she'll bare my child. A magical being of dragon and human origin.' <- he can't actually do this. This isn't an ability he has— WELL– he can, ,, bind himself to her (like in canon…) and that's kind of like a relationship, but he can't. put a baby in her, even if it's poss for a dragon let's say you need to be like 5000 years old and of a certain power and veneration and, he is NOT close. But it means there are FABLES and MYTHS and RUMORS of dragon conception… I will have Tsukasa gently sway her to reading about and understanding those myths, thinking about them in some way. Just to lend me credibility…. like blow open a book onto a page about this OK. knock some scroll off a wall while shes dusting. ok

But the. Core of my thought is just Amane appearing before Nene-chan, on a night she is tending a shrine (I want to imagine a shrine-maiden Nene-chan… just sweeps n stuff but yaknow. tThus why she's always heard & always making offerings & Amane is way too aware of her)… and idk, some mumbo jumbo about, her devotion to her duty, a reward in order… and, taking pity on her… have heard her wishes, her pleas, over the many years…

but it'd kind of be a. [silent confusion from Nene-chan] bc she fklsdj;fkdl doesn't want flkdjf; a kid, that's not kglf;gjk;l? but its like [thinks] but ? … if I had a dragon-blessed child…. wouldn't I become some kind of, royalty, surely…? Popular… wouldn't everyone beg to see me and make offerings to me…. wouldn't I then have suitors? I'll have been recognized as special and beautiful by a Godly being… she's Nene-chan so it quickly gets to her head. Amane is patient watching her think like, that's right girl think about it…. Tsukasa swirls into the room. I had like lkfj;ld thought of Amane snaking Tsukasa into things like, ah that is my counterpart, we are one…. you will be as ours. Makes this sound mystical. Tsukasa is like :y i get to marry Nene-chan too?? … yes…

Commence… having crazy sex with dragons. Relief for Amane, this will satisfy her… she won't be speaking other names into her palms anymore… she'll say thank you to me… AMANE-SAMA…!!

I like the result of their bond though meaning... AFTER… a ceremony… and. sex. Nene-chan does have dragon features, though only seen by others with some magic (like canon…)… and Amane+Tsukasa can now don human forms. But I want it to be only after lol… you have to commit to the dragons, in their real bodies.

Ah kind of dfkljkdlg;df moment for Nene-chan that the like smoke dissipates and the shadow of 2 boys manifests and these bug eyed creeps . omg!!!!!!!!! NOT WHTA YOU EXPECTED… (IMAGINED… HANDSOME…. BIG HUGE TALL STRONG…)…

The prolonged lie is just like. [picks teeth] oh you thought having a dragon was like having a human baby, no. it will take muuuuch longer than 9 months. it's gonna , take years . especially when you're so young, it'll like kill you if it happened any faster… trust me. just wait… be patient…. [and also, have sex with us more… it'll make it stronger or whatever….that was better than I ever imagined, uhghh… ]"

Er, I know it was an ask for my thoughts but sometimes my thoughts are just her thoughts., ,, like after she gives me her thoughts I go wow. [has them] [they're the same now]

#☀️#💬#❤️🤍#this is like maybe a little. eccentric. but!!!! :)

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adickaboutspoons · 7 months

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Tagged by @chocolatepot. Thank you, my v. dear!

Rules: Go to your published works on AO3 and list the first fic you ever published there, the last fic you published, any fic that you wrote for a fandom/ship only once, your favorite fic you wrote in the fandom/ship that has the most works, the fic you wish more people read, the fic you agonized over the most, the fic that sprang fully formed from your mind without any effort, and a work you are proud of—for whatever reason. <3

First fic: On AO3, that would be my drabble collection for Pet Shop of Horrors. Far from baby's first fic(s), but the first that I published where other people could see from way back in the hazy yesteryear of Livejournal. First fic ever was a Mary Sue self-insert Dracula fic. It was terrible beyond words.

Last fic: Last fic FOR NOW is When a Good Plan Comes Together. And frankly? I can't recommend it. I've been fighting myself about maybe taking it down for a week now, because it kind of makes me cringe to think that might be the first thing of mine someone reads. It's not that it's BAD, per se, but it is v. LAZY. I saw a prompt and wanted to knock out a response to it, and a quick one, because I'm currently working on three other fics that require a lot more mental energy. But that meant handwaving the titular plan and "fade to black"-ing on the sex scene, and that's not really up to my normal standards.

Only once: I tend to be fandom-monogamous, and, within my hyperfocus, OTP-centric, so the closest I've got fic-wise is Unbelievable, which is kinda Geoffrey Fettering/the allure of Stede Bonnet's escape to piracy, if you squint at it. Vid-wise, my first vid ever was for my wifey, featuring her favorite character from The Umbrella Academy, Klaus, and I've got a Stede/Hornberry set to "I've Got A Crush On You."

Favorite fic from the fandom I've written in most: Technically, I think I've written more individual drabbles for Pet Shop, but since they're all grouped together, I'll go with OFMD, in which case, it's Like I Want to be Awake. It's prolly what I would consider my best writing to date - funny but still earnest, the first sex scene I've actually found hot while writing it, and, I flatter myself, a solid Ed-voice with some v. creative cursing.

Fic I wish more people read: I mean, the answer is also "Like I Want to be Awake" because I love it so much, and I want other people to love it too. But other than that, my Stede Sonnets. I know, sweetie, I know. You had a bad English teacher who didn't know how to teach poetry, and prolly didn't really know how to teach Shakespeare, so now you hate all poetry, and ESPECIALLY a stuffy, restrictive format like sonnets. But I'm urging you to find it in your heart to give it another go. I think you might find that, because the subject matter is fandom-centered, you might be predisposed to give the slightest damn about what it's about, and able to relax into the format. And you might even find that sonnets don't have to be stuffy - they can be funny, or dare I say, even flirty and sexy.

Fic I agonized over: The answer is also also "Like I Want to be Awake". I'm SOOOO unendingly lucky to have a marvelous group of Discord friends that let me endlessly whinge on at them. It was supposed to be a silly one-shot companion piece to Footsteps in the Dark (just over 1K). Over the course of 3 weeks, it grew into a 16K monster. Mostly because the boys wouldn't shut the fuck up about matchbooks. I agonized whether including a Maori folk story was appropriative or a respectful allusion to the culture from which Ed's mother came. I found a story I loved that was thematically relevant to the rest of the story and wrote up my own version, and then decided to double-check for alternative versions, only to find it was labeled "Maori," but was actually written by a London-born white woman who was a teacher in Ateoroa in the late 1800s. So now that only lives on the Discord server because there was no way I could use it, but the writing was good. Then, after I'd found a different story, researched it, and THEN wrote it up, I agonized over whether just glossing over Stede telling the story of Snow White with Ed's reactions thereunto, since it would doubtlessly be more familiar to my readers, would be othering to the Maori story (that they might not be familiar with, and would therefore necessitate a full telling), or if I DID do a full retelling if that would be obnoxious. I agonized over whether it cut off too abruptly. About whether it counted as a downer ending when really it just dovetails back into canon. About whether the title too like that of a fandom juggernaut, or if maybe I should choose a different lyric from the Petshop Boys song from which I took the original story in order to link them that way? Like I said - I am SO lucky my buddies are so patient with me.

Fic that sprang fully formed: Definitely Your Achilles. I was about half-way through Beautiful and Useless when Ed's voice interrupted Loud and Clear and Insistent that his version be told. From then on, I was basically writing the two stories simultaneously.

Work(s) I'm proud of: Almost all of the above (not you, "When a Good Plan Comes Together" - you sit there and think about what you've done!), but also Advanced Maneuvers , because it was has the first sex scene I'd ever written, and, even though my brain fought me tooth and nail the entire way through, it's not half bad, Time Enough because it was my first time trying to write action, and I'm pretty pleased with how it came out, Under Par because it was my first attempt at a modern AU and I think it's pretty cute, and Dearly Beloved because it's a lot of fun.

A tag to summon (but no presh): @bizarrelittlemew @emi--rose @epersonae @nicnacsnonsense @poetic----nonsense

#ofmd #ofmd fic #our flag means death

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worldunbent · 13 days

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well my volunteer shift for tonight got cancelled so i'm starting my natsuyuu reread with volume 1... it's been years since i read the early volumes (and it's my first time reading the official translations) so this is basically a brand new experience.

getting used to the rather plot-heavy past 40 or so chapters and then just jumping back to the beginning is a bit of a trip. the pacing of the series has evolved so smoothly and slowly that you don't notice it in process, but the difference becomes way more obvious once you travel back 120+ chapters. that's not a knock on the early chapters at all, because i think they're all fantastic standalone stories. they're just so different from the current series!

but despite all that, the themes are extremely consistent and i kept getting surprised at how many moments in these first four chapters can be connected with a straight line all the way to the present.

chapter 1

i'm going to restrain myself and not laugh at every early nyanko. his design had charm! it's just so different from his current look!

Sensei: I've spent such a long time in that ceramic cat that my body's gotten used to it. My true form is very graceful and elegant, you know. Natsume: Oh yeah?

it’s soooo cute that it takes approximately 2 minutes for natsume to start treating nyanko like an actual cat.

Sensei: Reiko couldn't get along with humans. So she started to pick on yokai. She bullied them into duels and crushed them. She was born with substantial mystical powers. She made them promise that the winner would get power over the loser, and then had them write their names down to ensure their obedience. This book is the collection of those names. Natsume: So... why do you want it, Nyanko sensei?

reiko’s methods of defeating youkai are very… prosaic lol. this could be because this is essentially a pilot chapter and midorikawa hadn’t fully developed the worldbuilding rules, but i also wonder if we can justify this with her “substantial mystical powers.” she can accomplish with a baseball bat or her foot what exorcists need elaborate rituals to do. or it could just be the terms of her duels! also, the “kick me” panel cracks me up.

HMM... i started to write something up on this but i think i need to return to it later.

Sensei: It's easy to do, but many yokai are vicious. You won't last long. I'd advise against it. Natsume: I'll be fine. I have you, sensei. Sensei: Say what?! Natsume: I didn't want to get involved... but I kind of owe it to [text is cut off]. If I end up dying partway through, the Book of Friends will be yours. Please, sensei. Will you help me out?

natsume is super quick to propose a partnership with nyanko and begin relying on him. again, this about economical pilot writing, but it’s still interesting when you compare it to the pacing of other relationships.

Sensei: ....Are you sure? I can have the Book when your life ends? Natsume: Yeah, I'm sure...

the shoujo bubbles showing up here are. so

“I bet she was waiting… for the yokai to come find her, to get their names back. As many as she could find. And the yokai felt lonely being no more than one of many…” this reminds me of hinoe in the most recent reiko-centric chapter, but more generally, complicated bonds of loyalty and servitude, reciprocal and nonreciprocal, seem to be some of midorikawa's favorite dynamics to draw on. putting a pin in this.

chapter 2

this touko is so cute. shigeru is a nonentity in the first volume.

you may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like

Sensei: Bad dream? Natsume: Because you were on me! Sensei: You must've left yourself vulnerable. Weakness lures demons. They take advantage of it. Be strong if you don't want to get eaten.

madara brings up survival of the fittest mentality for the first time, which is another consistent theme - the value of individual strength vs sharing your struggles with others. but the latter hasn’t really been addressed as an option yet! natsume kind of speedran thru part of this by enlisting nyanko as his bodyguard, but it will take him a lot longer to start learning to share burdens with other humans, or to allow the emotional vulnerability aspect to enter into it.

Natsume: I'll come to worship you. I can't promise to come every day, but I'll bring you offerings. Shrine god: You can't, Natsume. You're my friend.

this chapter hits very hard for me in general, but especially this exchange. the first volume of full of relationships with marked power dynamics, but now we finally get some friends. weh.

no specific screenshot for this, but i get a bit emotional reading midorikawa’s sidebar notes. i don’t know how old she was when she started writing natsuyuu, but it’s 20 years younger than she is now. i wonder if she still has the same editor she’s talking about in these notes!

WELL MAYBE. weh!!

chapter 3 natsume’s flashbacks to the various youkai he encountered as a child are way creepier than i remembered. screenshots not included due to image limit, but midorikawa has been good at conveying unease very quickly from the very beginning.

Natsume: Oh boy...

speaking of unease, panels like these are why i felt the need to use screenshots economically. tanuma bb you have come so far. i love the lighting in the center top panel.

another thing i love is midorikawa's assistants getting feature sidebar panels, which again i didn't screenshot because i was worried about running out of images for this post. but they're great.

Natsume: I'm sorry, can we do this later? Misuzu: Are you busy? Sensei: Exorcising humans. Natsume: Sensei! Misuzu: Oh? Then allow me, Misuzu, to help. It would be dull to never serve my master. And you saved one of my own servants earlier. Natsume: The frog... Sensei: No good deed goes unpunished. Natsume: You be quiet, Sensei.

misuzu’s introduction brings back the theme of servitude and mutual loyalty. i also completely forgot that misuzu’s introduction was tied to tanuma’s, something that will come back up like... 95 chapters from now. i am frequently surprised by basic narrative consistency.

natsume and tanuma are able to connect so quickly and again i wonder if midorikawa would have paced things differently if she’d known how long this series would last. but i’m not saying that as a criticism - the way they’re immediately drawn to each other is an important contrast to other dynamics that come up later.

chapter 4

Natsume (in narration): This might take a while... Natsume (speaking): Kitamoto, have you heard of Futaba village? Kitamoto: Hmm? My dad's from there. Natsume (in narration): What?! Kitamoto: Most of the people relocated around here. I've heard the name Taniozaki, so I'll ask my dad tonight.

another thing i forgot is that kitamoto and nishimura have always been here! for some reason i remembered them joining the cast later on, but they’ve been there from the start, even before they're named. kitamoto’s name does come up for what i think is the first time in this chapter, and i love how willing he is to help natsume, no questions asked.

i like this chapter a lot, but don't have much to say about it because it's such a standalone.

Youkai: We dance, drink, and gamble. There's a race where the prize is a yukata that allows the winner to take human form for one night. Natsume: What? Youkai: It's a whole night of carousing and frolicking. Natsume: What did you say?

the one thing i do want to point out is that's it's interesting that we have youkai getting agency over when they are seen! it's usually left up to the humans, regardless of whether the youkai would like to be seen or not.

#natsuyuu.txt #this is very stream of consciousness soz

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aurieeeeeenyx · 1 year

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📚🥳📈

oh my gosh you have no idea how excited i was when i saw this in my inbox so thank you so much for the ask <3

it's kinda funny that this is for the fic writer 2022 wrapped ask game when i haven't posted a single fic this year, but alas...soon. soon.

it's also awfully convenient that none of these are directly related to fics :D so i'll be talking mostly about my original writing here

📚 How many wips are you taking into 2023?

oh, so many. i've got a bunch of fic ideas for a handful of fandoms that i've been circulating in my head for a while now (some for even more than a year) and i hope this is the year i actually get to share them with you all <3

beyond fic though, i also have several ideas for original work that i hope to share more about on my writeblr (@anagnorvices), which you might be seeing more of shortly if all goes well—read: if i can knock my brain into gear

🥳 What writing accomplishment made you most proud?

i don't talk about my personal life much on tumblr, but this past year i've attended a couple writing programs and i truly feel that they were some of the best experiences of my life and have been pretty transformative for me as a writer (not to mention i made some amazing friends <3)

in related news, i've been branching out into poetry a lot more and honestly, i'm pretty happy with a lot of the things i came up with, even if they're not perfect

soooo i guess what i'm trying to say is, i'm most proud of myself for expanding my horizons as a writer :) not necessarily a quantifiable writing accomplishment but eh i think it counts anyways

📈 Were there any recurring trends in your writing? Common themes, tropes, etc.

hmmm, i think just the fact that i wrote a lot of poetry this year counts as a trend haha

i suppose i've been trying to write more about identity, and how that intersects with the Self—what it means to be this or that, or to not be an identity that maybe you feel you should be, or that space of the In-Between; a lot of it's pretty personal to me and centers around family and idk i just think it's neat :]

yeah. i'd say i've been writing a lot about love

send me an ask

#ask game #ask #i should really have a tag for you #jelly friend #there we go #damn i realized while i was writing this that i sound super serious for some reason lmao #anyways some of my fic content is up on my writeblr as well just cuz like tag games and things #prob will post poetry and things like that on my writeblr eventually just avoiding it for now bc competition copyright etc #jelly i promise i saw your ask abt the cinderella and friendgroup wips i just havent had the time or energy to answer it properly but #ill do it soon #not sure if itll be on this blog or my writeblr (sideblog) sooo keep an eye out ig?#thanks again for the ask!! i literally was like ooh a new ask and i opened my inbox and went JELLY!! damn that was quick

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drabbles-mc · 2 years

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Send a character ask game: Taza & Nestor

Ooo let's do this!

Taza Romero-

First impression: When I first started watching Mayans, I didn't really have any strong feelings about Taza one way or the other. I liked the chill energy and vibe that he gave off, but he wasn't a character that I initially felt very drawn towards.

Impression now: I wanna shake the man by his shoulders in the hopes it will knock some sense loose in his head. 😂 So much could've been avoided or at least handled differently if he just talked about what was going on! However that being said, I do really enjoy his character and I'm curious to see what they're going to do with his storyline next.

Favorite moment: Early seasons quips with Bish will always have a special place in my heart. And the little exchange with him and Creeper will always be a top-ranking moment for me 😂

Idea for a story: I have a request for him sitting in my inbox right now that I'm hoping to get started on today that I'm very excited about! Being able to build his character out a little more and give him a current (and less-heartbreaking) love story is something I'm super thrilled about getting into.

Unpopular opinion: I don't think it's necessarily unpopular but I think the fact that Taza didn't rock Bishop's entire shit at some point during s4 was a crime. I wanna see the man throw hands at the ex-president idc 😂

Favorite relationship: Early seasons I can easily say that he and Bish were my favorite. But I did also love the complicated relationship between him and Laura as well.

Favorite headcanon: It's come to my attention that never in the show is it ever actually stated that Taza lives on a ranch. But the actor who plays him does and that's just bled over into the characterization of the character for a lot of people in the fandom (myself included) and I really love that for us.

Nestor Oceteva-

First impression: Believe it or not, I was pretty indifferent about Nestor at first. I wasn't overly drawn to his character because he was so entwined with Galindo and I've disliked Miguel from the jump lmao. When I first got into the show, I definitely thought he was very attractive, and that scene where he and Bishop fight and smile afterwards definitely made me 👀 But he wasn't really on my radar at first.

Impression now: I love him, your honor. He's my character now, sorry Elgin. But real talk, the arc that he's had so far for someone who is such a minor character is really interesting to me.

Favorite moment: What isn't my favorite moment? 😂 I do really love the exchange with him and Marcus (I think it's in s2?) after they save Marcus from Hobart. A very close runner-up is the scene in s3 where Nestor has the gun to Marcus's head in the car because Gino's acting in that scene is just soooo chef's kiss. But the sweet moment between the two of them wins out for me

Idea for a story: I wish I could let y'all lose inside my head so you could take the plot ideas you like and write them because I never know if I'm going to get around to them all 😂 I have a few different AU's bouncing around in my head where Nestor has a younger sister and godddd I love the potential in the dynamic so much

Unpopular opinion: If Nestor never sees Miguel again it will still be too soon. That man never gave a fuck about Nestor and I'm glad Nestor dumped his ass 😂 (Miguel really is my enemy #1 in the show I love to hate him so I'm biased lmao)

Favorite relationship: Nestor and Marcus. I love the growth of that dynamic and I think that Marcus could be the mentor that Nestor has always needed.

Favorite headcanon: Bruh anything family-based for Nestor is an absolute fave of mine. I love thinking about what his relationship with his brother was like (and by extension Miguel as well). I love the idea of him with a younger sister. I love thinking about how complicated his relationship with his parents might be. UGh the family drama thoughts I'm obsessed

Send me a character and let's discuss!

#ask #asks #anonymous

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narrie · 9 months

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nothing hits like family drama/gossip 🤭

omg what's the tea

like 5ish years ago my cousin who i'm closest to went to see our other cousin who lives in NL who i personally never vibed with, like we always had beef as kids (she once pulled a knife on me when we were alone in the kitchen and NO ONE BELIEVED ME), but bestie cousin and enemy cousin were on better terms so she invited bestie cousin and was like "we can get a hotel in rotterdam and make a vacation out of it" etc so she went by herself and the ENTIREEEEE time enemy cousin's boyfriend was with them 😐 very annoying for bestie cousin obvs bc she wanted to spend time with her cousin and not some random guy, she felt she was third-wheeling the whole time and they were only speaking in dutch to each other which she can't speak. so she brought it up to enemy cousin and she got SOOOO upset and was saying shit like "u should be thankful that he's driving us around" yada yada 😐 anyway so enemy cousin had booked the hotel but for some reason she had booked different hotels so they had to move to a new one and when they got into the room there, enemy cousin was like "this rooms smells, i'm gonna ask for a different one, u stay here" and left. so bestie cousin like passed time and then after 1h or so started to grow worried and went down to the lobby and asked if enemy cousin was there to ask for a new room and they were like "yeah we gave her a new one ages ago" 🤨 bestie cousin takes their stuff and goes to the new room and knocks but then hears a man's voice . bruhhhh enemy cousin had gotten the new room just so she could go fuck her bf and left bestie cousin to fend for herself, how fucked up do u gotta be �� bestie cousin knocks again, enemy cousin doesn't let her in and says she's in the shower el oh el they start fighting thru the door, it's a whole mess like bestie cousin has nowhere to go!! finally bestie cousin is like "girl i'll have to call ur mom/my aunt, like what am i supposed to do here" and then finally enemy cousin opens the door in just a towel and is like "why are u threatening me, i'm gonna call her myself". issa whole mess, bestie cousin leaves and decides to just fuck it and get a night train back to germany (it's like midnight at this point) but doesn't get to the train station in time and has to wait 3h for the next train...in the middle of the night, as a girl just by herself, in a foreign city 😐 and enemy cousin didn't even call or text her until like weeks later...so said enemy cousin is coming here next week bc our other cousin is getting married and she was like "oh we should hang out, double date" etc bc they're both married now but like...she never even really apologized for all that lmao and that's what u missed on glee

#ask #there's also sm more but i gtg watch oppenheimer tehe

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ialwaysknewyouwerepunk · 1 year

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howdy again i’m dYing i would sell my soul for true blue.

my immediate response for a favorite is also,

it feels so good to be known so well / i can’t hide from you like i hide from myself

just UGH it hits so damn hard! it reminds me of my brother (who was also born in July of ‘95???? so thanks for reading my mind ig)

the line that’s tied for the top spot though is,

Run out of gas, out of time, out of money / You’re doing what you can, just makin’ it run

i’m such a sucker for anything mantra-esque like yes lemme repeat this in my head 24/7 and live on it

also a notable runner-up is,

When you don't know who you are / You fuck around and find out

it makes me smile every time cuz damn, ain’t that life

i think i will simply pass away when this album is released, i cannot wait

i would also kill to be friends with them, i went to school in Memphis for 4 years and the fact that I didn’t accidentally run into Julien even once is homophobic on the universe's part

hfjdjfjfjf i agree about the homophobia smh

the fuck around and find out line is soooo good 😭 i can't believe how much they're put in these three songs already. the album will knock us out fr. like you said, mantras and confirmations and it's so recognizable and relatable that it makes me feel real

#boygenius #kind anon

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brbarou · 2 years

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"dude" but like romantically

#art #hades #hades game #thanatos #zagreus #thanzag #they're soooo....(knocks myself out)

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milkytheholy1 · 3 years

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An ordinary life: Part 3

Marvel masterlist

Part 1

Part 2

Part 4

MINOR SPOILERS FOR EPISDOE 7

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"Oh, well, you know, life here is just so fun. I mean, take today, for example, I woke up and didn't feel the deferential feeling of dreed, so that was nice. Then I had some breakfast, nothing wrong there. Although, I will admit that things have felt a little...odd recently."

Slouching on your couch with a bowl of cereal in your hands felt like a comfort you never knew you needed until now. The television was playing loudly, keeping your attention to the one-note characters idly chit-chatting on the screen. Slowly growing bored with the repetitive nature of the show, you reached out for the remote watching as it constantly shifted forms.

Your eyes widened as more furniture started shifting and forming into something old, "Wmhuts hampening?" you mumbled out, mouth stuffed full of cereal. Pulling yourself up and into the kitchen to dispose of your dishes, you marched back into your living room to find a 50's style t.v and a 70's plush leather couch. Frowning, you grabbed a hoody and took a visit to your neighbours just to make sure you weren't crazy.

"Well, how the hell was I supposed to know that the world we're living in is breaking? They don't teach you that in school! But, if there's one person I know who can fix it, it's Wanda."

Knocking on the door to the Vision residents was always a joy, waiting patiently you twiddled with your thumbs anticipating the door to open. As if by magic, the door swung open, popping your head into the room first, you chuckled when you saw Wanda collapsed on the couch surrounded by her boys. "Morning neighbour, hope you don't mind that I came by?"

"Oh no, I don't mind at alllll," she dragged out, her head rolling on the back of the couch. Billy turned to you, a sad look in his eyes, "Mommy's having a bad day." Walking over to the trio, you plucked the boys from her grasp "Well, why don't we give your mum a break, hey?"

"Oh, (Y/N), are you sure?" Wanda asked springing from her slouched position, you waved your hand dismissively "Of course, a bit of me-time never hurt anybody." you joked. Whispering to the boys to grab some stuff, your eyes roamed Wanda's house taking in the mismatch of furniture, "I see it's happening to you too, huh?"

"What?" she probed, her gaze not leaving the television, you pointed to the fireplace "Your furniture, mines just like it. Thought I was crazy at first, but nope, you're just the exact same." Wanda studied your face, her brows relaxed "Oh, that." she downplayed, "Yeah, I should probably fix it, but honestly, I can't find a reason to care." You studied her for a moment, concern written across your face plain as day.

The boy's hurried footsteps brought you back to reality, seeing their beaming smiles you ruffled their hair "Okay, is that everything?" They shook their heads vigorously "Yep!" Tommy cheered. With a quick wave to Wanda, you left the house to head back to your own. However, a certain gust of wind caught your attention "Kidnapping my nephews now, are you?" Pietro joked. You let out a small chuckle turning back to see him staring at you, hands raised to perch in the pockets of his blue hoody.

"Can't help myself, they're just too cute not to steal." you laughed, the boys swatted away your hands as you went to go in to pinch their cheeks. "Stop it (Y/N), I could run circles around you if I wanted to." Tommy groaned out, evading your attack. "Hey!" Pietro shouted, stomping closer to you "I could run circles around you, respect your elders, Billy."

"I'm Tommy."

"Yeah, that's what I said," Pietro mumbled, discretely wrapping an arm around your waist.

"Okay, soooo since Halloween me and Pietro may or may not be dating. I'm not rushing into anything yet though, you know? I wanna keep it good for as long as it lasts, he's a good guy; like a really good guy and I don't wanna lose him. Don't tell Pietro I said that."

"Elders, huh?" you groaned, looking up to him. He smirked back down at you, tugging you impossibly closer to his chest "You know it, baby. And I'm gonna respect you so hard."

"Gross," Tommy muttered, looking anywhere but you and Pietro. To make a point, Pietro leaned down to press a sloppy kiss to your lips, making both boys gag in response.

"Me and (Y/N)? Yeah, we're sorta of a thing now. Don't ask me how it happened man, cause honestly, I got no idea. But I'll tell you this, the sex...*Chef's kiss*"

"Okay shows over," you mused pulling away from your boyfriend, a soft pout on his lips. Pietro's arms continued to sort out for you, immediately missing the warmth you provided "Hey how about Uncle Pete helps take care of you too, that would rock right?" he howled, sticking his tongue out of his mouth. Both boys cheered and hollered for their Uncle Pete, practically foaming at the mouth. Leaning closer to your ear, Pietro made sure his breath hit the tips of your ear "And when the kids are away, the adults can play." he hummed.

Your face became slack as a bright red tint rushed over your cheeks, mouth dropping in shock of his boldness. "Is that the sound of children laughing that I hear?" Agnes cackled as she approached you both, a frown emerged on your face and the very mention of her voice. A sense of uneasiness took over you; mind sending you blaring warnings for now reason.

"So I don't like Anges, what's the big deal? People are allowed to not like other people! It's just...she gives me these bad vibes, I don't like it. And has no one ever noticed she like everywhere...all the time? I don't care who you are, that shits creepy."

"Haha, yeahhh, I'm looking after Billy and Tommy while Wanda has a bit of me-time." Agnes looked almost shocked by your response.

"No I'm not mad that (Y/N) got there first, I mean, It's not like I was meant to take the kids or anything. It just makes things more...complicated."

"Oh well gosh, I hope Wanda's okay. Is there anything I can do to help you guys? Anything at all?" she urged, her hands clasping together with a wide grin on her face. "No, not rea-" Pietro placed his hand over your mouth with rapid speed, his hushed breath at your ear again "(Y/N) think about this, if we let Agnes look after the twins then we could spend more time with each other. Could finally watch that show you were going on about, amongst other things." he hushed out seductively.

You looked up to him, holding back the laughter when he wiggled his eyebrows trying to be sexy. Looking back over to the twins, you really didn't mind looking after them but an afternoon with Pietro did sound nice. Huffing out a breath you agreed "Well, Agnes, you could look after the twins for Wanda; if you don't mind that is?"

"Not at all (Y/N), I'd be happy to take these rapscallions off of you. Give you two some time alone." she teased. Grabbing the boys by their shoulders she led them back to her house opposite your own, while Pietro dragged you back to yours. The door opened with ease, Pietro immediately clamping his mouth on top of yours as soon as the door shut. A loud moan escaped through your lips at the sudden feeling of his skin pushed against yours. Pulling away breathless, Pietro smiled at you "I know it's kinda early to say but...I think I'm in love with you."

You smiled, you smiled a genuine smile; perhaps for the first time since you arrived in Westview. Not giving you time to react Pietro gravitated back towards your lips, capturing them out of passion and lust but also love. Picking you up by your thighs, Pietro elegantly dropped you onto the couch, earning a loud "Oof." from you.

Straddling your waist his fingers began prodding the skin of your hips, unreleased joy finally bursting out of you in the form of laughter. Grasping your sides in protection, you tried your best to move around but with him sat on you, you wouldn't get very far. "Pete- Pete-" you managed to get out, still struggling against his hands "Peter stop that!" you cried.

Suddenly his fingers stilled, the fabric of your shirt now layed on his hands. His fingers began clutching the skin of your hip, eyes boring into yours. The name had just slipped out so casually, too distracted by his teasing fingers, "Peter?" he questioned. The light within his eyes became brighter, a tight smile making its self known on his face. Your cheeks blossomed pink, stuttering to correct yourself "Pietro! I meant Pietro, sorry." But something felt oddly familiar, as though the name held memories you couldn't access.

"I can't believe I called him Peter, he's my boyfriend and I can't even get his name right! But did you see the way he looked at me? He looked sorta happy, relieved that I got his name wrong. I think Peter suits him a lot more than Pietro though, am I wrong in thinking that?"

Pietro looked down at you, kissing the tip of your nose he sighed, clearly content with life right now. "Peter, huh? I like it."

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RNM 2x13 - Mr. Jones

EPISODE SUMMARY:

SEASON FINALE — Having realized that a deadly threat has infiltrated CrashCon, the busiest event of the year, Liz (Jeanine Mason) realizes that she can’t save everyone she loves — and with Max (Nathan Dean) facing immediate danger, she and Isobel must make a heart-wrenching choice. Meanwhile, Michael (Michael Vlamis) finds himself caught up in the conflict between Jesse (Trevor St. John) and Alex (Tyler Blackburn) once again, even as Maria’s (Heather Hemmens) life hangs in the balance elsewhere, and Kyle (Michael Trevino) faces a moral dilemma when the enemy requires medical attention. Jeffrey Hunt directed the episode written by Christopher Hollier & Carina Adly MacKenzie (#213). Original airdate 6/15/2020.

DETAILS:

The episode opens with Isobel trying to hold back the fire. They don't actually show Rosa convincing Liz to go stop the explosion. But she runs up to Isobel and explains her science:

"I have to activate the ingredients first, but once I introduce my solution to the system it should kill the cellular matrix."

Liz literally squirts the console with her "solution".

Rosa is doing CPR on Max and praying. Max wakes up just as Kyle runs up. Immediately Max directs Kyle to Flint instead of himself. It's interesting. When Max previously killed with his hand, in 1x06, he instantly knew that he killed the drifter. This time he wasn't sure (and he didn't. We eventually learn). Rosa and Kyle take Flint to the hospital.

Meanwhile Helena is saving Charlie's life.

"Jesse Manes was the only one supposed to get hurt."

Which is...not what happened. Jesse, Flint, Max, Maria...even Liz got hurt. She burned her hand on the console.

Maria is being rolled into the hospital. She got there really really fast. Cam is by her side.

Liz is still squirting her solution onto the console. It turns red. Liz asks Isobel to get people away but Isobel refuses to leave Liz alone.

Jesse, Greg, Michael, and Alex are still mid-standoff.

"Gregory, listen. You and I have had our differences in the past, but you should stand with me now."

"You're not well, Dad."

Jesse hits Gregory with the atomizer and appears to knock him out. He tries to shoot Michael, but Alex tackles him.

"Guerin, get the atomizer! Get it away from my brother!"

"Alex, I can't."

Jesse gets the upper hand in the fistfight with Alex and steals Alex's gun. Turns to shoot Michael again.

Liz makes more solution and squirts more of it on the console. This time it starts to crack. Isobel pulls Liz to safety and the console shrivels and dies.

The dying console just doesn't work as well in still form, so @maxortecho giffed it for me! Thank you!! 😘

Max runs up to them.

"You disabled it. You saved everyone."

"Is Flint dead? Did you kill him?"

He looks at Liz with some heavy heart eyes for her being the hero. She looks at him with fear.

Back to the Maneses and Michael. Jesse has a gun on Michael. Michael has the atomizer.

"Drop it, Guerin. Drop it!"

There's a gunshot. Jesse Manes falls and Michael has blood on his face. Gregory shot Jesse from behind.

"I should have defended you from him a long time ago."

"There are no more Manes men left."

Jesse dies.

Indeterminant time jump. Liz is late for work.

"Sorry, Javi. I just...I haven't really been sleeping."

"You've said that every day since CrashCon. You still having nightmares? …Did you read the papers this morning."

"Oh, I've kind of been trying to avoid the papers."

"Did you hear about that veteran who died at the carnival? They're going to have a parade, build a statue. Did you know he was disabled?"

Customers at the counter are discussing CrashCon:

"The CrashCon discourse is saying aliens invaded and killed the guy."

"That should be good for tourism."

"Newspaper said it was smoke inhalation though."

"He was making sure all the kids got out safely and the smoke overwhelmed him."

"We need more people like him."

Soooo much to unpack here. And most of it is addressed by Helena and Rosa's exchange at the end of the episode. But the big question to me is… who is spreading the rumors and covering this up? Is it Flint? Is he even well enough to take the lead on that? Is it someone else with Project Shepherd that we haven't met? The mayor? I mean, Jesse was shot! There was a lot of blood! Plus, remember what happened in 1x11 and 1x12: it's a small town. People notice gunshots.

Liz goes to take a table's order and, surprise! It's Diego. Who had gone back to Denver after CrashCon. He brought Dr. Margot Meyerson to Roswell to meet Liz.

Michael is visiting Maria at the hospital:

"What are you doing?"

"Oh they cut your bracelet off during surgery. How are you? You look better."

"Liz has been dropping by every day to inject me with witch serum."

"Ooh the synthetic nucleotide excision repair genomogenate? We're lucky you're only part alien, otherwise there wouldn't have been enough left of you for her to save."

"Listen, do you think you could use your telekinesis to open this box? Mimi left it when she visited. It's a family heirloom, but she forgot the key."

"Mimi hasn't exactly been leading you in the right direction lately. Her psychic visions led you toward a bomb instead of away from it. Seeing you like that -- all sick and pale and quiet -- I started praying."

Max and Isobel are at Max's house. Isobel is studying the photos of the console and alien symbols.

"I wish I understood why Louise and Nora would spend a year building an alien weapon of mass destruction."

"I don't think it was a bomb. I think it's a communication device. It's like a remote, you know, it just happens to be combustible."

"Are you mad at me, Max? Did I do something wrong? Is it that we're not related, or are you upset about the abortion? Because I…"

"Whoa, hey, God no."

"Because you're not talking to me."

"You're not the only one. I didn't want everyone to worry, you know, 'cause I've been taking some of Liz's antidote. And things are coming back to me. Little flashes, sort of, mostly. Like vague memories."

"Michael said that you kind of zoned out when you touched that alien bomb...remote thing. Did it trigger a memory?"

"When I touched the console, I heard whispers that I could almost understand. All right, it's like the same with those symbols. I mean it's like their meaning is just beyond reach. Except for one word. I took this from Graham Green's display at CrashCon. See that? It's an aerial photo of some crop circles from Roswell in 1948. This farm belonged to a guy called Jones. Pretty sure it says savior... This is my name. Maybe that means you and Michael's parents weren't the only ones that survived the crash. Right, maybe I had a family too. You know, maybe my mom was just across town."

"Max. I really wish that you could just focus on the present. You know, I mean, as a recently deceased man, I really feel like you should be enjoying the simple pleasures in life, you know, like reading nerdy books, the smell of leather, and that feeling when you wake up before your alarm and the person you love is still asleep and they're kind of snoring a little bit. It's like the best thing that ever happened to you. Stuff like that."

"I want all those things too. But I feel like if I only know half of myself, I'm only half living. And I know you understand that, Iz, because I've watched you this year become your entire self. And it is so beautiful. Okay, I am not at all mad at you. Are you kidding me? I am so proud of you. I am so proud that you're my sister."

Michael and Alex in the shed. For all that the shed is such a key location in this show's canon this is the first time we've seen it since 1x06.

"Maria made me bring food over. I gave it to Gregory. Seems to be holding up okay."

"Everything my family touches turns to crap. My dad used to talk about how my Grandpa Harlan built this she'd with his bare hands when he was, like, seventy. For a long time it was my safest space. And the one night my dad destroyed it."

"You're right. This place sucks."

Michael and Alex start destroying the shed. In the next scene Michael breaks a floorboard revealing a skeleton. The skeleton is wearing dog tags, so Alex grabs them. In his shirt pocket Michael spots and grabs the key to Maria's box. The tags say Eugene Manes III. So this is Tripp's body. Which confirms for Alex that his grandfather killed Tripp.

Max and Liz are walking in the plaza.

"I don't understand the violence, Max. Flint could have had brain damage given how long he wasn't breathing. You risked your life to hurt him and he had already thrown the weapon away, Max, so why? I can't get that image out of my head. You trying to kill Alex's brother."

"I know. I snapped. Last year Noah told me that we were energized by killing and not by healing. Even then I knew he was right. I… Obviously I can usually fight that, but I guess this time my better angels just didn't show up."

"We have to stop keeping secrets from each other, Max. There's a scientist in town. She's a supervisor at Genoryx. She has a job for me in California. She's offered to sponsor my dad's citizenship. And it could put me in a position to help Rosa too. I mean, I'd be able to do a lot of good with the grant money they're offering, and I know that all sounds too good to be true, but…"

"It sounds like someone finally realizes how valuable your mind is."

"I think that a change of scenery will be so good for us. I mean, we could get a place by the beach and you could write."

"You want me to come with you?"

"Of course I do."

"Well, I mean, I just told you I have this killer instinct, and you want me to come to California with you."

"We'll figure it out. Okay? We'll figure all of it out together. Run away with me, Max Evans?"

"Anywhere."

Max goes to see Cam at work. She picks on him for getting arrested and has his mugshot as her desktop background because friends!

Max asks about Charlie.

"Yeah she texted me from a burner phone that she was all right and then she vanished again."

Max tells her that he has a doctor's appointment and then asks her to do some undercover work for him.

Michael visiting Maria at the hospital.

"So Alex thinks Harlan found out that Tripp was an alien sympathizer all that time and he offed him."

"So Mimi must have known that you would find it. That's why she left the box. Look, I know you don't trust my mom's visions, but I was the only one who could grab that atomizer and run with it. If it had been you, you'd be dead."

Maria takes off the bracelet.

"What are you doing? Maria, that prevents brain damage."

"I'm only part alien, but it is a part of me. Even if it's dangerous I can't just turn off a piece of myself."

"So I'm supposed to sit around helpless as you fade away? Maria, I cannot watch you disappear. I love you."

"I love you too."

"So can we just let this go?"

"You have it wrong. Mimi hasn't disappeared. Yes she can be inconvenient, she can make people uncomfortable, but maybe she's supposed to be an uncomfortable inconvenience that saves lives. And now I need to be inconvenient, and I don't want to be someone that hurts you. I think that we should find out what's next, apart from each other."

"Wait, so you think that if we break up, I'm gonna be able to stop caring about you?"

"I learned so much, being with you. You sacrificed yourself without hesitation when Alex needed you."

"I would have done the same for you."

"I know. I don't doubt your capacity for love, 'cause you made me so happy this year. And I loved being someone that made you happy. I just think that we should leave it be, before I wonder if someone else could make you happier. Open the box, Guerin. Let's see what comes next.

Skip forward to the Crashdown where Michael has the box in a booth with Alex and Isobel. He opens the box and pulled out a journal, which they in turn read aloud.

I did a separate post on the journal's content and the Tripp and Nora flashbacks here:

Kyle visits Steph in the hospital

"What do you think will happen?"

"What do you mean?"

"When I die, idiot."

"You know, Socrates thought that death was a blessing, because only one of two things could happen. Either consciousness ceases, and it's like falling into a dreamless sleep. Or you go to where all who have died before you have gone. Your loved ones, people you admire. If you lived a good and just life, you will be surrounded by goodness and justice, in a place without fear. Sorry. I thought a lot about this when my dad passed, so I…"

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry that I'm putting you through this again."

"No...I want to be here."

Liz interrupts them. She clearly wasn't expecting Kyle to be there and comments on Max's appointment. Kyle gets up to leave.

Diego and Margot are talking in the Wild Pony:

"I was very impressed with her work when we first pursued her, but when I met her today, not so much."

"Why? 'Cause she had a little ketchup on her uniform?"

Undercover!Jenna staggers up to them and spills her drink on them, tells Margot that she's beautiful, and plants a listening device.

"Anyway I think we should move on."

"Okay, wait a sec. Liz has been working on something recently, but she signed this NDA. Although I guess she can't be blamed if we took a peek, you know? Without permission."

The line that will haunt me for the next year. Kyle to Max while showing him what appears to be chest X-rays.

"You know what I'm saying here, right Max?"

Cameron calls:

"You were right. It is too good to be true. Diego just told some woman he can get her access to Liz's lab. He must have followed her there."

"Well, there's a security system."

"The way he's talking, it sounded like Diego's pretty certain he can get access. They just left here, Evans. You need to tell Liz to get anything incriminating out of there - now."

Max arrives at the lab and immediately sees that the security system was manufactured by Genoryx. He uses his powers to break the system and get into the lab. He quickly searches through all of Liz's records and then pours what appears to be gas or lighter fluid or some other flammable substance all over the place and then uses his powers to set a fire.

He listens to the notes on Liz's recorder, which by the way has 22 minutes of recording on it. Some of what we hear:

This is my record of the dissection of specimen NB.

... immunoglobulin harvested from alien DNA can be transferred to a human recipient.

Commence dissection of the dorsal side of the spinal nerve.

I hypothesize that the female specimen's plasma…

Bracken's seminal cells indicate a pH level double that of a human counterpart.

I'm now extracting the grey matter to measure alien voxel signals.

Note that Max doesn't seem to have any chest pain this time when he uses his powers.

Right as Diego and Margot show up the lab explodes.

Max comes home to find Michael and Isobel waiting for him. He's clearly exhausted and upset after the lab.

"Can whatever this is wait until tomorrow?"

"Jones? That's the guy who grew the crop circles in the shape of my name."

"Nope. We spent the day reading Tripp Manes' journal. Caffeinate, Max... Okay, so, when I asked Sanders about this photo of Nora, he said he didn't know whose hand this was. He was all, Mr. Bernhardt, Mr. Jones, Old Man Gibbons. Could've been anybody."

"Ten points to Hufflepuff."

"So in October '48, Nora decided not to finish building the ship with Louise. She decided to go to the reservation with Tripp."

"But then little Walt convinced her to go to the fall festival, where after successfully avoiding him for a year, she finally ran into the alien stowaway who had crashed the ship. He'd been masquerading as a farmer."

"Mr. Jones."

"Tripp saw Jones approach Nora, and he recognized him from the night of the crash, but he didn't have a chance to ask Nora about it before Harlan called for a raid on the farm."

"Yeah. And after the massacre, Jones was never heard from again. Crop circles were all that was left."

"If you were in hiding, why would you grow corn in the shape of an alien symbol?"

"Maybe they just grew that way. It's the same way that this symbol just shows up everywhere, you know?"

Michael reveals his tattoo and it's the first time Max has seen it.

"Wait, when did..?"

"Oh, I got it when we weren't sure if you were coming back. It didn't feel like it was ever gonna be the same again."

"All right. There. Now can we all cowboy up and focus, please? Let's feel our feelings after we've solved the mystery of the unknown alien. After the raid on the farm, Nora was held by Project Shepherd."

Note...not actually accurate. Michael didn't get the tattoo until Max was out of surgery.

See Journal and Flashbacks post for the flashback.

Jenna and Charlie reunite. Relevant quote to remember:

Liz and Rosa find the destroyed lab. Liz sees the fractal burn that indicates that Max is the one that destroyed it.

"I fought so hard to become who I am, and I just trade her in every time I get scared? No. I don't want to be on the run anymore."

Back to Max's house:

"Whatever happened to that thing that she and Louise were building out in the desert? I mean, did she ever tell him where it was or what it was?"

"Nope. And when Tripp asked Louise about it, she was silent."

Liz walks in and interrupts.

"Why'd you do it, Max?"

They go into the bedroom to fight.

"I'd been asking you for weeks to clear out that lab, okay? I knew it wasn't safe."

"Alex installed a military-grade security system."

"A system designed by Genoryx, okay? Diego could have hacked it. He could already know everything."

"And his nefarious plan is to what? Set us up with a condo in L.A.? Give my family a second chance?"

"Okay, I have a family to protect too."

"Yes, and you could have stopped Diego without destroying a year of my work!"

"I had to act fast."

"So your first instinct was to go with the one method that would break my heart?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking about your heart when I'm staring at jars with Noah's liver and his brain. I mean, what else did you harvest from us, Liz?"

"Those are just cells. I wasn't hurting anyone. I don't know what you thought love was gonna be like when we were 17, but it isn't just sunsets and horseback rides."

"You can't put this all on me. Okay you were sneaking around behind my back…"

"I apologized. I stopped. Max, you died this year. I was all alone because of a choice that you made, but still every single thing I did was for you and about you and with you. So when you were back, when I could finally touch you. When I could finally breathe. I needed to take just one moment to remember where I end and where you begin. To just be whole in who I am. I am a scientist. I am fighting for something that is bigger than me. I am trying to leave this world a better place. And I am in love with you. And right now, I hate it."

Liz leaves and Max takes another dose of the antidote.

Time jump. No idea how long or what has happened in between. Liz and Rosa on the Crashdown roof saying goodbyes.

"Dad is checking your oil and making sure you have enough chile...also you left this in our room. Mom's been texting."

"Trying to come up with a better response than, go duck yourself… You should come with me. The Ortecho sisters take California."

"I wish. But I can't. I'm going back to rehab tonight. I want to see the program through. Sorry."

"Don't be. It's the best possible thing you could have said."

"You know… Max should be your road trip buddy. You love him. You're gonna forgive him. Besides, we both know if you try to leave town without him again, he's just gonna show up with some big, grand romantic gesture to stop you."

Open mic night at the Pony. Alex and Kyle have a drink together.

"So how does it feel to have your father's murder officially avenged?."

"Feels like my dad's still dead. Flint should be okay. He'll live to become the new Jesse Manes."

"No he won't. I'm not gonna let it happen."

"After everything you still believe in redemption?"

"Well, I have a pretty good example of it right in front of me."

Alex sings his song. Michael, Isobel, Greg, and Forrest are all there listening.

Flash to Kyle going to Steph's hospital room. The bed is empty...because she's up doing her makeup, her hands steady.

"Your hands are better. Did they give you morphine?"

"I woke up this morning feeling incredible. Look at my chart. My numbers are up. It's a miracle."

"Or just really good science."

Liz is preparing to leave, her suitcase beside her in the empty Crashdown as she stands at the juke box one last time. Kyle runs in.

"What you did was reckless. And dangerous. And unethical, Liz. Thank you."

Back at the Wild Pony, Michael watches Forrest listening to Alex sing. He turns to leave. Isobel tries to stop him.

"It's a sad story, me and Alex. I have to walk away so we can start a new one someday. It's not our time right now."

"But it will be."

"I think so."

Rosa walks up to a bar. She hesitates before going in, her hands shaking.

Liz buckles into her car, ready to leave. She looks in the rearview window and waits. She's clearly expecting Max to come. But he's at home studying his alien symbols. She gives in and pulls away, leaving Roswell. Her season ends with her looking out over the ocean.

Alex finishes his song and Greg and Forrest are still there and are proud of him.

"Well, damn. How do you feel?"

"Like I just sang a song about a guy in front of a bunch of cowboys, and...I don't care."

"Oh, lucky guy, with a song like that."

"Yeah it was a long time ago…can I?"

Alex and Forrest kiss.

Rosa walks into the bar. Helena is there.

"If you came to tell me what I did wrong, your sister already texted."

"Did you get what you wanted, Mom? Is your score finally settled?"

"No. I wanted everyone to see Jesse Manes humiliated and weak. I wanted him to die knowing shame. But the papers say it was a tragedy. People like him - bad white men - they die heroes, no matter what they've done. People like us - we die villains."

"Yeah I know. I've done it. But I also got a second chance. So I get to leave a different legacy. The last time that I saw you, I said that I hated you. That's not true. I love you, Mom."

"I love you too, mija."

"I also told you to leave and I was right about that. Liz was free and it should have stayed that way. Manes is gone. There is no revenge to be had. No closure and no redemption. Don't come back, mom. Don't bother Liz again. I really hope you get better. Maybe you can have a second chance too."

Another possible time jump. Michael and Isobel pull up to where Max is out in the desert.

"How'd you guys find me?"

"Freaky twin thing. What's going on?"

"I took more of the antidote. Sorry, I should have called you guys."

"Save it. We are sick of being pissed at you for being so obnoxiously yourself. Why you look so scared?"

Pod Squad is investigating a cave. There's a door or opening covered by alien text with the alien symbol on it. It sorta looks like there's something behind it.

"Um, well, when I touched the alien console at the fair, something happened. I heard whispers that I couldn't understand...until now. I think when I touched it I unlocked something... Like a cage? The whispers led me here. I know it sounds crazy, but would you guys help me find a tunnel?"

"It's sealed up."

"I feel like we should learn more before we just busy that door open."

"Yeah, you're probably right."

There's a knocking sound and a voice calls out.

"Help! Is someone there?"

"If Max unlocked something at CrashCon, whoever that is has been down here for days without…"

"I need water. Please."

"There has to be three."

Note that we now know which symbol represents each of them.

The door shatters and they all react (Isobel's face is priceless).

We flash back to the mysterious stowaway/alien hoodie dude/Jones. Louise fighting him. Now we can see that it's Max. Nora kneeling after the crash with the hand on her shoulder. It's Max's face. He attacks/burns the military men/Hector Valenti.

The stowaway/Jones looks exactly like Max. Only with a really bad beard.

"Howdy partner."

MUSIC:

1. Hootie & The Blowfish "Time"

2. Tyler Rich "Leave Her Wild"

3. Clay Rigdon "That Kinda Kiss"

4. Marc Danziesen "See Yourself"

5. Gloria Hart and Art Kassel "Frankie And Johnny"

6. The Score "Legend"

7. Sarah May Byrom "Rhythm Of A Memory"

8. Tyler Blackburn "Would You Come Home"

9. The Well Pennies "The Echo And The Shadow"

10. Valerie Broussard "Dark Side"

#roswell new mexico #rnm season 2 #details #episode details #long post #rnm 213 #mr. jones

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hermannsthumb · 5 years

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would you consider writing something where newt and hermann start hearing one another's thoughts? at first they think they're just fried out from drifting with a dying kaiju brain, but NOPE. surpriseeee you guys are legit in each other's heads.

THIS TROPE IS SOOOO FUN id totally be down to writing a longer version of this eventually

Newt’s in the shower when he becomes distinctly aware his thoughts are not his own.

He lets it slide at first. Chalks it up to over-exhaustion. It’s been a long day, after all, sun-up through sun-down, Newt having spent it running this way and that way and finding kaiju brains and drifting with them and nearly being eaten (he’ll process that trauma later), and all he really wants to do is get all this grime off of himself. Most of it of questionable origin, some probably toxic. A hot shower, and he’ll finish off the bag of candy he has stowed in his bottom desk drawer in celebration, and then maybe pound on Hermann’s door for a bit until Hermann lets him in and they can…he doesn’t know, kiss or gossip or something. Hopefully kiss. Man, he wants to kiss Hermann. He’s wanted to kiss Hermann all night. He’s wanted to kiss Hermann before tonight, if he’s being honest.

Newt’s reaching for the bar of soap, and his train of thought derails from that bag of candy in his desk and cozying on up to Hermann in his big, comfortable bed (Newt’s seen it exactly once, and damn, if he doesn’t want to test it out, preferably with Hermann present) and kissing Hermann’s big, weird lips, to thoughts of his medication. Has he taken it today? He hasn’t. His blazer needs a wash–he’s bled on it, he’s sure–and he’ll need to dispose of the handkerchief in his pocket (it’s likely salvageable, but he’s not sure he wants to bother salvaging it).

Newt stops reaching for the soap. “Huh,” he says.

I think I’ll need a shower, he also thinks. And sleep.

Newt knows he needs a shower, because he’s in the shower. He also knows that he’s fucking exhausted, and that he and Hermann literally melded minds today. He’s probably just….remembering some of Hermann’s thoughts from ages ago, because these thoughts are, indeed, distinctly Hermann-esque. Nothing to get hung up about, though. It’ll fade. Newt carries on with his nice shower like nothing happened.

When he’s finished toweling his hair, he puts on pajamas and does finish off the rest of that candy (he earned it) and then decides to run down and bother Hermann. They’d parted so quickly earlier, after Hermann had shyly initiated that hug; Newt didn’t have the time to do half the stuff he wanted to do with him. Hug him a little more. Or–you know–Newt just really, really wants to kiss the guy.

Hermann answers his door in a few knocks. To Newt’s surprise, he’s also toweling his hair. He looks worn-out, exhausted, but his face brightens when he sees Newt. “Newton,” he says. “Hello. Do you need something?”

Red iris. They match. They also match in their chosen sleepwear: old sweatpants, older t-shirt. Newt’s never seen Hermann in sweatpants before. He likes it.

“Uh,” Newt says. “Uh. Yes, I do.” His own shower comes back to him. “Hey, Hermann. Did you, uh, take your pain meds today?”

Hermann furrows his brow. “No,” he says. “I’ve only just remembered to. Why do you ask?”

“No reason,” Newt says.

Hermann invites him in. They don’t kiss, yet, but Hermann does wrap Newt in his arms and falls asleep spooning him, and Newt falls asleep being spooned, which is nice. A step above their usual violent animosity.

Newt wakes up in Hermann’s arms, too, facing him this time, their noses bumping. Hermann is watching him with sleepy eyes. Beautiful, Newt thinks he hears Hermann say, and Newt blinks blearily a few times and smiles. He squeezes Hermann’s bicep affectionately. “Thanks,” he says.

He can’t make out the fine details of Hermann’s features without his glasses, but he can make out enough to see Hermann’s brows crease with a frown. “Pardon?” he says.

Okay. Playing dumb. Probably too shy to repeat it aloud. “Nothing,” Newt says. Very carefully, he plants a kiss on Hermann’s mouth. “I think you’re beautiful, too, Hermann.” Even if Hermann is…a little blurry, at the moment.

Hermann startles at the kiss, but to Newt’s surprise, his frown only deepens afterwards. “Er. Newton. I didn’t say–”

“Hm?” Newt leaves another tiny kiss, this time at the corner of Newt’s mouth.

“Nevermind,” Hermann says, quickly, and he cups the side of Newt’s face and begins kissing him back.

They stay in bed until late afternoon, lazing around, occasionally touching the other’s hair or cheek or arms, when Hermann–surprisingly not Newt–finally becomes antsy. “Aw, come on,” Newt says, watching Hermann pull on a fresh pair of ugly slacks and a coordinating ugly button-up. He struggles to sit up, Hermann’s pristine bedsheet falling from his chest. “Don’t you wanna–” He waggles his eyebrows. “–fool around a little?”

“We have work,” Hermann says, shortly.

“What work?” Newt says. He fumbles at the bedside until he finds his half-shattered glasses and crams them on his face. “We kinda won. We don’t have anymore work. C’mon, get back here.”

He can’t mean it, he thinks. He doesn’t really want me.

And, Newt’s used to self-deprecating thoughts barging in uninvited and all–especially when it comes to Hermann–but this is a whole other ballpark. It’s not even relevant. They’re not Newt’s thoughts, even unwanted. Hermann’s earlier remark (I didn’t say…) comes back to Newt.

“Dude,” Newt says, and this time he sits up much straighter. “Holy shit. I think I’m reading your mind.”

Hermann doesn’t act as surprised as Newt expected. If anything, he looks embarrassed. “Oh, dear,” he says, and drops his hand from his half-buttoned shirt. “I was worried about that.”

“You were worried about that?”

“Well,” Hermann says. “I was certainly…thinking a lot of strange thoughts. Mostly about–myself.” He turns pink. Newt recalls the several minutes he spent debating what it’d be like to kiss Hermann in the shower the previous night. “But I assumed it was after-effects of our drift. That it would fade overnight.”

It didn’t, they think at the same time. And isn’t that weird?

Newt can’t be embarrassed like Hermann, though, because, well–

“This is the coolest thing that’s ever happened to us,” Newt says. Even cooler than drifting with a kaiju to save the world. He screws up his eyes and thinks very hard; distantly, he can…overhear? Hermann’s thoughts about how dumb Newt looks. “Okay. What number am I thinking of?”

“Sixty-nine,” Hermann says, immediately, and–grinning delightedly–Newt opens his eyes in time to catch Hermann’s eyeroll. “Though, strictly speaking, I don’t think I needed to read your mind to know that.”

“Haha, yeah,” says Newt. “This is some X-Men shit. I love it. It’s so awesome.”

Is it? Hermann thinks, skeptical.

“It is,” Newt asserts. “Oh, hold on.” It is, he thinks. Testing, testing. Can you read me? Hermann Gottlieb is a hottie.

Hermann winces. “Ugh. You’re giving me a headache.”

“Come back to bed,” Newt repeats. I’ll kiss it better, he thinks.

Hermann grumbles, but he hooks his cane on his bedpost and slips back under the covers. They’ll figure this all out later. Right now, Newt’s kind of enjoying it.

#newmann #maria's fanfiction tag #Anonymous

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yevheniiasworld · 5 years

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Most beautiful

I was bored, scrolling through fanart and this came to mind so here it is.

Knockout is the most beautiful rose bush in the Decepticon garden, his roses were always reder bigger and brighter he even smells better than the rest. But he never got the respect he deserves because he was planted at the very edge and was open to outsiders like thouse puny Autobugs. But KO didn't let anyone to land on his beautiful petals not even for Cons inside the garden, he allowed a couple ladybugs (they're like pets) to eat off the parasites and he welcomes birds to snatch of thouse nasty caterpillares from his leaves before they started nibbling him. There was one exception, Breakdown, he was someone spatial for Knockout there was something magnetic about him, he seemed well grounded.

They had a connection, something spatial between them, and now it's gone... he's gone.

After that KO became quiet, more outcast than usual. It reflected on his health, he barely even blooms nowadays, not to mention smile.

One day he complained to his favorite ladybug about that self absobed narcissus Starscream when a voice spoke to him.

???: Are you alright?

KO: Oh it's you, one of thouse Autobugs. Of course i'm alright now shoo.

???: Sorry, it just looked like you needed someone to talk to, someone who can respond.

KO: *Intense glare*

BB: By the way i'm Bumblebee but friends call me Bee or BB.

KO: I get it your a bee but I can only imagine what bumble stands for. *laughs to mock him*

BB: It's actually a funny story you see when I just arrived bla bla bla bla bla bla bla

KO: ~Oh Prime he's completely serious about this let's be friends situation, and he talks so much~

BB: bla bla bla, and that is how i got my name.

KO: Unbelievable.

BB: I know right, if i didn't live through that situation myself i would never believe that something like that can actually happen.

From that day on Bumblebee came to visit Knockout every day and "annoy" him with all thouse silly stories. Before noticing it KO giggled here and there at Bees jokes and stories his smile made him all tingly inside and thouse eyes, Prime the sky itself isn't as blue as his eyes and his voice is sooooo smooth almost as smooth as his petals.

Soon problems started to pop up, firstly KOs branches started to reach towards the border of the garden at first he could control them but it became harder day by day. Second, BB started to appear more and more late to their meetings and every time he seems to be more exhausted than before. And lastly, Cons were not fond of KOs little visitor, Starscream even arranged a couple "dates" with other local bees and made it obvious if KO won't put a stop to these meet ups with BB he will.

He has to push the little bee away before it's too late, before someone gets hurt. He'll do it today.

BB: Sorry i'm late, you can't imagine what happened... is everything alright.

KO: We need to talk Bee *tone more serios than usual*

BB: Sure.

KO: You need to stop coming here your endless stories give me a headache and i don't want to be seen with an Autobug, rumors are spreading.

BB: I knew this day would come, and before you say something let me finish. I love you Knockout for a long time already, i fell for you last spring when Breakdown was still around and you were at full blossom and i i-i thought that as long as you're happy i'll be fine, but when i saw you stop smiling my chest ached so much.

KO: (,,•́ . •̀,,)

BB: A-a-and when collected all my courage to talk to you all i could say was gibberish. With every day that we spent together my feeling became deeper and deeper, i love your voice and you can't imagine how sexy you are when you speak French, and when you giggle at my jokes my heart beats so hard and loud i thought the whole garden heard.

~silence~

KO: Bee, you have to go, please leave.

~ 3 Days later

BB stopped comming as asked, but now Knockout understood how hard he fell for him, how much he yearned for the little bee.

KO: hmmm, Bumblebee what a pity i didn't listen to your story about this silly nickname... (。﹏。)

???: Hi KO why the long face

KO: Σ(゜゜) and you are?

???: And they say you don't have a sense of humor. Starscream told me about your feelings towards me so lets not waste time and get to business.

KO: What!!! No! Leave me! I don't want to!!! ~somebody! anybody! please help!!! Bumblebee i'm sorry~

BB: HE SAID HE DOESN'T WANT TO!!!

Yelled Bumblebee as he knocked the other guy unconscious. He checked if he was out cold and turned to Knockout.

BB: are you alright, did he hurt you, should i go for backup!

KO pulls Bee in for a kiss.

(just go with the flow)

KO: Finally, so it takes a kiss to make you quiet.

BB: Yes, i mean no, i mean... wow

KO: Now you listen to me. I've been thinking over your confession and thought it needed a proper respond. Bumblebee ever since you appeared in my life my days became brighter you brought laughter back into my life. I want you to be a part of my life and I want to be a part of your life. What do you say?

BB: Yes, that is the best option... That sounded soooo cheesy.

KO: Well look who's talking.

warning NSFW

#knockout #bumblebee #kobb #transformers prime #tfp #i can't believe i wrote this on my phone #my writing

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