#this may or may not be inspired by irl events :)

[omgeto]

best friend!gojo who acts super cool and nonchalant when you’re around others, but his stomach forms knots of nervousness on the inside, when he’s just around you.

“what are you doing?” your say, your voice merely above a whisper as you feel your head being turned to face your best friend, distracting your attention from the movie being played.

gojo pauses, and you can practically hear him gulp as his fingers still, holding your chin. but his internal voice (which is actually the voice of geto) tells him to just do it, and he does. he pulls you into a kiss that is so soft and slow you practically crumble in his hold, you didn’t know what spurred his actions but you knew that they felt right.

as you finally pull away from each other your lips plump, your breath laboured, he smiles. “I’ve been wanting to do that for the longest time”

#hmmm is this inspired by irl events MAYBE #but best friends to lovers 🤮🤮🤮 can’t stand the trope but #that is my current life arc #so I must write about it #this may or may not be an exact replica of how I spent my Sunday night #actually no it’s not #my Sunday night wasn’t as smooth as y/ns #★ — emptalkshit!

[fookingmuffins]

I want to write something so bad but im stuck in one part and i dont want to start something else until im done with the other thing aaaaaaa

#james potter x reader #its a cute fic inspired by labyrinth by taylor swift that may be based on irl events #its been in my drafts for a hot minute but i dont want to finish it like it finished irl cause thats depressing

[bambisnc]

he's the one that's livin' in my system baby! [03]

pairing : roommate!sungchan x reader WE BACK GUYS genre : flufff cw/tw : food mentions + reader is sick and overworks themself :/ dont do this bbgs (gn) wc : 0.4k!

you're sick. in the head, yes, but also physically.

maybe it wasn't the best idea to stand in the rain to buy a newly released mint chocolate sundae; which surprisingly had a lot of fans who were out for blood.

apparently though, they'd all been much better prepared than you - meaning that they had checked the weather app and brought along a plethora of umbrellas and raincoats galore.

you however, had not, and hence here you were. starting off spring and your vacation from uni with a cold.

the image of your roommate sungchan's butterflies in the tummy inducing smile as he noticed the green dessert was the only thing that kept you going.

through all the piles of extra credit work you'd brought onto yourself. through the aches and the tiredness. and through not having seen him since the morning.

and hence, here you are : in a feverish (pun intended) haze; hunched over your laptop, mindlessly slaving over a word document.

-

"wasn't there a saying which spoke about idiots not catching colds?" a voice startles you awake. you .. fell asleep? of course you fell asleep.

you mumble sleepily, "you're the idiot..."

the voice easily responds, "well you know, that may be right! it's not me who with a fever of 102.5 degrees."

"a ... fever?"

"mhm. oh and you're overworking yourself on top of that! that's obviously very helpful."

your attempt to defend yourself comes out rather weakly owing to your sleep addled senses, "i need to get this finished by today.."

"no you don't. i called professor hong - he's really such a sweet guy - who mentioned something about this not being due for 2 weeks."

you're left a bit speechless at that. you really need to make it a habit to double check things, don't you? weather app notifications, project deadlines, etc....

you feel your arms being moved gently. before you can ask when he came back or even display your slight shock at his appearance, you find yourself lifted up completely in sungchan's arms.

"i didn't want you to get me the ice-cream yn. nothing's worth your health," he says in a voice barely above a whisper.

you can hear his heartbeat from where your head rests on his chest. it's comforting.

"i wanted us to go there. together."

oh.

your sickness-hazed brain barely allows you to able to string together any words for an appropriate response before he reaches his room and lays you down on his bed.

"sleep." sungchan tucks his covers around you in a comfortable way. "you need more rest."

but when he seems to get up from the side of the bed, you can't help but grip onto the hem of his shirt, hoping it gets your message across.

it does, of course it does.

he smiles; and oh, you think, maybe this was worth it.

notes : super inspired by irl events. i.e. im sick. in spring. vacations. cryinf. + [series m.list] [m.list] song rec : !!! BOX BY NCT DREAM yes ik this has nothing related to it BUT STILL STREAM SMOOTHIE

#order's up~! 📋⋆𐙚 #cakes.♡︎🥮 #[he's the one that's livin' in my system baby! 𓏲 ๋࣭ ࣪ ˖🎐] #pic creds : kxaesthetics + dic creds : benkeibear #sungchan x reader #jung sungchan #sungchan #riize #riize x reader #riize imagines #riize fanfic #riize fluff #riize fics #jung sungchan x reader #jung sungchan angst #jung sungchan fluff #sungchan fluff #riize scenarios #riize sungchan #kpop imagines #kpop #kpop x reader #kpop fanfic #kpop fluff #kpop scenarios

[andorerso]

INTRODUCING REBELCAPTAIN SMUT WEEKEND MONTH

I'd made a promise to make something smutty, and I'm here to keep that promise. In the legacy of the much beloved Rebelcaptain Smut Weekend, I'm organizing a Rebelcaptain Smut Weekend Month! Since I felt like a single weekend was just not enough time for all the smutty goodness, I thought why not do four weekends instead? This gives us more to look forward to and more time to create.

SCHEDULE: the event will run during May, every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (so that means May 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, and 24-26)

RULES

✩ the obvious ones: your creation has to be about Jyn and Cassian, and since it's a smut themed month, it should be at least a little spicy!

✩ I'll be using the tag rcsmutmonth for organization. feel free to tag your creations with it too so we can all find each other's works!

✩ no sign-ups required, anyone can participate. if you see a prompt you like, and you want to make something for it, go ahead!

✩ any type of fanwork is welcome! fanfic, fanart, gifset, graphics, rec lists... you name it.

✩ I provided nine prompts for each weekend as inspiration, but don't feel constricted if you don't like them. the point of this event is to encourage more smutty content for our beloved ship, so if you have other ideas in mind, go for it! as for the prompts, use as many as you like and mix them up if you want to.

✩ generally, I encourage you guys to post on the weekend, but don't feel bad if you can't get it done on time. this is a low-commitment, low-pressure event. we're all busy irl so if you're lagging a little behind, post it anyway! we'll be happy to see it whenever it's ready <3

✩ tag appropriately! if triggers or kinks appear in your work, don't forget to list them.

✩ any other questions, thoughts, ideas? let me know! this is my first time organizing such an event, so I'm sure I'm forgetting something

PROMPTS UNDER THE CUT

✩ May 3-5

last night on earth sex ┃ distraction ┃ "Touch me already."

sex pollen ┃ aphrodisiac ┃ "Tell me how much you want me."

"we're alive" sex ┃ birthday ┃ "I want you to take whatever you need from me."

✩ May 10-12

wet dream ┃ forbidden┃ "Want me to stop?" "Don't you dare."

hate/angry sex ┃ favor ┃ "We can wait if you want-" "We've waited long enough."

praise kink ┃ possessive ┃ "Tell me I'm the one. Tell me there's no one else."

✩ May 17-19

orgasm denial ┃ strip ┃ "Do I need to tie you up?"

snowed in ┃ undercover ┃ "Convince me this is real."

under the stars ┃ uniform ┃ "Say my name. I want to hear you say it."

✩ May 24-26

make-up sex ┃ elevator ┃ "I can’t get off unless I’m thinking about you."

accidental voyeurism ┃ sparring ┃ "Think we'll get caught?"

reunion sex ┃ honeymoon ┃ "On your knees, Captain/Sergeant."

#rebelcaptain #therebelcaptainnetwork #dailyrebelcaptain #rcsmutmonth #swfandomevents #rogue one #jyn erso #reblogs appreciated even if you don't plan to participate #let's spread the word <3 #im weirdly nervous i've never done anything like this before #cassian andor #my number one

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Regarding the great seven, did they win in Twisted Wonderland? Like, for example, did Jafar became sultan and the current royal family of the Scalding Sands are his descendants? Did Aladdin die because of him?

No, that's (largely) not the case! Twisted Wonderland is simply a world in which the characters we know of irl as villains that did heinous stuff are just viewed in Twisted Wonderland as historical figures who contributed greatly to society. It's no different than how we may study our own historical figures and their accomplishments in social studies/history class.

While we do hear stories about the Great Seven and their powers, we rarely hear stories which would imply they somehow "won" in the end as opposed to the heroes. For example, Jasmine and Aladdin are implied to still very much be in love, as Jamil tells the tale of a street rat that married a princess. (If Jafar had "won", wouldn't he have been the one to marry the princess?) However, there ALSO exists a tale concurrent to that one in which we're told the Sorcerer of the Sands revealed that someone had lied about their social standing to trick a princess. There are no indications that these two stories are one and the same, so in the world of TWST it seems they're two separate instances that both draw inspiration from Aladdin. There are also no indications (ever) of the Disney heroes dying because of the Great Seven. In fact, it seems like many of them still got their original happy endings. (ADDENDUM: as a commenter pointed out, it’s also possible that multiple tales or versions of the tale came from the same initial story, something which happens irl as well.) Similarly, we know that the mermaid princess married a human prince, thus alleviating tensions between merfolk and humans with their union. This would not have been possible if Ursula had "won", as that would mean that Ariel would have reverted back to being a mermaid (or that little squishy thing Ursula has a garden of) and would "belong" to the Sea Witch forever. Ariel wouldn't have been able to stay on land and marry Eric in that state. Furthermore, Ursula may have gone on to become Queen of the Seas if Triton still intervened to save his daughter... but then why is Triton still honored as King of the Seas in the Atlantica Memorial Museum in book 3?

There are a few instances I can think of which would imply the villain "won", the main one being that Scar ruled the Pridelands as a wise and benevolent king (which is not true of The Lion King movie). I don't consider this Scar "winning", but more like... a twisted or exaggerated retelling of the actual event. For the villain to "win", that would also imply the heroes are gone or in a position to not stop them, right? Yet there are zero mentions of Mufasa or Simba being out of the picture, or even of Scar banishing family members that opposed his rule.

This all points to there being an alternate telling of history in TWST; it seems that the "evil" deeds of the Great Seven were censored and/or retold in such a way to paint them in a beneficial light, since the deeds of the traditional heroes also exist and are also considered true in Twisted Wonderland's history. (For example, Scar letting the hyenas into the Pridelands is reframed as a good thing, since he promoted the integration of a previously marginalized group into the country; Ursula is actually believed to have "mended all her ways" rather than it being a lie to deceive others.) Lilia even specifically mentions that it's possible to "change" history just by telling it a certain way.

On a related note, it seems that this year's birthday series (Platinum Jacket) will delve more into TWST's history and how the NRC boys feel or think about various classic Disney characters. I'm really looking forward to seeing how those expand the lore~

#twst #twisted wonderland #Lilia Vanrouge #Jafar #Aladdin #Ariel #Ursula #King Triton #Jasmine #Scar #Simba #Mufasa #The Lion King #The Little Mermaid #disney twisted wonderland #notes from the writing raven #question #Jamil Viper #twst theory #twst theories #twisted wonderland theories #twisted wonderland theory

[lurksunderthebed]

Ghoap Analysis/Meta (2.3)

The Evolution of GhostSoap Redux

Discussion of Ghost and Soap's relationship after "Alone" and a dive into character motivations/backstory.

Answering the 'did they' or 'did they not' question between "Alone" and "Prison Break".

Part (2.3/?)

PLEASE READ PART (2.2) FOR FULL CONTEXT

Minor mentions of mwiii (23). Practically spoiler free to that game.

Warning: very long and meandering discussion. I probably should have shortened this. But even now I still think I missed things from "Alone" 😔

Alone Discussion

I think it would be fair to say that there was much that happened in "Alone" to think about. It's undeniable that Ghost and Soap's relationship had a turning point then. The intimate backdrop of two people fighting on their own for survival with only a potentially friendly voice in your ear for help is an evocative image.

One filled with flirting and banter traded in whispers, sneaking around scared enemies who will kill you if you're too loud, getting saved by someone you largely thought disliked you, that mad dash together to get out. It's all one very compelling picture to assume something happened. Something potentially romantic in nature.

Many in fandom have speculated on the nature of Ghost and Soap's relationship post mission: "Alone" and it's hard not to, really. Let it be said that the game writers knew what they were doing then and were a bit insane for doing so in a game largely meant for the male audience.

So the glaring question remains: Did Ghost and Soap get together between "Alone" and "Prison Break" in that nebulous in-between before the pair got to Ale's safe house or the time between the safe house and the prison break?

The answer to that—using the dialogue, current motivations, and timeline sadly suggests it's most likely they did not.

Since I already spent the last post discussing what Ghost may have been thinking and his motivations in "Alone", lets look at Soap's. To do so we'll have to dive into Soap's backstory.

John "Soap" Mactavish

What we do know of his background is actually a fair bit. Definitely more than we know of Ghost that's for sure.

It goes without saying that he's proudly Scottish. From the slang to the end in '23. Soap is a born and raised Scot.

According to wiki, and the current bio from the game, Soap tried joining the military at 16. His cousin who was/is SAS inspired him. He got denied many times till he finally joined at 18 and got chosen for SAS selection in 2014.

During this time in 2014, Captain Price was his evaluator to which he handily impressed all by scoring highly in tests. Soap was the youngest to pass and got labeled "the perpetual FNG", presumably because of his precocious age.

His first mission was with Price in Russia, where the captain saved his life. Later he further distinguished himself in Urzikstan with an act of courage, earning him prestigious medals as a result. Medals such as the Victoria Cross, the Gallantry medal and the Conspicuous Gallantry medal. All three of those medals irl, are awarded specifically in acts of outstanding bravery and valour.

In 2016 at the age of 20, Soap punched a military police officer and locked him out of his car. He did not face disciplinary action for this.

In 2019, at the age of 23 we have "Flashpoint", a potential first meeting of Soap and Ghost and we see him almost disregard orders by threatening to kill Makarov.

And finally in 2022, at the age of 26 we have the events of mwii.

What does this background bio tell us of Soap?

Well we can say he's a courageous hot headed type. One that acts on impulse, to the detriment of his own career. He's stupidly, fearlessly brave. He's been awarded for that bravery and he's ridiculously young for his rank and service. He's as fiery as his explosives. He's a thundercracker and loves to talk back to authority.

Doesn't this sound familiar?

The interesting point is that we can say that this characterization holds true whether we look at the 2019 version of Soap, the 2022 version and finally the 2023 version. Soap doesn't really change. He might be a bit more jaded, but that core nature stays strong. The military shaped his life from when he was a teenager to now as an adult, but who he is as a person never changes.

That means that his motivations and personality most likely wouldn't be any different from where we see him in mwiii(23) to now during "Alone" to between "Flashpoint" in '19 - "Kill or Capture" in '22.

It also makes determining what he may have thought throughout "Alone" easier to discern as a result.

Let's imagine we are Soap and try to reason out what might have gone through his head during the mission and more importantly why.

I've already stated earlier, that Soap and Ghost probably had a prior relationship. Soap most likely prodded Ghost into responses and Ghost largely ignored it.

Soap is used to Ghost ignoring him. He expects it but is visibly disheartened (pouts) when he's cut off. At this point, he also must be used to how standoffish Ghost is.

We see it in "Kill or Capture" where its contrasted in how friendly Soap is to the marines with Ghost looking appropriately forbidding and authoritative to them, barking out orders.

In "Cartel Protection" when the LT doesn't appreciate Rudy's jokes.

In "El Sin Nombre" when Ghost noticeably doesn't join into discussions with Alejandro, Graves and Soap about infiltrating the mansion.

"Dark Waters" where he stands apart while Soap and Graves congratulate each other for averting the missile launch.

Ghost is all professionalism and silence. We see nothing of his snark, his dark humour, his dry dead pans. We do see his eyerolls and "done with life" attitude, but otherwise he's very cold.

So the events of "Alone" must be a shocker to Soap. Soap who is used to getting back nothing from Ghost suddenly now has Ghost's full attention. Honestly it felt like Ghost spent more time talking to Soap than really being worried for himself. In fact half of that mission we have Ghost already in the church tower camping away while Soap is running around ragged.

Naturally, the first thing this hot headed guy does is snark back to Ghost. The amazing thing, is that Ghost doesn't ignore Soap this time, he actually engages and matches Soap's banter.

And guess what? Soap is excited. He's intrigued and he starts off by going for Ghost's first name. To which he's suitably chased off via horribly unfunny joke.

Soap in some sense must know he went too far because he pulls back. He asks things about Ghost, he pokes but never too hard. Soap needs Ghost's help. He can't have the man get too annoyed at him. And considering their current track record, that's an actual concern.

There's a reason why Soap never addresses the nickname that Ghost made up and it has everything to do with the fact that once he does, Ghost might just stop talking to him. Soap needs Ghost to like him. His survival depends on it.

The LT has a reputation for ruthless coldness, he's a deadly killer. He's infamous in their circles and even comes with an appellation and fearsome visage. He's a mystery. His motivations are a mystery.

So Soap tries his hardest to find out if Ghost does actually like him. If not for his own curiousity and because he wants Ghost to like him, then at least for his own sake. If Ghost likes him, then that means Ghost will wait for him.

Ghost himself gives off mixed signals about what he thinks about Soap. Soap thinks Ghost might like him, but its hard to tell. Especially when Soap is distracted by enemies and all we have of Ghost are his countless implications to Soap that he is indeed the emotionless killer that everyone makes him out to be. Ghost even states outright that he barely tolerates Soap and is only doing so because he "wants one of them to survive". Seriously, what a massive liar.

Naturally, Soap takes it as it is, but probably with doubts. Soap isn't an idiot, Ghost helps him with tips, he's constantly asking for status updates. The man must sort of like him at least. But Soap also called out Ghost about them being friends and only got silence back that time. With the ensuing silence (which Soap definitely doesn't want) and every effort on that vein being redirected, it's best to leave it at that and focus on surviving. Or at least he tries.

Because Soap can't help himself, he tests the new boundaries of their relationship in other ways.

Ghost seemed to like Soap's banter. If implying that they are friends meets Soap with disdain it's best not to go further into any emotional intimacy talks. So he goes for the tried and true classic next to snark: Flirting. I don't know what it is, in the military or just in general with male dominated areas. Homoerotic undertones and gay chicken jokes seem to be king.

But this time, Ghost responds back to it, he even encourages it. And we see the flirty exchanges between them.

Does this mean that Soap actually has a crush on Ghost and that he was just using the first chance he got to go for it?

Perhaps. Soap definitely admires him (as we see in "Prison Break"). It's a very real possibility. Maybe Soap genuinely wants Ghost to like him. It's clear from all Soap's efforts to be friendly to Ghost that Soap was just waiting for the day that the LT would warm up to him. Soap strikes me as very persistent. He could be flirting with the singular goal of getting into a relationship with Ghost.

Alternatively, perhaps Soap was just joking around and the flirting was another method of coping in high stress situations.

Perhaps it's a mix of his own curiousity, disregard to authority and his own comfort in snarky jokes. We've already established that Soap in '23 is virtually indistinguishable from Soap in '19 and '22. Soap likes to banter during missions. It stands to reason that perhaps this is his way of coping in high stress situations.

What we can say, is that regardless of their personal feelings toward each other prior to this mission, if they didn't like each other before, they certainly do now.

You can tell both of them are getting a kick out of the snark, and flirting. They actively engage each other on it. They're getting to know each other personally, and finding that they can match each other on their snark level. No other person in game banters with them the way they do with each other.

It's at least a potential for more.

But the question remains. Did something physical happen between the two during the car ride to Alejandro's safe house?

It's possible. Highly unlikely though, if we consider the motivation side of things. Why?

The point remains that Soap despite flirting, is still uncertain about Ghost's motivations after the event of "Alone". We somewhat see it in how surprised he was in "Prison Break" over Ghost's declaration of teamhood status, and in how Soap pesters Ghost about their relationship. Even the flirting in dialogue at this point is within the realms of plausible deniability; it could be passed off as joking. Soap tests Ghost, but never so far as to truly push him into transforming their relationship above the comfortable limits.

I don't see Soap moving overtly into something physical unless Ghost initiates first.

Now the question is: Would Ghost initiate anything?

So now we have to reconsider Ghost's motivations. That means, you guessed it, looking at his background as well.

Simon "Ghost" Riley

We don't know much about his backstory. The official bio says he was born in Manchester, UK. He presumably went under officer training as part of the SAS.

At some point Ghost met Price before Ghost's insistence on hiding his identity/face, due to his later comments in "Ghost Team". Ghost trusts Price and more or less implies it in "Alone". Price is the only other character allowed to reference Ghost as "Simon" by the LT himself.

Interestingly enough it was stated in a comment on Reddit by an account verified game Dev that Ghost and another character "Mace" introduced in cod warzone 2020 (who also wears a skull mask), were in the same unit, "but things had changed".

Mace's bio puts him as an ex US army ranger. We can extrapolate due to Cod: Ghosts that this is a nod to the ghost squad, an elite unit of soldiers who all wore the 09 ghost balaclava set in a different universe to the original cod modern warfare games. Presumably, Ghost, Mace and others all wore the infamous skull mask in an international unit. Mace being American and Ghost being British supports the international factor.

It's noted that Mace left that same ghost unit, to later on work as a mercenary. In "Prison Break", we learn that Ghost disdains mercenaries, as "bloody wannabes". Connected? Maybe.

We know that at some point in Ghost's life he was betrayed by someone very close to him. Trust is hard for him as a result.

Perhaps something happened in that ghost squad that led to Ghost being betrayed (maybe by Mace, maybe not).

Regardless, from whenever that betrayal happened, we know that Ghost stands apart from any other soldier and we see that in "Flashpoint" up to "El Sin Nombre". Then it all changes in "Alone".

Ghost's characterisation isn't static like Soap's. It's even in his bio. Ghost was more open at one point (he didn't start life wearing a mask and he wasn't always called "Ghost"), he gets betrayed and then becomes the brusque man we see in "Flashpoint" and "Kill or Capture".

Ghost changes and by tracking those changes we can more reliably see how the LT's interpersonal relationships transform as a result.

So let's recap "Alone":

Ghost likes Soap. He admires him and wants to trust him. The LT doesn't want him to die but he thinks Soap probably will. This makes trusting and caring for Soap a detriment.

Despite himself, Ghost waits for the sergeant and distracts him with jokes to have the man focused/not panicked. Ghost denies to Soap that he actually does like him/cares. He implies he is too cold for emotions, that he doesn't care. Ghost lies, he misdirects, he deflects. Anything regarding emotional closeness is shut down.

Snark is safe though. They banter and Ghost realises that he actually does enjoy talking to Soap. Ghost has the driest sense of humour. He loves to snark.

Ghost engages with some plausible deniability flirting too. One that is borderline risqué behaviour, but pulls back against any truly overt stuff.

On that note, we can read why Ghost flirts similarly to why Soap was as well. It could be a combination of snark, competition, romantic interest or just another way of coping in high stress situations. Ghost likes to deflect by making jokes. Taking it a step further seems to be a thing he would do so that both of them can stay focused.

Ghost saves Soap's life by sniping an enemy out of the church tower. Soap proves that he is the trustworthy/admirable man the LT saw in "El Sin Nombre", by surviving and saving Ghost's life in return in the getaway truck.

Ghost who has been a solo type of guy for so long after being betrayed, finds himself thinking that maybe, just maybe he has a potential partner. One that can keep up with him.

Soap and Ghost are a team.

Ghost who has known Soap for 3 years already, most of those 3 years spent ignoring him, has his whole MO changed after their getaway from Las Almas. Up to this point, Ghost avoided being close to people whether physically or emotionally.

Soap proves Ghost wrong about not being able to survive, his likeability, his whole everything.

Ghost now has to re-evaluate his own rules about teamwork, friendship and intimacy. If he was wrong about Soap (for 3 years!), then maybe he was also wrong about other people. Maybe he could be a part of a team again.

Maybe he can even trust others too. New people who he hasn't known since forever.

There's a lot going on there. But mainly, it has to be said that this is most likely the first time in a long time Ghost has connected to another person emotionally.

We can tell by the persistent nickname usage from Ghost how much the man cares. I've mostly avoided talking about it now, since one can argue that "Alone" is a high stress moment for Ghost, therefore of course he would use it during the mission. Him using 'Johnny' now, isn't as important as it is in other missions where he uses it when it isn't a particularly stressful situation.

Or is it?

During this mission, we see Ghost use 'Johnny' when he can't see/hear Soap in danger. The terms of his nickname usage changes. From only extremely high stress situations where Ghost isn't sure Soap is alive at the beginning, to now a more casual fond usage, as one would do to somebody they liked.

Their relationship is deepening and turning into something friendly—flirty even. We get lovely exchanges where all Soap and Ghost do is repeat their names back to each other. Something said by one of them, will always garner a response back. It's actually pretty cute and holds true to the end of cod mwii and straight into cod mwiii.

It's ridiculous how much the game emphasises this point. It really wants us to see how much names matter in the context of Soap and Ghost's relationship.

Does the difference in nickname usage indicate anything substantial between "Alone" and "Prison Break"?

Inconclusive, though I'm erring on the side of no. All it shows is Ghost becoming more familiar with Soap as something resembling a friend. Could it be more in time ? Yes. At this point, as I said earlier with Soap, it's a tentative potential.

Their flirting and banter, isn't a one off from "Alone". The game could've played it like it was and we could've seen no flirting at all in later missions. "Alone" could be an outlier; it was an extremely high stress moment. Lots of things that you normally wouldn't do could happen.

But this isn't the first and last time this happens. We see it directly in "Prison Break" and every new mission after, all the way into mwiii(23). They continue to flirt, banter and snark at each other. The potential is right there and thriving.

So back to the point. Does this mean Ghost's initiates something more physical after the relief of making it out alive?

Probably not. I'm sorry guys.

It's not impossible, but I really doubt a guy this allergic to emotional connection would want to jump headfirst into a physical relationship with the (1) guy he finds himself liking for the first time in ages. That's just asking for all sorts of complications.

Granted, perhaps his views on sex are completely opposite to emotional compatibility. Ghost could very much be a one night stand type, preferably with the mask on to keep his anonymity. Remember, this guy went out of his way to erase his identity. We even hear it in dialogue at the end of cod mw(19) from Price to Laswell during the formation of 141. There isn't a photo on the dossier and even the official group chat they have for 141 labels the man as simply 'Ghost'.

But even the 'whole Ghost as a serial one night stand guy theory' has a problem, as we see Ghost visibly shy away from getting close to people. Physically and emotionally. Touch is barely tolerated and we see in "Kill or Capture" that Ghost didn't like the fistbump Soap gives him. Touch from strangers might also go the same way. In that vein, it's hard to imagine Ghost even going out for one night stands if he just barely tolerates a casual fistbump. (With much side eye)

I suppose it could be very different if/when Ghost initiates contact himself. We don't know the exact details of how that all could happen. It does however, seem unlikely with everything we know so far with Ghost and his character.

And not to mention, there's also the added complication of fraternisation rules. Ghost is Soap's direct CO. It would get them both in trouble, at possible risk to their jobs, if a relationship was ever publicly discovered. Soap wouldn't care, we already know he flouts rules. And I'd argue that Ghost probably doesn't care deeply about rules either. No one in 141 does for that matter.

I could however see Ghost using this whole thing as a big justification to himself in not pursuing anything further. Ghost cares about Soap's wellbeing. He wants Soap to be better than him. Ghost dragging Soap down into a relationship that could get them booted out of the military seems counter intuitive to that care.

Or perhaps the adrenaline of the moment would make it all different? Adrenaline does funny things to a person. I could see Soap up for it. Ghost on the other hand ? Really, really hard to say. There's nothing saying it couldn't have happened. But there's also nothing to say it did either.

So what else are we left with to look at?

Timeline.

By virtue of timeline and Soap's previous injury, I'm going to say anything happening would've been extremely unlikely. (Though still possible).

"Alone" happens directly after the events of "Dark Waters". "Dark Waters" is set on Nov 2nd 1700 hrs. We see the group presumably coming back from the mission operation at an oil rig. One can only assume that it took a while in terms of transiting from boat all the way back to the base.

Then Graves betrays them and Soap and Ghost flee to Las Almas. By the time of the mission start of "Alone", the game places it as Nov 3rd 0000 hrs or 12 am.

Soap is injured and visibly in pain at the start of the mission. Somehow he manages to find Ghost and evade all the shadows, probably by running on pure adrenaline. Soap and Ghost find a truck and leave the city.

The next time we see them it's at Ale's base and there's some light in the background indicating time has passed between "Alone" at midnight to getting to the hideout.

There's no trace of injury on Soap. Perhaps Ghost patched Soap up. Ghost could have gotten supplies while he was running through Las Almas. It's possible something happened then when Ghost had to stop somewhere to deal with Soap's bullet wound. Some sort of adrenaline-fueled rush of passion that would make Ghost ignore all his better thoughts on staying away from the handsome snarky sergeant.

But the chances of them doing anything frisky in a time slot so narrow seems highly unlikely. It's probably not feasible all things considered. When we start "Prison Break" it's STILL Nov 3rd but at 0400 hrs. So the time elapsed between was a measly 4 hours.

Remember that Ghost and Soap are on the run from Shadow Company. Outside of the bare minimum of first aid, I can't see either of them spending the scant amount of time they have getting down and dirty.

Even then, if there was a free hour or so, that time would be best spent getting properly kitted up and checking over injuries. Let's also not forget that this is off the tailwind of "Dark Waters". Soap and Ghost had not had any rest in between whatever they might've gotten on transit back to base.

Not to mention when we see the timestamp for "Prison Break", Rudy, Ghost and Soap are already at the prison at 0400 hrs. There has to be transit time between the prison and the hideout. Ghost drove out of Las Almas to the hideout and then someone drove from the hideout to the prison. It probably would've taken a fair bit of time.

Hell, it doesn't even sound like they have enough time to spare patching up Soap, depending on how far out a drive this all was.

Rudy and group also spent time planning their prison break. We see helpful pictures drawn on maps. Gathering the kit and planning would eat into that 4hr time slot as well.

So yes. Tldr; there probably wasn't any time to do much of anything realistically.

Motivation wise and timeline wise, both of them heavily suggest that nothing happened in this time frame.

A shame. But we can however say that what happened between Ghost and Soap during the events of "Alone" remains a pivotal moment for them.

One that impacts Ghost's choices throughout the rest of the missions and conversely transforms his relationship with Soap (and the rest of 141 as a result). It establishes who they are to one another and how they interact with each other into arguably the rest of their known relationship from mwii (22) and further to the end of '23.

The one thing to take away from all this is this: when it comes to tracking the changes of Ghost and Soap's relationship, it'll always be Ghost determining where it'll go.

Soap doesn't push Ghost out of his comfort zone. Soap doesn't change. It's Ghost who decides how close Soap gets to him. It'll always be Ghost that sets the tone.

Alright that's all I have to say for now on this matter. This discussion really took all my energy. The next parts will again take some time as I recoup from this essay. Lol.

Onto part (2.4) hopefully the rest of mwii, whenever I get there.

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Comments, questions, arguments. I'm free to answer any of that. There's so much to look at here and consider. A lot of this was guess work building up to this moment. So naturally I'm sure I've missed things.

#ghostsoap #soapghost #ghost x soap #soap x ghost #simon riley #simon ghost riley #john soap mactavish #call of duty #cod mwii #cod mw2 #call of duty modern warfare #soap mactavish #ghost cod #soap cod #meta #discussion #character backstory #mace cod #ghost squad

[leafofkudzu]

Screeches to a halt in a cloud of dust HELLO I'M LATE I'M SORRY. The first Saturday of a fresh month is tomorrow, which means it's time for another community art party hosted by [VS] Verdant Shield! Last week I ran a(n also late) poll and the winner was Rata Sum, a place we haven't been since the very first small test party all the way back in January!

For those who haven't heard of them before, art parties are an idea carried over from Final Fantasy XIV - big (or small!) get-togethers for artists/writers/creatives of all kinds to hang out, chat, and create together! Put together your most eye-catching look, find someone who inspires you, and get to work! Afterwards, everyone uses the party-specific tag (ours is #VSArtParty) to share their creations so others can see and spread the love around via reblogs! The tl;dr I always say for these is this: the 'goal' of an art party isn't to be drawn, but to draw others, and share with the community!

Party details are in the image above, but I'll toss an expanded text version under the cut with things like /squadjoin information!

Location Details:

A guildmate suggested we have the party down by the docks this time so we could have a boat party, and I totally agree! I may have put Antidawn Anchorage as the primary land point, but if you have a skiff feel free to take to the water as well! Worth noting that in order to interact with others' skiffs you must be in the same party or squad, and you do not need to have a skiff of your own to interact with a party/squad member's one!

Now, for those not familiar with Rata Sum, here's a quick image of the spot in question, which can be reached by taking the Antidawn Anchorage or Dawnside Quay asura gates nearby the Magicat Court (Antidawn) and Metrical Court (Dawnside) Waypoints:

Time & Squad Details:

As always, the party will consist of two separate events, with an hour break in between (though technically people jump from one to the other immediately anyway so the NA one tends to 'start' earlier than the scheduled time).

The first party will be on EU servers and begin at 9pm Central European Summer Time (aka 3pm Eastern Daylight Time or 5 hours before in-game reset). I’ll be hosting on my EU alt account, so to join either /squadjoin or whisper Toxicologist Mosse for an invite.

The second party will be on NA servers and begin at 7pm Eastern Daylight Time (aka 1am Central European Summer Time or 1 hour before in-game reset). This one I’ll be hosting on my main account, so to join either /squadjoin or whisper Teekzi for an invite.

IMPORTANT NOTE (mostly for the NA party): If you join and the squad is at or above 45 members, please just taxi into the right map and then hop out of squad to allow others to do the same! Essentially all conversation now happens in say chat so you won’t miss out on anything by being outside of squad!

Closing Words:

My apologies for the extremely short notice on this one everyone, I've been slapped with a bunch of IRL stuff (it's nothing bad, don't worry!) that's kept me out of the game for longer than I'd hoped. With all the exciting game news buzzing around lately though, I might just have to set aside some proper time to let myself get invested in this again, we'll see! Anyway, as always, thank you so much to everyone who comes out to these events and helps make them so special - I can't wait to see you all again tomorrow night! ♥

#screaming crying throwing up etc etc i'm so sorry this is late like unironically sorry #my computer and desk have been in shambles from a relocation/rebuild the past few days x.x #gw2 #guild wars 2 #obnoxious tourist simulator #vsartparty #📢🎨

[animatedjen]

Hi! So I am relatively new to the Jedi games but became so quickly and deeply obsessed, and seeing another user send you a headcanon has inspired me to share one too, because I have no one I can talk about this stuff with IRL, haha. I guess a warning that it's kinda nsfw (like, VERY mildly), so it's TOTALLY okay if you don't want to post this.

Ever since finishing the game I've been thinking so much about Merrin and Cal and how their relationship will change now that they've admitted and embraced the fact that they have feelings for each other. Part of me for a while was thinking maybe Cal had his "first time" with someone he met through the Rebellion in the five-ish years between Fallen Order and Survivor, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt that it would be more in character for him to uphold the part of the Jedi code that forbids romantic attachments. Like, he was just so focused on fighting the Empire that even when a slight interest in a person did arise within him, he convinced himself that it was not only against the code, but a distraction from the fight. So, he pushed all those feelings away.

This leads me to my headcanon that Cal's first time is with Merrin after the events of Survivor. While I don't have lots of specifics in mind as to when or how it comes about, I imagine that when it does happen, it is the softest, slowest, sweetest first time in the history of first times. I like the idea of Cal, this person who dives headfirst into everything and (as Cameron once said himself) "kind of likes to fight," just being incredibly thoughtful and deliberate and maybe even nervous about allowing himself to be that vulnerable with another person. Like, all these powerful emotions and powerful physical feelings would be overcoming him, and the sheer magnitude of it all would cause him to slow down and ask Merrin to lead the way, and he'll follow, so that he knows he's not hurting her or taking things too fast.

And Merrin, who is always ribbing him and teasing him and having silly banter about who's stronger, who's faster, etc., abandons all of that during their first time and is just purely kind, patient, attentive, and present with him, taking pleasure in taking the lead and cherishing the trust that he's put in her. And when it's over, I like to think they just lay together talking quietly for who knows how long, with Cal holding Merrin tight against him and Merrin tracing her fingers along his skin, maybe along his tattoo or his scars, while they tell each other stories and pretend like they'll never have to get up and leave this wondrous place <3

My offline Star Wars community is pretty small, so it's nice to have people on here to share ideas with :) So glad you enjoy the Jedi games!!

There's a lot of narrative weight to Cal and Merrin: the Nightsister massacre being led by a lightsaber (Grievous), the manipulation from Malicos, the Jedi views of attachment and dark magick. They're both survivors of a war that destroyed their families, and they take turns helping each other heal and grow.

Almost every main character in FO/Survivor is a foil to Cal in some way - but unlike all these fallen Jedi, Merrin looks to the future and finds new purpose while still honoring her past. I think that's something Cal really admires in her.

I love the trust and steadiness that they have together regardless of romantic attraction. Admittedly I haven't read Battle Scars and didn't go into Survivor wanting a relationship for Cal, so I may not be the best person to share intimacy headcanons with?? But I'm supportive of the story Respawn wants to tell, and recognize the weight/importance of their connection when it comes to Jedi 3. These tags on my recent post are kind of where I'm at:

Also Star Wars is very much lacking in the "healthy relationship that LASTS and no one DIES" department so if these two can break the trend, that'd be great 🙌

#my favorite photomode shots tie into Survivor's narrative while also pushing the limits of the in-game idle animations #and these Cal/Merrin shots are super hard to make so it's a fun challenge! I can practice lighting and composition and storytelling! #but I also recognize that ship-adjacent posts do generally receive more attention #and want to make sure I'm not just creating stuff for likes - but to post what I care about and enjoy making #really sorry for going off-topic on your ask haha #I've been wrestling with this lately #also very thankful for gen fic writers in the FO/Survivor community <3 #asks #jedi survivor #cal kestis #merrin #nightsister merrin

[comingyourlugubriousness]

"New year—a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours.”

Art Summary for 2023!

Thanks for a wonderful year! This is not all my art, but if you'd like to see all my art check out the tag link here!

I always like thinking of these like a scrapbook for Yume (and myself); so I framed them like photos. It was a tough year, but I had a blast of creativity! I have big things coming up IRL that may take up a lot of time. Still, I hope to continue enjoying art and seeing everyone grow in the New Year!

Thank you to everyone who has supported and inspired me! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

Links to art:

⭐Happy New Year of the Rabbit!

⭐Happy Birthday Yume!

⭐ Maximalists Eeyore Idia art and Meme

⭐Harvest Town Boa wear for Yume!

⭐Mer-May art Clownfish Yume x Anglerfish Idia

⭐Vargas Camp Re Run art!

⭐Tuna Sea side Summer fan event: Beach wear!

⭐Yume x Idia Art (A fav of mine)

⭐Sage Diner fan event: Yume in Uniform!

⭐Idia and Yume Adam's Family Halloween Comic

⭐Cosmic Starboy Yume (Technically not made in this month lol)

⭐Happy Yuletide and Merry Christmas!

#twisted wonderland #twst oc #idia shroud #disney twisted wonderland #yume ume #oc x canon #yuusona #myart #pumpkinart #2023 art summary #art summary #thank you for all your support! #nightlight and starshine #idia x oc #yume x idia

[spnluciferweek]

FAQ

Spn Lucifer Week is a 7 day event 2 celebrate our favorite bestworst archangel! Any and all kinds of submissions are allowed, encouraged, and adored

Event Dates:

Saturday, May 20th - Saturday, May 27th, 2023

Prompts:

For each day there’s a theme and then some prompts. They’re there to inspire and to try to acknowledge & appreciate all sides of the character, so please feel free to use one or all, mix-and-match the days, or do something else entirely! You're also welcome to repost your older/pre existing work to the tag, and late submissions will be accepted until Saturday, June 10th. Our only true goal here is to showcase and collect work that focuses on Lucifer, what that is and how it gets done is up to you!

Saturday 20th (also irl Feast of Saint Lucifer!): Worship

Prompts: Demons/Magic/Bite

Sunday 21st: Inhumanity

Prompts: Box/Promise/Dream

Monday 22nd: Cage

Prompts: Temptation/Betrayal/Hound

Tuesday 23rd: Dawn

Prompts: Halo/Shine/Mirror

Wednesday 24th: Fall

Prompts: Wind/Ice/Wish

Thursday 25th: Blade

Prompts: Human/Rest/Watch

Friday 26th: Pride

Prompts: Mistake/Repair/Kiss

Saturday 27th (Also irl mods birthday :D): Free Day!

Prompts: Crack/(Self) Indulgence

Collections:

An open collection for this event exists on AO3 (link) under the title Spn Lucifer Week May 2023. Participants are encouraged to add to it!

Content Guidelines:

Any and all interpretations/characterizations of Lucifer are accepted, as are all ships, but please do keep in mind that he's the point and focus of the week!

The #spnluciferweek tag will be tracked and stuff will be reblogged directly from that there and only there. Feel free to @spnluciferweek directly as well :D

No hate speech, bigotry, or bullying of any kind will be tolerated.

NSFW submissions (including noncon) are fine, provided they are properly tagged & in compliance with tumblr's rules. Underage content is not allowed, and will not be reblogged by this page. Beyond this, please be mindful of common triggers in your work, and tag them clearly and consistently - we will strive to do the same.

Additionally, as one of the the mods won't be 18 until the last day (May 27th), no NSFW content will be acknowledged or reblogged until then.

Ultimately, posts will be reblogged to this page at the discretion of the mods. If there are any questions, asks and messages are open; please feel free to reach out at any time!

Contact us: @godsprettiestprincess @archangelsammy

#mod post #spn Lucifer #spnluciferweek #supernatural #supernatural fandom events #spn event #spn fandom #spnluciferweek2023

[theharrowing]

Harrow's Holiday Cheer Event 🎁

hello, friends! 🥳 i am excited to announce that i have reached 2k followers!!!

since my semester is winding down to an end and i have been having some troubles with writing lately, i thought that doing a little excerpt/drabble event might be a fun way to get the creative juices flowing, so here is what i have in mind...please read all the rules before joining in on the fun!

❗❗❗ SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED ❗❗❗

Rules & Guidelines:

there are two levels of participation to this event:

anons & blank profiles can only get sfw excerpts

folks with age or age range listed clearly on their profile can get nsfw excerpts & drabbles

this means you can either have an exact birthday ("21") listed or you can have a range/year that you are born in ("80s baby" "in my 30s" "94 liner" etc.) this is because i do not give smut to minors, nor do i encourage it, and i need to be able to see that you are at least 18+. this also has to be clearly listed in the open; i am not going to dig thru 'about me' and 'faq' posts/pages to find anyone's age.

anyone under 18 with their age listed will be blocked because i do not want minors interacting with me at all.

how to participate:

pick a prompt from this smutty prompt list

pick a character of mine or let me choose by telling me whether you want any member x member or any member x reader

send me a little dm with your choices

crossover pairings are allowed! want a certain character from one fic and a certain character/reader from another? let's do it!!!

if there is a particular scene that comes to mind with the prompt, you may tell me what it is, but i may be less likely to build of an existing scene that create a new one.

and if you would like me to put some kind of holiday spin on it, i can try, depending on how inspired i am to do so. i'm kind of a scrooge when it comes to the holidays, but feel free to ask for it!

more guidelines & disclaimer:

all of my past characters are acceptable, unless it is for a fic that i have orphaned. a short list of orphaned fics can be found at the bottom of my master list.

please only submit once! if the event is slow, i may call for more people to join, and at that point you can submit another.

i reserve the right to deny any request, or to only fulfill as many as i have time for. should i receive more than i can fulfill during this event, i will save them in my inbox for future events!

depending on how inspired i am by each request, i may write just a couple lines of dialogue or i may write a full on drabble.

depending on how many requests i receive, i may continue to write these into the new year. i have no end date planned, just vibes, so i will make an announcement in the future when things begin to wind down!

these rules and guidelines are subject to change or be modified. i will reblog with any and all updates if they come.

if you have any questions at all, shoot me a message!!!

thank you again so much for following me!!! 🎈 🥳💜💐🥺✨😍💖🎉🤸‍♀️🌷

this little community we have built means the world to me, and i am so thrilled to have such lovely readers, and to be making so many really amazing friends!!! the irl connections i have formed through this fandom and through writing have been wonderful, and i really, truly cannot put into words how much everyone means to me!!! 💜💜💜 thank you for being here!!!

if you would like to gas me up by sharing how we met, or sharing any memories or whatever, i would be excited about it, but no pressureeee!!!!! 😍🥳🥰 i love you!!! drink some water and stretch your neck!!!

p.s. shout out to @sailoryooons for coming up with the name hehehe. 💜

#harrow's holiday cheer event 🎁 #excerpt & drabble event #thanks for 2k!!! 🎈

[aufi-creative-mind]

What would have lead to Hyrule being MORE then 10,000 years old in your timeline? Most states and cultures IRL don’t even last above several centuries at most, so I wonder what’s the reason for it’s epithet as the “Eternal Kingdom” as mentioned in one of your posts

So... the name "Eternal Kingdom" is mainly what other countries outside of the Hyrule's border called them. Since from their perspective, the Kingdom of Hyrule had a very long and unbroken rule over its lands for 10 000 years under the same name and same ruling royal family. With evidences that they do have some level of divinity to back them up.

As opposed to themselves who may have gone through cycles of change. For example, my version of Ordon - their own recorded history goes back at least 9000 years with multiple eras of different rulers, governance, disasters and significant events that shape them into their present-day state. These countries and their people don't essentially need to know Hyrule's origins and take it into account with how they view this ancient Kingdom. But as far as they are aware, Hyrule has always been there. Until the day of the Second Calamity and how that shattered Hyrule's 10K year long streak.

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As for how old Hyrule actually is, I put an asterisk on the " 10 000 years* " since it's a bit vague and they didn't really give definite dates on when exactly certain events occurred and how far apart they happened from each other.

My interpretation of the BotW-TotK timeline is that the Founding of the Kingdom of Hyrule, the Imprisoning Wars and later the First Calamity happened WITHIN the Ancient Era of 10K. And the Age of Zonai along with precedessors of the Ancient Hyruleans existed for some time before the Kingdom's founding. (The exact number of years / dates lost or forgotten from historical records ).

At least from the standpoint of BotW/TotK's present-day. Since it happened so far back in time that its all mashed together into a blur.

Its implied that very little of recorded history from back then survived to present-day. Either because of written text being lost or destroyed, language drift (similar to how Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs were misinterpreted/untranslatable for the longest time until the Rosetta Stone discovery in 1799) or they were forgotten from living memory. Or even a combination of all above.

TL;DR - the Kingdom of Hyrule is estimated to be 10 000-ish years old in the BotW-TotK timeline, based on in-game lore and history. And because of their extreme longevity, the Kingdom is sometimes called the "Eternal Kingdom" by their neighbours.

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Lastly, this is a rule I give to myself when it comes to worldbuilding, whether it be with the Legend of Zelda or...any fictional world I play around with.

The fictional world and their lore does not essentially have to be realistic, to our real world standards. It only needs to be believable within the rules of their fantastical universe. (Quoted by me cuz I made that up, 05 Sept 2023)

What I mean by this is that, it is okay to take inspiration from real world history, culture and people when building up your stories and the world that it is set in. How realistic you want your worlds and stories to be is completely up to you. BUT it is not essential. You can be as fantastical and mind-blowing as you want in your world and stories. As long as it is believable to the reader / player.

Hyrule being 10 000(ish) years old is frankly mind-bending and almost eldritch to think about. And that's okay. You can accept that official canon or not. And let's be honest, Nintendo is not that well-known for their lore building in their games. And the canon Zelda timeline is already a mess to follow with.

(Also do check out Overly Sarcastic Productuon's video about BotW-Hyrule and its environmental storytelling (pre-TotK release). It has influenced how I interpret this specific version of Hyrule).

Personally, realism for me is more of a source of inspiration rather than a hard rule to how my worlds work. I build my worlds to be...places that I want to explore. With that feeling of exploration to immerse people into what this world is like and their in-universe lore adds layers that can excite the imagination.

And that's the beauty of worldbuilding. You can make the most fantastical world with magic, dragons and aliens, or the most realistic world based on real life but with mechas, dinosaurs and cowboys. Because why not!

The only limitation is your own imagination and how you build it up.

TL;DR - You can worldbuild the most realistic or fantastical world as much as you want. As long as it is believable to the reader that they too can imagine your world in their own imaginations.

#answered #worldbuilding #zelda worldbuilding #zelda lore #project ordon #botw project ordon #botw totk project ordon #botw totk beyond hyrule #botw beyond hyrule #legend of zelda #breath of the wild #botw #tears of the kingdom #totk

[gothamcity-official]

FAQ

Q: How many mods run this account?

A: There are three of us, although we have been told by our supervisors that Oracle can and will send alerts through us. To talk to us, say one of our names, “Maxi”, “Samuel”, or “Rusty”, if you want to talk to one of us specifically, or “Mods” or “the Mods” if you don't care who answers.

Q: Do any of you have specialties?

A: Rusty knows the most about the vigilantes and their histories. Samuel supposedly knows the most about the rogues, although he's never had to prove this. Maxi proofreads most posts and knows the most about mundane aspects of living in this city.

FAQ continued under the cut (OOC information at the bottom)

Q: Mod pronouns?

A: Mod Maxi uses she/her, Mod Samuel uses he/him, and Mod Rusty is genderfluid and won't care.

Q: Do we report villain or vigilante sightings to you?

A: You can, but you should probably send them to BatWatch or a crisis line. Since there are only three of us, we aren't on 24/7 like the crisis lines.

Q: Do I report it if I saw Batman and Catwoman making out on the roof?

A: We've seen that, everyone has seen that, please stop sending us pictures.

Q: Do I report it if I see heroes or vigilantes that do not live in Gotham?

A: Like BatWatch but unlike the crisis lines, we have filters for out of towners.

Q: Red Hood is a crime lord, not a vigilante, stop reporting on him.

A: Die mad about it. (Edit: Maxi and our supervisors said we can't say that.)

Q: Why do you talk about Wayne Enterprises so much?

A: They have so many events that you should try doing things in this city without running into something done by them.

OOC Information

Mod Maxi, Mod Samuel, and Mod Rusty in respective order

This blog is run by one person! If you want to talk to me specifically, talk to me in an ask by calling me “Ali”, “Mod”, or “OP” (my pronouns are she/they)

If you want to get in touch about things not pertaining to this blog, my main is @nookisms

All links on posts will be relevant to the content that's in the posts.

If you send an ask, it will either be answered as soon as I see it or scheduled for a day or two into the future.

You may notice (in the future) that I have posted about the same events multiple times. Since I'm running this like an official city account, I would think they would have monthly or annual reminders for their citizens. I don’t know if they do this irl.

Most neighborhood names are taken off several maps I could find of Gotham, but sometimes you just gotta ignore if things are canon and go with what feels right.

Will there be canon events? Everything is canon somewhere.

This blog's intended ambiance was inspired by Welcome to Night Vale, which is a normal podcast to Gothamites.

#only in gotham #only in gotham rp #OnlyInGotham #Mod Rusty (OC) #Mod Maxi (OC) #Mod Samuel (OC) #ooc organization: #DC #op #in character #ooc commentary #ooc comment: ​yes I updated this and it does include a normal to the joker joke

[bookish-library]

Love letter to languages that are not English (as a native English speaker).

Your languages are so cool. Not only cool, but they are also so pretty, hearing people speak Spanish, or French, or Portuguese sounds like something out of this world in the best way possible.

To Spanish speakers: (personas que hablan Español)

Gosh yall sound amazing. From the incredible feat of rolling your "r's" (as someone who cannot no matter how hard I try) to how your letters interact in a way that English wishes it could, yall sound beautiful. The way of describing things is so beautiful, especially in song, everything is so romantic and described in a way that english cannot achieve. Your different ways to say "I love you", the weight each one of them carries, how your language bonds you together, strangers or no. I have been learning Spanish for around 4 years now, and I cannot get enough of it. Your music (I love Missa and Evan Craft) and the beautiful lyricism has me nearly in tears sometimes, yall have a way of saying things that english songs don't. I love the Spanish language and all that comes with it.

To French speakers: (personnes qui parle francais)

Your language is on a whole 'nother level because wow. Between the one pronunciation sound of about 7 different words that somehow all almost sound the same yet mean vastly different words and the way your words are built, English could never come close lol. Yall somehow have the ability to make noises within words and vowels that my mouth simply does not understand how to do (not from lack of trying), and yall someone manage to sound fierce, gentle, and graceful within one word. Your language is kicking my butt on duolingo lol, but it is worth it to try and learn this language. I first got into French because of Miraculous Ladybug, and yalls music is so fun. I love papa ou te [I think I spelled that right], as well as songs by Lnni Kim.

To the Portugese speakers: (pessoas que falam portugues)

Yall are so cool. Your language sounds like a friend you have not seen in a long time, but are finally meeting them once more, and they have changed, but they are still the friend you know. You've got vowels that english would have to amalgamate other vowel to even try and achieve a semblance, and you've got wayyyy more curses than english does lol. Your language reminds me of if French and Spanish had a really cool kid, that kid would be Portugese. It's rapid-fire fast, and yet somehow takes each step with grace. I cannot wait to learn this language, to attempt to wrap my head around this beautiful language.

This next part is just personal reflection

The qsmp has allowed me to learn so much about the world around me. I am finding that I can understand Spanish so much faster than I could before, and while I may not be the best speaker, just being able to listen and understand is such a fun experience. Though I do not know portugese, my experience with Spanish has allowed me to get a glimpse into this language, especially with watching Cellbit and Roier interact. Being able to at least slightly keep up with their rapid fire conversations feels like such an achievement to me, and has def inspired me to try and learn portugese one day. I am trying to learn French right now, because of traveling to France for irl events soon, and I want to be able to interact with people on their own turf. French is kicking my butt lol, but to be able to pick up words here and there on streams, or to understand bits and pieces of the songs I am singing is such a fun feeling. Getting to hear other songs that have such different rhythms, instruments, or tone is so cool, and if anyone has any reccomendations in any language, I would love to hear them. (Une fille de soleil by Lou and Adryano is a favorite, especially since it blends french and spanish) Qsmp is such an amazing project, and I love every time the cc's get into discussions about their language, or trade slang, or teach each other words. So excited to continue this language journey!

#Sorry if I misspelled anything or missed accents #my keyboard hates me and the only language I can speak confidently (ish) is Spanish 😅 #I just love this server and what it has done so much #This is brought to you by watching coco en Español and marveling at the beauty of the lyrics and what they mean #(El latido de mi corazon I'm looking at you) #Qsmp #For the library #Language discussion #Tried to write everything out so that it was easily translatable but let me know if something needs clarification! #And if anyone wants to talk in any other language #They are welcome! #Learning new things especially something as personal as a language is such an honor and so much fun #I spent like 30 min writing this lol no regrets

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Question Time

Time to get some asks outta the way

Questions below

W

Whe When the series called Birth of a Wish is actually about the story of the birth of a wish (Marx) (its really smart guys)

Bro I was literally just looking at your account and art like four hours ago what kinda witchcraft is this. But keep up the good work, I love how you draw Marx.

Also I love to see you and a ton of people find inspiration in me, especially when it comes to them enjoying my version of Marx because guess what. He’s a reflection of me and my experiences irl.

The realization Castella is a more common word than I thought and I have essentially poisoned at least a hundred if not a thousand minds so that every time they see the word Castella they think of a orb makes me kick my legs and giggle.

But Castella would like cheesecake, I think New-York Style would be her favorite type.

Nextgen Elfilin is either absolutely terrified of you or sees you as a family figure, there is no in-between

Nightmare isn’t Metaknight’s creator, but his influence did have a hand in Metaknight’s creation. Nightmare and his overall power was around waiting in the shadows, and a passing nebula gathered the positive energy from Popstar as well as some of Nightmare’s strange negative energy, giving way to Metaknight’s birth on a nearby planet. So Metaknight is a Light matter being with some of Nightmare’s power in him.

Magolor’s curse tattoos are from the Master Crown which were applied to his body after his initial defeat via Kirby. So the dude literally had to claw his way through Magolor Epilogue with this curse on his body.

I really liked Magolor Eplilogue, it has a good story to explain how Magolor got back to Dreamland as well as some extra hints of lore we haven’t gotten. I enjoy the challenge and how I actually needed to grind if I wanted to beat the final two bosses. And unlike a lot of people’s opinions I’ve seen , the ending is great. It’s one of those “happy but not in the stereotypical happy ending way as there’s still more to conquer” endings. Sadly there was no Marx though, which I was hoping he’d cameo in the epilogue, so a good 8/10 or 8.5/10 for me.

When a Dark Matter being reaches a certain amount of power they do grow into beings like Zero, however to me and in the event of Nextgen Zero2 is a Soul form of Zero, similar to Drawica soul or Marx Soul.

Yep! I’m alive! And I I will continue to be active on this account with Kirby stuff. I may kinda fall off once I graduate from college (which will happen either in 2025 or 2026) considering that’s my jump into real adulthood but that’s a while from now.

YESSSSS YOU GET IT TOO RIGHT!? Husbando Marx is literal comedy gold.

#ask #kirby #nextgenerationau #birthofawish

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All Too Well – Chapter Five

Summary : Alessandra Lucciano tells herself she has it all. She is Daniel Ricciardo's girlfriend after all. Isn't she? Well, sometimes she has to work hard to feel like it and no more so than when some girl shows up and makes her question her life as she knows it. So what happens when someone else starts paying her more attention than her boyfriend? Pairing : Daniel Ricciardo x (OC) Alessandra Lucciano + Max Verstappen Rating : 18+ Word Count : 4,261 Trigger Warnings for this Chapter : Angst filled chapter (like it's the whole story ahahaha), rocky relationship, language Song Inspiration for this Chapter : "'Cause all I know is we said, "Hello" And your eyes look like comin' home, All I know is a simple name, Everything has changed." - Everything Has Changed. 💞 Authors Note : Thank you to all the lovely people who have asked to be added to the tag list and have sent such nice messages this past week while I’ve been away. I had an awful 2 day migraine that had an effect on my irl work (I’m freelance so have to catch up or I loose money from clients.) I am also on holiday/vacation this week so I may not have a lot of time to post but I will try 🙏🏼 This is not proof read

11th of September 2020 – Alessandra’s Apartment - Monaco

Music gently soared out of the speakers around the apartment. Ali hummed along as, clad only in a towel, she darted into the living room to collect the delivery box from her sofa. Thankfully the dress had arrived this morning after she got home from the gym. It would have been a disaster if it hadn’t. She didn’t own anything that she felt was really good enough for such an event like she was going to later. Sure, she had some lovely clothes that she had invested in and collected but she didn’t want to wear something she had worn before and perhaps now wouldn’t maybe not be as “in” or as current as what most of the other guests would be wearing. After all, an event in Monaco would be considered most people’s Oscars and not a regular Wednesday night. In fact, a few years ago Ali would have only been asked to one of these events as a photographer. She would simply have been asked to take shots of all the glamorous beautiful people there and so she had to keep pinching herself that she was actually going to be an attendee.

Once she got back to her bedroom she chucked the large white box on the bed and excitedly tore off open the cardboard. Ali wasn’t poor but she didn’t come from a family of millionaires either, so every single time she put her money into her closet she felt very exhilarated that she was able to do this – especially coming from a single mother household – and felt proud of what she had accomplished. Therefore, a broad smile appeared on her face when she pulled the dress from the black tissue paper. With a content sigh she walked over to the mirror and held the soft, luxurious black velvet mini dress against herself. It was perfect. Not too dressy and not too relaxed. But there she realised that it was therefore slightly ironic that the designer of such a beautiful garment happened to be Australian and the memory of the heated argument she had had with Daniel over this exact evening flooded her brain.

2nd of September 2020 – Daniel’s Apartment – Monaco

Excitement built to a feverish high when she pulled the invitation out of her bag. She had been trying to find a way all evening to show him her excited bit of news but it never seemed quite the right second. Until finally, she staved off her anxiety and brandished the beautiful black paper out in front of herself as he returned from filling their glasses up with wine.

“What’s that?” He smirked – probably thinking it was something for him - and tilted his head back to observe her more fully. Her heart had never beat so strongly in all her life. Her hands felt clammy and she wasn’t sure she would be able to control her voice if he asked her to explain to her what she was now, shakily holding out to him. Ali’s eyes scanned his blank face, desperately hoping to see some positive, pleased emotion after he took it from her and began to read.

“What is this? Who sent it too you?” It wasn’t the worst reaction. He had just stated a fairly regular normal query. “Why do I know this name?” He was referring to the brand name on the very top of the invite. 

“Elin. It’s an invite to Elin’s jewellery launch next week.” She was correct; her voice did in fact shake when she explained to him what he was holding in his hand. She tried to make sure her voice didn’t sound too sunny or elated when she finally got the words out but she knew she probably failed in that pursuit. She was excited now as she had been when she first opened it nearly a week prior - which had only been a week after that perfectly normal dinner that Daniel announced he didn’t want her support at races and crushed her soul. Ali studied him as he looked over and over the paper as if it was going to give him some magical response or he was going to find the Holy Grail written between its cursive lettering. He made this “hmmpf” noise, which sounded an awful lot like a scoff before he finally said; “why is she sending you that?”

“Well…” She started, clearing her voice as if it would help ease her trepidation. “She’s inviting me to her jewellery launch.” “I can see that but why?” It was something that Ali hadn’t been prepared for him to ask and in truth; she didn’t really understand what he was asking. He knew how events worked – hell he had been to millions of them – so the actual meaning behind the invite wasn’t what he needed clarification on. Ali sat stumped before she registered exactly what it was he was asking. Why her?

“I uh…I don’t know.” Came flowing from her lips first but then as she began to feel a tightening in her chest she felt turmoil burning inside of her. Since that awful dinner party she commanded herself to be more resilient when it came to Daniel and the things he did or said. She didn’t want to be that girl that let her boyfriend get inside of her head because she absolutely, 100% was NOT that girl before she met him. But with anxiety now freely running through her body she wasn’t quite able to accomplish the resilience she needed and eventually blurted out; “I think she wants me there, you know, as a guest.” Daniel chucked the invitation down on the coffee table before him and passed Ali her glass of wine. “Probably trying to make up numbers. There’s always someone launching jewellery or skincare or something else in this town.” He sat back down beside her and turned his attention back to the TV.

Ali sat and tried to pay attention to the programme that was playing but was failing miserably. Initially she felt wounded by his words over the matter and his harsh insinuation that she wasn’t actually wanted and was only to fill a seat. Ali knew how these events worked because she had photographed enough of them to know, but it didn’t seem like the invite came from that place he was suggesting at all. Elin had even requested her to follow her on her private instagram and that didn’t seem like the type of thing a fake person would have done. Even though a few minutes had passed, Ali’s eyes had never left the paper sitting on Daniel’s coffee table and now, she leaned across and picked it up. And as she slid it back into her bag she quietly stated; “Well I’m going to go.”

Daniel’s jerking movement beside her instantly grabbed her attention. “Why?” He said first “Why do you want to go to someone’s vanity project? Someone you’ve only met once.” Daniel’s tone sounded as though he was mocking her. In her mind she thought of an accurate response as to why she had only met Elin once. One that put the onus back on to him and suggested the real root of their issues, why he wanted to keep her a secret. But she decided against that. “I want to support her. She was very passionate about it when we spoke that night.” “How can you support someone you hardly know?” Ali took a deep breath when Daniel responded. She had given him a metaphorical olive branch, an escape road if you will, and he hadn’t taken it.

“Still. I’ve ordered a dress and I’m going to go.” Her voice was timid this time as if she was preparing herself for a blazing argument but silence fell between them and remained for quite some time. Ali felt confident in that moment that not only had she won but also that she had sort of put Daniel in his place. He continued drinking his wine and every now and then picked up his phone and sent a few texts – with where the conversation had just been she didn’t even want to know exactly who it was he was texting in case it was an answer she didn’t want to know.

A few hours later, Ali joined Daniel in his bedroom after putting their glasses in the dishwasher and turning off the rest of the lights, shutting the blinds they had forgotten about and made sure the door was bolted. He was brushing his teeth in the ensuite and his phone illuminated beside her on the dresser. Max’s name popped up and she thought it might be important so she called through to him.

“Babe, Max just texted you.” And just as she finished the last word he appeared beside her and swiftly grabbed his phone. It was odd behaviour but she had become accustomed to Daniel’s odd behaviours as of late. Ali pulled off the sweatshirt she was wearing (which belonged to Daniel) and went to the drawer in his dresser – the one that was hers – to find something to sleep in. “Ah, see, I told you the invitation wasn’t meant so seriously. Max just said you don’t have to go.” And just like that, Ali could have crumbled and been reduced to rubble right there on the plush soft carpet of Daniel’s bedroom. It had been Max he had been texting earlier. Crushed. Ali felt utterly crushed he would go so far to text Max about her not going that she couldn’t even look at him. A sharp exhale escaped her as she calmly turned and grabbed the sweatshirt she had been wearing and now walked across the room to where her shoes were and pulled the trainers on to her feet.

“What are you…” “I’m going home.” Daniel stared at her with disbelief. It was as though he genuinely thought he had done nothing wrong and the argument she thought she had quelled earlier was now ready to start up again. “You’re seriously going home? Why? Because I text Max to get you out of some boring event?”

“I wanted to go, Daniel. I actually wanted to go. I wasn’t asking for your permission earlier. I thought you would have thought it was nice of her, sweet of her to invite me.” As soon as she got it out there she knew this would be turning into one of their tiffs about the paddock. “I knew inviting them to dinner would do this.” He sighed “I knew as soon as you got in tow with someone like her you’d be…” He didn’t even finish the sentence. He didn’t have too. There it was. It was going to come back to the paddock and public relationship again. “What are you so scared of, Daniel?” She had asked the question a million times before. And a million times he never responded. So when he remained silent now, she just left without another word.

***

As she stood with her hair done nice and her make-up all pretty, staring into the mirror before slipping into this beautiful new dress, she felt a tug in the middle of her chest where her heart was and she knew exactly why. It was all fine and well attending this event on her own – hell, she had done loads of things far scarier than this on her own – but she wished she was going with Daniel. She wanted nothing more than to be glued to his arm and hanging on his every word tonight. Ali wanted to dazzle. She wanted the pair of them to be the perfect picture of the couple they were before all the paddock shit came in between them. She longed for a night like this for so long it felt like most of her life. She wanted a night where she was out with her man and bursting with happiness. In the days they had seen each other since the night she left his apartment they hadn’t spoken about it. Not a single word. But that was them all over. Ali was too nervous and scared to really bring anything up to him because he never failed to react badly and Daniel always wanted to move on and move past any disagreement or argument they had had. So they just acted like nothing was wrong between them. Ali hadn’t even told him she was still going and thought it was better to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission.

Dressed, she only needed to put her heels on when there was knocking and the front door of her apartment. Ali let swearwords tumble from her mouth as she rushed in the direction of the door. It was early for the driver to be here she thought, and weird he would come into the building but as she heard the keys in the lock she realised it wasn’t a driver and it was in fact Daniel. “Hey….” She slowly stated as he stood in the doorway

“Hey, you look nice. Am I missing something?” It was clear to Ali – as he cast his eyes over her standing there in her beautiful new dress – that Daniel had either forgotten about tonight or had turned up here on purpose with a motive of denying her the opportunity of attending the event. She swallowed and took a large inhale of air. “It’s Elin’s event tonight.” “You’re still intent on going?” He stated without skipping a beat. Ali registered that he didn’t sound surprised. His tone was more indifferent. She felt like she had to take that as a good sign because perhaps he had come to terms with the fact she was indeed still attending and it didn’t bother him anymore. She motioned to the dress as a way of silently saying; “obviously” to him and his eyebrows went up a fraction, which meant her assumption he was now fine about it was totally wrong.

“Is it the fact that I’m going to an event that you don’t like or is it because it’s her event and that means other people from your world will be there and you don’t like me meeting them?” It was bold of her to finally ask it but she only did so because she knew the answer and when he stayed silent – clearly he knew how harsh he would have sounded himself – she walked off to collect her shoes and bag from the bedroom. Her car was arranged to collect her in five minutes and it was five minutes too long. Ali decided she would rather wait around in the lobby of her building than stay in her own apartment with Daniel. She slipped her heels on while walking back through. Her bag was practically packed; she just needed her phone and her keys from the table near to him. It would be hard not to fall apart being that close to him, to smell his cologne and to feel his aura. But each time these things happened it began feeling like a bigger disappointment than the last.

“Ali…” There wasn’t emotion behind his voice when he stated her name. She grabbed both her phone and keys swiftly and thankfully he didn’t try to touch her because she would have simply died if he had.

“Lock up when you leave.” She equalled his bluntness and although she felt like she was about to loose it any second she didn’t tear up till she closed her front door behind herself and was waiting on the elevator.

MAX POV

Fuck these fucking events. I know I should want to be here, support Elin and be a good boyfriend, but if I’m offered one more canapé and someone (who has no real interest in it) asks how the season is going I am seriously going to  head-butt them. The place really did look lovely and Elin had done a great job on everything but she had gone and done a Houdini on me so now I was left standing on my lonesome looking like a spare prick. Seriously, I must look like a part of the bloody furniture I’ve been stood here so long. Five minutes she told me and that was nearly a bloody hour ago. I looked at my watch and finished my third gin. I sneak away right now, no one would notice. I could probably feign an illness or whatnot, right? It was as if she really needed me here after all. I glanced around and tried to find her but her short frame had disappeared amongst some fashion folk in OTT outfits. I walked toward the bar area to dispose of my glass when I saw her, Alessandra.

Daniel’s girlfriend was here. She had decided to come after all. From his text I thought she wasn’t really keen on coming so it was very sweet of her that she did. As I looked at her that night, that dinner party – the one where I made sex noises over her food and felt uncomfortable as fuck when Daniel announced he didn’t want her support – flashed in front of my eyes and I knew it would be scared on my brain for as long as I lived. I had never seen someone look so utterly defeated like that before. Her emerald green eyes that had only just been filled with joy and passion, looked so fractured and vacant. It was so strange for Daniel to come out with something like that. Even now as I looked at her from the other side of the bar, I couldn’t understand or comprehend why he would be so cruel because truly she was fucking perfect. She glanced around and I could tell she was just like me. Feeling like she stood out because she wasn’t faffing over some industry people or fawning over someone who talked about themselves for the whole ten minute conversation, so I made my way over to her.

“Alessandra…” I waited for her to turn around before I smiled. It would have been embarrassing if it weren’t actually her. But thankfully, it was and I didn’t look like a dick.

“Max.” She smiled broadly; her perfectly straight pearly teeth were like a warm welcome that I felt like I had known my whole life. “This is,” She motioned to the event enthusiastically “You must be very proud.” She was so cute, that was so nice of her. The truth was I had no real reason to be proud because Elin had done all of this stuff months ago without a single input from me. She had worked for jewellery designers for years and so it was natural she wanted to go out on her own. All of the designs and manufacturing she did a year ago, before we even met, so I really couldn’t take any credit but sure, as a boyfriend I did feel proud of her for accomplishing her dreams. I nodded but I didn’t want to talk about the event  - not because it would remind me of how bored I had been but because I wanted to get to know her more, she was Daniel’s girlfriend after all and I only knew three things about her; she was a phenomenal cook, she was Italian but spoke perfect English without much of an accent and she seemed to be utterly in love with a man who disregarded her feelings so easily. I manage to catch the eye of the bar tender and order another drink before asking what she would like and she ordered red wine, just like Daniel would have.

“Where is my team-mate tonight?” I was hoping she wouldn’t say they had some kind of argument or fight so we didn’t spend time talking about him but I felt rude not asking. I mean, Elin noted his absence before she left me standing around like a lost lemon. I watched, as she seemed to be trying to come up with a response. Her mouth opening and closing twice before she nervously smiled

“It’s not his thing, I know.” I jumped in to save her. I couldn’t have her thrashing around without a lifejacket could I? Not when she seemed so out of her depth already. “I’m not sure it’s really my thing either…I don’t really know anyone here.” She glanced around after picking up her glass and I noticed the light hitting her eyes in a different way that made them lighten several shades. Whoa, Daniel had really picked a stunner. “It would have been easier if Dan had come but,” She sighed

“I know, he likes keeping things on the down low, incognito.” I tried to provide an out for her again. I was probably talking a lot more about myself than I was talking about Daniel. I mean come on, everyone has seen him at events, he was always centre of attention, life of the party, but if it made her feel more at ease then I was happy to pretend. “I quite like going unnoticed too.” Fuck, Max. Just shut up.

“I think it’s me.” She sighed and tilted her head to the side as if she was conflicted about opening up to me. “I mean, I think he likes keeping me a secret.” “He’s probably protecting you, you’ve only been dating what? A few months?” “Fifteen, nearly sixteen months.” FUCK!

Things were clicking into place a bit more now but still, what the fuck was going on? The first time Daniel mentioned anything to me about having a girlfriend was only two, maybe three months ago at a push. They had actually been dating for fifteen? Over a full year and no one knew? No wonder she looked so crestfallen at that dinner. I had to hold myself back from questioning her about their relationship. I wanted to know more but it wasn’t really my place and I didn’t want to go digging somewhere I had no right to be digging but still, it was definitely strange that was for sure.

17th of September 2020 – Press Day - Marina Bay – Singapore

Max had been waiting for the right time to talk to Daniel. He couldn’t get Alessandra out of his mind since the night of Elin’s launch. Truthfully he didn’t even understand why. He had seen many girls who looked rather haunted or felt alone while in a sea of people but there was this invisible string that just drew him to Ali. It wasn’t as if he wanted to ride in in shining armour on a white horse to come as save her (he wasn’t even sure if she needed saving as such) but he just wanted a better understanding of where they were with each other. He remembered the time before that dinner party when Daniel had actually made him feel jealous he was so in love. Max recalled how he felt rather sick as how Daniel seemed to act like a cartoon character and grew comical heart eyes every time he looked down at his phone. And that had only been two months before him and Elin went for dinner at Daniel’s. He knew from past experience that sometimes relationships could end very quickly and dramatically without warning but this felt like it was different.  

He was shown to the little area that P&M had set up for Daniel and him to do some stupid shit for YouTube. He hated these fucking things but it was literally in his contract so he had too. It was only a minute or so until Daniel showed up with a plastered on grin, ready to go. As the cameras were being set up properly, lighting checked and they were getting mic’d up Max figured he should just ask now before they got pulled in different directions for the rest of the afternoon.

“How is Ali? It was nice of her to come to Elin’s thing.” Max watched Daniel intently but he was met by silence to begin with. “Fine, she’s alright.” He took that as a signal Daniel didn’t want to go down this particular path but he was intent on getting just a little more info for his own curiosity. “I don’t know why but I thought you two had only just started seeing each other. She said you’ve been dating for over a year. You should have told me you had a girl, mate.” Daniel took his phone out of his back pocket and answered a text as Max spoke. He only half listened to what he was saying.

“Yeah…” He inhaled a breath through closed teeth “you know what it’s like, as soon as you start introducing them then everyone knows and it just gets” Daniel shrugged. Max knew Daniel was talking shit. He had introduced girls to him, Christian, fuck nearly the whole team after only a few weeks – and those were only girls he was interested in fucking not dating. He could understand exactly what Ali meant now when she expressed she thought Daniel was keeping her a secret. His phone pinged with a text alert, Daniel checking the screen and smiling. Max saw the opportunity and took it, he quipped quickly; “Is that her now, talk of the devil…”

“No, Haylee.” Daniel replied instantly before shoving his phone back into his pocket. And just as Max was about to ask his next question the crew interrupted him, they wanted to get started and that question was left unasked.

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