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malibu-barb · 11 months
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mustangs-flames · 1 year
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what are mark or thatchers feelings towards the rest of the bps👀
oh dang! I did Mark's already the other day, so I'll do Thatcher's!
Sarah: Sometimes he looks at her and wonders just where the hell all the years have gone (by 2009 when the BPS are introduced, Sarah is 24 and Thatcher is 45 lol). He doesn't know that she's part of the BPS - he only thinks Adam and Jonah are - but she's done some software coding for the MCPD (Thatcher got her the gig when he saw some of her advertisements as a freelance coder - my guy literally saw the Heathcliff name and suggested her to his higher ups). Despite her coming into the MCPD to work, he only crossed paths with her very rarely and he never brought up everything that happened in the Heathcliff case - he didn't want to make it weird or awkward and was just happy to know she is safe and doing alright. He doesn't bring up the fact that her estranged brother is part-time living with him because Mark refuses to give him permission to do that. He also doesn't bring up Dave for the same reason. This family is way too messed up lmao
Evelin: He actually knows her as Dave's part-time employee at MandelaTECH where she's been working since 2007. He's spoken to her a few times whilst picking up tapes and stuff Dave has made for him to look into. He knows she used to be close with two other kids - Jonah and Adam - but she seems to rarely bring them up anymore if ever. He gets the distinct impression he shouldn't pry and leaves it at that - he doesn't know the kid well enough to be asking about her personal business. Evelin distanced herself before BPS fell into Jonah and Adam's hands in 2008 so she was never really a part of it, though she knows the ins and outs of everything.
Jonah: Thatcher gets the impression that Jonah is a good kid, even though he's had to arrest him (and Adam) a couple of times for trespassing on private and dangerous property. Jonah cracks under the slightest of pressures and genuinely seems like he doesn't want to be in trouble and is sorry whenever he's been caught. And maybe it's that that's made him let Jonah off with multiple verbal and written warnings rather than a permanent mark on his criminal record. He knows from questioning that the BPS is something Jonah inherited from his deceased father and understands that it's Jonah and Adam who are the members. But something feels... off. The BPS might be Jonah's business, but he somehow doesn't feel like the ringleader of their little circus act, you know?
Adam: A troubled kid. That's all that Thatcher can think whenever he's dealing with Adam Murray. And he sympathises, because he knows what being a troubled kid is like, and had to raise Mark through some very troubling years himself. But Adam just seems... there's something off about it all. He can't place his finger on it, but he sees it - it's in the way Adam talks like nothing matters at all, how he never seems to make direct eye contact unless it's with Jonah, and the weirdly co-dependent/manipulative vibes Thatcher gets whenever he sees Jonah and Adam interacting... It reminds him of- Of how that kid first was when he- He's sure it's nothing. Just overthinking it is all.
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I have another AU idea...
I dont exactly know how it would be executed but like
Digital Circus!DCA AU. Combine the mystique of the Circus and the slight darkness of what lurks behind the curtain with...
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THIS aesthetic and some cryptic, glitchy other worldly vibes with an old video game.
(PROBABLY will contain things like digital horror, digital body horror in particular, dark themes, themes of isolation, and lots of glitchy features, so please know that from here on out)
The website is supposed to be a place for kids online to learn stuff in a Cdi-Phillips/early 90's disk of edutainment games with a circus theme, but it was the first of its kind to implement multi-player play. For a while, it's revolutionary! Kids could communicate safely online for the first time without parents needing to monitor a chatroom to see if anyone skeevy was talking to their kid- all the kids could do ingame is use emoticons and motion to communicate. However...
It becomes discontinued because kids are falling ill at their desks and simply going into comas while the game continues to play itself. Even after a few of the children wake up... They're never the same. The game is taken off the shelves, but the data is never really... discarded.
The resurgence of the game comes back to life by one person who actually woke up from said coma, as a five year old. They claim that while they were out of it for a whole year, they had strange dreams about the game. Dreams that could have truly happened, that felt way more real.
A few brave souls find this game, including Y/N, and play around with it. Theu scour garage sales and auction houses and flea markets and old attics. And soon, the popularity of the game skyrockets. It can't be recreated because of such old tech, not entirely, but it's fun watching people play the original!
And then...
Audiences across the world watch these players disappear, falling into comas... with Y/N's livestream of the game constantly running as the players continue to play the game from the inside. They're trapped. No amount of stimulants or shaking or anything will wake those who have fallen ill, and people are warned that the game may have a photosensitive effect if viewed entirely raw.
But somehow a stream doesn't seem to affect people the same way. The world grows eager and nervous as they watch Y/N's livestream - their only connection into the strange world they're just now seeing into the bits of.
And the whole thing is orchestrated by three strange celestial looking beings, each with their own end to fill.
The yellow one with the sweet voice and the sad eyes, wanting players not to leave because he was programmed to be WITH people.
The blue one with the raspy snarl and the long hands, wanting players not to leave because they've broken the code, and must atone for their wrongdoings he swore he fixed so long ago.
And the orange one, the ringleader, puppetmaster of it all, wanting players not to leave because he's just about gone insane from the amount of bickering his two smaller counterparts have nearly every single day, and the silence.
The silence...
It is haunting.
These three were meant to teach and play and grow fond of the users- it was built into their very code. And all three of them are sick and tired of being alone with just the three of them. They don't actually hate each other, on the contrary. They love each other a whole lot.
But isolation does things to a person.
And as the pixelated tent flap is pulled back, for the world to see...
Their little performances are now broadcast to the world.
.... so anyways, yeah, Digital Circus Au-
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dayplays · 6 months
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Specifically, the Amy!Swap AU features Blaze as a carny part of a family circus show. One parent is the ringleader and the other the lead clown performer. Still very much leaning into the vibes of her being a successor to a title with expectations put onto her, and her living a very sheltered life that leaves her clueless to a lot of things.
Just with circus clownery instead of being Sol's chosen champion.
Her primary role in the present would be as the "Burning Gal", a fire performer. Juggles flaming objects, does tricks through flaming rings, "eats" & "breaths" fire; all on top of being the show's pyrotechnics expert. Girl lights herself on fire for the crowd. (Note: She would not be fireproof in this AU).
While she's technically not literally a clown performer, just yet, she would have all the same energy and silliness as one. She fully intends on taking up the mantle.
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olliesneweyes · 11 months
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wwhat types of clowns. do u think the memesquad would be (respectively)
I know fuck all about clowns. However I do have a drawing meme I can use for explanation!!! I don't remember who this is from I'm sorry 💔💔💔
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Piko gives C3 or C1 vibes. He seems like a little sad guy who's act is based around that :(
Fukase gives me E1 and B2 vibes. He'd probably get hurt a lot if he had a circus act, either as part of it or not
Flower gives me A3 vibes (with more leg coverage) and I feel like she'd be a dancer maybe? Or a leader of the other clowns???
Oliver gives me A4 vibes, and he's more of a stagehand? He's very small, so he can weave through the others easily to do things.
Len is E2 and he's just a silly little guy!!! General clown behaviour
Moke isn't the ringleader per se but he calls out the acts. He's got C2 vibes I don't take criticism
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the-flying-aquatos · 2 years
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RIDE THE CYCLONE AU YOU SAY? may I hear more?
Oh I am SO GLAD somebody asked about it because I love the idea of it so much. I was actually gonna make a post about it but drafted and forgot abt it, so I'll copy the tags that I'd put there and just use it to answer this ask.
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I've considered Gisu for Constance bc??? Part of me said Sam but I feel like Sam is too chaotic for Constance. She wouldn't be scared of Frazie in the way that Constance was kinda scared of Jane. I honestly don't know who to pick for Ricky? He has a very specific sort of vibe to him and I wanna pick the perfect kid for that role.
I honestly don't know WHAT compelled me to pick Augustus for the role of Karnak, but idk, the vibe of just this human circus ringleader who is the father of two of the deceased children really rocks compared to just making up some random animatronic. I've *also* considered Truman, but I feel like Augustus fits better honestly.
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grimescum · 3 months
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claudine thoughts under tha cut
now that ive thought about it more, i wanna base her off of a black widow spider and the general legend of the boogieman. i'm revisiting the idea of giving her tim burton vibes, so less crazy evil murder bitch and more crazy mischievous bitch
very tall and skinny, spindly fingers with some kinda bob haircut to resemble the thorax of the widow spider.. her bangs could look like the legs, maybe? a quick and shitty example of what i mean,
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alternatively, the little hair spikes could resemble the legs instead, with four poking out on each side instead of just one. obviously still has her widows peak. i toyed with the idea of giving her a round face, but i think i'll make it just as sharp as the rest of her. still torn between round eyes and almond shaped eyes
alongside the black widow themes, i wanted to give her some millipede and beetle imagery, mostly in her clothing, since those were the bugs she ate during her stay at the asylum (and still eats. weirdo)
shares some of the mannerisms of a black widow as well, particularly the cannibalism, not living in a (human) house, the tendency to bite and poor eyesight. she walks very slowly while somewhat hunched and occasionally on all fours, but that's mainly just when shes being a freak on purpose. she's capable of being very fast too
i might've mentioned this before? but i'm thinking that instead of the accident that caused her to become a vampire being entirely out of her control, she instead had some part in it. maybe the former ringleader was a vampire and, wanting to profit off of claudine's talent for as long as he lived, turned her into one as well. she then killed and ate him because she wanted to do her own thing
in terms of her powers.. since vampires in hellsing are considered demons, i wanted to take inspiration from Mephistopheles and give her shapeshifting powers (much in line with what i originally saw for her w/ the shapeshifting to disguise herself as others) and probably something else I haven't thought of yet. same with her backstory though, i wanna take some inspo from Mephistopheles for that too
since Mephistopheles is of germanic origin i'm kinda tempted to make her german or atleast half german, but idk
im kinda shifting her focus to also be a regular oc instead of solely a hellsing oc :o3 i dont know how she'd fit in with my other ocs, but most of everything would stay the same except i think for her usage of ghouls and other vampires in her circus (since ghouls being "failed" vampires is unique to hellsing i think). would be a much more tim burton-y thing to have her use children in her circus after luring them away with deals and such. i think she'd actually enjoy and prefer the presence of children since she was wronged by adults all her life
UM this is either all bullshit or stuff i do actually plan to use. i'm off my adderall rn and for some reason i get more creative without it 😭 but i also get stupider. so.
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magickedhat · 3 years
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fun (?) side effect of listening to the m.agnus ar.chives: suddenly unable to stop assigning fears to ocs that aren't in any way connected to the show-
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clearsky · 3 years
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My Top Comfort Characters/Kins and My Main HCs For Them
(Note, not all my kins/comfort characters are on here, just the ones I have more than 5 hcs for)
CW: Korekiyo Shinguji (DRV3), Himiko Yumeno (DRV3), Shinsou Hitoshi (BNHA), Kyoko Kirigiri (THH), Tsuyu Asui (BNHA), Entrapta (Spop), Ibuki Mioda (SDR2), Celestia Ludenberg (THH), Funtime Foxy (FNAF), Peril (WOF)
Korekiyo Shinguji (DRV3)
Nonbinary
He/They pronouns
Autistic
Chains and loose accessories are for stimming
Likes the feeling of silk and cotton
Can't stand the feeling of anything rough or bumpy
He likes collecting small trinkets and the bones of small mammals
Can't stand anything salty. He'll eat it but he certainly won't enjoy it
Dating Rantaro
Can flirt, but only if he doesn't try
Petnames are a hell yea
Gets sunburnt really easily
Group dates with Celesnaegiri and Ikuzono
Can't cook for s h i t
Had a scene kid phase in middle school
Went to the same middle school as Celeste and Maki
Knew them when Celeste went through her "I'm not like other girls" phase and Maki was a Band Kid™
Himiko Yumeno (DRV3)
Female
She/Her pronouns
Lesbian
Can force herself to fall asleep within seconds regardless of where she is
100% forces herself to fall asleep when she doesn't wanna listen/talk to someone
Himiko/Angie/Tenko relationship. I'm calling them the Traffic Light Trio
She likes taking naps in the forest
She prefers enclosed/tight spaces more than open ones
Has several hundred stress balls and squishies laying around
She overheats easy
Shinsou Hitoshi (BNHA)
Questioning his gender, but goes by any pronouns
Knows he's Asexual, at least
Has no clue what his romantic orientation is though
The kind of person to carry treats in his pocket just in case he runs into a cat
Will stop to pet literally every cat he comes across
Great at reading people
Doesn't talk unless it's 100% needed
Hangs with Tokoyami, Jirou, and Denki most often
Aizawa has 100% unofficially adopted him
Fosters kittens
Not a big fan of physical touch
He is 100% in the bakusquad. Anyone who says he's in the Dekusquad is a c o w a r d
He and Tsuyu vibe
Knows a bunch of random facts
Dark humour? Dark humour
*skates backwards into his therapist's room slowly sipping from an absurdly huge cup of coffee* Candice you're not gonna BELIEVE the shit I just went through
In case I forgot to mention it, he skates
Kyoko Kirigiri (THH)
Mtf
She/Her
Bi with female preference
Burns go up to her shoulders/collarbone/chest
Prefers to just listen as opposed to saying anything
Knows a ton of random trivia about everyone else in her class
She keeps a notebook she fills with all the trivia
Doesn't celebrate her birthday. She just doesn't see the point of it
Doesn't hate sugar/sweets, but if given the choice she would choose literally everything else
Cuts her own hair
A cat person
Permanent dark circles
T-Tall 😳
Like,,, 6'1 at LEAST
Only person taller than her is Yasuhiro (6'3)
Canon no longer exist
Ahahaha healthy life habits? What are those?
Can't handle horror games
She's the kind of person you'd go to if you needed to rant but didn't want any advice
Polyamourous yo
Celeste/Kyoko/Makoto
She's a dom yall are just scared to admit it
Tsuyu Asui (BNHA)
They go by They/Them
Lesbian
They and Ochaco are dating
They like to hang with Shinsou
Which mainly just means the two sitting in one of their dorms in near total silence doing whatever
Can speak English and French as well as Japanese
Learned English from cartoons
Picked up French bc they thought it'd be fun
Prefers to stay neutral in the whole Bakusquad / Dekusquad thing
They're invited to all outings/events by/for both squads
They like puns
They're a dumbass but willingly, and for fun
Like "someone says they like dark humour and they'll turn off the lights before telling a joke" kind dumbass for fun
Great at poker
Likes Disney Movies
Very touchy once you get close enough
Not in a sexual way, just likes physical contact
Especially fond of piggyback rides and cuddles
Extreme fear of needles
Entrapta (She-Ra)
She/Her or It/Its
Doesn't bother trying to figure out whether she's cis, trans, nonbinary, or what
Was AMAB though
Short as fuck (4'7)
Strong as fuck though
Cuddle game strong
Physical touch is a fuck yes
Cuddles
Piggyback rides
Hugs
Anything where she's touching someone is wonderful in her book
As long as she's the one that initiates it
Anyone else touching her without her permission makes her freak
Prefers being high up
Makes it harder for anyone to sneak up on her
An ace at video games
When it comes to sexuality she just says she's Questioning
Ibuki Mioda (SDR2)
Any pronouns + Pup/Pupself + It/Its
No idea what their gender is otherwise
Biromantic Asexual
Just likes sexual jokes
Gets distracted easily
Has severe hearing problems
She's plays her instruments as loud as possible, with the amp right next to her, without ANY ear protection
It's caused some damage
She talks so loud bc she has no idea how loud is considered acceptable
Wears hearings aids most of the time
Several piercings and tattoos
Likes hearing things jingle
She has a bracelet with a few bells hanging from it
She'll shake it whenever she's bored
LOVES hair accessories
Ribbons are a particular favourite
Occasionally she'll hang little charms from her hair "horns"
The kind of person who never takes any pills/medicine bc she keeps forgetting she has to
Frequently uses emojis
Skates everywhere but she isn't very good at it
She keeps crashing into everything
Has broken every bone in her body at least 3 times
Most of which was bc she keeps trying to kick in doors and skating down the stairs
Celestia Ludenberg (THH)
Nonbinary
Any pronouns, mainly goes by She/They
Bi, 70:30
Collects mini hand sanitizers and can tabs
Has single handedly gotten Mario Kart, Mario Party, Monopoly, Uno, and Clue banned a grand total of 17 times (and counting)
The kind of person to purposefully target someone regardless of what game was being played
Favourite victim is Byakuya (bc he gets so upset about it and she finds that hilarious)
Mains Waluigi
Celeste/Kyoko/Makoto
Has several banned Twitter accounts bc whenever she's bored she'll start discourse on purpose
Hangs with Korekiyo, Ibuki, Byakuya, Yasuhiro, and Leon most often
It's a weird friend group but everyone's sorta gotten used to it
She and Byakuya gamble together occasionally
She tries to avoid it bc he'll willingly blow his entire fortune in an attempt to beat her
Autustic
Can't stand the feeling of water
Mainly bc she can't swim for shit
Horror movies? Hates them
Gets flustered super easily
Taka is her twin brother
Kotoko, Kokichi, and Gundham are their half siblings (Same father)
Peko and Toko are their cousins
She sucks ass at go fish
Fuck canon she's 4'11 now
C h u b b y
Freckles
Once she gets comfortable enough with herself she dyes her hair in the peekaboo style
Either black and red or black and blonde
Haven't decided yet
I'll be doing Celesnaegiri hcs as a seperate post but I just feel it's important for you to know that she expresses her affection verbally and is a very touchy person
Went to middle school with Maki and Korekiyo
Has horrible eyesight
She wears contacts most of the time but she always puts off buying more
After the 5th or so time she ended up blindly stumbling around a week after her contacts ran out Kyoko convinced her to buy glasses as well
Religious accessories yo
Like chokers and dangly earrings with crosses and pentagrams and shit
Likes wearing wacky earrings
Can run and do all sorts of tricks in heels
She and Mukuro are exes yo
Keeps her hair short so it's easier to manage
Hair never gets longer than her shoulders if she can help it
She seems like the kind of person who'd keep her bangs grown past her eyes regardless of how frustrating or inconvenient it is
She's a sub yall just don't wanna admit it
Funtime Foxy (FNAF)
I'm going on the record to say this
Funtime Foxy is genderfluid and that is that
Goes by Funtime
Any pronouns, They/Them most commonly
Plays music (keyboard and guitar mainly)
They and Funtime Freddy (Freds) mainly play with the kids
Freds mainly tells stories with Bonbon while Funtime more so plays one-on-one
Has nicknames for everyone
Circus Baby - Ringleader
Ballora - Bells
Funtime Freddy - Partner
Bon Bon - Bun
Peril (WOF)
I like both Nonbinary She/They Peril and Mtf She/Her Peril
They're both such good concepts
She's a lesbian, Harold
She only had a crush on Clay bc he was pretty much everything she was supposed to like in a guy
Gimme a moment while I force all my mental disorders onto this poor child
Autistic, Anxiety (Social anxiety, mainly, but she has most types), Adhd, PTSD
I'd like to reiterate yet again that She's a lesbian
Sunny and Glory were her gay awakening
Peril in Book 1: Damn, Sunny and Glory sure are pretty. Anyone would be lucky to date them. Clay would probably go for them over me. He would be stupid if he didn't. I myself would willingly date them over someone like me. They're just so pretty :(
Peril waking up in a cold sweat in the middle of arc 2: WAIT-
Rarepair alert but Peril/Sora
Peril meeting Sora: "Hmmm She's attractive. I would love to date her. Too bad I'm straight and in love with her brother lmao :P"
Peril, a mere month later, waiting for Ruby to leave Jade Mountain, pacing in her cave, running face first into a wall: WAIT-
I remember reading this one amazing story where Sora taught Peril to read/write and Peril found out she set off the bomb and comforted her/convinced her her run so that's canon now
Btw if anyone can remember what that story was called/what platform it was on and could tell me I'd appreciate it very much
I'd even be willing to draw a character of your's or make you an icon or something
I usually don't accept requests bc I get burnt out easy but this is a special case
She runs into Sora again sometime between the beginning of TOP and the end
I like to imagine she just goes wandering around
Anyway she confesses like a mere few minutes after running into her again bc Peril is just subtle like that
The actual confession takes 15 minutes and the entire time Sora is just sitting here like "👁👄👁 sure"
Bam Peril/Sora
Peril plans to keep it a secret for a little while longer but she spends 3 seconds around Clay and pretty much blurts it out
Clay, who wasn't even aware that Peril was a lesbian, is just "👁👄👁"
I wanna say Clay doesn't know what a lesbian is but in my canon Sunny is a lesbian so Starflight has already told him
Anyway he's super supportive
From that point Peril is sorta open about her sexuality?
Like, she gives Clay permission to tell the rest of the D.O.D bc she isn't about to risk being in front of them when they hear the news
(When Sunny starts actively seeking her out as a hang out buddy and Tsunami, Glory, and Starflight appear to tolerate her presence just a bit more afterwards she pretends she isn't confused by the change)
She's pink, white, and blue bc I said so
If you look at a certain angle in the right lighting her eyes, mouth, fire, and under her scales all look purple
But her fire is normally white and blue bc I said so
Also she pale as fuck bc in my canon their fire just sorta burns their colour away
You know how you leave something outside for too long and it gets sunbleached? Where it gets all washed out?
Like that but more extreme
By the age of 10-12 firescale dragons are just white with pale eyes
That's right not even the eyes are safe
Ram horns :P
I'm also fond of Peril/Sunny
Or maybe Peril/Sora/Sunny
But Peril/Sora is the main thing
On the topic of that bringing in my hc that if one sib in a sib group is fire resistant all of them are
She,,, She can change her scale colour
But only slightly and only if her emotions are strong enough
Bc I don't give a fuck about Darkstalker's scroll we were robbed of hybrid Peril
Unfortunately all of Peril's emotions are strong
Rainwing ruff along her head and neck
It's like a hood
It's mainly smoothed to her sides but when she's startled it flares out
RAINWING PUPILS
Y'all will know what those look like as soon as I get off my ass :P
She,,, She can mimic bird cries
Hates the summer
She has more than enough body heat already and the outside is just hot enough to add on and make her feel sick
She can somewhat control her heat but most of the time it's based on her emotions
It can go from standing-in-the-middle-of-a-burning-building-cant-see-your-nose-smoke-is-so-thick heat (Strong emotion) to Hey-thats-a-nice-cozy-campfire heat (Calm/"weak" emotion/Sleeping)
I'm just gonna make a different post with all my Peril hcs cuz there isnt enough room for all of them here
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britishsass · 2 years
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What would your Dark Woods Circus look like? You can tag it under Psychonauts Circus AU.
Ooh, man. Let's see here, that's gonna take me a little bit--
The basics of things would likely be the same as the DWC au at the start. The kids are still not doing well. Most of them are still badly hurt and experimented on.
Lizzie and Norma would likely be the ones stitched together, since they're twins. Gristol is still the ringleader. The girl with goat legs is Sam, the blue boy is Dogen, and Raz and Lili are there as well. I don't have many definites about how they'd actually look, though-- I could try to detail things, but at the moment, I'm a bit too mentally blank for that.
Adam, however, is the main character here. And he just looks how you'd expect him to look, but a little bit younger. He's about 10 here, max. And he's the first to both evade the ringleader and to feel pity for the "freaks", as they're called. So of course, he tells his family about what he saw.
They don't believe him (Or, well, they assume he's being a little kid who's making up stories again), so instead he goes to a group of folks who are regulars at his parents' little cafe (to the point of him knowing them all by name and them knowing his birthday-- Sort of like his honorary grandparents.) Though they seem unwilling to believe him at first as well, one of them brings up a great-nephew who went missing in much the same way as Adam was describing himself doing.
...so they help out with finding the circus and getting the people there out, trying to help take care of these folks, and to help find their families. Though it seems like they're all very, very confused, and time seems so strange to them too...
I mean, I'm completely making this up as I go, though. I totally just run off vibes for a lot of this stuff ^_^;; I mean, I don't have a clue how things would go afterwards, but that's likely the part I'd end up focusing on because I'm a little dumb like that.
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anxiousworm · 3 years
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So how do the ninjas find him? Where they going to the circus to try and distract themselves to only see a familiar face? | Or do they get a mysterious tip? | Or maybe the ring leader is so shady he gets arrested for a different crime? lol | possibilities are endless my dude
Hnnnng all those are good. After Cole goes missing they may be too focused to think of going to the circus (especially after seeing it before and getting an odd vibe from it, not anything malicious, but not a place they want to go back to) but if they were tipped off to the various other disappearances that happened around the circus, then they might.
I can definitely see the porcelain girl trying to communicate as much as possible. Ninja never quit, and Cole promised they could free them.
Hm, ok main plot: after Cole goes missing the ninja are too engrossed in searching for him to see the new, very human and very familiar monster in the circus. But the porcelain girl, still hopeful they can help, gives them an anonymous tip (likely getting punished for it when she’s found out) and they decide to go in with the police as backup. The ringleader gets found out, gets arrested, bada bing bada boom everything is fixed.
Except the fact the ringleader says he can’t change any of them back.
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🔀and sending the Chary/Chatthew/Mavinia train right back at you (if it's alright!!)
QUEEN!!!!! I LIKE UR STYLE <3
chary: power by little mix this song has SO many car racing vibes so i’m gonna say racing au. there’s a lot of Car Men in downton abbey so matthew (he and mary are Good Friends in this au and lavinia is with matthew ig let them be happy ok) and tom are racers (matthew is more of a casual racer than tom who is very competitive) tho. mary is currently dating henry and he’s trying to get her into cars so he brings her to a race where she inevitably meets charles who is really cute, really good at driving and looking good while he does, and really into her. they keep meeting at races and inevitably the chary/henry triangle comes to a head when charles takes mary out in his car and they end up making out and mary has to confess to henry she’s in love w someone else. anyway this will be my new hyperfixation for the next 10 years
chatthew: temporary bliss by the cab OH NO ITS ANGST regency-era au...basically take the plot of downton abbey and set it back in the actual regency era. charles and matthew are both heirs to a grand fortune and they fall in love and become very close Gentleman Friends...that is, until the war. matthew joins the militia but charles does not (because idk illness or some shit??? did he fight in the war??? hes a TWINK they would NEVER do that to him) so it’s basically a lot of angst and charles being a scared housewife fretting over matthew when matthew is away at war hnhzjzkjgk
mavinia: tightrope by michelle williams yes its from the fuckign greatest showman. ANYWAY i guess circus au????? i cant really see how they would fit in a circus au but my god would it be hot seeing them in those sexy outfits dancing and stuff....lavinia as a trapeze artist oh my god im GAY your honor...mary would be SO fucking powerful as a ringleader hnghdzjkagjf shit
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SPEAKING OF MUSICALS what’re some songs that fit some v3 ships or moments in the game? Atleast In your opinion
Oh boy. Some of these are gonna be dumb and biased as a warning. I don’t know how many will be ships but I definitely have some moments from the game/character thought ones. This is gonna be a long post cause I like throwing in lyrics SORRY! Anon I hope you don’t regret this lmaoThis is getting…. very long so I think I’m gonna put them under the cut! :’DThere’s some Wicked, Chicago, Avenue Q, Scarlet Pimpernel, Hamilton, Into the Woods, RENT, The Greatest Showman, Little Shop of Horrors, The Producers, Come From Away and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along BlogThere’s some Oumota, Saimatsu, Saiibo, and loose Saiouma in here, but also a few more general ones!
As most of you know, I have a Oumota Wicked AU, but there’s one song I’d like to point out that’s not for the ship that I quite like for the character in question, and that’s Wonderful, for Tsumugi. This one I found to be a great one for comparing what she does there in that au with some actual stuff in the game.Have some lyrics! I guess I just - wanted to give the citizens of Oz everything.
So you lied to them.
Elphaba, where I’m from, we believe all sorts ofthings that aren’t true. We call it“history.”A man’s called a traitor or liberatorA rich man’s a thief or philanthropistIs one a crusader or ruthless invader?It’s all in which labelIs able to persistThere are precious few at easeWith moral ambiguitiesSo we act as though they don’t exist 
—Another song, this one I discussed in a discord server with some awesome friends so not taking full credit for it, is We Both Reached For the Gun from Chicago for Kokichi and Gonta. The interview plays like the setup trial and while not exact is DEFINITELY an awesome play on the vibe and how it was done. Puppetry and motives running the entire show~! Also has some of the best choreography! And when the reporter starts agreeing that there is Shuichi proving it all.
Then describe it.He came toward me.With the pistol?From my bureau.Did you fight him?Like a tiger.He had strength and she had none.And yet we both reached for the gunOh yes, oh yes, oh yes we bothOh yes we bothOh yes, we both reached forThe gun, the gun, the gun, the gunOh yes, we both reached for the gunFor the gun.
The next one might be a weird one, and the dramatic delivery might not suit her as much, but I associate Falcon in the Dive from The Scarlet Pimpernel with Maki in chapter 5. It’s about a manhunt, hunting down an enemy, and how your own morals are already done and it’s up to you. There’s a bit of conflict in it about being bitter about it too and it fits some characterization I wish they had shown there there. It plays in with the memories they barely have as well. Have some lyrics!
There was a dream - a dying ember.There was a dream - I don’t remember …but I will resurrect that dream,though rivers stream and hills grow steeper.For here in hell, where life gets cheaper -oh, here in hell, the blood runs deeper.And when the final duel is near,I’ll lift my spear and fly.Piercing into the sky, and higher!And the strong will thrive!Yes, the weak will cower,while the fittest will survive!If we wait for the darkest hour‘til we spring alive,then with claws of fire,we devour like a falcon in the dive. —In a lighter tone, There is Life Outside Your Apartment from Avenue Q is a Kaito drags sidekicks to training song, I dare you to prove me otherwise.  When I say “everyone”, that includes you!There is life outside your apartmentI know it’s hard to conceive,but there’s life outside your apartment,and you’re only gonna see it if you leave.There is cool shit to do,but it can’t come to you.And who knows, dude,you might even score!There is life outside your apartment,but you’ve got to open the door!No, thanks, I’m staying in.Don’t tell me I gotta force you.Sorry!All right everyone! He’s resisting! —OKAY so if you follow me by now you know I really enjoy Kokichi. When I was looking for songs, @dykeenvy reminded me of this one and it fits Chapter 5 Kokichi so well, so shoutout to them! Last Midnight from Into the Woods for Kokichi. It’s the point where everyone’s arguments and blame (from the song Your Fault! which is ALSO a good V3 song, it’s like… every trial) turns to the witch and she’s done with them and it’s great, specifically this lyrical sequence! You’re so nice You’re not good You’re not bad You’re just nice I’m not good I’m not nice I’m just right I’m the witch You’re the world  I’m a hitch I’m what no one believes I’m the witch You’re all liars and thieves Like his father Like his son will be, too Oh, why bother? You’ll just do what you do
OKAY now onto some more dialogue heavy stuff! Non-Stop from Hamilton for Kokichi & Shuichi! Let me explain. Kokichi I find is very like Hamilton, making himself the center of it all, writing, not stopping, going at it all, making enemies but overall doing more and more ambitious. Meanwhile Shuichi is a lot more like Burr, says less, but knows what he’s doing, and bewildered by Hamilton’s methods. Keeps his cards close to his chest until he needs them. Kokichi writing like he’s running out of time is so very very in character. It just fits him SO WELL. It could even represent Kokichi’s attempt to partner with him in chapter 4 and being turned down. Some lyrics! Why do you always say what you believe?Why do you always say what you believe?Ev'ry proclamation guarantees free ammunition for your enemiesWhy do you write like it’sGoing out of style?Write day and night like it’sGoing out of style?Ev'ry day you fight like it’sGoing out of style—On a more somber note, I think The Story of Tonight from Hamilton has great post game VR AU feels for the survivors and maybe Rantaro too in the midst of causing Team Danganronpa some disastrous reactions to their forced ending. I love aus where they are getting legal repercussions and the cast is being held, the dead maybe even still under, until it’s worked out and I think this fits here
I may not live to see our glory! (I may not live to see our glory!)But I will gladly join the fight! (But I will gladly join the fight!)And when our children tell our story… (And when our children tell our story…)They’ll tell the story of tonightLet’s have another round tonight (Let’s have another round tonight)Let’s have another round tonightRaise a glass to freedomSomething they can never take awayNo matter what they tell youRaise a glass to the four of us Tomorrow there’ll be more of usTelling the story of tonightThey’ll tell the story of tonight —
Okay, another shoutout to @dykeenvy and the Yeehonk! server for this one since we chatted about it in there BUT - Take Me or Leave Me from Rent is an Oumota song. The energy, the stances, the stubborness. It is ALL THERE. A tiger in a cageCan never see the sunThis diva needs her stage, babyLets have funYou are the one I chooseFolks will kill to fill your shoesYou love the lime light to now babySo be mine but don’t waste my timeCryin’, “Oh, honey bear are you still my, my, my baby?”Take me for what I amWho I was meant to beAnd if you give a damnTake me baby or leave me —
I’d be remiss to not do another Tsumugi song, given who I am. So I’m bringing up Opening Night from The Producers for Tsumugi. For her ending disaster and the audience complaints during the PTA segment! I just… really like to think it was a all blamed on her sometimes hahah. Sorry mugi.He’s done it againHe’s done it againMax Bialystock has done it againWe can’t believe itYou can’t conceive itHow’d he achieve it?It’s the worst show in town!We sat there sighingGroaning and cryingThere’s no denyingIt’s the worst show in townOh, we wanted to stand up and hissWe’ve seen shit, but never like this
Okay for this one just… hear me out. The Other Side from The Greatest Showman for Oumota. A circus ringleader and a respectable patron of the arts walk into a bar, argue about their reputations a bit, make a deal and talk about living a little. Clowns are even mentioned. I mean come on! Don’t you know that I’m okay with this uptown part I get to play‘Cause I got what I need and I don’t want to take the rideI don’t need to see the other sideSo go and do like you doI’m good to do like meAin’t in a cage, so I don’t need to take the keyOh, damn! Can’t you see I’m doing fineI don’t need to see the other side
Now is this really how you like to spend your days?Whiskey and misery, and parties and plays
If I were mixed up with you, I’d be the talk of the townDisgraced and disowned, another one of the clowns
But you would finally live a little, finally laugh a littleJust let me give you the freedom to dream And it’ll wake you up and cure your achingTake your walls and start ‘em breakingNow that’s a deal that seems worth takingBut I guess I’ll leave that up to you —
Kokichi in ships is always a troublesome thing, as he’s got a lot of issues with himself too, so I think Leave from Once is very Kokichi. Oof. Sorry this one is mostly angst fodder. I can’t wait forever is all that you saidBefore you stood upAnd you won’t disappoint meI can do that myselfBut I’m glad that you’ve comeNow if you don’t mindLeave, leave,And free yourself at the same timeLeave, leave,I don’t understand, you’ve already goneAnd I hope you feel betterNow that it’s outWhat took you so longAnd the truth has a habitOf falling out of your mouthBut now that it’s comeIf you don’t mindLeave, leave,And please yourself at the same time
Now for something completely different! Meek Shall Inherit from Little Shop of Horrors for Shuichi! Moral dilemmas, biases and making terrible decisions for the sake of people liking him after his ‘success’ starts building. Oof. Sorry Shuichi, I know Seymour’s not the most moral character but the comparison is there a bit. My future’s startingI’ve got to let itStick with that plantAnd gee my bank account will thriveWhat am I saying?No way, forget itIt’s much too dangerous to keep that plant aliveI take these offersThat means more killingWho knew success would come with messy nasty strings?I sign these contractsThat means I’m willingTo keep on doing bloody, awful, evil things
Now for a different ship! My Freeze Ray from Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog for Saimtasu. I think it outlines Shuichi’s anxiety when trying to get close to Kaede pretty well, and also how little he knows about her at the start, but is still cute! With my freeze ray I will stop the worldWith my freeze ray I willFind the time to find the words to
Tell you howHow you makeMake me feelWhat’s the phrase?Like a foolKinda sickSpecial needsAnyways —
One more. This ship’s just one of my comfort ones and of course I’m giving it angst. Stop the World from Come From Away for Saiibo. Specifically at the end of trial 6, where they know everything;s coming down, shuichi and the survivors made their choice, and Kiibo’s going to self destruct, and everything;s going to end, but they all get one more goodbye. Agh Kiibo didn’t need to go then and it makes me sad.  Stop the worldSeize the momentBut the minute he goes you’re alone, and it’s through pinch yourselfTell yourself:“You’re just dreaming, that means he’ll forget about you”
But here we areWhere the continents once crashed togetherBefore they went their separate ways forever, so stop the world
—Sorry for rambling so very LONG anon. Hope you enjoy these, maybe you’ll find a new song today :’D
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vix-x-gaze · 5 years
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Holy shit an ART POST
Even though my bio says I do art, I realized my blog lacks exactly that
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I decided to sit down and play each of these 9 songs and let my creativity take over. These are sketches for a soon-to-be painting that I have already started. I've posted this on my Instagram, but this is where I'll go ahead and explain in full detail what the story is behind the characters/stills.
Falling ; This song pulled me out of my head and saved me from myself. The lyrics really connected with me and what that panel captures is the lines "I see an ending. Take it all in. I'm gonna fall".
Suicide Circus ; Ringleader has been a character in my mind for quite some time now, I just had no idea how to bring him to life. All other ideas I had before felt forced, but whenever I listen to this song I have my own little music video going in my head featuring Him. Even his design has reason. His odd looking hands holding the banner really came from the "tick-tack-tack-tack" in the song, mainly because I imagine Him coming for me and tapping on the walls. Of course, I have my own meaning behind this as well being that you may seem happy playing with danger, but are you really fully satisfied with yourself? He embodies that as his head does seem inviting at first, but when you see Him as a whole its obvious thats not the case.
Vortex ➡ Fadeless ; I actually included Vortex because it was the song that really got me into GazettE. After about a month of running a complete blank, I switched to Fadeless which is in the painting process currently.
The Mortal ; Just as a heads up, if any of you get the blessing of hearing this live, no professional sound system will ever do Reita's bass justice. His bass shook my soul in Dallas. Anyway, I actually had 2 ideas in mind and multiple listens had said 2 ideas stick out the most. The second is on the second page thats the "floating" panel. It just gives me such ominous vibes and hearing it live, I may just go with the original panel.
Devouring One Another ; Another character of mine which never came about until this song. I honestly love this song beyond BELIEF and as much as I'd love to hear it live, fray screamo absolutely SHREDS your throat and I'm not trying to make Ruki go through that. Anyway, Teddy is heavily based off of the lyrics. Although he has participated in the gruesome acts that surround him, he's deeply terrified of it all and is constantly contradicting himself.
Derangement ➡ Red ; I know its already drawn in, but I couldn't get anything that I actually liked. I continued to blank on a design after the hand was drawn so I've changed it to Red.
Ominous ; THIS mf right here. From the moment I heard it, I absolutely LOVED it. I enjoy Dogma as a whole when it comes to the creepy, mysterious vibes. I wanted to create a blood moon with a clock face which, if you haven't guessed, is mainly pulled from the lyrics "Sleep, count me down again" and a bit from "true dread". That last bit comes into play as every time I hear songs like this I always think "ah yes, he's killed a man and now it burdens him".
Dawn ; This is honestly my jam. I was a bit sad they took if off of the setlist for the World Tour, but I still wouldn't change a thing about that night. It does tie in with the Ominous panel a little as Dogma's entire concept blew my mind. I wanted to create a story through those two songs. Althought it is supposed to be a sunrise type of setting, I'm very determined to make sure it still embodies the album, Dogma.
Two of a Kind ➡ Abhor God ; Two of a Kind is actually my second favorite song off of Ninth because of how well it worked in terms of the actual song, but I wasn't able to come up with anything for that either. When I taped off the canvas I was going to make it Babylons Taboo, but after getting back from the concert I was torn between Gush and Abhor God. Gush was a little too obvious for me and seeing as there's enough murder themes in this project, I'm going with Abhor God. I have the idea in mind, I just need to execute it.
And that is all for THIS GazettE related project. Something I enjoy doing is putting myself in music videos and drawing out what my outfit would be and such. GazettE has really brought out all of my artistic talents from sketching, to poster making, to nail art, to dancing. They've really made me hone in on what I'm good at as a way of coping with life. Im not sure when the painting will be done, but I will make sure to keep updates going. As of now, there probably won't be much with finals and EOC's going down in school currently.
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Requested by @queenayles: Whenever you find some time to, can I request a friendship fic with all the batboys where they are having a competition to be Y/n’s favorite and they spend the entire story trying to impress the reader/ being super cute to the reader.
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Summary: When the Batboy’s all fight over you to become your favorite, who will you choose?
Word Count: 2527
Warnings: None - but it’s fluffy and fun and full of rainbows, ok?
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"The cookies are ready!"
You cringed in your bedroom, covering your ears as you waited expectantly for the loud thumping of quick feet, something you had still to become used to. You had moved into Wayne Manor recently, and many things within the hallways of the mansion were still really foreign to you.
A sudden banging on your door scattered your thoughts. "(Y/N)! Come on! Alfred's baked chocolate chip!" Damian hollered turning your locked doorknob, creating quite a racket. More touched than irritated by his thoughtfulness, you set your book aside to accompany the preteen down the stairs.
When you two finally reached the kitchen after what had seemed to be endless flights of stairs, you weren't surprised to see the sight before you; three raven headed boys shoving cookies down their throats. You groaned as you looked at the platter full of crumbs before you, and gave them your best bat-glare. "As you've already eaten all of mine and Damian's' cookies, would you please slow down so you don't choke?" You scolded, raising your eyebrows. "Sorry, mom." Jason mimicked, spitting crumbs as he frantically chewed. You wrinkled your face in disgust and backed up, scowling as Jason grinned. "You know you love me, (Y/N)." "Yeah, yeah," you grumbled and instantly snatched the first cookie off the tray Alfred has just set to cool. Before any of his brothers could get a chance, Damian, prepared with a plate, seized as many cookies as he could and ran into the living room. "See! I'm her favorite. Told you so Tim," Jason bragged, reaching for another cookie. You rolled your eyes at his cockiness. "You wish, Jason." Dick snorted as Jason choked on his cookie, pounding his chest with his fist. Tim gave you a bewildered look. "So who is your favorite, (Y/N)?" You tensed, feeling pressured by the three pairs of eyes staring intensely at you. "Um..." you shrugged, "I don't know?" "I have an idea!" Dick suggested, everyone including you listening intently. Anything to get the attention off of you. "Why don't you spend a little time with each of us, since you still don't know us that well, and then you can decide who you like best!" Desperate to get the boys off your backs, you quickly agreed, internally crying a little. You were in for a rough week.
“Hey, (Y/N),” Tim chirped, walking into your room. "Why so glum?" "I can't find my laptop anyway!" You exclaimed, slumping into your desk chair. "I need to finish writing something for school, can I borrow yours?" Tims' eyes widened as he took in your fuming expression. He sheepishly revealed your laptop from behind his back. " Actually, (Y/N)..." "Timothy Jackson Drake!" barked, pushing yourself out of your seat and striding across the room. "Why on earth-" "I can explain!" Tim cried, holding an arm up cautiously. "I downloaded a program to make it run smoother while also smoothing it out overall by getting rid of small bugs and such. I promise you'll like it!" You raised an eyebrow as you took your borrowed belonging back. "I even fixed Word, so it types properly again." You opened up your laptop, opening up all your usual apps and websites as Tim waited patiently. While you weren't so pleased by the sudden theft of your most personal item, you were quite impressed by how quickly everything was running. "Hey, what do you know! Google doesn't take a century to load! Thanks, Timmy!" Tim grinned, backing to leave the room, but not before asking the dreaded question once more. "So, am I your favorite?" You sighed, turning to face him, and shrugged. "End of the week, remember?" You reminded, shaking your head.
Dick's idea of winning you over had been a place. He refused to tell you where he was taking you, even after your endless nagging.
“So, where are we going?”
“You’ll see,” Dick answered for what seemed to be the hundredth time. Suddenly, he pointed toward his car window. “Hey, we’re here!”  You watched, gasping when a brightly lit circus tent came into view.
“We’re going to the circus?” you exclaimed happily. Dick grinned back at you.
“Yeah!” he beamed, opening the car door not a second after the limo had halted. Grabbing your hand, he dramatically dragged you in line for tickets. Looking around, you took in the giant banner that was up at the entrance. “Haly’s Circus?” “Yeah, they’re unbelievable,” Dick agreed, looking around as well. When you both reached the ticket booth (and Dick proceeded to buy an entire roll), Dick didn’t hesitate to grab your hand once more and pull you toward the circus tent. “Come on, (Y/N)! You have got to try their popcorn. There are seven different kinds!”
You had to admit; this circus experience had been like no other. Dick took you around, showing you everything. He even used his contacts to let you pet and elephant and meet Mr. Haly, the ringleader. The show experience was incredible, and while you saw how happy Dick was to see everyone, you noticed his clenched jaw and sudden dark vibes when the trapeze artists came out to perform. You put a hand on his arm, smiling at him weakly. Dick, thankful for your comfort and company, grinned back. After the show, Dick bought a bag of popcorn (cheddar) for you both to share, and you two wandered around the tents, occasionally greeting some of the performers.
“Thank you for bringing me here, Dick,” you began, grabbing a handful of popcorn from the bag he held. “I know how hard it must be for you.”
Dick blinked, confused for a moment before remembering. “You know what happened to my parents?”
“Yes, I do, and I’m sorry,” you answered solemnly, tossing a piece into your mouth. “Today was really entertaining, though. Here, catch." You tossed a piece of popcorn at Dick's face, chuckling as he proceeded to move his neck and caught it with a smirk. "You must have had a great time growing up. I’m sure your parents were amazing.”
Dick, still chewing, smiled, staring off into the distance as he waved to another one of his old friends. “The best.” He exclaimed, looking back at you. “I’m glad you had a good time today, (Y/N). I had fun getting to know you better.”
Finally, the two of you decided to call it a day before heading down to limo. “So,” Dick began, “ Have you-” “Decided?” You asked, rolling your eyes. “Tim asked me the same thing.” “Oh?” Dick chuckled, raising his eyebrows. “I take it my brothers have already spent some quality time with you?” “Actually, I still have Jason and Damian left. And Damian told me he’s taking me to the zoo later this week, so I wonder what Jason’s planning to do...”
Ironically, Jason had forgotten about the competition altogether. You found Jason watching television in the living room the next day. Plopping down next to him, you kicked your feet up on the coffee table as you leaned your head over to him and gave him a funny look. “What do you want?” Jason responded gruffly, not even bothering to look away from the TV. Sighing, you got up and pulled his hands. “Tim and Dick have already spent some time with me, and it’s your turn,” you sang, continuing to pull at his hands. Jason grumbled. “I thought you already decided that I’m not your favorite.” “Now that’s not fair,” you whined, finally getting him to tear his eyes away from the screen. “I haven’t had enough time to choose yet. You got another chance, Jay Jay.” Jason smirked and walked over to the closet to grab his red jacket. “Fine. But do not call me that.”
As you two walked outside the Manor, Jason pointed toward a bike. You looked at him in disbelief as you stopped in front of a sleek black machine, which looked like it ate kids for breakfast. “Ever ride a bike before?” Jason asked, looking at your expression. He picked up a black helmet that was resting on the handlebars and proceeded to throw it back and forth like a ball between his hands.
You hesitantly took a step back. "I’m not riding that monster.’ Jason chuckled, tucking the helmet underneath his arm. “It’ll be fun, I promise. Heck, I’ve ridden it across Gotham countless times, and look at me.” He scowled at the look you gave him.
“Actually, I’d like to keep my limbs where they are, thank you very much.” You   He tilted his head to the side, grinning. “Yeah? Where's the fun in that? Rule number one,” he said, gently placing the helmet on your head, safety first." He closed the straps tightly under your chin.
“Rule number two,” he continued, flipping the visor down. Feeling slightly claustrophobic, you flipped it back up. "When I'm making a turn, lean your body towards the turn. Never the opposite way. Got it?’
“Sure." You shrugged, waiting impatiently.
He then swung his long legs on his bike. “Hop on."
He turned his head, smirking, silently asking what was keeping you. When you didn't respond, his eyes blazed with challenge. “You scared?” Your hairs stood on end from irritation. You were going to prove him wrong. You huffed and climbed on the bike, grabbing the sides of my seat. Where's your helmet?” You demanded. “Only have one,” Jason replied, turning the engine on and revving it a few times.  'Nobody rides this bike but me. You'd be the first passenger.’ “Must be my lucky day!” You yelled sarcastically over the loud vibrating engine. You cried out as the bike suddenly moved forward and your arms automatically went around his torso. You scowled as you felt his shoulders and stomach shaking with silent laughter.
The bike wasn’t all that great at first. It was noisy and shaking like crazy. After a few turns, however, Jason was streaking down the Gotham Coast. The wind whipped your face with a fresh damp breeze. Closing your eyes tight, you allowed yourself to relax and feel free.
Your heart leaped out of your chest as Jason zigzagged his way through curves. After what had felt like a short-lived evening, you both were back at Wayne Manor.
Laughing, Jason hopped off the bike, slapping his hands on his thighs. “So?” He exclaimed, giving you a charming grin. “What do you think?”
“That - was - amazing!” You panted, your heart still pounding like crazy. You felt as if you had just run a marathon, even though all you’d done was sit on a motorcycle. “Where’d you find a bike like that?” Jason gave you a secretive smile. “I have my ways.”
“I heard Todd took you on a ride on his bike,” Damian asked as you both stood in line for tickets. Unsurprisingly, Damian had requested a trip to the Gotham Zoo. “Oh, yeah. It was one heck of a ride,” you chuckled, taking the tickets from the counter. “However, I got best for last.” You smiled warmly down at Damian as you both walked inside, looking left and right for an eye-catching exhibit. “Hey, Damian, maybe we can invite some of your friends next time.” When you heard no response, you glanced at Damian, your heart sinking a little as you saw him scowling at his shoes. “Damian?”
“Humans are a nuisance,” He muttered, looking up in shock when you started to giggle. “Not you, (Y/N)! Just...” “No, I get it, Damian.” You agreed, following him to the tiger's exhibit. “Animals are better anyway.” “Have you chosen your fav-woah!” You pulled Damian back by his shirt quickly before he fell over the railing. “Damian! Be careful!” You huffed, gently letting go of his polo. “Are you ok?” “Yes, (Y/N). Now can you stop avoiding the topic?” You groaned dramatically as you looked at the tigers. “I wasn’t avoiding the topic; I was making sure you didn’t fall into the exhibit and become one of these tiger’s next meals! Sheesh.” You sighed as the two of you walked down to look at the reptiles exhibit. “I don’t want to decide, Damian. I don’t want to hurt you or your brother's feelings. But this week has been a blast getting to know all of you.” Damian gave you a puzzled look. “So you don’t choose any of us? No one in the Manor is quite your favorite, I presume.” You looked at Damian with a shake of your head, smirking. “Not quite...”
Sitting at the dining table later that day, you cringed as you saw all the boys staring intensely at you. Even Bruce noticed something was off. “Boys, can you please eat instead of staring at (Y/N)?” Bruce suggested, going back to eating his favorite medium rare steak Alfred had prepared for him. “Oh (Y/N)...” Dick cooed, clearly ignoring Bruce’s request. You huffed and put your fork down. “Ok, ok. A promise is a promise.” You announced, standing up to finally deliver what may or may not crush someone's dreams that night. You began your speech in a faux host persona. “Over these past few days, these contestants have tried their best to become my favorite member of the BatFamily.” “Come on, (Y/N), just say it already,” moaned Jason, putting his head in his hands. “Alright! And it is with great pleasure that I announce that my favorite member of Wayne Manor is...
...Alfred!”
All the boys (except Damian) jaws dropped. “What!?” Sputtering, Jason, Dick, and Tim took in both Bruce’s chuckles and your laughing form. “Did I hear my name?” Alfred chimed, waltzing in with a plate of everyone's favorite chocolate cookies. “Apparently (Y/N) likes you better than the rest of us,” Jason sulked, pouting in his seat. “Hey!” You exclaimed, laughing at his expression. “It’s not my fault you forgot how much I love food; and did you see the way you guys were eating Alfred's cookies the other day! His chocolate chips cookies are the bomb!” The murmurs around the room quickly ended the argument. “Well, I’m quite delighted to hear how much you enjoyed them, Miss (Y/N).” Alfred put in. “Would you like some more?” “Definitely!” Said the room at once. When Alfred walked over with the cookies, you held out a fist. “Hey Alfred, fist bump?” “One moment, Miss (Y/N).” Alfred set down the tray of cookies, but before he fist bumped you, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a pair of sunglasses. Promptly putting them on, he turned to you and gave you a fist bump. Bruce choked on his food and began to rub his eyes. “Alfred?” Dick began shaking with mirth, showing you the moment he had just recorded. “That’s so going on my story.”
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How did you find harry's show? I thought you'd go cause he was in huston but i wasnt sure? How did you find everything. I love your answers( specially the unfiltered and rambling ones)😘😘😘
haha plenty of rambling below!! (I don’t know how to do read mores on mobile rip I’m sorry y’all)
it was a very good show, but it didn’t seem to be centered on the songs, if you can abide that distinction? like, first things first, the Toyota center as a venue was RAD. the sound quality was terrific, the AC worked well (a big deal down here), and it was well-organized. those are super boring things to comment on but the venue having itself in order so helps to keep the crowd chilled, too, you know? our view was great, and I was seated next to this super funny little badass girl, so the space itself was awesome.
his stage setup was very, very cool! there’s that 180-degree screen that goes up and down over the main stage with really good image quality, and I think whoever was running the cameras had seen their fair share of mtv performance vids, because it was shot really well! the lighting rig was so cool I can’t get over it. it shifts throughout the show, but I thought the way it moved during ‘the chain’ was especially cool. it tends to look like the backdrop to a vintage dance tv show (think hairspray), which suited the podiums the band were stationed on. the graphics looked pretty great, too. the B stage was a really clever solution to the classic big-venue problem of distance, although it’s terrifying to see harry try and pass through that unscathed. production-wise, it was a really satisfying spectacle.
the band were good, too! i got the vibe mitch RLY did not want to be there, especially when he had to follow harry through the crowd to the B stage, but it’s hard to imagine why he’d have agreed to do it unless he wanted to; it made me wonder whether that dynamic was played up in order to emphasize harry as the circus ringleader and mitch as his dutiful sidekick. and when harry gets it right, he really does have a way with the crowd; it’s hard to look away from him. that said, his stage banter ('i have one job tonight: to do my very best to perform for you. you have one job tonight: to have the time of your life’) was entirely recycled from his austin '17 show (and possibly others? i don’t follow him closely enough to know), and edged from a little silly to almost impetuous the longer he went on. his banter doesn’t seem to have grown up from the 1d days, is all: he still listens hard for peoples’ names, sings happy birthday, and blows kisses to the crowd.
the girl i was sitting next to leaned over to me to wonder whether he was sick, too. he said he had 6 weeks of tour left, so maybe it’s fatigue, but he had a hard time getting out the last syllable of many of his lines, and he relied heavily on the crowd to sing for him on the more demanding parts. his band sang with him a lot, too. the bassist was the unsung hero of backup vocals, and his keyboardist was great on the high parts! vocally, the best parts of the show for me were the moments the whole band pitched in. the setlist was arranged in a nice order too, i thought.
like the rest of the production, the show itself runs like an incredibly well-oiled machine. unfortunately, it just doesn’t offer very much in the way of memorable emotional connection. the bants are recycled, and the music itself seems to have little in common with the audience except in that it alternates between castigating and desiring other young women. all that said, the crowd were incredible to watch. they stood for each of the false starts before the show actually got underway, organized and executed a cell light fan project, and sang along flawlessly every time they were prompted. harry’s 'you know what to do’ seemed to acknowledge that his fans are pretty highly dedicated and catch a lot of content online, which to me just emphasized the dissonance between their earnest time and dedication and his songs as not much more than a vehicle to travel the world, soak up applause, and sell merch. if he switched to easier-to-sing pop songs that skewed sound-wise to a younger demographic, then he’d make an excellent gateway for young fans to become regular concert-goers who genuinely make me excited to see more shows with them. till then, he’s got a foot in both worlds and doesn’t quite seem to be steady in either.
tl;dr: the trip itself was so fun i’m delighted i got to go, but i wouldn’t recommend paying more than $50 or so for a ticket. 6/10 or 3.0 stars out of 5 from me
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