#wake me up for all my loved ones’ birthdays in april and then leave me alone to a peaceful slumber. until may. y’know!

[katierosefun]

:( why is march like that.

#caroline talks #i dislike march and april for so many reasons christ almighty!!! #i just need someone to give me like a 2.5 month long sedative. #wake me up for all my loved ones’ birthdays in april and then leave me alone to a peaceful slumber. until may. y’know!

[bazooka-overkill]

MR SANDMAN BRAINROT EUEUUUGGHHH

okay yay brainrot won the poll. also i might psot dragon chan headcanons requested by wallet becuz yaaaaaayyy

uhhh also i dont really gaf about timelines. so if something doesnt line up time wise. ignore it. shh

ermmm cw for child fighting!! mr sandman didnt have the best middle school experience

BAZOOKA'S THOUGHTS:

i need this man so badly PLS MR. SANDMAN ONE CHAAAAANCEEEE

who typed that omg…

GENERAL SANDMAN INFO (canon + headcanon)

full name: isaiah joseph banks

birthday: april 12th

age: 31

height: 6’5” (197 cm)

weight: 284 lbs (129 kg)

origin: philadelphia, PA, USA

gender: cis male

sexuality: bisexual (might be in denial lmao. men say theyre fighting demons and the demons r bisexuality LMFAO)

family:

victoria banks, mother, alive

george banks, father, alive

no siblings

HEAD CANON TIME:

- insomniac. goes between sleeping for 11 hrs during the day and not sleeping at ALL, also explains the eyebags in his TD

- incredibly horrible sleep schedule. stems from his childhood

- also stems from his childhood but not exactly the best at socializing w other people

- somehow is friends w glass joe. don't ask me how it works they just ARE (and they may be a little. fruity.)

- has one of those light up squishy things that u hit to change the color. yeah he either fucking SLAMS that thing or gently pats it when he wants to change it. it’s a bunny for anyone curious

- goes thru the 5 min nap to the 5 hour nap pipeline. “oh im just gonna take a small nap,” then wakes up w the blankets all over the fucking room, the god damn windows r open, he’s somehow upside down, etc etc

- him and the ref have beef after his TD victory animation

- was one of those kids that would be on his knees near some mulch playing w the roly polies on the playground. he'd have like 20 in his palms in 5 minutes

- if u catch him right when he wakes up (like. RIGHT right when he wakes up) he accidentally calls people “baby.” it’s a habit he picked up from his mom and he’s pushed it back into his mind, but it slips when he isn’t exactly thinking (totally not projecting my own habits onto him guys)

- adding to the above that the person who originally found this out was glass joe. take that as you will

- he sends some of his boxing money to his parents to support them (he’s a mamas boy LEAVE ME ALONEEEEE)

- doesn’t exactly search for a relationship, believes that when he decides he’s ready for one the right person will find him

- gets dragged into world circuit outings by either super macho man or aran ryan. on the rare occasion it’ll be soda. one time they all went bowling and sandman watched aran ryan throw a bowling ball like a fucking baseball and it broke the ceiling

- knows how to make a MEAN philly cheese steak. will be mentally freak out (positively) if someone mentions they’ve never had one before. if he wasn’t so stoic he would be jumping up and down and going “YAAAAAYYYYY🎉🎉🎉” becuz he finally gets an excuse to make one for someone

- has 100% almost broken the world circuit ring's ropes (see his intermission animation in contender)

- his locker in the locker rooms is either completely spotless or dented to hell and back. bonus points if theres like. a fake succulent in there or some shit

- luvs animals. takes pics of cool animals he sees anywhere

origin backstory thing under cur bc its long

origin:

isaiah joseph banks, known as his boxing alias mr. sandman, was born on april 12th to victoria banks and george banks in the Doylestown Hospital. born to loving parents, isaiah grew up as an only child.

isaiah learned to keep to himself and care for himself very early on, as both of his parents were usually at work. they worked hard to provide for isaiah and themselves, but always put their son first. they

the time they spent at work would be made up at home, albeit this time could never be fully made up for a young isaiah. he had spent more time with babysitters and nannies than his own parents. of course, isaiah knew his parents loved him, but all the bonds that were supposed to be formed hadn’t; the time frame had passed.

the time they did spend together was… memorable, really. not in a bad way, but every moment— every waking minute— made isaiah into the man he is today.

every night, when his mother was home early enough, she would sing him a soft lullaby. when she wasn’t, his mother had recorded this lullaby onto a tape for him to listen to. this lullaby was the song that made mr. sandman: Mr. Sandman by The Chordettes. it wasn’t a typical children’s lullaby by any means, but by god he loves that song— present tense intended.

then, a problem arose: school. starting middle school is one thing, but isaiah found out how cruel children could be.

isaiah was big, to put it lightly. five foot six at age 12 was enough ground for bullying, and being dropped off by a few different babysitters/nannies in the morning only added to the ammunition.

with how big he was, the bullying never went farther than verbal harassment. soft giggling every time he talked in class, glances from across the classroom, the bullying was subtle except for the occasional direct blow to isaiah.

his boxing interest began when he was thirteen, where his parents enrolled him in a self defense class that revolved around boxing and the sort. they had found out about the bullying from the babysitters, as isaiah had been reporting what they had been saying to him. there, young isaiah learned the basics of boxing: dodging, punching, and jabs had been added to his arsenal.

isaiah had always relished in the safety of knowing that he’d never get attacked at school, but unfortunately this was false.

it was brutal really; the poor boy had been caught in the bathroom and was attacked from behind, slammed his face into the sink, and assaulted from there. it took around two minutes for teachers to hear the commotion, but they were two minutes too late.

there, isaiah was brought to the hospital. no one truly knows the full extent of his injuries, minus his parents. if you look closely at mr. sandman, his top teeth are a little crooked.

nothing exactly eventful happened other than he moved schools, and everything was smooth from there.

his boxing career began to take off when he was 17, when he met an old babysitter of his— one who had taken care of him up until he was 13. he had become a boxing coach and offered to take isaiah up as a student.

if you ever ask mr. sandman in an interview about his boxing idol, he’d most likely say his coach. that man taught him nearly everything he knows, and even taught him the dreamland express move that mr. sandman is most known for, albeit modified.

mr. sandman picked up his alias when his coach told him about the WVBA and their boxers. it was almost inevitable he’d choose mr. sandman in honor of his mother.

he had his first fight at age 18, where it went swimmingly well. records of this fight have been lost to time, but, according to word of mouth, mr. sandman nearly killed the poor man.

i gotta be honest w u all idk how to continue this. umm mr sandman meets a wvba recruiter and then uh yah.😁😁😁

#punch out #punch out wii #mr sandman #mr. sandman #IM MR SANDMANS BIGGEST FAN IVE SAID IT BEFORE BUT IT STANDS #AAAAAARRAGHHH #half of this is me just projecting onto him #also can we talk abt his hairstyle in TD like. who is ur barber #bazooka-overkill #bazooka overkill #also maybe hourglass if u squint

[jj0latunji]

Dear Diary - KSI Imagine

Here's another imagine from Wattpad for y'all to read and hopefully like , send in any requests you have and I'll get to writing.

Here's JJ looking great in a suit oooooh.

January 19th 2020

9:45 p.m

London, England.

Dear Diary,

It finally happened, we finally broke up . I'm heartbroken don't get me wrong but I knew it was coming when he started getting distant.

I just walked into his apartment, ended things , wished him well and left. Funny thing is he didn't even realise it was my birthday today, imagine my boyfriend of 5 years didn't remember my birthday because he was too busy working on a YouTube video.

I do feel sad but not as sad as I should be considering I've ended this long relationship. I think it's just not set in fully yet , maybe it will when I wake up alone in bed tomorrow, when I have no one to share my breakfast with , no one to cuddle with when the apartment gets too cold . I just hope that when it sets in , it's not too bad .

I just want to forget everything about him and what we had and hopefully move on. I think I can do it but let's see.

I'll write to you again tomorrow and let you know how I'm feeling cause your the only one that I can talk to now about my feelings.

Love you Diary

Y/N signing off

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March 1st 2020

10:43 p.m

London, England

Dear Diary,

I've been such a mess. I knew people said breakups would be hard but I didn't know it would be this hard. All I do is sit around the apartment and cry. Even Talia said I've been crying too much and that's when I realised that I've been crying all the time cause Talia usually cries a lot too.

She asked me if she could move in with me for a while since there was some work to be done for her apartment but I know it's probably because she wants to make sure I don't do something drastic.

I hate being this emotional and feeling like I'm a burden to others. Imagine being the livewire of the group, the one always having fun and making jokes and now you can't seem to even crack a smile. That's how I feel.  Everything reminds me of him. I just want to be better and I'm trying and I hope with Talia here to talk and get advice from I'll be better.

I promise to be better

See you tomorrow, Talia will be here so hopefully it's a much more happy day.

Love you Diary,

Y/N signing off

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April 13th 2020

4:31 a.m

Ibiza, Spain

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Dear Diary,

I finally feel better, feel more like myself. Who knew all it would take was Talia's cooking and care and a trip away with my girls.

Today is the last day for us at the resort and we've had an amazing day. Gee and Freya got me some stuff from when they went shopping and this one top OMG it's so pretty.

I've been lighter on the drinks today after last night's debacle. But hey atleast we got some drinks on the house today because the guy I made out with turned out to be a bartender.

I felt guilty about the kiss but the girls said I was single and had nothing to worry about , but there's still that small voice in me that says different. Anyways I just maintained some distance with him and just awkwardly smiled when he tried hitting on me again. I'm really out of touch with the flirting game :(

Anyways we're going back home tomorrow morning and I'm glad Talia talked me into coming on this trip , I needed this.

See you tomorrow Diary,

Y/N signing off

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April 21st 2020

12:48 a.m

London , England

Dear Diary,

You won't believe this but I GOT THE PARIS JOB. OMG I'M SO HAPPY I CAN'T CONTROL MYSELF.

This has been such a dream and I'm glad they asked again after I rejected them last time. I probably should have gone the previous time itself seeing how mine and JJ's relationship turned out. I put my dreams on hold for him but he couldn't.... Anyways forget about him.

I leave for Paris in a month and have to work there for about a year and then I can return here and continue to design. Talia and the girls were overjoyed with the news but then we all started crying thinking about how we would be apart.

The girls want to organise a party before I go so I can properly say goodbye to everyone and I agreed. Nothing bad can happen at a party right.

But I'm so excited.....PARIS BABYYYYYYY.

See you tomorrow Diary,

Y/N signing off

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May 7th 2020

04:23 a.m

London , England

Dear Diary ,

I had so much fun at the farewell party that the girls organised. They invited basically every single friend I had in London and miraculously everyone showed up to bid goodbye.

I caught up with so many people and even enjoyed a free Talia Mar concert in which she performed all my favourite songs of hers , that girl is so talented I hope she gets her big break soon. Simon and Tobi stood with me the entire night asking me if I needed anything , both of them are like the brothers I never had , hell the Sidemen are the family I never had and I'm so glad these guys are part of my life. I owed a lot to them and I'm glad we stayed friends even after my breakup with JJ...

Talking of JJ, I saw him tonight for the first time since the breakup. He seemed to be taking it well , and since this is my little secret vault I can tell you that he looked good too. But I didn't have that urge to run into his arms and cling onto him forever, I think I'm finally over him and seeing him tonight assured me that there was almost no feelings at all towards him. It felt freeing almost.

After the party  , me and Talia came back home and ate leftovers before she went to sleep tired as all hell and so am I so I'm going to get some rest too and start packing from tomorrow.

See you soon Diary,

Y/N signing off

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May 28th 2020

9:36 p m

Paris , France.

Dear Diary,

I finally made it to PARIS and OMG I'm so excited I couldn't even start explaining to you of how I'm feeling.

I bid goodbye to all my friends at the airport and took the flight here and just reached the apartment the company got me a couple of hours ago. Again I'm only telling you this cause you are my secret vault, JJ wasn't at the airport to say goodbye and a part of me was hoping he would turn up like Ross in F.R.I.E.N.D.S and like we would have a fairytale moment but he didn't turn up and I boarded my flight.

I mentally kicked myself for having expectations from JJ again cause I know he'll always let me down. I NEED to get over him and the best thing is maybe to get someone new to love and cherish...... I've been here for a day and let me tell you the options are limitless.

I'm staying with another girl named Sophia, she's German and a few years younger than me. She seems really fun , like a German version of Freya almost. She made me dinner and had my room ready for me when I arrived. She's such an angel.

I need to report for the job tomorrow morning so I'm going to eat dinner and get some rest.

See you tomorrow Diary,

Y/N signing off

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June 15th 2020

12:43 p.m

Paris , France

Dear Diary,

I've had such a fun day. Sophia took me out to one of her favourite bars and decided to get me some action if you know what I mean.

But she went away and got herself someone she liked which left me sitting with the man's friend. He was pretty though so I decided to give him a chance.

I had an amazing time with the friend though, his name's Charles and he said he was a driver or something. I wasn't concentrating on his job resume cause I was too busy lost in his green eyes which seemed he got directly from his native of Monaco.

The both of us talked until we were literally pulled apart by his friends, apparently he has an early day tomorrow and should be asleep. I quickly wrote him my number on a piece of paper and passed it to him though before he was escorted out of the bar.

I'm just waiting for him to message me now but that's unlikely given he's probably already asleep or who knows he might have even lost my number. I hope he messages me though I kinda liked him.

OMG he just messaged me and asked me out this weekend.... Looks like I have plans to make and outfits to choose.

See you tomorrow though Diary,

Y/N signing off

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June 19th 2020

3:54 a.m

Paris , France

Dear Diary,

You will not believe this. Wait let me explain it to you from the start.

Me and Charles went out for dinner at one of Paris' finest restaurants and I was having an amazing time and really having fun until we were interrupted by a bunch of teenage girls asking Charles for a photo and autograph.

Turns out he isn't some random driver, HE'S A FUCKING F1 SUPERSTAR.

He took the pictures and we quickly got out of there as our pictures were all over Twitter and people were trying to find out who I was. I'm sure they'll have figured out by the morning and that scares me... I've just got done dealing with JJ's fans and now I have another huge fandom on my ass.

I loved the date though, Charles was a gentleman and dropped me back at my place and asked me out for another date but somewhere more private and I agreed.

He's also like 4 years younger than me which made me feel old despite only being 26 , but he said that was no problem and he usually did date girls older than him.

It was also JJ's birthday today.... He's 27 and all of my friends had posted about it on their stories and on Twitter. The entire morning I debated on sending him a message but eventually decided against it , not wanting to open wounds again.

I hope he's well though....He looks well.

Anyways see you tomorrow Diary,

Y/N signing off

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July 20th 2020

10:36 p.m

Paris, France

Dear Diary,

Today was Charles last day here before he had to go back to his racing calendar. He promised to stay in touch and promised to get me to come to one of his races.

I am a little scared watching him go, long distance is never a good idea especially so early in a relationship. I didn't even know if we were in a relationship. We went on loads of dates , enjoyed ourselves and everything. His fans think we are dating, our friends think we are dating, but we still hadn't put a label on things and I was kinda glad we hadn't.

I can only hope this works out cause I've really taken a liking to Charles, something I thought I could never do again.

I'm going to drop him off at the airport tomorrow and then go to work and hopefully get that promotion I was promised. I was also free for a few days next week so I was also planning to go back home with Sophia and meet my friends again.

We'll see what happens though, for now I need to go join Sophia and help her with some work.

See you tomorrow Diary,

Y/N signing off .

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August 14th 2020

6:23 a.m

London, England

Dear Diary,

The comeback party was amazing. I introduced Sophia to all the Sidemen and the Sidegirls. She's taken a special interest in Tobi and I'm hoping they get together cause they would be an amazing couple.

I caught up with everyone including JJ. He had a new girlfriend, her name iwas Olivia. Nice girl from what I could see and everyone seemed to like her. Good for him I guess.

All the boys were also very interested in my love life seeing I was dating THE Charles Leclerc. Yeah dating , Charles asked me out a few days ago and made things official and I was happy.

Me and the group talked all night long, dancing along to some tunes as we drank the night away. I missed this and I'm glad I could have a taste of old times again.

Sober Tobi drove Talia, Sophia and me back to my old apartment and I even caught Tobi slyly passing his number to Sophia.

As soon as we got in Talia started asking me if I was okay with JJ's new relationship , cause apparently I was staring.... I didn't feel like I was staring.

Okay I was a little but not at them but at JJ , he hadn't taken down the picture of us together from the common room and I was a little confused by it. Was he holding on to the memories or does he consider it so unimportant that he just let it be.

Maybe I was thinking too much into it , it's just a damn picture.

I've moved on and so as he , I don't want to start all that again.

Anyways I'm tired as hell but I promised to write something today.

See you soon Diary,

Y/N signing off.

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September 6th 2020

11:34 p.m

Monza, Italy.

Dear Diary,

I finally came out to Italy to see one of Charles' races . Apparently it's the home race for his team Ferrari and OMG everywhere I saw only red which was the team colors.

The race didn't go well for Charles, he crashed out and didn't even finish the race and was extremely pissed off , but his best friend Pierre winning did cheer him up a little.

Today was the first time I saw how much people actually adored Charles, most of them had his mask on and I saw flags celebrating him everywhere and he couldn't walk a couple of steps before being stopped for pictures and autographs.

We had to get a hotel away from the centre of town cause we didn't want to be stampeded as soon as we left our rooms. The view from the balcony is amazing though and I took loads of pictures which again sent social media in a frenzy as all the Charles fangirls either wanted to be me or get rid of me.

Me and Charles went out for dinner and finally got to talk about how distance was affecting our relationship. It was extremely hard to find time with both our busy schedules, but we promised to try as hard as we could to manage things.

Vik was also at the race today along with Ellie who caught me up on all the gossip in the friend group. Apparently Sophia had really interested Tobi and JJ was newly single again, something about not finding love or something. Sucks to be him I guess.

Anyways I'm heading back to Paris tomorrow and Charles is going to Singapore. Back to the normal routine I guess.

See you back in Paris Diary,

Y/N signing off.

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September 7th 2020

4:51 a.m

Paris , France

Dear Diary,

I went to see JJ perform today, yeah shock but I was basically hoodwinked into it by Sophia and Talia who told me it was someone else performing.

I was glad I went cause I saw the girls and boys again and truth be told even enjoyed the performance.....he always loved performing live and it showed.

He even came over after the performance and personally thanked me for coming and I was quite taken aback. It was something I never expected him to do , he's too stubborn to do that but he did and I was kinda happy about it.

We all then went out for dinner and I was sat at the end just checking my phone to see if Charles responded to my texts. Things were really dry between us with all the time zone differences and I knew the road down which this relationship was heading, I am just trying to delay the inevitable.

Everyone kept asking me about Charles and I just kept saying everything was good when it is not.

All of us are going to Disneyland tomorrow for a day and I can't wait for it. I've always loved Disneyland and it was one of mine and JJ's favourite vacation spots.

So I'm going to get some sleep, see you later diary,

Y/N signing off

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December 16th 2020

11:34 p.m

Paris, France

Dear Diary,

Well I'm single again..... Yeah but this time it's mutual. Things were just not working out and we decided it was better to stay friends. Charles and I were still young and had our entire lives in front of us and didn't want to hold on to something that was clearly not build for the long term. I enjoyed this relationship but alas all things come to an end.

Everyone keeps asking me if I'm okay and I say I am cause I truly am. I'm nowhere near as sad as I was last time. Last time was hell , last time was like losing the best thing in my life.

Enough of the sob story, I'm going back to London for Christmas and New Year, I was invited by JJ.... Yeah JJ. We've been talking and texting like a couple of friends since his Paris show and it's been nice.

I'm almost complete with my work for this year so I might even go to London a little earlier depending on whether my boss let's me go, but she's a sweetheart so she probably will.

The next time I write to you will probably be in London.

So see you then Diary,

Y/N signing off

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January 1st 2021

4:34 a.m

London, England

Dear Diary,

You will not believe this..... I kissed JJ. Well more like we kissed each other but we kissed as the clock struck 12 which means we didn't break the tradition.

It was nice.... I don't know how to explain it but it was nice. We've been talking a lot more and Talia thinks we're on our way to getting back together but I think it's more that we're just good friends now..

But good friends don't kiss each other on the balcony under the starry night do they... Fuck I'm going to be thinking about this a whole lot.

Do I want these doubts in my mind or do I just go on with my life as usual cause it doesn't matter.

Moving on.... I can literally hear Sophia and Tobi making out in the room next to me , very horny people I must add .

Anyways I must go sleep now. I'll see you soon Diary.

Y/N signing off.

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May 28th 2021

9:45 p.m

Paris , France

Dear Diary,

I'm done with all my packing and getting ready to go back to London. The office held a little sending away party for me and Sophia. Yeah I somehow convinced my boss to send Sophia with me to London too and she politely accepted.

I need to leave for my flight in a couple of minutes but I decided to write to you before leaving.

I laugh looking back at my year here. So much has happened. I had so much fun at my dream job , had a fling with a famous F1 driver , made a new friend for life and made up with my ex. So much good things have happened.

So thank you for all this Paris.

Tu as été très bon avec moi

Anyways see you in London Diary,

Y/N signing off.

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June 19th 2021

11:57 p m

London, England

Dear Diary,

It's JJ's birthday again and we all celebrated it together out at dinner and afterwards at his place. We all had a fun time, he's 28 now and that's CRAZY. Cause that's the age that we wanted to get married at , you know slow things down and start a family age.

He pulled me away from everyone for a chat too and asked me out for a date . I said I would think about it. I want to go , trust me I WANT TO GO but I don't know if going down that road again is for the best. All the girls think it's for the best and so do all the boys but I still have my doubts.

You know what I'll give it a try. Nothing can go wrong after a date can it.

I'll message him and tell him yes , we'll go on a date. If it's good okay and if it's not then that's okay too.

I'm hoping it goes well though eventhough to others it seems like I don't want it to go well.

I hope JJ suprises me and things work out.

See you soon Diary,

Y/N signing off.

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September 7th 2023

10:43 p.m

London, England

Dear Diary,

We finally got married. I'm finally Y/N Olatunji.

Everything went perfectly. Like not 1 problem came up , it seemed like a fairytale.

I cried a lot during the day. Cried while putting on the dress, cried while walking down the aisle with Simon , cried while JJ read out his vows. It was amazing all throughout the ceremony.

These past 3 and a half years have been such a rollercoaster. Us breaking up , me moving to Paris, both of us getting in new relationships, then getting back together, all the trips away , all the new memories made.

It's been amazing and there's no one in the world that I would want by my side than my husband JJ..... Damn my husband like he's MY HUSBAND. I've been dreaming about this for almost 7-8 years now but it still feels surreal.

Like I'm sat here in my room and looking at him and I can't believe he's mine to hold forever. I love him so much and I'm so thankful for going out on that date in 2021.

I'm thankful for everything.

I'm going now and looking at the look in JJ's eyes , I can feel I'm in for the night of my life.

See you tomorrow Diary,

Y/N Olatunji signing off.

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December 25th 2028

10:45 p.m

London, England

Dear Diary,

We've just had the best Christmas ever. Me , JJ and Skye spend the whole day together, just the 3 of us celebrating together.

JJ wanted to make this Christmas special since we felt that this would be the first Christmas Skye would properly remember, she was just 4 but God she was smart.

We started the day by opening presets and just like always JJ had gone all out. He had brought all kinds of toys for Skye and some jewellery for me.

I brought him a matching bracelet that we could wear together all the time and he loved it.

We all then prepared the Christmas meal , well I did and JJ and Skye helped as much as they could. We ate then all cuddled together on the sofa and watched all our favorite Christmas films.

It was perfect... Just like my life was perfect and I couldn't be more thankful for JJ and Skye for making my life perfect. They were the perfect husband and daughter any one could ever ask for and I am blessed to have them in my life.

We also took loads of pictures to go into the memories album and loved every minute of the day.

Skye is now asleep, she was tired from playing around all day with her dad. I said JJ would be back in a minute after writing this entry.

He thinks it's cute that I still write in here but little does he know how much you've helped me over the years.

Thank you Diary and I hope I see you again soon,

Y/N Olatunji signing off

A/N

Hope you enjoyed this .

Idk how it came out but the idea seemed good in my head.

A new smut coming soon.

Send in requests if you have any

Love you all

Elora signing off ✌🏻

#ksi #sidemen #ksi x reader #ksi imagine #w2s #f1 x reader #charles leclerc #soulmates #sidemen x reader #miniminter #zerkaa #vikkstar123 #tobjizzle #behzinga

[foxes-that-run]

Coney Island

To Zane Lowe (at 36mins) Taylor talked about Coney Island being about male regret and place everyone wanted to be but now with the lights are off. In this Lyric video Taylor referenced Harry's winding wheels, a metaphor for soulmates. It is co-written with William Bowery, Joe has no credit.

Winding Wheel

The Winding Wheel is a Ryan Adams’ song. (Ryan made a rock cover album of 1989). There is a post about it here. Ryan described it as a metaphor for an “ultimate soulmate”.

13 December 2013, Harry posted 'better still be my winding wheel' on Taylor's birthday. Say don't go was written 2 weeks later.

27 February 2015, the first photos of Taylor with Calvin were posted and Harry posted an overgrown winding wheel to IG

11 January 2018, Taylor put a Ferris Wheel in the open of End Game

11 December 2020, this Lyric Video has a ferris wheel

This is very long, this song hits so many classic Haylor themes that its dense. When it is all written out like this it boggles my mind people would think it is about another muse or several.

Taylor also said on radio about Coney Island:

"Aaron Dessner sent me this track that he created with his brother Bryce, and I wrote the lyrics and the melody with William Bowery. I was coming from a place of somebody who’s been in a relationship for decades and wakes up one day & realizes that they have taken their partner for granted. It speaks to people who are trying to communicate - but they’re two ships passing in the night. They’re trying to love each other but their signals are somehow missing each other.”

She also said ships in the nights about Exile in that interview and in the lyrics of Willow.

Live performances

Coney Island has been played live once, 28 April 2023 in Atlanta. This is one day before the High Infidelity anniversary of April 29. The other song was The Other Side of the Door which has similar theme of wanting a lover back and regret for ruining a relationship.

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Taylor Swift] Break my soul in two looking for you But you're right here If I can't relate to you anymore Then who am I related to?

The opening verse does not pull punches, it ends with 'if I can't relate to who then who am I related to?' Taylor and Harry have a lot of shared history, similar careers and while no one is as big as Taylor Harry is in a small group who can relate. They have respectively sung about being each others soulmate. To loose that is devastating.

Breaking her soul looking is similar to:

Don't blame me "For you, I would cross the line / fall from grace"

Illicit affairs "And you know damn well / For you I would ruin myself / …a million little times"

Slut! "And if they call me a slut / You know it might be worth it for once"

And if this is the long haul How'd we get here so soon? Did I close my fist around something delicate? Did I shatter you?

This again refers to this concept that even apart they are each others person, so to feel they aren’t connecting is a loss

Closing her fist around something Delicate is a reference to the song, which is also about Harry, more on why here. Shattering him is a reference to Falling, to be so lonely. and possibly renegade. Shattered pieces are also in mirrorball.

[Chorus: Taylor Swift] And I'm sitting on a bench in Coney Island Wondering, where did my baby go? The fast times, the bright lights, the merry go Sorry for not making you my centerfold

The fast times, bright lights describe their life, the place to be:

I Know Places: "Lights flash and we’ll run for the fences"

Wonderland: "Flashing lights and we took a wrong turn and we fell down a rabbit hole"

New Romantics: "We’re all here, the lights and noise are blinding"

Is it Over Now: "And did you think I didn't see you? / There were flashin' lights"

Merry-go round, and lost again with no surprises, disappointments refers to the cyclical nature of their relationship.

Blank Space: "But you’ll come back each time you leave"

Style: "And when we go crashing down we come back every time"

Cardigan: "And I knew you’d come back to"me"

OOTW "We were built to fall apart / Then fall back together (back together)"

Sorry for not making me your centerfold breaks my heart, meaning sorry you were not her end game when she thought he would stay with Joe. Lets take Labyrinth as a nice sequel.

Over and over Lost again with no surprises Disappointments, close your eyes And it gets colder and colder When the sun goes down

Maroon "How the hell did we lose sight of us again? Sobbin' with your head in your hands Ain't that the way shit always ends?" The chorus ends sadly, with it getting colder and colder the longer it goes on like that.

Taylor has referred to watching sunsets with Harry, usually in happy, wistful times, but here it is sad, the sun is setting on them. Sunsets are also in:

Out Of The Woods: When you started crying, baby, I did, too, but when the sun came up I was looking at you

Wildest Dreams: "Say you’ll remember me standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset, babe"

It’s Nice To Have A Friend: Light pink sky up on the roof, sun sinks down, no curfew

Harry and Taylor also posted Sunset photos in Cannes a year apart, which Taylor referenced in the promotion for Cruel Summer, Slut!'s music video also had a similar sky.

[Verse 2: Matt Berninger with Taylor Swift] The question pounds my head What's a lifetime of achievement If I pushed you to the edge But you were too polite to leave me?

The lifetime achievement having no meaning without this muse reflects a theme that Harry and Taylor have sung about the cost of fame in Mirrorball, your on your own kid and Sign of the Times. In Suburban Legends Taylor sings "I didn't come here to make friends We were born to be suburban legends" which to me plays into the idea that they put their careers first and the relationship suffered.

Suburban Legends "I broke my own heart 'cause you were too polite to do it"

And do you miss the rogue Who coaxed you into paradise and left you there? Will you forgive my soul When you're too wise to trust me and too old to care?

Taylor describes Harry as a rogue is a troublemaker Harry has been in IKYWT, "you were trouble", 22 "you look like bad news" Style "James Dean daydream" and Ready for it? "Knew he was a killer first time that I saw him". Harry has also described himself this way in Trouble "You know i’m trouble / I’m trouble with you"

He coaxed her into paradise and left her there in the Virgin Isles in Now that we don't talk and famously the boat.

[Chorus: Taylor Swift with Matt Berninger] 'Cause we were like the mall before the internet It was the one place to be The mischief, the gift-wrapped suburban dreams Sorry for not winning you an arcade ring

Taylor talks about the line of the mall before the internet because it was the one place to be to Zane Lowe, linked above. I love this line, they were the one place to be, the two biggest pop stars in love. I also find a parallel in this line and August, "And say, "Meet me behind the mall" August being the other person, not Harry and Taylor, they meet behind the mall which Harry and Taylor are.

Gift-wrapped suburban dreams refers to Suburban Legends, where Harry and Taylor are the idols of suburbia. "We were born to be suburban legends [...] We were born to be national treasures/ When you told me we'd get back together"

Similar to the centerfold line, not winning you an arcade ring is saying sorry for not getting back together as they had thought. Falling is Harry's perspective on this belief that Taylor would stay with someone else. This time I will choose SOTB as my sequel track. ;)

[Bridge: Taylor Swift, Matt Berninger, Both] Were you waiting at our old spot In the tree line by the gold clock Did I leave you hanging every single day? Were you standing in the hallway With a big cake, happy birthday

In the unreleased Hunger Harry indicates they may have broken up on his birthday "We could ruin a perfect night / On my birthday I made you cry". This may have been in 2015, they had been seen together in late 2014, up to 2 weeks before Harry's birthday. Then Taylor was in Nashville on his birthday and she met CH 3 weeks later.

Hallways are also in 10 songs, generally meeting in them, but here they break up. Taylor also mentioned the birthday line to Zane Lowe as the album came out just before her birthday.

Did I paint your bluest skies the darkest grey? A universe away And when I got into the accident The sight that flashed before me was your face But when I walked up to the podium I think that I forgot to say your name

The accident is a reference to the Snow mobile accident in Is it over now? and OOTW: "Remember when you hit the brakes too soon / Twenty stitches in a hospital room / When you started crying, baby, I did too / But when the sun came up, I was looking at you"

To me, I forgot to say your name at the podium is a reference to Taylors 2013 VMA speech where she said "I'd like to say the person who inspired this song, you know exactly who you are, and now I have one of these!" Harry and Taylor were both musicians, the inspired each other and as evidenced by still writing to each other 10 years later this speech diminished that.

Harry’s unreleased Talk and includes “You forgot my name / Sick and tired of me, I can feel the heat” which, no one forgets his name so I take it as referring to the podium.

#haylor #evermore #coney island

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Could you tell us your thoughts about Evan in your au???

Sure!!

Evan can best be described as the asshole kid brother for the first half of Before the Storm. He is a lot like Michael, being highly argumentative and confrontational during this point in time. Evan is the quiet listener type, doesn't have a lot of friends, and isn't very emotive like his father and brother are.

Him and Michael fight often, but their arguments end quickly. Until 1982, Evan found Michael to be more of an annoyance than anything, and his brother viewed him the same way.

One of my favorite aspects of FNAF lore that I haven't seen a lot of people touch on is that they're located in the United States desert west, which is where I spent some of my childhood. I'll just mention this here because cowboys are Evan's favorite thing.

This AU gives me the opportunity to touch on western US culture and environments. There are Gila monsters, red-tailed hawks, cougars, coyotes, and snakes roaming about the environment. There's desert, mountains, red rocks, winding roads, and broad open sky, it all feels like home to me. Henry is from a ranch-hand family, he was and remains a cowboy. The Afton kids all get a taste for helping out on Henry's family ranch from time to time.

Evan especially likes to work on the ranch. He likes being helpful and especially loves the animals. The kid likes it to the point of spending Wednesdays with Henry to help out with feeding the animals and learning from Henry's patience combined with his hard work ethic.

(Henry is almost a second father to all of William's kids.)

Evan development takes a drastic turn at the age of 11 (1982). William had his horrific springlock accident and during his hours long surgery to get everything off under Henry's guidance, Evan slipped away from Michael, and walked into the OR. He couldn't come anywhere near William without panicking for a few months and animatronics, he never got over.

Over the course of the year, he couldn't sleep through the night and vivid night terrors would wake him up (he's always had them, but these went on for months and months). Michael didn't help much with his constant pranks. His dad tried to help when he could, but was either occupied with work or retraining his body to function.

William didn't break any bones in his accident (thankfully), but it was a lot of nerve and tissue damage. His vocal cords were damaged in the accident, so he didn't sound like himself much, and Evan wasn't a fan. He was also suffering intense nightmares and psychological trauma from the accident.

The only one who could take care of Evan during this time was Michael. Evan didn't have any friends to go to, Henry was always busy as his father was (combined with William's healing physical and mental health), his older brother was the only other viable option. And it sucked ass.

William did another one of his antics in placing copies of Fredbear stuffed animals around Hurricane on Evan's routes to and from different locations to make sure he was okay and because he knew how Michael would be.

Michael had better things to do, 1982-83 being his senior year, with his friends leaving for college, studying because he wanted to leave, be a stupid teenager, and do everything for his last year of high school that wasn't looking after his crybaby kid brother. So, there was payback in making Evan as miserable as possible.

But then it went too far.

Evan Afton Fun Facts!!

His birthday is April 24, 1971

Also, not William's biological son (William and Claire had a mutual agreement to keep their relationship open to make it easier for them, then later got divorced when Claire really wanted to go back home)

The scars on his face, arm, and leg is result of really terrible road burn he got when he was younger. Henry has dogs, and not just dogs, but herding dogs. These dogs are really good with their commands. Evan was holding the leashes for two of the dogs and Henry called them, causing little Evan to be dragged across road. Henry apologized a lot. He still apologizes.

Evan has Tourette's because I said so

His favorite game is "Freak Dad Out", which includes dramatic theatrics both at home and in public (he's only gotten in trouble once and it because he broke one of William's rabbit figurines)

He has a staring problem

Nicknames: Sweets (William-given), Worm (Michael-given), Grizzly (Lizzie-given)

Favorite animatronic: he's never liked them enough to have one

#fnaf #fnaf hurricane #evan afton #william afton #michael afton #elizabeth afton #henry emily #ask answered

[candied-boys]

Luke's POV x F! Reader - Part 8

Warning: Dark Content!

Including but not limited to references to prostitution, child neglect and abuse, war and death, PTSD, flashbacks, nightmares, suicidal ideation, and historically accurate ages for relations. The dark content is almost entirely drawn from/same as Luke's route.

Themes: protection, hurt and comfort, mutual healing, learning to trust, letting yourself feel, and eventually giving into love. Everything is written from Luke's POV.

Part 7

You shouldn’t have let Honey drag you into bed with her that night at the inn. She hasn't taken no for an answer since. Though the cold winter nights are well past, you ran out of excuses long ago — both to sleep alone and to send her on her way.

Every time you pulled up the covers and tucked her in next to you, you swore it was only until spring, only until it wasn't so bitter outside, only until…

You couldn't let go anymore…

“I think Leyla's bears are lonely staying here by themselves… Maybe the little bear you made me can keep them company until you come again next time…”

You visited the cemetery at Hope together that day and found the graves of her mother and grandmother. Once a rose was laid out for each, you brought her to the little house you rebuilt yourself. There she left the tiny bear you had made out of the same yellow wool as her dress the morning after you brought her home from the brothel. Now she clings to her newly sewn bear where she lies curled up asleep in your arms.

“Surprise! Happy birthday, Leyla!”

“Wow! A bear! It's so cute!!”

“Glad y’ like it. Why’d y’ want a bear anyway?”

“Because it reminds me of my big brother!”

“Me?”

“Yeah, you're like the bear in my story book that helps the little girl who got lost in the forest! You're always looking after me and playing with me, so I wanted a bear like you to play with while you're at work.”

The next town over. About an hour's walk. That's where you were when the invasion happened. Work.

“And there's still so much work left to do before…”

A rap at the door pulls you from the darkness beginning to cloud the rays of April sunshine seeping through the shutters. Careful not to wake Honey, you sneak out from the bed and over to the threshold to peer through the spy glass. On the other side stands a man dressed in black silk robes that make it clear he is, by no means, one of the townsfolk. Upon opening the door the devilish looking man greets you by proclaiming to be a palace minister and declaring that you are the long lost eighth prince.

Shaking your head and crossing your arms, all you can think is that bullshit like this should stay in fairy tales where it belongs. Worst of all is that if what he says were somehow true, it would be a sick twist in your already gruesome fate. When the word ‘prince’ echoes in your ears again so do the horrors of that day ten years ago.

“See you later, Big Brother!”

Though your blood curdles at the mere recollection, you realize you don't care whether he's got the wrong guy or you are some lost prince. Taking up residence at the palace as per his request would cut your work by years, so you agree — on one condition.

“Prince Luke, you must understand that this is a strictly confidential matter. Not just anyone can be permitted to stay at the castle…”

“I'm not leaving her here alone,” you counter as you shut the door and step out to keep Honey from overhearing.

“The castle is a den of beasts. It is certainly not safer for her there. However, I promise you our best knights can be made available to see to her here in town.”

“I don't give a damn if y’ promise the whole army. I'm not leaving her by herself.”

With an exasperated sigh the slender man scowls up at you, “Prince Luke, you are oddly protective of someone who is neither your sister nor your lover.”

For a split second you reach to grab him by the collar and give him what for, but you catch yourself just in time and ask through grit teeth, “What of it?”

“You must understand that by insisting she joins you, you are condemning either yourself to lying or her to secrecy. Should the details of what we will discuss at the palace be known, it would mean treason.”

“If y’ already know enough about her to know who she is to me, y’ should know enough to understand she don't have no one to tell nothin’ to.”

“This includes even the palace staff. If you do not wish to lose what you cherish twice, Prince Luke, I advise you to choose carefully.”

This time you snap.

“Just who the fuck are y’, anyway?”

Prying your grip off his robes he answers calmly, “I shall explain in due course. Pack whatever is most important to you. The rest will be furnished to you upon arrival at the castle. A carriage will be here to pick you up in an hour.”

Without another word he disappears, leaving you to hide the chaos of emotions roiling within because you can tell from the shadow under the door that she's awake and waiting on the other side. Running a heavy hand through your hair you turn the knob and find her standing there, clutching her bear tight with anxiety.

“How much did y’ hear?” you sigh.

“Nothing really…” she mumbles after a moment of glancing around warily. “I just woke up because you sounded um… upset…”

She hasn't seen you get riled up like this since the night you brought her here, but you know there's still a deep-rooted fear of the violence that accompanied anger in her family.

“I'm sorry I scared you, Honey. Everything's okay. C’mere,” you coax with open arms.

Her hesitation soon lifts and she scurries into your arms, nuzzling her face into your chest. When her shoulders give up their tension, you pick her up and sit her on your knee at the table.

“Do y’ remember I told y’ I've been workin’ to become a knight in the king's army? Well, I got an offer to go to live and work at the castle.”

Instantly she stiffens, eyes wide and brimming with panic.

“Hey, hey, nothin’ to be scared of. I'm not gonna leave y’ here all alone,” you shush with a hand on her cheek.

“But Luke… I can't go with you. I don't belong in a place like that… and I'm already a burden on you as it is… and I don't want to hold you back more… and…”

“Shh, none o’ that,” you press a finger to her trembling pout. “Y’re a good girl. Don't go thinkin’ otherwise. Now if y’ wanna stay here I can make sure y’re taken care of. We'll get y’ set up with a job like we talked about and y’ can keep livin’ here in this room if y’ like.”

Little hand fisting your t-shirt, she chokes, “and if I don't?”

“Y’ can come with me. Nothin’ll change except where we sleep at night. I'll still look after y’ and keep y’ safe.”

Her eyes scan yours for a minute longer than you expect and you quirk a brow to draw out her question.

“But what do you want, Luke?”

You always tell yourself she needs you, that you can't leave her on her own yet, that she isn't safe without you around. But you know that's barely half the truth. If you lie to yourself and say you don't care, you'll leave her deeply wounded. And yet if you let yourself be honest, you might just fall apart.

A dozen answers dance on your tongue, but all you can manage is to pull her closer and drop your head onto her shoulder, hoping your grip on her waist is enough to tell her what you can't bring yourself to say.

Part 9

#ikemen prince #ikepri #ikemen luke #ikemen prince luke randolph #luke randolph #ikemen prince luke #ikepri luke #ikepri fanfiction #fanfiction #ikemen prince fanfiction #ikepri fanfic

[callmehere-iwillappear]

rec list part 2! (last updated: 10/22/23)

this time it's one shots! here's the link to the multi chapter rec list

and again, if you know the tumblr url of anyone i missed, let me know!

One shots

awake to eyes like your eyes (to hands that fit in your hands)

Leo has a tough time after a nightmare, but Raph will always be there for him.

starting off with a good one! god i care them so much. raph and leo hours post movie it is EVERYTHING i needed

Chiquitita (Or, The Complicated Art Of Forgiving Yourself)

Future Leo and Leo have a conversation about repentance.

oooohhhh my god this is like. so satisfying somehow. self forgiveness is a bitch but sometimes you look at the version of you who fucked everything up and realize just how small he is and it's. yeah. yeah

entangled, inseparable (the dark and the light; the sun and the night)

The twins get cursed by a body-swap spell.

i mean. yeah. yeah. body swap is one of my all time fave things and this one is REAL good. they are So Twins my god the BULLYING. AND there's mind meld which is another big time fave of mine it Does Not get better than this

Fibonacci (me again)

Leo is six when he (and his brothers) finally get their birthdays.

yeah yeah another one of my own fics But Anyway more twin hours (surprising absolutely no one) it's literally just fluff

I bend the definition of faith (@siliconforbrains)

In which Michelangelo refuses to leave his brother to die, and Leonardo somehow ends up in the body of his 16-year-old self. This changes everything and nothing at the same time.

god. god. this fic is incredible. wailing on the floor. super interesting take on the 'future leo goes back in time' idea too tbh

in my hour of weakness, you were there to see my courage fail (@stardustcoral)

Leo has a certified Bad Time™. His brothers help.

mostly focused on leo and raph but the others are there too at the end and Good God my heart. i can't explain why it's just so like . cathartic?? augh. legit made me cry which, let me tell you, does Not happen that often with fics

the carol that you sing (right within your heart) (@stardustcoral)

Donnie gives Leo quite the shocking gift: emotional vulnerability! Oh, and a battle-shell. Amongst other things.

disaster twins fluff my BELOVED. absolutely adorable post movie christmas fic i love them so much

The Kindness of Collision

One by one, in the timeline that ended the world, the Hamato family dies--and wakes up, somewhere kinder. One by one, in a timeline that saved the world, the Hamato family wakes up and remembers exactly how much they could have lost.

augh. UAGHH. i am SUCH a sucker for 'present turtles get memories from future turtles' in ANY form good god. them. the them

The 'KYS' Incident

Raph doesn't know how to use acronyms. This causes issues.

SORRY THIS ONE IS JUST. SO FUNNY. literally just what it says on the tin. if you know you know

Though the Truth May Vary (@kattythingz)

April is a big sister first and foremost, and copes with the End of the World™ accordingly. Leo is a little brother two-point-five-fourths of sometimes, and copes with his sister's coping accordingly.

THE RARE AND ELUSIVE APRIL + LEO DUO MY BELOVED... this bitch has it all - sibling bonding! post movie healing! april kicking ass and taking names! leo being his usual incredibly stubborn self until he gets through to her about how amazing she is! magical girl transformation! other spoilery things! what more could you want?

Trinkets

“Thanks, Donnie!” He said brightly, his other brothers chiming in with their own thanks after him. Donnie flapped his hands and giggled, making Leo clutch his new present tighter. Donnie did love them, and this was the proof.

YESSSS DONNIE GIFT GIVING LOVE LANGUAGE REAL!!! super sweet and in character i love it so much

Twins Don't Need to Have Logic

Leo stopped calling them 'twins' years ago and thought Donnie would've been grateful for that... Little does he know how his brother actually feels.

look i know i KNOW a lot of these are disaster twins focused but i'm just. so soft for them. anyway donnie secretly referring to leo as his twin my beloved

Worth it for the Laughter

Leo is absolutely certain that Donnie stole his teeth to use for science. Or maybe that's just the post-surgery painkillers talking.

leo gets his wisdom teeth out and says absolutely nothing embarrassing or incriminating whatsoever i prommy <3

your fears are all true (@remedyturtles)

'Donnie bring me toast.' A long pause. Leo felt an impression of confusion, then comprehension. Donnie sent back, 'Did you seriously just mind meld with me to request breakfast in bed?'

this fic has EVERYTHING. disaster twins? check. mind melding? check. existential dread? check. i love it here

#talk tag #once again i am Not a professional reviewer or whatever LMAO can u tell #fic recs #not fic related #probably will Also update this later but

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Bracket 2 Round 2 Poll 1

Alucard & Ezekiel vs Summer

second post with propaganda (alucard and summer)

ALUCARD

he's orange, steals food if you're too slow to protect it, and he is full of love for his mommy and his mommy alone. alucard also loves to sing and feels like he's full of pudding.

PROPAGANDA

ALUCARD PROPAGANDA !!!

blep ^

behold my son............

more alu propaganda and fun facts!

he once ate his way through an entire pizza box solely to eat the cheese off of it! he has also ripped into a bag of doritos and cereal solely because he is a gremlin. we cant have ANY food outside of a bin or cabinet or he will find it and eat it. he can also open doors ???

he has two favorite places to sleep! one is that crappy basket on the right that i wove for a college class. the other is a cardboard house that his butt has nearly ripped in half!

despite being the younger brother, he's the more dominant one! he tries act like hes all tough when it comes to simon but its a hard facade to keep up when he keeps play-tackling alucard! they still love each other though; hence the spooning. it always makes us happy when they sleep together <3

whenever my fiance leaves the bed, alucard immediately gets up and runs to his spot. it feels like hes always just waiting for him to get up so he can come and spoon me

these photos are also making me consider if hes a shapeshifter because why does he look different in every picture

alucard is also a WORLD CLASS WRESTLER . he may be on the ground, but he knows exactly what hes doing. i dont think him and simon should be in the same weight class though 😳

these pictures are mostly just funny to me. whenever we're watching tv and he wants attention, he sits on top of our fLAT SCREEN TV??? he does this all the time and i ??? i dont know why

he also does pull-ups on the oven door apparently. it was off and nothing was hot; he just wanted the food smh.

EZEKIEL

His birthday is April Fools Day and that could not be more fitting. Despite being a little old man at 12 (almost 13!) years of age, he’s still very playful, energetic and affectionate. He regularly wakes submitter up because he wants cuddles. He also likes to play fetch and steal salty snacks.

PROPAGANDA

Propaganda for my baby boy, Ezekiel (he is not a baby, he is 13)

The last photo is from one of the many times he’s climbed between the couch and the wall so he can jump up and scare my brother

He’s a very good boy who comforts me during anxiety attacks. My family and I call him Ezie for short and he isn’t afraid of anything, be it fireworks, thunderstorms or vacuum cleaners. Other nicknames include “stinky old man,”“sneezy,” and “cheese weasel.” Because he also likes to steal cheese. He will take it right off your sandwich.

SUMMER

She’s a Siberian, and she’s submitter's emotional support animal she’s such a good baby and they would kill for her! She has a whole host of chronic health issues but she’s handling it like a trooper. Beloved by all friends family and vet staff she deserves the world!!

PROPAGANA

propaganda post 2

#polls #cat #cats #catfight two #catfight two round two #fun fact i've hit the image limit #if they all tie too i'll have to start doing separate propaganda sequel posts and linking them there #actually no i have to do that NOW #okay did that #holy shit

[satoshi-mochida]

Shiravune will release the PC version of novamicus-developed romance visual novel ONE. via Steam and Johren day and date with its Japanese release on December 22, the publisher announced. It will support English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options.

In Japan, a Switch version is also due out on December 22. It is currently unknown whether it will support multiple language options.

Here is an overview of the game, via Shiravune:

About

ONE. is a remaster of NEXTON‘s genre-defining and highly influential romance visual novel One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e, originally released in 1998, and is currently in production to celebrate the 30th anniversary of NEXTON’s foundation.

ONE. faithfully recaptures the beloved story of the original game and brings refined character designs by the one and only Itaru Hinoue. Further refinements and improvements are also provided for modern systems, ensuring that this classic story will remain a joy to experience for years to come. ONE. is sure to bring back memories for fans of old, and to draw a new crowd of fans to one of the foundational pillars of the genre.

ONE. is planned for release December 22, 2023, on Steam & Johren in English, Chinese, and Japanese.

Story What tied me to this world… 1998, winter. I was just a regular student until another world was born in me. Like softly falling snow, it blanketed and began to bury my everyday life. It was only then that I realized… That there were certain things in my life that never changed. The same familiar scenery. The warmth of the one I loved, who filled me with a joy I never noticed. Their existence tied me to this world.

It was when I first started to want these bonds, to want that special someone, that time began to pass, and sunlight caused the season to really shine.

When it did, which world was I standing in, and who was holding my hand?

Characters

Mizuka Nagamori

Birthday: September 26

Kohei’s childhood friend and classmate. A busybody who wakes him up every morning and can’t help but worry about him. If there’s anybody in my life who I should probably thank, it’s you, Nagamori. If we hadn’t met as children, I wonder where I would be now. Since the day we met, we’ve spent a lot of time together… even though you’re a meddler who gets on my nerves sometimes. But still, I have to thank you. You’ll always be my friend, right? But the words you said that day, that saved me… it’s like they’ve disappeared. I could’ve sworn you said—

Rumi Nanase

Birthday: August 8

A girl who transfers into Kohei’s class. She tries her best to be ladylike, but she always messes things up. Possibly because once she sets her mind on something, she single-mindedly sticks to it. On her first day, she ended up bumping into me after turning a corner like we were in some kind of rom-com. Unlike her looks, her personality was kinda… Actually, I’m scared of what she’d do to me if I finished that thought. She always seems to put a lot of thought and effort into becoming the ideal “lady.” Maybe I should reward her enthusiasm with a copy of my manuscript? “Nanase, always chasing the feminine ideal.” Of course, “always chasing” means never quite getting there… (THWUNK!!!)

Akane Satomura

Birthday: April 21

Kohei’s quiet classmate who makes her thoughts known with just a few words. She’s a great cook with a major sweet tooth. It was a gloomy, rainy day when I happened to leave home a bit early and met a girl holding a pink umbrella outside. That girl happened to be Akane. Turns out she was actually in my class. I didn’t think much of that encounter at the time, but I started talking to Akane a lot after that. She kept her distance from others even though all she wanted was for someone to see through her act and get close to her. At least, that’s how it felt to me. But… it also kinda did feel like she was really trying to avoid me, sometimes…

Misaki Kawana

Birthday: June 3

Kohei’s senior who lost her eyesight in an accident when she was little. Despite living in a world of darkness, her personality overflows with light, always positive and sociable. She loves her school’s katsu curry special. I was chilling on the sunset-dyed roof after school when a girl I didn’t know started talking to me. Her eyes were cool, but her smile was warm. I only found out she was my senior in both age and grade later. Also, what that cool look actually meant. Noticing my sudden uncertainty about how to speak to her, she whispered downcast, “Just how you normally would to anyone else.”

Mayu Shiina

Birthday: May 15

A girl younger than Kohei and Mizuka who refuses to go to school. She bursts into tears whenever something doesn’t go her way. Her favorite food is hamburgers. We met her the day she lost her one and only friend. A ferret. I guess she decided we were a good enough replacement, because from then on she stuck to us like glue. However, whenever something happened, she would throw a tantrum and scream that ferret’s name. She was a pain in the butt. But since it was the first time she was reaching out and getting to know other people, I couldn’t be too mad at her. Her beloved ferret might’ve died, but that death was the first step on her road to adulthood. Right, Shiina?

Mio Kouzuki

Birthday: June 4

Kohei’s expressive and bubbly junior. She doesn’t speak, but always carries a sketchbook to communicate with others. She’s a member of the drama club. I met Mio in our school’s cafeteria. Since then, whenever I happened to look for her, she was right there, smiling up at me. If I had to describe her, I guess she was like a rambunctious little sister? I have no idea what caused her to always smile like that, but I somehow came to take it for granted. She always tried her best at everything—usually resulting in nothing but a new mess for the rest of us to deal with. I doubt she ever noticed, though…

#ONE. #ONE: Kagayaku Kisetsu e #ONE: To The Radiant Season #novamicus #Nexton #Shiravune #visual novel #Gematsu #That's a long wait but heck yeah.

[luvlaw]

OMG I THOT I LOST THIS DRAFT TOO I ALMOST DIED . if i had a nickel for every time i thot i lost a rottmnt headcannon draft, i’d have 2 nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened twice!

n e ways, here’s miguel headcanons ! he just like me fr !!

mikey:

in charge of planning allll birthday parties (and all parties they have in general)

is terrified of balloons popping tho

makes the best handmade cards

had a horse girl phase, which bled into a my little pony phase

on a mission to try every specialty pizza at every pizza place in the city so he can properly rank them

actively wakes up for breakfast with splinter (raph usually wakes up second to do some morning training)

it’s already canon but mf can COOK like actually throw down in the kitchen (he a good baker too but his cooking is more his forte)

stuck tonsss of stickers when he was little so the lair is full of randomly placed stickers EVERYWHERE

(in the time of the movie, he’s planning on buying and sticking even MORE stickers in their new lair)

even tho he gets really scared, he likes watching horror movies with his brothers bc leo n donnie can’t help but point out all the ways the movie is bad/corny/goofy which breaks the scary tension and immersion!

like april, he also had a few tik toks of his go viral ! they were art transition videos showing bare walls and then his graffiti art on them

he appreciates all art but loves when art is super expressive and messy the most

loves to cosplay

has a crazy squishmellow collection like he gets one as a gift for every gift giving holiday

his friendship bracelet to april looks like a traditionally braided friendship bracelet that’s orange with alternating white and yellow hearts

he was the first to give april a friendship bracelet and the rest hopped on the bandwagon

types in all lowercase and uses (* ^ ω ^), ٩(◕‿◕｡)۶, (⌒‿⌒) emoticons interchangeably with 😂,😎, 😡 emojis and it agitates donnie to no end

has always kept a diary of some sort for as long as he could express feelings <3

CRAZY superstitious, especially when he was younger and his brothers would make up random things to mess with him till it got really bad and they stopped bc they don’t like seeing him so distraught all the time

aka he REFUSES to let anyone split the pole

he can also rap ((this is just an indulgent reference to the VA and Let It Shine muah))

knows how to say a few phrases in a variety of languages (not really fluent in any of them) bc he wants to communicate with the many different yokai in the hidden city!

i take that back, he knows sign language very well !

—

human headcanon

he’s black, darkskin :D (spolier alert they r all black obvi)

fully the best dressed, don’t play with him bc he keeps up with current trends + experiments constantly, streetwear mixed with maximalism

often stopped in the streets of nyc for those “describe what ur wearing” tik toks

BRACESSSSS

he’s got locs n leo wont leave him alone with “u need a retwist bitch”

raph does his hair but mikey adds the beads n clips n hair cuffs

sneakerhead

#hes canonically babey i love him somuch #like rottmnt ALMOST made me switch my bias like it’s crazy #there’s another universe where everything’s the same except mikey’s my favorite and i’m happy for other me #this is a no angst zone ok mikey is happy and with his family #ngl also headcanon that he’s spiritual in some way but idk #he’s also pan #idk who should be next tho #might do raph bc leon is too easy #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #mikey #rottmnt mikey #donnie #april o'neil #luvlaw headcanons

[hewearsfinethingswell]

Happy Birthday to the inimitable Con O’Neill. In celebration, I’d like to share some select filth I have saved to my notes documenting my decent into Izzy Hands brainrot, Val simp, and broken shell of a man. Please enjoy.

:readmore:

April 2022, after watching the glorious Val compilation video

“Oh no

Oh no

Oh no

This can’t be happening

This can’t be happening

Oh no

Fuck fucking fuck shitfuck

Oh no he’s a top

A short mean top

Con. Con we can’t keep doing this Con

Oh no

Oh no

Oh no

I can feel it happening in my brain

Oh Con we’re really in it now

Well fuck me I’m in love”

“The filmography of Con O’Neill got me acting unwise”

“Who needs cocaine when I can watch compilation fancams of Con O’Neill”

May 2022

“He be Neilling on my Con until I O”

“I want Val to put me on my knees and use me like a Hoover”

“Edward should give Izzy another tattoo but this time on his inner thigh for slut reasons. I think we should get to watch it happen.”

June 2022

If Izzy Hands (17) had access to Olivia Rodrigo album’s Sour I think it would fix him.

July 2022

AU where Edward is a vampire and Stede is a werewolf like Viago and Anton wwdits style. Izzy is Ed’s familiar. He’s also a vampire. Ed turned him one time after almost getting him killed and was worried Iz would leave him once he “got what he wanted”. Vampire Izzy wakes up newly transformed, thrilled that now he can serve Edward ✨ Forever ✨. He’s completely insane just like all familiars.

August 2022

Izzy Hands’ pussy is like Rice Krispies. He snap crackle pop when you add milk 😉

#con o’neill #izzy hands #val pearson #your honor hes a freak bitch #my deranged little meow meow #nsft #cw drug mention #so there’s this senior citizen

[topperscumslut]

just a quick preface, in ANY nicky, ricky, dicky, and dawn fic, blurb, imagine, headcanon, etc that i write, the Harper quads (and their friends/classmates) are ALWAYS aged up to 18. if YOU as the reader are a minor and want to imagine the characters as younger than i’ve written them, that is YOUR prerogative and i can’t stop you cuz i did that sort of shit when i was a minor too, but i’ll always write the quads as at least 18 for a couple reasons:

1. that’s the age they would realistically be in the present day, it was confirmed that the quads were born in 2004 and even though i don’t think it was mentioned in the series, wiki says avery (the one ricky had a crush on in s3) was born in june 2004 and that she has the same birthday as the quads, so realistically, they would have recently turned 18. that’s also *approximately* the same age as the actors irl considering they were all born between may 2003 and april 2004

2. as a newly 19 year old human (my birthday was a few days ago so yay!!) i don’t really feel comfortable in good conscience writing romantic scenarios (which is mostly what i write for NRDD, and just in general) about minors, and ESPECIALLY not if it was smut, which i haven’t written for this series yet but would be down to do if y’all were interested in it. i completely understand if that would gross people out considering they were such young kids during the run of the show but again, if i were to write anything adult for them, THEY WOULD BE WRITTEN AS ADULTS!!! barely legal adults, sure, but i as the writer am barely legal, and i don’t really think that july 2003-june 2004 is a very inappropriate age difference. if you’re like 30 getting off to my posts about 18 year olds, then that’s a problem.

this is also just a general rule for my fics, especially for my smuts. if I’m writing about a character who’s canonically a teenager, like topper thornton who is 16 in OBX or five hargreeves who’s (physically) 13 in TUA, they are ALWAYS aged up to 18. ik this hellsite isn’t near as sensitive, but god the amount of hate i’ve gotten on tiktok for talking about being attracted to and shifting realities for five hargreeves and nicky harper even after i specified that they were adults in my DRs is unreal. like, i literally picture them (especially nicky, who we’ve gotten no recent content of since NRDD has been canceled for 4 years) as the 18 year old version of aidan gallagher that i know and love today. like, aidan is literally just under two months younger than me so i don’t really feel out of line making romantic or sexual remarks about his characters. i try not to sexualize him personally cuz he is a real person and even tho he’s technically an adult he’s still a very young one, but his characters are literally FICTIONAL.

anyway thank you for reading my ramble lmao. as one of my favorite shifttoker’s @/aidanshifts says (gotta give credit where it’s due), adults shifters are going to do adult things. on that note, adult writers are going to write adult things. between quarantine and all the other shit that’s gone down the past couple years, half the time i expect to wake up as a 16 year old high school student again. but i’m a grown woman and a fucking sophomore in college now. i write primarily adult content. if you don’t like that or you’re a minor i respect that and you’re more than welcome to leave my page if it makes you uncomfortable in any way whatsoever. anyway. have a great day y’all and thanks for listening to my bullshit <3

#nicky ricky dicky & dawn #nicky ricky dicky and dawn fanfiction #nicky ricky dicky and dawn #fluff #smut #writing #headcanon #blurb #imagine #aidan gallagher #nicky harper #five hargreeves #the umbrella academy #the umbrella academy season 3 #writing rules #shifting #reality shifting #topper thornton #topper thornton obx #obx #outer banks #don’t cancel me pls

[kellanved-ammanas]

PyroMedic Week Day 6 - Angst or Fluff

[A/N] I did angst because I only included the 'or fluff' for folk who might want to participate but don't like angst. So Content Warning on this one: Major Character Death!

I was originally not gonna commit to it and have it be another 'being revived by some bullshit' fic to have some hurt/comfort after the death. But despite having an idea I really like for it, I choose not to (I might recycle that idea later though with a different ship though) mostly because I've already done that both ways with this particular ship. And I got a request to uncommit to the two character deaths I committed to for the Valentine's angst event (expect those in my TF2 Drabbles fic at some point) so I decided I wanted to commit to this one.

Also, happy birthday to me! Today (April 14th) is the day and the reason I hosted this shipweek. :)

~

Dying didn’t hurt as much as Medic had thought it would. Not that it was painless, just that it didn’t hurt bad enough to take away his thoughts or the awareness of his impending death. It was far colder though as his life oozed out of the wound in his leg and several other places. The femoral artery had probably been hit. The bit of shrapnel that had damaged it, still stuck in there, slowing the flow but likely not enough to get him back to base in time.

Bleeding to death was such a banal way to go. He’d always thought he’d go in a big grand way and/or as the result of his hubris finally catching up to him. Not in his lover’s arms as he tried to carry him to safety after the team had foolishly let the robots lead them into an explosive trap during what otherwise should’ve been a small skirmish, easily won. Even so, they’d still won, just nowhere near as handily as they should’ve. Medic was the one who was paying the biggest price for it. A shame especially in that it was just bad luck the medi-gun had been destroyed.

“You’ll be okay without me, right?” His voice sounded weak even to himself.

Pyro didn’t respond but his grip as he cradled Medic to his chest tightened a little, indicating he’d heard.

“Take care of the birds for me, all right?” Not that he needed to be told, he loved them at least as much as Medic did. “And yourself too. Even if you’re sad and don’t feel like it, remember to eat.” He had to prod Pyro to do that sometimes much like how Pyro had to prod him to get a proper amount of sleep.

“You’re not going to die.” Pyro sounded angry. That was better than despair, though, no doubt that would come later. “I won’t let you.”

If only either of them had a say in it. So far away from base and its powerful overhead medi-gun and store of blood for a transfusion, there was no way Medic was going to make it no matter what Pyro would allow or not.

Darkness already ate at the edges of his vision, threatening to pull him under. Despite being in the middle of the desert and how close Pyro held him, it was so, so cold. Cold enough that he should be shivering, though he lacked the strength for that.

He could just close his eyes and let himself drift off, was tempted to even. But he didn’t want to leave Pyro alone yet. Pyro would be all right… eventually, especially with the rest of the team to support him, but it would be hard for him for a while.

Medic should say something to him, right? Something sweet and heartfelt about how much he loved him and how much joy and peace Pyro had brought to his life. All cliche things Medic would’ve thought unnecessary to say under better circumstances because Pyro already knew them but now seemed important remind him of as the end beckoned. Perhaps he should even extract a promise that Pyro would carry on and live his life without him.

But as he took a breath he… couldn’t find the words. The darkness ate at his mind, difficult to fight. Unconsciousness would come before death but not by much. If he drifted off, he wouldn’t wake. And yet… he didn’t quite have a choice in the matter.

#my writing #tf2 #team fortress 2 #pyromedicweek2023 #pyromedic #pyro #medic #major character death

[luderailing]

Tag Game To Better Know You! Send this to people you’d like to know better!

Thankyou to @kyuhu and @council-of-beetroot for tagging me in this! ( and sorry I took ages lol )

What book are you currently reading?

I was reading The Gifts That Bind Us, but Ive set it aside to be finished later haha. Currently reading Girl in Pieces. Both S tier books 100% recommend (also if you do read The Gifts That Bind Us the first one is All Our Hidden Gifts👍)

What’s your favorite movie you saw in theaters this year?

Hmm, not sure I went to the theaters that much but. My favorite movie that came out this year has probably been Enola Holmes 2 if that counts

What do you usually wear?

Every day I wake up and choose between dressing like someone’s grandpa or goth broke teenager (probably an accurate description of me) I don’t even know what to call it. My closet is a whole mess of thrift store finds and one(1) arcade carpet pattern button up of which I love but have nothing to match. Lots of accessories too I have way too many necklaces and chokers

How tall are you?

5"1. Or 155 cm. I’m keeping my hopes up

What’s your Star Sign? Do you share a birthday with a celebrity or a historical event? 

Taurus! April 26th. And I looked it up I don’t share a birthday with anyone I recognize but apparently it’s national pretzel day. So that’s a win in my book

Do you go by your name or a nick-name?

I usually go by Feliks to my friends and stuff but I’ve had nicknames before. That was? Quite a while ago though.

Did you grow up to become what you wanted to be when you were a child?

My friend, I’ve still got a long long way to go.

Are you in a relationship? If not, who is your crush if you have one?

Nope and also no! Life would be so much easier if I could marry fictional men though frfr?

What’s something you’re good at vs. something you’re bad at?

Good at? Remembering small details as much as I can (but never able to remember anything important, of course) and bad at? Social cues and emotions. Everything about emotions!

Dogs or cats?

I love dogs, I have two dogs, but cats. I can’t handle loud noises for the life of me and dogs barking is one of the worst sounds to me. I love them but I don’t think I could own one. I would rather have a cat personally ^^;

If you draw/write, or create in any way, what’s your favorite picture/favorite line/favorite etc. from something you created this year?

Ohhh ohooo. Hold on. Lemme find it. I never posted either of these projects but

“I have questions for you!”

“No you don’t!”

Or,

“Holy shit. Concrete.”

What’s something you would like to create content for?

Yeah, Hetalia. But I’d also love to pursue my own project. Something I made completely on my own. I think that’d be neat if only I actually even get to it ;-;

What’s something you’re currently obsessed with? 

Hetalia, and same with the it’s part of a bigger interest in history and geography. It just kind of fueled it yknow? I love learning about different cultures and places and stuff. But I also love stop motion animation. It’s gorgeous and I’d love to work on something like that some day!

What’s something you were excited about that turned out to be disappointing this year?

Hmm, I can’t think of anything huge but Hamilton was going to/did already? I think. a performance in a city near me this month and I wasn’t able to go

What’s a hidden talent of yours?

I can eat three of those ridiculously large pretzel rods at once without water in between. Checkmate dad

Are you religious?   

Nope. That’s kind of it. My grandparents are extremely Christian but my parents never took me to church or anything like that

What’s something you wish to have at this moment?

Probably a plane ticket outta here. Actually two or three. There’s a few specific people I couldn’t leave without haha

Thanks again for tagging me!

Also. @koolkat9 if you haven’t done this already!

#tag game #long post

[firstcurse-moved]

Another little headcanon dump because I'm in the mood. To start off I'm sure I've mentioned it a million times before but March is a "special" month in Hawkins according to me. Not only is it the month of Henry's birthday, but its the month the Creel's moved to Hawkins. This is how I'm explaining the repeating theme of March in the Stranger things canon. (Including Will's birthday, Billy's birthday, and the entirety of Season 4 beginning in March) I don't know how canon is going to explain any of that, if its not just a coincidence, but since I'm insane and I love creating patterns and symbolism I've already decided to go a little nuts with it and so here are some more thoughts on that:

I'm putting the date the Creel's officially moved into the house in Hawkins as March 2nd, because thats my birthday and I'm allowed. Henry's birthday is March 8th, which is also when Henry had his first "encounter" with "The Shadow" (The Mindflayer.) March 22nd is Will's birthday and also the day Henry discovered his extreme psychic abilities, and March 29th, which is Billy's birthday, is the day Henry killed his mother and sister.

Something else I'm also mentioned in another post is the fact that Stranger Things, particularly Season 4, drew a lot of inspo from Western / Christian mythology and its my insane proactive to mirror this and this is no different. March and April tend to be thought of as significant months therein because of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, March being the preparation for Jesus' resurrection and April being the month in which that took place. I'm mirroring this with Henry in March as the period where Henry encounters the MF and develops his powers and April being the month when Brenner kidnaps Henry and he wakes up from his "coma" in Brenner's care. NEXTLY, I want to be fr with everyone and make sure you all know Henry's still out here murdering people and preforming supernatural psychic cannibalism even if he's not actually Vecna in the escape verses.

One of the concepts for my escape AU which was mentioned briefly in one of my threads recently is that once Henry "returns" to Hawkins, he starts to target anyone involved in the Lab that has remained in the town. 3 murders of people who were somehow involved with the Hawkins lab would have taken place, replacing the murders of Chrissy, Fred and Patrick in season 4's canon.

The news papers have been trying to report on it but the government has been doing its best to keep things quiet, however, most of the town has become "aware" there is a "serial killer" on the loose and this is extra troubling because this serial killer seems to be "copying" The Creel Family murderers of 1959. The Hawkins Demon, Hawkins Angel of Death and The Boogieman are popular monikers for "the killer" around the town.

I would also kind of like to keep the element in canon that the murders are weakening the barrier between the Upside Down and Hawkins, in fact I think it would be interesting and fun plot wise if Henry killed a 4th person and, just like in canon, Hawkins suddenly rips apart like big oopsie.

BUT TBH, I have kind of been leaving things vague because even though I have a lot of ideas I haven't been bothered to sit and write them all down specifically yet but I know they would make for a pretty fun group AU where characters like Chrissy and Eddie get to live on but yeah whenever I get more brain power I might sit down and map out all the events of my AU and my ideas / concepts through season 1 to 4.

#⊰ ° ‧: 🕸️ * ● 𝐈 ° ━◞ Out Of Character ⊱ #⊰ ° ‧: 🕸️ * ● 𝐈 ° ━◞ Headcanons ⊱ #headcanons

[lost-soul-in-time-archives]

𝚃𝚆𝙾 𝙳𝙰𝚈𝚂 𝙿𝚁𝙸𝙾𝚁.

“Why would he be doing this now, of all times? Mark hasn’t been in contact with any of us since—”

“Since the incident, I’m aware. I have my own questions as well.”

Oliver leans back in the seat, rubbing his temple to relieve the throbbing reaching his forehead down to his neck. “I don’t know what to make of this. Doesn’t it feel.. sudden?”

Damien sighs, arms rested on his immaculately organized desk as he thinks. This is one of the only times he’s seen it this tidy that not even his cup of coffee is positioned wrongly. “He wouldn’t ignore us forever; far too much time has been squandered holding onto grudges of the past. I’m just glad he’s willing to cooperate and work things out, better late than never.”

“Who else has been invited?”

“Aside from ourselves, William and my District Attorney have been added to the guest list. Abe has yet to write back to me and let me know if he’ll be attending as well.”

The Colonel’s name is one he hadn’t been expecting. Oliver can remember when he had come to him, fuming as he yelled and ranted about Mark’s incessant, rude remarks.

“He swore an oath of silence to never speak to me again.” William finished, stoic and prideful as always.

As much as he had hated it, his contact with William had drifted from letters and meetings at least once a week to the occasional update about their lives once a month or later after that. William would always be a dear friend, someone he cherished like the brother he never had. And while Mark may have taken a few things too far, he can understand what heartbreak feels like. He knew that Celine and Mark were more of a short fling than a love made for marriage. Perhaps Celine fell out of love, and Mark refused to see it. It pained him to be the only one who did see.

“Will you be going?”

Damien’s question alerts him that he’s drifting off into his mind too soon. He’ll have time to ponder over the past. “I cannot, unfortunately. I’m going to be leaving to have another kind of reunion that same day. I wouldn’t want to disappoint my mother.”

“And your father?”

“Who the hell cares what he thinks.”

Damien shifts his attention up at him, and Oliver knows that look. He’s received the same look of pity or sympathy his whole life, but Damien isn’t some rich, pompous, self-centered man wanting to be a part of his family’s fortune or steal it completely. He knows he wants to ask further about his trip, maybe offer his help if it’s needed at some point in the future. Fact is, he already knows he’d received his help if he asked for it, and he knows what these trips mean. Another argument, another picture-perfect scenery, and chaos behind closed doors. What else is there to say?”

“When will you be back?”

“April 24th. I’m giving you time to choose your gift for me wisely.” As much as he hated celebrating his birthday, since they always seemed to result in grand gestures, Damien was always kind enough to respect his wishes. Nothing too big or expensive was given to him, and he was grateful for that. He grins as Damien clicks his tongue in half-hearted annoyance.

“I might just have my DA make sure you receive nothing from me.”

“Oh, don’t be like that. How are they, now that you mention them?”

“They’re alright, just a bit on edge as of late. They keep telling me of these horrible dreams they’ve been having.”

Dreams.

Is it coincidence that he’s been having the same issue? Flashes of blood, pale bodies, a cold prison. It’s always the same. He wakes up trembling, sometimes falling out of bed in a frenzy at the feeling of rapid breaths against his skin and words that he can almost make out. They always sound menacing, with ill intent. When he closes his eyes, he sees the figures flying at him too quickly to be normal, latching onto him and trying to drag him towards a sea of lost souls.

His mother did always say he had a wide imagination. But they’re just his mind playing tricks on him.

What could go wrong?

#an untold story (lore) #tw mentions of blood #tw mentions of death