Tumgik
#which means I’ve now adopted her as my work mother
irisbleufic · 18 days
Note
YOUR 3 CATS ARE SO CUTE OMG! How old are they/what are their stories?
Like many young-ish queer married couples, @one-eyed-bossman and I entered the fast track to pet parenthood in 2020. I was still recovering from extensive cancer treatment at the time, which is part of what makes our first kitty especially meaningful to me.
ZEL
Tumblr media Tumblr media
Zel is my darling girl. She’s now 5 years old, and when we adopted her in June of 2020, she was already 1 year old. After being rescued on the streets at a few weeks old with her two personable siblings, she spent an entire year at this lady’s house with like 20 other cats at any given time. She was feral and unapproachable, but somehow I was able to get close enough to her at the rescue to pick her up and put her in the carrier. She nailed me with her claws in the process, but that’s the only time she’s ever hurt me or anyone else. The day after we got her home, I stuck my hand behind the bed in her safe room, and she set her little paw square in my palm and left it there for about a minute. I spent a couple of months crawling halfway under the bed to pet her while she was curled in her bed, and eventually I could get her to follow me around the house by asking, “Do you want to go for a walk?” She barely left my side after that. I spent a lot of 2020 sick in bed; she always curled up snugly between my ankles or my knees. She’s now the smartest cat I’ve ever met. Her language recognition shocks me even after 4 years of having her as a silly little shadow who likes to play fetch with her pink-eared mouse toy. She’s stuck to my side any time I’m on the sofa, and about a month ago she climbed fully in my lap for the first time. Her meow is barely a whisper when she does use it (only to talk to me and occasionally to the TV), but the trills, squeaks, and yowls she makes to talk to her toys are hilarious. She doesn’t even talk to her siblings like that. Unlike many white cats, she is not deaf.
NICKY
Tumblr media Tumblr media
We got Nicky a year after we got Zel; he was about 8 weeks old when we brought him home in June of 2021. We met a kind lady who periodically bred her lovely Bengal queens, and Nicky was somehow a “non-show-quality” (?!!) discount kitten. He’s sweet, goofy, vocal, afraid of everything/everyone that’s outside the house, and occasionally very naughty. We hoped he would bring Zel the rest of the way out of her shell, and it worked. He just adored her from day one. She took a few months to warm up to him, but they bonded pretty fast. Now, at 3 years old, he’s a big boy—17 pounds. He likes to stand/sit on laps more than he likes to lie down in them, although he will lie down in mine a couple times a week. He brings me granola bars from the cupboard and loves trash more than he likes his toys:
EMBER
Tumblr media
We hadn’t planned on a third cat, but the universe insisted. I mean that quite literally. On 31 July 2022, my mother died at my sister’s place a couple of states away. The morning she died, me and my four siblings took a walk around my sister’s neighborhood. We split up and went slightly different ways; my sister and her husband called me as I was getting back to the house to say that a tiny, tiny crying kitten had run out of the bushes toward them. My sister didn’t know what to do; one of my nieces is very allergic, and we were all burnt-out from dealing with Mom’s passing and the funeral home taking away her body. I told her to bring the kitten back to the house, because I was too grief-stricken to let another thing die that day. Out on the porch, I fed her milk from one of the droppers we were using to give my mom morphine, all the while making desperate phone calls to local rescues. After about 3 hours, a local vet with specialty in caring for bottle baby kittens came to pick her up. She told me that, because I didn’t live too far away in the grand scheme of things, she could foster the baby until she was old enough for me to arrange transport to my home state. There was no way I could walk away from that little baby, so I got regular photos, videos, and updates from her foster mom until I could arrange transport about 5 months later (she came home in December of 2022). She has grown up to be the feistiest tortie I’ve ever met. She has far longer hair than I ever could have guessed, and even now that she’s 1.5 years old, she has very short legs (longer end of munchkin, our vet says!) and an overall smaller stature than her siblings. She fucking adores Nicky, and he has never once played too rough for her given the size disparity. He lets her chase him, jump on him, bap him into play fights, etc. She will cry and cry at night if we don’t pick her up and carry her around before we close the bedroom doors (they get to sleep in the bedroom sometimes, but not always; Nicky likes to knock picture frames off the wall in there, and I’m not about exposing them to broken glass).
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
118 notes · View notes
ceylon-writes · 1 year
Text
I’ve been thinking of after the 2 year period after the July incident after everyone separated the gang finally get back together (meaning, Meryl,vash,wolfwood, and new member milly) but they missing one more, y/n, and they hear thru the grapevine of some little nobody town they stopped in for the night that a woman of that same name worked at the bar for a while before mysteriously quitting, but she heard that the abandoned little house on the edge of town off yonder she resides in. So they like “well shoot let’s go pick up our friend!” So they go about a good mile or something off in one direction till the houses get sparse and look at that! There’s a isolated house off the edge of town a good distance away and the lights on inside! Let’s knock and see if our gal y/n there! But instead of their friend that answered the door, some 10 yr old boy answers. And vash about to ask him if y/n there but interrupted by a voice yelling at the boy, Kai, they learn is the kid’s name, asking whose at the door!
“Some weird guy in a red coat and his friends!”
Which of course they hear some clanking before a disheveled but slightly older y/n appears, wearing her hair in a messy bun and has a apron with food stains on. There’s a bit of tense silence between 6 people before wolfwood pops up with a “well shit! When you had a kid!? Never told us!” And he’s kinda pissed cause this kid looks to be about 10 and she’s never mentioned about a kid, did she find the kid? Is it somebody else’s kid? But kiddo called her mom so it has to be her kid! Did she just left her kid to go on some adventure?!
“Hey! Long time guys! Hey come in come in! It’s a bit cramped but I’m sure we can all fit! Hey who’s the new girl? My name y/n nice to meet you!” And in her rambling she gets interrupted by myrel,
“you never told us you had a kid.” And there’s the big question everyone wanted to know, whose kid was he? And if it’s hers, did she always had him? And there’s silence a bit before y/n gently shoved the boy, mumbling something about go take care of the thomases out back, boy retorts he wants to stay but a sharp look from his mother shuts him up and he goes towards the back of the house before they hear a door shut.
Wolfwood repeats Meryl’s question, a stern look on his face. Y/n looks at her hands wringing them “yes he’s mine, i never told y’all because two years ago I didn’t have him” and vash is intrigued, “oh so you adopted him?” And this is where the air gets a bit heavier.
“Uh no, I had him about a year and couple months back, he was a suprise”
Wolfwood scoffs “yeah a big suprise! You never told us you had a kid the whole-wait what you mean you had him a year ago? He looks to be about 10!”
“Yeah, he grew fast, was only a baby for a month before he started to walk, and next thing I knew he was at my hip, running around and screaming like any other kid. He grows fast.” Y/n glances at vash, but can’t see the expression he has on his face cause of his glasses, a tense expression on his face, like he knew what she was talking about.
Milly, the newest member, pipe up “do you know who the father is miss y/n?”
Y/n shakes her head “yeah I do, but his father doesn’t know he existed, or didn’t until now I guess.”
Wolfwood catches on. “Wait you saying it’s one of ours? Well I know it’s not mine! He doesn’t look-oh shit, needle noggin.”
It clicks, the brief moments they saw the kid, he had blond hair, and the one in the group with blond is vash.
“It’s yours vash, I didn’t realize I was pregnant until months after the July incident, and I had no idea how to contact you or find you but I couldn’t cause of the kid. I was gonna find some way of telling you as soon as I had a possible hint of where you could be but, instead you showed up here.” Vash is shocked, his mind confused how it could be possible, but if what y/n says is true about the kid growing fast in under two years then it’s possible. “Are you sure it’s mine?”
“Vash your the only one I fucked before the July incident! I fucked no one else the entire time! I mean he has your hair and eyes! And your the only person that’s a plant that would explain why the kid grew up so fast!” Y/n seems irritated at the question vash asked, vash steps back a bit at the volume raised and throws his hands up in a defensive you win pose.
Meryl pops up with more questions, many in her mind but her mouth can only go so fast. “But how? Is it possible for plants and humans to procreate?!”
“Idk! I don’t know if it’s possible but it seems possible since Kai obviously exists in front of us! I mean I never seen no other kid grow as fast as he can! And he’s not even done! I bet in another year he be the size of a teenager!” Y/n throws her hands us defensively, confusion in her voice.
Wolfwood puts a hand on Meryl shoulder “come on, we gotta let needle noggin and y/n talk it out” he gently pushes meryl out the door, milly following them both. Silence floods the room. Vash has been silent since y/n outburst, still trying to reel in the fact that he has a child now, he’s a father.
“I have a son?” He finally speaks up, tears gathered in his eyes, he can’t believe it, in his chaotic lifestyle he never thought he have a kid.
“Yes, his name is Kai, at first I didn’t have a name for him after he was born, still was shocked when after 6 months of nothing showing being pregnant until I kept throwing up and when I went to the doctor and he tells me I’m 7 months along. I didn’t show a bump until the last 2 months and he was so tiny, he was only 3 pounds when he was born, but he grew so fast afterwards, for the first 2 months after his birth I just called him kid, then it turned into Kai and it just stuck” vash moved forward during y/n rambling and gently takes her hands in his, this stops her rambling and she looks in vash eyes and is shocked to see tears going down his cheeks, a wobbly smile on his face, “I’m a father, I-we have a kid!” And it’s now y/n turn to smile.
“yeah, your a father vash”
142 notes · View notes
redfurrycat · 5 months
Note
Hey! Have you made a master list of Ice being Jake’s dad? (I absolutely love, appreciate and frequently use your master lists)
Just as I’m writing the Ron is Jake’s dad au I’ve been trying to read all the Ice is Jake’s dad and I’m sure I’m missing some??
Hey Mac! 😊
This is slightly different than how I usually do rec lists. In this case, I searched through the Top Gun (Movies) fics tagged as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky & Jake "Hangman" Seresin and then proceeded with the collecting of all fics mentioning any paternal-filial bond between the two, regardless of the pairings.
Meaning I don't think I know most of them, but I hope you can find stuff to read nonetheless.
(I'll probably -absolutely- do a Hangster & Icepops-Hangson recs list though, at some point in the future! 😊)
I invite anyone to add fics fitting the request if you have more! 💖
Tumblr media
Tumblr Posts
The Hangman's Guide to Winning Over Your Disapproving Admiral-In-Law – Part 1 – 2 – 3 (@amostexcellentblog)
Also see these:
nonbinary-jakeseresin post
weewoobrainrot post
whohasthecards post
AO3 Fics
(All have Jake as Ice's biological or adopted son, unless mentioned otherwise.)
See You Again by sleeping_maple {T}
Just when Hangman thinks that the day can't get any worse, he finds out that his father died. His father, Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky. And he doesn't take it well. Luckily, Sarah Kazansky and Maverick are there to help.
Mini Man by SpringPetunia {T}
Hangman is Iceman's son. He never tells anyone anymore because of how they always react. But his dad is coming for a visit
Golden Boy by Earthangel_44 {E}
“Say it.” Jake says smiling. His face is so close to Bradley’s that Bradley has to duck his chin to look at him. “You’re a bird, Jake.” Bradley replies and Jake beams. “I already have the wings.” Jake says happily as he presses short quick kisses to Bradley’s lips. Bradley smiles and Jake kisses that too. “Now say you’re a bird.” Bradley laughs and he smiles until his eyes crinkle. “Well if you’re a bird, I’m a bird.” A Notebook AU because Glen Powell ships Hangster
Touch Starved by LeonDesdichard {M}
(Ice acting like a dad)
Jake shows up at Ice and Mav's house and he's completely out of it because he's sick and Maverick and Bradley are out of the house so it ends up being Ice who is the one that is taking care of Jake. Jake is completely out of it because he's feverish and he's really touch starved which has Ice angry for a ton of different reasons.
Military Amalgamate by rem_png {G}
(Icemav’s son)
Back in the 80s, the government wanted to make a new generation of super pilots. So, they turned to science and mixed the DNA of their best fighter pilots. None of the pilots knew about this project. Fast forward to 2020 and the truth comes out, rattling many families.
Take me home by Target_rich_environment {G}
Jake takes Bob home after the bird strike
IcePops and HangSon Series by UFOxMulder {T}{E}
Hangman snippets Series by Fantasy2739 {T}
Even worse idea! by LemonsAndSugarMakeLemonade {T}
(Ice acting like a dad)
“Bradley, Ice just texted me to come to “hang out”, is this a threat?” “Jake you’ve known him for almost five years now, it is definitely just Ice wanting you to do some work around the house.” “Okay but-” “Baby, this exact conversation happened last week, you know Ice is so different at home than he is at work.” “But is he?” “Jake, please,” “Okay yeah, I’ll go over.”
Midnight Hour Mixtape by Bubblegumchaos {T}
Hangman runs; he always been much too good at that sort of thing. Jake would give anything to find his father except his clues are half a dozen letters in a shoebox and his late mother's drunken rambles of a man who wasn't her husband.
I don't know how to change a tyre by blazingstar29 {G}
(Son-Fatherly Feels)
Jake gives his first father's day at 30.
Top Gun: Kazansky Twins by Tazlady691 {T}
A cannon divergence AU: The story of a pair of twins and their life up to 2023
The Mitchell-Kazanskys Series by WhisperingNights {T}{M}
Flowers for my grave by TheReadingWriter {T}
When a study on the genetics of Hanahaki disease brings forth the revelation that Jake "Hangman" Seresin is in fact Tom "Iceman" Kazansky's son, their lives take a dramatic turn, as they for the first time in their lives have someone to other than the ones who cursed them to live for. Their times are both running out, but they will be damned if they will let the other die without at least trying to save them. When the mission of a lifetime arrives, one thing is certain: It will either mean happiness for the rest of their lives, or certain death before the year has passed. How far will they go to protect the secret they know will kill them?
A Choice by Ren_Anders {_}
(Son-Fatherly Feels)
After everything, when everything is suppose to be smooth sailing, Jake gets a call. His dad has just died. But it doesn’t matter, right? He was an asshole and he refuses to give him his grief. OR Ice and Jake have a heart to heart about shitty dads and how to overcome their deaths
Family Ties by CryoCait {_}
Jake knows what policies there are in place to avoid familial conflict of interest, he's lived it for years. He knows how sacred those policies are to keeping his family sane. So logically it follows that he understands how dangerous this mission must be for the Navy to look aside and allow the entire Mitchell-Kazansky family to be a part of it. Now he just needed to make sure they all made it home in one piece. Or Jake is a Kazansky just as much as Bradley is a Mitchell, and Mav never pulled Bradley's papers. Now, the close-knit but under the radar family all must work together for the first time during the Uranium Plant mission and keep their relationships to each other under wraps while trying to make sure everyone survives this suicide mission.
Bikes and Bruises by WhisperingNights {M}
(Icemav’s son)
"You aren’t taking one of my bikes to the HR Drag Strip, Jacob, end of story,” Mav responded, crossing his arms over his chest. “I won’t be racing, it's just a show,” Jake protested. Mav snorted “Yeah, right.” “I won’t! The show starts at 9-” “How many times are you going to make me say no, son?” Mav asked.
Heartbeats & Bird Nests Series by SamHeartfilia {T}{E}
Two Men and a Baby by multifangirl11 {_}
(Mav’s son & Icemav)
Jake is Pete's son, Tom is a good friend who hopes to become more.
Keeping Dreams Alive, 1999 Hero's (I Ain't Worried Right Now) by Luxu1230 {_}
(Icemav’s son)
Jake "Hangman" Seresin is the biological son of Pete "Maverick" Mitchell and Tom "Iceman" Kazasky but was kidnapped not that long after being born all he has of them is a small f-14 Tomcat silver necklace which he keeps hidden. He knows his "parents" are his real "Parents" though they don't exactly know that but when he overhears a certain conversation between three people he starts suspecting of who his true parents maybe and from the sounds of it they definitely didn't abandon him.
Been searching for a(n Ice)man by crowstakeflight {G}
Jake did not really look like either of his parents. Sure, he could see some of his mom in his features when he looked in the mirror, but the majority of them are from someone he’s never seen before. It didn’t take much to bring the question up to his parents and they answered honestly. Or, Jake's biological father is Iceman and this is what happens after he finds out.
Living after midnight, loving 'til the morning, then I'm gone. by WaffleToaster {E}
Nobody thought their actions back in the winter of '85 and beyond would end up having these consequences. A story woven from past mistakes, indecisions and loss that eventually helped shape his world and upbringing. But despite all the hardships one thing was for certain, Jake Seresin was destined to fly and he knew the Navy was where he belonged. A slightly altered kind of retelling that includes Jake 'Hangman' Seresin being Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky’s lost son, a story about revelations, love, loss, friendship and most importantly family. Where two rivals find out they may not be so different from one another and their journey to understanding, unity, serenity and eventually love. First by hating, then by loving and finally understanding and helping one another find a place they both deserve. Just not in the same order.
A Kazansky Redemption by WhisperingNights {E}
This is a Kazansky love story. Can one win back the love of their life? Can the other find love in a storm of hate? **** “Sarah, that’s been over for 26 years, besides your my wife, remember? It wouldn’t be good to go tell a man I love him now would it?” Ice grinning playfully at her. She gave a small laugh that quickly turned into a cough, causing him to lean toward her in concern. “I’m alright, I’m alright, sit down,” she rasped, waving him off, then she looked at him “I love you Tom, but we both know our love was foraged in partnership nothing else. We did what was necessary for the safety of ourselves and your career. But it’s 2017, it's easier now. Sexuality rights are better, people are more open. I’ll never get to have a wife, but you Tom, you deserve to have a husband.” ***** Jake’s eyes landed on a figure in an awful Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses. His irritation instantly grew, the universe really must hate him.
38 notes · View notes
gogojetters · 21 days
Text
GJ Families - Headcanon Mini-Post
I’ve wanted to do this for a while, but because I’m very busy at the moment, it’s hard to find the time to make big posts. So, I’m trying my best to be okay with making smaller, more simple posts, and this is kind of testing that format. And what better than sharing some headcanons about what I think the Go Jetters’ families are like?? It’s been a long time coming, haha.
For now, I’m only doing the Funky Five (Xuli, Kyan, Lars, Foz and Tala), but maybe in the future I’ll drop a thing or two about the others. Each character has their own little section, with a mini-Drabble about what I think their family structure is, and maybe even some little HCs about some of the members. I hope you like this layout, and feel free to ask questions ! Any rude comments will be deleted.
Tumblr media
XULI
Xuli is adopted! She has two mothers, Alejandra and Lina, who adopted her when she was two. Additionally, she has an older brother, Sol, age 19- who is her biological brother- and a younger sister named Aurelia, age 12, who is also adopted. Xuli’s family is upper middle class, her Mum (Alejandra) working as a lawyer, and her Mama (Lina) working as a hairdresser. Xuli’s family is very loving and supporting of her endeavors, and she has her Mum’s stubborn personality and her Mama’s love for sightseeing !
KYAN
Kyan was raised in a multi-generational household, living with both his parents and his grandparents in California. His grandparents and parents are all immigrants from China, with Kyan being the first of their family to be born in the states. His Father, Mako, along with his grandparents, run a popular Chinese restaurant on a boardwalk, which Kyan used to work at as a child, while his mother, Daiyu, works as a dentist. Kyan is particularly close with his grandparents, who were very supportive of his athletic dreams in particular.
LARS
Lars grew up in the countryside, on a small farm, with his single Dad, Dominic, Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Benjamin, as well as his little sister, Juno, and his younger twin cousins, Aria and Piper. While living on the farm instilled a love of animals early, his love for machinery came from there too, watching how the different machinery there worked, and learning to fix tractors and farm gear by watching his uncle- and quickly becoming better than him at it! Lars is very close with his family, but has a specially strong bond with both his sister and cousins.
FOZ
Foz is from a richer family, and is an “age gap” kid- meaning that there’s at least 10 years between him and his siblings. He lives with his Mother and Father- the owners of a jewelry company, and an emerald mine, while his three older siblings, Stephanie (27), Andrew (23) and Austin (23), have already moved out of home to peruse their own careers. Foz isn’t particularly close with the rest of his family, having attended boarding school before the GJA, and not growing up alongside his siblings.
TALA
Tala’s family is very well off- after all, with a family history as incredible as the Glitches have, how couldn’t they be? Tala lives with her father, Gabriel Glitch - who is Grandmaster Glitch’s twin brother, and her mother, Reagan Cade-Glitch, as well as her half-brother on her mom’s side, Callum Cade, in the Glitch Estate, which has been in their family for years. Tala spend much of her time as a child in the garden, talking with the family’s gardener about new and fun plant or bug facts.
Thank-you for reading all the way through !! Again, I hope that you guys find my personal headcanons fun and interesting! I wanted the GJ to all have different kinds of family groups, as opposed to just having “nuclear” families, because I think that it’s just boring if they’re all very similar, and different kinds of family representation is important to many people, including myself !! Feel free to ask any questions you may have in the comments, and I’ll try my best to answer them ! (:
10 notes · View notes
chezzabellesworld · 3 days
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton
Forget Megan Fox for a minute, and her partner Machine Gun Kelly a.k.a. Colson Baker these two are the original crazy couple. They were known for coming to Premier high off their not on stuff mainly heroin and never jokes according to the blind I am to the love of each other lives forever and when are you looking in there in their synastry you can see why.. so what was it about? These two? That made them so appealing to the general public? I’ll tell you what they were different. They appealed to the weird kids. They appealed to their and popular kids, they even appeared to the popular kids and people who didn’t know how to express the side of themselves from a very young age Angelina had a very let’s say unconventional sex life for someone very young, her mum even allowed her to have her different boyfriend stay in the house and it’s so believe that she went out of one of her mother’s partners. I don’t know how true this is but I’ve had it a couple of times.
Angelina loves her mother, unfortunately she lost her mother to cancer which gave Angelina the ideas to get tested for all the things that her mother had and she had her breast removed and she had the test for like cervical things and she had a very high chance of getting what her mother had, John VOIGHT, who is Angelina‘s father? Have a very strange relationship. They work together on a film. I believe it might have been too raid or films she did after it and they worked together fine on Saturday and bloody bloody blah blah criticism like a lot of Angelina life you can see that she’s been really criticised by those places that even the general private making fun of her for adopting babies from other countries which in the early 2000 seem to be a massive thing with her and Madonna, I’m not sure maybe because they were older but Angelina isn’t that old I feel like she just wanted to help children from other countries. He didn’t get the chance to have a mother around that subject for another day.
I think the thing that makes her different between her and Megan Fox is the fact that Angelina was doing this before. This was even a thing she invented the whole being different and a bit crazy and kind of like when the rider but we have more of an edge , in fact, character girl interrupted reminds me of what Angelina could actually be like in real life especially being a Gemini 🌞 sun.
Carrying each of his role of blood around each one and others necks with a thing with these two also this is where I believe things went down for Angelina after Billy Bob but like I said if you want to believe the bond these who have been hooking up and secret for many years , and after they broke up and said having sex with her like having sex with sofa , very bitter and mean .
So now let’s get into the ministry of these two birth chalk and add a little spice to what’s going on here…..
His son is Leo. Her sun is in Gemini. Her moon is an Aries with a cancer rising making her moon the chart ruler she was born on June 4, 1975 in Los Angeles at 9:09 am a late cancer ascendant Venus is almost exactly rising in cancer and a tight square with Uranus and Jupiter closed and exactly the same conjunction of the midheaven. She has an Aries moon which is conjunct her Mars and Aries her mercury is in Gemini.
Billy Bob has a number of planets in Leo mercury Venus mars Jupiter and Pluto, although his moon is opposing to Leo being an Aquarius, which has a Scorpio myself is my favourite moon sign?🌙, so although Angelina‘s birth time is accurate, we don’t have one for Billy Bob here we go there Billy Bob has a huge coralstion reaction of planets in Leo with all the personal planets except the moon in Leo with this concentration and he’s going to impact another person in a concentrated area of their charts in the case of Angelina impact on her house. No wonder she couldn’t keep her hands off him you see guys this is how it happens and cussing on that house the second house is in but for her it would be in Leo and the second house being ruled by tourist generally and always let’s take away the factor it’s her chart is to do with the senses adding the part where they said they couldn’t keep their hands up each other, he is almost exactly conjunct her Venus in sin. This aspect is a major indication of attraction the Venus person in this case Angelina is actually unfed with the Uranus person and the begins quickly quickly and this kind of election electric attraction ruling electricity,,,,
The sinner story between the moon is remarkable. Their son is in trying with the moon moonshine mercury many sex ties involving personal planets and more Angeline son moon midpoint at 13 15 is activated by Billy Bob on Mars and Saturn is a two-way mars and Jupiter and the list goes on in an interview with the Rollingstone Angelina has described how she felt when she met Billy Bob it was a feeling of disorientation. It’s no wonder at all.
The couples shed quite a few natal configurations for example Angelina has been escort Uranus aspect as dominant aspect in her chart and bill Bob has Venus conjunct Uranus both attracted to the unconventional exciting relationships both have Mars conjunction Jupiter in fire signs indicating in insatiable appetite, adventure activity and sex.
Then, if you wanna go a little bit deeper, you can look at composite charts, Which is a different way it’s not like sin is how the relationship has viewed in the public how the relationship views and different parts of an aspect of the relationship rather than the compatibility and say this composite chart however has some serious clashes are most obvious in the composite chart chart reveals the ultimate fate of relationship. Mars conjunction Jupiter and aspect present in their individual charts and these planets are involved in a T square with the moon car on Saturn neon and Pluto the noodle actress is immediately involved with this configuration as well.
Some released from tensions of this configuration is found in mercury which tries the moon and Kairon the Sextile the volatile urine is Saturn and Pluto and Neptune which trying moon Cron and sex tiles Uranus, Saturn and Pluto the three square is volatile in his power and energy with Neptune supporting some of the elements of the free tries and sex ties we would expect that the couple was able to talk things out and come to some acceptance of diverse and extreme energy present in their relationship at least some of the time..
He wrote a song about her….
I can understand him being so attracted to Angelina Jolie who isn’t she has his elected of tea with people even with that woman Jenny she feels things straight away which I give her and her moon and Aries being in the same and being passionate and seeing things through straightaway.
You are a strongly involved of the moon mars and Jupiter might have been easier to handle for the couple has both Angelina and Billy and they to leave configured to handle urinating in relationships, however Saturn tightly can jump glue to opposing and squaring their personal plants is much more challenging to grips with. Even though Venus looks at first glance to be unrespected in the composite chart it Semi Square Mars, Jupiter and Saturn Pluto forms Square to moon Kron Venus is involved and his challenging manner. All of the clashes present in the composite chart certainly worse stimulating and exciting but dementia too demanding.
Let’s go with Angelina having these challenges with Brad Pitt where she was attracted to him straight away and vice versa and both being mutable signs where they can adapt and become basically mirroring the signs, a Sagittarius and her being a in Gemini, here is some more with Brad Pitt people over expecting interest in a relationship between Angelina and Brad astrologically speaking the sinister between the two is for less striking and the example above and not hugely binding especially if Angelina Saturn or Brad North node which is often a separate aspect and his mercury and Mars opposing her Saturn with many of Brad’s personal planets falling in Angelina is six S. there is an imbalance present in the relationship which may over time be draining.
So now I want to take you to the blind item world, and we will look at some Angelina and Bob blind items alright so blind items are about celebrities where they’re a bit play onwards that they can’t say exactly who they are and there sometimes give them nicknames but here is one from September 15, 2019 and remember guys he broke up in the early 2000 supposedly it looks like the Oscar winning actor is getting closer to confirming that what I have been saying for a decade he is still hooked up with the permanent A-list mostly movie actress of his and has done so despite who they might have been involved with over the years, isn’t that right? Sport .
NT lawyer crazy days and loves to say this about Billy Bob calling everybody sport …. she’s been hooking up with for decades supposedly she does her own PR here is another blind item dated April 10, 2012
Number one is Academy award-winning actress who is an A-list apparently still believes in old flames she has slept with her ex-boyfriend a few times in the past year because she just can’t get him out of her head. I wonder what her A-list actor would think of it
Number two this A-list movie actor has a very unusual girlfriend for his first celebrity fling. She was probably B+ this movie actress at the time as it is now a wacky being minus with other interest. Our actor had never met her but told the male producer he could not speak with him to get apart back in the day because he had a girlfriend her was the first one he came up with and had to say with her until the producer finally gave up number one revealed
Angelina Billy Bob and Brad Pitt
Number two Brad Pitt Juliet Lewis
Here on lipstick all over find more Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt find items reveals July 8, 2016 and remember this is the time they split and things weren’t really sour. They were actual going up to the room of this A+ list mostly movie actor married to another A-list actor I never knew he was a stripper guy. He was always being a sucker for a PR people group Pitt/Angelina Jolie
28th of April 2016 this this mostly movie the actress is in bad shape health what is the drug uses out of control and she is slowly wasting away nothing Angelina Jolie very sad some of these
28th of July 2015 the wedding of his oranges new black address is on hold not for any other reasons giving but she is enjoying all the access with fans that she has been having in the past few months. She managed to hook up with this A+ this may be amazing actress and that is Ruby Rose and Angelina Jolie October 8, 2015 is a mostly movie address who is A-list more for fame than acting at this point has dropped so much weight that our husband has someone with her to make sure she eats at least at some food every day too many fainting spells and emergency goes to the doctor for dehydration. I’ve led to this
I wanna end this on a good note , Angelina has been out of the public eye for a bit. I feel recently and hopefully she is getting some good time with her children and looking after herself we’ve got a member she was very young when she hooked up with Brad Pitt and he was at least 10 years now, he was married and he should’ve known better. We’ve stop blaming things like this. He’s probably told her many lies about him and Jennifer and they probably won’t even together millennials Angelina was a blood sucker but now we love her. I’ve always loved her. She was like I celebrity crushes a woman she’s just so beautiful. I do hope she manages to sort her problems out as that video of her doing heroin and being on the phone to her dealer, which is really worrying she needs to have people around her if she is a good person I just wanted to show you may seem very appealing and the machine gun Megan Fox , Travis Barker and Kourtney k there are many problems too 
13 notes · View notes
broodwolf221 · 4 months
Text
sera meta!
i love her soooo much - if not for solas, she'd be hands-down my favorite character from inquisition. so it's long past time i did a meta post for her <3
this is gonna be long and i added a lot of her relevant dialogue to it
dai context: yes, it's frustrating that the two elven companions both hate elves - i think it would've been better to have a third elven companion or major character who doesn't, but that doesn't detract from either sera or solas' characterization
meta overview: sera is young, traumatized, has deep-seated internalized racism, and has never had an opportunity to be vulnerable or to safely express herself. she's also very seriously autistic-coded.
part 1: her past
she was presumably born into an alienage, and as @skip-the-clumsy-dragon reminded me recently, city elves are expected to get married and have children. this is a realistic thing for them to prioritize (and dalish likely have the same priority) given the fact that they're an endangered culture. however, sera's a lesbian - to grow up in a society that tells her that she has to marry an elven man and have his children would've been incredibly ostracizing to her. the elves made her feel broken, directly or indirectly, and i think that's something a lot of queer people can relate to.
while only the last part is related, this bit of banter between her and solas is interesting in terms of her being a lesbian:
Sera: (shivers) Weird. Solas: Sera? What are you feeling? Sera: Ugh, here we go. It’s nothing, it just feels like I've seen this. Exactly this. It happens. Solas: Not to everyone. Sera: It’s not an elf thing. You’re not shaking. Sera: I suppose now you’ll switch to how I’m the same but different? Solas: You are different. You are the furthest from what you were meant to be. Sera: Well I’ve definitely heard piss like this before. Hmph!
she was adopted by the lady emmald, which looks fine at first, but as we're shown during the cookie scene, emmald didn't really care about sera. more than likely, she cared about what sera could do for her (a sort of live-in, unpaid servant in a child who she 'saved' from the streets) and the social esteem she'd get for 'rescuing' a 'poor elf' - lady emmald was the racist one, and the user, not the baker she blamed
Sera: I got caught stealing when I was little, yeah? You get alienage or worse for that, but the “Lady Emmald” took me in. She was sick and couldn’t have children. I had no parents. It worked out. Anyway, she gets a year sicker, so I ask about her cookies. Because mums make cookies. I can pass that down, or something. Turns out, she couldn’t cook. She missed that talk with her mum. The ones she “made” she bought and pretended. Aw, right? Well, no, she was a bitch. She hid buying them by keeping me away from the baker. She did that by lying that he didn’t like me, didn’t like elves. She let me hate so she could protect her pride. I hated him so much, and I hated… She looks away again. Sera: Well, she died, and I hate pride. “Pride cookies.”
"I hated him so much, and I hated... [being an elf]" is the obvious conclusion. and again, it makes sense - her people wanted her to play a role she couldn't, and wouldn't, play - and her adoptive mother allowed her to hate and hate so that she could protect her own pride.
Inquisitor: I don’t understand. This Lady Emmald was just trying to be good to you. Sera: She hurt people. Inquisitor: It was just cookies. Sera: It was not just cookies! Lie to herself? Fair play, only hurts her. But she made me think there was something wrong with me! And the baker! I made his life shit. Why not? It seemed like he deserved it. I mean, “if you don’t give a child a cookie because of appearances, you’re a monster.” Stupid, pride-whore noble. She pauses. Sera: I know, I said it was stupid. That’s why I want to get rid of it. I want to make better cookies.
she keeps calling herself stupid. she's angry and hurting and trying to be vulnerable, and when her vulnerability isn't supported she immediately resorts to calling herself stupid, making her feelings smaller, insulting herself before she can be insulted by the inquisitor, someone she's grown close to
Inquisitor: It is stupid. You dragged me here to bad-mouth a sad, dead woman. Sera: It’s not about that. Feelings are hard, all right? Inquisitor: Not for an adult! Sera: Bullshit! And I’m trying to say I like it here! I thought you’d want to know that, and eat my shitty cookies! / Sera: I just thought you’d want to know that I think you’re pretty great! That I made you shitty cookies!
"not for an adult" - sera is by far the youngest companion. and she's never had the opportunity to even begin unpacking her own trauma, until maybe haven/skyhold, depending on how your inquisitor treats her.
part 2: red jenny
after emmald, she ended up on the streets again. she was taken in by the red jennies. by this point she has personal cause to dislike elves and elven culture, and to dislike nobles - but she doesn't really hate humans, which is understandable considering that she's surrounded by them. she sees that they get treated like shit sometimes, too. her alliances are not and have never been along racial lines, but class divisions: she looks out for the "little people", which in her case means the poor, the unhoused, or those in servitude.
the fact that she doesn't live in the alienage means she's surrounded by human faith. i've discussed this before in prior metas, but in thedas, andrastianism or however it'd be spelled is likely not optional - it's presumed and absolute. christianity was like this too, in medieval times, the church was the core of cities and everyone was expected to be faithful. theres' an immense sociocultural pressure towards religious conformity that everyone is exposed to even if they don't personally go to the church/pray/etc. - it's just baked into the culture. the chant is everywhere. and people internalize stuff they're surrounded by, that's natural
so she's out here angry, bitter, finally able to be 'just' sera with the jennies, not expected to breed for them or to take their shit, allowed to be exactly who she is... and at the same time, she's immersed in chantry culture. she wants a parent, she wants someone who cares for her no matter what. she keeps hearing that it's andraste and the maker who will care for her.
Inquisitor: Odd that you’d ask Andraste over your own gods. Sera: “My” gods? Whatever. They don’t talk any more than she does. Not like she’s supposed to. I know what happened to you, or what everyone here thinks happened. It seems… I don’t know what it seems.
part 3: her behavior
she's outwardly callous and irreverent a lot of the time, but that stems from a mix of things, primarily: humor as a coping mechanism and having seen so much shit in her life. she talks about food a lot, but this bit of banter with blackwall explains why really clearly:
Sera: Hey, do you think they'll have pie when we get back? I could use a pie. Or three. Blackwall: That's... a lot of pie for one person. Sera: You'd understand if you've ever been hungry. In your bones hungry.
she also has a really grounded view of mages. it's not perfect, she's very afraid of magic - as she's been taught to be. i think people get caught up in the mage freedom angles the games have been showing us and forget that within the games context, mages are fucking scary and people are scared of them. i'm staunchly pro-mage, but it's useless to ignore the context they exist within
Sera: I knew a funny boy in Denerim. Started fires with his eyes. Templars nabbed him right quick, so he's better now, I guess? Dorian: Better? Do you know what your southern Circles are like? Sera: Meals and training? So he wouldn't starve or get stomped by a mob? I've seen both. Dorian: (Sighs.) You're sadly right.
circles are bad but also? she's right. training, room and board... when it's living in a circle vs. being killed on the street, i think most people would choose the former, even with all the inherent difficulties and the oppression of it, the abuses by the templars, all of it. because at least you're safer. and the training is important. it's all kinds of wrong the way it's structured, but mages do need training, there's no denying that
and she has a very practical, very grounded perspective on nobles and who would suffer in a massive revolution. when solas starts recommending guerilla warfare tactics to her, she shuts him down - not because his ideas are wrong, but because she can see ahead to all the harm it'd cause the exact people she's trying to protect
Solas: Once you have the aristocracy weakened, Sera, you will have to redirect your lieutenants. Sera: Oh, this again. All right, what am I doing? Solas: Some of your forces, valuable until now, have no interests beyond creating disruption. Chaos for its own sake. They must be repositioned where they can do no harm, or removed if necessary. You replace them with organizers willing to build a new system and carry out the ugly work that must be done. Sera: What? Why? What ugly work? Solas: That is up to you. Do you wish to disrupt the nobility, secure a title? Or change the political structure entirely? Sera: None of it! I don't want any of that!
Solas: I do not understand you, Sera. You have no end goal for your organization. Sera: Nobles get rattled, and people get payback. I play in the middle. Solas: Why not go all the way? You see injustice, and you have organized a group to fight it. Don't you want to replace it with something better? Sera: What, just lop off the top? What's that do, except make a new top to frig it all up? Solas: I…forgive me. You are right. You are fine as you are. Sera: You hurt my head sometimes, Solas. Solas: Yes, I have been known to do that.
conclusion:
sera is one of the most important characters in dai specifically because of the perspective she brings to the table. she's the average person. she's scared of mages and magic. she's scared of templars. she's scared of the grey wardens. she's young and tries so hard. she lived through the blight. she's traumatized af. she feels like she has no culture that will accept her as she is. the first people to accept her, to just see sera, are the red jennies, and she happily joins them. she offers herself to the inquisition despite being scared of it because a part of her wants to help and another part wants answers - but is scared of getting them at the same time.
Herald: But where do you stand on the war? Sera: In the frigging middle, with everyone else. Sera: You know what I hear about mages? Nothing until one goes all demony. Know what I hear about templars? Nothing, until they take “maybe-mages.”
she's a queer city elf who's expected to marry another elf and have his children. she's a poor elven child who's supposed to be grateful that she was offered a good life by a noble. she's never had a space where she was able to work through all her issues, or even begin looking at them for real - but when she does have that space, she is surprisingly vulnerable with people. the cookies are important because it's her biggest show of vulnerability - she's revealing her past and one of the things that haunts her most, and she's actively trying to change the context, to disrupt a childhood trauma with new, better memories
16 notes · View notes
mangacupcake · 6 days
Text
Bridgerton Au- The Ashengrotto Family
Tumblr media
The Secret Keepers of the Upperclass
The Ashengrotto family has been rumored to be descended from the great sea witch.
Now they serve as information brokers and help keep the peace of the upper class even working with the worst of the worst to maintain the status quo.
Azul’s mother worked hard in bringing the “family business ” to land and found success bymarrying a wealthy lawyer from the surface.
Since then she’s stepped aside in most matters and let Azul become the head of the family. Who is feared for his wish granting contracts, and his eel bodyguards.
He is also rumored to have a “demon maid” that will get rid of any problem you have for a Hefty sum or a very restrictive contract. What’s unique is that she will take requests regardless of your social status. However that’s just a rumor… or is it?
Azul has a sister, Drusilla Ashengrotto. Who’s has seldom been seen by anyone. She’s coming of age and just in time!
With her secret heiress now known to the public and the all the fortune hunters out there and the up coming social season Lilith Crewel called in a favor.
It was rare sunny day when the carriage arrived at the Crewel Estate. A gathering was quickly arranged and both parties met in the drawing room. Isabella tried not to fidget as Lilith took her hands “ trust me pup.”
The three moved gracefully, “Lady Lilith, my brother expresses his regret in not attending this meeting in person but some business came up in the coral seas that he had to oversee.”
The girl looked no older than herself, but she moved and spoke with all the elegance and grace as her adoptive grandmother. “You must be Isabella. I’m Drusilla Ashengrotto, These two are my families bodyguards. This one on left is Jade leech.”
“Charmed.” Jade placed a chaste kiss on her hand, “the one on lady Drusilla’s right is my twin brother Floyd.”
Instead of a kiss on the hand or a polite bow Floyd opted to pull Isabella in a bone crushing hug, “what a cute lil shrimpy!”
Jade removed him from Isabella with ease “please don’t be offended that’s how Floyd expresses his affections.”
“I know they can be a bit much. But I promise they have nothing but the best of intentions.”
Floyd’s laugh made the hair on Isabella’s neck stand up. Drusilla saw the fear in Isabella’s eyes and took her hands, “ please don’t be scared. I know he’s… a bit much. But he’s means well. We all do. And you’ll find his mannerism charming soon enough.”
“Uh why?”
“I’m sure you know or know of the Ashengrotto family. And I’m sure you’ve heard of the roumors, I’ll spare you of that ridiculous chatter. But to put it simply we’re are both young women from prominent families, the social season is almost here. And it’s better to have a friend.”
Drews smile was warm. “I’m here to be your friend and to potentially find a match as well. Starting today I’ll be moving in and I do hope we’ll be friends. As a start please call me Drew. I’ve only really been called Drusilla in formal situations but I’m fine with either-”
Drew was caught off guard by The little heiress pulling her into a hug “I’m so excited! I can’t wait to show you the dogs. You’ll love Horace and Jasper! Oh no wait I need to show you the rose garden! Oh um, sorry I got excited, um forgive me, Grandmother maybe I show the library, please?’
Lilith chuckled, “your both dismissed. Dearest please make your friend feel at home.’
Once the girls were out of sight Lilith held her cigar out to be lit which Jade generously did with his fire magic “that demon maid lives up to rumors, especially the price. I don’t mind of course. She’s a worthy investment. I know she’ll do a good job.”
Jade hummed “Indeed. What a time Azul’s darling sister coming of age just as your heir is. What a hell of family we all are.”
Lilith knew she’d be gettin an earful from Marcus and her son but when it comes to Isabella she’d do anything to protect that girl. Even chasing in favors with some questionable businessmen…
@adrianasunderworld @marrondrawsalot @heiress-has-retired @the-weirdos-mind @anxious-twisted-vampire @yukii0nna
16 notes · View notes
cyruswrites · 1 year
Photo
Tumblr media
— ABOUT CYRUS;
hello! my name is Cyrus Novak, and I’m finally back from my year-and-a-half hiatus. wow, it’s been a while. I certainly didn’t mean to abandon tumblr for that long! but a lot of stuff happened, and life was simply chaos for a while. now that things have calmed down I’m excited to be back to my projects, and back to writeblr.
so! about me. I’m in my early thirties, I’m non-binary and transmasc, and my pronouns are he/him or they/them, no preference. I live in the midwest. I’m attempting to return to college to complete my degree, though in what, I’m still deciding.
some other fun facts!
I just adopted a syrian hamster. his name is Biscuit.
I’m currently reading Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire.
it’s nanowrimo season! and I am officially a nano rebel as of yesterday.
as I’m writing this it’s about 6 am, eastern standard time. I should be sleeping, because I’ve been up for most of the night.
oh well.
below the cut you can find my two current wips, both of which I am posting on wattpad.
— WORKS IN PROGRESS;
wolf & warden.
Tessa has been training to be a Warden for her entire life. As the last line of defense against the creatures of the night, Wardens are humans partnered with werewolves as the protectors of humanity. And at sixteen, it's Tessa's turn to find her wolf partner.
Micah is a werewolf, born with the ability to shift from human to wolf at will. He's one of the few born in captivity, raised and trained to fight humanity's enemies - vampires. But Micah has rejected every Warden who's tried to partner with him.
Until Tessa.
After her cohort is slaughtered on the day they were to become full Wardens, Tessa is ready to die. It's only her burning need for vengeance that keeps her going. And when the Crown herself assigns Tessa and Micah the quest of a lifetime, neither of them know what will come of it.
Because there's more to the story than either of them realize. And the only ones who hold the answers are their sworn enemies.
changeling.
When Joana and Jordan were seven years old, they followed a fairy into the woods and out of the human world.
Ten years later, they return to a place that doesn't feel like home, no longer the children who left their family behind.
As Joana flourishes in the human world, pleased to be back, Jordan wilts. She can't seem to get used to humans again, not even her mother and father and new little brother.
But what they think of the human world might not matter. Because fairies don't let their captives go that easily, and the faelands leave their mark.
82 notes · View notes
hobiesgender · 10 months
Text
Miles being from a different planet
I thought of this alternate universe while just sitting and drawing with a friend of mine, so this is what I’ve been doing all morning. It’s now like 4 pm 
His mother is the one whose from a different planet and how she got to planet earth is that the people of her planet where travellers they moved from different planets and different alien civilisations
The planet that she’s from was a planet that was similar to earth expect the they looked different than humans they more “beauty” as in they ethereal looking as how human describes gods . Why they are described as “ethereal” is used for then as weapon to manipulate other species it used as defensive mechanism they beauty captures their prey attention
The more beautiful they are the more power they are they have hierarchy based on they’re beauty
They are different cultures for planet Rio was a one the 20 daughters of the clan leader they clan was based on spiders and they go some of the attributes of the spiders but then Rio didn’t have those qualities neither was she as ethereal as the rest of her clan she wasn’t made to be like them
She was made a healer of the clan and she was tried of being treated like an outsider within her on people
So when there was an place for them to moved towards earth she took the the chance and left with the other people who were going
When they finally arrived she began to love the planet were they all so different from her planet
She tried to stay but the others tried to convince her not to stay but than Rio thought a plan to fake her death so they would leave without her . It worked and she was left on earth with her planet thinking that she die
She used her powers to get adopted in to the Morales Family
Then she meets Jeff and they fall in love and than have miles
Than miles was born and he looked human so she thought the that the spider gene also skipped him and so was glad that he more human
Now when miles got bit the the spider instead of the spider being from earth 42 it was from actually a spider from his mother planet that was lefted behind and was found by the scientists (in this au 42 spider had bitten miles but he still the plower because he keep him being bitten a secret)
The spider basically unlocked this more less human side and the the event of the the first movie happened so
Now who he found out was after atsv and saving his father and he had joined the spider society
And when ever a new Spider-Man is scanned and they have to give the DNA so that they know which Earth they from which spider bit them bad when it came to him, it’s Shodan arrow button that this spider that beat him was not from earth
And they noticed that his DNA inherently was not fully human
Which lead miles into going into like a downward spiral being like what do you mean I am not fully human and the database within the spider society does not have anything on white miles isn’t fully human(this is because the spider society from what I’m saying, focuses on Earth in Spider-Man and earth, so they don’t I think in my mind that the only focus on what goes on in earth they don’t focus on what goes on in other planets within this universe, that like they specialise love with earth)
Now miles is now really thinking his entire life, and like now noticing the things that are made him alien
He finally gets the courage to talk to his mother, and as soon as he mentions not feeling like he’s fully human like he’s talking in the third context. By this time, both his parents know his Spider-Man. What is mother never thought that he got the powers through her, just thought. Oh yeah, he got bit by a radioactive spider he explained everything.
But when he started to listed all out how he feels and everything, and like at a certain age is when the Alora of the ethereal power starred in what he was describing, was the beginning before like it goes into full motion, and then she tells him that she is not from earth and explain, sentire story. They have a heart to heart feels awful, but he wasn’t told about this, he wasn’t told apart, apart of himself, that seemingly is so integral, but understand why his mother didn’t, and especially since she thought that she was like, mostly Humman that he wouldn’t go through the same things as people of his species
Now Rio had a told his father around the time he was born, so Jef knows about this, but doesn’t understand it
And then a his mother teaches them. How do you understand like more about the culture, and everything within like the planet how they work to work land that history as he more learned more about his history and his technically family.
Bite he went to the spider society. He didn’t tell much about anything about what he learnt. Everyone just forgot about it until. Miles caught the beep on his watch, meaning that something has arrived. He thought it was an anomaly, but as soon as he tried to track down the heat source because it crashed into the local park nearby his school he goes to where the crash was to see this advance piece of technology that kinda looked like a spaceship
Enter, see these humanlike, zero beans that looked like gods and goddesses that look like they were versions of Aphrodite
Well that’s the end of it that there’s more but I don’t wanna make it so long. This is just an alternate universe I thought about if anyone wants more just like ask because I have so much more
And also I made a playlist for this project 
46 notes · View notes
Platonic Grell and child reader
not really got any thoughts on how I want you to do this just some fluff really (say like child reader is like 13 or something)
no worries, I gotchu!
maybe kinda based on my Reaper the Kid AU, reader is a child Reaper and has been basically adopted by Grell~
Tumblr media Tumblr media
You’re not allowed near GRELL’s field work. You’re pretty sure she would be fine taking you along, but her supervisor expressly forbade it. (He’s such a stick in the mud. You’re sure he has his reasons, though.)
What you’re allowed to do is hang around in her office until she gets back. Then you’re allowed to watch her do paperwork… which the both of you hate. She’s insistent that it must be done, because she’s gotten in enough trouble over the paperwork which brought you to the Dispatch in the first place that any slack Will gave her before has been reduced to nothing.
It’s soul-crushing, honestly. You’ve done nothing except sit round here all day, reading and chatting with her coworkers, and now you’re expected to just watch her fill out forms before she can take you home?
As much fun as Ronnie is, even he has a job to do, so nobody can really entertain you. Day in and day out ever since you got here, all you’ve done is sit. Your memories are blurred and itchy, and you don’t particularly like being stuck with them while stupid grown-up things have to be done. Even Grell doesn’t want to do her paperwork, so why are they making her do so much of it?
“This is boring,” you finally speak up from the sofa you’ve been resting on in her office. Having exhausted all the other positions you could take, (including sleeping for about an hour earlier), you’ve decided to lay with your head on the floor and your feet propped up on the back of the sofa. It’s making blood rush to your head; at least that relieves the numbing greyness that’s threatening to take over your whole being.
Grell huffs and hits another key on her typewriter. “It doesn’t become any less boring with every time you say it, you know. I’m working as fast as I can.”
You move your feet in time with the pendulum of the clock hanging on the wall. “I want to go home.”
“Yes, well, you’re not the only one!” She peers over her glasses at you, allowing you to see the fraying edges of her exhaustion. “How do you think I feel? I’ve already spent hours doing field work, only to have to come back and fill out paper after paper whilst my brat of a charge repeats how boring it all is! Don’t you think I know it’s boring? I’m the one doing it!”
You spread your arms as if in surrender. “Must every T be crossed and every I be dotted?? Can’t you tell Mr. Spear-Up-His-Arse that you’ll finish it tomorrow?”
“And what’s stopping it from being not exactly as boring tomorrow as it is today? It has to be submitted before I leave for the day or else.”
“Or else what? He’ll poke you with his Scythe?”
Her hands slap down on the desk in frustration. “Or else he’ll take you away from me, (Name)! His one condition for my training you was that I had to prove I’d be responsible enough to handle it by doing all my paperwork. If I slack off, he’ll train you himself, and that means you don’t get to come home with me every night. Do you want that? I don’t!”
You… don’t really know what to say to that. Something in the back of your mind aches, like a memory of a mother you can’t remember. Ever since you were reborn as a Reaper, Grell’s sort of become your mother.
It didn’t occur to you that you might have become her child.
“… It should only take me another twenty minutes, then we can go home,” she sighs. Her shoulders sag down, cheek resting in one hand as she looks at you again. This time, her gaze is softer, more understanding, less irritated. “Unless you’d rather go be with Will. In that case, I’ll just finish this all tomorrow.”
You quickly push yourself up to give her a mock glare. “Are you batty?! Nobody would ever rather be with Will over… anyone! Especially you! I’m not going anywhere!”
The tension drains out of her in an instant, and she snorts. “You’ll come home with me, though, won’t you? Or would you prefer I lock you in the office overnight?”
“Nooooo… oh, my God…” You let yourself fall, landing face-down in the carpet. When you speak, your words are muffled. “This stupid office is probably haunted. Lousy with ghosts.”
She raises an eyebrow. “Ghosts, darling?”
“Yes. The ghosts of all the other people who died of boredom doing paperwork.”
“If only paperwork could kill me,” she mutters, but she’s smiling this time.
“Maybe tomorrow I can bring in some sage and burn it. We’ll get rid of the ghosts.”
“Oh, heavens, no, sweetheart.”
“Huh? Why not?”
“Well, why do you think Will keeps the ghosts around? He makes them do overtime so he doesn’t have to!”
You both start laughing, and suddenly, sitting around while Grell does paperwork doesn’t seem so boring anymore.
16 notes · View notes
unusual-ly · 8 months
Note
🧣❄️🧺🐶 + Gabrian for the emoji drabbles
I am yet again writing a prompt I got months ago. Sorry for another delay, I’ve rarely had all three of time, energy and inspiration at once to write and when I have, I’ve focused on working on Such Sweet Sorrow (which is coming along btw! I’ve got 2 chapters stockpiled and another plotted!) but here you go! I ended up writing it in less than a day *^*
Read on FFN
It had taken some time - years, in fact - but Ian and Gabriel had eventually made the decision to move out of Bill’s home and find a place of their own. It was small, especially compared to the house that had been provided by the Earl of Southampton, but it was theirs. They’d long since gotten used to the quiet, and the somewhat empty feeling that filled that place after Anne had taken the children back to Stratford, but now that even Bill wasn’t around, the emptiness had only grown. Still, though, it was theirs.
They’d discussed children again, not long before moving out. Ian had once suggested they adopt a child in need of a home, but with the rising possibility of that dream coming true, Gabriel’s nervousness about becoming a mother had only grown, and Ian assured her there was no rush. Maybe someday this space would be filled with a young voice’s laughter, and small footsteps running across the floor, but for now, it was theirs.
It was just theirs.
… It still felt empty, though. But what were they to do about that now?
The first winter in their new home was particularly cruel. Gabriel had thought she’d gotten used to England’s cold weather, but alas, it was still unkind to her. On the third day of rough snowfall, she dared to venture outside, bundled up in her warmest cloak and scarf, to retrieve a basket that had been forgotten in the small stable behind the house. She was sure that was where the missing blanket was and they certainly needed it. As she approached the stable, she spotted it on the ground, just barely sheltered from the snow under the roof, and sighed in relief. Then she heard a sound and stopped.
A soft, high-pitched whimpering. The woven basket creaked, as if something inside it was moving. Gabriel hurried towards it.
Inside the basket, half-nestled under the folds of the blanket she was looking for, was a dog; probably still just a puppy, from what she could tell. Its little paws kicked as it whined in its sleep, clearly dreaming, and Gabriel’s heart melted. She assumed it must be a stray, seeking shelter from the snow. She bent down and tentatively reached out to touch its head.
The puppy jerked awake, startled, and at the sight of a human looming over it, tried to bury deeper into the blanket, but Gabriel gently shushed the frightened creature and stroked its fur, hoping to calm it a little.
“Pobrecito…!” Poor thing…! she muttered, carefully coaxing it out from under the blanket.
It would be easiest to carry it inside still in the basket, rather than to try and carry them both separately, or take two trips. She carefully lifted the basket up, placing a hand on the puppy’s head to stop it from climbing out, and held her cloak over it to shield it from the snow on their trek back to the house, all the while muttering comforting words that it likely wouldn’t understand, but at least her gentle tone might sooth it a bit.
“Ian!” she whisper-shouted when she entered and she soon heard him coming.
“Did you find the blanket? I’m absolutely freezing my-”
“Hush! Not so loud!” she hissed, silencing him immediately as he came through the doorway, “Come and look.”
Ian frowned as he walked towards her, cautious of the wide grin on her face; it reminded him far too much of when she was engaged in some chaotic shenanigans with Bill. He looked down at the partially covered basket.
“Does this mean you didn’t find the blanket?”
Gabriel rolled her eyes, “I have the blanket, Ian, now come here!” she softened as she moved her cloak aside, “Someone was using it.”
Ian’s eyes widened at the sight of the puppy, now curled up and staring back at him.
“Oh…!”
“He was sheltering from the snow in the stable.”
He reached out a hand to scratch behind the dog’s ear, and it closed its eyes and leaned into his hand. Ian smiled sadly, “Poor thing’s starved for attention. And just plain starved, I’ll bet,” he exchanged a look with Gabriel, “I suppose he can borrow the blanket for now.”
“Only for now?”
He just nodded, “And join us for dinner.”
She stared blankly at him, “Ian.”
“… Gabby…” he was wavering.
Gabriel put the basket down and carefully lifted the puppy out, cradling it in her arms, and nuzzled its cheek with hers, all while pouting at Ian, and he was so easily breaking under their combined puppy-dog eyes. She persisted.
“I know we cannot guarantee we’ll be able to care for him in the long term, but if not us, then who? How can we just leave an animal to suffer when we have the means to help it?”
He had no argument, to be fair. It might cause a minor strain on their resources, but they could probably manage that. They could figure it out.
And Gabriel seemed so happy. He sighed, and smiled in defeat, and took a step closer to press a kiss to her forehead. She returned his smile, then held the puppy towards him expectantly, and he laughed lightly before kissing his forehead as well. Then he took him from her, holding him close.
“Come on, then. Let’s find you something to eat.”
Because now, he, too, was theirs.
13 notes · View notes
romirola · 1 year
Text
W.I.P... Whenever, Whatever
Over the last few weeks, I’ve gotten tagged in a few W.I.P.W.s (thanks, friends! wonderful job, all), but I wasn’t able to share anything. I’ve been preparing for an important upcoming event and when I did have a bit of free time, I spent it working on some oneshot gifts as well as the Redacted Gift Exchange (shoutout to organizer of that event, @the-sugar-crash.) A few days ago, I finally finished drafting my contribution for the gift exchange, which means I was finally able to return to this longer Redacted fic I’ve been working on that has a few other snippets floating around my blog. All of this is a long-winded way to say, I’m sharing another excerpt of that fic today! Yay! For context, this is from a flashback chapter where Asher is seven years old and Milo is five years old. 
Since it took me forever to respond to the tag, I’ll leave this as an open tag! Want to share a bit of something you’re creating! Please go for it (and tag me so I can see your lovely work!)
As requested, tagging @lovelylonerliterature, @itsdaifuku, and @dominimoonbeam in all material related to this currently-untitled story. (If you’d like a tag, please let me know and I’ll be happy to add you. 
Milo was about to ask Asher what was inside of the jar, but before he could, a tall man with wavy, auburn hair entered the kitchen. “Asher,” his deep voice boomed, startling Milo. “Is your mother home, too? You didn’t leave her at the store, did you? I-” His gray eyes fell on Milo. “Oh. Hello there, lad!” He raised an eyebrow at his son, silently demanding an explanation as to what was going on. “Were you on sale at the supermarket today?” 
Asher laughed, endlessly amused by his father’s sense of humor. “Dad!” he groaned, elongating the word into two syllables. 
With a bit of a nervous chill going down his spine, Milo realized that this was the first time he was meeting someone new all by himself. Usually, one of his parents or sister was there with him. Milo believed he had seen Asher’s father before, but sometimes, it was difficult to know who was who in the pack, especially when it came to the adults. Just as his parents had always told him to do, Milo tentatively extended his short arm up to Ciaran and looked him directly in the eyes. “I’m Milo Greer.” 
Never one to leave a fellow wolf hanging, Ciaran took Milo’s tiny hand in his own and shook firmly. “Ah, Milo!” he smiled. “Colm's and Marie's boy! How could I have forgotten? I know you from pack meetings, been seeing you since you were a wee pup, no bigger than my hand.” Although the boy seemed to have inherited Marie’s svelte features, the brown eyes were a dead ringer for Colm’s. “Now look at you! A fine young man if I ever saw one,” he commented. “I’m Ciaran O’Connell. Pleased to meet you properly.”
“Pleased to meet you,” Milo repeated, just as he heard his father often do. 
“Milo’s gonna stay with us!” Asher burst excitedly. 
Puzzled, Ciaran forced himself to keep a smile on his face, even as his mind raced with what Asher could’ve possibly meant by that statement. “Is that so?” he asked. Without pausing long enough for Asher or Milo to answer, he continued. “Asher, I take it that your mother’s outside?” He was taking wide strides to the door before he finished the question. “Aíne!” he called, panic and confusion lacing his call to his wife. “Aíne, dear?” He stepped outside, not bothering to put on shoes. “Aíne, did we just adopt the Greer boy?!”
Unperturbed, Asher turned to Milo. “Wanna see my room?”
50 notes · View notes
sunflower-butch · 1 year
Text
I’m going to give you my very best attempt at a nuanced take of Billy Hargrove because I have seen a lot of posts recently and I think it’s important to talk about. TL/DR at the end
I’ll agree with the pro Billy blogs on this—the Billy and Karen thing was gross. That was uncomfortable, and you know a lot of people that are cool with it would react very differently if Billy was a teenage girl and Karen was an older man
I also think the attempt at a redemption arc was bullshit—and I think it could have been done better. The whole marauder thing where a character sacrifices themselves in a split second decision isn’t redemption. It’s a cop out choice to make you feel sympathy for characters that are frankly pretty shitty. However, had Billy put in the work and effort to treat Max, Lucas, and everyone else with even a modicum more kindness, I do think he could have been a more likable character.
Now onto narratives of abuse
I’ve seen arguments that Billy and Jonathan differ because Billy had no support system—but I think it’s not quite that black and white. Consider for a moment that yes, Jonathan has a support system, but it is weaker than y’all like to admit. It’s clear Joyce will do anything for her kids—however, the Byers family is poor, and Joyce is obviously working a lot, in at least the first three seasons. The fact that Joyce isn’t around is half the reason Will goes missing in the first place. A semi “absent” (for lack of a better word) mother is not much of a support system. Neither is an eleven year old child. Billy does lack for a support system, but that is not entirely from outside forces. Billy could have made the decision to be kind to Max, who is old enough to understand abuse and be somewhat supportive, and the two could have been a support system for each other. Billy also could have attempted to make friends, and in turn, create a support system for himself. In fact, in the show, Billy is shown being semi-friendly to the basketball team and at the party. It’s unclear whether he made any actual friends, but he had the ability to do so
That said, it’s understandable why Billy was angry, when he had little support and was being abused
HOWEVER, Billy being a victim of abuse does not justify the way he turns his anger on others. Saying that he’s just angry and aggressive because of his abuse, and that people “just don’t like it when abuse victims adopt unhealthy coping mechanisms” is just not correct. Sometimes victims adopt unhealthy mechanisms, that’s true—BUT that in no way excuses turning anger and violence onto other people. It’s an argument that to me is very reminiscent of “well I have a bad past and so I’m mean and I don’t have to change.” (For lack of better wording.) It does not matter how bad your past is, you don’t get to use that as justification for your own violence against others. And Billy is violent to others. The way he grabs Max’s wrist, the way he constantly talks down to her and tries to control her, these are abusive. Even clearer is when he almost hits Max’s friends with his car. The ONLY reason he did not was because Max turned the wheel at the last moment. Consider also the way he tried to harm Lucas—which is something else entirely
I’ve also seen arguments that Billy is, in essence, a child. I would argue that he is not. Yes, he’s 17-18 in the show, but that is an age at which he is old enough to be intelligent about his behavior and to learn coping mechanisms that would not harm Max and perpetuate the cycle of abuse. He is old enough to react maturely—and not hitting or verbally abusing his little sister isn’t even a choice I think we should have to call mature in the first place.
In regards to Lucas, I have seen very few Billy blogs acknowledge Billy’s racism. Those that do tend to cite Dacre Montgomery himself, in this interview
Tumblr media
But again, HOWEVER, Dacre is one actor. Actors’ takes on their characters are important, yes, but one man’s argument does not outweigh several other people, including the Duffer Brothers themselves and Caleb McLaughlin. In the very same interview, Dacre admits that the script originally contained a slur, and was removed because he would not say it. That is Dacre—not Billy
Tumblr media
The Stranger Things fandom at large has beef with the Duffers—this much is true. We like to pick and choose aspects of what they say. However, they are still the creators of the show, and with contextual evidence AND their word, it’s hard to argue against Billy’s racism. From an interview with The Vulture
Tumblr media
I will also add a side note about Runaway Max. While not 100% canon, the book is official and does take context from the show itself. This is a weaker piece of evidence, but it adds up. In particular, I think it’s important to acknowledge the “people like that” line, given how Billy responds to Lucas in the show
Tumblr media
The most important opinion of all, however, is that of Caleb McLaughlin. In matters of racism, the opinions and voices that matter most are those of actual POC. Caleb himself calls Billy’s behavior racially motivated
Tumblr media
If you really “read between the lines” in the show, the evidence is there too. Lucas is not the only one of the boys that hangs out with Max. Billy does see Max’s other friends. The only boy he has a problem with is Lucas—and the one defining trait that Billy would notice is Lucas’s skin color. See also the fight at the Byers house. The very first person Billy even thinks to target is again Lucas Sinclair
Billy is also canonically misogynist. Calling women cows is not indicative of a leftist feminist icon. He is shown to have an attitude that women are inferior. There’s more to say on this, but this has gotten quite long already, and I think I’ve made my point
TL/DR: Billy is justified in his anger, and his quote “redemption” could have been done better. Yes, the Karen and Billy thing was gross. HOWEVER, contextual evidence and interviews with the Duffers and Caleb prove that Billy is racist. Analysis of the show proves his abusive behavior and misogyny. No character is a monolith, and characters have layers—but we HAVE to think critically about the characters we like. You can’t just erase cornerstone aspects of characters like Billy. He isn’t a good guy. His abuse doesn’t excuse his bigotry and violence. End of story.
32 notes · View notes
lemonsherbetsss · 1 year
Text
Ok so! I have zero plan for how I’m writing this (probably a bad thing) but here is a post explaining (??) Angela Gearlooose and her backstory/lore !
This is Lengthyyyyyyyy I didn’t mean for it to be but yeah
for starters, she exists within the headcanon/au in which Scrooge is Gyro’s adoptive father and where Gyro lived and grew up with Donald, Della and Scrooge. Angela was hatched before Della had and hatched Huey, Dewey and Louie. Della and Donald were ecstatic to be her aunt/uncle but no one was as excited as Scrooge was to become a Grandpa.
The plan was that Gyro would raise Angel in the mansion alongside HDL when they hatched with the help of Scrooge, Donald and Della but this did not happen after the Spear Of Selene. Obviously they all went their separate ways (Gyro obviously still works with McDuck Ind. but his close relationship to his family is no longer intact) and didn’t really have any contact with each other (I say really as for Gyro, Scrooge is just of arms reach but again aren’t as close).
Gyro raises Angel on his own somewhat and I’ve played with multiple ideas which I’ll talk about but I’ll talk about the original ideas first!
The first and original idea was that if Gyro was far to busy, he would drop Angel off at the mansion and she would spend the day there under the watchful eyes of Beakley (i stan Gyro and Beakley friendship they are real, in this I’d imagine Gyro and Bentina already know each other -with him being a McDuck ofc- and she is quite fond of him, their relationship being kind of grandmother-grandson / mother-son if that makes sense) . While at the mansion, she would also make and be good friends with Webby (I think Webby is a bit older than the triplets canonically so they’d be the same age).
Whenever at the Mansion, Angel tries her best to stay out of Scrooge’s way, she doesn’t know her relation to him yet but she feels as if she’s a bit of a burden in the mansion and that she’s always intruding when she is there so she tries to keep her head down and be respectful. As for Scrooge, I feel he wouldn’t want to address Angela, like let her know who he is, build an actual relationship at all (yet) because are you kidding me bro didn’t even do that for HDL the only reason that happened was because of Beakley and their trouble making. Not to say that I don’t think Beakley wouldn’t urge him to get to know Angel (she probably would as like I said she did the same with the triplets) but yeah Angel and Scrooge keep their distance and Angel doesn’t know how or even the fact that they’re connected.
The way she comes across the knowledge that he is her Grandfather is through Webby (because she knows everything McDuck). The way it went in my original lore explanation I made on my Instagram highlights was really lame but briefly (although yes this is basically it) it was:
Webby: how come you get so quiet and reclusive whenever Mr McDuck is around?
Angela: I don’t know, he’s an adult I don’t know, it’s respectful I guess.
Webby: wait what? But he’s your Grandpa
Angela: he’s my what.
(Sucky ik but let’s just roll w it for now 😭😭)
She nervously and quietly asks Gyro about it and Gyro’s shocked because he didn’t really like tell her much about their past and other family as it basically has just been the two together as a family (looking back now it’s kinda dumb I had this because Gyro is a genius and his daughter is friends with the McDuck obsessed kid also Angela literally sometimes stays at the home of said McDuck but whatever). His explanation is just a vague ‘I’m sorry I’ve kept so much about our family from you, it’s hard to explain, something bad happened a long time ago and that’s why their family is like this (mysterious n broken lol) and Scrooge doesn’t mean to be the way he is and it’s just complicated’. I imagined that as a child and because she doesn’t know a lot about the situation and she doesn’t know any better, Angel would have like a tiny voice in her head that’s trying to convince her that she’s to blame for the rapture of her family but yeah 👍👍👍 that was the original idea.
One of the ideas I’ve played with was Launchpad helping Gyro out with raising Angel and become like an uncle figure to her (bc I also believe in Lp gyro friendship 💪💪). I feel Gyro’d just want to to do everything on his own (bc 1) being so hurt from everything and 2) being so stubborn) and, bc Lp is nearby -him working for Scrooge as well- Launchpad wants to be friends and eventually learns about Angela and wants to help. At first it’d be just Lp offering small favours (like offering to drive, hold things -perhaps if Gyro’s got a lot on his hands literally idk 😭😭- offering to bring things down to the lab, offering to buy him anything he needs, offering to watch Angel for a sec, etc.), to which Gyro refuses time and time again until one day he reluctantly accepted, much to Launchpad’s surprise. With Lp watching Angel Gyro would be extremely reluctant and hesitant (giving Launchpad’s clumsy nature) but he lets it happen and nothing goes wrong (maybe a broken cup or something that makes Gyro freak out if Angel’s ok for a bit before the reassurance that she’s fine from Lp) and he let’s Lp look after her more and they become closer and very much like family, the first family Gyro’s had kinda of like??? ‘Around’ ig since the spear of Selene
There’s more ideas but this post is already too long so ig I’ll talk abt it another day
So this is it lol 😭😭 this is probably really bad bc I don’t usually do stuff like this but like I realise I never actually share my oc lore to any places so it’s good have something down ig
Also I said in a post before that Gyro still works an unhealthy amount (coping ig) but finds a way to do it while caring for Angel I’ll link it here when I can lol
Edit: forgot to add but Angel spends most her freetime in the lab w her dad (idk if that’s important but ya)
14 notes · View notes
shrunkyclunksbang · 2 years
Text
Tumblr media
Title: i’ve had enough (of this same ugly dream)
Posting: The week of August 14th
Author: HaniTrash @hanitrash​ [AO3]
Artist: riley @rileylastname​ [AO3]
Rating: Explicit
Pairings: Captain America Steve Rogers/Modern Bucky Barnes
Tags/Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply, Shrunkyclunks, Nomad Steve, Modern Bucky, Vampire Steve, Monsterfucking, Blood (related to vampirism), Identity Porn, Canon Typical Violence, Lots of timeline shenaningans but it makes sense I swear,
Summary:
In 1941, the night before Steve enters the Vita-Ray chamber, Erskine turns Steve into a vampire. 
In 1992, he helps raid a secret HYDRA bunker and rescues several children that were being experimented on.
In 2016, he meets Bucky Barnes, the now-adult adopted son of Peggy and Angie Carter, by chance. 
What follows is a whirlwind of sex, blood, yet another fight with HYDRA, and revelations that would change the world if they became public. In the end, only one thing matters to Steve: keeping Bucky by his side by any means necessary.
Excerpt:
“Carter!” A voice from the hallway calls. “Give us the artifact! You’re outnumbered!” The house begins to fill with smoke as grenades clatter and bounce down the hall.
“Mum, what the fuck? I thought you were retired from active work!”
“I’m about as retired as he is!” she retorts, blindly tossing a gun at Steve, who catches it effortlessly as he moves to place himself in front of Bucky.
“Steve, what—?”
“I’ll explain later. I need to get to the living room.” Steve slams his open palm to the sensor plate beside the kitchen entryway. “Authorization Rogers, Steven Grant. Access level prime. Lockdown level alpha,” he barks out.
“Affirmative, Captain Rogers,” Jarvis intones, and there’s the unmistakable sound of doors slamming, closing off access to other floors and rooms, and the hair on Bucky’s arms stands on end as the electrical output of the house increases exponentially in the blink of an eye.
“What the fuck?” Bucky asks again, this time talking to the empty room as Steve sprints down the hall in a blur. “How the fuck do you have prime access to my security system? Why do you have access?” His eyes water from the smoke, which is finally clearing thanks to the ventilation system kicking on. “Steve?” he calls again, stumbling across the hall and into the living room. What he sees takes his breath away.
Steve is fighting the intruders. In and of itself, that isn’t exactly surprising, given that he’s taken a gun from his mother—who had arrived carrying at least two guns on her, which was also a WTF moment—but it’s what Steve is fighting with that has floored him. Bucky can see the box of Steve’s things from Howard’s lab, which had never made its way into Steve’s car, lying ripped open in the middle of the room. There’s what looks like clothing hanging from one jagged edge, dark blue with white striping, and on Steve’s arm is a shield.
It’s not just any shield, though.
It’s the fucking Captain America shield.
And he’s swinging and throwing it about with ease, as if he’s been doing it his entire life.
56 notes · View notes
lothirielswan · 1 year
Text
"I Wish This Was Sangria"
Check out the race leaders' support group from Dear Prince Dandelion!
Quest Objective: Steal some free mana buns.
Tumblr media
 “Yes, welcome to our support group.” Jaina answered. She added with a roll of her eyes, “Hi, I’m Jaina—”
“Hi, Jaina.” 
“—and I’m a sex addict.” 
Stamina elixir and sex addicts? Where’s the overlap there—I don't want to think about it.  
Khadgar noticed my furrowed brow, “Most support groups share the same problems. It seems we are all grappling with something different and need some…comradery. Why don't you join us?” 
“We have free mana buns,” The old blood elf replied. 
I leaned around Khadgar’s form to meet his gaze. “Sorry, who are you again?” 
“I’m Lor’themar Theron…?” He said. His words hung in the air with some implied meaning. 
“Hi, Lor’themar.” The customary greeting followed. 
“We’ve met before. I’m the regent lord of Silvermoon, engaged to your best friend…” Lor’themar hesitated, waiting for a sign of recognition. “...and I’m an alcoholic.” 
Lor’themar? Alcoholic? Where have I heard that before—? Recollection hit. “ Oh! You’re that guy Sylvanas used to bully all the time!”
Thrall sunk down in his chair. Lor’themar frowned at the paper cup of coffee in his hand. “I wish this was sangria.” 
Everyone in the room shot the regent lord pitiful looks. Thrall heaved a heavy sigh as if it were a common occurrence. “Please continue, Khadgar.”
“Thank you.” The archmage ushered me to an empty seat next to him and resumed his tale of addiction. “I’ve been overusing stamina elixirs for three months. At first, I thought it was simply to keep up with the three dragons I adopted and the demon that co-parents with me. But since I’ve started attending the retreat…I’ve realized that I’m not used to peace. I’m always expecting some explosion to break the silence! For instance: a week ago, my ki—Eona went out on a date late at night—”
Blood rushed to my face. Khadgar continued, “and I was so worried for her safety.” 
Genn raised his hand. “Question. I’m Genn—”
“Hi, Genn.” 
“—and I have anger management issues.” Genn glared at the ground as he uttered the confession. “Are you certain that your fear wasn't parental? My daughter, Tess, has had many nights out with her lady friends for the past few days. She doesn't return until morning! It always rubs me the wrong way.” 
“Genn, now is not the time to discuss your daughter’s impending lesbianism. I’m Tyrande, and I struggle with…pyromania,” The High Priestess added. 
“Hi, Tyrande.” 
Flashes of moments with Tess filled my mind. Her arm linked with mine, strolling through the halls of Anduin-crazed women. 
“You dress like a normal person, at least—cute, but normal.” 
“I prefer wolves over lions.” 
I looked everywhere but Genn’s face. Tess was pretty—which is not a relevant point! 
“With all due respect, Tyrande: if my daughter preferred the company of women, I’m confident that she would tell me.” Genn rumbled. 
“With all due respect, Genn: as a mother who has a daughter that prefers women, I’m not wrong.”
Jaina blinked. “Oh! We should’ve given our pronouns.” 
Thrall raised a hand. “We’ll circle back. Khadgar, do you have anything else to add?”
Khadgar shook his head. Thrall motioned to Jaina. “You’re next.” 
“Right.” Jaina straightened her posture. She crossed her legs beneath a long, weathered trench coat (another elaborate attempt at blending in). “For me, what I’m struggling with is…intimacy. I’ve been in a lot of relationships. All of them have just…ripped my heart apart. Over and over…I’ve recently recollected with a former lover of mine—”
Our eyes met. Jaina eyes quickly flit away. “But I’m incapable of journeying into anything more vulnerable than sex. I’m aware that relationships based purely on arousal exist, but I know that’s not what he wants. I also know that we click, and if I could get over the fear, we might work well together…perfectly, even. But how do you get over fear of someone you love?” 
A respectful silence hung in the air. Kalec’s glassy, dead gaze from last night haunted me throughout her story. Jaina wore a similar expression as she stared at her lap. I want to say something. But…I’m Kalec’s sister. I’m too afraid she’d take it as a criticism instead of advice. But we are friends… 
I shifted towards her in my seat. “Maybe…you should tell him that.”
Every pair of eyes seeped into my skin. I traced the ivory pattern of Jaina’s braid with my eyes, the only object in the room that didn't hang on every word I spoke, “Letting him know might make you feel better. If the two of you truly work well together, he’ll listen. Maybe setting boundaries will make the relationship more trusting and less scary. I’m sure Kal— whoever it is, would agree.” 
Heads bobbed in agreement. Jaina mouthed a thank you. Her shoulders relaxed. 
Thrall’s gaze fell upon me. “Would you like to go next?” 
I froze. The people surrounding me had far more power than I did. Their presences filled the room like an astral orb in the sky. But, at that moment, their identities were meaningless. As was mine. 
I clasped my hands together in my lap. “I’m Eon, and…there’s way too many issues to just list one. My father’s dead. He passed away years ago. I think I’ve finally given up on trying to be something he wanted, but I may be wrong about that.
“My mother is alive. She hasn't spoken to me in years, and I’m too afraid to reach out first because of what she’ll say. I was not the best daughter. I left her alone with my aunt, and I’m afraid that made things worse. My aunt was a psychiatrist to the worst people Azeroth has known, and they broke her. I know it’s taken a toll on her and my mother.”
I paused. My body felt hollow, like organs and arteries had been yanked out and pooled on the floor in front of everyone. Something didn't feel right. Something was missing. “But I have support in my life. I have a close relationship with my brothers. They are an important part of my life. I have healthy parental figures in my life that don’t inspire feelings of inferiority—” 
I glanced in Khadgar’s direction and kept going. “—I finally have the guts to pursue someone that makes me happy. I’m pretty sure I’ve been in love with them for years.
“The people I share blood with—and a few twisted individuals that I was close to—did some terrible things. Some people even called them monsters. But I don't see them that way. They’re people with problems. And I think I’m finally convincing myself that I’m not one either, and people don't see me that way.” 
Khadgar sniffed and wiped at his eyes. “That was beautiful, my little murloc. I’m so proud of you—”
“Do you need a tissue?”
“...How about a bottle of stamina—”
“NO!”
17 notes · View notes