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backmuscles21 · 19 days
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Let Them Stay
Tonowari x Reader x Ronal
Summary: You would've never thought that you'd see more Omatikaya on the shores of the reef, but before you stood Jake and his family. They sought refuge from your mates, you assured your mates about him. Now, you and Jake talk about how you disappeared and what had been going on before you were taken hostage by the one person you told Jake to protect you from.
Warnings: canon violence, past abuse, past sexual abuse, past violence, past torture, survivor guilt, coercion, hostage situations, panic attacks, abusive relationship, canon death.
You have sought protection from the Metkayina people long before Jake and his family ever did. Truth is you’ve been here for more than 15 years, and you've grown into the culture here. You have a family with people here, you were one of them. You found your mates here; this was where you were always meant to be.
So, on that fateful day, you heard ikrans in the sky, you felt a shiver run down your body.
What were forest Na'vi doing here?
You were out swimming with your kids, of course, they swam faster and got to the shore sooner. When you did get there, you stayed in the back, you wanted to be next to your mates but you’d get there eventually. It wasn’t till you heard the voice and Tonowari spoke his name.
You recognized that voice.
You worked with this person back with the RDA, you and Grace were lead researchers with the Omaticaya people.
What was he doing here? Why would an avatar be here and who was it exactly?
“We seek uturu.”
They were looking for refuge, why would they want that? If you recall, Neytiri would never leave home. He had a beautiful family, but why did they leave the rainforest? Ronal walked around looking at Jake’s kids, critiquing their bodies for being small and thin. Then she got to the older girl, Ronal grabbed her hand and saw the extra finger. Ronal thought of you, she wondered where you were and if you were both okay.
“These kids are not real Na’vi, they have demon blood.”
“Wait,” you said from the back of the crowd.
You pushed your way up front and looked the people in the eyes. Their eyes were wide, another Omaticaya Na’vi was already here.
“Jake?”
Jake looked at you, you were heavily pregnant, and he always wondered what had happened to you. It was like you fell off the face of the earth a while ago, he assumed you died during the battle.
“Why are you here?” You knew you were getting stares for speaking in English with Jake.
“People are coming after us.”
“Who?”
“Quaritch and others are back and in Na’vi bodies.”
You went rigid, not him anyone but him. You felt your body go cold and your head felt heavy, you felt exhausted and restless, you were having a panic attack. He can’t find you not again, you’re not going back.
“No,” you felt like you were screaming but it was barely a whisper.
“No?” Jake questioned.
“I won’t let him come back for me. He can’t come here. I won’t allow it.”
“He won’t ever come here. Please we just want to get away, we don’t want a war.”
“I’m not going back to being Quaritch’s bitch. I left for a reason. I have a family I can’t go back. I won’t let him take me back.”
“What are you talking about? What happened?”
“I didn’t know about home tree falling until Tonowari told me when he heard about it. I left before that even happened. Once I knew there was no way out, once I knew that Selfridge and Quaritch didn’t care and never would; I had to leave. I didn’t want to be there for all that death. So, I left. It was perfect timing, Miles was busy with orders and bulldozing the lands and blowing up home tree; I had a clear shot. He forgot to lock his bedroom door, so I forced a pilot to take a link station and my body and set me up. Then I came here and I met my mates and I have a family... No more orders, no more Quaritch.”
“What did Quaritch do to you?”
“A lot of things, rape me, beat me, degrade me. He made me stay, he knew I was in the avatar program and he controlled me that way. I had to leave; I couldn’t be his lap dog anymore. I’m sorry I wasn’t there when everything happened.”
“I don’t blame you for leaving.”
“How’s Grace?”
“She’s dead. Quaritch shot her when we tried to escape. They were going to send us back to earth and we got out.”
Your hand was on your mouth, one of your best friends was dead, you couldn’t believe it.
“We do have her daughter though,” Jake pointed back to Kiri.
Your eyes widened as you saw the striking resemblance, “you look so much like your mother.” You spoke in Na’vi and smiled down at her; her face lit up at that comment.
“Let them stay,” you said as you turned around to look at your mates.
“What were you saying to him?” Ronal asked.
“I know him from the place I was before. He’s a good person, a bit of an idiot, but a good man.”
Ronal smiled as she opened her arms for you, you smiled back and ran into her arms, snuggling under her chin. You loved getting to be with them, especially now when you're so close to having your baby, your body loved to be next to them.
“Then it is settled, Torok Makto and his family will stay with us,” Tonowari shouted.
You tried to help them with their stuff and Ronal wouldn’t let you out of her arms, you shouldn’t be doing that work anyway.
Later on, you went to visit Jake again, you wanted to catch up on what you missed out on. Both him and Neytiri would fill you in on everything that had happened.
“I’m glad to see you made it out safe, how’s Norm?”
“Norm’s good, he still links in most of the time,” Jake said.
“Are you still linking in?”
“No, when we tried to save Grace and put her permanently into her Na’vi body, I learned that it was possible to put my consciousness into my avatar and I did to be with Neytiri all the time.”
“Ronal did that for me, after we mated.”
“About that, are you with both of them?”
“Yeah, I am. Ronal said it wasn’t uncommon to have more than one mate. I quite like it. I also think it helps since they are both busy people and important to the clan, I will always have someone with me if the other is busy.”
Jake looked at Neytiri and she shook her head.
“Neytiri is too good for you to need another, Jake.”
“I wasn’t implying that I wanted another, just like the sound of no one being lonely.”
“What about Tsu’tey? How is he? Upset about not being Olo’eyktan?”
“He’s dead too. It happened during the big fight. He was shot down off his ikran.”
“Man, I really should’ve been there. I’m sorry I left and didn’t say anything.”
“Don’t worry about that, you did what you needed to. Trust me, we were okay without you. You getting out was more important than staying.”
“But I missed so much and so many people died.”
“Neytiri lost her father too.”
You looked at Neytiri, “Neytiri, I’m so sorry. If it’s any consolation I tried to get him to stop. I was closer to him than anyone else and he wasn’t ever going to give that fever dream up. I wanted so badly for him to stop; I never wanted a war. After a trip to the emergency room from how badly he beat me, I gave up and that’s when I knew I had to leave, that there was no point in trying.”
“It’s okay, you did what you had to do, no one blames you for leaving,” Jake said.
“But I do, I shouldn’t have left when you guys needed me. I could’ve helped, people may have lived if I was there instead of cowering off and pretending everything was okay.”
“I don’t think it would’ve changed much. By leaving it might have saved your life. Besides, after we won, we sent them all back to earth. We got rid of them. Not for long though, sky people will always return. The new RDA is worse, they know of me and what I’ve done. They know all the raids I’ve been leading to slow their progress. They know how dangerous Na’vi are, they weren’t taking any chances. They made the Recom soldiers and they beefed up security and the army pretty much run that place.”
“Makes sense, they aren’t taking any chances. I get that you want to keep your family safe I’d do the same. Even though the two kids we already have came from Ronal, Eywa has blessed me to finally have my own. We tried for such a long time; it just wasn’t my time. Now it is. However, those kids are my own and I’d kill to protect them.”
“I know the feeling and I know you are a tough son of a bitch. I’ve seen you take a lot.”
“If Quaritch is to come, promise me, you won’t let him take me back. I can’t go back; I can’t do it again.”
“Promise. Trust me, I want to kill the guy first anyway.”
“Not before I do.”
“Oh, you wish.”
But things never work out the way you want them to, because you were tied up on the railing of the boat. Quaritch knew who you were, he saw your face and knew exactly who you were. You had your baby a few months ago, you should’ve been with him but you left him in the care of your parents while you went out to help the kids. You saw them all chasing after that tulkan, you knew they’d be in danger, you had to help them, you were the only one around. So, you went after them and you knew right away you should’ve stayed with your baby, your mates would be so upset with you for leaving.
You struggled against the ties, you knew even if he let the kids go, he’d never let you out of his sights ever again. You just wanted to be in the arm of your mates, you knew this was going to be a terrible idea. Then over the sea line you saw a pack of skimwings, they were coming to save you and the kids. You could see your mates and Jake at the front leading them in, you wanted to be in their arms again.
Then Quaritch started to talk to Jake through his son’s throat comm, you understood what he was saying. You saw Jake looking through the scope of his rifle, trying to see who was there. You swore you could see your mates’ snarl; they were upset and angry, you shouldn’t have been here. You’d spend forever trying to make it up to them, if you made it out of this. You watched Jake swim closer to the ship, he was accepting Quaritch’s offer, you had a terrible feeling.
All hell broke loose.
The war you anticipated had started.
Bullets were flying all around, you saw the Metkayina warriors swim through the water and skewer people with their spears. You prayed that you’d make it out of here alive and get to your mates and your kids. All the soldiers were busy with the warriors and the tulkun on the ship that Neteyam had a perfect opening. He got onto the ship and cut you all free, you went into the water with Tuk, and you saw the two boys stay. It made you nervous but you had to get Tuk to safety, you had to get a spear and join your lovers.
You got onto a nearby skimwing and took you and Tuk to safety in the village, you went to leave again but at that point, the village elders wouldn’t let you. You fought with them, your mates were out there, your friends were out there, you were able-bodied, you could help. But you couldn’t leave, you would never make it back in time anyway because once you tried to sneak off, the warriors were coming back. You stayed there looking for your mates and when they got to the shore you ran up to them and hugged them. You held them as tightly as possible, you were scared, you didn’t want to go back, you couldn’t.
“What were you thinking? You left to help the kids? You should’ve stayed here where you were safe with our baby,” Tonowari said holding your face.
“I’m sorry. I saw them leave and I was the only one. I was so scared. I knew I shouldn’t have gone. That man that had us, I knew him before I came here. Jake promised I wouldn’t end up in his hands again. He was a bad man, he hurt me. I was scared for myself, you guys, our kids. I’m so sorry.”
“All that matters is everyone is safe. Let’s go see our kids,” Ronal said as she took your hand and kissed your head.
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emberc · 19 days
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Did you know there was a real noble Horn Family in Sweden?
"Horn is a Swedish noble family from Finland, known since the 14th century."
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(beware, this long post includes suicide and crime as discussion topics)
Let's take a step back and take a look at August's background and storyline (there are many posts about him (here are some of them, so I will not deep dive, will just state some facts about him):
"The name August means “to increase” and “great” derived from the name Augustus—meaning “exalted” and “venerable”—this name was first associated with the Roman emperor Augustus Octavian."
He is called "August Horn af Årnas" (if he has no middle name)
His estate has belonged to the family since 1768 (please go check: Decemberkrisen 1768)
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August was already 18 by October 2020.
His father, Carl Johan Horn, ended his life because of drug and/or booze abuse motivated by financial struggles (marriage issues? I remember a convo between August & her mother, he said smth like: "You were no help either") (I also see him going suicidal at some point, check below research for details)
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-> I wanted to add an excerpt from the interview with Malte here. I totally agree with him, I hoped they explored Carl Johan Horn and his background a bit.
His mother married Rickard, who is not a nobleman and works as a lawyer. August despises his stepfather. He proudly displays his dislike (for instance, go check the beginning of S2E3). And he rather has a turmoiled relationship with his mother.
He is the count or baron right now and hence has a noble title.
He does not have cash money (his bank account is empty) but he owns an estate. He is broke but has the option to sell some of his assets or estate altogether (he sold a painting to buy Rousseau)
In the fall semester of 2020, his mother did not pay the tuition and August faced dropping Hillerska and going to some public school (which he did not want to do). Queen Kristina paid his tuition so August could finish school and graduate. (We know he will graduate in S3)
He was using Vincent's ADHD pills to "focus" more on his studies, mainly because of competitive reasons.
He was the prefect and the team captain of the Skogbacken (The Forest Ridge) House, by February 2021 his positions were taken by Vincent (thanks to Wille's revenge plan). We see he likes position and power, but is also a disciplined leader by nature.
He learned that he is the backup for The Crown Prince Wilhelm of Sweden in S2E3 (Note that he is not a royal yet), in February 2021 to be more precise.
He is a criminal for taking and leaking an explicit video of two minors without their consent but has not yet been legally punished.
He had an affair with the sister of one of the victims (i.e. Simon Eriksson) of his criminal act.
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Halfway note: If you wanna watch a good edit to get in the mood, here is a one
Now, we are heading to the historical facts about a member of the Horn family, his story, and possible ties with August's story & characterization in YR (Note that I am not Swedish and have fairly little knowledge of Swedish history, but hey internet is there for doing some research, enjoy!)
Clas Fredrik Horn af Åminne:
"Clas Fredrik Horn af Åminne, born 18 May 1763, died 23 May 1823 in Copenhagen, was a Swedish count, soldier, and musician. He was convicted of complicity in the murder of Gustav III."
"During the police investigation into the assassination of the king, Jacob Johan Anckarström first claimed that he had acted on his own initiative, but this claim did not last long. The very skilled police chief Nils Henric Liljensparre, who managed to track down Anckarström, asked him about the circle of acquaintances he had been with in recent weeks, which is how Horn came up. The police also found a syrtut at Anckarström's home, i.e. a kind of coat, which was eventually tied to Horn, even though he initially denied that it was his."
Can we say Jacob Johan Anckarström (JJA) is Alexander Brege and August Horn af Årnas is Clas Fredrik Horn af Åminne (CFHA) in YR Universe? JJA tries to take the crime onto himself from CFHA but a piece of evidence (a coat belonging to Horn) ties the crime to CFHA. In the YR universe, this evidence is actually August's phone. The case includes the phone as the evidence; taking and leaking a sex tape is the criminal act; Wilhelm and Simon are the victims who are minors; Sara is the witness; August and/or Alexander (if he says at the trial he did it) are the offenders. @andyouloveme provided very useful info and go check @raincitygirl76's brilliant additions:
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And I remember Xiao's PRP interview here:
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"He found inspiration (to create Alexander as a character) from enhancing the sadistic characteristics of August who is one of the main characters." <- This right here makes me think. The interview was for S2, but I think Alexander's storyline will go further in S3 to a degree, and then the tables will have to turn badly for August.
A side note: Back then, I made a poll about August getting punishment or not, go check that out if you like
And now, we are heading to the "justice served" a.k.a. August getting punishment:
"He was sentenced to forfeit nobility, life, honor, and property, but had his death sentence commuted to permanent exile and loss of nobility and civil rights. He moved to Denmark and spent most of the rest of his life there, first on the Skovlunde estate in Zealand and then in Copenhagen. He was very popular in Denmark's literary circles, but in any case, he could not help but feel that his life was wasted. Financial worries also weighed on his mind. His hatred of Gustav III remained as burning as long as he lived. He was interested and quite talented in mathematics, music, and drawing and occasionally also devoted himself to poetry. He was somewhat fond of Rousseau (!), but believed that the only alternatives to a noble power base were either royal dictatorship or mob rule."
The above quote is for Clas Fredrik Horn af Åminne's punishment. One cannot help but think whether August will not get a legal punishment, but he will be thrown outside of noble circles.
Let's see what will happen!
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piratefishmama · 8 months
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So i know the poll isnt over but i'm going to assume yes, to the background information on Finders Givers lmao.
So this is basically notes, they're notes I have on these characters, things that might not explicitly make it into the fic, and some things that might be included or referenced, but they're just... things i have noted down as character motivations or bits of information for specific characters that i wanna keep note of.
so keep some of these things in mind when characters are introduced! it'll explain a lot in terms of characterizations or vague references.
Please be advised there are CW's in here! CW: Mentions of ED CW: Mentions of human trafficking CW: mentions of illegal behaviour CW: mentions of past parental abuse CW: mentions of police bullshittery
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The Harrington Family
Adults
Head of the family - Steve Harrington - 28 - Bisexual
Steve runs several underground businesses around the city, including drugs, fire arms, smuggling, and he owns a few clubs that deal in… illicit behaviours (strip clubs, gambling, etc.)
Steve also deals in legitimate business practices to cover up his naughty ones. He has military contracts for legal firearm development and distribution. He also owns a few local restaurants and a bakery that he bought to give Jane something soothing to do when her nerves are fried.
Steve was under his parents guidance until he was 18 years of age, they passed away in a car wreck leaving him with the 'family business' which he has since expanded and grown into a pretty sizable empire.
He lives in a high rise apartment in the city, the floor to cieling windows are bullet and blast proof and his security system is state of the art developed by his own company, he also has a security team and weapons hidden in several places around his apartment just in case anyone managed to get through the gauntlet of shit he's got lined up for them should anyone tresspass.
He owns the building, Robin lives in it, and so does Nancy and Jonathan although they're planning on getting a house somewhere just outside the city.
Steve wants the Hideout for drug and weapon smuggling purposes as one of the tunnels under it connects to a sewer line that runs to the city docks, getting the Hideout would mean he'd have access to pretty much the entire city from that one spot, as it's an access point to the tunnels not on any official city map.
Robin Buckley - 27 - Lesbian
Met Steve at a restaurant owned by his parents when they were both teenagers, Steve was still under his parents wing at that stage of his life and was held up by a rival family who caught him having dinner with friends, Robin, while working as a server, took a bullet for him, and wound up tied to a chair back to back with him in a warehouse while the bad guys tried to ransom them, took them both together thinking they knew each other because Robin took that bullet. They've been inseparable ever since.
She's the most important person in his life, he'd give up everything for her in a heartbeat. Wouldnt even think about it, he owes her his life.
Robin comes from a middle-class family and worked most of her teenage years in retail and customer service jobs, until she was taken hostage with Steve. She knows multiple languages, can play a few instruments. she's a little clumsy but she has spirit. she and Steve play basketball every now and then with the kids to unwind. She likes baking with Jane.
Nancy Wheeler - 27 - Bisexual
Steve brought her in when she was fired from her first reporter gig for some bogus political bullshit that wound up with her name being blacklisted in the industry when she went after the wrong person without any back up.
He paid for her student loans and brought her and her family into his family, she now works closely with Robin to make sure Steve doesnt do anything stupid, and if he does something stupid without telling them, she aids in damage control.
She's also a solid researcher, can find that needle in a haystack without needing a magnet. And she's really good with a gun.
Jonathan Byers - 27 - Heterosexual
Came with Nancy, is now her fiance. He's good at publicity shots, manages the galleries on the company's website. He takes most of Steve's public appearance photos. Doesn't really have the stomach for crime but he's pretty good at staying quiet.
Argyle - 27 - Pansexual
Came with Jonathan, a pretty spectacular get away driver, a good cook, and solid weed dealer, doesnt deal in anything stronger, has a quality hook up back in California that Steve was happy to connect with. He also ferries the kids around whenever they wanna do something stupid. Sometimes he appears with pizza, nobody knows where he gets the pizza, (he makes it himself).
He's currently staying with the Wheelers as there's no room for him elsewhere. He eventually moves into the block.
Billy Hargrove - 28 - one foot out of the closet Gay (still defensive about it)
Originally forced to work under Henry Creel, the head of a rival gang as an enforcer after his father racked up gambling debts with him. Billy is volatile, violent, and very defensive. He will snap to violence if he's backed into a corner.
Billy has a hair trigger temper similar to Jane, however his trauma is more related to his abusive father and being forced to work for Creel as a hitman/enforcer. He was the muscle, the guy who'd turn up to break things or kill someone. He's not a nice person by any means, he still acts a bit like a shark that's sensed blood in the water, but he's trying to be better now he's free of Creel.
He was raised by a racist, so his views on things are backwards and a lot twisted, but he's getting better. He's no longer antagonistic towards Lucas, he was for the first few months, but Max stepped in and shut that down.
He's doing a lot better now he's in a healthier environment, no longer fearing for his and Max's life, and no longer under Neil's abusive thumb, but he has unhealthy coping mechanisms for his stress and anger.
Joyce Byers - 46
Came with Jonathan. She doesnt really have a role besides keeping Hopper from arresting everyone. Everyone loves her though, she's like a mother to them all. Very protective of them. She'll do odd jobs here and there.
Jim Hopper - 46
Chief of Police in the city, Steve's parents basically blackmailed him years ago and Steve still has the material if Hopper ever stepped out of line.
Hopper has since reunited with, and fallen for Joyce, they went to school together, small world! So he can't do shit without Joyce being mad at him.
Begrudgingly he does actually like Steve though, the kid doesnt cause half as much shit as he could do given how much power he has.
The other parents
Play little to no roles. Not mentioned other than in passing.
Claudia mans the main secretaries desk at the main office which acts as a front for Steve's other shit. Steve hired her after he overheard Dustin talking to the other kids about how his mother had been made redundant at her previous job.
The Kids.
Jane Ives/Harrington - 16
Steve's most dangerous enforcer.
He recovered her from a human trafficking ring, the other victims found their way back to their homes but while they could find her mother, Terry was mentally gone after a blow to the head which happened when Jane was originally kidnapped.
Steve took her in, she uses Harrington as her last name in school. Their relationship is closer to brother/sister rather than parent/child.
Nobody expects Jane to be dangerous, and that's one of the reasons why she's the most dangerous. She's small, she's a wisp of a thing, but she will snap.
People do not take her seriously and then they die.
Jane has PTSD and intermittant explosive disorder (IED). She has trauma triggers that include claustrophobia and a fear of dark places, she doesnt trust easily and her speech is stilted from growing up in harsh conditions with no schooling or socialization.
Befriended Max at school when Steve insisted that she go to school with kids her own age to learn how to socialise (she was chaperoned and the school was well aware of her difficulties). There have been hiccups due to every school having bullies, but Steve has always paid any medical bills caused by those hiccups.
She killed Henry Creel to free both Max and her brother from his clutches using Steve's old nail bat, after convincing Max to bring her to Henry under the guise of her joining his "family".
It took a few weeks to gain his trust, but she killed him in his home by finding out his home security codes, sneaking in at night and taking him by surprise. Nail bat to the face.
Dustin, Lucas, Mike, and Will - 15-16 & Erica - 13
They're the kids, they met Jane in school. They do random odd jobs here and there, mainly they act as spies around the city, they usually communicate through walkies, changing the channel once a week to avoid being listened to.
If there's anything happening around the city that's worth knowing, one of the kids will know it.
Will and Mike already knew Steve through their relatives, which made it easier for the other kids to trust him.
Steve will not allow them to do anything other than act as weird little spies but thats fine, they think it's really cool.
Max - 16
She's a solid get away driver and Billy's stepsister, will absolutely take a baseball bat to someone if necessary, she and Jane are best friends.
She acted as a drug runner for Henry for a year before Jane intervened.
She has a huge crush on Lucas, it's mutual, it's very cute.
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The Block
The block is 4 storeys high, there are sixteen apartments in the block in a range of 1 to 2 bedroom. Odd numbers on the left side of the building, even numbered apartments on the right side of the building. Four apartments to a floor. Rent is usually $595pm not including any utility bills.
Eddie Munson - 29 - Gay
Lead vocalist and guitarist of Corroded Coffin which plays at the Hideout, the bar Steve is buying, every Tuesday evening.
Jobless as of start of fic due to a 'disagreement' with his line manager which ended with the manager unconscious and bleeding.
Eddie struggles to find work as he has an assault felony on his record that had him spending two years inside. He used to deal drugs back in highschool but doesnt any more. He still partakes from time to time when he can afford to buy from the shitty dealers in the block. He knows the weed is trash and not at all worth the money they're asking for, but they're easy to get to and it provides a decent enough high to pass the time, he doesnt let Chrissy partake until she's healthy again.
Argyle quickly becomes one of his friends when he moves into the block.
The assault felony was against a local police officer who attempted to coerce him into sexual acts in favour of letting him off with a warning for being caught dealing drugs, hinting that he should be grateful to get any at all given Eddie's sexuality in such a small town.
Eddie punched him and managed to launch the drugs he had into a field lost to the darkness while the officer was disorientated.
The only charge they could pull him on was assault.
When he got out, he was more a freak than ever before, now known as the local queer after the officer he'd 'assaulted' had rushed to claim Eddie came onto him to get out of a harsher charge then panicked when the officer didnt reciprocate when asked to explain Eddie lashing out, as he'd never shown any agression towards officers before and the sherrif couldn't understand why he'd start now, the Sherrif still didn't understand how that could make sense as the story was so hastily told by the officer, so Eddie got out early after a quiet internal investigation led to him being revealed as a victim.
Unfortunately as he did assault an officer, the charge was never wiped from his record.
Eddie spent a year in Hawkins with his uncle after getting out of jail, before jumping ship. Not before making friends with Chrissy Cunningham, who he'd caught at the quarry one night a little too close to the edge of the cliff.
He talked her down, made her laugh, and gave her half his sandwich which she picked at quietly.
He found out about her ED from Jason her childhood friend and 'boyfriend' (performative, acted as a shield against her mother when he could), who at first couldn't believe that Eddie was getting her to eat things, he was defensive at first, angry that she'd go to the local felon instead of him, but… eventually he conceeded that maybe she would be happier, maybe she could survive life if she stayed with Eddie.
Jason sought to convince Eddie to get her to move away from Hawkins with him when Eddie decided to jump ship. He didn't have to try hard. Eddie was planning on whisking her away anyway.
They moved to the city together and have been inseparable ever since as he strives to help her recover.
Lives in Apartment 8 on the second floor with Chrissy.
Chrissy Cunningham - 27 - Bisexual
Lived with abusive parents until she was 16 and then managed to split her living situation between staying with her childhood friend (Jason) under the guise of him being her boyfriend, and hiding out with friends.
Chrissy has suffered with an eating disorder since she was very young mostly due to her mother's insistent comments about her weight and pointed shaming remarks regarding her clothes needing to be let out when they didn't.
She now lives with Eddie in the city, healthier and happier than she's been in years.
Keeps in touch with Jason by semi-weekly calls, he visits every now and then to check in on her.
She's estranged from her parents and little brother, although she wishes she could see her little brother and protect him from her parents. Her parents cut all contact when Chrissy ran away with the town 'freak/felon'. Claiming they didn't want her to negatively influence their son.
Jason was absolutely in love with her, nobody doubts that, but he was aware that she wasnt there, wasnt in that headspace, and probably never would be while in Hawkins, so while he did love her, while he did 'date her' publicly, and while he was happy to pour that love onto her, it was never with any intention to have her do anything with him. It never came with pressures or expectations. He just kept her safe whenever he could.
It's been a month since she last forced herself to throw up and she's put on a small amount of weight that she's happy with. She's on the mend.
Lives in Apartment 8 on the second floor with Eddie.
Dottie and Mick - 19/21 - lesbians.
Dottie and Mick live across the hall from Eddie and Chrissy, they're a couple of runaways estranged from their families who found each other and stuck together, they're not a couple although sometimes they act like it.
They argue sometimes due to Dottie's dependance on drugs and Mick's overprotective tendencies and they're kinda punky, little grungy, but they're nice neighbours usually, and mostly keep to themselves.
Lives in apartment 7 on the second floor
Mrs Luiza Jablonski - 71 - widowed.
She's polish, jewish, and old. She lives alone and usually stays inside.
She loves her neighbours and they love her. She's everyone's grandma.
She crocheted Chrissy a sweater when she and Eddie first moved in, it's Chrissy's favourite thing to wear as it's made of thick cream coloured wool and so cosy, the arms are too long but Chrissy likes how they cover her fingers, makes her feel safe.
She also crocheted Eddie a little plush bat after she saw his tattoo. He loves it.
She has two cats, Mika and Pusia. She owns and can play a grand piano. She occasionally makes enough food to feed the whole floor with leftovers.
She's a little deaf so she doesnt mind Eddie practicing his guitar in his room, which shares the wall with her apartment. Sometimes she will play the piano along with him if she has her hearing aids in, they have little duets sometimes.
Lives in apartment 6 on the second floor.
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hey. what?
well. For context everyone im assuming this ask is referring to this post and my tags below
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Many. Prev tags on it lmao but anyways here's more context. ill try to keep specific elements vague cause i don't want to doxx my grandma and by extension myself. But yeah let's go
my grandma (maternal) ran away from home in her teens (not sure the exact year/age but 70s ish) to join the circus and worked there for an amount of time doing ticket sales and miscellaneous jobs that aren't performance based
she met a guy also working there and they dated. this guy joined a satanic cult after joining the circus (? I think. Mightve been the other way around) and performed ritualistic sacrifice within the cult/with his murder victims. he was not in charge of the cult but was an active member and serial killer across around 4 states, maybe more (evidence was found for about 4 states iirc)
anyways he got caught for evidence of multiple murders but confessed to upwards of 20 (they couldn't find evidence of this so its unclear if he was exaggerating or if there simply wasn't enough irrefutable evidence) and went to prison while my grandma was pregnant and she was also arrested as an accomplice and had her kid in prison. She was 18 at the time. Idk how long she spent in prison but it was long enough to have her son taken away
her son (first of her four children, was my oldest uncle on my moms side) has adopted parents who changed his first and last name and didn't let him know about his biological parents (and were also extremely abusive) and so my mother and her siblings and her mom did unsuccessful research to find him over the years and he found our family a few years before he turned 30 (my moms ten years younger than him btw) and we've been in contact since and he was my personal favorite of my moms siblings
Oh also the serial killer got sentenced to life without parole and is currently on death row. My uncle died last year from unrelated circumstance (I posted about it some last year if anyone remembers) and my mom adopted 2 of 3 of his kids (3rd was a legal adult already) and then they got kidnapped and their kidnappers won the custody battle against my mom so. Yeah
Oh also worth noting my mom is the youngest of the four. my grandma had four kids with different men so im not related to the serial killer but he is in my family tree? Anyways yeah different fathers. My grandma remembers the serial killer and my moms father (my abuelito ♡ love him) but doesn't remember the fathers of the middle children (my aunt and uncle). So they're my moms half siblings technically and nobody knows if the middle children have other half siblings on their dads' sides 🤷‍♂️ but my mom has a half sister on her dad's side! She's 2 years younger than me bc my abuelito got married to his ex wife later in life but they're not together anymore (?) Not sure. They broke up idk if they legally divorced but they live in different countries and don't talk to each other. So.
Id love to meet her someday! But I don't know if thats feasible. She lives in Mexico and only speaks spanish so it would certainly be difficult. But I want to.... she almost immigrated to the United States like. 6 years ago?? My mom paid for documents to be legally translated and stuff but stuff happened and it didn't go through.she also tried to kill her mom once. But she's doing better. That's all a long story. We have a picture of her in our house from when she was little!
Ok thats very tangent-y. I have a lot of family stories. But also if anyone was curious this post below was also about my maternal grandmother
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shes a white woman who likes to weaponise having "friends" in nepal when people are mean to her. She's a character. if ppl are curious abt any of this i will answer btw i love talking abt my family they're deranged
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BrigadeQueer
bɾiɡaˈde(jɾu) kuir
[PT: Brigade(iro)Queer. bɾiɡaˈde(jɾu) kuir. End PT]
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╰┈➤˗ˏˋBrigadequeer is a queer stance based on the brazilian phrase "Menos Briga, Mais Brigadeiro". This queer stance is focused on the Brazilians who are Anti-Radqueers. This is stance is playful in it's own way and similar to eepyqueer, since this stance is for the Brazilians who want peace and respect.
The word "Brigade" was taken from one of the parts of the word "Brigadeiro", Brigadeiro is a traditional Brazilian dessert made of chocolate, condensed milk and sprinkles.
This stance is ONLY for Brazilians, fuck off TransIDs, TransBrazilians, TransLatinos, TransSouthAmericans, ArissoBrazilians and ArissoLatinos.
Emoji Code: 🍫🇧🇷 (Chocolate emoji and Brazilian Flag)
Coined by me
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This Stance is
Anti-
Radqueer
They are fucked up. They promote things that are made by pure prejudice.
TransID / TransX / Trans+
It's impossible to indentify as another race since it passes through DNA and you can't change it using hormones, even if you amputate your hand and switch it for a hand of a Black person being a white person the hand gradually will become white, it's the same for nationality, disabilities, and etc.
ArissoHarmful
We acknowledge that there are people who have delusions of being harmful, but Arissoharmful are made by Bad Faith, they glorify/romantize those harmful things
Xenosatanism
They are the same as Radqueers but worse.
Nazism / White Supremacy / WinterQueer / WinterPunk
There's no pure race, no perfect people, and genociding POC and Disabled People is something useless, why you have prejudice???
Pro-Contact Paraphiles
You are admiting that you abuse minors, animals and bodies.
Neu-Contact Paraphiles
Being neutral is no worse than pro, you still admit that you abuse.
Complex-Contact Paraphiles
Children, animals and dead bodies cannot consent, they don't know what is happening nor cannot feel romantic feelings towards you, since 1. Animals can see you as a parent since you raised them or they are genetically programmed to be docile, 2. Children don't even know what is really romantic feelings, 3. Dead bodies cannot say nor react, so how do you think they will consent????
MUDs (Medically Unrecognized Disorders)
You can't just 'coin' disorders, to acknowledge a disorder there's years of researching and studying. And you need to have a degree in psychology and other things to finally see if this 'disorder' is real. Most of the MUDs are just another disorder with other name or just a fusion between disorders.
"PD Abuse" (including "Narc Abuse", "BPD Abuse" and others)
"PD Abuse" doens't exist, and yes that exist abusers who their disorder don't make them abusers but their actions.
Incest (Including Pseudo-Incest)
1. There's no consenting when two family members have a romantic relationship since there's power imbalance, like: you don't want to make a family member sad. 2. Biologically it's wrong since there's high chances of a child born of an incest die prematurely and/or born with deformations and disabilities. In the Pseudo-Incest is a moral thing, since you wouldn't date your own sibling since you were created as siblings.
Harrassment
Why would you harras someone who don't have the same opinions as you???
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Pro-
Recoining/Reclaiming of Terms stolen by the Radqueer community
Arissomei/Arissodic
Personality Disorders
Recovery
Otherkin / Alterhuman
Fictionkin
Kin for Fun
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Neu-
Proship
We are ok if it's for coping mechanism and if the person is not openly Proship nor posts about the Proships they writes. Otherwise it's fetishization and cooperates with Pro-Contact Paraphiles and Complex-Contact Paraphiles. People who use this stance are inheritly anti-non trauma-related proship.
Syscourse
Contradictory Labels / Good Faith Identities
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Tagging: @blankqueer, @antiradqueer, @gender-mailman
This stance is serious like Innoqueer /srs
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Kane & Jim #41: The Contents of Several Unopened Envelopes Delivered to Kane de Sang
Masterlist
content: vampire whumpee, angst / emotional whump, discussion of abusive relationship
beginning takes place a few days after Clean Break.
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Dear Kane,
I’ve moved into my own house. It feels strange, living in a house by myself. It’s quiet. Not that my family home was loud, but there were people. Now there’s no Father, no Mother, no sisters, no servants. No you. Just me.
I’m not alone, of course. I’ve talked to you about my other friends before. They’ve been marvelously helpful, Sylvia especially. I know I’ve said this before, but I think you would like them all. I know they would like you, too, as long as you don’t say anything rude. As always, if you ever want to meet them, let me know.
I’m sure you’ve heard all about the disaster of my eighteenth birthday party, though you didn’t attend. I thought Father might faint. You should have seen the look on his face when I told everyone, it was glorious! He was even more upset than you were.
I know you said not to read your letter, but I did. I apologize. For the record, my answer is a resounding YES. Should you still like to move in with me, nothing would make me happier. I know it was a rather big fight, but you’re my best friend. We’ve made it through worse, have we not?
My new address is attached for you to reply. You don’t need to put a name on the envelope, if you want to keep it a secret. That way your parents wouldn’t know who you’re sending it to.
Yours truly, Bellamy Verta
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Dear Kane,
We haven’t seen each other in the longest we’ve ever gone without, I believe. Unless you count the just-shy-of-a-year between my birth and yours. If you sent along a reply to my last letter, I’m afraid it was lost in the mail before it could make its way to me. Or perhaps my own letter was the one that was lost. Though I understand it’s far more likely you simply didn’t reply, just in case, I shall repeat the most important point: I’ve read your letter, my answer is YES.
I’ve managed to acquire ethically-sourced blood. I must admit it is not the most delectable, as you’d predicted, due to the considerable distance it must travel from an area with more amicable interspecies relations. However, such is a small price to pay in order to sustain myself in a way that does not harm others.
I’ve been wondering what you’ve been up to since I left. I think about you quite a lot. Honestly, you’re the only one I still think about, although it’s only been a month. I’d be happy if I never spoke to Father again. I’ve an urge to go back under the cover of day, with one of those full-coverage suits and a large brimmed hat, just to throw garish paint over his house. But I know you would say this is improper and irresponsible behavior, so I will make an effort to restrain myself.
I miss you.
Yours truly, Bellamy Verta
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Dear Kane,
I kissed a man.
I don’t know why I’m telling you. It’s been three months and you haven’t replied, so it’s unlikely you’ll respond to this one either. But you would have been the first one I’d tell if things were still like before, so I felt as though I have to. I won’t bore you with the details, but it was nice. I thought you’d like to know, maybe.
We’re not courting. It’s different out here in the real world. You’re allowed to just try things out. The nobility is properly cultish in ways, quite honestly. I think you would like the real world a lot if you gave it a try. My offer still stands. My answer is still yes.
Yours truly, Bellamy Verta
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Dear Kane,
I really miss you. I was thinking about it and decided I must write you another letter. I know you were always the one more inclined toward mathematics in our studies, and I’ve taken a page out of your book. Doing the proper research and all. Were you aware that there is a 0.0027% chance that all three of my letters were lost in the mail? I must say, my academic interests still tend toward art and literature, but probability can be fascinating in certain scenarios, when it matters. Not that it matters, as I’m no longer a schoolboy. I’m an adult now. Only 5 months until you are as well!
I was wondering how you were doing. Are you planning on taking a human? No one expects you to have to do that, you’re aware. It’s dangerous due to your condition. I don’t mean this in a condescending way, you know I would never. I simply worry for your safety. Humans have upped their defenses in recent years. I’ve never taken one, and in half a year I’ve managed to make a nice life for myself. You could too, if you wanted.
You know I don’t agree with human-keeping. But if you do, please be safe.
Yours truly, Bellamy Verta
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Dear Kane,
Happy birthday!
I couldn’t not send a letter, even if you won’t send one back. Congratulations on coming of age. I’m otherwise strictly not in contact with my family, but I asked Katarina just because I was concerned, and she said that you do not plan on taking a human. It’s for the best, really. You don’t need that. Your parents are even bigger pricks than my own, somehow.
She also told me there will be no celebration, despite the milestone. I know how crushing that must be for you, especially as I’m not even there for our usual bash with just the two of us. I want you to know that my door is always open to you. I will be sure to be home on the eve of your eighteenth. I’m hoping this letter arrives a few days before then. Should you like, you can stop by and we can celebrate.
Yours truly, Bellamy Verta
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Kane de Sang
🎊 You have been cordially invited to Bellamy Verta’s 19th birthday! 🎊
Flip this card for time, date, and location information.
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Dear Kane,
I know by now that you don’t read these, but I’ve found myself in a bit of an uncomfortable situation, and I’m desperate for your advice. You always gave the best advice, before. Or you usually did. Sylvia says I need to stop writing to you because I’m only hurting myself, but she doesn’t know you. She would like you if she knew you like I do.
I started seeing someone several months ago. My third relationship now, actually. Quite a lot has happened since my last letter. I am proud to now call myself experienced in the art of homosexual activity!
Anyhow, regarding the matter at hand. Henry is a lovely person who I get on with quite well. He reminds me of you in some ways. However, lately he has been acting differently. To put it bluntly, he has become violent with me on multiple occasions. But then afterwards, he’s always back to his normal, kind self again, and I’m all healed by the next night. All my other friends are telling me to break it off, but he’s not always like this. Only sometimes. And other than that, he’s perfect. But it has been more often as of late. It’s hard to explain it all in a letter. If you are in fact reading these, would you be willing to meet and catch up?
I can picture it now. You would shake me by the shoulders and demand I come to my well-lacking senses. Or perhaps you would complicate matters by exchanging blows with him. I don’t think you would be pleased with the situation. But I believe this can be salvaged, if only I can find the right thing to say to him to make him understand that this is frightening me.
I’m also curious as to what you’ve been up to. I miss you.
Yours truly, Bellamy Verta
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Dear Kane,
Maybe you do read these. I’m unsure. I thought I’d send along an update, just in case you are reading and not responding. I know you would have been worried about me if that was the case. I did end up breaking things off with Henry. He did not react well, but it’s over now.
I’m still interested in catching up, should you like to. I apologize if that was too much to put on you. We aren’t even really friends anymore, I suppose. But I’d like to be again.
Despite that bump, things have been pretty wonderful. There are so many things I wish I could share with you. I think you would be really happy here, if you gave it a chance.
7.29e-8%, otherwise known as 0.0000000729%. I think the point at which they start introducing “e” to mathematics is when the whole subject becomes truly irredeemable.
Yours truly, Bellamy Verta
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Dear Kane,
I anticipate that this will be my last letter. Unless you respond, of course.
There will always be room in my heart for you. I would not be the person I am today without your friendship. But I have a new life now, a far better life than I did before, even if there are still troubles. And, though supportive, my friends are tired of hearing my heart ache for you. I find myself agreeing with them. I’m tired of it, too. It’s been a year and a half.
I wish nothing but the best for you, always. My door is always open to you should you change your mind and decide to get in contact. If I ever have a change-of-address, I shall send notice by mail, so you will be able to reach me.
I suppose this is goodbye. I would rewrite this on paper clear of teardrop stains, but I sincerely doubt you’ll be reading this anyway, so I shall leave it as-is.
I always loved you. I still do.
Bellamy Verta
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drabbles posted between #40 and #41:
Accident (Epilogue #1.5)
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bunnidid-reviews · 10 months
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DID book Review
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DID Book Review
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Book Title: Pieces of Me by Kate Mclaughlin
Publication date: 2023 (very recent!)
Fiction or Nonfiction: Fiction
Was there a diagnosis of DID? Yes! And very carefully done too
Was the person with DID presented as evil for having DID? Nope!
Major Trigger warning list:
-          Mild sexual scenes/mentions of having sex
-          Mentions of alcohol and vape usage
-          A surprise suicide attempt (ch. 7-8) with descriptions of cutting and blood
-          Lots of time spent in a hospital/psyche ward
-          Loss of autonomy with lotsss of involvement with her family watching over her
-          Non-descriptive incest
-          Locking an alter away
Subjective Review(this is how I felt about it) -
Personal triggering scale from 1 to 10 (1 being not triggering at all, 10 being a badly overwhelming experience that might cause personal harm): 2 with the occasional 4-5(the surprise suicide attempt startled me)
Personal relatability scale from 1 to 10 (1 being unrelatable, 10 being OMG THAT’S ME!): 6
Personal avoidance scale from 1 to 10(1 being eager to get on with it, 10 being impossible to finish): 2, very easy!
My interpretation of the media(Includes spoilers):
The book opens with the main character waking up from a three-day long dissociative fugue state, beside a man she doesn’t quite recognize, but finds she can trust, beside her. Nothing dubious happened, there were no drugs or alcohol involved like she initially assumed (having a history with alcohol abuse and similar fugues). Our main character is sent into a spiral when her new friends address her as Lannie.. But her name’s Dylan.
We find out Dylan’s living a very idyllic life for the most part; her mother’s a semi-famous actress who’s able to give her two children a very comfortable life, including a nice house and letting them both study their respective arts. Dylan’s brother, Mark, is following in his mother’s footsteps into acting. Dylan finds herself to be the black sheep of the family in comparison, struggling with depression, anxiety and BPD all her life. There’s always something amiss with her that doctors haven’t yet figured out, particularly with the memory loss and dissociative tendencies. There’s obviously some tension in the family due to her having so many issues.
With this latest fugue state, it kicks off the search for an answer, any answer, as to why Dylan ends up in these situations. She finds art of hers in all different styles, and the characters she’s been drawing forever seemingly have a presence in her head. Her family and best friend become overbearing in the meanwhile, insisting she can’t be alone anymore, especially in the midst of her blooming romance with the mystery boy she woke up with, Connor. I appreciated that even in the book, Dylan finds it triggering to be so closely watched and loosing her autonomy, because personally that sounds like a nightmare.
After seeing some doctors in the search for something physically wrong with her, Dylan’s best friend suggests Dissociative Identity Disorder. Something she’d seen in youtube videos and did some further research into. She overloads Dylan with information, so she pulls away to process this all..
And wakes up again, this time evidently having attempted suicide in the bathtub.
That’s when the story cracks, and it’s taken from Dylan’s point of view to the other parts, as Dylan floats into the Inner world in a very vivid dream on the cusp of her attempt.
Her inner world is the same house she’d had some dreams of before, loaded with detail and personality that really makes the space her own, inside and out. She has a room of her own there, where she’s introduced to a host(ha) of new characters, like Lannie, Kaz, Dali, Alyss and Scratch. (Scratch being the one who evidently made the attempt on their life)
While in the hospital, Dylan goes through a carousel of parts, especially as her therapist works with her through taking the DES(Is that right? The diagnosis tests, all of em). Dylan is diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, and she launches herself straight into trying to understand herself with this fresh lens.
She goes quickly into trying to figure out what was The Trauma that did this to her, and everyone around her hedges around the same question. As she switches through her posse of alters, what’s left behind paints(or draws in this case) a pretty clear picture of childhood sexual abuse.. By who? No one knows. Everyone wants to know
After about two weeks or so in the hospital, Dylan comes home and gently eases into a life with DID very quickly, smoothly, easily. She builds relationships with her parts, especially Kaz and Lannie, who hang around often for daily life things. Her family, best friend and boyfriend all accept and love her as she is, even if they don’t always get it. But they try, especially the boyfriend, who studies up on helping his new girlfriend ground. (I thought that was very sweet, R does that for me)
It's decided though that Dylan needs to be monitored through her fugue states, and has very little privacy. This is shown.. As a good thing, now that she’s been diagnosed and all.. (I will expand on my thoughts here in a bit)
Halloween comes, it’s the twin’s birthday. Things are going very well, Dylan’s feeling very close to her system as they’d communicated more and switched out less. Life is on a high! She meets with her father and her little half sister and is able to rule out her father as any potential of having abused her…
And then the Uncle Travis shows up to the party. She just knows in her gut, all at once, that it was because of him.
In an instant, Dylan’s pulled back into the inner world to a movie theatre-like room, where all the Main Parts are gathered there. Monet, the part who greets them there, declares that it’s time to know Everything. So they sit down and watch all the memories together on the screen as a different part, Vincent, takes over the front. All together, they remember all the abuse that took place. (It’s described very vaguely, but there’s enough indication to understand that it’s grooming and repeated sexual abuse that took place with Uncle Travis)
Understandably, Dylan is overwhelmed and stays inside a few days. Lannie takes over. No one but the boyfriend had picked up that it was the uncle that did it yet, so the people around her are confused by the sudden change and kinda nudge for Dylan to come back out as soon as possible and adding pressure onto the “What Happened To You” thing again. With the therapists’ help, Lannie is able to switch back to Dylan and communicate to her mother that she can’t be pressured about telling her trauma.
At a family dinner out and about, Dylan is starting to pick up more and more of what makes her uncle a creep. With some concerning mentions of her little half sister spending time with him, she starts to panic when she sees he sits a little too close for comfort with the little sister, and as a hand touches her shoulder.. Dylan cracks.
Scratch comes out immediately, walks straight over and threatens Travis to keep his hands off and that she knows what he’d done. It’s enough to shake him off, the day is saved. the abuser is confronted.
When they get home from eating out, Dylan sits down her family(minus Travis) and explains that she now knows it’s Uncle Travis that had hurt her, and expresses concern for him to continuing the cycle of abuse with other girls, namely the little sister. Everyone is very accepting very quickly for her accusation of incest, but her father and brother stammer in shock to accept. This is snapped down on pretty quickly, though.
Dylan reports the uncle to the police very easily. Evidently everything is very cleanly taken care of because Uncle Travis is arrested shortly after. He attempts suicide in prison, and Dylan only feels the correct feelings feels no shame or apprehension, because he obviously only attempted it because he got caught.
Dylan has the perfect night with her boyfriend. With some warming up, they have the perfect sex.
Dali(the gatekeeper) and Scratch(Persecutor) relent their now obsolete roles and have a very nice, gentle fusion.
Everyone lives happily ever after in the land of functional multiplicity after a month and a half of being diagnosed!
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This book is a Good book. By that I mean that it’s very very carefully written to be respectful and cleaned up to have the right representation. The kind of book you pat on the head and say “Good book!” like a pet who’s successfully fetched the morning paper. It’s written to be very appropriate without any explicit details especially with the trauma memories, to be good for teens to read. I’m absolutely certain that YA DID books are a good niche for this to fill.
But it’s.. Very.. Very clean for a DID representation.
I think all the details for the diagnosis process and healing are correctly written.. For a character who has all the privileges in the world handed to her. A good, honest family who genuinely loves her. Financial support enough that no medical assistance is barred off from her. A good boyfriend who immediately understands. Communication that goes really fucking well right off the bat, the ability to traverse the inner world very quickly.
An immediate understanding of who did it to her. Confrontation of her abuser and his very squeaky clean arrest. All the Correct Feelings. There’s no fighting back from a family confronting the reality of incestuous abuse. There’s no questioning her own memories or real denial portrayed with Dylan aside from a couple of tiny instances sprinkled in.
This is a good book, I’m sure!! But when I read it, I came away feeling.. like I was the dirty one, someone who wasn’t doing it ‘right’, because my healing is incredibly messy and I don’t have an ounce of support from my family like that. I have all the incorrect, messy feelings that lead me to me wanting my own sexual abuser to confirm that I’m lying and that I’m actually the one who hurt him, and have this massive terror of him facing consequences or being hurt.  
I’m certain that a lot of the limitations to depth were due to a word count and a genre limitation, as well as the author’s inexperience with dissociation.
There’s a lot of leaning into some tropes that leave a slightly bitter taste in my mouth, like the insistence that Dylan is the Host and therefore Most Important Of Them All. The family having such a hands-on approach with how she heals makes my skin crawl(as I’m sure many others would feel, because a majority of childhood trauma survivors come from abusive, controlling families), as if Dylan is no longer trustworthy of her own safety because of her new diagnosis. The slap-on-the-persecutor’s-wrist-for-doing-their-job thing. 
(By the way, I want to add that anyone who needs extra support for having a CDD is completely valid!! I do too! But having the family partake in this just.. aaaaa it feels very scary to me!! Especially since Dylan’s persecutor part is an introject of her own mother, and that’s.. Really not touched upon much at all)
The book is Correct. But it’s also.. I don’t know, it leaves me wondering who it’s written for, with such a sanitized version of DID shown here. I’m sure lots might actually find this book empowering, especially if you relate more to Dylan. It’s also a very very easy read because the triggers are kept thankfully super minimal. Maybe this is the book for you? It might be good for you, or it might be alienating, only you can be the judge of that. It feels more like a curiosity for those without a CDD to read(like the author herself)
What they got Right in my opinion:
-          The research and terms used to describe trauma and dissociation seem all up to date
-          Dylan gets a formal, proper diagnosis with both her therapist anddd a phycologist. (It sounds accurate based on what I’ve heard)
-          Each of the Parts that part-take(hehe) in the book seem fleshed out and very well thought-through. They feel like very believable and real parts with believable attachments to each-other. The writer did really nice on building the relationships
-          I really liked the grounding exercises they used in the book! (I tried the one of thinking of animals for the first 5 letters of the alphabet, it really worked?) The boyfriend using multiple senses to calm her down from overstimulation was really nice(a lottt like what R does,..ahh I miss him so)
-          I liked that Dylan was an artist and had actually been drawing Lannie all her life.
-          Scratch being an introject of her mother and having references to the movie Coraline actually line up pretty well with the age Scratch probably split off from, so I found that a bit sneat
-          I liked that Scratch was the one to call out her abuser to protect her little sister, because Scratch was made of resentment for her mother’s not protecting her.
-          Subtle clues throughout that Dylan has trauma before the diagnosis(aversion to touch, inability to connect to people, past alcohol abuse)
 What they got Wrong in my opinion:
-          The extreme ease to which Dylan accesses the inner world, starts communicating and figuring out her memories within… 2 weeks…?
-          Hardly an ounce of denial, either from Dylan, or any of the characters around her. A lot of people aren’t open to understanding DID like that, or even accepting it as a reason for why the way you are.
-          I almost feel like it’s dangerous to insinuate that you should trust your family with so many details about your disorder. (Driven by DID youtube, I told my mom everything once and I’ve regretted it horribly since. This is a memory disorder!! BE CAREFUL OF WHO YOU TELL!! People take advantage of that!!!!!!)
-          Again, in the case of incest in the family, I highly highly doubt telling the family about it ever goes this smoothly. Especially since this is for teens, who likely still have to live with their families, I worry about the influence of ‘must trust your family with details’ might have (again speaking from experience :’) ) I really would have preferred if Dylan’s safety was a found family thing instead
-          The reporting it to the police and having everything solved extremely easily is just.. Insulting to anyone who’s actually had to go through that. Especially for those of who never could find the safe resolve they deserve :(
-          Blackout switches nearly every switch
-          The many mentions of locking away and punishing Scratch for attempting suicide was really difficult to read.. Especially when this was shown as a net positive
-          Host Is Most Important Part trope
-          Host is the only one who Doesn’t Know Yet trope
-          Everything happening in like 2 months???? Extremely easy healing
-          No conflicting worries or feelings about Travis, just all the Right emotions pretty much right away(hatred, desire for justice, ect)
-          A weird line of thinking about how Dylan Created this, as if she had any choice in splitting.
Would I recommend this to someone with DID to read?:  It’s up to you. In some cases, positive reps with happy endings might be just what you need, so I say go for it! But in other cases, it might fuel denial or feelings of self hatred for not being ‘easy’ like this.
If you choose to read, please keep these two things in your pocket: This story is about someone who’s incredibly privileged, and You are not Broken for not healing in 2 MONTHS
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Speech by King Willem-Alexander at the commemoration of the role of the Netherlands in the history of slavery, Oosterpark, Amsterdam
01-07-2023
Ladies and gentlemen, here in the Oosterpark, on the Museumplein, in Suriname, in the Caribbean part of our Kingdom, or wherever in the world you are tuning in,
‘Within the city of Amsterdam and its jurisdiction, all men are free, and none are slaves.’
These are the words of a Dutch legal provision from 1644.
We are standing in a city that, for centuries, has prized freedom above all else.
In the capital of a country that, throughout the course of history, has repeatedly battled against tyranny and oppression.
And yet, the principles that were taken for granted within this city and within this country did not apply beyond its borders. Here, slavery was banned. But overseas it was not.
Of all the ways in which a person can be robbed of their freedom, slavery is surely the most painful. The most degrading. The most inhuman.
To view a fellow human being as a commodity, to do with as you please. To use them for profit, as a beast of burden, with no will of their own. To be chained, traded, branded, worked to the bone, punished. Or even killed with impunity.
Recently, the Queen and I have had many conversations with people in the European Netherlands and in the islands of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. We’ve met people with Surinamese roots, and people with ties to Indonesia. Among them are people who only have to go back three generations to find family members born into slavery.
And they made very clear just how deep the wounds remain.
Thanks to the work of many dedicated researchers, we are learning more and more about the Netherlands’ role in the history of slavery. We know that more than 600,000 people were transported across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa aboard Dutch ships, to be sold as slaves or put to work on plantations. Around 75,000 did not survive the crossing. We also know about the extensive slave trade to the East, in areas controlled by the Dutch East India Company. And we know about the atrocities committed against the indigenous populations of the colonies.
But there is also so much that we don’t know. The archives contain the raw figures. They present the facts with a bookkeeper’s precision. But the voices of the enslaved are lost in the mists of time. Leaving barely a trace behind.
It is awe-inspiring that so many of them found the strength to rise up against their captors, even if it was often an act of simple desperation. From their hideouts in Suriname’s vast forests and swamps, resistance fighters such as Boni, Baron and Joli-Coeur defiantly challenged the inhumanity of slavery. Their heroic deeds, and those of many others, are a testament to a pride and strength that could not be broken.
Very occasionally, we find the voice of a black freedom fighter preserved in the written record. One example is Tula, the leader of the 1795 revolt in Curaçao. Five months ago, the Queen and I stood with our eldest daughter on the site where he lived and worked, the former Knip plantation.
How reasonable and compassionate Tula’s words sound to our modern ears. Invoking the ideals of the French Revolution and the equality of all people, regardless of their skin colour, he said, ‘We do not seek to harm anyone, but want nothing more than our freedom.’
The response from the authorities was brutal and merciless. As punishment, Tula was tortured and then beheaded.
The horrific legacy of slavery remains with us today. Its effects can still be felt in racism in our society.
On 19 December last year, the Dutch prime minister apologised on behalf of the Dutch government for the fact that, for centuries, in the name of the Dutch State, human beings were made into commodities, exploited and abused.
Today I stand before you. Today, as your King and as a member of the government, I make this apology myself. And I feel the weight of the words in my heart and my soul.
But for me, there is another personal dimension.
Slavery and the slave trade are recognised as a crime against humanity. And the Stadholders and Kings of the House of Orange-Nassau did nothing to stop it.
They acted in accordance with laws which at the time were considered acceptable. But the system of slavery illustrated the injustice of those laws.
As the Second World War highlighted more recently, you cannot hide behind laws when your fellow human beings are reduced to animals and subjected to the whims of those in power.
At a certain point you have a moral duty to act. All the more so considering that here, in the European Netherlands, slavery was strictly forbidden. What was thought normal in the colonies overseas – practised on a large-scale and encouraged, in fact – was not allowed here. That is a painful truth.
The independent study I have commissioned will shed more light on the precise role played by the House of Orange-Nassau in our country’s colonial past and the history of slavery. But today, on this day of remembrance, I ask forgiveness for the clear failure to act in the face of this crime against humanity.
I realise only too well that by no means everyone shares the same feelings about this commemoration. And there are people in the Netherlands who feel that apologising now, so long after the abolition of slavery, is going too far. Nevertheless, the vast majority of them do support the fight for equality for all people, regardless of skin colour or cultural background.
I would therefore ask you to open your hearts to all those people who are not here today but who do want to work with you to build a society in which everyone can participate fully. I ask you to respect the differences in people’s experiences, backgrounds and powers of imagination.
During the conversations the Queen and I recently had with the descendants of enslaved people, one said, ‘Let’s not be so anxious. Don’t worry so much about saying the wrong thing’. Someone else said, ‘Let’s embrace our discomfort’.
There’s no blueprint for the process of healing, reconciliation and recovery. Together, we are in uncharted territory. So let’s support and guide each other.
Sixty years ago today, a group of Dutch people of Surinamese origin marched through the centre of Amsterdam waving banners that read ‘Ketie Kotie fri moe de’. They lit the fire of remembrance that we keep alight today.
This is an important day for anyone with ties to Suriname, including those whose forebears travelled to the colony as contract labourers.
I hope that the descendants of enslaved people and of people subjected to forced labour in other parts of the world feel they are part of this gathering. I hope they feel heard. People from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. And the many Dutch people who have ties to Indonesia, and who carry the pain of great injustice in the past.
We all have our own family history. Our own emotions. Our own cultural traditions that ground us in our communities. Our rituals that comfort us, symbols that encourage us, and words of wisdom that resonate in our hearts.
All those traditions are precious, and they deserve respect. But let us also reach out beyond them to each other. To build a world without racism, discrimination and exploitation.
After acknowledgment and apologies, let us work together to foster healing, reconciliation and recovery. So that we can all be proud of what we share. So that we can say:
Ten kon drai
Times have changed
Den keti koti, brada, sisa
The chains are broken, brother, sister
Ten kon drai
Times have changed
Den keti koti, fu tru!
The chains are broken, it’s true!
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floosies · 2 days
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Radio
early 2000s au
eddie munson x oc!fem
warnings: mentions of drugs, cursing, eventual smut, mentions of abuse, friends to lovers 18+
(a/n: this chapter will focus on the troubled teen industry, which I did research on during one of my law classes back in college. its a sensitive topic so you can totally skip this chapter its sort of filler of what happened during their time apart from each other '10- early 2011.)
"I'd rather go to hell than be in purgatory. Cut my hair, gag and bore me. Pull this pin, let this world explode"
Purgatory ( the months of failures and success 2010-2011)
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It all happened so quickly, which she had prepared for mentally. She didn't fight whatever was happening, she was just told that they were taking her to where she would get help. Placing her in a van with blacked out windows, she stared at her parents wondering why they ever even chose to become parents. The van drove for a whole day, no one spoke to her after the first couple of miles, they only spoke to explain what would happen when she got to the 'boot camp'.
Her belongings were taken from her and she was told that her parents placed her in the program because of her behavior. Instantly, she knew this was going to be like a prison. Every day was some sort of manual labor and any sort of attitude or supposed disobedience was met with all sorts of punishments from cleaning to being made to sleep out in the woods for as many nights as they deemed necessary. Sometimes they wouldn't get dinner, and the food wasn't even a meal just small things.
She never bothered to write to her parents or use her calls on them. Just to her best friend to ask how people were, still even that was heavily monitored. It was though, how she found out about Eddie leaving Hawkins and about the band blowing up. In her heart she was happy for him, but a part of her broke knowing she wasn't with him. Still her friend always reassured her that Eddie had loved her and even told Julie about what he did at her parent's house. It was the only small bit of hope she clung to when it came to him.
During those months in her incarceration she had made friends with a girl who was similar in age to her. Her name was Charlotte which she hated because of the book and how growing up people always asked if she was named after it. They both bonded over their style and music taste, which got them into more trouble at times. One night it even led to both of them having to sleep in the woods, which was something they tried to avoid from happening again.
Due to their closeness in age, they were both brought into some sort office in the facility, where they were told they would be getting released out of the program soon. In the state they were currently in, they could not be held after eighteen which technically meant they were free to leave. When they did get released Julie had made a decision to do like Eddie and leave Hawkins behind. There wasn't any real reason to go back to that place. Graduation and prom had already happened by the time she was out.
Charlotte had mentioned how she had planned to go to New York, in her possessions was a credit card her grandma had given her. She had mentioned to Julie that her family was wealthy and only really did this to her to get rid of her for some time. It was fucked, and Charlotte agreed but didn't really care because she was just going to start over. Julie asked if she could join her, promising that she would work for her end of whatever payments or bills that had to be paid. Her new friend shrugged saying it wasn't that big of a deal.
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Inheritance had been a hell of a savior, as soon as they bought their plane tickets and landed in New York, they had a place to stay. Julie hadn't gone into the facility with much. She had brought her phone but it hadn't been paid, so no service, and her wallet only had twenty bucks and her ID's. Apart from that was a small duffel of clothes her parents had packed for her. So once they arrived and cleaned up, Charlotte let her use the card she had to buy new clothes and what not.
Within the month they had started to make do with their situation. Where Charlotte didn't really care for finding a job, Julie did and when she found one she started saving to have enough to replace her belongings and pay for rent. Eventually though Charlotte did get a job working for a friend of her family, who was close to her grandmother.
In-between all the working and saving though, they started going out to the clubs around the Manhattan area. Documenting everything through pictures and being asked back by promoters who had found both girls 'pretty' enough to help bring people in. It was how Julie ended up befriending Alexa Chung one night. She had no clue who this girl was, but everyone around them at the club did, and at the same time, Julie and Charlotte were just as popular in that spot. It led to them talking about it the whole night and soon enough Alexa's agency wanted to talk to both of the girls.
By the late summer the girls had signed onto a modeling agency and gotten approved for work visas to enter the UK. Julie wasn't as picky as her friend had been about everything, she started doing ads for shops and magazines, being a guest interviewer for music channels and online radio shows. People loved her sweet demeanor and cheeky manner. Lottie never held it against her, she knew Julie didn't grow up in the limelight like she had so she let her friend make her way on her own.
With this new freedom, it didn't take long for her to make drastic changes. She didn't want to be found and she didn't want her past to exist anymore, so with her agent and publicist she got on a flight to Indianapolis and signed all the paperwork that would change her name, she'd chosen something slightly foreign and bubbly sounding, Francesca Thompson, the name added with a nickname, Frenchie, was a hit, her team agreed the decision to make the change helped her career immensely.
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Frenchie had been reborn and her popularity in the indie scene had begun to bloom. Everyone spoke about her as Alexa Chung's sister from another mister. However, where Alexa was dating someone in her scene, Frenchie had a thing for guys who reminded her of the guy who had stole her heart. Though she never wanted to forget Eddie, she knew by looking at his social media and magazine articles that he had moved on. She was happy for him though, she always look out for him and the band, but now as a fan. By the end of 2010, she had found herself with this new guy who was coming up with his band.
He was something of a mix between Julian Casablanca and Oli Sykes but he wasn't either and his band was well into the metal scene. Nothing about him was similar to Eddie though, they didn't click as quickly but his piercings and tattoos made her feel like she could make believe. Both of them were on the come up and their fans ate up their relationship.
They entered the new year with his band and her modeling gigs blowing up. Their names synonymous with each other's careers. It was beginning to get easy to forget what once had been. She was a whole new person in love with someone who was close enough to home without the pain it once carried.
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Eddie was touring, the band growing in success and notoriety through the approval of all the older groups who insisted that Corroded Coffin carried the spirit of metal into the present day. Ever the front man he didn't mind being on the front page if meant people were tuning into what the band was playing. Of course it wasn't what he wanted the focus to be on, but he'd grown up on Fred Durst doing outlandish shit all the time so what did it really matter?
He'd tried to look for her every once in a while, but there was nothing to be found. Julie's best friend had only mentioned once that Julie was safe, but what did that mean and why wouldn't she speak to him? He never got answers, but in his heart she was always going to be his first true love. Where ever she was he only hoped she thought of him the way he thought of her, but he moved onto someone new.
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In September of 2011, there was a business party for her boyfriend's record label, of course he took her as his plus one. The night was going well til she saw them walk in, there he was with the boys. They looked so different now, well put together and groomed, something she'd never seen Eddie as before. They didn't speak, she stood beside her boyfriend the whole night.
Only for a brief moment did they pass each other as she went to grab some more drinks from the open bar. He just barely glanced at her apologizing for reaching over her to get some beers from the ice bucket beside her. Though their eyes met, its as if they were complete strangers. Her hair was platinum blonde now, his was cut short and there was a stud in his ear where there hadn't been a couple years back.
That night when she got back to her place, she lied about a migraine from the drinks to get her boyfriend to let her be for the night with the promise of brunch in the afternoon. In reality she spent the remainder of the night crying in her bed to an old picture she had of her and Eddie from their last hang out at the band's gig.
Meanwhile Eddie got drunk that night, his mind thinking back to how familiar that blonde at the bar looked. His mind couldn't piece it together, how something about her eyes reminded him of someone or something. However with the liquor in his system and a flight in the morning he started to forget about her as quickly as he thought about her in the first place.
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Reader works for the foundation, they are dating David, how would Mikell react to finding out that you and David are lovers, and how would David react to finding out you’re a researcher??? OwO 
Sure !! Sorry for the wait and all btw !!
GN reader!!
Tw: angst, abuse mention
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Alright so, you and David had been dating for awhile. Y'all were each others rocks, very lovey dovey y'know?
But you both held secrets from each other, with him he held the truth about his family. He lied to you all the time spinning a story about how his parents had been killed by some guy who called himself 'agent cowboy', while you lied about your job saying you just worked as a doctor and usually had to stay late sometimes.
Which wasn't far from the truth, you were a medical staff member at the SCP foundation and had to occasionally stay overnight to help some staff members with whatever happened to them. You knew the name agent cowboy as well due to your time within the foundation, and you felt awful for David. You knew he was anomalous too and you wondered if his parents had been as well. You almost felt the need to protect him, fearing if anyone knew he existed he'd be taken away..and you?..well who even knows what'd happen to you.
You also decided to hide the fact you were working for the very people that supposedly killed his family. You feared he'd hate you if you told him, or worse you feared he'd fear you.
One busy day you had been working on a rather aggressive D-class, the dude was jittery and kept staring daggers into the back of your head. You never questioned why patients were brought to you or the reason why they act the way they do, especially not after meeting Dr. Ambrose and watching them take the life of someone else to live. You thought it best to never question anything or anyone, just keep your head down, do your job and be quiet. After you helped the D-class and sent him on his way, you checked your computer hearing a familiar 'ding!' alerting you of an email. You thought at first it was some emergency in sector blah blah blah. But you ended up getting an email from an unknown person, which was strange and anxiety inducing due to the place you worked at. Your head was already making up what the email said before you even opened it. Did you fuck something up? Were you gonna get fired? Or did they find out about your anomalous partner. You opened the email feeling sweat beads form on your forehead, your eyes never blinking as you read every word from the unknown person. They wished to speak with you and tell you the truth behind your blind lover. Your breath hitched in your throat, 'oh gods this is it..' You were already imagining walking into some unknown steel room and getting gunned down by the MTF over your partnership with David. You felt tears start to form out of fear, you didn't have a choice to refuse this offer either as at the end of the email a small note was left threatening your job being taken away if you didn't show up. You thought about telling the higher ups, maybe they'd help but you feared if they asked too many questions about your partner they'd find out about his abilities and take him away. You had no choice, you shook your head turning off your computer and grabbing your keycard.
So here you are, walking down the halls of the site you worked at. Glancing at every person you passed by probably looking insane while doing so as some seemed to look back at you with a confused look. The person wanted to meet In an abandoned office area now used for storage, you opened the door with your keycard and walked into the dark room. Dust causing you to cough and the door behind you making you jump as it closed. A dim light turned on and you were met an albino man in a cowboy hat. He just looked you up and down at first utter silence as you stared at him. The man had one leg over the other sitting back in an old desk chair, he cleared his throat before he spoke "So, David got a partner aye? Didn't even tell ya the truth about their past did he?" You got defensive "how do you know he didn't tell me." The man chuckled a bit "you wouldn't be here if he did." You stayed where you were scoffing "you threatened my job if i didn't show up." The albino man shrugged adjusting his hat "alright then, the look on your face is obvious. You're curious about the information I have, but hey if I'm wrong and you believe him just turn around and walk out." You stood there glancing back at the door before sighing "that's what i thought. Sit." His voice grew more serious as he told you to sit, almost like an order. He kicked over an office chair towards you, you grabbed it and sat down rolling closer to the desk he sat behind.
"So, how long you two been dating?" You looked at him "why does that matter." You said aggressively, watching as the man put his hands up in a surrendering position "alright lil aggressive, understandable. I'd be aggressive to if i ever found out my partner lied to me our entire relationship." You scoffed at him "just tell me the supposed truth." The man nodded before pulling out a file from the desk, throwing it down "His name is David Ambrose. His parents are still alive, divorced but alive and his fathers name is Mikell." You took the file reading it as he spoke, you raised an eyebrow at him "how do you know any of this?" The man grinned "cause I'm his father."
An awkward conversation followed, Mikell speaking about David and their hatred for each other. Though Mikell admitting he doesn't fully hate his son just hates how he acts around him. He didn't seem to have a problem with you two dating but warned you that continuing this relationship may cause some awful events in the future.
Now for the hard part, going home with this new information. You wanted to confront David, maybe he had his own reasoning but you both had been together for years. How could he lie to you? But now you thought about it, how exactly would you confront him? You were sat in your car still at the foundation thinking over how to confront him. Each idea worse than the last, 'hey honey! Learned you actually lied to me our entire relationship wanna explain??' You hit your head against the steering wheel knowing if you did confront him there'd be no way to not tell him where you work. It'd be pretty hypocritical of you to lie while confronting him about lying.
The drive home didn't feel real, your anxiety up and you heart beating fast enough to hear it. When you parked in your shared driveway you couldn't help but tear up a little at the fleeting thought that David would leave you. You tried to calm yourself down, reaching to grab a tissue from the glove compartment in your car. As you did a small knock was heard on your window causing you to jump, you whipped your head around to see David. Letting out a sigh before rolling down your window "Hey hon" his smile seemed to disappear as he heard your voice "Y/n..you uh..okay?" You went quiet before responding a few seconds later "let's..talk inside"
It took awhile to actually speak, for a bit the two of you just sat on the couch together, you took occasional glances at Mr Cupcake sleeping in the corner on a doggy bed before finally speaking. "I know David, I know about Mikell." You heard his cane drop causing Mr Cupcake to wake up and look over at you two. Davids shoulders rose as he grew tensed "you..how." You swallowed the lump in your throat as you told him "i..i work at the foundation. I've been a medical staff member there since before we even met. I got an email from a person asking to meet and, it was him.." David was quiet as you spoke, he just looked towards the ground as Mr Cupcake looked between you both "i..didn't wanna say anything about where i worked out of fear, I..love you David.." You reached to touch his hand just for him to flinch away. You felt your heart start to break as you stared at him. He held the hand you had tried to touch staying quiet as he processed what you said. It took him a minute to finally speak "i..I'm not mad. I have no right to be mad at you for your career choice..just.." He looked over towards you "stay away from him, he's not a good person. I lied about him out of fear even speaking about that lousy piece of shit of a father would find me." His voice rose as he spoke, he stood up grabbing his cane "i don't care that you work at the foundation but god dammit I'm scared for you now. What'd he say to you, did he twist some story about still caring about me?!" You nodded "y-yeah..he said he still loved you just not how you act" David seethed with rage as he stomped his foot "ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" He yelled "That piece of shit is the REASON I act like this! And he!-" he paused taking a breath "no..no. I'm sorry if I scared you Y/n, i didn't mean to. I'm just..angry that he even had the balls to contact you after what he did. You want the truth I'll tell you it."
The entire night had been spent with David telling you of the abuse he endured with Mikell, the yelling, the arguments and finally the night when David lost his eyes to his own father. You sat horrified at every detail he told you, the Ambrose cult composed of mostly Mikells children, the evil things he's done that David knows of. You both held each other passing out on the couch together, the next morning you debated even going into work..
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Hope you enjoyed this!! Sorry it took so long!
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"Sometimes it really is easier to just forget..."
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My name is Matty/Matt, and I've been into WHF for a handful of years now, and it's such a comfort game for me! I am 22 and I am taken! My pronouns are they / he!
General Info:
This blog is gonna focus mostly on my We Happy Few OCs (I have quite a handful)
I am an artist, a writer, and a roleplayer
There will be darker themes and possible NSFW stuff here and there. I will try to tag accordingly!
Check out the links in my bio for character info and whatnot!
I am open for roleplay! I am a literate roleplayer, I would just rather roleplay on Discord. Send me a DM here if interested!
Please don't hesitate to send me any asks, especially about my OCs! I adore them and I get in a WHF headspace so it makes me so happy-)
My OCs:
❤️ Sgt. Horus Hunt ❤: A red rank Bobby who works to protect Uncle Jack and has been looking after him after he came off his Joy. Horus is a Downer but he keeps it hidden and he carries a lot of guilt and self hate.
🧡 Sgt. Vincent Morris 🧡: A white rank Bobby who works at Hayworth Labs. He is very sadistic and mean and abuses his power, but under the surface, he struggles with PTSD and religious trauma.
💛 Jonathan Wesley 💛: A blue rank Bobby who used to patrol around Nick Lightbearer's home before Nick went on holiday. Now he works under Horus at the Broadcasting Tower. He is recovering from coming off his Joy.
💚 Audrey Wesley 💚: A Wastrel woman who was never able to take Joy and is fighting to make everyone come to their senses before they starve. Jonathan Wesley's little sister, whom he forgot about.
💙 Billy Morris 💙: Was one of the few children to escape the trains. He now runs errands for the citizens of Wellington Wells in exchange for food, board, or war memorabilia. He is also a pickpocket and is Vincent Morris's little brother.
🩵 Ophelia Springs 🩵: Used to be a musical duo with her lover Anette before they were discovered. Ophelia is now on Joy and has been forced to work at the Reform Club.
💜 Anette Thompsin 💜: A Wastrel who used to be a musical duo with her lover. When they were discovered, Anette was given Joy but couldn't stomach it, so she is being kept at the Labs with the Plague victims and is being researched.
🤍 Raphael Alexandre 🤍: A red rank Bobby who attempts to hide his French descent. He is very anxious and prone to anxiety attacks.
🖤 Michael (Mischa) Avelin 🖤: A blue rank Jewish Bobby who fled with his family from Russia during the war. He was shot in the knee by German soldiers when he was younger and now wears a leg brace and occasionally limps.
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―   ◜   ❏  . ― . / / 𝚄𝙽𝙻𝙾𝙲𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙰𝙲𝙲𝙴𝚂𝚂 𝚃𝙾 𝙲𝙰𝚂𝙴 𝙵𝙸𝙻𝙴 ’1950’, subject: cassandra dimitrescu. according to our records , they are 71 y ears of age and their last known status of employment is daughter of house dimitrescu. our sources in the field have described their behavior as sadistic, but assure us they have the potential to be insouciant. we've observed they seem to have a personal attachment to her sickle & her yellow pendant , though our research on cassandra has only just begun ―   ◜   ❏  . ― tw : murder , death , torture .
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𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗟 ⸻
FULL NAME﹕ cassandra dimitrescu .
NICKNAME(S) / TITLE(S)﹕ cass , crazy witch ( by ethan ) .
D.O.B﹕ unknown , before 1950 .
AGE﹕ 71 .
ZODIAC﹕ unknown .
GENDER﹕ cis woman .
PRONOUNS﹕ she / her .
ROMANTIC ORIENTATION﹕ biromantic .
SEXUAL ORIENTATION﹕ bisexual .
OCCUPATION﹕ daughter of house dimitrescu / noblewoman .
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𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 ⸻
FACECLAIM﹕ anya chalotra .
EYE COLOR﹕ hazel-green .
HAIR COLOR﹕ dark brown .
BUILD﹕ athletic slim .
HEIGHT﹕ 5’6’’ .
WEIGHT﹕ 52 kg .
MARKS / SCARS﹕ n/a .
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𝗣𝗛𝗦𝗬𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗬 ⸻
TROPES﹕ dark action girl , adorable abomination , the dragon , mommy's girl , actually not a vampire , ambiguous situation , egomaniac hunter .
MORAL ALIGNMENT﹕ chaotic evil .
TEMPERAMENT﹕ choleric .
DEADLY SIN﹕ pride / greed.
ELEMENT﹕ air .
MENTAL CONDITIONS / DISORDERS﹕ unknown .
EMOTIONAL STABILITY﹕ unknown .
FEAR(S)﹕unknown .
ALCOHOL USE﹕ socially .
PRONE TO VIOLENCE?﹕ always .
HABITS + QUIRKS﹕ unknown .
DRIVES / MOTIVATIONS﹕ her sisters .
POWERS + SKILLS﹕high-intellect , hand-to-hand combat , insectoid manipulation , biological immortality , superhuman strength , superhuman speed , wielding sickle .
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𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗  ⸻
― cassandra was born during the twentieth century, and was captured by lady alcina dimitrescu and mother miranda for the latter's experiments. cassandra was taken alongside bela and daniela, and was given insectoids that were born out of eggs planted by the cadou parasite. the insectoids consumed the three women, and managed to mimic human anatomy and took their shapes after consumption, forgetting her human life and humanity. cassandra became the middle sister to bela and daniela, being the most loyal and obedient of the dimitrescu family.
― living in the dimitrescu castle, cassandra would enjoy feasting on maidens and visitors, but was unable to leave the grounds due to the village's cold temperatures. the castle would become infamous during the decades, as the villagers saw the place as nothing but blood and death.
― this is due to the history of the maidens there, who were abused and killed by the dimitrescus, and were replaced frequently. the villagers feared the place deeply, having two crests kept away in the village, and only would go there if under extreme circumstances.
― after mother miranda captured ethan and mia's daughter, rosemary, alcina was tasked by miranda with guarding a flask containing the child's head. when ethan arrived to the castle, cassandra and her sisters brought him to alcina, who told her daughters to wait to kill him so she could inform mother miranda.
― ethan would escape from his confinement, but would be pursued by cassandra and her sisters throughout the castle. confronting him, ethan managed to break a cracked wall open, allowing cold air to rush in and make cassandra vulnerable and weakened. She was defeated, calcifying .
― how she survived .... REDACTED .... but through her crystalized remains cassandra would regain the memories of when she was human and her humanity . Somehow waking up in a different state and learning of the explosion of what used to be her home .
― cassandra would end up in buffalo for reasons that are her own . She never anticipated in it turning into a hot spot for another virus .
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☾⟡ Hello! ♡
⋆ Welcome to my blog! This is my main blog; it doesn’t have any theme or gimmick at the moment, it’s just a place where I hang out and do whatever. I do my best to write image IDs on posts that I reblog, but sometimes I don’t have the energy, and as such images without IDs will be tagged as ‘undescribed’. I will try to tag triggers, phobias, etc (feel free to let me know if theres a trigger/phobia i forgot to tag or didn’t know about)
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⋆ I’m 19 years old
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⋆ Panromantic demisexual and happily taken
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People attack the game cause it’s the easiest rage topic they can go for without effort. Bonus, they get a standing ovation from their peers when they do. Hooray for them I suppose. Whatever happened to “block and move on?” Or is “harass and abuse” the latest fashion?
Either ways the very vocal few that have taken to telling people that play to kill themselves and bragging about their ban speed runs have done plenty of damage to their own reputation.
Not very love and acceptance from such tasteless behaviour.
Literally!! Two streamers were bullied till they cried on stream. A 12 posted a video that he got the game and he was told to kill himself.
The funniest part is when people are on TWITTER talking about how anyone who plays or wants to play are trash. Twitter. Owned by a transphobic piece of garbage. The hypocrisy!!! You can’t just pick and choose which items to boycott.
And again. No one said much when fantastic beasts came out. And there was so much more to boycott then terf face with that. WB kept a abuser on and fired her victim. They replaced him in the movie. No one threatened to cut family and friends out over it. So many reasons but the games the one thing they decided is the hill. Not her publishers. Not the artists for the books. Movies. Legos. Toy companies that make HP toys or figures.
You don’t want to play or buy cause you feel it’s wrong. Good for you. Don’t play or buy it. You want to make posts and videos and want to talk about why you don’t want to. Go right ahead!! But until you delete Twitter. Throw out half your possessions (cause almost everything has been made by a transphobe) delete Tik tok! Basically only have Tumblr and Facebook for social media. And tumblr was almost bought by pornhub. Which if they did you would have to delete if as well.
You have to make sure everything you own is ethical. All food bought local and organic and ETHICALLY farmed. Throw out all Nintendo items. Throw out all Lego. And research everything you own.
When you do that. THEN you can harass others.
And even then day to day people are not the problem. She’s already rich enough she can’t be stoped. That’s like trying to boycott Disney. Instead do something to piss her off. Send her videos of you burning her books. Make donations to trans charities in her name. Call her a terf online. She gets so mad at that no joke. She’s a bitch and a monster. My 50y dad who just wants a game to pass the time is not
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Ninjago X Lunar Chronicles AU
This kinda got out of hand, I was just doing a fun thought experiment with combing these, and I feel like they work better than I intended. I probably won't do an entire work on this, but I may do random one-shots of scenes that I think would be fun. If anyone has questions or even requests, feel free to ask!
Cinder: Zane 
A cyborg who works at his abusive stepfamilies tech shop to support them. After his younger stepsibling died from the plague after being out with him, his stepfather sells him to the royal labs that conduct research into finding a cure. However most often they die, but he has no choice in the matter as cyborgs are not considered people. He has no memories before he was 11, he was told that he was in a car accident and that his cybernetics were used to save him. He sometimes wonders if he should have.
While he is there, he meets Dr. Borg who doesn’t force him to be a lab rat, he mostly just does blood tests and sometimes tries serums, but nothing that harms him, but on his first day he meets Kai. When asked what he was doing there Dr.Bprg said he was his new assistant, he doesn’t know what he lied but he goes with it, knowing how people treat him differently when they learn what he is.
He gets invited to the Ball by Kai, but after a fight with his step-family, he’s abandoned at the shop and locked in with his new leg being taken from him. Not wanting his one chance of being happy to get away he reattaches his shitty old leg and makes it to the Ball, and there he learns that Kai is the newly crowned Emperor of Ninjago. They find each other, Zane’s cybernetics being visible and Kai’s title revealed, but they end up dancing, talking to one another about why they hid, and how they like who they are.
However, when Queen Asphera from the Moon Colony shows up, something snaps in Zane, his light that shows when people are lying to him goes haywire just by looking at her, and his head hurts like it’s splitting open, even more so when she forces more of her power on him for reacting differently from everyone else by her. Something in him breaks and he can practically see the power leaping off of him, but he’s knocked out but is dragged away by guards. He wakes up in a cell next to a redheaded thief, Skylor. While he sits and waits for his execution, Dr. Borg shows up and tells him the truth, that he is the long-lost-prince of the moon colony, and that he has to stop Asphera as she plans on forcing Kai into marriage to gain power and take over the world after she kills Kai and his family.
Wanting to save his friend, even if he hates him, he agrees to try. With some assistance from the Doctor(he gave him tools and a file) and Skylor, they escape on an untraceable ship with Skylor flying.
He follows the clues that Dr. Borg leads to a Junkyard. It was where his body was held after Asphera tried to kill him when he was 4, he was in a coma until he was 11, which was why he didn’t remember his childhood. He never had one. While there, two men show up on the run from Lunar Officials, seeing as they are now tangled in the web, Zane offers them to come. They accept. After a week of drifting in space, trying to come up with a plan, it is halted when news reaches that Kai is now set to marry the Queen at the upcoming Ball, changing plans, they go to save the Royal Family before the wedding. Zane is caught by Kai’s sister who he met once, but once he explains the situation. She easily accepts his offer and tracks down her brothers. Zane is terrified of how Kai will react and is shocked when the Emperor leaps into his arms, exclaiming how he’s glad he’s okay. Although the reunion has to be cut short as guards get wind of the ‘kidnapping’ so they have to go, just barely avoiding capture.
Back on the ship they now try again to make a plan to overthrow the queen when they get a message from someone named Pixal who wants to help, in exchange, they help her. Although there is a risk that it is a trap, they go. The girls go into the satellite where Pixal claims to be, but as soon as they go in they tell them to run, to detach. Kai argues but Nya tells him t shut up and that they’ll be fine. Zane tries to comfort Kai, saying how he knows Nya and Skylor will be okay, but Kai accepts it and believes him.
When they get word that Skylor, Nya, and Pixal are on their way to the Colony and that there is an upcoming Nobel Party, using this as a distraction, to get in. However they get caught and separated, Zane escapes and meets Morro, a royal guard, and Echo, his brother. Morro hides him and protects him, saying how he wants to help and explains more when Echo is asleep, explaining the abuse he’s gone through, and how he knows Asphera is planning on killing him soon. With their help he’s able to save his friends, they find the girls who have arrived and plan on showing Asphera’s real looks to the world, and when that happens she loses it. Zane finds and confronts her as there is a massive fight going on in the Ballroom, they shoot each other at the same time. He wakes up a few days later, much to the relief of his friends. He does choose to help the people, but also revamping the system and doing what needs to be done, but he does have his friends to help.
  Prince: Kai: 
The newly crowned Emperor of Ninjago after his parents’ mysterious passing. He’s severely stressed but doesn't let his siblings know but they know. While hiding from the advisors that are trying to push him into marriage with the Lunar Queen, he goes to the medical ward where he meets Zane, Dr. Borg’s new assistant. He doesn’t let him know who he is as Zane does not seem to recognize him and it is nice to have a friend who doesn’t want to talk to you for status. He even invites him to the Ball. Although after a meeting with the Queen, who vaguely threatens him and his remaining family, to marry her and show it at the Ball. Kai doesn’t know what to do. When the Ball comes, Zane arrives late, and a mess, and he can see his cybernetics, but he doesn’t care about that. Zane is his friend. They share a dance only for it to be ruined by the queen. Kai is annoyed and anxious because he doesn’t want to do this, but before he could be forced by the advisor who keeps pushing it, something happens to Zane. He’s a Lunar, with the ability to manipulate.
Kai tries to stop the guards from taking him but they refuse, claiming it is for his safety. Some officials try to gaslight him into thinking that Zane was only using him and using his abilities to get close, but he knows better. Zane looks scared, he had no idea he could do that, and he can tell when people have good or bad intentions, and he’s been getting bad vibes from his advisors and officials since before his parents died. Zane escapes and he and his siblings start to investigate the palace and learn that Asphera has spy equipment in their home and has been spying on them for years! Dr. Borg has vanished but he left a file for him. It was Zane’s medical records and his DNA testing. He’s the long-thought-dead prince. 
The advisors set up a wedding behind Kai’s back, forcing his hand. However when he hears that Zane and some others have arrived, he takes the chance to escape with them and his siblings, knowing they’d have hell to pay if they were left alone. Once in space, everything is explained by both parties, and they try to make a plan. While they do that they get a message from someone who claims that can help, only for his sister, and Skylor to get trapped and shot down to space. Pixal’s ‘guardian’ found out and planned a trap. He’s devastated, as he didn’t want to be separated from his sister and is worried as hell, but Zane does offer comfort. He’s relieved when he hears she’s okay with the girls and they have the plan to meet at the Colony. However when they go to enact their plan, they get captured, and for days Kai is being grilled, and finally, Asphera shows up and gives him the ultimatum, marry her (and die that night) or watch his friends and family die. Before he could make a choice there’s an explosion and the queen is called away to deal with it. He’s rescued by Jay and Cole and they have to hurry as by the time they make it to the Foyer, it is chaos as an uprising has started from the mistreated lower classes. They hear gunshots and run to the throne room where they find Zane on the ground bleeding out, the Queen is dead, and Zane is not far behind. Skylor, Jay, and Morro help as best as they can until help arrives. Kai is a wreck until Zane comes to, and is relived practically collapses when Zane is on the road to recovery. Zane explains his plans, and that means Kai will have to go back while Zane stays behind, but they’ll be working together to make the Colony a democracy, and hopefully, after everything is settled, they can be together. Kai says he can wait.
  Scarlet: Jay: 
He lives at his parents’ old junkyard, they had just passed a few months ago from the plague and he’s been considering selling it and going to school. After one of his daily routes, he comes back to see a man there waiting for him and starts asking him weird questions. After an argument and some shoving, a secret door opens that Jay had no idea about. His parents kept secrets from him, and the files and weird tank under his childhood house show just as much. They kept the thought-dead Lunar prince alive in a suspended animation tank for years all under his nose! He’s pissed that they’d keep this from him, and even risk their lives for this! The man, Cole, says that he could help him learn more if he was interested. Jay doesn’t trust him but does accept his help as there was a location that held more info. However, on the way, they encounter a high-ranking official from the Lunar Colony. He says that Jay knows something and that Cole is an AWOL soldier and they want to take both into custody. They run, Jay’s pissed, but Cole continues to protect him, and lots of arguing and bickering while they work on getting back to the junkyard. During the last stretch they are found again and book it, when they get there, they find the two wanted fugitives, Skylor and Zane, looking around the secret room. Not much questioning can be done as the official, Nadakhan and his underlings, are getting closer. So Zane offers them to escape. He and Cole accept it and fly off.
He helps piolet with Skylor gets tired and helps make sure that the ship equipment is still good. After they ‘kidnap’ the Royal Family he’s the one that has to force the ship out of the dock when Skylor and Nya get jumped and he helps come up with plans. When they go to the Colony with a new plan, they are separated, and Jay is left as a child’s plaything for days, where he is tortured for days, almost non-stop unless the kid is asleep. When Nadakhan returns to get him for his execution, he gets locked in a room with a severally drugged Cole who attacks him. He’s thankfully able to get through to him, and with the help of Morro and Zane, they escape and start a revolution in the Palace. When he and the others hear gunshots they run to the throne room and find Zane unconscious bleeding out, the queen is dead. He and Skylor help to prevent him from bleeding out until help arrives. Once Zane is better and wants to start rebuilding, he and Cole go back to earth with clean slates and he decided to keep the junkyard but revamp the business. A year later they get married.
  Wolf: Cole: 
An experiment for the Queen’s army. One of many that were sent to earth under the guise of normal people, but having the ability to kill anyone easily. Cole never liked what he was meant to do so as soon as he was sent on his first mission, he cut out the tracking device in his leg and made a run for it, just getting by. When he intercepts a mission to go after a Jay Walker, who may have connections to the thought-dead prince, he kills the soldier and takes his place. Hoping to find info and maybe find someone who could help take down the queen. When he meets Jay, it’s off to a rocky start with arguments and bickering, even after they find out that it was true that Jay’s parents were put in charge of keeping the Prince alive in suspended animation for years for his body to heal. Some clues may lead to more answers, but on their way, they run into one of the high officials, Nadakhan. He outs Cole’s identity as a soldier, and even though Jay is pissed he still takes Jay away before Nadakhan or his crew could do anything to them. They head back, knowing that the location was compromised, and recently lets Cole comes with. They end up bonding after a few life-death situations and when they arrive they find the wanted Zane and Skylor there in the secret room. They offer for them to come with and Cole agrees with Jay, both to get away from the madman wanting to drag him back to his horrid ex-commander, and a way to stop the queen. While on the ship they all bond, and he helps ‘kidnap’ the Royal Family and panics when they suppose new ally ends up a bust they have to go through with the plan. They get captured and separated, where Cole is forced back into Vangelis' clutches, where he is pumped with more drugs to turn him more ferocious and unstable, they hope it kills him, and if not they have a good weapon. Cole is out of it, the drugs messing with his senses, he is scared and pissed off and when someone is shoved into his cell he goes to attack but is finally brought back to his senses by familiar smell, voice, and hands. Jay. He repeatedly apologizes and Jay just holds him. They can escape with the help of Zane and Morro and they end up starting a riot in the palace. When shots are fired he goes with the others only to find Zane bleeding out and the queen dead. He’s there with Jay and the others when Zane awakens. After it is time to split up he stays with Jay and helps him with the Junkyard. They married a year later.
  Cress: Pixal: 
A shell who was locked in a satellite at a young age to hack into computers in Ninjago. She’s had no contact with anyone since other than her ‘guardian’ who only comes by to give her rations and more work. She has no choice in the matter but when she sees that the Pince is alive and is gathering people to rebel against the queen, she offers to help. However, Pythor catches wind of this and jumps the two people who came in, Skylor and Princess Nya. When the others detach, the satellite crashes to earth, with Skylor being temporarily blind, and Nya with a broken arm. She has to help them as they find a way to get to the others while avoiding capture. She bonds well with the girls learning more about them. She ends up learning about her father just as he passes from the plague and her feelings are mixed. They can hijack a ship and make it to space and get into contact with others. They avoid capture and blend into the crowds at the party, and are there when the riots start. They also hear the gunshots and go with the others, finding Zane, keeping him alive until help arrives, and being there until he wakes. She, Skylor, and Nya, after they start to go their separate ways decide to stick to gathering for a bit longer, a girls' trip or something. They end up dating within the year.
  Throne: Skylor:
 The daughter of a Nobel was imprisoned for being a ‘traitor’ when she was framed by her father to take the fall. She’s in the same cell as Zane and they help one another escape, they steal and ship, remove the tracker and try to find a way to stop the queen. She’s the piolet and serves as a medic as well. She’s good at sneaking them to places to restock on food and fuel before they can get caught. She helped get them into the palace to ‘kidnap’ the royal family and waited for them in the driver's seat. She volunteered with Nya to get Pixal only to get jumped. She’s able to steer the satellite from a horrible crash but loses her eyesight in the process. She has to rely on the other girls to help her and she’s frustrated with that but does learn to trust them, even after she gets her sight back. She, Pixel, and Nya are lucky to find a ship and hijack it to the colony. They were able to blend in and avoid capture, and are there when the riot breaks out. She is there to help when the shots are fired and they find Zane bleeding out until help arrives. She is with the others waiting, and once he gets better and states his plans they plan to g their separate ways, but she and the girls decide to stick together for a bit. The three are dating within the year.
  Winter: Echo Zane 
He is next in line for the throne when he turns 16, although he knows that will not happen since he knows that his stepmother plans to kill him before then. He’s been abused by her for as long as he can remember, but as long as he stays in his room then he’s safe. He’s always wished for his brother back, even though he can’t remember him. Ever since his stepmother forced him to scar his face with his own hands, he’s stayed out of the public eye, no one knows what he looks like. Due to the abuse, he refuses to use his power, even though it is taking a toll on his mind. His only companionship is with his personal guard Morro and they’ve been together since they were 12. 
When the word has it that Zane is alive he’s ecstatic and starts to have some hope. He helps Morro break the ‘rebels’ out of their cells before their execution, and Echo, showing his face for the first time since he was a child, stages a revolution for the lower classes, and they storm and riot the palace, providing distractions. During the fight, he uses his ability for the first time since he was little and he nearly has a panic attack because of it, but Morro keeps him calm until shots are fired. He goes with the others and finds his older brother bleeding on the floor, Morro has to keep him calm so the others can work until help comes.
Days go by and he’s stressed but is ecstatic when his brother awakes, and he can officially meet his older brother. He stays with Zane at the palace while he works on tearing down the broken system and rebuilding, but after some time he expresses how he’d like to travel but doesn’t want to leave since he just got his brother back. Zane ensures him that distance is not a problem and that he can always call, and he even gives Echo an ambassador job, so he’s still close in a sense. So he and Morro travel to Earth and can express their feelings for each other.
  Jason: Morro 
A royal guard who has been Echo’s since he and Echo were 12. His father was killed not long before and he was separated from his cousin. Being a guard was his only tolerable option, and after seeing how lonely the prince is they do become friends but have to keep it on the down low since the queen doesn't like anyone being close to the prince. When the word has it that Zane is alive, he helps push Echo into helping, seeing this as the best way to protect the prince if his brother comes back, and gets rid of the queen then Echo will be safe! He’s willing to put his life on the line to save him. Helps the others escape and hooks up a way for Echo to reach the public, exposing his stepmother and creating a revolution. He has to calm Echo down from a panic attack after he uses his powers for the first time in years, and again when they follow the gunshots to the throne room where Zane is bleeding out. He’s there for Echo the whole time, and during that time he reunites with his cousin Lloyd. After things settle and Zane gives Echo the job of an ambassador, they travel. And finally, they can truly express their feelings for one another.
  Adopted prince: Lloyd: 
His father and uncle died, and he lost contact with his cousin after they passed away on the moon when he was 7. He’s part Lunar, but he was adopted into the royal family where Kai and Nya took care of him as his older siblings He is not involved with politics since he has no claim to the thrown but he wants to help as much as he can, and when his brother is forced to marry the moon queen he’s not happy about it. He also knows about Kai’s crush and teases him all the time about it. When Zane and the others break in to kidnap Kai, he and Nya help as soon as they hear them out, Lloyd wanting to protect his brother any way he can. He’s forced to stay on the ship most of the time to keep him out of harm's way, but on the ship, he does help with sending Echo’s video. He’s with his family when Zane is in the care unit and is happy like everyone else that he’s alive. And then asks when he plans to marry his brother. Lloyd and Morro bond though as they have lost so much time, but are no longer separated and can keep contact when Lloyd has to go back home.
  Princess: Nya. 
She’s next in line after her brother but she prefers helping behind the scenes, not liking the public eye on her. She's suspicious of the queen, especially after their father’s passing, and she hates how much pressure Kai has on him to marry the queen, as she claims to have a cure for the illness that has taken over the world. She’s happy when Kai takes an interest in someone, but again iffy because she does not trust a lot of people due to people often wanting to use them. She’s shocked by the reveal that Zane is a cyborg and even more so when she and Kai look into his records and learn from the doctor that he’s the long-thought-dead prince of the moon. She’s suspicious, but if anyone could save her brother from the situation he’s in she’ll take it. And she does when they come to the big Ball that was going to have Kia be forced to wed/propose to the queen. They tell her the plan and waiting to protect her brother she, Kai, and Lloyd make a run for it. She ends up bonding with Skylor and is the one to go with her to meet Pixal only for them to get jumped. She makes the boys run and she and they crash onto the earth, Skylor with temporary blindness, and she has a broken arm. Pixel helps them both, they hijack a ship to get back to the others on the moon avoiding capture. She is there when the riots start and are there to help when gunshots lead them to Zane bleeding out in the throne room. After a few days, Zane wakes up and when it is time they split up, she decides to stay with Skylor and Pixal, (After Kai encouraged her to have fun and that he can handle himself.) She also teases Kai and Zane before she’s off. She starts to date Pixal and Skylor within a year.
  Queen: Aspheera
She was a Noble who was married to the king of the Colony after the original queen's passing. He already had two kids so there was no way that her children would have a claim to the throne, and she has no power even as a queen, so she makes a plan to make it to where she has all the power. She has her husband killed and attempts for her oldest stepson, she believes he’s dead for years, but keeps Echo alive for appearances. She starts to lose it when she learns that Zane is alive. Her attempts at becoming the Empresses of Ninjago, the losing control of her plans, and how Zane just keeps getting closer to winning. On the brink, she shoots Zane, but he shoots back. She is killed on impact before she hits the floor.
 She also killed Wu and Garmadon as they were catching onto her plans. Orphaning their children, only keeping Morro alive because she did like Wu, a little in a weird way.
  Side Characters:
Step-Father-The Mechanic
Older Step-Brother-Cryborg
Younger Step Brother-Mindroid
High-Ranking Lunar Official-Nadakhan+Crew
Queen’s assistant-Pythor
Ninjago’s Royal Doctor/Pixal’s Father-Cyrus Borg
Lunar Colony Head Scientist-Vangelis
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A new study, seen exclusively by BBC News, reveals the extent of coercive and controlling behaviour in cases where victims are killed by their current or ex-partners. Experts say organisations, including the police, NHS and social services, need to better understand the problem and intervene in abusive relationships earlier.
Gary Price says his mother, Marion, went from being a "bubbly" person to a "shell of a woman" during her abusive and controlling marriage.
"He [her ex-husband] would control what she spent her money on," Gary says. "He gradually ground her down and tried to encourage her to leave work so eventually it would just be her and him and she wouldn't be able to leave."
After the relationship ended, Marion's family came to realise how controlling her ex-husband, Michael Reader, had been.
"We found out he was using a tracking device," Gary says. "She was dropping some shopping off for her mum and he was waiting at the top of the street."
In 2019, Marion was followed her home by her estranged husband, who then shot her dead while she was still in the car. "As she pulled into her drive he pulled up alongside her and shot her through the window," Gary says. "She hadn't even taken her seatbelt off."
Reader was found guilty of her murder and is serving a life sentence.
Homicide link
Coercive and controlling behaviour - which is a pattern of psychological abuse and intimidation used to harm and frighten a victim - has been a criminal offence in the UK since 2015. It often occurs alongside other forms of domestic abuse.
New research, seen exclusively by BBC News, looked at the link between coercive control and murder.
A Manchester Metropolitan University study analysed more than 300 domestic homicide reviews in England and Wales, between 2012 and 2018.
In cases where victims had been killed by their current or ex-partner, academics found more than half had experienced coercive and controlling behaviour in the relationship.
Professor Khatidja Chantler, who led the study, says the research shows authorities need to do more "to identify, recognise and intervene" when there is domestic abuse in a relationship.
And there are concerns coercive control is under reported.
BBC News and YouGov carried out a separate poll of more than 3,300 men and women across the UK. The results suggest a third of women aged 25 to 64 had experienced some form of coercive and controlling behaviour - with 23% of women aged 18-24 saying the same.
Almost half of the women surveyed said they had experienced psychological or emotional abuse.
A 'hideous, bad atmosphere'
Mia, not her real name, says even though her ex-partner was coercive and controlling when they were together, she didn't realise what is happening at the time. She says she didn't piece together all the things he was doing until later.
One of the biggest issues for her was economic abuse, Mia says. Her partner moved into her home and started to carry out significant renovations, which she says he would use as a way to control her life by stopping and starting work depending on how he felt about their relationship.
"If I didn't do what he wanted, there would always be this hideous, bad atmosphere," she says. She says what started as controlling behaviour and verbal abuse escalated after the birth of her child with her ex-partner.
"There was extreme name-calling and death threats. Then one day he attacked me and it was only when my doctor asked how things were at home that the situation changed. They said to pack an emergency bag for me and my baby and put me in touch with a refuge."
Mia now lives alone with her child. And while she says she feels safe, her ex-partner continues to try and exert control over her life. "Before I met this man I had savings, a house and a good job," she told the BBC. "Even though we've split, the abuse continues. It's relentless."
Annual data shows that prosecuting coercive control remains difficult for police forces. Despite 33,954 offences being recorded by police in England and Wales in the year ending March 2021 there were only 373 convictions in the same period.
Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women's Aid, told the BBC prosecutions remain "disappointingly low" seven years after it first became a criminal offence.
She says BBC News survey reflects the charity's own research and believes coercive control "continues to be a largely misunderstood and underreported crime".
"It is vital that police officers and prosecutors truly understand coercive control as the backbone of domestic abuse and its damaging, life-long impact on survivors and their children," she added.
A government spokesperson told the BBC that "strengthening the multi-agency response" to deal with coercive control "is our priority". "We are supporting frontline services to better identify and respond to domestic abuse, including coercive control and emotional abuse."
Meanwhile, Gary says he hopes his mother's death will highlight the dangers of coercive control.
"If someone sees this and realises there is a pattern in their own relationship, or they can see it happening to [someone else] I want them to realise coercive control is serious and it can end in tragedy."
If you've been affected by domestic abuse or controlling behaviour, help and support is available via the BBC Action Line .
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