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kitmarlowe · 5 months
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loveephia · 8 months
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m'answering this because i'm bored. if my moots wanna do this, go on ahead :D!!
1) taller or shorter
it doesn't really matter that much to me.
2) talkative or quiet
being talkative makes it easier for me to go with the conversation.
3) opposite or same sex
4) short or long hair
both. at first, i found short hair really cute on him, then i saw a picture of my crush with longer hair (it was able to reach his own shoulders and was tie-able. in addition to that, he was wearing glasses! (* >_<)), so he turned out to look really cute, which is why i can't pick.
5) western or asian
because he's asian too, LOL.
6) bad or cute
7) sports or music
MMMUSIC. to be frank, i was never big on guys who were into sports. especially basketball players. no offense, though. 😭😭
8) hot or nerd
nerd all the way >>>
9) older or younger
doesn't matter.
10) go out or stay in
both works! i know that he likes staying in more, even though i'm quite the opposite. i don't really mind doing this or that, as long as i'm with him. AAAAAA-- (´つω<。)
11) movies or karaoke
really, i'd just use this as an excuse to hear his singing voice. it's actually very deep and mellow.
12) looks or personality
i could never really get over how adorkable he was in the 7th grade. there's a video of him dancing to this minecraft parody, and while all my friends cringed, what i did was laugh and kick my feet in giddiness.
13) wears glasses or not
WEARS GLASSES ,, HANDS DOWN. he never wore them to school back in the 7th grade (before i switched schools), so i just assumed he had 20/20 vision. later on, i saw a picture of him in the 9th grade, AND HE WAS WEARING THEM. I LITERALLY COULDN'T GET OVER HOW CUTE HE WAS IN THAT PHOTO.
14) shy or outgoing
he's actually quite outgoing (which i find really cool since he's an introvert), but not to the point where he'd walk up to a stranger and ask them about their day.
15) early bird or night owl
we used to vc until it was late at night. too bad he always had a curfew, so he couldn't go past the 2AM mark. otherwise, i would've stayed up to listen to him talk a while more even though i, myself, have a curfew (can't be awake past 12AM, but stays up anyway).
16) introvert or extrovert
y'know, for him to he an introvert is so hard to believe because he gets so chatty in a vc with like eleven other people. i'm an extrovert, but even i can't handle that.
17) text or call
i'm telling you-- we vced more times than he sent me text messages. 😭
18) flirt or be flirted
neither! i don't like flirting, nor do i see him doing it.
19) hug or kiss
m'too young to be kissing. one on the cheek may be plausible, but any more than that, and i might just explode. 🫡
20) polite or funny
21) drink or nope
i don't really know if they mean alcohol, but since i can see myself NEVER getting into all that, i wouldn't want him to start drinking either (which i doubt will happen anyway).
22) cold or romantic
romantic. and not in a rose-in-mouth, smirky, grand hollywood kind of way because that freaks me out.
23) ex or someone new
i've never dated in my life. :D
24) s/o loves you or you love them
how about loving eachother an equal amount?
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bellamer · 4 months
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I had a dream that I was in Venture Bros but I was from the year 2023 and was kidnapped by scientists who used me to test their time machine that was a discontinued Jonas Venture project that they supposedly finished, but it went wrong and a piece of the time machine lodged in my chest, de-aging me from a 20 year old to like, a 9-10 year old, and I was flung back into the past to the year 2013, to an unknown location and I passed out
When I woke up, I was in a room and Pete White and Billy Quizboy were looming over me and that's when I realized that I was in the Spanakopita episode and I was freaking out as to how I knew I was in an episode and figured out that the time machine malfunction didn't just warp time, it warped reality as well, so I was self aware that I was in a TV show and that I knew what was going to happen this episode
So, I told Billy and White what Saint Cloud was up to and they were confused as to why I knew this, and they wanted me to answer why a 9 year old girl fell from a portal in their ceiling, into their room in Spanakopita but I acted like I was an amnesiac who couldn't remember shit
So I told Billy and White not to sneak onto Saint Cloud's boat because it doesn't end well but they thought I was just some weird kid sent by Saint Cloud to trick them and did it anyways, so I followed them onto the boat and when they were about to get knocked out, I found out, because of the piece of the time machine lodged in my chest, that I could rewind time by at least 30 seconds, so I did so and pulled them to safety before Saint Cloud could do anything and was also able to steal his money using this rewind power and dragged Pete and Billy's unconcious bodies back to the hotel and when morning came, I told them that when they passed out, I dragged them back with the money before Saint Cloud could tie them up in the amphitheater but didn't discuss my powers
They asked why I helped them and I made up some quick lie about Saint Cloud wronging me by outbidding me on some anime figure and ruining it and that me falling from the ceiling was a trick he did when I tried to steal something from him. I also told them that I had no family and no where to go, which ended up with them adopting me because I said if they did, they'd get to claim me on their taxes as a dependent.
So then it time skipped to All This And Gargantua 2 and I was now 13-14 and over the years I found out that I could go further back in time to hours, maybe even days or years but if i did, it would weaken me severely to the point of death. So i knew everything that was going to happen on Gargantua 2, as I was invited to board with Billy, Rose and Action Man since I was technically Billy's adopted daughter and I kept trying to prevent everything that was going to happen but doing so, I was exhausting my body and eventually ended up collapsing and going into cardiac arrest and into a coma.
I then woke up back on earth, after JJ's funeral and Pete, Billy and Rose were watching over me, worried sick and Billy demanded to know what happened and what that thing inside my chest was, that he found when he went to resuscitate me, so I told them everything that happened and that I was using my powers to secretly manipulate events that I knew would happen but ended up making things worse for myself
So after I told them about my powers, leaving out the parts where I was self aware and that we were in a TV show, Billy and Pete decided to let me become part of their Pink Pilgrim x QuizBoy x Robobo team and nicknamed me Stitch since I was a Stitch in time but they made the rule that I could only go back 10-30 seconds in the past because they didn't want to risk me dying.
Then we time skipped to the episode Maybe No Go and Saint Cloud kidnapped me and threatened to remove the piece of the time machine that was lodged in my chest, possibly killing me, to send the Please Please Tell Me Ball back in time, unless they sold him the company, so they sold the company in order to get me back and the ball, and then we moved to New York after VenTech bought us out.
Then it time skipped to The Curse of The Haunted Problem and it was revealed that Jonas was in the Ventech building and Jonas recognized the piece of the time machine that was in my chest as his work and, instead of latching onto Blue Morpho, he latched onto me and connected his wires to my chest in an attempt to force me all the way back in time to Gargantua 1, when Movie Night happened, in an attempt to stop his frozen body from being dropped, even though it was killing me and my body started flickering in and out of the time streams and just when I was probably about to disappear and die for good, Pete came and slammed the axe into Jonas' hardline and freed me but it knocked him out and put me into a coma
And that was it
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jasperakalucy · 1 year
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hello, gamers, comrades, foes, freaks, losers, gay people, and cowboys,
welcome to the Best Answer Awards of the RTumblr Secret Santa 2022 Google Form!!!
no you don’t win anything and I’m not saying who said what. because this is my award show and I make the rules
Question 1: tumblr username: and the best answer is........... “jasperakalucy”! because I am based
Question 2: are you. interested in this: “no. i am just here to watch. do not give me a gift. i'm just filling out the quiz for fun” someone actually put this and i was so unbelieving that i forced them to join /hj
Question 3: how active are you on rtumblr/are you new (can pick multiple): “I did something of value once and never again. One day I will return and you will all regret forgetting me” mysterious! i love it!
Question 4: what kind of art can you do? (can pick multiple): “i can kill you over and over again in minecraft” that is an art and I’m so proud of you
Question 5: what do you plan on giving as your gift? (elaborate on above question): “Whatever the person desires. I cannot however: Make anybody fall in love, kill somebody, bring somebody back to life. I will most likely write or draw.” damn. poetic honorary mention: “The most important gift: friendship And a piece of carrot”
Question 6: do you have a c!self (can pick multiple): “girl help his face is my fucking pfp his look is straight up just 'onceler’” girl help indeed, why would you ever want to be like the onceler /hj
Question 7: if you answered yes then drop your c!self explanation (image upload at end): “It is literally just me as a rat with no roleplay or lore or anything, I hope this appeases the rumblr tumblrs (/pos)” the rumblr tumblrs joke is funny every time. i still think about the time i called RTgodot rumble tumble gumble
Question 8: what is. your gift prefernece (for your gifter to gift to you) (can pick multiple): a solid 50% of you told me i spelled prefernece wrong. i am still amused by this
9: what is your number 1 preference gift this one’s boring SKIP
10: elaborate on above (give as many details as you want. literally go buckwild) (this will be sent to your gifter): “I don’t have specific preferences I just think rt’s cool:) do whatever your heart commands of you, take artistic liberties, feel the rain on your skin” the person in number 5 and this one are the same brain and i love that for them honorary mentions: “[taps on microphone] magistrex” “Draw whatever you want. Just draw. Draw something. I would like a civet/dog. why isn't my four key working”
11: would you rather post all of this art or send it privately? BORING SKIP
12: STILL BORING
13: AAAAAAAAAA
14: questions comments concerns: “you people seem insane but that's okay, who *isnt* in the RT fandom. I'll draw anything exept from magical john in a maid outfit or a bunny costume. i hate that little freak of nature” the fact that your hatred of magical john came so quickly out of nowhere made me laugh. you’re right, he is a freak of nature honorary mention: “gay gay homosexual gay. can i call you jasper? or aka...i like aka. unless you don't like it.” yes you can call me aka that sounds rad as fuck
(also people were very nice to me in this question and i do appreciate that)
AND FINALLY THE FREE SPACE QUESTION
15: free space. copy and paste the bee movie for all i care: “i have a homophobic slur to say!” I have not stopped thinking about this since it happened. you sound so excited. you never said the slur. you just said you were going to, and then left it. why? i laughed out loud when i read this the first time. what the hell does it mean? is it the f slur? is it a fun new slur you made up? what the fuck! in my memory this had a “:D” next to it, and that’s how i read it in my head. I literally know your username. I’ve never talked to you. what is going on inside your head? i love you. you really have guts. in questions comments concerns you said “do it fart” and only now have i realized that was a question, and not a command, calling me a fart. thank you for giving me such joy and confusion. i will never forget this.
honorary mentions: two different copypastas that reference al-qaeda two different meows (“meow” and “nya”) two different people saying i should not encourage bee movie posting (cowards/lh) one “according to all known laws of aviation,” one secret code from the “schrodingers cat” who ended up dropping (“9 1/13 14/15/20 23/8/15 9 19/1/25 9 1/13”) some screams (“WAAHAHJHKKK EAWERRRRWW WWEEEEEE”) a funny joke (“[insert funny joke.mp4]”) and of course
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melodyvsthesea · 8 months
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Worst things I ever did
1. Once i dove into a strangers truck in the back and when they confronted me I accidentally spilled cool ranch Doritos in there and then ran away
2. I burned a hole in my mattress and some unreplaceable photos and it set off the smoke detector so I started pouring water all over the floors. Then when the fire fighters got there I admitted everything instead of telling them I was just cooking and it got Smokey
3. I flashed my lady bits to a group of EMT’s while claiming that I was Rick Sanchez and Albert Einstein. And I believed it too and I told them while pointing at my vagina “is this what you want” then let them take me to the hospital only after my roommate convinced me
4. I kept everyone wide awake yelling that I hate all of them (my exes family) for two nights straight
5. I had sex in a park with a guy I met on tinder at 2 am and a guy with a dog walked by but I kept riding him
6.I had a meltdown about catching HIV on two separate occasions (I didn’t have it). I sent essay paragraphs to people I had sex with, freaking out about it
7. I told a guy I wouldn’t have sex with him because we were both the same mix of race and it would be too “meta”. The truth was I just didn’t want to do it because my mother was in the other room
8. I walked out of my house a few times in the middle of the night with no pants because I was sleep deprived and paranoid
9. I had such loud sex with my ex girlfriend in our apartment that several people complained and one even mocked us to our face and said we “moaned better than hookers”. One of the complaints was from a mother of 3.
10. I convinced my ex girlfriend to go to another country and give her child away to the baby daddy so we could be free because we were broke and stressed and the kid wouldn’t eat so I thought she would get worse.
11. I lived with my exes family for 6 months and didn’t pay rent nor did I look for a job until I thought my visa was expiring at the last minute. I let my ex not work too and we’d eat takeout a lot and go on dates using the grandparents money.
12. I’ve made my mother cry several times by saying she was the worst mother ever, but I’ve heard of worse.
13. I have led on and the blocked countless men. I have cursed out so many people too and destroyed their character with words. There are many who can’t stand me due to this.
14. I am very easy and slutty. I’ve given head to about 40 people, kissed 100+, and had normal sex with 30+. I swallowed every time too. It’s a miracle I never have gotten and std
15. I slapped my girlfriend twice while in severe psychosis and mania. I also choked her when she said she looked down on me for not getting a college degree. Now we still talk idk how
16. I slept with my friend of many years bf because she had always been mean to me and calling me ugly every day. I did it intentionally to hurt her feelings.
17. I took LSD with a guy I had only known for a year and I killed a huge insect in the sink while high and I could feel it hurting but I kept flushing it down the sink with water.
18. In kindergarten a bunch of me peers decided to dogpile on top of each other. I said I wanted to join but I was tall and they said no. So I jumped on all of them with my full weight because I was angry that I was being excluded. It hurt some of the kids and I got in trouble. When the principal asked why I did it I lied and said I didn’t know what would happen, but I definitely knew.
19. I’ve crawled on the ground sexily in the mental hospital and even kissed a man (consensual) that was a stranger, had sex with a stranger there, and kissed another guy (non consensually) with my COVID mask on and then apologized.
20. I riled up a very strong tall man in the mental hospital so much that he threw a chair at the window.
21. I pretended to be about to jump out of my sisters car so she would take me to the ER.
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schlongus-journey · 1 year
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complication - day 11-14
putting all of these here at once because it’s kind of a rollercoaster
Day 11
Today I wrote part of a story I'm collaborating on with J, got my wound vac changed, and had a random visit with a hospital social worker who seemed as confused as we were as to why he was there or needed.
It would have been a good, chill day, but in the morning after I urinated, I noticed that I was bleeding significantly more on the bed than I had been previously. Not gushing, but different than the streaks and pricks of blood that would crop up occassionally. Enough to blot the bed anywhere my groin was at.
I had J look at it and he said there was some dark blood dripping from either the sewn up area where my clit used to be, the seam on the underside of my schlongus, or both. The wound vac nurse, when she arrived, said that it looked fine, but if there was bright red blood then we needed to call her.
Unfortunately after more natural trips to the bathroom, it seemed to get worse, slowly seeping through the towels I was using to prop my dick up.
I just looked at it through the vanity mirror attached to my phone case (the only hand mirror I have) and there's a part in the seam that appears to have opened up a bit. Dr. Keith had said before the surgery this had a high chance of happening and (if I identified it correctly) it is called a dehisance. I was hoping it wouldn't happen to me.
Me and J basically jury rigged a dressing that wraps around the underside of the schlongus. I am not sure if it's going to interfere with my peeing, my urethra area also seems to be bleeding a bit, but it's better than nothing. I'm going to call the office in the morning.
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Day 13
I'm going to be so pissed if my dick falls off.
I've been bleeding since friday, slowly. yesterday I was dizzy and exhausted, possibly because of this, and telling my friend made him worry so much he insisted we go to the ER. we didn't. but J stayed up until 4am to check my vitals every two hours and make sure I didn't die (I am alive).
today I had some friends as visitors. I tried to look normal for them, which was a mistake. I put on boxers and a dress to cover my humongous schlongus and its gross dressings to cover the bleeding things. walked around the apartment and sat on the couch. then another one of my stitches at the top seam of my dick broke, presumably from being stuffed in the boxers, and I flashed my sister thoughtlessly when I realized it was bleeding on my leg.
I'm not normal. just because I can walk a little bit on my flayed leg doesn't mean my frankendick is fine and dandy. I keep telling myself this.
I'm frustrated because all throughout this time, I was told I was healing well, perfect, beautifully. Now there's blood, and redness, and inflammation and weird yellow-whitish stuff around my stitch lines. I don't know what I'm doing wrong and I'm upset at whatever I must be fucking up.
I sent (hideous) pictures to my doctor's office. they'll get back to me tomorrow and tell me if I need to come in.
just frustrated. I was starting to actually feel happy, ykno?
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Day 14
Update: I sent pictures over and my surgeon's pa called and said I'm actually healing normally, 90% of the stuff I was freaking out about is just part of the healing process. I'm going to go in tomorrow to have dr keith examine the ever-bleeding area where my clit was which was the only remaining concern.
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yellowyani · 2 years
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I don't really know much about your ocs, could you give some information about your favourite(s)?
very very very long post! i'll try to keep everything as brief as possible and only talk about the ones I talk about the most! (word count 3,513, not joking about length. includes 5 stories tho)
•Dakota, Erin, Mara, Lux, Aiden
Dakota is 26, Erin 27, Mara 24, Lux 27, Aiden 19.
Dakota has no memories beyond the age of ten. He remembers waking up in a dark alley with no memories besides his name and age.
There were drops of blood on the shoulder of his shirt but he wasn’t hurt, just the side of his hair weirdly choppy like it had been cut with a knife haphazardly.
A strap of a backpack was hanging off one arm, the top flap of it open and it’s contents scattered on the floor. Looking back on it, which trust me- Dakota has done over and over, it looks like he was thrown against the wall of the alley. His body didn’t hurt so he just stood up and scrambled to shove the things back into his bag. All it had in it was clothes, a pocket knife, a coin purse, and a stuffed rabbit.
Disoriented from the lack of memories yet somehow still possessing knowledge of how to speak and walk and the basics of society, all Dakota could do was stumble out of the alley with the bag. His mind was like a stranger to his body.
He walked down the streets for who knows how long, the sun rising when he was stopped by a cop. When the officer started yelling at him about running away, all he could do was cry and let himself be lead back to an unfamiliar place.
The strangers there treated him like a stranger too, and soon he realized he was in an orphanage. He didn’t get along well with the other kids because of their apprehension towards him, both for the fact he supposedly ran away and his adamancy on the fact he had no memories.
Soon, another kid arrived and he’d find twelve year old Erin to be just like him. Erin, just like Dakota, has no idea about his past before the age of eleven. His earliest memory is waking up next to a dumpster in the morning of a quiet neighborhood, shirt ripped and soaked in blood around his shoulder with no wound and no memories besides his name and age.
After stumbling along to a hospital and telling them his name and how he had no memories, he went through some tests and lived with his grandfather for a few months but was ultimately sent to an orphanage, constantly hearing the sentiment “It’s better he doesn’t remember.”
He meets Dakota at that orphanage, Dakota telling him he is in the same predicament. Because of that sense of solidarity they stick to each other like glue, Erin more so forming this slight dependency with Dakota.
Dakota finds out he can shift before Erin finds he can as well.
At age 13 (Erin 14) and in a particular act of stupidity the two had snuck out of the home just to have some fun and were promptly reminded of their idiocy as a cop had found them behind the half empty 24hr diner, grabbing Erin by the arm.
Dakota, already scared of cops at this point, freaked out. Screaming and yelling till it happens, Dakota’s face changing first and his yelling turning into growling and barking, his howling continuing till he was on all fours and the cop was on his ass in fear, scrambling away from him. Erin surprisingly ran over to him for protection, gripping his fur till the cop was gone, his screaming from the door of the diner heard from where they were.
Erin just looked at him and begged. “Please. Let’s just run.” And they did, and as soon as they stopped at the back fence and Dakota’s mind had finally stopped wishing to keep being this monster, he wasn’t anymore.
Erin immediately promised to never tell anyone, and surprisingly that was the end of that conversation.
At age 15, after a year of wishing and trying with no luck, Erin finds he can do what his friend can. A panther hopping down from the top bunk and climbing on top of the sleeping Dakota, licking his face to wake him up. As soon as his eyes opened and Erin whispered with a slightly garbled voice, “Hey Kota, we’re the same.” they promise once more to keep each other’s secret to the grave.
When Erin turned 18 and had to leave the home without Dakota he buys a dumpy two bedroom apartment over a PI’s office, just like they had dreamed about when they were teens. He waits that year alone working six jobs, saving up money (and paying rent).
Dakota joins him in their new house and actually starts their PI business, making good money and becoming popular fast with criminals, scorned spouses, and people wanting revenge. They are known for doing the jobs the police never could. (or should tbh)
Dakota sniffs out (literally. he smells them for the first time and could tell.) another person just like them, a 19 year old barista and owner of Taube’s Table, Lux a were-pigeon. They form a quick bond over being monsters and Taube’s Table quickly becomes their only stop for coffee and a quick breakfast.
Soon a girl comes in wanting a job at their office. She quickly shuts up their refusal by pointing out what they are and saying she’s just like them, a were-cat. They accept, Erin begrudgingly and Dakota more so excited. A 18 year old Mara officially joins their office the next day.
The final person in their office comes after they receive a murder case from a kid named Aiden Cross. The victim being his mother. They solve the case and kill the man like they were paid to do, however somehow in that act Dakota and Mara (he finds Erin annoying) gain the respect of Aiden. He offers his skills as a hacker to them and Dakota agrees. Thus they gain their final member, a then aged 18 Aiden Cross, a completely human hacker.
•Angel and Hweh Yaenen (+Velten, Ymir, Jericho, and Angels friends)
Angel (and his friends) is 11,998, Hweh Yaenen is around 11,800, Velten is 36, Ymir 104, Jericho 32
Angel is something previously called “a Child Of Blessing” (now called an “inbetween”). He and his friends had simply appeared one day, with nothing but the instincts to kill the things the humans on this planet called demons.
Very soon after they appeared they found an abandoned home, reading books and educating themselves. They named each other.
Angel for his kindness and his ability to heal himself and his friends, Canine for ferocity and his claws, Edge for her calm demeanor yet sharpness when they were fighting (also for the fact she could heat herself up, a hand hot enough to cut through things like a blade), Thrill for her adrenaline seeking personality and the way she teleported around, and Spring because she was warm and gentle and kind (her telekinesis may have been used mostly for caring for her friends, but she was nothing to be scoffed at).
When he was 200, Angel met Yaenen on a battlefield. Yaenen was a white sword stuck in the ground among a sea of bodies. Bodies of demons.
Angel had picked him up and swung him around, making a remark that the weight was just right. Yaenen was overjoyed that someone would wield him.
Yaenen revealed his real from to him, a teenaged demon, and proposed a friendship. A two sided partnership.
Angel refused, of course.
Yaenen told him the only way he could survive was eating the hearts of his own kind and would pose no threat to them or humans.
Angel stood firm on his no.
It took a hundred years of following, a lot of pleading, and a lot of fighting before Angel gave in, despite his friends dismay.
Yaenen began traveling with them as Angel’s sword.
Meeting humans who had been tainted by demons on the battlefield, Edge and Canine would teach them how to fight. Spring and Angel would teach them how to treat wounds. Thrill would teach them how to escape.
Those humans would form a collection of “Hunters”. A title those humans took on proudly.
The five of them took care of the hunters for many generations.
The children of blessing may have been treated like some sort of gods unlike the human demon hunters, but they were outcasted all the same.
Around when they were 2,000 the five of them had come together to decide it was better for them to hide their identities and wait for their names to blow over. Soon they did.
So many years had passed that their names and their faces had disappeared from the mind of the public, the only remnants of their legacy being told within the hunter guild.
It’s was around the 1980s at this time.
Around when they were 2,800 Thrill got tainted to the point she begged for them to kill her. They did.
Their mourning made them sloppy.
Fifty years later Edge died and Canine got tainted in the same hunt. Spring disappeared the morning after Edge died, soon Canine had disappeared as well.
Yaenen was not too far behind. He disappeared a few years after Canine had left.
Ten thousand years passed in solitude. Angel still fulfills his job as a child of blessing. Completely alone. He isn’t the same bright eyed person anymore.
Yaenen appears again. Still the same clingy demon.
With him are the bodies of the demons that had escaped from that battle thousands of years ago. Some are nothing but bones, others are fresh and still warm.
He had that stupid smile he had every time he was waiting for praise and Angel didn’t have the willpower to have complaints.
In this world now dominated by technology Yaenen is an even bigger idiot. Angel just laughs and welcomes him back.
Soon they meet a duo of hunters, Ymir a nun who has been tainted so much during her job she is basically a demon, and her girlfriend Jericho. They also meet a ex-hunter doctor, Velten Ortolff.
To make not interesting stories short, they become friends.
At some point Angel also finds out Spring is still alive and so is Canine, but Canine is just like Ymir.
•Mateo, Aspen, Bexley, Avi, Cain (+ Dixie, Karma, and Lan)
Mateo is 19, Aspen 26, Avi 25, Bexley 24, Cain 22, Dixie 25, Karma 26, Lan 26.
Goodness this is getting long,,, I will try to briefer.
In this world demons and miasma are a big problem. Demons move back and forth from their world and ours, miasma leaking into our world from theirs. For the most part it’s the miasma changing animals and humans that the professional hunters have to take care of. It’s a major case if they are actually fighting a demon.
A seven year old Mateo meets a demon named Spinel in the alley next to his family’s apartment as his mother is messing with an ATM. Spinel, mostly out of curiosity and some out of boredom, decides to give Mateo some of his powers to see what would happen.
However, since he had never done that before, he does it wrong and ends up stuck in his head. His physical state somehow now the kid’s heart.
That night at dinner Spinel gives up and sets up his domain in the kids head, this being the catalyst of Mateo gaining his powers.
Being unable to control it, Mateo freaks out and ends up destroying his house and almost killing his parents. His scars being from uncontrolled crystal growing on his face.
Aspen, a fifteen year old hunter in training just happened to be walking past and calms Mateo down and tries to calm his parents down as well. However they make it clear they no longer want him and Aspen decides to take him in and raise him secretly in the girls dorm.
He is raised and trained by the girls in the academy.
In that same year Mateo meets a winged boy as he was passing by an alley.
Cain was attempting to cut his wings off with a broken wine bottle. Mateo offers to help.
However before he could help Cain passes out from blood loss from a upside down cross shaped wound on his back between his wings.
Mateo decides to leave his wings be and bandages his wounds with the gauze and ointment he had gone out to buy for his own wounds.
Mateo hurries home after.
Cain wakes up with Mateo’s jacket folded under his head like a pillow. Surprisingly he is more interested in finding the boy then tearing his wings from his body.
Using the name scribbled on the tag “Aspen” and how the boy had mentioned that “Aspen said hunters always help those in need” Cain searches out for those “Hunters” and ends up lying about his age to join the academy. He was 10 at the time but ended up filing under 13 and with the orphaned evolved contract.
For once in his life Cain was happy he had his wings.
Cain and Mateo become friends in the academy.
Mateo still struggles with Spinel in his head. Every time he goes to sleep his consciousness is sent to Spinel’s domain. The two spending a lot of time fighting and talking. Spinel advocates that Mateo takes over the world, confident that he’s powerful enough. Mateo just wants to help people.
Aspen enlists a squadron member named Avi to hang out with Mateo for “manly interaction.” Avi scoffs at that notion but still plays with the kid, becoming a kind of father figure for him.
Bexley came later and skipped a few years in the academy to join Aspens class. She didn’t interact with Mateo much at this time.
Soon Aspens class graduated and became professionals, Cain being put in another team with Lan, Dixie, and Karma. Aspen was grouped with Avi and Bexley.
Cain’s squadron was moved to another city a year after their graduation.
Mateo was stubborn and helped out during professional jobs despite how much Aspen scolded him for it.
Because of his help and his victory against a hunt Mateo gets inducted and recognized as the youngest professional hunter at age 16. He’s put in Aspen’s squadron.
Mateo and Cain meet again when he was 19 and Cain was 22.
Now their squadrons often work together on hunts.
•Kei, Syr, Yuuri, Yuna, Itsuki
Kei is 26, Itsuki is 22, Yuuri is 26.
Kei's story has two different versions, one where Keba is just his avatar in a game and one where the game is real (same story, just set in the setting of the game). I will stick to explaining the video game one and the broader strokes of his past and present.
Kei was bullied pretty bad in elementary school and once he and his mom moved away from that town, he joined a new middle school and met the twins Yuuri and Yuna. The twins were delinquents, and Kei started to hang out with them, one: to make sure he wouldnt get bullied, and two: to convince himself he was strong.
Kei started to get into fights around this time.
The three formed a band (Smoking in Osaka) during high school and got pretty popular. The three of them slept around a lot, started doing a lot more then smoking, and were all around not in a great place. Kei and Yuna started to get involved with each other, after spending years of having feelings.
Around when they turned 20 they celebrated selling out a pretty good venue with some drinks, Yuna and Kei completely smashed and Yuuri getting tipsy. Yuuri was the one driving them on his motorcycle. They got into an accident, Yuna died and Kei's leg got permanently messed up. Because of his injury he moves hospitals and loses contact with Yuuri.
During his rehab he gets really into full dive VR games. (think SAO.. but like a dystopian cyberpunk game) Syr is his android companion. His friends are named (Sakamoto Saya) Suyo and her girlfriend (Hasegawa Kana) Koi, (Ueno Rin) Lune, (Kawano Mitsuki) Meka, (Takagi Youske) Yumo, and (Aoki Tarunoske) Taru.
Lune, Meka, and Yumo die in an accident similar to Yuna when they were driving to meet up for the first time in a few years. Kei spirals.
He meets Itsuki a year after the accident and they become friends.
At some point, Kei meets Yuuri again.
•Rev, Arthur, Gon, Archer, Lyra, Sammy, Jin, King, Damien
Rev is 28, Sammy 23, Jin 31, King 32, Damien 28.
Takes place in a fantasy world in which its modern days are identical to ours, save for the fact there is only one very large continent as the planets only land mass. Its capital city (where the story takes place) surrounding a large castle that had been there for as long as any ancient book could recall, protected by mysterious phenomena.
Rev works at a bakery with Jin, and is friends with both him and Sammy. King is his brother and Damien is a very huge part of his complicated past. I will not dive into his past for the sake of your time.
Without diving too deep into the past (that Arthur remembers) Arthur, Gon, Lyra, and Archer have been living countless lives over and over in an eternal game since the humans were first building homes. All of them originate from the castle, a living organism that births them every iteration, with their memories of all their lives and with a body of a six year old.
Arthur, Lyra, and Archer are the team for humans, Gon is the dragon he must kill. Arthur’s team believes they must kill Gon twice in a row to win the game, and if Arthur is killed twice, Gon wins. Arthur has his sword, Lyra her wings and lyre, Archer her bow, and Gon his claws, wings, and fire.
Along the course of their eternal battle, an “affair” had happened. Gon and Arthur had fallen in love, just for one of their lifetimes. In the end Gon forced Arthur to kill him, to save the man’s reputation as king. The next time they are born, Arthur acts like it had never happened. Angst ensues, too much to blab about.
The truth about the whole matter is that Arthur does not, in fact, have all of his memories. Gon does not have that luxury.
Arthur and Gonokishke, The lighting blue sword that had drawn in the dragon god. Arthur was born from the castle to protect it, it at that point taking the form of a large bird named Hyacinth. Arthur was made in the image of the humans that had just recently discovered fire. Gon was a dragon, curious of the bright blue sword the boy had. He approached and took a form similar to what Arthur had. Gon became friends with Hyacinth and Arthur, and they watched over humans for many years. Hyacinth was fascinated with the humans buildings and would change forms to whatever had gotten their attention, their favorite being a large and ornate castle they had designed themselves after the humans had started making stone homes. Hyacinth was happy protecting Arthur and Gon, and the two were just as happy protecting them.
Arthur is fascinated with human civilization and Gon encourages him to go within the walls to explore. Arthur does, and doesn't return for years.
Hyacinth sees him die in those walls, and without a word to Gon, they try their best to make him again, alongside two friends Arthur had made within the walls.
Gon notices his rebirth, along with Archer and Lyra and is relieved for only a second until Arthur backs away from him, claiming he doesn't know who he is.
In a fit of grief Gon kills himself, and in Hyacinth’s own grief they use up all their power to make Gon once more. Now unable to speak the castle could not tell Arthur of his past and could only watch as he assumed all the wrong things.
Gon of course was born again with his memories and decided that he never mention them again. Until he was born again and met Rev.
Arthur will share anything and everything (besides anything that has to do with the affair or his feelings for Gon), knowing that the people hes telling will not be around in the long run of his life.
Gon will share nothing ever, neither his feelings or his past. Doing so will only serve to ruin everything. Besides Rev.
Gon meets Rev on the side of the road and he enlists Rev to raise them, telling him their past and his plan, proving it with a display of his powers.
Gon simply wants to live one last life with the three of them peacefully. He wants to get to know this Arthur. And when the time comes, he’ll asks Arthur to kill him one more time and to win.
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1) That Summer Feeling | Explicit | 2093 words
"It was still a lazy summer evening, the sun was still floating in the sky and the balcony window was letting in a warm breeze. Harry thumbed at Louis’ hipbone, easing his lips off Louis’ skin just to mumble “Turn over, darling.” Louis cracked a small smile, turning over slowly and revealing the back half of his naked body. Harry’s tongue felt too big for his mouth. He swallowed as he took in the sight. He’d never get tired of this."
2) The Sucking Method | Explicit | 2668 words | Sequel #1 | Sequel #2 | Sequel #3
Louis tries to quit smoking, but none of his methods work. Harry comes up with a new idea that involves lots of sucking.
3) Spirit Meets The Bones | Explicit | 3220 words
The action shouldn’t fill his eyes with tears but it does. These small gestures mean the world to him. A steady reminder that Harry does notice all the tiny, seemingly insignificant details that make Louis him.
4) Blue Eyes, Black Jeans, Lighters, Candy | Explicit | 3629 words | Sequel
Harry is in Madrid and Louis had a hard week.
5) This Is Where I Sleep | Explicit | 3678 words
Harry and Louis go camping while on break and make some memories.
6) A Touch of Your Love | Explicit | 3856 words
Harry needs to work out. Louis wants him to pay attention to him. They find a compromise.
7) We’ve Got A Vicious Streak | Explicit | 4073 words
In the aftermath of 1DDay, Harry finds a way to help Louis relax.
8) The Sound Of Silence | Explicit | 4272 words
Note: This fic is locked and can only be read by AO3 users.
Early the next morning, Louis had been scrolling through Twitter when he first saw the wild conspiracy.
“What if the person in the VIP box is actually Xander?”
Louis had almost choked on his coffee. Xander? Of all the people Harry had been connected to over the last few years, this person was speculating Harry was secretly in love with Xander Ritz?
9) Cherries In The Snow | Mature | 5151 words
It’s Valentine’s Day, and Harry is not in the mood. So naturally, Louis lets Harry paint his body with kiss marks to make him feel better.
10) At The End Of My Rope | Mature | 5608 words
The one where they go to Crete and Harry is definitely hiding something.
11) Just Stop Your Crying (It's a Sign of the Times) | Explicit | 5864 words
My own imagining of the inspiration for Sign of the Times.  Featuring boys in love, even after all this time.
12) Maybe My Heart’s Numb | Mature | 6007 words
"Lou."
He breathes in sharply and turns to his right, the source of the voice just having sat down. "Yeah?" he asks softly, trying to get his voice to come out as evenly as possible.
Harry stares at him with an unreadable look on his face, then looks down. Louis' gaze follows.
 Oh.
Harry's holding his right hand, a completely burnt out cigarette lying underneath it.
13) Singing Your Praises | Explicit | 6226 words
Prompt 86: Louis rides Harry while wearing his packer’s jersey/sweater and gets his ass ate.
14) The Window To The Soul | Explicit | 6925 words
Harry comes off stage at iHeart 2017 and really needs a bit of physical affection.
15) PDA: Public Displays of Arousal | Mature | 7281 words
"He soon ventured out on a relaxing stroll along the damp shore, pouting down at the very dainty size of the footprints he made in the wet sand. He could already picture Harry making a large footprint right next to it just to coo at their very distinct size difference, and Louis didn’t know whether to grin or grimace. He looked up from the ground to observe the colorful assortment of tents and umbrellas from the people scattered along the sand, and the people themselves were-
Well, they were all naked."
16) Cease The Day | Explicit | 8195 words
In which 1D Day takes on a whole new meaning.
Instead of a seven hour livestream, the One Direction team deem it more profitable to offer an entire day spent with any one member of the band for the highest bidder. What happens when the same buyer wins both Louis and Harry for a day?
17) Little White Lies | Explicit | 10450 words
Louis makes an off hand comment in an interview then comes home to find Harry has laid his old braces out on their bed.
18) Tomorrow You Won’t Be Mine | Explicit | 13592 words
Louis and Harry were larry, until they broke up and weren’t. Years into the hiatus Louis finds himself in Philadelphia for a music festival, completely unaware that Harry has a show that night there too until fans start to freak out online. Louis has things to get off of his chest about their break up all those years ago and turns up to Harry’s concert without notice, leaving Harry in complete shock. Feelings overwhelm them both, leading to a night where they realise just how much they missed eachother...
19) With the Certainty Of Tides | Mature | 13980 words
“Love you,” Louis whispered in the dark. He didn’t know what time it was or where the light had gone, he knew that he was in Harry’s arms, basking in the afterglow of all their love and he’d be a fool to not tell Harry that. As if Harry didn’t know.
“Love you,” was whispered back, as if Louis didn’t know. They confessed to each other as if it was their first time saying it, raw and painful, and listened to it the very same way, but they knew those words to be the only ones true.
With all the certainty of the tides, with all the light from the sun, with all the steady beats of their hearts, they were deftly in love, in secret and so loudly. They were brave and fearless and strong and hopelessly devoted in every sense of their breaths.
“We made it, baby,” Harry mumbled, bringing their lips into a final kiss, sweet and soft and the color of pink. They already knew that, didn’t fight tooth and nail and argued through every petty year and bleed their hearts into the words they sang and on their skin for them to have not made it home.
They were home.
20) Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) | Not Rated | 16683 words
The one where Harry wants a little more in the bedroom and has a habit of putting his foot in his mouth.
21) Oblivious | Explicit | 19096 words
Where Louis gets a little crush on Luke and for some reason Harry starts acting weird.
22) Late Night Devil (Put Your Hands On Me) | Explicit | 20086 words
Harry Styles has always put up with him. With every snip of attitude, every idiotic act of stubbornness, every harsh and sour word. Each time Louis thinks he's stepped too far, clung too tight, bitten too hard, Harry is there to forgive him, to protect him, to hold him. Maybe he was naive to think that, no matter how hard he pushed, Harry would never move.
Maybe he should have seen it coming.
23) England Has My Bones | Explicit | 24087 words
The next time Harry thinks about calling, it’s 4.14 in the morning on a Parisian hotel balcony.
24) Pink In The Night | Explicit | 32324 words
His finger was tapping on Louis’ chat before Harry could even think about it, eyes reading over the last text he’d sent Louis. I miss you. Do you miss me?
Harry had felt so pathetic that December night, alone in the dark room of the Japanese apartment he’d been staying at, the strong smell of alcohol clinging to his clothes.
Louis hadn’t replied, but Harry wasn’t surprised; he had texted Louis a few times before while he’d been away, but there had never been a response.
It pained him to admit that this was their new normal.
25) What’s Mine Is Yours To Make Your Own | Mature | 39919 words
Sometimes, the closest Harry ever feels to home is Louis. It’s their shared hotel rooms on tour, their shoes toed off in the doorway next to each other, jackets hung on the same post. It’s everything he doesn’t notice until it’s been taken away from him.
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In The Shadows Of The Rising Sun Chp 15
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Ten thousand yeeeeeeears! Will give you such a crick in the neck!
I know its old by now but I have to apologize for the delay. Long story short, pandemic + university + crappy summer job doesn't leave much for creative energy. But glacial pace or not I will not abandon this story anytime soon. Thank you so much everyone who is still interested in it, it has brought me such joy to know people like it. 
Also I will be restarting my queue, I had ran out and wanted to build it back up before putting it back in motion.
As for this chapter in particular :D
Chapter 15: Before the Dawn
Word Count: 2,354
Content Warning: Alcohol, Violence
Chise had felt her blood run cold when a monster the size of a trolly had locked its sulfuric eyes on her in broad daylight. She felt her stomach drop when a wispy demon shuffled aside the countertop sending plates crashing down while her baby cousin slept. Her own blood had gushed out her mouth when bullies had knocked her to the pavement. 
But at that moment Chise felt true panic as she awoke to a shriek at 1 am that night.
Light from the entrance of the apartment poured over the silhouette of Reina, her suitcase and purse crashing to the ground. Disoriented though she was, Chise knew from the weight still settled around her shoulders that they had been caught. Her breath a lead weight in her chest, Chise forced herself to stand feeling Elias dissipate from sight.
“What's wrong? Did something happen at your training session?” Chise began anxiously trying to feign ignorance. She was supposed to be gone all weekend, she pleaded with herself, desperately hoping this was all a dream.
Reina’s eyes shifted from fear to a look of betrayal, answering despite herself, “We were sent the wrong dates, no hotel was booked for us.” Her lips pursed in disgust, “What the hell was that thing? What did you bring here?”
 “I-i-i” she stuttered, her throat dry as a bone, “ I think you just saw,” she carefully held up her arms in placation, Reina recoiled at the action, instinctively guarding her chest and throat. “… a shadow.” Three years of fire and spite burned in her cousin’s eyes, her face and body winding tight like a spring.
“How dare you lie to me,” the tension shot free, “You little freak!” 
Chise just registered the sight of Reina’s nails as stinging pain collided across her cheek. She crashed onto her temple, a feeling like heavy clanking glass rattling in her skull. Her ears rung and nausea surged through her stomach. The pooling fluorescent light warped as Reina towered over her. Peering upward she saw her cousin’s face just in time for the color to drain. 
A rush of air surged behind her sucking in light with it. The door slammed shut, but that was not the true cause of the growing darkness within the room. Rasping breath and hot steam spilled over her head. The only light remaining in the room bore into Reina in a piercing red glow. A squeak escaped Reina’s throat just before her eyes rolled back as She crumbled to the floor.
Even in the lack of light, the darkness of the room quelled as Elias refrained back to his more compact shape. He was on his knees beside her, “Chise,” he breathed offering a hand. She took it looking from the shape of her unconscious cousin to Elias. “We...we have to go.” She said finally as a semblance of sense returned to her. Elias seemed troubled but nodded. 
 Her head still ringing from the impact, she located her book bag and immediately stuffed clothes within. The memory of relocating took the reins of her body as adrenaline directed her every move. An odd disconnect played out as she watched her hands perform the familiar motion, like an observer in a theater. Her thoughts were both clear and muddled and ran at light speed. 
They couldn’t stay, but there was nowhere to go. But they couldn’t stay. 
If Reina came to and remembered the event, Chise was as good as institutionalized. Had it been just herself she may have welcomed this. A fresh setting with a break in the academic monotony. But Chise couldn’t think of just herself. 
She looked to Elias who had busied himself grabbing granola from the cupboard. He didn’t deserve this. As he made to place the food in her bookbag his head snapped to the door in the same second as a knock came from it. The packages in his hands fell all at once as Chise felt swept up and held against the wall. Dazed, she could just see the room as though it had been covered by a drape. 
The knocking grew agitated as a man's voice called out, receiving no answer. She saw the doorknob jiggle, finally giving way as a neighbor in ruffled pajamas poked his head in, clearly curious about the commotion. Chise had seen this man in the hall on occasion but she did not know his name. He gasped as he saw Reina limp on the floor rushing to check her status. He placed two fingers behind her ear leaning his head toward her mouth. Once he appeared satisfied he pulled out a cell phone.  
Chise tensed unsure what to do. The man looked to Reina, ensuring she was stable, and walked to the hall. Never before had Chise been so grateful for the lack of cell service in the dingy little complex. 
“Elias,” she whispered, noting the outline of his eyes above her, “We have to leave right now before he comes back.” His eyes bobbed and she felt her feet leave the ground in a swooping motion. There was a phantom of hands under her arms as she was shuffled along the wall. Creeping along in the shadows they finally peeled outside the door where the neighbor could be heard explaining what he found in anxious Japanese. They peered left, it was a long stretch to the stairs but it would have to work. 
Carefully, she felt Elias shift her weight. His steps grew hurried as a dial tone beep sounded. They froze as the man turned back to reenter the apartment. He stopped. His eyes followed the line of the hall, squinting as though something was just out of view. Their breath stilled and Chise begged her frantic heart to slow down. 
The man shook his head and reentered the apartment. Elias tightened his grip and bolted down the stairway. Thuds of his paws rang through Chise’s ears, still fearful the neighbor would hear them escaping. Eventually, he slowed, and the haze that surrounded them in the apartment finally dissipated. The smoky envelopment of Elias’ body retracted as he regained a solid form, leaving them standing in the flickering light of a street lamp.
His hands ran over her, briefly taking in the moment to assure she was fine. The pads of his fingers lingered on her right cheek and above her left eyebrow, both of which she tried to stifle a searing wince. Chise just then realized the trickles of blood running a smooth trail on both sides of her face. A small rumbling growl reverberated in Elias’ chest as he leaned forward. She gasped as the tip of his tongue, damp with humid breath, delicately traced the line of her injuries. A brief sting and the pain subsided leaving a bizarre warmth as though she had held her freezing hands under warm water.
Incredulously she brought her fingers to her brow, no pain. “It should help for the time being,” Elias answered unprompted. Still dazed, Chise could only nod. Cautiously, she took in their surroundings. Elias had sprinted partway along the path to the school, the only path in the city he knew. 
Distantly, she could hear approaching sirens, her neighbor must have called an ambulance. And the police. They had no supplies, no food, and nowhere to go. For now, they would have to keep moving. Choking down her guilt, she motioned for Elias to reenter her shadow. He obliged. 
She walked hurriedly, no real destination in mind other than to put as much distance between them and the apartment as possible. After that close escape, she really didn’t feel like being arrested. Blaring lights could just be seen on the horizon, she quickened her pace and hugged the sides of the buildings in an effort to stay hidden in the shadows. 
In her frenzy, she didn’t notice the hulking figure until she had already bumped into him. Something sloshed on the pavement as she stepped back hurriedly, apologies already forming on her lips. Her wrist was caught from behind and before she could turn she found herself pinned high against the building wall. 
“That was rude ya lil brat.” one of the men slurred to her right. The one she suspected she had run into from the stain on his shirt. The man holding her wrist forced his palm over her mouth, she tasted the bristly fibers of his glove. “We ought to teach you some manners.” 
A third man stepped close, her eyes were drawn to a dull reflection in his right hand. His left hand stroked across her cheek, through her hair grabbing at the nape of her neck. The pungent scent of alcohol burned her nose. “Where's the fun in that?” He taunted. Ice cold steel pressed flat against her trachea. He rolled his wrist just enough that she could feel the press of the blade prick her skin. “Now, why don’t we have a little exchange and forget this ever-” 
The knife clattered to the pavement.  
Chise collapsed against the wall as the men forcibly let go, their faces pale as sheets. She coughed roughly as air could once again enter her throat. Finding purchase against the wall, she felt it ripple with energy and as she had come to recognize, magic. She took a step back.
The outline of Elias writhed against the building. His silhouette had nearly tripled in size and bulk, his eyes burning like supernovas. From the writhing shadow, his form clawed out of the two-dimensional world, bursting into darkness made tangible. His skull had grown larger, more jagged, and bore a second set of horns curving inward to frame his face. From his hunched position, enormous spikes protruded from his back. Then he stood, a pair of external ribs lining his chest that puffed as he drew a huge breath and roared. 
The sound shook the pavement, windows overhead shuttered like leaves. Faintly through the noise, the whimpers and screams of the men could be heard as they scrambled frantically in every direction. As his great jaw drew closed, Elias hunched back to the ground like a jungle cat. His eyes locked with a dreadful precise instinct on the man that had brandished the knife. His clawed hand tensed in anticipation.
“ELIAS!” Chise screamed, throwing herself tight against his side. It was like trying to stop a tree from falling. His head turned to her in an almost robotic manner. His slit red eyes trained on her for a second, a look no different than one a snake would give its prey. Then his pupils wavered, almost like...he was afraid. A weak gasp broke out of Chise, and she buried her head against his fur. “Please don’t leave.” She begged. 
He trembled with a rattling breath and stood. She lifted her face to meet his eyes. The same scared look met her. His hand, now nearly the length of her entire body moved as if to comfort her. But it stopped with a shiver, just shy of touching her. 
“Chise, I'm sorry.” His voice was deeper, like something ancient and wild. He made to retract his hand but she grabbed his finger. Before she could answer, sirens blared again and in the distance, she could make out flashing lights heading their way. Overhead, lights and distraught voices rustled awake.
She looked back at him in a rush. “Run!” 
As she said this Elias’ form melted, like a water balloon popped in midair. Inky shadows splashed at her feet expanding briefly then rushing in together in a dense new shape. He now stood at her shoulder’s height on four legs. “Get on!” Without question or instructions, Chise grabbed hold of the feathery scruff of Elias’ neck and swung her legs over his back. The second her weight settled against his form, he was off. 
She found purchase gripping the sides of his neck, her knees and feet braced in the notches of his external ribs. His long strides bounded against the sidewalk as she could see the apartment complex coming into view. In his desperation to escape pursuit, Chise realized Elias had run in the opposite direction.
As she looked to the dilapidated building they had escaped not fifteen minutes earlier she saw her life. Bleak cramped spaces guarded by relatives that merely tolerated her presence at best and slaving toward an education that had time better spent teaching someone who wanted to be there. Then she blinked.
She stared past the complexes, up the road that led out of the city. That road could be followed but it could also be lost. Never before had there been any reason to look there. It held nothing for her but empty space and open jaws. But now-
Her fingers wove through Elias’s mane as she leaned forward as far as she could reach. “Elias,” his head tilted back slightly, “I want you to run, as far as you can, as fast as you can, until the tallest skyscraper in the city is nothing but a speck on the horizon.”
His steps faltered for a second, a brief hint of uncertainty. Then he nodded and regained his pace. She returned to her original position on his back and held her body against him. His stride had lengthened into a full-body gallop, speed, and power rippling through his muscles. She could feel the brief bounce off the ground when his feet fleetingly hit the pavement. And the following burst of speed sent a thrill down her spine as his unbridled strength sent them racing forward.
But more than that, she felt a weightless rush as he glided effortlessly through the night. The wind carrying the last lingering chill of winter rushed by her, swarming her lungs. And she breathed out, blurred silhouettes of street lights and buildings passing her by, she felt every chained moment of that former life rush out her mouth.
She buried her head against Elias, breathing in this new untold freedom. The scent of winter pine and damp leaves danced in her nose. She whispered, “Thank you.”
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Not One Of You Anymore: Part 28
Request: Yes / No 
Requests are closed <3 Have a nice day/night
John Murphy x Fem! Griffin!Reader 
Word count: 2086
Warnings: Getting robbed I suppose? 
Y/N: Your Name 
Summary:  You weren’t meant to be born but you were so when you were ten your mom and the Chancellor sent you to the ground as a test for the 100
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John and I packed some things and left to meet Jaha at the Dropship. John was determined to get us to the city of light. He wanted us to have a life without judgement. I was mostly curious to see if it’s real or just a rumor like everyone says it is. I thought about Lexa a lot during our trek. I understood why she left me in the mountain, but if she found out that I was weak and fell in love she would kill me. 
“Sir, do you recognize anything?” One of the guys asked. 
“The tent was near here. I’m sure of it.” Jaha answered and I rolled my eyes. 
“Yeah right, it’s all just sand.” I mumbled and John sighed. 
“What’s the matter? You guys got some place better to be?” John asked as he pulled me along. 
“You have a point.” I sighed and he smirked. He stopped by Jaha and looked around. 
“You see anyone?” He asked. Jaha walked towards the wagon. 
“Bak op o ai na frag yu!” (Stay back or I’ll kill you!) A woman said and jumped up with a knife. 
“We mean you no harm.” Jaha said and John held me behind him. 
“Do you speak English?” Jaha asked. 
“What do you want?” The girl asked. 
“Nothing. It looks like you could use a hand. What are you doing out here along?” He asked and I looked around, something didn’t seem right. 
“My brother and I were on our way to the City of Light… when Wastelanders attacked.” She said, removing her face mask. 
“They took our horse. All our water, everything. They killed him. This cart is all I have left.” She answered. 
“Give her some water.” Jaha said and John started taking his bag off. 
“No, no, no. We barely have enough for ourselves here.” One of the men said. 
“Touch me again and I’ll end you.” John threatened, but I held him back. 
“I don’t trust her.” I whispered. 
“You don’t trust anyone babe.” He said and pulled me along. John pulled his water bottle out and handed it to her. 
“It’s okay.” He said and I kept my eyes narrowed at her. She took it and desperately drank it. 
“We’re on our way to the City of Light as well. What’s your name?” Jaha asked and I looked at him with wide eyes. 
“Emori.” She answered and I looked back at her. 
“Everyone in the Dead Zone is looking for the City of Light. Almost no one finds it. I can get you there.” She said and that’s when I noticed her covered hand. She’s one of the freaks… 
“If you pull my cart.” She added. 
“Done.” Jaha said and I gripped John’s arm. 
“We can’t trust her.” I whispered. 
“Caspian, you’re on the first shift!” Jaha shouted. 
“Then just trust me.” He whispered. 
“Thanks for the water.” She said, handing the water back to him. 
“It’s uh- It was no problem.” John said and I narrowed my eyes at her. All of us were walking through the Dead Zone, pulling Emori’s cart. 
“So I gotta ask, what made you ditch your home and risk your life to cross the beach from hell?” John asked her. I was walking ahead of them because I didn’t want to be near her. 
“It doesn’t matter.” She answered. 
“Come on, take my mind off all the fun we’re having.” John said in his usual sarcastic tone, making me smirk slightly. 
“It wasn’t my decision to leave.” She answered and I perked up slightly. 
“Kicked out? Okay, now I’m interested. What did you do?” He asked. 
“If I told you, you would not look at me the same.” She said. 
“Maybe. Then again, I might surprise you.” He said and I glared slightly. 
“What about you? How did you end up in the Dead Zone?” She asked him. 
“I could tell you the gory details, but since you’re one of the few people on this planet who doesn’t hate me at the moment, I don’t think I wanna blow it.” He answered and I felt my heart break slightly. 
“Now I’m interested.” She said with an obvious flirty tone. 
“Okay, you really wanna know? I killed two people. Tried to kill two more. I had my reasons, but nobody cared. I’m the bad guy.” He said and I frowned. 
“Told you I’d blow it.” He said after a moment. I looked back and saw she was showing him her hand. It was mutated. 
“My people saw me as a stain in the bloodline, something to erase. 
“Then screw them.” John said and I looked at him with a furrowed brow. 
“I wouldn’t cover it up. I think it’s pretty badass.” He said and my eyes widened slightly. 
“Ai don get in yu were won kom emo.” (I knew you were one of them.) I growled, walking up to them. Emori took out her knife and I took out one of my swords. 
“Y/N! Stop!” John said and Emori’s eyes widened. 
“Yu laik Heda’s ait meika?” (You’re the commander’s right hand?) she asked, still holding her knife to protect herself. 
“Yu beda na stedaunon!” (You should be dead!) I growled and went to go attack her, but John stopped me. 
“Calm down Y/N!” He said holding me close to him. 
“Let me go John!” I growled. 
“No, not until you tell me why the hell you’re attacking her.” He said. 
“She’s one of those freaks! Heda said they die.” I said. 
“You’re not with Lexa anymore. She left you to die, remember? She left you with Cage.” He said and I shuddered. 
“Don’t you dare mention that name!” I said and shoved him away from me. I could feel tears well in my eyes as the memories that didn’t happen that long again resurfaced. 
“Come here.” He said and pulled me to him, taking my sword from my hand and put it in its sheath. 
“For Heda’s right hand, you’re weak.” Emori said and I glared at her. 
“I’ll show you weak!” I shouted, just John pulled me back. 
“She’s been through a lot recently.” He said and pulled me away. 
“Don’t kill her, for me.” He said and I narrowed my eyes at him. 
“Why? So you can flirt with her more?” I spat. 
“What? I wasn’t-” 
“Save it.” I cut him off and walked off. 
Now it was Jaha, John, Emori, and I pulling her damn cart. It was hot, and hard to pull the cart through the sand. I was still annoyed at John for flirting with her and then lying about it, so we weren’t speaking right now. 
“Dei de’s far pleni!” (That’s far enough!) A man on a horse said, holding a large gun. 
“Chancellor, look out!” The guards shouted and held their guns at the ready. 
“Non gon mov!” (Nobody move!) He shouted. 
“Hold your fire!” Jaha said and Emori grabbed John and held a knife to his throat. 
“Wait!” John said as she pulled him along. I pulled my sword out and was ready to kill her and the asshole on the horse. 
“Everybody, put your weapons and supplies in the cart and nobody gets hurt.” She said. 
“Natrona! Heda was ait hashta bilaik kind!” (Traitor! The Commander was right about your kind!) I growled.
“En em looks like Heda was wrong hashta yu.” (And it looks like The Commander was wrong about you) She said with a smirk. 
“If we give you our supplies, we’ll all die out here.” Jaha said. 
“If you don’t you’ll die right here.” She said. 
“Say the word and I’ll kill her before he could even think about pulling the trigger.” I growled. 
“No, do as she says, now.” Jaha said. Everyone put their stuff in the cart but me. 
“Dula op em don eni techin?” (Do they have any technology?) The man on the horse asked. 
“Oso’ll dig au.” (We’ll find out.) She called back. 
“How’s your faith holding up, Chancellor?” John asked. 
“Shut up.” She said. 
“Unwavering.” He answered. 
“You don’t want to do this.” He said walking towards her and I rolled my eyes. 
“Stop walking.” She said. 
“We all came out here searching for a better life, same as you. Maybe we can find it, if we work together.” He said. 
“She’s not to be trusted.” I growled. 
“Shut up Y/N.” John said and I narrowed my eyes more. 
“Thanks. But no.” She said. 
“Emori, hos op!” (Emori, hurry up!) The man shouted. 
“Now, Y/N put your stuff in the cart and everyone back away and get on your knees!” She shouted. 
“Do as she says Y/N.” John said. 
“Fine.” I growled and put my things in the cart and backed away with everyone else, also getting on my knees. She turned and put John on his knees as well. 
“What a surprise, you’re just like everyone else.” He said. She whispered something in his ear and I glared at her. 
“Good luck, John.” She said then knocked him out. 
As soon as they left I rushed to John’s side. It was getting dark and we decided not to move until he woke up. 
“John.” I whispered, trying to wake him once again. 
“Come on John, we need to get going.” I whispered. John coughed and reached for his head. 
“There, he’s up. It’s about time.” Caspian said. 
“Quiet, Caspian.” Jaha said. 
“Are you alright?” Jaha asked and I helped him stand up. 
“If he’s not, we’re leaving him here. His little girlfriend too.” Caspian said and I glared at him. 
“Say another word and I’ll kill you.” I growled. 
“Easy Y/N, I’m okay.” He said. 
“It’s time to go home.” Caspian said and Jaha looked at him. 
“And where exactly is that?” He asked. 
“Sir, I know you’re trying to take us to a better place, but look around. We’ve got no food, we’ve got no water, and no idea how to find it.” Caspian said. 
“Due North.” John said and we looked at him confused. 
“She said due North.” He added and I rolled my eyes. 
“What is due North, John?” Jaha asked. 
“She was talking about the City of Light.” He answered and I scoffed. 
“Did she say that?” Caspian asked. 
“No.” He answered. 
“Doesn’t matter what she said, we can’t trust her!” I said. 
“Did she say how far due North?” Jaha asked. 
“No, she didn’t, but she wouldn’t be sending us there if we couldn’t make it.” He said. 
“You honestly want to trust the bitch that just stole all our stuff?” I asked. 
“Sir, I really hope you are not considering this.” Caspian said. 
“John, we have no weapons and no rations. If we go North and you’re wrong, then all of us will die. If we turn back now, we live.” Jaha said. 
“So that’s it? We’ve reached the point of no return? You wanna give up?” John asked. 
“I didn’t say that.” Jaha said. 
“You didn’t not say it either.” He said. 
“That is the North Star.” Jaha said pointing up at the sky. 
“After you.” He said and motioned for John to go first. John looked at me. 
“You coming?” He asked and I sighed. 
“You’re lucky I lo- I mean yeah.” I said and grabbed his arm, heading North. My cheeks were heating up as we walked away from the group. 
“The rest of you need to decide for yourselves, but either way, we’ll come back for you when we find it.” Jaha said. 
“Sir? This is a mistake! You’re not gonna find it! You’re not gonna make it!” Caspian shouted. 
“So… What was that you were about to say?” John asked walking backwards in front of me with a smirk. 
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I said, obviously playing dumb. 
“Really? Because I think you were about to say the L word.” He said, his smirk growing. 
“I couldn’t even if I wanted to.” I said and he furrowed his brows. 
“I believe this is what they call having faith, John.” Jaha said, catching up to us as we climbed the hill. 
“Faith? Nah, we just have nothing better to do, right Y/N?” He asked me and I bit my lip. 
“I suppose so.” I said and walked ahead of them. I can’t believe I almost  told John I loved him! I could never say that to him, otherwise I would be weak and I will not be weak again. 
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                                     A LIFE WITH ALEX SUMMERS
When you were 6 years old the Summers family moved into the house on the other side of the street from you
The two of you we're the only kids in the neighborhood so you hung out a lot and eventually became best friends 
They ended up moving in, in August so when September rolled  around you proudly showed him off and introduced him to everyone at school
The two of you played with your separate friends at school but were partners for everything 
Teachers just knew to keep the two of you sitting it together and if they didn't then they found out pretty quickly based on how obnoxious the two of you became without each other
You both sat on the school bus together with the both of you taking turns on who sat on the outside
When the two of you we're 9 Scott was born (IDK how many years apart they are)so you and Alex would play house with baby Scott and both your parents found it absolutely adorable
There are too many pictures of you and Alex playing house with the both of you dressed up and hugging or holding Scott
Trick-or-Treating together every year
Matching costumes
I think we can just assume Alex would hint around the idea, not wanting to force you 
When you and Alex we're 13 (and Scott was 4) Scott in love with you
He told everyone he was going to marry you
Alex being so amused/smug about this
You find it cute but kind of annoying at the same time since he would follow you around a lot 
When Scott finally goes to kindergarten he finds a new girl he's going to marry
He came home, sat you down and told you he's not in love with you anymore
Alex trying not to laugh his ass off 
Your just happy he'll stop trying to kiss you
Alex got a crush on you during one summer when the two of you we're 12 
You had got your mutation and were really scared to show him
You could heal yourself and others so when he fell off the roof (Yes the roof) when the two of you were looking at the stars you freaked out and healed his broken ankle without thinking
Which was when he realized he thought of you more than a friend 
He assured you that it was awesome and wouldn't tell anyone
You had first realized you liked him was when the two of you were 14 and pulled open the front door to his house and saw him and Scott dancing
Let's just say 5-year-old Scott was playing cupid and wouldn't be quiet until the two of you danced together 
Tiny Dancer by Elton John became your song 
The only reason he’s an amazing dancer is because of you
You taught him and Scott a lot
Cooking, Dancing, How to work the new TV remote and even helped Scott learn how to read
Although Alex definitely taught you how to drive and fix a car
You went on your first date with this guy named Conner when you were 15
Alex tried to act cool about it but he actually freaked out
He tried to crash your date but a 6-year-old Scott and his friend Danny ended up bringing him back to the house before he got there
The date went terrible, the guy just talked about another girl in your class the whole time
Alex was ecstatic to hear this and that as when Scott knew Alex was in love with you even if he didn't understand what love was
He asked his Mom why the two of you didn't just get together
He was left frustrated by his Moms answer of "Because he's probably scared to ruin their friendship"
The two of your parents had made bets on how long it would take for you two get together 
Let’s just say both your parents didn't have much faith in either of you
When you and Alex we're 16 he got a girlfriend
She hated you so damn much
You didn't see him much for the 5 weeks the relationship lasted
You hung out with Scott and developed a sibling-like bond with him that still holds true to this day
You had no idea how a 7-year-old could be so perceptive
He made you realize you we're in love with Alex
You denied it so much while he just rambled on about how he was going to go help his Mom plan the wedding
When Alex got his mutation he was almost 18 and was really pissed off at some guy for something so you took him to the forest behind your neighborhood to calm him down and he ended up releasing some cosmic energy, knocking down a tree
He started to freak out even more now because he almost hit you 
Someone ended up calling the cops and getting him put in solitary confinement 
You still to this day have no idea who called them since there was no one around when it happened and are so pissed about it
You had to explain to his family what happened
His Mom was crying, his father was cursing out the government and Scott locked himself in his room for awhile
During those few years, you tried to move on but when any relationship started to get serious you freaked out because you knew you didn't love the guy because the one you were in love with was locked away 
When you were 20 your Parents ended up moving because of a job change
Instead of moving with them you ended up moving in with the Summers and helped them raise an 11-year-old Scott
That same year you were approached by Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr because apparently, you were a really powerful mutant
 It took some convincing to get you to join the fight against a crazy man who wanted to start WWIII but eventually, you agreed deciding it was a pretty good reason to join their team
When you got to the compound you met Sean first and thought he was adorable in a little kid way (He was like 17) and thought Raven was so pretty when you asked to see her true form
So when you and Sean walked into the lounge and saw Alex you freaked out
Basically, you couldn't understand how he got out and stood there in shock until he ran up to you and gave you the biggest hug 
Raven demanded to know how the two of you knew each other
She was so disappointed when she found out that the two of you were just ‘friends’
Angel was kinda pissed that he was giving you his complete attention cause she thought he was cute 
When you guys were coming up with code names you really didn't know what it should be Alex came up with Apollo because he was the god of healing
Everyone else was so confused why he would pick that so you decided to show them your mutation and asked if anyone had a knife
When Sean handed you a pocket knife and you cut open the palm of your hand they were all freaking out except Alex who just sat there with a smug look at how badass he thought you were
But when you waved your other hand over the cut with a smile and it healed, leaving no scar they all clapped, impressed
While the rest of them were going bat shit crazy and trashing the place you just sat at the island in the mini kitchen eating some cream cheese and crackers with pepperoni slices 
When Charles and Erik came back with Moira and saw you sitting at the island eating after you gave up on getting them to stop (Charles read your mind and told the other two that by the way) You became Erik's favourite
You felt bad for the others because when Charles realized your training would be difficult without hurting someone purposely, he started working them harder because if they got injured you could heal them
Most days it was just healing all the cuts on Sean from when Erik kept pushing him out windows, A few burns from Alex's training dummies or every just Small paper cuts but over time Charles realized you had perfect control over your mutation and sent you out to run errands or help Hank with whatever he was doing
Before the Fight with Shaw, Charles tried to convince Alex to ask you out
In the end, he ended up bringing you both to his office and Handing the two of you the keys to his car and told you both to go get dressed up nice because he was making Alex take you on a date
Alex was pretty pissed but a bit thankful
You just said "Excuse me?" and ended up getting something nice to wear from Raven
The car ride was kinda awkward till Tiny Dancer came on and you both started singing
When you arrived at the restaurant he held your hand while both of you tried not to make a fool of yourselves since you both didn't know how to act in the fancy restaurant
 On the car ride home, you both decided to do the same thing the next week
No feelings were discussed he just gave you a hug goodnight and a kiss on the cheek 
 When you shut the door you broke out into a goofy grin while he was doing the same in the hallway
The fight with Shaw happened before you guys could have a second date
He held your hand on the plane ride and told you "Don't you dare die" to which you responded with "I love you too much to even think about that" When he said he loves you too Raven and Sean were AWWing in the background
During the fight with Shaw, you got knocked unconscious
Alex freaked out till Hank pointed out that you still had a pulse
Because Charles got paralyzed while you were out cold you couldn't heal his legs because it had been too long and you were tired and hurt yourself
The two of you ended up dating after Cuba
Scott freaked out and started calling you his REAL sister
 Both your parents lost the bet on who would ask out who since Charles set up the date
Going out to the mall with Scott and Alex
Basically, the kid tagging along on all your dates
You loved that kid but you and Alex agreed you didn't need an 11-year-old crashing your dates so you made him hang out with his own friends 
You both moved into the Mansion and helped with the school
He became a teacher and an X-Man while you decided to be a healer and teach a couple of subjects
You and Alex became most of the students OTPs
When he found out he got drafted he actually interrupted your class and started to freak out in the hallway
Most of the students were listening behind the door The one student who was 6, Macy McMiller actually cried and made him a flower crown with her powers
You made him wear it and sent a picture of a 22-year-old Alex back to his family and a now 13-year-old Scott
 He proposed to you while you were sitting o the roof looking at the stars
You just said, "I don't see why not!" and kissed him
 The two of you were still engaged when he went to Vietnam
When the school closed due to the war you bought a smallish house about half an hour away from the mansion
You told Hank to call you if anything happened so when you got word that the Professor was becoming an alcoholic/druggie you were really disappointed in him
You tried to go talk to him but he just yelled at you every time you came so you stopped going
You and Alex exchanged Letters as often as you could 
When he came home from Vietnam when the two of you were 24 and heard you talking to someone named Havok
 He was so confused until he came around the corner and saw a dog
You screamed because he scared you before giving him the biggest hug 
 After he explained how he came home you spent the week together not even leaving the house
When you both went to visit his parents and Scott, the 15-year-old demanded to spend more time with the two of you and Havok
You both loved the kid but after a week and a half of him camping out in the living room you had to kick him out because he was getting really annoying
Alex getting pretty bad nightmares from the war
They lessened over time but were always the worst when you weren't beside him
When the two of you were 26 (Scott is 17) the two of decided to get married Scott actually helped a lot with the wedding like he had said years before
Scott's cool guy act totally dropped and he ended up yelling at your florist because the flowers were wrong
Scott actually came with you to 3 different bridal shops to help you pick your dress
You kept the wedding small and invited what was left of your friends
Since Sean had died, Raven was MIA and kinda bad and Erik was a murderer the two of you invited what was left of the X-men to the Wedding and your family
A year later Scott got his mutation
When you brought him to the School Everyone was excited to have the both of you back
You actually saw Macy who was now 11 and she made you and Alex both flower crowns, remembering how much you loved them
Once again Alex was forced to wear it
You got permission to bring Havok (The dog) You and Charles argued about it for a little while until you reminded him how it could help with kids mutations if they could talk to animals as well as trauma
He eventually gave in and loved the little guy
When Apocalypse came you almost cried when you saw Erik
After the explosion and some kid getting you all out of the school (Peter), you and Scott started to freak out over Alex
When you both couldn't find him you searched the rubble
When you did find Alex under some rubble one of his friends (Jean) dug him out with her powers
He had such a week pulse Jean tried to get you to stop healing him because the effects could be heavy on you
You didn't give a crap and did it anyway
You mostly healed everything on the inside and the major cuts and burn scars cause they were nasty looking
To save energy you left all the bruises alone and didn't heal the cut scars You ended up falling asleep for the rest of the ride in the helicopter
When Alex woke up during the ride and they explained to him what happened he felt so bad because of how tired it made you even if you had saved his life He thought the little white scars you left on his skin were pretty cool
When they woke you up at Stryker's place you were okay but really pissed that this all happened
After the fight with Apocalypse, you both went back to teach at the newly rebuilt school but kept your old house just in case  
Alex became an X-Men once again but you both decided it would be best if you stayed at the Mansion like the last time because if you got to hurt on a mission then you won't be able to heal anyone and Alex would be too distracted if you were there
When the two of you were 28 you talked about having kids but he said he didn't want to because the child might get his mutation 
Because of that, you brought up the option of adoption and agreed on that but didn't really talk about it again
The next year a little boy named Tyler who was 5 got brought to the mansion
His parents legally disowned him because of his mutation
Tyler was able to teleport through the shadows so naturally, you introduced him to Kurt for help with his powers
After Tyler had been at the mansion for awhile the Professor suggested the two of you adopted him
When you asked Alex he was really excited but first you wanted to see if that's what Tyler wanted
He screamed yes and hugged the two of you so tight
Within the next two months, he was now Tyler Summers He started calling you and Alex Mom and Dad within the next two weeks
The two of you decided to make Kurt and Scott the Godparents
Scott calling Kurt his wife all the time to the point where Jean had to tell him to calm down because it was confusing the little kids and poor Tyler
Tyler had a lot of Aunts and Uncles and they spoiled this kid constantly
Charles loving him and becoming Grandpa X
Because he had two of the original X-Men as his Parents he was kind of well known at the school
You, Alex and Tyler have separate dinners from the rest of the mansion on Wednesdays and Sundays 
Tyler occasionally goes missing every few hours when Peter (Who somehow became like an older brother to the kid) takes him to his room to play games and eat junk food
Let's be honest Peter probably joins you on Sundays because that's 'Family dinner time' He helps you cook and is really responsible with Tyler so you become like a mother figure to him as well
Alex pretends to be annoyed with Peter until one Christmas when Peter gets Tyler a gift and yelled for the whole house to hear that "PETER IS NOW MY BIG BROTHER" and Alex just gives up pretending to not like him at this point
When Alex turned 31 (Scott is now 22 and Tyler's now 9) he decided to retire as an X-Men because of you and Tyler so he can spend more time with the both of you
When Jean goes crazy after the space shuttle incident you and Alex basically become in charge of the school trying to keep everybody sane and safe
Since everyone was calling Tyler's aunts, uncles and big brother by their code names him and all the 12-year-olds in the school are demanding to be called by the ones they made
Tyler constantly changing his code name
Since Logan popped in and out of the mansion everyone knew him in one way or another
Logan took a liking to Tyler and ended up joining you family dinners whenever he was in town
He said "Your the only one that can actually cook" but everyone knew he just liked you and your little family
Tyler grew up being around the same age as Rouge and the newer X-Men
He joined them with full support from everyone
 Alex made such a big deal of it and so did Scott
And you all lived happily ever after
The End!
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CQL Rewatch - Ep 19
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Wow, Wei Wuxian looks so rough here. He’s spent some time under the knife (with no anesthetic), and then after that, he has just been waiting around for Jiang Cheng. It’s been seven days since Jiang Cheng went up that mountain. And of course Wei Wuxian is worried about him. What if something happened on his way down the mountain? What if he’d been captured or killed by the Wens? All the while, he’s basically defenseless here in Yiling (iirc). He’s sweating profusely, clutching at his middle—it’s possible he’s even suffering from an infection due to the transfer surgery. Seriously, the poor guy!
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I love the visuals here: all these cloaked figures just filling this tea house, and not another soul in there other than the waiters. It’s both comical and heartbreaking the way that Wei Wuxian tries to immediately nope out of there, because he knows it’s a trap right away. Even with his Golden Core, I don’t know if he could have escaped them all—there were too many Wens, including the Core-Melting Hand. This part always really gets to me, because it truly is the first death of Wei Wuxian. It’s the death of who he once was: that smart, quirky, rascal of a youth, who made a very honest oath that essentially guided him to this point.
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No joke, the first time I watched this, I was like, “Is that Lotus Pier? How tf did he get there?! How much did they change the story?!” And then a few seconds later, I realized this was a super sad dream/vision that Jiang Cheng was having and I channeled all my anger into sadness. This part is also super depressing. He has this vision of this happy family: his mother laughing, his father kissing his hand, just the picture of love. But it’s so far from what he had growing up, and you just realize that his greatest desire was really to have that happy family. But his parents are dead, he’s lost just about everyone at Lotus Pier—it’s so heartbreaking.
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God, he just looks so broken! I’m sad now.
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So even though I know the cost of Jiang Cheng’s happiness is Wei Wuxian giving up his own Golden Core, I still feel so happy here, seeing Jiang Cheng feeling like himself again. It’s because Wei Wuxian knows Jiang Cheng’s heart truly that he could offer up his own future so that Jiang Cheng could have a better one. I also just love this shot of Jiang Cheng kowtowing to the Immortal One, thanking her for healing him, and the camera pans past him, showcasing the beautiful scenery again. And then he walks down the mountain path with such a spring in his step! I love it!
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I love that Wei Wuxian is still able to use his mind and play to their weaknesses. Wang Lingjao is extremely superstitious and fearful of the supernatural, and just the idea that he could haunt them scares the shit out of her. It’s just very cool to me that with all the abuse he endures, he still maintains a clear head and is able to fight back with his wit. This is yet another reason why I get annoyed when I see Wei Wuxian characterized as an idiot or someone who isn’t very smart. He proves his wit in just about every scene, so I don’t know why he gets this reputation in fanon. I feel like it’s derived from some overused yaoi/shojo trope where the “girl” has to be less smart than the “guy.” I don’t know how many things I’ve watched and read with a scatterbrained (but not charming) female lead—it’s overused.
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This is so cool, because Wei Wuxian is scared out of his mind—he’s terrified of being left to die in the Burial Mounds. He’s heard all the stories: people don’t return, their souls get torn apart, etc. But what is cool is that he turns everything around and makes this place his source of power. He’s the man who conquered the Burial Mounds. It’s very satisfying to see that. FYI, I’m not going to talk about how he falls for like 20 minutes.
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But I do think it’s really cool how the dark spirits catch him (and that’s all I’ll say).
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This part still gives me major chills: you hear so many people calling out Wei Wuxian’s name, and then a “Wei Ying” breaks through. My breath always catches in my throat the first time I hear it. And then you hear it again, and the other voices have faded away before you hear it a third time. And that all feels nice until the screaming starts, which is hard to listen to, let alone hard to watch Wei Wuxian go through the mental turmoil.
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Lan Wangji is back, bitches! He’s got a new title, a new headdress, and he’s hotter than ever. Jokes aside, though, this entrance is beyond epic. Other than that tiny glimpse of him in the last episode, it’s been ages since we’ve seen him, and it’s so satisfying that we get this great entrance, walking up this enormous staircase. Obviously by this point, I’m ecstatic to see him (it’s been way too long). Everything about this scene is great, from his entrance, to the way he uses his guqin as a spiritual tool, to the way he and Jiang Cheng are now a team. I don’t think there’s an awful lot of comradery there, but they have a common goal: find Wei Wuxian.
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So we’re not really used to seeing a ton of emotion from Lan Wangji. Even when he’s annoyed, he doesn’t tend to show it. But, man, he is pissed here. Because of the magic of fiction, he’s probably heard the Wens’ conversation as he was walking up the stairs, so he heard them mocking Wei Wuxian (and the Yunmeng Jiang Sect), and he is not happy about it. He even uses the Chord Assassination Technique right off the bat against at least two of the Wen soldiers. Lan Wangji means business, and he’s not leaving until he gets what he wants.
The other great thing is that he doesn’t even need to come up all the way. He defeats them at a distance, while he’s still on the stairs. And the power and respect he commands is so great that they all know him by his face.
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What Wen Chao does here is so relatable. His girlfriend is freaking out, having nightmares, convinced Wei Wuxian is going to turn into a ferocious ghost and haunt them until they lose their minds, and he, of course, rationalizes: they’ve sent so many people to the Burial Mounds and none of them have ever come back. In other words, “You’re being ridiculous.” But when he turns away from her, you can see the fear in his own eyes. When something spooky happens, my first step is always to rationalize—there’s a logical explanation for most things, right? And it always makes you feel better to rationalize it to someone else, but when you’re alone and thinking, your mind starts to wonder, your imagination starts to go wild. It’s easy to psyche yourself up in the dark and quiet of the night.
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There’s this really gorgeous cello version of “Wuji” playing during this scene—it’s so beautiful, so moving, hitting me right in the feels. The look on Lan Wangji’s face when Jiang Cheng is telling him about how he and Wei Wuxian were supposed to meet in Yiling, how he thought Wei Wuxian had abandoned him to meet up with Lan Wangji in Lanling—he looks so defeated there. Defeated despite taking down the Qishan Indoctrination Bureau. Defeated because he hasn’t found who he’s been searching for. And then he holds Suibian so tenderly and lovingly—I’m emotional, okay?
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It’s really cute and heartwarming to see Jin Zixuan starting to fall for Jiang Yanli. We’ve known for quite some time how Yanli feels for him, so it’s quite satisfying to see his walls come down as he starts to care more and more about her. He becomes protective of her. When she gasps at the hanging head at the gates of Qinghe, his instinct is to hold her—of course, he stops himself, but it’s very obvious that he wants to comfort her physically (and not in a dirty way, get your minds out of the gutter).
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I love the dichotomy here: on one end, you have Jin Zixuan asking Lan Wangji where Wei Wuxian is, while you have Jiang Yanli echoing that on the other end with Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng can’t answer—he’s crying, trembling, emotionally responding to his sister without speaking. And Lan Wangji can’t speak either. His lips part, but no words come out. Again, you get this great sense of defeat from him—he’s completely at a loss, but he can’t or chooses not to show those emotions.
It’s also interesting how they kind of clipped the reunion between the Yunmeng Jiang siblings in favor of showing the conversation between Jin Zixuan and Lan Wangji. In my opinion, it’s to remind us of the reunion that isn’t happening right now—the one that should have been—the one between Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian. And why isn’t it happening? The conversation reminds us that he’s still missing. I don’t doubt the importance of the Yunmeng Jiang siblings in this story—they are obviously instrumental to the plot and to Wei Wuxian—but it’s choices like this where the writers/scene directors remind us that the relationship to focus on is the one between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji. Lan Wangji, and not Jiang Cheng, holds onto Suibian, the only remaining item that is most spiritually connected to Wei Wuxian. Isn’t that interesting?
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“A-Cheng, you’ve grown up. As your sister, there’s nothing I can do but worry about you.” Such a wise line—such a sad line. This really brings out how powerless she feels in the lives of her brothers. She’s a bystander, she has no influence. All she can do is watch and worry, and nothing either of them says or does will change that. It’s something we as parents and caretakers and guardians at some point have to admit: we can’t control our children’s lives, we can’t control those we take care of. Once they reach a point in their lives, it’s them who has to make their own decisions. They must thrive on their own, they must fail on their own. And all we can do is watch and worry and hope for the best. God, Yanli breaks my heart.
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Me in bed when I watch a scary movie any time of the day.
She does crazy so well, though.
Other episodes: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Final fantasy 7 no. 55
1. Au where whenever Cloud or one of the others started having a mental breakdown, AVALANCHE would bust out some kazoos and start playing "Final Countdown" on them
This eventually turns into a full fledged cover of the song, since this happened so often.
It went viral and now Vincent is questioning his life choices
2. Sephiroth reaching out from the lifestream to murder Clouds obsessive stalkers, not out of protectiveness, but out of possessiveness
3. Eldrich Cloud
4. Time traveler Cloud revives the art of "beastmaster" in Wutai to help win the war.
(Also inspired by 7th circle 9th sphere. Honestly, read it. It's awesome)
5. There's a murderer on the loose in Edge and SOLDIERS are being blamed/framed for the killings.
Rufus convinces all the SOLDIERS in Edge, including Cloud, to quietly get out of town without telling anyone, so that the SOLDIERS will have a solid alibi for when the next murder happens. The problem is that There's no murders happening in Edge while they're gone, and instead, the murderer kills a SOLDER before making an attempt on Clouds life while he's there.
Its the same MO as the murderer from Edge.
Aka a classic "who done it" murder mystery
6. Cloud gets thrown back in time by Gaia and turned into a child by Jenova. He lands face first into Nibelheims snowdrifts and pulls himself up and checks his meteria and equipment. He was too small to properly wield his sword, but he was good enough with magic that monsters weren't that much of an issue.
No, the problem was the man in the red coat that Shinra sent to check on the energy disturbance they they sensed there.
Genesis arrived to see a small blond boy in what looks to be an oversized black ensemble and a giant sword with a pink ribbon tied to the hilt, staring at a burning mansion and a thoroughly destroyed reactor.
When he yelled at the kid to get back, the kid summoned Phoenix to further destroy the building. When he enquired about the child's name, he froze. There was already a Cloud Strife in this world, so cloud told a half truth.
"Doctor Hojo calls me "Subject C" "
Judging by the look on the man's face, and the fact he could feel a sleep spell dragging him under, that was the wrong thing to say.
When he awoke next, he was in a very comfortable bed with the red head reading a book in a nearby chair.
The man comforts him, saying that professor Hojo will never be able to harm anyone ever again.
7. Cloud remembered Yuffie teaching him that his name in Wutainese is "Kuraudo " and he uses that as his alias for time travel shenanigans
8. Cloud is a quarter Wutainese
9. Jenova revives herself and her son. After she locates Cloud, she fights him with Sephiroth on the sidelines. The moment she managed to ensnare the blond in a tentacle trap, he knew it was all over.
Instead of killing him, she disarms him, removing all materia and weapons. Before he had a chance to really contemplate this, she had wrapped her arms around him. "My son," she whispered, "My precious son."
It wasn't long before Sephiroth joined her, followed by his remnants, and Cloud was soon surrounded in the most awkward group hug of his life.
It was made worse when Jenova asked about Tifa and when she could expect granbabies
10. Jenova living in Costa del sol as a "normal" human. Too bad Cloud is onto her.
Honestly, she's just surprised it hasn't happened sooner. I mean, really, how many people have silver hair?
11. Whenever tt child Cloud gets mad, he hides in the air vents for a while. No one knows where he is until Cait Sith finds him one day. Cloud swears the cat to secrecy and they begin to play there together often.
12. May or May not be related to #11, Cloud draws a family portrait of him, his dad, his big brother (Zack), and his two uncles. It falls out of his backpack and the firsts coo over it before putting it on the fridge.
High enough that Cloud can't reach it, and thus, can't destroy it. Hopefully.
13. I always considered Genesis to be the suave wine aunt, but I'm liking Dadesis more and more. Also, child Cloud hiding from Sephiroth by clinging to Genesis's leg under his coat is adorable.
14. Zack convinces Cloud to play video games with him and the firsts
15. Cloud staring at mako and wondering why he's so tempted to drink it. Was something wrong with him? Why is he craving mako?
All he knows is that the craving is growing stronger every day
Bonus: Genesis trying to flirt with Cloud post-Doc
Yandere Sephiroth loses his freaking mind.
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REVIEWS OF THE WEEK!
Books I’ve read so far in 2022!
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13. Living-Room Matsunaga-San Vol. 7 by Keiko Iwashita--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Still trying to get used to that age gap and everyone being cool with it LOL
I did love the dichotomy between the two guys interested in our MC. I think this volume was definitely more angsty and is gearing up for some dramatic volumes in the future. I’m honestly here for it? This feels like the type of series that will be extra enjoyable the more chaotic it gets. Also, Matsunaga is freaking hilarious. There’s a section where he’s just screaming about a topic that would normally make someone hella embarrassed but he’s just so pure with his outbursts LOL. I really like all of these characters. Especially the cat 😂 Onto the next volume!
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14. Living-Room Matsunaga-San Vol. 8 by Keiko Iwashita--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’ll admit it, this was a really cute volume. Plus, we see more of a side couple forming and I’m very into it. My heart also went out to the other love interest because he seems so sweet and caring. But the confession scene between the MC and the man she loves was kind of adorable (especially that last chapter). I’m curious how the author will finish this series in the next few volumes!
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15. Komi Can’t Communicate Vol. 12 by Tomohito Oda--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It’s always a little bit rough getting back into a series after a long time, but as I read this volume, I was slowly reminded of how cute this series is. A friend asked me the other day when the MC and the love interest will kiss and I said that she was in for a long ride because this series is suuuuuuper slow burn. But I love the small moments, like in this volume, where you can see the cracks forming to let through that shared interest they have in each other. Anyway, this was cute and I always love their summer vacations because it helps Komi socialize more and come that much closer to overcoming her social anxiety! Onto the next volume!
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16. Echoes & Empires by Morgan Rhodes--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
I read this one for an interview I have coming up on the 18th with the author over on Indigo’s Instagram page at 7pm! Thanks to the publisher for my physical copy! I went into this one a little wary because of the rating. It’s not an awful overall rating, but I’m always wary when a book has that rating only days after its release. But I’m grateful for the wariness because it helped curb my expectations. This book was a lot of fun! I wasn’t expecting the enemies to lovers trope (hi, I don’t read the synopsis of books before reading them), and I wasn’t expecting to see the character growth that I did with the main character (especially when she’s introduced as this ditzy and image-obsessed character). I loved the forbidden magic aspect and social commentary woven into the story and how some of the topics are so timely to what our current day society is struggling with (minus the magic). I also appreciated the exploration of grief and how it can make mad-people of us all. I’d recommend this one if you love fantasy and an unlikely pair setting off on an adventure for answers.
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17. Komi Can’t Communicate Vol. 13 by Tomohito Oda--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was such a sweet volume and shows that Komi is so much more capable than her anxiety allows her to feel. I loved the whole “tadano deficiency” and “komi deficiency” thing. Ugh, forever waiting for more cute things to happen like it did a few volumes ago 👀
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18. Here’s to Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera--⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I was sent a copy of this one by the publisher because I will be interviewing both authors on Indigo's instagram at 7 PM EST on January 20th. This did not affect my review in any way. I will admit that the first book took me more than one reading for me to fully appreciate and enjoy the storyline. I was scared that this would be the case for this one too but...I actually really enjoyed this one? The characters are older and while I would classify this as more of a new adult read than YA, I can understand that need to give readers a more solid conclusion in this romantic contemporary story. One of the reasons why I think I enjoyed this one so much more because just like their ages, the characters matured a lot. Arthur was a lot more likeable (even if he spent most of his time uncertain and confused about his feelings), and Ben was a little more of a realist. In short, what I think happened to them was that they grew up and you can definitely tell. I enjoyed the pacing and how the multiple relationships were handled in this one and I'm frankly happy that we got this concluding book (even if, again, I wouldn't classify this as YA, especially with that conclusion.) This was such a pleasant surprise, truly. Rarely do we get a second chance to see characters interact in a story that at one point was labelled complete. Also, LOVED the inclusion of Spanish. Another pleasant surprise! I'd recommend this for readers who both enjoy characters who are naive when it comes to love, but mature and grow in the sequel to the initial story about their naïveté.
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Have you read any of these books? Would you recommend them?
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Happy reading!
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