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Random thoughts I had while reading TNC:
Weird lore in the ground. Huh.
Audrian also has that lore. Elsie stuff?
Damn! I've been imagining lore keepers taking on traits from their beasts since book 1, and now it's canon!
Fuck you Leopold. Good for you Cyril.
Field trip! Nice to meet all the high keepers, Hasu's mom having a dragonfly on her face is cool, but I don't like her by principle because it seems she's putting a lot of pressure on Hasu :(
Oh hi Zeeeenzi
ETHEL! MY BABY HOW I'VE MISSED YOU. WHERE'S YOUR BROTHER!?!
Blights are creepy. Also based on what was previously said I'm guessing that Yasha came from a town struck by them?
Hasu can already do lore surge? I mean that's cool, but seriously, why are they putting so much pressure on her?
Signature moves! Nice.
Oooh creepy tomb. So that's where "The Night Compass" comes in. Also I didn't mention it but I love Grusha.
Hydra snakes. Cool.
YASHA!!!!!!!!!
I just love all things Yasha :)
Damn! I remember someone predicting that Navryshta or however you spell her name is a mammoth frozen in ice, looks like you were right!
Bye Yasha... but Barclay still has his coat 😳
Oh the description of Barclay's blackened fingers was BRUTAL
It's nice to see Runa and Cyril becoming friends again.
I also like seeing Viola realize that her dad is kinda shitty, reminds of when I realized that about my mom. I still love my mom, but she's a little insufferable, and it's nice to see someone in fiction feeling the same way as me.
Also Barclay practicing with his new lore is so cute ☺️
The image of the glacier point was so clear, and it was really cool.
oh fuck no no no LEAVE RUNA ALONE YOU ASSHOLE
Bye Yasha... again... also Viola stabbed you in the shoulder? Damn!
HASU'S BONDED WITH A LEGENDERY BEAST?!? WHAT?!?
QUIST YOU FUCKING GENIUS, EDUCATE THE WHIMSICAL AND TELL NO ONE
GRUSHA!! Leave her alone Audrian you fucking asshole!
GRUSHA NOOOOOOO (but stabbing Audrian with the horn and RUNA'S move? Iconic)
YASHA NOOOOOOO
Runa's going to bond with a legendery beast? That's fucking awesome!
NAVRYSHTA NOOOOOOOOO
Leopold 😒
WHAT THE FUCK WHAT FUCK WHAT'S HAPPENING
HOLY SHIT THE WILDERLAND IS GOING WILD
THE FAMILY IS BREAKING UP? NOOOOO
HASU'S GREAT BEAST WOKE UP? WOOOOAAH
So overall I really liked the book, I liked the darker vibe and the greater violence, and the plot twist were cool. I have a few questions, such as: how did Navyrishta get trapped in the ice in the first place? Why was the horn plunged into the glacier at the north of the world? Why did it turn silver? And also I'm wondering what happened to Abel, since that was never explained. I hope that in future books we get more time with Ethel and maybe discover what happened. I'm also glad that Root got more screentime, because my biggest critique of books 2 and 3 is that they kinda didn't give him anything to do. Barclay and Zenzi kissing was nice, but I don't really see this turning into something serious more like a crush that will eventually go away and all that'll remain is friendship. I also enjoyed seeing Barclay getting better at lying, although I'm not sure how I feel about it being through Audrian. Speaking of which, Audrian is delusional. Fuck him. Can't wait for the next book!
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Bro I just animated for 3 hours and I need to take a power nap frfr, but I also need to practice my trumpet lol
But anyway, I'm doing a lot of dynamic poses with my art recently and I actually enjoy it a lot!! So if you have any pose recommendations (sfw of course) don't be afraid to ask lol
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Anyway, thanks for reading! Remember to hydrate and I hope you have a good day :)
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i saw your recent post mention gnc femmes and i didnt know femmes can be gnc? omg... i can be femme with facial hair?? when im not explicitly femme dressed? (masc presenting/androgynous/mixed assortment)
thank you for including that, i know it wasnt the intent of your post, it really 0:!!! me though because i look butchy but i feel femme.
also i agree with your post wholeheartedly, and i wish butches were appreciated and loved more and valued for their butchiness instead of hypersexualized and demonized as well.
cw for the d slur! i'll let you know when it's abt to be said~
i think that a lot of femmes are very gender non-conforming! a lot of femmes access this through more brazen sexuality or campiness in their aesthetics, but many femmes also access gender non-conformity through the way they don't shave, the way they carry themselves, etc. I've even seen a post floating around here about a femme who passes as butch during their work shift because of their physical labor-related job, but they, and you, are still femme.
i want to let you know, you don't "look butchy"! you're always looking femme when you're a femme. maybe you're not dressed to your nines, but you do look amazingly femme! it's even more clear when you incorporate the staples of gender non-conformity that you do-- a good piece on this was written by Arlene Istar, a Jewish lesbian writer, about her femmeness.
(d slur in the next paragraph, so you can skip to the excerpt if you'd like, but be warned that the excerpt has a version of the t slur in it! if you want to avoid the d slur in the excerpt too, stop reading after the word "femmy".)
The piece is called Femme Dyke, and it's featured in the Persistent Desire, but I'll put the important excerpt down here. content warning for a version of the t slur!
[ID: I find myself feeling frustrated while writing, thinking you, the reader, must picture me as far more femme than I am. Although I enjoy wearing skirts, I often wear pants. I rarely wear makeup (although I do have a fetish for nail polish), and I proudly wear my facial hair. I neither love nor hate to cook or clean house and have healed (finally) my codependent need to be eternally present for my partner. By nobody's standards am I "delicate, docile, deferential, ladylike, refined, and genteel," as femininity is traditionally defined, although some might argue that I am "soft, tender, and submissive"-- but only under the right circumstances. One friend, trying to reconcile my very assertive presence with my femme drag, called me a transvestite butch! I do not fit anyone's stereotype of a feminine woman, any more than I fit anyone's stereotype of a dyke.
A few years ago, I bought a pai of warm winter boots. I worked in an agency where all the women wore heavy femme drag, and even if I hadn't been out, my differentness was apparent. I wasn't sure if the agency would even let me wear boots to work. I walked into my office, and two male co-workers immediately began playfully whistling. "Ooh,new boots -- how butch," they teased me. Later that evening, I met my lover and another friend, both butch identified. They too teased: "Ooh, new boots -- how femmy," they said. And I suppose that's what being a femme-dyke means. The boys think I'm butch, and the girls think I'm femme. End image description.]
There are a million ways to be femme, and I want to be ecstatically clear when I say that many femmes, especially Black femmes, Indigenous femmes, South Asian femmes, other femmes of color, Jewish femmes (as you can see above), disabled femmes, and tma femmes, have been practicing femininity that wasn't deemed "feminine enough" for ages. they are still femmes, and are sometimes in fact, some of the best femme role models you could hope for!
Also, thank you for your kindness towards butches and the issues we've been having, lately and forever. I hope that this answer can help you feel more recognized and appreciated in your community as well.
#anon#ask#i will be going kind of inactive for pretty much the rest of the day bc i have a life but like. i want to leave on a high note !#i love femmes with all my heart <3 <3 <3#mine
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Sooo it's interesting that Alison Academy has an affiliate program.
They provide free courses that you can take at your own pace. I've recommended it anyway in the past, because it's pretty easy to sign up, and there's no downside I can see in doing so.
They make money when people pay to remove the ads-- which is a €7.99 ($8.51) monthly subscription--and when you pay for a course certificate.
You don't have to pay for the certificates. Digital certificates cost €21.00 ($22.36), framed certificates cost €37.00 ($39.39), and printed certificates cost €27.00 ($28.75).
They're accredited with the Continuing Professional Development (CPD UK) and the NHCPS (National Health Care Provider Solutions).
This is more helpful for job seekers than it is for those of you working towards a degree; it'll look good on your resume but you're going to have to check each individual school to see if they'll accept it. You should also check organization guidelines.
Personally, I really like a lot about the courses I've been taking so far. The psychology course ethics are a relief-- they don't just tell you about the experiments, they tell you when they traumatized the subjects.
There's also courses about sustainability in businesses, which I recommend for everyone because it's relevant to the world we live in.
For instance, they basically tell you that if companies destroy the world they live in, they won't have anyone left to do business with. This, you know, kind of destroys any hope of profitability whatsoever.
I just think it would be really good if a lot of people were able to use this in discussions about business practices where capitalists defend inhumane practices, especially because you can back it up.
There's source citations at the end of each module on the Diploma in Sustainable Business, which you can use if someone doesn't take Alison Academy seriously.
I do not recommend the Introduction to Proofreading course. It's all videos with no captions and I find the instructor to be fairly insufferable.
The link is there so you can understand what I mean by that.
One downside is the app. I don't like it at all. It has far less functionality than the mobile website, and if you want to switch between courses you have to go to the course description, go to your dashboard, click on current courses, select view my other courses instead of continue learning, and THEN you get to choose what you actually want.
I do think they updated the app to actually remember your place. Before this, it would take you back to the beginning of the module every single time.
If you become obsessive about gamified learning, though, the app might be the better option. It doesn't show you metrics like this:
[Image: learning statistics. It shows how much time has been spent studying, how many courses have been completed, how many courses you're enrolled in, and how this compares to the average learner.]
Or the medals you get for studying a certain number of days in a row:
If gamification motivates you, the website is going to be a lot better. You don't see any of this on the app.
(The mobile website does seem to function just fine! Though the pop-ups notifying you of how much of the course you've completed can be annoying. They could also be motivating; I do appreciate them letting me know. Just wish it were in a different way.)
They also have a resume builder, a workplace personality assessment, and a mental wellbeing checkup. I think that's neat! They're providing resources that you'd find at a college for free.
If you're not sure what courses you want to take, you can get recommendations based on what you want to do--upskill, change your career, or explore hobbies.
Overall, I do think this company is worth supporting. Some of the functionality could use some work, but they've clearly put a lot of effort into making this a good resource and a good space for as many people as possible.
This post has affiliate links because I would like to be able to afford to live. I'd like to be able to get out of my home situation, so if you could reblog this for those who might be interested in it, I'd really appreciate that.
I don't expect everyone who clicks to just make me money, though. You can make your own affiliate links! You can study for free. You never have to pay anything you don't want to.
I think that's worth sharing.
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I know your busy… and still drunkish or drunker, and I’m not bold enough to unveil myself for this. But considering (don’t fear) the reaper is one of my all time favourite reads, I was hoping you could shed some light on how you approach writing horror themes?
I know practice and reading help a lot, but I thought perhaps you’d have something different to add that personally helps you and wouldn’t necessarily be something commonly suggested
Ok i'm definitely in a better state to answer this ask now LMAO
Anyway, this is a very interesting question actually, because I believe that DFTR is a compilation of several topics that interest me. I really like horror themes as a whole, movies, books, games, comics (particularly psychological horror and a good ol' slasher lol), so I've always wanted to work with that in my writing somehow.
On top of that, I really like the premise of dark!Wanda, and I've read a lot of really good fics out there specifically exploring her stalker nature, but I've always liked the idea of dark!R too, so it felt convenient to bring those two premises together into one fic. Even more so after I read the Killing Stalking comics that were truly an inspiration for DFTR's kick-off.
I think that when you consume a lot of this content and when you have a writer's point of view, you start to imagine how to put images into words (at least that's the kind of exercise I do to approach scenes a little more horror-driven, even though maybe those who don't particularly like to consume horror movies or something like that don't like this approach).
I also like to research medical terms for the types of injuries and body parts I intend to affect in a specific scene. And I prefer to show the fear in the characters through the descriptions of the physical reactions that our bodies express in these moments, although I also like to always highlight the psychological state in which the characters find themselves.
And I would say that, for those who also like the thing, it's interesting to research about true crimes and the psychology behind the authors of these crimes, because, well... it's always good to know what you're writing about. But if you can't stomach watching documentaries and stuff, I recommend reading articles written by professionals in the field. They are always a good source of information!
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Curious about your opinion on AI as a creator/artist and houngan.
I've spent a lot (A LOT) of time thinking about this, particularly as I have seen AI show up in space where Vodou is discussed and presented.
As a creator and artist, I don't like AI. What makes art art is the humanity that lives within it no matter what the subject is. It is how we see life within the work and how it translates what the artist has conceived on the inside into something that is on the outside available to view. AI is a function of a machine that has digested an unreal amount of art, assigns keywords and descriptions on its own algorithm, and then amalgates that into an image based on the text directions someone types in. It is devoid of what makes us human and what makes us artists. We give up our artistic ability to a machine to reproduce for us instead of us taking part in the process of creation that is art.
There has been a lot of commentary from folks who utilize AI that roughly equals out to '...but I don't know how to draw/paint'. Well, learn. It's a challenge and requires time and practice, but it is not hard in the long run.
AI also brings up deep ethical questions about fair usage because it mines work that already exists. It doesn't always mine actual art, either. I have seen works created in the name of lwa where AI has clearly pulled from photos of actual people, to the point where they are recognizable as individuals I myself personally know, and that feels really ugly because the person certainly did not give their permission to be reproduced in that manner. There's been a lot of talk this week and last week regarding news stories that sourced works that AI pulled from for text creation, and a whole lot of authors have had a lot to say about their copywritten works being used in that manner.
I think all of that leads me to my feelings on AI as an artist-houngan, and that is that AI is directly opposed to the principles that Kouzen Azaka Mede, lwa of work and labor and, in some specific ways, creative works, teaches us. Kouzen is an example of fair pay for fair labor, and there is no fair pay for fair labor with AI. AI creates only when it has something to take from, which means it creates off the backs of other artists and their work.
Instead, AI really typifies the type of toxic capitalism that takes advantage of Kouzen and values more what it may take than who it takes from. Artists in general are a class of creators who are consistently taken advantage of, and doubly so for Black and immigrant artists, and there is no good outcome for being part of that process.
Kouzen also teaches us the value of our labor, in that the value of what we create increases via the process of creating it. When you work for something, you value it more and the process is part of the reward. Is the process for creating art easy and easy to learn and execute? No, but the process itself has value inherently and value to the lwa. I have watched the lwa delight in the art that people create, even if it isn't art that we personally feel is good or meaningful or our best work...but it is something that we put energy into and perhaps a lot of time. We stitched each bead or painted and painted until it was the best we could do after days or weeks or months.
I don't think anyone can look at AI and think 'this is the absolute best I could give the lwa' because there is no inherent value because there was no labor exerted to make it and because it was not created, it was amalgamated.
Those are my thoughts, and I hope they make sense. I'm sure some folks will not be pleased by them, but...what can you do?
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Hiii ❤️ What makes someone Lilith dominant? I can't figure if I have this because I agree with it all.. and I have never felt so understood by something lmao, how many Lilith aspects would I need because there's quite a few and they aspect my some majors.. like I have Lilith aspecting north node, sun, mars, Jupiter, Chiron and the biggest one is my ascendant that it squares. My Lilith also aspects a lot of other asteroids and it makes me uncomfortable how relatable Lilith dominant chart descriptions were to mine. What else could cause a Lilith dominant chart effect?? I heard Lilith squaring asc already is so intense it can mess up a chart and I have that.. so maybe idk tbh lmao. Please help and can you also tell me what these aspects could do to me etc??
Here it is:
Lilith square Asc
Lilith square North Node
Lilith square Chiron
Lilith trine Mars
Lilith trine Sun
Lilith opposite Jupiter
(I have lots of asteroids that trine my Lilith except Eris that squares it.. whatever that means lmao 🤣 I'm new to this.. excuse me and thank you big time 🖤)
Hi! I don't really do asteroid dominants in my practice but if you relate to being Lilith dominant and find something in it that's amazing. I'm not saying you aren't affected by Lilith because based off your aspects... Yeah you're influenced by Lilith 100%. I'm sadly not an expert in Lilith but
Lilith square ASC
Could make you have a more intense vibe? Like 0-100?
People may be intimidated by you or underestimate you
You may feel like you have to prove yourself to others or craft a good first image? Or you don't really care about first images at all. 0-100 asteroid.
Lilith square North Node
You may feel like you have to work harder to attain your goals or prove yourself?
People might not fully believe in you at first and you have to cultivate your own self determination and love. Just know you deserve the best and nothing less no matter what people say!
Lilith square Chiron
Your wounds probably reflect negative people who didn't want you to be your best self?
Lilith trine Mars
You have the drive to accomplish anything against all the odds.
You're self reliant and strong, have good boundaries
Definitely know what you want in life.
Lilith trine Sun
May have your own ways of doing things
Self confidence comes from within
Intimidating aura, strong boundaries
May attract jealousy
What could help?
I wouldn't say your chart is bad just because of a difficult aspect since nobody has a chart that has all planets and asteroids in 17° Leo with a nice 5° Aries ASC. With that being said, Lilith sadly calls for self reliance which is quite hard at times. Patience on finding people who (not when will they) respect your boundaries, affirming yourself that you can be successful, and affirming yourself in general that you are strong and good enough is key! Things may be difficult at times but the right people and opportunities will come, sometimes you might have to create them. However... You're capable of doing that!! That's all I got sorry, other people may help you more. I hope some of this helps and that you find a person with a better clue to ask 😅
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Say sorry for your actions
Chapter One: Take a look what you've done
Rating: +18
Pairing: Triple Frontier boys x Fem Reader (eventually)
Warning: alcohol, mentions of drugs, some sensitive topics if you press "continue reading" you agree to read about various mature and sensitive topics in the next chapters (the warnings vary in each chapter, if you are a minor do not read)
The reader is totally inclusive and there is no description of her appearance, despite of some gifs or images that I can use here are totally in the form of aes for the story, you can imagine her as you or as you like :)
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You didn't know why, but you had always put up with toxic attitudes from other people, maybe you remembered when you were in school and you had only one friend, and she practically treated you as a thing and not as a person, when you finished school, she completely forgot about you, and you were almost 3 years completely alone and without friends, your parents were fine, you never had problems with them, but you needed something else, you needed real friends, but you were never good socially, everything changed when on your 21st birthday you met him, Benny Miller, he saw you alone at a table in a bar, totally pathetic, at first you panicked, you thought it would be some weird guy who saw you alone and just wanted to see if he could have sex with you, and yes at first Benny seemed quite flirtatious with you, but after a while it turned into laughter and they stayed up all night talking,when you had to leave and said goodbye in the parking lot, it was pure happiness, you finally met someone, and maybe this could be the beginning of a friendship, although you were afraid of getting your hopes up and that in the end he would never call, but it was different, he called you the next day to make plans for your birthday, and the next day, and the next, and the next, and so on until a year had passed.
Three months after your first meeting, he introduced you to some friends, he looked very excited but you almost threw up from nerves, but they were all very nice, Pope flirting with you but in a friendly way it was very funny, Frankie looked shy but he talked to you for a while even though he didn't look very good, but Benny told me he was going through a recent break up, and then there was Will who was his older brother, you couldn't help but think how handsome he is, he's pretty quiet too, and he just looked at you, you could tell it was a strange way and it made you feel nervous, he would look you up and down, and sometimes you felt like he was looking at your butt, which made you almost smile, could he like me? You wondered. But… no, he never did anything, not a move, he just watched, and you didn't dare to get close, but Will was always nice to you anyway, if you needed help he was there for you, months later Benny starts a relationship with a girl named Luna.
And he was super happy, the truth was very nice and funny, when we all got together she was always the one who talked the loudest and everyone laughed, although you could no longer be next to Benny all night, you knew he would want to be with his girlfriend, so you went out to the yard and Frankie followed you, always, it became a routine, Luna and Benny went to the room, Will and Pope stayed playing video games or watching a game and you and Frankie in the yard, talking. "If I were you I wouldn't go in, you can even hear from the kitchen what's going on upstairs in Benny's room" Frankie hands you a beer and sits down next to you, you wrinkle your nose at the thought "No no please, a few days ago Benny decided to tell me in detail what they had done the night before" Frankie just laughs but then they are silent, you look at him and see how he is playing with his bottle a bit nervously, that makes you nervous because you don't know what is coming next.
"I was thinking... if you... well if you want, we could go out, the two of us... alone" Your stomach starts to growl but from how nervous you were now, he was asking you out, you haven't been out with guys since school and that was years ago. Suddenly you realize that you were silent for a long time and Frankie was looking at you "mmm yes sure... yes I would like to go on a date with you, sure if you want to call it that" "Yes!." you look at Frankie with a smile, they agreed to meet in a few days, but apparently Benny was taken by surprise by your date and seemed a little annoyed.
"A date? With Frankie?" Benny showed up at your house the next day.
"Yes! and I'm very nervous, and excited but also nervous" Benny was sitting on your couch and you were walking around sorting your stuff. "I don't think that's a good idea" You stand in front of Benny a little confused "Why do you say that?" Benny sighs and stands up "Do you really think it would be a good idea to hang out with my friend? we're all together all the time and it would be awkward" you frown and still don't understand "And look if everything goes wrong, don't you think it would be even more awkward" you didn't expect him to take it that way "I think you're exaggerating, it's just a date, and what about your girlfriend? she's practically everybody's friend already"
Benny gets up surprised and stands in front of you, maybe it wasn't such a good idea "What? Now you don't like my girlfriend?" "I didn't say that I…"
"Don't worry that if we ever break up you'll never see her again, but clearly that's not going to happen." While he was talking to you he got closer to you and started to intimidate you, but then he moved away and grabbed his jacket a little frustrated "You better not come to the meeting tonight, I don't want to be uncomfortable" And he left your apartment, leaving you standing there, not knowing how to react to this situation that you didn't understand very well either. Why was he so angry? you didn't know, but you didn't want to go out with Frankie until this was fixed, luckily the date was in a few days, but tonight they had arranged a meeting to watch a game and eat together and drink, but clearly you were no longer invited, you don't think anyone would notice, several people would go and Frankie had already warned you that he could not go, no one would notice your absence, that leaves you without plans tonight, although you were already used to it.
You were in your bed watching random videos on Youtube, you had seen the pictures and stories on Instagram of Benny's girlfriend, it looked like you were having a good time, whenever there were parties Benny organized to get together with the guys and other groups of people it was almost like a mini party, you weren't very good at socializing or making friends but you had a good time there, it made you a little sad not to be there, you wanted to call Frankie to distract yourself, you loved talking to him, you always thought you were saying weird things when you talked to someone but Frankie never made you feel that way, you knew that if you called him he would ask you why you were not at Benny's house and it was better to avoid explanations of why he was mad about your date, so you turn off everything and try to sleep, tomorrow you would go to Benny's house and you would not move from there until things were solved, you did not want to lose your best friend, practically the only one you had.
You were having breakfast and reading a book, it was 9 o'clock, it would be best to go after lunch since when Benny does these mini parties he gets up late, but someone knocks on the door and you pray it's him, but no, you are even more surprised who it is.
"hey" it was Will, he had never been to your apartment, you realize you were staring at him like an idiot and you react. "Oh Will... hi... umm, what are you doing here? is everything fine?" he just smiles at you, for some reason, you felt something different when he smiled at you, sometimes you felt he was different with you. "yeah sure, everything is fine... can I come in?" Thank God you think, you don't wear those stupid pink pants with little yellow ducks, you had on dark grey pants and a short t-shirt with sleeves, since you met Will, you didn't know if he considered you a friend, and the truth was you were excited if he said at least a word to you, you wanted to be his friend, usually he would talk to you when no one was around, there were times where you would visit Benny at night but he was with Luna somewhere else, so you would spend some time at night with Will, talking, he would always listen to you attentively, but when you were all together he would just say hello and smile and watch from afar, you would talk more with Pope and end the night talking with Frankie, and now he was here in your house, you smile at him and nodding you give him the way to come in, you thank God you cleaned your apartment yesterday, "I was just having breakfast, do you want anything? anything at all, I can prepare whatever you want" he denies and sits down in one of the chairs and looks at you, "well... do you need anything?" Will leans back in the chair "you weren't home last night, what happened?" My God, maybe someone did notice my absence you said, but then you realize you said it out loud, you are under Will's watchful eye "you really thought I wouldn't notice" you didn't know what to say, you opened your mouth and then closed it, this was making you uncomfortable, "I know you fought with that asshole Benny, I noticed him frustrated and throwing things when he came home yesterday, did he do something to you? " you opened your eyes and sat down quickly in front of him "no no, of course not, it's just that... he didn't really like the idea of Frankie asking me out and.... he took a comment towards his girlfriend the wrong way, it was all my fault, don't be mad at him."
Will sighs and looks angry, you were afraid you said something wrong, "Benny fought with his girlfriend yesterday morning, I told him to stay home, he looked like a tomato how red he was, but he didn't listen to me and went outside..... that asshole just took it out on you" that seemed to make more sense "yes now I understand... and I said something about Luna, god how stupid I am" Will gets up frustrated and grabs you by the shoulders gently and stops you in front of him "I'm going to talk to him and this afternoon everything will be fixed" "no no, I.... I'm going to cancel my date and work things out with him and..." "No, you'll have that stupid date if you want it, no one's stopping you from going out with Frankie, I can tell he really likes you, don't do anything just... wait yeah?" You felt like a child being scolded, you nod and Will releases you and walks towards the door to leave, "you shouldn't doubt yourself so much and let yourself be trampled by other people so easily" you just look at him, that's what your mother had told you once, "Benny is not bad nor would he take advantage of you, but sometimes he takes it out on you and you blame yourself.... I don't like that" you wanted to say something but he left, now you would have to wait but you didn't know how.
Your mother always told you, "you are very submissive, always afraid of rejection and you let people walk all over you, you are going to suffer all your life like that" and while she was telling you that you were crying under your sheets, you were 18 years old and you felt your life was falling apart.
It was 5 o'clock in the afternoon and you couldn't wait any longer, you were at home all day, studying and finishing work, but nobody spoke to you all day, no Frankie, no Benny, no Will, with Pope it was something special and rare, you only spoke to each other in the meetings with Benny and he treated you as if you were friends for years and that you met every day for breakfast but in reality you never spoke to each other but you loved him, you decided to go to Benny's house and when they grabbed your wallet the doorbell rang.
You let go of everything and desperately opened the door, it was Benny, he had the face of a sad puppy that had just made a mischief, "please, please forgive me, I'm the worst person in the world" he took a step and hugged you lifting you from the floor and clung to you, you were just surprised, "please... say something, I need you"
"Benny... Please, it's ok", he looks at you and hugs you again "please tell me you love me and forgive me" you just laugh and Benny looks at you again "do you want to have dinner with me? But I cook because you are a mess".
Benny changes his face from sad doggy to absolute happiness, "but what happened? yesterday you were so angry and..."
"Nothing... It's all good, let's go buy things for dinner."
6 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆
"Wake up asshole" Will pulls back the sheets and discovers him naked, Benny could barely open his eyes "Luna? where are you baby" "she left early for work" Will waited impatiently for him to get up, while Benny struggled to put on some pants "why are you coming over here aggressive, I told you I'd clean up last night's mess, I'll be right down".
"there's someone who's waiting for you to apologize for being a complete idiot, so get dressed and leave" Benny frowns "you never talk to her, or pay attention to her and last night you get upset because she's not in the house.... And now this... you're in love? Eh?" Benny tries to push him but he doesn't even move him.
Will walks up to Benny and grabs him by the shoulders "in the last few years you've become a real pain in the ass, I don't know what's wrong with you, you're losing most fights, you can't even push me around..." Benny doesn't know what to say just looks at him with a frown "and the only person who puts up with your ass and justifies your shitty attitude, you treat her like crap... but I won't let you, not her, so get off your ass and think better of how you are pushing a very good person away from your side, and I hope you fix this."
Benny sighs because he hated that his brother was right. "I had a suspicion that Luna was cheating on me? With that idiot of her "friend" she brought last night" Will just looks at him with his arms crossed, Benny had the worst romantic experiences, he had two girlfriends and both of them cheated on him he knew the third one would leave him very bad, "that's your excuse?".
"No of course not.... I guess a lot of things were going through my head, and if she's dating Frankie and.... I don't know, she forgets about me, she would only pay attention to him" "please Benny don't be ridiculous that would never happen, she loves you, she is the only one that justifies your the stupid things you do, she was even about to cancel her date just for you, you can't play like that with her, that she can't go out with someone of us just because you don't want her to stop paying attention to you."
Benny was getting dressed thinking about how he would go to talk to you, he felt so embarrassed now. "Yeah I got it, of course I'll apologize to her, I was thinking about it most of the night after being with Luna" he remembers he has to clean up the mess from last night and he curses himself, and reminds himself that for the next game they would just be close friends and not be so dirty.
"Since when have you been their advocate? You shouldn't even consider her your friend" Will doesn't answer him and leaves the room, Benny knew he behaved very badly with you and thought about you all night, he missed you a lot at the meeting last night, he missed you but he felt it was too late to apologize to your house, now he was ready to make things right with you, he turned his car around trying to make an apology, he hoped he would never fight with you again.
11 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓
Almost a month ago Frankie was a little weird with you, he was quite jealous but normal, as if any man approached you with other intentions he would be there, but now he practically checked your cell phone every day, the truth is you did not care because you had nothing to hide, he knew it was wrong, one night he told you that his ex-wife had cheated on him like 3 times, and his girlfriend after his wife also cheated on him.
God how can two people as good as Benny and Frankie something like that happen to them, it was horrible, You had told Frankie that you could never do something like that, he trusted you, but in order not to worry him you let him look at your cell phone and even your computer if he wanted to, things with him were perfect, you didn't see Will with any woman in all this time which is a little weird, you considered him incredibly handsome and also super polite, at Benny's parties he was approached by women but he kindly stayed away, Pope didn't have a girlfriend but he didn't stay away from women he had a little more fun, now he was on a trip and you missed him, and Benny...
God poor Benny, Luna cheated on him with his co-worker, and that was horrible for him, and you were very sad for him, he did not leave his bed, and lately he did not win any of his fights, in the last few months he was doing well, but after Luna he was devastated.
His attitude with you was not the best, there was a day where he kept insulting you and he almost got into a fight with Will because of that, you thanked God that Frankie was not there otherwise he could have killed him.
Remember one afternoon when Luna got mad at you, she was blaming you for throwing her cell phone and breaking it, of course it wasn't true but Benny believed her, he and Frankie ended up throwing some punches after Frankie heard how Benny was talking to you, although you don't blame him, it was obvious he would defend his girlfriend.
"I know you threw it on purpose bitch" at that moment Benny enters the kitchen "Benny baby believe me I saw her, I don't know what I did to make her hate me" the audacity of this woman, here the one who hated someone was you, "Benny please you know that's not true.... I didn't do anything" he looked confused he didn't know what to believe or not "seriously if there is something you have against Luna just say it" you didn't know what to say, you didn't expect that from Benny "it's ok.... If you're not going to say anything, but you're going to pay for this phone, no kidding" "I'm not going to pay for it-...." "YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS AND YOU'RE GOING TO ASK MY GIRLFRIEND FORGIVENESS" Benny walks up to you in a way that you almost fell over, you could feel his alcohol breath and.... He had some dust near his nose.... What? you come out of your trance when someone grabs Benny by the shoulders and pushes him away from you "YOU DON'T SCREAM TO HER LIKE THAT, YOU ASSHOLE!" it was Frankie and he looked furious "if she said she didn't do anything, then she didn't do anything" you hear Will say as he walks into the kitchen too, but Benny heard him, he lunged straight at Frankie to fight, but he was clearly drunk and you were afraid to ask if he had also taken any drugs, he didn't look the same, this was not Benny, Frankie knocked him down with one punch, Luna was screaming exaggeratedly, it was all chaos, I couldn't react, Will was trying to talk to me and see if I was ok, but no, all this over a phone? I knew Benny would never hurt you, but the way he talked to you and approached you, you felt like you were shitting yourself.Will threw Luna out, this was a month before he found out that she was cheating on Benny and Will found out that she actually gave drugs to Benny, he was furious about it, it was the first time Benny tried that and clearly it was not good for him, when it was all calm the next day, Benny would not let you go, he had asked you for forgiveness more than a thousand times and even though you told him it was all right, he kept going, Luna gave him drugs but Will was furious with Benny, Luna gave him drugs but Will was furious with Benny, he must have had this conversation about drugs with his younger brother more than a thousand times, Benny was not 18 years old, he was already older, but if you talked to him without asking his age you would think he was 17.
You understood him now, he was going through a horrible moment, these are difficult circumstances for him, you know he is not like that, you told Will that he was fine, "Please Will is going through a bad time, do not blame him" you felt that Will's look towards you was different, at times like these he looked at you with pity and Benny with fury, when you appeared at night for the typical meetings at his house hand in hand with Frankie and you wore a dress or a mini skirt, you felt that he devoured you with his eyes, Frankie did not realize it but you did.
You went to visit Benny, it was hot as hell so you had a dress with straps, Will opened it and looked you up and down, this already made you nervous and confused "hi pretty, if you're looking for Benny he's not up yet, I hope you can at least get him out of bed" he smiles at you and gives you room to pass, you smile back and you can swear you had his eyes on your butt until you disappeared down the stairs, you'd have to talk to him somewhere day, but the truth was you were embarrassed, what are you supposed to say? "Hey Will why every time I come to your house you look at my butt like you want to devour me?" No no, and the truth is that you were not used to men looking at you that way, when Frankie did it before they left, it was the most embarrassing thing for you and your cheeks were red.
How Will said, he was lying on his bed, looking at his cell phone, he saw you come in with a smile but he didn't look very happy, "hello you what disappearing for a whole day, what a miracle you remembered me" when you turn around to close the door you sigh, you remind yourself that Benny is sensitive and vulnerable, he is not like that, this is not your Benny, you turn around and smile at him "you and I are going out tonight, you say what you want, do you want a quiet dinner or do you want to go dancing, we'll do whatever you want" Benny looks at you attentively, throws his cell phone and sits on the bed "what happened? Your boyfriend has plans and now you're coming with me?" "I haven't seen Frankie for days, he ate something bad and he wants to rest at home..."
"And why didn't you come here then?" here we go again, "I had some exams, I had a difficult few weeks..... But i've finished them and that's why I'm coming here to celebrate with you." Benny just looks at you, he is thinking and finally speaks "I want to go somewhere to dance, I'll pick you up tonight" you couldn't be happier, you jump up and give him a hug "please get out of this bed and come downstairs to eat something ok?" Benny sighs, you missed hugging him, you needed him.
"You would never cheat on Frankie would you?" wait what? you look at him with a frown "you are kidding right?" Benny says nothing, clearly his whole situation is getting to him, "I'll let you know when I pick you up ok, forget what I told you it was stupid"
You are still confused but you nod with a smile, you and Benny continue chatting for a while more and he promises you he will get out of bed to eat something, you say goodbye and walk down the stairs distracted "you're leaving?" You get scared but it's just Will, you smile at him and walk over to him in the living room, "Yes I.... I already accomplished my mission here, he'll be down soon to get something to eat and I convinced him to go out tonight" Will just nods and god... he's looking at your lips, this man will kill you someday you think to yourself, you clear your throat "you can come with us if you want, I know you don't go out dancing much the truth I don't either.... But I do it for Benny" he smiles at you "no it's ok, I can't tonight, but you guys have fun" you say goodbye to Will and while kissing his cheek you felt his hands on your hips, it made your skin crawl, you finally get out you need some fresh air.
Your step-brother was flooding you with messages and calls, he wanted you to visit him, he missed you and the truth is you missed him, you had classes, you were not on vacation yet so you promised him you would organize your schedule better and go visit him.
"Do you think it's a good idea to go out with Benny?" Frankie was still in bed taking pills "don't worry, I'm going to take care of him" "actually it's you I'm worried about, besides you don't like those places" "I'm doing it for him ok? he's really bad and I want him back to his old self" Frankie sighs.
"Ok baby, I miss you so much, please come tomorrow" you smile, you haven't seen him in days "yeah yeah, I'll see you tomorr-.." "Babe i have to go"
Frankie suddenly hangs up, that was weird but you didn't think anything of it, you have dinner and then you take a shower and decide what to wear, you decide on a pair of jeans, some boots with heels and a red t-shirt with straps, although you thought you would look better with a dress but you felt more comfortable this way. At that moment Benny sends you a message that he was waiting for you outside, you grab your purse and go out.
Benny was a bit strange, he wasn't talking and he always had something to say, "So... where are we going?" Benny looks at you and smiles "it's a club just outside of town, I was told it was one of the best... let's hope so" you just nod, you hope this cheers him up a bit.
Once we arrived we entered the place, it was quite crowded, the music was loud, you didn't like to go out to clubs with so many people, but Benny liked it and that was the important thing, he grabbed your hand and took you to the center of the dance floor, he was smiling and that made you happy, you and Benny were dancing for a long time and he was whispering things to your ear without sense that made you laugh, he had only had two drinks but he seemed a little dizzy, in a moment he looks at a corner, you frown and try to see what he was looking at or to whom, but everything was full of people and it was difficult.
"Are you ok Benny?" he looks at you, he changed his look, he wasn't happy he was just serious, "yes yes yes, hey can you ask if they have some water? I think I need it" you nod and tell him not to move, otherwise it would be difficult to find him again, you go to one of the bars where they served the drinks and they give you a bottle of water, at that moment you feel someone grab your arm and push you, "look what a nice little thing I found here.." you frown and look who it is "Patrick?".
He smiles at you and you had forgotten how disgusting he was making you "you even remember my name sweetie" you didn't like this at all, you try to get out of his grip but he doesn't let go of your arm, he grabs your waist and kisses you forcibly.
You are trying to let go but everything makes you dizzy, the music is very loud and people were pushing everywhere, you manage to get away but he seemed angry and grabbed the back of your neck to kiss you again, he was stronger than you, he was so nasty that you could vomit, he had you very strong, the only thing you can think of is to bite his lip as hard as you can and it worked, he let you go so fast that you almost fell down.
"You fucking bitch, look what you did to me."
He tried to go against you but a guy appeared and stood in front of you "hey asshole, get out of here" the guy who stood in front of Patrick was quite big, bigger than him, Patrick just looked at you "you are missing all the fun with me love" he turned around and left, the mysterious guy looked at you, "hey are you ok? are you with someone? if you are alone you can come with us" and pointed to a place at the bar to some people, women and men who were there watching the situation.
"I.... yes I came with a friend" you try to look for Benny where you had left him but you don't see him "and now I think I lost him, I better go look for him... but you don't know how much I appreciate what you did, you didn't have to" the guy just smiled "no problem, we will be in the same place, in case you and your friend want to join us" you nod and walk away looking for Benny, god you had lost him.
You keep looking for him and at that moment you see Luna's sister in a corner with some friends, God you can't be, you think, if Benny met her then he must not be very well right now, there were many people around you, you couldn't see where you were going, You see the exit door and decide to get some air, in the parking lot there were a couple of cars but there was no one outside, clearly they were all inside dancing, but in a moment you recognize Benny's shirt, and yes it's him, it's next to his car, you are a little more relieved now that you found him, and you run towards him.
"Benny!" he turns around and his eyes were a little red and his eyes looked like he was angry "hey Benny I looked all over for you are you ok? look here's some water" you hand him the bottle of water and he still doesn't talk to you "you don't look so good, I think we better go... maybe it was a bad idea to go out".
"You were making out with a guy in there" you frown "no, of course not" Benny squeezes the bottle and you start to back away "that was just a mix up, I ran into someone in there, a person I never want to see again and he forced me to kiss him, it was horrible" Benny looks at you "you didn't look that upset" he starts to move closer to you "or that he was forcing you" your heart starts to pound, this wasn't happening again, "Benny please, you don't think I was really kissing someone in there, that I was really cheating on Frankie. .. and with you in there watching..." "then you would if I wasn't in there watching... or is it that you like being watched you fucking…" Benny doesn't finish the sentence but you knew what he meant, "this is... ridiculous, really, that you think this I..." "I don't have to believe anything if I saw it with my own eyes" "then I think you saw the wrong people, because I was being forced to kiss a person and it was totally disgusting and I was scared" "you won't get away with this one no.... Frankie will know the truth, and he will be very hurt because of you, first me and then Frankie, you're all the same".
Benny go to the car and is about to get in "Benny.... Benny please this... this is ridiculous" you can't hold back the tears and even your make up starts to smear a little.
"I FUCKING HATE YOU" Benny speeds up and you see him leaving, you grab your head and start to cry more, "this no, this is not happening again" now you were alone, and far from home, you try to call Frankie but he doesn't answer, Santi is out of town, and Will.... "Are you ok girl?" you look where that voice comes from, it was a girl, one of the girls that was in the group of the mysterious guy that defended you "yeah... I... my friend left and I don't know how to go back home" "he left and left you here alone? what an asshole... I was already leaving, come I'll take you" you look at her and you couldn't believe, there are already two complete strangers helping you, the girl saw that you didn't move from your place, she comes to you and takes you by the arm "let's go. ... if there is something I learned is that women have to help each other" you tell her your address and you leave the place, you are in complete silence in the car, your heart beats a thousand per hour and you start to dig your nails into your arm without realizing it.
You got home and lost count of how many times you thanked Grace for bringing you home, you liked her name, when you got into your apartment, you almost fell when you took off your shoes you dialed Benny and Frankie more than 50 times, neither of them answered you, you go to take a shower and you are shivering in the shower, you didn't know what to do, "relax, this was just a misunderstanding, it's stupid, yes! everything is going to be all right" that's what you were trying to convince yourself, you get into bed and cover your head and make a ball while you keep calling Frankie and Benny, until you thought of calling Will, but what if Benny told him what happened, "now everybody will be against you, nobody will talk to you again" you try to stay positive but the negative thoughts start to invade you.
You call Will twice more and he doesn't answer, you fall asleep crying, you hate Dejá Vú's and this felt like one.
The next day you woke up early and went straight to Frankie's house. You were in the back of the cab and your hands were sweating and shaking, "it's going to be okay" you thought, trying to stay positive.
"Excuse me, could you wait a few minutes here?" "Yeah sure" you get out of the car walk to the door, this would be a very bad time to throw up you think, you knock but no one opens, you start knocking harder, maybe there is no one but at that moment it opens and Frankie comes out, you just look at him and all you do is hug him, but you realize after a few minutes that he was not hugging you back and you look at him.
"Frankie I..." "You know the two times when my partners were cheating on me, it was Benny who was warning me... but I never believed him" "Frankie what happened..." "I have no reason to doubt my friend" Frankie had no expression on his face he was just serious, this situation was already getting out of hand "Benny was drunk and who knows if he wasn't on drugs, that person Benny saw me with grabbed me by force to kiss him, why don't you believe me!" at this point you were crying but you didn't realize it, you were tired and felt everyone was against you, Frankie shakes his head and at that moment you hear a woman's voice, you frown "who's here?".
Frankie closes the door a little more and doesn't let you look inside, "You'd better leave, we have nothing to talk about anymore" "I'm not leaving here, we have to talk, this situation is getting beyond me and it's ridiculous and.." "No, just leave, I don't want to talk anymore" Frankie closes the door, he leaves you with the words in your mouth and you feel the need to scream, but you can't, you turn around and walk to the car, you stay silent for a few minutes and the driver looks at you.
"Miss where do you want me to leave you" you don't know what to do, so you tell him the address of your apartment and you leave Frankie's house, probably forever.
Once at home, you do something totally impulsive, you grab your bag and put almost all your clothes and important things, you decide to leave with your stepbrother, although on Monday you had classes, and you would have to take another bus to go back and then another to return, you did not think about that at that moment, you just wanted to go, you were keeping inside you that need to scream, but it did not come out, you were there about to explode but you did not explode, you were fed up with all this.
Inside the car you didn't say anything, you looked at the street and the cars, you felt the look of the driver, you felt the pity he had for you, tears were falling but you wiped them immediately, you arrived at the bus stop and took the first bus to the other city where Oliver was, Your mind was scrambled with thoughts and you didn't realize how impulsive it was to leave like it was nothing, when you have classes in a few days and you didn't even know if Oliver was at home, but you didn't care and you just settled in your seat and put on your headphones and thought about nothing.
Two days later, Benny was walking through the parking lot with his coffee in hand and he hears someone call your name and they were talking about you.
"You don't know how good it was to feel her lips again, but that bitch ended up biting me" Benny walks up and it looked like the same guy he saw you with that night "and what other reaction did you expect? With everything you did to her a few years ago, the least I expected was for her to stab you" what are they talking about? Benny remembers that you had never told him anything about yourself before he met you, just a few things.
"I'm telling you, she'll be mine again, I don't care if she wants to or not" "she doesn't want to..." "well I don't care" Benny hears them laugh and they get in the car, he couldn't catch them.
"Shit, what I've done".
Chapter 2
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Um hi, I don't normally send prompts but I had an idea, so…anyway, basically the prompt is a villain's young sidekick who shows up at the villain's doorstep in the middle of the night (villain is a nice person; more unlawful than evil, idk) really injured, and when the villain patches them up, they end up accidentally revealing that they live with an abusive family? Idk, sorry if this is a weird idea.
With ideas as good as this one, you should send prompts more often ^^ It's not weird at all, I absolutely love this. I tried really hard on this one, so I really hope you enjoy!
Please note that this work contains descriptions of the aftermath of physical child abuse. If this would upset or distress you, please avoid reading this work.
CW//Child abuse, physical child abuse, verbal child abuse, being called a 'freak', death of a spouse, blood, bacteria (in a scientific setting)
Villain had never been much of a fan of children.
They wouldn't exactly describe it as a dislike. Kids were... fine. Annoying on occasion, and endlessly confusing with their new trends and habits, but fine. Those who brought them into the world and raised them provided a precious service, but their talents were far more useful elsewhere.
They squinted their eye, the eye pressed up against the lens of their microscope. With a tiny twist of a knob, the image below focused, displaying in full detail a million squirming lifeforms.
The culture was developing as expected. They removed the slide and returned the bacterial colony to its petri dish.
They'd thought about having a family, when they were young. A juvenile, clueless thought, but a thought nonetheless. There was something that warmed them about the concept of a home that was never empty.
Nowadays, they shared their home with no one but the bacteria, and they weren't exactly the best conversationalists.
Villain moved across their lab, soft socks muffling the thudding of their feet on the tile. With practiced accuracy, they returned the petri dish back to its tray, where it belonged.
They couldn't help but glancing just to the right. To the rabbit cage, sitting empty as it was. The light above it was still glowing bright, illuminating the stale hay below, and the toilet paper roll where the cage's inhabitant's teeth had once gnawed.
Now, the habitat sat empty.
They couldn't bring themself to clean it out. That was Spouse-
That was Spouse's job.
Villain bit their lip, taking another petri dish from the tray and returning to their microscope.
They growled and swatted at the thoughts that fought to enter their brain, but it was no use. No weapon could have fended them off.
Because... Because...
Because Spouse had loved kids.
They had always talked about the concept in dreamy, wistful tones. The idea of having a family, of creating something together that wasn't borne of chemicals in a lab. And Villain had agreed. But it was always simply a plan. Something that would be done sometime in the future. When the world wasn't so hectic. When there wasn't work to be done. When...
Villain bit their tongue hard enough to draw blood, gazing as intensely through the microscope's lens as they could manage.
Now that Spouse was gone, the laughter of children would never light the dreary home. There would always be a spare bedroom.
Their home would always be empty.
Maybe that was why they had taken Sidekick in.
It was something they'd wondered so often, not that they'd ever admit it to the teen they had taken under their wing. The relationship had started so uneventfully-- a powered kid with just enough spunk and reckless abandon to find their way into the world of heroes and villains.
At first, Villain hadn't even thought of them as a sidekick. They were just a kid that they trained in their free time. A future ally who needed someone to show them the ropes.
Then, they'd started coming with them on missions.
And fighting at their side.
And now, Villain couldn't help wondering, whenever they laid in their large, empty bed, what Spouse would have thought of their protege. If they were still around, then Sidekick's 16th birthday cake wouldn't have been so shitty. But, hey, no one could say that Villain hadn't tried.
Damn, did they miss that kid. Even when they called them a dinosaur and laughed when they didn't know what Tock-Tic was, or whatever they'd said. They'd been gone almost a whole week, now.
It wasn't the first time, of course. No teen had the time to be a full-time sidekick. They had their own life. They needed to go to school and hang out with their friends and be a kid. And do whatever kids did on Tock-Tik. Villain was certain that they would come back when they were able.
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By the time the knock on the door came, Villain was almost done with their inspection of the bacteria colonies. Their tired eyes flitted to the clock on the wall: Three in the morning. Had it been that long?
And who the hell was at their door at three in the morning?
The knock sounded again, yet, this time, it was distinct. Three sharp taps, then a fourth two seconds later.
Sidekick's knock. The one they'd practiced, to notify Villain when they arrived. But... They looked at the clock again. Their eyes had not deceived them. It was the dead of night. The kid should have been asleep hours ago!
Without care, they tossed down the petri dish in their hands on the nearest countertop, not so much as bothering to shrug off their lab coat as they hurried to the front door. They expected to hear the knock again-- the kid was always so impatient-- but there was no such noise. Only heavy, shallow breathing.
Other villains would have bemoaned their recklessness, but that didn't matter. What mattered was that their kid was here.
Villain flung open the window. Sidekick leapt back.
Sidekick...
They stood in the doorway a moment, liquid shock and terror battling for dominance within their bones. When they finally recovered, they spoke no words, only bustled their protege through the door and locked it behind. The kid stumbled all the way to the lab's exam table, which Villain practically threw them upon.
The terror in their bones had settled firmly in their stomach.
"What in the world happened to you?"
It was with the gaze of a parent rather than a doctor that they scanned the kid from head to toe.
The sheer volume of blood made it difficult to pinpoint their wounds. Yet, it was clear to see that the side of their head was still pumping scarlet, and the crimson dribbling down their leg was already dripping onto the pristine lab floor.
Villain gulped. The idea of taking their eyes of the kid for a split second was petrifying, but they relented, rushing off to returning a moment later with handfuls of rags. They shoved one into the kids hands.
"Hold this to the wound on your head, as tight as you can. I'll clean off your leg."
Even with trembling hands, the kid obliged as Villain knelt down , drenching rag after rag in blood until the leg was finally clear. At the very least, the wound upon their knee seemed to have stopped weeping scarlet. It was a messy thing, blunt trauma with enough force behind it to tear straight through the skin. The villain's practiced fingers tied a tight wrapping of gauze around the joint, standing to their feet.
Blood had seeped between Sidekick's fingers, but it seemed to have begun to dry. The head wound had stopped bleeding.
"Good." Villain pried the soaked rag from the kid's hands, tossing it aside. They could clean up later. "Where else?"
Sidekick averted their gaze, shoulders winding up taut.
"You need to tell me where you were hurt. Please."
After a few moments of trembling like a leaf, the kid gestured to their side.
"Okay. Can you take your shirt off for me, please? I need to get that cleaned."
"Okay..." The kid whimpered, obliging. Villain tossed aside the bloodied garment with little care, adding it to the pile of dirtied fabric.
Their torso...
The wound on their side, just above the hip, did not bleed nearly as bad as the other two. But...
With the sheer amount of bruises littering their flesh, Sidekick's skin may as well have been blue.
Villain took a clean rag, pressing it to their side.
"Who." They spat. "Who did this?"
Their mind began to run with such speed that, had it been a computer, its fans would have been on overdrive. What heroes were active around Sidekick's neighborhood? A few came to mind, at least one or two that were far enough outside the law that they wouldn't have put much thought into doing this to a kid.
But Sidekick did not speak, instead staring at their own shoes, dangling off the exam table.
When the hip wound was dried and wrapped, Villain whirled around, grabbing their phone and flicking to the contacts page. Which of their fellow villains was near the kid's home? They could think of at least a couple. Even if they were little more than acquaintances, someone who would hurt a kid was the common enemy of all.
"I need a name, kiddo. A name. Was it Viper? Sunstorm? The Twilight Reaper? I have friends, lots of friends. We can make them regret this."
No reply. Villain bit their lip, selecting a contact, moving their finger towards the call button-
"Wait!"
The kid at last cried.
"It wasn't a hero. My dad's not a-"
Villain whirled around.
"Your dad?"
Sidekick flushed.
"U- um, no, I, um-"
"Did your father do this?" They stormed to the exam room where the kid sat. "All of this?"
"I- I-" Their voice was choked by tears, carving down their scarlet-stained face.
Villain placed their hands on the kid's shoulders, turning their gaze towards them.
"Please. Please, kid."
The falling tears turned to full-on sobs.
"H- He said I was a- a freak!" They wailed. "I was training, I- You said I needed to practice my flying, in bird form. And I was practicing, and I didn't think anyone else was home, and then he walked in and-"
A sob broke their voice.
"They told me never to use my powers. He doesn't know that I- I stopped taking the pills. The ones that suppress them. And he got m- mad, and, and-"
"It's okay, it's okay."
Villain threw their arms around their child, embracing them while taking care not to disturb their wounds.
"I didn't know where else to go." Sidekick's words were strangled. "I'm sorry, but I didn't want to go back home and..."
"No, no." They tightened the embrace. "No. You don't have to go back, never. Not if you don't want to."
They broke off the hug, picking their phone up again once more.
"Talon has kids your age, she would take you in. Alya, too. Swan Dancer is a teacher..."
"Um." Sidekick seemed to have run out of tears, leaving them with only a broken, low voice. "I... That's all fine. But, um, I thought you mentioned having a spare room?"
Despite their parental terror, Villain let their face break into the smallest smile.
Spouse's room.
In a way, maybe they would get to meet Sidekick, after all.
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hey feel free to ignore this but i’ve been trying to figure out for a while the best practice for image descriptions and all my googling just brings up either things about instagram accessibility or closed captions for videos which aren’t as helpful for tumblr formats.
would a screen reader accesible ID for the cake post be something more like: image showing a stock photo of a cake that reads “i’m sorry I attacked you like a raccoon” ? So removing the ID: and /End ID text? Is it appropriate to include quotation marks?
anyways i know it must be a lot of effort for you to deal with ppl being assholes about it but i just really can’t find a good source that gives a template of what to write and i would like to be able to do it right.
love your blog i hope you are having a great day!
Hi thanks for being reallt chill about this basically the plainer the text the better. If the image doesn't contain speech marks I would omit it personally but it's not the end of the world. I think it's easier to just write description start and description end. But yea it's the slashes and colons and brackets that tend to make an ID bad as well as incorporating any form of l33t speak or other visual elements of words that don't work with a reader
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Hi guys! This post has content warnings for the following: suicide, incest, abortion, politics, and swearing. I've tagged this post for all of the above, so you should add one or all of them to your blocked tags if you don't want to see it. Stay safe friends!
@arists started a conversation with me on this post. I'm making my own post now so that I don't clog up op's notifications with our discussion. I'll post the relevant screenshots here, but I'm including the link so that you can fact check what happened if you want.
#1 (op's post)
Image Description: "A screenshot of a twitter thread. Sarah Chavez writes, 'It's not hard to see what a pro-life world looks like. It looks like a world with a lot of dead women in it." An article is linked, but the url is cut off. Emily Gould replies to the first tweet, saying, '"Amnesty International reports that suicide now accounts for 57 percent of deaths of pregnant femals ages 10-19 in El Salvador." That's what a "culture of life" looks like.'"
#2 (in the notes of op's post)
Image Description: "granny-griffin replies, 'This. Suicide is an evil we have to prevent. But murder is NEVER the answer. I'm not sure how it even became a viable option. We need a better solution.'"
(note that there is a significant time gap between images #2 and #3)
#3
Image Description: "arists replies, '@granny-griffin the only other "solution" is mandatory vasectomies on males but good luck telling men what you want to force onto their bodies. ntm abortion at 6 weeks isn't fucking murder but science doesn't fucking matter to you.' Then granny-griffin replies, '@arists if you want to start a conversation, then I'm happy to talk! you can dm me or whatever! But if you're just angry, then I'm glad you found an outlet and I hope you feel better soon'"
#4
Image Description: "arists replies, '@granny-griffin go start a conversation with the women of texas' Then granny-griffin replies, '@arists I mean. I am a woman living in texas so that should be pretty easy. I'll try to do that sometime soon! It's always helpful to me to hear other people's perspectives on important issues'"
#5
Image Description: "arists replies '@granny-griffin so you're a traitor then? when you see little girls being forced to birth a product of incest you feel better about yourself? you see women who have a dead baby in their body forced to cary to full at the risk of her life and think "nice job me!!" And you've probably never adopted with makes it even funnier. youre an embodiment ignorance and selfishness.'"
#6 (private message between arists and granny-griffin)
Image Description: "granny-griffin says, 'hey I really. don't want to fight you. I know that you're upset. I think we both want to help women in vulnerable situations, we just have different ideas of how that should work out practically.' In a second text, granny-griffin continues, 'If you need to keep venting, you should do it here. That way if you say something you might regret, it won't be in public'"
#7
Image Description: "arists sends three messages. The first one says, 'I'm not venting I'm saying it how it is' The second one says, 'I've dealt with ill-minded christians like you my entire life I know your strategy' The third one says, 'now go back to the post because I refuse to deal with you behind doors so you can appear "holier than thou" by putting on a fake image'"
#8
Image Description: "granny-griffin sends seven messages. The first one says, 'ok we can do this in public' The second one says 'give me until tonight though I've got school' The third one says 'do you care if I make a separate post? I'll copy all the previous stuff from our conversation and the main post' The fourth one says, 'I just don't want to have a whole conversation on op's thread' The fifth one says, 'it would feel disrespectful almost?' The sixth one says, 'like they have their whole point and I don't want to completely de-rail them' The seventh one says, 'but if you aren't cool with moving them then I can come to wherever is comfortable to you'"
#9
Image Description: "arists says, 'go ahead'"
to preface—airsts I'm still not totally sure what you want out of this. You aren't obligated to respond to anything I say—just like I'm not obligated to respond to you. We don't know each other, and this is kind of an unfortunate way for us to meet. Still, I hope we can have a productive conversation going forward. I'll go through everything and ask questions. You can respond to as many or as few of them as you want.
#3:
The only other solution to what—suicide? unwanted pregnancy? incest? Is that really the only other solution? What are some policies you would like to see implemented to deal with each of these?
How do you define murder? How do you define what a human life is? Are there particular scientific facts or theories you make use of in your definition? If you have time, please either explain them, or reference an article/book/other source that does. I would like to learn! But I understand that fact checking is a lot of work so if you're too busy I understand.
#4:
(A note here—my knowledge of the situation is not as thorough as I would like it to be, but from what I know I'm not satisfied with the way abortion restrictions are being implemented in Texas. What are we doing—reporting each other to the secret police or something? Notifying the authorities of a crime is one thing, but why is there a finder's fee? Why are we sueing each other? This kind of thing will only breed corruption and mistrust.)
#5:
Huh, what am I a traitor to? Women? Is there a point of view that is specifically the "pro-women" point of view? Traitor makes this sound like a war—are there sides? are there good and bad guys? Who gets to define all of this?
No, I don't like it when girls are forced to birth a child conceived in incest. What are some ways that this situation could be prevented? Do you think that easy abortion access could ever perpetuate abuse by allowing abusers to get rid of the evidence of their actions? Is providing abortion services to victims of incest worth this risk? (and I mean that as a legitimate question, not a leading question)
(Another note here—I am pretty sure children who die in the womb can still be born naturally (hence the term "still-born"). But again, my knowledge here is limited and my issue with abortion is largely because of the harm it does to the child. If the child is dead already, and abortion is the only way to remove them, then I don't have a problem with this.)
Do you think adoption is the only way to take care of vulnerable children? Did you know that people who adopt sometimes need help raising funds to do so, or need help with babysitting, or need meals made and chores done for them? Did you know that mothers who raise their own children need these things too? Is this an attack on my argument, or an attack on me (ad hominem)?
#7
Sorry to assume you were venting—I should have asked what your purpose was instead of making assumptions.
Okay but do please tell me—what is my strategy? I am curious to hear your psychoanalysis of me and my goals.
Arists, I'm really sorry if I came off as "holier than thou." I'm not a better person than you. I know that I think I'm right—everybody does. But I do want to be open to hearing and learning from your perspective. Even if you don't change my mind, you can increase my empathy, and that's extremely valuable to me.
okay, that’s it! I’ll wait for your response!
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Oh I've been waiting for this moment hihihi. so may a request a 🍰
Appearance:
Not really too much to brag about but... i’m 5’2, toned skin, medium brown hair( still have some green remnants)slim body thin waist + pretty marked hip (one of the parts of my body that i really like ) but oddly thick thighs. Dark brown eyes and small but still full lips.
Style / Aesthetic :Don't know exactly how to describe this, but most of the time I work with grunge,dark academia and vintage, but often you can see me in cotagecore and glam chic outfits. or a big mix of this
Personality:
I’m a taurus, Libra rising and Sag moon , ESFP,Love to make new friends and i can be pretty talkative...principally if we talking about art, music , cooking , animes or sports .I’m a ravenclaw ,I can be really stubborn but I'm trying to work on this, people also say i have short temper, but i can't believe this.Teasing sarcastic and flirty are some adjectives I can add to my personality description, it is actually so natural that i probably do without notice. I can be a really crackhead sometimes, especially when I'm with my friends, but mostly I try to use the reason . I can be pretty clingy to my close friends and family. Also I can be pretty random, being my friend means that you will receive some messages/ videos at 3 AM or even get a new playlist in full Tuesday :)
Hobbies and random stuff :
I love cooking / baking i actually have a “brand ” of homemade biscuits (family’s recipe), I can play volleyball and badminton and i normally do this with my friends(in the end of High school i played almost everyday ) and now i’m planing play for my university’s team. I really like to listen to music , and I'm doing this 24/7( I kind of have a server on discord just for the music bot ). I actually can speak 3 languages and I'm working on the 4th one but i’m never trust my skills before sending a text in another language !!. I can actually be both or too energetic or a totally lazy bitch. but i’m probably always up to talking/ listening. I really like flowers ( I love learning about their meaning), and poetry , also writing and reading even though I've not been doing this lately.
Fun fact my favorite color is white but 85% of my wardrobe is black .
I really like make up and i love do it , but i have so me block with eyeliners i just can't do it right
About Relationships :
My love language is Quality time, so just being able to relax next each other (friends / s/o) with no words being necessary for meIt's already enough, oh i can get a little too touchy sometimes since I really like to cuddle. I love adventures, visiting new places, shopping, nature dates, stargazing, board games/ cards nights. I really like to innovate, as long as i have a good company I think I can do almost everything.
Ahhhh Lecxi, yours matchups are the best, i just love the way you write so much ,it's a muah *chef kiss*
@lilshortcakess
A/N- This took SO long and I am SO sorry 🥲 but I hope you still enjoy it my dear!
Romantic Matchup
𝐎𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐰𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐮
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐭
So you were on Seijous girls volleyball team
And you met Oikawa because well...
Ya’ll kept practicing overtime 😅
Now we’ll just say that you wanted to practice your spikes
and for that, you would need a setter
And Oikawa wanted to practice his sets
For him to do that he would need a spiker
So ya’ll were just like “hey let's just practice together
Now every time there was practice
When everyone left
You would meet up with Oikawa so that you two could practice
This went on for a while before Oikawa decided on getting to know you on a more personal level
I mean if he was going to be practicing with you he might as well get to know you right?
So he started taking you out to eat after you two finished practicing
Sometimes he would take you to a diner
Sometimes it would just be a gas station
But either way, you two would end up just sitting and talking to each other
This is how Oikawa found out how much he actually liked you
We’ll get into why later 👀
Anyways after falling into this little routine he started to hang out with you during school hours
Damn, he was really just weaseling his way into your life, isn't he?
He would only realize he had a crush on you when Iwa pointed it out
So at this point, he was just like fuck it
YOLO am I right?
So he just casually asked you out when he took you to a gas station after practice
Romantic I know
But he was over the moon when you said yes!
And ya’ll have been dating ever since
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮
He loves that you just listen to him
Like you GENUINELY listen to him
He's found that not a lot of people care what he's saying outside of volleyball
But you listen to anything and everything he talks about
And you show interest too!
This was the thing that made him realize that he liked you
Ok he REALLY loves your flirty nature
Just the fact that instead of getting flustered at his flirty comments
You just pop off with your own comment
He loves someone who can match his energy
He really likes that your clingy 👀
Whenever you hold him or ask him for cuddles
it just makes him feel wanted and loved
𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐃𝐨 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫
Ok so just addressing the elephant in the room
He loves to play volleyball with you
He calls it a good “bonding” activity
Now that THAT'S out of the way
He likes to bake with you
He has even made recipes personalized to him
For example
“Oikawa's Milk Bread Biscuits”
Yup
He took your biscuit recipe
And turned it into a milk bread
He likes to listen to music with you
I feel like he hates awkward or uncomfortable silence
So he always has SOME kind of music playing
And finally
He loves to talk to you
Granted it's a lot of him talking and you listening
But if you're feeling down and need someone to talk to
He's all ears
𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐜
One time you and Oikawa were practicing overtime
And Iwa came into the gym and yelled at you both for “overworking yourselves”
You and Oikawa actually sell his milk bread biscuits at school
Get that coin sis 🤑
You and Oikawa just throw random pick up lines at each other
and i cant get the image of him doing finger guns at you every single time 444
He gets really mad when you start speaking a different language
Cause he cant understand you!
So sometimes you just switch languages to piss him off :)
Causing him to learn the basic phrases of the languages you can speak
𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲
When Taurus and Cancer come together in a love affair, it’s usually a very good combination.
They are two positions apart within the Zodiac, and such Signs tend to share karmic ties and a deep mutual understanding.
These particular two Signs have much in common
Both prize security in a love relationship above almost all else
both tend to be nurturers
Cancer is emotionally nurturing
while Taurus loves to spoil their lover with sensual delights, gifts and good, rich meals
They’re both quite domestic and love a quiet night spent at home with their sweetie.
The Taurus-Cancer partnership tends to be a happy one due to this mutual enjoyment of the security and comfort of home.
They love a solid home base
a strong relationship
nice possessions
good food
all the comforts of domestic life.
Theirs is often the ideal family that people of other Signs strive for, with strong ties between them and a relationship that is family-oriented rather than toward the outside world.
Their only major problems arise when Taurus insists on having its own way and Cancer responds by sulking.
Taurus must understand Cancer’s emotional sensitivity, and Cancer needs rely on open, honest communication than on emotional blackmail.
The steady, reliable team they make.
Both Signs are dependable and nurturing, strongly oriented toward domestic life together.
A mutual love of home and security makes theirs an ideal long-term, family relationship.
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜
𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 💋
#haikyuu!!#haikyuu fandom#haikyuu x y/n#haikyuu hcs#haikyuu fluff#haikyuu x reader#haikyuu headcanons#haikyuu matchups#Oikawa#oikawa tooru#oikawa x reader#oikawa x y/n
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Also!! Thank you!! You have motivated me to write a scene of someone describing Maui because I realised I can't share pictures in anon mode!!
And also I probably should've been practicing.
But I still wanna know what vibes he gave off look wise, so for now I'll just let you sit in wonder as to how I imagine him!!
But I'm still glad that I could give you a vivid idea as to how he looks like with minimal description!!
-Heathen
you're welcome! I think, at least. Writing is fun and trying to figure out how to incorporate a character's appearance without spending too much time/detail on it is an interesting balancing act.
And writing is a skill! (almost wrote skull on accident). The more you do it the better and easier it will become--though there will always be rough points. For anyone else participating in NaNoWriMo, good luck on the coming month! All of November is gonna be very interesting writing wise...
I do wonder how you imagine him, because I have a very clear (for me) image of him in me head. (kind of like this, but make the bun a lot fuller and the beard more dramatic and sculpted. also bulkier in terms of body shape). Also I tend to just go with a single idea for no reason at all when given minimal direction! So I have absolute certainty that Maui doesn't look like that at all, that's just a place holder until I get a more accurate image, if I ever do.
In terms of showing a drawing, I believe you can anonymously submit a photo! You can't send asks with photos on anon to my knowledge, but submissions are different. And I'd likely provide commentary on it afterwards before posting it--it would show up as a post made by me but it would have a tag saying "submitted by anonymous" or something. So if you wanted to try that you're more than welcome too! That's what the "submit a sin" option is (I should really change those names but I don't know what I should change them to and it's not high on my list of priorities)
I hope you enjoy writing about Maui! Or about someone thinking about/looking at Maui, however that words out in the end! Writing is a lot of fun, getting to play around with all the words and all that. Good luck!!
#all those words#and you put them together#and make concepts understandable to others#also i'm aware you've sent me several other asks about maui!!#and I will answer them!#I'm just trying to get to some older ones first#I have some from the first week of october...#besties I am so sorry#random#quil's queries#heathen nonsie#other's ocs
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