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gatorbites-imagines · 3 months

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Shanks w male s/o who's love languages are physical affection & words of affirmation, who's a romantic but laid back. Some fluffy and smutty head canons if that's possible, with verse shanks?

(Might be a bit too specific and if so feel free to ignore completely, as with anything ofc: Reader has ADHD and a lot of history hyper fixations and does martial arts rather than swordsmanship)

Shanks x Male Reader

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I love Shanks, I wanna put him in a box and shake it around and hear him rattle around.

You probably joined the crew later on after running into them many times over the years, maybe you and Shanks already had some kind of relationship without it being anything official. Thinks lotsa flirting and nights spent together whenever your paths cross.

Being a martial artist and running in the same circles as Shanks it means you’re most likely a master in your craft.

Sparring is most likely a type of foreplay for you two, even after you join his crew. The rest of the crew knows to keep at a distance when you two start riling the other up for a spar, since they all know where its leading nowadays.

I can see Shanks as someone who’s love language is also physical affection, so you two are always seen all over each other or hanging on the other. After Shanks lost his arm, it probably caused some issues since he had to get used to not being able to hold you at the same time as he did other stuff.

After losing his arm, you make sure to push him to his limits to make up for the struggle of having to be a skillful fighter with a missing limb. You may or may not reward him for his “achievements” whenever he passes a milestone, meaning he works even harder.

I don’t see Shanks as someone who blushes much, but he always finds himself smiling when you show affection through words of affirmation. It makes his insides do swoops and flips even if you guys have been together for years.

Your words of affirmation truly shine through after he loses his arm, since there’s part of him that probably feels like he is less attractive and desirable, especially since he can’t do the same things as before with only one arm.

This just means you have to show him you still love him all the same, much to the annoyance of your crew and especially Benn, since you and Shanks act like a pair of teenagers in your first relationship at times.

The physical affection bleeds through to the bedroom, resulting in stuff like body worship always being present one way or another. If you start praising and complimenting Shanks, I could see him getting red in the face from just how much you can come up with.

Even with one hand he still touches you all over, and he finds interesting ways to use his haki to keep it all interesting and fresh. He always gets a little too cocky in your opinion when he surprises you with whatever new he’s come up with.

I could imagine him loving your body a lot. As a martial artist, you most likely built muscle very quickly, resulting in stretch marks, unless you somehow have a devilfruit that makes it so you don’t get them.

But imagining you do, he always licks and nibbles at them, snickering when you wack him over the head for biting at your hips or licking at the sides of your pecs. Shanks never apologizes for laying all his love on you, he just shrugs and says he can’t contain himself with someone as irresistible as you.

Speaking of the bedroom, he loves when you ride him. Shanks probably also some kind of captain kink. Seeing as you guys are lovers and see each other as mostly equals, you don’t really call him captain outside of battle, so when you finally do use that title, he always snaps to attention.

To add to the point above. Roleplay. He could walk into his quarters and see you splayed out on his bed in a dramatic pose, wearing some clothes you bought just for this, like a different gi or maybe even a marine uniform.

Lay it on thick whining about the big scary Yonko shanks having captured you, how strong he is and how you’ll do anything for him to show you mercy. It always gets his haki boiling around him, a glint appearing in his eyes before he pounces on you.

But I can also imagine him wanting to be the one playing a role. Maybe he plays the role of a poor pirate who’s washed up on your island and you’ve been taking care of him, so he has to return the favor and thank you.

Or maybe when you both feel more electricity and adrenaline in the air, you play out the roles of rivals who spar and give it your all to dominate the other. You guys are pretty evenly matched if he doesn’t pull out his conquerors haki, so its up in the air whos gonna win, not that Shanks minds.

On a more fluffy end, he takes you on dates. Since you always show how much you love him through your words and actions, he wants to find ways to show you just how much he loves you in return.

Expect him to whisk you off on a date on every island your crew stops at, even if you guys are in a hurry. It can be anything from a full week away at a fancy hotel, to a trip to a bar or even just a walk around the area so you two can spend time together.

When Shanks is drunk, he gets even more clammy. He will hang off you and be more perverted. You’ve had to pull him into an alleyway or back to the ship more than once cuz he wants to climb you right then and there in public, and he’s not shy about falling to his knees to undo your pants to get his mouth on you.

After all this time, you don’t really feel any shame or embarrassment, but you respect others you get him somewhere more private before you let Shanks go at it as he pleases.

I can see him struggling with words at times, so its through these acts that he expresses his love, though he probably finds it lacking compared to your more open way of showing it. But again, you’ll just have to reassure him that you know he loves you, and that you enjoy everything he does for you to show it.

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giurochedadomani · 4 months

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@ellii0tt 's tags in this beautiful art by @reineydraws makes me think about the image of Mihawk getting hyped for Shanks during a match even though he doesn't know much about ice hockey. Like, picture young Mishanks. Maybe they're slowly advancing from being rivals in the ice ring to be something akin to friends. They sometimes, you know, hang out. It's perfectly normal, Benn, Shanks' got a lot of friends.

And because mishanks are extremely normal about the other, Shanks impulsively invites Mihawk to one of their matches. It's one of his first matches as captain, and he's like 75% convinced that Mihawk is not going to show up (inside he's got a bit of a roller-coaster of feelings, at times he wonders if Mihawk would be impressed if the match goes well, at times he's trying to convince himself that if Mihawk says no he doesn't have to take it personally, after all Mihawk's reclusive af).

Mihawk does show up, of course.

In fact, I've done all this rambling to ask you to picture Mihawk showing up to some VIP section being a bit overwhelmed because it's very loud, and people are very drunk, and he doesn't know very well what's going on and he doesn't like at all not knowing what's going on and Rayleigh takes one (1) look at him after Mihawk says that Shanks invited him, he laughs to himself because ah, yes. So you're the friend 🤭, and taking him under his wing, explaining Mihawk the basics. Does Mihawk know that Rayleigh is an historic ice hockey figure? Of course not.

And also Shanks making a bit of a newbie mistake and failing to score when he notices Mihawk cheering him a bit from his seat.

#Mishanks #akagami no shanks #dracule mihawk #One piece #One piece live action #Opla

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fablekitty · 9 months

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Hey, I know I am the last person you wanna talk to rn, but my life is in genuine danger (still) because all I wanted was for a apology for the misconception.

I honestly meant no harm at all, and https://www.tumblr.com/lunarsilly/725681668334256128/all-i-wanted-was-for-fable-alologize-for-the

If you read this it will make a lot more sense.

I’m low empathetic and it takes a while for me to feel epmathy, and I think it’s hitting me like a bus

I never meant for you to be harassed anything (as I said in my OG callout posts) and I have not ONCE put your life in danger.

However, Davis has put mine in danger cuz he took some things I said in the wrong manner and it has caused me to get harassed to the point where I have to deactivate most of my accounts.

No, this isn’t ‘karma’ at all because I didn’t even want anything bad to happen to you and I didn’t mean to be malicious, all I wanted was for people to be aware that you could have possibly done this stuff, and benne like

“Hey, I have a choice if I wanna continue supporting them.” And unfollow if they please.

I have not once tried to put you or anyone else in danger, all I was doing was being like “hey, this can be seen as sams since you tagged it as such.”

Also to call you out for your ableism towards your own community.

That whole ‘no TSBS fictives and no factives’ rule is not only ableist, but it further Demonizes DID by saying that alters are their source when they aren’t,

People had a choice to support you, and I hadn’t meant for it to become this huge thing because a mess up in my wording )which I mostly wrote them at 1-5am, mind you. There’s going to be some mistakes since I was obviously running on 2-4 hours of sleep, and I always apologized if I said anything wrong in Davis’s DMs)

I get why you’re upset but this whole thing has gotten me death threats and it has also put not only me, but my family at risk.

Anyways that’s pretty much it, dm me on this app if you wanna respond.

This whole situation began because instead of trying to talk things over with me, you instead chose to cast a stone at me publicly. I’m not unreasonable. I would gladly have clarified anything you were concerned about, whether it be the claims of ableism or concerns about Lulu’s design. Instead, you publicly accused me of being a pedophile, not once, but twice. Which. I won’t lie; is a VERY harsh accusation that shouldn’t have ever been tossed out on a whim. The first was in a comment thread on one of Davis' posts, the other was a public callout post. You cannot downplay it by saying you just wanted to 'spread awareness' and 'let people choose to support me.' All I wanted to do was be left alone, and you wouldn't have it.

You took my art and made fun of it, called me names, called my partner’s alter names, and tried to make connections to an accusation that wasn’t there to begin with. I have co-workers that follow my SFW account on Twitter. I could have lost my actual job over this. You losing your Twitter account is not comparative to my entire livelihood. You can say you never wanted me to be harassed, but you slandered and insulted me all over Twitter and Tiktok during the entire duration in which this all played out, not to mention all of the posts and videos about me being ableist and treating me like some sort of class traitor.

I only spoke out about it when I was at the end of my rope, which you also mocked and slandered, and thus the harassment continued.

Davis reached out to me about it because after doing his own research, he saw it as unfair that I was being falsely accused of something that could literally ruin my life and career and put my safety in danger.

I didn't ask him to post it, and I certainly wouldn't have asked him to take so much time out of his busy schedule to research and write that entire google doc. All of the accounts he posted there are public socials, all of which have the Lunarsilly moniker attached to them somehow. He's never really talked to me much if at all outside of this situation.

As for the comments made towards people who were clearly against you, entirely unnecessary. If you wanted people to stop and leave you alone then you should have never responded. This stirs the pot and makes more trouble, it also makes you look bad.

I can't convince people to stop attacking you, despite telling them not to come after you in my last tweet about this situation. I can't order Davis to remove your socials from the google doc. All we can simply do is drop the subject and move on.

None of this would have happened if you just came to me first instead of airing out dirty laundry into public places where you were fully aware I was in. Next time you think you've been wronged in some way, instead of acting out, take a step back and breathe. Walk away from the computer/phone and clear your head so you can think straight. That is my absolute best advice to you.

I understand that you're only 15 and probably have some stuff going on at home, and the last thing I want is for anyone to get hurt. Death threats and doxxing are wrong in general, let alone to a teenager, and if you're reading this and have done either of those things to Lunarsilly, I am incredibly ashamed of you.

As for the damage? My alter is traumatized by the claims you've made. My early design of Lunar was never canon. His design belongs to me and I can use it however I please. He is not canon show Lunar.

Speaking of Alters, I want to address the ableism thing.

Once again, all this stress could have been avoided if you’d have just come to me privately on Discord when this was first addressed. I asked you politely to please keep alters of real people from the show avoidant of fronting in the TSBS server. I asked this of you with the knowledge of what was written in the moderator handbook that each moderator must read and follow in TSBS, and had no idea it wasn’t written in the public rules. I will admit fault for not checking that. It was never my intention to come off as ableist towards you nor anyone else.

We didn’t just come up with rules on a whim. We put rules in place to try and keep everyone in the server safe and comfortable, systems and otherwise. Ultimately, the bottom line was that some of the voice actors from the show found discomfort in seeing alters of themselves and their characters in the server, and the business that owns the whole shebang also agreed, and their word is final.

I entirely understand the frustration behind having alters from the show. I have a few of them myself and so does my partner. Yes, they are not their source. But that doesn't prevent the original creators, or actual person from being uncomfortable, much like some alters are uncomfortable with doubles. Everyone's system is different. Mine isn't large. It's not small either, but my alters all do have one thing, a mutual agreement to work together and harmony. If that's something you can't control, then I'd recommend staying out of larger servers such as TSBS.

I was also never obligated to tell you that I'm a system. I don’t exactly go out of my way to make sure every individual who interacts with me is aware of this information about myself. However, if you ever took a moment to look in my discord profile, you would have known. The first line that is on my profile on Discord is “Marshmallow System-DID” and it’s been there this entire time.

All I want is to be left alone. I want this all to finally be dropped so we can move on with our lives. I’m old and tired and simply do not have the time or energy to keep putting towards this situation. Just please, move on and leave me be.

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count-alucard-tepes · 1 year

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Do your OP hotties like girls with tattoos?

Kizaru✨

He doesn’t mind tattoos on anyone but they’re not for him, he just never really saw the appeal of having tattoos on himself. To each their own.

Akainu🌋

He loves it and the bigger the better. He loves tattoos with a meaning though, he will caress his S/O’s tattoo or kiss along it slowly. He thinks it accentuates their beauty.

Ryokugyu 🌱

He admires people with tattoos and always advices those who get it to think on it first before taking the plunge. He thinks meaningful tattoos are the most attractive.

Fujitora 🐅

He doesn’t mind it on anyone, he doesn’t have any tattoos but he wouldn’t judge someone who does. Tattoos or scars, they’re all the same to him.

Sir Crocodile 🐊

He doesn’t like them, he thinks most pirates just brand themselves and thinks it’s not classy. He regrets the tattoos he got when he was younger too.

Doflamingo Donquixote 🦩

He doesn’t like them either. He prefers a clean canvas but it’s not like he’s gonna stop anyone from getting one, it’s just not for him in particular.

Benn Beckman 🔫

He is indifferent about it, they may not be for him but he wouldn’t mind it on others. He would compliment good ones that are appealing but wouldn’t say anything else.

Katakuri Charlotte 🍡

He thinks they’re cute and likes to trace the pattern on his S/O’s skin when he’s talking or listening to them. He often tries to figure out the meaning of others tattoos but doesn’t give it too much thought.

Killer 🔪

He appreciates the art and thinks it’s pretty cool, he even wanted to get one himself but couldn’t commit. He won’t admit it, but he’s afraid of needles and that’s what makes him avoid getting one.

Kaido 🐉

He loves them and enjoys his S/O’s tattoos. Kissing and caressing them all the time when they’re visible to him, he thinks they’re incredibly sexy especially in areas that are usually covered up.

King👑

He likes them and thinks they’re pretty badass. However, he likes tattoos that have a meaning or a story behind them, that makes it so much more special to him.

Queen 👑

He likes it and doesn’t mind it on his S/O. He even wants to get matching tattoos with them because it’s means a lot as a commitment and bonding activity.

Izou🔫🔫

He doesn’t mind them on his S/O and would even go through several designs to help his S/O find one they like for their next tattoo. He would have his S/O’s name tattooed on his body as it means a lot to him.

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quinloki · 5 months

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Yeah crocodile’s voice is uh…

It’s making me have thoughts that’s for sure.

I’m not sure I’ve actually ever heard his Japanese VA, I was wayyyy younger when I first watched and definitely did the dub but uh

The Japanese voice hits different >>

I think I heard the mugiwara in clips somewhere and that was nice, but I’m excited to see more of cross guild animated cause the dynamic… oof

Just finished another episode and got very excited to see Benn/Shanks/Marco. I actually rewatched that part after having to see a certain bastard at the end <3

Shanks and Marco together makes my brain go brrrrrr

I mean, I reccommend going back and watching the Crocodile highlights from Impel Down, personally. I think it's well worth the auditory feast.

And yeah, Shanks/Marco - I'm not much of a shipper - I appreciate who people ship and I've enjoyed a lot of pairings and art and such, but I don't have like any strong personal opinions.

But man, Shanks and Marco... yeah, I could spend time as a fly on a wall with that to entertain me, 100%.

The Cross guild dynamic too. I love the art and theories I've seen from that. Plus, I mean, the idea of Buggy being in the middle of that polycule delights me. Damn clown always failing upward XD

#quin answers #kazieai

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outeremissary · 10 months

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In the moment tag game

Tagged by @arrow90-art - thanks for thinking of me! I’m never annoyed by folks thinking to include me on stuff even if I’m sometimes a bit slow :)

Last song: Lola Montez, Volbeat

Recently I’ve been listening to a lot of Volbeat again. Part of the project of expanding Carmen’s playlist while making a Spotify copy of it. This song was not at all a part of that, I’m just fond of it! It’s very cheerful.

(the historical figure the song is based on)

Currently Watching: Little Witch Academia. A friend got really into it and has insisted on rewatching it with me. He needs me to know that I’m the girl with glasses. Every time her fandom stuff came up while he was watching he messaged me to say “she’s behaving like you. she’s just like you.” I haven’t actually seen those episodes yet, so I can’t help but feel fear...

Currently Reading: In theory, The Ten Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn. In practice I read volume 9 of The Case Study of Vanitas last week and volume 1 of The Knight Blooms Behind Castle Walls the week before and then nothing else of book-y nature. I... think I may have lost one of those by sleeping with it in my bed. Sacrificed to the plushie pile.

Currently Obsessed With: The same things as usual, really. Which is to say last week I played amounts of Kingmaker I fear measuring. I really love the focus late game Kingmaker has on narrative and the struggle to control a story as it unfolds because it encourages you to think about the roles and archetypes a character inhabits and how willingly they exist in them. Whether or not they truly want to be, the baron/ess is the “hero” of the story by the end because That Is What Nyrissa Was and you are either intentionally usurping her role or being forced to inhabit it. And “hero” is simultaneously a role Balthazar hates playing because it feels thrust upon him (and worse. “martyr”) and intentionally crafts for himself because there’s so much advantage to preying on that expectation, and on top of that he needs to be important and asserts himself that he is the main character of the story. It makes for kind of fun tension. There’s also something blurry about this feeling of “when does action make something no longer an act.” He’s the savior of the land, he’s built this kingdom of light where the common people live with dignity and joy... Even if it all comes from selfish motives, somehow he is a heroic figure in a legitimate way. And when people retell the story the private cruelties and the harsh retaliation and the underhanded intentions will all be washed away. The great deeds will be all that remain. It’s both the perfect victory for a cold-hearted deceiver and the greatest feat of self-annihilation possible. Maybe it’s the fact that I should really have slept four hours ago and this is all stream of consciousness but god. It scratches my brain. I know there is a question on my Kingmaker companion quiz about themes that would have been interesting to put more focus on and this. This is really the one for me. Narrative and storytelling. Role playing and who gets to assign the roles and retell the story. That’s where it’s at. Every moment of contested reputation and every uncertain first impression and every moment where you’re forced in parallel to another narratively important character. That’s it. That’s what it’s all about man. I loooooooove this game.

If you haven’t already been tagged and are interested, I’ll tag @bearvanhelsing and @camelliagwerm.

#tag game #I think it's cool that kingmaker can make me happy whenever I return to it #but also I maybe should do other things with my time like Finish Drawing The Things I've Started #the wedding illustration. it will be done one day. I just. I have to let background ideas marinate.#I need to know more about flowers.#playing all that kingmaker and getting kingdom stats to rank 10 helped I swear #anyway. that post on here about 'I'm the narrative's favorite' 'turns out that was not a good thing for me ;/'#love that you can really just invoke that in game it's so so funny

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moonlightdancer26 · 4 months

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Well, I've benn seeing of Gossip Girl in these days, so maybe I am gonna watch it, but before that I have a question.

Who do you thing the underrated Weasley four would be in Gossip Girl and why?

(the underrated Weasley four being Arthur, Ginny, Percy and Ron)

This is probably one of the best questions I’ve ever gotten on my blog. Love you for this anon

I think Arthur would be Rufus Humphrey — Rufus is a former rockstar and he owns an art gallery in Brooklyn. He raises his two kids, Dan and Jenny, alone and is a very warm and welcoming person (he also LOVES waffles), much like Arthur. He’s not the most perfect dad, but he tries. He definitely could’ve done better with his daughter Jenny who he was a lot more strict towards, much like Arthur was with the “black sheep of the Weasley family” (aka Percy) (eeeee I’m so excited to explain this, I’ll talk abt this later dw).

Ginny is definitely a much harder one, but I think she would be Blair Waldorf, they grew up COMPLETELY different ways but out of all the Gossip Girl characters I think Blair resembles her the most. Blair is a privileged, extremely intelligent and determined girl who lives in the Upper East Side and loves to scheme. While she possesses many traits that Ginny doesn’t even come close to, they also share some similarities, they’re both passionate, intelligent, aren’t afraid to take what’s theirs, witty, always speak their mind, and have a strong sense of self. Ginny can sometimes be temperamental and rude to others without thinking, which Blair also has a tendency to do. Overall, they’re both flawed women who are also smart, confident, fierce, and strong-willed. You could also argue that Ginny’s a lot like Serena van der Woodsen in some ways, but I’m too lazy to expand more on this. 💀

I think Ron is a bit like Dan Humphrey (Rufus’s son). Dan is introduced to us as an understanding, intelligent, and down-to-earth guy. He is also rather shy and awkward, and very accustomed to not recovering that much attention, much like Ronald. Dan is a very sarcastic guy and wasn’t very rich growing up, as opposed to the snobby and overprivileged Upper East Siders at his school. He had a huge crush on the it-girl of the Upper East Side (aka Serena) and was a character with many relatable problems. I don’t think he and Ron are that similar as characters (though [spoiler alert ->] Dan and Blair’s relationship later on in the show always kind of reminded me of Romione), but I think out of all the characters in the series, I see the most similarities between Dan and Ron. The two of them happen to be one of my favourite characters from both series (@ GG fans, YEAH I LIKE DAN, SUE ME), so maybe this is why 🤔

(Saved the best for last) For Percy, I would say that he is, without a doubt, Jenny Humphrey. Jenny is Dan’s sister and Rufus’d daughter. She is a passionate and determined social-climber who came from a relatively poor family but wanted nothing more than to fit it with the “upper class people,” much like Percy being ashamed of his family and wanting to make a name for himself. Jenny was also extremely passionate when it comes to fashion and designing, her desperation to achieve her life goal led to many disagreements with her father, Rufus, and she even went as far as to pretty much abandon her family and to file for emancipation. She, like Percy, was kind of the “black sheep of the family,” and the ways in which her father tried to control Jenny and stop her from continuing on with her rather extreme actions wasn’t the best, much like how Arthur was with his son. I see many parallels between Jenny and Percy, in fact, I could never fully hate her because of how relatable she could be, just like I could never hate Percy. I do get extremely annoyed by Jenny in the later seasons, but I understand so many of her actions and why she did everything that she did. I still would say I hate her, but sometimes I just can’t help but love her.

Also, if you do end up starting Gossip Girl, pleaseee tell me. Again this question is literally so amazing and creative, this was definitely very fun to think about.

#……#how on earth am i supposed to tag this #um #harry potter #gossip girl #ask #asks

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margridarnauds · 6 months

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Can you tell me more about Indech’s daughter? She sounds super interesting :)

Thank you! I'm dividing this into two sections, the first dealing with her actual portrayal in CMT, the second in how I chose to go about adapting her, because, in a retelling that deals a lot more with the Fomoire, she's become a lot more important.

In CMT

As I said in my post, we have ONE REFERENCE to this girl in the entire medieval Irish literary tradition. She doesn't even show up in the Early Modern recension of CMT.

But she is so interesting.

Even beyond her family drama. She's this extremely proactive character who demands the Dagda gives her a piggyback ride, mocks him.

(From the Gray translation)

As he went along he saw a girl in front of him, a good-looking young woman with an excellent figure, her hair in beautiful tresses. The Dagda desired her, but he was impotent on account of his belly. The girl began to mock him, then she began wrestling with him. She hurled him so that he sank to the hollow of his rump in the ground.

He looked at her angrily and asked, ‘What business did you have, girl, heaving me out of my right way?’ ‘This business: to get you to carry me on your back to my father's house.’ ‘Who is your father?’ he asked. ‘I am the daughter of Indech, son of Dé Domnann,’ she said. She fell upon him again and beat him hard, so that the furrow around him filled with the excrement from his belly; and she satirized him three times so that he would carry her upon his back. He said that it was a ges for him to carry anyone who would not call him by his name. ‘"What is your name?’ she asked. ‘Fer Benn,’ he said.

‘That name is too much!’ she said. ‘Get up, carry me on your back, Fer Benn.’

‘That is indeed not my name,’ he said.

‘What is?’ she asked.

‘Fer Benn Brúach,’ he answered.

‘Get up, carry me on your back, Fer Benn Brúach,’ she said.

‘That is not my name,’ he said.

‘What is?’ she asked. Then he told her the whole thing.

She replied immediately and said, ‘Get up, carry me on your back, Fer Benn Brúach Brogaill Broumide Cerbad Caic Rolaig Builc Labair Cerrce Di Brig Oldathair Boith Athgen mBethai Brightere Tri Carboid Roth Rimaire Riog Scotbe Obthe Olaithbe...Get up, carry me away from here!’

‘Do not mock me any more, girl,’ he said.

‘It will certainly be hard,’ she said.

She gets some of the BEST snarky moments in the entirety of the medieval Irish literary canon, and, honestly, I think she might be able to compete with Rhiannon's "There has never been a stupider man in the world than you." And then she has sex with him. And they argue on whether he'll go to the battle or not, with him winning out, and she proceeds to say that, "she would hinder the Fomoire, and she would sing spells against them, and she would practice the deadly art of the wand against them—and she alone would take on a ninth part of the host."

She has powerful magic, as well as being verbally sharp. And she isn't shamed, she isn't killed, she isn't humiliated. Yes, to some extent, you could say the Dagda "tames" her with sex, but...there's no sign she loses her assertiveness or her personality. She doesn't become a toned down version of herself for him, she just switches allegiances. She betrays her father for him.

Adapting Her

The Daughter of Indech's probably one of my favorite characters to adapt, just because there's so much potential in her and we get so little of her. In a lot of adaptations, she's just merged with the Morrígan -- personally, I think this is a cop-out, since it removes another interesting female character with her own motivations from the mix. Sure, it makes for a simpler story, but I'd rather remove one of the male characters than her if it came down to it. Her FATHER is the KING of the Fomoire, she has an inherently different dynamic with the Dagda than the Morrígan.

The first thing to do was to give her a name. It's very telling that, in CMT, which is very big on names in general, she isn't given one -- because her importance is tied to whose daughter she is. She doesn't need a name. It's the Dagda turning a Thing of Indech's against him, especially after the Dagda had been humiliated by them. I wanted to give her a name that reflected the Norse roots of the Fomoire while also not sounding out of step with the rest of her family (Indech, Ochtriallach...and Brunnhild just doesn't work.) So, I chose Ragnailt, which is an Irish form of the Norse "Ragnhild", naming her after Raghnild Eriksdottir, who was the daughter of Erik Bloodaxe and, through her various marriages, a ton of influence in Orkney at one point, which is also around the area that the Fomoire would have had influence in.

I wanted to maintain the snarky aspect of her character, making her imperious and haughty while also showing what makes her tick. Since both she and Cethlenn are both magic users, it makes perfect sense for me for her to have been Cethlenn's apprentice, giving them a unique dynamic and explaining her knowledge of magic. (Cethlenn wanted her to be Cethlenn 2.0, marry a nobleman that her father chose, who she'd hopefully become fond of, and then train young girls to follow in her own footsteps once she became older, only to be betrayed by her defection.) I also wanted to explain why she switched sides -- was it that the sex was REALLY that good? Or did she want to switch sides and this gave her the opportunity? I decided to tie Duirgen's story, which I mentioned in my last post, into it -- Of course Ragnailt wants out, her father murdered a kinswoman of hers, possibly a cousin. It was easy to make her and Duirgen friends, making Indech's sudden murder of her, which I have Ragnailt witness, a shock. It sets Ragnailt up as a parallel for Airmed. Indech, like Dían Cecht with Míach, isn't punished for the crime, but, unlike Airmed, who is much gentler as a person, Ragnailt plays the long game until she's able to get him exactly where she wants him, all without him realizing.

I wanted to go into her relationship with Ochtriallach, especially since they're both living under Indech -- Ochtriallach as the expected heir, her as the daughter. They have this totally different relationship with their father than Bres' children have with him, where Bres' reputation harms them but he's incredibly dedicated to being a father, even though he's too permissive, especially with Indusa. Indech has a stellar reputation and he doesn't allow his children...anything. So they become excellent liars and form an alliance, even though she resents Ochtrialllach for not doing more and he is devastated by her betrayal combined with Ruadán's death. And it isn't that Ochtriallach is incapable -- he's a fantastic warrior, he just doesn't have much of a *drive* to be king, especially after the battle, while she's ambitious, possesses a streak of ruthlessness and pragmatism, and is charismatic on top of it. Whether or not Indech likes it, she really IS his daughter. After Indech's death and her eventual return to the Fomoire, they settle into her being the main power behind the throne, even though the Fomoire will never forget her betrayal. (Her strongest ally? Bres -- despite her betrayal of him, she's his favorite daughter-in-law. Mainly because he Gets It, as someone who's ALSO switched sides. She was very consciously designed to act as both a compliment and a contrast to him, with her black hair contrasting to his blonde and both of their color schemes featuring red prominently, his as a sign of kingship + his eventual death, hers as a sign of sexuality and confidence. And he *knows* that he should have done more against Indech -- he fell into some of the worst of Nuadu's flaws in his attempt at getting back at Nuadu.)

Another relationship that ended up becoming vital when adapting her is her relationship with Indusa, Bres' daughter (another character we get one line on), because you have these two girls growing up at roughly the same time, in the same social circles...of course they're going to know one another on some level. And since Indusa is Bres' daughter, it makes perfect sense that she would (1) be incredibly queer and (2) fall in love with someone from the other side. Indusa, who is very used to being indulged by her father (as the only girl and therefore Bres' undisputed favorite), is very used to getting her own way. Bres immediately shut down any talk of her being put in a marriage she didn't want, he allowed her to train for combat. As a result, she's headstrong, fiery, opinionated, and unflinchingly loyal, specifically to her father but also in a more general sense. Like her father before her, she does not give une single shit about gender restrictions or restraints in general; she wants to live life on her own terms. Ragnailt, who never had the same luxury, is cynical, slightly manipulative, and brittle (but also incredibly loyal to the people she cares about), all traits that come out strongly after the battle, when she's in a foreign country, where the people do not speak her own native language, Bres is now dead, Indech's now dead, Ochtriallach's returned to Lochlann, her survival rests on keeping the Dagda happy and maintaining his interest in her, and Indusa is cracking under the new restrictions put on her as a traitor's daughter (and refuses to speak to her.) She isn't always right, no, but her survival instincts are dead-on, because she's always had to have them.

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calvays · 7 months

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Intro post. Summary from undercut.

In simple hi I'm Benne (it/he/sie/any), I make icons from any media really except real people, actors & fan art (fan arts iffy due to me not wanting to make icons using art from an artist who does not want their art to be used for such things if they haven't told people that it's alright.).

Simple, fancy, even pride icons.

DNI is; the basic DNI & radqueers, anti-anti, proship(+ other names), pro/complex/neutral contact non-consensual paras specifically. (People on DNI can still use my icons, please don't directly interact with me though (undercut more about it))

BYF is; pro contradicting & good faith identities, pro mogai/liom/LGBTQ+. I'm also a fluffypara(link) so I'm pro-para & pro-recovery, explicitly anti-contact though.

Requests are open :3

Just here to make icons :3 call me Benne (it/he/sie/any) I did some icon making on my coining blog (primuscapere) originally, but decided that I probably should move here, bc i don't feel like cluttering that blog more with the amount of icons I'm making lol.

Please don't interact directly with me if you're anti-anti, Proship & radqueer, basic DNI or radqueer, anti-anti & Proship (or pro/complex/neu contact any nonconsensual paras). Those on my DNI may still use my icons (I don't believe posts should be withheld from people even on DNI since them using them doesn't affect me at all), but requesting, following, dms, reblogs with commentary directed at me (aka imo direct interaction) with me are a no go sadly since I don't feel comfortable with it personally. (Questions will be answered if I deem them to be asked in good faith.)

However before you follow me I want to make sure you understand that I am pro good faith identities & contradicting terminology, I'm singlet so I don't think I have any say in syscourse so I'm neutral on anything with it, I'm pro mogai liom & LGBTQ+ in general. Also I'm a fluffypara(link) so I'm pro-para (anti-contact) & pro-recovery in short. I'm being transparent with it in this due to wanting to be sure that it doesn't make things shit with people who come to this blog and it comes out over what I do and do not support.

My hyperfixes and impulsive making will grant a lot of different simple icons from one specific character from a specific piece of media. So don't mind that.

I make icons from any media really, but I won't make them off of actors, real life people or fan art* bc i don't feel comfortable with it.

*fan art is an exception in a way, but as long as the artists themselves are saying that it's alright to use their art with icons and such everything's alright.

My requests are open btw

#intro post #admin cant shut up

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naomen-clature · 2 years

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Virtual Sketchbook 1

The work of art that I chose is a partial print of an original painting by my own mother, Jenny Pollard. Titled Sunflower, the original stands around 6 ft tall, 1¾ ft wide. From the roots up to the sky it depicts an entire, life-size, blooming sunflower in front of a mountainous background. It was created in 2005 using mixed media, including acrylic paint, acrylic inks, glitter, and canvas. The print that I received as a gift from her, however, is ink printed on foam canvas board. It is approximately 2 ft tall and 1¾ ft wide, with the head of the sunflower at its center. Because sunflowers were my grandma Brenda’s favorite, my mom painted this for her, shortly before she passed away. This work of art is not only beautiful to me but also holds a lot of sentimental meaning. The original sunflower hung in the house I grew up in, and now the print serves as a reminder of family--past and present.

My name is Naomi Benn, and I am a white, twenty-five year old woman. I was born female at birth and still identify as such. Although my life started in the state of Ohio, a majority of my childhood was spent in Blacksburg, Virginia. Since high school graduation I have lived in several states and places, Florida being the most recent of course. I like to be active and get outside for fun, whether it’s hula-hoop dance, going on a beach trip, to a music festival, or playing disc golf in the park. For inside activities I enjoy drawing, coloring, watching movies, and mindlessly scrolling on my phone. I currently work in the service industry at Adobe Graffiti Lounge, a kava bar in Bradenton’s Village of the Arts. On the weekends I work for a small jewelry business selling necklaces and earrings at the local farmer’s markets. Something that makes me uniquely me is that both of my parents are artists, so I was always encouraged to be creative and expressive from an early age. I also believe the many physical locations I’ve experienced in my short lifetime attribute to who I am today.

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benngodenzi · 2 years

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How to Drive a Drift Car

In Benn GoDenzi’s opinion, you're not alone if you're wondering how to drift a vehicle. Many others are interested in how the experts accomplish it and want to master the strategies. This article will teach you how to drift a car in real-world situations using either a front-wheel drive or a rear-wheel drive vehicle. Continue reading for suggestions and tactics to help you accomplish that elusive objective. Learn how to 'get the back out as well.

Drifting an automobile entails initiating oversteer using a number of tactics. The Scandinavian flick is one of them. Front-wheel-drive vehicles may slide using this strategy. A front-wheel-drive vehicle may be able to slide with careful steering. It is critical to maintaining enough speed to induce oversteer. When decelerating entering a curve, use this strategy. Release the clutch to begin to lift off the oversteer.

The most popular drifting method is a side-to-side feint in which the car's rear end slides down straightaway. The manji drift is another method that needs the automobile to wobble side to side to leave the drift. Another method is to escape the drift with the steering wheel in the correct position. Learning to drive a vehicle, like any other motorsport, takes more practice than most people believe.

A car must have a solid chassis and a significant degree of caster to offer the ideal driving experience for drifting. During turn transitions, drifters' steering wheels often spin. At high speeds, the steering wheel returns extremely quickly, steering beyond the neutral axis and in the opposite direction. A driver may utilize the throttle or clutch to offer steering input to achieve this result.

Drifting vehicles is an art that requires a lot of talent and practice to perfect. A driver may drive a vehicle under or oversteer to avoid an obstruction or make a tight turn in real-world situations. Most drivers, however, lack the requisite expertise to conduct controlled drifts. They can usually only execute drifting in controlled circumstances with the assistance of skilled personnel.

Benn GoDenzi pointed out that drifting a front-wheel-drive automobile is not the same as drifting a rear-wheel-drive vehicle. To get the most out of drifting, maintain a high throttle level when approaching a bend. The basic guideline is to maintain the throttle at around 80% of the engine's rpm. Increase the throttle if you are drifting on a slick road or if traction is poor. You may attempt to ride out the turn after the initial drift. Set up a cone in a parking area to practice drifting with a front-wheel-drive automobile. Drive quickly up to the cone and then release the handbrake. While drifting, turn the opposite lock.

You may begin a drift by using the brakes, clutch, or power over. When drifting, be careful to use the right force, or you may oversteer. A front-wheel-drive automobile may momentarily oversteer, so practice in wide open spaces. When drifting, bear in mind that a front-wheel-drive automobile will wear out faster than a rear-wheel-drive one.

A rear-wheel-drive vehicle is required for good drifting. A welded or limited-slip differential, Coilover suspension, and sturdy bucket seats are required. Drifting is all about balance and control. You should not over-steer or let off the throttle pedal too quickly. You should also be comfortable with the throttle. Drifting in a rear-wheel-drive automobile is a thrilling yet gratifying experience.

Start with a video if you want to understand the fundamentals of drifting. Drifting videos may be found on YouTube. When you first witness someone doing a drift, search for a video of that automobile on YouTube. You'll be shocked by how well they perform. Whether you're new to drifting or have been doing it for a long, the driver's talents will astound you. The BMW M8 Competition is ideal for demonstrations. The rear-wheel drive arrangement provides greater engine power management and is more effective for sliding.

According to Benn GoDenzi, a rear-wheel-drive vehicle isn't necessarily required for good drifting. If you learn the techniques of the trade, you can even drive a front-wheel-drive automobile. Drifting entails shifting into second gear, revving to 4,500 rpm, and then letting go of the clutch. This unexpected power dump delivers a rush of power to the wheels, causing the rear end to swing into the turn.

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littlerose13writes · 3 years

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A list of frankly magnificent next gen headcanons we discussed and came up with together on my live:

- Albus secretly learnt to waltz (Draco taught him) in preparation for their wedding as a surprise for Scorpius, who was absolutely blown away and often thinks back to their first dance when he needs to cast a patronus

- speaking of surprising Scorpius, he’s very easy to surprise because he will deliberately look past any hints that something is being planned, partly because he is a surprise purist and partly because he will overthink it too much if he lets himself notice and dwell on things (his friends and family know he loves surprises and make the most at every opportunity)

- Lily Luna starting a shop that starts off as something simple like a florist but quickly grows into an eclectic mix of products including crystals, handmade jewellery, plant-based potion ingredients, a sustainable grocery shop and a community food bank and art with positive affirmations (maybe it starts as an owl order/etsy shop but quickly grows to needing premises) @not-yourseed suggested the name Lavender and Lillies for the shop!

- Albus helps out in the shop sometimes and is rather perplexed by both the products and the clientele (possible AU where he meets Scorpius because he is a regular customer)

- Hugo starting a very eccentric fancy dress shop with lots of loud wigs and weird costumes, it is an unexpected roaring success (the shop has Mr Benn vibes if that means anything to anyone)

- Scorpius owning either a coffee shop/library/book shop OR Scorpius owning a sweet shop called Greengrass Goodies (thank you Heather for the name suggestion!)

- Fred Weasley II trying to open his own pub and it failing spectacularly

- Albus has one of those happy/grumpy octopus toys, james teases Albus a lot (eg ‘well SOMEONE is grumpy octopus today’) and Albus will put the octopus near him to show how he is feeling

- Rose has a surprising number of plushies that live on her bed, they all mean something to her (her first bear from Ron when she was a baby, something Thea/her significant other bought for her at hogwarts) but she is quite private about having them

- James celebrates his entire birth week and is absolutely convinced everyone is constantly trying to surprise him, leads to him turning up extremely overdressed to the most innocent of events

thank you to everyone who joined!!

#ccsquad #scorpius malfoy #albus potter #james sirius potter #lily luna potter #rose granger weasley #hugo granger weasley #fred weasley ii #hp next gen #thank you everyone who joined!

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hockeyboysiguess · 3 years

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nine ladies dancing -> nine hockeys dancing | j. benn

a/n: i know christmas was two days ago, but 2020 isn’t real so here’s day 9. rest of the series linked here.

word count: 2,799

warnings: single!dad jamie, a very absent mother figure, some cute dancing.

“You want what?”

Jamie sighed, covering his skate blades before dropping them into their designated spot in his stall, all part of his routine that was so practiced and rehearsed he didn’t have to think about anything before he did it. He thrived in the routine of it all, as much routine as he could get at the rink because when he got home, all semblance of a routine went out the window for the dark-haired little girl in pigtails on the background of his phone, sitting in his lap. She was five now, joyful and gap-toothed and as perfect as she’d been to him the day he knew that he was going to be her dad. She was his pride and joy, the only thing that when the sun set everyday, no matter where he was, mattered. It was him and her and he’d do anything to keep her smiling, including ask his teammates to sacrifice a little of their time and a lot of their pride for her.

“Lottie’s nervous about her recital for dance,” Jamie repeated himself slowly and steadily. “She’s scared she’s going to mess it up if she doesn’t practice in front of people who aren’t just her dad as she says, so I was hoping some of you might be willing to drop by the house later to give her an audience? I know it’s a lot to ask for this time of year.”

Some of the younger guys bristled a little at the idea of giving up a prized free Friday night in Dallas without a team commitment the following day to watch Charlotte Benn dance as well as a five-year-old could perform The Nutcracker. Other teammates smiled with experienced and well-knowing understanding, having similar experiences in their own past, and standing up in front of the team to ask for something for their families. Jamie hated asking, but he asked more than anyone else. He hated asking now, especially this close to Christmas where people wanted to be with their families most of all, even though Jamie Benn hated Christmas these days.

“What time do you want me?” left Tyler’s mouth so much more easily than the call for help had left Jamie’s moments before. “Who else is coming?”

Jamie’s calls for help were always answered in this room, a gift he never expected to receive but now couldn’t imagine his life without the people in this room. Especially as hands went up, along with a disjointed but beautiful chorus of, “I’m in,” and, “Me too,” fell from his teammates mouths, Jamie couldn’t stop the grateful smile from forming on his face. The support fell over Jamie’s shoulders in a way that reminded him of the way his mom would pull his heavy, puffy winter coat over his shoulders before sending him outside back home in Victoria ages ago, back when he thought his life was going to be simpler than it was, back when he thought he would follow the traditional order. Grow up, get a good job, find a wife, get married, have a few kids, and live happily ever after in a blissful, peaceful, uncomplicated, adult world. To be fair, Jamie had done most of that, but after Charlotte was born, she left them both, wiping her hands of him and her daughter without a thought of how cruel it really was to leave your child who hadn’t even seen a full year of life the day before her first Christmas.

Jamie hated her for a lot of things now. One of the many things was that she made him hate Christmas and hating Christmas just wasn’t ever in Jamie Benn’s plans. But he had to pretend he didn’t hate Christmas, or her for that matter, because Charlotte deserved to get to be happy and unburdened by her father’s hatred or her mother’s lack of desire to be her mother. So, Jamie Benn loved Christmas, as long as you didn’t look too deep into his eyes where the pain rested as he lied about how excited he was for it.

Still, Jamie painted that smile on his face when he answered the door covered in the most basic Christmas wreath Jamie could get away with to see more of his teammates than he imagined standing behind it. Tyler led the group, big smile and a flower for Charlotte in hand, an attempt to maintain his title as her favorite uncle. Dicky and Guri seemed to have been pulled into this by Tyler, but were happy to have come along probably under the promise that Jamie might just join her for a terrible dance or two, terrible because of Jamie not Charlotte. The girl dad crew, as the shirts one of them had gotten them for the start of the season said, Comeau, Dowling, and Klinger, were all right behind them, and Bishop tagged along as well. The only true surprise was Rads, who despite being a dad himself, only had boys and wasn’t exactly a ballet sort of honorary uncle, but Tyler Seguin could make people do a lot of things for his very deserving niece and he’d put his mind to giving her the biggest audience possible.

The smile relating to Christmas itself might have been fake, but the gratitude Jamie felt to his teammates for stepping up on short notice brought a real one to his face in place of the fake one. His smile carried over as Tyler made a beeline for Charlotte who was standing in the living room, with all the furniture pushed to the walls, in her tutu and a gapped-tooth grin on her face. Tyler scooped her up easily, setting her on his hip and offering her the flower in one smooth motion.

“For me?” Charlotte asked him, her little hands already reaching for it.

“Of course it’s for you, Miss Charlotte,” Tyler smiled back at her as he placed it gently into her waiting hands. “There are no other pretty ballerinas around who deserve flowers.”

“You’d make a pretty ballerina, Uncle Tyler,” Charlotte told him with her eyes trained on her flower.

Jamie funneled past them and into the kitchen to grab a vase for it, the one Charlotte had decorated with her handprints in preschool. Jamie kept everything, every ornament, every macaroni art, every card, every little thing Charlotte made. He had bins of stuff by now, but he was more than content to buy more bins and fill his basement with everything she made. He rotated what was on the fridge weekly. This week, his fridge doors were full of various glittery Christmas artwork from school. Glitter rained on the floor every time he opened it. Jamie didn’t mind in the slightest.

Charlotte was charming his teammates with her dimpled smile when Jamie came back into the living room, vase with water in hand. He knelt down next to her and offered her the vase to slide her flower into. Taking it from her would lead to tears, but letting her put it in the vase she made herself eliminated that possibility. Jamie sat the flower in its vase next to the speakers and pulled up the soundtrack for her recital on his phone.

“Okay, you ready, Lottie?”

Jamie’s question caused his teammates to settle themselves around the room. Tyler took the floor in front of Bish and patted the ground next to him for Jamie. He started the music, then made his way to his spot, slumping down onto the floor while Charlotte fussed with her dance costume and shuffled her feet on the floor. Jamie could hear her counting softly under her breath and see her foot loosely tapping to the beat. Jamie didn’t know a thing about dance, but he had seen Charlotte practicing enough to know she’d missed when she was supposed to come in and was just staring at her shoes instead.

“You okay, honey?” Jamie asked her softly.

“I’m nervous, Daddy,” she mumbled in reply, fingers fussing with her tutu. “I don’t want to dance alone.”

Before Jamie could even begin to stand, Tyler was up on his feet and reaching for Charlotte’s small hands. She sheepishly held onto a few of his fingers.

“Would it help if Uncle Tyler danced with you?” he asked her softly, head ducked down to be level with her. “That way, you won’t be doing it alone.”

“But you don’t know the moves,” Charlotte mumbled, eyes trained on the grain of the hardwood as Tyler swung their conjoined hands back and forth to try and cheer her up.

Tyler laughed as he spoke, “Uncle Tyler can manage just fine, with a little help from some friends?”

Jason Dickinson was up on his feet without another word, with Guri hot on his heels and Klinger right behind him. Bishop might have been flexible, but dancing wasn’t exactly his forte. He still rose to his feet to join everyone else who was gathering around Charlotte. Tyler reached out and grabbed Rads’ forearm, seeing as he hadn’t moved yet, and yanked him into the crowd.

“Daddy!” Charlotte called out from his spot among his teammates, hidden from view. “Come dance too!”

Jamie really, really wasn’t a dancer. Jamie wasn’t a lot of things. He wasn’t the most bold sort of guy, preferring to stay inside of his comfort zone most of the time. He was a good captain, but not by being outspoken. He led quietly by example. Jamie wasn’t the guy who ever thought he’d be a single dad. Hell, sometimes Jamie thought he was the guy who was going to be relegated to the fun uncle role for his entire life before Charlotte was born. Jamie wasn’t the guy who ever thought he’d need other people like he needed people now, like he needed his friends to make his daughter feel comfortable enough to practice for her dance recital, a sentence Jamie never thought would be among his list of concerns in life, because he always thought his ex-wife would be there to help and could handle this sort of thing he was particularly bad at.

Most of all, Jamie never thought he’d hate Christmas, but he truly couldn’t wait for December 26th to come and for that godforsaken tree tucked in the corner that reminded him of everything he wasn’t, everything that he’d failed at, to go back into its box, for his daughter to be doing normal ballet recitals instead of ones of the Christmas variety, for everything to stop reminding him of the holiday he used to love. Still, Jamie rose to his feet from the floor and restarted the music, ready to sway as poorly to it as he did, because Charlotte had asked him to, like doing it didn’t make his chest ache and his head spin as he remembered that life he was supposed to have but never would.

Tyler was the best worst dancer of the bunch, attempting to spin when Charlotte did, arms over his head doing his best impression of a five-year-old doing her best impression of a real ballerina. Jamie just swayed a little to the music, feet shuffling side to side. Rads was trying his hardest to be The Grinch, but it was increasingly hard to do with their teammates making fools of themselves for the sake of Charlotte Benn, Guri finding himself in the air courtesy of Jason and being spun like a top. John was swaying with admiration on his face, seeing this as his future with his own little girl. Charlotte’s giggle was drowning out a lot of the music. Rads ended up slow dancing with Tyler after a fight about which of them was actually right to lead. The fight lasted all of four second before Radulov took charge and started leading Tyler around the living room. Comeau and Dowling were swaying together, giving Jamie supportive looks because they understood what seeing her laughter meant to him on a level others didn’t.

The only thing that dulled the ache in his chest was Charlotte’s laughter. She loved Christmas still, something Jamie would never try to take from her. He didn’t want to pass any of his resentment and anger down to her like a tradition that should’ve died years ago. It would die with him. Jamie was determined to make it so.

His teammates doing their best attempts at ballet meant for five-year-olds to The Nutcracker soundtrack with the fire crackling in the background was a pretty good way to make sure all Charlotte remembered from his Christmas was love and joy. Jamie scooped her up as the song ended, causing a fit of giggles to pour from her mouth.

“You did so good, peanut!” Jamie tickled her a little as he spoke, heightening her giggles. “So good, right guys?”

The chorus of approvals and cheers from his teammates made Charlotte's smile wide impossibly more.

“I think I’m going to do so good tomorrow at the re-re-recital,” Charlotte stuttered a bit as she spoke. The word recital was a difficult one for her. “Uncle Tyler should join. He’s a good dancer.”

“Not as good at you, Miss Charlotte,” he assured her, ruffling her hair a little and making her giggle again in Jamie’s arms.

Charlotte carried the smile she grew that evening with her all the way through to her recital the next day. Jamie dropped her off early, as he always did, and took his seat in the audience among the other eagerly waiting parents. He managed to find a prized seat at the end of the aisle, where Charlotte might actually have a chance at spotting him from the stage.

“Is the seat next to you taken?”

Jamie lifted his eyes from his phone to see you standing there, coffee in hand despite it being seven at night two days before Christmas. You were beautiful and Jamie wondered who you were here with. He wasn’t able to make most dance practices or parent events, so he didn’t have a good idea of who you might be even though it made him feel like a worse dad for not knowing.

“Your Charlotte’s dad, right?” you asked him after clearing your throat.

“Uh, yeah,” Jamie mumbled as he scrambled to his feet to let you get by and take the seat next to him. He dropped back into his seat when you did. “How’d you guess?”

“Well, she looks just like you,” you told him. “But also, figured you had to be the hot single dad everyone talks about in the moms’ group chat.”

Jamie threw his head back and laughed, “The moms’ group chat talks about how I’m hot?”

“Shhhh,” you shushed him softly. “Don’t rat me out as the source of that information though. You’ll get me kicked out of the chat and that chat is the only source of entertainment I have in my life that doesn’t involve a five-year-old.”

Jamie nodded and put a hand over his heart, “Your secret is safe with me. Promise.”

“Better be, or I’ll have to kill you,” you joked, drawing another laugh that caused him to tip his head back and shift his hand over his stomach as he laughed with his whole body.

As he came down from his laughter, the lights began to dim around you to signal the start of the show. You watched as various moms slipped into the aisle, phones outstretched, to record the show. You shook your head softly. The studio always recorded the show and sent it to all the parents after, and you were partial to watching her dance with your own eyes rather than through your screen.

“Gonna get out there?” Jamie whispered to you.

“Their teacher will send out the recording,” you shrugged. “I’d rather watch it.”

“Finally,” Jamie sighed, voice heavy with relief, “someone else gets me.”

“Maybe we should sit together at more of these,” you suggested to him as the lights went dark. “Single parents who don’t believe in watching the recital through their phones.”

Normally, especially now when trees stood in people’s living rooms and wreaths hung on front doors, the acknowledgement Jamie was in this alone with Charlotte, that she left them both, made him feel alone. When the words left your mouth, Jamie felt a sense of closeness, of kinship, of mutual understanding that he hadn’t felt in a long time. It was natural, the way you two talked between dance numbers, about Charlotte, about your daughter, about hockey, about your work, about your lives. Jamie left that recital with your phone number burning a hole in his pocket and Charlotte’s hand in his, feeling like, for the first time in a long time that Christmas might still have some magic left in it after all.

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