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anxiety-banana · 3 months

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just remembered that my dunks gift card is more secure than my ssn and i think i've lost faith in america's ability to upgrade systems created two hundred years ago.

oh wait. i never had faith in america's anything. social security numbers are the tip of the iceberg.

#ab rants #humor #social security #public school #education system #america sorta sucks #no scratch that it really sucks #can i go to finland yet?

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planet4546b · 6 months

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have been continually hitting roadblocks with the type of from the ground up 'list climate conditions so you can say exactly what food would grow here and what seasons they would have etc etc' worldbuilding lately to the degree i had kind of stopped worldbuilding entirely, but writing sort of idealogy/thematics first in universe documents is going so so well for me for shaping how my cities and continent actually function + how i think of them. trying to research exactly what types of fabric they would have access to is largely a time sink where im gonna get overnervous about using correct information in a field im not comfortable with, but writing an architects horrible design document is both incredibly fun and also makes it so much clearer how this world functions and how people function within it to me

#pers #its not a dig at that other style of worldbuilding if you find it fun i hope you enjoy like genuinely #it just doesnt really work for me and im only sorta realizing that now #its more useful to say 'what are the real world allusions being made by using this clothing style'#than trying to reinvent the wheel and invent clothing thats never before been seen #of course meridian has early 1900's style suits theyre a city deeply motivation by the vision of industry and future technology #that early 1900s america was also deeply motivatde by. alluding to how much that time period sucks #is WAY more fun than trying to do something completely novel

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insomnaticwilmon · 2 years

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Sorta obsessed with Duolingo at the moment and yeah it’s cause of young royals and yeah I’m looking into colleges in Sweden… fuck

#Duolingo #let’s play a game called has my hyperfixation gone too far #America sorta sucks rn #I’ve always praised Nordic countries #mostly Iceland #but still #never thought I’d actually move there #young royals #Swedish Duolingo

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strawberrybabydog · 2 years

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WAIT UR CANADIAN thats so swag...

its swag being america's hat but it's also not swag (canadians are some of the most racist people i have ever met but think theyre not racist because they think the only brand of racism is over-aggressive anti-Black racism, and they also think theyre not racist because Only America Racist We Polite. canadians are so fucking conservative it hurts)

#not venting i just feel like i should just #idk i guess this is for my american audience who think canada is this perfect safe haven place #its not it sucks we are literally just america but with sorta-free healthcare #asks #damn does this seem like venting? its supposed to be lighthearted LOL #not dog #personal

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david-watts · 1 year

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been seeing a few posts from various people about reading habits and actually. my opinion is if something gets you to read then it’s better than nothing at all. fanfiction? cool. stuff you read in middle school? cool. classics? cool. super serious adult fiction? cool. ya? cool. biographies? cool. guinness world records? cool. so long as you’re able to comprehend and process the works and critically think about what’s presented then who cares

#this is being said as a former 'read twenty books a day' kid who is now an illiterate english major.#to be fair I think I might be getting out of my 'too depressed to read' state that I was in but like. I still have the trouble of #I have nowhere to put books like my bookshelf is stacked Very Carefully so I can't remove anything.#but having the opportunity to have the space and time to read last night. I managed most of the 1986 gwr book.#which is great because I haven't read properly in forever #and like. I'm not gonna say social media wholly caused my inability to read but it played a role.#which is worth thinking about. even if it was mostly 'life got shaken up badly and I hadn't really been exposed to anything I Wanted to read #so I simply didn't'#y'know???#though to be fair I am also one of those people who goes 'think all published lit is bad? read better books. think fanfictions sucks?#read better fanfic' type of people. genuinely reading is about finding the thing you like most #with a bit of comprehension and analysis thrown in but if you enjoy something you probably do that subconsciously Anyway #also like. I understand why people do it but shaming people for solely reading ya or whatever in their adult years is. kinda silly #like what's the average reading age in america? grade eight level? that's fourteen aka ya level reading #the average american is not going to be a fourteen year old. hence it's fine to read what you're comfortable at reading #you wouldn't shove a baby in front of the entire body of shakespeare's works and expect them to read it perfectly #and give you a twelve-page essay on it would you!#and a reminder; critical thinking is about what's being presented in this work? what sorts of metaphors or similes are used?#is there anything the author has written that's good? what's bad? what biases are present?#that sorta thing. if you're actually reading the text you should have at least a vague idea of how to answer

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babybluebex · 10 months

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please share with the class your thoughts on best friend's dad cillian? the world deserves to know what goes down in our DMs

oh my god where to start

ok so like you've known his daughter since you were in diapers, you've been best friends for probably like 18 years, grew up together, all that mess, and you live together once you go to college

and her dad has always been super cool with you, and you've always liked mr murphy, he's super nerdy and cool, one of those dads that wears suits to the office but lounges around the house in old band tees and sweatpants (with reading glasses), has his little Man Cave mojo dojo casa house in the basement with his small collection of favorite books and vintage records, tousled salt and pepper hair, scruffy facial hair, like he is the textbook definition of a dilf

and you come home from college for like a long weekend or something and Daughter Murphy (name pending) sees her dad's car in the garage and is like "oh shit, i thought dad went with mom out of town, you'll be fine with him for the week, right? he'll probably just stay in the basement and read his stupid world war II books all day anyway"

and you come in the house and there he is at the island in the kitchen, drinking black coffee and thumbing through a thick as hell book, and he brightens when he sees you two "oh my days, you two didn't say you'd be coming home" and he hugs you extra tight and ruffles your hair and he generally seems excited to see you two, "how's university?" and you smile "we call it college in america, mr murphy" and his eyes soften as he says "now, i thought i told you to call me cillian"

takes you both out to dinner that night to celebrate, and its when you're in the bathroom at the restaurant, fixing your lipstick, that Daughter Murphy is like "i figured dad would go with mom and try to fix their relationship or whatever" and you're like "Say More Right Now??" "yeah, they're getting divorced and it's really bad, i think they're separated"

and that night, you can't sleep and you wander down to the Man Cave mojo dojo casa house and you're skimming through all the books and the records that mr murphy has, and the light flicks on and he looks SO good, ratty old shirt and plaid pajama pants that are hanging so low on his slutty hips, glasses and extra messy hair and he's like "what're you doing, love, it's past two"

and you can't say anything other than "i'm sorry to hear about you and mrs murphy..."

and he's sorta like "eh it's ok, it was bound to happen, we've been having problems for years"

"doesn't mean it doesn't still suck" and you thumb out a yoko ono record and look at it for a minute before looking back up at him, and he's leaned up against the wall, watching you

"it does" he sighs "she has a boyfriend, i guess you can call it... it just reminds me of how people don't like me"

"i like you" you shrugged "will you play this for me?"

"that's not what i meant, love," he says, but he steps forward and takes the record from you and sets it up and you're like. mhm. ok.

"i know what you meant" you tell him boldly "and i like you a lot"

and he sorta laughs "you're doing something dangerous here, love"

"what if i like that?" and he turns to you and carefully steps up in front of you, resting warm hands on your waist as he tilts his head to examine you

"well" he says, measured "we certainly can't do anything when [Daughter] is in the house" and then, because he knows that you'll whine and complain, presses his soft lips to your neck and draws you into him, he can feel your rapid pulse under his lips, and he whispers "as much as i want to, i can't. not now, at least"

you reach down and cup him through his pants, your breath catching in your throat "you're so hard, mr murphy"

"you know what i'd do to be buried in your little cunt right now?" he asks on gritted teeth "but we just can't. you have to wait"

"mr murphy—"

"i've told you for years to call me cillian" he says "why won't you?"

"b-because..." you start "because i don't want to a cross a line i can't go back on"

and he separates himself from you, going back to his record player like nothing ever happened "which is why we can't do anything" he says evenly. "i think fucking my daughter's best friend is a line that's a little dubious to cross. go upstairs, go to bed... i'll see you in the morning"

#bex answers #jd 🥀#cillian murphy x reader #best friend's dad!cillian murphy

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lucidfairies · 5 months

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hi 🫡

. yes that is me embarrassing the shit outta myself (I actually sent that to a handful of girls)

i. for those of you who may not know, i'm maya. i'm 18, i'm typically a masculine presenting lesbian and I happen to be a she/her. I also am unfortunately asexual

• everyone meat riding rn about why I read and write so much smut as an asexual, I would love for you to know that I'm fighting a losing battle with hypersexuality! that is all I will be sharing on that matter thank you. •

ii. I'm proficient at finding people's instas whether they wanna be found or not!! if this relates to you, you may want to hmu.

iii. um I'm single if that wasn't clear from the kicker.

iv. I have severe Audhd and I have OCD but I don't really count that because you can't really tell it's there. I'm a POTS and scoliosis survivor

(can u tell idk what the hell I'm doing)

v. I will drop my socials if you so want them but I would prefer u DM me cuz I don't need my public insta in tumblr comments tbh (I have insta, tiktok, discord, snap, so on so forth)

vi. I'm still in high school LMAOOO pls I'm not less than eighteen guys don't worry but I aspire to be in the military but I'm taking a gap year

vii. I've been writing since like third grade but over quarantine my parents kinda banished me to our basement and I was doing a lot of things I shouldn't have been doing but now I'm sorta good at writing !!

viii. fics are kinda a side gig, I do write real shit here and there but there's genuinely no point so idk why I do it

ix. I'm what people like to call a whore except I don't fuck around I just talk to like nine people at once (hop off my dick rn)

x. I'm hilariously funny if you ever wanna strike up a conversation

xi. I'm down for ANY conversations. you wanna talk about what kinks some random bitch has based on their appearance? let's talk about it. wanna tell me about the sex you had last night? I'll go get a snack. I don't get triggered by really anything so if u need an outlet, I'm right here bb

xii. I actually have a massive gyatt

xiii. I can curl a lot of lbs and um I can bench some too and I guess do leg stuff (gym girlies rise)

xiv. I'm Jewish but not like Jewish my fam just is, I am probably one of the furthest things from religion and I don't hugely support organized religion (my fav way to describe it is being Jew-ish)

xv. I am a leftist through and through (pro choice, pro science, pro gays, Black lives matter, stop Asian hate, in case you needed clarification on that one) and I avoid knowingly being friends with Republicans at all costs

xvi. I am pro Palestine, nothing anyone will say or do could change my stance on that one.

xvii. I have a cat + dog

xviii. I don't get cold like ever cuz I ski in like 10° weather all winter

xix. I have Duolingo and if u wanna beef it out w a quest then I am definitely down for that because I will beat you (I'm learning Hawaiian and Hebrew)

xx. I'm fluent in German and speak it at home w the fam and I know some Spanish + French

xxi. juice boxes > anything

xxii. some more pics of me will follow whenever I stfu

xxiii. I stand at a whopping six feet tall but I swear I have short person energy

xxv. in my personal opinion I have huge dick energy but you're welcome to put me in my place (I'm a switch and I'll cook for you)

xxiv. if your snap score is more that 300k we can't be friends I'm sorry (mine is 100k suck my c o c k)

xxvi. best position is doggy but I can be persuaded into something different

xxvii. CUNT

xxviii. uhhhh I'm from the East Coast of America so l operate in EST time

anyway it was nice getting to talk about myself for a long time 🫡 feel free to make numerous comments about my life in the comments

anyway y'all here are some for faceless pics that are guaranteed to make u cream (see, hilarious)

sayonara sistas

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soup-mother · 2 months

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does kinda suck that you just sorta have to accept that any post you make is going to be seen by US americans and assumed to be about the US, even if you'd think it would be clear it's not.

like that post i saw a while ago like "hey this is an article about the exploitation of disabled workers in Australia by an Australian news outlet" being entirely met with "this happens in America too" and endlessly talking about america instead of the original point.

like it's not that harmful to *me* personally (even though it's infuriating and derails the point) but like the way literally anyone speaking English will just be assumed to be a yank, no matter how explicitly they say "this is about [global south country]", like you can really see how thoughtlessly global perspectives are drowned out by Americans for the crime of being in a language they understand.

#my post #politics #anti yank action

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articalextraordinaire · 11 months

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hi guys, sorry for dying lmao. anyways... do you guys want some ninjago ethnic and cultural headcanons??? (theyre almost all east/south/southeast asian btw // srry if u wanted more central/western asian rep.. caucasus dont count theyre too european /hj)

Arin: y'know the fact that there's like a ton of different tribes in papua new guinea? yeah, maybe one of those but i don't wanna be disrespectful so i'll do more research first before fully commiting. other thoughts are timorese or other indigenous groups from/near eastern indonesia.

Sora: look at those cat ears and try to tell me that she is NOT japanese. just- cmon man. plus, imperium is like a futuristic imperial japan or a futuristic version of that time the tokugawa family was in charge and locked down the country.

Lloyd (as well as the entire FSM bloodline): either tibetian or bhutanese. FSM just gives some budhist vibes so yeah. this isnt going to be about religion but religion does kind of affect ethnicity and culture so it does have a very minor role in making these headcanons. nepali works too but nepal is kinda nore hindu so yeah..

Kai and Nya: indomalay. mostly the indo part.. like- cmon, fire and water, indonesia is an archipelago with a shit ton of volcanoes (philippines too but we'll get there, sandali lang muna ;) ) i cant get into specifics cuz im not too well-researched but yeah. also, vibes 👌

Zane: siberian or he's from one of the islands extremely north of japan that japan and russia keep on disputing over. purely because of geography and ✨vibes✨

Cole: mixed black latino-filipino. as a filipino myself i wanted to make someone filipino =). since a lotta people were making cole black, i thought that i might as well make him mixed <3. plus, the philippines is also a former spanish colony so it just makes sense. if you want a more specific country, either colombia or the dominican republic are cool. not very well-researched on the different latin american countries so if anyone wants to tell me the most appropriate country for cole pls let me know 🥰.

Jay: umm, i sorta have a dillema over this. im thinking either korean or he's from somewhere in the gobi desert like mongolia or inner mongolia (its a province in china btw). korean bc the entertainment and beauty industry as well as the student and work culture kinda fit him. but somewhere in the gobi desert is nice bc the desert is where he grew up. maybe he's korean but grew up in a mongolian-chinese environment but yeah, im not too sure about him 🤷‍♀️. im leaning more towards korean but yeah, not sure.

Wyldfyre: i um... this was very hard. first of all, she's not gonna be asian since i couldn't find a good enough area in asia and well, im pretty sure she's not from ninjago so she doesn't have to be asian. so, i got maori in northern new zealand but 1. i know nothing about the maori people 2. it might be disrespectful to portray them like that. and 3. er, the geography is kinda off. where she grew up looks very desert-y and volcanic. i think a more suitable reigon is in south america towards the coast like peru or chile but um i know even less about the those reigions than new zealand. plus, it has the same first 2 problems i listed earlier. (yes im ignoring her clothes for these headcanons srry guys my brain loves topography too much) TLDR; idk man shes too hard to sort out lol. it adds more to her mystery and chaotic energy anyway so yeah.

if u know more abt latin american countries, pls give me pointers so that i can have more accurate headcanons for cole and wyldfyre. i can do my own research for kai, nya, and arin but any help with that is also very much appreciated 👍. peace ✌️

(this is what happens when u become a geography nerd... im not at my full potential yet bc my latin american knowledge and all of africa knowledge sucks. but yeah. bye fr this timeee)

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adelaidedrubman · 1 month

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Just ploppin into your asks to tell you that I simply love your writing. Just? The absolute pathetic wet cat energy you give John (While he basically sees himself as a tiger or some shit?) A++ Also Jestiny? Such a fun character! 4D chess master of our hearts. Whenever you post a snippet or a full thing it is directly opened in a new tab so that I know I have something fun and a+ written to read later. But I am curious. Have not been here from the start: How did Jestiny come to be?

HI ANON sorry for sitting on this for a hot second. combination of ask made me so happy and the Horrors made me so sad which made me need to hoard the ask extra to cheer up. ANYWAYS. thank you SO much pathetic john is so very near and dear to my heart and i am glad i pull it off.

and as for birth of jestiny (ah fuck she has a birthday coming up huh)... i guess it’s kind of a (haha pun) cop out to say her starting point inspiration was just me sitting and reflecting on what kind of character i would want to see both in the deputy role and in a relationship with That Fucking Guy. and the answer to that was a girlfailure who is Just Some Guy (derogatory).

my primary aim there was to craft someone with like. the thinnest veneer of being Better Than Him that only holds up if she’s Standing Right Next To Him for comparison. meant in the moral sense (tbt to her self-proclaiming her grounds of superiority as “well, i’m not going around ripping people’s skin off” ethics legend) and also in the being obnoxious and pathetic unbearable and making everyone want to kill her with hammers sense. and to make that something that sorta peels back like #OnionsLayers so that she has the effect of like. omg she is sooooo justified and cool and badass if you glance at her for five seconds. she has witty one liners and she’s literally not ripping people’s skin off. well not much. i think i’ve said this before but at her core she is supposed to be a riff on the america’s sweetheart/small town hero cop thing, because. well. irl that person would suck. so she sucks<33 it’s been a lot of fun.

also wanted it to be glaringly obvious it’s like. a sex thing for her

#[jestiny voice] i’m like. dropping hints i’m not narrating this reliably.#[jestiny voice] btw if i were to narrate this i would mislead everyone with a dishonest version of events in which i am america’s sweetheart #SORRY TO RAMBLE. i care her

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a-prekliatyvlk · 9 months

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I’m making this as a sorta general post.

Hi if we haven’t talked yet I’m Soup (mommy Soup / Crowley (demon hubby) . Over all demon and lover of the pack. I work a 9-5 (marketing and it’s shit pay but that’s America bby) anyway just like everyone else the week is always busy for me as I am sure it is for everyone else. If you message me and I don’t respond I’m sorry. My job takes a lot out of me most days and sometimes I forget or assume I messaged you back already and is waiting on a response. Tumblr sucks at notifying me so if you are messaging me through there give me a shove once in a while to make sure cause again tumblr eats shit. That also being said is I have my que going and during the week I will either post replies or throw them in my Que. I never know what I’ll do honestly. Asks always take me longer to do fyi so don’t worry I’ll do them at some point. I promise.

So anyway all of this to be said this is a no stress blog I do this for fun as should you And thus I will be slow. Ily all have a great day. Drink some water and pet your animals for me. 💕

#╳+┤biteless+├+╳+(ooc)#just a little psa//#cause I love you all and some people don’t know me know me so yeah here!!//

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myrddin-wylt · 1 year

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GerAme?

B: Not cute but they're fascinating holy fuck

Damn, Ludwig is popular rn huh?

so America/Germany is really weird because they're such foils of each other and mirror the other really well - the superpower and the superpower that could have been - which is very spicy imo, especially as time goes on and the two countries begin to develop increasingly contrasting worldviews. but they're also tied together so, so strongly.

In WW1, was the President Wilson's 14 Points that eventually brought the Germans to the negotiating table, because it was the only sort of compromise where the Germans - the military of which was still in pretty good shape and able to fight - didn't get fucked over. unfortunately, none of the Allies xcept the Americans had any intention of actually following through with the 14 Points (Britain came around eventually), which meant the Americans and Germans got duped, and both were extremely pissed off about it. and I just....

Okay, Alfred figures that if he's gotta go into this stupid shitshow that he's not gonna let his boys die for no reason - he's gonna get something out of this war so that it never happens again. If he HAS to participate, he's going to make it worthwhile and a positive thing for the future. no secret treaties, no controlling the sea, no oppressive reparations, and some sort of international body of law to mediate conflicts. he's done with this. And Ludwig sees the one person casting him a lifeline from a crowd of group of people who want to see him never get up again, so of course he takes Alfred's deal.

Except it doesn't happen. the French won't do it. the British are fighting amongst themselves tooth and nail to even consider the terms. No one wants to give the Germans another chance to pull this shit again. so they strip the 14 Points as much as they can and agree on a skeleton version that quickly ceases to be even a skeleton when the Americans call them out on their bullshit, reject the entire fucking thing, and take their ball and go home so they can make their own, separate treaty with the Germans that doesn't hold them to Europe's bullshit.

So that definitely sucks for Ludwig, and really all any of it accomplishes is WW2, but still, he saw the potential. He saw that Alfred was willing to show quite a bit of mercy, which only increased as American money funneled into rebuilding Europe, including Germany, before and during the Great Depression.

And then you have WW2, which is almost sorta just business for Alfred? His fight with Ludwig honestly isn't even personal? he's in Europe to help his father and the stupid frog and the piece of shit commie and this time to actually put an end to Europe's bullshit. But his real personal beef is with Kiku (and Ivan, soon), not Ludwig. Ludwig is a threat, obviously, and don't get me wrong Alfred does not like the man, but he's also not really emotionally invested in kicking his ass. Just professionally invested.

In the wake of WW2, a few interesting things happen: for one thing, Germany and Japan will never be superpowers. The UK relinquishes its superpower status as well. France has a long way to recover even just great power status, and it's questionable if superpower is even possible. But for the USSR and US, this shitshow is just getting started, and Germany is about to play host to it. Alfred and Ivan both sink their teeth into Ludwig and it's a no holds barred brawl for the victory and it's not pretty.

For Ludwig, he well aware he's Alfred's pawn in all this. the question is if that's something he even objects to? This time the Americans are the ones dominating the terms of the treaty and this time it will be productive, dammit, because who's gonna say no to the guy who just dropped two atomic bombs on Japan?

Alfred throws his weight behind rebuilding Germany, making the country into something useful that will consolidate American power in Europe. And it's a really nice gig for Ludwig, frankly. The justice he does face for is waaayyyyy more lenient than what is deserved, for one thing, and now Alfred is basically trading money, security, and power for loyalty. That's it. It's a good deal.

So for most of the post-WW2 Era, Alfred/Ludwig are a very interesting, utilitarian pair. the problem comes after reunification when the USSR declines and the Germans don't really have a need for American support anymore. So Ludwig and Alfred naturally drift apart.

aaaand now today that was clearly a fucking mistake because we have a very cutthroat political game going on in the background between these two countries. but that's neither here nor there.

#ask game #ask #ship game #anon #ty anon!

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maxislvt · 1 year

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i would like more of the r / omega!wanda story 🧍‍♀️

okay it wouldn't start for a long while because I don't wanna have two series incomplete at once but I did have a few ideas already sorta? I'm putting them under read more if people wanna go in blind though

to start I think I'd rewrite the original omega Wanda fic from my Christmas event or just start this one in a sort of alternate timeline. Partly because I did say Pietro was alive in that and I don't see WandaVision even happening if Pietro is alive. I'm leaning more towards an alternate timeline though.

i don't see myself changing R's powers that much but I'm definitely going to give them a more fleshed out backstory. When I was first thinking about this I felt I made R too neutral and a bit self centered during Civil War because they're gonna be team cap but originally their only motivation was how Wanda was treated. i don't think caring about your girlfriend in that situation is bad but I wanted to give them a more personal and independent reason too.

I haven't thought about what the WandaVision portion would look like at all. It's part because I think it'd be difficult to match the vibes for the different eras but also because Im worried R would be useless during the fight. The only idea I have for it now is either keeping vision in it so R and Vision are like a dynamic duo and then their little investigation part becomes a trio when Darcy gets sucked in OR kicking vision and caving on the fact this chapter/section would have the most angst

Regardless, it's gonna have to end on a bad note because I want Wanda and R being on opposing sides during MoM. I'm definitely taking some creative liberties on this section because I don't think Stephen made a smart decision by taking America to Kamar Taj so he'll likely take America to Reader since he knows Wanda won't hurt them It's technically a dick move but it's one I think is a lot smarter

I think I want a happy ending for this so what's likely going to happen is that the MoM will have a bittersweet ending and then I'll write an epilogue with a happy one

Also I realize this makes it sound action packed then it actually will be. Most of what I write would be during what I imagine to be down time.

#panther speaks #anon

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sillylittlegay · 1 year

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Resident Evil – Oneshot [Luis Serra Navarro X Leon Scott Kennedy]

Warnings; Angst, no good ending (sorry)

Summary; Luis has to get a new identity, Leon supports and helps him through all of it, Luis tries to keep the agent close but Leon just gets out of his grasp

Authors Notes; Them <3

Serrennedy Nation rise I need more content of them fr.

Also this is sorta a "Luis didn't die, everyone's happy" typa story, am thinking of making a part 2 for this where they do end up happy but idk yet

As always I apologize for any mistakes! I cannot speak Spanish so if I get anything wrong please tell me so I can work on it!

Luis shook his head profusely. He had just been told that he'd need to get a new identity just to live in America because they officially let him die in that shit hole of a castle.

He hated it.

He had hoped to at least get to keep his first name, maybe change his haircut and he'd be fine, but that weird lady that Leon had introduced as Hunnigan said that he needed to start completely new. He didn't want to. At this point he wished he would've stayed in Spain, but he just couldn't tell Leon that he didn't want to come with him. He did want to come with him, he would've lied to himself if he had said no when Leon told him to come with him and Ashley, he would've lied to himself about his feelings and Luis wasn't someone who did that. Not since Umbrella. He told himself he'd always do and say what he felt like. Nothing more, nothing less. Luis just wanted to be himself, yet he now had to hide forever. With an identity that wouldn't be his own.

»You good?« Luis turned his head towards the one who spoke – the dirty blonde Agent stood in the doorway to the small quarters that had been given to Luis. »I gotta be, don't I Prince Charming?« The Spaniard grinned, honestly just glad for the company of his favourite person. »Nah. You can be unwell. It's fine. I wouldn't like getting a whole new identity either. Plus the whole legally dead thing.« Leon stepped inside, taking a seat at the rather dusted desk. The chair creaked loudly once Leon put his while weight on it. Luis just shrugged at his words, softly laughing at the fact that everything in this room seemed to be really old. They surely gave him the five star suite. »I don't mind being dead, honestly. At least Umbrella's off my ass.« Leon softly chuckled at the taller, earning him a genuine smile from Luis. Luis loved the sound of Leon's laugh and chuckles – he seriously hadn't heard it often yet but he swore it was his favourite sound. »But yeah. The identity thing sucks. Mierda, just when I started to like myself too!« Luis joked, yet the honesty in his voice didn't go unnoticed by the agent sitting across from him. Leon could clearly see just how much Luis hated getting a new identity. He knew Luis had tried to convince Hunnigan to let him keep his first name – he made a mental note to talk to her about that. A first name wouldn't be the end of him. »It'll be fine. I'm sure of it. Once you've got the whole thing through I'll help you get a proper job and somewhere to live.« He promised, looking the Spaniard right in the eye, Leon's very own way of making sure the other knew he was dead serious. In return Luis chuckled, hurriedly looking away from the shorter. Leon blamed the soft red colour on his cheeks on the bad lighting. He noted to also talk to Hunnigan about getting Luis a better room. »Well..« Leon started, getting up from his seat, the chair creaked loudly once again. »I should leave you alone, get a good night's sleep and all that.« He mumbled, already leaving the room again. Luis nodded, softly smiling as he watched the other leave. »Don't get lost without me, Príncipe.« He spoke while Leon already closed the door behind himself. He heard him laugh softly before the door shut, Luis deemed this day as successful enough.

The next morning Luis was immediately called to Hunnigan. He sighed as he put on one of the shirts that had been given to him – stuff he normally wouldn't wear. Plain black shirts, plain black pants. Luis missed his signature clothing already. Not even his beloved jacket he had been allowed to keep. He'd have to buy a new one. Although he didn't even know if he'd be able to yet. There was a high chance he'd never get acces to his previous bank account ever again and a new job meant lots of time where he'd be unhappy with the pay... Luis got pulled out of his thoughts when he arrived Hunnigans Office. He had been told by Leon that she normally didn't have people in her office, mostly because there wasn't anyone she needed to see. »You adjusting alright?« Hunnigan asked, Luis hummed in response. He knew she was just asking because she felt like she needed to. »Well, quite a few changes. We've got most stuff for your new life finished though. Also you're getting a new room here in the quarters. Thank Leon for that one, he's annoying as shit when he wants something.« Hunnigan seemed to talk more to herself than to Luis. She quickly went through multiple different folders while speaking, nodding to herself once she found what seemed to be Luis'. He could see the little picture of him stuck to the front and his name written on it in thick, red letters. »So? New name found for me already?« He huffed, letting Hunnigan know he was still extremely annoyed at all this. The only point that made all this better was that Leon apparently seemed to still care about him. »Just be happy with it, this is the best thing you could get Luis.« Hunnigan pushed up her glasses as she handed Luis his new passport. The first thing he'd have as new person. »Wait... Why's my first name still on here? I thought you said–« Luis started, the confusion on his face and voice made Hunnigan sigh loudly. »You said you wanted to keep it. In the end you've gotta thank Kennedy for that one too. Again, he's annoying if he wants something.« Hunnigan interrupted him. Luis looked at her, watching as she turned back to her computer and the mountain of files. She signed him to go, for her the conversation was over. Luis on the other hand just had more questions.

First off, he'd ask Leon about this.

Finding the agent was harder than Luis had thought, apparently either Leon wasn't here anymore or he tried his best to avoid him. Both would really suck. He even tried asking others but all of them proved to be of exactly zero help. Luis huffed in annoyance as he walked towards the room he'd now get to call his own – the room Leon made possible for him to even have in the first place. Ever since Luis and Leon first met there was some sort of mutual understanding that they'd help each other. Right now, Luis was sick if that understanding. How was he supposed to help Leon? Was there even something Leon S. Kennedy needed help with? Luis chuckled, thinking about telling the younger one how he'd pay for his Therapy after everything that happened in Spain – especially the fact that he nearly died. Again, only thanks to the Agent he was still alive and well. The Spaniard owed Leon so much more than he'd ever be able to return.

»Heard you were searching for me?« The curly haired turned around, his eyes landing upon the agent that was smoothly leaning against the door frame – Luis wasn't even sure where he was right now. A soft curse left his lips. »You really know how to appear in doorways out of nowhere, eh prince charming?« He huffed, playful annoyance in his voice as he took a few steps towards the shorter one. Leon shrugged in response, a soft grin on his lips as he looked at Luis. »What do you want? After all that searching, I mean.. you must want something.« Leon sighed, his eyes looked tired yet the interest and genuine smile on his face seemed to erase that small feature. »Why'd you tell the Lady to get me a better room? To keep my first name?« The brown haired asked, taking another cautious step towards the blonde agent, watching him shuffle a bit. If Luis didn't know better he'd probably think Leon was blushing ever so slightly as his blue eyes darted around the room, looking at anything but him. »Just thought you'd like that. A first name won't get you killed, right?« Leon chuckled. It sounded nervous, like he was scared to admit that he had done something like that for a stranger he kinda just met. »Thank you Leon.« Luis hummed, content with the answer. »Maybe once I'm outta here and back in the normal life I could take you somewhere? To thank you and... Well maybe as a date?« He took the leap, hoping he hadn't just destroyed everything, hoping the shocked look on Leon's face would be replaced by a smile soon – he was wrong. »Luis.. I'm sorry but... This Job's keeping me on my toes and... Well I don't date. It's not that I don't want to–« Luis interrupted the dirty blondes rambling with a sigh. »Don't worry, I get it. It's fine.« The taller smiled, but it was noticeable that it didn't reach his eyes and the way his lips curled because he forced them to, not because he was happy.

»I'll leave you to it then, Leon.«

A nod from the other.

»Goodbye Luis.«

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Man, studying history is so sad... Being in 2nd of Bachillerato (something that would be translated as 12th grade for every other country but that I can't really explain in short form, Spain's education system ig) means that everything we do and learn is geared towards doing the PAU exams to get into university, so the teachers constantly tell us that they'd love to teach something else or something different but that the point this year is efficiency.

We have to take a class in Spanish History, and we've had to start on page 110-120 for our first unit bc of how much time we need for each unit in order to be productive... I would've LOVED to learn more about prehistoric Iberia, and what about all of that time we spent as Al-Andalus, being a muslim country? there's tons of stuff present in our culture that come from there. And what about the whole thing with America?? Like, we can't really spend time on that out of a lack of time and MAN it fucking SUCKS!!

Like, History is a hard class with how much you have to memorize, but I find myself sorta grieving the fact that I won't be able to learn MORE than what we're doing...

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Pale 8.a

She reached into her pocket and threw out some more tiny candies into the bushes. Plants summarily died in the ensuing fracas, caught between goblins who were fighting over one cent, strawberry-flavored granny candies.

goblin magic seems very cost effective

“And ‘Meri’s one of the coolest people you’ll ever meet, so hop on board, don’t cross her, it’ll be great!” “And if Libs or me are up to something, follow our lead!”

Meri is a good nickname. Libs, not so much.

“A kind word?” The scowl became something more closed, face scrunching up, mouth closing for the first time. Looking away, he muttered, “‘sed I was big and strong.” “What I said just now? Was that the most recent, or was it the first and only time? Really? Buddy…”

awww

At her urging, he laid out flat, until he was draped out across her belly, her arms around him. She held him there with one hand and pet him with the other.

weirdly cute!

and guys are gross and guys dads are grosser and you’d think the girls and women would get it and they don’t. Humans suck.

she should talk to Verona

One human being besides family who was willing to ask me who and what I wanted to be and who cared? Who was willing to work with that?

this is a rare positive opinion of Alexander. For all that he was self-interested and sometimes awful, he was also willing to put in time and effort for people who seemed useful. And seems like he was willing to look past standard practitioner biases

“I’m pissed and I don’t know why! I’m a little freaked I’m as bothered as I am! I liked him and I might have loved him a bit and that’s really fucking lame that I might’ve loved some old hot guy because he listened to me and was nice to me sometimes and shit!”

pretty self-aware, huh

the closest things I’ve got to having anyone to blame are three kids

... so about that.

Flops, though, just lay there, having finally relaxed enough that he’d kind of melted a bit around the edges, muscles untensing. Trusting her.

aww.

Their entire world had turned upside-down, she hadn’t known if she’d ever get a clear answer about America, and those three that America was so pissed at had sorta helped.

division in the ranks, could be useful for the Kennet Trio. That's the kind of thing they used Alpeana to go after during the coup

But they’d made a deal early on. To not let their sisterhood slip away, like so many sisters did. No other choice, thanks to a years-old oath.

goddamn practitioner childhood oaths. This would be sweet! And it's clear they care about each other, and it is meaningful that they wanted to make sure not to drift apart. But that oath means that they no longer have a choice about it. I can see that becoming resentment down the line if they want to pursue different lives.

“They’re trying to make nice. Estrella introduced them to Silas, and Silas and his guys have influence,”

good to see they're building that connection

“Transformation: war bikini!” America shouted, hurling a pellet at the ground. Smoke exploded all around her, and in the trees, a goblin hurried to get out a scrapbook-style booklet and flip through pages, squeaking out orders as goblins hurried forward, pulling off outer layers to reveal the swimsuit ‘Meri was wearing underneath, or putting on other accessories, like spike-studded straps and belts. They squabbled here and there as they got entangled.

goblin-powered magical girl transformation is hilarious

Through the girl she was fighting, a deep-set tiredness, close to the heart, running through the core of her, crown to root.

aww Avery. This has not been a restful summer

The cracked rusted fork, abandoned, did one full rotation, then cracked further. Like an egg, it popped open. A tiny red goblin lunged at Avery, “Boo!”

oh. I had wondered, back in the packing lists, what was up with this rusted fork of Snowdrop's. And all along it was a goblin... I'm going to guess Cherrypop. Staying in weapon form all this time because she's not the smartest or strongest, and there was never a good time to be useful. All along, she's been here supporting Snowdrop. Because they are friends.

Liberty smiled, seeing how happy the little one was.

Very glad that Liberty is letting them go. Between this and her treatment of Flops earlier, it seems like she has a soft spot for the little goblins, which is unexpected but sweet. It's nice to see someone who genuinely likes goblins and wants to support them, as opposed to just tolerating and using them.

When they’d sworn to stay close, to be good sisters, they’d also promised each other they’d play along and go along. The idea had been that they’d be cool to their kids and any students in ways their teachers hadn’t. But it went for goblins too.

oh interesting. That seems like a terrible promise to make, way too vague and potentially disastrous. Oddly, it's reminding me of Faerie? And how they can be manipulated with a good narrative.

But putting practicalities aside, I really like this as a worldview. It seems like, especially as goblin practitioners, the sisters got shut down a lot, and they don't want to bring that forward. I remember being a bit worried by how their father was characterized when mentioned, and this feels to me like the sisters making a commitment to be better than the previous generation.

I think that's been something touched upon through this story: how incredibly fucked up the world of Pale is, particularly practitioner society, and the children of that world trying to build something better.

The Blue Heron Institute was a first approach towards that, moving from insular apprenticeships to more open learning, but it was also a power source for personal advancement of Alexander and Bristow. But in these past arcs we've seen the students start to reject that, and rededicate the school for learning rather than power games. I'm also thinking about Zed, pulling his friends together to offer help, and Nicolette, taking Seth in because forswearing isn't a weapon people should use on each other anymore

If this was the best this little mouse-sized goblin could manage… Liberty would respect the shit out of it.

:)

Avery was standing now, hand at her stomach, where it had been scraped up, a dozen red lines of varying thickness and a bit of ripped up skin extending from pelvis to ribs. She winced. “It’s okay, getting used to it,” Avery said. “Thanks for not going as far as you could have.”

not thrilled by Avery getting used to this

America getting kidnapped by Bristow had been scary for Liberty in the exact same way that Liberty saying no now was scary to America.

So I can see how that would feel the same: the one person you can trust absolutely to have your back isn't there doing that anymore. But these situations are not the same! You are allowed to make your own decisions, not just follow your sister! I hope after this they talk things over.

“I know stuff,” Flops said, voice deep but small. “Stuff. About the hot dead guy. A goblin saw."

shit.

... I'm hoping Liberty won't tell America what she learns, or will deliberately not ask for the information, but all the same that would do a number on their sisterhood.

“America doesn’t need to hear that. It makes her angrier for longer. It’s going to get out sooner or later, because that kind of thing always does. Has to. But not now. Not while it’s all raw and she’s already bloodthirsty enough.”

so a middle ground. Hopefully America wouldn't be inclined to chase the girls back in Kennet after she's had time to process

Also, very lucky for the Kennet Trio that Liberty is suppressing this, because while goblins are not most people's favorite information source, they may be questioned sooner or later.

#booksandchainmail reads pale #pale #wildbow #its been a bit but I'm back to liveblog #been catching up on other reading (library books)

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