#Amator

Sypnosis: Things they love doing for you - no matter how ridiculous it is, no matter how terrible they are at doing it, no matter how many failed attempts it costs them, no matter how much time and energy it eats up of their day, no matter how much it inconvenienced them.

Warnings: not proofread (as usual)

Notes: The word 'amateur' originates from the word 'amator' which is Latin for lover/to love/love. An interpretation of it could be to do something for the love of it, to do something simply because you love it. Amateurs at loving learning how to love and loving no matter how horrible they are at it.

Featuring: Michael Kaiser, Sae Itoshi, Seishiro Nagi, Reo Mikage x GN! Reader

Michael Kaiser - who plans dates beforehand as he learns more about you, who loves being cheesy and romantic, with flowers and decorations so extravagant that they could be considered tacky.

Kaiser, oh Kaiser. He never fails to surprise and keep you on your toes. He doesn't care when you've grown a 6th sense for whatever he's scheming because it just proves that you've spent a lot of time with him - so much to the point where you recognise that smirk on his face the moment he's planning something.

With a bouquet of your favourite flowers, he masks how he's simply a bundle of nerves - all jittery and antsy - with his usual charming grin. Kaiser ponders if this is enough for you, if this date was too sudden, if he got you a big enough bouquet, but his doubts wash away when your skin meets his. Your kisses leave him breathless, his mind goes blank and the only thought he could process is how he wants more.

"Too much?" He repeats after you, laughing at the idea that something like this is too much when he was just worrying that this wasn't enough to wow you just moments ago. If this is too much, you have no other choice than to get used to it. Get ready for your whole world to be shaken by him since he'll swoop you off your feet without an ounce of hesitation.

"Meine Liebe, this isn't too much," he's firm, confident as usual. He knows that he means every word. Tucking a strand of your hair away from your pretty face, he doesn't realize the way his smile grows.

Perhaps that's what makes him so naturally charming about him - how he's so romantic and old-school it almost makes you want to barf. Cheesy love letters, dancing at midnight in the kitchen alongside an empty bottle of wine, symphonies of hums and laughter fill the room.

When you fall in love with him even deeper, he notices, yet not a word is uttered - no teasing or playful bantering tonight. Good, keep looking at him like that, you're always so enchanting to the point where he'd do this all over again to get another look at your lovestruck face.

Sae Itoshi - whose thoughts are constantly being eaten up by you despite the minimal chances you both get to bask in each other's presence, who poorly imitates the example of so-called 'romantic gestures' until he becomes good at it.

He finds himself at the front step of a local flower shop, mind consumed by you even during his morning jogs. With a hesitant step into the shop, teal eyes wander every bouquet on display. Frequently, his teammates would buy gifts such as this for their significant others, so you would like it if he did the same... right?

Sae is quick to learn that he should prepare something to say beforehand.

"Oh, you bought this for me?" You ask aloud, a little stunned by the sudden act. "Mm," is all Sae replies with, calmly passing you the bouquet. You clasp it in your hands with a touch much more gentle compared to his.

"Thank you, sweetheart," You croon the endearing term you assigned him, something only you call him, something only he allows you to call him, and something that he's grown fond of. Silence sits in the air as he sits down across from you, the piping hot cup of coffee you never fail to prepare for him on the table.

"Something wrong?"

"...Nothing."

"Sae... I can tell when something is on your mind." a sigh, "It's okay. Take your time to open up to me."

He pauses. Scratching the back of his neck, his gaze flickers between you and the cup of coffee. "Sorry, things became awkward all of a sudden. I bought you that bouquet impulsively."

You chuckle, shaking your head. "I don't mind. If that's how you want to show me that you love me, that isn't wrong either. There's no wrong way to love." The rain outside gets heavier, the sound of rain hitting the windows filling the room as you inch your hands closer to his.

"What's your favorite flower?" Sae speaks up, eyes stuck your hands when they encase his, fingers re-exploring every crease of his palm. "I never got to ask before." A newfound determination can be found in the firm grip he has on you, spine straightening.

"I don't have a favorite but I guess... orchids." You grin, "You just bought me orchids after all."

Seishiro Nagi - who's always on your side, who learns your non-verbal cues

"Wow, you're so capable," Your friend sighs, sarcasm evident in their tone. Eyes rolling as you nudge them, laughing along and apologizing. Leaving your bag with Nagi, you turned and made your way back to your apartment - which wasn't so far away.

"Jeez, if we're late, this is going to be all their fault," Your friend leans their weight on one leg, shaking their head in disappointment. "Gosh, they're so forgetful, it's annoying sometimes."

"(Name) just forgot, no big deal," Nagi murmured to your friend. He finds his mood souring when they criticise you, jaw clenching unconsciously at their words when he's usually so nonchalant about things. "We rushed 'em too," he continues, failing to notice how adamant he is about defending you.

"I'm just saying,"

Nagi's usual frown deepens by a bit as he bites the inside of his cheek.

Noticing the stifling tension in the air, your friend opens their mouth but eventually purses their lips in thought, deciding to hold back their retorts. "...Should we just go first? I don't wanna be late. Plus, (Name) knows the way there anyway."

"You go, 'm gonna wait for (Name)," Nagi sits down on a bench, placing your bag on his lap and hugging it to his chest. He doesn't notice when your friend has turned heel and left - or rather, he doesn't really care enough to notice. By the time you find him, he's on his phone and busy playing games.

You tap him on the shoulder. "Where's (Friend's Name)?" He shrugs. "Left first."

"Oh..." Your tone dips.

"Upset?" He notices.

You nod your head, "Kinda."

"It's okay," he replies. What you assume to be a half-hearted attempt at consoling you works out splendidly when he pulls you into a hug. "Don't worry about them, let's go. We could even ditch them and go home if you wanna."

Reo Mikage - who doesn't believe in being 'desperate' when you're too in love with someone to care, who can't believe you when you tell him that he's your dream guy.

"Another one?! I live in an apartment, not a garden, Reo!" An exasperated sigh escapes you, but you can't stay mad at him for long when puppy dog eyes stare back at you. A wide grin spreads on his face, entering your house as if it were his own as he settles the bouquet down on your coffee table.

Since starting your relationship, Reo has insisted on being a gentleman - opening doors for you, carrying your stuff, and learning more about you and your struggles once you're comfortable enough to open up to him. As if he wasn't enough of a dreamboat and too lucky of a catch for you, he never fails to send you flowers every week.

Even on the weeks he's busy, he'll have them delivered, even profusely apologizing because he couldn't meet you face-to-face even though the gesture alone made your heart melt. He excels at everything, and charming you is one of the things he's particularly good at.

"Are they becoming a hassle for you, babe?" Reo asks, strolling around to realize that you've built up quite the collection of flowers. "I could rent out somewhere for you to keep them all."

"That's too much. Plus, I like having them here," He nods at your words, taking quick notice of the sticky note you attached to the stem of each bouquet - keeping track of which date he gave these flowers to you on.

"Are you sure? You don't have to keep them all. Throw them out if you have to."

"Positive. I can somewhat garden now thanks to you."

Taglist: @dewwberry, @saenora, @van1lla-alt

Date night with Astarion and Tav

I just had an idea. Astarion and Tav go on a night out... But it's a game they play: make it as bougie and flamboyant as possible - without spending a single piece of gold.

You start by stealing each other outfits - or maybe convincing the store clerk that you paid for it already; maybe even returning it after date night to get "your" gold back

You go to one of those restaurants that only do reservations months in advance, convincing the waiter that "of course we have a reservation, do you not know who we are??", then striding in as if you owned the place after you've caused a colossal scene, all heads already turning to you

Ordering the most expensive bottle of wine off the menu and the most expensive dish (although of course Astarion doesn't take one bite) then putting it on the tab of someone whose name you just picked up somewhere or just making a one up on the spot that sounds so important and complicated that no one dares to deny you - or just pretending you don't speak the language and are foreign nobility

You'll have to make run though before you're being found out; surely you're not creating a distraction by knocking over this priceless vase, are you? Or by throwing Astarion's untouched steak to the spoilt lap dogs over at another table causing absolute chaos?

You run or sneak out of there: but not without stealing another bottle of that fine wine (or two)

Bonus points if Astarion has lightened someone's load of jewellery at some point and presents you with a nice gift while running off; "Now's not the time, Astarion!" "That's so bland of you, darling, there's always time for presents!"

Astarion taking you somewhere else after making it out of there "because the night is still young, my heart, we're both beautiful and not at all drunk yet"

He takes you to an art museum and without any real effort picks the lock and you stroll through the empty tall halls looking at the artworks while taking swigs of wine from the stolen bottle

Astarion cannot stop infodumping on you about the paintings and statues; you don't understand a single thing but think it's adorable and you do actually learn a lot

Since no one is there to stop you, you dodge under the ropes, look at the paintings up close, make a game of imitating the faces and postures until you both die laughing

Astarion making you stand on a pedestal where a statue is currently missing from display, then looking at you as if he was taking in an renowned artwork: "Ah yes, my favourite piece of art, so exquisite!"

In turn you make him pose next to one of those noble portrait paintings and call him "the most beautiful thing ever created"; he grins and makes a stupid joke but you're pretty sure you see the pointy tips of his ears turn a little pink

You end the night by climbing onto the roofs of the city somewhere, sit there with what's left of the stolen wine, maybe play a drinking game, sitting there in your fine stolen clothes and watch the night slowly become less dark while your hearts are filled with light

I -uh- *puts it on the pile of fics I have to write* *sighs* This was mean to become like a headcanon post - it became the outline of a fic somehow, oop

paper rings

pairing: stiles stilinski x fem!reader

summary: stiles can’t wait to spend the rest of his life with you

warnings: none

it was your 11th birthday and you were beyond excited.

your mom had been planning your party for weeks. making sure the theme you wanted was going to be perfect. she invited all of your friends from school, including your two best friends, scott and stiles.

you met scott and stiles in 2nd grade. you tripped and fell onto the wood chips as you were running toward the swing set. as tears blurred your eyes, you heard rapid footsteps coming toward you.

two boys bent down beside you and asked if you were okay before scott ran off to find a teacher. stiles stayed by your side reassuring you that you were okay. and from then on, you guys were friends.

you came down the steps in a pink dress covered in flowers. your hair done and jewelry littering your arms and hands. your mom smiled as you came down the steps.

“scott and stiles are here.” you say running toward the door

“how do you know ?”

“i saw them through my window.” you say swinging the door open. a smile spreads across your features as your friends walk toward the door. you run out towards them as your mom walks out onto the porch.

“happy birthday !” they say as you run toward them. you giggle as the three of you collide in a huge hug.

“thank you.” you smile pulling away. “today’s gonna be so much fun.”

“definitely.” scott says

“happy birthday, sweetie.” melissa says walking up behind the boys

“thank you, ms. melissa.” you beam. you feel your mom place her hand on your shoulder

“why don’t you guys go out back and play until everyone gets here ?” she says

you squeal as you and the boys run around to the backyard.

~

it was darker out now and your party in full swing. you’ve opened presents and had cake. now, everyone was mingling around until they decided to leave.

you had been up since early that morning and you were exhausted. you were running around all day and playing with your friends. ensuring that everyone felt included and was having fun.

now, you sat on a bench that you had in your backyard. everyone was running around in front of you and parents were laughing and enjoying each other’s company.

you look to your left as someone walks toward you. you smile brightly, “hi, stiles.”

“hey.” he says sitting beside you, “are you okay ?”

“yeah.” you nod, “i’m just really tired. i was awake really early this morning.”

“oh, well you had fun today, right ?”

“of course.” you smile before you lay your head on his shoulder. he lays his head on top of yours as you sigh, “today was the best day ever.”

stiles smiles before taking a deep breath, “y/n/n, i have another present for you.”

you sit up, “really ? you didn’t have to. the teddy bear was more than enough.”

when opening your first gift from stiles, you couldn’t believe he had gotten you a bear you had been talking about for months now. your mom had been looking all over for it and couldn’t find it. but, of course, stiles did.

“well, i just wanted to get you something extra for being my best friend.” he says. you smile softly as he digs in his pocket.

he holds his hand out to you. in it was a ring made out of paper. the “diamond” was colored in to imitate the shininess.

“i made it because my dad wouldn’t let me get an actual ring.” he says as you take it from him.

“i love it.” you laugh. it truly was amazing considering an 11 year old boy made it. as you slid it onto your ring finger you held your hand out to him.

“perfect.” he says, “maybe one day i can get you an actual one.”

you smile at him before wrapping your arms around his neck. he quickly hugs you back with a small smile on his face.

•••

you and stiles laid back against his jeep on the outlook of beacon hills. the sun was setting and stiles always made it his mission for the two of you to catch it since you once brought up how you loved them.

it was something that he’s tried doing since the two of you started dating. you guys had been dating for 3 years now. since freshman year of high school and the two of you couldn’t be happier.

your 4 year anniversary was coming up and stiles had something up his sleeve. the ring he gave you for your 11th birthday held significance for the both of you. he remembers you actually wearing and taking care of the ring for a couple of weeks before the “band” ripped.

you were devastated and thought stiles would’ve hated you for ruining his gift. safe to say he wasn’t and was actually shocked at how long the ring lasted.

so, you kept the ring in the box with the other jewelry you were collecting. it now sat in the back of your phone case. it was squished now, but it didn’t matter. it was your favorite.

you watch as he sits up before looking over at you. “yes ?” you say in a sing song voice

“i have a present for you.” he says. you furrow your brows as you sit up.

“okay.” you ask, “wait, our anniversary isn’t for a few months.”

“i know, but i couldn’t keep it from you anymore.” he chuckles as you smile, “y/n, you are the most amazing person i’ve ever met. you mean the world to me and going into senior year, i just want you to know how much i love you. i don’t think scott and i would’ve made it this far with our heads still on our shoulders without you. especially me.”

you laugh as tears behind to gather in your eyes. he lays his hand on your thigh, “you remember the ring i gave you for your birthday.”

you nod as you pull out your phone turning it over. showing off the old gift. “yeah.”

he says nothing as he digs in his pocket pulling out a box. you place your phone down as he holds it out to you. “stiles.”

“open it.” he says as you take it. he watches in anticipation as you open the box. you gasp as you see a shiny ring with a small diamond in the center.

“stiles.” you say softly. you turn to him as he smiles.

“that’s what the paper ring was supposed to look like.” he jokes

he gently takes the box from you. he takes the ring out before grabbing your left hand. he slides the ring onto your ring finger.

“it’s a promise ring.” he says as he rubs your knuckles, “for now until i can replace it.”

you look up at him as a tear falls onto your cheek. he takes no time in wiping it away before cupping your cheek.

“i love you so much.” you say as you sniffle

“i love you more.” he says before leaning in and kissing you gently.

For hazbin hotel au: what if alastor arrives at young age? Let say an incident which both he and his ma die at same time but because of his heritage, he got sent to hell, forced to survive in the streets until he meet Charlie and the rest of the hotel residents. How do you think will happen if he meet Lucifer?

Oh, so an AU of the AU? Sounds fun! Let me think...

Well, my first thought is that Alastor's demon form would be fairly different, since it's so closely tied into the manner in which he died. Buuuuut... I really like him as a deer demon, so I'm going to handwave that away. I'm also going to have him keep his powers associated with radio, despite him not yet having become a radio host, with the justification that listening to the radio shows together with Nicaise and making her laugh by perfectly imitating the radio man's accent were such fond memories for him they carried over to his demon form.

Ultimately, this version of Alastor still becomes the Radio Demon. But unlike the Alastor who died as an adult, nobody knows what the Radio Demon looks like. He's a mystery, known only for his radio broadcasts and striking down Overlords from the shadows. So when this little red kid with deer ears shows up on Charlie's doorstep introducing himself as the Radio Demon, she and Vaggie are understandably skeptical.

That skepticism dies when he blasts Sir Pentious's airship right out of the sky.

Alastor still brings in Niffty and Husk - two of the only people who know who the Radio Demon really is - still fixes up the building, and still acts as the facility manager. But everyone involved in the hotel keeps his identity a secret, at his request.

When Lucifer arrives at the hotel, he's in sheer disbelief that the hotel's manager is this tiny kid. Never mind Alastor frequently pointing out that he's around a hundred years old now. That doesn't really clarify anything for Lucifer who's several millennia old. He's less of a condescending jerkass to Alastor at first, seeing him as a kid, but Alastor doesn't take kindly to being treated like a child. So Alastor does what Alastor does and prods under Lucifer's armor. He starts throwing himself at Charlie, hanging off her arm, acting like a precocious kid and interrupting Lucifer's attempts to bond with her while shooting the King of Hell smug looks.

Charlie finds it a bit weird given Alastor usually acts more like an adult, but she does think it's kind of cute so she allows it. Lucifer is furious. He frequently refers to Alastor as, 'that damn brat,' and casually picks him up and teleports him to other rooms of the hotel for 'a time out' and generally treats Alastor like he's a nuisance, not a member of the hotel staff.

And then... Alastor's parentage comes out.

Lucifer is just as awkward with the childlike version of Alastor as he is with the version who died as an adult. That awkwardness just manifests differently. He keeps trying to make amends by treating Alastor as though he's an actual kid, lavishing him with gifts, inviting him on trips, so on and so forth. Alastor really doesn't think he should have to decline a trip to Lu Lu World more than once. Charlie tries to step in on his behalf, but she's not so great at dealing with Lucifer's awkwardness either.

One of the most insulting gifts is a pet, similar to Razzle and Dazzle, who is supposed to keep Alastor safe.

Alastor explodes.

He died when he was ten and he's been keeping himself safe ever since then, thank you very much! He was strong enough and clever enough to become one of the most feared Overlords in the Pentagram, all without ever showing his face once! And it's been over a hundred years since then! If Lucifer wanted to be his dad, he's about a century too late!

Unfortunately, one of the downsides of being stuck in a child's body is that sometimes his adult emotions are too big for it. All the anger and frustration comes out as tears, which only makes Alastor that much angrier. Lucifer tries to offer comfort, to pull Alastor into a hug, but Alastor melts into the shadows before Lucifer can even touch him.

they catch you playing bts island ♡

a/n. i’m obsessed with this game just like my mom is with candy crush 😀👍

┆彡 NAMJOON [ 남준 ]

he finds it beyond heart-warming that you were playing the game AND hiding that fact from him

but obviously he knew because you had your notifs on (lol!) and he could see them popping out once or twice

one day while he was reading a book and you were playing the game while sitting on a couch, you let out a deep sigh since you couldn’t beat a certain level

he knows that feeling too well…

"want me to help?" joon asked casually, causing you to freeze in your tracks

and when you hand him the phone with a pout he can’t help but kiss the top of your head <3

since then except to be spammed by him. hearts, gifts… everything

sometimes when you don’t answer his texts he messages you through the game lmao >.<

┆彡 SEOKJIN [ 석진 ]

he kinda doesn’t care tbh 😭😭

like he’d be happy you play it and enjoy it

and he absolutely loves to see how you turn off your phone with rage when you can’t pass certain level

but also once you asked him to help you choose a cosmetic for his chibi self

and since then he occasionally asks you if he can change the members’ outfits

also will bully you to always choose his answers…

┆彡 HOSEOK [ 호석 ]

once he was doing something in the studio and you were waiting for him, playing the game

and you didn’t even notice when he said he’s finished and walked up to you, noticing the fame

well, not for too long because hobi just bursted out laughing

won’t stop teasing you about it; he finds it very cute :3

sometimes he texts you "how’s mini hobi doin’" and you have to send him a screenshot from the game

also when you bought the "more" pack he was so happy, eyes sparkling with joy and he pepper-kissed your face whilst repeating how adorable you are

┆彡 YOONGI [ 윤기 ]

he found out when he was just closing his music programs in his studio and you happened to be playing the game with sound on. so he was like "wait a damn second where is this music coming from??"

honestly he's a bit surprised that you are actually playing the game (and actually have some progress) but obv his first question is

"how do you like the music i made?"

pls tell him its amazing, he'll go :]

when you giggle at his in-game character (because he's always sleeping) he'll just roll his eyes

but the thing is that once he was peeking through your shoulder while you were playing and he found it really relaxing

so yup, now whenever you play it you have yoongi looking at your screen (and teasing the shit out of you when you fail...)

┆彡 JIMIN [ 지민 ]

lets out a dramatic gasp because he just caught you choosing someone else’s answer!!!

from time to time will check up on you and your game

if you’re moving the members around the island, he’ll make some sounds or imitate their voices

helps you choose decorations – he’s very good at it (thanks to his taste) and your island looks heavenly

will giggle at you if you fail your level tho

┆彡 TAEHYUNG [ 태형 ]

he kinda doesn’t care… as long as the game isn’t taking too much of your attention smh

sometimes will rest his chin on your shoulder and watch you, trying to help

(but often swipes before thinking and it’s not helping at all…)

makes you dress the members (eg banana namjoon is one of his favourites)

same as yoongi - enjoys watching you play it

but later on he got bored and downloaded the game as well :]

┆彡 JUNGKOOK [ 정국 ]

looks at you in disbelief once he found out.

like you. his partner. are playing the game. AND HE DIDN’T KNOW??

spoils you so much i swear – popularity presents, hearts you name it

also when you’re not looking he snatches your phone and buys some packs or costumes as well >:o

but he’s very competitive about the levels… will laugh at you when he’s got more levels than you. but once you pass him, he’ll pout dramatically :T

sometimes you text each other in the game because you’re too lazy to switch to sms…

[ masterlist <3 ]

taglist: @geniejunn ,, @luvhyun3 ,, @starlostseungmin ,, @elviransworld ,, @jnks6r ,, @sieunsgf ,, @lhsng ,, @ethereallino ,, @laylasbunbunny ,, @duolingofanaccount

2024 Megaman Valentine's Day/White Day Contest Results!

Hopefully this post won't feel too rushed; it certainly is rare for me to get contest results posted before 2 days have passed. Once again, I thank everyone who drew something for this year's event, as well as those who helped spread the word. Even with a smaller turnout, you guys still made it really hard on me to choose winners. All your art is deserving of praise! I wish I could afford to give you all some prize money! While I am posting this right now a little late into the evening in my time zone, I will be sending all the winners a message about your prize winnings soon enough, later tonight. If you don't see something right away, just know my message is on the way, within the next few hours. After the break, you will see all the pics and this year's winners!

As usual, after each entrant’s name, there will be a link to their entry, too, just in case the inserted images don’t load for you. With a smaller turnout this year, everything has been uploaded into a single imgbox gallery folder. Should be alphabetical by alias for each category, with the first 7 images for Cat. 1, and the last 4 images in Cat. 2.

[Full entry gallery]

CATEGORY 1 (Talent): Black and White Day

For this category, participants were tasked with creating an image celebrating White Day, with the requirement that their art mimic the "rubber hose" art style from around the 1920's. All entries needed to use a black and white or monochrome palette. 1.) HikariLux [Entry] [GB Alternate] $175 Winner!

A cute scene with Rock presenting Alia with a ring that was made even better by adding an alternate original Gameboy palette pixel version of the same art. That added creativity made an adorable pic stand out even more, to give two different retro vibes to your art.

2.) @eulogysinger [Entry] $100 Winner!

As an overall scene, your piece felt the most like it was screencapped straight out of a 20's cartoon, so I give you your props on getting your style to match so well! You can feel the movement with the curve in the Big Snakey's necks as Snake Man slides on down to Toad with his candy bouquet gift.

3.) @sylviidaee [Entry] $75 Winner!

Sure, because of all the Axess storyboard posts I've been doing lately, this trio is probably in my mind more lately. But animating your piece to give it that added life, as the guys bonk each other with their gifts for Mariko, helped boost your entry into the top 3! LOL at the fish crying when Masa gets bonked. And again, style-wise, great job pulling off the rubber hose look.

And the rest of the wonderful entries in alphabetical order by alias: Kaitlin.EXE [Entry]

Y'arr, that Pirate Man be takin' the girl and a pricey pearl wit 'em. But I bet once Diveye the Sailor Man eats his seaweed, that Pirate has a few punches coming to him. Retro Splashy's design is so cute! Totally a fun scene and creative takes on all three.

Komito [Entry]

Like a vintage Norman Rock(man)well painting, the diner scene truly gives off the retro vibes, from the checkboard floor to Big Boy waiter Rock in the background. Love the touch of Splashy's straw curving into a heart shape as she longingly stares at Blues.

@wennastudio [Entry]

I get the vibe of Axl imitating Porky Pig here, saying "That's All Folks!" to end the episode, as he pops out before the fades out. And since you are alphabetically last, it makes your piece even more fitting to close out this category's pics with this cute piece!

CATEGORY 2 (Humor): Showing Some Skins

For this category, entries needed to contain a character wearing an out-of-place holiday-themed skin or outfit that was not Valentine's Day-related, while in a Valentine's Day scene or setting. Being the humor category, the more it makes us laugh, the better! 1.) @aurantia-ignis [Entry] $175 Winner!

🎵Zero the Snowman was a jolly, happy soul...but are YOU happy, Ciel? I love how Zero took White Day this literally to don this amusing snowman outfit. And out of all the entries for this category, you pulled off the absurdly humorous costume the best.

2.) @drewblossom [Entry] $100 Winner!

It might just be a simple party hat, but I mean, Bass isn't wrong. Subtle, but I was amused! The heart shaped speech bubble was a nice touch to help sell the dialogue's punch line as well.

3.) AbilityField [Entry] $75 Winner!

Clever way to show the rush in changing between events, as RiCO is in part Valentine's skin and part Celebration skin dress that are digitally switching. ViA has it much easier throwing on a coat. It's always easier for the guys to get ready, as they say.

4.) Miralie [Entry]

While Zero and Iris are dressed for the day, X's date does sort of have that Halloween vibe to her, as a witch. While Axl is clearly enjoying Singles Awareness Day...or doing his best Stuart Smalley impression by giving his Daily Affirmation that he's good enough, he's smart enough, and doggone it, Reploids like him.

OC Kiss Week - day 5

A bittersweet epilogue, with Siavash as companion to my friend @spyridonya's Knight-Commander Kadira 💜

(PWOTR spoilers under the cut)

“You’re leaving, aren’t you?”

Siavash nods. Of course Kadira has him figured out. She spreads her wings for balance as she places her hooves cautiously on the sloping tiles and settles on the edge next to him, perched above the riot of celebration in the streets of Drezen, looking out over the rooftops and the hazy moonlit landscape beyond. “You won’t even stay for the Queen’s victory ball?”

“Not that I have anything against balls.” He says it deadpan but the light in his eye makes her laugh. “But I’ve lingered in Sarkoris long enough already.”

Sarkoris. The Worldwound’s been closed for three days and he’s already calling it that: the scarred wasteland that was once a verdant home for her people, and will be again when her work is done. Kadira appreciates that he shares her vision, but then since the day they first met he always seemed to believe in her, for no good reason she could see except his Desnan trust in the luck of the stars. There were times during the Crusade it seemed folly, and others when it gave her the one more reason to hold on she needed. She folds her hands in her lap and squeezes them tight to wring out the sadness. “You’ll be back to visit.”

“Sure. I have to come see what you do with the place.”

“I’ll miss you.”

He wraps an arm around her shoulders and pulls her close, placing a soft kiss on her forehead. “It’ll be fine. You have people now.”

She does. Daeran and Lann of course, and all the others with whom her friendship was forged in the fires of the Abyss, but she still presses her tearful eyes into his shoulder at the realization that he’s always understood what ached most deeply in her heart.

Her life was stolen from her; her family driven from a land laid to waste to scrape out a living as refugees, and then she was separated from them too and locked away while they aged and died and moved on. Isolated except for demons and the cold, analytical gaze of the witch who had taken everything from her and gave her a gift she didn’t want in exchange. Her wings whisper restlessly. “And you? You always seem to have people, but do you really?”

He takes a sharp breath. She understands a number of things herself.

“Don’t worry about me. Hey, listen to this.”

He releases her and pulls his guitar into his lap and begins to play a simple melody. It’s very pretty, but she's fairly sure he’s deflecting. It is some time before the realization dawns that she knows this song.

No wonder she didn’t recognize it at first. He sings in Hallit but his Andoren accent is making a nasal wreck of the pronunciation, and she hasn’t heard this song since…

…her soft, dimpled child’s hand pressing a cookie cutter into buttery dough to make little stars, dusted with sugar like frost, that she and her cousins would arrange into Pulura’s constellations on the tray they set out for travelers.

A childhood so distant it doesn’t feel like it belongs to her anymore. They sang this rhyme as they worked, but only now does Kadira realize the song had always been about Areelu Vorlesh—the witch who drove a knife into the heart of Sarkoris, just as she did to Kadira. But now both are healing, though not without a reminder. The Sarkoris Scar.

She sings along and he tries to imitate her Hallit and they laugh, until they hear scuffling and glance over their shoulders to see Lann hop up onto the roof. He stoops to help haul up a vigorously swearing Daeran, who cradles a wine bottle in his free arm.

“We’re crashing your going away party,” Lann announces, helping stabilize Daeran so his fancy shoes don’t slip down the tiles and land him in the street below.

“How did you know?” Kadira only spotted Siavash because she was up on the Citadel tower.

A shadow peeks out from behind Lann. It’s Woljif, a pack slung over his shoulder. “Hey chief.”

“You’re going too?”

“Got some investin’ to do down south in Andoran.”

When he plops down next to her it’s her turn to press a kiss onto the other tiefling’s forehead. Kadira hugs him, hugs Siavash, and the wine bottle is passed around as she teaches them the words to a new refrain.

A little gift for you :) (sorry if the characterization is wrong)

Sky is sitting in the grass, admiring the flowers--er no weeds Wild called them, and taking in the breezy air. It's quiet, no monsters snorting and yelling, no Hylians talking, laughing, or shouting. Just the chosen's breathing and the wind rustling the blades of grass. His thoughts trail from the weeds to the chain.

There's Time with his great leader skills, a familiar friend to the skyloftian. The others often joke about Sky and Time being the parents of the chain (Platonically of course). Sky finds that the old man’s stoic facade was a mask, worn to hide his hurt. Time hasn't revealed everything of course, but Sky knows enough to see a traumatized child underneath all of the masks Time decides to wear.

There's Four, who's eyes flicker with different colours seemingly all the time. Icy blue often represents his fierceness and temper, amber red represents his tears and smiles and innocent looks. Deep purple, almost violet represents his focus, intelligence, and calculating decisions, and then forest green represents unity. Sky finds he's quite curious with all this, but he knows not to ask. Instead, the chosen takes to learning what to say and do when the smithy needs help.

There's Twilight, with his incredible strength, and friendly persona. He often scolds the champion or the sailor, or just sighs and says he's getting grey hairs. Sky has seen the ranch hand throw enemies across the battlefield, lift things that should be impossible to lift, and he even said he defeated a Goron in a wrestling match. But, a look from Time can make Twilight shrink, and stay quiet. Sky thinks-no he knows Twilight and Time must have some history. Especially since the rancher often tries to imitate the old man's looks.

There's Wind, the kid who wears his heart on his sleeve. He'll cuss even when he's told not to, he claims he's a pirate. The chain tend to "baby" him the most. Sky knows he does it too. Don't get him wrong, the sailor is very capable of fighting and staying alive in deadly situations, and he thinks the others know that too. But, the thought of losing a child to this adventure...even letting the kid get huge scars makes Sky's stomach churn. The sailor's said he's been on two adventures, one with the aid of a talking boat and the other with the aid of a fairy and another pirate. Sky actually likes to hear the kid tell these detailed stories about his adventures. (Only he avoids the gruesome parts)

There's Legend, the veteran hero who wields many many tools and uses his experience with ease. The vet has been on six adventures after all. Legend had been a mystery for awhile, but Sky had managed to change that. He found that under some of his sharp retorts and bickering was an attempt to balance things, and to hide his vulnerability. Sometimes to make the heroes laugh, or to keep them in line. The skyloftian also likes to cuddle with him. Yes, cuddling, he likes that a lot.

There's Hyrule, the sassy but cautious traveller. From what Sky's heard, his Hyrule is barren, and his life has been spent, constantly trying to survive. At first, the traveller was nervous and wary of everyone, but after a bit of time together he relaxed more and began to trust them. Sky has never really been close with him, but they share a small bond.

There's Warriors, the captain. He can go from being stern and on captain-mode, to being a goofy older brother who will happily tease his siblings. Sky had found out that he has a lot of trauma from a war, and has been betrayed by some of the people who he had trusted. But, as the group became closer, the captain found more confidence that these heroes would not betray him and he become more of a brother than a captain.

There's Wild, the feral champion who cooks most of their meals. The cook has explained where he got his scars from, why he gets memories from time to time, and why there are ruins in his Hyrule. But even despite that all, he'll eat mysterious mushrooms off the ground, go exploring without a map or a plan, and rush into battle a bit recklessly. Sky can only imagine how many grey hairs Wild's given Twilight and Time. But the cook is quite intelligent with survival skills, and he's so good with a bow, almost never missing his targets.

At the beginning of this adventure, Sky was dreading the entire thing, so sad to be away from the love of his life, his childhood friend, Zelda. Or rather Sun now, he supposes. And sure he’s ended up missing her dearly, playing his harp in melancholy, but it wasn’t as bad as he had originally thought.

"Sky, Sky!" Wind yells, startling the chosen out of his trail of thoughts.

"What is it?" Sky asks, turning around to face the sailor with a smile.

"We're playing a card game, but we need more people! Can you join?" Wind says, grinning.

"Sure."

Sending love cause you deserve it

This is really sweet, thank you uni! God I'm actually in love with this. It's so sweet!

Eyes

A Colby Brock x Male! Reader

DISCLAIMER:

1. There will be no smut in this fanfiction.

2. This is a gift for the mlm folk who like Colby. I do not like Colby this way since I am a lesbian, but I decided to make this for the mlm peeps anyway.

3. This is also kinda just writing practice so don't take it too seriously--

4. I'm trying to start from the very beginning; so yes, this does mention Corey and Jake.

5. Just to clarify, Y/N is sort of replacing Aaron for this part of the book? I dont have anything against Aaron, I just think Y/N will fit into the story better this way.

TW: Y/N DISSOCIATING KINDA, FEAR OF WATER

Chapter 1: Arrival.

The harsh delicate night poured down in graceful waves, as the shuddering of cars zoomed past and roughly grazed the harsh road of deep gray below with their large wheels. Stars glared down at the city, sprinkled up into the sky as if they had been a patch of glitter. Inside the interior of a car sat Y/N, lazily staring at the zooming of the road.

Y/N had been tightly crammed into the backseat, with two other men sitting with him and two men sitting in the front seats. The men who he were with in question were the very men he had been filming with for the night; and what they were filming was a ghost investigation video.

The two men at the front were Sam and Colby. Colby was a tall, dark, handsome male who would usually wear black clothing to go along with his aesthetic. His eyes were light, bright, like the stars above whom stared lovingly down at the earthlings. His hair was dark, messy almost. If Y/N were being honest, someone could probably make a fur coat made of his hair.

Sam was a tall male as well, having blonde messy hair and beautiful blue eyes of sapphire. Unlike Colby, he'd usually wear lighter clothing-- he also had a girlfriend as well, whom he loved dearly and deeply. Colby was his best friend; they did everything together and smiled a lot more around eachother. But unfortunately, unlike Sam, Colby did not have a girlfriend.

The two men Y/N was sitting with were Corey and Jake-- Corey was a loud, talkative male about an average height. He would typically wear hoodies, and would commonly ask "Did you hear that?" as if it were his own catch phrase. Y/N was surprised he didn't have merch saying that yet.

Jake was about an average height too, and would typically wear whatever he was comfortable with. His hair was a pinkish-purple, beautiful and glowing like the milky way itself. He was the most chill out of the group, usually never freaking out and not taking really anything seriously.

The reason why Y/N was hanging out with these four men in a vehicle late at night to film a ghost video was unknown. Maybe he was bored, maybe he felt pressured, he didn't exactly know himself. He could hear the muffled sounds of the guys talking and laughing with one another, and only said nothing in response.

He saw in the corner of his eyes the shape of the Queen Mary Ship, and only just realized that they were at their destination for the video. He began to sit up as the guys began to cheer in response to seeing the ship in all its glory.

"Woooo! Queen Mary!" Colby cheered from the front seat. Y/N grinned at the euphoric atmosphere in the car and began to join in.

"Hell yeah, man." Y/N monotonely said, staring up at the ship from the peek of the window.

It's golden lights stared triumphantly as if to mock them with its old and great presence. Y/N smirked and joked; "Yay, the place we're all going to die.." IN response to this, the others only laughed.

"Yay! Our future gravesite!" Sam cheered in a mocking tone of voice, as if he were trying to imitate a woman. Colby wheezed in reply to his best friends joke, smiling as if he were a ball of sunshine glowing gently.

Y/N felt himself zoning out as the others speech became muffled again, and he found himself staring at the distant water.

...

...

His lips quivered, and he felt himself freeze.

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"Whats up, guys! Its Sam and Colby!" Colby greeted, staring at the camera with a huge smile on his face.

"Todayy we are here with all our roommates back at the Queen Mary Haunted Ghost Ship!" Sam clapped his hands. Y/N only awkwardly smiled at the camera while waving.

Y/N stared at the distant murky waters that were below the Queen Mary Ship in the distance, and tried to keep his composure by smiling at the camera. A bead of sweat dripped down his face once more.

"Boom--" "But!" Sam clapped his hands once more, "Today we got permission to stay in the haunted room B340. Aka, the most haunted room in America."

"Yes, and if you guys don't remember what happened, this is what happened last time!" Colby clapped his hands with a smile, and waited for a few seconds while mumbling a few words to Sam-- before Sam continued on.

"We'll get into the details, but, multiple-- multiple people have died from unexplained heart attacks in the room that we are going to stay overnight in right now."

Sam explained. "Let's go show you guys the haunted room!" Sam clapped his hand over the camera, as Colby let out a high pitched "Woo!"

Y/N chucked lowly, still not taking his eyes off the water in the distance. "What in the hell was that?"

Jake smirked, "Dude, I think the dinosaurs came back to life for a moment there."

The group chuckled, before beginning their walking journey to the ship.

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"You scared Corey?"

"Shut up, bro, obviously I'm scared. How many peoples died.. here?" Corey asked, slight fear twinkling in his eyes of chocolate brown.

"Uh, probably--" "Five--" "Over five."

"What are the odds of 5 people dying in one room that happens to be the most haunted room in the world too?" Said Corey as they continued walking along the path. Y/N chuckled in reply, not exactly paying any attention to what he was saying and just occasionally glancing at the water in the distance.

"From heart attacks--" "Dude, we're making jokes right now, but this place is no joke, I swear to god its-- terrifying." Colby said, cutting off Sam's reply to Corey's comment. Y/N nodded in slight agreement, glancing up at the ship.

"I heard at like-- 3 AM, you hear like a "Daddy!"" Jake said. "You heard that?" Asked Y/N, feeling a little more uneasy now. His voice was slightly shaky, but he managed to hide it with his facial expression just fine. "Yeah--" Jake replied.

"But like, in all honesty, guys; they have not opened this room to anybody in like years-- like they opened it back up just a month ago for us to film in and stuff like that, so it's truly haunt--" "Is it only limited to--" "Huh?" Sam asked, not hearing Jakes question.

"Is it only limited too, like they're closing it again?" Asked Jake, staring into Sam's eyes of sapphire blue. "Yeah, I don't think they'd-- they'd leave the most haunted room in the world available for that long." Y/N said, taking a look at the midnight sky. "Well, I mean, yeah, duh-- but are they, Sam?" Asked Jake.

"Yeah, they're closing it again very soon-- so we got in the one window of time." Answered Sam. "Yeah, and before the viewers crap on us because "OOH, SHANE DAWSON DID THIS! HABABABABA!" We know." Colby mockingly said. Y/N felt himself give out a laugh of amusement at this.

"Did Shane stay in this room?" Jake asked.

"No, Shane didn't stay in this room-- we're doing that first." Sam answered his question, making a gigantic hand motion towards the camera. As they continued walking along the path, and made conversation, Sam said; "They just opened it."

"Three?" Said Corey in disbelief. "Three weeks ago--" "Shut the fuck up, your so--" Corey cut him off with a nervous grin, but the grin was filled with a hint of playfulness as well. Y/N couldn't help but smile at the light banter between the two men.

"No like-- a hundred percent! Look on a website!" Sam told Corey, seemingly genuine. "Yeah dude, they just opened it. I think I saw something on-- I think I saw something on it." Y/N contributed to the conversation. "I didn't fucking know that! I didn't fucking know that!" "Yep, they-- they opened it dude, that exact few--" Colby chuckled at Corey's reply to Y/Ns contribution to the conversation.

"Its open for a limited time, bro, they're about to close it again!" Said Jake, making oddly open hand gestures as Corey only stared back horrifyingly. "Its only like two months that they're opening this haunted room up--" "So they open it every ten years so someone can die?" Cut off Corey.

"And-- and it's Friday the thirteenth." Said Jake, obviously lying. "No it's not.." Gently muttered Y/N as Corey checked the phone, and only stared back up in absolute shock. Sam chuckled harshly, the rest joining in on the laughter fuel.

As the five of them approached the elevator entrance, Y/N lightly smiled, but then stared out at the murky waters. For a moment, he stood still, only staring blankly into the black midnight sea. "Hey," Colbys hand clasped over his shoulder, "you okay?"

Y/N didn't reply for a moment before saying, "Oh, yeah-- yeah, I'm fine. Let's go."

The five then walked into the elevator, smiling and laughing, blissfully unaware of what would be happening to them that night. And blissfully unaware that it would change their perspective on ghosts forever.

Hey, congrats on 1.5 k! I'd like an OC matchup for Court of Darkness pls. I'm genuinely curious about who you'll match her up with. It's ok if you don't want to also

(sees an ithseem oc, paired with court of darkness...gets instantly excited)

I match you with Toa Qelsum.

Here me out!

Secret sweetheart, who is secretly or not so secretly touch starved? Girl who is the sweetest kindest soul in existence? A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN?

We all know Toa loves sweets, right? Honestly, he probably falls for her one day when she gifts him some extra cookies she baked. He's like, what is this warm feeling in my chest? And after that, it's over for him. Once they're together,  he'll just appear nearby whenever she's baking. Is one hundred percent ready to fund her dream bakery because he's just so God damn proud.

Both of them are honest with each other. Unless Toa is trying to get a treat He just has no time for dishonesty or mincing his words, and Joanne hates dishonesty. And it works. If there are disagreements they are able to resolve it quickly. If there's something either of them doesn't like, it is brought out into the open.

Toa's family is…cold…to say the least. Naturally, even though Joanne has worked hard to overcome her insecurities, it won't be hard for them to come back up around those assholes (derogatory). But Toa, who has to deal with his own insecurities around them, won't put up with it when it comes to her. If something comes up verbally, he'll cut them down in a way only Toa can. To combat the nonverbal attacks, he spends all his time making sure she can't feel unloved.

Feeding into this, go ahead. Tell him the outfits you want. He can get it made. He's more than happy to help her get clothes that she likes, that fit the way she wants, and that make her feel comfortable. Dating her has turned him into a bit of a sugar daddy, he can't help it. As long as every once in a while, she lets him design something for her. He is sure she'll like it, especially since he has become so acquainted with her personal tastes.

"I thought you said you were busy, dear," Joanne said with a laugh. She was baking in the dorm kitchen, and didn't so much see her boyfriend, as feel him show up. 

Toa emerged from the shadows, a light smile on his face.

"I finished early," he said, subtly putting the paperwork that he had brought with him behind his back. 

"Hm," she hummed, "well the cake will be finished in an hour."

He nodded, before sitting in a chair and working on the papers that he didn't deem worth hiding anymore.

Or he intended to, but as Joanne went around the kitchen cleaning up after herself, he found himself looking less and less at the papers, and more and more at her. Pretty soon, he was just unapologetically watching her. 

Joanne blushed when she noticed. 

"What are you staring at?"

"You. You look quite lovely today," he said simply, making her blush even more.

"Toa, you can't just say things like that," she laughed, and he smirked.

"Oh? Is my affection too much for you?" He stood up, wrapping his arms around her and directing her face to meet his gaze.

"N-no," she said, pulling away at the last second, causing Toa's eyes to widen as she imitated his smirk from earlier.

"I have to check on the cake," she shrugged innocently.

Toa shook his head and returned to his seat, realizing he could only get cake if he was a good boy. He could, and would, tease her later. Rest assured.

It’s Maggie’s 23rd birthday and Oswald plans a surprise party for her. Even her actual siblings (Oliver and Thea) show up, as well as Bruce, Alfred and Selena, (to a mostly villain centred event, but they don’t need to know that). As Maggie is about to make a wish and blow out the candles, Jerome crashes the party and tries to kidnap Maggie… what happens?

Ahahaha!

Remember the scene where Oswald is in a restaurant and basically everyone is armed? Well, it would be something similar.

Warning: violence, blood, profanities, it's Gotham. English isn't my first language.

Gifts and pictures aren't mine. Credits go to their owner.

Word Count: 2.061

Tags: @keffirinne @flaysthings

Everybody was having a good time as Maggie feels so much joy she was ready to see fireworks bursting out of it. How did Oswald managed to negotiate peace and regroup so many villains, citizen (Alfred and Bruce), cops (Jim and Harvey) and her family under the same roof? *Spoiler: Y/N and Victor were in charge of convincing the villains. Remember Victor's friendly visits during the establishment of Pax Penguina? Same vibes*

Now she was in the middle of the crowd singing "Happy Birthday", she voluntarily ignore the guns held by the Zsaszs discretely threatening others villains, and focused on the gigantic birthday cake being carefully put on the table in front of her.

She felt Oswald warm hand on her right shoulder as the audience was now clapping and encouraged her to blow the 23 candles on it. "Happy Birthday my dear!" Cheered Cobblepot with a huge smile and proud tears in his eyes. "Make a wish!"

The young woman leaned just a bit and took a deep breath, closing her eyes while thinking about what she could ask for. It only took her a second before she opened them again, ready to exhale as strongly as she could to extinguish all little flames in one blow.

It never happened, though. A deafening explosion shook the whole building, surprising every person present in the room. Only a second later, the double doors were literally ripped off their hinges, crashing a few feet away.

"Well, well, well", a sinister voice raised from the chaos. "Celebrating a birthday and nobody sent me an invitation?"

Magnolia swore she heard Y/N swear from somewhere behind her. But she was too shocked to turn around and scold her for her foul mouth. Even Oswald let it slide, choosing to screech at the man entering the room.

"What the hell do you think you are doing, Jerome?! How dare you barge into MY hideout and ruining everything I've worked so much for?!" Now the little man was yelling.

The redhead didn't seem to mind, though. He even leaned against the damaged doorframe nonchalantly and even had the gal to yawn like he was bored. When Oswald stopped, he finally straightened and point a lazy finger at Maggie.

"I'm here to deliver my own special little gift for the doll." He started. "Forgive me but I let it home, you'll have to follow me here for me to give it to you." He added with a maniacal and sinister grin. She shuddered. Yup, she preferred Victor's.

"I have a better suggestion, Jerome." Y/N's sultry voice broke Maggie raising panic and caught the man's attention. His terrifying rictus was now directed on the hitwoman.

"Oh? Do tell, love." He said, barely dodging a bullet. Victor.

Y/N walked until she was standing just next to Magnolia, cheering her up with her presence. Discreetly pushing her with her right arm in Jim's and Harvey direction. She obliged. Jim took the hint too and was now on her right, a "GCPD!" Probably bubbling into his throat. But he waited to see what Y/N had to say.

"Since you're not only a clown but the whole fucking circus," she drawled, swiftly grabbing her guns, immediately imitated by Victor and the Zsaszettes. "You're going to entertain us. Here. You want to groove? I'mma show you how to move." Her steel-cold voice had the merit to reduce his stupid grin. Just a bit. Just for a second. Just before his infamous laugh resonated inside of the room.

"...Aha.ha.ah. Sorry to disappoint, sweetheart. But it'll have to wait. Maggie and I have an appointment", suddenly, all doors flew open, letting dozen of creepy clown-masked goons go inside.

Oh god. Now she was panicking. Her eyes immediately landed on Bruce, who was already looking at her in alarm. Just next to him, Selina was adjusting her position, ready to fight like a feral cat and clawing some faces and eyes. Magnolia heard Alfred also swearing under his breath. It was going to be a bloodbath, she knew it.

Victor's light voice brought her back to present.

"Okie-dokie, time to boogie!"

His intervention seemed to awaken the whole room. In less than a second, every guest reach under an arm, a leg, in the band of their trouser, under a table and... even inside the platform supporting her birthday cake.

"GCPD!" Shouted Jim. Then it started. The shooting, the whistle of bullets all around them, the noise of broken tableware. Magnolia ducked and immediately search for somewhere to take cover, spotting Bruce a few meters from her.

"Bruce! Come here!" She urged, grabbing his thin arm and pulling him with her behind a heavy table. "Where is Selina?!" She shouted. The young billionaire breathing was erratic. "I don't know, she jumped on someone and I lost her in the crowd! Alfred is looking for her and told me to hide!" He cried.

At this very moment, the Magnolia regretted not having a freaking gun on her. She felt hopeless as she heard the bloodbath. Oswald's voice was the easier to identify. He was furious.

A pair of shiny shoes caught her attention and she felt her heart stops. "Bang", she heard a mocking voice say, a gun pointed at her face but not firing. Victor sadistic grin was the next thing she registered. The fucker had the gal to play goofball now?!

"It's not funny Victor!" Magnolia yelled in anger. "Aren't you supposed to help your wife?!"

His grin never fade and he didn't turn as a clown goon rushed in his back, ready to shoot him and making her scream. *Bang* A clean shot in Jerome's goon head and the man fell heavily on the floor. Dead. Victor didn't even look.

Only grabbing a gun from one of his leg's holsters and holding it for her to grab. "Y/N has my six", his eyes lifted up quickly and his other hand quickly raised, pulling the trigger and shooting somewhere in the crowd, just before lowering his gaze again with a twisted grin.

"And I've got hers. Gothamite relationship goal here, Mags." He said, throwing her the smaller gun. "Barrel pointing at the target", he mocked. Only a middle finger would answer that properly.

He just laughed, like the maniac he was, before it brutally stopped and he looked pissed, moving like a man on a mission out of her sight. Now in possession of a weapon, Magnolia felt a bit better. She turned to look at Bruce, still a bit pale after seeing Victor Zsasz this close. "Bruce! We have to get you out of here", she called.

The teen moved his head mimicking a no. "We can't leave without Selina and Alfred! And what about you?!"

The young woman sighed. He had a point. She slowly straightened and peaked above the table. Absolute chaos.

She spotted Oswald with a machine gun screaming at some goons as he pierced their skin, Ed dodging bullets behind his own table, losing his bowler hat in the process. Jim beating the shit out of another goon and Harvey tackling another on the ground. Victor and Y/N making a remake of Mister and Mrs Smith, back against back and firing quickly.

Then, finally, Alfred, who shot another goon while Selina jumped on his acolyte and clawed his eyes with fury. "I can see them!" Maggie shouted to Bruce, only to feel her forearm suddenly grabbed by the teen's hand. He was shaking like a leaf. Oh dear.

"Gotcha~" She heard in her back, making her jump out of her skin and abruptly turn to face the voice. Oh no. Just in front of her, Jerome was threatening them with his own machine gun, his unnatural wide smile ready to split his jaw in half. Oh no, no, no.

She saw his brown eyes sliding on Bruce. "You're welcome to follow us, Brucie. In fact, I want you to." He laughed. No way. Maggie jumped on her feet, she didn't even take the time to think and put herself in front of Wayne, lifting her arm holding Victor's gun and also threatening Jerome with it. "Leave him alone, Jerome!"

Now the redhead was laughing hysterically. "My, oh my! Are you threatening me with a gun doll? Ahahahaha! Sorry to tell you this, but usually, it's the guy holding a machine gun who has the right to make demands. Put your toy away, love, we don't have all day."

His eyes took a quick look around before he whispered for just them to hear like they were plotting or sharing a secret, "Plus, I don't want your parents to catch us, they are terrifying". The nerve!

She must have waited too long to move. Jerome grabbed her arm roughly making her yelp in pain and Bruce scream in fear. But Valeska didn't care and started to pull her behind him, shooting here and there to clear his path and pointing the barrel of his machine gun on Bruce to deter him to flee. "You come with us Brucie."

His lack of focus on her was her cue. So what if he had a machine gun and she only had a 'little gun'? A bullet was still a bullet, as Y/N always said. The florist shoved her gun directly on his thigh and didn't wait for him to fully understand what was happening to pull the trigger.

Jerome's shout was music on her ears. She didn't savor it, though and pull the trigger again, aiming at his upper arm, the one holding his machine gun. Another yell. "Run Bruce!" Shouted Maggie as she was starting to run in Y/N and Victor direction. Screw their escape, they needed brute force after what she did.

"You fucking bitch!" She heard on her back, making her stop and turn around with wide eyes as Valeska was aiming at her with one arm, ready to pierce her skin.

"MAGGIE! DON'T FUCKING STOP RUNNING IDIOT!" She heard Y/N yell a few meters away, just as Veleska pulled the trigger. Everyone screamed and her too as she felt the white hot pain explode in her calf, making her lose her balance and crash on the floor.

Another crashing sound caught her attention: Jim jumped on Jerome, disarming him and allowing the cop to beat him to a pulp. "Maggie! Oh my god are you ok?" Bruce hide her the rest of the beating. The young woman felt a bit dizzy and shaken but slowly nodded before she winced when she felt the pain and the blood rush out of the bullet wound.

A gloved hand pushed Wayne on the side and she was now facing Y/N. She was angry, she could tell by the hard frown on her face. Her piercing eyes were assessing the damages on her calf. "You stupid, foolish child," she muttered, lifting her eyes to scrutinize her face. "If someone is ready to shoot you, run. Find a safe spot and then fucking shoot them back. Never stand frozen, idiot. Unless you have a fucking death wish." She said coldly.

Magnolia nodded stupidly, ready to apologize, just when another gloved hand finds itself on Y/N's shoulder and another one gave her a thumb up. "Wooh! Your shoots were terrific. Good job here little one."

Maggie had to give it to Jerome: yes, her 'parents' were terrifying. She facepalmed as Y/N was shoving her elbow deep in her husband belly to tell him to shut the fuck up.

Both were roughly shoved to the side by Oswald. "Get out of the way you brutes!" Both hitman and woman grunted in discomfort as they ungracefully landed on their butt. Despite the situation, Maggie giggled earning Y/N's middle finder.

"Oh my god dear, are you ok? Don't move, we're going to call an ambulance don't worry!" Cobblepot babbled, holding her shoulders for dear life. "It shouldn't have happened", he now muttered as she could feel his guilt.

"Jerome is unpredictable, Oz, nobody could have seen it coming", The young woman said with a gentle smile. She couldn't help herself and giggled again. "For sure I'll not forget my 23rd birthday."

"She's losing it, Jim," she heard Harvey mutters in Oswald's back. This time she truly laughed.

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A/N - I hope you liked it! Have a beautiful day/night dear, read you soon. Take care!

Imagine being Camilo's oldest friend and him suddenly realising his feelings for you. He panics, not a clue how to tell you but la familia Madrigal is there to help him

You and Camilo had been inseparable since you were kids. You met on the first day of school and found each other hilarious becoming fast friends. When Camilo found out your family ran a restaurant that was when he knew it was a match made in heaven. The boy loved food and frequently helped out at your restaurant so he could have access to the leftover food. As you got older you were still as close as ever and your friendship went from strength to strength. You helped Camilo master his gift and became known around the village as mischievous pranksters. You were close to Camilo's family and you were around the Madrigals so frequently there was a joke the casita would give you a room at the next ceremony, not Antonio. All this to say there was a lot of feelings between yourself and Camilo Madrigal but you weren’t aware of all them. 

One day said Madrigals were eating breakfast when they heard the door slam open. "Where is she?" they heard a voice cry and knew it was you from the grin on Camilo's face. "In here" he called and you appeared and your eyes went straight to Isabela. "I heard the news" you grinned "Mariano huh?". Isabela rolled her eyes "eugh did Camilo put you up to this?". Camilo burst into laughter "see the great thing about our friendship is I actually didn't. Y/n reacted this way all on her own because she's got the best sense of humour". "You're only saying that because you have the same sense of humour, you're literally the same person" Luisa explained and you and Camilo shrugged, you really couldn't argue with that. "You're being awfully quiet Isa" you said bringing the conversation back to the topic at hand "are you just so excited to marry that big hunk you're speechless". "Aww she is y/n, bless how cute" Camilo said patting Isabela on the head. You joined in making cooing noises and Isabela pushed you both away "eugh you two are unbearable!" she cried and stormed from the room. "Isabela wait!" Camilo called and she paused turning back around...to see Camilo had transformed into Mariano. You let out a loud laugh and found it hilarious as Camilo chased her. "Wait Isabela please don't leave me!" Camilo cried and you grinned "Isabela you're being rude, your fiance is trying to talk to you". "She's breaking my heart!" Camilo said sinking to his knees and you laughed joining in "how could you Isabela? All he ever wanted was to love you!". In response Isabela shot a stream of flowers at you which covered you in petals. Camilo (still pretending to be Mariano) gasped "Isabela my love is that you?". "It is I, Isabela" you cried flicking your hair around in an insulting imation which Isabela did not approve of. She groaned and slammed the door as you and Camilo continued imitating her and Mariano, inventing up scenarios are you went. Luisa watched pretty entertained when Mirabel appeared, she'd heard Isabela slam her door and knew something juicy must be happening. "What's going on?" Mirabel asked Luisa who hesitated "well it started off as Camilo and Y/n teasing Isabela but now it's turned into Camilo and y/n...playing wedding?". She frowned at where the two of you were now skipping arm in arm even though Isabela had left. Dolores shrugged "seems about right for them". You and Camilo continued on, oblivious to anyone else. Lost in your own world. The next day Isabela, Dolores and Mirabel were all gathered in the courtyard. Although casita had been almost fully repaired there were still some improvements to be made and the girls were eager to start. They just needed one thing or more accurately one person...Camilo. They'd sent him into town to pick up the stuff they needed over an hour ago and still he hadn't returned. Delaying the whole project and making everyone frustrated with the shapeshifter. So when he finally appeared the girls were a little restless. "Where have you been?" Mirabel asked as soon as Camilo was close enough and Camilo paused "getting those supplies from town, you do remember asking me to get them right?" Camilo asked sarcastically. Mirabel rolled her eyes "yes but you were an hour! A trip into town should take you like 20 minutes". "Sorry I got sidetracked" Camilo shrugged putting his bags on the workbench. "What he means is he spent most of his time talking" Dolores cut in and Camilo jumped "why do I even try and lie with you around?". "You're so sweet" Dolores replied smiling at her brother. "Wait so you spent almost 40 minutes talking?" Isabela asked "why am I not surprised?". "Hey it's not my fault, I was on my way to the shop and then y/n came up to me and..." but Camilo never got to finish his sentence. "Ahhh that explains it" Isabela said cutting him off and the others laughed leaving Camilo confused "it does?". Mirabel nodded "completely" and Dolores nodded "yup". Camilo frowned "erm can someone please explain why?". "Because y/n is your number one distractor, you never get anything done when she's around". Camilo nodded "well yeah she's my best friend, the person I find the most interesting". Mirabel smiled "Aww that's so sweet!" and Dolores rolled her eyes "it would be if he actually opened up to her about how he feels". Isabela nodded "it would save so much time and the endless flirting could stop". "Flirting?" Camilo asked "Y/n and I don't flirt". His cousins and sister all shot him a look before they burst out laughing. "We don't!" Camilo cried and Dolores raised an eyebrow "it's all the two of you do around each other". "Yeah it's your way of expressing your feelings for one another without actually having to say anything" Isabela nodded. "wait what? What feelings?" Camilo asked and Isabela rolled her eyes "don't act like you don't have any clue what we're saying. We all know you're smitten with y/n, you don't exactly hide it so it can't be news to you". Camilo just stared in response and Dolores paused "hmmm maybe he didn't know he's in love with her". "Nah come on you're just messing with us right?" Mirabel asked and Camilo put a hand to his head "oh my god...I'm in love with y/n! How did I never realise before?".

Camilo then began to rant and Isabela frowned "and we broke him". Camilo began to get more and more erratic until Dolores slapped him "pull yourself together!" she cried shaking him by the poncho "this isn't a bad thing little brother". "Yes it is! This changes everything, now whenever I see her I'm going to remember this and be all weird around her. Our friendship will never be the same and it's all your fault!" he cried. "Okay before we start blaming and shaming why don't we consider the positive outcome that could come from this?" Mirabel asked. Camilo just stared at her and she sighed "you and y/n could become a couple". Camilo blushed and his hair turned lighter just at the thought of it. "I mean hypothetically but that's the *best case never would happen in a million years* scenario". "What makes you say that?" Dolores asked and Camilo shrugged. "Y/n just sees me as a friend, I mean that's all we've ever been. Surely if she liked me she would've said something?". "I don't know...the two of you are pretty similar so if you didn't work out you liked her all this time...". "Then it's possible y/n hasn't either" Dolores nodded. "Or she has known this entire time and is just waiting for you to fess up" Isabella added "that's what I'd do". Mirabel nodded "okay so in either of these two scenarios we just have to make y/n aware of your feelings for her". Camilo gulped turning pale "you mean like...a love confession?". "Woah woah calm down" Dolores said as he began to sway in fear. "It's not that terrifying" Dolores explained and Isabella nodded "yeah I've received tons". "We get it you're pretty!" Mirabel cried and Isabela rolled her eyes "what I meant was because I've received so many I can help Camilo write one, tell him what to do and not to do". "Wait you're going to help me?" Camilo asked and his cousins and sister shot him a look. "Duh!" Isabela cried "there's a very good chance y/n likes you back! There's no way we're letting her get away, you'll never get someone as good as that!". "What Isabela means" Mirabel cut in "is that the two of you are perfect for one another and we want to help in any way we can". Camilo nodded and a small smile appeared on his face "okay, I'm feeling a little more confident now. Maybe with your guys help we can pull this off". Dolores shot him a look "are you kidding? We're going to put on a show so great you and y/n will be together in no time!".

So the preparations began in earnest and everyone pitched in to help. Luisa moved the gazebo from town into the back garden to create a nice space for Camilo to sit you down for a talk. Isabela created a sea of flowers around the gazebo, with vines and flowers covering the structure's walls to add a touch of romance to the scenery. Antonio arranged for the cutest animals to stick around and was also on Pepa duty. This involved him staying by his mother's side all day so he could cheer her up with his cuteness if anything bothered her, guaranteeing the two of you wonderful sunshine all day. Julieta cooked an amazing three-course meal and Bruno promised to keep his rats away from the gardens all day. Agustín was nearby where he was "practising" his piano playing when in reality Dolores had helped him select the most romantic songs to play on a loop. His family had put a lot of effort into this and Camilo felt prepared...then Dolores called you were walking up the hill and his legs turned to jelly. "I don't think I can do" he groaned and Isabela rolled her eyes "we did not go to all this effort for you to back out!". "But I can't do it! What if she laughs at me or doesn't like me back?". "Camilo she's nearly here!" Dolores called and Isabela sighed. "Camilo she's your best friend, she would never laugh at you for sharing your feelings with her and as for the last part...that's very unlikely to happen". "Unlikely isn't certain though!" Camilo cried "maybe I should ask Bruno to run a prophecy really quick". "No she's here you have to...eugh! Right listen well because I'll only ever say this once, got it?" Isabela cried. Camilo nodded and Isabela took a deep breath "you're not awful Camilo". Camilo gasped "that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me!"."I know and if you tell anyone I'll shove flowers down your throat!" Isabela warned. "Camilo she's outside!" Dolores yelled and Camilo went to go to the door before looking back. "You really think she'll like me back?" he asked. Isabela smiled "I'm 99% sure but there's only one way to find out" and Camilo opened the front door. "Woah what's all this?" you asked as Camilo led you outside and he ran a hand through his hair nervously. "Ow it's nothing, I just thought we could sit outside today and hang out". Your eyes widened as you noticed all the details and how all Camilo's family must've helped with this. "Sure...is there a special occasion or something I forgot about?". "Nope" Camilo said smiling but his smile seemed a little more forced than usual. You shrugged though and decided Camilo would surely tell you if it was that important. Half an hour later you were extremely worried for Camilo's health. He must've hit his head or something because he was not acting like himself. He was acting really serious and couldn't seem to relax. Every couple of minutes he would look around anxiously and he kept tapping his hands as if he was waiting for something. Getting a little panicked you just decided to ask what was wrong. "Are you okay?" you asked "you seem nervous and I've honestly never seen you nervous before". Camilo blushed " yeah I'm okay there's just something I've got to tell you and I'm not sure how it's going to go". You frowned "ow no what is it?" before you gasped "Bruno had a vision and I'm dying? Or Bruno had a vision and you're dying? Wait we're both dying and this is our last day on earth?" you asked babbling all the things that could be wrong that involved death. "Nobodies dying!" Camilo cried cutting you off and you paused "then what is it?". "I erm...well it's come to my attention that apparently I haven't noticed something. Everyone says it's really obvious but I didn't realise until they told me and now I can't stop thinking about anything else..". You stared "what? Camilo what do you mean? Who is everyone and what did they tell you that's so groundbreaking? I know you're great at drama but this is getting intense" you smirked. Camilo decided to just come out with it "I like you y/n! A lot...as more than friends and I'm pretty sure I'm in love with you". Your smirk fell away and you stared at Camilo not saying anything. Camilo's hands were shaking and he couldn't look you in the eye. "I have for a while but I had no idea until my cousins and sister were teasing me and then when they said it I realised it was totally true. I like you y/n and have for years". "Like romantically?" you asked and Camilo sighed, this wasn't the response he'd been looking for. "Yeah" he nodded eventually "but it's okay if you don't feel the same way". You were silent for so long Camilo was brave enough to look up and he saw you staring at the floor. "Y/n?" he asked wincing as he waited for your next words of rejection. "I can't believe it" you said and he nodded, here it came the disgust and can we just be friends speech. "How are we both so stupid we never realised?" you asked and Camilo nodded "it's okay I totally understand...wait what?". You shook your head "you said how it took your family teasing you for you to realise how you felt and I can't believe were both that stupid, how blind were we?" you asked laughing. Camilo paused "wait you're saying, does this mean...?". You blushed as he trailed off and nodded "I like you too Camilo. When you told me it was like I got hit with this wave of emotion and I realised I felt the exact same way. I think I've liked you for so long I just didn't know that feeling was more than friends but I do now". Camilo was shaking even more than before and he was so overjoyed he had no idea what to do! His hair was turning yellow and he couldn’t contain all the energy he had. "Yes!" he cried jumping up and he rapidly transformed into different forms bouncing up and down. Finally you had enough, you grabbed him and yanked his face down to yours so you could kiss him. Camilo melted into the kiss and his surprise and nerves were quickly overwhelmed with how great this felt. "Yay! Congratulations!" Luisa cried and you turned to see all of Camilo's family cheering on the porch. You blushed going bright red "oh my god, they all knew about it?". Camilo nodded "yep, after they exposed my feelings to me they helped arrange all of this so I could tell you. I couldn't have done it without them". You smiled "that's so sweet, your family is amazing". Camilo nodded "yeah we are pretty great aren't we?" and you pushed him with your shoulder laughing. "But you're even better" he added and you blushed, made worse by the fact all of Camilo's family heard and began to "aww" over the two of you. "Stop it" you cried laughing and buried your face against his front. Camilo chuckled and wrapped his arms around you "never, now I've realised my feelings for you I'm not going to let a day go by without telling you how I feel about you, you're my everything y/n". You looked up "have your family gone back inside?". Camilo glanced over your head before nodding "yep all gone, why?". In reply you just kissed him once more and let the beautiful sunset wash over your amazing day. ____________ I really like the idea that Camilo's hair would change according to his mood. It would be a touch of Pepa's gift but also fit with his whole shapeshift when nervous thing.

Spider-Man Read-Through 016: Let's finish 1972! (ASM 110-115)

MASTERPOST

Dear readers,

This is it! The Lee-Ditko team is about to break up! Conway is going to take over Lee's mantel, a 19 years old dude entrusted with what was already a renowned character.

The last batch was painful at times, captivating some other times. I especially enjoyed the fanservice.

Want some context? Keep reading!

So this set of issue, Lee's last ish, introduces... the Gibbon.

And to be fair, the Gibbon is a nice character. For his last (regular, at least) outing, Stan introduces a character with a lot of empathy. Ostracized for his face and abilities, Marty is a gentle figure and immediately nice to the hero, which you never get enough of in these comics.

Both artists also gift me with some supreme Parker whump that just keeps on going. So here's a few panels to celebrate that!

A look at everybody's outfit: I particularly enjoy Harry's! It feels modern, in his own way. Is it because he has a much better mental health since he left the hospital? Maybe. Gwen has bold red, it suits her well.

Pete's still afraid of Flash stealing his girl, but Flash actually just promised Gwen he'd try to be a friend to Peter, which is great development. They do become roommates later on... Or is Ned?

Anyway, we get to see Peter's O-Face once again.

This issue's giving me everything I ever wanted: angst, whump, Parksborn, it's great.

When Pete wakes up, the Gibbon tries to speedrun TASM2 and quickly feels betrayed when Spidey laughs at him for suggesting they'd partner up.

Not far from them, somebody seems to be satisfied with what his gaze has set on.

A requested villain? No way... Surely... It can't be... The Wall?

(It isn't.)

Lee's last regular issue is a surprising delight, in spite of the first look I had at it. The ridiculous costume is acknowledged, and there's plenty of soap. Luv it.

I wanted to check out the reader's letters, but my scans don't have them and the archive I used last time was deleted. In the space of two weeks!!!! This is absurd.

Anyway.

Let's make way for baby Conway! What's his first SM story gonna be like, under Lee's supervision?

Well Kraven's sure gonna show us with his fabulous dancer's soles and sexy pantyhose. Turns out he wants revenge for his dino pet (understandable). So Kraven's basically Newt Geizler, nice.

As implied in the previous issue, May is going away, letting the readers (and the writers, who don't know what to do with her) breathe a sigh of relief. Peter wonders with whom May could leave, completely forgetting that she has a girlfriend in the person of Anna.

Kraven drugs the Gibbon and subsequently takes over him. It's no time for nipple lasers!

This leads me to think the reason Gerry Conway started in the middle of a mini-arc was for Lee to show him the ropes. The style is pretty much identical to Stan's, maybe so as to not shock the readers (in the same way Romita tried to imitate Ditko's style in 39-40).

(Peter looking like a sad boi.)

The issue features nice word art for Kraven's commands to the Gibbon.

Issue #111 is a nice one, not that remarkable. The Gibbon gets out of Kraven's grip, but nothing's too conclusive...

I have the letters, though! James Brandwein hopes Stan "doesn't do something dumb, like kill [Gwen]". Hahaha. He also hopes that Peter doesn't get married. Did he plot Mephisto's inference with the plot? Hmm!

Mark Wilson asks for a mystery villain, whose identity shall be unknown for years! He should be satisfied with the upcoming Hobgoblin storyline. He argues that back in the day, the Green Goblin's identity was a source of discussions with fellow fans. (I guess this ask actually inspired the Jackal, but his identity would be revealed not too late.)

In issue #112, Peter gets a few new facial expressions. The mystery of May's disappearance (because it's a mystery now, apparently) paces the issue. Gwen gets some welcome characterization and also says Flash had promised he wouldn't ~ride~ Peter anymore. She's very disapproving of their bedroom activities, obviously.

Doc Ock announced his arrival through Romita having a lot of fun drawing great perspectives. And continuing in issue 113, the perspective shots are at least nice to look at. The issue also advertises Team Up because they need that sweet money, but I don't care about it.

I was just thinking I missed the side characters when Randy Robertson pops up, which makes me very happy. He's no Hobie Brown, but he's still Randy.

The Peter whump continues to my delight, and Doc Ock looks for a nightclub. He's always had that Elton John look, so I'm not surprised. Seems like the gangs are fighting ahead, and a "Mr. H" namedrop leads me to think Hammerhead's back... I'm already dealing with him in Insomniac's Spider-Man DLC (hey, remember when he died but was revived after his death being a life-changing event for a developing character? that sucked!) And his squared head appears a few panels later, so I was right. The two villains start fighting, but Peter gets whumped harder and offers me some nice shots...

... and the whump soon turns into shirtless visuals, as is bound to happen...

... and turns back into whump so whumpy I might have written it when I was a teenager. 19-year old Gerry Conway doesn't disappoint.

Romita completely succeeds at making Peter look frail in these issues (and particularly this one), so kudos to him. Please produce more of this, please.

In issue #114, Peter finds himself a passion for architecture.

More importantly, Professor Warren's back too. Gerry Conway, I see you... And Gwen once again gets angry at Flash for him making fun of Peter. Déjà vu... but it makes me think Flash and Gwen could be a compelling couple...

Turns out May was at Ock's, being a nice little houseworker, and she does not take Spidey intruding gladly.

In the letters, Jeff H. Berlin complains about Peter's distrust of Gwen, and I agree with him. He has no faith in her and immediately jumps to the wrong conclusion.

May got away, and this is just a nice set of panels.

All is well that ends well (Ock does have a word with May before leaving with the cops called by Robbie), but Peter truly looks like a puppy with his shojo eyes.

Yeah, because making an old lady work is very nice of Ock.

Like I said, very sad puppy indeed.

You know, I'm very glad to have read this arc, because it gives context to what happens later... Hammerhead's first appearance and rivalry with Doc Ock, May's behavior, the relationships between Gwen, Flash and Peter... and since we just finished up with the year 1972, next time, we'll enter year 1973. That's right, baby, two (arguably, three) years I've fully read before, and multiple times too!

The Green Goblin (finally) comes back, in multiple ways! The first Clone Saga is ashore! Are we ready?

I repeat:

ARE WE READY?!

Lightyear (2022) Review

There was a lack of, dare I say, buzz on this one. I’ll see myself out.

Plot: While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal his fuel source.

The Toy Story franchise is arguably one of the main staples of Pixar’s filmography, with a lot of the current generation having grown up on those films, and even the recent Toy Story 4 bringing new eyes to the series. So naturally Disney being Disney and business is business, the studio wanted to rake in more of that green dollar bill using a nostalgia heavy property. So a spin-off was inevitable, and it comes to us in the shape of Lightyear, which from the opening crawl of the movie is described as the movie Andy would have saw back in the 90′s and what would have inspired him to buy a Buzz toy. Seems fair, however....WAIT. Hang on. Andy in the original Toy Story film didn’t buy Buzz Lightyear. Heck, he didn’t even care about space or whatnot. He was given the Lightyear toy as a surprise birthday gift by him mum! AHA!! So have I just discovered a plot hole?? Why yes, I did. Though to be fair, having seen Lightyear it shares hardly anything in common with the Toy Story films, and even Buzz as a character is different to that of the Tim Allen version. Speaking of Allen, I’ve read an article where he states he doesn’t approve of this new version of the character. And neither does Tom Hanks. So, like, point made. Whatever the point is, I don’t know, I’m just trying to stir the pot. In any case, other references to the Toy Story films such as the origin of Zurg deviate from what was originally told, so even classing it as a spin off seems a stretch, minus maybe the use of the signature “to infinity and beyond” which you bet this movie hammers down on that line a heck of a lot.

However even as a stand-alone film Lightyear is uninspiring. As a science fiction movie, it gives us the most basic child-like concepts stolen from other Sci-Fi's such as Interstellar, and if you think too deeply into the overly unnecessarily convoluted plot it doesn’t make sense either. As a comedy movie, it’s more of a miss than hit, with the only solid jokes coming from the cat, and by the way speaking of cats, has anyone played Stray? It’s a new video game where you get to play as a cat! You can scratch carpets! Push bottles off roofs! You can MEOW too!! Look, if you haven’t heard of it, check it out - Stray. Anyway, enough with my random deviation for pointless advertisement, back to Lightyear. The comedy isn’t funny, and there is also one character here named Mo, who’s entire shtick was to make the stupidest of mistakes that would constantly sabotage the team, and its played for laughs however comes off as annoying. Funnily enough, this character is voiced by Taika Waititi, and no shade to the guy, but he’s now voiced two super annoying characters this year in this and Thor: Love & Thunder, just saying. The guy’s building a track record. That being said, I still love his movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople. So, like, I’m not totally biased.

Chris Evans voicing Buzz - he’s fine. Look, he does a fairly good imitation of Tim Allen, but again, one wonders why not just get Tim Allen back in the role. The movie as a whole though is pretty boring, and even though visually there are some absolutely stunning sequences, making you gasp in awe at how much computer animation has developed since the days of the original Toy Story, in the end this is a forgettable and pointless romp that didn’t really need to be made. But hey, Disney be Disney and business is business. 

Overall score: 4/10

Duckie & Cricket’s Midwestern Dumbassery: #30

Leo: we have to cut it off.

Crick: no.

Daisy: there really is no other way. It’s stuck.

Crick: NO

Chatter: we’ve tried everything. Peanut butter, soap, it’s not moving.

Crick: I will NOT cut my hair off.

Leo: it’s only a few inches.

Crick: *imitates Leo* it’s only a few inches.

Crick: yeah, that’s not what you said last night.

Leo:

Daisy:

Chatter:

Leo: Chatter, get the scissors for me, will you?

Crick: Duck, would you say I’m a hard worker?

Duckie: absolutely. You make everything much harder than it needs to be.

Leo: including me.

Duckie:

Crick: *blushes*

Pretty Boy: *high fives Leo*

Leo: *smirks*

Duckie: damn it Dipshit. You stole my burn!

Daisy: *wearing sunglasses & sipping on a mocktail* bc your childhood best friend and girl you’ve had a crush since forever is dating someone else & I enjoy the drama.

Leo: you want me to come home? why now?

Duckie: someone said you sound like an owl.

Leo: who?

Duckie:

Leo: who?

Duckie:

Leo: WHO?

Duckie: *falls on the ground from laughing*

Leo: WHOOOOOO?!?!?!?!

Rick: hey Leo- woah, are you okay?

Leo: *laying face-flat on the floor* living is a curse and existence is a punishment.

Duckie: Crick went on a date with some guy.

Crick: *walking in* worst. date. ever. It was so damn boring!

Leo: *getting up* Life is a gift and existence is a blessing!!

Kat: Beau annoyed me today so I told him I can’t wait to see what he has planned for our special day tomorrow.

Ruth: there’s nothing special about tomorrow?

Kat: no, but there is something special about watching the color leave his face as panic takes over.

The Wolfe & Pruitts when Wolfie’s gone for a few years:

Leo: GUESS WHO’S BACK BABY!!

Crick: *sarcastically* I am guessing you. All he’ll break loose?

Leo: yes, I’ve missed you too Angel. Now gimme some sugar!

Tee: LEONARD! *runs to Leo*

Leo: TRAVIS KAMERON *tackles Leo*

Squirrel: sometimes I think they’re dating each other rather than us….

Crick: YOU THINK??

[children 12 y/o]

Cricket: *exists*

Leo: this means nothing. I’m twelve, im sure these feelings will fade.

[10 years later]

Leo: any day now.

Leo: *planning an escape from family dinner* so at exactly 8 o’clock we all need to say we’re going to the bathroom.

Cricket: it’s that a little weird?

Leo: not in this town, Angel.

Duckie: can I ask you something?

Crick: sure.

Duckie: *points to Leo trying to jump over the fence and face-plants* why?

Crick: *points to Rick trying to look into the horizon w/o sunglasses when his sunnies are on the top of his head* then why?

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I'm pretty sure he spends considerable time to maintain that beautiful curl