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bobbin-buckley · 3 months

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That Girl Is Mine

Tara Carpenter x Saxophoneplayer!Fem!Reader

Summary: You play saxophone with a band called “Sweaters In Fall”, you and another girl plus three other guys are in it. You’re girlfriend Tara comes to see your biggest concert at the Radio City Music Hall (NYC), after the concert things do seem to work with you in the band

Warnings: Fluff, Cat-Calling, Little bit of blood, Pervert, sexual mentions, lots of cursing, some punching

Y/F/B: Your Favorite Band

Y/N/N: Your Nickname

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It’s the night before you and your bands performance at the Radio Music Hall.

You were very nervous, it was unusual for you to be this nervous. It wasn’t because of the people but it was because your girlfriend was coming to watch with her friends and her older sister Sam.

Not that you were scared of Tara being there, you were excited that the dark brunette and her friends were coming, it was just Sam.

Sam never really liked you, she had her suspicions. You respected that since after what they’ve gone through was tragic. This special night wasn’t just about winning an award to you but it meant to prove yourself worthy for Tara, you wanted Sam to see your talent and maybe she’ll like you. Maybe….

“Yo Y/n! What’s got ya all worked up?” Your bandmate Damien asked, he was a nice guy, he was a tall lengthy black man about in his middle twenties. “You’re not all pumped up like you normally are during rehearsal.”

“Just nervous I guess…” “Nonsense! You’re never nervous!” Kayleen hyped. Kayleen was your best friend, you guys were pretty close she was the reason why you joined the band. Damien and the other two guys were a little eh about another Saxophone player joining, but the raven hair just glared at them and had you join. You were the high voice of the group, the great Alto Sax player.

“Yeah, Y/N/N, you seem so low right now and you’re the loudest person normally.” Pip spoke, Pip was your 3rd favorite of the group. He was pretty quiet the majority of the time but he indeed was a fantastic Trumpet player. ‘Pip the Pipet’ Damien gave him the nickname, Pip hated it but he’s adjusted to it now since it sticks with him.

You all had nicknames, yours was Sexy Sax (boy you hate it but at this point you don’t care, Tara teases you about it), Kayleen’s was Sax Positive, every time you hear that nickname you can’t help but laugh a little. Damien’s is Damn Keyboard (idk) as he played keyboard in the band. Last but not least Dan…

you hated Dan oh boy, if you were to go ghostface he’d be the reason.

Dan was a creep in your opinion. Nobody else agreed though, he was just very…odd. He was an older man, I’d say in his early 40’s, he does have a lot of experience in jazz and band in general but he seemed off…every time after your solo in one of the songs you’d catch him looking at you with heart eyes, you’d catch him doing it to Kayleen as well. Eugh…you hate him

“Yeah baby stop being so low, your supposed have a high pitched voice in the band. If you know what I mean.” Dan said…flirted?

You wanted to throw up after he said that. Fuck he gives you the jeepers creepers.

“I’m fine guys I swear. It’s just my girlfriend is coming to watch tomorrow and her sister..isn’t quite found of me..” you rambled.

“Sorry to hear that champ. But everything will go great! Just…focus on yourself and not the crowed.” Damien explained, you have him a nod.

“Well, it’s getting late guys we should head home for the night,” everybody nodded in agreement with Pip.

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It was a quick walk home, you hadn’t lived far from Damien’s house. Which is where you guys rehearsed most days unless the Blackmore’s band director lets you in.

Moonlight On the River by Mac DeMarco was playing in your ears, your saxophone in case swaying in your left hand as you trotted in the perfect white snow on New York’s streets to your way home.

You swore someone was following you, feeling eyes staring at the back of your head. You stopped in your tracks turning around to see no one.

Maybe it’s an animal or my imagination?

You thought

As paranoid as you used to be it’s been higher ever since you heard about the ghostface attacks. Tara always pushed you away when you met, you weren’t sure why until you discovered she was The younger sister of Sam Carpenter.

Eventually you told her you don’t care about some psycho idiot under a ghost mask with a knife.

It wasn’t long after you confessed that you really liked her and started the first date. It’s been a few months since you guys started dating, you both were happy.

You told Tara you’d always be there for her if she wanted to talk about everything or anything else that’s keeping her down. She appreciates you for that, but also doesn’t want to burden you because she knows you have your own issues.

Opening your apartment door, stepping in and feeling the nice warmth greeting you. You flicked on the lights with your free hand after slipping off your shoes and walked to your bedroom.

You sat down your saxophone in the corner of your room as well as your backpack, coat. Walking over to your bed taking the snow covered sweater and sweatpants you were wearing off. (I’m more masc btw so masculine wear)

Putting on a white-T with a sweatshirt over that has Y/F/B on it and throwing on a black pair of sleep pants. That’s when your phone started buzzing in your bag.

You grabbed your bag again and opened it to grab your phone, seeing that your one and only was calling you.

With a smile you pressed the green button without hesitation and pulled the phone to your ear.

“Hey Baby!”

You blushed at her voice and nickname

“Hey Tar, how was your day?”

“Not bad, just- some arguing with Sam. You know, the usual.”

“Sorry to hear that, what was it about? If you done mind me asking.”

“It’s fine love, it was just about me walking alone to school. She needs to grow up sometimes, I mean I do appreciate her safety, it’s just a pain up my ass all the time.”

You understood Tara’s annoyance, your mom was the same. She’d harp on you about being safe even if your taking out the trash, (though you don’t live with her no more)

Sam was always protective, ever since the first Ghostface incident. Sam has prevented Tara from having outside friends (definitely after Quinn and Ethan).

That’s why Sam dislikes you, she’s scared you’ll be the next ghostface. But Tara wants Sam to understand that she’ll fall in love at some point, and she already has. It’s you

You’re the lucky girl

“Yeah I know hun, hey tell you what. Tomorrow night I’ll prove Sam with my magical music talent that I’m worthy!”

Tara chuckled, “sure baby, you are quiet talented my musical girl. I’m excited for tomorrow, by the way, how was practice?”

“Good, Kayleen and the boys are hyped. I think we’re all ready, I’m just a bit nervous…” you said, biting your nails.

“Why nervous Y/N/N? You’re never nervous.”

“That’s what the band said..haha.” You paused with a fake laugh. “I guess it’s me trying to prove how good I am to Sam, and how important you are to me.”

“Honey, even if Sam didn’t care about tomorrow then screw her, cause you shouldn’t care about what Sam thinks. It’s Sam! But I know Sam will get your trust eventually she just has a hard time opening up,” you sigh, “plus I think she’ll love it. Sam really likes music if you didn’t know.”

“I didn’t know actually, but thanks Tar.”

“No problem baby, I gotta go Sam needs my help with dinner. I’ll see you tomorrow night! Love ya!”

Your heart skipped a beat, “love you too, see ya!”

You smiled widely after Tara hung up. You were going to prove your worthy for Tara to Sam.

Sam doesn’t realize how much you love that little feisty girl

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It’s currently 7:30

Your show starts in thirty minutes

Sitting on an old chair in the back room as Kayleen does a few more touches with your make-up

You weren’t a big fan of wearing make-up, but Kayleen insisted on you wearing some especially for tonight. It wasn’t crazy make-up, just some highlights and eyeliner, nothing punk looking but more casual.

“Cmon Y/N/N you’re our sexy sax you gotta look sexy,” you rolled your eyes. “Even Pip gets a little bit of a make-over!”

“Uh-what?” Pip quipped.

“…Annnnd done!” Kayleen exclaimed, “it’s your turn Pip!”

Pip groaned but gave in

“A-are we all getting make-up?” Damien asked.

“No, Pip just doesn’t get the option because he’s one of our big soloists! But if you want make-up I’d be happy to-”

“Absolutely not,” both Damien and Dan said. The raven shrugged and went back to work

“So Y/N/N? How are you feeling?” Damien asked, as he sat next to you.

“Better, I talked to my girlfriend last night and told about my nerves but she said I’ll be okay and other things.” “Awe, she must be a real sweet one.” You blushed as his comment, Tara was a sweet one even if she’s a little feisty at times.

“We have about ten minutes left.” Dan looked at his watch.

“Shit!!” Kayleen squealed.

You laughed at her antics when she jumped to grab more blush

“We’ve got time girl.”

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Tara shifted in her seat as she looked around the interior of the Music Hall.

She’s never been inside the music building, she’s only passed in on walks, in a taxi or on the bus.

It was quite beautiful, the lights were pretty, the room was nice and warm and it was just gorgeous in general, it was a very open dome with a lot of people.

Sam didn’t want to spend a lot of money so they chose the middle seats on the balcony. Tara wouldn’t really be able to see you but the tv’s they had were enough to see your gorgeous face.

“God I’m so excited! Thanks again Sam!” Chad smiled bright. Mindy thanked her too.

“Of course,” Sam smiled. “Thanks Sam, seriously, you don’t know how much this means to me and especially Y/N/N.”

The older Carpenter smiled at her little sister.

“Up next we have our Jazz Band “Sweaters In Fall!!!”

When Tara heard your band name she perked up and watched ahead of her as she cheered with the crowed.

You and band walked up stage with your instruments, the keyboard and drums already set for Damien and Dan.

“Let’s meet our lovely band! Up first is Pip the Pippet! Our Trumpeter!” Pip smiled shyly.

“Second we have Sax Positive Kayleen!”

Mindy shook her head, “reminds me of Quinn sadly.” Tara chuckled a bit.

“Third we have Damien that Damn Keyboard!” Everybody laughed and cheered.

“Fourth we have Drummer Dan!”

“He looks like he’s sixty!!” Chad yelled. Tara didn’t like Dan, the stuff you’ve told Tara about him make her sick in the stomach but that feeling faded away once the guy announcing announced your name.

“Last but not Least! Y/N/N the Sexy Sax player!!” (Sorry not sorry)

Tara blushed when you waved a bit to the the crowed. Knowing you were looking for her.

“Let’s get this party started!”

~~~~~~~~~(sorry if it’s cheesy 😭)

You were at the last song of your album. The next song was more of something you wrote yourself. (Not actually 😭 cause that’d be copyright)

Tara cheered with the crowed once the song was finished. You eagerly searched for her in the crowed then spotted her a bit later.

You blew a kiss at her as she did it back.

“Cmon Y/n! We gotta go!” Pip called.

You nodded, taking one last glance in Tara’s direction before following your friends.

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“That’s it! That was it my guys!” Damien screamed in victory.

“Eh it was alright-” “What do you mean it was alright Kay? That was our best yet!!” Pip cut off Kayleen.

You smiled bright once you entered the backroom. This was definitely the best performance you’ve had in awhile, and you were proud of that.

It didn’t matter to you if you won something but- it mattered that you did it. All you cared about was Sam liking you.

The band continued to talk about the performance whilst you put up your saxophone.

“Y/n!” You looked up at her voice.

Tara jumped into your arms with a big smile, Sam and her friends no too far behind.

“Hey babe! How’s you guys get in?” You looked over Tara’s shoulder, making sure no guards were about to run in saying they broke in.

“They let us in, I told them I was with you.”

“Now who’s this pretty lady?” Dan asked, he made your stomach curl and in a disgusted way.

“I’m Tara,” she said a little grossed out herself.

“Hey! Y/n, you can officially meet Sam now!” Tara turned to her older sister, motioning Sam to approach.

Sam looked at you with those ‘I don’t trust you eyes’. Sam scared you a bit, but being up close..Jesus you were more scared.

“Nice to meet you Y/n,” your eyes widened. Sam, Sam Carpenter being nice to you? She held out her hand waiting for you to shake it. “I-uh hi- S-Sam.”

Sam pulled her hand away and chuckled, “you don’t need to be afraid of me. Sorry for scaring you a bit, I’m a bit worried meeting new people. As Tara probably already told you.”

You nodded with a small smile. Tara was ecstatic with your first impressions on each other.

“Yo Y/n! You gonna introduce them?” Damien spoke.

“Oh uh- yeah! This is my girlfriend Tara her sister and friends. Guys this is Damien, Kayleen, Pip and-..Dan.” You pointed to the each of them.

There were some waves and hi’s

“Y/n, you didn’t tell me your girlfriend was hella hot.” Dan walked close.

“Excuse me?” Both you, Tara and Sam said.

“You heard me.”

You looked at Dan with hatred. “Back the fuck up.”

“Woah, no need to get all frisky babe.”

“Don’t fucking call her that!” Tara yelled.

You put a hand out in front of Tara, keeping her back.

“Damn, she’s loud too.”

“Shut the fuck up you perverted mother fucker!” You shoved Dan back, but it wasn’t long before he struck your nose with his fist.

You stumbled back, wincing and clutching your nose as it bled. “Y/n..”

“Oh come on Y/n, your worse than your are at pleasing her.”

That’s when Sam lost it as well. Sam punched Dan, you pushing Sam back to finish the job.

You grabbed him by the shoulders and slamming him against the wall. “I swear to fucking god! If you ever say any of those things ever again I’ll break your skull!!!”

“Hmp, I’d like to see you try.”

Damien and Sam both grabbed your arm before you got the chance to swing another punch at him.

“Let me go!!”

“Dan, get the fuck away! Go! You’re out of this fucking band!!” Damien screamed.

“Whatever, I didn’t want to be here anyways, I just wanted to see some ladies.” Dan chuckled.

You snarled. “Get him away from me.”

Damien and Pip nodded before getting Dan out of the room.

“Y/n-” “Let’s just go home.”

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“How’s it feeling?”

You and Tara were in her bedroom. After tonight’s event, your hand was swollen and bleeding. Sam checked it and no brokenness to it, just some bruises and scratches, plus it’ll sting.

“Like shit.” You huffed, laying back on her bed. Tara already patched you up, it hurt like a bitch too.

“I’m sorry,” “no. I’m sorry, I should’ve just kicked him off the band way before!” You threw your hands up.

“Baby, it’s not your fault. It isn’t your fault he’s some fucked up pervert, but thank you for defending me.” Tara brushed her fingers through your sweaty hair.

“Anytime..” you smile. Tara leaned down to kiss you on the lips, placing her scarred hand on your unharmed cheek.

“I love you.” “Love you too.”

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This is fuckin cheesy.

Sorry for not uploading this faster than I planned. Weird shit has happened this past week

I need ideas cause my brain hurts and I can’t think of anything rn

#jenna ortega #tara carpenter x female reader #tara carpenter #sam carpenter #mindy meeks martin #chad meeks martin #Scream 6 #Spotify

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smilesrobotlover · 4 months

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List of things you like about Linebeck? rat man <3

Oh man where do I begin.

- I have a soft spot for AH with hearts of gold, guys who are cruel in the beginning and then develop and actually are very sweet, they just had a tough upbringing. I don’t have many thoughts on Linebeck’s backstory, but he is a good person deep down, he’s just annoying <3

- his design is everything to me. Like, he looks so weird and goofy but so sexy at the same time??? Like how??? Also I love Jack sparrow and he def has a more well kept Jack sparrow vibes.

- I’m a HUGE sucker for father figures. Idc what people say Linebeck is a DAD against his will and I will not take any opposing opinion.

- his theme SLAPS SO HARD it’s amazing. It’s one of the few good songs ph has.

- I just love his relationship with Link, the nicknames he gives him, the way he talks to him, the way he carry’s Link as if he weighs five pounds. It’s CUTE. It’s not wholesome but it’s FUN

- there IS a wholesome moment in the game and that’s where Linebeck acts more serious and asks Ciela to look after Link. He cares so much for the kid and really doesn’t want him to get hurt I’m so HH

- the potential for a complex character with him is so fun. I feel like he really struggles with his self worth, he’s one of those people that act all high and mighty but he secretly loathes himself. I feel like the manga really points this out, when he’s possessed by Bellum and he’s about to kill himself, he tells Link to not be a worthless man like him. He thinks he’s worthless and doesn’t feel like he belongs. In the manga he doesn’t like being called a hero because he abandoned his crew. He has a lot of issues that he keeps hidden and I LOVE HIM.

- this man is so pathetic oh my gosh I want to marry him.

- I feel like he longs for adventure and longs to be a big named hero, but he really can’t cuz he’s not built like that. So the adventure with Link gives him a taste of that and he loves it, even if it’s scary he loves it so much.

- the music at the end of the final boss with bellumbeck, I go FERAL. The song dark waters beginning with violins playing a dark tune, then it goes into his theme showing that he’s fighting back, but then his theme starts to get more desperate since he’s losing the battle with Bellum, and then finally he loses. And then the final boss song is SOOOO GOOOD GUYS like the beginning is a dramatic version of the phantom chase, it has trumpets that sounds like Bellum’s battle theme, and then Linebeck’s theme that sounds more sad it KILLS ME OUGH I LOVE THAT WHOLE THINF

-I love how he acts on the sea cuz he’s not a coward on sea, I feel like when he’s on the water he acts how he wants to be. Heroic, brave, competent. He’s so lovely, you can tell he loves the water.

- he can’t swim, like why can’t he swim 😭😭

- this is a little personal but I loathe myself a lot cuz I feel like I’m a pathetic loser who’s completely incompetent and a worthless human being and knowing that I adore a character who is like that makes me feel a little better about myself? It’s complicated but he’s just like me fr.

- I love how before you go to the last dungeon he just, acts really sweet towards you? He tells you to have fun and to adventure and I feel like he really genuinely cares for Link and yeah. He’s such a dad fr.

- he’s such a unique character in the Zelda series. Like there’s not a lot of actual father figures hence why Rusl is also very unique to me, and Linebeck is kinda the same to me. But, I already said this in a post, he’s barely connected to Link or Bellum in any way in the game. He never knew Link, he’s not apart of some magical race, he’s not connected to the ocean king, the only thing he’s connected to is his knowledge of the ghost ship. He’s just some guy and I really love that. Unspecial characters are my favorite. And I know the manga is different but I prefer him being some guy

- we don’t know how good of a father he was but we do know he was a good grandfather 🥺🥺🥺

- in spirit tracks it seems that he did learn to embrace adventure and loved puzzles and stuff, which I think is neat.

- the ending where he wishes for his ship back, like it’s kinda cliche but it‘s so sweet 😭😭😭 he loves his ship more than treasure.

- he got found family’d HARD.

- ok there’s some parts of this scene that I don’t like but when Oshus promises him a wish and he goes full 180 and his music is super dramatic and he wants nothing more than to save the ocean king like he’s so dumb

- I love his banter with Ciela I think it’s so fun, tho I do feel like Ciela is a little too mean, they’re relationship means a lot to me <3

- when he knocks over tetra’s statue like PLS HES SO DUMB.

- he says he’s a lone wolf but he’s really not he wants friends.

- the whole thing with Jolene is so insane and so funny to me 😭😭😭

- his letter to Link after you visit Zauz is weirdly sweet to me like he can’t figure out how to put things into words and he can’t say it in person so he just puts it in a letter cuz it’s easier for him. He’s just like me FRRRRRR.

- he’s so scrunkley I wanna shake him in a pringles can.

- I just love him a lot

#asks #COMFORT CHARACTER FRRR #gosh I had a lot to say huh #Linebeck #phantom hourglass #I lvoe him guyyyyys I love him

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inawearyworld · 3 months

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little things in the wonka score/soundtrack that get me every time: a post made by a music major with severe brainrot (seriously it’s getting bad)

• even though i’m not sure how to feel abt what they did orchestrally to pure imagination when it was sung in full, i loved the way it was interwoven until then-the opening credits, the clock tower chiming its intro, etc

• when the intro to hatful of dreams ends and the instrumental HITS. that was the moment i was sitting in the theater like “…oh i’m going to be so charmed by this movie huh”

• something abt the way timmy sings “i’ve put everything i’ve got into my choc’late”. see above bullet point

• welcome to scrubbit’s has no right to be that much of a banger

• the low brass in scrub scrub HELLOOOOO?!?!? the chromatic slides. the muted trumpets. abacus’ bass moments (go off king). the song is literally about laundry and yet IT GOES SO HARD

• walk into the club on a friday night like FIRST YOU PICK UP THE APPAREL AND YOU

• the instrumental of ynhclt that plays while everyone’s flying is so cheesy and so golden-age-of-hollywood-children’s-musical and i cannot help but smile

• the cuh-lassic “one instrument at a time” opening of sweet tooth

• mathew baynton’s voice. that’s it that’s the bullet point.

• #GiveTheCartelMoreTight3PartHarmonies2k24

• well we’ve got lots and lots and lots and loTS AND LOTS AND LOWHY AM I SINGINGGGGGGG

• somethin about how the “noodle noodle” countermelody is a sort of arpeggiated outline of each chord, like a vocal warmup, like he’s letting her take the melody bc he knows she will in time. i’m gonna sob they’re literally family

• the orchestration of for a moment, esp while they’re dancing on the rooftop, just SOARS. idk if anyone here has seen mr magorium’s wonder emporium but that movie shaped my childhood, it’s probably my favorite film score ever, and this instrumental bit is SOOOO reminiscent of it

• clock tower. a fifty-second masterpiece

• CHOCOPOCALYPSE. (for those of us who were on the theatre kid side of the internet in 2018, i think chocopocalypse should be the new calculust. hear me out)

• mat’s voice gets a second bullet point bc what the hell man. literally the sonic embodiment of dark mint chocolate. h e l p m e

• …#fickelgruberisathinmint2k24

• noodle’s portion of ynhclt, while she’s teaching willy to read, has a few instrumental nods to mozart’s famous sonata in c, a typical piece for piano beginners-kids-to learn. in the 1971 film mrs teavee incorrectly identifies mozart as rachmaninoff. this MOVIE

• i wish there could have been more, and more involved/complex, ensemble vocal moments

• charlotte ritchie <3 (okay i’m biased sue me)

• the new orchestration for the oompa loompa song is straight fire

• the LEITMOTIFS the fucking LEITMOTIFS!!!!!!!! the opening fanfare that became the basis of hatful of dreams popping up here and there. the melody to a world of your own playing whenever he thinks of his mom. every time we think willy’s safe from the cartel, ope there’s that descending major sixth again.

• (now that i think about it. sweet tooth is in g major of all keys, rather atypical of a villain song. most of the intervals are major too. it’s the trembling strings that give it that “evil” sound. and it fits so well-like, “we’re not completely immoral! time for a fun little tango! there’s colorful lights! killthisguyplsOH LOOK CONFETTI!” they’re so sinister i love it)

• the way that the intro to a world of your own echoes the intro to pure imagination

• THE ORCHESTRATION DURING “chocolate bushes, chocolate trees” etc AND THE WAY IT BUILDS OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOD. MY HEART JUST BURSTS. EVERY TIME. I AM NOT IMMUNE TO CHEESY MUSICALS.

• the!! chromatic!! basslines!! in!! that!! song!!!!!!!!

• the fact that the bridge comes before the second verse-name any other songs where that happens i dare you. just another example of willy changing the narrative in every way

• the fact that sorry noodle is AN ENTIRE *OTHER* COUNTERMELODY that then falls back into the for a moment melody at the end what the FUUUUUUUUUUUCK

• the monks chanting “giraffe. a massive giraffe”. so fucking funny

• stripping down pure imagination to its essence while willy sings it to noodle was a thousand percent the right decision. and the lyric changes for the situation are sooooooo clever

• as someone who grew up with the 71 movie and has been utterly enamored with its music her whole life, i’m not the world’s hugest fan of this version’s pure imagination orchestration; i get they felt they had to do something different, it just feels slightly too modern/disneyesque, but it had the vibe that they intended for the end of the movie

• anyway god i love this score

#wonka 2023 #wonka movie #wonka #neil hannon #joby talbot #timothée chalamet #calah lane #mathew baynton #charlotte ritchie

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yaaay-propellerhat · 16 days

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Trumpet wakes up in the windmill again.

Standard fare. It’s been a while since he’s had one of these, but they do crop up every now and again. He just has to sit through the emotions until he can wake himself up, usually.

Only it’s different this time. There’s light coming through the windows. He can hear birds chirping outside. And the room he’s in is- different. The walls are covered in wild colors. There’s furniture. A music player. A chest. Pots with flowers line every windowsill. And…the arms of the windmill jingle. He glances out the window. Somebody’s tied chimes to the slowly-spinning blades.

He opens the chest. Stacks of bombs and flowers greet him, along with seagrass. …He grabs a stack. That’s what turtles eat. What-

Something nudges into his ankle. There’s a turtle crawling slowly around on the floor. It must’ve been under the bed.

Trumpet feeds it some seagrass.

This is weird. Trumpet keeps digging and finds more stuff. “Boy” clothes. “Girl” clothes. Hair ties and a brush. Two pairs of round sunglasses, like Maximus wears.

…What the fuck is going on?

Outside, music starts. Trumpet’s ear twitches. It’s dim, but the composition style is…familiar.

Slowly, a pit growing in his stomach, he climbs down the ladder and peeks outside.

The first thing he sees is the porch to the house. Maximus, Pierre, and Dan are all sitting on the steps, laughing together.

Trumpet blinks, taken aback. He’d forgotten what his original parents looked like when they smiled. And Maximus’s hands are normal as he squeezes Dan’s. Pierre says something to Dan, who laughs. Maximus, faux offended, reaches over and playfully swats him.

Trumpet blinks. His chest aches, like somebody’s pushing their fist into his throat from the inside up.

Maximus looks somewhere off the porch and calls something, loud enough for Trumpet to hear. “Cuidado, mija!”

Trumpet’s eyebrows arch. He follows Maximus’s gaze.

There’s a girl. She’s dancing to a song that sounds like it was written by Maximus. She’s short and thick, a little gordita, like he used to be. She has blue and black hair in a messy bun. She’s wearing an orange sundress. She’s holding a bomb.

She’s wearing a propeller hat.

She turns back to the porch, revealing dark, round sunglasses, and makes some kind of exasperated motion at Maximus before flinging the bomb down. It explodes when the beat drops.

Trumpet realizes that his mouth is hanging open slightly. Carefully, he glances at the porch, then starts to creep closer to the girl.

There’s some structures here he doesn’t recognize. A large, fenced in pond where turtles swim and play on the shore, all with names. A little pen where he can hear spiders hissing. Flowers everywhere. And little machines that do random shit- spin or make noise or pump water in a loop.

Trumpet feels eyes on him and turns back to the girl. Round, black sunglasses stare back at him like compound eyes.

He freezes.

The girl glances back at the porch. Seeing her parents distracted, she runs over to Trumpet and pulls him behind the wall to the spider enclosure.

They scrutinize each other for a bit. Trumpet feels like his heart has stopped. She didn’t stay that short, now that he’s seeing her up close - she’s actually a little bit taller than him.

Her hands start to move. She’s- talking with her hands. A hand language. Trumpet’s never seen anything like it, but somehow, in the way you know things in a dream, he can tell what she’s saying.

“Who are you?”

She doesn’t even recognize him. Even though he knows who she is. It hits him like a slap in the face. His eyes well up with tears.

The girl’s brows furrow. “Who are you?” she repeats. “What are you doing at my house?”

Trumpet’s mouth feels clunky. He licks his lips, rasps, then asks, “Trump?”

The girl’s nose wrinkles in disgust. “NO. That’s my OLD name. My new name is Best.”

“…Best,” Trumpet repeats numbly.

The girl nods. “TheBest. Best for short.” She squints at him. “Now what’s YOUR name?”

Trumpet still doesn’t answer. He blinks back tears and opens his mouth again.

“Y-you’re a girl?”

“No,” she replies. “Not all the way, right now. Only sometimes. And sometimes I’m not a girl at all. It’s-”

She shakes her head, waving her hands as if to scrub what she’s said out of the air.

“Who ARE you?” she signs in harsh, dramatic motions.

Trumpet stares at her.

Best stares back at him.

Trumpet licks his lips and opens his mouth.“Nobody,” he croaks. “I’m nobody at all.”

His breath hitches and he starts to cry, slumping to the ground.

Best crouches beside him, her hands flying furiously. “Are you okay? What’s wrong? What happened to your shoulder? Do you need food? My parents can help you, or my big brother-“

Trumpet closes his eyes to block out her words, keening high in his throat.

“Best? Où êtes-vous allé?” Pierre’s voice calls from the porch. Best’s feet rustle over grass as she pokes back out to respond.

Trumpet rocks back and forth, whimpering to himself. He feels hands settle on his shoulders and Best’s body slot against him, squeezing him gently around the shoulders.

He gasps, opening his eyes again.

The world is silent and dark. He’s on his bed in the living room, guarding the door. His eyes throb. His shoulder throbs.

Trumpet feels his face. He can feel the exact shape of his bones. There’s nothing soft about him anymore. He wonders if his cheeks even dimple when he smiles anymore.

He covers it all with his hands and starts to sob, the only noise in the dark.

#standalone don’t rb #yaoiverse

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dicphanous · 4 months

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[ zoey deutch, cis woman, she/her ] — whoa! WENDY CARSON just stole my cab! not cool, but maybe they needed it more. they have lived in the city for ONE YEAR, working as a WAITRESS AT STARDUST. that can’t be easy, especially at only TWENTY SIX YEARS OLD. some people say they can be a little bit AWKWARD and CRITICAL, but i know them to be SUNNY and SENTIMENTAL. whatever. i guess i’ll catch the next cab. hope they like the ride back to THE BRONX!

BASICS:

Full Name: Wendy Rose Carson Nickname: Wen, Wendy Rose Age: 26 Birthday: March 1st Sexuality: Heterosexual Relationship Status: Single (open to potential ships) Occupation: Waitress at Stardust + Aspiring Singer/Songwriter Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee Accent: Southern American Height: 5'5" Hair Color: Dark Brown Eye Color: Hazel

PERSONALITY:

Sign: Pisces Alignment: Neutral Good Fears: Rejection, being embarrassed Habits: stopping to check for stars when going outside, snacking all the time, humming when there's too much silence, listening to music at super loud volumes, starting TV shows in the middle instead of the beginning, collecting too many blankets, changing her phone wallpaper every day, baking when depressed, leaving notes for her roommates, needing things repeated twice. Aesthetics: a bundle of daisies in a woven basket, dancing in the dark, clothes drying on the fire escape, a friendly greeting at the local deli, scribbles in a used journal, comfort food, herbal tea and cinnamon buns.

THE STORY (tw; death of a parent):

Chattanooga was your kingdom and you its princess. Dad played in marching bands and orchestras, famous just in their own little town for his bellowing trumpet. Mama was a school librarian and was very particular about what books you read before bedtime. Beauty and the Beast was your favorite, and so was mama's. In fact, she gave you the middle name Rose for that reason, and she always called you "Wendy Rose". There were plans for you to have little siblings once you got to be old enough to help around the house, but mama got sick and died before that could ever happen. Everyone in town thought you would lose that ever-growing sunshine in your spirit, but it was your dad's steadfast care and love that kept your light alive. He became your best friend that day. With mama gone, dad started taking you everywhere. He made a habit of calling you "Wendy Rose", just like mama did. He drove you to school, picked you up, and took you to his concerts. That was how you fell in love with music. Your favorite album he played in the car was "Rumors" by Fleetwood Mac, which lead you to country music. You'd write poems about your broken heart after getting picked on by the other kids in middle school. You'd write poems about your first dates when you were in high school and your first heartbreaks thereafter. Your dad showed you that you could set those to music and make something really special. So you went to Bellmont University in Nashville to hone in on your skills. Of course, they let you in for creative writing, at first. You had to sweet-talk your way into the songwriting program, and you even baked them a homemade buttermilk pie. You graduated as a song-writing major, and it was not without its heartaches for inspiration. Granted, pining after a boy for years and never having the courage to tell him how you feel doesn't exactly have its merits. Of course, it didn't work out, and you left with an empty heart and carried it all the way to a new apartment in Nashville. You only lived there for a few months before releasing an EP that did so terribly that you gave up and went home to dad's house. To your surprise, your dad was seeing someone new, after so many years of being alone. That was when your world turned upside down. It was there that you learned that you needed to get out and take these feelings in your suitcase to New York City in hopes that you'll live a little more life of your own. You found a roommate whose soul practically reflected your own, though you still need motivation to get up off your couch when it's not for work. Maybe one day you will overcome that fear of being rejected that's been bubbling under the surface ever since high school, but your over romanticization of life could never let you take that risk, not when there are safer things out there to explore.

Similar Characters: Elizabeth Bennett (Pride and Prejudice), Princess Fiona (Shrek), Diana Berry (Anne with an E), Charles Boyle (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Mirabel Madriagl (Encanto), Anna (Frozen), Jessie (Toy Story), Lucy Gray Baird (TBOSAS).

WC's:

(don't take these as like solid connections, I hope these can mostly be inspo for you and we can go from there!)

The 1 by Taylor Swift. I guess you never know, never know / And if you wanted me, you really should've showed / And if you never bleed, you're never gonna grow / And it's alright now (maybe an ex-boyfriend/ex crush turning into something platonic) Mean by Taylor Swift. I bet you got pushed around / Somebody made you cold / But the cycle ends right now / 'Cause you can't lead me down that (enemies) Don't Stop by Fleetwood Mac. All I want is to see you smile / If it takes just a little while / I know you don't believe that it's true / I never meant any harm to you (unlikely friends, enemies to friends) Best Day of My Life by Jesse McCartney. Just another day / That started out like any other / Just another girl / Who took my breath away / Then she turned around / She took me down (potential ship/potential friendship, has a crush on her) Long Live by Taylor Swift. I said remember this feeling / I passed the pictures around / Of all the years that we stood there on the sidelines / Wishing for right now (fellow singers, music lovers, friends, ride or die) Waiting For You by Jordan Pruitt. No, I'm not the type / To move in too quickly / Whenever you're near me / I just can't deny / The way that I'm feeling / I don't know what happens to me (past crush. enemies to friends. awkward friendship) Sparks Fly by Taylor Swift. I run my fingers through your hair / And watch the lights go wild / Just keep on keeping your eyes on me / It's just wrong enough to make it feel right (potential ship, potential enemies, bad boy meets good girl vibes) the last great american dynasty by Taylor Swift. Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set, forever / Flew in all her Bitch Pack friends from the city / Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names / And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet / And losin' on card game bets with Dalí (bad influence friend, friend that gets her to go out)

#boroughs.intro #muse ; 𝕎𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕪 ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟

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My Thoughts of Fairy Ranmaru Henshin

Add Binan Koukou as inspiration, take a more serious approach on fights and adding female characters, and you had Fairy Ranmaru. Unlike Binan Koukou, the fairy form (a.k.a. the one with battle clothes) is their true form and they had a human form to blend with society, which I should say... appeared way different from their true forms.

First off I want to spot the fact that like Binan Koukou, this series leans heavily on fanservice, and they gone overboard with it. It is one of the series with hair changing first before the outfit, though the body can count as well as it become more... detailed with sunllight ray to censor… that one part. And some of their battle form are pretty fanservicey too, so beware. (no offense for that, but you know...)

So how they trigger the transformation? By kissing the (usually) female client whose in trouble in their lives. It can be either by lip or palm. For your information, Binan Koukou Happy Kiss also does the palm kiss, while the previous quintet has bracelet kiss. If I were them, I would prefer palm kiss the client. And unlike Binan Koukou whose group henshin done through one by one individually, Fairy Ranmaru does this in split screen shown in the above picture in the final episode.

With that out of the way, are you ready? We will take your heart!

Fairy of Illumination, Ranmaru

This fairy from the strongest clan out of the five is the first fairy to had the transformation, and add the basic for step-by-step transformation by hand and leg one by one by feather scan, then the remainder of the outfit. I appreciate the tail on his costume, and a dissappearing glasses at the beginning.

Fairy of Flames, Homura

Same as Ranmaru, but kind of stand still than him, and even has a big ribbon. I like the loosening human hair and the ‘ping’ leaves a flames on it. Also the spinning flame spear part is cool too.

Fairy of Luster, Uruu

The scan leaves a bit of water for the ‘ping’, but I got a bit of mixed feelings of how closing ‘that’ part with the corset. I would say if the longer hair human is his true form, it would be the inverse of power makes you hair grow trope, but since it’s actually the other way around, it’s alright.

Fairy of Verdure, Jyuka

Compared to the other fairies, Jyuka has more energy on his transformation and less toned in terms of fanservice. And I like how his single earphone was created.

Fairy of Gold, Takara

This is the type of fairy form with most fanservice, and I think it would be better if he wears something to cooperate with the cape jacket. And pretty stiff of top part too. But his henshin pose was cool to cover that part. That’s one of the my favorites for his transformation, alongside his untied ponytail at the beginning.

Fairy of Darkness, Chilka

Since light usually a contrast to the darkness, Chilka’s transformation was made a parallel to Ranmaru’s henshin by having the movement mirrored to his. Also, his transformation music is composed by guitars instead of trumpet to implement his status further.

Fairy of Loam, Hojo

Well, compared to other fairies, the servant of Queen’s transformation is shorter with full body scan and less heavy in terms of fanservice. His face is kinda hilarious though and his outfit gave me rainbow vibes.

Gaining Wings

After transforming, they dashes forward in bubbles and feather with a song in background. Then jump and add the wings for each fairy. Though it made sense, otherwise it will be out of theme. In terms of song, if it’s individual then each would get a solo song, and in finale where the main five fairies transform together, the opening theme sung by them is played instead.

Overall, more standard transformation sequence for magical boy anime compared to the likes Binan Koukou or Sailor Moon. Just be aware of fanservice they had in the sequence. Thanks for reading and see you in my next post!

#henshin #fairy ranmaru #my henshin review

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Kamen Rider Deku Mission 15: The Next Phase

Previous Chapter / AO3 / Master List

In one of the office buildings of Deika City's central tower, the Meta Liberation Army executives are meeting about the Kamen Riders. The room is dark, with the only light playing being a projector showing various data they've collected on the Kamen Riders over time.

They're reviewing Deku's performance against Overdrive Nomu and how fast he and the Plus Striker are

"It's impressive that they can have such speed and control to keep up with that Nomu. They're quicker than any of our warriors, I would say." Trumpet says with an intrigued smile as they watch the chase happen.

"Yes. That motorcycle is faster than any support item my company has created. Not only that, it uses the same system as its rider." Re-Destro nods in agreement as the tall man, who recorded him and Giran, pulls up footage of Plus Striker using the Barrier Power Coin.

"It's amazing. I wonder what the capabilities of the system are. It's too bad we can't just take the one wielded by the one Slidin' Go and Shinonome without drawing suspicion. I'd love to see what the inside of such a revolutionary device looks like." Curious says with her usual smile as she watches the different videos.

"I wouldn't mind having our scientists look into them as well. Amazing job as always in collecting data, Skeptic." Re-Destro says while he smiles at the tall man.

"It was a simple task with the resources of Feel Good Industries, Grand Commander." Skeptic nods.

"So, what will our next move be?" Trumpet asks calmly, much to Skeptic's annoyance.

"Obviously, we'll try to find a weakness from the data gathered." He tells Trumpet in a somewhat condescending manner.

Trumpet rolls his eyes at his fellow executive's antics as Re-Destro speaks up.

"That's one of the reasons for this meeting. Another is that I'm having Geten look for a warrior who can wield the proto-type duplicate of the Driver the Kamen Riders use. I was wondering if any of you had any suggestions as well." Re-Destro tells them.

"Unfortunately, I don't know any warriors around me that can wield it." Trumpet tells Re-Destro.

"It's the same for me. I can't think of anyone." Skeptic nods.

The only one not denying it is Curious, who has a finger to her chin as she thinks about those around her.

"I might have someone in mind to test the device and make sure it's safe. He's a rather brave man who works as a security guard at my company. I'm sure he'd be more than willing to test the Driver for our cause. Do you plan to give it to Geten when you know it's safe?" She asks her leader with a smile, causing him to nod.

"Yes. Geten's Meta Ability has already gone through its awakening. Should we give him another way to enhance it, he may even be capable of fighting All Might, and our revolution can happen sooner than initially intended." Re-Destro says with a confident smirk that excites the others.

"Having the next All Might be on the side of our cause would greatly increase our influence. People would believe this was meant to happen and that your ancestor was right from the beginning, Grand Commander." Trumpet says with a pleased smile.

"Imagine how many hearts I could claim for the army by doing a story on Geten's life and his constant training for the Meta Liberation Army's belief. Everyone loves the story of a hard-working underdog whose efforts let them rise to greatness." Curious says happily while imagining publishing the article after Geten's debut and getting the M.L.A. more recruits.

Skeptic doesn't say anything but smiles at the prospect of their revolution taking off quicker with far more firepower than expected.

"Yes, yes. That's all perfect. However, we mustn't get carried away. We don't know how strong that device is or if it will help Geten's Meta Ability." Re-Destro chastizes the revolution leaders.

The leaders calm themselves from their excitement, and Re-Destro continues.

"Now, we have a good amount of information on each of the powers the Kamen Riders have used. Deku seems to be the most well-rounded of the group, with abilities that work to enhance his already incredible abilities along with long-range attacks, such as this Petrification Power Finish." Re-Destro states while the scene of Deku using the Solidification Power Coin against Overdrive Nomu is shown.

"On the other hand, Chamber is a mainly long-range Kamen Rider but does seem to have a mid-range form that relies on invisibility or camouflage," Re-Destro states while images of both Chamber's forms appear for the executives to see.

"Finally, the Kamen Rider we're trying to get on our side. King Explosion Murder." Re-Destro says as Katsuki's image appears onscreen along with his Kamen Rider form.

"From what Slidin' Go has told me, trying to get him on our side has been difficult. He has his mind set on only becoming the number one hero and isn't interested in anything else. All he cares about is the chance to be seen as the strongest." Skeptic states.

"Yes. He's a wild card but is also one of our more promising candidates for new warriors if his history at Aldera is anything to go by. He's apparently smart and has a lot of natural talent. With his Meta Ability, he'd make him the perfect warrior and possibly give him a chance to usurp Geten's position as the strongest warrior to our cause. Especially if we can get him to join us while he's wielding the Driver." Re-Destro states while holding up a file of Katsuki given to him by the Aldera Middle and Aldera High School principals.

"The problem is how we can get him to side with us. And how to do it without drawing suspicion to us." Trumpet nods.

"Exactly. Slidin' Go has told me his teachings haven't been going well. Luckily, from what I've been told, he likely won't hesitate to attack the other Kamen Riders when given the chance again." Re-Destro tells them with a smile.

"That's comforting to know. Even if he's not a part of our cause yet, he's still willing to help us by weakening the other two." Trumpet says with a content smile of his own.

"Yes. That's why I believe the key to our victory is to separate the Kamen Riders so two will be in one place. We'll give our wildcard the chance to take his anger out on the other Kamen Riders while forcing another to fight alone." Re-Destro explains.

"So, we're going to have our wildcard battle one of the Kamen Riders and soften them up for us?" The only female executive asks with a cheerful smile, much to Skeptic's annoyance.

"Obviously. The real question is, who do we make fight the Nomu, and who will fight our Kamen Rider?" He tells her.

This question causes the executives to fall silent as they think about the best course of action.

"Wouldn't it be best to have Deku face off against K.E.M. since his history with Deku made Shinonome choose him?" Trumpet asks with a raised eyebrow.

"Plus, since Chamber is a long-range specialist, it may be easier to handle him with a Nomu than Deku. We can just find someone with a speed Quirk who will easily close the distance against him." Curious states in agreement.

However, Skeptic has other plans.

"I say the one we should make fight King Explosion Murder is Chamber. Lately, they've been at each other's throats more than King Explosion Murder and Deku. Also, Chamber has displayed more experience and tactical thinking, constantly putting himself in a position where his range gives him the advantage. Let's not forget about his new form." Skeptic states calmly.

Re-Destro doesn't say anything as his executives discuss what to do. He can see their points and isn't sure what to do. Finally, after a few minutes of debate, he makes his decision.

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In Hisashi and David's lab, the two put the final touches on the fourth Hero Driver to ensure it's running right.

"Looks like everything's running right. Get some of the test Power Coins ready so we can test the power output of the nanotech." David tells Hisashi as he sets the Hero Driver on a table with multiple scanners.

Hisashi nods and goes toward a cabinet. He opens it to reveal different sets of Power Coins. He quickly takes a few and heads toward the Hero Driver. He quickly inserts one, and David checks the real-time data it's displaying from the scanners.

"Everything looks good for emitters," David tells him.

Hisashi nods and inserts another.

"Transformation looks good too." David nods.

Moving onto the last one, Hisashi inserts it, and David frowns when he sees that data.

"Something seems off with the mutant-type Quirks. The output is a little sporadic." David warns Hisashi, who frowns in response.

"Let me see," Hisashi says while walking toward David to see the problem.

Just as David says, the power output being shown is moving at a sporadic rate.

"Huh. Well, it's not like we didn't expect this. Mutant Quirks are the most difficult to copy since they have a more permanent effect over the other two types." Hisashi mutters as he tries to figure out where the problem may lie.

"True. We may have to re-check the analyzer again. It may just be a small glitch like last time." David nods as he types a few things on the computer.

Hisashi groans in annoyance when he hears that.

"I can't believe people will want to mass-produce these eventually. It takes so much time to finish one of them. Plus, it takes laser surgeon-like precision to guarantee that it works." Hisashi grunts as he prepares to open the Hero Driver.

"Well, you know people. They always want more." David laughs as he walks over to help Hisashi.

"Don't I know it? Plenty of the heroes I've made equipment for always wanted me to improve the design of something I made for them so they have a better chance to get up in the rankings." Hisashi says, annoyance clear in his tone.

"We can probably develop a mass-production model by cutting back on some things," David tells him.

"Probably. We'll work on the design later after we finish working on the Hero Drivers." Hisashi tells him.

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While plots are being formed, Izuku and Shiki are with Toshinori for their usual beach training. Compared to the beginning, Izuku is showing clear improvements in physical ability by continuing to lift various medium-sized pieces of trash like Shiki. Shiki isn't far behind in growth, either.

"So, how have things been with you?" Shiki asks as he carries a refrigerator door off the beach next to Izuku, who's holding a beaten-up trashcan.

"They've been going good. I'm starting to get used to everything, I think." He tells Shiki.

"That's good. I'm glad you're getting used to everything. It'll make things easier when we try out for U.A." Shiki nods before setting the door in Toshinori's truck.

Izuku's eyes widen at the reminder of U.A.

"That's right. I've been so busy that I forgot the entrance exam will be in a few months. It's a good thing I already sent in my application." Izuku thinks in relief as he follows Shiki's lead and sets the trashcan in the truck.

After doing this, he looks toward the horizon.

"It feels weird. After everything I've been through these last couple of months, the idea of the entrance exams doesn't feel as scary. In fact, I'm looking forward to it." Izuku thinks with a smile.

"You realize we can't use our Kamen Rider forms for it, right?" Shiki randomly asks Izuku, causing his brain to pause.

"What?" Izuku asks in confusion.

Shiki continues, thinking Izuku wasn't listening to him.

"We can't use our Kamen Rider forms. We don't want people spreading rumors that the Kamen Riders weren't even in a hero school when they started saving people. We can use other things like our weapons, but not the armor." Shiki states to Izuku.

Suddenly, Izuku's bravado disappears as he realizes it'll be up to his physical abilities without being transformed. He crouches and begins to mumble to himself about the possibilities. Shiki sweatdrops at this reaction.

"Did I say something wrong? I thought he already knew. Did he really think we could use the form for an exam where people can see us and tell everyone?" Shiki questions in his mind as he stares at Izuku.

"Are you okay?" Shiki awkwardly asks as he stares at the panicking Izuku.

"What am I going to do? Will I be able to handle the exam without my body being enhanced? I'll be the only one between us to fail, and All Might will hate me because I took up the precious time he could have used to save people." Izuku continues to mutter as he thinks about multiple bad scenarios.

Shiki's sweatdrop grows when he sees his partner's reaction to his question.

"I kind of feel bad now." Shiki thinks before trying to shake Izuku out of his stupor.

"Hey. Calm down. You still have a good chance of getting in without the armor." Shiki tells his friend as he finally wakes Izuku up.

"R-really?" Izuku asks hopefully as he looks at Shiki as if he's on the verge of crying.

"Yes. We can still use weapons like the Power Blade, and we have another advantage most people don't." Shiki tells him to try and cheer the teen up.

"What?" Izuku asks curiously, and Shiki motions toward Toshinori. Who is currently going over something on his phone and not paying attention to them.

"We're being trained by All Might himself. That's something most people, especially our age, can say. Not only that, we're also getting real experience. That's something only vigilantes have over other applicants." Shiki tells him.

Izuku thinks about Shiki's words before realizing he's right. Most applicants for a hero school have little to no experience unless they break the law by becoming vigilantes or have a hero in their family since those family members can often help them train. He and Shiki would have a clear advantage in the U.A. exam due to their experience as Kamen Riders.

"You're right. But we don't have Quirks either. That could be a problem still." Izuku tells him.

"We're not going up against Nomu during the exam. Our weapons and training should be more than enough." Shiki tells him with a calm shrug.

Izuku still looks unsure, and Shiki sighs.

"We'll be fine, Midoriya," Shiki reassures him.

"Quite right. You two can handle anything that comes your way with proper training and by sticking together." Toshinori tells them as he walks toward them, having heard only the end of their conversation.

The two turn toward their teacher as he smiles at them.

"I want you two to remember. Heroes often work together to accomplish a common goal, even if they have to compete for attention. Teamwork is important for heroes so the people will feel safe with them around." Toshinori tells the two.

Izuku and Shiki nod at his words, causing Toshinori's smile to widen.

"Good. Now, back to your training. Time waits for no one." Toshinori orders while pointing toward the beach.

With a sigh, the two quickly get back to work. As they do, they're both thinking about their futures.

"I can't believe the entrance exam is only a few months away. Am I really ready for it?" Despite Shiki's best efforts, Izuku is still nervous about his chances, given the acceptance percentage of U.A.

On the other hand, Shiki has a determined glare and seems to be pushing himself a little more than before.

"I'm going to get into U.A. I have to. The best way to become a strong hero is to go there." Shiki thinks while lifting another large piece of garbage and power-walking toward Toshinori's truck.

Toshinori watches the two work and can't help but smile at their progress.

"Both of them are showing real signs of change. One of them might be worthy to inherit my title." Toshinori thinks as he keeps a close eye on the two.

He then looks at his palm before clenching it into a fist.

"I'm running out of time. I can barely keep my strength up for a few hours now. I may need to choose a successor soon." Toshinori thinks with an angry scowl.

"Hopefully, I can finish him off before I run out of time. I'm sure he's still alive. The Nomu prove that." Thinking along those lines causes the scar on his torso to start acting up with phantom pains, and he winches.

"I shouldn't have let him get to me. The suffering and Nomu are my fault. I can't leave it to the next generation." Toshinori thinks with a tone of finality before returning to observing his students.

He watches as Shiki determinedly puts more pieces of trash in his truck while Izuku seems to be moving somewhat sluggishly like he's thinking about something.

"They don't deserve to suffer for my mistake." Toshinori thinks.

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Days after that, Slidin' Go is on his phone with Skeptic.

"That is our current plan for the Kamen Riders," Skeptic informs him about the executive's plans.

"Alright. I'll try to make sure Bakugou works with one of the other Kamen Riders." Slidin' Go nods, knowing his boss doesn't like it when he asks questions.

"Good," Skeptic says before hanging up.

Slidin' Go sighs as he looks at his phone while rubbing the back of his head.

"How am I supposed to do that when neither wants to be near him and are usually together? It's more likely that they'll already be near each other." Slidin' Go mutters as he tries to figure out how to separate Deku and Chamber.

"This is going to be tough." Slidin' Go complains before sighing and getting to work.

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Somewhere else, Izuku and Shiki are heading to school on Izuku's Plus Striker.

"So, are you feeling better about the entrance exams?" Shiki asks while holding onto Izuku.

"I-I think so. I think you're right. We do have a good chance of getting into U.A.," Izuku tells him with a nod.

"It's not like we can aim for anything lower. Most schools with a hero course have a ban on people without Quirks even trying out. Besides, we'll likely get into the General Studies Course. So, we'll have the chance to get into the Hero Course later on." Shiki explains to him.

"Wow, you know a lot about this." Izuku can't help but praise his friend.

Sure, he's a hero nerd. But his hobby usually involved studying different heroes and their Quirks. Of course, he's kept up with other hero subjects, such as schools. But U.A. was more secretive and protective with their curriculum since it's the best school in Japan for heroics.

"It comes with being the grandson of the Hero Public Safety Commission chairman. I learned a lot that others don't about heroics. And I do mean a lot." Shiki states calmly while checking to make sure his helmet is secure.

"Really?" Izuku asks excitedly.

"Yeah. I might know more than you. Hard to say, though. I've heard you are a heavy hero nerd." Shiki tells him with a shrug.

Hearing this makes Izuku more excited about talking to Shiki. However, something comes to his mind when he keeps hearing Shiki discuss his grandfather instead of his parents.

"Hey, Hikage. What are your parents like? I've only seen you're grandfather, and they weren't at your apartment when I visited." Izuku asks curiously.

Unknown to Izuku, Shiki winches when he hears that but answers anyway.

"They're not around that much. They're both heroes that travel often." Shiki tells Izuku calmly.

"That's cool. What are their names? Maybe I've heard of them." Izuku says excitedly.

"I'll tell you later. We're almost to school now. So, we don't have time if you want to fanboy over them." Shiki quickly states as he sees the school in the distance.

"Alright." Izuku nods.

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Unknown to the two, the Meta Liberation Army is about to begin their latest plan.

"I'm in position." A male warrior with a shaved head, slightly tanned skin, and brown eyes says into an earpiece.

The man is wearing a black shirt with a skull, blue jeans, and black boots that go a bit above the ankles.

"Good. You sure you're Meta Ability will be able to separate the Kamen Riders when you see them?" A feminine voice asks into his earpiece.

"Yeah. It should work without a problem. I've practiced with it before we got here and have a pretty good idea of how it works." The man states.

"Good. I'll be ready to pounce on them as soon as we see them." The female voice nods.

The man doesn't say anything and looks toward a roof where a woman with long black hair, pale skin, green reptile-like eyes, and skin-colored scales around her cheeks. She's dressed in a long-sleeve black shirt with diagonal dark green stripes, turquoise green jeans, and beige flats.

Seeing she's up there. The man takes a deep breath and starts morphing into his Nomu form.

The man's Nomu form gives him pitch-black skin with a grey belly and legs. His face elongates into a reptile-like one as his skull separates to reveal his brain, and his eyes turn golden. Purple pants replace his clothes as his body bulks until he can dwarf Death Arms, and he seems to grow a tail. Finally, purple scales that wouldn't look out of place on a stegosaurus grow from his back to the end of his tail.

With his transformation done, the man growls like a predator in the wild before charging out of his hiding place and slamming into an oncoming car. The driver screams in a panic and quickly gets out as Stego Nomu picks the vehicle up and throws it at another one.

"Bring me the Kamen Riders!" Stego Nomu screams at the top of his lungs before getting on all fours, and the scales on his back and tail fire in different directions. The scales pierce through anything in their path like a spear through paper, and Stego Nomu regrows his scales instantly to perform a rapid fire of this.

When the two un-transformed Kamen Riders see this, Izuku immediately skids them to a halt while Shiki has to duck to avoid getting his head cut off.

"Get us somewhere to hide! Now!" Shiki shouts in alarm as he sees Stego Nomu's scales regrow, and he's about to fire another volley.

Izuku quickly turns on the gas and drives them toward a corner they passed before to get out of Stego Nomu's line of sight. After turning that corner, Izuku lets up, and the two park. It takes a little bit for them to get their bearings from the sudden Nomu, though.

"Okay. Do these guys have nothing better to do? That was way too close for comfort." Shiki says as he puts a hand to his heart to try and calm it down.

Izuku isn't in better shape. He's shaking a bit from the shock as he tries to relax. After a few moments, the two calm their nerves. When they do, they see most people are busy doing their own thing or heading toward where the screaming is to see the heroes fight.

"Looks like we have room to transform," Shiki tells Izuku before the two duck behind a truck and pull out their Hero Drivers.

They insert their respective Power Coins simultaneously and cause their Hero Drivers to sync with the other as they announce.

"Rabbit + Quirkless, blank match/Rifle + Quirkless, blank match."

Following the synchronization of their Hero Drivers, the two turn the keys simultaneously without realizing it. Causing smoke to envelop them both.

"JUMP, JUMP, REACH FOR THE MOON, JUMPING RABBIT/READY, AIM; I'VE GOT YOU IN MY SIGHTS, SNIPER RIFLE!"

When the smoke clears, both Kamen Riders are ready.

"Kamen Rider Deku/Chamber!"

That announcement draws a few eyes in their direction.

"It's the Kamen Riders!" Someone says excitedly.

"Go take that villain down!" Another person says.

"Go, heroes!" A young boy says happily as the Kamen Riders run past them.

As soon as Stego Nomu sees the two, he grins.

"Perfect. They're here." He says into his earpiece.

"I see that. Make sure to separate them." The woman orders.

"You're finally here, Kamen Riders. You're about to be destroyed by the dino might of Stegogai." The newly named Stegogai announces before charging toward the Kamen Riders, slamming any vehicle in his path to the side as he does so.

The Kamen Riders see him coming, and Chamber fires upon Stegogai with his wrist-mounted guns while Deku equips the Mighty Knuckle. However, the bullets don't seem to slow Stegogai down. He continues to charge toward them while raising his fists above his head. Seeing that the attacks aren't working, Deku runs toward Stegogai with the Mighty Knuckle ready to deliver a punch.

"I need to dive in close to hit him." Deku thinks as he and Stegogai are about to meet.

But before he can meet Stegogai, the dinosaur-themed Nomu slams his fists into the ground and causes the earth around him to move like waves in the ocean. This attack sends Deku flying and pushes him and Chamber to opposite sides of the street as Stegogai stands before them.

Chamber shakes his head and moves to stand up. Before he can, though, he feels talons latch onto his shoulders before picking him up and quickly bringing him into the air. After taking a second to get over the shock of his current situation, Chamber looks behind him to see a feminine Nomu who looks like a pterodactyl is the one carrying him off the ground.

"Sorry. But we can't have you two work together. But don't worry. I'll let you have a partner for our playtime. You can call me Terra Swoop, by the way. As you might have guessed, we're here to take you down." The Nomu says in a mischievous and slightly sadistic tone as she increases their speed to get him further away from Deku before either Kamen Rider can try anything to stop her.

Deku sees Chamber being taken away as he recovers and screams.

"Chamber!"

He gets up and is about to equip his Power Blade to fire upon Terra Swoop before getting slammed into a building by Stegogai.

"No, you don't. You and I will be fighting mano a mano while my friend deals with him." Stegogai says confidently before grabbing Deku's leg and throwing him into a car across the street.

Stegogai follows this up by getting on all fours and charging toward Deku. As he does, he fires the top spines on his back at the prone Kamen Rider. Deku barely looks up in time to see them and pull himself out of the way. He then has to jump back to avoid Stegogai's charge but gets hit with a tail swing before he can do anything else.

Deku groans as he crashes to the ground again.

"Wow. This guy is fast for his size. He's strong, too. He's using his Quirks amazingly. I can't even tell which is his real Quirk." Deku thinks before finding his leg getting grabbed again.

Not wanting history to repeat itself, Deku quickly uses the Mighty Knuckle to punch the arm holding his leg before Stegogai can lift him too far off the ground. The force from the punch causes Stegogai to let him go and take a couple of steps back while rubbing his hand.

"Man. You do pack a punch. No wonder the other guys couldn't get the job done if only one of you packed that much power." Stegogai says in slight irritation as the pain starts to subside.

Deku quickly takes advantage of Stegogai's shock to distance himself from Stegogai and regain his bearings.

"Good. I managed to get away from him, and the Mighty Knuckle can hurt him on its own. If it's like this, I can probably beat him if I keep moving. Should I run toward the Plus Striker, just in case?" He wonders in his mind as he raises his fists in a fighting stance.

"I was hoping this job wouldn't be too easy. It wouldn't do us any good if the Kamen Riders were weak. Besides, it's more fun to beat the crap out of someone to get what you want." Stegogai says as he cracks his knuckles before charging toward Deku.

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With Chamber and Terra Swoop. The Kamen Rider is struggling to get away from the pterodactyl-like Nomu. However, every time he tries something like shooting her or reaching for his Power Coins, she maneuvers herself to stop him by suddenly diving, corkscrewing, looping, or letting her hold go to grab another part of his body.

After some time, she releases him and throws him into the window of a school building. When Chamber collects himself, he sees that he's in a classroom. More specifically, Katsuki's classroom.

"Woah!"

"What's happening?"

"It's a Kamen Rider!" Someone shouts excitedly.

"Awesome!"

"Wait. He was thrown through a window. Is a Nomu here?"

As his classmates start panicking, Katsuki growls at how Chamber is thrown into his classroom before running out of the room. Luckily, Slidin' Go gave him some lee-way today and let him keep the Hero Driver on him. But while having the chance to turn into a Kamen Rider is nice, it annoys him that he has to hide to transform and can't show that he's the best to the extras around him.

Back with Chamber, he's standing up but doesn't have a chance to do anything else as Terra Swoop flies through the hole she made with him and slams beak first into him, causing the windows and wall behind him to break as they leave the classroom and he lands in the school's track field.

"What's the matter, Kamen Rider? Can't get your feet off the ground? I thought you could fly. I guess I was wrong. I'll bet I was wrong about your aim too." Terra Swoop mocks him as she flies in place by flapping her wings.

Chamber glares when he hears this and equips the Ultra Magnum. He tries to hit her, but Terra Swoop quickly soars out of the bullets' paths, and Chamber has trouble keeping up with her speed. He soon hits the ground again when Terra Swoop divebombs him again and crashes into his chest.

"Looks like I was right about your aim being terrible." She mocks again before needing to dodge an explosion courtesy of the school's resident secret hero.

"Die!" He shouts as he uses his explosions to propel after the Nomu.

Despite his best efforts, he can't keep up with Terra Swoop. That doesn't stop him, though. All it does is anger him more, which he uses to fuel himself and continue chasing her while trying to figure out how to catch her.

As K.E.M. tries to catch Terra Swoop, Chamber gets up and looks through his Power Coins for something to help him shoot her down. After a second, he chooses his new go-to Power Coin, the Dragonfly Power Coin, and inserts it into the Ultra Magnum.

"Dragonfly Power Finish!" The Hero Driver announces as Chamber fires bullets with sporadic flight patterns at K.E.M. and Terra Swoop.

Terra Swoop sees these incoming bullets and secretly smirks.

"Time to put the plan into action. Let's see how you like this." Terra Swoop thinks as she concentrates on the bullets while K.E.M. is charging behind her.

As the bullets are about to surround and pierce Terra Swoop, they suddenly change flight paths and fly toward K.E.M.

K.E.M. is shocked at the sudden shift and is hit by the bullets in full force, causing him to crash to the ground while Terra Swoop charges toward a shocked Chamber. She slams into him and drags him across the ground before she picks him up and soars straight up. She then dives back down and sends Chamber flying into K.E.M.

"Get off me, you useless shit!" K.E.M. shouts as he kicks Chamber off him.

Chamber grunts as he gets up while glaring at K.E.M. and trying to figure out what happened. However, he doesn't have long, as K.E.M. grabs and lifts him off the ground.

"What was that, you worthless fuck? You shot me instead of the Nomu!" He shouts into Chamber's face with a tone full of venom.

"I don't know. It must be one of her Quirks. I was aiming to take her out." Chamber tells him as he pushes K.E.M. off him.

Their fight amuses Terra Swoop before choosing to end it by diving toward them again. The two Kamen Riders don't notice her until she's close to them and don't have time to avoid the hit.

From the ground, Chamber growls and fires at Terra Swoop with her wrist-mounted guns. Luckily, one of the bullets managed to hit her, causing her to falter slightly.

"Why, you little." She grunts in slight pain and surprise as Chamber continues to fire at her.

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Back with Deku, he's currently ducking under a punch from Stegogai before delivering an uppercut to Stegogai's chin. However, the Nomu sees this coming and quickly intercepts the punch by grabbing Deku's arm before throwing him to the side.

Not wanting to stay on the ground long, Deku quickly springs back to his feet by running forward to keep out of Stegogai's grip. He turns around just in time to see Stegogai, with his back turned to him, about to fire his spines at the Kamen Rider.

Seeing this, Deku instinctively reaches for his Power Coins and manages to pull out the Barrier Power Coin and insert it into the Mighty Knuckle.

"Barrier Slam Finish!" The Hero Driver shouts as Deku slams the Mighty Knuckle into the ground to create a green barrier around him that blocks the incoming spines while they crack the barrier upon impact.

Stegogai turns around in time to see the barrier dissipate and glares at the Kamen Rider.

"Alright. You're as annoyingly tough as they said you were. But you won't be able to beat my combination of Meta Abilities." The stegosaurus Nomu tells him as he prepares to charge again, not knowing that his words cause Deku's eyes to widen in surprise.

"He's referring to his Quirks as Meta Abilities, too, like with the Paper Nomu." Deku thinks as he jumps over Stegogai, causing the Nomu to crash into the wall behind him.

He then follows this up by charging at him and delivering a strike to Stegogai's butt, with the Mighty Knuckle, pushing him deeper into the wall.

"Why, you little," Stegogai growls as he gets up and turns toward the Kamen Rider.

Only to be met with a boot to the face courtesy of a dropkick from Deku before the Kamen Rider uses his face to jump back again. The full-body kick causes Stegogai to stagger back while holding his face in pain.

"Good. It looks like I'm doing some damage to him without the Power Coins." Seeing this makes Deku happy, knowing he's not as weak as he first thought due to the damage done already, even if it's only minor.

However, his happiness is short-lived when Stegogai throws a table near him at Deku and sends him crashing into the concrete. Stegogai then follows it up by charging at Deku and jumping to try and land on him with the entirety of his weight. Deku sees this and panics before rolling to the side. The force behind Stegogai's landing leaves cracks in the concrete.

Deku quickly gets off the ground while equipping the Power Blade in his other hand. He then turns the blade and grip around so the gun muzzle is pointing behind the blade.

He charges at Stegogai and slashes at Stegogai. The blade doesn't cut into Stegogai's tough skin, but Deku doesn't give up. He quickly pulls the trigger on the Power Blade and uses the extra force from the gunshot to force the Power Blade into Stegogai's skin.

Stegogai grunts and quickly slams the arm Deku is cutting into him, sending the Kamen Rider skidding a few feet back. He tries to follow this up with a straight, using his other arm, but Deku ducks under this attack and launches his own punch with the Mighty Knuckle. The force from the weapon sends Stegogai skidding back before he falls forward and gets on all fours. He then launches the top spines at Deku to stop him from getting too close.

Deku instinctively jumps in the air to avoid the shots, but that opens him up for the other spines on Stegogai's back and tail. Deku tries to use his arms to block the attacks, but it doesn't help much, and he falls on his side in pain.

Stegogai takes this chance to charge at him. Luckily, Deku is one step ahead of him this time. While in the air, he reached into his Power Coin holder and pulled out a Power Coin before hitting the ground.

He inserts that Power Coin into the Power Blade, causing the Hero Driver to shout.

"Swamp Power Finish!"

Deku quickly slams the blade of his sword into the ground and the ground before it starts turning into sludgy water, heading toward Stegogai in a wide arc. The Nomu doesn't have time to dodge it and finds his feet stuck.

"Really, A makeshift tar pit since I'm a dinosaur? Too bad for you. This dinosaur has a way to fight against it." Stegogai says as he slams his hands into the muddy water.

This causes ripples within it before it explodes and goes everywhere, freeing him. Deku stares in shock as that move has hardly failed him besides when Overdrive Nomu jumped over it.

"Surprised? We've studied your moves and worked out good ways to counter them. All for the glory of our revolution. You won't be able to beat me with your usual tactics. I can easily break out of any trap you set. Even if it's that weird ability where you petrify someone." Stegogai says while pointing toward Deku with a confident tone.

Hearing this causes Deku to tense up.

"Wait. If they've studied my moves, does that mean they studied Hikage's too?" He thinks, suddenly even more worried about his friend after he was taken away.

"You don't have time to be thinking about other things. Especially since I'm done playing around." Stegogai says before slamming his hand on the ground again and sending a wave of earth at Deku.

Seeing this causes Deku to jump to the side, but Stegogai already predicted that. He got on all fours and fired the top spikes on his back at the hero, hitting him in the arm and causing him to drop the Power Blade in pain. Stegogai follows this up by charging while still on all fours and slamming into Deku, sending him flying into another lamp post.

Deku groans as he gets up and reaches for another Power Coin to try something else. In desperation, he pulls out the Draco-Breath Power Coin and inserts it without realizing what it is.

"Dragonic Breath Power Finish!" The Hero Driver announces as the Mighty Knuckle is covered in flames while glowing orange as Deku charges at Stegogai.

He throws his fist forward, and Stegogai is sent staggering back from the impact while there are slight burns in a knuckle outline where he was punched. However, it doesn't look like he took any substantial damage.

"Now that had some sting to it. But it's not enough to get through my skin." Stegogai grunts before charging and trying to punch Deku.

Deku moves to the side, but Stegogai follows it up by spinning and slamming into Deku with his tail.

Deku manages to stay on his feet and reach into his holder for another Power Coin.

"Division Power Finish!" The Hero Driver shouts as Deku inserts the Division Power Coin.

"I haven't used this one yet." Deku thinks as he charges forward and throws another punch.

As the Mighty Knuckle soars toward Stegogai, energy fists suddenly appear around Deku's arm to launch multiple punches simultaneously, each with equal force to the last. The strength of these punches sends Stegogai flying into the ground and causes his scales to get stuck in the concrete.

"Damn it," Stegogai grunts as he tries to get up.

But he's positioned in a way that he can't reach the ground with his arms and legs that well. He can't put enough power into his attempts. Deku sees this and decides to try and finish things.

He pulls out the Rabbit Power Coin and inserts it into the Hero Driver instead of his weapon.

"RABBIT POWER FINISH!" The Hero Driver shouts as energy builds around Deku, and he charges forward.

He jumps into the air and tries to deliver a flying kick to the trapped Nomu. However, Stegogai suddenly rolls backward while his scales remain stuck in the ground. When Deku crashes into the ground, a small explosion and the earth around him is destroyed.

Unfortunately, it doesn't do much to Stegogai, and he takes advantage of Deku's opening to send another wave of earth at him and send him flying.

"I can't believe you fell for that. I told you, we studied all your moves." Stegogai laughs as he looks at the downed Kamen Rider.

Deku groans as Stegogai charges and tries to jump on him.

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With K.E.M. and Chamber, the two are having trouble dealing with Terra Swoop and each other. Chamber is being targeted after one of his bullets managed to hit her and her orders.

Currently, Chamber is trying to hit Terra Swoop with his wrist-mounted guns, but she is nimbly avoiding them with the ease of a hummingbird changing directions. Luckily, Chamber has started to adapt to her speed and is avoiding more of her strikes than before.

On the other hand, K.E.M. is trying to chase after her in the air but is getting hit by a few of Chamber's stray bullets for some reason. Needless to say, the two are starting to clash from their situation.

"Will you fucking quit shooting with the pea shooters! You're doing nothing helpful and getting in my way!" K.E.M. shouts at Chamber.

"Maybe if you would stop getting close to her, my bullets wouldn't be at risk of hitting you. I'm trying to figure out what she's doing!" Chamber shouts back with a bit of sharpness in his tone.

"It's obvious this bitch is manipulating your bullets! Quit making my job harder, Pompadour!" K.E.M. screams back as he tries to swipe at Terra Swoop, only for her to move out of the way.

Chamber grits his teeth but realizes that K.E.M. is right and decides to switch things around. He quickly grabs the Chameleon Power Coin and inserts it into his Hero Driver.

"You can't see me? Where am I? I'm on the wall! I've got you in my sights!" The Hero Driver shouts as smoke covers Chamber while he transforms.

"Kamen Rider Chamber!" It says with a tone of finality as Chamber switches forms.

Terra Swoop dives toward Chamber, but he vanishes before she hits him. As she's trying to gain altitude again, a whip suddenly wraps around her wing, and she's pulled toward the ground, causing her to skid across it from her previous momentum.

"You bastard!" Terra Swoop shouts as she gets up and instinctively looks around for the Kamen Rider that sent her crashing to the ground, only not to see him.

While she's doing that, the other Kamen Rider comes diving in and slams into her with a double palm-generated explosion that shakes the ground slightly. Seeing this causes Chamber to drop the camouflage a fair distance from the two as he waits for the smoke to clear.

However, Terra Swoop flies back into the air as if nothing happened, shocking the Kamen Riders.

Before she can see him from above, Chamber quickly camouflages himself again while K.E.M. chases after her. However, Chamber's action wasn't enough for him to completely escape her view. Having the features of a flying predator, her eyesight is enhanced exponentially. So she can distinguish the shifts in coloring and movement from Chamber's camouflage.

She charges at the area where she notices the shifting, and Chamber barely has time to jump over her attack. However, that doesn't stop him from getting hit by K.E.M., who chased after her. The impact causes Chamber to lose his camouflage while the two crash.

"Get off me," Chamber tells him as he kicks K.E.M. off him before needing to duck under another attack from Terra Swoop.

"Quit getting in the way!" K.E.M. shouts at Chamber, getting sick of the other Kamen Rider constantly messing him up.

"That was your fault. You're the one that keeps charging after someone you obviously can't catch!" Chamber shouts back at him.

"Like your fucking bullets are helping Pompadour. You've been hitting me more than you've been hitting Prehistoric Bitch!" K.E.M. screeches.

Terra Swoop sees their argument and secretly grins when she realizes the plan is working.

"Now for a quick disappearing act." Terra Swoop says before flying off at top speed before the Kamen Riders realize she's gone.

It takes longer than you should have for them to realize this. And when they do, K.E.M. pushes Chamber away while growling.

"This is your fucking fault, Pompadour! I could have handled that bastard without you! You and your worthless aim!" K.E.M. screams.

"My aim was fine. Whatever Quirks that Nomu had was the problem. And what about you? You uselessly chased after her when you couldn't catch her." Chamber tells him.

K.E.M. growls, but Chamber isn't done.

"Then again, that's all you can do, seeing as you don't bother collecting Power Coins like you're supposed to. Instead of keeping them on you just in case, you go out of your way to destroy them. So, you're nothing but a one-trick pony." Chamber tells him with an edge in his tone.

Hearing this causes K.E.M. to growl.

"At least I can make better fucking use of this stupid thing than you. You're nothing but a Quirkless reject who got lucky! If your grandfather weren't in such a high fucking position, no one would give a shit about you like Deku!" K.E.M. snaps at Chamber, causing the Kamen Rider to tighten his fist.

"I'm using the Hero Driver better than you. If I remember right, I almost beat you at the docks." Chamber snaps back, causing K.E.M. to growl.

"I didn't fucking lose to you!" K.E.M. snarls back before going for an explosive palm and sending Chamber flying to the ground.

Chamber has enough of K.E.M.'s attitude and launches his whip at the other Kamen Rider, sending him skidding back.

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Back with Deku. He's running from Stegogai and trying to reach the Plus Striker for extra help since Chamber hasn't returned and K.E.M. is nowhere to be seen.

"I need help to beat him." Deku thinks as he pulls the Unicorn Power Coin off the Plus Striker's Power Coin holder and inserts it.

The Plus Striker quickly turns into its mechanical animal form and throws Deku atop it before running from the charging Stegogai.

"Get back here!" Stegogai snaps at the Kamen Rider and steed before firing his scales at them.

However, the Plus Striker turns around and fires lightning bolts at the attacks, stopping them and causing them to fall harmlessly. It then takes it a step further by charging at Stegogai. As it does, Deku pulls out another Power Coin and inserts it into the Plus Striker.

"Overdrive Power Charge!" The Hero Driver announces as light blue energy surrounds the Plus Striker and its power and speed increase.

With the increased momentum, the Plus Striker tries to slam into Stegogai. However, the Nomu quickly uses his other ability to make a wave of earth rise between them to reduce the damage. The Plus Striker runs through it and slams into the Nomu, sending him flying but not turning him back to normal.

"Alright." Deku thinks happily, but before he can do anything else, he suddenly feels something slam into him and knock him off the Plus Striker.

He looks up to see what hit him and sees Terra Swoop staring down at him while holding a struggling Plus Striker.

"It's your turn to see what it's like to be hunted." Terra Swoop says excitedly as Stegogai stands up.

Deku looks between the two Nomu and backs away nervously while they close in on him. As he's getting cornered, he worries about what happened to Chamber while wondering what he'll do.

Power Coins Deku Rabbit, Draco-Breath, Charge, Marsh, Solidification, Unicorn, Overdrive, Wheels, Division, Bull, Barrier, Creation, Razor Edge, Mantis

Chamber Rifle, Fierce Wings, Shadow Stalk, Gatling, Chameleon, Dragonfly, Sonar, Burrowing Drill, Sprouting

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#mha #my hero academia #kamen rider #kamen rider deku #original kamen rider #izuku midoriya #katsuki bakugou #meta liberation army #mha trumpet #mha skeptic #re destro #mha curious #david shield #hisashi midoriya #slidin' go

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Weremayhem: Song of Beasts. Ch 9: Bridge over Troubled Water

The band arrived at Zedd’s studio. They set their things up in the studio and wait for their drummer to come. Lewis looks nervous as he waits to see or hear Animal but nothing. The flowers on his antlers turn to a dark red to show him sad. The band was playing but it sounded so sad.

“They look so sad,” said Sofia n next to Zedd.

“Think you could help?” asked Zedd.

“Yeah, I mean, anything for Lips,” she replied. “He was our manny, growing up,” Ms. Carson added.

“Okay, why not figure this out?” she asked. ‘Yeah, ' replied Zedd as he got up. They turn to Moog and Lewis.

“Hey, can you hit this record button here?” asked Zedd to Moog. The black haired male stands in silence before Lewis elbow him in the stomach to get him to speak. “Yes,” said Moog with a huge smile on his face. The two left and shut the door. “Yeah, I can do that,” he added. Lewis shakes his head.”Oh boy” he thought to himself.

The two walk into the recording area where the band are. “I’m sorry guys, I know you’re singing it, but I’m just not feeling it.” said Zedd in a sad tone.

“Well, would you be so kind as to oblige us with an exemplificational flavor of what feels a missing’?” asked Dr. Teeth.

“Look, the thing I’ve loved about you guys is your energy,” Sofia Carson replied. “It’s electric. I feel like you just need to loosen things up a bit” she added.

“Well, please show us the way, Sofia Carson” replied the good doctor.

“Why don’t we take it from the top, yeah?” Ms. Carson asked. Everyone agrees and begins playing. Sofia Carson sings the song called ‘Making Mayhem” After they finished, a big smile was on Zedd’s face. “Now, that’s a hit song,” he said.

“Too true. Too true. That was beautiful” replied Teeth with a smile. “Just not a hit song for us” he added, his tone was a bit sad.

“Especially without Animal” added Floyd.

“Like, we’re just not the Mayhem without our heartbeat” Janice said.

“Hey guys, how about we give the song to Zedd and…” Lips said before his mumbles become untellable.

“Profound idea, Lips” the ginger haired male replied with a big smile as he looked at the trumpet player. He turned back to the two. “We hereby relinquish this hit song to our nearest and dearest duo, Zedd and Sofia” he said.

“What?” replied Sofia in shock. “No, no, guys, we can’t take your song.” she said.

“No, you don’t have to. It’s already yours.” replied Floyd Pepper.

“No take backsies!” added Janice. Sofia holds a hand over her heart. “Thank you,” she replied. Zedd turns around and looks at Moog and Lewis. “Hey, thanks for the help, Moog.” he said.

Moog presses the button. “Zedd knows my name,” he said while chucking with joy. Lewis rolls his eyes. “Great. We lost our only song for the album. Nora will be pissed off” the ginger hair boy thought to himself.

“That he does, Marge, that he does” replied Zoot.

Meanwhile with Animal, he was still in the office. “You are making me look bad,” said the man who tried to get the drummer a job but failed each time.

“We are running out of options, but you know what I’m about to save you, because I think I got the one.” he added as he rubbed his eyes. “Are you ready for this?” he asked the wild man.

Animal nods his head. “Come here,” the black haired male said. “Have you ever thought about a job as a drummer in a rock band?” he asked. Animal was quiet for a second before he freaked out. “No then!” replied the man.

“Animal! Animal! Pivoting!” he yelled. The drummer stops. “What about a excellenting career in the food service industry?” he asked the wild man. “Yeah, okay” replied Animal. The wild man got the job as a chief, cooking food on a hot plate in front of guests. He was amazing.

Back outside of Zedd’s studio, Nora arrived. She throws her blanket back into her car as the band walks out. “Hey, hi, sorry I’m late” said Nora.

“You, Thunderdome, today was amazing” replied Moog. “The band invited me to the studio. Zedd let me work the board” he added. “I mean it was just one button but still..” the black haired male said. “Also, real quick, are you living in your car?” he asked.

The black haired female scoffs. “No, I’m not living in my car. I slept on the floor in my office.” she replied. “Whatever, though. All that matters is, there’s a new hit song.” Nora added with a big smile on her face.

“There sure is,” replied the doc. “Yes,” replied Nora. “And we gave it to Zedd,” he added. “No,” she replied in disbelief.

“Yeah, we had to,” replied Floyd. “Song just didn’t feel like us,” the red haired male added. Nora looks so disappointed.

They get into the mayhem’s van and drive down the street as they listen to “Making Mayhem.”

“Yeah, smooth” said Floyd as he looked at Teeth. Nora rolls her eyes as the band moves around while listening. Lewis was too busy with Annie who wouldn’t stop biting his alligator tail. “Quit it” he hissed but his little sister bit down harder.

“Doesn’t feel like you guys, huh?” asked Nora. “Told you” replied Floyd.

“It’s literally called Making Mayhem,” she replied. “You gave them a song about you for free.” the black haired female added.

“What’s the problem?” asked the red haired male. “You can’t really own a song, Label Lady,” he added.

“Yeah, it’s like land or books or ponchos.” added Janice. “You can own all of those things,” replied the Label lady.

“Well, the good news is it all worked out for Zedd and Sofia,” said Teeth.

“Yes, I’m so happy that a mega-superstar that has tons of hits got one more.” Nora replied.

“Well said.” replied Floyd Pepper. “Once Animal returns, we’ll make our beautiful music again” added the blonde female.

“That is right, Janice” replied the red haired male as he let out a chuckle. “Animal always come home,” he added. She agrees. Floyd turns to the doc. “Ain’t that right, Teeth?” he asked their band leader.

Teeth didn’t make eye contact with the red haired male. He started whimpering softly like a puppy at a vet. “Teeth?” asked Floyd in a confused tone. The doc suddenly starts crying a waterfall. “Oh no, he’s crying” said Nora in a bit of a worried tone.

“I don’t think Animal’s coming back!” Dr. Teeth said in tears. Lewis and Annie look at their father, worried about him crying. “Wait, why is he crying?” asked the black haired female.

“What’d you say?” asked Floyd Pepper.

“I don’t think Animal’s coming back!” snapped Teeth through his tears.

“What do you mean, “Not coming back?” You said he’s come back!” replied the red haired male in shock.

“Animal’s gone away. Where’s he gone?” replied the ginger haired male in a flood of his own tears. “Animal’s never come ... .Why isn’t he coming back?” he continued. Lewis and Annie look really worried for their dad having a breakdown like this. Teeth put his face in his hand.

“Eyes on the road!” yelled Floyd.

Horn honking filled the air for a few seconds as Teeth got his eyes back on the road.

“Why don’t you think he’ll come back?” asked Floyd as tears started to fall from his eyes. “And why? Why, Teeth?” he asked. Everyone starts crying, even Lewis and Annie. Nora tries to comfort Janice as the blonde female lays her head on her shoulder.

“Okay, listen, there has to be a reasonable explanation. Okay?” said Nora. “Maybe Animal’s lost” she added.

“Like, maybe he’s hurt,” replied Janice.

“Maybe he’s in jail” replied Floyd.

“Maybe he’s dead!” replied Lips.

“This is all my fault.” said Floyd through his tears. “I never lost my little buddy, not once! Not even when he was a baby.” he added.

“You’ve taken care of Animal since he was a baby?” asked the black haired female in shock.

“I’ve always been responsible for Animal. Always.” he replied with tears running down his cheek. “Which means, now I’m responsible for this.” he realized in sadness. Everyone continues to cry.

“Okay, everyone, stop crying. Okay, look. Let’s just think rationally here.” said Nora. “Where would Animal go?” she asked as the van stopped at a red light. They noticed a huge billboard over a restaurant. Zoot looked out of the sun roof of the van in shock. The billboard had Animal on it next to a chief. “Hey, it’s Animal, and he grew!” said Zoot.

Inside the restaurant, Animal was flipping some shrimps on a huge hot plate. The guests were both amazed and happy. The band walked up to the door and looked through the window. Their hearts break as they see their drummer happy without them.

“Guess I was wrong” Dr. Teeth said in sadness. “Animal really isn’t coming home,” he added.

“For sure,” replied Janice.

“I guess we gotta let him go to his new true love,” said Floyd. “Hibachi,” he added. “Bless you” replied Zoot, thinking it was a sneeze.

“No. Guys, wait. Animal can’t be a teppanyaki chef, okay?” replied Nora. “You guys said he’s the heartbeat of the band.” she added.

“It’s like Benny himself once said, “If you love someone, set them free.” replied Janice.

“Who’s Benny?” the black haired female asked. “You know, Benny Hana,” replied the blonde female.

“Oh, no, wait, he said, “Kids eat free.” she added. Everyone agrees.

“You know what? How can Animal just leave without saying a word?” asked Floyd. “That just…It cuts deep, man” he added with the whine of a wolf.

“I mean” he started but stopped. “He owes all of us more than that, don’t you think?” the red haired male said.

“Look, the last thing you wanna do is turn your back on someone you love just cause they hurt you.” replied Nora. “I have a sister. I know how it is” she added.

“Sometimes, family lets you down.” said the black haired female. Teeth look down, that sentence strikes deep in him. He did turn his back on his family, his little brother had been hurt by him because of his choices. A tear ran down his cheek. Lewis looked up at his father worried.

“Trust me. Go talk to him.” said Nora. “Talk?” asked Floyd. He shakes his head.

“No, I’m no good with words.” the red haired male replied.

“I get the feeling you’ll know just what to do.” she replied. Floyd walks over to Animal after some people leave.

“Hey, Animal!” he said to get the drummer’s attention. The wild man turns his head a bit and sees Floyd but doesn't look him in the eyes. The red haired male can tell he is hurt and upset at him. “Come on, don’t be like that,” said Floyd Pepper.

“Look, I don’t know what’s going on or why you split,” he said. “No need” replied Animal in a cold tone. “No need?” asked Floyd confused.

“What are you talking about?” asked the red haired male. “No need Animal” replied the drummer as he mocks their laughs. “Wait, wait, wait” said Floyd Pepper as he realized the problem.

“Oh, look, you thought that we were saying that we didn’t need you?” he said. “No way, man. You know, I mean…” the red haired male tried to find the right words.

“Look, we’d never…not…” he struggles with what he is trying to say. Animal shakes his head. “When we said that…” he stopped. He felt hopeless of getting Animal, the drummer of their band, his son back.

The red haired male looks over to the band. “Oh man, I don’t know what to say.” Floyd said. “You got this,” replied Teeth.

He nodded his head then he got an idea. Floyd Pepper turns to the wild man. “Hey, Animal” he said. “I may be bad with words but…” he stops before he starts to sing “Bridge over troubled water”

Animal’s eyes got wide, he knew this song. “Remember this one?” Floyd asked before continuing. The drummer turned to Floyd. “Baby song” he said.

“That’s right,” Floyd chuckles. He kept singing. “Baby song,” Animal said again. Everyone joins in. The drummer took off the chief hat and started crying. He runs over to them and they give him a big group hug.

“You were right, Doc. Animal always comes home.” said Nora. “Sometimes, home has to come to Animal” he replied.

When they got back to the Shack, Animal was asleep in his hammock. Floyd walked over to his case for his instrument and opened it. A picture of a baby Animal was inside with a note that said “Keep” on it. Floyd looks over to the sleeping drummer.

A flashback, there was a knock on the door. The red haired male opens it and looks around then down. “Hello?” he asked. A baby Animal, well, a puppy Animal was in a cage with the note on it. “What the?” he asked himself as he took the werenewfoundland pup out of his cage. “Well, look at you,” he said. The puppy looked at him like a chew toy.

“Het there, little fella. I’m Floyd” said Floyd with a soft smile. Animal tried to bite him but missed. “Nice try, little animal. Come on. Let’s go rock.” he said as he took the puppy inside his home. The two laugh as the flashback ends for Floyd.

There was a knock on the door of the Shack. Floyd went down and opened it. He saw Nora sitting on the ground with her things next to her. She turns and looks at Floyd. “Hi. So, it’s looking like I don’t…” she started to say but got choked up. “Maybe I could…” the black haired female tried to say.

Animal walked next to the red haired male. “Keep” he said. Floyd Pepper looks at Animal then Nora. He nods his head.

Meanwhile with Lewis, He was getting put to bed by Teeth. Annie was sleeping with Lips and Zoot who were sharing a bed with Teeth. “Goodnight, dad” said Lewis with a yawn as he curled up with his plush blue cat that Lips got him when he was three years old.

“Goodnight, son” his dad said before pulling a soft kiss on his forehead and head to the door. “Hey dad?” asked the ginger haired boy. “Yes?” replied the doc.

“I love you,” his son replied. The good doctor smiles. “I love you too,” he replied before shutting the door.

#weremayhemau #the muppets #dr teeth and the electric mayhem #dr teeth #zoot muppet #lips muppet #muppet mayhem #floyd pepper #animal muppet #janice muppets #moog muppet mayhem #nora singh #lewis teeth #annie teeth

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serenityiskey · 2 years

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The one with the rainstorm

A/N: thank you once again @eddiemunsonfanboy for suggesting this adorable plot. I wasn’t sure if you wanted the two to be platonic or not but I went with them being friends just in case. I hope you enjoy it!

“Harringtoooooooon, I’m booooooored” Eddie groaned as he tilted his head back on the couch while Steve was reading a book he bought from the new bookstore down town. “please do tell how that became my problem?” Steve responded unamused as he continued to read and flip the page. “I dunno, you babysit six kids so I would have thought you would at least have an idea of what to do during days like this” Eddie motioned to the pouring rain outside and looked at Steve upside down causing his raven hair to dangle from the couch arm.

Steve peered over his book to raise a brow as he looked at Eddie before going back to reading “go play your guitar or something. You’ve been wanting to have more time to learn that new song..what was it…master of trumpets?” Eddie quickly sat up and he looked offended “it’s master of puppets, dipshit, I can’t believe you insulted one of the greatest bands of all time.” Steve smirked knowing how bad he just hit a nerve with the rocker and he shrugged “eh, im more of a pop music guy.” Eddie just rolled his eyes as he stood up before going over to Steve and ruffling his hair. “Hey! Eddie!” He whined as his hair covered his eyes while Eddie quickly ran off to hide somewhere. After Steve managed to fix his hair, he picked the book back up and continued reading as he thought the man had finally managed his boredom.

A few chapters into his book, the lights of the trailer went out and he groaned “great, now I really am stuck with this man child”. Steve stood up from his chair and started to walk through the house to find Eddie “Ed? Where did you go?” He called out as he looked in the kitchen, the bathroom, the closet, and under the sink with a flashlight that was on the kitchenette table. “Come on, Eddie, this isn’t funny. Where did you -OH SHIT!” Steve dropped the flash light as Eddie popped out of the darkness of his room and made the devil horns with his hands before laughing loudly “I got you good, Harrington, you should have seen yohohohohour face”. Steve picked up the flashlight and shook his head before tackling Eddie onto his bed.

“Oh yeah? You think almost giving me a heart attack is funny? Then you’ll really laugh at this” Steve growled before starting to pinch at Eddie’s sides causing the man’s voice to crack and he arched his back. “StEHEHEHEHEVE!!! Whahahahahahahaahahahait! Dohohhohohohohont!” Steve smirked as he learned a new discovery about his friend “Awwwww Eddie~ if I didn’t know any better I’d say you’re ticklish” he teased as he moved up to scribble Eddie’s belly and belly sides causing the rocker to tense his abs and laugh louder.

“DOHOHOHOHOHOHOHONT SAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAY THAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAT!” Eddie cackled and he tried to roll away before Steve pinned him back down on his back. “What? Tickle? Tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle~ ” Steve feigned innocence and he chanted in a teasing tone as he moved up to his ribs making Eddie pin his arms by his sides “HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHARRINGTON!” He whined through his laughter and tried to escape Steve’s torturous fingers. “Awwww what is it, love? Can’t take what you dish out?” He pouted at Eddie before moving down to his hips causing Eddie to scream and buck his hips. “NO! NOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOT THEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHHEHEHERE!!” He cackled and he managed to flip over on his stomach before Steve straddled his legs. “Oh my~ this is a terrible spot. Would be a shame if the hellfire club found out about this” he taunted as he continued to squeeze and scribble. “DOHOHOHOHOHOHONT YOU DAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHARE!” Eddie begged through his tears and he tried to prop himself on his elbows only to end up falling back down. “Then don’t scare me next time or else I will find any other death spots and exploit them at the next meeting” he chuckled in amusement as he stopped tickling Eddie and he sat beside him on the bed. Eddie breathed heavily and he just gave an “ok” gesture with his hands before looking at Steve “damn, harrington, you’re an evil bastard” he breathed heavily and shivered at the ghost sensations. Steve smiled as he conquered Eddie the Banished and he was about to respond until the lights came back on. “Finally” he sighed in relief before playfully nudging Eddie’s arm “hope you’re entertained now, I’m going back to reading” he chuckled and went back out to the living room leaving behind an exhausted Eddie Munson.

#stranger things tickle #sfw tickle fic #lee!eddie #ler!steve harrington #tickle fic

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greypetrel · 10 months

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3 & 4 for all the ocs :3 (or just the ones you want to do if it’s too much 😅)

Nah, not just the ones, we die like heroes and do all of them >:3 (I have collected playlists for each of them, finally)

Starting with 4 which is shorter and adding 3 under the cut.

Thanks for asking! <3

Tis the prompt list

4. a song lyric that describes my muse

Alyra: I'm laying down, eating snow / My fur is hot, my tongue is cold / On a bed of spider web / I think of how to change myself Keep the streets empty for me, Fever Ray

Raina: Sometimes I feel like everybody is a sexy baby / And I'm a monster on the hill / Too big to hang out, slowly lurching towards your favourite city / Pierced through the heart, but never killed. Anti-hero, Taylor Swift

Aisling: Oh the Queen of Peace / Always does her best to please / Is it any use? / Somebody's gotta lose. Queen of Peace, Florence + the Machine

3. a boss battle song for fighting my muse

Alyra: Mordero'Sheen (Bringers of Death), Lorne Balfe I am very normal about the Wheel of Time show. You should watch that show if you haven't, this is your signal to watch it. Anyway: very syncopated rhythm, relentless, gives you a pause? Yeah well, it's starting again stronger. She'll keep up with a serrated rhythm, won't give you time to breathe if not to study you better and trick you, won't get down until she'll be dead. It'll be a hard fight.

Raina: L'Arlesienne Suite n°2 - 4. Farandole, Georges Bizet A mix of heavy and light-hearted and lively, very quick, you can almost dance on it, but it's too fast to follow. And then BAM the whole orchestra jumps in right at your head and it's fucking horns and trumpets screaming the main theme instead of strings for a super power boost. A duel that starts light, she's cracking jokes and playing with you, putting you at ease... and then something switch, when she understands how you fight and... Well, good luck with that, she's agile and strong and doesn't follow a clear strategy that's very easy to read.

Aisling: Thunderstruck, AC/DC A big classic, but the intro... She knows she has the lower hand physically. She's short, she's a Mage, she doesn't have armours that allow her to tank. So she'll try to start before you can see her. You're walking to the duel. Clouds start to gather above you. The air's crackling and electric. All birds are now silent. Thunder starts to boom above, jumping between clouds. It gets more. and more. And more in a crescendo until. BAM, one very precise lighting strikes right in front of you, missing you by maybe 5cm. It's done on purpose: you get screamed to yield, to lower your weapons, as many more lightning circle you, one after the other. She may not be the stronger or quicker... But she moves like she's dancing, is terribly precise with her hits, and oh, yeah, you came with a metal armour? Your bad, metal conducts electricity you know. :) (and, she is also proficient from up close. You think you got closer and you gained the upper hand? Well, maybe not.)

Special mention for Dark Lady Shenanigans: Sanctuary! Alan Menken

#oc ask game #music tag #aisling lavellan #raina hawke #alyra mahariel

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hauntedsideofthemoon · 1 year

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BROKEN HEART OF GOLD - chapter 3; at the starting gun

AO3 link

pairing: chishiya x gn!reader

format: gender-neutral original character/self-insert, they/them pronouns are used when necessary, no use of y/n or "___", feel free to picture the character however you wish!

tags: canon-typical violence, slow burn, ocs as side characters, mentions/depictions of mental health issues

word count: 3213

song recommendation: "The Last Time" by ONE OK ROCK

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I walked up to Arisu and Karube as that guy with the dark blue cap was already asking them questions. When I came closer, they both greeted me. I was glad to be able to play a game with people I was familiar with, ' but what if I did something that could kill them?'

Before I could say anything, the voice from the phone spoke up again:

[GAME]

A GAME OF TAG

DIFFICULTY

FIVE OF SPADES

'Five of spades?' Karube repeated.

'It’s a physical game.' Another man’s voice came up from behind me, as if he had just appeared out of thin air. 'Strength is everything here. I’m Nitobe. Nice to meet you.' The man with a black hat continued, offering a handshake to Karube, but funnily enough, he got rejected.

'Each mark has a different meaning?' Arisu stepped forward, directing his attention to the man.

'Exactly!' He offered a handshake to Arisu, which he awkwardly accepted, and Nitobe continued 'The mark on a trump card signifies the game’s genre. Club refers to a team battle, and Diamond refers to a battle of wits.'

I felt weird at what he said about diamond games. My game didn’t feel like a battle of wits, but now that I think about it… 'I thought we were supposed to help each other, though no one even bothered to look at the other players. Were we supposed to play solo, with no regard for the others around us?' I wondered if the game was supposed to have only one survivor, remembering how I thought I could have saved those two near the end.

'As for Heart… It’s the most troublesome one. It’s a game of betrayal, where you play with people’s hearts.' He had been suspiciously giggling this whole time until his face suddenly turned dark and serious at that last sentence.

'What about the numbers?' Arisu asked him. 'The difficulty level. The higher the number, the harder it is to clear.'

[RULES]

Run away from the tagger.

…

'That’s it? The voice is not going to give us any more information?'

I looked up at Arisu as he looked at Karube, and we both asked at the same time 'Who’s the tagger?', Karube only replied, 'How should I know?'. Yeah, fair enough. The voice continued:

[CLEAR CONDITION]

Discover the safe zone hidden in one of the building rooms within the time limit.

You clear the game when this objective is fulfilled.

Time limit, 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes have passed, the time bomb hidden in the building will explode.

My blood ran cold at that last rule. A bomb. I was in a game with bombs once again.

Everyone moved inside the building to play the game. I gulped, still processing the fact that I was at risk of being blown up again. I wanted to tag along with Arisu and Karube, but Nitobe was already following them like a parasite; That guy gave me the creeps, so I chose not to stay around him.

I walked up to the seventh floor, thinking that if I could look down and keep an eye on the 'tagger' it would be easier to avoid them. The voice from my phone announced the game would start right now.

The tagger is on the move.

A trumpet sound played and everything was silent for a moment. I was alone in one of the corridors paying attention to any sounds around me; that’s when I heard the elevator doors opening on the floor right below mine, followed by a set of slow, loud footsteps. I was scared that those footsteps would come up the stairs to my floor, but when they slowly faded away I realized I was safe… For now.

I ran over to the corner of this corridor and began trying out the doors – the faster I could find that safe zone, the faster I would be out of this game.

Suddenly, I heard something from the distance; It sounded like gunshots, but very fast. 'The tagger has a gun? So now I have to worry about a bomb AND a gun?'

Anxiously, I continued checking the doors, having reached the intersection between the three areas of this floor. Walking over to the other corner, I noticed the man with a white hoodie leaning over the balcony, observing the other players. I walked up to him asking 'Have you checked the doors on this corridor already?'. Without looking back at me, he replied 'No. I already know the safe zone is not on this floor. That would be too easy', finishing his sentence with a chuckle.

I raised an eyebrow at him and moved forward to try the doors anyway. It didn’t hurt to try, and I definitely didn’t like his attitude. I kept hearing more gunshots coming from the floors below, and I was holding myself back to avoid turning back and seeing dead bodies again.

For a moment, I thought if I should risk checking the other floors, or just hope that other people were doing the same there. Suddenly, I heard Arisu yelling, and I moved over to the balcony to find him running across the third floor.

'EVERYONE! THE TAGGER IS CURRENTLY AT THE SECOND LEVEL OF THE CENTRAL AREA! THE TAGGER HAS BAD VISION BECAUSE OF HIS MASK! LET’S INFORM EACH OTHER OF THE TAGGER’S LOCATION AND SEARCH FOR THE SAFE ZONE TOGETHER!'

'A mask? Why would the tagger choose to wear a mask if that’s going to give him a big disadvantage?'

'It’s a good idea, but no one will respond.' The man with the white hoodie spoke from that same corner he had been standing on, though now he was facing me. 'If I see the tagger, I will respond. This can save someone’s life.' I only thought to myself, not feeling like starting an argument with this man.

A feminine voice yelled from a few floors below, 'THE TAGGER IS MOVING FROM THE FOURTH LEVEL OF THE CENTRAL AREA! ANYONE NEARBY, RUN!'. Soon after, I saw her running towards that lady with the glasses, telling her to run away. Someone else came in behind her – a tall figure with a horse mask. 'When Arisu mentioned a mask, I would have never expected THIS kind of mask.'

The girl with the teal jacket jumped over the balcony, climbing up the pipes to the upper floor, while the lady was killed on the spot by the tagger. He tried to shoot at the woman going up, but I think his mask made it difficult to find her; he just turned back to fire another round of gunshots on the already dead body of that lady. The sight was so cruel, I closed my eyes and lowered my head, wishing another death scene wouldn’t be stuck replaying inside my mind.

'Can’t stand the view of people dying?' the white-hoodie man said in a mocking tone, 'You’re not going to survive for too long like that.' I looked at him, very upset at his comment; he ridiculed me for not staying calm over watching people die, and he also talked like those deaths were meaningless.

'You must see people be murdered like this every day to make such insensitive comments.'

'I do.'

His words bothered me once again. ' Does he participate in games every day to see people die this often? Could he be finding amusement in these messed up situations?'

I didn’t want to keep this conversation going, I couldn’t let myself get distracted by someone like this, while an armed man walked around the building shooting people.

Moving down the stairs, I finally decided to check the doors on the sixth floor.

Seven minutes until the game ends. There are currently eight survivors.

Gunshots were fired somewhere near me. I quickly looked over to check the tagger’s position, but this time he wasn’t chasing anyone in particular; he was shooting at someone from pretty far away. 'Did he get tired of not having anyone to chase and is now trying to shoot at people from the balcony?'

The thought was already weird in itself, but things looked more bizarre when the tagger didn’t stop shooting even after the man fell to the floor, out of his shooting range. It didn’t even look like the tagger was trying to kill that man, or the guy trying to save him – Arisu. He’s putting himself at risk to help that man.

The walls surrounding the door in front of them, as well as the balcony they were hiding behind, were covered in bullet holes. It looked more like a warning.

Could it be…?

Could the tagger be warning them to stay away from that door?

'Could that door be the safe zone? Or where the bomb was hidden?'

A familiar voice came from above, the man in the white hoodie was looking down at me from the balcony with a smirk on his face, 'Did you notice it, too?' he chuckled once again, moving back as I heard him walk away.

'THE TAGGER IS ON THE EAST AREA OF THE FIFTH FLOOR, WALKING OVER TO THE CENTRAL AREA!' I shouted to warn anyone nearby.

Six minutes and thirty seconds left.

I wondered if I could run down the stairs to check that door on the fourth floor, but what if I met up with the tagger on the way? I couldn’t guess if he would move up or down, my only indication of his position when I couldn’t see him was the sound of his footsteps and gunshots firing.

Still, I thought it was a risk worth taking. I wanted to be brave like Arisu was a few moments ago.

Five minutes remaining. I heard the tagger’s footsteps again, and I stopped moving. Standing still in silence, trying to make out where the footsteps were coming from and where they were heading to, before I could proceed to my destination. A voice began yelling, taunting the tagger to follow him; I wasn’t surprised to hear gunshots next, it didn’t look like anyone could run away from a weapon like that.

The next sequence of noises was completely chaotic – aside from the gun, something that sounded like a fire extinguisher, someone being hit with a heavy object, screaming and punching… Someone was really crazy enough to pick a fight with an armed person. But if they could keep the tagger busy, I could run down the stairs and avoid him.

Three minutes left.

What awful timing I had.

Stepping down and looking to my side, a big man with camo pants was fighting the tagger, or at least trying. They came running up from the third floor while wrestling, when I saw the tagger grab his leg and throw him on the ground, kicking his face to make him unconscious.

The moment the tagger turned his head, that creepy horse mask now facing me, he started reloading his gun and I immediately ran, nearly tripping on my feet. He shot in my direction, bullets brushing past me as I sprinted, but one managed to scratch the side of my hip and I fell to the floor, groaning in pain.

Pressing my hand over the cut, I turned back to see the tagger walking toward me and pointing his gun at my face.

I thought it was over for me when Karube came running up the stairs and jumped on the tagger’s back, stabbing him. ‘RUN! GO, NOW!’ he screamed at me, and I got up on my feet as fast as possible.

Moving towards the door, trying not to look back as I heard the sound of a body being thrown on the ground. When I reached the wall destroyed by bullet holes, a man came out of that room in a rush, shutting the door closed and holding the doorknob.

It was the man in the white hoodie I met before, though now he had his hood down, exposing his shoulder-length bleached hair. I scooted over, asking what happened, and if that apartment was indeed the safe zone.

'I’m not sure, we didn’t see anything useful when we got in, though we had no time to check the door at the back because a second tagger showed up and tried to shoot us.' He answered calmly, finally dropping that mocking tone he had been using with me.

'You’re telling me there are two taggers? And did you really leave someone else in there stuck with them?'

'I wasn’t going to let myself be killed in there, only idiots would put someone else’s life over their own. Besides, that guy must have run inside the room at the back. If that’s the safe zone, he will be able to clear the game.'

I couldn’t believe this guy when I heard that. He showed no concern for anyone at all. The other guy’s voice yelled from inside, unfortunately proving this man wrong:

'SOMEONE, PLEASE COME OVER! THE SAFE ZONE IS IN APARTMENT 406! IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAR THE GAME ALONE! WE NEED TWO PEOPLE TO DO THIS!'

'Seriously?' the man in front of me said in a low, bothered tone. I felt goosebumps after hearing that voice – it was Arisu. He was stuck inside with another tagger.

I walked closer to the door, trying to grab the doorknob, but this man wouldn’t let go of it. 'I need to go in and help Arisu! You heard him, he can’t clear the game alone!'

Time remaining, one minute.

'Do you have a death wish?' He raised one eyebrow, looking me up and down, 'You don’t look like you can handle that tagger.'

'Then get inside with me! It could be safer with three people against one, right?'

He seemed to consider my suggestion. Sighing, he finally decided to get up on his feet and opened the door for us. The room at the back was open, loud noises coming from inside. We peeked over, and for just a second I saw Arisu wrestling the tagger before they began to shoot in our direction so we both moved back quickly.

'SOMEONE! PLEASE COME!'

Arisu yelled again, and I was growing anxious with every second. Beside me, the man grabbed that small device from his pocket, pressing a button on the side to check if it was still working, and a quick flash appeared at the top – a taser!

'This could bring the tagger down for a moment, but I’m not confident I can make it with those two moving so much.'

Forty seconds left.

'Let me do it, then.' I don’t know what made me suddenly say this, I wasn’t a very brave person, but I was already stretching out my arm, waiting for him to hand me the taser. He turned his head to me, brows furrowed, staring at my shaky hand and the blood stain on the side of my shirt.

'You’re gonna get us all killed.'

His comment irritated me, but I could already feel the adrenaline rushing up. 'If you’re not going to do it, then let me do it. It’s better than standing here doing nothing.'

Thirty seconds left.

Sighing, he finally handed me the taser, walking a few steps back to be as far as possible from the line of fire, but still close enough to see what would happen.

Forcing myself to ignore the stinging pain from the injury, I crouched down near the door, taser in hand, readying myself.

Twenty seconds left.

A sound came from inside the safe zone, someone had jumped in through the window. 'You called?', that climber’s voice.

Ten seconds left.

The tagger aimed at her, and I took this as the perfect opportunity to shock their leg. They let go of both Arisu and the gun, falling back with a loud thud.

The countdown echoed through the whole apartment.

Five

'The buttons!'

Four

Arisu and the woman looked up,

Three

Got up to their feet,

Two

Ran over to the buttons on the walls,

One

And pressed them at the same time.

[GAME CLEAR]

CONGRATULATIONS

My heart was racing.

I did it. We did it.

They cleared the game. And I tased someone.

Hearing some rustling, the tagger in front of me sat up – the horse mask down on the floor, revealing a middle-aged woman anxiously looking up at us like she was on the verge of tears. A beeping sound was coming from her, and when she faced the ceiling I noticed a metal collar around her neck, the beeping increasing in speed, and then – BOOM.

The metal collar exploded, killing her and splattering blood all over the walls.

I moved back in shock, another person dying from an explosion in front of me.

Leaning back on the wall behind me while looking away from the body, I noticed the man in the white hoodie doing the exact opposite, stepping inside the room to take a 'better look' at that scene.

Arisu came from the safe zone, eyeing me as he made his way outside and I followed him. Upon reaching the corridor, he crouched down, looking exhausted, and I got closer to place my hand on his shoulder.

'I killed her,' his voice was almost inaudible. The climber came from inside the apartment as well, closing the door behind her and looking down at us.

'That person… I killed her.' The woman sighed and replied to him in a calm tone, 'Everyone was made to participate in the game. It’s no one’s fault.'

'Just what in the world is this?'

'Who knows? I don’t know either. But… It amazes me that I’m willing to do anything just so that I can survive. If we weren’t willing, we might as well die.' Her words were harsh, but there was no ill intention in her tone. As she walked away, I told Arisu: ‘Hey… I’m going down to the entrance to pick up the card. Can you go look for Karube and make sure that he’s fine? I’ll be back to get you two and then we can leave.”

He nodded, getting up to his feet and going over to the corner where Karube was fighting the tagger. I walked in the opposite direction and entered the elevator.

Just like in my first game, there was a white round table at the entrance of the building, but with nothing on top of it. Someone else already took the card. Shit.

Before I could make my way back up, the lights in the building went out and I heard an engine sound from pretty far away. Curious, I headed over to the source of that sound.

Peeking from the corner of the building, I noticed an old car on the street up ahead. The big man who fought the tagger was in the driver’s seat, seemingly waiting for someone. As if on cue, 'someone' came up to the car and got in the passenger’s seat; that man with the white hoodie. The driver stepped on the gas and drove away.

I tried to walk forward to see which way the car would go, until I felt an eerie presence behind me, followed by the sound of a gun being cocked and pressed to the back of my head.

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