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that-storming-writer · 2 years

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Music Box Mayhem

Thief had waited all night for this moment. Hours of servicing the entitled elite, trying to avoid the watchful gaze of Supervillain's henchmen was finally paying off. The bejeweled lid of the Ophidian Music Box glistened in the pale moonlight, peering through the thick curtains. It sat on a red velvet pillow--which complimented its beauty--in the display closest to the office desk. This would likely be their most successful heist; assuming, of course, they could make it off the grounds of Supervillain's manor. Between security, the guests, and Supervillain themself, it wouldn't be an easy escape. They could worry about that later. Thief reached for the box--

The door handle jiggled. Thief dove behind the desk, shrinking into a tight ball as warm light bathed the room. The door quickly shut with a soft click--only one person had entered. The newcomer shuffled through the room as Thief crawled to the other side of the desk. As long as it wasn't Supervillain or their right hand, they would be easy to take out. Thief peeked from their hiding spot and... Came face-to-face with Hero?

"What the hell are you doing here?!" Hero froze, hands hovering over the sides of the box as he looked down at Thief.

"What am I doing here? What are you doing here?"

"I'm getting the Ophidian Music Box, obviously. Why else would I be here?"

"I should've known," he said with a disapproving shake of his head. "Of course you want to get your grubby little paws on the music box. I imagine you're going to sell it off instead--"

"Oh shut it with your self-righteous garbage. I'm going to sell it because I like money. And a good reputation. And stealing is fun. Now if you excuse me, I'm just gonna grab it and be on my way." Thief stepped forward, reaching for the music box. Hero sprung between the artifact and the thief, earning a glare from the criminal. "I was here first, so I get to keep it."

"That's not how it works! It should be returned to the museum for everyone to see--not locked away in some rich guy's vault!"

"Okay? How does that effect me? Honestly, I'm impressed your girlfriend tolerates you. You're such a nag. And you're dull."

"Girlfriend?"

"Uh yeah, Villain obviously."

"I'm not a dull nag," Hero grumbled as his ears reddened. "And-and Villain isn't my girlfriend! She's my enemy."

Thief snorted, giving him a pat on the arm. "Sure, buddy."

"Why do you insist on provoking me? All I want to do is return the music box to its rightful place." Hero sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "I don't want to fight with you, Thief. If we set aside our differences and take the music box back together, we can both get what we want: your reputation as a good thief and the artifact in its rightful place." Hero offered his hand. "What do you say?"

Thief blinked at Hero, looking from his hand to the music box and back again. "You really think--"

The door handle twisted.

"Hide," Thief hissed. Hero pounced behind the desk as Thief sandwiched themself flat between a couch and coffee table. It wasn't the best hiding place in the world, but it was better than being in the open. Thief heard a single pair of footsteps stride through the room, pausing near the desk. How to get the music box and escape? The thief considered their options.

They could draw attention to the desk and slip behind the newcomer, grabbing the Ophidian Music Box. Hero would be stuck dealing with them, the other person would be distracted, and Thief could flee with their prize. It was risky--especially if the newcomer had powers--but with Hero there, perhaps that wasn't too much of a concern. He had powers and was harebrained enough to protect them.

Thief snaked forward to get a better look at who they were dealing with. They chanced a look over the table... And found Villain standing before the artifact.

"Seriously?! You're here too?!" Villain twirled around, her dress flowing with the movement. Just like every other outfit at the party, it was gaudy and flamboyant, impractical for a heist. Thief jumped to their feet and glared at the villain. She offered a genuine smile. The audacity.

"My dear, Thief! I didn't expect to see you here tonight. Though now that I have, I should've expected someone with your ambitions to be lurking around."

"What are you doing here?"

"You're always a nosey one," Villain hummed. "If you must know, this fine box will look great in my bedroom. I need something new to hold all my jewelry, and what better thing than the Ophidian Music Box? Now I'm tempted to ask you the same question, but I'm more interested to know who's hiding in here with you." Hero sheepishly emerged from behind the desk, blushing more than before.

"H-hey, Villain." Villain looked Hero up and down. He blushed harder.

"Hello, darling Hero. I didn't expect you here, either. I'm not one to complain though, you certainly clean up nicely," she purred. The hero-in-denial swallowed thickly while Thief gagged.

"First you ruin my plans, and now you're subjecting me to your flirting? At least be decent enough to wait until I'm out of the room."

"Don't be so grumpy. I haven't seen my lovely Hero in a while, and I should be allowed to chat with him. However, I am curious about these plans of yours. They don't have anything to do with my box, do they?"

"My plans are called none of your business. Now if you excuse me, I would like to get what I came here for and be on my way." Thief reached for the box again only for Villain to slap their hand away.

"The box needs to go back to the museum." Hero finally regained his voice. Both criminals stared at him. "Please, let me take it back where it belongs." Villain pouted and walked up to the hero, leaving Thief to roll their eyes. Of all the heroes and villains in the city, why did they have to get stuck with these two?

"But Hero, don't you think it'd look great in my room?"

"I-I don't know, I've nev-never seen your room."

"Oh right, that's truly a shame. Perhaps we should fix that." Villain punctuated her point with a wink. That was all it took to reduce Hero into a blushing mess and leave Thief to bury their face in their hands.

"You two are so embarrassing. How can you say the things you say and still show your faces in public? Actually, I don't care. I came here for the box, not to watch the two of you do...whatever this is." They gestured vaguely to the pair as they stalked to their prize.

"Not so fast," Villain tsked. An invisible force pushed against the thief. Not hard enough to knock them over, but enough to keep them away from reaching their goal. Again. "Who said you get to have the music box? Why do you think you deserve it more than myself, or even Hero?"

Thief glared. "I can give you an alphabetical list of reasons why I--"

The door handle turned.

"Hide." Villain pulled Hero behind the curtains as Thief ducked around a neighboring display. Just as before, only a single person entered the room. Dressed in a security guard uniform, they headed straight for the Ophidian Music Box. Thief studied the newcomer. They should be easy to take out as a low-level security guard who was probably sent to... It was Vigilante. Because of course it was Vigilante!

"You have got to be kidding me. At this rate, I'm going to throw myself out the window." Vigilante jumped as the criminal emerged from the darkness, muttering a string of swears under their breath. "I can't have nice things, can I? You people are just determined to ruin my night!"

"It's good to see you too, Thief," Vigilante said flatly.

"Save your pleasantries. I'm not in the mood for idle chitchat."

"You're never in the mood for idle chitchat."

"Who asked you anyway?" They grumbled, turning to the window. "You two can come out now. Unless you're being weird, in which case spare us and stay behind the curtains." The pair came shuffling out a moment later, Villain smiling and Hero hopelessly red. Throwing themself out the window was becoming more desirable by the second. It was almost worth leaving the box behind. Almost.

"Why are you here, Vigilante?" Villain asked, sitting herself on Supervillain's desk.

"I have a feeling I'm here for the same reason as the rest of you. Does the Ophidian Music Box ring a bell?"

Thief groaned, dramatically throwing back their head. "Of course your here for the box. Why wouldn't you be here for it?"

"What do you plan on doing with it?" Hero asked.

"I'm giving it to the museum. But only if they pay me, otherwise I'll keep it."

"You're ransoming it to the museum?!"

"When you put it that way, it sounds bad."

"That's because it is bad. You can't ransom the box to the museum, it belongs to them!"

Vigilante shrugged. "It's no different than what you're doing. I'm just getting money for it."

"Now Vigilante," Villain interjected, "I can appreciate a good hustle. You're plan actually isn't bad, but I think you should sit this one out. There's already three of us who want the box, adding you into the mix makes it more complicated."

"I hate to agree with her, but she's right," Thief mumbled. "I already have to deal with these two, I do not need to deal with you too."

Vigilante gasped, slapping a hand over their chest in mock offense. "That really hurts, Thief. I thought we were friends. I mean, we're not so different you and I."

"And that is exactly why we're not friends. You go around saying things like that."

"Come on now, you know I'm not--"

"Alright, that's enough." Hero stepped between the pair, and made an effort to look at everyone. Despite his best attempt to mask his feelings, Thief noticed a hint of irritation in his eyes. Mr. Goodytwoshoes could get annoyed if they pressed hard enough. "Clearly we're getting nowhere by arguing about the Ophidian Music Box. We all want it for one reason or another, but no one is going to get it if we continue to bicker. So, let's talk this out. We'll each present a case for why we want the music box, and then we can decide who gets it."

"I can see what you're trying to do, darling, but diplomacy isn't going to get us far. We all came for the music box, and I doubt any of us are willing to leave without it," Villain pointed out.

"I have to agree with Villain," Vigilante hummed, "which is exactly why I'll just take the music box off your hands. You can thank me later." Before Thief could protest, Hero put himself between the artifact and Vigilante. They eyed each other, waiting for the other to make the first move. Villain rolled her eyes with a scoff, slipping off the desk and prowling toward the bickering crime-stoppers.

"Like he said, we're getting nowhere like this. Just let me take it and we can all go home for the night. Except for you, Hero. You can come home with me, if you'd like." That earned yet another blush from the hero and a long sigh from Thief.

"Great. He's definiently going to side with you on the matter because of your manipulation."

"She-she's not manipulating me!"

"I'm not manipulating him," Villain echoed. "Though I'm curious to know why you're trying to turn us against each other. It does conviently work in your favor if the two of us fight."

"Oh no, you don't get to accuse me of manipulating him."

The three of them were arguing. Well, it was more like Villain and Vigilante were arguing while Hero tried to keep the already shaky peace. Thief tuned them out. The others left Thief forgotten and the box open for the taking. They had one shot to claim their prize and make a run for it. They would make it good.

Thief snatched the music box and made a break for the door, failing to notice the handle fidgeting again.

Supervillain entered their office, taking a step back as they took in the sight. They looked from Villain to Hero to Vigilante before their eyes finally settled on Thief and the Ophidian Music Box. Shutting the door behind them, they leaned against it and smiled.

"Now what do we have here?"

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This thing is 2125 words long. I thought it would maybe be around 1500 words, but apparently not. I'm never writing again. I'm kidding, but wow this is the longest snippet I've written. And I've only written five. Anyway, there's probably some mistakes. I wrote and finished this all on my phone, so I might go and edit it when I have access to a computer. Hope you enjoy.

#thief #hero x villain #heroes and villains #heroes and villains community #I've been rewatching Leverage #One of my favorite episodes is The Rashomon Job so if you've seen that episode #you can tell this snippet is inspired (arguably heavily) by that #poor thief #they can't catch a break #all they wanted was to get money #instead they're stuck with three people after the same thing they are #Also I didn't intend for the hero x villain stuff to be so overt #I wanted to simply imply it #but that clearly didn't go as planned #Alternative titles include: The Turning of the Handle #Thief Can't Catch a Break #and The Music Box Job

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worstloki · 20 days

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there is a difference between being born to a throne, maliciously vying for a throne, stealing a throne, and having a throne thrust upon you when you are already in the midst of an identity crisis. And I fear Loki's place in the line of succession has people unable to differentiate between any of these

#you can't really argue he planned the extent of Thor's downfall #that was all Odin #Loki didn't force Thor to invade Jotunheim he isn't even the one who gave Thor the idea -- Thor did that all on his own!#that he was doing waswasa @ thor didn't help but wasn't really crime worthy on its own #Thor himself took time convincing the other warriors to be okay with the trip despite the treason and danger involved #like. what. Thor can't differentiate good advice from bad and is emotionally volatile and reckless and that's Loki's fault?#THOR was the one who got them past Heimdall too #the entire ordeal inadvertently showed off the favouritism Thor was receiving in comparison to Loki #even though Loki was the one supposedly so easily influencing Thor to such an extent #call Thor a puppet the way he--wait. no. that sounds weird. uhhhhh #you get the point #people will claim Loki was all up in there rearranging Thor's mental processes to cause his downfall #when really it was Loki doing the bare minimum instigation and watching things only devolve from there #because Thor WAS reckless and immature ?? and he WAS quick to anger and enjoyed exerting his power with violence ??#Loki didn't STEAL THE THRONE FROM THOR he literally just is implied to undermine the coronation #that's not even confirmed but we assume it's true that he let the frost giants in near the casket etc.#Loki has his own actual crimes that he did against Thor and hugging his bro's arm and saying 'you're soooooo strong and correct' was not on #even if you manage to argue Loki was cheering Thor on for the invasion (he wasn't) it was clearly to dob Thor in with Odin #which he did when he had some guard inform Odin #that Odin's chosen punishment was for Thor's disobedience aside stop blaming Loki for the damage ODIN inflicted on him #focus on Loki making up lies to Thor about how Odin died instead like at least Loki DID SOMETHING for that #you can even ascribe as evil a motive as you want there bc Loki was slipping fr #twirling his hair and telling Thor he's smarter about the realm's safety than the king was on the normal scale #you want to talk morals go look at how eager Thor was to invade mass destroy and massacre in the other realm #and expected Odin to 'finish them off! together!' bc he was power high on whatever bloodlust pheromones battle apparently imitates for him #sigh. this is why you can't have nice things Thor. no Loki you're barely any better. sit down. have a cookie.

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moghedien · 11 months

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they spent the first half of the episode making it absolutely clear that Haruka and Michiru were being chill and looking after baby Hotaru and her dad, so them showing up on the top of the ruins, Michiru playing the fucking violin, and then provoking Usagi and the other girls into a fight is sooooo fucking hilarious

because they knew Usagi was right at this point. They knew she was the messiah, and they knew they were gonna leave this fight by basically swearing allegiance to her. they weren't even bothered by it, it seemed. they had like fully accepted all of this and were ok with it.

but FIRST they were gonna show up and be dramatic haters one last time

#like its sooo funnny because 1) they clearly took that baby and left in secret #like Usagi came out with the baby and then didn't know where it went once Haruka and Michiru approached her #like she thought she fucking dropped the baby in the ruins or something??? and they were just gonna let her think that???? amazing #2) they had clearly been taking care of Hotaru for a few days before they brought her to her dad #and they knew as soon as those two were settled they were gonna go deal with the messiah matter (aka confront Usagi)#and so they had DAYS to plan exactly how dramatic they were gonna be how they were gonna pose what they were gonna say to mess with Usagi #like 'ok we're gonna climb to the top of the ruins and I'll sit there with a rock while you start playing violin'#and they clearly were using like things they thought would get to Usagi to provoke her to fight #and FOR WHAT #the DRAMA OF IT ALL THAT'S WHAT #like they really were just out there like making sure Usagi was willing to kick their asses if need be #and once she proved she would they were like 'oh sweet.' and then left #haruka tenou #michiru kaioh #sailor moon #sailor neptune #sailor uranus

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deaderthandoubledead · 2 years

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Don't talk to me I'm still not over Laszlo watching baby Colin be rejected by a duo of child looking vampires, immediately realising the kid is lonely as heck and has no one his age to talk to/play with and deciding they should send him to school because that's where he can meet kids and make friends

#peak good parent behaviour #the fact that they ultimately didn't manage to go through that plan because they're a bunch of idiots is not important #what's important is that Laszlo clearly cares deeply about baby Colin #and that he's trying to be a better parent than his father was #wwdits #wwdits spoilers #laszlo cravensworth #colin robinson #baby colin robinson

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jedi-bird · 4 months

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I'm back home, showered and in bed with my heating pad. I did not murder anyone at the event, which is good. We were lied to however, about what was required for us to bring, which I'm not surprised about. I don't want to have to repeat it all tomorrow, even if it's on a smaller scale. I'm tired.

But at least the ham tasted good and the crumble, while much less sweet than last time, was good and I didn't have to stay until super late. Small victories.

#vent post #look i like my in-laws but this year I'm just not feeling social #i sick of being judged because i need to sit in specific chairs and can't help with a lot of the cleanup #i get told in the same breath that a lot of my problems are probably because of my cats but then get asked if i want a new one #because someone has a problem cat they don't want to deal with anymore but they won't let it get adopted out #and also get told I'm probably pretty happy that mine are all starting to die off because i clearly have too many #no one told us there was going to be a gift exchange so we didn't bring anything #which is fine because we were planning to leave early anyway #I'm tired of dealing with people right now #I'm feeling very overwhelmed and at a breaking point #and i want to tell my partner that i don't want to spend my birthday helping my mother in law take down her tree #i don't want to have to cater to her on a day i already associated with bad things #i just want to lay in bed if I'm not allowed to go anywhere fun

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fire-eyed-raven · 7 months

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If every time I've seen Madara being terribly mischaracterised I've got a penny I would probably be reach already T_T

At least warring states/founding of Konoha times Madara

#I'm so sick and tired of the “macho-man” Madara as I call him #oh so agressive and a conqueror the quintessence of masculinity etc #so hungry for power and wanted to be a hokage etc #so confident!#but..... he is not????#It's very obvious in the Manga that he's sad and depressed and insecure in his position #and he's not a forceful tyrant as people love to portray him #he listens to what other people want ( his clan and Izuna) he doesn't try to force them to do anything unless it's inevitable #he hasn't wanted to be a hokage he was surprised and not sure that he would be a right choice for a position #when Hashirama told him he wants him to be a hokage #when he overheard Hashirama and Tobirama speaking he clearly was going to Hashirama to talk #he didn't confront them right on the spot like he could he turned and run #he didn't confront them at all until Hashirama came to him to speak ( too late)#that's not how aggressive confident person beheaves #and even later in the 4rth war ark....#his original plan hadn't included war or big scale violence #he wanted for it to be realised without much collateral damage ( war happened because of obito)#people always basing his dominative/sadistic interpretation off this ark #but the fact is - he doesn't enjoy dominating and beating people who are weaker than him #the mere fact of victory doesn't bring him joy or satisfaction #and people almost always write him like he gets off on it...#he is bored almost the whole ark - he gets emotional and exited when Hashirama appears #because it's Hashirama and because he is a promise of struggle #the promice of fight with an equal or stronger opponent #what Madara canonically gets the kick out of is the process of the fight the struggle the fight against the strongest opponent #he seems downright joyful when his ass gets beaten he's enjoying it and that's canon #the man canonically enjoys being overpowered and getting his ass beaten #and comments on how he's bored and unsatisfied with beating and overpowering others 🤦‍♀️#the fact that he canonically represent the ying part in the yang/ying pair with Hashirama #is another meaningful matte which I won't expand on here

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cephalog0d · 7 months

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Me: I'm not going to keep reading Gotham War as it releases, I'll just wait until it's over and just get angry once at the end instead of being angry every week.

Also me: *does not do that, keeps reading the garbage fire, keeps getting angry*

#look it's not like i don't get the point here and it's not even like i can't see BITS of good stuff #like i haven't complained at all about bruce because yeah i get what they're doing and that's fine #SOME of the characters have had MOMENTS of good writing #as long as you ignore the core premise and how fucking stupid it is that any of them are going along with it #and you only care about the main four Batboys and are willing to accept some real up and down writing #and don't care at all about duke or steph or cass since the people writing this CLEARLY don't #everyone who argued that the premise isn't totally terrible because the kids aren't SUPPORTING selina they're just not fighting her #owes me $20 and an apology after Batman 138 explicitly negated that argument #also the timeline continues to be a goddamn mess and everything is contradictions but whatever it's not like it's a giant PLANNED crossover #where you could have figured this stuff out #i want to suckerpunch whoever brought scandal into this what are they doing to my girl i hate this #i dunno man i have a lot of thoughts that boil down to 'this didn't have to suck this bad' and it's a shame that it does #Batkids teaming up against Bruce because he's out of control? I am actually very on board for that! In theory! If it was good!#alas #comics talk #gotham war

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everysongineverykey · 1 year

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some guy commented on my narrator + toriel fic saying "well the narrator's done some questionable stuff once or twice but he's not the one who let SIX children DIE just to SPITE her ex-husband" lmaoooo bro did you even play undertale? you can just say you have no reading comprehension it's okay

#like. of all the toriel slander i've seen this is by far the most ridiculous bc like #even on the most basic of levels it is so clearly wrong. toriel did not let the children go WITH THE INTENTION OF THEM DYING lmao #like her entire thing is not wanting kids to die and being overprotective because of it. that is a basic tenet of her character #and most toriel slander i've seen at least. knows this basic fact #they say shit like 'she's controlling and domineering' or 'she should've gone with them'#but this guy? no. they seem to believe that she. wanted them to die. to 'spite asgore'? how exactly would this spite him?#if i recall correctly (sarcasm. of course i recall correctly)#asgore was the one who WANTED the fallen humans to die.#or he didn't really want them to die deep down inside #but still he saw to it that they did. they would not be dead if it were not for him #and the anti-human laws he put in place #and his attempt to raise the kingdom's spirits by declaring war on humans.#i try to be as neutral as possible on any given character but you can't deny that that's an objective fact.#if toriel let them die she would be helping asgore's purposes.#her entire goal by living in the ruins is to take in fallen humans and protect them #so asgore DOESN'T kill them. so she can thwart his plans THAT way.#also i love the wording of 'the narrator's done some questionable stuff'#he exploded stanley. he erased all of stanley's friends and coworkers. he has made stanley's existence a living hell for god knows how long #i mean yeah yeah it's not really him who's in control they're both slaves to the narrative and all that #but he holds a lot of power over stanley and he uses it. and abuses it.#to act like wilful sadistic murder is on the same level as a distraught bereaved mother #trying to save other children from the fate her own suffered and becoming overprotective in the process #is just ridiculous. lol #anyways i deleted the comment :] no toriel slander under toriel-sympathetic fics pleeeaaase

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sugajimin · 9 months

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relatives need to stop believing that because we have some blood connection means that we have to drop everything for them and we should know if they are bothered by something via telepathy

#i learned from a friend that my cousin is bothered by me because she believes she is the only one who sends messages #for us to hang out #and she got a job in another city when she used to come and visit on holidays i used to tell her to go out and she used to tell me #i ll tell you later and never tell me #and now she expects me to know she is mad at me without telling me #and funny part is that since she clearly doesn't talk to me and i stop trying i hang out with my friends #and today its her birthday and i called to wish her happy bday and she told me that she will go out today if i want to join her #but i have already planned for today since.. you know if you dont talk to me or message me i think you just dont want to hang out like #how would i know if you want to celebrate today or tomorrow #and to me it looks like..oh you called so yeah you are invited because why not like i am a filling member idk how else to explain #and i told her that i have already planned so i won't be there but i will contact her if something changes #but of course nothing changed and i will go out and the thing is that i will be the bad guy #keep in mind that if my friend didn't mention that she is bothered i wouldn't know

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that-storming-writer · 2 years

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Hiiii

1) i hope your test went well!!! Tests are always scary

2) what are your pronouns??

3) I have a request 👉👈 " henchman x villain but villain slowly finds out that henchman is much more powerful than them and doesn't know it/keeps a very careful hand on their power(s?) "

Have a free pumpkin candle (unless you don't like pumpkin, then a scent you do like) 🕯

Hello, anon! My test went well, thanks for asking! It actually went way better than I initially thought it would. I was absolutely not prepared and assumed I would get between a sixty and seventy. I got an eighty-four and was riding that high all night. I definitely struggle taking tests as I'm riddled with learning disabilities (one of which is dyslexia). As for my pronouns, I use she/her, which can also be found at the top of my blog. Thanks for the candle (I do like pumpkin) and request. Sorry for the wait on this, but I hope you enjoy!

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Inevitable Interview

Villain was no closer to getting answers. Every interview was one dead-end after another. Unfortunately, this one was no different. Nothing stood out from the engineer's story--it lined up with the others they heard as well as their own memory of that day. Supervillain broke into the lab, slaughtering a few henchmen and scientists along the way. A fight broke out between Villain and their rival, then Villain killed him. Somehow.

"You're dismissed. Thank you for your time." The engineer nodded and was out the door in a rush, leaving the criminal in the silence of their office. Villain ran a hand through their hair, catching a few tangles as they considered their next move. There were four people left to interview. If they didn't find anything of note, they would need to rethink the whole investigation. Maybe Right Hand was right; perhaps they were overreacting. Perhaps they were experiencing things that weren't really there, much like the phantom pain of a lost limb. Villain crossed off the engineer's name from the list of interviewees and called their Right Hand.

"Please send in the next one."

The criminal leaned back in their leather office chair, sighing. It took five well-placed hits from Villain to take down Supervillain's shields on a bad day. Not only had they been destroyed in two, the final shot had been the death of their rival. It shouldn't have been possible, yet here they were--their rival dead at their hand as they struggled to understand how it happened.

Villain had delivered the final shot. Between the extensive autopsy and hours of examining the security footage from the lab, they were certain of that. Perhaps they were chasing a nonexistent mystery, looking too deeply into an improbable outcome as Right Hand was suggesting; however, that idea didn't sit right with them. It wasn't the first time their powers had behaved strangely. Villain could recount a handful of times their powers acted in ways they shouldn't have.

The first time was a little over two years ago, after they hired a new batch of henchmen. Villain was observing their training when one of the machines malfunctioned and exploded. The villain shouldn't have been able to contain and redirect the blast, yet it ended with no casualties. They though they could remember a surge of power strengthening their abilities, allowing them to avoid a catastrophe. From then on, they noticed slight changes in their abilities on a number of occasions. It had only been little things they could write off as their imagination caused by the heat of the moment. That is until last week with Supervillain.

A sharp knock drew them from their thoughts and signaled the arrival of...Henchman, according to the list. They had worked together before. Villain straightened themself, taking a moment to reorganize their desk before welcoming their subordinate.

"Come in." The door opened and Henchmen shuffled in with unsure steps, closing the door behind them. "Please, have a seat." Villain gestured to the chairs in front of the desk, taking a final glance at the list before turning their attention to Henchman. They fidgeted and kept their eyes down as they settled in a chair.

"You understand why you're here, yes?"

"Y-yes, sir. It's because of what happened back in the lab with Supervillain."

"Exactly. I understand why you might be nervous, but you don't need to be. As you may know, I'm interviewing everyone who was in the lab that day. I want to avoid a situation like that from occurring again, and I wanted to see how everyone was doing. I know it wasn't something anyone wanted to experience." There was a third reason for these interviews, one they hadn't disclosed to anyone but Right Hand. Something about that day and Supervillain's defeat wasn't adding up. Villain needed to know why.

"I know it's been a week since it happened," Villain continued, "but I want to hear what you remember of that day. Even if it seems like an insignificant detail, anything will be helpful."

Henchmen nodded, fiddling with their keycard as they stared at their hands. "I was in the lab helping Engineer label some equipment," they said eventually. "Supervillain blew the doors open and killed Other Henchman when she tried to stop him. He killed a few others before you could intervene and said something about coming to eliminate an inconvenience. That being you, uh, as you know. You two fought, and you killed him."

Villain waited for Henchman to continue, frowning when they realized they were done with their story. "Is that all?"

"M-More or less. I'm not sure what else there is to say. You took out Supervillain in only two hits, and ended work early for the day. I-I didn't really stick around after that for obvious reason."

Villain narrowed their eyes. Other than Right Hand, no one else had noted how quickly Supervillain was dealt with. People didn't suspect it as odd or particularly, otherwise they would've brought it up. Henchman didn't seem to notice Villain staring as their eyes wandered over the criminal's desk. It was almost like they were desperate to avoid drawing attention to themself. Villain leaned forward, smiling lightly.

"Actually, I managed to kill Supervillain and take out his shields in two hits." Henchman visibly relaxed. "I'm not sure how I did it, but it doesn't matter. I neutralized him before he could do more damage. Anyway, we're getting a bit off topic here, I think. Is there anything else you remember of that day?"

"Not-not really. It was...overwhelming and I-I tried to stay away from the crossfire."

That wasn't right. Hadn't Henchman been standing nearby when they delivered the final blow? Weren't they also involved in the rescue mission for Other Villain? And that training session two years ago...

Something clicked as Villain stared at their subordinate. They had always been there when their powers behaved strangely, always nearby Villain. How could they have missed it? Whatever had happened with Supervillain and the strange occurrences over the years had to be tied to Henchman. Other than Villain themself, they were the one constant in every situation. Villain straightened themself, masking their excitement at the realization.

"So, um, is that all?"

"Yes, you're dismissed. Thank you for your time, Henchman."

Henchman nodded, nearly jumping up from their seat and scurrying to the door without another word. Villain smirked as they watched them leave. There was something odd about them. Whatever it was, Villain was sure it had something to do with Supervillain's death.

They called Right Hand again. "Go ahead and send in the next person. Also, please get me Henchman's file."

Villain leaned back in their chair, elbows on their desk as they entwined their fingers. The more they thought about it, the more certain they were of a connection. If they were right, Henchman had powers, likely something to do with strengthening people's abilities. They had to be fairly powerful--potentially even more powerful than Villain--if they were able to boost their abilities enough to kill Supervillain. It would take a few days of research to be sure, but they knew the results would be worth it.

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So it's been a bit since I've posted some writing. I got this ask last week, and have been trying to work on it when I have time. I started a new job last Monday and have been waking up at six in the morning for it. I haven't been able to write a ton, but I'm glad I got this out.

#villain x henchman #henchman x villain #villain x villain #heroes and villains #heroes and villains community #request #I meant to get this out last weekend but that clearly didn't go as planned #I'm just glad I got it out now #In other news #this is the first snippet I've written almost entirely on my laptop instead of my phone #so that's exciting #Finally I didn't really proof read this #so if you see a mistake #no you didn't

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twodlover · 6 months

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the more i think about it the more interesting it seems

#bnha 407 #not going to lie i read afo as an apathetic (bro be feeling the bare minimum and does not understand what it is — and i think it's both +#+because he didn't have anyone to teach him and because he would have trouble interpreting what the feeling is)#saw people saying the pov is from an unreliable narrator and yeah i agree #afo is not telling all the story and he clearly is pushing a specific narrative #in some way you can say he cares about yochi but i think he never understood what this feeling was beyond “possession”#i also don't mind the fucked up atmosphere since it was told to us time and time again that the past was... like that #now i'm thinking that hori has some kind of plan for afo ending's (i am doubting he would die so 'everything will end well')#weird thought but what if he gets stuck in the vestige realm with yoichi and the others?#i think he should meet his brother again and have an actual talk to him and be forced to realize that he is just another human #instead ot the bid baddie he wants to be seem as

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kariachi · 7 months

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One of the things that gets me about the 'Vilgax possessed Kevin to build the Antitrix' theory (and it is a theory at best, the closest thing we have to evidence is his claiming Kevin was a 'vessel' with which to build it, but that can just as easily be read as 'I tossed the blueprints at you so you'd build it and it'd be ready when I got back', and the latter would make a lot more sense given if he'd possessed Kevin to get it done then why fucking let him keep a hold of it? why not hide it somewhere and then kill the kid? not like he's got some moral stance against it, and it would mean less hassle getting it back) is that this isn't something we see Vilgax do. Ever. We've seen weird shit with Vilgax and dreams in OS (and given Duncan Rouleou has stated that shit was due to being bound by fragments of Vilgax's DNA in the Omnitrix if we can already assume either that shit was expanded on or that even pre-watch there was Something going on with Kevin), but at no point are we ever given any indication that he can fucking possess people (which you'd think would have been utilized at some point before).

Like, the 'Vilgax either purposefully provided Kevin with the blueprints through a dream either so that it could be premade when he returned or accidentally provided the blueprints while for some reason fucking around in fuckers' heads and was saved face when somebody actually managed to build it by claiming it was on purpose' theory requires us to believe that Vilgax utilized a power other versions of him have already been shown to have to, on purpose or not, provide the blueprints he had already for the Antitrix to Kevin- who we see in the sequel series is a skilled mechanic and engineer and are shown during the reboot was already doing engineering as a child and regularly continued working on, fixing, and improving the Antitrix over the course of the show- who then built it.

Meanwhile the 'Vilgax possessed Kevin and built the Antitrix himself' theory requires us to believe that Vilgax pulled out a new power, off-screen, and used it the one time to not only possess an actual child with all the material access limitations that comes with but also for some reason leaves the resulting watch with the child, opening himself up to things like the risk of him breaking it and giving himself an added hassle as far as getting his hands on the damn thing when he did get back, rather than just hiding the watch somewhere safe and offing the witness.

So yeah, I'm going with the former.

#personally i'm of the 'vilgax purposefully showed off the blueprints but didn't expect anybody to actual be able to work with them' camp #like- after his attempt to get the power core he needed to make the things went as south as possible he decided to poke around some heads #got his little dreamwalker mitts on the best engineering minds to see if he could rubber duck off them to work out some ideas #for things on earth he could use to build a suitable substitute power source #only to find out when he got to earth that one of the fuckers had actually managed to understand the blueprints enough #and either worked out a suitable enough powersource or understood what vilgax came up with #and made his own #cue going 'oh hey that makes shit so much easier' but also playing it up like his plan all along #because like hell he's admitting this *human child* surprised him #it doesn't require him to pull out new off-screen powers or to be enough of a fool that he just leaves shit with random kids for no good re #and doesn't let the sort've fuckers that brush off any sign kevin has more than two brain cells linger around coming up with excuses #once had a fucker honestly come onto one of my posts and claim that *ben* at 16 had *clearly* modded the omnitrix in UA #because there was no way the member of the team that is *regularly shown* working with machines and tech was smart enough to #because 'good at math' apparently overrides 'the tech guy' status if the alternative is kevin being intelligent #fuckers in this fandom describing kevin as 'a passable mechanic' and they expect me to take their asses seriously

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