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churipu · 3 months

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can i request the reader being gojo's younger (or little, if that's what you prefer) sister during their highschool days? i think the dynamic between her and geto would be really cute and sweet! meanwhile, shoko would be the tired aunt that has to watch every stupid thing that stsg and the reader does 😭

๋࣭⭑ A CHAOTIC FOURSOME ₍⑅ᐢ..ᐢ₎

featuring. gojo satoru, shoko ieiri, geto suguru + gojo's little sister

warning. time sequence is during their highschool days (2006) and i'd say the reader would be younger than gojo by a year, so she's as old as nanami and haibara :D

note. i'm actually like so ecstatic to write this because i have so many assumptions of gojo with a younger sister, thank you nonnie for requesting this, ily <;33

the mother x the dumb x the dumber x the dumbest

no doubt that shoko is the mother of the group, without her the whole group is just well, plainly chaotic. satoru will come up for stupid plans, hence the dumbest. you will undoubtedly follow him, hence the dumber. and geto will think it's stupid, but will follow him, hence the dumb.

"okay, so what if we just — find a way to summon a curse, and sell our soul to it for something in return?" satoru asks with a cheeky grin.

"sounds cool, i'm in!" you replied with a large toothy grin.

"that must be the stupidest idea i have ever heard in my life," geto sighs out, "but let's do it."

"i don't have a soul," shoko mutters out of the blue, sighing out, "and you guys are incredibly stupid, you know that?" at the end of the day, the plan didn't even commence nor did you all talked about it again.

you are the closest with geto, he treats you like a little sister as well — except he's a little less of an asshole than your actual brother.

satoru is an asshole. he's a pain in the ass, no doubt. all three— you, geto, and shoko— can and will admit the fact that out of you four, satoru is the brattiest. however though, being related to him by blood, you were his target most of the time.

"ouch! satoru, did you really just shoot me with a nerf gun? that fucking hurts you ass!" you hiss, rubbing your nape— where satoru just shot with a nerf gun.

"take that, peasant." satoru sings out, attempting to shoot two more bullets at you, one hitting your arm and the other barely missing you.

you ran to shoko who immediately flee, leaving you open to satoru, traitor. before you eventually seek shelter behind geto who was sitting down on a bench, sipping a drink; and oh boy, the bullet managed to hit his face.

"oh shit." satoru mumbled, "it was an accident, suguru."

"damn." you look at geto, before laughing lightly.

geto smiled at your brother before standing up, and the cat-and-mouse chase between them both begin. geto made sure you were alright after, and satoru was— yeah, he survived, just a little bruised here and there.

being siblings is funny, satoru's closet is your closet too.

"y/n, is that my shirt?" satoru asks, pointing at the white shirt you were wearing and you hummed softly, sipping on a carton of milk.

satoru began lecturing you and how you shouldn't snoop in his closet, "lord, save me." you muttered out, walking in between shoko and geto while your brother constantly turned towards you to lecture you about asking for permission.

"are you even listening to me, brat?"

shoko grunted, "make him shut up, please."

"it's not her fault that she looks better in your shirt, satoru," geto laughed lightly, and that somehow managed to shut your brother up for the rest of the day— until he opens the door to your room late at night with a pout on his face.

"my shirt does not look better on you, for your information."

"oh my god, satoru you're so childish!"

as much as satoru teases you, when it comes to protecting you— he's number one, and he will always worry about you. he will not hesitate to tell someone off if they're bothering you.

"so, who is it?" satoru asks, his eyes not leaving the television screen.

you sat next to him and hummed in confusion. earlier you had gotten home with a small bruise right next to your lip, and as hard as you tried to cover it with make up — satoru still noticed the bluish purple outline of the bruise.

"what do you mean?"

"who gave you the bruise?" he asks again, calmly. way too calm for your liking, to be honest.

"i fell."

satoru finally turned to look at you, "doesn't look like you fell, just tell me what happened, it's not like 'm gonna do anything—maybe." he mumbled out the last part under his breath.

you sighed out, knowing the male won't drop the topic unless you tell him about it, "you know that one guy who wouldn't stop bothering me just because i beat him up in middle school for ruining my comic book?"

"the one i already try to tell off last time?" you nodded at him, "damn it, i should've gotten rid of him that time. want me to hollow purple him or do you prefer a more friendly approach?"

you chuckled, "i can fix this myself."

"nu-uh," he rolled his eyes, "hollow purple it is."

"'toru!"

"sheesh, fine friendly approach it is."

shoko and geto tries their best to look after you and satoru, but they don't get paid for this and always ends up giving up halfway and just joins in the "fun".

"oh, come on satoru, this is like the worst plan ever!" you tell him, crossing your arms.

"what? why? is it because i made it?" he argues, crossing his arms as well.

"no — okay, yes, maybe. but still it's a shitty plan, right?" you look over to geto and shoko who only nodded in forced affirmation, in all honesty, they didn't know what was happening between you and your brother or whatever you both were talking about.

"suguru, even you?" satoru whines out, "traitor."

"see? what about we go for my plan instead?" you offered, and satoru immediately declines, arguing with you.

it took you both two hours to finally settle on doing nothing because you got tired, and satoru got too angry that geto had to drag him away.

when satoru was supposedly "killed" by the sorcerer killer, toji. you were fucking destroyed. until he actually shows up, looking more alive than ever.

"oh, you're alive?" you asked slowly, although in disbelief.

satoru chuckled, opening his arms for you to fall into, "don't say it like that, might think that my own sister doesn't love me," not like you spent the whole time crying over him.

"fucking ass. i hate you so much." you hugged him.

"i love you too."

satoru spoils you. and when he does, he makes sure geto and shoko gets little of it too (because you told him to do it so they would feel loved).

"i was thinking — satoru treating us three to shabu?" geto immediately agrees with no hesitation, no thoughts, he just agreed to what you said.

satoru looks at you and smiled sweetly. a fake one. but it was fun watching him like this so you didn't care, "shoko?"

"free food? hell yeah." shoko nods her head with a smirk.

satoru ended up feeding all three of you like a mama feeding her child, and you ended up getting a scolding from him and a threat that goes a little like: "that's the last time i'm spending my money on you, loser."

but you know he didn't mean that. just watch how he'll probably get you something the very next day.

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w3bgrl · 5 months

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90 degrees!

synopsis: hyunjin and jisung, with a habit of arguing, make the poor decision of starting a fight the night before evaluations. not just evaluations - but evaluations for jyp’s new trainee survival show; stray kids. this doesn’t go over well for them, but in hindsight, it was the best decision they could’ve made that day.

date: circa late 2016 to mid 2017

word count: 1.3k

featuring: kang juyeon, hwang hyunjin, han jisung, bang chan, lee minho, seo changbin, lee felix, kim seungmin, yang jeongin

warnings: hyunsung being mean to each other

a/n: all members mentioned without shoehorning it in fuck yeah (also not sure how i’m feeling abt this -.- )

it was in the early hours of the morning when juyeon finally said “last time!”

the boys behind her sighed a mixture of relief and distain for their last run of the choreography details before evaluations. they had been polishing it up for hours now and the members honestly couldn’t see a difference in the moves anymore. yet minho, the skilled dancer who stood the closest to her in order to help with monitoring the weak spots, was the only one who actually seemed up for the last round. the rest of the boys were understandably exhausted and ready to be in their beds, but if they wanted to be the trainee group to make the show, they needed to be the best. and being the best took a lot of practice.

“minho, do you want to lead this one?”

the older boy agreed with a toothy grin and took her spot in the middle as she stepped to the side, squatting down to rest her legs while she watched. minho counted them in with the smile lingering on his lips and the second he began to dance a serious look plastered over his previously enthusiastic manner. it was like the choreography just took over - his aura totally changed.

juyeon pulled her eyes from minho’s obvious expertise with hopes that he would help lead future practices and focused for a moment on jeongin, eyeing the sequence he struggled with the most - but the jarring misstep beside him ripped her eyes away.

jisung seemed to have stepped on hyunjin’s foot during their transition and said something to him, resulting in hyunjin saying something back. juyeon huffed. hyunjin had a habit of somehow starting arguments out of nowhere, specifically with jisung. they had a hard time getting along most of the time and had a few altercations in the past, such as the time hyunjin may or may not have ‘accidentally’ spilled his drink on jisung. but because of their frequent quarrels juyeon had gotten good at putting them in their place - especially when they’re doing the last runthrough.

“excuse me.” she used a stronger voice than usual to make sure they heard her but not loud enough to disturb the members actually doing the choreography. however, the arguing pair were too caught up in their tantrum to think about the other people in the room and continued making remarks toward one another.

“i wouldn’t have to dodge you if you could do it correctly” hyunjin snapped

“boys.”

jisung’s lip pulled into a sneer, “oh, yeah, cause you’re such hot shit.”

“better than you, that’s for sure.”

“hey.” juyeon was now speaking in her chest voice, projecting enough that the other members were stealing glances while still trying to keep up with practice.

“at least i can rap! it’s a real good thing you’re pretty because if not you’d be nothing more than a backup dancer your whole career.”

jisung’s retort was finally the last straw, as now she was more angry that they were ignoring her. juyeon stood, and for the the first time ever - even for chan, the members heard her shout.

“hey!!”

the bickering boys whipped their heads in her direction, as did the ones who had been practicing diligently. all eyes were on juyeon as she walked in quick, swift strides to the door, holding it open with an unfaltering glare toward the accused.

“go.”

still steaming from the words exchanged, jisung and hyunjin slumped out the door, hands in pockets and gaze avoiding the older girl. juyeon then shut it behind them swiftly without slamming it on the hinges leaving the rest of the boys with their mouths open.

“i’ve never heard her shout before” changbin muttered

chan sighed and rubbed his eyes with the back of his thumbs. “me neither”

the boys fell completely silent as they listened in to hear her scolding them. but honestly, the more they tried to listen, the more they couldn’t really hear anything.

“what do you think she’s saying?” seungmin asked openly for anyone who had an answer

“probably laying down the law.” minho chuckled and took a gulp of his water “i wonder if she’ll come back without them.”

silence fell over the room again as they leaned in to listen once more. still, nothing. with a grumble from his stomach, felix pulled his attention from the door and sat on the floor next to his bag with sweat still dripping down his temples. he really never thought he’d ever see juyeon so mad - she was so well-mannered and typically pretty peaceful. all he could think is how relieved he was to not be on the receiving end of her discipline. maybe she wasn’t so scary, but having let her down would be enough in itself.

little did he know - his intuition was stronger than he thought.

juyeon stood wordlessly in front of the younger boys with her arms folded tight against her chest, eyes more annoyed than enraged. babysitting is tough enough, it’s even worse when they’re moody teenage boys.

“noona, i have to look out for him -” juyeon interrupted him.

“i don’t care. i didn’t ask.”

hyunjin’s courage fell along with his gaze and he opted to watch the laces of his shoes instead.

“listen to me.” the older girl spoke with such authority “i don’t care what happened or why it happened, and i also don’t care what your problem is with each other.” she divided her stern glare evenly between them “what i do care about is this team, and there is no room for whatever your problems are. if we make-”

juyeon completely stopped for a second before correcting herself “when we make evaluations tomorrow and go to the show, we are proving to jyp that we deserve to debut together as a team. and when we do, you two will get to be together every minute of every day for at least the next 7 years. so here are your choices: you can either apologize to each other now and resolve your issues by tomorrow, or you can let the trainers know that you will not be attending the evaluation. does that make sense?”

the boys nodded silently with their eyes down, hoping - praying that juyeon would just lighten up a bit. it was very uncommon for her to be this…unfriendly - it was very uncomfortable. she didn’t look like she had this brazenness in her, and yet the younger boys now cowered before her. still, she stood in front of them expectantly.

“well?”

jisung was the first to speak as he hadn’t been directly berated like hyunjin did. “right now? i-in front of you?”

she nodded.

jisung and hyunjin looked at each other with an emotion that couldn’t be described in one word; a mixture of annoyance, cowardice, shame, and regret. in unison they began to say sorry, tipping their heads toward each other in a weak excuse for a bow - at least in juyeon’s book.

“90 degrees”

the boys heeded her word and quickly bent at the waist, the crowns of their heads nearly knocking each other as they bowed.

“thank you.” she let out a breath, the stern look on her face ceasing just a hint. she then nodded toward the practice room “now for them, too.”

the crack of the practice door being opened stopped all the boys in their tracks, halting conversations between the members as they all waited for the culprits to emerge.

jisung entered in front of hyunjin while juyeon stepped off to the side. the humbled boys walked toward the center of the practice room with pink cheeks from embarrassment. they looked akin to puppies with their tails tucked between their legs. together, they bowed - 90 degrees - to the members.

“sorry for how we acted. it won’t happen again.”

the rest of the boys were stagnant until the pair stood back up and all eyes shifted to juyeon who had waited quietly with her hands clasped in front of her. once she noticed everyone looking at her, she bowed as well.

“i’m sorry for yelling. i shouldn’t do that.”

jisung and hyunjin took note of her 90 degree bow.

#♡ billie #skz oc #stray kids oc #stray kids #stray kids 9th member #stray kids imagines #hyunjin imagines #jisung imagines #hwang hyunjin imagines #han jisung imagines #juyeon is a woman of principles and respect (￣^￣)ゞ #sound familiar? (°▽°)#♡ hyunjusung #kpop added member #kpop oc #kpop addition

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flowerandblood · 11 months

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Flower and Blood (Oneshot)

[modern! • Aemond Targaryen x female]

[warnings: kissing, menstruation and bleeding, fluff]

[description: A small house party is organized in the Targaryen house, during which the siblings and their friends play board games. Helaena takes her friend who is having her first "women's days". At one point, she states with embarrassment, that she has bloodied her seat, and her in-game partner, Aemond, who has hardly spoken to her until now, tries to help her (Anon Request).]

* English is not my first language. Please, do not repost. Enjoy! *

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From the morning she felt that something bad was happening to her. She woke up all sore and without strength, she couldn't concentrate on anything during class, her stomach hurt.

It wasn't until she went to the toilet during a break and saw specks of blood on the panty liner that she realized she had gotten her period earlier than usual this month.

She sighed heavily when she saw this. Fortunately, she always carried a few sanitary napkins in her backpack, just in case, she or her friends often came in handy. Disheartened, she thought it was going to be a terrible day, and her friend Helaena invited her to her house. She said that her brother Aegon had the idea to do a game night, and since they both loved games like this she immediately agreed.

Now, without pills and with disaster looming, she didn't know what to do. When she told Helaena what was happening she looked at her understandingly, rummaged in her bag and took out a sheet of pills.

"Buy yourself a tea from the vending machine and swallow it. These are strong antispasmodics, you should feel better in a few minutes." She said gently. She wanted to kiss her hands for the help, her ovaries throbbing like crazy in pain.

Indeed, after an hour the pain in her lower abdomen had eased. She thought that aside from the constant, disgusting feeling of bleeding, she felt a little better. Their house was not far from her dormitory, so she decided that even if she felt worse during the party, she would just walk home.

When they entered their house, several people were already there. Aegon greeted them with a smile in the hallway, hugging her and his sister. The two had seen each other several times before.

She knew Aegon liked a good time, alcohol, and women. Sometimes too much. He seemed to know that neither of them were their type, and he didn't force himself on her. Instead, he brought three of his female friends, apparently from his year.

There were two other boys besides them - Criston, their longtime friend, and Aemond, the youngest of the siblings. She spoke to him the least, because he didn't speak much. She had seen how many times girls forced him to talk, and he looked away, desperate and bored.

She wasn't going to force herself on him. She liked him, because he was concrete and rather gentle in his manner, even though he communicated practically only in grunts.

She greeted everyone in turn. As she and Aemond embraced lightly, she smelled some nice male perfume that made her nose twitch. She looked at him with a smile at the thought. He released her, looking away, turning his attention to his sister.

After they determined that everyone was assembled, they entered the living room where boxes of games were spread on the floor and large, multi-colored, bright pillows on which they were apparently supposed to sit. She sat on one of them, right next to Helaena. Aegon's friend sat next to Aemond, Aegon, Criston and two other girls next to each other.

They started with Rummikub. The game was about arranging tiles with numbers, in a logical, mathematical sequence. They could be numbers in order, their multiples by multiplication, addition or subtraction as well as by colors.

She loved this game, it required a lot of cleverness and adapting to what others had already put together. She fought for the win with Criston, but finally fell.

Aegon announced that it's time for cartoon puns. He said that to make it easier to come up with something quickly they would pair up. He dropped two colored pawns for each team into the bag and shuffled them around, passing them to each of them.

She slid her hand inside, pausing there for a while, and pulled out a blue pawn. She looked around and saw that Aemond was spread out on his pillow, propped up on his elbow, staring at her intently, playing with a pawn of the same color between his fingers.

She smiled at him and got up from her seat, sitting cross-legged on the pillow next to him. After the draw, it turned out that two of Aegon's friends were in a group with each other, the third with Aegon himself, and Helaena and Criston were together. Aegon handed out all the small whiteboards and erasable markers as well as cards with slogans.

Aemond and she glanced at theirs and saw that "The Little Prince" was written on it. The password, of course, referred to the book of the same title. They looked at each other surprised.

"I know that book." She said quickly.

"Me too." He said low, rubbing his chin, she was surprised at how deep his voice was. "But I'm wondering how to present it so that they understand right away."

She twisted uneasily in place and jumped, pulling the cap off the marker. She began to draw a simple rose under a shade, with lots of smaller ones around it.

"Yeah, yeah, very good idea" He said suddenly, and she was amused to hear a note of excitement in his voice.

They had to wait their turn. First, Criston and Helaena showed their sign. A bouquet of flowers and a man with a palette were drawn on it.

"Vincent van Gogh?" She asked uncertainly aloud, and Helaena clapped her hands.

"Yes!" She said happily.

She smiled at Aemond and made a dash on the side of their slate to indicate that they had just scored one point. Then it was Aegon and his friend's turn. They turned the tablet over and for a moment everyone wondered what it represented.

"That thing next to this boy and girl is a dog?" Aemond asked uncertainly.

Aegon nodded. Seeing that no one came up with any idea, he drew something quickly for the boy in his drawing. Criston leaned closer, frowning.

"Why does he have such weird teeth? Isn't it about Twilight?" He asked, and Aegon jumped happily.

"Yes!!!" He said, erasing his drawing, he and his friend high fived each other.

It was her and Aemond's turn. She turned over their slate, and they all looked at her curiously.

"Beauty and the Beast?" Helaena asked, and she shook her head. She took the slate, quickly drawing a moon and a boy on it. She turned the board around to face them again.

"Dreamworks Studio?" Aegon asked. She and Aemond cursed under their breath, shaking their heads. They looked at each other, wondering what to do.

"Maybe draw Little Prince and a fox." Aemond suggested quietly.

She jumped in her seat, delighted with his idea, and nodded quickly, drawing a figure of Little Prince in his trademark cloak and fox. She turned the slate over and Helaena clapped her hands together, trying to remember something quickly.

"Wait, wait, what was the name of that book… The Little Prince!" She said finally.

"Yes, bravo!" She said cheerfully, proud of the fact that they managed to present such a non-obvious password and book. He and Aemond exchanged a satisfied look.

Now it was the turn of two of Aegon's friends. They showed their slate, but she couldn't concentrate, feeling something was wrong. She turned around, wondering what it was. She thought she felt an unpleasant wetness between her thighs, but that was normal during her period. She shifted slightly on her pillow and froze, looking down. She saw the blood.

She looked helplessly around the room and looked at Helaena, wanting to draw her gaze to herself. She was too busy guessing to see it. She felt her heart pounding, her cheeks flushed with shame. She felt like she was about to cry.

Helpless and unsure of what to do, she grabbed Aemond's sleeve. He looked at her surprised and seeing her expression raised his eyebrows.

"Everything's all right?" He asked softly and she shook her head. She pursed her lips.

"I think I just bled your pillow." She whispered in shame, her voice trembling slightly as she looked pleadingly at him. His pupils dilated and he looked down at her thighs.

"Fuck." He said quietly, glancing at everyone around, who was still trying to guess. He looked like he was thinking very hard right now.

"Get up as usual and go to the bathroom, I'll turn the pillow and then take care of it. Will you need something to change?" He asked quietly, and she nodded quickly, trying not to cry in front of him. Her expression caught Helaena's attention.

"Everything's all right?" She asked gently.

"Y-yes, thank you." She said, not wanting to draw more attention to herself than necessary.

She got up on shaky legs, wanting to move to the other room as quickly as possible, Aemond immediately grabbed a pillow. One of Aegon's friends, the one who had sat next to Aemond earlier, must have seen the bloodstain, because she said:

"Oh, someone here isn't pregnant. Let's drink to that!" She said cheerfully, holding up her beer.

She felt her face turn pale, humiliated, all eyes were suddenly turned her way. Criston and Aegon looked at her sympathetically, clearly understanding the complexity and unfortunateness of these women's affairs. Helaena stood up quickly, terrified.

"Poor thing! Come to the bathroom, quickly!" She said, grabbing her hand and leading her towards the toilet. Only when Helaena left to bring her a pair of clean underwear and pants did she cry quietly, hiding her face in her hands.

She thought everyone would be staring at her for the rest of the day, and she ruined their pillow. She thought it was disgusting and cursed herself for not going to change her sanitary napkin sooner. Helaena handed her clothes through the gap in the door and closed it behind her. She washed herself quickly with cold water, dried herself with paper, and put on clean underwear, a sanitary napkin, and pants.

She looked at herself in the reflection, all red and swollen with tears. She thought she looked terrible and wanted to go home. She flinched as she heard a soft knock on the door.

"I'll be right back, Helaena, thank you very much." She said in a slightly broken voice, wiping her runny nose.

"May I came in?" She heard the same low voice as before. A shudder of pain and embarrassment ran through her. She looked at the sink, sighing softly.

"Y-yes, of course." She said, trying to stay calm.

She smiled weakly at him as he stepped inside, his gaze soft and calm. He looked at her with a hint of what she might call concern and sympathy. She thought that was the last thing she needed. They stood in silence for a moment.

"Are you okay? This chick's comment was unnecessary." He added, looking away, frustration evident in his voice. She pursed her lips at his words, closing her eyes. Thinking about it made her want to cry again, so she decided not to say anything.

"I already put the pillowcase in the washing machine, the insert itself didn't get dirty, so it will be like new. Don't worry." He said softly, looking at her expectantly. She smiled gratefully at him, appreciating the way he was treating her.

"Thank you and I'm sorry for the trouble. I'm so ashamed." She said embarrassed, wrapping her arms around herself.

"No problem." He said, taking a step closer to her. She looked at him surprised. "I know I'm not a good conversationalist. Like a fox, I can't relate to anyone who doesn't tame me."

She stared at him in shock, wiping her nose again. She blinked, wondering what he meant. She smiled understandingly at him.

"To tame someone, you have to give them space." She said calmly. Aemond pursed his lips.

"Exactly." He said softly. She felt her heart beat faster at the way he said the word. "That's why you made it."

She swallowed hard, staring at him in surprise. She thought she had only exchanged a few full sentences with him in the course of her acquaintance with him. Never dragging him out, never forcing him, never getting any closer to him than he wanted. She flinched as he took a step closer. They stood in front of each other, their faces a few inches apart.

"So if I say don't worry, then do so." He said softly. She blinked, feeling her lips tremble, wanting to cry again, but this time for a different reason.

"I want you to tame me."

She saw him smile at her words. She had never seen such a warm expression on his face before. She didn't pull away as he touched her cheek, his large hand brushing over her warm, still wet skin. Her lips parted invitingly, and he inhaled softly.

"May I?" He asked quietly. She nodded, and in a moment his lips were pressed against hers, soft, moist and warm, caressing her sensitive skin. Their fleshy lips brushed and pressed together with the sticky, wet click of their saliva. They broke apart, staring at each other with hazy eyes.

"My Rose." He whispered.

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A story at the request of one of the Anons Request, who mentioned that such a situation happened to her, unfortunately in less pleasant circumstances. 😓

It happened to me once at school too, but I figured it out quickly, no one noticed and I was wearing black jeans, so all I had to do was spray it with water and I somehow survived until the end of the day. 😵

Don't worry if this happens to you, it's normal!!! 💖💖💖

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3tabbiesandalab · 2 years

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Anaconda

Well someone had to write something based on this Lewis photo, so why not me?

A very very dumb fic. Robert ‘Bob’ Floyd x Reader

Featuring the chaotic Hangster and their love of ‘One Tree Hill’.

I know. A very weird combo. But it’s been a weird week.

And most of my fics now start with Maverick having a crazy team building idea apparently. Oh well!

No real warnings. Just a that I can’t write dance sequences very well! And lots of mentions of what Bob’s working with.

My masterlist if you’re interested

I hope you enjoy this pile of stupidity!

A loud, long, frustrated groan came from Bob as he stared at himself in the mirror in his ‘costume’, if you could even call it that. He was so incredibly nervous about this, and he flew dangerous missions for a living. He knew he’d agreed to it, but now that it was actually happening, shy, happy on the sidelines Bob was sure he was going to die of embarrassment.

It had all started innocently enough, as another one of Maverick’s bizarre team building exercises. Thankfully this one had been planned out a little more thoroughly than his other ridiculous ideas, but alcohol and the chaotic couple of Hangman and Rooster had become involved, and the plan spiralled.

Fucking Hangman and Rooster. Or Hangster, as they now liked to be called.

Maverick’s bonding ideas were based on all kinds of strange things, and that now included an episode of ‘One Tree Hill’ he’d watched during spending time with Penny’s daughter, Amelia. That is how his plan of the ‘Date with a Dagger’ auction, with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society in honour of the late Iceman, had come about.

Of course Bob was on board with raising money for charity and he absolutely wanted to support Maverick with a cause that was clearly so important to him. But putting himself out there, being the centre of attention like that, was downright terrifying.

Unfortunately the night that Maverick had brought it up, was the night that Bob had decided to let his hair down a little at the Hard Deck and get a bit drunk. Bob had never seen the TV show they were talking about, but easily imagined the auction scenario. He commented out aloud how nervous and worried he was that no one would bid on a date with him, especially when the rest of the Dagger Squad was on offer too.

That was mistake number one.

His very boozed up friends reassured Bob, in varying and somewhat shitty ways, that someone was sure to bid on him.

First, a tipsy Coyote reminded him. “Don’t stress Bobby. Not everyone is after the jacked up, ‘sex on legs’ type.”

And although he was right, Bob wasn’t the muscle upon muscle wet dream the others were, the comment didn’t comfort him in the way he assumed Coyote had intended it to.

Next Payback clapped him on the shoulder and said, “Geeks get the girls.”

Bob knew he was smart, a little awkward and wore glasses, but his friends knew he’d been born and raised on a ranch, and could ride a bull and play the drums, so geek seemed a little extreme. Even though Payback probably meant for it to sound nice, it didn’t really lift Bob up at all.

“You’ve got that whole innocent boy scout thing going for you. Cougars love that shit man.” Fanboy giggled drunkenly at him.

He was sure Fanboy meant for it to be helpful and Bob knew he looked young for his age, but he certainly wasn’t innocent, not by any means. He wasn’t opposed to older women either, but a date, even for charity with a hard-core cougar would scare the fuck out of him.

Phoenix grinned at him with glassy eyes. “Bob. You give off major german shepherd energy. Mr dependable, responsible and loyal. People eat that crap up.”

Bob rolled his eyes at her weird, backhanded compliment. She wasn’t wrong, he prided himself on being reliable and trustworthy, but men and women weren’t going to bid on him just because he looked like a good person.

Rooster waggled his eyebrows at him. “You have a massive wang, Bob. Wear tight pants and you’re good to go.”

Everyone laughed loudly at that one and Bob shook his head in defeat. The size of his penis had become somewhat of an obsession with the squad since Hangman had caught a look at it one day. The idea that the quietest, most softly spoken team member had the biggest, well member, was initially a shock but now was an endless source of amusement for them.

Thankfully they moved on quickly and the group started enthusiastically talking about ‘One Tree Hill’ with Maverick. Bob was the only one who had never seen it, and Hangman was apparently a huge ‘OTH’ fan. He tried to follow along, but the plot about rival basketball playing half-brothers who’d never spoken despite going to the same school in the same small hometown for their whole lives, seemed a little far-fetched.

It became intense as they discussed who was on ‘Team Brooke’ or ‘Team Peyton’ and Rooster enthusiastically stated that ‘Naley’ was actually the best ship on the show. Bob had no clue what that meant but thought whoever this Lucas guy was, he sounded like a prick if he kept swapping back and forth between two best friends.

He lost interest and his eyes wandered the bar until they found YFN, as she wiped down a nearby table. YFN was Penny’s niece and the woman that Bob had it bad for. She was so beautiful, smart, kind, and witty and always took the time to talk with him. He sighed heavily as he gazed at her, he was firmly on ‘Team YFN’.

Bob watched her work for a moment and wondered if he’d ever have the balls to ask her out. YFN met his eyes, and she gave him a little wave. His eyes comically widened when he was caught staring and his mouth went dry as she crossed the short distance to him, with a tray of drinks in her hand. She wore a gorgeous, bright smile and he sat bolt upright and braced himself for their interaction. He usually turned into a shy, stuttering idiot around her.

“Hey Bert…” and Bob melted at her sweet voice and the stupid nickname she had given him. “I didn’t mean to eavesdrop but couldn’t help but overhear about the auction. Your friends have a fucked-up way of telling you how great you are, but they’re right. You’ve got nothing to worry about.” YFN said warmly, as her pretty eyes twinkled.

Bob blushed hard. He hadn’t realised she’d heard the conversation, including the stuff about his dick.

“I’ll have to start saving.” she murmured softly as she moved closer to him.

“W-why’s that?” he managed to stutter out in response, trying not to get hard at her closeness and her jasmine perfume surrounding him.

YFN smiled shyly at him as she replaced the empty glass in his hand with another neat whiskey and her fingers lightly brushed his. She was so thoughtful and Bob’s whole body lit up at her simple touch.

“Because I want to be able to afford you.”

Bob inhaled sharply at her implication that she wanted to win a date with him. He took a large gulp of his whiskey for courage and finally tried to make his move.

“I umm. You ah… We could…” He was totally unaware that the others watched as he failed miserably trying to flirt back.

He felt emboldened by the booze, but she was so close to him and that made Bob’s brain malfunction, so he struggled to complete a sentence. Someone kicked the leg of his bar stool and that snapped him into action.

“I doubt anyone else will b-bid on me, but I can umm… I’d like to ah take you on a d-date even if you lose. I mean if you want to that is.”

“Yes. I want that. I’d like that a lot.” And YFN leant into him and placed a soft kiss on his cheek.

Warmth washed over him like a wave, and he grinned like a fool.

The bell over the bar rang, signalling some poor schmuck had to by a round for everyone.

“I better go help.” she smiled sweetly back at him. But her smile turned salacious, and her eyes sparkled with humour “I’m still gonna keep squirrelling my money, Bert. Don’t want any cougars after that huge cock of yours.”

The squad burst into hysterics and Bob choked and coughed on air and she gave him another quick peck on the cheek and walked away giggling. Fanboy elbowed him and Payback slung an arm around his shoulders as Rooster and Phoenix made fun of him.

Eventually the laughter and the ribbing died down and he sipped his drink and gazed at YFN as she served the flurry of patrons. He couldn’t quite believe what had just happened and he reached up and touched his cheek where she’d kissed him and paid no attention to the team conversation about the auction.

That was mistake number two.

Eventually someone cleared their throat loudly and deliberately and Bob turned towards the group, his trance not quite broken.

“So you’re in then Bob?” Fanboy questioned.

Bob nodded, still dazed from the booze and his moment with YFN.

“And you agree to be a part of everything we just talked about?” Maverick asked warily.

Bob smiled at him and sincerely said “Yeah. It’s important to you Mav. Of course I’ll do it.”

“It is. Thanks kid. But you’re sure you’re happy to do this? Bob, you’re sure about the entire plan?” Maverick repeated cautiously.

“I am. Promise! Cross my heart and hope to die.” Bob replied drunkenly as he drew a little cross over his chest and he became distracted by watching YFN again.

Rooster snorted.

Phoenix waved her hand in front of his face. “Earth to Bob.” His blurry eyes returned to the group, and he focused on her. “You do realise what you agreed to. Right?” she looked at him with a half amused, half worried look on her face.

“Ah… Yes?” he answered gingerly, now not quite sure he did in fact know what he had just promised to do.

Hangman jumped up, fist pumped the air and practically squealed “Fuck yes baby.”

“Oh my god” Coyote laughed, “You’ve got no fucking clue, do you?”

Payback stood directly in front of him and put his hands on Bob’s shoulders like a person who is about to break bad news to someone would. “Well Bob for starters, you’ve agreed to be auctioned last.”

Bob nodded and shrugged “That’s not so bad. Maybe it’ll…”

“He’s not done.” Phoenix cut him off quickly.

“How do I put this…” Payback started to say.

“Season 4. Episode 12 baby. You’re doing a strip tease with me and Coyote!” Hangman clapped his hands together excitedly.

Bob paled. “Whhaat?” he wheezed.

“Mouth helps Nathan and Skillz enter an amateur strip night to try and win money cause Haley just got hit by a car, but Mouth…” Rooster started explaining.

“Wait. No spoilers! Amelia and I only got up to season 3 last night!” Maverick panicked and put his hands over his ears.

Bob sat there in shock. “A strip tease?” he whispered to no one in particular.

“Think of the money for charity it’ll bring in Bob. You were worried no one would bid on you. This will definitely help.” Phoenix commented.

Fanboy grinned at him. “You can’t back out now. You crossed your heart and hoped to die.”

“But me? Next to them? Two living, breathing ken dolls? I’m gonna look stupid.” he countered gesturing to Hangman and Coyote.

Hangman laughed lightly. “Baby. We might have the charm, the arms, and the abs to get everyone going… But as soon as you - the shy, nerd reveals his third leg… You’re gonna make it rain!”

Bob blanched as his friends cracked up at the visual. He took another big gulp of his whiskey.

“Don’t worry. No nudity Bob. Just down to your jocks.” Rooster winked.

Payback chuckled. “Yeah man. Don’t think the navy or Penny would be too happy if you guys went the full monty at the Hard Deck.”

He took a deep breath. Bob was drunk, he shouldn’t agree to this right now. He preferred to be on the edge of a scene, not right in the middle. But he could dance a bit and his body wasn’t bad so it might not be totally awful. Maybe it would help to make sure he got some decent bids and he had promised Maverick after all.

“Okay. I’m in. A strip tease for charity.” he blurted out.

Maverick gave him a satisfied clap on the shoulder. “Thanks kid. They’re right. It’ll bring in some good donations.”

“Damn. That is a shame.”

Bob’s head whipped around to see YFN grinning at him despite her disappointed tone.

“I’ll never afford you now. You taking your clothes off is bound to drive your price up.” she whined as she faked a pout and that drew his attention to her lips.

He almost groaned out loud because he wanted to kiss those plump, pink lips so badly. Pity he was such a bumbling mess around her. But Bob now knew YFN liked him, and he felt very daring from the drinks, enough to just agree to a strip tease.

Fuck it.

YFN was close enough to him, so Bob leant his body forward and reached out with his hand and grabbed hers. She squealed in surprise as he pulled her between his legs. They both sighed when Bob pressed his lips to hers softly.

“I’m more than happy to put on a private show just for you babygirl.” Bob drunkenly teased as he wrapped his arms around her waist, and his fingers danced up her spine. A surprised YFN blushed a rosy pink and smiled shyly at him.

“Aaarggh! I’m dating her aunt for christ sakes Bob. I’m out of here.” Maverick called out in outrage as he quickly got up and made a beeline for the bar.

The others whooped and laughed at both Maverick’s discomfort and Bob’s out of character public flirtation.

“Fucking hell. That’s what we’re talking about. That ‘shy boy goes sexy’ shit. Maybe we should be the ones who should be worried about dancing with you.” Coyote chuckled as he fanned himself with his hand.

Bob grinned then suppressed a moan as YFN turned in his arms and pushed her ass against his groin. Once the booze wore off, he was probably going to turn back into a stuttering idiot once again. Luckily for Bob, YFN seemed to like his usually awkward self and she had a naturally bold personality, so he was very sure it was going to work out just fine.

“With Hangman’s costumes and my music choice, no one will be able to resist you.” Rooster claimed suggestively.

That gave Bob cause for concern. “Wait a second. I didn’t know about that…”

“Nope. Too late! You agreed to everything. You promised.” Phoenix interrupted.

“Don’t worry about it baby. Roo and I are gonna take real good care of you.” Hangman drawled seductively.

Fucking Hangster.

Bob gulped. Suddenly, knowing Rooster and Hangman were in charge, the strip tease started to seem even more terrifying.

…….

Bob took a big swig of whiskey straight from the bottle as he waited in the staff bathroom at the Hard Deck. He cursed himself in the mirror repeatedly for drunkenly agreeing to the ‘Date with a Dagger’ auction, but he figured getting smashed again would probably help, so he took another long drink of booze.

Bob stood there and stared at himself in the ‘final reveal costume’ Hangman had chosen for him.

A pair of skin-tight, lycra trunks.

Coyote, Bob, and Hangman would strip down to them towards the end of their dance. Hangman had decided on a red, white, and blue pair to show they were patriotic navy boys, and it was no surprise Bob had ended up in the white trunks.

He sighed. Even though it wasn’t a thong, Phoenix had thankfully talked Hangman out of that, the jocks literally left nothing to the imagination. Bob wasn’t stupid, he looked pretty good, and that was the whole point of them and the rest of the get up. The shy, unsuspecting nerd with a decent cock hidden away.

Bob dressed in the rest of the outfit – his own glasses, a white button up, a red bow tie and plaid tearaway pants with suspenders. He had no idea where Hangman had found stripper friendly pants like this, let alone the jeans he had for his own cowboy attire and the bottoms for Coyote’s sleek black suit.

As far as Maverick’s weird team building exercises went, this was up there with the strangest. But Bob had to admit, apart from the almost gripping fear he was experiencing right now, it had actually been pretty good for him. In order to coordinate their ‘performance’, Bob had a lot of fun and had become closer with Coyote, Rooster, and Hangman as they hung out a lot while preparing for tonight.

The squad had also started watching ‘One Tree Hill’ together in their spare time. It was ridiculously unbelievable that as a teenager you could start a successful fashion line, run a nightclub, get attacked by your fake brother who is actually your stalker, and be allowed to get married in high school to the guy who lost his virginity to your sister, only to run off and tour America singing. Even so, Bob had conceded that the show was actually pretty addictive, and at least he now knew the reason why Hangman tried to paint the door of his naval housing bright red that one time.

The absolute best thing to come out of Maverick’s idea though, was the fact that he was now with YFN, the adventurous, intelligent, funny girl he’d been enamoured with forever. They’d been together since that night at the Hard Deck, and Bob was incredibly happy and in love.

He could hear the loud excited chatter at the Hard Deck, the promise of a date with a naval aviator had been enough to draw a very large crowd. Bob was so nervous and started having second thoughts; he wasn’t so sure if he could do this.

“Hey Bert. How’s it going back here baby?” YFN asked him softly as she walked into the bathroom. She stepped closely into his space and tried to tame one of the errant curls in his hair.

Bob relaxed slightly as he wrapped his arms around her waist and allowed her touch and jasmine scent to invade his senses.

“There’s a whole lotta people out there. I’m kinda shitting myself.” Bob chuckled anxiously.

YFN hummed. “Well I came to bid on and watch my man dance.” she said sweetly as she backed away from him.

He watched entranced as she started to unwrap the front of her dress.

“But if you don’t dance for me. Then you won’t get to see me dance for you.” she purred as she opened her dress to reveal her perfect tits in a navy-blue lacey bra and her pretty pussy covered by tiny matching panties.

Bob groaned loudly and had to work hard to keep his cock in check. “Fuck, babygirl.” he whined as he took in the incredible site that was his sexy girlfriend.

“Hang on. Is this? This is just like Skillz and Devon in that episode of ‘One Tree Hill.” he mused.

YFN winked at him and blew him a kiss as she turned to walk away. “Thank Hangman and Rooster, Bert. They thought it might be a good idea for me to watch it. Just in case you needed a little push to get your hot piece of ass on stage.”

Fucking Hangster.

…….

The auction part of ‘Date with a Dagger’ was going pretty well. Hondo, who acted as MC and auctioneer, reminded the audience of the rules, particularly that the winning bid didn’t include sex with the aviators. As each one of the squad stepped up, he read a little blurb about them as they strutted their stuff around a makeshift stage to a song of their choice. Everyone, except for Bob that is. Rooster had chosen his song and it was apparently a surprise. Thankfully he knew the music they were dancing to and that song too, had been specifically chosen with him in mind.

Maverick went first to the sounds of ‘Danger Zone’ by Kenny Loggins, and only got an initial bid of $8 until Fanboy called out and raised it to $50 with a reassuring smile. A bidding war then broke out between two twenty-something year old women who, Bob assumed with his limited knowledge of psychology, probably had ‘daddy issues’. Maverick looked extremely concerned until Penny came to his rescue and outbid them with $250.

The foxtrot team of Payback and Fanboy went as a duo, dressed in matching suits they carved up the stage with a coordinated routine to the original version of ‘Just the Two of Us.’ Hondo spouted arbitrary facts about the two men and stressed they were two for the price of one. It turned out the multiple cougars at the bar were very interested in them and several of them bid aggressively against each other until Payback’s wife swooped in and put a stop to it with a bid of $570.

The notes of Jerry Lee Lewis’s ‘Great Balls of Fire’ signalled Rooster’s turn and he strutted and wiggled his way around in his signature Hawaiian shirt and aviators. Hondo started to read his card “Like his call sign suggests, he has a big….”

He stopped himself just in time and flat out refused to read the rest. Rooster laughed at his response and did push ups on stage as Hondo ignored an incensed Hangman’s bids. He banged the toy gavel on his hand and auctioned Rooster off for $485 to some random and very excited woman.

Bob watched with a grin as his pilot took to the stage. Phoenix looked stunning in a gold dress, as she commanded everyone’s attention as she always did, to Beyonce’s ‘Run the World’. Hondo hadn’t even opened the bidding, when multiple men and women started to call out dollar figures.

“$600!” Bob shouted from the wings of the stage to encourage higher offers and Phoenix winked at him. Although he would have been happy to pay it, he was overjoyed when a pretty blonde out bid him by $80. And both her and Phoenix seemed happy about the outcome too.

“Now ladies and gents. Our last three men aren’t for sale just yet.” Hondo explained to a chorus of disappointed groans from the women in the crowd. “Don’t you worry, they will be. They just have a little something special planned for you all. So please dig deep for the American Cancer Society. Now put your hands together for Lieutenant Bob Floyd!”

This was all part of Rooster and Hangman’s stupid plan. He’d be introduced first, but auctioned last after he, as they called it, ‘dropped his big bomb on the crowd’ during the strip tease. Even though there were a lot of people and Bob didn’t love being the centre of attention, he was drunk enough to walk around just being his shy and awkward self.

Bob rolled his eyes at a laughing Rooster as ‘Whatta Man’ by Salt ‘n’ Pepa played as he wandered about the stage slightly embarrassed. He didn’t listen to Hondo’s commentary, instead he searched the crowd for YFN and smiled shyly when he found her. She looked around and covertly lowered the neckline of her dress to reveal the top of her lacy bra and winked at him. Bob blushed bright red as he remembered her promise and hurried off the stage as his friends catcalled and woof whistled at him.

Coyote and Hangman followed in quick succession as the group was terrified Bob was going to bolt before the big finale. Coyote looked suave in his suit and dark sunglasses and showed his swagger as 2Pac’s ‘California Love’ played and the crowd hooted and hollered. And Hangman dressed in his full Texan get up, complete with cowboy boots and hat, strutted his stuff to ‘Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy’ as the loud screams of multiple women filled the Hard Deck.

Fuck. It was time.

“You’ve got this Bob. Keep your eyes on YFN. And just enjoy yourself.” A tipsy Coyote hyped him up as he took a shot a tequila.

Hangman came off stage with a massive dumb grin on his face, he had clearly been drinking too. “Ready baby? Remember, you’re sexy as fuck. If I wasn’t in love with Roo, I would be all over your sweet little ass. C’mon. Say it with me. I’m sexy as fuck…”

Bob took one final pull from his bottle of whisky. No big deal. It was just dancing to raise money for charity. It was only a few minutes of his life. He could do this.

“I’m sexy as fuck.” he said determinedly as adrenaline and whiskey coursed through his veins.

Hangman jumped up and down like an excited puppy. “Atta boy! Now don’t poke anyone’s eye out with that thing.”

Bob laughed loudly as ‘Anaconda’ by Nicki Minaj started playing. He knew the song was coming but he still thought Rooster was a little shit for choosing it.

Coyote could dance pretty well and had been in charge of the choreography. To most people’s surprise, Bob had some moves, but Hangman was a disaster and jumped and flopped around like a middle-aged dad. They coordinated for a bit with their practiced moves, well Coyote and Bob did. They rolled, twisted, wiggled, shimmied, and twerked the right body parts at the right times during the song.

Bob found YFN in the screaming crowd of men and women and he smiled at her. She cheered with a huge grin on her face as she watched him with eager eyes. He kept his focus on her as he removed his suspenders and shirt in time with the music and the women squealed, presumably when Hangman and Coyote revealed their six packs.

He laughed as Hangman, with ‘Toy Boy’ written across his chest in blue writing just like Nathan had in ‘One Tree Hill’, lost track of their dance and just started grinding himself on the stage in a valiant effort to look like Channing Tatum. Coyote and Bob kept moving with the music and Hangman joined back in when they turned around with their backs to the audience. As soon as the song mentioned butts, they ripped away their pants to loud shrieks and hoots.

Bob was actually enjoying himself and grinned at Coyote and Hangman as they shook their asses at the crowd. He knew he was in pretty good shape too, toned arms and abs with muscular thighs and a bubble bum, but he was packing something a little extra than the other two. Hangman winked at him when it was time to turn back around and face the crowd.

As soon as Nicki rapped about some dude named Michael with a dick bigger than a tower, they spun back around and started gyrating their hips. Bob’s adrenaline was pumping, so without really even thinking about it, he gripped his dick in his hand. The squeals and the screams from the crowd crammed into the small space of the Hard Deck, was deafening.

Bob snorted as Phoenix, Payback and Fanboy jumped up and down and screamed his name. Rooster woof whistled repeatedly, and Maverick put his head in his hands in both shock and embarrassment. YFN caught his eye and winked again and laughed breathlessly as the woman next to her gawked at him with an open mouth.

Their choreographed moves had finished, so they just danced freely around to the rest of the song. For Hangman that comprised of hip thrusts, white boy twerking, slut drops, and Bob yelped when he smacked him hard on the ass. Coyote moved around the stage suggestively and actually looked like a male exotic dancer. People threw money at him, and one woman even reached up and tucked a note into his trunks.

Hangman smirked and moved the cowboy hat from his head to Bob’s as he dry humped his leg. Bob snorted at him and whipped out some basic hip hop moves to the beat of the music. He locked it down, did some stick and rolls and happy feet, and walked it out. He knew his cock flopped around while he danced and even over the music, he heard the gasps and all kinds of things being shouted that caused him to blush heavily.

“Oh my god.”

“Holy shit.”

“Look at that thing.”

“Jesus christ.”

“Fuck me dead.”

Bob finished with a moonwalk before the attention became too much for him and he tried to fade into the background and let Coyote and Hangman keep the spotlight for the rest of the song. He smiled widely and laughed loudly at them while they tried to do the lift from dirty dancing as the music finished and they ended up as a pile of limbs on the stage.

He walked over and offered them both an arm and pulled them on their feet and they grabbed him in a huge hug as the crowd screamed and cheered. Hangman took their hands and forced Bob and Coyote into a dramatic bow and Bob doubled over in laughter when he blew kisses at Rooster who caught them in his palm and held them over his heart.

Phoenix jumped up and down like a small, excited child and Fanboy and Payback started a ‘Bob’ chant which took off and soon enough the whole bar rhythmically called out his name. He blushed an even deeper colour and suddenly felt very exposed, so he quickly found his shirt and put it back on leaving it open and took Hangman’s hat off his head and covered his junk.

“Hear that? They fucking love you Bobby!” Coyote shouted joyfully as he wrapped his arms around him.

Bob chanced a small look at the crowd and gave them a shy smile and a little wave. A large number of ‘awwws’ came from the women in the audience. He found YFN and winked at her and she beamed at him as she clapped her hands and chanted his name along with everyone else.

Hagman grabbed him and gave him a big sloppy kiss on the cheek as the crowd finally started to die down. “Told you. You’re as sexy as fuck!”

“Alright, alright, alright.” Hondo did his best Matthew McConaughey impression. “Settle down folks. It’s time to put your money where your mouth is and bid on these boys.”

Hangman was first up, and he copied his boyfriend’s move from earlier and did some push ups as the bids came from women and men, thick and fast. The winning bid of $1000 came from a very possessive Rooster, who jumped on stage and kissed Hangman deeply in front of everyone.

Bob laughed as Coyote went through a series of body building poses while Hondo opened the bidding for him. The winning amount was $890 from a very attractive woman who Coyote had been eyeing off earlier in the evening. Bob guessed the rule about no sex would be broken by the end of the night.

It was now his turn, and he was scared shitless. A small part of him still thought that no one would bid on him, and the other part was terrified of the thought of spending time with some random stranger.

“Now ladies and gents, we have our final date of the night. The very ah… surprising Lieutenant Bob Floyd. One of the finest WSO’s the navy has to offer who just so happens to be packing his very own AIM-9 sidewinder. Do I hear $100 to start?” Hondo laughed heartily.

Bob was mortified and stared at the floor as people shouted out their bids on him. He couldn’t bring himself to listen and nudged a piece of discarded clothing in front of him with the toe of his shoe.

“Pay attention baby. Your cock is making bank.” Hangman laughed.

He finally looked up, bidding was down to two guys and one girl, and they intensely traded large figures back and forth as Hondo tried to keep track. Bob looked for YFN, but she wasn’t standing where she had been earlier. He momentarily panicked when he couldn’t find her, he really needed her to bid on him.

“Two thousand, one hundred and twelve dollars and fifty-three cents!” a familiar female voice shouted loudly.

Bob’s eyes bugged out of his head, that was a lot of money. YFN stood on top of the bar smiling widely as she shook the wad of cash in her hand into the air.

“Holy shit. Sold!” Hondo exclaimed and hit his hand with the toy gavel.

Bob grinned at YFN, and her eyes flickered with heat as she bit her plump bottom lip. He groaned as he remembered what she wore under her dress and gripped tightly to Hangman’s hat that hid his hardening dick from view. He was absolutely going to break the auction’s no sex with a dagger rule.

Rooster stood on stage with his arms wrapped around Hangman. “Thank fuck she got him.” he sighed and sounded relieved.

Hangman chuckled at his boyfriend. “Yeah, that would have been so awkward.”

Bob was thrilled that his girlfriend had won him and not some random person but was surprised at their reaction to the outcome of the auction.

“Huh?” Bob wondered out aloud as he watched YFN hop off the bar and push her way through the people to get to the stage. He couldn’t wait to get that dress off her.

“We might have put together a little something for you and YFN. Just like Naley.” Rooster smirked.

“Season 1. Episode 8 baby.” Hangman grinned.

Bob rolled his eyes at their obsession with ‘One Tree Hill’. He racked his brain for what it could be; the dagger squad had made him watch so many episodes in a short space of time.

He grimaced when he remembered Nathan and Haley get married in season one. “Oh god. Please tell me you didn’t plan a wedding. I love YFN… but I haven’t even told her yet…”

The couple laughed at him. “Chill baby. It’s a scavenger hunt date, just like Brooke set up.” Hangman reassured him.

“You guys are so weird. But thank you. That’s sweet of you.” Bob said sincerely.

“We do everything with your best interests at heart Bob. Surely you know that by now. Now tell us more about how in love you are with YFN.” Rooster teased.

Bob smiled warmly at the couple. He had no idea how these idiots ended up as his friends and even though they tended to put him weird situations, it always seemed to work out well for him.

“I adore her. I know it’s quick. But I’m so in love with that woman.” he breathed dreamily.

“That’s good to know Magic Mike. Cause I happen to be in love with you too Bert.”

He froze at the sound of her voice from behind him. Hangman winked at him and grinned, and Rooster waggled his eyebrows and made kissy faces as they walked away.

Bob beamed at them as he felt YFN’s arms wrap around him from behind and her warm body press into his back.

Fucking Hangster.

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Aikoto Moments Masterlist: P3R Edition

Notes:

As usual, while I'll try to cover everything, the list will focus on the non-optional moments that are there regardless of player input.

Dates are read day/month. I organized everything chronologically.

I bolded the most important ones.

The post is image heavy & contains spoilers for the entire game.

Opening

The Journey

✤ 20/07: Unknown to the player, Aigis, who was considered "inoperable", suddenly awakens when Makoto arrives to Yakushima.

✤ 21/07 - Operation Babe Hunt: The SEES Boys run into Aigis at the Yakushima dock, and a cutscene is dedicated to showing how cute she is. (Note: In P3 & P3FES, all three of them get a heart over their heads when they see her, including Makoto; this is the only time he reacts like that to a girl in the game).

✤ 21/07 - Chasing Aigis: After Makoto finally catches up to her, Aigis throws her arms around him and declares that being at his side is her highest priority. They stay like that during pretty much the entire scene.

✤ 21/07: The group is formally introduced to Aigis, who reiterates that it’s very important for her to be by Makoto’s side.

✤ 22/07: As the team fools around thanks in no small part to Aigis' prodding, Makoto thinks "With Aigis joining, things are likely to get livelier..."

✤ 24/07: Aigis wakes Makoto up 5 minutes earlier than his alarm clock and suggests she is put on standby in his room instead of the Command Room. Yukari complains about this, and the way she settles for finding a compromise by offering to get Aigis a room suggests that “[Aigis] can stay” & “I don’t care” are more likely to be chosen than "[Aigis] can't stay here."

✤ 25/07: If you go to the fortune teller, she will tell you an Aikoto-related fortune: "I see a girl... She stands between light and dark, life and simulacrum... She falters... as if not knowing on which side she belongs... Hm? She is trying to tell you something... Can you hear her words...?"

✤ 02/09: Aigis starts going to school and the person who usually sits by Makoto’s side just so happens to be missing, so Aigis gets their seat (thanks, devs!). She then proceeds to announce to the entire class that “This spot is perfect. My highest priority is to be with him at all times.”

✤ 20/09: Aigis watches over a sick, asleep Makoto only to notice his condition has improved. Despite this, she decides to keep watching over him until sunrise, showing that she was already developing emotions by then (this is further explored in a Drama CD). This scene is accessible only through the Security Camera recordings available in the Command Room.

✤ 04/11: When Aigis is controlled by Ikutsuki, Aigis manages to remember herself and her care for SEES as she and Makoto stare at each other. Once she frees them, Makoto runs to her and wraps a comforting arm around her shoulders.

✤ 17/11 - Kyoto school trip: Instead of following the girls' to their rooms, Aigis wishes to be appointed to Makoto's lol

✤ 30/11: After everyone else leaves to go study, Aigis and Makoto remain behind on their own. Aigis explains that she now understands the concept of loss, "The thought of something happening to you... It makes me..." (Note: In Japanese, Aigis says: "If something were to happen to you, if I could no longer be by your side, I…"). She also confesses that “You are very special to me… I can't explain why, but I never want to leave you side. I want to protect you at all costs, to be there for you always.” (It's important to note that Death was no longer sealed inside Makoto by this point, so Aigis' desire to remain by his side is born out of her own feelings.)

✤02/12: When Aigis greets him at school that morning and tells him she intends to protect everyone, Makoto has the option to ask what is up. If he does, Aigis asks him to please not worry. At night, we get the Moonlight Bridge Anime Cutscene and Aigis gets her memories back. She apologizes to Makoto for what she had to do. (Note: In P3 & FES, Makoto holds Aigis' hand when SEES arrive to the Moonlight Bridge - this animation was actually found within the P3R files, you can see it restored HERE.).

✤ 28/12: When you talk to Mitsuru, she says “Don't worry about Aigis. She is currently being treated with the utmost care.” So, it’s safe to assume Makoto asked about her.

✤ 30/12: Aigis is finally back. She asks Makoto how he has been holding up (one of his dialogue options is “I was worried about you.”) and apologizes for sealing Death inside him. All 3 of his Dialogue Options are supportive of Aigis: “You did what you had to”, “You had no choice” and “You did the right thing”.

✤ 25/01: Makoto has his Career Counseling meeting with Ms. Toriumi. Conveniently, Aigis' just so happens to be after his, so Ms. Toriumi asks him to go get her. Makoto finds Aigis at the rooftop, and the two share a scene where Aigis basically ends up confessing her (not-yet understood) feelings for him: “Even though Death is gone now, I… I still want to be by your side.” Aigis feels that if she's with Makoto, she can learn what it means to live. She then asks Makoto to please take her with him, because she will fight with everything she has. One of Makoto’s possible answers is: “I need you with me.”

Apparently he got pretty engrossed in their little moment, because we get a: "Oh, right. I just remembered Ms. Toriumi wanted to see Aigis." as the scene fades to black lol

✤ 31/01 - The Battle for Everyone’s souls:

As Makoto succumbs under Nyx's gravity and starts losing consciousness, we can see Aigis looking over at him and calling out his name.

Aigis is too shocked by the unexpected turn of events to react as Makoto starts levitating towards Nyx. All she can manage is a desperate plea: "No, don't go!"

Aigis’ is the last (alive) voice Makoto hears before he uses the seal (Shinji's soul being the very last voice). She begs Makoto to come back: "You promised... Didn't you? Please, you have to make it back!"

After all is said and done, Aigis laments her lack of strength. "Why am I so powerless...? Am I really unable to protect the ones important to me?! This is what I was trying to prevent!" (Note: While the line was translated in plural as "the ones", it would've been more accurate to translate it as "the one", because Aigis was talking about Makoto, who may or may not have been lost to Nyx. Case in point:)

It’s only after Aigis calls out to him and begs him to say something that we get a "I can hear everyone desperately calling out to me." and the option to reply. Her reaction is also the first we see.

Aigis is the one to notice that Makoto is coming back to them, and she takes off running to reunite with him. As SEES happily and tearfully welcomes him back, Aigis finds herself crying for the very first time. (Note: Since the animated cutscene from P3 & FES is missing in P3R, please do watch it here to see Aigis crying and Makoto getting emotional over it. It's worth it!)

✤ 04/03: Makoto and Junpei spot Aigis observing them from behind a tree. Junpei wonders if she may be interested in one of them.

✤ 05/03: Aigis comes to find Makoto before the graduation ceremony. Once she got her memories back, she feared he would disappear again. Makoto can either confirm that he remembers as well or tell her “Don’t cry”.

✤ 05/03 - Rooftop Scene: We see a few flashbacks to Aikoto scenes that were not shown before this point, including Makoto turning to look at Aigis during the Nyx fight and Aigis holding his Evoker.

Aigis thanks Makoto, because she found her reason to live thanks to him. She promises that she will always be there by his side, protecting him. Makoto wipes her tears away without player input, and her smiling face is the last thing he sees before he closes his eyes for the last time with a smile of his own.

Ending

✤ The credits begin with Makoto and end with Aigis.

✤ The ending song, Memories of You, is very clearly Aigis' POV about Makoto. She even quotes the song during her Social Link: "I will never leave you."

✤ The music playing during the New Game Screen is I'll Protect You (the sont that plays during Aikoto's rooftop scene), and the image shown is an empty classroom with Makoto's Evoker and SEES armband.

Optional Events

✤ 15/08 - If the player chooses to walk Koromaru that night, Aigis can go with Makoto. There, the player will once again be told that Aigis wants to go to the summer Festival lol

✤ 16/08 - Summer Festival: The player can choose to go to the Summer Festival with Mitsuru and Aigis. If Makoto goes with them, he can suggest that he and Aigis should hold hands, but Aigis thinks he wants to restrain her and rejects his proposal. If the player chooses to go alone, Makoto will still run into Mitsuru and Aigis, but the girls won't notice him. (Note: The game makes sure to let the player know that Aigis is planning to attend the Summer Festival.)

✤ 28/08 - Film Festival: Makoto can go to the Film Festival with Aigis. After discovering that being a ninja is the "ultimate status that a man can achieve", Aigis jokes that she will start calling Makoto like that. (Note: Once again, the game makes sure the player will know when to ask Aigis to the film festival. If the player talks to her on 27/28, it will tell you that she can go tomorrow.)

✤ 05/10 - If the player chooses to walk Koromaru that night, Aigis can go with Makoto again.

✤ 07/01 - If the player chooses to walk Koromaru that night, Aigis can go with Makoto one last time. She will ask Makoto if he wants to walk home with her tomorrow because she wants to experience the town with him, thus letting the player know that Aigis' S-Link is about to begin.

✤ 29/01 - Last Walk with Koromaru: All of SEES go together for this special occasion, and we see everyone hanging out in pairs. Makoto and Aigis are together, playing with Koromaru. We're told that "Everyone is having fun, as if trying to make the most of this moment..."

✤ 31/01: If Aigis is in the player's party during the fight against Nyx, she will tell Makoto that she's with him until the very end.

Social Activities

✤ Gardening: Starting on July 17, there are three different gardening events with Aigis. At the end, Aigis will decide that she wants to do her best to make her way in the world, like Makoto and everyone else.

✤ Reading: This activity unlocks in September and also features three different events, during which Aigis learns that staying true to her beliefs and having a strong heart are the best ways to look dependable. Aikoto-wise, the highlights are the first and second events. During the first, Aigis and Makoto read together from the same book and Aigis essentially asks him to show her his butt. During the second, Makoto has the option to reply "a cute girl" when Aigis asks what she looks like to everyone else.

✤ Studying: On 10/11, Aigis will ask Makoto to study with her so they can learn more about each other. Ken and Koromaru will join them, and the event will end with Aikoto carrying a sleeping Ken to his room.

✤ 08/01 - Social Link: Aigis' Social Link, The Aeon, can be started on January 8. It features a platonic and a romantic route. In the platonic route, Aigis and Makoto agree to be best friends and they take a selfie together. In the romantic route, Makoto touches Aigis' Papillon heart. Both routes can be watched HERE.

Misc

✤ If Makoto dates Aigis and goes to Tartarus with her, she will have special dialogues (like in P3P).

✤ Compilation of all the Text Messages Aigis can send Makoto.

✤ Jundori & Aikoto Parallels, P3R Style

#aikoto #aigis #makoto yuki #moments masterlist #games #aaaaaand done!#figured I may as well since I already had fes' as base lmao #as always if I missed something don't hesitate to let me know

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shoto-brainrot · 1 year

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Ns fw Shoto headcanons

I think he absolutely loves seeing your scratches on his back. He would feel pleased knowing you enjoyed yourself (and that he pleased you). I think he would be one of those guys who wouldn't expect to like pain during sex but it'll feel so deliciously good during that he wouldn't realize it until afterwards. He's used to pain and while it's never been pleasant/something he's number himself to, it'll be a pleasant surprise to find that there is pain he enjoys having.

> imagine: he'll have the smallest smile on his lips when he feels a twinging sting during a bench press. Flashes of the night before will play his mind, your nails dragging in sweet pain along his skin. Your lips trembling and, Oh.. the dazed look in your eyes...❤️

> Notice how I mentioned these things, he's more turned on mentally than physical aspects of sex. The context of the session will matters just as much to him as the sex itself

> I feel like the guys might see it in the locker room once (he didn't notice earlier since he doesn't look it in the mirror often) and will be very stoic about who it's from. Denki and the others would pry and hoot about it but he'll probably say something along the lines of:

"I've been told, that one should not kiss and tell."

"Why should I tell you? / It's none of your business."

> he would be very careful not to let it happen again. Not because he's ashamed but he's just very private and likes keeping you to himself (not in a possessive way, but more in a, he doesn't care to share more than he has to kind of way). It's also for your privacy too, I'm sure he would care more more that you wouldn't get pestered/embarrassed. I think he has this perception that girls are shy/particular about their image and he will not be the one to breach that. He's is a very kind, polite boy.

He wouldn't be initially into degradation but once, either you or he brings it up, he would be super into it. And he's really fucking good at it too. I think he likes teasing you about how much you love everything he's does to you - kind of like how he taunts izuku during the sports festival

"Are you really that beat up from defending against my attacks?"

"Are you really this pliable/soft/wet from just my touch/fingers/words?"

> Mental stimulation remember? He'll figure out exactly how to turn you on with just his words

> Which is surprising, right? But no, seriously he's willing and good with communicating. He'll know exactly when, how, and what to say and in what sequence.

He masturbates often

I don't think he watches pron. I don't know if it's a shame thing, not knowing about it, pron itself looks too undignified or he doesn't want to be found out by his nosy dad (I don't think it's the last one since endeavor said he finally got shotos contact through fuyumi in s5)

He loves hickeys but I don't think he would like it in obvious places. He might make an allowance for a small one peeking out of his collarbone (like barely showing) on occasion. If you guys are on vacation or somewhere where he doesn't know the people, he might allow one or more depending on how much you insist

> He truly he does love you and want to show it off but he's a very polite boy and is respectful of those around him (might be partly Japanese culture. I don't know if he would care if you were in America - aside from caring about how he represents his dad, culture, etc, bc I know the Japanese worry about that)

I think he's very sensitive.. he seems that way. I think he would be gentle but part of me also thinks he would be intense and focused in bed - depends on the mood I assume. Or some combination of both, fuck.

He would want to be in charge with how everything unfolds but will make sure that everything is to your satisfaction

He'll let you take the lead sometimes, esp when he gets more comfortable but he would still want to be in control

He would be methodical in how he figures out what you like. He isn't nervous but he is confident in his ability to figure things out on logistically. He'll be cautious and patient, listening to every hitch of your breath, feel every tremble, take in your eyebrows pulling up - be tuned in to your every reaction and he'll have a fairly good mental map of how to proceed. He's observant and learns quickly, ugh

TlDR: He's annoyingly good at everything he does and sex is no exception. It'll take practice but either through intuition, luck methodical exploration, or natural ability, he'll figure out your spots and rhythms with wicked accuracy

> other guys will fumble and be awkward, but with Shoto, it's just inevitable, focused, learning 🤷 I can see him figuring out a bra in a couple tries at most. Or he's probably clever and will ask you to take it off for him asdfghjkl

The build up and excitement leading up to it is pretty important, dinner, candles + privacy

Privacy means it'll be easier for him to mentally get a space where he feels comfortable and able to let go

He researches, he wouldn't come unprepared and he'll make sure you know his intentions beforehand

He needs, sort of like approval (for lack of a better word) to let go. And that comes from your reassurances And his personal conditions that need to be met first

That's all for now until I can think of more :))

#truth writes #shoto todoroki #bnha #shouto todoroki #todoroki shoto #my hero academia #todoroki #shoto hcs #shoto headcanons #shoto todoroki x y/n #shoto x reader #shouto todoroki x y/n #shouto x reader #shouto #shoto #todoroki shouto

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dragonrider9905 · 1 year

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Sorry I'm Late

Summery: You go out with your friends for a drink and run into some…..not so nice coworkers. Not having a date on Valentine’s Day was prime targeting fuel. Hunter finally has enough and steps in.

Warnings: Bullying, people making mean remarks, reader has sore feelings.

Hey guys! Wrote this on a whim of an idea. Hope you like it! Snow days are nice because boy do they really encourage me to get some writing in without feeling guilty! I always love hearing from you folks, if you like it, I'd love to hear from you.

You quickly slammed the door to your apartment, sliding down the back of it, to sit on the floor where your energy waned and abandoned you. It was safe and quiet inside. Where there was no one. In your home. You’d just gotten back from the worst Valentine’s Day of your life. It didn’t start out so bad but by the end, you had a headache and close to tears. Your friends who were medics with you at the general station on Coruscant saw your condition and found a secret and non embarrassing way of getting you out of the situation. You purposefully took the afternoon/evening shift as you had no one to spend it with. Foolishly you thought you’d be left alone. Some of your least pleasant patients and coworkers wouldn’t stop bugging you about why you were working, why you were alone and on and on. Luckily your friends came in early, cutting their own special dinner’s short. They took over the rest of your shift discreetly; it was only by thirty minutes but every second spared helped you.

You panted hard and felt your pulse. It pounded in a quick rhythmic sequence. Your legs hurt from running and now felt like stiff noodles, softening in a pot of water.

Ugh, this is stupid.

You shook your head and got up. Another day, another gift.

You shook yourself and ripped your jacket off, shaking the dirt away aggressively as if that would solve your problems. It didn’t, but it made you feel a little better. You kept your head level during the day and didn’t like showing your emotions to people you didn’t trust, but you had to let it out sometimes, somehow.

Normally you were the shoulder to lean on, the smile to lift another up. But every once and a while, that flame flickers and falters, needing more oxygen to keep itself from burning out. Needing life to continue to give you reasons to shine.

You’ve been single for a while. It never bothered you. You never needed a relationship, as you were a person full of exuberance and effervescence—creative and helpful—but sometimes certain days of the year made you lonely, and long for someone special to share your love for life with.

Life Day, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day.

Whatever, I’ll get up and restart tomorrow, just like always.

You wiped your sweaty palms on your pants and straightened your back. You’d take a shower, get some sleep, then your resolve would revive. After all, tomorrow was another day.

— — — —

Two weeks later found you hard at work at your desk, scribbling on flimsy and making notes in datapads. Your friend, Rita, approached you.

“Hey love!” She hugged you from the back, “want to grab a good dinner tonight?”

You squeezed her arm and craned your neck to look at her. You smiled, touched but confused. “I’d love to…but isn’t Echo here? Is he busy? I heard the 501st were here on leave.”

“Yeah…”she blushed and started looking sheepish, “but I thought you’ve been working so hard and haven’t been doing great lately…we should have a girls’ night….without the guys….you know.”

Fives was like a brother to you, and Echo….once you had a tiny crush on him but you, well, *crushed* it when you found out just how far Rita had fallen for him. They were a better fit anyway. Seeing her so happy was enough to make your heart glow with warmth and pride. She was so shy at first and it took a lot of encouragement and nudging on your part to get either of them to make a move to act on their obvious feelings for each other. When the zing finally clicked, Echo and Rita were one of the most adorable couples you’ve ever seen. And they had you to thank for it. Echo now was nothing more than a brother and that was ok. He was with who he was supposed to be with.

You forced a smile. Rita was so sweet and considerate but you couldn’t steal her for the night, not for the short while Echo was stationed there. It would be petty of you.

“Nah, hun, I’ll be alright. We’ll go to 79’s. You should spend as much time with Echo as you can.”

“But—“

“Rita, if you don’t comm him, I will do it myself and he’ll wonder just why you didn’t do it yourself and give him a mini heart attack thinking something bad happened to you. You don’t want to do that to Echo now do you? I’ll see if Fives and Lil want to come too. I think our bros Rex and Cody are busy—they came through here not long ago with the kind of look on their face that could curdle milk—probably reports from the latest mission. I’ve been hearing it was a doozy. But Nova and Stella might come. Where the 501st is, the 212th usually isn’t that far away.”

“Great! I still think you should wear the red dress though! You look lovely in it.”

“I’ll think about it.”

— — — —

Needless to say, you wore the red dress. It was between a vibrant and deep red. It not only made Rita happy—she initially talked you into getting it—but it made you happy as well. Red was always your color. You looked good in it. It made you feel like it supplied the confidence you lacked. The skirt of the dress went down to your shins, allowing the black glittering heels that wrapped around your ankles to show themselves off. The neckline rose high into a halter top, with which you wore a black scarf to complete the look. It was so flowy that when you walked, it swayed mesmerizing like you were wading through water.

Though you weren’t meeting anyone didn’t mean you couldn’t dress up a little.

You drove your own speeder. You only intended on having one drink anyway. Your self imposed rule in case you’d be unexpectedly called to medical. You arrived at 79’s and waited on the platform near the door.

“Hey, there’s one of my favorite medics!”

You turned around to see Fives bound toward you and wrapped you in a hug.

“Hey! Glad you’re back in one piece!”

“Hey there, Doc.”

“Echo!” You gave him a hug as well. You could see a little nervousness in his smile.

“Your first time seeing Rita since you got back?”

“Yeah, do I look alright?”

You didn’t get to answer. Nova from the 212th called out to you next.

“Hey this was a great idea. Just wait until you hear the crazy stories we have from this mission.”

“They never disappoint.” You grinned.

“Yeah, but sometimes I wonder if he’s making some of it up.” Echo raised an eyebrow.

“Think what you want, gents. It all happened. It’s real as I’m standing there.”

The small group of you continued to converse until Rita, Lil and Stella showed up. The boys let you girls gush over each other’s fashion choices in silence before entering the bar. The place was crowded and noisy like usual but you were feeling happy and hopeful tonight. The air was clear, your friends were home and together and a night of fun was ahead of you!

The bar was busy, per usual, and you made your way back to a circular unoccupied table, trying to block out the noise and the music that buzzed all around you. You were surprised you were able to find a table to seat your large group so easily, as you had to push past groups of people just to get there.

“Guess I forgot the 104th was here too. I should have made a reservation or something.”

“It all worked out!” Rita kissed your cheek. “We always find a way anyway. A little crowd couldn’t stop us.”

Each person claimed their seats. Rita sat next to you and Echo sat next to her. Then Fives took his place and Lil next to him. Stella sat next to Lil and Nova was between the two of you. The music was loud and the crowd seemed energized and alive.

“Sure is good to be home!” Fives sighed and relaxed into his seat.

“Say, Rita, would you care for a dance?” Echo asked, a bold grin on his face despite sounding a little shy.

“I’d love to!”

Echo stood up and held his hand out for Rita to take, seeing only each other.

“Sure, just abandon us like that.” Fives rolled his eyes. “We’ll order then dance. Sound good, Lil?”

Lil winked “I don’t think he heard you. I’m famished anyway. Double shifts leave me hungry!”

The group laughed and chatted a little while longer until another group made its way into the bar, and when they spotted you, they made their way toward your table. Why did they have to show up? Your annoying coworkers just couldn’t get enough of their mean games. You automatically tensed, and subconsciously knew the others were doing the same.

You swirled the contents of your drink, frowning at it in a concentrated stare, thinking that if you focused hard enough, maybe it would combust and your ‘companions’ would get the idea to back off.

— — — —

Hunter was sitting in “the Batch’s booth” with his squad when you walked in. Conveniently, you and your group of jovial friends sat at a round table a little distance away. He’d cast glances your way throughout the night, with a sparkle in his eye and a smile on his lips. Seeing you happy made him happy.

He didn’t know you personally but he knew your face. You were the nurse that patched Wrecker up after he’d gotten injured. Wrecker afterwards would comment how kind you were to him, and that you were probably the nicest person in the GAR; Hunter kicked himself for not talking to you. He wanted to but Crosshair was injured too, and he was giving his nurse a very difficult time. Hunter had to intervene for his own sanity as well as hers (she was increasingly getting annoyed and that wasn’t making his job any easier either). As a result, he never got to talk to you. He wanted to at least to thank you for taking such good care of his brother, but circumstances never played in his favor. Before he knew it, he and his squad had to leave Coruscant on another mission.

And he hadn’t said one word to you.

“You’re staring.”

“What?”

Hunter turned to look at Crosshair. He had the most absurd smile on his lips.

“It’s impolite.”

Hunter rolled his eyes.

“You should talk to her. You got the chance.”

“She’s sitting at a table of couples. There is no way she’s not with someone. He’s probably just not here yet. It would be wrong of me to…”

That’s when the other group walked in and the shift in mood at the table changed. He didn’t have to look over to feel the tense waves falling off all the individuals. He tightened his grip on his glass and stared down at its contents, focusing on the conversation happening a few tables down. He went from relaxed to stiff in milliseconds.

He heard every single hurtful thing fall out of their mouths in a public humiliation.

“You know, I still can’t believe she didn’t have a date on Valentine’s Day.”

“Really? I thought it made perfect sense. She’s nothing incredible you know. That fake act you play with the patients is repugnant. You think she does it to see if she can lure one of them?”

“Why are you so dressed up tonight? Not like you’re meeting anyone.”

“Well, maybe she’s hoping someone will buy her a drink as nothing else seems to last.”

Hunter cast a glance at you; you were trying to remain calm and unreactive, but tears gathered in your eyes anyway. Your shoulders slouched, tired like, lips in a firm line and you were staring so hard at your glass he was surprised it didn’t shatter. He looked at the faces of the others, clearly having too much fun at your expense.

You were always vocal on other’s defense. He’d heard stories from the 212th troopers you took care of in the same explosion that hurt Wrecker. They’d been injured multiple times and seemed to know you more personally, always ending up in your ward. You demanded that they were treated like people, stopped other patients from name calling the clones and got them little comforts. So it surprised him to see you sitting there, wishing you’d disappear instead of saying something.

Perhaps this was too often of an occurrence that you didn’t even want to fight back? Another shocker was that no one else at the table intervened. He couldn’t get it. Maybe there was more he didn’t know though. Perhaps their silence was a way of defending you. Hunter had noticed Nova from the 212th there with his girl—he was a good man. He wouldn’t let this shit slide if he thought talking would help. He peaked at him too and saw Nova throwing daggers with his eyes. The same look was reflected in the other trooper sitting at the table. Though Hunter didn’t know him, he seemed like a solid dude.

Hunter turned and scowled down at his drink. Blood boiling with anger. He looked at his batchmates. Wrecker was poking fun at Tech and Tech retaliated with a shove, trying to focus on whatever displayed on his pad. Crosshair was the only one seeming to be aware of the shift that took over him.

“What do you hear?’

“Is this a little pity party for her because she missed out?”

Hunter had had enough. He downed his drink and stood quickly.

“I’ll be back.”

He walked around your table the long way so he wouldn’t be seen.

— — — —

The mean medics laughed menacely, holding onto their chests and shedding tears at the jokes they threw at you. The lump in your throat threatening to force a choked sob out. The group then was broken up by a new man that entered the crowd.

“Hey Cyare, sorry I’m late.” a deep, brusque voice gently called close to you. You turned around to see a clone in dark gray armor make his way towards your table with a gentle, tired smile. He looked a little familiar to you but you couldn’t place when or where. What you did know was that you had no idea who he was, yet he was calling you his sweetheart. Maybe this was part of the joke, or it could be an honest mistake.

He pulled up a chair close to yours and put his hand on yours for a moment before taking them away and resting his arm behind you on the seat. “I know I missed our date on Valentine’s day but General Kenobi’s plan ended up backfiring and it was a mess. We had to re-route and pull them out of the jam. I’m so sorry. Thanks for meeting with me tonight. So happy you had the night off.”

“Well, uh, um….” Your eyes widened and you felt confused. Was this man mixing you up for someone else? You started to look around to see if you could find who he initially meant the compliment for when you caught Nova’s expression out of the corner of your eye. He seemed delighted to see the trooper. The strange man spoke first.

“How’s it going, Nova. Good to see you here!”

“Heeeyyy Hunter man! What you boys did was totally amazing. Thanks for the save again.” Nova smiled his impish smile, the one he had when planning something mischievous. He gave you a pointed look which somehow comforted you. You were still confused but now you were curious. If Nova knew the man and trusted him…you decided to play along. You gave the dark haired man a big, gracious smile not needing to fake the blush that came with it. You took in his features. He was quite handsome, a little tired and dirty—must have just gotten back from his mission—and well poised. Your eyes glanced up at the red bandanna he was wearing—it was the same color as your dress. For some reason, it made you want to laugh. It was too perfect. You matched your faux date. You shook your head.

“I’m glad you’re safe.” Your voice sounded small, nothing else coming to mind.

“Wait….you’re dating THE sergeant of Clone Force 99?! Really? You?”

Clone Force 99. Yeah, you knew who he was. You helped a batchmate of his not too long ago. Poor guy was stressed dealing with his other injured batchmate and his nurse. You heard all about the cranky sniper and often saw the leader mediating between the marksman and your fellow medic. You’d wanted to offer some sort of encouragement or comfort to him. He seemed tired. But you were overrun with patients…

“Why? Don’t think we’re a good fit?” Hunter raised an eyebrow with a frown, crossing his arms. The deadpan could have convinced anyone you two were together. The looks your girlfriends were sending you….seemed like even they half believed him. Which was ridiculous. They knew you were single.

The others looked horrified at offending him. They shifted uncomfortably and exchanged worried looks with each other.

It was so comical in your mind that this complete stranger’s protective concern was being bought by everyone at the table, you had to try to school your face from laughing. The way he said it sounded so personal, he could have been your boyfriend.

A smirk still found its way there, and Hunter winked at you. The delight at everyone’s astonishment and the humor of the situation was too much. A chuckle bubbled up anyway and your shoulders started shaking.

“Forget about them. Let’s dance, Cyare. I’ve missed you.” Hunter quickly spirited you away from the table and toward the dance floor, pretending not to be aware of the stares that followed you.

Luckily the dance floor was crowded enough to afford you some privacy of the searching eyes and Hunter let his guard down.

A shadow of hesitation crossed his face. “Is this alright?” You smiled and nodded. The slight concern of confusion still present. You could tell he wanted to be respectful of you and not put you in a position you didn’t want to be, so you took his hands, placing one on your waist and gripped the other with firm reassurance.

Confidence restored, he smiled. And that melted your heart to butter.

The music was a sweet, slower one, allowing the two of you to talk.

Hunter took a deep breath. He seemed nervous all of a sudden. “So, I should apologize first. I’m sorry if I made you uncomfortable at all…my name is Hunter by the way.”

“No, you didn’t…you have nothing to apologize for; but can I ask you why? Was there some sort of a joke about this?” You started to look over his shoulder to see if you could spot anyone laughing, but he stopped abruptly at your question which forced you to look at him. Shock was written all over his face. He shook his head and resumed dancing. You started to feel guilty at assuming something bad about his kind act.

“I’m sorry if it seemed like a prank…truthfully, I overheard your colleagues and I couldn’t stand it anymore.”

“Ah, so you felt sorry for me.”

“Yes and no. I’ve seen you around for a bit but never got the chance or the nerve to approach you. I’ve wanted to talk to you for a while. To be honest, I thought you were waiting for someone, otherwise I would have, maybe,” he chuckled shyly, “asked you to dance earlier. Hearing that,” his face scrunched in anger and he went to continue but you broke in.

“I wanted to talk to you too.” you grinned.

“Really?”

“Yeah, I remember you boys from the hospital. I’m sorry everything was such a headache for you…the nurse you got was really inexperienced and I heard about all the problems you had…that battle was just so…I had so many patients.” You trailed off.

“Wait…didn’t you just come in…how on earth did you know…” confusion crossed your brow and he laughed.

“No, I’ve been sitting in the corner booth over there,” he indicated with a nod to the shadowed table. You saw a strange set of three clones gathered around, leaning over the barrier and watching you both intently, smiles and giggles on their faces. The goggled one held up a datapad almost as if filming the two of you, the big one who you remembered helping a little bit ago held up two large thumbs up, while the gray haired one raised his glass with a nod and a smirk.

“Idiots.” Hunter shook his head. You tried to follow Hunter’s gaze and saw him looking at reflective glass. You presumed he saw their reactions. That was impressive. Seeing the embarrassment on his face made you laugh. He lightened up a bit seeing as you took no offense to his brothers’ tomfoolery.

“They seem encouraging.”

“You have no idea.”

“How on earth could you hear what we were talking about all the way from over there! This bar is so noisy…”

“Well, my brothers and I are enhanced…I have enhanced senses…like right now I can tell your heart is beating abnormally fast.” You looked down with a breathless blush creeping onto your cheeks and down your neck, biting your lip, “do you need to stop?”

His voice was kind and when you had the courage to return his gaze, you saw nothing but gentle concern.

“Um, sure.”

“I’ll get you some water. Want to meet the Batchers?...well officially, that is?”

“I’d love to know the personalities behind the men on the stretchers.” You shrugged but smiled mirthfully. “Why not!”

The color returned to your face in a healthy way which made Hunter relax. He dropped the dancing position but took your hand in his and guided you with ease through the crowd. He made a pit stop at the bar and got the promised refreshment then led you to the final destination.

His hand in yours felt so natural, you didn’t want him to let go.

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“Good job, Sarge! You finally talked to her! Proud of ya!” Wrecker exclaimed when you were within earshot.

“Tech, what are you doing?” Hunter asked with a tired sigh, seeing his brother still holding the datapad at a suspicious angle.

“I am trying to see what color dress Miss Medic looks good in. The red is too perfect and Cody will think that we set this up. In order for us to win the bet, it needs to look as inconspicuous as it really was. Her red matching yours is a little too much to be coincidental.”

“But it was coincidental! And woah woah woah, what do you mean bet? With Cody?”

To Hunter’s surprise, your laugh came from the gut, ringing out loud and clear.

“Cody, as in, THE Commander Cody?”

“Why yes, who else would I mean?”

“I think you’d better keep the red. He knows how much I adore the color. Me wearing yellow isn’t going to convince him.”

Tech cocked his head to the left.

“You know the Commander?”

“Very, very well.” You crossed your arms with a smirk on your face. “I used to be his head medic before I trained Patches.”

“You trained that menace of a man?” Crosshair asked indignantly.

“Everything he knows. If you’re referring to his attitude, medics aren’t known for being nice, especially with fussy patients.”

“Ha, but you are!” Wrecker punched your shoulder.

“But…you guys bet on this?” Hunter broke in incredulous, not letting go of the previous topic.

“Well, yes. Cody bet that you wouldn’t get the nerve to talk to her while on leave so naturally we countered him.” Tech shrugged. “We couldn’t tell you as that would make it unfair and biased depending on what you decided. You could have decided to spite one of us and react accordingly, skewing the results.”

Hunter was rubbing circles on his forehead in despair, mumbling something in Mando’a.

“Hey,” Crosshair snapped, “I heard that.”

You realized Hunter had never let go of your hand all the while. You moved your fingers into a flex to get him to relax his hand. Hunter looked down, equally surprised he’d never let go, and started to let go of your hand with a small ‘sorry’ when you surprised him again by interlocking your fingers and giving him an encouraging squeeze.

Tech’s datapad beeped.

“Technically, neither of us still won, as Cody just pointed out to me. Hunter did talk to her but didn’t officially ask her out. I do believe that was part of the double or nothing bet. Seeing as how this is a fake date…I don’t know if that counts.”

Hunter’s face was burning a deeper red than his bandanna. He shut his eyes to center himself. You leaned against his arm, which caused him to look down at you.

“What do you say…” your throat squeezed with soreness. Your eyes flitted shyly between him and the ground. You’ve never done what you were going to do now… “What do you say about rectifying that? A real date, I mean…”

Hunter’s features went from vexed to relieved, a chuckle forming on his lips. He brought your hands together and ran his thumbs over the backs of them. He said your name softly.

“I’d be honored if you’d accompany me tomorrow on a date…a real date.”

“I really accept.”

You ignored the whoop of the troopers in front of you and vaguely thought you could hear quiet clapping from the round table a few feet away.

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wot rewatch 1x2: shadow's waiting

Continuing my pre-s2 rewatch with the second episode, Shadow's Waiting. <3

spoilers for all of season one plus through The Fires of Heaven in the book series

The way the Whitecloaks are set up here does feel like Rafe & co were pulling a lot from how they were portrayed in New Spring, where the newly-raised Sisters get warned that an arrow in the back kills Aes Sedai as easily as anyone else. But this cold-open is brutal and also sets up the stakes for Moiraine later in the episode - this is the kind of death she would get from Valda if he were able.

Valda's special bird breakfast was a gift from the "Lord" to congratulate him on his "victory". Which Lord? Presumably not Bornhald, given the way he behaves around Valda later. The victory is, presumably, the capture of this poor Yellow Ajah Sister.

Since I was recently thinking about forkroot in my story... I wonder if it'll get introduced via the Whitecloaks in the show. Ronde was a Yellow's eyes-and-ears in Amadicia (Whitecloak country). But I don't think the Whitecloaks have forkroot yet, or he would have just dosed Egwene with it when he has her prisoner.

I love the credits sequence so much. <3

The scenery is just so gorgeous.

It makes a lot of sense that the kiddos don't challenge Moiraine until after they've both a. reached a measure of safety by being on the other side of the river and b. saw what happened with the ferry. They are village kids and the ruthless calculus of war is not something they've had to think about in their lives. Of course they'll think "there had to be a better way".

So now all the kids have a chance to breathe and to actually think. Rand wants a plan so that they can try to keep each other safe if that stops being a priority of Moiraine's -- and that is a worry of his that kinda does get proven true at the end of the season when the Red Ajah is sent after Mat by Moiraine.

Poor Rand is also very much not ready to think about one of them being the Dragon especially because, well, he's already suspecting that it would be him and desperately not wanting it to be.

And Egwene is already embracing the idea that maybe it is one of them, so maybe they can help save people.

Mat trying to break the tension and play peacemaker.

Here is where we get the difference between Egwene and the others -- it isn't that they doubt Moiraine and she doesn't, it's that Egwene gets an explanation when she expresses her doubts to Moiraine during their nighttime conversation. Moiraine actually walks Egwene through her thought process here so that Egwene will understand why she made the choices that she did.

Moiraine's explanation of the Oaths also puts Valda's "victory" from the cold open into perspective -- unless she knew her life was in imminent danger, that Yellow Aes Sedai could not use the One Power against Valda. Some "victory".

Moiraine must have been so relieved when she realized that Egwene can channel. It made it that much more likely that they were lucky enough to have the Dragon reborn as someone who would not fall to the corruption. Like, I 100% understand why Moiraine wants Egwene to be TDR but, in her eagerness to have the less dangerous choice as the Dragon, she treated the qualms of the boys too carelessly and dismissively. They all deserved the explanation that she was willing to give Egwene.

Poor Rand. Poor Egwene. I understand both sides of this -- Egwene was seeking familiar comfort but... you literally JUST broke up with him. Rand is not being an "asshole" to want some space.

Moiraine is demanding information but not giving them sufficient answers when Rand tries to press her in return. And tbh I think part of Egwene's anger here is because Rand rejected her last night and she's hurt over it. But Mat is the one who is able to talk Rand down and get him to play ball.

Once again, how similarly Rand and Egwene are costumed really stands out -- brown coat over a blue top. Mirrors! Co-protagonists!

The encounter with the Whitecloaks accomplishes several things: we see that the Whitecloaks feel free to act as an authority in lands that are not their own; Valda sees their faces so that he'll recognize Perrin & Egwene later; and we see that there are other Whitecloaks who appear to disagree with at least some of Valda/the Questioners beliefs (Bornhald telling Moiraine to seek out Aes Sedai healing). Plus there's a lot of tension in the scene because we saw the cold open.

Love the Manetheren song scene. And it's another example of Mat working to help the emotional state of the group. And I love hearing the story from Moiraine. I teared up on rewatch too.

Timing note: "I haven't seen any Trollocs for days", Lan says.

Again, we get to Rand and Egwene's further discussion and I can see both sides: Rand would like to be given space to process but Egwene wants reassurances that in a world that has changed so much Rand still cares about her. But Egwene has been the one sending mixed signals, not Rand. I understand why she has but it was definitely absolutely baffling to me when I hopped online and saw Rand being taken to task for holding on and being 'clingy'.

Perrin gets wolf healing and we get a hint here that Something Supernatural is up with Perrin but it's now been explicitly linked to wolves.

Love pretty much the entire Shadar Logoth section and Mat is a lot less randomly treasure-hungry and naive in this version. It accomplishes what it needs to do in splitting the party and there's a great creepy vibe.

It also gives us some nice character moments. Perrin and Mat's conversation about Laila is really sweet, and again shows us that Mat is very emotionally sensitive to others. And Rand and Egwene's silent moment together is also sweet.

Rand really likes to go the high places to think. Chills on the mountain in the first episode and seeks out a tower with the view of the dead city in this one.

Giving Perrin a weapon that is primarily a tool is also very thematic for him. That's part of the struggle for him -- between choosing a weapon that he sees only as a weapon and one that is primarily a tool but can be used as a weapon if needed. Knife here rather than a hammer but it still fits the themes for Perrin.

So many of the criticisms of the show baffled me and here's another one: did the people who said it was "too clean" watch past the big village festival? They are showing wear and tear already and it gets worse in upcoming episodes.

Poor horse. Being eaten by a tendril of darkness and dissolving into dust seems a rough way to go.

I also like the choice of darkness as opposed to fog, partly so that people don't associate the fog of the Heroes of the Horn with Shadar Logoth lol.

Party split successfully accomplished!

Weapon as tool: we see Rand use his sword not as a sword but as a crowbar to help him and Mat escape Shadar Logoth.

And Nynaeve (not dead) shows up as our surprise ending!

<3 <3 <3 <3

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J2 JIB13 Panel

As a Måneskin fan I cannot begin to tell y'all the excitment I felt over Zitti E Buoni being their entrance song!

The panel starts with the boys playing around, and noticing the camera has them looking bright red for some reason. Also, they do kissy face at the camera which is adorable and funny.

What was their worst or most uncomfortable tied up situation on set?

For Jared it wasn't when they were actually tied up on set it was when they had to pretend, for many seasons, to be pinned in place like by a demon. He thinks at first they were just trying to act how it would feel to be supernaturally pressed against a wall and invariably you know you film an episode of tv in October and it airs in January, and you film another one in November or December and you're tied up and in January you watch what you did back in October and when the ghost pushed you against the wall, when it airs you look all smushed so you think you gotta change that; but when there were actual ropes around it felt alright, it was easy to get into character, and get into the timing of the scene and sequence.

Jensen adds that those types of scenes, it's also exhausting too cause when you're doing it yourself, you're pressing yourself against the wall and they yell action, you kinda hold your breath and tighten everything and doing that over and over again for like minutes at a time is not fun. You're hyperventilating and you're straining like you're gonna pop a blood vessel, that was not fun. He will say, aside from that which happened quite a few times on SPN, he was kind of tied down and locked down on The Boys a few times that were not fun. The one were the Russians have him in captivity and they have him tied down to a table and are trying to see what can hurt Soldier Boy- on SPN they were friends with the props department so Robin would tie them up very loosely toward they yelled cut they would just get out of their ties like if they had their ankles tied to a chair like demon!Dean they would yell cut and Jensen would just wiggle out but on the Boys he wasn't as friendly with them, they didn't really know each other that well so they really locked him into the table and they were trying different items and one of them was an AK-47 in his mouth, and even though he knew it was a fake gun that didn't feel good. And then to top that there was a skill saw that was running, they had removed the blade but he didn't like it and he couldn't move so he felt pretty vulnurable. But not as vulnerable as coming out of the cage completely naked in front of an entire new crew and new cast. x

When they were younger did they have part time jobs for extra money?

Jensen worked at his uncles small moving company during the summers in High School. He didn’t like it but it payed pretty good and gave him some pocket change, and that was about the only thing he did, he technically wasn’t an employee his uncle just payed him for helping out.

Jared worked as a ranch hand in central Texas between his junior and senior year of High School. He would fix barbed wire fences and cut down cedar forests and in Texas there's these bugs called chiggers they're like small mites and fly around, especially near cedar, and they get into your skin and they itch but if you scratch them that gives them oxygen and keeps them alive so his parents would drop him off on Sunday night, he'd work Monday to Friday, get picked up to go home Friday and he would have to stand in front of his mom in his undwear so she could put nail polish over all the chigger bites because that seals them in so your body gets rid of it. Jensen asked if he got payed extra for all the bites, he did not. He was paid like 5 dollars and 35cents an hour. x

What do they think would happen if blood junkie!Sam and demon!Dean met? Jared says his instinct is they'd go 'we’re both a little off kilter let’s go party.' That he feels like it’d be kind of the same thing as Dean befriending Benny in Purgatory, he feels like they’d get along strangely.

Jensen says they’d probably cause a lot of problems for other hunters. When demon!Dean was was left to his own devices he was causing issues so he thinks if he had a partner in crime like blood junkie!Sam he thinks it would just multiply that. x

What’s something they didn’t expect about getting older? Positive or negative.

When he was in his teens Jensen thought that by the time he reached his current age he’d have it all figured out. As a kid or somebody young he always thought people that age they have it all figure out cause they’re the adults but he still doesn’t feel like an adult. He still feels like that 20yr old is very much alive inside him just wearing an older suit.

Jared said he had a similar conversation with a buddy of his who’s 47 and they landed on life isn't one coming of age story, it’s a series of coming of age stories. When you're a teenager you think you're big but you're not, then you turn 16, in america that means you can drive and you think you can drive, you're independent, you can do your thing then you turn 18, 21 and so on - he feels like life is a series of coming of ages. Jensen says it's a journey, and Jared agrees that it's like Jensen was saying, you meet people who are older like 50 and you think they have it figured out but then you turn 50 and you realize you're still learning and the world is changing around you so you change again, same thing when you get married or have kids you think 'this is life' but it's not you keep on evolving. He says it's funny, he turned 40 last summer and he felt like forgiveness turning 40. That part of him inside always felt older psychologically that he was literally so finally at 40 he felt like it was okay to be a grown-up. He's still very much a kid but he felt like it's okay to slow down and ask for time for himself, when you're in your teens, 20's, or even 30's it's kind of assumed that you're up for anything and you're gonna take that on but when he reached 40 he was like well I'm 40, I'm married with kids I'm gonna slow down so it's been wonderful. He much prefers 40 over 30 or 20 even so he's grateful.

Jensen shares that he sat down the other day to tie his shoes and he looked at his knees and said "I'm so proud of you guys" 😂 He says he's not kidding, that he got a little emotional, that he stared at them and told them how proud of them he was and felt such pride, he told them they've hung in there and are still carrying him, and he doesn't have any knee pain. That he got some x-ray's done a while back cause he had some knee pain when they were training for a marathon so he went to Jared's brother who's an orthopedic surgeon and he told Jensen his knee was in really good shape he just had some inflammation, and his knee hasn't really bothered him since. x

Do they miss the pranks? Jared misses everything, and when the crowd goes awww he says he gets it, there’s certainly a bit of aww but in a funny way he and Jensen had some version of this conversation for years before SPN aired its finale episode. It's one of those you know absence makes the heart grow fonder and to leave something as it stood and you're so proud of and want more of there's a certain romance to it, it's like when you're a kid and you go to camp or something and it's five days but you make new friends and you're gonna be best friends forever and then you go your separate ways but you're so much better for having had it, and the idea that maybe it can happen again. He misses it all but it's not painful for him. In a strange way, because he's very nostalgic he has shit he should have thrown away years ago which Jensen can vouch for, he misses it but in a very wonderful light.

Jensen says he'll never be happy that it ended, that the show came to an end, he'll never feel 'oh, thank god that's over'. But he is very content in how it came to- that they did those 15yrs and then they ended and he's not talking about the story, he's thinking outside of the story. The way they all walked away with their heads held high and there was much love in that set, it's something he'll always be very proud of and something he'll always miss. He misses the pranks, he misses just walking around on set in the morning and saying hi to everybody, he misses getting breakfast at the green machine, and going to the hair and makeup trailer and saying hi to all the ladies, he misses it all; there's a long list of things that he misses doing that he did for many, many years. But it still makes him look back on it and it makes him that much more proud of what they did, and the time that they had together because it will always make him smile. x

Outside of their family and friends who made a big impression on them?

Jared feels like he really enjoys "accidental acquaintances" by which he means like when you come across somebody at the airport and you’re from going from terminal a to terminal c and it's 25mins and you're sitting next to somebody and strike up a conversation. That it's funny, in the world that they live in when a lot of stuff that's going on that's hey go be this guy, or that guy, or that girl or whatever meeting people who live more normal lives then they hear you're an actor- that the previous night G, who is there with him, they sat down at a little restaurant by the hotel and an american couple sat right next to them and the space was really tight so they were really close together and they started hearing them speak and struck up a conversation with them and the couple had no idea who they were and it was cool. He loves that kind of stuff, like happy accidents. So he is consistantly and constantly kind of amazed and grateful for people he meets along the journey.

Jensen says as far as work goes there's a long list like Kim Manners and Bob Singer who they worked with on SPN but before that too he got to work with a lot of great people on Days of Our Lives. That on that show there's a wide variety cast of characters of all ages and he remembers thinking 'okay well I didn't go to school for this and what I know is just instinctual' but what he doesn't know he has 20 people there who might be able to teach him, might be able to fill in those gaps and he was just a sponge for 3yrs on that show watching, seeing what worked, seeing what didn't work because you can be thought a lot by seeing things that other people don't react well to like 'okay don't do that, don't be an asshole'.

So, there's a lot of influence on how that shaped what he ended up being. There's a long list of people and he thinks this is a journey, this life of ours and it's a gift too and he thinks to close yourself off and think that you know all the answers and have it all figured out at any age is wrong, always learn, always continue learning and learn from those around you both positive and negative. And he thinks if you continue to do that, we're all constantly changing and evolving and becoming better because of what we're watching from the world around us. That the fans have thought him, he learns just from sitting there on the stage. x

The next fan is a professional mermaid, and they want to know would the boys ever consider swimming in a mermaid tail?

Jensen actually has! His daughter bought one that they thought was kid size but when they got it home realized it was way too big and was actually an adult size so Jensen put it on and jumped in the pool. God, please, let their be a picture or a video of this!

He said it was interesting, and that he had just read somewhere that there's a whole multi-million dollar industry of live merpeople. The fan said that Netflix did a documentary about it, and Jensen replied that's what the article was about and that he'd be watching the documentary. Does he have a desire to do it again? Not so much, it did feel weird but he did get across the pool really quickly.

He says you don't have to put the glittery, scaly thing on, to which Jared asks if you can just put that on and Jensen says he (Jared) can.

Jared would love to, and he's so curious because he and G took the kids to Mexico and where they stayed had a gift shop and there was a mermaid fin which Odette really wanted so they got it for her but she hasn't used it yet, he starts to say that it induced panic in him cause if you lock her feet in but Jensen starts explaining to him how they work. Jared says he'll give it a try but he feels like he'd scared like he'd feel like he's drowning, and he'll watch the documentary. 🧜‍♀️

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TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) End < ACT : SWEET MIRAGE > Tour in LA

On May 28th, 2023 at BMO stadium(LA), TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) held their last stop in the USA for their tour TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s World Tour. The were in the USA the year before and performed at a much smaller venue in LA.

Concert Begins

The concert started as soon as TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT), dressed in prince outfits with a castle on screen behind them, came out. They performed “Blue Hour” and “Can’t We Just Leave the Monster Alive?” as the first set of songs. Despite it being just the first set, these performances set the scene for the concert. Following these performances, TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) stop and introduce themselves before ripping off their jackets to show their jerseys underneath. They then went into the next set of songs that included “Drama”, “No Rules” and the English version of “Cat & Dog”. The jerseys definitely made sense for these songs as they are playful and typically on the cuter side for TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT).

As “Cat & Dog” is a track from the debut album, they made sure to ask the fans to repeat the fan chants – which meant the fans would bark during parts of the song. After showing fans tips on how to use their light sticks, the performed “9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)”, followed by HUENINGKAI’s solo dance. Fans in the audience said while watching the screen, the effects reminded them of pixie dust that surrounded him. Pixie dust and Disney comparisons makes sense as everyone in this audience being in SoCal.

We Lost The Summer!

They then performed “We Lost The Summer” which came out during COVID quarantine days- an iconic song that described what many felt after that first summer. “Can’t You See Me” was next and this performance felt very well planned – the song is edgy and the screen, where the members stood, flames shooting out, light sticks turning red – all played into the song. This would probably be my favorite of the night if only if was later in the set list with different outfits. BMO Stadium is an outdoor stadium so it wasn’t dark yet at that time.

The Story Begins

Then the first VCR began that will set the stage for the rest of the concert. The first one showed TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) in their prince outfits and various scenes of magic (very Disney like music). However, a girl appears at the end of the video that they’re trying to reach. SOOBIN reaches out his hand and as soon as he touches her, an apple with blood dripping appears. The members change outfits and perform a few more tracks including “LO$ER=LO♡ER”. They jump into an open car very much like the one in the music video.

The clip continues with very edgy and dramatic music. So we know something will be happening in the next one. The members split into unit dances with YEONJUN performing a solo and moving into the song “Opening Sequence”. The boy group introduce the next song and state that it doesn’t have a dance but focuses on the melody. It also allowed us to focus on the lyrics for “Anti-Romantic”. This performance flows into “Eternally” that continuously switches from soft and melodious to gritty and dark.

The Mood Changes

The next VCR clip states “their fleeting beautiful moment was shattered” before showing TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) with doors closing and stormy music. We see a spiral staircase and a green potion before the appearance of a dragon that seems to trigger something in the members. This set the scene for the next set of songs that included “Good Boy Gone Bad”, “Tinnitus”, and “Devil by the Window”. The VCR continues showing them more confused but definitely something is changing again before performing more upbeat tracks “Angel or Devil” and “Ice Cream”.

Before doing the “Happy Fools” challenge which member YEONJUN choreographed, they taught the audience the easy choreography. They noticed the choreographer for “magic “Magic” in the crowd and when the camera showed him, had him perform the “Happy Fools” challenge on screen with his section. TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) then actually performed the song and Coi Leray appeared on stage as a special guest!

Member and leader SOOBIN announced that it’s time for the end and so the members made a sad pile while saying “no wayyyy” before actually saying their goodbyes. TAEHYUN mentioned their are artists in the crowd that they’ve worked with and thanked them. HUENINGKAI thanked the audience for filling this huge venue before going into the supposed last song “Sugar Rush Ride” with fireworks above the stadium. Fireworks definitely forecasted the ending but it was not over yet!

Encore

Something I haven’t seen at a KPOP concert before were the continuous wave of lightsticks in the crowd as fans waited. It was continuous as the wave circled at least 4 or 5 times before ending. A clip began with “farewell to sweet sweet mirage” as they show the boys underwater. They then switch back to the castle as a memory. BEOMGYU attempts to drink the mystery green potion before SOOBIN stops him. The members return on stage in white sitting in a ship and perform “Farewell, Neverland” before running off stage again.

Last VCR clip begins and states “as long as we sing the song of the stars”. The members appear on stage now changed into concert t-shirts for “Blue spring”. The screens show a beautiful background and they ask fans to sing along. HUENINGKAI mentioned this tour is the first time where they sang blue spring. SOOBIN said they wanted to hear Moa’s (fan name) sing along. BEOMGYU mentioned that he came to LA to learn to dance when he was 20 years old! Now he’s standing in a huge stadium with his fans. YEONJUN also says that his family in the US came to see him today. TAEHYUN mentions that performing in LA feels comfortable even though it may be a different country. Also, they’ll come back with an even better album which they’ve actually already started!

The real encore and final track is “Our Summer” which included a fan banner event. Make sure to check out TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) next time they’re near you!

#txt #tomorrow x together #230531 #article #hypnoticasia #soobin #yeonjun #beomgyu #taehyun #hueningkai #ACT SWEET MIRAGE #TXT ASM TOUR

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bluewormonastring · 7 months

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My live reactions to season 2 (episode 1)

SPOILERS OBVIOUSLY KIDS READ AT UR OWN RISK

Holy shit I’m so excited

Oh my god

Oauxbwkxjwhz

LOVE THE BLACK SCREEN W A SHARP CUT TO THE BEACH 10/10

OMG WE GET THE STEDE AND IZZY BEACH SWORD NOW? SO SOON? YOU SPOIL ME OFMD

Omg he’s been stabbed this is for sure a dream sequence

STEDE THATS MURDER EVEN IF ITS JUST IN YOUR HEAD

“You absolute twa….” BEST DYING WORDS EVER ILY IZZY ALWAYS AND FOREVER

THE SLOW RUN TOWARDS EACH OTHER OMG

AND STEDES FACE AND HIS VOICE AND AWW BABY

AWWW THE WAY THEY CRASHED INTO EACH OTHER

“BABE” HA FOWIHXBWNA I WAS NOT PREPARED

“I KNEW YOUD FIND ME LOVE”

“Fuckin love the beard mate”

Oh we’ve started farting lovely

OH MY GOD I WASNT PREPARED FOR HOW ID FEEL WHEN IT CUT TO HIM WITH EVERYONE AWW MY BABIES IVE MISSED YOU SO MUCH

“Cant be worse than you moaning ‘Ed oh ed’ all night” ILY PETE

Iconic title screen as always

“DEAR ED” AHHHH

SPANISH JACKIE ILY

Instantly taking an interest in the Swede as we knew would happen but still iconic

Ugh I love Leslie jones did I mention I love Leslie jones

Nat looks so scared aww baby

I love wee John being security

And host stede aww baby

I live for black Pete dealing with working in customer service

And all of them tbh

Aww poor buttons he needs his ocean and Livy

I’m ngl for a second I was like “where’s Fred armisen- oh wait”

ITS THE I THINK OF YOU OFTEN LINE YESS

HELLO YES I ADORE IZZY HANDS HE CAN DO NO WRONG IDC WHAT YOU SAY IVE MISSED MY BABY BOY

Ahh the wedding

“Demon? *shakes head* I’m the fucking devil” AHH

Guys were only 6 minutes in and this post is already long as shit so buckle up (if ur actually reading it lmao my ass would be like nope too long”

THERES MY VICO HELLO VICO ILY AND MY JOEL FRY ILY BABIES

Ah yes ye olde put trauma in a box in lock it

Awww fang baby boy someone give him a hug find him Lucius

Omg it’s the “you dumped him” scene

“Did everyone get some cake” because he’s still our precious little angle

HE JUST SNORTED RHINO HORN IS THAT A THING WAS THAT A THING IN HISTORY HUH

NO ITS THIS SCENE I DONT WANNA WATCH MY BABY BE SAD

Yes hello I love Izzy hands I would protect him with my life little baby boy

Vico looks so done w his ass

Someone give my baby a hug

Ily fang

The tears in his eyes during “unhand me” aww Angel

AWW IZZY

CONNOTHAN O NONNATHAN WE LOVE YOU YOU PRECIOUS LITTLE BOY UR ABSOLUTE PERFECTION YOU ANGEL

I love the friendship Jim and that girl have

Oh shit Jackie

“BOO CAKES” JACKIE

Stede honey you’re not intimidating

“I know that guy we had breakfast together” “you’ll be having a lot of breakfastes together” “oh okay 🙂” ily Swede

HIM DOING AN ED IMPRESSION LMAO “could be. Could be mate.”

“You’re my hero” 😞😕🙂😏

Swede bein a cute lil double agent

AWW SWEDE “my time with Jackie has been the happiest of my life. Her love has helped me locate parts of myself I didn’t even know existed and reclaim others that I have long missed” ILY

“Tonight is my turn to perform the husbandly duties”

“That’s another toe” ED YOU STAY AWAY FROM HIM LEAVE MY BABY ALONE

“Who am I to you” aww Izzy Angel baby he’s accepting it OMG “I have love for you Edward” IZZY YOURE SAYING IT OUT LOUD IM SO PROUD OF YOU BUD

IZZY YOU DID NOT JUST SAY TALK IT THROUGH YOU HAD TO HAVE KNOWN THAT WAS A HORRIBLE IDEA

OMG AND THE SHIFT IN THE MUSIC AS SOON AS HE SAID IT

IZZY RUN

RUN MY BABY BOY RUN

“As a crew” OH EDDDDD

ED DONT POINT A GUN AT JIM

OR ANYONE ELSE

THAT INCLUDES YOURSELF EDWARD TEACH BORN ON A BEACH

“They think ya crazy” cackling his face omg

Go taika absolutely slaying this scene

The way the camera is all like jittery is so good

Jim’s like “beard” makes their chin look like… not caved in but idk like it looks like they have a rly bad overbite yk

“Everyone knows why” “I don’t. Enlighten me” “your feelings for stede fucking bon-“ *GUNSHOT* ARE U SHITTING ME EDWARD NO WE DO BOT SHOOT FRIENDS

OH MY GOD HE MADE FRENCHIE FIRST MATE HOLY SHIT

Oh my god Izzy my poor baby Izzy oh my god how dare you hurt my Izzy

LMAO SWEDE

“FUCK THOSE HAMMIES UP” LMAO

There’s like no way there’s actually anything valuable in that chest

WE GOT TO SEE HER TAKE A NOSE FOR THE NOSE JAR YESSS

OH SHIT INDIGO

“Now give me back my blue shit STEVE”

Susan’s hot

DONT HURT SWEDE

Oh good okay we’re cool

I feel like she’s lying tho

But for now we’re cool

AWW FANG

AWW JIM COMFORTING FANG

“WANNA HEAR THE STORY OF THE WOODEN BOY” AWW

Living for vico using they them for the puppet

“DO THE VOICE” AWW

OMG VICO THATS ICONIC

AWW YAY THEYRE LAUGHING NOW THOSE ARE MY BABIES YAY

Living for buttons reuniting with the ocean

Okay roll credits cheers yall see you next episode

#take a shot every time I say aww baby #ofmd #ofmd s2 #our flag means death #ofmd season 2 #our flag means death season 2 #ofmd s2 spoilers

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hawkinsp0st · 2 years

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the s3 ending wants to put the audience’s focus on byler.

thank you for the request @lemonkookies !!! disclaimer this analysis has totally been done before by causeineedu on tiktok and other excellent creators—just wanted to share my specific observations and thoughts <3

part i: “not possible” vs “i like presents too”

• first scene we get in the moving out sequence is mike & will. mike hasn’t wanted to play dnd all season, and yet he’s scared that will is throwing his dnd set away.

• the 2 of them have the interaction “what if you want to join another party?” “not possible.” michael is,,,,,positively smitten. but even after the famous mike smile, the camera turns back to will and he’s staring mike down as he walks away. this is so, so flirty i’m having a mental breakdown. i’ve seen this scene several times but never noticed they were this bad. this interaction is especially interesting since they never really made up from the rain fight in 3x3 bc the mind flayer showed up.

• mariah carey goodbye scene is framed within a closet when it starts. like the camera is inside the closet

• mike finds el, immediately tells her “dw you’ll get your powers back”. huh? if u valued her for who she is as a person shouldn’t u be telling her that things will be ok without her powers, instead of reassuring her (ahem, yourself) that they’ll come back?

• mike brings up presents then goes sorry that made me sound like a seven year old. he’s dipping back into enjoying things that he had thought were too immature all throughout s3, bc that interaction he just had with will about dnd made him feel safe to do so again.

• this boy fr just stands there and lets her walk away. michael. 🧍‍♂️

• never noticed this before but he seems like he genuinely doesn’t remember at first what eleven’s talking about when she’s calling back to the cabin “ily” moment. i just think it’s funny that he doesn’t even remember LOL

• THIS IS FR MIKE DURING THE KISS 👁👁🧍‍♂️ HE DOESNT TOUCH HER OR FOLLOW HER OR ANYTHING IM

part ii: hop’s letter scene and the crazy fucking byler centric way it’s sequenced

• this scene does a weird non-chronological order thing. let’s discuss.

• el sits down to read the letter and hop’s voiceover starts. we get shots of hop writing the letter & the kids’ goodbyes (i’m looking at you, sus internalized homophobia byler hug that lasts 30 seconds shorter than all the other hugs lmao). but then…..

• the byers/el drive away and we zoom in on mike. just mike. this tells the viewer to focus on him for the remainder of this sequence. the zoom into mike happens as hop is saying “like you’re… you’re pulling away from me or something.” he watches el & the byers drive away. he looks distraught.

• “i miss playing board games every night.” OH COME ON. (dnd)

• the rest of their friends bike away, but mike stays behind for a really long time—“growing. changing. and i guess…”

• mike looks back at the byers’ house, LOOKS THE HOUSE UP AND DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES AS HOP SAYS “if i’m being really honest, that’s what scares me.”

• “i don’t want things to change.” direct cut from mike to will, will’s crying in the car and jonathan notices (parallel to 4x8 van scene imo).

• mike walks into his house. “i think that’s why i came in here… to try and maybe… stop that change.” subtextually? i think this is meant to show us that that’s why mike has been acting so weird and closed off towards will in s3. growing up means acknowledging those feelings they share, so he’s trying to stop that change. i really don’t think i’m reaching bc these lines play clearly & distinctly while we see mike wheeler, standing by himself, looking distraught over will leaving.

• “to turn back the clock.” he gives his mom the Will Look™️ (the same one from when he thought will was dead in s1) and, in direct parallel to s1, She Knows Things And They Hug. this parallel is so direct that it’s clear to me they’re showing us he’s emotional over will right now—not el.

• “to make things go back to how they were.” he hugs his mom. his eyes are open wide and the camera focuses on that. he’s realizing that things will not be the same now that he and will are growing up, and he’ll be forced to either face or repress things.

• now we cut back to el reading the letter. then the rest of the scene plays out chronologically—the byers & el leave their house. this is what confirms everything for me: the only explanation for this weird time shift is that they wanted hop’s specific words over the mike sequence.

if hop’s letter were meant to only be about hop & el’s relationship, or the bond between all the kids, it would’ve been a montage of their happy memories playing as she was reading the letter or in the moving van with joyce. but the show actually takes us out of this and focuses on……mike losing will? for the majority of hop’s letter???

this REALLY contextualizes “i guess i feel like i lost you or something” from 4x4. watching the 4x4 scene right after the s3 finale, i feel like mike is finally trying to open up about how much this sequence of s3 took a toll on him. i honestly think will moving away changed him forever.

#i’m so shook lol #there is no non-byler explanation for any of this #sorry about the random bold & italics i just wanted to make it easier to navigate #byler #byler analysis

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dreamdaddyhotch · 5 months

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tried the 2.1 updates with my male!v playthrough (still havent come up with his name and all ive been grinding levels n upgrading my cyberware) n did THE HANGOUTSSSSS here are my thoughts: i LOVEEE how cute it is <3333 i missed my bf n gf...

seeing kerry n panam upclose 🤭🤭 picked such apt actions honestly... but i was like 🙄🙄🤨🤨 PLEASE v is soooo seducing kerry WHY DOES IT NOT END UP IN A SEX SEQUENCE . WHATS WITH THE TWO THIGH HOLD ?;!3@,&/@; anyway . i havent seen if panam does the mirror thing but omfg. WHEN KERRY CAME UP TO V AND CALLED V NIGHT CITYS BAD BOY???? i am floored . i am dead . also offended that i could look down at panam while we shower but not kerry . cdpr just say u hate gay men 😪😪😪 also i realised they react to v not having clothes on KDJSKFKEKFKE panam said smth along the lines of reading her mind (sorry i forgot) but kerry just vocalises a mhm LMFAO.. but man... much more stuff could have been added to these 'dates' though, but i'm enjoying how pretty kerry and panam looks upclose..... anyway cdpr could have implemented this a long time ago tbh, alongside the new metro thing... bc like yeah wow im enjoying that there's more immersion but it's still just... That. and it's been two(?) years since release n theyre only giving us this NOW... like man cyberpunk would have been ahead of its time if it released all these features from 2.1 and the dlc back when it was JUST released 😔 it's an improvement yes, but tbh these stuff were ALL expected then during promos and stuff </3 BUT despite my complaints (bc ive been following this game pre-launch as an avid enjoyer of witcher 3)... there's reasons why i've clocked 300+ hours in this game 😭😭😭😭 brainrot.... i love these characters so much n the whole setting of it all.. it's still such a beautiful game regardless of its flaws

#now i need someone to bodyswap kerry to johnny so i can see him do the shoulder hug thing go v in the mirror PLEASE #kerry eurodyne #panam palmer #rambling.txt

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azzandra · 7 months

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Had this bonkers dream last night about two transmigrators into the same setting, except they had radically different takes on the setting as their base knowledge.

The source material was called Idiifiya, and it was a 30 million word novel which had been posting to the internet serially for 20 years, with no ending in sight. It was written by a reclusive, possibly Hungarian writer named Hent, and it was basically an exploitative all-girl-cast porn fantasy story which dabbled into every weird kink the internet has ever been into. Its main fandom consisted of teen boys-cum-millenial-incels over the course of 20 years.

Except at some point, someone had loosely adapted the first arc of Idiifiya (the "Academy" arc, as the fandom knew it, because it consisted of the characters going to magical school) into one of those stat-raising games like Princess Maker, essentially making a twee retro pixel mobile game that mainly appealed to zillenial girly-girls with a hankering for extremely punishing social simulator games.

One of the transmigrators (Kadiz) was an avid player of the game and she was taking the whole thing in stride, getting very good grades at being a magical girl, and working on her final exam. She was fully aware of Idiifiya's reputation as cheap smut, but her only opinion in this matter was 'man, when do we get to fuck??'

The other one (Bova) was a reader of the novel and had a lot of advance knowledge of upcoming events, which she was very fatalistic about. There was a whole sequence of Bova giving long, distrustful looks to pegasi during a magical animal husbandry class, because apparently the latest arc in Idiifiya which she'd been reading before transmigration had been the Pegasus Wars arc, unfinished, and the pegasi were evil for some reason.

There was also a few random conversations between Kadiz and Bova, during which they discovered stuff about one another, like the fact that Kadiz had actually read the beginning of Idiifiya so she wasn't as ignorant as Bova assumed, or another where it's revealed Bova was actually a dude before transmigrating.

Also something something, a subplot about how if anyone found out they were transmigrators they'd be killed, and they also saved an extremely cursed little boy, remarkable for the fact that this was like. the only male character that they encountered at that point other than one (1) male teacher.

#dream journaling for fun and profit #I'm excluding some of the less coherent parts of the dream #like a whole bit where I accidentally dropped an omnibus edition of Idiifiya into water #and put the book into a microwave to dry #except I forgot it there for a few hours too long oops #and when I took the book out of the microwave #it had shrunk from a gigantic doorstopped thicker than it was wide to a regular sized book #which apart from the parts that go against the laws of physics does seem like something I'd do

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gamequeenanya · 7 months

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Thicker Than Water - (Rewritten Timeline) Michael and Phone Guy

Summary: (FNAF 3) Michael grapples with his feelings of guilt and trying to impress his father, while at the same time distancing himself from what he's done. Phone Guy helps out Michael with his mission of setting the souls free. Then Michael recalls a repressed memory and realizes something important.

…

Currently, Scott was investigating the original location. He was on a team with Mike to help free all the souls that had been trapped here. They'd decided on it when Mike had tracked him down and called him out for faking his death. Scott realized he'd been a coward. From the trauma of working the night shift to the guilt of the coverup weighing in his chest, the nightmares wouldn't go away, and he knew he had to do something.

Michael chuckled to himself. In an overly cheerful tone, he mimicked Phone Guy during his calls.

"Hello-hello! So it looks like you've chosen to risk your life with barely functional equipment and my father on the loose! It may seem scary at first, but you'll do fiiiiiine~!"

"Mike!"

"Hahaha, but seriously. Try not to worry too much or you may flub it!"

Scott pouted. It wasn't fair.

The screens showed that audio and the camera needed to be rebooted at the same time. Quick as he could, he pressed the buttons.

"I can't believe it," Scott muttered jokingly. "I'm being oppressed by the British!"

Mike snorted. "I'll oppress you even more if you don't get out of there alive."

Sighing, Scott flicked between the cameras. It was difficult to tell where William was sometimes. He hoped he'd gotten the hang of this. Everything was silent on Michael's end - probably until he could think of another tease - but for that, Scott was glad. It meant he could concentrate.

It only lasted a minute until Michael piped up.

"I have some information you might like to know…" he said. "Concerning your situation right now, you sir, are a nerd~!"

Scott blew some hair out of his eyes. "Oh, like you're one to talk!"

And then it was quiet again as Scott had to concentrate. There was the annoying laugh of Balloon Boy, and then the warning noise for a system reboot. He worked hard to stay on top of everything. Michael wished there was something he could do to help him. It wasn't fair that he had to do this all alone.

Wondering to himself, Michael looked at the tiles from Scott's video camera.

"Wait a second. The tiles!"

Scott didn't seem to hear him, being busy locking the vents.

"Scotty…! The tiles on the wall. Try pressing them!"

Blinking, Scott wondered what he meant. It took a few tries of explanation, but finally Scott had crawled over to the tiles and pressed them in sequence to the numbers he'd hallucinated. They were only a hallucination, right?

His question was answered when he was suddenly out of this world. He stepped into a black void and was face to face with the Puppet! Trembling, he shielded himself.

"I know you, I think," she said. "Are you here to help us…?"

Scott nodded. "I-I am…"

…

Meanwhile, Mike managed to call into the old pizzeria. For some reason, he felt his father wanted to talk to him.

He was going to be brave, tough! But as soon as he heard the click of the phone being picked up, he know he would falter. He'd always wanted to impress the man, but he always fell short.

"Hello…?" William said, his tone a lot lower than before he was springlocked. It sent shivers through Mike's bones.

"F-father…" He muttered, shaking his head. "H-h-how are you e-even still alive???"

In a dark tone, almost intentionally to creep him out, William slyly said, "That's the funny part, Michael… I'm not."

Trying not to panic, Michael paced through the room.

"I-I did what you asked of me… I-I took apart the other animatronics! T-they won't hurt us anymore!"

William made a satisfied noise. "That's good…"

"Heh!" Mike felt a feeling of happiness wash through him. "A-are you proud of m-me?"

"You did excellently, Michael." He said with a grin. Then he frowned. "But what is he doing here…?"

"Huh?" Mike said. "Y-you mean Scott…?"

There was a pause, as if William was thinking. "Mm, yes… He knows too much. I wanted to dispose of him previously but he escaped! … Do you believe you can finish the job…?"

Mike dropped the phone. Scrambling, it fell through his hands a few more times. Then he quickly hung up. He looked around in fear.

…

After Scott's shift, he went home.

Waiting for him was Michael, with a wok full of ramen noodles and vegetables. He smiled as he regarded his work.

"Hey, Mike, what's cookin'?"

He got some bowls for them and got the noodles ready. Then they sat down to eat.

They said nothing throughout the meal, just focusing on the food. After they were finished, Mike wondered.

"So, how was it?"

"The food? Great as always."

He looked at him hopefully. "…Are you proud of me?"

Scott gave him a warm smile and ruffled his hair.

"Of course I am."

…

Flashback

Michael had been forced to return to Fredbear's after The Bite to clean up the blood. His eyes were wide, still disbelieving of the situation around him. On top of that, his friends had fled the scene, refusing to have anything to do with it.

He was all alone.

And his father would be back soon.

His head spun around and he felt like throwing up.

"Hey," said a soft voice behind him.

Michael turned around to see a handsome man with a clipboard, smiling at him. He looked down, uncertain.

"Hey kid? Don't worry about it. It was an accident, right? It happens all the time."

Looking back at him in astonishment, Michael dropped his mop.

"Oop! Yeah, like that…" The man reached for the mop and handed it back to him. Michael blinked.

"Are you… Are you aware of what happened…?"

The man's smile fell, and he nodded.

"Then-then why are you trying to cheer me up?! I-I may have murdered my brother!" Tears formed at the corners of his eyes. "He was afraid of them for a good reason…"

The man's eyes looked back at him in pity. He wondered what to say. After all, it was a situation he had no experience with. He was a newly hired intern, having recently graduated with a Bachelor's Degree, having hoped to become a company spokesman.

"Kid… You didn't know those jaws were that powerful. None of us knew." He said softly. "I-I don't know who built that. But you didn't mean to hurt him, right?"

"Right." His eyes focused ahead, still traumatized by the situation.

William decided to return at that moment wearing an angry glare, sending Mike into panic mode. He quickly began to mop the floor around Fredbear, hoping he was doing enough. He couldn't avoid a beating, but maybe he could make it not as bad.

The new intern went to greet William, talking to him about how despite the scene, he had a plan to make it so that people would always return here. Then he went over his marketing plan with him. It was a good thing too, because it seemed to cheer William up from his previous anger.

Finally William turned to Michael.

"At least now all the evidence has been disposed…" He walked over to inspect his work, and frowned. Pointing to a drop of blood on Fredbear's foot he growled. "You missed a spot."

Quickly Mike scrambled to wipe it off.

"Don't let it happen again."

And Michael panicked, trying to breathe properly. He was mad. He was so mad! And it had all been Michael's fault.

After William had left, Michael wondered what he could do. His mind was drawing a blank. He didn't want to live anymore. Didn't want to exist…

A few minutes later, he calmed down from his panic attack. Everything was quieter - and cleaner - now. He looked back at the intern, who was filing through his papers. At least someone didn't hate him, Michael thought.

End Flashback

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At bedtime, Michael decided to make sure Scott was resting easy.

He was laying in bed, covers pulled up to his neck. Not looking too great, since having to face William again had shaken him. William, the man who'd tricked him into thinking he was his friend… and then murdered children behind his back. Scott had never wanted to see him again, but he knew he needed to redeem himself. So he braved the scares for the sake of the children.

"How do you feel?" Michael asked gently.

"Mm. I've been better…" He gave him a wry smile. Michael reached for his hand, and he took it.

"Do you mind if I sing for you? It could help."

"Okay."

Scott figured he'd go for a regular old lullaby, but instead he sang something familiar to him. He wasn't expecting this, but couldn't say he was disappointed.

"Nothing's going to harm you Not while I'm around Nothing's going to harm you, no sir, Not while I'm around Demons are prowling everywhere nowadays I'll send 'em howling, I don't care, I've got ways…"

As Michael sang, Scott found himself feeling safer and drifted off to sleep. It was ironic, having a song from something as grim as Sweeney Todd being the thing that relaxes you, but Michael had always thought the song was pleasant.

It seemed that Scott agreed.

#phone guy #michael afton #fnaf #five nights at freddy's #my rewritten timeline #my writing #dad!phone guy #william afton #william afton is a bad father #phone guy is a good father #angst and fluff #wrong blog but I'm not rewriting all these tags

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chloecherrysip · 1 year

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As you might have gathered from my frenzied posts yesterday, ya girl saw the Mario Movie for the second time on Thursday, and I have some additional thoughts! I already rambled on about the brothers' reunion AT LENGTH but let's actually talk about some other things (but also still a LITTLE BIT about that here too because I literally cannot be stopped).

Most importantly, I feel like I have had a big change of heart about the movie - in a good way! :)

So I had bought this Thursday ticket first before I made the really impulsive decision to go to a midnight showing on Tuesday, and I kept the ticket because I wanted to see what I would think a second time (and there were obviously some favorite moments that I really wanted to watch again). But I came out of the first showing so conflicted that I was like: "Am I even going to have that much fun at a second showing? Will I be a little bored sometimes?" (Plus, I was having the worst headache yesterday and just not in the best mood in general lolol)

And it was so, so MAGICAL

I think my first viewing experience was weird because 1) I was anxious and way overhyped 2) It was late at night and I was TIRED and 3) I found myself SO distracted throughout the movie because my brain was busy trying to redefine expectations as things went on, to the point that the whole end battle was extremely fuzzy to me because it was just SO DIFFERENT from what I'd been thinking it would be and my sleepy brain didn't know how to reconcile it. This time, I went in knowing exactly what the movie was going to be and what I could expect, and I just??? had the best time imaginable??? I was SO happy the whole way through?????? Literally enthralled and delighted and smiling to the point that my face hurt all over again???

Like, just to be clear, the problems I've already gone on about are still problems at the end of the day -- but truthfully, I care about them a lot less now. At the end of the day, this movie is beautiful, has heart, and keeps you interested, and just having gotten that out of a mario movie after all this time is really special to me. I do genuinely think that if you felt conflicted and disappointed after your first viewing, you should watch the movie again and see how you feel a second time around, because shedding all those expectations and going in without all that hanging over me just made for an absolutely wonderful experience that I'll remember for a long time!

Part of that too is the crowd I saw it with! At my midnight screening, there were obviously no kids and everyone was a little subdued. This time, there was a good number of kids, and man, they were having such a good time. The dad/daughter duo sitting beside me laughed SO many times and it was delightful (she was SO excited at the Mario Kart stuff).

And there was APPLAUSE at the end! That by itself is always a magical experience to me at the movies when people clap at the end because it's just such a pure expression of happiness (since there's no live performance and the clapping is to no one's benefit, lol). And then as I was walking out, there were these little boys excitedly talking about how the movie was a "5/5!!!" for them and....man, I don't know. The universe likes to give gentle reminders that sometimes things are just Not That Deep and it's okay to be a little less cynical and a little more generous. (But I will still complain a LITTLE below, haha.)

ANYWAY, THAT'S ENOUGH MUSING, HERE ARE SPECIFIC THOUGHTS:

The significance of the Nintendo logo sequence being retro Mario and Luigi together at the very beginning :) :) :)

Didn't even realize the first time that Mario doesn't just instinctively stick his arm out in front of Luigi protectively during the dog scene, he ALSO does it when Spike stands up from the table, even though Spike's only focused on Mario at that point!!!! Something I really wanted from the Brooklyn scenes was to see that protectiveness and care in Mario's body language for Luigi right from the start, and they do SUCH a good job at that, like more than I could have hoped for. It's a reflex for him! When there's even the slightest whiff of danger, you can see Mario's thought process go straight to "keep Luigi behind me, make sure he stays safe" and I loveeee

Luigi is such a mama's boy! ❤️❤️❤️ Bragging about her liking their commercial so genuinely! They also have a cute, subtle moment when he's trying to get some food at the dinner table and everyone's talking over him/not listening but his mom brings him a bowl and gives him a little, soft pat on the shoulder, it is adorable.

(Also Luigi getting swept up in the moment and dropping the "mic" but it's his phone and he breaks it continues to be just...such a good character moment. He is so wonderful throughout the beginning of the movie and I just want so much more of him in the sequel, please ;; )

JUST THE FAMILY STUFF IN GENERAL IS GOOD AND SURPRISINGLY SUBTLE AND REALISTIC????

Like, they could have gone REALLY broad with it and just made their parents horrible people if they wanted to do a "Mario has Dad Issues" plot but like, it's very clear that there's a LOT of love and care in that household! Along with a healthy dose of dysfunction, of course, but that's every family, haha. And honestly, their dad reminds me of my dad, who is a wonderful person BUT can also make really insensitive comments without realizing or just simply be really judgmental if one of his kids makes a choice he wouldn't personally make. It's still weird that they actually have a big family in this version of canon (if they live in the Mushroom Kingdom at the end of the movie, do they still go back and visit home all the time? Is it tough to be literally a world away from your parents??? I AM INTRIGUED BY THAT) but I can get behind it, haha.

In one of my other posts, I wrote that it looked like Mario and Luigi were the babies of the family, but there actually is a much younger kid at the dinner table, I realized - i think it's a little girl in a baseball cap who's maybe 7 or 8? Probably their cousin? She seemed very, VERY bored with everything going on. Also, for a split-second at the end, you can see her recording what's happening with her phone/taking a selfie XD I want to know more about this mystery kid and Mario and Luigi's relationship with them, haha.

Also, to go back a little, that construction site parkour scene had a lot more to it than I remembered! Mario doesn't just open the gates for Luigi - he also knocks down a ladder for him, throws down a piece of material for him to be able to run over a gap, and I think some other things too. Back to my original point about how no matter what's going on or how caught up he is, what his brother needs is always such a critical part of his thought process ❤️

I LOVED THE MARIO AND PEACH STUFF SO MUCH MORE THIS TIME???? There still isn't enough by far, but I was just so much fonder of their little moments. The "you're just trying to make me feel better" "is it working?" "a little, yeah" exchange was CUTE. Also, I kind of adore that Mario improves but doesn't ACTUALLY finish the training course (which feels realistic in such a short timeframe) but Peach sees that he's really trying and that's all she needed to know, that he was serious and had the determination to give it his all. :)

ALSO I love when Mario looks very nervous right before his fight with DK but he and Peach lock eyes and she gives him a determined smile and nod and that helps him.

(ALSO x 2, when Bowser breaks out of the ice at the wedding, Mario and Peach are holding hands very sweetly!!! I want to know what they were saying to each other at that point! She was probably SO relieved to see that he was alive and all right, ahhhh)

PEACH'S WEDDING DRESS IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, MAYBE A CONTROVERSIAL OPINION BUT THE ODYSSEY DRESS COULD NEVER!!!

I have ALWAYS loved the idea of Peach's eventual wedding dress having pink elements throughout (even in the veil!!) because it's her signature and this dress DID and I was so endlessly delighted, can't WAIT to see all the details more in super high quality screenshots

ALSO THE WEDDING SCENE IS GENERAL IS SO GOOD??? I TRULY THINK THE WAY THEY STRUCTURED THIS SCENE AND PEACH'S CAPTURE WAS INCREDIBLY SMART???

I knew it was basically a foregone conclusion that Peach would be taken captive at some point because that is SO iconic, but I truly thought they would play it out more traditionally where Mario comes to her rescue. And the fact that they don't even go NEAR that idea, Mario doesn't even KNOW anything about what's going on her and she's on her own with Toad, and she just!!! handles the situation!!! she takes Bowser out (temporarily) and does everything she can to save the prisoners and I just loved that they were able to have it both ways while still letting her be TRULY badass instead of just paying lip service to the idea without ever following through

THE FINAL BATTLE IN BROOKLYN...HIT SO MUCH HARDER FOR ME THIS TIME...AND NOW I LOVE IT

I was just so bewildered the first time I saw the movie by the twist but this time, i was 100% IN THE MOMENT and let me tell you, Mario being all bruised and scared and then seeing himself and Luigi on the cracked television...my goodness, I genuinely teared up. I'm tearing up now thinking about it!!

IN GENERAL: THE WAY THEY BALANCE BOWSER'S HUMOR WITH SOME EXTREMELY MENACING, SCARY STUFF IS SO GOOD

I love that you're laughing at him and then suddenly, he just does something CRUEL and TERRIFYING and ESSENTIALLY PSYCHOPATHIC (even the little things like intentionally crushing Kamek's hands in the piano and making him keep them there!!) and you're scared of all him all over again

I know, I know, I already spoke about Mario and Luigi's reunion AT LENGTH, but I got one more thing -> it is genuinely SUCH a relief that Illumination did not go for the cheap "wow how embarrassing when men show emotion!" joke. in fact, not only did they avoid any joke like that, they went as far in the other direction as I think you could possibly go????? Like, seriously, I wanted FEELINGS here and the fact that it even blew ME away how tender and loving their whole exchange is really says something!!! I WILL LITERALLY TALK ABOUT THE FACE HOLDING AND THE FOREHEAD TOUCHING FOREVER, THEY ARE THE SWEETEST BROTHERS OF ALL TIIIME

Finally, I am STUPID because I genuinely walked away from the movie the first time with the impression that the worlds were permanently merged together at the end??? But after reading other people's summations of the ending, that's clearly not the case and Mario and Luigi just live in the Mushroom Kingdom now, whoops, haha. (I would be interested to know how far in the future that scene is!! I assume it would take some time to make that decision and that they weren't like "yeah, let's just immediately leave behind everything we've ever known and our whole family for a place we've spent a couple of days in" lol)

And also a quick list of some things that I'm still annoyed about because, well, it can't ALL be good:

The 80's music didn't bother me originally BUT it's starting to come to light now that the soundtrack is out that there are full, finished, AMAZING tracks that just aren't in the movie and it's pretty clear they sync up really well with those scenes???? SO IT DEFINITELY SEEMS LIKE THE ORIGINAL INTENTION WAS TO NOT HAVE ANY OUTSIDE MUSIC BUT SOMEONE HIGHER UP DID SOME MEDDLING AND GOT THEM ADDED AND THAT IS INFURIATING. And you can totally tell!!! WE NEED A VERSION OF THE MOVIE WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL TRACKS PUT BACK IN FOR SURE

It continues to feel like there are whole scenes/parts of scenes just missing from the movie! FOR INSTANCE: it seems like a MAJOR plothole that Toad was captured alongside Peach but then he's just...walking around freely? Able to get her a bouquet with the ice flower??? I feel like something was missed there. I really do wonder if there's like 10-20 minutes of footage/potential footage that was mercilessly cut for time. Will we ever see some of it (maybe on the blu-ray)? Will it be lost to time/Nintendo's vault forever? SOMEONE LEAK THE FORBIDDEN SCENES :(

Speaking of, RIP "I'm not afraid! I'll do anything for my brother!" I WILL ALWAYS MOURN YOU AND LOVE YOU AND WONDER WHEN YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN SAID IN THE MOVIE

Guys. The slow motion. WE GET IT. It's funny the first couple of times, but by the fifth time, it's SO OLD.

Also, I continue to desperately wish that the Luigi rescue at the end felt more earned. It's SO good but it needs one more beat! One more realization! One more character moment! SOMETHING! :( :( :( :(

I had ANOTHER idea about how they could have sold this more and even tied it back to an earlier moment in the movie. When the scene cuts to Luigi in the dumpster watching Mario fight, frame what he's seeing so that it reminds him of being babies on the playground again, but now Mario's where Luigi was!!! And Bowser's the bully!!! And his brother needs him just as much as Luigi needed Mario back then!!!! You wouldn't even need any dialogue - just let the shot LINGER on Luigi and give us a tiny bit of that flashback intercut one more time alongside his changing expressions! It would be SO simple but I think it'd be effective AND give that earlier flashback more reason to be there in the first place (as adorable as it is).

OK I'VE TALKED ENOUGH

#mario movie #mario movie spoilers #super mario bros movie #super mario bros movie spoilers #i'm seeing the movie again on saturday night :)#but this time with other people so i gotta be way more normal about it lolol #GOODNESS WHY IS THIS POST SO LONG I'M SORRY I CAN'T SHUT UP #cherrysip hc's & rambling

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