My final verdict on the Wednesday show is that they weren't confidant enough to go in one direction. Is it more of a comedy? Is it supposed to be serious? (yet there seems to be some holes in the interactions)

They established several things to never really do something with them... Is what I feel

Pondering about Dante's ages throughout the series

Because I've been up til 7 AM thinking about all of this a few times.

This isn't the first post I've seen out there about this, and there's ones that are pretty good with mathing out stuff....I'm just doing added thinking because that's just what I do, lmao.

Disclaimer: All of this stuff is based on what’s been stated in the games and other media that I’ve gathered, but regardless…none should be taken as hard fact unless Capcom decides to SPECIFICALLY state things directly in any sort of official media. What I list as “canon” are things I see line up appropriately based on the timeline DMC5 has set. That’s why “pretty much” and “likely” canon are used.

Childhood: 7/8 years old (7 pre-birthday before he got his half of the amulet, 8 the very moment of) [Pretty much canon]

Okay, now as far as I've seen, these ages are pretty much canon with how things add up. Question is, I've been trying to find the EXACT source where it was stated the twins were 8 when they got their amulets. I see it on the wiki but with a lack of citation, so...if anyone can pinpoint it anywhere for me, that'd be great. I'm assuming these ages are just what we know because of how the timeline adds up.

DMC TAS Episode 8: Likely 10-11 years old [Guessed Estimate]

There's assumptions/implications (or downright even facts) that Dante was roaming around for some time completely alone after surviving the attempt on his life (which is tragic/sad to think about on its own), and based on how this episode shows "Tony" looking to be slightly older but not TOO old…so I assume he aged abit more, guessing to be around 10 years old. There's no exact estimate on how long he was there, before "disappearing"…but the episode also has Dante deny he's the same "Tony" being assumed, buuuut…there's layers, hah. Probably will go into it when I give this a deeper dive one day.

DMC1 Novel: Likely 18 [Guessed estimate; I'd say its p much canon]

Non-canon in some places but canon in others (I'd say DMC5 and Before the Nightmare realigned a good bit of it nicely), this originally took place as a direct segment into DMC1 before DMC3 came into existence.

If we realign it, it'd mean the events of this would take place before DMC3 and segment into the DMC3 novel instead. Which is funky to think about, but hey Tony Redgrave era is pretty nuts on its own.

Dante's a mercenary during this, drinking and hanging out around a bar…so its very safe to assume he's 18 here. Not digging a rabbit hole on other drinking ages here because then it gets messy (lmao). We'll see how the anime treats this era, but its looking to be a parallel universe sooo....who knows.

DMC3: 18 (Manga), 19 (Game)

According to how Dante says its been around a year since he and Vergil last met (Which is the Manga; Even if its basically incomplete, with a planned 3rd volume that was going to be about Lady being cancelled), Dante is pretty much solidified to have been 19 around the time of the game. Pretty much aligns with how he's easily in his late teens around this point.

DMC1: 23 (Early concept Sample script draft), 27/28 (Official(?)) [Non-canon (obviously for the draft); Pretty much Canon (For the final game version)]

According to Trish, its been around 20 years since the death of Eva (Well accurately the 'resurrection of mundus', but well…this is early DMC canon, I'll take that alignment). This misaligned easily with the sample script, but alights better with the assumed correct/final age, as Dante was around 7/8 when the tragedy occurred.

With the sample script stating him as 23, its a scary idea on a what if that the twins would've lost their mother at a MUCH younger age…or if we do the math and keep the other ages the same…Dante being 23 would've meant DMC3 took place around 5 years prior…and Dante being 7/8 when losing his mom would've meant that the incident took place around 15-16 years ago, and not 20. Not so much AROUND 20 years, but this was the sample script based on the game originally being RE4 in concept, so its not really connected to the final product or main canon.

I included the sample script age here just because its interesting to think about the original RE4 version of DMC1 that pre-dated what would end up becoming the start of the franchise we all know and love today. Its important history in the way RE4 itself is pretty important as it was as revolutionary as DMC would end up becoming for action games. Think of this as bonus for fun addition, heh.

DMC TAS (Anime): Early/Mid-30s [Guessed Estimate] DMC2 Novel/DMC2: Mid-30s [Guessed Estimate]

This estimate requires some math and shit am I bad at it. But based on other factors its not a terrible guess. Its also a safe guess. DMC TAS is obviously awhile after DMC1 and DMC2 is awhile after DMC TAS.

DMC4: Around 40 (3142 graphics book) [Likely Canon]

If going by the fact that Nero is stated to be around the same age Dante was in DMC3, then that'd mean Nero is 19. If Dante's around 40 (Note: The specification is AROUND, not EXACTLY 40), then that would make him atleast 38/39 years old.

As an added fun fact, the 3142 graphics book is named as such because it used to be the timeline order for the games. Of course, DMC5 changed this and the order became 3124. Also confirmed as a change by Producer Matt Walker here.

Of course, the full timeline order is like...

DMC1 Novel (Main events with a few adjustments/retcons) -> DMC3 Manga -> DMC3 -> DMC1 -> DMC TAS/DMC TAS Drama CDs -> DMC2 Novel -> DMC2 -> DMC4 Deadly Fortune novel (to a point; then it parallels to the game) -> DMC4 -> Visions of V (Prequel at first through V's PoV until it parallels the game) -> DMC5 Before the Nightmare (Prequel/Tease up to right before the game plot) -> DMC5

Probably missing a few things here, but eeeeuuuhhh pretty mush the gist.

...Got abit off topic there. Whoops.

DMC5: Early-40s [Guessed Estimate; Likely canon]

Before the Nightmare states DMC4 was 5 years earlier. In game confirms, due to Patty's age, that TAS was 10 years earlier, as Patty was 8 around the time the anime was occurring.

Based on calculations, 42 would be the mark as if Dante was 38 in 4, BTN’s statement would mark him as that. I don’t want to label it as the HARD canon (as I would like to see Capcom hard confirm these ages one day, even if the maths add up).

This is just my general thoughts with stuff we know/can obviously assume. There's many other posts out there, like I said, with several others putting more precise info and here is a good read of someone's timeline calculations along with this here, this one as well aaand a more accurate timeline placement here (Along with other lore goodies for those looking).

Also note this was all written originally when I was sleep deprived at like 7 AM while I was trying to clean up/revise things at the moment, but I may still have abit of things kinda mixed. Hopefully I'm tossing this out comprehensible enough, hah.

FREE SPACE ASK TO TALK ABOUT OCS!!!! GO ON!!!!! WE'RE LISTENING!!!!! [holds up microphone to you] WHO ARE THEY!!!! WHAT DO THEY DO!!!!! GJVE THEM A LITTLE KISS OR A LITTLE SMACK ON YHE BACK OF THE HEAD, WHICHEVER IS APPROPRIATE!!!!!!

OH UH

WHICH ONE UH- ILL JUST DO ALL OF THEM ROUGHLY I GUESS???

So the whole gang is made up of OCs between me and my friend. I'd describe the group as found family full of nightmares and they've made it everyone elses problem :D

The OG gang, lovingly nicknamed the Blursed,is made up of four people. Elias Bennett, Gerry Fitzcuboid,Thomas Quasi and Sio Idemir (lastname varies). They are all time travellers and terrible people :D

There are more but I'd refer to them as Side Quests even though they do have their own lore n stuff (Henri Ampier for reference).

For now I will give small descriptions because I can't choose who to go into more detail about.

Elias Angelou Bennett, a self insert who's nothing like me anymore, is a 30 year old Necromancer from another dimension called The Realghms (pronounced realms). He's the one whos committed the most crimes in the Blursed and that surprises no one. He's apart of a generational curse made by the fae that doom him in ways he desperately tries to avoid. I can't go to into it without explaining a bunch of other stuff so I'll do that later! He's Sio's childhood best friend, co-owner of a perfume company,missing a finger due to a very bad april fools prank, and currently in a Queer Platonic relationship to an Immortal on Earth named Henri Ampier. He's also the ambassador to the country that cursed him.

Gerry Fitzcuboid is the newest and youngest in the Blursed timeline, He's an english 27 year old and actually from 1900s Earth! In 1927 he moved (basically kidnapped) from France to The Realghms and stayed there for the rest of his life. He was originally written to be the sweetness to the Blurseds chaos but that's changed alot over time (both in story and while expanding the lore). He had a momentary fling with Thomas Q in France but broke up with him on the same day he wound up in the Realghms (it was a wild day and needs alot more context that I wont explain right now because its funny). His current relationship is with the God of Hunger, who we call Wheetabix. He's committed the least crimes of all the Blursed and uses his goody two shoes-ness against people. Gerry is shared-custody between me and my friend.

Thomas Quasi, The oldest of the group at 42, Sio's husband. He was in a band, and in an abusive marriage. He's my friends OC so there's only so much detail I can to into but I'll try. He didn't know his wife's name until her wedding, he'd been assuming a nickname was her actual name the whole time. He also didn't know she was royalty. Thomas was unable to fight a war due to the laws of his country, which exempt citizens from fighting. He's a witch with a wyvern familiar named Tim Bentley. He's adopted but doesn't talk to his parents much since he had a teen pregnancy moment with his at the time GF which resulted in them both being kicked out of their homes. His ex-GFs son is Sio's no.1 fan. He's the guy who removed Elias' finger and was the victim of a shit april fools prank.

Sio Idemir, My friend self insert gone too far, is a 32 year old ex-knight and necromancer. She and Thomas are couples goals. She's co-owner of a perfume company with Elias. Sio is a princess who really doesnt want the throne of this Greek-Roman-ish kingdom. She hold's a in-universe Guinness World Record for getting the most soldiers killed in a single battle [it wasn't her fault] She has an odd obsession with 70's earth and Robert Plant. Despite the fact that she has a business and is royalty, she rarely actually has money on her. During the trip in 1927 France, she became the irl phantom of the opera while chilling in the Palais Garnier Opera House and then stole clothes from Coco Chanel. She has a dog named Antionette :D

That's the main 4, there are more and there's a lot more context but It'd take 3 hours worth of explanation and then another 6 of actual lore analysis.

Henri Ampier- Immortal Ferryman of the river styx, was also the pied piper. Elias' frenemy across time and space. [My OC]

Kolin Darcy- Sio's cousin, a terrible playwright. He's the Colin Robinson of the group. His wife is cheating on him with a guy who's my friend has said looks like Antonio Banderas. Good for her [Friends OC] Edonne- Thomas' son, raised by a Thomas' ex girlfriend after they broke up. Sio's No.1 fan and thematic parallel [Friends OC]

Wheetabix- God of Hunger, like if a greek god became a surfer boy and wasnt actually a god nor greek. Gerry's fling. [Shared Custody]

OKAY I THINK THAT'S THE MOST OF IT. WOOP WOOP

Hi Linds. Hope you’re well.

Why do you think some people feel entitled to know more about actors than they want to share?

I have a theory that those people have similar boundary issues IRL. I am never entitled to know someone’s thoughts, feelings, etc., unless they wish to share them with me. And then I feel honored. That goes for co-workers, neighbors, friends, and family.

People who feel entitled to such information are untrustworthy and unhealthy.

I’m not talking about curiosity. Curiosity is natural. Even speculation is not that big of a deal — as long as the “speculator” knows that they are only guessing and speculation is not fact.

For example, all the stuff we talk about in your asks about Austin (and specifically Austin and K), are just our opinions. We find our opinions reasonable and grounded in reality — but we are aware they are opinions. We are aware that we could be mistaken. That we are not privy to facts — until and unless those facts are made public. That we are not in a reciprocal relationship with Austin Butler. That we do not know him.

We love him. We are fans. We are even grateful and truly care about his life. But we understand we are not actually part of it.

Unfortunately some people in the Austin (or any) fandom seem to actually think they know him (scary) while others act like he’s their property or pet (which I find even creepier). They make comments about him like he’s a child or some sort of stuffed toy. It’s so weird.

Now I know there are plenty of people who find it problematic that someone like me, who is old enough to be Austin’s mother, lusts after him. And I’d be lying if I didn’t say I think that’s kinda fair. Even sometimes I question myself and think “omg if anyone IRL knew how I behave on tumblr they’d have me committed immediately”!

But I can say with the utmost confidence that if I ever actually met Austin (and I never will) I would only behave age appropriately in his presence and I would speak to him as a human being, not as a rabid cougar. Or, okay, just stare at him. Not sure which. But my point is I would not feel entitled to a particular experience and I would make every effort to show him respect as a person.

Because I’m not a creepy asshole.

Ultimately I think the folks I detest in this fandom are the folks I would detest IRL. I have a spidey sense that they’re narcissistic toxic gaslighting emotional vampires and would behave so anywhere.

Ok I know this is a wide-ranging conversation, as John Mulaney would say, but I had thoughts and you know how I like to spill my guts in your asks. 😉

MJ first of all, i fucking love you and you know i love all of the messages that you send in to me. I love these kinds of discussions because it's more of a wider perspective in terms of conversation and it brings about important notions.

Let me just say that you do not give off weirdo cougar vibes lol. You are the utmost of respectful when it comes to Austin. Best believe, there are people in this fandom that are much younger than him or around his age like i am that truly are the definition of a weirdo when it comes to how they treat and talk about him.

You already mentioned it here, that they infantilize him. And he is a grown man in his 30s. Even when i was in my teens or early 20s and I had a crush on an older actor or musician, i never talked about them as if they were my child and i was their mother like "omg my precious boy" or something of the sorts lol. idk what it is about these young fans that want to baby him. He is a man and doesn't need to be babied by his own fans for crying out loud. There is a difference between loving him truly, and then diminishing him by patting him on the head/pinching his cheeks and calling him baby names. There are certainly worse things that they could do, but that is a massive gripe.

In regards to your question of why, i think you put it well, that it's curiosity. But also it's grandiosity and egos flying about everywhere. Some people in this fandom feel entitled to know everything that goes on in private so that they can feel big about themselves and stick it to people like us who feel like he has not been truly happy in a long time.

idk how to end this because i think i hit on all of your talking points so i hope that was a good enough answer lol. love ya <3

So I read your post about fujoshis and I agree with most of it. the thing I didn't really understand though was what you said about how despite the fact that women who fetishise gay men do exist, the Fujoshi doesn't exist, and is a TERF invention? I'm gonna assume by "fujoshi" people mean a very specific kind of gay fetishiser. So not an "omg I've always wanted a gay best friend" kind of person, but more of a .. "The dreaded fujoshi reads way too many BL mangas and manhwas and is obsessed with gay men" kind of thing. In my experience, and also based on hearsay from the queers in my country, these types of people do exist- though to be completely fair I've never met nor heard of a grown woman who fits this description. Mostly it's teenagers and kids who are- presumably- girls, though heck if I know lol. To be frank, as a transmasc queer guy, I don't give two shits what people get off to in private. I could not care less if the fujoshi "fetishises" me in that sense. In fact I really, really do not want to know.

Which ties in neatly with my next point- whilst I don't care about what people do in their private time, I do care about how they treat real life queer people. Both offline and online. Overstepping boundaries with real life queer men, harassing them online and offline, stuff like that, I've seen it and heard of it, and it's really gross. Even that "smol bean" stuff, honestly, whilst not a full on hate crime, it does count as a microaggression. It can trigger dysphoria, at the very least.

What's worse is that the local fujoshi population is homophobic as fuck in real life. Like they'll say things about how it's a "sin" and they don't think real queer people should have marriage equality, that sort of thing. Even if most the offenders are kids and teens it's still really frustrating.

so I guess my question is.. I'm not really sure how you've come to the conclusion that the "creepy, harasser of gay men" fetishiser is purely a TERF invention and even if she were to exist she's perfectly harmless and simply a misguided ally? I'm pro-fujin, btw. I have strong opinions on the TERFy SWERFy appropriation of the Japanese word fujoshi, and I don't think the answer is to gatekeep all queer media from perceived "women"- I just think that there's some nuance to be had in the Fetishiser Discourse.

i've had this ask in my inbox for quite some time. however, i haven't been in the right headspace to discuss politics in-depth, so i put this on the backburner to return to later. having thought it over a bit, i think i'm ready to continue the conversation. i'm sorry for taking so long, but i hope this response is satisfactory.

first, an amendment to my initial post-- reading back through it, i'm not as proud of my tone. in parts i sound preachy, and in others it just straight up doesn't make sense. i'm chalking this up to my neurodivergence and difficulties with portraying what i mean. i'm not going to rewrite the whole thing, but in summary, the points i made were two-fold:

1) that the archetype of "cishet woman who fetishizes gay men," --aka, the 'western fujoshi' -- was most certainly fed into, if not coined by, TERFs; and

2) that this had a lasting impact on the transmasculine community (and, on a broader scale, the queer community as a whole.)

having said that, i'll move on. to address the meat of your statement:

as you stated, you've never actually encountered this "dreaded fujoshi." neither have i! for the most part, i do not believe they exist, as i've already mentioned and will come back to in a moment.

but also as i've mentioned, i do believe there are people out there who, in one way or another, reduce gay men to nothing more than a fetish or pornography while doing nothing to prove themselves as allies to those same gay men outside of sex. what i mean to say is that these people do not exist in massive numbers. i've certainly never seen them in my almost-decade of being in queer spaces, and i've never spoken to someone who has. you have mentioned as much. i am not referring to them when i refer to "misguided allies" as you've put it -- they're fetishizers. this happens to every queer and/or marginalized identity in some shape or form, not unique to gay men. i'll touch on this later.

rather, the women i'm referring to are those i believe to be closer to misguided allies than a genuine threat -- in my (and your) experience, tend to be teenagers and young girls. in most cases, they aren't straight. and in a large number of cases, they are trans themselves, whether they're aware of it or not.

what i see as likely happening is these teens and kids are just discovering what being queer is after being sheltered their entire life. mind you, i'm referring to western society. i can't comment on, say, asian queer spaces. i'm not asian! but for the most part, it seems like they are genuinely misguided children who are just learning about being gay or trans and politics and their views on the world.

i'm not sure how old you are, anon, but the younger generations were raised on technology. a lot of us have been surrounded by politics and news at our fingertips for our entire lives. the most likely scenario here is that these young teens realize they're queer (&/or find queer media interesting) and, not knowing much better, they become fascinated with this "taboo" subject that has been inaccessible to them up until now.

it reminds me of the twilight era -- wherein young girls were enamored with the plot (or maybe, the pretty boys) because it was made for women. fanfic and media that centers queer people are largely made by minorities. it's easy for these teens to see themselves in it; or, in the case of women, to consume it without having to worry about misogyny. this is a similar topic that i won't dive too deeply into, but the appeal of boylove to women because of the lack of women is something that has been brought up in discourse surrounding the term fujoshi, and i'm sure you're familiar with it. so having said that, i'm sure we can both see why it might be appealing to this demographic.

i think, for the most part, what's described here --the fascination of gay men, the 'smol beans', the referring to it as 'sinful'-- is a misguided reaction from young queer people who don't know better. a lot of the current discourse in the community is being perpetrated by that same demographic (see: anything happening on twitter) so it isn't too far off to believe that those same people could hold misguided views. i think if we're going to talk about problems surrounding the younger queers perpetrating queerphobic rhetoric, it's a much bigger conversation than the fujoshi one, and it certainly doesn't end here.

it's more likely these girls are going through internalized issues than externalized. and that is certainly a problem -- but one that needs to be handled differently than it currently is.

side note, i'm not sure what 'local fujoshi population' you're referring to. we've established that adult women (or, really, anyone over the age of 16 in my experience) do not typically fall under this archetype nor exist on any massive scale. the examples you've given are just textbook homophobia -- they have nothing to do with the Myth of The Fujoshi, so to speak. anyone can be homophobic, not just this specific genre of women or whatever.

so I guess my question is.. I'm not really sure how you've come to the conclusion that the "creepy, harasser of gay men" fetishiser is purely a TERF invention and even if she were to exist she's perfectly harmless and simply a misguided ally?

we're referring to two different things here. "creepy, harasser of gay men" is not a common type of person, not in the fujoshi sense. i've said as much.

i specifically brought up the transmedicalist example in my initial post because it mirrors the same issue. essentially, transmedicalists claim that being transgender is becoming trendy and not taken as a serious issue. they have this idea that there's this terrible AFAB 'woman' who binds because it's 'trendy' and uses neopronouns because she is disrespectful to "real trans people" or even delusional. they point to xenogenders, neopronouns, nonbinary people, and anyone they don't believe to be "trans enough" as an example of this.

this "transtrender crowd" does not actually exist. it is an exaggeration of what they think is happening in order to fearmonger and push their point. there MIGHT be cis people pretending to be transgender because they think it's trendy. but the thing is, if we treat everyone like they're 'pretending', we're going to divide our community, and we won't get to the bottom of the actual issue (that, again, does not exist.) if we're so afraid of this hypothetical scenario, we'll only cause more infighting. we need to believe people in good faith -- this same argument applies to the 'misguided ally' thing above.

THIS is what i meant when i said that this 'fujoshi' you have described does not exist. she is an exaggeration of what people think is happening. and it is that exaggeration that TERFs specifically have created and fed into. they created the idea of a 'woman who fetishizes gay men so much she wants to be one', and then it got repeated -- so far that the transmasculine community has fallen for it, and that the word 'fujoshi' no longer just means 'a woman who reads BL' to most queer people.

this fetishization we have described might occur occasionally, yes. there MIGHT be cishet women who only see gay men as her Smol Yaoi Beans. but it does not exist on a widespread scale -- not to the degree where it warrants this much fearmongering, and the people who are mostly affected by this fear are transmasculine individuals.

the 'fujoshi' being referred to directly stems from TERFs' misogyny and transphobia. they want us to fight each other, and they have succeeded. that was my point.

and, before i go, there's one more thing i forgot to mention initially. you didn't bring this up, but it occurred to me that we haven't discussed how this issue affects asian gay men. in the west, of course -- again, i'm not from asia.

i think if anyone was going to be hurt most by the Fujoshi Trope, it's queer asian men. except, i am white. i cannot tell you how discrimination against queer asian men looks or how it is perpetrated. i cannot give you my personal experiences with it because i do not have them. it exists, for sure -- and i think that it's a part of a larger issue, namely anti-asian racism and queerphobia as a whole. that is something i want to leave to queer asian men -- if any would like to comment on it, i am always eager to listen and adjust my views as such.

taking this into account, that is the only point i could see towards 'women fetishizing gay men' (aka the bastardized western form of a "fujoshi"). i believe my points still stand, namely of this being a TERF-created issue. of course, if anyone wants to discuss it more, my inbox is open.

26 Sims questions

I forgot if I was tagged or I just saw this and decided I was in the mood to answer questions so copied it and poked it in my drafts for some reason. Now it's being published. 1.What’s your favourite sims death?

I don't have a favorite type but I guess my favorites death of one of my sims was in an alternate timeline when Adriana Cosgrove just had a baby, was exhausted, starving and tried to make some toaster pastries and caught the kitchen on fire and I wasn't quite sure if she died from burning or starvation. That save borked so I had to back up three months before when she was alive and she avoided that fate and is now an elder, and went on to have a third child.

2. Alpha CC or Maxis Match?

A healthy mix. I tend to lean more toward Alpha in Skin, Eyes, and Hairs. Clothes I can do either, furniture I tend to go for either as well.

3. Do you cheat when your sims gain weight?

No, I make them use the gym. I downloaded those gyms for a reason. I'm going to use them damn it!

4. Do you use move objects?

Always.

5. Favorite mod?

The Sim Blender is quantifiably my favorite for how much I use it.

6. First expansion/game/stuff pack you got?

Nightlife! I skipped Uni and bought NL for my sister (and also for me)

7. Do you pronounce “live mode” like aLIVE or LIVing?

aLIVE mode.

8. Who’s your favorite sim that you’ve made?

Fuck, 16 years later I probably have at least a top five that switches around every month. Let's say Amelia Calhoun (formerly Wellington) I have a ton of pictures of her sprinkled throughout this blog over the years. She's obsessed with the ocean.

9. Have you made a simself?

Of course, when I first started out playing. Who hasn't?

10. What sim traits do you give yourself?

None. I don't play with Traits.

11. Which is your favorite EA hair color?

Brown, I guess. EAxis hair colors I really don't like or use but if I have to it would be the brown as it doesn't stick out as much.

12. Favorite EA hair?

The shaggy male hair that was the epitome of 'cool' and 'hot' in 2005

13. Favorite life stage?

Teen probably. Mostly for that's when their characters start really emerging for me as a player. Functionally, I think an adult is my favorite age stage.

14. Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay?

I'm a player/sotryteller first and foremost but I get into building kicks.

15. Are you a CC creator?

I've made it before. Will probably make some again.

16. Do you have any simblr friends/a sim squad?

I'm friendly with a lot of simmers on simblr, and interact with them in other sims areas on the internet like Discord, the FB group, or Twitch and Twitter.

17. What’s your favorite game? (1, 2, 3, or 4)

Sims 2 unequivocally. There is only room for 2 in my life.

18. Do you have any sims merch?

Nope.

19. Do you have a YouTube for sims?

Yes. It's all I do on my youtube.

20. How has your “sim style” changed throughout your years of playing?

It's gotten a lot more...detailed? I tend to like plan and play out scenarios

21. What’s your Origin ID?

I don't have Origin.

22. Who’s your favorite CC creator?

There are so many and so many are extra super talented I feel like I would slight someone if I stated only one.

23. How long have you had a simblr?

Since 2012.

24. How do you edit your pictures?

On befunky.com or Photoshop.

25. What expansion/game/stuff pack do you want next?

Sims 2 shall have none. My next hope for a modding breakthrough is choosing seasonal casual clothing so that the game will show a sim on the lot in their seasonally appropriate casual wear. Good for places with different climates because who wants to see someone in long sleeves who lives in a temperate subhood, in the summery desert?

26. What expansion/game/stuff pack is your favorite so far?

Seasons, probably.

Sometimes, my mother watches movies and gets ideas. Those ideas are not good.

I don't know how else to explain this.

I guess she's trying to explain some things to herself, or she romanticizes the past, or... I don't know. But whatever's going on, sometimes her fixing shows up into my life to bewilder me. Not in a good way.

It's not bigotry or whatever. It's just... odd.

Have a story.

My mom and my dad divorced when I was so young that I can barely remember them living together at all. I didn't care much. I mean, I must have, on some level, but on another level I cared way more about my mom being a mess. Dad, however... He's great in his way, but as a kid I quickly saw the advantage of rarely having him around. He's an absolute slave driver when it comes to homework, as my younger siblings can testify, and I have always been a selfish little shit. Seeing him more rarely meant he pestered me less and we got to do the cool stuff more.

Anyway.

My mother dated a bit, then found a guy and asked me if I was ok with him moving in with us. I said yeah, because, well, whatever made her happy and floated her boat (this is a very philosophical attitude for a <10 year-old, I'm aware).

That guy and I didn't really... interact. I can only remember us having a longer talk once, and it was during a half-hour trip when I was already in my 20s. I am aware now that this isn't precisely normal, but as a kid (and later a teen), he was just... there. I didn't think about it much. He was the roommate I was uninterested in, and who was uninterested in me. My biggest negative interaction with him was that he insisted a certain knife wasn't appropriate to cut bread with, even though it was; it was a 2-minute conversation and it stands out in my memory because we interacted at all, so that was unusual. (I can't name my biggest positive interaction. I dunno, he gave me money on my birthday? That was nice. Although I remember the fact, without having actual memories of the gift giving.)

Like. This is all. Mild annoyances. Roommates who don't have anything in common. I told my mom this repeatedly, because she would keep making excuses about why he wouldn't come over and visit me, and I was like, no excuses necessary because he's just the awkward roommate who would be sitting there quietly while we'd be talking about work, you know?

So mom decided recently that I need to be Reassured and she's been telling me that this he's proud of me.

"...what," I said. I would have felt less confused if she'd told me one of her colleagues at work was proud of me.

"He's always got this shine in his eyes when people ask him how you've been doing."

"O...k... Good for him, I suppose, if it brings him joy...?"

Like, again. We never interacted. This wasn't him trying to connect with me after who knows how many years or whatever. This is a man whose phone number I have in case mom forgets her phone home and has him call me, or I call him to get her whereabouts. He doesn't call on my birthday or Christmas, lol, which is something I've only realized now that I wrote that thing about the phone number.

And mom's "fixing" is getting to such an absurd degree. I've tried telling her I don't know him, I don't care, and it's fine, but she's insisting.

"He told me that he couldn't really get close to you as a kid because he's also divorced, and every time he looked at you, he remembered he had his own daughter whom he couldn't be near, so it tore him apart..."

Ok... As a kid I didn't care, but as an adult I have to say: what the fuck, that is the shittiest excuse I've ever heard to treat a kid as non-existent. We're all lucky that I just have no fucks to give if people leave me alone as I enjoy being, but he's a shitty person, you see that, right?

How. How is this making anything better? I don't have any beef with the guy. I don't have any good feelings for the guy. I just don't care. Why should this change? Why solve what doesn't need solving? Why stir shit when it doesn't need stirring?

As I've said. Bewildering fixing.

'Broccoli' (lyric breakdown)

The track 'Broccoli' is all about the excitement and desire during the beginning stages of dating someone. I originally wrote it in early 2023 as a really sad song doubting myself, even though I was dating this really cool girl I wasn't sure how much she liked me back. I decided to challenge myself by flipping it into a more positive song. The vocal delivery has a confident sound to it, but this is juxtaposed by some of the self doubting lyrics.

The track title comes from an inside joke between me and the girl it's about. I give the file names for songs in progress silly names, and in this case I decided to keep it for fun. I later found out that sapphic women are rumoured to have used to give each other Broccoli instead of a bokay of flowers in order to remain under the radar when same-sex relationships were illegal in the western world. This is appropriate, as it's a love song about another woman!

Lyrics

Verse One

"Maybe I'm just not made for love, Should I give up?"

This was the first line I wrote, back when it started as a sad song. I was struggling to communicate to this girl how much I liked her.

"You're slipping on concrete, And I'd let you fall but that's too easy."

She would trip over on the pavement a lot when we were walking, I found it cute and funny. I combined it with the wordplay of 'falling' for someone to be a bit cheeky!

"I'm breathing you in, Your hair, your smoke."

Her hair smelt really good but she also smoked cigarettes which have a very strong, bitter smell. The overload of senses is a metaphor for how tongue tied and overwhelmed I would get around her.

"I'ma let you know, How easy you got this, I'm a fool for lust and you're earning all my fondness."

I wanted her to know how much I liked her, she had already won me over. I'm a hopeless romantic.

Pre Chorus:

"Keep us on the down-low, I'm afraid you won't keep me around so I won't give you all my trust no, Wanna take my time, wanna make you mine though."

She wasn't very public about dating me, didn't really post me on social media or anything. I'm quite an insecure person so I definitely felt like she viewed our situation as temporary. I didn't like this and I wanted to be in a relationship with her!

"Yeah we're moving so slow, Baby sit back enjoy the ride, I'm afraid to hold your hand incase you wouldn't understand."

I"m quite big on physical affection in a relationship, but neither of us ever wanted to make the first move! I was too scared to even initiate hand holding. It was frustrating for me but there was also something very sweet and innocent about it.

This was also my first serious experience dating as an adult, I was in a longterm relationship from the age of 17 until I was 21, and my experience with this girl was my first time dipping my toes back into the dating pool since I was a teen! I guess the symbolism of broccoli can kind of link into that, as it's a vegetable that most people only start enjoying eating when they become an adult?

Chorus:

"Lighter, higher, Contemplate if I'm a liar, desire, Burn apart of me."

On our dates, she would always play with lighters and burn napkins and stuff. She would also always playfully accuse me of exaggerating stories and lying.

"Fire, like a choir, burn apart of me, I'm calling out your name while we're dancing in the rain."

I fancied her.

Verse 2:

"So close, you're giving me your time, your weekends."

We'd hang out pretty much every weekend.

"Walk you home, I wanna cross the line, You're leaving all this room between us, Let me taste all of your secrets, Wanna find out all your weakness, Take me someplace they can't see us."

I'd always walk her home after. I had no ulterior motive but I used to fantasise that one day she'd invite me inside.

Pre Chorus:

"Keep us on the down-low, I'm afraid you won't keep me around so I won't give you all my trust no, Wanna take my time, wanna make you mine though."

"Yeah we're moving so slow, but I think I'm enjoying the ride, Baby let me hold your hand, they don't need to understand."

Gaining more confidence and security.

Chorus:

"Lighter, higher, Contemplate if I'm a liar, desire, Burn apart of me. Fire, like a choir, burn apart of me, I'm calling out your name while we're dancing in the rain."

actually i can’t remember if you’ve talked about this before so apologies in advance, but #14 for the ask meme: what voice does casey have in-game and do you headcanon her with a different voice? and if you have already answered that, i’m curious about your voiceclaims for your other OCs

Sorry this took a while; I have a fever and it's confusing me as to what I'm doing rn...

Unsurprisingly I'm going to answer both 😅

Boss ask meme

14. Which voice does your Boss have? Or if you imagine them speaking differently to one of the in-game voices, describe it.

So I think I answered this at some point but it was pretty brief. Casey's voice is SR3/4 Female Voice 1, the Laura Bailey voice. Apparently that voice is not so popular 😅 but it's how I've always imagined her. In 2 I play with the other Female voice 1 but hc she sounds the same as 3/4. I guess it's probably a little different in my head to in-game just because I've written as her vastly more than I've played as her by this point.

In SR1 I never attempted to remake "unnamed SR4 Boss" as she was at the time, I had a different Boss entirely. But I imagine her voice just sounding appropriately younger; a little higher pitched and when talking for extended periods, probably a little more timid too, though obviously the one-liners we hear in-game are her at her most confident.

I think we can assume the Stilwater accent is similar to Detroit, but her mom was from a different area of Michigan and in terms of later in life she has been heavily influenced by living in Steelport and Washington so I think her accent is pretty mixed. In terms of how Michigan I imagine it she definitely says stuff like didja, toldja, meetcha, y'guys instead of y'all, ope instead of oops, and Matt teases her over "meer" and "cloze". She doesn't have the vowel rotations like "melk", "stahp" though, I think her mom did though so she actually finds that pretty grating.

So yeah; she probably sounds a little different in my hc but I did study the LB voice lines as much as possible... the videos are just loooooong 😅

22. Another question not listed here: Do you have voiceclaims for your other OCs?

Pretty much all of my OCs have voices in my head but I don't think I have voice claims for most of them.

Mori is a difficult one because he's one of my most important OCs and I have a clear idea but no voice claim. In terms of tone I always imagine his voice being similar to the friend I based him off, whose voice has been likened to JJ Olatunji/KSI, but Mori is not British; his accent would be Stilwater but with several words pronounced with a Bajan inflection as he lived in Barbados for the first 11 years of his life.

Nessa's voice claim is KO/Karen Olivo because the minute I named the character Vanessa I couldn't help but associate her with Vanessa from In The Heights, and KO originated that role.

Rhys only has one line in my fanfic which is a very smooth "Mi rey." when he finally sees Pierce again. I'm tempted to say he sounds the same as his faceclaim Laith Ashley. His voice when speaking Spanish is how I imagined, maybe slightly different when speaking English, but he has a nice voice, I think it works.

Charlie's from East London so think the cockney male voice in a higher register. They're AFAB on a microdose of T.

I haven't really given Ward a voice yet but later I might have a walk around in SR2 and the first npc voice that suits him, I'm going to steal 🤣

Jenny is from Laredo, Texas and I described her as having a "gentle southern drawl.". She is obviously hugely rich and successful but unlike Casey she will not let her accent be influenced. She remembers her roots.

Daniel (the only fanfic featured OC I didn't draw for the pride thing) is also really important but... I guess I just imagined whatever "American kid" voice my brain thought of when writing him. I'll have to think about teen/adult Daniel!

I'm sure I'll be ridiculous enough to give all the Saints' kids voices eventually 😅

Them as Parents

AOT x gn!reader

warning(s): none! And there’s no mentions of child’s looks, childbearing process, etc. it’s more so focused on how they’d be as a parent themselves :) this way anyone can enjoy if that makes sense!

a/n: when I say I was jumping up & down as soon as I got this request, I LOVE imagining them as parents or any character for that matter 😩😩 ty for the request and I hope you enjoy!! ALSO tell me why bestie @plutowrites came out with some dad smau too!! they’re so cute check them out here hehehe <333

pt. 2

characters: eren, jean, connie, levi, hange, mikasa, sasha, annie, bertholdt, reiner, & zeke

Eren

You know that parent that kinda plays too hard with their kids sometimes? Yeah. Just yeah. He has chipped a tooth helping them climb a tree once, it sucked but made for a very cute picture and has served to be the sweetest little memory for your guys’ kiddo.

When they’re younger he is obsessed with playing with them in their fantasy worlds and going along with their bizarre storylines, and he will most definitely be dressing up along with them. And I’m talking going out to the grocery store with his child in their pirate costume and he’s got that tiny little fairy dress still shoved on over his shirt because this way, he can get stuff done and his baby’s having fun.

He’s just a total dork and has no shame in indulging in his child’s interests and letting loose and being goofy with his kids. Alternatively this does mean he’ll be that parent that comes with the poster boards with your child’s name in stickers and covered in glitter glue at any event your child will be at. Dirty looks from other parents when he shouts for his kid do not bother him, and neither do the glares from his poor baby. Just a happy, passionate lil dad :,)

PS - will also aggressively wrestle your children.

Jean

I love him but he’s such a worry wart no matter if it’s your first or third kid LOL. He has a simple tote bag he’s carried around with him since you two had your kid and it stays on AT ALL TIMES. It’s stocked full of things like bandaids, diapers, unscented lotion, sensory toys, little activities for them in the car, a history of their allergies and medical records, snacks, drinks, that shits gotta be so heavy I swear. And this bag doesn’t leave when your kid gets older either. The items just slowly get replaced with more age appropriate things.

If your kid gets periods, of course he’s gonna be stocked up on supplies. They like to be physically active? A sport? Skateboarding? You name it, he’s got wraps and guards and bandages for anything. He’s obsessed with being prepared. However, as worrisome as he can be your kid would never guess it. The last thing he wants to do is make your kid anxious!! He totally gives off a calm and caring vibe and it isn’t until they’re older, most likely their late teens, that you tease Jean about how worried he always is about them that they learn the truth hehe. He also totally has a picture of the family in his wallet, he’s that guy <3.

Also also, trips to grandmas are his favorite cause there is something so special about seeing his kid and his mom eat cookies together :,,((((.

Connie

Surprisingly so good at discipline. He has a knack for making everything seem fun, which helps them learn self-discipline, routines, and rules; but he’s also very good at reinforcing only appropriate behaviors and replacing “bad” ones with better options.

Bedtime? Oh, you mean dancing with daddy to the bathroom and brushing your teeth together before getting into snuggly clothes and having him tuck you in cause you’re his “little caterpillar”, right right. Clean up time? No, no, it’s actually called seeing who can put the toys away fastest and the winner gets hugs and tickles. Interestingly enough, your kid always manages to win. And as they get older, he slowly fades and fades the dependency on “fun-time” to get things done until they’re doing it themselves.

He definitely does get emotional here and there as they get older once they no longer need his help getting to bed, and it wouldn’t surprise you to walk in on him taking a little nap in their beds if they’re out late or something cause you know, he’s a big ol sap really. And when your kid finally moves out (much to his dismay, saying it’s financially better for them to just stay! They don’t have to pay a single bill, nothing!) he definitely gets a little lap dog to fill the hole. He’ll be okay though I promise <3

Levi

Literally takes everything in him not to spoil your babies I swear. He thought he’d have no problem, but then they’re looking up at him with those big sweet eyes and he just wants to make them happy cause if he was a good dad would he actually ever say no cause then they’d cry and- yeah. He’s immediately looking at you from the side and hoping and praying you’ll step in to help him say no. Once they get older though, all his resolve has washed away. It takes them promptly two “please”s before he’s sighing and bargaining with them.

Thankfully his kid knows how much of a stickler he is and is very very grateful, even gives him a big squeeze as he grumbles. Your kid also goes to him for everything. Not only is he invested in the gossip, but he’s very good at consoling them through everything.

Their first break-up destroys him though. He finds them crying in their room and just brings them a little bowl of fruit and lays with them as they cry and talk, and probably end up falling asleep. And that night, he definitely is torn up talking to you about it and is getting emotional himself because seeing his little baby be sad like that breaks his heart! And don’t get him started on their wedding day. You know the cliche stone cold dad that goes viral on whatever app cause they’re actually crying, yeah need I say more?

Hange

Don’t ask me how, but they have your guys’ kid cooking with them at the age of like three. It’s probably because they’re very good at involving them in whatever they’re doing that the kiddo is interested in, which in this case was cooking. But seriously, they have endless patience and love any opportunity to do something together rather than alone, especially if it’s you or your kid!

This definitely leads to your kid having so much random knowledge and great listening skills, while also being able to talk your ear off if you let them. However, they can get a little too invested in your child’s schoolwork.

There’s been one too many times where you’ve caught them red handed in their office around 2 in the morning, adding the “final touches” to your kids solar system diorama. This also leads to finding both of them in the garage at another ungodly hour doing who knows what when they both have work and school in the morning. Do they enable each other? Oh yes, but do they love each other? Even more <3.

Mikasa

She is so scared at first, she’s not even entirely sure what specifically is scaring her, but she knows she is. It isn’t until your kid calls her “ma” for the first time that she feels like she can do this. Something about the way they looked up at her and were all smiles and giggles and chubby cheeks told her that there was an endless love between them and they were gonna do this together.

She’s very much attached to the hip with the kiddo! Her favorite is going on walks together, all the way from when they’re in a stroller to when they’re home visiting and just wanna take a brisk walk and talk. Your guys’ kid was also obsessed with dangling from mikasa’s upper arm with their feet in the air and seeing how long they could hold on. They did this up until they were about 12 I swear, one of her biggest motivators to stay fit for real LOL.

Her lock screen also changes monthly with new pics of the three of you together or just your baby :(.

Sasha

PTA mom but like a really cute one. She just loves being involved in your kids life and what a better way to do that then be in the PTA! Always the go to chaperone for any field trip and all the kids want to be in her group cause she’s so fun. One time though on the bus ride back from a field trip some other kid managed to sit next to her and your baby was glaring the whole time, making it clear she was their mom.

Her favorite little outing to do with your kid was going to the zoo for the longest time, just to hear your baby try to say all the animal names and make the noises and get so close, too. Your baby had an obsession with the aquarium for a short while so Sasha even went the extra mile to have an aquatic themed birthday party and made little “fins” (hats) for all the kids to wear, and a starfish cake :(((. That’s one thing about Sasha as a parent, she will always go the extra mile and above and beyond to make your kid happy. Even if that means no sleep so she can prep for a 5 year olds birthday party.

And when your child finally moved out, she gave them a chest full of little memorabilia she kept for them as they grew. Along with a journal she wrote in as they grew up just talking about all the happy times she had with them and her favorite memories; there’s even a little love story about how she met you in there and her tips for your baby to find true love, too <3.

Annie

She’s definitely an extremely devoted parent. It doesn’t matter how busy she is, she will always set aside time to be with your kids. If she were ever unable to attend something with your kid, she’d definitely beat herself up over it and do any alternative she could to remind them how important they are to her, even if they aren’t personally upset about it. She’s very adamant on your child understanding their worth and that they are special as they are, and that they deserve to be loved and appreciated.

She’s definitely one of the parents who will be so so accepting of her kids s/o but will constantly be deciding to herself if they truly deserve them, they’re her baby so of course she’s protective :(. Also the type of mama to need to know everything about the friend and their house before she lets her kid go over and hang out LOL. Sometimes it’s a friend she’s met before too and she’ll be like hmm… I don’t remember but I believe you.

She’s also done a very good job at creating an “open door policy” about any topic her kid wants to talk to her about. Questions about school, sex, relationships, math, all of it.

All in all, definitely on the stricter side but loves a WHOLE lot.

Bertholdt

I don’t know a better word to describe him other than invested, like seriously. He’s invested in the process, the practice, the everything! Every one of your child’s interests he is sure to learn about so he can talk about it with them and even ask them questions! He’s so good at making them happy and excited about their own interests I swear to god. He makes sure to remember their classes and friends names, any kind of after school activity or outing on the weekends. Any show, game, etc. he is there, even if it would mean he had to tell his boss to fuck off cause he had somewhere to be. They need him to pick them up like right now? He’s speeding and on his way. He never forgets anything and it makes him a truly special parent, and it does such a good job at making them feel valued.

He also love love loves traditions. Some simple things like always eating dinner together and talking about your day if your kids home, showing him they completed their homework, taking them to school on their first day etc. But he also has some more nuanced ones that could change depending on their interests, like trying to read a book once a month and telling each other about it. Or maybe going mushroom hunting or birdwatching every other weekend, just silly stuff like that! But his favorite tradition was one your kid created, partly by accident in middle school.

It was a Friday night and your kid came home earlier than expected when they were supposed to be watching a movie with a couple of friends. Of course, he was a little curious and concerned, especially when they gave you both a look and mumbled something about how nothing happened they were just tired and went straight to their room. A few moments later they came down and asked if he wanted McDonalds, so of course he said yes and took the opportunity to take them with him in case they wanted to talk. Next thing he knows, they both have a large fry and a McFlurry and he’s getting all the gossip about how movie night was canceled because of some drama. So now, whenever your kid needs to vent or has some good ol gossip, they’ll ask if he wants some McDonald’s and they’ll take a little drive and catch up.

OKAY THAT’S ALL ABOUT BERTY I LOVE HIM <333

Reiner

Okay no, he has no will power. NONE what so ever I’m so so sorry. I hope you’re ready to remind him to say no! He tries hard so we’ll give him that, but when it comes down to it your baby can really get whatever they want out of him LOL. His pockets be hurting between his desire to spoil you and his baby, but he makes it work.

On another note, his favorite thing ever was when your kid was younger and they would absolutely sprint to see him and run and jump into his arms once they got out of school. He’d always be sure to have a little treat for them too and listen to them ramble about their day and all the fun things they learned. He’s definitely a happy listener, and sometimes he would get emotional as your kid got older when he’d think about how one day, he won’t have this to look forward to almost every day. He pushes through it though it’s okay I swear :(! He also has a necklace he has worn since the dawn of time that has their initial on it, as well as yours, and he gets a new chain periodically to make sure it never breaks.

He also LOVES cooking breakfast for you both on Sunday mornings, doesn’t matter how early or late he gets so eager to do it! He also loves bringing you both the plate in bed with a little kiss on the forehead before he makes his own plate and eats with a little smile on his face like :3 he’s a giant sweetheart truly.

You’re both his whole world and he wouldn’t know what to do without either of you. And he makes sure you both know that always <333.

Zeke

He would kill for your kid and I don’t mean that lightly LMAO. He’s the type to have to use every ounce of will power in him to not push that little ass off the swing when you’re kid asked so nicely for their turn and that little brat isn’t sharing. This also goes for parents too. If you need to talk to the principal or teacher about anything that your kid might’ve done and it involves another kid he is not opposed to bold face asking what the other kid did cause he knows damn well his baby wouldn’t act out of line for no reason. Especially when they know their dad is crazy and will come to the school guns a-blazing, they know better than to act up. And so far he hasn’t been wrong.

He also is very into anything your kid tells him and is super animated, never remembers their friends names though, that’s his classic dad toxic trait. He’ll be gasping in surprise and looking at you like it’s all crazy, and then follow it up with a, “who’s Aiden again?”

He’s very handy and has built your kid so ?? Many?? Things?? Once built them a whole themed bed frame for their 13th birthday and he’s been trying to outdo himself since. Cries at every Father’s Day card he gets and denies it literally every time. Definitely a chaotic dad and all your kids’ friends love him but are also terrified of him, they can’t explain it.

The only other goofy ass thing he does is try to catch your kids in a lie like once every year, he’ll go up and say something stupid like, I heard you leaving last night, you don’t have to lie it’s okay you can tell me. Or, your teacher called me yesterday, any idea why that would be? It never works but that just means to him they’re absolutely perfect.

A dumbass but I love him.

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Private and Public

Fandom: Teen Wolf Pairing: Stiles Stilinski x reader Word count: 1.4k Summary: People don’t usually realize that you’re in a relationship since you weren’t one for PDA with your boyfriend. It wasn’t that you didn’t like to display affection, it was more the Public part that made you nervous. But one night at a party that might change. Warning: None Requested by Anon: malia x reader or stiles x reader. The reader is like a ('baby gay' for malia) (first relationship for stiles) and is shy/a bit nervous about doing things simple things like hugging or holding hands and they find it cute but also comfort the reader say stuff like its okay, we can take it slow, and kinda just doing things like hugging more often to get them use to it. idk sorry feel free to to change it up and do what you want. Anyway have a good day~ 🦊,🐺or🙃. A/N: so I realize I haven’t uploaded anything at all in over a week, but life’s a bitch so I’m not gonna make empty promises of me starting to upload regularly again. I guess thing’s will be uploaded when they’ll be uploaded. I’m really sorry for all those who look forward to scheduele stuff, but I hope you understand. Lot’s of love, Brina

The red plastic cup in your hand was still filled up to the brim, the only change was the temperature that it had taken on during the hour that you had nursed it without even attempting to take a sip of the gross beer inside. Honestly, you weren‘t all too sure why exactly you had agreed to tag along to the party, neither were you sure why you were even asked to. When Scott had heard of the party a bunch of juniors and seniors had planned to have on a clearing in the woods, he knew it was a recipe for disaster. The pack had tried its best to stop the party from happening altogether, but to no avail, so instead they decided that they‘d come along to keep an eye out for potential danger. Every single pack-member in the appropriate age-group - aka still in school - had shown up, even Brett and Theo had joined in, which meant that any potential danger would have to be careful. Still, you couldn‘t quite understand why you‘d been asked to come along since you were quote-on-quote ‘just a human‘ and were usually kept away from any immediate danger the second it seemed to be in your vicinity. Not today though, today you were basically dragged with them to attend the party no matter if you wanted to be there or not and Lydia had forced you to dress in something other than the nice PJ’s that you had been chilling in earlier that day. “Hey, it’s Y/N, right?” a boy asked as he joined your side. You inspected him for a few seconds until the cogs in your head finally clicked and you realized that he was in your english lit. class. “Mhm, you’re-” you bit your lip and squinted your eyes as you tried your best to recall what his name was, “James?” “Close, it’s Jim,” the boy chuckled and smiled at you. You recognized that smile and even though you had to admit that you were a bit naive, you knew that the boy wasn’t talking to you just for the sake of getting to know you as a friend. Not quite sure what you could do about it, you decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. “This party is pretty boring, what?” “Well, it’s a party in the woods in the middle of the week so I doubt there was much possibility for this to be the party of the century,” you shrugged and looked around at all the drunk people who’d definitely regret drinking so much the next morning. “You know,” Jim started and you had a bad feeling you knew where this was going, “We could get out of here, My parents aren’t home, sooo-” he scratched the back of his head and you just couldn’t help but sigh. “Listen Jim, you’re really nice, really, but I’m in a relationship.” “Oh, Ohh, okay, sorry I didn’t mean to...uhm… I just- I never saw you with anyone, I thought you were- I- Uhm- I’ll leave,” he rambled before taking a big sip of the beer he was holding and walking away with his ears tinted red-ish. You gave another sigh and shook your head slightly as you thought his words over. It was true, now that you thought about it, he had no real way of knowing that you weren’t single anymore and even though usually you didn’t mind that thought, suddenly it was somewhat bothering you. You and Stiles had been dating each other for just about a month now, but besides the other pack members and your families no one really knew about it since you weren’t really into PDA. Well, it wasn’t quite that, if you were honest. It was just that this was your first relationship and you were incredibly nervous at everything it included. It wasn’t that you felt uncomfortable with Stiles, it was the exact opposite actually, being with him was the time you felt most at ease, but you were just very anxious that you’d accidentally screw up. Of course, you also feared that your nervousness would annoy him and he’d decide that you were not worth it, but that fear was absolutely rootless since he was the most supportive boyfriend you could imagine. Oftentimes you could see the longing in his eyes when he was looking at you sitting besides him at Lunch and you knew that he just wanted to put his arm around you and give you a kiss, but held himself back for you sake. He also kept on telling you that it was okay and that you didn’t need to do something uncomfortable just to please him, that he was happy with all the cuddles and kisses he got in private and that he was more than ready to take it slow. What he did to help you otherwise was that he tried to get you used to a little bit of physical contact: hand holding in the car, small hugs throughout the day, cute little texts in class and the such. Suddenly, as you were thinking about it, you felt the strong urge to find Stiles and hug him no matter how many people were around and if you didn’t still have the completely full cup in your hand you’d think you could’ve been a little bit tipsy. You looked through the crowd searching for any sign of your boyfriend and the first thing that caught you eyes was the blond locks of a certain scarf-wearing-werewolf glimpsing through a group of junior girls that were giggling about something. With a rush of determination surging through you, you made your way through the masses of teenagers - somehow managing to hand your cup to someone on the way - and ended up only a few feet away from Isaac without having been accidentally punched or stumbling. It was like a scene in a movie when you came closer and recognized a few other pack members standing around Issac and they acted like a curtain that opened up as you got closer and revealed the most incredible boy in the world. If you’d been an outstander and had seen you stop in your tracks with a goofy, love-sick smile on your lips and your eyes almost watering up, you would’ve thought that you were watching a cheap romance movie, but you weren’t an outsider- no, you were you and you were looking at your boyfriend feeling full of love and admiration. Starting to walk again, you were sure to earn a few confused glances as you slid through between Isaac and Allison and more or less launched yourself at Stiles, your arms quickly interlocking around his waist and you face pressed into his chest. Stiles was obviously surprised at the sudden attack as he stumbled a few steps backwards before stabilizing and reciprocating the hug. You were very happy that your pack was so accommodating as they just shared some confused glances before continuing the conversation like nothing happened. “Are you okay?” Stiles leaned down and whispered in your ear, obviously worried by the sudden need for affection. “Mhm,” you nodded and basket in his hug for a few seconds more before looking up at him and smiling, “I just love you a lot and I missed you.” “I drove you here, we saw each other half an hour ago,” Stiles chuckled, but his cheeky smile showed that he was endeared by your sudden clinginess. “That was too long,” you just sighed and wished he would lean down to kiss you, but then your state of adrenalin and bluntness left you and your nervousness returned. Slowly you retracted your arms and went to stand beside him when you saw that the other pack members were looking at you with smiles on their lips. Blood rushed towards your face and your ears and you suddenly felt more embarrassed than you ever thought you would, even though you didn’t regret it. “You want me to bring you home? It’s getting pretty late,” Stiles asked silently but you could read between the lines and thankfully nodded, knowing that you’d probably ask him to come with you inside when you came to your house and cuddle. Because after all, Stiles was the best boyfriend you could ever imagine and if you couldn’t hug him all that much in public, then you’d hug the living health out of him in private.

ABO idea

So I had an idea for an ABO universe, a fic I would call The Delta Dynamic. Which is a big play on gender roles, more specifically 2nd Gender roles.

My original concept was created in regards to the Teen Wolf fandom, hashtag Sterek, but I think it would be a cool concept for any fandom and/or ship. If you like it and want to use it please please PLEASE tag me in it. Send me a link. SOMETHING. I want to see it!

Anyways, so there are the secondary genders we all know and love: alpha, beta, omega. And then we have the stereotypical aspects of each of these genders. Alphas- dominant, aggressive, possessive, etc. Omegas- soft, docile, sweet, etc. I imagine these secondary genders are treated a lot like your typical heteronormative gender roles.

Well, in The Delta Dynamic fic I would write, i have a main character, Person A, who is the or just a founding member of a faux dynamic group called, you guessed it, The Delta Dynamic. This is a group created with the premise of, "Your secondary gender might define WHAT you are, but it doesn't define WHO you are."

So Person A would make the perfect omega. Sweet scent, great home-maker, excellent with children, works as a teacher, not huge and bulky- kinda slender. Only one problem- they're an alpha.

Person B would be the opposite. They are fit af, thick and muscled, not the typical sweet omega scent, something cool and refreshing, has a rough and tough job that omegas don't usually have, is TERRIBLE with children, can't cook for shit, etc. And they are an omega.

So Person A recruits B into the Delta Dynamic group and they fall in love. Of course.

Other Deltas include but are not limited to- same second gender pairings, like alpha x alpha; an omega at the top of their field who didn't receive the appropriate acknowledgement just because they're an omega; a female alpha giving birth instead of her male omega partner; stuff like that.

They decided they didn't fit into the ABO dynamics so they created their own.

I've tagged some of my favorite ships so if you write something using this concept, hit me up. BLEASE

Movie-Night With Lucifer’s Son

Requested by anon: I really wanted to read a Jack x Reader where the reader is the younger sister of Sam and Dean, and one day when everyone is watching a movie, Jack, when he sees the couple kissing in the movie, kisses the reader because he likes her and Dean gets really angry lol

Pairing: Jack Kline x Female!Winchester!Reader

Warnings: Slight-angst, fluff

Words: 1,059

Summary: (See Request)

Note: I chose a movie for an easier writing-prompt-thing, I hope that’s okay!

 ALSO, if you've seen Easy A, you know it’s a mature movie. However, I only included small details, so there’s really nothing graphic.

Taglist: @matth1w​, @redspaceace-writes​, @fandom-puff​, @darling-i-read-it​, @simonsbluee​, @thewarriorprincessxo​

Masterlist | Supernatural Masterlist

It was movie night, and all three Winchesters were prepared. Butts on the couch, snacks galore, feet on the table, and enjoying a nice movie as a family...with a guest. Jack sat in the middle of Y/n and Sam, both younger Winchesters having a friendlier relationship with him than Dean. Plus, having Y/n next to the clueless boy came in handy, as she didn’t mind explaining the stuff he didn’t get.

Picking the movie was easy. Dean went out and returned with a movie no one was really surprised he’d pick. “It is...uh... A teen angst-romance-kind of um... kind of movie... Alright, it’s Easy A.” So they watched Easy A, curtesy of Y/n suggesting Dean pick. And with that specific movie; there were quite a few things to explain to Jack.

For one, the fact that Olive was lying and what she was lying about confused him. “She’s making people say bad things about her...on purpose?” Jack glared at Dean and his loud hushing noises before turning his head back to his left and waiting for Y/n to answer.

“Well...” Y/n tried to find the best and most appropriate way of giving him the semi-explicit explanation. “She’s trying to help the people who don’t have a reputation at all. Might as well give to the ones who’ve got none than keep what you don’t want or really have, right?”

“I guess...”

Then there was when the she was fighting with her best friend. Jack frowned a lot during the scenes with conflict between Olive and Rhiannon. “Why are they mad at each other? Aren’t they best friends? Friends don’t get mad at friends-”

“Olive is still lying for those people, remember? If she tells the truth, she ruins their reputations and also hurts a lot of people.” Y/n paused. “Imagine if you were in her shoes-”

“I don’t think they’d fit.”

“No, Jack, like- Imagine that you were lying, and had to continue lying, for people so they could be left alone by the mean people. Would you want to deal with the guilt of knowing you exposed them as liars and gave the bullies more to hurt them with?”

His face face scrunched up in thought before he sighed and shook his head. “No. That wouldn’t be very nice of me.” Y/n couldn’t help but feel somewhat responsible for the sheepish look hanging on his face, so she rubbed his back and gave him a kind grin, to which he returned almost immediately.

More towards the end, he didn’t get the singing. Y/n told him that musicals were often a popular theme for movies- especially romances. He nodded and turned his head back towards the screen. Jack began to mumble along quietly with the song, watching out of the corner of his eye as Y/n smiled softly.

“Knock knock knock on wood-” He whispered with a smirk.

“Jack...” Y/n contained her laughter the best she could, biting her lip to prevent herself from erupting with chortles.

“Yes? ...Oh- Is my singing bothering you- I-I’ll stop-”

“No, it’s just... You do know what she’s referencing, right?”

“Um... No.”

She tried to find a good way of informing him. One that was subtle yet didn’t go too far into detail. “Look at her clothes.”

Jack turned towards the screen, squinting and studying her outfit. He shifted until he was facing her again. The confusion on his features was bold. “They look nice. What’s wrong with it?”

“Jack...that outfit isn’t intended to be ‘nice’. It’s supposed to be sexy...the song is supposed to be sexy.”

“Oh? Well, I guess it does look sexy. Maybe you should wear something like that.” Y/n coughed in surprise as Jack faced the screen again. Sam and Dean shot her looks, a little concerned by her sudden coughing fit, but slowly brushed it off when she waved her hands in reassurance.

Of course, that didn’t shock her nearly as much as the final scene. Olive was explaining the truth live, sending her apologies and putting an end to the red A. She looked out the window and saw Todd holding speakers and standing on a lawn mower. Then she finished the webcast, proudly stating that the really amazing thing about what would happen with her and Todd was that it was “nobodies goddamn business.”

Jack watched the screen intensely, Y/n wasn’t even sure if he’d blinked since Todd appeared, and watched as she ran out of the room and Todd jumped off the mower. Olive jumped into Todd’s arms and spun around before he set her down and kissed her. Jack’s eyes doubled in size.

“What- why’d he do that?”

“Because. He’s in love with her, she’s in love with him. And since they’re in love...he kissed her.” Y/n’s eyes were fixed on the screen as she talked, admiring the romance despite originally rolling her eyes when Dean revealed his movie choice.

Jack nodded and hummed quietly. Y/n was going to dive in a little more with detail, however, before she knew it, Jack’s lips were on her own. Her mind was racing, trying to process why he kissed her- trying to process why she kissed him back.

But her brain could hardly think over these things as their kiss was cut short. Dean pulled Jack backwards and stared at him, imaginary smoke leaving his nostrils with each angry exhale.

“Dean- leave him alone-”

“Why’d you do that?” He planted his feet, towering above Jack, who was lying on the floor- too shocked to move. “Why’d you kiss her?”

“Because. I’m in love with her. I think she’s in love with me. I kissed her because we’re in love.” Y/n couldn’t hold back the smile that graced her face, fingers lifting to her lips as the kiss and the feelings it gifted finally occurred to her.

“Why- What-” Dean’s eyebrows knitted as he narrowed his eyes at Jack. “Why would she be in love with you?”

“Why wouldn’t I be?” Y/n put in all her effort to hide her smile and spat the words at her brother with a stern voice. She pushed him aside and held out a hand to Jack, pulling him up and walking to table with him.

Dean turned back to Sam, confused. Sam pressed his lips together and patted his back before walking over to Y/n and Jack, “You’re doing great, Dean.”

HSMTMTS 2x08 Review

Most Likely To was the best ep of S2 so far and ended one ship while launching another. Let’s dig in!

Gaston was super fun, a very nice showcase for both Larry and Matt. This is the kind of energy that early S2 was lacking. Also feels like the first ep where East High might actually have a shot at beating North High. Covid restrictions played a role but we really needed to see more rehearsal scenes and scenes of the wildcats just being theatre kids. This also may be one of the last times we see EJ perform as a student in the musical so I’m glad we got this.  

EJ has been criminally underused for most of S2, he’s marketed as part of the big 4 along with Nini, Ricky, and Gina and Matt Cornett’s name is listed 3rd in the credits but in the early eps of S2 you’d think he was guest star. Lately he’s started to become more important and tonight was an excellent showcase of why he’s such an interesting character. I’m not gonna check but this feels like it’s the most EJ screen time in a single ep that we’ve gotten all season long. 

Of course, the main reason for EJ’s increased screen time is because of Portwell. I’ve been neutral on them but tonight they really won me over’ their scenes were so sweet that they warmed even my cold black heart. Matt and Sofia are good friends irl and that shines through in their easy rapport and great chemistry. Gina snorting at EJ’s joke was cute and I loved the shot of Gina accidentally walking into the shot for EJ’s confessional. As an aside, they’ve been doing some fun stuff with the confessionals lately which helps add a bit of the metaness that helped make S1 so great.

The real big Portwell scene tonight was EJ and Gina talking on the couch at Ashlyn’s. Lot’s to love there. Gina’s speech to EJ about what she sees when she thinks of him was sweet and her saying that EJ tried to do the right thing and often failed but kept trying echoes what she said of herself during her confession to Ricky. Also when EJ asked Gina if she understood the feeling of having her life mapped out she replied, ‘’not really’’ which is almost certainly the inspiration for Gina asking a question to EJ and him responding ‘’not really’’ in their pre S2 face time call on the hsmtmts instagram. 

EJ is still wracked with guilt for the guy he used to be but Gina reminds him that he’s grown and is a good guy which leads to her slip up about her seeing him that way vs the rest of the gang hinting that she’s beginning to catch feelings for EJ. Which leads to EJ complimenting her and them having a moment that could well have led to a kiss if Ashlyn hadn’t come home. And they cap it off with Gina falling asleep and EJ covering her with his Duke sweater. 

It’s been nice not seeing Gina upset over Ricky these past two eps and it’s a damning indictment of the poor writing and pacing of S2 that her story in the first 6 eps can be summed up as Gina being upset over something Ricky said or did. Not only has Portwell allowed EJ to rise in prominence but also it’s allowed Gina to escape the rut her character was stuck in pining for Ricky. 

I hope after S2 is over that we get an interview where Tim explains how the Portwell plot came to be. The S1 finale set up some possible interest between them as did the pre S2 face time call but nothing came of it during the first 4 eps, they stood next to each other a lot but barely interacted otherwise. Notably in 2x01, which Tim himself wrote, EJ tries to grow a beard and tells Ashlyn that he says her as so young which is extremely jarring now that we know that EJ is crushing on Gina who is Ashlyn’s age. 

Was Tim not set on doing Portwell until he realized he needed to give Gina something else to do other than hopelessly pine for Ricky? Narratively, it made sense after Rini got together in S1 to put the other two Big 4 characters together in S2 but did Tim not want it to seem so obvious to the audience so he deliberately kept Portwell apart until 2x05 where EJ’s feelings make for a nice plot twist? Was he just reluctant to plug EJ back into the love square due to how much more complicated it would make things but later felt he had no other options? Or was it just plain old bad pacing and writing?

Of course, I wish that there wasn’t such a large age gap between Sofia and Matt but there are no Gina ships that avoid that problem, there’s also an age gap between Sofia and Joshua, just as there was between Olivia and Joshua and Matt in S1. Depending on when they film S3 there’s a good chance that most of it will be finished before Sofia even turns 18 which is deeply unfortunate. There’s a broader issue of teen girls being cast in mostly age appropriate roles while their male love interests are older adults and in particular it often affects female characters of colour. Netflix has a really bad track record with those kind of age gaps but Disney has problems too as we’ve seen on HSMTMTS and on GMW where by the end of S3 they had 18 year old Peyton Meyer as the boyfriend of 14 year old Rowan Blanchard’s character (not to mention canon Joshaya which didn’t have such a bad age gap between the actors but was problematic regarding the ages of the characters themselves).

A knock I’ve seen on Portwell is that EJ is just gonna leave for university next year but that was never gonna happen, Matt’s under the same 4 season contract as all the other mains and he’ll be sticking around in some capacity much like Sharpay ended up doing in the movies. It is true that EJ will probably have to move on at the end of S4 while Gina still has her senior year left but that will also happen with her and Ricky since he’ll be graduating at the end of S4. It was a big mistake to make EJ a senior but it also may end up being a big mistake to make Gina a sophomore. It would have been too messy to retcon EJ to be a junior but Tim probably should have taken the chance to retcon Gina into being a junior in S2.

That Rini breakup was so sad (missed opportunity for gotta go my own way). They managed to get in a Troyella reference with the treehouse. This was inevitable they just have not been communicating well though now that we know that Ricky thought Nini left YAC for him some of his desperation to spend as much time together as possible makes more sense. I think Rini is endgame if the series has 4 seasons but it wouldn't shock me if we never seem them dating again and they only get back together in the series finale. It also wouldn’t surprise me if Nini never dates anyone else for the remainder of the series or at least not seriously. 

We’re not even halfway through the series so it’s way too early to permanently slam the door on Rini though this time apart will probably help Joshua and Olivia move on from their own bitter break up before it bleeds too much into their performances. I do wonder if Tim really has a clue what he's gonna do with them for the remaining 24-28 eps of the series, assuming S3 and S4 have 10-12 eps each. 

Roman Banks killed If I Can’t Love Her and the montage of all the couples or ex couples was great.

It was nice to finally meets some parents other than the Bowen’s and Salazar-Roberts’. Kourtney’s mom was played by Dara’s actual mother and their dynamic was great as expected. It seems from their conversation that Kourtney's father is dead which I don’t believe has been mentioned before. Cash Caswell.... well it gets what the character is about across. He really looks and sounds like a rich Utah republican, I bet he knows Mitt Romney personally. I liked EJ going to tell his father that he’s not going to Duke and recognizing that he wants to build his own life on his own merits. 

We saw a bit of that S1 Miss Jenn energy tonight which was fun though I didn't like how curt she was with Seb nor did I like how rude Carlos was to Seb although we know that blows up in 2x10. 

Jazzara rising! I really liked how Jazzara and Portwell are sort of mirroring each other and since Mazzara knows about EJ’s feelings for Gina it wouldn’t shock me if helping EJ out is part of him showing a softer side in 2x12.

Of course Ashlyn is VP of the Nostradamus society. It's clear her family has some kooky new age beliefs (her parents are probably members of some naturopathic medicine group on Facebook that doubles as a gateway into Qanon)

It was nice to see Big Red being such a good friend to Ricky and the return of Ricky’s infamous pillow hugs. Lmao at Ashlyn just chilling while Big Red is comforting Ricky

Also Miss Jenn saying sexy and Big Red referring to pillow talk, the writers are adding a bit of spice when cooking up these scripts.

Looking Ahead: 

Looks like Gina may be wearing EJ's duke sweater next ep according to some posts I saw. Jack presumably is there to somehow help Gina decide what she wants with Ricky and EJ though him having wanderlust might also feed into Gina’s thoughts on settling down in SLC or moving with her mom around the country.

Let's see what mom of the year, Lynne Bowen, has up her sleeves. Ricky’s bedroom at her place in Chicago looks much nicer than the apartment Mike Bowen has so perhaps she makes a lot more money than he does. 

Not looking forward to the Zoom portions of the ep but I guess it was inevitable. 

There’s only two paths for Gina’s story to go in the remainder of this season; either she decides to move on from Ricky and give EJ a chance or she decides that Ricky is worth trying again and squelches her budding feelings for EJ. The former looks much more likely after tonight’s ep but either way it needs to be handled with care. Inevitably Gina and Ricky need to talk about what happened between them but if Tim really wants Ricky to continue being a viable love interest or even a good friend to Gina then he needs to really have Ricky apologize and show a thoughtful, kinder side of him that’s largely been missing this season. 

What I think Tim is doing is setting up Portwell getting together in 2x12 but Ricky pining over Gina until Portwell break up late S3 and Rina get together in the S3 finale before they break up later in S4 and Ricky gets back with Nini near the end of the series. If I had Tim’s ear I would tell him that he should pick which ship he wants to do, Rina or Portwell, but don’t do both. He wants canon Rina? Great then end Portwell before it starts and have Rina happen in S3 and introduce other obstacles to them getting together rather than having to damage EJ’s character and make him lose another girl he likes to Ricky. He wants canon Portwell? Great then have Gina and Ricky’s conversation be closure for the both of them and have Gina and EJ get together and break them up without Ricky being a cause of it or waiting in the wings to get with Gina soon afterwards. Doing both will be a disaster and I truly hope that Tim Federle carefully thinks over his mistakes in S2 and really plans out the remaining 2 seasons of the series while there’s still time to prevent things from going really off the rails like GMW and AM did thanks to the bad decisions of Michael Jacobs and Terri Minsky. 

Until next week wildcats. 

Sunny Days Part 2

A/N: This is much more whumpy than the last one, it does kinda swap around settings and stuff, but it’s finally leading into the good stuff! Next part is gonna probably be a bit of a time skip

Trigger Warnings: Implied kidnapping, human trafficking,Fantasy racism, human(?) pet auction, nonhuman (elf) whumpee, noncon nudity (not sexual), cursing, brief emeto, creepy whumper at the end, muzzles, manhandling (lots of it). Ask me to tag anything else if I missed it/didn’t tag it appropriately,

Tanyl didn’t want to wake up. If he did, if he opened his eyes, he’d have to accept that this was all real, give up the hope that it was all some horrid dream.

“Drugs should’ve worn off by now…” he heard one of his captors mutter, smelling his cigarette-scented breath as the man crouched in front of his still body.

“D’you reckon he’s faking?” Said one of the others.

The man in front of him stood up, and promptly stomped down on his stomach. He immediately jolted upright, choking and gasping for breath. He coughed up bile, and would’ve thrown up if he’d eaten recently.

“Guess so.” The man who had stomped on him muttered.

“What the— what the fuck do you want!?” He shouted, voice hoarse and raw.

“He’s pretty, when he’s not puking.” One of the men laughed, ignoring Tanyl completely.

The first man stepped over to him, crouching down and grabbing his jaw. “Hm. He is a cute little thing.” He smiled, standing up. “Strip, sweetheart.”

Tanyl glared up at him. “Fuck no. I’m not gonna—“ the man slapped him, before grabbing his hair and pressing a knife against his throat.

“Either you behave and take your clothes off like a good little bitch, or I rip them off of you.”

He snarled. “Fuck. Off.”

The man pushed him down, forcing him to lay on his stomach and pressing the knife to his sweatshirt. Tanyl thrashed around, shouting at the man, only succeeding in getting himself cut as the man forcibly removed his clothing.

He sobbed as a the man cut away his boxer briefs too, only letting him go once his was completely naked. He immediately curled into a ball, trying to cover himself. He didn’t get to stay like that, though, as the three men forced him to his feet and dragged him from the dingy space. The men dragged Tanyl into what looked like the showers at a gym, and forced him under the freezing water.

Once they were apparently satisfied with his cleanliness, they roughly dried him off. After that, he felt a sharp jab in his arm… and then nothing. Darkness and cold.

When he woke up yet again, he was chained up in what seemed like the back of a transport vehicle.

About five other captives, ranging from late teens to mid-twenties, were chained up in the same position as Tanyl, some frightened, some sad, and one who was still knocked out.

He looked at the man across from him, an elf with red hair and pale skin, scars and freckles alike dotting his complexion. They were all dressed the same, a thin white t-shirt and loose black shorts. The man across from him didn’t look scared, just exhausted.

People, a few men and a woman, stepped into the space through the door Tanyl could only assume led outside.

“Grab the ones on the roster for tonight.” The woman ordered, watching the men grab several of the captives. He immediately bit the man who was holding him, hard enough that he could taste the coppery blood.

“Fuck! Bitch just bit me.” The man shouted, turning to look at one of his colleagues. “Toss me a muzzle, would ya?” The man he had spoken to nodded, handing him a black muzzle. He wasted no time fastening it onto Tanyl’s jaw, watching the boy try to get it off.

“Fucking hope whoever buys the /sluius/ beats that shit out of him.”

Tanyl couldn’t help but flinch, and he saw the boy across from him do the same. Sluius. Once upon a time, it was an elven term meant to show pride in magic. All it was now was a degrading slur. The direct meaning, from Cerelian, was “magician”. Not that anybody gave a shit about where it was from.

The men resumed the task of dragging him and the others to a large room. An auditorium, Tanyl realized.

He and the other captives were taken out onto the stage and forced to kneel. Some were sedated, too, or given more restraints.

After the men had made sure that they were properly controlled for whatever was coming, they turned their attention to other matters. Slowly, well-dressed people started filing into chairs set up in the space in front of the stage.

That was when it clicked, why there were so many fewer humans to the elves and hybrids in the transport. What the men who had taken him meant by “going for” more.

This was a pet auction.

He couldn’t breathe right, not while watching the other captives slowly get auctioned off, their lives sold away and placed in the hands of strangers. He snarled as one of the men grabbed his hair, pulling him so he looked up at the crowd of rich assholes. Some already had terrified Pets kneeling or standing near them.

The man read off various details, his age, details of his ‘acquisition’, basic information about his past.

The bidding started, and he tried to shut out the shouts of prices. He tried not to think about the fact that his entire being was only worth a few thousand clorin.

Suddenly, the auctioneer shouted “Sold!” And he was dragged off the stage. He didn’t fight, hanging limply in his restraints. He felt warm liquid running down his cheeks, and wondered when exactly he’d started crying.

He was held in one of the back rooms, waiting for the nobleman who had bought him to come and claim him, to completely destroy his chances of a normal, happy, future with his partners.

It was maybe an hour before the man entered. “I’m here to claim the pet I bought, number 12.” The guards nodded, checking to see that the payment was in order before handing Tanyl over to the noble.

“Hello, sunshine. You’re going to be good for me, aren’t you?”

Taglist: @little-boats-on-a-lake

(This is technically the Collared Prince Taglist so pls tell me if you don’t wanna be on the Sunny Days taglist)

To Be Lonely

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Gender Neutral!Reader (College AU)

Word Count: 1.4k

Warnings: mentions of alcoholism, feelings of loneliness and anxiety

Summary: On a late night run, Bucky meets someone who actually understands how he feels.

A/N: hello friends! it has been awhile since i have posted an actual one shot, so i decided a good comeback would be my entry for @captainscanadian​ ‘s 1k writing challenge! i picked the College AU for our Buck Boi and idk where this came from, but it came from a deep place i guess aldskfjdsl i hope y’all like it!

Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated (: x

Bucky was fortunate because he never truly knew what it meant to be alone. Growing up, he always had Steve by his side. Sometimes that meant getting his ass kicked behind the school dumpsters, but at least they did that together, too. Everyone in the city knew who Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes were - two teens with charming smiles and blue eyes that could convince the older crowd into giving them just about anything. Free ice cream. Clothing that fit Bucky just right but could swallow Steve whole when he was still half his friend's size. Fresh produce to bring back to their mothers. It was always different but still a welcome perk of being the iconic duo.

When they separated for college - Steve choosing to go to an art school in California, and Bucky finding himself in the halls of Stanford - they still kept in touch, but he found solace in the friendship of his roommates.

Sam was full of sarcasm and toothy grins that made anyone around him smile too. He and Bucky had a habit of butting heads over small stuff like who left a spoon in the sink or whose turn it was to buy more milk, but they both knew they'd do anything for each other. Peter, or Quill as he preferred to be called, wasn't in their dorm often, but when he was, they always had a good time. Bucky wouldn't trust Quill to wake him up for an exam, but he knew there was no one better to go to if he was looking for a place to party for the night. The three of them were incredibly different, yet they got along just fine.

He made friends in different classes too; Wanda in his environmental biology class; Gamora, Quill's girlfriend, in his mythology class; and Scott, who he met sleeping in the stairwell behind the library one day.

Wherever Bucky went, he always had someone with him. He was never alone.

But, on nights when he felt his chest tighten and the breath catch in his throat, he couldn't understand why he always felt lonely. His mother used to remind him that being alone and being lonely were two different things, but he didn't understand how it was possible - how he could feel like he was missing something despite sitting in a room full of people.

It was another one of those nights for him. Sleep never came, and the more he tossed and turned in bed, the more frustrated he became. The only thing he could think of to get his mind off of the loneliness he felt was to go on a run, so he quickly changed into appropriate workout attire and dashed out of his apartment.

He ignored the fact that it was two in the morning and Sam, who happened to still be up studying, knew better than to ask where he was going. Sometimes the guy just needed to clear his head, and there was nothing wrong with that.

Bucky ran until his lungs burned. Every breath he took felt like glass shards in his chest, but he relished in the feeling because it distracted him from the thoughts racing through his mind. He only stopped to take a breather when black spots started to dance in the corner of his eyes, and he had the campus fountain to lean back on. The moment he sat down, he could feel his muscles practically sigh in relief, and he had to laugh. For being as fit as he was, he still had limits. What a way to remember he was human after all.

The cool spray of the fountain hit his face, and he leaned back ever so slightly to get a little bit more of it. It was incredibly refreshing; he wasn't against sitting there for hours, but he knew someone would come out and think he was high on something. High on adrenaline, maybe, but certainly not high on anything he wanted to be high on.

"I wouldn't fall asleep in that position."

Your sudden presence made Bucky jump and nearly fall into the fountain. You weren't there when he first ran up, which meant you must have stumbled upon him sitting there while he was enjoying the cool mist. The fact that he didn't hear you coming worried him. Clearly, he needed to work on becoming more aware of his surroundings.

"Speaking from experience?" He chuckled and leaned forward, resting his hands on his knees. He tried to will himself to get up, but his muscles refused.

"Actually, yes," you replied with a smile. "I was so exhausted after a lab one day, I fell asleep sitting up and tumbled straight into the water. I'm pretty sure my picture is still plastered all over Twitter somewhere."

"Sorry to hear that."

"Don't be. It was hilarious."

You gestured towards the spot next to him, silently asking if you could sit there. Bucky wasn't sure why you wanted to spend time with him when you didn't know him, but he wasn't going to say no. As weird as it sounded, your presence was comforting. Made him feel like he wasn't running from something but running towards you instead.

A small smile spread across your face as you sat down. You dipped your fingers into the fountain for a moment, quietly watching the ripples grow bigger and bigger until they finally disappeared. You did this a few times before turning your attention back to Bucky. He wondered if this was something you liked to do - something that calmed you on your worst nights. He even started to feel bad because he might have stumbled on your private spot. Not that a fountain in middle of campus was entirely private, but it must be nicer at this time of night.

"Can I ask you something?" Bucky felt the heat rise in his cheeks when you turned to look at him. He wasn't sure if he should have just enjoyed the comfortable silence, but there was so much he wanted to know about you.

"Make it good," you hummed. "Cause if it's lame, I might not answer it."

He chuckled. "I just wanted to know why you were out here."

"You want an honest answer or one that makes you feel comfortable?"

"Honest."

You sighed and started to pick at the frayed edges of the hole in your jeans. It looked like you were debating on telling the truth. It wasn't as if you really owed him an honest answer. Bucky was a stranger, someone you only met because he was about to pass out. He offered you no information about himself, so why would you?

He was about to tell you to forget about it, but you started to talk and cut him off.

"My roommates are throwing a party, and they brought a lot booze. The smell was starting to get to me, and I knew I needed to get out before I relapsed," you confessed softly. "I know it sounds ridiculous given that I'm not that old, but I'm an alcoholic."

Bucky shook his head. "It's not ridiculous. And the fact that you could assess the situation and walk away means you're doing better than you probably think you are."

"I appreciate that, but it's not that impressive. I've only been sober for a few months, which my sponsor says is a good thing but sometimes it doesn't really feel like it." You ran your hands down your face and quickly gave yourself a little shake. He didn't say anything; he figured you were trying to push out all the bad thoughts. "Well. That was depressing! So, tell me, why are you out here?"

"Honest?" You nodded, and Bucky chuckled. It wasn't going to get cheerier from here. "I was running from my thoughts. Sometimes I think my brain is out to get me. Always making me feel lonelier than I should, which doesn't always seem fair. I have great friends and a supportive family, so why do I feel lonely? Why can I never go to bed feeling happy?"

Another silence fell between you two. His confession didn't seem to faze you. You respected the fact that he was as honest with you as you were with him, especially when he didn't have to be. He could have lied - told you some bullshit story about how his roommates were hooking up with each other, and he couldn't handle hearing it anymore. But he didn't. He told you his truth, and you liked that about him. You liked that you could trust him despite meeting him less than thirty minutes ago.

"Do you feel lonely right now?" You asked after a beat.

Bucky exhaled, a quick breath that almost sounded like a laugh. "Now that I think about it, no. I don't."

You smiled over at him, a genuine smile that made his entire chest feel warm.. "Neither do I."