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all my favorite ronan being a shitbag moments ❤️
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• Previous Chapter: Chapter Two Next Chapter: Chapter Four
•Content: Levi Ackerman x OC female. Canon verse!
• Word Count: 1.3k
• Warning: This content may not be suitable for all readers. If you've watched all of AOT then you will understand that the show handles heavy subjects such as abuse, racism, violence, and other heavy subjects. This fanfiction will also have the same heavy themes. Chapters with heavy themes will be marked with * at each chapter.
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A gentle touch brushed against my back, drawing my attention as I lifted my head. Opening my eyes, I met Alexander's gaze, a rare sight as he appeared surprisingly content.
"Erwin called the captains to Wall Sina; I'll be back tonight. Enjoy your day off. I left some money on the table for you," Alex said, placing a brief kiss on my lips before departing without further words.
I've grown accustomed to Alexander's frequent trips to Wall Sina. Initially, it felt like an odd adjustment, but it granted me the luxury of savoring my days off without the uniform and ODM gear. I reveled in wearing my favorite dresses, letting my hair cascade freely. Alone time became a joy—whether spent shopping or relishing a cup of tea in town.
Today's canvas was painted in normal hues, yet the strokes changed course when my eyes caught a glimpse of his raven-black hair.
Levi's eyes met mine, and there he was, unexpectedly dressed in a black suit and gray undershirt, examining teas on his day off. It was a rare sight, considering his usual no-nonsense demeanor.
"Hey, you," I greeted, strolling over. "Thought you'd be in Wall Sina with the crew."
He turned, cradling two teas in his hands, the white cravat adding an unexpected touch to his appearance.
"Why would I be in Wall Sina?" he asked, his tone as sharp as ever.
"Erwin's got a meeting with the captains there, and I figured, you being a candidate..." I trailed off, offering a playful smile.
"I was just with Erwin. He's not in Wall Sina today. Whoever told you that was feeding you lies," he responded tersely.
I chuckled at my mistake. "Well, my bad."
"Who told you that?" he pressed.
"Alexander, this morning," I admitted, avoiding eye contact. "Must've heard it wrong."
"Is that shitbag your boyfriend or something?" Levi questioned, examining the teas in his hands.
"Yeah, been my boyfriend for the last six years," I replied, feeling a twinge of unease.
He remained focused on the teas, seemingly disinterested in the personal tidbit I'd shared.
Determined to sidestep the whole Alexander debacle, I shifted gears.
"You really like your tea, don't you?" I tried to divert the conversation.
"Yeah, what about it?" Levi grumbled.
"Nothing. I just never met anyone who admires it as much as you do," I replied with a smile. "Have you been to Mrs. G's tea shop yet?"
He shot me a confused look and shook his head.
"Really? Everyone knows Mrs. G's. You're not from around here?" I prodded.
"No," he answered quietly.
"Where are you from, Levi?"
"Not around here," he said as he avoided eye contact.
"Well," I laughed off the awkwardness. "Let me show you Mrs. G's."
"I think I'll manage," he grumbled.
"Nonsense. Please, just let me show you the tea shops around. I promise it's worth it," I insisted.
"Fine," he reluctantly agreed.
I reached for his sleeve, and he promptly slapped my hand away.
"Hey! What was that for?" I protested.
"You're going to soil my shirt," he grumbled, briskly wiping off the spot I'd touched.
"Oh, whatever," I said walking out the shop. "It's not too far from here."
He followed behind me as we walked through the town.
"It's pretty convenient that they gave us time off and pay all in the same day." I smiled back at him. "Shadis would always delay pay."
Levi's reply was short and sharp,
"Yeah, the glorious pay for risking my life every day."
His tone held a bitter edge, and I felt a twinge of sympathy for him. As he stuffed the coin bag into his pocket, I couldn't help but wonder about the struggles he faced. I decided to shift the focus away from the somber topic, opting for a brighter note.
"Well, let's not dwell on that. You're going to love this next tea shop. It's a hidden gem!" I grinned, leading him out of the store and into the lively streets.
The vibrant town buzzed with activity, and I couldn't help but share my excitement.
"Isn't it just fantastic? The hustle and bustle, the variety of shops, and the people with stories waiting to be discovered. That's what makes this place special."
I led the way into the streets, the afternoon sun casting a warm glow on the town. There was a pleasant breeze, and the laughter of children playing echoed through the air.
As we strolled, I couldn't help but notice Levi's subtle shift. His guarded demeanor seemed to soften, revealing glimpses of someone more than the stern soldier everyone saw.
Levi followed, a reluctant shadow, as we explored the vibrant market. The aroma of freshly baked bread and the lively chatter of vendors filled the air. I couldn't help but feel a sense of responsibility to break through the walls he'd built around himself.
"So, Levi, any hidden talents or hobbies?" I probed, attempting to pry open a window to his soul.
His response was curt, "None of your business."
I chuckled, undeterred. "Fair enough. But hey, everyone's got something they love. For me, it's sketching and finding joy in the little things. Life's too short to be serious all the time, don't you think?"
He wasn't big on having conversations, anyone around him would know that. He kept to himself more than anyone I have ever met. Anyone else would call me a fool for trying to get him to talk. Shit I felt like I fool but I wasn't going to stop now.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" I grinned, watching him observe a street artist at work. "Life's full of little joys; we just need to open ourselves up to them."
"You don't need to do all this," Levi said, walking beside me. "I'm not some charity case."
"You're right. You're not some charity case," I said to him. "You're my friend. It would be a disservice not to show you the hidden gems of this cute town."
"I'm not your friend," he quickly said.
Before I could respond, the world around us shook. It sounded like large footsteps all around us.
I watched a red hand grip the fifty-meter wall and hoist its head over to peer at the townspeople. It was a Titan that lurked over all of our heads. I froze, watching above, seeing the steam radiate off the ugly thing.
For a moment, everything around us stopped. Everyone was in shock, staring back at the Titan who loomed above us. But the world resumed, and people ran screaming as soon as the rocks hurdled our way.
"Iris!" I heard someone yell. I was too zoned out to realize the severity of the situation. My wrist was grabbed, and I was pulled away from the scene. I looked to see it was Levi dragging me away from the open and into an alley where he covered me. His arms wrapped over my head as we both kneeled on the ground. He used himself to protect me.
Rocks and boulders flew over our heads as the blood-curdling screams drowned our ears. The flying debris stopped, but the screams got worse.
"Are you okay?" Levi asked, holding my shoulders up to look at my face.
"A rock hit me in the head, but other than that, I'm fine. You?" I asked him.
"Fine," he said, standing up and helping me up as well. He looked around and watched others run past us. "We need to evacuate these people."
"Agreed," I said, running out of the alley to look at the wall.
Wall Maria has been breached. Titans were flooding in. People were crying next to rocks covered in blood while others stood in shock, watching the Titans.
"Everyone, head to Wall Rose!" Levi yelled. "Fuck. We don't have any gear."
"All we can do is get them to safety," I said, filled with guilt.
Together, we joined the chaotic scramble, directing survivors towards Wall Rose. The once lively town now echoed with the sounds of panic and destruction. The colossal Titan's ominous presence cast a shadow over our desperate attempts to save lives.
As we navigated the pandemonium, I stole glances at Levi, his stern expression carved with determination. He was born a natural leader, the way the townspeople followed his commands, and how he helped everyone in his way.
Who are you, Levi?
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I've been reading Bleach recently, after a certain professional shitbag recommended it. I'm only a dozen chapters in, but I have some thoughts.
First: If you've been reading my posts talking about new Shonen Jump series, I am sorry. But also, the thing I keep talking about is pacing. Shonen Jump titles are under a lot of pressure to perform well out of the gate; this means most of them cram as much of their premise and ideas into chapter 1, getting to "the good part" ASAP without having time to lay any groundwork for it.
Bleach isn't like that. Basic story facts are scattered throughout the first volume or so, giving more room for the characters and such to breathe. I dunno if Jump worked differently twenty years ago, or if Tite Kubo was more confident in his writing speaking for itself, or what, but I appreciate it.
Second: Maybe it's just that I binged Mieruko-chan earlier this week, but it feels like Ichigo seeing (normal) ghosts should come up more than it does. There aren't anywhere near as many ghosts around in Ichigo's world as Miko's, and they're a lot nicer (except the Hollows), but still.
Third: I was expecting the fact that Ichigo's physical body stays behind, unconscious, when he astrally projects or whatever to fight Hollows was just a handy plot excuse. A reason for Ichigo's broad-daylight swordfights to not be noticed, that would come up for the occasional gag or when it's convenient to the plot, but mostly be forgotten.
But nope! Characters have reacted to Ichigo going unconscious both times (so far) he's projected while outside his house—nothing plot-altering, but enough to make the characters feel like they notice the weird things he's doing and react to them.
Fourth: When Ichigo finds out Hollows used to be human (um, spoilers for chapter 3/episode 2 of Bleach I guess?), he's mad at Rukia for not telling him this, but doesn't really angst about having to kill ex-humans. He talks at them a normal shonen manga amount, but that's about all he does differently when he learns that his enemies used to be human. That feels like something that most series would give more focus (and angst) than it really deserves.
Fifth: There are a lot of nice little moments. Rukia stealing Ichigo's sisters clothes because she didn't pack anything for her not-so-brief trip to the mortal world. Orihime talking with her ex-brother. Rukia not knowing how juice boxes work. Some random guy getting mad at Ichigo for "copying his look," but nothing really comes of it; it's just a school Ichigo's been going to and has a history at. Rukia failing to comfort the dead kid in a parakeet, this makes sense in context.
Maybe this is just reiterating the pacing thing I started with, but...it's nice that there's space for things that don't really do anything except establish characters and tone. Also, I think Rukia's my favorite character.
Speaking of which, sixth: I kinda wish Rukia kept a bit more of her power. At the moment, it feels like she's basically only useful for spiritual cleanup and occasionally not dying long enough for Ichigo to show up. When she said she could only use a few Kidō spells, I thought that meant she'd use them to back up Ichigo in combat. But no, she's limited to a pretty normal level of physical abilities and some spells that don't do much.
Now, it could be a lot worse. Rukia refuses to be damseled, and the fight scene where she and one of Ichigo's mundane classmates work together to stall the Hollow proves that just because a character isn't as strong as Ichigo doesn't mean they won't get awesome moments. But it's still kinda disappointing.
I'm not saying Rukia should be as strong as Ichigo, mind. Rukia losing almost all her reaper power to Ichigo is the inciting incident, that's fine. I just wish she kept, like, 5% instead of 1%. Enough to keep some cool fight powers.
She's probably getting some power-up sooner or later, probably shouldn't complain too much. Anyways, that's six things I thought about in Bleach that I felt like sharing.
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Rewatching Ninjago
(With no context other than the episode)
Skybound 3-4
Nya: (holds onto jay because shes scared of the jail prisoners)
Jay: :D
Jay: (falls on his fucking face)
Smooth Jay.
Cole: yeah? Well are these cuffs good enough against my SUPER STRENGTH
Cole (trying his best): just wait, almost got it-
Nya: Theyre not gonna break.
ITS HIM
THE SHITBAG WHO TRIED TO TAKE APART ZANE. FUCK HIM.
Zane: by my observations, that was your own fault by working for a crime boss 🤨
Cant believe Lloyd went to prison at what, 16? 17???
How is the warden not even a little mad that this engineer over here can open all the prison cells with the push of a button????
Nice of them to put all the ninja in one singular cell
Dareth (after failing at one attempt at breaking the ninja out): welp, your on your own!
Its hilarious how some prison-mates have ninja favorites
Like some guy just spit in Coles direction because he’s a Jay fan
Jay: Hey! Its captain Soto! The first captain of the destiny’s bounty!
Captain Soto: And its Jay! The whiny sniveling blue pajama man who says everything obvious.
Honestly though, If wishing for love was something you could do. And something Jay planned on doing. That would end up really fucked up.
Kryptorium is like, the baddest and most secure prison of them all right?
So why tf do all the prisoners have weapons.
This prison is a load of shit
THE GUARDS ARENT EVEN DOING ANYTHING
I remember being so scared as they held Zane down and tried to take his spare parts
This is so disturbing they even opened him up
THANK YOU PIXAL!!!
Lloyd, with a guard holding onto him: We could break out tonight…
The guard: 😮
The guard: lol jk idgaf
The side characters are so unbothered
Nadakhan: I want to return to my home realm. Djinjago.
Ooooo new realm!!!
Wait wait wait
Need to type this down so i dont forget
So, ever since the ninja killed the preeminent and basically making the cursed realm non existent. Due to all the 16 realms being interlocked, djinjago is crumbling into non existence as well?
SO NOW THERES 14 ALIVE REALMS????
Well, that gives nadakhan a motive to hunt the ninja I guess
His plan is to overtake ninjago.
How original.
The ninja escaped!!!!!
The cops are so incompetent.
Kai holding Cole above water as they traverse the sewers 🥺
I love them.
I would also laugh like captain soto if i realized some girl who was gonna fight the djinn looked exactly like his past lover
Hilarious irony
Police chief: I want to find those ninja!!! They could be under our noses for gods sake!
Nya (in a police uniform): im in! Right under their noses… now I need the password to get in.
Jay (also undercover): got it!
Jay (his whiny voice drastically changing to a deep steady one): uhhh whats the password?
Hfjsjbejsntnjw that took me so off guard
Honestly, imagine the amount of ninjago civilians who are still ninja fans and are also ACAB after the police but the ninja in prison. Not to mention how incompetent these cops are 💀
Kai (gets zapped by the junkyard fence): caraful zane! This things electrocuted!
Zane: Yes kai, I think that was abundantly clear by all the ‘danger’ and ‘electricity’ signs 😄
Kai: Hurry up!
Zane: these chains will take me a while. You could keep interrupting me or you could start making yourself USEFUL🙄
Zanes so sassy with Kai
Nadakhan and his ship are in the sky!!!!
Its funny how the ninja are searching for Nadakhan and nadakhan is searching for the ninja but neither can find the other
I remember this episode. Im not ready.
Im crossing my fingers for Jay not to fuck anything up but I already know what happens 😭
Jay: let me! A gentleman- uh i mean uh, a superior! Always pays!
You already fucked up by saying superior 🤨
Jay: (cant find his wallet) oh uh wrong pants…
Nya: (pays for them both)
Aaaand you didnt check if you could even pay beforehand
HFBSJFNSJNRNWJRBEB
THE SMOOTH JAZZ AS NADAKHAN WATCHED NYA TAKE OFF HER HAT AND MUSTACHE DISGUISE IM DYIIING
Nya is speaking fact’s honestly.
Shes trying to convey how she feels about him constantly showcasing that he harbors feelings for her
And hes like “Its because im from a junkyard isnt it 😒”
Like dude i get your insecure but dont come off like that
Nya: (CONTINUES to spit fucking facts about how shes already seen as the ‘girl’ ninja and doesnt wanna be seen as the ninjas ‘girlfriend’)
She let him down so nicely too
she explained why that it wasnt him. It was HER. She cant be tied to ANYONE. It doesn’t have ANYTHING to do with Jay.
Jays apology was actually really nice tho.
Hes forgiven.
I dont blame jay too much. He said ‘I wished I never saw my future’. And its kinda hinted that if he never saw his future he would probably stay friends with Nya and not have a problem with it.
Honestly, if I saw I was fated with someone. Like, LITERAL destiny. I would get a little obsessed too.
Jay. You KNOW Nya looks like Nadakhans lover. Its been CONFIRMED that you guys know this information. So why would he help you get with Nya.
These two are literally in the middle of the street how is nobody seeing a djinn and the blue ninja just waltzing around
Jays wish is actually sorta sweet
“I wish I wasn’t born in a junkyard- I wish I wasnt poor! And I wish, I could give Nya anything she wanted…”
Yeah, it makes me sad that he isnt proud of of where he was raised. But its a sweet thought to want to give Nya only the best.
God. Jays voice sounded so broken when he read the letter, believing Ed and Edna died...
HE LOVES HIS PARENTS SM 😭😭😭
Edna (seeing her son in a police disguise with ketchup on his shirt after breaking out of prison): what's wrong honey? What's all the fuss?
This is it. The part that shattered younger me’s brain.
Ed: Jay... You're adopted.
BOOM.
MIC DROP.
Does Jay EVER return to the fritz donnegan/Cliff Gs mansion after this season? I mean, he inherited it. Did he sell it? Is it just, like, out there?
Jay: that must mean... My real names Jay Gordon?
Nope. Hate it. Youre still Jay walker.
HOW IS JAY THIS LUCKY HFJDJSNFJS
All of Jays wishes have been going his way
Jay wished to not be alone with the djinn, do you know HOW easy it would have been for Nadakhan to trick him
Office lady civilian: So, they finally fixed our office huh :)
(Rockets come shooting from Nadakhans ship)
Office lady: NOT AGAIN
Just another day in ninjago
Nya. There was no reason for you to take off your ninja mask. All that did was show the djinns crew members that you looked like Delara.
Its crazy that some people other than the ninja know spinjitzu
Honestly though, Jay never sought out nadakhan. Hes quite literally being cautious about it too. Making sure nobody is by themselves, that no one says anything about wishes.
Djinn literally did Jays wishes perfect to a T. Why is he screwing Kai over so hard 😭
Kai. you better word your third wish perfectly.
NFNSJFNSJNRR
HIS BULLET WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH GHOST COLE. FIVE TIMES. 💀💀💀
thats literally the funniest way for the realm crystal to break
Kai: I WISH FOR IT ALL TO GO AWAY
Goddammit Kai.
They got Kai trapped in the sword :/
I honestly didnt think he’d get captured
He was the ‘main’ ninja for so long. To take him out this early in the season is new.
Love ninjago for trying new things.
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HI! HELLO! Can I get a matchup?
GENSHIN MATCHUP 🏹
I don't personally have a preference, though i would like if it was both male and female. Romantic? Yeah
⚔️ ; APPEARANCE — Imagine as if a sad bunny got turned into a human being, yeah that's quite literally me. I got the chubby rosy cheeks, small nose that has a pinkish tone to it, i also have the bunny teeth (buck teeth) and big round eyes. People often compare me to one and i just kinda accepted it. I have curly jet black hair that's always messy, plus it's also fluffy. I have very dark brown eyes that almost looks like i have no soul, speaking of souls. I give off a mostly soulless look, deadpanning 24/7 or just genuinely look like I'm upset, that's a problem i have! which is resting sad face. I honestly just look like I'm upset or like i just heard the most horrendous news. There's also the look aside from my general resting face which is the one that gets compared to a bunny, other than that i look like your average brazilian enby
⚔️ ; PERSONALITY — My personality is basically just Arataki Itto on crack, I'm very loud and chaotic. I'm also very oblivious and blunt, you'll have to explain something to me at least 10 times again, if i don't understand; i make jokes a lot, and also puns sometimes! In general i just adore making jokes and getting a good laugh. My humor is extremely broken too, I'll laugh at anything ranging from the most chaotic thing (examples: a goddamn picture of an m&m, a horse with high heels, a piece of bread falling, the word balls, flying, literally an image of Sara close up to the camera) honestly anything ranging from just that will make me wheeze like my lungs just exploded, or I'll laugh like a crazed fox. I am seen as pretty chill, I'm a happy-go-lucky person and I honestly socialize with everyone i can, i have a habit of cursing and invent the most absurd sounding curse words my favorite ones are “you blithering feculent shithole” “What in the name of sweet dong tickling horse fuck?!” “bunch of putrid douchesquatting cretins” “you bullshitting shitbagging fuckass” and finally “how can you be such a fucksquatting pain in the waste chute” i also act like a knight despite my use of constant profanity. 'Tis but the truest way of the knight! Any chance i get to act like a knight, I'll take it. I probably pay more attention to animals then humans, if I'm in the presence of an animal and you're talking to me? I'll pay more attention to the animal
⚔️ ; LOVE LANGUAGE — I'm a very tall person being about 198 cm, i think that's about 6'5(?) So normally my love language is headpats, and lifting them up and hugging them tightly, Bear hugs even. When cuddling (not that i ever got the chance) i would like to be the small spoon despite my height.
I also like to receive affection as well.
— 🗡️ anon : take your time!! Hope this isn't too long
I wasn't sure on what you meant at the beginning where you say you would like it if it's both male and female... but I hope this is ok with your preferences. Here you are:
⊱ ━━━━ Matchup! Genshin Impact ━━━━ ⊰
You're matched up with...
Arataki Itto!
I'm not just saying this because you said it, but I mean why wouldn't Itto get along with someone as chaotic as himself? He gets someone who understands him, and is different from how Kuki or his gang would treat him.
Itto and you would have your moments over laughing and simply having a good time. He hopes you enjoy things like the drum-a-long festival.
I think it'd be funny whenever Itto gets out of prison and he just skips runs out and greets you with a smile (does anyone else get adrenaline rushes when they run away from someone while laughing?)
He definitely seems like a bear hug type of person, so that's in line with your love language <3
Overall, it's never a dull day with your one and oni,
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Rhen’s 400 Follower Event: This event is now closed! I am NOT still doing team HCs or matchups! This event ended on Oct 16, you're only seeing this past that date because I am only getting to it now since I got held up by schoolwork.
#genshin#genshin impact#genshin impact hcs#genshin matchups#genshin headcanons#genshin imagines#genshin itto#genshin arataki itto#arataki itto#itto x reader#rhen400event
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3, 6, 8, and 13 for the ask game? Or any combination thereof? 👀👀
3) Favorite superhero film?
I’m picking top 3 here. I think my favorite is probably into the spider-verse. It’s so well animated, stylistically interesting, and I adore miles morales. I’d been so nervous about this movie, and I had been keeping track of everything since the moment it was announced, but I was terrified the whole time since Sony pictures animation doesn’t have a great track record. The teaser trailer gave me hope, though. I don’t go to the movies that often, but I went to watch it the day it dropped and it honestly exceeded my expectations.
The second film is Venom. The first venom film, the sequel is fun, but there was something so insane about the way the first one came out that it just has a special place in my heart. I love the venom comics, and I was still thoroughly obsessing over Mike Costa’s venom run when this movie was coming out, but I’m gonna be honest, when I saw the trailer I completely disregarded it. It looked over the top edgy in a 90s comic kinda way. I almost never disregard a movie by trailer alone, but they made the movie look like another BvS or Suicide Squad (2016) (derogatory). I genuinely thought it would be like how Morbius turned out. I was so surprised when the reviews dropped and they all said pretty much the same thing— this movie sucks, but it’s sure as fuck fun to watch. I though, hey! That’s my favorite type of movie!! So I gave it a chance, and they were so right. I saw this movie 5 times while it was still in theaters (mostly pirating, but still).
The last movie is The Batman (2022). I actually had a lot of hope for this movie going in, considering how Matt Reeves studied under Jeph Loeb and cited The Long Halloween as a major influence, but I was still a little wary. I really hate the dark knight returns (and frank miller in general), and most Batman movies are to some extent an adaptation of this work. Which sucks. I was really pleasantly surprised by the hopeful turn the movie took, how it denounced miller’s Batman through the use of the Riddler as a parallel. Plus, the cast were all excellent and the visuals were beautiful. I’m looking forward to the sequel and hoping they include robin!
6) Favorite Side Character
I really miss Roxy Leech from Superboy’s solo run. All of kon’s supporting cast disappeared after his solo ended and it sucks. She was like a sister figure to him and she’d bring a lot to comics now. I also love Bernard Dowd. He left such an impression in the few issues he appears in, and now he’s back as Tim’s Boyfriend!! That’s huge! He hasn’t had a chance to shine yet recently, I hope he’s still an absolute bitch. I also miss prudence wood, from Tim’s Red Robin run. She had so much potential, bring her back dc!
(A few months ago I’d have probably had spider-punk on this list, but he’s got a solo now!! Not a side character anymore lol)
8) Favorite team up
Young Justice!!!! YJ 1998 my beloved! What a team! I don’t really care for the animated series, it’s totally unrelated to the comics and I can’t get behind their adaptation of kon. He’s so bland and whiny. YJ 1998 is so funny, the characters are so bizarre and they’re all completely unhinged about each other. Love those guys
13) A villain who genuinely scared you
I don’t know that any particular villain has ever like, really scared me? But I do find something viscerally horrifying about like, all of Al Ewing’s immortal hulk. It’s such a good run. It tackles a lot of heavy themes well. (Shame the artist turned out to be a shitbag, but I refuse to let that ruin the story for me. He didn’t write it, after all.)
I guess I could say the joker here, not because the character himself particularly scares me, but because of what he’s come to mean to incels and those types. It’s dangerous when a character can become a symbol for such hateful groups to rally under.
Ask game
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there’s gonna be all these annoying questions about “WHY” so many latinos are going for Trump & like y’all really need to understand latinos are not a fucking monolith.
1. Many latinos are far-right as fuck! not everybody who comes to america comes here for the same reasons. some people have left their country specifically because they feared losing power/wealth/status or faced persecution in a government changeover. besides that, there’s often a hella conservative leaning when it comes to LGBTQ issues and abortion.
2. Not all latinos are POC! there are white latinos, Black latinos, indigenous folks marked as “latino,” etc. not all their voting interests are the same!!
3. Documented latinos often hold similar disgusting attitudes towards the undocumented community as your average xenophobic american. and, in my experience, even having undocumented family doesn’t seem to sway that attitude for some.
4. Democrats are ABSOLUTELY DOGSHIT at latino outreach. Biden’s latino camp includes Ana fucking Navarro - the Contra-loving shitbag. + they basically DGAF about our communities to the point where we’re outright ignored. dems 100% need more spanish speaking canvassers and multilingual outreach in general. these communities are not being properly reached in meaningful ways by dems. especially if they want to give more confidence to get mixed-documented households registered & fight the hella misinformation the right throws at our community.
5. Latinos are not immune to propaganda either!! Latinos often own their own businesses and a lot of them believe/fall for the messaging that “Trump will open up the economy.” A lot of them think Trump “fixed” the economy or that it’s doing better under him. Many fall for the hilariously misinformed “Biden is a socialist” line. ect. ect. basically whatever your clown ass Facebook uncle thinks, we got a bunch of those too.
6. A lot of latino families were broken up BY the Obama/Biden administration. It’s not like Trump is likely getting their vote either, but if y’all can’t understand why latinos like that would sit out this election then idk what to tell you. asking them to choose between 2 demons who’ve wrecked their lives is not the winning strategy libs think it is.
7. My favorite shit that’s already being said by the right is that “latinos don’t want socialism, they lived it and fled it,” or some shit like that and let me just say that’s fucking BULLSHIT. There’s a reason why Bernie Sanders had NUMBERS when it came to latinos and it’s because he had 1. good outreach and 2. “doesn’t support coups!” amazingly a lot of latinos don’t like most dems or republicans because both of y’all have been responsible for fucking over our/our parent’s home country and don’t fuck with either side *shrugs*
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(Feel free to delete if this ask if it makes ya uncomfortable) Top 5-10 yakuza characters you would fuck. Readyyy go!! Feel free to explain your choices and why if you want but you don't got to.
PLEASE I ADORE THIS ASK NONNIE 😩 LETS GO!!!
(1) Kiryu Kazuma’s at number one because I’m madly in love with him. He’s my favorite character in the entire series for a multitude of reasons (mainly his personality, he’s so empathetic and open minded!) Plus, he’s in his forties yet he still looks so hot? This man ages like fine wine. He looks intimidating in a very sexy way <3 oh and! he has man titties :)
(2) Tachibana Tetsu!!! He’s kinda underrated since he was only in one game (Yakuza 0) but I absolutely adore him. He’s so formal and put together. He has this sense of confidence that makes me melt. plus think his beauty marks are just so pretty! AND HES RICH <3
(3) Nishikiyama Akira! He’s my baby. I love him and would protect him from the big bad world if I could. I prefer Nishiki in Y0 (he’s so sweet ‘n loyal. such a pretty boy) But there’s somethin’ about Kiwami Nishiki that makes me quiver 😩 the slicked back hair was such a statement! And those little smirks he’d make throughout the game? I just moaned and fainted. Free me from the shackles of bad boy Nishiki </3
(4) Goda Ryuji. Okay, I know hes an antagonist, but lemme explain. He’s attractive in a villainy way. Everytime this shitbag comes on screen, his deep voice makes me do fucking backflips. I’d definitely let him take me to bed, no questions asked (I’m ashamed 😭) plus, he’s got a good sense of moral judgement for a bad guy, and I wanna kiss him on the lips for it. I despised his sideburns at first, now I think he makes it work >:)
(5) Han Joon-Gi (Y6: Song of Life Version). This man quite literally screams sexual appeal. He’d beg me to fuck him, ‘cause his libido’s insanely high. I love that alluring grin of his, and oh my god he’s such a slut— walking around with a jacket and no shirt inside? Please. Joon-Gi is the whore of Jingweon. He desperately wants me to slut him out.
#this was so much fun#ty for the ask nonnie!#;;💨.games!#;;💨.harmoni answers#;;💿.anon!#yakuza rgg#yakuza 0#yakuza kiwami#yakuza series#;;🖤.harmoni loves rgg#— (yakuza rgg!)#— (.ryuji)#— (.kiryu)#— (games!)
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A loyal guard dog! Karl Heisenberg x Reader Part 1
It’s a Reader x Karl Heisenberg fanfic will be long, the reader can turn unto weredog (half-werewolf half-dog, also possesses healing abilities) Reader was a dog-like trained human since her childhood she was kidnapped and forced into death-fights with other scum. As the story goes her ex-boss was killed by Heisenberg and she automatically took his side and became his right-hand in the factory. (Inspired by the movie Unleashed aka Danny the dog)
WARNING!! GRAPHIC, SCENES, GORE, BLOOD...YOU’VE BEEN WARNED!
'These kids were getting on my nerves' y/n sighed as she took turns and twists fast knowing just like her owner the factory-like her five fingers on her arm, as there were trespassers her job was like any guard dog's job, catch, bite, fight and kill protecting the factory when your master was not around, the collar on your neck, (insert favorite color) was wrapped around your neck together with a dog tag that said whom you belonged to. The reason for the chase was few teens that decided to be brave to take something from the factory to show off in front of their friends had no idea that you were the guard dog of this place as they mocked you for being a girl you called for the Soldats to join you then they started to run and hide. But as always in any good horror movies, each of them was dumber than the other, 'What fear makes with people, right?' you thought, outrunning some Soldats to help them get them dead, you were in the 'Scavenger room' that's how you called it, it was littered with any metal junk you could think of I've been trained by my ex-master that got killed by Karl Heisenberg and he got excited to have someone as obedient as me and I was happy to change the shitbag of the owner I had! Walking as quiet as possible not to startle my prey I walked around a few steps and stopped sniffing the air I felt the sickening strong smell of a female perfume-making me smile as I started talking just like my owner taught me, "You know I fully understand you kid, you wanted to hype on being in constant danger, take a trophy and show off in front of your friends". I smiled and then dropped my smile continuing "You see your friends don't care to come and see you, to save you, they all left!" as I finished my sentence I heard the shuffling looking straight where the noise originated "It's not true, it's just ...t-they would leave me!" I chuckled at her stuttering she was terrified, "Come on kid, you know that it's true...I mean everyone gains some and loses some, let me get this deal for you! You come out and we talk normally and then my master shall decide your faith! It's fairer than to hurt yourself..." I paused licking my sharp fangs and smiled tasting my victory "...you wouldn't want it, right? You seem like a nice kid so how about you come out and we talk!?" I heard silence for few moments then a rather cute girl came out as I smiled and showed her to come closer walking behind her I took the metal chair that was sitting nearby and guided towards her telling her "Come on now take a seat, it's going to be a long talk!" and turned a bit around as she stood there with her nose higher than Lady Dimitrescu's size 'Ohh so we're going to be bitchy, I know perfectly how to be one too!' I said to myself as I turned around my eyes glowing yellow "I said SIT!" pushing her to the chair as she fell onto it holding for her dear life as I proceeded to smile as soft as possible not scaring her with my fangs. "You see kiddo, there are different types of dogs, right?" I looked at her and she nodded for me to continue as she almost becomes one with the poor stool
"So as a guard dog, my responsibilities go from protecting my owner to protect his property, right?... Right! A good dog is a dog that follows its master's rules and then you drop in like a shittone of scarp on my head, causing havoc in the factory that I...PROTECT!" she gulped audibly and then fired up a question that I knew will drop from her mouth. "You don't look like a dog to me and these things what are they?" she practically screeched making me flinch and let out a growl as she was scared and it made me madder, I jumped and snarled in front of her face showing my fangs to her making her flinch and start crying as I continued "I.AM.A.DOG!!" breathing heavily I was just like Heisenberg, blowing the fuse for the least stupid thing or worse stupid person "I am modified to be a dog I was taken away as a kid and I am LOYAL to my master!" she whined and looked away from my face, continuing I said "I didn't ask for this but here we are! You dropping on my head the soldats running around like moronic idiots and your friends...And I badly want to end you up but I cannot without my master's permission." She was trembling as I felt a shift in the air Heisenberg was home I was absolutely happy and delighted that he's finally back "What the actual hell did happen here Y/N? It looks like a frikin hurricane went through here and...?" he walked closer and seeing me as I bowed my head as a sign of respect and he turned the nod his smile growing up even more as he removed his hammer and slammed it into the closest wall "Well, well, well what do we have here, my loyal dog has caught a trespassing rascal!" he smiled his charming smile looking at the girl up and down, he tilted his head "Was she the only one that caused the havoc in my factory?!" I nodded my head and said, "They were greeted warmly Sir, and also taken care of!" I heard him chuckle "So doll I'm gonna let you go and of course there's one but in this! So you like games...I presume, yes!" he looked at me and winked I knew what he had in his mind a chase that never ended well for the pray I smiled and nodded "It's a simple game you'll try to find the exit as I count from 10 and if you outrun my Good girl, you'll be free and run away far away, far away!" as he walked towards the girl that had the face that you need to see, it was disgust, revoltingly consumed by fear. I stood on end tasting the chase I could transform thankfully to Karl, he helped me with the modification making me even more agile, faster and all the senses sharpened by 10, maybe even I was more weredog, but it didn't matter I was waiting for the command! Then I heard her standing "You're crazy, both of you!! You are two twisted creatures that don't have a heart...you want to kill me...maybe I look dumb but I'm not I know you killed my friends! You're disgusting...BOTH of you!!!" she screeched making Heisenberg not happy at all the silence was so thick you could slice it with a knife, she stood terrified and she understood her gravely mistake as Heisenberg summoned his hammer and his smile dropped "Let's see what are you made of doll!" he raised his hammer and slammed right in front her feet making her scream and run away "10,9.." I started shifting turning and ready to run after her, baring my teeth I waited for his sign, "8,7 you better run faster doll my sweet y/n is fast enough to get cha!" as we heard her heading to the lowest levels 'What a stupid idiotic, person' I thought as Heisenberg continued "6,5,4...3" I was ready to spring forward as he smiled victoriously "2 I'm sorry kiddo but 1, it's SHOW TIME! Now let me get this straight girlie, we're not the only residents in this factory so if you see someone or rather somethig...You better run!" he laughed I knew that he was talking to her though the com of the radio. He turned to me holding my muzzle and smiled "Let's do it kid I want you to give her a good chase just like with the others and let her regret bringing her excuse of an ass in here, make me a proud puppy and you'll get big reward today" he winked as he scratched my ears "FETCH!". I bolted from my place picking up the smell immediately as I raced through the factory I picked up the smell and started removing pieces from the metal furniture that was in my way I felt it then...it was a trap! The heavy metal of the crane fell on top of me earning a yelp and whine as it trapped me under its weight I heard a maniacal laugh "You're but an excuse of a dog, your master shall die and pay for everything as for how am I going to do this it doesn't matter I hope you die stupid disgusting mutt!" she walked away as I tried to crawl from underneath the metal part I felt it lift and give me way out as I crawled I felt my bones and joints snapping back in place I was healing that was one of my many bonuses. I leat out the most terrific roar shaking the factory the come came to live "Come on sugar, daddy believes in you tear that bitch apart!" I howled and raced through the fabric searching for her and I saw her almost getting out of the building I made a shortcut and jumped in front of her snarling and baring my teeth as a warning sign but she screeched "You damned mutt, how did you survive the trap, nothing this will end you!" she took out a gun making me even madder and aimed it at me "Die you disgusting creature!" there was a whine and a roar I snapped my jaws around her neck tearing it to sherds,splattering blood everwhere, the last thing I remebered the gurling sounds and thum and them Heisenbergs' screaming my name as the adrenaline pumped through me I didn't felt how many bullets I got from this cunt but everything I remember is thudding of my heart, Heisenbergs’ pleads and curses to stay alive and then I was wrapped into darkness, feeling only how someone pickd me up and carriedn me somewhere...
To Be continued...
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memories in three
Originally posted this on the aminos sometime during march, but decided (as of may 3 at 12 am) to post it here too! Yay spur of the moment decision! The rest of the post is from the blogs on the UT and UTAU aminos, and the story is under the cut.
author's note: this was mostly made to be part of my oc's backstory, but then i realized it could exist as a nice character development thing. the art was done on medibang paint and took 2 weeks.
characters: w. d. gaster, grillby, oc
categories: fluff, angst, friendship.
warnings: non-graphic violence, death, blood, mild language.
word count: 4092
[I] | one - the calm
The time they had was always finite. Even at the genesis of it, they knew. They'd look at eachother, a circle of three, assigned to stick together and be loyal to one another, and they knew there'd be no way they'd get along.
It was so easy to pretend, but with five months gone and passed it was getting harder to feign ignorance.
The violent crackles and pops of Grillby's flames match the rapid beating of his SOUL, colors rising to the white and lowering until it was a pathetic red in uneven jitters of anxious panic. He focused on pouring the rum into the barbarously crafted wooden mug, the familiar motions soothing his shaking hands until he felt some semblance of normality surround him.
The background quiet set him on edge, still. He could feel the flames on his shoulders worming their way through the openings on his armor, fingers immediately twitching to cast a flame ball, or reach for his sword, or pour another drink, or so something so that they weren't empty and susceptible to the whims of his ever-twisting emotions.
The tension- oh, how he hated the tension. Being silent was his favorite sport, his carefully cultivated talent, but he was a creature born and bred to exist in the midst of warm chatter and noise. He was not the type of man to be relaxed in silent, cold hate, and neither was he the type to mediate it.
Grillby picks up the three mugs by their handles, two hanging precariously from one hand, cradled to his chest, and the other already making its way to his mouth. The liquid stung at him, but not in the way human beverages did. While their concoctions were tasteless and lowered his HP by decimals, this was warm and fuzzy and the bubbly froth filled his mouth like cotton.
His team was already there. WingDings Gaster, Grand Arcane Battle Artificer of the Deltarune Legion, and Igneous No-Name, Grand Arcane Battle Mage-Scribe of the Deltarune Legion. The names were long in Human English, even longer in traditional Monster languages, but Titles had Meanings and must be Specific and Precise so as to grant Monster the Respect they Deserve. Said verbatim by his own King when he was given his title.
(Grillby No-Name, Fifth General of the Deltarune Legion, was what was inscribed on the back of the wings of his own silvery Deltarune-Symbol pendant. Every Monster soldier got one, regardless of their station and their specific designations. His own was cold enough for precipitation to collect on the metal, enchanted to withstand heat damage.)
His enchanted helmet is resting on a stack of parchment like a paperweight, turned away from the table so that its face was pointed at the wall. The silence was turned up tenfold the minute Grillby sheepishly walked into their section of the "room", and the two magic-users turned their mutual cold shoulder on him as well.
It shouldn't hurt, but Grillby had to stop himself from reeling as if he were struck by a physical hand. Oh, this wouldn't do.
They were a team, after all. Of the same Legion, of the same Fifth Division, of the same status. The silence killed him, repulsed his being down to the core because it was so very anti-him. Anti-Flame Elemental, even, because even when they were quiet the crackling of their flames were enough to communicate their feelings to another.
He only had body language to go off of the two. They may be masters at putting up facades, but he was a master of interpreting them, so the minute he sets the mugs down on the table he immediately pushed the stack of books piled in between Gaster and Igneous like a great wall crumbling to the ground, uncaring of the way the two jumped and jolted at the noise.
His SOUL pounded, filled with anxiety and slight reprieve at the sound, but he needed more. He hated speaking, he much rather would be the one spoken to, but there are little people to be found who'd like to ramble for hours on end to a stranger save for drunken heretics at the little old tavern he used to manage decades ago.
"What in the goddamn are you doing?" Igneous exclaimed, hood haphazardly slipping off her head and catching onto her big ears, holding on for dear life in a losing battle.
"I concur. What on Earth is wrong with you?" Gaster snapped the large tome he was pretending to read shut, the sudden action too surprising for him to not address.
Grillby takes the time to sip from his mug, before setting it down lightly. "... You're both acting like children when we are all adults. Talk out your problems."
Igneous glared at him with an impressive amount of venom. For someone with only two eyes to convey emotion, she knew how to convey it. "I am not talking to a child murderer."
The remaining monster in the room scowled at Igneous, and then at Grillby. "Tell the Mage that human children are the easiest and most reliable source of SOULs to harvest to bolster our ranks."
Igneous' eyes narrowed and her glare intensified. "Tell the Artificer that by killing the humans' children we'd only encourage them to attack as harder. Also tell him he's a shitbag for suggesting it in the first place."
"Tell the Mage that she's a naive twat if she thinks that war can be won with no sacrifices."
"Tell the Artificer that sacrifices of that degree are uncalled for and that he smells of elderberries."
"I do NOT smell like elderberries you-"
Grillby clapped his hands once. A burst of flame shot out from the vents on his shoulders and the palms of his hands, making the bickering pair freeze simultaneously from where they were slowly turning their heads to face each other.
"This is what I am talking about," the Swordsman looked at them both with a disappointed gaze from behind his crystalline glasses. "... Children, we are adults. You're going to apologize to each other and agree to disagree, or else I will burn one of the books you collected from the Human Mages."
Gaster slammed his hands down on the table and began to stand, expression thunderous. Igneous' eyes widened to such a degree that they threatened to pop out of her head, and she snapped her head back as if he struck her.
"Child number one, sit down. Child number two, stay quiet- I know you will say something and I will make you regret it," Grillby steepled his fingers, the effort of speaking for so long already taking the energy out of him. He heaved in a breath, the air making his flames crackle with strength. "... Child number one- it may be hard to realize this, but killing children is inarguably immoral and degenerate. Child number two- I advise you to set your pride aside, else your inability to accept the flaws of your naivety may cause you more harm than good... Now apologize, because I am becoming very annoyed at having to speak so much..."
The two stared at him as if he sprouted a second flaming head from his shoulder. Grillby lit up a single finger and held it over a stray paper on the table that escaped his rampage on their books.
Gaster was the first to break. "... ahem," he shifted uncomfortably, and stuck his nonexistent nose in the air so that he looked down at Igneous. "I suppose that I will have to concede at that. Your... interesting... worldview is something we can't quite see eye to eye on."
Grillby stared at him harder, and his shoulders slumped as he hunched over the table.
"And I apologize for my unprofessional conduct," he sighed, picking at the knicks and scratches in his hands in a nervous manner.
The Spirit Remnant stared at the- Skeleton? Shadow Creature? Wraith? Gaster never disclosed what kind of monster, exactly, he was- with clear contempt that faded away into uncomfortable and annoyed vulnerability. She rolled her shoulders, tail curling around her left ankle protectively.
"You're still a terrible creep, and I cannot deny that I would sooner pound you to dust with my bare hands than see you harm a child of any kind," she said, quietly, "but I understand that... things must be done for the greater good, sometimes. I apologize."
The air became heavy with guilt and frustration at that, but at least they weren't outright holding each other in contempt. Grillby prepared himself to speak for hopefully the last time that day.
"... Good. Adult One, Adult Two, may I present to you your rewards for acting your age," he slid over the mugs of wine to the both of them, glad that he couldn't physically let out the relieved sigh he would have released were he able to breathe at the sight of the suddenly bright expressions the two had.
Igneous casted a furtive, unsure glance at Gaster, who angled his body away from the both of them and glared at the papers beneath him. He didn't cover them from her view when she leaned over to glance at them, her brows quirking in question as she took another sip.
The mood didn't instantly change to comfortable. They didn't relax around each other, not immediately. But Grillby could feel the tension in his shoulders drift away as he watched Igneous quietly shoot the other with a question, and Gaster exchanging it with one in return.
The stress of the war was taking its toll on him, but seeing the two gratefully take small sips of his homemade rum and shyly exchange words about their respected professions made the weight on his chest lighten just a little.
| two - the storm
The battle is disorganized chaos, and he hates it. Not for the slaughter, not for the blood shed, not for the dust carried by the wind. He hates the sheer animalistic frenzy everyone on the battlefield was sent into- it's as if the second the fight began the primal instinct in their minds seemed to suddenly reveal itself, possessing their bodies and taking away their willpower to keep their hidden urges hidden.
Such was evident in the human shoving his sword into the throat of a bunny monster, rendering them to dust before the blade could slice its way out. Or a monster with a dragon's muzzle unhinging its jaw like a snake and snapping up a human mage, their spine crushed under the pressure in an instant.
Or even his own... companions, battling back to back against a frenzy of knights, swords gleaming and magic spewing around them. They were beaten down, armor covered in mud and muck, and from the minute trembling carried across their bodies it seemed as if they were ready to topple at any moment.
Gaster's fists tightened as his Special Attack blasted yet another beam of energy to render a pitiful human to ash, the conjured hands twisting in midair before flocking to his sides like a pair of dogs. He looked down from the cliff he was standing on at the clearing they were fighting in, chest heaving from exertion. He couldn't let it overtake him, not yet, but the exhaustion was close to killing him. His limbs hurt to their very core.
Igneous and Grillby were practically attached at the spine with how closed in they were. Igneous had snaked a hand around a human's neck, crushing his windpipe before resting her weight on Grillby's back and launching herself in the air.
Her conjured wings flung out from her back, and she slammed her foot into the chest of another knight, caving it in from the magically-reinforced pressure.
Despite the human bodies piling up around them, more seemed to flood the two as if recognizing them to be the heavy hitters they were. A human swung out with his sword, and Grillby caught it with his own flaming one, pushing it back. The two were neck and neck, heels dug into the ground as the gleaming blades fought against each other. The human's head shifted forward, as if they were saying something, and Grillby's flames burst into a column of blue, indignant fire.
The human took the opening his anger gave them by twisting their body and throwing their weight into Grillby's chest, pummeling him into Igneous and the ground.
Igneous flipped head over heels, wings dissipating as she lied face down. Grillby was shakily getting up, but the human struck out and suddenly there was a hole in the side of his armor, frost creeping around it.
Gaster scowled, and took a few steps back from the cliff in preparation. A voice behind him interrupted his motions.
"You meet your end, monster," a voice hissed from behind him. He tilted his head slightly, and upon seeing that it was only a mage he scoffed.
"Do tell the clouds hello," Gaster flicked the human mage away with little pressure and much disdain from one of the conjured hands, and set his jaw as he hopped onto the back of one of his hands. There was no time to be wasted with meaningless banter.
Hell would sooner freeze over than him seeing his fr- companions, his companions- Fall Down.
Smaller hands materialized around his body, hitting and punching and swatting away oncoming attackers as he rode the hand down the side of the cliff. The fingers stretched out, and he bent his knees ever so slightly.
As the end of the cliff was reached, curving into the clearing, he jumped with all his might off the hand and to the side, landing in a roll before hopping to his feet.
The hand continued on, and barrelled into the human slowly approaching Grillby with the force of a stampeding bull.
Their sword flew out of their hand and embedded into the bark of a nearby tree with a 'thunk!' and Igneous quickly picked up the slack as the hand dissipated, energy coalescing in her hands. Feathers caged the human in.
"... God... no, no," the human moaned in pain, attempting to get up on their elbows. They glared up at the three just as Grillby picked up his sword from where it lay discarded on the ground, grip trembling.
"You dirty freaks," the human weakly said, their chest heaving and breath wheezing. Perhaps that hand broke a few bones... oh well. Gaster found that he didn't much care about not knowing, this time, taking much pleasure in watching Grillby advance at the human with his own sword held aloft.
"You're not m-monologuing, right?" Igneous spoke up, her own breath wheezy. Catching the brunt of Grillby's weight must have hurt, because her entire body was trembling with poorly hidden pain. Almost unconsciously, Gaster shifted his body so that he was in front of her. Her body was trembling in shock and indignation, eyes wide and animalistic as they focused on the human. She looked ready to pounce. "Goddamnit... what are you waiting for, Grillbz? Just end them already!"
The human ignored her, slowly getting on their knees. Their fists clenched. "Y-you... you won't win this war. Kill me, but my brothers and sisters will avenge me! Our mages, our knights, our horses, our citizens- they'll all fight, all against you monsters!"
"Please kill them," Igneous practically begged Grillby, her wispy 'hair' flickering piteously. "They’re not useful. They’re not- just- kill them, please.”
"No, wait," Gaster found himself muttering, suddenly. Igneous snapped her head in his direction, eyes wide- and he almost flinched back at the desperation in her eyes. What did that human say? "I want to see what he'll do."
Grillby was examining the human curiously. His masked head tilted this way and that, his hands exchanging the swords as he stood in front of the human, looking down at it. Music, unidentifiable in genre, played in the distance.
The human looked up at him, glaring through the slits of their helmet. "You know... you know this. And... y-you know what I said before... I w-was right. Kill me, but you'll have to live with that... and that's enough for me to die happy."
There was silence. The two stared at each other, carefully.
"Well?" The human barked. "You're not going to end it? Take me prisoner, then! Flaunt me around! I still won't-!"
Their head was on the ground in a SOULbeat. Gaster and Igneous took a simultaneous step back as blood stained the grass underneath the human, the armored Flame Elemental examining the corpse before kicking it on its side, stomping back to them.
"... Wasn't going to let their dying words be them telling me what to do," he muttered once he reached them.
Igneous' shoulders seemed to drop suddenly, and she looked around them. Corpses, bodies, dust- they were all strewn about the battlefield haphazardly. There was no art behind them. No grand imagination from the divines above.
Just the reeking scent of death lingering over them all.
She took this in, much like Gaster was, and then looked at him. She had no mouth to smile with, but her eyes crinkled ever so slightly at the edges.
"You saved our skins back there," she said, voice still quavering from the quiet horror carried within it, and reached out a hand to him. Gaster hesitated, but let it land on his shoulder. The tall monster gripped it firmly, resting her weight on it. "I won't forget this, you know."
"You can start bothering me about it tomorrow," Gaster said, feeling a bit lightheaded.
Igneous shook her head at that, and gave it a few pats before moving away and CHECKing herself, digging around her small inventory for food. "I don't mean it like that. I mean- yes, I am absolutely going to tease you about this for the next month, but... you... you really do..."
Grillby sheathed his sword suddenly, and looked up at the cliff from where he rode down from. There was a quiet surrounding them. "... care about us."
Gaster shifted from foot to foot. He was no child. He was an adult, for God's sake. Why did he feel so... embarrassed, all of a sudden?
A cheer rose up in a crescendo of voices from beyond the cliff just as the sun made its way to the top of Mt Ebott and began to hide behind it. The battlefield was painted in a swath of gold and pink, and suddenly he wasn't so much focused on the chaos of it all as he was on the way the colors seemed to highlight the edges and curves of the two in front of him, how it made them all the more... real.
Gaster stepped closer to the two. "The humans have retreated. We should be... getting back, now."
It was Grillby who set a hand on his shoulder this time, his face pointedly looking away and at the sunset. "... five minutes."
"Ten," Igneous chimed in, brushing his arm with her own.
The trio stood there throughout the sunset and into the night, and Gaster woke the next morning with his friends resting on either shoulder, the dewy grass fresh underneath him and the battle feeling as if it took place years ago instead of the evidence of it being right behind him.
He watched the rising sun and smiled. There's the peace he was waiting for.
| three - the pieces
The last time Igneous woke up from her Hibernation Pack, it was to a boss monster with kind eyes looming over her.
She panicked, at first. Scrambled back, and then turned to alert the Spirit Remnants that she was resting with that there was an intruder in their den.
All that she was met with was piles upon piles of dust.
"I was able to stop him from hurting you, too," he had rumbled from behind her, " but I'm afraid that I was too late for your companions."
She turned back around, eyes wide with outrage.
He held a paw out towards her, offering comfort. It was stained with the humans blood.
She took it, and pulled him close, demanding that he give her a way to get revenge. His paw clenched involuntarily from surprise, and his dark claws nicked her ethereal skin.
Her essence joined the human's blood, and in the budding tears in her eyes an agreement was formed.
Centuries later, Igneous wakes up in a comfortable, warm bed inside a comfortable, warm home underneath the large mountain that she fought for her life on.
The nightmares were long gone, and memories were reserved for the day to sort through. All that was left for her dreams was darkness and static and white, mutilated hands reaching out for her with holes dug deep into their palms.
She never remembered them, and woke up each morning with the sense of loss lingering heavily in her chest.
In the room over, the sounds of chatter and the dinging of a bell signifying the front door opening and closing began to grow louder and more frequent. Igneous was frozen in the hallway connecting her and Grillby's bedrooms, curled up in a small armchair haphazardly placed there five years, seven months, and six days ago when the two were refurbishing the building and couldn't decide in which room to put it. They decided to share instead, setting it outside and in between their rooms.
She pulled her knees up to her chest, the chattering growing louder in her ears. Soon she'd have to step out and start taking their orders, but breakfast doesn't officially start in another… ten minutes, or so.
She can take her time.
The swaying pendulum hanging on the wall across from her demanded all her attention, grabbed her by the shoulders and looked her in the eyes and reflected her past to her. Her stomach flipped with each sway of the object, hands traveling from her knees to her ankles and gripping them tightly.
It's been centuries. But that loss… was it only from the monsters dusted? Was it only from what that human revealed to Grillby and to her during that fateful fight? Or was it from that missing piece, the hole that separated both her and her friend, the dust-ridden and empty guest bedroom untouched that rested at the end of the hall?
Her fingers clenched tighter, digging holes into her pants that would be covered up by her boots later.
Was it the unfortunate fates of her pack? The piles of dust she woke up sleeping on, almost ready to join them before Asgore interrupted their murderer?
Was it what the human said? The quiet words, so low but loud enough at the same time to be heard from miles away, repeating in her ears? The truth, maybe even the sneer in their voice when they spoke, "Don't worry. We didn't dust all of our prisoners… but you will never find them."
Or the missing piece? The unknown factor that frustrated and scared her to no end, the pounding in her ears whenever she looked at the words unscripted on that silvery pendulum swinging back and forth and back and forth in a maddening rhythm from where it hung on the wall?
Her claws dug deeper, caught onto fabric, pulled. The seams of her pants ripped at the ankle, and her flickering, pseudo-fiery essence darted out in quick licks at the air.
The words stayed in her mind whenever she looked at it, dissapeared when she looked away, reappeared with all the context behind them when she looked back.
Every morning was the same routine. The same, desperate staring at the Deltarune-symbol pendant hanging from the wall. The same hope that she'll remember the name after she looks away.
The dread of not knowing if she'll remember to do it tomorrow.
She reread the name for the four hundred and thirty fifth time, desperately imprinting it on her mind. Grillby had long stopped even glancing at the thing decades ago. She won't forget.
She looks away.
"Shit, I'm going to be late," Igneous muttered, staring at the clock instead. She stood from the chair, confused and wobbly in the knees. "I could've sworn I was just sitting for a few seconds…"
She hurried off down the hall, pulling on her boots as she walked through the Fire Exit.
The pendulum swung on the wall, shaking as the door slammed closed, its name forgotten.
Wing Dings Gaster
Grand Arcane Battle Artificer
Deltarune Legion
Division V
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For the ask thing :3:
Top 5 animals? Top 5 fav/comfort movies? Top 5 fav cartoons/shows?
I’m honestly glad to know theres other people including you who actually like Pakku and his character :3 Yes he was a completely asshole at the start but he did change, it’s just that it was so subtle that not everyone saw it
Also random song associations with characters:
Fighter by Jack Stauber reminds me very well of Piandao, Pakku, and Jeong Jeong as their younger selves during the war.
Why do I associate Grace by Lewis Capaldi with Bumi? (the music video tho would give more context to why it might make sense)
Oh Klahoma by Jack Stauber reminds me of Piandao and his overall anxieties for his partners.
Consider some of these songs as sorta song recs? Idk but still :3
1. Giraffes!! the reason why their tongues look like That is cause of extra melanin and to prevent sunburn!!
2. Seals!! there are 33 different kinds of pinnipeds and there over 50 extinct pinnipeds
3. Dogs!! they can only see in shades of blue and yellow, so bright red roses look yellowish brown and lively green grass look dehydrated and dead
4. Crows!! a group of them are called a murder
5. Cows!! they’re actually colorblind, they can’t see red specifically, so male cows, bulls aren’t getting mad at the color, they’re getting angry at the movement
1. The Losers movie from 2010, it’s a action mystery movie about Clay and his team that are a part of an elite US Special Forces Unit and are approached by a mysterious woman to exact revenge on their handler, Max, who betrayed them and just,,,the characters, CHRIS EVANS, jake jensen and all of his kinda weird glory, THE ELEVATOR SCENE, also cougar!!
2. Captain America and The Winter Soldier movie, it’s a action movie, which makes me realize that a lot of my faves are prolly gonna be action something, but anyways, it’s about Steve Rogers, who now lives in the nation's capital as he tries to adjust to modern times. An attack on a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague throws Rogers into a web of intrigue that places the whole world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Natasha Romanov, and a new ally, Sam Wilson, Steve struggles to expose an ever-widening conspiracy, but he and his team soon come up against an unexpected enemy. oh my god,,,just,,,the fight scenes, the running scene at the beginning of the movie, steve meeting sam that way, just everything!! this was also my introduction to marvel so in my mind no other marvel movie can live up to this (other than spiderman away from home)
3. Spiderman Far from Home, again, it’s a action movie, i’m not gonna explain this cause the post is getting long, but!! mj and peter!! just,,,all of their scenes!! also jake gyllenhaal!! the fight scenes!! the soundtrack!! everything about it is amazing!!
4. Thunderforce, again, i’m not gonna explain, it’s an action adventure and comedy movie (ofc it is look at the other 3 🙄 /s), the relationship between lydia and emily!! the relationship between lydia and emily’s daughter!! the humor!! the fight scenes!! the soundtrack!!,,,,just everything about is good despite the bad ratings
that’s more like a top 4 than a top 5 but that’s like,,,,all the movies i genuinely like and will rewatch if given the chance and for that where’s a honorable mention: Hamilton (the movie version on disney+ that came out i think nearly a year ago), the soundtrack is amazing, the characters are better, got some funny moments and is mostly historically accurate, like yeah angelica did forget her name cause at the time of her meeting alex ham, she was married to a man named john church (or something church idk) so her last name was church but she introduced herself to alexander as angelica schuyler, not angelica church, so in satisfied she was telling the truth about forgetting her own name, but in the same song she said that her father had no sons even though the real angelica had 3 brothers.
1. Avatar the last Airbender, ofc or else i would have a blog (mostly) centered around it and it’s sequel /s but fr though?? it’s such a good show!! zuko’s redemption arc, iroh’s redemption arc (even though his more subtle than zuko’s) , aang!! love him and his character so much, especially when he gets to be a sassy little shit, sokka and his shit humor and brains, katara, toph, hakoda and HIS shit humor, the fight scene with hakoda (he fights kinda like a waterbender, using his opponent’s momentum against them), bato and his lovely, lovely voice, piandao, aang going ‘how about he get on YOUR back and you can fly us to the south pole’ or something like that to sokka after he complained about appa not flying higher, the boiling rock episodes, hakoda apparently being a good dad but a shitty prison riot starter (love that for him), just!! atla is such a good ass show, im not changing my mind. also!! i like the way they introduced ozai, not showing his face but still presenting him as not only a shit dad, but a shit person as well, like up until book three, we only saw him like, the neck down and in like, a flashback or two (i don’t really remember how many flashbacks ozai was in actually cause it’s nearly been a full year since i last watched it) and that’s it, so it made seeing his face for the first time all the more better cause you was already like ‘what the hell does this shitbag look like’ and then you see him and now ur like ‘oh!! THATS what he looks like!!’
2. The Legend of Korra, again, ofc or else i wouldn’t have a blog (mostly) centered around it and it’s prequel, just,,,,korra’s arc from being hot headed to calm is fantastic but also sad considering the way she went from that to this, korra’s book 1 character!! for whatever reason i really like b1 korra, just,,her design, her hair style (even though she had it for nearly the entire series) just!!! book 1 korra <3, also the entirety of book 1!! just amon posing as a anti bender nonbender despite being a waterbender himself, the scene where tenzin and his kids nearly lost their bending, which would’ve meant that, if tenzin did lose his bending but his kids didn’t, that would’ve meant the strongest airbender would’ve been his 11 year old daughter, the gruesome way to end the season finale episode by doing a murder suicide which was dark as fuck for what?? a kids show??, also the villains in this show!! their good as hell!! the backstory of the red lotus and how and why they were created?? amon and his anti bending?? kuvira and her plan to basically rule the earth kingdom (idk i haven’t finished book 4), unalaq and his spiritual stuff and wanting to become a dark avatar and fusing with vaatu?? also!! the other disturbing scene of korra basically getting tortured near the end of book 3, i mean?? it deadass left her hella traumatized and unable to walk, again hella dark for a fucking kids show
3. The Walking Dead, even though i haven’t finished it or watched in like, 4-5 months, i just,,,the way the presented negan!! practically foreshadowing him the entirety of season 6!! him appearing at the very end of the season 6 finale and pretty much having an entire episode dedicated to him in the very beginning of season 7 (which is why some fans argue he was introduced in s7 not s6 cause of the fact that he didn’t show up until the very end of the s6 finale but had an entire episode with him in it in s7, while others say vice versa cause the very the first time we see him was in s6 not s7), the fact that the walking dead logo was getting progressively more and more decayed as the series go on?? the fact that the WALKERS (the zombies) are getting more and more decayed as the series go on?? dale’s death scene?? shane’s death scene?? negan’s relationship with rick’s daughter?? the fact that this show also has what?? 11, 12 seasons?? which reminds me that i’m still on season 9 of twd
4. Sabrina the Teenage Witch, just,,,salem and his sarcasm?? sabrina’s aunts?? sabrina herself?? just!! everyone is just so fucking funny in this show it’s unreal, specially salem!! a lot of my favorite scenes have salem in them, the ‘are you on a women’s chat room again?’ (or something like that) and salem saying ‘i like the attention’ in response, that one harvey and salem scene that i don’t know how to describe without turning this into a giant paragraph like the ones before this one
5. blue’s clues, it was my favorite childhood show and i love the reboot of it so much!! especially p for pride moment in that song i don’t remember the name of, blue themself!! steve leaving which was sad but getting an equally amazing host in the process?? amazing!! the scene where salt and pepper introduced their baby, paprika?? just,,,it’s such good show and i loved it when i was younger and i still love it now!!
#asks#moots#piandao was in what? two episodes?#but do i still love him? i do no doubt#oof i really need to catch up on twd#long post#this got long as shit oof
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why is dream being such a bitch??? he’s annoying 😐
-lonnie
c!dream is just Like That. he’s my favorite shitbag <3
(don’t worry irl dream isnt like that lol)
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I gotta vent for a sec
The shit my fiances boss pulls is so ridiculous
He's extremely unstructured, changes the schedule at will(without informing employees - as in, if they don't check the TWO WEEK schedule regularly, they could be screwed), shows obvious favoritism towards the ONLY female in the kitchen(who is late multiple times a week), waits until the day BEFORE to put a new schedule up(so you don't work that Sunday? Better stop in or you won't know your hours), and will keep the restaurant open 2-3 hours LATE(informing employees they will be staying longer - NOT asking) in order to have his buddies be served food and drink after their kid's sports games, and lastly, frequently informs 2 of the cooks(one being my fiance) that due to a scheduling issue, they'll have to stay later
Like, this idiot has never been a cook, he worked for CORPORATE at chili's and him and his wife decided to buy the restaurant. His wife manages the front(waitresses), and he "manages" the kitchen(cooks). He also has no qualms about being passive-aggressive if he feels a cook isn't "sick enough" to call out
I'm literally so frustrated. This dude knows he can take advantage of his employees and regularly does, then bitches when cook's choose to leave. It's just so ridiculous. I'm obviously grateful my fiance has a job and all, but damn, watching a boss be such a cunt just because they can is just so agitating.
I really just needed to get this out bc it's not my place to vent to my fiance about what a shitbag his boss is, and I don't wanna upset him, I'm just so tired of watching this dude act like he's king of the world and causing a lot of extra stress on his employees because he doesn't know what the fuck he's doing
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rules: pick five shows, then answer the following questions. don’t cheat. tag some people.
tagged by: the legend @orumad
tagging: @sinsoakedsaints , @viceprone , @slwdancing , @mythvlogie , @gcldensnflwr , @sapphicfm , @argcntis , @armsdealing , @adrnitis , @castelloe and literally whoever else wants to !
killing eve
mad men
gossip girl
breaking bad
the x files
who is your favorite character in 2? ohhhhh miss megan calvet, duh ! but you know what ? joan, peggy ( sometimes ), dawn, and ken brought it, too. the ladies served, the men were trash.
who is your least favorite character in 1? oh absolutely niko. ‘ wah, wah your assassin gf is ruining our marriage, eve ’ like get over it, sir
what is your favorite episode of 4? no episode of anything ever will have me as stressed as ozymandias, check that.
what is your favorite season of 5? it’s been so long since i’ve properly watched it chronologically bc these days i just pick favorite eps and chill, buuuuut i’m p sure it’s season 3 for me
who is your favorite couple in 3? despite ed w*stwick being a shitbag and retrospective watches reminding you how awful they actually were, we all know EARLY chuck and blair ( the first four seasons ) were solid. but everyone in that show is awful, so who cares. also serena and nate still hurt so good.
who is your favorite couple in 2? aesthetically, don and megan were hot, i hate any don ship. uhhh, probs peggy and stan ? like sorry, enemies ( ish ) to best friends to lovers is always gonna get me !
what is your favorite episode of 1? omg . . . losing my mind UM truly the back half of s2 when we got nonstop villaneve content is truly chef’s kiss but the implications of sorry baby . . . WHEW !
what is your favorite episode of 5? p sure arcadia still fucks me up a bit.
what is your favorite season of 2? season four ! close tie w season five, but season four wins because of the suitcase aka the best episode of anything ever.
how long have you watched 1? since it aired.
how did you become interested in 3? i was thirteen / fourteen when it aired so it was coming right @ me.
who is your favorite actor in 4? aaron paul, hands down. it’s a bummer he’s not gotten to do anything as good since and instead just annoys me on instagram.
which do you prefer, 1, 2, or 5? oooooooh my god. okay. UH. purely based on the feral reaction it gets from me, killing eve. but they’re all top notch.
which show have you seen more episodes of - 1 or 3? gossip girl.
if you could be anyone from 4, who would you be? skyler white so i could’ve merked walt’s bitch ass sooner.
would a crossover between 3 and 4 work? spotted: serena van der woodsen sneaking off into a laundry mat with gus fring. will s ever learn ? ( big no, lol. )
pair two characters in 1 who would make an unlikely but strangely okay couple? i mean, the show is literally about an unlikely but strangely powerful couple and i’ll be honest, i watch the show solely for villaneve and carolyn’s asides.
overall, which show has a better storyline, 3 or 5? love gg, but def x files. you can’t compare.
which has better theme music, 2 or 4? while the breaking bad twang gets me hyped, the mad men theme is so DRAMATIC i love it.
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Unit 8: Romance
Welcome to the romance chapter! If you haven’t taken Exam 2 for Fanfiction 101 go do that! It covers the last 3 units, so cliches, crossovers, and realism. If you have taken the exam and want the key to check your answers, DM me. Moving on, romance is a lot of writers’ bread and butter. It is an easy subplot, it can be fun to write, and it allows for both internal and external conflict. Romance can reveal a lot about a character’s personality, and it can be done extremely well where the romance between one set of characters is a hard-earned commitment and partnership between two people. However, more often than not, romance is done very, very poorly. We don’t mean bad grammar or unrealistic standards like we’ve discussed in prior chapters. We mean romance that is not romance and is instead the glorification of abusive and/or underage relationships. Strap in! This is our PSA to the world.
First things first, lots of stories introduce romance as the hook. It’s Harry Potter x [Blank] or Jason Todd x Reader. Romance is usually what gets readers to click because they want to read a story about a specific character. What writers have to be careful of is to not make two characters falling in love the entire plot. A storyline where characters fall in love is a lot more natural if it is a subplot to a narrative; it should appear second to the actual plot. In Unit 6: Making It Real, we talked about how Mary Sues have storylines where they themselves are the entire plot. Lots of romance stories suffer from this as well, and I know you want to care about and center everything about your characters, but you have to give them something to do. The audience gets bored reading it otherwise because they don’t have the same emotional attachment to your characters that you do, and you can’t force them to. So, make romance a subplot. Make it an internal conflict that becomes external with time, and if you write a slow burn, we should not be able to infer that two characters are going to end up together from the first chapter. The Editor and I have seen stories where characters get together in the first 3 or so chapters and then break up repeatedly. That is not a slow burn, which is a slow gradual incline to infatuation. That is an on and off relationship. It also removes the incentive to read because we as the reader have seen the title. We know they’re going to get back together, and then we stop reading.
We’d like to say that this chapter is our love letter to romance fanfic. However, as the Editor and I discussed more and more of the errors we find in fanfiction, it’s become a PSA. More often than not we see fanfiction writers glamorize and romanticize abusive tendencies and abusive relationships in their fanfiction as if it is “goals” or “adorable.” If we may remind you all, Twilight was not an example of a good relationship. It actually hit off all 14 nationally recognized signs for being in an abusive relationship. What this means, is that having a love interest who is overly possessive re: doesn’t let the OC hang out with people of the opposite sex, wants to constantly know where they are, is surprise popping-in to check on the OC, etc. That is not healthy because it represents a breakdown of trust in a relationship and less of a, “He’s so cute and caring that he wants to know where I am all the time.” You see this a lot in werewolf fanfiction. Usually, the Alpha is overly possessive, isolates the OC, and then wifes her up. Sometimes it’s against her will. This isn’t cute, and it isn’t charming. It’s dangerous habits and we as writers and readers should not see this kind of dynamic. I’m about to heavily spoil Frederik Backman’s Beartown for my next point. Beartown is an important book. It is my favorite book of all time. If you haven’t read Beartown there is a break in the paragraph here so you can skip ahead of the spoilers. Beneath it will be a spoiler-free summary of my point but using Beartown as an example gives me more context. There is also a blanket trigger warning. If you are easily triggered skip ahead.
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We as writers and readers usually write abusive fanfiction because we see it as “not bad because he isn’t doing XYZ.” So long as the character isn’t getting assaulted, or isn’t being physically hurt, it’s okay that they did what they did. In Frederik Backman’s Beartown, Maya Anderson is in love with Kevin Erdahl. They have small moments, tiny little slivers of interaction that are cute and warm, and make you smile. In the background, the character Amat is also in love with Maya, but she only has eyes for Kevin. Kevin and Maya are seen as acceptable up until Kevin rapes her and then gets away with it because of the conspiracy of silence and shame that surrounds the hockey town they both grew up in. Kevin is the star hockey player. He’s untouchable, and if we equate it to werewolf fanfic, he’s the alpha. In fanfiction, the audience would never support the relationship between two characters if one sexually assaulted the other because it’s the worst thing you can do to another person. However, just because Kevin rapes Maya that doesn’t mean the other things he does are any less horrible. Kevin is still a piece of shit for gaslighting, manipulating, and lying to the entire town, but those actions are seen as less terrible if Maya is not raped. Abuse takes many forms, and a love interest can still be abusive without ever physically or sexually touching their partner. Look at James Saroka.
Now, the brilliance of Beartown is that it completely subverts our expectations as readers. It surprises us. Up until the point where Kevin rapes Maya, it is a hazy, charming story of a little town trying to make it. After the action, the entire tone shifts, and the silence that this girl is forced to endure, which is so true-to-life for victims of sexual assault, change the perspective of the audience who don’t care if the town dies in a ditch so long as they let Kevin get away with what he did. Beartown shows us that love is messy and shows us a different form of love. It is not always two teenagers slow-dancing in a kitchen. It is not the shy bumbling boy asking a girl to the dance. It is a pining that sometimes never yields, and sometimes in the case of Beartown, it is a boy walking into the middle of a town hall meeting and breaking the team picket line to say, “My name is Amat. Kevin Erdhal raped Maya Anderson, and I saw it. I was drunk, and I’m in love with her, and I’m telling you that so you don’t say it behind my back when I leave.” Amat and Maya are a great example of a love story that doesn’t work out but is still someone caring passionately for another without any sense of entitlement. Amat never expects anything back from Maya, and he gives up everything to do what he does. It is an example of surprising the reader away from what would’ve been an obvious narrative.
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Ok, you’ve skipped the spoilers. Anyway, as I was saying, a character is not less of a piece of shit because they do not physically or sexually abuse their romantic partner. In lots of fanfiction, not just werewolf fanfiction, we see romantic interests that are abusive. However, even the writer considers them not that bad because they aren’t doing XYZ. There is a difference between a bad boy and an abuser. The bad boy doesn’t follow the rules because he finds them harmful or stifling. If you’re doing a High School AU or setting, the bad boy wouldn’t want to sit in a classroom with a bunch of teachers who don’t care about whether he learns or not or what they’re teaching. They’re passionate. They oppose injustice, and they don’t go for petty revenge. A bad boy would be on some Gryffindor shit. An abuser doesn’t follow the rules because they see themselves as above the law or better than the rules. In that same High School AU, they wouldn’t sit in the same classroom because they’ve already learned everything they need to know and school is a waste of time. They get mad when things don't go their way. They do their best to keep what they consider their property close to them. An abusive boyfriend would fight just to prove he’s better than others. A bad boy would fight to defend someone. If your character is overly possessive, manipulative, or controlling towards their significant other that is still abusive and it is not okay. You as writers do not have any obligation to follow the mold of what the rest of your genre does. Alpha werewolves do not have to be overly-dominant and controlling: you can be assertive and be a leader without being a shitbag. Loki characters do not have to be abrasive and play mind-games with their OC. You can be mischievous without gaslighting your partner. A definition of gaslighting is putting doubt or messing with someone’s memory by convincing them something did or didn’t happen. That person might think they’re going crazy, that something’s wrong with them, and the person who is gaslighting them will convince them everything is fine and this is the way it’s always been. In Twilight, Edward gaslights Bella after saving her from the car. It’s an example of this manipulative tendency. “Bella, I was standing right next to you. I pulled you out of the way.” Bella tells him he stopped the van (the truth) and he does his best to convince her that she hit her head really hard and isn’t remembering things properly.
Another sign of an abusive relationship is when a character changes their personality completely to fit the personality of their love interest. Again, this is evident in Twilight, and it’s also evident in the Joker and Harley Quinn in DC Comics. Harley is a very different person and was a different person before meeting the Joker. However, she changed who she was to become something he’d like. You see this in fanfic usually when characters who are written and depicted as “strong” crumble and become weak after meeting their love interest. You also see characters who drop their hobbies, the things they enjoy doing, or their other friends. This happens in writing because the author believes that the plot has shifted from the main character to the main character’s interaction with their love interest. To avoid this, romance should be kept as a subplot. If you have an overarching goal or destination, the romantic interest’s involvement will not interfere with the things that make the main character who they are because they are not the overarching goal or destination. Don’t force your characters to become someone else to better fit the person you want them to fall in love with. Two people can have different hobbies or different personalities. They don’t have to think on the same wavelength.
Relationships don’t experience outward harm and aggression nearly as much as it is written. Lots of very unrealistic fanfics put this in to add conflict to their story, but fail to understand if a character was getting hurt on a weekly or almost daily occurrence, each instance where the character gets hurt loses its value because the act itself is normalized. Accidents happen, and in some lines of work accidents happen a lot. You see that in spies, criminals, or superheroes where injuries are huge problems, yet their line of work is an open door to injuries, and injuries are expected as part of the job. I had a friend lose an eye because someone smashed a pint glass in his face. I had a family member lose a finger because he cut it off chopping wood. Neither of these accidents was at their places of work, and both are living their best lives unbothered. Normal, everyday injuries occur, and accidents are normal. They should never divulge into a conversation about “protection” because that just takes three years off my lifespan every time I read it. Shit happens. My friend’s girlfriend didn’t wax on about being unable to protect him from the pint glass. My cousin’s wife didn’t try to throw herself in front of the ax to save his finger. Mistakes can be made, and you deal with the consequences. You take a workman's comp, you veg on the couch for a couple of weeks, and you get over it. An injury in either of these contexts would never lead to a conversation about protection, and it’s more realistic if you have a character who gets frequently stabbed, shot, scratched, or punched, for their significant other to say something like, “Oh, damn, again? Sit down, and don’t you dare get blood on the carpets I just paid to have them cleaned from last time.” This happens a lot in Supernatural fanfic. Usually with Dean Winchester, where after an injury that is usually a glorified scratch the character who has been written as capable and badass caves to Dean and becomes a backup dancer to his and Sam’s show. If the character was as capable and badass as written, they wouldn’t let Dean talk to them like that, and they wouldn’t have a relationship dynamic like that. Don’t sacrifice your character’s personality just so it fits better with a member of the cast. That’s not what healthy relationships are like.
Speaking of healthy relationships, part two of this PSA. A 15-year old or underage OC (meaning someone younger than 18 years old) can have a crush on an older person: a teacher, an Avenger, etc. They can have romantic feelings for said person. Said person CAN NOT PURSUE THE UNDERAGE PERSON. It is illegal. It is immoral. It is unhealthy. Tony Stark’s daughter or son is not going to end up with Hawkeye, Captain America, the Winter Soldier, Natasha Romanoff, Loki, the Hulk, or Thor. Having a huge age gap like this creates a power dynamic where one side of the relationship has less of a voice than the other because of their much younger age. It creates an unhealthy division within the dynamic where one voice is less important than the other because one voice has less knowledge of the world and is less mature than the other. On top of that, Loki, The Winter Soldier, Captain America, Black Widow, the Hulk, Hawkeye, and Thor would never pursue an underage child because they are all grown, mature, adult men and women. They would not want to sleep with and marry a teenager because a teenager is not emotionally mature or available to these men and women. That’s why the age of consent, at least in the US, is 18. I cannot drive this point home enough. If you have to lower the age of the cast to make the age gap less uncomfortable, you already know it’s wrong and it won’t work. You need to pick a different love interest or raise the age of the OC because as we’ve discussed in Rules of the Universe, this is not a good enough reason to change the canon of the cast. Even if the child is “mature,” a mature underage child is still a child. A child being in a relationship with a 30-year old adult is super creepy, and no 30-year-olds other than the ones who creep after underage girls are going to really pursue those relationships. If you are writing members of the cast to pursue underage girls, you’re writing terrible Onision fanfic. If the characters are say, 30 and 45, those are two consenting adults. The age gap is less important because both are older and mature and have the life experience to make these decisions for themselves that a 15-year old does not have. If you are writing teenage romance, keep them within two years of each other. They should be able to go to high school together for at least two years. Even looking at student-teacher relationships. This ain’t Riverdale. Even Riverdale was weird and cringy and no one liked it. Everyone thought she was the worst because she took advantage of a student and sexually assaulted a minor. That is what happened on Riverdale because when you sleep with a minor, that minor is incapable of giving consent, and what you have just done is commit sexual assault. If a minor sends nudes to an adult that is child pornography. If the adult is caught with that they are charged with possession of child pornography. Underage relationships are inherently unhealthy. Do not write them. Do not romanticize them. An underage OC can have feelings or a crush on an adult, but it will always and must always be a relationship that is never fulfilled. A relationship that does not work out.
Love triangles are another aspect of romance that we see all the time. We talked about love triangles from a plot perspective in Realism. In that unit, they were a bad thing because your OCs deserve a much better story than choosing one person over another. Now, we’re going to examine love triangles from a romantic perspective. They’re tired. They’re old. They’re unrealistic because a girl or boy can be interested in multiple people, and need time to think about which one they’d like to end up with. Remember that we talk about abusive people who would fight to prove they’re superior to someone else. If two boys are fighting to try and prove to the world that they’re a better candidate for the OC, neither of them deserve the OC. If that’s how they treat her potential partner how will they treat her?
In addition to abusive relationships, stop glorifying and romanticizing self-harm and eating disorders in fanfiction to build angst and give the character “flaws.” Going back to Unit 6: Realism, self-harm, and/or depression and/or eating disorders are not character quirks, flaws, or tools to build angst. They are ugly. They are terrible conditions that hurt so many people, and that people all around the world struggle with without getting help. It isn’t cute to write that a character cuts themselves but stops because their love interest tells them to. Not only is that insensitive, but it’s unrealistic. That’s not how that disorder works. There are many cliches that writers fall back on to build angst in a story, but they are often so poorly executed that they never work at making the audience feel the emotion you as a writer want them to feel. These cliches include depression, bullying, self-harm, homelessness, abusive parents, and/or dead parents. Sometimes these cliches dogpile on top of each other. That is unrealistic as well. If you are going to talk about mental disorders and mental health, the burden of proof is on you the writer to make the audience believe it. You have to research these topics heavily and make sure you understand them in their entirety. Then you have to use them as a conflict of the character, not as a plot to push or challenge two characters in a relationship. You can have a healthy romance without having ridiculous plots happen to main characters. Brooklyn 99’s Jake and Amy are a great example of two characters existing sans toxicity. They don’t need outward harm or threats to their relationship, they just need each other.
This is a large information dump. We’re aware of that. To close out, we’re going to give and explain good and bad examples of relationships from TV and media. These are the cream of the crop. If you need examples of what to write or what not to write, look here.
Sokka and Suki are a great example of a good relationship. Neither one ever discounted the other’s ability to be a badass. They respected each other's cultures as well, Sokka going as far as to learn and train with the Kyoshi warriors for the short while he was there. He never tried to “protect” Suki when he knew she could protect herself. In vice versa, Suki was the same way.
Jake and Amy from Brooklyn 99 are a great example. Their relationship is peak good slow burn. They start off as rivals, become friends, and then realize at different times that they like each other. These realizations hit at different times and Jake is able to set aside his feelings for Amy to support her. A healthy relationship is someone who is happy for the person they love whether they are with them or not. If you compare this to something like Twilight, Edward Cullen was so arrogant that Bella would never be interested in anyone but him that it didn’t matter when he told her she could kiss Jacob if she wanted to. Both Jake and Amy retained the original cores of who they are as people while growing. Amy still color-coordinates, but she’s learned to relax and let go of the uptight attitude she once had. Jake still pulls pranks but has grown up a bit and become less immature. When this couple does face conflict, they confront it together and work out their problems as a team. When a couple finally gets together, their relationship usually flatlines because the author doesn’t know what to do anymore (often because the romance is the entire plot and once you accomplish the plot.. Then what?) but because their relationship was a subplot, it stayed alive even after they got together.
Hal and Lois from Malcolm in the Middle are a great example of a good relationship. They knew each other so well, despite being very different people. There was respect. They were a team, and no one loved Lois like Hal did. That was always obvious. The scene where Hal and the boys go against Hal’s family because they made Lois cry is forever iconic, and they are a great example of a relationship.
Ben and Leslie from Parks and Rec are a good relationship. They both respected the other’s career goals, and never forced one into an uncompromising position. They learned to have a balance of love and careers.
Also, read but not explained: Rapunzel and Flynn Rider (Tangled), Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible), Pam and Jim (The Office), Shrek and Fiona (Shrek), Percy and Annabeth (Percy Jackson), Gomez and Morticia (The Addams Family), and Santana and Brittany (Glee).
Allison and Luther from Umbrella Academy are a bad example of a healthy relationship. They are not goals. They should not be romanticized. If you have to say, “it isn’t technically incest,” you already know it’s wrong. Even Gerard Way himself has said that he regrets putting them together. He himself called it incest. It ain’t PG. Don’t use them as an example.
Allison and her ex-husband from Umbrella Academy are a great example of one person gaslighting and manipulating the other. We know from the show it’s implied she convinced and tricked him into falling in love with her. He created for him an entire world where nothing was real. It’s not a healthy relationship.
Literally, every relationship in Riverdale is a bad relationship. There is not one relationship that did not have abusive tendencies, manipulation, or one person whining about “protection.” None of them are it. Avoid all of them.
We have to talk about Twilight. Twilight’s Edward and Bella big mood bad relationship goals. Edward is overly controlling, obsessive, and needs a healthier coping mechanism. Bella herself changed her entire world to revolve around Edward to the point that New Moon has Bella equating her reason to live and self-worth as a person to Edward’s absence. She’s a great example of a character dropping everything they have for a boy.
Gossip Girl is also filled with unhealthy relationships. According to the Editor, who has seen Gossip Girl many times over, Chuck and Blair are a good example of a couple that can’t exist without some kind of drama. They break up other relationships, cheat on each other, and use other people to make their significant other jealous. If it isn’t something you would expect anyone to put up with in real life, don’t expect your characters to put up with it either. They both were incredibly possessive, Chuck actually attacking Blair for being with a different person (Louis) and ruins a perfectly good mirror. Dan and Serena from Gossip Girl are another example. Dan makes Serena feel guilty and like a lesser person as time goes on. He slut-shames her, talks about her, and when it’s revealed that he is Gossip Girl, we realize as an audience that he’s been saying terrible things about her for years. Leave the, “if a boy is mean to you it’s because he likes you.” crap behind. If a boy likes you, he’s going to be nice to you so you like him back.
Our final bad example is Jade and Beck from Victorious. Jade West deserved so much better. She was toxic and controlling, and Beck is a great example of gaslighting your significant other. He never claimed to have a girlfriend while many women would flirt with him. He never did anything to make her feel more secure in the relationship, and when Jade expressed concerns, he would tell her she was crazy or controlling when really she had every right to be (Beck x Tori). Jade knew the score and was belittled for it, and Beck let her get herself worked up and played directly into her insecurities.
Dictated, but not explained bad examples: Pam and Roy (the Office), Princess Bubblegum and Finn (Adventure Time), Matt and Karen (Daredevil), Joker, and Harley Quinn (DC Comics).
Next week is our last unit. Unit 9: Don’t Like, Don’t Read. We’re going to talk about constructive criticism, and why it is a wonderful thing that you should be open towards. Peer reviews are due in the comments in two weeks’ time. Xoxo, Gossip Girl.
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Hi. From the Tragedy of Summerhall to the present days, who are your five favorite characters and which 5 that you like least? Reasons and why. Thanks a lot.
Hi, Thanks for the ask. Man, it's such a great timespan to choose just five favourite characters when there is a lot of great characters from this time period. Still, you asked for five and five you shall have it.
1) Stannis Baratheon: 'The King who Cared.' Do I need to say anything more than that?? I think not. During the War of the Five Kings, the Night's Watch sent pleas for help to all the kings who claimed the realm as their own but only one turned north to answer their call and protect the realm. It was Stannis Baratheon. That action itself speaks a lot about everything. The one true God of Westeros, George RR Martin himself approves that action. The major quality he associates with being a good king is that good king should protect his realm and people and Stannis did that. Sure he has his flaws and he is not perfect but he is the only one (other than the NW) who believes that the WW are the real threat and chooses to fight them to save the realm while the others just play the game of thrones.
2) Ned Stark: One of the honest and righteous guys you'd ever find in the history of Westeros. He is one of the most likeable characters in the series and is genuinely a good guy who wanted to do the right thing over everything. Sure he may have done some 'dishonourable' acts on the way and said some lies but none of it was for his selfish reasons.
3) Robert Baratheon: You'd never find a best friend, protective father, a loving son and a formidable warrior all in one thing unless his name is Robert Baratheon. None of the friendships in ASOIAF is as strong as Ned and Robert's. Cersei got her cheeks bloodied for subtly referring to kill Mya, had she sent her precious twin to do the dirty work in murdering Mya, Jaime's golden chest would've been bashed in so hard while Robert cleaned the bits of Lannister brain off his hammer. Jon Arryn had no kids for many years but he never worried about it because he had Robert and Ned. The father-son bond lasted well deep even to the deathbed of Jon where Robert spent his entire time during the final days of his father. Of all the people Jon Arryn was the only one known to weather the storm that was Robert Baratheon, that thing itself shows how much Robert loved and respected the man who raised him as his own son. I don't have to speak about how great Robert was as a warrior, his accomplishments will speak that for him. If you still don't believe that he is a good person, very well, then, Ned Stark himself was the best friend of the man. Do you think Ned would associate himself with a bad person let alone be his bestie?
4) Arthur Dayne: The greatest swordsman to have ever walked, the Sword of the Morning, Ser Arthur Dayne is a hero to any and every noble boy of his generation and the next generation as well. Even sixteen years after his death he is still remembered as the honourable knight and the deadliest of all men you could ever see. His office of the Sword of the Morning itself says a lot about him. To wield Dawn one have to be as honourable a knight as he is skilled at arms. Arthur's approach to root out the kingswood brotherhood is a good example for that. He won the love of the smallfolk and got their help, the people who were helping Toyne and his band of outlaws until then. His epic duel with the Smiling Knight itself shows his chivalry as he let his foe choose another sword when his blade was destroyed and even gave him Dawn as the Smiling Knight asked for it.
5) Jon Arryn: Perhaps the only character who doesn't even have a single dark spot in his entire life. Jon Arryn is a good and kind man who chose to protect his 'sons' rather than killing them by his king's words. It was Jon Arryn who started the rebellion against the cruelty of House Targaryen when Aerys demanded him to kill Ned and Robert. Rather than obeying his king's words as honour would have him so, Jon chose to protect his foster sons and called his banner to defend them. It may have been Robert's arms that won the Rebellion but without Jon Arryn's brain there wouldn't have been a rebellion in the first place. After the rebellion he ruled Robert's realm for fourteen years until his death, and ruled as wisely as any great Hand before him. He loved his foster sons so much, as much and more than their own fathers would ever have. The childless Jon Arryn who had a child of his own body after God knows how many years loved his foster son Robert more than that of his flesh and blood. Jon Arryn was the only one who knew to control and make Robert Baratheon listen, the one task that no one has ever mastered, not even Ned.
Well, that's my list. If there is a chance I might squeeze in Oberyn Martell and Brynden Blackfish up there in the list as well but the ask was just for five. It might be shocking and surprising that the list might not have the popular fandom favourites like Jon or Dany but this is my list. Jon and Dany have more than enough fans to spread the love for them and someone has to do for these legendary characters as well.
So, now to my least favourites. Unlike the above list, I don't have to justify why I hate these guys because their actions speak for themselves.
1) Ramsay Snow: I would never call this guy a Bolton for the only sake that he is a literal bastard by every means. Not a single character in the series is as sadistic and cruel and psychotic as this guy is. All I want to see in TWOW is for Stannis to defeat this guy and hang him so that he can die painfully.
2) Gregor Clegane: The Mountain that Rides. The one man that could give Ramsay a challenge in their bout for the Sadistic championship. The thing he did to the little Sandor is the only example you need to hate this guy. And then there is Princess Elia Martell and her children.
3) Cersei Lannister: The Mother of Madness, the walking, talking and laughing disaster Cersei Lannister is a complete gonzo that there is no way for her to turn back normal again. She is such a deranged woman that she plans to kill the washerwomen because they supposedly shrunk her gowns while in reality it was her who has gained weight that the gowns doesn't fit her. She gives innocent women to Qyburn for him to conduct his weird experiments. She has a whipping boy to beat the heck out of to keep Tommen in check. Cersei loves holding power and abuses innocents at every turn that she is known nothing other than a power-hungry shitbag who thinks herself to be the Tywin with teats when in reality is so stupid than Moon Boy himself. And everyone who thinks that Cersei is a wonderful mom and she loves her kids you might want to check the books because she never loves them in the books but just loves the power that comes with them.
4) Littlefinger: Petyr Baelish is another character that I hate with pleasure. He has been playing the others even before the start of the series. There is no one in the history of Westeros who is as distrustful as Petyr Baelish.
5) Rhaegar Targaryen: All the glamour this guy's been wearing to hide his true face will never fool me. Rhaegar Targaryen is the complete opposite of Robert Baratheon whom the fandom hates vastly. He is a shit friend, a shit son, a shit husband and a whole hella lot of a shit father. Rhaegar left his friends to die in the war he started while he hid in some tower. He knew that his father was raping his mother yet did nothing to save her from that fate. He humiliated Elia more than once and even before the eyes of the entire kingdom. He is the shittiest dad I've ever known in both the fictional world and our world. Rhaenys hid beneath her father's bed thinking that her father would save her before Amory Lorch killed her. That line alone is enough for you to decide how good a dad and a person he really was.
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