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your-turn-to-role · 4 years

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@daelenn i'm actually gonna give this its own post i think

but, hmmmm

i mean marisha and liam are definitely up there

several of them have powerful energies that aren't feral energies

but okay, i think i'll go with this:

1 - marisha. takes no shit from anyone. extremely strong force of personality. jumps all over the set when playing, incapable of sitting still or not screaming over stuff. see: hitting liam in the face, falling off the bench at the feeblemind moment, perching on her chair constantly, all the times near the end of campaign one where it would get too much and she'd just get up and walk around. "if someone told me five years ago i was gonna be a part of a global dnd phenomenon, i probably would have punched them in the face. and then asked them for gas money."

she's an incredible, creative, good at leading, excited feral, but feral nonetheless.

2 - liam. i mean, you can like feel the feral coming off of this guy. especially prominent when dressing up for liveshows, creating fictional storylines designed to torture his friends, and being angry at current us politics on twitter. like, don't get me wrong, he's a wonderful, loving, gentle human being, they all are. but like... the feral lurks constantly under the surface. whoever decided to sit liam and marisha next to each other for this campaign was a mad genius

3 - sam. now this is sort of where we stop ranking them by feral and start ranking them by chaos. marisha and liam aside, i wouldn't necessarily use the word feral for any of these guys? but sam definitely has the most feral energies of the remaining cast, like... we can talk forever about how good he is at causing chaos on the show, but before you even get to him playing dnd, consider his shirts and his ads. consider that he once put whipped cream on toothpaste and ate it. sam what the fuck.

4 - laura. an extraordinarily talented actress, and, like sam, uses these gifts to cause complete and utter chaos. on the whole, she’s a bit too put together to qualify as feral, but in terms of unpredictability, she beats out everyone. even matt struggles to play jester because he can never figure out what she’s going to do next. this is also extremely useful for laura when she wants to pull some crazy game bending shit, that no one will ever be able to get over. is she feral? perhaps not. is she capable of making everyone else feral? absolutely.

5 - ashley. ashley is one of the quietest players at the table, you won’t even see her until like halfway through the episode when she pulls out a hilarious one liner or a shocking character choice and grabs everyone’s attention. points deducted for overall aura of chill, but definitely added for sheer audacity, and also for how much i love her. the fact that she statistically has the most feral characters is also a point in her favour

6 - travis. a lot of any feralness travis has probably owes itself to being an adhd actor and sports fan from texas. like... that’s a lot of things for a person to be at once, that aren’t necessarily all conflicting, but certainly add up to quite a picture. and that picture is travis willingham. i love him? i think he’s got a good balance of feral and not, shown pretty well in the fact that he has the most feral vox machina character and the least feral mighty nein character. i wouldn’t describe him as a feral person overall, but he’s a big fan of causing chaos (and honestly really fucking good at it), so i think that adds to it a little too. (and also, he loves werewolves)

7 - matt. matt is not feral. matt has two modes, extremely competent actor and disaster human, and he can only be one at any given time. we mostly see the former, as he’s the DM and has to control this chaos, but i love the content we get where he’s not in DM mode and we realise how much of a disaster he is. has his moments of chaos, but on the whole a good and necessary balance to the rest of this squad. he’s also just like soft and full of love

8 - taliesin. i mean, taliesin has incredibly powerful energies, undeniably, but i feel like rather than being feral they were designed to keep feral contained. taliesin was there for the invention of the word feral, looked whatever beast earned that name in the eyes, and won without a fight. feral is terrifying because you can see the thing you know you can’t control, taliesin works near exclusively in the realm of the unseen

(though he does get points for every story he has to share about being a weird queer teen in hollywood and the various drug related and/or criminal escapades he somehow got up to. i mean, immortal jokes aside, taliesin has lived a life.)

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odd-birds-and-booksellers · 4 years

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Love You Now

"I think kids should grow up where it snows, you got sledding, you got snowball fights, you know? If we have two kids then we each get one on our own team...I mean threes okay too, I mean the more the merrier right?"

The fresh powdery snow blanketed the ground around them, it had been falling heavily since noon but that hasn't stopped the Karevs from enjoying their day off in the snow, they'd spent the morning using the unused baking trays that they had received as housewarming gifts back when Robin was first born as sleds. For the onlookers it was hard to tell who the parents were, as Alex and Jo had taken to racing each other, leaving their kids to watch their parents with utter embarrassment.

"Okay tap it gently P and then with any luck we should have…" Alex leant in ticking his daughter's sides as she patted the bucket softly, warmth flooding through his body as her giggles rang out across the back yard. "...the best snow castle ever made."

Leaning around her, he gently lifted the bucket up to reveal a perfectly built snow castle.

"Mommy look we made Elsa's castle," Peyton squealed in delight, whirling around to see Jo standing in the back doorway, a steaming cup of hot chocolate in her hands as she watched them play.

"You guys made snow castles without me?" Jo whispered in disbelief, faking a pout as she made her way over to them leaving her drink on the snow-covered BBQ she leant down beside Alex, his arm automatically wrapping around her as Peyton began filling another bucket full of snow enthusiastically.

"Snooze you lose" Alex grins, nuzzling his ice-cold nose against her neck, making her shiver. Pushing him away she ignores the smirk on his face as she scans the garden wondering where their eldest had got to, it was far too quiet for her liking.

"Erm Alex, couldn't you have watched both of them?" Jo groans catching sight of Robin at the end of the garden in what she'd politely call a compromising position.

Alex's eyebrows wrinkle as he follows Jo's gaze, chuckling as he sees his son peeing in the snow, rolling his eyes at the young boy's antics.

"Dad, look I can go on my own!" Robin cries, turning towards Jo and Alex a proud grin stretched across his face.

"That's my boy!" Alex cheered, fist-pumping the air, feeling a handful of snow hit his face, the ice droplets dripping down his top, as he turned back to see his wife's scowling face.

"What?" He shrugged, he was proud, he couldn't tell you the number of times he had to stand right by his son's side because he refused to go on his own.

"He's peeing in the snow" Jo exclaims, gesturing back to their son, a bewildered look on her face as she looks between her son and husband who were sporting matching smirks.

"Yeah but all by himself..." Alex protests, brushing the snow from his face, his eyebrows pulled together in a frown like he didn't understand why Jo was mad.

"Yeah well, Mrs Mclusky is staring at us" Jo hisses, nodding her head towards the next-door neighbours garden and sure enough there the old bat was, face pressed against the window as she narrowed her eyes on the Karevs in disgust.

"You want him to write ya name? Mind ya business" Alex yells, making the lady jump as she lets the curtains fall. The nosy old bat was always sticking her nose in where it wasn't wanted, she already told Jo this morning how nice it would be if she was always at home with her children instead of working.

"And you wonder why they don't like us…" Jo mutters, shaking her head as she smiles down at Peyton helping the little one line her Elsa dolls up against the castle.

Alex ignores her, whistling at the dog that had been happily barking at the birds at the bottom of the garden, "I think that boat sailed when Maverick got into her guinea pig enclosure…" he says, as Maverick comes bounding towards them bypassing Alex for Jo as he sticks his little wet nose against her leg.

"He thought they were toys...didn't you? My tiny little murder." Jo mumbles, rubbing Mavericks belly as the dog rolled over in delight.

"Can you eat snow?" Peyton wonders, holding a handful out towards Alex, her little face scrunching up underneath her woolly hat, it was far too big for her but Helen insisted Karev babies always had big heads so every year a hat way too big would be sent out.

"No"

"Sure"

"Well as long as it's not yellow." Alex shrugs, gesturing towards where Robin had so kindly done his business before receiving a sharp elbow to the ribs from Jo who shakes her head at him in disbelief.

Suddenly the baby monitor lights up, the cries of the youngest Karev flowing through it.

"I'll get her…" Jo says already rising to her feet as Maverick barks at her, nipping at her boots, upset he no longer has her attention. "Are you coming in with me?" she smiles, lifting him up into her arms as if he was her baby.

"You should stop carrying him…" Alex quips, groaning at the sight of his wife rocking the dog in her arms, chatting away to him in that sickly sweet voice she reserved for babies only. "Dogs aren't meant to be this pampered."

"Earthquake!"

All of a sudden Robin is bursting through the set of snow castles lined up, roaring like a dinosaur as he kicks his way through sending the snow flying.

"What the fuck?" Shrieks Peyton as she stares down at the collapsed pile of snow by her feet.

"Peyton…" Alex warns, narrowing his eyes on her, he didn't have a leg to stand on. She definitely learnt that from him but he really tried to discourage her from saying it since the whole end of year play disaster.

Peyton growls shoving Robin down into the snow, for a four-year-old she had some serious strength but so did her brother, next thing Alex's knows they were wrestling in the snow, clawing at each other through their gloves.

"Hey hey stop...stop" Alex cries, pulling them both up by their hoods, a scowl on his face as he inserts himself in between them. "Guys we can all go back inside if you can't get along." Alex doesn't shout at the kids often but when he does it means business.

Sighing the guilt sets in almost immediately at he stares down at their faces, logically he knows all parents yell and tell their kids off but every time he does he can't help but feel that step closer to being his father, and no matter what Jo says he can't seem to pull himself out of that funk. "Come here okay...you wanna fight this out there's only one way to do it….snowball fight!" He grins, kneeling down, wrapping his arms around both his babies, laughing as they leap out his grip, their fight completely forgotten as the head to separate sides of the garden.

"What the hell is that?" He whines, as Jo emerges back in the doorway, Alessia attached to her hip although you could barely see her through the fur wrapped around her head that seemed to be bigger than herself.

"It's her snowsuit," Jo answers, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Honestly every time I think you can't possibly traumatise our kids anymore you outdo yourself…"

"I do not..." Jo protests, waving her hand at him dismissively as she plops Alessia down in the snow much to her dismay as her little nose crinkles up, "I'm gonna get a pic for your mom." Jo informs Alex, as she pulls her phone out, smiling brightly at Alessia, hoping the little one will copy her, but all she gets back is the signature Karev grumpy face. "Oh...oh we should also get a picture of them all in the jumpers she sent as well, that will be good."

"She looks ridiculous" Alex growls, lifting Lessy up away from Jo's photoshoot, he bounces her gently, she's still a little sleepy from her nap as she lays her head against Alex's neck.

"You're a hater" Jo scowls, snapping a photo of the pair, beaming with satisfaction as she leans forwards rubbing the baby's back gently "Daddy is boring...yes he is, he is a grumpy old man," she mumbles, lifting Alessia out of Alex's arms she continues to babble away in baby talk until she feels something hit her in the back. Whirling round to find both Robin and Peyton wide-eyed standing upright, their hands hidden behind their backs. "Hey...I'm holding precious cargo you can't throw snowballs at me."

"Put Lessy down and we can make it a fair fight old lady" Alex challenges, raising his eyebrows at her, as he glances over towards Robin and Peyton, winking at them as he watches them slowly reveal the snowballs they'd been hiding behind their backs.

"Oh no, you did just not call me an old lady?... That's it" Jo snaps, still gobsmacked he had the audacity to bring her age up. Narrowing her eyes on Alex, she decides this means war as she settles Alessia down in the sandpit, making sure she's safe. "Here baby you're gonna sit here in this snowy sandpit and mommy is gonna go destroy daddy okay?"

Turning around she finds Alex is already prepared, snowball in hand, practically jumping in anticipation as he waits for Jo to move away from Alessia. "You ready?"

"Oh it is on Karev"

"Robin" Alex calls, gesturing for his son to join him as he heads towards the treehouse at the end of the garden.

"Peyton" Jo cries, grabbing her daughter's hand as they move further away from the boys.

"It's a fight to the death!" Robin calls, poking his tongue out at the girls as he climbs the ladder up to the treehouse.

Alex smiles awkwardly, the enthusiasm was appreciated if not a little intense. "No, no it's a fight until the girls' surrender."

"Which will be never, will it P?" Jo snorts, one hand her hip as she throws a snowball up in the air.

"Yeah losers"

"Prepare to die"

"Robin…" Alex grimaces, shaking his head at his son as he continues to pile up snowballs behind the tree and pass them up to him.

"Prepare to feel ice in your pants!" The young boy screeches, throwing a warning shot down near the garden table which the girls were now using as a shield.

Alex laughs, as he climbs the ladder to join him. "Yeah prepare to feel ice in your pants."

And like that they're off, the war was on as snowballs went pelting across the garden, laughter from both sides could be heard from the end of the street.

Alex watches Jo as he rounds another snowball in his hands, she crouches down using the table as a shield while she gathers more snow for herself. Out of the corner of his eye he sees Peyton charging at Robin, it happens in slow motion, she slips suddenly, her little legs flying as she lands on her back with a thump.

Alex is over in a flash, dad mode taking over as he hovers above her, searching for any sign of injury as his little girl's face screws up, hot tears springing from her eyes.

"Daddy" she whimpers, her little hands reaching out for him.

"P...P baby are you okay?"

Umph. Alex feels a heavyweight against his back as Jo wraps her arms around him tackling him to the ground. He'd been played. He can hear Peyton laughing as she cheers her mom on from the side. Alex growls as he rolls them over so he's got the upper hand, yelping when he feels Jo's hand slip below the waistband of his joggers, the cold snowball she had in her hand seeping through his boxers making him hiss.

"That'll cause some shrinkage," Jo smirks, raising her eyebrows at him as she rolls him back over so she's straddling him.

"Pfft, you wanna see?" Alex snorts, grabbing hold of her hand that's still placed dangerously close to his so-called shrinkage.

"We have children present" Jo mumbles, looking up as she high fives Peyton.

Groaning Alex sits up with Jo still seated in his lap, she just about hears him mumble that's she a tease before Robin wraps his arms around Alex from behind, both hands filled with snow hitting Jo squarely in the face, both boys laughing as she splutters in surprise.

Leaning over Alex grins kissing her lips, the powdery snow melting from their heat as he feels Robin's hands smack against his cheeks.

"That is disgusting" He cries, his little gloved hand slipping in between Alex and Jo.

"You're gonna wanna kiss girls one day Robin," Alex warns, flipping Robin over his shoulder gently.

"Or boys" Jo chimes in, as Alex settles Robin in between them reaching out to ruffle her son's hair.

"Or boys" Alex agrees.

"No I don't wanna kiss anyone ever" Robin pouts, wriggling out of Alex's grip, he was six going sixteen and he hated nothing more than being his parents baby boy.

"Me either!" Peyton chimes in, plopping herself down on Jo's lap, her arms wrapping around Jo's waist as Robin begins to bury them both with snow, still determined to win the war they'd started.

Grinning Alex rises from the grass, wiping the snow off him as he turns his attention to his littlest baby who had been happily watching from the safety of the currently snowy sandpit, squealing in delight when Alex heads towards her, she's a definite daddy's girl. "That's good cause you aren't allowed and neither are you baby girl" He coos, lifting her up into his arms, pulling down the ridiculous hood Jo had put her in.

"I'm not gonna kiss any boys, or get married" Peyton informs them, her little face scrunched up with disgust at the thought as Robin continues to pat snow over her and Jo's legs.

"That's right" Alex nodded, squatting down to show Alessia the snow, she had just turned one and pretty much hated anything that wasn't her daddy's arms.

"I won't do anything at all...I won't even get a job."

"Well, I'm glad to see that backfired…" Jo chuckles as Peyton kicks her legs out crashing through the snow chasing after Robin who was heading back towards the treehouse.

"That's not what I said P I just said no boys," Alex calls after her, his eyes widening as he looks at Jo, he just wanted no boyfriends he didn't want degenerates.

Rolling her eyes, Jo laughs as she reaches for Alex to help pull her up. "Hey, you guys wanna build a snowman before it gets too dark?"

"Can we build one as big as dad?"

"No… but we can build one bigger!"

It's a while later when Alex finds himself squished into his and Jo's bed, Alessia starfished out at the end of the bed, her soft snores echoing around as the ending credits of Toy Story play on the screen, Peyton and Robin pressed into his and Jo's side both exhausted from the days' activities.

Life is pretty hectic for them, they don't get many days where it's just the five (six if you're counting Maverick) of them uninterrupted, but when they do Alex is always struck by how lucky he is to have found Jo, to have created this family with her. They were far from perfect and maybe their kids did pee in the snow, and have potty mouths and maybe their dog was a homicidal maniac but they were happier then Alex could have ever imagined he would be.

"Oh no…" Jo whispers, a lazy smile stretching across her lips as she looks over at him.

"What?"

"I know that look."

"You do?"

"Mhmm, you're gonna say something soppy like I love you." She nods, her sleepy eyes fluttering shut as she snuggled further into his neck.

"I do love you," Alex grins, pressing a light kiss to her forehead, untangling his arm from underneath Peyton slowly as to not wake her, so he could slip his hands under Jo's top, skimming across her hips, making her squirm.

"Your hands are cold" Jo moans, her face scrunching up as she protests but she's trapped between him and Robin.

"I know, that's why I'm warming them up," Alex smirks, his hands sneaking dangerously close to her bra. He's teasing, she knows but his teasing is the reason they now have three kids taking up space in the bed.

"I love you too by the way" she grumbles, nudging his head back with her nose so she can see his face, her lips finding his instantly. "Even if you are an old man and I'm a young spring chicken" she mumbles against his lip, making Alex snort as she presses a row kisses along his jawline, he wasn't the only one that could tease.

"Stop kissing, it's gross" Robin grumbles, still half asleep as he rolls over Jo, squishing himself in between his parents.

"You're gross" Alex mimics, as they both lean down pressing kisses all over the boy's face as he groans in protest, it's a second later when P is up, climbing onto Alex's chest, careful to mind the baby as she wraps her arms around Alex smacking her lips against his cheek.

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This one-shot is dedicated to Nat (HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRL)

It was really hard to write just fluff, so I won't do that again anytime soon.

But also this is part of my What Could’ve Been universe, so the kids are diffrent to the ones I usually write on here.

Thanks for reading.

(the snowsuit)

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