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Hi! Can I request Eddie x Dustin's cousin and miscommunication trope?
Eddie's seen her only a few times when gave Dustin ride (she'snew in town). And he's really enamored by her so he asks Dustin if he can investigate what's her type.
Dustin tells her that one of his friends thinks she's really cool and wants to ask her out. She asks if it's that cute guy with amazing hair and adorable smile who gives him a ride sometimes. He immediately thinks she means Steve, so he had bad news for Eddie.
He tells him about it and he replays "it's nothing I didn't expect. You should get to know them together. Steve's a good guy".
So one day Dusty bun and reader drives to Family Video and before they're get out of car he says something like "oh, look we're lucky. Steve has a shift today".
She replays "I don't see him, just this guy with big, funny hair"
"What? That's Steve"
"No, you said that this cute guy with pretty curly hair is Steve. You know, with a van"
And then Dustin understands his mistake... Do you think we can get happy end? 🙏🙏🙏
I hope this is what you wanted and you enjoy it. Thank you for requesting 🫶🏻
Wrong name
Eddie had his eyes set on Y/N the second she honked her horn and demanded Dustin move faster. She was blaring music with her windows down. She was gorgeous, naturally and simply. But Eddie was more shy than he liked to admit and was too scared to speak a word in her direction.
A few weeks passed and she continued to pick Dustin up from Hellfire. Eddie loved getting small glances at her but he wanted to know more about her. Scared of rejection, he asked Dustin to poke around and find out her type. Eddie didn't have too high of hopes but he figured he had nothing to lose.
Dustin said goodbye to the group as he got in Y/N's car, Eddie gave him a nod and Dustin smiled back with a wink. Eddie was a little nervous to leave the fate of his love life in Dustin's hands.
Driving home, Dustin tried to think of a sly way to bring Eddie up. But he came up empty and decided to be honest.
"So I have a friend that thinks you are pretty cool, and attractive. He wants to ask you out but is afraid he isn't your type. What would you say your type is?"
Y/N blushed at the idea of someone wanting to ask her out. She only had seen two of Dustin's friends that were age-appropriate, so it slimmed down her guesses.
"Is it that cute guy with gorgeous hair and that dazzling smile that sometimes brings you home from school?" Her voice sounded perky and Dustin could tell she was excited about the idea.
Dustin sighed sadly as she described Steve, he was a little scared to tell Eddie the bad news.
"Steve! You like Steve?"
~~~
"And then she described Steve, I'm sorry man," Dustin said, Eddie shrugged his shoulders and tried not to seem as upset as he was.
"Yeah, I figured she'd like someone like him. He's always complaining about being single so maybe you should set them up."
"Are you sure you are cool with that?" Dustin asked.
Truthfully, Eddie was not. He was more upset about it than he'd like to admit. He never had a conversation with the girl but felt torn apart that he didn't have a shot. He would probably want to poke his eyes out every time Steve made her laugh and kiss her.
"Totally."
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"Your mom said it has to be PG so only look at PG" Y/N demanded as she parked the car. Dustin rolled his eyes as he got out. He looked inside the video store, and aside from the busy amount of customers he noticed Steve at the counter.
"Oh, it's your lucky day! Steve is working." Dustin teased, and Y/N was frantic upon hearing the name.
"You little shit, a little heads up that he works here would have been nice." Y/N groaned as she checked her appearance in her car mirror. She tossed around her hair and searched for lip balm in her purse. She coated her lips as Dustin waited impatiently.
Y/N accepted her appearance was the best she could do, and got out. She walked nervously behind Dustin as they headed into the store. But as she took in the large room, she didn't see Steve anywhere.
"Where is he? I don't see him." She said. Dustin told her he'd set them up since Steve liked her back. She hoped they'd get to talking and maybe he'd ask her out.
She wished she wasn't so nervous to talk to him and did it all the times she saw him while picking up Dustin. But she couldn't, her mouth went numb and all she could do was stare.
"Are you blind? He's right at the counter." Dustin expressed dramatically as he gestured towards the counter.
"I'm not blind. All I see is that tall kid with floppy hair." She crossed her arms as she glared down at the younger boy.
"What? That's Steve!" Dustin was confused and Y/N was too.
"No, you said Steve is that cute guy with gorgeous hair and that dazzling smile that sometimes brings you home from school! He drives the van, and is in your little club." Y/N explained.
Dustin looked between her and Steve a hundred times before his eyes shot open.
"YOU LIKE EDDIE!" Dustin screamed, Y/N covered Dustin's mouth as she blushed. Her eyes were wide in fear as she looked around the store. Dustin unfortunately caught the attention of some people nearby who looked at him displeased.
Y/N removed her hand and Dustin apologized to those nearby.
"I think I created a tiny little problem." Dustin nervously laughed, Y/N glared and his laughter stopped.
"Explain."
"Eddie asked about you and I thought you liked Steve! So I told Eddie you weren't interested and he told me to set you up with Steve. And well, I told Steve I had a cousin who was interested in him...." Dustin trailed off with a big smile.
"Wait so, I like the guy named Eddie, and Eddie wanted to ask me out but he thinks I'm into that kid over there?" Y/N asked, her finger pointing to Steve as he flirted with a customer, horribly.
"Uh yeah! But I can fix this!" Dustin rushed out. "I just need a phone!" He ran to the counter and asked Steve for the work phone. Dustin dialed Eddie's number and waited for him to pick up.
~
"He's on his way so just wait outside," Dustin said, pushing her out the door.
"I don't want to stand outside and look desperate!" Y/N argued.
"But then you have to meet in front of everyone here! That's worse." Dustin fought back. Y/N sighed and agreed.
She waited against her car as she watched every car drive by. She could hear his van before she saw it. Her palms began to sweat, she took a deep breath and pushed off her car as his van pulled next to her.
~
Eddie got more nervous once he saw her. He was thankful it was a misunderstanding and he had a shot. He turned off his van and slipped out. He took a few deep breaths and walked over.
"Eddie right?" Y/N asked, her hand covering her eyes from the bright sun as she looked him up and down. She loved everything she saw. He was in a simple T-shirt, his arm tattoos dark against his pale skin. His signature black jeans are dressed up with chains. She bit her lip as she took in his face, his hair was pulled up into a bun so she could see every detail. His brown eyes shined from the sun as he squinted to look at her.
"Y/N, right?" Eddie replied, a smile on his face as she nodded.
"Sorry about Dustin. I guess that's what I get from letting a freshman set me up." Eddie joked. His heart fluttered as she laughed at his joke.
"Yeah, I think maybe we should call the shots from now on." She joked back.
"Smart girl," he smirked, "well we are at a movie store. What if we find one and maybe you can come to my place?" He walked closer, his arm leaning on the roof of her car as he leaned over her.
She wasn't sure if it was the sun or him that made her break out into a sweat. He angled his head to block the sun, her eyes fully open as she took him in. Now even closer, she already could tell he was a tease.
"Your place already? Is that how fast you move with all the girls?" Her head raised as she challenged him.
"Oh never! Just the ones that don't leave my mind even before I knew her name." He flirted.
"Well since you are so sweet with words, I'd love to watch a movie."
"It's a date, sweetheart." He reached up to softly rub her cheek. She tried to keep her breathing at a normal pace as she leaned into his touch.
~
Steve looked at Dustin as he waited for him to speak, the boy paced back and forth in front of the counter.
"Dude, just tell me!"
"you know that cousin I was gonna set you up with?" Dustin asked, a small apologetic smile on his face.
"Yeah," Steve said
"Wellllllll" Dustin started, he turned around to see Eddie and Y/N very close as they talked in the parking lot. Barely any space between their bodies. Anyone could read their body language and know they were flirting.
"That's her," Dustin said as he pointed.
"The one almost lip-locking with Eddie?" Steve scoffed
"Yeah! So my bad! See you tomorrow." Dustin said as he rushed out of the store.
"HENDERSON!"
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Pairing: Spencer Reid x nurse!fem!reader
Summary: Spencer gets thrown head first against the wall, and you take him home from the hospital
Warnings: fluff, mentions of hospitals, headache, concussion, use of y/n and pet names
Words: 0.9k
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Spencer is currently sitting on a hospital bed with a really awful headache. And a concussion. The case went a little bit wrong while catching the unsub. He got thrown against the rock-hard wall, and it's safe to say he hit it head first.
The entire team is in the room with him as the nurse instructs on what he's supposed to do next.
"You're gonna need somebody to wake you up every few hours," the nurse starts," if there isn't anybody, we're going to have to keep you here."
"It's okay. I have somebody to look after me," Spencer murmurs, trying to pull out his phone out of his jacket.
He wants to call you. He knows your shift is ending right about now so he hopes that you'll come home with him, and take care of him as well.
What he doesn't know, is that you're already on your way to his room. Your best friend, and fellow nurse, let you know about Spencer being admitted into hospital right away. And since your very long shift is finally over, the only thing on your mind is Spence.
You come to the room right as all of the team members discuss who's going to take care of Spencer. Spencer, on the other hand, is ignoring them, his focus on his phone.
You don't understand why he's frowning so much until you realise it. You pull out your phone, and see the missed phone calls. You smile to yourself, and step into your room.
"Sorry, I missed your calls. I had the phone on silence mode," you say as you make your way to Spencer. His whole face lights up at the sight of you.
"Oh, hi," he happily greets you, but then he frowns," are you really here or is the concussion making me see things?"
You chuckle at his words," Spence, yeah I'm really here. I got here as soon as I could when I heard you got hurt. What happened, huh?"
"Didn't see the guy, got caught off guard, and thrown against the wall. Well at least I think I remember it right," Spencer frowns some more, but smiles instantly when you go dote on him.
You look at his plastered forehead, and run your fingers over it slightly. You want to kiss him right there, but there's a cough behind your back. You sheepishly turn around.
Spencer's whole team is staring at you, wide eyed and completely baffled. "Hello," you greet them shyly.
"Spencer, aren't you gonna introduce us?" Derek is the one to ask with raised eyebrows.
"Uh, yeah, sorry," Spencer chuckles," this," he smiles big at you," is y/n, my girlfriend." He says it so proudly, too.
The team just stares at you two. The whole room stays in awkward silence, and you have to try very hard to not run out of there.
Thankfully, Penelope Garcia is as sweet as you've heard from Spencer, and she comes running towards you first. "Oh my gosh, hi. You're so so pretty, I can't believe Spencer has been hiding you from us," she hugs you," I'm Penelope."
It wakes up the others from the shock too, and they come to introduce themselves to you. They are just as nice as Penelope, you can see why Spencer loves them so much.
"How long have you guys been together?" Derek asks curiously. Spencer takes you hand in his, and starts to fiddle with your fingers. Completely ignoring Derek's questions, you think, he must have hit his head pretty hard.
"A few months now," you smile kindly at all of them," we've actually met here. I patched up Spencer's bruised cheek after one of your cases."
"Oh I remember it," Derek smirks," I wondered why Spencer left the hospital so happy. " Derek teases, but Spencer seems to not care like at all.
"Yeah it's true. She gave me her number, of course I was happy." Spencer states, rubbing his temples with his free hand. "Guys, I'd love for you to get to know each other more, but my head is killing so I just want to get home."
Spencer stands up from the bed, and grabs his belongings before he says his goodbyes, and pulls you out of there. You quickly say goodbye to them too with a promise of seeing them again soon.
"Spencer, that was so rude!" You scold him when you get outside of their earshot.
"Maybe, "Spencer grins at you," but I really do have a bad headache, and I just missed you so much. So can you blame me?"
You chuckle,"I missed you too, handsome. But you should be nicer to them."
Spencer just rolls his eyes which makes his head hurt even more," I am nice. Even if not, they can handle it." Spencer laughs when he sees your disapproving expression.
"C'mon, sweetheart, I'm just joking. Don't worry," Spencer in the moment of making your disapproving face go away swiftly leans in to give you a kiss.
"You better be," you banter.
Spencer laughs some more making the headache even worse.
Spencer groans a bit in pain which immediately draws your attention. "You okay? Is your head spinning?"
"Y-Yeah, I'm okay. Just got a bad headache," he assures you as you two finally reach your car, and get in.
"Don't worry, handsome. As soon as we get home, I'll make you feel better," you squeeze his hand before you start the car.
Spencer smiles, he can't say he's happy about being injured, but he is definitely happy to be loved on by you, "thank you, sweetheart. I can't wait."
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Tumblr won't let me share the audio clip of Misha answering the last question from Crossroads, so here's a transcript.
[Fan] Um, it's kind of about Destiel so -
[Misha] Perfect last question really
[Fan]So there's a show called 911 and - It's about firefighters and it's been going on for about seven seasons now. And recently in seven seasons it moved networks from Fox to ABC. And um, one of the main characters, he's a man named Buck and- he kissed another man and it's been said that by the actor who plays Buck on the previous network Fox, they wouldn't have been able to do that. So when they moved, they thought, okay, we can do it now because it's on a different network. So my question is, do you think if Supernatural had a new networks earlier on, or if the show was made later something like this could have happened between Dean and Cas?
[Misha] If think that if the CW-
[Fan 2] Fuck them!
[Misha] had not been- Had not been so homophobic-
[Audience cheers]
[Misha] Dean and Cas would have been balls deep.
[Audience cheers]
[Rob] I think you just made a headline.
[Audience cheers and laughs]
[Misha] I will tell you- I will answer that question um- in- in part earnest. I, I think that there's been a sea change in culture um broadly. When I joined Supernatural and- and- Destiel became this very like hush-hush thing on the internet that we weren't even supposed to talk about. Um, there was no way on God's green earth that anything like it, uh, a consummation of that kind of relationship would make it to the screen on our show. And by the end of the series, we had lasted for so long that the culture had changed and there had become an acceptance of the possibility that that kind of, like, Declaration of Love could happen.
Um, I- I- I mean... When I was growing up, um, we used the word f*g as a filler all the time. It was like, just want to insult one another, and f*g, homo, like, that's what everyone was saying in elementary school. My kids see two dads or two moms dropping their peers off at school and it does not faze them at all. And there's none of that language in their schools.
Now, I know that [Audience claps and I can't understand a few words due to clapping] we're decades away from eliminating homophobia in our society. But we've come so far and so I think the answer to your question is, yes, like had to show happened later on and had another 10 years to evolve who- who knows what could've happened.
Um, I think that there would have been a lot more representation on the show, in general. We would have had more female directors. We would have had more female leads on the show. We would have had more people of color. A lot of things would have been different on the show, um, if it had just been 10 years later.
Um, and there- and of course, like you know, the pendulum always swings. There's always a reaction to Evolution and, you know, in our country, we have the far right emerging and Neo-Nazis like, honestly taking, you know, like, seats of power and potentially, you know, for a second time, the presidency. It's- It's a pretty scary time.
[Rob] Book burning happening, you know?
[Misha] What's that? [Rob] And book burning happening.
[Misha] Yeah
[Rob] You know, watching the show too- watching the rewatch podcast that I do with Rich, like-
[Cheers] You see how much things have changed. There are certain things in the show where like, oh, then you wouldn't do that now. You know?
[Rob] Like they use the word bitch all the time in the show and it's like- eugh- a little cringy, right? You know.
[Misha] Yeah. Um, a lot of- there were a lot of things that we did that I don't think would stand the test of time at all now. But, um, we try to be better.
[Rob] Also, I would just say, like, one thing I love about these rooms that this- this, um, family that we're here, in the Supernatural family, is like everybody is welcome and everybody's okay whoever you are, whatever you are, however you are- like, it's this is a safe space.
ETA: so it turns out that the enforcement at Starfury is different than the rules at jibcon or CE and I will not be sharing the audio clip. Jibcon officially has a no recording rule, which almost everyone in fandom ignores. Starfury is different.
#misha collins#supernatural#spn#spnfamily#spn family#crossroads#rob benedict#slurs#please let me know if i didn't get the speakers right#especially towards the end#i will get this audio out
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Kagari Ending
The Beast Tempts the Little Rabbit Keith vs Kagari Story Event
Warning: slightly nsfw suggestive (and Kagari’s kink at the end?), mentions of blood and trafficking
Minors DNI
Ep 1 | Ep 2 | Epilogue
Kagari: "Wait until there's more of a distance between you before you move. You wouldn't want to be found out so clumsily."
It was Kagari who held me back.
Emma: "But why are you...?"
Kagari: "I just happened to see him leave the dance hall."
(Despite me searching so much, he just had a passing encounter.)
Kagari: "Let's go."
Whispering, Kagari looped his arm around my waist as if escorting me and began to walk.
Emma: "Um, what are you doing...?"
Kagari: "Pretending we're lovers. Even if he notices us, his guard will be lowered if he sees a couple."
Emma: "Shouldn't we go call Prince Keith?"
Kagari: "No need. It's troublesome when he's around."
(Well, that's a problematic statement.)
While paying attention to my steps, we continue to follow the man.
Emma: "The person you’re really looking for isn't that man, is it?"
Kagari: "You got it. Well done, Princess."
(Given what I've seen of Kagari so far, he could just catch him immediately.)
Kagari: "I have business with the guy that man is contacting."
Emma: "...Are you going to take him back to your country?"
Kagari: "No, I'll make him disappear."
●●●●●● Flashback ●●●●●●
Kagari: "Don't worry, there won't be a war. We're just stopping a negotiation."
Kagari: "But, it's not so minor of an offense that we can just let things slide either."
●●●●●● Flashback End ●●●●●●
(I had a feeling it might’ve been something like that.)
Despite his casual tone, his words weighed heavily on my heart.
For a royal to come all the way to Jade to deal with a criminal, it must be an issue that couldn’t be resolved through discussion.
(But... is there really no other way?)
Man: "..."
(What? His pace seems slower than before.)
The feeling of unease suddenly turned into certainty, as the man came to an abrupt stopped.
As if he was about to turn around――
Kagari: "......"
I grabbed Kagari's arm and pushed him forcefully into a nearby room.
......
(Did he see us? Are we safe?)
I wanted to check through the gap in the door, but the chance of getting caught would defeat the purpose.
Kagari: "You certainly have a lot strength to push a trained man into a room, Princess."
Emma: "I often carry dozens of books at once, so that's probably why."
Kagari: "I see. You should continue that training to protect yourself in the future."
Kagari: "So, what do we do now? The footsteps are getting closer."
(...!)
(They ARE getting closer. Just how sharp is Kagari's hearing?)
I listen from the door and contemplate.
(The owner of the footsteps might not be a man, and I’m not even sure if they’re really heading towards this room.)
(Still, it’s better to hide just to be saf—Oh, of course there’s only a table and chairs!)
Perhaps because the room is rarely used, but there’s no furniture to hide behind.
(If they come into the room, I could pretend to faint... but what if it's a different person that comes in? That would be disastrous.)
Kagari: "Time's up, Princess."
Emma: “What...? Time's up?"
Kagari: “You can scream if you want, but don’t refuse.”
Emma: “Um, Kagari…? Wah!
I was pulled by the arm and suddenly felt weightless.
Kagari sat on a chair and placed me on his lap, facing him.
Kagari: “If there’s nowhere to hide, then we’ll just have to create a reason for us to be here.”
(So this position…)
(Is he suggesting we pretend to be lovers here too?)
His hand ran up my thigh as if lifting the hem of my dress, and I felt a heat surge through me.
(Right, I can't hesitate anymore! I have to do something!)
I made up my mind and wrapped my arms around his neck, hugging him tightly.
Kagari: “They stopped in front of the door.”
(They found us out.)
Kagari: “…”
As I tensed up, my arms tighten around his neck and—
Emma: “Ah!”
A slight pain shot through my neck.
(Wait, did he just… bite me…?!)
Before I could understand what happened, I heard the door open from behind me.
Man: “Oh…”
Woman: “Eek!”
(A woman’s voice?)
Kagari pulled my head closer to his shoulder.
The sweet, fleeting scent of cherry blossoms made my heart strangely flutter.
Kagari: “We're in the middle of something. Get lost.”
His emotionless tone seemed to stoke fear in the intruders, as the man and woman quickly left the room.
(At least that man didn’t notice us, right?)
(That’s a relief. But still…)
I remembered the embarrassing sound I made and felt an urge to roll on the floor.
(Who would’ve thought I’d be bitten…?)
(I’m sure they all heard. The people who came into the room, and even Kagari…)
Emma: “--AH?! K-Kagari, you don’t have to pretend to be my lover anymore!”
I hastily grabbed the hand that had begun to stroke my thigh again.
Kagari tilted his head curiously...
Kagari: "Are you sure you’re okay with that?"
Kagari: "You didn't seem to want to get off, so I thought I should continue."
Emma: "I'm sorry, I'll get off now."
(Actually, it was rude of me to be lost in thought on a prince's lap in the first place.)
I hurriedly put my dangling feet back on the floor.
●●●●●● Flashback ●●●●●●
Kagari: "I have business with the guy that man is contacting."
Emma: "...Are you going to take him back to your country?"
Kagari: "No, I’ll just make him disappear."
●●●●●● Flashback End ●●●●●●
(....)
Seeing that I hadn't made any effort to get off, Kagari tilted his head slightly.
Emma: “…Can I ask you something?”
Kagari: “Yeah, go ahead.”
Emma: “What kind of crime did the person you’re looking for commit?”
Kagari: “Why do you want to know?”
Emma: “Both Rhodolite and Jade are countries that find taking away someone’s life unacceptable.”
Kagari: “Your quite knowledgeable, Princess.”
After staring at me for a moment, Kagari slightly hesitated before speaking again.
Kagari: “Human trafficking.”
Emma: “….”
Kagari: “That merchant colludes with orphanage directors, regularly selling children to nobles as tools for profit."
Kagari: "Even if there are laws in place, why should a second chance be given to someone who’s done nothing but evil?"
(Evil, as the name suggests, might be a term that's fitting for this.)
Emma: "The crimes of the merchant cannot be forgiven."
Emma: "But I believe everyone deserves a chance for redemption."
Emma: "I don't want them to die without knowing the severity of their crimes."
Kagari: "....."
Kagari: "Unfortunately, people who’ve had a taste of power tend to repeat their crimes."
Kagari: "Their crimes spread like stains and become irreparable as they continue."
(It sounds like he's speaking from personal experience...)
I was gently lifted up and placed back on the chair where Kagari was sitting.
Contrast to his words, he handled me as delicately as fragile glass.
Kagari: "Wait here, Princess."
Kagari: "People like you, who are so fixated on peace-making, will only get in the way."
With that, Kagari left the room without waiting for my response.
The painful silence felt like it was blaming me.
Taking a life could be considered the greatest crime.
But history has taught us that peace can only be attained through sacrifice.
(....It's natural to be perceived as complacent about making peace.)
(But before that, I should have understood the situation properly and not forced my thoughts onto him.)
Guilt weighed heavily on my chest.
Emma: "W-what... was that sound just now?"
Suddenly, I heard a loud noise from afar, as if something big had fallen, accompanied by a faint vibration.
(It came from the direction Kagari went.)
(...I'm sorry.)
As if shaking off my hesitation, my intuition urged me, and I dashed out of the room.
……
(What... is this?)
Upon entering the room where the intense noise emanated, I was met with a gruesome sight.
The floor and walls were stained red with splatters of blood, and there were heaps of people groaning and trembling in pain all around.
In the midst of it all, Kagari stood there calmly.
(There's so many of them lying on the floor. The people from earlier we're also on the ground.)
(Did Kagari take them all out in that short amount of time? And without a single scratch...)
Overwhelmed by the sudden surge of fear and discomfort, I leaned against the wall, feeling dizzy.
Kagari glanced over at me and casually flicked the blood off his sword.
Kagari: "You’re so fearless despite being weak, Princess."
Kagari: "But, that fine. It'll be over soon. Just stay quiet over there."
His indifferent tone only added to the tense atmosphere.
His emerald eyes fixed on the man with trembling legs.
He was probably the man Kagari was looking for, and surrounding him were a few mercenaries, glaring at Kagari with swords in hand.
Merchant: "Damn it... You actually came all the way to Jade to disrupt our negotiations."
Merchant: "Hey, how much are we paying you guys? Hurry up and finish him off!"
With the angry shout as a signal, the mercenaries rushed towards Kagari.
Kagari: "Don't get so frustrated. You're the one who wasted you money on them."
Kagari: "...But seriously, opponents this weak are hardly worth my time."
His heel slowly lifted off the ground.
It didn't take long for blood splatters and screams to fill the air.
The mercenaries fell without even knowing what had happened.
Kagari effortlessly wielded his sword, as if performing a dance in hell.
Then, one mercenary sneaked up behind Kagari and raised his sword.
(No...!)
Kagari: "...."
Before I could even think, my body moved instinctively, and I pushed the man's back with all my strength.
(I did it...! It’s all thanks to carrying those heavy books every day.)
Mercenary: "You bitch...!"
(...Uh oh.)
The enraged mercenary directed his attack towards me, and I brace myself.
Mercenary: "Guh...!"
(W...what?)
Before I realized it, the tip of the sword was protruding from the mercenary's side.
A few millimeters closer, and it would have surely reached my abdomen.
Kagari: "Are you incapable of waiting patiently like me, Princess?"
Kagari: "I won't stop you if you want to die, but don't mistake bravery for recklessness."
As the sword was pulled out, the last mercenary collapsed at Kagari feet.
Shortly after, I saw the merchant crumbling to his knees.
There was no trace of the vigor he had moments ago in his expression.
Merchant: "I... I'm sorry. It's my fault. I won't do this anymore."
Merchant: "So please, spare my life. I don't want to die... I'll give you all my money, everything, please..."
(How selfish...)
My hands clenched in anger as the merchant begged for his life, pressing his head against the floor.
Kagari: "..."
(Kagari...?)
I felt a slight sense of unease as he shook his head ever so slightly.
Meanwhile, the tip of the sword was directed towards the ceiling—
And without hesitation, descended directly towards the merchant's neck.
Keith: "Stop!!"
A sharp, low voice filled with anger, echoed in the room.
The sword stopped just as it touched the merchant's neck in response to Prince Keith’s voice.
I let out a shaky breath.
Kagari: "You've arrived just in time, Keith. How disappointing."
After glancing at Prince Keith and me, Kagari looked down at the merchant again.
Kagari: "It’s thanks to both of them that you narrowly escaped death."
Keith: "K-Kagari!"
Merchant: "Gyaaaah!!"
Amidst the merchant's blood curdling screams, I realized he was rolling on the floor, blood flowing from one of his eyes and his leg.
Even though Prince Keith was holding Kagari’s wrist that held his sword, Kagari‘s expression remained unchanged.
Kagari: "What's wrong? He's still alive."
Keith: "Even so, that doesn't mean you can just do anything you want."
Kagari: "You're still the same as ever."
Kagari: "That's why you always end up losing control."
Keith: "...!"
Kagari shook off Prince Keith's hand, wiped the blood off the sword, and sheathed it.
At the same time, knights hurriedly appeared with bustling footsteps,
Under Prince Keith’s instructions, they began to restrain the fallen individuals on the floor.
(...Is it over now?)
With the danger gone, my legs give out from under me as if the tension had been cut loose.
Prince Keith, who rushed over, squatted in front of me with a visibly worried expression.
Keith: "Emma, are you okay? Are you injured? Please tell me anything, no matter how small."
Keith: "...I'm sorry I came late."
Emma: "No, thank you. I'm not hurt, so there's no problem."
Emma: "I just sat down because I felt relieved. I'm sorry for causing a commotion."
I smiled to reassure him, and a sense of relief colored my golden eyes.
Knight: "Prince Keith."
Keith: “Ah, just a moment.”
Emma: "I'm fine, please go ahead."
Keith: "...Thank you."
With a hint of hesitation, Prince Keith headed towards the knights,
And as he passed by, Kagari approached me.
Just that, for some reason, my heart started to pound unpleasantly, and I felt breathless.
(Why am I suddenly feeling afraid of Kagari?)
Kagari: "..."
Emma: "...!"
His eyes looking down showed no emotion.
As if to prevent me from backing away, he stepped on the hem of my dress.
Kagari: "You tried to stop me and then you tried to help. Why are you running away?"
(My voice... won't come out.)
Kagari: "Cat got your tongue...?"
Kagari: "Yet, you talk normally with Keith... It feels lonely."
(Why... why does he sound so resentful?)
Just as Prince Keith did before, Kagari crouched down in front of me.
His emotionless face remained unchanged.
His expressionless emerald eyes remained the same.
(...But it's different.)
In his eyes, there was a viscous, syrupy heat that hadn't been there before.
Kagari: "If I kneel down and cutely meow like a cat, will I get your attention?"
The words were whispered as if to himself, and his wicked smile amplified the fear...
Kagari: "Princess."
(Ah....)
As his face approached, and his breath brushed against my neck—
With a sudden snap, everything went dark in front of my eyes.
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This is a tumblr classic but the ros' reaction to mc having a hickey on their neck only to find out it's a mosquito bite later on? In crush stage
Hi, I apologize for taking so long to respond.
I know it's supposed to be an easy question, but there are too many complications for me.
The main issue is, it will take most of the ROs a while to realize they are in love with the MC, even if they've already kissed or gone further.
So, their reactions might change based on:
If the ROs realize they have feelings for the MC.
If there was already something physical between the RO and the MC.
The relationship dynamic between the RO and the MC (like K and a shy MC have very different dynamics than with a bold MC).
Considering all this and for the sake of drama (because to be honest, I think it's pretty easy to tell the difference between a mosquito bite and a hickey), I'll try to answer, but it will be quite general.
Kyle / Keira
Unconscious crush:
K will be quick to judge, and as soon as they notice the 'supposed hickey', they will instantly feel contempt and irritation.
K will sincerely think that what irritates them is the fact that the MC has no shame in openly displaying something like this, though in reality, it's just plain jealousy.
Conscious crush:
K will still be quick to judge, but this time, upon realizing the true reason, it will add anger to all the other negative emotions they're feeling.
Anger isn't something K can hold in for long, so they will snap very quickly, not necessarily even because of that, but they'll let the MC know the 'real' reason right in the process of their snap.
I imagine K will say something like, 'And for the fuck's sake, cover your neck!'
When they find out it's not a hickey, K will need time to cool off, so it's either they'll leave or they ask the MC to leave them alone.
Even after they calm down, the residue will remain: K will hate how weak and vulnerable their feelings make them, so they'll strongly try to deny their feelings, which will lead to them trying to shut themselves off from the MC and avoid them.
K will berate and despise themselves for letting someone closer to them and now suffering because of it.
Lex / Lexie
'Anxious meow meow' mode is activated (I'd like to thank this anon for first mentioning it; I think that will become the official name for L's state from now on when they're feeling too worried).
L will feel sick and devastated, worrying that the MC has found someone or was with someone, even if it wasn't serious.
L fully understands they're just friends and shouldn't feel this way, but here they are.
I find it amusing that when L finally gathers the courage to ask about it, they'll start with something like, 'Hey, so... we're best friends, right? How come you didn't tell me you were seeing someone?'
When they find out it wasn't a hickey, they'll feel so relieved they might even feel weak in the knees.
Given that the MC and L have known each other for around a decade, it'll be easy for the MC to notice L's true emotions behind their wobbly smile.
I think it could actually lead to a heated moment between them if the MC dares to ask, 'Were you worried I was with someone?' (shy MC) or straightforwardly, 'Were you jealous?' (bold MC).
Even if it doesn't happen, it will be another indicative moment for L, showing what might happen if they continue to do nothing about their feelings.
Morgan
To understand Morgan's reaction (or rather its seeming absence), you must know that Morgan struggles with several internal conflicts.
Firstly, Morgan acknowledges their guilt towards the MC: they don't regret withholding information about various matters, but they do regret the distress it caused the MC.
Secondly, Morgan struggles with fully experiencing emotions. Morgan can grasp what they're feeling but can't fully immerse themselves in those emotions.
Considering these facts, Morgan will try to remain level-headed and refrain from saying anything to the MC when they spot the 'supposed hickey'.
Morgan will recognize that something inside them feels 'off' but will try to convince themselves that it's good for the MC to have someone by their side, although it will be insincere.
Despite their claims that 'it's for the best', Morgan will continue to watch the MC closely afterward, trying to figure out from other signs whether the MC has found someone or if it wasn't something serious, secretly hoping they still had a chance with the MC.
I also think when they get a closer look at the MC's neck, they'll realize it's just a mosquito bite, and their body will immediately relax, only then let them realize how much they were tense because of it.
It will still be a fairly indicative moment, showing Morgan that they're more deeply invested in this than they thought, particularly in their feelings towards the MC.
Roderick / Rebecca
Unconscious crush:
R will freeze, inside and out (which I imagine looks very noticeable and hilarious).
Even though they'll quickly recover externally, inside, they'll feel a strong sense of concealed frustration.
But they won't even try to understand why, so they won't ask the MC anything. And probably without realizing it, they'll avoid looking at the MC for a day or two.
Conscious crush:
R will feel angry right away but won't show it.
Reacting so strongly is a weakness for them, but it's not just about displaying it: the mere fact of having such a strong reaction, especially because of someone (the MC) also counts, which makes them even angrier.
And that anger will dictate their actions.
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R takes a few steps closer to you.
"What's wrong?" you ask, tilting your head slightly, trying to understand what's going on.
R doesn't say a word, and although their facial expression and posture look relaxed, you immediately sense a shift: the air between you becomes heavy, and their gaze seems to grow darker and colder.
Their eyes never leave your neck, and you freeze as their hand reaches for the collar of your shirt, pausing for a moment before gently pulling it closer to your neck.
Then, their gaze returns to yours. "It's nothing," R says calmly, turning away from you.
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Even if the MC tries to explain that it's just a mosquito bite, R will say something like, 'I didn't ask.'
They realized it wasn't a hickey the moment they stepped closer, and the instant relief would be replaced by resentment: they will be very angry that what they experienced literally controlled them.
Usually, they let it happen by giving in to their feelings, and it was always a conscious choice.
But the MC changes things, and changes they can't control will always provoke a strong reaction in them.
Theo / Tess
Unconscious crush (if there wasn't something physical between them and the MC):
T treats physical intimacy as something casual, so it would seem obvious to them that someone so criminally hot as the MC already has someone.
But when feelings come into play, everything changes: T had never felt so strongly about anyone but the MC (that goes for physical intimacy as well), so they won't understand why what they see doesn't sit right with them.
However, they usually don't think too much when it comes to their affairs, so they quickly brush off this subtle feeling. Instead, their mind will be filled with... other thoughts, which they'll be sure to share with the MC.
But as soon as they lean in closer to the MC and get a better look at their neck, they immediately realize it's not a hickey.
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T leans closer to you, humming thoughtfully.
You pull back a little in suprise. "What is it?"
T looks up, your gazes lock. "You know, if you need someone to show you what the real hickey is supposed to look like, I humbly volunteer."
You touch your neck, realizing what they are talking about. "It's a mosquito bite."
"Oh, really?" T ask innocently, giving you a disarming smile. "Well, even so, what I said still stands."
Unconscious crush (or if there was already something between them and the MC):
...No. Just no. I won't tell you. I mean, I will. But through the main story.
Isaac / Iris
Isaac / Iris never jumps to conclusions. Well, never until jealousy comes into play.
The moment they see the 'supposed hickey', they feel bitter, disappointed, and frustrated.
They avert their gaze, trying to take a moment to suppress and hold back what they're feeling right now, or rather, what they shouldn't feel.
They realize that under the current circumstances, they don't know what they're dealing with and are unsure about what the MC is. Are they a victim, a threat, or simply a coincidental variable that signifies nothing?
Since it's common practice for them to suppress what they're genuinely feeling and rely on the mind rather than the heart, they're able to calm down pretty quickly.
But once they return their gaze to the MC, all reasonable arguments will die when their eyes flick back to the MC's neck.
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"You have a hickey," I says calmly, but you notice a distinct change in their tone and demeanor. Their voice loses its warmth, and their gaze turns unrecognizably detached, yet it remains fixed on yours.
You frown, caught off guard by such a shift. "I don't—Oh." Realizing what they mean, your hand involuntarily touches your neck. "It's a mosquito bite."
You see them blink, and a moment passes before they look away. "I... That was... I shouldn't..." You notice they avoid meeting your gaze, but before you can ask what's wrong, they add, "I apologize, I need a moment."
Without waiting for your response, they turn and walk away.
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They'll feel foolish for jumping to conclusions, but they'll feel even worse for displaying their personal interest in the MC so openly.
They understand that the MC's presonal life is not their concern, and any interest they harbor can never evolve into something more, and that's probably for the best.
But if the MC begins to reciprocate their interest... They're scared that they'll have to refuse, but what scares them even more is the possibility that they won't be able to refuse.
Sebastian / Selena
Unconscious crush:
I think S won't understand their feelings when they see the 'supposed hickey'.
They'll want to know more about whether the MC has someone because it's information, and any information can be useful later (at least that's what they'll tell themselves).
Even without realizing it, they'll secretly study the MC closely and quickly conclude it's not a hickey. And if it is, they'll consider it a 'pitiful imitation' at best.
Conscious crush:
They won't be able to just let it go for later and will behave more boldly, trying to get answers to their questions right away.
A 'straightforward approach' is both uncharacteristic for them and very indicative of how much what they feel deeply concerns them.
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Approaching you closer, their gaze momentarily drops to your neck, and the hints of amusement fade from their expression.
Even though their lopsided smirk remains, you notice a subtle shift in their demeanor.
Their hands gently touches your chin, tilting your head slightly as their gaze shifts to your neck, then back to your eyes.
"You look good today," S says, withdrawing their hand before you can pull away, looking almost smug as they take a step back. "Although your 'neck adornment' leaves a lot to be desired. But that's a question for the manufacturer."
You touch your neck, realizing what they're talking about. "It's a mosquito bite."
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This will be a good chance for the MC to ask if S felt jealous. S might sidestep the question, but what's important is that they'll ask themselves this, which will give them something to think about.
If the MC is strict, S will also say something like, 'Poor creature. It probably died after drinking your blood'.
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Thank you for the question! (🥲).
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Can you do a reaction *them reacting to their idol gf being called goddess or top visual in a variety show(together in a variety show) and male and female idols are whipped for her
It's been a long time since I did a reaction so here we go:
Taeyong 🌹 : He'd definetely smile. Maybe try to hide it. He'd be proud of being the boyfriend of such a beatiful girl. He wouldn't brag about it though, since he'd be cautious of creating a scandal. "What do you think Taeyong?" "Oh she's a good visual"
Taeil 🌕 : He'd be pissed. It would probably be one of those moments when they get asked why they are so serious and they make up the silliest answer. "Oh sorry I wasn't really listening" *insert an edit of the crows and the . . .*
Johnny 🐱 : This boy will brag. "Have you heard about Y/N? Oh yeah we're dating" Does not care for scandals, although in the show he'd just keep a straight face to not embarrass you.
Yuta 🐙 : Would stay silent and once you're both alone will congratulate you. He's really happy that everyone sees how beautiful you are. "You will always be the most beautiful woman in the world. No matter what"
Kun 🐻 : This time YOU will brag. You'd be all day talking about how everyone thinks you're so beautiful that'd make him roll his eyes at you. "You heard right? I'm a true visual" "Yeah I heard"
Doyoung 🐰 : He'd laugh and when asked about it hed probably say. "It was just unexpected to me" to hide his feelings for you.
Ten 🐱 : "What do you think Ten?" He'd laugh and say "She's pretty but not my type" Simply to tease you and enjoy your reaction afterwards.
Jaehyun 🍑 : He'd get serious about it and remain silent during the interview. Afterwards he'd remind you that he's your boyfriend. "You are mine" He'd whisper before kissing you.
Winwin 🐥 : He'd start chuckling softly. He'd only brag around you. "I'm with the prettiest idol of the ton" Lots of kisses.
Jungwoo 🐶 : He's mad because he's really protective of you and wants you to remain safe. Being liked by many means sasaengs and trouble in his mind. "I'll keep you safe"
Mark 🐆 : Caught staring at you while they were announcing it. "Do you have something to say Mark?" He'd look like he's been caught during a crime. "Oh no I was just thinking" There would be edits, rumours and questions about your relationship with him.
Xiaojun 🦕 : Pretends he hasn't heard properly. "Do you think she's pretty too Xiaojun?" He'd look shocked at the interviewer. "Soryy What was the question?" It would cause laughs and avoid further questioning.
Hendery 🐴 : Would laugh when ask about it. "Well I can relate to her because I'm obviously the visual of my group" The comment would make lift up the tension in the show.
Renjun 🦊 : WILL pull up the I'm foreigner card. "I don't understand what you are saying" He's lowkey proud of you but will never admit it.
Jeno 🐶 : Side-eyeing you for the whole thing. Will drown you in kisses once you get home. "You are the prettiest girl. Everyone knows it now"
Haechan 🐻 : Would make a whole joke about it. "What?" thought I was the prettiest idol. This cannot be true. Who voted for this?" It'd make everyone laugh including you.
Jaemin 🐰 : Would be very chill about it. He already expected everyone to see exactly when he saw on you the first time he laid eyes on you. "I think she deserves it"
YangYang 🐑 : Would be surprised by a question of the interviewers. "You two make a good couple. Two true visuals" He'd chuckle nervously. "Yeah..." He'd try to remain calm to not make it obvious.
Chenle 🐬 : He'd try not to react to not get asked about it. Would congratulate you backstage and he'd get you flowers the next day. "The prettiest idol deserves the prettiest flowers"
Jisung 🐹 : "Which one of the top visuals would you date Jisung?" The question would throw him off but he'd quickly answer "With the beautiful NCTzens of course" He'd wink at you smoothly.
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Aylin - Sleepover
Pairing: Aylin x Female Reader
Fandom: 23.5
Summary: Aylin never wanted to have any relations to humans, except the ones in her own family. Unfortunately all that facade crumbles when certain human smiles at her.
A/N: Made it just for @vlance
3rd's POV
Aylin looked at Alpha in disbelief, her mind started racing at the information she just gained from her cousin.
"Y/N, Sun and Luna are spending the night here"
Like here? As in their house that all of them live in which means that she lives in it, you're gonna be spending the night here?! Aylin didn't waited long and evacuated back to her room before Alpha or anyone else could stop her. She wasn't sure what was their plan but she wasn't about to let them succeed in whatever they planned with her.
Or at least that's what she thought to herself but unfortunately she ended up at the dining table with everyone. Her eyes stayed on the food the whole time, not daring to even look in your direction but she could feel your curious gaze on her and it caused her heart to beat faster. She didn't understand that... or rather she did but wished she didn't.
"It's nice to finally meet you Y/N. Everyone always talked so much about you but never brought you over" Aylin looked at her uncle from the corner of her eye as she listened "I never had time to, I'm glad I was able to come today" You smiled at him and soon Ongsa's mom chimed in "Are you often busy?" That was true, you were the same age as Alpha which meant that you had to think about college soon, you were also the oldest in your family which caused you to be busy helping and taking care of them.
"Yeah, I need to study to make sure I'll get into the college I picked" This immediately interested Ongsa's mom as both of you started talking about your plans for the future. Aylin used this moment to look at you. You looked extra pretty that day, your hair fell on your face just right and the shirt you wore really suited you. Aylin couldn't help but stare until she noticed Luna who was sitting right next to you, looking at her with a mischievous glint in her eyes. This immediately made Aylin look back at her food.
Just when she thought she was gonna have some rest from everyone, the unfortunate room choosing had to happen. Aylin had the feeling about how it was gonna end, Sun was sleeping in Ongsa's room as they were together and Luna was already ready to go to Alpha's room. The next words leaving her older cousin's lips didn't surprised her but also didn't made her happy.
"Y/N you can sleep in Aylin's room"
That's how she ended up sitting in front of her desk, trying not to look at you sitting on her bed. It was hard considering how you kept staring at her and trying to initiate a conversation with her.
"That's a cool alien friend you have here Aylin, what's their name?"
Silence.
"You know, I've been doing project about aliens but I don't know as much as you. Can you help me?
Silence.
"Can you even hear me?"
More silence.
Soon she could hear steps closing in on her before feeling a warm breath against her ear. Her body tensed at the feeling.
"I don't like it. How we're here together but it feels like we're on different planets" This was the first time she heard your voice so serious yet soft. She was so used to hearing your cheerful voice calling out to her at school everyday even when she ignored you. This moment was so different, the atmosphere change making her heartbeat faster.
And this time she couldn't help but turn around and look you in the eye.
The smile that you gave her in that moment got engraved in her memory for years to come, she was sure of that.
Along with the way she felt like could let herself let loose with a human for the first time... but she wouldn't tell you that.
At least not yet.
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Hi so like I was watching old videos of Paige and Azzi coz we don’t have contents the past few days 😭 anyways I just wanna share it to you since you’re my fave here and you understand our deluluness 😂 so here it is, I was watching Day In The Life of Paige and at 4:36 there’s a Pazzi picture at Paige’s desk in her room. There’s also one before that at the posters in the living room. I’ll take that crumbs. Gosh I just love them so much. And also the other night I watched the blog of one of Paige’s high school teammate and it’s the Hopkins Banquet after they won the State Championship and I was just watching it normally coz it’s the team and their families and I just screamed (quietly if this even makes sense) in my room when I saw Azzi there. I was not even expecting her. Like I’m sorry this is too long already but like I don’t think I’m gonna get over them anytime soon (and I’m not even complaining) 😂I just want what they have 🥺 I’m so happy for them that they met their person at a very young age. I hope they get to stay together forever.
Wait omg bestie, this is lore I didn't know actually. Guess I don't pay as much attention to detail as I originally thought I did. I love the little crumbs you can find through videos of them, it's like a little mystery we're all solving.
Do you potentially wanna send me the links for these though babes?
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Medwhump may - Day 1
Under anasthesia
@medwhumpmay
Tw: kinda emotional whump, angst, medical whump
"Not a fan." She heard herself mumble. This tiny dimly lighted room was like purgatory and that she could actually see the busy routine of the OR in the periphery of her vision was all the more frightening. Just an open door seperated her from one of her biggest fears. Being helpless and vulnerable, all alone depending on someone else.
"It's all right. We're all here to take care of you. But you need to calm down, please."
The nurse was sweet talking, but it didn't help. Her heartbeat was a hectic jumble on the monitor. At least it wasn't like in the movies and there was no sound, displaying her angst even audible. Her breath was already doing that. It came in stiffled puffs. She was trying everything not to slip into a panic attack.
The tiny sheet was doing nothing to make her comfortable in anyway, laying under it in her birthday suit. She was actually thrembling, yet trying to hide it. Unsucessfully.
The nurse and the doctor were exchanging some kind of non verbal arrangement. She had skipped them talking to her. "What?" Her voice trembling as her hands and feet were.
"We gonna give you some I-don't-care-meds to help you calm down a bit, okay." The voice of the nurse was even more sympathic.
Honestly, she wasn't actually okay with any of this, but she wouldn't say no to some I-don't-care-stuff now, either. Her nod got lost in the thrembling of her body.
Gloved fingers gently pressed down her outstreched arm to keep it from moving, while the syringe was emptied into her IV port.
The nurse put her hand on her shoulder. It was warm and made her feel even more ashamed about her fright all of a sudden.
Even though, it felt like an hour had passed, she definitely still cared. In reality, it was probably not more than 7 minutes. Not much of what the nurse was talking about or asking, reached her attention.
Unfortunately, it didn't feel like the meds had anything to do with it, but only her fear.
Fear of being naked inside a dimly lighted windowless room, depending on the attention and helpfulness of others, while a tube was done her throat and someone was cutting her open. Depending, that someone would really open the oxygen tank and far enough. Depending, that someone would take a look, if her heart was still beating. Depending on someone to use clean material to cut into her skin. Depending, that the scalpel wouldn't seperate any vital parts or poke into some organs. Depending, that the surgeon was sober and well rested. Depending, that they didn't forget any instruments inside her body. Depending, that they would sew her up properly afterwards. Depending, that they would let her wake up again. She definitely still cared a lot.
Because, that was a whole lot of depending on other people, for a girl, that never could depend on anyone but herself.
Apparently nurse and doc were satisfied, with the results of the I-don't-care-stuff, she still wasn't. A quick glaze to the monitor said, her heartbeat had slowed, but was still above 100bpm. She was still thrembling, but she wouldn't mind to be put to sleep, just to get it over with as soon as possible, or even more, just to clock out as soon as possible.
The nurse had said something. Whatever. Another syringe was pushed into the IV. More undeceiferable words. She could hear them, understand, that it were actual words, but her brain was muffed, she still put it on her angst. Cause, she didn't feel any kind of not-caring, still.
"Count backwards from 100, please."
The hell? 100? How long, does that stuff need, till she was finally asleep.
"100." Oh, her tongue was heavy already.
"99." Oh brain's not working.
"98." But a row of numbers can practically count itself, right.
"97." If it will be like falling asleep? Do you know, when you get unconscious?
And she was out like a light.
Part 2 (here)
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Nerd!Quackity x Y/N - Short (and cute) Story <3
Alex was such a nerdy, glasses, beanies, an e=mc² shirt and a black watch would make him such an Albert Einstein fan but, he was, still, the best friend of your brother, Charlie, who was also a nerd, but a popular one. You were just the little sister of Charlie "the boy with beautiful green eyes and weird best friend (Alex)". At least, no one called you weird, tho.
You were just one year younger than Charlie, but he'd always think you're his little sister, protecting you from every boy he'd see around you. "You should stop being such a dick, Charlie. Why can't I have a life?!"
"Well, you can have a life! I just don't want boys around you, Y/N! All they suck and I don't want you to get hurt." He says and you roll your eyes. All you wanted was to kiss some boys and enjoy your teenage years. "Alex is coming." He says and you nod, Alex was so hot. The boy was just your fuckin' type. Nerdy. Glasses, beanies and the shirts that made him look even better. You couldn't believe he was real sometimes, but Charlie would never approve the both of you. He. Would. Never.
You listen to Alex's voice when he arrives and go downstairs to see the boy sitting on the sofa. He smiles to you and you approach him. "Hey, Alex. I loved your shirt." You say, it was a Jurassic Park shirt. "Oh... Thanks, Y/N, Jurassic Park is one of my favourite movies." He says and you smile, he's so cute. "Yeah, it's a very nice movie, right?! A classic."
"Yeah, I really..."
"Fuck, dude, I forgot the avocado for the guacamole..." My brother appears on the living room, looking at Alex and then looking at me. "What are you doing here, Y/N?"
"I live here, dude." I answer him and roll my eyes. "Whatever, I'll buy the avocado, okay? Alex, ignore my silly sister." He leaves the room and you roll your eyes again.
"I hate when he does that, you know?! Pretend I'm a little girl." You say and Alex nods. "Yeah, I understand. I'm sorry for that, maybe one day he'll change his behaviour. I mean, you're clearly not a little girl anymore, but..." He says, looking at your whole body. "You're right, I'm not." You approach him for behind the coach, your hands on his shoulders to make him a little massage. "W-What are you doing, Y/N?!" He asks. "Jesus... Are you always this tense, Alex?!" You ask him, his muscles start to relax in your fingers, a sigh of relief scapes from his mouth. "Does it feels good?!" You ask him with a smile on your face. "So good, Y/N." He whispers and you smile, Alex groans as you suddenly stop, but you turn around the sofa and sit on his lap. "Hey, what the..." He starts, his hands on your waist as you kiss his neck. "Y/N, s-stop."
"What?! You don't want me?!" You ask. "I want, but we're in the living room and your brother..." You shut his mouth by kissing him on the lips, almost whimpering with the feeling of his soft tongue against yours. Alex holds your face with one hand as he kisses you, the other one pulls you even closer than before. "We can't." He whispers as soon as he breaks the kiss. "Why not?!" You ask, upset. "I always wanted to kiss you, Alex. Maybe do even more..." You whisper and he blushes. "Your brother." He says, his thumb moves on your face and you sigh. "I can't let Charlie control my life." You say and kiss his lips. "And you shouldn't let him control yours."
"I don't." He says and kisses your lips again, your hands on his hair and neck, making him shiver with the touch. "To a nerd, you're such a great kisser." You whisper when you both break the kiss again, and Alex laughs. "Are you insulting me or...?"
"I'm not, 'Lex." You give him a peck on the lips and he smiles, hugging your waist. "You're so handsome." You whisper to the boy, kissing his face. "You're very beautiful, princess."
You both hear the front door and you immediately get up from Alex's lap, sitting on the other sofa. Charlie appears with two avocados on his hands. "Hey, what... Are you okay?!" He asks to Alex, he was red and nervous. "Uh, yeah... I'm, you?!"
"I'm good, dude. Was my sister making fun of you?! Y/N, what did I..."
"She wasn't, it's okay, Charlie. It's just... Hot. It's hot, you know?! Here." Alex says and Charlie frowns his eyebrows. "Y/N, can you turn on the air conditioning to Alex?!" Charlie asks and you nod, leaving to the kitchen. You get up and smile to Alex, turning on the air conditioning to him and giving him a peck on the lips. "Stop!" He whispers with a smile on his face, you hold his cheeks with your fingers and Alex keeps the smile on his lips.
"Can we keep it in secret for a while?!" Alex whispers and you nod. "Sure." You smile to him.
"Alex! Help me to make the guacamole! Stop talking with my sister, dude!" Charlie says from the kitchen and Alex gets up.
"See you, 'Lex." You give him a peck on the lips and leave the room to go upstairs.
You and Alex would keep in secret the beginning of your romance, expecting for Charlie to don't find out.
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoy the writing! :)
Requests are open!
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was talking to my friend about how nearly everyone we know seems to be trapped in the endless abyss of Going Through It and it feels like we're getting to the end of mental health as a useful term when it typically ends up synonymous with a state of functioning that allows you to be a sufficiently productive worker. as if distress and horror and grief weren't rather reasonable responses to living in a world where everything from official policy to the built environment is actively hostile to life. not just human life, either; don't you suppose the plants are really fucking stressed too? the birds? the fish? the insects? I'm not hazarding any guesses what it looks like for them to experience and communicate that distress, but being a species of tree trying to move slowly up a mountain as its formerly habitable range becomes too hot sounds real fucking stressful to me, even if the tree lacks the political and analytical faculties to draw conclusions or place blame about why this is happening to it. but knowing why is secondary to just knowing, by evidence and instinct, that life as it has been is not livable like this much longer.
and since we're not trees my friend and I are here dutifully going to therapy trying to understand our thoughts and dissect our feelings and meanwhile every day we drive to jobs that feel pointless except for their tenuous insurance against eviction/starvation, and we breathe air full of particulate matter in our city full of concrete, and we go to the food store to buy half of what we could've afforded two years ago, and we check the news to see police violence and genocide, interspersed with ads for mental health podcasts and books and cutesy mental health home decor and inspiring quotes. you too can get better with the power of self-care and self-compassion and time and money and a pretty photo filter.
and the disconnect between mounting distress and its proffered solutions is not really surprising or anything; the wellness and mental health industries are doing a great job of aestheticizing suffering and commodifying 'healing' and a terrible job of addressing any of the factors which make the environments we live in so incredibly hostile to life. not by accident or anything either, not as long as the destination of the mental health train is worker productivity. not to say all therapy is gaslighting, I think that's reductive, but we're awfully hard on ourselves for not 'getting better' quick or successfully enough when you consider like, everything about living in the world today. and I also think... eventually that tree will run out of mountain. eventually we'll all run out of ways to pretend that fixing our individual selves is possible in a vacuum. and what then?
#like. community care and space for grief etc. and direct action. and other forms of solidarity. trying to change the environments we're in#etc etc#something something the koala in the clear cut forest image#skravler
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Nobody Understands Mukuro Ikusaba (aka Mukuro Character Analysis)
...except for the people that do (lol).
But first I want to clarify what I mean by this title and why I even wrote this thread in the first place. Mukuro is my second favorite Danganronpa character, only beaten out by Kyoko. There's a lot of reasons why I really like Mukuro, but one of them is her writing.
I think she's one of the best written characters in the series. But unfortunately, she also happens to be one of the most misunderstood characters as well. Not even by the people who don't like her, but also by her own fans.
"Mukuro has incestuous feelings for Junko"
"Danganronpa 3 retconned her character"
"Mukuro was just a plot device"
These are all claims that baffle me because simply just consuming the media will say otherwise.
To many, Mukuro is either a one note incest freak or a pure innocent cinnamon roll who did nothing wrong and both of those interpretations are wildly incorrect. I've been meaning to write this post for a while, but we're finally here.
Nobody understands Mukuro Ikusaba (a ""🧵"")
(Spoiler warning for the entire series)
Story Overview
We don't actually know too much about Mukuro's backstory aside from the fact that at a young age, she was separated from her younger twin sister Junko. Before being taken away, she claims that she was homeless and after she was taken she was forced to become a member of the military group Fenrir.
So clearly Mukuro never really had the chance to have a normal life, and more importantly: never had a chance to feel the care of another person.
Her sister, who Mukuro had not seen in years, suddenly got in contact with her and called Mukuro over to participate in her plan to overthrow Hope's Peak Academy (and the world). Mukuro, who already felt bad for losing her sister and was desperate for any kind of affection, accepted and began working for Junko.
Junko took advantage of Mukuro's desperation and had her basically work as a servant to her plans. She started by having Mukuro wipe out the entirety of a middle school in order to prove Mukuro's skills and how far Mukuro would go for her.
With that out of her way, Junko made Mukuro obey like her servant in order to overthrow Hope's Peak and cause the tragedy. Mukuro did so without batting an eye and disregarding any second thoughts she might have had, all while facing Junko's abuse.
During her time attending Hope's Peak, Mukuro met Makoto Naegi. Unlike most of her classmates, Makoto was friendly to her and showed her compassion. This confused her as we already established that Mukuro wasn't used to affection. Because of this and her tendency to latch onto anyone who shows her even an ounce of care, she began to develop feelings for Makoto (that even Junko acknowledged).
In the past two years, Ikusaba had gained an interest in the world beyond her sister. And in that world, Makoto Naegi--the first person who smiled at her and bridged the gap between her and the world--had become like a sapling of sincerity taking root in her heart.
-Danganronpa IF confirming Mukuro's feelings for Makoto
"Upupupu… I wonder what kind of fun you were having in the infirmary? Did you take care of your rival in love, or did you wish them a happy marriage? Either way, don't you think our nice guy Naegi standing side-by-side with Kirigiri makes for a wonderful picture? If this were a thriller, they'd be the last surviving couple!"
"Upupupupu… Or how about just killing all of the others? If everyone but you and Naegi die, then the two of you can spend the rest of your student lives together! After all, we can't even hold a trial if there's only two people left. Maybe it'll be best if you just hole up here, safe in the building forever!"
"And what're you going to do once he goes back to his old self? It's not as if you were dating Naegi, right? You were just watching him from afar all this time! Now this is a shock. You can shoot right through people's heads and hearts without even blinking, but you can't even steal away some skinny little boy's heart! You want me to tell you who Naegi had a crush on before his memories were erased? Upupupupu…"
-Junko teasing Mukuro about her feelings as she aids Makoto in Danganronpa IF
Once the tragedy occured, Mukuro was locked inside of Hope's Peak with Junko and the rest of their classmates and she helped orchestrate the killing game. She disguised herself as Junko, under the impression that Junko would fake her death and they could spend the rest of the game together.
This is when the seeds of doubt began to sprout inside of Mukuro. I wouldn't say that she necessarily began to go against her sister, but she definitely was starting to get a little more hesitant.
"It was only recently that she began to question her mindset. Hearing about this plan from Junko and watching the world burn at the hands of people in Monobear
masks did nothing to sway her, but when she heard that Junko was intending to plunge Naegi and the others into a game of murder, something within her began to move.
The seed of doubt soon took root, sprouting into a thorny vine that twisted around her feet. And the moment she met her friends for the first time under the identity of Junko Enoshima and realized their memories were truly gone, the vines quickly tightened around her ankles."
-Danganronpa IF describing Mukuro's feelings when the killing game began
To Makoto and the player who are under the impression that this is Junko, they assume that she's referring to not wanting to be a model anymore. But given her backstory of never being able to live a normal life and always having to fend for herself or follow the orders of others, we can infer what she actually means. She expresses disappointment in the fact that she never really had a chance to do what she wanted.
This all culminates in the moment where Junko was supposed to fake the death of Mukuro, but that isn't what happened. Instead, Junko killed Mukuro and betrayed her. To say that Junko felt no remorse from this action would be a lie, however. Junko only did this because she knew it would hurt both of them.
...but what if that wasn't what happened? What if Mukuro wasn't killed? What would happen then? That brings us to:
Danganronpa IF
Danganronpa IF answers the hypothetical question of what if Mukuro survived Junko's attack. Of course this means it isn't canon, but due to Kodaka being involved with its creation and its existence as an event that hypothetically could have happened, it is canon compliant. This means that while the events didn't happen in canon, they could have and things like characterization are all accurate. Think of it like an extended free time event. While the events themselves aren't canon, the things they say and imply are. I'll also be referencing Danganronpa IF a lot because since it's told from Mukuro's perspective, it gives a lot of insight on her thought process.
After regaining his memories, Makoto recognizes and rescues Mukuro seconds before her would-be death and he gets impaled by one of the spears. Mukuro rushes to save him, abandoning her disguise and goal.
During this time, Mukuro does a lot of thinking. Why did Junko try to kill her? For all the time they've been working together, Mukuro always assumed that her job was to prop Junko up and help her achieve despair.
It turns out that Junko didn't want Mukuro to obey Junko's every order, Junko wanted Mukuro to retaliate. She didn't want Mukuro to submit to her, but instead to fight back.
With this Mukuro changes her mind, choosing to fight Junko instead of assisting her. Not because she's on the side of hope, she never cared about hope or despair, but because she only wants what's best for the only person in her life who cared for her.
"'That's why… I'll take responsibility. I'll make you happy, Junko . I'll make youdespair. I'll save Naegi-kun… I'll make sure none of our friends die. I'll get them all out of here. And I'll kill every last one of the ones on the outside. You planned this for years and killed so many people to make this work… so I'll destroy every last trace of it.'
She was not driven by resentment at the sister who abandoned her. Ikusaba would do all this for her sister's sake."
-Mukuro changing her approach to making Junko happy in Danganronpa IF
Who is Mukuro Ikusaba?
Now this is the part where I finally exit the synopsis phase and finally get into the character analysis, explaining why Mukuro acts the way she does in all entries.
Now, I want to begin with a common critique of Mukuro's character, specifically one that's attributed to Danganronpa 3. The one that says that Mukuro's behavior is not only out of character, but also claims that she has romantic feelings for her sister.
First point out of the way, Mukuro's blushy and flustered attitude is nothing new when it comes to her character. It's been an aspect of her since the very beginning of her characterization.
"'I don’t know if… she attracts despair, or despair attracts her, but… she’s lived her whole life with despair by her side. She lived while immersed in despair. That’s why she began looking for despair in others; she began to enjoy pushing people into despair. But you know… that’s normal. It’s no different than someone cursed by misfortune falling into hatred for those who are better off than them. But what’s special about her was that… she learned to enjoy inflicting despair upon herself. That’s how the link to despair began: as she chased down despair, she pushed it onto others along the way. Doing so caused her to crave falling into despair even more… and because of that chain to despair, the Ultimate Despair was born.'
While she spoke, it was like she fell into a fever; the expressions on her face slowly turned into ecstasy. It was so completely absurd that it would have been difficult for anybody to think of it as anything but a joke, but I could tell that this was real. It might have been the hazy memories of Junko Enoshima inside me that led to that conclusion.
'You don’t get it right? That’s fair, I don’t think anybody could… But you know, only I can understand it…'
Consumed by ecstasy, even Ikusaba’s breathing had begun to turn ragged."
-Mukuro describing Junko in Danganronpa Zero
The second (and more important) point to address is the one that Mukuro holds some kind of romantic feelings for her sister. Now, in all honestly, I can't hold this against anyone for thinking this even if I think it's a wild misinterpretation of her behavior. Danganronpa has a track record of using incest for comedic effect (to always poor results). However, Mukuro's relationship with Junko is not used to comedic effect and it's portrayed in a negative light. Not only that, we know that Mukuro does not enjoy behaving that way.
"'She hoped that, perhaps her sister on the screen would say something like 'Not! You seriously thought I'd say something that sappy? Jeez, you're annoying! Can't you just disappear forever or something?'. She hoped that Junko might criticizeher and call her useless. Ikusaba was no masochist, but she would have preferred to hear scornful laughter and be shot at rather than continue to endure this pain."
-Danganronpa IF explaining Mukuro's "masochism"
Mukuro doesn't behave the way she does because she has feelings for Junko, she does so because she believes that's how Junko wants her to behave. Danganronpa Zero and IF makes it clear that Mukuro was wrong about how Junko wanted her to behave.
“'You don’t get it right? That’s fair, I don’t think anybody could… But you know, only I can understand it…'
Consumed by ecstasy, even Ikusaba’s breathing had begun to turn ragged.
'Only I’m able to understand her… That’s why she needs me. She still hasn’t realized it, but… maybe she’s only pretending not to. Ufu… It’s because she’s so shy. Ufufufu…'”
-Mukuro explaining that Junko needs her in Danganronpa Zero
"Ikusaba knew that not even she herself was her own ally. After all, despite the fact that Junko had betrayed her and very nearly killed her, Ikusaba still believed that she was the only one who could understand her little sister. And that was why she felt that she had to protect her.
That's right… you were just being you, Junko. You just wanted despair, right?
It's because you love me. You wanted to kill me and fall into despair. That must have been it"
-Mukuro in denial in Danganronpa IF
"Ikusaba believed that she alone could understand the despair known as Junko Enoshima.
It was a ludicrous notion.
The moment Junko said, 'I love you', Ikusaba realized--to her agony--that she never truly understood her sister. Only now had she come to realize Junko's feelings."
-Mukuro realizing that she didn't understand Junko in Danganronpa IF
Because of Mukuro's incorrect interpretation of understanding Junko, Mukuro believes that Junko expects her to respond to her abuse with acceptance and masochism. Even if she was uncomfortable to, as long as it made Junko happy, that's what mattered. Of course, we learn that Junko wanted Mukuro to respond her abuse with retaliation, and as soon as Mukuro realizes that her behavior immediately shifts. Mukuro holds a great deal of admiration for Junko, so much so that she only wants to do what would please Junko the most.
She does not have romantic feelings for her sister and to say so misses the point entirely. She isn't behaving that way because she's a masochist, she behaves that way because she believes it's how she's expected to, even if she's visibly uncomfortable. Once she learns this isn't what's expected, she immediately changes course.
Danganronpa 3 also has official relationship charts that depict the relationship between characters. In this chart, crushes or explicitly shown romantic feelings are labeled with a heart (as seen with Kazuichi's attraction to Sonia or Toko's attraction to Byakuya). Mukuro's relationship does NOT feature this heart. You would think that if Mukuro's very obvious admiration towards Junko was romantic it would have a heart, but it doesn't because it isn't. If what I said before didn't convince you, I think this itself is proof enough.
Mukuro's admiration doesn't extend to just Junko though. Due to her unfortunate upbringing, Mukuro has a tendency to get attached to anyone who shows her the affection she's desperate for. So much so that her behavior changes completely around the people she cares about.
"The mass of monochrome spun round and round, making it look as though they were projecting a hypnotic image from three directions, but Ikusaba remained expressionless. In fact, the bizarre sight unfolding before her compelled the Super High School Level Soldier to regain her focus. She was an entirely different person
from the girl who had panicked at Naegi's injury in the gymnasium."
-Mukuro while fighting in Danganronpa IF, behaving completely differently from when she panicked over Makoto's injury
"Not only that, if anyone who knew her as the Super High School Level Soldier and mercenary were to see her now, the difference in her attitude might even make her look like another person altogether. And Monobear continued to drive the girl into a corner."
-Mukuro panicking over Makoto's injury in Danganronpa IF
"The mask of ice she wore around others was entirely unlike the face she showed her sister, making it almost seem as though she had multiple personalities."
-Danganronpa IF explaining that Mukuro's behavior around Junko is different from her typical icey expression
This is why around most people, Mukuro has a pretty blank expression. However when she's around Makoto or Junko, the two people who she cares about, she displays a much more soft and emotional side.
That being said, an often overlooked aspect of Mukuro is that she actually has a slight ego and is proud of her skill. This is especially obvious in her fight with Peko in Danganronpa 3. Of course, if I spent years in the military without getting a single scratch, I'd probably have an ego too.
Mukuro is also capable of turning off her feelings and going into a "killing machine mode" whenever the situation demands it, mostly when she's carrying out some mission. It's not because she doesn't feel bad for what she's doing or isn't having any second thoughts, it's that she pushes any doubts to the side to focus on getting the job done.
"In battlefields, where she made her home, her main mission was to kill and survive. And in that setting Ikusaba was invincible. She could put her own emotions on a leash in order to become a killing machine."
-Danganronpa IF explaining how Mukuro is capable of ignoring her own feelings
"With a single whisper that was drowned out by the sound of gunfire, Ikusaba went completely silent. Thanks to her status as a member of Super High School Level Despair, her heart was filling with joy. And as if to offset the sudden surge of emotions, the sparkle in her eyes disappeared."
-Mukuro turning her emotions off while fighting in Danganronpa IF
So Basically...
Due to her upbringing Mukuro is someone who gets attached to people easily, particularly those who give her attention. Junko took advantage of this to make Mukuro essentially act as her servant. Believing that Junko expected her to return the abuse she faced with enjoyment, she forced herself to do just that. Even if it made her uncomfortable, making her sister happy at her own expense is better than being alone. She's capable of turning off and ignoring her emotions to following orders when necessary and is generally a proud and skilled soldier, though she has a softer side that she only shows to people who she cares for.
That is who Mukuro Ikusaba is.
Conclusion
There's a lot of reasons I really like Mukuro. I think she's silly and cute and I like her singing voice. But I also think her characterization is really good in all of her appearances. I think a lot of the critiques made towards her (especially towards her appearance in Danganronpa 3) are misguided or just a result of her being misunderstood.
She's not a plot device or a character exclusively there to act as an extension of Junko. She's filled to the brim with character depth and interesting writing and has plenty of characterization on her own. I'll admit that her presence in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is a bit limited, however she doesn't just become an important character in four other entries without getting some kind of development.
Many think her characterization is inconsistent or different across entries, but I honestly think it couldn't be any MORE consistent. The only times where I'd say she acts out of character is in the comic anthologies, but those are non-canon media that's kinda known for flanderizing characters for the sake of comedy.
Basically, I like Mukuro. I hope I managed to change some minds or shed a new light on her to anyone who didn't before. And if you already liked her, I hope maybe I could make you appreciate her a bit more or just help you explain her in some way.
anyways follow me on twitter cough cough
Also special thanks to Twitter user @LKSixtyfour for their tweets about Mukuro's characterization, many helped me organize my thoughts to form the thread that you just read.
Edit: didn't make any changes to the post, just fixed some typos
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The Jedi were completely justified in in the Wrong Jedi Arc (Part 3)
Part 1 here and part 2 here if you want to review the charges.
Now we're onto the Wrong Jedi episode proper. First off, the Jedi Council are in a tough spot but aren't rushing to judgment. All they say concerning Ahsoka is that there's evidence she was behind it.
Because you know, there is. Thanks to her.
Anyways the questioning begins! Ahsoka pleads "not guilty" and says that "I'd never innocent lives. The values of the Jedi are sacred to her."
Ki-Adi-Mundi: "There is evidence to the contrary. You were alone with Leeta when she died, can you explain this?" This is a completely reasonable question to ask. There is evidence against her, so he wants her to explain what happened to the woman she's accused of murdering.
Ahsoka Tano: "Someone used the Force against her." Technically true but also useless, they already knew the Force killed her. The question is who was responsible. Ahsoka's got nothing.
Plo Koon: "Which leads us to Ventress, can you explain your association with her." Again, an entirely reasonable request. Ventress is only the other Force user who appears to be wrapped up in the case, one known for violence. So Plo Koon asks what her connection to the case is and why Ahsoka was working with her.
Ahsoka Tano: "We... Had a mutual understanding. I thought she was helping me." Wow, even in court she can't stop making herself sound suspicious. Being vague and dodgy is the worst thing she could possibly do right now. If she was upfront about being frightened and acting irrationally they'd be way more likely to believe her.
Mace Windu: "Did she help you acquire the nano-droid weaponry found with you when you were apprehended? The same devices used in the bombing of the Temple." An entirely fair question to ask. She was found with bombs after being seen working with a Sith Assassin, of course they're going to wonder about that. Not to mention that the question itself accuses Ventress more than Ahsoka, and doesn't even call Ahsoka's intentions into question yet. It's just Mace trying to establish the facts.
Ahsoka Tano: "No! I was set up, someone deceived me as you are being deceived now!" ??? Ahsoka you idiot! You're not explaining ANY of your actions, all you're doing is throwing out broad claims about being framed without giving them any reason to believe or trust you after all the crimes you just committed.
Mace Windu: "The question is, Padawan Tano. Who is deceiving us? Ventress, you, or someone else." This question cuts to the heart of it and shows that the Council ISN'T throwing Ahsoka under the bus. They KNOW someone's messing with them and are attempting to figure out who it is. They haven't decided Ahsoka's guilt and are open to the idea that either Ventress or a third party is playing them.
This would be the perfect opportunity to Ahsoka to take a deep breath and try to explain her actions. If she did she might've convinced them. Instead?
Ahsoka Tano: *Angrily* "I am not deceiving you! I would assume Ventress is, but I can't know for sure. My sense is, clouded." She has an emotional outburst to being suspected of a crime, after committing multiple to even get there. She still doesn't explain her actions and her brilliant detective work failed to turn up anything at all that the Council could use. If only she'd stayed in her cell.
Yoda: "Clouded by the dark side, these things are, Padawan Tano. Dangerously clouded. But not just surrounding you, surrounding many things in these times." Here Yoda straight-up sounds like he's trying to encourage her. He assuring her that the dark side is obscuring things for everyone, not just her. If he was wanted to accuse her of being guilty he'd jump at the chance to say she'd fallen to the dark side here. Instead of trying to coax her into a state of calm so she could give clearer answers.
Anakin Skywalker: "You've already made your decision haven't you! This meeting is just a formality!" I don't know where Anakin got that impression but he's known for irrational, anger induced outbursts so I guess it's in-character for him.
Yoda: *Sighs* "Reached a decision, we have. Though not in total agreement are we." So the Council wasn't even unanimous on this.
Mace Windu: "It's the council's decision, that Padawan Tano has committed sedition against the Republic and thus will be expelled from the Jedi Order." An entirely logical outcome given her prior actions and silly behavior at the meeting itself.
She gave the Jedi nothing to work with, dodged all their questions, didn't discover anything while she was on the run, and basically left them with no excuse whatsoever not to turn her over to the Republic authorities. Great job Ahsoka!
Oh and Dave Filoni's bizarre mutation of Barriss Offee was actually so sloppy that Anakin almost immediately solved the entire case once he wasn't distracted by Ahsoka's nonsense. So again, if she'd stayed in her darn cell he'd have resolved the entire problem in the course of a single episode.
That right there, was apparently so terrible it justifies Ahsoka holding a grudge for thirty years and saying the entire order deserved to be slaughtered.
Honestly, instead of having Ahsoka be offered knighthood they should've had the Council stand by their decision to expel her at the end for her dark side behavior while on the run.
#Star Wars#anti Ahsoka#anti Ahsoka Tano#Ahsoka critical#Ahsoka Tano critical#The Wrong Jedi#TCW critical#The Jedi Council#Pro Jedi#Jedi defense#In defense of the Jedi#Anakin Skywalker#Mace Windu#Pro Mace Windu#Master Yoda
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logan IS NOT getting replaced at Imola (and not at Monza either), a CONFIRMED breakdown
that's right logan girlies (gn), Logan is SAFE. He's not going anywhere yet.
James was bailed up by Lawrence Barretto yesterday in the press pen, and was asked explicitly if Antonelli would be in the car at Imola. James straight up said that Antonelli will not be in the car at Imola, and that he is considering drivers for 25 and 26.
Here's the video:
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James was also asked about it in the press conference, and Autosport did a write up of it which you can find here. Importantly:
“I know nothing about what's going on with the Mercedes tests right now,” said Vowles.
“We are looking, as everyone else is, for where we want to be on driver line-up for next year. And we have our own young driver programme.
“In the case of Kimi. I can't really adjudicate at the level he's at. In case of him coming into the car this year, I've always said from the beginning, it's a meritocracy.
“Logan has to earn his seat and at the moment, he has some tough targets where he has to get much closer to Alex. But there is nothing on the radar at the moment for replacing him.”
That's the key point.
Now, the Autosport article also brought up another point. The FIA say they have received a superlicence request for Antonelli. They did not specify what type.
There are two types of superlicences. The one you hear about most commonly is a race superlicence. That's your standard one, need 40 points, etc.
But there is also a practice superlicence. This is what Logan had in 2022, enabling him to run FP1s for Williams while he tried to earn the points for his full superlicence.
It is actually entirely probable that Mercedes have put in this request for an exemption for a practice superlicence for Antonelli so that they can run him in FP1s.
Some of you may not trust James' word, and that's understandable! So, let's hear it from Toto Wolff himself, who was also asked about the rumours, and responded categorically:
"I don't know where this belief comes from that Mercedes was keen on pushing that forward. Kimi needs to concentrate on his F2 campaign and he knows that.
"Everything else is just rumours, which continue to spin around and that are factually incorrect. He's an F2 driver for Prema, that is what he's doing, and this is what we're all concentrating on."
Wolff stressed that Mercedes would remain careful not to burn Antonelli by promoting him too early, given his rapid rise through the junior series and his lack of experience.
"Just 15 months ago, he was in an F4 car," he said. "We have great belief in Kimi, his abilities and also his future.
"But there is a trajectory which we need to follow with diligence, rather than trying to dream about jumping from series to series in a way that is certainly not beneficial for him.
"I think a champion is not going to be distracted by any of this. But certainly, at least it distracts me because everybody's asking me: 'What about Kimi and driving in Imola?
"This is not going to happen. This is not something that Mercedes wants. These rumours have gotten their own spin. Let's do Formula 2. We as a team have lots of other issues to resolve."
So, to summarise: Toto doesn't want it. James doesn't want it. Neither of them are pushing for it. Logan has goals to meet and James is going to give him time and support to do it.
Now, James does say they're evaluating options for 2025, which I'm sure is not what some of you want to hear, but that's his job as the team boss. The market is busy right now, and if others are interested he is wise to listen. But Logan will be one of those options, if he hits the goals James has set him.
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Hi Michelle!!
Let's try #43 for the new Drabble challenge
#43. "pick up lines only work when i'm drunk."
"ian. are you listening to me?"
"mhm."
"...i'm thinking of leaving tami and the kids so i can ride off into the sunset with joaquin. thoughts?"
"sounds good," ian says vaguely, eyes glued to the dark-haired man sitting at the bar. "i'm sure she'll understand."
"man, you've got it bad." lip shakes his head, amused. "just go over and talk to him."
ian doesn't even turn his head. "who?"
lip rolls his eyes. "the guy you've been staring at for the past hour, who looks like he's part of a biker gang and one second away from smashing a bottle over someone's head. "
"i haven't been staring," ian says defensively, finally peeling his eyes away from the bar. "casually looking, maybe. at his tattoos. and his leather jacket. and his ass."
"and here i thought you wanted to catch up with your dear ol' brother." lip sighs. "how naive was i to think we could have family bonding time."
ian sighs. "grow up lip, we're in a gay bar. the only reason i called you and not carl is because for some reason he manages to pull more guys than me and well, you're... you."
"what the hell is that supposed to mean?" lip asks, slightly offended. "are you saying gay men don't find me attractive?"
"are you saying you want men to hit on you?"
lip shrugs. "i'm just saying, if i really tried, i can definitely pull a dude. y'know, hypothetically speaking, of course."
"okay, mr. i'm-ninety-six-percent-straight," ian snorts. "so, you think i should go and straight up flirt with him? or should i buy him a drink first? or maybe wait for him to come to me?"
"i think you should walk out the door and douse yourself in holy water because homosexuality is a sin and you're going to hell," lip replies solemnly.
"you're no help," ian sighs, sliding out of the booth. "i should've brought carl instead."
"okay, now i'm offended."
ian waves him off and struts over to his target at the bar, tapping the man on the shoulder.
"i think," he starts to say, leaning up against the counter, "you owe me a drink."
the man raises his pierced brow. looks ian up and down and smirks. "do i now."
"because when i saw you from across the room, i dropped my drink on the floor, so."
the man takes a sip from his glass, shaking his head slightly. "pick up lines only work when i'm drunk, and i'm not even two drinks in yet."
"i'll cut to the chase then." ian holds out his hand. "i'm ian. and you are...?"
the man looks down for a moment, before pressing their hands together and shaking. "mickey."
"so, mickey." ian leans forward, still gripping mickey's hand, ghosting his mouth close to mickey's ear. "you want to get drunk, or you want to get out of here?"
lip sighs as he watches the guy immediately throw a twenty on the counter and both of them leave out the front door together without a backwards glance. just as he's about to leave as well, he sees out of the corner of his eye someone checking him out from the next table over. a man, specifically, with tan skin and dark brown hair who, if he's being honest, kind of looks like joaquin?
lip contemplates, for just a teensy moment, whether he should go over and talk to the guy. you know, strictly for scientific purposes - only to prove a point to his stupid little brother who ditched him at a bar to bang some random dude.
but then again, he doesn't think tami will appreciate him flirting with a man - or anyone really - just so he can prove ian wrong and shove it in his smug little face. so he leaves quickly without looking back and thinks it's best, perhaps, the other four percent inside of him is better left unexplored.
#hi kat!#lip's 96% straight line always makes me laugh so i had to write about it somehow lol#this ficlet got away from me but i hope you like it!#also bi carl is very much real to me it's canon!#michy ficlet#gallavich ficlet#ian x mickey#gallavich fic#gallavich#my words
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Foreword, TW mention of harassment and namecalling.
My experience is theres this guy in my block who kept flirting me even if he had a girl friend. The problem is
i wasnt aware that we were flirting until my friends pointed it out.
i enjoyed the time i spent with him but i honestly didn't see any of it as flirting. I thought he was trying to make friends so i was like, cool, okay. Besides, who am I to deny hugs and pets when I'm pretty much touch starved from the damned covid lockdown? If anything i feel thankful that he's being friendly to me. But then i guess what looks friendly to me isnt friendly to others.
Then, months later my friends were like... Saying this:
"the guy is a fuckboy"
"girl, everyone had weird stares at you when you were hugging"
"i think he likes you"
"are you nuts he's literally harassing you"
And all that kind of stuff. But the entire time we were 'flirting' i didn't feel romance or anything. If anything all the hugging and head patting felt platonic, and i definitely don't intend to snatch him off from his girl friend. I mean i don't even initiate any of the stuff he does. He literally walks up to me and gives me hugs from behind. But aside from all that touchy stuff, we don't even have a deep relationship. We just know each other, and we're in the same class. And i think we have a mutual understanding that neither of us wants to be in a romantic relationship with the other, and yet we both permit the hugging and stuff.
it's quite unfortunate that people branded us with nicknames like "fuckboy" and "slut" just because we have the capacity to be touchy. We didn't even do things together alone. It's legit just hugging and hand holding in broad daylight. Other than that there is literally nothing like AAHH WHY Is it so hard to explain,, like i never even told anyone about it in fear that I'll just further make myself look like a fugitive or something
On a lighter note—while he never told me that he's aro, I really get the feeling that he is, if he could do all that and have no feelings for me. And I'm a wee bit happy to see someone else other than myself who is willing to be sweet without getting all romancey and stuff :)
Anyway thank you for this blog... I don't feel alone around here because of these aspec safe blogs. Thank you... I hope that wasn't too vent-y.. Hehe
i hope that situation has worked out for you!
#our aroace experience#aromantic#aro#aroace#aroace asks#long post#swearing#<- not sure if this needs any other tags#let me know!
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