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#i was having a bad drawing day the other day and this was fun to do when all my linework was garbage lmao
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Family Fun Skate Day
Bucky A/u - Hockey player Bucky - yes please!
A/N - I HAVE TO include some sort of hockey/skating related story being Canadian and all, so enjoy! Everyone likes a hockey playing Bucky right?
Summary: You volunteer at a shelter and the local hockey team hosts a family fun skate day for some of the kids in care. It's the teams hope that it draws in some much needed good press for their resident "bad boy' players in the hope it cleans up his image.
Content warning: mild language, Bucky is hockey's bad boys but he turns himself around, fluff
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"A family fun skate day? What the hell is this shit?" Bucky groaned while reading an email on his phone. 
"Classic PR stint." Steve shrugged. 
"Supposed to help with your image?" Sam added. 
"Bullshit" Bucky grumbled while he threw his phone into his locker and grabbed his shirt to change into. 
"It was one bar fight Steve!" Bucky hollered at his captain. 
"You gotta do it man!" Steve shrugged while he walked to the showers. 
"When is it?" asked Sam. 
"Tomorrow." 
Bucky groaned, and Sam snickered from across the room. He got up from his locker stall and proceeded to finish getting dressed after a long practice.
James 'Bucky' Barnes was assistant captain on the hockey team the Brooklyn Shield. The Shield had been in a losing slump, and the opposing team, the Jersey Hydra had beaten the Shield 6-1 on the ice a few nights ago. 
To forget about the embarrassing loss, Bucky and some of his teammates went to the Red Room bar after the game to blow off some steam but found a few players from Hydra who were also there. Combine the loss, frustrations from their losing skid, flowing drinks, chirping back and forth, it was a recipe for a disaster. 
One thing led to another, and Bucky had gotten into a fist fight with Hydra's team captain and resident goon of the league, Brock Rumlow. Some Shield players tried breaking it up, then the cops came, and Bucky had to spend a few hours in jail, only to have Steve bail him out. 
The story blew up like crazy on social media. Everywhere he went, cameras snapped, people whispered, fans were mad at his antics, it wasn't going away.
The team management was furious since this was not Bucky's first offence and he had been reprimanded a few other times prior. Bucky's known as hockey's 'bad boy' and always seems to be in the news for anything else other than his hockey career like his constant partying and revolving door of interesting female companions. 
The Shield PR team have their hands full with Bucky and they are tired of having to clean up his public messes. Wanda, the team's PR manager is at her wits end and had worked her magic to set up a family fun skate day with some of the team and youth from the community to help reset Bucky's public image.
"You get the email then?" he asked Steve who stood next to his locker and dried off. 
"Yeah, I'll be there too. It won't be so bad Buck." Steve added while he finished getting dressed. 
"Wanda said it'll only be for a few hours, let the paps take some pics, be nice to the kids, skate around, then you can go home." he shrugged. 
"Fine, but I won't like it." Bucky grumbled while grabbing his keys and jacket. 
"See you tomorrow pal!" called Steve. 
Bucky turned and waved to him before leaving the locker room. He went back to his condo so he could grumble in silence. 
When he got home, he flopped down on his couch and thought about his recent actions and his life in general. He knew he had to clean up his image for anyone to take him seriously. He was getting too old for his behaviour and needed to make some changes starting with no more bars or clubs, and to quit the drinking and random hook ups. That should get his head back in order while he thought about things. He needed to start fresh with his life, so he thought about having a new and improved life plan for himself, one he wanted to impose immediately.
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You were so excited for the team skating session; you could hardly contain yourself. 
"It's going to be so much fun!" you told your small group of kids who cheered and giggled uncontrollably. 
Seeing them happy and excited about something warmed your heart. You volunteered with the kids at the local shelter and were so excited when you read the email invite from the Brooklyn Shield. Some of the kids at the shelter had come from some dark places and for them to be invited by the Shield for an afternoon of skating meant the world to them. For most of them, this was the highlight of their life. 
Currently, there were twelve kids you were bringing with you and four chaperones including yourself. Your friend and manager of the shelter Sharon was coming along too. 
"We got the skates packed and loaded in the crates" Sharon huffed out while she sat down next to you. 
"Good, I'm glad the team provided us with skates. Lord knows how expensive hockey equipment is" you added.
You knew exactly how much hockey equipment was since you played when you were younger. Your parents sacrificed a lot so you could play the sport you loved, but since your knee injury, you could no longer play at a high level, so you had to think of another career. 
You had thought of getting into the office side of the sport, but your heart longed to play, and it would hurt too much to be around something you couldn't do properly, so you decided to be a sport physiotherapist instead. On your days off and weekends, you volunteer at the shelter, and you were more than happy to accompany the kids to the rink for an afternoon skate with some of their favourite Shield players.
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"Wow Buck, you're on time, and not hungover, I'm impressed!" Steve clapped his friend on the back, making Bucky wince. 
"For once." Sam added. 
Bucky tossed a hockey puck at Sam and gave him a rude gesture. 
"Thought I'd try something new fellas." Bucky shrugged while he changed into his workout gear. 
The family fun skating day was starting in 40 minutes, so Bucky had time to relax in the dressing room with Steve and Sam. 
"Who else is coming?" asked Bucky. 
"I don't know. Wanda and her team will be there, but I think it's just us three" Steve added. 
Just as he finished, the rookie Peter walked in. 
"Hey guys! Here for the skate too?" he asked, making his way to his stall to change. 
Bucky rolled his eyes at the kid and nodded. 
"What, no snarky comment to Peter?" asked Sam. 
Bucky shook his head and continued getting ready. The new and improved Bucky wasn't going to tease and make his teammate feel bad anymore. Something Bucky had thought about the night before. 
Both Sam and Steve exchanged glances with each other wondering what the hell happened to the old Bucky.
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You arrived at the arena with a van full of eager kids and chaperones while Sharon drove the other. Wanda from PR met you, taking the kids on a little behind the scenes tour of the arena and the visiting team's locker room. 
A bunch of "cool" and "oohs" and "ahhs" were heard from the kids as they took it all in. For many of them, this was their first time in an arena, and they were loving it. 
"This is so cool!" you whispered to Sharon, getting your skates out and quickly putting them on.
You were just as excited to be there as the kids were and Wanda was great at making everyone feel welcomed.
She answered more questions the kids had and smiled at them while they eagerly sat on the bench and waited for help to get their skates on.
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Bucky trudged down the hallway from the locker room to the ice, stomach instantly in knots from the noise of the kids. The guys were ahead of him, relaxed and happily chatting with one another making Bucky grumble to himself. He was never really good at PR events, especially with children involved.
With the added pressure from the PR team, photographers, and other media people around, he was nervous. He was more nervous to do this family fun skate day than play in an actual game, but he knew it was for the better. 
He knew he needed this for his new and improved life so he sucked in a deep breath and headed onto the ice.
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You helped a few of the kids with their skates when you noticed they got really quiet. You looked up and saw the four players from the team walk out of the tunnel and step out onto the ice. The kids' eyes were wide as saucers while they watched the four men skate around. 
"Look!" 
"There they are!"
"Holy cow!" 
The kids beamed at the players; their mouths fell open in awe. 
The players skated back and were smiling at the kids. You noticed the captain, Steve Rogers, the left winger Sam Wilson, rookie sensation Peter Parker, and the club's assistant captain James 'Bucky' Barnes were the players at the skate day. Your face instantly flushed at the sight of the handsome men, but James stood out to you. 
He was handsome and dangerous in more ways than one.
Bucky did a few laps with the guys, stretching his legs then they skated over to the bench to meet with the kids. He was slightly behind Steve, not really wanting to be in the spotlight when he noticed you standing off to the side next to a blonde. He tensed up even more at what he saw. 
Your cheeks were a rosy colour from the cool air of the arena, and you had your hair braided framing your face with the team toque on. Your eyes sparkled as you watched the kids and let out a chuckle at their reactions. 
Bucky was in awe. He definitely didn't expect this on the family fun skate day, but he wasn't complaining.
"Hey there!" Steve said to the eager group. 
"Hey!" Sam waved. 
Bucky was behind them, but he had a shy smile on his face. The kids were literally vibrating on the bench they were so excited. You smiled at their enthusiasm. 
"You guys ready to skate with us?" Steve asked. 
The kids jumped up and clamored onto the ice making the players chuckle. 
"Is that Bucky Barnes?" Sharon whispered to you. 
"Seems like it." 
"Thought he was in jail?" 
"Not anymore I guess?" 
Bucky Barnes was hockey's bad boy, and you had no idea why he would be part of a family fun skate day at the arena. You were kind of annoyed he was at your skate day. He was a train wreck off the ice, and you really didn't want any part of him being around the kids. God knows they had been through enough in their short lives.
Bucky vaguely heard Steve and Sam talk to the kids he was so distracted by you. 
"You going to help Buck or stand there like a pylon?" Steve jabbed at his friend. 
"Yeah yeah" Bucky skated over to the kids. 
He kept his eyes on you though while he watched you help a few of the other chaperones. Camera flashes were going off with his every move making him see stars out of the corners of his eyes. There was no way you were going to skate he thought to himself while the kids hobbled and flopped all over the ice. 
The PR team had small plastic skating helpers for the kids so they could keep their balance while they maneuvered around the ice. They were laughing as Sam and Peter showed them how to skate while Steve took two kids that were more advanced with their skills and ushered them around the ice.
A small girl tugged on Bucky's track pants and smiled up at him. 
"Mr. Bucky? Can you help me?" she asked. 
He smiled at her and knelt on the ice. She couldn't have been more than five while he held her hand as she steadied herself. 
"What's your name?" he asked. 
"Callie" she whispered. 
"Hello Callie" he shook her hand making her giggle. 
"You want to be my special partner today?" 
"Ok!" she smiled up at Bucky. 
His heart melted at her, and he instantly had the urge to give her the world. She struggled a little with the skating, but Bucky helped her get better. He admired her determination and encouraged her to push off the ice which she did. She smiled brightly and giggled while Bucky stood and held onto her hand while he carefully skated next to her.
You had gotten on the ice and skated a little bit, then you headed over to some of the bigger kids who were surrounding Sam and Steve. Bucky watched in awe as you skated on the ice with ease. He would never have pictured you as someone who could skate, and he was pleasantly surprised you were quick on your feet. 
You waved as you skated over and stopped, spraying them with a dusting ice. 
They laughed. 
"We didn't know you could skate" yelled one of the boys. 
"Oh, I can skate. Used to play too!" you teased. 
This caught Bucky's attention. Used to play? Huh. 
"Catch me?" you took off with the kids trailing. 
You laughed as they followed you, yelling and smiling while the players helped them. 
Bucky had passed Callie onto Peter so he could pay a little attention to you. As you were skating around, Bucky caught up to you and smiled. 
"Hi" he said. If it wasn't for the skating, you could have sworn he was blushing. Mr. bad boy of hockey, blushing? Yeah right! 
"Hello." 
"I'm Bucky" he said as you both took a few laps on the ice. 
"I know who you are" you looked over at him. 
He put his head down a little and skated along with you. 
"So, you skate then?" he asked. 
"Yup." 
You didn't really feel like talking to him but for some reason, he zeroed in on you and won't leave your side.
You skated for a bit beside Bucky, letting the kids learn and play a little with each other and the players, everyone was having a good time. 
"So, you work at the shelter?" he asked. 
"I volunteer there." 
You smiled over at the kids. 
You watched them adoringly as they skated and laughed with everyone. Bucky could see you adored them. He mentally added the shelter of places to volunteer his time at in his new look on life. 
You were a little apprehensive of being photographed with Bucky because you know of his reputation. He isn't exactly the team's golden boy and has his issues, so you were a little guarded towards him, especially since the cameras were snapping away. Every time he talked to you, your guard was lowered because it felt like the Bucky that was talking to you was a completely different version than the one you usually see on the TV and in social media making you think there's more to him that what the public sees.
You took a few strides away from the group into the corner of the rink and stopped along the boards to rest. Bucky followed and stopped next to you, looking back at the crowd of skaters and equipment. 
"You gonna tell me your name then or do I just give you a nick name pretty girl?" he whispered. 
You grinned a little to yourself. 
"Y/n." He smiled and nodded. 
You talked a little with Bucky, laughing at his cheesy jokes and comments towards Sam and Steve. You had no idea they teased each other so much. You've only ever seen them in game mode, it's hard to remember they're just regular guys who happen to be freakishly talented and great at their jobs.
Your view on Bucky was slowly changing for the better but it would take some time to come around. You saw Callie make her way over to you, tongue sticking out in concentration as she hobbled and bobbled on her skates. 
"Callie, my girl!" called Bucky as he raced over to the little girl. 
He smiled wide at her, bending down and listening to her excitedly talk about her skating. Bucky was giving all his attention to her, and it made your heart thud hard in your chest. 
He wasn't so bad, you though while skating away.
You skated over to the group of kids and smiled brightly at them. 
"Ms. Y/n, you should race!" one of them yelled. 
"Race? Oh, no, I'm good." You raised your hands up in surrender. 
"Yeah, it'll be fun!" 
"Who would I race?" you rolled your eyes at the kids. 
"Me" Everyone looked over at Bucky and their eyes widened.
The kids cheered and the PR team snickered. 
"You?" 
"Yeah, why not. What, are you scared?" he teased. 
The kids let out a large collective "ooohhhhh" while they observed you and Bucky. 
"I'm not racing you. No way, nope." you shook your head no. 
"Come on!" the kids teased. 
"I'll make a bet. If I beat you, you owe me a date. If you beat me, I'll owe you a date" Bucky shrugged. 
The kids giggled. 
"That's hardly fair" you scrunched your nose up in thought at the proposition. 
"What do you say?" asked Bucky. 
The kids giggled and laughed. Everyone was looking at you and Bucky, eager to hear your response. 
"Fine." you shook your head. 
You hadn't skated in forever, much less raced a damn professional hockey player. The kids cheered as you and Bucky got into place. 
"Once around the rink. First one to cross the centre line wins." Sam called, placing the pylons out in a large oval. 
"Here goes nothing" you muttered to yourself. 
Bucky looked over at you and winked, making you lightly stumble on the ice. 
Damn him. 
"Three, two, one, GO!" yelled the kids. 
You almost fell over, between the wink and the crowd cheering, but you pulled it together. You took off alongside Bucky as you pushed your legs off the ice and glided with power. Bucky had a stride on you, but you held your own as you rounded the first corner. You came out of it and laughed while Bucky stumbled a little, making you gain a stride and a half on him. The kids were going wild, they thought it was pretty cool Ms. Y/n was racing against Bucky Barnes and winning. You were almost turning into the last curve when you saw Bucky creep up beside you, smirking as he overtook you by half a stride, you huffed out a breath as you both came across the red line at almost the same time, but Bucky had a stride on you while the kids cheered. You slowed down, huffing and puffing your breath, placing your hands on your thighs, bent over, smiling. You skated towards the crowd while Bucky was already there. He didn't look winded at all. 
"Wow Y/n, racing Bucky Barnes looks good on you" teased Sharon. 
"Shut...up..." you said in-between breaths. 
You felt good, but that little burst of energy you had in the race did you in. After catching your breath, the kids surrounded you, smiling and laughing while the other players skated around, signing merchandise, and taking more photos. You could see the PR team and the photographers get their shots they wanted while some of them left the ice. 
The skate day was coming to an end.
"Ok kids, can you say thank you to the Shield players?" asked Sharon. 
The kids groaned the day was ending but they all said, "Thank you Shield players!" in unison, making the four men blush a little at the attention. 
They smiled and waved at the kids as everyone started leaving the ice. Bucky was one of the first off, the ice, but he quickly came back in his flip flops, helping the kids get their skates off and placing them in the large equipment bins. Wanda outdid herself with the skates, sweaters, and hats for the kids as well as giving them tickets to the following weekend's home game against the Florida Fury. Bucky sent a quick text to Wanda telling her he would supply the kids with a hot dog, drink, and popcorn for them that he would personally pay for. She responded with a thumbs up and heart emoji, stuffing his phone in his pocket.
"You didn't have to help us clean up." you said, easing onto the bench to take your skates off. 
Bucky shrugged. 
"I don't mind. Happy to help." You looked at him like he grew a third eye. 
Bucky Barnes was happy to help? OK then. 
He must have seen your nose scrunch and he smiled. 
"I'm not that bad you know" he teased. 
Your face flushed a little and you reached down to tug on your laces. 
"Here, let me" he said, kneeling in front of you. 
Your heart thudded in your chest.
He carefully tugged on your skate laces and undid them while un-hooking them from their hold. The fact that Bucky Barnes, the bad boy of hockey was on his knees in front of you made your insides squish and flop. 
Bucky looked up and winked at you when he finished the last lace. 
"Thanks" you whispered, trying to compose yourself. 
Be cool.
"It was my pleasure. Now, about our date..." he rose from his spot, taking your hand in his and helping you up before gently letting go of your hand. 
The man was charming as hell. 
"Oh, we don't really...I mean...it's ok, you know...the bet...it was all in good fun, but you really don't...not an obligation..." Bucky watched with raised eyebrows while you fumbled through the English language. 
You really didn't want him to feel obligated to take you out, just because he said it in front of everyone. 
He gave you a weird look. 
"Ms. Y/n, you have to, Mr. Bucky won the race" Callie insisted, making her way next to Bucky. 
Where did she come from? 
Bucky turned to her and high fived her. 
"See, my girl Callie here insists. You wouldn't want to disappoint her right?" he asked. 
Him and Callie, both gave you puppy dog eyes. 
Damn them. 
"Ugh, fine, ok, you both win!" you laughed. 
"Yes!" Bucky high fived Callie and she giggled. 
"See you Mr. Bucky!" 
"Bye wingman Callie!" he called making her giggle. 
"Using the kids against me eh Barnes?" 
"Well, I had to bring out the big guns" he shrugged. 
"Here" Bucky grabbed your phone and added his contact info into it. 
You looked down and snickered. 
He named himself "Bad Boy Bucky" in your phone, making you snort then roll your eyes. Was second-hand embarrassment a thing? 
"I'll text you" he winked while Steve and Sam watched. Bucky had told you he had some film to watch for their game in two days he had to do after the skate day. 
"You don't have my number, I only have yours" you called to him.
"Oh I have it, from Wanda" he called over his shoulder. 
You looked over at Wanda who pretended to scroll on her phone and answer a "phone call". She turned and smiled to herself knowing Bucky needed this date more than he knows it. 
"Ok then" you said, Sharon wrapped her arm through yours and guided you to the vans where the kids waited with the other parents.
 "Come on, you can thank Callie later" she laughed. 
"Ms Y/n is dating Bucky Barnes!" Callie yelled and the rest of the kids oohd and ahhd while making kissing noises. 
Great, even the kids were teasing you. 
You looked behind you and saw Bucky smile to you and send you another one of his famous winks, making you blush like crazy. 
Yeah, this family fun skate day was the highlight of Bucky's season.
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mintmoth · 2 years
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Other people have colored my comics before but I thought I'd give it a go myself with one of my existing ones lmao
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blumineck · 8 months
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How about the grenade arrows in RRR?
I'm sorry, but you've seen my videos, right? What do you honestly think my budget is?
(Seriously though, there are /so many/ topics I'd love to cover and try but can't for time/money/space reasons. I've not even covered fire arrows yet!)
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emily-mooon · 1 month
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60s spy au Nordegrim anyone?
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rotisseries · 3 months
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inspired by elli's poll lol cause this seems fun actually but if you guys have bad answers I'll kill myself on your doorstep or smth
#“rori all of these are your faves how can there be a bad answer” well I still have an internal ranking on some of these#and if all of you pick an option that I think pales in comparison to the others. well. hm#I know what's gonna sweep though because two of these are niche as hell and 4 maybe 5 of these are things you people don't follow me for#fun fact I actually had to scrape my brain to make sure I couldn't come up with any more#I am unintentionally very picky on what is a favorite apparentlyyyy#I also just don't watch/read enough stuff these days so there's that#AND I NEED LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO KNOW THEY'RE STICKING AROUND#so like. I have some options but I don't KNOWWW if they're sticking yet#but this feels like such a small poll lmao#also no sapphics on here this is actually cause I hate women-#NO. JOKING. zelink is here. I almost put gideon and harrow but I'm in a perpetual state of not having finished tlt#and I couldn't put nebetta and darya I was drawing the line at 2 tbos ships. well. actually. changed my mind#not editing these tags actually you guys can see my thought process#WAIT AND SAYMARI. FUCK. I LITERALLY MADE A PLAYLIST FOR THEM I LOVE THEMMM#ok. is 4 tbos ships too many. hmm#I said 2 of these are niche now four of these are niche it's really the “which tbos pairing is your fave” poll#THIS POLL IS SO FUNNY IT'S SO SELF INDULGENT I HAVE TO TAKE OUT AT LEAST ONE TBOS SHIP#I should add one more general one...#cause I do actually want genuine and varied answers I gotta give y'all options so they don't all pool at the first two#I also almost put ellie and abby on here.. that would've been so funny four popular 1 rarepair 3 super niche ships#ellie and abby are soooo interesting to me though so of course the thought of them having something horrible going on together compels me#and they are one of my 3 favorited ao3 tags... they deserve a place...#ok well while I debate on that I'm putting akutagawa and atsushi on here I admittedly have only had like two months of exposure to them#but it is enough I can tell they are so crazy to me#the way my tags are just me overthinking everything on what is supposed to be a fun and silly poll... no one does it like me I'm afraid
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good-beanswrites · 7 months
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Hello!! If you're still taking requests for that drabble game, might I request either Strength with Kotoko + Mikoto or Weak with Amane + Futa? It's fine if you aren't doing it anymore, of course
I've been in this fanbase since trial one and out of all the things I've read, your writing is probably amongst my favorite! (Even if I haven't finished going through it all yet...) I hope you have a splendid day! <3
!!!!! You are so kind waaahh this completely made my day, thank you ;---; I'm so glad you're enjoying omg ✨And thanks for these, they were really cool and fitting combos!! I tried to do a dual-perspective of Kotoko and Mikoto's pre-T2 fight, and I posted the one for Weak below.
Strength can manifest in a variety of ways, not just physically. Kotoko had a strong determination, for example. Mikoto had a powerful way with people. She showed solid self control and willpower. He held to strict deadlines and routines. She maintained a sharp intelligence. He upheld an unshakeable resolve.
Also, they were both ridiculously physically strong.
The pair came to this realization around the same time. They’d gotten a taste of the others’ power when clashing in the interrogation room, but it had begun suddenly and ended just as quickly. This time was different. They stood in the center of the panopticon, with the echoing space to themselves. As Kotoko swung a punch toward Mikoto, and he caught her against his forearms, they had a moment to gauge the other’s muscle. 
Kotoko stared into his eyes, which had a different sort of awareness to them now. He’s more coordinated, she thought, he must not be the same one I faced before. He’s leaning on the strength in his arms -- he’s not using his legs to their fullest potential. It doesn’t matter, given the raw force of his blows. Has he trained for fights, or just built his muscles in general? 
Mikoto stared into her eyes, returning her fiery gaze. Fuck, this lady’s strong.
She wound up again. He retaliated quickly. She shoved his back into the guard’s tower. He sidestepped her next attack. 
He didn’t really care why his fellow prisoner had come charging at him swinging, but she made sure he knew.
“The warden may not be able to administer punishments,” she said in between timed breaths, “so they entrusted me with that responsibility. This is justice, for the lives you’ve taken. You won’t be able to hurt anyone else.”
He broke into harsh laughter. “You’re one crazy motherfucker! You’re the only person hurting anyone.” He tried to grab her, but she slipped from his arms. His eyes narrowed, laughter dying away with unsettling speed. “But there’s no way in hell I’m letting you hurt me.”
Kotoko was struck by the way he said it. Her voice had shaken with the very same determination when putting herself between an innocent citizen and some creep. It was how she felt now, trying to keep his violent hands away from the other prisoners. There were children here, weak and scared. Es themself was just a child, and had already suffered his violence. She refused to let this villain cause any more pain. “I’m doing what needs to be done. You’re nothing but a murderous monster.” She swung her fist.
Mikoto caught her by the wrist, forcing her to look at the blood caked in her hand. He didn’t know whose it was, but it wasn't either of theirs. “You’re the fucking monster!” He shoved her backwards. “And I’m gonna kill you for it…!”
He didn’t know how she could think she was the hero in this whole situation. He was the one protecting someone else. 
Neither held back. Mikoto wheezed as her boots connected. Kotoko cringed as Mikoto landed a solid hit on her face. There was some shouting from the hallway. Their resolves hardened. Mikoto wasn’t going to let anyone else threaten him. Kotoko wasn’t going to let him threaten anyone else. They were strong, they reminded themselves. They had to end this now.
The two charged at one another. A moment before they were set to collide, they both cried out in pain. Blinding white light flooded the dark panopticon. They clutched their eyes, stumbling away from one another. A figure shoved through, planting himself between them.
“Stop this, both of you!” It was Kazui.
“Get outta my way,” Mikoto growled.
“This is not your concern,” Kotoko said, blinking in the light. 
The spotlight in the guard’s tower had been switched on, pointed directly at them. Kazui remained in place. “That’s enough. Look at yourselves, for god’s sake!”
Under the harsh light, they now saw the sort of state they were in. Mikoto’s uniform had torn in new places, blood seeping through. He could taste some in his mouth, too. Kotoko’s face was cut. Her leg ached. They stood covered in bruises, panting. 
“Go back to your cells,” Kazui commanded. “We’ll sort this out in the morning.”
Kotoko squared her shoulders. “There’s nothing to sort out. He’s a murderer. I won’t lose to him.”
“This bitch tried to kill me. I’m not letting her get away with it.”
“I don’t care.” Kazui said simply. “Call it a draw. You’ll both tear yourselves apart if you keep going.”
They continued staring at one another as if their gaze alone could take them to the ground, but neither moved to fight. 
Mikoto felt a pang of guilt. Lost in adrenaline, he didn’t realize how banged up he was. He thought of how much pain he’d experience in the upcoming days. The whole point was to save himself from harm. 
Kotoko cursed Kazui for interrupting her. As one of the forgiven, he was supposed to be on her side. Even if he wasn’t honorable enough to see her as an ally, she’d have to be the bigger person. She wouldn’t threaten him. 
Neither was happy about conceding, but couldn't think of a better option given their end goals.
Kazui remained between them as they stalked off to their respective cells.
“A temporary draw,” Kotoko muttered to Mikoto. She flashed a grin that felt more like an animal baring its teeth.
He returned the smile. “You won't be so lucky next time.”
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chiropteracupola · 11 months
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a little pain now, to save a great deal more pain later
[flintlock fortress is a collaboration with @dxppercxdxver]
#em draws stuff#flintlock fortress#team fortress 2#blood#today on the em cupola show: wild self-indulgence. but hey I feel Bad so I'll draw what I Like. and today that's medical procedures.#someone leaned over my shoulder while I was drawing this and asked 'is that bloodletting' and they were Almost Right so I'm endlessly proud#in fact it is smallpox inoculation!#sorry to everyone who I have bothered with my Smallpox Talk in recent memory but It Will Happen Again.#the game style itself is kind of rockwell and leyendecker-y to me so I wanted to do something with a similar look to their work#had a lot of goals for this piece and I think I really did achieve all of them quite nicely#could I keep these guys recognizable without showing their full faces? yes I think so!#could I make 'getting a mild case of smallpox with the lads' seem a bit romantic even? yes to that too.#also. scout tattoos make an appearance. (do not go looking for them in any other art of him on account of I Forgor)#and a new look for ansel (this man dresses Boring but that is no fun for me to draw)#'backstory relevant' I say as I do not discuss any of these guys' backstories again.#'that's for us to know and for you to find out' I say while giving you no way at all to find out#have been in a constant state of 'by gosh having a little less blood in me would make this situation better' for several days now#and while I am using Normal methods to improve the situation drawing such things does work a bit to heal the mind#'we're doing just fine' says local guy who is madly drawing the same guys over and over again
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glassonlyrecycle · 25 days
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its sharky time :')
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majimassqueaktoy · 3 months
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So, Jess I know you’re not an artist like your bestie in the entire world snap… but what does your art look like I remember you doodled this little pic for me of Tien with Choatzu’s make up lol but have you’ve drawn anything else?
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Ya
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ravenxbones · 6 months
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and here’s the final redone ref sheet for the warriors au!! and with that i am finally done with the overhauling of all of my reference sheets for the fab four!! 🥳
as with all of them, a plain version is under the cut for clearer colors and details!
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bulkhummus · 1 year
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please give me strength this is my 6th day working in a row and I have to work through to wednesday
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yelloworangesoda · 27 days
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gotta get off the internet and only interact irl with people who were 30 before they got their shit together i cant keep doing it like this
#like this being. feeling like i have no future and nobody likes me#‘youre only 19’ only goes so far when i dont know any other fail 19 year olds#im not gonna be a damn dentist for sure but like. and ive said this a thousand times. what am i gonna do. i cant live a worthless nothing#life where i work a shitty job i hate. i have to like something#i hate my art. i hate my lack of creativity. my art is so bland i just dont think its in me anymore#i finished. and i hate it#i have other hobbies. i like to cross stitch. i like to sew. i like to paint. i like to make dolls. do you see the common theme here#i have a few more than that i technically could do but i cant create anymore and it kills me. i want to. i constantly want to but i cant#it doesnt help that even if i havw ideas i dont even want to do them#i was gonna draw some characters from a game i played when i was little but i just#didnt want to. at no point did it not feel like a chore#ill try to go to new mediums! its fun to mess around and then itll feel boring again and going back doesnt feel any better#idk. googling it is useless. ive tried all the things. for years. ive been TRYING to draw consistently and like. doodles are fine theyre fu#but theyre not what i want to do i want to make something im proud of. i drew almost every single day for like 2 years#and its not burnout bc its been like. 2 more years! and ive barely wanted to at all!!!#i want to be creative and i also want people to recognize it. different complaint but it sucks so bad#i feel like nobody likes me. still. nobody cares about what i do. nobody would care if i stopped#like except me but i can only support myself so far!!!! im so tired of it!!!! someone PLEASE be here for me and just say ‘hey i love this#drawing :)’ like you have no idea what that would do for me#not always. but yknow especially if its been a while. if you like it. if you dont like it :( idk. you should tell me that too i guess#yknow so i can have some confirmation so i dont feel like im crazy. idk. dont actually id never go online again. i would probably. well.#i dont like to say the words#simons spouting#vent :(
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qilinkisser · 1 month
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uuuUUGHGHGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
#vents 🌧️#I'm so fucking MAD#I've been seeing SO many fucking valentines day drawings today and I wanted to join in so badly#but I have my stupid fucking homework#and my mom said that if I get my homework done I can have 'a few minutes' of time#A FEW FUCKING MINUTES#yeah. great. so I can make a shitty doodle that nobody bothers to interact with#on the ONE fucking day I was hoping to get some attention#is that selfish? yeah it absolutely is. but I don't care. everybody's so fucking sick of me in real life#is it so bad that I want everyone to see me here? everyone to tell me how good I'm doing#I just want people to tell me I'm doing a good job#I'm failing all my classes in school. I have a terrible social life. I fall asleep constantly and I'm never fun to be around irl#all my parents do is nag me to do the homework I have no willpower to do and yell at each other outside my door#I'm doing a really shitty fucking job in real life. maybe if I got some imaginary fucking internet points I'd feel a little better#I don't care if it's selfish. I want to feel wanted. I want to feel admired. I want everyone to see me and think I'm doing so good#I've got nothing else. art's the last thing I'm good at. it's so fucking over for me. this is it.#it's rock bottom isn't it? my meds still aren't working. my dad is relentless in his anger. my mom is at her wits end#my friends at school give me maybe half of the love I give them if I get really lucky#my teachers are so fucking tired of me#who the fuck gives a shit anymore. this all feels so fucking pointless#who cares about regents or sats or college or jobs or anything. that's it. I give up. this is it for me.#I don't know how it's supposed to get better.#I'm so fucking sorry. I'm liveblogging an absolute spiral on here. I'm so sorry#if you read all the way down to here.. I'm not in trouble. I'm not going to do anything bad. you don't have to worry about me.#I'm just. so. tired.#I should probably delete this later.
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peachcitt · 2 months
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new Olen song!!! have you heard it? what did you think?
OF COURSE IVE HEARD THE NEW OLEN SONG. HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEW OLEN SONG ? IT’S CALLED WAFFLES, BY OLEN. IT’S A NEW SONG FROM OLEN. IT’S CALLED WAFFLES
i am being so for real when i say that waffles is genuinely one of my favorite songs right now ever. like it’s just so chill and quiet with an interesting beat and such well constructed lyrics and that is soooo everything to me.
also, he announced in a live last night that waffles is part of a year long project called “i made you a mixtape” in which he will release a song a month. im vibrating with joy as i type this
thanks for listening to my favorite guy, definitely keep a look out for him for the rest of the year!!!!
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sinfulhares · 2 months
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Drawing my Seedrian OCs makes me want to come back to Sonic art yet again ;v; I miss the Sonic fandom, I have no idea where I can find most people & Sonic OC art at this point
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