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defilerwyrm · 3 years

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Ok but what's your favourite parts about shadowgast, why does it scratch all the right places? 👀

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There’s so much to love. Clearly I have a TYPE, as my experience with choosing favorites went about like

Friend who got me to watch CR: So who’s your favorite so far?

Me: Shit how do I choose? They’re all great. Toss-up between Molly, Caleb, and Beau I think?

Caleb: *reveals his Tragic Backstory*

Me: never mind, that one, it’s that one

So I guess it was inevitable. Honestly? The BEST thing about it? Is that the talent behind Caleb ACTUALLY, PERSONALLY CONFIRMED THE ATTRACTION IS REAL. Multiple times. Not just in “nod nod wink wink say no more” encouragement to the fandom out of appreciation for his character’s popularity, but STRAIGHT UP SAID THIS MAN IS BISEXUAL AND ATTRACTED TO ESSEK IN MULTIPLE WAYS

Which means that if Liam ever nuts up there is a very real chance of it becoming canon. Like, not tinhatting, but an actual, real chance, and even if they never hook up, it is fucking canon that Caleb is into Essek. As badly as I’ve been burned by SPN and the MCU, and even to an extent Hannibal—gods know I love Bryan Fuller & co but as a frustrated queer man I’m allowed to be a little grumbly over (paraphrased) “they’re in love, it’s a love story, but not ~PHYSICALLY~”—my interest in Shadowgast was tentative at best until I reached that particular Talks Machina. And now they’re both escalating, manhandling each other, favoring each other, showing off for each other, like...this shit is real, and I’m reeling from it. This isn’t something queer people normally get to HAVE in media, especially queer men. But CR? CR puts blatant Shadowgast fanart on their official website and displays it in their fucking streams. I would say I have no words, but... *gestures at this post* ...clearly I fucking do, lol.

Normally we’re relegated to smirking subtext or established background couples that hold hands in the suburbs. There are countless stories in media of men who are, in subtext, very clearly bonded romantically, but textually “””really good friends””” or “””like brothers”””. Despite all our progress since the Hays Code, men in media by and large don’t get to have their attraction to each other treated as an explicit thing with real potential to be explored as a romance. They just don’t. It’s still too taboo. So for Liam to just casually say “Yes, the attraction is real” (again, paraphrased but only in terms of word order) is fucking monumental. So it gives me hope, something I’ve been short on for most of my life and that has not served me well in the past.

It has certainly helped to watch the rest of the cast’s /fucking faces/ during their Moments and know they ship it as hard as anyone.

But that’s all extradiegetic. Diegetically, I’m a sucker for narrative parallels, and Caleb has made the parallels of their trajectories explicit. I sat up and went 👀 the first time Caleb went out of his way to touch Essek, and they’ve been in orbit with each other ever since. So there’s an element of that “shared life experience” thing I love so much in Stucky: they understand each other in a way that no one else understands either of them; they mirror each other’s ambitions and transgressions, each other’s strengths and flaws. They have so much to offer each other even aside from their similarities as grown “gifted children” with tragic crimes in their pasts: an exchange of experience in culture and class; their forward-thinking imaginations; their loyalty, previously sworn to no one; their resources, both the disparate and dirty and desperate from Caleb, and the refined and academic and political from Essek; their power, in terms of magic and intellect and sheer will (power exchange joke goes here).

They are the sun and the moon and I ache for an eclipse.

All this, and the fact that they should by rights hate each other, but both are apostates in their own way; both long for change and are willing to break reality to achieve it. They could bring out the best in each other or the very worst. They are a volatile mix and I want to see what new molecule will come of their atoms bonding, as well as the explosive chemical reaction when it forms. They are a perfect match that should have been perfect nemeses, had things played out just a little different for them both. What’s more beautiful than that? What’s more powerful than that? To see these two men who are nuclear reactors, who are stars, spiral together through the dark, on track to crash together and leave nebulae in their wake. There is so much potential energy generated when they sway close and every week we come closer to it becoming kinetic.

I should temper my expectations. I’m not a prognosticator, as my history has clearly fucking shown time and again; I can’t know that it’s a WHEN and not an IF. But the odds, man. They’re the best goddamn odds I’ve ever had.

Now here at the end of this I should disclaim that I have drunk half a bottle of $4 strawberry wine so please excuse me drunkenly waxing poetic like the pretentious piece of shit I am. Thank you and good night

#critical role #shadowgast #caleb widogast #essek thelyss #plz how do i fandom

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areyougonnabe · 3 years

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Fic Writer Questions!

tagged by @palamedessextus !!! thank u i love to procrastinate on writing by writing about writing

1) How many works do you have on AO3?

110 on my main account (+ 4 on my sneaky sock for Crimes™ lol)

2) What’s your total AO3 word count?

614,551 on my main account which is. hm. a lot

3) How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

obvi the main ones are the terror (50 fics) and good omens (35 fics). beyond that: TMA, the OA, doctor who, LOST, red dwarf, what we do in the shadows, the aubreyad, legends of tomorrow, banished, MCU, bbc ghosts, jeeves & wooster, russian doll, true detective, twin peaks, fleabag, & it's always sunny.

so technically 19, but wow a LOT of those are because i am a fiend for crossovers. (true detective x red dwarf... twin peaks x hannibal... the OA x lost.... russian doll x doctor who...) and many of the others were one-offs for yuletide. i'm pretty monofannish when it comes to writing!

4) What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

lol they're all going to be for good omens... let's see

1. "it's a new craze" - the podcast fic. imho this fic is the definition of "The Claw," a.k.a. the phenomenon that sees some fics plucked out from the fray to become super popular. i'm not denying that it's good! i still think it's pretty clever! but its popularity was probably as much a function of timing as of quality

2. "what a way to make a living" - the uber driver fic. honestly still pretty proud of this one, it flows well and is structurally interesting and genuinely very funny and the perfect length. i had a blast in good omens fandom writing comedic fic, this one

3. "dearly departed" - another one i'm still very happy with. my first ever finished multi-chapter fic & the story that proved to me i could sustain a plot and original characters and also that people would actually enjoy it. so a pretty big deal!

4. "blame it on my juice, baby!" - the fake love potion one. i wrote this fic while delirious with horrible fever cooped up in a tiny council flat airbnb bedroom in london. i think it's still pretty strong although since writing it i've developed a severe aversion to the "meddling friend engineers a get-together" trope in fic & so cringe a bit when i read it back, lmao

5. "greatest hits" - the one with the original songs! the songs are still good.... the fic is ehhhhhhh i guess.

5) Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

i don't respond to comments on most of my gomens fic anymore because 🤷‍♀️ but i do try to reply to everything i get on my terror fic/smaller fandom stories! my replies are usually very lame but i do like to take the time to thank people for reading.

6) What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

i usually don't write angsty endings because i'm a weenie BUT the one exception is probably my terror/TMA crossover which cannot be said to end well by any means lol

7) What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

dearly departed has a very lovely ending... i will also plug my OA fic heat rises which is GREAT and has a GREAT ending and nobody read it because nobody watched the OA. i'm fine it's fine

8) Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written?

as mentioned above, yes, compulsively... award for craziest simply has to go to It's Always Sunny In Another Dimension which is, yes, an IASIP x OA crossover. i apologize for nothing

9) Have you ever received hate on a fic?

not that i can recall, [bubbe voice] tenks gad!!!

10) Do you write smut? If so what kind?

i do i do.... when i first picked up fic writing again after college i thought smut would forever totally beyond me but after some very kind encouragement from friends i tried my hand at it & was off to the races.

i would not say i am an expert at it by any means but i have a lot of fun with it, & people seem to generally appreciate it, so i will keep going!

11) Have you ever had a fic stolen?

also no, phew

12) Have you ever had a fic translated?

yes, a bunch of my gomens fics have been translated into chinese and russian, which is so so super cool!

13) Have you ever co-written a fic before?

yuh, i had a few legendary cowrites in GO! the slow show metafic with cherry @fremulon and the shitscript crossover extravaganza with hallie @kalelraejepsen !!! both tremendously fun experiences

14) What’s your all time favorite ship?

that is a very tough one. if you go by my ao3 bookmarks it's aziraphale/crowley, which might be true still tbh... but i dunno. maybe ten/rose because that shit never leaves you.

15) What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

in terms of fic i already started posting, there's my one terror WIP with amnesiac tozer that i swear i WILL finish one day... and same goes for my good omens music & lyrics AU, which i fully expect to pick back up and finish off when i inevitably return to the fandom for series 2.

as far as stuff that never made it out of drafts, i started a hodgson-centric fic a few weeks ago that i got like 4k into before realizing i need to seriously refine my approach. so hopefully after exe fest i will get around to that!

16) What are your writing strengths?

well i am funny. so i've got that going for me. other than that ummmm i don't know. i don't think of myself as a particularly good or strong writer bc i really am just here for a laff. i think i can turn a phrase well and get the most out of imagery; i'm good at coming up with compelling story concepts and weird gimmicks, i guess?

17) What are your writing weaknesses?

i fundamentally don't know or understand how People Actually Act And Feel so i have a hard time getting realistic or interesting reactions and conflicts out of characters. my plots (when my stories have them at all) are very powered by external events, i wouldn't call myself a character-driven writer by any means. for the same reasons i struggle with voice and dialogue beyond superficial signposting via vocabulary/syntax. also, sustaining a long story/finding enough Stuff To Happen to fill it up/having the patience to keep writing... is something i need to work on for sure.

18) What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

i'm a lame american who only speaks english so honestly i don't really have thoughts!

19) What was the first fandom you wrote for?

i distinctly remember hand-writing in my notebook two or three pages worth of a story about what happened to the main precog in "minority report" after watching the movie when i was like seven. the first fandom i actually wrote fic for and posted it online was probably doctor who circa 2010 ish? but my warrior cats RP career predates that by a few years and i did a LOT of writing there. oh warriorsforest39 dot proboards dot com you are missed....

20) What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

SEX GHOST AU! SEX GHOST AU!

tagging folks :))) @laissezferre @titleleaf @theburialofstrawberries @girdedheraround @flanneryoconnorfanfiction @wreathedwith if u want!!

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not-close-to-straight · 3 years

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Shackles (MurderIron)

Okay well if anyone missed it, I’m obsessed with Hannibal Lecter being a pre-Afghanistan Tony’s therapist. The MurderIron ship is going to pop up every now and again, just bear with me till I work it out of my system. Or, alternatively, encourage my obsession and help me create and support this ridiculously niche pairing.

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“Can I come over?”

The voice on the phone had been muffled, the words slurred, and while most therapists might have simply talked their client through whichever drunken crisis had occurred at two am, Hannibal Lecter was not most therapists and Tony Stark was not most clients.

“I was going to take them home.” Tony was a mess, shirt half unbuttoned, shoes scuffed and a splashed stain on his pants that smelled faintly of alcohol. He held a glass of ice in one hand and picked at a thread on the upholstered seat with the other, eyes bloodshot and mouth turned down into a frown and it was such a pity, Tony’s lips were far too pretty to grimace in such an unflattering way.

“I was gonna take them home.” Tony rolled the glass over his forehead and Hannibal pulled his attention from the curve of the lovely mouth to the bitterness evident in Tony’s eyes. “Then somewhere between drink three and five, I realized they were smiling more at the cameras than they were smiling at me and that-- that--”

Hannibal hadn’t said a word when Tony had shown up at his doorstep swaying and drunk, he hadn’t said a word when the brunette had half stumbled his way into the study and thrown himself down into the customary client chair and the therapist didn’t say a word now, only steepled his fingers and waited.

Tony Stark only said what he wanted to say when he wanted to say it. Weeks of therapy with the young billionaire had shown Hannibal that even the most leading questions were dead ends if Tony didn’t want to share, that not even Obadiah Stane’s considerable and uncomfortably overbearing influence could force the brunette to speak his mind.

But waiting, allowing Tony the chance to speak at his own pace away from cameras and the press, away from the so carefully crafted image the Stark name demanded from it’s bearers-- waiting led to revelations. Hannibal was usually loathe to admit a too keen interest in any of his clients, truth be told he was rather bored by the mostly plebian problems they came crying to him about.

The revelations from Tony’s mouth were intriguing, heart breaking to someone with a soul perhaps, but intriguing to a man like Hannibal who found inspiration in what most would consider tragedy, beauty in what most would consider horror, art in what others saw as desecration.

The desecration of Anthony Edward Stark’s soul would be art indeed.

“Why don’t they see me?” Tony slumped forward in the chair and groaned. “People look at me and they don’t see me. Why?”

“Because you don’t allow them to see you.” Hannibal kept his voice calm, tone professionally even. It was too soon to reveal his hand, too soon to take a step past the barely there manipulation he carved into their therapy sessions. Tony was brilliant, genius even, and too soon a move would cost Hannibal the young man’s trust.

“You don’t allow them to see you.” He said again. “This is a careful mask of yours, Tony, one you perfected at a very young age. No one sees you because you don’t allow anyone close enough to your truth, and if you don’t allow anyone close enough to your truth, you cannot be upset when they look and only see your facade. A lonely existence to be sure, but one of your own creation.”

“You’re speaking from experience.” Tony’s head lolled back against the back of the chair. “About facades.”

“And as always, you are astute in your observations.” Hannibal tipped his chin slightly in acknowledgment. “Even while in a drunken state.”

“Yeah.” Tony chuckled but it was an ugly sound and Hannibal briefly wondered what an honest laugh from the beauty would sound like. “Yeah. I’m drunk as fuck right now. But you-- you’re lonely.”

“Achingly so.” Proper manipulation required just as much give as take, and Hannibal wasn’t above fostering a sense of camaraderie in a moment like this. Tony was too drunk to remember their conversation, but not so drunk as to forget the feeling of being seen and accepted at a vulnerable moment. An appropriate step forward in this dark little dance of theirs. “I find myself lonely at the most inconvenient times.”

“You’ve put up walls and masks to hide yourself from the world.” Tony was staring up at the ceiling, throat bared and legs splayed, the very picture of nonchalance-- or a tempting picture of prey for a creature bent on destruction.

“And we’ve established that you do the same with your actions and your press persona.” Hannibal reminded him.

“Sure sure, but I don’t sit over there in the worlds most phallic chair and watch everyone else at their lowest, most vulnerable points.” Tony put the glass down and covered his eyes with his hands. “And don’t-- don’t look too far into my comparison of your chair to phallus, Freud. It’s wide at the base and narrows at the tip. I was supposed to be having sex right now, not an impromptu therapy session, you’ll have to forgive my mind still being on dicks.”

Hannibal’s mouth tipped up at the corner in a quick, almost begrudging smile. Even drunk and surly, Tony was quick witted and funny and it had been a very long time since Hannibal had been genuinely amused by someone.

“What uh--” Tony lurched forward again, folded his arms and tucked his chin into his chest. “Waht do you see when you look at me, Dr. Lecter? Not the-- the clothes or the way I stink like a bar -- sorry about that by the way.” he tapped his nose. “I know you have that enhanced olfactory thing, I won’t be offended if you breathe through your mouth. I stink right now.”

“Beneath the smell of mixed drinks and cloying coed perfume, you scent of ocean water from your Malibu home, sea salt from your runs along the beach, the tang of engine oil from your tinkerings in the garage.” Another give instead of a take. “It is delightful.”

“You’re full of shit.” Tony stated, but the tips of his ears turned red and Hannibal he’d won just then, gained a foothold in the slippery slope of Tony Stark’s trust. “What do you see when you look at me?”

“I see a child lost with out his mother, a young man reaching for a father’s approval that will never come because death gives us no comfort and your own expectations will never allow you to reach the level of approval you think your father would give.” the doctor said slowly. “I see a brilliant mind limited by self imposed rules. A beautiful creature begging to be set free. A phoenix waiting to rise from the ashes all the while snapping shackles about his own wrist because fear is a crippling force in his life.”

Tony swallowed hard and looked up, and the softness in Hannibal’s voice wasn’t planned or faked or even purposeful-- “I see a galaxy in your eyes as if the heavens are calling you home, but you have chained yourself here to Earth because you are afraid to fly.”

“I--” another hard swallow and Tony’s fingers gripped right at the chair. “I’m not afraid to fly.”

“Aren’t you though?” Hannibal took the moment to gather himself again, to re-shore defenses he hadn’t realized he needed. Tony had a way of insinuating himself right into Hannibal’s thoughts with no effort or intent and it was uncomfortable.

“I’m not--” Tony shook his head. “No. Not to fly. I’d love to fly.”

“Would you?”

The brunette’s jaw worked as he clenched his teeth. “If I kissed you right now would you kick me out?”

“I don’t make a habit of kicking people out from my office.” Hannibal disguised the sudden pounding of his heart with a sip at his water. “Usually I have observed and taken steps to avoid unsuitable behavior from a client before it reaches that point.”

“That wasn’t an answer.”

“Just because something isn’t the answer you seek, doesn’t mean it’s now an answer.”

“Kay.” Tony nodded a few times. “Well I’m gonna kiss you.”

“And why is that, Tony?”

“Because you see me and no one else does.” Tony stood up in one abrupt motion as if he were afraid he’d talk himself out of it if he waited. “No one else ever does but you-- you see me.”

Hannibal held himself very still while Tony advanced on him, held very still while the beautiful brunette bent to push their mouths together. He inhaled the scent of scotch and the faint taste of cigarettes, parted his lips obligingly when Tony’s tongue pushed sloppy at the seam of his mouth but made no attempt to kiss Tony back, no attempt to chase the velvet of soft lips or to coax a groan he knew would be like music to his ears.

“Oh Jesus, you’re not kissing me back.” Tony wrenched away from the one sided kiss and stumbled back several steps, voice thick with self loathing. “Jesus, what am I doing?”

“Tony--”

“I’m going to be sick.” Tony ran for the bathroom and Hannibal closed his eyes against the sound of retching, the way Tony was sobbing into the toilet before it flushed.

.... “You’ll stay the night.” Hannibal said when Tony came back from the bathroom. “In my guest bedroom. You’re in no state to drive and you show a marked proclivity towards self destructive behavior when you are unstable. I’d feel better if you slept here. Stay the night.”

Tony didn’t even have the energy to protest, pliant and almost submissive as Hannibal guided him up the stairs to a well appointed guest bedroom. Pliant and almost submissive when Hannibal handed him pajamas, pliant and almost submissive when Hannibal tucked him into the thick quilts and silky sheets.

Submissive and it twisted something possessive in Hannibal’s chest as he turned the lights off and left his project sleeping off what was left of the night.

Tony slept and dreamed of chains round his wrists and feet trying him to the cliffs outside the Malibu house, dreamed of the ocean eroding and the rocks falling way beneath him, dreamed of trying to break free of the shackles but realizing he had put his own key just above his head where he couldn’t reach.

And he screamed but no one was listening, he screamed and the shackles rattled against his bones, he screamed but the ocean drowned out the noise and no one heard.

Tony screamed and the paparazzi's cameras snapped picture after picture, flash flash flash until the shackled cut into his skin and the blood dripped down scarlet against all the iron he’d forged to hold himself captive.

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In the morning, Hannibal served Tony a breakfast sandwich, creamy mushrooms brie and pancetta layered onto a warmed croissant, sausage sliced along the edge of the plate and tempting Tony to mouth watering with the smell alone.

“Even your breakfast is pretentious.” Tony drained an entire cup of coffee before cramming several pieces of sausage into his mouth, and Hannibal ignored the rudeness only because he garnered supreme satisfaction seeing his project eating what he had so specially prepared. “Thank you. It’s delicious.”

Hannibal inclined his head in a brief nod, and after another minute Tony spoke again-- “I’m sorry about last night. I was drunk and belligerent and terrible. Sorry.”

And then softer, “I uh-- I don’t remember what we talked about but I feel like you were very kind to me and that’s-- that’s rare.” Tony’s hand tightened on his fork. “I don’t usually wake up feeling cared for after a night of drinking and I appreciate it. Thank you.”

“How do you usually feel waking up after a night of drinking?” Hannibal sipped at his own coffee. “And would you like more sausage?”

“Yeah, I’ve never had this blend before and it’s great.” Tony held his plate out hopefully. “What’s the meat? Can’t be pork.”

“Not pork, no.” Hannibal obligingly piled more on Tony’s plate. “How do you usually feel waking up after a night of drinking?”

“Alone.” Tony said flatly. “As if I should be ashamed of everything I’ve ever done. Cold. Embarrassed.”

“And this morning?”

“...I feel taken care of.” Tony crammed another bite into his mouth and the words came out garbled. “I dunno. It’s nice. I appreciate it. Thank you.”

“It’s my pleasure.” Hannibal took another drink. “I have a favor to ask you, Tony.”

“Sure.”

“The next time you kiss me, please do it sober.” Hannibal didn’t even flinch when Tony choked loudly on his bite of sandwich. “I found it hard to enjoy the experience when I knew you were barely coherent and wouldn’t appreciate my efforts during the moment.”

“Fuck my life, I kissed you.” Tony thunked his head onto the table. “Guess I should be ashamed and fucking embarrassed. Sorry.”

“No apologies necessary.” Another slowly measured sip and Hannibal waited a beat to make sure this particular sentence carried all the necessary influence and weight to steer Tony towards a particular direction. “I found my dreams particularly pleasant last night, but I’d much rather repeat the experience when you are sober.”

“You--” Tony’s dark eyes narrowed, but the tell tale flush spread across his cheeks. “You dreamed about me last night?”

“What did you dream about last night, Tony?”

“Deflecting means you are avoiding an answer I’ve already figured out.” Tony realized and Hannibal was happy to let him think it, happy to give so long as the beautiful brunette saw it as a win.

Tony’s self conscious smile was worth the give, a truly pretty thing that lit up his dark eyes with stars and Hannibal took it, stored it in his mind and heart for use later.

Yes, Hannibal thought to himself. The desecration of this soul would be art.

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That night Obadiah was cranky, snapping at Tony and disappointed after his night spent binge drinking, angry about the tabloids, upset Tony hadn’t finished any more work on the Jericho, irritated that Tony kept smiling sort of secretly and wouldn’t share why.

“I think another session with Dr. Lecter is necessary.” Obadiah decided. “We will get to the bottom of this behavior or so help me God....”

...that night Tony dreamed about shackles again, about being chained to the rocks and cringing away from the flash of camera. But this time when he looked for his key he found Obadiah tightening the manacles at his wrists and feet and up there above him framed against the sky and tinted red from the setting sun was Hannibal holding his key.

Set me free.

#hannibal #tony stark #murderiron

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xxgothchatonxx · 2 years

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God, I hope the editor didn’t fuck this intro up.

Kō No Mono:

* HANNI STAG KILLED STAG STAG?? OH WHAG IS THRA???

* WILL STAG!!!!

* So we have a birder??

* OH NO BIRDIES!

* He’s SHAKING!!!

* Is that an “I hate that I like it” face or a “NOPE” face?

* These close ups holy fuck

* HE STOLE HIS LINE! HOS DESIGN!

* So Freddie is DEAD DEAD? But that poor hair still!!

* “You must understand that blood & breath are only elements undergoing change to fuel your radiance.” He’s so in love.

* Whatever, boyfriends who cannibal together STAY together!

* ON FIRE WHEELCHAIR???

* FREDDIE LOUNDS???

* Love the fire mysticism because y’know…Ginger.

* DAMNNNNNN, MARGOT! Oh the whole gang’s here!

* THEY MUSTVE CUT THAT SCENE IN THE INTOR OR SOMETHING!!

* NO NOT NBC JOKER!!! STAY AWAY FROM THE BOY!

* WHY DOES HE KEEP STEALING TEARS???

* For a fucking martini??? This MOTHERFUCKERRRRR

* Oh sweaty Will! Haven’t seen you in a while!

* Alanaaaaaaaaaa! Still a bit of a bitch, but HI, BABE!

* “Hannibal’s good enough for you.” I WAS GONNA SAY THAT! Great minds think alike!

* A gift? Oh, sure! That works!

* NOT NBC JOKER & HANNI!!!! At least he’s in therapy.

* But like, cartoonishly so. He’s using that uhhh what’s that chair called?? You know the one.

* HANNI LOOKS SO ANNOYED ALREADY!!! Lmaoooo

* “That’s not helpful.” 🤣🤣🤣

* The chair being for decoration, I love it

* Is Alana OH & WILL hiding at the funeral??

* “My Pshycatrist.” Her boyfriend. Your boyfriend.

* You WOULD be a good father, Will! I mean it!

* *gasp* A sister? Mischa.

* “Would you protect this child the way you couldn’t protect Abigail?” Umm, that’s kinda the point, Hanni🙄

* MADS!!!! HIS FACE!!! HIS EYES!! HUGH!!!! HIS EYES!!!!!!

* WOW I LOVE THIS CONVO!!!! I LOVE THEM!!! They balance each other so well!

* ANOTHER BODY?? WITH BUNCH OF ARMS?

* We’re getting very easy asian here. It was hella Shiva to begin with but this is a fun bonus (oh reminds me of a project I did on Shiva!)

* COURTSHIP!!!! LOVE THAT!

* Why does NBC Joker look like he’s wearing a straight jacket?

* Will always looks like he’s gonna cry when he’s talking to HANNI but for DIFFERENT REASONS

* DID WE JUST BREAK THE 180 RULE?? OH I HATE THESE MIRRORS!!!

* “You saw part of her.” BECAUSE YOU FORCED IT DOWN HIS THROAT SO HE COULD BRING IT UP, HANNIBAL!

* Stag Hanni FEATURING ALL THE ARMS

* Ughhhh not this asshole again!

* OH I LOVE HIS WAISTCOAT!

* I love their inverted color schemes😍

* “Are you questioning my therapy?” WE ALL ARE, HANNI!

* I knew it.

* Oh no no no no. A HYSTERECTOMY!

* *sighhhhhhhhh* ALANA!

* For the first time, I’m with Jack.

* “I have no confidence that I know Hannibal Lecter anymore.” GOOD GIRL!

* God, I can’t believe I’m about to say it but: I’m happy to see you, Freddie!

* OH HANNI LOOKS FURIOUS!!!! Will looks like he’s plotting! Amazing!

* Oh right he’s the asshole that ends up in the wheelchair in season 3, right??

* OH BOOOOO DONT END THERE!!!

Mason Verger is now NBC Joker, I love it 😂

Ok so here's a bit of trivia with Freddie and that fakeout. So, in the novel Red Dragon, Freddy Lounds gets brutally murdered by Francis Dolarhyde aka 'the red dragon', and his body (because Freddy is a man in the novel) is set on fire. Bryan Fuller and co. decided "ok we are going to include that brutal death in the show (it's kind of hilarious in the show, ngl 😂) but we are not doing it with our Freddie Lounds because I don't want to put her in that kind of situation" (because it's got a sexual violence element to it and Bryan had the stance of "NOPE! NOT DOING THAT SHIT! IT'S CHEAP HORROR AND IT'S INSULTING TO REAL-LIFE VICTIMS!"). So it's a nice little callback to the novel without doing the whole thing.

Also that entire scene about Mischa was just... god, Mads and Hugh were perfect in these roles!

And yep, our girl Alana is finally waking up.

Two more episodes to goooooo!! (I cannot fucking wait to hear what you have to say about a certain sequence of absolute bonkers scenes in the next episode, because I swear it gets funnier every time I see it 😂)

#myst is me #hannibal #Myst and Nat presents Hanni & Friends

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willgrahambf · 3 years

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i was tagged by @aconissa for a fanfiction ask game. thanks ana :)

how many works do you have on AO3? 31, but i used to have another ao3 account as well as an account on a website that was for a specific fandom so i don’t really know how many total fics i’ve actually posted to the internet. probably about 100 lol

what’s your total AO3 word count? 569,807 (again, this doesn’t include everything i’ve written on other accounts)

how many fandoms have you written for and what are they? in total, i think about six, but only 4 are on my current ao3 account and they are law and order: svu, killing eve, gentleman jack, and hannibal (hannibal is the first m/m ship i’ve written about since i was a teenager lol)

what are your top 5 fics by kudos? plucking a flower from the grass, after all, i’ve seen what you can do with a death body (but what about a living one), rookie mistakes, touch my tears with your lips (touch my world with your fingertips

do you respond to comments, why or why not? yes. i think it’s rude not to? it’s also a matter of self promotion as well because i think that if you answer comments people are more likely to comment again. i like getting comments and being noticed and ultimately commenters like being responded to by the author and feeling appreciated for reaching out. it’s a win-win.

what’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? i’ve written a lot of angsty shit in my life, but i usually give things happy endings or at least somewhat hopeful bc, lets be honest, this is fanfiction and that’s what most people want. it’s probably a fic called dishonored from the svu fandom lol

do you write crossovers? no fuck that lol i hate crossovers

have you ever received hate on a fic? yeah, i had a troll that would comment on every single svu fic i wrote for awhile and it was very frustrating because this was on fanfiction.net and there was basically nothing that i could do about it

do you write smut? yeah, and i have way too much experience doing it too haha

have you ever had a fic stolen? yes, someone reposted more than one of my svu fics on a different website and i had to make a claim with the website to get it taken down. very rage-inducing, do not recommend.

have you ever had a fic translated? yes, this was forever ago in a fandom that i will not name, but its out there somewhere on a spanish language fanfiction website

have you ever co-written a fic before? nope, i’m sorry i am a control freak and that would not end well

what’s your all time favourite ship? that’s a hard question, but right now it’s obviously hannibal and will. i’ve also been watching black sails with my sister and silverflint is currently destroying me as well. outside of current fixations, i really love gentleman jack and the ann(e)s

what’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? a gentleman jack au fic. it’s like 30k words and i loved it but i lost steam on it and the new season is taking forever to come out so i have no idea if i’ll ever finish it bc its been two years now

what are your writing strengths? um, i think characterization and dialogue and maybe like making things visceral and easily imaginable? i don’t really know what to call that, but this is just a comment i’ve received a lot over the years

what are your writing weaknesses? verging into smut at every turn lol

what are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? i don’t really like it because unless you’re bilingual in that language then you have to flip to the notes to get the translation so that takes you out of the flow of the fic. just write it in the language you’re writing and add “he said in spanish” or something like that

what was the first fandom you wrote for? no

what’s your favourite fic you’ve written? the hunger

i’ll tag a few people who i don’t think have been tagged yet, but you don’t have to if you don’t want to: @abigailsbluff @lovesongofsaintsebastian @pendraegon @unmovings @prinxcesskayy (if you’re mutuals with me and you write fic and i didn’t know it i’m sorry lol)

#tag game #that was a funny trip down memory lane thanks ana

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curlymantis · 3 years

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aaaa pls tell me stuff abt your ocs they're all so cool!! 🥺💚

Omg I finally finished answering this!!!!! 👀👀

Farcry 5: Zoë Seed!!

Omg that’s me 😏 she was an entomologist checking out the cool insects of Hope county and unfortunately for her she doesn’t believe in private property when it comes to discovering nature. One day chosen find her trespassing on John seeds property. They think she’s a spy for the resistance as she has a camera, binoculars etc. They take her to the main church (conveniently was a Sunday) once service is over shes handed over to the father and himself and John go through her camera. They only find insect pictures and omg wow she’s not a spy. She’s indoctrinated into the cult and ends up eventually becoming John’s right hand of god 😌🙏 sinners who happen to be an extra annoyance go to her where she makes them confess in whatever way possible. Or they die in the process, whoops 💅🏻 She’s polyamorous with all of the seed siblings including Faith cos like come on now let’s be real they all crave and need loving. However she’s married to John Seed because that baby boy is everything 😤❤️ She also likes to do cult posters and help write songs and sing them cos it’s fun as hell. She is closest with John and Faith Seed specifically out of the 4 Seeds. Other cultists are scared of her, or is it respect? Hmm who knows 😌 She also tortures sinners for fun and chases them around the forest making them as shit scared as possible. Oops 😏

The Magnus Archives: is my oc who is an Avatar of the eye and Rayn Porter is my oc who a avatar of the corruption. They both have the same last name as they are both the same person just if they had gone down different entity routes in their life. I’ll talk about Rose first! (I also have an avatar of the flesh and the vast but I haven’t worked on them yet or got them ‘fully fleshed out’ 😏

Rose Porter: avatar of the Eye, marked by the stranger, the spiral and the vast.

From an early age Rose always felt the need to watch people, to know, to understand. As she got older these feelings only became stronger and she begins to stalk people, not because she finds that person special for any particular reason they just happened to look to long at her and she saw them doing so. That just sets something off In her so now they must be followed, acknowledged, understood and scrutinised (me self projecting right into my ocs 😌). She found the Magnus institute one day as she started stalking Rosie. when she had seen the woman walking into a large glorious building she knew something was off, like the itching feeling you get, the feeling in your gut, the sensation of something important. She did not know what had over come her to walk in the building so quickly as that would ruin her chances of learning further about this person who dared make her feel so uncomfortable. But there she was. She was hired immediately of course as a librarian, then moving on the be an archival assistant, shocking to her. But obviously not to Elias Bouchard who knew just how useful her alignment to his almighty beholder. To say she had a crush on him would be an understatement. She can’t explain it. Some would call infatuation, some would call it chemistry, but smart ones say it’s because they are both devotees to the eye and she is in so much deeper than she has ever anticipated or even realises 👀

Rayn Porter: avatar of the corruption, marked by the flesh, the lonely and the stranger.

Rayn despises people (same queen 🙄) they put animals on a higher level of respect than humans. The corruption took ahold of them as a young child, they would always follow and play with cockroaches as a child. However their mother was to say the least an unempathetic, transphobic and cruel woman to say the least. Rayn was raised in a household full of scrutiny, hate and fear. Because of this had very little friends as the only social interaction they knew was their bitch ass mother they turned to the ‘pests’ of their home. Whether these were the slugs and snails in the basement of their home, or they were the cockroaches, house centipedes and rats that dwelled in their attic. They loved and appreciated them all, but their was still something deeper to it. A deep rot had started to form in Rayn and they hated their mother and family. They hated them for how they had cast them aside for not being female, they hated them for all the mistreatment they had faced as a child. The rot started small, a odd old smell that started to lurk around Rayn. Eventually others would notice the smell but would shrug it off as the smell would soon be covered by the smell of Rayns chain smoking. Then one day Rayn was staring in mirror poking at their face and squeezing. They found a sore on her face and squeezed it, pus comes out but something moves underneath. They squeeze harder and something wriggles forth, it’s a very small, juvenile cockroach, streaked slightly in something slimey. As you can imagine that fucked them up a bit, but they learnt to embrace it. Learnt to love that crawling away just underneath their skin are thousands of little legs connected to cockroach’s of many sizes. Sometimes if not managed roaches will find themselves sneaking out of nostrils, mouth and ears. Sometimes even out from behind her eyes. One way they feed the corruption is they set forth the filth at a selected location. All it takes is for them to place a cockroach down in a building and within a week there will be a infestation so strong causing the people in said building to be taken down with it. The Cockroaches will feed on those that they can over power and The Corruption always needs feeding... (Also just want to add cockroaches themselves aren’t actually dirty, they’re actually obsessive cleaners. the locations they live in are dirty)

Telltale Batman- Roz Traegers:

first encounter with John Doe (the eventually to be known Joker) was at the bar he frequented. They had never once seen him drink a drop of alcohol. He would order beer constantly for his alcoholic sure but never consume it himself. Aside from his alabaster white skin nothing about him seemed out of the ordinary to them. Well except the fact he liked to stare, a lot. You would constantly worry it’s because he was just judging you based on your appearance (a lot of people do) however John just likes to stare at people and found you interesting for some reason (cliches I know, but me and John Doe are basically the same person and I like to think he’d think I’m interesting). Roz has a great dislike towards the people John works with, they don’t appreciate how badly they treat him. Especially Harley. John is so obsessed with Harley and she treats him like absolute shit. Roz had a plan to get Harley arrested, however John found out and threatened to never speak to Roz again. Roz has a soft spot for Mr Freeze specifically from the gang also.

Vampyr: Rose Pine

works as an assistant to Camellia at the florist. Rose isn’t a very chatty person and has had quite a traumatic up bringing. Her mother, sister and father are all unfortunately deceased. Her father killed her mother, then sister, then Rose, then turned the knife on himself. Rose survived her injuries (hence the scar on her throat) and was put out into the adoption system. Roses father believed he had been doing his family a service by taking their lives before they could be claimed by Ekons. Roses father had been a vampire believer long before they had even breeched the city. Rose always waves hello to Jonathan Reid when she sees him galavanting around. He always waves back and occasionally they will exchange a conversation. One evening they exchange more than just brief chit chat when Jonathan is required to save her from a group of feral Skals. Rose is very badly injured from her encounter and Jonathan ends up having to change the sweet little florist he sees most evenings into a Ekon. Rose is also good friends with Charlotte Ashbury and Charlottes mother Elisabeth. I haven’t played Vampyr in a wee while, I want to get back into it soon so plan on adding more to her story.

Outlast: Rosie Porter

Rosie worked as a live in psychiatrist for those at mount massive asylum. She lives on the premises that way patient can be attended to at any time. Her experiences throughout life gives her empathy for those that are locked up, that the other guards and majority of other staff just don’t have. Rosie has always been able to empathise with those who would be considered ‘evil’ whether she empathised out of her own sick fascination or because of her heart hurting too much is another question. Rosies favourite patients are Eddie Gluskin and Chris Walker. She was hired after Jeremy Blaire forcibly admitted Chris Walker. Rosie is enamoured with Eddie and he knows it. Knows he has his little psychologist wrapped around his finger. However Eddie would be a hypocrite if he said he also wasn’t wrapped around her finger. Rosie is forcibly committed to the asylum by Jeremy Blaire they start Project Walrider on the patients. Rosie was against it and threatened to blow the whistle on the whole thing (dumb idea) and Jeremy uses her as the first female Walrider test subject. Rosie has engaged in an affair with her boss Jeremy Blaire when she first started working there. Due to their past ‘hands on’ relationship, Rosie is allowed more time with her patients and allowed to be alone with her patients. This has allowed for her to further her work with her patients, as they’re quite open when the know they aren’t being openly judged by the security staff.

Hannibal: Jessi Trees

is a forensic entomologist who works alongside Beverly, Jimmy and Brian analysing dead people n shit. Jessi first met Will Graham on the scene of a crime when they had both been called out. It was the mushroom killer from memory as the soil was packed with invertebrates filled with evidence. Will has just finished doing his whole ‘this is my design’ when Jessi walks up to him and stands quietly beside him, where they say: “These fuckers are filled with worms and I don’t know shit about worms” Will Graham turns and looks at them like what the fuck? Those are dead people. Jessi merely shrugs, smirks and walks off. Jessi can be described by a lot of people as ‘a cold person’ or ‘indifferent’ but passionate. They dehumanise the corpses they’re working with at that’s the only way they can get justice for them. If they get too caught up in all the sadness of it, they can’t move forward from it. Jessi has a crush on Will Graham and Beverly Katz. Jessi questions Will and Hannibals relationship quietly from the background but never really comments.

Bonus character!! Stardew Valley: Zoë

This bad ass came all the way from Zuzu city in need of a better and different life. They inherit their grandfathers old farm and get it up and running. The town is filled with wonderful, amazing people. But of course Zoë has to want to become close friends with the person who hates me everyone: Shane (they’re kindred spirits, Shane isn’t aware of this however because he seems to think he’s the only person who can suffer from substance abuse and sever depression haha.) Shane hates them of course until they keep harassing him and he reasilizes she’s a lot more screwed up than he was aware. Zoë is close friends with Shane (ends up marrying him one day), Linus (I would fucking die for him and anyone who’s cruel to him gets my foot in the butthole), Leah (they hang out frequently and like to paint in the forest together), Emily (I have a massive crush on Emily haha, she’s so similar to me it’s great), is also friends with Sam’s dad and Jodis husband Kent (Kent suffers from PTSD and I’ve developed a lot of my own techniques to help with my own PTSD so we help each other out. Also Jodi I’m stealing your husband, just kidding, unless). Zoë’s favourite animals on her farm are her blue chickens (raised by Shane) and her horse Aaron. Zoë’s favourite yearly event is the moonlight jellies festival!

#farcry 5 #the Magnus archives #telltale Batman #Vampyr #Hannibal #outlast #stardewvalley #stardew #own character

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sachinighte · 3 years

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Fic Writer Review

Tagged by @uintuva

1. How many do you have on Ao3? 107, 116 if I include the ones I’d rather not think about that I shoved under the metaphorical rug of a different pseud.

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 184425, oh wow, did not expect that.

3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they? 29, maybe 30. Not sure how much some of these overlap. Naruto, Dragon Age, Harry Potter, BNHA, Bleach, Sailor Moon, Hannibal, Hellsing, MCU, Mass Effect, FFXV, One Piece, Stargate, Teen Wolf, BTVS, X-Men, Criminal Minds, NCIS, Star Wars, YuYu Hakusho, Yuri on Ice, Inuyasha, Scooby-Doo, Negima, Voltron, Ocean’s 8, RWBY, The Black Jewels Trilogy, Underworld, Twilight. At least, that’s all my published fandoms.

4. What are your top 5 five by kudos? Number one is Don’t Ask Why It Works, It Just Does: 749. Number two is It’s Something Unpredictable (But In The End It’s Right): 595. Number three is With A Taste Of Poison Paradise: 410. Number four is And We’ll Fly And We’ll Fall And We’ll Burn: 400. And finally, number five is The Sharp Knife Of A Short Life: 385.

5. Do you respond to comments, why or why not? Yes, I always respond to comments because I don’t get many of them so it’s easy to do so, and plus I know love getting responses to my reviews from other authors. I know some people may not like this like I do, but I enjoy doing it.

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? Uh, probably Land Of Confusion. I’ve written other angsty fics and endings, but there is literally no hope in that fic and no open ending for the mc.

7. Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you’ve written? I do write crossovers, though I haven’t done very many—at least none that got posted—in recent years. My craziest one is probably Bleach/BTVS with a crack ship of Kenpachi/Buffy.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic? Oh, yeah. I used to post on ffn, which basically guaranteed that I would, but I still receive some on ao3. I usually delete it, but sometimes I’ll roast the person a bit before I do.

9. Do you write smut? If so what kind? -///- …yes. It’s either a gift fic for a friend, people failing at having sex in a—what I think—humorous way, or weird shit I think is sexy for some reason.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I know of.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes! A couple of times. It’s very sweet, I love it when people do that, I wish I could do that.

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yes, with my BFF, but it’s not published at all and my ex-gf actually took off with the physical copy when we broke up. Probably for the best, it was… ah, so embarrassing.

13. What is your all time favorite ship? I am an inveterate multishipper, it’s probably better to ask if I have any notps XDD. Even going by fandom idk if I would be able to choose.

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? There’s this Dragon Age fic that I’ve been writing for years now, half from Cullen’s POV and half from Anders’ spanning all of da2 and Dai. I’m pretty sure it’s my best work but it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Who the f*ck knows if it’ll ever be done, and if I’ll ever publish it. Pretty sure if I did I’d get burned at the stake by nearly everyone in fandom XD

15. What are your writing strengths? I like to think it is my characterization. It’s certainly the thing I get the most compliments on, which makes me feel very warm and fuzzy.

16. What are your writing weaknesses? Getting too wrapped up in useless details. It’s fine for short fic, but in long fic it’s… well… a bit overwhelming.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? It depends on whether the POV character can understand it or not; if they can’t then I try and translate it into the language as best I can, which might be a fun Easter egg for those who speak it? If they can, then I usually just do “…,” a said in (language). Otherwise I just treat it like normal dialogue, no fancy formatting or anything. I’ll post what I wanted it to mean in the author’s note, but tbh I’ve never been able to successfully learn another language despite years of trying, so it’s more than likely wrong even though I usually end up doing hours of research. If you look at some of my really early work, that might not be the case, as I’ve learned a lot over the years, but that’s my opinion as of now. It may change in the future as I learn more!

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for? The Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop. It was a poem, and super teenage angsty.

19. What’s your favorite fic you’ve ever written? I honestly can’t tell you. It changes by the day, in regards to my mood. I will say that I’m probably most proud of Don’t Let Your Life Pass You By; Well I’ll Be Damned, Here Comes Your Ghost Again; But The Light Is On (What Are You Waiting For?); and The Sharp Knife Of A Short Life. They might not all be my most popular fics, but they’re definitely the most character driven ones, in my opinion.

I never know who to tag for this stuff, so please, if you would like to do this, feel free to say I tagged you. It’s fun!

#my writing #my fanfiction #this is me

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kawaiijellymonster · 3 years

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So I’ve got a note in my notes app called “Fanfic lines that should be in a hall of fame” and it’s gotten pretty long so I figure I’ll toss it on here so yall can enjoy it, most of them are: mha, zukka, miraculous ladybug, harry potter, and I think one is from a comment on a hannibal amv, But here you go:

Stain sold papers because he just had an aura about him that drew people in, like people who slow down to look at car crashes.

“The Rumor Come Out: Does Todoroki Shoto is Gay?”

Izuku spent the next week going to his normal martial arts classes, studying, and drinking gallons of coffee. Not healthy but he could deal with it. His body was never meant to be permanent.

So no one was watching when Mei placed her forehead against his, breath fanning across his face as she spoke. "Wake up Loki… the world needs you."

“No probs ‘lil listener!” Hizashi said, striking a dramatic pose. “I’ll be your DJ all through the night, bringin’ you such rockin’ hits as safety, security and sweet dreams!”

“This is stupid! Screw the waiting and screw these stupid butterflies. They're not paying rent, the little shits--”

Experimenting with unstable genetic mutant abominations is more of an art than a science, really."

Several looks pass across both their faces. “No flying for a month,” Sirius declares. That sucks, actually. But he’s also a hundred percent certain he can get them to cave on that in two weeks tops. “Okay. Is that for the breaking into the Ministry, destroying the Department of Mysteries, making a bargain with Voldemort, or bringing all my friends with me?” “It’s for recklessly endangering your own life again,” Remus says, “and while the punishment very much doesn’t fit the crime, we’re a bit at a loss for what else to do.” “It wasn’t reckless!” he protests. “We had a plan and everything, and we even brought an adult! An adult Order member! Also what else were we supposed to do, let Snape die?” Sirius takes a deep breath, but Remus steps on his foot before he can put it in his mouth. “Which is why you’re only getting flying privileges taken away and not thrown in a cell in Azkaban for our sanity and your safety.” As if any cell could hold him. “I accept your terms.”

“Who’s Theophania?” Sirius asks. Harry hesitates. Perhaps bringing her up was his smartest decision, strategically speaking. “If I tell you you’re not allowed to throw me in Azkaban. Or ground me.” “This isn’t a negotiation,” Sirius repeats. If Blaise has taught him anything, it’s that everything is a negotiation. “She’s a friend.” “And?” Sirius repeats. Remus suddenly grabs onto Sirius’s shoulder, “Wait. Petrifying - during your second year - is Theophania - she’s not the basilisk.” “No, they killed it,” Sirius says automatically. Harry remains silent. “Harry!” He rubs his nose. “It turns out I’m not that good at killing things. Unkilling things, however? My specialty.”

“It’s okay,” Nanaia says, “you don’t know. What do you do when you don’t know something?” “Try something you do know and hope it doesn’t make everything worse?” For some reason, Horace looks sad at that answer, and Dumbledore shifts from one foot to the other. “No,” she says, “you ask for help.” Oh.

“It’ll piss off your son,” he answers bluntly. “Fuck that kid,” Riddle Sr. says

“You played me!” “Like a cheap kazoo”

Batman sighed, before speaking in a voice that was so unlike his usual growl that most of the other League members almost fell out of their chairs. Diana and Clark seemed to be used to it. “Damian,” he started. His voice was still deep, but a regular-deep, instead of I-just-swallowed-six-buckets-of-gravel deep.

“She loved James too,” she assures, and the confidence she says that with allows him to breathe, like someone has let go of his lungs. “It is possible to love more than one person at the same time. She loved your father with the type of love that’s – that was like a shooting star, burning and bright and touching everyone around them. Her love for Severus was different, and in the end it wasn’t the type of love either of them could handle.”

You’re better at it now then many people are after leaving a full apprenticeship, and you’ve only had a year of lessons a couple of times a week instead of years of intensive study. Do you know why that is?” “Luck?” he offers weakly. For some reason, he doesn’t like the direction this is going in. “No,” she says. “To be good at healing, the way you are, the way I am, you need a certain combination of things. Intelligence, power, control, but more than that. Stubbornness, a tricky balance of flexibility and inflexibility, and a constant, brutal assessment over your own skills. And something else.” “A propensity towards poor life choices?” he suggests. Poppy shakes her head, not taking the bait. “No. You have to care. You have to care about everyone, even people you dislike, and you have to care so much that if feels like it’s killing you, you have to care and that care has to hurt, until the only thing that hurts worse than caring is not caring. To be good at this, you have to let it hurt you.”

“You two shouldn’t have bothered dressing formally for Albus, he’s a bitch.” Harry doesn’t have any idea what’s going on, but he’s loving it.

“It was on the syllabus,” Zuko whispered conspiratorially to his mother. Sokka gasped. “You know I don’t read those!” “This is your own fault then.” “I like to be surprised. The procrastination keeps me humble.”

sometimes you remind me of the stars youre gorgeous and happy and can always brighten me on the darkest days and even when youre dampened you can guide me home

“imagine you are the only person who loves to play chess more than anything but nobody else in the world has ever heard about chess. and then you see a person holding a chessboard. it’s like your whole world was reborn”

"I wanted to be a stripper in middle school," Izuku said. Yup, that's a good cover.

What you’re asking for isn’t fair or right. You can’t ask a person for more than they’re willing to give

In Mei’s words, “You have about five minutes of ‘fuck that one thing in particular.’ Make them count.”

“Mei, let me introduce your new best friend. This is Momo. She has a Quirk that lets her make anything as long as she knows its composition inside and out. All you have to do is buy her dinner,“ Izuku said,

The cameras were looped. The bots were hacked. It was a good day to be a villain.

“None. The alarm never left the building.” “Really? Why is that?” “Mei finished first and decided to do you a favor. However, you've got the fire alarm just starting to go off and that's on a different circuit. Take a fast way down.” “Understood,” Hitoshi drawled. A moment later he was looking back at the crew. “Ladies and Frenchman. We take the express.”

Quinn is talking like that actually answers his question when it really, really doesn’t. “If you don’t start making sense, I’ll cry.”

“You’re one of my best students,” ze says. “You should understand the importance of timing. Speaking of, you’re late for your next class.”

Fuck, he totally is. “Thank you for that very confusing answer. I’ll think of you while crying myself to sleep.”

He’d wondered if that was what bravery was, to be quiet even when you were hurting so much you wanted to scream.

maybe bravery was also running screaming at the thing that nearly killed you, to keep it from killing someone else.

“Apologies are not difficult. Good apologies revolve around three basic points. One, I acknowledge what I did was wrong. Two, I regret that you were harmed. Three, this is how I plan to make sure it does not happen again. That’s all. Apologies are easy.” Then she’d glanced at them all again, evaluating. “And if you become very, very good at your job... they will be the absolute hardest thing you ever do.”

“Even though we’re a bunch of migraine-inducing hellions who are smart enough to know when something is a bad idea and stupid enough to still do it?”

“You’re like the nice china that Al only brings out for Christmas. Except Bruce just realised that I stole it, and chipped it. Maybe it’s time I give it back before I shatter all the pieces.”

she won’t co-parent my perfectly reasonable and well-behaved children.” Clark snorts. “Damian’s trying to stab Tim, right now.”

"Oh, my knight in shining armour. What would I do without you?" the teen droned, placing a dramatic hand on her head.

"I think you mean 'knight in shining leather', M'Lady. And without me, you would be left alone in this kingdom of lies.”

"It's a kingdom, alright. It'll topple sooner or later." "That's the spirit!" Adrien laughed.

Here’s something that a harbinger of tragedy would never find the courage to admit: there are moments in between the bitter self-hatred and the visceral, tangible consequences of your sins in which you almost think you’re worthy of forgiveness; of second chances; of a life beyond your greatest regrets. It’s a unique brand of pain,

“Go directly to horny jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.”

“You can’t wait around for him to be sorry,” Izuku says. He’s quiet now. This isn’t something that’s meant to be shouted. “Maybe he’ll never be sorry. Maybe he doesn’t know he did anything wrong, or he doesn’t care. It doesn’t matter.” Cautiously he takes a step forward. “You can’t depend on the people who hurt you to be the ones to make it better, or it’s never going to get better. They’ll only disappoint you, or hurt you even worse, and then they’ll be gone and you’ll be waiting forever.”

Midoriya may be strong as hell, but that just means looking out for him has to be a team effort.

How would his new adoring fans react if they knew he raised a villain? He's no All-Might. His pillar's made of toothpicks, and it's not gonna take much to crack it.”

Tensei approaches Rei, “Okay, this plan is childish, unprofessional, and a discourtesy to this school's reputation. That being said, when do we nail the little twat?

Hinata is dead. Deceased. Passed away, laid to rest with a headstone that reads Here Lies Hinata Shouyou, Killed By A Wink And A Blown Kiss.

It’s dangerous to be a bad father when you have life insurance

#long post #fanfic lines that deserve to be in a hall of fame #fanfic #rambles #lol

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orionsangel86 · 4 years

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Hi! Firstly, thank you for your amazing meta💞 secondly, do you think there’s a chance they’ll give us at least kinda Hannigram ending (in case you’ve watched Hannibal)? Like it’s explicit but not

Thanks Nonny! <3

Hannibal ended with them embracing and falling off a cliff right? I have never watched it but I remember when it ended all the Hannigram fans were celebrating because the show had effectively made it canon supposedly?

Hmmm... Do I think Dean and Cas will die in each others arms? Okay so my speculation on this point is as follows:

I think that whatever happens, its gonna go down in 15x18. I think any Hannibal-esq ending, will happen then. In that I think Cas will die in Dean’s arms and any explicit canon will happen here or not at all. It’s a Bobo Berens episode, he has been firmly put in charge of the DeanCas emotional drama of this season and this is his final episode. I honestly believe Cas is gonna die in 18 but I also happen to think that Dean will confess his love for Cas here and potentially we will get some indication which will make this confession quite clearly the romantic kind. I don’t wanna hope for a kiss, but we are gonna get something IMO. Just cos the show spent too much time focusing on Dean and Cas’s emotional drama at the start of the season and there needs to be a balance at the end with the beginning, especially since its the final season.

I think that this will be the “darkest moment” of the show for Dean. That he is too late, that he confesses his love, and loses Cas at the same time. I think this could be tied in with Cas’s Empty plot where Dean’s confession is also shown to bring Cas the happiness he thought he could never have, and we get some sort of confirmation from the Empty that the deal has come to fruition. I think this is all terribly dark and angsty and depressing but also solely about love and loss and I think (from the limited info I know about it) that that is very much like Hannibal right?

If nothing here confirms DeanCas, then it ain’t happening at all imo.

We know Cas is back in 20. (At least I am sure it was confirmed somewhere that he is), so whatever goes down in 18 isn’t permanent in the sense that we won’t ever see Cas again and it’s Misha last day filming. But it all therefore depends on how the season finale goes. Whether they all die and somehow Cas gets out of the Empty for a final goodbye or they all live and Cas gets brought back again, I dunno. I don’t have any confidence in the finale at all. I don’t have any great faith that the show will end happy, but my absolute belief that Cas will die in 18 AND we will get some form of Destiel confirmation in that same episode is as far as I can go nonny.

I am not watching the rest of the series purely because I can’t handle the idea of Cas dying and not getting a happy ending. Honestly, if they did go full Hannigram ending I wouldn’t be satisfied with it either. I just don’t think these characters should be killed off. Its utterly wrong for them to die after everything they’ve been through. They deserve happiness and we as an audience deserve something good to come out of this absolute shit show of a year.

Hell, I could be totally wrong and you can brush this all aside and consider me a negative nancy or whatever, but I’m not willing to risk my emotional attachment to Castiel on whatever Dabb and Co have planned for the end of the show. Hence I’m not watching anymore.

#destiel #castiel #spn speculation #spn endgame speculation #season 15 #15x18 #cw cas's death #my opinions #asks #anon #Anonymous

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Tv shows I watched this year, my favorite character from each, and why I like each character.

Since my past few posts about Fandom/TV shows have been kinda negative/ criticism, to end off the year, I wanted to make a few posts about things that I like in media. So today we’ll be taking a look at all the shows I watched/finished this year and my favorite characters from each.

Space Force: Captain Angela Ali. Its been a hot minute since I watched Space force, but iirc she’s just… done like 99% of the time with all of her superiors, but in the ten episodes we get, we see some fun little character moments from her. Like in the war games episode where she has to grapple with being an amazing book student, but has a hard time applying some of the stuff she learned at the military academy in a “combat” situation and has to sort of learn and take the lead from one of her “underlings” who is better in that sort of situation. Also, the bonding moments she has with Chan, like when they’re on the road trip, and when she asks him for help learning some science stuff so she can be more useful on missions and stuff. (again, its been a while since I’ve watched this one so my memory of it is a little foggy)

Stargate SG-1: Colonel Jack O’Neill. I like the tope he falls into of the very surface level sort of gruff military man, doesn’t like talking about his feelings, makes smart ass remarks, asks people who talk to much to get to the point, he’s a very fun character, and adds a lot of fun lightheartedness to the show and is generally enjoyable to have on screen. Also tends to get the most character development, at least regarding his past and sort of why the way that he is. (I would say Teal’c gets the second most), also the reason I got into stargate, as my dad showed me a compilation of him being a smart ass and I was like “oh ho ho, I gotta see more of this guy”

Doctor Who (specifically seasons 11 and 12): The Doctor. I like this version of the Doctor, I like that she a little more lighthearted chaotic as opposed to the previous Doctor, who I would describe as dark chaotic, (at least in s11) and just very fun to be around and watch on screen. Also, I think that the rest of the fam is a little bit underdeveloped? Like, we got a lot of fun stuff for Ryan and Graham in the premier with them being a part of a family unit and then at the end of the season we got a nice little scene of them bonding and Ryan calling him grandad and then in s12 there’s like none of that??? And with Yaz we get that she’s kinda got the usual female companion backstory (not a big fan of her job, not happy living with her family, wants *More* out of life) and then we learn that she got bullied as a kid, and at one point she tried to run away, but a kindhearted cop and her sister??? Managed to keep her in Sheffield. So, I feel a little bit like the doctor is my favorite as a default just because we already know the doctors story, so we’ve just pasted a new personality onto a familiar character.

Deep Space Nine (started 2019): Major Kira Nerys. Straight up the reason this character is my favorite is because my dad said I remind him of her and that makes me feel nice. Also, Nana Visitor is very pretty. Also I like that she takes 0 shit from anyone, including Sisko, but we also get to see her learn and grow from “I will always voice my disagreement no matter what” to “There is a time and a place to object” and also a little bit of learning that sometimes you have to work with people who’ve hurt you and sometimes that sucks. Anyway, she’s a grade A badass and I love her.

Voyager (started 2019): Captain Kathryn Janeway. Like my reasons for Kira, I think Janeway is a badass, and that Kate Mulgrew is very pretty. But also, I think Janeway is a badass in a different way than Kira is, simply because their characters are in very different situations. But I think Janeway is portrayed to be handling things extremely well, and doing what needs be done, obviously that wasn’t super looked at as they did want to keep the tone of voyager relatively light, but anyway, I like Janeway because she’s someone to look up to, to want to incorporate traits of into your own behavior.

Picard: Rafaella “Raffi” Musiker. I like Raffi because she is one of the most consistent characters in Picard. See imo Picard suffers from having too much on its plate, and also it drops/ abandons too many characters. With a show that has only 10 episodes, especially in a first season, you can’t do that. So, with Raffi being in the majority of the episodes, with consistent characterization that makes sense, and working as someone who can actually keep Picard in check? That’s the best character in the show. Also, I think of actors not seen in Star Trek before, she’s one of the better ones and that makes her better.

Lower Decks: Ensign Beckett Mariner. I love a chaotic smartass. Also, for as much as I love LD being a relatively slice of life comedy, I love that Mariner got a ton of characterization in the last few episodes, especially exploring her relationship with her mom, and people who knew her at the academy. She’s super fun, I love how she’s almost always dunking on Boimler, but also really cares for him and doesn’t want to see him hurt. Again, she’s just super fun to see on screen, I love that she doesn’t really like authority figures, and is content to figure herself out while being a relatively low-ranking officer. I like Mariner because she is both sure of herself, but not totally sure what she wants to do with her career, which is something that Star Trek has never explored before, and I think its super interesting.

Discovery: Commander Michael Burnham. I think a trend with a lot of the characters on this list is that I personally find them cool and/or pretty, and once again that also applies to Michael here, but also, I like her because Michael as a concept is fascinating. Like the idea of being a child who goes through a trauma and then is immediately whisked away to a place where she can’t actually process it? And then as a result grows up emotionally constipated and only in her 30s, is sort of finally able to shed that and actually learn how to be healthy with her emotions? Absolutely fascinating, I love that. I also love that we can kind of see that her upbringing and the suppression of emotions as a child still effects the choices that she’s made to this day. Its super cool, and I think one of the best parts of discovery.

Ratched: Nurse Mildred Ratched. I don’t have anything really important to say here, I just tend to like the main characters of tv shows because by default they get the most development/ back story or whatever, and honestly this is one of those shows that I enjoyed enough to watch all ten episodes, and then never picked it up again, so. Ehhh

Dexter: Dexter Morgan. I like Dexter Morgan because he’s a man who has always been told he doesn’t have emotions, but as the show goes on you can totally see that he does have emotions, he just doesn’t know how to handle them, and that they don’t present themselves in the same way that “normal” people’s do. Like, I fully believe that Dexter did actually love Rita, Harry jr., Deb, and Hannah. But I also believe he didn’t fully know how to cope with those emotions, because instead of getting his son help Harry Morgan decided to turn his son into a killing machine, which was a Choice.

Hannibal: Will Graham. I liked watching him kinda fall into Hannibal’s co-dependency trap. Character regression baybee. But like, that’s what happens, I’m pretty sure at one point they both admit that they aren’t healthy for each other, but they also cant live w/o each other. Which is not a dynamic I personally had seen delved into in media before I watched this show. I just think he’s neat.

ATLA: Toph Beifong. I like Toph because I think she provides a nice foil to Aang, whilst also not going too far into the opposite direction. She’s decisive, she knows for the most part what she wants from this adventure, and mostly how to go about getting it, while also discovering a new family along the way. I also just like the way that she can and will throw a boulder at you if she thinks you deserve it.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Sabrina Spellman. Again, sort of falling into the “I tend to like the main character by default folder” It’s also been a hot minute since I watched this show, so I’m just gonna say that I like Sabrina because she is always the one getting her own self into trouble by being Different. And while I’m not saying that it is always good to conform and do what is expected of you, all of the issues in the show are caused by Sabrina (for the most part). Season one is all about shit falling apart if she doesn’t sign the book, season two is her shaking things up at the witch academy and also not wanting to be the princess of hell (understandable, but again, still her fault) and the whole plot of season 3 is the fallout of her imprisoning the devil and then also being too cocky with the guy made of clay. She’s far too cocky, and I think that’s super funny in regards to how it gets her into situations she’s not really prepared for.

The Coroner (BBC): Beth Kennedy. I watched this show with my stepmom, and in this show, Beth tends to be the one who lightens the mood a lot, so she’s my favorite character b/c of that.

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Magnetic Pull - Erik Lehnsherr x Male!OC - Part 19

Fandom: X-Men: First Class (2011)

Pairing: Karmel Rosenstein (OC) x Erik Lehnsherr

Warnings: Spoilers for X-Men: First Class, Swearing,

Notes: The next part is the finale! Also- if you can pick up the Hannibal (NBC show) references in this part, or any part in the past, fucking hell, I love you.

Karmel followed Charles and Moira, wobbling out and onto the sand. He watched a hole form in the wall in the upper middle level of the ship, and out floated a dead Sebastian Shaw, arms out and head hanging like he was on an invisible cross. Karmel gasped softly when he saw Erik standing on the ledge, wearing a shiny helmet."Erik!" He called, out of pure, raw relief that Erik was alive.

"Today, our fighting stops!" Erik's voice boomed.

The other mutants drew closer to Shaw's floating, lifeless body. They were all wary, and hesitant.

Erik lowered Shaw's body, onto the ground, blood trickling down Sebastian's forehead. He floated off the ledge, levitating above his past torturer's body. Erik spared Karmel a glance, who grew brave enough to wander closer, passed Charles and Moira.

The two helplessly let him.

Erik spoke again once his feet were on the sand."Take off your blinders, everyone. The real enemy is out there" he pointed out at the military ships still at sea, filled with humans."I feel their guns moving in the water, their metal targeting us."

Karmel stopped, Charles and Moira at his sides.

"Americans, Soviets, humans" Erik scowled."United in their fear of the unknown."

Karmel shuddered; he remembered when he had talked to Erik, at the X-Mansion, about how the idea of co-existing with humans was funny- since humans destroy what they don't understand.

"The neanderthal is running scared, my fellow mutants!" Erik headed for the coastline, Karmel following from a way's behind him."Go ahead, Charles." His head snapped in Charles' direction, gaze gliding over Karmel."Tell me I'm wrong" Erik challenged.

Charles slowly pressed two fingers to his temple.

Karmel gave Erik a worried look, sparing the ships and Charles a couple of mere glances.

Charles lowered his hand. He turned to Moira, and nodded, letting her run back to the jet.

Soon, the canons fired missiles up and into the air, then soaring down towards the island.

"Shit- Erik!" Karmel automatically yelled.

Erik looked at him, then back over at the missiles flying their way. He raised a hand, all of them freezing mid-air immediately. Erik bore a stone-cold look in his deep eyes as he looked up at them, turning his palm inwards.

This made the missiles slowly flip around, facing back the way they came from.

Karmel then realized what Erik was about to do.

"Erik, you said yourself, we're the better men" Charles reminded."This is the time to prove it."

Erik ignored him, the missiles all successfully turned back around.

"There are thousands of men on those ships. Good, honest, innocent men!" Charles exclaimed."They're just following orders."

"Erik's been at the mercy of men just following orders" Karmel coldly reminded Charles.

Erik nodded."Never again."

Karmel watched Erik gesture his hand upwards, the missiles shooting back over towards the soldiers.

"Erik, release them!" Charles ordered."Karmel, tell him to stop, he'll listen to you."

Karmel gave Charles an apologetic look; he didn’t want to do that."Erik..." Was all he could force himself to say.

"No!" Charles charged at Erik, knocking him down.

"Charles!" Karmel called, the missiles exploding, falling into the ocean when Erik's powers got cut off.

Charles grunted once on top of Erik, reaching for his helmet.

"I don't want to hurt you- don't make me" Erik threatened, elbowing Charles off of him.

"Erik!" Karmel called.

Alex, Sean, Hank and Raven approached at the sign of Charles getting hurt, Erik darting his eyes in their direction.

"Stand back!" He growled, waving an arm, sending the team flying away, landing by the treeline.

"Erik-" Karmel repeated, taking a step towards him.

Erik gestured for Karmel to stop where he stood."I hesitated on you that time, but don't let my trust in you throw it away. I let you know me...see me...I gave you a rare gift...but you didn't want it."

"Didn't I?" Karmel's voice trembled as he said this, eyes growing sparkly, the words out of his mouth quicker than a speeding airplane. He grit his teeth to hold back any sobs on the borderline of coming out, but the tears in his eyes told a different story. Karmel glanced at his wrist, knowing full and well the 'gift' Erik meant wasn't the leather bound on his wrist.

The gift Erik gave Karmel was the gift of Erik letting Karmel see who he really is. Erik letting his guard down around Karmel, being vulnerable around the mutant with dirty blond hair and penchant for getting angry easily.

"This is all I ever wanted for you, Karmel...for both of us" Erik knelt down.

"It's beautiful." Karmel croaked truthfully, glancing down."You let me know you, Erik, see you, and it's so beautiful. You're beautiful, you're far from whatever weapon Shaw wanted you to come out to be, you’re more than that. You're far from any of the wrongs you've ever done, Erik. You're perfect-" perfect for me, he wanted to say."You're a good man" Karmel pleaded, looking back up to Erik."It's beautiful, Erik, but please, don't hurt Charles."

"He would deny me my life!"

"No- No. Not your life."

"My freedom, then- our freedom! He would take that from me, maybe even you. He would confine me to a prison cell, away from you."

Karmel's shoulder shook."Do you believe you could change me, the way I've ch-changed you?"

"I already did." Erik glanced down."I'm not blind to things like that, Karmel. But that isn't important...Fate and circumstance have returned us to this moment. I forgive you, Karmel. Will you forgive me?"

Karmel balled his hand into a fist, covering his mouth with it.

"Karmel. Come to me." Erik beckoned, pinning Charles down."Charles, that's enough!" He muttered, raising a hand for the leftover missiles to shoot at the ships once more.

"Erik, stop!" Charles yelled, earning a clean punch across the face from him.

Erik quickly stood back up, side-stepping away from Charles to control the missiles that were left.

A bullet shot right past Karmel, deflecting off of Erik's helmet. He snapped his head in the direction from where it came from."Moira-? Moira, no!" Karmel screamed, jumping up and down like an angry child."Shoot at Erik again, do it, I dare you, see what FUCKING happens!"

Moira continued shooting at Erik, bullets directly missing Karmel.

Until, one fateful bullet. Erik used his hand to deflect it, unaware that it would tear though Charles' lower back.

Charles was on the ground no sooner than he had stood up at. It was like it happened in slow motion- Charles fell to his knees, all eyes on him when he hit the sand.

"Charles- Charles!"

"Charles?"

"Charlie!"

Charles' face scrunched up in pain, a hand over where the bullet hit him.

Erik ran to him, rolling Charles onto his back and using his mutation to pull the bullet out of him. He held the bullet in his hand, Karmel using a vine to grab it and throw it in Moira's direction.

"What the fuck did I just say?" He rhetorically asked.

The missiles that were left exploded, and fell into the abyss of the sea.

Karmel jogged over to Erik and Charles, Moira lagging behind in fear.

"I'm so sorry- I said back off!" Erik angrily yelled at the mutants, all except Karmel."You. You did this" his glare landed on Moira, a hand cradling Charles' neck, his other on Charles' chest. Erik raised his hand, the necklace Moira wore starting to choke her.

"Erik. Please." Charles breathlessly pleaded."She didn't do this, Erik. You did."

"Excuse me? That was Moira's fucking bullet, from her gun, which she shot. Erik deflected Moira's bullet, from Moira's gun, that Moira shot" Karmel reiterated Moira's name throughout, just about ready to set it in stone. He grew helpless to the look that flashed onto Erik's face, one of sorrow. Karmel slowly backed away, fearful of what he'd do to anyone that was physically too close to him.

Erik slowly lowered his hand, releasing Moira from her own choke-hold."Us turning on each other, it's what they want" he gruffly told."I tried to warn you, Charles. Karmel knew better before you, too, he didn't need any warning. I want you by my side, just as I want Karmel by my side" Erik whispered."We're brothers, you and I. All of us, together, protecting each other. We want the same thing."

Karmel gulped, lips trembling."He didn't blind me completely" he spoke up."Charles, he just- gave me a few ideas here and there, that I sculpted into false hope. You saw so, last night. I'd never deceive from my own morals, Erik. No matter who says what."

Erik looked up at Karmel for a moment, with dare I say, a look of love. He hid it from view by trailing his gaze back down to Charles.

Charles' breath shook as he looked up at Erik, hopeless of anything else to say."My friend," he laughed sadly."I'm sorry. But you and I, we do not."

Erik froze, any hope left in Charles disappearing, just like that.

Charles was on the brink of tears at this point, while Karmel was finally calming down from his held-back sobs from earlier.

Erik looked up at Moira, gesturing for her to come over.

"Charles," Moira whispered, racing over."I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" she repeated, as Erik slowly got up.

Erik stood up, walking a few feet away from Charles. He had his eyes on the line of mutants, and Karmel now lingering to the side of the line."This society won't accept us. We form our own. The humans have played their hand," he pointed at the ships."Now we get ready to play ours. Who's with me?"

Karmel's breath hitched, eyes darting between Charles struggling in the sand, and Erik standing tall. He felt eyes on him; Erik's eyes. Full of pleading, and that soft look they bore on him as of recent. Karmel bit the edge of his lip, Erik outstretching a hand.

"No more hiding" Raven whispered, walking past Karmel, and over to...Charles? She knelt down, Charles grabbing her arm.

"You should go with him. It's what you want” Charles urged.

"You promised me you would never read my mind" Raven reminded.

"I know. I promised you a great many things, I'm afraid. I'm sorry" Charles apologized, quickly kissing Raven's hand.

"Take care of him" Raven told Moira. She kissed Charles forehead, standing up and looping around to Erik's side, closer to Shaw's submarine than the jet.

Angel and Shaw's henchmen joined her.

"And Beast! Never forget. Mutant, and proud" Raven called.

Erik's gaze landed back on Karmel, who took a step forward.

"Charles." Karmel called, one last time."I know what I have to do, but I don't know if I have the strength to do it."

"Do it, Karmel. It's what you've always wanted, you and I both know that I- I could never change that. Go with Erik” Charles coerced, hoping Karmel would pity him somehow, and stay. He looked up at Karmel with pleading eyes, hoping something about that alone could get the message across.

Karmel sniffled, not looking Charles in the eyes; it would only make him more distraught as to whether he should stay or go."But you- will you be fine? Will you be alright, Charlie Chaplin? You got shot, for fuck's sake."

Charles giggled sadly."I'll be better before you know it. Now go, Karmel. Join Erik."

Karmel stopped himself from approaching Erik."'Charlie Chaplin'. Now, I don't- I don't know if this name was ever a joke to you, but I sure hope it wasn't. If you're really so smart, you'd see it's been a compliment, this- this entire time," he paused."You think I'd ever go around comparing you to one of the most influential, intelligent, talented, life-changing people in the world for no reason?" Karmel asked."I respect you, Charlie. I respect you so much, you deserve to only ever know the truth."

"G-Great to know, Karmel-" Charles stuttered, trying to pretend he wasn't going to cry over how much that nickname truly was supposed to mean to him.”With all my knowledge and intrusion, K-Karmel, I never could entirely predict you.”

“One last thing, actually.”

“Mhm?” Charles forcefully hummed. Maybe Karmel decided to stay.”What? You’ll stay?”

“Don’t ever fucking forget, Charles: beware, it goeth before the fall.”

“Of course” Charles nodded, a pained smile on his lips. He hated to see Karmel leave, as the two had grown to be close friends quite quickly. But, this was what Karmel wanted, and Charles knew that more than anything. He just wants his friends to be happy. Besides; maybe sometime in the future, Charles could beckon Karmel back to his side.

Karmel licked his lips, head panning over to Erik, who had an arm slightly outstretched for him. He slowly made his way over, as if drawn in by Erik’s magnetic pull.

Erik could swear, Karmel had that same pull on him. He took off his helmet, holding it in his left hand.

Karmel filled the space between Erik and Charles. Karmel held Erik's hand tightly, and turned to face the mutant at his side. At last, the two succumbed to their emotions, and rightfully gave into the romantic feelings that have been there since the start. Karmel trailed his free hand up Erik's chest, across his neck and over his cheek, stopping when the tips of his fingers could touch Erik's hair. He and Erik pressed their foreheads together, Karmel's fingers grazing the base of Erik's ear as they kept eye contact.

There was no doubt in Erik's mind that he loved Karmel from the moment he found out that Karmel truly saw all his flaws, yet wanted him to stay. From the moment Karmel told him despite the wrongs he'd done, Erik was a good man. Erik's eyes fell closed in comfort, Karmel doing the same with their foreheads still up against each other.

Neither had to say an "I love you" to the other. Neither had to kiss, either. It was clear as day at this point, how the two mutants felt about each other. So clear, that no words needed to be said, no actions needed to be done. It was an unspoken truth, how they love each other, and just how in love they are.

Azazel glanced over the line of mutants by him, and teleported the group away in a wave of red smoke.

#X-men #X-men OC #xmen #xmen oc #erik lehnsherr x oc #erik lehnsherr x male #erik lehnsherr x male!oc #male oc #oc #male x male #male x oc #male x canon #oc x male #oc x canon #canon x oc #canon x male #brad pitt oc

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LAL 11 was so good and my heart was all soft and gooey at the end of it, but also I’m upset because every time I finish one of the chapters of this fic and get ripped out of the story and thrown back into the real world I realize I don’t have two ridiculous, definitely platonic alpha mates to cuddle up with tonight when I go home and now I’m sad.

That being said, this chapter was 👌🏻👌🏻 and it was so nice to finally meet the literal piece of shit that is Pierce and it was even NICER to watch Tony pick him apart using his own words. I would LOVE to know the internal dialogue going on in the alpha’s heads and they watch their tiny, typically very well behaved and kind mate absolutely eviscerate Pierce in front of everyone. Pierce was absolutely as nasty as I thought he was going to be and I can’t wait to see him get what’s coming to him! Also with all the talk about how he’s disguising his rudeness behind his fake smile all I could think about was “whenever feasible, one should always try to eat the rude”.

Also the alphas literally break my heart thinking Tony would leave them/thing less of them if he knew how much trouble they were in financially. Those boys are so dense like please that omega is head over heels for you dumbasses.

So I’ve noticed?? That since the chapters are getting super long, it’ takes a lot longer to pull myself out of the verse too! 10k words is just long enough to feel like a damn story by itself so coming out of it and then being like “oh now I have to write the rest” is nuts!

WASN’T IT NICE TO MEET THE BADDIE? I mean we’ve seen him a little bit but it’s always a nice moment when we finally get to see him face to face with the mains. Up till now he’s been like, the bogey man in Stucky’s dreams but now TONY knows who he is!

Bruh, Hannibal would eat him for sure. but then again maybe not cos he stinks like oil and tar lolol

And okay, I’m not trying to give these boys a thousand insecurities but it’s a big deal in ABO verse and also of course in a society where Omegas aren’t expected to/allowed to support themselves for an Alpha to be able to take care of them. Like, if Stucky can’t take care of Tony (and they don’t know he’s rich yet) they have failed at the most basic part of having a mate and that’s a pretty valid fear!

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I've seen your review of the Clarice series. I watched. Boring story, uninteresting characters, boring episodes. I doesn't even feel like this belongs to the Hannibal universe. I never watch again. Compared to that, even Hannibal Rising is better. Really hope we get don't season 2. Bloodless, tension-free, ridiculous villain(s), political nonsenses. This it's more like a crime series. Now seriously Bryan Fuller for that hasn't been given the rights we to see this nonsense trash.

Thanks for watching my review, I hope you enjoyed it :)

Honestly, I didn't really have a problem with the political stuff. My issue with it is that it was just there to be "hey, we're Woke, right?" as opposed to actually doing something with it. Like the subplot with Ardelia fighting against racial discrimination in the workforce. Really wish that had more focus. And I'm honestly shocked that Julia got that much time to talk about how the aftermath of the Buffalo Bill case severely affected her and others in the trans community, which was/is very reflective of what happened and is still happening now. Too bad that stuff got pushed to the side for the sake of overly complicated plots, dumbass villains, and plot twists so disgusting- PAPA STARLING WAS NOT A COWARDLY CORRUPT PIECE OF SHIT! FUCK OFF WITH THAT NONSENSE!

If this show does get renewed for season 2, I am not watching it. And I want to just clarify that I gave this show a chance. Multiple chances. I wanted this show to work. I wanted this show to succeed. But it was just way too complicated, it did not work as a Silence sequel AT ALL, and it just felt like a half-assed cash-grab as opposed to something that had actual effort put into it.

Also... only saying this because i've been seeing this a lot... if I hear "Clarice failed cos of misogyny" one more fucking time, I am going to scream. Clarice did not fail because "well audiences just don't want to see women leading shows :/"... it failed because it was a bad show. That "well, audiences are sexist" excuse is already a very VERY tired excuse... but you DO NOT use that when talking about CLARICE STARLING! One of the most well-known and beloved heroines in modern fiction! A character who helped changed the way that female characters are represented on screen! So take that "audiences just don't want to see her" excuse and shove it firmly up your ass! We don't want to see Clarice Starling in a mediocre show! THAT is what we don't want to see!

I don't care who (actually I do...) gets to do it, just give her to writers who actually care about this franchise! Who won't just ride the coat-tails of Jonathan Demme or do a half-assed Bryan Fuller knockoff!

Clarice Starling deserved so much better than this.

#myst is me #clarice starling #cbs clarice

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dangerliesbeforeyou · 4 years

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my top 10 series of 2019~

aka i gush about shiz i watched this year for waaaaaay too long lol...

i watched a lot of stuff this yr (well... it felt like a lot? there’s a lot more i wanted to watch but i’m terrible at time management lol...) so let’ssss explore that in a ~numbered list~ lol

(spoilers - there’s a lot of gay shit here lol... what can i say, twentybiteen really pulled thru lol)

10 - Stranger Things (series 3)

i know some people didn’t like this series, but i legit thought it was really good lol... i felt it had gone back to the style of the 1st series a lil more? (whereas series 2 had felt a lil disappointing in a way??) & i loved all the new characters introduced (robin is a personal fav, obv), & the whole splitting off into the lil groups was really effective in not just feel like it’s always the same group together, and it also allowed for some interesting character moments!

visually, stranger things always looks amazing! but i thought the whole summer/july 4th vibes really made it especially stunning tbh... as most things on this list, i’ve only seen it once, so i would like to rewatch it at some point (actually wanna do a full stranger things marathon tbh i was trying to explain what had happened in the show to my friend who stopped watching it early in series 1 & it was so difficult to remember exactly what had happened in it lool... )

there were obv things about it that i wasn’t as big on, like the whole evil russian-invincible guy was v cliche and kinda silly, & some of the actions scenes were a bit awkward(?) feeling... but i’m a sucker for any 80′s style media so those things just reminded me of the goonies or some shit lol

9 - Ghosts

actually the funniest & cutest series ever tbh!!! as someone who grew up with horrible histories with the original cast, this just made me immensely happy to see the whole team together again! the humour style is v similar to horrible histories too btw, though i feel they let themselves have a lil more ‘dark humour’ than in that (since this is more a general audience, whereas hh was definitely more aimed at kids tbh... tho they still won a comedy award for it lol! actual legends lol anyway...)

only downside is that it’s only 1 series atm & it’s pretty short... but i know there’s gonna be a new series at some point so i’m v excited for that!! i feel there’s sooooo many places they can go with the concept (i.e. exploring how/when the other characters died (like kitty!!! i need to know her story lol i love her!), maybe introducing another character who can see ghosts?? like a medium/psychic or something/etc ...) but legit, please watch this if u haven’t!!!

8 - Good Omens

this pretty much took over the internet this year lbr lol & tbh i’d def say it was worthy of the praise!! ineffable husbands aside, the main story is super engaging and enjoyable, with some really awesome side characters (& some of my fav character designs in anything ever tbh!!) but definitely the biggest draw was the ‘6000 years mutual pining’ romance which they did so well lol & it was something that was genuinely so lovely to watch tbh!! i also really loved the ending message of the show! i really hope to rewatch this next year when i think it’s gonna be aired on british tv at last????

downsides would be that the plot can be a bit confusing at times? but maybe that’s just me being dumb lol... but i imagine it’s a lot easier to understand if u’ve read the book lol?? i don’t have a problem w/ aziraphale & crowley not being “explicitly” gay or whatnot (i know i’ve seen some people annoyed with this?), since the whole idea of their relationship is so much larger than just them bonking or whatevs lol? (in general i think more media should have less focus on kissing/intimacy as an indication of love/romance... which is something i’ve already talked about lol)

oh, and the title sequence is INCREDIBLE lol i seriously loved it so much!!

7 - Killing Eve (series 2)

finally finished this the other day & it was so good!!! i really love the dark comedic tone of the show tbh & i def feel there was more of it in the 2nd series then the first! i also liked the further development of villanelle & eve’s relationship, which is obv the highlight of the show tbh! there was also a nice lot of twists tbh, though i’d say it was a lil less intense than the 1st series? (overall i’d say i prefer the 1st series, but the 2nd was a fab continuation... btw i also watched the 1st series this yr lol)

negative points are that the plot wasn’t quite as interesting as the 1st series... i think cos the focus of the murders was taken off of villanelle that we lost some of that drama from the 1st? i thought the ghost was gonna be a more integral part but she was kinda weirdly pushed aside once we learnt her identity? & the creepy son dude just annoyed me lol (but i suppose that was the point lol...)... so like yh there were lil things that didn’t engage me as much as the first, but overall i still really enjoyed it lol

this is def fulfilling the hannibal-shaped hole in my heart tbh... (another series i finished this yr...)

6 - Dark Blue Kiss the series

look, it’s no surprise this is on my list lol... i was hella hyped for this series when it was announced last yr, even though my expectations were VERY LOW after kiss me again the series (which, lbr, is a massive mess lol... like it’s My Mess tho)... but for real, this series really exceeded all my expectations... & then some! like i’m legit shook at how good it was ngl! especially morksun’s storyline, which was by far my fav in the show (as much as i’m petekao trash lol...) also, i was surprised by how genuinely pretty this show is! esp in comparison to kma (like i know i keep going on about the goddamn bruise makeup but it is so ugly in kma, but they really did a great job in dbk tbh!)

ok so there’s a lot of flaws lol... like... a lot (i’m already complained a lot so i won’t bore u with that rn lol...) but for real, the thing that i love the most about this is the discussions of coming out/homophobia/general young people struggles/etc etc which is so refreshing to see in these series! like i love that despite the cheesy tropes, it still knows when to be serious & genuine...

5 - He Is Coming To Me

another thai series, i believe this has the same director as dbk? (don’t hold me to that tho...)... legit one of the best, if not the best, thai series i’ve ever seen tbh! so adorable, so well acted, so funny & heartwarming like... legit it’s so good!! i was already excited about it from the trailer, but the way it really delivered on the emotionality, whilst keeping it lighthearted, was truly wonderful tbh! the main actors did a brill job i gotta say, and all the side characters were amazing too (there really wasn’t a character i didn’t like i’d say tbh? i need to rewatch tbh... there’s a lot i’ve forgotten since this came out p early in the year lol)... also, visually it’s so pretty!! i swear the cinematography in these thai series just keeps getting better & better & it def improves the watching experience tbh!

a down point would be that the first ep is a bit slow/awkward to get in to... & i think it def could put someone off? but i’d say to stick w/ it since it just keeps getting better & better! i’d actually say there isn’t really anything else i didn’t like about it ngl? it’s just so good guys... u really need to watch it!

4 - Russian Doll

probs the only series on this list that i actually actively went to rewatch straight away lol (didn’t do a full rewatch btw)... it was SO good for real! i already loved the premise lol (it’s basically groundhog day, which is already such a great film, but they explored those ideas even more in this which i loveeeed) the leads are fantastic, and the story is generally so interesting! plus the editing & song choices are really brill tbh...

my one complaint would probs be that the series loses a lil momentum at certain points (esp later in the series), but it still keeps ur interest, and the ending is really well done too! i know there’s gonna be a 2nd series, so i’m really hoping it’ll be able to live up to this one, and also explore more of the characters/concepts/etc! i’m def hyped for it tbh!

i feel like this series is simultaneously underrated and also v well known lol?? like i know everyone sees that ‘thursday! what a concept’ meme but i feel like i didn’t see as many people talk about it as much as other series this yr???

(for my top 3, i’d say i love them all equally/for different reasons... so the order they’re in is changeable lol)

3 - Gentleman Jack

one of the greatest bbc series of the year, maybe even the decade lol! actually a masterpiece of cinematography, incredible acting, gorgeous costumes, beautiful depictions of love and intimacy, hilarious characterisation & just generally a wonderful series!! like i can’t praise it enough! it’s literally everything i could ever want from a series, and more!!!!!!! like everytime i think about it i just feel like ‘!!!!!’ constantly lol... like... what did we do to deserve such a series for real?? something that i esp loved was that i vividly remember not that long ago w/ people complaining about the bbc for having minor lgbtq characters in things, so to have a actual main lesbian couple series be on prime time bbc telly is kinda mind blowing lol... like.. i know we’ve got a long way to go, but it does make me immensely proud!!

i have no complaints lol... other than - needed to be longer (i think we’re getting a 2nd series right???? i hope so tbh!!)

2 - The Untamed

look, i don’t make 15 piece series’ for nothing lol... this show really got to me ngl... like i knew it was gonna be amazing from seeing tonnes of mutuals start watching it & praising it.. .but ohhhhhhhh boy i wasn’t reading for the angst and heartbreak and just generally how invested i’d be in all the characters lol... like genuinely there’s so much to praise about this show! it may not be as super ‘polished’ as some of the other shows on this list, but it really has so much heart and hard work and dedication put into it which really shows in the final product!

there’s obv issues with it, but i feel like it’s kinda unnecessary to go over them lol? there’s so much more of this series that has brought me genuine joy, the biggest being the fact they were still able to depict a really beautiful, loving and /romantic/ relationship despite the strict censor is truly incredible lol!! like w/ good omens, it just shows what you can do to depict love/romance without having to over-sexualise something...

i feel like i’m saying less for these top 3, but it’s just cos i’ve already gush to high heavens about how much i love them lol...

1 - HIStory 3 - Trapped

you - *pretends to be shocked that this is my number 1*

yeh... no surprises that this is in my top 3 lol... what can i say that i haven’t already screamed about for months??? this series truly surpassed any expectations i could have had for a HIStory series... the story line is complex & pretty well done (it’s not perfect... but nothing is so....), the characters are wonderful & also brilliantly acted! i think the thing that i love the most is that the director wanted to create a series that wasn’t just a cheesy gay series (don’t get me wrong, i loVE cheesy gay series’ lol... ) but also would have a more interesting, well developed & more ‘mature’ story line (i think esp in comparison to other HIStory series’ which are usually school/uni based)... it’s also one of the few lgbtq series i’ve seen that isn’t just about ‘first loves’, and doesn’t place a big emphasis on a sexuality/identity crisis... it’s just so unabashedly a mystery-romance drama, which is just so refreshing to see! & i genuinely hope we can see more series like this, where gay characters don’t need to ‘prove’ themselves in order to be in a series or to be in relationships (which it often feels like, where writers need to explain /why/ characters are gay...)...

phew... that’s a lot of text lol, just like w/ the untamed, i feel like i’ve already talked about the negative points of the series (plot holes, awkward moments, weird editing/sound choices, bad tropey plots), but the positives of this series seriously make it worthwhile, and i’m just so so SO happy this show exists lol...

all 3 of these series have a special place in my heart of inspiring lots of my own exploration of art, as well as writing, which has been really crucial in me understanding what i wanna do with my life (i know that sounds kinda weird, but at the start of the year i really didn’t know what i wanted... and i wasn’t even sure what i was good at lol... so thru these shows i was able to discover a lot more about my own style of working & thru all of them i was able to meet some wonderful new people on here which has made 2019 actually one of my most enjoyable years on tumblr!

this has been an...... interesting year lol... but definitely these shows made it just a lil bit better!!!

Happy new year to anyone who actually read thru this & let’s hope 2020 brings us even more brill shows ~~~

#personal #favourite tv shows #2019 tv shows #long ass post lol... with pics (oooooh... fancy)#i rambled a lot here lol...#if u read thru (or just skim - or even if u just look at the pics lol) let me know which series u agree with?#or what ur fav series r?#there were other things i watched & didnt finish this yr which i enjoyed but decided to just stick to the series i finished lol...#not gonna tag any of the series cos i want y'all to click 'read more' to find out lol...#tho... if ur following my blog i feel it's p obvious what i've chosen lol....#also that ~numbered list~ thing is in ref to jenny nicholson... cos i love her lol #i think this might b the first time i've done this/?? maybe??#idk...#time is an illusion am i right ladies?

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sireneia-a · 6 years

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the most useless post in the world but time to take away some notes from the brief dialogue intro of the tempest trials. stuff under the cut cause wow i don’t want to spam the dash; apologies in advance if you’re on mobile rip

fire emblem thraccia 776 spoilers under the cut ahoy

with this tempest trials, we can directly put leif and co. as having been summoned / pulled from their world right before chapter 22. leif’s already been promoted, he’d already taken leonster back and he’s on his way to the endgame essentially. there’s already been the six month timeskip, so we’re almost at the end of the year 776 in the jugdral calendar.

what’s important about this for my portrayal of leif? well. a few things.

leif won’t recognize anyone of seliph’s party in heroes verse sans seliph, julia, diarmuid, ced, coirpre, hannibal and obviously nanna and finn. i’m willing to let him also be able to recognize fee if only because it’s possible in-game in fe4 to make her meet up with leif and co. at castle leonster before anyone else. i know technically he’d have met larcei, ulster, lana, etc. at this point in fe4, but fe5 kinda contradicts it and i’ve already stated on this blog that fe5 canon takes precedence over fe4 canon. as such, leif won’t be formally a regular member of seliph’s liberation army in my eyes until after he’s done taking care of his business at manster. he might have briefly met the others, but nothing substantial.

leif doesn’t know who eyvel really is yet. he also still feels terrible over her capture and it’s still weighing down upon him. he doesn’t know whether or not he’s going to even be able to rescue her.

leif has spent a few months at castle leonster, so that’s no longer a goal of his to “take back what’s been lost” essentially. he’s more like how he is in the fe13 dlc: he’s concerned about keeping what’s been stolen away once.

leif’s a prince, not a king. he hasn’t gotten to the end of fe4 yet. as a result, a lot of people who died in fe4 are also still alive.

leif doesn’t know his sister is still alive nor where she is in heroes verse.

leif’s yet to get the bragi sword. he doesn’t even really know of its existence. makes sense considering the fact that he was given the light brand in heroes anyway ( thank you intsys so much for this decision oh my god ) but this also means he hasn’t really gone on friendly terms or recruited saias. in a heroes verse, assuming the summoner has done saias’s GHB, this would be the first time the two have been allies.

most importantly, now i get a better idea of whom this heroes voiced line is about specifically:

❝ I will never again let someone sacrifice their life in exchange for mine. ❞

it’s.... probably dorias. dorias’s death was pretty recent if leif did come from chapter 22 of fe5, and it ends up being a big event in-game where it drives home how naive and idealistic leif can be. leif finally gets the chance to do something he really wants to do ( i.e. repay miranda for the aid her family had once given him ) but it ends with terrible consequences and pushes leif back into this mindset that he needs to be patient and repress his desires and most importantly himself.

now a fun round of “hey n you’re a dumbass”

if leif already took back castle leonster in heroes verse, why does he say shit like "My home has fallen into the clutches of occupiers... But I will take it back from them," and "I'll take it back...all of it!" ???

more than just dorias died for leif. hell, almost the entirety of castle leonster did when leif was like five. his grandmother orchestrated the whole “let’s sacrifice ourselves for this ONE heir.” why does it have to be dorias specifically?? ( dorias is kind of a jackass anyway............... )

wait. why are you saying leif would recognize coirpre, a guy he saw for two minutes TWICE but not any of seliph’s childhood friends? also why the fuck did you leave out shannan? wouldn’t leif mistake him for shanam?

#// this doesn't affect any threads i already have but it'll just impact any future things i make #// i mostly did this for fun ngl because my idea of fun is really mundane and involves cross-referencing text #long post -----#✦ | headcanons.#✦ | DYADIC HEIR ( leif. )#✦ | verse: heroes.

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