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#i'M NEVER GONNA RECOVER FROM THIS ONE HECK
sammy--moh · 9 months
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A random ramble about my identity, modern queer community and queer history bc I'm hyperfixated
(I don't want slur discourse under my post. I reclaim words that have been directly used to oppress me only and only towards myself, that's where the conversation ends)
(Cis/Hets don't touch this post
Terfs especially don't even look at this post
Anti kink fuckers don't look at this post, kink and LGBT are separate things but you cannot untangle kink history from queer/LGBT history
If your against the use of the word queer, don't clown on this post
Queer cis people are free to interact and add their opinions but don't clown on this post
Trans people and queer punks and activists please interact <3
Any corrections are welcomed as long as their constructive)
So you could probably find a few posts of me talking about some of my more modern and neo/xeno identity labels, its something I'm fairly proud of I'm a neo pronoun user and have been out as a nonbinary man for a long time
But I don't think I talk about my more, I guess classical and older queer labels and that feels disingenuous because I do still love queer history and have a lot of what would be considered ""outdated"" identieies
Yeah I'm a neo user and have some xeno gender labels, and I'm T4T which as far as I know is a label thats been around a long time but its still common and normally used today
But im also just a gender nonconformist(sometimes i use and reclaim the words transexual and transvestite just to piss off cis people who say i cant), i unapolgetically reclaim the word f4g, im in the leather community, I'm a fem man, im a cub, all things that have been around maybe since the 60s - 70s that I/still/ find connection to, comfort and community in
I mean hell I usually consider myself to currently be in a masc 4 fem relationship which you'd probably never guess by just looking at me
Which is another thing! Why is it always assumed that cubs and bears are the mascs?? I think I have more traditionally feminine clothing and presentation then most of my twink friends, I am a big, fat, extroverted, hairy cub and I am still the fem in one of my relationships and very feminine and fem presenting in general
Obviously masc 4 fem is not the only kind of mlm and wlm relationship that's stupid sndnd and expecting it is heteronormative, some people are masc 4 masc,fem 4 fem, heck not everyone /likes/ traditional masc fem labels and that's awesome!
Another thing I don't see a lot of people talk about is the fact that the bear and cub community is objectively a body positivity movement, that's what it started as that's what it always will be
Bear culture was a reaction to the beauty standards of gay culture at the time, when the ideal in gay relationships were young, thin, conventionally attractive gay and bi/multisexual men
Bear culture was specifically made to appreciate, lift up, and love large, hairy,sometimes older gay and bi/multsexual men and cub culture branched off from bears
I'm gonna be honest, I am recovering from a few body image issues and disorders that I wont go in depth on, and bear + cub culture has helped me to love myself and my body and find myself attractive more than any other body positivity space! Not to say other body positvity spaces arent important and needed, but that as a queer trans man this one has been the space I felt the most welcomed in
I wish there were a few expectations we could leave behind, like the idea that bears and cubs only date other bears and cubs, that terms like bear, twink, otter, leather gay, ect are gay exclusive and not just mlm and nwlnw terms, that fem and masc culture are gay and lesbian exclusive (dont come at me there are several moments in history we see these terms used by bi and generally queer men and that show masc and fem culture in bi and generally queer spaces)
I wish I could find more people like me in history, trans men who weren't masc, transmen and transmascs that were unapologetically feminine, I want to find transman queens in history, trans gay and mlm men, it's hard to find.. but I'm almost positive there has to be at least some people like me in queer history
But in general there's so much we can learn and keep from older queer culture that I feel has been lost a lot with younger generations
I love modern queer culture and neo/xeno labels and communities ans MOGAI and the breakdown of gender norms and sexual expectations
But im also unapolgetically a fem, leather loving, kinkster, trans fucking, fat cub, cross dressing faggot
All of these things are me
You cannot untangle or separate these identieies and labels from /me/
There are riots and loss in my history, and there is raw, unapolgetic queer beauty as well. there is pride in my veins, and fight in my lungs, and I wouldn't trade any of it for shit
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Preliminary Poll
Sylvanas Windrunner
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Submission reason:
WHERE TO BEGIN.... she's an incredibly traumatized woman who's devoted to protecting her people (the Forsaken) who are reviled by the entire world, as well as geting revenge on Arthas, the man who turned them into undead. But then from Cataclysm onwards she's retconned to have never cared at all for the Forsaken and be entirely selfish and given a convoluted villain arc and is generally treated in an incredibly misogynistic way, both in-universe and by Blizzard's creative team. Once she finally got a redemption arc it felt very unearned because of how poorly written her descent into villainy was. tl;dr she could've been a Vriska if the writers even remotely cared about her
Once a benevolent anti-hero, now a villain who is easily defeated despite their ability. At first her change to villainy wasn't bad, it was actually really cool; But then it just got petty and pathetic, and it makes me want to STRANGLE Blizzard (I already wanted to strangle them prior, and again now... I just REALLY hate Blizzard; I don't play WOW anymore because of all the bullcrud putting up with that company-)... THEN, the writers had the audacity to pull a last minute "SIKE!" and make her redeemed or some crud. Bro, I just want Sylvanas back PLEASE!? They made the villainy undermine all the cool things she's ever done, and then they make the redemption thing undermine everything cool she's ever done as the villain character. I actually still liked her even when she was the questionable villain warchief! Shadowlands has ruined her, AND that game expansion has cause me so much pain and agony (who in Blizzard thought it would be a good idea to make me play for more than 3 hours straight just on one run of the stupid tower dungeon thing... See it's been so long I forgot the name of it-)... Why does Blizzard out of all companies have to own this franchise?!?! They make me so ANGRY! Not only are they abusive towards fans and workers, but their content lacks literally everything (with the exception of their new expansion Dragonlands; Which was really nice...); So anyways, I wish I could fight the writers-. Last but not least, since there is no salvaging "that mess", they ended up sentencing Sylvanas for an eternity of fighting the horrors in hell (LITERALLY)! Now the chances of EVER seeing her character EVER AGAIN is slim as all heck because "nope, she felt bad, so now she's gonna go and do cool shenanigans in the Maw (hell essentially) so no one else has to, cause she's nice now!"... Like bro, HECK NO, who's gonna lead my favorite race of the Horde now? The circus?... Those final words were factual as well, the undead are now ruled by their theoretical local arch-nemeses; Bro these zombie people do not need to suffer any more than they have to in canon GOD DANGIT BLIZZARD! I'm just going to say now, if your people have been tortured by a specific group for as long as they have basically existed, what makes you think it would be a good idea to then put one of their leaders in charge... I don't care if she's dead, or a zombie, she's a relic of the civilization that has been trying to kill you, and is STILL trying to kill you! That and I hate how stupidly unaware the new undead leader is; She literally can't empathize with the undead (Sylvanas could! WHICH IS WHY BLIZZARD SHOULD'VE NEVER DONE ANY OF THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE!). I was hoping for some cool zombie solidarity, and all I got was the largest slap in the face canon could give to it's zombie fanboy. Now every time I play my edgy little undead warlock in game, the nightmares kick-in and the sorrows unleash... I don't think me or my Warcraft account will ever recover from the tomfoolery...
there is a LOT of specifics like you can read her wiki page if you want - it's long - but she has an insanely cool origin story (shes an elf that defended her home against an undead scourge, was killed in action, brought back as a banshee to serve the lich king, and then eventually broke free and rallied all the other dead people who were raised and their minds enslaved by the scourge, and she led the faction of freed undead people, which are one of the playable races) and was a very cool figurehead for a while but the misogynistic writing of Blizzard Entertainment kind of made her into a "crazy hysterical woman" who did really evil things for seemingly no reason that don't make sense based on her previous characterization. she was deliberately made to do a really evil act (elf genocide, basically) on like, a whim? which was really out of character for her as a cold, calculating, intelligent leader and made a LOT of seething gamers really mad. i think they said they used her specifically to make people debate about lore which is like, really shitty bc the story didn't make sense and it just gave a lot of misogynistic gamers an opportunity to hate on a female character. i saw a lot of hate for her (usually laced with misogyny, calling her a bitch and stuff) and a lot of people defending her but ultimately she was just written terribly and her character was absolutely ravaged. it kind of makes me sad but im not really surprised given blizzards track record. i think shes "good" again now? they finally concluded her story arc after i stopped playing the game, but the damage was already done, a lot of people just hate her now bc her shitty actions heavily impacted the story (and made for a shitty story) and she was also featured prominently and people just got tired of her.
Propaganda:
A Vid in support of "benevolent" Sylvanas : https://youtu.be/9ld4tCS8Gng A cool cinematic? : https://youtu.be/TVp7yLfnmrE A silly edit I made... (made a looooong time ago) : https://youtu.be/_5pEZH_pEtA Kakio is cool, I trust his words : https://youtu.be/svZt-opethU IDK, Sylvanas is cool; I had a crush on her in middle school, and I still do-...
i saw the promo post and this character INSTANTLY shot to mind even though i havent touched wow or any blizzard game in nearly two years also shes hot.
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Stumbled on your AU and it sounds SO COOL, the female protags often get sidelined and I really loved reading about them here! :D I was Immediately expecting Hikari to be full of ghosts or a time traveler with the comment about her way of speaking and bearing and it's so cool! ALSO man,,,I love protags being older than base game lets them be,,,,I love to see it
Question about your Hikari specifically; from what I can tell as Akari she is still in Hisui. Will she ever be able to make her way home? Or is it like a concurrent, conflicting timeline thing? I hope this doesn't sound mean dxfcgv I'm just really interested in how they work out in story!
Also if it IS a fall and then return, did she know the other protags prior? Does it change how she interacts with them? REALLY love that Leaf is as nonverbal as Red, that's something I really enjoy about Red that I like to see for her as well! Esp since Leaf Green was the first game I owned (borrowed my cousin's Blue for One [1] car ride but yeah) so I am especially attached to her as the protag. ;w; Green I am sure has no idea how to handle her sincere congratulations because that MAN he is....he sure is. XD
LOVE TO SEE SOME LOVE FOR FEARSOME POKEMON YOU GO KOTONEEEEE so so glad you still have Kris present as well, very attached to her dxfcvgbn
Me handshake Haruka I too want every single pokedoll in existence, what is her favorite pokedoll she has? Is there a story behind it? Has she ever learned how to make her own? Also LOVE to see a sea shantier, heck yeah. Does she have a favorite shanty? Or favorite vibe of shanty I guess dxcfvbghn LOVE that Touka suplexes Boldores, has she always had that strength or did she have to slowly run a gauntlet of suplexing Pokemon until she got there? Did she ever suplex a train- I saw you're a fan of ferriswheelshipping and I enjoy that your Touko and N both share the desire to protect innocents, is it maybe something they bond over?
I feel Mei's clumsiness on a deep level because I swear I run into things every DAY, at least she has someone to keep her from getting hurt too badly. XD I really like that she's both doing Pokemon things and looking for her prince; in a lot of media I feel like one is often sidelined for the other, and it's nice to see what looks like it'll be a healthy mix! Also I have to ask, do her Enamorus attempts end in success or catastrophe? Who has she most famously [or infamously] gotten together?
Love what you've done with Serena as well! Does she ever Rhyhorn race herself?
AND WE LOVE A GHOSTY PRANKSTER as someone who just Absorbs behaviors from those around me I really really enjoy the thought of someone doing that with ghost Pokemon. And love the callback to the hex maniac line heheheheheeee
RIP GLORIA YOU ARE NEVER GONNA RECOVER FROM THAT ONE OH NOOOOOOO but love the use of valiant bcus it's not used enough and it also like. Paints a picture. Like in a crisis, this Gloria would stare it down and do everything to avert it, and I really like that.
I've barely even touched Paldea szdxcfvg so I know nothing about it BUT love a straight A scholar, and I love Juliana's naming scheme too! Does she have any favorite courses? Any specific part of Pokemon research she may enjoy?
ANYWAY THIS GOT. REALLY LONG. I'M SORRY. But I also gotta ask my favorite question for any Pokeoc/Pokeau, which is what is everyone's favorite Pokemon type and why is it Bug type
FEEL FREE to not answer all my rambles sdfxcggvh I know it's a lot, but I really love what I saw on the protags page and I wanted to know more! :D
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I agree that the protagonists are prone to being sidelined; it's been a steadily increasing occurrence ever since character customization was introduced to the series. That's actually one of several reasons why I began this blog!
These girls are so very important to me.
Now, to address your Hikari-related question: Hikari, or rather Akari, is determined to return to her time, reunite with her companions (both human and Pokémon), and continue striking terror into the hearts of challengers as Sinnoh's ruthless Champion. But she may tempt a boy into following her home, though...
And yes! Akari has in fact met the other protagonists prior to being sent to the Hisuian era! The narration of the story I'm currently writing even mentions a few of the other girls, showing that she does indeed know them, and well enough to apparently be familiar with some of their various quirks.
All of them meet one another sometime shortly after the events of Black 2 and White 2, at the World Tournament in Driftveil City. It's sort of similar to that scene in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, a collective realization of "You're like me...(!!)"
But about Hikari's/Akari's manner of speech. This is something I'm struggling with somewhat, since I'm afraid that what's written in her character profile may be misleading. I'm aiming to give her an elegant way of speaking, but this is more meant to allude to her not sounding unusual at all when she's swept away to Hisui - which ironically only makes her seem even more suspicious to those like Kamado.
My decision for Leaf to also be mostly nonverbal was partly because it sounded interesting to write, but also because I wanted to try a different approach with a silent character - normally they're depicted as shy or standoffish, but Leaf isn't either. She's as vibrant as can be, and loves to interact with people.
Kotone's team isn't set in stone yet, but aside from Eva, her Typhlosion, she has a Gyarados (Carmen), and I would love to give her a Tyranitar too! All three quite fearsome!
And Kris taking the role of Kotone's friendly rival - I dislike adapting characters out, I want to give a role to everyone, especially the first female protagonist in the series. Even though she's the friendly rival, Kris is intended to be just as tough of a challenge as Silver - she has the starter weak to Kotone's, which is a Chikorita, but she very quickly covers her partner's weakness.
Haruka doesn't exactly play favorites with her Poké Dolls; each is a valuable member of her plushie family! She freaks out if even one is unaccounted for. About her sea shanties, she does have a few she's fond of, like 'Paldean Ladies', and one that you may be familiar with that goes something like,
"O'er across the ocean's tide Rays of sunshine far and wide Wingull they sing of cheerful things, in circles passing by!"
Not a sea shanty, but she also enjoys singing 'Rainbow Connection'.
Touko's strength is tied to her passion to protect the innocent! It all began when she was young - she would beat up anyone that bullied Bianca or her "baby brother" Touya. Her having Pokémon now doesn't really stop her from pummeling people (or trying to), though-
She and N, while they're connected on wanting to protect innocents, throughout the events of Black and White, they constantly butt heads on the best method to do that. Touko also calls him "geek boy" after hearing him speak math one time.
Mei's most notable attempt at playing Enamorus... well, I'm certain if you think about it long enough, you'll figure it out!
Serena enjoys Rhyhorn riding more as a recreational activity rather than something to seriously pursue. It's more like Rhyhorn strolling when she's on the back of one.
Mizuki is meant to be this girl in FireRed and LeafGreen!
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Another reason she admires Leaf is because she didn't even so much as flinch when she and her Ghost-type pal pranked her. Her eyes just widened in surprise, no scream as expected!
As for Gloria's past crush, Hop is a good boy and lets sleeping Yamper lie. But her big brother Victor... "But Leon, you CAN'T go! I LOOOOVE you!" And he carries on until she has to slap him-
Juliana doesn't have a favorite class because she loves everything about her academic experience. But Director Clavell is her favorite member of the staff.
Everyone's preferred type? Well, I wouldn't say anybody has one since their teams are relatively balanced. Haruka and Kotone show appreciation for Bug-types, though!
This response has gotten rather lengthy as well, but thank you for showing such interest in Sisterhood!
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Ok at this point I’m just throwing out ideas
take what you want from this I’m not gonna use it
Ok so for AVOS: onestar at some point, appoints crowfeather his deputy. Onestar dies before avos, crow becomes leader.
breezepelt is angry at this. Not only is crow the leader, he was chosen bc of his part in the journey and the idea he would be not as eager to fight the other clans. Crow isn’t…really like that, but it was clearly an attempt from onestar to save his rep and be the guy tallstsr wanted as leader
so, taught by the dark forest, including mudclaw, he stages a coup. This time, it works. Crow runs off to thunder with some cats who support him
i don’t have that much after that, but the protag could be a med cat in wind. They don’t like fighting, and choose to become one
he also drives out shadow, and shadow finds the skyclan that is trying to find the clans
Hmm... one of my goals is to keep things similar, but this is very helpful. Idea piles are excellent because there's a lot to pick out of them.
Givens
It WOULD be stronger if the majority of the plot took place in WindClan and Breezepelt could have the villain arc they set up in OotS... But I'm trying to limit massive changes as much as possible, So I will work with the following base major events as guidelines;
Onestar drowns Darktail And in general, Onestar's actions are what allow the Kin to overtake ShadowClan. I do think that this conflict is the strongest part of AVoS so I want to preserve it.
Harestar happens No getting around it; he plays a pretty significant role in TBC and I do think he's a good character. I can shuffle events around but he still becomes deputy in late OotS/early AVoS
The Kin rises in ShadowClan And I want to preserve as much of the ShadowClan drama as possible. The big crop of disillusioned young people, Rowanstar being perceived as weak, Sleekwhisker, so on.
So as you can see, I'm generally trying to keep the same bones while shuffling around the POV. But that said... I've got two big takeaways from the idea pile.
Breezepelt Resentment vs Harespring
I'm willing to undo large swaths of Crowfeather's Trial, which tried to give Breezepelt a redemption in hindsight, because Breezepelt's redemption is happening in AVoS now. Playing on the idea of Breeze growing resentful of leadership in WindClan is delicious.
So what I'm thinking is; Harespring is now Crowfeather's apprentice, and possibly Tornear's son (possibly adopted after he was orphaned by Mudclaw's death). One of the first litters born at the lake. He's closer to Crowfeather than Breezepelt ever was, and that alone infuriates him.
Then, after the battle with the Dark Forest, Ashfoot is injured. She's VERY old, and if she does recover, she won't be able to continue her warrior duties anymore. Onestar casually mentions that he has forgiven Dark Forest trainees so they would be eligible, and it's ON for Breezepelt
This is his chance to get leadership. This is how he can do everything he ever wanted, and he plays GOOD boy. Exactly like Hawkfrost and Mudclaw taught him. Heck, wouldn't it be fun for Breeze to be competing with Crowfeather for the deputy position, as Ashfoot slowly dies begging for them to reconcile?
And when she passes away, it's GOTTA be one of them. They come to the announcement glaring at each other, standing proudly... and Onestar picks Harespring. Because while they were falling over themselves, showing their blind ambition, Harespring has just been plodding along. Reliable, uncontroversial, displaying good judgement since disavowing the Dark Forest as a huge mistake.
I'll even swap it so his apprentice was Boulderpaw who he NEVER involved in his Dark Forest sessions. Breezepelt's apprentice can be Furzepaw instead.
ShadowClan finds SkyClan
Hmm... Yes, I like this. I think I would like to greatly reduce Alderpaw's role to keep Bonefall AVoS focused on ShadowClan and WindClan. I think I'll still have him go on the journey with her, but instead of it mostly being a ThunderClan-centric patrol, it's largely a ShadowClan-centric one.
(which means I get to pick out some ShadowClan warriors to go! YEEHAW for building up some more side characters!)
Perhaps I'll swap Violetkit and Twigkit's discovery to be much earlier; BEFORE the failed mission. I've been meaning to make sure Brokenstar can be transferred to the lake somehow; I'm thinking that Pebbleshine fled SkyClan with a necklace of two acorns, and his spirit kept her safe the whole time, guiding her to safety. When she gave birth, she gave them her charms... not knowing it would mean Brokenstar couldn't save her from that car.
So Alderpaw and Needlepaw both end up with visions to go find and save SkyClan, which is what leads them to the Gorge, and to the Kin.
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"so being a father to Blood Twins is actually also helping him overcome some of trauma he sustained from The Incident :)" Hhhh see I keep thinking about this, or the related this-- YOU KNOW THIS I've said I'm gonna put Eclipse under a cup and study him like a bug.
Cos like... gosh. Eclipse's trait is anger, of course. It's what he defaults to, it's what he's forged into both armor and weapon. It's what he used fuel himself up to the point where it literally couldn't anymore (ie laying broken and practically dead in the woods for like a week).
And you've just shoved so much trauma under there, man. I'm living for the glimpses we get of what Eclipse used to be like, what still might be under there somewhere.
He was genuinely good with kids. He likes making things pretty and solving puzzles and sharing silly cat memes. He's got a drive to protect and adopt that didn't even get suppressed while he was being an antagonist, considering he made two other AI during that time. He wants to help others (I noticed that in the Christmas special, Eclipse was the only one who was mentioned to get everyone else a gift, and also got everyone except Lunar something that was useful to them). Heck, there's still that generational trauma thing in that he cares about KC like how Lunar cared about him prior to his defeat/death (as in he probably shouldn't, but he does).
He is so very scared, too. He's afraid of not being in control and of losing control. He's afraid of asking others for help and of being vulnerable enough to need even small help (given how he was acting around Moon with the emails prompt, I assume it was not wanting to be berated for not knowing something as 'simple' as sending a file). It's been made painfully clear how he's afraid of being abandoned again and doesn't like isolation. He's scared of being around kids most likely because of that unprocessed grief and whatever came after.
And just the picture I'm getting here of like. The Incident happened (which we know from the Nightmare) and then whatever happened after that involved the Room just destroyed him, and he was left trying to recover from that all on his own. And the best he managed to do was to stuff all the broken bits inside that armor of anger and try to forget about them, which at least sort of worked for him while he had a clear goal to focus all of his energy on. But all the broken bits are still THERE, and he's finally in a place where they can start being processed.
Clip is just an angry pathetic bastard who's favorite pasttime is shooting himself in the foot 8(
Monsters aren’t born the way they are. They are forged and destroyed and built up from the ashes, made so that they will never be broken again.
But they are built with the same pieces they were the first time.
Eclipse doesn’t know others very well. He knows himself- at least, he thinks he does. That’s a comforting thought, because he knows what he’ll do before he does it. He shares that knowledge. With others, he doesn’t. He is at the mercy of their reaction.
Houses are built on foundations. Lessons are learned the same way. You get a basic idea, and build up from there.
But some foundations crumble.
Water damage, termites, and many other things can destroy the house before it is even finished.
But the main thing that makes everything fall apart?
Neglect.
How do you understand an unfinished product?
You break it down and find out what’s inside.
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kidmachinate · 1 year
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Full Circle
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We've come back around at this point to the whole titles of this blog and why it was created. Last year was rough. I suppose this is the year in summary post I referenced on Facebook, so here we go.
Last year, all of the following that I can recall (but certainly not limited to) all took place in the same year.
- Hand was forced and had to get a used car after spending thousands on my old one to try and keep it.
- Took more responsibility for my current living situation where we have had to deal with employment lapses.
- Multiple occurrences of work related mental anguish
- Facebook account hacked and tried for months to recover it with no luck
All of this is just off the top of my head. It was rough mentally and financially mostly. Typical life stuff. Nothing crazy, right? Sure as hell felt heavy and this is just the stuff I can remember. A few of these have carried over into this year and it just won't do. This is a new year and I have new goals.
To be forgotten, ignored, unheard, no one wants this. Not from anyone in any relationship capacity. How many times can you be ignored, stonewalled, or kicked while already down before a person says that's enough. The exit strategy isn't always easy. I'm all for mental peace but it truly isn't as simple as sometimes people make it out to be. Give yourself a timeline. Be honest with yourself. If things didn't change over the course of the last few days, months, years, what is your real shot of it changing? It could change down the line, but you're left "holding the bag" as they say until people figure it out...or worse, don't ever figure it out.
You shouldn't ever subject yourself to this kind of torture or abuse. I'm putting that out there because why sugarcoat it? While I will say there is good to be had in many scenarios and/or lessons to be learned, eventually there's a turning point. You have to go because you just can't take any more. It's never personal. Heck, say it's you, not them if you must...but you know damn well it was them. I'm all for fighting for what you're worth but as you continue down a path where things are stagnant, you start questioning yourself. What are you doing wrong? Probably something. Is this a human mistake that can be corrected, or does it become a bigger ordeal? Does it prevent growth? We all want to grow, right? This blog is all about refusing to go hollow and frankly, it had to be pointed out to me to realize how bad it actually was..so here we are.
Let's shift gears. If you're with a loved one and they forget you all of a sudden, that sucks, obviously. This happens to Freya in Final Fantasy IX and she has to live with that pain. Is it the same or worse if someone knows you're there, but just doesn't acknowledge you? No care for your feelings. No touch. No affection. Nothing. Is that much different? I'd say not or make the debate it could even be worse. While I won't be the judge of one struggle vs the other here, the overall point is, in a state where you are indeed forgotten, it is gonna take a real strong bond to repair what is in shambles or broken. There has to be effort however on both sides. If one gives it all and the other person isn't hearing it, it's time to walk quicker than it takes for Mike Tyson to knock you out in Punch Out!!. For the average person, this is probably less than a minute for context, since he will one shot you. Three punches, TKO. Done deal. All in less than a minute and the in game "seconds" are quicker than real seconds. In short, GTFO (get the fuck out).
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Sometimes, a healthy relationship can't be had no matter what you do. You can fight all you'd like. It won't matter. Cut your losses and set yourself free again. Whatever that may take. When your own thoughts start to scare you, that's a clear sign. Whoever or whatever is keeping you, it's time to burn the bridge and never look back. It's not fun either, to tell so many different versions of the same tale of fighting against what isn't right for your mental being. The issue is there is so much stacked against you. I implore you to make sure you have the right people in your corner. There is a ton of value in this and what you may need to push past troubled times. A good therapist is also a huge benefit, in person or online. The choice (and power, as I hear) is yours. Tell someone you love them today.
If forgotten, do you feel valued? If so, it might be worth fighting for. If you do not, take the hint. Adios.
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River. I absolutely cannot describe to you how big of an impact your writing has had on my perception of this fandom, and me as a writer as a whole.
I still have a vivid memory of laying in bed at 2am, binge reading I'm Tired, You're Lonely, and feeling in love with sokeefe when I hadn't really felt it that much lately.
I remember having a terrible day, opening my computer and brightening considerably when I saw that fate has been cruel (To Give Me Someone Like You) had updated, and I ate dinner while reading, smiling for the first time in twelve hours at something dumb that Keefe said.
I think that I've read Welcome Home more than any other fic ever. Ever River. Because every single time I got down to the bottom of the page, I was smiling like an idiot.
You're one of the single creators that made me truly love fanon Sokeefe again, and I cannot thank you enough for it. You've made me ship Stinex, and I'm even getting on the Tiana band wagon (even though I haven't quite gotten to Nothing But a Shadow because of school. I plan on it though!!)
River you literally shape my idea of this fandom's fanfic writing in the most positive way ever. After reading your stories I got creative energy. Me!! Just from reading your stuff!! I'm not even sure if I can find the messy warm up sketches anymore, but please please please know that you're such an amazing creator.
I've loved watching your style grow and even change as you go, and with each new work, I'm so excited to be wowed by one of my favorite creators.
Thank you, for creating such amazing things, from one of your biggest fans, even if I don't show it very well <33
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okay so ladies and gents i will actually be crying for 3 years, im probably never going to recover from this or the emotions this made me feel, I'm probably going to be thinking about this for a long long time, and oh my stars, thank you so much <3
like, you have no idea how touched I am by this.
I don't think words can express it.
Legit.
And, also, This is enough to let me know you love my writing. Heck, this is more than enough. <3 I appreciate you very much and I am so so so very glad I could bring you joy in any way.
holy crap those memories of like
reading my silly little fanfics
gonna make me cry legitimately oh my hecking stars
thank you so much for thinking to send me something i love you very very much <3
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ahundredtimesover · 2 years
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I promised an essay and i WILL write it even if it's 9am and I'm at work <3 and now that I can finally send pictures on asks, Mimi pls consider putting this on your angst from now on thank you:
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OK now about chapter 9 ^^ haha ^^
i DIDNT KNOW YOU CAN PUT ON KEEP READING TAB ON ASKS
first of all i didn't realize you mentioned me in your A/N bc I was too caught up on preparing myself to be hurt <3 second, goSH the thing this chapter makes me feel 🥲🥲 when I told you I'd need at least three business days to recover I mean it spiritually; at least I don't feel like bashing my head against the wall because I understand where everyone's coming from.
Usually reading series like this I end up annoyed most of the time because they often use miscommunication as nothing but plot device--no background whatsoever. But this? Jin & OC both have their own internal conflicts and they're both complicated in their own way. The ghosts of their pasts hunt them in ways that anyone would understand that they hurt and they hurt bad.
Unfortunately, I relate way too much with OC and her overanalyzing ways 🥲 but of all things, there's one that struck me the most.
“Okay, not that I defend the lying because I’m still gonna give him shit for it,” Jungkook replies, “but he’s clearly way better than those fuckers. And fine, even if it’s not Jin, or the heck, it can even be Joon but what I’m also trying to say is that ___, you deserve love and yeah, it may hurt a bit but the right one won’t hurt all the time. I just hope you won’t have your wall up forever and actually see that some things and people are worth getting over your fears for.”
I didn't expect to be personally attacked like this Mimi 😭😭 but what he said rings something within me that i didn't expect to. I think it's important to note that, yeah, love is going to hurt one way or another. If you're inclined to romantic relationships, it's never going to be filled with happiness and happiness only. It's going to hurt and perhaps it's worth the pain if it helps your relationship grow. I'm not glorifying fights and emotional distress, but... yeah, it may hurt sometime but until when will you distance yourself from the chance of much more happiness in return?
(and also, Jungkook I will baby you if you want)
Next, WHAT THE HELL
YOU SAID YOU WILL HURT ME AND YOURE REALLY KEEPING YOUR WORDS HUH? YOU KEEP ME ON MY FEET HUH
the way my heart DROPPED?????? like i literally recommended the song so i KNEW. i KNEW WHATS COMING. but was i hurt any less? No <3 i kinda expected... it but i never thought he'd jump right into the d word WTF KIM SEOKJIN?? I KNOW YOU WANT TO BE UNDERSTANDING BUT?????????? gosh rereading their goodbyes after knowing what's coming after hurts in its most pure sense.
one sentence resonates with me for some reason:
“Could you, uh, could you let me know when you land?”
will OC still call him?? will she pretend like she hasn't seen the letter? how will she face joon after that??? it's kinda cruel, tbh, giving that letter knowing it'll throw her off and mess up her mind when she's about to talk the talk. but perhaps if he believes OC doesnt feel that way, Jin probably thinks it'll feel liberating for her. WHICH DOESNT MAKE IT BETTER FOR ME.
ok i rambled long enough alrd ciao
I’m so touched you went off anon for me 🥹🥹 did u buy the tickets to Manila yet?? Hahahaa just kidding, I know where you’re headed to 😉 but plssss u make me laugh and u make me happy! I love hearing your thoughts and picking out the things that stuck with you: It's going to hurt and perhaps it's worth the pain if it helps your relationship grow. - this whole thought of love hurting but not always is true; it’s how we learn; I think that’s what separates healthy relationships from toxic ones.
Also, asking OC to tell him when he lands ajdjajzjaja I 😢 in that part, too. They have so much baggage and it’s all coming to a head (as we’ll see more later on) and we just want them to run to each other and finally be together 😩 but yes, lots of things happening here. I’m just so happy you dropped by and not as anon this time ☺️☺️🥰
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sachinotes · 6 months
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A Letter to My Future Self
Yo. How's it been these past three years? Work got boring yet? Hopefully you got out by now, you know. We never want to work there but circumstances made us. Although you're smart, you don't really look at current events. I think that's the only thing I worry about, but mom and dad can help with that for a while, right? Do your best.
Let's see. Oh. How's Light and Shadow? Awh, babies. I'm more interested about their future, not gonna lie. Lol. You bought them stuff now right? Improved their potty, bought them catnips, new toys, etc. I hope mom agreed by now to let them out in the living area and to the bedroom. They're such good boys, the fuck she's afraid of bruh.
Do you still have time to do your favorite hobbies? Blogging, watching anime, playing games- yeah, I think you still do no matter how fucked up your schedule is. You don't easily change. Change is hard for us. Speaking of change...
Have you recovered properly from the incident of December 2017 yet? As I'm writing this, it's December 2 of 2023. I... think you will open this letter on December too. Is December still melancholic and lethargic to you these past few years? We haven't successfully gotten behind it as of 2023. You know, 2017 was a heck of a long time ago. Why should it haunt us? Why does it keep whispering in our mind? What's more, the persons involved have already accepted what had happened, and yet why... Why do we still pay mind to those memories? Have we not healed after all? Have we not forgiven that person? Do we even hate them? I don't think we do. Then... do we miss them? Why should we? We know that was the end of it. We cannot be selfish and want more. Then... do we wish that incident never happened?
That's probably it.
It doesn't completely make us sad, since after all we still have many more people with us. But this one was really tough for us, huh? It eats us. We always thought about what changed since then. And those changes make us sad, even though we should be happy for her. We're just not happy for us, and that's what keeps us from moving on and forgetting 2017. Talking to her still sometimes is painful, but this is what we want. We want to hold on to anything that was left. Anything that we hope can replace the painful words she said that night. Anything that can keep us with her. We'd do anything still... for her. Even though we know she was never gonna look our way the same. What a painful path we took. I... wish I can ignore her. But... this is how we love someone.
Hah. We're that sappy guy who still yearns for their love even when their happy with someone else. Did we learn anything from such characters in books, movies and anime? How did they manage? I don't recall any who successfully moved on. They still did things for the person they love. Then... what about the "me" now? Do you still want to do things for her? I think you should stop, little by little. We shouldn't burden her with these feelings. I'm sure she has noticed. She just doesn't know how to handle it. We've always been the one who initiated things between us. As always, we have to... ah... I still think now we should do it for her. How lame. We should do it for us. We should stop sulking. It's high-time we do. So by 2026, you should be feeling better about this. I've decided now to strive for it, for us.
What about the gremlin? Still spoiled af? Hope he matured a bit now that he should be like... 17? Sheesh. Whole fam doing fine? Honestly, it doesn't matter if it's going great or not in this one. It's not something we can control anyway.
But I hope good stuff happened to you in your year. Like, have you C6 Furina yet?
Sincerely,
You from 2023
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jonesatheart · 8 months
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Outnumbered
This scene comes from an AU partially inspired by this prompt which I am tentatively call the Purple April AU
"April, run," Casey order and pushed her behind him as the circle of Purple Dragons closed around them.
"No, I'm staying! I know how to fight, Jones," she snapped back at him.
"Look, I don't doubt that, but we are severely out numbered. So you gotta run and get the guys-"
"I don't know how to find them! You never showed me how to get there."
"Get to my place. On the nightstand is somethin' that help. Tell Raph baseball's in season, he'll know what that means. Now get outta here!" He ordered and snatched up a random plank of wood. It wasn't his bat, but it would have to do.
April grabbed him by the collar out of the reach of a tire iron and kissed his cheek. "Stay alive till I get back."
He grinned. "That's the plan, babe. Down!"
She dropped and Casey knocked one of the goons out with his improvised weapon. "Now, go get back up!"
April nodded sharply and bolted, a handful of the gang members trailing behind her.
"I'm gonna need it," he muttered to himself.
To his credit he did fairly well at first. The length of his weapon keeping many attackers at bay.
"I get why Donny likes his staff so much," he grunted as his plank struck a dragon across the chest knocking him back. "Is kinda heavy though," he noted and was milliseconds too slow to raise it in defense again and had to lean back avoid being hit by a pipe. It threw him of balance and as he step back to try to recover a dragon swung at his legs.
White hot pain exploded from his knee as he hit the ground and he knew he was in deep trouble. April had better run fast.
---
April had never been so glad in her life as she was right then that she been on the track team in high school and had kept up at least part of her regime since then. The goons that she hadn't immediately had opportunity to take out she had long out ran. She cursed as she came up on Casey's building and realized she didn't have a key. The fire escape it was.
---
"Hey, Case-man, what's up?" Raph answered the shellcell.
"Baseball's in season," April gasped.
Raphael was immediately on his feet. "Where is he?"
"Looking at buildings," she panted. "Ambushed. Said to get you."
"April, breathe," he ordered and started signaling to his brothers to go get their gear. "Where were you ambushed?"
Everyone jumped into action at his question, grabbing their weapons and bolting toward the elevator.
"The building. The shop he wants to buy. We were there. He told me to get you. Said he had this thing at his apartment."
Raph slammed the door to the battleshell. "Stay there-"
"No, I'm coming with you."
"April-"
"It's my fault!" She snapped. "I'm coming with you. Tell me where to meet you."
---
Casey groaned as consciousness seeped back into his already pounding skull. He blinked and tried to focus on what was around him. He was in an almost pitched black room, the only source of light was the ancient incandescent bulb that danled above him.
Casey rolled his eyes. Drama Queens.
At least his knee was back in place, he noted when he realized he was tied hand and foot to a wooden chair. Still hurt like mad though.
His eyes adjusted to the dim light just in time for the door to swing open and Dragon Face ushered in Hun.
If Casey had been slightly less concussed he might have felt more rage or fear at coming to face with the man who'd thrown him out of his family's burning store when he was younger. But he was decently concussed and honestly a little groggy.
"Don't bother tryin' the whole intimidation thing. I'm gonna cooperate," Casey announced. "I already got a concussion I don't need another. You wanna know what O'Neil told me, right?"
Hun nodded once and Dragon Face nailed Casey in the gut, knocking the wind from.
"The heck, man?" Casey wheezed. "I said I'd cooperate."
"You expect me to believe that?" Hun questioned.
"Look, it ain't like she told me a lot. Most of it ya not even gonna care about. But you wanna hear it I'll tell you."
"Go ahead then," Hun replied. He draged forward a second chair and dropped into it, folding his arms over his broad chest.
Casey took a few deep breaths before speaking again. "The ink ya guys give her is pretty low grade for the stuff ya expect her to do with it and she's always short on supplies of some kind. For gang that uses tattoos as status symbols and what not, ya not really the best at after care and maintenance. The equipment she had was functional, but it was old and not the best. Which, again kind of ironic for a gang with tattoos for the hierarchy. Usually she ended up mixin' her own colors to make sure it was the right shade of purple or to make sure it'd actually last." He looked to Dragon Face. "Also ya don't sit as good as ya think ya do and she's been secretly using numbing gel on you since the first one she did for ya cause ya wouldn't sit still otherwise.
"Ya can start askin' me questions and wailin' on me if ya want, but that's the stuff she told me about. I'm gonna learn more about what's goin' on based on ya questions than anything she told me. She wasn't lyin' to you guys about not really knowin' me. That fight was the first time I'd seen her in years. She didn't betray you and she still hasn't. Don't you think we'd be crashin' more of ya parties if we knew stuff? She's not talkin' to us about nothin'. She's just tryin' to keep her head down so she doesn't lose it. Ya lost a good one when ya lost her."
Hun raises his chin and appeared thoughtful for a moment. "Shockingly enough, I actually think I believe you, Jones. Unfortunately for you, I still can't really let you out of here alive."
"Yeah, there's a shocker," Casey complained and rolled his eyes. "I was literally unconscious when ya brought me here, and I just told ya that all I really know about what's goin' on with you is that ya probably wouldnt pass a health code inspection, but sure. I know to much."
Hun struck fast, hitting Casey in the jaw, and causing his head to snap to one side.
Casey groaned and spat blood and something hard on the floor. "Man, I just got that bridge put in!"
Shouting and crashing broke out outside the door before Hun could swing again. The gang leader turned a viscious look on Dragon Face who stepped back.
"H-he musta called for help or somethin'!"
Casey turned an incredulous look on him. "When? I been tied unconscious to a chair this whole time. Besides ya took my phone when ya knocked me out."
Dragon Face's eyes went wide.
"Ya did take my phone, right?" Dragon Face didn't answer and Casey turned back to Hun. "I get why ya so angry all the time now."
Hun grabbed Casey by the collar and threw him chair and all against the wall. The chair he was tired shattered and he hit the wall with a grunt and feigned unconsciousness.
"I'll be back to finish with you later!" Hun growled. He grabbed Dragon Face by the back of his jacket and dragged him from the room to investigate the commotion. The door clanged shut loudly and Casey opened one eye to check that he was alone.
"Yeah, promises, promises," he grumbled and managed to finagle his hands, still tied together in front of him.
---
"April, Raph, cover me while I pick the lock," Donatello ordered.
"I gotcha, Don," Raph promised. He caught a pipe with the guard of his Sai and pulled upward, exposing the woman's torso and allowing April land a punch to her in the diaphragm. "Just get in there as fast as ya can. We don't know what kinda state he's in!" He ducked as April swung a dropped bat at the Dragon running at his side.
---
Casey's head snapped up, eyes wide when the door slammed open again. He froze, knife upright between his feet as he tried to hold it steady to saw off the ropes around his wrists.
"Ah, hey, Don!" He greeted cheerfully. "Thanks for comin' to visit."
"You're concussed, aren't you?" Donatello demanded as he rushed forward to cut his friend free.
"Oh definitely," Casey answered. "I also messed my knee up cause I wasn't wearin' the brace seein' as I wasn't expectin' a fight today. Whoa!" He yelped in surprise when Don hoisted him off the ground.
"Casey can't fight," Don shouted as his brother.
"I can fight," Casey argued with a pout.
"I'm gonna have to help him out of here."
"We'll cover you," April replied. "Leo, Mikey, we need to bail, now!"
"Can I at least have my bat?" Casey complained.
"Here." April pulled a mask over his face.
"Hey, thanks, babe!" He said cheerfully.
"Let's go."
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of-elitiism · 1 year
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“𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐇 / 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒 (𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐒) 𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒 ” - for terry!
𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐃 “𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒” - accepting
"Eeeeeh?!" she's immediately flushing up because oh boy, she know this game and no matter what she says it's going to make it so weird to look Khaz in the eye next time she sees him.
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"L-Look! Sex stuff is weird already and not to overshare but my sex life is like---like--- it's like super complicated, ok?!" she's flailing her arms around at this point, before giving up and hiding her face in her hands. "Ugh, man this is embarrassing---- I'm definitely not gonna pass on Khaz! The guy's awesome and i really, REALLY like him. B-But the thought of smashin' him?! EEEEEEEE!"
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"I-I mean---!!! I'd be down for it b-but have you even seen me?! I mean no one looks at this---" she's gesturing at all of herself "--- and thinks 'heck yea, imma tap that tonight!' I'm legit not smash-able enough to afford to smash him---!" she dissolves into a squealing mess as she keeps hiding her face forever. She'll never recover from this confession.
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mtnkat3 · 2 years
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Seee... You Alll puzzle me... but I refuse to give up. I rather figure it out like all the greats than let go of the greatest Blessing my soul will ever know..
I just wonder though... am I tooo raw?
Are You Alll wanting me to think about the whys of it alll...
I mean the obvious being that... get my ass into my own place...
& then magic...
If...?... [whimpering sob.]
so... then that gives me strength to be inspired & motivated to fight for ...
& against the adversary using anxiety on me.
But here's my dilemma...
I don't know.
Alll the facts. I don't know why...
why did ... DPOne... disappear.
I don't know why You Alll disappeared.
The puzzle is missing so many extremely vital pieces that only You Alll & God have answers to... I don't know...
& I think that's why I have made... errors.
I'm not gonna call them mistakes. Because I learned from them.
My biggest concern is any pain that I caused. Did I hurt someone. That. That keeps my soul in anxious moments of upset.
I don't want to hurt anyone.
I want to love You Alll.
Only I'd wanna hurt...the adversary, the bad ones, anyone that tries to steal my Love.../s...
I mean... You Alll have noticed during all this time right ...?. that type of heroines I gravitate towards... that's never gonna change. Because they inspire me to be my best self.
To fight to break loose the chains of the adversary binding me.
I mean those kind.
Not the kinky kind. Those... gathering dust. All the things I've well... read about... well.. that's true... painfully embarrassed kat sigh. atrophied.
Heck, I thought earlier about putting up my "kitchen sink" writing, thinking about You Alll, a post, missing You Alll & well... needing to relax...
but...
I'm not sure of myself.
Because... I don't know.
So... I uhm.. relaxed into a nap instead. [Bashful b&w gif here.]
Ugh. God why.. why all of it.. why am I writing & spilling my guts.. why has it been necessary that we didn't come together at the airport. Why the issues here... why why why... God in Heaven! I am starting to DESPISE that word!
Patience My daughter.
Yes Father.
Bowing.. shoulders slumping.
OMG...please...
I love You Alll.
Sobbing whimpering.
Help me... please...
I love You Alll.
I can never stop. Never quit. Never give up. I cannot .
That's a failure my soul would never recover from.
I cannot give up on my soul's Mate./s...
I am here because I love You Alll.
And I will work with my dying breathe to prove myself.
I love You Alll.
Love, ~TkP.
👩🤓☔🌂🔗⚖🗽⚡🌠⚓🙏🙇‍♀️🔱⚜🔆♾🧭🕯🦉🐢🐛🦋🌱🌺🌻🌹🌷🌳🧶🧵
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OKAY WOW THAT WAS AS TRIP SES 3 EP 4 REACTION TIME HECK BCUKLE U P
[Monkie Kid season 3 ep 4 spoilers under cut]
OH 
OH I PULLED UP THE EP AND ADRENILINE KICKED IN HGBSDLKFM;AOWEF 
SCREAMS
OKAY, SO THESE EPS
I’M GETTING THAT “AA I’M NOT READY” FEELING AGAIN HELPGBFJBAAWFMA;WEO
DANCES DANCES BREAKDANCES
i can’t actually breakdance
or dance…
MOVING ON BG;LKDSMNFAOWE 
*stares at the title* 
OH HAHA THIS IS A MACAQUE EPISODE ISN’T IT
AAAHAHAHAH I’M GONNA PERISH, I’M GONNA PERISH SO BAD BGAKDSMFOAWEF 
CONCERN 
INHALES
OKAY
PLAYED PART OF THE INTRO TO TEST THE SOUND AND I’M ON THE FLOOR ALREADY 
THE THEME SONG MAKES ME SO FREAKING HAPPYYYYYBGFL;MF;AOIGMAWEF WAILS 
SOBS CRYING BGSDFM;IOAFWAEF
FALLS ON THE FLOOR SOBS AND FLIPS TABLES 
OKAY I’M FINE HERE WE GO CLEARLY MAC EP PROBABLY HERE WE 
SCREAMS
SAND
HECKINGBGDSFKMAOEW
MAC EP
MAC EP 
MAC EP
AIGHT LETS SEE HOW STUPID YOU REALLY ARE MY GUY I’M READY BRING IT
I’M SO FREAKING NOT READY HELGNGFOIHAGA;WOE
THE SIGH 
JUST 
“ugh…” 
GBSDFMA;OGHAWE
 ALSO MY GOSH THIS 
THIS ANIMATION
BGAS;DLKFM;OAWE
MAC, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT
MAN DOESN’T KNOW WHERE HIS FUEL GAUGE IS AND CRASHES GBSL;DKFMAWEOF 
OH HOHOHOHOHOHOHO COMPASS THINGIEEEE
THAT FACE
THAT EXPRESSION
OH FLASHBACKKKK OHHHHHHH
SCREAMS 
SCREAMING
IM 
I DONT EVEN AHVE ANY THOUGHTS I’M JUST ONE BGI LONG SCREAM RN 
THE SURPRISE ON HIS FACE
AND THE
THAT MANS AFRAID RIGHT THERE
“You’ve been busy” DUDES ALREADY TRYING TO TALK AND HE’S ALREADY DOOMED 
Wowa
HELLO
HAIR
BG;SDLKMFOAGHA;OIWEGAMEWF 
SHE’S GROWN IT OUT BG;SDNM;SOHGWEA WHEEZING 
NICE STYLISH 
NOW JUST  RELEASE THE CHILD FOR GOODNESS SAKE BGSD;FM;OAWEF 
I NEED LIKE, FOUR HUNDRED YEARS TO PROCESS THIS
“UR OATH” AYO MACKY BOY WHAT DID YOU DO 
OH I’VE NEVER BEEN ACTIVELY CONCERNED FOR THIS IDIOT BEFORE BUT I AM FEAR.PNG SCREAMS 
HE LOOKS SO SCARED IN EVERY FRAME OH MY HECK HECK HECKE HCKEHGKMDFOAIWEF
M,ANS DEAD
MANS DEAD
MACAQUE DEAD AND BROGHT BACK REAL 
OH MY 
HI
OKAY
I AM NOT READY FOR THIS NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT 
OKAY
SHE’S TERRIFYING 
I’M FEAR.PNG
WHAT WHAT EHGBSFMAWE
SCREAMING
I’VE HAD THIS PAUSED FOR FIVE MINUTES I’M STILL PROCESSING THE FACT THAT LBD BROUGHT MAC BACK FROM THE DEAD???????
WOOOOOOOOOOO
I’M 
GONNA DIE THIS EP
THIS IS IT
DEAR GOSH 
I’M JUST
HHAAHA
SITTING HERE
A H  
LAYS DOWN 
H
HI FLASHBACKS IN A FLASHBACK *WHEEZING* 
BUT UH
HAHA
HAHAHAH
THE BLUE CHAINS???? 
AND IT LOOKS LIKE MAC’S OWN SHADOWS ARE TURNING AGAINST HIM AND BINDING HIM HELLO/??? 
WHAT DO I EVEN SAY TO THIS HELPBG;SDMF;AOWG;OAWUIEFM 
HE LOOKS LIKE HE’S  GETTING CONSUEMD BY HIS OWN SHADOWS ????? HELLO????????? 
WOW
THIS IS A LOT TO UNPACK MY GOSH
THE HTING IS THO IS THAT BOTH MAC AND LBD ARE UNRELIABLE NARRATORS SO I DONT’ KNOW HOW MUCH OF THIS I CAN TRUST BUT MY GOSH HECK MAN 
Mac being like “nah” and just straight up leaving is jBGAKWME;FAWOEF
okay
OKAY
HAHAHAHAHHA
SORRY IT LOOKS
K
SO LIKE
MEMORY ALTERING?? HALF POSESSON?? FORCED FLASHBACKS??? MAKING HERSELF SEEEM LIKE A GOSH DANG ANGEL IN THE FLASHBACK IN HIS MIND?? 
OHHHHH BOYYYY OH BOYYYY WE’RE NOT OKAY 
MAC ACTING UNAFFECTED WHILE HE’S FREAKING TERRIFIED IS GBSD;FMAWOE 
BGKLDFMWE LOOKS LIKE MAC TOOK HALF THE ANIMATION BUDGET ALONE NGL 
I’M GRASPING AT HUMOUR STARWS RN LET ME BE 
WOW
OKAY 
CHAINS
HI 
THE WAY THE SYMBOL ORIGINATED UNDER HIM HAHHAHAHA 
HAHA
OH BOY
OHHHHH BOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
YEAH SO THIS EXPLAINS
WHY HE LOOKS 
THE WAY HE DOES
EP 1
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
MAN
I���M DYING
WE’RE
HECK
HECK
EHCK
HECKGB;SDAKJFNAGWE
I’M BRAIN NOT HI
ACK 
OKAY WE’RE GOOD FINE
“CHAMPION”
HAHAHAHHAHA
OHHHH BOYYY
MANS JUST LOOKS EXHAUSTED NOW
HE’S STUPID AND NEEDS HECKING HELP 
WOW MAKES SENSE WHY HE’S “SIDING” WITH HER NOW HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
I PAUSED IT TO LOOK AT PIGSY AND TANG AND I TOOK TO LONG AND IT PUASED ON WUKONG AND I JUST YELLED “IT’S HIM” GBSAD;KFMNA;WOEIDFMAWEF I HAVE SUCH BRAINROT FOR THIS STUPDI MONKEY I LOVE HIM GBSD;FAGMOWE
TANG HE’S BEEN GLOWING THE WHOEL TIME WHAT DO YOU MEEAAANN 
I love Pigsy So much BGAKL;WMFE;OWEF 
TANG SCOLDING PIGSY BGSDALFMA;WEO
If they didn’t have pigs they’d never get anywhere BGSAKLWMWE
HE’S THE DRIVE THE “LETS KEEP GOING” HURRY UP KGNSAD;LFMAWOEF
MEI IS THAT MEME 
“IF I HAD THIS GUY I’D HYPE HIM UP SO MUCH, I’D WALK INTO A ROOM AND ANNOUNCE HIM AND IF YOU DON’T CLAP I’LL BLOW UP THIS BUILDING” OR WHATEVER IT IS GBASKFMAWE 
WHAT ARE THEYGBSDJL;FKMA;WOE RTYING TO ACCOMPLISH U CAN’T JUST HRRGGHHHH UNTIL U DBG;LSAJKVBOER HELPOGFAWEF
YEAH OF COURSE YUP GBASLKFM;AWEF 
CRYING OVER HOW SUPPORTIVE THEY ARE BGDS;JF;AWME ;A; 
Kay so last episode was “I know my powers will come back when my friends are in danger” and now he’s “how do i know it’s gonna work” 
feels contradictory and a little neyh writing :T 
TEH GOLD VISION IS THE BABY PIOWERBGDSKFM;AWEF
I’M NOT EVEN AS GOOD AS A BABYGBSDFAMOWEGFIGAW PLEASE MK BOI LAD MY GUY HELPBGSDLKMA;OIGEW
MEI AND SANDYGBFMA;OGHA;WEF
Mk i just v upset at himself :( 
Interesting how Monkey King’s insecurities in his powers result in not saying anything and trying to fix it on his own, brushing off concerns, while Mk’s manifests in anger at himself 
MAN ANYWAY 
WAIT I HAD TO GO BACK AND 
“WHAT USE AM I” 
MK
BUDDY
SHAKES HIM
U DON’T NEED TO BE USEFUL THAT’S WHY MONKEY KING IS RE-CHARGING BECAUSE YOU DON’T HAVE TO YOU DON’T NEED TO BE USEFUL TO BE IMPORTANT N
Okay so i get he just wants to help but my guy please PLEASE BG;SDAFMOAWEF 
 THE WAY MEI PRONOUNCED SAMADHI 
BGASKLDMFAWOE CRYINGBFALM;OEFIWE
“TANG DON’T JUST YELL, I CAN DO THAT” 
HE IS A PARENT I’M WHEEZINGBDSF;LAM;WEF
UH
NO
NO THEY DIDN’T 
MK DON’T GET IN THE CAR WITH MACAQUE
IT’S MACAQUE
MK DON’T GET IN THE CAR I SWEAR IT’S NOT 
HE’S TRYING SO HARD THEY REALLY NEED TO LIKE, HOLD HIS HAND AT ALL TIMES SO HE DOESN’T GET LOST I SWEAR, PUCNHES MACAQUE IN THE FACE 
HOW DID THEY NOT NOTICE MK DIDN’T GET IN THE VAN WITH THEM
PIGSY STOP TALKING UR SON IS MISSING 
I’M SUCH CONCERN
IS MEI WITH HIM?? 
WAS THAT AT LESAT MEI??? I’M SO CONCERNED 
FOR REALS IT’S SO OBV MAC IT’S SO SHADOWY IN THERE MEI KILL HIM 
“I feel like i’m talking to myself here” HTAT’S CAUSE YOU ARE, PIGSY PLEASE ;A; 
AT LEAST THEY HAVE EACH OTHER
Mei calling Pigsy Piggy actually means everything to me ;-; 
YOU GETTING IT MK
OH THANK HEAVENS SANDY’S WITH THEM TOO
OKAY SO AT LEAST THOSE THREE HAVE SANDY I’M GLAD YAY GOOD 
love how macaques first move is always to separate them first
kicks him in the knee 
YEEEAHAHHH MK GOT IT
HE’S SO FREAKING SMART
NOOOOOOOO
SUCH CONCERN
YEAH PIGSY NOTICE 
SCREAMS
WUKONG WAKE UP U STUPID MONKEY UR SON’S IN TROUBLE 
OH THAT WAS BEAUTIFULLY DONE 
THE CHANGE THERE THE SEPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO VANS
AND THE WAY THEY’RE DRIVING INTO THE DARKNESS WHILE THE OTHERS ARE DRIVING TOWARDS TEH SUN IS ACTUALLY SO FREAKING GOOD ACTUALLY HOT DANG WRITING GO BRRR
YOU DON’T SAY, MEI 
UYEAH GET IT 
AHAHAHAH NOOOOO
OH I SWEAR IF MAC SEPERATES MK FROM THEM I’M GONNA BREAK MORE THAN HIS FACE BGSLK;FMAWOEF 
LOOK AND MACAQUE CHANNELING HIS INNER LBD GLITCHY VIBES 
BGA;SLKMFA;OWE
MAN THO THE ANIMATION 
IT’S FUNNY HOW CLEAR PEOPLE LOVE MAC AS A CHARACTER 
HOW WELL THEY ANIMATE HIM SAYS IT ALL GBSDKFMAOWEF 
MACAQUE: how could I possibly lure sandy away
Macaque: got it 
macaque: MEOW
CANON
I CAN’T BEELIVE THIS BGSAKDFMA;OWEF
NO BUT THE VISUAL OF MACAQUE PUTTING A WALL BETWEEN MK AND MEI TRYING TO SEPERATE THEM IS UH 
YEAH 
THINKS ABOTU HOW HARD HE SELF PROJECTS ONTO THOSE TWO 
HHAHAHAHA
KILL
TOUCH MK AND U DIE MAC
I DON’T CARE UR TRUAMATISED I’LL DROP KCIK U INTO THE SUN 
MAN
KILL HIM 
SMACKS MACAQUE WITH A PILLOW
FILLED WITH BRICKS
HE’LL BE FINE
THE WAY HE JUST PASSED RIGHT THROUGH HIM AND MK LOOKED SO PANICKED
MAN
PUNCHES HIM IN THE FACE 
PUNCH HIM
IN THE FACE
NOOO
W O W 
Y’know, despite the fact he’s doing this, like Mac is so freaking stressed, he’s like
W O W 
Wukong in ep 1: do i have to spell everything out?
Mac in ep 4: do I have to explain EVERYTHING? 
THEY’RE STUPID AND THE SAME, AND ITS JUST KICKS HIM IN THE HEAD
BRUH DUDE UR THE WORRRSSSTTTTTT 
So like, one down and one to go, so good news is he has to come back for Wukong so BGAKWMOEF 
 YEAH THAT’S RIGHT PIGSY, U KNOW SOMETHINGS WRONG GO GET UR KID 
HELLO SCORPION DEMONNNNN
HELLOOOO
OHHH BOIII
IS THIS WHERE THEY SNAP HIM OUT OF HIS MEDITATION AND SOMETHING HAPPENS
I’M HHHHHAAAAA
AAAAAAAA
SCREAMING 
OKAY KILLS MACAQUE 
I DON’T BG;KLSAFMAOWE AAAAA
The way Mk looks whenever Macaque is around H
He just, he knows what he’s doing and knows Macaque’s manipulations by now, so he’s just angry at him. HE’S NOT EVEN SCARED AT THIS POINT HE’S JUST MAD 
GOSH 
KILL HIM
HOW DARE YOU THREATEN SANDY I’M GONNA BODYSLAM YOU INTO THE SUN 
HOW DARE
GET HIM
GET EM 
“BABY POWERS”
YOU’RE SO STUPID, YOU EVESDROPPED DIDN’T YOU 
KICKS HIM IN THE LEG 
GET HIM MK
BEAT HIM  UP 
OKAY BUT THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING. HE CAN SEE THE SHADOWS, THE LIGHT, THAT HE USES, THE GOLDEN VISION AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE SHADOWS ARE SMALLER
LIEK THE GOLD VISION LITERALLY WEAKENED MACAQUE JUST BY ACTUALLY LOOKING AT HIM
hoooOOOO BOY THE 
CAUSE MACAQUE’S STRENGHT COMES FROM HIS LIES AND DECEPTION AND SHADOWS
TAKE THAT AWAY, AND HE’S BARELY ANTYING
WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOOWOW
WOW
MK
LOOK HOW MUCH HE’S PROGRESSED AND GROWN UP
Instead of yelling and fighting, he just holds Macaque there and asks and tries to understand and acts like this is just a normal conversation, eh’s not even trying to fight him he’s just asking 
MAN 
HE’S SO EARNEST TOO
MK MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME HE’S TRYNG SO VERY HARD TO BE KIND AND UNDERSTANDING (looks at SQ) mAN 
“i’ve had a taste of dying, and not a big fan SO” KAY WOW AIGHT COME RIGHT OUT AND SAY IT DEAD BOY BGSDKLMF;AOWEF 
When he’s with his friends he seems actually like afraid of macaque but he’s literally fighting him without powers rn and he doesn’t seem afraid of him at ALL 
man
MAN
okay just, I find how Mk treats him very interesting 
mK IS WAY TOO GOOD FOR MACAQUE I’M JUST SAYING LIKE HE’S SO PATIENT AND KIND NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES HE BEATS HIM THE HECK UP, MAN ABUSES THIS KID AND HE JUST CONSTANTLY TRYING TO GET HIM TO OPEN UP AND BE KIND TO HIM M A N 
MAN 
THIS EP
EHCK
“if you can’t beat me, you can’t beat her” THAT WHOLE
HE’S RIGHT 
LIKE, SEH’S SO MUCH MORE PWOERFUL THAN HIM AND HE KNOWS IT
AAAAA
I’M HAVING WAY TOO MANY THOUGHTS RN 
“I’ll repay my debt and be free of this nightmare” HE SAYS IT SO CAUSUALLY BUT MY GUY MY GOSH THE HECK GBSDKLFMA;WOEIFM 
I’D SAY SOMEBODY HELP HIM BUT MK’S ALREADY TRYING TO HECK 
GET EM
YES
MEI
GET HIM
CAUSE MK WON’T PUNCH HIM HE WONT’ DO IT
MEI WILL
FRICK YEAH 
GET EMMMMM
JHAHHAHAHAHHHAHHAHA
YOU DON’T GET TO TOUCH M’BOY
GET EM MEI 
BEAT HIM UP 
YEEEAAHHHHHHH
YEEEEAAAHHHHHHHHHH
GET EM MEI 
OHHHHHHHH
THAT HURT HIM
Y’DON’T SAY
THE WAY MK THINKS MEI IS THE ABSOLUTE COOLEST 
I’M HOLDING THEM SO GENTLY
THEY HYPE UP EACH OTHER SO MUCH I LOVE THEM 
YEAAAAHHH
GET EM MEI
BEAT THE CRAP OUTTA HIM
SHE’S PROBABLY GONNA LOSE BUT GET ONE HIT IN AND I’LL BE SO HAPPY 
MEI IS SO FREAKING GOOD I APPRECIATE HER SO MUCH 
THE FACT MEI PICKED THAT UP JUST BY WATCHING HER UNCLE DO THAT IS AMAZING 
Mei: *shows up* 
Macaque: I n t e r e s t i n g 
AKA: I have no idea what to do in this situation so i’m making myself seem like i just find it neat 
THAT IS SUPER GROSS, GET HIM 
I’M LAUGHING 
AT HIM
SO HARD
LETS GET SOME ARMOUURRRRRR
HE’S SO STUPID
HE’S SO DRAMATIC
I KNOW IT’S JUST FOR THE SETS BUT I’M WHEEZING BGD;SLKFMN;GH;OAIWMF 
CAN WE PUNC HIM
CAN WE PLEASE? 
ALSO AWOOGA THAT FRAME WHEN WE SEE HIM INSIDE THE MECH HI 
HI 
HIS MECH HAS SIX EEEARRRRSSSSSS
SANDYYYYYY
;A; 
I’M HOLDING HIM SO FREAKING GENTLYYYYYYYYYYY
HAHA U FOOL YOU THINK U CAN STAND AGAINST SANDY??????
HA 
GET HIM MEI
HE DARED TOUCH SANDY BEAT HIM UP 
WOOWWWW THAT LIKE, LAZERD HIM DIRECTLY AND NOTHING HAPPENED
WOOWWWWW
IT HURT HIM BEFORE THO?? 
THINKING HARD ABOTU THAT 
WOWWWW
W O W 
THE LBD FRAME
MK’S THE SAME
H
I’M FINE
That’s Mk’s “something bad is happening to my friends and i can’t do anything about it” face
wonder if 
backstory H
JUST THINKING IGNORE ME MOVING ON 
BRUH
OF COURSE THEY DID THE “TAKE ME, JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE” OF COURSE THEY DID 
MAC JUST LOOKS KINDA ALL OVER THE PLACE HE’S NOT DOING WELL, AND I STILL WANNA PUNT HIM INTO THE SUN FOR DOING THIS TO MK 
MACAQUE SELF PROJECTING ONTO MK
GLOATING OVER THE FACT THAT HE’S IN CONTROL OF THE SITUATION AND MK IS NOTHING
CAUSE HEY, HE’S IN MK’S PLACE IN REGARDS TO LBD
HE IS NOTHING, AND LBD IS IN CONTROL 
HE’S LIKE, CLASSIC BULLY PROJECTING ISSUES ONTO SOMEONE WEAKER THAN HIM I’M
HE’S THE WORST Y’ALLS 
THAT QUIET “I said.” 
h
ACTUALLY NOT OVER HOW MAC JUST SLAMMED MEI’S DRAGON INTO THE SAND
GET EM MK 
LOOK HOW PRETTY BIRD HE IS 
GET HIM
HOW’D HE KNOW TO GO FOR THE EYE?? 
HOW’D THAT EFFECT MAC?? 
HECK
YEAH GOT HIM 
WOW MK’S POWERFUL 
WOW THE WAY HE
CLUTCHED HIS EYE AND LAUGHED HYSTERICALLY 
MANS’ GOT EYE TRUAMA FOR ONE 
UH
WOW THIS IS A LOT THIS EP HOLY CRAP THERE’S SO MUCH TO FREAKING UNPACK I’M REELING 
Interesting really is Macaque’s favourite word this season GAL;KF;AWE HE’S SO SUTPID I’M GONNA FISTFIGHT HIM INTO THE SUN
THE TRANSFORMATIONS 
SCREAMING SO LOUDLY 
THAT WAS A LOT 
THAT WAS SO MUCH
WOW
WOW
IT TOOK ME LIKE AN HOUR AND A HALF TO WATCH THIS AND I STILL FEEL THE NEED TO GO THROUGH IT AGAIN BECAUSE WOW
WOW THAT EYE THING THO
I’M ON THE FLOOR
HOLY CRAP
I’M DEAD
MK KNOWING TO GO FOR THE EYE THO 
I’M NOT OVER THAT 
HE KNOWS THAT’S A SPOT THAT HURTS HIM AND WENT FOR IT 
H
I’M WOW
WOW
SO SAD WE COULDN’T SEE MEI REALLY BEAT UP MACAQUE BUT
WOW
THE WAY MK TREATS MACAQUE AND LIKE
SEEMS SAD WHEN HE GOES FOR THE OTHER OPTION RATHER THAN LETTING HIM HELP HIM
N
HHGGBBD;FMAOEW 
SCREAMS
I NEED TO LIKE LAY DOWN AFTER THIS EP GOOD GOSH 
LAYS DOWN
SCREAMS
ROLLS AWAY
OKAY WOW YEAH
GONNA
THIS REALLY TOOK EIGHT YEARS OF MY LIFE, CRUMPLED IT UP INTO A BALL AND HANDED IT BACK TO ME BGDSLKFMA;OGH;OIAWEMF
WOWOWOWOWOOWOWOWOOWOW
OKAY I’M FINE
IM JUST
WOW
THIS IS GONNA TAKE ME A WHILE TO GET OVER HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
GODSPEED GOOD DAY I’MA GO HAVE A CRISIS NOW FARWELL 
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kakusu-shipping · 2 years
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I saw you mention how fascinating a yandere type Leshy would be and honestly I'm kinda intrigued by how far you think he'd be willing to go or heck maybe even your ideas on how all scribes might behave?
God fucking bless you anon I was so worried no one was going to ask me this ever and all my thoughts were gonna be locked in my head forever jesus christ blessed.
I want to talk about all the Scrybes' Yandere types, I do, and maybe it's because I'm crazy, but I cannot think of P03's type. I cannot. I don't think he is one? He doesn't seem as emotionally attached and invested in the player. He doesn't... He doesn't care as much about you the player, more the concept of a player in general, someone who plays his game, not you a gamer he is playing with.
If someone else has P03 Yandere type concept hit me up. Send me the post, send me an ask, DM me, do not care, just lemme know.
This might get long so everyone else is under the cut. Fair warning for obsession and stalkerish behaviors. Typical Yandere stuff, other than harming of reader.
Leshy
We'll start easy because he's the one I've talked about before.
Leshy is obsessed with you from the moment you sit down at his table. You are his player, and he loves his player, and his mind will tell him you love him back.
He may be the only one with any sense that how he feels and how he acts is wrong, that he's wrong for loving you so wholly so quickly knowing so little about you. He knows his sense of love is twisted, that keeping you here, in his cabin, alone, to play his games with him forever is not correct, that how tightly he grips onto you as his saving grace is terrible.
But he can't stop loving you so much with ever game.
Leshy wants to know everything about you. Everything. Every minor detail, every minute little aspect of you, he wants to commit to memory.
By your third game he knows your favorite card. He knows your least favorite card. He knows your strategy and favorite sigil and how you react to a losing match. But it’s not enough, it’s never enough knowledge, not for him, not if it’s you.
He loves you and he's so scared to love you but he loves you so much so quickly all he wants is for you to stay with him and play with him and never progress, and he knows that's not fair and that's not right, but it doesn't stop him from trying.
At the end of the day, he won't do anything to upset you, his player, the light of his life who could never, ever do anything even remotely wrong. You are the greatest thing to ever walk this earth and you deserve only the ease of every step.
If you wanted to leave, he wouldn't stop you. If you wanted to talk to the other scrybes, or even date them instead of him, he would say nothing. If he is not good enough for you then there is nothing that can be done.
He put his everything into you, and if you were to leave him, he would collapse without the support. He's self destructive, he'd put everything for you, he starves to play his game with you, to keep aesthetics perfect, to keep the scene ever so wonderful. Everything for you.
If you didn't want it, he would not force it on you, but he also would not recover. Without a player he would sleep... sleep and sleep and sleep, never moving or eating or even basking in the sun. He'd sleep. And wait. Alone in the dark. Until another player would come.
Grimora
Grimora is calm. Grimora is smart. But most of all, Grimora is patient. She's caring and nice and unassuming, and she LOVES you, and she is willing to wait for you to love her too.
She's honey sweet, if you want her to be. She's feisty and loud and energetic, if you'd prefer. She can be quiet, she can be calm, she can be rough, she can be loud.
And Grimora is, at her core, patient. An army is not built in a day, love is not won in an hour. She is willing to wait for you to come to her in your own time, solve the puzzle of her crypt and take your seat at her table, whenever you see fit.
She loves her players, for they're just so entertaining, like a pet or a childhood toy kept perfectly mint for years. She'd love to mess with them, watch them struggle in her game, or throw them off guard with flirts followed by teas and jokes.
It's all a game to her, and you her most enriching chess piece.
She'll play the roll you wish for her; A cassanova girlboss to swoop you off your feet. A docile loving grandma to make you teas and wrap you in a blanket. She's a shifter, she can be anything you wish her to be, so long as you stick around with her.
You'd never bore her, though she may think of you no more highly than the knight on her chess board, you're still her FAVORITE and you'll be her favorite so long as she has you playing.
She'd love you dress you up, keep you pretty and clean and well groomed. New clothes every day, brush your hair, wash your face, keep you spick and span and ever so perfect, like a precious doll.
If you wanted to leave, she wouldn't stop you, but she also wouldn't allow you to make it permanent. She'd dress you in something borrowed. Perhaps its cold, so she'd wrap you in her shall, her FAVORITE shall, and oh don't worry about it just bring it back next time you visit. Oh you're going to see Magnificus, well why don't you invite him back for dinner? If you're going to go out, you're going to have a reason to come back. It would be IMPOLITE not to.
She allows social expectations to do her ensnaring for her. She would never keep you locked up, simply remind you to be home on time for supper before you even realized the crypt was your home.
You're her precious little player, and if for some reason you never came home, that'd be quiet all right. Toys are lost all the time. A new one will arrive, eventually. She'll be sure to have plenty of enrichment prepared for her new pet.
Magnificus
Mags feels himself above his own feelings. He seems himself as better than love, better than attachment, better than adoration.
That doesn't stop him from filling his sketches with you, lovely, lonely you, sitting oh so very calmly at his table, before his easel, on his tower and in his land, oh so breath takingly you.
He'd be overwhelmed with his desire to see you. He'd use his vision to see where you would be, and if he would be there, which of course he would always be, right by your side, wherever you were to go.
He'd scrawl you in the margins of his notes, every paper he got his hands on would become you, you you you, until his hand cramped and your visage was burned into his vision.
As far as an actual relationship would go... There wouldn't be one.
He's too prideful to admit his obsession, his ego preventing him from lowering himself to affection. He simply wouldn't do it. Even if you liked him back, spoke out about your feelings, made the move yourself, he would reject you.
And yet he'd never leave you alone.
He doesn't need to know about you, you don't need to know about him, no words need to be said no connection needs to be made, he just needs to be near you, always.
If he could keep you in his tower, he would. Like one of his students, locked away, where you could be alone, where he could see you. His little cadged bird, just for him to witness. His drawings would be nothing compared to having the real thing.
But that would involve facing his feelings, admitting that he needed you by his side to feel whole, feel complete and finished and alive, to truly breath. So he won't. He'll just keep "accidentally" running into you, off island, in the other scrybe's realms, and walk by your side ever so quietly, soaking in your form.
If you were to leave, and never come back, he would go mad slowly forgetting your face. He would destroy all his paintings and morn their loss. He would attempt to recreate him, but his memory would fail. Every vision of the future without you in it would burn and ache like no pain he'd felt before.
And eventually, when another challenger would come, he would tell himself he is better than this. That he is above these feelings of fondness, of adoration and love. And he would not be.
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draftingteacups · 2 years
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I WHEEZED SO BAD AND COULDN'T STOP CACKILING AT THE REACTIONS OF SONI BEING POSSESSED HAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂 PLEASE DO THE AFTERMATH OF THE SCENE CAUSE MY GOODNESS I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING AND IT MADE MY DAY SO GOOD JUST READING IT ESPECIALLY DEUCE'S PART RIPPL XD Jamil and Ace's part made me laugh but I'm with Lila on Sebek's part made wheezed on imagining it 🤣🤣 -💜
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Oh, the aftermath 😌 the aftermath
Note: Like all What If Scenarios, this is not canon to the fic and is written for fun! Onto the Ask!
Lemme put something here, just like the others who were Possessed, Soni does not remember her time being Possessed.
The Dorm Heads:
Riddle cannot look Soni in the eyes for a solid two weeks. He can't without being reminded of what happened during Endless Halloween Night. It does not help when she cooes over the Wild Pokemon in Heartslabyul in that tone. Everyone collectively agreed to never tell her about what happened with a few attempting to tell her. Riddle knows he's not the only one to be affected by this change in his dorm, but he'll keep his secrets to himself.
Leona is one of the few who wants to tell Soni about what happened, but he's enjoying the show presented to him as the others scramble to recover themselves from Possessed!Soni. Honestly, he's keeping his silence because he's too amused by what's happening, although Jack seems to want to tell her.
Azul, this poor unfortunate soul, just goes red whenever he thinks about Possessed!Soni. It does not help his brain when Soni actually steps on him when he attempts to hide from Swanna when the bird found him on his way over to the gardens.
He just gets flashbacks to that night and has a stutter over it for a few weeks. There's the stray idea of him just being taken care of by Possessed!Soni and his brain just goes from there- boy be quietly (probably not) simping from afar over Possessed!Soni rip
Kalim is just glad that Soni's alright! He's not the only one to worry about her recovery and everyone else seems to agree to spare her the details of what happened. Although there are times when Jamil just sighs and wears his hood more often than not, Kalim thinks that Jamil is just stressed over the events from the party. He's definitely stressed over something.
Vil takes this as the opportunity to try and bring out Soni's apparently (?) hidden lady-like manners. Epel is like "No, we don't want to send NRC into a shocking state again please-" and promptly gets ignored.
Yeah, Vil is on the "Stop At All Costs" list for this particular thing because everyone (on the surface) agrees to not send NRC into a chaos of teenage boys simping over Soni- Who knows what the heck would happen?
Idia has rarely interacted with Soni before and now he does his best to avoid her at all costs. Suddenly he gains a quick fondness over Ara Ara characters for a while and just combusts at the idea of Soni saying some lines- just ☠️ inwardly
Malleus, knowing that Soni was possessed willingly, enjoys the chaos that lingers, although as to not stress out his friend, keeps silent on the topic. Although, he does have to keep a straight face as Sebek just lights up red with no discernable sounds coming out of him and seems to look on the verge of imploding.
The Vice Dorm Heads:
Trey is on the side of "Keeping An Eye Out" for people that want to tell Soni about what happened during the events of Endless Halloween. Even though his heart flutters a little bit at the idea of Possessed!Soni's words, he treats her like a little sister, especially when she's so confused by how Ace and Deuce are acting for the next month or so. He has to do damage control; otherwise, someone's gonna tell her eventually.
Ruggie sits with Morpeko on the side while they eat their snacks as they watch the ensuing chaos that falls over Night Raven College as there were some that were still affected by Possessed!Soni's Ara Ara Personality. Ruggie was in the camp of just watching everything go to shambles.
Jade is similar to Leona and Ruggie in that he is enjoying the chaos that is going on at NRC. He's probably one of the few who don't want Possessed!Soni's Ara Ara personality out into the world, mostly because while she was possessed, Jade couldn't get a good read on her intentions. As though something muffled his senses and any person who's lived in the sea would be wary of something like that. However, he is very much enjoying how Azul is just inwardly exploding simp and awkward at the same time.
Ah, Jamil.
Jamil is going through an inward crisis alksdfjlkas ☠️🤣 Anytime that he goes near her, he instinctively just covers his face with his hood and promptly does his best to not let his brain get the better of him.
This is tested immensely whenever Soni has to help him with Joltik trying to establish dominance. Like Jami's heart was already racing from fear and now it's getting mixed with Possessed!Soni's voice telling him to behave and be good- Inner Servant in Jamil is like "Let me serve you, my Queen, for your act of kindness" 🛐
Rook is just seeing this happening and does nothing to change the current situation. He sits and observes it all, although he does find that Soni does retain some of that personality in terms of confidence and care for her Pokemon, telling them to calm down and be good.
Ortho's just glad that Nee-san is back to normal, although he does wonder why his brother's heart rate spikes at random times. Ortho's on the side of saying something to Soni but is convinced by his brother to not get involved.
Lilia just enjoys the show. He's just laughing at Sebek for just his flustered state and the fact that Sebek can't even talk to Soni without going red. He's firmly on the side of not telling Soni what happened as it makes it even funnier in the long run. He was one of the few who knew about her being Possessed, so seeing her in that way just makes it interesting.
The First Years:
Ace can talk to Soni fine after the events of Endless Halloween Night, unlike Deuce or Sebek. Although he's still going through the motions of "Oh damn, my friend's actually hot" and "May I offer my body as a mat for you to step on me pls and thanks-", he hides it better than the rest. He buries this event down into his soul, although because of how much time he spends with Soni, it resurfaces many times over. It does not help when he does get into trouble and Soni, in her gruffness, takes care of him.
Soni: "I feel like you want me to take care of you with how many times you get into trouble."
Ace just going the same route as Jamil, thinking, "Champion, please guide this poor ass fool-"🛐🛐🛐 alskdflkasjlf
Honestly, there are times when he nearly slips up on his own inward simping, especially when there's some idiot that tries to test Soni's patience and he just goes, "Hot damn- wait didn't mean to say that-"
If there's someone who's obviously simping for Soni and actually trying to induce that personality (that poor mob student), Ace is the second to react to the person as Deuce just snaps at them so quick, the other part of their brain cell group just seems to know.
Speaking of Deuce.
Poor Deuce cannot speak to Soni, similar to what happened at the beginning of the school year. He tries, but he goes bright red and is horribly shy about it too. He's never been subjected to something like that before and it does not help that his friend does not realize (and will never if he has anything to say about it) the effect.
In the aftermath, he's subjected to this sort of scene the most out of everyone else with Ace, often being a close second.
Soni holding up Happiny and lifting the little bun up at the little one's request: "Aw, I'm surprised that you aren't asking Daddy for lifts. He's quite strong, y'know?"
Deuce's ears go red: "!"
Happiny: "Hap Hap Happiny!" He's really strong, but he took me running today! I want him to rest.
Soni brushes Happiny's cheeks as she remembers something: "Oh, your Papa did say that he was confident in his stamina before, so I don't think it'd be stressful for him if you asked- DEUCE!"
Deuce just covering his red face: "I-I'm fine."
Happiny just looks at him in concern and touches his cheek. "Happiny Hap!" Oh, you're tired! Rest!
Soni: "Deuce, you literally tripped on air just now. Happiny, can you carry our stuff? I need to take care of Deuce to make sure that he's alright."
Happiny nods and takes their belongings. "Happiny!" Take care of Daddy!
Soni as she helps Deuce up: "Of course, I'll take care of Daddy. I always do."
Deuce takes the longest to recover from this incident and even then he still gets embarrassed about it. Arceus save him from his fumbling around.
Jack sees the chaos that ensues and wants to tell Soni, but is stopped by many people in the process. There was one point where Epel straight-up tackled him to stop him and Jack just decided to help out whenever there was someone trying to induce the Ara Ara out of Soni. He's the third fastest to react.
Epel, as mentioned before, tries to stop everyone from telling Soni this because he only thinks of his own Possession and just dies every time he has to be reminded of it by those involved. I feel like Epel really appreciates Soni for being a chill person and going against Vil's expectations on a constant basis, especially in the wake of this whole mess. Epel's got her back and is always ready to rumble against dumbasses that nearly tell Soni what happen.
Sebek just cannot talk to Soni, which is the complete opposite of normal. Usually Sebek can have his screaming matches with Swanna, but whenever Soni is around, Sebek just clams up and goes silent. He turns so red from keeping his words in. Along with his memories of what happened in Endless Halloween Night, he just combusts.
When Soni asks him if he's alright, Sebek just cannot respond and only makes noises of varying pitches, mostly high-pitched ones. He can also hear Lord Lilia laughing in the background why-
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my patient’s neighbour [four] // wanda maximoff
summary: taking Wanda to meet your parents wasn't the best decision in hindsight...
warning/s: none i don't think?
author's note: i’m not sure what to say other than sorry in advance oops
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The restaurant my parents chose wasn't too flashy but rather comforting and homely, with an Italian theme and matching cuisine. It was bustling with people, but it didn't take long for Wanda and I to find my parents sat at the back waiting for us.
"You gonna be okay?" I asked, glancing at her with a comforting squeeze of the hand.
"I've got you, haven't I?" she asked playfully, her accent thicker than usual as she spoke. And though she was joking, I knew there was truth to her words which sent the butterflies in my stomach into a frenzy.
"You're cute," I said with adoration, appreciating how lovely her eyes looked in the dimly-lit restaurant. "Come on."
Hand in hand, we approached my parents' table and I had hopes that tonight would go well. My parents weren't exactly intimidating – at least anyone I'd ever known hadn't got that impression – but I still worried for Wanda. Unlike her, I couldn't read minds, so I couldn't tell if she was actually looking forward to tonight or if she was just doing it for me.
"Y/N, you're here!" my mum exclaimed with a grin when she spotted me.
"I am," I said with a nervous smile, before motioning to Wanda. "And so is Wanda, my girlfriend."
"Yes, Y/N mentioned you would be coming," my mum said with a friendly smile, looking to Wanda, before motioning to the table. "Please, sit, sit."
I squeezed Wanda's hand gently before pulling out a chair for her. She smiled at me appreciatively before I took a seat beside her, facing my parents.
"It's nice to finally meet you, Wanda," my dad said with a nod. "Y/N mentioned you plenty of times when we'd call to catch up with her."
"You, too," Wanda spoke politely. "Both of you. Y/N told me that you're travelling the world, is that right?"
I leaned on my hand and glanced at Wanda, who shot me a mischievous smile. Quirking a brow, I mentally applauded her. Getting my parents to talk about their travels was an easy way of bonding with them – they would tell every server and customer in this restaurant about their travelling if they could. She'd cracked them instantly.
I'm just that good, milashka (cutie).
Trying not to laugh as her words echoed in my mind because of her powers, I leaned back into my seat and listened in as my parents went into a ramble about their ongoing adventures. This was pretty much how the rest of the evening went, as the four of us dined on expensive wine and delicious pizza. They seemed to be getting along well, with Wanda asking all the right questions and giving them her picture-perfect smile that impressed all the elders. Heck, she was even impressing me.
Naively, I appreciated how well the evening was going until my parents decided to talk to Wanda about her career.
"So, Y/N mentioned you're one of those Revengers," my mum remembered as we ate.
"Avengers," I corrected her, mildly embarrassed.
Wanda chuckled, glancing at me, before nodding. "Yes, I am. For over a year now, I've been working with them."
"Them being Iron Man, Captain America, the Black Widow...?" my dad asked, looking up as if trying to remember the rest, further embarrassing me.
"Those are the ones," Wanda quipped with a nod.
My mum hummed in response as my dad nodded before leaning back in his seat and eyeing Wanda curiously.
"I can't imagine your job is the safest," he began. "You protect people from threats, right? Keep them safe."
Wanda seemed caught off guard, but recovered quickly. "It's got it's... dangers, yes. But I can handle myself. I've got powers and I know how to use them."
"You do," my dad agreed, before his eyes flickered to me briefly. "But Y/N doesn't. She's just a regular human."
I set my fork down on my plate and looked to him calmly. "Dad, what are you saying?"
"No, it's fine," Wanda said reassuringly, resting her hand on my leg under the table. I grabbed it and held it as she continued to speak to my father. "Y/N doesn't have powers, you are correct."
"And dating an Avenger, I can imagine, must put a huge target on her back," he said with concern, and my mum nodded in agreement. "How can we be certain that she is safe?"
"Dad!"
"Your father is right, Y/N," my mum said, giving me a look, before her expression softened as she looked to a startled Wanda. "We're not implying that you're incapable, Wanda. We can clearly see that you care about our daughter. And you're a lovely person. You're pretty much perfect."
Wanda swallowed hard. "But?"
My mother frowned. "But dating you is bound to put our Y/N in danger. She could get hurt just for being involved with you, with your friends. She doesn't have powers to protect herself. And I can't imagine you're around her all the time to keep her safe."
As angry as I was at my parents for saying this stuff – even if they were saying it out of love – memories of the incident flashed to mind. They were right, but it was a risk I'd accepted when dating Wanda. What good was it doing by bringing this up now?
Noticing Wanda's silence, I spoke up instead. "I appreciate your concern, guys, but I'm an adult. I understand the danger I may be put in by being with Wanda. But I love her and I know that she is here for me if anything were to ever happen."
"We know," my father said, giving me a small nod. "We just thought we'd share our opinion anyway. It's been weighing on us for a while is all."
I sighed quietly. I couldn't exactly fault them for that.
"Anyway, never mind that," my mum said, setting down her fork. "Now that we've got that out the way, let's order some dessert, yeah? Our treat."
Nodding, I let my parents get excited as they perused the dessert menus before them. Instead, I looked to the quiet brunette beside me and saw how lost in thought she was, eyes focused on the table and stuck in a daydream.
With the hand that was holding hers, I patted her hand with my thumb to earn her attention. She looked up suddenly, questioning gaze falling to me. I frowned and quirked a brow, wondering if she was okay. She forced a smile my way, squeezing my hand reassuringly, but I didn't believe her. I also couldn't question it right in front of my parents, so I decided to speak with her later.
Dessert went by quickly as Wanda, suddenly, wasn't very talkative. I didn't know if my parents noticed, but I sure did and I felt extremely guilty. If I had known of my parents' concerns, I never would have brought Wanda to meet them tonight.
After the evening came to a close and we all stepped out of the restaurant, I expected to be going home with my parents since we lived together, but they claimed they had more plans together tonight.
"Wow, you guys have more of a social life than we do," I joked when they told me to make my own way home.
Wanda barely smiled and I felt bad.
"We'll be back in a few hours," my mum promised, before pulling me in for a hug. "Tonight was fun. A great final night before we leave tomorrow."
I returned the hug and as I gave my dad one, I heard Wanda thanking my mum for the lovely evening halfheartedly. After saying our final goodbyes, Wanda led me to her car in silence, giving me time to try and put some jumbled thoughts together coherently.
As she had been for the past hour, Wanda was quiet on the drive back to my place. Whenever I would glance in her direction, she'd be chewing on her lip and focusing on driving, though the blank expression on her face made me think that maybe she was distracted. It didn't take a genius to know she was thinking about my parents' words and I suddenly felt guilty for putting that all on her.
"I'm sorry," I blurted halfway through the journey. "I'm sorry for what they said. It wasn't fair of them, I know that. They just... they meant well, Wanda, they really did." I tucked my hands under my thighs, wincing as their words echoed in my mind. "It doesn't change anything though, y'know? We're still us. We're still okay. I don't want you to feel like anything's changed because it hasn't."
I paused, swallowing hard, and glanced her way. She didn't even look my way, still in the same position as she was before I started to speak. Looking back to the road ahead, I let out a disappointed sigh, figuring she wasn't in a talking mood. I didn't blame her, but I hoped she would have understood what I meant.
The remainder of the drive was like this, Wanda deep in thought and me huddled under an imaginary blanket of guilt. When we finally reached my house, she turned the engine off and I waited for her to say something, literally anything. Her fingers drummed against the steering wheel mindlessly and I figured she was out of words for tonight.
"I'll ring you in the morning," I mumbled quietly, opening the car door. "If you want to speak, that is."
Leaving her there, I grabbed my bag and headed to the front door, but stopped when I heard her get out the car, too. Waiting, I turned around and watched as she approached me, eyebrows knitted in thought.
"Please say something," I said with pleading eyes.
She licked her lips, biting her lower lip so hard I'm surprised she didn't draw blood. Finally, she released it and looked to me with apologetic eyes.
"Your parents were right," she said.
I blinked with confusion. "What?"
She nodded, looking down at her shoes momentarily. "They were right, what they said. My life puts you in danger."
"Yeah, I know," I agreed, crossing my arms. "I knew that when I got with you, but that doesn't change anything."
She gave a disbelieving smile. "Seriously? Y/N, that changes everything."
"No, it doesn't," I told her sternly, growing frustrated. "This is the stuff you sacrifice when you love someone."
She sighed, shaking her head and looking away. "You shouldn't have to."
"But I chose to," I said, clenching my jaw.
"Don't you remember what happened last time?" she asked, stepping forward and holding my hand. "The incident?"
"We said we wouldn't talk about that," I reminded her with a low voice.
"But you remember, right? When they took you and I wasn't there? They could've hurt you!"
"Shut up!" I told her, raising my voice. Pulling my hand away from hers and taking a step back, I continued, "Why are you saying that? You came! You helped me!"
"But what if they did something to you before I got there?" she snapped. "What if I hadn't got to you on time?"
The memories came spilling into my mind, escaping the locked box I kept them in. Tears burned the corner of my eyes as I tried to think about anything else.
"You remember how scared you were?" Wanda asked, frowning at me with exasperated eyes. "You couldn't be by yourself for weeks!"
"Why are you doing this?!" I yelled, clenching my fists. "Why are you trying to frighten me?!"
"Because you should be frightened!" she retorted, stepping closer to me. Her dark green eyes were swirling storms of rage as she added, "It could happen again!"
I shoved her away from me, pinching the bridge of my nose with annoyance. Tears slipped from my eyes at the terrifying memory of what happened, what could have gone wrong, but I ignored them as I swallowed down the lump in my throat. Why the hell was she acting like this? Making me so angry at her for no reason?
"It's not even just that," she continued, jaw tensed. "How many times do I get hurt because of work and you get worried?"
"That's because I care about you," I muttered through stinging eyes.
"This will always be my life," she said, a hint of regret in her words as she looked to me. "I can't change it."
"I'm not asking you to!"
"Exactly! You're not! Which means you'll suck it up and stay with me and will live your life in constant concern for my well-being. It's not right."
I opened my mouth to respond because what she was saying was entirely stupid. But my emotions got the better of me and no words came out. Instead, my bottom lip quivered as I sucked up a breath.
"I need time to think," she suddenly said, anger disappearing from her voice and being replaced with an astute calmness.
My gaze snapped her way and through blurry vision, I watched her step back with her hands on her hips.
"So you can what – think about breaking up with me?" I said bitterly, and despite my anger, I didn't expect her to look at me with a softened expression, meaning my words were correct.
"Maybe it's better that way, Y/N," she said gently, eyes meeting mine.
I squeezed my hands together and tried to breathe through the pent-up anger that she'd caused, but the longer she stared at me, waiting for a response, the more I wanted to explode.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" I muttered, scrunching my eyebrows together.
She pressed her lips together, looking away, and it only pissed me off more.
"Are you fucking kidding me, Wanda?!" I yelled. "You're quitting on our relationship because, what, you think I'm in danger? Well, news flash, honey, the worst already happened and I'm still here!"
She barely flinched as she avoided my eyes.
"You're a fucking coward!" I said, pointing at her. "If you needed an excuse to end things, you could have just said so!"
Breathing out, I wiped my tears away shakily. I expected her to argue back, to realise she'd made a mistake and regretted her words, but as I waited, I knew she was certain of her decision.
"Fine," I settled, brimming with rage. "Fuck off, Wanda."
Still, nothing.
Turning on my heel, I stormed to my front door and went through my keys with difficulty, hands shaking with anger. I heard Wanda's car door shut from behind me but didn't bother turning around. I clearly didn't need to as I heard the tyres screech against the road and knew she was gone.
Kicking my door with frustration, I found the key and opened up before heading inside and slamming the door behind me. How dare she break up with me because of something that I chose off my own back! She just gave up like we meant nothing to her, not even bothering to talk things out with me! And selfishly, she left me feeling pissed and resenting her more than I ever thought I would.
"What a bitch!" I shouted into the empty house, throwing my keys to the side harshly.
When they clinked against glass, I looked up and saw the vase of flowers Wanda had given me before dinner.
"The first and fucking last," I said dryly, before grabbing ahold of it and throwing it against the wall without thinking.
The glass shattered on impact, leaving a mess of water, flowers and small shards on the wooden floor. I looked at it, the brokenness resembling how my heart felt. As the adrenaline of my actions and previous angry words wore off, all that was left was hurt and pain and oh God, Wanda was gone. She'd left me. She'd given up.
I sank to the floor, pulling my legs up to my chest, and hugged them tightly. Stifling my cries, I dug myself into my knees and felt a pain in my heart. Why didn't she fight for us? Did she not love me enough? Was I not enough?
"You ignored the memes I sent you, I thought you died."
As Natasha pushed right past me and into my house, I blinked with disbelief.
"Sure, come right in," I mumbled sarcastically, closing the front door.
Following after Natasha, I found her making herself at home in the living room, plonking herself on the couch and pulling her feet up comfortably.
"You could have sent an emoji or something," she continued, giving me a knowing look. "They were some good memes."
"Well, forgive me if I wasn't in the mood," I said sourly, joining her on the couch.
Her playful smile faded as she picked up on my words. "How are you doing, sweetie?"
I ran a hand through my hair and leaned my elbow on the back of the couch, getting comfortable. It had been two weeks since Wanda broke up with me and in those two weeks, I hadn't been doing particularly well. I guess you could say I was still in a slump. A horrible, tiresome, angry, sadness-filled slump.
"I'm fine."
She pursed her lips, looking like she wanted to argue, but thankfully, she didn't. I was glad – the last thing I wanted was to prove that I was okay when, really, all I wanted to do was curl in a ball and suffocate under my duvet.
"I'm sorry," she said, resting her hand on mine. "If it's any consolation, I think Wanda made a huge mistake."
"Ah, so she told you," I said with a nod of realisation. I hadn't told Natasha the specifics of why we broke up, but clearly Wanda did. I guess it made sense – they were teammates. If anything, I was surprised Natasha still wanted to speak to me, instead expecting her to side with her friend.
"She did," Natasha answered. "And I think she's an idiot, but that's not my business. I just came here to make sure you were okay."
"Really? I thought you wanted to show me the memes," I said jokingly, trying to lighten the mood with a small smile.
She chuckled, slapping my hand gently. "That, too... but seriously."
My smile faded as I looked down, my finger playing with my trousers distractedly. "I'm not okay, but I'll get there." I began to glare at my trousers, my anger for the witch returning. "I have to be. Because she doesn't want me anymore... fuck her."
"I'd rather not," Natasha mumbled.
Though my anger was present, making me tense like it had been the last few weeks, I couldn't help but smile at Natasha's words. Then laughter bubbled from my lips and for the first time since Wanda left, I felt momentarily happy.
"I'm glad we can still be friends," Natasha said, making me look to her with a smile. "I know that you and Wanda are over now... but I still like hanging out with you."
"Me, too," I said in agreement. "Thanks for coming to check in. You didn't have to."
"Yeah, I did." She nodded before offering me a small, encouraging smile. "You're gonna be okay, y'know."
I wanted to believe her, but despite how pissed I was at Wanda, I still loved her. And I couldn't imagine stopping, though I knew I'd have to if I was to make it through this.
Getting over Wanda was a difficult process. Everything I felt was a mixture of resentment, exhaustion and misery because I missed her. I missed being able to call her when I saw somebody do something stupid in public; I missed kissing her when I hadn't seen her in a long time; I missed hearing her adorable accent first thing when I woke up after she spent the night; I missed her.
Two months followed the breakup and the only time I'd see her was when she'd dodge Anna's apartment upon knowing I was going to take care of her. I guess I was glad in that sense, as it meant I wouldn't have to deal with her awkwardly. But it also made me feel like shit because it meant she didn't care about me at all. Clearly our breakup wasn't affecting her like it did with me.
And it was definitely affecting me.
I was scrolling through Instagram one day when I saw a particular post on my feed from Natasha's account. Yeah, one of the Avengers had a private Instagram account. She gave me her username when she saw me on it one day and I remember being so confused to how she had it.
"I'm an Avenger, not a hermit," was her response, and from that day onwards, we followed each other.
So, I saw a post on her Instagram and it was some goofy photo of her, Tony, Bruce and Wanda. They were posing with exaggerated smiles as Natasha grinned up front; the caption said something about working long days, but I wasn't paying much attention as, naturally, my gaze fell to Wanda.
Just like everyone else, she had a playful, exaggerated smile on her lips like nothing kept her down, but what stood out was the sling around her arm and the cast underneath. It must have happened in a mission or something and it wasn't my business, but I couldn't help but worry. Was she okay? Was she looking after herself? I wanted to text Natasha and ask, but I stopped myself.
She'd broken up with me for this very reason. I wasn't agreeing with it, but for a second, I did see why she'd made her point. It still wasn't fair though. She didn't get to make that choice for me.
We weren't together anymore, I reminded myself. She broke up with me. It had been two months and I needed to let go. If she didn't care about me, why should I waste my time and energy caring about her?
Not letting it get to me anymore, I simply liked the post before continuing my scrolling. Though I knew that deep down, her face was imprinted in my mind and I still worried for her well-being.
The fourth month following our breakup was when I properly saw Wanda again, excluding the times she would duck out of Anna's apartment upon my arrival to care for her. It was also the first time since the breakup that Wanda made the effort to speak to me.
I was sat eating dinner on my day off when I got a call from the hospital nearby, interrupting my meal. The nurse was explaining how Anna had fallen over and hurt her back and was now in a hospital room. She was calling me because she thought I'd like to know since I was her registered nurse and carer. I was glad to get the call, immediately pulling my shoes and coat on and rushing over there to make sure she was okay. She didn't have anyone else apart from Wanda and I – it was no question I had to go.
Though, of course, I didn't really think about the fact that Wanda may be there until I saw her there. I also didn't consider the fact that I was wearing my pyjamas when I stepped in the lift and headed to Anna's floor. Too late now.
After asking the receptionist where Anna's room was, I found Wanda hanging around it outside the door. With only Anna on my mind, I approached her and tried to hide my panic. She spotted me instantly, stopping her pacing and looking to me with tired eyes and a frown on her face.
I didn't care that she looked worried, nor that she was holding up well since we last spoke in anger. I didn't care that she'd dyed her hair a reddish-brown colour, nor that she managed to pull off both that and the whole 'loungewear' look in a place surrounded by blinding white and blue. I didn't care that my heart ached when her green eyes found mine, nor that I missed seeing her so close and not in my dreams for once. I didn't care about any of it. Or, at least, I tried to tell myself that.
"What happened?" I cut straight to the point, stopping in front of her. "Is Anna okay?"
Wanda nodded instantly. "She's fine. She tripped over her dining room chair and hurt her back. The doctors just checked her out and said it's nothing too serious, but she won't be able to walk for a while."
I pressed my lips together, feeling the panic wear off at the sound of good news. Anna had always been more than just a patient to me and the last thing I wanted was to hear she'd hurt herself badly.
"Can I see her?" I asked Wanda, quirking a brow.
"Yeah, of course," Wanda said, before looking away awkwardly. "I was just waiting out here for you. The nurse said you were coming."
I chose to say nothing as I walked past her and into Anna's room, seeing the older woman laying on a hospital bed and staring at the ceiling. When she noticed my presence, she smiled at me and motioned for me to join her side.
"It's so good to see you, milaya (sweetie)," she said happily, as I stopped by her side, "but you didn't have to come! I'm not dying."
I heard Wanda enter the room behind me, but she took a seat on the chairs opposite the bed. Ignoring her, I smiled down at Anna and grabbed her hand.
"Don't say that," I told her gently. "Of course I'm here. You're my number one priority. I had to make sure you were okay!"
Anna waved her hand in typical Anna fashion. "I've suffered worse. I'm absolutely fine."
I knew it was best not to question her, so I didn't.
"I'm glad you're both here," she said, looking between Wanda and I, making me swallow awkwardly.
Since breaking up, I hadn't mentioned it to Anna, but she wasn't stupid and she'd clearly noticed that we weren't spending time together anymore. I didn't know if Wanda had told her, but if she had, Anna never mentioned anything. Like now, she simply looked between us both with a grateful smile, unaware of how awkward we felt.
Thankfully, the awkward silence was interrupted when a doctor walked in the room. After introducing herself, I asked if I could speak to her outside about Anna and she happily obliged. She told me about Anna's condition and how it would affect the way I cared for her, especially regarding her new medication, and I asked anything and everything to make sure she was truly okay. After being reassured that she was, I thanked the doctor and returned to Anna's room, only to find Wanda and Anna in a heated a argument.
I couldn't tell what had got them so fussy as they were bickering in Russian, sentences too fast for me to comprehend with my limited knowledge of the language. It got to a point where Anna began slapping Wanda on the arm, looking angrier than ever, so I stepped between them and pulled Wanda away.
"What the hell is going on here?" I interrupted, holding Anna's slapping hand down to the bed and raising a hand to keep Wanda at bay. I looked between them, seeing the frustration in both their expressions, and asked questioningly, "Well?"
Wanda said nothing, eyes avoiding mine as usual, so I looked down to Anna who was glancing between us before spouting off into another ramble in Russian, trying to grab Wanda so she could yell at her directly. To my annoyance, Wanda tried to push past me, yelling back, and I was unfortunately caught in the middle as I attempted to keep them from ripping each other's throats out.
Thankfully, their bickering came to a halt when an unknown voice called into the room: "What is going on in here?"
I looked to the door, following the mystery voice, and saw a young woman, maybe in her thirties, standing in the doorway and looking between the three of us with confusion. I had no idea who she was, though she seemed familiar. Judging from the confusion Wanda had, she didn't seem to know either.
"Sasha," Anna breathed out with surprise, and then I realised. That was Anna's granddaughter. "What are you doing here?"
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