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Commander Snow

Summary; Under the advice of Dr Gaul Coriolanus returns back to district 12 where without blinding light of lucy-grey he could see you.

Warnings; dead dove to do not eat, stalking, unrequited love, breeding kink, violence, possessive!Snow, unco/dubco, sexual content, she/her pronouns, explicit.

chapter one

Chapter two

Chapter three

chapter Four

You got the shoe back to the grieving mother. Helped her bury it before you got home and rested your tired eyes.

It was over. He let you leave.

But a pestering feeling told you that it wasn't true. That instead you had just painted a target on you back.

You walked to work the next morning with the same feeling. You tried to shake it. Peacekeepers would have knocked down your door last night if he ordered. He wasn't going to grab you now. It was over.

But as you saw you boss guarding the entrance to work, you knew it wasn't.

You tried to pass her anyway. maybe commander Snow had taken the Panems back off her and all she wanted from you was payback.

You reach the bottom of the steps but your boss blocks the entry to your work. Dread pools your stomach. Without this job, you and your mum don't eat.

She was only 5-foot but her fiery personality, and dark features made up for her short frame.

"I never thought you were stupid" she spat.

"I've got to get to work".

She steps forward to stop you, "You already know there's no work here for you".

"Six years I've worked for you. Never turned up late. Never took a day off. And now with a click of his fingers you wanna toss me aside? I never thought you were a coward". You snap back.

In the six years you worked for her you never rose your voice at her. Always gave in to her demands to work late, do something outside of your job description.

"Anyone not a coward to Commander Snow is dead. You're looking to end up the same way".

"Commander Snow!" you heard a voice holler from behind the door. She popped her head out to show Vanessa. She was a pretty girl with long red hair and blue eyes.

"I heard you were receiving parcels from a peacekeeper but from Commander Snow! God. I'd let that man root me for free".

"Get to work" Your boss snaps, and Vanessa disappears behind the screen doors. Her laughter following her.

Now sensing sympathy for her loyal worker, your boss takes the journey down the steps coming up beside you, and placing her hands on your shoulders.

''Can i give you a piece of advice; men love the chase but hate the catch''.

You pull back from her stunned that she would suggest such a thing to you.

"It could be worse" She continues, "Uglier men. Men who take with nothing in return. He could prove to be useful to your survival".

You shake your head no. You had never even flirted before. You were so timid, you needed someone gentle and kind for your first time. Coriolanus Snow was no such man.

Your boss nods back understanding your temperament.

"Maybe he will bore" She tries.

"He will". Your voice was shaky and unsure.

"Good luck until then". Your boss turns from you and walks back up the stairs.

You feel your chest tighten as you turn and walk home. You still had two panams that would keep the house afloat for at least two months on a stingy budget.

But you were unsure how much patience that the commander had. Could he outlast you. Would his infatuation run you dry in time. What then if not?

Your mother wage could cover the rent but not much more. You had a few candles, a few sellable things. But who would buy them for what they were worth. Had Coriolanus got the message to all the community that you were to suffer.

You move past people in the opposite direction going to work as you walked. You kept your head down ashamed until you made it to your gate.

Only the opened letterbox lifted your sprits. You reach in pulling out a thin letter with a re-attached capital seal. Your brother had always been resourceful and smart. The letter would not have even left district 8 if not for the seal.

You peel it off carefully, planning to re-attach it once you had enough money to send the letter back.

The letter itself did nothing for your confidence.

The first line demanded to know why your letter had a capital seal. He called you silly if you stole it, and stupid if you traded for it. He reprimanded you for sending the coins which he sent back. He was fine in district 8 and didn't need any help. You only had one job; look after yourself and look after mum. It seemed to him you were failing, consorting with Peacekeepers. If he was still around he would smack you until you saw sense. Stay away from Peacekeepers and look after yourself, the last line read,

I love you, Archie.

You fold the letter, keeping the coins in your hand. He always knew what to do even if he had no idea about the circumstances. You thumb the place where your ring was suppose to be, wishing you fought harder to keep it.

The door was already unlocked as you reached it and you called out surprised.

"Mum?".

You hear cries coming from her bedroom and you rush to get to her.

"Mum!" you call again.

"Bernard fired me" She sobbed on her bed. You sit on the edge and pat her back.

"Mum, I am so sorry. This is all my fault".

She doesn't deny it but places a warm hand on your knee.

"We're going to be ok. It won't last forever" You console. You were going to beat him at his own game. You could endure, you've been doing it all your life.

"Look what Archie sent" You showed her the coins in you palm. She smiles at you through her tears and you smile back.

You would endure.

He would bore.

You hold your Saturday market stall using the last of your ingredients.

You had only just started but sold four cakes already. You smile brightly at your customer passing him the brown bag. But he doesn't take it, scurrying off.

The Peacekeeper coming up explains it. He picks up a cake and expects it before throwing it to the ground. Four more peacekeepers come up, and start going through your things.

You stand still with the bag pressed to your chest. You wanted to protest but interfering with peacekeeper work was punishable by whip.

You watch as they turn violent. Throwing over your table and stomping on the baked goods. They kick at your things until they break.

You watch them as he watched you.

You hadn't realized he was there until one of the peacekeepers addressed him asking what was to be done about your money box.

His blue eyes remained on you. "Take it".

All of your days profit and your change was taken.

He stands tall in his commanders uniform, his hat upon his head, and hands in his pocket as the peacekeepers left a mess.

You stare at each other until he calls them off. There was nothing left to destroy. Their time there was now wasted.

He takes a step to you as they went back to the van through the parted audience.

You expected him to say something as he nears but his lips never parted. Instead he takes the brown bag from your hands and follows his men to the van.

You stare at your ruined things but don't cry. It was going to take more than that.

You were going to endure.

You got some work on the side doing laundry. Your clients underpaid you and you had to deliver in the dead of night, but the supplement income took the pressure off.

You had to rebuild your stall, but now that word got out that Commander Snow had it out for you everything tripled in price. No one was willing to be labeled a traitor by him for the going rate of materials.

Food was also tripled. But you didn't tell your mother that. Choosing to tell her you had a reduced appetite given the circumstances.

You had found a macadamia tree behind a row of houses to pick from. You went late afternoon to avoid being seen as you tried and fill your belly.

You stood there now. Plucking the small nuts off the large tree. You had to climb the base, already have taken the lower hanging offerings. You deshelled some, putting them in a pouch for the walk home.

You had been there for nearly an hour but your basket was only a quarter full. It would take another hour to crack all the nuts out of their shells before you could eat them to your full. Your belly ached at the thought.

"Careful you don't fall". Your foot slipped at the voice.

There was no one around to watch you pick the nuts so no one around to hear you scream.

"What did I just tell you" He scolded.

You look down from the tree to see him staring back. He had you crawling higher up but he caught your foot and tugged you gently down. As you lowered yourself he held the deseeding body part as if he was tugging down on a rope.

First your ankle, then your calf, your thigh, your hip, the your upper arm before finally resting on the side of your neck.

In his other hand he held a capital issued duffle bag, and his fingers curled around an apple.

You push off the tree away from him and he lets you.

"What do you want" You ask.

"I heard you were washing laundry" he threw the duffle bag at your feet, "I'll pay double what everyone else is paying".

"I am booked out" you lied. As the series of events escalated people were too scared to even cheat you of work. You had lost two clients just yesterday.

"a trade then" he smiles and it puts you more on edge, "an apple for 10 minutes of your time".

He holds up the apple in his hand. You eye it hungrily. It was red and large, looking juicy in his hand. But you couldn't bare the thought of spending a minute in his presence let alone 10.

"5 minutes" you try.

He smirks, brining up the apple to his teeth and taking a large bite.

"10" he resolves, chewing the apple.

He could see how hungry you were. Your eyes never leaving the apple.

You nod slowly, walking up and taking the apple from his hand. You retreat as soon as you take it, going back to your place.

"You look tired. Have you been sleeping?".

You were right the apple was juicy and delicious. He waits for your answer, not moving on.

"Hard to sleep when you're hungry". You take another bite of the apple, avoiding where he bit.

'You miss my packages" He said it as more a statement then a question. He said it pridefully as if he was proud that you were starving without him.

"Not even a little bit, Sir". it was the truth. The care packages scared you more then anything.

"I miss my job, I miss my stall".

Your answer perplexed him. His strong features locked, and his body tensed.

"Yes, well self-inflected" he dismissed.

You were finally forced to eat the side he bit and he watched with eager eyes as you did.

"Will you sit?" he gestures to the steps of the old house. There was only three of them but they were long and looked stable.

You do take a seat and he follows you.

Once seated, he places his head on your lap, laying down along the step. It causes you to jump up and he lift his head in an uncomfortable position as his cushion jumped away.

He sits back up on the step and reaches for something in his breast pocket. He pulls out a peanut chocolate candy bar. They were popular in the capital and Tigress thought he might want to try them in her care package she sent.

He had no interest but knew you would.

"Here you want this?" it was wrapped in shiny plastic, "All you have to do is sit and let me rest".

You shook the feeling off and returned to your seat. If he tried anything you could just move again.

You tear open the bar, ripping it in half and putting the remainder in your pocket for your mother.

he rests his head down and lays quietly.

"todays the anniversary of my mothers death. Both her and my sister died in child birth together".

he had wanted some condolences. Maybe for her to stoke his face and tell him to sleep.

But she scoffed at him. "last week was the anniversary of little leo lerman's pa. It will always been the day you hung him".

Little Leo Lerman's pa was a traitor to the capital, his mother was a victim of the war they started.

"I've had a long journey back from the Capital. If you can't be kind, you can be quiet".

"I thought you were away" you comment.

"I went back to the Capital for a few days. Returned this morning".

A funeral for a old academy school mate required him to return home. He had to look in touch with Capital matters. But truth being told, he never cared for the man who died. Couldn't remember even talking to him, only ever speaking over him in class when he gave the wrong answer. He was used once more to make Coriolanus look good.

He was glad to see Tigress and Grandma'am too. They both swooned over commander Snow in his uniform. It was nice to be doted over but still didn't itch the need he had. If anything it only grew it.

He longed to return to you. He had hopped that his effort were enough and he would return to you begging for his forgiveness.

Hearing you now noticing his absence gave him a renewed confidence that you would fold sooner rather than latter.

You had only noticed his absence due to the halting of your suffering. No more being stopped and searched by every peace keeper who crossed your path. The 10pm door knocking to check you were home stopped. People even began to talk to you again. You were beginning to think it was over until moments ago.

You chew on the candy, looking around to see even a shadow of a person.

"I heard a rumor while you were gone that you were a peacekeeper in district 12 before commander".

"Most Commanders are Peacekeepers first."

Your hand clutched the railing ready to pull yourself up. But first your gnawing question had to be answered.

"And that while you were a peacekeeper you ran about with a girl named Lucy-grey". His eyes shoot open upon her name. dead and still ruining his life.

"Expect Lucy-grey went missing, and no one's heard from her since".

He sits up and leans against his knees, "It's just a rumor".

You jump back to your feet now the weight of him was off you. Getting as much distance as you can. He reaction confirmed it for you.

"I don't want to disappear" you admit, your eyes tearing up. Your family would never recover. Especially your brother.

He gets up with you, closing the space you created and taking your face into his hands despite your struggle against him.

"And you won't, okay. I never even knew Lucy-grey".

He was going to find whoever told you about her and string them up.

He could see the panic in your eyes, and he wanted to stamp it out.

"It's just a district rumor" he consoles.

The look in his eyes told you the truth.

"No it ain't".

You pull free from him, grabbing you basket as he stood frozen.

"i owe you an apple". You try and move past him, unable to spend any more time in his presence but he grabs your arm and flings you back into the macadamia tree.

You gasp as you make impact. It was a beautiful sound to Coriolanus's ears. He would have enjoyed it if he hadn't been so angry.

"Who do you think you are walking away from me?" his hands reach your throat applying pressure. It wasn't enough to cut your air supply completely off but it was enough to make it difficult to breathe.

You struggle underneath him, trying to push him off.

"I am Commander Snow, you are district scum. You think i am going to let district scum treat me this way?"

His hold tightens as he shakes you a little bit.

"Are you mad? bringing up lucy-grey. mocking the death of my mother."

this was not his sweet girl that plagued his mind.

"Get off me!" you scream at him with all the breath you had left.

His hand comes down. One-two-three times across your face. Tears fill your eyes from the stinging sensation but he doesn't relent.

This was the man who ruled district 12. He wouldn't have to make you disappear he could just leave your body were it laid.

Your hand reaches out, touching his neck and it stilled him from his rage.

"Stop" you beg, "I am sorry. I didn't mean to".

You feel his fingers loosen from your neck, and you take gasps of air while you can.

"I am sorry" you say again and his hands rest on your collar bone rather then your neck.

He lifts one hand up stoking your cheek,

"That bruise will never heal if you keep this up".

"I know". You wrap your hands around his wrist. He seems receptive to your touch.

Keeping his hands on your collar bone he rests his forehead on you.

You needed to get away from him. His temper flared so quickly, you were sure to make a mistake that would lead to his hands reaching for your neck again.

If codling kept him kind then you were going to lay it on thick until you were back to safety.

You rub his back like he was a child, while your other arm laid across his shoulders.

He presses further into you, moving his hands so there wrapped around your waist.

It looked like a lovers embrace but you felt like a mouse in the mouth of a snake.

Commander Snow was a mummy's boy, you learnt. It seemed logical that he was trying to replace the hole she left.

"Can you walk me home?" you ask. The walk home was nearly 15 minutes but you knew of you tried to leave without him again, his anger would flare back up.

You feel his nose rubbing your skin as he nods but he doesn't move.

"come on" You urge pushing against him. He straightens, heaving off you and picking up the basket you dropped and the duffle bag he threw.

He held out his hand to you, and you take it without hesitation.

You walk behind the houses to avoid being seen together. He leads and you trail slowly behind him.

Your eyes drop with tears from the pain of your cheek. He only notices when you snuffle.

It halts him in his tracks. He turns to you, wiggling his hand free and wiping away your tears.

"Hey, I am not angry anymore" he consoles.

You nod your head, taking his hand back in yours and coaxing him forward again. You were almost home. Just a few more meters.

Night had just begin to overtake the sky as you saw your house come into view. You let go of Coriolanus hand and press yourself against a neighbors house as man covered in coal returns from work.

You had expected that he would leave you at the gate but he continues past it, staying just behind you as you reach the steps of your house.

"Thank you for walking me home, Commander". You reach for your basket but he keeps it out of your grip.

"I'll bring it in side for you".

You freeze at his words. The last thing you want is for him to enter your home were he would be given free reign to do what he wanted behind closed doors. At least out in the open you had a chance of a good Samaritan coming to your aid.

But you couldn't tell him that.

You nod instead. Unlocking your door you turn to him.

"Could you check the mail for me?"

His hand touches your elbow as he turns, "Of course".

You wait for him to open the empty mail box at the end of your house before you rush inside. Locking the door behind you. You double check the windows on the side, ensuring they are well secured.

He heard the door slam and turned back up the drive. He tries the door nob to see it locked. If he was upset he didn't show it, keeping his face emotionless.

He walks to the window where you stood, eyeing you through the glass.

"vanessa lives by the lake. House 1-02" He begins to eat the de-shelled macadamias that you planned to have for dinner.

"she's very pretty and less troublesome then me. You'll like her".

He smiles a tight smile, no longer looking at you he turns, tipping your basket as he walks back to the gate. You would pick the nuts up later for dinner.

You felt as if you won watching him walk away. You bested him today.

But he didn't want Vanessa, he wanted you.

No one was willing to have their clothes washed by you. He must have figured out your clients, and scared them into submission.

With the loss of income, you were forced to use your savings that were fleeting fast with the rising prices.

The macadamia tree was no more. He had cut it down to a stump the next day. You only had a small basket left to last you.

Your mother was depressed by the isolation of the community. She rarely left the house, unable to beg for a job any longer.

You tired to lift her spirt by using the last of your flour to make her a small cupcake. You surprised her with it after dinner.

She hadn't even taken a bite before the sound of a van pulling up was heard. You both froze waiting for what was next.

Peacekeepers knocked down the door, coming in full force in a single file.

One grabs you and pushes you against the wall while the others tear apart your house. You feel his hands upon you as he searches for valuables upon your body.

Your mother is subjected to the same treatment by another.

A tight hold on your neck kept you from turning but you could hear the house being turned over. Crashing sounds could be heard from every direction. Smashes from things being broken, sounds of cheering as they found something valuable.

One had taken your mums silver necklace that was gifted by your dad just before he died. She had beg the Peacekeeper to leave it but you knew their orders were to reek havoc.

Breaking up the sound of looting was a drill. You could see out of the corner of your eye that a peacekeeper was taking your door.

You yelled but it was drowned out by the sound.

Once it was off its hinges, the peacekeepers released you and your mum, beginning to return to their truck with the door and your valuables.

You rush to your bedroom, falling to your knees seeing that the loose floor board panels that you hid your savings under was opened.

You and your mum were officially destitute.

The open door way let the cold air and bugs in. You had put up a old blanket but it did little.

It also didn't offer you any protection from unwanted visitors.

Coriolanus walked right past the blanket into your home. You shoot up from the table. Standing in front of the hallway to block him from going any further into your home.

"what are you doing here"

"I came to see if you had changed your mind about apologizing. I thought coming to the compound might have been a little scary for you".

He takes a step forward coming across to you. His head turns as he examines the damage his peacekeepers did.

"i want my door back" you demanded.

"I want my apology". He continues to you

"an apology for what? look at my house". He backs you into the wall

"an apology for treating me so cruelly".

"get out" you demanded.

"Are you sure you want to do this? It doesn't have to be this way".

"get out of my house" you repeat.

He places a hand on the wall next to you, leaning in. You feel his hand on caressing your cheek.

"you showed me the other day what a sweet girl you can be. Must i wring it from you?".

You think about shouting for your mother. She took to lying down in her bed to starve off the cold. But you worried for her safety if you did.

His stoking hand stopped, bracing itself against the side of your face.

He leans his head closer, his lips brushing yours. You knew what was coming next, and tried to move your head out of the line of attack.

He takes a stronger hold on your chin to keep you in place, and kisses you with the same hunger as the night against the wall.

He comes back for more before he had fully pull apart his lips from yours.

'Commander Snow". Your mother voice broke his kiss, and he turns to see her in the living room.

"Ma'am" he greets.

He doesn't move from you, unashamed as your mother glares down at him.

"What an honor it is to have you in our home" She pulls out a chair at the kitchen table for him. One of three that didn't break. "Can i offer you some water".

"No thank you, Ma'am. I just came to check on your daughter".

"As you can see, she's fine. Thank you, Sir". Your mother walks to the door way, holding up the blanket, " If anything changes I will be sure to let you know. So there's no need to come back down. We would hate to keep you from your important duties".

Commander Snow scoffs at the women. She was a bad influence on you.

He turns back to you and places a quick, deep kiss on your lips before following his directions to the door.

"No trouble at all. I'll be back to ensure the safety of you both" he pins your mother under his stare as he spoke, "District 12 is a dangerous place".

"Good night, Commander" your mother voice wavers.

"Ma'am" he nods in her direction and disappears behind the sheet.

Your mother rushes to you once he goes, pulling you into her arms. You were too frozen to hug back.

You knew your mother was going to pay for her interference.

But as peacekeepers invaded your house once more and dragged her down the road. You had no idea what awaited her.

You shout at them to get off her. Hitting and pulling the Peacekeeper that had her.

People come out from their houses at the noise. Watching as the women is pulled to the town center with her daughter carrying on behind her.

You feel arms secure you to a chest and you turn expecting to see Coriolanus giving you an out only to find a faceless peacekeeper.

You beg him to let your mother go but he continues silently, pushing you along.

You watch as they lock her on the whipping post.

"Commander Snow" you yell out for the only man who could stop this but he was no where to be found, "Commander Snow".

You scream as the whip came down upon your mother.

The cries of your mother will forever be engrained in your brain. You stood helpless as you watched her be whipped unconscious. Only then was she unlocked from the post and the peacekeepers moved the crowd on.

You rushed to her as the Peacekeeper released you. You cradled her head in your lap. it was you who should have been whipped. You wished you could have taken it for her. But he knew the only way to hurt you was to hurt the people you loved.

Your friend, Lydia saw the ordeal and helped you get your mother back to the house. You didn't have anything that could help her. The best you could do was clean the blood with water which caused her to wake from the pain and put her to bed.

"it's my fault, Lydia" you cry reaching out to hold her but she retreats from you.

"I am so sorry. I can't be seen with you". she rushes back to the entry way, "I shouldn't have even helped with your mother".

You fall to your knees as you watch her leave. You were utterly alone.

Your mother is bed ridden from the pain. Unable to eat or sleep. Two nights later, you receive a letter from him. In it was two small bottles of morphling.

I have what you need. Come see me

-C

The note read.

You rush to your mother giving her the small bottle. It worked instantly to relieve her pain. You stroke her head as she sleeps.

You remember what your boss has said; men love the chase but hate the catch.

Perhaps if you let him take what he wanted it would mark the end of this torture. You wouldn't be the first women to loose your virginity to a peacekeeper. the consequences weren't worth the effort in keeping it.

Your pride lumped itself in your throat, and you forced yourself to swallow it.

The next morning you gave your mother her breakfast and second dose of morphling before rushing over to your bosses house. You knew she was the only one who would see you.

She doesn't allow you in but greets you on the front porch.

"Have you come to your senses?" she asks.

"He whipped my mother"

"I heard. What do you plan to do about it?".

"The only thing I can" your voice was low and soft but she heard you.

"What do you need?"

"Two cups of sugar and a cup of flour".

She goes back inside and returns with your request. You could feel her neighbors staring out at you from their windows.

She comes down to the steps to where you stood and you take the whole pouches of ingredients.

"Thank you", Your boss was not known for being generous.

"When he is done, come round and i'll pour you a drink".

You nod your head unable to form a thought.

"Oh and Y/N, relax. It will hurt less the less you fight it".

She offers a comforting hand on your back, but you shake it off quickly to return home.

You make a batch of brownies with the ingredients.

You give a small patch to your mother and box the rest up in your basket.

You had showered and prepared yourself. Putting on your nicest dress, a soft blue one that ties into a bow in middle of your back. You borrow your mother worn black high heels, and brush your hair a hundred times.

You feel your pride bubble back in your throat as you reach the compound. You have to push it back down to give the guarding peacekeeper your name.

He repeats it into his communicator and the gate swings open.

You follow the guard to the well known building to see Coriolanus waiting at the bottom step.

He dismisses the Peacekeeper as he takes your basket from you and places a hand on your back.

"Thank you for seeing me, Commander". You talk to him as he leads you to his office.

"I was going to visit tonight. Is everything ok?"

You stare at him. He was so detached from his actions.

"I wanted to apologize for my behavior".

You reach his large oak doors, which he opens for you.

"i am glad to hear it" he follows you in.

"Are these for me?" he asks looking through your basket.

"yes'' you answer.

He pulls out one of the chairs for you to sit in, choosing to lean against the desk as he eats the brownie.

"These are good" he praises, taking another bite.

"I used the macadamias".

He reaches into the basket and offers you one. You decline it.

"I don't think i could ever eat another one. It took a hundred just to keep me semi full".

He nods in understanding, putting it back. He leans forward over you as he speaks.

"one time during the war, I ate a whole jar of paste just to stop the pain in my stomach".

"that must have been awful".

he feels his heart lurch at her words. Finally sympathy. How he longed for it. For someone to care about his suffering.

But he tried to remain nonchalant. Not wanting her to think he was weak.

He shrugs his shoulders, "it was a long time ago".

He brushes his hand together, clasping them shut on his lap.

"So your apology. Lets hear it".

You thought you already had done it with the brownies but he wanted you to grovel some more.

That pesky pride bounces in your chest. But no, you wouldn't let it interfere. Your mother needed the morphling not only for the pain relief but to warn off infection.

"Commander Snow I-"

"Coriolanus" He interrupts.

"Coriolanus" you start again, "I don't know what came over me".

You don't look him in the eyes, keeping your eyes on his shiny shoes. You can't. But you can feel him looking at you.

"My actions are not reflective of the respect I hold for the capital".

The flex of his shoe tells you that he was unpleased with you apology.

"Or you". Yes, the shoe pointed back down. He wanted the focus on him.

"If you can find it in your heart to forgive me. I would never repeat my actions again. You would have my undivided loyalty for your kindness".

He stands up going to his desk chair and folding his hands on top. You eyes rise to watch him. You half expect him to pick up the phone and call a peacekeeper in.

"If you are after my forgiveness you have it. But if you are after my services there are no longer free".

You press your legs together and repeat your mantra; men love the chase but hate the catch.

It was time to be caught. You rise from your chair to stand in front of him. He angles his chair to face you. His legs brush against yours.

"My mother needs morphling". Would it be hint enough.

It seemed to be as he places his hand on your hip.

"And what do you need?". He tugs you down with his hold on your hip and you land awkwardly between his legs. You hold yourself up on the arm of his chair.

"Morphling," you answer. You face was inches away from his. The closest you've ever been without his hands wrapped around your neck.

"Maybe to not have to eat macadamias again?"

His smile throws you off guard. You find yourself dazzled by his straight white teeth poking out behind his plump lips.

"A new dress perhaps?". His hand goes to its favorite place on the side of your face and you can feel his thumb moving back and forth.

"Morphling" you repeat and it earns a laugh from him.

He loved that your needs came second to everyone else's. To his.

"Okay, morphling," he laughs, "What are you willing to trade for morphling? It's not easy to come by".

"Anything". This was it. You would loose you virgnity on the floor of the Commanders office for a case of morphling.

"hm" he muses. He picks up your right hand from the arm of the chair and wraps it around his neck. It throws you off balance.

"How about dinner?". You look at him. Maybe the floor didn't suit a man of his stature. Too animalistic.

"Where?". Did he want to go to a backroom of the hob?

"Your place".

"Tonight?". You had nothing to cook.

"Tomorrow". You still doubted your ability to find something. You doubt your boss would extend her kindness anymore, and all your friends had deserted you until it all blew over.

"do you like macadamias?". You think you still had a handful left. Did it matter. He wasn't truly coming to eat.

"They taste like paste in my mouth", he leans forward and presses a button asking someone to bring in the box.

"I'll be there around 6:30. Keep your mother in the backroom. I don't think she likes me very much".

"She can't even get out of bed" you admit.

He reaches into his draw, pulling out two small bottles of morphling.

"These won't help that but will ease the pain".

You take them fast. "Thank you".

"They aren't free. You owe me".

You jump as you hear the door open. Getting off him, just in time for a women in grey to enter with a small box. Coriolanus remains in a relaxed position in his chair.

"Commander" she greets as she places the box on the table and walks away. You peer into the box to see a small lot of vegetables, a bag of apples, two pears and a small bundle of meat wrapped up in parchment.

"For dinner tomorrow night".

He gets up from his chair taking the box with him, and directs you to the door with a hand on your shoulder.

"Now as much as I have loved seeing you. I have to get to a meeting, and you have to get home".

He leads you back through the building and down the steps to were peacekeepers were loading up into their van for night patrolling.

You buck against him as he pushes you to the van. You felt safer making your own way home.

They salute him, halting their process.

"14 Cherry lane", he nods in your direction. A young peacekeeper nods back.

He places the box on the floor of the van so he had two hands to lift you up. You protest telling him you could get home yourself but you were grabbed by a series of hands and placed on the bench

The men stood, hanging on to the material of the roof to avoid sitting down next to you. You felt safer at least knowing that they were too sacred of Coriolanus to touch you.

The leader of the group, dressed in smarter uniform comes to Coriolanus and confirms it will be done with a salute. Coriolanus pays him no mind, handing the box back up to you.

Two Peacekeepers lock the gate in and the van takes off. Coriolanus watches it go, and you watch him get smaller and smaller as you pass the boundary out of the compound.

The van ride is bumpy and silent. The men look out for protentional danger and you look out for familiar landmarks to track how far you were off.

You see a large red sign that marks the beginning of your neighborhood.

"wait, just here, please" the sound of the van would have the neighborhood looking out the window, and after tonight the judgemental looks of your negibours would be too much to bear.

The driver pulls over and the same peacekeepers unlock the gate for you. As soon as you jump out the van takes back off and your grateful for the darkness that covers you.

You walk back in your uncomfortable high heals. They snag every rock as you walk, and your ankle twists so many times you loose count.

Tomorrow night he would come, and it would all be over.

The next morning Peacekeepers come and reinstall your door. It was a welcomes surprised that earnt a few head nods from your community. It was a mark of the end. Things were returning to normal.

The new door even allowed you to trade the two pears for some pastry and 2 eggs. People were no longer afraid to do business with you.

You spend the rest of the day baking an apple pie for desert, tending to your mother who could now eat and bathe without pain, and tiding up the house for your visitor tonight.

You hopped he would bring more morphling. Your mother woke screaming in pain as a bird entered the house without the door and landed on her back. You had to give her the second bottle to ease her. But it left her dry for tonight.

Extra food would be nice too. The box only really fed a meal for two, and he had expected you to prepare dinner for him tonight with it.

You had thought about feeding your mother first and leaving a plate for him. But knew it would upset him. Dinner involved two people eating together. Instead you would only take small bites until he finished his meal and give the rest to you mother once he leaves.

You wouldn't be able to eat much with the anxiety in your belly anyway. But you assured yourself it would be fine.

He would come and take. And tomorrow morning you would go to work, and then your mothers work to earn both wages. With that and a tightened budget you could afford black market morphling, until that too was just a bad memory.

5 o'clock comes and you busy yourself with cooking and cleaning. When that was finished you dressed yourself back in your best dress and mothers shoes. Your feet cried as the shoes pressed down on the sores they made.

You stare at the clock until it hits 6:30. he didn't appear out of thin air. You wait at the table still.

It hits 6:31 and you think maybe he changed his mind. But a hard knock at the door tells you he hadn't.

You don't keep him waiting. he was an impatient man, and you also didn't want people to see him on your porch.

You yank open the door to see him standing tall in his official uniform and another small box in his hands. His smell hit you instantly. It was fresh and masculine. It was the first time you didn't hold your breathe around him, and his smell invades your nose.

Checking behind him for a peacekeeper van, you found none. Did he walk here, you wondered. But there wasn't a drop of sweat on him. It was unlikely.

"Hello" He greets.

You step back to let him in. He juggles the box in one hand while the other closes the door behind him.

'Hi" you return half-heartedly.

He offers you the box and you take it to the kitchen. He follows you like a lost dog, never allowing more then an inch between you as you walk.

'Dinner's ready. If you're hungry". You look through the box digging for the morphling, but disappointment fills you as you fail to find it.

"Starving" he responds.

He turns you towards him by your hips and smashes his lips down upon yours. he is a needy kisser, trapping your bottom lip between his teeth to stop you from moving before returning to your top lip to restart the kiss.

He pulls way breathless.

'For the morphling, yesterday" He justifies with a peck to your cheek.

What about the morphling, today, you wanted to ask but you weren't sure how he would respond to the question.

Instead you tell him to take a seat at the table and you would bring it out to him.

He sits as he is told. You set two places across from each other. One with their back to the wall leaving the other to face back from the door. Coriolanus takes a seat at the one facing the door. It allowed him to watch you in the kitchen as you plate the food.

He drags the other place mat across the table and seats it next to his. Traditional face to face dinning would not do tonight.

You come over with the plates, noticing the new arrangement. You go with it. Tonight would be about what he wanted.

"It smells amazing. Thank you". He praises.

You smile a tight smile at him. Unable to form words. Your mother would wake soon in a great deal of pain.

he watches you take small bites of your food while he demolishes his.

Your feet ache under the table, the shoes pressing hard into you. You slip the backs off, letting your heels rest on top.

The air carried a awkward silence. He was eating his food while eyeing you. You could tell he was trying to figure out why you chose to spend ten minutes eating a single potato. He knew how hungry you must be.

You needed to keep him focused on himself.

"I didn't hear a van. Did you walk?". You ask. You push your food to the side to make it look like there was an empty space on your plate.

"I parked it in the woods behind. I heard you asked to be dropped off before your stop last night. Figured you didn't want the attention".

"Thank you" you say earnestly.

"You know" he places some stake into his mouth, "people are going to know about us. Most already do".

Us. There was no us. It was commander Snow and a district girl. Entirely separate.

"you're my girl. People should know it".

Your eyes shoot up to his. No. he was going to catch and release.

"the people here-" you start.

"If some one gives you a hard time, you write their name on a piece of paper for me".

You would never do that. You felt your anger flare up and you stomp it down. The door was closed and your mother was injured. No one would come to your aid if you did something stupid.

"Okay?" He presses.

You nod your head in tune to your mothers crying.

Your head snaps back to the bedroom, and then back to Snow.

he made no offer of morphling, as he ate. You wondered how he could stomach it hearing another person cry out.

"Commander Snow".

You were going to ask, saying no wasn't the worse thing he could do but you were desperate.

"Coriolanus. You can call me Coriolanus in private". He wipes his mouth from his dinner with a handkerchief.

You couldn't call him Coriolanus. It was too familiar. So you just continued your sentence.

"I am very grateful for the food that you brought".

Your sentence filled his eyes with light.

"But" they darken at your ongoing, "I was wondering about the morphling that was promised".

"You think you deserve morphling? I told you favor has to be earnt".

Your mother cries out again, calling out for you.

"How would I earn morphling?" here it was his proposition.

"You could try being nicer to me".

You hands ball in frustration. Just say what you want, you begged, You couldn't be the one to offer it.

"I will. I will be nicer, but could I have the morphling now and then we can go to my bedroom?".

"Why would we do that?"

"Please!" you grunt, lunching onto his arm.

"You think I want to fuck you?".

You mother screams for you to come to her and you dig your nails into his uniform.

'You don't?" what the hell was this all for.

"Not until I get back to the Capital".

You lurch up, holding out you hand.

"Coriolanus please"

"who's to say I brought it?".

You knew he did.

''You're welcome to check". He grins, holding out his arms for a pat down.

A sob from your mother had your hands roaming his uniform. Pressing over his arms, and chest for small pockets that he could hide them in.

You pressed against nothing but soft flesh. You go to his uniform belt that was tight around his waist, checking the small compartments built in. He had taken off his hand gun but his handcuffs were still linked over his belt.

He takes hold of the back of your neck tugging you closer so he could brush his teeth against your throat. He kissed and bit as he pleases while you continued to search.

You shake you head at him, trying to keep you throat from his mouth but his hold tightens, going up to your hair.

You pat along his torso. The Commander peacekeeper uniform was intricate there could be a secret compartment anywhere.

When you get to his pant pocket you feel the shape of the small bottle. You dig into his pocket and he catches your wrist.

You tug back but don't make it far. You beg him to release you. You had found the bottle. You had won.

Your mother calls out for you again and he does release you. Letting you go to her.

You run down the hallway to her bedroom. falling to your knees beside her and uncapping the bottle.

"here" you bring it up to her lips but she doesn't take it.

"is he here" .The darkness of the room covers bites on your neck but she still eyes them like she can see them.

"No, mama. No one is here. Drink".

You tilt the bottle to her lips and she sucks it down hungrily. Her eyes droop as she rests her head back on her pillow. You stoke her hair until they close fully.

You couldn't let you emotions get the better of you. You just had to grin and bare it until he leaves. But now he has left you confused. He told you he didn't want to sleep with you until he's back in the Capital.

You thought you knew what tonight was going to hold but now everything is up in the air. Still, at least you knew he had plans to return to the Capital. You wouldn't have to endure him forever.

He could continue the morphling supply. That would save you having to consort with rebels. If you could avoid making him mad.

With your mother asleep you return to the living room where Coriolanus had started to eat your mothers dinner. If she won out in your attention, she lost out on dinner.

You clear you throat, "Thank you".

He looked pissed in his chair, and you were eager to return him to a good mood.

You clear the empty dinner plates from the table,

"Would you like some desert? I baked apple pie just for you".

He liked being center of attention and you would give him special treatment tonight.

He notices your pained walk to the kitchen. The way your knee slightly buckled as you put weight on your left foot. When you reached for the powered sugar in the top shelf, your foot rose from the heal and he could see the redness from where it rubbed.

You pat the sugar on top of the slice of the apple pie and bring it back over to him at a slow pace.

You place it in front of him. You didn't cut a piece for yourself, your throat hurt from bites.

Still he looked unhappy and you worried as he pushed the bowl away from him, and took you into his arm.

With his chair scraped back he positioned you in front of him, shoving you into a sitting position on top of the table.

His hands trailed down to your shoes, and he took them off, rubbing your sore heals. He knew what it was like to wear shoes that were too small.

He sat rubbing your sore feet, you slightly pull away as his strong hands dug into separated skin.

"What about your desert?" You asked. You had planned to try and send him on his way as soon as he ate it.

You strong finger latched themselves around your ankle and threw it over his shoulder. His other hand pushed your dress up around your hips.

You push his shoulders back as his head came between you thighs.

"you said you wouldn't" you squabble.

"I said I wouldn't fuck you. I didn't say we couldn't do other fun things".

His fingers find their way to your panties and he pulls them off, pocketing them.

"Lay down" he demanded, "i have some more morphling if you're good".

You lay flat against your dinner table and squeeze your eyes shut.

he takes both your knees and hooks them over his broad shoulder, pulling you closer to his mouth.

Your body jolts as he lays his lips across your center. Sucking as if it were a juicy stone fruit. You could feel your own wetness and you felt ashamed. But as your boss had said, there were uglier men out there.

As his first lick lands your hand shot out to his head. If he still had his curls you would have grabbed them but you clutched at air.

He laps and sucks hungrily as you wiggle beneath him. You bite back soft moans. This had never been done to you before, and you had no idea you could feel so good.

You could feel him as he spelt out his name with his tongue. C-the O had your hips bucking-R-I- another hard O and a sound crawled its way from your throat- L-A-N-U- he sucked as he finished the S.

You felt his teeth graze your pearl, giving you a second of pain before he went down and started to poke at your entrance.

He was slow and lazy as he ate you out, keeping your thighs in a strong hold. It felt your stomach form knots as he went up and down. Never letting you fully build from one spot.

You could hear him slurping and moaning as he worked. You tried your best to keep quiet. Not wanting to give him the satisfaction of knowing it felt good.

But as you came undone, the orgasm that ripples through you demanded to be known. You hand claws at your own face unsure of what to do while the other clamped down on Coriolanus hand on your thighs.

He added his thumb from his spare hand to your pearl and massaged you through your organism. The over stimulation was too much and you kicked at him to release you.

"Just feel it" he ordered.

You did and it left you spent on table.

"Good girl. You took it well". He tugged you down from the table to the floor beneath him where you sunk.

He undid he belt and you guessed it was his turn.

"Hold out your tongue". You did as he asked poking out your tongue to him.

He freed himself just enough to release his throbbing cock. It stood upright begging for attention. You thought it was going to look scarier, but it could have been your own arousal that soften the member.

He grips your chin, pulling down so your mouth was open as he slowly stokes himself over you.

"Kiss it" he challenged.

You press a soft kiss to his tip and he shudders. Was this all it took for the great commander Snow to crumble.

"Take it" he breathed, "Just the tip".

You take just the first part into your mouth, and he reaches down for your hand. You give it to him and he places it around his cock. He moves your hand for you back and forth.

"Get off" he barks but keeps his hand pressed tightly around yours. You take his mouth off him, and watch as he pumps himself with your hand.

You watch him with his head thrown back and eyes closed. You could see his quick breathes passing through his tummy.

He looks down, seemingly irritated by you, he grabs your hair and yanks it back.

"Open" was the only word he could get out.

You resume your position of sticking your tongue out with your mouth open and he goes back to his state of pleasure.

"That's it, baby" he moans, "like that. Yeah".

His hand over yours quickens and you can see him clutching the arm of the chair.

"Fuck, baby" he says as his milk spills out of him.

The salty taste hits your tongue making you instantly close your mouth. It goes all over the floor and your best dress. Your mothers terrible shoes were safe through.

With his claw still in the back of your head, he maneuvers you out of the way as he bends down and scoops some of his cum off the floor.

He pushes it back into your mouth, through your teeth.

"taste me, baby".

He lets you get up after his fingers are clean. You both straighten out your dress wear. He kicks your chair out for you and you take it. Slumping into it, feeling sick.

He reaches for his pie, taking a bite. He groans in appreciation of its taste. Digging his spoon back for more, he lift it to you.

You stare at him dazed before you eat from his spoon, wanting nothing more then to get the taste of him out of your mouth.

He leaves later on with a kiss goodnight and two more bottles of morphling. Enough to last you until tomorrow night. Where you expected to see him and earn some more.

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taglist; @namelesslosers @urfavnoirette

#coriolanus snow #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #dark!coriolanus snow #coriolanus x reader #dead dove do not eat #hunger games #tom blyth #orginial #president snow #coryo snow #commander snow #coryo x reader

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xthescarletbitch · 5 months

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‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ requests ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

requests are only OPEN for kara, aloy, and camila montero at the moment. ♡ let's talk ideas and other brainrot!!

just a few things:

this is an 18+ blog

reminder that i am a lesbian and will write as such :)

i am down for nsfw requests (on that note, you'll need to be able to see mature content to read my work)

i will pretty much write anything except hard kinks, pedophilia, incest, and other stuff like that

i am definitely one to write what i want to read, so most of my writing is self-indulgent

i don't usually do character x character, but that doesn't mean you can't send it anyway

i own the right to ignore requests that i simply don’t want to do

it may take me a bit to get to requests as i am a full-time college student, but you’re free to resend if i take too long

this post is subject to change as i think of other things to say!!

character list:

reminder: only writing for kara (dbh), aloy (horizon), and camila montero (far cry 6) at the moment!

♡ = fave characters, so please talk to me about them 🙏

sevika (arcane)

vi (arcane)

jinx (arcane)

kassandra (assassin’s creed odyssey)

lae'zel (baldur's gate 3) -- not yet

minthara (baldur's gate 3) -- not yet

shadowheart (baldur's gate 3) -- not yet

karlach (baldur's gate 3) -- not yet

judy álvarez (cyberpunk 2077)

panam palmer (cyberpunk 2077)

meredith stout (cyberpunk 2077)

kara (detroit: become human) ♡

north (detroit: become human)

chloe (detroit: become human)

f!dani rojas (far cry 6)

camila “la espada” montero (far cry 6) ♡

clara garcía (far cry 6)

mercedes “jonrón” martín (far cry 6)

aloy (horizon) ♡

jill valentine (resident evil 3)

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pinkyjulien · 9 months

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🟨 Then n' Now - High Voltage edition ⚡

Yoinking @arcandoria's idea and making one of those before/after post focused on the babies💛 motivated by AND motivating @elvenbeard to do the same 😌🤏

This will be both a VP and Modding journey 👉

▶ December 2020

━ "No mods, we die VP like men!"

AKA open up PhotoMode and get as close as you can to your fav, playing with angles while getting the camera stucks in the surrounding 80% of the time and trying to make the characters look at each others in a "natural" way 👀

▶ early 2021

━ "I learned how to app swap and I cannot be stopped"

I got into modding because/thanks to Mitch 🤠 and the first thing I did was to .app swap him into all of the romance scenes 😩🤏 My BIG MODDER GOAL back then was to have Him and Valentin in the panzer scene, meaning I needed to find a way to:

Swap Valentin into Panam's place

Swap Mitch into V/Player's place

Unlock the camera / have a true free-roam experience

and also remove all of the HUD and green filter

I was just a tiny dude with Big Dreams 👀

▶ first half 2021

━ "I can change clothes now! AKA OOC-fest"

Ugh. JHGFHJGHFJ

Looking back at some of the stuff I did before legit gives me so much icks now 💀 the joy and freedom of being a simp with fresh modding power, you just Do Stuff because You Can! Who cares if the character turns extremly OOC, right? keeping them for the memories 🤭

▶ first half 2021

━ "ReShade? What's a ReShade"

My first month of playing around with Reshade! Everything was way too saturated, too bright or too dark- but it was new and exciting! Experimenting with more swapping, more photomode-posing 🤏

▶ July 2021

━ "the Modding High"

Camera unlocks, Player Replacer, FixSwaps, Bi River trick, Blur Remover, Facial expressions for V, Swap to Everyone... my peak as a modder still to this day ngl

I achieved all I ever wanted, did the mods I needed to be able to smooch Mitch and have my canon panzer scene 🧡 (cannot showcase it here on Tumblr for hornyjail reason)

The "bi river" trick was involving CyberCat, an old save editor software that allowed you to swap V presets! You had to launch the romance scene with River as a fem V, then save at the start of it using the "Save Anytime" mod, edit your save file by swapping in your Male V preset, and Voila~ you had a Masc V in the River scene :D

▶ August 2021

━ "Custom poses Fever"

...and the first true love kisses!

Searching and modding your first poses swaps, then spawning the blorbos in game, timing the expressions and animation correctly and... having them "kiss for real" for the first time 🥺😩 ouugghh IT HITS! It hits so good!

From there, the rest of 2021 was focused on playing around with custom poses and exploring my own canon; giving new canon-compliant appearances to Mitch and Valentin, doing VP comics... also exploring some AUs and doing special occasion outfits, like Halloween!

▶ 2022

━ "I can create my own story"

I focused a lot on my own canon in 2022, via comics and photoset exploring what happens to both Mitch and Valentin's respective past and shared future together

Modding was also a big part of the year! There wasn't any big breakthrough other than the scenerid extract for custom poses, which allowed me to finally use the amazing tender animations from the Judy scene in my boys tent 🤭

▶ 2023

━ "Still here"

There will always be new exciting way of exploring and creating content for my babes- the knowledge of custom made poses allowing us for even more angst, tenderness, passion!

and I'm looking forward to it all 🥺🧡

Those years's been a whole creative journey~ and it's thanks to those two, my blorbos, my beloved stinkies, that I'm the modder and photographer that I am now!

Who knows where they'll take me next 💛😊

#Cyberpunk 2077 #Mitch Anderson #Valentin Da Silva #Aldecaldos #OTP: High Voltage #MLM #Screenshot #Virtual Photography #did I cried? Yes. Maybe UHAHUGHUEZHU #focused more on 2021 because that's when my brain unlocked for real #not that I didn't improved in 2022 or this year but it's not the same #also included my modding stuff as well cause I feel like this played a big part in how I appreciate my ship too #My love letter to them Mwah 😩🧡#flame still burning bright so I won't be stopping any time soon 🤏#I'm more focused on modding this year- and also IRL stuff that are outside my control life gotta life yknow #but they both been keeping me sane and made me incredibly more crazy HGFH 😌#long post #fav #then and now

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bookmauls · 6 months

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Potentially drama-starting take:

Pawel Sasko doesn't like Takemura.

BEFORE YOU GET MAD AT ME, TUMBLR, THIS ISN'T A PERSONAL ATTACK. I think Pawel did an amazing job with 2077, and I have utmost respect for him.

Regardless, I have thoughts:

I've been following meta analysis by writers about their games as a hobby since I was a kid. I recently got into CP 2077 because of how open and transparent Powel and Philipp have been about the development process and their own writing process, and I really appreciate the layers of story-telling they add to V and the cast of 2077.

However, I get the feeling Powel is apathetic or antipathic towards Takemura. I have to say I understand how he feels, because when your art is consumed, enjoyed and analysed in ways you don't expect it can feel a little alienating.

You put all your effort into THESE romances and story arcs for THESE characters, and a chunk of the fandom adores this last-minute addition who you weren't super invested in to begin with. Or the guy who lives in their head. I would feel super frustrated.

I think Powel avoided Takemura romance because he felt icky about it. That's fine. As a writer, he shouldn't have to write what he doesn't enjoy. What I wish he did instead was leave a romance arc to another writer and set out hard limits for content and characterisation, then share his thoughts with the rest of the writing team.

But I have to say, the best thing CDPR could have done is rolled with the fandom on this. Hell, Bioware did with Garrus, and femshep/garrus is still the biggest ship in the ME fandom. Garrus is babygirl and peeps are still grateful to bioware for indulging the fanbase. Takemura was a missed opportunity.

This is me talking out of my arse. Shoulda-coulda-woulda is easy for me to say. But I would have appreciated it if the idea of "goro gets giggty with V BUT another writer handles it bc it's not my cuppa tea," was given to the community, rather than just not including any new romance content.

It probably never would have happened, because time, budget, story prioritization etc. But Takemura has been done dirty, out of neglect. Not maliciously so, but the removal of lines, bugs (no post-Wakako jig-jig street shopping, eye-bugs, texts not triggering,) and his appearance in Phantom liberty (LITERALLY THE HAIRLINE THO.) All point to an unintended lack of care.

Again, I don't think there's any malicious intent, just different priorities. All too often, majority femme fanbases like v/takemura remain underserved, while the masc fans are better catered to and receive new content for Panam. (At least as far as I know, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.)

In the end, all that matters to the execs of CDPR is turning a profit, so CDPR can remain in business. I get it, but fans don't forget goodwill. I hope CDPR will throw us a boner in the future.

#I'm so sorry i had to get this off my chest #goro takemura #takemura romance #takemura #takemura goro #Cyberpunk 2077 #Cyberpunk 2077 meta #cd projekt red #video game feels #Judy was done dirty in pl too #i wrote this at 3am and with a severe uti so bear with me

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ao3feed-silverv · 1 year

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Sonnet of Sweet Silence

https://ift.tt/ECbalJO nightcxty

by nightcxty

My love, my love What have you done to me? I close my eyes—yet you are all I see

My love, my love Why must you behave so cruelly? For I cannot escape your love, it is testing me ---------------------------------------

It’s easy to bring him back to life—compared to living together and falling in love with him.

Post relic, V and Johnny fall in love but neither of them want to own up to it.

(Basically me exploring domestic SilverV tenderness)

Words: 7240, Chapters: 3/10, Language: English

Fandoms: Cyberpunk 2077 (Video Game)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Underage

Categories: F/M

Characters: Johnny Silverhand, V (Cyberpunk 2077), Misty Olszewski, Panam Palmer, Judy Alvarez, Kerry Eurodyne

Relationships: Johnny Silverhand/V

Additional Tags: Slow Burn, References to Depression, PTSD, Dreams and Nightmares, Grief/Mourning, Explicit Sexual Content, Dear Diary: I wrote Another AU Instead Of Going To Therapy, Sad and Sweet, Tenderness, Falling In Love, MFS with heads up their own asses, Denial of Feelings, Washing Johnny's hair bc stinky, Bickering, and they were ROOMMATES, Not Beta Read, Sorry About It, not their au ending but still living in my mind rent free, Birthday Fluff, Bipolar Disorder, Writing this was my own form of therapy, i wrote this for me but yall can read it too, SO MUCH FLUFF, fluff fluff fluff fluff FLUFF, emotional johnny silverhand, sex pest silverhand

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#IFTTT #AO3 works tagged 'Johnny Silverhand/V'#SilverV #Johnny/V #Johnny Silverhand #Cyberpunk V #V

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updatecrazy · 10 months

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Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.63 (version 1.630.000) is now available to download on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. According to the official Cyberpunk 1.63 patch notes, the latest update brings a variety of gameplay and quest fixes. Additionally, Cyberpunk 2077 update 1.63 also includes gameplay stability improvements. Previously, a big Cyberpunk 2077 update 1.60 added free DLCs, as well as content inspired by Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Unfortunately, some players are still experiencing issues with the game. CP2077 update 1.63 (version 1.630.000) will fix a few of these issues. Read more details below. Cyberpunk 2077 Update 1.63 Patch Notes (CP2077 1.63) - June 20, 2023 Quests Blue dialogue option bug fixed during Mitch call Fixed issue causing permanent call screen stuck after selecting blue dialogue option during Mitch call. All Along the Watchtower - V no longer flatlines Fixed issue where V gets flatlined after crossing the border during the quest "All Along the Watchtower." Chippin' In - Clue examination before detection Players can now examine all clues on Ebunike before becoming detected in the quest "Chippin' In." Gimme Danger - Objective completion fix Fixed issue where there were no remaining objectives in the journal during the quest "Gimme Danger." I Walk the Line - Random flatline issue resolved Fixed issue causing V to randomly flatline during the quest "I Walk the Line." Lightning Breaks - Panam's correct location Panam now appears in front of the garage as intended, rather than spawning inside the motel, in the quest "Lightning Breaks." Machine Gun - Skippy dialogue activation fix Fixed issue where dialogue with Skippy wasn't activated after performing 50 kills, preventing Skippy from being unequipped. Never Fade Away - Rogue no longer blocks progress Fixed issue where Rogue despawned from the couch in the Atlantis, blocking progress in the quest "Never Fade Away." Only Pain - "Defeat the cops" objective fix Enabled completion of the "Defeat the cops" objective by ensuring the cops are present at the intended location in the quest "Only Pain." Play It Safe - Holograms and platforms persistence Fixed issue causing holograms and platforms to disappear in the parade after loading an Auto Save during the quest "Play It Safe." Play It Safe - Takemura's parade mission call fix Fixed issue where Takemura didn't call to start the parade mission in the quest "Play It Safe." Pyramid Song - Judy's teleportation fix Judy no longer teleports underground after entering the church in the quest "Pyramid Song." Search and Destroy - Takemura's movement fix Takemura now moves to his hiding spot instead of standing in the middle of the room during Arasaka's attack in the quest "Search and Destroy." Sex on Wheels - Quadra Turbo-R V-Tech spawn fix Fixed issue where the Quadra Turbo-R V-Tech spawned underground, blocking progress in the quest "Sex on Wheels." Small Man, Big Mouth - Correct enemy and van spawn Enemies and the van now spawn correctly in the quest "Small Man, Big Mouth." The Heist - Jackie's presence fix Fixed issue where Jackie wasn't present in front of the Afterlife during the quest "The Heist." With a Little Help from My Friends - Nomads' presence fix Fixed issue where the Nomads weren't present at the train station during the quest "With a Little Help from My Friends." Open World Stuck gigs now start properly Fixed instances where some gigs remained stuck in the "Undiscovered" stage and didn't start when approaching the area. Subtitle display correction for crowd NPCs Overhead subtitles now appear correctly for certain crowd NPCs in Rancho Coronado instead of regular subtitles. Gig: Bloodsport - Mirror reflection orientation fix V no longer appears reflected standing backwards when looking in the mirror in the dojo bathroom during the gig "Bloodsport."

Gig: Last Login - Quest item pickup timing fix Fixed issue where it was possible to pick up the quest item before the quest was activated, disrupting the mission flow during the gig "Last Login." Gig: Going-away Party - Car entry fix Players can now get in the car with Flavio as intended during the gig "Going-away Party." Gig: Guinea Pigs - Security robot engagement fix All security robots in the hotel now properly engage in combat during the gig "Guinea Pigs." Gig: On a Tight Leash - Objective completion fix Fixed issue causing the gig to be stuck without an objective after completing it during the gig "On a Tight Leash." Gig: Serial Suicide - Objective reactivation fix Fixed issue where the quest could reactivate and become stuck on the "Steal the CCTV footage" objective after completion during the gig "Serial Suicide." Reported Crime: Blood in the Air - Crate objective fix Fixed issue where the quest remained stuck on the "Search the crate" objective even after searching the crate during the reported crime "Blood in the Air." Reported Crime: Comrade Red - Stash search fix Addressed issue where it wasn't possible to search the stash during the reported crime "Comrade Red." UI "Enemy hack in progress" text during money/data transfer fix Resolved issue where the UI incorrectly displayed "Enemy hack in progress" text during money or data transfer. Map-induced device usability fix Fixed issue causing devices to become unusable after opening the map. FSR toggle appearance fix Fixed issue where the FSR toggle wasn't grayed out after restarting the game with Dynamic Resolution Scaling on. Visual Path Tracing color artifact fix Resolved issue where certain surfaces had color artifacts when Path Tracing was enabled. DLSS-enabled object flash fix Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.63 fixed issue where bright, colorful flashes appeared at the edges of certain objects when DLSS was enabled. PC-specific Razer Chroma crash fix Addressed crash occurring on launch when using Razer Chroma. Photo Mode screenshot file fix Fixed issue where Photo Mode screenshots appeared as empty files and restored them to their original folder location. Improved DLSS Frame Generation performance on AMD CPUs. Console-specific Increased Xbox save slots Cyberpunk 2077 update 1.63 increased the number of available save slots on Xbox to 20 for manual saves and 10 for Point of No Return saves. Players exceeding the new save limit must delete some saves to create new ones. Xbox Series X|S performance issue fix Resolved issue affecting performance on Xbox Series X|S after playing for an extended period of time. Miscellaneous Photo Mode sticker and frame appearance fix Photo Mode stickers and frames now properly appear on screenshots. Padre's recognition of Corpo and Nomad V Padre now recognizes Corpo and Nomad V during the intro holocall. REDmod Mods deployment from listing file allowed. Cyberpunk 2077 version 1.63 updated command help texts. Download free CP2077 update 1.63 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.

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mainssir · 2 years

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xoxoangel · 3 years

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thinking about how v picks up all these shards and stories and shit .. so what if one night they find like a really interesting short story and calls up their s/o and just reads to them and it’s very soft and god i just MISS THEM

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khadaj-ballad · 3 years

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Johnny x V scenarios that live rent free in my head

Johnny x V but Johnny’s jealous of the love interest when they flirt with V and he reminds V who they’re real boyfriend is. Even if he is just a construct.

Johnny x Male!V x Kerry but healthy and wholesome.

V wakes up before Konpeki and does everything in their power to save Jackie and Johnny. (Time travel❤️)

Johnny wakes up in 2020 after going with Alt beyond the black wall and somehow he’s in the past missing V. Only to later find out there’s a strange new solo that Rogue is complaining about because they keep taking her jobs. It’s V, very confused and lost in 2020 thinking Johnny doesn’t know them. Slow burn and a hella satisfy reunion( more time travel ❤️)

V find a way to survive and get Johnny a new body. It’s happily ever after but Johnny and V are a bit codependent and it’s a problem to everyone but them. They become a dynamic duo in the merc community but Rogue just sees a very competent V and a very needy Johnny following V around like a lost puppy trying to keep them alive. V’s friends think they should have alone time away from Johnny and V’s just sitting in Johnny’s lap like “ if I could crawl into Johnny’s chest and stay there warmed by his blood and meat, I would” Johnny shrugs and V’s friends are creeped out. (Did I mention my V Headcanon is full goblin Trash child. Kinda aloof but chaotic gremlin.)

Alternatively the real dynamic that only Johnny and V ( and probably Misty, Vic, Jackie, and Mama Welles) is that of chaotic goblin throwing themself into danger and reluctant rocker boy just trying to keep his goblin alive.

Alive Johnny being really antagonist to Judy, River, and Panam (Kerry’s fine). V being oblivious and being like they’re my friends and Johnny being like “uh huh, friends that want in your pants.”

Johnny being really obvious about his love for V but too shy to just say it out right and V being a dumby and being like “I wish Johnny loved me back” and everyone else face palming.

Johnny x V x Kerry daddy kink lol and sugar baby!V

Johnny x V x Kerry x Takemura

Agender!V/ trans!V having gender dysphoria and Johnny comforting them

Johnny being a clean freak, surprisingly, because of covid and quarantine in 2020 and having to live In the head of a goblin that eats day old pizza off the floor. V thinks plates are overrated. Johnny being like “back in my day...” about COVID and V being like disease are so 2020, old man.

V and Johnny fighting constantly to the point where everyone thinks they hate one another and turns out they’re married/in a relationship and have a dog (Rottweiler or pit bull or boxer) and a cat ( Nibbles) no one but misty and Jackie know among v’s friends and Kerry and Rogue are so over these two little shit old couple bickering.

V and Johnny survive but there minds merge to the point where they can’t tell where one ends and the other begins but the love eachothers so they love their new self. It’s like Garnet in Steven Universe. (They are their fury, they are their patience, they are a conversation) They’re V Silverhand. And not long after they merge V goes to Vic and gets their hand (only their hand not their arm) replaced with a silver one.

Angsty one where Arasaka rip Johnny’s construct out of V’s head and tortures V but Takemura helps Johnny get a new body so they can save V. Main focus is the healing and love and comfort that comes after. V going to therapy. Arasaka really did a number on V so V’s like selectively Mute or needs a lot of physical therapy also. V feeling like a burden and Johnny and all of V’s friends being loving and supportive and reassuring. (Either Takemura dies to help get V and Johnny to safety OR Johnny and Takemura become reluctant friends and then it’s either Takemura watching these two idiots be gross and cute and shit or Johnny x V x Takemura)

Just any sad V content with fluff and comfort.

Wholesome living established relationship content.

That’s it that’s the post

#johnny silverhand #V #Johnny x V #v x johnny #johnny silverhand x v #cute little fic ideas #again I need a new hobby so I might write these #but also don’t hold your breath #that said if you wanna write one #PLEASE DO #cyberpunk 2077

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pinkydude · 2 years

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> Favorite creations of 2021

Tagged by @eurodynamic THANK YOU 🤲🧡

Showin’ off my 10 favourites of what i’ve created this year, be it writing, art or edits, gifs & graphics- I’ll probably post a bunch of Everything ahueuhahu

Tagging - @northern-wolf6 @mrssmasher @sidver @vos-videmus & anyone else who want to do this! Feel free to feel tagged 👁👄👁

In no particular order

> 1. Halloween MODS & Photoshoots

Probably one of my favorite project this year! If not *THE* favorite, I had a lot of fun doing it! And the fact that some devs saw it too, and liked it, will forever make me soft auhgezhu

> 2. FixSwaps + Unlock Camera + Replacer MODS

The panzer scene is what got me into modding- I wanted to have the perfect scene for my own canon, meaning having Mitch on V’s place and having Valentin on Panam’s place. Digging into the files, discovering that this scene uses 4 different entities, how it all works, and then breaking it to achieve what I wanted was one of my biggest break through this year. Same for the player replacer- finally playing as Mitch was an INCREDIBLE feeling!

> 3. Mitch’s shoulder

Looking back at it now it’s hilarious how big of a trouble that was to MAKE! I was baby modder, new to blender, not knowing what the fuck I was doing- and again, giving Mitch a “finished” shoulder was one of my biggest goal at the time, this man really made my brain bigger

> 4. Panzerboy Mitch

AAAAAAHHH ageuzuhigez beloved Panzer Boy, I pulled an all nighter making the mod and shooting those pics. I loved exploring his past like that, and I will probably do it again in 2022. THIS SHOT Also got featured in the community collab CDPR made and I got really fucking emo

> 5. Mikoshi Kiss

I was in one of the biggest art block before CP77 got my ass, and this was the first time in a long time that I spent lots of time and energy on an art piece for myself! First time drawing one of my OC too, and first time exploring my own canon in art like that auhgehu it holds a lot

> 6. Valentin Da Silva

Might be dumb for some, but this lil man is the first OC I made that got out there in public. He’s me, but he’s also my son, my lil baby, and I’m so proud of where he is now, how I was able to build him 🤲

>7. Story Comics

Something I never thought I would even get into AUHGEHUZ I have 0 writing skills, and I’m new to exploring self made canon, and- writing, creating around it. I love creating this kind of content, that explore my canon, and sharing it with you guys

>8. Posters

AGAIN I CAN’T FUCKING- Express how much CP77 means and how much it helped developping tons of skills! Since I got into Virtual Photography I always wanted to make those amazing edits, and now here I am, doing it, with characters I love and cherish- HAVING IT IN MY ROOM Fullon printed, it’s blowing my mind

>9. Freaks Family

This isn’t a creation per-se but- Zuz, Cam and I created this clowning server, that since got filled with beloveds friends and freaks, and I’m proud of it. I’m proud of this group, and of each individuals in it, and how much they all grown in their creativity, in their own canons, lil stories, and also in this community

>10. Mitch Tattoo

First tattoo. 25th anniversary. A forever reminder of CP77 and of Mitch. Forever reminder of this year and all the friends I made during it 🧡 Again, not really a creation of mine- but I’m proud of how much time and energy I spent analysing this little pixel man, grabbing every single crumbs I can. He means a lot to me 🦝

#Cyberpunk 2077 #Thanks you for the TAAAAGGG This was really emo to make wtfff #this turned into- ghuezhuigez something #I can't fucking choose just ONE creations tbh #I'm fucking proud of everything I was able to produce this year for real #Haven't felt this good about my own stuff in- forever #never happened if I'm being honest #so this is amazing THIS FUCKING GAME Yall #also Mitch of course ain't afraid to say he deadass changed my life lmao UHGUIZEHUIHIUGZgeu fucking Pixel man I kiss #fav #personal

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lavendermilkandhoney · 3 years

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Lavender Cyberpunk Stories

“You led me to battle. He brought me home.”

ALL CREATIONS ARE LINKED HERE.

TRIGGER WARNING : My content sometimes showcases sensitive themes from the game.

Keep reading for specific posts or click below on #lavendercyberpunkstories for my OG content or #saulvalerielovestory and #takemuravalerielovestory for specific characters.

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AUDIO (with photostory)

High Hopes (big graphic story)

A Journey through the Major Arcana (star ending)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/660235912403386368/audio-scene-above-is-meant-to-be-listened

Saul & V - I should have known

Realistic audio scene (reused dialogues) with photostory

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/654900495784263680/the-audio-above-is-my-best-work-yet-it-took-me

Hanako’s True Voicemail

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/653670484147322880/hanakos-true-voicemail-what-i-think-hanako-truly

Goro Takemura Love Scene

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/642348244808122368/goro-takemura-love-scene-audio-with-his-voice

Viktor Vector Love Scene

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/641821700595630080/viktor-vector-love-scene-audio-jesus-made-me-do

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VIDEOS

Trolling Saul Bright while testing AMM features

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/665443311094530048/click-on-the-youtube-link-in-grey-above-to-watch

Saul’s voicemail (close)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/650758787816374272/sauls-voicemail-if-you-brought-the-panzer-to-the

The Star Ending (goro free)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/644125063013122048/goro-takemura-the-star-ending

Don’t tell me this isn’t a love story (goro romance)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643328441464324097/dont-tell-me-this-isnt-a-love-story-cdpr-to

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PHOTOSTORIES

To the very end (saul & v, the star ending)

Video with new dialogues

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/649926657816264704/to-the-very-end-the-star-ending-with-sauls-voice

Ninety degrees in the shade (saul & v, panam, mitch, a hot day with the aldocaldos and skinny dipping)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/648553526114533376/ninety-degrees-in-the-shade

More than anyone ever has (saul & v, panam, a night out at the red dirt and first kiss)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/648043671402545152/more-than-anyone-ever-has

Saul & V (shower scene & konpeki plaza BD, nsfw on twitter)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/647225615049801728/saul-v-megapost

Stay with me (goro & v, search and destroy quest)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/646827149656031232/stay-with-me

It should have been obvious (goro & v, river romance scene, nsfw on twitter)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/644304216980111360/it-should-have-been-obvious-listen-to-the-music

Save my Saul (saul & v, panam, riders on the storm)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643672681118564352/save-my-saul

Body showcase (goro & v, luxurious joytoy, nsfw on twitter)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643078880270368768/body-showcase

Whiskey (the peralez & v)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/642979556337369088/whiskey

Don’t rain on my parade (goro & v, gimme danger, in the rain)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/642842176186892288/dont-rain-on-my-parade

It’s only a matter of time, V (goro & v, gimme danger, recon)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/642763287570808832/it-is-only-a-matter-of-time-v

Sawdust & Plastic (goro & v, gimme danger, market)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/642596547256893441/sawdust-plastic

Grief (goro & v, judy, evelyn’s suicide)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/642156006911148032/grief

You like to complicate things (goro & v, down on the street)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/641990401657618432/you-like-to-complicate-things

A date at Clouds (goro & v)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/641950631452688384/a-date-with-goro-takemura-at-clouds-bigger-serie

How much more can you take? (goro & v, cheap joytoy with nude model find, nsfw on twitter)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/642528579085811712/how-much-more-can-you-take

We still have more time (goro & v, cheap joytoy)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/642429674185687040/we-still-have-more-time

We don’t have much time (goro & v, cheap joytoy)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/642319481850445824/we-dont-have-much-time

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SWAPS

Goro to Saul (queen of the highway)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/649780613972475904/sauls-gratitude-this-is-the-scene-after-the

Saul to Goro (arasaka ending)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/649699166032920576/i-guess-that-swap-made-me-realize-even-more-how

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OTHER

Undercover Valerie at Totentanz

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/664447402712907776/undercover-valerie-at-totentanz-for-fem-v-friday

What is love?

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/661237998565965824/what-is-love-i-know-its-not-perfect-but-when

The Perfect Boy

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/660770423915642880/the-perfect-boy-such-an-amazing-character-with-a

Saul’s Interesting Details

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/655702058551443456/sauls-interesting-details-thank-you-for-the-tag

Michiko Arasaka

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/654577503536594944/michiko-arasaka-as-fierce-as-the-beauty-in-you

Is Saul the son of Santiago and Rogue?

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/653275281417699328/santiago-flirting-with-rogue-above-is-saul-the

Why I believe Goro lost a kid and Saul a brother/sister

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/652496000411451392/why-i-believe-goro-lost-a-kid-and-saul-a

Mirrors (arasaka & nomad ending)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/649862334616141825/mirrors

Arasaka Credits

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/649697150688706560/arasaka-credits-engram

Npc Smiling (details)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/647963188350107648/npc-smiling-part-one

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/648002430693523456/npc-smiling-part-two

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/648553427511672832/npc-smiling-part-three

Takemura the Taurus (zodiac sign)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/647098495408504832/takemura-the-taurus

Goro’s hideout

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/646493450853892096/just-some-quick-pics-of-goros-hideout-for-fun

Takemura cut line (search and destroy quest)

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/646309639734034432/takemura-cut-line-i-dont-know-if-you-are-aware

How old is Goro?

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/646184668358672384/how-old-is-goro-goro-says-before-the-ressource

What do you want in the end for CP77 characters?

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643220081734778880/this-is-just-pure-fantasy-and-doesnt-have-to-be

Black & White portraits

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/641514704073785344/a-little-serie-of-black-white-portraits

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MAXIMUM MIKE

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/653362600189558784/maximum-mike-the-voice-of-night-city-16

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/653444148293189632/maximum-mike-the-voice-of-night-city-26

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/653544037863833600/maximum-mike-the-voice-of-night-city-36

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/653618119703674880/maximum-mike-the-voice-of-night-city-46

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/653800361395634176/maximum-mike-the-voice-of-night-city-56

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/654171290884882432/maximum-mike-the-voice-of-night-city-66

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TAROT CARDS

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643502537342910465/122-the-fool-v

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643502703848374272/222-the-chariot-vs-journey

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643502840071045120/322-the-magician-johnny-silverhand-engram

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643502944573112320/422-the-empress-rogue-amendiares

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643503035221458944/522-the-emperor-saburo-arasaka

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643503172648828928/622-the-hierophant-goro-takemura

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643503250890457088/722-the-high-priestess-hanako-arasaka

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643503343471329280/822-the-hermit-alt-cunningham-or-voodoo-boys

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643503428156456960/922-strength-panam-palmer

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643503748125212672/1022-wheel-of-fortune-hellmans-achievement-or

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643503839337742336/1122-justice-judy-alvarez

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643503911540539392/1222-the-lovers-johnny-rogue

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643503992081711104/1322-the-tower-arasaka-tower-konpeki-plaza

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643504068260741122/1422-the-hanged-man-johnny-silverhand

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643504135519469568/1522-death-embers

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643504213938372608/1622-the-moon-hanako-yorinobu

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643504278135308288/1722-the-world

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643504346052575232/1822-the-sun

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643504411818213376/1922-the-star

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643504477333241856/2022-temperance

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643504548372250624/2122-judgement-mikoshi

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/643504638574870528/2222-the-devil-arasaka

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SAUL & V (complete series)

1. The First Look

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/653853879350460416/saul-v-the-first-look-since-i-dont-know-when

2. Saul & V - Can’t control themselves

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/653944891209105408/saul-v-cant-control-themselves-so-i-wanted

3. Goro & Saul - Brothers for life

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/654211999500238848/saul-goro-brothers-for-life-my-friend-and-i

4. Saul & V - You matter to me

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/654484769885896704/saul-v-you-matter-to-me-saul-v-4-when

5. Saul & V - The nightmares in me

Realistic audio scene (reused dialogues) with photostory

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/654900495784263680/the-audio-above-is-my-best-work-yet-it-took-me

6. Saul & V - Black Celebration

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/655563175683604480/saul-v-black-celebration-saul-v-6

Unfinished shelter story

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/661613163210539008/confused-concussed-and-horny-or-unfinished

Play for me again

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/662239085274988544/play-for-me-again-soothe-my-soul-and-sing-my

I’m still here

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/662808981774942208/im-still-here-you-wont-reach-the-top-of-the

Bring me back

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/664260672754958336/bring-me-back-and-there-i-stopped-for-a-moment-to

Breathe with me, Honey

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/665752768169066496/breathe-with-me-honey-i-got-nothing-else-i-want

Ready?

https://lavendermilkandhoney.tumblr.com/post/665866654348132352/ready-anytime-love-a-little-serie-i-did-a

#lavendercyberpunkstories #saulvalerielovestory #takemuravalerielovestory #cyberpunk2077 #lavendermilkandhoney

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talesofotherworlds · 3 years

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V. Fukusai's Mixtape Top 5

Here's the top 5 songs my V listens to!

"Voodoo Child(Slight Return)" by Jimi Hendrix

"A Like Supreme" by Samurai

"Trouble's Coming" by Royal Blood

"DEAD PILOT" by Sebastion Robertson, Daniel Davies, Kiene

"Night City" by R E L, Artemis Delta

These are either songs my V relates to, and or just songs he really likes to jam to (especially with Jackie, Panam, Judy, Kerry, and of course Johnny, though with the latter two a heated/deep discussion about music always follows). What does your V's top 5 mixtape include?

Excited to see what others list! Maybe use #VMixtape? Tagging a mutual and some blogs posting Cyberpunk 2077 content that I've come across since starting this dedicated blog. No obligations though! I just don't have many mutuals on this subject so I had to reach for whoever was around at the time. Feel free to tag others in your posts.

@hustlemeanokay @jhnnysilverhand @gothoria @choco-minto @judyscalabacita

#VMixtape #cyberpunk 2077 #v fukusai #v ronin #v #v cyberpunk #v cyberpunk 2077 #music

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erarno · 3 years

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Finally finished cyberpunk 2077 so here's some thoughts (contains some spoilers and I'm too tired to add a read more bit)

The Good:

The characters! I loved everyone one of em. Kerry, Jackie, Panam, Judy, Claire and River can all live in my head rent free. Hell I even loved Johnny by the end.

The story was great, well the majority of it anyway...

Excluding Gigs or any of the NCPD bits, the side missions were great.

FANCY NAILS 💅

V and Johnny's dynamic

The soundtrack is sick and all the songs are bops

The Bad:

All the possible endings were depressing AF. Ofc I chose the ending that let my V spend some more time with Kerry but fuck, they could have had at least one happy ending. At least the ending I got was somewhat ambiguous as to what happens to V.

It looks so bad on Ps4 compared to PC. Seeing PC footage make me jealous but I'm just happy I could play it on PS4 without too much problem.

The city felt so dead. Visually it looked gorgeous but it just lacked life. There was barely any traffic, the pedestrians where like cardboard, and other than side missions, there was just nothing to do. You couldn't even sleep at any of the new apartments you get/at your LI's place.

I found the Gigs hella boring after the first few times. It's always go somewhere, fight some people or stealth past em, collect something or take out someone, rinse and repeat.

I wish the life path stories at the beginning were longer and had more to them.

The character customisation was kind of a let down being that they were very binary in terms of gender. There was only two body types; one clearly binary male and one clearly binary female and no options to customize the body other than tattoos (which looked cool tbf). Liked that I could give my male V makeup and give him cool nails tho. Would have been cool if I could have given him like top scars tho (since I hc my V trans masc) but the only body scar options were some shitty ones on his back.

No cyberdongs, only normal dongs 😔

Talking of dongs, dong options were pointless bc you never see them in the game. 4/10 needed more dong.

Romances felt short, then again the whole game did. Would trade out the Gigs for more main story content in a heartbeat.

CDPRs handling of the game. Should have stuck with the "It's ready when it's ready" attitude instead of caving to the investors / 'corpos'. Plus fuck anyone who defends crunch. Crunch is abuse.

#I've made it look like the bad outway the good #But I did like the game #I just #Wouldn't play it again #And the endings killed it for me #Cyberpunk #Cyberpunk 2077 #My rambles #ramble #No I didn't not proof read #Cyberpunk spoilers #Cyberpunk 2077 spoilers #Long post

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roseategales · 3 years

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been thinking about it and i... actually don’t feel like either of the endings where v survives fit francisca’s arc?? (i don’t wanna spoil anyone who doesn’t wanna be spoiled, so what i hc as her “ending” and why are under the cut.)

i just don’t see her leaving night city with the nomads, or wanting to be a legend still and becoming distant from the people she cares about. her arc, for me, is a mirror to johnny’s - realising she’s been a bitch, whose selfishness led her to a lonely, early death sentence.

so, i feel like she’d end up trying to help others with the time she has? similar to johnny? while searching for a solution to the chip? and she’s good at investigation stuff and has contacts, but wouldn’t wanna go back to working for fixers after her experience as a merc, so i think she sets up a small PI service on her own. refuses when river says they could go into the service together (but still partners with him sometimes). gives mama welles a portion of every cut bc she feels like she owes jackie and his mama. does a bunch of free work for the mox girls. helps judy leave the city. calls kerry and panam every now and then. just... figures that she’s content with where she’s at, y’know? that the one thing she wants to prove now is that she can be a good person - bc she wants to believe what others say about her.

the one person she would, ironically, distance herself from is vik. she loves him, but it’s that love that pushes her to end things and lie about the reason. bc she knows he’ll get frustrated at not being able to do anything as she gets worse. they keep tabs on each other through rumours and misty, though. (and eventually reconcile.)

#speaking.#text post.#cyberpunk spoilers #cyberpunk 2077.#v : francisca valleau.#this could be an entire 50k fic if i can figure out how to pull everything together

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miscellaneousmeditations · 2 years

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International History Terms

Table of Contents

Monroe Doctrine (1823)

USS Maine (1895)

Open Door Policy (1899)

Platt Amendment (1901)

Roosevelt Corollary (1904)

Panama Canal (1914)

Lusitania (1915)

Fourteen Points (1918)

League of Nations (1920)

The Roger’s Act (1924)

Yalta Conference (1945)

Truman Doctrine (1947)

Marshall Plan (1948)

NATO (1949)

NSC-68 (1950)

The Baghdad Pact, or CENTO (1955)

Suez Crisis (1956)

The Eisenhower Doctrine (1957)

Alliance for Progress (1961)

Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961)

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

G-77 (1964)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964)

Brezhnev Doctrine (1968)

Tet Offensive (1968)

Nixon Doctrine (1969)

Détente (1969)

Kissinger (1973)

Ho Chi Minh trail (n.d. ~1973)

The Mujahideen, or Soviet-Afghan War (1979)

Iran Hostage Crisis (1979)

Reagan Doctrine (1980)

SDI (“Star Wars”) (1983)

Iran-Contra Scandal (1985)

Gorbachev (1990)

Gulf War (I) (1990)

Monroe Doctrine (1823)

Under President James Monroe, the United States opposed European colonialism in the Americas. It stated that further efforts by European nations to take control of independent states in North or South America would be viewed as “unfriendly” to the United States.

It was a defining moment for foreign policy because its objective was to free newly independent colonies from European intervention and avoid having European influence so that the U.S. could exert its own influence undisturbed.

USS Maine (1895)

The USS Maine was an American naval ship that sank during the Cuban revolt against Spain.

The cause of the ship’s sinking remained unclear, but popular opinion was inflamed by “yellow press” articles that blamed Spain for Maine’s destruction. The rallying cry, “Remember the Maine, to hell with Spain!”, accelerated the call to action and eventually the Spanish-American War. This eventually led to the Cuban War of Independence and the U.S. occupation in Cuba.

Open Door Policy (1899)

The United States initiated a statement of protection and equal privileges among countries trading with China in support of Chinese territorial integrity. The principle states that all participating countries, including Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, and Russia, had equal access to the ports stipulated by the treaties.

The policy was, for more than 40 years, the cornerstone of American foreign policy in East Asia. The policy allowed for “spheres of influence” to exist in various parts of coastal China. China began breaking up into economic segments dominated by the participating powers and allowed for the U.S. to recover from the economic depression of the 1890s by manufacturing and selling American goods in the Chinese market.

Platt Amendment (1901)

Under the U.S. President William McKinley, the Platt Amendment to the 1901 Army Appropriations Bill stipulated conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops in Cuba.

The Amendment defined these terms of Cuban-U.S. relations to be an unequal relationship of U.S. dominance over Cuba. The Amendment still allowed the United States to intervene unilaterally in Cuban affairs and lease land to the United States for naval bases in Cuba.

Roosevelt Corollary (1904)

Under the U.S. President, Theodore Roosevelt, the Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine and states that the US would intervene in conflicts between European countries and Latin American countries to enforce legitimate claims of European powers, rather than having Europeans press claims directly.

The Roosevelt Corollary changed American foreign policy in Latin America by exercising “international police power” which aligned with President Roosevelt’s “Big Stick Diplomacy”, or the idea of negotiating peacefully while also maintaining strength in case negotiations fail.

Panama Canal (1914)

The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The United States took over the engineering project and completed the canal in 1914.

The Panama Canal became significant in changing American foreign policy because the canal greatly reduced the time for ships to travel and move goods.

Lusitania (1915)

RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner passenger ship. In 1915, the ship was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland and inside a declared war zone. A second, internal explosion, likely munitions Lusitania was carrying, killed 1,198 passengers and crew.

The sinking of Lusitania, an officially non-military ship, caused a storm of protests in the United States and shifted the public opinion against Germany. This shift in public opinion eventually became a factor in United States’ declaration of war nearly two years later, in World War I.

Fourteen Points (1918)

Former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson wrote a statement of principals for peace in order to end the First World War. The Fourteen Points took many domestic progressive ideology and translated them into official foreign policy.

Wilson’s allied colleagues welcomed his proposals but were skeptical of the practicality of the Fourteen Points. The Fourteen Points was widely viewed as an instrument of Allied propaganda.

League of Nations (1920)

Former President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points outlined the creation of an intergovernmental organization called the League of Nations. It was the result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended WWI and was the first international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.

The League of Nations ultimately proved incapable of preventing aggression by the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) in the 1930s and during the Second World War. The credibility of the League of Nations weakened by the fact that the United States never officially joined the League, the Soviet Union joined late, and many critical nations withdrew. Eventually, the United Nations replaced it after the Second World War and inherited many agencies and organizations founded by the original League of Nations.

The Roger’s Act (1924)

The Rogers, or Foreign Service Act, is a piece of legislation that merged the United States diplomatic and consular services into the United States Foreign Service. It also defined a system under the U.S. Secretary of State to authorize, assign, and rotate diplomats abroad. It ensured a merit-based career path, guaranteed rotations, and better pay.

The Act was beneficial in maintaining an honest foundation in American foreign policy by leaving less room for corruption and made for more credible diplomacy.

Yalta Conference (1945)

After World War II, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Russian Premier Joseph Stalin met to discuss Germany and Europe’s post-war reorganization. The aim of the conference was to create post-war peace as collective security and self-determination to the liberated countries of post-war Europe.

The Yalta Conference was one of many post-war meetings between the three nations and it established the partition of Germany into Allied Occupational Zones. With Stalin demanding a Soviet “sphere of political influence” in Eastern and Central Europe, the Yalta Conference was arguably one of the main events propelling the Cold War.

Truman Doctrine (1947)

Under President Harry Truman, the United States pledged to contain Communist threats to Greece and Turkey and Congress appropriated financial support to fund militaries for them. It implied that there was American support for nations allegedly threatened by Soviet communism.

The Truman Doctrine became the foundation of American foreign policy in leading the formation of NATO.

Marshall Plan (1948)

The Marshall Plan was an American initiative to aid Western Europe after WWII to help rebuilt their economies.

The Marshall Plan was significant to American Foreign Policy because it promoted goals of the United States to rebuild war-torn regions, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, improve European prosperity to ultimately prevent the spread of Communism. However, many countries in Asia and Soviet-influenced Eastern European countries did not receive aid from the Marshall Plan.

NATO (1949)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, is an intergovernmental military alliance between North American and Europeans countries that was first established in 1949. NATO constitutes a collective defense agreement in the case of an attack by an external party.

During the Cold War, NATO nations had a rivalry with the Soviet-influenced nations of the Warsaw Pact and the rivalry let to the détente and escalation of U.S. and Soviet relations during the Cold War. NATO has increased alliance since the 90’s. Though NATO was established in 1949, it is still influential in American foreign policy today.

NSC-68 (1950)

The United States Objective and Programs for National Security, or the NSC 68, was a National Security Council policy paper. The NSC-68 became the blueprint for militarization of the Cold War from 1950 to the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990s.

The NSC-68 was important for American foreign policy because the military strategies it provided advocated for a large expansion of the U.S. military budget. It eventually led to the development of the hydrogen bomb as well as increased aid to allies to the United States. It also made containment of global Communist expansion a high priority and rejected alternative policies of friendly détente with the Soviet Union.

The Baghdad Pact, or CENTO (1955)

The Baghdad Pact was originally formed in 1955 by Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom to promote shared political, military, and economic goals. The main goal was to prevent communist influence and establish peace in the Middle East. Though the United States did not participate, their economic, military, and economic aid were key in the negotiations leading to the agreement.

The Baghdad Pact became ineffective for American foreign policy because of developments in the Middle East, like the Suez crisis, the Arab-Israeli conflicts, and the Iraqi revolution, that weakened the pact. The pact never guaranteed collective defense and eventually Iraq pulled out. In result of the regional instability, Eisenhower invoked his doctrine as justification for intervening.

Suez Crisis (1956)

The Suez Crisis, also known as the Second Arab-Israeli War, was an invasion of Egypt by Israel, Britain, and France. The primary goal of the invasion was to regain the Suez Canal and remove Egyptian President Nasser. After fighting started, political pressure from the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and the U.N. to prevent a nuclear war led to the withdrawal and embarrassment of the invaders and strengthened Nasser.

After the crisis, the U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower negotiated with President Nasser to provide weapons and military aid to Egypt to prevent further Soviet influence. This negotiation led to the creation of the Eisenhower doctrine.

The Eisenhower Doctrine (1957)

Under former U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower’s doctrine, Middle Eastern countries could request American economic or military assistance if it was being threatened by armed aggression. Eisenhower’s doctrine singled out Soviet threat “to secure and protect territorial and political independence”

The Eisenhower Doctrine was important to American foreign policy because it made it easier for nations to receive military aid and more countries invoked the doctrine simply because they were “responding to Soviet military action”.

Alliance for Progress (1961)

Under former U.S. President John Kennedy, the United States aimed to establish economic cooperation between the U.S. and Latin America. The economic cooperation would come in the form of U.S. aid to Latin America, tripling from the year before. The Alliance failed by the early 1970s because Latin America was unwilling to implement the necessary reforms, U.S. presidents after Kennedy were less supportive of the program, and there was not enough money to really make the necessary changes.

The Alliance for Progress was the start of long-term economic reform, ideally to prevent communist influence from infiltrating poverty-ridden countries. Instead of boosting economic growth, many Latin American governments were replaced by military dictatorships.

Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961)

Under former U.S. president John Kennedy, the Central Intelligence Agency took on a military invasion of Cuba, that failed. A counter-revolutionary military group, made up of Cuban exiles, intended to overthrow the increasingly communist government of Fidel Castro. The CIA did not provide the Cuban counter-revolutionaries with enough men and Castro’s Army overwhelmed the invasion and the CIA’s men surrendered and were publicly interrogated.

The Bay of Pigs invasion was a huge failure because it strengthened the position of Castro’s leadership and made him a national hero. The invasion worsened diplomatic relations between Cuba and the U.S. and eventually led to the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

After U.S. spy planes produced clear photographic evidence of medium-range missiles in Cuba, former U.S. president John Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev had a 13-day confrontation concerning ballistic missile deployment. The crisis was in response to the failed Bay of Pigs invasion the year prior and American medium-range missiles being installed in Turkey a few months prior. Khrushchev agreed to Castro’s request to place nuclear missiles in Cuba to deter a future invasion.

This was at the height of confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union and was the closest the Cold War got to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. The crisis also made the idea of mutually assured destruction a part of people’s reality.

G-77 (1964)

G-77, or the Group of 77, is a coalition of developing nations designed to promote its members’ collective economic interests and create an enhanced negotiating strategy in the United Nations. Membership has expanded from 77 to 134-member countries. They support global disarmament, economic development, pro-environmental policies, and poverty-eradication initiatives.

Though the United States is not a member of G-77, the G-77 influence American foreign policy indirectly. G-77 negotiates issues with the UN and receives financial and political support from China. Key activities of G-77 have become guidelines for the UN and been relevant in international development.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964)

Under the U.S. president Lyndon Johnson, the United States Congress passed a joint resolution in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incidents. In the Gulf of Tonkin, the North Vietnamese navy attacked US ships and destroyed U.S. security intelligence stations.

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution impacted American foreign relations in southeast Asia because it formally declared that President Johnson could use military force without authorization from Congress.

Brezhnev Doctrine (1968)

Under the Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet Union had the right to use military force to maintain the strict rule of the Communist Part in nearby socialist countries.

The Brezhnev Doctrine became the justification for Soviet invasions in “satellite” states, as a buffer against Western Europe and as protection against NATO.

Tet Offensive (1968)

The Uprising of Tet Mau Than by North Vietnamese Viet Cong against the South Vietnamese Army was the largest military campaigns in the Vietnam War. The attack took the Southern military by surprise and both South Vietnamese and American armies lost control of several cities at once.

President Johnson had the public believe that the war in Vietnam was not going to be long and that the North Vietnamese were being defeated by the U.S. military. The offensive had a profound effect on the United States government and military and shocked the U.S. public. It led to an activation of the reserves and even the most loyal supporters of the war began to see that a change in strategy was needed. American public support for the war declined and the U.S. soon sought negotiations to end the war.

Nixon Doctrine (1969)

Under the United States President, Richard Nixon, the United States began the process of Vietnamization. Under the doctrine, the United States would assist in the defense and developments of allies and friends but would not undertake the defense of the free nations of the world. Essentially, each nation was in charge of its own security, but the U.S. would act as a “nuclear umbrella” when requested.

The Nixon Doctrine shifted American foreign policy in Asia because it implied that America had less responsibility in protecting Vietnam.

Détente (1969)

In French, Détente means relaxation.

During the Cold War, détente was a term used to describe the easing of political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Western powers worked with the East to end Communism in Eastern Europe and in the Soviet Union all together.

Kissinger (1973)

Henry Kissinger served as the United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under former U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

Henry Kissinger was a vital instrument in American foreign policy. He played a prominent role in American foreign policy from 1969 to 1977 by orchestrating the opening of relations between the U.S. and China and negotiating the Paris Peace Accords, thus ending American involvement in the Vietnam War. He was also known for his controversial policies like U.S. involvement in a military coup in Chile and U.S. support for Bangladesh despite a genocide. Many journalists see him as a war criminal and many historians see him as an accomplished diplomat during the climax of the Cold War.

Ho Chi Minh trail (n.d. ~1973)

The Ho Chi Minh trail was a logistical system that ran from North Vietnam down to Cambodia. The system provided support in the form of manpower and materials for the South Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War.

The trail became a strategic supply route during the Vietnamese conflict and it was important in American foreign policy due to its military benefits. It also effectively became the single most bombed site in history.

The Mujahideen, or Soviet-Afghan War (1979)

Insurgent groups, known as the mujahideen, fought a guerrilla war against the Soviet Army and Afghanistan. These groups were primarily backed by the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Prior to the arrival of Soviet troops, Afghanistan’s communist party took over through a military coup and installing a communist as president.

The conflict became an interest for American foreign policy because U.S. military aid was being given to groups that caused the death of two million civilians in order to combat communist influence. The Soviet invasion was on the basis of the Brezhnev Doctrine.

Iran Hostage Crisis (1979)

Under former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, the United States and Iran had a diplomatic standoff after American diplomats were held hostage for 444 days. A group of Iranian college students who supported the Iranian revolution took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and it stands as the longest hostage crisis in recorded history. The hostages were eventually released the day that President Reagan was sworn in.

The hostage crisis became a pivotal episode in Iran-U.S. diplomatic relations. The crisis created a surge of patriotism and anti-Iranian violence. The issue was seen as a war on diplomacy itself. After the crisis, Iran lost support for their war against Iraq, the Iranians who had supported the hostage-taking gained strength, and anti-Americanism became more extreme.

Reagan Doctrine (1980)

Under President Ronald Reagan, the United States provided overt and covert aid to anti-communist guerrillas and resistance movements to fight Soviet-backed communist governments.

The doctrine was the centerpiece of United States foreign policy until the end of the Cold War. It was designed to diminish Soviet influence in vulnerable regions as the primary strategy to end the Cold War

SDI (“Star Wars”) (1983)

The Strategic Defense Initiative was a system intended to protect the United States from an attack by ICBMs, or intercontinental ballistic missiles. It was first announced by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan as a critic of the mutually assured destruction, or MAD, doctrine. President Reagan believed that MAD was suicidal, and he called upon engineers to create the SDI to protect the U.S. against nuclear war.

The SDI was controversial for American foreign policy relations because it was viewed as a possible propellant of an offensive arms race. SDI operations officially ended in 1993, when President Bill Clinton redirected efforts to the Missile Defense Agency.

Iran-Contra Scandal (1985)

Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan was found to have been funding anti-Sandinista rebel fighters, or Contras, to fight the socialist government of Nicaragua. The political scandal was originally an operation to free seven American hostages being held in Lebanon by Hezbollah. Originally, Israel was supposed to ship weapons to Iran and the U.S. would resupply Israel. Instead, Oliver North of the NSC diverted funds to the Contras. Even with laws broken and unpopularity after the Iran-Contra scandal, President Reagan left office with the second highest approval rating in all American history.

After the Iran-Contra scandal, the Nicaraguan civil war between the Sandinistas and the contras contributed to economic decline in Nicaragua. The U.S.-Iran diplomatic relationship has since been rocky and tensions have heightened. The scandal was the result of a complicated covert operation, but it resulted in the public asking more questions about the role of the CIA in the Cold War.

Gorbachev (1990)

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Gorbachev’s policies of glasnost and perestroika, or openness and restructuring contributed to the end of the Cold War. Gorbachev’s cooperation with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and the removal of the Communist party from the constitution created détente between the two nations.

Gulf War (I) (1990)

The Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Shield was the buildup of troops in Saudi Arabia prior to Operation Desert Storm. During combat phase, the war was waged by coalition forces from 35 different nations led by the U.S. against Iraq in response to Iraq’s invasion and annexation of Kuwait. Though the U.S. succeeded in liberating Kuwait, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein viewed the war as a victory for Iraq because the U.S. retreated before entering Iraq.

The Gulf War became critical to American foreign policy because President Bush failed to strategize post-war containment of Iraqi extremists. The U.S. imposed sanctions on Iraq and as more severe uprisings became widespread across Iraq, political instability became the springboard for radical jihadists such as Osama Bin Laden.

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