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sevikasleftpussyflap · 2 years

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Sevika and You irritating each other

Here are some head canons that didn't make it into that one fic. More people liked it than I thought they would so thank you! I love all of you and your comments make my day <3

Warnings: 18+ probably, JIC

You cannot help yourself when it comes to touching her muscles

You hold her arm for a good few seconds, nervously debating whether the possible repercussions will be worth it. With a sharp, crisp slap that probably stings your hand more than it does her, you chime “this bad boy can fit a lot of muscle-" A heavy swat against your backside has you squealing. “This bad boy can lift you over my knee-"

Calling her name until she comes to you/ emphasizing different parts of it just because you like saying it

“Sevika!” “Baby?” “Sevika” “What, baby?” “Sevika” She'll finally come to you for you to tell her “I love you”. She'll roll her eyes but hug you, and tells you she’ll give you a real reason to scream her name if you do it again.

Calling her daddy in front of people, you’ll shrink back and giggle nervously at the look she fixes you. If you’re feeling brave and don’t run, you’ll wrap yourself around her arm and play cute in hopes there’ll be no retaliation

She’s soft for you so it’ll probably work

If she ever runs into you literally, on accident or not, you’re going flying. She’ll usually catch you before you hit anything (I.e. the wall/ground)

She’ll laugh and tease you, is very amused when you try to push her back and she doesn’t move an inch

Maybe takes pity on you and moves slightly but I doubt it

You pepper her face with kisses when you’re laying together, softly at first to avoid suspicion and then you attack, keeping her cheeks cradled in your palm to keep her still, and raining down hard kisses on her nose. She’ll usually know what you’re about to do because she’ll hear you mutter “rapid fire” before your assault

She whines like a fucking child, like you’re embarrassing her in her apartment with no one around

HER BLUSH/pout afterwards is absolutely adorable and don’t be fooled by her disgusted face/noises. She loves it

This bitch will sit on you. Break all of your bones. Not really, but she’ll get you back. Either after when you’re laying in bed or when you’re unsuspecting and sitting on the couch.

If it’s in bed, she’ll promptly roll on top of you and start snoring over your squeals. Lifting her dead weight arms is barely doable so you know you’re screwed with the rest. She’ll pretend to sleep while you giggle and push and slap at her. If you tell her she’s crushing your boobs, she’ll inch down and drop her head against them and that’s the only compromise she’ll make.

If you’re on the couch, she’ll plop down on you and the air just whooshes out of your lungs. This will actually probably be painful so just tickle her neck and she will fold. Use the advantage to push her off and run quick.

She’s really clever with insults. But I imagine if you startle her enough with your stupid, she’ll be so flabbergasted it’ll take her a while to choke it out.

“Why would you- you goddamn tumbleweed”

Her face will do that thing where her cheeks puff out and her face will form this deep scowl that makes her look so scary it’s funny.

She’ll be berating you and you’ll be biting your lip to not laugh

You’ve asked her to crush your head between her thighs. Like full on watermelon-crush. She tells you it would be no trouble because there’s nothing in yours

When she gets home and plops tiredly on the couch, you make a show of fixing her favorite drink, only to sit down next to her and start drinking it.

“Thanks, hon I really need- you bitch.”

“That’s so sweet, Sev.”/“Oh, you wanted one?”

This somehow leads to some weird foreplay, either her spitting the alcohol in your mouth or taking body shots

If anyone objectifies her they get punched or brutally insulted, depending on the severity. But when you do it, it’s usually you screaming internally or muttering to yourself about how “it’s not fair” or “how is an ass that sculpted?”

She notices every time, loves the way you drool and your eyes fog over when she flashes her tits at you.

If the sight doesn’t render you brain dead, you’ll tease her back with “how unladylike” or “how will you ever find a respectable man when you act like that?”

Telling her she's unladylike will have her doing the most heinous shit-

“I am a respectable man” swoon

She's your respectable man

You flash her too when she’s at work, doling out orders to her men and then there’s you in the back, lifting your shirt. To your disappointment, she’ll smoothly carry on, but as soon as she’s done you’re being dragged to the back room

It makes her hot and bothered, of course, but she could be railing you in front of a room and still keep her composure

“Do you ever wish you were tall?”

She’ll body slam you on the sofa every time you ask this

Also when you call her Tiny, Pipsqueak, Shortstack, Princess (this one makes her blood boil)

She’ll literally hold you by your feet until you apologize

You always tell her how hot it is when she hustles/threatens/intimidates someone on the job

She thinks you’re messing with her when you say you want to role play being her prisoner

But you’re not, god Sevika one chance please-

She whistles to get your attention, like you’re a damn dog. I actually wrote a little smth on this

A sharp whistle sounded from the doorway behind you, one that indicated Sevika likes what she sees. Her method of communication between her and her men occasionally carried over into your relationship, whether she admitted it or not. Enough to where you had created your own catalog for what they mean in your head. Your favorite was probably the one she used in the bedroom, usually an attention-grabber or a warning if you were being a brat. The one time she subconsciously whistled for your attention outside of the bedroom had you threatening to kick her to the couch for the night (like you could) and she profusely denied her intention of calling you.

“Honey, I was just whistling.”

“Oh? So you didn’t want me to refill your glass you were holding out?”

“It’s… my arm adjustments, babe. I’ve told you this.”

#sevika x reader #arcane sevika x reader #sevika imagine #arcane sevika #A little fluff to combat the last monstrosity I posted #your comments make me ride my phone screen off #i get so excited #keep em coming #keep me coming #im sorry

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horizon-verizon · 11 days

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I don’t think you understand, guys, TG STRAIGHT ASS DENY EVERYTHING that is said about Aegon. 1) Dyana lied (for money or because she just wanted some free moon tea, I’m not gonna look for those comments, and even if he did it, it was the first time) 2) he never raped Helaena, he cares about her, they had a platonic bond but understood their duties 3) “who do you believe ? Mushroom ? He lied !”, I’m not joking, those are real comments.

Meanwhile it's SEPTON EUSTACE NOT MUSHROOM, who says that Aegon had a 12 yr old "paramour" that he--like many real-life tgreenies that you already showed--tries to play off as her being a good enough social status to excuse it all.

And what baby? they cannot either provide any damn proof that Dyana was either lying or that she was just naming Aegon as the father of a supposed child growing in her...bc we don't even know that there was one! Alicent gives her the tea jic, as tg like to deny, she was more concerned with getting rid of any evidence that Aegon raped a maid and to prevent any more bastards that would sully both Helaena's, her own, and the entire greens' image!

Finally, Helaena says they only do any sexual activity when he's drunk and idk about you but:

they were never shown to be close nor do we see evidence of Aegon "caring" for Helaena as a real brother in any scene (he mocks her back in epi 7, and in epi 8 he obviously is silently begging for her to keep her mouth shut, annoyed that she's even speaking); these are the only scenes where we see them actually physically close together apart from when Helaena enters just as Alicent is laying in on Aegon for messing up their image, so where does this idea that he cared for her or that they were close siblings come from other than their own desire for it?

drunk sex is never good sex from what I hear bc your faculties are impaired & you can't respond to sensory information as well as you can sober. It's not something that the non-drunk person will seek or invite or enjoy, so the fact that they continue having "sex" this way after the first time indicates that Helaena really just bears with Aegon's presence. In the words of Alicent, she "sacrifices". Plus, someone who doesn't respect personal boundaries or "no" is not going to relegate their impatience and insistence to those they usually harass (this case, the maids). When Aegon is sober, he does this; how much more when he doesn't like Helaena, has his faculties down, and already SAs girls & women? Which is likelier? That he observes her reactions to him and tries to adapt his movements to bring her assurance and comfort and only touches her after talking things out? Or he continues to do stuff even with her being visibly reluctant? Aegon could also take Helaena's lack of enthusiasm during the sex" as her "unfairly" resenting him, and that's not "fun" for someone like Aegon. So he's likely to resent her even more and now they are in a cycle of preventable misery...for Helaena., who could have had something better with literally most other men. (Aegon would be who he is forever and he feeds into a lot of his own "misery" and self loathing, no "hope" for him. Thinks too much of himself as a victim w/o considering others' PoVs). Their "sex" be a chore at best and highly distressing (for Helaena) at worst. Not to mention its insulting bc wdym you can only "get it on" with me when you have "liquid courage"?!!!

With all this in mind, Helaena, like most people, is not likely to want to pursue any sexual activity with Aegon of her own enthusiastic free will. Helaena seems to take most things "in stride" in in the sense that she doesn't think or feel she can do anything anyway to stop what's happening to her, so might as well do the stuff she likes to do quietly. sorry, but, how is this indicative of her regarding her "sex" with Aegon as "something that just needs to happen for duty" and not her being trapped and trying to make the best of things so she/a woman doesn't slide into complete misery?

#asoiaf asks to me #septon eustace #fire and blood sources #aegon ii #aegon ii's characterization #fire and blood characters #green stan nonsense #fandom misogyny #fandom critical #hotd characterization #helaena targaryen #helaena's characterization #hotd #house of the dragon #asoiaf

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dankmetal · 2 months

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didn't mean to turn this into a whole essay lol. brief abuse ment jic /

internally debated like five times already if i want to make john a young woman or not (visibly) with my main concern being the gender difference between john & irving and how audiences could react to it, specifically seeing it framed as "oh he abuses her because he's a cis man in a patriarchal society" when physical attraction in both versions isn't even a conscious factor for the character, rather it's way more the want of a personal power high. this should be obvious hopefully but you never know.

i've had early readers suggest irving as a female character as well, which could also be interesting if john remained a masculine figure in the story. however, i'm not at all opposed to making them both female, which would be very powerful in selling the story's themes on 1970s ableism, especially ableism against women. AND depiction of violence perpetrated by women. AND violence between women.

but still not sure if i want to change john (and/or irving) as men considering their gender is an important detail (at least, it's more prominent for irving); as in, being more easily defended from accountability BY being a cis male. gender is also important for laurence, another male character in the project; i feel a bit unsure if i were to make him the only male character because i absolutely love writing Different Types of men to compare & contrast.

laurence also takes a huge bite out of irving's public presentation in looking up to him unbeknownst his professor's toxic behaviors (styling his hair similarly, adjusting his language & articulation). sexuality for laurence in relationship to irving('s persona) makes it all the more difficult to combat the disillusionment once it shows up, with laurence turning john into both a threat (against his denied/ closeted q.ueer sexuality) & competition ("why do you get to be so close when you don't even like him").

this all would work much differently if irving was a woman. unless i change to an all-female cast (oh ho ho!), i intend to keep laurence my token Not-Straight Cis Man guy of the project.

yknow it's funny i actually once thought of an AU where laurence was a butch woman [gets shot]

i do worry the overdone "female rage" trope would be applied to any of my characters as women. and by overdone i mean taken out of context when literally any horror girl appears covered in blood. "female rage" in a male character is immediately going to be read as "(cis) male rage", which audiences will see & read differently. technically laurence has his "male rage" moments so i don't entirely see a need to focus on one specific character. and ellen Cannot be the only firm female character displaying "female rage", not for my sake & not for my readers (especially if Some readers are gonna be racist abt her being Black & mentally ill).

this post is super all over the place already so i'll start at the beginning & add that i'm frustrated ellen is the only female character in a mostly male cast. i don't think i would mind sacrificing laurence's maleness & making an all-female cast; i just don't have a lot of projects right now featuring mlm characters & their sexuality being a factor of analysis. but i have time to figure things out, i'm sure. rewrite & repeat.

i will say john's christlike imagery & metaphor is actually even more exciting to me if he were to be a young woman, metaphorically "pregnant" with/hosting a bundle of parasites. she is jesus & mary & joseph all at once through allegory & dissociative disorders 😚✌️

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questioningwriter · 10 months

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A Happy Mistake

AN - This is one I wrote form my Creative writing class. Title's probably temporary. Also, the main character (Cass) is a trans man mot taking any sort of testosterone. That's how he's able to have a child. Pretty sure it's obvious, but I'm putting it here JIC. I really have no idea how that works, so I hope I got it right. Hope I don't offend anyone.

TW: Kidnapping, Mpreg(Character's trans), Poly relationship between 3 men, infertility(Mentioned), abandonment by parental figures,

I can't think of any more TWs. If I missed any, plz let me know in the comments. Enjoy!

Cass

I was hanging out with Sally and Mark, my friends, watching a movie when Sally suddenly paused it.

“There’s a reason I called you over here today.” Sally said, looking over at me. Her husband Mark, who was sitting on my other side, scooted in closer to me. “It was not just to have you over to hang out with us.”

“Really?” I leaned forward, eager to hear what they had to say. “What is it?”

“Well.” She looked embarrassed. “It turns out that I’m infertile. Mark and I cannot have kids on our own.”

“What?” I took her hand. “Sally , I’m sorry. I know how much you wanted kids.”

“We have another option.” Mark said. “We’ve thought a lot about it, but we’re going to need your help in order to do it.”

“Oh?” I turned to look at Mark, noticing how, with the way they were sitting, they were basically cornering me. “W-what is it?”

“We want you to carry our baby!” Sally exclaimed, oblivious to my unease. “Think about it, it’ll be perfect. It’s not like you ever intend to use your womb, and you don’t take testosterone, so it should still work. You’ll be helping us achieve our dream.”

“I don’t take testosterone because I don’t like how it makes me feel.” I retorted. “And I still have a choice in this, right?”

“Of course.” Sally soothed. “This is completely up to you.”

“Well…” I shifted. “First of all, I want it written out in a contract that you want the kid. I don’t want you to back out and leave me a kid that I don’t want or need. Second, I do not want to have sex with your husband. We will be going to a fertility clinic.”

“Okay.” Sally nodded. “Deal.”

Time skip - 9 months

Sally, Mark and I got a contract written up that they have to take the baby. Then we went to the clinic and I went home that day pregnant.

Sally and Mark took care of some of the things I needed done while I was pregnant, and I took off of my job as I got closer to the due date. Ironically, I was with Sally and Mark when my water broke. They drove me to the hospital, where I gave birth to a healthy baby boy.

“Here are your friends.” The doctor said, opening the door and allowing in Sally and Mike.

“Oh my god, Cass, I-” Sally stopped, eyes fixed on the baby. “Is that her?” She asked. Her voice sounded odd.

“Actually, it’s a boy.” I smiled, holding him out to her. “Here, why don’t you hold your son?”

To my surprise, Sally backed away. “It’s a boy?” She croaked.

Confused, I nodded. “Um, yes?” I turned to Mike, trying to offer the baby to him. “Is that a problem?”

Mark nodded. “We-we wanted a daughter.” He said.

I blinked. “Well, you have a son.” I pointed out. “Either way, you still have a kid.”

“No.” Sally’s cold response took me by surprise. “No, we don’t. We don’t have a kid.”

“What?” asked, confused. “Yes, you do. This is your son. You signed a contract.”

“Yeah, we did.” Mark glared at me. “All three of us. And that contract said that we could reject the baby for any reason. Honestly, did you even read the fine print?”

I couldn’t believe my ears. “What the fuck is wrong with you?” I hissed. “You told me you’d be taking this baby. You said you wanted it.”

“Well, we changed our minds.” Sally shot back. “So do whatever you want with it. We want no part of this.”

They left the room, leaving me alone with the baby who, sensing my distress (and the slamming of the door) woke up and began to cry.

“Shh, Shh.” I tried. “Baby, come on.”

But the kid continued to wail. And I was soon fighting tears myself. What was I going to do?

“I don’t think the best place for you is the system.” I said. Trying desperately to talk myself through it. “It’s horrible there. But I don’t know what else to do. I-I’m not equipped to take care of a baby. And despite what Sally and Mark seem to think, you don’t deserve to be abandoned onto someone else just because I don’t want you.”

The baby stopped crying then, and looked up at me. There was so much love in his eyes that I could not help but smile at him. He reached up and touched my face with his tiny hand.

All thoughts of giving him up left my mind, and my heart constricted at the thought of him being taken from me. I clung to him tighter.

“Don’t worry, kiddo.” I whispered. “I’ll take good care of you.”

Time skip - 2 days

When I was discharged, I was able to call Jakob, one of Sally’s and I’s mutual friends, and have him pick me up. I told him what happened on the way home, and Jakob told me he thought Sally and Mark were being unfair, and that he and the rest of our friends would help me with anything I needed.

I named my baby Lynn, and we ended up having to move in with Jakob and his boyfriend Jason because I needed babysitters, and Jason didn’t work. I finally managed to get back to work when Lynn was weaned at about six months. It was a few months later when I realized how special my baby was.

“Mama.” I jumped, turning around wildly. I had been in the kitchen alone with just Lynn for company. But Lynn wasn’t old enough to be speaking - he was only nine months old.

“Who said that?” I asked, wary. When no one responded, I concluded I had imagined it and turned back to the dishes.

“Mama.” I turned around again, but it was still only Lynn that I saw, playing with his toys. Who in the hell?

“Hello?” I called. Lynn looked at me.

“Mama?” Lynn said. I was so shocked I dropped the plate I was holding, letting it fall into the sink. “Lynn?” I choked. “Li, baby, was that you?”

Lynn held out his hands, a stubborn frown on his face. “Mama.” He repeated. “Hungry.”

I stared at him, jaw hanging open. “Lynn!” I scooped him up and raced from the room. “JASON! JAKOB! LYNN SPOKE! HE’S TALKING!”

Jason and Jakob came barreling out of the garage, Jason’s shirt covered in oil. They stared at Lynn, eyes wide. “”Lynn?” Jakob asked, disbelieving. “He’s 9 months old - that’s too young.”

“I know.” I said. “But I saw him talk. He definitely spoke.”

Jason knelt to get eye-level with Lynn. “Li. Did you talk to Mommy?”

In response, Lynn pointed at Jason. “Dada.” He said.

The three of us went into utter chaos, screaming and jumping up and down in excitement. Lynn covered his ears and began to cry. “Stop, Stop!” He shouts. “Don’t like!”

Within a second, the three of us were calm and I was shushing Lynn as he screamed.

“I’m going to go shower.” Jason fled up the stairs, followed by Jakob. A second later, I could hear two of the showers running. Smiling at Lynn, I went back into the kitchen to get him something to eat. It was almost time for his nap, and he slept better on a full stomach.

Timeskip - 3 months

By the time Lynn’s next doctor's appointment rolled around at a year old, Lynn was starting to read, and was getting through some larger words. We hired a high school student named Drake to tutor him in certain subjects when he got to the age of 5. During that time, Jakob, Jason and I got married, and we’re living very happily together.

On Lynns first day of elementary school, when he was seven years old, I received some unexpected visitors.

“Sally? Mark?” I opened the door, shocked, to see them standing on my doorstep, looking into the house. “What are you guys doing here? I thought you two skipped town after-” I stopped, gaze hardening, and I switched to glaring at them. “Never mind. What do you want?”

Sally smiled. “Cass, hi.” She said, “Can we come in?”

I opened the door and let them in.”Lynn’s at school.” I said. “Jakobs at work, and Jason had to run out to get a part to fix the car.”

“Lynn?” Mark asked. “Who’s Lynn?”

My eyes narrowed. “Not that it’s any of your business, but he’s my son.”

Sally’s eyes widened. “You have a son?” I asked, “Since when?”

“Since the day you abandoned me at the hospital with a newborn.” I replied.

Sally and Mark exchanged glances, then turned to me. “Look, about that-”

I interrupted. “I don’t want to hear it.” I snapped. “You abandoned me at the hospital with a baby, leaving me with no way home, and no way to care for a baby. I was lucky that our friends sided with me, otherwise I would have been on the street. And when I finally get back on my feet, and I have people who love and care for me, you show up back into my life, for whatever reason, on my day off.” I round the counter in the kitchen to continue working on the cookies for Lynn to take to school tomorrow. “Why are you here?”

"We want our son.” Mark replied. “You’ve kept him for us, and we are very thankful for that. But it’s time he comes with his real mother and father. We’re ready to raise him.”

I could not believe what these two idiots was saying. “I’m sorry.” I said. “You did not just say that you were ready to raise the kid you abandoned for me to raise.”

“Of course we did.” Sally cut in. “We’re aware the way we handled the situation wasn’t the best way to handle it. We really should have-”

"What should you have done?” I shouted. “You said you didn’t want him, so you are not getting him. He’s mine.”

The front door opened, and Jason’s voice drifted into where we were sitting in the kitchen. “Alright, so your mother might still be gone, so we can watch-” Jason stopped at the door to the kitchen, holding Lynn and a bag hanging off of his arm. “Uh.” He said, seeing the look on my face. “I can explain?”

"Oh, you better be able to.” I growled. “Why is he out of school?”

“Ah.” Jason looked embarrassed. “I’m not entirely sure. Lynn, go explain to your mother why you are not in class?”

Lynn climbed down from Jason and padded over to me. However, Sally and Mark stepped in between them.

“Hi, baby.” Sally cooed. “Could you tell me why you’re not in class?”

Lynn stopped, warily eyeing them. “Mother.” He said. “Who are these ignoramuses?”

“Old ex-friends of mine.” I said, coming around the other side of the free-standing island. “Now, kindly explain why you’re not in school where you're supposed to be?”

Lynn walked over to me, and I scooped him up as he sniffed disdainfully. “Everyone is too stupid. They’re treating me like I’m at the same level of my peers. Clearly I am mentally superior to those simpletons.” Lynn sniffed. “So, I procured some chemicals and mixed a harmless solution except for its gaseous results, and when the school evacuated, I procured a car, then went to find Drake. Getting into his school proved to be tiresome, as did finding him, but I succeeded.” He puffed out his chest with pride. “Are you proud of me, Mother?”

“For the record.” Drake stepped out from behind my husband. “I had nothing to do with this.”

I was… shook to say the least, but I smiled. “Sweetheart.” I said. “You are going to be apologizing to the people at both schools, and whoever's car you stole. Not to mention your classmates and teachers. Understand?”

Lynn sighed, but nodded. “Okay.” He said. “Can I stay here with Drake?”

“Uh, no.” I said. “Your father is going to take you back to the school, and you are going to apologize. I have something I need to take care of here.”

“Alright.” Lynn pouted as I passed him back to Jason, and they left. Drake hung around, but I ignored him.

“Here’s the deal.” I said to Sally and Mark. “This is the only time I’m going to tell you this, but stay away from me and my family. If you come near any of us again, I’m calling the cops. Got it?”

Sally grit her teeth, but her husband nodded. “Alright.” He said. “We’re leaving.”

The two walked out the door. I had a bad feeling I’d be seeing them again before long.

Timeskip - IDK how long

On our third anniversary, Jakob took Jason and I out to dinner to celebrate our marriage. Lynn was supposed to stay with Drake and his boyfriend Adrian. Drake had been happy to look after him - tutoring Lynn was helping him get in his tutoring hours for the scholarships he wanted to apply for.

When we got home, the police were outside of our house, sirens whining.

“What the fuck?” Jakob asked, pulling the car up on the street. “What is going on?”

I got out of the car and went up to the house, but I was stopped by an officer. “Excuse me sir.” The officer muttered. “But you’re going to have to stay back. This is a crime scene.”

“This is also my house.” I growled. “My son is in there. Let me pass.”

The officer turned beet red, and he let me pass. Jason and Jakob caught up with me as I stalked toward the house. Adrian was standing outside, surrounded by cops as one interviewed him. Drake and Lynn were nowhere to be seen.

“Adrian!” I ran over, drawing his attention. “Where’s Drake and Lynn?”

Adrian burst into tears. “I’m sorry!” He sobbed. “I- it’s my fault they’ve been kidnapped!”

My insides turned to ice. “What.” I hissed. “Kidnapped? By who? And why?”

“I-I didn’t know them!” He sobbed. “They came to the door, and Drake was busy with Lynn, so I went to answer it. They barged in and demanded to see their son. They grabbed him and were going to leave when Drake tried to stop them. I tried to help him, but got knocked into a corner of the wall, and hit my head. When I woke up, they were gone.”

I stumbled, nearly falling over. “Oh my god.” I choked. “They-Lynn’s just a kid, and Drake is-” I grabbed my lovers’ hands and looked at the cop. “Have you found anything?”

“We have DNA, and a physical description.” He said. “We’d have more if we could access your security cameras.”

“Of course.” Jason led them into the house. I followed. “The room is this way.” He said, opening the door. He quickly took a seat and logged into the computer, pulling up the footage.

“This’ll be the stuff from tonight.” He said, playing it.

We watched as a car pulled up, two people got out, then barged their way into our house. A minute later, they emerged. The smaller one was holding onto Lynn, as he struggled. The larger one had a hold of a bound Drake. Lynn was buckled into a carseat, and Drake was thrown in the trunk, and the car drove off. A little bit later, Adrian stumbled out of the house, the side of his head covered with blood and on the phone.

“That’s when he called 911.” The cop said. “And we came over.”

“I know that car.” I said. “That’s Sally and Mark’s car. They were the ones that took them.”

“Who?” The detective asked.

Jason explained, and I clung to the chair, trying not to pass out.

“Wait!” I jumped, having not noticed Adrian come in. “Drake still has his phone, we can track them using that!”

I spun around to see him holding his phone. “Drake and I have this app that we can track each other's location on.” He pulled it up on his phone, and I leaned over to look as he pulled it up. “He’s at an apartment complex.” Adrian showed us the phone, which had Drake’s icon flashing at a familiar building.

“That’s Sally and Mark's old apartment building.” I said. “We know where they are, we need to go get my son.”

“Yeah.” Adrian hissed. “And my boyfriend.”

“Uh, no.” The detective said. “You are injured.” To Adrian. “And you three are emotionally involved.” To my husbands and I. “We need clear heads coming up with a clear plan if we want any chance to rescue them.”

Before any of us could object, Adrians phone rang. Seeing as I held it at that moment, I looked down.

“It’s Drake!” I went to answer it, but the detective grabbed my wrist.

“Give it back to the kid.” He said. “He can answer it. That’s what they’re expecting.”

I handed the phone to Adrian, and he answered it. “Hello? Drake, are you there?” He asked.

“Help us!” Drake sobbed. “Lynn and I are locked in the bathroom, and they’re trying to get in!”

“Drake!” Adrian cried. “Deedee, we’re coming.”

“Please!” Drake screamed. “These two are psycho. Lynn and I are scared. Please, Addi. I just want you to save me.”

I ran out the door to our car. The detective ran after me, closely tailed by Adrian and my husbands. We got in the car, and I floored it out of there. We got across town to Sally and Mark's old apartment. I got out of the car and flew up the stairs, fiddling with my key ring, looking for the keys to the apartment. Thank you, Sally, for never getting your key from me.

When I burst into the apartment, I saw Sally and Mike trying to force the door to the bathroom open. Rushing over, I push them away. “Get away from my sons!” I shouted.

Sally and Mark recoiled, shocked. Mark was holding a crowbar, and the door showed signs of being forced. I turned, keeping my body between them and that door keeping my kids safe. “If you want them.” I hissed. “You’ll have to go through me.”

Sally’s gaze hardened. “Fine.” She turned to Mark. “Kill him.”

Mark raised the crowbar, then brought it down towards me. I threw my hands up over my head and braced for pain.

“GET AWAY FROM HIM!” Jason roared, and there was a grunt as someone slammed into Mark, tackling him to the ground.

I slid smoothly into Jakobs arms as Jason pulled back to punch Mark in the face. The detective detained Sally, then approached Jason and Mark.

“Sir! Please get back!” The detective tried to separate them, but failed.

“Jason!” I grabbed his arm, and made him look at me. “I’m okay.” I said, taking his face in my hands. “I promise I’m okay.”

Jason's hands circled my wrists as he got up. “Cassie.” He said. “Cassie, you’re okay.”

He hugged me, and I was quite happy to reciprocate. Jakob’s arms surrounded us, and when I felt two people wriggle into our hug, I welcomed them.

“Thanks Cass.” Drake murmured into my chest. “But about what you said…”

“I was not kidding.” I said, pulling back to see them. “I was going to surprise you with this, but the three of us were planning on adopting you.We heard about your parents giving you up, and we thought that maybe we would adopt you. Lynn adores you, and we do as well.”

Drake stared at us in shock. “O-oh my god.” He choked. “Thank you. Thank you so much!”

“And another thing.” I added. “Other than Drake, we are getting a new addition to the family.” I place my hands on my stomach. “I’m pregnant.”

The four stared at me in shock and excitement. “You stepped in between a crazy person and a door while carrying our child?” Jason asked quietly. “You’re so brave. Crazy, but brave.”

“Agreed.” Lynn sniffed. “I shall begin drawing up a regiment of foods appropriate for different stages of pregnancy, and they will be implemented into our meals.” He glared at his fathers. “They will be implemented. Less fast food.”

I chuckled, pulling my son up to rest on my hip. “Come on, guys.” I said, “Let’s go home.”

End.

#story #gay story #trans character #creative wrting #neurodivergent #BC Lynn is not neurotypical #lbgtqia #queer #fiction #queer fiction #poly relationship #writing #creative writing

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Not justifying Rosberg at all, and I don't knlw if he's missing all vaccines or a booster, but I read online that he's recently had COVID and his doctor has apparently to wait a bit longer post-recovery to get vaxxed. Not sure that's verified but jic. I'm sorry about your family and I despise anti vaxxers!

Thank you anon! I get that he can't get vaccinated for a little while now but for me, that doesn't excuse the fact that he never got vaccinated (though you're right, in my rant I didn't address that well). I got the sense that he's missing all vaccines, though I might be wrong.

I feel like some people have an understandable aversion to vaccines where there are histories of medicine and science being used to subjugate, discriminate against, and even sterilize whole communities. But where you don't have that, I genuinely cannot excuse the purposeful negligence.

I appreciate your kindness anon <3 Thank you. My family is on the mend but my brother is really suffering, apparently. Thankfully they live in a country where they were actually able to get vaccinated and boosted. I don't know if that would be the case in our home country.

#hibi answers #nico rosberg

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lesbia-with-her-sparrow · 2 years

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Weblena week day 3: teasing siblings

Would you be so kind?: a group chat fic

Summary: Lena wants to propose, but she may need a little help. Unfortunately, her only help are the four Worst People she could ask, her and Webby’s respective siblings. Let the teasing commence.

Dark_Magic created the group: “help me propose to webby pls”

JWG-Database: Congratulations!

Lets-Dewey-This!!: lena ur proposing???

Louie_inc: finally omg

Dark_Magic: dewey if u tell anyone istg

Dark_Magic: WEBBY CANNOT KNOW

Violet: Haven’t you two already discussed marriage and decided you were ready for it? Where’s the need for secrecy?

Dark_Magic: yea but i didn’t say when or where or how it has to be ~romantic~

JWG-Database: Exactly, it has to be a beautiful moment she’ll remember for the rest of her life. This is important!

Dark_Magic: thanks hue got any ideas??

Louie_inc: how would u know literally nobody in this family is married

Louie_inc: mrs b doesnt count

Lets-Dewey-This!!: mom and penny are looking into the laws around ducks and moonlanders

Louie_inc: y would that be illegal tho?

Louie_inc: like ik theres a bias or whatever but still

Lets-Dewey-This!!: it’s more like some old laws could be interpreted a different way but yeah

Dark_Magic: hello??? we’re helping ME propose rn

Louie_inc: calm down lena not everythings about u

Dark_Magic: except this group? that I made? for the specific purpose? of helping me??

Lets-Dewey-This!!: I wanna help but I’m not in town rn

JWG-Database: Yeah, Louie and I have class all week, but we could come down for the weekend.

Lets-Dewey-This!!: I have an audition but I can fly back thursday

Violet: I wish for you to break your proverbial leg, in that case.

Dark_Magic: that’s fine I just need u guys to be down sunday for the engagement party

JWG-Database: Wait so you have the engagement party planned but not the actual engagement?

JWG-Database: And you didn’t even ask me, the world’s greatest party planner, for help?

Dark_Magic: no I asked duckworth

Dark_Magic: he’s the only adult in ur house I trust

Dark_Magic: and he throws a dope ass party

JWG-Database: Ignoring your poor party planner decisions, have you made any necessary reservations yet?

Dark_Magic: no

Lets-Dewey-This!!: but u bought a ring tho right

Dark_Magic: no

Louie_inc: do u even know where ur gonna propose??

Dark_Magic: not yet

Violet: You’ve at least discussed whether it will be a public or private proposal, correct?

Dark_Magic: i don’t think you’ll like my answer

Louie_inc: cant u like magically grow diamonds out of the darkness in ur heart or whatever

Dark_Magic: no! god idek if I can afford a ring what do I do guys help

JWG-Database: Relax, you can buy a ring with cubic zirconia instead. They look just like diamonds, but they’re lab grown, so they’re cheaper and you won’t end up with a blood diamond.

Lets-Dewey-This!!: woah whats a blood diamond?? they sound rlly cool ngl I feel like webby would like it

Violet: A blood diamond is a diamond that results from mining in war-torn countries, as well as the exploitation and often slavery of the workers in the gemstone industry.

Lets-Dewey-This!!: oh

Lets-Dewey-This!!: Webby would not like it

Dark_Magic: woah cubic zirconia is wayyy cheaper some of these are like 50 bucks

Dark_Magic: WHY DID NONE OF THE DORK SQUAD TELL ME THEY CAN BE ANY COLOR

Dark_Magic: I CAN GET HER A PINK RING ISTG

JWG-Database: I feel like saying they’re lab grown implies customizability.

Louie_inc: i dont count as part of the dork squad right

Dark_Magic changed the group name to: “dork squad + Lena”

Louie_inc: this is a cruelty i will never recover from

Lets-Dewey-This!!: ^^^^

Lets-Dewey-This!!: Do u know Webby’s ring size Lena??

Dark_Magic: …

Dark_Magic: yes

Lets-Dewey-This!!: oh

Lets-Dewey-This!!: I was gonna say I accidentally took one of webbys rings w me to la but if you dont need it then nvm

Dark_Magic: uhhh why dont you tell me anyway jic

Lets-Dewey-This!!: …

Lets-Dewey-This!!: so uhhh there’s a bit of a problem

Dark_Magic: …dewey what did u do

Lets-Dewey-This!!: I may have tried on webbys ring to see how big it was and gotten it stuck on my finger

Violet: You could have taken it to a jeweler.

JWG-Database: Or put it on a tapered candle

Louie_inc: or wrapped a piece of string around the inside

Dark_Magic: or done literally anything but shove in onto ur own finger u absolute imbecile

Lets-Dewey-This!!: Im hearing a lot of solutions to the wrong problem here

Louie_inc: well what do u want us to do lmao

Lets-Dewey-This!!: ok my roommates getting butter

Lets-Dewey-This!!: wait no we’re out of butter do u guys think sour cream will work

JWG-Database: In what way do you think those two substances are equivalent?

Lets-Dewey-This!!: idk but it worked fine webbys a size 5

Violet: It seems scientifically improbable that you could determine the ring size that quickly.

Lets-Dewey-This!!: nah my roommate works at jareds so he told me

Dark_Magic: IF UR ROOMMATE WORKS AT JAREDS WHY THE HELL DID U PUT THE RING ON UR OWN DAMN FINGER

Lets-Dewey-This!!: ok calm down

Lets-Dewey-This!!: he already knew my ring size so I thought it’d be easier

Louie_inc: can i take back the parts of ur dna that make u related to me

JWG-Database: We’re identical triplets. That would be 100% of his genetic material.

Louie_inc: then im taking all of it

Louie_inc: its for the greater good

Lets-Dewey-This!!: mom said it’s my turn with the genetic material sorry

Dark_Magic: damn webby’s fingers are small I thought she had more punching mass than this

JWG-Database: I think for her it’s less about mass/surface area and more about velocity.

Louie_inc: yea you ever played slug bug w her? those punches come in FAST

Lets-Dewey-This!!: my roommate said he’ll let us use his discount but he has a bunch of questions mind if I add him for a sec

Dark_Magic: go for it man

Lets-Dewey-This!! added: “Jack-Quackson” to the group.

Jack-Quackson: hi I’m jack which one of you is Lena?

Louie_inc: me

Dark_Magic: me

Dark_Magic: Louie stfu it’s me

Jack-Quackson: I’m assuming @louie_inc is louie

Jack-Quackson: Dewey’s told me so much about you guys btw

Jack-Quackson: anyway the idea I had was that Dewey buys the ring here using my discount then flies down thurs so Lena can get it in time for her proposal? Unless you need it earlier?

Dark_Magic: nah that’s good

Jack-Quackson: ok cool so what are you looking for

Dark_Magic: I was thinking pink cubic zirconia

Jack-Quackson: ok what type of band

Dark_Magic: wdym

Jack-Quackson: like gold or silver mostly

Jack-Quackson: we also do like silicon n stuff but that’s more for bands w/out a gem

Dark_Magic: uhhhh guys

Louie_inc: gold duh

Lets-Dewey-This!!: I feel like silver would look nice

Lets-Dewey-This!!: and in la I am a fashion icon

Jack-Quackson: Dewey I’m pretty sure that in order to a be a fashion icon you have to wear more than one color at any point in your life

Lets-Dewey-This!!: nah monochromatics the look these days right guys

Louie_inc: absolutely

JWG-Database: couldn’t agree more

Dark_Magic: no :)

Violet: I know nothing about fashion and yet I am so certain you are incorrect.

Lets-Dewey-This!!: well it looks like it’s a tie ig we’ll never know the answer

Lets-Dewey-This!!: but for the record webby would totally be on my side

Dark_Magic: she wears other colors tho

Louie_inc: yea but what do u call her

Dark_Magic: … touché

Jack-Quackson: I still feel like Dewey should diversify his closet a bit but sure

Jack-Quackson: we’re getting off topic

JWG-Database: try getting them to stick to a family meeting agenda

Jack-Quackson: gold or silver??

Dark_Magic: vi? Huey?? Thoughts???

Violet: Gold is more malleable which means it will fare better through changing seasons and relative finger sizes as she changes weights naturally throughout her life

JWG-Database: gold would be romantic because it would be representative of her family while the pink gem would symbolize the new family you are building together with both having significance in her life

Dark_Magic: ooh I like that gold it is

Lets-Dewey-This!!: how dare you make a fool of me

Jack-Quackson: engraved? Personalized?

Jack-Quackson: it doesn’t have to be to be meaningful I just need to know

Dark_Magic: that sounds nice but I am broke

Dark_Magic: and not very poetic tbh

Violet: Your spells are literally manifested in poetry that you’ve written.

Jack-Quackson: what.

Dark_Magic: yea but it’s more abt the emotions than the words themselves

Dark_Magic: did Dewey not tell u I’m a shadow being/ sorceress

Jack-Quackson: nope can’t say he did

Lets-Dewey-This!!: lol it just didn’t rlly come up ig

Jack-Quackson: yea neither did ur great uncle being the richest duck in the world

Lets-Dewey-This!!: in my defense idek we were related for like half my life

Jack-Quackson: I thought your mom was really cool she didn’t tell you?

Lets-Dewey-This!!: she was stuck on the moon

Jack-Quackson: she was WHAT

Dark_Magic: ok this has been great but u 2 r literally in the same room so I’m gonna remove u jack

Dark_Magic removed: “Jack-Quackson” from the group.

Louie_inc: u should have removed Dewey lol

Lets-Dewey-This!!: i can’t believe this betrayal from my own brother

Violet: Okay, so the ring is being handled. Now you need to decide where/how you are proposing.

Dark_Magic: idk maybe like a nice date followed by a walk around the pier? And we could go somewhere on the beach w less ppl?

Dark_Magic: wait guys I’m actually a genius

Dark_Magic: ill propose on the amphitheater where we met!!!

JWG-Database: awww that’s so romantic!

Louie_inc: thats actually cute as shit lena do it

Dark_Magic: bet

XXXX

Lets-Dewey-This!!: fighting the urge to try on this ring rn

Dark_Magic: dont u fucking dare istg

Lets-Dewey-This!!: lol u haven’t paid me back tho so technically it’s mine

Violet: If you bought it with Jack’s employee discount, technically, it’s Jack’s.

Dark_Magic: noooo vi ur supposed to be on my side

Violet: I am not taking sides, only stating facts.

Dark_Magic: i literally hate u

Lets-Dewey-This!!: muting chat for my audition wish me luck

Louie_inc: dont tell me what to wish for

Dark_Magic: break a leg ig

JWG-Database: good luck! hope you get it!

Violet: I believe I have already wished for you to break a leg, and as I am unsure of the beneficiality of breaking multiple, I shall refrain just in case.

Louie_inc: ha nerd

Dark_Magic: ur not allowed to say that she’s my nerd

Louie_inc: i let u call huey nerd tho

Dark_Magic: thats ur problem lmao have u tried being a better sibling

Louie_inc: absolutely not

Louie_inc: i eat all the snacks and con huey into doing my homework thats my thing

JWG-Database: I don’t appreciate you tricking me into committing academic fraud

Dark_Magic: u didnt have to room with him in college tho

Dark_Magic: like that’s on u

XXXX

Lets-Dewey-This!!: ok so that’s like 13 missed texts im not gonna read it all anything important??

Louie_inc: nah ur good fam

Lets-Dewey-This!!: cool

XXXX

Lets-Dewey-This!!: at the airport abt to board

Lets-Dewey-This!!: tsa thought the ring was mine lol they wished me luck

Dark_Magic: cool im at the bank rn to get ur money so i can pay u back

JWG-Database: Louie and I will drive down Friday we should get there by late afternoon

Dark_Magic: cool i plan to propose sat so that’s np

Violet: Webby just told me how excited she is for everyone to be visiting at the same time, plus her fancy date with Lena, but she doesn’t seem to have figured out what’s going on.

Lets-Dewey-This!!: she’s so smart but she can be so dumb lol

Lets-Dewey-This!!: anyway this plane doesnt have wifi so ill see u in a few hours

Louie_inc: good its like 10 am go to sleep

Violet: Do you normally wake up this late?

Louie_inc: i didnt register for any class before noon

Dark_Magic: thats actually valid tho

XXXXX

Lets-Dewey-This!!: just landed

Dark_Magic: ik u dumbass turn around

Lets-Dewey-This!!: omg u brought mom!! I missed her sm

Dark_Magic: damn ok what am i

JWG-Database: Is mom helping with the proposal? We should add her to the chat

Dark_Magic: u sure

Dark_Magic: does she even have this app

JWG-Database: We downloaded it onto her phone before we left for college

Louie_inc: yea moms chill

Louie_inc added: “Moon’s-Best-Mom” to the group.

Moon’s-Best-Mom: I’m a little behind on technology but turbo’s showing me how to use this app

Moon’s-Best-Mom: hi kids!

JWG-Database: Hi mom

Louie_inc: yo

Lets-Dewey-This!!: she types so slow lmao

Moon’s-Best-Mom: when I was last on earth the internet barely existed and cell phones had physical buttons give me a break

Violet: That’s fascinating, to be thrown into a world of modern technology. You seem to be learning incredibly fast, all things considered.

Louie_inc: yea mom we’re proud just teasing

Moon’s-Best-Mom: what does lmao mean

Louie_inc: laughing my ass off

Louie_inc: im technically an adult i cant get in trouble for language right

Moon’s-Best-Mom: oh I don’t care

Moon’s-Best-Mom: that was something I compromised on when your uncle and I decided how we’d parent you kids together

Louie_inc: wait so u don’t care if we cuss

Moon’s-Best-Mom: no

Moon’s-Best-Mom: and your uncle used to cuss like a… well like a sailor so it was kinda hypocritical on his part too

Louie_inc: oh boy i cant wait till i get home now

XXXXX

JWG-Database: Louie and I are on our way

Moon’s-Best-Mom: yay ilysm

Moon’s-Best-Mom: Webby taught me that :)

Moon’s-Best-Mom: and :) that

Lets-Dewey-This!!: nice cant wait to see u bro

Dark_Magic: is this the longest u and the dork squad have been w/out each other

Lets-Dewey-This!!: yea it’s been hard

Lets-Dewey-This!!: it’s like every day was doc weird

Dark_Magic: doc??

Lets-Dewey-This!!: day of the only child

Moon’s-Best-Mom: I remember that every year I had to pretend each of you was my only kid

Lets-Dewey-This!!: yea sorry about that…

XXXXX

Louie_inc: here

XXXXX

Dark_Magic: leaving for our date now im so nervous

Louie_inc: do we have any pep

Louie_inc: i sent that before ur text came in i swear

Lets-Dewey-This!!: good luck im so excited for you too you’re literally perfect together <3

Lets-Dewey-This!!: also yes we do have pep but I drank the last cherry flavor

Louie_inc: im keeping u alive rn for webbys sake but just know ur a dead man walking

Moon’s-Best-Mom: honey don’t threaten to murder your brother

Louie_inc: i literally heard u threaten to throw uncle donald off his boat into international waters this morning

Moon’s-Best-Mom: he drank my coffee!

Louie_inc: dewey drank my pep

Moon’s-Best-Mom: …sorry dew you’re on your own for this one

Lets-Dewey-This!!: et tu brute??

JWG-Database: Wow I didn’t think you knew Julius Caesar

Lets-Dewey-This!!: im literally an actor

JWG-Database: Fair enough

Louie_inc: oh shit we should prolly stop talking on here while lenas on her date lol

XXXXX

Dark_Magic: ok i was gonna wait till i got back to the mansion but i cant Webby said yes!!!

JWG-Database: Congratulations! How’d you ask?

Dark_Magic: i basically told her like u saved my life u taught me how to see the good in the world including myself u showed me how even a shadow being who once did the bidding of her evil aunt can find redemption and live her own life and i would rlly like to spend that life with u

Lets-Dewey-This!!: awesome ily both sm

Louie_inc: good to see u two finally engaged

Louie_inc: …

Louie_inc: … so who’s gonna be the best man???

Dark_Magic: violets my maid of honor

Violet: Thank you and congratulations.

Dark_Magic: i’ll let webby decide best man

Moon’s-Best-Mom: kids, please don’t bug Webby about this during the engagement party, okay?

Dark_Magic: i cant believe im agreeing w an authority figure but yea

Dark_Magic: this is a huge moment in all our lives and im actually really happy to get to share it w u enjoy the party bc ur family that used to be just u three and ur uncle on a boat has now gotten bigger and idk that’s kinda beautiful right

Dark_Magic: i mean u guys could never have predicted that one day you’d be arguing over who got to be best man to a sister u didn’t have marrying a girl you’d never met on a group chat w ur mom who u thought was gone forever

Dark_Magic: and i never would have thought that id marry the most beautiful & kind girl of my dreams in a goddamn mansion w my sister who i didn’t have as my maid of honor

Dark_Magic: so idk let’s celebrate the family we’ve grown with the awe our past selves would have had had they somehow found out this was our future bc tbh i think we owe it to them to try

#weblena week 2022 #Weblena week #Weblena #ducktales2017 #dt17 #dt17 Lena #dt17 huey #dt17 dewey #dt17 louie #dt17 Violet #della Duck

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Hi, I was looking through some of Nora’s old tweets and once she answered a q about if Andrew were in the nest, and her response was that either Riko or Andrew wouldn’t survive because Riko was “too much like the people Andrew had to tolerate growing up” and that Andrew would “never forgive Kevin for his complacency”. That made me wonder: do you think Andrew has connected the logic of what Kevin likely was complacent in to a degree at the nest, or does he just not find thinking about it relevant

I actually got the exact quote wrong for context what she said was “Someone definitely would've ended up dead.. Riko is the kind of person Andrew loathes: an absolute power who is cruel for cruelty's sake.. too similar to the people Andrew had to put up with as a child. He would not have tolerated it for long or forgiven Kevin for compliance“ (doesn’t actually change much I just feel weird about the telephone of it all jic)

Andrew is a very black and white thinker, and a very strict one at that. He has rules in his mind– and he sticks to them strongly. He does not regret actions, he does not allow certain things to happen, he does not care about other things.

I think Andrew is definitely smart enough to know that Kevin is both actually a victim, but also solely sees himself as a victim and portrays himself as such. What Andrew sees of the nest is only what Kevin will tell him, and Kevin holds back. Kevin edits himself and says "I had too" or "you don't know what it's like," and Kevin's right– Andrew doesn't know.

But also, Andrew doesn't care. He has a job to do, a deal to uphold, a promise to keep. Andrew doesn't believe in regret, and he doesn't care about "dwelling in the past" so to speak. Andrew doesn't care about something he cannot change, unless something is happening at the moment in front of his eyes? He does not care. He doesn't have time to care about that in his mind, it is irrelevant.

I believe Andrew has done bad things and continues to do bad things, I believe he has gotten in fights and pushed kids and not felt sorry when they cried or got really hurt. He doesn't care that he horded food in one home and the other kids got less, and he doesn't care if he made that one girl cry. Andrew knows he's the 'bad guy' in their eyes, but he chose to do whatever he chose to do for a reason. Kevin did the same, his own personal brand of survival and choice making his own, and Andrew knows this and could draw his own conclusions, but unless Kevin ever tries to hurt "one of his" (for example, beating Nicky until he played better) Andrew wouldn't stop him. Andrew sees words as harmless to an extent, which is why he allows for the yelling at practice, and only with Seth does Kevin swing, and Seth is both not "one of his" but also swings back, so he sees no need to stop it.

Andrew in the nest however? Oh.. Kevin would be knifed just like Riko imo. Andrew would fight back against Riko and Kevin would try to stop him, and to get Kevin out of the way he would stab Kevin too. I believe Andrew would do the same with jean and raven Neil too tbh, even if their situation is different from Kevin's, because he has a goal in mind and no one can stop him. Jean, Kevin, and from what we've seen of Raven Neil, was complacent in the way they didn't fight every single second without break or backing down. Andrew is a very stubborn and direct person who if he was the one to be exchanged at winter, he wouldn't have done anything besides fight for a single second, maybe some planning ahead of time on how to uphold his deals and if he can do so from whatever consequences he will be given. Andrew sees Neil's own reaction to inside the nest as complacency, that's just how he is. Andrew's reaction is fight 100% and tbh I HC him as a victim blamer to an extent, him thinking "you didn't fight." I don't think he believes victims are more guilty than perpetrators, but he does essentially think "they should have just fought harder" in the way that for himself he thinks "next time I'll just be stronger" and solve his problems like that.

Andrew would straight up kill Riko in broad daylight if he needed to, but he would prefer to figure out a way to keep Aaron safe from women as well, which I believe is the only reason in canon he doesn't do exactly that.

#aftg #all for the game #andrew minyard #aftg meta #tfc #the foxhole court #ask #Andrew is not nice and doesn't empathize for others #things he can control and wants to he will those he cannot or doesnt care to he ignores #he also wouldnt care to theorize on how someone could have done something differently and how he would have done it #but when kevin and neil come to him hes constantly like 'why didnt you just do x' with 0 empathy #because he sees it as simple as that because thats just how he is and how simple it is for him (to an extent)#mailob

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falsegoodnight · 2 years

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1 , 3 , 12 , 14 , 21 , 24 , 27 !! sorry if thats a lot lol you don’t have to do it all !

hi!! it's not a lot!! however, i *did* already answer a few of these (1 here, 3 here, and 14 here) but i will happily answer the rest :)

12. favorite character to write about this year

ahh well i love writing louis and harry in every fic/universe but as for specific favorites... i have a deep love for louis in picking up the pieces and voicemail sings a wreck, harry in yesterday came suddenly, and both of them in where they glow

also, i think everyone can guess i love writing frat boy harry shjskls

(sorry i am incapable of choosing one favorite 😭)

21. most memorable comment/review

anyone that’s ever written me a “long” comment definitely has my entire heart!! my friends chelsea and jem have done that for me many times and i treasure every single one of them deeply :’) also just the comments from people who always comment on my fics... i treasure those so much. from the top of my head: morgan (they also always dm their live reactions to my fics and i look forward to that every time!!), lou, and cam <3 there’s some users on ao3 who always do that too that i have memorized for sure but idk if i should list those shjkss

some other recent ones that stick out are also from friends, hanis and hally!! actually anyone who wrote me a comment or sent me a nice ask during finals week gets a hug from me :’) there’s nothing like reading kind words when you’re feeling down to cheer you up instantly <3

i’m not really giving anything specific here i know shjsks i feel hesitant posting comments jic the person who wrote it may feel hesitant about that and i’m unable to ask directly, but i will say that one ask i still think about months later was someone calling me the olivia rodrigo of fics shjks 😭

really though i’m so grateful for every comment or ask or just nice words that has been directed towards me!!! you all are so lovely and i truly would not keep doing this without your kindness!!

24. favorite fic you read this year

ummm TOO HARD!! i’ve read sooo many good fics this year!! you can check my bookmarks here for my top favs from this year but i don’t even think i could begin to choose just one </3

actually... i’ll take this as an opportunity to rec a fav that i think deserves so much more attention:

✰ Shooting Stars in the Woods by frenchkiss | E | 82k

A Tudor era AU. Prince Louis I of England has everything a man could ever dream of, but his lack of husband is driving his father, the King, to madness. But Louis doesn't want any of the eligible bachelors his father pushes his way. All he wants is to be able to do is marry the knight he's been in love with for two years now.

The love story of a royal and his servant, separated by class but joined by heart. Their relationship has remained a careful secret for a long time now, but when a threat to the kingdom forces them both to leave the palace, it turns out their secret isn't the only one that could topple everything they’ve ever known.

this one is so good if you enjoy historical/royal aus and also some political intrigue <3

27. favorite fanfic author of the year

again i literally cannot choose one shjksls gonna rec a newer writer who has put two fics this year – both of them are so incredible and most definitely favs :’)

✰ breadylou // @breadylou

another favorite of mine who i always thinks deserves more attention is:

✰ tomlinvelvet // @afterglowslouis

love both of them and their fics so much!! and there’s so many other fantastic writers posting currently that you should check out –– i just did an underrated writers rec recently and i’ve been thinking about doing a comprehensive list in the future so let me know if you’re interested in that!

thank you so much for sending and for your interest <333

send me an end of the year fanfic ask

#asks #writing asks #end of year ask #my fics

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haikyuuwriting · 4 years

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“Ow!”

Yamaguchi rubbed his arm dramatically, pouting at Y/N as she angrily sipped her milkshake, not looking apologetic about slapping his arm after she’d answered his DM. He’d never seen her this upset. Was she actually mad at him? Did he mess—

“I cannot BELIEVE—” she slammed her milkshake down onto the small table, attracting the eyes of Shimizu, who was manning the register. She shot Yamaguchi a concerned look, which he tried not to return, instead smiling and waving his hands in a “everything is perfectly fine” way. “—that you were big brained enough to expose me like this!” Y/N continued, waving her hands at him.

“Well, I mean—”

“Ohgod I understand if you want to unfriend me in an in real life sense now. Please feel free to.” Now looking more dejected than angry, Y/N slowly continued to sip her milkshake, shaking her head at her phone as if it were the one that had wronged her. Yamaguchi realized the anger hadn’t been directed at him, but at herself.

“Y/N it’s not a big deal.”

“Huh?”

“It’s not a—”

“So you’re not freaked out or something? Or upset that I didn’t tell you before?”

“Course not!” Yamaguchi cried, aggressively sipping his own milkshake and almost choking in the process. After his coughing subsided he cleared his throat and continued, meeting Y/N’s very intense gaze. “It’s not like I straight up told you I have my own famous twitter account. We’ve never even talked about anything like that.”

“Well yeah, I guess you’re right.”

“Aren’t you gonna ask me how I figured it out?” Yamaguchi smiled at the look on Y/N’s face as she sighed.

“Okay now you’re just getting cheeky. But yeah go ahead.”

“Well I suspected you knew about my account since you were so excited to see pictures of Peter—”

“He’s ridiculously adorable if people aren’t excited to see him somethings wrong.”

“Yes thank you! I agree. Anyway, I officially figured it out today at Kat Kafe. When you went to the bathroom you left your phone and it vibrated with a Twitter notification and I accidentally saw that it mentioned your twitter name “hanny.”

“Damn,” Y/N finished her milkshake, staring at the empty glass cup thoughtfully. “I feel better now that you know. It felt like I was keeping this huge thing from you.”

“I feel better now too! I feel closer to you.” Y/N smiled as she stood up from the table, grabbing both of their empty glasses and slipping her phone into her apron pocket.

“I’ll see you after my shift, Yams.”

“I’ll be waiting, Hanny~”

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A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN

milkshake chats - part 10

❥ Y/N runs a somewhat popular stan twitter account that ended up doubling as a fan account for a famous hamster, Peter, who’s owner just so happens to be very cute and Y/N’s downstairs neighbor, Yamaguchi.

previous // next

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next part is the last one 😭 I loved writing this smau it was so fun!!! I hope you all enjoyed reading it tysm for all the love you have given it 💞 (also,,,, jic you were wondering how to say hanny,,, I pronounce it as “h-AH-ny” (the “ny” like the the end of honey ya know?))

#yamaguchi tadashi x reader #yamaguchi x reader #haikyuu smau #haikyuu x reader #haikyuu imagines #haikyuu!! scenarios #haikyuu!! x reader #haikyuu scenarios #haikyuu!! imagines #haikyuu!! imagine #haikyuu social media au #haikyuu!!#yamaguchi tadashi #M's writing #a match made in heaven

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talesoftextposts · 3 years

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Exactly! Crestoria is not the only game they don't really keep tabs with. A while ago i played a saint seiya game by them and it had many many issues. If you cannot have multiple games with quality than please don't. Is bad for us and the employees, those poor people must be going crazy :c

At first I liked kasque, quite different than what I would expect from a goddess, but I ended disliking her...

I feel kinda bad for aegis just being a punching bag for jokes and Yuna just being there to look pretty, they have a lot of potential for the story. Like you said Yuna had a great point and a good reflection moment but whatever eh? Aegis too, I felt his story like a punch on the gut because I tend to be like him and the queen, but again, whatever...

I do the arena for the free stuff too! I am not competitive at all XD

hello again anon!! im going to do another readmore gksghkeg

yeah i honestly...ugh. i have just a lot of issues w bamco in general but i also Do Not want them to pay attention to me jic they tell me to stop making memes or something stupid like that— like genuinely instead of making the game more functional or adding like...idk. any story or shit that makes Sense they just added things like the transcendence board which is just. for ppl who already maxed out their ascension boards?? after like 6 months??? Y'ALL... ik for a while too the phantom tower was Waaayyy too difficult but i think they nerfed it back to normal considering i can now clear thru level 40 at least :/ but overall the game is just. geared towards ppl who drop fucktons of cash on it. if you look at the ppl in the top 3 in arena rn? you KNOW they've spent hundreds if not thousands of dollars on this game. what the fuck.

also minor gripes are just...they don't add very many new units anyway, compared to like even asteria, and i get that there's effort for the whole models or w/e but...i mean if rays can do it... and i don't mean that in the rate that banners are released, bc those are...kind of annoyingly often as of late (looking @ all the crestoria cast alts) but the fact they're only for 1 or 2 charas who are Only ssrs, and it genuinely makes r and sr stones and sr charas just...obsolete and useless imo? like i genuinely have EVERY sr AND r full awakened/ascended which. is probs partly due to the drop rates being Absolute Garbage, but thank god they implemented a pity system, right? ...right? [tired sigh] i've saved enough for julius who has been in crestoria for 228 days, bamco, fucking release h—

i also want to add that i've contacted support MULTIPLE times abt issues w the game and they have legit just told me "hm sucks have u tried playing the game w all other apps closed" like yes, bamco, but that's not the problem??

SORRY for several paragraph rant abt the gameplay i just have some very strong opinions LMAO

i understand not liking kasque! tales antags...and characters in general, actually, are rather hit or miss. i personally just love evil women so im rlly in love w her GSKEHGESKHG

but as for the aegis and yuna things... YEAH. i rlly love them both and it's been extremely disappointing to see how they've been treated by the story :( like even if yuna's acting silly to cover her own feelings, it would be nice to get those scenes we get in other tales games (like...idk even the scenes in xillia like where alvin and elize sit and talk in the park, and leia talks w i think jude or milla depending on the route?) considering it's like...is penelope going to be okay? can she ever go back to her?? is she okay just crossing the sea and leaving her, even if there's really no choice??? sorry for the character introspect i just have a lot of thoughts—

aegis too, it's like. i don't mind teasing to an extent, but i really feel sometimes they go too far w it :( esp in like. events and the character episodes moreso than the main story (tho i could be remembering incorrectly) which makes me wonder if they just have different writers for each but even THEN like the main story still fails to act like yuna and aegis Exist half the time?? and JEEZ yeah i am constantly thinking abt aegis and queen rebecca, esp imo it's just a very... well first of all, that has to be Traumatizing As Hell but second of all i strongly headcanon he was unable to say it bc he didn't mean it and also i have a headcanon that the whole event has kept him from ever saying the words "i love you" ever again so that's that on THAT. (these are my headcanons pls don't send me hate over them they're not canon i promise—)

and honestly same!! i used to be sss rank and then i stopped caring abt arena for a bit and dropped a couple ranks...oops. i'm currently s-5 and had to FIGHT to keep myself there this season. it's not that i rlly care abt winning or being high ranking. or first, even, i just want the prizes from being at a certain rank/placing tbh. which is why.....................................oh im so tired of the ppl with lvl 120 fully awakened new ass units like i GET IT you have MONEY but i am not spending that much on a mobile game!!

ANYWAY thank u for coming to my ted talk omfg im so sorry this is so long (again)

#mod.txt #SSSSSSSSORRYYYYYYY #if u disagree w me pls don't yell at me im sensitive—#these are just my onions i pr #anyway i again apologize for a v long post where i just. bitch abt crestoria ig that's my life now

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ikesenlemonadestandstories · 4 years

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Level 9

Can you believe we’re almost all the way through January? One more day left and we’ll be a full month into 2020. How’s it feel gang? We all doing okay?

Tagging: @loudartanimeeclipse

Master List here or search Ikesen AFK tag

Warnings: None

Happy Reading, T~

Level 9

You were here, it was nine, and you were starting to get annoyed. Had you been played? Were you about to be ambushed? Jumped? Hacked? As your mind raced nearly a thousand pop up windows flooded your chat screen as you were thrown into a brand new group chat, this one titled “Team Azuchi.” Interesting.

4myLord → Seriously, though, how do you not know where they are? You just met her last night. This is horribly rude.

OneEyedDrag0n → Nope, see? I remembered her username! She’s in the group chat! @WildCyt0m3try you are in the group chat right. /;3;/ Please tell me you’re in the group chat!

Present, though, I’m not super sure where you are? You said 9 sharp but never specified where... ← WildCyt0m3try

Betrayal_is_real04 → He’s as helpful as ever I see.

Your answer was equally unhelpful… ( - . - ) ← WildCyt0m3try

D3vilK1ng → I like her @OneEyedDrag0n, she’s got spunk.

OneEyedDrag0n → Right! Almost beat me in that tournament too!

EdoPorcupine5661 → Oh? No surprise there.

OneEyedDrag0n → Hey! I resent that statement

Betrayal_is_real04 → You resent most of his statements.

EdoPorcupine5661 → Is everyone here now? Except for @WildCyt0m3try?

4myLord → No. We’re missing @B00kOfLife7. You can find us near the South gate @WildCyt0m3try.

Thx! I see you now! ← WildCyt0m3try

EdoPorcupine5661 → Does it matter? Can we start without him? He’s probably reading and forgot we were supposed to meet.

4myLord → We cannot!

B00kOfLife7 → We cannot what?

EdoPorcupine5661 → Nevermind…

D3vilK1ing → Glad you could join us, shall we head out now that everyone’s gathered?

In a matter of moments, your screen warped, and your character and her new teammates were whisked off towards the southern dessert. Excitement bubbled up inside of you, this was your chance to shine. Sure, you barely knew these people, but if they fought anything like OneEyedDrag0n had, you didn’t want to look incompetent. Fortunately, the battle conditions were a perfect way to showcase your stats.

The dessert terrain made it nearly impossible for anyone on foot to move, and cavalry or armored units had almost no chance at advancing more than a single space at a time. You, on the other hand, were a flier, meaning terrain that diminished that particular stat didn’t apply to you. Giving you the range to quickly traverse the battlefield and assist your allies. Which is precisely what you planned to do.

Everyone had spawned in one of two groups; truly, the game seemed to be out to get you. Both of the warlocks had been pushed together in the back corner of the map with the sniper. Everyone else in your party was in the top corner with you. Meaning all of your long-range fighters were too far away to provide any sort of backup to the poor guy on a horse and your swords.

So...this is unfortunate ← WildCyt0m3try

OneEyedDrag0n → We’ve honestly gotten worse, this ain't too bad

You’ve got to be kidding ← WildCyt0m3try

4myLord → We wish. We’ll have time for that story later. @B00kOfLife got a plan yet?

B00kOfLife → @D3vilK1ng and @Betrayal_is_real04, please proceed towards the center of the field to become the central targets.

B00kOfLife → @EdoPorcupine5661 and I will cover the exit point down here to the south so bandits cannot escape.

B00kOfLife → @OneEyedDrag0n, please do your best to cover @4myLord since he doesn’t have a large range of movement. Fend off enemies as you make your way toward the center of the field.

B00kOfLife → @WildCyt0m3try, please make quick work of the chests around the field then chase down any enemies that attempt to flee. You are quite capable of fending them off on your own, I presume?

Everything but archers, though, I’m usually good with dodging, and I’ve got plenty of herbs on standby jic. ← WildCyt0m3try

B00kOfLife ← Wonderful. Message if something should go wrong. Good luck.

With the plan out, the chat went silent. This was nothing like your other team, no microphones were used for in battle communication, not a single word was typed unless something was direly wrong. You had been provided exactly 3 chest keys to do your job, but you knew that at least three of these bandits had keys of their own, so you shouldn’t have to dip into your stock unless someone called you for backup.

Just as OneEyedDrag0n had stated last night, everyone here was a capable fighter. The plan was being executed beautifully, and you marveled at how the CPU’s seemed to go down one after the other. It was like the computer wasn’t even paying attention to the stats anymore. Why would you go after an enemy that you only had a 16% chance of doing 4 damage to when they had a 98% chance of doing 36 damage twice? It didn’t make any sense. You'd take what you were given, though.

In half an hour, all of the chests were successfully looted, the enemy had been routed, and EdoPorcupine5661 was named the MVP. You’d never seen that before, granted you hadn’t been playing that long, but it was rare for a bowed unit to take accolades like that. Being a ranged unit seemed to have its perks on terrane like this, you supposed. Prize money was divided, and the weapons and armor were awarded based on participation and usability. It didn’t make much sense to give something to someone who couldn’t make use of it. After thanking them for letting you play with them, you were about to log off and head to bed when you got a private message.

EdoPorcupine5661 → OneEyedDrag0n said you were in the market for a bow.

I am. Not sure where I’d find one this late in my game, though, sort of hard to reclass and start over. ← WildCyt0m3try

EdoPorcupine5661 → You fought well, and you aren’t completely annoying, so here, it was part of my loot today.

Are you sure? That’s a really nice bow! ← WildCyt0m3try

EdoPorcupine5661 → It is, which is why you’d be stupid not to take it. I’ve already got one. So here.

Thanks! UwU You’re the best! Now I’ve just got to get the skill up so I can use it! ← WildCyt0m3try

EdoPorcupine5661 → If you’re free tomorrow at 5, I can meet you for some quick tips. Don’t need you shooting yours or anyone else’s eye out.

Is that what happened to OneEyedDrag0n? Training accident lol? ← WildCyt0m3try

EdoPorcupine5661 → No. It wasn’t an accident.

Omfg, you didn’t xD ← WildCyt0m3try

EdoPorcupine5661 → I didn’t, but it’s always fun to imagine.

So 5 tomorrow? ← WildCyt0m3try I should be down for that as long as I get off work on time. ← WildCyt0m3try Are you going to give me any hints about where to meet you, or is that part of this team’s quirks? ← WildCyt0m3try Make the newbie guess where you’re meeting? ← WildCyt0m3try

EdoPorcupine5661 → You know, I was going to tell you, but I’m not feeling quite as generous anymore.

Noooo! Please! I don’t like wandering around like a lost CPU! Someone tried to buy stuff from me today, you know! ← WildCyt0m3try That’s how idle I looked waiting for you goons lol ← WildCyt0m3try

EdoPorcupine5661 → Maybe you should evaluate the face your character is making? It’s not my fault you look like someone who sells cheap spears.

I would not sell cheap spears! Only the highest quality merchandise is sold here! ← WildCyt0m3try

EdoPorcupine5661 → Whatever you say.

I’m glad you’ve come to your senses and decided to agree with me. ← WildCyt0m3try

EdoPorcupine5661 → Sure, we’ll go with that.

Okay, well, thanks for the bow. I’ll see you tomorrow around 5. I’ve decided I actually need to get some sleep tonight! Work has been a H A U L lately. ← WildCyt0m3try

EdoPorcupine5661 → You don’t need to explain yourself to me. Just go to bed, weirdo.

Roger that, weirdo. ← WildCyt0m3try

EdoPorcupine5661 → That wasn’t a compliment.

Sure it was. Laters~ ← WildCyt0m3try

You smiled as you shut down the console and powered off your television, that had been fun. It was so different from your other team's dynamic, but it added something different to the experience beyond solo playing. Besides, you had totally just scored a kick-ass bow, and a training date tomorrow. You couldn’t wait; if you kept going at this pace, you were sure it’d be enough to push your team to the winning slot next tournament! Real-life prize money here you came!

#ikesen #ikemen sengoku #ikesen afk #ikesen modern au #ikesen gamer au #ikesen long fic #ikesen reader insert #female reader #my story

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I know you've criticized the show portrayal of Alicent but what about Rhaenyra? They turned her into "not like the other girls" and just a good flawless mother and nothing else.

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Weird that people still complain that Rhaenyra was not a good mom for sending her sons out to assure alliances. This was at a time before the Dance when everyone [except Aegon II and Aemond] was actually trying to pretend that they weren't going to battle, so both sides expected their messenger-children to be safe. Plus you do not kill messengers. This is diplomacy basics 101, killing one itself and act of war, let alone then being children. If Rhaenyra expected any green negotiator (she didn't even know Aemond would be the one) to not risk the greens' image and possible upper hand in such a way, I cannot blame her. Plus, she expressly said to Luke not to be in any fights jic. Aemond is the one to start something.

It happens in canon, so people who did not like Rhaenyra for being a women pursuing power over men are going to find reasons to critique Rhaenyra's motherhood as a means to criticize her pursuing power over men, which being a Queen Regnant would give her.

In the original story, there is no hint of contention between Rhaenyra and her kids, bio or not. Same with Daemon. Her kids turned out self confident with stronger senses of responsibility and unity (Jace and war planning, trust in Daemon; Joffrey eager to participate and avenge his brother; Lucerys protecting his brother from Aemond; Aegon the Younger apparently worshipping his older siblings and Daemon, Baela wanting to fight and stay with Jace, Rhaena's grace, these twins doing all they could to help their younger brother, esp to oust Unwin Peake, etc.).

Why would Rhaenyra NOT be portrayed as a caring and responsible mother?! Those kids turned into great people, and it had to come from her and/or her parenting skills. Compare them to their book!green counterparts (Aegon, Aemond, Daeron) who have do not have have even a basic care for anyone aside from themselves, sacking a city of injured people, perform genocide, leave each other out to dry when need most, rape, etc...well apart from Aemond raping someone (yet) little has (or should) change in the show. So still applies.

In the show, again, no contention, bio or not. Meanwhile we have Helaena refuse to let her mother touch her several times since childhood, despite allowing Jace to dance with her. Alicent and Otto either slapping or dragging Aegon around as if he's a contraption that won't work the way they want him to. Aegon brought his 13 yr old younger brother to a brothel house before the kid could even prepare even with his too-young age. And Aemond, while seemingly close to Alicent, is obsessed with besting his "Strong" nephews while becoming some sort of co parent with Alicent.

I actually have criticized the show!version of Rhaenyra. Here is one POST. And ANOTHER. In these two posts, I and mononijikayu express how the show takes Rhaenyra's canon aspects and actions and either gives them to Alicent or removes them entirely for the sake of the prophecy that Viserys uses against Rhaenyra. Rhaenyra's characterization quite literally takes a backseat to this prophecy that truly is so unnecessary the way that it is currently written that it flattens the narrative drama entirely.

And why does it flatten and dull it? Because the writers made Rhaenyra, similar to what they did to Alicent, a less self-drive and determined version of her canon self for the sake of the male gaze (post by xenonwitch). Rhaenyra, the protagonist, was flattened so the male audience and creators could feel comfy about a woman seeking power. Flattened into a woman who only wanted to do what her daddy said she should as a ruler (even though being a ruler wasn't as altruistic as the show tries to make us feel with all this "for the realm" stuff, either in the real world or in Westeros. Even if you are Aegon I. So why can't a woman be the same?).

They even constructed a storyline where they wanted people to compare her sleeping with a Kingsguard vs a prince sleeping with an ordinary noblewoman or servant girl into a debate of rape when I can't take that seriously. Besides the post I linked to you, Aegon II is the rapist of subordinates here, not Rhaenyra. Canon!Criston, like in the show more likely tried to get Rhaenyra to run away with him or sleep with him but in canon, it's unlikely she actually would have slept with him because she wanted Daemon.

This is a real question I'd like you to answer since it has confused me since I first heard it. In what ways is even show!Rhaenyra "not-like-the-other-girls"?

Though I can't believe that I am defending this show, I can't see it. NLOG are either women/girls that feel all women are inherently lesser, but that themselves are the exception (and a few others who they grow intimate with). They are thought of as "non-girls" who don't care to "be a girl" at all because they are led to believe that being a girl and having feminine-perceived traits and behaviors is inherently inferior to anything construed as masculine.

However:

show!Rhaenyra never has shown a dislike toward other women for being women that she then thinks are inferior women to herself.

Rhaenyra in the show is not masculine just because she loves to ride her dragon, because she killed a boar, or because she wears pants. That's really just enjoyment of the dragon, dragonriding, and freedom. As all Targ women love their dragons: Alysanne, Alyssa, Visenya and Rhaenys the Conquerors, Rhaenys who would have been Queen, Saera who would have found freedom if she hadn't been stopped, Rhaena who was Queen Dowager and found self-confidence when she bonded with Dreamfyre, Baela & Rhaena the twins, and Dany way after. Including all those Valyrian dragonriders like Jaenaera Belaerys and the ones who were sent out, like the men, to control Valyrian outposts and established. It's really only in a Westerosi/Andal patriarchy that show!Rhaenyra could be seen as a "tomboy" (more accurate), or a woman "trying" to be more like a boy and not "herself". Visenya was a warrior but also was comfortable in dresses, as F&B explicitly states as if this were strange.

Before anyone brings up episode 3 and Rhaenys lighting up on that older woman, here is the dialogue:

Ceira Redwyne: My lord husband says that no king has even been able to tame the Stepstones for long. It's an inhospitable place suited only for savages. Perhaps the Princess...can give us some insight.

Rhaenyra: Oh, I'm not sure how I could. I've never been to the Stepstones.

Ceira Redwyne: Your dear uncle is the great mind behind this war. Is he not?

Rhaenyra: I wouldn't know. I've not spoken to Daemon in years.

Ceira Redwyne: Since you supplanted him as heir.

Alicent: Daemon made his choices, Lady Ceira. The Princess was more suited to the role.

Ceira Redwyne: He's made a mess and the King must put an end to it. Send fleets and men and clear out the Triarchy for good.

Rhaenyra: But the Crown is not at war.

Ceira Redwyne: The Crown is at war, Princess. Though your father refuses to admit it, we've been dragged into it by your uncle and the Sea Snake.

Rhaenyra: And how have you served the realm of late, Lady Redwyne, by eating cake?

Ceria (and maybe the writers but were giving the the benefit of the doubt here for the sake of argument) doesn't seem to be aware that the pirates like the Crabfeeder have been endangering the commerce of merchant and traders in KL for a while (Fire and Blood). They had been extorting them with "tolls" and of course what happens when someone can't pay?

Daemon may be out in the Stepstones to keep himself distracted for. Viserys' rejection, busy from the nothingness he'd left be else since he hated Rhea Royce and the Vale, and to gain some glory/experience for himself. But he is also still the only other person doing anything about a real threat. Viserys had been ignoring Corlys for a time in the show, and as I said, the pirates and their tolls would have gotten worse for KL's economic well-being if not for the lives of traders. Now Ceira wants to complain about how it's taking too long, implying that she's losing out from it? Yeah, it'd annoy me even if I wasn't Daemon's relative or if I hadn't liked him.

This is hardly Rhaenyra thinking the woman is inferior bc of her gender. It also isn't Rhaenyra equalizing Ceira's gender with an inherent inability to actively participate in militant activities, whether due to an idea of female weakness or the practice of disallowing women from such activities. (explained above about the accountability of Daemon for the war)

It's more about getting at her for criticizing someone she loves (romantically or not) and respects and has missed "for years". Even with Viserys, Viserys is her father whom she still wants trust and intimacy with.

Again, not because Daemon and Viserys are male and she's looking to impress them to validate her very existence or just naturally thinks she is a superior woman over the "typical" woman, but because they are quite literally the only family/companions she has left. Her mom died tragically and her last minutes were unnecessarily violent (it's unclear how much Rhaenyra knows about Viserys cutting her open). Rhaenyra had to burn her by Syrax's flame and by her own command! Daemon was the one to bring her confront when she was looking for that from Viserys.

We see her angry and lonely from the image of her at the tree, unable to really reconcile how Alicent married Viserys or go to her for comfort and destress as before. Remember that Viserys didn't speak to her before he brought her down to Balerion's skull to discuss his making her his heir, and afterwards we still see no evidence of them conversing easily, getting along, or talking about their loss. Viserys pushes through, doesn't try to see what's going on with Rhaenyra. To Rhaenyra, it's going to feel like her father abandoned her mother and her. Hence the frustration with him saying she has to marry despite her fears of childbirth (it's like Viserys isn't aware why she is afraid or reluctant...thus that feeling of abandoning her mother). She's also concerned that she'd be even more emotionally abandoned and used by her could-be husband (we find out in episode 4 and that her power will wilt under said hypothetical husband's lack of concern or real care, bc hed likely try to do as people say Daemon is doing and undermine her authority and steal power for himself. Make her a puppet queen/heir.

She and Alicent -- no matter what the writers have told us -- are no longer friends at this point because Alicent is now Rhaenyra's stepmother and it's a heavy conflict of interest with Alicent literally being pregnant & already having had a boy that make people feel free to question Rhaenyra's place more than they did before. At the very least, the court is less comfortable (understatement).

Thus she lashed out, and not even that harshly. We remember that lords and ladies typically talk to their monarchs, princes, and princesses well-manneredly, and while Rhaenyra doesn't seem to care for punctilious formalities -- unless she already dislikes you from a previous encounter of a person pushing boundaries (Jason Lannister) and wants to put distance and castigate for rudeness or insults (which she did here) -- again this was just not the right moment for Ceira to be telling the upset, depressed, lonely, and quietly raging Rhaenyra that her father and dear uncle are not doing things how she want them to, even if she could be argued as spitting facts.

Sometimes it just be like that. Ceira can take the L for talking too much. She seems strong enough to take a non-insult (or as some may say, a read) from a 17 year old, with all her criticisms. Aside from also being more than 40 years her senior, as I judged the actress's age to be late 50s to 60s.

#asoiaf asks to me #a song of ice and fire #asoiaf #hotd critical #hotd characterization #rhaenyra's characterization #rhaenyra targaryen #rhaenyra i #hotd wrongs #hotd episode 3 #rhaenyra and alicent

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bendthekneejon · 5 years

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About ‘Estranged’

Yes. I deleted the first and only chapter of the fic. My apologies to the ones who read it and wanted it to go on. I’m really sorry. Here are the reasons why, for the ones who are interested: I’ve been writing it as an escape from all the negativity in the Jonerys fandom. The last thing I thought was that I was gonna receive that amount of negativity in the comments. Call me weak, call me a quitter, whatever you want, but I’m not in the right state of mind to endure so much criticism. I know the following chapters would’ve proven wrong many of these readers, but I don’t have the time/energy to keep on receiving these messages until they’re up.

That being said, I’m just gonna share some interpretations of the first chapter that baffled me. I’m restating their replies here (even though this has all been clarified in the fic itself, I’m taking the time to write this jic anyone wants further explanations).

Some comments said…

-That I lowkey ship Dany and Daario. NO. Lmao the two times Daario has made an appearance in my fics, it’s been as an antagonist. I only ship Dany and Jon with each other.

-That I “tricked” you into reading a Dany/Daario fic without tagging said ship. Omg. I’m not gonna tag a ship where the relationship is abusive and I’m literally showing NO love between them. Dany is escaping this relationship and Daario is a repulsive man. It’s not fair to the people in the Dany/Daario tag. If it was a Jon/Dany abusive relationship with ZERO love scenes between them while Jon has a love story with Sansa, I’m sure many Jonerys shippers would complain if it were tagged as Jon/Dany.

-Dany didn’t DUMP Jon for money (she didn’t dump him at all). Actually, she was the one who convinced him to change his major from engineering to gastronomy, someone who cares only abt money wouldn't have done so. Dany took the opportunity for a scholarship in the south, planning to go back to Jon after a year, but then she started working there as a painter. Jon got a great job in the North as a sous chef--if Dany cared about money as some say, she would've gone back to his arms as soon as he had gotten that job. My point is: if Dany went back to Jon, she would've had to live without following her passion (painting); if Jon went to Dany, he would also have to abandon his passion (northern seafood). So it was inevitable, it was an act of love to let the other go so that they could pursue their passion. This was never about money. Idk if you've read my other fics but I'm quite vocal about prioritizing your passion over the income it can give you. That was basically the point of To Be Alone With You. This is about what you feel is your point in life. For some it's the arts—gastronomy, oil painting—and having the opportunity to make a living from the arts is an amazing chance that you cannot reject if it's your thing.

-Dany DIDN’T go to Daario for money and sex. He had been nice at the start, she had found similarities between them, and she felt so lonely and devastated about not being able to have Jon back that she went for it. She needed company. She was already making money in KL, it wasn’t about the money.

This fic was a whole lot of fun but also a huge challenge for me. I spent so much time doing research about oil painting, cooking seafood, about how chefs fucking BUY FISH at the goddamn TERMINAL and all these things the characters do some of you to bash it? I’m writing this fic for myself. The fact that I share it on AO3 is a plus for someone else to enjoy it if they want to.

I’ve always actively sought for constructive criticism on my other fics to improve as a writer, but I don’t know why some people think that if they don’t like something personally, it’s fine to bash it. This, like many of my other stories, could be sitting on my computer files and never seeing the light. It takes up a shit load of courage for me to post every fic, a heart attack every time I hit the “Post” button. I think those who aren’t writers can never understand this anxiety. Yes, I value (constructive) criticism, but more than anything, I value respect. I’ve never disrespected you. If you don’t like this fic, you can close it.

I made my mind and, at least for now, I’m better off without this fic than with it. The point was to show two relationships: an abusive one and a healthy one and contrast them. The point was to show when there was love in a relationship and when there was only attachment, unhealthy attachment. The abuse that would be shown here was going to be subtle, not aggressive and purely ‘evil’ because many abusers aren’t completely ‘black’ in real life, they have their good and bad moments which make the abused think they just have some “bad days”.

Look, To Be Alone With You had a practically immaculate comment section, no negativity in it. It’s a fic about love—romantic love, self-love, fraternal love, etc.—and it’s focused on healthy relationships. Estranged was going to be a contrast of both healthy and unhealthy to prove a point of how a healthy relationship should be and why it’s important to flee when you’re trapped in an abusive relationship. And for fuck’s sake, I was clear in the notes about Jon not being Dany’s “savior” here, that she wasn’t a “damsel in distress” waiting for her male savior. Both Jon and Dany had their own problems and were gonna help each other out with their love and care for one another because they knew each other like the back of their hands. But yeah, I guess some people are too quick to judge and thought otherwise.

Not to sound arrogant but To Be Alone With You was quite popular, I sort of made a name (or a pen name, lol) for myself with that fic, and I was happy to know that I was recognized as someone who “knew about love”, “explored love realistically” and all these nice things some lovely people have told me. I’d rather keep my reputation of someone who spreads the message about healthy relationships, about loving people around you and loving life, than risking this “reputation” with a fic that people are too quick to judge. I’d rather be thought of as the writer of TBAWY, not as the writer of Estranged (even though both were going to have the SAME message in the end, but fuck it).

Sorry to the ones who actually enjoyed chapter 1. And a special hug to my darling @mytargaryenchildren who’s there for me unconditionally (and i’m here for you unconditionally too) and to @hoffyphoenix for being so kind and supportive.

If I gather more strength, I’ll post the fic once GOT is over and people in this fandom chill out a little bit (assuming GOT will end well lmao). But that’s a big if.

#fan fiction #I'm really sorry to the ones who wanted to keep on reading it #it was a terrible mistake to post it in this time of the GOT season #i'm just impatient and as soon as i'm done with something i want to post it

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sothischickshe · 5 years

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I've been #talking in the tags about this and maybe I'm just being an idiot but that finale 'reveal' really didn't feel like a reveal...?

Beth's upset (upset enough to kill!) that rio'd be prepared to throw her under the bus if it came to that but:

1. He didn't have any active plans to do so, did he? It seemed like a jic plan. SHE TURNED HIM IN PREVIOUSLY so I don't think she can really be mad at him for hypothetically doing something similar?

2. He's like... A crime boss? I don't think it's weird that he'd protect himself by having his underlings take the blame, hell that might be how he got out previously after SHE TURNED HIM IN (has she even questioned or looked into how he got out?). She is... His employee, yea? (and I'm actually super into this show's critique of capitalism, and of how it's high risk for those low on the totem pole but high reward for those at the top, she was mad he was taking a vacation with his kid but she's not allowed to do that... But she can't be surprised that that's how business works?)

3. He told her the kingdom was in her name fucking months ago. Then they decided to launder money through a business bearing her name! Which she definitely noticed cos she was banging on about it when she stole the pills and strong armed him into a 50/50 deal. This set up cannot come as a complete surprise to her!

4. She just found all of his shit in the storage lockers and that's how she put it together??? Like if anything that's way less indicative of him framing her and more like can you look after my furniture for me. She's been in obvious business with him for ages, he's obviously looking out for himself ahead of her (which isn't weird!), he's leveraged all kind of things over her... Why is this the tipping point?? (like I get why having to shoot Turner would be the tipping point but not what that has to do with him putting stuff in her name really... Unless she's mad cos she knows he has cameras there...???)

5. She pushed him away!! I know she was doing it for her kids (does he though?) but his demeanour to her has noticeably cooled since then. Why is that surprising to her?? Maybe he wouldn't've been so intent on pinning things on her if he thought they had some kind of future? And I don't just mean romantic/sexual... She tried to leave the business.

6. They probs wouldn't've been in this mess if she'd killed boomer when he asked or at least been honest about what had happened - again, maybe he wouldn't've been so willing to pin things on her if he didn't think she was a fuck up? (and didn't think her crew were fuck ups too!)

7. He has a kid! He's motivated by the same self/family preservation instinct as she is. The same instinct that led to her SETTING HIM UP PREVIOUSLY. if anything i'd've thought this season was setting up that she could understand where he's coming from!

Anyway! I don't think it was necessarily ooc for beth to shoot him but the reason for her doing it didn't make sense. Him kidnapping her was batshit unless he was trying to get her off kilter and angry (?!) and her being mad at him for putting things 'on her' was weak. She could've been mad at him for kidnapping her or trying to get her to shoot an fbi agent (on camera!) or for going missing in her time of need and then panic when she thought he was going for her (though no need for three fucking shots).

Her apparent lack of remorse in the montage towards the end (not being sad for Marcus, wanting to take over rio's business, being happy he's gone) does seem ooc and makes her seem like a psychopath/Walter White. Maybe they were trying to highlight how similar she and rio are, but what I took from it is that she doesn't get how similar the two of them are (she saw him being practical and putting himself first, LIKE SHE HAS DONE AND STILL DOES as a betrayal) because she has blinkers on that allow her to justify her own behaviour. (and because she and Ruby and Annie are so ride or die each other? But she has no dang reason to expect the same thing from him! She isn't that for him either!!)

#nbc good girls #TV #I still think it's extremely nonsensical for rio to piss her off and put a gun in her hand after teaching her how to use it #Maybe he doesn't get how similar they are either???#Is that the point???!!!!!???!!#🍻🍻🍻🍻#Oh well I'm interested to see where season 3 goes #Beth as an actual gang boss will sure be interesting #As will a lack of rio's codling /him coming for her

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