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sprout-fics · 7 months

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Some thoughts about MW3 and then I'm logging off for a few days I think. Honestly the amount of brutality in this game touched a raw nerve considering recent events and I need a reset

The game was rushed. There's no denying that. It is extremely clear which levels were carefully designed and which ones were just recycles of gameplay in warzone.

I found the 'weapons free' levels to be extremely disappointing. What I loved previously about MW2019 and M2022 was the very meticulous paced gameplay that was realistic and believable. Instead we had Soap on his own gallivanting around an armed island fortress with zero stealth and zero planning. Alone stealth mission who? It was clearly just code from warzone and I really really disliked it

The plot was disjointed and hard to keep track of. Makarov is here, now he's there. Here's Yuri for a split second, bye! Plane crash, and for what? There was a distinct lack of cohesiveness that came with the previous two games

Part of this lack of cohesiveness is that we play as everyone except Alex and Ghost. That's a total of 6 or so roles, when the previous campaigns had 3 max (Alex, Farah, Gaz for MW2019, and Gaz/Soap for MW2022) This is particularly disappointing because I felt the limited number of roles was a major advantage over the originals, which also felt disjointed at times with the sudden transitions of POVs

Most of this gameplay was Price, which I heavily disliked. I appreciate Price best in his role as a supervisor, as overwatch guiding the younger sergeants through missions. It suits his character, as opposed to him getting shot at and barking about his need for cover. it erases a lot of his character to find himself in a vulnerable position like that. We should have focused this campaign to Soap, Gaz, Farah, and maybe Laswell

A lot of the missions could have been shortened to cutscenes, which would have made them more comprehensive and would have allowed for better flow of the storyline. Instead we have Farah and Price...wirelessly hacking things? if we're going for realism that's just not it.

The game relies too heavily on Warzone cutscenes, which I felt the other two games did less of, which was a good strength as it attracted a different and more diverse audience

I hated the Graves Shepherd subplot. I'm glad Shepherd got his comeuppance, but other than that I hate that Farah just 'Oh he attacked my allies? Oh well.' Because frankly I feel like it goes against her character. Feel free to disagree with me on that, but I really just didn't like that aspect of the game

The amount of civilian brutality was really hard to stomach. I understand its just poor timing on the game's part due to recent events, but even the airplane level and comments made by Makarov's men just...had me walk away from the playthrough for a bit because it disgusted me so much. I get that such scenes were needed to drive home Makarov's villainy, and maybe it's just current events, but it really did feel like overkill

We barely got to see the team, I feel like. One thing I loved about the previous two games were the small asides of banter and interaction we got. We got absolutely none of that in this game, and it speaks to the rushed quality and really subpar production. The banter and interaction in the 'Alone' mission in MW2 was what made it popular. In this game, Soap and Ghost barely say five words to each other. I really miss the team dynamics we saw

No Roach. Enough said.

Finally- Soap's death. This may be an unpopular opinion. It was completely meaningless. Makarov got away. He didn't get any last words. Even in the originals Soap was able to say something to Price. It was pure shock value, plain and simple. It added nothing to the plot that hadn't already been done, and I fully believe the devs shot themselves in the fucking face by taking away arguably the most beloved character in the fandom. That was the final straw for me.

I was considering maybe purchasing the games, but at this point I'm not even going to rewatch this campaign, let alone play it. In fact, I won't be watching future games either. I'm fully done. I'll be writing according to the MW2019 and MW2022 timelines, but this game does not exist to me. I'm disappointed and upset by the quality of this compared to the previous two games, and the way they tried to make up for it with pure shock value.

That is all. Goodnight.

#mw3 spoilers #mwiii spoilers #I had 2 drinks following me finishing this game and its not nearly enough to erase my emotions #I'm disappointed and let down and upset #I wish they took more time with this game and didn't give us a turd dipped in gold leaf to make it look pretty #I'll see you all in a few days #I'll come back to probably reblog some resources and stuff about Gaza but #I don't want to really touch anything else right now.

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moonshinemusings · 1 year

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Random TF 141 + friends headcanons (Pt.2)

Warnings: none

• Soap makes amazing pancakes. There are many videos of him trying to flip them over and failing, but that's not the point-

• Speaking of, Farah has so many vids that can be used as blackmail. She can never catch Price or Ghost doing something dumb enough for it, but the others are unfortunate victims

• König loves butterflies. Most bugs freak him out, but he finds them beautiful and peaceful. At the same time he loves bees, he really does, but he's really scared of being stung (even though it has never happened before)

• Roach, being true to his name, finds bugs really fascinating. He owns at least one metal pin of a roach that's for sure. The others also often gift him little things resembling insects

• Alejandro and Rodolfo used to sit on the roof and watch the stars together a lot as kids

• Gaz really likes swimming, especially when he can do it in the sea

• The team has UNO nights where the table ends up flipped over regularly (usually by Alejandro)

• Soap shouldn't be taken to the cinema because he talks through the movies. All. The. Time.

• Farah is really clumsy in heels since she never needed to learn how to walk in them. She'd rather die than try though. Meanwhile, Valeria could run and kill a man without ever worrying about falling or breaking her ankles

• And honestly? I think Gaz would rock the heels too, if only after a little practice

• Ghost finds sharks fascinating, especially the aspect of how many people are scared of them when they are mostly harmless

• Soap, Gaz and Alex really enjoy the Deadpool movies, they often quote lines at each other

• Graves is a Backstreet Boys enjoyer (honestly can't blame him)

• Rodolfo adores those little, fluffy white dogs that look like rats whenever they are bathed

• Put Soap in a dance circle and he's going to make a fool out of himself, but somehow slay at the same time

• Alex likes drawing tattoo ideas that he wants to get later, or simply just feel like making. Doodling calms him

• Farah takes zero shit (like Gaz), so when there is a banter with someone it can quickly turn into a heated argument or some firm words from her

• Price is a certified McDonald's hater. Calls it fake food and complains about the quality and taste constantly

• Ghost likes horror movies and laughs at them, but only when they don't have some specific scenes (I don't think I have to elaborate)

• Soap has random shit on him all the time. Once he pulled out a lollipop from his vest and started eating it on the heli towards a mission

• Most of the team plays Hay Day. They are on each other's friend lists, but Rodolfo is the only one who actually helps the others

• Alejandro builds his farm like he would in real life and tries to make it realistic, while Rudy does the same. He cares more about the cute animals though, he probably has like 10 dogs and cats

• Gaz tried to get Price to play, but he cut his whole career short because the Captain started to get obsessed and wouldn't put the phone down

• Soap always brags about how good his farm is, meanwhile Ghost quietly sits in the background with like +30 levels on him. He often plays when he can't sleep so he's ahead of everyone

• Alex and Farah kind of bond over the game, they have one shared account because neither of them spend too much time playing. They often have childish arguments over things like where they should put certain decorations, but always end up finding a compromise (Alex lets her get away with a lot in this sense)

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bunnydexterloveselvis · 3 months

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My ECU husband list because I'm bored (this is partially a joke) (please don't send hate I'm beggin) (might update if this gets a bunch of notes)

Dr. John Carpenter (Change of Habit, 1969) <3

Husband qualities:

-good with kids

-smart

-doctor (he can heal you)

-hot!!!!

-not perfect but he tries his best

-sings very well plays the guitar!! (good for bedroom time ;) )

-clean, he keeps his hair combed, face shaved, and skin and nails washed. i bet he smells nice. if he don't use cologne then you would smell hand soap probably. idk i feel like he's a compulsive hand washer (ocd??????? idfk)

-cozy and nice fashion sense

-genuinely wants to help people in need

-did i mention hot (look at the way he's staring you down in the above pic. lawdy!!)

Jess Wade (Charro!, 1969) (current brainrot as of writing this) <3

Husband qualities:

-pretty smart

-hot as hell!!!!!!!!!!

-cowboy (save a horse ride a cowboy)

-beard (sorry this gets a category on its own)

-can be mean when needed to and can protect himself

-good lord he has a veryyy high pain tolerance (good for bedroom time ;) )

-scars (some people like that right?? i do. someone please hear me out)

-i feel like he has a high body temperature so if you ever get cold he is there to warm you

-also fashion sense (he's a cowboy)

-is a sheriff so he can protect you (can protect you in general honestly)

-good lord he is hot!!!!!!!!!! sorry

-daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy? sorry. daddy-

-rough and would probably slap you if you wanted him to (also good for bedroom time ;) )

Ross Carpenter (GIrls! Girls! Girls!, 1962) <3

Husband qualities:

-smart

-h h h hh hot

-fisherman, he can bring food to the table

-he can cook full-blown meals!!! like dinner and breakfast and stuff!!! just imagine him cooking dinner for you.. i wouldn't know what to do! now who's gonna write the fic?? /hj

-young (ehh i mean whatever i love dilfs but ross is hot af)

-knows how to operate a boat

-can fight and protect

-sings!! very well actually!!! he can sing upbeat and happy, to slow and sultry, to, well, anything really!!

-knows how to treat a woman right

-can dance, normal upbeat dancing, or tango-like slow dancing

-btw did you see that "walls have ears" scene?? look down. good lord it isn't big it's huge (good for bedroom time ;) )

-pretty good with kids. he can tolerate them at least. if they listen well

-a bit protective actually

-love love love the shirts and pants he wears. and that hat. oh god i love him so much

OVERALL QUALITIES

-pretty smart

-hot n sexy af!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good lord!!!!!!

-have jobs

-great fashion sense

-pretty good with kids

-outstanding in the bedroom

-can sing and/or play guitar

-unique in their own way

-all have their own imperfections but still try their best (lookin at you jess /lh)

-overall pretty loveable and husband material

-blue eyes and long eyelashes (yes this gets its own point. i like eyes. esp blue or brown eyes. and they twinkle at the right spot, oh yes im on my knees. love your eyes sm honey)

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gorgojijijijito · 2 years

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im gonma make bride of discord relevant againt i sweer

anybody else remember bride of discord (and daughter of discord) by that disneyfanaticbunchofnumbers on youtube? yeah i freaking loved it as a kid. still do now honestly, it was honestly one of the cornerstones of my childhood and it's my favorite thing to listen to while i work. i call it my soap opera.

that being said 90% of the morals are AWFUL holy shit. i still appreciate it because it's heartwarming as a passion project and comparably more mature piece of fanwork considering the my little pony fandom at the time; but the toxicity between discord and fluttershy? the homophobic undertones in the sequel?? the treatment of rarity as a character??? THE APPLESPIKE??????

that shit has GOT to GO. so im writing a fix-it-fic for my own self indulgence lmao. i'll be posting my progress and some tidbits here, but i'm not even halfway done with transcripting the episodes and planning out my changes, so it'll be a long while before the final drafts are ready to post. when they are, they'll be posted on archive of our own, but until then, everyone and anyone is more than welcome to offer changes that they would like made, or factors of the story they'd like to be kept. theres no guarantees that they'll be included, but it's still so fun talking about this thing with other people, and it's always good to engage with others in this phase of the process. below is a list of major to minor notes i've already got in mind.

I want to keep the serious tone of the story. By far I think the thing that kept me attached to this series for so long is how the mood differs from so much of the fandom back then. the stakes in the beginning were legitimately high, the conflict took itself seriously, and the production quality was through the roof. this is the audiodrama's hallmark, it's iconic and must be kept in mind when contemplating changes.

Many smaller changes must be made to the Fluttercord plot in order to make it healthier and more natural: the infantilization of fluttershy, discord's overbearingness and harrassment, literally nearly all of episode 9. red flags. i think the biggest issue is that the character arcs are based more on shipping and tropes than the actual characters. there's nothing wrong with this in moderation, but in this case, the relationship is unbearably toxic. the arcs in the rewrite will be a lot more character-focused.

Instead of applejack and spike being the secondary romance, i'm going to make it applejack and rarity. yes i do ship rarijack, but this decision was primarily made in order to get two birds with one stone with applejack and rarity's depictions in the series and its sequel. free my girl rarity and leave my boy spike alone :(

Take pinkie pie more seriously as a character. this isn't just a problem with BOD but also the actual show FIM. she just gets annoying sometimes and her lack of depth really irked me in BOD.

GET RAINBOW DASH AWAYYYY FROM SOREN GET THAT OUT OF HERE

i feel like fluttershy's "tragic" backstory explaining her hesitance as being adored is kinda underwhelming. so is her insecurity, her insecurity not expanding beyond the "doesn't know she's beautiful" trope just rubs me the wrong way, she deserves more depth than that.

discord. discord. the relationship is so one-sided to discord that i think i can only name 2 things he legitimately done for fluttershy's happiness (both of which he lowkey ruined not a day later. most of their "bonding" scenes are just him trying to distract her from her tragic reality and her desires by doing stuff he wants to do, which btw is a manipulation tactic so GET THAT OUT OF HERE)

theres quite a few weird undertones and stereotypes. the pedo and "nice girl" stuff with applespike is the most obvious one, but theres also some lowkey misogynistic quips thrown in there and, although this might not have been an issue at the time, zecora does fit the "wise black woman" trope that's been pointed out many times in recent media, so i do need to adjust how she's portrayed.

another problem that FIM also commits, but rainbow dash just feels so mischaracterized as an element of loyalty at some points. i want to make her loyalty more prominent, to the point of putting her career on the line because she couldn't abandon fluttershy or her friends when they were breaking down. that would be real sweet.

i dont know if im also going to rewrite daughter of discord, i might consider it after im finished with this one, though. also i promise i write way better than i do here when i try lol

#bride of discord #my little pony #mlp fim #mlp #fluttercord #rarijack #bride of discord rewrite #ive been working on this for 3 months already :(

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cherryatombomb · 1 year

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Idiot's Guide to Dating by Simon Riley

John "Soap" MacTavish x Simon "Ghost" Riley

also on ao3 ! this is part three, part one is here, part two is here. no warnings apply, this fic is still pure fluff for now - apart from some mentions of how to kill someone, it's vague, but still there

So, the first step of his plan hadn’t gone well. Truly, Ghost should have expected this – his plans never went well, something always had to go wrong, and perhaps he wasn’t as good at... ‘wooing’ as he thought he could be. That was fine. He could handle that. He just had to simply get better. Onto the next step.

Quality time.

Now, when he thought about it, he quickly realized that he spent a startling amount of time with his Sergeant, really. Now that Johnny had bypassed his hostile walls, they really did spend a good chunk of time together. Whether it be just sitting in silence whilst Ghost cleans his weapons, or Ghost listening as Soap rambles about some new explosive device Price let him get his hands on, or - okay, he could go on a lot. The point was, he spent a lot of time with Soap, so much time he was beginning to realize it wasn’t at all surprising that Price had clocked onto them all.

So, he needed to make sure the quality time was different, now. It had taken him some time to narrow down exactly what he wanted to do with him, because there was, admittedly, a lot they hadn’t done together. But every time he thought of different things, stereotypical date ideas, he feels panic seize him. It brings this uncomfortable feeling, and it doesn’t feel right.

With restaurants out of the mix, it somehow doesn’t make things easier.

Then, it hit him. Ghost’s a practical man, that wasn’t uncommon knowledge. His brain worked in a serious manner; he wasn’t one for grand declarations of love, but subtle ones, with the intent of keeping safe. His gift to Johnny, the first step of his plan, ’Guess I better get training’. He could teach him how to use the knife safely and show him how to be safe using his plethora of knowledge regarding how to use knives.

A smug smile quirked his lips because it made sense, and it would honestly also make him feel better about Soap being on the field. Whilst Ghost knew he was a strong man, and he trusted his skills, trusted him out there, he always wanted the other man to improve. He pushed himself to a stand and moved over to his desk, fishing through his drawer until he found that bit of paper with his guide written on it. Grabbing a pen, he added to the second step, then grinned to himself when he finished up and put it back in the drawer.

He’d failed it the first time, he’d just have to come back stronger, right?

The next day, he set the plan into motion. Admittedly, the first half of that day was spent mentally preparing himself to go talk to Soap, to begin with. They’d spoken multiple times throughout that morning, but, somehow, it made things worse for him, in all honestly. The anticipation of it all made it worse, so much worse.

Finally, he steeled his resolve, because he’s Simon “Ghost” Riley, a man with a reputation that some might not be proud of, but he is. It took a while to wander the base until he eventually found Soap, but he ended up stumbling upon him in the kitchen, talking with Gaz. The sight made him pause, for just a moment.

Gaz was cooking something, and engaged in conversation with Soap, who was sitting at the counter. The latter was grinning as he spoke, one hand waving wildly as if to emphasize his point, whilst his other held something. Upon closer inspection, it was the knife that he’d given him only the other day. His hand gripped at the handle, gently, his thumb slipping over the engraved ‘S.R’, so tender it made his heart ache.

For a moment, he allowed himself to simply watch, to appreciate how this moment looked, so domestic. For just a moment, it felt like a window to a scene he should never be privy to, not somebody like Ghost.

Still, he mustered up his strength and shook himself from his reverie, moving closer, breaking the moment up. Johnny must have heard his footsteps approaching, as he glanced over, and his expression turned into something Ghost couldn’t quite understand. That grin turned a little softer, something flashing in those familiar eyes, and he can’t quite grasp what it meant. Not that he was allowed much time to ponder, as Soap immediately began to speak.

“Lt! What’re you doing here?”

The taller man’s eyes flitted over to Gaz, who was watching over both, before turning around when he met Ghost’s eyes, pretending he couldn’t hear a thing they were saying.

“Are you busy?” Ghost questioned.

Soap’s eyes widened, freezing where he was once fidgeting with the knife, and he paused, looking over Ghost with something like confusion in his eyes.

“Not... really. I was gonna ask Price to help me with the knife, but...”

“I’ll do it.”

“Huh?”

“Teach you how to use it. I’ll help.”

Disappointment flashed across Soap’s features, and Ghost blinked owlishly, not certain what the other was expecting. Perhaps he really wanted Price to teach him? The thought stings, makes his gut churn, and he tries to ignore it.

“Oh! Why not? Nobody better to ask to teach me how to stab people,” he snickered, but it sounded slightly... off.

Ghost doesn’t understand it.

Rather than trying to figure it out at that moment, he just nodded to him, gesturing for him to follow him. As usual, he turns around, and he can hear Soap stand and file in beside him.

Neither of them spotted the way that Gaz scoffed in exasperation, hands flinging upwards to match the sound, shaking his head.

The walk to the training area doesn’t take long, and, typical for the both of them, Ghost remained quiet whilst Johnny rambled about some different things. Today, he picked knives, talking about the fact that he did have training with them, but he doubted that he was as good as Ghost with them. He’s pretty certain most people think that he doesn’t pay much attention to Soap, whenever he gets like this, but he does, always. What could he say? Soap had a nice voice, and he doesn’t mind not being the one to carry a conversation.

Or be in the conversation at all, actually. Truly, Soap can carry it all by himself, and he does, sometimes.

They finally arrive there, to a small outdoor area, with targets lined up close by. Thankfully, they ended up being the only ones there – perhaps because it’s an odd time for knife-throwing, but that’s okay with him.

“Stand over there,” Ghost gestured, and Johnny obliged without much of a second thought. “Show me how you think you should throw it, let’s see how you do,” he said, falling into familiar territory, and feeling himself relax for it. He knew how to teach, and has done so multiple times over the years – this isn’t uncharted territory, and he was immensely grateful for it.

Soap shifted into position, having just about the right stance, and his eyes narrowed, taking in a few breaths before throwing it. It was a decent throw, landing on one of the outer rings, but would stop an enemy, nonetheless.

Unlucky for Johnny, though, Ghost won’t have decent. No, he wanted him to be better, because he wanted to be reassured that he’s taught everything he can, so he’s safe as possible in the field. There’s never a guarantee for absolute safety out there, but he can do his best to maximize his safety.

Once Soap collected the knife, he had him stand in position once more but frowned at his stance. “You’re right-handed? Then right foot in front of your left, just like...” A huff escaped him when the other adjusted his position, but it still wasn’t quite right.

“Let me show you,” he muttered, moving closer, stepping in behind Johnny. A gloved hand reached down, shifting his hips so he was better in position, and tapping his leg to get him where he wanted. Once he was, with his left foot angled to the side, and his right foot facing the target, he mumbled a ‘good’, and then checked the rest of him, to see how his stance was now.

“You need to relax, Johnny,” His voice was low, quiet, because of the proximity, trying not to think of the implications of the moment. Soap was so close he could feel the warmth radiating from his back, his gloved hands feeling like static was running through them every time he reached out to touch and adjust his position. He was so caught up in his own head about it that he didn’t register the way that Johnny’s cheeks flushed, just slightly, his breathing getting swifter, his shoulders tensing. Not until, at least, he checked out his stance and tutted at how tense he was.

“Relax,” He breathed out, voice low, almost a whisper, speaking in his ear. A shudder goes down Soap’s spine, and Ghost desperately wanted to believe that it was for the same reason why he felt like there were fireworks in his stomach. However, he isn’t a man to hope for things like that, and instead, just tried to revel in the feeling of having Johnny in his hands, just for a moment.

Simon Riley might be Ghost, but at the end of the day, he was also still a man, a man who wanted nothing more than to have Soap in his arms.

“Better. Hold it like you would a hammer, fingers on the bottom, thumb on top,” finally, Ghost stepped back from Soap. He lingered close, keeping an eye on his stance, and then let his eyes look down to his hands. Indulging himself, briefly, in just appreciating how he looked.

Soap was wearing a black shirt, one that clung nicely to his muscles, emphasizing them, almost, and he looked damn nice. The Sergeant might be smaller than him, but he’s still strong, he’s seen him in action, and he knows he’s a force to be reckoned with. Truly, he yearned to know what those muscled arms would feel like wrapped around him, whether he would squeeze him if they hugged. He wanted Soap to lay on top of him, press all his weight onto him, and only then would Ghost feel like he could truly breathe again.

None of that was voiced aloud, of course, and he instead gave another nod of approval once Soap obliged with his command. “Hold it with the blade facing you, handle towards the sky.. Pull back, and throw. Don’t put too much strength into it,”

A proud smile curled his lips when he watched Johnny do just as he said, then release the knife once more. This time, the throw was faster and hit closer to the middle of the target. Soap turned to him, grinning widely, his cheeks flushed, still, but Ghost put it down to excitement.

“Better, eh, Lt?” He asked, and Ghost can’t help the way his eyes softened at him instinctively, finding the sight simply so endearing.

“Better,” he confirmed, nodding, moving so he can retrieve the knife for him. “If you have to throw one, aim for one of the main arteries. Most of the time, heads and bodies will be covered by armour, which will make it more difficult. Going for the thighs, the femoral artery will have them bleeding out in minutes. Adrenaline might make them keep going, but a blow like that will give you enough time to get out of there, or finish the job with a gun,”

“Got it,” The way that Soap smiled at him, in response to that word vomit, was so endearing it hurt. How could a man look like that after being told how to effectively kill a man with a knife? Who gave Soap the right?

“Keep practicing. You’ll get better.” Ghost handed the knife back to him, and then stepped back, stepped away, “I have some paperwork to do,” that was a lie, “Let me know if you need more help,”

Soap nodded, grabbing the knife with one hand, then reaching out to bump his bicep with his fist with the other hand, an action so casual and relaxed it surprised him at how warm it made him feel. “I’ll practice ‘til I’m better than you, Riley,” he promised, grit flashing in those pretty eyes, and Ghost could only nod dumbly, lips tugged into a small smile underneath the mask.

“Good,” he echoed from earlier, a little dumbly, and he did something new, in their routine. As Ghost went to step around him and leave the room, he bumped Johnny’s shoulder with his fist, before backing out. It was such a simple action, it shouldn’t feel so surprising, but it... was. He could count the number of times he’d touched Soap willingly on only two hands, but here he was, adjusting his stance behind him, and then giving him a fist bump...

It should feel wrong. Ghost was far from the sort of person who did even innocent gestures like that, but in truth, it made him feel fucking giddy. Like some teenager who just had their first kiss, his stomach exploded in butterflies, even as he walked out of the room looking just the same as he usually did.

Step two went better than step one, that was for certain. Whilst there was that nasty thought in the back of his mind that, certainly, things were going to go wrong, he let himself enjoy the moment, as a treat. Perhaps he was still just riding the high of Soap’s handsome grin, or the pressure of his back up against his chest, but he allowed himself it, nonetheless. When he returned to his room, it was with renewed vigor. Ghost wasn’t hopeless, after all.

#call of duty #simon “ghost” riley #john “soap” mactavish #soapghost #ghostsoap #john soap mactavish x simon ghost riley #idiot's guide to dating by simon riley

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nightglider124 · 1 year

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Titans: Season 4 - Ep11 - Thoughts

I have finally watched the episode. My God, my day at work was agonizing; I looked at tumblr and saw gifs and posts and was like screaming cos I wanted to watch it.

Anyway, since I've just freshly finished watching it, I am gonna note down some thoughts!

So... I feel weirdly mixed on this episode? As an episode it was good but as the penultimate episode? Idk... I feel kinda meh about it? I don't wanna come across as negative and the rest of this will mostly be stuff I enjoyed since I actually did enjoy the majority of it and as an episode in itself, it was good but idk... the fact the finale is all that's left, I feel like it's gonna be rushed... or the actual action is gonna be over super quick etc and loose ends won't get tied up... and I hate to say it, but I am kinda now doubting what is in store for dk fans in the finale? I would have thought this episode would have had more than it did, I gotta say. Idk... I just felt I had to say that to begin with.

Sigh, Kory continues to be and will forever be my absolute favourite. Idgaf what haters say and shit, I love Anna as Kory. I really do. She might not be like some of the versions people know Kory from but I think she brings close qualities and if anything makes this version of Kory edgier. Like, I absolutely adore her. Starfire is my absolute favourite DC character. Always has been, always will. I basically support any and all versions of my baby girl since DC doesn't spotlight her as much as they should cos she's fucking amazing.

Kory's dreaming and shit has me nervous for her. Like, we all know by now some bad shit goes down and happens to Kory. I am so dreading it. I know that she's gonna be fine from BTS stuff but like... it's still gonna hurt like a motherfucker.

Mercy was an interesting addition this season, I gotta say. I like the actress a lot since her days on Coronation Street (UK soap opera) and honestly, seeing her get choke slammed by Kory had me grinning but I like in the end she is purely like fuck it, take the documents, whatevs. Gar was also hilarious in that scene like no we don't need them all but I'm taking them ehehehehe. XD

Was... Was I missing something with May?? Like I thought she was dead when he burnt her ass up last episode? I was really confused cos she was just walking about like that didn't happen. Did she die and come back or was she never dead?? What... was that bodybag scene in the last ep real? I thought it was a dream. It was weird. I mean she dead af now and I enjoyed her as Mother Mayhem; she really had the villain oomf. Sebastian is... lacking in comparison.

In addition to that, Sebastian had potential to be scary but honestly, he comes off as a whiney mamas boy like he is grating. XD

Conner... my boy, I am always so left and right with you. I'm glad he is actually team Titans but... idk something in me still isn't trusting his ass XD. Like, I thought the bit with him and Dick in the tunnel was him tricking Dick or something but seems legit. We'll agree to like Conner and trust him... for now. XD

So, I didn't mind the Jason and Tim scenes but fuck me, wrong time. Like, I'm sorry. It felt so badly placed. We are at the penultimate episode and we're now just getting some Tim training as Robin with Jason? Nah, I was annoyed. And, they spent so many scenes on it?? Like miss me with that bs. It felt unnecessary, imo.

Another sour note, I feel like we actually could have had a lot more Kory scenes considering the episode was called Project Starfire. Like, damn. I promise, that's my only really salty thing.

Now, ahem... the dickkory scene on the balcony was cute af. It really nicely reflected the scene in S1 at the motel. But, it was too shorttt! Their sweet scenes are just... always too short for my liking which is disappointing. I'm happy for all and any scenes but jeez.

Gar and Rachel talking about wanting a change and shit, I was like are y'all gonna leave the famjam?? Cos I will not be emotionally okay if that happens. I literally just saw a certain new hero film where this was also a thing like pls CAN YOU NOT. My heart can't.

Lmao, Dick in the chamber thing when they were powering the orb thing was hilarious. Like, boy done fucked up the whole plan bc of his own anxiety for his wife. It was cute and his concern was very obvious.

Also, side note, the bit where Dick, Rachel and Gar appear where Kory is with Mercy made me giggle. Like Dick was so huffy like 'Making new friends?' and it was unusual like in this series its a real rarity that Dick is annoyed at something Kory has done like he has let her get away with literal murder whilst batting eyelashes at her. So, it was like tehe. Ya know? I'm assuming others know what I mean.

ALSO. When in the chamber thing as they got to 98% and before Dick fucked it up, did you guys notice Kory's eyes? That tiny bit where it went a bit slower and her eyes like flickered from glowing to normal? Was that something up with her powers or am I imagining shit?

I think that's mostly my thoughts. I still don't know how to feel on the episode. It didn't blow me away and I feel like with penultimate episode, I should be? I got excited in like the very last minute where he blows the horn and Kory's like 'There's only one way to end this. My way.' like bitch is dead serious and I'm scared for my girl.

I'm hoping the finale is really good buuut... I have also seen screeners really hyping it up and I'm just not trusting it. So, I think I'm gonna try and go into the finale with as less an expectation as possible to avoid crushing disappointment. I'm not gonna have any theories or anything or scenes that I would ideally like bc I think that's how you get set up for disappointment.

I'm gonna enjoy the ride and just see where the finale takes us. Weird that this time next week, Titans will be over. Sad times. :(

One upside, I'm working til 3pm next week so I am gonna try my absolute HARDEST to avoid tumblr and just not look at the tags so I remain blissfully unaware of what happens. Even if it kills me.

Each week when I am at work and a new episode of Titans comes out, I literally refresh the dc titans and dickkory tag like a thousand times to get me through the day.

Anyways! Hope others liked this episode and see y'all for the finale!

#dc titans #titans spoilers #dc titans spoilers #dickkory #just my thoughts

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girlfriendsofthegalaxy · 1 year

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tuesday again 1/3/2023

VERY pleasing to me that the year starts and ends on a Sunday

mack doesn't know what a calendar is

listening

first song of the year: doja cat's say so (snakehips remix). just a pretty little soap bubble of a song. this is not to say it's insubstantial, bc i do think that doja cat is one of the harder hitters when it comes to production values, just that it's about a soft, ephemeral moment. in an interview i cannot locate she once said "if my songs make you get up and dance i've done my job" and this is very much a staple on my dishwashing playlist

youtube

i've stolen lyrics for a fic (no punches left to roll with) and plan to continue mining this song for fic and chapter titles. stay tuned

reading

hat tip to @blysse-and-blunder for reblogging a post about a buckwild academic plagiarism case. here's a short version, here's the long play by play with a bonkers twist in i think part 4.

unrelated: if RetractionWatch ever got real funding and wasn't constantly creaking along on a literal shoestring budget, they're in the top five of orgs i would like to work for. this would require me to be actually connected and qualified tho

watching

kicked off the sixth year of starting a new-to-me black and white movie at about ten forty/eleven PM on new year's eve, so i come into the new year watching something good. very important: it has to be a movie i have not seen but i already know i will love. previous years have been: sunset boulevard, yojimbo, the thin man, it happened one night, and bringing up baby. i am predisposed to noir and screwball comedies, but it is very funny that yojimbo kicked off the Cowboy Year and i simply have never looked back. i am reluctant to watch a cowboy movie as the first movie of the year bc they are so wildly varying in quality and i find most black-and-white american westerns afflicted with the hays code. do pre-code westerns exist? yeah. do i want to watch them? no.

this year was The Big Sleep (1946, Hawks), one of The film noirs. films noir?

can we bring back inexplicable nightclub scene where the female lead is singing something or performing a dance routine for funsies

more importantly, must a murder mystery be "good" or "comprehensible" or "a successful adaptation of the original novel's core plot"? is it not enough to see two tops, bogart and bacall, flirt at each other for the entire runtime?

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playing

pokémon. we'll see if my opinion changes, bc i have some scheduled medical funtimes over the weekend where i will be lying around and waiting a lot, but i currently don't feel like grinding enough to beat the final boss. got all the way down into the crater! met the final boss! can't be bothered otherwise and i have the bad habit of stopping a game the instant it stops being fun, which is why i have never seen the fallout endgame bc after i unlock all the settlements and decorate them i'm like well! job's done, game's over.

i further can't be bothered to get screenshots off my switch at this moment so look at dragalge who i am really vibing with lately. very shaped. poison/dragon/water moves all in one creature is very helpful

making

password manager: i am changing every fucking password i have bc of the lastpass breach :) bitwarden has slightly fewer quality of life features but the free tier more than supports my needs. neither of my siblings uses a password manager aside from the built in chrome and apple ones (upside down smiley face emoji) so we'll save that battle and that family plan purchase for another day.

planner talk: i am outsourcing a greater portion of my brain to the planner as the post-covid fog continues and at this point i honestly think i would rather someone have unfettered access to my journal than unfettered access to my planner. the planner is where most of the living happens. (pro tip: preload birthdays into that thing and then write a reminder a month out to actually find and send off a birthday gift/card/what have you. this makes me feel extremely put together, but there not very many people i actually buy gifts for)

thoughtful gift talk: a related pro tip, if you find whimsical but slightly generic objets d’art at thrift stores and cannot quite justify them for yourself, try throwing them in a big box for those gifts you have previously written yourself reminders about. love a trinket box or a container of some sort to put a slightly more personalized gift in. eg these rabbit glass...lidded trinket dishes? idk they have a proper name but they're rabbit versions of the milk glass hen-on-nest dishes that used to be really popular during the depression. pen and cat for scale

these will probably go off to my sister for her birthday, holding some monogrammed earrings and a cat toy for her cat fern.

i suppose the "generic box of cool stuff but not so cool that you will mourn its loss" could also work for hostess or housewarming gifts if that is a situation that frequently happens to you. i feel a little bit like im showing my hand by sharing these aging tumblr population tips bc i had to derive them all from first principles but there is no need for YOU, gentle reader, to reinvent the wheel along with me.

#tuesday again #tuesday again no problem #gif heavy for no particular reason

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tails-artwork · 10 months

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Gaming Thoughts - July 2023 - Sonic Frontiers

(I'm looking at doing a sort of long-term project to hopefully slowly get my art back into the groove amidst some of my studying. Basically at the end of each month to do one really small doodle based one a game that I play during the month and also give my thoughts on the game as well. Some games may end up getting covered twice depending on how much I keep playing it or such too. But maybe it might serve as a way for me to get back into doing some fanart and keeping myself from getting too rusty)

Anyways, to kick this off, we're starting with a game that while I did end up starting it in June, I managed to finish it off in the first half of July. Which would happen to be Sonic Frontiers.

Nonetheless, I have been a bit of a Sonic fan ever since my first game being the old PC port of Sonic 3D Blast, but back then I really didn't play super long or seriously with games like I do now, thus in all technicality the first Sonic game that I had ever beaten was Sonic Adventure 2 Battle on the GCN. I think ever since then I ended up having a stronger bias towards some of the 3D sonic games as opposed to the 2D ones despite the huge variance in quality a lot of the games have had over time.

Anyways, the moment I started Frontiers, I swear I ended up getting drawn in VERY quickly. I honestly struggled really liking going back to any of the boost era games (Generations and Unleashed included, so go ahead and grab the pitchforks) and the fact that to me Sonic felt as smooth as I remember in Adventure and Heroes already helped me enjoy more of the game. And honestly i found it really easy to control for most of the game as well while exploring in the actual world.

The cyberspace zones were…well…despite the fact that some of the boost era games have just never fully clicked with me, I think those were not tooo bad. There is an obvious dissonance on how Sonic controlled in the open area and in the cyberspace levels though and thus he felt a lot more stiff in those. But…damm some of the level layouts did tickle my fancy so much (Even though I feel like they missed some potential with the music for some of them, but that is a different matter.)

Regardless, I don't think I've ever been THIS sucked into a Sonic game since Heroes though, and I definitely am looking forward to the final update with this game as well with the different playable characters. I've been itching for Tails to have been playable in a 3D sonic game since almost forever and I really hope it comes out well in the end. All in all, still ranks quite up there as being one of my fav Sonic games, though I don't think it has dethroned Heroes or SA2B quite yet. (also yes, in my playthrough of Frontiers, I absolutely HAD to use the SOAP shoes for Sonic as well)

Also, throwing this last part under the cut because final boss spoiler potential.

I played the game on hard mode and was able to get the final last true fight. I heard a lot of people complaining about it before because it was a complete genre shift from a majority of the game, but like..it did feel like the game was preparing you for it with some of the small minigames there were so it wasn't 100% left field. And well…having playing Ikargua as much as I had before, this final boss literately just felt like a stage of that so that might be why I had quite a lot of fun with it and didn't have a hard time with it either. Though speaking of which, for those who DID enjoy the final boss though or those similar minigames. This is 100% a shameless plug to go and give Ikargua a try as well. And Radiant Silvergun while you're at it too.

Also, Sage's development in the game was just dawww. I really loved her a lot and I hope she shows up in future games as well considering the last scene in the ending.

#Sonic Fronters #Sonic the Hedgehog #Sage #Sonic #My Art

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Soph i am so happy that you are making Luke and Reid gifs! i love them so much, so i am here to fangirl as you asked in your tags 😊 i can still quote some of the scenes word for word, but it might still be time for a rewatch (minus the ending of course XD)

Hey!

I'm *so* happy that you know who they are lmao, two people make a fandom right? Now I have someone to yell with about them and not just into the void. It may have been 14 years since it went off the air, but an otp is forever right (qaf has been 25 so yk 😂)

It's hilarious to me that I accidentally ended up watching a random cancelled American soap opera being from the uk but here we are, I honestly have ZERO context for the show or Luke's story outside of these two but man, they were amazing together. Now that I'm a gifmaker well it's inevitable that I would gif them, plus there's like a few crumbs of them in gif form so it's up to me to provide I guess.

I fell down a rewatch rabbithole a month or so back and they've been in my brain ever since, I'm bummed that I can't find Reid's whole story in better quality because I love him so much and his early scenes are iconic and hysterical and I want to gif them! If anyone knows where I can find them let a girl know.

Also he reminds me of Brian in many ways and I guess I have a blorbo type huh?

Ending? What ending??? (Seriously though like, this is what people mean when they say it was a fuck you, burn down the studios with pitchforks ending, it still makes me AHHHHH)

If anyone else remembers them, come fangirl with us!

#soph asks #as the world turns #reid oliver #luke snyder #my descent into us soaps lmao what a time #I'm happy i managed to find any scenes in decent quality #ty for the ask <3

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andithiel · 1 year

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Hey pal!! 💫what is your favorite kind of comment/feedback? 🍭why did you start writing? and a wildcard of your choice, pls and thank youuuuu!! Also if these do not spark joy or you already have done them, feel to swap them out with whatever you want!! xox

Hey babes, thank you for the ask! I love these questions!

💫what is your favorite kind of comment/feedback? I honestly love all types of comments, be it a simple "loved this!"/"extra kudos" or keysmashes or emojis or unhinged screaming or quoting back entire paragraphs. But I think what I love most is people accusing me of making them cry or telling them they've stayed up way too late because they couldn't put my story down, or when they tell me they like my writing style, because I feel like I don't really have one (which I guess is because they're my words so it's harder to see a style, sort of the same way it's hard for me to see that my brother and I look extremely alike).

🍭why did you start writing? Okay, so in all honesty, and this may come off as sort of conceited, but the first fic I wrote was for Dramione, which I read on ffn (because I hadn't found ao3 at this time in my life), and I was so tired of the quality of the stories and thought "I can do better!" 😂 (Not sure I did, but I'm still a little proud of that story, even if it's not executed very well.) The thing is, I've always come up with stories in my head, but it was mostly pretty banal scenarios with plot points you'd recognise from soap operas or YA novels, never anything I thought was worth writing down. But then I fell into the Drarry rabbit hole around 2017, and after a while I was suddenly struck with a scene with the two of them while I was driving. I wrote some of it down and thought that once I had written and posted that story, I would be done. And then a friend sent me a video of a man dancing and it just screamed Harry to me, so I started writing that instead, and that became my first posted Drarry fic. And then more and more stories came to me, and I started new ones, and new ones, each shinier than the next, and now I don't know how to stop. The first story I came up with is still a WIP though.

Wildcard! 🍉in what ways has writing helped you process trauma and/or navigate through your own life? Let's get personal, personal! I didn't even realise it at first, but basically all my fics are about being afraid to let people close, or to make yourself vulnerable for someone else, which I guess I know is something I struggle with. But the fic that was my main therapy session (without me realising it until my dear friend Etalice asked me questions about it when I was struggling with writing a satisfying ending) was my Jeddy fic Love on Hold. Realising that I had basically written James as a younger (and more outgoing) version of myself was very difficult but also very cathartic, and once I had stopped crying I knew how I could write the end. (There was also a fic where I wrote in a thing that happened to me as a teenager (that also happens to be one of the reasons why I have a hard time trusting people) but I made it so that it had been a misunderstanding, and gave me Draco a happy ending.)

Let's get ((REAL)) fic writer asks

#fic writer asks

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ykwrites · 2 years

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Slow burn

Pairing: Daichi x F!reader

Warning:SMUT MDNI🚩

Rating: NSFW

Requests: OPEN

Note: Characters are aged up!

MASTERLIST

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“So you like him, huh?”Sugawara elbowed you playfully, pointing at one of his teammates sitting very far away from you two.

You started to regret coming for lunch at his practice court, Sugawara was a very good friend but maybe not so much that you would let him embarrass you in front of his professional volleyball team.

“Stop it or I’ll leave with your food” you threatened, probably red faced.

“It’s mine, you can’t take it”he pouted in response, mouth full and holding the bento box for dear life.

“Well, I cooked it so I can”

The usual bickering back and forth continued for a bit longer, Sugawara fighting for his meal like a starved child until someone finally interrupted.

“Why are you two always fighting?”

Of course it had to be him, the whole reason why your friend teased you in the first place.

Daichi Sawamura, looking as enchanting as always with his black number one jersey on, tall and extremely attractive. You had known him for a long time, but being around him still raised your blood pressure and your brain often messed with you imagining sinful things about him.

“Y/n cooked this delicious meal, because she can cook really good”Sugawara spoke, weirdly trying to make you look more appealing “and now she wants to take it from me”

“I’m sure you did something bad”Daichi sided with you, a smirk crossing his lips.

“He always does something”you tried to converse like a normal person.

“I know”the captain looked at you smiling.

“Oh, ok”your friend got up dramatically “Then I’ll leave you two alone so you can plan my downfall, but I’m taking the food”

And just like that, Sugawara performed a scene from a soap opera and stomped off to join the other teammates.

At that moment you felt thankful knowing Daichi is not someone who lets silence or boredom take part.

“He should be an actor”he joked, sitting next to you.

“Totally”you responded, a bit stiff because he was so close.

Honestly this man was something else, something about him rushed your heart, and dare I say hormones ,so wildly it didn’t seem normal.

“Hey, remember that wine I told you about the other day?”Daichi suddenly changed topics.

“Yeah, that red wine that cost more than my left kidney”you said, reminiscing about the conversation you had earlier that week.

“Well, I got a bottle yesterday and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to come by and give it a taste”

This caught you by surprise, usually you two would recommend things for the other to try and then give a little feedback or opinion, but this was new.

“Are you insane? That bottle costs around three hundred dollars” you couldn’t help but react.

“Four hundred, actually, but good quality costs money”

“Daichi, that’s a lot of money”

“Come on, I’m doing well and can afford it, don’t worry about my finances” he laughed lightly “are you coming by later then? I was thinking we could also have dinner together”

For a little while you didn´t respond, panicking inside and trying not to get over excited with the idea of this plan being a date. It probably wasn´t a date but a hanging out with friends kinda deal.

After a few seconds of silence, Daichi got visibly nervous at your lack of a response and started over explaining himself.

‘‘I´m sorry, maybe I’m being too pushy, you don´t have to come if you don´t want to or have other plans’‘ he said, as gently and understanding as always‘’It´s okay’’

‘‘I would love to have dinner at your place’‘you responded, after all he was someone you had known for a long time and it didn´t make sense to run away from hanging out with him.

‘‘Great!’‘a now relaxed smile painted his lips ‘‘Come by at seven? we can cook together!’‘

‘‘Sure’‘ you couldn´t help but smile back.

The coach screaming for everyone to get back to practice interrupted before Daichi could respond, but he woke up and gave you a thumbs up before reuniting with the team.

Was this really happening? Now it may be a good moment to elaborate that ‘’knowing him for a long time’’ meant since highschool, Daichi and Sugawara were part of your friend group since you started studying at Karasuno.

After school you stopped talking to everyone but Sugawara because he also went to college with you, the rest separated to do their own thing growing up to be adults and do different things, it just randomly ocurred that when Sugawara got the opportunity to join a professional volleyball team, Daichi was already the captain and you three reconnected.

It was so fun seeing them live their dream,in comparison your job was a very boring office thing but with a decent pay.

You patiently waited for practice to end and left with Sugawara, he wanted to get some groceries and obviously needed to drag you along.

Bad thing you decided to wait until you were in the grocery store surrounded by strangers to tell him about the dinner plans.

‘‘So you two are going on a date?’‘of course, he screamed.

‘‘Shut it! it´s not a date’‘you pushed him embarrased.

‘‘He invited you over for dinner and WINE’‘

‘‘So what? we are friends’‘

‘‘Correction, he is your crush since you were like fifteen and invited you to the adult equivalent of netflix and chill’‘

‘’I don´t want to get my hopes up’’

‘‘Cool, don´t forget to bring protection just in case’’

‘‘You are so annoying’’

‘’I´m being a responsible friend!, I see the sexual tension between you and Daichi, everyone does’‘

With that statement, your friend changed topics like nothing happened and left you in shambles. Sexual tension? more like you thirsting over Daichi and him just doing his own thing.

Even when Sugawara took you home and left, your head played a thousand different scenarios every second so you decided to get busy taking a shower since you still had a couple hours before leaving.

Maybe shaving and moisturizing wasn´t such a bad idea, if Sugawara was right then great because if the opportunity was there oh boy would you take it, and if it turned out to be a normal friendly dinner you would´ve simply done a bit of selfcare.

Around six thirty you rushed to finish getting ready and ordered an uber, so nervous that you almost fell down the stairs a few times. Obviously Daichi wouldn´t mind you getting there a few minutes late, but the anticipation was too much for you to handle.

Before you could process the way there, you were already knocking at his door, nervously tugging down the short black skirt you decided to put on and fixing your hair.

Daichi didn´t take too long opening and when, leaving you speechles at the sight of him without a shirt on.

‘‘Hello! you look amazing’’he complimented ‘‘ come in, I´ll go put my shirt on’‘

You waited for him in the living room, putting your purse and coat on his big dark couch and looking around to see everything neatly organized, as always. The coffee table already prepared with cuttlery and fancy wine glasses.

‘‘So, what do you want for dinner?’‘Daichi entered the room, now dressed with a black button up that fit him perfectly.

‘‘I haven´t thougt about it, anything is fine’‘you shrugged, smiling at how inviting he was.

‘‘Salmon and vegetables? I know you like salmon and I happen to have some’‘

‘‘Sounds perfect’‘

The fact that he remembered dumb details about you was even more exciting, just because it was him.

‘‘Come here’‘ he said when you entered the kitchen.

He had an apron in his hands and instead of giving it to you, he did it himself, tying the lace and fixing your hair from under the top string, so sweetly that you wondered if he did this on purpose to make you nervous.

‘‘We don´t want that beautiful outfit to get ruined’‘ he explained giving a little wink and taking his own apron.

‘’Thank you’‘you responded, face blushing hard.

Honestly, cooking with Daichi was so fun, and except for the effect he had on you, hanging out and cooking together made you realize how little you two spoke on the regular. The conversation kept going from the kitchen until you sat next to each other with everything, including the wine, served.

Memories about your Karasuno days resurfaced, laughing with anecdotes and fun moments like when Hinata and Kageyama joined the team and how they fought constantly, making Daichi act like a father dealing with rowdy children.

‘‘Do you keep in contact with any of them?’‘you asked, taking a little sip of wine.

‘‘I text with Nishinoya sometimes. and it´s hard not to see Hinata on tv almost every day, the kid is famous’‘he responded ‘‘What about you?’‘

‘‘Obviously Sugawara, he´s attached to my hip’‘you laughed jokingly ‘‘Asahi and I dated after highschool but it didn´t last long’‘

‘‘No way! Asahi?’‘his eyes widened ‘‘I never pictured you two together’‘

‘‘It was a weird summer’‘

‘‘I didn´t know you liked him, and I knew everybody’s business even if I didn´t want to’‘

‘‘Oh, I didn´t’‘

‘‘Then how did you end up dating?’‘

‘‘He confessed and I just wanted to try, we ended up as friends tho’‘you explained ‘’I had a crush on another boy’’

‘‘Now way! now you have to tell me’‘

‘‘You first’‘

‘‘What?’‘

‘‘Your crush’‘

‘‘That´s easy’‘ he laughed, drinking his wine before responding ‘‘you’‘

Ok stop.

You? really? Daichi was messing with you, or maybe not, but, who cares? that was in highschool.

‘‘I guess’‘ you forced youself to say something ‘‘You were my crush’‘ be brave or go home.

Daichi stayed silent for a second, squinting his eyes and hitting his own head lightly.

‘‘I want to punch my teenage self so bad’‘

‘‘Please don´t, he was such a nice kid’‘you kept the joke going.

‘‘He was a coward’‘

‘‘Not at all’‘

Surprisingly nothing in this conversation was uncomfortable, yeah your face was probably bright red and your bravery sourced by expensive wine but it felt just like two people remembering old times with fondness.

‘‘Wow, the wine is good’‘Daichi said,comfortably leaning against the couch.

‘‘For the price it better be’‘

‘‘I mean, I can pay it every day if that means you coming over for dinner’‘he turned to look at you, eyes sparkling even with the dimmed living room light.

Your heart skipped a beat, and you thanked liquid courague for making it easier to respond.

‘‘I don´t need that, cheap pizza and a good conversation is enough for me’‘

‘‘I´ll take note on that, today I wanted it to be better tho’‘

‘‘Why?’‘

‘‘You know, a first date must be special, altough I realize I didn´t tell you it was a date, at least for me. It´s okay if you don´t view it as such’‘a small, nervous laugh scaped his lips.

‘‘I was hoping it was a date’‘you confessed.

Somehow confessing wasn’t as hard as you thought it would be, it felt so nice and even better knowing he felt the same.

‘‘Y/n’‘ Daichi called your name, making you stop daydreaming and look at him ‘‘I truly don´t want to rush things or make you uncomfortable, but I´ve been thinking about kissing you since you walked trough that door’‘

How bold of him to say that, how bold of him to scan your lips with hunger, how bold of him to get closer when you smiled and how bold of you to kiss him first.

Daichi Sawamura, a good person and a fucking good kisser. He followed your lips wonderfully, inviting his tongue in your mouth with ease and placing one loving hand on your thigh and another on your waist.

At least for you, things got heated fast, he already attracted you by just existing, so his touch was exhilarating, and you wanted more of him right at that moment.

He seemed to feel just as excited and slowly moved until you were liying with your back agains te couch and him hovering over you, his hands taking advantage of the freedom you gave him.

‘‘You look even prettier under me, and I didn´t think that was possible’‘he said breathing heavily and moving down to your neck.

‘‘You´re such a tease’‘you unbottoned his shirt slowly, a little whimper scaping your lips when he bit the skin on your neck.

‘‘Says the girl wearing a short black skirt’‘he came back to look directly into your eyes, his hand creeping under said skirt and smiling when he felt the material of your underwear ‘‘with lacey panties under it’‘

You so badly wanted to respond, to tease him back, but his thick fingers pressing against your clit shut you up with a moan that Daichi took as an invitation to paint little circles of pressure while kissing you passionately.

Messy breathing and even messier kisses shared between you when you felt inside his pants, the outprint of his dick enough to give you animalistic hunger and make your pussy drip with anticipation.

Your lips only disconnected to take yours and his top off, you could tell Daichi was more on the slow passionate lover side and normally you would be happy to comply, however now both of you needed the contact frantically.

He stared at your boobs for a moment before attacking your nipples and putting his hand on your pussy again, now inserting a finger with ease and moaning with you when you finally freed his dick and started stroking.

Saying Daichi was good just with his fingers would be an understatement, this man knew exactly was he was doing to touch the right spot every time, so fine that he found your g spot with a simple finger, all while getting distracted with his own pleasure.

‘‘Daichi’‘you moaned his name, wanting him to look at you, and so he did ‘‘I need your dick inside me now’‘another moan interrupted your words.

‘‘I can make you cum with my fingers too, baby’‘

‘‘But I´m sure your dick feels better’‘

He smiled, lust on his eyes, and removed his hand to take his pants off and let you finish undressing as well, but to your surprise, he didn´t go back on top of you right after.

‘‘You can have my dick, but we’ll do it my way, sounds good?’‘he said, taking a condom from the back pocket of his pants and putting it on.

‘‘Yes’‘you didn´t care at all, his way it was if it meant him fucking you already.

‘‘Ok, turn to your side, beautiful’‘

You happily complied, laying on your right side as he got behind you, his torso against your back so you felt his erection brushing your ass. You let him move you, left leg slightly lifted up over his enough to line up his dick with your entrance.

First he entered slowly, adjusting so you both would be comfortable and then put his arm under your left arm, giving himself plenty of freedom to grab your boobs or neck however he pleased.

‘‘For the love of god, Daichi, move’‘you pleaded, desperate to feel him more.

‘‘Hush baby, I will’‘he moaned into your ear, biting the lobe.

And just like that he started moving, so painfully slow but so good, the angle drove you crazy with every stroke, like he wanted you to feel every vein and detail of his dick inside you. You wanted to scream, to beg for him to fuck you harder, senseless, but at the same time no one ever fucked you this good with so low effort before.

It was obvious that overstimulation was rising, his hand playing with your nipples and teeth biting your shoulder just to tease, you felt him smile against your skin every time you moaned in frustration.

‘‘What do you say’‘his sinful tone against your ear again, breathy and controlling ‘‘should I move faster?’‘

‘‘Oh g...’‘you tried to respond, silenced by a hard thrust.

‘‘Tell me, beautiful, I´ll do what you want’‘mocking you he slammed hard again, electricity running all over you.

‘‘Yes!’‘

No need to say more, as soon as you spoke, Daichi moved his hand to hold your hip in place and started pistoning inside you even harded than before, making your vision hurry, moaning behind you as the sound of skin slapping together filled the room.

The neighbours must’ve been shocked at your screams, they were surprising to you too.

At that moment you wished this date happened earlier if you knew he fucked this good, his name was a good one to moan.

Release came fast, both of you ending up a sweaty, exhausted mess and your pussy feeling empty when he slid out and got up, coming back in seconds without the condom on and laying back down to hold you,

‘‘You should stay the night’‘he said, voice tired and husky, leaving a trail of lazy kisses on your shoulder.

‘‘I don´t have any comfy clothes’‘you said, caressing little circles on his arm.

‘‘I can give you one of my shirts, or my jersey if you want’‘

‘‘That sounds perfect’‘

‘‘We should shower, although I don´t promise not to be tempted to make love to you again if we do it together’‘

‘‘I am not complaining’‘

He laughed, like music to your ears, and that night, was the first of many you spent next to Daichi.

#Daichi x reader #daichi smut #daichi sawamura #daichi scenario #daichi imagine #hq smut #hq scenario #hq x reader #haikyuu smut #haikyuu x reader smau #haikyuu imagine #haikyuu headcanons #hq headcanons #daichi x reader smut #fem!reader

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clanwarrior-tumbly · 2 years

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Hello! I really like your blog. I was wondering if you could do a Michael x reader fluff and a William/Springtrap x reader fluff where the reader is selectively mute. They are in a relationship and the reader says I love you to them for the first time? I just thought it would be cute :) Thank you! Have a good night/day.

Thank you!! Have a good day/night too!

....

Michael Afton

"You're honestly one of the best things that's ever happened to me, you know?"

Nodding, you smiled and cuddled against Michael as you both watched a rerun of The Immortal & The Restless. There was just something about cheesy soap operas that he loved. He watched it religiously, to cope with the hard times in his life, and now he was able to enjoy it all over again with you by his side.

For a moment you looked at him, finding the way he watched the scenes unfold with interest, confusion, and even amusement as he munched on the buttered popcorn to be simply, well..

Adorable.

So adorable you just had to let him know that-

“I..love you.”

Immediately his expression changed, the popcorn falling from his hand and back into the bowl as he stared at you, wondering if he heard you right.

Then he paused the TV.

“Wh-What..did you just..say something now?”

You smiled and sat up, mustering up the ability to say those words once again, albeit less strained this time. “I love you..Mike.”

Tears almost instantly pooled in his eyes. And his watery smile grew as he laughed and embraced you tightly, holding you as close as possible. “I love you, too, [y/n]..b-bloody hell--your voice is wonderful. Simply wonderful.” He buried his face in your neck, where he let tears of joy flow freely.

He would love and cherish you at all costs.

........

William (Springtrap)

“Not even a scream? Hmm..” Springtrap hoarsely spoke, having witnessed Phantom Foxy lunge at you when you tried looking over at the corpse-infused rabbit. That damn pirate was showing up a lot more often than the others..and it made you wonder if he was doing it on purpose.

To Springtrap’s observation, all you’ve done in reaction to those troublesome ghosts was flinch. No screams or gasps of shock. You opted to stay silent.

How intriguing.

To see that you decided to come here and work the night shift, risking your very sanity just to get several hours of quality time with him..was endearing. But it didn't surprise him a bit.

You knew him before the springlock suit became his eternal tomb, being a good friend who helped him with the business despite its shady and sleazy practices. That almost turned into something more, though you never did get to tell him...as he went missing for 30 years.

But, by chance, you both winded up here. Together again.

When the coast was clear, and you finished resetting the ventilation, he dragged his feet over to you. The sound of scraping fleshy metal made you look up to see him looming over your form, sitting in your swivel seat.

You smiled lightly, and he tilted his head. “What is it?”

“W-Will...I..love you.”

He blinked in surprise, ear twitching. But he heard you as clear as day and chuckled lowly, crouching down to stare at you directly.

“A little late..but I’ll take it. Only because you have such a lovely voice, darling..”

#clanask #anonymous #fnaf x reader #five nights at freddy's x reader #fnaf sl #fnaf 3 #michael afton #springtrap #fluff #mute reader

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elliebartlets · 3 years

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TWW REWATCH: He Shall, From Time to Time (1.12)

• I love this episode because

a.) we find out this huge secret about Bartlet

b.) Abbey

• “Damn. You know what I forgot to do today? I forgot to feel the President’s glands.”

• the typos in the speech kill me

“As we gaze at the vast horizons of possibilities open to us...in the 321st century. Wow that was ambitious of me wasn’t it?”

“I’m proud to report our country’s stranger than it was a year ago.” Boy is that the truth

• “Is it possible I’m taking something called euthanasia?”

• Hm I always thought Bartlet refused the cardiogram because he was being stubborn and didn’t wanna go but is it because MS could show up?

• why is Bill Clinton’s picture in the situation room? I know there’s a picture near Charlie’s desk in one episode but I’ve never seen it in the SR. Is that some tribute to him cause he was President at the time?

• CJ had some weird twang going on when she said “and I need my office” it was like “awfis” lmao

• I love how Bartlet tries to get Abbey’s attention but she ignores him cause she’s in Doctor Mode so he just folds his hands and sits there

“I was wondering when you were gonna notice me.” Lol

• “I could jump you right now.”

“I could kill you right now.”

“My thing’s more fun.”

Honestly one of my favorite exchanges

• their relationship is so tender and soft I’m 🥺

• I love how Donna says “so if somebody blows up the building” right when she’s walking by a security guard lol

• “If somebody blows up the capitol building during the state of the union, I’d imagine I’d move up a few slots.”

• “Do you even know what you’re listening for right now?”

“Do you know how many other people I could’ve married?”

• “So if the capitol building blows up the man my country will be looking to is the secretary of agriculture.”

“It’s my country too.”

“Yeah, but you’ll be dead.”

Lmaoshdjsba I love Donna

• Sam and Josh are absolutely amazing. Sam goes ahead and writes the letter of support for Leo even though Leo specifically told him not to do that and then when Josh finds out he’s like Sam wtf did you learn nothing from the incident with Laurie??? and Sam’s like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and then Josh is like ¯\ _(ツ)_/¯ and it’s hilarious because they’re both so dumb but they’re doing it because they love Leo

• Bartlet watching soap operas lmao

“Don’t any of these people have jobs? They seem to have a lot of free time during the middle of the day. And that woman’s changed her clothes quite a lot for one afternoon.”

• oh god that conversation between Bartlet and Leo was so emotional. They were both getting teary eyed and choked up

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Cause I wanted to be the president.”

“That wouldn’t have stopped me from getting you here. And I could’ve been a friend.”

“You’ve been a friend.”

“When I was lying on my face in the motel parking, lot you were the one I called.”

“When you stood up there today, I was so proud. I wanted to be with you.”

I either forgot about this scene or forgot how emotional it was

• CJ and Josh watching Sam and Mallory make out like they’re some exhibit at the zoo

• aw the lil podium in Gail’s fishbowl

• “Can I come in?”

“CJ this is your office.”

Skdjsb

• CJ almost carrying the fishbowl out of her office after making out with Danny will never not be funny to me

• and then she runs into the door

• Leo staring at Bartlet and Abbey being cute and holding hands is me everytime

• “I know of your love of all things ancient.” God I think anyone who has even met Bartlet once would know how much he loves history and old things

• “You got a best friend?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Is he smarter than you?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Would you trust him with your life?”

“Yes, sir.”

“That’s your Chief of Staff.”

🥲🥲🥲

god damn that took me out. This is such a quality Bartlet/ Leo episode

#the west wing #tww #he shall from time to time #jed bartlet #leo mcgarry #abbey bartlet #rewatching the west wing #I love this episode more than I remembered!!!

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athenagrantnash · 3 years

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Now that I've seen you mentioned it, I feel like Abby/Bobby or Abby/Bobby/Buck could've had happened if Connie didn't leave the show like that scene with Abby and Bobby in 1x06 I think? felt like the writers were going to pair them up or something 😅 I really am glad they didn't and Connie left the show and they went with Athena and Bobby instead. They just make so much more sense together and that love triangle would’ve been messy.

NOPE NOPE NOPE

Listen anon… I did not mention that being my nOTP just for people to be like “Ya know what I Could See It 👀”

STOP THAT IMMEDIATELY!!! 😅😅😅

But honestly I genuinely don’t think they would have done that even if Connie hadn’t left. It would have permanently damaged multiple relationships and would have turned the show into a soap opera. But in season 1 the show hadn’t quite proved its quality to me yet, so I definitely had some Concerns.

Plus, Bathena is clearly better in literally every way than a Bobby/Abby ship would be, so it was just smart/good writing to go with them either way ❤️❤️❤️

#911 #911 on fox #911 fox #bathena #bobby nash #abby clark

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forestofbeginnings · 3 years

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while I do agree with what you’re saying about character’s sexualities needing to be explored rather than being seen as the easy option, having “just a few” LGBTQ+ characters means every LGBTQ+ player is SEVERELY restricted in terms of who they can choose to be with, ESPECIALLY since those few LGBTQ+ characters run the risk of falling into harmful stereotypes to make it “obvious” that they are those characters. it leaves a LOT of room for separation rather than inclusion, for distance between players and characters bc the player may not think the other characters are worth getting to know when those characters arent the “few” LGBTQ+ ones. as much as it is important to have the detailed representation, as a member of the LGBTQ+ myself, I am equally happy with stories going in depth on character’s sexualities as I am with them just being completely normalised. video games are pleasant, peaceful escapes for people, and as much as it would be “realistic” for them to experience some kind of discrimination or self hatred, I personally prefer the idea that in the world of the game, everyone is just fine with it, as they should be. that leaves room for discussion on why the real world ISNT like that already, how we can HELP it become that way by assisting in the normalisation of it, etc. this is in no way a direct argument against you, it’s solely my standpoint on the whole LGBTQ+ marriage options. I just think it should be a fair game to everyone, and no player should feel their options are limited based on their own sexuality and having just a few characters in the game who match that, instead of it being equal for everyone, if that makes sense

That's a very good point, thank you for sending this to add to the conversation! I'll try my best to respond to all the good points you make.

(my reply is very long and under the cut and includes a lot of my Opinions of queer rep in video games so here we go)

I know you're probably talking about Fire Emblem when you're talking about the severely limited LGBT+ options. And it does suck, I'm pretty lucky that I fell hard for one of the few bisexual offerings in FE3H (looks fondly at Mercedes). But on the other hand...my primary experience with LGBT+ rep are Bioware games, where everyone has their own distinct identity. In Dragon Age Inquisition, out of the romance options there's 1 straight woman, 3 straight males (albeit two are limited to elves/humans), 1 pansexual male, 1 bisexual female, 1 gay male, and 1 lesbian. And most of the writing does not focus on their identities. In a majority of the romances, the most you get is a "sorry, not interested" from a character if you're not what they're into. The only route with clear focus on sexuality is for the gay man, which is fantastically written (and is written by a gay man about his personal experiences so take that as you will). All of the other LGBT+ characters’ stories don’t focus on their sexuality at all and don’t face discrimination for it.

The game isn't perfect (the writing for the lesbian is bad in the base game, just straight up bad), but it's what I think of when I say "everyone has an identity." No matter who you play, not all options are open to you. Doesn't matter if you're straight or LGBT+, your options are limited. And honestly, despite the more limited options...the impact that games like Fire Emblem and Dragon Age gave me are still things I remember fondly as a bi/ace woman. I loved Mercedes' romance in FE3H because she was specifically bisexual like me. I was absolutely giddy when Josephine's romance (the bi option in DAI) did not include a sex scene, which meant she could be asexual like me. And to me, I don't get as much excitement playing SoS or SDV. The girls like me because I'm the player. That's it. It’s not because they’re bisexual with their own identity, it’s because I’m the player. And it just reminds me of that quote from The Incredibles like "if everyone is super, nobody will be." Everyone is ""bisexual"" and...

I think when you talk about people not being interested in learning about other, non-LGBT+ characters, that's more a flaw in farming sims in general? Because you can't really...befriend a romance option. You can't learn their full story unless you're romancing them. Which, again, isn't a thing in Fire Emblem or Dragon Age. You can A support anyone in FE and it only becomes romantic if you choose to S support them. In Dragon Age, you learn a character's full story and learn about them regardless of romance. I don't think people will be less interested in knowing other characters...it's just if you don't want to romance them...you can't really know them? So why befriend a character if you can’t just be friends?

But I do really want to touch on the point you make on how LGBT+ romance doesn't need to be realistic and can be idealized. I 100% agree. Making it not a big deal and not put under a microscope helps it become normal. It's actually the kind of rep I prefer. I don’t like when huge deals are made about LGBT+ characters because it just accentuates that they’re different and ‘the other,’ rather than just another person that happens to not be heterosexual.

But literally the only romance-based video game I've played where a realistic struggle of an LGBT+ person is focused on is Dragon Age Inquisition. With the gay route I mentioned and touched on with a non-romancable trans man. Sexuality is not really spoken about in FE3H. Some characters are just...bisexual. Nothing more to it. Mercedes certainly doesn't say anything about it. She can just be romanced by both men and women. It is barely spoken about in Dragon Age games aside from character preference and Dorian's romance. In Dragon Age 2, one bisexual romance option mentions his first experience with a man. Another option is hesitant to date a female because of cultural reasons. That's it.

I do get your point. We don't need to include the realities of the world in our video games. But also...we're allowed to still acknowledge sexuality in video games. I joke about my bi/ace-ness all the time. Even in a perfect world of a farming sim...I'm pretty sure a character can make wisecracks about liking both men and women...or only men/women. Being bisexual always means some kind of discovery that you like more than one gender. Has this love interest dated someone of the same or opposite gender before? Will they tell me off-hand that I'm the first girl they dated? Will they express interest in a character of the opposite gender but can be romanced by a same-sex player? Representation doesn't need to be a sanitized thing completely removed from reality. Even in a completely perfect world where there is no such thing as discrimination against the LGBT+ community, we’re still allowed to speak about our sexualities. It’s a part of who we are.

When I say I want specific representation, I don't want a realistic depiction of the current-day struggles our community faces. I just want a character to say something that makes me know that they're like me. That they're specifically bisexual or specifically pansexual or so on. That they have their own preferences and are their own character and aren't blindly into me because I'm the player.

I do get why you want representation to be equal across the board. It is the easy option and a simple thing to do. But I want quality over quantity. I don’t want a character to marry me because I’m the player. I want a character to marry me because they’re bisexual or pansexual or a lesbian or asexual with romantic preferences or so on and so forth. And the reason why I’m so passionate about this and want farming sims to go towards this direction is because I’ve seen it done in other genres! It can work!

Inclusion of LGBT+ romance options does not have to be at the sacrifice of the identities of bisexual and pansexual individuals. And now I get off my soap box and drink some water because I just got my 2nd COVID vaccination.

#the curator speaks #warning: this is long but i did want to hit all your points!#and i do see your point and they are valid #but i really enjoyed your ask and even if you still disagree that's fine!

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