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iamvegorott · 2 months

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Meeting A Magical Man Pt. 71 End

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“His favorite color is blue, so you better find a way to have blue roses in the centerpieces. I don’t care if the other flowers are real and those are fake as long as they don’t look like shit.” Phantom strolled through the crowd, the people parting out of his way. One would believe it was done by magic, but those who went to Phantom’s club knew better. Especially if he was sounding annoyed.

“Is he still trying to figure out the flowers?” Marvin asked from where he stood with Mare and Mad.

“Phantom’s taking planning the wedding very seriously,” Mad said.

“Which is why we’re tying him up during his bachelor party so he takes a break.” Mare chuckled.

“Also a great way to deliver a ‘night before’ present for Jackie.” Marvin giggled.

“Why would a tied-up Phantom be a present?” Mad asked.

“I’ll leave that for you to explain.” Marvin clicked his tongue at Mare. “And I think you’d like it, dear.” He added to Mad with a wink before slipping away.

“It’s a sex thing, isn’t it?” Mad asked.

“Yeah.” Mare laughed as he rubbed at his face with a hand. “How about a change in subject?”

“Okay. I like how Marvin talks.”

“I’ll admit, I can usually connect the dots you make with subject jumping, but I’m a little lost.”

“His ‘darlings’ and ‘honeys’ and ‘dears’ he can say the same word in a thousand different ways. Usually, I can’t pick up on subtle differences like that, but something about how Marvin talks makes sense. I can tell his ‘darlings’ with Chase are loved-filled, his ‘honeys’ with Anti are sarcastic, and his ‘dears’ to us are fun and friendly. And even if the word is different, the meanings are the same.” Mad spoke like he was casually stating a fact, but he had a smile with it.

“He does love using his pet names,” Mare said with a shrug.

“The connecting dots is because you always have a change in your face when Marvin uses one of those with me. I asked Chase about it, and he said you were jealous.” Mad sang the last word and chuckled.

“I do not-”

“Jackie finally found the shorts.” Phantom cut off Mare’s protest. “Ready to get dressed for your first day?”

“First day? You hired Mad? Why am I just now hearing about this?” Mare’s questions were answered by a wave of Phantom’s hand as he led Mad away. “It better be a safe gig.” He muttered to himself and walked off to do a lap around the club floor.

“I’m thinking of a purple button-up with black slacks and heeled boots,” Marvin said, sitting at a table with Anti. Chase stood behind him, hands on his shoulders and looking around every now and again. “Gonna make that one wear purple as well so we match.” Marvin pointed up at Chase.

“I don’t have a purple button-up,” Chase said.

“I’m going to buy you one, darling.” Marvin patted Chase’s hand. “We’re getting you a fitted suit and everything.”

“He’d look good in a suit~” Anti teased with a grin.

“The purple may depend on if you’re part of the wedding party. I’ve been hearing a lot of blue talk.” Dark sat a drink down in front of Anti as he took a seat, a different drink in his hand.

“I can work with blue. I can work with any color.” Marvin said with a prideful giggle.

“There’s still like six months until this wedding, and Phantom’s acting like it’s in a week.” Anti swirled the drink Dark gave him before taking a sip.

“Jackie’s like a headless chicken.” Chase chuckled. “They both just want it to be perfect.”

“Wilford and JJ’s wedding is next month. Maybe attending and seeing everything go fine will calm them.” Dark suggested as he gestured toward the dance floor where Wilford and JJ were jumping with the crowd. Robbie and Blank were out there as well, the two of them on a ‘not date’.

“Or watch it catch on fire and make them panic more,” Anti said with a cheeky grin.

“I’m helping with the wedding. It won’t catch on fire,” Dark stated.

“Should I be worried that we’re talking about fire?” Jackie asked with a laugh when he neared the table and overheard that last part of Dark’s comment.

“We’re talking about weddings,” Chase said.

“Now I’m really worried.” Jackie’s eyes widened.

“Nope, nope, not about yours, dude.” Chase quickly said, waving both hands in the air. “Focus change, it’s Mad’s first day. Think he’s excited?”

“He’s excited to start saving up some money for him and Mare to move out,” Marvin said. “I think after Chase walked in on them the other day, kind of kick-started that quest.”

“Does Mad have his freckles everywhere?” Anti asked.

“I don’t know, I wasn’t focusing on his ass,” Chase said.

“Whose ass?” Phantom laughed as he joined the group.

“Mad’s,” Marvin answered.

“I wanted to know if he has freckles on it.” Anti added.

“He’s going to be out in a moment, we can ask,” Phantom suggested.

“Why does it matter?” Dark rubbed at his temple like he had a headache.

“I’m curious. You have a mole on your ass.” Anti said.

“I did not want to know that.” Marvin stuck his tongue out in disgust.

“It’s on the left cheek, right-”

“You are not pointing out spots on my ass to the others.” Dark moved Anti’s pointing finger away from him.

“Should I come back later?” Mad had just walked up to the table and was tempted to turn right back around.

“You look adorable!” Marvin praised. “I told you he’d be a perfect shot boy.” He added to Phantom.

“I am not adorable.” Mad weakly protested, cheeks going a little pink.

“The theme you suggested was a good one. Adds to the cute card I wanted for it.” Phantom said with a nod, adjusting the headband Mad was wearing.

Mad had on some black shorts and a black shirt, and he also wore a headband with some ears, and his belt had a fox tail on the back. He held a tray of shot glasses filled with a few different liquors.

“I will set the accessories on fire,” Mad warned.

“Being cute will get you lots of tips,” Phantom said. “Use that pout to your advantage.”

“We can test it on Mare first.” Marvin grinned and got up. He went to Mad and turned him so he faced where Mare stood. Mare was busy talking to someone and hadn’t noticed Mad yet. “Go up to him, bat your eyelashes, and ask if he’d like a shot.”

“Add a ‘sir’ to the end of the question,” Dark said.

“Why?” Mad asked.

“Just trust me.” Dark took a sip of his drink.

“Okay?” Mad looked at Marvin and got a nod from him. “Okay.” He repeated and went off.

Mad walked up to Mare, tapping his arm to get his attention. Marvin couldn’t hold back his laugh at the face Mare made when he saw Mad and the way his eyes went even wider when Mad clearly said the line. Mare took the tray, sat it on a random table, took hold of Mad’s hand, and walked him away into the back of the club.

“It worked!” Marvin cheered with an even louder laugh.

“Gross,” Phantom said with a playful roll of his eyes. The look changed to one of excitement when the next song started playing. “Let’s dance, Jackie!” He grabbed Jackie’s hands and pulled him out to the dance floor.

“Darky~!” Anti exaggerated a whine as he pulled on Dark’s hands. “You owe me at least one dance!”

“Fine, fine, one dance.” Dark allowed himself to get dragged away.

“Would you like to dance?” Chase asked when Marvin stood at his side.

“I’m good for now. I’d like to be here with you.” Marvin leaned against Chase, holding his hand. He looked over his shoulder to where Henrik and Edward sat at the bar. Henrik’s face was a bright red, his laughs loud, and his slurred words showing his accent was even thicker. “Looks like Edward’s going to have his hands full tonight.”

“Just a little.” Chase chuckled before he smiled and leaned back against Marvin. “You know, I can still remember when Henrik suggested I go to you for my sleeping problems. He said he was ‘sending me to meet a magical man’. Little did we know at the time I was about to meet one of the best things to happen to me.”

“You need to stop being so cheesy.” Marvin lightly slapped Chase’s chest with his other hand, feeling his face going warm.

“Because it makes you blush?”

“Yes. And I don’t blush. That’s your job.”

“I like sharing.”

“You can keep it.”

“Come on, you two!” Phantom stepped in and grabbed Marvin while Jackie got Chase and they led them to the center of the dance floor.

Marvin went with it immediately, taking Chase’s hands and placing them on his hips while his own went around his neck, leading him in a little dance. He wasn’t sure how many songs played before something bumped into his back.

“Sorry!” Henrik laughed as he took a fumbling step back, getting caught by Edward.

“He wanted to dance,” Edward explained with his own laugh.

“It looked fun,” Henrik added. His hold on Edward’s arm was the main reason he stood somewhat straight.

“It is fun.” Marvin giggled. “And I think Mad and Mare just finished theirs.” He added when he saw Mad make his way back into the main room, headband missing, face red, and hair a mess. Mare followed Mad in and caught him before he wandered off. He fixed his hair and put the headband back in place and couldn’t keep him there much longer after Mad saw Marvin in the crowd. Mad squeezed his way through, Mare still following, and went up to Marvin.

“Looks like our group took over the middle,” Mad said. “Phantom won’t mind if we have a dance before I get to work, right?” He asked Mare.

“He’ll get over it if not.” Mare chuckled and pulled Mad away into said dance.

“Chase, I-” Marvin turned and stopped his comment when he realized Chase was no longer next to him and was currently up on Jackie’s shoulders, chanting along to the song.

Marvin smiled and just took in everything around him. Thinking about how his life was now and likely to be for at least a while. Surrounded by friends and their loved ones.

How Henrik was still the ‘mom-friend’ of the group. Even when drunk off his ass, he was asking Edward if he was okay and having fun. Edward had the biggest smile and kept a strong hold on Henrik to make sure he didn’t fall, unknowingly becoming the other mom-friend but embracing it nonetheless. Henrik had a boyfriend who’d fight the world for him and a son who would do the same.

How his friendship with Anti had returned, there were still some bumps in trust, but it was getting better and better. And how Dark was…well…he was tolerated at this point. Marvin likely would never see him as a friend friend, but Anti loved the bastard, and Marvin wasn’t going to take that away.

How Mad was his apprentice, always happy and eager to learn about everything and yet teaching Marvin more than he’d ever realize. He was still a little naive and awkward, trying his best to copy some of the dance moves he observed and having Mare adoring every aspect of him and helping him find the beat so he could dance a little smoother. Mare was able to be with his brother and with his boyfriend without fear of either getting hurt from a job he never expected to go the way it did.

How Jackie was now engaged and in love with Phantom. Going from the first man to break Marvin’s heart to the best friend of the man who now owned it. Phantom was now one of Marvin’s good friends as well, matching his energy and encouraging some extra chaos for the fun of it.

How he had Chase. Someone who went from a one-night stand to a friend with benefits to someone Marvin loved more than anything. He made Marvin realize he didn’t need to be alone to be strong. That he could have it all with someone by his side. Chase made him happy.

“Marv!” Chase laughed after almost falling off of Jackie. He climbed down and practically ran over to him. “Did you see us!? I caught a bottle in the air!”

“It was flawless, darling.” Marvin placed a hand on Chase’s cheek. “Just like you.” Chase smiled and stepped closer to Marvin, pressing their foreheads together.

“I love you, too,” Chase whispered before he leaned in to kiss Marvin.

Chase made Marvin very happy.

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Tags: @brokentimewatch @bookwormscififan @d-structive @rainymae523 @ashtonisvibing

#meeting a magical man #trickshot #veggie writes #happy valentines day!#heres the ending to a story that started cause i liked a drawing XD

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ihatebrainstorm · 4 months

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[Holiday Preparations]

Merry December 27th!!!... I'm late shhh, I was sleepy and busy

Based off my hc where Percy instinctively, without fail, shoots anyone on the LL who so even whispers the word "magic"

Bonus:

#Yes Percy in my mind is banned from all magic shows #actually magic shows are banned on the ship... due to that incident.... the only night Percy spent in the brig #also don't put Brainstorm in charge of decor #transformers #mtmte #maccadam #maccadams #tf idw #transformers fanart #more than meets the eye #frootertooter archive #lost light #brainstorm #minimus #minimus ambus #the portable green pickle man #rodimus #perceptor #skids

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spookberry · 5 months

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support group for my ocs who keep finding themselves stuck in timeloop adjacent horror stories

#my ocs #my art #Bunny is the only TRUE horror timelooper here #Melon's is more like she keeps getting isekai'd into new worlds against her will but she meets a lot of the same people across universes #Danny man made that timeloop on purpose but also her genre is more light unlike Bunny and Melon who are in sort of never ending hellscapes #Anita isnt in a timeloop but she is trapped in a void in time where she keeps getting repeating flashes of other time periods and places #so it winds up feeling a little like a timeloop #interesting how three out of four of these characters are magical girls

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radiance1 · 1 month

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Random ass au where a certain someone is a magical girl.

Not who you'd think.

So, as Vlad was straight up dying on his hospital bed cursing Jack and his life choices to hell and back, a magical little creature just pops by his bedside and asks "Yo you wanna be a magical girl?"

Vlad, who was entirely sure he was hallucinating went fuck it and said yes.

A while later Vlad finds himself fighting against magical beings he was sure as well didn't exist before this. Well, he knew ghosts existed but not any other magical/mystical being.

It all just seemed a bunch of honeybunch to him.

All of this in a cutesy dress he was sure he never would have worn -or afforded actually- before that fateful day that he can surprisingly pull off really, very well.

He's so busy enjoying his newfound freedom and fighting against magical creatures for so long that he just genuinely forgets that the Fenton family existed. At least, until he was invited over to Amity Park via letter and decides to meet his old friends in the flesh.

Surely, him being out of the game for a few days wouldn't lead to anything bad, right?

He meets Jack and Maddie, then their children who he was sure they didn't have any of. He's a bit off put by Jasmine, because he doesn't have any unresolved trauma thank you. Then he's a bit suspicious of Daniel because the boy is quite literally on the verge of pinging his magical senses but also far away from doing so.

Not to mention the mention the entire surge of energy coming from their basement.

But this is a vacation and so if nothing is wrong, then he doesn't have to deal with it. He's just here to relax, maybe do a bit of sightseeing, try not to murder Jack Fenton and maybe investigate what's up with Daniel.

Unfortunately, he wasn't that lucky.

Two things happen at the same time. One, a ghost attack and two, a monster attack. Vlad is just, incredulous at this because it was fine for all of the two days here, of course he does the whole transformation thing and does his job.

Then he finds out why Daniel was so close yet so far from pinging his senses. Because the boy is literally like him except for the fact that he transforms into a ghost instead of a magical girl and, conveniently, Daniel also finds out his secret.

It was going so well too.

#danny phantom #danny fenton #vlad plasmius #Magical girl Vlad #Except he's just a grown man in a magical girl outfit with all of said magical girl abilities #Anyways #Is Vlad rich here?#Ehhhhh #Not so much #He's literally you average joe #Well except he doesn't really worry about money but I wouldn't call him rich #All of that pent up aggression towards Jack was aimed entirely at monster attacks so he doesn't try to kill Jack when he meets him #Why get therapy when you can fight magical monsters instead #Poor Vlad #He just wanted a vacation #Now he knows a very important secret and Danny knows his secret too

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scarycatalina · 22 days

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I drew this in like 12 minutes

#petey the cat #dog man #dogman #bungou stray dogs atsushi #atsushi nakajima #atsushi #dot barrett #mashle magic and muscles #mashle #the apothecary diaries #maomao #cat people #dog person #cat person #energy #meeting #cat

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veinsfullofstars · 2 months

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Magolor Epilogue where everything’s the same except this happens.

(ID: Kirby series fanart comic of Magolor - in his new gray purgatory garb - stranded in the green-tinted depths of Another Dimension, ranting about his defeat and thinking this is as bad as it gets, only for a familiar-looking star-shaped portal to open behind him and shoot a certain cosmic jester directly at him. Transcript under the cut. END ID.)

Started some time in summer 2023, finished 10/15/23. NOTE: This was originally posted on my deleted account on 10/15/23.

Handy-dandy transcript for ya:

Panel 1

Magolor: *exasperated* Great! Just great! Lost my Crown, lost my powers… How could my life possibly get any worse?!

Panel 2

*a crack forms in space behind Magolor, causing him to turn his head to look* vwp

Panel 3

*portal opens, shooting Marx out as high speeds, directly into Magolor’s back, in a very blurred and amusing smear frame* THUD

Panel 4

*Magolor prone on the ground on his face, Marx sprawled on top of him, both dazed and bruised as stars spin over their heads*

Marx: *disoriented, one eye swollen shut, one filled with a dizzy swirl, gesturing weakly with one wing claw* Hey hey… Did, uh, you lose to Kirby, too? (Ow… my bones…)

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pepperpixel · 9 months

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- IM A MAGIC MAN -

Betty and magic man art!!!! Cuz!!!! Look me in the eyes and fuckin TELL me these two were not a fucked up / death spiral / make each other worse duo… you CANNOT!!! THEY ARE THE SAME!!! THEY UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER!! IN A WAY NO ONE ELSE POSSIBLY COULD… and! I just rlly wanted to draw them ghghg- cuz! I think there whole thing is interesting! Complicated as hell! Yes! But also interesting! Also made an extra meme thing w em too:

#adventure time #betty grof #magic man #normal man #king man #at magic man #adventure time magic man #doodles #THIS GUYS FUCKING NAME… bane of my existence…#I wanna like. scour the internet for any old fan content of him but it’s SO DIFFICULT… cuz of his stupid fucking name!!!#but uh. yeah anyway… THESE TWO ARE SO INTERESTING TO ME IM SORRY #cinematic parallels… they are dealing w the same fucking shit.#they can see themselves in each other… but they hate themselves…#it paradoxically makes them both viscous w each other yet also having this solidarity and understanding!!!#and I love that!!!!!#i wanna kno wtf they were doing together when they weren’t on screen!!!! how did they meet!!! what got them to first work together!!!#it’s so interesting!!!! I kno I keep repeating that but it’s cuz it’s true ghfh-#ignore the lil bar at the bottom of the meme image it’s from my phone ghg #I guess they probably first met and stuff cuz of Betty’s research into wizards and stuff actually.. that mystery has been solved ghgh #but STILL… I wanna… I want more of them interacting they like scratch an itch in my brain idek how to describe it ghg #also if… any of the words or tags in this post make no sense… it’s cuz I wrote all this after drawing for like 8 hours straight..#also I refused to turn my music off while trying to write which. didn’t help ghgh-#I stand by the fact that these two have an extremely interesting dynamic that I want to see more ppl talk about tho!#I just. feel there’s a chance I probably didn’t articulate my thoughts on it well on account of my brain being mush ghghg #also n regards to the ‘make each other worse’ thing. I actually think after U Forgot Ur Floaties magic man is actually trying to help Betty #he just fucking sucks at it gHG- but he is trying!#I kinda think betty is trying to be nice to him too honestly… like even tho bringing up trying to save margles is actually SUPER fucked up #I think it IS betty trying to be nice to him.. like ‘ur my friend! I’m gonna save my guy. we can fuckin save ur guy too…’ like!!!#these 2 are both trying to be helpful in there own ways but they both are fucking dog shit at it ghgh-

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ditzyevie · 3 months

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I think Mob would love meeting Mash

#mob psycho 100 #mashle magic and muscles #mash burnedead #shigeo kageyama #mp100 #mp100 x mashle #crossover #my art #Literally magicless muscle man meets muscle loving psychic (๑>◡<๑)#They are both the goodest of bois #mp 100

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pushing500 · 19 days

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Four-year-old Night Stalker wakes up, dons a flophat, begins working at the crematorium, and chooses violence. Big day for such a little guy!

Speaking of violence, Magic Man and Fracturedivine did some damage of their own to poor Flea, who wound up in our small hospital with a few bitten-off toes. Nice work, M.M.?

Buckeye is being strange, and it made me wonder if she has some sort of psychic link to her un-sprouted child that gives her pregnant lady mood swings.

Euclid continues to be the best tailor I've ever had in a colony.

I imagine cooking back-to-back with someone who has massive wings and a long prehensile tail is uncomfortable at best, and downright impossible at worst. Blackdragon seems to be making the best of it, though.

I've been doodling the mechanitor from the next run on everything, and getting the Archonexus popup in the wrong colony amused me.

Then finally, we had some heartfelt reunions as visitors came to see us. We're going to see if we can recruit Mr Zannakos (Vasso's dad) and Synesthete (Socks' wife) before the guests leave. It will upset their faction, but family reunions are more important, dammit!!

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vvitchering · 4 months

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This excerpt from the letter Elminster sends to God!Gale post game has had me in a sadness chokehold for DAYS. I knew Gale was young when he was scouted as a new potential Chosen but he was EIGHT??? Eight years old. A child. A baby. And he was accidentally destroying property with fireballs that young? That boy was a sorcerer. The way that one moment changed the trajectory of his entire life.

Elminster watched a little boy cry over ruined flowers and so many years later finally feels regret.

#and I hope it haunted him til the end of his days #this all but confirms my hc that Gale was born a sorcerer #what human 8 year old is casting fireball accidentally or otherwise #his wizard training refined his innate sorcery and made him a ‘prodigy’#which isn’t to say he isn’t deserving of that title because he is incredibly intelligent and has A Way with magic #but I do think he was More than a wizard #and I also think that’s what saved his life when the orb happened #it ate through his innate power which satisfied it enough to spare Gale’s life #at least long enough to get through that first horrible year #it’s dire again by the time tav meets him because it’s burned through all of Gale’s natural magic #so the man tav pulls out of the portal is for the first time JUST a wizard #(how long does Gale mourn that lost part of himself without knowing what he’s mourning)#anyway #I sad #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #gale of waterdeep #mine

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iamvegorott · 3 months

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Meeting A Magical Man Pt. 69

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Marvin turned his head at the sound of the wall being destroyed. He watched as Actor flew through the air and landed on the ground.

Actor was still moving, still breathing. He was still alive.

But with that look of pure rage in Mad’s eyes as he came down to the first floor. He might not be for long.

He let his aura drop, more than confident that Mad could handle himself or, at least, the others still standing would help since his mind returned and his focus returned to Chase.

“If I wasn’t the one dealing with this poison bullshit, I’d be impressed.” Dark huffed as Marvin knelt down with him.

“How’s he doing?” Marvin asked, placing a hand on Chase’s cheek and looking at him.

He was pale. Very pale.

“Alive. I’m certain adrenaline’s running out. Chase is going to feel the last bit of the healing. If you want to do that one trick you and JJ have, I suggest doing it now.” Dark was used to the smell of blood, but even he appeared to be done with it.

“Hey, babe.” Chase held out the words and weakly laughed.

“It’s okay, darling. You’re almost better.” Marvin knew he had handled the man who had done this to Chase. The cracking of his bones as he was slammed into the wall still echoed in his brain. He’ll get over it eventually. He always did.

“I’m, like, so warm, and-” Chase’s comment turned into a pain-filled scream.

“Thought it’d hit sooner,” Dark said almost too casually. “Hold him still, or he’ll ruin everything I’ve done before I finish.”

“Chase, Chase, sweetie, you need to stay still for a little longer.” Marvin pressed his hands to Chase’s shoulders.

“It burns! Stop! Stop!” Chase screamed, legs kicking as if he was trying to run.

“I need a minute!” Dark raised his voice so he could be heard over Chase.

“I hate doing this,” Marvin said to himself. He shook his hands in the hair, getting them to glow before pressing both of them to the center of Chase’s chest. The glowing seeped into Chase and slowly started showing in his skin, going in lines that appeared to follow his veins.

“I…I can’t feel anything.” Chase blinked away the tears that had formed in his moments of pain. His entire body was numb. He couldn’t move, paralyzed by magic.

“It’s okay. Everything will be okay.” Marvin spoke through gritted teeth, tense with concentration.

“Done.” Dark pulled his hands away. “Keep that up for a little longer to be sure he won’t start screaming again.” He looked at himself and his hands, caked in blood, and knowing that it was a miracle Chase was alive.

“Shit.” Marvin only lasted a few more seconds before he stopped the spell, panting heavily and feeling pure exhaustion hit him hard. “I hate doing that so much.”

“Longest you’ve been able to hold that spell,” Dark commented. “More practice and-”

“Shut up.” Marvin cut him off. “Not now.”

“Understood.” Dark nodded

The three were too busy to notice Mike sneaking past them, walking with soft, deliberate steps before running over to where Mad and Actor were still fighting.

Mad’s magic was more powerful, but Actor had much more training in fighting, knew how to move, to be one step ahead, and to conserve his energy. Actor was still going strong, but Mad was getting tired and stumbling, and Actor took one of his stumbles to his advantage. There were large chunks of debris from the hole in the upstairs wall, and, using some magic, Actor sent one of the pieces flying and slammed it into Mad’s side, knocking him over and pining him down with it. Actor knew Mad wouldn’t stay down long, so he lifted another piece and was ready to slam it down on Mad’s head.

Everything happened in seconds, including the firing of a gun that sent a bullet through Actor’s leg and made him fall.

Mad got the debris off of himself, beginning to feel the warmth of his own fire, a sign that he would lose control if he didn’t finish this soon. He stood up, legs trembling, desperation coursing through him, and felt a sickening coldness take over as he held a hand out toward Actor. A rope of flames came from what surrounded Mad and wrapped around Actor’s neck, hoisting him in the air. Actor screamed and clawed helplessly at his own neck, trying to get the fire off of him, but each movement caused the hole in his leg to bleed more, blood dripping to the floor, and his fighting got weaker and weaker.

“He’s going to kill him,” Anti commented from where he and Mare watched.

“Send me down there,” Mare said, dropping the broken, empty gun, hand pressed over his aching ribs, body begging for rest, but he refused to stop.

“What? Dude, you’re a walking-”

“Send me down, or I’m jumping down there myself!” Mare snapped.

“Fine, fine. Geeze.” Anti snapped his fingers and saw Mare appear on the first floor on Mad’s side of the room.

“No!” Mike screamed, running to Mad and grabbing his arm, ignoring the pain as he got burned as well. “Let him go! Let him go! Please! Please let him go!” His voice cracked as he begged for Actor’s life.

Mad’s eyes looked empty as if he wasn’t there anymore. He didn’t react at all to Mike, to anything around him. He was tired. He was so tired and just wanted all of this to end.

“Mad.” Mare spoke softly and walked up behind him. Even in his altered state of mind, Mad’s flames didn’t hurt Mare. “Starlight.” Mare placed a gentle hand on Mad’s shoulder and whispered in his ear. “Let him go.” There was a pause. It only lasted a second, but it clung to the air for what felt like forever.

Eventually, Mad let his arm drop, nearly knocking Mike over, and his fire vanished. Mike scrambled over to Actor while Mad stared off at them. Mad sniffed and looked at Mare.

“I want to go home.”

“We will.”

“Wilford, mind healing up, Mare? He’s holding himself like someone with broken ribs.” Anti said after appearing next to Mare and Mad.

“Ask JJ to numb him. It’ll make the healing go smoother.” Dark stated. Marvin and Chase walked over with him, Chase leaning against Marvin.

“We can do that back at the house.” Mare suggested. “I don’t think any of us want to stay here longer than necessary.”

“Jackie?” Phantom moved his hands from Jackie’s eyes to his cheeks.

“Are you done?” Jackie asked, voice soft.

“I’m done. I think I got your eyes are back to how they were before.”

“Everyone else okay?”

“They’re okay.”

“Cool. Plug your ears.”

“Why?”

“Trust me.” Jackie waited until Phantom covered his ears before letting out a shout. “Mother fucker! That hurt like a bitch! God damn! Holy shit balls!”

“Jackie’s fine,” Marvin said with a weak giggle.

“Dark.” Anti’s voice was quiet, but Marvin could pick up the firmness in it. “Don’t.” Marvin looked over his shoulder and saw that Dark had a glowing hand toward where Actor lay, Mike trying to cover him as much as he could with his own body.

“Hold him, please.” Marvin handed Chase over to Wilford. “I’ll be a moment.” He said before Chase could protest.

“A dead man is a man we no longer have to worry about,” Dark said and breathed heavily through his nose when he had both Anti and Marvin lowering his hand.

“We got this. Trust me.” Anti said, and when Dark said nothing, he moved to stand between Dark and Actor. “Do you trust me?”

“I do,” Dark said with a sigh.

“Then go wait with the others. Me and Marvin will only be a minute.” Anti waited as Dark hesitated before sighing again.

“Fine. But I’m coming back if you take a second longer than a minute.” Dark warned before walking off to where everyone else was gathered.

“Mare shot him somewhere he can recover from and still walk. He might have a limp, depending on how good the doctors you go to are,” Anti said to Mike, arms crossed and speaking casually. Marvin reached into his pocket and tossed a tube of burn cream.

“I made the burn cream with magical elements. I’ve worked enough with Mad’s fire to know how to heal its effects. Rub that on his neck, and he’ll survive.” Marvin placed his hands on his hips.

“What?” Mike picked up the tube. “Why?”

“Because it’ll hurt him more to know he’s only alive because we let him live,” Marvin said.

“Make sure he knows that if he ever tries to fuck with us again, there won’t be mercy.” Anti added.

“Good luck.” Marvin clicked his tongue as he and Anti walked off.

“We’re just leaving them?” Chase asked.

“Yep. Let’s go home.” Marvin took Chase from Wilford. “Can you send us back, Wilford? I think I’m out of juice.”

“Can do!” Wilford’s cheery tone felt strange with the rest of the energy in the room and, with a snap of his fingers, sent them all away from the mess of bodies, blood, and pain.

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15-Day BL Challenge in 1 Night!

I'm more of a lurker than a poster but Tumblr's my fave place to wallow in BLness. My 2nd favorite place is the spreadsheet where I track the shows I've watched (172 completed in just over a year), so @negrowhat 's challenge was irresistible. I'm gonna cram my answers in one post. Here goes!

Fave OG Actor Pairing: Some of the ones I think of as OG are only like 4 years old, so this was tough. And the 18 shows that have gotten my top score aren't very old. But I went through those 18 and picked the oldest, and it was the 2018 Korean microfilm Some More. Because it's so short it's super rewatchable, but even if I wasn't able to watch the whole thing a half dozen times (which I have), I'd still have gone back & watched the sweet moments and sex scene about 25 times (which I have). So I guess my fave OG actor pairing is Park Chan Ung and Kim Joon Bum! How they got me so deeply invested in their love in mere minutes is beyond me, but they did!

Fave Rookie Actor Pairing: Does Japan do the CP thing that Thailand does? I don't think so, but one couple I wish had about a dozen more BL series together lined up are Kouhei Higuchi and Atsuki Mashiko of My Personal Weatherman! Their chemistry was visceral and they're too pretty to be believed.

Side Dish That Should've Been the Main Course: While I enjoyed the main pairing a lot, they were nothing compared to the crazy rollercoaster side plot (how'd it go from so funny to SO dark to so sexy to so sweet and wholesome like that??) of Vegas/Pete from KinnPorsche!

Fave Ship Dynamic: Obvs from answers 2 & 3 I am not against D/s ships at ALL. Also a sucker for tough-but-submissive-bodyguard with mafia-brat-prince. Honestly I like tons of different dynamics from innocent to toxic, but one that gives me major butterflies is a guy who thinks he's straight but when confronted with the idea of liking another guy, doesn't have a macho freakout or run away, just kind of straightforwardly & sincerely searches his feelings until he figures it out. And then takes care of his baby. Why's that so HOT and sweet? Some of my fave examples: Pete/Ae in Love By Chance, Le Jian/Amber from DNA Says Love You, and Ida/Aoki from My Love Mix-Up!

Biggest Flop: This is expectations vs. execution, right? There's loads of shows I've abandoned, some I've stuck with for no good reason, etc., that are way worse than what I consider my personal biggest let-down. I was so enamored of Perth from LBC that I assumed he could do no wrong, and the bully-to-lover, rich/poor pairings often do it for me. So I guess I just assumed Dangerous Romance would be amazing, and it was REALLY good for a couple episodes. It wasn't the worst thing I ever saw, but so much of it just ... felt ... flat. Very surprising.

Fave Line From Your Fave Series: Well I know my fave series--Cherry Magic Thailand was the most perfect, entrancing, heartwarming series EVER, OMG, it was staggeringly good and stuck the landing in a way few shows have managed. I can't really think of one standout line--the script was so on point & there were HUNDREDS of sweet tingly moments. There were some epic ones in ep11 tho: When Achi says "The voice inside your head is so loud" and Karan (the boldest he's ever been) replies "Don't worry; soon you won't be able to read my mind anymore." (But then clearly uses that power one more time to gain the sweetest nonverbal consent EVER.) Then, Karan: "Do you regret losing your power?" Achi: "I'd regret not loving you." (OMG how I squealed.)

Fave Villain: This was so tough. An over-the-top villain I loved to hate (and an actor I loved from his sweetie-pie green-flag role in SCOY) was obvs Heng Asavarid as Chalothon in The Sign. But an actor who was so excellent at being loathsome and malicious toward the main couple, with just enough of a redemption arc that I didn't totally despise the character by the end (but did hate most of the way through): Park Hae In as Eun Ji (Jae Won's ex) in The Eighth Sense. It was a typical "faen fatale" role but so well done. So a tie between 2 totally different takes on the destructive ex.

The Trope You Hate Except When It's "This Series": OK, "hate" is a strong word for how I feel about the drop-of-rain-makes-you-ill so love-interest-takes-care-of-you trope. It's OK. But holy SHIT is it overused. Holy shit. I sigh resignedly when I realize we're going there. EXCEPT. When P'Phayu goes to visit Rain in Love in the Air when he's sick, and his version of caregiving? Forcibly applying medicine in the form of a rectal suppository. It is so funny, weirdly sexy, very in line with their dynamic (doesn't get in the way of their romance moments later at all), & it shoves a big middle finger up the overoveroverused sick-bed trope.

Most Visually Pleasing Love Scene: Okay, THE scene in The Sign is the clear winner in my & many people's books. But there are so many runners-up: the post-race one in Love in the Air. Just about every one in Pit Babe (both couples) & My Personal Weatherman. (A lot of other faves don't quite qualify as visually or emotionally pleasing--lustfully pleasing should be a 3rd category in this challenge!)

Most Emotionally Pleasing Love Scene: Again, I have a clear winner: Cherry Magic Thailand. So full of emotion, so well deserved, so everything. Sigh. But lots of runners-up: same scene in The Sign, both kissing scenes in DNA Says Love You (tame but soo emotionally satisfying), Ray & Sand's camper reunion in Only Friends, the post-prison love scenes for both couples in Kiseki: Dear to Me, the 1st time in I Feel You Linger in the Air ...

Breakup That Should've Stayed Broken Up: Maybe it's because I try to be choosy in what I watch all the way thru or maybe I'm a big softy who tends to root for every couple no matter how lame. In all my completed shows, I could only think of 2 breakups where I wasn't at all invested in them getting back together (and maybe against it): Tian/Poon, What Zabb Man and Top/Mew, Only Friends.

Wedding You Wish You Had an Invite To: If we're talking weddings that actually appeared in the show, Achi and Karan's in Cherry Magic Thailand, obvs! If it's hypothetical weddings, I'd be desperate to go to one of ANY of the characters in Playboyy! I'd wear a bulletproof vest & bring my own flask of booze, but it would be the trashy chaos-filled social event of a lifetime.

Give 5 Good Boys a Gold Star: Just 5? OK, some I haven't mentioned yet. 1. Shin Woo, Light on Me, 2. Palm, Never Let Me Go, 3. Mohk, Last Twilight, 4. Thun, He's Coming to Me, 5. Neua, Secret Crush on You. Best boys!

The Top 5 Most Sad Boys: I'll limit it to ones where the suffering was kinda pretty, not just painful. 1. Way, Pit Babe, 2. Akk, The Eclipse, 3. Kaipa/Gaipa, Moonlight Chicken, 4. Hae Bom, Cherry Blossoms After Winter, 5. Kiyoi, My Beautiful Man

Bestest Besties: Just one? Gah! Fine, Pearl & Gavreel in Gameboys. She got those boys together in quarantine!

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