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masterqwertster · 11 months

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Makeup artist and /or Library AU? Your pick

-@inconmess

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Okay, I'mma go with Library 'cause I don't know much about makeup.

I think this could be one of those Secret Society/Supernatural Library things in a Modern AU setting with an Urban Fantasy masquerade going on. Because really, Bells Hells is not particularly academically inclined, but would make sense as a messy magic archive/protectors team getting up to shenanigans.

So let's give it a whirl!

Bells Hells Secret Library AU

Welcome to the Secret Library, where everyone is strange. Except Orym. Though the fact that he's so normal could be strangest of all.

Finding the Secret Library

Imogen and Laudna are searching for answers on the oddities of their lives. Imogen became psychic without explanation at 18. Laudna was killed and buried 30 years ago, only to come out of the grave mostly alive but still a bit dead and literally haunted by the woman who killed her

The ladies travel a bunch, looking for answers in whatever libraries or other places of education they can get in to. They get a lot of nothing for their efforts. Just superstition, rumor, new age nonsense, con artist/magician biographies, etc. Just nothing concrete or useful to them

Eventually they end up at the Starpoint Conservatory in Jrusar

One day, Imogen isn't as careful as she usually is about hiding her abilities, and is spotted by Librarian Orym

Which as an aside, Orym is a short human in this AU for his super normal-ness. He's no taller than 5 feet tall

While the girls are stumbling over trying to explain away what Orym saw, he just smiles at them and says, "I think you ladies are in the wrong section of the library, if that's the sort of thing you're looking for" and ushers them deeper into the stacks to a hidden doorway that he unlocks

The girls are of course nervous, but also pretty desperate for answers at this point, so they follow Orym into this new section

It's definitely got a much better chance at the answers they seek, considering the first thing they see once Orym's guided them through the new stacks to some study tables is a goat woman, a werewolf, a living statue, and a robot playing cards at one of the tables

Secret Library Residents

Welcome to the Secret Library! (Cobalt Soul? just to use an Exandria thing for an organization name) Where the supernatural is documented, studied, and sometimes contained

The Jrusar branch is managed by Ariks Eshteross, with Orym as his Field Lead.

Orym replaced Bertrand Bell in this role after the old man met his untimely demise not too long after Orym joined the branch. Orym got the position mostly because he has no issues passing for normal outside the library and is one of the most levelheaded residents of the branch

Orym was sort of grandfathered into the Secret Library community by his marriage to Will, whose family has been Secret Librarians for generations

Unfortunately, in an attack on the Zephrah branch, Will and Derrig were killed by supernatural attackers. Orym couldn't bring himself to stay at that branch where his life fell apart, but didn't want to necessarily give up the work, so he took several transfers over the years before ending up in Jrusar

Fearne is just her fey self. She hopped over from the Fey Realm, caused some trouble, took a liking to Orym when he showed up to stop her troublemaking, and now she hangs around whatever library he works at, ready to help him out. Or cause mischief as her whims dictate

Chetney got bit by a werewolf at an elderly age, became a werewolf, was found by a Secret Library field team and brought back to get that shit under control, and decided to stick around to do fieldwork since it's not like he had anything better to do (plus he thinks the occasional violence is fun). Chet was only recently transferred to Jrusar after causing some trouble at the Uthodurn branch

Ashton has had a fucking life. Cultist parents who fucked with magic shit that killed them, killed their cult, and cursed Ashton to turn into living stone. He spent some time living on the street, doing his best to hide what he'd become because who knows what the government or some shit would do with him if they knew. Managed like that for a while (they were older when "Hishari" happened for this AU. and uninterested in their parents' weird shit in the usual teenage rebellion phase manner. Plus they were busy being/becoming punk) before a burglary went wrong and he ended up broken and dying. Lucky Ashton, Field Librarians found him, got him back to a Secret Library, and Milo (one of the artifact researchers) managed to save his life... by piling more (chaotic and strange) magic into his system. Ashton now lives in and works for the Secret Library because it's a living, he can safely be himself inside, and they provide a magic glamour item so he can sort of go outside without issue (he still has to be mindful of hiding his body's density and hardness when illusioned back to human)

FCG is an ancient magic robot from before the masquerade (Divergence) that was acquired by the Secret Library after poor Dancer reactivated him and then set off the murder mode that killed all her housemates and maimed her. FCG is happy to live in the Library and be helpful as he can (after Dancer kicked him out/willingly and happily surrendered him to the Secret Library)

The Story

Imogen and Laudna end up working for the Jrusar Secret Library branch while researching their own circumstances and becoming friends with the staff/residents

There's particularly weird stuff starting to happen all across the city. Animated furniture, exploding imp creatures in the tunnels and sewers, man-eating wall, etc. that the Field Team, named Bells Hells, is dealing with

So this would sort of follow the plot beats of canon, but altered for the setting

The overarching Big Bad Evil Guy plot is that Ludinus Da'leth (ex-Secret Librarian, maybe?) wants to break the masquerade that the Secret Librarians help curate. Everyone knows about magic, everyone can exploit magic. (He really just wants free range to collect all the magic stuff and install himself as an Ultimate Power instead of having to play Power Behind the Throne)

#MQ&A #MQ AU machine #Bells Hells Secret Library AU #critical role #bells hells

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livingintheupsidedown · 1 year

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Clover's Vinyls

thank you so much for 200 followers! this is just a fun little celebration for us all to enjoy. i'll be doing this through out the month of June, please remember my guidelines when requesting and be kind! i'm only 1 person who works 2 jobs, i'll try to get round to everything at some point but please be patient :)

📀 ~ head over heels - send in an au/characters and i'll make a moodboard!

📀 ~ everybody wants to rule the world - (mutual's only) i'll make you a moodboard based off your vibe!

📀 - restless by starpoint - send in a song from the album + character/concept and i'll give you some of my favourite headcanons!

📀 - greatest hit by queen - send in a song from the album + a blurb request! (inspo one, two, three)

📀 - slippery when wet by bon jovi - send in a song from the album + a smut prompt from this list!

📀 - bad by michael jackson - send me a song from the album + a question from any of these! one, two, three (also open to wyr, fmk etc and please let me know which list you're asking from)

📀 - checkout - while you're checking out lets chat about your favourite songs! send me some of your favourite music and i'll recommend an 80's song i think you'd like!

(big thanks to @inkluvs for helping me with this <33)

#clover's vinyls #steve harrington x reader #steve harrington blurbs #eddie munson x reader #eddie munson blurbs

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tmwillson3 · 5 years

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All My Reylo Fics in One Place

It’s official! According to my A03 account, I’ve written 50 various fics for Reylo! Woo!!! As a result, I wanted to list and group all my fics in one place for ease. All fics are rated G or T unless otherwise stated, and Reydar fics are labeled accordingly.

UPDATE: This is an old post, as now I have 118 Reylo stories to my name. All are named here, but I need to come back and add links. This is my masterpost.

My Multi-Chapter Fics:

1. The Music Bond: 7 chapters, complete, modern high school AU, 47k

2. Starpoint Woods Power Station: 7 chapters, complete, modern nuclear power plant and engineer AU, 52k

3. United: 8 chapters, complete, canon/post-canon, 28k

4. The New Recruit: 11/15 chapters, WIP, modern mafia and police AU, 119k, on hiatus

5. Operation Friend Zone: 3/11 chapters, WIP, canon/post-canon, REYDAR, 9k

6. I Wanna Dance: 2/2 chapters, complete, modern dancing AU, 16k

7. Pretear: 1/? chapters, WIP, modern high school and magical girl AU, 4k

8. How the Sith Saved Christmas: my newest baby! 24/24, Complete, How the Grinch Stole Christmas AU, 163k

9. Welcome to the Family, Rey: complete, two one-shots describing a canon Reylo wedding, 3k

10. Beyond: complete, two historical AU one-shots with knight Ben/Kylo and fae Rey, 4k

11. Gryffindor and Slytherin: complete, two Harry Potter AU one-shots, 3k

12. Don't Fear the Reaper: complete, 10/10, The Shape of Water AU, 49k, M

13. The Kessel Run: complete, 10/10, modern AU, 27k

14. Sanctuary: WIP 1/4, medieval AU, 11k, E

15. For the Kingdom: complete 8/8, medieval AU with magic, 61k, E

16. keep calling me home: complete 4/4, medieval AU in Tortall universe, 8k

17. Hold My Heart: WIP, 1/3 modern AU with wedding coordinator Rey and friend of groom Ben, 3k

18. Kyber Kissed: complete 2/2, soulmates canonverse AU, 15k

19. Single Spells, complete 8/8, modern AU Halloween party 33k, E

20. A Tail of Two Fluffs, complete 2/2, modern AU, Christmas fluff, 9k

21. Fanfic is Strange, WIP 8/15, modern acting AU and partial Strange Magic AU, 38k, E

22. I've Been Waiting, complete 19/19, modern AU, monsterf*cking, octopus shifter and tentacles, 125k, E

23. Hot and Bothered, complete 3/3, canonverse crack, 18k, E

24. Wild Child, complete 4/4, Regency AU, 40k, E

25. Part of Your World, complete 6/6, medieval/historical AU, monsterf*cking, tentacles, 37k, E

26. I Let It Burn, WIP 7/23, modern James Bond and spy AU, 74k, E

27. Not Another Latte: complete 3/3, modern AU for fall and Halloween, 9k

28. Shattered Yet Unbroken: complete 6/6, canonverse and other AUs, 22k

29. Ride on the Magic School Bus, complete 3/3, canonverse with brief Paterson/modern bit, crack, 17k

30. Sing for Me: complete 3/3, ABO, Christmas fic within religious world, 15k

31. The Smuggler's Bride, complete 12/12, canonverse Princess Bride AU, 63k

32. Little Red: WIP 2/12, medieval/historical AU, Little Red Riding Hood AU, wolf shifter, monsterf*cking, 14k

33. I Know Places, WIP 1/7, medieval AU, 5k

34. Firstborn: complete 5/5, historical AU based on Afterblossom Art, 21k

35. True Scent: complete 5/5, modern urban fantasy AU involving a pumpkin chunking competition for Halloween, Monty Python references for days, 32k

36. The Tiddy Grab: complete 3/3, canonverse crack, TROS fixit, 18k

37. Beauty and Her Centaur, complete 12/12, modern AU, centaur Kylo, monsterf*cking, 64k,

38. Sweet Dreams: complete 4/4, modern AU, centaur Kylo and mommy kink, 23k

39. Stuck Between It All: WIP 2/4, canonverse crack, 8k

40. Healing Begins: complete 8/8, canonverse, pegging, 46k

41. Of Dangerous Depths and Dark Tentacles: complete 3/3, historical Pirate AU, monsterf*cking, tentacles, 33k

42. The Lost and the Lonely: WIP 15/27, Labyrinth AU, 130k

43. Daddy's Morning Wood: complete 20/20, modern AU, daddy kink, plant tentacles, 116k

Plus 3 unfinished round Robin fics. The finished stories that I collaborated with others on have their first word in red.

Long (Greater than or equal to 5k in length) One-Shots:

12. The Lightsaber Connection: canon/post-canon, 11k

13. In Close Quarters: modern home renovation AU, 9k, rated M

14. Now In Business: modern coffee shop/bakery AU (Thirst Order for life!), 10k

15. Howl: historical werewolf AU, 12k, rated E

16. Forever His Muse: historical PotO AU of sorts, rated E, 5k

17. Next: modern reality dating TV show AU, crack 12k

18. Beauty and the Cosplayer: modern comic con and cosplay AU, 6k

19. Hidden Moments: canon/post-canon, 12k

20. This Christmas: modern AU, Christmas and karaoke, crack, 5k

21. Resistance: canon/post-canon, songfic, 7k

22. Reylo Fic Recs Live Fic - 01,19,19: collaborative modern mafia AU, 8k, rated M

23. That One Time at Trivia Night: modern AU, Valentine’s Day fluff, 5k

24. Definitely Interested: modern office AU, Valentine’s Day fluff, 10k

Let's Go Fly a Kite, modern AU

Hello, Henlo Here, chicken crack

Come With Me Now, modern AU

The Babe With The Power, modern actor AU

Be With Me, 18k, canonverse fixit, E

A Thousand Words, modern AU, Christmas, 10k

In the Bleak Midwinter, modern AU Christmas

Gingerbread and Whiskey, historical vampire AU, 13k, E

First Impressions, modern AU with Jane Austen goodness, M

The Perfect Arrangement, modern AU, E

Cornelia Street, modern AU with all the T Swift, E

Santa's Little Helper, modern Christmas AU, E

Eggcelent, modern AU, seahorses, crack, E

Little Shop of Horndogs, modern AU crack, plant tentacles, E

Cla(i)m Me, modern AU crack, E

The Virgin Offering, historical/viking ish AU, 17k, E

Short One-Shots:

25. Tension: canon/post-canon, 3k

26. I Loathe You: canon/post-canon, 2k

27. Unexpected: canon/post-canon, 2k

28. Good Night: modern AU via texts, 1k

29. That’s My Shirt!: modern AU via texts, <1k

30. Always Watching: canon/post-canon, 1k

31. I’m Matt: canon/post-canon, REYDAR, 4k

32. Reydar Love: modern AU, REYDAR, 4k

33. And So They Met: historical royalty AU, 1k

34. Stolen Moments: modern AU, 1k

35. One Final Showdown: canon/post-canon, 1k

36. Birthdays: canon/post-canon, 1k

37. Romeo and Juliet: modern theater AU, 2k

38. Rey and the Monster: canon divergent, BatB elements, 2k

39. A Masquerade to Remember: historical/regency AU, 3k

40. Studying Anatomy: modern AU, 1k, rated E

41. The Mighty Kylo Ren: modern book publishing AU, 1k

42. Trust Me: canon/post-canon, REYDAR, 1k

43. Happy Halloween: modern AU, Halloween party, 2k

44. Move: modern soulmate AU, 4k

45. Holiday: canon divergent, REYDAR, 3k

46. My Lady: canon/post-canon, REYDAR, 1k

47. Chilly Down: canon/post-canon, crack, 2k

48. The Governor and the Desert Rat: fairy AU, 2k

49. Safety Dance: modern AU, <1k

50. Their Balance: canon/post-canon, Episode IX wishful thinking, 1k

Believe

Careless Whisper

Flying Lessons

I Bet My Life

Like Grandfather Like Grandson

I Want Candy

The Warmth of the Sun

A Fresh Perspective, Reydar

Sugar and Booze, E

Fun-Sized

Be Prepared

The Queefing Queen, E

Falling in Love

Just Like His Father

Deflower Me

The Prince Returns

In Memoriam

I posted my first Reylo fic in Feb 2018. I’m very proud of everything done. There’s so much more to come, especially with finishing all my WIPs! Because of real life, I'm really slow right now in writing, but I haven't forgotten!

#reylofanfic #reylo fanfic #myfanfic #masterpost #fanfiction #reylo

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reylofanfictionanthology · 5 years

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THE REYLO FANFICTION ANTHOLOGY ST. VALENTINE’S DAY LOVE FEST

This year, to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, we wanted to show the Reylo Writing Community a little bit of love by hosting a Reylo Fanfiction St. Valentine’s Day Love Fest.

We will accept recommendations for this project until the end of February. You can find details about how to submit a recommendation to the project here.

LOVE FEST LIST #6/?

REYLO COMMUNITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Trying Something New by Vivien

Summary: “I can do this, I can do this, I can do this,” Rey thought to herself as she tugged her bag over her shoulder. She wanted to do this. She’d pored over holonet sites in preparation. The mere idea of Ben’s request made her wet. And terrified. Just a little terrified.

Recommendation by @leofgyth: “It's a very sweet story about Rey just beginning to learn how to dom Ben. I love dom!Rey and sub!Ben and this story is a really nice, fluffy version of that dynamic.”

One by Arwen_Evenstar

Summary: The path of the Force is never clear or decided. One moment right, the next moment wrong. And both of them must ride it through, until the end.

Recommendation by @tmwillson3: “This fic is the first in a series of 9 interconnected post-TLJ one-shots. This fic introduces the reader to the author's signature style that slowly weaves everything in that you could ever want in a fic. It's a slow-burn with a fantastic payoff as Kylo/Ben and Rey both go through realistic struggles, with Leia brought in masterfully along with some beautiful descriptions of and usage of the Force, showing how the dark and the light both reside in the couple.”

The Temporary Husband (A overboard/reylo fan fic) by Hellyjellybean

Summary: Single mom Rey is down on her luck, and just when she thinks things can't get any worse, Ben Solo proves her theory wrong, and provides her with one last humiliating blow. Licking her wounds, Rey picks herself back up but Ben finds himself in a bad way. Injured and without any knowledge of who he is, Rey may be the only person able to provide Ben with the information he so sorely needs, but perhaps there is a way Rey could use Ben's situation to teach him a lesson and get back at him once and for all.

Recommendation by @obsessivescientist: “Her writing is funny and intelligent and both characters, Rey and Ben are snarky and cute.”

Let's Dance Slowly Forever by MissCoppelia

Summary: Ben Solo doesn't usually find himself at karaoke bars. He left the opera world behind for a music licensing gig, and he hasn't done much of anything since his parents died. But one night he gets dragged to one by Phasma and Hux, and something inside him starts to change.

Recommendation by @aionimica: “I love the uniqueness of this fic - I love the characters and how well they fit with each other, not to mention imagining Ben Solo and Rey singing is just perfect and I need more if it in my life and i want more people to enjoy it too.”

RFFA WRITERS SELF RECOMMENDATIONS

Hiraeth by Melusine11

Summary: Hiraeth - a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for lost places of your past. Rey had never put any stock in anything beyond what she could see and touch, and then she had stowed away on a stolen ship […] it was there, on that ship, that she learned that anything was possible. She had seen a ship consumed by a kraken, could still hear the panicked screams of its crew as they echoed across the waves…she had traded trinkets with mermaids…she had seen the green flash on several occasions and been close enough to touch St. Elmo’s Fire while in the crows’ nest a time or two. She had never heard of someone coming back from the dead.

“It's my child and I love it is my knee-jerk reaction answer, but...it's got pirates, it's got a freakin kraken that guards an underwater city of the dead, it's got Kylo who really messed up (but lbr, when hasn't he) and he's trying to do the right thing, and Rey who isn't here for his bullshit, plus she's got a sword and she's not afraid to use it. Sword-fights, and brothels and high seas hi-jinks and angst and naked cuddling to survive and mermaids and mystical objects and Han gambles with Captain Morgan. It's historical fantasy and I've been having the best time writing it, so come check it out!”

The Repatriationists by leoba

Summary: Rey has become involved with an underground group that returns cultural objects to their peoples of origin. She pulls in Ben Solo, her on again / off again lover, to help with their latest job.

“The story is about repatriation - returning cultural objects to the people who made them - which is a hot topic in my field right now. So this story was a way for me to write about it in a really positive way. It's almost-but-not-exactly a heist story. It also has hot scenes between Rey and Ben (including a sex scene in the tree on Ahch-To, which should *really* be more of a thing) and a characterization of Finn that I adore and want everyone else to see too.”

Starpoint Woods Power Station by tmwillson3

Summary: After being talked into applying for a job by Han Solo, Rey finds herself working at a nuclear power plant. There, she meets the man of her dreams - because who isn't attracted to arrogant sticklers for rules who are good with their tools and carry around a jar of bright green lube? This is the nuclear power plant AU you never expected. A silly, slightly informative, and humorous look at working in the nuclear industry, as well as all the pop culture references possible.

“I love this story because it is a unique modern AU for Reylo since it takes place where I work, at a nuclear power plant. I based this story on my experiences working at a plant, and I spent a lot of time to make sure all characters were placed properly and given some odd quirk as befitting a feel-good romcom. I think that everyone who's looking for some fluff and lots of silliness will find that here, especially if you like pop culture references. It's also a brief introduction to nuclear power and what goes on at a plant, but without getting super technical so that the reader can learn something new while laughing.”

To Hold by aionimica

Summary: “I had a bad dream.” For god’s sake, she sounded like a child, waking up in the middle of the night, unable to soothe herself back to sleep. But Ben was there, Ben was there and he didn’t care -- hadn’t ever cared. And so he asked the question Rey both wanted and desperately hoped he wouldn’t. “Do you want to talk about it?” ----------- Rey can’t sleep. Ben never sleeps. So some nights, they just talk.

“This was one of the closest fics I’ve written to my own heart and my own mind. I love how it shows an uncommon side of intimacy and a hope for a future between these two characters. It’s close and personal and oh so dear to me.”

#reylo #reylo fanfiction anthology #valentine's day love fest #rffa writers #mod post #photo edit #love fest list

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sheratontunishotel · 7 years

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arcanes-ouvertes · 7 years

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Le Projet Starpoint Pythagore Luchon entre au lycée. Si l'idée d'y trouver sa mère comme prof de math le réjouit peu, retrouver Louise, sa meilleure amie depuis l'enfance, balaye quelque peu ses craintes.

#le projet starpoint #marie-lorna vaconsin #romans ados #science fiction

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symbianosgames · 7 years

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Starpoint Gemini 2 wird aktuell bei Steam verschenkt. Inklusive DLC.

Zum Thema Starpoint Gemini 2 ab 6,99 € bei Amazon.de Starpoint Gemini 2 für 27,99 € bei GamesPlanet.com Starpoint Gemini 2 gibt's aktuell gratis bei Steam. Das Weltraum-Rollenspiel wird bis einschließlich 24. Mai verschenkt - und das beinhaltet auch den umfangreichen DLC Starpoint Gemini 2: Origins. Und der Download könnte sich tatsächlich lohnen, auch wenn das Spiel alles andere als perfekt ist.

In Starpoint Gemini 2 übernehmen Sie die Kontrolle über ein Raumschiff und müssen entweder in der Kampagne oder im freien Spiel diverse Bedrohungen aus dem All pusten. Dabei rüstet man die eigene Space-Karosse nach und nach auf und beweist im taktischen 3D-Kampfsystem, dass man nicht nur ein guter Pilot, sondern auch ein guter Stratege ist.

Hier geht's zum Download des Hauptspiels bei Steam

Hier geht's zum DLC Starpoint Gemini 2: Origins

In unserem GameStar-Test erntete das Spiel Lob, aber auch recht viel Kritik. Besonders die Story-Kampagne greift unseren Testern in puncto Inszenierung zu kurz. Trotzdem bleibt das Fazit versöhnlich: Wer Weltraum-Kämpfe mag, bekommt hier solide Genre-Kost. Für umme kann man sich das also allemal überlegen. Eine wichtige und absolut essenzielle Frage haben wir aber noch:

#IFTTT #Blogger

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theramblingsofadork · 20 days

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A peaceful day at the beach 🏝️ ☀️

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Despite the fact that Starline and Rivet both aren’t big on water, they do enjoy sitting by and walking alongside the seashore once in a while.

Rivet actually got the blonde steaks in her hair done by Starline for the summer. Despite her not being as big into fashion or her looks, she knows that stuff means a great deal to him, so she surprises him by asking him to help her do it so, ‘they can match’, and ‘she can be the lemon meringue to his chocolate soufflé.’

💛💜🤎🤍

He thinks the whole gesture is very sweet and endearing of course, and is wildly thrilled to help. She ends up liking it quite a bit, and he takes that as a grand victory~ ✨

#sonic #sonic idw #starline the platypus #sonic oc #rivet the cat #rivetline #It’s always very sweet to Starline whenever she lets him doll her up or do fancy self care #she likes to see him happy and comes to enjoy it too #they don’t like the water for somewhat similar reasons #Rivet’s fur weighs her down too much when it’s wet so she fears drowning #and the salt water ruins Starline’s perm #but there is something peaceful about chatting and reading a book by the waves #dr starline #starpoint au #my art #canon x oc #sonic au #digital art #beachvibes

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beastenraged · 3 years

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Say, in your KH world building, there's songs of the Worlds and Songs unique to individuals hearts. Such as Skuld in Points of a star listening to people's hearts and their songs. Demyx is a musician. Wouldn't he be an expert when it come to listening or understanding those music? Especially if those theory of him being a daybreak kid is true.

Yes, Demyx is an expert in that. It's how he was able to weave a song to control Heartless at the end of Points of a Star.

But he can't listen for too long. Because see, he's still a Heartless. And Heartless get hungry, hanging around Hearts. Hearing them.

So he's a musician of the Heart that can't properly listen to his own compositions. Kinda sucks, doesn't it?

#answering asks #fanfiction-and-everything #kh demyx #starpoints au #but he can still do regular music just fine.#for skuld he's super loud like static #and as a dream eater ajax can hear mostly music of world hearts but not individual hearts #namine is more visual than audial #and vanitas is just plain tone deaf because how he's so fucked up

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masterqwertster · 11 months

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Have you ever done an AU of what if the starting pairs were different? Like if Laudna found FCG instead somehow, or Chet had been in EXU crew with Orym?

I've seen a brief fic where Fearne and Ashton were a starting pair (because Fearne pulled him out of Hexum's courtyard and Ashton ended up with flower filled cracks instead of gold), so FCG got thrown in with Orym and Dorian (it just went to initial Bells Hells meetup), but I can't say I've given that sort of thing much thought myself before (besides the slight Ruby Hells AU reorganization), so...

Partner Swap AU

Bells Hells starting mini-groups are organized differently.

Ashton & Dorian

That time Dorian got his purse stolen in Jrusar? It was Ashton. There was absolutely no fucking way that fancy-pants blue boy couldn't afford to lose his coin

Except the next day, they see him performing on the street as a simple bard, and when they pass by again later, Ashton sees some thugs trying to take everything the guy's got because they're not satisfied with Dorian's earnings for the day

Feeling kind of bad that he put Dorian in that situation, Ashton steps in, kicks ass (with some help because Dorian is not completely helpless, just a bit clueless), and somehow ends up taking the other genasi under his wing

Look, the blue boy is just so clueless and anxiety ridden that the suppressed sibling instincts kick in

And Dorian is so lost in this big, strange world outside the Silken Squall that another genasi, even a surly earth one, is a comfort (even if Ashton is an asshole and a criminal. Please stop involving me in your crimes. Please. Never!)

Orym & FCG & Laudna

Dancer, FCG, and the Division of Public Benefit manage to adventure their way out of Marquet, and instead set off FCG's murder-mode somewhere in Tal'Dorei

Laudna just sort of stumbles upon the scene by accident, but FCG is conscious and greets her. They talk, becoming fast little friends, and Laudna takes them with her (which isn't easy because FCG is probably a little heavier than her and their wheel is bent out of shape)

With some collaborative work between Laudna's fixer-upper skills and FCG's basic knowledge of automata (and a little bit of input from Delilah on advanced arcana) they get him back in working order

Laudna and FCG become part of the Crown Keepers alongside Orym (Laudna gives Opal advice on making goo work)

Laudna may not have put together Keyleth being part of Vox Machina by the time her, Orym, and FCG bounce through Zephrah for marching orders to Marquet

Fearne & Chetney

Fuzzy be(a)sties!

Morri gave Fearne a little more direction than just shoving her through Artagan's Gate, instead directing her to head to Marquet to find her parents

Somehow, Fearne and Chetney end up on the same ship to Marquet (maybe Artagan's Gate wasn't the fey rift Fearne was sent through? or a layover in Tal'Dorei for a ship from Wildemount to Marquet)

Anyways, the two chaos gremlins make eyes at each other, possibly some pickpocketing (at least by Fearne to Chet, not sure if he steals back), and decide to keep going together since Marquet is a big place and Fearne doesn't actually know where her parents are to be found beyond that

Imogen

Finally got sick of Gelvaan and decided to hop a caravan (circus?) out of town. At least strangers won't look at her funny until she actually does or says something

Heard about the Starpoint Conservatory in Jrusar and decided looking for research/answers to her powers was as good an idea as any

Runs into the same lack of clout problem to gain access, and ends up running with the Hells to get Lord Eshteross's patronage

#MQ&A #MQ AU machine #Partner Swap AU #critical role #bells hells

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livingintheupsidedown · 1 year

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restless by starpoint

any steve headcannons for any au in that wonderful mind of yours ? <3

- @inkluvs (ivy)

steve loves abba, he definitely still calls it a "guilty pleasure" and keeps it a secrets cause tommy gave him slack for it but "slipping through my fingers" makes him cry everytime

come and check out the store!

#clover's vinyls #asks #little thoughts

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theramblingsofadork · 2 months

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None of the boys on the Starpoint Squad have a professional background in engineering or chemistry, so when Starline tells them not to eat in the lab or while constructing the robot, they don’t take him very seriously.

This results in him flipping his lid (reasonably so) when he finds them doing just that, despite his warnings.

They do meekly apologize when they learn there is actually a real, scientific reasoning behind his words, and it's not just because he's being a stick in the mud.

Goes to show, Starline’s not the only one to get a slice of humble pie during the competition! XD

Accompanying fanfic below the cut!

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📘📙 Fanfic: A Slice of Humble Pie

Accompanying Music Track: World Trigger - 12/30

Starline stopped dead in his tracks the moment he stepped into the room. The platypus’ eyes widened when he saw Charge, Hex, and Lug standing around a table in the center.

Munching on cookies and cinnamon covered churros as they worked on the robot’s response system to Cello’s chemical mix.

Rivet immediately saw the problem too and clicked her tongue, green eyes shifting to the doctor besides her as his fists tightened at his sides. “Oh boy...” She managed to get out before Starline’s patience utterly cracked.

“GENTLEMEN!!” He exploded at the group, all of whom immediately looked up and froze like they had been caught with their hands in the cookie jar. (Ironic, because of what they were snacking on.) “WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT EATING AROUND THE EQUIPMENT?!”

The three stared at him blankly before Hex slowly crunched down on the cookie still in his mouth to reply, “Um… not to do it?” He squeaked.

“And yet, here you are, going against my very clear instructions and making an absolute mess!” Starline exclaimed angrily before he stomped over to them with balled fists. “Did it not occur to you—“ He yoinked the cookies away from Charge. “—That I had a very good reason—“ He plucked away Hex’s next. “—For telling you all not to eat in here?!”

He reached to grab the churro away from Lug, but the bulldog knit his brows together and quickly held it up out of Starline’s reach in defiance. The platypus merely gave him an unamused deadpan before a portal activated over his head, allowing Starline to easily take it from him.

The bulldog sputtered at his now empty hand and at being outsmarted, before growling deeply as the doctor continued by without so much as a second glance. “Grrrh… Well MAYBE we just thought you were being a big ole, grumpy stickler! I paid for that, you know!!”

“Well then, maybe next time, you’ll heed my words,” Starline stated with an over the shoulder frown as he crossed over to the nearest trash can to dump the confiscated goods into it.

“I don’t get what the big deal is, doc,” Charge said as he frowned and rested on his elbow on the counter.

“Clearly.” The platypus’s tone was practically dripping with sarcasm.

“…I mean, I get the whole liquids thing for obvious reasons, but is food really THAT much of a problem?”

“Yes, it is. And quite frankly, I’m surprised I even have to be saying that!” Starline exclaimed before the bag of cookies made a particularly loud ‘cur-chunk!’ as it hit the bottom of the cylinder.

Starline then spun to face them again, crossing his arms like a disappointed parent. “I understand that none of you have ever had formal training in a professional setting like this… but even so! I expected you to have SOME common sense!“

“Hey! You calling us dumb or something?!” Lug complained as he leaned atop the counter.

Starline sighed dramatically and pushed his fingers into his ivory bangs. “Your words, not mine, Lug.”

“HUHHH??”

“Regardless! Since it seems that merely believing the words of a professional isn’t enough for you, I suppose I have no other choice than to make it perfectly clear why we mustn’t eat in here.”

Gazing out to the annoyed faces watching him, Starline began to explain. “Contrary to what you all might think of me, I tell you this NOT because I am a stickler and want you all to starve. But rather because ingesting food or drink in a setting like this poses a very real and very dangerous health hazard! Not to mention it could potentially mess with the reliability of our tech!”

“‘Health hazard?’ ‘Mess up reliability?’” Lug squinted suspiciously, not buying a word of it. “How?”

Starline motioned to Charge, whose ears pointed straight up at being singled out. “For example: Charge is currently handling the concoction Cello made, testing if the fluid is potent enough for what we need to operate the hydraulics system, is that correct?”

Charge nodded and picked up the capped glass container with the glowing blue liquid inside. “Yeah. Cello wasn't sure how concentrated it needed to be, so I’m adding it little by little to get the proper dosage. But I’m keeping it covered so it doesn’t spill and no crumbs can get inside!” He gave the bottle a little shake, causing the liquid to noisily slosh against the sides.

“A measly effort at best to prevent incident,” Starline scoffed dismissively, which earned an immediate frown. “By handling the chemicals, then eating and sharing your food with the others immediately afterwards, you’re running the risk of making yourself and the group quite sick from cross contamination!”

Charge’s grumpy attitude and expression almost immediately dropped when the realization of what he said clicked. The lemon colored cat meekly set the concoction back down on the table and dropped his gaze with it. “…Oh,” he mumbled quietly.

Starline then turned to Hex and Lug. “And you two! Even if you’re not handling the chemicals, you’re still getting crumbs everywhere! And no matter how tidy you may try to be, they’re still going to end up getting into the ports and components of whatever you’re trying to build! Which, in the long run, can and will affect connection integrity, and potentially cause a multitude of other problems down the line!”

“Oh.” Both bulldog and rat too shrank down like wet, burlap sacks in embarrassment.

“That.. might actually explain some problems I ran into back home…” Hex mumbled, scratching at a tuft of purple fur as he recalled his favorite robot struggling to work properly after a few tests. He had snacked quite a bit around that one as well. Namely, pretzels and granola bars.

Starline huffed out a breath, pleased to hear their arguments silenced, though he was still just feeling plain annoyed. “Do you understand now why I was so insistent on this? One careless misstep, and our chances of winning the competition could be over before we even get the chance to show them all what we’re capable of.“

He sighed and pushed up his glasses as he pinched the bridge of his bill. “Honestly, I get being hungry on the job, but if you feel as though you MUST feast so badly, then please, for the sake of everyone here, do us all a favor and take it to the cafeteria where that stuff belongs!!”

The boys went silent, and Starline took that as a sign of their understanding. “Thank you!”

With that seemingly now settled, the platypus huffed from his long winded speech, feeling the twinge of a headache coming on. “…Augh.. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to get some air… I expect this place to be spotless when I come back, do I make myself clear?”

“Yes, Starline,” The three boys somewhat mutedly murmured in unison.

“Good.” The platypus shut his eyes and headed for the door, brushing past Rivet who hadn’t said a single word the entire time. “Honestly, the things I put up with...” he grumbled to himself as he walked out.

The room was deathly silent as the door closed shut behind him. Then Rivet shifted her gaze over to the group. Before she could even so much as breathe in their direction, Charge held up a hand. “Don’t— say anything, sis.”

Rivet shrugged nonchalantly. “I wasn’t going to.” She paused. “…He is right though, you know.”

Charge groaned in response like he knew she was going to do that and grit his teeth. “I—!! Know that! Ugh… Now, anyways.” He rolled his eyes sideways and slunk down.

“I didn’t mean to make him so upset…” Hex murmured softly, quietly picking at the hard plastic on his tablet. “I just didn’t want to fall behind on our tasks…”

“Augh, no, don’t blame yourself, Hex,” Lug groaned, rubbing his face with a gloved mitt. “We’re the older ones here. You were just following our example... Technically we should be the ones who are responsible..”

“Says the one who, up until a minute ago, was the most eager out of all of us to defy the doc’s instructions,” Charge pointed out.

Lug start, completely caught off guard. “WHA—! Yeah, okay, well— MAYBE I realize I was being petty… But it’s not exactly like you were any better!!” He then exclaimed.

“Ha..! Yeah alright, you got me there.” Charge gave a small, sheepish grin. “I can admit I was wrong too…”

“Look, I’m sure you all didn’t mean any harm by it,” Rivet encouraged them. “But maybe from now on, just trust what he says when it comes to things like this, yeah? It’s clear to me that this competition is really important to him.” She chuckled weakly and sweat a bit. “Otherwise, he.. probably would have kicked us to the curb about a week ago…”

The lavender cat then moved to join them at the table so she could lean back against it. “I know he can be a bit arrogant, and… a little rough around the edges at times, but he IS trying his best to work with us despite his pride. So… maybe we can try a little harder to work with him too, yeah?”

The room was quiet for a moment, then Charge smiled and nodded, seeing her point. “..Yeah. Guess we were kind of being jerks and pulling a him by ignoring his request.”

Lug grumbled and put a hand on his neck in bashfulness. “Mm.. yeah… Especially when at the end of the day, he was just looking out for our wellbeing,” the bulldog glanced over at the trash can where their treats now lay discarded.

“We’ll apologize then when he gets back,” Hex stated, holding up his determined little fists. “Let him know we do appreciate him! And that we’ll try even harder from now on to be the best teammates he could ask for!”

Charge gave the rat a little thumbs up of approval. “Yeah, sounds like a plan. Eheh… Even if he’s likely going to lord this over our heads for a while…”

“Better than him staying quiet and letting you accidentally poison yourselves, right?” Rivet flashed them a coy smile and pushed off the table to retrieve a roll of paper towels from one of the nearby counters. As she passed them to head to her own work station, she bumped it against Lug’s chest.

Lug accepted it and blinked at the roll, turning it over in his hands. “Yeah, you’re right about that,” he stated, before sighing and ripping off a square of it. “All right then.. come on guys! Let’s get this place cleaned up like the doc instructed.”

The coder and bio-electric kinetic nodded, and the three got to work on cleaning while Rivet sat down to resume work on her part of the project.

When Starline would eventually return to the group ten minutes later, their work area would be just as he expected it to be.

Bright, clean, and sparkling, with not a single crumb or drop of chemical concoction in sight. ✨

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theramblingsofadork · 27 days

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🎵 Honey, it’s time to leave the doubt behind.

Take my hand, cause you and I are gonna shine ✨🎵

Whenever Starline starts to have doubts, whether it be at the start of the competition or all the way at the end of the Restoration Arc, Rivet’s there to encourage and keep him and the others going.

No matter how badly off the rails a plan may go, or how low he may feel on a particular day, she’ll always try to find a way to uplift spirits and find a win-win to still make it work.

She has more than enough of a go-getter attitude for the both of them, and thankfully, it’s contagious. 💖🌟

#sonic #sonic idw #sonic oc #dr starline #starline the platypus #sonic the hedgehog #rivet the cat #my art #starpoint AU #dr starline au #rivetline #Rivet’s not one to give up #even if she has to resort to some creative thinking #Rivet wants to win the competition just as much as he does #but shes not as cuthroat trying to get there #despite their differences she grows on him #Starline definitely isnt a touchy person when they first meet #but after a while he gets used to it. maybe even likes it a bit uvu

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theramblingsofadork · 4 months

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📘 Starpoint AU Fanfic: Deciding On A Team Name

It’s been about a week into the competition. Up until now, Starline and the others haven’t been able to decide on a team name because the group have been at such conflicting odds with each other, thanks to Starline’s failed attempts to control everything.

They’ve been ruthlessly teased for it too by another team who are shaping up to be their immediate rivals. “Not much of a team if you can’t even decide on a name! HA HA!”

So after Starline talks with Rivet and Charge and changes his tactics to allow everyone to be involved, they finally mellow out enough to come together and decide on something.

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Mood Music: World Trigger - 31/40

“As you all know, today’s the last day to submit our team name,” Starline told the group huddled around in a comfortable circle, with some standing, and some sitting on the couches and chairs. He himself had chosen to stand.

“I realize we got off to a rough start. Simply put… this last week has been a disaster. But now that we’re all somewhat on the same page, we need to figure something out now.”

Starline then pressed his fingers together and glanced around. “So—in order to show my good will and that I’m serious about listening to what you all have to say, I have decided to open up the floor to whatever suggestions you may have.”

There was a tangible pause as the group weighed the sincerity of his words, debating who was going to test that theory and speak up first.

Surprisingly, Hex was the one to take first crack at it, raising his gloved hand into the air.

Starline nodded to him. “Yes, Hex?”

“Um.. How about ‘Misfits?’” The small purple rat suggested, dropping his arm and dangling it with his other one over the back of the rolling chair he was occupying. “You know, because we’re all kind of a band of misfits working together?”

“That would make sense,” Rivet agreed, pointing to herself, then to her brother who was lounging next to her on the couch. “I mean, Charge and I grew up in an isolated village without any technology—“ She then pointed across the circle to Cello. “Cello’s a hardcore chemist in a family of strict miners, Starline does multiple fields of study, Hex is a kid genius who could probably outcode the sun if he wanted to, and Lug—“

The lavender cat paused, as if suddenly realizing the bulldog didn’t really have anything noteworthy about himself to speak of. “…Well, Lug is Lug!”

Starline sighed as he crossed his arms, rubbing the bridge of his bill. Not… off to a great start.. “We are not going with Misfits,” he stated firmly. “A team name is supposed to inspire confidence, not make us sound as if we have no idea what we’re doing.” He shook his head haughtily.

“Well, how about ‘Intellects’ then?” Cello suggested next, her deadpanned expression unwavering as she adjusted her round, large framed glasses. “To show that we’re the opposite?”

“That’s too obvious though,” Charge pointed out, draping his arms across the couch’s back. His yellow ears flicked to the side. “And.. it kinda makes us sound like a bunch of know-it-alls. Not really a good look.”

The firefly crossed her arms and grumpily glowered over at the goofball of the group. “Well then, do YOU have any better ideas?” Cello pointedly asked him.

Charge debated for a moment, sticking his tongue out and closing one eye as he looked to the ceiling. His ears cocked with the movement, before he resumed his normal expression. “…How about ‘The Hex Squad’? Y’know, cuz there’s six of us—a hex bolt has six points—and we’re working on constructing robots and such?”

“I’ll confess that is a clever... utilization of that word…” Starline started, slightly impressed he had come up with that on the fly. “But I think the problem with that one should be fairly obvious.”

“Oh?” Charge blinked cluelessly.

Hex cleared his throat as he rose his hand again.

“…Oh, right—“ The cat chuckled after a moment, scratching sheepishly at his face. “Guess we shouldn’t use the name of one of our teammates, huh?”

“I mean, it’s not that I wouldn’t mind my nickname being part of the team name,” Hex started, rubbing the back of his visor-clad head. “Honestly I’d be kind of flattered really… But if we go with that, then everyone might think I’m the leader.” He shuddered in cold fear. “And I don’t think I could deal with the stress of that…”

“Yeah, you have a point there,” Charge agreed before sliding further down the couch, hiding his mouth in the crook of his scarf. “I just thought it might sound cool.”

The cat then blinked and side glanced at Rivet. “How about you, sis? You’re good at coming up with names. Got anything cooking in that nogin of yours?”

“Mmm.. sorry to say it, but no, not really,“ Rivet sighed in frustration as she crossed her arms and shifted her weight to the other hip. “Most of the ones I thought of were already taken by the other groups early on. And it’s kind of hard to encompass so many people with so many different talents under one name.” She frowned and closed her eyes. “Honestly, the best I’ve got at this moment would be something like ‘Team Vision’ or ‘Team Innovation’.”

The group grumbled and collectively deflated with a sigh.

“I mean, yeah, I guess those would technically work, but they are pretty bland and generic…” Hex stated with a weak chuckle.

“Which is precisely why I didn’t bring them up...”

Starline rubbed his face as each of their ideas came up short. This was shaping up to be a bigger disappointment than the platypus had originally hoped. After all their insistance to be involved and work as a team, he had hoped they might be able to surprise him a bit and prove they were deserving of the voice he was giving to them. But so far, things were playing out just the way he thought they would.

The platypus huffed a bit, deciding it best to take control again. “Well then… unless you all can come up with something respectably appropriate by this evening, then I’m afraid we’ll have no choice but to fall back on the name that I chose earlier.”

“Oh please no,” Hex groaned, putting his face into his hands. “Not that one.”

“Yeah, I’m not exactly thrilled about being called ‘Dr. Starline and his Minions’ either,” Rivet admitted with a frown.

Starline scoffed and stuck his bill in the air. “It is a perfectly acceptable name!”

“Yeah, for you maybe!!” Cello ground her teeth together like a dog ready to chomp on his head. “I don’t much appreciate being called a ‘minion’. And if Hex can’t have his name be part of the team one, then why can you? Like? Ego much?”

Starline blanched and glowered over at the firefly. “We’ve been over this already, Cello!” He argued, clenching a fist in annoyance. “I can do whatever I please because I AM the leader!”

As the two began to bicker back and forth, Rivet sighed to herself. “Well, there they go again... Honestly..”

Charge chuckled weakly in agreement before starting, “The Doc does have a point though. None of our ideas are really working, and we’re almost out of time.”

“If only we hadn’t spent so much time fighting this last week…” Rivet grumbled as she rubbed the back of her head.

Hex made a thoughtful noise, then glanced over to the bulldog sitting wide stanced in the couch chair besides him, twiddling his big gloved thumbs. “…Lug? What about you? You’ve been pretty quiet this whole time. Do you have any ideas?”

“Huh?” Lug glanced over at his best friend, before shrugging his shoulders at being addressed. “Oh, well, I mean—I do have one, but it’s probably not that good.”

“Aha—dear boy, I don’t think it can be any worse than anything we’ve heard already,” Starline scoffed, breaking off from listening to Cello’s flaming remarks and earning a dirty look from her and the others in the process.

Lug debated that silently for a moment, then his ears perked as he decided to just shoot his shot. “Well then, how about… ‘Starpoint’?”

The air of the group suddenly shifted as tensions dropped and everyone looked to him with complete confusion.

“‘Starpoint’?” Rivet echoed, tilting her head a bit in bewilderment.

“Yeah!” The bulldog looked around at the collective group. “I mean— we are all here to prove something, right? To show that… we’re something more than what they say we are?”

Hex and Starline’s eyes widened.

“That we can be better versions of ourselves, and make a real difference?”

Rivet and Cello exchanged a thoughtful glance.

‘We’re gonna ‘reach for the stars’? Fulfill our goals and all that stuff?”

Charge grinned as he let out a impressed little laugh.

Lug held out his hands like he had just told the punchline to a joke and was awaiting the audience’s response. “Ehh? Makes sense, right?”

“Starpoint..” Starline murmured thoughtfully, putting a hand to his bill in earnest contemplation as the platypus suddenly found himself genuinely surprised by the depth and insightfulness of that name.

How shocking for it to be coming from their arguably dumbest member as well.

“Well—it does have a nice ring to it,” Rivet spoke up after a moment of thinking as well.

“Not too haughty or degrading…” Cello added as she also put a hand on her chin. “It fits our group dynamics pretty well too...”

“And it sounds cool as heck!” Charge laughed a bit before nodding. “I think it’s perfect.”

“Yeah?” Lug sat up straighter as his grin grew even wider. Almost like he didn’t expect them to like it.

“Yes..” Starline wagged a finger through the air as he weighed this new option, before glancing across to Lug with a rather impressed grin. “I do believe you might be onto something there, Lug. Well done!” A genuine compliment he did not expect to be giving.

“So, if sour face over there is behind it too, does this mean we’re going with it, or not?” Cello asked, ignoring Starline’s sharp, withering glare as her eyes darting from person to person, trying to judge the vibe of the room.

“Why not?” Rivet asked, shifting her weight to the other side. “I like it!”

“Let’s do it!” Charge agreed. “Beats the other option by a mile anyways!”

Starline grumbled, feeling his pride take two severe hits, like a flaming arrow to the heart. But the self proclaimed doctor quickly moved past it and cleared his throat to give an approving nod as well, despite his disbelief that he was doing so. “I suppose it does encapsulate our shared goals quite well... and if everyone’s in agreement with it, then I see no problem with us being the ‘Starpoint Team’.”

“SQUAD!” Hex suddenly exclaimed, raising his little hand again excitedly. “Let’s be the ‘Starpoint Squad’ like how Charge suggested instead!!” He practically leapt up onto his seat cushion with stars glowing in his eyes. “I just realized if we do that, then we’ll be JUST like my favorite heroes from Hero Mania: Mega Battle Robots VII! A team of powerful warriors using their combined skills to protect the world and make it a better place!”

“Ahah..” Starline hesitated, feeling a dip of reluctance to let that change slip through. He had already approved of Lug’s idea. Not to mention ‘Team’ sounded much more put together and professional than ‘Squad’ did. “Hex… we aren’t in a video game—“ he started to say. But the kid was too eager to let him finish.

“Awwww please???” Hex put his hands together and gave the platypus his best puppy dog look.

Lug was immediately ready to back his best friend up, giving a big ole, sad frown as he pushed to the rat’s side as if to showcase him like a car salesman. “Aww, I know you’re a big grump an’ all, Starline, but you wouldn’t say no to a face like this, ✨ would you? ✨”

“Yes, I would,” Starline said without skipping a beat, and Lug bristled like a cat being thrown into water. “WOW—SO COLD!!”

Charge laughed at their back and forth before leaning forward on his knees to glance over at Starline. “Aw, come on Doc, let the kid have his fun. You know it won’t hurt anything in the long run.”

Starline grumbled beneath his breath, suddenly feeling very bullied from all sides. Hex certainly wasn’t going to let this go, was he? And was it really worth his time and effort to argue with them on this? Especially when they were already so far behind schedule as is?

“Don’t lose sight of your goal. You’re doing this to gain Eggman’s attention…” he begrudgingly reminded himself, pressing a hand to his well-maintained bangs.

The platypus finally sighed loudly and waved a hand through the air with a dramatic reluctance as he conceeded. “…Very well, fine! If you so insist, ‘Starpoint Squad’ it is.”

“YIPPEE!!” Hex exclaimed excitedly as he quite literally jumped out of his seat in joy, and Starline couldn’t help but huff a bit and shake his head.

“See? I knew it,” Rivet’s voice caused him to look up again, just in time to see the rider smirk as she lightly shoulder bumped him. “You do have a heart in there.”

Scoffing, Starline rolled his eyes as he straightened his blazer. “It has nothing to do with having a heart,” he stated as he watched Lug hoist the excited, giggling rat into the air and spin him around. “Charge is right. At the end of the day, the work we complete will be ultimately what matters.”

“Mmm.. sure, okay. Whatever you say, Doc.” Rivet hummed thoughtful. She didn’t sound like she believed a word of it.

“It’s simply strategy,” Starline thought to himself, dismissing her words. “Nothing more.”

Still… watching the laughing Hex, he did have to admit.. The boy’s energy over such a small thing was contagious.

The platypus smiled. Just a little bit.

He supposed he could deal with allowing this change.

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